The entire banquet hall fell into silence, and the atmosphere became unbearably awkward after the honored concubine fled in shame.
Everyone was so frightened that some even held their breath, afraid that the slightest sound might anger the Beast King even further.
After all, they had all shared the same assumption.
They believed the Beast King would inevitably pounce on the concubine and drag her into his den the moment he returned, so they didn't say anything when Ruela came into the banquet hall wearing... that.
But reality proved otherwise.
They had underestimated their king's self-control. From the looks of it, he hadn't been aroused at all by Ruela's display. He had been annoyed, irritated, impatient, even disgusted, but arousal was not a word that applied to him.
Jojo was the first to break the silence after Kael finally lowered the hand that had been covering the boy's eyes.
