Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 8

“Dollar, be good,” Nyx mumbled, tossing her body and pushing the fluffy thing away.

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Dollar was the cat her boss kept around. It was a big, fat orange tabby, with a proud attitude to match its size. It looked down on everyone in the company–whether it was the higher–ups or the employees, even her owner was just a peasant in Dollar’s

eyes.

But there was one person Dollar did like–Nyx. Every day, she would hang out by Nyx’s desk, rolling around and rubbing against her legs, trying to lure Nyx into petting her soft belly, completely wrecking her work efficiency.

Luckily, since it was kept by Nyx’s boss, Nyx never got her pay docked. In fact, she got a raise for winning Dollar’s affection. Her boss had even asked her several times privately how she managed to get Dollar to like her so much.

Nyx just shrugged. She couldn’t explain it. Maybe she was just born with a gift for animals.

It wasn’t just Dollar, either. When she was younger, out in the countryside, all the kids in her family had excluded her, even her cousins. While the other kids ignored her, Nyx could hang out with the animals.

From the chickens and dogs to the squirrels and foxes in the woods, every animal seemed to take a liking to her.

The scariest encounter had been with a pack of wolves in the mountains. She had expected them to attack, but instead, they acted like playful pups, and she even got to pet their chubby little cubs.

Nyx muttered in her mind, ‘Wolves‘ fur isn’t soft. It’s a bit rough, much like Dollar’s fur now… But wait, isn’t Dollar a cat? Why is its fur suddenly feeling so stiff? And why the heck is it so heavy? What on earth has it been eating lately?‘

Before she could process it, a massive fluffball pressed against her chest, nearly crushing her.

The pressure immediately woke Nyx up. Her eyes snapped open and her heart almost skipped a beat. A pair of glowing, predatory eyes stared at her from the darkness.

She then realized this wasn’t Dollar.

Reality crashed in on her like a ton of bricks. She wasn’t on Earth anymore, and there was no way she was seeing Dollar here…

Nyx’s heart raced as she stared at the creature in front of her.

It was massive with solid muscle and a thick mane around its neck. Even in the darkness, it was unmistakably a lion. A young, strong, powerful lion was watching her quietly with an intensity she could feel down to her bones.

Nyx had never been to a zoo when she was on Earth, and all her knowledge of lions came from TV. But even so, she could tell this one was way bigger than the ones back on Earth.

It didn’t need to use its claws or fangs–just one swipe of its paw could probably flatten her in an instant.

Fear gripped Nyx’s chest, her face turned pale, and a chill ran through her body.

other in silence. But slowly, as the panic receded, she noticed that the lion didn’t seem

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lion immediately followed, inching closer and keeping pace behind her,

attack Nyx, but having a lion shadowing her around was enough to make her heart race. Nyx looked around for Theon or Zayne,

felt eerily empty, and suddenly she wondered if this was her doom, and she was about to be food

a beastman?” Nyx blurted out, her brain scrambling for answers. “Theon?

lion didn’t respond. It just yawned, stretching

in front

immediate—its eyes locked onto her hand, and a low, excited growl rumbled from its throat. Nyx

not a beastman, just an

could bribe this hungry intruder into leaving her

the meat on the floor in front of the lion, but

and offered it to the lion. This time, it sniffed the meat but still refused to

wasn’t the meat it was

Nyx yelped when the lion’s massive tongue suddenly licked her hand. She almost thought the lion would bite off her fingers, but it just licked her curiously. Its head tilted to the side as if wondering why she was freaking out

nerves finally snapped, and suddenly,

lion.

an animal like that would be a no–go zone. Touching it would be asking for trouble. Who in their right mind would just go up and rub a lion’s

let Nyx rub its belly, but it even nudged her

she was back in the countryside when she played

the big deal? It’s just

can easily handle it.””

it, cut off the outer layer, and stuck

send anything, the lion’s giant head nudged in and

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muttered, dodging the lion’s head as it pushed against her. She ended up retreating to the bedroom, only to get pounced on by the lion. The two

of cat–and–mouse with a lion. Soon, exhaustion hit her, and she closed her eyes, trying

had drifted off to sleep with one arm draped across the lion’s back. The lion just lay there quietly, keeping watch over her.

slowly returning. She reached out

a dream. How could a

cooking breakfast