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.

what felt like forever, the two of them just stared at each other in silence. But slowly, as the panic receded, she noticed that the lion didn’t seem

she reached out and pushed its head off her chest. Surprisingly, it

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Nyx tried to get up and slide off

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immediately followed, inching closer and keeping pace

her around was enough to make her heart race. Nyx looked around for Theon or Zayne, but neither of them was anywhere to

and suddenly she wondered if this was her doom, and she was about to be food for a wild beast.

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

respond. It just yawned, stretching its

front of its face. “Hey, can you

onto her hand, and a low, excited growl rumbled from its throat. Nyx quickly pulled her hand

beastman, just an animal,‘ Nyx

walked into the kitchen. She grabbed some fresh–looking meat from the fridge, figuring she could bribe this hungry intruder into leaving her alone. She was pretty sure that getting the lion’s stomach full would lower

the lion, but it didn’t even spare

lion. This

wasn’t the meat it

bite off her fingers, but it just licked her curiously. Its head tilted to

times, Nyx’s nerves finally snapped, and suddenly, she got brave. She boldly reached out and touched

of a well–fed lion. No wonder it didn’t even bother eating

that would be a no–go zone. Touching it would be asking for trouble. Who in their right mind would just go

it let Nyx rub its belly, but it even nudged her shoulder with its

she was back in the countryside when she

the big deal?

easily

meat away would be a waste, so she washed it, cut off the outer layer, and stuck it back in the fridge.

message Theon and Zayne, but before she could send

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dodging the lion’s head as it pushed against her. She ended up retreating to the

with a lion. Soon, exhaustion hit her, and she closed her eyes, trying to

across the lion’s back. The lion just lay there quietly, keeping

blinked her eyes open, her consciousness slowly returning. She reached out to touch the lion but found

just a dream?‘ she thought. ‘Yeah, it must be a dream. How could a lion break into my bedroom in the middle of the night? It’s

cooking breakfast in the kitchen, but there was