Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 9

The lion’s vertical pupils stared at Nyx, its gaze surprisingly develd of any malice but only pure friendliness.

Nyx was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She’d mentally prepared herself for a bloody showdown, and it actually ended up so peaceful.

She was pissed but also kinda amused. Tossing her fork aside, she plopped back down into her chair with a heavy sigh

“She thought, ‘No doubt, this is the same lion from last night.

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So last night wasn’t some crazy dream after all.”

The lion acted like it owned the place, sidling up to her, rubbing against her side, and eyeing the leftover soup like it was a five–star meal.

“Hey, you can’t eat this,” Nyx warned, using one hand to move the bowl away while she tried to push the lion’s face back with

the other.

And then, the lion licked her hand again.

This time, Nyx was a little more chill about it. Without skipping a beat, she used the lion’s fur like a towel and wiped her hand on it.

Last night, she only saw a shadowy outline of the lion due to the light, but now she could see it clearly. Its golden fur shimmered, its thick mane was straight–up majestic, and it oozed wild, untamed charisma. It was like a young and beautiful king of the jungle.

But then, Nyx blinked and shook her head.

On closer inspection, there seemed to be a swirling cloud of black mist wrapped around the lion, writhing and twitching in a way that didn’t look friendly at all.

She reached out to touch it, but her hand passed straight through.

She tried a couple more times, but the mist just stayed out of reach. The lion, looking increasingly annoyed, finally let out a low growl and snapped at her hand.

It came fast and vicious, showing its sharp teeth and violent expression. However, the lion just gently rested its teeth on her hand but didn’t actually bite her. It was just a bluff.

Nyx yelped in mock pain, exaggerating her reaction. “Ah!!”

lion immediately let go of her, its face wearing a look of shock and guilt, like it hadn’t meant to actually

it in anymore She burst out laughing, but that only led to the lion pouncing

Feeling way too comfortable with this lion, she slapped it right on the face as at

a game, lazily trotted after her but didn’t push too hard. They ended up running in circles until they hit the bedroom, where the lion gave her a powerful shove that sent

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to keep its power in check, ensuring she wasn’t hurt. Its

back when she used to play with Dollar, she gave the lion some good massage. The lion completely

Nyx’s attention shifted back to the swirling black mist.

sit right with her. Something about it felt off, like it was leeching onto the

a shift. A small

it apart. The mist seemed to burn away, like a cloud of bugs being roasted by flames. The hole in the mist widened, and the

headway, dizziness hit her. She had to stop and rubbed her temples, feeling the pressure building behind her

a heavy fatigue wash over her not physical, but mental, like her brain had just run a marathon

she’d heard about the

Could this be me? Do I have mental power too? And what about that black mist? Is it related to

questions were flooding her mind. She thought she needed to ask Zayne about this. He seemed like the expert on

which had its eyes half–closed, burring lazily as if it were on the verge of dozing off. Taking advantage of the moment, she quietly pulled up her Intelligent Brain and sent Zayne

figured since Zayne had just left not too long ago, and medical

surprise, Zayne replied almost instantly: [A lion? In our

popped up right after, and Nyx clicked to answer. She saw Zayne’s anxious

is it? Don’t be scared. Just hide now. There’s a safe door next to your wardrobe, hurry!” Zayne barked, his voice

sounded way more panicked than she felt. She quickly said to calm him down, “It’s a

lion, who’d been napping behind Nyx, made its presence known.

It was clear that the lion could easily smash Nyx

tell that this wasn’t just any ordinary lion. This was Theon’s beast form, and it was way

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animal. Right now it looked tame, but in the next second, it could go rogue

enough, as Zayne was thinking this, the lion’s eyes suddenly turned

a few steps back, crouched low, and flicked its tail. The stance screamed attack