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!!”

wearing a look of shock and guilt, like it hadn’t

ridiculous, and Nyx couldn’t hold it in anymore She burst out laughing, but that only led to the lion pouncing on her

chair in the process. Feeling way too comfortable with this lion, she slapped

in the mood for 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

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strength, but somehow it managed to keep its power in check, ensuring she wasn’t hurt.

the same moves she’d mastered back when she used to play with Dollar, she gave the lion some good massage. The lion completely into it, rumbled happily, purring

after a while, Nyx’s attention shifted back to the

but she could see it. And it just didn’t sit right with her. Something about it felt

felt a shift. A small section of the

like a cloud of bugs being roasted by flames. The hole in

She had to stop and rubbed her temples, feeling the pressure building behind her eyes.

ears were ringing, and she felt a heavy fatigue wash over her not physical,

heard

have mental power too? And what about that black mist? Is

mind. She thought she needed to ask Zayne about this. He seemed like the expert

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 a message: [How’s work going? We’ve got a

Zayne had just left not too long ago, and medical rescue wasn’t that quick, he wouldn’t see the

Zayne replied almost instantly:

video call invitation popped up right after, and Nyx clicked

hide now. There’s a safe door next to your

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

lion, who’d been napping behind Nyx,

Zayne saw the massive lion on the screen, his face went pale. It was clear that the lion could easily smash Nyx into pieces with its

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

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wild animal. Right now it looked

thinking this, the lion’s eyes suddenly turned

low, and flicked its tail. The stance

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