Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The scene was too much for Zayne, and his heart nearly stopped thumping.

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He swore, after this crisis, he would have a serious spar with Theon. He’d beat the hell out of that damn lion and make sure it got a good lesson.

Zayne stared at the screen and watched the big lion lower its head to sniff around Nyx’s face like it was deciding where to start its attack.

And then, the next moment, the lion opened its jaws wide-

With a loud thud, Nyx slapped the lion right on the head and shouted, “Don’t be mean!”

The lion made a little grumble, but it actually closed its mouth and licked Nyx’s fingers instead.

Zayne’s eyes nearly popped out. He thought he was seeing things. The lion actually seemed apologetic. He was convinced that he was imagining it. There was no way an out–of–control beastman would show that kind of human–like behavior.

Meanwhile, Nyx gave the lion a gentle scratch on its broad back. Then, she leaned in and kissed its fluffy face.

The lion seemed to melt after the kiss. In return, it nuzzled her chin and tentatively licked her face. Nyx giggled and pulled her neck away.

“Get off, bad lion,” she said with a chuckle.

The lion’s tongue was rough. Its barbs were designed to tear into prey, and if it wanted, it could easily rip into Nyx’s delicate skin. But it was careful, almost tender, as it licked her.

Zayne was slowly coming to terms with the reality of the situation. The lion really wasn’t being aggressive. Even after all the crazy things he’d seen, he had to admit it–this lion wasn’t trying to hurt Nyx.

And then, as the pieces clicked together, Zayne remembered something he’d overlooked in the soldier’s report when they rescued Nyx from the Resource Planet.

When they found Nyx, she was sleeping peacefully with a bunch of wild animals around her. It was unbelievable.

“Do you always have this effect on animals?” Zayne asked, his voice tight with a mixture of curiosity and awe.

Nyx blinked and then nodded casually. “Yeah.”

She smiled and added, “I like them too.”

Zayne thought, ‘What an amazing female she is. She likes them… She even likes wild, untamed beasts. No wonder I’m so obsessed with her.‘

He couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.

‘If I shift into beast form, would she show me the same kindness he wondered.

Zayne couldn’t watch any more of Theon’s playful antics with Nyx. Before he hung up the call, he said, “I’ll be back soon. Make sure to stay safe.”

now sitting on top of the lion’s back, couldn’t help but marvel

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was.

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at least until night, but apparently, his task

house, as

to Theon’s bedroom, Nyx saw the shattered window and paused for a few seconds. She

a loud crash, and she had totally forgotten about it. Only then did Nyx realize the lion had broken in through the window.

his way rushing back, had no idea the window he

at Nyx like it didn’t have

they were still playing around, given

the lion in disbelief and sighed, “The young male lion is indeed

she kept focusing on the black mist swirling around its body. There was a ton of that black mist, and every time she cleared a bit

cleared weren’t coming back yet. At this rate, if she kept working

It grew calmer, and its eyes were starting to show sharpness, like

felt a surge of hope. She was determined to rid the lion of this black mist once and for all.

a more comfortable position to continue her work, she noticed the lion’s ears flick. It suddenly turned its head

up?” Nyx asked

the outside world. It looked back at Nyx, as if unsure

the bed, jumped straight

darting around, but there

of the broken window, poking her head out. He freaked out, immediately sprinting toward the

scooped her up

feet left the ground, startled by the sudden lift.

first time in her life she’d ever been held like that, and

‘What the hell is going on? Why is he

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anything inappropriate when he held Nyx. He just wanted to get her out of harm’s

for a moment, he finally registered how soft and warm

his arms.

Nyx like this, Zayne could even smell the sweet and comforting scent on her, like the first

down, and returned to his usual composed, reserved self. He looked down at her and said, “Sorry about that.

think the height of

anyway.

“I was just looking for the lion. It jumped out of the window a

more to this, so she

bit and then