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.”

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

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was.

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busy at least until night, but

the house, as

shattered window and paused for a few seconds. She grabbed a handful of the lion’s mane

about it. Only then did Nyx realize the lion had broken in

back, had no idea the window

like it didn’t have a

were still playing around, given

lion in disbelief and sighed, “The young male lion

its body. There was a ton of that black mist, and every time she cleared a bit of it, she felt

this rate, if she kept working on it, she was sure she could banish all

and its

was determined to rid the lion of this black mist once and for

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

asked

was sharp, and its body turned tense as it studied the outside world. It looked back at Nyx, as if unsure whether to act.

mind, the lion leapt off the bed, jumped straight

the window, her eyes darting around, but there was no sign of

back, he saw Nyx hanging out of the broken window, poking

thought, he scooped her up and

Nyx yelped as her feet left

life she’d ever been held like that, and he felt her face heat up instantly, the awkwardness written

meet Zayne’s eyes and thought to herself, ‘What the hell is going on? Why

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anything inappropriate when he held Nyx. He just wanted to get her out

position for a moment, he finally registered how soft

his arms.

smell the sweet and comforting scent on her, like the first

He looked down at her and said, “Sorry

blinked, still processing the whole thing. She didn’t think the height of the second floor

anyway.

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

there was more to this, so she asked, “Do you know it?”

bit and then nodded.