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.”

the lion’s back, couldn’t help but marvel

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was.

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night, but apparently, his task had wrapped up way faster

its beloved female through the house, as

a few seconds.

and she had totally forgotten about it. Only then did Nyx realize

his way rushing back, had no idea the window he had freshly fixed

head at Nyx like it didn’t have a clue what it had done

thought they were still playing around, given how

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

There was a ton of that black mist, and every time she cleared a

the parts she had cleared weren’t coming back yet. At this rate, if she kept working on it, she was sure she could banish all the black mist

to shift. It grew calmer, and its eyes were starting to show sharpness, like it had regained some of human intelligence.

was determined to rid the lion of

she was settling into a more comfortable position to continue her work, she noticed the lion’s ears flick. It suddenly

up?” Nyx asked

body turned tense as it studied the outside world. It looked back

the lion leapt off the bed, jumped straight through the window, and disappeared into

her eyes darting around, but there was

window, poking her head out. He freaked out, immediately

second thought, he scooped her up and pulled her away from

feet left the ground,

in her life she’d ever been held like that, and he felt

‘What the hell is going on? Why is he

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wasn’t thinking anything inappropriate when he held Nyx. He just wanted to get her

in that position for a moment, he finally registered how

his arms.

so close to Nyx like this, Zayne could even smell the sweet and comforting scent on her, like the first sunlight of the morning hitting

reserved self. He looked down at her and said, “Sorry about that.

She didn’t think the height of the second floor was a big deal,

anyway.

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

Zayne’s serious expression, she knew there was more to this, so she asked, “Do

hesitated for a bit and then nodded.