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

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be busy at least until night, but apparently, his task had wrapped up way faster than

carried its beloved female through the house, as if conducting a royal tour of its territory.

to Theon’s bedroom, Nyx saw the shattered window and paused for a few seconds. She grabbed a handful of the lion’s mane and yanked it

such a loud crash, and she had totally forgotten about it. Only then did Nyx realize the lion

no idea the window he

lion looked completely innocent, tilting its head at Nyx like it didn’t have a clue what it had

around, given

the lion in disbelief and sighed, “The young

black mist swirling around its body. There was a ton

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

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

to rid the lion of

into a more comfortable position to continue her work, she noticed the

up?” Nyx asked with a frown.

gaze was sharp, and its body turned tense as it studied the outside world. It looked back

bed, jumped straight through the window, and disappeared into

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

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

her up and pulled her away from

feet left the ground, startled

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

meet Zayne’s eyes and thought to herself, ‘What the hell is

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his part, could swear he wasn’t thinking anything inappropriate when he held Nyx. He just wanted to get her out of harm’s way.

crisis passed, and they stayed in that position for a moment, he finally registered

his arms.

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

a deep breath, reluctantly set her down, and returned to his usual composed, reserved self. He looked down at her and said, “Sorry about that. But promise me, don’t stand near places like

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

anyway.

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

expression, she knew there was more to this, so

bit and then nodded.