Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

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Nyx fell into a deeper thought. There aren’t many people in the house–just a few of them.

Theon and Felix would never do something like this. They also know I already have a bottle of catnip perfume. Zayne has even less reason to do it.

That’s it. The only suspect is already glaringly obvious.

With a helpless sigh, Nyx massaged her temples and poked Aurelius in a private message, asking if he had done something

bad.

Even though there was no evidence, Aurelius confessed immediately and sent her a picture of an arrested white cat sitting obediently in front of the camera, its front paws bound together, its ears drooping, and its eyes glistening with unshed tears. In front of it lay a small sign: [GUILTY.]

Aurelius: [I’m sorry… Please punish me.]

Nyx had never encountered anything like this before. The moment she saw the picture, her rationality almost crumbled, and she thought, ‘Forget it and just let it go. After all, how could a little kitty be at fault?‘

It took her a long while to regain her composure and reclaim her sense of reason. She thought, ‘No. Even if he is a cute little kitty, he still needs to be reprimanded.’

Nyx: [Your punishment is… no grooming for a whole week.]

To Nyx, this was a perfect punishment–it wasn’t cruel physical punishment, yet it was a firm enough lesson.

Aurelius, however, thought this was sheer torture.

He would rather be beaten. Even if he had to take a beating every single day for a week, that would be preferable.

Not only was he banned from snuggling with Nyx, but he also had to watch helplessly as everyone else got to snuggle with her. And this torment would last an entire week.

Nyx received another photo. This time, the cat was truly crying.

Looking at the fur dampened by tiny tear droplets, Nyx couldn’t help but feel softhearted–but she forced herself to stay

firm.

Nyx: [Stop crying. I’ll hug you again after a week.]

Nyx: [Do you understand what you did wrong this time?]

If Aurelius had just been jealous and secretly given her a bottle of catnip perfume, she wouldn’t have minded. But this mischievous cat had hidden Xivar’s gift in an obscure corner and replaced it with catnip perfume.

And because she had no idea, it led to the whole embarrassing incident where Kai mistakenly thought the catnip perfume was meant for him.

Nyx explained the entire situation to Aurelius in detail, hoping he would fully grasp the gravity of his mistake.

Aurelius was struck by lightning.

The catnip perfume he sent had somehow become the reason for Kai’s confession. Aurelius was completely shattered. He thought, ‘Indeed, bad deeds never end well. Could this be the punishment meted out by the Beast God himself?”

Nyx waited for a while but didn’t receive any new messages or photos. She started to feel a little worried. She thought, ‘Was I

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too harsh?’

Hesitantly, she sent Aurelius a video call request. Aurelius didn’t pick up the call immediately.

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appearance, once again looking like a sleek and beautiful

even harder for Nyx to scold him. But the punishment had already been set–it couldn’t be waived, only reduced.

I’ll take two days off your punishment,” she coaxed

punishment had been too harsh–he swore he

thought that he had to endure the punishment while that leopard got all the benefits made the cat burst into tears again, turning into a

helpless against him. She spent quite some time comforting and coaxing him before his mewling sobs

process, Nyx had, without much principle, reduced the punishment to

finally stop crying, she let out a long breath and began to check in on him.

attack, Aurelius had been personally overseeing the situation. He had been incredibly busy and hadn’t had time to visit her in a long

business matters, Aurelius shifted back into his human form. “It’s alright; it’s basically over.”

behind the attack had all been captured and brought to

a desperate, self–destructive vendetta. They had colluded with Space Pirate Adam’s faction, using Ashton, a military academy student, to

who perished inside the self–destructing gray mecha was Ashton himself.

protection of his father and family, this once arrogant and

even relinquished control of

he was deceived, turned into a mere pawn, and ultimately lost his life.

provided the weapons for the attack, news of his death had surfaced recently. He had seemingly been killed during an attack and takeover by another space

Empire was still investigating

who killed Adam and seized his power

had heard that name before.

apparently sought refuge

her. “Kian is no longer who he used to be. He’s dangerous to you. Be

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Empire issued the bounty, Kian had yet to be captured. The authorities were now considering a large–scale military operation to

such an operation would be immensely costly. It wasn’t a decision that could be made lightly or

single misstep could disrupt the current stability and plunge the Empire into

gaze and

heavy subject, Aurelius shifted back into his cat form, tilting his head cutely

couldn’t help

cat acted adorable, his sentence

further.

reminded Aurelius to avoid overworking himself and to rest well before ending the

time, the nourishing oatmeal in the kitchen was ready,

relaxing. After finishing three whole bowls, she couldn’t help but ask, “Fondue has been on sale for a while now. When are you introducing

a gluttonous girl. Honestly, I could release it

much for me to do–I just need to provide the recipe and taste–test a few times to adjust the flavor. Most of the work will be handled by Seafarion.

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overwhelmed–Nyx shook her head.

was thanks to the three bowls of nourishing oatmeal, that night, Xivar slept

morning, she sent Nyx a message full of

sent her the recipe, reminding her

she looked around. “Where’s Kai?”

the dining table, everyone was eating breakfast–except for Kai,

had a nutrient drink and

shocked. She

which the leopard loves, yet he didn’t even bother to eat and

Beastmen are far stronger than the human men I have in mind, Kai has just recovered from a serious injury. He shouldn’t push himself

aside a plate of beef sandwiches just for Kai and got up to look

she saw the half–naked Kai stepping out of the workout machine. His muscles were engorged from the exercise,

both of them

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the bounty, Kian had yet to be captured. The authorities were now considering

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wasn’t a decision that could be

could disrupt the current stability and plunge the Empire into chaos. Careful deliberation, thorough intelligence gathering,