Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 185

Heps‘ beast form was a ferret. A tiny, slender creature, completely white–like an adorable little mouse.

Nyx was so overwhelmed by how cute Heps was that she could barely breathe.

As the situation took a turn for the worse, Zayne reacted quickly, grabbing the ferret off the ground to stop Nyx from reaching for it.

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Although the ferret was young, it was already twelve years old—old enough to understand things and to be considered a potential rival for Nyx’s attention.

Zayne placed the ferret on the sofa, away from Nyx, and patted its head. “No need to be nervous.”

Despite his wariness, Zayne bore no malice toward the ferret. Instead, he even felt a certain kinship due to their similar backgrounds.

The ferret’s beady black eyes were fixed on Zayne, filled with gratitude and admiration.

Over the past few days on Central Planet, Heps had learned a lot about Nyx and, by extension, about her mates. Each of them was an awe–inspiring presence, but the one he admired most was undoubtedly Zayne.

They were both from Desolate Planet and both interested in alchemy, but Heps believed that Zayne was on a whole different level–far superior in every way.

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“Lord Zayne, may I take you as my master?” Heps hesitated for a long time before finally voicing his request. “I want to learn alchemy from you.”

Heps was so nervous that his ferret body tensed, his voice barely above a whisper.

He felt shameless for asking. Just being saved by Nyx was already an incredible stroke of luck, yet here he was, daring to ask for more.

But opportunities like this didn’t come often. Having grown up on Desolate Planet, he knew better than anyone how to fight for what he wanted.

Zayne was caught off guard. After spending so much time with Nyx, he had softened considerably. Faced with those round, pleading eyes from Heps, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse. He nodded. “Alright.

“Focus on your studies. Come find me on weekends during your breaks, and I’ll teach you some things about alchemy.”

“Yes, Master.” The little ferret wiggled excitedly.

looked on with interest.

too thin. Even with its fluffy fur, Nyx could tell it was all skin and bones. Its coat looked dull, too.

ferret was clearly tempted but hesitated, feeling too

that you’ve taken Zayne as your master, consider us your

foreign concept. He never

up and streamed down his fur. He couldn’t help but throw

land in her arms, Zayne unceremoniously

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She thought. Is he seriously

was cute, but her

But when he took his first bite of dinner, that respect ebared to an entirely

plate?” Nyx asked, staring in shock as the scrawny male devoured an entire plate of food in two

for a long time. Nyx had been through that before–when she’d been starving for too long, her stomach couldn’t handle much food at once. She had to ease into it

was eating so fast and so much.

plate and giving Nyx a reassuring nod. “It’s fine.”

that male bodies were sturdier and more resilient. Heps wouldn’t suffer from overeating–if anything,

out like an inflating

a sudden commotion broke out

smells amazing. What is that?”

lunch smells this

is that

“Where’d you get this fancy food? Hand it over. I

the class bully. Because he was big and strong, he acted tyrannically, frequently picking

father held a high–ranking position in the education department, so teachers often turned a blind eye to his behavior,

someone like Heps–a refugee from Desolate Planet with no status or background–he was the perfect target

into his Space Button, rejecting the

living on Desolate Planet for so many years, he was used to avoiding conflict. But

boy threw a punch at Heps. “What did you just say?”

air, and with a loud thud, he crashed into the table.

mind, Heps was just like a skinny little monkey–someone who would topple over with a single push. But once they actually started fighting, he realized that he couldn’t win. In just a