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.

fur, Nyx could tell it was all skin

The little ferret was clearly tempted but hesitated, feeling too

him. “Now that you’ve taken Zayne as your master, consider us your family. This is your home

He never thought he

up and streamed down his fur. He couldn’t help but throw himself at Nyx, crying.

arms, Zayne unceremoniously grabbed him by the scruff of

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was speechless. She thought. Is he seriously jealous

just a junior in need of care. Sure, he was cute, but her fondness

way. He only had the utmost respect for Nyx. But when he took his first bite of dinner, that respect

scrawny male devoured an entire plate

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 gradually. So she

eating so fast

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

Heps wouldn’t suffer from overeating–if anything, it would only help him

one month, Heps‘ body filled out like an inflating balloon. He went from a skinny twig to a

sudden commotion broke out in the classroom.

smells amazing. What is that?”

lunch smells this good?”

is that you?”

out without hesitation. “Where’d you get this fancy food? Hand it over.

the class bully. Because he was big and

turned a blind eye to his behavior, letting him get away with his antics.

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

stored the lunchbox into his Space Button, rejecting the

years, he was used to avoiding conflict. But this was the lunch that Nyx brought him. He decided that there was no way he would hand

threw a punch at Heps. “What did you

nothing but air, and with a loud thud, he crashed into the table. His fury grew even stronger as he

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.