Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 324

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Chapter 324

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It was food. What tripped her was a snow mound. After it caused her to fall, something buried under the snow was revealed: a pile of food.

There were sweet potatoes and cured meats. Nyx's heart raced with excitement. She had found the things they had discarded earlier.

The food in the bamboo basket was almost gone, and the snow at the cave entrance hadn't been cleared yet. She was worried about what to do, and this was truly an unexpected blessing.

"Zayne, look.” She raised her head, calling her mates over, but she caught a subtle look of shock and panic in Snow Wolf's

eyes.

In that instant, reason returned to her mind. Nyx looked down at the pile of food again, her excitement gradually fading.

Something was not right. The food that had been tossed in the chaos should have been scattered everywhere, not gathered in one pile. It would have been difficult to throw it that far.

She carefully counted the sweet potatoes and cured meats, mentally tallying them, and realized the number matched the food Zayne had "eaten" in the past few days. Nyx's face gradually darkened.

"Is this the food we lost earlier?" Zayne calmed down, leaned down, and affectionately nuzzled the little rabbit. "Great!"

His tone was completely natural; aside from a momentary flash of panic, he showed no other flaws. If someone didn't know him well, they might have been fooled.

Nyx stood still, staring at him with a cold expression. The air fell into silence. After a long pause, Nyx spoke, her voice slightly trembling, "Have you not eaten anything these days?"

She wasn't sure exactly how many days had passed, but it felt like at least a week. During this long period, Zayne not only starved himself but also kept digging snow and working. This was literally draining his life away.

Nyx felt short of breath, almost fainting from the anger and distress. "Why did you lie to me? Why didn't you eat anything?"

Their eyes met, and Zayne, knowing he had been exposed, gave up on defending himself. He lowered his head and confessed, "I ate a little snow because there wasn't enough food."

If he ate, Nyx would go hungry. From the moment they had gathered the food in the bamboo basket and counted the supplies, he had realized this fact.

bamboo basket was almost empty, but the snow at the entrance of the cave had not been dug out yet, which

to survive with Nyx. But it seemed Beast God didn't want him to make

I die, you'll be the tribe's shaman. Promise me,

his successor, Beau was not as capable as Nyx. The responsibility of being a shaman could distract her. If she kept

loved Nyx, and they would take care of

mate. He trailed off, his throat tightening, and

selfishly delay Nyx's return to a

softly, changing to a different sentence. "Don't

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sad for him, but he didn't want her to forget about him either. "Is that okay?" After a long silence, he cautiously glanced

rabbit's fur stood on end, forming a fluffy ball, as she stared at him, silent. After a long while, she

I'll die with you." She knew Zayne's only weakness and threatened him with her

he had done was for the survival of his beloved female. He couldn't

the moment. Zayne hesitated, opened his mouth, and after a long moment, shook his head and took a few bites

take to dig out the cave entrance. If he ate all of it, Nyx would definitely

then went back to work, clearing the snow at the cave

ran to search for Nyx, finally finding her around a corner. He sighed

the food to her, trying to please her, but she still didn't respond, continuing to dig a hole

food into her mouth, so he had no choice but to back off for now and plan to feed her

determined to starve herself. She began refusing to eat, no matter how much food was offered; she would only occasionally nibble on some snow, spending the rest of her time digging without

her mind to

she was visibly getting thinner. The thought of her starving made his own hunger feel more intense, with the burning sensation in his stomach and the dizziness becoming sharper. The emotional

Zayne quickly surrendered, raising his hands. "I've already

to the food, carefully checking it, and noticed half a

this time. Still, she refused to let her guard down. "You must

count."

was helpless. He obediently looked down and ate the

food in front of him seemed to tempt him even more, but he suppressed

him and quietly finished her half