Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 372

In an instant, the harsh words that had been on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back. Erik suddenly stood up and quickly walked toward the door. "Nyx? Hiss..."

When he saw Nyx holding a large food box, he hurriedly took it from her, but was caught off guard when she pinched his ear. He obediently lowered his head, following her pull without resisting.

He was so tall that Nyx had to stand on tiptoe to pinch his ear, which clearly took a lot of effort.

Erik instinctively wanted to kneel. Just before his knees hit the ground, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that his rival was walking out of the study. He immediately stopped his movement.

But the scene was enough to leave Aurelius speechless.

Arlong had long been accustomed to Erik's status, so he wasn't shocked anymore. But Aurelius and Aron were standing there, dumbfounded.

Aron cautiously raised his eyes to look at Aurelius. He thought, 'Nyx's temperament doesn't seem quite like what His Majesty has imagined. Will he not like her as much anymore?'

It wasn't until he saw the infatuation and envy in Aurelius's eyes that Aron froze, his face filled with despair as he shut his eyes, his fantasies shattered.

He thought, 'What is there to envy? The ruler of a country is envious of a servant being pulled by the ear by his wife?

Nyx hadn't expected to see Cotton Candy's human form here, and she was startled. She quickly let go of her grip.

With so many people around, she wanted to give Erik some face. After letting go, she rubbed the spot where she'd grabbed, then looped her arm through Pale Wolf's. Her earlier fierceness vanished, replaced by her usual gentle, affectionate demeanor. "I brought you some food, and I made it myself."

Erik's ears turned red. He was unsure whether it was from shyness, embarrassment, or because Nyx had pulled them so hard they turned red.

"Thank you, Nyx," he said, taking her hand with one of his and carefully holding the food box with the other.

"I'm sorry about last night..." He knew why Nyx had been so upset and pulled his ear. Lowering his voice, he awkwardly apologized, "I went too far. I didn't expect..."

He hadn't expected that she couldn't take it.

"Stop." Nyx raised her hand to cover his mouth.

Although it was a whisper, it was so quiet around them that anyone with good hearing could catch it.

She could already feel a burning gaze filled with jealousy and reluctance staring right at her.

"We'll talk about this later," she muttered quietly, signaling that this matter should be put aside for now-it wasn't the time to bring it up.

Erik nodded with a red face, not asking what she meant by 'talking about it later.'

No matter how she wanted to handle it, he would just accept it. The vibe between the couple was incredibly intimate.

Aurelius stared at their intertwined hands, his heart aching with bitterness.

"My name is Aurelius Maximilian," he couldn't help but speak up. "Madam, it's a pleasure to meet you."

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It had come, just as expected. Aron looked desperate.

Nyx's attention was drawn back. Her gaze landed on the familiar face of Aurelius's, and her eyes widened in awe.

He looked so young. She was actually seeing the teenager version of Aurelius with her own eyes.

Just as Aurelius had hoped, she was meeting him again at the best age of his life.

Catching the admiration in Nyx's eyes, Aurelius felt his heart pound wildly.

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He thought, 'As long as this appearance could attract her, it's worth waking up at dawn to get ready. If she likes it, I would always be well-groomed whenever I see her

The moment they locked eyes for too long, Erik sensed something was off.

The term "madam" was normal, of course. But when Aurelius said it, it felt oddly off

There was an almost imperceptible hint of affection in his words, as if Aurelius wasn't just greeting someone else's wife, but calling out to his own.

Sensing this strange tone, Erik furrowed his brows, stepping forward to place himself between them. He shot an unfriendly, scrutinizing look at Aurelius.

His gaze shifted around Aurelius's face, slowly moving down, and landing on his waist, where he spotted a familiar sachet

In an instant, Erik's expression changed. He quickly stepped forward and reached for the sachet, but Aurelius reacted quickly, blocking the move and protecting his precious item.

a brief glance, but enough for Erik

sachet was definitely Nyx's handiwork-it was almost identical to the one hanging on his own

sachet with a Pale Wolf embroidered on it and squinted

their teeth silently, their bodies tense, both filled with the urge to

it could explode at any moment. Aron, trembling, knelt on the ground, praying that a fight wouldn't break out. Arlong stood confused and completely at a loss. He thought, 'Why does His Majesty also have a sachet made by the madam? Do they know each other? 'But from the way His Majesty and madam spoke to each other, it doesn't seem like old friends. It feels more like

twice, breaking the

They had fought like crazy in the stars before, but that was fine-they had boundaries, and they had the medical bay,

standards in this time were limited, so it was best if they didn't fight-both would end up injured, and it

the males immediately snapped back to reality, each showing an even more a .eved expression than the

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a sachet too?" Erik asked,

his face in her neck, his

and defeated.

understand how he had

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felt a little awkward and

since Pale Wolf had one, Aurelius should have one too, so she gave him

specifically emphasized that it was a gift for the little

and the sachet ended up on human-form Cotton

would be a love triangle, but she never thought it would happen so quickly, She was completely unprepared and caught

remember me telling you I met a very cute little cat?" After thinking it over, Nyx decided to play dumb, blinking innocently and raising her hand

her mention the little

it, his face grew darker, and he shot

He thought, 'Shameless!"

thought he might be overthinking it, unable to tolerate even

form to

tired of ruling, came to be a

and

me a lot.

gift."

at Aurelius. "The sachet is with you... so you must be Cotton

jealousy in his eyes and smiled softly, gently stroking the sachet. "This item was indeed a gift from Madam to

cat has sharp claws, sharp teeth, and is very lively. It's easy for him to break things. Such a delicate piece,

Please

His tone carried a mix of grievance and fear. "Duke Read

mine. If I hadn't moved quickly, the sachet would have been torn

deep breath. She thought, 'Here it comes again-the familiar

tone.

but couldn't. Hearing Pale Wolf's fist cracking, she kept holding his arm, afraid that if she let go even for a second,

him. "I made this myself.

ears. His anger subsided by half as he

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trick her into giving him a sachet? Nyx is still my wife. She just likes fluffy animals. Once I get her a little Pale Wolf to take

anger quickly dissipated. Erik took Nyx's hand, and they sat down

opened the food box, and the room was immediately filled with a

fragrance.

Aron's eyes widened.

praise Nyx's cooking skills before, but

of admiration. Now,

eight parts of

smell- even the royal kitchen couldn't make this. Aron

what

it would taste like.

Erik began eating. He scooped up a spoonful of hot soup, carefully blew on it, and

Nyx took the spoonful of soup,

full."

how delicious the soup might be. He carefully glanced at Aurelius, and sure enough, Aurelius was utterly unpleasant. Jealousy was twisting the little cat. For

deep breaths, struggling

unsteadily, and Aurelius raised his hand to cover his abdomen, his entire body

Aron was shocked, quickly scrambling over to him. "What's

this, Nyx looked up, her attention

Erik reached out to grab her. He missed, helplessly watching her

Nyx furrowed her brow, pulling

other hand feeling

rhythm was steady, calm, and

his healthy pulse, Nyx's eyes flickered

released her grip.