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.

just a brief glance, but enough for Erik

was definitely Nyx's handiwork-it was almost identical to the one hanging on his own waist, only the fabric color and

Erik's sachet with a Pale Wolf embroidered on it and squinted

two males ground their teeth silently, their bodies tense, both filled with the urge

Arlong stood confused and completely at a loss. He thought, 'Why does His Majesty also have a sachet made by the madam? Do

twice, breaking

like crazy in the stars before, but that

was best if they didn't fight-both would end up injured, and it would

they heard her voice, the males immediately snapped back to reality, each showing

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a sachet too?" Erik asked, pulling Nyx into his

her neck,

and defeated.

understand how he had been

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felt a little awkward and rubbed

Pale Wolf had one, Aurelius should

she even specifically emphasized that

that emphasis obviously didn't help, and the sachet ended up on

but she never thought it would happen so quickly, She was completely unprepared and

a very cute little cat?" After thinking it over, Nyx decided to play dumb, blinking innocently and raising her hand to gesture. "It's white, fluffy, small, with dark hair on its head, like a little

soon as Erik heard her mention the little cat, he sensed

darker, and he shot a venomous glare at

He thought, 'Shameless!"

had already felt a subtle discomfort. He thought he might be overthinking it, unable to tolerate even a cat. He suppressed his feelings, even reflecting on himself. But now, he realized he hadn't thought

that the mighty Emperor would use his beast form to

Majesty, tired of ruling, came to be a pet for a

Erik's muscles tense up and gently patted his arm, preparing to

lot. lately, so I gave

gift."

up at Aurelius. "The sachet is with you... so you must be Cotton Candy's

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

very lively. It's easy for him to break things. Such a delicate piece, I couldn't bear to see it damaged, so I

Please don't blame

was really startled earlier." Aurelius lowered his eyes, his lashes trembling slightly. His tone carried a mix of grievance and fear. "Duke Read didn't

what's mine. If I hadn't moved quickly, the sachet would

deep breath. She thought, 'Here it comes

tone.

if

gently coaxing him. "I made this myself. You're going to love it, and it'll get

Erik's ears. His anger subsided by half as he smugly glanced at

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if he managed to trick her into giving him a sachet? Nyx is still

took Nyx's

box, and the room was

fragrance.

Aron's eyes widened.

Aurelius praise Nyx's cooking

admiration. Now,

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

what

it would taste like.

scooped up a spoonful of hot soup, carefully blew on it, and fed

eat it," Nyx took the spoonful of

full."

held Pale Wolf's hand and patted her stomach as proof. Seeing this, Aron forgot about imagining 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 a moment, Aurelius almost forgot himself and wanted to turn into beast form, charging at Nyx

took several deep breaths, struggling

and Aurelius raised his hand

Majesty..." Aron was shocked, quickly scrambling over

up, her attention immediately drawn, and she

He missed, helplessly

Nyx furrowed her brow, pulling Aurelius's

other hand feeling

rhythm was steady, calm,

healthy pulse, Nyx's eyes

released her grip.