Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 373

Aron had entered the palace at six years old and had served not only the current Emperor but also overal of the late Emperor's consorts.

He remembered that at every banquet, the empresses in the palace would always compere fiercely, using every trick in the book to gain the late Emperor's favor

The scene was very familiar, but the roles seemed wrong.

Aurelius and Erik were now the ones vying for attention, a situation that seemed absurd.

Given their status and power, they could have as many women as they wanted, but instead, they were both fixated on Nyx.

Aron sighed helplessly and stepped forward to clear the table, swiftly gathering the bowls, plates, and food containers.

Seeing this. Arlong also came forward to help, his head lowered, not daring to breathe, already sensing what was happening. He thought. Why would His Majesty be interested in the madam?

Though the madam is wonderful, she and His Majesty have never met before- one lives in the inner court, the other in the palace. There should have been no reason for them to cross paths

Erik sat at the table, his mind beginning to cool as he started to ponder this issue.

After all these years, Aurelius had never shown up in beast form to find him. Erik thought, 'So why would he suddenly appear as a beast in his courtyard? So, he has already had his eyes on Nyx and has deliberately transformed into beast form to get close to her.'

Nyx had barely left when the vibe in the study changed drastically, becoming cold and filled with tension.

"When did you meet Nyx?" Erik decided to go straight to the point with an interrogation.

With the audience gone, Aurelius didn't bother pretending anymore. His gentle, pitiful demeanor disappeared, replaced by a strong, sharp aura. He raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to know?"

He wasn't going to hide anything, and there was a hint of pride in his words. "That day, I happened to leave the palace and saw her in the market. It must've been fate."

"The market?" Erik frowned, surprised.

Nyx hadn't mentioned it to him. He had no idea when she had gone out or visited the market.

"You didn't know? She didn't tell you?" Aurelius could see what Erik was thinking, and a pleased smile appeared on his face.

"That day, she went to buy some spices, some lamb, fish, shrimp, and flatbread. On the way, she was harassed by a few idiots, so I had my guards drive them off.

into my beast form and followed her all the way to your residence. She cooked for me, and the food tasted just as good as it does today," Aurelius added,

and lonely at night, needing a warm bed mate,

his fists, his

worrying about Nyx, secretly returning every night to check if the heater was working, or it her hot water bottle was still warm, even using his

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'She slept soundly in my arms. How could she be cold? How could

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back in many days, and advised her to seek you our before the loses tovor..." "Nonsense!" Erik exploded, unable to hold back, slamming his fist

day was due to his leg injury and the poison. But every night,

no one else in my courtyard but Nyx. Who else could I dote on besides her? Nyx must've known about these rumors, yet

to me.'

in Erik's chest, his expression growing

now cold and serious.

wandered around your residence and overheard many people talking about her losing favor. Some servants even dared to withhold her supplements and

would suspect a cat. Using his beast form as

widened in

it weren't for that, Nyx wouldn't have gone out to buy things herself, and I wouldn't have had the chance to meet her, Aurelius said,

strolling leisurely when she

Arlong, panting heavily and looking frantic. "Madam, Madam... They're fighting, my master.... His

was anxious and flustered, speaking in disjointed phrases, but Nyx immediately understood what he meant. Her face turned pale, and she sprinted back in the direction

the area was in chaos.

fighting!" Nyx ran over and pushed them apart with

the vibe had become too strange. She had stepped out for a walk to catch her breath, and also to give them some space to sort things out on their own before

hadn't expected them to start fighting so soon after she

voice, both males seemed to press pause

had been wronged or hurt terribly. He

to be in a better position, at least not having any visible injuries and standing

felt guilty and miserable, as though he had let Nyx down. He lowered his head, not daring to meet her eyes, even though he had taken a fair number of blows himself. He had no

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