Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

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Chapter 378

Chapter 378

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Nyx was seated there. She had a slender, graceful figure, dressed in silk robes made exclusively for the palace. Cold and silver threads intricately embroidered delicate patterns all over, adorned with colorful jewels that radiated wealth and elegance.

But no matter who looked at her, the first thing they'd notice was her vibrant, stunningly beautiful face, capturing all their attention, making them forget to notice her clothing.

Even though she appeared somewhat unwell, with signs of poor health and a slight pallor to her complexion, it only added to her allure. Instead of detracting from her beauty, it made her seem more delicate, evoking a sense of pity.

Banon considered himself quite the womanizer, with countless women in his royal residence, but at this moment, when their eyes locked, he was completely captivated. For a moment, he was lost in her beauty.

It wasn't until a small, snow-white kitten appeared from behind a mound of papers and looked down at him with cold, piercing blue eyes that Banon shuddered, snapping back to reality.

He thought, 'His Majesty? How was he here?"

The unexpected situation hit them hard, and the orange cat stared in shock, eyes wide open.

Given Aurelius's trust in Duke's Mansion, his appearance in Erik's study wasn't entirely strange. What was strange was that he had appeared in this beast form, and sitting at the desk in the master's seat was a young woman.

She casually scooped up the little white cat, cradling it in her arms and playfully teasing it, rubbing its head, pinching its cheeks, even petting its fluffy belly-both hands inside, and smiling as she complimented, “So warm.'

The little white cat, treated as a hand-warmer, showed no sign of reluctance. Its tail excitedly shot up in a straight line, and it let out a series of mewing sounds.

As a fellow beast form, Banon couldn't understand the cat's language-perhaps it didn't even have any meaningful words, just pure cooing and affection.

He stood frozen, his mind a mess. After several spins of thought, he couldn't make sense of the scene unfolding before him.

The dark hair on the little white cat's forehead was unmistakable. Earlier, when it had met his gaze, its entire being radiated imperial power. It was definitely Aurelius; he couldn't be mistaken.

But now, looking at this cat being casually handled by a woman, Banon couldn't, for the life of him, associate it with his royal nephew.

Not even an ordinary cat would be this docile.

Nyx raised her hand, and the little white cat immediately followed, retracting its claws and only using the soft pads to touch her skin. It clung to her arm, shaking its head, meowing and nuzzling her, appearing more like dough than a living creature, and even acting eagerly, displaying clear signs of affection.

Banon didn't have a term like "simp" in his vocabulary, so he couldn't find an appropriate description. He just felt that this scene was absurd beyond belief.

He thought, 'Is this really His Majesty? How could... how could he become a woman's plaything?"

Nyx casually glanced at the frozen orange cat, pausing her gaze on it for a moment. She quickly heard her mate's dissatisfied meows and hurriedly averted her eyes, skillfully calming the white cat. "Alright, I'll only look at you. Cotton Candy is the cutest little kitten.

"I've never seen this orange cat before. Where did it sneak in from?" She kissed the little cat's face while nonchalantly asking, "Do you know it?"

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be exposed, Banon

little white cat flicked its tail and let out an

Banon froze in disbelief before his body relaxed, suddenly feeling somewhat

His Majesty pretending to be an ordinary little cat in front

and he was almost 80% sure of

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the case, he couldn't come up with

unafraid and so casually play with an emperor

the orange cat's eyes. It paced back and forth, sizing up

woman's arms.

'How pathetic. If you like a woman, just keep her close and shower her with affection. Why go this far and make a fool of yourself? It's like a slave cat meowing for attention-can she

mention, the little scheming cat was always transforming into beast form to vie for affection,

long ago and had become fluent in

more times,

warm to him. She coldly withdrew her gaze and slowly resumed

like

a twinge of envy. No one had ever treated

was a secret, known only to a few trusted subordinates. And they were

for the women in the royal mansion, whether they were favored or not, none of them were

jealousy, irritated, and sat down, casting aside all thoughts of business. Instead, it began considering the possibility of disguising itself as an ordinary little cat when it returned to

wasn't difficult, but the women in his mansion... whether they were enchanting beauties or elegantly aloof, he had raised them like a pack of ambitious and venomous

couldn't imagine them gently treating

and for a moment, it felt as if she was surrounded by a warm

a beautiful woman should be his-she should be by his side. Besides, he loved competing with Aurelius, whether for power, the throne, the world, or the women he desired. He would take everything

orange cat took three quick steps toward Nyx's side, trying to meow and reach

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its paws to tug at her

white blur suddenly dropped down

Nyx's embrace,

desk. Nyx was horrified and quickly

but it was always controlled. This time, however, was

she lost her composure and blurted out her mate's

cats froze mid-fight. Banon's eyes were full of disbelief. He couldn't believe that Aurelius had just exposed his identity to a woman

no less shocked than Banon was, flustered and stumbling. He thought. How did Nyx know my identity? When

fluffy body stained with blood. His ears and tail drooped weakly. looking

and checking from his head to the tip of his tail. She found no injuries, only blood from others, and finally breathed a

relief.

She hugged him in relief, pressing her cheek against his and scolding him playfully by flicking her

realized, only now, that her affection and intimacy hadn't vanished just because she

a reward. He didn't feel

but couldn't find