Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 414

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Nyx stirred vaguely amid a noisy clamor, frowning as her lashes fluttered and her mind cleared. She felt so cold.

Water splashed, and before she could process it, strong arms hauled her out of the tub. They wrapped her in a blanket like a cocoon, dried her off, and dressed her in thick clothes.

Huddled in her partner’s arms, dizzy and dazed for a while, Nyx finally pieced together what happened. She’d fallen asleep in the bath.

“Achoo, achoo-!” After a string of sneezes, she stopped, her little face scrunching up.

She’d felt the chill while dozing but couldn’t wake up–just curled her hands and feet tighter. The bathwater had gone cold ages ago, and she’d soaked in it who–knows–how–long. Now her nose was stuffed, breathing rough.

“Ugh, I think I’m sick,” Nyx said, struggling to breathe a few times before sighing. Embarrassed, she turned and buried her face in Pale Wolf’s chest.

They had worked so hard to strengthen her body. But she was so stupid and caught a cold in summer. She felt ashamed.

He didn’t say a word. Nyx waited quietly, but a weird feeling crept up on her. Maybe she was imagining it, but she swore Pale Wolf’s hands were shaking. Not just his hands–his whole body seemed to tremble.

“What’s wrong?” She looked up and flinched at his bloodshot eyes. “What happened?”

“Weren’t they at Four Peaks Mountain? Did Banon pull something again?‘ she thought.

“Where’s Aurelius?” Nyx asked, panicking as she glanced at the door. Straining to listen, she caught chaos outside–someone wailing in terror.

‘Why are the maids crying out of nowhere? Did something happen to the Emperor?‘ she thought.

Nyx freaked out, clutching Pale Wolf and demanding, “What’s going on? Don’t hide it from me!”

check outside herself. The door swung open, and the guy she’d been worrying about appeared, perfectly

fine.

Aurelius said, his eyes red too. He hugged her chilled body

cupped her face. Under her confused stare, he suddenly kissed her lips, pouring everything into it–like he wanted to carve her breath into his

breath. She didn’t know what had gotten

no one to turn to for help, like a little rabbit that had fallen into a den of beasts–small, pitiful, and helpless. They

a sick person?” she finally managed to free herself, glaring at them with misty,

like she’d hit a nerve. One by one,

her ear. “I’d never let

her man forever, in this life and

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sweet little kitty suddenly started talking like some domineering medord. She wondered if something had possessed him.

a disguise. Before she could spot any hints of a mask, she lost her

kissing her nonstop while his chest heaved dramatically. It wasn’t until Aron arrived with the imperial pbysicians that the

at the crowd in front of her. Nyx started questioning her entire existence. The whole imperial medical team was hem. Even

from kneeling before he could wobble down, granting him a seat instead.

solemnly. He took her pulse with

listening as she described her symptoms.

sound like Her Ladystup just caught a

he didn’t seem to be faking it. When they entered the bal and saw Auns and the general in their frenzied, despairing

cold, they kept their mouths shut, silently

ined on the old director’s trembling hand as he took her pulse, pinning all their hopes on him. Time ficked by

hold it in but couldn’t, turning her head to sneeze. Erik indunely pailed our a soft handkerchief and wiped her face.

were did genten by now–she’d been a mess in front of them plenty of times.