Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

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All the physicians took turns checking her pulse, and their conclusions matched the old director’s.

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The two males‘ eyes grew brighter, a flicker of hope igniting. Calming down to think it over, Banon’s words might not be true. He could’ve just pinpointed their weakness, tricked them, and laughed at their panic.

Realizing this, Aurelius’s aura softened. He ordered the physicians to prescribe cold medicine and dismissed them, then knelt halfway to grasp Nyx’s hand. “Nyx, when you went out today, did anything happen?”

Nyx blinked, thought hard, and nodded. “The heir of Marquis Anders mentioned to me that his father heard from a traveling merchant that lots of people in the south are getting sick–some even died.”

That was the most worrying thing she’d encountered today.

“Oh, and someone bumped into me. I wasn’t hurt–he probably didn’t mean it,” she added, recalling the beggar’s pitiful state. “He seemed sick, too poor to get treatment. The shadow guards took him for questioning, but they could call a doctor to check on him while they’re at it.”

The faint glimmer of luck they’d felt crumbled away. Aurelius barely held himself together, dragging heavy steps to summon the shadow guard leader.

“That beggar had a tattoo of Banon’s deathsworn,” the leader said, not daring to meet Aurelius’s gaze, bowing low. “He’s already dead

They hadn’t even started interrogating him. Right as they began, his face went pale, he gasped for air, his breathing visibly weakened, and he died right in front of them. High fever, drenched in sweat, shaking all over, just like Banon.

Everyone’s hearts sank to rock bottom. Except Nyx’s. She frowned as she listened, finally piecing together why her partners were acting so strange. So, Banon had schemed to make her sick.

“But I still feel like it’s just a cold,” she said, touching her forehead and cheeks. She was a bit warm, but not badly. “I was out in the wind today and soaked in cool water for hours. I just caught a chill.

Her symptoms were clearly different from that guy’s. Plus, the symptoms the shadow guard described sounded kinda familiar.

“What Banon had sounds like malaria, Nyx mused, digging through her mental knowledge bank. “If it’s malaria, hìm touching me like that wouldn’t spread it.”

“It doesn’t spread?” Erik’s ears perked up. “Really?”

He trusted Nyx’s words unconditionally, but this time was different–he worried she might be comforting him on purpose.

Nyx shook her head honestly. “It’s not that it doesn’t spread–it just doesn’t spread that way.”

Malaria wasn’t like the flu; mosquito bites were its main way of spreading. Poor old director got dragged back that same night, summoned again to discuss some mosquito–borne disease with Nyx.

Tve heard of something like this before, but I’ve never seen this, mal–aria myself, the old director said, racking his brain. He vaguely recalled a medical text mentioning it, though not by that name. He couldn’t remember the cure–just something about mosquito bites.

“Alright, go check your books again,” Nyx said, sighing when he offered no real help. She decided not to cling to false hope. “I still think it’s just a cold, but starting today, I’ll isolate. No contact with outsiders until I’m better.”

If she’d misjudged and it wasn’t malaria–and she’d caught something–she could limit the spread by isolating. The shadow guards who’d dealt with Banon and the beggar deathsworn had to isolate too.

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Everyone else cleared out of the bedchamber, leaving the two males lingering by Nyx’s side, one on her left, one on her right, refusing to budge.

Nyx squinted, pinching their ears. “You’re really staying?”

kissed her mouth even when they thought she had some terrifying contagious disease. They didn’t say it outright, but their actions screamed they’d follow her to the grave

a general guarding the nation. She rubbed their heads helplessly, her heart a mess of feelings. “You shouldn’t

another takes his place,” Aurelius said, hugging her waist tightly, his

muffled.

a shortage. But Nyx was one and only. Once they’d latched on, they’d never let

He just nodded quietly beside her, then suddenly started unbuttoning her

of emotions vanished in a

sick!”

this honest guy into a beast?‘

mad at being misunderstood. He looked serious. “Checking

turned stern too. He mercilessly snatched Nyx’s little blanket away. The bedchamber fell quiet, only

like they could burn, so intense Nyx couldn’t speak. Even with

But on closer look, they realized those weren’t mosquito bites–they were

let

subject to ease the awkwardness. “What’s

and went–sometimes she heard it, sometimes not. It sounded like wind, or maybe a cat meowing, or even someone

been too distracted to ask earlier, but now that things had settled, she remembered to

frowned, getting up to

didn’t answer her directly, but Nyx suddenly guessed it, eyes widening. “Are you punishing

The palace staff serving in the bedchamber?‘ she thought.

a carp–like flip, only to be scooped back into Erik’s arms and

water and caught a chill. They deserve punishment,” Aurelius said gently, though his expression

seen Nyx curled up silently in the tub, her face deathly pale. Holding back his temper and not ordering the on–duty staff beaten to death was already him showing

extreme restraint.

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brushing Nyx’s

partners were capable of that kind of thing. Still, her little face paled, and she squirmed uncomfortably. “I fell asleep in the water myself.”

grown adult–she didn’t really need someone hovering over her. Catching a cold was

right away. He called Aron over and told him to pass the

says to take care of your injuries. You don’t need to serve these days,” Aron announced. The palace staff

served him for years and never seen him as furious as today. He’d been like a tiger cornered with nowhere to run–whoever crossed him would’ve been torn to shreds. Just thinking of those wild, reddened eyes made everyone tremble.

up in Nyx’s arms, nuzzling into her chest. Nyx

hurt,” he said. Between state affairs and Nyx, he chose Nyx.

suddenly canceled court due to illness. It worried the entire court. Concerned memorials about his health poured into the palace by the cartload. Aurelius glanced at them and set them

all

and spent days with the old director and others from the imperial hospital, managing to

boldly, staring at the pills, ready to

laughed and sighed, “You’re not sick–why test it?” There were

His desk was buried in memorials, and her male stared at one

stood behind him, glancing down. She caught words like “epidemic,” “plague,” and “several dead”

report.

she asked, frowning too.

stack of memorials from his side. “Zeniton, Lorderin, Fargo, Tymen–all

got, but being so far from Hilltop City, reports didn’t come

north too. Some are sick there, but not many.

the disease and mosquitoes. A few doctors had even figured out on their

about it.

just made some new medicine,” Nyx said, pulling out the bottle. “Let’s find someone to test it quick. If it’s fine, we can start relief

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