Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

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Chapter 432

The guy's expression was calm, his usual edge dialed way down. At a glance, Nyx almost thought he'd gotten his memory back. Before she could process, he took her hand, and she dazedly followed him into his place.

A sweet-tangy smell hung in the air. Seafarion brought over a steaming bowl of soup. Just made it-careful, it's hot, he warned gently.

Nyx sipped it slowly. Then a big hand settled on her full stomach. She paused, glancing at Seafarion.

"I've been learning some massage techniques lately, he explained softly. Til rub your tummy-it'll feel better and help digestion."

After all his doting, he rarely initiated touch. Today, though, something had shaken him up, flipping his usual restraint. Nyx raised an eyebrow but didn't say no.

The sofa was decked out with soft cushions. She sank in, cozy as could be, and started drifting off. Seeing her relax. Seafarion picked his moment. “What'd you cat out there earlier, Nyx?"

"A place in the north part of town-Styria style, Nyx mumbled, eyes shut, listing off dishes in bits and pieces.

"Did you like it, Nyx?" he asked.

Nyx nodded, then shook her head. "It was alright, but not as good as your cooking."

One honest line, and the guy next to her was over the moon. He kept digging into which dishes she liked, planning to learn them himself.

"Did you get carsick today?" he asked.

Nyx nodded honestly. "Just a little bit," she said.

Truth be told, the driver's skills were pretty good that day. It was Nyx who'd been too impatient, urging the driver to speed up, which inevitably made her dizzy again.

"But I feel fine now," she said. After downing a bowl of soup, she felt revived, her whole body at ease.

"How come you're back so early?" Nyx wasn't just on the receiving end of questions-she turned it around on him. "Not busy with work today?"

Seafarion had learned to be straightforward. "Because I missed you. I wanted to see you."

Work was, of course, busy. In his position, there was always an endless pile of things to do. But Nyx was his top priority.

Those tasks could wait a day or two. Nyx, though, was one of a kind— irreplaceable—and he couldn't let someone else snatch her away.

They chatted idly about trivial things for a while. Seafarion gradually scooted closer to Nyx, sitting beside her, then suddenly asked, "Did you go out with Kai because he's good-looking?"

Since the sugar baby deal turned out to be a misunderstanding, it meant Nyx had gone out with Kai willingly-letting him hold her, kiss her, all of her own accord.

Nyx lifted her eyelids, her sleepiness fading by half. She realized at some point she'd ended up wrapped in his arms. Seafarion had stretched out his long arm to hold her, gently rubbing her stomach. He gazed at her intently, waiting for her

answer.

"Part of it was that," Nyx replied carefully, "but not the whole reason." There were tons of good-looking cople in the world,

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and she didn't like every single one of them.

"Part of the reason?" Seafarion chewed over those words cautioudy, then ventured an invitatio Tomorrow, could we go on a date?"

His rival's quick progress had sparked a fierce sense of urgency in him. He couldn't afford in donde and we gon That guy didn't have much going for him-Nyx was just momentarily swayed by his looks, that's a turd sand beg looking too, no worse than Kai.

"Sure, but not tomorrow," Nyx said, wanting to cheer Seafarion up a bit. Let's pack another time. Tomy Tee online event with the Breaking Chains crew.

The show had aired most of its episodes, and lately, there were a ton of fan events. Her character was insanely popular, almost overshadowing the leads. She couldn't miss a single event. Work would take up nearly the whole day-there m no time to go anywhere else.

"How about the day after?" he asked.

settled on pushing the date back a day. Seeing Seafarion content, with no sign of tears, Nyx feud nough w head home. With work tomorrow, she needed to rest early

All the lights in her room were off. Sy ook aan he bath, climbed into bed with limp hands and

fall of her breathing filling the space. A pair of glowing en besty eyes appeared silently outside her

floor was high enough to deter human thieves, but for an agile leopard, it was like walking on fat gro Under the cover of darkness, Kai evaded every city camera, following the intel he'd gathered to

was just in a sour mood

drawn tight, blocking everything inside. He couldn't catch a glimpse of

paw and pushed at the glass in front of him. With a faint

step back but nearly fell. He caught himself

the curtains. So he'd just go in for a quick look and nothing else, and

long internal struggle, the leopard shut his eyes and slipped through the window into Nyx's bedroom in one swift motion. A wave of warm

was where Nyx lived-her scent was everywhere. The leopard sniffed left and right, his tail shooting straight up. He rubbed his head hard against spots where her scent was

clearly deep in sleep, her cheeks flushed, her breathing steady. Try as he might, Kai couldn't hold back. He leaned in

a big tree. Maybe because she missed her life in that other world, the Divine Tree often visited her dreams, weaving a cradle for her, keeping her company through the

her dream, she nestled in her mother's embrace, feeling utterly at peace. But tonight's dream took

out of nowhere, circling her, then lunging forward to sniff her fiercely, starting at her neck and

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Nyx reached out to grab him, but he darted back agilely and

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long after, he crept back with silent steps. She tried a few more times but couldn't catch him-not even a

returned to her side, no longer content with sniffing. He buried his head and lightly licked her exposed ankle. A

Was it just a case of thinking about him all day and dreaming of him at night? I went out with Kai during the day, so I dreamed

to her liking, and started toward the closet-then stopped short. Bending down, she plucked a few light

eyes, lost in thought. The doorbell chimed once as a heads-up, followed by the sound of the door opening. Her agent and assistant had arrived. Helly bolted in fastest, her footsteps pattering to the bedroom door. She

door swung open, her cheerful grin froze solid. She sucked in a shocked breath, leaned closer to sniff Nyx, then stumbled back two hundred meters

like a small animal sensing a predator. Marilyn

out.

always gotten along great with Nyx-no way she was scared of

hesitantly, giving Nyx a questioning look. "Was there

stepped aside, gesturing for her to come in and help

topics, chattering with Nyx the whole way. Today, she slumped in her seat, silent, occasionally sneaking glances at Nyx. Marilyn and Gavin had no clue what was

too nervous to stick close, Nyx called over Gavin. “You'll have to work extra today—fill in for Helly and stay with me." Gavin didn't mind and even urged Helly to see a doctor if she wasn't feeling well. With a kind boss and caring coworkers, Helly welled

couldn't smell it, but demons picked it up loud and clear. Getting too close felt like a big demon was clamping her throat, warning her to back off. She was just a frail

'If I get

her, I might accidentally revert to my true form

and t the

'in

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Fox: [Wahhh, my boss might've been targeted by a big demon-so

it going to

you saying your boss is a good human-you brag about her a

her? Noooo,

and smells so nice-I

big demon stench. It scared me to

I don't want my boss to

question sent Helly into a panic, her tail nearly

tales of roque demons

missing any limbs, but with a fierce demon like that on her trail, the couldn't

to eat her right away. It'd sniff her, lick her to satisfy its

devoured by a terrifying demon, Helly

the group with 99-

a few lurking big

crying. I'll go

banned eating humans ages ago. Let's

to defy him!]

[I'm