Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 444

Chapter 444

The shadow’s shape looked kind of familiar.

“Helly?” Nyx asked tentatively. After a few seconds of silence with no reply, she figured it wasn’t Helly. Maybe a stray kitten.

Nyx walked toward the window, pulling a homemade, high–protein, salt–free sausage from her pocket–something she always carried to lure stray cats and dogs to her rescue shelter.

With her knack for animals, cats and dogs often got drawn to her, and she’d grown used to it. As Nyx got closer and looked carefully, the black shadow vanished in a blink, like she’d imagined it. She stood there confused, peering out the window.

Back in the private room, the director raised his glass again but paused when he saw her empty seat. “Did Nyx leave already?”

“No, she went to the bathroom,” someone next to her spot explained.

But his question made them realize something was off. They exchanged looks. “It’s been half an hour–why isn’t she back yet?”

Someone tried calling Nyx, only to find her phone was off.

“What?” The director’s heart sank. He pulled out his phone and dialed Marilyn.

*****

When Nyx came to, her eyes were blindfolded, and all she saw was darkness. Her hands were tied, and her mouth was taped shut. She stayed still for now, letting her sluggish body adjust. She figured she was probably in the back seat of a car.

Even though she didn’t move, the person in the passenger seat noticed she was awake, turning to glance at her without saying a word. The driver, though, spoke up when he saw. “She’s awake?”

Then he grinned and chatted at Nyx. “Don’t worry, we just want to borrow some cash. We won’t off you that easily.”

saw no point in playing unconscious. She propped herself up with

one who knocked her out

she never suspected small animals, she’d walked right to the window without a second thought, and then

Did they

kept rambling. “Seafarion’s loaded, right? Global richest guy! He wouldn’t skimp on

name a specific amount, just chuckled, “Our hundred or so brothers are counting on you

it—he was planning to demand a fortune. ‘But why Seafarion? If they have a beef with Kai,

good mood. After a bit, he got bored and started fishing for gossip. “Hey, I

why’s he hiding so no one can dig up anything? Isn’t that just smoke and mirrors?” he asked, glancing at Nyx in the rearview mirror. “Tell

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a side guy? Is he crippled down there too? That foreign pretty boy must be good in bed–look

up!” the

anger. “Keep yapping nonsense, and I’ll toss you

instantly, only muttering after a long pause, “Toss me out,

She started piecing things together. The passenger seemed to be the demon clan

like a teenager, and he couldn’t drive. He seemed green, not seasoned. Since he defended Kai, he probably didn’t have a deep grudge against him,

demon, tricked by crooks into joining a gang and going

and the car stopped. The passenger stayed silent the whole time, and even the driver quieted

opened the door and yanked Nyx out, pushing her forward. Without sight, Nyx walked slowly. Someone behind her got impatient and shoved her. “Hurry

quickly pulled back. Right after, she

yelled, furious. But he seemed wary of whoever hit him, only grumbling under

and down some stairs, Nyx felt the ropes on her hands come off and the tape get ripped

with her face? How’d