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.”

for ransom?‘ she thought. Since they knew she was awake, Nyx saw no point in playing

sure, but the one who knocked her out and took her wasn’t

the window without a second thought, and then she

me for money? Did they have a grudge against Kai?

driver kept rambling. “Seafarion’s loaded, right? Global richest guy! He

just chuckled, “Our hundred or so brothers are counting on you

fortune. ‘But why Seafarion? If they have a beef with Kai, shouldn’t they be targeting him instead?‘ Nyx thought. She was puzzled,

clearly in a good mood. After a bit, he got bored and started fishing for gossip. “Hey, I heard you’ve got another boyfriend, huh? Online they say he’s some big foreign noble. Probably just rumors,

and mirrors?” he asked, glancing at Nyx in the rearview mirror. “Tell

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crippled down there too? That foreign pretty boy must be good in

the passenger finally

“Keep yapping nonsense,

him. He clammed up instantly, only muttering after a

started piecing things together. The passenger seemed to be the demon clan member–maybe the one who

drive. He seemed green, not seasoned. Since he defended

by crooks into joining a gang

silent the whole time, and even the driver quieted down, leaving Nyx with no more clues to

her forward. Without sight, Nyx

fell, then quickly pulled back. Right after, she heard a thud of bodies colliding behind her, followed

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

Nyx felt the ropes on her hands come

How’d it get this