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.”

knew she was awake, Nyx saw no point in playing unconscious. She

sure, but the one who knocked her out and

she’d walked right to the window without a second thought, and then

me for money? Did they have a

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

“Our hundred or so brothers are counting on you

a beef with Kai, shouldn’t they be targeting him instead?‘ Nyx thought. She was puzzled, but with her mouth taped,

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

up anything? Isn’t that just smoke and mirrors?” he asked, glancing at Nyx in the rearview mirror. “Tell me the truth–is he just some pretty boy you’re keeping? Nod if yes, shake your head

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

the passenger

“Keep yapping nonsense, and I’ll

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

things together. The passenger seemed to be the demon clan member–maybe

seasoned. Since he defended Kai, he probably didn’t

could be a rookie demon, tricked by crooks into joining a

passenger stayed silent the whole time,

sight, Nyx walked slowly. Someone behind her got impatient

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

yelled, furious. But he seemed wary of whoever

ropes

with her face? How’d