Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 448

His hands jerked on the wheel. Tires screeched against the road, the sedan spinning a full circle before veering off and slamming into a tree.

The impact flipped the car. The tree snapped at its base, teetered for two seconds, then crashed down on the vehicle with a “boom.” Glass shattered under the weight, parts scattering everywhere.

All the noise seemed to vanish in an instant. Kai stood frozen in the middle of the road.

His face was smudged with dirt, hands bloody. He’d beaten the kidnappers senseless, torn their hideout apart, confirmed Nyx wasn’t there, then tracked her scent here at a dead run.

He’d just glimpsed Nyx’s face through the window, a spark of joy flaring, when he witnessed the whole crash.

The car’s lights flicked on from the impact, casting a cold, harsh glow. Kai stared at the mangled wreck, eyes splitting with rage, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

The legend said demons who paired with humans died young. He’d laughed it off as nonsense before, but now it sank in. Human lives were a fleeting few decades–barely a dewdrop to a demon clan.

When a mate died, the demon lost the will to live too. Like him now–hopeless, strength drained, soul ripped from his body. Death had never felt so close, ready to swallow him whole in a heartbeat.

The chasing cars stopped, hazard lights flashing. Seafarion shoved his door open but couldn’t stand. Pain shot through his legs, overwhelming him, and he dropped to his knees, hitting the ground hard with a teeth–gritting thud.

“Sir!” Lancet jumped out of the driver’s seat, sprinting over to help, but Seafarion brushed him off.

The usually polished man crawled a few steps, then forced himself up, pushing through the agony. He sped up, nearly running.

Lancet’s eyes widened in shock. Snapping out of it, he yelled, sweating, “Sir! Don’t go over there! Stay back!”

The car was totaled, crushed by that huge tree–anyone inside was likely done for. He saw flames flickering already; it’d blow any second. They needed to run.

No matter how Lancet screamed, Seafarion ignored him. He grabbed the tree pinning the car, veins bulging in his arms.

“Holy crap!” Lancet blurted out. ‘He threw it? What? That massive tree–my prim–and–proper boss just grabbed it and tossed it aside with his bare hands? Is he superman or something?‘

Kai, brushing past his face.

the car and rip the warped door

tearing the car apart in seconds like it was

scared to look but unable

gone, bare. Kai grabbed one, breath hitching. It still had warmth. Daring to look up, he met Nyx’s round, lively eyes, clear

face was flushed from being pinned earlier. Once she caught her breath,

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moment she spoke, a sudden feeling hit her, making her shudder. The guys‘ expressions shifted

wasn’t just surviving–it was more. The test

her eyes, feeling two new threads tug at her soul. Seafarion

their memories.

freeze up for no reason. He jumped, waving. “Run already!

out of it, like waking

it’d keep running after they left,

the car’s fire extinguisher and snuffed out the flames, stopping an explosion. Kai scanned the wreck and pulled out a half–dead little

Dark Fox, Nyx stopped

crash happened, he shielded me

up bad. Sure, he’d caused it all, but letting him die like this felt off. After all,

“Let’s get him to a hospital first. Save his life, then figure out what

just half a day, but there was a ton

crash course on what to say and what to keep quiet, then took a fat overtime bonus to handle

kidnapped me not for ransom but to split us up,” Nyx said

the truth. “He said demon

froze for a second. After a pause, he shook his head. “Being with a human doesn’t

died, he couldn’t live on alone. He’d just figured out the rumor’s real meaning–Adrian