Chosen Mate Of The Beastmen Empire

Nyx was already half-asleep. When she didn't answer immediately, Zayne held his breath nervously.

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After a while, the fluffy little rabbit rolled over on the pelt–covered pillow, kicked her hind legs, and jumped into Zayne's arms, snuggling against his chest.

"Of course,” she murmured sleepily. “I came here to be with you forever.”

Zayne's heart raced. He was afraid his rapid heartbeat would wake the little rabbit resting on his chest, but he couldn't control it, and his breathing became uneven.

'Forever? Could someone really want to stay with me forever?' he thought..

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Tentatively, he raised his hand and gently stroked the small ball of fur nestled against him. Under his comforting touch, Nyx gradually flattened into a rabbit pancake, clearly very relaxed.

Zayne stroked her soft little belly, and she didn't react. He then touched her short tail, and she didn't shy away. It seemed she trusted him completely.

Zayne felt an overwhelming surge of tenderness and took a deep breath, closing his eyes. The chief's warning echoed in his ears, but he quickly dismissed it.

Nyx's sweet words continuously struck his soul, and he suddenly felt that nothing else mattered.

'So what if she is toying with him?' he thought. He had already slept in the same bed with her-he should take responsibility.

The sky was bright by the time Nyx woke up. The spot beside her still felt warm, but Zayne was gone.

She transformed into her human form, dressed, and walked to the table, where two jars were placed. One contained meat soup, the other roasted meat, both still steaming.

It seemed Zayne had just left. She wasn't in a hurry to eat. Instead, she walked to the cave entrance and peeked outside. Zayne wasn't there.

However, a young teenager was sitting outside. When he saw her, his eyes lit

1. up. "Nyx."

The voice sounded familiar. Nyx thought of the ferret Heps. But while Heps was introverted, this boy was lively and seemed to be a chatterbox. "My name is Beau. I'm the shaman's disciple."

"Master went to gather herbs and will be back soon. He asked me to come take care of you. Have you had breakfast?” He looked down and noticed Nyx was barefoot. He gasped, “Quick, get back to bed."

His master had instructed him not to let Nyx walk on her own. Nyx was utterly confused. Before she could figure out what was happening, she was urged back to bed. Beau eagerly brought over the two stone jars. Nyx quickly took them. "I'll eat by myself."

She took a sip of the soup and then a bite of the roasted meat. The taste was no different from yesterday- Zayne's consistent, mediocre cooking. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good either.

She didn't have much of an appetite in the morning, and the greasy food quickly made her lose interest. She sat on the bed, watching Beau busily clean up the jars, tidy the table, and bring her fresh water to wash up.

'What a diligent kid!' she thought. "How long have you been studying with Zayne?"

“Twelve years.” Beau grinned. “I've been with Master since I was born. My parents had four cubs and couldn't raise all of us, so they wanted to give me away. Only Master was willing to take me in."

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Once he started talking, he began rambling about various trivial matters over the years. Eventually, he touched on Zayne's background and his difficult experiences.

Nyx frowned as she listened. No wonder Zayne was so suspicious and cautious.

"I've always worried that Master was lonely, but he wouldn't even live with me, nor would he accept the advances of females like Gina or Lila.” Beau spilled everything about his master. “Thankfully, you showed up, Nyx."

This was the first time he had seen someone sharing a cave with his master. Nyx was so beautiful and gentle-no wonder Master liked her.

"Gina? Lila?" Nyx raised an eyebrow.

Before Beau could elaborate, a tall figure blocked the light at the cave entrance. Zayne had returned from gathering herbs. "What are you two talking about?"

He glanced between them, feeling a bit annoyed at how well they seemed to be getting along.

“Go dry these herbs outside.” He tossed a leather bundle to his disciple, sending him away. He had called Beau over to take care of Nyx in his absence, but he hadn't expected them to hit it off so well.

The thought that the little rabbit might be this friendly with everyone, and that Beau was old enough to start courting females in a couple of years, made him feel a pang of jealousy.

"What were you talking about?" He sat down and asked Nyx again.

Nyx gave him a teasing look, a playful smile on her lips. “We were talking about your admirers."

“Admirers?” Zayne didn't understand.

Nyx interrupted his thoughts. "I mean Gina and Lila."

Zayne froze. He hadn't been close to any other females, so he wasn't guilty, but he was still worried Nyx might misunderstand. Outside the cave, Beau, who was busy working, suddenly felt his master's sharp gaze on his

back.

Nyx laughed so hard she rolled around on the bed. It was only natural that her mate, being so outstanding, would attract admirers. She wasn't the type to get jealous over every little thing.

"It's fine,” she said, pinching Zayne's well-developed arm muscles. “I know you only like me.”

The statement sounded overly confident, even a bit narcissistic. But Zayne's face went red, and he lowered

his head and didn't deny it. Seeing this, Beau's jaw nearly dropped to the ground, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

“Are you going out to gather herbs this afternoon?" Nyx steered the conversation back on track.

Zayne nodded. He actually wanted to stay with Nyx, but as the tribe's shaman, he had inherited the responsibilities of his predecessor and couldn't afford to slack off.noveldrama

During the warm season, he had to gather as many herbs as possible to prepare for the cold season when medicine would be

scarce.

Moreover, the tribe didn't have many specialties. During the trading fairs, they relied on his herbs to exchange for other goods.

Nyx suggested, "I'll go with you."

“No,” Zayne immediately refused. "Your feet haven't healed yet."

“They're fine now,” Nyx insisted. The medicine from yesterday had worked well, and the small wounds had already healed.

Zayne still disagreed Gathering herbs required walking long distances, which would surely hart Myx's teet gan turn if the transformed into a lule rabbit and rode on his hack, he didn't dare take her along

The paths were rugged, and sometimes they had to climb to high places. He might not be wide to keep an eye can the file rabbit, and she could easily get hurt.

Is there anything you want? Fll bring it back for you" he said.

Nyx tried to persuade him for a while, but he wouldn't budge. She sighed in defeat, "there's nothing, 1 grand?

She actually had a lot of things she wanted but planned to find them herself, not wanting to burden Zeyne

In the afternoon, Zayne left. Nyx lay on the bed, bored out of her mind, when a sudden idea struck her. "Beau, come here for a second"