Exiled Villainess: They Threw Me Out, Now Every Beastman Wants Me novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Back On Solid Ground (bonus)

Both males became defensive.

"What is wrong with that?"

Tera shook her head. "You poke my cheeks every morning."

"We were just checking," Ermin spoke up in defence for both of them while Xavi nodded passionately.

"Checking for WHAT?"

"That you have eaten enough."

"My cheeks are not a measuring device!"

"They are very reliable," Xavi bit back, this time experimentally poking her cheek again.

Ermin snorted, and the sound was so unexpected that both Tera and Xavi turned to look at him. The panther’s lips were pressed together, his shoulders shaking slightly with the effort of containing a laugh.

"What is funny?" Xavi asked, genuinely confused.

"Nothing." Ermin buried his face deeper into Tera’s shoulder, but the shaking continued.

Xavi and Tera smiled gently, and they relaxed into another round of comfortable silence.

Ermin wished this night would stretch for many more hours.

He just wanted more of this.

Xavi’s thoughts were quieter but ran just as deep. He was watching his previous mate.

The way her fingers kept moving through his hair, even though she was half-asleep, was beyond soothing.

He had been roaming around with his small clan when this strange, loud, impossible female fell into his life and turned his loose collection of survivors into an actual home.

He didn’t want this night to end.

Not because he was afraid of tomorrow, but because right now, in this exact moment, everything was perfect.

Tera’s eyes were getting heavy.

She loved these males.

She loved Xavi’s grunts, quiet steadiness, his ridiculous face-poking, and the way he acted so oblivious while caring about her and the cubs.

She loved Ermin’s rare laughter and his stubborn tail and his fierce comfort.

And they shared so many lovely traits that she cherished.

Xavi’s arm tightened around her.

Ermin’s tail squeezed her ankle once, gently.

And the three of them lay tangled together under the stars, holding on to the night for as long as it would let them.

- ※ - ※ - ※ -

They had returned to the settlement with Xavi carrying Tera. She had wanted to rest in his shelter for a change rather than hers.

The walk back had been short, but the reception was immediate.

A few of the females took one look at Tera being carried, glanced at the two males flanking her, and exchanged knowing looks that burned hot enough to cook meat on.

One of them pressed her lips together so hard her face nearly folded in half, and another turned away with a cough that was doing very little to disguise the laugh beneath it.

The cubs were less subtle.

"Why is Tera being carried?"

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