Exiled Villainess: They Threw Me Out, Now Every Beastman Wants Me novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Her Word Against Theirs

Xavi’s nostrils flared again as he inhaled slowly near her neck.

Tera was confused for a split second, then she realised he was referring to Ermin.

"Oh. Ermin had saved me from the storm earlier."

Xavi’s frown grew slightly confused, as if not entirely satisfied with her answer, which made Tera wonder just how keen this beast’s sense of smell was.

’And I got perfectly railed by him last night.’

[This system advises Host to keep that information to herself!] 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

’I wasn’t going to say it out loud, you idiot!’

Tera slightly pushed back and got on her feet only for Xavi’s arm to tighten around her waist and pulled her even closer. Her body was now flush against his.

Tera looked up at him. "Uh. Xavi?"

He wasn’t looking at her. She followed the object of his attention and she was met with surprise when she saw Ermin a short distance away.

He looked like he had an upset stomach when he saw Xavi holding Tera, and Tera could notice the slight irritation on Xavi’s face.

’Oh my god.’

[Relationship Improvement!]

[Ermin’s Favourability: -50% → -39%]

[Xavi’s Favourability: 20% → 25%]

Tera was stuck in the middle. Xavi held her like she was some territory that needed defending, and Ermin looked so offended for someone who had just fucked her brains out and ghosted her.

And she found it very funny why there was a relationship improvement fuelled by jealousy.

Had she just discovered a cheat code?

Tera smacked Xavi’s chest, alerting him to the situation at hand.

"Release me already."

As much as Tera would love to remain glued to his chest like a heat-seeking limpet, this position wasn’t entirely comfortable with her halfway to the ground and her neck craned at an angle that would definitely ache later.

Xavi quickly released her. "Sorry."

Tera sighed and nodded, taking a step back. When a slight cool breeze hit her, she instantly darted back to Xavi to bask in his heat.

One of the beast men snorted and another one slapped his mouth, stopping the quick laugh short.

Tera felt slightly embarrassed. She was sure she looked like a small frog that had jumped from a leaf pad into water, realized the water was freezing, and had scrambled back onto the leaf with undignified panic.

But her embarrassment turned to amusement when she saw the annoyed look both Ermin and Xavi shot the beast kin.

The culprit covered his mouth.

Tera nonchalantly shook her head. "I do not know why you were looking at Ermin like that earlier. He saved me from the flood and had been so kind as to offer me his bodily warmth."

She wrapped her arms around herself as she said this.

"Which I was very grateful for despite how the rest of your clan had left me to die."

Everyone went silent.

The beast men exchanged glances. Then one of them stepped forward, his stance immediately defensive.

"The clan said they lost you in the storm. They had even looked for you, but the water was rising too fast and you had wandered off on your own."

Another one nodded. "Yes. Yes."

"You had been shouting about the storm coming and had just run off."

It seemed they had already met with the clan before finding her, but she was just realising she hadn’t thought out what would happen when she met them again.

Of course they were going to lie to protect themselves. But it did not stop Tera from getting angry.

This was just too much.

’No.’ Tera refused.

’Damn you, Ermin.’

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