My Panther Mate & Our Little Cub novel Chapter 164

Transmigrated to Raise Panther Cubs

Chapter 164 The Shimmering Lynx

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Matthew carved a tender piece from the roasted meat, blew away the heat, and offered it to Zachary’s mouth.

“Meow!” Zachary licked his lips, his eyes already asking for the next bite.

“Time to eat.” Matthew pulled the rabbit meat apart into thin strips and carried the plate to the stone table.

Jaden slipped into the inner room to return to his human form.

Zachary did what he had become used to doing. He hopped onto Matthew’s lap, sat there neatly, and waited for his meal like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Matthew could barely take his eyes off him. He held the lynx against his chest, one hand slowly rubbing Zachary’s soft belly while the other fed him piece after piece.

“Meow.” Zachary tapped Matthew’s hand with one paw.

He meant for Matthew to eat too.

Matthew looked toward Jaden.

The boy had lowered his head to drink water and was not paying attention.

Matthew immediately leaned in and stole the strip of meat Zachary had just bitten.

Zachary’s head shot up. He hurriedly looked at Jaden.

Jaden lifted his gaze in confusion. “Sire, what’s wrong?”

Zachary shook his head at once, then started struggling to escape from Matthew’s arms.

Matthew kept a perfectly innocent expression, though his arms tightened around the lynx. He picked up another strip of meat and brought it to Zachary’s mouth. “It tastes really good.”

“Woo.” Zachary took the chance to bite Matthew’s finger on purpose.

Matthew did not pull away. Instead, he calmly pushed his finger in a little farther.

Zachary’s tongue got caught. He slapped Matthew with one paw in anger. “Woo!” he seemed to say, “Jaden is sitting right there. Can you behave like a normal adult?”

Zachary’s own desire had gone completely still, while Matthew seemed to be getting worse by the day. For the past few days, he had been acting like he had turned into someone else, always teasing Zachary until Zachary had nowhere left to hide.

Now, whenever Matthew’s fingers closed around Zachary’s leg, a sharp little current seemed to run through his whole body. He would curl up without thinking, trying to protect himself.

Matthew was far too much.

The memory alone made Zachary tremble.

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He thought, I really am going to break if this keeps up

After dinner, Zachary took the little black panther with him and went to bed early.

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The two furry bodies pressed together on the stone bed, deliberately occupying the space so tightly that there was no proper room left for Matthew.

Matthew could only accept it.

His greatest compromise was not touching Zachary Sleeping by himself, however, was impossible.

In the end, he changed into his black panther form and wrapped himself around Zachary

Zachary, in turn, had curled himself around Jaden.

The three felines formed a soft, warm circle within a circle, like a set of furry nesting dolls.

Luckily, the bed was made of stone. A wooden one would have given up on them long ago and crashed to the ground.

For the following few days, Zachary’s life became unexpectedly full

He followed Matthew and the others through the mountains. He chose places for traps, watched them place fishing baskets, and helped look for edible plants buried beneath the snow.

Among all those dark figures, the silver–gray lynx was impossible to miss. His fur caught the pale winter light with a faint shimmer, and his walk had a slightly relaxed sway.

Although black panthers surrounded him, he somehow looked like the one giving orders.

The strangest part was that the black panthers actually obeyed him.

Whenever Zachary pointed somewhere, several black panthers raised their paws and began digging.

Soon, dirt covered their legs and chests. After they jumped out of the deep pits, they shook themselves hard, sending soil flying in every direction.

Black fur had one obvious benefit: a little dirt was hard to see.

Zachary was different. The moment mud started scattering, the lynx quietly moved far away with obvious disgust.

At the river, Matthew still refused to let Zachary step onto the ice.

Zachary simply picked a suitable spot, gave a short “Meow,” then moved aside and let the others handle everything.

When walking became tiring, he climbed onto Matthew’s back and lay there comfortably. His four fluffy. paws hung loosely on either side, swaying with Matthew’s steps.

That was exactly what the Rabbit Tribe saw upon arriving for trade: a black panther carrying a lynx on its back

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The Rabbit Tribe members stared until their eyes nearly froze. They actualled to hunt a lynx? Waft…

aren’t lynxes supposed to live out on the snowy plains?

Donald spotted the visitors and immediately went to notify the shaman.

Bruce heard the news and set down his work right

The Rabbit Tribe lived deep in the western mountains, in a place where large predators rarely appeared. They had no sharp fangs or strong claws, so their lives depended mostly on gathering food and hunting. smaller animals.

Even so, they had things other tribes wanted.

Their mountains produced many special medicinal herbs that shamans greatly valued. On top of that, even in the cold season, the Rabbit Tribe somehow always had vegetables and fruits to spare.

Because of this, they often traveled to other tribes to exchange those things for meat, beast hides, and other supplies.

Isaac and Linus led the Rabbit Tribe into the settlement.

Willis, their leader, quickly noticed the wooden doors fitted onto the cave entrances. The baskets drying outside also held his attention for a while.

The fish, however, shocked him the most.

Almost every household had fish hanging along the stone walls. Large, cleaned fish lined the rocks in neat rows, while many more were buried upright in snow piles, frozen until they were as hard as stone.

Willis frowned slightly. Huh? Aren’t the rivers already frozen over?

Leslie tugged gently at Willis‘ sleeve and lowered his voice. “Willis, their clothes look really nice.”

Willis glanced over. “We can trade for a few later.”

Leslie looked in the direction where the lynx had appeared earlier. “That lynx pelt they got is beautiful, too. It shines under the sun.”

Whenever outsiders visited the tribe, the cubs were always the first to get excited.

They ran around passing the news along, and soon a small group of cubs had gathered nearby.

The Rabbit Tribe members were resting.

Taylor worked up his courage and slowly crept closer, quietly studying them with curious eyes.

Leslie was nervous around adult therians, yet he was much more relaxed with cubs. He smiled and waved at them. “Hello.”

Once the cubs realized he was friendly, they shuffled closer with bright faces and greeted him in sweet, childish voices, “Hello, Rabbits!”

Leslie reached into his beast–hide pouch and took out a small handful of berries. The fruit had a sweet–and- sour smell, and he shared it with them generously. “Here. Have some.”

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“Thank you!” The cubs accepted the berries happ

and ate them with great care.

Fruit was hard to find during the cold season, so even one small berry felt like a treasure.

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