Nine Hot Therians and Their Only One Queen novel Chapter 597

Chapter 597 The Cubs Came Out Early

Chapter 597 The Cubs Came Out Early

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“Ms. Tibarn, don’t be shy.” Kieran watched Emma’s reaction and smiled as he pulled her into his arms. His long fingers landed gently on her chest. “We’re bonded now. As my mate, it’s my job to take care of you like this.”

“Bonded?” Emma’s eyes widened in shock as she glanced down. Besides Silas and the others‘ beast marks, a small pink merfolk mark was pressed quietly against her skin.

“You merfolk have this kind of special bond ritual, too?” She didn’t pull away or seem upset. It was just that bonding so quickly and easily caught her off guard.

Kieran lifted a hand and softly rubbed her head. “Since I’m going to share my secrets with you, I need to put my life in your hands first. That way, you can feel safe and trust that I won’t ever betray you.”

How big a secret could he be keeping that he’d do something like this? I’m even more curious now. I admit it, he’s got me totally curious.

“Now that we’ve bonded, does that mean you can finally tell me your secret?”

Kieran shook his head. “A secret is meant for you to discover bit by bit. If I just spill it, it’s no longer a secret.” He smiled and pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead. “Ms. Tibarn, don’t worry about my secret right now. You should check your ability first.”

“Oh, right. My ability.” When Emma bonded with him earlier, her ability had leveled up. She had assumed it only went up one rank, which would be Rank 8.

However, when she checked, her eyes went wide–she had jumped straight to Rank 10.

“How is this possible?” she whispered, staring at him in shock.

Kieran looked a little sorry. “You were supposed to hit Rank 11, but those two little cubs absorbed some of the energy, so you maxed out at Rank 10.”

“Two little cubs?” Emma zeroed in. “You mean the two cubs I’m carrying inside me?”

Kieran nodded, “You were definitely carrying two cubs, but they’re not in your belly anymore.” He stood and walked over to where he had been, picking up a tiny nest made from some kind of grass. He brought it over to her. “They absorbed too much of my abilities‘ energy, so they came out early.”

Upon seeing her worried look, he hurried to reassure her. “Don’t worry. They absorbed enough energy to be completely healthy. We’re just waiting for Lucien to hatch them.”

Emma stared at the tiny nest. Inside were two fiery red eggs, about the size of chicken eggs. “These are the cubs I gave birth to?”

They just came out of me like that?

Kieran nodded seriously. “Exactly.” He placed the cubs in her arms and met her gaze. “I’m sorry, Ms. Tibarn. I had planned to bond with you after you gave birth, but when you came to me tonight, I thought about you heading to Pantheon Battlefield tomorrow against a Rank 13 Chitinid. I didn’t want anything to

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happen to you. I acted on impulse and bonded with you. My goal was to level you up. I didn’t expect the cubs to absorb my ability’s energy too.”

It’s me acting on impulse. I’ve held back for so long. I still can’t hold it in.

“No worries, I know you’re just looking out for me,” she said.

I don’t blame him. He’s looking out for me, too. And I just hit Rank 10–I’ve already reaped all the perks. There’s no way I can turn on him now. That would be way too cold.

Emma reached out and touched the eggs in the grassy nest. Up close, the two fiery–colored eggs had these faint golden streaks running across them.

These are my cubs with Lucien. Still just the two. They came out just like this.

She looked at him..

Kieran hit me way harder than I expected tonight. I still feel like I’m in some kind of dream. I always thought my Merfolk king was pretty chill. But everything right now is pointing to the fact that he might actually be the biggest boss hiding at home.

“How did you even do that? You bumped me straight up to Rank 10?” After all, Lucien had only moved her up one level back then.

Kieran tilted his head and gave her an innocent look. “Ms. Tibarn, that’s part of my secret. You’ll have to figure it out yourself.”

Emma was suddenly at a loss for words.

Alright, man, you’ve officially caught my interest.

She looked at Kieran, his expression soft and smiling, and reached out to pinch his chin. “Since you helped me hit Rank 10 so fast, I’m letting this slide. I won’t dig into all those secrets you’ve been keeping from me.”

She knew he wasn’t ordinary, not by a long shot, but strangely, she didn’t feel scared or on guard at all. In fact, being around him made her feel calm. Her heart told her she could trust him without worry.

Kieran wrapped his hand around hers and gently nipped her finger. It didn’t hurt, just tickled a little. “Ms. Tibarn, it’s getting late. I’ll take you out.”

If he didn’t get her home now, he knew he was going to lose control.

Tonight was going to be another long, restless night for him.