Nine Hot Therians and Their Only One Queen novel Chapter 971

Chapter 971 Fruit and Suspicion

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If only Lucien and Kieran had been present, Rafael could have caught them off guard and vanished with Emma.

With Gaellard, Andre, and Malrik added to the room, he would have to fight his way past them even if he managed to seize her.

The struggle would draw every other high–tier male in the castle. He would lose Emma and expose himself at the same time.

Rafael was skilled at disappearing into a role. He took a quiet step back and made himself easy to overlook.

Malrik glanced at him, then strode to Emma and placed several glossy red fruits on the low table. Their rich sweetness filled the air, and the hardness in his face softened at once.

“Emma, try one. I went to another star system yesterday just to find these for you. I tasted them first, so don’t worry. They aren’t poisonous.”

After arranging the fruit, Malrik gestured toward the two men behind him.

“I ran into Andre and Gaellard on the way back. They said they needed to see you, so I brought them in.”

The sour taste of Edric’s fruit still lingered in Corvin’s mouth. One look at Malrik’s bright red offering made his teeth ache all over again.

He cupped his jaw and stared at the fruit with deep suspicion.

“Malrik, I know it isn’t poisonous, but does it actually taste good?

“It isn’t going to be so sour it could kill a therian, is it?”

Malrik stared at him, momentarily speechless.

“What are you imagining?

“I brought these back especially for Emma. How could they be sour?

“They’re nothing like the ones I gave you.”

He was not insane. There was no chance he would feed Emma sour fruit.

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Chapter 971 Fruit and Suspicion

Corvin’s face darkened as he stared at Malrik in disbelief.

“That is shameless favoritism!”

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He held his aching teeth and protested, “Emma gets sweet, crisp fruit, while we get something sour enough to finish us off?

“Put your hand on your heart and tell me, are we brothers or not?”

Malrik raised an eyebrow without a trace of guilt.

“I gave it to you precisely because we’re brothers.”

He regarded Corvin calmly.

“They may taste terrible, but they’re packed with pure energy. Eating them will strengthen your abilities.

“If you weren’t one of my own, I wouldn’t hand them over even if you begged.”

Corvin had no answer.

That might be true, but the fruit was still brutally sour.

Emma rescued him by picking up one of the red fruits and changing the subject. She looked at Gaellard and Andre after they sat down.

“What did you need to see me about?”

Andre sat in silence and glanced at Gaellard.

Gaellard’s attractive eyes curved with amusement as he took a small flowerpot from his storage band.

A tender sapling had just broken through the soil, glowing faintly at the center of the pot.

“Emma, this is an ability tree I brought back from Beast God Mountain. It only sprouted yesterday.”

Gaellard set the pot on the table and explained with a smile, “It cannot compare to the Divine Tree on Beast God Mountain, but if you plant it in the castle, it will gradually release pure energy that strengthens abilities. That should help everyone train and advance.”

Before Emma could respond, Gaellard shifted his attention to Rafael, who was trying his best to fade into the background.

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Chapter 971 Fruit and Suspicion

One brow rose, and a knowing smile touched his lips as he asked casually,

“Oh?

“Isn’t this the male who was mistreated at last night’s banquet?”

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