Raising Beast Cubs to Find a Husband novel Chapter 148

Chapter 148: The Dragon’s Egg

The beam of green light wasn’t just light; it was a frequency.

As it pierced the clouds, the entire Jade Valley screamed. The manicured bonsai trees in the garden exploded, their branches twisting into jagged, thorny whips. The koi pond boiled. The air turned heavy, tasting of ozone and rotten orchids.

Duchess Venetia stood amidst the chaos, her polite mask shattered. She looked euphoric.

"Do not resist," Venetia commanded, her voice amplified by the vibrating magic. "You are witnesses to history. The Serpent becomes the Dragon."

She snapped her fingers.

From the shadows of the trellis, two dozen guards emerged. They moved with the jerky, synchronized efficiency of Hollow Husks. They drew jagged jade daggers.

Primrose reached for her tails, but the ambient Void Magic was suffocating her fire. It felt like trying to light a match in a hurricane.

"Caspian!" Primrose gasped. "I can’t... the pressure..."

Caspian stepped in front of her. He didn’t look scared. He looked annoyed.

"History?" Caspian scoffed. "You are not making history, Duchess. You are making a mess."

He didn’t summon a tsunami—they were too far from the sea. Instead, he raised his hand.

All the tea in the cups, the water in the boiling pond, and the moisture in the humid air obeyed him. It coalesced into a whip of pressurized water, shimmering like a diamond blade.

CRACK.

Caspian lashed out. The water whip sliced through the stone table, separating Venetia from her guards.

"Cassian!" Caspian shouted, his eyes glowing blue. "Take Primrose! Take the children and Luna to the Sanctuary! Get them out of here!"

"I am not leaving you!" Primrose argued, grabbing his arm.

Caspian looked back at her. For a second, the arrogance dropped. He cupped her cheek with a wet hand.

"Go, Primrose," he said softly. "If that thing hatches, we need you to neutralize it. I will hold the door."

He pushed her toward Cassian.

"GO!"

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Cassian didn’t hesitate. He grabbed Jasper with one arm and grabbed Primrose’s wrist with the other.

"Run," Cassian hissed.

They sprinted out of the hall, Orion and Luna close on their heels. They scrambled up the mountain path toward the source of the beam—the Forbidden Sanctuary.

The path was treacherous. The limestone was slick with moss, and the air grew colder with every step.

They rounded a corner near the summit entrance.

A figure stepped out from the mist.

Real Jax.

He stood blocking the path, holding a spear. His face was blank. His stance was perfect.

"Halt," Jax stated monotonously. "This area is restricted."

Primrose’s tails flared. "Jax! Move!"

He didn’t blink. He shifted his weight, ready to skewer them.

Luna stepped forward. She stopped running. Her long ears were pinned back, not in fear, but in focus.

"Go," Luna said quietly.

"Luna?" Primrose stopped.

"He’s a soldier," Luna said, pulling a heavy iron ladle from her belt (she never traveled without cookware). "But I’m a Rabbit. And Rabbits are fast. Go, Prim. Save the world. I have to... I have to finish this."

Cassian looked at the Rabbit Girl. He saw the resolve in her tear-stained eyes.

"Don’t die," Cassian ordered.

He dragged the others past Jax. Jax tried to strike Cassian, but Luna moved.

CLANG.

She parried the spear tip with her reinforced ladle.

"Eyes on me, Courier," Luna hissed.

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The others disappeared into the cave. It was just Luna and the stranger wearing her lover’s face.

"Target spotted," Jax said flatly. "Civilian. Low threat."

He lunged. It was a perfect, textbook thrust aimed at her heart.

Luna didn’t block. She dodged.

She dropped into a crouch, her powerful legs coiled like springs. She hopped sideways, the spear passing inches from her nose.

He’s fast, Luna thought, her heart breaking all over again. But he moves in straight lines. Predictable lines.

"You have poor form," Jax criticized, spinning the spear for a second strike. "Your stance is open."

"And your heart is stone!" Luna screamed.

She jumped. Not a normal jump. She channeled magic into her legs—Moon Step.

She vaulted over his head, defying gravity, landing behind him. Before he could turn, she swung the ladle.

THWACK.

It hit his shoulder plate. He barely flinched. He swept his leg back to trip her.

Luna hopped over the sweep.

She didn’t know his secret files. She didn’t know his medical history. But she knew him—this specific man standing in front of her right now. She watched his feet. She saw that he over-committed to every strike, trusting his armor to protect him.

Jax thrust again. Luna sidestepped, grabbed the shaft of the spear, and used his own momentum to swing herself upward.

She slammed both feet into his chest.

THUD.

Jax stumbled back, the breath knocked out of him. He dropped to one knee.

He looked up, confusion flickering in his empty eyes. "Illogical. Rabbit-Kin usually flee."

"Not when we’re protecting our family," Luna sobbed, raising the ladle high. "And not when we’re heartbroken!"

She brought the ladle down on his helmet.

CLANG.

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