Reborn As A Beast Queen with Too Many Husbands to Pet novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13 A Bond Made in Desperation

Adrian hesitated.

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Once they formed a bond, he would become Annelise’s mate–tied to that troublesome female, bound to obey her. After that, he wouldn’t be able to leave unless she took the initiative to break the bond.

Annelise coaxed him, “Look at Evan. I already broke his bond. Once we get through this crisis, I’ll break ours too.”

Adrian felt even more muddled. “If I turn back now… is it still possible?”

Unfortunately, Clara had been listening to their whispering. She suddenly glanced over her shoulder, and Adrian nearly jumped out of his skin.

Annelise said quickly, “Too late. She’s already got her eyes on you. Come on–form a bond with me. If you do, I’ll have a reason to protect you.”

She added, “Besides, staying alive is better than dying in another tribe, right? As long as you’re alive, you still have a chance to return home.”

Adrian’s long rabbit ears twitched out in pure frustration.

“If I’d known this would happen, I never would’ve worried about you, you awful female!”

The moment the words left his mouth, he froze and slapped a hand over it.

Great. Why had he said that out loud?

Annelise smiled. “Oh? So you followed me because you were worried about me? All the more reason for us to bond.”

Adrian was cornered. And above all, he truly didn’t want to die.

So he muttered under his breath, “Fine… but you’d better keep your word. When this crisis is over, you’ll break the bond.”

“Of course.”

Adrian approached her and bared the back of his neck. “Go ahead.”

In this world, a bond was formed when a female bit the back of a male’s neck while infusing. spirit energy.

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Annelise wasn’t exactly thrilled about it.

Why couldn’t bonding be done through stroking a tail or rubbing ears?

Still, she leaned in and bit him.

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Soft. His belly was soft, and so was the back of his neck–just like she expected from a rabbit.

His eyes instantly filled with tears, and his droopy, furred ears trembled.

Annelise took the chance to give him a quick rub.

Before long, they reached the center of the tribe–the chief’s home, the largest house of all.

A middle–aged woman in black was already standing at the door.

She was the chief. Her mates gathered beside her, all around the same age. No one could tell how old she really was; female shifters were said to live for centuries, and their spirit energy extended the lives of their mates as well.

Clara hurried over to whisper something to her.

The chief’s brow tightened.

“Oh? So that’s what happened…”

She stepped up to Annelise. “Our tribe has used ritual sacrifices for thousands of years. No matter the shifter, monster, or feral beast–once they receive the offering, they leave us in peace for a while. If you oppose this method, you’re abandoning every shifter in the tribe.”

It was a heavy accusation, meant to crush her.

But the chief had already mastered the trick of scolding first and soothing later. Her tone softened.

“I understand. You don’t want to offer your mate. But everyone contributes. It’s not just you. We all make sacrifices for the tribe’s survival. Stability always requires giving something up.”

Annelise scoffed. “Stability does require sacrifice–useful sacrifice. I heard that the five–tailed shifter was someone you banished in the first place. Meaning you failed your duty as chief. You created this problem.”

The chief clenched her fist behind her back.

Since when had the Annelise who usually only knew how to beat her mates turned so sharp-

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tongued? And every word was an attack on her authority.

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Annelise pressed on. “You owe us an explanation. You can’t just tell us to sacrifice our mates. If you were at fault, why don’t you sacrifice your own mate?”

“You!” The chief’s eyes widened.

Clara rushed over, pushing at Annelise.

“What are you saying? You want my dad to be offered up? A chief’s mate can’t be sacrificed! The chief and the chief’s mates are supposed to protect everyone!”

Annelise laughed lightly. “Look at you getting upset. The moment it concerns your own family’s interests, suddenly you can’t stand it.”

Beside her, the rabbit nearly dropped his jaw.

This awful female really had a talent for this.

Clara sputtered, unable to form a coherent comeback. “N–No… That’s nonsense! You’re twisting my words! Our mates have to protect everyone…”

Arms crossed, Annelise watched her flail.

There it was the repetitive stammering of someone who had already run out of arguments.

The chief touched Clara’s shoulder. “Enough. I’ll explain everything to the tribe. Go gather the

matriarchs.”

Clara’s face flushed scarlet with anger, but she obeyed.

The chief began recounting the origin of the problem.

Fifteen years ago, their tribe had a shifter with a strange appearance. In beast form, he had five tails and a single horn–nothing like a fox or a wolf. No shifter had ever seen anything like him.