Reborn As A Beast Queen with Too Many Husbands to Pet novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Say It Out Loud

“You dummy, wouldn’t it have been better if we just said it out loud from the start?

“Communication is everything. If you don’t speak up, I think you don’t even want to see me.

“That’ll just make things worse between us.”

Riven was being unusually obedient. None of his usual coldness or moodiness was there.

He just nodded like a child and said, “Yeah… I’ll tell you everything from now on.

“Whatever it is, I’ll talk to you…”

As he said that, Riven leaned down and started kissing her face.

He kissed her forehead, then her nose, then her eyelids.

Finally, his eyes locked on her lips. He hovered there, clearly unsure if he should go for it.

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He said, “Little female… if a brimel kisses someone on the lips, that means they’re bound for life. It’s not like

a contract.”

“Huh? But didn’t you say if we broke the bond, your chief would have you executed?”

“Yeah, yeah, it’s technically a death sentence… but I think I can handle it. It’s not like they’d actually kill me.

“And I’d take your punishment too, if it came to that…”

He admitted that if he really wanted to, he could’ve just told Annelise how to break the bond and gone home to face the consequences.

But he didn’t want that.

So he’d left it vague on purpose, letting her assume bond-breaking meant death.

“I’m sorry I misled you…

“But kissing on the lips… that’s something passed down in every brimel generation.

“Even if our current chief doesn’t enforce it anymore…

“Every single brimel deep down believes a kiss means forever…”

Oh, so that was what it was about.

Riven wasn’t as blunt as he looked after all.

Still… having a little hidden agenda was pretty normal.

If two people were in love and neither of them had any selfish feelings, then they were just contract-bound

roommates.

Riven added, “So… can I kiss your lips now?”

“Of course.”

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Chapter 185 Say It Out Loud

“Once I do, we really won’t be able to separate again. No unless one of us dies.

“No! If you ever die, Ms. Crawford, I don’t care about the others. I’ll go with you!”

Annelise couldn’t help asking, “What if you die? Am I supposed to follow you into the

Riven fell completely silent.

Annelise winced. Crap. She’d just killed the moment.

grave too?”

She really hadn’t meant to ruin the vibe. Her mouth had gotten ahead of her brain again.

Adrian was rubbing off on her.

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Then Riven said, “If I die, you don’t have to come with me. It’s okay. You have other mates. It’s not the same. I only have you.”

Oh god. Annelise had to slap a hand over her mouth. That really got her.

Her eyes were tearing up.

She reached for Riven’s neck and kissed him right on the mouth.

His lips were warm. Hot, even. And it felt… amazing.

But mid-kiss, Riven’s whole body tensed up. His eyes snapped back into focus.

He jerked back, eyes wide.

“What are you…”

As soon as their lips parted, the warmth vanished. A chill hit him, like a cold gust of air.

Annelise thought, What is he freaking out for? It was just a kiss.

She leaned back in and kissed him again.

That second kiss left Riven completely limp. His body went soft and slack.

Afraid he’d crush her under his weight, he flopped to the side and ended up switching places with her.

Now Annelise landed right in his arms.

She frowned. “What are you doing? You’re still injured. Don’t move around so much.”

Riven thought, If I don’t move, then you’re the one who’s gonna get hurt.

“My arm’s fine.”

“Wow, that was fast. You brimels really are built different when it comes to snake venom.”

Annelise stared straight at him.

Her gaze made Riven’s heart race. His face flushed pink

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“What are you looking at?”

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“Your face is still a little red. You sure you’re not still poisoned?”

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