Reborn As A Beast Queen with Too Many Husbands to Pet novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Mates and Loyalties.

“Hey, little fox, don’t you feel awkward about this?”

“No, why would I feel awkward?”

Adrian swallowed hard, his wide, rabbit–like eyes glued to Annelise.

“It’s just… with so many mates, you get less attention, right?”

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“But more mates mean more protection for the matriarch, more hunters. It’s normal for a whole group of mates to protect their matriarch.”

Adrian had no reply. Hudson had a point.

Even though he was a rabbit, his tribe was the same–a swarm of mates guarding a single matriarch. And for males like him who couldn’t fight, they just took care of the matriarch.

“So… you’re not jealous? Not even a little?”

“Why would I be jealous? I’ve been living with Evan, and I love the matriarch. She knows I love her, and that’s enough.”

Hudson’s fox ears twitched, glowing red with a little tilt as he smiled. “What’s wrong with that?”

“Uh… nothing,” Adrian muttered, finally realizing why his chest felt sour. He wasn’t Annelise’s true mate. He only bonded with Annelise because he needed her protection.

Why did it have to be him who was fake, while everyone else was real?

He exhaled and unconsciously edged closer to Annelise, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say.

Noticing his hesitation, Annelise said, “Go rest for now. And thank you for telling the little fox about me, sending him to gather so many males and females.“”

“Ah… don’t mention it,” Adrian said, feeling oddly distant, his heart pinched by the formality.

He couldn’t help asking, “If this new mate sleeps with you tonight… what about tomorrow?”

“The little fox, of course.”

“And the day after?”

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nelise tilted her head, thinking. “Rokky again. Only those two truly like me, and I like them

As for Evan… you saw how he is. He’ll need time. I definitely can’t make him sleep with me

looked at Rokky. “Rokky, right? You like me?”

kky didn’t dare speak of love. To him, Annelise was salvation itself. He didn’t deserve to say liked her.

simply nodded. “Whatever you say.”

c?”

rian pressed on stubbornly. “And… And the day after that? You can’t rotate mates every day.”

n, you’re right. I can’t keep troubling just the two of them.”

new it,” Adrian muttered.

nelise laughed. “By then, the third room should be ready.”

rian’s pale, youthful face visibly turned gloomy.

hat’s wrong?”

>thing… Really…”

finally turned, determined to rest.

nelise knew exactly what Adrian wanted to ask. But he was a hard–mouthed rabbit with a

t heart. Even if she said, “Stay,” he wouldn’t admit his feelings–not yet.

she stayed silent, waiting for him to speak first.

er checking, she found Rokky had no broken bones, only bruises. His resistance to injury s a level above that of Hudson and Evan.

e brought him clean clothes–Hudson’s–for him to change in the room.

kky, the tallest of the mates, looked lanky, and even Hudson’s clothes felt tight. Only the ttons below the chest would fasten.

s well–shaped chest was half–exposed, making Armelise’s eyes practically glued to it.

ow… slim with clothes on, solid and muscular underneath… Wow, a perfectly grown man’s

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son had the youthful, eighteen- or nineteen–year–old build.

in, soft–skinned and stubborn.

a brooding man of twenty–four or twenty–five.

Rokky had the fully mature build of a twenty–nine or thirty–year–old man.

lise licked her lips. “Ah… leave it on for now. I’ll find you something else tomorrow.”

wn escaped her as sleepiness overtook her.

ne, warm me… I want to sleep holding your tail.”

sy lay on the edge of the bed, leaving most of the space to Annelise. One brown tail slowly ed into her hand. Then, worried she might be cold, he moved his back close to her and

y flicked the other tail against her.

Il protect you. Sleep peacefully.”

y didn’t entertain any mating thoughts. He simply lay quietly, knowing a shifter like him ‘t deserve to be with the matriarch. Soon, he might even be released from their bond.

moment of peace alone felt like a luxury.

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