Reborn As A Beast Queen with Too Many Husbands to Pet novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44 Care for the Dog

Chapter 44 Care for the Dog

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Adrian’s face darkened. He hadn’t even opened her mouth yet, and she was already ordering him around.

Hudson spoke up. “I’ll handle it.”

His voice was flat, and he walked toward the back with zero energy.

Snowball tugged lightly on Anneliese’s sleeve. “Hooman, I’m a shifter now. My stomach doesn’t act up anymore.”

“Oh, right. You’re a shifter now. Still, you’re covered in injuries. Don’t risk catching a chill.

“And I can’t keep you here tonight. Look outside. Elder Clariona’s been waiting this whole time. You’ve got to go back.

“Åre you adjusting okay? Do you understand how things work here?”

Anneliese couldn’t shake the worry. If he slipped up, some shaman might execute him without warning.

She really should’ve built her house closer to the east side. She could’ve kept him in sight.

Snowball caught on to her concerns instantly.

He tilted his head and smiled. “Samoyeds are known for being airheads, but that’s just the breed. My brain’s all shifter now. I figured out pretty fast this place is a whole different world.

“I’ve got this, hooman. I wasn’t a puppy when I died. I was already a grown dog.”

Snowball said he got it now.

He was Cadogo. And he’d do it right.

He kicked his feet lightly and gave her another one of those sugar-sweet smiles.

Then he tried to ease her nerves.

“Hooman, don’t stress. As long as we can still see each other, things will only get better.”

But the worry on Anneliese’s face didn’t go away.

She asked, “Can you really pass as Elder Clariona’s son?

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“Tell me what you’d say. I need to hear it.”

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“Totally. I’ve got all of Cadogo’s memories. He was canine too, just like me. Our instincts match

“If Elder Clariona asks anything, I’ll tell the truth. I fell off a cliff while hunting. Hid out in a cave. Lived off wild fruit. It’s all real.

“If anything seems off, I’ll just say I hit my head and forgot some stuff.

“As long as no one thinks I’m one of those juukis the shamans talk about, I’m fine.”

Snowball also mentioned that, based on Cadogo’s memories, shifters here weren’t exactly geniuses.

He’d blend in just fine.

Hudson returned with the water, and that ended the topic.

No point continuing it when the fox wouldn’t even understand half of it.

Hudson spoke carefully. “Ms. Crawford, here’s the water you wanted. Four parts hot, six parts cool.

“I brought some towels too, just in case you need to wipe him down-

Anneliese cut in. “Leave it. Go.”

Hudson closed his mouth.

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Disappointment hit hard. His fox ears drooped, and his tail hung low behind him.

This time, Anneliese didn’t even glance at him.

Her focus stayed on Snowball as she leaned in and gently blew over his injuries.

Hudson felt it like a punch to the chest. He really was just a stand-in for Snowball.

Outside, Adrian grabbed Hudson’s arm. “Did you say anything?”

Hudson shook his head. “No. Ms. Crawford told me to leave.”

“That’s it?”

Hudson nodded. “Yeah.”

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Adrian looked ready to explode. “That’s how she treats her first mate?

“She clearly likes white fur. Doesn’t care about red.”

Hudson’s fists tightened around the edge of his shirt.

Evan stepped up fast. “Watch

fast. “Watch your mouth.”

Adrian pouted, raised his chin, and huffed loud enough for all of them to hear.

“I’m jealous!”

At lunch, Anneliese had wanted Snowball to stay, but she didn’t get a say.

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Elder Clariona returned with her mate, the shaman, and a few others to escort Snowball.

Snowball’s wounds were stable. He just needed time to heal.

But Anneliese had no claim to him. He wasn’t her mate. He wasn’t even family.

She couldn’t stop them from taking him. As they helped Snowball limp away, she called out, “I’ll check in three days to see how his recovery’s going.”

The silver-haired boy looked back and gave her another soft smile. His voice was sweet and youthful. “Okay~.

Elder Clariona and the shaman both watched Anneliese carefully.

Back when she bonded with Rokky, the women from the east side had mocked her. They were sure she’d regret it.

But everything had gone uphill for her. Rokky never lost control.

After what Holly’s dad did to help, and now this, even the skeptics were rethinking her place.

“Anneliese, are you entering the saintess selection?”

Anneliese didn’t blink. “Yes.”

Elder Clariona and the shaman exchanged a look.

But neither of them said a word.

That night, Adrian ended up being right.

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Anneliese told them to pair off. Two per room. The house was big enough now.

She said she’d be sleeping alone.

Adrian asked, “Whose turn was it tonight?”

No one answered.

After a while, Evan said, “I think it was the little fox.”

Hudson’s ears drooped all the way down. His tail dragged low, barely moving.

He didn’t even look like he heard them.

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