Reborn As A Beast Queen with Too Many Husbands to Pet novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Not Even Rokky Can Take a Bite on the Tail

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He then swept Annelise into his arms, circling her with both hands and resting his chin gently against the top of her head.

Truly-Ms. Crawford’s safety comes first. Always.

“What the beasts locked up here lack in evolution, they make up for in brutality,” he said, voice low but steady now. “Ms. Crawford, sweetie, don’t you dare leave my side. Not for a second.”

At that, he paused, recalling the goal of the saintess selection. “Ms. Crawford, I remember you saying you only wanted revenge on Winslow. In other words, you don’t actually want to be the saintess, right?”

“That’s right, I don’t. It’s exhausting. Life right now is sweet-I’ve got all these adorable fluffballs, and I never have to worry about food or money. I’ve got it good.”

She had thought it through clearly. With someone like Clara, unless one killed her outright and eliminated future trouble, the only thing one could do was disgust her. And killing her was simply impossible under current conditions.

“She grabs thirteen prey, I’ll grab thirteen too. She gets beast fangs, I’ll get beast fangs. When we walk out of here, we’ll both have the saintess title. She’ll be thrilled. I won’t whether I want the position or not. I’ll drive her up the wall.”

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Rokky stared at her fair, slender neck and couldn’t help gulping. Want to lick… Want to bite… Want to kiss…

It was the first time he’d looked at her neck with this much attention. The early-winter back mountain wasn’t warm, yet sweat still formed at the tip of his nose.

“Ms. Crawford, sweetie, I’ll get the fangs. That roar is bone-shaking. If you get caught in the crossfire, it won’t be a scratch-it’ll be catastrophic. Just stay to the side.”

Annelise crossed her arms, upset. “Absolutely not. What am I even here for then? Rokky, don’t put me in bubble wrap. Are you treating me like your kid or something? No one else is around -be honest. Do you like me? And I mean like like. The way a man likes a woman.”

Rokky coughed once-too fast, too urgent-and ended up choking on air.

“Cough, cough, cough… I’m your mate, Ms. Crawford,” he hurriedly explained with his head lowered. “How could I possibly think of you as a child? I had decided on the day we bonded that you were my salvation. Even if I were only clear-headed for a single day, I’d still be deeply grateful.”

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This time, he coughed so hard his eyes watered. Still, he couldn’t stop himself from speaking, afraid that if he said even one sentence less, his matriarch might misunderstand.

Annelise was quite pleased with his answer. After all, she had originally rescued Rokky because she thought he was handsome. In her mind, he had always been “broken beauty,” not “a dad filled with broken energy.”

“So it’s only gratitude?”

Rokky froze, his head dropping even lower. “Back then, yes. Back then, I thought staying sane was hitting the jackpot. I didn’t dare ask for more. But after living with you in that little hillside courtyard, I realized… maybe I could have a home too. And now I think… I think I do like you…”

The confession snapped out of him like a taut wire. He stood ramrod straight, head so low she had to lean in to see his face, which had turned red enough to light the forest.

Annelise beamed, clearly delighted. “Okay, so-Hudson likes me, I like Hudson. Evan likes me, I like Evan. You like me, I like you. Mutual feelings are the only kind I’ll sign up for. Anything one-sided or pining from afar? Miss me with that. Life’s too short for emotional gymnastics.”

If it ever came to that, she’d be the first to let go and walk away. That was just who she was-no messy heartbreaks, no tragic longing.

“Do you not like Adrian?” Rokky couldn’t help asking.

“I do,” she admitted, shrugging. “But Adrian’s a brat on a sugar high. If I say it out loud, and you repeat it to him, he’ll be smug for weeks. And trust me, smug Vale is ten times more likely to do something catastrophically stupid. So I’m keeping that one off the record. And you all are absolutely not telling him.”

Rokky nodded, his five massive tails swaying behind him like wind-brushed banners. Before he could stop them, one tail booped her forehead, another poked her cheek, and the rest looped lazily around her arms and waist.

Rokky jolted, grabbing at the unruly appendages. “Back. All of you. How dare you poke Ms. Crawford’s face, you unruly tails?!”

Annelise leaned back, laughing under her breath. Big cats really do have a separate brain for their

tails.

She opened her mouth and bit the tail that had poked her cheek, making Rokky gasp in shock.

“Ms. Crawford… Sweetie…” he choked out, “you’re very naughty!”

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Only then did Rokky finally understand why Adrian and his other fellow mates would clamp their legs together.

“Rokky, call me sweetie from now on, alright?” Annelise asked. “It’s good that we each have our own nicknames.”

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