The Ultimate Litter: A Beast World System Tale novel Chapter 165

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Back when she faced Jeffrey, she had never been this nervous.

Claire swallowed hard and grabbed Marcus’s hand tightly.

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The moment Marcus arrived, he focused on Finlay. The man’s presence was overwhelming. Every instinct in Marcus screamed that Finlay was here.

But the second Claire grabbed him, Marcus snapped out of it. He turned to her with a gentle smile in his eyes.

“Claire, don’t be scared. He only looks dangerous. Honestly, he can’t beat me.”

“Really?”

She had seen Marcus fight before. Still, Finlay’s terrifying aura alone was enough to make her freeze.

Marcus nodded hard.

“Of course! Claire, you’ve got to trust me!”

As he spoke, he carefully fixed the strands of hair the wind had blown across her face.

That scene happened to fall right into Rufus’s eyes below the platform. He let out an annoyed

snort.

“That brat’s totally taking advantage of the moment. Once this is over, I’m dealing with him.”

Zane spoke lazily from beside him.

“You sure about that? Marcus is a Level 3 beastfolk. He’s even stronger than me. How’s a Level 2 supposed to win?”

Rufus kept a cold face and stubbornly shot back, “So what if I’m Level 2? I can still take him!”

Even so, he felt a little frustrated inside.

Out of the three of them, he was the weakest now. A Level 2 eagle beast folk was already considered strong, but compared to Zane and that pretty-boy Marcus, he still fell short.

Rufus secretly swore to train even harder once the battle was all over.

Meanwhile, Claire stood on the altar and stared at the legendary ruler of Grimstone in shock.

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No wonder Finlay could keep control of the city while surrounded by so many powerful beastfolk.

The pressure coming from his body was unlike anything Claire had ever felt before.

Was he really just “scary-looking” like Marcus said? Could Marcus actually beat him?

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Marcus only reached about Finlay’s stomach in height. Even Marcus’s broadest build wasn’t as thick as one of Finlay’s thighs.

Her Marcus was really that strong?

Claire honestly wasn’t sure. But she chose to trust him without question.

“Okay. I believe you. Our Marcus is the strongest beastfolk ever!”

Marcus’s words calmed her heart. Just a few simple sentences chased away her fear. Claire lifted her chin and stared straight back at Finlay without backing down.

Ever since he stepped onto the altar, Finlay’s eyes had never left Claire’s face.

This woman still appeared incredibly beautiful, even after recently giving birth. In fact, she looked even more stunning than the quick glance he had stolen of her at the market before.

And her body showed no signs of weakness at all.

Normally, after giving birth, most females were so exhausted they couldn’t even get out of bed. They had to stay under blankets while their mates took care of them.

But this female was different. Very different.

He couldn’t help getting distracted. His eyes stayed locked on her graceful figure, slowly moving over Claire from head to toe.

With so many beastfolk watching, every little move he made became impossible to miss.

A lot of the crowd noticed him staring at someone, so they followed his gaze. When they saw it was a stunning young woman, they all let out understanding sounds. “Ohhh…”

The beastfolk started guessing again.

“Why does Lord Finlay keep staring at the young lord’s mate?”

“What do you know? Everyone loves looking at beautiful women. A woman like that? It’s normal for even Lord Finlay to admire her.”

“Yeah, but she’s already married to Marcus.”

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Almost every beastfolk in the city knew how awkward the relationship between Marcus and Finlay was. They weren’t father and son, yet one was the current city lord while the other had once been the young heir of the city.

On the surface, they acted polite and peaceful. But underneath? Everyone knew there had to be tension boiling between them.

Even the dumbest boar beastfolk could tell the smiles on their faces were fake, like masks pasted over their real expressions.

The boar beastfolk suddenly lowered his voice. “Hey, what if Lord Finlay isn’t staring at the woman at all? What if he’s staring at Marcus? Maybe those two…”

His expression instantly turned sneaky. He wiggled his eyebrows at the cat beastfolk and dog beastfolk beside him.

The two of them knew their boar friend very well. The moment they understood what he meant, they stared at his bruised, swollen head in shock and sucked in a deep breath.

The cat beastfolk reached over and pressed a hand against the boar’s forehead before shaking his head at the dog beastfolk.

“He’s done for. He was already dumb enough before. Then that scary ice-faced beastfolk kicked him earlier, and now he’s even worse.”

The canine beastfolk nodded seriously in agreement.

The boar beastfolk was speechless.

On the second level of the altar, Claire could feel countless eyes on her. It made her skin crawl. She shifted uncomfortably.

The next second, Marcus stepped in front of her. His tall body completely blocked the curious stares from the crowd and shielded her behind him.

Standing at the top of the altar stairs, Finlay gave a strange little smile.

“You really are protective of your mate.”

Marcus answered with a bright smile.

“Of course. She’s my mate. Protecting her is my job.”

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