The Ultimate Litter: A Beast World System Tale novel Chapter 362

The Ultimate Litter. A Beast World System Tale

Chapter 362 A Little Taste of Home

His gaze burned with intensity as it settled on Claire, who was eyeing the roasting meat like a starving woll

The female’s belly was huge, and yet nothing about her looked heavy or awkward. If anything, sie gave of! spellbinding motherly glow, sunlight gilded her from head to toe, and he couldn’t look away.

Zane watched Burrow, mild as ever, and when his glance snagged on the stumps. he looked away again

Eva, meanwhile, had Quentin stir-frying greens in the stone pot.

It was the front end of the hot season, the heat not yet at its peak, and the wild was thick with vegetablesyc could eat.

Sauteed garlicky greens, buttered green beans, scrambled eggs with chives, slow-cooked zucchini and eggplant-not a huge spread, but every bit as good as anything back home.

The ingredients were fresh and gathered from the wild, and food that good barely needed cooking. Even just boiled, it tasted incredible.

Directing Quentin to toss the vegetables in the pot, Eva said to Claire, “Claire, if we weren’t so pinched for time today, I’d have made those dishes you showed me yesterday! Burrow didn’t come along and wouldn’t let us bring any back, so he never got so much as a bite of how good they were!”

Claire’s eyes crinkled at the corners like they were hiding a spark, a soft pink blush warming her cheeks.

“That was all you. I just ran my mouth!”

Eva wasn’t having it.

“As if! I never would’ve dreamed up a way to cook them like that. You’re the incredible one, Claire! But I’ve got the hang of it now, so I’ll make them for Burrow from here on our.”

“You’re pretty incredible yourself-one look, and you had it down!”

Claire wasn’t stingy with praise, and Eva dissolved into giggles.

The sun climbed higher, and just as lunch was about to be ready, something popped up in Claire’s head.

“Oh no, I forgot today’s Zane Eleven and the others’ first day of school. I’m supposed to pick them up when

it lets out!”

She’d nearly let it slip right by. Before heading out, she’d already promised Davy she’d come get them at midday.

Zane checked the sun, figured there was still time, and said, “No rush. I’ll go. You stay put.”

Matilda jumped in, “Yes, bring them back here to eat! Younglings are my absolute favorite. I’ve never gotten a proper look at them-I only ever catch your mates hauling them all over the clan, never up close. This works out perfectly!”

Worn down by her coaxing, Claire could only nod.

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Chapter 362 A Little Taste of Home

“Just don’t hold it against them if they’re too loud, Matilda.”

Matilda roared with laughter.

“When I was raising Eva’s brothers, they were little hellions too! You can’t scare me off that easily

Zane was gone and back in no time, a whole train of younglings tumbling along behind him.

Zane Six got there first. Tall and long-legged, one of his strides ate up several of his siblings, so of course h was quickest.

Big kid that he was, he came barreling straight into Claire’s arms and nearly knocked her off her feet.

“Careful!”

Burrow, lying right beside her, whipped out a hand and braced it at Claire’s back.

It was only thanks to him that she stayed upright.

It scared a cold s perfectly safe,

She glanced

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t of Claire too. Pome was forever assuring her the younglings in her belly were

ough handling wouldn’t hurt them, but she couldn’t help fretting anyway.

e Burrow, already pulling his hand away, a grateful smile.

ucked his head, a little bashful.

came running over. They’d caught the whole thing, and they piled onto Zane Six.

Mom’s still got our little brothers and sisters in there! Can’t you be more careful?”

arreling around like a maniac.

dn’t lift his head under all the scolding, his ears wilting.

led Zane Six’s head and soothed him.

now, Six didn’t mean it. You just missed Mom, huh?”

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