The Ultimate Litter: A Beast World System Tale novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Finally Bonded

“No! Zane is mine!”

Fiona’s shriek cut through the clearing.

Nobody so much as glanced at her.

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Even her own beastmates seemed to forget she existed. They just stared at the woman standing in front of Zane, standing for him-Claire-silently thinking the same thing, Lucky bastard.

The clan chief, Hazel, folded her arms. “You two are … bonding?”

One was scrawny and scarred. The other was weak, quiet, and ice-cold. And somehow, they’d managed to find each other.

Claire and Zane nodded at the exact same time.

“Tonight. We’ll complete the bond tonight.” Claire added.

That settled it. Hazel no longer had a legitimate reason to drive Claire away.

Claire was still a female. If Hazel started tossing females out of the fox clan, Elodie, the healer, would absolutely step in-and that would be a much bigger headache.

The chief snorted and stalked off first.

Fiona didn’t want to leave at all, but her mother dragged her away by the wrist.

Right before she was hauled off, she twisted around and shot Claire a poisonous glare.

“Just you wait!”

Claire raised a brow, then deliberately hooked her arm through Zane’s, smug as hell

The healer, Elodie, gave Claire a long, unreadable look. Then, she turned and left as well her thoughts clearly tangled. She needed time to figure out what to do next

Claire tugged Zane back to her cave. It was simple and rough, sure-but Zane’s cave was even smaller and more cramped

At least, this one had been carved out back when her father was still alive

Zane was used to living like a ghost on the edge of the clan As long as he had something to eat and somewhere to sleep, he never thought about comfort

“Let me tend to your wounds, Claire sand

Chapter 8 Finally Bonded

Males healed fast, but the gashes striping his body were still a brutal sight.

Leaving them alone made her uneasy.

Zane didn’t argue. He simply let her move his arms, shoulders, and back as she carefully cleaned and dressed every cut. Watching her serious expression, his lips couldn’t help but curve upward.

He reached out and smoothed her hair; the messy strands became incredibly obedient in his hands, and soon he had them tied neatly behind her head with a leather cord.

Claire slapped dust off her fur tunic. She wasn’t badly hurt-just covered in dirt from rolling around the ground.

Females fighting really were the same everywhere: hair-pulling, clawing, biting, shoving.

Still, she’d had her fun today.

Those few kicks to Fiona’s stomach were definitely going to leave a mark!

In a good mood, Claire filled the big wooden tub with hot water and finally soaked in a real bath.

It was her first full day in this world.

Rock climbing, bickering, full-on catfight, clan drama. At last, it was quiet.

Zane waited outside the cave, standing guard until she finished. Only then did he step in, lift the tub like it weighed nothing, and carry the used water out.

Then, with nothing left to do, the two sat together on a simple pile of dry hay.

Claire picked at a loose edge on her fur blanket for a while before finally clearing her throat

“So, uh… Zane, your injuries…”

Tm fine” His answer was immediate.

Fine Not a problem.

Which only made her overthink what they were supposed to do next Heat crept up her cheeks.

But then she reminded herself that she was nearly 40 years old in her modern lite she wasn’t a stranger to that kind of ting Why act shy now?

Having cleared her head, Claire reached out and took Zane’s warm palm placing it over her heart.

Chapter 8 Fually Bonded

“Zane, do you really want to be my mate?”

She was actually nervous after asking.

She’d already asked him once. But she couldn’t stop herself from checking again. And again.

Zane answered with action.

His mouth brushed over hers, warm and unexpectedly gentle. Between their lips, he whispered, “I do.”

Claire managed to remember one last thing. “Eat the Amethyst Berry first, then-”

The rest of the sentence disappeared against his mouth.

The rest of the night blurred into heat and soft gasps.

It wasn’t until the sun was high in the sky that Claire slowly woke up.

“Master, master, you’re finally up! Congratulations, Master, you did it! You’re officially bonded! Soon, you’ll have a whole litter of babies, and I, Pome, will dominate the system realm! Hahaha!”

Just picturing the veteran systems who’d looked down on this rookie now staring in awe- Pome cackled nonstop.

Claire pressed a hand to her forehead.

Her lower back hurt. Her legs hurt. Everything hurt.

“Pome, does having babies hurt, too?”

If it was anything like childbirth back in the modern world-nine months pregnant and a near-death experience during delivery-she’d be lucky to have two kids, let alone a dozen

A whole litter?

She’d be checking into the underworld early.

Relax, Master Beastfolk bodies are special Take your fox clan pregnancy’s only about a month Birth is simple, recovery’s last, and with me here you’ll have a pam free delivery You’ll be back on your feet the next day ready to get pregnant again’

Thinking about the possibility of a tiny life already growing side her, Claire felt satished and comforted.

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