Chosen Mate Of The Beastmen Empire

His hands jerked on the wheel. Tires screeched against the road, the sedan spinning a full circle before veering off and slamming into a tree.

The impact flipped the car. The tree snapped at its base, teetered for two seconds, then crashed down on the vehicle with a "boom." Glass shattered under the weight, parts scattering everywhere.

All the noise seemed to vanish in an instant. Kai stood frozen in the middle of the road.

His face was smudged with dirt, hands bloody. He'd beaten the kidnappers senseless, torn their hideout apart, confirmed Nyx wasn't there, then tracked her scent here at a dead run.

He'd just glimpsed Nyx's face through the window, a spark of joy flaring, when he witnessed the whole crash.

The car's lights flicked on from the impact, casting a cold, harsh glow. Kai stared at the mangled wreck, eyes splitting with rage, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

The legend said demons who paired with humans died young. He'd laughed it off as nonsense before, but now it sank in. Human lives were a fleeting few decades-barely a dewdrop to a demon clan.

When a mate died, the demon lost the will to live too. Like him now-hopeless, strength drained, soul ripped from his body. Death had never felt so close, ready to swallow him whole in a heartbeat.

The chasing cars stopped, hazard lights flashing. Seafarion shoved his door open but couldn't stand. Pain shot through his legs, overwhelming him, and he dropped to his knees, hitting the ground hard with a teeth-gritting thud.

"Sir!" Lancet jumped out of the driver's seat, sprinting over to help, but Seafarion brushed him off.

The usually polished man crawled a few steps, then forced himself up, pushing through the agony. He sped up, nearly running.

Lancet's eyes widened in shock. Snapping out of it, he yelled, sweating, "Sir! Don't go over there! Stay back!"

The car was totaled, crushed by that huge tree-anyone inside was likely done for. He saw flames flickering already; it'd blow any second. They needed to run.

No matter how Lancet screamed, Seafarion ignored him. He grabbed the tree pinning the car, veins bulging in his arms.

"Holy crap!" Lancet blurted out. 'He threw it? What? That massive tree-my prim- and-proper boss just grabbed it and tossed it aside with his bare hands? Is he superman or something?'

The tree landed right in front of Kai, brushing past his face. The despairing demon jolted, yanked out of his death wish.

Lancet's eyes bugged out, watching Kai stride to the car and rip the warped door off with one pull. That was steel-welded. Not some toy model.

The two guys worked silently, tearing the car apart in seconds like it was nothing.

They'd cleared enough space. Seafarion ducked inside without hesitation. Kai's lashes trembled, too scared to look but unable to turn away, waiting for life or death's verdict.

Nyx's feet poked out first-shoes gone, bare. Kai grabbed one, breath hitching. It still had warmth. Daring to look up, he met Nyx's round, lively eyes, clear as ever.

Nyx forced her eyes wide, blinking hard to signal she was okay. Her face was flushed from being pinned earlier. Once she caught her breath, she said, "I'm fine."

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The moment she spoke, a sudden feeling hit her, making her shudder. The guys' expressions shifted subtly too. Their eyes locked, all three sparking with joy,

It wasn't just surviving-it was more. The test was over,

Nyx closed her eyes, feeling two new threads tug at her soul. Seafarion and Kai clutched their burning chest marks, sorting

their memories.

Only Lancet was clueless, seeing them freeze up for no reason. He jumped, waving. "Run already! It's blowing up!"

His frantic shouts snapped them out of it, like waking from a dream.

The test was done-they could leave this world anytime. But since it'd keep running after they left, they figured they should tie up loose ends first.

Scafarion grabbed the car's fire extinguisher and snuffed out the flames, stopping an explosion. Kai scanned the wreck and pulled out a half-dead little critter,

As he moved to crush Dark Fox, Nyx stopped him fast. "Don't kill him."

She sighed, her expression complicated. "When the crash happened, he shielded me a bit-that's why I'm not hurt."

Dark Fox, though, was banged up bad. Sure, he'd caused it all, but letting him die like this felt off. After all, he could've jumped out alone but stayed to protect her. A split-second choice in a crisis showed true colors.

Nyx checked Dark Fox's breathing. "Let's get him to a hospital first. Save his life, then figure out what to do with him.”

The mess lasted just half a day, but there was a ton to clean up.

Lancet got a crash course on what to say and what to keep quiet, then took a fat overtime bonus to handle his boss's mess.

"Dark Fox kidnapped me not for ransom but to split us up," Nyx said once they were home, just the three of them.

She locked eyes with Kai, digging for the truth. “He said demon clan with humans die young-is that real?"

Kai froze for a second. After a pause, he shook his head. "Being with a human doesn't cut a demon clan's life short."

But if Nyx died, he couldn't live on alone. He'd just figured out the rumor's real meaning-Adrian not knowing made sense.

When Kai thought about that severed tail, only half of it left, he recalled how he once rescued Adrian, who had just turned into a demon, from the hands of humans who abused animals. It wasn't surprising that Adrian chose such an extreme way to repay the favor.

But no matter what, a crime was a crime. "Once his injuries heal, lock him up for a hundred years of confinement and education, then make him serve two hundred years of labor," Kai said, sparing him only because he hadn't harmed Nyx.

Nyx touched the tip of her nose, wondering if three hundred years was a bit too long-other kidnappers usually got just a decade or so in jail. But then she remembered that the demon clan's lifespan wasn't like humans, so she didn't question Kai's decision.noveldrama

She turned to Seafarion standing beside her, tilting her face up to look at him. "Your leg?"

"It's already healed," Seafarion replied in a warm tone, skipping over the messy details.

When the pain in his heart was at its worst, the ache in his leg faded into the background, drowned out. All he wanted was to get to Nyx's side as fast as possible. Once the weight on his chest finally lifted, his leg somehow returned to normal too.

Before Nyx could press him further, he suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up in one swift motion.

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"Hey! What are you doing?" Nyx yelped, startled, instinctively clinging to his neck

as her long, flexible legs wrapped around him.

Seafarion let out a soft, barely audible hum. "I'm just checking if you have any injuries," he said.

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