Chapter 142
It was just a touch. He hadn’t used any force, so it shouldn’t hurt
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Facing Pale Wolf’s innocent expression, Nyx sighed, “Because I’m female, and you’re male. There should be boundaries between genders.”
Pale Wolf obediently retracted his hand. “Then, I won’t touch.”
But he was still confused. “Female? What is that?”
Nyx opened her mouth but didn’t know how to explain it to him
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After racking her brain for a while, she suddenly remembered that she had some educational books in her Space Button that she had read before. She pulled them out and handed them to Pale Wolf.
Fortunately, Pale Wolf could read.
He was completely absorbed in the sea of knowledge, his expression dazed, as if he had just opened the door to a whole new world.
Nyx heard his stomach growling again. Those unappetizing berries clearly weren’t enough to fill him up. But on this barren and desolate planet, there probably wasn’t anything else to eat.
At that moment, Nyx once again felt grateful that she hadn’t lost her Space Button.
She usually didn’t store too much food in it, but recently, she had collaborated with Seafarion on a new product launch, so her Space Button was filled with several boxes of sandwiches, small snacks, and nourishing oatmeal.
“Here, eat this,” Nyx said, taking out a few sandwiches and handing them to Pale Wolf.
In a place like this, sharing food with a stranger was a risky move
But this Pale Wolf had taken her in and even shared his scarce food with her. That alone was worth taking the risk.
Sure enough, Pale Wolf only glanced curiously at her Space Button without any greed or longing in his eyes–let alone any intention to snatch it.
He picked up a sandwich, tore open the packaging, and inhaled a scent he had never experienced before. His eyes lit up, and he wolfed down the sandwich in big bites. But he didn’t reach for a second one.
“You eat some,” he said, pushing the sandwich back toward Nyx. I eat Helioberry.”
He clearly wanted to eat more, but he held back with firm restraint. “You are a female.”
He believed that good things should be given to females. Besides this food was originally hers.
Thinking of this, Pale Wolf lowered his head in dejection.
He could only offer Helioberries–it was simply too poor a hospitality.
But outside, buried in the sand, Helioberries were the only edible thing. If he wanted better food for the female, he had to trade with the people in the inner city.
The people in the inner city were all scum. They wanted his weapons, but he refused to give them up.
If those people had the power to take him down, they would have already captured him and stolen all his weapons.
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Pale Wolf fell into deep thought.
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For as long as he could remember, he never saw much purpose in life. He drifted along, avoiding conflict as long as others didn’t provoke him.
But now, he began to wonder if he should take the initiative and raid the inner city–to get some food and supplies for the little female he had just picked up.
Nyx had no idea what Pale Wolf was thinking.
She tore open another sandwich and held it up to his mouth. “Eat. I have plenty more.”
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The supplies in her Space Button were abundant. Even if she were stranded here for a year or so, she wouldn’t have to worry about food.
Besides, she probably wouldn’t be stuck here for too long.
She had already sent out a distress signal. The Empire would come looking for her soon..
As she was thinking, a terrifying howl of wind suddenly interrupted her thoughts. The heavy door groaned under the
pressure.
Nyx shrank back, alarmed, and looked at the surveillance screen!
The sandstorm was really here. Outside, it looked like the end of the world.
The sky was engulfed in swirling sand and dust, the storm raging as if it could tear the entire building apart. If she had been outside, she would have surely perished–unless she used her mecha to escape again.
“Don’t be afraid. I protect you,” Pale Wolf said seriously.
He still seemed a little clumsy, but there was a steady reliability about him, giving off an unexpected sense of security.
After everything she had been through today, Nyx was already physically and mentally exhausted. Her nerves had become fragile, and she couldn’t help but develop a slight dependence on this Pale Wolf.
The sandstorm raged on late into the night, showing no signs of stopping.
Nyx had no choice but to stay in Pale Wolf’s shelter for the night.
Pale Wolf busied himself, fetching water for her to wash up.
The books he read said that a proper male must protect and take care of his female.
Pale Wolf tried his best to be a proper male, but his movements were clumsy and inexperienced, making him appear awkward.
“I can do it myself,” Nyx refused.
Pale Wolf had no choice but to retreat dejectedly and turn his attention to the bed.
There was only one bed in the underground shelter, and it had no mattress. For a thick–skinned male like him, it didn’t matter, but for a female, it was absolutely terrible.
Pale Wolf paced in circles, trying to find a solution. When he couldn’t, he shifted into his beast form, his ears drooping in disappointment. “Lie on me.”
He flattened his body, pretending to be a thick, warm, natural fur cushion, hoping Nyx wouldn’t find him inadequate.
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He secretly made up his mind to raid the inner city tomorrow.
Nyx declined Pale Wolf’s offer and instead pulled out a cushion from her Space Button, handing it to him.
She then took out another cushion, placed it on the ground, and sat on it, planning to make do for the night.
She took out yet another cushion and settled Kian on it.
Black Mamba was still unconscious. Most of his external wounds had healed, but the most severe injury couldn’t be treated with the healing device. However, thanks to his strong physique, the bleeding had stopped.
Nyx performed Mental Soothing on him, hoping to ease his pain and speed up his
After a day of constant tension, she felt exhausted and eventually fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, a loud thud woke Nyx.
recovery.
She shuddered, opened her eyes, and was shocked to see the two males wrestling fiercely. She could smell blood.
“Stop! Don’t fight!” She rushed over and pulled them apart. “Why are you fighting?”
Kian’s chest wound, which had barely started to heal, had reopened, bleeding profusely.
His face darkened, his breathing heavy, and he gritted his teeth. “He disrespected you.”
Just after waking from unconsciousness, Kian had seen the unfamiliar wolf sneaking up to kiss Nyx while she slept.
As a fellow male, Kian could immediately sense Pale Wolf’s restless desire, which infuriated him.
The fight was brief but intense, and Pale Wolf was also injured, lying dejectedly on the ground.
He had had a strange dream where he felt terrible, but Nyx was close to him, making him feel better.
Before this, he hardly ever dreamed, so he couldn’t tell dream from reality. Upon waking, he felt genuinely uncomfortable and instinctively sought closeness with Nyx. But now, he realized he had made a mistake, unless Nyx was his mate.
“Be my mate, okay?” Pale Wolf pleaded with earnest eyes.
The books he read said that mates shared the closest bond, and after becoming mates, the female would live with the male.
Nyx stared at him in shock. She thought, ‘Does this clumsy, clueless Pale Wolf truly understand what that word means?‘
She shook her head and patiently explained, “To become mates, both sides must have mutual feelings. I must like you, and you must like me too.”
Although many mates in the world were together out of convenience, she still believed feelings were important.
“I like you very much,” Pale Wolf immediately said.
It was the most fluent sentence he had ever spoken.
Perhaps out of urgency, something clicked, and his speech became longer and smoother than before.
“Can you like me?” Pale Wolf glanced at Kian, who looked displeased, and asked Nyx, “Is he your mate?”
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