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“It doesn’t hurt, but please stop hitting me,” Nyx answered the previous question in a muffled voice, hoping Jaws would drop the topic.
“He hit you?” Kian’s face instantly darkened, his voice cold as ice.
“Was it Jaws? Did he hit you?” He ignored the pain question; as soon as he heard Nyx had been hit, the most sensitive nerve. inside him snapped.
He thought, Jaws? How dare he?‘
Nyx heard the change in his voice and turned to see Kian’s extreme anger. She quickly scrambled to her feet and grabbed
his arm.
“It’s okay.” she shook her head repeatedly. “It’s not what you think.”
Even though she said this, Kian’s hostility remained, and his brows were still tightly furrowed.
He scrutinized Nyx from head to toe several times, not seeing any visible injuries and noticing her movements were still fluid, but he couldn’t shake the worry. “Where did he hit you?”
Nyx fell silent, her gaze drifting. This was a difficult question for her to answer.
When she didn’t speak, Kian grew even more anxious and lifted her into his arms, carefully rolling up her sleeve to check her arm.
Seeing that he was determined to get to the bottom of this, Nyx had no choice but to quietly mumble her confession.
As soon as Kian understood, he snapped his head up.
Feeling his shock, Nyx turned red with embarrassment and threw herself onto the bed, not daring to meet his gaze.
The room fell into an almost eerie silence.
After a long pause, Nyx heard Kian’s voice. “Can I see your injury?”
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Nyx could hardly believe her stiffly turned her head and saw that Kian’s expression was serious, his concern for her clear in his eyes.
Not only did he want to see the injury, but he also took out a small healing device from his Space Button, clearly planning to treat her.
“There’s no injury, non
at all.” Nyx hurriedly waved her hand, embarrassed beyond belief.
She was telling the truth, bu
her verbal defense sounded weak and couldn’t convince Kian.
After a moment of hesitation, N
up
struggle.
She thought, ‘Fine. Let him look. Actions speak louder than words.’
As Nyx said, she had no injuries at all.
It seemed Jaws was only bluffing and hadn’t actually hurt her. Kian let out a sigh of relief and put away the healing device.
After personally confirming the situation, he was at ease.
As his anger and worry faded, other emotions that had been suppressed now surged up, and he stiffly looked away.
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Even though he stopped staring, the image from before lingered in his mind, refusing to fade.
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After a long moment, Kian couldn’t help but lean toward Nyx and gently wrap his arms around her. Being close to his beloved female like this was the life he dreamed of
To live this life, he would work hard on the battlefield, earning merits to atone for his sins and build up the capital to stay with Nyx.
Nyx touched the back of Kian’s hand.
The texture of his hands was rougher than his age suggested, callused and scarred beyond counting. He had clearly endured too much hardship, but his embrace of her was gentle and cautious.
Nyx couldn’t help but feel sympathy. She slowly turned to face him.
They were too close, their breaths mingling.
Kian stared at his beloved Nyx, his desire to kiss her overwhelming.
He had kissed her before.
Unfortunately, it had been under the influence of the inducer, like a wild beast, leaving Nyx with a terrible experience, perhaps even a lingering shadow.
Thinking of this, Kian felt a little hesitant, his heated mind cooling down as he slowly loosened his hold.
He thought that he didn’t deserve to kiss Nyx anymore.
Before he could back away to apologize, Nyx suddenly reached up and placed her hand on the back of his neck.
At the sudden kiss, Kian’s pupils contracted, his mind going blank.
It was a situation beyond control.
Outside the door, Jaws had been pacing for a long time. Unable to hold back, he walked over to the door and, upon hearing the noises inside, his expression immediately became quite ugly.
He had Black Mamba try to calm things down, but it turned out the way he least expected.
Jaws‘ face turned dark. He deeply felt what it meant to be on edge and torn inside.
His fists clenched tightly, almost wanting to burst through the door. His hand was already on the door, but he barely held himself back.
This time, it was different from the last with the inducer. This time, he had no reason to interrupt.
After listening for a while, Jaws felt conflicted and increasingly agitated. He couldn’t stay any longer and fled in a hurry.
During dinner, Nyx still hadn’t come out of her room.
It wasn’t until the next morning that Jaws saw her at the dining table.
She was sitting with Black Mamba, the atmosphere sweet and sticky.
Kian had not only won Nyx’s favor but also her mark, officially becoming her mate, his face radiating with joy.
In comparison, Jaws felt even more desolate, his heart full of indescribable feelings.
He stared at Nyx without looking away, catching her attention.
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Their eyes met, and Nyx instinctively turned her head, avoiding his gaze.
Jaws thought, ‘So she’s still mad at me?‘
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After calming down yesterday, he had reflected on his actions and felt deeply regretful. No matter what, he should never have raised a hand against Nyx.
Nyx also reflected on herself.
She understood that Jaws was only trying to warn her out of concern, not really intending to hurt her. Otherwise, with his strength, she would never have been able to sit here so calmly.
But she had gotten caught up in the details, interpreting Jaws as someone who wanted to control or bully her.
Nyx lowered her head, stirring the oatmeal in her bowl, her appetite gone.
Avoiding eye contact with Jaws wasn’t because she was angry, but because she hadn’t figured out how to face him yet.
She always felt awkward in front of Jaws, wanting to apologize but unable to find the right words to comfort him.
Jaws watched Nyx slowly picking at her food, hesitated for a moment, and then stood up and left the table early.
Sitting there seemed to have ruined Nyx’s appetite, and that was his fault.
Out of the corner of her eye, Nyx saw Jaws leave and opened her mouth to call out to him, but no sound came out.
She thought, ‘Never mind. The dining table isn’t the best place to talk.’
She tightened her grip on the spoon, lowered her head, and quickly finished her oatmeal. After breakfast, she mentally prepared herself and went to knock on Jaws‘ door.
But, to her surprise, she was too late. Jaws had already left the base, and even left the planet.
“He took a mission and won’t be back for a while,” Seafarion Tanis explained to Nyx.
“These past few days, I’ve been interrogating Edmund and got eight coordinates, all former bases of his that are now semi- abandoned.”
Jaws took the mission to deal with those abandoned bases and would be away for quite some time.
Nyx couldn’t wait. She wanted to resolve things as soon as possible, not wanting to let misunderstandings and conflicts drag on and affect their relationship.
After thinking for a while, she began to try to use her mental power to connect with Jaws from afar.
On the starship, one of the subordinates was reporting to Jaws when he suddenly noticed a visible change in Jaws‘ expression.
