Chapter 260: You Want to Be My Beast Husband, Too?

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: You Want to Be My Beast Husband, Too?

Bai Wanwan looked up and saw a dark, tanned face. His features were vaguely familiar, yet something seemed off.

"Shh, not a sound,"

Warm breath ghosted over her ear, sending a shiver down her spine.

"Unless you want me to take you away right now, so you’ll never see your dear Beast Husbands and cubs again."

Roger!

She finally recognized the owner of that voice.

Bai Wanwan’s pupils contracted. Her heart was about to pound out of her chest.

She had almost forgotten about this male, thinking he had long since died in the frozen wastes.

He wasn’t dead!

’But why is he looking for me?’

Instinctively, she began to struggle with all her might.

But Roger’s strength was astounding. His chest was pressed firmly against her back, and she could clearly feel his powerful heartbeat and the hard lines of his muscles.

"It seems you’ve already forgotten what I just said."

Bai Wanwan froze and shot him a fierce glare.

The male glanced down at her. Far from being angry, he seemed almost nostalgic.

The pad of his finger brushed the corner of her eye. "There it is. It wouldn’t feel right if you didn’t look at me like that."

Bai Wanwan grew anxious. ’Normally, Yan Lie would have noticed something was wrong here by now.’

But there was a festival in the tribe tonight. The commotion masked the subtle sounds coming from the woods.

"Wanwan..."

Yan Lie’s voice came from outside the woods.

Bai Wanwan felt the male’s arm tighten around her.

Bai Wanwan, however, felt a surge of joy. She hoped Yan Lie would quickly realize something was amiss and come investigate.

"Answer him," his canines grazed her sensitive earlobe, "tell him you’re fine."

When Bai Wanwan didn’t respond, he tightened his long arm, pulling her slender waist flush against him.

"If you don’t answer, I’ll take you away right now. He can’t stop me on his own. By the time your other Beast Husbands catch up, do you think I’ll have gotten you out of the city?"

Yan Lie called out once but got no reply. He frowned and called again, "Wanwan..."

"Remember my words."

After Roger’s warning, the hand covering her lips slowly loosened.

In that instant, Bai Wanwan’s mind raced.

’I can’t risk it. If I lose this gamble, he’ll take me away again.’

’For now, I’ll just placate Yan Lie. It’ll give me a chance to figure out what Roger’s motive is.’

Bai Wanwan took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound normal. "Just wait for me a little longer."

Hearing Wanwan’s reply, Yan Lie, who had been about to step forward, pulled his foot back.

He knew Wanwan didn’t like them getting too close, so he waited quietly.

"I’ve done as you asked. What do you want? You can just say it."

The tense atmosphere eased slightly. The sweet fragrance in the air made his taut muscles slowly relax.

The moment he had seen her from a distance, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

He had to blink three times before he could be sure it was really Bai Wanwan.

She seemed even more beautiful, more so than any female he had ever seen.

She also got under his skin more than any other female. Just thinking of her made him grind his teeth in hatred, yet he was also jealous that her Beast Husbands could possess her completely.

Now, with her soft body in his arms, he felt an irrepressible urge.

His breathing grew hot and heavy.

"What do I want? Because of you, my entire caravan went up in flames. Tell me... how are you going to compensate me?"

Although he later found some of his men who had escaped, the losses had been enormous.

His voice was sinister, making Bai Wanwan’s blood run cold. She gritted her teeth. "Did I force you?"

In the moonlight, a savage look appeared in Roger’s eyes.

Bai Wanwan was angry, but looking at his face, she suddenly felt something was off.

His plain features were masked by his dark skin, but they seemed subtly different from before.

But based on his voice, she was certain it was Roger.

And yet, on that overly ordinary face, his eyes were beautiful, the pupils holding an inky blackness that seemed to swallow all light.

A strange feeling flickered through her mind, too fast to grasp.

"Bai Wanwan, do you hate me that much?" Roger’s voice was tinged with resentment.

Just then, Yan Lie’s voice drifted in again. "Wanwan?"

Bai Wanwan turned to call out a response, then her gaze fell back on Roger.

She recalled that time before. If it hadn’t been for him, she and the cubs might not have been found safely by Zhu Xiu.

And later, he had been severely injured by Zhu Xiu because of her.

In her heart, her aversion to him had actually faded quite a bit.

’But he knows I’m a Holy Female.’

Her mind kept spinning. Then, she suddenly broke into a bright smile at him. "Don’t tell me... you want to be my Beast Husband, too?"

Seeing her smile, Roger’s eyes instantly darkened. Before he could speak, Bai Wanwan continued in a regretful tone:

"But what can we do...? I only like good-looking males. Your face alone means we can never be together."

"Is it because of my face that you don’t like me?"

Roger’s voice was filled with a strange emotion as he stared intently at her.

Bai Wanwan, however, raised her hand, her slender, pale fingers tracing a line across his dark, ordinary face.

"I’m just teasing you. Actually, after you saved me last time, I was worried about whether you were still alive. Seeing you’re okay now, I can finally rest easy."

Her wrist was suddenly seized. Roger stared at her with burning intensity. "You were really worried about me?"

Bai Wanwan’s expression didn’t change. She stared at him with her beautiful eyes, as if he were the only one in her sight.

"Of course it’s true. But don’t hold me so tight. My waist feels like it’s about to snap."

Roger frowned slightly but didn’t let go immediately.

Bai Wanwan softened her voice again. "Come on, loosen up a little!"

Her voice fell on his ears like a feather, tickling his eardrums and burrowing straight into his heart.

His hand loosened unconsciously.

"If you keep holding me like this, Yan Lie will find out. You should let go so I can head back..."

The corner of Roger’s mouth curled into a sneer. "Weren’t you just worried about me? You just said it, and now you’re showing your true colors. Trying to ditch me and leave with your Beast Husband?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I’m worried you’ll be discovered! They’ll all drive you away. Do you want to be kicked out right after you’ve arrived?"

But Roger just stared into her eyes and asked, "And do you want me to be driven away?"

Inwardly, Bai Wanwan was nodding furiously, but she kept a smile on her face. "No, I don’t. But I really have to go now, or they’ll come looking for me. We’re in the same tribe now, aren’t we? You can see me whenever you want."

Just then, Yan Lie’s voice came from outside again. "Wanwan..."

This time, Bai Wanwan didn’t answer, simply looking up at Roger.

Roger met her gaze silently, his hand never releasing its grip on her slender waist.

They were so close they could feel each other’s breath.

But in the end, Roger finally let go. "I’ll trust you one more time."

Bai Wanwan’s heart relaxed, but she just smiled and nodded. "Mm, see you next time then..."

With that, she feigned composure and walked out, calling a response to Yan Lie as she went.

Only when she was very close to Yan Lie did she rush to his side. "Yan Lie..."