ates groaned as th
hand locked in Dax's, as they st
e huts and patched animal-skin tents. The air sm
he were a ghost. She was the weakest female in the settlement, a genetic failure who was supposed to be a
s shifted to th
ysically tremble. Mothers pulled their children into tents. Men backed away, lowering their eyes in submission.
d, searching for the bastard who had broken Cora's heart. His jaw was clenched so t
arm. She squeezed his fingers. "Relax. Take me t
a slightly larger stone hut near the center of the settle
ing hair and deep bags under his eyes
ntly spilled over his wrinkled cheeks. His body shook violen
l emotions of the original body surged in her chest, making
s when he finally noticed the towering wall
hind his body. A father's instinct to protect his daughter from a dangero
Dax. "Dad, this is Dax William. My first husband. He save
weight of the man's power. This was a monster that their enti
ing. "A... a Beast Mark Cont
ect to his female's father. This was the proper way. His voice was deep and respectful, but firm as iron. "
fox-tail tattoo peeking out from Cora's collar. The terror in his chest slowly melted into ov
iped his eyes again. "Good. Good. As long
all fire crackled in the hearth. He rushed around, pouring h
t and pulled a battered wooden box from underneath
table and opened the b
reen crystal. The energy pulsi
e life energy. Extremely high value. System Alert: Symbiote will now refine
ick with emotion. "Dax. This is a Tier-3 core. I nearly died gettin
She... she will have a very hard time giving you children. Please, take this a
lly. Her father was giving away his life savings to buy her sa
cessed Arthur's words, but filtered them
n's cubs. He thought the old man was offering him this treasure to compensate him f
even more. But looking at the broken old man and the brave female beside him, his
wooden box back across the table. H
ss. I don't care about her past. I only want her fut
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