Beauty in the beast world-Chapter 340: Fox princess

[FOX TRIBE]

Lexi paced around in her room with an anguished look on her face. How could she not when everything around her was going wrong? Nothing made sense to her anymore. She had been reduced from being a tribe’s Queen to nothing but a measly princess in her maiden tribe. Yes, here she received honor and respect, but that’s it. The most important thing, ’Power,’ was out of her hands.

Back in the Eagle tribe, she basked in the glory and advantages she received from having power. Power meant more to her. More than anything else. The things she did around the Fox tribe right now were nothing but temporary. Once again, whatever power she held while handling the tribe will be snatched from her hands once her brother decides to take in a mate.

Just the notion of it was enough for whatever Female he chose to get recognized in the eyes of Elders and Tribesmen. And this is exactly what was happening right now. She glanced in the direction of the King’s chambers. It was dead of night with few torches lighting up the hallways. Maybe the only one awake this late was Lexi as the night hung above the sky. Sleep didn’t come to her, not when she knew what tomorrow meant for her. She was afraid to sleep and then wake up to everything changing.

King Xavier was invited to the coronation of the new Lion King. Lexi knew her brother well. That madman will never let a chance like this go by. His dearest Obsession would be present at that banquet after all. Lyra! Lyra! Lexi felt like that name was somehow cursed in her life. Because of that female, she lost her best friend. Elena was too far gone by now. She was allowing those vile stray beasts to stay in her tribe and closing herself off to the outside world for god’s sake.

Lexi felt like Elena was done. It would only take those stray beasts or her own tribesmen to rebel and she would meet her end. No matter how much Lexi cared about her friend, she would never put herself in danger for somebody else. That was just not her. Before her family, tribe, and even her offspring, she mattered the most to her and nothing would change that.

This was also why she allowed Michael to remain close to her. Her eyes glanced at her bed and saw him sleeping deeply. She stopped her pacing and lay on the other side while facing him. She stretched her hand and caressed her fingers along his face. Lexi knew it was risky keeping a stray like him near her. He could snap and kill her someday. She had removed his mark from her body and there was nothing that could reverse it. It didn’t matter if she was coerced by her father to do that or not, the last action to sever the bond between them was done by her.

Michael knew this too. But his love for her was far too great to put that blame on her. He soothed his mind by telling himself that all of this was due to her late Father. This was how he was able to remain sane. Yes, Lexi felt bad for him, but more than that, she was scared of him. She wanted to get away from him but forced herself to do otherwise. She had heard about the horror stories that some strays did to their mates. She had heard that even in death, they would haunt their previous mates.

Lexi also knew that the strays committed atrocities against other females. Those who were very reluctant to harm their own mate took that anger out on other females. Michael had done this in the past, too, and Lexi was aware of it. She learned that her own father provided innocent females to Michael to keep the latter within his control. In the past, there was nothing she could do to stop that. Her late mate, the previous Eagle king, was absolutely against Michael being near her. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

But now, it was different. Lexi kept Michael by her side with no one else against it. Her brother didn’t care as long as she didn’t cross any line with him. Rather than leaving Michael on his own to use and abuse other females and then at last get fed up with it and come for her, she kept him in her bed calm and satisfied. She didn’t want to become one for those folklores where a heartbroken stray beast killed his mate and then killed himself in hopes of reuniting with her in the next life. That was bullshit. Lexi knew better that once someone dies, that’s it for them. There was no guarantee of another life or heaven. For her, even as the lowest of the low, even if as a beggar, she wanted to live a long life.

A tired sigh escaped her lips. Her mind kept on spiralling with irrelevant thoughts while sleep refused to greet her. She didn’t even have the energy to care about tomorrow’s coronation banquet. Even if she somehow stops her brother from going to the lion tribe, it is not like she would be able to stop him from taking Lyra as his mate. Her brother was a stubborn man. He will have Lyra in the end anyway. Why must she oppose what was inevitable and, in turn, garner her brother’s wrath? Power mattered to Lexi but her life mattered more. And now that she thought about it, on the positive note, that Lyra girl was the Queen of multiple tribes. Even tomorrow, she would become the new Queen of a new Tribe. With all these responsibilities, will she even have energy left to lead the Fox tribe? Even if she and Xavier mated, it was to be seen if she lived here or in her other mates’ tribes. With that, most of the royal household’s responsibilities will anyway fall on the Dowager Queen, Lexi’s mother. And just like now, her mother will continue to live in seclusion, leaving Lexi in charge.

This conclusion she came to made Lexi’s heart jump in joy.

"That female is the best choice, no matter how much I think," She murmured to herself. Suddenly, she didn’t mind having Lyra as her brother’s mate. In fact, she strongly preferred the former rather than some random female who would no doubt try to undermine Lexi’s authority. A Beast with a full belly was far better a choice than a starving one. The former will at least not eat Lexi, unlike the latter.

She smiled for the first time in a long while. Her worries started to become lighter as she let go of everything to the fates. And something else arose now instead of worries. She shook Michael trying to wake him up, "Hey, get up!"

Michael was groggy from his sleep and looked at her with confusion, "What is it, Sweet flower?" But instead of receiving a reply in words he saw his Lexi strip out of her clothes. Now, he was wide awake.

He felt himself getting aroused as she guided his hand to her cunt, "Get up and satisfy me," the orders left her lips, making him grin. His flower seemed to be in full bloom tonight and he was a lucky bastard who got an unexpected chance. And that too in the middle of the night.