Baby System: I'm the Beast World's Only Hope!-Chapter 56: Episode : A Dance for the Tiger

"Step back, girls, this is something you don’t want to see," I told them.

They both exchanged glances, but they seemed to understand Roxy’s intention. With a slight bow and worried glances, they stepped back.

"We will go and watch over the pups," Mara said as she turned and growled at the Tiger licking its paw at the other side of the stream.

Once they were gone, Roxy faced the tiger.

She was naked, yet she felt no shame. She walked back into the water, enjoying the coolness it brought to her bones.

"So," she whispered to the water, running her wet hands down her bare arms. "The kitty likes to watch."

If Torian wanted a show, she would give him one.

She wasn’t just a mother; she was a woman who had just conquered death, not once, not twice, and she felt like doing something that she never thought she could do.

She wanted to play with fire.

And the only reason she dared to do it was that she knew this beast wanted her, and he wouldn’t dare to hurt the female he wanted.

Let’s do it like your instructor back then, Roxy!

She arched her back, letting the water cascade down her spine. She lifted her leg slowly and high, pointing her toe, letting the moonlight catch the curve of her calf and thigh.

She ran her hands over her wet skin, tracing the dip of her waist and the swell of her hips, her movements fluid and hypnotic.

She began to dance.

It was a slow, sensual rhythm, guided by the sound of the rushing water. She swayed her hips, grinding against the current. She dipped her head back, shaking her wet hair so droplets sprayed like diamonds in the air.

It had been a long she danced like her instructor, and at some point, her heart ached.

She remembered her instructor, the beautiful woman who could capture hearts, and she was moved to tears; her tears were like pearls from the distance as Torian watched.

Mesmerized.

She looked toward the tree line, piercing the darkness with a heavy-lidded gaze. She couldn’t see him, but she felt him.

She ran her hands over her breasts, cupping them, teasing the nipples that hardened in the cool air. She opened her legs slightly under the water, a silent, brazen invitation.

Damn, I feel like a slut.

But you would never see me do this back on earth! This dance was meant to be done fully clothed!

"Do you like what you see, Kitty?" she mouthed, biting her lower lip.

Torian gripped the grass so hard that it pulled out under his claws.

His amber eyes were blown wide, the vertical slits almost disappearing in the blackness of his lust. His chest heaved.

He had expected her to be weak. He had expected a recovering, fragile mother. Instead, he was looking at a siren.

Tempting him to enter.

But not now.

The way the water clung to her skin, the way she arched her back, it hit him like a physical blow.

A low, vibrating growl started in his chest. He was hard, painfully, stone-hard. His tail lashed behind him, betraying his agitation.

He wanted to leap into that water, pin her against the rocks, and bite into that white neck until she screamed his name.

But not yet.

If he took her now, the game would be over too quickly. The Dragon and the Wolf were nearby. It would be a messy brawl.

Torian wanted to steal her when she was ripe, when the anticipation was unbearable.

He watched her run her hands down her stomach, her eyes locking onto him with a smirk. She knew. She wanted him to look.

"Magnificent," Torian breathed in his mind, saliva pooling in his mouth. "She is... exquisite."

He licked his lips, his barbed tongue darting out.

Roxy spun in the water, giving him a full view of her backside, before glancing over her shoulder and winking.

That broke him.

Torian let out a strangled groan. He couldn’t stay. If he stayed one more second, he would lose all control and ruin the hunt.

With a massive surge of muscle, he rushed back into the deep forest.

Soon, his mind promised as he bounded away to relieve the ache she had caused. Soon, I will have you in my silk bed, and you will dance only for me.

Back at the stream, Roxy heard the rustle of leaves and Roxy stopped dancing. She stood up, wrapping her robe around her wet body.

She looked at the spot where he had been, and her smile widened into a triumphant smirk.

"See you soon, Tiger." I would never do this again.

****

Back in the cabin, the atmosphere was tense. Kaelen and Zarek had returned.

Kaelen was holding a massive basket woven from willow bark, overflowing with dark purple winter berries. He looked smug.

Zarek was holding a large sack made of silk (where he got it, Roxy didn’t ask), filled to the brim with glowing, golden Sun-Peaches. He looked arrogant.

But there were still two deer lying dead on the floor.

The room was cleaned now, but the dead deer was something that made the room feel dirty again.

They were standing on opposite sides, glaring at each other over the sleeping forms of the triplets, who were curled up inside the crib.

"The berries are good for the moon mother," Kaelen hissed.

"My wife needs peaches for strength," Zarek snarled back.

"Sit," Roxy’s voice cut through the air like a whip. As she appeared before both of them. Her rage returned when she saw the dear inside the room.

These beasts never learn, do they?

Both Kings snapped their heads toward the door. Roxy stood there, looking radiant, clean, and terrifyingly calm. She pointed to two wooden stools she had placed in the center of the room.

"Sit. Down. Now."

They hesitated.

"If you make me repeat myself," Roxy smiled sweetly, "I will make sure I destroy your skulls. Pick one."

They sat. Immediately. Their knees bumped together, and they recoiled from each other like magnets with the same polarity.

She sat on the bed and looked at both of them.

"We need to have a little chat about ’How to take care of your pregnant wife when she is giving birth’," Roxy began, smiling sweetly as she looked at them.

But both of them shivered again in fright.

"You," she poked at Zarek. "You broke my gate. You threatened everyone here, and you tried to start a wrestling match while I was giving birth!"

Like, who the fuck does that?

Zarek looked at his feet. "I was... concerned."

"You were disturbing the peace; you could have just knocked!" Roxy shouted. She spun on Kaelen.

Zarek pressed his lips into a thin line. How can he, the most dangerous predator, knock at his enemy’s door?

"And you! You engaged him! Instead of holding my hand, instead of focusing on your children, you decided to have a testosterone-fueled ego battle in the middle of a medical emergency!"

Kaelen flinched. "He insulted the pack..."

"I don’t care if he insulted your mother!" Roxy roared. "When I am in that bed, bleeding and screaming, there is only one priority. Me. And the babies are coming out of me."

She took a deep breath, calming her mind before she said something she shouldn’t say.

"This is the new law," she declared, her voice dropping to a deadly whisper. "If you two ever, and I mean ever, fight, bicker, or measure your dicks while I am pushing a child out of my body again..."

She leaned down, bringing her face level with theirs.

"I will neuter you both."

Zarek’s eyes went wide. "Neuter?"

"I will remove your dicks," Roxy clarified brutally. "I will chop them off and feed them to the pigs. Do you understand?"

[TheSassyGoddess cackles. She snaps her fingers. Clock it! A threat universally understood by all males.]

Kaelen’s hands instinctively went to his lap. Zarek paled, his complexion turning a shade of ash.

"We understand," Kaelen squeaked.

"Understood," Zarek agreed quickly.

"Good," Roxy straightened up, smoothing her robe. "Now, hand over the fruit. I’m starving."

They scrambled to present their offerings. Roxy took a peach from Zarek and a handful of berries from Kaelen.

She took a bite of both, chewing thoughtfully while the two most powerful predators on the continent watched her with bated breath. She watched the deer on the floor and wondered what to do with it before the stench remained.

She wanted to scold them, though, but she saved her strength.

"Delicious," she announced. "Both of you. Good job."

They both let out a sigh of relief, slumping on their stools.

"But don’t get too comfortable," Roxy said, walking over to the crib where the triplets were sleeping. She looked down at them, three tiny miracles that had almost cost her everything. Two males and one female. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I will be giving birth to more children in the future."