Beauty in the beast world-Chapter 351: Breakdown

As soon as Blake returned, the first thing Lyra did was hug him. The desperation and fear she had felt a moment ago seemed to disappear in his arms. It was like only he existed for her. And this was what her other mates saw.

Victor left the place so as not to do or say anything he would later regret. While others remained silent, they sent gazes filled with envy and hatred towards the pair. Noticing this shift in mood, Blake tactfully took his mate to his room. What they couldn’t see would hopefully not hurt them. He could have let his mate know about the situation in a subtle way, and she would have understood it and reacted accordingly by putting distance between them and focusing her attention on her other mates, but he didn’t do it.

Blake wanted to be selfish, too, when it came to his mate. He wasn’t going to stop his mate from showing him affection just because it bothered them. She became his mate first and had his children first, while some of them didn’t even come into their lives yet. She belonged to him first and then to others. This was the truth he would always hold in his heart. He didn’t care if it made him self-regarding.

"I was so scared," Lyra started as she cupped his face, checking for any injury. "When I learned that you were facing that guy alone, it was like my heart stopped."

Blake frowned at that. "You don’t trust I could protect you?’’ That was a blow to him as a male. No mated Beastmen would want to hear words of doubt from their mates. He would lay down his life for her safety, and there was not a single thing he couldn’t do for her.

Lyra sighed, "You know I trust you." His frown deepened as she continued, "But I don’t trust that Xavier. He is dangerous, Blake."

Blake nodded, recognizing the truth behind those words, "The Fox king is indeed dangerous, but not indestructible. He can bleed, so he can be killed. Maybe not by me alone, but together we can get rid of him. Kaizer managed to hold him off quite well. The next time, with proper planning...’’

"There will be no next time," Lyra interrupted him, making him pause. Her blue eyes hardened, chilling her gaze. Blake had never seen his mate like this. "You will not go near Xavier again. Not to fight, not to negotiate, and not even as the king of the Snake tribe. Tell others, too. They are not to go anywhere near that guy."

"Lilly, you know that is not possible." Blake couldn’t help but say, "As long as he is interested in you, we have to fight him. You don’t know the vile things he said about you. He says things like dragging you away and mating with you forcefully."

"Then let him."

"Lilly!’’ Blake’s voice rose exponentially, but Lyra didn’t flinch. She had the same calm and chilling look on her face as she continued to talk.

"If he wants me, then I’m willing to accept him. I’ll mate with him and remain with him in the Fox tribe for some days a month. During that time, you guys shouldn’t come anywhere near me. I don’t think he will react favorably to your presence." Blake looked taken aback as she went on with her words, "I will be the one to negotiate with him, too. I don’t want you involved in this matter at any cost. You guys’ safety in exchange for my body—it seems like a fair exchange. Yes, this is the only way...this is it." The more she talked, the more her words turned incoherent. She kept on repeating things with a forlorn look on her face. Like her mind was not in the present but was floating somewhere else. And the fear in the way she talked about Xavier was clearly visible.

"Lilly?’’ Blake called her softly. Something was wrong with his mate. This wasn’t like her. He held her shoulder as he called again, "Lilly, talk to me.’’ His own voice shook in terror, taking in his mate’s condition, "You have to talk to me, Lilly. Please..."

Tears flowed from her eyes as she was forced to come back to reality. The reality in which she had to look at her beloved Blake. But why was his face filled with blood even though that was not what he looked like in the present? His face was like that of a dead person in her mind. It was as though she was back in the nightmare where she had to see and mourn in front of Blake’s dead body.

For a mere second, his face from the past flashed against his present one. Those images kept flashing in her mind, making her break down. She would really die if something happened to him again. If something happened to any of her mates in the hands of Xenon, who was now Xavier, she wouldn’t stay alive.

Her heart wouldn’t be able to handle it. It would break each time Xavier decides to hurt one of her mates. And at the end, her heart would stop, never to start or love again. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"I feel like I’m going insane." That much she knew. Maybe not now, maybe not fully, but she would definitely go mad in the coming days. That was why she had to do this. If Xavier left her mates alone, then she was willing to fuck him or let him do whatever he wanted with her. It wouldn’t matter even if he wanted to kill her. As long as her mates are safe, she doesn’t care about it anymore.

"Lilly, please," Blake pleaded, "Tell me what is happening; you are scaring me, love. This isn’t like you." He was at his wits’ end. On one hand, he wanted to shake her till she came to her senses and shout at her for thinking so little of herself, but on the other hand, his chest clenched painfully when he saw her face. She looked so vulnerable.

He couldn’t even bring himself to ask what was in his mind properly, for he feared her reaction. "Lilly...?" He kept on calling her, turning her to look at him while she stubbornly went on with her mumblings. Blake clenched his jaw; his gaze hardened. Cupping his mate’s face between his palms, he brought his face near hers as he pressed his lips against hers. He licked and nibbled on her soft lips until she allowed his tongue to enter.

Blake gathered her in his arms as both of them flushed against one another while they inhaled each other’s hot breath.

Once he was done with her lips, Blake travelled down to her neck. He left a trail of kisses along her neck and collarbone before dipping his face against her lush mounds.

’’Umm,’’ Lyra moaned when she felt him licking her nipple through her clothes. The friction from his touch and the fabric made her toes curl. She bent like a bow, giving him more access to her body.

Meanwhile, Blake maneuvered his hand under her long skirt, bunching it up in the process as his mouth continued to suck on her sweet nipples.

"Blake!" Lyra gasped when her mate’s fingers brushed against the rim of her panties. The anticipation was killing her. With one swift moment, she felt him tear the fabric covering her pussy. She was drenched by now. His fingers told the same story as they made a slushing sound against her wet heat.

Blake was deliberate with his movements. First, he circled her clit in an agonizing way and stopped just as she was about to come. Lyra looked at him in confusion but felt her eyes widen when she felt two of his fingers plunge inside her pussy. Pleasure soon occupied both her mind and body as her mate skillfully pumped his fingers in and out of her.