I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?!-Chapter 146: By The Campfire (2)

As long as her friend invited her to an event or asked her out to eat once a week, Roxanna believed they were already close.

But the moment she saw that her friend took her ex-husband from her, Roxanna finally realized that she was nothing more than someone being used.

The reason her friend, Lisa, always invited her out to eat was because Roxanna paid for everything. And Roxanna did it willingly, because she felt thankful just for being invited. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Whenever they attended gatherings with other people, Roxanna would sit quietly, stirring her coffee, while Lisa laughed and talked with everyone else.

So yes, this was the first time a female friend had talked this much with her, even though Roxanna felt a bit awkward.

[Friend?] Roxanna thought. [Why am I already thinking of her as my friend? We’ve only known each other for a few minutes.]

She shook her head slightly, scolding herself. [But... if we keep talking, would she want to be my friend?]

Then another thought followed, soft and hopeful. [Maybe... she could help Calen too.]

Cyrus and Luan sighed quietly. Even though Roxanna thought she was doing this for Calen’s sake, they knew that deep down, she simply wanted a female friend.

To be honest, they felt sad and sorry for her. Because she wore the face of the "evil Roxanna," most people in the Vixeria Tribe treated her carefully, keeping their distance. They were polite, but awkward. Kind, but unsure.

Even after they explained that she was only the evil Roxanna’s twin, it didn’t change much. In the end, Roxanna still carried Loba’s blood, and that alone made people hesitate.

Her husbands had done everything they could to be good companions to her; they stayed by her side, they listened, and they comforted her.

But they also understood that no matter how hard they tried, they could never fully replace what she was missing.

They could be her husbands, they could protect her, they could love her, but they could never give her the kind of bond that only women shared with other women.

That sense of belonging, that warmth, that feeling of womanhood. It was something Roxanna could only find if she had female friends of her own.

"I think I’ll try that," Roxanna said with a small smile. "Thank you for telling me."

Her eyes then drifted to the large fish head lying beside the campfire. "I honestly didn’t expect you to catch a fish this big," she added in surprise.

The reindeer beastwoman puffed out her chest proudly. "Oh, this is something we do all the time!" she said. "Since we can’t go down the mountain very often, fish are our main food."

She shifted to the side and waved Roxanna over. "Come here! Come here! Sit here!" she said cheerfully. "Once the fish is ready, I’ll let you taste it first." Then she glanced at Roxanna’s husbands and added with a grin, "Your husbands can wait for the next meat we roast."

Roxanna let out a small, awkward laugh. "That’s okay," she said gently. "They can wait a little longer."

She fell silent for a moment before reaching out her hand toward the reindeer beastwoman. "Should we introduce ourselves?"

"Oh, right!" The reindeer beastwoman suddenly took off her skull mask as well, and at that moment, Roxanna felt as if she were looking at another angel standing before her.

The woman in front of her had golden hair, bright enough to rival the sun itself. Her red eyes sparkled like rubies now that they were no longer hidden behind the mask.

But what shocked Roxanna the most was not her beauty, it was her smile.

Her smile was so warm, so open, that Roxanna felt as if she could hear a soft song from heaven in her heart every time the woman smiled.

"I’m Aelin!" She quickly grabbed Roxanna’s hand and shook it up and down several times with great enthusiasm.

"I’m sorry if I’m being too excited," she said quickly, "but to be honest, I’ve wanted to see a pink fox in person for a long time. Everyone says that female pink foxes are beautiful, and I think that rumor is true!"

"You’re really beautiful!" Aelin added happily. "I’m so glad I finally got to meet you!"

Roxanna felt her cheeks grow warm. Even though this was the face of the evil Roxanna, her face in her past life hadn’t been that different from her current one.

The only real difference was her hair and eyes. She used to have brown hair and green eyes, but she hadn’t expected that pink hair would make her look even more radiant.

"You’re beautiful too," Roxanna said softly. "And I’m Roxanna."

"Roxanna?" Aelin suddenly stopped shaking her hand. She froze for a moment, as if something important had just crossed her mind.

A moment later, Aelin suddenly widened her eyes and said, "For the Mountain God’s sake," she exclaimed, "you have the same name as one of our oldest ancestors!"

"Aelin!" Another beastwoman beside them quickly covered Aelin’s mouth. She leaned closer and whispered sharply, though Roxanna could still hear her. "You can’t say things like that so easily in front of outsiders!"

Aelin’s eyes flickered with panic, only then did she seem to realize what she had just said.

[Why are they acting like my name is something sacred?] Roxanna thought. [Anyone can have the same name. Even my real name is Roxanna too.]

Besides that, if Aelin looked that shocked just from hearing her name, then why hadn’t Elior reacted the same way?

Did he actually recognize it too, but since he was the leader of the Golden Tribe, he was able to control his expression and emotions much better than Aelin?

That thought made her chest feel a little tight because it meant that her name might not be as simple as she believed, and maybe... they knew more than they were willing to say.

Could it be that what Elior wanted to discuss with the elders wasn’t only about how to heal Calen, but also about her name?

Ah, but that didn’t really make sense.

Once again, the name "Roxanna" wasn’t something new, and she wasn’t the only person who had that name.

"Is... that name very special to your tribe?" Roxanna asked.