Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 144: Keep children out of it

Chapter 144: Keep children out of it

Darcio was resting in his chamber when the guard beastman sent by the scorpion king entered, "His majesty asked to bring you to the lion tribe, elder"

"Lion tribe?" Darcio asked in confusion.

The guard nodded his head, "It was something regarding his highness’ female. The lion tribe’s prince came here and was discussing something serious with his highness and his majesty"

Darcio narrowed his eyes. He wasn’t able to fully grasp the guard’s words but he inferred that it must be something serious.

He got up from the ground and stepped out of his room, "Lead the way"

Together they left the scorpion castle and reached the lion tribe.

The ones who were patroling allowed them inside because they were already informed by their prince to let the sage from the scorpion tribe have a lenient entrance.

Darcio just stepped inside the castle when he heard a loud commotion coming from inside. He walked in that direction and caught sight of Lord Killian glaring at the lion tribe’s prince.

Whereas Victor looked at them with indifference, "Done with your nonsense? I’m going inside to see my sweet girl whether you come or not"

Darcio noticed that the vulture king was feigning indifference but was trying to suppress his anger. He realized that something must have happend for them to react like this, but he did not understand the exact reason. Then he tried to look for his master but Demir was not there.

Whereas Lyra heard the commotion outside her room with a frown on her face, "What is going on outside?"

On the other hand, Demir already sensed those annoying fellows entering the lion tribe but decided to ignore them. His eyes glinted with interest only when he sensed Darcio’s presence outside the room.

"Darcio is here" he announced as he got up from the bed.

"Why is Darcio here?" Lyra asked in confusion.

"To assist you during your labor" Demir answered making her speechless.

She blinked at him in disbelief, "You...are you guys thinking about announcing the news of me giving birth to the entire beast city or something?" She massaged her forehead already feeling tired, "Just how many people know about this?"

Lyra suddenly missed the merfolk island today. At least there, she gave birth to her babies in privacy. Then she glanced at Demir’s clueless face and sighed.

Killian and Victor who were quarreling with Noah finally entered the room with grim faces.

"Sweet girl! Treasure!" Two booming voices echoed inside the castle walls startling Lyra.

She gazed in a trance as they rushed toward her but Demir stopped them before they could hug her, "Control yourselves, you are going to hurt her with your overexcitement"

Demir pushed their shoulders away with a frown. They looked like predators running toward their prey.

Killian realized his blunder and glanced at his mate, "Are you alright?" When he heard about her going into premature labor, Killian felt like his heart stopped a second due to fright. Only after looking at her beautiful and calm face did he breathe out in relief.

Lyra’s eyes mellowed as she gazed at his anxious face, "I’m alright....." she was still replying to Killian when a large palm cupped her face.

Victor controlled his instincts to hug his mate tightly and instead caressed her face gently, "I was so worried sweet girl"

Lyra was perplexed at the beginning because of his actions but soon smiled warmly, "I’m really okay, Victor" she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at her current situation. Her contractions have not yet started but her mates were already this worried, so she didn’t dare to think about their distress later.

Then she glimpsed Lucas standing near the door with his head bent down. She furrowed her brows at him, "Why are you standing there?" He did not respond and that made her worried, "Lucas...?"

Lucas raised his head and Lyra’s heart clenched when she saw his bloodshot eyes brimming with unshed tears. Lyra suddenly felt scared for her mates. She didn’t want to think anything bad...but what if something happens to her one day? Can they live on without her? She bit her lower lip to stop herself from crying.

"Lucas, come here," she said stretching her right hand towards him.

Lucas swallowed a lump in his throat and walked to her. He just stood beside her bed because Killian and Victor were already on either of her sides. Demir was now seated on a stone chair and looked at them with amusement.

Lyra peered at Killian and noticed that he had no intention to leave her side. And as though, reading her mind, Victor who was subtly trying to pry out Killian’s hand on her because of his jealousy tightened his grip around her arm and hinted that he too was not going to leave.

She sighed at their childishness but didn’t have the heart to scold them. Her sweet husbands were already so distraught due to her and she did not want to add to it by reprimanding them.

Without any more options left, she looked at Lucas as he stood staring at her with his jewel-like dark blue eyes. Lyra noticed how he seemed disconnected from everything else as he kept his eyes on only her.

"Killian, Victor...can you two please wait outside?"

"NO!" Came their reply concurrently.

Lyra glared at them and said, "Why are two acting like this?"

"I decided to leave you for one day and you are going into premature labor" Came Killian’s calm reply, "So from today onwards, I have decided to not leave your side even for a minute" then he threw a harsh glare at Victor, "And you! Stop pushing me away from my mate" Killian felt his anger rise at this annoying vulture. From the moment he held Lyra, that bastard was trying to remove his hand from her.

Lyra decided to ignore their banter and focused on his previous statement with a frown on her forehead, "You are talking as if going into early labor is my fault?"

"Yes it is your fault" As though Killian’s words were not enough, Victor too said something that left her dumbfounded.

He completely ignored Killian and started to ramble with a serious face, "If you had accepted me back in the merfolk island, then I would be the one to become your mate instead of that Lion. So....."

"So?" She raised her brows and urged him to continue with his gibberish. Lyra wanted to see what else he would spout.

Victor grinned at her and added, "I’m a vulture"

"And?" What if he is a vulture? She wanted to ask but decided to remain silent because it looked like he had something more to say.

"If it was mine, then you would have an easy time giving birth because they are eggs" he ended his long oration with a satisfied smile hanging on his lips.

Silence engulfed inside the room. Demir looked at Victor in disbelief, ’He is an idiot’

Killian was also the same. He felt his mouth twitch with incredulity, ’I always knew that he was crazy but I never knew that it was up to this extent’

Whereas the receiver of Victor’s words, Lyra just stared blankly at him. After what felt like an eternity, she parted her lips, "You...Get out of here"

Victor’s face fell hearing her words, "Sweet girl..."

Lyra sighed tiredly and pried out her hand from his grasp, "I do not wish to hear more of your nonsense.....so go out and continue your blabbering"

Victor frowned, "Sweet girl, did my words somehow upset you? I’m sorry if made a mistake" he didn’t understand where he went wrong. He tried to think about it but nothing came to his mind.

Lyra closed and opened her eyes before parting her lips, "I can tolerate and understand up to some extent even if you guys fight for me. I know that I cannot be perfect but you guys have to realize that I’m trying my best to treat you all equally"

She then glanced at all of them one by one, "But all this fight and feud should end with only us. I’m telling this to all of you, never bring children that are already here and the ones I give birth to in the future into our matters. Don’t let your petty jealousy reach them...please"

Lyra was never this upset about her mates but today Victor crossed the line. She felt unpleasant when Victor talked about replacing her babies like some sort of game. She already had made up her mind to give offspring to all of her mates. And she also knew giving birth might vary in pain she would feel, but that did not mean that her love and affection for them would vary.

She did not ask for all of them to treat her other mate’s offspring as their own, but at least, she wished that they would not condemn them by comparing them with each other in the future by telling them that she had given birth to them with more or less pain than the other.

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