Nikolai enjoyed the meal with the girls and then retired to his bedroom. He bounced on his bed and gazed out the window. Not a day or two ago, he saw the true body of Lunaria escaping from the same window.

Through the small opening in the door, the silver tabby trotted inside, holding her head high and lowering herself.

Then she hopped onto his lap.

Meanwhile, the rain hammered down, creating small pools and puddles, while the constant pitter-patter allowed him to relax.

‘Today I learned something strange about the tower…’

Taking monsters out of the tower caused Nikolai to feel confused.

He learned from Selene and the others that monsters were born inside the tower, but how. Now that he brought the tabby cat sitting on his lap, Nikolai’s thoughts on the caves across the city became even more anxious.

‘I should reply to Ryan… even if he betrays me I need to know more about the situation and land.’

Nikolai wasn’t just a normal person anymore, but the future head and Alpha of the Moonlight alliance.

His wits and mind needed to make all the improvements possible.

Meow~

The silver cat on his thigh started to knead his thighs with her claws, swishing her silver tail in the air and stretching.

“Say… do you even have a name?”

He teased the cat, once a tiger that almost killed him and Selene, though he felt a sense of anger enough to take her life back in the tower. Nikolai also felt the same emotion come from the tiger until they brought her outside. Her anger and rage then quickly faded.

Not long after that happened, the cat became docile and quite affectionate.

‘What role does the tower have… on the creatures it spawns and monsters in general?’

Nyao?

The cat tilted her head before glowing in an icy blue light, particles of aura flowing into her body rapidly from the surrounding air—even the celestial aura inside of Nikolai started to flow from his chest into her body.

“Nmmm…”

A sensual deep croak came from the blue light wrapped around the cat as the weight on Nikolai’s thigh increased… more and more, the soft and warmth growing until he could feel it… a humanoid figure sitting on his lap naked.

Her body was bathed in the evening moonlight, which shone soft silver rays, revealing her light skin and soft, flowing white hair with black stripes.

“Werewolf…” Deep, like a growl, but still carrying a feminine tone.

“You are the same woman from the tower?”

“Aru.”

“Aru? Is that your name.”

“Mm.”

The muscular woman gazed at Nikolai, her sharp eyes narrowing into thin slits as they shone light blue carrying a sense of curiosity and interest.

“You defeated me…”

“I had help from Selene, though we did beat you.”

Aru stopped speaking.

She didn’t seem used to human language, which made Nikolai curious about how she knew his language since not all monsters knew it naturally.

Her body leaned against his chest, and there was no sense of emotion. Aru just used his chest like a chair while her tail brushed along his thigh.

“I don’t remember…” Aru muttered, turning to his face. Her icy blue, almost silver eyes narrowed while her lips pressed together and her brows furrowed.

“What don’t you remember?”

‘She’s a little strange… there’s no hostility in this form, rather how can she lower her guard?’

“Anything… before that dark place, fighting… killing… dying…” She turned to Nikolai, her firm chest pushed against his as she grabbed his shoulders tight, shaking him. “But Aru doesn’t remember! Only her name!”

There was a sense of panic and fear in her eyes.

Aru’s pupils narrowed and dilated rapidly while digging her sharp claws into his shoulders.

“Ugh, calm down, I cannot help you if you keep acting so reckless.”

“What can you do!?”

Aru snarled, her fangs on display as her lips raised. It was an aggressive response, yet her grip loosened, and she seemed to actually understand.

Nyan?!

Nikolai’s hands grasped her arms, twisting them slightly and holding both behind her back as she twisted and struggled from his strength. Though he tried not to hurt her too much, the tigress was stronger than most people he met at her full power, and thus, he couldn’t half-ass it.

“Behave!”

—Pah!

He slapped her buttocks and tightened his grip on her arm.

“Garu!” Aru made a noise akin to a scream or growl.

She tensed for a moment before lowering her head.

The tail wrapped around her thigh loosened, allowing Nikolai to see the beautiful woman from the front.

Similar to when they fought, she had a tight body with less fat than most athletes, her breasts firm and perky, lifted from her muscular form, with hidden nipples in a light blue areola.

“I should find you some clothes…”

She kept her arms pinned while breathing out through her nose, muttering words unintelligible, unlike before. There was no sense of anger but resignation in her emotions, which radiated with every breath she took.

Even though she wasn’t fighting back…

Nikolai felt her sharp gaze constantly, observing for openings.

“Are you calm now?”

A low growl followed afterwards, similar to that of a big cat. “I am calm…”

“That is good, but stay put for a moment.”

After a moment of struggle and grabbing the blankets on the bed, he wrapped them around her naked figure, tying the fabric into knots around her chest.

‘They’re really destructive when crushed like that…’

Nikolai couldn’t help but look away from her figure, which tickled his desires. Instead, she took a deep breath, listening to her slow breathing and fidgeting as she rolled onto his bed and lay on her stomach.

“Wow! Soft and comfy… ugh, smells like the big wolf…” Aru commented while nuzzling his pillow, leaving her scent in his bed. But it wasn’t unpleasant—he noticed that her scent was like fresh berries in a winter garden.

Despite complaining, she continued to sniff his pillow sneakily, her eyes narrowing as a cheeky smile formed on her lips.

While enjoying the comfort of his bed, her gaze stayed with him. “What will you do… to Aru?” She asked with caution, putting the pillows between him and her, hiding her body between them while her large buttocks swayed in the air as if she were a cat playfully hunting.

“Well, I won’t kill you and would like to find your home…”

“Mm, home? Does Aru have a home?”

“You don’t?”

“I don’t know!” Her lips curled into a wide smile before creeping closer to him while on the bed. She tilted her head, and the light shimmered off her long hair while giving her an exotic and mysterious aura.

“There is only fighting…” Aru’s tail thrashed behind her as she crept on all fours.

“You don’t need to fight anymore…” Nikolai wanted to reassure the tigress, but the moment she heard those words, her face became strange… twisting into various emotions.

Slowly, her eyes grew distant, and she seemed almost melancholic and lost.

Tears threatened to fall from her eyes, but she blinked them back and shook her head, clearing them.

When Aru looked up at Nikolai, she gave him a troubled look while struggling with her thoughts. “Why?” She asked aloud, not just speaking to her feelings but also for Nikolai to hear.

“Why?”

Aru nodded vigorously.

“Fight for survival, fight for mate, that is life!” The question caught him off guard because he never quite pondered its meaning.

He always considered it from his perspective, but what about the races that were more monsters than humans or maintained the wild and natural lifestyles of their ancestors, like Aru?

‘I see… I was too narrow sighted, to Aru fighting is important…’

Since he couldn’t force his thoughts and desires on her, instead, he wanted to know her true feelings, though he could do everything for her.

That might not be the best idea, like Sarah and Risa’s people were different.

“Do you want to keep fighting?”

“Aru has nothing else… Aru is strong! Stronger than a bear! Faster than the wind! But lose to wolf…”

‘Aru seems to speak about herself differently.’

Although her broken words might have sounded childish, the longer they spoke, the more he could sense her mature nature and the logic she followed.

“Aru,” Nikolai said, sitting at his bedside, noticing the cautions tigress coming closer as she leaned against him, the sheets barely covering her body.

“Aru lost to the powerful wolf… Aru’s life, now yours.” It seemed Aru’s words and tone carried more weight and formality, which meant this must be something important.

Aru’s fingers brushed against Nikolai’s shoulder as he turned around to look at her.

“What do you mean by your life is mine?”

She looked down and seemed perplexed by his lack of understanding. “Big wolf defeated me, so now Aru is yours.”

Her words caused his eyes to widen slightly. “You can’t mean that you will serve me?”

Again, her head lowered as she frowned before pressing her forehead against his arm with furrowed brows.

It was clear she was trying to speak his language to get her point across. She nudged him while sniffing his scent before slapping his back with her hard-striped tail.

“Aru belongs to the big wolf now.”

“Wait a second, I do not own anyone here.”

“No!” She stated with finality and jumped onto him, straddling his thighs as she glared at him. A moment passed where neither broke eye contact, their breathing synchronised and slow.

And then—he realised Aru’s icy blue eyes weren’t filled with any lies or doubts.

“I see… then, will you help me, Aru?”

With glowing eyes, she jumped at him, the force and weight of her muscles knocking him onto his back before the door slammed open, and three women rushed inside.

“STOP!”

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