Chapter 264: Candidates for Baby Daddy

Ren stared down at her left bicep, her brain completely short-circuiting.

’When? Where?! How?!’ Ren shrieked internally, her heart hammering wildly against her ribcage. ’System! Explain this right now!’

[System: Processing query… Analysis complete. During your highly vigorous oral sex session with the Fox Shaman, Vex utilized the distraction of your intense climax. He lengthened his index claw to the sharpness of a surgical scalpel, made a microscopic incision, and smoothly extracted the Nexplanon implant from your subcutaneous tissue. He then hid it in his palm before slapping your posterior.]

Ren’s jaw unhinged. She stood frozen in the middle of the bustling clearing, looking like she had just seen a ghost.

Ren aggressively pulled on a chunk of her own red hair, wanting to scream at the top of her lungs.

How did Vex even know about it?! Did he just feel a strange, hard bump under her skin and decide to dig it out like a feral monkey picking at a flea?! Ren truly didn’t know what to think. There was absolutely no way the Fox Shaman knew what birth control was. The man had literally struggled with the basic concept of a bar of soap!

[System: Host, why are you panicking so intensely? You previously stated you would not start a family until you had a stable home. You have successfully secured a stable home. The conditions have been met.]

Ren aggressively bit down on her thumbnail, pacing a tight circle in the grass. Yes, she knew exactly what she had said, but that logic had been specifically meant for Kael! She was absolutely not sure if she wanted to be popping out eggs!

Hell, she hadn’t even had the “baby talk” with Syris yet! What if the Snake King didn’t even want kids?! Now that her implant was gone, there was absolutely nothing stopping him from impregnating her the moment they reached the swamp. And given her hormone-addled lack of self-control during mating season, there was zero chance she would be able to convince him not to mate with her.

Even she found it impossibly hard to say no to sex in this world!

Ren was completely spiraling. Why did things always escalate out of control so fast?!

She was so deeply buried in her own mental breakdown that she didn’t even notice Kael approaching her until his massive shadow fell over her.

“Ren?” Kael’s deep voice rumbled with concern. “Are you okay? You look sick.”

He gently reached out, his calloused hands cupping her shoulders.

“If you do not want to go to the freezing swamp,” Kael told her fiercely, his golden eyes narrowing with protective determination, “you do not have to. I will protect you. I will fight the snake myself.”

Ren immediately snapped out of her spiral. She let out a shaky breath, forcing a reassuring smile onto her face.

“No, no, I want to go,” Ren told him quickly. “I’m okay, Kael. I’m just… really tired. It’s been a long day.”

Kael’s stern expression instantly softened. He looked around the bustling village she had successfully orchestrated. A deeply affectionate, proud smile spread across his handsome face.

“You did a lot today, my mate,” Kael praised her warmly, reaching up to gently pat her head. “Can I lay with you? Just one last time before you leave?”

Ren smiled up at him. “Of course, Kael.”

Kael’s white ears perked up happily. He gently grabbed her hand and led her away from the roaring fire toward his newly constructed hut. His hut was significantly larger than the others, built with thicker mud walls and sturdier branches. But as Ren stepped inside, she let out a quiet sigh.

It unfortunately had absolutely no door. It was just a wide, gaping entrance facing the rest of the village. ’Is the basic concept of privacy too advanced for this world?’ Ren wondered dryly.

Kael guided her down onto a massive, incredibly soft pile of thick animal furs. He laid down right beside her on his side, his massive frame taking up most of the space.

He reached out, fully intending to pull her into a tight hug, but Ren moved first. She threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly and burying his handsome face directly into her soft, heaving chest.

Kael completely melted against her. He relaxed instantly, a deep, vibrating purr rumbling loudly in his throat as he listened to the frantic, thumping rhythm of her heartbeat. He wrapped his muscular arms around her waist, pulling her flush against his body.

Ren gently caressed his fluffy white tiger ears, lost entirely in her own thoughts.

For a long moment, they just laid like that in the dim lighting of the hut, wrapped in each other’s warmth while the village chattered outside.

“Kael?” Ren finally whispered into the quiet space.

“Mmm?” Kael hummed against her cleavage.

“Would you be upset… if Syris got me pregnant first?”

The deep purring in Kael’s chest stopped instantly.

Kael slowly lifted his head, pulling back from her chest just enough to look up at her face. His golden eyes were wide, and his white ears shot straight up, swiveling forward with intense, hyper-focused attention.

“You can get pregnant now?” Kael asked, his breath hitching.

Ren bit her bottom lip nervously, her cheeks flushing a deep pink as she slowly nodded.

Kael didn’t hesitate for a single fraction of a second. He immediately pushed himself up onto his knees. His long, white striped tail swished back and forth through the air with uncontrollable excitement.

“We should try right now,” Kael declared, his voice dropping an entire octave, his eyes burning with raw, possessive fire.

Ren looked up at his incredibly eager, desperately hopeful face. She completely lost her nerve. She simply didn’t have the guts to say no to him. If she rejected him right now, right after asking that specific question, would he think she was playing favorites? Would he think she wanted to have babies with Syris and not him?!

’My situation is constantly, incredibly difficult,’ Ren thought, weeping.

Kael’s large hands went straight for the thick leather strap of his loincloth. He had already begun to eagerly untie the knot when a shadow suddenly blocked the entrance of the doorless hut.

“Excuse me,” a stray wolf beastman called out casually, casually leaning against the mud frame. “Ren? A snake is out here looking for you.”

Ren knew immediately that it was Viper.

An overwhelming wave of relief washed over her. ’Saved by the bell!’ she thought triumphantly.

“Oh! I have to go!” Ren announced, slapping her hands on the furs.

Just as she was about to eagerly scramble up, Kael’s hands clamped down onto her hips, forcefully pinning her right back down into the soft furs.

Kael didn’t even look at the stray. He kept his burning golden eyes entirely locked on Ren’s flushed face.

“Tell the snake that she will be a little while,” Kael growled over his shoulder to the beastman, his voice radiating absolute, unquestionable dominance. “We are mating first.”

The stray beastman blinked. “Okay,” he nodded casually, turning around and walking away.

Ren’s jaw dropped.

Kael immediately turned his full attention back to Ren. He yanked the leather knot, dropping his loincloth completely. His massive, throbbing erection instantly sprung free, slapping heavily against his muscular abdomen.

He caged her in with his thick arms, leaning down until his lips brushed her ear.

“You will give birth to a tiger first,” Kael promised.

Just then, the familiar blue holographic screen popped up directly in Ren’s peripheral vision.

Ding!

[System: Update downloading…]

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