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On the way home, the Kitsune finally shifted
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into human form. He sat in the carriage, weak
but full of rage.
I thought about his injured tail. I wanted to take
a look.
Before I could even touch it, he flashed his
claws at me.
I pulled my hand back. “Feisty little thing, aren’t
you? Aren’t you cute.”
My family lived in a huge mansion.
When my sister and I came of age, we were
given our own estates.
I was born with a heart condition. Despite my
talents, I was doomed to die young.
Mom and Dad loved successful kids, so they
didn’t care about me. Evie wasn’t that talented,
but she had her way with them.
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I was the one who moved out. Evie got to stay
with Mom and Dad.
As the eldest daughter, I was supposed to be
the heir.
But my Dad didn’t like me. So, even though
everyone knew the rules, no one said anything.
They thought Evie would be the next Head.
But she wasn’t. It was the bastard daughter
who got the nine–tailed fox.
She rose through the ranks and led our family
to new heights.
Evie was fickle. Her crush on Kai was
temporary. When she met the biker wolf beast,
she dropped him like a hot potato.
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I started researching my future.
I also told the servants to unshackle the
Kitsune. To help him heal, I sent people to find
a doctor.
The next afternoon, my bodyguard, Ike, said
that the Kitsune, Pax, refused to eat, talk, or
get treated.
Beasts were at the bottom of society.
If they were lucky, they’d be chosen as a mate.
But if they weren’t, they’d be sent back to
beast territory as slaves.
Some beasts would choose their human mate,
and they’d take them away.
But in the human world that didn’t happen
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If a beast didn’t obey, we’d do whatever it took
to make them submit.
Dad was a strong man, but Mom made all the
calls.
“He won’t eat or talk?” I asked, trying to get
the full picture.
“No, ma’am. I don’t know what to do, so I came
to you.”
I thought for a moment, then got up and had Ike
take me to Pax’s room.
I carried a letter with me.
I asked Ike to dig up some information about
Pax, and now, I finally smiled.
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“I know you don’t want to bond with a human
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“I know you don’t want to bond with a human because your human mother didn’t love you..”
“Your dad forced her to marry him. She abused
you from the moment you were born.”
“Your dad lost interest in your mom and started
chasing other women. She blamed you, broke
eight of your tails, and sent you here.”
Four sentences. I laid out Pax’s entire history.
He finally looked at me, but he was wary.
Even though he was disheveled and tied to a
bed, he was attractive.
Fox beasts were known for that, but his allure
was different. He was just noble, as if he was born better than everyone else.
We stared at each other for a while before I heard his voice. “What do you want?”
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“To marry you, give you freedom, and help me become the Head of the House.“‘
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“Why?”
“Because I can promise you that once we bond, after you grow back your tails, I’ll help you get
revenge.”
“Is that true?”
I nodded. “I swear to the beast gods. If I break
my oath, I’ll suffer the most horrible curse
imaginable.”
Pax’s eyes widened. He didn’t expect me to
use force. Instead, I was being nice.
He thought about it for a long time. “Okay. We’ll bond.”
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Pax and I had a simple bonding ceremony. I
invited my family, but Mom and Dad said they
were busy.
Evie just sent a messenger with a verbal
blessing.
I heard that the merman wasn’t cooperating
with her.
She was mad, and she told Mom and Dad about
- it. She was jealous that I was getting married.
Mom and Dad told me not to rub it in her face.
I didn’t care about their fake feelings.
On the day of the ceremony, I gave Pax a sword that I’d forged myself. It was called “Royal Color.”
Pax looked surprised. He gripped the hilt tightly,
his eves full of excitement.
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“Thank you.”
I waved it off. “That’s what my partner should
have.”
I grabbed his hand, and we bowed to the beast
gods together.
Just as we were about to do the bonding ritual,
Ike told me that a merman wanted to see me.
I said, “No.”
But Ike looked conflicted. “He says he’s here with a gift from your sister.”
I laughed. “You think my sister would bless my wedding?”
Ike knew about my relationship with Evie. “I’ll send him away.”
I nodded. Then. I picked up a bone knife. sliced
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I nodded. Then, I picked up a bone knife, sliced
my wrist, and did the same to Pax.
The blood started to flow. We pressed our
wrists together.
Our blood mixed. We were bonded.
And then, the statue of the beast god started to
glow. It enveloped Pax and me.
I felt a special energy enter my heart. Pax
stared behind him.
He grew a tail.
He looked at me. Now, we understood. Our bond was blessed by the beast gods.
We were soulmates.
