“Are these low life beasts bothering you?”
The black haired beast steps out from right behind the three leopard siblings.
Every leopard’s face twists into pure terror instantly.
The whole scene feels like a casual small chat from my end but these poor cats must feel thousands of deadly wasps hovering all around ready to strike.
Without a word all three drop onto all fours and press their forehead flat against the dirt ground in deep submission.
“Well you finally showed up everything’s fine now. What’s that bundle you’re hauling?” I completely ignore the cowering leopards and walk straight over to Jor.
A thick pile of animal hides sits bundled tight in his arms.
“I left these behind yesterday. You’re my wife so all of this belongs to you now.” He holds the parcel out toward me.
I peel open a small slit on the wrap and bright sparkling light glints straight into my eyes, totally blowing my mind.
The big diamond chunk I found the other day rests inside plus hundreds more assorted jewels of all different shapes sizes and colors.
“Oh my god I’m loaded! I’m rich! Freaking hell!”
I giggle happily then tie the hide bundle shut tight and quickly scan every bush and tree line around us worried random wild beasts might spot my sudden mountain of treasure.
I spin back toward the still bowed leopards and snap.
“Listen up all of you. If I catch sight of your pack ever again you won’t keep your four legs to run on. Get lost!”
Those words barely leave my mouth before the three scatter in all directions and vanish from view in barely two heartbeats.
Tigris steps forward to take the heavy jewel bundle for me, obvious envy written all over his face.
He starts being clingy and spoiled right away rubbing and nuzzling against my neck.
It hits me then this is the first time I’m fully clear headed with two beast salv…
i mean husbands with me.
I stand still a moment sizing up my two partners.
One with blond hair around one hundred ninety centimeters the black haired Jor near two hundred.
No measuring tape on hand to confirm but my eyes tell me the rough height gap easily.
This is exactly the kind of setup Mei Mei always rambled about wanting and I’d already had a wild good time last night thinking back.
My cheeks flush three shades darker pink and I dart my gaze left then right avoiding their eyes.
“Wife what’s wrong?
Do you dislike this?” “Lily?” The pair both tilt their heads asking with clear concern locked on me.
I slap both my cheeks twice making a small yelping sound.
“Osh!” I turn away from them.
My body no longer aches so I choose to walk on my own two feet for a stretch.
“Wanna climb onto my back for the walk Lily?” Giant siberian tger crotch down in front of me just like the leopard moment ago, just this one eyes looking at me with loving eyes.
“I’m good I need to move my legs a little more.”
Jor drifts up beside me and teases in a low playful tone.
“Still need extra movement? I’m pretty sure you moved far more than any regular female last night.”
“Shhh…. shut it you shameless beast!” I hiss swatting lightly at his arm.
“Mara mentioned earlier everyone in the tribe’s busy stocking food for incoming winter just like those wandering leopards we met. What’s our plan for the cold season ahead?”
“Reptile beasts normally hibernate through winter right? That means Lily spends all cold months staying tucked with only me.” A cheeky grin spreads across Tigris’s youthful looking face.
“I outgrew hibernation ages ago. Once you break past ten stripes you get full control over your own body cycles no forced sleep needed.”
“Wait a second so you really are a deity rank beast? Then why do you look so young you ancient grandpa? You should head back to your crater den and nap away another hundred years!” Tigris huffs and fires back at Jor.
“You’re nothing but a baby cub far too weak to properly take care of our wife!”
“Huh grandpa? Cub?” I stare between them utterly stunned.
“Just how old are you two anyway?”
Tigris points to his own chin looking shocked at my reaction.
“I’m eighteen.”
Jor shrugs carelessly.
“Hard to count properly. Maybe eight hundred or nine hundred winters old? Wait….. The last big neighboring tribe fell more than fifty years back so I’ve most likely ticked past one thousand already.”
My face goes completely pale.
I somehow ended up sleeping with a minor and an ancient thousand year old fossil beast.
There’s no way this is real.
“What about you Lily?” Tigris asks after leaping forward and watch my face from bellow because i was pondering in shock while looking down.
I still stare dumbfounded switching glances between eighteen year old Tigris and thousand year old Jor then blurt out my real age.
“I’m only twenty one years old. I planned to settle down and get husbands around twenty seven or twenty eight at earliest. But fate bring me two to places i can’t fanthom in my wildest dream.”
Sigh.
Both beasts freeze mid step wearing fully confused faces.
Tigris tilts his blond head first.
“Wait you wait that long for a mate? All our tribe females pick bonded partners right after their very first heat cycle hits.”
Jor nods along agreeing.
“Every beast female seeks protection and a strong mate once their fertile cycle starts. Waiting six or seven extra years sounds strange and risky to us.” This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
“Wait! My wife is older than me! No wonder she is very smart and capable!”
I scratch my cheek unable to explain modern dating rules so I just shrug and keep walking forward with the heavy jewel bundle tucked securely in Tigris’s grasp.
As we trek toward tribe borders scattered groups of tribe folk fill the roadside hauling dried berries smoked meat and preserved game down into dug out storage pits prepping fast for incoming winter.
A handful of younger beast cubs sprint back and forth screaming urgent warnings.
“Huge wild beast spotted coming down the nearby mountain hurry pack essentials and evacuate the tribe!”
Panic quickly bubbles through the whole crowd.
Panic vibe is thick in the air.
Lola’s father the chief spots our trio near the wooden tribe gate and rushes straight over breathless with worry.
He bows slightly toward Jor already unnerved by the thick oppressive aura rolling off the snake beast.
“Lily Tigris we need your advice immediately. Should our whole tribe abandon the settlement? None of our fighters stand a chance against such a massive incoming beast.”
I snort casually waving a hand toward Jor beside me.
“No need to panic everyone. That big beast descending from the mountain is just my other partner Jor.”
Every surrounding tribesfolk go dead silent eyes blown wide with pure shock.
All the female beasts unconsciously shuffle backward keeping a safe far distance away from Jor.
No one got a clear good look at his true strength during the previous night’s scuffle since Jor deliberately suppressed most of his power back then.
Snake type reptile beasts function differently from regular furred beasts after all.
Jor only needs one massive feast to stay full for weeks or even months and he can survive multiple years without eating anything at all.
But he just recently woke up from his long ancient slumber gorged on tons of mountain prey and fully unlocked his real divine form only hours earlier.
Thick terrifying killing aura still drifts off his body nonstop scaring small female, cubs and frail low rank male beasts stuck lingering nearby.
Nobody dares to get close after that.
We wrap up a short quick talk with the chief who promises to spread news across the whole tribe that the powerful deity snake beast will be staying together with Tigris and me from now on.
We turn and head back toward our shared cave without stopping for extra errands.
Once inside the warm enclosed cave the two males instantly start bickering over who takes charge of cooking our evening meal.
Tigris boasts his cooking skills steadily improved after picking up tips from me beating out Jor’s messy amateur attempts easily and wins their petty little contest.
Stubborn Jor refuses to mope inside empty handed and decides to head outside alone.
He plans to dig up wild edible greens and unique root vegetables locked inside ancestral inherited memories exclusive only to snake beast bloodlines.
He comes back hauling armfuls of potatoes and round orange like fruits.
“You got me orange looking fruit? Wait a second, do these carry strange side effects like the marine berries?”
My cheerful expression sours instantly filled with heavy suspicion.
Past memory run ins left me extra cautious after the dumb tiger once fed me potent aphrodisiac marine berries before.