ates groaned as th

hand locked in Dax's, as they st

e huts and patched animal-skin tents. The air sm

he were a ghost. She was the weakest female in the settlement, a genetic failure who was supposed to be a

s shifted to th

ysically tremble. Mothers pulled their children into tents. Men backed away, lowering their eyes in submission.

d, searching for the bastard who had broken Cora's heart. His jaw was clenched so t

arm. She squeezed his fingers. "Relax. Take me t

a slightly larger stone hut near the center of the settle

ing hair and deep bags under his eyes

ntly spilled over his wrinkled cheeks. His body shook violen

l emotions of the original body surged in her chest, making

s when he finally noticed the towering wall

hind his body. A father's instinct to protect his daughter from a dangero

Dax. "Dad, this is Dax William. My first husband. He save

weight of the man's power. This was a monster that their enti

ing. "A... a Beast Mark Cont

ect to his female's father. This was the proper way. His voice was deep and respectful, but firm as iron. "

fox-tail tattoo peeking out from Cora's collar. The terror in his chest slowly melted into ov

iped his eyes again. "Good. Good. As long

all fire crackled in the hearth. He rushed around, pouring h

t and pulled a battered wooden box from underneath

table and opened the b

reen crystal. The energy pulsi

e life energy. Extremely high value. System Alert: Symbiote will now refine

ick with emotion. "Dax. This is a Tier-3 core. I nearly died gettin

She... she will have a very hard time giving you children. Please, take this a

lly. Her father was giving away his life savings to buy her sa

cessed Arthur's words, but filtered them

n's cubs. He thought the old man was offering him this treasure to compensate him f

even more. But looking at the broken old man and the brave female beside him, his

wooden box back across the table. H

ss. I don't care about her past. I only want her fut