Their eyes held a trace of disappointment, but
also a profound sense of awe.
She truly was a goddess. To endure even that
on her own…
“Elara you need to eat something to get your
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“Elara, you need to eat something to get your strength back.”
Kael gently placed a bowl of warm meat broth
in front of me.
“You need to rest for a few days. We’ll handle the hunting.”
I nodded, too tired to refuse.
Between the mating heat and the ice bath, I
was completely drained.
Lying on the stone bed, my thoughts turned to
the war that would come after winter.
In my last life, this was when Kael and the
others had died protecting Kiera.
And it was then that I had commanded my tiger
and lion to save the remnants of the Clearwater
Tribe, absorbing them into my own.
Those rescued shifters had become fiercely
loyal to me, their savior.
My Wildplains Tribe grew larger and larger, its
members unbreakably loyal to their leader.
This time, however, a dark glint appeared in my
eyes.
The white tiger, the black lion, and the eagle
would find it much harder to conquer the
Clearwater Tribe now.
After all, how could their coddled, comfortable
shifters compare to ours, who had fought for
every scrap of survival?
Kiera was probably starting to realize that being
a Divine Maiden wasn’t as easy as she thought.
The Primal God had given her fertility, but not a
strong body to withstand it.
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For Kiera, the act of mating was probably
nothing but pain.
And in the eyes of the shifters, propagating the
species was the most important duty of all.
I wondered how long Kiera could withstand that
kind of torment.
Soon, the time would come for the Alpha King
to abdicate his throne.
Whether one wanted to be king or not, the
tribal war was inevitable.
In my last life, I used the title of Alpha King as
bait to distract my three powerful mates.
I wonder what Kiera will do this time…
Just as I suspected, the next time I saw her, her
belly was swollen and round.
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From the way she walked, it was clear her three mates knew nothing of tenderness.
But the moment she saw me, her eyes filled
with triumph.
“You see, sister? A woman conquers the world by conquering men.”
“This time, the glorious title of Alpha Queen will
be mine.”
“Everything you worked for your entire life will end up belonging to me.”
Then, her gaze fell on the three shifters standing behind me, and her face changed.
“Who are you?”
“Sister, how dare you betray your mates!”
Kael and the others stepped in front of me,
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their eyes cold as they stared at Kiera.
Even with a different face, they would
recognize this woman anywhere.
