Chapter 45: THE WOLF KINGS PARTNERSHIP

EMELIANNA / VIVIAN

Emelianna’s expression darkened.

"How dare he keep another female when his family begged for this marriage alliance? He doesn’t know how important an SSS class female is to every clan?"

She scoffed. "Not that our Phoenix Clan begged for it."

Elena sat quietly beside her mother.

Emelianna suddenly turned toward her.

"What did Lydia say? Why am I just hearing about this?"

"Why didn’t Caelan sign the marriage partnership?" she asked sharply.

Elena placed her head on her mother’s shoulder. "Mother, I feel sad. It’s rare for another female to drag a male away from me. You know how every male fawns for my attention. How dare another female.take my place?"

Emelinna smiled coldly. "Perhaps she doesn’t know who she’s dealing with. This is the Astronova family."

She paused, her mother patting her hair.

"At first, I thought it was Vivian who ruined my engagement party."

Her eyes narrowed. "But now it seems someone else is behind it."

Emelianna immediately shook her head.

"Vivian doesn’t have the audacity to do something like that."

She sighed.

"She may be naughty, but she doesn’t have the mind for something this complicated. She is a Zero class female. Caelan is a SS class military commander. How can Vivian seduce him? She doesn’t have that ability even though she is a fox."

Elena frowned. "But the way she stares at Caelan..."

She clenched her fingers. "It makes me feel like she’s planning something."

Then Elena’s expression softened.

"But Mother, I’m relieved now. At least we know there is another woman interfering, not Vivian.."

Just then, the door opened.

Lydia walked inside and bowed. "Your highness."

Emelianna looked at her. "Why am I only hearing about this now? That such a thing happened to my precious Elena."

Lydia lowered her head. "We tried to investigate immediately, but.."

"Did you see the female’s face?"

Lydia hesitated. "No, My Princess."

Emelianna’s eyes became cold. "I want her to die a horrible death. How dare she interfere with our partnership? You know how deeply we want a military alliance in our family."

Lydia quickly explained.

"When the female fell, she landed face-first. Commander Caelan immediately covered her with his coat, so we couldn’t see her face."

Elena’s expression darkened.

"But we finally located the female soldier who pushed her." Lydia continued. "She disappeared for a while, but Commander Caelan has now left Haxia, so we were finally able to locate her."

"Where is she?"

"She was locked in a dungeon. Not arrested like they claimed."

Lydia bowed.

"I have already contacted the Female’s Federation. They agreed to release her into our custody."

She straightened. "I am leaving now to retrieve her."

Elena’s eyes gleamed. She looked at her mother. "I thought Caelan liked me."

Her voice became uncertain.

"I noticed he suddenly stopped calling or caring about me, and my movement. He never told me he left Haxia too." She swallowed. "Mother... what if he loves that female?"

Emelianna held her hand.

"Don’t worry."

Her voice was confident. "We are royals."

She gently squeezed Elena’s fingers. "He can’t leave you for a nobody."

Before Elena could respond...

BANG! The door suddenly opened.

A guard rushed inside and immediately bowed.

"My Princess!"

Emelianna frowned.

"What is it?"

"The Wolf Clan has contacted us."

Emelianna looked up. "What did they say?"

The guard hesitated.

"They said their King, Aston Fenrir, has already signed a couple partnership."

The room fell deadly silent. Emelianna’s eyes widened.

"They will no longer proceed with the couple application between His Majesty and the Phoenix Clan Elena."

Elena slowly stood. "What?"

The guard lowered his head.

"They also said the Wolf Clan is prepared to compensate the Phoenix Clan for the broken arrangement."

Elena’s face went pale. "Aston..."

She stared ahead in disbelief. "He signed a partnership with another female? Which SSS class female in Haxia can compare with me?"

Meanwhile...Vivian sat on her bed with her arms crossed.

"I am not the heroine."

She looked toward the golden Lotus inside her consciousness.

"And I’m not saving anybody..Right now I CAN’T save myself.and you want me to save a whole fox clan?

The Lotus opened its golden eyes. "Master...You should know how the Foxes are looked down upon and despised."

Vivian remembered how the Astronova family mocks her for being a Fox. How they gave her a separate chair in the dinning. But she closed her ears. "I don’t care."

Vivian pointed at it. "My only goal is to save my father."

The Lotus remained calm.

"You placed your blood upon the Family Relic."

Vivian frowned.

"You awakened me."

Its golden petals slowly unfolded.

"You requested my assistance."

The Lotus’s voice echoed through the Sea of Consciousness.

"And I will help you find your father."

Vivian’s eyes softened.

"But your mission is also to restore the Fox Bloodline reputation. They need to be heard again. They need to be respected and worshiped like in the past."

Vivian’s expression immediately became annoyed. "There it is again. Saving the world plot.."

"The Fox Bloodline must rise once more." The Lotus continued. "There is nothing you can do but fulfill your destiny."

Vivian groaned. "Why does everyone keep giving me missions?"

The Lotus ignored her complaint. "You have no beast core."

Vivian froze.

"Without me binding your soul, you would have died a Long time ago.."

Vivian stared at the Lotus. "What do you mean?"

The Lotus’s eyes glowed.

"Can you transform into your beast form? A fox?"

Vivian shook her head. "No."

"Why?"

"I don’t know. I’ve never been able to."

"That is why."

The Lotus’s voice was calm. "You cannot transform because you have no beast core."

Vivian’s expression became serious. "Lotus..."

She stepped closer.

"Where is my beast core?"

"I don’t know."

Vivian’s eyes widened. "What?"

"My mission was to protect and bind your soul. I do not know why you have no beast core."

Vivian clenched her fists. "Then who does?"

The Lotus was silent. "Only your father or mother may know."

Vivian’s expression hardened.

"Then I’ll ask father when I find him."

She turned away. "Whatever."

She left her consciousness with a heavy sigh.

"I don’t have to worry about all this right now."

She collapsed onto her bed.

"Once I save Isaac, I don’t care about this stupid plot."

She pulled a pillow into her arms.

"These writers always make the villain’s life miserable. So they can torment them till they die trying to destroy the world. While the heroes save the world by killing them. I am trying to escape the plot but it’s dragging me by the collar. "

She glared at the ceiling. "Fuck Vivian! Fuck Elena!!"

She paused. "Fuck the author!!!."

Beeny suddenly transformed into her little human form.

She stood with her tiny hands on her hips. "Pretty sister..."

Vivian glanced at her.

"What?"

"You have to become stronger."

Beeny’s expression was unusually serious. "You know the transmigrator wants to take full control of your body. Without the lotus power you are a chicken waiting to be slaughtered."

Vivian’s expression changed.

Before she could answer...A strange glow appeared on her neck.

Beeny’s eyes widened. "Pretty sister!"

She pointed.

"Your neck!"

Vivian immediately grabbed a mirror. She stared at her reflection.

There was a glowing mark on her neck. It looked strangely like a small dog.

Vivian blinked. "Why is there a dog tattoo on my neck?"

Beeny’s face turned furious. "I should be asking you that!"

Vivian looked at her. "What?"

Beeny marched toward her. "Did you mate with a wolf in that restroom?!"

Vivian’s jaw dropped. "No!"

She immediately shook her head. "I didn’t!"

Beeny pointed accusingly at her neck. "Then explain that! Why are you lying to me? I asked you in that restroom and you acted deaf."

Vivian touched the glowing mark. "I don’t know! It felt itchy all this while."

Beeny’s expression became even more suspicious.

The lotus replied.. "We took his power."

Beeny froze.

"And she tasted his blood."

"What?"

"That’s why she received his soul imprint without mating."

Vivian stared at the mark.

Soul imprint? Why do I have a dog soul imprint? You mean the male that kissed me was a dog?

Beeny put her hands on her hips. "How could you mate with a male without my guidance?"

"I DIDN’T MATE WITH ANYONE!"

"And why would you drink his blood?!"

"I didn’t know I was drinking blood when I bit his lips."

Beeny asked in a low tone. "Who is he? We have to find him."

She looked up. "I really don’t know."

Beeny’s eyes widened. "You don’t even know who he is?"

"No!"

Vivian looked genuinely confused. "Why should we find him?" She suddenly brightened. "Oh! Do we need to kill him? But he is an SS class male. Don’t you think he will be hard to kill."

Beeny glared at her. "Kill what?"

"The male."

"Why would we kill him?!"

"Because he put this thing on me."

Beeny pointed at the mark. "Do you know what that mark means?"

Vivian’s smile disappeared. "What?"

Beeny’s voice became serious.

"That mark will hurt you occasionally..."

She paused. "...if you don’t properly mate with him."

Vivian’s eyes widened. "WHAT?!"

Her husky’s ear stood up.