Chapter 227: Every Spouse Is Different
Skalven looks at her, and a little film of when he first saw her passes through his mind.
She was eating next to the fire, with her spouses sitting around. Her beauty captured his attention from the very beginning; however, what made him want to watch her all the time was the fact that she was kind to everyone. Her smile was always sincere and never showed superiority.
He knew that following her would end up calling attention to all the beastmen following her, but he saw Yuki’s toy left behind. For some reason, he decided to follow that group after taking the toy, and he didn’t imagine that it would be the reason for him getting closer to the kind female he was watching all night.
He was always grateful that he could be near her, feel her kindness somehow, and help her. He was happy enough to be welcomed by others, and he believed it would be too selfish of him to want more from her. She already made him the happiest Spider Beastman in the world just by welcoming her, asking to become more was too much. However, as more time he spent near her, love grew the strongest roots in his heart, and he had to admit that he wanted more.
Looking at her now, he wants more. He never touches her, but he wants to touch her, smell her. He watches her brushing her hair, so he goes to her and slowly takes the hair brush from her and starts to brush her hair slowly, mesmerized by the beauty of her hair and how silky it is.
"Where are the others? Why are you so quiet?" She asks.
"They won’t sleep here tonight.. I’m just mesmerized by your beauty. As more time I look at you, the more I feel blessed and thrilled to be here." He sincerely answers, feeling his eyes tearing.
She turns around and sees his teary eyes. She holds his face, worried.
"Is something wrong?" She asks.
"No.. Everything is..just perfect." He answers, smiling and then pulling her into a deep kiss.
His kiss surprised her at first, since he never took initiative, but soon she kissed him back, knowing that, like Zin, he needs her help to believe in her love for him. Astri already noticed that her heart is easily taken by someone who lives in pain and is secluded just for being who they are, because she knows very well how painful that is.