I Became an Ant Lord, So I Built a Hive Full of Beauties

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He closed his eyes, letting plans for tomorrow settle like iron dust, boar-built battlements, Shadeclaw’s scouting route, Blueloom’s pollen traps, the calibration of star-milk distilleries. Yet over all of it lay the steady, newfound warmth of Luna’s presence and Miryam’s fragile dreams.

For the first time since awakening in this brutal world, Kai slept without keeping one eye open.

An hour had passed since the cavern quieted. Shadeclaw stood watch below. The mountain slumbered in peace. But within the nest of furs, Luna stirred. She couldn’t sleep. Especially when Kai was hugging her.

Her eyelashes fluttered, body restless. A slow heat was swelling below her belly, a fire, thick and pulsing. It was different from battle adrenaline. Wilder. Needier. She inhaled sharply. The scent of Kai lingered close, his warmth beside her. His raw, masculine, and potent body.

A tingling ache rolled through her lower abdomen, making her thighs clench. She turned slowly, eyes drinking in the quiet monarch curled in sleep beside her. Silver hair tousled, lips parted, arms relaxed. Yet the lines of his body remained firm, honed from battle. Her gaze dropped, and her heart throbbed.

ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt

Luna swallowed hard.

"Kai," she whispered, brushing his chest. No response. She leaned closer, lips barely an inch from his ear. "Kai... I can’t... I can’t control my body..."

His eyes opened at once.

The moment their eyes met, the haze that clouded Luna’s irises was unmistakable desire, hot and unabashed. A deep blush colored her cheeks, but she didn’t hide. Her fingers traced the line of his jaw.

"Come with me," she whispered.