Chapter 309: The return
Victor left Lyra speechless. His conviction-filled words had her feeling tired. Yes, she felt tired about all of this. Before coming here, she was just a normal girl living her very normal life. She had never been in a relationship before this. A puppy one-sided love yes but not a full-fledged relationship. Everything she had learned about a relationship was from her parents back home. The latter loved and respected each other and whenever a fight occurred, they talked about it instead of ignoring one another.
This is what prompted Lyra to always talk with her mates about their worries, life, and her. No matter the circumstance, her first response had always been to talk to her mates and clear things up before the matters could fester up and become something untreatable. However, she realized that her patience too came with its own limits. Getting kidnapped by her mates in the initial stage and then getting betrayed by Kyrell. She went through too much.
Lyra wanted to understand. She tried her best to do so but Victor’s stubborn words made her upset. He kept on with his ramblings not stopping to see how she was feeling, "We will always love you more, Sweet girl. This is a fact that cannot be changed. I know about your world a little and the kind of relationship that happens there but the former will never happen here. Males here vastly differ from the males in your world"
She already knew that. It was not new. Males here were very different from men back on Earth and that was something she had made peace with very early on. Here males could capture the female as long as he was powerful. Although the ultimate decision to stay in a relationship was that of a woman’ it did not change that power meant everything here. And once the women are marked, that initial power of males completely shifts to them. Males have no authority whatsoever. The former can cancel a spousal relationship and no one will bat an eye although it is akin to a death sentence to their male counterparts. This power imbalance gave birth to stray beastmen and added, rootless beastmen.
"I love you guys a lot" Lyra decided to speak her mind although she was not sure if this would reach her mate, "You are very precious to me, I don’t like seeing you hurt yourself because of me. It aches me to..... see you like this. I know I cannot change the norms practiced here, but I hope you try. Please try to be kind to yourself"
Victor blinked before parting his lips, "If it is for you, then I can try"
A sad smile graced her lips hearing her mate’s words, "Alright" that was all she could say. This was enough for now. She wanted him to prioritize himself and he agreed. Although his complacency was to please her, it was worth having this talk with him nonetheless. A win is a win.
She ran her thumb across his lips as she said, "It is a promise then, you should strive to live more for yourself for me I guess?"
"Yes for you, I can do anything" Victor readily agreed, and as a result received a kiss on his lips. His mate pressed herself against him by sitting on his thighs. He very quickly maneuvered her body by capturing it in his embrace while one of his hands reached under her skirt settling on her center. With efficiency, he moved her panties aside before sinking two of his fingers inside her wet folds.