I knew what that meant. He was scared I’d choose him again. In my past life, I had thought he was just shy.
I gave a bitter smile and looked away, my gaze landing on a scruffy gray fox crouched in the corner.
He was skinny and dirty, with tangled fur, nothing like the fierce, majestic beastmen beside him. Honestly, he looked pathetic.
But for some reason, seeing him like that made me think of myself from the last life.
“This one,” I said firmly, pointing at the gray fox.
“What?” Maisie gasped. “Are you serious? That one? What’s it even good for?”
“My choice isn’t your concern,” I snapped before she could say more and walked straight over to the gray fox.
He lifted his head, his cloudy eyes full of fear and unease.
I crouched down and reached out, gently stroking his head.
“Don’t be scared. From now on, we’re partners.”
Maisie picked Blair—huge, powerful, and intimidating.
She excitedly stroked his fur and showed him off to me. “Look! Isn’t he amazing?”
“If you like it, that’s all that matters,” I replied calmly. My voice didn’t show the slightest emotion.
Blair finally got what he wanted.
Maisie was my half-sister, born of a different father. Unlike me, she was adored and cherished by everyone.
Even my brother, Justin Roffe—who shared both my parents—treated her like a treasure. Although he was also the son of a beastman, he had inherited everything from our human mother, so he looked and lived as a normal human.
He hated our father and me. He saw both of us as a disgrace. And he spoiled Maisie endlessly.
In my past life, after Maisie accidentally killed the Beast King’s son, Justin drugged me and sent me into the Beast Den to take the blame, just to protect her and keep the peace.
The Beast Den was pure hell on Earth.
