The Return of the Beast Princess

Chapter 26 - The Most Beautiful Fox Female

"Is that the snake beast who was here before?"

"Why is he back again? And he is with a female. She is so beautiful...."

"The female smells like him. He found a mate!"

"Does she need more mates? I want to ask...."

They can hear the whispers of the fox beast men around them. They both didn't care as they wear their expressionless straight faces.

Dumu continued to walk towards the wooden house of the fox chief while holding his wife close in his arm. His self-control is slowly fading away as his eyebrow twitches. His hunch about his wife having all these attention from the males around them came true. He can even see males with mates looking at her with lust. He just want to kill them right away but his wife's hold on his shoulder made him control his temper. He can feel the warm and assuring gentle squeeze from her that she doesn't care about others and he is the only one for her.

They were almost near the chief's wooden house when they were stopped by a shrill voice of a female. It irritates Dumu's ear for he already know whose voice it came from.

"Dumu!!! Have you come back to agree to my proposal?"

"We are here to see the chief and the old witch doctor."

"We?" The fox female looks at Asha, scowling at her as if she was going to tear her apart into pieces. It made her more angry when she noticed that the dress that Asha is wearing is made of Dumu's beast skin.

Asha can feel the death stare coming from the female is directed at her. She looks at her from head to foot like she's not even interested.

"Yes. We."

"You... why are you wearing clothes made of Dumu's beast skin?! That was supposed to be mine. I asked him for it as a mating gift!"

Dumu was about to say something when Asha squeezed his shoulder gently. He looks at her worriedly but Asha smiled at him. She gave her attention back to the scowling female casually.

"You not receiving it means he doesn't want to. And why would I not be wearing something that my husband gave me?"

"Husband? What do you mean by that?!"

"He is my husband. He is my mate. We have a lot of things to do so we need to go. Goodbye."

There were murmurs between the onlookers. All eyes were at the fox female and it made her feel so humiliated. She can't accept how this arrogant female talk to her and plans to leave her just like that.

"You do not deserve to be his mate! Only the most beautiful female of the village deserves to be a mate of a five-starred beast! And me, as the most beautiful female of the fox tribe, wants him to be my mate."

Asha looks back at her. She tilted her head slightly as she curiously studies her.

So this is the beauty standards in the beast world. She has a pretty face indeed but with an attitude like that, I would never even spare a glance. She reminds me of those bully girls in high school that feel so entitled to everything because their parents are rich and powerful.

"You are the most beautiful?"

The female proudly flicked her long white hair as she poses sexily. The sight makes Asha wants to gag but she doesn't want to show it. She remained looking impassive and uninterested.

"I, Gilda, am the most beautiful fox female of the fox tribe. Almost all of the males in this village wants to be my mate."

Almost all, that's the key phrase.

"Good thing a few still has good taste," she murmurs but Dumu heard her loud and clear that made him chuckle. He leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "my wife is so naughty and bad and I like it. You make me want to take you right here right now. It is getting really hard to behave." He bit her earlobe and even gave it a lick secretly.

She playfully hits his chest as they giggle to one another. She clears her throat and casually looks back at Gilda.

"Good for you then. But I feel sorry for you because you still don't get it. If you are smart enough to understand the reason why he didn't give you his beast skin, you wouldn't humiliate yourself in front of your tribemates.

You look like a female who is desperate for a male and shamelessly tries to steal another female's mate in front of others. We don't have time for a female like you. Know your place."

She looks at Dumu and nodded at him. He kissed her cheek before he continued walking towards the house of the chief.

The murmurs are getting louder and all of them are secretly looking at Gilda. Some looks sad for her while some smirks at her mischievously. It made her raging mad. She stomps her foot angrily on the ground before leaving the scene.

A tall and handsome looking beast man was standing in front of a wooden house. He was watching the whole commotion with interest. His big blue eyes have this hidden desire as he studies the female in Dumu's arm. He smirks as the couple continues walking towards him.

Dumu stops in front of him as he lays down the two dead deers.

"What purpose do you have this time snake beast?"

"Dumu greets the fox tribe chief. Me and my wife are here as travelling merchants. We ask that you let us stay here for two nights to sell some of our things. These two deers are gifts to the chief from me and my wife."

The chief crossed his arms on his chest as he looks again at the female curiously.

"Travelling merchants? Wife? And I heard you say husband earlier while talking to Gilda. This is my first time to hear such words."

"Travelling merchants are wandering beast men who sells and trades things to other beast men in villages. Wife is a female mate while husband is a male mate. Asha also greets the fox tribe chief."

"Asha... what a lovely name. So that means you two are mates?"

Dumu tightens his hold on Asha as he looks at the chief.

"Yes we are."

"Her breath is from the bird race. I am curious how you two became mates. I believe birds and snakes are mortal enemies, yes?"

"Love doesn't discriminate. Whether our race are enemies or not doesn't matter. For the beast that I like is not because of his race, nor his face, nor his stars that he possess. But because of who he is as a male who also likes me and accepts me for who I am."

Dumu was speechless as he looks at his wife longingly. His heart is beating so fast and hard right now.

Is...is this feeling what she described as love?

He gently held her hand and placed it on his chest, letting her feel how his heart beats for her and only her. He leans to whisper in her ear.

"I love you wife."

She was startled but smiled before she kissed his cheek and whispers back, "I love you too husband."

This intimate exchange of loving gestures and words made the chief clench his hand tight. He doesn't know why but he feels envious of Dumu. His intense bitterness even drew blood from his grasp. His cold indifferent face remains.