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"Female, my name is Denver and I'm a three star sheep beastman. I got these for you" Denver, the healer from a day or two ago was also lined up in the sea of males who were trying to court me.

He was holding a leaf filled with different fruits I've seen around the market, but never bought them even though they looked so tasty.

"Thank you" I smiled as Tora went over to get the leaf from him. His eyes practically lit up with joy and relief as he went to stand besides Florence.

So far, out of the 55 males that tried to court me I only accepted two. Most of the males were either too weak or too arrogant to even fit in the family.

I was being careful on picking the males I was inviting into my family because I didn't want our fun dynamics to be ruined by some males I just randomly and wrongly picked.

And so, after picking Denver I continued on looking at the males and tried to asses them carefully.

But after a few males or so, I froze when I saw who came next in line. To say that I was shock was understatement when I saw that it was Kenji.

It earned me several surprise gasped from the males and females alike as Kenji stared at me with a fond smile, holding what seemed to be a very comfortable and soft fur.

But what stood out the most was the four yellow crystals and one lone green one on top of the yellow crystals.

"Female, I know you already know my name but let me introduce myself again. I am Kenji, a seven star beast from the fox tribe and also one of the kings of Blackwood city" Kenji said, a fond smile still plastered on his face.

"Will you accept me as your mate?" He asked and I nodded with a huge grin. "Yes!" I said and he handed the fur with the crystals to Xavier and went to stand besides Florence and Denver.

Feeling happy, I continued on looking at the males but none of them really caught my interest anymore.

And when finally I was in the last few males, I stopped when I saw him. Marlo, a scorpion beastman and Sera's most loved mate in the original novel.

Even though he looked a little arrogant and rude to others, he was quite the opposite when it comes to Sera. He was so gentle and caring towards her, more than her other mates and he did everything he can to give her everything she wanted.

Even in the end, when Sera was killed he still fought on and also died besides her. 'Yeah, I'm gonna keep him no matter what. I'm not letting a male that good go' I thought as I kept my eyes on him.

He probably noticed it too and sent a smile at my way which made my heart skip a beat. 'Fuck. Fuck this handsome men here, they will literally be the death of me. I will probably die because of them and their dumb stupid handsomeness' I thought.

Finally, it was his turn and I couldn't help but let out a small smile at him. "Female, it's nice to meet you. I am Marlo from the scorpion tribe and a seven star beast.

These are for you, I hope you will like them" He said as he presented me some crystals. Just like Kenji, he also offered me yellow and green crystals.

The only difference was, there were six yellow one and two green ones. I can literally feel all the jealous and mean glare that the other female's were giving me.

"Will you allow me to court you?" He tilted his head with a smile, as if already knowing the answer. "Yes, I will allow you" I said and he smiled more as he handed Carlos the crystals before standing besides the others.

Once I was done with my turn, I left with my mates and new suitors. I decided to walk along with them so none of my mates carried me as per my request.

I then turned to my new suitors to introduce myself. "My name is Sera, I'm a whole female from the peacock tribe and this are my mates and I have three cubs left in the village I'm staying at" I said and watch as they nod.

"I hope you can understand and wait until I get to know a bit better before mating with you. This just ensure that none of your marks will end up where it shouldn't, and you will get to see how my family works and see if you can fit in" I stated and watched their reaction carefully.

"It's alright. I'm willing to wait" Florence was the first to answer and the others followed suit, even Marlo. Saying that they'll patiently wait until I was ready.

"Do you want to move in the castle? If you do end up mating with me your gonna be considered as one of the queens here in the city since you are my mate" Kenji asked and I looked at my mates and see them nod.

"Alright, but first I need to go back to the village I'm staying at. I need to see my cubs since it's been days since I last saw them" I said and they all nodded.

I can just have them move and stay in the empty room in the castle while we wait for you to come back" Kenji said as he pointed at Florence, Denver and Marlo.

"But I suppose you leave tomorrow? It's getting a little late and there is a bonfire held for the females later as the finale of the competition this season" Kenji said and I just nodded.

"Alright, let's go. I need to take another bath and have some rest before the bonfire later" I mumbled and walked along side them on our way back to the fox King's castle, although Kali did end up carrying me halfway there.

'Okay now, I've secured myself a king and even Marlo who was already an original mate of the owner and another wolf and even a cute sheep healer' I thought as I glanced at my new suitors who were looking at me with fond smiles.

I returned the smile and let out a small chuckle as I layed my head down on Kali's shoulder.

[ 3rd Person's POV ]

The four males who followed behind Sera's mates felt like they had found a priceless and rare crystal as they watch her smile back at them and even letting out a small chuckle.

'How did I get so lucky? Being allowed this close, much less court, her is already a dream for hundreds of beastmen' Kenji thought as he kept the fond smile on his face as he gazed at the female in front of him.

Her head was currently buried in her mate's shoulder.

'Feels like a dream for her to even notice me' Denver thought to himself with a smile before he glanced around the males. 'I truly am lucky' he thought as he already saw how strong they were, base on their stars and one of them is literally a king of a city.

'Even if I don't end up being her favorite male being with her and having her bore my mark is already enough for me.

I would literally offer my life just get her whatever she wants, no matter how hard it will take' Florence thought as he closed his eyes for a bit and let out a relieved sigh.

'I didn't expect her to accept me so easily. Most females, especially those who are not from the scorpion tribe don't pick us that much' Marlo thought to himself with a small smile.

'I don't care if I don't end up being her favorite. As long as I can stay close to her that's more than enough' he added and kept his eyes at the female in front of him.

And after a few more minutes of walking, they finally arrived at the castle. "Woah, the inside seems much bigger than the outside" Sera muttered as she lifted her head up and watched her surroundings when they entered the castle.

"There is another room next to the main bedroom, you can use that if you want" Kenji said, making Sera look at him and nod with a smile.

"Thank you" she thanked him before turning to Tora. "Can you fetch me a basin of water? I would like to take a quick bath before taking a nap" she said and Tora nodded.

He looked at Kenji, as if asking where the basins were and Kenji told him where to find it.

Once he left, Kali stopped in front of the door and set Sera down and she went inside the spare room to inspect it.

The walls, like most of the castle walls, we're stone. There was a decent size of grass in the corner of the big room, probably able to fit about three to four males who were in their beast form.

It was surprisingly clean, but it was bare except for the grass in the corner that act as a bed and some furs in the other corner of the room.

"Well, I hope this is enough for you for now" Kenji said as he watched the female looked around the room.

"Mhm yeah! This is enough for now" Sera turned to him with a smile before tilting her head. "Although I do require more grass so that they can all lay down with me" Sera said and gestured to the grass and then to her mates.

"We will work on that, don't worry" Calvin reassured her with a smile and Sera just nodded.

"Well now, shoo I need my privacy while I take a bath" she shooed them away which just made them laugh as they closed the door and stayed nearby just in case.

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