“……The black panther……?”
Arabell whispered softly, looking into the ruby-colored eyes.
Trying to avoid the man’s gaze, her eyes were already trapped in his red orbs. The man thrust himself into her wavering gaze, demanding her exclusive attention with his persistent look. His large hand gently stroked Arabell’s tender cheek, marked by branches, sending a wave of heat through her trembling shoulders.
The man’s throat bobbed visibly, betraying his thirst. He then licked his rough lips with a scarlet tongue and said,
“It’s strange. You chew food for a beast and pet it gently, but you seem frightened of me, a human.”
“Because…”
Arabell swallowed the words that almost escaped her lips. She didn’t have the courage to say, ‘The black panther didn’t look at me as prey, but your eyes seem ravenous, as if you could devour me right now.’
The man holding her still felt more dangerous than the sharp-toothed beast.
Was it because he seemed like a celestial being descended from heaven? Without clear thoughts, Arabell felt she couldn’t escape from him. An absurd premonition made her shake her head slightly.
“Remember. My name is…”
As the man began to speak,
“Arabell! Where are you, Arabell?”
“Lady Arabell, please answer us!”
Familiar voices searching for Arabell echoed outside the cave.
With all her strength, Arabell pushed against the man’s chest. Taking advantage of his momentarily loosened grip, she slipped out of his embrace and quickly stood up, pulling the man’s arm.
“Get up. We have to leave now.”
She urged him urgently, but the man didn’t budge, even flashing a relaxed smile.
“Hurry, we have to escape. If people arrive, they’ll kill you.”
“Why? What wrong have I done?”
“Because, in the Empire, black panthers are designated as beasts that must be killed on sight. There’s no time. Get up quickly.”
“And what does that have to do with me? Do I have a tail following me?”
The man slightly shifted his reclining posture, causing the remaining leaves on him to fall off. His tall, smooth, naked body was revealed under the firelight, displaying muscles carved as if with an artisan’s chisel.
The embarrassment belonged not to the naked man, but to Arabell. Even as a 20-year-old adult, she had never seen a naked male torso before.
Closing her eyes and turning away, she heard his voice from behind.
“Even if they’re wicked, humans of the same species wouldn’t kill each other without reason.”
His words carried a bitter undertone. Arabell’s heart ached inexplicably.
But soon, her face lit up with hope. The man was right. The man lying below was currently in human form.
There was no trace of the black panther to be found. Arabell’s cheeks flushed slightly, but her eyes sparkled with hope.
“If you’re in human form, being discovered won’t be a problem.”
Turning her head joyfully to look at the man, she immediately had to turn away again, blushing up to her neck. A pleasant chuckle from behind made Arabell bite her lower lip.
“Don’t worry if people enter the cave. I’ll take responsibility for your honor.”
Arabell turned her head again to look at the man, focusing her eyes solely on his face with a firm determination. The man, either knowing or not knowing Arabell’s heart, propped up his upper body on one elbow.
Arabell’s eyes widened in confusion at the man’s promise to take responsibility for her honor. Her lower lip trembled slightly, and beads of cold sweat began to form on her forehead.
The first scene that would be witnessed by her father and the villagers entering the cave would be… her in a disheveled state, with branches stuck everywhere, and her dress torn and tattered beyond recognition.
The imagined scenario turned Arabell’s face increasingly pale.
It was a scene of her, untouched by any thread, with a young, naked man. Arabell swallowed hard, glancing around the cave. The dying fire and scattered leaves were clear evidence of the night spent together.
To prove her innocence, she would have to reveal the man’s secret. Doing so would mean his tragic death right here.
Without saying a word, her innocent eyes were already pouring out countless stories.
The man’s red eyes twinkled softly, amused.
She was an odd girl. Despite his fearsome and dangerous beastly form, she had made countless efforts to treat him, climbing the steep mountain over and over.
She cried her eyes out for the dying beast, and exhausted, she fell asleep holding the beast, fearing it might get cold. And now, she had spent the night in a cave with a young man whose identity she barely knew. This fact alone could ruin a lady’s life.
And it seemed… the man’s gaze briefly lingered on Arabell’s ragged, old dress.
The dress, ruined perhaps during her ascent through the rough mountain in the rain, was originally made of cheap and old fabric. It suggested she belonged to a family with no significant influence or power, not even of the lower nobility or middle-class gentry.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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