I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?!-Chapter 44: Sealing the Vow

[Ding! Ding!]

[Side Mission Activated: Sealing the Vow with Cyrus!]

[Reward: Reduces the chance of surprise attacks at night by 25%]

Roxanna frowned and complained silently. Of all times, the system had decided to interfere in Cyrus’s flirting. Was it really necessary?

And what was with that reward? Reducing the chance of surprise attacks? How many surprise attacks even happened at night in the first place?

[Only 25%? That’s way too little! Why can’t you just give me 100%?] Roxanna protested in her mind.

The system replied in an annoyingly cheerful tone. [You will get the remaining 75% from your husband’s protection, Host!]

What kind of nonsense was that?! Wouldn’t it be better if she could protect herself without relying on her husbands? What if one day her husbands no longer wanted to protect her?

Alright, calm down.

If her husbands ever left her, it wouldn’t matter anyway because she would die soon after that. After all, the only way to extend her lifespan was by mating with them or getting pregnant.

"Roxanna," Cyrus’s voice startled her, and she finally refocused her thoughts on the handsome man in front of her. "You don’t want to seal the vow with me?" he asked softly.

"I-I do," Roxanna replied quickly. "I’m just a little shy. Can you close your eyes?"

To be honest, the way he looked at her made her heart race. Therefore, she wasn’t sure she could kiss him while he stared at her like that.

"Alright." Cyrus did as she asked, but for some reason, he still looked handsome even with his eyes closed. She held her breath, then slowly let it out.

Faintly, she could hear Zeir and Azul talking about whether the wood was sturdy enough. Meanwhile, Calen and Luan should have been on their way back to the hut.

She had to kiss Cyrus right now, before the others returned.

Honestly, she didn’t understand what was wrong with the others seeing her kiss Cyrus. She was married to all of them, so this couldn’t be considered cheating.

But still, she felt embarrassed.

[Okay, Roxanna. Stop acting like a teenager. You kissed Azul last night. Kissing Cyrus shouldn’t be this hard.]

Cyrus frowned slightly when he heard Azul’s name again, even at a moment like this, but all his irritation disappeared the moment he felt Roxanna’s breath so close to him.

Roxanna slowly closed her eyes, lifted her hands, and held Cyrus’s cheeks. Then, gathering her courage, she leaned in and gently pressed her lips against his.

The kiss was too light, almost like the soft brush of a feather. It lasted only a second before she pulled back, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.

"...That’s it?" Cyrus asked, his voice low and slightly amused. He opened his eyes slightly, looking at Roxanna with a gaze that made her heart beat faster.

Roxanna’s face grew hot. "I-I kissed you," she said, trying to sound confident even though she couldn’t bring herself to look at him. "It still counts."

"It does count," he replied. A small smile curved his lips as he leaned closer and whispered near her ear, "But the vow bond will be stronger if we kiss more deeply."

Roxanna bit her lower lip, now completely sure that he was teasing her on purpose. Still, the kiss hadn’t felt bad at all, so she decided to go along with it.

"I... I kissed you first," Roxanna said softly. "Doesn’t that mean it’s okay if you kiss me next?"

Cyrus found her reaction unbelievably cute. He didn’t answer her with words. Instead, he leaned in and kissed her again. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

This time, he placed one hand behind Roxanna’s head, gently holding her there so she couldn’t pull her head back.

The kiss was deeper than before, but Roxanna could still feel how gentle Cyrus was with her. She slowly closed her eyes again, and her head suddenly felt light, as if the world were spinning around her.

Unlike Azul, who seemed inexperienced when it came to kissing, Cyrus felt much more skilled. It was probably because the evil Roxanna had spent more time with him, but honestly... she wasn’t sure he had gained this kind of experience from that evil fox.

Still, wherever he had gotten that experience from, it didn’t matter.

His body felt so warm that Roxanna felt as if she were holding onto a heated stove. The warmth wrapped around her, making it hard to think clearly.

"Mhmm..." A soft moan slipped from her lips without her meaning to as Cyrus deepened the kiss.

He gently nipped at her upper and lower lips, kissing her as if he were slowly savoring a sweet slice of orange.

After a few minutes, Cyrus finally pulled away from the kiss. Roxanna’s face was completely red and felt hot. Her lips were slightly swollen and flushed, and the dazed look in her eyes made her seem lost in the moment.

That expression awakened something inside Cyrus.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Slowly, he loosened his hold on her and rested his forehead against her shoulder instead.

"It would be my honor if you chose me to mate with you tonight," Cyrus said in a low voice.

Roxanna held her breath for a moment. Her body felt even warmer than before, and she was embarrassed to realize how strongly his words affected her.

[You pervert!] Roxanna scolded herself in her mind. [S-Stop thinking like that!]

Honestly, she hadn’t even thought about which husband she would mate with next. After all, she still had about six and a half days left of her lifespan.

[Why wait until your lifespan is almost over when you can mate now?] the system chimed in casually. [There is no rule that says you can’t mate every day. Even if you want to mate with two husbands in one day, there is no restriction.]

[Can you stop talking about mating?! This is all your fault! Because of you, I’ve become so perverted!] Roxanna protested in her mind. [I wasn’t like this before.]

The system fell silent for a moment before replying, [The system doubt that.]