Spoiled By My Nine Beast Husbands (Emma Tibarn) novel Chapter 121

**When She Opened the Door to the Life She Was Afraid to Live by Nora Vale Kingsley**

**Chapter 121: Proof**

That must be the reason he was unaware. Silas, too, had only discovered that he was her match when he accidentally overheard a conversation between her and Edric.

“I forgot you lost your lightcore. Maybe you didn’t catch the news,” Emma remarked, a hint of concern lacing her voice.

With a swift motion, she retrieved her lightcore, the device illuminating her face as she angled the screen towards him. “Look,” she urged, her voice a mixture of excitement and anxiety.

Lucien’s gaze locked onto the glowing display, his heart racing. There it was, in radiant clarity—his name nestled right beside hers, glowing softly in the dim light.

For what felt like an eternity, he stood frozen, the world around him blurring into insignificance.

It was surreal. As if the very cosmos had conspired to tell him that all the pain he had endured was somehow justified.

Every scar etched into his skin. Every sleepless night spent wrestling with doubt. Every moment of uncertainty that had plagued him.

All of it had led to this.

A grin broke across his face, youthful and bright. “Emma,” he breathed, the sound a mix of disbelief and joy.

He drew her into his arms, holding her as if she were the most precious thing in existence, as if he could never bear to let her go. “I can’t believe this is real. I’m so incredibly happy.”

He was truly her match.

“I thought I’d have to start off as just your follower,” he chuckled nervously, a tremor of laughter escaping his lips. “I figured that after earning your trust and gaining the approval of your other matches, maybe—just maybe—I could prove myself worthy of you.”

Emma looked up at him, her heart swelling with warmth and affection.

“I’m happy too. I couldn’t have asked for a better match,” she confessed, her voice soft yet firm.

With a gentle caress, Lucien cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.

It was a moment he had envisioned countless times but had never dared to turn into reality.

Her lips were as soft as he had always imagined—warm and sweet, like a gentle summer breeze.

His kiss was nothing like Silas’s; where Silas had kissed like a tempest, wild and consuming, Lucien’s kiss was a tender whisper, patient and cautious, allowing her to respond in her own time.

He gave her space, yet she could still feel the steady rhythm of his heartbeat against her skin, a comforting reminder of their connection.

When he finally pulled back, her lips were flushed, slightly swollen from the tenderness of his kiss.

He couldn’t help but glance at them once more, and then he leaned in again, this time with a sense of urgency.

He bit his tongue, pressing his mouth against hers, allowing a single drop of his blood to slip between their lips.

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A phoenix’s cry echoed in Emma’s mind, reverberating through her very being.

Heat surged within her, a wild energy flooding her veins, igniting every nerve ending with life.

Lucien held her close, one hand resting firmly against her chest. “Don’t panic, Emma. Just breathe. Take it slow,” he instructed, his voice steady yet filled with concern.

He guided her, intertwining his power with hers, steadying the tempest of energy that rushed through her. In an instant, she felt her strength surge, elevating to Rank 5. The residual power pooled within her chest, glowing with an intensity that felt as if her heart was ablaze.

Emma gasped, her chest feeling as if it were on fire.

The heat pulsed deep beneath her skin, spreading outward until it felt like something primal was clawing to break free.

Just as the sensation peaked, she tore her shirt open in alarm, revealing a fiery red phoenix that spread its wings across her chest, glowing like molten gold against her skin.

Her eyes widened as she looked at Lucien, bewildered. “What is this?”

Lucien smiled weakly, his eyes filled with a mix of pride and exhaustion. “Emma, that’s my beast mark.”

Her brows furrowed in confusion.

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