Spoiled By My Nine Beast Husbands (Emma Tibarn) novel Chapter 58

**When She Opened the Door to the Life She Was Afraid to Live**
**by Nora Vale Kingsley**
**Chapter 58: The Kiss and the Clarification**

“Take my starrail. That way, Ms. Tibarn can travel comfortably. Once I finish handling the situation with Kael, I’ll come find you.”

With those words lingering in the air, Damian departed, leaving Edric with a sense of urgency that propelled him upstairs. He needed to speak to Emma.

Knock, knock, knock.

He raised his hand, his knuckles gently rapping against her door, each sound echoing his anticipation.

It felt like an eternity before she finally appeared, shuffling toward him with sleepy eyes that struggled to stay open.

“Edric, do you need something?” she mumbled, her voice thick with sleep, as she leaned against the doorframe. Her hair, tousled from a night of slumber, framed her face in wild, disheveled strands that danced around her shoulders.

Edric swallowed hard, his gaze drawn to the warm, sweet scent that enveloped her, a fragrance that felt both comforting and tantalizing.

Therians, he remembered, were known to carry inherited memories, especially the Ophidian, whose instincts were particularly acute. Their ancestral knowledge was only rivaled by the Drakonid.

“Emma, I want to take you to the Interstellar Hunter Alliance for a few days. Do you want to go?”

“The Interstellar Hunter Alliance?” Her eyes widened, suddenly alert, as if a switch had flipped within her.

“Do we have to leave right now?” Her voice was a mixture of excitement and apprehension, a spark igniting in her eyes.

Edric nodded firmly, the urgency of the situation palpable. “Pack a few things. We’re heading out immediately.”

The quickness of his response seemed to raise her suspicions.

“What about Damian? Is he coming?” she inquired, her brow furrowing as she searched his face for answers.

“He has something to take care of,” Edric replied, trying to keep his tone steady. “Once he finishes, he’ll meet us there.”

The way Damian had rushed off without a second thought only confirmed to Emma that something significant had transpired.

Emma studied him intently, her eyes narrowing slightly as if trying to decipher a hidden truth. “Why did he rush off like that? What happened?”

Edric hesitated, not wanting to burden her with the weight of the truth regarding the Divine Flame.

“I don’t know the specifics. He got a message and left,” he finally said, hoping to quell her growing concern.

“I see,” she responded, though her tone suggested she wasn’t fully convinced.

Straightening up from her slouched position in the doorway, Emma stepped closer, her finger lightly tapping against his chest through the fabric of his shirt.

A jolt of electricity coursed through Edric, his body responding to her touch in ways he hadn’t anticipated.

“Em… Emma…” he stammered, his pulse quickening, his throat feeling tight as he struggled to find his voice.

As she observed his flustered reaction, Emma slipped an arm around his neck, rising onto her toes, and pressed her lips against the corner of his mouth. The warmth and softness of her kiss left him momentarily speechless, his mind racing.

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