Spoiled By My Nine Beast Husbands (Emma Tibarn) novel Chapter 99

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

Edric tenderly wrapped the blankets around Emma, ensuring she was cocooned in warmth, and adjusted his tail so that she could snuggle against it more comfortably. The peacefulness of the moment was almost surreal, but the weight of the impending day loomed over him like a storm cloud.

Tomorrow, he would return to his clan, and there would be questions—questions that demanded answers from the elders steeped in their ancient traditions and rigid beliefs. The events of the day had stirred a tempest within him, and he knew he could not face them without a plan.

As he held Emma close, the rhythmic sound of her breathing lulled him into a state of tranquility. Just as he was about to surrender to sleep, a faint ripple of energy caught his attention, emanating from the desk across the room. A shimmering streak of blue light danced through the open window, illuminating the night with its ethereal glow.

With a glance at the serene face of the sleeping Emma, Edric quietly slipped out of bed, curiosity propelling him forward.

Outside, the cool night air wrapped around him like a shroud as he stepped into the darkness. There, silhouetted against the moonlight, stood Silas, leaning against a gargantuan tree trunk so wide that it would take three grown adults, arms linked, to encircle it. The sheer size of the tree seemed to echo Silas’s own formidable presence. As Edric approached, Silas adjusted his glasses, the lenses catching the moonlight.

Emma had already told him that Silas was the Divine Tree, so there was no need for pretense or secrets between them.

“What did you bring me out here for?” Edric asked, his voice low and cautious, aware of the gravity of their conversation.

Silas plucked a fallen leaf from the ground, twirling it between his fingers as he spoke. “The elders of the Violet Obsidian Clan have been up to no good. They secretly raised a Rank 10 Sulien, but it was a forced growth—unstable and weak. Lucien dispatched him easily, turning him to ashes with a mere flicker of flame.”

Edric’s heart sank at the news. The elders were relentless in their ambitions. “But their desire to seize the Interstellar Hunter Alliance from you isn’t going anywhere. What happened today is just a prelude. So, what’s your strategy for tomorrow?”

He had already formulated a plan in his mind. “I spoke with Corvin. I’ll take Jimmy with me. With him and the Ravaryn backing me, I can suppress those two Rank 10 elders in the clan. I’m on the verge of breaking through to Rank 10 myself. Once I do, I’ll eliminate them.”

In his mind, he knew that only the dead could be truly silenced.

Silas dropped the leaf and fixed his deep blue gaze on Edric, unwavering and intense. “That’s too gentle of an approach. Just intimidation won’t extinguish the ambition of those two old snakes.”

Edric felt a twinge of frustration. He understood that his solution wasn’t the most ruthless, but it was the only one he could execute swiftly. In the advanced star systems like Al, Rank 7 or Rank 8 therians could be hired with the right incentives, but Rank 9s were a rarity. Rank 10s were almost exclusively the elders of major noble clans, loyal only to their own bloodlines.

His connection with Jimmy had been secured through Corvin’s influence, a stroke of luck in a world filled with treachery.

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