The World of Beasts: She's Got Their Hearts novel Chapter 36

I'm technically the first pure-human female in this world to possess mind essence. And with equal mind essence levels, I can soothe better than any female therian.

"That alone is enough to make people want to protect me and other female pure humans. So, there's no need to disclose to them that I'm not from this world," Analise said.

She could see Scott still had some lingering fear.

If Scott hadn't been drawn to her at first sight, she probably would've ended up in some underground holding cell by now.

Even if they hadn't tortured her, they might've still tried to turn her into some living tool to purify Vexoth venom.

At the end of the day, even therians were still partly human, and humans were the hardest to predict.

Scott frowned, thoughtful, then slowly nodded. "You're right. I was overthinking it. You haven't answered my question. Can I be your mate, too?"

The room fell into a brief silence.

"It depends on your performance," Analise replied with a teasing smile, leaning in close.

Her warm breath brushed against his ear, and Scott gave a slight shiver.

"Alright," he murmured. "I'll make sure I'll excel."

Analise just grinned and said nothing more, slipping out of the rest pod in search of Finlay.

Scott watched her walk away, feeling warm on the inside. He would try his best to let Analise see his worth and accept him wholeheartedly.

A moment later, he followed her out.

Since they were helping Karl reclaim power, Scott had brought a squad of trusted male fighters with him. With nothing else to do, Analise passed the time chatting with them.

The first two days, Analise was filled with excitement as she stared into interstellar space. For the first time, she felt like a true astronaut. But even space got boring after a while, as it was just an endless piece of darkness.

During the day, sunlight filtered in just enough to illuminate the dark vacuum of space, revealing a few galaxies. But at night, nothing but the faintest shimmer of starlight remained.