The World of Beasts: She's Got Their Hearts novel Chapter 5

As soon as Finlay tapped the screen, the panel immediately flipped to the next page.

[Ms. Chamber, please proceed with iris verification.]

Finlay stepped back and motioned for Analise to focus on the red dot in the center of the screen. Once the scan confirmed her identity, Finlay began walking her through everything—how to check her funds, browse the online marketplace, use the social platform, add friends, and more.

With Finlay guiding her step by step, Analise gradually got the hang of the system.

The so-called chip was basically a digital ID—but way more advanced. It was tied to everything she needed—a bank-style account, an online marketplace, social media, and more. It was like someone had fused an ID and a smartphone into one sleek implant.

She glanced at the balance in her account and raised her hand to count the number of zeroes. "I-Is this stipend a one-time payment?"

Analise stared at the screen, a little dizzy from the number—one million Cosmocoins. If she were earning the usual way, it would take her nearly ten years to make that much.

"Nope. That's just your monthly allowance." Finlay gave her a cheeky wink.

"Every month, I get one million Cosmocoins?" she asked, wide-eyed.

"Yep."

"And what exactly does a female have to do?" Analise raised a brow, clearly suspicious.

Finley replied, "Just eat, relax, enjoy life… and when a male gets injured, help comfort him."

"Comfort how?"

"Like how you comforted me back in the forest," Finlay replied patiently.

"That's it?" Analise looked genuinely shocked.

He nodded. "That's it! Males are in charge of fighting, protecting females, and raising the young. Females just need to be there to soothe the males and carry the next generation. Every alliance works the same way."

…

Meanwhile, inside a luxury estate elsewhere in the city.

"What? Scott actually agreed to be the guardian of a pure-human female?" A tall, fair-skinned woman in heels stormed down the hallway, heels clicking sharply as she overheard her mother, Lily Khielson, talking with her father, Jamari Sellers.

It was Vera Khielson. In the Interstellar therian world, children would take their mother's surname.

"That's right. I heard that pure-human girl has mind essence, too, but it's only F-grade," Lily replied with a frown. She looked clearly irritated, and honestly, even more upset than Vera.

"Vera is SS-grade! What the hell is Scott thinking?" she added, her face tight with frustration.

"Mom, come on. If Scott didn't choose me, then he didn't choose me. Why are you getting mad over it?" Vera flipped her hair, pretending she did not care.

But deep down, she did. It stung knowing that, in Scott's eyes, she lost to a pure human girl with the lowest possible mind essence.

Lily snapped, "Vera, this is exactly the problem! You never fight for what's yours. If you had just been a little more assertive, I don't believe Scott would've dared break Interstellar Alliance protocol.

"Now look. He's taken on a pure human. He's obviously making a fool out of you! Everyone in Stormclaw knows you're the only female with an SS-grade mind essence."

Vera rolled her eyes. "What do you want me to do? Force him? I don't do that. Besides, Scott's the type who never backs down once he's made a decision.

"Even if I had pushed him to be my guardian based on mind essence alone, he wouldn't have agreed. He'd probably rather face prison time than be forced into it."