[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd":3,"chapter-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-35":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Are Beast Nobles Supposed to Be This Lewd?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1526387,1978,"Chapter 35: Dancing with a Fox","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>Mirabelle, however, noticed none of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lucien guided her toward the center of the dance floor — which everyone had hurriedly cleared — her legs suddenly forgot how to function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another problem loomed over her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the old Mirabelle had learned how, but dancing was very different from performing a curtsy. She doubted muscle memory would save her here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she had no choice but to admit her problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning slightly closer to the fox beast, she whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I’m so nervous that I forgot the dance steps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A charming smile bloomed across Lucien’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single pull of his arm, he spun Mirabelle around until she landed against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathlessly, she looked up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m flattered I make you this nervous,\" he murmured smoothly. \"But don’t worry... all you need to do is follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the fox male took the first step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle’s worries had been unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien truly was an excellent dance partner, and her body remembered exactly what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she had admitted her nervousness for absolutely nothing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without realizing it, she had already given the male more than she intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien was more than fascinated by the lynx female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes had captured him instantly, but what intrigued him even more was her audacity to appear at an official event with bare shoulders — and, as he noticed the moment his hand settled against her, an exposed back as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin beneath his fingers seemed to burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he, who had never touched a female this way before, had to restrain himself carefully to keep from making them stumble during the dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother had spoken to him about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he had never expected his attention to drift toward her naturally... and remain there so completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She radiated an ethereal beauty that made her seem almost unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, she appeared more royal than many of the royal descendants he had met throughout his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost felt as though this entire event stood beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet the blush dusting her cheeks betrayed something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath everything she projected outwardly, he sensed an inexperienced female trying desperately to maintain composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That realization awakened a protective instinct inside him — one he had previously felt only toward his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step and every turn, she seemed to press more firmly against his body, and he felt all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lucien’s hand settled against her exposed back, several beastmen visibly tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere across the ballroom, shadows writhed violently for a second before being forced back down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took every ounce of discipline Lucien possessed — along with decades of cultivation training — to stop his thoughts from wandering into fantasies he absolutely could not indulge under the watchful eyes of hundreds of beastmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of whom could now clearly see the female’s exposed back beneath Lucien’s hand and the delicate fabric of the shawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversations throughout the ballroom gradually quieted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more eyes followed the dancing pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dominant males straightened unconsciously, while weaker ones avoided looking at Lucien altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, another male’s scent still clung to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien already knew it had to belong to one of the males from Zasar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that male was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly close to Lucien’s own level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even that hadn’t stopped him from asking her for this dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he refused — absolutely refused — to simply hand over Berghain’s female nobles to the males of Zasar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, along with many other young noble males, understood perfectly well what the foreign queen intended with this arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze wandered slowly across Mirabelle’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp curve of her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thickness of her lashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft redness of her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the faint bluish glow that had already caused beastmen to gossip more than noble females.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally spoke, his voice carried a rougher undertone than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you believe your expression hides what you truly think about this event...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low laugh rumbled softly from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...trust me. It doesn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That earned her a genuine laugh — a warm, ringing sound that settled somewhere deep inside her chest and nearly coaxed a purr from her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the sound loosened something inside her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know,\" Lucien continued smoothly, guiding her through another turn, \"most females spend these events trying to appear as desirable as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I’m assuming I’m failing horribly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually,\" he said, his eyes gliding slowly over her glowing shoulders before returning to her face, \"I think you may be causing permanent psychological damage to half the males in this ballroom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle choked out a startled laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no. Tragic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially the darker-haired panther glaring at me from across the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost stumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucien caught her easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There it is again,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That expression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one that says you’d rather throw yourself out a window than spend another second here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirabelle stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, against all odds, she laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And annoyingly enough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>talking to him actually made this easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ballroom no longer felt quite as suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stares faded into the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since entering the hall, she found herself relaxing little by little inside Lucien’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>",903,"2026-06-06T05:51:58.980Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5356a7b1c926ec3c83bb0e02d978fe700c02fd607b9bb6ad6c6b8c39e9c1daf","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-36","are-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-chapter-34",70,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fare-beast-nobles-supposed-to-be-this-lewd-cover.jpg"]