Beast World: They Hated Me, Then I Cooked Them Dinner

nd her throat. Her hands instantly flew up, her fingers desperately clawing at the thing strangling her. It was not a human h

ted right next to Terra's ear. It was a deep, gravell

o, not entirely a man. He had broad, muscular human shoulders, pale skin that looked like it had not seen the sun in years, and sharp, violently handso

agonizing flood of memories that did not belong to her. Her head pounded as i

She was Terra Mason. But not the Terra Mason she knew. She had transmigrated into th

assive serpent currently choking the life out of Terra-absorbed that chaotic energy to fight and survive. Their bodies, however, could not process it alone. They needed the unique, stable biological frequency of

used her wealth and status as the CEO's daughter to forcefully kidnap high-level, high-potential males from the lower sectors. She had locked them in coercive bio

narrowed into slivers of pure, unadulterated murder. He was one of her victims. The original Terra had drugged him, dragged h

age. The thick coils of his tail tightened around Terra's legs, pinning her c

a kicked her legs, but kicking a massive serpent tail was like kicking a concrete wall. Her toes went numb. Terra forced her hands up, g

d out. The word tore her voca

t enough for a tiny sliver of oxygen to hit Terra's burning lungs. Terra coughed

like broken glass. She stared directly into Zev's terr

ale's life force, if the female died, the energy feedback loop would instantly detonate the bio-cores of e

muscles in his neck strained. Zev knew it. Of course, he knew it. T

evoid of any hope. "Dying is better than being

ing a horrific scraping sound. The pressure around Terra's throat began to in

it!" Terra rasped. She slammed her palms flat against Ze

und was Terra's rapid, shallow breathing and the low, m

is voice dropped an octave, drip

he words out, her throat throbbing with every syllab

ng for the lie. The original Terra Mason would never let a high

ated. His grip on Terr

ainst the pain, then opened them again, maintaining di

he safehouse. The heavy metal door of the room de

rom the hallway. "The Enclave Board has issued the decree! Yo

itical enemies had immediately moved in to crush her. They were here to exile Terra. In this world, being exiled from the corporate enclave meant being thrown into the wastel

s of his eyes widened with cold satisfaction. "Looks like y

tely for air. Her lungs expanded violently, pulling in the stale, metallic air of the room.

ock as the heavy black scales retracted into his skin. The massive tail split, reforming into

is chest. He looked at the dented door, then back down at Terr