The Villainess Wants a Divorce:Beast Husbands Regret It to Tears-Chapter 138: Don’t Get So Close

The light around had already dimmed.

He tilted his head back, squinting as he carefully examined the large hole in the tree trunk.

The entrance was about half a human’s height, deeply embedded in the thick ancient tree.

"Let’s sleep here tonight."

He said softly.

"It’s dry inside, and there are no bugs. It’s much better than sleeping outside."

With a leap, he agilely jumped onto the thick tree trunk over two meters high.

After steadying himself, he reached into the tree hole and pulled out the accumulated dead grass, tossing it to the ground below.

Then he peered in, feeling the inner wall with his hand.

"It’s fairly clean."

He muttered, before jumping back to the ground.

"Come on up."

He looked up at Seraphina Caldwell.

"We have to leave early tomorrow, aiming to reach The Beast Realm before dark. If we delay another day, who knows what might happen."

After speaking, he stepped back and held out his hands to her, palms up.

"Alas, you’re too heavy for me to carry up."

Seraphina looked up, her gaze landing on the tree hole over four meters high.

She pressed her lips together, clearly contemplating a solution.

Soon after, she turned around, reaching into a leather bag on her back to pull out a thick Beast Skin.

The bag looked ordinary, filled with miscellaneous items.

But actually, the Beast Skin wasn’t taken out from the bag.

It came from her space.

She crouched down, spreading the Beast Skin flat on the ground, and took out a short knife she carried with her.

She then pinched one corner of the Beast Skin and started cutting along the edge.

After cutting, she gathered several strips, deftly tying them together with her fingers.

Eventually, she twisted them into a sturdy, durable rope.

She stood up, walked over to Kaelan Hawthorne, and handed one end of the rope to him.

"You go up first, I’ll climb up myself."

Kaelan looked down at the rope she handed over, his gaze falling on the solid knots.

He always saw her quietly nestled in Wyatt Yardley or Isaac Vaughn’s arms.

He always thought she was a pampered character.

But today, her actions surprised him a bit.

He took the rope, tested its strength in his hand, then lightly leapt up, landing steadily by the tree hole.

Kaelan supported the edge of the wooden wall of the hole with one hand, while the other hand tossed the other end of the rope down.

"Hold on tight."

He looked down at Seraphina.

"Don’t fall."

Seraphina gritted her teeth, her hands clenching the rope tightly.

She lifted her foot, stepped on the protruding bumps and knots on the tree trunk, and moved up one step at a time, with difficulty.

Seeing that she was less than a meter from the entrance, she suddenly slipped.

The knot that was supporting her weight loosened and fell, causing her to lose balance suddenly.

Only by clinging tightly to the rope with both hands did she avoid falling directly.

Above the tree hole, Kaelan looked down at this scene.

He didn’t move immediately, just coldly staring at her swaying figure.

Two seconds later, he finally sighed, leaned down halfway, and grabbed her wrist, pulling her up sharply.

Seraphina fell heavily into the tree hole, rolling a few times before stopping.

Inside was already covered in thick, dry leaves, with a layer of soft Beast Skin on top.

She collapsed onto the ground, not even wanting to move her fingers.

After being mysteriously transported to this unfamiliar jungle, and following Kaelan day and night without rest...

She barely had a moment to pause; her body was already exhausted to the limit.

Yet before this, with Wyatt and Isaac and the other Beast Husbands by her side, it was completely different.

They pampered her in every way, constantly checking on her well-being, not even allowing her to take a step too many.

At that time, she had never truly faced the wilderness’s harshness.

But now, with only the taciturn Kaelan by her side, she had to tough it out.

Seraphina leaned into the depths of the tree hole, her back against the coarse bark.

She looked up at the faint twilight streaming through the entrance, her throat tightening.

The lively scenes from before still danced in her mind.

But now, they were all gone.

She took a deep breath, forced herself to straighten her back.

She couldn’t be soft, nor could she cry.

She was wrong.

Recently, she’d been too reliant on those people, neglecting even basic physical training.

Seraphina lowered her eyes, staring at her slightly trembling hands.

In the past, she always thought that with someone protecting her, there was no need to train too hard.

But when the crisis hit, she realized she didn’t even have the strength to run away.

Physical strength is the foundation of survival, yet she had sidelined it herself.

Seraphina closed her eyes, the images of the three men surfacing in her mind.

Indeed, they treated her well, attending to her every need.

But she knew that kindness stemmed from the Beastkin’s instinctual craving during the mating season for the only female.

Their attention to her wasn’t out of love for her as a person, but because her scent could calm their restless beast nature.

If not for that instinctual pull, would they still be so considerate?

She didn’t dare to imagine.

In the future, she had to stand up for herself.

She couldn’t be so passive and at the mercy of others.

Seraphina gritted her teeth.

She needed to train her strength, her speed, her reflexes.

Seraphina, who had originally closed her eyes, felt her consciousness gradually sinking into darkness.

Just as she was about to drift into sleep, a familiar fresh scent wafted across her nose.

It was Kaelan’s unique scent.

Kaelan’s body stiffened, his drowsiness instantly dissipated.

She snapped her eyes open.

Kaelan was kneeling by her side, his body half-leaning over.

Almost instinctively, she wanted to retreat, but behind her was the end of the tree hole, leaving no room for retreat.

Those perpetually cold eyes were now staring straight at her.

"What are you doing?"

Kaelan looked at her and let out a low chuckle.

His fingertip gently brushed the sweat-dampened hair strands on her forehead.

Seraphina wanted to raise her hand to block it, but before she could act, his hand had already pulled back.

"Why are you so scared every time you see me?"

He tilted his head, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Seraphina stared at him intently.

"Speak your mind, don’t get so close."

Kaelan wasn’t one to be trifled with.

He never took the initiative to get close to anyone, nor would he approach without reason.

Now, he must have an agenda.

Seraphina couldn’t forget how he used to hide in the shadows, coldly watching as others surrounded her, without uttering a word.

She had tried to approach him, but he would just turn and leave.

Now that he was suddenly drawing near, she felt even more uneasy.

Seraphina didn’t understand why he wanted to get close now.

Was it sarcasm?

Testing? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Or...

Another purpose?

She couldn’t believe he would suddenly change.

Everything from the past told her Kaelan was an extremely indifferent person.

Kaelan’s lips curled slightly, his fingertip still hovering in front of her forehead, but his eyes remained fixed on her.

"Guarding against me so strictly? You can’t just favor them."

Seraphina’s heart trembled, instinctively refuting.

"They were in heat, I was calming, nothing more."

She didn’t want Kaelan to misunderstand, nor did she want him to think she was impartial to everyone.

Deep down, Seraphina knew she had never fallen for anyone.

But Kaelan...

He simply couldn’t understand these things.

Kaelan leaned closer to her again.

"Oh? So if I went into heat... would you hug me, kiss me, like you did them?"

Seraphina’s lips pressed tightly, not uttering a single word.

To be honest, she didn’t want to touch him at all.

While Wyatt and the others might be nice, Kaelan...

Had never truly been sincere with her.

She remembered the way he looked at her, always with a sense of distance.