Chapter 187: Cockblocking
Mira blinked. This was not the kind of lips intertwining that she imagined.
And this was not the kind of interruption she imagined either. Her eyes darted lower to look at the body of the person clinging to her leg.
She blinked again, this time, to ensure that she was not dreaming. It was a lion cub, a male lion cub and one that she knew so well.
Once again, this little one had proven to be a cock blocker and she was not even about to get any cock.
A smile painted Mira’s lips as she broke off from Ming Tao and turned to face the cub. "Marr." Mira worded.
The lion cub glued himself to her legs and rubbed his face against her skin. "I have missed you meat lady. It has been so long." Marr said. The baby lion had grown a few inches that was for sure, Mira could feel him a bit taller on her legs. She spared Ming Tao a gaze and the frustration on his face made her nearly burst out laughing.
He was not the only one not pleased by the interruption and it was obvious. Ming Tao looked like he wanted to fling this little lion cub far away where he would not be able to run to them again and interrupt their moment. Mira used her elbow to nudge his side gently.
Ming Tao turned to face her. "Facial expression, husband, he’s a child." She mouthed to him. It was then Ming Tao relaxed his face and composed himself.
Mira bent down to meet the boy’s face. "I have missed you too, little one." She placed her hand on his hair and patted him in a messy brush. Marr’s eyes came shut as she touched him, he enjoyed feeling her hands on his head again. "Would you look at that, you have grown. Soon you will be taller than me, Marr."
Marr opened his eyes. "You noticed!" He yelled in excitement. "I am so glad you noticed! Soon, I will be strong and be a pride land protector too!" He beamed with excitement.
Only beast people dreamed of growing up to be protectors, that’s basically hard work, Mira said to herself.
[ Don’t be sour, host, he’s a good kid! ] system chimed.
Right, Mira said in her said. She focused her attention on Marr. "Well, you are already on your way down that path." She stated. Mira looked around. There were no lion adults around so she looked back at the cub. "Where are your parents, Marr?" She asked. A flicker of worry fixed on Mira’s face. Surely this cub did not sneak out of the lion pride land with the adults alone, right? Was his mother still pregnant? Had she given birth and gotten pregnant again? Mira did not know and she was unsure if she should ask him.
"My mom and dad are talking with our cousin tribe! Boring adult stuff." Marr beamed. He still sounded child like and that melted Mira’s heart. Seeing him made her wish her own children were here too.
"Okay, do not run around too far from them, okay? Be good now, little one." Mira stated. Marr nodded.
"I won’t! I have missed your meat, meat lady. I hoped I could eat them again tonight!"
Ahaha, it was now Mira understood why this cub was here. He must have heard of a feast in the cheetah clan where the meat lady was currently living and instantly assumed that she had made her delicious meat so he must have begged his parents to allow him to tag along. Well, too bad!
[ Hehe, the kid loves you. ] system chimed.
Or my meat, Mira said to system in her mind, or both, he could love me and my meat.
"I did not make any today, but don’t worry, I will cook some soon." Mira said to him.
Marr looked disappointed but he immediately nodded again. "Please send some for me when you do, meat lady!" He yelled aloud.
Ming Tao cleared his throat. This made the two of them look at him. He was being patiently petty, Mira thought.
"Did you come with any other lion cubs to play with here?" Mira asked Marr. She wanted to make it easy on her skinny cat but she did not want to tell the lion cub to go without leaving him with good company, she would feel bad.
Marr shook his head. "Nope. It was just me. No beast adult took a cub along."
"Yet somehow, he missed the point and found his way here." Ming Tao worded under his breath to Mira. Mira glared at him, he had an obvious fake smile on his face.
"Do you have anyone to play with?" Mira asked. She looked at Ming Tao with a baby face before saying what she wanted to next. "I always have a place here with me for you if you want to spend time with me too." Mira winked.
Ming Tao took in a deep breath, his finger tips met at the start of his nose, in between his eyes as he stared up. His hand completely secured his nose and mouth from public view and he looked distressed.
Marr parted his mouth open to say something when a baby voice tore through the air before them.
"There he is. Come on cousin Marr, we are waiting for you!" Came from a not so far distance. Despite the chatter and the drumming, the voice was heard.
Marr turned around then returned his gaze to Mira. The excitement in his eyes proved that he wanted to leave her and go and play with his cousin beast cubs.
Mira chucked, it seemed like the universe was on Ming Tao’s side tonight. "You can go, we will catch up another time." Mira said to Marr. Marr nodded then bolted away to meet the two cheetah cubs waiting for him. The moment he was gone, Mira turned to face her skinny cat. She walked closer to him, closing the small distance between them then wrapped her arms around his waist. Mira pulled Ming Tao to her by his waist till his lower body closed into hers. She stared up at him.
"My husband, I am all yours now." Mira said.
"I always have a place here with me for you if you want to spend time with me too." Ming Tao worded, mimicking Mira’s feminine accent as he restated her words with a raised brow. Mira laughed.
"Come on, I am a mother, you know I could never leave a cub all by himself alone in a party crowded by adults. My Mother Nature would judge me. At least I know he would be safe and not bored with me."
Ming Tao gave Mira a long look. Soon, that may be his child being a cock blocker. He swallowed. Of all the things he thought, he could not believe it was this one. "I understand you. But please, remember to leave your husband with some alone time with you, I cannot stand sharing you with anyone else."
Mira chuckled, she leaned her head higher to meet his gaze, her intention was to let her lips dangle right underneath his. Ming Tao’s hot breath fanned Mira’s face as he stared down at her. She had the smile that could melt many nations and make anyone submit to her. And her eyes. . . It made him want to do everything for her at the cost of himself.
"Understood, my mighty ruler. Your subject submits." Mira teased in a husky tone.
Ming Tao let his hands twine behind her and held her to him. He let his fingers feel her skin beneath the attire she was putting on. "You know how to work your way around getting me to relax around you." He stated.
"If I did not, do I qualify to be a good wife?" Mira responded back, her voice sultry.
Ming Tao let his face linger lower till his lips rested in front of hers, just without any contact. "That voice," he remarked. "Use that voice with me again and you might just be getting in my bed tonight." Ming Tao said to Mira.
"Oh my, Mighty Cheetah, cool down." Mira said, her tone still sultry. She let one of her hand off his waist to rub down his chest. Mira did not stop caressing his body till her hand made its way to his pants. Then lower. Resting right on the V of his pelvis.
A groan escaped Ming Tao’s lips. He did not care that they were in public anymore as his body burned for nothing else but for her.
Mira let her fingers draw a line up and down his V line which was only exposed to her fingers as her eyes locked into his.
"You really do not care for your legs tonight, darling." Ming Tao stated. His face was red with embarrassment but he was managing to hold it together.
"I do not care for anything right now at all." Mira said. She felt the spark between her legs too. Ming Tao closed his face into hers and she shut her eyes while she awaited his lips meeting with hers when a cleared throat made them stop.
Mira turned to see a man. She recognised who it was with the attire he wore. One of the men involved in the plan. It was time.
Shit. What a way to cockblock her, TWICE!