Perla had always felt a longing for adventure, stifled by the rules of her strict upbringing and surrounded by her older brothers free to do as they wanted. She longed to carve her own path, to seek out excitement and perhaps even a little romance along the way. One day, while escaping yet another tedious piano class, she stumbled into the hollow of a massive tree. At its base, a mesmerizing green light beckoned her, and before she knew it, she was transported to a bizarre forest teeming with colossal, long-extinct creatures and menacing carnivorous plants. 

This was the realm of Beastkin, where men could transform into mighty beasts. Here, the constant threat of war had led to a peculiar imbalance, with most females giving birth to male Beastkin, resulting in a dire shortage of women. The land was a battleground, filled with mercenaries and adventurers seeking glory. While the males formed companies to embark on quests, their females stayed behind, living a life of comfort. But not Perla—she was determined to break free from the mold, to grow stronger, and to join her new love interests on exhilarating escapades.

I spent some time staring at the opening of the tunnel for a while, fighting my urge to run away, knowing that as soon as I left his den he would know and stop whatever he was doing to hunt me down and kill my only way of contacting the guys. He was a legendary spider type and there was no way to fight him except perhaps with Titus, but I wasn't sure what Titus was capable of. Oliver would just get himself killed because he wasn't strong enough but he wouldn't ever walk away from me even if he knew it was a losing battle. I couldn't lose Oliver, he was like a beam of sunshine in my forever-gray sky. I love him. That seems bizarre for me to admit but I love him. 


Chapter 74 - Perla and the Spider