I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?! Chapter 23: The Gentle Fish Who Offered His Warmth

Roxanna shifted her head several tis. It turned out the waterskin pillow didn’t feel very comfortable to use. Every ti she moved, she could hear the water sloshing inside it, and she had to be very careful because she didn’t want it to leak.

[Ugh, I feel so uncomfortable... how am I supposed to sleep like this?] she thought while staring at the hut’s bamboo-woven ceiling.

The wind felt uncomfortably cold tonight, and the blanket made of animal skin didn’t help her at all.

[Maybe I really should ask soone to catch a mammoth for tomorrow,] Roxanna thought as she rubbed her arms. [This place is freezing.]

"Are you that cold?" Azul asked in a gentle voice. He had been sitting in the corner of the hut this whole ti, looking at the sky through the open window.

Roxanna had actually been feeling a little awkward. Azul hadn’t spoken once, and he just sat there quietly. Maybe he didn’t want to disturb her because she needed to rest, but since she couldn’t sleep anyway... it would be nice if he talked a little.

"Yeah, a bit," Roxanna lied. [It’s actually really cold. My hands are turning into ice blocks.]

If she didn’t use any blanket at all, her hands might have already gotten frostbite.

Yeah, she really wasn’t joking when she said that! The air temperature in this settlent was truly freezing! The other residents were probably suffering even more because their huts had been destroyed by the demon bears.

Ah, no, they should be fine. Beastkins have the ability to warm themselves, including Roxanna if she wasn’t suffering from blood loss.

"I can’t light a fire inside my hut," Azul said as he stood up. "But I can light one right under the window. It won’t be very warm, but at least you’ll feel a bit of heat."

Of course he couldn’t light a fire inside the hut. This place didn’t even have a proper fireplace, so the flas would instantly burn the entire hut down if he lit a fire indoors.

However, it seed that no one in this settlent had a proper fireplace anyway. After all, they didn’t cook, so they didn’t need a chimney in their houses.

"That would definitely make feel better," Roxanna said.

When Azul walked outside, Roxanna finally pushed the waterskin pillow aside. That pillow was truly uncomfortable, so she would just use her hands as a pillow instead!

A mont later, she faintly heard the sound of fire crackling as it burned the firewood, and through the window, she could see smoke rising into the air.

"Do you feel warr now?"

Roxanna was slightly startled when Azul’s face suddenly appeared from the open window. He looked at her with such a warm smile that it ward her heart as well.

For the past two years, she had only seen vicious faces from traitors, so being faced with soone who looked at her with such gentleness felt surprisingly comforting.

"It does feel a bit warr," Roxanna said as she turned onto her side. "Or... maybe I should just sit outside instead?"

Honestly, Roxanna felt that being inside or outside the hut didn’t make any difference. In the end, there was simply no place where she could sleep comfortably.

[Maybe those biceps can help sleep better,] Roxanna bit her lower lip as she stared at Azul’s arms. His arms might not be as big as Calen’s or Zeir’s, but they still looked like they would make a great pillow.

Azul’s face turned slightly red when he heard her thoughts. Since his skin was a bit pale, it was easy for Roxanna to see the blush on his cheeks, but she just assud he was feeling hot from standing too close to the fire.

"You might feel even more uncomfortable outside," Azul finally said. His voice sounded a bit rough, and he had to clear his throat a few tis. "Besides, you won’t be able to lie down properly out here."

[But lying on this hard wooden floor isn’t comfortable either,] Roxanna sighed in her mind. [And my arm is starting to feel sore after putting my head on it for too long. Besides... it’s still freezing here.]

"Roxanna, do you know what can stop you from feeling cold quickly?" Azul’s sudden question startled her a little.

"What?" she replied.

"Skin-to-skin contact," Azul said with a small smile. "That thod can help you warm up faster."

Roxanna’s face imdiately turned red as well. She actually knew this from the beginning, but she just didn’t dare say it out loud.

Besides, how could she ask Azul to do sothing like that when he had trauma because the evil Roxanna used to force herself on him several tis?

[He probably doesn’t want to do that kind of thing with , right?] she thought.

Out of nowhere, the system popped up. [But Host... he wouldn’t bring it up if he didn’t want to do it!]

[Reminder: the mating mission is still active! Having sex now will give you five more days to live!]

[How about the system give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to seduce a ma—]

Roxanna cut the system off. [I don’t need a tutorial to seduce a man! Besides, it’s not like Azul wants to sleep beside !]

"I can sleep beside you if you want," Azul suddenly offered out of nowhere.

Roxanna choked on air the mont she heard him say that. Why did he have such perfect timing to suggest sothing like that?

"You know... that way, we can share our heat together." Azul muttered, his face growing even redder from embarrassnt.

However, in Roxanna’s eyes, he looked like soone who was scared because the evil Roxanna had harassed him before.

[He’s probably offering because he’s scared I’ll throw him into the basent,] she thought.

Azul hissed in his mind because Roxanna always assud the worst. But since she didn’t know her husbands could read her thoughts, of course she would think that way.

"I... I won’t force you to do sothing like that," Roxanna said in a low voice. "You don’t have to force yourself to touch ."

"But I want to hug you." Azul leaned his head against the window fra, tilting it slightly as his bright ocean-blue eyes locked onto hers. "Am I not allowed to do that?"