Meanwhile at Grimalkin's mansion...
Elion Grimalkin was playing the ball game with Evander Pantherun in his room as his parents went to a party, both friends were enjoying the best of their lives as they love balls.
Suddenly, the bell rang.
Elion became anxious as he thought his parents returned and ran downstairs to open the door but to his surprise, his step-brother Evius Rhincodark[Whale Shark] returned home from a long business trip after nearly two months.
Elion was excited to see his brother after such a long time and hugged him tightly.
Though they weren't related by blood after Evius's mother married Elion's father the two of them got together so well that they never had any fights till now.
Evius too hugged back his little brother with a smile and patted his back.
"Are you not going to let me in, Elie? I'm hella tired from the long journey and have to leave for work again."
Evius voiced out exasperated while caressing his little brother's hair.
"Didn't you miss me, brother?" Elion asked, cutely while pouting.
"Of course, I missed my cute little kitten so much, but first let me in idiot."
Evius chuckled at his little brother's cuteness.
They both went inside. Meanwhile, Evander came downstairs yelling,
"Oyyyy! Elie, why are you taking so long? I am bored playing with the ball all alone," without realizing the presence of Evius.
"Oy! You brat, still playing the ball game like a cub and whining like an old lady," Evius frowned.
"Ahh! Brother Evius, when did you come?"
Evander ran to hug him, excitedly.
"Tsk, this brat! Stop hugging me. I'm so tired now I'll do the catch-ups later. I have to take some rest and have to catch my flight again in three hours."
Evius pushed away Evander as he was allergic to affection but secretly loved it like a typical Tsundere.
"But brother you just arrived... why are you leaving again?"
Elion enquired, looking disappointed.
"What to do, I have a meeting in Mystince Kingdom and have to attend it... how I wish I was a rock," Evius sighed.
"Ah! Brother when will you come back again?... I have lots of things to talk to you."
Elion questioned, downhearted that his brother was leaving again.
Even though they were step-brothers they were so affectionate unlike the maximum number of step-siblings out there.
"My cute little kitten, I'll come back once the meeting is over and it will just take one or two days, I will spend more time with you then. Now please stop your questions and let me take a nap, I am hella tired."
Evius grumbled and went straight to his room as he was so drowsy and closed the door shut, sleeping on his bed like a log.
Evander and Elion looked at each other and laughed seeing their brother Evius's usually grumpy behaviour.
Just then Evander got a call on his Mavto, he took it out of his pocket and clicked on it. It was Orlo, his junior in college.
"Hello Orlo, what's the matter?" he asked.
"Senior Evander, I have won the Magitech olympiad championship. So, my parents are throwing a party, everyone is invited and sorry for the late invitation. I was busy but please come and also bring Senior Elion with you," Orlo requested.
"Oh my, really? Congratulations, we'll definitely come, tell me the address."
"Snowfrost resort, at shopping district in Cerulean city. Thank you senior Evander, I will be waiting for you both, bye."
Evander shut off the Mavto and looked at Elion with excitement.
Elion asked what happened and Evander informed him about the party and insisted on going with him as there might be a chance that people from Dragon clans might arrive at the party.
As Evander was a fanatic for Dragon clan people he begged his friend to attend the party with him.
At first, Elion didn't agree but after Evander's cute persuasion he agreed and they both dressed up to go to the party.
Elion wore a pink half-strip long tee and an art patch skinny ripped black jeans, to compliment his look he wore silver stick drop earrings.
Evander wore a baby pink floral silk shirt along with light blue skinny ripped jeans, and to finish his look he wore crystal gold baguette earrings.
They both hopped into the Magicarriage and the chauffeur drove them to the destination.
Soon they arrived at the 'Snowfrost' resort.
Elion refused to go inside after seeing the resort as he noticed the hustling and bustling of the people who were wearing formal suits and dresses.
He always felt suffocated at such classic parties which was why he refused to go with his parents earlier but now he ended up in front of such a place again.
He was the rarer one with the smallest physique with the rarest golden silver fur and the only heir of the rare Maincoons of the cat's clan where everyone was built large and muscular without any distinctive coloured furs.
When he attended such parties he would become a spectacle for the people to whisper about which he hated to the core.
"Please, Elie. If you don't go inside with me now I'll be alone in the party, please... please," Evander pleaded with puppy eyes.
Elion lost to his cuteness and they both got off the magicarriage informing the chauffeur that they would call him once the party was over and went inside the resort looking for Orlo and his friends.
On the other hand...
"Ugh, my head hurts. I am not coming to these family parties again!"
Anteros exclaimed as he plopped down on the couch.
They were now in their personal suite room after greeting all the elders introduced by Anteros's aunt and business magnates and their children who were trying to flirt and take advantage of them.
Syrax sighed rubbing his forehead and looked at his palms, "My fingers are hurting from giving them autographs. I never thought I would start hating my own long signature until today."
Drystan and Hadeon were chuckling thinking that they got lucky.
After some time the four of them started drinking and were laughing at some joke cracked by Syrax.
When the resort owner's son and his minions showed up with some nymphs to entertain them.
Syrax didn't like it and it was already time for him to leave for the business trip, so he got up.
Anteros would miss him so much but he was not going to show it cause, of course, he was the great Anteros Azurdraycen known for his cold-heartedness in the whole Ravenire Kingdom.
He just hugged him and told him to take care of himself. Syrax nodded and hugged him back for the last time and left the resort.
The others continued drinking when a nymph approached Anteros with seductive gestures and sat on his lap.
He smirked, grabbed her neck, and whispered in her ear.
"Just because you're a slut and trying to get into my pants, did you think I am a stud too? Get off me before I break your damn legs."
He glared at her coldly but didn't release his Dragon aura which could terrorize the Animans of other lower tribes and nymphs, who belonged to the lowest clan in the ecological pyramid could die from heart failure.
Also, he didn't have to go that far as she got intimidated just by his icy look and got up immediately.
He ordered her to pour a drink to him with a dark voice and turned his gaze to his friends.
They were enjoying the chatting and the nymphs were busy seducing them.
The nymph from earlier tried to open the lid of the champagne bottle but it burst out all of a sudden and all the alcohol dribbled down on Anteros's thighs.
He got infuriated and stood up glowering with his dark eyes at her.
"What the heck do you think you did, huh?"
The nymph trembled in fear seeing the furious ice dragon and started crying. He got angrier and pushed her away from his path, grabbed a drink, and poured it on her head.
"Be relieved that I am stopping here and tell the man who sent you to spoil my evening that he will end up in dust if he doesn't mend his ways sooner."
Anteros whispered in her ear and she was shocked as to how he found out about it and stopped the act of crying. He had been lenient with her from earlier even though he knew what her purpose was but with the last act he got infuriated yet he didn't lose his temper and controlled his aura.
Hadeon pulled him, "It's enough, you should calm down now."
The nymph got up and ran away at the speed of light to save her ass.
"Brother Hadeon, I'll just come in five minutes."
Anteros left the room and walked towards the restroom to wash his clothes as it was sticky due to the alcohol.
The door of the restroom was locked and he got even more frustrated.
"Ugh, whatever!"
He kicked open the door of the restroom and was shocked to see the scene in front of him.
A little boy with his droopy fluffy golden silver ears was being harassed by some big-muscular man.
>>>He seems familiar...
The boy was shaking in fear while his tears were flowing from his pink cheeks towards his plump pink lips which were trembling like petals, his pink shirt was ripped off and the boy was trying to cover his bare chest with his tiny little paws.
Suddenly, the boy pleaded for help.
"P-please he-help m-me, p-plea-"
But he got cut off by a strong hit on his left cheek by the man, who seemed to be from the Lion's clan.
The boy fell to the floor and started crying more than before, the man grabbed the shiny golden silver hair of the boy harshly and yanked his head up.
"You sl*t! Who are you asking for help? You think he will save you from me?"
The man whose eyes were clouded by lust couldn't recognize Anteros.
Among the land predators, lions were only second to the dragons so he was arrogant.
"Oy, you bastard! Can't you see we're having fun here, get lost from here, or else you will be dead."
The man yelled at him showing his lion fangs and claws.
Anteros didn't know whether to laugh or cry in such a situation where a mere unknown lion was threatening him, the sole heir of the powerful Ice Dragon clan.
His blood boiled in anger. He was already frustrated with people targeting him even at the family party and this punk here was calling him a bastard.
>>>Did he just call me a bastard? Me, the great Anteros Azurdraycen? I think he has a death wish!
He couldn't take it anymore and punched him in the stomach.
"You fucking idiot, open your eyes wide and see clearly? Who the hell are you calling a bastard?"
Anteros didn't even bother to use his powers. He just used his muscle strength and continued to punch the arrogant lion until he became all red and blue.
He glared at him with his dark azure blue eyes. That man then recognized the dragon in front of him and started begging him.
"Piss off!" Anteros spouted.
The man ran away at the speed of light with his tail tucked between his legs.
Anteros then stared at the boy who was now scared by his temper and became a crying mess.
"What're you doing still lying down there, you want that lion to come back to fuck you? Get up and get lost from here."
Anteros snapped with a cold expression.
He stopped crying and looked at Anteros with a scared face and tried to get up but fell to the floor again as his legs became numb after facing the auras of a lion and a dragon.
Among predators, the auras of Apex predators cannot be endured by the other smaller predators in the ecological pyramid.
Most of the herbivores have weak hearts so they can't stand the aura of a Dragon and would just die by their heart seizure.
Primary and secondary predators' such as small carnivores and omnivores won't die but they would feel immense pressure and terror from the auras of Apex predators like dragons.
The small boy just faced an apex predator's and a primary predator's aura so it was understandable that his legs went limp.
>>>He doesn't have any strength in his legs, huh?
Anteros's eyes softened a little but it couldn't be seen if one didn't examine carefully.
"Ugh, oy! Get up."
Anteros grabbed his hand harshly and pulled him up.
"Get out," his voice was dangerously low but he put off his aura.
He was cold and rude on the outside but was still considerate.
The boy clinched by his voice, "B-but m-my... c-clothes," he managed to utter those words weakly.
Anteros sighed getting annoyed. He took off his maroon jacket and threw it on his face,
"Now, wear this and get lost. I don't want to see your prett- ahem! Ugly crying face, and ruin my already fucked up mood."
The small boy wore the jacket and bowed, "Th-Thanks..." He sniffed, holding his tears, and walked outside.
Anteros calmed himself down but suddenly the thought that the boy from earlier looked familiar didn't leave his mind.
He just shrugged it off and before returning to his friends' he barely took a glance around the hall to find that boy but he was nowhere to be seen and so he went back to the suite room.
Then in their private suite rooms, he threw out all the nymphs that were brought to accompany them as he was too tired to go to nightclubs they just enjoyed the night fully in the resort drinking alcohol and chatting as usual.
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