"Don't worry, Emma. I'll take good care of it," said Damian. Damian quickly added, "Ms. Tibarn, I'll help Edric too. I'll make sure it's well taken care of." You two idiots just wait. When I recover, I'll settle the score with you! Lucien knew those two definitely had something up their sleeves. But as a male, he also knew it was not right for him to enter a female's room. If it weren't for this accident, he would never have shown up here so rudely. So when he heard Edric and Damian say they would take care of him, he did not fight it. Emma saw that Lucien did not resist. She nodded at Edric and Damian. "Then I'll leave it to you for now." After she said that, she turned to look at Edric and hesitated for a moment. Edric and Damian were not like Drake. Edric truly wanted to be her mate. He was obedient and gentle. Should she arrange for him to stay on the third floor with her now? She thought about his firm abs when he held her back in the forest. The little voice in her head giggled shyly. She had heard that other females could take three matches into their rooms at once. It shouldn't be too much for her to bring only Edric, right? She cleared her throat and smiled. "Edric, my room is on the third floor. You—" Before she could finish, Edric spoke up obediently. "Then I'll choose the room closest to yours." Emma froze. That was not what she meant. Why choose the room closest to hers? Wouldn't it be better if he stayed even closer to her? Did she read him wrong? Maybe he was not serious about being her mate after all. "Edric, besides the rooms on the first and second floors, you can also stay with me," she said.She was sure she had not misread him. He just didn't catch her hint, so she decided to be direct. Edric was thrilled. If a female invited her match to stay in her room, it meant she was very fond of him. He almost wanted to jump for joy. But right now, he couldn't. "Emma, I really want to go to your room," he said, sounding both frustrated and sad. "But I'm already at level nine peak. My mental power is unstable because I'm about to level up. Before I successfully advance, I can't go to your room." "Why not?" Emma asked, confused. "If your mental power is unstable, I can help calm it down." She could calm even Drake's mind, so Edric shouldn't be a problem. "I know you can," Edric said. "But right now, the only way you can help is with mental power. I don't know when I'll advance. When that happens, I'll turn back into my beast form. I'll lose control and might hurt you."After saying that, he looked at her nervously. He had heard that when a male refused a female, she would stop liking him. He hated himself for being so useless. Emma liked him so much, yet he had to reject her now. But for her safety, he had no choice. Male Etherians always avoided being close to females when they were advancing because they could easily lose control and hurt them. "I see," Emma said, letting out a small sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't because he didn't want her, it was fine. Sleeping together could wait. She stood on her toes and kissed Edric on the cheek. "Then for now, you'll have to stay alone for a while." He froze. Emma kissed him again. Edric looked at her with excitement. "Emma, you're not mad at me?" "Why would I be mad? It's not your fault. I understand," she said. She wasn't that desperate. She couldn't force him to do it when she knew he was going through something special. "Thank you, Emma. You're so kind," Edric said, overjoyed. He wanted to lift her and spin her around. But just as he moved his hand, a sharp squeak stopped him. Emma looked down. Lucien was lying on the floor, all four legs stretched out, its red eyes glaring at Edric with anger. Edric pressed his lips together and scratched his dark purple hair awkwardly. "Emma, I... I forgot I was holding it," he said. Lucien let out another loud squeak as if protesting. He used to think his brother Ethan was wild outside, but now he realized that Edric was just as good at pretending to be calm in front of females. He had seen it clearly. Edric wanted to hold Emma, but he had thrown him to the ground on purpose. Edric quickly bent down and picked Lucien up, holding him carefully in his hands. "Emma, I promise I'll never throw it again." Emma saw that Lucien was fine. She didn't scold Edric, but for Lucien's safety, she still gave him a small reminder.