'It's just to mask my scent.'
Gu Ning listened to the mechanical translation in her earpiece and used the same words to convince herself.
She couldn't let Kloer and the others smell her. Exposing her identity would cause a lot of trouble for both her and Alex.
She could smell the scent of blood on herself from her period. She understood that simply wearing Alex's clothes was nowhere near enough to hide her scent from a Beastman's keen sense of smell.
Before, Cook had "washed" her face with his saliva every day. That was how she managed to blend in with the Beastmen without her identity being discovered.
After a moment of hesitation, Gu Ning convinced herself to accept it.
For her, personal safety was the number one priority. Everything else was secondary.
Gu Ning looked at the approaching Alex and decisively pulled off her hood. "C-come on..."
Seeing her action, Alex's expression faltered for a second. He leaned down, scooped her up, and sat on the edge of the bed.
