That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

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Chapter 25

"Yes, my Lord," Aekeira avoided his gaze, keeping her head lowered. Something in this grand lord's eyes made her feel apprehensive and nervous.

Something strange happened the previous night, but Ackeira abruptly shut the door on it, refusing to dwell upon it.

Emeriel finally woke during the night. After Aekeira fed her, Madam Livia had Amie prepare a basin for her to bathe in the room. Following the bath, Emergel appeared better than she had been all day. "How do you feel now?" Ackcira asked, once they had settled Emeriel back onto the bed.

"Better," Emeriel replied with a soft, sad smile. "For a moment there, I was beginning to think I would not make it."

Guilt filled Aekeira's eyes. "I am so sorry about-"

"Do not blame yourself, sister," Emeriel said, grasping her sister's hands. "It was not your fault. Do not punish yourself for something beyond your control."

Madam Livia entered once again, her expression softening as she looked at Emeriel. "You're awake."

"Yes, madam. Thank you so much for taking care of me. I do not know what I would have done without you, Emeriel smiled.

Madam Livia waved her off. "Do not fret over it. How do

you

feel now?"

"I feel better, madam. Thank you."

"I do not understand why that beast is so interested in you, Em," Aekeira pondered. When all eyes turned to her, she averted her gaze. "I had my suspicions the first night I was sent to him. You touched my arm before I went in, and the beast was particularly fixated there." "Those vicious scratches," Madam Livia interjected. "I wondered what caused them."

Keira." Emeriel exhaled shakily. "None of it makes sense to me. Not the heat, not the beast's actions, and not the syren thing.

confused. "What are you talking

fortress. By the time Emeriel finished recounting everything, Aekeira's

Is that true?"

slowly, her expression wary. "Twice

drained of color as she stared at Emeriel intently. "What if you're his Soulbond? That

shook her head, looking just as pale as her sister. Considerably more terrified. "That

silent, lost

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surge of panicas Madam Livia's silence lingered, amplifying his fears. Aekeira's

Livia," Emeriel pleaded, his voice tinged with anxiety. The mere thought of becoming someone's

scent. I could be that you smell so good that it wanted

panic in Emeriel's widened eyes, she quickly added, "What I do know is that a feral beast does not differentiate between friend, foe, bondmate, or offspring. To them, everyone is either a threat, prey, or an enemy. A feral lacks the ability to

words provided some measure of

is now quite different from ours. It can stretch with enough elasticity to accommodate your Urekai male partner in any form, yet shrink back to its original size shortly afterward. Nature was

Livia's eyes widened comically as she whispered sharply "Bow your heads, both of you." Immediately, her

into a deep bow. Despite the discomfort it caused, Emeriel ignored the soreness in his muscles. "Rise,"

He...didn't look like the monster they claimed he was. But

as young and handsome as Lord Ottai and

his sister. "So, you two are the human slaves Vladya acquired?" "Yes, Your Highness. My name is Aekeira, and this is my brother, Emeriel," Aekeira

royals as lovely, or are you two the exceptions?" Lord Zaiper remarked, catching them