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."

idea, Keira." Emeriel exhaled shakily. "None of it makes sense to me. Not the heat, not

was confused. "What are you talking

ordeal, beginning on the first night they entered the fortress. By the time Emeriel finished recounting everything, Aekeira's ears were ringing, and her hands felt cold

Is that true?" Aekeira looked

her expression wary.

as she stared at Emeriel intently. "What if

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

Livia remained silent,

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fears. Aekeira's ridiculous explanation could not possibly be true, right? He desperately hoped

of becoming someone's bondmate, especially the beast's, sent shivers down his spine. The prospect was enough

to conclusions here," she spoke softly. "Perhaps the beast is simply fixated on your scent.

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 recognize

some measure

with enough elasticity to accommodate your Urekai male partner in any form, yet shrink back to its original size shortly afterward. Nature was thorough and remarkable in that way," A loud shout pierced the air. "All

of you." Immediately, her own head was almost touching the floor in a deep

lead, their bodies bending into a deep bow. Despite the discomfort it

Emeriel straightened up, he finally gazed upon the infamous Lord Zaiper. He...didn't look like

as Lord Ottai and Lord Vladya, radiating masculinity and

casually stopped at the center of the chambers and crossed his arms, his scrutinizing gaze locking onto Emeriel and his sister. "So, you two are the human slaves Vladya acquired?" "Yes, Your Highness. My name is Aekeira, and this is

or are you two the exceptions?" Lord Zaiper remarked,