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

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Chapter 53

EMERIEL

Emeriel awoke in Aekeira's chambers, his sister hovering over him.

"She's awake, Amie!" Aekeira's voice echoed throughout the room. "Please go and fetch Madam Livia."

The ruffle of movements followed.

Emeriel's head throbbed with a headache, and his mouth tasted bitter from the herbs likely forced down his throat.

He attempted to sit up but winced as his body protested. "What happened?" he groaned.

"You had another mini-heat yesterday and somehow ventured to the forbidden chambers on your own," Aekeira's voice trembled with a mix of dread and disbelief. "When Amie told me, I could hardly believe it. By the gods, Em! Going into the forbidden chambers willingly and alone!?"

Memories flooded back to Emeriel. Aekeira was right-what had possessed him?

"I don't know, Keira," he admitted.

"But... but... I simply don't understand." Aekeira started to pace, visibly agitated. "There are plenty of Urekai males around. The guards would have gladly locked you up in a room and tended to your needs until the heat subsided. You could have easily gone to any of them. So why did you choose that beast? Why?"

"I really don't know. My body made the decision for me," Emerie confessed, resigned.

Aekeira stopped abruptly. "What?"

Emeriel exhaled loudly. It was one thing to acknowledge the truth within himself, and another to voice it aloud.

He hesitated.

noticed the strain, and guilt flashed in her eyes. T'm sorry, I shouldn't be questioning you after the night you've had." She moved closer

carriage. Every part

to take a particular herb-what was it called again? Oh, snakevines. She mentioned it would be more effective in alleviating the

check on you. And there you were, lying in the hallway." A note of awe and wonder entered Aekeira's voice. The beast brought you out, Em.

The beast didn't harm you. It didn't make any deliberate attempt to inflict pain upon you. I

gazed off into the distance, falling silent for a

myself, Keira," he finally whispered aloud. "As soon as the heat started, all I could think about was him,

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I claim him as mine. And when the heat intensifies, it becomes overwhelming,

maintain control."

on my own, Keira. I couldn't wait to be with him. To feel him inside me. All I could think about was presenting to him. Giving

in Emeriel's eyes. "I think I belong to that beast,

her voice filled with vehement denial. No way. Do not

so cruel. Don't ever

Emeriel's

for one fills me with dread. I want no part of this." He swallowed hard and looked away. "But it would be foolish to ignore it just

with determination. "There must be another explanation. Perhaps your body craves more of him because he is the only one you've been intimate with That

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

confusion evident on

had thought so too, when he found out during

has mounted you twice, Aekeira added, trying to

heat. According to what I read, no matter what a Urekai male does to sate a syren or Urekai female

healing could take more time, and be much more painful. However, in the end, the body repairs itself back to the way it was before heat. The beast has mounted me twice now,