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.

sorry, I shouldn't be questioning you after the night you've had." She moved closer and settled

by a carriage. Every part

Madam Livia said you needed to be awake to take a particular herb-what was it called again? Oh, snakevines. She mentioned it would be more effective in alleviating the pain." "Okay." Emeriel surrendered to his body's exhaustion and

note of awe and wonder entered Aekeira's voice. The beast brought you out, Em. It laid you out in the hallway." Emeriel did not expect that. His face must have shown his surprise, because

The beast didn't harm you. It didn't make any deliberate attempt to inflict pain upon you. I simply don't understand what is

off into the distance, falling silent for

heat started, all I could

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when the heat intensifies, it becomes overwhelming, making it hard to think

maintain control."

"I walked to the fourth wing on my own, Keira. I couldn't wait to be with him. To feel him inside me.

welled up in Emeriel's eyes. "I think I belong to

filled with vehement denial. No way. Do not

be so cruel. Don't ever

Emeriel's

of those heartless Urekai. The idea of being destined 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 because I want it to go away. I can't dismiss

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

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

shut, confusion evident on her face as he stared

How crazy. He had thought so too, when he found out

you twice, Aekeira added, trying to

what I read, no matter what a Urekai male does to sate a syren or Urekai female during their/ heat, the

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, and