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.

eyes. T'm sorry, I shouldn't be questioning you after the night you've had." She moved closer and settled beside Emeriel on the bed. "How are you

trampled by a carriage. Every part

know that feeling all too well. 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 lay

the hallway." A 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 Aekeira

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

distance, falling silent

aloud. "As soon as the heat started, all I could think about was him, In 16:53 Sat, Dec 28

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heat intensifies,

maintain control."

sister. "I walked to the fourth wing 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 all of me to

in Emeriel's eyes. "I think I belong

Ackcira snapped, her voice filled with vehement denial. No way. Do not

cruel. Don't

Emeriel's

think like that either. Ever. I don't want to be bonded to one 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 it simply because I wish it wasn't true. It feels true,

to believe it." Aekeira grasped Emeriel's hands firmly in hers, shaking her head 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 feral took

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

evident on her

intact." Emeriel knew how ridiculous that sounded. How crazy. He had thought so too, when he found out during his research. It has

Aekeira added, trying

does to sate a syren or Urekai female during their/ heat, the

it was before heat. The beast has