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.

and guilt flashed in her eyes. T'm sorry, I shouldn't be questioning you after the night you've

trampled by a carriage. Every

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 back on the bed,

morning to 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. It laid you out in the hallway." Emeriel did not

didn't make

off into the distance, falling

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

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I claim him as mine. And when the heat

maintain control."

his gaze to his 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 him." Ackeira paled.

think I belong to that beast, Keira.

vehement denial. No way. Do not

would never be so cruel. Don't

Emeriel's

no part of this." He swallowed hard and looked away. "But it would be foolish to ignore it

another explanation. Perhaps your body craves more of

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

on her face

ridiculous that sounded. How crazy. He had thought so too, when he

you twice, Aekeira added, trying to make sense of

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

take more time, and be much more painful. However, in the end, the body repairs itself back to the way it was before