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.

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

by a carriage. Every part of my body

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, abandoning his attempt to sit upright. "How did

early hours of the 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

sounds 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 for a

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

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the heat intensifies, it becomes overwhelming,

maintain control."

him inside me. All I could think about was presenting to him. Giving all of me to him." Ackeira paled. Her lips opened wordlessly, before

eyes. "I think I belong to that beast, Keira.

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

Fate would never be so cruel. Don't ever

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

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 your

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

snapped shut, confusion evident on her face as

ridiculous that sounded. How crazy. He had thought so too, when he found out during his research. It has something to do with me being a

twice, Aekeira added, trying to

read, no matter what a Urekai male does to sate a syren

in the end, the body repairs itself back to the way it was before heat. The beast has mounted me twice now, and both times I was in heat. And I've never had anyone