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.

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

been trampled by a carriage. Every

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 I end up

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 expect that.

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 don't understand what

the distance, falling silent for

as the heat started, all

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the heat intensifies,

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. All I

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

with vehement denial. No way. Do

would never be so cruel. Don't ever entertain

Emeriel's

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

explanation. Perhaps your body craves more of him because he is the only

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

shut, confusion evident on her face as he stared at

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

twice, Aekeira

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

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