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 beside Emeriel on the bed. "How

been trampled by a carriage. Every part of my body

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

note of awe and wonder entered Aekeira's

didn't make any

into the distance, falling

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

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mind, I claim him as mine. And when the heat intensifies, it becomes overwhelming, making it

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 could think about was presenting to him. Giving all of me to him." Ackeira paled. Her lips

"I think I belong to that beast, Keira. I am his

filled with vehement denial. No way. Do not

would never be so cruel. Don't ever

Emeriel's

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

refuse to believe it." Aekeira grasped Emeriel's hands firmly in hers, shaking her head with determination. "There must be another explanation. Perhaps your body

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

confusion evident on her face

how ridiculous that sounded. How crazy. He had thought so too, when he found out during

mounted you twice, Aekeira

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

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 else."