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.

shouldn't be questioning you after the night you've had." She moved

trampled by a carriage. Every part of

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

the fourth wing in the 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 not expect that. His face must have shown

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

into the distance,

myself, Keira," he finally 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."

on my own, Keira. I couldn't wait to be with him. To feel him inside me. All I could

think I belong to that beast, Keira.

snapped, her voice filled with vehement denial. No way. Do not let such a dreadful thought enter your mind

would never be so cruel. Don't ever entertain such thoughts

Emeriel's

to 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, Ackcira. Here, in my heart, it feels

another explanation. Perhaps your body

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

confusion evident on her face as

thought so too, when he found out during his research. It has something to do with me being a

you twice, Aekeira added, trying to make sense

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

itself back to the way it was before heat. The