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.

after the night you've had." She moved closer and settled beside Emeriel on the

carriage. Every part of

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

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

simply don't understand. The beast didn't harm you. It didn't make any deliberate attempt to inflict pain upon

gazed off 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,

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And when the heat intensifies, it becomes overwhelming, making it hard

maintain control."

Keira. I couldn't wait to be with him. To feel him inside me. All I could think about was presenting to him.

I belong to that beast, Keira.

her voice filled with vehement denial. No way.

never be so cruel.

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

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

"Not yet, Emeriel interrupted.

shut, confusion evident on

He had thought so too,

mounted you twice, Aekeira added, trying to

what a Urekai male does to

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 now, and both times I was in heat. And I've never had anyone else." He shrugged. "My body