Captive Slave 106

Chapter 106

"Y-yes, your highness," Emeriel confessed, her voice barely a whiper.

"You have been deceiving us all this while. Making fools of us."

Emeriel's legs gave way beneath her, and she sank to the floor, covering her chest. "It was never my intention, your Majesty, I swear it!"

"You understand the consequences for a slave harboring secrets on't you?" Vladya asked, his voice measured. "Zaiper would have reminded you at every turn, I'm sure. Do you know the pushiment for deception, Emeriel?"

A tear escaped Emeriel's eye, tracing a path down her cheek. "Ye Your Highness"

"And yet, you did it anyway. You knew the penalty for those who ie to us, human or Urekai alike, yet you dared to deceive."

"I know, but it was not a deliberate deception." Emeriel's shoulders slumped, a defeated sigh escaping her lips. "I. I was raised this way. My parents hid my gender to protect me the moment I was born. I have lived this lie for so long that it feels more like a part of me than a secret."

"When you and Lord Ottai purchased my sister, I didn't hesitate to follow her. I didn't consider the consequences, the dangers. All I wanted was to be with Ackeira... we've always looked out for each other."

She paused. "But then, the first day I arrived here, I went into hear."

Lord Vladya's expression remained impassive, but his eyebrows arched slightly.

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was the first time I acutely became aware of my feminine side, she confessed, looking away. "My menstrual flow was something normal. A mundane task I'd gotten used to. But the heat? It was something entirely different And when the beast took an interest in me, I knew I was in trouble. Even more so because my heats are irregular and unpredictable.

But I couldn't bring myself to reveal my true gender. I was terrified. I know the consequences, and the hatred the rulers hold for my kind. How could I confess to any of them. I was already facing a death sentence when the truth came out. So, I thought... why not just live one day at a time?"

tear. "Punish me as you see

A heavy silence descended

of your true gender, was she not?

Emeriel's eyes

went wide.

Light-gods, no. Not Keira.

began to shake her head, "No,

third ruler gave a warning growl. "Remember

please. Do whatever you wish to me but spare my sister.

Everything she does is to protect you, he repeated, his brow furrowed in

Lord. Please, don't hurt her, it was all my fault.

when Lord Zaiper ordered you to undress, your sister took your place. Was it also to protect you or

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with a seventy-year-old corpse than willingly lay with Lord Zalper- she gasped, hand flying to her mouth in horror.

say that? To a

her throat. "What I meant to say was, that Aekeira harbors no affection for Lord Zaiper whatsoever. I apologize for my outburst,

a subtle shift in his expression that

him?" the grand lord pressed. "None at al Are you saying

Emeriel hesitated.

speak freely. Tell me the truth

plague. She goes to great lengths to ensure their paths never cross. The day he forced her to undress and... touched her in her chambers,

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