Captive Slave 107

Chapter 107

Emericl stared at him, her mind reeling. Her jaw slack in disbelie

"I-I don't know what to say. Th-Thank you, Your Highness, she mally managed to stammer out.

"Do not thank me." He picked up a jeweled goblet from the desk staring at it distractedly. "Let's be clear. This is a temporary reprieve. I will not intervene on your behalf, nor will 1 appeal to the court. I will only pretend tonight never happened. As long as the court, as long as no one else discovers your secret, I will turn a blind eye."

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He dropped the goblet back with a clink, looking up at her. "But the moment your deception is revealed, all bets are off."

She lowered her eyes to the floor.

"As for you being Daemonikai's Soulbond." He tapped a silver letter opener rhythmically against the desk, his gaze fixed on her. "My first thought is to move you to one of our territories in the mountainside. As far from Daemonikai as possible. He does not need this right now. He has lost his entire family-his bondmate and offsprings. After centuries of madness, he is forced to confront that loss. To truly feel it. He does NOT need this right now,"

Emeriel swallowed the lump in her throat, refusing to let lord Vladya's words wound her

She had never harbored any illusions of acceptance once the truth was out. But the mere thought of being so distant from Daemonikai sent a wave of nausea through her.

"But if I do that-keep you so far away from your Soulbond after your entire being has recognized him-your soul will begin to yearn and wither away. Eventually, when your soul cannot take it anymore, you will die. He does not know you yet, so he would be fine, but you? You will die."

kind, but I will not do that to you. To Daemonikai. He may not be ready for this now, but that

your people literally turned his entire world upside down, he might come around." Lord Vladyas gaze bore into her. "Let's say, in

"Anyway, since I do not want your soul to wither away, you may remain here, close to him. But, as of today, I will put you on scent suppressors. Do you

not like the sound of that.

eyes, but she blinked them away and gave a nod anyway. It wasn't like she

fate. I have no idea what game she is playing now, but I suppose we will all have to wait and see, will we not?" son-of-a-gun

"Rise."

A word.

unsteadily, she hastily wiped away the tears that had escaped

His stern features finally softened. "It may not seem like it, but I am also doing you a favor. Perhaps, if five hundred years

Chapter 107

He will crush you, before you get close enough to attempt replacing all he lost." "I didn't wish for

know that to be true. As for your gender, you can either go to the grand high court and revell the truth, or you can continue living as you have. The choice is yours." Lord Vladya drummed his fingers on the

her bed, her hearts heavyweight in her chest. The tears had ceased, leaving behind a hollow ache that permeated her

gaze fell upon the scent suppressants neatly arranged on the nightstand. Lord Vladya had sent a

in her mind, replaying

mountainside. No one knows you there. You could live as a female, become a servant, and work for a household. Our people may despise humans, but we hold Sirens in high regard. Every unbonded Urekai yearns for a Siren, hoping that

He not be your Soulbond, but if a bond

a sense of belonging, a new home? bond takes root You will have a

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