Captive Slave 174

Chapter 174

Chapter 174

EMERIEL

Emeriel woke slowly, disoriented.

Her head throbbed with a dull ache, and her mouth felt parched A dull throbbing ache pulsed through her skull, and her tongue felt like sandpaper against the roof of her parched mouth

She groaned softly, only to flinch at the sharp discomfort lancing through her shoulders and back. Something rigid pressed against her spine. A pole. A hard pole, rough against her bare skin. She was standing naked, her chest bindings were gone, her wrists stretched above her head, the coarse bite of rope cutting into her flesh.

As she shifted, her ankles screamed with a similar pain, bound tightly to keep her rooted in place. Tethered in a way that left her in a painful awkward stance.

Panic rose within her. Where am I? What's happening?

Her eyes darted around. A cave, and it was dark. Only the faint glow of torches casting flickers of shadows on the jagged walls saved her from being completely blind.

"Look who finally decided to join us," a voice sneered behind her

. She twisted her head toward the sound, but her neck protested. In the end, she gave up. "Who are you? What do you want

with me?" she asked instead in a hoarse rasp.

A figure stepped in front of her, their face obscured by the hood of a cloak. The person held a flaming torch aloft. "She's awake!"

quell the rising panic, but her body refused to obey. She struggled against her bonds, the

brittle, crackling sound reached her ears,

of it were heaped around her feet, encircling her legs like

for light. They're going

she begged, her voice rising in pitch. "You have the wrong person,

don't think we do." Another masked figure

the sound as another figure stepped forward, followed by several more. Their bulky silhouettes and deep voices left no doubt, they were men. Urekai men.

work of Mistress Sinai? She'd always threatened to kill Emeriel. Could she

disgusts me. Your kind is a disease that should be eradicated. We don't need someone like you." Emeriel's heart slammed against her ribs

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Chapter 174

They knew her secret.

They know everything.

the panic clawed at her like a vise, she yanked at the ropes like a wild animal desperate to escape its cage, ignoring

makes you think you're good enough for our grand king? Another masked men spat. "You actually spent your heat with him, which is why you stink of him, like he pissed all over you. How dare you!?

one growled, his arms crossed over his broad chest. "I think we should have some fun first before killing her. To waste her like that, without a single ounce of pleasure, seems like such a shame. Don't you think?" "G's right," another chimed in. "She's his Soulbond. Specifically

breasts... still swollen from her heat. There's no rush to kill her; we can take our time." Emeriel was panting, her frantic heartbeat making her ears ring.

she is. No

A small whisper cut through the chaos

stilled, the words echoing in her

first instinct was to reach for the only one who could help her, to call to him through

do... my secrets will be

she was a female. That Emeriel

do it? Could she summon the courage

it be better

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