Captive Slave 177

Chapter 177

Chapter 177

EMERIEL

Emeriel swallowed tightly, and let the truth go. "My name is Emeriel."

King Daemonikai let go of the lifeless body and it fell to the ground. Dark fury gathered in his eyes, so terrifying Emeriel's heart began the drumming of doom.

"You deceived me?" He sounded calm and enraged all at once.

Emeriel shuddered. "I'm s-sorry."

Sorry. So pathetic, so inadequate. One does not weave webs of lies, and spin the kind of deception she did, and all they could say was "sorry." But Emeriel's mind has gone blank. She struggled to think, to find a way to explain herself, but the drums of doom drowned out all coherent thoughts.

The grand king said something, but Emeriel couldn't hear it. Her vision tunneled, and all she could see was his murderous face closing the distance between them.

Get up! Run away! Her mind screamed, but her body refused to obey. Rooted to the spot. Paralyzed.

He was going to kill her, Emeriel just knew it.

The world narrowed to a pinprick of light as darkness crept in. I think I'm going to faint.

this

wish I never

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muscular back of the beast. Dressed once again in her slave garment, but her hair was unbound, cascading

had spent countless nights in its arms,

King Daemonikai. A King Daemonikai

passed through the fortress gates where a small crowd had gathered, murmuring, and pointing at the beast. But it was the grand lords standing at the

evident in the deep lines on his face. Lord Vladya's expression was a carefully constructed mask, but his eyes were locked on her, penetrating and uncomfortable as usual. Emeriel looked away fast. Lord Zaiper's face was a study

behind her, steadying her as he rose to his hind legs and shifted back into his human form. King Daemonikai stood tall,

going on, Your Grace?" a high lord's voice cut through the tense silence. "The way you left

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were worried," another added

never been

High Lord Gaff's sharp eyes had spotted her.

another

the back strained to see, their voices growing louder but the soldiers quickly formed a

his expression grave. "What is going on

flashing before her eyes. Her breath hitched, and tears welled up as she pressed herself tightly

that we have misunderstood a chest, perhaps swollen from bruises, for feminine breasts. For if they are truly what they seem, this gathering will be your last!" Emeriel whimpered, clinging to the grand king's back as if

angry roars. The high lords, their faces contorted

how could you deceive an entire elite council of Urekai?" a voice demanded, probably another high lord, though Emeriel couldn't see who it was

another high lord's voice, this one demanding,

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