Captive Slave 180

Chapter 180

Chapter 180

EMERIEL

Emeriel walked in a daze, her legs heavy and her mind numb. The grand king led her through the corridors, stopping before a door in the southern wing. "Stay here." He turned to leave.

"Your Grace..." Emeriel reached out for him, fingers hovered in the air, trembling.

King Daemonikai glanced at her outstretched hand as if it were a venomous serpent. Without a word, he walked out, the heavy door closing behind him.

Emeriel stumbled towards the bed, collapsing onto the cold mattress. Exhaling a shaky breath, she stared ahead blankly.

He had saved her. Her secret was out. Everyone knew.

It still felt... surreal. Like a nightmare she couldn't wake from.

He hates me now.

But he had protected her. She had almost died. Lord Zaiper had been so eager to see her dead. If not for... if not for the other grand rulers, she would be in a cold, hard cell. Or lying lifeless in the courtyard. Looking at her unsteady hands, her eyes grew wet again. This was not how she had envisioned her return.

He hates me now.

"Em?"

to see Aekeira standing by the door. Emeriel had been so lost in her despair,

open.

she had fought so

own tears. Silently, she opened her arms

into those waiting arms. And

I heard, but the crowd and soldiers wouldn't let me through. I heard everything, Em." Aekeira's breath hitched. "They sa-saved you, all of them." "I know," Emeriel cried into

you are still here with us. Safe. The worst did not happen."

just like that." She sniffled. "They know I'm his Soulbond. I saw their disgust, their rejection. They won't let this go." "Hey, look at me, Em. Look at me." Aekeira cupped her face, and Emeriel met her sister's eyes, finding

"Oh, Em...

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body.

her were the only thing keeping her from

her to the bed, sitting down and cradling Emerie's head against

should have st-stopped being so terrified and told him sooner, so he wou-wouldn't have found out this way. The look

"Cave? What cave?"

sentences, Emeriel recounted

arms shook, tears falling, staining Emeriel's cheek. "I'm so glad he saved you. I shudder to think what would

"Yes, but-

Stop blaming yourself." Aekeira pulled back, looking in her red-rimmed eyes. "There was no way you could have told him sooner and still gotten away with it. In

wiped a tear-stained cheek.

wish you would stop hurting, Em." Aekeira gently wiped away another tear. "I'm

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