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?"

standing by the door. Emeriel had been so lost in her despair, she hadn't

open.

she had fought so hard to hold back surged

with her own tears. Silently,

up and ran into those waiting arms.

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 Aekeira's

c-come to pass, yet... you are still here with

sure the Urekai will let it go 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 a surprising strength in their depths. "We always knew this would happen. Always. Don't cry about it. There's so much

"Oh, Em...

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tears flowing freely, her sobs shaking her mall body. Emeriel's chest hurt too

her were the only thing keeping her from drowning. So, Emeriel held on and bawled her

guided her to the bed, sitting down and cradling

have st-stopped being so terrified and told him sooner, so he wou-wouldn't have found out this way. The look heg-gave me in that cave, Aekeira..." her cries grew louder. "It

"Cave? What cave?"

sobs and broken sentences, Emeriel recounted what

cheek. "I'm so glad he saved you. I shudder to think what would have happened if

"Yes, but-

way you could have told him sooner and still gotten away with it. In the worst-case scenario, you would be dead. In the best case, he would

a tear-stained cheek. "You're

away another tear. "I'm so worried right now, thinking of

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