That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

Captive Slave 184

Chapter 184

Chapter 184

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Daemonikai's eyes snapped up, locking onto hers. Eyes that had been asleep mere seconds ago were now blearily open. She rubbed them to shake off the remnants of sleep.

He had to leave before the pull of this bond dragged him into a storm he was not ready to face.

"Go back to sleep." Daemonikai said crisply, turning toward the door.

"Wait, please."

He heard a shuffle and his jaw locked tight. He couldn't do this. Not now. Not like this.

"Stay over there," Daemonikai snapped. "Do not come close to me."

A sharp intake of breath came behind him, and though he did not want to-gods, he did NOT want to-Daemonikai turned to look at her.

Hurt flashed in her eyes, before she quickly masked it, swallowing tightly.

"As you wish, I would not..." her voice wavered, her hands fluttered helplessly before falling to her sides again. "I will not come closer. But please, do not leave." "Why?"

"Just...." She looked so small, even smaller than he remembered. So fragile, lost, and achingly vulnerable that every instinct within him screamed, protect.

Daemonikai slammed the doors to

please-please say something," she pleaded, her swollen

he repeated, his

Misery rolled off her in waves. "Anything at all. Hit me, sh-shout at me, use the

The last of his doubts, the denials he clung to, crumbled

It's not true. They must be joking It's unbelievable. There's no way Ukrae and the fates would do this to me. Evie had always told him he was good at ignoring things he didn't want to see. And she had been right.

scent, how she soothed him with just her presence and the sound of her voice. His beast had called her mine

anyone before sex, not even his own bondmate,

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all-whipping or hurting her brought a fury so strong to his being. The need to tear

denying it anymore. This human girl, standing before him

throat,

away. Lord Vladya made me swear I would, and I did try with everything in me. But when you stepped into Lord-Herod's home that morning, stopping right in front of me, I knew I was in trouble." Emeriel's shoulders slumped, eyes dropping to the floor. "This... this thing is way bigger than me.

in him. "So you thought lying to me, coming to me in deceit was

it's

name you answer to,

protect me." Her eyes begged him to understand. "He thought after the pleasantries, we would not have

pull between them had been magnetic, he had no idea it was the bond, and had given in to its demands, scenting her like a caveman. The beginning of

many questions he could ask, but instead he blurted out. "Did you lay

her by surprise, like it

"But he would have taken your heat." Daemonikai's voice was low, strained. "If the bond had not drawn me to you that night, you would have given your heat to him. The whole time, I was ridden with guilt-guilt that I was stealing my high lord's woman simply because I could, abusing my power and strength. And all this time, Herodis was

because I did not want to bear the pain. Those waves of agony. I knew I could not have you. I begged, and he declined. He didn't do it, not even

eyes pierced through the fog of