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

Captive Slave 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.

slammed the doors to

she pleaded, her

he repeated, his voice

rolled off her in waves. "Anything at all. Hit me, sh-shout at me, use the s-sp- spiked whip, lock me away in

dagger could. The last of his doubts, the denials he clung to,

not to believe it. A larger part of him already knew she was truly his Soulbond, yet there was a small part of him clinging to denial. 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. The signs had been there all along, but

his entire being had tuned into her moods, craved her scent, how she soothed him with just her presence and the sound of her voice. His beast had

keep himself from losing it with her. He, who did not go into rut for anyone before sex, not even his own bondmate, had taken one whiff of her scent in heat and was immediately hit with the

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or hurting her brought a fury so strong to his being. The need to tear apart anyone who dared harm her, who had hurt her before, or who might ever try in the future, was far too

anymore. This human girl,

throat, but Daemonikai

but I am tr-truly sorry. I tried to stay 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

"So you thought lying to me, coming to me in

maiden name, it's not a

you answer to, is it,

understand. "He thought after

between them had been magnetic, he had no idea it was the bond, and had given in to its demands, scenting her

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

like it did

not drawn me to you that night, you would have given your heat to him. The whole time, I

heat, but only 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 Daemonikai's anger. His beast, attuned