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

Captive Slave 187

Chapter 187

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Since Grand Lord Vladya had promised Daemonikai he would fight his madness, he had taken up running to release pent-up energy, to find some semblance of relaxation.

The voices in his head were quieter, as they had been for the past few days. Less distracting, his thoughts remained clearer.

The librarian had even brought every book, every record on feral conditions into his chambers, and Vladya had poured over them, garnering knowledge he might not already possess.

At dawn, after a long run through the woods, his body felt refreshed as he made his way to his chambers, only to pause at the familiar scent lingering in the air. If Yaz hadn't alerted him to Daemonikai's presence, the smell of his friend would have. sitting at Vladya's desk, his head bowed, fingers drumming rhythmically against the

Daemonikai was already in his study

wood.

"Come on in, make yourself at ho adva said sarcastically as he stepped inside.

Daemonikai did not respond. Not that Vladya expected him to. He had been worried about his friend these past few days.

"Hey..." Vladya approached, moving to stand in front of him, leaning casually against the table. "How are you holding up? You smell like her, so I take it you finally paid her a visit."

"You knew all about this and hid it from me." It was not a question.

Vladya had known this would come sooner or later. "I wished to hide it for as long as possible. That was why I placed her on suppressants," he confessed. "I know I should not have done that but I could not think of how else to protect you." "And her."

have a soft spot

to let

nodded. "I already figured

drumming fingers stilled. "I'm going to

Oh.

hadn't foreseen that. In fact, he had not even considered

he asked, more carefully this time.

Daemonikai looked every bit his age. His usually immaculate hair was in disarray, as if he'd run his hands through it countless times. His eyes were tired, sad,

"Yes.

him. "Are

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down he knew Emeriel had brought something good into Daemonikai's life. She was helping him heal, whether he admitted it

doing as well as everyone believed. He had not taken the loss of his family as gracefully as he made others think, and Vladya,

blankly at the wall behind Vladya. "I will start the process today in court. In a few

you

That girl has never had a choice, Vladya. She lived her life as a male, was sold into slavery, forced to become a Syren, and

for her, too. She deserves to live her own life, finally to make her own choices. I

You do not need my approval to make decisions like that. You

why," Daemonikai paused, letting the silence stretch between them.

expression smoothed out instantly, becoming

I cannot set one free and leave the other behind," the grand king's voice

could get a word in. "Now, it's up to you. If you

averted his eyes, the weight of the decision

stood. "I will give you time to think about it.

word, the grand king left

as Daemonikai and the others participated in the clan's monthly hunt. While the Frostfall people celebrated their success with feasting and drinking, their leader had quietly slipped away, retreating into