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

Chapter 221

That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate Chapter 221

"Stay with me," she cupped his icy hands in hers, ignoring the biting cold. Touching him everywhere she could reach...his forehead, his shoulders, his arms. "Please stay with me, your Grace. You can do this. I know you can." Driven, Emeriel sprang up and dashed out of the room, only to return with armfuls of blankets.

She piled them on top of him, burying him under a mountain of wool.

Yet, it didn't seem like enough. He needed more. He needed more!

"I'm here! Step back, Emeriel!" Lord Ottai barged in, two buckets in hand, steam rising from them in furious spirals. "Get those blankets off him, quickly."

Fumbling, she tore the blankets away and Lord Ottai wasted no time tipping the first bucket over him.

The boiling water hissed as it hit his frozen skin, drenching him from head to toe.

The heat vanished almost instantly. The water cooled within seconds.

Light-gods... This is not real. There's no way this is happening.

Swearing under his breath, Lord Ottai grabbed the second bucket and poured it over him as well.

The result was the same. The water turned cold before it could even begin to do its work.

More guards arrived, carrying an endless supply of steaming buckets. Lord Ottai continued to offload bucket after bucket over the grand king, each time the warmth vanished almost as soon as it touched his frigid body.

Emeriel lost count of how many buckets they'd used, her heart sinking deeper each time the water failed to warm him.

Out the window, the night sky was alight with firesticks. The grounds were filled with a crowd kneeling in prayer. Urekai...and humans.

Her breath caught. There were no soldiers pushing the humans back. No conflict, no hostility. Just peaceful coexistence. Prayers whispered into the night, for the grand king's safe crossing and return. A moment of unity between the two species. So rare, so beautiful. Looking back at King Daemonikai, puffs of air shuddered out of Emeriel in relief.

His temperature had begun to shift. A touch of color had returned to his skin. The cold was slowly retreating.

"That's enough for now," Lord Ottai said, his voice hoarse but relieved.

"But his temperature is still low," Emeriel protested.

are trying to help him cross the Cold Sea, not drown

"Livia, use the washcloths."

the bed, and began to carefully wash the grand king's body with the

chill remained, but at least the water no longer hissed in contact with

didn't last

in, crawling up his body like a wakening

Enough of this.

second thought, Emeriel started

at her, alarmed. "What are

she shed her everything quickly.

beside King Daemonikai, pressing her body against

painful. But

chest, legs entangling with his, Emeriel wrapped

cold, but she gritted her

out of your goddamn mind!?" Lord Ottai

shrieked, panicked. "You

Must

anymore, a

now, Emeriel whispered back inwardly, just for a

as stubborn as he is. Why am I not surprised anymore, that they chose you for him!?" Lord

Emeriel shifted so her body covered as much of him as possible. "Stay with me," she murmured, her breath ghosting over his neck. "Just stay with me a little longer." Her fingers traced over his

"Please, Emeriel, listen to me." "If he becomes too

sure?"

she had to try hard to keep her teeth from

head

the pile of blankets," Emeriel cut her off,

were quickly covered with a pile of warm wool. But the cold swallowed every bit of warmth, Emeriel

and hands one by one to wash them with the hot,

I know," Emeriel's hand cupped his cheek. "We all believe in

that sea like it's a mere creek." Pressing a kiss against his cold

stretching on in silence, everyone departed

later, Lord Ottai rose as well, walking to the door. "I will

felt his eyes on

a better Soulbond. You're stronger than many of our females combined,