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

Chapter 249

That's progress. Darmonikai should be happy. But seeing such despair on her face was agony.

No one he cared for should ever hurt like this, and worst of all, he knew it was his fault.

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Closing the distance between them in a single stride, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. His hold was firm. strong, ready to hold her even if the struggled to break free.

But she didn't

Instead, she trembled, her fragile body tense against his.

"Your Grace.." she said, her voice was a broken whisper.

"I would take all the pain away," he brought his lips near her ear. "If I could, I would draw it out of you like poison and make it my own."

She shook her head faintly. "You already have so much pain. I couldn't let you take mine, too-not if it meant you'd have to bear it within yourself."

Ukrae. His heart twisted painfully. This girl will be the death of me.

She did not hug him back, but she didn't push him away either. She stood pliant in his arms, letting him embrace her.

That much was enough for him.

PRINCESS EMERIEL

She was tired. Bone-deep, soul-crushingly tired.

Leaving Urai was supposed to lighten her heart. To lift the burden pressing down on her chest, after all,

she was going back to her world. There she planned to find a small cabin near the river to settle down and live a quiet, undisturbed life.

The first thing she would do was face the problem of her heat. No more suppressants, no more running from it. If it consumed her, so be it.

Even if it meant arranging five men to help her through the fevered, miserable nights, she would be ready. Anything to make her next heat bearable.

If she survived that, she would live out a small, quiet life, fading into obscurity until the end of her days. See? I'm making plans. That's living, right?

her chest refused to lift... until her grand king pulled her into his arms. And, just like that, Emeriel could breathe

eased, and her troubled inner self stilled. His arms were truly the most secure place

for me.

eyes. How could she ever live without

see you well again, Riel," he

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said her name. Soft

will you live without

before. I can

you to

leave, holding

and turned, sleep proving to be her greatest enemy. Her

one man.

was back again, the

you will leave this place forever. The thought struck her like

feel his touch,

she dragged in uneven breaths, fighting the constriction in her

feel his strong arms around you. Never to touch him again. Never

picked up her cloak, leaving her

quiet halls, past guards stationed at the royal residence who bowed and stepped aside without question, until she stood before the door to his private

are you doing? her rational mind demanded. If you allow yourself to

will you ever survive without it? This is NOT

on the doorknob. Her breaths came quick

mind scolded. Not

more desperate, whispered back. Just one last

there's a chance your heat

she whispered aloud in a quiet plea. "Just this one night with him is all I ask for, is that too much

followed in her

poor, poor thing, the inner voice sighed,

a soft click, it swung open. Stepping inside, she closed the

GRAND KING DAEMONIKAI

presence of an intruder. But a familiar calm