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

Chapter 267

Chapter 267

Emeriel cleared her throat. "Tell me about you and Lord Vladya. How is his... health?"

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Ackeira brushed her hair, the bristles gliding in gentle strokes from root to tip. "It's gotten much better. There are still days when things are hard-when his episodes are really bad. The voices in his head grow stronger, and his beast becomes ruthless. But we have learned to navigate those days together, better than before."

Her strokes faltered, the brush pausing mid-air as the light in her eyes dimmed. "Even so, those days, though rare, remind me of the inevitable... that he won't always be here."

Emeriel balled her hands into fists in her lap.

She wanted to rise, to wrap her sister in the kind of hug that could chase away the pain in her voice. But hesitation rooted her in place.

I haven't hugged her to comfort her in over two years. How do I start now?

Aekeira took a deep breath, her eyes clearing, the heavy misery leaving her. "But we won't let days like that rule our lives-or his."

The sadness ebbed from her voice as she resumed brushing. "He asked me to bond with him, and I said yes."

Emeriel's head snapped up.

She turned sharply, her wide eyes locking onto her sister. "You mean Lord Vladya asked you to be his mate? To perform the bonding ritual and everything?"

Aekeira gave an enthusiastic nod, smiling widely.

Emeriel stared, the weight of the revelation settling over her like a storm breaking on the horizon. She didn't know all the details of the bonding ritual, but Lord Vladya's history with it was infamous.

The idea that he was willing to give this relationship with Aekeira a true chance, to the point of committing to the ritual- was breathtaking. Incomprehensible.

No wonder my sister is so happy.

before Aekeira, she took her sister's hand in hers,

for you, Aekeira. It brings me immense joy to see you like this. You deserve it, after everything you

hair behind her ear with a tenderness that felt both foreign and familiar. "This was my only dream for so long. That you would find happiness with a male who truly loves and cherishes you. A male who could put this kind of light in your eyes and smile on your face." Her lips curved into a tiny smile. "Never in my wildest dreams did

Vladya."

too, staring

those first months after we arrived in Urai, when he looked at you with hatred so strong it was frightening. And definitely not the

bittersweet smile on her lips. "Truly, love is found in the

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Chapter 267

together again. Me and you." Her voice broke in a whisper, "You, Em. Seeing you like this again has made my

heart grew

her arms. "Thank you for coming back to us. For coming back to me."

tears. "I'm so sorry I pushed you away, It's been so hard, staying all these years with that distance between us, but..." I needed

look into her sister's eyes. Her voice was small, her gaze searching, imploring. "Tell me what happened. You just woke up one day... changed. No more grieving, crying, or moping. I

"No, Keira.

looked determined. "No, I need

step back, the warmth fleeing,

garment, her knuckles

for years. Did the grand

it," Emeriel's voice shook. Her body betrayed her as she trembled, the tremors impossible to hide. "Keira, please, let

into anger. "You are shaking-it's

anguish. "Let it

me, I need to know!" Aekeira shouted right

"I lost

my

child!"

Emeriel in an agonized scream ripped from the depths of her soul. "I was pregnant,

much. And because there was no more

her.

was cr-crying too much, h-hurting myself too much. I was too weak, and because of that, I lost my p- pregnancy!" The more she screamed, the