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

Chapter 271

Chapter 271

Daemonikai reached out, taking her hand, bringing it to his lips. He placed a gentle kiss on it.

"How do you feel?" Emeriel asked quietly.

"Better. Exhausted, but better." His eyes flicked to hers. "How do you feel? All this must not have been easy for you. I cannot even imagine."

"That day in the woods, you told me it took losing the best part of you to crawl out of your grave. His eyes dropped to their joined hands. "I didn't realize this was what you meant. No wonder you couldn't forgive me. No wonder you couldn't find it within yourself to give us a second chance. If I had known the extent of what you went through." he shook his head. "I would never have pestered you so much. Never have tried to force it."

"Then I'm glad you did not know." Emeriel stated coolly. "The truth is, I never wanted you to find out. I knew what it would do to you, so it became a burden I was prepared to carry alone to my grave."

"That's too much for anyone to bear alone. I'm grateful I know now. Even though it breaks my heart, I wouldn't have it any other way. Now, I can share this burden with you."

Emeriel wouldn't say she was happy he knew-not entirely. But she couldn't deny the relief she felt. Sharing it with him was liberating.

A lot had happened tonight.

She'd finally faced the loss she had always run from. For so long, she believed speaking of it would reopen wounds too deep to heal, which was why she shoved it deep within herself, into darkness.

But she had been wrong. Talking about it had brought relief.

"Another will come." Emeriel wrapped her other hand around their already intertwined fingers, squeezing gently. "We will have a child in the future."

"If only it worked that way," he said wistfully, his voice a soft ache. "This one was a miracle."

faith, Beloved." As she reassured him, she also reassured herself, clinging to hope. We would

your next

know," she

keep track?" There was no judgment in his tone, only curiosity wrapped in a thread of

"A healer once told me it was

"Even so, you should have noticed some pattern over

to their intertwined hands,

not telling me." Daemonikai's voice

during your next

nervously. "I have been on suppressants

them suddenly

"Emeriel..."

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was mad at you, heartbroken. but even as the years stretched on. I never once regretted taking the suppressants. They terrified me, yes. Some days, the side effects made me outright panic. But I never regretted it. Do you know

I didn't want another man's touch. I couldn't bear it, not even outside of heat. When I tried to move on. I allowed suitors. They courted me, but even a kiss on the back of my hand

touched her lips. "You

he sounded serious, but there was nothing remotely apologetic in his expression. "Actually... no. You

I don't think I

You don't look sorry at all. In fact,

his free hand sliding to her waist. "You are my woman, and I'm glad none of those human

admonished, though her words lacked bite as a rush of love spread through her

was proud.