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

Chapter 281

Chapter 281

He landed a brutal blow to Ottai’s stomach, stealing his breath, and Ottal staggered back, gasping for air.

“What’s going on. Your Grace?” he wheezed, wiping blood from his mouth as he forced himself to stand. “Get a hold of yourself? Even you in your right mind would not want to go to her in this state!

Daemonikai broke into a dead run, moving with a speed that defied his usual grace.

Ottai gave chase but couldn’t match his speed,

People scattered out of their grand king’s path, their screams and shouts filling the air.

Workers abandoned their carriages, mothers scooped up their crying younglings, everyone rushing for safety.

“What’s happening?!” Zaiper appeared from the opposite direction, running towards Ottai in alarm.

“Stop him!” Ottai shouted, his voice desperate. “He has lost control! He cannot reach his woman like this!”

Zaiper cursed, his eyes widening with apprehension and… something else, as he joined the chase.

Something Ottai couldn’t quite decipher.

PRINCESS EMERIEL

At the door, Lord Vladya turned back to look at Emeriel. “Thank you for being there for him that night. When Aekeira informed me of the baby, I was… worried all night. I knew he would take the loss hard.”

Pain flickered across his features. “He has suffered enough loss already… dangling on the edge because of it…” He trailed off, his brows drawn together in concern.

“You don’t need to thank me, My Lord. I will always be there for him. I love him so much,” Emeriel said with a soft smile, unashamed to admit it to anyone.

“And what about you?” Vladya asked, his gaze searching her face. “It must not have been easy for you either.”

“It wasn’t,” she admitted honestly. “But I had him. We had each other.”

Lord Vladya’s expression turned thoughtful. “You know, I yearned for a child for so long it was a craving deep in my soulless heart. This longing has been inside me for so long, it feels as though it has become a part of me.”

He exhaled heavily. “But then, when I think of Daemonikai’s losses, I wonder which is worse: never having them, or having them and losing them?”

Emeriel carefully masked her surprise, even as her heart ached for him.

Never would she have imagined this formidable ruler confiding in her, sharing something so personal. How much he wanted offspring wasn’t news to her, but his telling her felt… special.

“I loved his late children like my own,” Vladya continued, his voice quieter now. “I watched Alvin and Myka grow from children into fine young males. When they died, and their father went mad, I had to bury them. That loss has stayed with me to this day, and I wasn’t even their father.” He looked away, jaw tight. “Just… thank you for not giving up on him.”

Aekeira slipped her hand into Emeriel’s. When Emeriel looked at her sister, she saw a watery smile on her face.

Lord Vladya’s gaze shifted to Aekeira as

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give up on him.”

up on him” Emeriel said with conviction. “My only regret was waiting so long to rekindle what we have. But even then, I never stopped

A commotion arose outside.

shouts, cries, and

turned alarmed eyes to the door. “What’s

Vladya stepped out of the room, only

and Lord Zaiper appeared behind him,

look at him, Vladya.” Lord Ottai looked deeply sadly

on? Emeriel remained inside the room, watching the exchange with

chest.

turned to Daemonikai, watching him

in a primal voice. “Drink

to alarm him too because

her in this state,” Vladya said firmly, trying to reason with him. “You will

“So thirsty. So hungry.”

became clear to Lord Vladya that his words

falling

on

glared at

Mindless? Did she…

tried to intervene. “What

right there and do not say a word!” Lord Vladya and Ottai

need to. Because right before her

lunged forward, trying to force his way through the

acted like a

Vladya held him. “No,

claws extending

Ottai explained, tensely. “He just suddenly became like

Zaiper demanded. “What’s wrong with

me…” Lord Vladya’s

cannot touch your mate like this.

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lashed out with no finesse and no warning. With a wildness that was

face–attacked his best friend, the one

his half–shift form, roaring as he