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

Chapter 288

The murmurs grew louder.

"And if his state of mind isn't troubling enough, let's examine his actions. Look at what he did to his own Soulbond! The one person in the entire world he is fated to protect above all else. Zaiper shook his head, harm her-the woman who is supposedly the other half of his soul-

what chance do we

have? What chance do you have, any of you, against his declining mind?"

"Grand Lord Zaiper, mind your tongue!" Ottai growled.

Ottai who was usually the level-

headed one, had spent the past few days on edge. Losing his temper easily.

Today was no different.

He vibrated with anger.

Vladya too, was gripping his chair so tightly his claws extended, digging into the wood.

The effort it was taking him to restrain himself, to not leap across the room and punch Zaiper square in the face, was so great a stabbing headache split his skull.

"We cannot keep deceiving the people, Lord Ottai," Zaiper turned briefly to address him before pivoting back to the court. "We have very strict laws in this kingdom to protect our bondmates- our women-from domestic abuse and violence. These laws have

been upheld for centuries, without exception. The day we accepted the human princess as his woman, was the day she became one of us. And as one of us, she is entitled to our protection. We cannot turn a bl Zaiper's words riled the court into a frenzy of murmurs and exchanged glances.

Vladya's nails splintered the wood of his chair.

"That's rich, coming from you, Zaiper!" Ottai shouted, rising so fast from his throne. "The grand lord whose name is whispered across the kingdom. And not for good reasons!"

Zaiper stiffened, turning to glare at Ottai. "I may mess around with slaves because I don't see humans as living beings, but I do not hurt our females. I do not mounted them without their consent, and I certainly pain, begging me to stop!"

"Lies! Lies from the pits of hell!" Ottai was so furious, he was on Zaiper in an instant. "Everyone in this fortress knows you are the worst of the worst. The king of depravity, the very embodiment of evil when it co "How dare you, Grand Lord Ottai!" Zaiper's voice dripped with outrage. "How dare you accuse me of such baseless filth without concrete evidence!?"

Ottai roared, undeterred, "Knowing fully well that he could never, ever intentionally hurt

Zaiper's ev of his

hed that

y in it for

Vladya saw red.

he even realized it. The punch landed squarely

same time, Ottai shoved Zaiper hard, sending the

went up in flames of

break up the fight.

cracking and elongating, his

snarl of his own, he let

in a blur of claws, fists, and

turned bloody,

across the floor,

before the High Lords pulled them apart, Vladya aimed strategically going for

spots.

shoulder, tearing into hard muscles.

ribs. He didn't aim to kill, but he did aim to hurt and

clawing Vladya's arm,

before Vladya shoved him off with a bone- jarring strike to his

was

only a matter of time before a group of beasts intervened, and a sudden surge

form swarmed the podium, their massive claws gripping Vladya and Zaiper,

for a

in defiance,

sheer number holding hin

rever back to

male

Vladya spat out a mouthful of blood. His lip throbbed, and he

bruise forming along his

no minor offense, and he hadn't done this with Zaiper