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

Chapter 289

Chapter 289 Chapter 289

Hours later, Grand Lord Vladya returned to Blackstone. As he approached the royal residence's hallway, he came to an abrupt halt.

She was there.

Ackeira stood leaning against the wall outside her sister's chamber, eyes closed. She didn't notice him.

Vladya allowed himself to look at her. Really look at her.

His chest ached at the sight, and for once, the pain had nothing to do with his bruises or the swollen eye from earlier.

She wasn't talking to him. Hadn't spoken a word to him in three days.

And she avoided him like he carried the plague.

Vladya could not blame her, but still it stung.

Then

her eyes fluttered open, and landed on him. Jerking upright, her back straightened, and she looked away immediately.

But just as quickly, her eyes flicked back to his face, her expression shifting into one of shock.

"What happened to you!?" Aekeira hurried toward him. Her brows furrowed deeply as she took him in. "Look at your face. Look at..." Her breath caught. Even now, she worried about him.

Vladya...missed this.

Her fretting. The easy smiles. The warmth in her voice directed at him.

"Is it the... you know?" Concern was etched into every line of her face. "Did you

have an episode?"

"It's not the madness," Vladya

hadn't had an episode in over a month now. The longest stretch so far.

"Then what is this..." she lifted her hand, brushing against his busted lip. Touch light, almost hesitant. Vladya didn't so much as flinch.

She could have pressed her fingers into his swollen left eye, and he wouldn't have reacted...

wouldn't have minded at all if it meant she kept touching him.

a fight," he admitted with a sigh, hoping to ease her worry. "In

lips parted

worry about it, it's nothing.

shoulders. "Who

planning to fight him for me?" The

caught herself and snatched her hand away from his

shouldn't

at formalities. He hates the the

you waiting outside her room instead of just going in?" he changed the subject, looking at the closed

waiting for the Grand King to come out," she said in a

Vladya murmured, more to himself than

"He just...

"Does not move a muscle. Not even when I accidentally stumbled in earlier, apologized and walked away, he did not spare me a glance." Vladya's jaw clenched. Daemonikai was drowning in

"My lord-

thought we had moved past that," Vladya

looked away. "Now, I'm not so

reached for

back, out of his reach. "I must take my leave now, Your Highness." She inclined her head,

Vladya

her retreating figure

For the first

PRINCESS EMERIEL

Emeriel's closed eyes,

remained insistent. With an

came into focus. A familiar view.

hands, expecting the familiar shot

None came.

she flexed her fingers.

legs. There was no pain there

a slightly upright position. Her body still felt weak, but the sharp aches had dulled

better than she

head

Her eyes went wide with shock. The basket slipped from her hands,

she cried, voice breaking as a wild smile

Before Emeriel could say

hopping onto

the gods! Thank the lights! You are awake!" she sobbed, clutching Emeriel tightly as though afraid she might vanish if she let go. "Thank you!

it was a good thing. She hadn't regained her voice during the previous brief moments she had woken. "Yes, it's me!"

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