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.

was in a fight," he admitted with a sigh,

parted

nothing. You

shoulders.

fight him for me?" The faintest smile tugged at his swollen

caught herself and snatched her

shouldn't joke about things

They were back at formalities. He hates the the distance formalities created between

of just going in?" he changed the subject, looking

out," she said in a quieter tone.

then," Vladya murmured, more to

"He just...

was tight. "Does not move a muscle. Not even when I accidentally stumbled in earlier, apologized and walked away, he

"My lord-

we had moved

did 1," she looked away. "Now, I'm not so sure

reached for her.

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

Vladya

her retreating figure until

the first time

PRINCESS EMERIEL

behind Princess Emeriel's closed eyes,

insistent. With an inward sigh of

A familiar view. Same room.

moved her hands, expecting

None came.

she flexed her

legs. There was

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

fact, she felt better than she had in... days?

her head to see Aekeira step inside, a basket

wide with shock. The basket slipped from her hands, the

voice breaking as a

Before Emeriel could say

ran to the bed, hopping onto it and pulling

tightly as though afraid she

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

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