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.

he admitted with a sigh, hoping to

lips parted

about it, it's nothing. You should see

squared her shoulders.

you planning to fight him for me?" The faintest

herself and snatched her hand

you shouldn't joke about

were back at formalities. He hates the the

in?" he changed the subject, looking at the closed

the Grand King to come out," she said

more to himself than

"He just...

move a muscle. Not even when I accidentally stumbled in earlier, apologized and walked

"My lord-

moved past

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

for

stepped back, out of his reach. "I must take my leave now,

Vladya

there, watching her retreating figure until she

had no idea what to do. For the first time in

PRINCESS EMERIEL

behind Princess Emeriel's closed eyes, faint

it away, but it remained insistent. With an inward sigh of resignation, she opened her

came into focus. A familiar view. Same

moved her hands, expecting the familiar shot

None came.

she flexed her fingers.

There

position. Her

she felt better than

attention. She turned her head to see Aekeira step

the sight of Emeriel sitting up, Aekeira froze. Her eyes went wide with shock. The basket slipped from her hands, the herbs spilling across

You're awake!" she cried, voice breaking as a

Before Emeriel could say

bed, hopping onto it and pulling her

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

regained her voice during the previous brief moments she had woken. "Yes, it's me!"

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