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, hoping

lips parted in

worry about it, it's nothing. You should see the other

her shoulders. "Who

him for me?" The faintest smile tugged at his

snatched her hand away from his

you shouldn't joke about things like

lord. They were back at formalities. He hates the the distance

in?" he changed the subject, looking at the closed door of Emeriel's chamber behind

to come out," she said in a

Vladya murmured, more to himself than to

"He just...

her," Aekeira's expression was tight. "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.

"My lord-

thought we had moved past that,"

away. "Now, I'm not so sure

for

his reach. "I must take my leave

Vladya

her retreating figure until she disappeared around

idea what to do. For the first time

PRINCESS EMERIEL

shone behind Princess Emeriel's closed eyes, faint but

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

A familiar

moved her hands, expecting the familiar shot of pain

None came.

flexed her fingers.

legs. There was no pain

her lips as she shifted, pulling herself into a slightly upright position. Her body still

better than she had in...

head to see Aekeira

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

awake!" she cried, voice breaking as

Before Emeriel could say

bed, hopping onto it and pulling her

lights! You are awake!" she sobbed, clutching Emeriel tightly as though afraid she might

sound surprised her, but it was a good thing. She hadn't regained her voice during the previous brief moments she had

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