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.

admitted with a sigh, hoping to

lips parted in

about it, it's nothing. You

shoulders. "Who

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

herself and snatched her hand away

And you shouldn't joke about

formalities. He hates the

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

waiting for the Grand King to come out," she said in a quieter tone. "He has been in there for

Vladya murmured, more to himself

"He just...

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

"My lord-

we had moved past that," Vladya

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

for

my leave now, Your

Vladya

there, watching her retreating figure until

idea what to do. For the first time in

PRINCESS EMERIEL

behind Princess Emeriel's closed

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

came into focus. A familiar view. Same

moved her hands, expecting the

None came.

flexed her fingers.

she moved her legs. There was no

left her lips as she shifted, pulling herself into a slightly upright position. Her body still felt weak, but the

than she had

creaking open caught her attention. She turned her head to see Aekeira step inside, a basket of herbs balanced on her

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

voice breaking as a wild smile split

Before Emeriel could say

the bed, hopping onto it and pulling

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

came out raspy. The sound surprised 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

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