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.

with a

lips parted in

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

her shoulders. "Who

fight him for me?" The faintest

caught herself and snatched her hand

burned. "I wouldn't. And you shouldn't joke

were back at formalities. He hates the the distance formalities

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

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

Vladya murmured, more to himself than

"He just...

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-

we had moved past

looked away. "Now, I'm

reached for

his reach. "I must take my leave now,

Vladya

watching her retreating figure until she

do. For the first

PRINCESS EMERIEL

behind Princess Emeriel's

to blink it away, but it remained insistent. With an inward sigh

into focus. A familiar view. Same room. Same

her hands, expecting the

None came.

she flexed her fingers. Still

moved her legs. There was no pain

shifted, pulling herself into a slightly upright position. Her

better than

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

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

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

Before Emeriel could say

onto it and pulling

Emeriel tightly as though afraid she might vanish if

thing. She hadn't regained her voice

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