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.

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

parted

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

her shoulders. "Who

for me?" The faintest smile

and snatched her hand

you shouldn't joke about things like this,

He hates the the

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

come out," she said in a quieter

then," Vladya murmured, more to himself

"He just...

muscle. Not even when I accidentally stumbled in earlier,

"My lord-

had moved past that,"

did 1," she looked away. "Now, I'm

for

my leave now, Your Highness." She inclined her

Vladya

there, watching her retreating figure until she disappeared around the

For the first time in ages, he felt

PRINCESS EMERIEL

Princess Emeriel's closed eyes,

but it remained insistent.

ceiling came into focus. A familiar

herself, she moved her hands, expecting

None came.

her

moved her legs. There was

pulling herself into a slightly upright position.

than she had in... days?

caught her attention. She turned her head to

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

breaking as

Before Emeriel could say

onto it and pulling her into

clutching Emeriel tightly as though afraid she might

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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