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 sigh, hoping to

lips parted in

it's nothing. You should see the other

her shoulders. "Who is

fight him for me?" The faintest smile tugged

snatched her hand away from

though burned. "I wouldn't. And you shouldn't joke about things like

They were back at formalities. He hates the

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

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

day, then," Vladya murmured, more

"He just...

her," Aekeira's expression was tight. "Does not move a muscle. Not even when I accidentally stumbled in earlier, apologized

"My lord-

moved past that," Vladya

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

for

back, out of his reach. "I must take my leave now, Your Highness." She

Vladya

retreating figure until she disappeared around

no idea what to do. For the first time in ages, he felt

PRINCESS EMERIEL

Emeriel's closed eyes, faint

but it remained insistent. With an inward

came into focus. A

moved her hands, expecting

None came.

she flexed her fingers. Still

she moved her legs. There was no pain

position. Her body

better than she had

of the door creaking open caught her attention. She turned her head to see Aekeira

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

breaking

Before Emeriel could say

the bed, hopping onto it and pulling her into a

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

Her voice 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,

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