That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

Captive Slave 292

Chapter 292

PRINCESS AEKEIRA

At midnight, long after Emeriel had fallen asleep, Aekeira lay awake, staring at the ceiling.

Her thoughts were restless, circling back to him.

The bruises she had noticed days ago. The tension in his posture. The pain in his eyes.

Sleep was impossible.

Giving up, she rose quietly from the bed and slipped into the dark hallway. Taking the long, silent walk through the corridors, she made her way to the other side of the royal residence.

She hesitated for a moment before knocking. Her nerves was suddenly all over the place.

"Go away," a growly voice barked from within.

She knocked again.

"Yaz, I swear I will have you beheaded if you don't send whoever's out there on their way!" He snapped dangerously.

"It's me, Your Highness,” she faltered, her voice quieter than she'd intended. “Aekeir

The door swung open so fast she stumbled back.

Grand Lord Vladya filled the doorway. His usually well-

styled black hair was disheveled. The wild, unfocused look in his gray eyes told her everything she needed to know. A feral episode.

"Now is a bad time," he warned her. Asking for space.

I'm not leaving him like this. Aekeira stepped inside. "How long has it been? When did it start?"

"Ackeira..."

"Please don't push me away," she moved closer. "I wish to be here. Let me be here."

"It might get bad. Very bad."

Aekeira's heart sank. And it had gotten bad a week ago, hadn't it? Things had spiraled out of control, and she had blamed him. Taken her hurt out on him, pushing him away, even when it was not his fault. "I wish to apologize for-

wait, these bruises..." she took in the deep discoloration around his jaw and on his forearms. "They are fresh. Did you fight again in court?"

"Just a few rough tumbles during the royal hunt," he muttered. "It's nothing."

"They don't look like nothing." But, changing the subject, she looked up at him. "I am deeply sorry for what happened. I w-

was mad at myself. Mad

I felt. I shouldn't have taken it out

in.... I understand-" His eyes flashed yellow,

breath seized as his grip held tight, cutting off her air. Her hands went

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had learned long ago that panicking only made

began, he released her as though she had bitten him.

1 apologize, Aekeira. Just leave. Tonight's... tonight's

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steadying her breath and her pounding heart. "I'm not going anywhere," she informed him. "So you may as well stop

again, hands balled into fists. "It's too

help you, my lord," she whispered

gets this bad when you suppress your instincts for too long, and when you haven't been sleeping well. When was

state. And sleep..." He barked a bitter laugh. "Sleep is hard to come

voices in your head giving you pointers on how to commit a

to embrace him. To pull him into her arms and take some of

one thing his past episodes had taught her, it was to be cautious in moments like

she asked gently, opening her

was rigid, his gray eyes wild. But slowly, the

another word, he stepped stiffly into her embrace,

washed over Aekeira. She held him close,

stiffness in her own

around him. Light-gods, how

felt alright

GRAND LORD VLADYA.

Kill, kill, kill!

Kill them all...!

himself to focus on her touch, grounding himself in her

restlessly within him like a confined wild animal, clawing at

Craving to cause destruction.

Hungry for havoc.

will run you a bath,"

to fetch some ointment for the bruises and a potion to

may help

to get some sleep, is

okay?"

the headache pounding behind his eyes like

course she did. She

Watching him with those perceptive brown eyes that saw straight

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