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

understand-" His eyes flashed yellow, and his hand shot out, gripping her neck. "Human scum," he growled in

as his grip held tight, cutting off her air. Her hands went to his wrist, but she

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had learned long ago that panicking only

he released her as though she had bitten him. Stepping back

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

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

hands balled into fists. "It's

let me help you, my lord," she whispered

could protest, she pressed on. "It only gets this bad when you suppress your instincts for too

not touching Merilyn in this state. And sleep..." He barked

on how to commit a mass massacre and bathe in their damn

him into her arms and take some of

his past episodes had taught her, it was to be

my lord?" she asked gently, opening

a moment, he was rigid, his gray eyes wild. But slowly, the tension began

into her embrace,

over Aekeira. She held him close,

in her own

around him. Light-gods, how she

everything felt alright in

GRAND LORD VLADYA.

Kill, kill, kill!

Kill them all...!

focus on her touch, grounding himself

like a confined wild animal, clawing at

Craving to cause destruction.

Hungry for havoc.

you

fetch some ointment for the bruises and a potion

may help

to get some sleep, is

okay?"

she always know of the headache pounding behind his eyes like

course she

Watching him with those perceptive

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