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 shouldn't have taken it

"Seeing the condition Emeriel was in.... I understand-" His eyes flashed yellow, and his hand shot

air. Her hands went to his wrist, but she didn't

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that panicking only made things

had bitten him. Stepping back so fast he

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

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going anywhere," she informed him. "So you may as well

his head again, hands balled into

me help you,

he could protest, she pressed on. "It only 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

on how to commit a mass massacre

To pull him into her arms and take some of that

there was one thing his past episodes had taught her, it was to be cautious

lord?" she asked gently, opening her

eyes wild. But slowly,

stiffly into her embrace, lowering his head to rest against her

Aekeira. She held

stiffness in her own body melted

tightening around him. Light-gods, how she

felt alright

GRAND LORD VLADYA.

Kill, kill, kill!

Kill them all...!

his eyes, Vladya forced himself to focus on her touch, grounding

within him like a confined wild animal, clawing at his insides,

Craving to cause destruction.

Hungry for havoc.

run you a bath," Aekeira's

will send Yaz to fetch

help you

get some sleep, is

okay?"

always know of the headache pounding behind his eyes like his skull was being

course she did. She was

with those perceptive

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