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

Chapter 326

Even something as simple as breathing sounded thunderous in the silence.

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Vladya stared at Daemonikai as if he had lost his mind. Aekiera mirrored the exact same expression, while Emeriel inhaled gasply.

Saying it aloud had made it real-even to Daemonikai.

"I cannot believe this," Daemonikai shook his head in wonder, looking directly at Vladya, he repeated, “You are going to have a child.”

His friend was as stiff as a board.

"If this is some kind of jest, it's not a particularly amusing one, Your Grace," voice tight with anger, Vladya glared. "I know you have been struggling, Daemon. I have seen it, and I do not fault you for it But not every dark thought that enters your mind should be spoken aloud."

Daemonikai rolled his eyes. "Are you finished?"

Vladya's jaw clenched tighter. "Yes. We are done here. Aekeira, let us go."

Now, Daemonikai was furious. In a flash, he seized Vladya by the collar and shoved him back, naking him staggered a step.

Daemonikai was on him again, gripping his tunic and slamming him against the nearest wall. He pressed into Vladya's space until there was no room left between them.

"Look me in the eyes," Daemonikai growled. "Take a hard look at me and tell me if, even at the depths of madness, and the voices banged around in my skull, making my damn nose bleed, do you honestly believe I would ever jest about something like this?"

Vladya's fury only burned hotter. His eyes flashed yellow.

That arrogant, powerful brute-his beast-who would rather fight than believe, was trying to force a shift.

"Daemon, wait..." Emeriel's voice came soft and uncertain. Confused.

beast to stand down." Daemonikai snarled, not looking away. "Look beyond your rage, think-and tell me, do you truly believe me so heartless that I would lie about this? Your woman is pregnant. There is

can."

the storm-gray and yellow of his eyes-but beneath it, Daemonikai

barely audible. "No one conceives without a mating bond. And certainly no one conceives after only one heat." A stark pain, which his friend now allowed him to see, was evident in Vladya's eyes. "Why would you

"I was..."

made them

one, their gazes landing on the

stood pale, looking at Vladya hesitantly. "You asked who becomes with child outside

"7

one

full heat... I have."

My female has. Who is to say

Silence.

came at first. Her eyes dropped to her belly, trembling fingers hovering just above the flat surface, as if touching it would make

"I am... pregnant?"

Daemonikai said. "Now we just need to get your male to believe it, so

he appeared utterly gutted. "I mean...

carries your fruit." Daemonikai gripped Vladya's face in both hands, forcing those wandering eyes to meet his eyes. "You, Vladya

it did. The exact moment when it finally settled on him that none of this was a jest. That Aekeira

stepped back, giving

Aekeira. The girl stood still, clearly overwhelmed, alternating between looking at

the third ruler pushed off the wall

not understand," Aekeira stammered. "I

tears. "Your new aversion to flower scents... It would explain

hands twitched at her sides as if unsure what to do,

carrying my child?" Vladya looked stunned.

do not know,

with a thud. Grabbing her by the waist, he pulled her closer