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

Chapter 327

Chapter 327

That night, Grand Lord Vladya stood by the door, gazing at the figure sleeping exhausted upon his bed. He had been standing there for some time now, baring noticing the passage of time.

A part of him still expected this to be ripped from his grasp. Torn away like every other good thing before it

Even now, it felt surreal. Unbelievable.

He had a Female. His.

And she carried his child,

No one beyond their small circle knew of it. Vladya had not yet shared the news with his people. In time, he would.

But for now, secrecy was its own form of protection. The more concealed she remained, the safer she–and the child- would be.

His family.

Emotion thickened his throat. An ache both familiar and foreign. Those were words he never thought he would speak.

Words he never imagined would be something real, something his own.

Vladya’s eyes drifted to the sheets draped over her form, shielding her belly. He knew not what he sought to find, yet in the past few hours, he had looked at that belly more than he had in months.

How could something that once seemed so distant–like a far–off dream–suddenly be within his reach?

His thoughts turned to his conversation with the Oracle earlier.

there anything more I can do? Something different

has done most of the work,” the Oracle had replied. “She is making you feel again, as one might raise dead bones. The more you feel, the greater your chance of regaining your soul.

centers

one to truly live, they must feel. And for one to truly feel, they must live.”

returned, and once more he was seeing Aekeira’s sleeping

few years than he had in centuries. All because of this small, blessed human girl who had been placed into his cold and

fell into step with him as he strode through the hallway, out

to his cave.It lay hidden, deep within the woods. A

uneven walls, taking it in. He had first

and heartbreak. Then, by chance or

had returned to this place, time and time again, whenever life

had stopped

centuries, the tragedies had continued. But he no longer

silver flow of the waterfall spilling down one side of the cavern. And the feeling he had been suppressing all day broke free. Hot tears

them fall.

in this place, he’d never needed to restrain himself. This place alone had borne witness to his pains, his despair. And tonight, he wanted it to bear witness to this as well.

suffering. Not of misery. Not

cavern shared in his joy. Tears of happiness so overwhelming he could scarcely contain it. Tears of hope that was real and touchable. Tears of excitement for a

misery had led

be all right in

night, he was startled to see Daemonikai leaning casually against a tree like a silent sentinel

I figured I might find

his footsteps quiet. “Why are you so far

the tree with a lazy stretch. “I ventured out to share a run with my dear friend, who, in the near future, will cradle in

lips curved into a faint smile. “Indeed.” This time, he was the one to step forward and embrace his friend. Daemonikai tensed for only a heartbeat before his arms came around Vladya’s shoulders, his grip firm and

to be a father, Your Grace,” Vladya

am proud of how far you have come.”

quiet laugh, shaking his head. “Who would