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

Chapter 378

Chapter 378

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Sinai stirred.

Her head throbbed dully as consciousness returned. Her limbs were leaden, her senses sluggish. Every inch of her body ached as though she’d been wrung out and left to dry,

“You know,” came a dry, amused voice. “This would have been far easier if you had simply offered a sack of gold coins. No need for betrayal.”

She bit back a groan as she sat up–or tried to. Her head nearly smacked against metal. She stopped just in time and blinked her heavy eyes open.

A cage.

She was locked in a cage. Low ceiling, cold bars, no strength in her limbs. She felt weaker than she had as a newborn.

Toxins. She couldn’t smell them, but she could feel the sluggish burn in her bloodstream. Her body had woken several times before, but whatever drug had been used on her had dragged her back under.

Now, she forced her eyes open again.

“When one is fleeing for his life, mage,” Zaiper’s voice cut in, far too at ease. “The last thing on his mind is coin. I didn’t even have twenty gold to my name, much less a full sack.”

He sounded closer. Standing, probably, somewhere beyond the bars.

“Besides,” he continued. “She had this coming. Sinai’s been a liability for a while. She knows too much, always has. You never know what someone like her might do in a tight corner. She’d sing like a bird if it meant saving her own skin.”

You coward. I gave you centuries of loyalty.

“Mm,” was the answer.

A moment passed, then his voice shifted. Distant. Resonant. As if reciting a prophecy. “In four moons‘ time… when the last buds fall and the first frost descends… the eclipse moon will rise again over Urekai.”

Zaiper’s breath jammed. “Excellent. Now I can prepare accordingly.”

“Prepare with what army, Zaiper?” he said.

I have so many plans. I will bring them all to their

drugs still clung to her blood like mist.

tipped forward and darkness closed in again, one

this. I’ll make sure

royal carriages rolled

a protective circle around the lead carriage as its door swung open. Grand King Daemonikai

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her palm in his, and he helped her down

cordoned off by guards, but their joy was unmistakable–smiles wide, voices raised in praise, hands

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in Urai, where the Oracle was receiving treatment. Word had arrived the night before, the Oracle had begun to self–heal. One of her shattered bones had mended

ordered the bell tower rung at dawn. The people had gathered in the village square, desperate for good news, and he had given it to

cheers now were not just for him–but for

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her chest. She had feared, as many had, that the Oracle would never rise again. That her life would be taken by the sacrifice she made to reveal Zaiper’s

Lord Vladya helped Aekeira down from the second carriage. Grand Lord Ottai followed, assisting his own bondmate. Together, the rulers and their consorts turned to face the

the air, cast like blessings. Many of

When did this become

turned toward the sanctuary. Inside, the haven

room, propped slightly, a nest of pillows supporting her fragile body. Her eyelids fluttered open as they entered.

She looked… old.

many places, her bones not yet whole, her skin pale and drawn. But her eyes, those ageless, soul–deep eyes,

else leave,” Daemonikai commanded.

door shut behind them, sealing the space to only the Grand Rulers

of our… time,” came the Oracle’s weak but audible voice.

all bowed their

eclipse moon night, I-” A wracking cough stole her words, and she clutched

crimes, but not for that one. The crime he committed against all our people. We would have never known. You gave us the truth, and for that, I owe you everything.

agreement

faintly. “Thank you… Great Grand King.” Then her gaze shifted. Slow. Intent. Toward Emeriel and Aekeira. “Blessed princesses…” Her hand trembled as she lifted it, just slightly, then let it