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.

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

stay awake, but her body was shutting down again. The drugs still clung to her blood like mist. Her

closed in again, one final thought drifted through

I’ll make sure of

rolled

its door swung open. Grand King Daemonikai stepped out first, his presence commanding immediate attention from the gathered crowd. A heartbeat

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his hand inside.

palm in his, and he helped

distance, cordoned off by guards, but their joy was unmistakable–smiles wide, voices

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received the news, he had ordered the bell tower rung at dawn. The people had gathered

were not just for him–but for hope.

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emotion welling in 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

followed, assisting his

rose to a roar. Flower petals fluttered through the air, cast like blessings. Many of them

felt emotional. When did this become

the sanctuary. Inside, the haven was small but

the room, propped slightly, a nest of

She looked… old.

in many places, her bones not yet whole, her skin pale and drawn. But her eyes, those

leave,” Daemonikai

them, sealing the space to

came the Oracle’s weak but audible voice.

their

A wracking cough stole her words, and she clutched her chest.

for his recent crimes, but not for that one. The crime he committed against all our people. We would have never known. You gave us the truth,

of agreement from the

just faintly. “Thank you… Great Grand King.” Then her gaze shifted. Slow. Intent. Toward Emeriel