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

body was shutting down again. The drugs still clung to her blood like

tipped forward and darkness closed in

I’ll

royal carriages rolled to a

open. Grand King Daemonikai

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his hand inside.

her palm in his, and he helped her down with the utmost

cordoned off by guards, but their

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the night before, the Oracle

The people had gathered in the village square, desperate for good news, and he had given it

cheers now were not just for

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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

Ottai followed, assisting his own bondmate. Together, the rulers and their consorts turned to

air, cast like

felt emotional. When did this

toward the sanctuary. Inside, the haven was small but beautifully

room, propped slightly, a nest of pillows supporting her

She looked… old.

her skin pale and drawn. But her

leave,” Daemonikai

filed out. The door shut behind them, sealing the space to only the Grand Rulers and their bondmates.

our… time,” came the Oracle’s weak

all bowed their heads

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

We might’ve caught Zaiper eventually 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, and for that, I owe you everything. We all do. Do not speak. Do not strain yourself. Simply rest. That

murmurs of agreement

shifted. Slow. Intent. Toward Emeriel and Aekeira. “Blessed princesses…” Her hand trembled as she