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

Chapter 396:

Years ago, she never would have dared to speak to the king in such a manner. But years ago, she had cared about things like decorum and respect.

These days, she could barely care enough to drag herself out of bed.

“What is happening?” Aekeira asked too.

“They are here.” The king looked downright terrified.

“Is here?” Aekeira’s voice dropped to a whisper.

Time stretched and distorted. Emeriel’s heartbeat pounded in her ears. Then, she stopped breathing entirely. Surely, he doesn’t mean…

“The Urekai. Three in number,” King Orestus said at last. “They are here to see you two.”

Aekeira gasped, her hand flying to her mouth.

But the sound seemed far away, muffled. The world tilted on its axis. Emeriel’s vision tunneled, her hearing replaced by a rising, high-pitched ringing that drowned out everything else.

No. Not them. Not

The table, the walls, even her

one falling back? Emeriel wasn’t sure

“Em?”

her sister’s mouth move,

entirely from her face, leaving her whiter than a

your next adventure

They are here.

wall, maybe—but she barely registered the

grasp. Limbs sluggish, like she was wading

in front of her, pulling her into

Emeriel recoiled.

Too close.

Too crowded.

the closeness. But Aekeira didn’t let go. No matter how hard Emeriel pushed, her sister’s grip

Orestus’s voice was distant. “Do I need to call for

are fine,” Aekeira soothed. “I’m here. I’m not