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

Chapter 453:

“Nice shot,” Emeriel commented.

“Thanks. Hey, come over here,” he beckoned her closer.

Strapping the quiver of arrows to her back, Emeriel joined him at the stand.

“Each shot is a moment to breathe, to release the burdens that weigh on you,” Daemonikai said softly, setting up her shot. “Weeks of caring for me must have been difficult. I figured this would be a good way to relax. Archery can be surprisingly therapeutic.”

Emeriel focused on the target, her fingers brushing the bowstring.

“It’s also a useful skill for safety and defense,” he continued. “In the days of old, archers believed that—”

The sudden whizz of an arrow cut him off. Emeriel had already loosed her arrow, striking the bullseye with pinpoint accuracy.

His jaw dropped.

target, then back at Emeriel, then back at the

nonchalantly. “I learned a thing or

was impressive. Archery is not an easy

stared blankly at the target, her eyes distant,

“Emeriel…”

out of her reverie. “Let’s just say pain can be a killer… and a

like that, Daemonikai’s good mood

anything he had ever imagined. He had known it would be bad, had expected suffering, but the reality was on

updates only

a hollowing hunger deep within his

functioning. Grief was

human world to get her. To bring her back right here. But the guilt always stopped him. How could he want another woman so desperately when his

could he desire

could he lie awake at night, not thinking of Evie, but of Emeriel? Wondering what the future would