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

Chapter 455:

“Emeriel—”

“If you were going to plunge a knife into my chest and drag the blade down to my belly, the least you could have done was give me a warning.” Her body began to tremble, each breath a shudder that seemed to shake her to the core.

“Two long years of misery. You would think that when the bond went to sleep years ago, it would end, wouldn’t you? But no, the wounds kept spreading until every part of me was raw and scabbed, Your Grace. And they never healed.”

Daemonikai groaned, anguish rolling through him like a dark storm. “I am sorry. I didn’t think it through at that moment. I thought setting you free was the best decision. I was hurting, Emeriel. Overwhelmed. I never meant to hurt you this way. Please believe me.”

“I do. And that’s what hurts the most, you know.” Her lips trembled with a bitter, hollow smile. “Because I see the sincere intention of an aggrieved man beneath it all. A man who truly regrets the way things unfolded.”

The male whose world had come crashing down, forced to face the world again. I understand that.”

Her head hit the tree behind her, the impact making a dull thud. “I only wish it helped with the pain.”

did it again, and again, as if trying to numb

Pinning her wrists above her head with one hand, the other slipped between the tree

house over my grave,” she whispered, not missing a beat. “I lost count of how many times I wished for death. I even tried to kill

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but the blank, faraway look remained. “However, it took losing the best part of me to crawl out of my grave. I had to lose something

only resignation, acceptance. And that

would have preferred tears,

he pressed his body closer to mold into hers. “Give us a

never want you to forget your family because of me, but I won’t

he countered, his ill

more,” she conceded flatly. “You didn’t know Emeriel enough to feel more,