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

Chapter 466:

He was asking her for help? Wanted to work with her?

Emeriel absolutely hated the way her damn heart somersaulted.

Nor did she appreciate the way her wandering eyes noted every trace of exhaustion on his striking face, every line of fatigue.

“But surely there are others who could assist you with this?” Her voice, surprisingly steady, might just be her best trait. It amazed her how neutral it remained. “I don’t think you need me for this.”

Sadness flickered in his eyes. Not the new kind he gave whenever she turned down his offers, but the old kind. The one she had rarely seen since her return, but that had been his constant companion two years ago.

“My late bondmate used to help when the workload became too much,” he admitted quietly. “Or my first son.”

A small smile touched his lips. “You could never get my youngest to sit still for this sort of work.”

her to keep her legs rooted to the spot.

her traitorous body, were her

his gaze turned distant. “And the next, he’d be in his

Princess Emeriel,” he said gently, “Do you think you could

same one he’d once told her was too painful to even speak of. Now, he was inviting her to share his burden, to work

The need to soothe him clawed at her, leaving red,

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a deep breath, she

moved before her mind could catch up, eating up the gap between them, pulling her to

behind his desk, and he swiveled in

her arms, whispering,

“Please.”

arms around his broad shoulders,