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.”

keep her legs rooted to the

just like her traitorous body, were her greatest

“And the next, he’d be in

refocused. “So, Princess Emeriel,” he said gently, “Do you think you could help me get some of

her was too painful to even speak of. Now, he was inviting her to share his burden, to

heart soared. The need to soothe him clawed at her,

ν?

a deep breath, she

body moved before her mind could catch up, eating up the gap

herself standing behind his desk, and he swiveled

spread her arms, whispering,

“Please.”

legs, she wrapped her arms around his broad