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

Chapter 481:

“I have no idea what I would have done if I’d lost Morina too,” Ottai shook his head. “The thought alone tears me apart. I can’t pretend to understand what you’ve gone through, but I selfishly wish… I wish you wouldn’t leave us.” He took a shaky breath, steadying himself. “Don’t leave us, Daemon.”

“I won’t,” Daemonikai vowed, surprising even himself. It was the first time he had said it aloud, and for once, he truly meant it.

Pushing the shadows of grief aside, he spoke clearly, each word a promise. “Not anymore. I’m here to stay.”

“Good, that’s good,” Ottai said, nodding in relief.

Daemonikai expected to be released then, but instead, he was squeezed tighter.

“Now, suffer through this one last hug.”

Daemonikai let out a dramatic sigh but didn’t resist. “You do realize you’re a full-grown male now? No longer that little slip of a lad who followed me everywhere three millennia ago?”

well, I still need a good hug every now

need is to grow up,”

of their group. Not only was he the youngest, but

as a youngling.

some things never changed. Ottai was, and

millennia hadn’t lessened

Daemonikai relaxed against the cushions, allowing Ottai to cling to him. “Fine, you

Ancient One,” Ottai chuckled. “You

admit it. The closeness, the ease, felt like

the pain, before the deaths. Before life had dealt them

Just like old times.

tame his mussed hair. A sly, wolfish grin spread across his face. “Thanks, Papa Daemon. I

Tee, aren’t you?” Daemonikai pursed his lips, shaking his head. “Beneath all those heavy robes and titles, you’re still the same young lad who used to run away from his nurses, butt naked, from Mabblewood all the way to Frostfall, clutching his

know it.” Ottai replied with a

Daemonikai muttered, though a fond smile tugged at his