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

Chapter 496:

“Five days.”

Emeriel let out a slow breath. “Five days… That long, huh.”

“I’m so relieved to see you alright.” Aekeira’s smile was strained. “You really scared me.”

Emeriel noticed her sister’s hands twitching, her knuckles flexing. Aekeira wanted to reach out, to hold her, to reassure herself that she was real, but it was clear she was holding back.

These past few years hadn’t been easy on them. Emeriel, in her own pain, had distanced herself from everyone—even the one person whose touch had always brought her the greatest comfort.

So, she reached out first, placing a hand on Aekeira’s arm. “I’m sorry I scared you, Keira.”

Aekeira was on her in an instant, wrapping her in a tight hug.

much so that she bit her lip to keep from breaking down, clenched her fists by her sides to keep from returning the hug, and took shallow breaths to rein in the avalanche of emotion,

“How could you let yourself be hit by an arrow? You’re usually so quick to deflect them! How could you let this

arms wide open, rejoicing

still have a sense of

It was one of those rare, deadly ones. I think it was shezie. Smelled like it.”

Lɑτєѕτ cнαρτєrs ?n g?l?ovєl?.?o?

into her seat, taking Emeriel’s hand once more. “Your

how? No one has a shezie antidote readily at hand, not unless they’re

poison out of you, pulled it into his own body. Lord Vladya said he

Emeriel went still. What?

Aekeira’s, she lifted her garment and looked down at the spot where the

and closing, but no words came