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

Chapter 498:

“Even though he’s half-mad and soulless?” Emeriel’s voice held an edge.

Aekeira’s lips lifted in a soft smile. “Even then.” She looked up at Emeriel, her eyes bright. “And you know what, Em?”

“Don’t call me—” Sigh. “What?”

“These past few weeks with him have been the happiest of my life.” Aekeira’s eyes sparkled, a dreamy look on her face. “I’ve never felt more alive. More fulfilled.”

Utterly disgusting. Utterly adorable.

“Give the grand king a chance,” Aekeira urged. “Listen to him. Then decide what you want to do. Running away isn’t really the answer. The Emeriel I once knew understood that.”

“I’m not sure I want to be that Emeriel anymore. That girl let her heart lead… and look at the bottomless pit she fell into. Now, I only follow my head.”

Aekeira went silent.

wrong with that.” Rising to her feet, she added, “I’ll go fetch Madam Livia—she needs to know you’re

watching as her sister walked toward the

back, her

girl survived hell. She endured slavery, the hell of sleeping with a beast, faced the agony of heat and its recovery, shouldered a crushing secret, and still lived through being severed from

chest tightened. She looked away, her sister’s words hanging in

of you,” Aekeira added. “She was the strongest part. The bravest. She’s everything that made you, you. Maybe you don’t have to be her entirely anymore, but you

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please.” Emeriel stared down at her hands. They

love you, Em.” Her sister opened the door, offering a small, sad smile. “I

Emeriel whispered into the quiet,

TWO YEARS AGO

months after

and an

her sensitive eyes, but she had neither the strength nor the will to rise and