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

Chapter 501:

Emeriel stared ahead blankly, each thought raking through her like a tremor, one after another.

GRAND LORD OTTAI

He entered his study, utterly exhausted. All Ottai wanted was to collapse onto his bed and sleep for a week.

The rain ritual was always long, intricate, and draining. But if it yielded results, as it had the last time, then it was worth every ounce of effort. He turned.

“Balls of the gods!” Ottai cursed, jumping in surprise. “Emeriel, is that you? You startled me.”

The princess stood leaning against the wall, shrouded in shadows, her eyes closed.

Ottai exhaled heavily. He was so fatigued that his usually sharp senses had dulled. “How did you get in here?”

bondmate said I could wait here for you,” she

more closely. “How is your body holding up? Are you well?” When she didn’t answer, he sighed. “What do you need, then? If you’re

gave me your word.” Her voice was quiet. “You said, ‘Whether you can help him or not, if it ever becomes too much, you only need to ask, and I would take you away from Urai.'” Her eyes opened, meeting his. “Those were your words

Urekai never

audible. “It has become too much

mind caught up. “Do you

the dim light of the study. “Take me away from here,

is on g

Ottai, leaving

head, struggling to find the right words. “You two

to Navia,” she said coolly. “I

a thousand questions. A thousand

in the end, he simply nodded. “Yes,” he said in

to me you will not

much. For one so young, Emeriel was