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

Chapter 532:

“Two years ago, I didn’t know how to move forward after losing everything,” he said, his voice low and husky. “I didn’t want to move forward. I thought the pain and misery I felt couldn’t get any worse, that I had hit the bottom of the abyss.”

His eyes, filled with deep sadness, held hers captive as he brushed away a stray tear from her cheek. “But then I lost you, and the worst truly came.”

Emeriel’s breath hitched, and tears spilled down her cheeks faster. “I tried to forget you, but it was impossible. I didn’t realize you were the thread holding me together all along, keeping me from falling apart. And when that thread was cut… I had no anchor.”

His hand gently cupped her neck. “Do you know how many times I wanted to come to you? How many times I had to talk myself out of it?”

“Really?” she breathed, her voice catching in her throat.

“I should have chosen you over the damn guilt,” he confessed, his voice laced with regret. “And when I went to the great mountains, I should have made the damn crossing.”

to come get me?” Her lower lip wobbled. “You went to

knew you enough to feel more than guilt and pity, but

said sadly. “I may be her, but she is not all of me, Your Grace. Most of the time, I

mean the Emeriel who was there for me when

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air rushed out of her lungs, and she took a step

good, the bad, the ugly. I remember all the sacrifices you made, even

She felt joy and relief. He

not remembering sooner.” A shadow fell over his eyes, and he took a deep breath. “The more I tried to pretend that I was okay, that I wasn’t missing you, the more I shut down. Coupled with everything else, my soul began to wither. I was ready to use death

dead bondmate?” Emeriel’s brow furrowed in

feel their presence. She talked some sense into