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

Chapter 537:

Daemonikai released her hand and stepped back. Clasping his hands behind his back, he walked to the raised podium with regal grace. From his new vantage point, he faced the court once more.

“And after I discovered who she truly was, I sent her away. But whatever was left of my empty heart—whatever small measure of life remained—went with her. A sickness took root in me. My soul was dying, and I was sure that would be the end. But she came for me.”

A muffled sob escaped Emeriel’s lips, and she pressed a shaky hand to her mouth, trying to stifle her cries.

“Even when she was hurting, even when anger burned in her heart, she came back,” he continued, his voice softening but still carrying across the room. “And she saved me once again. Night and day, she stayed by my side, tending to me.”

Emeriel’s other hand frantically wiped at her tears, but it was a futile effort. They fell faster than she could chase them away.

Daemonikai’s gaze finally rested on her again, filled with tenderness. “Today, I stand before this court to tell you all about this kind, beautiful princess Ukrea saw fit to bless me with.” He smiled softly. “And to announce that she is mine.”

All eyes turned to her.

as if they were seeing her for the first time. Emeriel’s heart

wish to court her,” Daemonikai announced suddenly. “To build something meaningful with her. Something that can, I hope, grow into something even more profound. So that one day, she

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last straw. Loud murmurs, gasps, and shocked exclamations filled the air, echoing

could you say such a thing,

hasn’t gotten to

a human?!” one voice from

to us? This cannot be

GRAND KING DAEMONIKAI

around him, his watchful gaze sweeping across the court as

a stormy scowl, his jaw clenched as if he’d swallowed something bitter and couldn’t

a beaming grin so bright