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

Chapter 555:

Daemonikai reached out, taking her hand and bringing it to his lips. He placed a gentle kiss on it.

“How do you feel?” Emeriel asked quietly.

“Better. Exhausted, but better.” His eyes flicked to hers. “How do you feel? All this must not have been easy for you. I cannot even imagine…”

“That day in the woods, you told me it took losing the best part of you to crawl out of your grave.” His eyes dropped to their joined hands. “I didn’t realize this was what you meant. No wonder you couldn’t forgive me. No wonder you couldn’t find it within yourself to give us a second chance. If I had known the extent of what you went through…” He shook his head. “I would never have pestered you so much. Never have tried to force it.”

“Then I’m glad you didn’t know,” Emeriel stated coolly. “The truth is, I never wanted you to find out. I knew what it would do to you, so it became a burden I was prepared to carry alone to my grave.”

“That’s too much for anyone to bear alone. I’m grateful I know now. Even though it breaks my heart, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Now, I can share this burden with you.”

Emeriel wouldn’t say she was happy he knew—not entirely. But she couldn’t deny the relief she felt. Sharing it with him was liberating.

had happened

faced the loss she had always run from. For so long, she believed speaking of it would reopen wounds too deep to heal, which is why she shoved it deep

her other hand around their already intertwined

he said

one was

Beloved.” As she reassured him, she also reassured herself,

your next

know,”

There was no judgment in his tone, only curiosity wrapped in a thread of

“A healer

noticed some pattern over time. There’s

eyes fell to their intertwined