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

Chapter 572:

Pain.

Raw, deep, intense pain. The kind that burrowed deep into her bones. Tears filled her eyes, and Sinai didn’t even try to hold them back. They streamed down her cheeks, hot and unchecked, like rivulets carving through a barren field.

“Wipe those tears,” Zaiper waved a dismissive hand. “It’s shameful to see such weakness from you, Sinai.”

“Why does it not bother you? Shouldn’t you be as miserable as I am?” She gripped the cold iron rails of her cell so hard her hands shook. “With every moment she’s with my Daemon, he recovers more. Life flows back into him. She’s no ordinary person—she was made for him. His. Soulbond.” Sinai spat the words.

“That means if he mates with her, their bond will be far stronger than what he had with Grand Queen Evielym. He will be as healthy as a newborn, and you, Grand Lord Zaiper, will never overthrow him. You will be back to square zero, and that grand throne will never be yours.”

“That will never happen,” Zaiper stated flatly. “They will never mate.”

“And why is that?”

making plans to ensure it,”

“And they never age well. One of your nonsense plans is

of all people,

squeezed her eyes shut, counting to ten. That drop of blood was one she

plan you have?” she asked instead. “When is Emeriel going to become nothing but a forgotten story?

live on

disappointment. “One would think, after all this time locked away, you’d

furiously wiping away

his tongue in disapproval. “Worry not. This time, I’m planning something grand—something that

curiosity was piqued.

“You are behind bars, Sinai. No one knows what kind of mental torture ‘your Daemon’ might inflict upon you when he finally gives you the time of day, and the secrets you might be tempted to reveal just to gain your freedom and stay in his good graces.”

That sounded… disturbingly