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

Chapter 617:

“Give yourself a break,” she interrupted in a small voice as she nuzzled against his neck, ravenously breathing in his familiar scent. “Do me one favor. Stop hating yourself. Stop the guilt, the anger. We have been through far worse. We’ll get through this… together.”

“No, there is nothing worse than this. There is…” a shaky breath. “I have prepared a special carriage and entourage to see you home safely.”

Emeriel bit her lip.

“For so long, I wanted to hold onto you,” Daemonikai said, lowly. “You were the one bright star in a sky so dark it swallowed everything else. I wanted to keep you for myself. But my mind is unstable again, Emeriel. What I did to you… I cannot bear the thought of it happening again.”

She pulled back just enough to look him in the eyes, cupping his face. Her palms were warm against his cool skin as she tilted his head so he couldn’t look away.

“I am going to say this once. Just once. And I want you to listen to me, Daemon. Truly listen.”

eyes

was getting into when I fell in love with you,” she stated firmly. “For the Light-Gods’ sake,

words settle. “It means I never expected this to be all bed

ｍ𝚘𝚛ｅ ｕ𝚙ｄ𝚊ｔｅｓ 𝚒ｎ ɢ𝚊ｌ𝚗𝚘ｖ𝚎ｌ𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖

and determination in her tattered soul. “So, that carriage you have prepared? Use it to ship your guilt, sadness, and anger to the human lands, because I’m not

understand, Emeriel.” Her male shook his head in sheer misery. “This is not a one-time occurrence.

She stopped breathing. “What?”

of defeat. “A few days ago, I began to feel strange again. I had Wegai bring me the strongest chains we have to restrain me in my chambers. When

tiny moment, a small, uncertain voice—the voice of the girl whose body had been put through the unimaginable—whispered, “Run. Take his offer

fear in your eyes,” his agonized voice was rough. “Oh, Emeriel… where do we go from here, when

worked tightly. Do