Chapter 726:

Emeriel lowered her gaze, sniffling quietly.

“No, you don’t understand,” Emeriel insisted, frantic.

“We had an arrangement. We agreed he would be…” She swallowed hard.

“He would be… with her.”

“You didn’t wish for him to risk an episode or worse, lose himself to madness, so you agreed he should satisfy both needs with his bloodhost. Is that correct?” Lord Vladya asked.

Emeriel nodded, shoving away her shame and despair.

“So you see, he’s not supposed to be here. I don’t understand.” She stepped back again, feeling the walls closing in.

“None of this makes sense. Even just nights ago, he…”

“He did not do it,” Vladya said flatly, holding her eyes.

“He tried, but he could not bring himself to it, Emeriel. Your male has not lain with a female in months.”

thought she was having another attack. But then it

of feeling horror for what he had endured—hiding such suffering from

was she that hope, happiness, and relief were

end as she slumped

mate. This is all my

front of her, all of his usual levity gone. He looked every bit the Grand Lord he

me. Never—do you hear

don’t understand,” she

me. I’m broken, somewhere inside, like a ragged doll. Since that night… I have wanted him. I want him so much… and yet I cannot…” She could barely bring herself to say it. It hurt more than

it when he tries. It’s like I shatter, every

her by the

lived through every moment of what happened, and sometimes,

through so many horrors in my long life, cannot forget…

her gaze, sniffling

are not broken. There is nothing wrong with you.” He waited until her eyes

The rest on gⲁl𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧸𝒸𝗈𝗺

beings I have ever met. Stronger than many of our females combined. You have done what others have crumbled attempting to do, walked paths others died to walk.”

impossibilities possible. How could you look upon yourself and see

to hear those words, hated that she clung to

not think… something is wrong

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