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

Chapter 879:

Zaiper blinked. “Why what?”

Why did I never look at you? Why did it never occur to me that it was you pulling the strings?

Zaiper narrowed his eyes. Why does he still sound so calm? He should be boiling, unable to control this violent retaliation!

“Because you were nothing but a rat. A coward who didn’t deserve my attention. A shrill, intriguing creature, too scared to face me as an alpha, so you hid in the shadows, scratching and thrashing from the darkness.” Daemonikai’s voice was clear and firm. “You couldn’t challenge me for the First Throne. You didn’t dare. Not with your tail between your legs every time I acknowledged your presence.”

Zaiper’s face twisted.

worked so hard to hide your little tricks,” Daemonikai continued. “Because deep down, you knew what

Zaiper. Rage surged within him, but he

voice lowered slightly. “Because I never considered

We simply didn’t care enough to reciprocate. I gave you too much credit,” he said softly. “I assumed, even with our history, that you had at least a shred of honor. I didn’t know your cowardice ran deeper than the blood in your veins. That was my mistake, and I take full responsibility for it. But tell me, Zaiper,” his voice was slow and drawn-out, “what does it feel

couldn’t contain a growl. That

to have nurtured all those twisted dreams, only

heaved in quick, shallow bursts. Each breath burned like fire, scraping against his lungs, but he couldn’t