That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King’s Slave Mate Novel

Chapter 104: "Okay," Emeriel surrendered to his body's exhaustion and lay back on the bed, abandoning his attempt to sit upright. "How did I end up here?"

"Madam Livia returned to the fourth wing in the early hours of the morning to check on you. And there you were, lying in the hallway." A note of awe and wonder entered Aekeira's voice. "The beast brought you out, Em. It laid you out in the hallway."

Emeriel did not expect that. His face must have shown his surprise, because Aekeira nodded.

"It sounds absurd to me too. I simply don't understand. The beast didn't harm you. It didn't make any deliberate attempt to inflict pain upon you. I just don't understand what's going on." Emeriel gazed off into the distance, falling silent for a moment.

"I couldn't control myself, Keira," he finally whispered aloud. "As soon as the heat started, all I could think about was him. In my mind, I claimed him as mine. And when the heat intensified, it became overwhelming, making it hard to think clearly, to maintain control." He shifted his gaze to his sister. "I walked to the fourth wing on my own, Keira. I couldn't wait to be with him. To feel him inside me. All I could think about was presenting to him. Giving all of me to him."

Aekeira paled. Her lips parted in silent shock before closing again.

Tears welled up in Emeriel's eyes. "I think I belong to that beast, Keira. I am his Soulbond."

"Never!" Aekeira snapped, her voice filled with vehement denial. "No way. Do not let such a dreadful thought enter your mind again, Em. Fate would never be so cruel. Don't ever entertain such thoughts again!"

Emeriel's tears continued to flow. "I don't want to think like that either. Ever. I don't want to be bonded to one of those heartless Urekai. The idea of being destined for one fills me with dread. I want no part of this."

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He swallowed hard and looked away. "But it would be foolish to ignore it just because I want it to go away. I can't dismiss it simply because I wish it wasn't true. It feels true, Aekeira. Here, in my heart, it feels true."

"No, I refuse to believe it." Aekeira grasped Emeriel's hands firmly in hers, shaking her head with determination. "There must be another explanation. Perhaps your body craves more of him because he is the only one you've been intimate with. That feral took your virginity, so-"

"Not yet," Emeriel interrupted.

Aekeira's mouth snapped shut, confusion evident on her face as she stared at him.

"I mean, my hymen is still intact." Emeriel knew how ridiculous that sounded. How crazy. He had thought the same when he discovered it during his research. "It has something to do with me being a syren."

"But the beast has mounted you twice," Aekeira added, trying to make sense of it.

"During my heat. According to what I read, no matter what a Urekai male does to sate a syren or Urekai female during their heat, the body repairs afterward," Emeriel explained.

"For the full heat, the healing could take more time and be much more painful. However, in the end, the body heals itself back to the way it was before heat. The beast has mounted me twice now, and both times I was in heat. And I've never had anyone else." He shrugged. "My body healed completely-hymen and all."

"Really?" Aekeira's eyes were wide with surprise. "Does that mean that if any of these lustful soldiers touch you now, they would disvirgin you again?"

"I guess. If I'm not in heat."

Aekeira was floored. "Now I worry for you even more than I did five minutes ago. I dread the thought of any of those lustful animals putting their hands on you."

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