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

Chapter 348: "Your Grace?" Vladya was more worried than Ottai had ever seen him.

"What is-"

The beast turned to him, letting out an ear-splitting roar once more.

Vladya bared his throat. What the- Ottai quickly followed suit.

The other lords did the same. All heads tilted, necks bared, hoping to calm the beast's rage.

What in Ukra's sacred butt is happening here? Who had provoked their grand king?

Ottai was too confused, too worried, as he braced himself for the inevitable burst of pheromones.

But it did not come.

Instead, the beast turned and fled the court.

It was not his usual, calculated stride of a predator, but a full-out sprint. Faster than Ottai had ever seen the beast move before. Desperate to be somewhere else. As if nothing else mattered but getting there.

The court erupted into chaos. Concerned shouts and confused questions rose. Their world was tilting on its axis.

Ottai and Vladya hurried outside. Alarm was already spreading beyond the court, the people shouting as they caught sight of the beast.

"Do you think he's gone…" Ottai's voice faltered as he ran with Vladya. "…f-feral again?"

"No," Vladya snapped. "I think he was summoned."

"Summoned?" Ottai parroted, bewildered. "What in cruel fates does that mean?"

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They sprinted down the winding stairs, bursting into the courtyard where a throng of people had already gathered. All eyes were fixed on the towering entrance gates, flung open, from the beast's hasty departure.

There was no way they could catch him unless they shifted into their own beast forms. And even then, given the sheer speed with which the grand king was running, their chances were slim….

Vladya skidded to a halt, a contemplative frown furrowing his brow. Ottai, too, was trying to make sense of the situation, but nothing about it made sense.

"This is not the time to be vague, Vladya. You said summoned?"

"Yes, summoned. Called upon. Whichever term you prefer," Vladya said reluctantly.

Ottai spluttered. "Do you believe this male? First of all, no one can 'summon' our grand king. Secondly, for him to react this way? No kind of summons can do that. No one has that kind of power. Not the elders, not the Oracle, and even if they could, both are still in deep sleep. Which leaves us with no one with a power high enough to even attempt that."

"His Soulbond can. His Soulbond called out to him." In a near-whisper, Vladya added, "What the hell was she thinking?" before walking away. Ottai stood rooted to the spot, too shocked to move. His eyes trailed Vladya, who was trying to calm the growing panic among the people.

Even as Ottai saw Zaiper hurry towards them with the grand king's bloodhost in tow, Ottai was still too dumbfounded to move a muscle.

Soulbond?

Did Vladya just imply what Ottai was fairly sure he'd heard the male imply? Soulbond…?

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