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

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GRAND LORD VLADYA

After two full days on the road, Grand Lord Vladya desired nothing more than to recline upon his comfortable bed and. doze for the remainder of the day.

It was precisely why he detested venturing to the outskirts of Ural. But the Elder had summoned him, giving him no choice

but to answer.

Weary to his very core, he trudged along the path leading to his quarters. The sight of Sinal standing by his door caused him

to halt.

By Ukrac, how had she known he was back?

Mistress Sinai greeted him with a smile. "You have returned?

"How did you come to know of my imminent arrival?" he asked cautiously.

"I encountered your butler downstairs, my Lord," she replied, walking toward him. "How was your journey?"

He took a deep breath. "Exhausting. I need to rest."

"I have heard about the boy. Emerald, is that his name?"

Emeriel," he corrected curtly. "Not that his name holds any significance to me. What is this about?"

that Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of him has spread throughout the fortress. Is it true? Did the beast truly seek him Out?" Lord Vladya pondered for a

Le has it

possible?" she hissed, her eyes darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let alone fixation. What in the world is

contemplated reminding her that even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her. However, it would

bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural.

smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek it out. Our primal instincts can be unpredictable at times,

Of course, I do. But this? It is simply too strange. I do not like

on the door handle and turned to face her, his brows knitted and nearly reaching his hairline. "You, above all others, should be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his beast has fixated. It could signify something positive. Perhaps his mind is not entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is

does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in its stead remains a mere husk. A shell. A ghost of

the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It was likely a one time incident." He massaged his throbbing temples. "Leave me be, Sinai. I have just returned

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you are right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded

upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile

certain Vaz asked gently, his

the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya alone in the forbidden chambers with the

sought solace in this place on days when exhaustion

one of those

the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast,

dug its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood and waiting

the beast pressed

the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast

eye, his clothes tore apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the

barricade, it settled down, mirroring