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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?"

beast had taken a keen interest in him. News

Le has it

I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let

going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated

grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females

what is going on, Sinai, Perhaps it may be the boy's 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, as you

do. Of course, I do. But this? It is simply too strange. I do

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

"You, of all people, know it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the

Vladya exhaled All the more reason for you to know that it is implausible for 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 from a

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right, you are right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a slippery smile. I

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

certain Vaz asked gently, his

replied, and Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks

on days when exhaustion

was one of

its favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing

growling ceased. It dug its claws into

even as the beast pressed its claws deeper, pain coursing through his

and retreated behind the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya

the blink of an eye, his clothes tore apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the barricade, it stood

barricade, it

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