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hapter 27

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?"

Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of him has spread throughout the fortress. Is it true? Did

Le has it

that even possible?" she hissed, her eyes darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and

even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on

was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In this

idea 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

But this? It is simply too strange.

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 resurfacing.

There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in

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

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a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a slippery smile. I shall

his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her

asked gently, his

the sturdy metal gates; securing the

on days when exhaustion overwhelmed

was one of

emerged from its favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head and tilted it to

willing submission, the feral's growling ceased. It dug its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood and waiting

the beast pressed its claws deeper, pain

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

apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the

before the barricade, it settled down, mirroring the

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