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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?"

rumors 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

Le has it

have visited the beast for centuries, and never once

Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her. However,

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

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. I do not like the

miraculous occurrence, his

Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in its stead remains a mere

add 'miraculously, did I not?" Grand Lord 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

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right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and

she planted a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked

his eyes

He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him,

this place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt

one of

beast 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

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

pressed its claws deeper, pain coursing through his

barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface,

revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the barricade, it

the barricade, it

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