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?"

marred her otherwise lovely face as she approached him, stopping directly in front of him. "I have heard 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 for a

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is that even possible?" she hissed, her eyes darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of

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

the bloodhost to the 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

is simply too strange. I do not like the sound of it. Not

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

"You, of all people, know it 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.

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

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are 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 shall leave you

a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown

you certain Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming with

and Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya alone in the

in this place on days when exhaustion

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

its claws into Vladya's side, drawing

still, even as the beast pressed its claws

Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface, enveloping him like a

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

it settled