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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?"

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

Le has it

darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let alone fixation. What in the

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

Sinai's often insufferable nature, as the bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in

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

I do. But this? It is simply too strange. I do not like the sound of it. Not

"You, above all others, should be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his beast has fixated. It

mouth opened, closed, then opened again. "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. A ghost of who he once

desire the boy as an individual. It

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

in, she planted a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her

gently, his eyes brimming

through the sturdy metal gates; securing the

place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him.

was one

circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head

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

as the beast pressed its claws

the feral withdrew, turned around, 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

before the barricade, it settled

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