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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?"

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

Le has it

for centuries, and never once

her that even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had

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

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

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

relinquished his grip on the door handle and turned to face her, his 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

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

you to know that it is implausible for the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It

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The lines of anger faded from

gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown elegantly swept

his eyes brimming with barely concealed

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

days when exhaustion

was one of those

him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing

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

even as the beast pressed its claws

turned around, and retreated behind the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface,

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

the barricade, it settled down,

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