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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?"

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

I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition,

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

one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural.

that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek it out. Our primal

this? It is simply too strange. I do not like the sound

by some miraculous occurrence, his

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

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."

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

and gracefully walked away,

asked gently, his eyes

replied, and Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing

on days when exhaustion overwhelmed

was one of those

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

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

remained still, even as the beast pressed its claws deeper, pain

Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface,

revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast

position before the barricade, it settled

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