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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?"

"I have heard rumors that Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him.

Le has it

how is that even possible?" she hissed, her eyes darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let alone fixation. What in

going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he

the bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of

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 out. Our primal instincts can be

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

others, should be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his beast has fixated. It could signify something positive. Perhaps his mind is not entirely lost? Or

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

desire the boy as an individual. It was likely a one time incident." He massaged his throbbing temples. "Leave me be, Sinai. I have just returned from a long journey, and I am dire

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

upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away,

Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming with barely concealed

sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya

when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt far

was one of

the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his

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

pressed its claws deeper, pain

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

clothes tore apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the

it settled down, mirroring

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