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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?"

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

Le has it

darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once

going feral, Daemonikai had never

bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In this case,

is going on, Sinai, Perhaps it may be the boy's smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices

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

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

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,

the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It was likely a

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you are right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from

cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked

you certain Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming

through the sturdy metal gates; securing the

sought solace in this place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt

was one of those

closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him,

growling ceased. It dug its claws

remained still, even as the beast pressed

and retreated behind the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow

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

barricade, it settled

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