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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?"

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 throughout the fortress. Is it true? Did the beast truly seek him Out?" Lord Vladya pondered for a

Le has it

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

Daemonikai had

insufferable nature, as the bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In

that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek it

simply too strange. I do not like

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 entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is

not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and

the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It was likely a one time incident." He

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

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

Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming

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

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

was one of those

as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head and tilted it

growling ceased. It dug its claws

still, even as the beast pressed its claws

floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface, enveloping him like a second

a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the

position before the barricade, it settled down, mirroring the feral's

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