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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?"

beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of him has spread throughout the fortress. Is it true?

Le has it

is that even possible?" she hissed, her eyes darkening. I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs

Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her.

king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In this case, her concerns were

a scent that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek it out. Our primal instincts can be unpredictable at

It is simply too strange.

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

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

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." He massaged his throbbing temples. "Leave me be, Sinai. I have just returned from a

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of anger faded from her face, and the formed

in, she planted a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully

gently, his eyes brimming with barely concealed

He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord

when

one

favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and

growling ceased. It dug its claws into Vladya's

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

Vladya allow Iris

an eye, his clothes tore apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the barricade, it stood

position before the barricade, it

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