That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

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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?"

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.

Le has it

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

that even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on

bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected

smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek it out. Our primal instincts can

this? It is simply too strange. I do not like the sound of it. Not one

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 entirely lost? Or maybe

it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it

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

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one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a

in, she planted a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown elegantly

certain Vaz asked gently, his eyes

certain." Lord Vladya replied, and Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya alone

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

one of those

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

its claws

remained still, even as the beast pressed

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

beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the barricade, it stood tall, flexing

barricade, it settled down, mirroring