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?"

"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

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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

even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her. However, it would be

Sinai's often insufferable nature, as the bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In this case, her concerns

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

Of course, I do. But this? It is simply too strange.

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 positive. Perhaps his mind is not entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is resurfacing. He

then opened again. "You, of all people, know it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind

add 'miraculously, did I not?" Grand 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

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of anger faded from

his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away,

certain Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming with barely

Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing

days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt

one

circled

its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood and waiting for

still, even as the beast pressed its claws deeper,

Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface,

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

the barricade, it settled down, mirroring the