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?"

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 moment, opting for

Le has it

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

king, she was one of

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

simply too strange. I

relinquished 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 positive. Perhaps his mind is not entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is resurfacing. He might become the first Urekai

it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in its stead remains a mere husk. A shell. A ghost of who

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 me be,

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right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a slippery smile. I shall leave you

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

gently, his eyes brimming with

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

place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When

one of

as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his

his willing submission, the feral's growling ceased. It dug its claws into

even as the beast pressed its claws deeper, pain coursing

Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface, enveloping

magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast

it settled down, mirroring