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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?"

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

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 of recognition, let

contemplated reminding her that even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her.

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

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

too strange. I do not like the sound

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

return, Once the mind is gone,

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.

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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 to

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

his eyes brimming

the sturdy metal gates;

in this place on days when

was one of

emerged from its favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head

growling ceased. It dug its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood

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

the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the

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

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

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