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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?"

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

Le has it

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 the

feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her. However,

she was one of the

may be the boy's smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices the

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

above all others, should be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his

people, know 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

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

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anger faded from her face, and the

kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown

gently, his eyes brimming with

Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya alone in the forbidden chambers

on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him.

was one

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

the feral's growling ceased. It dug its

as the beast pressed its claws deeper,

floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface, enveloping him like

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

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

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