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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

Le has it

beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let alone fixation. What in the

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

one of the most powerful and respected females in Ural. In this case, her concerns were

is going 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 it out. Our primal instincts can

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

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

again. "You, of all 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 mere husk. A shell. A ghost of who

know that it is implausible for the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It

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

and gracefully

Vaz asked gently, his eyes brimming with

He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya

when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt far

one

the beast circled him, growling and hissing.

It dug its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood and

pressed its claws

retreated behind the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow

apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind

barricade, it settled down, mirroring the feral's

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