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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?"

deep frown marred her otherwise lovely face as she approached him, stopping directly 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

Le has it

centuries, and never once shown

to going feral, Daemonikai had never

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

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

It is simply too strange. I do not like the sound of it. Not one

Vladya 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

it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in

'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 me be, Sinai. I have

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one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from

in, she planted a kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown elegantly swept behind

gently, his

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

when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt

one of

remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling

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

beast pressed its

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

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

the barricade, it settled down, mirroring

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