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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?"

had taken a keen interest in him. News of him

Le has it

centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition,

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

Sinai's often insufferable nature, as the bloodhost to the grand king, she was 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 be unpredictable

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

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

people, know it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind

boy as an individual.

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

gracefully walked away, her smile

gently, his eyes brimming with barely

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

this place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he

one of those

favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him,

its claws into Vladya's side, drawing blood and waiting

still, even as the beast pressed its claws deeper, pain

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 tall,

barricade, it settled down, mirroring

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