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Chapter 48

GRAND LORD VLADYA

Grand Lord Vladya gazed out into the night, his arms crossed as he stood at the center of the tower of Blackwood. His mind wandered far from his present location.

His mood remained as dark as ever, though he refused to analyze the reasons behind it.

Frankly, his moods had rarely been sunshine in the past few hundred years, so he believed there was no specific cause.

It absolutely had nothing to do with what transpired two nights ago.

He had lost control of himself. When he recalled half of the things he had said, it made him grimace.

Vladya refused to believe that the person who had raged because the human princess undressed for Zaiper was him.

So what if the girl was attracted to the second ruler? It should mean nothing to him. He didn't even like the girl, so what the hell was that?

The fact that she had captured the attention of every male in court, their eyes greedily taking in her naked form, shouldn't have upset him so much.

As he battled the need not to unleash on her, he had almost succumbed to a beastflare.

He snorted at that thought. Accidental shifting was for young Urekai coming of age, not for an ancient like him. He was three thousand eight hundred years old, for Ukrac's sake.

So why in the fires of hell did it almost happen? He had fought against the shift...and had nearly lost. Anger flared

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inside him. Ackeira. It was all because of her.

What was it about the little human that made him lose control?

making her pay for daring to invade his mind, he would feel a sense of calmness, but his mind

But whenever a quarter moon appeared more frequently, it could only mean one thing-the Eclipse Moon

if a hand had reached into his chest and

to let go for ages now, Vladya. You're running out of time to make peace with it. It's time

approached from behind and halted near hitn. My lord, I have

Vladya spun around. "Who

the young prince, Emeriel. He was assigned to clean the floors, but he took it upon himself to feed the beast. However, yesterday, he was not assigned there, and yet,

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human prince who had every reason to run

"Are you sure?"

Yes, your highness."

dismissed him. Aloge once again, his thoughts whirled. Was there some sort of connection between the beast and that boy, that

so brave as to bring his hand close to a feral beast's mouth. And

beast had singled the boy out to mount-Emeriel's

back to Princess Ackeira. Much to his

light of day, he had stared at the girl's unconscious form, as prickle of

performance, or disobedience. But he was not the kind to forcefully mount a female. Ottai had not exaggerated, Urekai females fell over themselves

the

could have anyone,

he had desired no one but

control with her, and every ugly part of him that he had hidden

good thing he had satisfied his lust and rid himself of her Now, he was back in control, and could concentrate on other pressing

a human was simply

them to have that sort of influence

EMERIEL

of the night, feeling

painful cramps clenched her belly. She

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