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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?

calming breath, suppressing the anger. One would think that after making her pay for daring to invade his

But whenever a quarter moon appeared more frequently, it could only mean one thing-the Eclipse Moon night was near. And, on that night,

if a hand had reached into his chest and squeezed

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

and halted near hitn. My lord, I have gathered information about

Vladya spun around. "Who is

took it upon himself to feed the beast. However, yesterday, he was not assigned there, and

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Perhaps a soldier or Urekai maid, but never the human prince who

"Are you sure?"

Yes, your highness."

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

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

that night when the beast had singled the boy

thought of mounting brought his mind back to Princess Ackeira. Much to his

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

he was never lenient with them when it came to work or punishments for poor performance, or disobedience. But he was not the kind to forcefully mount a female. Ottai had not exaggerated, Urekai females fell over themselves to get to him. He could have just about

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have anyone, but in

weeks, he had desired no one but her. Not

part of him that he had hidden came out, rearing their ugly

rid himself of her Now, he was back in control, and could concentrate on other pressing

human

sooner kill a human than allow them to have

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clenched her belly. She cried out,

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