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And to think that the boy felt so safe he fell into slumber.

"What is it about him, Daemon?" Vladya whispered, observing them. "Is it his blood? Or is he simply your new fascination? Is he a new plaything?" The beast didn't answer, nor did Vladya expect him to.

"Could this boy have the power to bring you back from insanity? Is that even possible?" But he was watching an impossibility happening before him, right now. He was missing something here. Something important. But what could it be?

On his way back, his mind was preoccupied. But as he passed through the second floor of the southern wings, he heard Aekeira's soft cries in her chamber, far away.

By the sound of it, she must be lying on her bed, muffling her sobs with her pillow. Yet he was so attuned to her that his hearing picked up on it

Don't you dare, Vladya. Don't you dare.

He glared at the pathway that led to her chamber. He cared not about the she wept and tormented herself throughout the night.

So why were his legs taking him toward her?

Because your body craves that girl. You can't get enough of her.

I's state of mind, and he certainly did not care if

By Ukrae, he needed to put a stop to this. This was not him. He did not force himself on slaves or take unwilling servants to his bed.

He did not fixate on humans-or any beings, for that matter. He was stronger than that. So why was he walking toward the/ girl's door right now? And worse, despite all his internal pep talks, why could he not stop himself?

GREYROCK DOMAIN, THE NORTHERN WINGS

GRAND LORD ZAIPER

Grand Lord Zaiper stood beside the narrow, arched window in the vast underground, peering out into the shadowy expanse of the courtyard.

shadows on the ground. The occasional hoot

The agonizing seams of the slave were a

scum of the earth, and Zaiper would be happy none of them remained. They were unworthy

beast run free. To simply shift into his

in the woods

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incident in court and the news had spread throughout the land. Zaiper was

reasons.

Why now? Why tonight?

people-Zaiper was sure. The expressions on their faces revealed their agreement. If there had been another court meeting to discuss the dismissal and elimination of Daemonikai's beast, he would

But then...

That damned

was that boy's

them, he would believe the boy to be a wizard, capable of weaving spells. For there

beg of you!" the male slave screamed as another lash struck

moment there, when Daemonikai's paw had gripped his throat, and

just the vacant gaze of a feral. But a glimmer of

of

onto Zaiper, he could

that boy, and while he did smell enticing,

so special that a feral would take

raised his hand. Madah, whose whip was

downward motion of his hand, Zaiper signaled Madah to step back.

his face, and his

to explaining why a feral would fixate on anyone. Or does he see the boy as

understand, my lord," the male cried,

Lord Zaiper sighed and shook his head. "That is why you bumans are dumb. So why would Daemonikai want a

his mind. One that made him stop dead in

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