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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.

trees lining the edge of the courtyard swayed gently in the right breeze, casting dancing shadows on the ground. The occasional

few feet away, Madah, one of his finest slave masters, lashed a slave with a searing whip. The agonizing seams of the slave were a beautiful melody to Zaiper's ears. A little bit of

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

love to let his beast run free. To simply shift into

in the woods

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had passed since the incident in court and the news had

reasons.

Why now? Why tonight?

convinced so many people-Zaiper was sure. The expressions on their faces revealed their agreement. If there had been another

But then...

damned

that boy's

he would believe the boy to be a wizard, capable of weaving spells. For there was simply no

slave screamed as another lash struck his back. The sound of skin tearing was a

paw had gripped his throat, and sworn he witnessed a glimmer

vacant gaze of a feral. But a

the depths of

eyes locked onto Zaiper, he could

blood? But Zaiper had gotten close to that boy, and while he did smell enticing, it was no different from the scent of all the other

so special that a feral would

whip was poised high in the air,

hand, Zaiper signaled Madah to step back.

and bloodied. Tears and sweat streamed down his face, and his attractive biceps quivered

I would have believed her to be his Spulbond. Zapier circled the slave. "That would be a plausible explanation that comes close to explaining why a feral would

the male

is why you bumans are dumb. So why would Daemonikai

mind. One that

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