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Chapter 65

So Emeriel conversed with Ackeira from where he sat, often needing to convince his sister that he was fine. Aekeira was a worrywari, not that Emeriel could blame her.

During one of Ackeira's secret visits, she brought several books she had "borrowed" from the library to help him fight the boredom.

Feasts, plentiful feasts, arrived as Grand Lord Vladya ordered the soldiers to bring meals to the forbidden chambers on a more regular basis. Once the soldiers dropped off the food by the metal gate, Emeriel would retrieve it and bring it inside. The beast would growl, its eyes tracking his movements. But when it realized Emeriel had no intention of leaving, it would

calm down.

Emeriel would consume a small portion of the food before offering the rest to the beast, which it always accepted.

Ironically. Emeriel had eaten better in the past few days than he had in ages.

Had the beast truly heard that strange call?

The question bothered Emeriel, weighing on his mind more than he cared to admit. He had no idea what had compelled him to utter those words, but it was an urge that couldn't be resisted. What was even stranger was that Emeriel understood he was now practically Emeriel felt... safe.

e beast's captive. At its mercy. And yet,

A mindless feral-the most formidable predator in Urai-had him confined and under constant watch, but all he felt was protected.

It was a bizarre feeling, bordering on madness really, but it was undeniably true.

For the first time in Urai, Emeriel felt genuinely safe. As if nothing could harm him within those walls.

happening outside those walls, but he had been left alone for the first time

no slave masters tormenting him with

place, Emeriel

MISTRESS SINAI

the fields as soon as she heard the sound of approaching horses, arriving just in ime to see them emerging

returned from their hunt. The soldiers accompanying them carried an abundance

dismounted their horses, the soldiers took charge of them and hunting equipment,

something going on between you two that we should know about?" "Your Highness, she inclined her head slightly, "Lord Vladya

few moment?"

him for a

Dec

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course. If he's open to being

forward, and Sinai bid farewell to Zaiper before

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that boy, Lord Vladya! It's been three days,

his back, Lord Vladya maintained a steady pace. The wind gently tousled

have no intention of taking any action, Sinai, he told her in a calm, composed

little human is intruding upon my Daemon's territory, and you're doing nothing about it? He is trespassing upon the king's privacy! He has no right to be there!" "Except the king himself brought the boy there willingly. The boy did not

him? I can't believe this! I thought you,

a stop and fixed his gaze upon her. "I understand your perspective, but I believe you are overreacting. I've thought about this extensively." He

breath. "Although I cannot make out the exact reason, I have chosen not to dwell on

a moment, Sinai gaped at him,

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