Chapter 327

Chapter 327

That night, Grand Lord Vladya stood by the door, gazing at the figure sleeping exhausted upon his bed. He had been standing there for some time now, baring noticing the passage of time.

A part of him still expected this to be ripped from his grasp. Torn away like every other good thing before it

Even now, it felt surreal. Unbelievable.

He had a Female. His.

And she carried his child,

No one beyond their small circle knew of it. Vladya had not yet shared the news with his people. In time, he would.

But for now, secrecy was its own form of protection. The more concealed she remained, the safer she–and the child- would be.

His family.

Emotion thickened his throat. An ache both familiar and foreign. Those were words he never thought he would speak.

Words he never imagined would be something real, something his own.

Vladya’s eyes drifted to the sheets draped over her form, shielding her belly. He knew not what he sought to find, yet in the past few hours, he had looked at that belly more than he had in months.

How could something that once seemed so distant–like a far–off dream–suddenly be within his reach?

His thoughts turned to his conversation with the Oracle earlier.

anything more I can do? Something different to make these

as one might raise dead bones. The more you feel, the greater your chance of regaining your soul. And the more these rituals work, the more you will feel and express.”

it all centers upon feeling.”

to truly live, they must feel. And

more he was seeing Aekeira’s sleeping

had in centuries. All because of this small, blessed human girl who had been placed into

into step with him as

cave.It lay hidden, deep within the woods. A place

walls, taking it in. He had first come here after his fifth

but he recalled wandering the woods that night, suffocating under the weight of loss and heartbreak. Then, by chance or fate, he had stumbled upon this cave. He had entered, pressed his hands to the

place, time and time again,

he had stopped coming.

the tragedies had continued. But he no longer felt them. Numb. Lifeless.

before him. He took in the silver flow of the waterfall spilling down one side of the cavern. And the feeling he had

let them fall.

this place, he’d never needed to restrain himself. This place alone had borne witness to his pains, his despair. And tonight, he wanted it to bear witness

time, he clung to these walls, tears streaming down his face, but they were not tears of anguish. Not of suffering. Not of misery. Not the bitter tears of a life deemed unfair, or the helpless kind shed over a fate slipping through

in his joy. Tears of happiness so overwhelming he could scarcely contain it. Tears of hope that was real and touchable. Tears of excitement for a future worth enduring almost

had led

just perhaps—everything would be all right in his world.

when Vladya stepped out into the cool night, he was startled to see Daemonikai

was a guess, but I figured I might find you

his footsteps quiet. “Why are you so far from the

tree with a lazy stretch. “I ventured out to share a run with my dear friend, who, in the near future,

curved into a faint smile. “Indeed.” This time, he was the one to step forward and embrace his friend. Daemonikai tensed for only a heartbeat before his arms came around Vladya’s shoulders, his grip firm and

to be a father, Your Grace,” Vladya rasped.

I am proud of how far you have

laugh, shaking his head. “Who would have

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