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.

do? Something different to make these spells work?” Vladya had asked.

replied. “She is making you feel again, as one might raise dead bones. The more you feel, the greater your

all centers upon

For one to truly live, they must feel. And

mind returned, and once more he was seeing Aekeira’s sleeping

of this small, blessed

step with him as he strode through the hallway, out of

deep within the woods. A place he claimed

eye’s swept over the uneven walls, taking it in. He had first come here after his fifth bonding ritual

and heartbreak. Then, by chance or fate, he had stumbled upon this cave. He had entered, pressed his

this place, time and time again, whenever life

he had stopped

the tragedies had continued. But he no

stretched before him. He took in the silver flow of the waterfall spilling down one

let them fall.

place, he’d never needed to restrain himself. This place alone had borne witness to

Not of

happiness so overwhelming he could scarcely contain it. Tears of hope that was real and touchable. Tears of

led him to her.

perhaps just perhaps—everything would be all

Vladya stepped out into the cool night, he was startled to see Daemonikai leaning casually against

a guess, but I figured I might

are you so far from the

dear friend, who, in the near future, will cradle in his arms the greatest treasure the world

“Indeed.” This time, he was the one to step forward and embrace his

a father, Your

I am proud of how far you have

laugh, shaking his head. “Who would

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