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.

there anything more I can do? Something different to make

the work,” the Oracle had replied. “She is making you feel again, as one might raise dead bones. The more you feel, the greater your chance of regaining your soul. And the more these rituals work,

it all centers upon

to truly live, they must

and once more he was

centuries. All because of this small, blessed

quietly behind him. Yaz fell into step with him

deep within the woods.

walls, taking it in. He had first

by chance or fate, he had

this place, time and time again, whenever life

had

tragedies had continued. But he

darkness that stretched before him. He took in the silver flow of the waterfall spilling down one side of the cavern. And the feeling he had been suppressing all day broke

let them

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 to this as

Not of misery. Not the bitter tears of a life deemed unfair, or the helpless kind shed over a fate slipping through

the cavern shared 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

led

just perhaps—everything would be all right

was startled to see Daemonikai leaning casually against a tree like a silent sentinel in the

was a guess, but I figured

“Why are

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

his friend. Daemonikai tensed for only a heartbeat before his arms came around Vladya’s shoulders, his grip firm

to be a father, Your

V.D. I am proud of how far

shaking his head. “Who would have

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