Page 85 of The Princess In A 'Prince' Disguise

Anger flared up inside him.Aekeira.It was all because of her.

What was it about the little human that made him lose control?

Vladya took a deep, calming breath, suppressing the anger. One would think that after making her pay for daring to invade his mind, he would feel a sense of calmness, but his mind was in chaos.

Nights in Urai were always beautiful, but tonight, the stars were few in the sky, and the moon was unusually barely a quarter.

But whenever a quarter moon appeared more frequently, it could only mean one thing—the Eclipse Moon night was near.

And, on that night, Daemonikai's beast would be killed.

His chest tightened, as if a hand had reached into his chest and squeezed to strangle him.

You have been preparing to let go for ages now, Vladya. You're running out of time to make peace with it. It's time you make up your mind.

Silent footsteps approached from behind and halted near him. "My lord, I have gathered information about the unknown person who has been feeding the grand king."

Lord Vladya spun around. "Who is it?"

"It's the young prince, Emeriel. He was assigned to clean the floors, but he took it upon himself to feed the beast. However, yesterday, he was not assigned there, and yet, he went over and fed the beast."

Emeriel?

Lord Vladya had never considered the boy. Perhaps a soldier or a Urekai maid, but never the human prince who had every reason to run away from the beast.

And he had done it twice now.But why?

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Lord Vladya dismissed him. Alone once again, his thoughts whirled. Was there some sort of connection between the beast and that boy, that he was missing?

There was no other reason for the boy to be so brave as to bring his hand close to a feral beast's mouth. And it would take bravery.

He had been there that night when the beast had singled the boy out to mount—Emeriel's fears had been real.

The thought of mounting brought his mind back to Princess Aekeira. Much to his annoyance.

In the light of day, he had stared at the girl's unconscious form as a prickle of conscience had stirred within him.

He was not that kind of person. Yes, he abhorred humans, and he was never lenient with them when it came to work or punishments for poor performance, or disobedience. But he was not the kind to forcefully mount a female.

Ottai had not exaggerated, Urekai females fell over themselves to get to him. He could have just about anyone he wanted.

Yet, that was the problem, wasn’t it?

He could have anyone, but in the past few weeks, he had desired no one but her. Not his beast.Him.

He had lost control with her, and every hidden ugly part of him came out, rearing their ugly heads.

It was a good thing he had satisfied his lust and rid himself of her. Now, he was back in control, and could concentrate on other pressing matters.

Wanting a human was simply unacceptable.

Vladya would sooner kill a human than allow them to have that sort of influence over him.

Emeriel awoke in the middle of the night, feeling feverish and restless.

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