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00:00At 18, I had to choose one of Alpha Theron Munfang's sons as my mate.
00:04Last life, I chose Kane.
00:06Big mistake.
00:07He tore me apart.
00:09This time, I picked Casey the cold-blooded, brutal one.
00:13What I didn't expect.
00:15Kane came back too.
00:17I barely stepped out of the council hall, crossing the training grounds,
00:20when I spotted him Kane, mid-spar, surrounded by wolves.
00:24A glint of silver his curved blade slipped and hit the ground with a sharp clang,
00:28landing three feet from my boots.
00:30He didn't even glance up.
00:31Pick it up.
00:32The wolves froze.
00:34Eyes locked on me, waiting for a show.
00:36I knew this game.
00:37Last life, he treated me like his damn servant.
00:40I didn't move.
00:42Just dug my heel into the gravel and said flatly,
00:44You dropped it.
00:45You pick it up.
00:47The training ground went dead quiet.
00:49Even the wind cut out.
00:51Kane's head jerked up.
00:52Eyes lit with rage.
00:53What did you just say?
00:55Someone let out a low whistle.
00:58Damn, Eve.
00:59Switching tactics?
01:01Weren't you all over him like two days ago?
01:03Now you're acting royal?
01:05Another chimed in, louder.
01:07Girl, you were his sim.
01:09Clinging to him all the time.
01:11You think your dead daddy's proud of this act?
01:12Before I could fire back, soft footsteps cut through the tension.
01:16Lena limped in, leather skirt brushing her knees, blood staining one pant leg.
01:20She crouched, lip caught between her teeth, hands shaking as she grabbed the blade.
01:25Cold sweat clung to her skin.
01:27Kane's eyes snapped to her.
01:28He grabbed her wrist, panic leaking through his voice.
01:31I told you to rest.
01:33Who said you could be out here?
01:34He turned on me, eyes blazing.
01:36Look at Lena.
01:38She's hurt and still helps me.
01:40And you?
01:40Just standing there like a spoiled brat?
01:42No sense of duty.
01:44Then the scoff hit.
01:45You just crawled out of my father's office, didn't you?
01:49What now?
01:50Pulling the pity card again?
01:53Playing up that story about your dad taking a blade for him?
01:56Begging to be my mate?
01:58You're pathetic, Eve.
02:00Always guilt tripping.
02:01Always scheming.
02:02You've tried every trick to lock me down.
02:05I clenched my sleeves, voice flat.
02:07Didn't say a word.
02:08The alpha called me.
02:10He's hosting my coming of age ceremony himself.
02:13The air snapped like a whip.
02:14The alpha's hosting her ceremony?
02:16Wolf swarmed Kane, voices full of flattery.
02:21Congrats, man.
02:22If the alpha's hosting her ceremony, he's lining you up to take over.
02:26Don't forget us when you're alpha.
02:27Kane lifted his chin.
02:29Smug creeping in under the scowl.
02:31Then his eyes cut back to me.
02:33Still, let's be clear.
02:35If we do end up bonded, stay out of my business with Lena.
02:39Know your place.
02:41Or...
02:42He paused, eyes going dark.
02:44I won't be your mate.
02:46Unless you want a repeat of last time.
02:49My chest seized.
02:50What the hell did that mean?
02:52Did he remember too?
02:53On the day of my coming of age ceremony, Kane showed up late with Lena stuck to his side.
02:58Her lips were swollen, and fresh red marks scratched across his collarbone.
03:02Wolves nearby traded smirks.
03:04No question what they'd been doing in the shadows.
03:07In my past life, I would have stormed over, ripped off their masks, demanded why they humiliate me at my
03:11own ceremony.
03:13Now?
03:13I glanced once, then looked away like they were dust on my boots.
03:17Kane caught that flicker.
03:18His hand shot out, shifting Lena behind him.
03:21When I didn't flinch, he got twitchy, then laughed, low and mean.
03:25What, Eve?
03:26Playing saint now because you're scared I won't be your mate?
03:29Don't be dumb.
03:30How about this?
03:31He leaned in, voice dropping, eyes crawling over me.
03:35After the ceremony, meet me behind the mountain, at the hot spring.
03:39Don't wear anything.
03:40If your body's worth it, maybe I'll let you in my bed.
03:42Lena pouted, tugging his sleeve.
03:45Kane, how can you say that?
03:47Isn't my body better than hers?
03:49Of course you're better, a thousand times.
03:52That hot spring?
03:53It's yours, I even had herbs thrown in.
03:56Just waited on your leg to heal.
03:58Lena lit up, tossed me a smug little look.
04:01The wolves around us cracked up whistles, filthy jokes flying like knives.
04:05The sound hit like a switch.
04:07My past life slammed back.
04:09He'd done this before humiliated me in front of the pack.
04:12Treated me like some chew toy.
04:14I'd shaken with rage.
04:16He just laughed, said my shame turned him on.
04:18Someone tried to defend me once.
04:21Kane shut them down, called me a heat chaser who begged for his scraps.
04:25Pathetic.
04:26I turned to walk away then his hand clamped around my wrist.
04:30Still pretending?
04:32A wolf like you can't fake what you are.
04:35I yanked my hand free, knuckles white.
04:38Watch your mouth.
04:40Respect?
04:40Didn't you throw your whole life away begging to bond with me?
04:43If you're crawling into my bed anyway, why fake innocence now?
04:48Who said I'm bonding with you?
04:50Silence hit like a blade to the throat.
04:52Then laughter.
04:54Loud.
04:55Ugly.
04:55Everywhere.
04:56Not bonding with me?
04:57Then who?
04:58Everyone knows you'd die for me.
05:00What, Kaylee?
05:02Kaylee's been rotting in the black forest for years.
05:06Everyone says he's feral.
05:08Skinned a graveclaw wolf who challenged him and left the carcass hanging.
05:11Trying to get yourself killed early?
05:14What, nothing to say?
05:16Didn't you have all that fire a second ago?
05:19Or are you finally scared?
05:21Lena slipped in, voiced syrupy sweet.
05:23Eve probably remembered the stories about Kaylee.
05:26If she really bonds with him, there might not even be bones left to bury.
05:31Laughter rippled through the crowd.
05:33A few young wolves whistled, right on cue.
05:35In my past life, I probably would have lunged at Lena and yanked her hair out.
05:39But this time, different.
05:41Who I choose isn't your business.
05:43Cool and steady even I was surprised.
05:45Lena's smile twitched.
05:47Then she grabbed her chest and started coughing, shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
05:51Eve, don't be like that.
05:53I was just worried about you.
05:56You did take a hunter's silver dagger for Kaylee, remember?
06:00I turned to go.
06:01Her gasp hit first.
06:03Then her wine cup slipped just as it fell.
06:05She leaned hard into me.
06:06Next thing I knew, she stumbled back like I'd shoved her and dropped to the floor with a dramatic bow.
06:10Oh, Eve!
06:11Lena's wail split the air, tears streaking down her face.
06:15Even if you hate me, you can't push me.
06:17My leg, it hurts so bad.
06:20Really?
06:21Eve?
06:22That jealous now?
06:23Kane's face darkened.
06:24He stepped in front of her like a shield, fury rolling off him.
06:27He scooped her up like she was moon-touched, pain in his eyes.
06:30She's your sister.
06:34Lena was just my cousin, but once she moved in, everyone assumed otherwise.
06:39Behind his shoulder, Lena peeked out smirking.
06:41I couldn't help it.
06:42I laugh.
06:45Didn't even touch her.
06:50Still lying?
06:51Kane grabbed my wrist.
06:52The whole pack knows you're jealous of Lena.
06:54If you hadn't clung to me back then, I wouldn't have even noticed you.
06:57Kane, don't.
06:58Eve's probably just upset.
07:01She always thought you'd pick her.
07:03Soft words.
07:04Sharper than claws.
07:06Whispers started upsane ones from before.
07:08That I was forcing the maid bond.
07:10Hiding behind my father's name.
07:12That I couldn't handle my own sister.
07:14These rumors stuck like spit from jealous She-Wolf's filthy and hard to scrub off She-Wolf's filthy and hard
07:18to scrub off.
07:19Kane's rage snapped.
07:20He raised his hand and plucked me across the face, hard.
07:23You better behave.
07:24Touch Lena again.
07:25And I'll throw you out of Silvermoon pack myself.
07:36The sting on my cheek spread like fire.
07:38I wanted to hit back.
07:40But out of the corner of my eye, I saw the guests shifting around the venue.
07:44This was my coming-of-age ceremony.
07:46Causing a scene would only drag the able name through the dirt.
07:49Lena stayed tucked behind Kane, that smirk still playing on her lips.
07:52She leaned into his chest like she rehearsed it.
07:55Kane's hand hovered mid-air maybe he realized he'd gone too far.
07:58His throat bobbed, like words were stuck.
08:00But Lena rose onto her toes and whimpered.
08:04Kane, my leg hurts so bad.
08:07What if I never walk again?
08:09Her fingers curled around his wrist, pulling every bit of his attention.
08:13The whispers crashed in like waves.
08:15Their stares hit like poison needles, stabbing into my skin.
08:18No manners.
08:19She'd go after her own sister over a mate.
08:22As if she ever had a shot.
08:23Kane would never choose her.
08:24Kane threw me a disgusted glare.
08:27Why are you still standing there?
08:28If something happens to Lena, you'll regret it.
08:30His pack of followers jumped in, loud and eager.
08:33Yeah, apologize to Lena.
08:36You think you can cling to our next alpha just cause your dad took a silver arrow for his?
08:40I remembered everything breaking myself for Kane.
08:42Training like hell just to scare off anyone who dared glance his way.
08:45Thought being ruthless meant love.
08:47Now it just felt sad.
08:49He stepped in close, eyes all beast and venom.
08:52Father's about to announce our engagement.
08:54Be smart.
08:55Stay in your lane.
08:57Once the bond's sealed, I'll give you the rank you deserve.
09:00Just don't mess with me and Lena.
09:01I stared him down, locked on those eyes.
09:05A horn blasted, long and hollow.
09:07The beta strode in.
09:10Miss Abel, it's time.
09:12His cloudy eyes landed on my bruised cheek pity flickered.
09:15Behind him, a figure in black.
09:17Hood low, jaw sharp as sin.
09:19A silver etched blade strapped across his back.
09:21Wolf Fong pendant swaying like it had a heartbeat.
09:24Casey Moon Fong.
09:25Theron's oldest.
09:27Just back from the black forest.
09:29Silence hit like a punch.
09:30A few pups up front nearly dropped.
09:32Someone fumbled a wine bowl crash.
09:34Claims hissed as the liquor met fire.
09:36Even the beta twitched.
09:37Everyone knew when Casey was killed.
09:39He just skinned a challenger from Graveclaw pack.
09:42Still reeked of blood.
09:43Casey stopped right in front of me.
09:45His blade flipped once.
09:46Smooth.
09:47The sheath tapped my arm barely.
09:49What happened to your face?
09:51Voice sharp.
09:52Cut glass serious.
09:53His icy stare sliced straight through me.
09:55I met those deep blue eyes and saw it.
09:57The memory.
09:58Him storming the dungeon bloodied and wild.
10:00Holding my dead body like it broke him.
10:02He went rogue for me.
10:05It's nothing.
10:07I forced a smile.
10:08Tried to hide the bruise.
10:10Kane scoffed.
10:11Sliding between us.
10:12He squared up.
10:15Kane.
10:16Eve's my problem.
10:17Don't stress.
10:18She's about to be my mate.
10:19I've got it handled.
10:20The beta frowned.
10:21About to speak.
10:22But Casey shut him down with one look.
10:24Dad sent me.
10:25Said the able girl's ceremony's a pack matter.
10:29Let's move.
10:34See?
10:35Still knows how to obey.
10:37This time, under Kane's astonished gaze.
10:39I walked toward Casey with resolute steps.
10:42Just as in the previous life.
10:43He had walked toward me without hesitation or regret.
10:46Kane was practically using smug.
10:48Like he already saw the alpha crest hanging around his neck.
10:51Yet didn't last.
10:52The second the pack filled the great hall.
10:53Theron stepped down from the platform.
10:55Ripping that scepter carved with wolf fangs.
10:57His silver white hair caught the lights.
10:59Dude was ancient like over a hundred but still stood like a legend.
11:02He reached for my hand.
11:03Smiling.
11:04Big day.
11:05His voice carrying as he scanned the room.
11:07Eve's come of age.
11:08And just like I promised her father.
11:10She'll choose one of my sons as her mate.
11:13Once she does.
11:14That wolf.
11:15The next alpha.
11:17Everyone had their theories about who'd take over Silvermoon.
11:19Being alpha wasn't just a title it meant total control.
11:23Gasps rippled through the hall.
11:24All eyes snapped to Kane.
11:26Some lit with envy.
11:27Yeah.
11:28They all remembered how hard I used to fall for him.
11:30Now.
11:31Theron said.
11:31Patting my hand.
11:32Let the chosen step forward.
11:35I'll witness it myself.
11:37Kane shot up straighter.
11:39Chin high.
11:40Already halfway into his victory strut until Theron threw up a hand.
11:43Then Theron turned.
11:44Gaze softening toward the corner.
11:46KC.
11:47He'd swapped into the ceremonial look hair tied back tight.
11:49Every angle of his face sharp enough to cut.
11:51In his hand.
11:52A bundle of moon petals.
11:54Still glowing from the cedar woods.
11:55He walked up.
11:56Steady as ever.
11:57And stopped in front of me.
11:58You ready Eve?
12:02The second KC spoke.
12:04The hall buzzed like a kicked beehive.
12:06Wolves leaned in.
12:07Whispering fast.
12:08How's it him?
12:10Didn't Eve love Kane so much?
12:11She nearly died for him?
12:13Why Kane?
12:15Is this some kind of screw up?
12:17Kane's face went dark.
12:19He stormed forward.
12:20Voice cracking with panic.
12:21Father, this has to be a mistake.
12:23Theron hit him with a glare colder than midwinter.
12:25Then slammed his scepter down hard.
12:27I might be old.
12:29But I'm not losing it.
12:31You think I'd mess up a choice that decides Silvermoon's future?
12:35The beta stepped up.
12:37Scroll in hand.
12:38The alpha's word is final.
12:40Eve has chosen K as her mate.
12:42Kane cut in fast.
12:43Voice cracking.
12:44No!
12:45That's wrong!
12:46Something's off!
12:47He spun to me.
12:48Desperation all over him.
12:50Eve, tell them.
12:50You picked me.
12:52Father just...
12:52He got it twisted, right?
12:53I chose Kane.
12:55He's my mate now.
12:57The only one.
12:58KC's grip on the moon pedals tightened just barely.
13:01When our eyes met, something flickered in his.
13:03No!
13:04Surprise!
13:05Real and raw.
13:06Kane snapped like a bomblet from both ends.
13:08He lunged.
13:09Grabbed my wrist hard enough to bruise.
13:11Liar!
13:11You love me!
13:13Everyone knows you'd have died for me!
13:15How could you pick this savage?
13:17Father forced you, didn't he?
13:19The beta shoved between us, ripping Kane's hand off.
13:22What you waiting for?
13:23Get him out!
13:24Unless you're begging for a fight too!
13:26They snapped to it.
13:27Hauling Kane back as he kicked and fought, roaring loud enough to shake the walls.
13:31Eve!
13:32Say something!
13:33Tell them it's wrong!
13:34You chose me!
13:36Farron flicked a hand.
13:37The guard slammed the door shut with a sound echoing thud.
13:40Silence hit like a slap.
13:42The beta handed me a carved wooden box hatched with a silver moon totem.
13:45Miss Abel.
13:46A gift from the Alpha.
13:48May your bond strengthen the pack.
13:50Something flickering in my chest.
13:52Inside was the Alpha Crest passed down for generations.
13:55The one Kane spent his whole past life chasing.
13:57At the banquet, Torchlight danced along the stone walls.
14:00I scanned the crowd.
14:01No sign of Kane.
14:02I turned, berry wine in hand and smacked straight into a solid chest.
14:06The sharp scent of pine hit me.
14:08My eyes burned.
14:09Back then, when Kane locked me in that cellar, it was Casey who kicked the door down and carried
14:14me out barely breathing.
14:15He was wrecked, bleeding everywhere, snarling at the wolves crowding us.
14:19You will face the consequences!
14:21I will not let you harm her!
14:24After I died, he turned that dungeon into a bloodbath dragged every one of Kane's dirty
14:28secrets straight to Theron.
14:29I'd already left my body by then.
14:31Just a soul watching him take on the whole pack for me.
14:34That's when it hit me this brutal wolf had always put me first.
14:37Since I came back, that voice inside hasn't shut up.
14:39Choosing him is right.
14:41Once the feast kicked off, Theron motioned for Casey to sit at his right.
14:45Every wolf in the hall froze.
14:47That seat meant one thing Casey was the next Alpha.
14:49No hesitation.
14:51He took the spot like it was already his.
14:53Whispers surged through the crowd.
14:55No one saw this coming.
14:56They figured I'd still be tangled up in Kane and Casey?
14:59The lone wolf who once smashed a wine jug and shouted he'd never stop for any she-wolf?
15:03Why the hell would he agree to bond with me?
15:05Right in the middle of the buzz, Kane stumbled through the crowd, drunk and pathetic.
15:09He slurred, loud and messy.
15:11Father, you can't approve their bond!
15:15Theron looked him over drunk, staggering, reeking and snapped.
15:18If he can still stand, he can crawl to his quarters.
15:21Don't disgrace us!
15:23Kane latched onto the table, refusing to budge.
15:25Eve and I, we grew up together!
15:27We get each other!
15:28You can't tear us apart!
15:30Theron's eyes cut to me.
15:32Voice dripping mockery.
15:33Oh?
15:35Puphood sweethearts?
15:37Funny.
15:38I remember it differently.
15:41Eve.
15:42Care to clear that up?
15:43I gave a small smile.
15:45Voice cool.
15:45Alpha.
15:46I'm not sure why Kane would say that.
15:48I've always seen him like a brother.
15:50He's the one chasing Lena.
15:52Not me.
15:53Kane's face twisted.
15:54Eyes wide.
15:55Eve.
15:57I love you.
15:59I always have.
16:01Kane suddenly grinned.
16:02Off kilter.
16:03I get it.
16:04You're jealous.
16:05Still pissed I gave the arctic fox fur to Lena, huh?
16:09Using Kay to get back at me?
16:11I didn't flinch.
16:12You shouldn't say that.
16:13I'm forming a mate bond with Kay.
16:15You can't.
16:16You're mine!
16:18Kane snarled and lunged.
16:19His hand barely twitched and saw Casey's grip snap around his arm.
16:22Kane grunted, breath catching, sweat slip on his brow.
16:26Casey's glare was lethal.
16:27Wolves near us flinched back without thinking.
16:29She's my mate.
16:31He said, voice like ice cracking.
16:33You think you can touch her?
16:34With one sharp twist, he slammed Kane to the floor.
16:37The impact echoed.
16:39Kane curled up, groaning.
16:40Casey stood over him, unmoved.
16:42Know your place.
16:43A jug rolled across the floor, nudged aside by Casey's boot.
16:47This is Eve's coming of age.
16:49Don't make me spill blood.
16:50Kane growled low, like a caged beast but didn't dare rise.
16:53Baron Scepter hit the floor with a deeply glowing bud.
16:56Silence snapped into place.
16:58You disgrace.
17:00You're grounded.
17:02Three months.
17:02Stay in your quarters and think.
17:05Still, Kane wasn't done.
17:07Eve!
17:08Tell him you love me!
17:10Say it!
17:11I didn't even glance his way.
17:13Just turned to Casey with a quiet smile.
17:15But he looked away, knocked back his drink in one go.
17:18That sharp swallow hit whatever storm he wasn't showing.
17:21Rumors in Silvermoon Packs spread faster than a rogue on the run.
17:24Some swore Kane threw down with the alpha over me in the grand hall.
17:27Others whispered he'd been glued to Lena ever since I picked Casey.
17:30Didn't matter.
17:32I tuned it all out.
17:33Our bonding ceremony was locked in for the next full moon.
17:36One morning before then, I found Casey waiting at the edge of the training grounds.
17:39He leaned on a blade stabbed into the dirt, dew dripping off his hair.
17:43Didn't say a word for a minute.
17:45Just watched.
17:46Then, low and tight.
17:47Everyone thinks I'm a monster.
17:50That I've killed too many.
17:51He flicked his eyes my way cold steel sharp.
17:54Aren't you scared of me?
17:55I still, bow halfway drawn, met his gaze head on.
17:58Scared of what?
17:59Scared I'll snap one day and hurt you.
18:01He muttered, fingers trailing the blade's etched handle.
18:03Not that it matters.
18:05Even if you were, it's too late.
18:06His lips curled into a smirk-possessive, unshakable.
18:09Whether you regret this or not, I'm not letting go.
18:12You're mine, Eve.
18:13In this life, you're only mine.
18:15The morning sun lit up his face, and just like that, I saw him again facing down the
18:19entire pack from me in our last life.
18:20My chest tightened, heat blooming under my ribs.
18:23I've never regretted anything, and I'm not scared of you.
18:27I dropped the bow and walked to him, slow, steady steps.
18:30I've heard what they say, but I know you're not the monster they make you out you out to be.
18:36His eyes flickered, that sharp edge slipping.
18:38A flush crept up his neck.
18:41You.
18:41I cut him off.
18:43I chose you, K.E. Moonfling.
18:45Held his stare.
18:46No hesitation.
18:47From the start.
18:49I never doubted it.
18:50His throat bobbed.
18:51He reached out, fingers wrapping around my wrist steady and warm.
18:56Eve.
18:57His voice dipped, gravel rough.
18:58Don't forget what you said today.
19:00I won't.
19:02When I got back to the tent, Lena was at the fire, flipping me.
19:05She spun around when she heard me, eyes full of poison.
19:09You really know how to fake it, huh?
19:11Acting like you're all in with K when you're scared out of your mind.
19:14What, Kain suddenly wasn't good enough, so now you're throwing yourself at that psycho?
19:17Her laugh was sharp.
19:18Mean.
19:19Just wait.
19:20When K finally snaps, you'll be the first body he drops.
19:24Before I could fire back, chaos burst outside.
19:27A guard's voice rang out, panicked.
19:29Miss Abelkain's here.
19:30He brought men.
19:31I yanked open the tent flap and stepped into the sunlight.
19:34There he was.
19:35Kain.
19:36Surrounded by a few goons, with the rest of the pack closing in, eyes glued to the scene
19:39like it was prime drama.
19:41Lena bolted over.
19:42Smile stretched tight across her face.
19:45Kain.
19:46You're here to take me with you, right?
19:48Kain didn't even glance at her.
19:50He walked straight to me, dropped one knee, and pulled a ruby-studded silver moon ring from
19:54his coat.
19:55Held it up like it meant something.
19:56Eve.
19:57I messed up, but I'm here now.
19:59Give me another chance.
20:00Bond with me.
20:01I'll spend my life making it right.
20:02I'll never let you suffer again.
20:04Swear it.
20:04Gasps cracked through the air, followed by a wave of whispers.
20:07Disgust churned in my gut.
20:09I stepped back, dodging the ring like it burned.
20:12Did you forget?
20:13I snapped.
20:14Weren't you head over heels for Lena?
20:16Kain scrambled up, reaching out, but Lena latched onto his arm.
20:19He barked over her, desperate.
20:21Eve, please.
20:22It was all a misunderstanding.
20:24No one compares to you.
20:25You're the only one I've ever loved.
20:26I laughed, ice cold.
20:28Honey, that's not what you said before.
20:29You told me once we were bonded I needed to stay obedient, stay quiet, and never question
20:35what you did with Lena.
20:36His face twisted, voice using fake regret.
20:38I was confused.
20:40I didn't mean to hurt you.
20:42Lena's tears fell like shattered glass.
20:44Kain, you said you loved me.
20:46You said I was sweeter than Eve.
20:50You promised we'd be mates after the full moon.
20:53Shut up!
20:55Shut up!
20:55Kain backhanded her so hard her head snapped sideways the same brutal hit I knew too well.
20:59Red welts bloomed across Lena's cheek.
21:01She grabbed her face, eyes wide, stunned.
21:03You seduced me.
21:04If it weren't for you, Eve would have picked me.
21:06Still blaming everyone but himself.
21:08You're just a scheming little wolf.
21:10You were never good enough to stand next to me.
21:12So he'd known the truth all along.
21:13He just chose to lie.
21:14Again.
21:15How could you ever compare to Eve?
21:17His voice turned cruel.
21:19She's true Abilene blood.
21:20You?
21:22You're just her mom's distant cousin.
21:24A tagalong nobody the pack took pity on.
21:28Did you actually think I'd become your mate?
21:30Lena went ghost pale.
21:31She was a distant cousin from my mother's side.
21:34After her parents died, we took her in like family.
21:36I gave her.
21:37Everything let her have the spotlight, the praise.
21:40And still, she clawed for more.
21:42Even my mate.
21:43But now, exposed in front of everyone, the stares and murmurs hit her like daggers.
21:48I'm not a tagalong nobody I'm not!
21:50She cried, shaking, voice cracking with panic.
21:53Cain scoffed.
21:54You think I don't see it?
21:55Your blood, your rank, nothing stacks up to Eve.
21:57I'm not a tagalong, I'm nobody!
21:59You're not even worthy to be her servant and you thought you could be my mate.
22:02As they kept spiraling, I turned on my heel, enough.
22:05But Cain lunged, grabbing my wrist.
22:07Eve don't leave.
22:08You saw it, I'm done with her.
22:10I swear I'll never go near her again.
22:12Cain, just give me one more chance.
22:14I yanked my hand free, voice ice cold.
22:16Cain, have some respect.
22:18I'm about to be your sister-in-law.
22:20I met his gaze dead on.
22:21Maybe being the silver moon alpha's son made you think everything should fall into your lap.
22:26But there's one thing you'll never have.
22:28His eyes narrowed.
22:29What?
22:31Second chances.
22:32I made sure every word hit.
22:34There's no second chances in this life.
22:36I turned to the crowd, voice loud and steady.
22:39Cain and I will be bonded soon.
22:41Hope to see you all at the ceremony.
22:42Cain moved to follow, but I tore free and walked off, slamming the tent flap shot behind me.
22:47Told the guards no one gets in.
22:49Later, one of them stepped in quietly.
22:51Cain's gone Miss Abel.
22:53Lena chased after him, but he stopped her.
22:55Called her ungrateful.
22:56I gave a small nod.
22:57Their drama?
22:58I was done with it.
22:59The morning of the bonding ceremony, I was up before the sun.
23:03Casey stepped in, pushing back the tent flap, cradling a bunch of fresh astral leaves dewy
23:07and wild from the cedar woods.
23:08He didn't say a word.
23:09Just scooped me up and carried me straight toward the moon goddess statue.
23:13I glanced at him.
23:14He wasn't anything like Cain.
23:16Cain was wildfire loud, cocky, always looking for trouble.
23:20Casey?
23:21Icebound fong.
23:22Sharp jaw, blade straight nose, eyes locked ahead like nothing could shake him.
23:26Everyone said he couldn't love.
23:28But I remembered the way he tore through the dungeon to get to me.
23:31And now, seeing that same tension in his lips, heat bloomed in my chest.
23:35Same path to the altar but everything had changed.
23:37Last time, trailing behind Cain, my gut twisted with dread, praying he wouldn't flake.
23:42Now?
23:43Wrapped in Casey's arms, I felt grounded.
23:45Then he stopped cold.
23:47Cain stood dead center in front of the moon goddess statue.
23:49Full ceremonial gear.
23:51Silvermoon groom's emblem.
23:52Gleaming on his chest.
23:54Blocking our way.
23:55No one thought he'd actually crash the ceremony.
23:57You're mine!
23:59He'd completely lost it.
24:01Casey lowered me to the ground and started to step forward alone, but I grabbed his wrist and moved beside
24:05him.
24:08He looked at me.
24:09Morning light hit his eyes molten gold.
24:11Something in him shifted.
24:13Then Cain saw our hands.
24:14His wolf snapped.
24:16He ripped the blade from his belt and slammed it into the dirt.
24:19Eve, come with me.
24:21Let's swear before the moon goddess.
24:23You were always mine.
24:25Unreal.
24:26The same wolf who tossed me aside now begging like it meant something.
24:29Cain, if you're here to witness the ceremony, stay.
24:32But if you're here to wreck it, whatever happens next, that's on you.
24:36Witness?
24:37He snapped.
24:38Voice climbing.
24:39You told me you'd only ever love me.
24:42Cain, swore you'd never bond with any one else.
24:46Then he lunged guys wild, played flashing.
24:49Casey didn't blink.
24:50He yanked me behind him and stepped straight into it.
24:53Steal met skin with a brutal crack.
24:55He caught the blade in the air.
24:56While you were fast, trailing down his fingers.
24:59I grabbed his hand.
25:00You're insane!
25:01Why would you block it with your hand?
25:03We need the healer now!
25:04Cain just stood there, wrecked.
25:06You used to worry about me like that.
25:11Now you won't even look at me.
25:13He's my mate.
25:14Who else would I worry about?
25:16Guards swarmed in, slamming Cain to the ground.
25:19He fought like a feral, howling and thrashing.
25:22Then Lena came running out of nowhere, sobbing as she threw herself at him.
25:25Cain, stop!
25:26I'll go with you, I'll give up everything!
25:28He shoved her off like she was nothing and screamed at the moon goddess statue.
25:32Moon goddess, hear me!
25:33I was wrong!
25:34Just one more chance!
25:35I'll protect Eve forever!
25:37I swear she'll never suffer again!
25:39I didn't even glance his way.
25:41The healer was already wrapping Casey's hand.
25:43Just a cut.
25:44Nothing deep.
25:45Take him to the dungeon.
25:47The alpha can decide what happens after the ceremony.
25:50My voice didn't waver.
25:51Casey grabbed my wrist with his good hand and led me up to the altar, right before the moon goddess.
25:56Under her gaze, we completed the bond.
25:58Later, I heard Theron tore into Cain himself, then banished him to the forest's edge.
26:02No orders.
26:03No entry.
26:05Silver moon was off limits for good.
26:07Night had already settled when Casey came in.
26:09I was curled up on the bed, watching as he shut the door with a solid thud.
26:13What, you planning to stand there guarding the door all night after the ceremony?
26:16I tapped the spot beside me.
26:17Get over here.
26:18He didn't say a word, just walked over, pulled off his robe, and let it drop.
26:22His back was all muscle and scarsome old, some fresh, warrior-proof.
26:26Then he leaned down, arms braced on either side of me, breath hot with cedar liquor.
26:31Didn't someone just tell me to get in bed?
26:34I looked up at that jaw, sharp as ever, and reached for his ear burning, just like I thought.
26:39What?
26:39I grinned.
26:40Scared?
26:41He gave a low chuckle, then bit the corner of my lip, just enough to sting.
26:45You're mine.
26:45What would I be scared of?
26:47His fingers found the ribbon of my nightdress.
26:49Tug then stopped.
26:51Let me ask you something.
26:54What?
26:56Back then, wolves say you would have died for Cain.
27:00His fingertip brushed my collarbone.
27:02You really done with all that?
27:03With him?
27:04Done with what?
27:05I was blind before.
27:08Now I know exactly who's worth it.
27:10He laughed deep and satisfied.
27:12Smart girl.
27:15Eve, I love you.
27:16Three moons later, the healer gave me the news I was carrying a pup.
27:20By then, Casey had already claimed the alpha title.
27:23He froze, staring at my belly.
27:25His hand hovered, trembling.
27:27Touch it.
27:28I said, guiding his palm down.
27:29His skin burned hot.
27:31Fingers still shaking.
27:32Eve, we're having a pup.
27:35He breathed, eyes wide, stunned.
27:38I just nodded, smiling.
27:40Then word came from the eastern plains.
27:42After Cain rejected Lena, she snapped.
27:44Ran wild, vanished from Silverman.
27:46Guards found her later next torn out by some hills in the Black Forest.
27:50Same day, Cain died.
27:52Autumn rains hit hard.
27:54Landslide crashed the forest.
27:55He got pinned under the rubble.
27:57By the time the guards reached him, one leg was mangled twisted beyond saving.
28:02When I showed up, he raised a shaky arm.
28:04Eve, you came.
28:07Casey moved to hold me back, but I caught his wrist.
28:10Let me end this.
28:11For good.
28:12I knelt beside Cain.
28:14Blood was everywhere thick, metallic.
28:16His dead eyes flickered.
28:17Do you remember?
28:18In our last life.
28:21He caught blood, voice torn to shreds.
28:24You bonded to me.
28:26Under the moon goddess statue.
28:28Said it'd be forever.
28:31Said you'd plant moon pestles in the yard.
28:34His fingers clotted the mud like he was digging up ghosts.
28:36We had a pup.
28:38She had your eyes.
28:40Chased fireflies in the yard.
28:42I let him talk.
28:43Then I laughed cold and sharp.
28:45Keep repeating it.
28:46Maybe one day you'll believe it.
28:48But guess what?
28:49I came back too.
28:51His eyes blew white shock, hitting him like lightning.
28:54You.
28:55You.
28:57I remember everything.
29:00You locked me up.
29:02I died.
29:03Me and our pup.
29:05Full of hate.
29:07Opened his mouth, but no words came just a rasp.
29:10Blood bubbled at his lips.
29:11His body faded fast.
29:13But his eyes never left mine burning with denial and despair.
29:16When the last breath slipped out, his hand was still reaching for me.
29:19Casey stepped in, wrapped his cloak around me, and pulled me close.
29:23Let's go.
29:25I lean into Casey's chest, letting the sound of his heartbeat round me.
29:28Rain slammed down, pounding the rubble, washing away the rot of the past.
29:32I was finally free.
29:34Sunlight broke through, lighting up our joined hands warm and full of peace.
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