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00:00alpha husband with calculated cruelty cast me aside only to immediately marry a manipulative
00:05hussy little did he know his true love the one he swore to protect with his life was nothing but
00:11a
00:11discarded plaything a sex slave passed around by others and the child she carried not his not even
00:17close he once the revered alpha of our pack became the pathetic joke of the entire clan deserted by
00:23his own blood betrayed by all his legs were brutally broken ragged and broken he knelt in
00:29the biting snow tears streaming down his face begging me for forgiveness but me i was already
00:35with the most formidable alpha of the strongest pack tonight was the eve of my 18th birthday and
00:41the night i planned to confess my feelings to karen we were fated mates our souls bound by the moon
00:46goddess herself but as i carried the cake to him i stumbled upon a conversation between him and jacks
00:52jacks asked him if what he was doing wasn't too cruel karen's cold reply it's the only way to make
00:57her give up through our mind link i heard karen's plan he would use a pup pretending it was his
01:02and
01:02serafina's child he'd announced to the entire pack that he already had a mate and a family his sole
01:08purpose to get rid of me so he could be with serafina then his true thoughts raw and brutal slammed
01:15into
01:15my mind through the pack link he excitedly declared serafina was his true love and i i was just a
01:21useless
01:21omega in that moment it all clicked the truth hit me like a physical blow eight years of my devotion
01:27my heart poured out for him to him it was nothing but a problem to be dealt with and on
01:32the very same
01:33night he was plotting with someone else how to completely kick me out of his life a searing pain
01:38ripped through me not just my heart but my body too the agony prematurely triggered my first shift
01:44gritting my teeth against the excruciating pain i fled into the dark forest under the moonlight i saw
01:49my body covered in pristine white fur a white wolf the rarest creature of legend i used the pack network
01:55to contact my brother ronan i told him to inform karen that i accepted the study abroad invitation
02:00and was leaving immediately just then the alpha's mind link announcement echoed through every member
02:05of the pack he declared he had fathered a child with his true love and invited the entire pack to
02:11witness their mating ceremony i swallowed down all the pain replying without a trace of emotion
02:16yes my alpha then i walked to the fireplace every memory of him i threw into the roaring place
02:22eight years of waiting of hoping in that moment all turned ash from this day forward the girl who
02:28loved him was dead days later at the banquet karen arrived with seraphina he made a grand entrance
02:35holding their borrowed son he wanted to crush any lingering hope i had right in front of everyone
02:41his eyes immediately found me in the crowd karen approached me with his family of three he grandly
02:47introduced his future mate and their son the entire hall fell silent all eyes were on me i watched
02:52them calmly i didn't break i held my composure i just needed to make a smooth transition until the
02:58day i could leave i performed a standard submission bow to seraphina seraphina feigned kindness helping me
03:04up she even invited me to their wedding ceremony they wanted to force me to watch the man i once
03:09loved
03:10find his soul to another woman i looked at them numb of course i'd be honored to attend
03:15seraphina flashed a triumphant smile karen's subordinates erupted in harsh laughter mocking me
03:20for finally accepting my omega status scoffing at how i used to be like a lapdog humiliating me for
03:26shamelessly declaring my love for him in the past weeks ago i would have been mortified wanting to
03:31disappear but now the part of me that could be hurt has died in the flames i watched karen he
03:38didn't
03:38stop them he just stood there letting them humiliate me the banquet continued karen shielding
03:43seraphina from drinks carving her the tenderest cuts of meat public performance of the perfect mate
03:49seeing how calm i was seraphina found me in private she asked if i knew something before i could even
03:54answer the hall suddenly vibrated the massive crystal chandelier above us it snapped the chandelier
04:01detached plummeting down i saw karen's pupils constrict his body instantly became a blur he shot
04:08past me like a missile he snatched seraphina into his arms shielding her tightly and pulled her out of
04:13the danger zone he didn't even spare me a glance the silver chandelier crashed down on me silver it's
04:19harmful to our kind it seared my skin suppressing all my healing abilities excruciating pain ripped through
04:26my body before losing consciousness my last sight was karen clutching seraphina frantically checking
04:31her for any injuries while i lay bleeding weakening just a few feet away i woke up at home my
04:37brother
04:38ronan sat by my bed his face buried in his hands sobbing i took his hand i told him this
04:44time i was
04:44truly leaving i confirmed my ticket for the portal my destination the silverwood pack this place of
04:50heartbreak i couldn't bear to stay another second the main door was pushed open with a forceful bang
04:56karen burst into the room his presence heavy with suppressed emotion he must have heard the message i
05:02just sent he demanded an explanation for my departure his voice trembling with frustration
05:06i answered him with a quiet distant calm alpha the paths of an outlier are no longer your concern
05:12the girl who once sought his comfort had faded like embers in the wind he gestured toward my injury
05:17commanding me to seek help he guided my wheelchair toward the medical hall but in the corridor seraphina
05:23appeared in karen's eyes the world seemed to narrow until only she remained his focus shifted his hands
05:30leaving the wheelchair as he moved toward her left without support my wheelchair began to slide toward
05:35the ceremonial silver sculpture for our kind the silver's aura is a heavy burden in my struggle to avoid
05:42cold metal i lost my balance i was cast onto the hard floor the impact echoing through my weary frame
05:48seraphina wore a mask of concern but her eyes remained cold karen looked at me his gaze filled
05:54with a bitter coldness he refused to help declaring his protection was reserved for his true partner
05:59he turned his back leaving me to my own struggle suddenly seraphina spun around and plunged into the icy
06:05water of the pool i watched in silence unable to grasp the motive behind her leap celia why would you
06:11do this to me the trap was set karen heard her cry and immediately returned pulling her from the chill
06:17rage clouded his judgment before i could utter a word he compelled me toward the edge his grip firm
06:23and unforgiving i was displaced into the biting cold of the pool i struggled against the chill looking up
06:29at him in shock he knew i was in no state to face the water yet his heart remained steeled
06:34he unleashed
06:34an alpha's heavy command his voice cutting through the air never approach her again or you will be an
06:39outcast forever facts and truth were lost in the wake of his devotion to her to him i was no
06:44longer
06:45someone to cherish but a storm to be quelled the cold began to overwhelm my remaining strength the world
06:51started to fade into a quiet stillness before i lost my hold on the present the last thing i saw
06:56was karen
06:57shielding seraphina as they walked away he didn't look back not even once i woke up to the sound of
07:02shouting through the half open door i saw ronin and karen in a standoff i heard my brother's furious roar
07:09he was confronting karen all for me she's your mate you left her to drown karen though looked completely
07:15indifferent he claimed i'd attacked his future mate and omega he said was worthless deserved to die
07:21he even said my years of adoration for him made him sick sick those two words cut deeper than
07:26ice water my years of devotion my hopeful love he found it all repulsive the next second ronin broke
07:33through the alpha command suppression he landed a brutal punch square on karen's face their wolf
07:38shadows lunged at each other i couldn't let my brother ruin his life for me dragging my injured
07:44leg i forced myself between them ronin please he's not worth it seeing my pale face my brother's rage
07:50finally dissipated karen straightened his clothes his gaze chillingly indifferent as he looked at me
07:55as ronin helped me back to my room karen's message pierced my mind like an ice pick he told me
08:01to
08:01stop playing the victim to stay away from seraphina i couldn't hold it in anymore i collapsed into my
08:06brother's arms sobbing uncontrollably i told my brother i was leaving if i left everything would
08:12finally be over that's when my brother revealed a secret apparently karen had been searching for that
08:18woman ronin comforted me he promised to support me no matter what decision i made this was the only
08:24warmth i had left to protect that warmth i had to leave i lay in the infirmary my wounds slowly
08:30mending
08:31the unguarded mindlink chatter of the young healers constantly filtered into my ears they didn't know i
08:37could hear or perhaps they simply didn't care in their world i was nothing more than a worthless waste
08:42discarded by the alpha every word they spoke was about my former mate karen and his new favorite
08:48seraphina they whispered that karen personally fed her soup calling her the luckiest she-wolf in the
08:53world each word was a fresh stab to my heart but the cruelest blow was the news of the wedding
08:58karen
08:59planned to live stream it to the entire world to make everyone witness their union i wouldn't even have
09:04a corner to hide in to pretend it wasn't happening just then liam contacted me he said the pack was
09:10worried the rift between karen and ronin would lead to a split they wanted to hold a small gathering to
09:16ease tensions and i needed to bring ronin i wanted to refuse but then i thought of ronin he cherished
09:22his friendships i couldn't let him be ostracized because of my pain this was the last thing i could
09:27do for him and my final duty as a member of the black moon pack we would go consider it
09:32a final farewell
09:33i practically dragged my brother to this so-called reconciliation feast the moment my brother saw karen he
09:39turned to leave i gripped his arm pleading with him in a low voice seraphina immediately put on a
09:44pitiful act coming forward to apologize claiming everything before was just a misunderstanding but
09:50ronin wasn't buying it demanding she apologized to me karen however coldly demanded that i apologize to
09:56seraphina first the atmosphere instantly crackled with tension liam and the others quickly tried to
10:02smooth things over pressing wine glasses into their hands karen drank for seraphina as if to display his
10:08power he then drank ronin's wine too later during the hunting game he repeatedly took punishments
10:13for seraphina he publicly declared how he would protect his mate playing the role of a devoted alpha
10:19to perfection the she-wolf's present every single one had eyes practically turned into hearts only i
10:25felt my stomach churn sick to my core i escaped to the terrace hoping to catch my breath but karen's
10:31drunken mind link message pierced my thoughts seraphina i've been searching for you for 10 years
10:35i wolf recognized you the moment i smelled your scent i instantly plunged into an icy abyss the scent
10:41he spoke of it was mine my faded bond it was all just a mistake a case of mistaken identity
10:47karen's
10:48inner monologue kept spilling out every single word was a knife twisting deeper into my mind he said his
10:54computer was filled with her photos years of gifts prepared just for her yet he was too cowardly to ever
10:59give them i laughed a bitter hollow sound he wasn't cowardly he was just waiting for her it was never
11:06ever me disappointment heavy in my chest i left with ronin on the way back karen and his party were
11:12ambushed by rogue wolves ronin shoved me into the car yelling at me to call for help then plunged into
11:17the fray himself in the chaotic melee a rogue wolf raised a steel pipe glinting with liquid silver and
11:24brought it down aiming straight for seraphina in the action karen shifted into a massive black wolf
11:29deliberately turning his back to an incoming attack he used his own body to shield seraphina
11:34a living barrier the liquid silver seared through his fur burning deep into his muscles
11:41but he didn't flinch didn't move an inch he took the full brunt of the attack protecting seraphina from
11:47even a scratch that single agonizing moment everything clicked into place his love for her was real
11:53undeniable he was willing to die for her the guard arrived and the rogue wolves scattered
11:58banishing into the darkness karen lay unconscious in a private room still and pale later ronin told me
12:04that even in his coma he wouldn't stop whispering that name i didn't need to ask whose name it was
12:10i gripped my brother's arm and turned away pulling him with me in this so-called fated bond this destiny
12:16they spoke of i had been utterly alone from the very beginning to this bitter end no more what ifs
12:22no more desperate hopes tomorrow would be the day the man i'd love for 10 years the alpha of our
12:27pack
12:27karen would finally marry but the bride wouldn't be me as i turned to leave i thought i'd finally
12:33break down and cry but there was nothing just an empty hollow ache tomorrow tomorrow was the wedding
12:39of the man i'd loved for 10 years alpha karen's grand ceremony and me i chose today to leave forever
12:46i packed all my belongings just one box really my entire life reduced to the weight of a single box
12:51tonight was karen's bachelor party ronin as the beta had to be there late that night i went to the
12:58alpha's
12:58mansion to pick him up everything here had changed my beloved moon petal flowers ripped out by the roots
13:04replaced by the blood red roses his fiancee preferred even the house had been rebuilt for her transformed into
13:09a cold modern style i wandered like a ghost through a life that had never truly been mine karen helped
13:15my brother out ronin leaned against karen's shoulder mumbling not going to your ceremony tomorrow gotta
13:21see my sister off karen's sharp gaze swept over me i couldn't meet his eyes i took ronin turning to
13:27leave immediately but he called out to me forced a smile i wish you and the moon goddess eternal happiness
13:33alpha i'm saying it now because i might not get the chance tomorrow he froze as if he wanted to
13:38ask
13:38something but then he received a mind link from his fiancee he hesitated for a split second then
13:44chose to answer her he seized the opportunity pulling my brother away at once the next day at
13:49the portal i hugged ronin then turned to face the light just as i stepped into the light karen's frantic
13:55mind link slammed into my thoughts celia he finally remembered to ask me but it was too late i erected
14:02a
14:02permanent mental barrier a wall he could never break through instantly his frantic calls were completely cut
14:07off then i stepped into the light letting it consume me on the other side of that light he wasn't
14:13there
14:13no mind link calls no belated apologies nothing connected to the past clean pure it was the best
14:19decision i'd ever made today was supposed to be my marking ceremony the entire pack was celebrating me
14:25but a strange unease gnawed at me my fated mate celia was nowhere to be found i called out to
14:31her through
14:31our mind link only to find our connection severed by her unilaterally a chilling premonition exploded
14:37in my chest just then the woman beside me seraphina suddenly collapsed she was the mate i was about to
14:42mark i immediately scooped her up and rushed into the tent the pax healer alara followed us in the
14:48healer's voice trembled alpha your mate she's going into premature labor i felt like i'd been struck by
14:56lightning premature labor the healer said she was at least 32 weeks pregnant 32 weeks that's eight
15:01months but seraphina and i had only reunited four months ago i'd fabricated a lie to drive celia
15:07away turns out i was the fool who'd been played the child in her belly wasn't mine at all hours
15:12later seraphina woke up i walked into the infirmary picking up a fruit knife i slowly peeled an apple my
15:17voice deceptively calm the ceremony is postponed get some rest she offered a relieved smile i stopped the
15:24knife in my hand my gaze locked onto her seraphina tell me whose child are you carrying that ridiculous
15:30lie ignited my fury i slammed the knife into the bedside table crushing her pretense with my alpha's
15:35dominance tell me whose best child is in your womb my alpha aura was tearing the hospital room apart
15:41i just needed to know whose baby she was carrying but the woman i'd love for 10 years just smiled
15:47just a little betrayal my alpha her mask ripped away her face a canvas of mockery she said she faked
15:52our faded mate scent with a few herbs she said i was foolish fooled by her for 10 long years
15:57my mind
15:58went blank that's when my good brother damien walked in he looked concerned like an innocent man but my
16:04gaze darted between him and seraphina's belly a horrifying thought exploded in my mind it was his the
16:09baby was his seraphina looking utterly deranged shrieked pointing at damien she screamed out the entire plan
16:15seduce me mark me bear damien's son child with a claim to my black moon packed throne they wanted to
16:21take everything from me i didn't look at her my eyes were fixed on damien the brother i'd considered
16:26family why i fist connected with his face he wiped the blood from his lip finally revealing his true
16:31self he said we alphas were all arrogant and foolish and i was the biggest fool of them all because
16:37i had
16:37personally cast aside my true mate that quiet omega celia that was your destiny celia that name like a
16:45poison dagger plunged into my heart the truth it was a knife twisting deep in my heart turns out the
16:51one i'd pushed away with my own hands was my true destiny all along i burst out of the infirmary
16:56like
16:56a mad woman straight into the pouring rain i had to find her i had to her cabin i kicked
17:02the door open
17:03hard inside dead silence furniture draped in white sheets thick with dust she was gone long gone then a
17:09shadow detached itself from the deeper gloom it was ronin my once best friend my brother he slammed a fist
17:15into me sending me sprawling get out you don't deserve to be in her home i shoved him aside tearing
17:20through the place like a maniac the wardrobe was empty the dresser there nothing just the ghost of
17:25her scent lingering i stumbled out to the outdoor forge collapsing to my knees in the cold ashes my
17:31fingers brushed against something it was the dagger i'd given her now a twisted charred wreck and a
17:36crumpled candy wrapper one i'd carelessly given her eight years ago still stained with the blood from
17:41her scraped knee all those years ago she'd kept it for eight years treasured it only to throw it into
17:46the fire herself in the end my heart ripped to shreds instantly i tried to reach her through our
17:51mind link but all that answered was a cold impenetrable wall she completely severed our
17:56connection cut me off ronin's voice was like poison ice sharp and deadly while she was brewing medicine to
18:01heal your wounds you were out picking crowns with another woman while she was burning up with fever
18:06baking you a cake you were off hunting for sport with another woman every single word he uttered
18:11was a nail hammered deep into my coffin i'm sorry i knelt in the mud a pathetic lost dog please
18:17just
18:17tell me where she is he stepped forward then slammed a vicious kick into my ribs you'll never see her
18:22again not ever this is your retribution your damn fate he tossed down a sheet of paper it was her
18:27self-portrait her eyes and it once shone like stars now that light i snuffed it out myself rain mingled
18:33with my tears and i finally utterly broke overnight my business empire crumbled overwhelming accusations
18:39of financial fraud rained down on me i the alpha of the black moon pack was now a criminal in
18:44the
18:44human world our packs century-old legacy was evaporating at an unprecedented rate i was dragged
18:49before the elder council their faces contorted with rage looked ready to tear me limb from limb
18:55a stack of forged documents was slammed into my face karen explain yourself my signature flawless
19:01was on every single one it hit me then like a punch to the gut it was her seraphina the
19:06woman i
19:07once loved the queen i'd imprisoned i remembered that rainy day teaching her hand over hand to mimic
19:12my handwriting back then i thought it was a game of playful intimacy now i saw it for what it
19:17was pure
19:17calculation from the very beginning she'd been collecting my weaknesses the elders roared demanding
19:22my alpha title be stripped away all because i'd been blinded by a woman swallowed the rising urge to
19:27kill my gaze turning to ice give me three days three days i wash away the shame with the traitor's
19:33blood i thought the deepest betrayal had come from the one who shared my bed but i was wrong just
19:38as i
19:38swore my blood oath to the elders my most trusted beta my brother ronin he was handing over every
19:43single defense secret of our pack our patrol routes our security codes all of it to our sworn enemies
19:49he didn't just want my life he wanted the complete annihilation of the black moon pack this was the true
19:54final blow i was once the queen of the pack now i'm nothing but a prisoner on the screen in
20:00my cell
20:00my lover damien was holding a press conference dressed impeccably he stood before the entire
20:05world and pinned every single crime we'd committed squarely on me seraphina's actions are her own doing
20:11i knew nothing about them i thought that was the ultimate betrayal until his icy voice echoed directly
20:17in my mind you're useless the next second the mate bond the very link connecting our souls was severed
20:24by his own hand it felt like my soul was being ripped in two alive before the agony even subsided
20:29i was dragged to the center of the plaza my former pack members spat at me calling me a traitor
20:34a schemer
20:35and my ex-husband alpha karen watched coldly from the balcony it was him who leaked the footage
20:40of damien and me plotting now he was going to banish me completely i was cast out of the territory
20:45left with absolutely nothing but i wouldn't fall in my heart only the scorching flames of revenge
20:51remained i slipped silently into damien's secret stronghold he saw me and there wasn't a hint of
20:56guilt on his face only a flicker of impatience you're a liability now this is a business decision
21:02a business decision our love our child everything we had in his eyes it was all just a damn business
21:08decision the last thread of my sanity snapped i didn't pull out the poison blade hidden in my heel
21:13instead i lunged for the experimental energy core that powered the entire stronghold with a piercing
21:18shriek i plunged my hand deep inside alarms blared and for the first time genuine fear flashed across
21:24damien's face what have you done i laughed wildly at him if i can't have it no one can the
21:30world
21:30dissolved into white light and raging fire then silence my pax bar was a tomb my own pack who once
21:37revered me now shunned me like the plague i was their alpha yet in their eyes i was the sole
21:41culprit a bottle of
21:43hard liquor down and then the elder council's verdict arrived they cleared me of fraud only
21:47to slap me with a new charge leaking confidential information it was nothing but a political charade
21:52designed to further erode my power i stumbled back to the empty alpha mansion this place it was a
21:58monument to all my failures the iron box i'd salvaged from the ruins was now in my hands inside
22:03lay the wreckage of all her love a melted dagger a charred diary and a sketch of me then i
22:08remembered she
22:09was only 14 that day quietly sketching by the training grounds i thought she was infatuated
22:13with me and with one cold glance i crushed her focus i was wrong it wasn't infatuation it was the
22:19pure gaze of an artist and for that i had deeply hurt her that memory twisted in my gut like
22:24a knife
22:24just then a few of my most trusted confidants walked in their faces mirrored my own shame also we were
22:30wrong they handed me a data chip it was surveillance footage from two years ago on screen my ex-fiance
22:36seraphina and my sworn enemy damien they were like a true couple intimately plotting their conspiracy
22:41the lie i had clung to shattered completely in that moment my stupidity my arrogance my
22:46catastrophic mistake it was celia i had personally destroyed the treasure the moon goddess had bestowed
22:52upon me i had to find her i drove like a mad woman tearing to her brother ronin's apartment
22:57and knelt before his door letting the heavy rain mingle with my tears ronin please i was wrong i was
23:02a
23:02blind fool tell me where she is i just want to tell her i'm sorry ronin looked down at me
23:07his
23:07eyes devoid of hatred only a deep pity more cutting than hate itself it's too late karen his voice it
23:13was my death sentence you threw away the best gift the moon goddess ever gave you you don't deserve to
23:18know where she is you lost her forever i escaped the icy grip of the black moon pack and found
23:24my way
23:25to silverwood territory a place brimming with art and nature here i molded my shattered past into
23:30butterflies my shattered wings series became incredibly popular but the last piece the one
23:36meant to represent rebirth remained soulless i buried myself in my studio working day and night
23:41without rest until a gentle voice drifted from the doorway you'll work yourself to death little wolf
23:47it was my mentor alara and behind her stood the alpha of silverwood territory alaric he was holding a
23:53bowl of hot soup bringing me food again alara is right celia even masterpieces need their creator to be
23:59safe and sound i looked at him a wave of warmth washing over me when i first arrived i was
24:05like
24:05a lone wolf bearing my fangs at everyone it was him with godlike patience who silently watched over me
24:11never too close never too far he was also the first one to truly see through me he saw past
24:17my omega
24:17disguise recognizing the dormant white wolf soul within me i gestured to the room full of butterfly
24:22sculptures and asked him do you know why i chose butterflies he gently traced the curve of a mended
24:27butterfly wing his honey colored eyes seemed to pierce right through my soul because for a white
24:33wolf to be reborn the soul must be torn apart to break free from the cocoon no matter how painful
24:38the process every single word he spoke echoed my deepest feelings i instinctively touched behind my
24:43ear a new butterfly tattoo rested there covering old scars alaric didn't give me much time to dwell on
24:49my emotions he changed the subject a spark igniting in his eyes your exhibition is in a month let me
24:55help you build a true sanctuary for your art it wasn't a command nor was it charity it was a
25:00gesture
25:01of equal respect an invitation to partnership the long frozen wall around my heart finally cracked
25:06open just a sliver a single beam of moonlight streamed through my art exhibition was about to begin
25:12but for the most important centerpiece i was drawing a complete blank i tore through sketch after sketch
25:18my frustration pushing me to the brink just then lord alaric found me he didn't say a word just led
25:25me
25:25to his secret base a sanctuary woven from living trees and in the center of the sanctuary i saw a
25:30model a massive dome crafted from crystal its shape a perfect butterfly wing it was literally the design
25:37of my dreams alaric picked up a pen and in a few strokes merged his design with my vision a
25:42crystal
25:43butterfly pavilion concept was instantly born it was stunned this was his masterpiece his heart and
25:48soul poured into it but he said my smile was more important than any masterpiece the next day he even
25:54brought a physical model the crystal shimmered dazzling in the sunlight but on the base of the perfect
26:00model i found a clumsy grass knot it was a blessing knot woven only between wolf mates i couldn't help
26:06but
26:06ask him if he was doing all this just because of my brother alaric fell silent he confessed that at
26:12first it was indeed for a promise but then he took a step closer his voice low and burning but
26:18that
26:18promise was fulfilled ages ago everything i've done for you since then it's all been for myself my heart
26:23skipped a beat he gazed at me as if trying to see through to my soul from the moment i
26:28saw the soul of
26:29that white wolf in your eyes i knew there is no way i could ever let you go i arrived
26:35in silverwood
26:35territory the air here was so clean it made me sick i stood outside a gallery a massive banner displayed
26:41her name celia the exhibition's theme was shattered wings i knew those wings i was the one who broke
26:47them i tried to enter but the guard stopped me an invitation or a pack pass i'm here to see
26:54the
26:54artist no pass no entry the guard's eyes were filled with disdain you reek of the black moon packs rot
27:00i was once the alpha of the black moon pack now i couldn't even get into a building i could
27:05only wait in
27:05the plaza like a thief until i saw her she walked out of the gallery laughing freely it was a
27:11bright
27:11joyful laugh i'd never heard from her before and beside her stood another man alpha alaric he looked
27:18at her with eyes full of adoration he reached out brushing a strand of hair from her cheek his
27:23fingertips lightly grazed her neck she didn't flinch instead she leaned into his touch her face showing
27:29complete trust and peace my heart felt like it was being squeezed by a cruel hand my wolf soul whimpered
27:35pitifully inside me ronan appeared beside me like a ghost you don't deserve to be here i i just want
27:41to talk to her i want to apologize ronan laughed a harsh grating sound apologize for which one for
27:47publicly shaming her or attempting to murder her or perhaps for leaving her to die beneath the silver
27:52chandelier he pointed to her and alaric see where he touched her there's a butterfly tattoo there now
27:57covering the scars you left my breath hitched all her work in that gallery it's about you
28:02about how you tore her soul to shreds her greatest art stems from your deepest sins i'll wait until
28:08she's willing to see me she never will ronan's voice was chillingly cold alaric gave her what you
28:13never could respect and equality he's healing her and you karen you are the wound stay away from her
28:19ronan turned and walked towards them he embraced celia and shook hands with alaric the three of them
28:25stood together laughing and talking like a true family and i i stood alone in the darkness a banished
28:31sinner watching the life i had personally destroyed watching the happiness i could never possess i finally
28:37understood what you throw away with your own hands you can never get back thunderous applause erupted all
28:44for me my masterpiece shattered wings was a resounding triumph i stood in the spotlight soaking it all in
28:50this was my rebirth and none of it would have been possible without alaric's unwavering support he had
28:56once told me the white wolf's wings would eventually soar i bowed to the audience my gaze sweeping over
29:01the sea of faces but in the deepest shadows of the corner a familiar figure caught my eye karen the
29:07man
29:08who had once plunged me into the abyss his eyes were a swirling storm of pain and regret our eyes
29:13locked for
29:13a single charged second then i deliberately turned my head pretending he didn't exist the past belonged
29:19buried i wouldn't spare him another second of my time later at the celebration banquet i found myself
29:25alone on the terrace a year ago i had been discarded here bleeding and broken a year later i was
29:31the
29:31celebrated artist the focus of every eye alaric appeared behind me a velvet box in his hand
29:40an invitation to join him in receiving the moon goddess's blessing to embark on a new beginning
29:45together inside the box lay a delicate butterfly brooch symbol of my metamorphosis i'd be delighted
29:51alaric he gently pinned the brooch onto my dress then pulled me into his arms his embrace held no
29:57possessiveness only a profound sense of peace and security this was what home felt like it was over
30:03faster than i ever imagined the elder council delivered their final judgment i wasn't the high
30:09and mighty alpha anymore i was a sinner they roared calling me blind blind for a traitorous woman blind
30:15for throwing away the white wolf's blessing a gift bestowed once in a millennium my father the
30:20previous alpha king he pointed a trembling finger at my face his eyes brimming with disappointment
30:25he said my pride had blinded me that i had personally destroyed the entire black moon pack
30:31the next second he clutched his chest and collapsed i had literally driven him to his death i hadn't just
30:36ruined the pack i'd killed my own father a month later the black moon pack was no more our territory
30:42was absorbed by the silverwood pack and i i faced the ultimate humiliation i wasn't executed nor was i
30:49exiled my alpha power was completely sealed away i became the lowest of the low an omega the former alpha
30:55king now reduced to hauling rocks and digging ditches old enemies seized their chance for revenge
31:00log accidentally crushed my leg i became a cripple i lost everything power family friends every single
31:07thing but in the abyss of despair only one obsession remained in my heart celia dragging my crippled leg
31:14i escaped it took weeks but i finally made it back to her territory i hid in the snow like
31:19a beggar
31:20watching her and alaric through the window he held her from behind looking so perfect together i waited
31:26until she was alone then i stopped her she stared at my wretched appearance utterly stunned my voice
31:31hoarse i apologized again and again celia i was wrong i was so so wrong she looked at me her
31:37shock
31:38melting into cold pity a hint of mockery played on her lips sorry her voice was colder than the winter
31:44wind she said i wasn't sorry for what i'd done i was only sorry for what i'd lost she took
31:49a step
31:49closer her gaze like daggers when you were alpha king you didn't want me now that you're a beggar
31:55you suddenly remember me the man who once held such arrogance now lowered himself to the earth before
32:00me he was a hollow shell utterly defeated by the weight of his own choices please celia i recoiled from
32:07his touch letting his trembling hand fall into the cold snow the gift the moon goddess bestowed upon you
32:12you cast it aside with your own hands this is the path you chose you are the architect of your
32:18own silence i turned and walked away not sparing the past another glance but a steady powerful voice
32:24called out to me it was my alpha alaric he walked through the wind and snow his presence bringing a
32:30warmth that filled the air he pulled me into his arms his sovereign aura commanding the entire scene
32:35with a king's authority i looked at the faded shadow before me then spoke to my true partner
32:40let's go home don't let this lost soul block our path those words lost soul struck him with the
32:46force of a mountain it was the very state he once feared now it was his entire identity aleric's voice
32:52was low carrying the weight of a final warning if you ever approach my luna again i will ensure you
32:57vanish from this world forever i never looked back between the past and my future the bridge was finally
33:03gone five years later aleric and i stood as the leaders of the strongest pack on the continent
33:08as for that man his light had finally flickered out he remained in the ruins a memory forgotten
33:13by time before his path ended he left behind a memory crystal inside it held the image of the girl
33:19who once loved him with all her heart and his final whispered words of regret if i had a second
33:25chance i would have cherished you from the very beginning i shed one last tear not for him but for
33:31the girl i used to be with a gentle surge of power the crystal dissolved into starlight
33:37a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind me it was aleric he pressed a soft kiss to
33:42the sacred mark on my neck the one that bound us forever you were safe you were home leaning into
33:49his embrace i gazed out at our vast flourishing territory the girl who was once silenced was finally heard
33:54her and i was finally truly free
33:56and i was finally truly free
33:56and i was finally truly free
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