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00:01I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half-sister Chloe was afraid
00:06her mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she
00:13patted my shoulder who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later
00:21I was begging for mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything case
00:28Valerius the Blackwood Pax Alpha the Lycan Kings most trusted war commander he
00:33was carried back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate
00:37bond shares life force if Alpha case was bound to a living healthy mate her
00:42strength could flow into him and pull him back Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and
00:46presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to refuse if I
00:50wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she
00:55resented my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the
00:58moon goddess I swear Chloe I had no feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger
01:04at my forehead fury in her eyes what good is a vow do you have any idea how
01:09distracting you are I hunched my shoulders tears slid down on my cheeks just look
01:14at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body in front of
01:18every male in the clan who among them would not lose their minds at the smell
01:22of you I wanted to tell her to bind my chest I'd wrapped myself layer after
01:27layer in the sweltering heat until I broke out in a rash her expression
01:31softened she wiped my tears it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't
01:37trust males do you know how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha
01:42weren't old friends you wouldn't even have this opportunity Chloe I don't want to
01:46be anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't make me two
01:54sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your
01:59mind if I hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance
02:03you wouldn't even be worthy of being cases mate the maid burst in breathless miss
02:09Chloe word from the Valerius estate alpha case has woken up Chloe dragged me
02:16straight to Valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main hall to a
02:20set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a
02:23man's shape in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every
02:28few minutes Martha stood on our side eyes red thank you for everything you've done
02:32for case I won't destroy a girl's future over Chloe's eyes moved quick and
02:37calculating Valerius the bond should still be completed Leah arrived the same
02:41day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly her
02:47life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the
02:50healer Ella stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but
02:55an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle I'm afraid he will no longer be
03:02able unable to do what he will no longer be able to get hard
03:05Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at
03:09me with hollowed eyes
03:10Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been looking forward to it
03:17Chloe was already answering for me of course she is she's just an Omega with no
03:21prospects she should be grateful I didn't speak right away my mind went to my
03:27past there was a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate I first saw him
03:32through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow cheeks hunched over a cracked bowl with
03:37nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps bread first then soup
03:41then whatever I had day after day I watched him change the hollows and his
03:46cheeks filled out his shoulders broadened he started training before dawn
03:51running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep he was going to
03:55enter the warrior trials I knew it before he told me when he passed I went to find
04:00him that same night I was happy I remember it clearly I was genuinely
04:03happy I knocked on the gate he didn't open it his voice came Leah I'm betrothed
04:08now it wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet a pouch of
04:12silver consider my debt repaid I stood there for a moment then I picked it up and
04:16walked away that wolf became Chloe's mate Brad I acted like I'd never known him
04:21Chloe found out anyway I snapped back to reality I gathered my skirts and knelt in
04:27front of Martha my lady I'm willing I'll complete the bond care for case and serve
04:34you as long as you need me Luna Martha kept her word and prepared a dignified mating dress
04:39for me Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away on pack business to send me off
04:43she walked me to the door guilt on her face even though case can't get hard at least you'll
04:49be spared the pain of bearing pups don't worry an alpha who can't perform in that area
04:55is probably exceptional in every other honestly none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind
05:00I told myself I was simply moving to a new household case was too weak to stand through
05:05the full mate blessing ritual I completed the bond rites beside his ceremonial sword instead
05:11Martha watched from the front eyes wet the whole time when it was done I was alpha cases mate
05:17the mating chamber was quiet I pushed the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined
05:25against the headboard in a white bathrobe he turned when he heard me up close he was strikingly handsome
05:30sharp jaw dark eyes the kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention
05:36I had no intention of taking a mate he said with a low voice if it doesn't trouble you we
05:42can treat
05:42this as a sibling arrangement he pointed to the chaise along the far wall tonight the bed is yours
05:49I'll take that tomorrow you move to the guest quarters all right I nodded he had thought of
05:55everything it wasn't what I'd expected before the ritual one of the older maids had pulled me aside
06:00and pressed something into my hands a small handbook worn at the corners she'd whispered with
06:06a strange look there are other ways between mates you might find it useful I had no idea what she
06:13meant until I opened it heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages is it too hot
06:19case was
06:20watching me from the bed eyes direct unblinking the dress is heavy I'm a little warm then wash up and
06:29rest he pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall within minutes his breathing evened
06:34out I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down my hair then the layered robes piece by
06:40piece
06:40until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown I turned to the mirror the thin fabric clung to every
06:46curve heavy breasts straining against the cloth slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips
06:51I walked straight into case's gaze he wasn't asleep his chest rose hard the tips of his ears went red
06:59his throat worked as he swallowed I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest
07:05alpha I thought you were asleep a long pause I could sleep later my breath hitched he rose slowly to
07:13his
07:14his feet his tall frame casting a shadow over me
07:26the handbook's images came flooding in my breathing shifted without me meaning it to somehow falling into
07:32the same rhythm as his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool night air rushed in
07:38I
07:38snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness I turned it over in my mind when
07:45he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock had my figure
07:51actually frightened him before I lay down I made a firm decision tomorrow morning I was binding my chest
07:57at least one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when case slipped back in
08:03the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd apparently gone to shower by morning he was
08:08already gone Ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor outside came the sound of a man once
08:14then
08:15again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door alpha case why didn't you call
08:22someone to heat the water it's already summer but the nights are still cold of course you've caught a
08:27chill I'll go brew tea right now I glanced at Ivy does the alpha usually take cold showers I honestly
08:34don't know miss I dismissed her and locked the door I wound a strip of cloth tight over my undergarments
08:40then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the wardrobe high neck loose cut heavy fabric
08:47then I went to living room case was already there when I arrived seated beside Martha she lit up the
08:53moment she saw me her whole face warm with welcome until case coughed and the warmth vanished instantly
09:01cage I have a few private words for Leah go rest for a while case rose and left without a
09:07word
09:07Martha waved me over and took both my hands in hers eyes glistening sweet girl our case is lucky to
09:15have
09:16you the pack healer says the injury drained his life force there's no telling how long he has left
09:25some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline
09:32but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you I'm already grateful you came into
09:39this
09:39family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that I've thought
09:44it
09:45through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you a formal mate release your future stays
09:50protected and I'll see to it that you receive property and a place of your own I reached up and
09:56wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes chest tight with an ache I couldn't name
10:00Mrs. Valerius thank you for looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a
10:06transferred omega servant I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf my thoughts
10:11drifted to the mother I had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up under a
10:15mother's
10:15protection I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through Martha laughed
10:20through her tears look at me I've gone and made you cry too she squeezed my hands Leah there's no
10:27need
10:27to be so formal call me mom just like case does she took a breath so I have a proposition
10:33for you Chloe
10:34mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups I'd like you to take over cases daily meals and care I
10:40just
10:40want him to live a little longer that's my one selfish wish by the end her voice had gone rough
10:46I nodded I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients the last time I'd prepared medicinal
10:51soup was several years ago back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived
10:56alone in a rundown unit skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training one day I found him
11:03collapsed at our back gate and brought him around out of sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer
11:08journals and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever
11:14knew about it from the looks of things he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven
11:19out the
11:20lengths he had gone to were truly something I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case
11:26directing servants to pack up his belongings alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was
11:32moving the guest room his sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer
11:37things it makes more sense for me to move at least eat first I set the food on the table
11:43he gave it a
11:44brief glance and sat down you can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on it's no
11:51different
11:51coming from me it is different his voice remained flat and cool have ivy bring it from now on he
12:00finished the soup and a few quick swallows said a few words to servants and swept past me in that
12:06moment
12:07I confirmed one thing alpha case couldn't stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and had
12:13ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises
12:18the pack healer says case's condition has stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to his
12:24face Leah that's entirely because of you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands back in my
12:32room I tucked it into my jewelry box which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had gifted me
12:37since my arrival Leah you never wear any of the of these isn't it a waste to just put them
12:43away
12:43how is it a waste every one of these can be converted to cash that's my security fund but lady
12:49Martha gave
12:50these to you personally are you really going to sell all of them not right now but if the mate
12:55bond is
12:55ever severed naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment
13:01as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur alpha alpha I spun around and met a pair
13:11of ink
13:11dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her case looked worse than ever case's face was even
13:18paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting fixed on me with cold precision the look unsettled me
13:25completely but I didn't dare let a single trace of a show alpha is there something you need a journal
13:33we looked together I checked the shelves he checked the writing desk neither of us spoke I spotted the
13:39journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf behind a row of my mother's medical notes I reached
13:44up on my toes my fingertips just grazed the cover case's hand came over mine warm steady he reached past
13:52me
13:52without effort and closed his hand around the journal I turned my head his face was right there closer
13:59than I'd realized he was looking down at me then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my
14:05heavy breasts hit his chest first my waist went straight into his palm his hand catching me before
14:11he could react case didn't step back his ear tips went red his throat worked as he swallowed when he
14:18exhaled the breath came out uneven against the top of my head his eyes flashed gold for a second then
14:24green I scrambled upright face burning your journal he took it without a word and walked out perfect
14:32my standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower after that day I made every effort to avoid crossing
14:38paths with case he was injured and recovering he needed to stay calm but there was one more thing
14:43bothering me Brad had been sending notes three times already I hadn't opened a single one just
14:49dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning it's not just a note this
14:53time
14:54he's here side entrance says he won't leave until you come out I clenched my fist and walked out I
14:59didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard Brad was standing at the gate
15:09he paused dropped his voice Mrs. Valerius do you have any idea how many times you've put me in an
15:16impossible position with these meetings I know I just wanted to tell you I'll be securing more power
15:23in the pack soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore he stepped closer I'll buy a house
15:29Leah come with me anything's better than staying with a dying man he reached for me I stepped back
15:37you want me as your mistress Brad nodded completely serious I laughed why would I give up being the
15:44alpha's mate to be your mistress the whole pack knows case is dying he won't last and he can't even
15:51stand up anymore his eyes dropped deliberately to my chest isn't that a waste disgust surged through me
16:00Brad I will never be anyone's mistress case fought on the front lines for this pack
16:06those injuries are his honor you've benefited from every battle he won and you're standing here
16:12calling him less of a man you're the one who's less come near me again and every note you've sent
16:20go straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for you his face went white I swung the gate
16:28shut
16:28I turned around and came face to face with case white t-shirt standing less than half a foot away
16:33his full height bearing down on me alpha I managed a faint edge flickered across his expression wasn't it
16:39my mate just a moment ago why so formal all of a sudden I looked down and started walking
16:47please don't misunderstand as long as I'm in this estate I honor this bond completely
16:51fast it's getting late I should go make your evening meal I moved to step past him his hand
16:56closed around my arm I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts against his chest
17:01my waist caught in his grip I looked up his face was inches from mine his eyes were deep and
17:07unreadable one tilt forward and our lips would have touched his breath hit my face warm my breath
17:14hitched heat pooled low in my core case swallowed hard as long as I remain in this estate each word
17:22slow
17:23deliberate you counting down the days until you can leave I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the
17:29day you die no nothing like that I shifted in his grip alpha you're hurting my arm did you mean
17:36every
17:37word you said just now I blinked and asked which part he let out a quiet breath and released me
17:43I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face had actual color in it
17:49his cheeks were just as red as mine that night I had a strange dream
17:55case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek
17:57his fingers hooked into the strap of my slip voice dropping to a low murmur does my luna want this
18:04I nodded like someone completely under a spell
18:07then a fierce consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go
18:10I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering breathless
18:16ivy knocked and came in I asked her to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my sweat
18:21damp hair
18:21and murmured it really is getting hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit me that
18:28first
18:28night case cold shower surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and recovering he was
18:38supposed to be keeping himself calm at midday Martha's attendant arrived Martha would like dinner in the
18:43garden tonight she asks that you be sure to come been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for
18:49days just to steer clear of case but Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation
18:54I couldn't say no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom
18:59a gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table
19:05covered with every dish I loved most Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case mentioned
19:11it's your birthday today he's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this
19:15I looked up and met a pair of burning intent eyes heat rushed straight to my face case lit a
19:21plate of
19:22chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression how did you know today was my birthday
19:28I'd completely forgotten it myself my birth mother died bringing me into the world no one had ever
19:34once marked the day for me case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly it's not difficult to know it
19:40something in my chest gave one quiet inexplicable pull Leah this peach blossom wine is from my
19:48private reserve I'm opening it just for you but you two had better not drink too much she pushed back
19:54her chair said the summer evening breeze was too much for her old bones and left the garden went quiet
20:01to avoid the silence I put my head down and drank one cup then another then another the wine was
20:08sweet
20:08and dangerously potent before long the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry case watched
20:14me but said nothing by the third glass I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence by the fourth I'd stopped
20:21feeling much of anything I reached across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake the dish was
20:27empty I looked up where's the last piece I ate it I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came
20:34from
20:34I leaned straight toward his face who told you to eat that spit it back out I pressed against his
20:42chest trying
20:43to peer into his mouth case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it that way I straightened
20:49up and
20:50stared at him then how am I supposed to find it a faint flush crept across his cheeks try using
20:56your mouse my
20:58gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips I swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation case went
21:04rigid his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his hand cupped the back of my head and he
21:11pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower bed
21:18alpha the night air is cool lady martin asked me to bring you both a wrap
21:24I had no idea how much ivy'd seen I shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted
21:29everything went dark
21:33when I woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning I suddenly remembered I'd promised
21:39Martha to visit case's father's grave it was late I started rushing around for my things
21:47Leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready
21:51Ivy was it you who brought me back last night no the alpha carried you back I spun around to
21:59check
22:00her face she nodded completely serious I didn't say anything stupid did I
22:07Ivy bit back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't
22:14let go
22:14you kept calling him my mate over and over until his whole face went red
22:21Ivy don't you dare make things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out
22:27I met Martha at the front entrance case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory
22:35I sat in the back of the car completely distracted replaying the moment I'd kissed case last night
22:41Martha must have misread my expression because she said
22:46Leah is there someone you have feelings for
22:52I've noticed you've been avoiding case these past few days
22:56please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night
23:00I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at least be friends but if you're uncomfortable
23:05or if you want to leave just say I'll have him sever the bond I won't let you be trapped
23:11here
23:11mom no it's not that I was thinking about something else what is it I was still figuring
23:17out how to answer when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard tires off the road
23:23crashing through brush the whole frame shaking I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver slumped over
23:28the wheel unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead Martha grabbed my arm
23:35Leah what do we do we jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't hold on to me
23:42I wrapped myself
23:43around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground we hit the cliff edge
23:48and went over my hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face my other hand locked
23:53around
23:53Martha's wrist below her was a straight drop into nothing mom don't look down don't look down hold
24:01on to me Ivy and the others are right behind us behind us in the second car they'll be here
24:07soon
24:08the root ground under our weight Martha's voice broke Leah let me go we're too heavy
24:18it's going to snap I'm old I've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so
24:30hard I
24:31could barely breathe I couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day mom I would
24:40rather
24:40die with you than watch you fall hold on
24:48they're coming the truth was I had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep
24:56it had
24:56stopped feeling like pain at all then I heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
25:07the face Leah don't move I'm coming down case's voice he'd called me by my name the first time a
25:17strong
25:18arm came under me he'd climbed down the cliff face wolf claws dug into the rock he untied the rope
25:26from
25:26his own body and looped it around my waist then climbed down further and did the same for Martha
25:33the people above pulled together we came up one at a time it wasn't a hallucination case had saved us
25:42he held me brow creased
25:46why is there so much blood Martha clutched her face she shielded me when we jumped I didn't get a
25:55scratch
25:56it's all hers my eyelids felt like lead Leah don't sleep I'm taking you to Ella he lifted me into
26:06the
26:07car and I stayed curled against his chest his forehead was damp with sweat he kept one hand on
26:14the wheel and kept talking Leah Leah Leah stay awake I'll get you chestnut cake I'll give you all the
26:22jewelry you want to sell you don't have to wait for me to die I'll write the bond release today
26:27you can
26:27leave whenever you want my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face I looked up at the sky
26:34through the windshield it wasn't raining then everything went black when I opened my eyes
26:40every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong my Luna the pack
26:45healer said
26:46you can't move yet Ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're lucky nothing's
26:52broken her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to stay flat or
26:57they'll
26:57scar your shoulder was dislocated she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to the door after I
27:04finished the medicine I asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver with
27:09wolf bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the alpha's family
27:14directly I was flat on my back for a full month I didn't see case once Martha kept her door
27:20shut too
27:20still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices
27:25like something was being held just below the surface I asked Ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:31today I was finally cleared to get out of bed I opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:36figure case dark tactical shirt sharper than I remembered he held out a small wooden box I took it
27:43and lifted the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter my body went rigid something locked
27:51around my chest and wouldn't let go case are you throwing me out you've been waiting for this since
27:57the day you arrived you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with me
28:01you were counting down the days until I died so you could walk out cleanly I'm just doing it early
28:08Leah go after today we're finished something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed it took
28:16a long time to get anything out so that's what you think of me
28:23leave now I don't want to see you anymore case disappeared around the corner of the yard
28:28estate guards all but pushed me out the door Ivy fell in to step beside me and the alpha said
28:33you're used to having me around he told me to go with you I couldn't speak
28:43we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory
28:46by morning the pack's official announcement had gone up the announcement said case had betrayed
28:51the pack the announcement said he had betrayed the pack that he had leaked the border patrol routes
28:56to a rogue faction by order of the lycan king royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him pending
29:03investigation case was being held in the dungeons under royal guard the estate was locked down
29:10everyone inside was under scrutiny case would never betray his pack he would die before he did something
29:17like that he rushed to get me out that was why that was the only reason ivy was pacing circles
29:24around
29:24the living room she'd grown up inside the estate she couldn't stand still is there anything we can do
29:31i made myself sit down and think years ago elder reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the
29:37forest and been bitten by a snake i'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound
29:43elder reed had arrived while i was still crouched over the boy he'd seen my face i was sure he
29:48hadn't
29:48forgotten i tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into elder reed you remember
29:55me i need a favor he looked at me for a long moment then he nodded elder reed led me
30:01into the dungeon
30:0230 minutes no more the door unlocked case stood up his eyes flashed with surprise how did you get in
30:08my chest ached as i looked at him through the blur of tears that's why you kicked me out isn't
30:13it
30:13you were framed think carefully is there any evidence to prove your innocence i will find it i will
30:20investigate i swear i will rescue you case's gaze deepened then his arm shot out and pulled me into
30:27his chest leah my heart hammered but time was running out this wasn't the moment i pushed against
30:34him he didn't budge leah you don't need to do anything i can't say much i promise seven days
30:43later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay his eyes were steady certain like he was coaxing
30:49a frightened pup i walked out of the dungeon and straight into brad he stepped into my path slow
31:00smile spreading across it's not too late to reconsider being my mistress beats being alone
31:06and disgraced i swung my hand and slapped him across the face he lunged for me i stepped sideways
31:12and put distance between us try that again and every note you sent me ends up in front of chloe's
31:16father
31:16every single one you've been whispering in her ear for years haven't you trying to get me pushed out
31:21thinking i'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run to you but you never counted on chloe
31:25handing me straight to case a man you can't touch his face changed i didn't wait for him to recover
31:31i walked away and didn't look back a wolf like that the further the better i didn't sleep well for
31:37the next five days case's voice kept coming back to me i promise seven days later i will accompany you
31:43watch the sunrise okay on the afternoon of the sixth day the lichen king's official decree went up across
31:48the territory the leak hadn't come from case it had come from prince marcus and his allies the truth is
31:55finally revealed the lichen king had not yet named his heir both prince caden and prince marcus were in
32:03the running case was prince caden's most powerful ally the alpha who commanded the most powerful pack
32:08taking case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne prince marcus had planted a spy
32:12inside the blackwood pack used him to steal the border patrol routes then framed case for it so
32:17the injury had been faked all of it a deliberate trap to draw out the spy but why fake being
32:23unable
32:23to mate i turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer dawn was just
32:28breaking
32:28when someone knocked at the door i didn't think i just ran i threw the door open and walked straight
32:33into case's chest he went completely still then his arms came around me slow and deliberate and pulled
32:38me in hard i'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt no warning through the thin fabric i
32:44could
32:44feel everything the hard muscle of his chest his arms locked tight around me i pressed my hands against
32:49his chest and tried to step back leah his voice dropped low i'm back our eyes locked the heat between
32:56us was thick enough to touch then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom
33:00i beat a fist against his chest weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise you first sunrise after
33:10we fell onto the bed together
33:14case pinned me beneath him one hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open eyes never leaving
33:19mine i covered his eyes with both hands don't look it's embarrassing he took my hands down his breathing
33:26had gone ragged it's beautiful his eyes were bright and fixed my skin went hot everywhere he touched
33:33i pressed my palm flat against his chest hard muscle warm skin healer said you couldn't get hard how is
33:39any of this possible lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear you want to know if i can
33:44there's one
33:46way to find out he kissed me one hand cupping my face tilting it up toward him i kissed him
33:51back hard
33:52my hands slid up his chest over his shoulders gripping his arms he pressed me further into the
33:58mattress his weight settling over me the heat built fast and took over completely my hands went slack
34:05he caught them laced his fingers through mine and pinned them above my head he loves me very much and
34:11completely occupies me my face gradually became rosy and we could only hear each other's heartbeats and
34:18breathing his lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw down the side of my neck slow and unhurried
34:25then he stopped his canines pierced my mating gland a second of sharp white hot pain and then it was
34:32done
34:33i lay there chest heaving fingers still tangled in his on my neck his mark ached finally we weren't just
34:40mates on paper anymore after the estate lockdown was lifted case took me to meet prince kaden a slow
34:47smile spreading across his face so you're the woman who brought case to his knees i've been wanting
34:51to meet you you flatter me your highness case helped the kingdom take down a real threat you stood by
34:58him
34:58through all of it i'll host an official luna ceremony for you and when that day comes i'll have a
35:02gift
35:03ready thank you your highness don't blame case leah faking the injury was always part of the plan
35:13too many enemies wanted him dead the only way to keep him safe was to make them think he was
35:17already
35:18finished the part about not being able to get hard that was my idea i gave the pack doctor that
35:23order
35:24myself we grew up together i know exactly how he is never any interest in women never any weakness i
35:33figured it was time someone did something about that suddenly i understood just two old friends and one
35:38very elaborate prank the car accident that was prince marcus as well they intended it to look like an
35:44accident they didn't expect to hurt you in the process luna leah it's been dealt with you and case
35:50are safe now i took a slow breath knowing it was over didn't make the memory of dangling off that
36:00cliff
36:00any less vivid we got back to the estate to find chloe already inside crying she walked an hour ago
36:06and
36:06hasn't stopped martha is getting a headache from it i told case to go to his study i'd handle it
36:13i sat down next to chloe face red eyes swollen word had already spread brad had been identified as
36:19one of prince marcus's informants chloe's father had been cleared but chloe and brad were finished
36:25still crying i'll have someone throw you out she stopped immediately still shaking but quiet i misjudged
36:32him i thought picking someone from a lower ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage i didn't think
36:39he'd be like this i told you he wasn't a good person you didn't say it clearly enough i rolled
36:44my eyes
36:46i wasn't a powerless omega anymore i didn't have to hold back
36:54were you ever angry at me for how i treated you back then no i cursed you in my head
37:00but i don't
37:02hold grudges you cursed me do you want to punish me for it chloe laughed despite herself then caught
37:08herself and pressed her lips together i'm sorry for the slap did it hurt i already forgot about it
37:13then let me slap you back we'll be even she closed her eyes and braced herself i raised my hand
37:19and let
37:19it land soft against her cheek she opened her eyes i already gave that slap to brad chloe stared at
37:28me
37:28for a second then she laughed really laughed for the first time since she'd walked in don't call me
37:33chloe anymore can we be friends no i don't like friends who cry too much the light was still on
37:41when i
37:42passed case's study i pushed the door open before i could say a word an arm shot out from behind
37:47and
37:47wrapped around my waist bold intruder his voice dropped low against my ear you think you can just
37:52walk into the alpha's office the alpha's mate is right here and you still dare make a move case played
37:58it straight his lips found my neck here really right here i kept saying no my hand said something else
38:07entirely finding their way to his back he murmured against my ear you have no idea how many times
38:13i thought about this in this room i wanted to say something back but his hand was already moving
38:19and i couldn't get a single word out he carried me to the table and took off my clothes then
38:24we had a
38:25good time when i woke up it was almost dawn case was already awake sitting up against the headboard
38:36watching me his eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back morning i sat up
38:42and rubbed my
38:43eyes then i remembered the sunrise he'd promised the sunrise
38:51we still have time he was already up he picked up my clothes from beside the bed handing them to
38:57me he dressed me slowly straightening each layer with both hands like he'd done it a thousand times
39:02before we walked out into the yard cool air the smell of pine to the east the sky had just
39:08started
39:08to lighten at the edges case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me we watched the horizon
39:12together the sun came up slowly gold light broke across the trees spread across the yard and landed
39:19on us the clouds caught the color and held it beautiful close to my ear beautiful he pulled me in
39:28tighter and said nothing else he didn't need to i'll watch every sunrise and sunset with his voice was
39:34quiet against my hair everyone for as long as we have i turned around and kissed him once quick and
39:41light
39:43deal the sun came up fully and the yard filled with light our shadows stretched long across the
39:48ground behind us over the next few days the estate came back to life servants moved through the halls
39:53with easy steps again martha's health improved she called me in to talk every morning always smiling
39:58when i walked through the door one afternoon i was trimming the plants in the yard when sunny came
40:03running over leah chloe is here again she brought a lot of stuff with her i set down my shears
40:09since the
40:10day she'd come in crying chloe had been showing up regularly she said she was making up for lost
40:14time really she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be let her in i wiped my hands and
40:21went to meet her
40:24chloe walked in with two attendants behind her carrying food boxes she changed a lot less
40:29restless she dressed simpler now and moved quieter i made your favorite chestnut cake i asked the royal
40:44kitchen for the recipe this time better than anything the blackwood kitchen has ever made i took a piece
40:50and bit into it sweet soft better than i expected good thank you so where's case not home he went
41:01to the pack
41:01training ground something came up chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself for a while neither of us said
41:07anything just the wind moving through the yard my father wants me to find a new mate i looked up
41:12don't rush for it
41:15i don't know after brad i don't know how to trust anyone she looked at me something flickering in her
41:22eyes you have a good mate case fights for you protects you and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom
41:30we just got lucky you can't force these things chloe nodded and didn't say anything else just ate her
41:36chestnut cake the yard went quiet just wind moving through the leaves then she said that slap do you
41:45really not hold it against me really it's in the past no point bringing it up the truth was i'd
41:52already
41:52let it go a long time ago she wasn't a bad person just spoiled used to getting her way chloe's
41:58eyes
41:59went red at the edges thank you when i arranged the mating part of it was because i was scared
42:05you and
42:05brad would find your way back to each other but part of it was genuine i really did think case
42:10was
42:11a good man that he wouldn't treat you badly we looked at each other and smiled all the conflicts
42:16were solved i just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time chloe laughed a little embarrassed
42:24it's in the past isn't this better
42:32it is she nodded can we be friends for real i won't be like i was before
42:40sure i nodded something warm moved through my chest letting go of old grudges and coming out
42:46the other side with a friend that wasn't a bad ending we sat in the yard for the rest of
42:50the
42:50afternoon eating and talking pack gossip small things nothing important the sun came through the leaves and
42:57air was warm and easy when case came back from the training grounds that evening and saw the two of
43:02us surprise crossed his face what are you two happy about talking about you chloe grinned about what a
43:09liar you are faking the whole thing and fooling everyone case walked over and sat down beside me
43:17he reached over and took my hand eyes warm tricking you into becoming my luna that's the luckiest thing i've
43:23ever done my face went red i gave him a look chloe burst out laughing all right i'm leaving you
43:28two
43:29alone leah i'll come by tomorrow sure take care i watched her go case turned to me are you good
43:36friend
43:36now yes the past is the past no point holding on to it he squeezed my hand i'm glad you
43:44can think that
43:45way he knew how much i'd been through watching me let it go and just be happy i could tell
43:50it meant
43:51something to him we sat side by side at the stone table and looked out at the sky neither of
43:56us said
43:57much we didn't need to days like this quiet and unhurried became the rhythm of our life case stayed
44:05busy with the pack and with royal matters but he always made time sunrises sunsets he spoiled me until
44:12i didn't know what to do with it martha was healthy and smiling every day the estate was calm and
44:18easy again
44:18the way it used to be true to his word prince caden petitioned the lichen king on my behalf
44:25at my official luna ceremony the lichen king's decree was read aloud a formal commendation in front
44:31of the entire pack the estate was lit up and full of noise that day case lifted the veil and
44:37placed it
44:37over my head himself his eyes proud and soft the most beautiful luna then he shifted right there in front
44:45of
44:45everyone his wolf was massive dark broad-shouldered still he lowered himself to the ground and waited
44:53i climbed onto his back he rose slowly carrying me steady and lifted his head toward the moon
44:59the howl that came out of him was long and deep and carried across the entire territory one by one
45:05the pack answered howl after howl rising into the night sky i thought about everything it had taken
45:12to get here a bastard omega with no wolf no one to speak for her only i knew how hard
45:18the road had been
45:19and all of it every bit of the happiness on the other side of it came from the man standing
45:24behind
45:24me after the ceremony case took me south open land warm air water catching the afternoon light
45:31far from everything that had tried to take us down the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us
45:36every year every season together after the ceremony life settled into a new rhythm i stood beside case
45:45at every pack meeting every decision every matter that came through the estate gates his pack was my pack
45:51his people were my people but he always made time a weekend drive with no destination a trail through
45:59the forest at dawn wherever he thought i'd want to see he took me there without being asked the rest
46:05of
46:05the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us every year every season together
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