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00:00Boyfriend Dante loved me, not my bloodline
00:02To prove that my boyfriend Dante loved me, not my bloodline
00:06I disguised myself as a human secretary and stayed by his side for 7 years
00:10But on our anniversary
00:12He publicly announced his engagement to another woman, Lola
00:15He called me a useless tool
00:17And Lola stomped on
00:18And shattered the necklace my mother had left me
00:21Little did they know
00:22The necklace was the seal that suppressed my alpha power
00:25I dialed my father's number
00:27Dad, the game is over
00:29Sent a helicopter
00:31For 7 years, I suppressed my power to pass as a human
00:34The headline calls her his future Luna
00:36All to prove my boyfriend, Dante, loved me for me, not my royal bloodline
00:40Tonight, I see his face on a giant Times Square billboard
00:43He's holding another woman, a waitress named Lola
00:46My phone buzzes
00:48It's a text from Dante
00:50Meeting ran late, babe
00:51Don't wait up
00:53Love you
00:53The lie is so lazy it's insulting
00:56I go to his office to confront them
00:58Lola is standing there, surrounded by the pack
01:01Well, well
01:02The secretary finally decided to show up
01:04Did you come to clean the toilets?
01:06That's all a human is good for here
01:08I keep my boy steady
01:09Where is Dante?
01:10He's busy with the real Luna
01:12Not a placeholder
01:13Her eyes fall to the silver locket at my throat
01:15A gift from my mother
01:17You are prey, Serafina
01:18And you are trespassing in the wolf's den
01:20She rips the locket from my neck
01:22She throws it to the ground and smashes it under her heel
01:25A cheap trinket for a cheap human
01:27But she has no idea what she's just done
01:29That locket wasn't protecting me from them
01:31It was protecting them from me
01:33The air in the room instantly freezes
01:35My eyes shift from brown to glowing liquid silver
01:38They thought they were discarding a broken secretary
01:41They just declared war on the royal family
01:43I pick up my phone and dial the most feared number in the werewolf world
01:47Papa, the masquerade is over
01:49Bring the helicopters
01:51The slap is wolf speed
01:52But I see it coming and stand my ground
01:54I have to play the part of the weak human until the very end
01:57My rival Lola's hand cracks across my face
01:59Snapping my head to the side
02:01I taste blood as my lip splits
02:03But the entire lobby just watches in silence
02:05I slowly turn my head back
02:07My expression amassed the perfect calm
02:09Is that the best you can do?
02:11Lola's eyes widen in shock
02:12She expected tears, not defiance
02:15You pathetic little thing
02:16You want to know what your mate Dante really thinks?
02:19She pulls out her phone and shouts the glowing screen directly in my face
02:22It's a text thread with him
02:24The man I have loved for seven years
02:26His words are cruel
02:27Designed to break me completely
02:29Don't worry about Seraphina
02:31She's just a tool
02:32Useful, like a stapler
02:34She has no soul
02:36I read the next message
02:37And my entire world shatters into a million pieces
02:40She can't shift, Lola
02:41And most importantly
02:43She can't breed strong pups
02:44I need a real wolf
02:46I need you
02:47A stapler
02:49Baron
02:50For seven long years
02:51I suppressed my true alpha aura for him
02:53I took pills that made me sick
02:55All to prove that love was stronger than power
02:57But I was wrong
02:58I gave up everything for a boy who sees me as office supplies
03:02Another wolf, Bella
03:03Taunts me from the top of the stairs
03:05He never loved you
03:06You don't even have a scent
03:07You smell like nothing
03:09A small, cold smile touches my bloody lips as I hold Lola's gaze
03:12Actually, seven years ago
03:14Dante followed me home like a puppy in heat
03:16He couldn't stay away
03:17He was young and confused
03:19He probably just smelled your shampoo
03:21No
03:21He smelled the power I keep locked away
03:24His wolf knew I was royalty
03:25Even if his human brain was as stupid to understand
03:28Lola lets out a harsh, barking laugh
03:30Completely enraged by my confidence
03:32Royalty?
03:33You?
03:34A real Luna would have ripped my arm off by now
03:36She steps closer, her weak aura flaring as she leans into my ear
03:40This is a world of predators, Seraphina
03:41And you are prey
03:43I calmly wipe the blood from my lip
03:44Look at the red smear on my thumb
03:46And then meet her eyes with a promise
03:48You have no idea what a predator looks like, Lola
03:50But you're about to find out
03:52Her face twists in pure rage
03:53And she lunges, her claws fully extended and aim straight for my throat
03:57On your knees
03:58A sharp kick to the back of my leg sends me crashing to the marble floor
04:02I, the heir to the vidiello throne
04:04Am forced to kneel before a barmaid and her lackey
04:06That's better
04:07This is where you belong
04:09Beneath us
04:10She grabs a handful of my hair, yanking my head back to expose my throat
04:14I should just tear your throat out right now
04:15My own voice drops, vibrating with a power she can't possibly understand
04:19Touch me again, and you will pray for a death I will not grant you
04:22For a second, she feels it
04:24The raw power crackling in the air around me
04:27A dent her eyes fall to the silver locket on my chest
04:30What is this piece of trash?
04:31She rips it from my neck
04:33Don't
04:33You don't know what it is
04:35That locket is a seal
04:36The only thing keeping the monster inside me caged
04:39A cheap gift from mommy?
04:41It looks just as pathetic as you
04:42I lunge for it, but Bella stomps her heel on my hand, grinding it into the floor
04:46Lola just smiles, dropping the locket onto the marble
04:49She raises her stiletto high in the air
04:52Oops, she brings her foot down with a sickening crunch
04:55The ancient silver shatters into dust
04:57For one heartbeat, I feel nothing but an agonizing emptiness
05:01Then, the power hits me like a tidal wave
05:03The barrier that held back my white wolf lineage for seven years evaporates
05:07The temperature in the room plummets as my true scent fills the air, frost, blood, and ancient power
05:12I rise to my feet, all the pain gone
05:15My eyes snap open, no longer brown, but glowing like twin silver moons
05:19The two bullies stare back, their faces now masks of pure terror
05:22What?
05:23What are you?
05:24I am your reckoning
05:25My burner phone rings, shattering the tension in the room
05:28Lola, the woman who stole my mate, sneers
05:31Bella, get that phone away from her
05:33Bella reaches out with shaking hands and pulls the phone from my pocket
05:36It says
05:38Papa, calling for daddy to save you?
05:40Lola doesn't notice
05:42She snatches the phone and puts it on speaker
05:44But the guards by the door suddenly drop to one knee, their heads bowed in submission
05:48Listen here old man, your daughter is a psycho stalker
05:51Come get your trash
05:53A sharp crack echoes from the phone, like a bone being snapped
05:56The air in the room turns to ice
05:58Who is this?
05:59The voice is a weapon, cold and sharp enough to make alphas tremble
06:03I am the future Luna
06:04She attacked me
06:05I had to destroy her stupid necklace
06:07You destroyed the seal?
06:09You broke the containment?
06:11Good
06:11Put her on
06:13Lola's arrogance crumbles into pure fear
06:15Her hand trembles as she holds the phone out to me
06:18She flinches when our fingers touch, as if I'm made of fire
06:21Papa, my voice is no longer weak
06:23It's heavy with the timber of an alpha
06:26The contract?
06:27And the omerta?
06:29With pleasure, Figlia Mia
06:30Look outside
06:32Void
06:33He betrayed the blood
06:34He chose a whore over the crown
06:36Finished
06:36Burn them all to ash
06:38A deep farming sound shakes the building as five military helicopters swarm the sky
06:42Each one bears the golden royal crest of House Vidiello
06:45You
06:46You're human
06:47You're just a secretary
06:48You wanted a ceremony Lola?
06:50My father brought fireworks
06:51I am the White Wolf
06:52And you're standing on my territory
06:54The street outside erupts in chaos
06:56Four armored SUVs screech to a halt, blocking all traffic
07:00Men in black tactical gear pour out, their movements precise and lethal
07:03The revolving doors spin
07:05They aren't security
07:07They're the royal guard, the king's executioners
07:10My ex-fiancé, Dante, walks in
07:12What is all the noise?
07:15I told the pilot not to land until
07:17He's in a perfect tuxedo, beaming, expecting his surprise engagement party
07:21He stops cold
07:23He sees the guards kneeling on the floor
07:25He sees his new lover, Lola, trembling in the corner
07:28And then, he smells it
07:30The scent of the White Wolf hits him like a physical blow
07:33His own wolf whimpers in absolute submission
07:35He turns slowly and his eyes lock on me
07:38I stand in the center of the room, looking stronger than he's ever seen me
07:42Serafina?
07:43What, what did you do?
07:44Why do you smell like that?
07:46Lola runs to him, clutching his arm for protection
07:49Dante!
07:50She's crazy!
07:51She called again
07:52Look outside!
07:53Dante looks past me at the soldiers swarming the entrance
07:56He sees the crest emblazoned on their chests
07:59His face goes completely white
08:01That's, that's the king's crest
08:03He turns back to me, a nervous sweat on his forehead
08:06I laugh
08:06A dry, humorless sound
08:09Serafina, look, I know you're upset
08:11I'll give you a severance package
08:13$50,000
08:15$50,000?
08:16My father spends that on wine for a single dinner
08:19Dante frowns, his arrogance momentarily overriding his fear
08:22Your father?
08:23Your father is a nobody
08:25A human criminal
08:27The glass doors of the lobby explode inward
08:29A mountain of a man steps through the wreckage
08:32It's Don Salvatore Vitiello
08:34The Alpha King
08:36His eyes are locked on the bruise forming on my cheek
08:38Ten soldiers with assault rifles follow him, their weapons aimed at my boss, Dante
08:43De Don Salvatore?
08:44Is this about Jersey?
08:46I can explain
08:47But the king doesn't even look at him
08:50Who touched her?
08:51The room goes dead silent
08:53The human secretary with the mysterious father
08:55Who touched my blood?
08:57His voice is an Alpha command, shattering the rest of the windows
09:01Dante's eyes dart from me, to the king, and back to me
09:03The pieces finally click in his head
09:06No
09:07It can't be
09:08The king simply raises a hand
09:10Kneel
09:11It's not a request
09:13Dante's legs buckle beneath him
09:15He slams onto the marble floor, forced into a deep bow
09:18His forehead touches the ground right at my feet
09:21Get up Dante
09:22Why are you bowing to them?
09:24I slowly walk over to where Dante lies
09:26Shut up, you idiot
09:28That's the Alpha King
09:29I place my foot on the back of his head
09:32I press his face into the cold, hard floor
09:34You wanted a wolf, Dante
09:36Well, here I am
09:38My ex-boss, Dante, is on his knees before me
09:41This should feel like a victory
09:43His forehead is pressed against the cold marble floor, his body trembling
09:47But all I feel is a cold, hollow clarity
09:50His new girlfriend, Lola, frantically tugs at his tuxedo jacket
09:54Get up
09:54Why are you kneeling to this old man?
09:56He's just a gangster
09:57She is a fool
09:59She doesn't understand
10:01A man standing beside me is not just some gangster
10:04He is my father
10:05He is the Alpha of Alphas, the king of all wolves
10:08In our world, biology is law
10:10When he releases his command, it is an invisible force that crushes the will
10:14It bypasses the mind and strikes the wolf spirit, forcing absolute submission
10:18Dante knows this
10:20His own wolf is whimpering, exposing its neck to save its own life
10:23Quiet, Lola
10:25He fights against the crushing gravity, sweat beating on his upper lip
10:28He manages to lift his head, his eyes first finding my father
10:32Then, his gaze slides to me
10:34He blinks, his brain struggling to process what he sees
10:37He's trying to reconcile the image of his docile, coffee-fetching secretary
10:41With the woman standing here now, surrounded by shattered glass and armed royal guards
10:46Serafina, this, this is a misunderstanding
10:48His voice is a pathetic gasp
10:50Tell him
10:52Tell him we are partners
10:54Partners
10:55The word makes my wolf snarl inside me, ready to snap his neck
10:58I look down at the man who thought I was nothing
11:01Partners, I let the word hang in the air, final judgment
11:04Is that what you call it?
11:05I thought I was a stapler
11:07Useful, but soulless
11:08Dante scrambles to his feet, his legs trembling
11:12He wipes blood from his nose where he hit the floor
11:14I was angry
11:16You know how I get
11:17It's the alpha blood
11:19It makes me passionate
11:21My father's voice is low and dangerous
11:23You are not an alpha
11:25An alpha protects his own
11:26You are a child
11:28Dante ignores him, his desperate eyes locked on me
11:31He takes a step forward, raising his hands
11:34Serafina, look at the big picture
11:36We have history
11:38Seven years
11:39This is just a lover's quarrel, right?
11:41A little drama before the wedding?
11:43He actually believes he can talk his way out of treason
11:46I stare back at him, my face like stone
11:49I stare back at him, my face like stone
11:51There is no wedding Dante
11:53His nervous smile falters
11:55Don't be like that
11:56You're emotional
11:58You're human
11:59You don't understand
12:01And there is no company
12:02Not anymore
12:03He tells me he had to choose Lola for the image
12:06But you, you are the brains
12:08I need you
12:09He reaches out to touch my arm
12:11My father moves to stop him
12:13But I hold up a hand
12:14The king freezes at my command
12:17This is my battle
12:18I let my aura flare out
12:20It's not the suffocating heat of a normal alpha
12:22It's sharp and cold, like breathing in ice
12:25Dante stumbles back, his eyes wide with terror
12:28I let my eyes flash from ground to a piercing, metallic silver
12:31I am not human Dante
12:33His jaw drops in disbelief
12:35And I understand the pack better than you ever will
12:37The moment my eyes change, Lola lets out a strangled cry
12:40You lied to me
12:41She scrambles backward, her heels slipping on the polished floor until she hits the reception desk
12:46She points a shaking finger at Dante
12:48You said she was a defect
12:50You said she was a nobody
12:51Dante spins around, his face twisting with rage
12:54Shut up, Lola
12:56Can't you see I'm handling this?
12:58He turns back to me, his eyes darting between my face and the armed guards
13:02I can see the gears turning in his head
13:04He knows he can't fight his way out
13:07So he decides to make a deal
13:08Okay, okay
13:09So your high blood
13:11Vity yellow blood
13:12That changes things
13:15He steps closer, his eyes intense
13:17But listen, Serafina, you need me
13:19I need you
13:20The elders
13:22They'll never accept a hostile takeover
13:24They'll burn the ledgers and hide the accounts
13:26He lowers his voice, trying to sound like an ally
13:29But I know the codes
13:31I know where the bodies are buried
13:33He glances at Lola, who is sobbing in the corner
13:36He lays out his disgusting proposal
13:38Keep me on
13:39As a figurehead
13:41I'll manage the public face, you run the real power from the shadows
13:44We split the prop at 60 to 40
13:47I get to be the alpha on paper, you get the control
13:50Then, he looks right at the woman he was about to marry
13:53And we dump Lola
13:54She was just a prop anyway
13:56I stare at him in utter disbelief
13:58He isn't apologizing for breaking my heart
14:01He is trying to restructure our relationship into a business partnership
14:04He isn't begging for forgiveness after trying to have me killed
14:07And that is the worst betrayal of all
14:10Dante looks at me, then nods toward a terrified Lola
14:13Sell her out
14:14She's a liability
14:16You and I, Serafina
14:18We're assets
14:19A power couple
14:21Imagine what we could do with my network
14:23He offers me a deal, a partnership
14:26I laugh right in his face
14:27Your network?
14:28His smug expression wavers
14:30Dante
14:31Who do you think built your network?
14:33Who set up your companies?
14:34Who negotiated your deals?
14:36I reach into my pocket and pull out a satellite phone
14:39The screen glows on my face in a dim light
14:41I don't need your code
14:42I wrote them
14:43The color drains from his face
14:45He finally understands
14:47Put the phone away, Serafina
14:49If you make that call, I will blacklist you
14:52You'll never work again
14:53He thinks he can threaten me with a job
14:56Work?
14:56Oh, Dante
14:57I don't work for money
14:59I own the men
15:00I start dialing a number I know by heart
15:02It's the private line of his father, Carlo Moretti
15:05The one man in this world he truly fears
15:08Don't do it
15:09I am an alpha
15:10I command you to
15:12He lundered for me
15:14But it's too late
15:15I hit the speaker button just as the line connects
15:18Dante?
15:19Is it done?
15:20Did you announce the engagement?
15:22The investors are waiting
15:24Dante freezes mid-step
15:26His mouth opens, but no sound comes out
15:28He is trapped
15:30I hold the phone up, my voice perfectly calm
15:32It's not Dante
15:33I pause, letting his father absorb the shock
15:36It's Serafina
15:37I have Dante's father on the phone
15:39My ex-fiancé stands beside me, shaking, mouthing the word stop
15:44Serafina?
15:45The best secretary in New York
15:47Is Dante too busy celebrating to call his old man?
15:50He thinks there's going to be a wedding
15:52He has no idea what his son just did
15:54There is no celebration, alpha Moretti
15:56I let the silence hang in the air
15:58And there will be no wedding
15:59What?
16:00What happened?
16:02Did the girl back out?
16:03He still doesn't get it
16:05Dante backed out
16:06He publicly rejected his fiancée to marry a bartender named Lola
16:09That idiot
16:11Who is the fiancée?
16:12We can pay her off
16:14Everyone has a price
16:16He thinks this is about money
16:18He thinks he can buy my silence
16:20Her price is your head, Carlo
16:21The other end of the line goes completely silent
16:24He tries to pull rank
16:25But my rank is higher
16:27Excuse me?
16:29Watch your tone, girl
16:30You are speaking to an alpha
16:32And you are speaking to Serafina Vitello
16:34I let my real name sink in
16:36Daughter of Don Salvatore Vitello
16:38The White Wolf
16:39And the Princess of the Royal Pack
16:41I can almost hear his heart stop through the phone
16:43A noise comes through the speaker
16:45It's not a gasp or a choke
16:47It's the sound of a man's entire world collapsing
16:50And I'm the one who just destroyed it
16:52Dante looks from the phone to me
16:54The color drains from his face as he finally understands
16:57He didn't just cheat on a girl
16:59He declared war on the royal family
17:02Vitello?
17:03No, that's impossible
17:05Serafina is, human
17:06My father's voice cuts through the speaker
17:08Hold his eyes
17:09On the other end of the line
17:11I hear a chair overturn and glass shatter
17:13She is standing right next to me
17:15And she is bleeding because your son allowed a stray dog to strike her
17:18Your Majesty
17:20I didn't know
17:21I swear on my life
17:23Please
17:24Mercy
17:25Mercy is for the innocent
17:27My daughter served your house for seven years
17:30Your son offered her a position as a whore
17:32Dante snaps, his panic making him stupid
17:35She's lying
17:36She's trying to ruin me
17:38You shut your mouth
17:39You stupid, arrogant waste of blood
17:42You have doomed us all
17:43I hold up a hand, silencing them
17:46I casually inspect my fingernails
17:48We had a deal Carlo
17:49Seven years
17:50He failed
17:51I will fix this
17:53I will kill him myself
17:55I will bring you his head
17:56Just please, don't purge the pack
17:58But it's far too late for that
18:00You have one hour to vacate the state
18:02I hang up the phone
18:04After that, any more Eddie Wolf found in New York is fair game for the Royal Guard
18:07Dante stares at me, his world collapsing
18:10You, you can't do that
18:12You can't just evict a pack
18:14I let a small, cold smile touch my lips
18:16I just did
18:17I take a slow step towards him
18:19And now, I'm going to finish the trash
18:21I watch as a harsh siren blares from Dante's phone
18:24It's not a normal ringtone
18:26It's the klaxon of the elders, a sound reserved for emergency pack votes
18:30His hands are slick with sweat as he puts the phone to his ear
18:33Father, listen to me
18:35Silence
18:36The voice on the other end is ancient and devoid of emotion
18:39It's Elder Marcus
18:41Dante Moretti
18:41By unanimous vote of the Council of Elders, you are hereby stripped of your rank
18:46Dante staggers back as if he's been physically struck
18:49You can't do that
18:50I am the heir
18:52You are nothing
18:53The Elder recites the ancient laws like a death sentence
18:56Your alpha blood is denounced
18:58Your name is struck from the registry
19:00You are rogue
19:01With one final, brutal judgment, he delivers the ultimate punishment
19:05If you step foot on Moretti land again, you will be hunted
19:08The line goes dead
19:10The entire lobby is silent
19:12Every employee in the room, the receptionists, the analysts, the guards, is staring at him
19:17Just minutes ago, they looked at him with fear and respect
19:20But now, all I see in their eyes is disgust
19:23In our world, a rogue is the lowest of the low
19:25A wolf without a pack is a wolf without a soul
19:28No
19:29He drops his phone
19:30It clatters on the marble floor
19:33No
19:34I am the alpha
19:35I am the CEO
19:37He spins around, his eyes wild with panic
19:39He looks directly at the company security guards
19:42The same guards who had hesitated to cross him just moments before
19:46Kill them
19:47Dante points a trembling finger at me and my father
19:50But his guards don't move
19:52Get them out of my building
19:53I pay you
19:55Attack
19:56They keep their heads bowed, their eyes locked on the floor
19:59Cowards
20:00They know better than to attack the alpha king for a pathetic rogue
20:04His eyes are wild with madness
20:06I'll do it myself
20:07He crouches, his muscles tensing as he prepares to shift
20:11It's a suicidal move
20:13My father doesn't even blink
20:14He simply raises a single finger
20:17A physical wall of pure power slams into Dante
20:20He is lifted off his feet and thrown backward
20:22He flies across the lobby and smashes into the marble wall
20:25The stone cracks on impact
20:27He slides to the floor, gasping, his transformation stopped cold
20:31My father looks down on him with utter boredom
20:33You are not an alpha
20:35You aren't even fit to be a beta
20:37You are a mistake
20:38I walk over to the broken man crumpled on the floor
20:41He looks up at me, blood trickling from his ear
20:44Serafina, help me
20:46Help you?
20:47I lean down, my face just inches from his
20:49I spent seven years making you look strong
20:51You threw it all away for a cheap blonde
20:53I whisper the final curse
20:55Enjoy the silence, Dante
20:57Without the pack link, it gets very lonely
20:59A screen cuts through the ruined lobby
21:02It comes from the corner
21:03From Lola
21:05This is all your fault
21:06She glares at Dante, who lies broken and disowned on the floor
21:10Her ticket to the high life has just been cancelled
21:12But then, a worse realization dawns on her
21:15She was the one who smashed my locket
21:17She was the one who physically assaulted a royal
21:20She rushes at Dante, her face a mask of pure rage
21:23You told me she was nobody
21:24You ruined my life
21:26The so-called love of the century is over
21:28Dante looks up at her, pure hatred in his eyes
21:30He tries to scramble away, pointing a bloody finger at her
21:33You used some omega magic to cloud my mind
21:36I loved Serafina
21:38You made me do this
21:39You witch
21:41You confused me
21:42It's pathetic
21:43Two dogs fighting over scraps
21:46You liar
21:47She lunges
21:48Her claws extend from her fingertips, and she rakes them across Dante's face
21:52He roars in pain and slams a fist into her stomach
21:55They crash to the marble floor
21:57They roll around, biting and scratching like feral animals
22:00All their dignity is gone
22:02My royal bards watch with stoic expressions
22:05They are watching two selfish creatures tear each other apart
22:08But I can smell their utter disdain
22:10They got exactly what they deserved
22:12And I didn't have to lift a single finger
22:15Enough
22:16He gives a sharp nod to his warriors
22:18One yanks Dante up by the neck, lifting him off his feet
22:21Two bards move instantly
22:23The other grabs Lola by her hair while she kicks and screams
22:26Get off me
22:27I am the Luna
22:28I am
22:29The guard doesn't even blink
22:31You are a criminal
22:33He clamps a hand over her mouth, silencing her
22:35Take them to the silver prison
22:37His voice is pure ice
22:39The council will decide their fate
22:41I suspect it will be permanent
22:43At that word, all the fight drains out of Dante
22:46He looks at the exit, then his eyes lock onto mine
22:49Tears stream down his face, but they're for himself, not for me
22:52He spews pathetic excuses, his voice cracking
22:56Serafina, please
22:57I love you
22:58I always loved you
22:59I just watch as they drag him toward the door
23:02It was the seal
23:04I couldn't smell you
23:05Please, baby, give me another chance
23:08The seven years we shared feel like a lifetime ago
23:11They are mixed with the dust, broken beyond repair
23:13My eyes fall to the floor, to the shattered pieces of my mother's silver locket
23:17I deliberately step forward
23:19My heel comes down hard on a shard of silver, crushing it into the ground
23:23Some things cannot be fixed
23:25I turn my back on the door, and on Dante Moretti, forever
23:28Let's go papa
23:29We have a kingdom to run
23:31A rare, genuine smile softens my father's harsh face
23:34He offers me his arm with a look of pure pride
23:37After you, my queen
23:39I walk out of the Moretti building
23:41The glass doors behind me explode, shattering from the sheer pressure of my father's aura
23:45The air outside is cold and smells of exhaust, but to me, it smells like pure freedom
23:49Behind us, the empire I built for an ungrateful boy is crumbling into chaos
23:54I can hear the frantic shouts of the staff and the endless ringing of phones that will never be answered
23:58A convoy of black, armored SUVs waved at the curb, the royal crest emblazoned on their doors
24:03My father, the Alpha King, opens the door for me
24:06The crowd of onlookers gasps in absolute shock
24:09An Alpha never opens a door for anyone, unless that person is their equal, or their superior
24:14I slide onto the cool leather seat, and the heavy door thuds shut, sealing us inside
24:18As the car merges into the chaotic New York traffic, I look down at my hand
24:22I am still clutching the broken shards of the silver locket that suppressed my true self
24:26I squeeze my fist tighter, welcoming the pain as the jagged edges slice deep into my skin
24:30The sharp, metallic scent of my own blood instantly fills the cabin
24:34It is the unmistakable, frosty aroma of the white wool, finally unleashed after seven long years
24:40Serafina
24:41Don't
24:42He reaches out and gently pries my bloody fingers open
24:45My palm is a mess of blood and the gray ash of the moonshade herb that once kept me hidden
24:49We can fix it
24:50I know a witch in New Orleans who owes me a favor
24:53She can reforge the seal
24:54You can go back to being, normal
24:56If that is what you want
24:58I look at the blood staining my hand, feeling my wolf stir inside me, stretching her massive limbs
25:03After being caged for so long, she purrs at the sight of the blood, happy to finally be breathing
25:08No, normal died back in that lobby
25:10I killed the girl who wanted to be normal
25:12I have to grieve her papa
25:13But I will not resurrect her
25:15A look of immense pride flashes in my father's dark eyes
25:18Good
25:19A queen should never bow her head
25:21He pulls a silk handkerchief from his pocket and begins to wipe my hand, his tone shifting to deadly serious
25:26Parlo has already surrendered
25:28He signed over half his territory ten minutes ago just to avoid a war with us
25:32And more importantly, the council has approved the kill order for Dante
25:36My father offers me the ultimate sanction for my traitorous mate, Dante
25:39He suggests the kill order
25:41It means any wolf in the world could hunt him down, tear his throat out, and face absolutely no legal
25:46consequence
25:47You want to spare him?
25:49I stare out the window as we cross the Brooklyn Bridge, the cable slicing through the sky like the bars
25:53of a cage
25:54No
25:54Death is too easy
25:56I see his face in my mind, twisted with fear and the fake love he pretended to have for me
26:00for so long
26:01If he dies, he becomes a tragedy
26:03A martyr of love gone wrong
26:05I won't allow that
26:06I want him in the silver prison
26:07My father raises an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise on his face
26:11This punishment is far crueler than a quick death
26:13The silver prison is a facility built entirely of silver-infused concrete, a substance that is pure poison to our
26:19kind
26:19It burns the skin on contact and weakens the wolf spirit, keeping the prisoner in a constant state of low
26:24-level agony and nausea
26:25It completely prevents shifting
26:27It is a living hell designed to break the strongest of werewolves, piece by piece
26:31A life sentence?
26:33Life
26:33Let him rot
26:34Let him feel his wolf wither away day by day
26:37Let him think about every single mistake he made
26:39And the girl?
26:40Lola?
26:41The Waste
26:42The Waste is the lawless territory outside the city limits, a barren stretch of land inhabited by feral rogues
26:48These are wolves who have lost their minds to bloodlust
26:50A weak, cosmetic wolf like Lola wouldn't last a single night
26:54It shall be done
26:55The car slows as we reach the midpoint of the bridge, and the driver lowers the window, letting the wind
26:59roar in
27:00I hold my hand out into the gale
27:02In my palms sit silver shards and gray ash, heavy with seven years of memories
27:06Seven years of making coffee
27:08Seven years of fixing spreadsheets
27:10Seven years of loving a man who saw me only as a tool
27:14Goodbye, Serafina the secretary
27:15I turn my hand over
27:17The metal and ash fall, swallowed instantly by the wind and the dark currents of the east river below
27:22I pull my hand back inside as the window rolls up
27:24I look in the rearview mirror, meeting my own gaze
27:27But my eyes are no longer the soft brown of a human
27:30They are not the eyes of the woman who was betrayed
27:32They are glowing with a steady, liquid silver light
27:35The eyes of a queen who has come to claim her throne
27:38Drive, we have assets to seize
27:40Six months have passed
27:42I have come to the silver prison
27:44For a regular wolf, it is pure agony
27:46The very walls are a weapon, infused with enough silver to make a wolf's skin crawl
27:51My father follows me, silent, as my heels click down the corridor like gunshots
27:55A grim-faced warden stops at a heavy steel door
27:58He turns the key, and the smell hits me like a physical blow
28:01Cell 784
28:03It is the stench of urine, sweat, and rotting flesh
28:06It is the smell of despair
28:08Huddled in the far corner is a man I barely recognize
28:11It's Dante
28:12His voice sounds like grinding glass
28:14His expensive tuxedo is nothing but rags hanging off a skeletal frame
28:18His skin is a mess of weeping sores from the constant silver exposure
28:22He squints as the light floods his cell, his eyes milky and weak
28:26Serafina?
28:27He scrambles forward on his hands and knees, not caring that the floor burns him
28:31His hands grip the bars, his face a mask of desperate hope
28:34I stand perfectly still, just beyond his reach
28:37You came
28:38I knew you would
28:39You're here to get me out, right?
28:41I look down at this broken thing
28:43You forgave me?
28:45I've learned my lesson, baby
28:47I swear it
28:48But that man is gone
28:50I search a space for the ambitious, charming man I was supposed to marry
28:54Please, just get me out of here
28:55All I see is a monster paying for his sins
28:58He beeps, a grotesque smile stretching his cracked lips
29:01I look into his ruined eyes, and feel nothing
29:04The man I loved is dead
29:05You're just what's left to rot
29:07I stand before the iron bars of the dungeon
29:10Inside, a broken creature kneels in the filth
29:13It's Dante, the man who betrayed me
29:15He looks up, his face a mess of tears and hope
29:18Serafina, you came
29:20You came for me
29:21I give him a cold, empty stare
29:24He freezes
29:25I didn't come to save you Dante
29:26I came to make sure you were still suffering
29:28What?
29:29His jaw drops, but I'm not finished
29:32A pathetic wail escapes his lips as he shakes his head
29:35I've dissolved the Moretti name
29:36It doesn't exist anymore
29:38Your father is in exile
29:39Your legacy is dust
29:41No, you can't
29:42We were partners
29:44We were going to rule the city
29:46I almost laugh at the memory
29:48I am ruling the city
29:49I let the words hang in the stale air
29:51Alone
29:52With that, I turn my back on him and walk away
29:55Wait
29:56Don't leave me here
29:57He lunges for the bars, his filthy fingers just brushing the back of my coat
30:01It burns
30:02It hurts
30:03Please, Serafina
30:05I love you
30:06I don't flinch
30:08I don't look back
30:10Goodbye Dante
30:10A heavy dungeon door slams shut, cutting off his screams for good
30:14Are you satisfied?
30:16As I step back into the bright sunlight, my father is waiting for me
30:19I take a deep breath at the fresh, clean air
30:22Yes
30:23The phone rings at 3 in the morning
30:25I pick up the phone
30:27It's the prison warden
30:28I am already awake
30:30My white wolf energy never sleeps
30:32It hunts
30:33Alpha Serafina
30:35I'm calling about inmate 784
30:38Dante Moretti
30:39His voice is low and grave
30:41He's dead
30:42I feel nothing
30:44How, the warden sounds disturbed
30:46It was suicide
30:48He, he swallowed a piece of the silver plaster from his cell wall
30:51It tore his insides apart
30:53The death must have been excruciating
30:55I swing my legs out of bed
30:57I walk onto the balcony of my penthouse
30:59The city is a sea of dark glass and sleeping lights below me
31:03He wants to give honor to the man who betrayed me
31:05Above, the moon is full, and I feel its power surge through me
31:09My voice cuts through the line like a shard of ice
31:11We need your instructions for the disposal of the remains
31:13Is there a family plot?
31:16We could ship him to his father, Carlo Moretti
31:18Then, a funeral, perhaps?
31:21No, no shipping
31:22No family plot
31:23I almost laughed at the absurdity
31:25A funeral?
31:26And who exactly would attend?
31:28I let the silence stretch, making him wait
31:30The warden says nothing
31:32He knows the answer
31:33The father who disowned him
31:35The fianchi you betrayed
31:36The pack you tried to burn to the ground
31:38Then, what are your orders, Alpha?
31:41I give the traitor the end he deserves
31:43Burn the body
31:44Throw the ashes in the trash
31:45He is nothing
31:46The warden's voice comes through the phone, quiet and formal
31:50He's gone, Alpha
31:51What are your orders for the body?
31:53I don't need a moment to think
31:56Cremate him
31:57I look up at the full moon
31:59And the ashes?
32:00Should I send them to your estate?
32:02His question hangs in the air
32:04I remember a night just like this, seven years ago
32:07But it was all a lie
32:09Dante pointed to the stars and promised me everything
32:11Even then, he was just calculating my worth
32:14He told me he wanted to be a king
32:16He told me he would rule the city
32:18Now, he's just biological waste in a cold metal drawer
32:22I lift the phone to my lips again
32:24No
32:25You will not send them to me
32:27Treat his ashes as medical waste
32:29Dispose of it with the rest of the refuse
32:31Understood, Alpha
32:33The line clicks dead
32:34I stand on the balcony, feeling the cold night air
32:37There is no crack in my heart
32:39No pain
32:40Just the feeling of a long, terrible story finally ending
32:44The masquerade is truly over
32:45I know she is right
32:47I stare out at the city lights below
32:49My city
32:50The false king is dead
32:52I grip the iron railing, my knuckles turning white with pressure
32:56Long live the queen
32:57My family lawyer, Marcus, enters my office
33:00He drops a thick stack of documents on my desk
33:03The deed to the Moretti estate
33:05The ancestral lands
33:07This is it
33:08The final step in my revenge
33:10With one signature, their home of 50 years becomes mine
33:14I plan to bulldoze their manor to the ground
33:16And build a training center for my warriors on the ashes
33:19I pick up my pen
33:21I sign the papers without a second thought
33:23The ink dries, black and permanent
33:25Their legacy is officially erased
33:28But just as I'm savoring my victory, Marcus speaks
33:30There is one more thing
33:32He reaches into his briefcase
33:34My breath catches in my throat
33:36He pulls out a clear plastic evidence bag and places it on the desk
33:40Inside is a ring
33:41It's a gaudy thing
33:42A huge, thick diamond on a cheap gold band
33:45I recognize it instantly
33:47It's the engagement ring my ex, Dante, bought for another woman, Lola
33:51The same ring he used to humiliate me on the giant screens in Times Square
33:55The symbol of my greatest heartbreak
33:57Why are you showing me this trash?
33:59It was found among his personal effects
34:01At the prison
34:03I stare at him, confused
34:05Then he delivers the final, shocking piece of information
34:08He kept it under his pillow
34:10Under his pillow?
34:11Why would he keep the symbol of his betrayal so close?
34:14My second in command, Marcus, places a small bag on my desk
34:18Inside is a ring for my ex-mate, Dante
34:20A symbol of his betrayal
34:22Take it away
34:24A wave of nausea hits me
34:26I don't want it near me
34:27What should I do with it, Alpha?
34:29Melt it for the gold?
34:31I let out a harsh, barking laugh
34:33Gold?
34:34Marcus, knowing Dante, that thing is cubic zirconia and brass
34:38I pick up the bag with two fingers, like it's poison
34:41Melt it
34:42Cast it into bullets
34:44But I have a much better idea than just selling the scrap metal
34:47Bullets, Alpha?
34:48Yes
34:49Silver tip, hollow points
34:51I drop the bag back onto the desk with a thud
34:54Keep them in my personal armory
34:56The symbol of his love will now become my weapon
34:59If any rogue ever tries to claim them or any name
35:01We will use Dante's legacy to put them down
35:03Marcus just nods
35:05He knows better than to question me
35:07Very well, Alpha
35:09No one argues with me anymore
35:11I stand and button my blazer, my mind already on my new empire
35:14Prepare the car, Marcus
35:16I'm going to the docks
35:18The docks?
35:19That is a rough area, Alpha
35:21It smells of fish and diesel
35:23He thinks I should leave it to my managers
35:25But he doesn't understand the new me
35:27I walk to the door without a second glance
35:30It is my territory now
35:32And I want to see what I bought
35:34I drive my SUV onto the cracked pavement of Moretti docks
35:37The air smells of rot, salt, and diesel
35:40Early workers stop and stare
35:42They sense my power before I even step out of the vehicle
35:45I open the door, my white heels a stark contrast to the oil-stained ground
35:49A foreman runs over and bows his head
35:52Alpha Serafina
35:53We, we weren't expecting you
35:55Clearly
35:56I walk toward the main office, a corrugated metal shack
35:59This is where I used to work
36:01Where I spent seven years balancing Dante's books while he played video games
36:04I push the door open without knocking
36:07A young man sits in a chair, asterisk my asterisk gold chair
36:10His feet are propped up on the scarred wooden desk
36:13Hey
36:14You can't just walk in here
36:15This is private property
36:17He's too young, too dull to recognize my scent
36:20The Moretti arrogance is a family trait
36:23Who are you?
36:23I'm the manager
36:25Paolo Moretti
36:26Who are you, sweetheart?
36:28You looking for a job?
36:30I don't raise my voice
36:31I don't need to
36:33Instead, I walk to the filing cabinet in the corner
36:35I pull out a specific blue ledger
36:38Then I slam it onto the desk, right next to his feet
36:41His smug look vanishes
36:43Paolo Moretti
36:44His eyes are wide with shock
36:46His face drains of all color
36:48According to this, you've skimmed $40,000 from the shipping maintenance fund in the last six months
36:52You've been funneling it to a shell company
36:55One registered in your girlfriend's name
36:56I walk into my office and find the man who betrayed me, Paolo, sitting in my chair
37:01His feet are kicked up on my desk, a smug look on his face as if he owns the place
37:05But when he finally sees me standing in the doorway, his feet slam hard onto the floor
37:09The color drains completely from his face, replaced by a mask of pure shock
37:14How? How could you possibly know about that?
37:16I walk slowly towards the desk, my steps the only sound in the tense, silent room
37:20I know because I built this entire system
37:23I see every single scent that moves through this port
37:26I pull a simple pen from my pocket, holding it between my fingers like a weapon
37:30You have two choices
37:31Choice one, I call the IRS
37:33I call the council enforcers right now
37:36You'll go to prison for embezzlement
37:38And in our world, we both know thieves lose a hand
37:41He swallows hard, his throat suddenly dries pure, unadulterated terror fills his eyes
37:45Choice two, you get out of my chair, you walk out that door, and you never step foot in New
37:49York again
37:50His panicked eyes dart from the incriminating ledger on the desk to my unblinking, cold stare
37:55The realization dawns on him, he is not dealing with a brute, but with the architect of his own demise
37:59I'm leaving
38:01I'll leave right now
38:02He scrambles backward out of the chair, tripping over his own feet in his desperate haste to escape
38:07He runs out the door without a single look back, a coward fleeing from justice
38:11I look at the empty chair he abandoned, a symbol of his pathetic reign
38:14The leather is cheap, cracked, and peeling away at the arms
38:18I sit down, and the entire frame groans loudly under my weight
38:21It isn't comfortable
38:23It smells of stale coffee at Paolo's cheap, disgusting cologne
38:26But as I lean back and place my hands on my desk, it feels better than any velvet thrown in
38:30the world
38:31Because it is mine
38:32I fought for it, and I earned it back
38:35Just then, the heavy office door opens behind me
38:37I spin the chair around and see my father standing there, framed by the harsh light of the docks
38:42You look comfortable in that chair, my daughter
38:45I am
38:46It's where I belong
38:47Good
38:48The council is waiting
38:50They are ready to officially recognize the annexation and your authority
38:53They are finally ready to bow to their queen
38:56Then let's go, Papa
38:57I have a kingdom to rule
39:00I stand on a warehouse roof, the wind whipping at my hair
39:03A heavy steel door opens behind me
39:05I don't turn around
39:06I already know who it is
39:08Papa
39:09My father, Don Salvatore, steps up beside me
39:12He doesn't look at me like this little girl anymore
39:15He looks at me like a fellow predator
39:17It is confirmed
39:18The crematorium has finished their work
39:21I nod, my eyes fixed on the horizon
39:23There is nothing left of Dante Moretti but ash and smoke
39:26I wait for my heart to shatter
39:28I wait for the agony of our broken mate Bond to tear through me
39:31But there is nothing
39:32How does it feel?
39:34The bond snapping
39:35I place a hand over my chest, feeling the steady, slow beat of my own heart
39:39It feels
39:41Quiet
39:41I look at my father
39:43For seven years, his feelings poison mine
39:46His greed
39:46His lust
39:47His pathetic insecurities
39:49It was like constant static noise in my head
39:51I finally feel in control of my own mind
39:54Now, there is just silence
39:55It is peaceful
39:57My father studies my face, his expression unreadable
40:00He is proud of the weapon he has forged
40:02In his eyes, I see a dark mixture of pride and sorrow
40:05But I think he is terrified of what I become
40:08My father watches me on the balcony, his expression pained
40:11You have become hard, Serafina
40:13The world forced you to become a warlord before you could be a woman
40:16I meet his gaze without flinching
40:19The world didn't force me
40:20It just reminded me of what I am
40:22He turns to look out at the city skyline, trying to find the right words
40:25I am a vitiello
40:26I am the white wolf
40:28A cold, humorless laugh escapes my lips
40:30A moon goddess is benevolent
40:32She may grant you a second chance
40:34A true alpha who can stand beside you
40:37I don't want a mate, papa
40:38Every wolf needs a pack
40:40Every queen needs a king
40:42My hand tightens on the rough concrete railing
40:44They give you a soft underbelly that enemies can target
40:46No
40:47Mates are a weakness
40:48I walked a crane below, hoisting a container marked with our family crest
40:52Power is cold
40:53But power doesn't lie to you
40:55Power doesn't cheat on you with the secretary
40:57Power doesn't look at you with disgust because you won't shift
40:59I choose power
41:00The silver in them begins to glow, burning away the past
41:03But she is gone
41:05I turn to face him, letting him see the truth in my eyes
41:08My father looks at me, searching for the little girl I once was
41:11Then let us go
41:13The council of elders is waiting
41:15He offers me his arm, an ally pledging his support
41:18He nods slowly, his worry replaced by a deep, profound respect
41:21I take it
41:23Let's not keep them waiting
41:24A cruel smile plays on my lips
41:26I hate it when my dinner gets cold
41:28My father reaches for the boardroom door
41:30No
41:31I place a hand on his arm, stopping him
41:33I open my own doors
41:35He steps back with a small smile
41:37I shut the heavy oak doors open myself
41:39They slam inward, announcing my arrival
41:42Inside, the five elders, the rulers of the underground, are waiting
41:45They control the entire city
41:47I let my white wolf aura flood the room
41:50The temperature in the room instantly drops
41:52It is the scent of an apex predator entering a den of jackals
41:56Slowly, reluctantly, the powerful alphas are forced to their feet
41:59Tradition says you stand for a royal
42:01I walk to the head of the table, to the supreme alphas empty chair
42:05But I don't sit
42:06I stand behind it, gripping the backrest, making them wait
42:10I can hear their hearts beating faster
42:12Sit, they all obey
42:14All but one
42:15Don Rossi remains standing, his face red with rage
42:18He refuses to even look at me, speaking directly to my father
42:22With all due respect, Don Salvador, this is highly irregular
42:25The warrior guild has never been led by a woman
42:28The men are uneasy
42:30My father just leans against the wall and checks his watch, completely unbothered
42:34I tap one finger on the leather of the supreme alphas chair
42:36The sharp sound cuts through the silence
42:39Don Rossi
42:40The alpha of the Rossi family points a finger at me
42:42I don't give them one
42:44Wolves respect strength
42:46How can a girl who spent seven years fetching coffee command a legion of killers?
42:50The other alphas look at me, expecting an explosion
42:53Is that your strength, Don Rossi?
42:55Instead, I slide a single photograph across the Mahogany table
42:58He looks down
43:00The color drains from his face
43:02This is
43:02I lean forward, placing my hands flat on the table
43:06It's a photo of him meeting with the Russian mob, a forbidden act of treason
43:10Treason?
43:11You owe the Russians three million dollars
43:13You are going to sell them our ports to pay your gambling debts
43:15I let my eyes flash silver
43:17I don't need to beat you in a fistfight to kill you
43:19I can freeze your accounts, expose your debts, and hand you to the Russians before lunch
43:23Or, you can sit down, shut up, and sign the contract
43:27He stares into my eyes and ceases all destruction
43:30His defiance shatters
43:31I?
43:32I apologize, Alpha Serafina
43:35I spoke out of turn
43:37Slowly, he sinks back into his chair
43:39He lowers his head, exposing his neck in submission
43:42I pull out the heavy chair at the head of the table and sit down
43:45It's a throne, and it's mine
43:47My father, standing against the wall, takes the seat to my right
43:51Long live the queen
43:52The elders in the room echo his words, their voices trembling
43:56Long live the queen
43:57I ignore them and open the folder in front of me
44:00Now, let's discuss the future of my city
44:02I don't know
44:02I don't know
44:02I don't know
44:02I don't know
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