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The Alpha's Mate Is Way Too Irresistible FULL EPISODE
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00:01I was born with heavy breasts and lush curbs
00:04My half-sister Chloe was afraid her mate Brad would go feral over me
00:09So she arranged for me to be mate of a dying man Alpha Case
00:12She walked me to the door, guilt written across her face
00:16Sure, Case's injury means he can't get hard
00:19At least you'll be spared the agony of burying pups
00:22Don't worry
00:23An Alpha who can't perform there is probably exceptional everywhere else
00:27Three months later, I was begging for mercy every single night
00:31And I desperately wanted to ask Chloe what exactly she meant by
00:35Can't get hard
00:36Case Valerius, the Blackwood Pax Alpha and the Lycan King's most trusted war commander
00:42Was carried back from the battlefield in blood
00:44His mother Martha had already lost her mate
00:47Now she was watching her son die
00:49Someone suggested a deathbed mating
00:51Healthy mate's strength could flow into him and pull him back
00:54Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object
00:58I had no way to refuse
00:59If I wouldn't agree, she'd transfer me to serve 60-year-old Elder Kevin
01:03I knew she resented my history with her mate
01:06I swear, I had no feelings for Brad
01:08What good is a vow?
01:10Do you have any idea how distracting you are?
01:13I hunched my shoulders
01:14Tears slid down my cheeks
01:15Parading your body in front of every male in this pack
01:18Which one of them wouldn't catch your scent and lose his mind?
01:21It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust males
01:24Do you know how powerful Alpha Case is?
01:26If my mother and Martha weren't old friends, you won't have this opportunity
01:29Chloe, I don't want to be anyone's offering
01:32I'd rather scrub kitchen floors
01:33Just-
01:34Leah, are you out of your mind?
01:36If I hadn't vouched for you, Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance
01:39You wouldn't even be worthy of being in Case's mate
01:42I was about to tell her I'd been binding my chest as tight as possible
01:46But the maid burst in breathless
01:48Miss Chloe, word from the Valerius estate
01:51Alpha Case has woken up
01:54Chloe dragged me straight to Valerius estate
01:56I followed her through the main hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut
01:59Through the gap, I could make out a man's shape in the bed
02:02Thin, motionless, chest-rattling with coughs every few minutes
02:06Chloe
02:06She clasped Chloe's hand
02:08Thank you for everything you've done for Case
02:10I won't destroy a girl's future over it
02:13Mrs. Valerius, the bond should still be completed
02:15Leah arrived the same day Case woke up
02:17That's the moon goddess guiding us
02:18Seal the bond properly, her life force will keep pulling him back towards health
02:21Before she could speak, the healer Ella stepped out
02:24Expression tight
02:25You can speak freely
02:26No one here shouldn't hear it
02:29Alpha Case has regained consciousness
02:31But an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle
02:34I'm afraid he will no longer be able to
02:36Unable to do what?
02:37Chloe looked more desperate than Martha
02:39He will no longer be able to get hard
02:41Martha's knees gave out
02:42I caught her before she hit the floor
02:44She looked up at me with hollowed eyes
02:46Leah, knowing this, are you still willing?
02:51Of course she is
02:52She's just an omega with no prospects
02:54She should be grateful
02:55Chloe was already answering for me
02:57I didn't speak right away
02:59There had been a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate
03:02I first saw him through the offense gaps
03:04Thin, wrist, hollow cheeks
03:06Hunched over a cracked bowl with nothing in it
03:08I started passing food through the gaps
03:10Bread first, then soup, then whatever I had
03:12Day after day
03:13I watched him change
03:14The hollows in his cheeks filled out
03:16His shoulders broadened
03:17He started training before dawn
03:19Running laps around the back wall
03:20While I was still half asleep
03:22When he passed, I went to find him that same night
03:24I was happy
03:25Leah, I'm betrothed now
03:27It wouldn't be proper
03:28A pouch of silver dropped over the fence into the dirt
03:31I picked it up and walked away
03:33Consider my debt repaid
03:38I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha
03:41My lady
03:43I'm willing
03:44I'll complete the bond
03:45Care for Case
03:47And serve you as long as you need me
03:49Luna Martha kept her word
03:51And prepared a dignified mating dress for me
03:54Chloe deliberately chose a day
03:55When Brad was away on pack business to send me off
03:58She walked me to the door
03:59Even though Case can't get hard
04:02At least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups
04:05Don't worry
04:05An alpha who can't perform in that area
04:08Is probably exceptional in every other
04:10Honestly, none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind
04:13I told myself I was simply moving to a new household
04:15Case was too weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual
04:18I completed the bond rites beside a ceremonial sword instead
04:21Martha watched from the front
04:22Eyes wet the whole time
04:23When it was done, I was alpha Case's mate
04:26The mating chamber was quiet
04:27I pushed the door open carefully
04:29Case was already inside
04:30Half reclined against the headboard
04:32And a white bathrobe collar open at the throat
04:33Face pale but composed
04:35He turned when he heard me
04:36I had no intention of taking a mate
04:39If it doesn't trouble you
04:41We can treat this as a sibling arrangement
04:44Tonight the bed is yours
04:46I'll take that
04:47Tomorrow you move to the guest quarters
04:49He had thought of everything
04:50It wasn't what I'd expected
04:51Alright
04:51Before the ritual
04:52One of the older maids had pulled me aside
04:55And pressed something into my hands
04:56There are other ways between mates
04:59You might find it useful
05:01I had no idea what she meant until I opened it
05:03Heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages
05:06Is it too hot?
05:07Case was watching me from the bed
05:09Eyes direct
05:09Unblinking
05:11The dress is heavy
05:13I'm a little warm
05:16Then wash up and rest
05:17He pulled the blanket over himself
05:19And turned toward the wall
05:20Within minutes his breathing evened out
05:22I set the handbook down on the vanity
05:23And took down my hair
05:24Then the layered robes piece by piece
05:26Until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown
05:29I turned to the mirror
05:30The thin fabric clung to every curve
05:32Heavy breasts straining against the cloth
05:34Slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips
05:36I'd spent years trying to hide this body
05:38In a nightgown at midnight
05:39There was nothing left to hide behind
05:41I walked straight into Case's gaze
05:43He wasn't asleep
05:44His chest rose hard
05:45The tips of his ears went red
05:47His throat worked as he swallowed
05:48I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest
05:52Alpha
05:52I thought you were asleep
05:54A long pause
05:55Low
05:56Restrained
05:56Like he was holding something back
05:58I could sleep later
05:59My breath hitched
06:00He rose slowly to his feet
06:02His tall frame casting a shadow over me
06:04The handbook's images came flooding in
06:06My breathing shifted without me meaning it to
06:09Somehow falling into the same rhythm as his
06:11Then Case turned and walked to the door
06:13The moment cool night air rushed in
06:15I snapped back to my senses
06:17He'd already disappeared into the darkness
06:19I turned it over in my mind
06:21When he looked at me just now
06:22His eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock
06:26Had my figure actually frightened him?
06:28Before I lay down
06:29I made a firm decision
06:30Tomorrow morning
06:31I was binding my chest
06:33At least one full loop tighter
06:35I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking
06:37When Case slipped back in
06:38The tips of his hair still beaded with water
06:40He'd apparently gone to shower
06:42By morning
06:43He was already gone
06:44Ivy came in to help me dress
06:46From the corridor outside
06:48Came the sound of a man sneezing
06:49Once
06:50Then again
06:50Then a third time
06:51Martha's head maid's voice
06:53Carried clearly through the door
06:55Alpha Case
06:56Why didn't you call someone to heat the water?
06:59It's already summer
07:00But the nights are still cold
07:01Of course you've caught a kill
07:03I'll go brew tea right now
07:04I glanced at Ivy
07:05Does the Alpha usually take cold showers?
07:08I honestly don't know miss
07:12I dismissed her and locked the door
07:15I wound a strip of cloth
07:16Tied over my undergarments
07:17Then pulled on the most conservative dress
07:19I could find in the wardrobe
07:20High neck
07:21Loose cut
07:21Heavy fabric
07:22Then I went to living room
07:23Case was already there
07:24When I arrived
07:25Seated beside Martha
07:26She lit up the moment she saw me
07:28Her whole face warm with welcome
07:29Until Case coughed
07:31And the warmth vanished instantly
07:32Case I have a few private words for Leah
07:34Go rest for a while
07:36Case rose
07:37And left without a word
07:39Martha waved me over
07:40And took both my hands and hers
07:41Eyes glistening
07:43Sweet girl
07:44Our Case is lucky to have you
07:46The warmth faded from her face
07:48A quiet bitterness crept into her voice
07:51The pack healer says the injury
07:52Drained his life force
07:53There's no telling how long he has left
07:56Some of the elders suggested
07:58I find a child for him to adopt
08:00To carry on the bloodline
08:03But if I did that
08:05Wouldn't I be stealing
08:06Your whole future from you
08:09I'm already grateful
08:10You came into this family
08:11To save Case
08:12I can't let you sacrifice
08:14The rest of your life
08:14On top of that
08:15I've thought it through
08:16If Case's time does come
08:18I'll have him issue you
08:19A formal mate release
08:20Your future stays protected
08:21I reached up
08:22And wiped the tears
08:23From the corners of her eyes
08:24Chest tight with an ache
08:25I couldn't name
08:26Mrs. Valerius
08:27Thank you for looking out for me
08:29I had come here
08:31Thinking of myself
08:31As nothing more
08:32Than a transferred Omega servant
08:34I never imagined
08:35She would think
08:36This far ahead on my behalf
08:37My thoughts drifted
08:38To the mother
08:39I had never known
08:40If she had been alive
08:41If I had grown up
08:42Under a mother's protection
08:43I never would have ended up
08:45In any of the situations
08:46I'd been through
08:46Look at me
08:47I've gone and made you cry too
08:49Leah there's no need
08:50To be so formal
08:51Call me mom
08:52Just like Case does
08:53She squeezed my hands
08:55Sweetheart
08:56I have one more thing to ask
08:57Chloe mentioned
08:59You know how to prepare
08:59Medicinal soups
09:01I'd like you to take over
09:02Case's daily meals
09:03And care
09:05I just want him to live
09:06A little longer
09:06That's my one selfish wish
09:08By the end
09:09Her voice had gone rough
09:10I nodded
09:11I headed to the kitchen
09:13To gather ingredients
09:15The last time
09:16I'd prepared medicinal soup
09:17Was several years ago
09:18Back when Brad
09:19Was not yet Chloe's mate
09:20One day
09:20I found him collapsed
09:22At our back gate
09:22And brought him around
09:23Out of sympathy
09:24I dug through my mother's
09:25Old healer journals
09:26And prepared medicinal meals
09:27For him every day
09:29To rebuild his strength
09:30Only the two of us
09:30Ever knew about it
09:31From the looks of things
09:32He was the one who
09:33Trolled Chloe
09:33Just to get me driven out
09:34The lengths he had gone to
09:36Were truly something
09:36I carried the steaming soup
09:38To the bedroom
09:38And found Case directing
09:39Servants to pack up
09:40His belongings
09:43Alpha
09:45What's this about?
09:47Weren't we agreed
09:47That I was moving
09:48To the guest room?
09:49I have fewer things
09:51It makes more sense
09:51For me to move
09:52His sharply handsome face
09:53Didn't shift so much
09:54As a fraction
09:55At least eat first
10:00You can leave this kind of thing
10:02To the maid
10:02From now on
10:07It's no different
10:08Coming from me
10:10It is different
10:13Have Ivy bring it
10:14From now on
10:15He finished the soup
10:16In a few quick swallows
10:18Said a few words
10:19To the servants
10:20And swept past me
10:21In that moment
10:22I confirmed one thing
10:23Alpha Case couldn't
10:24Stand the sight of me
10:25I followed his instructions
10:27And had Ivy deliver
10:28His daily healing meals
10:30To the study
10:30From then on
10:31The pack healer
10:32Says Case's condition
10:33Has stabilized significantly
10:35I can see the color
10:36Coming back to his face
10:37Leah
10:38That's entirely
10:40Because of you
10:41Back in my room
10:42I tucked it into
10:43My jewelry box
10:43Which had been
10:44Slowly filling with pieces
10:45Martha had gifted me
10:47Since my arrival
10:47Leah you never wear
10:49Any of these
10:49Isn't it a waste
10:50To just put them away
10:54How is it a waste
10:55Every one of these
10:56Can be converted to cash
10:58That's my security fund
10:59But Lady Martha
11:00Gave these to you personally
11:01Are you really going
11:03To sell all of them
11:04Not right now
11:06But if the mate bond
11:07Is ever severed
11:08Naturally I'd sell them
11:10And keep the money on hand
11:11Ivy's expression
11:12Shifted to pure bewilderment
11:13As she turned away
11:15She dropped her voice
11:16To a murmur
11:17Alpha
11:19I spun around
11:20And met a pair
11:21Of ink dark eyes
11:22Case looked worse
11:23Than ever
11:24Case's face
11:25Was even paler
11:25Than before
11:26His gaze was sharp
11:27And cutting
11:27Fixed on me
11:28With cold precision
11:29The look unsettled
11:30Me completely
11:31But I didn't dare
11:31Let a single trace
11:32Of it show
11:33Alpha
11:33Is there something
11:34You need
11:35A journal
11:36We looked together
11:37I checked the shelves
11:38He checked the writing desk
11:39Neither of us spoke
11:41I spotted the journal
11:42Pushed to the very back
11:43Of the top shelf
11:44Behind a row
11:44Of my mother's medical notes
11:46I reached up on my toes
11:47My fingertips
11:48Just grazed the cover
11:49Case's hand came over mine
11:51Warm
11:51Steady
11:52He reached past me
11:53Without effort
11:54And closed his hand
11:55Around the journal
11:56I turned my head
11:57His face was right there
11:59Closer than I'd realized
12:01He was looking down at me
12:03Then I lost my footing
12:04And pitched straight into him
12:05My heavy breaths
12:07Hit his chest first
12:07My waist went straight
12:09Into his palm
12:10His hand catching me
12:11Before he could react
12:12Case didn't step back
12:13His eartips went red
12:14His throat worked
12:15As he swallowed
12:16When he exhaled
12:17The breath came out
12:18Uneven against the top
12:19Of my head
12:19I scrambled upright
12:20Face burning
12:21Your journal
12:22He took it without a word
12:23And walked out
12:24Perfect
12:24My standing in his eyes
12:25Had just sunk even lower
12:27After that day
12:28I made every effort
12:30To avoid crossing paths
12:31With Case
12:31He was injured
12:32And recovering
12:33He needed to stay calm
12:34But there was one more thing
12:35Bothering me
12:36Brad had been sending notes
12:37Three times already
12:38I hadn't opened a single one
12:39Just dropped them in a box
12:40Then Ivy pressed one
12:41Into my hand that morning
12:42And lowered my voice
12:43It's not just a note this time
12:44He's here
12:45Side entrance
12:46Says he won't leave
12:47Until you come out
12:48I clenched my fist
12:49And walked out
12:50I didn't notice the figure
12:51That followed from the far end
12:52Of the courtyard
12:53Brad was standing at the gate
12:54You finally came
12:55You should be calling me
12:56Mrs. Valerius
12:57I said
12:58He paused
12:58Mrs. Valerius
12:59Do you have any idea
13:01How many times
13:02You've put me in an impossible position
13:04With these meetings
13:05I just wanted to tell you
13:06I'll be securing more power
13:08In the pack
13:08Soon I won't need
13:10Chloe's father backing me anymore
13:12He stepped closer
13:13I'll buy a house
13:14Leah
13:14Come with me
13:15Anything's better than
13:16Staying with a dying man
13:17He reached for me
13:18I stepped back
13:18You want me as your mistress
13:20I laughed
13:22Why would I give up
13:23Being the alpha's mate
13:23To be your mistress
13:24The whole pack
13:25Knows Case is dying
13:26He won't last
13:27And he can't even
13:29Get hard anymore
13:30His eyes drop
13:31Deliberally to my chest
13:32Isn't that a waste
13:33I will never be
13:34Anyone's mistress
13:35Those injuries
13:36Are his honor
13:37You've benefited
13:38From every battle
13:39He won
13:40And you're standing here
13:41Calling him less of a man
13:42You're the one
13:43Who's less
13:44Come near me again
13:45And every note
13:46You've sent
13:46Goes straight to Chloe
13:47How do you think
13:49That ends for you
13:50His face went white
13:51I swung the gate shut
13:54I turned around
13:55And came face to face
13:56With Case
13:56White shirt
13:57Standing less than
13:58Half a foot away
13:59His full height
14:00Bearing down on me
14:01I managed
14:02Alpha
14:03A faint edge
14:04Flickered across
14:05His expression
14:06Wasn't it
14:07My mate
14:08Just a moment ago
14:09Why so formal
14:10All of a sudden
14:10Please don't misunderstand
14:12As long as I'm in this
14:13Estate
14:14I honor this bond
14:16Completely
14:16I looked down
14:17And started walking
14:18Fast
14:19It's getting late
14:20I should go make
14:20Your evening meal
14:21I moved
14:22To step past him
14:22His hand closed
14:24Around my arm
14:24I lost my footing
14:25And pitched straight into
14:27My heavy breath
14:28Against his chest
14:29My waist
14:29Caught in his breath
14:30I looked up
14:31His face was inches
14:32From mine
14:33His eyes were deep
14:34And unreadable
14:35One tilt forward
14:37And our lips
14:37Would have touched
14:38His breath hit my face
14:40Warm
14:40My breath hitched
14:41Heat pooled low
14:43In my core
14:44Case swallowed hard
14:45As long as I remain
14:47In this estate
14:47Each word slow
14:48Deliberate
14:49Are you counting down
14:50The days
14:52Until you can leave
14:53I couldn't exactly
14:54Tell him I'll leave
14:55The day you die
14:56No
14:57Nothing like that
14:59Alpha
14:59I shifted in his grip
15:00You're hurting my arm
15:02Did you mean every word
15:03You said just now
15:04I blinked
15:05And asked which part
15:06Which part
15:07He let out a quiet breath
15:09And released me
15:10I bolted
15:10And I noticed
15:11For the first time
15:13His face
15:13Had actual color in it
15:15His cheeks
15:15Were just as red
15:16As mine
15:17That night
15:18I had a strange dream
15:19Case's lips
15:20Grazed slowly
15:21Along my cheek
15:21His fingers
15:22Hooked into the strap
15:23Of my slip
15:23Force dropping
15:24To a low murmur
15:25Does my Luna want this
15:27I nodded
15:28Like someone
15:28Completely under a spell
15:29Then a fierce
15:30Consuming kiss
15:31Caught my lips
15:32And wouldn't let go
15:32I jolted awake
15:33In a tangle of sheets
15:34Heart still hammering
15:36Breathless
15:36Ivy knocked and came in
15:38I asked her to bring
15:39A basin of cold water
15:40She stared at my
15:41Sweat damp hair
15:41And murmured
15:42It really is getting older
15:43I splashed cold water
15:45Onto my face
15:45And then it hit me
15:46That first night
15:47Case
15:48Cold shower
15:48Surely he hadn't also been
15:50No impossible
15:51He was injured and recovering
15:52He was supposed to be
15:53Keeping himself calm
15:54At midday
15:54Martha's attendant arrived
15:55Martha would like dinner
15:57In the garden tonight
15:58She asks that you
15:59Be sure to come
16:00I'd been making excuses
16:01To avoid the main dining hall
16:02For days
16:03Just to steer clear
16:04Of Case
16:04But Martha had gone
16:05Out of her way
16:06To personally extend
16:07The invitation
16:07I couldn't say no
16:08I stepped into the garden
16:09A sprawling rose
16:10Of Sharon was in full bloom
16:12A gust of wind
16:12Shook loose
16:13A handful of deep
16:14Crimson petals
16:15Drifting down
16:16Onto the stone table
16:17Martha smiled
16:18And gestured for me
16:19Case mentioned it's your birthday
16:21He's the one who asked the kitchen
16:23To prepare all of this
16:25I looked up
16:25And met a pair of burning
16:27Intent eyes
16:28Heat rushed straight
16:29To my face
16:30Case slid a plate of chestnut cake
16:32In front of me
16:33Without changing his expression
16:34My birth mother
16:35Died bringing me into the world
16:36How did you know
16:37Today was my birthday?
16:39I'd completely forgotten it myself
16:41No one had ever once
16:42Marked the day for me
16:43It's not difficult to know it
16:44Something in my chest
16:46Gave one quiet
16:47Inexplicable pull
16:48Leah
16:49This peach blossom wine
16:51Is from my private reserve
16:52I'm opening it just for you
16:54But you two had better
16:56Not drink too much
16:57She pushed back her chair
16:58Said the summer evening breeze
17:00Was too much for her old bones
17:02And left
17:02The garden went quiet
17:04To avoid the silence
17:05I put my head down
17:06And drank
17:06One cup
17:07Then another
17:08Then another
17:08The wine was sweet
17:09And dangerously potent
17:10Before long
17:11The edges of everything
17:12Had gone soft and blurry
17:13Case watched me
17:14But said nothing
17:15By the third glass
17:16I'd stopped feeling
17:17The awkward silence
17:18By the fourth
17:19I'd stopped feeling
17:20Much of anything
17:22I reached across the table
17:23Toward the last piece
17:24Of chestnut cake
17:25Where's the last piece?
17:27I looked up
17:28I ate it
17:28I have absolutely no idea
17:30Where the boldness came from
17:31I leaned straight
17:32Toward his face
17:33Who told you to eat that?
17:35Spit it back out?
17:36I pressed against his chest
17:37Trying to peer into his mouth
17:39You won't find it that way
17:40Case looked down at me
17:41Perfectly calm
17:42Then how am I supposed to find it?
17:44I straightened up
17:44And stared at him
17:45A faint flush crept
17:46Across his cheek
17:47Try using your mouth
17:48My gaze drifted
17:49To his slightly redden lips
17:51I swallowed once
17:52And kissed him
17:53Without hesitation
17:54Case went rigid
17:55His breathing
17:56Lurching unsteady
17:57Then control shifted
17:58His hand cupped
17:59The back of my head
18:00And he pressed in deeper
18:01Harder
18:02Alpha
18:02The night air is cool
18:04Lady Martha asked me
18:06To bring you both a wrap
18:07Neither of us pulled away
18:09Until footsteps sounded
18:10From behind the flower bed
18:11I had no idea
18:12How much Ivy had seen
18:12I shot to my feet
18:14And the next instant
18:15The world tilted
18:15Everything went dark
18:16When I woke up
18:17With a splitting headache
18:18It was already morning
18:19I suddenly remembered
18:21I'd promised Martha
18:22To visit Case's father's grave
18:24It was late
18:25I started rushing around
18:27For my things
18:27Leah don't worry
18:29The driver is still
18:30Getting the car ready
18:33Ivy
18:34Was it you
18:35Who brought me back
18:35Last night?
18:36No
18:36The Alpha carried you back
18:37I spun around
18:38To check her face
18:39She nodded
18:40Completely serious
18:41I didn't say anything stupid
18:43Did I?
18:43Ivy bit back a smile
18:45Well
18:45The Alpha set you down
18:46On the bed
18:47And you grabbed his sleeve
18:48And wouldn't let go
18:48You kept calling my mate
18:50Over and over
18:52Until his whole face
18:53Went red
18:54Ivy don't you dare
18:56Make things up
18:56She covered her mouth
18:57Laughing and ran out
18:59I met Martha
19:00At the front entrance
19:01Case's father's grave
19:03Was on a hillside
19:03Just beyond the pack territory
19:05I sat in the back
19:06Of the car
19:06Completely distracted
19:08Replaying the moment
19:09I'd kissed Case last night
19:11Martha must have
19:12Misread my expression
19:13Leah
19:13Is there someone
19:15You have feelings for?
19:16I've noticed
19:17You've been avoiding Case
19:18These past few days
19:20Please
19:20This Farnas Kissening
19:22Please don't be upset
19:23With me for pushing
19:24You two together
19:25At dinner last night
19:26I thought if the two of you
19:28Couldn't be mates
19:28You could at least be friends
19:31But if you're uncomfortable
19:32Or if you want to leave
19:34Just say
19:35I'll have him sever the bond
19:36I won't let you be trapped here
19:38Mom, no
19:39It's not that
19:40I was thinking about
19:41Something else
19:41What is it?
19:43I was still figuring out
19:44How to answer
19:45When the car lurched
19:46The engine screamed
19:47The car swung hard
19:49With tires off the road
19:50Crashing through brush
19:51The whole frame shaking
19:52I grabbed Martha
19:53And looked at the driver
19:54Slumped over the wheels
19:56Unconscious
19:56No one to hit the brakes
19:58I put
19:59Straight ahead
20:00Martha grabbed my arms
20:01Leah
20:02What do we do?
20:03We jump now
20:04But if we hurt you now
20:06We'll be hurt
20:07We'll die if we don't
20:08Hold on to me
20:09I wrapped myself around her
20:10And we threw ourselves clear
20:11The instant the wheels
20:13Left solid ground
20:14We hit the cliff edge
20:15And went over
20:16My hand shot
20:17And caught a root
20:18Shedding from the rock face
20:19My other hand
20:21Locked around Martha's wrist
20:22Below her was a straight drop
20:24Into nothing
20:27Mom, don't look down
20:28Hold on to me
20:30Ivy and the others
20:31Are right behind us
20:32In the second car
20:33They'll be here soon
20:34The root groaned
20:35Under our weight
20:37Let me go
20:38We're too heavy
20:38It's going to snap
20:40I'm old
20:41I've lived my life
20:43You have to keep living yours
20:46Mom
20:47I would rather die with you
20:49Than watch you fall
20:50Hold on
20:51They're coming
20:52My arms are going down
20:53The pain had gone so deep
20:55It had stopped feeling like pain at all
20:57Leah
20:58Don't move
20:59I'm coming down
20:59He climbed down the cliff face
21:01A strong arm came under me
21:04He'd called me by my name
21:05The first time
21:06He untied the rope
21:07From his own body
21:08And looped it around my waist
21:09Then climbed down further
21:11And did the same for Martha
21:12The people above
21:13Pulled together
21:14We came up one at a time
21:16It wasn't a hallucination
21:17Case had saved us
21:19He held me
21:20Brow creased
21:21Why is there so much blood?
21:23Martha clutched her face
21:24Sobbing
21:25She shielded me
21:26When we jumped
21:28I didn't get a scratch
21:30It's all hers
21:32My eyelids felt like lead
21:40Leah
21:41Don't sleep
21:42I'm taking you to Ella
21:43He lifted me into the car
21:44And I stayed curled against his chest
21:46His forehead was damp with sweat
21:47He kept one hand on the wheel
21:49And kept talking
21:50Leah
21:51Stay awake
21:52I'll get you chestnut cake
21:54I'll give you all the jewelry
21:55You want to sell
21:56You don't have to wait
21:57For me to die
22:00I'll write the bond release today
22:02You can leave whenever you want
22:03My chest kept clenching
22:05Something wet hit my face
22:07I looked up at the sky
22:09Through the windshield
22:09It wasn't raining
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