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