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00:00I was a slave, yet every night, I had to take Luna's place and sleep with the Alpha dot.
00:05On the bed, I begged him to mark me and make me his mate dot.
00:08He only laughed it off dot.
00:09You're nothing but a lowly slave.
00:12Do you really think sleeping with me makes you my mate?
00:16I closed my eyes in despair dot.
00:18Every member in the pack knew how deeply the Alpha loved Luna dot.
00:21The next day, I found the Elder and knelt before her.
00:24I was willing to form a blood bond with the Alpha's heir, the one who was already dying dot.
00:28The Elder looked deeply moved dot.
00:30Once the blood bond is sealed, you will never have another mate for the rest of your life.
00:34She warned gently.
00:36Are you really willing?
00:38I will never regret it.
00:40Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the Alpha and Luna standing nearby dot.
00:44Both of their faces had gone completely pale.
00:47You're trembling, my little wolf.
00:49His long, slender fingers slid down my spine inch by inch, sending a series of electric-like tingling sensations through
00:54me.
00:55Is it because you're cold, or because you want me too much?
00:58On the night of the full moon, the Alpha came to Luna's room again.
01:01The two of them sat close together by the firelight, leaning against each other as they whispered sweet words for
01:06a long time.
01:07Jasmine's face flushed red as she finally went to wash up.
01:10Before leaving, as usual, she put out all the lamps.
01:13A few minutes later, I pushed the door open and stepped inside.
01:17Jeremy looked up and smiled.
01:19What took you so long?
01:20He reached out and pulled me into his arms, but then frowned.
01:24Why are you so cold?
01:26I stayed outside for a while to watch the snow.
01:29In truth, I had been standing outside in a thin dress the entire time, waiting in the cold so I
01:33could step in the moment Luna left.
01:35He wrapped me tightly in his arms.
01:37His body was burning hot.
01:39The moment my chest pressed against him, it felt like being pulled into a fire.
01:43The warmth slowly melted the numbness in my frozen fingers.
01:47The next moment, he leaned down and kissed me.
01:50His rough hand tore open my thin dress without hesitation.
01:53His teeth sharpened as they pressed again and again against the side of my neck, the place where a werewolf
01:57marks their mate.
01:58Because I carried Luna's scent, he could not recognize that I wasn't his true mate.
02:02Every time his teeth came close to breaking my skin, my body trembled uncontrollably.
02:07That instinctive shiver of fear seemed to please him greatly.
02:10A low, satisfied sound escaped his throat as his hands tightened around me, rubbing warmth back into my chilled body,
02:16trying to chase away the cold I had carried in from the snow.
02:19The night passed in chaos.
02:20Before dawn, I slipped away quietly.
02:23Luna was waiting for me in the room next door.
02:26Ignoring the ache in my waist, I knelt and repeated every word the Alpha had said during the night.
02:31Her gaze fell on the marks along my neck, and her expression darkened instantly.
02:35Later, she lay down beside the Alpha as quietly as she could.
02:38Suddenly, he opened his eyes and lifted a strand of her hair between his fingers.
02:43Seeking other man behind my back?
02:45He said lightly.
02:46It sounded like teasing.
02:48Luna shyly hit his shoulder in protest.
02:50I quietly stepped out of the room.
02:52Jasmine was beautiful, but she was weak.
02:55Because of that, she had never found her mate.
02:58At the mating ceremony, Jeremy fell in love with her at first sight and chose her to be his Luna.
03:02Under the witness of the moon goddess, they marked each other as mates.
03:06As Jasmine's slave, I had truly been happy for her.
03:09But on their wedding night, Jasmine fainted on the bed.
03:12Jeremy was a powerful Alpha.
03:14In bed, he was far too dominant, and Jasmine simply could not endure it.
03:18For three nights in a row, they failed to complete the mating.
03:21Jasmine quickly became the joke of the entire pack.
03:24Many wolves whispered that sooner or later, the Alpha would abandon her.
03:28In desperation, she came up with a shocking solution.
03:31Every night, once the lamps were put out, someone else would take her place and sleep with the Alpha.
03:36Among all the servants, only I resembled her in figure and voice.
03:39Jasmine promised me that I only needed to replace her for three years.
03:43Once her health improved, she would release me from my life as a slave.
03:46Slaves were the lowest beings in the pack.
03:48And if I wanted to escape that fate, I had no other choice.
03:52An hour later, Jasmine and Jeremy finally got up.
03:54I returned to my room to rest for a short while, then went back to prepare breakfast.
03:59Jeremy looked at me and frowned.
04:02Why are you dressed so strangely?
04:03I pressed my lips together nervously.
04:05Unable to answer.
04:07Jeremy was rough in bed and often left suspicious marks on my body.
04:10The only way to hide them was to wear high-collared clothes.
04:14Jasmine gently nudged him.
04:15You forgot?
04:16Emma is mute, she can't speak.
04:19Then we would be a brother about this.
04:22I hurriedly nodded.
04:23Jasmine was afraid the truth might come out, so she never allowed me to talk.
04:27Everyone in the house believed I was mute.
04:30This little mute is quite delicate looking.
04:32Poor thing.
04:33What do you mean by that?
04:35Don't tell me you like her?
04:38She glanced at me coldly, a hint of cruelty hidden in her eyes.
04:42Jeremy laughed.
04:43I haven't even blamed you yet and you're already blaming me.
04:47He rolled up his sleeve with a half smile.
04:49Look at this.
04:50Wasn't this you're doing last night?
04:52The ring of bite marks made my body stiff.
04:54Last night he thrust into me too violently.
04:57My throat was hoarse from crying, and in anger and panic, I had bitten him.
05:01For them, it was nothing more than playful teasing between mates.
05:05But I could only lower my head and kneel on the ground, my hands and feet cold.
05:09As soon as Jeremy left, a splash of scalding tea was thrown at me.
05:12I looked up and saw Jasmine's furious face.
05:14The next moment, a slap landed hard across my cheek.
05:18Bitch!
05:19How dare you bite the Alpha!
05:21Are you trying to provoke me?!
05:23She had my hands and feet tied and ordered the servants to drag me to the woodshed.
05:27No food.
05:28No water.
05:29The Alpha had gone to patrol the PAX border and would not return for several days,
05:33so I was locked there for several days.
05:35When I was nearly dying, my younger sister Alice bribed the guard at the door and managed
05:39to pass me a bowl of soup.
05:40She was my real sister.
05:42We both served Luna, but she had no idea that I was the Luna stand-in in the Alpha's bed.
05:46Emma, what did you do to anger Luna?
05:49She whispered anxiously through the crack in the door.
05:51I shook my head.
05:52Instead, I asked when the Alpha would return.
05:55Tonight, it's the full moon.
05:58We'll come back to see Luna.
06:00The Alpha's air is getting worse.
06:02The healer says there's no cure.
06:04The elders want him to form a blood bond, but no one in the pack is willing.
06:07Alex was Jeremy's son with his first Luna.
06:10He was the next heir to the Blackwood Alpha, but he had been born under a curse and had
06:14been gravely ill his entire life.
06:16In the pack's tradition, if the heir died before becoming Alpha, he had to form a blood
06:20bond with a living wolf.
06:22Only then could the pack's peace be protected, but once the blood bond was formed, that wolf
06:26could never take another mate for the rest of her life.
06:29Even slaves weren't willing do such thing, let alone noble wolves.
06:33By dinner time, I was finally released.
06:35Jasmine had the table prepared and spoke with a hint of apology.
06:47After a moment of silence, I cautiously brought up the matter of leaving my slave status.
06:52Jasmine's expression changed instantly.
06:54You want to leave?
06:56I nodded carefully, but she replied casually.
06:59My health hasn't recovered yet.
07:01The Alpha still needs you.
07:03I looked up in shock.
07:04She had promised it would only be three years.
07:07Jasmine smiled faintly.
07:09If you insist on leaving, then Alice can take your place.
07:13Your sisters.
07:14Your voices and figures are similar.
07:17And don't think about asking the Alpha for help.
07:19To him, you're nothing but a toy.
07:22Even if you are not a slave, I can still get rid of you anytime.
07:26I could barely breathe.
07:27Even slaves are allowed to have mates.
07:30The Gamma's son is about your age.
07:33At next year's mating ceremony, he can become his man.
07:37The Gamma's son had been born with a weak mind, but he was cruel by nature.
07:41He enjoyed beating members.
07:43At that moment, I understood.
07:45She wanted to keep me completely under her control, forcing me to remain a hidden substitute for the rest of
07:50my life.
07:51When Jeremy returned, I was still kneeling on the floor in a daze.
07:55Jasmine stood up with a gentle smile.
07:57Alpha, you're back.
07:59You must be tired after these past few days.
08:02Emma broke something important, so I made her kneel for a while.
08:05Jeremy barely looked at me as he walked past, his hair slightly messy, exhaustion written across his face.
08:10How did Alex's matter go?
08:14The blood bond frightens all the members.
08:17No she-wolf is willing.
08:19Just pick one.
08:20Control her family if you have to.
08:22Money or punishment, something will work.
08:25The elder Mary doesn't like you much.
08:27If you handle this well, she might change her mind about you.
08:31Of course.
08:33Every time Jeremy returned from patrol, he would spend the entire night with me.
08:37That night, I used every bit of strength I had to respond to him.
08:40Several times Jeremy lost control.
08:43He grabbed my waist and laughed under his breath.
08:47Why so eager tonight?
08:48Miss me that much?
08:49I said nothing.
08:51Struggling to lift myself up, I placed a trembling kiss beside his cheek.
08:55When dawn was about to break, I finally came back to my senses.
08:58I tried to push him away, but he caught me and pulled me back into his arms.
09:03Still trying to leave.
09:10My sense of smell is extremely sharp.
09:13You carry Luna's scent, yes.
09:16But I can still recognize you're not her.
09:19I've known about your little trick for a long time.
09:25Then when does the Alpha plan to free me from my slave status?
09:30You belong to Luna.
09:32If I personally freed you, wouldn't that hurt our relationship?
09:37What's your name?
09:39From now on, I'll have someone bring you some jewelries.
09:41Once Luna recovers, you can serve in her chambers.
09:44You won't need to do the rough slave work anymore.
09:47I closed my eyes with quiet bitterness.
09:50Luna had been right.
09:51Why give a title to a toy he could have for free?
09:53Seeing that I showed no reaction, Jeremy's tone grew colder.
09:57You've only slept with me for a few years.
09:59Don't get ahead of yourself.
10:01Isn't it enough that I'm letting you avoid the hard labor?
10:04You should also think about your Luna's reputation.
10:07I've never liked greedy female wolves.
10:11I understood very clearly.
10:13A slave like me could never escape that identity so easily.
10:17Besides, he had to maintain the image of a loving mate with Jasmine.
10:21Her father was one of the Pax Elder and had supported Jeremy in many ways.
10:25He would never risk his reputation.
10:27Those words just now were nothing more than a moment of pity after his desire had been satisfied.
10:31I said peacefully,
10:33A lowly slave like me would never dare ask for a title.
10:36I only wish for the Alpha and Luna to be blessed by the Moon Goddess.
10:40When Alice heard that Jasmine planned to give me to the Gamma's son, she burst into tears.
10:45We've served her for so long.
10:47How can she be so cruel?
10:50I said nothing more.
10:51Instead, I went straight to the Elder Mary and asked to see her.
10:55I told her I was willing to form a blood bond with Alex.
10:58May was both shocked and delighted.
11:00She asked my name and age.
11:02After the witch finished her calculations, she nodded repeatedly.
11:05Emma is extremely compatible with Alex.
11:08Though she was born lowly, she carries the blessing of the Moon Goddess.
11:13A blood bond between them would greatly benefit the entire pack.
11:17Jeremy and Jasmine arrived soon after.
11:19When they entered, I was kneeling beside May, gently massaging her legs.
11:24So this is the wolf who's willing to form a blood bond with Alex.
11:29I wonder which family she belongs to.
11:31Such kindness is rare.
11:33May, I must reward her well.
11:35I turned and bowed.
11:37Alpha, Luna, it is me.
11:40When Jeremy saw my face, he froze in surprise.
11:43Aren't you mute?
11:45I can speak.
11:47Luna simply doesn't like my voice and forbade me from talking.
11:50In just a few sentences, Jasmine's face turned pale.
11:53May held my hand, her expression full of approval.
11:56I never expected you to have such a loyal wolf serving you.
12:01But once the blood bond is made,
12:03you will never have another mate for the rest of your life.
12:08I will never regret it.
12:10Out of the corner of my eye,
12:12I saw Jeremy's hand tightened slowly at his side,
12:14disbelief written across his face.
12:16Mary patted my hand gently.
12:18Emma, what do you want as a reward?
12:21Money?
12:22Treasures?
12:24Anything within my authority,
12:25I will give you.
12:26I turned to look at Jasmine.
12:28There was a faint chill in my gaze.
12:30Her smile stiffened,
12:31and she instinctively stepped back half a step.
12:33I have a younger sister named Alice.
12:36I asked the elder to free her from her slave status.
12:38That is no trouble at all.
12:40I will remove her slave mark
12:41and ensure she lives safely within the pack.
12:43Jasmine opened her mouth as if to object,
12:45but Jeremy interrupted her with a low voice.
12:47She's only a slave.
12:49If the elder wants her, then give her.
12:51May's expression darkened slightly
12:53as she stared at Jasmine in silence.
12:55Jasmine bit her lip.
12:56In the end,
12:57Alice and I were finally no longer slaves.
13:00After Alice was no longer the slave,
13:02Mary promised she would arrange a safe place for her to live.
13:05Grateful for that,
13:05I swore that I would take good care of Alex.
13:07I won't waste it.
13:08When Mary spoke of the unfortunate heir,
13:10her voice trembled with emotion.
13:12Alex had been born under a curse.
13:14When he came into the world,
13:15the former Luna died in childbirth,
13:17and the newborn Alex had stopped breathing as well.
13:19The pack's healer used strange and extraordinary skills
13:22to bring him back to life.
13:23But that act had gone against the will of the moon goddess.
13:26Even if Alex survived,
13:28he would never live past the age of 20.
13:30As he grew older,
13:31his health only became worse.
13:33In the end,
13:34he was moved to a small cabin deep in the forest to recover,
13:36with only the healer staying by his side.
13:39Since I had agreed to the blood bond,
13:41I would have to remain with him from now on.
13:42When the healer brought me into the cabin,
13:44Alex was still asleep.
13:46He was 17 this year.
13:47His features were delicate and refined,
13:50completely different from Jeremy,
13:51who had spent years fighting in battles.
13:53I can feel his strength returning.
13:55It's the wolf in him.
13:57It's a powerful thing.
13:58By the time the sun set,
14:00Alex finally woke up.
14:01So you're the wolf who plans to become my mate after I die?
14:06Yes.
14:07I knelt properly and raised the bowl of medicine above my head.
14:10Please drink your medicine.
14:11He took the bowl calmly.
14:13Then,
14:14with a slight turn of his wrist,
14:15he poured the dark medicine straight into the flower pot beside the bed.
14:18I don't want to drink it.
14:20What are you going to do about it?
14:22I stared at him in silence.
14:24The healer had told me that Alex was a kind person.
14:26When he was younger,
14:28he once fell into a lake while out with other wolves.
14:30It had been said to be an accident,
14:32but in truth,
14:33someone had pushed him.
14:35No one investigated it deeply at the time.
14:37He remained unconscious for several days afterward.
14:40Mary was furious.
14:42She drove all the servants who had been attending him out of the pack,
14:45turning them into rogues.
14:46Since then,
14:47Alex had refused to let any wolf serve him.
14:50I knew he wasn't someone who looked down on slaves.
14:52He simply carried old scars in his heart.
14:55And the way he was taking his anger out on me now,
14:58perhaps it was because he resented this arranged blood bond.
15:00The healer had also told me that Alex hadn't taken his medicine for half a year.
15:05If this continued,
15:06he might not live much longer.
15:07After hesitating for a few seconds,
15:10I suddenly reached out,
15:11held his chin,
15:12and leaned down to kiss his cheek lightly.
15:14His skin was cold.
15:16When our breaths brushed together,
15:17a shiver ran through me.
15:18Alex leaned back slightly.
15:20His throat was so thin it looked fragile,
15:23and a strange flush spread across his face.
15:25His eyelashes trembled with anger.
15:27I forced my racing heart to calm and said as steadily as I could.
15:31If you refuse to drink your medicine,
15:33I'll kiss you again.
15:34Alex glared at me fiercely.
15:36After a long moment,
15:37he grabbed the bowl and drank the medicine in one swallow.
15:40The fish in the lake had been released there by Alex himself when he was younger.
15:44The healer said that when his health had been a little better,
15:46he used to sit there and feed them.
15:49Recently,
15:49I noticed that the colorful fish seemed unusually listless.
15:52So I began to watch more carefully.
15:55Soon I discovered the reason.
15:56Every morning,
15:58several stray cats slipped over the low stone wall along the shore.
16:01They would slap the surface of the water,
16:03scattering the fish,
16:04and sometimes they even clawed through the fish food I had prepared,
16:07leaving it scattered everywhere.
16:08One morning,
16:09I was crouching by the shore picking up the spilled food.
16:12My fingers had just touched the cold water
16:14when Alex's calm voice sounded behind me.
16:16They can sense the scent of predators.
16:19If you stay there,
16:20the fish won't dare come close.
16:21Alex was sitting in his wheelchair.
16:23The morning mist had dampened the tips of his hair,
16:25and his face looked even paler than usual.
16:28I stood up.
16:29The cats keep disturbing the fish.
16:31I was thinking maybe I could build a small fence along the shore.
16:35He looked at the lake for a moment before answering.
16:38There's leftover wood in the storage room from when this cabin was built.
16:41It might be useful.
16:42I hadn't expected him to agree.
16:44I quickly went to look for it.
16:46The wood was piled in a corner,
16:48covered in thick dust and patches of mold.
16:50I picked out the usable pieces and carried them to the lake,
16:53then found some rope and wooden stakes.
16:55I planned to hammer a simple fence along the shore.
16:57But I didn't have much strength.
16:59No matter how hard I struck the stakes,
17:01they barely moved.
17:03My palms turned red from the friction,
17:05and sweat gathered at my temples.
17:07Clumsy.
17:07Alex's voice sounded behind me.
17:09When I turned,
17:10I saw that he had somehow wheeled himself closer.
17:12In his hand was a small copper hammer,
17:15probably something the healer had left on the porch.
17:17He extended his hand.
17:19Give it to me.
17:20His fingers were cold.
17:21I hesitated before handing him the stake and hammer.
17:24But he didn't take them.
17:26Help me stand.
17:27Startled,
17:28I hurried forward and supported his arm.
17:30His arm looked thin,
17:32yet there was surprising strength in it.
17:33With my help,
17:35he slowly stood up,
17:36staggering slightly before finding his balance.
17:38He took the hammer.
17:39With one light strike,
17:41the stake slid firmly into the ground.
17:43The movement was smooth and precise,
17:45nothing like someone who had been sick for years.
17:47Hold the wood.
17:48I'll hammer.
17:50I pressed the plank down as he worked.
17:52Each strike of the hammer
17:53sent a faint vibration through my hands.
17:55The air carried the faint scent of medicine from his body.
17:58Sunlight filtered through the bamboo
17:59and fell across his face,
18:01outlining the soft lines of his features.
18:03His eyes were lowered,
18:04his long eyelashes casting shadows.
18:06He looked so focused that I almost forgot to breathe.
18:09When he was hammering the third stake,
18:11he suddenly began coughing.
18:12His body swayed slightly.
18:14I hurried to support him.
18:16You shouldn't push yourself.
18:17Rest for a while.
18:19It's fine.
18:21The weather is good today.
18:23Better to finish it now.
18:26But his face had grown even paler,
18:28and a thin layer of cold sweat covered his forehead.
18:30Without arguing,
18:31I helped him sit back in the wheelchair
18:33and wipe the sweat from his face.
18:34I'll finish the rest.
18:37You should rest here.
18:38He didn't argue again.
18:40He simply sat there and watched me work.
18:42I copied the way he had hammered the stakes.
18:44Though I wasn't nearly as skilled,
18:46I slowly managed to get the hang of it.
18:48By the time the sun rose high in the sky,
18:50the simple fence was finally finished.
18:52I sat beside him,
18:53catching my breath.
18:54The fish gradually swam back toward the shore,
18:57pecking calmly at the food on the water's surface.
18:59Watching them settle down again
19:00filled me with a quiet warmth.
19:02After a while, Alex suddenly spoke.
19:04Did you always like doing things like this?
19:06I paused,
19:08remembering the days when I worked under Jasmine,
19:10days filled with constant fear.
19:11I lowered my head.
19:13I just wanted to do my duties well.
19:15He was silent for a moment.
19:17Then he said quietly,
19:18You don't have to force yourself so much anymore.
19:21There's no one else here.
19:23You don't need to be so careful.
19:25I looked up at him.
19:26His gaze was resting on the lake,
19:28and his tone was calm.
19:29But those simple words warmed my chest.
19:32Since becoming a slave,
19:33no one had ever treated me with such consideration.
19:36Jasmine had seen me as a tool.
19:38Jeremy had treated me like a toy.
19:40Yet here, by this quiet lake,
19:42for the first time,
19:43I felt like I was being treated as a real pack member,
19:45not something lesser.
19:47Just then, the healer came looking for us,
19:49reminding Alex it was time for his medicine.
19:52When he saw the fence, he laughed.
19:54So you finally bothered to do something.
19:57You used to ignore even the fallen leaves in the yard.
20:00Alex's lips curved slightly.
20:02He didn't answer.
20:03He simply turned his head and glanced at me.
20:05For the first time, there was no cold distance in his eyes,
20:08only a faint, almost unnoticeable warmth.
20:11The healer was delighted when he saw that Alex had started drinking his medicine.
20:14Yes.
20:14I leaned over to wipe the dark stain from the corner of his lips.
20:18Out of the corner of my eye,
20:19I noticed his thin hand gripping the edge of the blanket tightly.
20:23You've clearly gotten better these past few days.
20:26Your body isn't as weak anymore.
20:29The medicine is working.
20:31Medicine is useless.
20:33The healer works very hard to prepare it.
20:36If you keep refusing it,
20:38he'll be heartbroken.
20:40When you brew it,
20:42you have to keep testing the temperature.
20:44I've only done it for a few days and my hands look like this.
20:48He's done it for you for years.
20:50Alex's gaze fell on my hands.
20:52He pressed his lips together for a moment,
20:54then finished the remaining medicine at the bottom of the bowl.
20:57From that day on,
20:58he never made me argue with him about taking his medicine again.
21:02Half a month later,
21:03the healer reported to the elder that Alex had truly begun to recover.
21:06Much of it was thanks to her.
21:08Someone blessed by the moon goddess,
21:10whose presence balanced his cursed body.
21:13Inside the hall,
21:14everyone's eyes turned toward me.
21:15Mary beckoned for me to sit beside her and asked Alex.
21:18How has Emma been serving you?
21:20Alex paused for a second.
21:22She has taken very good care of me.
21:24She nodded with satisfaction.
21:26The way she looked at me grew even more affectionate.
21:29Suddenly Jasmine covered her mouth and laughed softly.
21:32Alex might not know,
21:33but when Emma used to serve me,
21:35she was quite skilled at serving the alpha as well.
21:38The hall fell silent instantly.
21:40My hands began trembling uncontrollably,
21:42though I forced myself to stay calm.
21:44Alex looked at her coldly and said in an even tone,
21:47Is that how you speak about the wolf blessed by the moon goddess?
21:50The elder's expression darkened.
21:52Luna,
21:53you may be young,
21:55but you should still know proper conduct.
21:58As Luna,
21:59watch your behavior.
22:00Jasmine pouted,
22:01tears shimmering in her eyes.
22:03Later,
22:03Alice came to see me.
22:04That was when I learned what had happened.
22:07Jasmine had found another substitute.
22:09She had bought a trained shoe wolf from outside the pack,
22:11someone whose voice and figure were almost identical to hers.
22:15That night the alpha lit the entire room,
22:17Alice told me quietly.
22:19When he realized it wasn't you,
22:21he flew into a rage.
22:23He beat the wolf half to death and threw her in front of Jasmine.
22:27She hesitated before adding.
22:29The alpha also said,
22:30since she refuses to mate with him,
22:32he'll never go to her again.
22:33I understood.
22:34Neither the alpha nor Mary liked her,
22:36and she had not given birth to an heir.
22:38Life for Jasmine would only grow harder.
22:40But there was one thing I still didn't understand.
22:43Jeremy had allowed me to replace the Luna for years.
22:45Why was it that the moment someone else took my place,
22:48he turned against Jasmine completely?
22:50The cabin was surrounded by water,
22:51and many fish were raised there.
22:53One evening,
22:54Alex accompanied the elder to feed them.
22:56In the night wind,
22:57his thin figure looked especially fragile.
23:00I returned to the house to fetch a thicker coat.
23:02As I passed through the corridor,
23:04someone suddenly slammed me into the mirror and covered my mouth.
23:07In the darkness,
23:08Jeremy's face loomed close.
23:10His narrow eyes were filled with fury.
23:12Are you really her?
23:13I struggled,
23:14but he gripped my chin tightly.
23:16Still pretending to be mute?
23:20I'll know whether it's you,
23:22after one night in bed.
23:23I stared at him in shock.
23:25I was about to become his son's mate.
23:27How could he dare say such a thing?
23:29I slept with that wolf for three years,
23:33and now she's going to become my son's mate.
23:37Wouldn't it be better to be my lover
23:38than to form a blood bond?
23:41Are you really willing to bind yourself to a dead man?
23:45I just want to survive.
23:48If I don't do this,
23:49I'll be forced to mate with that idiot
23:51and spend my entire life
23:53as a hidden sip toot.
23:54While he was still stunned,
23:55I stomped hard on his foot and ran.
23:57I stumbled toward the light ahead.
23:59And suddenly,
24:00Alex's figure came into view.
24:02He stood at the end of the corridor,
24:04frowning.
24:04Why did you take so long?
24:06My racing heart suddenly calmed.
24:08I forced a small smile and walked over,
24:10placing the coat around his shoulders.
24:12The healer chuckled beside him.
24:15He was worried something might happen to you
24:17and insisted on coming to look.
24:19Alex snorted quietly.
24:20I was afraid she'd fall into the lake
24:23and disturb the fish while they're sleeping.
24:26Beside the covered walkway,
24:27there was a bamboo grove.
24:28At night,
24:29the moonlight fell beautifully there.
24:31Alex liked sitting beneath it to feel the moonlight,
24:33and I would stay by his side.
24:35One night,
24:35when I was half asleep,
24:37I heard Alex ask softly,
24:38Why did you want to form a blood bond with me?
24:40I pushed myself upright and answered,
24:43Because I didn't want to become the mate of an idiot.
24:45Alex lowered his eyes slightly,
24:47his tone cool.
24:49I thought as much.
24:51After that,
24:52he said nothing more to me.
24:54Days passed.
24:55Before I realized it,
24:56nearly two years had passed
24:57since I came to live with Alex.
24:59His body was still weak,
25:00but it had stabilized.
25:01The healer was constantly researching new medicine
25:03and performing blessing rituals.
25:05During one ceremony,
25:07with candles burning before the altar.
25:11Make a wish.
25:12But Alex looked at me.
25:14You make the wish for me.
25:15I froze for a moment,
25:17then spoke sincerely.
25:18I wish for you to be happy.
25:20To recover your health
25:21and become alpha as soon as possible.
25:24In the flickering candlelight,
25:25Alex asked quietly,
25:26Is that what you truly wish?
25:28I looked away.
25:29Whether it was true or not didn't matter anymore.
25:31I only hoped the moon goddess would hear my prayer.
25:35Not long after that,
25:36Alex suddenly said he wanted to leave the forest.
25:38He had heard that there was a werewolf ceremony happening nearby.
25:41Since entering the forest,
25:43I had never attended one again.
25:44The thought filled me with longing.
25:46To avoid drawing attention,
25:48we slipped out quietly through the back door of the cabin.
25:50At the gathering,
25:51Sansa,
25:52the daughter of the alpha of the redwood pack,
25:54noticed Alex immediately.
25:55She approached us confidently
25:56and warmly invited us to dinner.
25:59Do you want to go?
26:02I sighed softly.
26:06If you go,
26:07I'll wait outside.
26:08It had been a long time
26:08since I had spoken so humbly in front of him,
26:10but with outsiders present,
26:12I had to remember my place.
26:13Sansa impatiently stepped past me
26:15and took hold of Alex's wheelchair,
26:17pushing him away without the slightest concern
26:18that he was frail or confined to a chair.
26:20I watched their backs as they left.
26:22A strange sense of loss filled my chest.
26:24So even something I had never truly possessed,
26:27could still hurt to lose.
26:29I stood in the cold wind for a long time.
26:31Only then did I suddenly remember,
26:33today was my birthday.
26:34Sansa had not fallen in love with Alex at first sight.
26:37Years earlier,
26:38when she had first met him,
26:40she had already secretly admired him.
26:42Later,
26:43as Alex's illness worsened,
26:44she still refused to search for another mate
26:46and waited all this time.
26:48When Redwood's alpha approached Mary about the matter,
26:51the elder was more surprised than pleased.
26:52But Alex already had a blood bond.
26:54If he wished to mate normally with another partner,
26:57that bond would have to be dissolved.
26:58So I stepped forward myself.
27:00I'm willing to leave
27:01and give Alex the chance to pursue his happiness.
27:03I had once asked a witch to calculate their fates.
27:06Alex and Sansa were highly compatible.
27:08Sansa came from Noble Werewolf and loved him deeply.
27:11She had even sworn that if Alex died,
27:13she would never take another mate.
27:15Compared to that devotion,
27:17I had no reason to remain.
27:18The elder seemed pleased with my understanding.
27:20Emma, what do you want in return?
27:22I took out the silver coins I had saved over the years
27:24and placed them before her.
27:26Then I knelt.
27:27I asked the elder to release me from the pack.
27:31Emma, you could have asked for much more.
27:34Alice wanted to leave with me,
27:35but I refused.
27:36Life outside the pack was difficult.
27:39Staying by the elder's side
27:40would at least guarantee her safety.
27:41On the day I left,
27:42many old acquaintances came to see me off.
27:44Even Jeremy was there.
27:46As long as you're willing,
27:47I can make you my lover right now.
27:50Serve me well and I'll mate only you.
27:55Don't give me that look.
27:56Do you really think Alex will try to keep you?
27:58After you left,
28:00Sansa moved into Alex's house.
28:02You served him so devotedly,
28:04yet once his body recovered,
28:05he had no need for you anymore.
28:07You only ended up benefiting someone else.
28:10Alex and I had been cold toward each other
28:12for a long time.
28:13On the way back from the ceremony,
28:15he had asked me whether I was happy.
28:17I'm happy.
28:20Happy because you attended the ceremony?
28:23Or happy because you saw me with Sansa?
28:25You two look like mates destined by fate.
28:29Against my own feelings, I replied.
28:31My wish came true.
28:33Of course I'm happy.
28:34The smile on Alex's face vanished instantly.
28:36His already pale face turned even colder.
28:38You're happy watching me with another she-wolf?
28:41Sasha may become the future Luna of Blackwood.
28:45Of course I'm happy.
28:47He stared at me for a long time.
28:49Then he said quietly,
28:51Emma, so you really have no heart?
28:54I originally planned to live in a wolf pack near Blackwood,
28:57but when I thought of Jeremy and Jasmine,
28:58I decided to travel south overnight to another pack.
29:01While packing my things,
29:03I discovered something unexpected.
29:04Inside my bundle were tens of thousands of silver coins.
29:07The healer must have secretly slipped them in when he came to see me off.
29:11While traveling through the forest,
29:13several pairs of feet suddenly appeared in front of me.
29:15Before I could react,
29:17I was tied to a tree.
29:18When I lifted my head,
29:20I saw Jasmine's smug face again.
29:23I only used your body for a while?
29:25And you dared to leave the pack?
29:28You ungrateful bitch!
29:31Several sharp slaps landed across my face.
29:33My head spun,
29:34but as I listened to her curses,
29:36I stopped trying to explain.
29:37The first day,
29:38they beat me.
29:39The second day,
29:40they stabbed my fingertips with silver needles.
29:42On the third day,
29:44they locked me in a nest deep within the forest.
29:46My parents had been slaves serving Jasmine's family.
29:49Before I left the pack,
29:50they suddenly went missing.
29:52Only now did I realize the truth.
29:54They had already fallen victim to Jasmine.
29:56Their bodies had been dumped in this very nest in the forest.
29:59In that moment,
30:00I only wanted to die.
30:02But the guard watching me dragged me out.
30:03Did I die?
30:05Years ago.
30:07Jasmine had lost something valuable.
30:08You saved my life.
30:09The servants around her wanted to frame him for it.
30:11Now I'm gonna save yours.
30:11I had noticed the injustice,
30:13found the real culprit,
30:14and saved his life.
30:16You're such a kind werewolf.
30:17Why would Jasmine torture you like this?
30:20I gave a miserable smile.
30:22Because I was never a loyal slave.
30:26Alex's condition has worsened again.
30:28Sansa was so frightened,
30:29she moved out overnight.
30:30The elder says Sansa triggered Alex's curse.
30:33I begged the guard to bury my parents' bodies first.
30:35Then I asked him for another favor.
30:37Please find a small wooden box for me.
30:38It was something the healer had given me,
30:40something important meant for Alex.
30:42I had hidden it inside my clothes.
30:44I probably won't survive.
30:46You buried my parents.
30:48I will repay this kindness in my next life.
30:51On the evening of the fifth day,
30:52Jasmine came to the nest.
30:54She played with her fingernails casually.
30:56You're still not dead?
30:57It seems even the moon goddess
30:59wants you to suffer a few more days.
31:02I was so weak I couldn't even lift my head.
31:04She thought I was pretending to look pitiful.
31:07In truth,
31:08I was silently cursing her to die horribly.
31:10In a daze,
31:11I felt a rope tighten around my neck.
31:13I let out a long breath,
31:15thinking my suffering was finally over.
31:18But suddenly the rope loosened.
31:20Voices erupted around me.
31:24Someone carried me out.
31:26He had dropped the healer
31:27and a group of secretly trained followers,
31:29charging all the way to the nest
31:30without caring about his fragile body,
31:32all just to pull me out of hell.
31:33The world suddenly flooded with light.
31:35I fell into a cold embrace.
31:37The werewolf holding me dropped to his knees
31:39and clutched me tightly.
31:40I'm sorry.
31:41I was wrong.
31:43I'm sorry.
31:44The voice was hoarse with pain,
31:46choked with emotion.
31:47I began to sob.
31:49Alex,
31:49I missed you so much.
31:52I missed you too.
31:54Then lifted my face gently.
31:56So much that I felt like I was dying.
31:58Alex brought me back to his home.
32:00The healer prepared a medicinal bath
32:02to treat my wounds.
32:03Alex personally washed me.
32:05Every time he discovered another injury on my body,
32:08the corners of his eyes ranted a little more.
32:10I slept for a long time.
32:12When I woke up,
32:13the healer was applying medicine to my fingers.
32:16Where's Alex?
32:17He's been watching over you for several nights.
32:20I gave him some medicine to make him sleep.
32:24After you left,
32:26he treated himself even worse than before.
32:29My heart tightened.
32:30Did his illness flare up again?
32:32Don't worry.
32:34He won't die before he turns 20.
32:37My breathing faltered.
32:38What about after 20?
32:40You mean,
32:41he really won't live past 20?
32:45He was always going to die sooner or later.
32:49Didn't you already know that?
32:50If he weren't destined to die young,
32:53how would the two of you have formed that blood bond?
32:55When Alex woke up,
32:57I was sitting there blankly.
32:59What's wrong?
33:00I wiped away my tears,
33:01climbed onto his lap,
33:02and pressed my finger against his Adam's apple.
33:05I'm going to kiss you now.
33:06Is that okay?
33:08You weren't this polite the first time you kissed me.
33:11I cupped his face and kissed him.
33:12Our lips tangled together,
33:14but his breath was light and fragile.
33:15Alex,
33:16I really like you.
33:18So do I.
33:19Gently biting my lip.
33:21How much?
33:22He played with my hair,
33:24looking at me with a troubled expression.
33:26I never thought that in such a short life,
33:29I would meet a werewolf I could love this much.
33:32Neither did I.
33:33I had thought my entire life would be trapped in the cage of being someone's substitute.
33:37Yet four years later,
33:38I had fallen in love with a man who was going to die.
33:41When I met Mary again,
33:42I was no longer a slave,
33:44but a guest.
33:45Alice stood beside her.
33:46It was clear Mary treated her very well.
33:49During our casual conversation,
33:51the topic eventually turned to Jasmine.
33:53After the turmoil in her family's household,
33:56Jeremy had completely broken with her.
33:58Not long ago,
33:59Jeremy's lover had died after mismeasuring.
34:02Later it was discovered that Jasmine had been behind it.
34:05She had intended for the she-wolf to die in childbirth while leaving the child behind,
34:09but she miscalculated the dosage of the drug,
34:11resulting in both mother and child dying.
34:14Mary sighed regretfully.
34:17Back when Jeremy wanted to take her as his mate,
34:20I already opposed it.
34:22Her heart is too narrow.
34:24She was never suited
34:25to the responsibilities of a Luna.
34:28I lowered my head,
34:30silently mocking the situation.
34:32Jasmine had indeed brought this fate upon herself.
34:34But Jeremy was hardly innocent.
34:36If he had not insisted on making her Luna back then,
34:39none of this would have happened.
34:40When I left the elder's residence,
34:42I ran into Jeremy around the corner.
34:43He had grown thinner and stood there alone,
34:45as if he had been waiting for me.
34:46For the sake of her father, I won't sever the bond with her.
34:50But I won't favor her anymore either.
34:53Consider it compensation for me.
34:56And the two lives that were lost?
34:59She doesn't have to answer for that?
35:02One unfavored lover,
35:04one child who wouldn't have been an heir.
35:07I can have as many as I want.
35:08I had no desire to continue the conversation
35:10and turn to leave.
35:11But he suddenly asked through clenched teeth,
35:13How exactly did you bewitch my son?
35:17He risked his life just to save you.
35:19That has nothing to do with you.
35:22Have you slept together?
35:24Does he know about the relationship between the two of us?
35:28My fists tightened.
35:29Watch your words.
35:32I have no relationship with you.
35:36No relationship?
35:38We were bed partners for three years.
35:40His cruel words tore open the last shred of dignity I had left.
35:43I couldn't pull back anymore.
35:45I slapped him.
35:47You dare hit me?
35:49Aren't you afraid I'll tell him everything?
35:52Aren't you afraid he'll stop loving you?
35:54I was afraid.
35:55Afraid he would be hurt.
35:57But at this point,
35:58I could not show even a trace of weakness.
36:01Alpha, you're overthinking it.
36:03My feelings for Alex were nothing more than a way to survive.
36:06Just like pleasing you back then.
36:08If it weren't for you and Jasmine forcing me,
36:10why would I ever become the mate of a dying man?
36:13Jeremy raised an eyebrow.
36:15So your feelings for him are all fake?
36:18Forcing myself to stay calm.
36:19That's right.
36:21If you tell him the past,
36:22he'll only despise you even more.
36:25Are you still going to say it?
36:27You've convinced me.
36:29But you better think about how you're going to convince him.
36:33My heart dropped.
36:35I turned abruptly.
36:36A few steps away,
36:38Alex stood there.
36:39His eyelashes lowered.
36:41His expression icy.
36:43Father.
36:44Not even looking at Jeremy.
36:46Is this why you brought me here?
36:48Alex, I just wanted you to see her true face.
36:52She's selfish and heartless.
36:54She abandoned me to save herself back then,
36:56and she'll abandon you too.
36:58We should take her to the Elder.
37:00Expose everything.
37:01And make her my slave again.
37:03Alex asked calmly.
37:04What do you intend to do with her?
37:07A slave who commits such a crime should be fed to the beasts.
37:11But for the sake of our past,
37:13I'll spare her life.
37:15Emma.
37:18Why are you standing there?
37:20Do you really want to become his slave?
37:22I snapped out of my shock and hurried to his side.
37:26Alex, what are you doing?
37:28Your mate didn't know how to behave towards the future Luna.
37:31So I had her killed.
37:33Not far away,
37:34a maid's scream suddenly echoed through the air.
37:36Luna has been dragged away by wild beasts!
37:39I gasped an instinctively time to look,
37:41but Alex grabbed my wrist.
37:43Jeremy's face turned deathly pale.
37:45You did this?
37:46How?
37:47Before my mother died,
37:49she left me a group of soldiers.
37:52As long as I live,
37:54they obey my command.
37:56I'm your father,
37:57the Alpha of this pack,
37:59and you dare oppose me for a slave?
38:02Don't forget you're not Alpha yet.
38:04A slave who has lost her purity
38:06can never become the future Luna.
38:08Good.
38:09He clapped his hands.
38:11Several soldiers suddenly appeared
38:12and forced Jeremy to the ground.
38:14Alex, what are you doing?
38:19Go.
38:20Slap him.
38:21I hesitated for a moment,
38:23then walked over.
38:25My hand trembled
38:27as I slapped Jeremy several times.
38:29She's not a slave.
38:31Her name is Emma.
38:33She's the future Luna.
38:35Remember that.
38:36And don't forget
38:37how you got your Alpha position.
38:39Only then did I learn the truth.
38:40The former Alpha had three heirs.
38:42Jeremy had only become
38:43the Alpha of the Blackwood Pack
38:45because he had taken a princess
38:46of the Likens' daughter as his mate.
38:48And because the former Luna
38:49had left behind immense power,
38:51even with Alex's curse.
38:52The Blackwood Pack
38:53never dared treat him poorly.
38:55Jeremy was in prison.
38:56I couldn't help worrying.
38:57But he's the Alpha.
39:00Not for long.
39:01He's abused his power
39:02as Alpha for years,
39:04harming many pack members.
39:05He's done too many terrible things.
39:08As he spoke,
39:09one of the buttons
39:10on his coat had come loose.
39:11I instinctively reached out
39:12to fasten it for him.
39:14Don't touch me.
39:15My hand hung awkwardly
39:16in the cold air.
39:20I'm sorry.
39:20That night,
39:22I carried my pillow
39:23back to my old bed.
39:24Alex lay on the bed
39:25and asked sharply,
39:26What are you doing?
39:28We should sleep separately
39:29from now on.
39:31I don't want to make you angry anymore.
39:33The healer said
39:34you've never been with a she-wolf
39:36and my feelings for you
39:37weren't pure at the beginning.
39:39I only wanted to survive.
39:41I'm such a terrible person.
39:43I even dirtied you.
39:45Before I could finish,
39:46Alex suddenly pulled me forward
39:47and silenced me with a kiss.
39:48The kiss was awkward
39:49and inexperienced
39:50but filled with anger.
39:52After a long time,
39:53he let go.
39:54Emma,
39:54are you trying to drive me to death?
39:57I know the things you said
39:59to Jeremy were lies.
40:00His eyes reddening.
40:01But why didn't you tell me the truth?
40:03If you had died
40:04and I never knew
40:05how much you suffered,
40:07never got revenge for you,
40:09do you know how painful
40:10that would be?
40:11Do you want me to die
40:12without peace?
40:13His words struck my heart
40:14like a heavy bell.
40:16Every syllable
40:17made my whole body tremble.
40:19I lunged forward
40:20and kissed him again,
40:21our fingers intertwining.
40:23He bit my lips softly
40:24and murmured between breaths.
40:25I hate them.
40:25Every time I think about
40:27what other men did to you,
40:29I want to kill them.
40:30But luckily,
40:31he didn't know
40:31how to cherish you.
40:32Otherwise,
40:33I'd never have had my chance.
40:34If I had met you earlier,
40:36I would have hidden you away.
40:37So you belonged only to me.
40:39Emma,
40:40you're not a slave.
40:41You're my treasure.
40:42Jasmine was the only daughter
40:43of one of the Pax Elder,
40:44and when she died,
40:45he was devastated.
40:46He came to the Elder demanding justice.
40:48May calmly produced evidence
40:49that Jasmine had poisoned
40:50other Pax members.
40:51We intended to confine her reflection.
40:53But she escaped
40:54before we could make the arrangements.
40:56We never expected her
40:57to lose control like this.
40:59She killed the Alpha's child
41:01out of jealousy.
41:02The fact that we didn't exile her
41:03from the Pax
41:04was already out of respect for you.
41:05At that moment,
41:06the werewolf council arrived
41:07to arrest Jasmine's father.
41:09Later,
41:09Alice told me this matter
41:10dated back decades
41:11and was connected
41:12to an invasion by rogues.
41:13I returned to the mountain house
41:15troubled and unexpectedly
41:16saw Santa there.
41:18Don't worry,
41:19I'm not here to take Alex away.
41:21At the ceremony last time,
41:23he made it clear
41:23that his heart belongs to you.
41:25I'm here to apologize.
41:26I was foolish when I was younger.
41:29Please don't take it to heart.
41:31Then,
41:32why are you here now?
41:33To thank Alex.
41:36My father has been searching
41:37for the traitor
41:38within our Pax for years.
41:40Alex helped him
41:41eliminate that threat.
41:42Thirty years ago,
41:43Jasmine's father
41:44had secretly collaborated
41:45with rogue wolves.
41:46In order to strengthen
41:47the Blackwood Pack
41:48against the Redwood Pack,
41:49he had supplied the rogues
41:50and encouraged them
41:50to attack Redwood,
41:52violating the ancient rule
41:53that Pax must never deal
41:54with rogues.
41:55Even while bed-troned,
41:56Alex secretly gathered evidence
41:57against him for years.
41:58He gave it all to my father.
42:01The last time I left here
42:02wasn't because I was scared.
42:04I was just overwhelmed.
42:05But Alex wasn't even born
42:06thirty years ago.
42:07How could he have evidence?
42:10The healer by his side
42:12is a rogue.
42:14Alex was asleep
42:15when I returned.
42:16I touched his hand.
42:18It was still cold.
42:20I went to find the healer,
42:22needing answers.
42:24You guessed correctly.
42:25Alex was never cursed.
42:27He was poisoned.
42:29I was the one
42:30who poisoned him.
42:32The rogues never wanted
42:33to attack Redwood.
42:35Without Blackwood's ambition,
42:36there would never have been war.
42:38Alex was meant to be
42:39a powerful alpha heir.
42:40But the poison killed him
42:42at birth.
42:42I couldn't bear to watch him die.
42:44So I removed the poison.
42:47But it was too strong.
42:49The best I could do
42:50was give him twenty years.
42:53Before being imprisoned,
42:55Jasmine's father
42:55desperately revealed
42:56many cruel crimes
42:57committed by Jeremy.
42:58The werewolf council
42:59stripped Jeremy of his alpha title
43:01and banished him
43:02from all pack territories.
43:03Jeremy went mad
43:04and confronted Alex.
43:05I'm your father.
43:07How can you be so ruthless?
43:09What about the Blackwood pack?
43:11Who will become alpha?
43:13You betrayed mother.
43:15If grandfather had three heirs,
43:17any of them would be
43:18more suitable than you.
43:19Jeremy glared at me
43:20with bloodshot eyes.
43:21I ruined your life.
43:23And you ruined mine!
43:25Spring used to be
43:26my favorite season.
43:27Now I wished
43:28it would never come.
43:29Alex's birthday
43:30was in spring.
43:31As he drew closer to twenty,
43:32the scent of a werewolf
43:34around him grew weaker
43:35and weaker.
43:36His breathing became
43:37faint and broken.
43:38No matter how many
43:39medicinal baths he took,
43:40his body remained cold.
43:41Many nights I woke
43:42from nightmares.
43:43Beside me,
43:44Alex lay motionless.
43:45Like a corpse.
43:46I would press my ear
43:47to his chest,
43:48waiting until I heard
43:49that faint heartbeat
43:49before I could breathe again.
43:51The healer said Alex
43:52had already died once.
43:53Now he was simply
43:54returning to where he began.
43:55Eventually he told the elder,
43:57it's time to prepare
43:57the blood bond.
43:58When Alex died,
43:59I was supposed to form
44:00the bond with his corpse.
44:01Alice burst into the room
44:02in tears.
44:03Emma, run!
44:05Werewolves who form
44:06blood bonds with the dead
44:07rarely end well.
44:09I know you did this for me.
44:11I can go back
44:12and work as a slave again.
44:13Just tell the elder
44:14you won't do it!
44:16At first I did it for you
44:18and for myself,
44:19but not anymore.
44:21I was born lowly,
44:22someone anyone could bully.
44:24Alex, on the other hand,
44:25was someone destined
44:26for greatness.
44:26If he weren't dying young,
44:27our lives would never
44:28have crossed.
44:29But I loved him.
44:30This blood bond
44:31was the only way
44:32I could ever belong to him.
44:33Three days before
44:34Alex's 20th birthday,
44:36he spent more and more
44:37time asleep.
44:38One moment he was teasing
44:39me to try on a new dress.
44:41The next moment,
44:42when I finished dressing,
44:43he had already
44:44fallen asleep again.
44:45I waited patiently
44:46and eventually
44:47fell asleep myself.
44:48When I woke,
44:50birds were singing
44:51and I was lying
44:52in the forest.
44:55Emma, you're awake!
44:56Alex's letter saved you!
44:58He refused the blood bond
44:59and asked the elder
45:00to release me too.
45:02There are silver coins
45:03in the bundle.
45:04He was afraid the elder
45:05wouldn't agree
45:05so he sent you away first.
45:07I just left the pack
45:08and came straight
45:09to find you.
45:10We're free now!
45:11Freedom and wealth,
45:13the life we had once
45:13dreamed about.
45:15Emma,
45:16didn't you always want
45:17to go to the southern packs?
45:19I listened numbly
45:19and forced a smile.
45:21Yes,
45:21I'm happy.
45:23Alice soon fell asleep
45:24in my arms.
45:25Facing the pale light
45:26of dawn,
45:27I found that I couldn't cry.
45:28I remembered something
45:29from long ago.
45:30You only loved me
45:32for a few years
45:33in your long life
45:35and that's already
45:36enough for me.
45:37You loved me once,
45:38that's enough.
45:41Emma,
45:42keep moving forward.
45:43Back then I thought
45:44he was heartless.
45:45Now I understood
45:46his kindness.
45:47He didn't want
45:48to bind me.
45:48He left me money
45:49and a small note
45:50in his handwriting.
45:52I hope Emma
45:53will be happy.
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