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