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[HOT 2026] I Was Born with Huge Breasts – Full Episode | ENG SUB
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00:01I was born with huge breasts, yet I was the Dark Knight Pact's lowest ranking Omega.
00:07When Angelina caught her fiancé staring at me,
00:12she sold me to the Iron Howl Pact's Alpha, a man left half dead by war.
00:19Riker is ruined down there, but maybe he's still useful in other ways.
00:26Months later, I was the one begging for mercy.
00:30Every. Single. Night.
00:37Ruin down there? Not even close.
00:43Alpha Riker Iron Howa was carried back from the Northern Front,
00:47drouched in blood, barely breathing.
00:50The Pact Seer gave her one desperate option, a blood oath.
00:55Find an Omega, use her blood and a Moonlight Vow.
00:59Fuse their fates together to keep his dying soul tethered to this world.
01:03When word reached the shadow pack, Angelina jumped at the chance.
01:08She couldn't wait to get rid of me.
01:10I was a ticking time bomb to her.
01:12Say no, and I'll sell you to that old Alpha up north.
01:19He loves breaking worthless Omegas like you.
01:22I knew exactly why she hated me.
01:24She had found out about my past, with Silas, her new fiancé.
01:28I opened my mouth to defend myself, to tell her I wrapped my chest so tight my ribs bruised,
01:34that I bound myself even in the blistering summer heat, but a guard burst through the heavy doors.
01:42Lady Angelina hauled me straight into the Iron Howl estate, in the massive bedroom.
01:56He lay completely still.
01:59Muffled, agonizing coughs broke the silence.
02:03A faint metallic scent of blood lingered in the air.
02:07Lady Grace clutched Angelina's hands, tears streaming down her face.
02:12Thank you for everything, Angelina.
02:16But he's awake now.
02:18We don't need the blood oath anymore.
02:20Lady Grace, the contract must go on.
02:24Why?
02:25Amelia is blessed by the goddess.
02:27Think about it.
02:28The second she agreed, Ryan woke up.
02:31If we finish the bond, your Alpha might fully recover.
02:34Lady Grace cast a hesitant glance at me.
02:38Just then, the pack healer stepped out of the bedroom.
02:42He looked at her, struggling to speak.
02:44My lady, the Alpha.
02:47Spit it out.
02:48There are no outsiders here.
02:49He is awake, but his wolf is shattered.
02:52I fear he will never shift again.
02:54He might not even be able to claim a mate.
02:57Claim a mate.
02:58For an Alpha, being unable to mark meant one thing.
03:02The pack was cut off from the goddess's blessing.
03:06There would be no pure blood air.
03:08The words dropped like a bomb.
03:11Lady Grace's knees buckled.
03:12I quickly reached out and supported her.
03:15She looked at me, her eyes completely broken.
03:18Child, are you still willing to marry my son?
03:22I swear I will never mistreat you.
03:25You can just be a daughter to me.
03:26Angelina answered before I could even breathe.
03:29She will.
03:30She absolutely will!
03:32A wolf-less orphan Omega?
03:34Marrying into the Iron Hall pack is the luckiest day of her miserable life.
03:39I opened my mouth, but no words came out.
03:42I wasn't always a nobody.
03:44My father was Lucian, the Shadow Pack's healer.
03:47When he died, I was left with nothing.
03:50The man we'd funded for years.
03:53Silas threw silver over his door and never looked back.
03:57Debt collectors came for me.
03:58Grand Elder Damon bought my papers out of pity and made me a slave.
04:03And Silas?
04:05He became Angelina's fiancé.
04:07I pretended I didn't know him.
04:09I kept my head down and served Angelina.
04:13But eventually, she found out.
04:16I stopped fighting my fate.
04:18I stepped forward, lifted my skirt, and dropped to my knees before Lady Grace.
04:23My lady, I will do it.
04:26I will marry Alpha Ryer and bind myself to the blood oath.
04:30Lady Grace kept her word.
04:32She oversaw every detail of my wedding dress herself.
04:36Angelina specifically picked a day Silas was away to ship me off.
04:40She shoved my debt papers into my hand.
04:43A guilty smirk on her face.
04:45I know Ryer is ruin down there.
04:48But look on the bright side.
04:49You'll never have to suffer through childbirth.
04:52And who knows?
04:54A crippled Alpha might compensate in other ways.
04:57I blocked her out.
04:59To me, I was just swapping one master for another.
05:02The carriage stopped before the moon goddess statue in Ironhal territory.
05:06The entire pack was gathered.
05:08Alpha Ryer was too weak to stand.
05:10I swore my vows to his heavy broadsword.
05:13The pack oracle dragged a bone laid across my palm.
05:17Squeezed my blood onto an ancient parchment.
05:20Sealed the blood oath.
05:21When I pushed open the heavy oak doors to his bedroom,
05:24Ryok was propped up against the headboard.
05:26He wore a dark robe.
05:28His face ghost pale.
05:30Alpha.
05:31He turned his head.
05:33I froze.
05:34He was devastatingly handsome.
05:37A sharp jawline.
05:38Deep set features.
05:40But his eyes.
05:42Deep, amber eyes that stared right through me.
05:45His voice was a low, gravelly rasp.
05:48Amelia.
05:49I have no intention of getting a wife.
05:52If you don't mind, we will live as brother and sister.
05:55Tonight's ceremony was my mother's idea.
05:58She's terrified rival packs will sense my...
06:01condition.
06:02And attack.
06:03You can take the lounge for tonight.
06:05I'll have a guest room prepared for you tomorrow.
06:07I didn't know what to say.
06:10I finally nodded.
06:13Okay.
06:14Riker looked relieved.
06:16He pulled the heavy blankets up and turned away.
06:19Get some rest.
06:20Soon, his breathing steadished.
06:22I walked to the vanity, pulled off the crown, and loosened my hair.
06:26I unbuttoned my wedding dress.
06:28Silk piled at my feet.
06:29I looked at my reflection in the bronze mirror.
06:32Heavy curves.
06:33A waist so tiny it looked like it could snap.
06:36But there were also ugly, bruised welds from years of tight chest binding.
06:40I turned around, reaching for my nightgown.
06:43And I met Riker's eyes.
06:46He wasn't asleep.
06:48Those dark amber eyes were open, locked dead onto me.
06:51The fireplace cast flickering shadows over his face.
06:55He was completely flushed, his Adam's jankle bobbing hard.
07:00I snatched my dress off the floor, clutching it tightly against my chest.
07:04My voice trembled.
07:06You were supposed to be asleep!
07:10Silence.
07:11A long, heavy silence.
07:13When he finally spoke, his voice was an entire octave deeper.
07:18Rougher.
07:18Like he was suppressing a dark growl.
07:24I can sleep later.
07:26The heavy blanket slipped off his chest.
07:29He planted his feet firmly on the floor, and stood up without a single stumble.
07:34He was bare-chested.
07:36I stopped breathing.
07:38His torso was a road map of pure violence.
07:40A massive, jagged claw mark ripped diagonally across his chest.
07:46Round, dark arrow scar littered his abdomen.
07:49Every mark was a brutal testament to his legendary past.
07:53He took a step toward me.
07:56His massive shadow swallowed me whole.
07:59My legs trembled.
08:01Every instinct in my body screamed at me to run.
08:04I remembered the older Omegas whispering about alphas.
08:07Right now, all those dirty whispers flooded my mind.
08:11Riker stood right in front of me, looking down.
08:14His gaze dragged from my face, down my neck, to the dress clutched against my chest,
08:19then slowly back up to my eyes.
08:21There was no disgust, no pity.
08:24Only a dark, burning emotion I couldn't understand.
08:27Then, he turned on his heel.
08:30Walked straight out the door.
08:33I stood there, my heart pounding out of my chest.
08:37I looked down at my bruised, bound ribs.
08:41I wanted to disappear.
08:43I walked back to the mirror,
08:46tracing the ugly purple indets with my trembling fingers.
08:49I thought,
08:52Tomorrow, I'll pull the bindings even tighter.
08:55I lay down on the Shea Lounge, pulling a thin blanket over myself and closed my eyes.
08:59As I was half asleep, the door creaked open.
09:04Ryder was back.
09:05His hair was dripping wet.
09:07I felt him stand over the lounge, watching me for a long time.
09:13Then, a soft, ragged sigh, like wind rustling dead leaves.
09:17He got back into bed and didn't make another sound.
09:20The next morning, I woke up early.
09:23Ryder was already gone.
09:25I sat at the vanity, brushing my hair.
09:27Outside in the hallway, I heard an older servant's whispering,
09:31Alpha, if you needed to bathe, why didn't you ask for hot water?
09:35An ice-cold shower in your condition?
09:39Please, Alpha, you must take care of your body.
09:43My brush stopped midair.
09:46A cold shower?
09:48On his wedding night?
09:50I shook my head.
09:52Impossible.
09:54He was practically a corpse.
09:57I picked up the long strip of binding cloth,
10:00wrapped it around my chest,
10:03pulling it much tighter than yesterday.
10:05For my first month at the Iron Howl Estate,
10:08Ryder completely avoided me.
10:10Every morning, I checked in with Lady Grace.
10:13Then, I headed straight to the kitchens to brew his healing medicine.
10:18It was one of the few ways I could make myself useful.
10:22My late father was the Shadow Packs healer.
10:25She had asked on my third day,
10:28her eyes holding desperate hope.
10:30I hear you know your way around herbal remedies.
10:34Ryder isn't healing.
10:35We've cycled through three pack-heapers with zero results.
10:39If you are willing.
10:43I am.
10:45I brewed his remedies every day,
10:48using herbs I'd learned from my father.
10:50I delivered the very first bowl myself.
10:54I carried the wooden tray into his bedroom.
10:58He was leaning against the window, reading.
11:01The afternoon sun caught the edges of his brown hair,
11:05turning it to spun gold.
11:08The heavy door clicked.
11:10The heavy door clicked.
11:10He looked up.
11:11The second our eyes locked,
11:13his pupils constricted,
11:14I whispered,
11:15using his formal title,
11:17Alpha,
11:18I brought your medicine.
11:20Raiden's gaze lingered on my face for a fraction of a second.
11:24Then it dropped to the steaming bowl.
11:26He said flatly,
11:28his voice completely attached,
11:30pure ice.
11:32Leave this to the servants from now on.
11:34I don't mind doing it.
11:37It's not the same.
11:38Have a maid bring it.
11:39He took the tray from my hands,
11:41downing the scalding brew in three massive gulps.
11:44Then he turned his back to me and went straight back to his book.
11:48I stood frozen by the door.
11:50The message was clear.
11:52He couldn't stand the sight of me.
11:54After that day,
11:55I handed the bowl to a maid.
11:58I never stepped foot in his bedroom again.
12:01A month passed.
12:02One morning,
12:04she grabbed my hands.
12:05Amelia,
12:06guess what?
12:07The pack healer just checked Riger's vitals.
12:10He said his body is actually repairing itself.
12:13He even asked if I hired a new physician.
12:17Child,
12:18this is all you're doing.
12:20I'm just doing my job,
12:22my lady.
12:22No.
12:23You did the impossible.
12:26Three pack healers and gallons of expensive tonnets did absolutely nothing.
12:30Your medicine saved him.
12:32She slipped an ancient,
12:33heavy silver bracelet off her wrist.
12:36It bore the iron hell crown.
12:38She pressed it into my palm.
12:41Riger's grandmother gave this to me.
12:44Now,
12:45it belongs to you.
12:46I couldn't refuse her.
12:49Back in my room,
12:50I locked the bracelet in a small wooden chest.
12:53It sat next to several other pieces Lady Grace had given me,
12:57several pieces of jewelry.
12:59Every single piece was worth a fortune.
13:01My maid watched me,
13:03stashed them away,
13:05totally confused.
13:07My lady,
13:08why don't you ever wear them?
13:10Lady Grace picked them out just for you.
13:12Because one day,
13:14I can pawn these for silver.
13:16You want to sell them?
13:18Not today.
13:20But if the day comes,
13:21when I finally have to leave this place,
13:24this is my escape fund.
13:26A deep voice echoed.
13:28Leave?
13:29I whipped around.
13:30Ryder was standing dead center in the doorway,
13:33looking even paler than usual.
13:35His amber eyes,
13:36absolute ice.
13:37Alpha,
13:38do you need something?
13:39His gaze dropped from my face
13:41to the treasure box in my hands.
13:43Then he looked away.
13:45His voice was dangerously calm.
13:47I left some old belongings in this room.
13:49I came to get them.
13:51I can help you look, Alpha.
13:54What is it?
13:55A journal.
13:57Okay.
13:58Do you remember where you left it?
14:00No.
14:01I immediately started searching the cabinets.
14:04I spotted a worn leather journal
14:06pushed to the very back of the top shelf.
14:09I got up on my tiptoes to reach it.
14:12Just as my fingers brushed brush the spine,
14:15a massive hand covered mine.
14:18Ryder's bare skin scrayed my knuckles.
14:21A violent jolt of electricity
14:23shot straight up my arm.
14:25I looked up.
14:27It was the closest I had ever been to his face.
14:31Up close,
14:32his dark eyes were mesmerizing.
14:37A razor-thin ring of gold circled his pupils.
14:40It was the deniable mark of Alpha blood,
14:43even broken,
14:45even allegedly wolf-less.
14:46That gold ring still burned fiercely,
14:49like a glowing ember refusing to die.
14:53My heart slammed against my ribs.
14:55Your journal, Alpha.
14:58I yanked my hand back,
15:00spinning around to step away,
15:01but the edge of the thick rug caught my heel.
15:04I pitched backward into empty space.
15:08I pitched backward into empty space.
15:09Ryder caught me instantly.
15:11My back slammed flush against his hard chest.
15:15Even through my suffocating chest binding,
15:18I felt the raw heat radiating off his body.
15:21His heartbeat mammered against my spine.
15:24Fast.
15:24Wild.
15:26I pulled away.
15:28I...
15:28I need to go.
15:30I fled.
15:31I'm an idiot.
15:32He couldn't even stand the sight of me,
15:34and I just threw myself right into his arms.
15:37Now he was going to absolutely loathe me.
15:40Half a month went by,
15:41and a new nightmare started.
15:44Someone was leaving me notes.
15:46The first one was slipped under my fade chopping knife in the kitchen.
15:49A neatly folded piece of parchment.
15:52Just one line,
15:53meet me at the west gate.
15:55No signature,
15:56but I knew that handwriting.
15:58Simus.
15:59I crumpled it into a ball,
16:01and tossed it straight into the roaring fireplace.
16:04The second note was slid under my bedroom door.
16:07This one was a lot bolder.
16:08I know you're suffering.
16:10A wolfless Omega is nothing in the iron howl pack.
16:14Riker won't even look at you, would he?
16:16I can give you a real life.
16:19I ripped the parchment to shreds,
16:22and threw it in the trash.
16:23The third time,
16:25my maid shoved a note into my hand.
16:27She looked absolutely terrified.
16:30My lady,
16:31it's not just a note this time.
16:34There's a man at the west gate.
16:36He says he's not leaving until you show up.
16:39My knuckles turned bone white as I crushed the paper.
16:42I stormed out of my room,
16:44strode down the heavy stone corridor,
16:46and yanked open the west gate.
16:48A man was standing just outside.
16:51He murmured,
16:52pulling back his dark hood.
16:53His face was handsome,
16:55but completely soulless.
16:57Amelia,
16:58you finally came.
16:59My voice was absolute zero.
17:01Silas,
17:02you will address me as Lady Ironhow.
17:04He froze.
17:07Lady Ironhow.
17:08Do you have any idea what happens if Alpha's mate is caught sneaking out to meet another man?
17:13I'm getting promoted.
17:14Eastern territory.
17:16Come with me.
17:18It's better than rotting here with a crippled Alpha.
17:20I took a sharp step back,
17:22staring at him with pure disgust.
17:24You want me to be your mistress?
17:26Simus nodded.
17:27Totally serious.
17:29Why the hell would I throw away my title as the Alpha's wife just to be your dirty little secret?
17:36Everyone in the north knows Riker Ironhow has one foot in the grave.
17:41He's dying.
17:42He can't even claim a mate,
17:44and he can never give you what you actually need.
17:47His eyes dropped to my chest.
17:50Even buried under layers of thick cobblik and suffocating binding,
17:54his gaze felt like a violation I could feel through every layer of cloth.
17:58A beautiful thing like you,
17:59it's a tragic waste.
18:01I know exactly what game you're playing,
18:03Simus.
18:04You owe me your life.
18:05Did you forget?
18:06My father kept you from starving for three years.
18:09When they shattered your leg in the fighting pits,
18:11I was the one banding your bones.
18:13But the one time I actually needed you,
18:15what did you do?
18:16You stood behind a locked door.
18:19You told me you were engaged to the Grand Elder's spoiled brat.
18:23And you threw a bag of silver over the wall.
18:26I never spent a single camper of that silver.
18:29It's buried under the old oak tree outside the shadow pack borders.
18:34If you want it back,
18:36go dig it up yourself.
18:38Just give me some time.
18:40I'll talk to Angelina.
18:41I'll convince her to let you...
18:43Let me what?
18:45Be your pathetic little side piece?
18:47Listen to me very carefully, Silas.
18:50I will never be any man's whore.
18:53Never set foot near this gate again.
18:55My husband is the alpha of the Iron Howl Pack.
18:59The most dangerous territory in the North.
19:03If he finds out you've been stalking his wife,
19:07do you honestly think you'll live to see that promotion?
19:10You'd really choose a crippled freak over me?
19:13I glared at him.
19:15Years of suppressed rage finally boiling over.
19:17My husband bled to protect this pack.
19:20His scars are his honor.
19:22As a wolf, you call yourself a warrior?
19:25A man sworn to defend?
19:27You have zero right to talk behind his back.
19:29In my eyes, he is a true alpha.
19:31Unlike you.
19:33You might have a working body, Silas.
19:36But your soul is rottened.
19:37I slammed the heavy door right in his face.
19:40I spun around to walk away.
19:42Except it wasn't a wall.
19:43It was a man.
19:45Ryder was standing barely half a step behind me.
19:48I had no idea how long he had been standing there.
19:51Alpha.
19:53He looked down at me.
19:55You were just calling me your husband out there.
19:58Why so formal now?
20:03My heart skipped a violent beat.
20:07Alpha, please don't misunderstand.
20:09As long as I am in the Iron Howl pack, I know my place.
20:13I will never betray you.
20:18It's getting late.
20:20I need to brew your evening remedy.
20:22I tried to slip past him.
20:23As I brushed by, Ryken's hand shat out.
20:25His long fingers wrapping around my arm.
20:28I lost my balance and tumbled straight into his chest.
20:31I threw my head back.
20:32Crashing right into Ryard's deep, smoldering gaze.
20:35We were inches apart.
20:37If either of us leaned in, our lips would touch.
20:40My cheeks burned like fire.
20:42I could feel his chest rising and falling.
20:45Hard. Irregular.
20:47What do you mean as long as I am in the Iron Howl pack?
20:52Are you counting down the days until you can leave?
20:55I couldn't exactly say, I'm leaving the second you die.
20:59No.
21:00I didn't mean that.
21:02Alpha, you're hurting my arm.
21:06Everything you said to him out there.
21:09Did you mean it?
21:10Which part?
21:12He released my arm and took half a step back.
21:14Like a terrified rabbit, I bolted.
21:17I saw his face.
21:19Completely flushed.
21:23That night, I had a wildly inappropriate dream.
21:27In it, Ryak's lips brushed against my cheek.
21:30His finger hooked onto the delicate lace of my nightgown.
21:33He whispered a dark, seductive purr.
21:36My lady, do you want this?
21:39In the dream, I nodded.
21:41Then his mouth crashed down on mine.
21:44It was fierce, intoxicating.
21:47Driven by a deep, feral hunger.
21:49His tongue forced my mouth open,
21:51claiming every inch of me like a conquered territory.
21:57I jolted awake, my pulse racing.
21:59My heart was threatening to rip through my chest.
22:02My clothes were soaked in sweat, clinging to my skin.
22:05Deep in my core, a strange, humiliating heat throbbed relentlessly.
22:09My maid heard the rustling and pushed the door open.
22:14My lady, are you alright?
22:17Bring me a sounded terrifying of cold Ruski.
22:20She brought the water, staring at my damp hair and flushed cheeks.
22:25It really is getting too hot for this time of year.
22:28I splashed the freezing water onto my face.
22:31The brutal cold shocked me back to reality.
22:35On our wedding night, Ryder took a cold shower.
22:39Was he also?
22:41I shook my head violently.
22:43No.
22:44It was impossible.
22:46He was practically broken in half.
22:49Right around noon, Lady Grace's maid delivered a message.
22:53My lady, the matriarch is hosting dinner in the gardens tonight.
22:57She insists you attend.
23:00I had been claiming I was ill to avoid the main dining hall for days.
23:04I was terrified.
23:06Of running into Ryder again.
23:09Terrified of staring into those amber eyes that made my pulse race.
23:13But when Lady Grace personally asked,
23:16I couldn't say no.
23:17At twilight, I walked down into the estate gardens.
23:21The garden was small but elegant,
23:23dominated by a towering pomegranate tree in full bloom.
23:28Crimson petals drifted onto the stone table.
23:31The table was laden with all my favorite dishes.
23:34All my favorite.
23:36Lady Grace sat at the head of the table,
23:38beaming at me.
23:40She smiled warmly.
23:42Come, sit.
23:44Ryder had the kitchens prepare this just for you.
23:48I froze.
23:49My eyes darted across the table.
23:52Ryder was sitting right across from me.
23:54He wore a heavy, dark brown coat that made his sharp features look even more lethal in the twilight.
23:59He was staring down, quietly adjusting his silverware.
24:04He must have felt my gaze.
24:07He slowly lifted his eyes.
24:09The exact second our eyes locked,
24:12my face caught fire all over again.
24:15I quickly snapped my gaze down to my plate.
24:18Subtly, Lady Grace lit a small platter of chestnut cakes toward me.
24:23Ryder specifically sent a Ryder down to the southern markets for these.
24:27He told me they were your favorite.
24:30I slowly raised my eyes to look at him.
24:33He didn't meet my gaze.
24:36I saw your birth date on our marriage contract.
24:40My heart gave a sudden, soft flutter.
24:43Nobody had ever remembered my birthday.
24:46Back in the shadow, pal,
24:48birthdays were only celebrated for wolves with actual power.
24:53A wolf-less, defect omega wasn't worth the memory.
24:56Lady Grace picked up a heavy clay jug
24:59and poured me a glass of rich, amber liquid.
25:03I've been saving this wine for years.
25:05I opened it tonight just for the two of you.
25:09But don't drink too much now.
25:12She stood up,
25:13claiming the night air was getting too chilly for her old bones
25:16and left us completely alone.
25:18The second Lady Grace vanished,
25:20a heavy silence fell over the garden.
25:23It was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat pounding.
25:27To break the tension,
25:29I grabbed my cup.
25:30I chugged down the amber wine.
25:33It tasted dangerally sweet,
25:36smooth on the way down,
25:37but it kicked like a mule.
25:40By my fourth glass,
25:41the world was starting to spin.
25:43I reached blindly for the empty platter in front of me.
25:47I tilted my head,
25:49peering at Ryder through a blurry haze.
25:52Where is the last chestnut cake?
25:55Ryker's lips trickled slightly.
25:58He said softly,
26:00I ate it.
26:01I don't know where I found the nerve.
26:03I planted my hands on the stone table and pushed myself up.
26:07I stumbled around the edge,
26:09leaning right into his face.
26:11I mumbled,
26:13Who said you could eat it?
26:14Spit it out right now.
26:17Ryker just stared up at me.
26:19A dark fire flared in his amber eyes.
26:22He parted his lips slightly.
26:25Come find it yourself.
26:27I squinted at his mouth.
26:30You're never going to find it looking like that.
26:33Then how?
26:34Try using your mouth.
26:36My eyes slowly drifted down to his lips.
26:39They were sharp, lethal.
26:41But right now,
26:42slicked with sweet wine,
26:44they look devastatingly soft
26:45and gleaming with moisture.
26:47I swallowed hard,
26:49and without thinking,
26:50I crashed my lips onto his.
26:53The absolute second we touched,
26:55Ryker's entire body went steric as stone,
26:57but only for a split second.
26:59The next moment,
27:01his massive hand locked around the back of my head,
27:03my brain completely short-sucked.
27:06All I could feel was his mouth,
27:08his tongue,
27:09his ragged breathing,
27:10and the electric shock of his fingers
27:13threading deeply into my hair.
27:15We didn't rip apart
27:17until footsteps crunched on the gravel
27:19behind the flower beds.
27:20I jerked back.
27:21In the next instant,
27:23the world spun violently
27:24and the sky flipped upside down.
27:26My vision went pitch black.
27:27I collapsed.
27:28The splitting headache woke me up.
27:32I forced my eyes open,
27:34squinting at an unfamiliar ceiling.
27:38This was the Alpha's bedroom.
27:41What the hell am I doing here?
27:47My lady,
27:48you got completely drunk last night.
27:50Alpha Ryder carried you back.
27:54Did I
27:55say anything stupid?
27:58Absolutely.
27:59He tried to lay you down,
28:01but you grabbed his sleeve
28:02and refused to let go.
28:03You kept calling him husband
28:05over and over a day.
28:07His entire face turned bright red.
28:11Get out!
28:13She giggled and bolted from the room.
28:17I lay there for a long time,
28:19totally paralyzed.
28:21Until someone knocked.
28:24My lady,
28:25the matriarch's waiting at the gates.
28:26We're heading to the sacred peak
28:27for the blessing.
28:28I scrambled out of bed,
28:30splashed some water on my face,
28:32and practically ran out of the castle.
28:35Lady Grace was already sitting in the carriage.
28:38No rush, dear.
28:40Take your time.
28:43The carriage rolled out of Iron Hell territory,
28:46following a dirt road
28:47up toward the sacred peak.
28:48The mountain was holy ground
28:50for northern wolves.
28:51Legend said the wolf god himself
28:53left his mark there.
28:54The coronation ceremony
28:56for each generation of Alpha
28:57takes place there.
28:58Halfway up the trail,
29:00my mind was still consumed
29:01by what happened last night.
29:03I kissed Ryken,
29:04and then I completely passed out.
29:06I had absolutely no idea
29:08what happened next.
29:10Amelia,
29:11is there someone else in your heart?
29:14You've been dodging Ryken for weeks.
29:17If you want out of this marriage,
29:19just say the word.
29:20You're young.
29:22You shouldn't waste your entire life
29:24tied to a-
29:24No,
29:25it's not that at all.
29:26Then what is it?
29:27Before I could answer,
29:29the entire carriage
29:30lopped violently.
29:33The wooden wheels
29:34suddenly spun out of control.
29:36The driver was gone.
29:38Amelia!
29:39I realized there was
29:40a cliff right ahead.
29:42Lady Grace,
29:42hold on to me tight.
29:44We have to jump.
29:45Jump?
29:46We'll break our bones.
29:48There's a cliff right there.
29:49If we don't jump right now,
29:50we're dead.
29:53We tumbled violently
29:55over the jagged cliffside.
29:56My left arm was locked
29:57dead around Lady Grace.
30:00We were dangling in midair,
30:01with nothing but a massive,
30:03bottomless gorge beneath our feet.
30:05Hold on.
30:06The guards will find us.
30:08Let me go, Amelia.
30:10The branch can't hold both of us.
30:13I've lived a long life.
30:15Yours is just stuck.
30:17I won't let go.
30:19You are the first person
30:21to actually treat me
30:22like a huge being
30:23in this hellhole.
30:24You are my family now,
30:25and I don't abandon my family.
30:28The branch gave way
30:29a few more inches.
30:30My fingers were slipping.
30:32Inch by excruciating inch.
30:34My nails drug into the rough bark,
30:37drawing blood.
30:38Pure despair washed over me.
30:40Then, a voice tore through the air.
30:43Amelia!
30:43Riker has found us.
30:46He didn't hesitate at all.
30:48Ryder!
30:49Midair, his body began
30:50to violently shift.
30:52Coarse, gray fur erupted.
30:55Fingers elongated
30:56into lethal claws.
30:58He was a monstrous,
31:00silver-gray beast.
31:01His massive claws
31:02gouged into the solid cliff face.
31:04Stone shattered.
31:06His powerful hind legs
31:07kicked off the wall.
31:08He lunged outward,
31:10wrapping one massive front arm
31:11around me and Lady Grace.
31:13I was pinned flush
31:14against his chest.
31:16I felt his heartbeat
31:17up on the ridge.
31:19Iron Howl guards
31:20finally arrived.
31:22Thick ropes dropped
31:23down the cliffside.
31:24Riker caught the lines
31:25in his baths.
31:26He secured the loops
31:28around us.
31:29The guards started
31:30hauling us up.
31:32The second I cleared
31:34the ledge,
31:34I looked down.
31:37Raiden was still
31:37clinging to the sheer rock.
31:39Those burning golden eyes
31:41locked entirely on me.
31:42Then,
31:43they hauled him up too.
31:45The moment his paws
31:46hit the dirt,
31:47he shifted back.
31:50He was half-naked,
31:52his torso covered
31:53in fresh wounds.
31:55But he seemed
31:56to feel
31:56absolutely nothing.
31:59You're bleeding.
32:02I'm fine,
32:04Lady Grace.
32:05She's alive.
32:06But you,
32:07you,
32:08you threw yourself
32:09out of a moving carriage.
32:11You hung
32:12onto that branch.
32:14He abruptly
32:14cut himself off.
32:16Something was glistering
32:18in those golden eyes.
32:20It wasn't alpha fire.
32:22It was tears.
32:25Riker.
32:26He didn't answer.
32:28He just lowered
32:29his head and rested
32:30his forehead
32:30against my uninjured
32:31shoulder.
32:32His massive arms
32:34wrapped around me,
32:35pulling me flush
32:36against his bare
32:37chest.
32:38I'm okay.
32:39You caught me.
32:40All around us,
32:41the Iron Howell guards
32:42silently turned
32:43their backs
32:44and looked out
32:45over the vast
32:45distance.
32:46Only Lady Grace
32:47stayed.
32:48She watched us
32:49from the dirt.
32:50A soft,
32:51tearful smile
32:52spreading across
32:53her face.
32:53I was bedridden
32:55for an entire month.
32:56My dislocated shoulder
32:58took a month
32:59to heal,
33:00agonizingly slow
33:01for a wolfless Omega.
33:03For that entire month,
33:04I didn't see
33:05Riker once.
33:06Lady Grace
33:07had locked herself away,
33:08still shaken
33:09by the fall.
33:10The entire estate
33:11felt suffocatingly tense.
33:13Every guard
33:14wore a grim,
33:15solemn expression.
33:16A heavy,
33:17suffocating pressure
33:18hung in the air,
33:20like the calm
33:21right before
33:21a brutal storm.
33:23Thirty days later,
33:24I could finally
33:25walk on my own.
33:27I pushed my door open.
33:29The stone corridor
33:31was completely empty.
33:32I walked towards
33:33the stairs.
33:35When I passed
33:36Riker's scudel,
33:37the door was shut tight.
33:39I hesitated for a second,
33:41but I didn't knock.
33:42I made it to the front entrance
33:43and pushed open
33:44the heavy oak doors.
33:47Ryder was standing
33:48at the bottom
33:48of the grand steps,
33:51standing completely,
33:52his face hidden
33:53in the shadows.
33:55He walked up
33:56and handed me
33:57a small wooden lockbox.
33:58I took it,
34:00popped the lash.
34:02Inside was a land deed,
34:04the ownership papers
34:05for a small estate
34:06and a signed
34:07mate nullification contract.
34:09My entire body
34:10went ragged.
34:11You're kicking me out?
34:13When Ryuk looked at me,
34:14his eyes were absolute ice,
34:16but beneath that
34:17frozen surface,
34:18I saw something else,
34:20pure agony.
34:21His voice was like
34:22a frozen lake.
34:25I know you've been
34:26waiting for this.
34:28You've been dodging me,
34:29hiding from me.
34:31You wanted nothing
34:32to do with this pack.
34:34You hoarded
34:35every piece of jewelry
34:36my mother gave you,
34:37just waiting for the day
34:38you could pawn them
34:39to escape.
34:41Isn't this exactly
34:42what you wanted?
34:45My lips parted,
34:46but no sound came out.
34:48He turned around,
34:50showing me his back.
34:51Leave, Amelia.
34:52From this moment on,
34:53you have zero ties
34:55to the Iron Howl pack.
34:57My voice was so light,
34:59a single breeze
35:00could scatter it.
35:01So that's what
35:02the great alpha
35:02thinks of me.
35:03He didn't turn back around.
35:06Leave now.
35:07I never want to see
35:08your face again.
35:10The estate guards
35:11marched me straight
35:12out the gates.
35:13My maid trailed
35:15behind me,
35:16clutching a small bag.
35:17Her eyes were red
35:19and swollen.
35:20She sniffed.
35:22The alpha ordered
35:23me to go with you.
35:26He said you were
35:28used to me.
35:28I didn't say
35:29a single word.
35:31We boarded the carriage
35:32and drove straight
35:33out of Iron Howl
35:34territory.
35:35We stopped
35:36at a small border town.
35:37I pawned
35:38one of the silver
35:39bracelets from the
35:40lockbox,
35:41rented a small
35:42cottage,
35:42and settled in.
35:44The very next morning,
35:46a new official notice
35:47was nailed to the
35:48town square.
35:51I stood frozen
35:52in front of the
35:53wooden board,
35:54staring at the
35:55parchment bearing
35:56the seal of
35:57King Alpha.
35:58The notice read
35:58clearly,
35:59Alpha Riger Ironhowo
36:01is charged with
36:02treason,
36:03accused of
36:03cullunning with
36:04the southern packs,
36:05leaking northern
36:06defense maps,
36:07and causing the
36:08entire northern
36:08border to
36:09collapse.
36:10The Alpha King
36:11had officially
36:12ordered his
36:12arrest.
36:13Riker was already
36:14locked in the
36:15royal dungeons,
36:16awaiting judgment.
36:17The entire
36:17Ironhowl estate
36:18was placed on
36:19full lockdown,
36:20no one in,
36:21no one out,
36:22pending a royal
36:23investigation.
36:24I stood in front
36:25of that board as
36:26my blood turned
36:27to absolute
36:28kise.
36:28Collusion.
36:30Treason.
36:31The royal dungeons.
36:32I thought back
36:33to those burning
36:34golden eyes on
36:35the cliff.
36:36Those weren't the
36:37eyes of a traitor.
36:38Those were the
36:39eyes of a man who
36:40would die to
36:41protect his pack.
36:42He didn't kick me
36:44out because he hated
36:44me.
36:45He kicked me out
36:46because he knew
36:47this was coming.
36:48My hands balled
36:49into tight fists.
36:51My nails dug
36:52violently into my
36:53palms.
36:54My maid timidly
36:55asked behind me,
36:56My lady,
36:57is there anything
36:58we can do?
37:00I closed my eyes
37:01and took a deep,
37:03shaky breath.
37:04My mind drifted
37:05back to my father,
37:06Lucian,
37:07the Shadow Packs
37:08healer.
37:09He was an ordinary
37:10wolf with absolutely
37:11zero combat skills,
37:13but the entire pack
37:14deeply respected him
37:15because he pulled
37:16countless warriors
37:17back from the
37:18brink of death.
37:18He used to tell me
37:19the exact same thing
37:21over and over.
37:22Power isn't just
37:23fangs and claws,
37:24Amelia.
37:25Knowledge.
37:26Strategy.
37:27Connections.
37:28That is true power.
37:30A smart omega
37:31can use those
37:32to move the entire
37:33world.
37:33I snapped my eyes
37:35open.
37:36I know exactly
37:37what to do.
37:38It took me three
37:40brutal days to track
37:42that person down.
37:43Lord Clement Greystone,
37:45the royal beta
37:45of the King's Pack.
37:4720 years ago,
37:48he was gutted
37:49in a war against
37:50the Shadow Flick Pack.
37:51He contracted
37:52a lethal blood
37:53infection.
37:54My father saved
37:55his life with a
37:56rare herbal
37:56remedy.
37:57Lord Greystone
37:59met me in his
38:00private study.
38:01His voice was a
38:02deep, gravelly
38:03baron tone.
38:04You say you're
38:05Lucian's daughter?
38:06Yes, my lord.
38:07I lowered my head.
38:09The instinctive
38:10sign of respect
38:11from an omega
38:12to a high-ranking
38:13wolf.
38:13He studied my face.
38:15You look exactly
38:17like him.
38:18Especially
38:18the eyes.
38:20My lord,
38:21I know this is
38:21an incredibly bold
38:22request,
38:23but I need your
38:23help.
38:24Speak.
38:25I need to see
38:27Riker Ironhouth.
38:28His thick eyebrows
38:30immediately drew
38:31together.
38:32I took a deep
38:33breath and
38:34briefly explained
38:35the situation.
38:36From the contract
38:37marriage to the
38:38cliffside ambush.
38:39From Riker
38:40violently kicking
38:41me out to the
38:42sudden treason
38:43decree.
38:44He is not a
38:45traitor.
38:46If he was leaking
38:47defense maps,
38:48why would he jump
38:49off a cliff to
38:49save me?
38:50If he was
38:51colluding with
38:51the Shadowfleck
38:52pack, why the
38:53hell did they
38:53try to assassinate
38:54his carriage?
38:56If he is found
38:57guilty of treason,
38:59anyone who helps
39:00him swings from
39:02the same rope.
39:05I know.
39:06He looked at me,
39:07his expression
39:08unreadable.
39:08He finally said,
39:10Your father pulled
39:11me from the grave.
39:12I owe him my life.
39:14And I am paying
39:15that DAC to you.
39:17He grabbed an
39:18ink quill from
39:18his desk.
39:20Wrote a few lines
39:20on a heavy
39:21parchment.
39:22Stamped his wax
39:23seal on it.
39:24This is a
39:25visitation pass.
39:27But you only
39:28have thirty minutes.
39:31The royal dungeons
39:32were buried deep
39:33beneath the king's
39:34castle.
39:35Freezing.
39:36Damp.
39:37Where the air
39:38reeked of rotting
39:39iron and mold.
39:40A royal guard
39:41stopped in front
39:42of the very last
39:43iron door.
39:44He jammed a key
39:46into the lock.
39:48Alpha Iron Howl
39:49is a high-risk
39:50trader.
39:51Remember,
39:51you only have
39:52thirty minutes.
39:52The iron door
39:54opened.
39:55I stepped inside.
39:57Ryder looked up.
39:58His hair was a
39:59tangled mess.
40:00Heavy stubble
40:01shadowed his jaw.
40:02His skin was
40:03deathly pale,
40:04his cheekbones
40:05jutting out sharply.
40:06He had lost so much
40:08weight, but his eyes
40:09hadn't changed.
40:10The second those
40:11deep amber eyes
40:12saw me,
40:13his pupils
40:14narrowed sharply.
40:15What are you
40:16doing here?
40:17I stood at the
40:18door, just
40:19staring at him.
40:20The dungeon air
40:21was freezing and
40:22damp, but my eyes
40:24burned hot with
40:25tears.
40:26Is this why you
40:27kicked me out?
40:29You knew they were
40:30coming for you,
40:31didn't you?
40:32Riker didn't say a
40:33word.
40:34I walked right up
40:35to him.
40:36I crouched down,
40:37bringing my face
40:38level with his.
40:39You were framed,
40:40weren't you?
40:41Riker just looked
40:42at me.
40:43He sat in
40:44complete silence
40:45for a long time.
40:47Then, he slowly
40:49reached out,
40:50his thumb gently
40:51wiping a tear
40:52from my cheek.
40:53Amelia, you
40:54shouldn't be here.
40:56Tell me the truth.
40:58Who framed you?
41:00What can I do
41:01to help?
41:02Ryder's long
41:03fingers tightened
41:04slightly against my
41:05palms.
41:06Amelia, you can't.
41:07The Shadowfleck
41:08pack.
41:09They colluded
41:10with a traitor
41:10inside Ironhowl,
41:12doctoring the
41:12border defense
41:13maps.
41:14But I have
41:15zero proof.
41:15All the evidence
41:16was scrubbed.
41:17My only witness
41:17died in a sudden
41:18accident three days
41:19ago.
41:20A heavy,
41:21sickening dread
41:22settled in my
41:22chest.
41:23Riker's voice
41:24suddenly turned
41:25to steel.
41:26But I didn't
41:27just sit and
41:27wait.
41:28Before they
41:29arrested me,
41:30I smuggled a
41:30letter to the
41:31Alpha King,
41:31detailing the
41:32entire Shadow
41:33Flag plot
41:34and naming
41:35the traitor.
41:35Did the King
41:36get it?
41:36Riker closed
41:37his eyes.
41:38I don't know
41:40if it was
41:40intercepted.
41:41I squeezed
41:42his hand
41:42even tighter
41:43and pleaded.
41:44There has
41:44to be a
41:45way.
41:45I'll go
41:46back to
41:46Lord
41:46Grestone.
41:47Amelia,
41:49when you
41:50leave this
41:50cell,
41:51do absolutely
41:52nothing.
41:52The walls
41:53have ears.
41:54How can
41:55you be so
41:55sure?
41:57I can't
41:57say much,
41:58but I
41:59promise you
42:00within seven
42:00days I
42:01will walk
42:01out of
42:02here,
42:02because I
42:03never make
42:03a promise
42:04I cannot
42:04keep.
42:06He stared
42:06at me,
42:07his gaze
42:08fierce,
42:09yet devastatingly
42:10gentle.
42:11Seven days
42:12from now,
42:13we will
42:13watch the
42:14sun rise
42:14together,
42:15okay?
42:16I nodded.
42:17I looked
42:17up,
42:18straight into
42:19those burning
42:19golden eyes.
42:20He whispered,
42:21his rough
42:22thumb tracing
42:23my jawline.
42:24Amelia,
42:25I absolutely
42:25love everything
42:26about you.
42:26Ryder bent
42:27down and
42:27picked me up
42:28horizontally.
42:28I lightly
42:29pounded on
42:30his solid
42:30chest.
42:31You promised
42:32me we were
42:32going to
42:32watch the
42:33sun rise.
42:33He carried
42:34me inside
42:34and kicked
42:35the front
42:35door shut.
42:36I'm watching
42:37you first.
42:38He laid
42:39me down
42:39on the
42:39bed and
42:40stood by
42:41the edge,
42:41staring down.
42:42I lay
42:43there,
42:44my heart
42:44hammering so
42:45hard it
42:45hurt.
42:46He leaned
42:46down,
42:47one massive
42:48hand braced
42:49next to my
42:49head.
42:50His other
42:50hand slowly
42:51reached for
42:51the thin ribbon
42:52tying my
42:53collar together.
42:53He pulled
42:54it loose.
42:55I panicked,
42:56instinctively
42:56throwing my hands
42:57over my chest.
42:58Don't look.
42:59It's ruined.
43:00Riker gently
43:00pulled my
43:01hands away.
43:02His long
43:03fingers traced
43:04the deep
43:04ugly bruising
43:05right under
43:06my collarbones.
43:07His skin
43:08was squirting
43:09hot,
43:09but his touch
43:10was impossibly
43:11light,
43:12like he was
43:13handling shattered
43:14glass.
43:15It's not ruined.
43:17They are
43:17beautiful.
43:20He pressed
43:21his lips
43:22to my
43:22collarbone,
43:23trailing
43:24soft,
43:25burning kisses
43:26over every
43:27single purple
43:27mark.
43:28My entire
43:29body shivered,
43:30not from the
43:31cold.
43:32My body
43:32grew uncontrollably
43:34hot.
43:35Riker,
43:36he lifted
43:37his head.
43:37The rumors,
43:40everyone said
43:41you were
43:41ruined down
43:42there.
43:43At dust
43:44on the
43:44sixth day,
43:45a new
43:45notice was
43:46nailed to
43:46the town
43:47square.
43:47I pushed
43:48my way
43:48through the
43:49massive crowd.
43:50I got up
43:51on my tiptoes
43:51to read it.
43:52The Alpha
43:53King had
43:53officially
43:54investigated
43:54the claims,
43:55finding that
43:56the charges
43:56against
43:56Alpha
43:57Ryder
43:57Ironhawk
43:57were
43:58completely
43:58false.
43:59The true
44:00mastermind
44:00was the
44:01Alpha of
44:01the Shadow
44:02Fang pack,
44:02working with
44:03traitors planted
44:03inside Ironhawk.
44:05Every
44:05conspirator had
44:06been arrested.
44:07Ryder Ironhawk
44:07was fully acquitted
44:08and released.
44:09A massive roar
44:10of relief
44:11erupted from
44:11the crowd.
44:12He did it.
44:12He promised me
44:13seven days,
44:14and he did it
44:15in six.
44:15That night,
44:16I didn't sleep
44:16a single second.
44:17I sat right by
44:18the small window
44:19in my cottage,
44:20staring out
44:20into the eastern
44:21horizon.
44:22The wind
44:22howled across
44:22the dark
44:23wastelands.
44:24I didn't know
44:24if I was
44:25waiting for
44:25the sunrise,
44:26or if I was
44:26waiting for
44:27him.
44:27Maybe both.
44:28Just as the
44:29very first
44:29sliver of
44:30gray hit
44:30the sky,
44:31I heard
44:31it.
44:32A knock.
44:33Quiet.
44:34Restrained.
44:35But heavy.
44:36Knock,
44:36knock,
44:37knock.
44:37A pause.
44:38Knock,
44:38knock,
44:38knock.
44:39I practically
44:39launched myself
44:40out of my
44:40chair.
44:41I threw
44:41myself at
44:42the door.
44:42My shaking
44:43hands grabbed
44:44the lash.
44:44I took one
44:45massive breath
44:46and pulled it
44:47open.
44:47Ryder was
44:48standing right
44:48there on the
44:49porch.
44:49He was
44:50wearing fresh
44:50clothes,
44:51a heavy
44:51dark coat
44:52and black
44:52slacks.
44:53His messy
44:54hair had
44:54been slicked
44:55back.
44:55He was
44:55still pale
44:56as a ghost,
44:57but his
44:57eyes were
44:58ablaze.
44:59The exact
44:59second those
45:00dark amber
45:00eyes locked
45:01on mine,
45:02they flared
45:02like a torch
45:03lighting up a
45:03pitch black
45:04cave.
45:04I threw
45:05myself right
45:05into his
45:06arms.
45:06My arms
45:07locked around
45:07his neck.
45:08I buried
45:08my face
45:09deep into
45:09his shoulder.
45:10I breathed
45:11him in.
45:11The rotting
45:11stench of
45:12the dungeon
45:12was completely
45:13gone.
45:13It was just
45:14clean,
45:15pure
45:15Ryker.
45:16Ryker crushed
45:16me against
45:17his chest.
45:19I couldn't
45:19even speak.
45:20I just
45:21nodded
45:21furiously
45:22into his
45:22coat.
45:23Then I
45:23felt a
45:23hot wet
45:24drop hit
45:24my hair.
45:25I slowly
45:26tilted my
45:26head up.
45:27Ryker's
45:27eyes were
45:28rimmed bright
45:28red.
45:29The morning
45:30sun hit
45:30his face
45:31casting him
45:31in a warm
45:32golden glow.
45:32My gaze
45:33drifted from
45:33his eyes
45:34down to
45:34his collar.
45:35And then,
45:36further down,
45:37I instantly
45:38froze.
45:38I had jumped
45:39out of bed
45:39so fast.
45:40I hadn't
45:41put on my
45:41chest
45:41banding.
45:42My loose
45:42cotton
45:43nightgown
45:43hid nothing.
45:44My curves
45:44were unmistakable
45:45under the
45:46I instinctively
45:47tried to
45:48twist away
45:48and run.
45:49But Ryker's
45:50arms locked
45:50like steel
45:51bands,
45:52pinning me
45:52flush against
45:53him.
45:54He murmured,
45:55a low,
45:55raspy chuckle
45:56rumbling in
45:57his chest.
45:58Where do you
45:58think you're
45:59going?
45:59I ducked my
46:00head to hide
46:01my burning
46:02cheeks,
46:02my voice
46:03dropping to
46:03a barely
46:04audible whisper.
46:06You hate
46:07it.
46:08Ryker slowly
46:09lowered his
46:09head, his
46:10lips brushing
46:10against my
46:11ear.
46:12Who told
46:12you that?
46:15My lady.
46:16Why don't
46:17you find
46:17out for
46:17yourself?
46:18My brain
46:19completely
46:19short-kited.
46:20His mouth
46:21trailed from
46:21my jawline
46:22down my
46:23neck, down
46:24to my
46:24colicones, and
46:26then dangerously
46:27lower.
46:28Every single
46:29kiss drove me
46:30absolutely insane.
46:32His thick
46:32fingers tangled
46:34deep into my
46:34hair, massaging
46:36my scalp.
46:37I completely
46:37melted against
46:38the sheets, giving
46:39myself over
46:40entirely to his
46:41touch.
46:42I had a dream
46:43about this
46:43once.
46:44What dream?
46:45He murmured
46:46every single
46:47detail into
46:47my ear.
46:48It was the
46:49exact same
46:50dream.
46:50My dream.
46:52You.
46:53But his
46:53mouth crashed
46:54down on mine,
46:55swallowing my
46:56words.
46:57This kiss
46:57wasn't like
46:58the garden,
46:59just raw,
47:00unhinged hunger.
47:01He forced
47:02my lips open,
47:03claiming every
47:04inch of my
47:04mouth.
47:05His teeth
47:06grazed my
47:07lower lip.
47:07My hands
47:08instinctively
47:09reached up,
47:10tracing the
47:11hard ridges of
47:12his stomach.
47:16Amelia, do
47:17you know what
47:17you're doing?
47:18I nodded.
47:19Do you
47:20understand what
47:20this means?
47:22If I claim
47:23you tonight,
47:25there is no
47:27going back.
47:29You belong
47:30to me.
47:32Forever.
47:33I looked up
47:34at him.
47:34This wasn't
47:35the dying
47:36man rotting
47:37in a bed.
47:38This wasn't
47:39a broken
47:39prisoner.
47:40This was
47:40Ryer Ironhowl,
47:42the alpha
47:43of the Ironhowl
47:44pack,
47:44the most
47:45lethal apex
47:46predator in
47:47the north.
47:48And he
47:49was mine.
47:51I've been
47:51yours for a
47:52long time,
47:53since the
47:54exact second
47:54you caught
47:55me on that
47:55cliff.
47:56Golden fire
47:57erupted in
47:58his eyes.
47:59He dropped
48:00his head,
48:01pressing his
48:02forehead against
48:02mine.
48:03Our rag
48:04breaths tangled
48:05together.
48:05He swore,
48:07Then I am
48:07never letting
48:08you go.
48:08He swore.
48:09He swore,
48:09he swore.
48:09He swore,
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