The Banished - Luna Was Your Alpha Queen is a gripping werewolf romance about betrayal, rejection, and rising power. Once the true Luna, she was cast aside by the Alpha who failed to see her worth. Broken but not defeated, she returns stronger—ready to reclaim her identity, her power, and maybe even make him regret everything. Filled with intense emotions, pack politics, and dramatic twists, this story is perfect for fans of alpha romance and revenge arcs.
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00:00The door was on, with a thin amber light leaking out.
00:04Selina walked quietly, and a man's gasp came from inside the room.
00:07That voice, once her comfort, now hurt her deeply.
00:10Selina froze, then pushed the door open forcefully.
00:12She saw a broken maid's S-entress and a pair of trembling slender legs.
00:15Lucian, the cold wolf king, still had yust in his eyes, but frozen when he saw Selina.
00:18Why are you back early?
00:19Selina's face turned even paler as she realized what happened.
00:22Her uniform was torn, and her neck had red marks of an alpha's claim.
00:24Selina's chest tightened.
00:25It was Mirabelle.
00:26Tomorrow is the full moon.
00:27We need your alpha blood to activate the pack ward.
00:30So I came in.
00:32What, did I interrupt your important business?
00:33The woman hidden in the shadow collapsed into the light.
00:36Mirabelle, the one who'd nearly been violated by rogues.
00:38Selina had dragged her out of the snow herself and brought her to the estate.
00:41Sorry, Your Grace, Luna.
00:42I only came to bring coffee and-
00:43Don't be afraid, Mirabelle.
00:44Go.
00:45I'll handle this.
00:46Mirabelle glanced at Selina, then fled the SETI in a hurry.
00:48The room was filled with Mirabelle's sweet vanilla pair of lives.
00:50You saw it, Selina.
00:50You know how brutal an alpha's sensitive season can be.
00:53The only Luna in my heart has always been you.
00:54Selina gripped the dagger tightly, then asked a trembling question.
00:56Lucian, do you even know what a mate bond is?
00:58It's a vow to the moon goddess-
00:59Selina, don't start.
01:00It was just a fling.
01:01Mirabelle is simple, pitiful.
01:02Being with me of you, back with me won't change your position.
01:04You're the hostess of House Rod here, my one and only Luna.
01:06That will never change.
01:07Selina stepped back, as if he was a disease.
01:09His scent, mixed with another Omega's, choked her.
01:13Lucian, do you know what you smell like right now?
01:16You smell disgusting.
01:18Worse than the corpses rotting at the border.
01:22Enough!
01:23Every powerful alpha has a hard, sensitive season.
01:26And you're always buried in pack affairs, refusing to satisfy me.
01:30Compared to lords who keep three or four lovers, I've been loyal.
01:33Haven't I?
01:34Selina stared at him.
01:35At the way he wore entitlement like a crown.
01:37Only six years.
01:38When Selina first met him, she was an orphan with no past.
01:40And Lucian was nothing more than a young heir cast aside by his own bloodline.
01:44To secure his position, Selina had gone to the bloodflang pack in his place, as a hostage.
01:49In their cold, damp dungeons, she'd been tortured.
01:52She'd taken three knife wounds so he wouldn't be humiliated.
01:56For years after, she burned her own life force to maintain the pack's wards.
01:59She fought his wars.
02:00She cleaned up the filth his rule attracted.
02:02And Lucian had become a strong alpha the world feared.
02:05I swear on wolf blood, I will love only you.
02:08Selina had found her birth parents.
02:09She was the kingdom's long-lost princess.
02:11She had planned to share that supreme power with him.
02:14But now, there was no need.
02:16Mirabelle feels unsafe.
02:17I want us to temporarily dissolve the mate bond.
02:19Selina's head snapped up.
02:20Her pupils trembled.
02:22Let Mirabelle be the Luna in name for a few days.
02:24Satisfy her vanity.
02:25Don't worry.
02:26My heart will always belong to you.
02:28Selina gripped the gold bowl so hard her knuckles ached.
02:30Her heart felt like it was being torn clean in two.
02:33Fine.
02:34Whatever you want.
02:36Selina.
02:36You're so sensible.
02:38Use the dagger.
02:40Sever the connection.
02:41Ancient severing instantation.
02:44A blunt, brutal pain exploded in Selene's chest, as if her soul were being ripped out
02:49by force.
02:50She didn't make a sound.
02:51She only turned and walked out.
02:53Selina stepped into the rain.
02:54He didn't know that once a mate bond broke, it was the end.
02:57Forever.
02:58From this moment on, you are you, and I am me.
03:01And when the truth finally reaches you, I hope you can still smile.
03:05That night, Lucien didn't come back.
03:07Instead, Selina watched servants carry crate after crate into the east wing.
03:10Signal stones that symbolized the highest wolf authority.
03:13Sacred relics meant for the pack's rules.
03:14Boxes of cash.
03:15Velvet cases of Jumin.
03:16Worse.
03:17He let her move into the room only the lunas of House Wolfheart were ever allowed to sleep in.
03:20The pack's altar had been stripped bare.
03:22It feels so good to be spoiled.
03:24To satisfy Mirabelle's laughable vanity, Lucien was stripping the pack's altar bare.
03:27Selina stared at it until the words blurred.
03:29Then she began to pack.
03:30She then, using a cipher only royal bloodlines understood, she sent one secret message to
03:34the royal guards stationed in the capital.
03:35The next evening, the pack ward reit began, and the chief officiant's place, the lunas
03:39place, stood empty.
03:40Selina wore a plain black robe and stayed at the very edge of the crowd, in the most unnoticeable
03:44corner.
03:44The moon goddess, look!
03:45That's the sign.
03:46Divine selection.
03:47Only Lady Selina could draw a blessing like that.
03:49Actually, Lucien said, I'm the one leading the reel tonight.
03:52You're the one that's here!
03:53As if summoned by her words, the gates opened.
03:55Lucien stepped out of the darkness.
03:57The Alpha Septim, symbol of rule, firm in his hand.
03:59Then Lucien walked straight past her.
04:01He didn't even glance her way.
04:02Mirabelle, you look beautiful tonight.
04:04Every smile froze.
04:06Everyone, silence.
04:07Tonight's reit will be led by Mirabelle.
04:09Alpha, you joking!
04:10Since everyone is here, I'll make something official.
04:12Selina is no longer my Luna.
04:13Last night I smaked with my own hand.
04:14From Tirabelle is the new hostess of House Wolfheart, and you're one and only Luna.
04:18A dead silence swallowed the square.
04:20A dead silence smothered the altar square.
04:22Eyes flicked between Lucien, Mirabelle, and Selina.
04:24What should have been sacred had become a farce, but Selina only smoothed her ruffled sleeve
04:28and smiled a cold, empty smile.
04:30Congratulations.
04:30Selina, I knew you'd understand.
04:32He led Mirabelle to the altar steps and began the reit.
04:34Mirabelle messed up the invocations, fumbled the moon-silver bowl, and looked completely
04:37out of place.
04:38Angry whispered spread through the crowd, but Selina watched like a stranger.
04:40When it ended, Lucien took Mirabelle and left, ignoring the confused pack.
04:44Everyone, disperse.
04:45The crowd glanced uneasily, then slowly left.
04:47That evening, the dining room was lit warmly, but Selina waited alone for Lucien.
04:50She waited from 6 until 8, but he never came.
04:52She only received a social media notification from a luxury jewelry store.
04:55The post said, picking a turned-off phone for the new Luna and left without hesitation.
04:58Waiting was just pathetic.
04:59She went to the underground vault and opened it with her card.
05:01Inside were the spoils she'd fought for.
05:03Deeds, shares, jewels, all earned with blood.
05:06She once thought they shared this glory, but now she knew it was all hers.
05:09When she reached Mirabelle's name, she crossed it out completely.
05:12Morel would get nothing.
05:13She did not reward thieves.
05:14Near midnight, the pack gathered in the hall, expecting an alpha order.
05:17But they saw Selina standing there, calm and commanding.
05:20These are the spoils I took from enemies.
05:22They belong to all of you.
05:23Luna, thank you!
05:24Warriors saluted.
05:25What about Mirabelle?
05:26Is she not the new Luna?
05:27She gets nothing.
05:28The hall fell silent.
05:29Heavy footsteps came.
05:30Lucien returned with a jewelry box in his hand.
05:32Selina, what are you doing?
05:33Distributing the spoils.
05:35You were busy buying rings.
05:36I did what the pack deserved.
05:37Lucien snatched it and tore the pouch and papers apart in front of everyone.
05:41Do you know what you just tore apart?
05:45Lucien's green wolf eyes narrowed, dark with the fury of challenged authority.
05:48Whatever it was, it doesn't matter.
05:49Mirabelle comes first.
05:51Don't think you can use it to threaten me.
05:52Selina blinked slowly, a faint trace of irony at the corner of her mouth.
05:56I've never tried to threaten you.
05:58You distributed spoils in front of everyone and deliberately left Mirabelle out.
06:02You were humiliating her.
06:03And humiliating me.
06:05The hall went still.
06:06Warriors tightened their fists.
06:08Elders frowned deeper.
06:09No one spoke.
06:10Alpha, it's fine.
06:11Selina just doesn't like me.
06:13You heard her.
06:15Apologize.
06:16Why would I apologize?
06:18Because I'm telling you to.
06:20He raised one hand.
06:22The air thickened instantly.
06:24Selina's knees buckled under an invisible weight.
06:26She clenched her jaw.
06:28Forced herself upright.
06:30Kneel.
06:30Pain lashed through her body.
06:33Old wounds flaring as if pulled open.
06:35Cold sweat slid down her spine.
06:38Alpha.
06:38Lucien's eyes sharpened.
06:40The pressure increased.
06:41Selina's legs finally gave.
06:43She dropped hard to the floor.
06:44The sound echoed.
06:45Silence crushed the room.
06:46Her fingers dug into her palms until blood welled.
06:49Lower your head.
06:50Selina's breath hitched.
06:52Something unseen seized the back of her neck and forced her down.
06:55Selina?
06:55I never meant to steal anything from you.
06:57Selina heard the grind of her own teeth.
07:00Apologize.
07:01Properly.
07:03I won't.
07:05Now, or I'll make you.
07:07The beast-shaped shadow tightened around her heart, bringing brutal pain, and forcing
07:11her head lower.
07:12Gasps echoed in the hall.
07:14Selina closed her eyes.
07:16Not surrender.
07:18Finality.
07:19I'm sorry.
07:20Three words.
07:21No emotion.
07:22No soul.
07:23It's okay.
07:24I forgive you.
07:25Lucien lowered his hand.
07:27The shadow faded, and everyone breathed again.
07:29Selina rose slowly, knees numb but hands steady.
07:32She ignored Lucien and Mirabel, stepped over the paper scraps, and walked out.
07:35Selina, if you'd been this sensible it wouldn't have come to this.
07:37She didn't turn around, and each step said the same thing.
07:39I'm not yours anymore.
07:40In her room, the door clicked shut.
07:42Only then did she realize that her palms were full of scars.
07:45She went to the bathroom, turned on the tap.
07:47Her face looked pale and unfamiliar in the mirror.
07:49She wiped the faint blood from her mouth, inhaled, opened the lowest drawer.
07:53She dialed.
07:54One ring.
07:54Two.
07:55On the third, someone answered.
07:57Selina.
07:58Father, I'm coming home.
08:00Are you certain?
08:01I'm certain.
08:01I will take the throne, and I don't want him anymore.
08:05All right.
08:05The royal guard will retrieve you tonight.
08:08On the wedding morning, Wolfheart Manor was filled with false joy.
08:12White florals climbed the staircase to the foyer.
08:14I was fastening my shirt's last button.
08:16My door was kicked open suddenly.
08:17Still playing Lady of the House?
08:19Move her things out.
08:20This room is mine now.
08:23A box fell, and my things scattered everywhere.
08:25Even my daily hair clip was stepped on.
08:27Stop.
08:27I said, stop.
08:28Sister, you're not Luna anymore.
08:30Who do you think you can order?
08:31Touch my things again, and you'll regret it.
08:33Regret it?
08:34What are you going to do to me?
08:35She reached for the wooden box I never let anyone touch.
08:37I snapped out my hand and caught her wrist.
08:39You dare touch me?
08:41Alpha will tear you apart.
08:42She searched the room for something sharper.
08:44She saw the thousand-year oak under the glass cover.
08:46Don't.
08:47That isn't yours.
08:48Oh?
08:49This little keepsake of yours?
08:51She snapped the branch over her knee.
08:53My pupils shrunk.
08:54Something inside me caught fire.
08:56I raised my hand, palm down.
08:58Ah!
08:59Help!
09:00You broke something that was mine.
09:02Fear flashed in her eyes, then turned to calculation.
09:05I heard steady footsteps in the hall.
09:07She brightened, then grabbed my moonsilver dagger.
09:09Put it down.
09:10She dragged the dagger across her face.
09:12She slashed her arm, then her thigh.
09:14She tossed the dagger and curled up like a victim.
09:16The door opened.
09:17Lucian stood in the doorway.
09:18He saw the dagger, then Mirabelle's wounds.
09:21Alpha!
09:21Save me!
09:22She tried to kill me!
09:23She used moonsilver!
09:24She wants me to never heal!
09:25A low growl rolled from his throat.
09:27Selene.
09:28She did it to herself.
09:30I didn't touch her.
09:31You think I'll believe that?
09:32Enough!
09:32You're still lying!
09:34I reached for the dagger, but he grabbed my throat.
09:36He lifted me up, and my back slammed into the wall.
09:39My face turned white.
09:40Darkness crept at the edges of my vision.
09:43Apologize.
09:44I stared at him, cold and unyielding.
09:47He flung me aside like filth.
09:49I hit the floor and coughed up blood.
09:52Alpha, it hurts.
09:53What if it never heals?
09:55His gaze locked onto me, full of fury.
09:57You think refusing to kneel makes you strong?
10:00To apologize makes you proud?
10:01She did it to herself.
10:03Shut up!
10:03He picked up the moonsilver dagger and walked to me.
10:05The dagger touched my cheek, a punishment.
10:07He slashed my cheek with cold precision.
10:09Humiliation hit me harder than pain.
10:11A second slash made a vicious X on my face.
10:13The wounds burned, refusing to heal.
10:14If you won't bow, everyone will see your loss.
10:17Come, I'll take you to the witch doctor.
10:18She glanced back, her eyes full of satisfaction.
10:20I was left alone with my wounds and the broken oak.
10:23Selene.
10:23Two of Mirabelle's men entered the room.
10:25Alpha said you're going to pay.
10:26What else does he want me to pay for?
10:28You will know.
10:29He locked moonsilver shackles on my ankles.
10:31Walk!
10:31Ninety thousand steps to the boundary.
10:33We're banishing you.
10:35You're a rogue now.
10:36Banished?
10:37I couldn't believe it.
10:38They dragged me barefoot through the corridor.
10:40The shackles burned my ankles with every step.
10:43They never let me stop, not even to drink.
10:46I started counting to keep from going insane.
10:49My soul split open, blood mixing with dirt.
10:53Cross it, and you're not Wolfheart anymore.
10:55I lifted my foot and stepped over the line.
10:57The sense of belonging was torn away.
11:01My knees buckled and I collapsed into the dirt.
11:04I heard wolves wowel before losing consciousness.
11:08Then everything went silent.
11:10I woke to the hum of an engine and armored tires on the road.
11:13For seconds, I had no idea where I was.
11:14The air smelled of leather, antiseptic, and steel.
11:16Not Wolfheart Mansion.
11:17Pain tried to return, but not fully.
11:19Only the memory of fire remained.
11:20Two faces sharpened above me, pale with worry.
11:23You're awake, thank the moon.
11:24Selina, baby, don't...
11:25We have every witch on standby.
11:26You're gonna be fine.
11:27Do you hear me?
11:27I remembered Lucian's hand around my neck.
11:29The moon's silver X on my skin.
11:31He severed it.
11:32Both of them froze.
11:34Lucian cut the mate bond.
11:35The queen's face drained.
11:36Then rage flooded in.
11:37That bastard.
11:38He dared.
11:39He will pay.
11:40I swear to you.
11:40He will pay.
11:41Don't waste it on vows.
11:42My parents went still, listening.
11:44I marked my half of the territory.
11:45Send troops.
11:46Secure it.
11:47Now.
11:47Done.
11:48I'll have banners raised before nightfall.
11:49A thin thread of relief washed over me.
11:51I pulled out my phone from under the blanket.
11:53My hands were clumsy, but the screen lit up.
11:59Selina!
12:00I didn't look up.
12:01I powered the phone off.
12:03I tossed the phone into the night like it was nothing.
12:06Blackness swallowed it.
12:07The car kept moving.
12:08The palace lights rose on the horizon, like a different world.
12:10I lay back, letting the road's vibration cradle my broken body.
12:13In exhaustion, I thought of Lucian's face when he discovers the truth.
12:15I almost laughed.
12:16A coldless curl of my lips.
12:17Then I let the thought go.
12:18Whatever his face looks like.
12:20Whatever his regret tastes like.
12:21It has nothing to do with me anymore.
12:22I was free.
12:23Free from him.
12:24Free from the lies.
12:25A new world waited for me.
12:26One I would claim for myself.
12:28No more being his prisoner.
12:29No more lies.
12:31My new life was about to begin.
12:32The witch doctor's clinic was cold and harshly lit.
12:36Mirabelle sat there, her moon-silver wound treated but still burning.
12:41Moon-silver wounds don't heal normally.
12:44Avoid emotions and power surges.
12:48Mirabelle nodded, tears falling like a wronged victim.
12:51Lucian stood aside, tense and restless.
12:53A faint sweetness clung to his collar, stirring his restlessness.
12:57He told himself he must protect Mirabelle, his new Luna.
12:59But his mind replayed Selina's cold, empty look.
13:03It won't infect, but it will scar.
13:05Moon-silver damage is hard to erase.
13:08Mirabelle went pale at the thought of a scar.
13:10Alpha, am I not pretty anymore?
13:12Will you leave me?
13:13No.
13:14He paused, surprised he'd made a promise.
13:17Hold me.
13:17I'm scared.
13:19You're all I have.
13:20He should have pushed her away, but he didn't.
13:22The clinic door shut, sealing them off.
13:24Her pheromones thickened, clouding his reason.
13:27You were terrifying today.
13:28I thought I'd die.
13:29He told himself she was injured and needed soothing.
13:32When she kissed him, he didn't dodge.
13:33He kissed back.
13:34Her lips were sweet, but there was something calculated about it.
13:37She pushed him towards the adjoining lounge.
13:39There was a narrow bed there.
13:41Enough for anything.
13:42You're mine.
13:43You said I'm the only one for you.
13:44He didn't argue, clinging to proof he wasn't wrong.
13:47As heat tangled, Selina's cold eyes flashed in his mind.
13:50He remembered her, battered but determined, years ago.
13:52He'd sworn to protect her, to never let her suffer again.
13:55It didn't matter.
13:56She would understand.
13:57She'd served him for six years.
13:58This time would be no different.
13:59If she was upset, he'd coax her calm later.
14:01He buried his unease, pushing it down hard.
14:04He pressed her into the mattress.
14:05Again and again, movement and heat drowned out everything else.
14:08But a faint unease lingered in his heart.
14:11He couldn't shake the image of Selina's cold departure.
14:14The night was long, and his guilt grew heavier.
14:17The witch doctor's clinic was unusually quiet that morning.
14:21Mirabelle slept, clutching a fistful of Lucian's shirt.
14:25Lucian peeled himself away from her carefully.
14:28His chest felt heavy, uneasy.
14:30Selina's cold, empty eyes haunted me.
14:33My victory tasted rotten for the first time.
14:36I buttoned my shirt and grabbed my phone.
14:39My thumb hovered over Selina's number.
14:41An irrational unease gnawed at me.
14:44I needed Selina back as my Luna.
14:46I called her, waiting for an answer.
14:49No one answered the call.
14:50I called again, but still nothing.
14:53Unease turned to irritation.
14:55I stormed out of the room, rushing down the corridor.
14:58A man rushed toward me, panicking.
15:00Alpha!
15:01Report.
15:03Something happened to our territory.
15:05Our western half.
15:06It's been taken.
15:08By who?
15:09An enemy pack?
15:10It's the Royal Guard.
15:12I stopped dead, shocked by his words.
15:14What did you say?
15:16The Royal Guard took control with a decree.
15:18They took our defenses and key nodes.
15:20My mind went blank.
15:22Then rage hit.
15:23I growled, demanding answers.
15:25They had a legal boundary mark.
15:27Only core authority could place that mark.
15:29Selina won that land, not me.
15:31Where is Selina?
15:32Why isn't she here?
15:33The men exchanged uneasy looks, silent.
15:35My temper snapped.
15:36I shouted at them.
15:37Finally, one man spoke, carefully.
15:39Selina was exiled last night.
15:40I couldn't believe it.
15:41I seized him in rage.
15:42Mir-El's people said it was your will.
15:45Selina was gone, and I couldn't find her.
15:47My man told me the news, his voice dry and harny.
15:50I stopped at once, my wolf eyes narrowing sharply.
15:54She was in moon-silver ankle chastels, barefoot, about 90,000 steps.
15:59The air around me vanished, color draining from my face.
16:02I never gave that order.
16:04I only told her to apologize.
16:05Who told them to do it?
16:07Mirabelle's people said it was your will, Alpha.
16:09My knuckles cracked.
16:10A blade felt like it pierced my chest.
16:12Selina flashed in my mind, coughing blood against the wall.
16:14I turned around and held Mirabelle instead.
16:16I was so stupid.
16:17My chest heaved.
16:18I staggered, almost losing my back.
16:19Get off me!
16:20I stumbled to the clanking.
16:21The door opened violently.
16:22The engine roared.
16:23I raced away, only one thought in mind.
16:25Find her.
16:25Now.
16:26She's strong.
16:26She wouldn't break.
16:27She must be at home.
16:28Just angry.
16:29I can fix this.
16:29The car crashed through the gates.
16:31I sprinted up the stairs.
16:32I shoved open the bedroom door, hoping to see her.
16:34The room was empty.
16:35Only wreckage and dried blood left.
16:36My breathing turned chaotic.
16:37Selina wasn't there.
16:38I pulled out my phone, shaking as I dialed her number.
16:40But no one answered.
16:41I called again.
16:41I called again and again.
16:42But only the automated message came.
16:44Selina, this is a joke, right?
16:46You're messing with me.
16:46My fingertips were icy, but my heart felt like it was on fire.
16:49A notification popped up from Selina.
16:50I was message hard, my thumb nearly slipping.
16:52There was no text, only a video file.
16:54I pressed play.
16:54Dump all her things out.
16:55She's not Luna anymore.
16:56Mirabelle smashed her things, mocking her status as Luna.
16:59This useless thing?
17:00Just like her.
17:01Selina's wolf spirit pressure slammed Mirabelle to the floor.
17:03She slashed her own face, arm, and leg without hesitation.
17:06Help, Alpha!
17:07Selina hurt me, please!
17:09I lost her.
17:10Forever.
17:10And it was all my fault.
17:13Wolfheart Manor's courtyard stayed awake all night.
17:16Moon's silver chains bit their flesh.
17:19Blood dripping non-stop.
17:21They couldn't shift, only thrash in helplessness.
17:24Pack members gathered, silent and nervous.
17:27Lucien stepped out, eyes bloodshot, clutching his phone.
17:31Who hurt Selina?
17:33Who sent her to the boundary?
17:35Alpha!
17:36We only followed orders!
17:38Whose orders?
17:40Lady Mirabelle!
17:41She said you approved it!
17:42Shut up!
17:43Shut up!
17:44Mirabelle returned, her expression turning ugly.
17:47Miss!
17:48Save us!
17:49We did it for you!
17:50Alpha!
17:51I don't know anything!
17:53You don't know?
17:54I was injured!
17:55How could I hurt her?
17:58Lucien threw his phone at her in anger.
18:01The phone lit up.
18:02Playing a video.
18:04Dump all her things!
18:06She's not Luna!
18:07She crushed Selina's hairpin in contempt.
18:11Worthless, just like her.
18:13Mirabelle's face turned pale, trembling.
18:16What are you pretending for?
18:21The truth was exposed, and she had nowhere to hide.
18:26Lucien walked towards me step by step, his voice cold and harsh.
18:29What are you pretending for?
18:31I shook my head wildly, tears pouring out as I tried to explain.
18:34It's fake!
18:35She's framing me!
18:36She's always hated me!
18:37I pointed at the two men, begging Lucien to believe me.
18:39Alpha!
18:39Don't let her fool you!
18:41The square went silent, and every gaze felt like a knife on me.
18:43Lucien's face turned darker and darker, until his eyes were lethal.
18:46He said nothing, just reached for the pendant around my neck.
18:49He ripped off my Luna pendant, the silver chain scratching my skin.
18:52You think I'm here to debate what's real?
18:53I'm here to tell you you're finished.
18:55I was stunned, as if all the air had been knocked out of me.
18:57You can't!
18:58Last night you held me and said you wouldn't leave me!
18:59Everything I said last night doesn't count.
19:02He turned to the pack, his voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
19:04From this moment on, Mirabelle holds no Luna authority whatsoever.
19:07A quiet stir ran through the crowd at his words.
19:10I turned pale, then screamed and lunged at him in anger.
19:13Lucien!
19:13Are you insane?
19:14How can you do this to me?
19:15Don't touch me.
19:16Get out of wolf harm.
19:19Get out?
19:20You're throwing me away?
19:21I did everything for you.
19:23Shut up.
19:23You're not even worth one finger of Selina.
19:25The innocence in my eyes vanished, replaced by fury and despair.
19:28Don't you dare say her name!
19:29You don't get to say her name!
19:31You were the one who hurt her!
19:32Why is it only my fault?
19:33Everyone in the square held their breath, shocked by my words.
19:36Lucien's face changed instantly.
19:38His wolf spirit flared, and everyone stepped back in fear.
19:41You dare?
19:42What, you're gonna kill me too?
19:44You just want a scapegoat!
19:46Before I finished, Lucien moved fast and brutal.
19:48He grabbed my neck and lifted me off the ground.
19:50I couldn't breathe.
19:51Alpha!
19:52Say one more word.
19:53I was crying, my lips trembling, seconds from blacking out.
19:57He let go, and I fell to the ground, coughing up blood.
20:01Take her away.
20:02Alpha, to the cells?
20:04No.
20:05Throw her out of the pack.
20:07Lucien!
20:08I'm your luna!
20:10You were just a mistake I made.
20:17You'll regret this!
20:19The palace gates stood tall, guarded by royal guards.
20:25I stepped out out of the car, feeling the air shift.
20:30The guards stared at me with open hostility.
20:33I'm here to request an audience with the Alpha King.
20:37State your name.
20:38Lucien Wolfhart.
20:40Alpha of Wolfhart Pack.
20:43Of course.
20:45What is that supposed to mean?
20:47It means you'll wait, and you'll watch your tone.
20:50Do I know you?
20:52No.
20:53But we know you.
20:55Follow.
20:56We walked through silent corridors, past glowing ward stones.
21:01We finally reached a wide hall with a raised daze.
21:04The Alpha King sat on the daze, his presence overwhelming.
21:07Shackle him!
21:09What?
21:10You don't put shackles on an Alpha without cause.
21:14I said, don't!
21:17I fought back, refusing to be humiliated.
21:20What crime are you accusing me of?
21:22The crime you committed against the princess.
21:25Princess?
21:26What does a princess have to do with me?
21:29I have never laid eyes on the princess.
21:34Lucien.
21:37Selina!
21:38My father said I should tell you himself.
21:40You're alive.
21:42Thank the moon!
21:43Selilmia, listen!
21:44Don't call me that.
21:47What?
21:48You will address me as princess.
21:52Lucien's ankles were still chained by cold moonsilver.
21:55He stood in the hall, surrounded by contemptuous guards.
21:58The Alpha King was silent on the dask, an authority shadow.
22:01I found my birth parents.
22:02I returned to where I belong.
22:05Selina!
22:06What are you-
22:07Princess.
22:07Princess Selina.
22:08Princess.
22:09I don't understand.
22:10You will.
22:11I raised my chin, and he saw the guards stood closer to me.
22:14I'm the crown's missing heir, the only daughter of the Alpha King and Queen.
22:17Lucien's mind went blank, unable to speak.
22:20My gaze stayed on him, cold and attached.
22:22The night I found your betrayal, I didn't come for your blood alone.
22:25Hope rose in him instinctively, stupidly.
22:28I came to tell you I had found them.
22:30I came to share it with you first.
22:32Selina, I-
22:33I was going to inherit the throne, and hand it to you.
22:35The guards were startled, and Lucien turned pale.
22:37No!
22:38You- you would have-
22:39Yes.
22:39Because you were my mate, and I believed in you.
22:42But you made me see the truth.
22:44Fortunately, I stopped my loss in time.
22:45He knelt before me, his pride gone.
22:47Princess!
22:47Princess, I was wrong, I know I was wrong.
22:49I beg you, I just-
22:50I lost my mind for a moment, I was blinded.
22:53A moment?
22:54A moment of being blinded?
22:56I swear to you, I never meant-
22:57You let people force me barefoot in moon silver to walk 90,000 steps.
23:01I didn't know!
23:02You had me driven out of my pack, erased, banished, made into a rogue.
23:06Was that also you being blinded?
23:07No, no.
23:09That was Mirabelle.
23:10She did it behind my back.
23:12Behind your back?
23:13With your name, your authority, your severed mate bond?
23:16Princess, princess, please!
23:18Let me make it right, I'll do anything!
23:19If you want my forgiveness, suffer what I suffered.
23:22Walk it, barefoot, in moon silver, 90,000 steps.
23:26Moon silver punished him, draining his alpha power.
23:29Guards dragged him, and the shackles bit deeper.
23:31Take him to the dungeon.
23:32He was pushed into the dungeon, in great pain.
23:35Enjoy it.
23:36It's only a fraction.
23:41Seven years of marriage, and Scarlett Hayes had just inherited billions.
23:44But while going through the paperwork with her lawyer, she learned the truth.
23:48Her marriage certificate was a lie.
23:50The fortune, one she was supposed to share, would now be hers alone.
23:53After her lawyer dug into the details, he dropped a bombshell.
23:56Mr. Lancaster's spouse on record is Whitney Owens.
23:59You, Mrs. Hayes, are currently unmarried.
24:01The whole city of New York knew that Scarlett and York Lancaster
24:04had been promised to each other since childhood.
24:06She was York's precious jewel, his everything.
24:09At their wedding, York had given her the fairy tale ceremony,
24:12making vows before everyone.
24:14York Lancaster will never betray Scarlett Hayes.
24:17But the truth?
24:17The marriage certificate of York and Whitney was filed the day after their wedding.
24:21Scarlett let out a bitter laugh.
24:23She stared blankly at her phone, hands trembling as a message came in.
24:26Baby, your favorite new Gucci bag just landed.
24:29I'm swinging by the office first, then straight home to you.
24:32Love you.
24:32It was supposed to be the day York returned from his business trip.
24:35Scarlett was waiting for him at the airport.
24:38But as she watched the two of them step out of the terminal, her fists clenched.
24:42There, York tucked his phone into his coat pocket and cupped Whitney Owens' neck.
24:45Kissing her with abandon, Scarlett's face was already streaked with tears.
24:49York could kiss another woman while whispering love to her.
24:52As she watched York, memories flooded her mind.
24:56They had grown up together in middle school.
24:59Scarlett's parents planned to move her abroad, but York begged them to let her stay.
25:03He kneeled in front of her house for seven days, holding onto her hand as he fell unconscious, pleading.
25:08Scarlett, don't go.
25:10You're mine.
25:10You've always been mine.
25:12I won't survive without you.
25:13Throughout high school and college, York had always been by her side.
25:17Everyone knew Scarlett was York's treasure.
25:19After the scholastic assessment test, the Lancaster family pushed York to apply to a university abroad, but he stayed in
25:25New York with her.
25:26Where Scarlett goes, I go.
25:28The second we're old enough, we're getting married.
25:30At 22 they had their wedding, but Scarlett never imagined that someone who loved her so deeply would betray her
25:35like this.
25:36The marriage certificate was something York had arranged for the lawyer to file the very next day, claiming he didn't
25:41want to tire her out on their wedding night.
25:43They had known each other since birth, inseparable for 27 years.
25:47But in the end, York had secretly married another woman.
25:50He had taken over her entire life.
25:52And now Scarlett had made a decision.
25:54She would erase him from her future no matter the cost.
25:57She didn't go home, instead she went straight to the lawyer to begin asset inheritance.
26:01All the Hayes family's assets were now under her name, including the Lancaster shares York had transferred to her before
26:06the marriage.
26:07The lawyer asked again, confirming with her.
26:10Ms. Hayes, are you sure to sell all assets, including the Hayes family business?
26:14Yes.
26:15Sell it all.
26:19In a matter of hours, Scarlett signed several contracts.
26:22Half of the Hayes assets were sold.
26:25The other half was promised to buyers from out of town, who couldn't make it immediately but were preparing funds
26:29to complete the transactions in the next few days.
26:32The lawyer assured her.
26:33We can finish everything in seven days.
26:35York Lancaster, your betrayal and your cruelty will all end in seven days.
26:39Three hours later, Scarlett returned to the home she shared with York.
26:43York's cold gaze fixed on her.
26:44Scarlett, where have you been?
26:46I called you 50 times, waited two hours.
26:48Do you have any idea how worried I was?
26:50She met his stare head on, the image burned fresh in her mind.
26:54York's arm locked around Whitney's waist at the airport, his mouth devouring hers like she was oxygen and he was
26:59drowning.
27:00Once upon a time, those same lips on Scarlett had felt like heaven, now they made her stomach turn.
27:05He stepped closer.
27:06You know I hate it when you disappear without a word.
27:08Before she could react, his hand grabbed her waist tightly.
27:14Scarlett's body stiffened, her lashes trembling as she stood frozen.
27:17The scent of his cologne, once so comforting, now felt like a warning.
27:21Dangerous, suffocating.
27:22She knew York's possessiveness too well.
27:24At 20, she'd run off with friends for one reckless mountain trip.
27:28Just to breathe.
27:29York went wild, mobilizing helicopters across the city to search for her.
27:33When he finally found her, the first thing he did was lock her in his apartment for an entire month,
27:37taking what he wanted relentlessly.
27:39She begged him to stop, but he didn't listen, it was only when she swore she would never disappear again,
27:44that he finally let go.
27:45After that, Scarlett had been terrified of York.
27:48Now York's long fingers lifted her chin.
27:50Talk.
27:51Scarlett.
27:51Are you trying to make me punish you again?
27:53A hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
27:55If he found out what she was planning, to leave him for good, he would truly snap.
27:59Her voice trembled.
28:00I.
28:01I was at the hospital.
28:02The words hit him like a stone, his eyes darkened instantly, his lips brushed her forehead as he whispered softly.
28:08Baby, I know you still want my kids, but your body, it can't, we've tried for years, enough, I just
28:14want you.
28:14No more hospitals, I hate seeing you in pain.
28:1723 rounds of IVF.
28:19Bruised arms.
28:20Endless needles.
28:21All for nothing.
28:22Moments later York's phone rang, he reached over and rubbed her head gently.
28:25I've gotta head out for a bit.
28:27Stay here, don't make me angry, Scarlett.
28:30He was gone before she could answer.
28:32Scarlett let out a hollow, bitter laugh.
28:34So he'd only come back to make sure his little bird was still in the cage.
28:37Half an hour later, Scarlett received a voice message from an unfamiliar number.
28:42York, is Whitney really pregnant?
28:44Yeah.
28:44Three months, Scarlett can't give me kids.
28:46But my family needs an heir, grandfather's riding my ass.
28:50The voice sounded like one of York's friends.
28:52York, you insisted on marrying Scarlett.
28:54That's why your grandfather made you sterilize her and forbade you two from registering your marriage.
28:58Scarlett's face went deathly pale, sterilization?
29:01The pain in her chest intensified, her body aching as memories flooded back.
29:05York had brought her a bowl of special herbal medicine on their wedding night.
29:09Scarlett, this is a fertility recipe from my family.
29:11Drink it, and we'll make a baby tonight.
29:14Back then, she had shyly lain in his arms as he fed her every last drop.
29:17He had never intended for her to have children.
29:19The voice on the recording continued.
29:22Of course I love Scarlett.
29:23How else would I make Whitney pregnant for her?
29:25How else would I fight against my family just to keep her?
29:28My parents died in that crash because of her family.
29:30I've tried to bury it.
29:31I've given Scarlett everything.
29:33Except kids.
29:34Except a real marriage.
29:35Everything else is hers.
29:37And Whitney?
29:38Just your incubator?
29:40Long silence, then York's voice, quiet, honest.
29:43Whitney is calm, peaceful.
29:44When I'm with her, I feel at ease.
29:47That's something Scarlett can never give me.
29:48Scarlett couldn't bear to listen any longer.
29:51She cut off the recording and let the tears fall silently.
29:53So York had never found peace in his heart for her.
29:56She dialed a number, her voice shaky.
29:58Ryan, can you fit in one more surgery tomorrow morning?
30:01What kind?
30:02I'll call the head surgeon.
30:04Abortion.
30:04That night after York had left, Scarlett received a text from him.
30:08Scarlett, I won't be coming back tonight.
30:10I drank too much, and I'll go to the office in the morning, be back tomorrow night.
30:14But the man who said he would go to the office, showed up at the hospital with Whitney Owens.
30:18There, in the gynecology department, Scarlett saw York holding Whitney close, shielding her in a corner.
30:24That domineering protection.
30:25Just like the way he used to shield her.
30:27York, I'm fine.
30:28There are too many pregnant women here.
30:30Don't worry.
30:31York's voice was low, filled with restraint.
30:33I told you to go to a private hospital.
30:35But you insisted not.
30:36This place is not good at all.
30:39Whitney's eyes darkened.
30:40York, I'm just a servant's daughter.
30:42Not at your or Miss Scarlett's status.
30:43This costs less, and I don't want to waste your money.
30:46York's profile softened with tenderness.
30:48Scarlett always wants the best, the most expensive.
30:51One bag for her costs what you make in 10 years.
30:53She is never understanding like you.
30:55As York spoke, he embraced Whitney and kissed her forehead.
30:58Scarlett, hiding in plain sight, couldn't bear it any longer.
31:01York had transferred all his Lancaster shares to her before their wedding.
31:04And then Scarlett heard York say,
31:06You'll stay with my parents for the pregnancy.
31:08And the green diamond I bought at the auction will be made into your wedding ring.
31:11The green diamond, the one she had once told York about, saying it symbolized,
31:15One and only.
31:16She had begged him to get it for her.
31:18The bitter realization churned in her gut as she made her way toward the operating room.
31:22As she changed into her surgical gown, her phone rang.
31:25It was York.
31:26She answered, her voice barely masking her exhaustion.
31:29Scarlett, you awake?
31:30Still upset.
31:31His tone was unusually soft.
31:33I've got 99 roses coming your way.
31:35Our wedding anniversary's coming up.
31:36I'll surprise you.
31:37Just wait.
31:38Scarlett hung up, not wanting to hear another word.
31:41Lying on the cold operating table, Scarlett stared up at the sterile ceiling,
31:45her heart as numb as the instruments that would soon end her only hope.
31:49The recovery room door swung open.
31:51Ryan stepped in, face pale, eyes heavy with worry.
31:54Scarlett, listen, if you do this, you may never be able to have a child again.
31:58Are you sure you want to do this?
31:59Tears blurred Scarlett's vision, but she forced herself to speak.
32:03I've decided, Ryan.
32:04The twins were her gift to York for their seventh wedding anniversary.
32:07A gift he never wanted.
32:09One he had tried to destroy from the start.
32:10Cold instruments entered her body.
32:13The pain twisted like a knife, each twist pulling at her insides, and with it she cut
32:17the last remaining link between her and York.
32:19When she woke up after the procedure, the first message she received was from an unknown number.
32:24It was a location for a bridal shop.
32:26Despite the pain, Scarlett dragged herself into a car and headed straight there.
32:30When she arrived, York and Whitney were just outside.
32:33York had his arms wrapped around Whitney, his voice filled with helplessness.
32:36Whitney, you're my wife.
32:38I can't give you the big public wedding you deserve, but at least let me see you in white
32:42tonight.
32:43York, it's too much.
32:45The dresses here cost a fortune.
32:47York gently touched her nose, his voice full of tenderness.
32:50Silly girl.
32:51I can't give you my name on paper, but I can make you happy.
32:54Let me do this for you.
32:55Scarlett sat in the car, her chest aching.
32:57Whitney was his wife now.
32:59Then who was she?
32:59Watching York treat Whitney the same way he once treated her.
33:02Holding her, kissing her, speaking to her with affection, it felt like a dagger to her heart.
33:07And in that second, any flicker of regret about the abortion died.
33:11York Lancaster didn't deserve to breathe the same air as her children.
33:14She and York had picked out their wedding dress in this very shop.
33:17And now several luxury cars lined up in front.
33:19Out of the car stepped York's friends.
33:21Guys she had known for years.
33:23Scarlett overheard their conversation.
33:25York's throwing Whitney a secret wedding right here tonight, full surprise.
33:28Scarlett gonna flip if she finds out.
33:30Scarlett can't have kids, so York lied to her.
33:33Even the marriage certificate was fake.
33:35Scarlett felt her blood run cold.
33:37So all the friends she had grown up with knew about York's betrayal?
33:39The bridal shop was hers.
33:41She had opened it when she was bored in college.
33:43Every wedding dress in the store was designed by her.
33:46Only the manager knew she was the owner.
33:48Once the crowd entered, Scarlett slipped through the back door.
33:52She stood at a shadowy spot on the third floor, where she could watch without being seen.
33:56There on the stage stood York in a white suit, and Whitney in a snow-white wedding dress.
34:01This dress.
34:01The inspiration came from their first kiss, when York had pinned her against a blackboard,
34:05his lips tasting of strawberry candy.
34:08She had designed it, calling it first love.
34:10Now York and Whitney stood on the stage, surrounded by friends she had known all her life.
34:14They clapped and cheered.
34:16York, your bride is beautiful.
34:18York, congratulations.
34:19It's time to exchange rings.
34:21Scarlett watched as York took the ring from the box.
34:23The rings were identical, to the ones, they had exchanged at their wedding,
34:27so even the rings were part of this twisted triangle.
34:30Suddenly the lights on stage flickered and went out,
34:32but the lights above where Scarlett stood remained brightly lit.
34:35The moment York saw Scarlett, his eyes turned red.
34:38He dropped everything, abandoned Whitney, and rushed toward the third floor.
34:42Everyone watched as York trembled, his face ashen.
34:45He shakily wrapped his arms around Scarlett, who looked lifeless, her eyes dull.
34:49Scarlett, baby, listen.
34:51His voice cracked.
34:52We were just shooting a promo video, that's all.
34:55When the ad dropped citywide on our anniversary, it was gonna be my surprise for you.
35:00The ring is designed for you.
35:01Only you.
35:02York's trembling hand immediately placed the ring on Scarlett's ring finger.
35:05But Scarlett could feel it.
35:07The ring wouldn't fit.
35:08It wasn't her size.
35:09Meanwhile, downstairs, Whitney's face was pale, tears brimming in her eyes.
35:13York's voice turned icy.
35:15Secretary Owens, my wife is upset.
35:17You'd better explain, right now.
35:19Whitney's voice was meek, full of submission.
35:21Ms. Hayes, this whole wedding setup, it's just for the commercial, the ad's scheduled
35:25to run everywhere, three days from now, on your anniversary.
35:28York's handsome face broke into a smile as he held Scarlett close.
35:31See baby?
35:32It's all for you.
35:33Everything I do is for you.
35:34I love you.
35:35Scarlett, that's never gonna change.
35:3727 years of those same sweet words, she'd swallowed everyone, believed everyone, and now he stood
35:43here, after betraying her, after sterilizing her, after giving another woman their rings,
35:47and had the nerve to say them again, in front of everyone.
35:51Whitney, clearly stung by York's words, couldn't hold herself back.
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