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00:00Damon had his people throw me off the pack haul at our mating ceremony.
00:03Vivian's pup needs a father on paper. Once my bond with her is dissolved, I will marry you.
00:08Everyone assumed I would wait one more month. After all, I had already waited seven years.
00:13But that very same night I accepted my family's marriage arrangement.
00:17I flew across the border and left Damon's world. For good.
00:21Three years later, I returned to the old territory with my husband for the ancestral rights.
00:25Ethan was held up by something urgent, so we fly separately.
00:29He sent people from a pack he had acquired three years ago to pick me up.
00:33In the crowd at the arrival gate, I spotted a sign. It bore my pack name, Lena.
00:38I walked toward it. The person holding the sign looked up. It was Damon.
00:42Vivian stood beside him, along with a group of old friends from years past.
00:46They were waiting for me. They didn't know the person they were waiting for was me.
00:50Damon saw me. He startled for a second. Then that self-important smile slid back onto his face.
00:55See? I told you she'd come back. Damon, isn't that your little lapdog, Lena?
01:01Someone in the crowd recognized me. Laughter erupted.
01:04She disappeared for three years and now that Damon's made it big, she comes crawling back?
01:08Dressed like that? She can't even afford a decent outfit? Things must have gone badly out there,
01:13huh, Lena?
01:13I glanced down at the heartstone chain on my wrist, the one worth $20 million. I said nothing. Whenever I
01:20used to see Damon, I dressed to perfection. The most flawless makeup, the most tailored gown,
01:25putting my very best self on display for him. And now? This outfit was custom-made for me by
01:31someone Ethan had commissioned. Because I was pregnant, and he refused to let me wear anything
01:35restrictive. I didn't need to dress up for anyone anymore, all for comfort. I also understood what
01:40was happening. They only knew my pack name. They had no idea the person they were here to collect
01:45was me. So they were still mocking me, still unaware of what they were doing.
01:51The silence stretched too long. One of Damon's old friends stepped in to smooth things over.
01:56Lena, it's good that you're back. Damon's actually been looking for you all these years.
02:01The smile on Damon's face stiffened for a beat.
02:03Vivian's pup is starting Academy soon. You'll be responsible for drop-offs and pick-ups from now on.
02:08Three years had passed. He was exactly the same. That sense of entitlement,
02:12that air of superiority. I was about to reveal who I was.
02:15Lena, don't blame Damon. He's arranging this for your own good. The way you've been getting by out
02:21there, you don't even qualify to be my personal secretary. Help me look after my son. No one
02:27will look down on you for that. Damon caught me frowning and assumed I was jealous. A flicker
02:31of satisfaction crossed his eyes. All right, if the outside world didn't work out,
02:35stop pretending it did. Take care of the child. Know your place. Don't worry. There's no shortage
02:43of Omega servant quarters in the house. He genuinely believed. I had come back because
02:48I couldn't let him go. Look how well Damon's taking care of you. Room and board all sorted.
02:54Go on. Thank Damon. Lena, don't worry. If my son acts up, I'll discipline him myself.
03:00I won't let you be mistreated. Damon let out a cold laugh. What does she have to be mistreated about?
03:06She vanished over something trivial, and now she's back because she couldn't make it out there.
03:11A little hardship is exactly what she deserves. My heart skipped. Even now,
03:16he still called that. Trivial. The heavy rain outside Pack Hall. His back as he walked in with
03:21Vivian. Seven years. To him, it was just a trivial thing. The boy who had once carried me across half
03:27the territory while bleeding out himself. Just to keep his promise. He was long dead. Dead the day he
03:33chose Vivian for the first time. It was all in the past. I didn't need any of that anymore. I
03:38was about
03:38to have my second child. I pressed down every feeling and looked at Damon with perfect calm.
03:45Aren't you here to pick me up? Let's go.
03:48A beat of silence fell over the crowd. Then, laughter exploded.
03:52Wait for you? Who do you think you are? We're waiting for Lena. Do you even know who that is?
03:59Of course I did. That's my name.
04:03Ethan swore never to bond. They say he was waiting for her his whole life. Everyone in the circles knows
04:08if you want to get close to Ethan, go through his Luna. There's nothing he wouldn't give up for that
04:13woman. Listening to them describe my own life, I couldn't keep the corners of my mouth from lifting.
04:18Three years into our bond, Ethan's power had only grown, and his reputation for doting on his Luna
04:24had grown with it. Vivian had always had a talent for flaunting other people's lives in my face.
04:29At the Blood Summit auction, Ethan won a heartstone chain for his Luna. Value? $20 million.
04:36Every female on the continent envies that woman.
04:42It's this one.
04:45Everyone was staring at the chain on my wrist. Damon grabbed my hand and leaned in for a close look.
04:50Replica. Which delivery boy Omega bought you this? Wearing garbage like that in public, shameless.
04:57I pulled my hand free. I traced my fingers over every stone on the chain. The day Ethan clasped
05:03it onto my wrist, he murmured in my ear, don't ever take it off. I smiled. Damon saw my smile.
05:11His pupils contracted sharply. He lunged forward and ripped the chain from my wrist. I hadn't been
05:17ready for it. He got away with it. The thing Ethan gave me had just fallen into Vivian's hands.
05:21Nice weight. Definitely more refined than the fake I bought. But I wouldn't be caught dead wearing
05:26something like this in public. Or could it be... Lina? Are you Lina? You're the legendary Blood
05:33Summit Luna? The laughter that broke out was deafening because it was absurd. Ethan was the
05:39strongest alpha on the continent. And I, three years ago, was the broken Omega Damon had driven
05:45out of Pack Hall. No one could possibly connect the two. Vivian tossed the chain in her palm.
05:51Weighing it. Lina, I'll buy this off you. Double the price. Give it back. That was a gift from Ethan.
06:02Shut up. Damon towered over me, eyes burning with irritation. You think you can drop Ethan's
06:08name just like that? Spreading rumors about a connection with him in a place like this?
06:13Are you trying to get me killed? Lina, do you have any idea? Getting to receive Ethan's Luna
06:19was a chance a thousand people fought over. Damon's pack was acquired by Ethan three years
06:24ago. We all survive on his goodwill now. If you spread lies here, you'll bring ruin down
06:29on every single one of us. I slowly raised my hand and wiped the blood from the corner of my
06:34mouth.
06:35Slowly turned my head and looked Damon directly in the eyes. Damon's brow furrowed. Something in his gaze
06:41flickered with unease. He thought I was the Lina he remembered. He thought I would cry,
06:46beg, explain. He didn't know. The way I looked at him now was the same way I'd look at a
06:51dead man.
06:52Vivian caught the way Damon was looking at me. She immediately pointed a finger in my face.
06:57Lina, you ungrateful wolf! Damon already agreed to take you in and this is how you act? Even if you
07:03resent him, you don't get to use this kind of revenge. I had a strange sense of deja vu. Three
07:09years ago, it was exactly like this. No matter what happened, Vivian would twist the truth and
07:14feed it to Damon. In the beginning, Damon would still yell at Vivian for it. Later, he started
07:19echoing her words to come after me. Just like now, Damon bit out. Jealous. But he didn't keep going.
07:25He went quiet for a moment, then reached into his jacket, placed a check in front of me.
07:29Two hundred thousand. The posture of charity. The expression of charity. He genuinely believed
07:36this was the greatest dignity he could offer me. Out of respect for what we once had, I won't do
07:40anything to you. Take the money. Go buy yourself something decent to wear. If you don't want to
07:46look after the child, I'll find you a respectable position in a few days. Since Ethan acquired my pack,
07:51this amount means nothing to me. I looked at that check, looked at his face, giving charity.
07:56Under the stunned stares of everyone around us, I pushed it back.
07:59Retrieved the chain from Vivian's hand. No, thank you. I don't take things from strangers.
08:05I'm a stranger? Lena, what the hell does that mean? Since the relationship is over,
08:10it's better we don't associate. I wouldn't want my husband to get the wrong idea. Damon's expression
08:16shifted. He glanced at Vivian and that knowing look crossed his face. He thought I was trying to
08:23make him jealous. In three days, Ironcrest Pack is hosting a Blood Moon Gala in Ethan's honor.
08:28Lena, I'll take you. Give you a glimpse of how the other half lives.
08:35Though you'll need to find yourself something decent to wear first, or else...
08:39No, thank you. Damon's face darkened.
08:42Lena, I hope in three days you'll still feel this confident.
08:46I walked out of the arrival gate without looking back. Fresh air flooded my lungs. The nausea in my
08:52stomach finally began to ease. Three years ago, my family had pressured me to cross the border for
08:58an arranged marriage. I held out against it and ran to Damon, begging him to complete our bond first.
09:04Make it a done deal before anyone could interfere. He agreed. Then at the doors of Pack Hall,
09:09I didn't just find him. I found Vivian waiting beside him. Vivian's pup needs to be registered.
09:15I have to complete the bond with her first. One month. Then I'll come for you immediately.
09:20It's only for the child's sake. Don't read into it. I watched him walk into Pack Hall with Vivian
09:26on his arm. That night, I set out. One month later, I married Ethan. A year after that,
09:32Leo was born. Just a few days ago, I confirmed I was carrying a second. If not for accompanying Ethan
09:37back for the ancestral rites, I would never have set foot on this land again for the rest of my
09:42life.
09:43Let alone, run into him at the arrival gate. Three days later, I put on a light layer of makeup.
09:48The same custom soft fabric dress. I went to the Blood Moon Gala alone.
09:53The moment I walked in, Damon spotted me.
09:58A light flickered in his eyes. That familiar, self-satisfied curve pulled at the corner of his
10:03mouth. Said you wouldn't come, but here you are. Body doesn't lie.
10:11Though if you want me to look twice, you could at least dress the part.
10:15For an occasion like this, what you're wearing. I stepped around him and kept walking. He grabbed my
10:21arm. I'm talking to you. Our seats are over here. Where are you going?
10:29I looked calmly toward the far end of the hall. That's your seat. Mine is over there.
10:35Following my gaze, Damon saw the head table. The Alpha's seat. The Luna's seat. His expression
10:40changed. Vivian's eyes turned vicious instantly. She fixed her glare on the chain at my wrist and raised
10:46her voice. Lena, how did you get in here? Are you here to cause trouble? Walking in with that chain?
10:53Are you trying to humiliate the Luna? Tonight is Ethan's first time bringing his Luna out in public.
11:00Rogue woman, get out. Every guest in the room turned to look. Someone glanced at Damon.
11:06Damon Alpha, do you know this person? Damon straightened his cuffs, perfectly composed.
11:10No. One word. Clean. Final. Vivian lifted her chin immediately.
11:16Take off that chain and get out! She reached for it. I stepped aside,
11:21but someone deliberately tripped me from behind. I fell. Vivian planted her foot on my wrist.
11:27The chain. She tore it free with brute force. The gem scattered across the floor,
11:33like a shattered constellation. Drag her out!
11:36Pain screamed through my wrist, bone deep. Stop! I'm Ethan!
11:42His what? His mistress? Who do you think you are?
11:48She backhanded me again. I lay against the marble floor. When I came back here,
11:52I hadn't planned to settle scores with anyone. There was no point. But now, she had struck me twice.
11:58She had destroyed something Ethan gave me. She would pay for both of those things.
12:03Everything she was capable of losing. She would lose it all. Damon crouched in front of me. He reached
12:09out as if to touch the wound on my wrist. I flinched away on instinct. He looked at me coldly.
12:15Are you done making a scene? You came in that outfit, wearing that chain. You missed me,
12:21didn't you? You wanted to make me jealous. Just say the word and I'll give you what you want.
12:26I raised my eyes to meet his. You're finished. Damon frowned, about to speak. The atmosphere
12:32in the gala shifted. Every guest began composing themselves, pressing toward the entrance. Damon
12:37leaned down and murmured to me, Ethan's here. Behave yourself. Vivian and I have already dissolved our
12:43bond. I pressed my nearly crushed wrist. Looking at his face, I felt nothing but revulsion. Whether you
12:49two dissolve your bond or not, what does that have to do with me? Then the doors opened. Ethan walked
12:56in, carrying Leo. The moment Leo entered the hall, he squirmed to get down from Ethan's arms.
13:03The moment the cherub-faced little pup touched the ground, every eye in the room was pulled to him.
13:08Damon turned to me abruptly. Lena, as long as you stop provoking Vivian,
13:13I can forgive you for disappearing three years. I'll give you a chance. Bear me a child. A child
13:19that belongs to us. I paid him no attention. I was looking through the crowd, trying to catch Leo's
13:25eye. Leo's gaze swept the room. Then, locked, he broke free from Ethan's hand and charged toward me,
13:31crashed into my arms. Mama, what happened to you? Who did this? Why is there so much blood on your
13:38hand?
13:39That wound, Mama, and the entire gala went still.
13:45The guests who had stood by cold-eyed while I was struck, their faces all changed at once.
13:51Leo held onto me, eyes going red. I crouched to meet him at eye level, cupped his round little cheeks
13:57in
13:58my hands. Mama is fine. Whoever dares to treat Mama like this. I was about to reassure him when I
14:06felt
14:07the pressure from behind. Not an ordinary approach. It was Ethan's. The kind that felt
14:11like a mountain moving. The kind that made the air itself go still. The crowd parted automatically.
14:16I didn't need to turn around to know he was furious. Since I'd gotten pregnant with our second,
14:21he'd have kept me physically tucked against him if he could. If it hadn't been for the urgent matter,
14:25he never would have sent someone else to pick me up. I lifted Leo into my arms, turned around.
14:30Ethan was standing there. His gaze dropped to the bloodstain on my wrist, then to the marks on my face.
14:37His eyes went dark.
14:40Leo slipped out of my arms and ran to Ethan.
14:43Daddy, someone hurt Mama. Let's go get revenge.
14:49Lena, tell me what happened. One moment I'm away and you're already hurt.
14:54Which blind fool did this? I'm fine, Ethan.
14:58Lena, I'm your mate. If something wronged you, you don't have to carry it alone.
15:03We can't let anyone hurt Mama. Maybe it was the pregnancy. Maybe I'd held it together for too long.
15:09My voice came out with a tremor I hadn't planned for. You weren't there and they all went after me.
15:16At that moment, Leo's eyes caught something on the floor. He bent down and picked up a single gem.
15:21Daddy, isn't this part of the gift you gave Mama?
15:25Ethan took the stone and turned it over. On the back, two letters were engraved E.L.
15:32Turn on every light.
15:38Every light in the gala blazed on. Ethan tilted my face toward him.
15:44They actually dared to do this to you. We can't let them get away with this.
15:48I didn't know if it was the pregnancy, but my emotions kept slipping past my defenses.
15:53You weren't there and they all went after me.
15:58The people who had followed to the arrival gate to mock me. Their legs were shaking now.
16:04They were finally putting it together. The woman in the custom soft fabric dress three days ago.
16:10The woman with the heartstone chain on her wrist. The woman who kept insisting she was Ethan's Luna.
16:17She hadn't been making it up. Every word she said had been true.
16:24Just then, Vivian's follower Jade stepped forward.
16:28Lena, are these two actors you hired? Not bad performances, honestly.
16:34Want Vivian to help you find an agent? Though, since you can't even afford a decent outfit these days.
16:39I have one I've worn before. I could give it to you. Save you the embarrassment.
16:44Jade had arrived last. She hadn't seen Leo throw himself into my arms.
16:48She had dressed to kill tonight, hoping to catch the eye of a powerful mate.
16:52The fastest route to a powerful mate in these circles was to win Vivian's favor.
16:58And the most effective way to win Vivian's favor was to make my life miserable.
17:04So she opened her mouth. No one in the room laughed. Everyone was staring at her like she'd lost her
17:10mind.
17:11Jade began to panic. She turned to Ethan and tilted her face upward, trying to be coy.
17:17The man next to her, he's not bad looking. If you're willing to leave Lena, I might consider keeping you.
17:23Keeping. Ethan. I nearly laughed out loud.
17:30Ethan started laughing. That kind of laugh. The rare one, where it curls up at the corners and he
17:37can't quite stop it. He had always been particular about my safety. Over the years, anyone who tried
17:43to get close to him either vanished or ended up on the far end of the continent. He wasn't angry.
17:48He
17:49simply found her amusing. In the way one finds someone who has used up their borrowed time,
17:54Jade sensed the shift in the room and tried to press herself closer to Vivian.
17:59Vivian immediately gave her a slap that sent her to the floor.
18:03Jade, are you trying to die? You dare offend Ethan and his Luna? Do you have a death wish?
18:09Jade clutched her face, slumped on the marble murmuring.
18:12Lena is Lena. She's really the Luna. I offended. I…
18:17Ethan was notorious across the continent for being fiercely protective of his mate.
18:22Jade's mind went to what might be waiting for her. Her whole body began to tremble.
18:27Someone in the crowd gasped. All eyes moved to the hem of Jade's dress.
18:32She had wet herself from fear. Ethan gave a slight frown. His guards understood without a word and
18:38dragged her out. Damon and Vivian's faces flushed a deep, mortified red. Everyone in the room knew
18:46that Jade's words had always followed wherever their hearts pointed.
18:52The healer Ethan had summoned was treating my wounds. The antiseptic touched skin. I hissed through
18:58my teeth. Just that one sound. And Ethan and Leo both looked up with murder in their eyes.
19:05You can't even apply medicine without hurting her?
19:08The healer's hands began to shake even harder. I pretended to glare at them.
19:13Lena?
19:14Mama?
19:15Father and son both shrank back, looking aggrieved. I sighed.
19:20The healer is helping me. Stop terrifying her.
19:23The healer visibly exhaled. After her examination, she addressed Ethan.
19:28Alpha Ethan, the Luma is unharmed, and the pup in the womb is safe as well.
19:34The wound on her wrist is fairly deep. I'll use the finest medicine available and do my
19:39best to ensure it heals without scarring. Ethan went quiet. Said nothing. Only I knew.
19:46This was what it looked like when he was truly, deeply furious. Damon, the one most responsible for
19:53all of it, was finally beginning to feel afraid. He never could have imagined that the Omega he had
20:00thrown away. Had become the mate of the man above him in every hierarchy that mattered.
20:07Ethan stood beside me and swept a slow gaze across the room.
20:11I'd like you all to volunteer what happened in the past few days.
20:16If I have to find out on my own,
20:19He paused.
20:20Everyone present may not die pleasantly.
20:22Damon's complexion shifted. He was the first to speak.
20:27Ethan Alpha, this is all a misunderstanding. As Lena's former intended mate, I was simply
20:33catching up with her. The glass in Ethan's hand let out a faint, precise crack. Damon didn't notice
20:38and kept going. Ethan Alpha must know how much Lena used to love me. Catching up is only natural,
20:45isn't it? The glass shattered. Ethan's hand was covered in blood. I ached just looking at it.
20:51Damon, stop flattering yourself. I tended to Ethan's hand while I spoke.
20:54In this life, I have only ever loved Ethan. Say anything else to drive a wedge between us,
20:59and don't expect me to stay civil. Ethan looked down, watching me bandage his hand.
21:04And then he smiled. Lena, you just said I'm your favorite. I was speechless.
21:14Damon's expression turned wounded. Lena, Vivian and I have dissolved our bond.
21:20He opened his mouth again. That pup could call you mama going forward, too. You only married Ethan to
21:26spite me, didn't you? I understand. I don't mind. As long as you're willing to come back, everything I
21:31can give you, none of it is less than what he offers. As long as you're willing to come back
21:36and be my son's nanny. Leo, sitting nearby, slowly set down his fork. He studied Damon for a moment.
21:41Nanny? My mama is a little princess at home. You think you're worthy of making her a nanny?
21:49Mama will only ever have me and my little sister, two children. Your pup of unclear
21:53origins has no business being connected to my mama. You're not as handsome as my daddy,
21:58not as tall either, and you smell the kind of broke that gets into your eyes.
22:03The guests around them burst out laughing. Damon's face went purple. At this moment,
22:09Vivian had completely lost what remained of her composure. She heard Damon say,
22:13let Lena be the child's mother. She picked up a fork and lunged at Leo.
22:20You little bastard, I'll kill you!
22:22The moment Vivian charged at Leo, I released Ethan's hand and threw myself over Leo.
22:27Son, are you?
22:30Okay. The word never came out. Before I lost consciousness, I saw Leo's face. Panicked. Pale.
22:37I wanted to tell him, don't cry. The words didn't come. Everything went dark.
22:44The sharp smell of antiseptic pulled me back. White ceiling above me. A patient's gown.
22:51Mia was sitting at the bedside. The moment she saw my eyes open, she threw herself at me.
22:58Lena, you're finally awake. If you'd slept any longer,
23:01those two little demons of yours would have torn the whole territory apart.
23:05My first instinct. I pressed a hand to my stomach. Mia understood immediately.
23:11Relax. You and the baby are both perfectly fine. The doctor said it was the shock combined with the
23:16pain from your wound that made you pass out. Yeah. That Vivian is absolutely unhinged,
23:22going at Leo with a fork. Where are Leo and Ethan?
23:25Safe. Both of them. You were still too reckless. With that many guards around,
23:31it wasn't your turn to step in. That's Leo.
23:34I know. I know. Your precious little pup. That little creature is vicious enough on his own.
23:40He didn't need protection. Where are they now, the two of them?
23:45Mia's eyes lit up. Gone to avenge you.
23:49I got there after you'd already passed out, but I pieced together what happened from the
23:53people around. After you went down, Leo picked up the fork from the floor and drove it straight
24:00through Vivian's palm. He's three years old. I have no idea where he found the strength.
24:05Ethan had also learned by then what happened at the arrival gate three days ago. That Damon slapped
24:10you. That he tore off the heartstone chain. The way they all humiliated you. He knew every detail.
24:17Then he had his guards hold Damon down and had the hand that struck you cut off.
24:23Leo watched the whole thing without blinking once. Such a little tyrant.
24:29Vivian. Ethan had someone bring in a crate of gemstones and told her to swallow them all. He said
24:33exactly this. Since you love taking things that belong to others so much, I'll give you your fill.
24:37The gems are yours. So is the man. She swallowed. She refused. So they brought in her son.
24:45She swallowed a lot. When she was half dead from it, Ethan had someone carve up her face,
24:51severed the tangents in her son's hands, and had her thrown into international waters.
24:56The guests who stood there and watched you get beaten, every single one of them left with a scar on
25:00their wrist. So they'll remember the cost of looking away while the Luna was being humiliated.
25:03Oh, and one more thing. Ironcrest pack officially dissolved everything Damon had. Starting today, gone.
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