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"One breath of her scent brought the most ruthless ruler to his knees."
The Alpha King is known as a cold, bloodthirsty tyrant who has never found his mate. But when a timid, outcast omega crosses into his territory, her unique, intoxicating scent drives his wolf completely feral. He will tear through enemy packs and defy the laws of the supernatural world to claim, protect, and completely spoil his fated Queen.
👉 Drama Details:
* Title: The Alpha Kings Intoxicating Mate
* Genre: Werewolf Romance, Alpha King, Fated Mates, Possessive Lead, Fantasy
* Format: Full Miniseries (Vertical Drama)
* Status: All Episodes Completed
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🔥 Synopsis:
"One breath of her scent brought the most ruthless ruler to his knees."
The Alpha King is known as a cold, bloodthirsty tyrant who has never found his mate. But when a timid, outcast omega crosses into his territory, her unique, intoxicating scent drives his wolf completely feral. He will tear through enemy packs and defy the laws of the supernatural world to claim, protect, and completely spoil his fated Queen.
👉 Drama Details:
* Title: The Alpha Kings Intoxicating Mate
* Genre: Werewolf Romance, Alpha King, Fated Mates, Possessive Lead, Fantasy
* Format: Full Miniseries (Vertical Drama)
* Status: All Episodes Completed
#TheAlphaKingsIntoxicatingMate #ShortDramaFull #MiniSeries #WebDrama #ReelShort #DramaBox #ShortTV #EnglishSubtitles
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00:02I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves.
00:05My half-sister Chloe was afraid her mate Brad would go feral over me.
00:09So she sold me to an impotent alpha.
00:13She patted my shoulder.
00:17Who knows, maybe he's good at other things.
00:20Three months later, I was begging for mercy every night.
00:24Funny. He seemed good at everything.
00:28Case Valerius.
00:29The Blackwood Pax Alpha, the Lycan King's most trusted war commander.
00:33He was carried back from the battlefield soaked in blood.
00:36Someone suggested,
00:37A mate bond shares life force.
00:39If Alpha Case was bound to a living, healthy mate,
00:42her strength could flow into him and pull him back.
00:45Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object.
00:48I had no way to refuse.
00:50If I wouldn't agree, she'd transfer me to serve 60-year-old Elder Kevin.
00:54I knew she resented my history with her mate.
00:57I dropped to my knees and swore to the moon goddess.
01:00I swear, Chloe, I had no feelings for Brad.
01:04Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead, fury in her eyes.
01:07What good is a vow?
01:08Do you have any idea how distracting you are?
01:11I hunched my shoulders.
01:12Tears slid down on my cheeks.
01:14Just look at that ample body and those charming curves,
01:17parading your body in front of every male in the clan.
01:20Who among them would not lose their minds at the smell of you?
01:24I wanted to tell her.
01:25To bind my chest, I'd wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat
01:29until I broke out in a rash.
01:31Her expression softened.
01:32She wiped my tears.
01:34It's not that I don't trust you.
01:36It's that I don't trust males.
01:38Do you know how powerful Alpha Case is?
01:41If my mother and Martha weren't old friends,
01:43you wouldn't even have this opportunity.
01:45Chloe, I don't want to be anyone's offering.
01:48I'd rather scrub kitchen floors.
01:51Just don't make me...
01:54Two sharp slaps landed across my face.
01:57My cheek burned.
01:58Leah, are you out of your mind?
02:00If I hadn't vouched for you,
02:02Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance.
02:04You wouldn't even be worthy of being Case's mate.
02:07The maid burst in breathless.
02:09Miss Chloe, word from the Valerius Estate.
02:12Alpha Case has woken up.
02:15Chloe dragged me straight to Valerius Estate,
02:17enormous.
02:18I followed her through the main hall
02:20to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut.
02:22Through the gap,
02:23I could make out a man's shape in the bed.
02:25Thin, motionless,
02:26chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes.
02:29Martha stood on our side, eyes red.
02:31Thank you for everything you've done for Case.
02:33I won't destroy a girl's future over it.
02:35Chloe's eyes moved,
02:36quick and calculating.
02:38It's Valerius.
02:39The bond should still be completed.
02:41Leah arrived the same day Case woke up.
02:43That's the moon goddess guiding us.
02:45Seal the bond properly.
02:46Her life force will keep pulling him back toward health.
02:49Before she could speak,
02:50the healer Ella stepped out,
02:52expression tight.
02:53Alpha Case has regained consciousness,
02:56but an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle.
03:00I'm afraid he will no longer be able to-
03:02Unable to do what?
03:03He will no longer be able to get hard.
03:06Martha's knees gave out.
03:07I caught her before she hit the floor.
03:09She looked up at me with hollowed eyes.
03:11Leah,
03:13knowing this,
03:14are you still willing?
03:15Yes,
03:16she's been looking forward to it.
03:17Chloe was already answering for me.
03:19Of course she is.
03:20She's just an Omega with no prospects.
03:23She should be grateful.
03:24I didn't speak right away.
03:26My mind went to my past.
03:28There was a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate.
03:31I first saw him through the fence gaps.
03:33Thin wrists,
03:35hollow cheeks,
03:36hunched over a cracked bowl with nothing in it.
03:38I started passing food through the gaps.
03:40Bread first,
03:41then soup,
03:42then whatever I had.
03:43Day after day,
03:44I watched him change.
03:46The hollows in his cheeks filled out.
03:48His shoulders broadened.
03:50He started training before dawn,
03:52running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep.
03:55He was going to enter the warrior trials.
03:57I knew it before he told me.
03:59When he passed,
03:59I went to find him that same night.
04:01I was happy.
04:02I remember it clearly.
04:03I was genuinely happy.
04:04I knocked on the gate.
04:05He didn't open it.
04:06His voice came,
04:07Leah,
04:08I'm betrothed now.
04:09It wouldn't be proper.
04:10Then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet.
04:11A pouch of silver.
04:12Consider my debt repaid.
04:14I stood there for a moment.
04:15Then I picked it up and walked away.
04:17That wolf became Chloe's mate.
04:19Brad.
04:20I acted like I'd never known him.
04:22Chloe found out anyway.
04:24I snapped back to reality.
04:26I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha.
04:29My lady,
04:30I'm willing.
04:31I'll complete the bond,
04:32care for Case,
04:34and serve you as long as you need me.
04:36Luna.
04:37Martha kept her word
04:38and prepared a dignified mating dress for me.
04:40Chloe deliberately chose a day
04:41when Brad was away on pack business to send me off.
04:44She walked me to the door,
04:45guilt on her face.
04:46Even though Case can't get hard,
04:49at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups.
04:52Don't worry.
04:53An alpha who can't perform in that area
04:55is probably exceptional in every other.
04:57Honestly,
04:58none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind.
05:00I told myself I was simply moving to a new household.
05:04Case was too weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual.
05:07I completed the bond rites beside his ceremonial sword instead.
05:11Martha watched from the front,
05:13eyes wet the whole time.
05:14When it was done,
05:16I was alpha Case's mate.
05:18The mating chamber was quiet.
05:20I pushed the door open carefully.
05:23Case was already inside,
05:24half reclined against the headboard in a white bathrobe.
05:27He turned when he heard me.
05:28Up close,
05:29he was strikingly handsome.
05:31Sharp jaw,
05:32dark eyes,
05:33the kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention.
05:37I had no intention of taking a mate.
05:39He said with a low voice.
05:40If it doesn't trouble you,
05:42we can treat this as a sibling arrangement.
05:44He pointed to the chaise along the far wall.
05:47Tonight the bed is yours.
05:49I'll take that.
05:51Tomorrow you move to the guest quarters.
05:53All right,
05:54I nodded.
05:54He had thought of everything.
05:56It wasn't what I'd expected.
05:58Before the ritual,
05:59one of the older maids had pulled me aside
06:01and pressed something into my hands.
06:02A small handbook,
06:04worn at the corners.
06:06She'd whispered with a strange look.
06:08There are other ways between mates.
06:10You might find it useful.
06:12I had no idea what she meant until I opened it.
06:15Heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages.
06:18Is it too hot?
06:20Case was watching me from the bed.
06:21Eyes direct,
06:23unblinking.
06:24The dress is heavy.
06:26I'm a little warm.
06:28Then wash up and rest.
06:30He pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall.
06:32Within minutes,
06:33his breathing evened out.
06:35I set the handbook down on the vanity
06:37and took down my hair.
06:38Then the layered robes,
06:40piece by piece,
06:41until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown.
06:43I turned to the mirror.
06:45The thin fabric clung to every curve,
06:47heavy breasts straining against the cloth,
06:50slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips.
06:52I walked straight into Case's gaze.
06:55He wasn't asleep.
06:56His chest rose hard.
06:57The tips of his ears went red.
06:59His throat worked as he swallowed.
07:01I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest.
07:05Alpha,
07:06I thought you were asleep.
07:07A long pause.
07:09I could sleep later.
07:11My breath hitched.
07:13He rose slowly to his feet,
07:15his tall frame casting a shadow over me.
07:27The handbook's images came flooding in.
07:29My breathing shifted without me meaning it to,
07:32somehow falling into the same rhythm as his.
07:34Then Case turned and walked to the door.
07:36The moment cool night air rushed in,
07:38I snapped back to my senses.
07:40He'd already disappeared into the darkness.
07:42I turned it over in my mind.
07:45When he'd looked at me just now,
07:46his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock.
07:50Had my figure actually frightened him?
07:53Before I lay down, I made a firm decision.
07:55Tomorrow morning, I was binding my chest at least one full loop tighter.
07:59I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when Case slipped back in.
08:03The tips of his hair still beaded with water.
08:06He'd apparently gone to shower.
08:07By morning, he was already gone.
08:09Ivy came in to help me dress.
08:11From the corridor outside came the sound of a man.
08:14Once.
08:15Then again.
08:17Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door.
08:20Alpha Case?
08:21Why didn't you call someone to heat the water?
08:24It's already summer, but the nights are still cold.
08:26Of course you've caught a chill.
08:28I'll go brew tea right now.
08:29I glanced at Ivy.
08:31Does the Alpha usually take cold showers?
08:34I honestly don't know, miss.
08:36I dismissed her and locked the door.
08:38I wound a strip of cloth tight over my undergarments,
08:41then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the wardrobe.
08:44High neck, loose cut, heavy fabric.
08:48Then I went to living room.
08:50Case was already there when I arrived, seated beside Martha.
08:53She lit up the moment she saw me,
08:55her whole face warm with welcome.
08:57Until Case coughed, and the warmth vanished instantly.
09:01Cage, I have a few private words for Leah.
09:04Go rest for a while.
09:06Case rose and left without a word.
09:08Martha waved me over and took both my hands in hers,
09:11eyes glistening.
09:13Sweet girl.
09:14Our Case is lucky to have you.
09:19The pack healer says the injury drained his life force.
09:22There's no telling how long he has left.
09:25Some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt,
09:28to carry on the bloodline.
09:32But if I did that,
09:34wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you?
09:38I'm already grateful you came into this family to save Case.
09:41I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that.
09:44I've thought it through.
09:45If Case's time does come, I'll have him issue you a formal mate release.
09:49Your future stays protected, and I'll see to it that you receive property, and a place of your own.
09:55I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, chest tight with an ache I couldn't
10:00name.
10:00Mrs. Valerius, thank you for looking out for me.
10:04I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a transferred Omega servant.
10:07I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf.
10:11My thoughts drifted to the mother I had never known.
10:13If she had been alive, if I had grown up under a mother's protection.
10:17I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through.
10:20Martha laughed through her tears.
10:22Look at me, I've gone and made you cry too.
10:25She squeezed my hands.
10:26Leah, there's no need to be so formal.
10:28Call me mom, just like Case does.
10:31She took a breath.
10:32So, I have a proposition for you.
10:34Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups.
10:37I'd like you to take over Case's daily meals and care.
10:41I just want him to live a little longer.
10:42That's my one selfish wish.
10:44By the end, her voice had gone rough.
10:46I nodded.
10:47I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients.
10:49The last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago,
10:53back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate.
10:54He'd lost both parents and lived alone in a run-down unit,
10:59skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training.
11:02One day, I found him collapsed at our back gate and brought him around.
11:06Out of sympathy, I dug through my mother's old healer journals
11:09and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength.
11:13Only the two of us ever knew about it.
11:15From the looks of things, he was the one who told Chloe,
11:18just to get me driven out.
11:20The lengths he had gone to were truly something.
11:23I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom
11:25and found Case directing servants to pack up his belongings.
11:30Alpha, what's this about?
11:32Weren't we agreed that I was moving to the guest room?
11:33His sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction.
11:37I have fewer things.
11:39It makes more sense for me to move.
11:41At least eat first.
11:42I set the food on the table.
11:43He gave it a brief glance and sat down.
11:48You can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on.
11:51It's no different coming from me.
11:54It is different.
11:56His voice remained flat and cool.
11:58Have Ivy bring it from now on.
12:00He finished the soup in a few quick swallows,
12:03said a few words to the servants, and swept past me.
12:06In that moment, I confirmed one thing.
12:09Alpha Case couldn't stand the sight of me.
12:11I followed his instructions and had Ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the study from then on.
12:17Martha couldn't stop singing my praises.
12:19The pack healer says Case's condition has stabilized significantly.
12:23I can see the color coming back to his face.
12:26Leah, that's entirely because of you.
12:28Delighted, she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands.
12:31Back in my room, I tucked it into my jewelry box,
12:34which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had gifted me since my arrival.
12:39Leah, you never wear any of the of these.
12:41Isn't it a waste to just put them away?
12:43How is it a waste?
12:45Every one of these can be converted to cash.
12:48That's my security fund.
12:49But Lady Martha gave these to you personally.
12:52Are you really going to sell all of them?
12:53Not right now.
12:54But if the mate bond is ever severed,
12:56naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand.
12:59Ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment.
13:02As she turned away, she dropped her voice to a murmur.
13:06Alpha.
13:09Alpha?
13:10I spun around and met a pair of ink-dark eyes.
13:13Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her.
13:16Case looked worse than ever.
13:17Case's face was even paler than before.
13:20His gaze was sharp and cutting, fixed on me with cold precision.
13:24The look unsettled me completely,
13:25but I didn't dare let a single trace of it show.
13:30Alpha, is there something you need?
13:32A journal.
13:33We looked together.
13:34I checked the shelves.
13:36He checked the writing desk.
13:37Neither of us spoke.
13:39I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf,
13:42behind a row of my mother's medical notes.
13:44I reached up on my toes.
13:46My fingertips just grazed the cover.
13:48Case's hand came over mine.
13:50Warm, steady.
13:52He reached past me without effort
13:53and closed his hand around the journal.
13:55I turned my head.
13:57His face was right there,
13:59closer than I'd realized.
14:00He was looking down at me.
14:02Then, I lost my footing and pitched straight into him.
14:05My heavy breasts hit his chest first.
14:08My waist went straight into his palm,
14:10his hand catching me before he could react.
14:13Case didn't step back.
14:14His eartips went red.
14:16His throat worked as he swallowed.
14:18When he exhaled,
14:19the breath came out uneven against the top of my head.
14:22His eyes flashed gold for a second.
14:24Then, green.
14:25I scrambled upright, face burning.
14:29Your journal.
14:30He took it without a word and walked out.
14:31Perfect.
14:32My standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower.
14:35After that day,
14:36I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with Case.
14:39He was injured and recovering.
14:41He needed to stay calm.
14:42But there was one more thing bothering me.
14:44Brad had been sending notes.
14:46Three times already.
14:47I hadn't opened a single one.
14:49Just dropped them in a box.
14:50Then, Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning.
14:53It's not just a note this time.
14:54He's here.
14:55Side entrance.
14:56Says he won't leave until you come out.
14:58I clenched my fist and walked out.
15:00I didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard.
15:02Brad was standing at the gate.
15:05Leah!
15:06You finally came!
15:07You should be calling me Mrs. Valerius.
15:10He paused.
15:11Dropped his voice.
15:12Mrs. Valerius.
15:14Do you have any idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position
15:17with these meetings?
15:18I know.
15:20I just wanted to tell you.
15:22I'll be securing more power in the pack.
15:25Soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore.
15:28He stepped closer.
15:29I'll buy a house, Leah.
15:30Come with me.
15:31Anything's better than staying with a dying man.
15:34He reached for me.
15:35I stepped back.
15:37You want me as your mistress?
15:39Brad nodded, completely serious.
15:42I laughed.
15:43Why would I give up being the Alpha's mate to be your mistress?
15:46The whole pack knows Case is dying.
15:48He won't last.
15:50And he can't even stand up anymore.
15:53His eyes dropped deliberately to my chest.
15:55Isn't that a waste?
15:58Disgust surged through me.
16:00Brad,
16:01I will never be anyone's mistress.
16:04Case fought on the front lines for this pack.
16:06Those injuries are his honor.
16:09You've benefited from every battle he won,
16:12and you're standing here calling him less of a man.
16:15You're the one who's less.
16:18Come near me again,
16:19and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe.
16:22How do you think that ends for you?
16:25His face went white.
16:27I swung the gate shut.
16:29I turned around and came face to face with Case.
16:31White t-shirt,
16:32standing less than half a foot away,
16:34his full height bearing down on me.
16:35Alpha,
16:36I managed.
16:36A faint edge flickered across his expression.
16:39Wasn't it my mate just a moment ago?
16:41Why so formal all of a sudden?
16:43I looked down and started walking.
16:47Please don't misunderstand.
16:48As long as I'm in this estate,
16:49I honor this bond.
16:51Completely.
16:51Fast.
16:52It's getting late.
16:53I should go make your evening meal.
16:55I moved to step past him.
16:56His hand closed around my arm.
16:58I lost my footing and pitched straight into him.
17:00My heavy breasts against his chest.
17:02My waist caught in his grip.
17:03I looked up.
17:05His face was inches from mine.
17:07His eyes were deep and unreadable.
17:08One tilt forward and our lips would have touched.
17:11His breath hit my face.
17:13Warm.
17:14My breath hitched.
17:15Heat pooled low in my core.
17:18Case swallowed hard.
17:20As long as I remain in this estate.
17:22Each word slow.
17:24Deliberate.
17:24Are you counting down the days until you can leave?
17:27I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the day you die.
17:31No.
17:32Nothing like that.
17:33I shifted in his grip.
17:34Alpha, you're hurting my arm.
17:36Did you mean every word you said just now?
17:39I blinked and asked which part.
17:41He let out a quiet breath and released me.
17:43I bolted.
17:45And I noticed, for the first time,
17:47his face had actual color in it.
17:50His cheeks were just as red as mine.
17:52That night, I had a strange dream.
17:55Case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek.
17:58His fingers hooked into the strap of my slip,
18:00voice dropping to a low murmur.
18:02Does my Luna want this?
18:04I nodded like someone completely under a spell.
18:07Then a fierce, consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go.
18:11I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets,
18:14heart still hammering, breathless.
18:17Ivy knocked and came in.
18:18I asked her to bring a basin of cold water.
18:20She stared at my sweat-damp hair and murmured,
18:23It really is getting hotter.
18:25I splashed cold water onto my face.
18:27And then it hit me.
18:28That first night.
18:29Case.
18:30Cold shower.
18:32Surely he hadn't also been...
18:34No.
18:35Impossible.
18:36He was injured and recovering.
18:38He was supposed to be keeping himself calm.
18:40At midday, Martha's attendant arrived.
18:42Martha would like dinner in the garden tonight.
18:44She asks that you be sure to come.
18:47I've been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for days,
18:50just to steer clear of Case.
18:51But Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation.
18:55I couldn't say no.
18:56I stepped into the garden.
18:57A sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom.
19:00A gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals,
19:04drifting down onto the stone table,
19:06covered with every dish I loved most.
19:08Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit.
19:10Case mentioned it's your birthday today.
19:12He's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this.
19:15I looked up and met a pair of burning, intent eyes.
19:19Heat rushed straight to my face.
19:21Case lit a plate of chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression.
19:26How did you know today was my birthday?
19:28I'd completely forgotten it myself.
19:31My birth mother died bringing me into the world.
19:33No one had ever once marked the day for me.
19:36Case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly,
19:39It's not difficult to know it.
19:41Something in my chest gave one quiet, inexplicable pull.
19:46Leah, this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve.
19:49I'm opening it just for you.
19:51But you two had better not drink too much.
19:54She pushed back her chair,
19:55said the summer evening breeze was too much for her old bones,
19:58and left.
19:59The garden went quiet.
20:01To avoid the silence, I put my head down and drank.
20:04One cup, then another, then another.
20:07The wine was sweet and dangerously potent.
20:10Before long, the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry.
20:14Case watched me but said nothing.
20:16By the third glass, I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence.
20:19By the fourth, I'd stopped feeling much of anything.
20:23I reached across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake.
20:26The dish was empty.
20:28I looked up.
20:29Where's the last piece?
20:31I ate it.
20:32I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from.
20:35I leaned straight toward his face.
20:38Who told you to eat that?
20:40Spit it back out.
20:41I pressed against his chest, trying to peer into his mouth.
20:44Case looked down at me, perfectly calm.
20:47You won't find it that way.
20:49I straightened up and stared at him.
20:51Then how am I supposed to find it?
20:53A faint flush crept across his cheeks.
20:56Try using your mouse.
20:57My gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips.
21:00I swallowed once, and kissed him without hesitation.
21:04Case went rigid, his breathing lurching unsteady.
21:07Then control shifted.
21:09His hand cupped the back of my head, and he pressed in deeper.
21:12Harder.
21:13Neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower bed.
21:19Alpha, the night air is cool.
21:21Lady Martin asked me to bring you both a wrap.
21:24I had no idea how much Ivy'd seen.
21:26I shot to my feet, and the next instant, the world tilted.
21:30Everything went dark.
21:34When I woke up with a splitting headache, it was already morning.
21:37I suddenly remembered.
21:38I'd promised Martha to visit Case's father's grave.
21:42It was late.
21:43I started rushing around for my things.
21:47Leah, don't worry.
21:49The driver is still getting the car ready.
21:51Ivy, was it you who brought me back last night?
21:55No.
21:56No.
21:56The Alpha carried you back.
21:58I spun around to check her face.
22:01She nodded, completely serious.
22:04I didn't say anything stupid, did I?
22:07Ivy bid back a smile.
22:09The Alpha set you down on the bed,
22:12and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go.
22:15You kept calling him my mate,
22:17over and over,
22:18until his whole face went red.
22:21Ivy, don't you dare make things up.
22:24She covered her mouth, laughing, and ran out.
22:28I met Martha at the front entrance.
22:31Case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory.
22:35I sat in the back of the car,
22:37completely distracted,
22:39replaying the moment I'd kissed Case last night.
22:42Martha must have misread my expression because she said,
22:45Leah,
22:47is there someone you have feelings for?
22:52I've noticed you've been avoiding Case these past few days.
22:56Please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night.
23:00I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates,
23:02you could at least be friends.
23:04But if you're uncomfortable,
23:05or if you want to leave,
23:07just say,
23:08I'll have him sever the bond.
23:10I won't let you be trapped here.
23:12Mom, no.
23:13It's not that.
23:14I was thinking about something else.
23:16What is it?
23:17I was still figuring out how to answer when the car lurched.
23:19The engine screamed.
23:21The car swung hard.
23:22Tires off the road,
23:24crashing through brush,
23:24the whole frame shaking.
23:25I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver.
23:28Slumped over the wheel.
23:30Unconscious.
23:31No one to hit the brakes.
23:32A cliff.
23:33Straight ahead.
23:34Martha grabbed my arm.
23:36Leah,
23:36what do we do?
23:38We jump.
23:38Now.
23:39We'll be hurt.
23:41We'll die if we don't.
23:42Hold on to me.
23:43I wrapped myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground.
23:47We hit the cliff edge and went over.
23:49My hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face.
23:52My other hand locked around Martha's wrist.
23:54Below her was a straight drop into nothing.
23:58Mom,
23:59don't look down.
24:00Don't look down.
24:01Hold on to me.
24:02Ivy and the others are right behind us.
24:04Behind us in the second car.
24:07They'll be here soon.
24:09The root ground under our weight.
24:11Martha's voice broke.
24:13Leah,
24:14let me go.
24:16We're too heavy.
24:19It's going to snap.
24:22I'm old.
24:23I've lived my life.
24:26You have to keep living yours.
24:29My chest tightened so hard I could barely breathe.
24:33I couldn't let go.
24:35She'd been a mother to me from the first day.
24:39Mom,
24:39I would rather die with you than watch you fall.
24:43Hold on.
24:48They're coming.
24:49The truth was,
24:51I had no idea.
24:52My arms were going numb.
24:54The pain had gone so deep it had stopped feeling like pain at all.
24:58Then I heard it.
25:01A wolf's howl split the air,
25:05deafening and close.
25:07Leah,
25:08don't move.
25:10I'm coming down.
25:11Case's voice.
25:12He'd called me by my name.
25:15The first time.
25:17A strong arm came under me.
25:20He'd climbed down the cliff face,
25:22wolf claws dug into the rock.
25:25He untied the rope from his own body
25:27and looped it around my waist.
25:29Then climbed down further
25:31and did the same for Martha.
25:33The people above pulled together.
25:36We came up one at a time.
25:38It wasn't a hallucination.
25:40Case had saved us.
25:42He held me,
25:43brow creased.
25:47Why is there so much blood?
25:49Martha clutched her face.
25:51She shielded me when we jumped.
25:54I didn't get a scratch.
25:56It's all hers.
25:59My eyelids felt like lead.
26:02Leah,
26:03don't sleep.
26:04I'm taking you to Ella.
26:06He lifted me into the car
26:07and I stayed curled against his chest.
26:10His forehead was damp with sweat.
26:13He kept one hand on the wheel
26:14and kept talking.
26:16Leah,
26:16Leah,
26:18Leah,
26:18stay awake.
26:20I'll get you chestnut cake.
26:22I'll give you all the jewelry you want to sell.
26:24You don't have to wait for me to die.
26:25I'll write the bond release today.
26:28You can leave whenever you want.
26:29My chest kept clenching.
26:31Something wet hit my face.
26:33I looked up at the sky through the windshield.
26:36It wasn't raining.
26:38Then everything went black.
26:39When I opened my eyes,
26:40every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart
26:42and put back wrong.
26:44My Luna,
26:45the pack healer said you can't move yet.
26:47Ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips,
26:49spooning it in slowly.
26:51You're lucky nothing's broken.
26:53Her voice was steady,
26:54but her eyes were red.
26:55The scrapes were bad.
26:56You need to stay flat or they'll scar.
26:59Your shoulder was dislocated too.
27:01She kept talking.
27:02My eyes had already drifted to the door.
27:04After I finished the medicine,
27:05I asked,
27:07Where's Case?
27:08Investigating.
27:09Someone poisoned the driver with wolf bite
27:10and cut the brake lines.
27:11It was deliberate.
27:12Who would be bold enough to target the Alpha's family directly?
27:15I was flat on my back for a full month.
27:18I didn't see Case once.
27:19Martha kept her door shut too,
27:21still recovering from the shock.
27:23Everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices,
27:26like something was being held just below the surface.
27:29I asked Ivy.
27:30She said nothing was wrong.
27:32Today, I was finally cleared to get out of bed.
27:34I opened my door and walked straight into a familiar figure.
27:37Case.
27:38Dark tactical shirt.
27:40Sharper than I remembered.
27:41He held out a small wooden box.
27:43I took it and lifted the lid.
27:45A land deed.
27:46A property contract.
27:47A severance letter.
27:49My body went rigid.
27:50Something locked around my chest and wouldn't let go.
27:53Case.
27:54Are you throwing me out?
27:56You've been waiting for this since the day you arrived.
27:58You avoided me, stayed out of my way.
28:00You never wanted anything to do with me.
28:02You were counting down the days until I died so you could walk out cleanly.
28:06I'm just doing it early.
28:08Leah, go.
28:09After today, we're finished.
28:11Something sharp flooded my chest.
28:13My mouth opened and closed.
28:15It took us a long time to get anything out.
28:19So that's what you think of me.
28:23Leave now.
28:24I don't want to see you anymore.
28:26Case disappeared around the corner of the yard.
28:29Estate guards all but pushed me out the door.
28:31Ivy fell in to step beside me and the alpha said you're used to having me around.
28:35He told me to go with you.
28:38I couldn't speak.
28:43We moved into a small house on the edge of the territory.
28:46By morning, the PAC's official announcement had gone up.
28:50The announcement said Case had betrayed the PAC.
28:52The announcement said he had betrayed the PAC, that he had leaked the Border Patrol routes
28:56to a rogue faction.
28:58By order of the Lycan King, Royal Enforcers had been dispatched to seize him, pending investigation.
29:05Case was being held in the dungeons under Royal Guard.
29:08The estate was locked down.
29:11Everyone inside was under scrutiny.
29:14Case would never betray his PAC.
29:15He would die before he did something like that.
29:18He rushed to get me out.
29:19That was why.
29:20That was the only reason.
29:23Ivy was pacing circles around the living room.
29:25She'd grown up inside the estate.
29:27She couldn't stand still.
29:29Is there anything we can do?
29:31I made myself sit down and think.
29:34Years ago, Elder Reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest and been bitten by
29:38a snake.
29:39I'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound.
29:43Elder Reed had arrived while I was still crouched over the boy.
29:46He'd seen my face.
29:47I was sure he hadn't forgotten.
29:50I tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into his path.
29:53Elder Reed.
29:54You remember me.
29:56I need a favor.
29:57He looked at me for a long moment.
29:59Then he nodded.
30:01Elder Reed led me into the dungeon.
30:0230 minutes.
30:03No more.
30:04The door on the front.
30:05Case stood up.
30:06His eyes flashed with surprise.
30:08How did you get in?
30:09My chest ached as I looked at him through the blur of tears.
30:12That's why you kicked me out, isn't it?
30:14You were framed.
30:16Think carefully.
30:17Is there any evidence to prove your innocence?
30:19I will find it.
30:20I will investigate.
30:22I swear I will rescue you.
30:24Case's gaze deepened.
30:25Then his arm shot out and pulled me into his chest.
30:28Leah.
30:29My heart hammered.
30:30But time was running out.
30:32This wasn't the moment.
30:33I pushed against him.
30:35He didn't budge.
30:36Leah, you don't need to do anything.
30:37I can't say much.
30:40I promise.
30:42Seven days later, I will accompany you to watch the sunrise.
30:45Okay?
30:46His eyes were steady.
30:48Certain.
30:49Like he was coaxing a frightened pup.
30:52I walked out of the dungeon and straight into Brad.
30:58He stepped into my path.
31:00Slow smile spreading across his face.
31:01It's not too late to reconsider.
31:04Being my mistress beats being alone and disgraced.
31:07I swung my hand and slapped him across the face.
31:10He lunged for me.
31:11I stepped sideways and put distance between us.
31:14Try that again and every note you sent me ends up in front of Chloe's father.
31:17Every single one.
31:18You've been whispering in her ear for years, haven't you?
31:21Trying to get me pushed out thinking I'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run
31:24to you.
31:24But you never counted on Chloe handing me straight to Case.
31:27A man you can't touch.
31:29His face changed.
31:30I didn't wait for him to recover.
31:31I walked away and didn't look back.
31:33A wolf like that, the further the better.
31:36I didn't sleep well for the next five days.
31:39Case's voice kept coming back to me.
31:40I promise.
31:42Seven days later, I will accompany you to watch the sunrise.
31:44Okay?
31:45On the afternoon of the sixth day, the Lichen King's official decree went up across the
31:49territory.
31:49The leak hadn't come from Case.
31:52It had come from Prince Marcus and his allies.
31:55The truth is finally revealed.
31:59The Lichen King had not yet named his heir.
32:01Both Prince Caden and Prince Marcus were in the running.
32:04Case was Prince Caden's most powerful ally, the Alpha who commanded the most powerful pack.
32:08Taking Case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne.
32:11Prince Marcus had planted a spy inside the Blackwood pack, used him to steal the
32:15Border Patrol routes, then framed Case for it.
32:17So the injury had been faked.
32:19All of it.
32:20A deliberate trap to draw out the spy.
32:22But why fake being unable to mate?
32:24I turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer.
32:27Dawn was just breaking when someone knocked at the door.
32:30I didn't think.
32:31I just ran.
32:31I threw the door open and walked straight into Case's chest.
32:34He went completely still.
32:36Then his arms came around me, slow and deliberate, and pulled me in hard.
32:39I'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt.
32:42No warning.
32:43Through the thin fabric I could feel everything.
32:45The hard muscle of his chest.
32:47His arms locked tight around me.
32:49I pressed my hands against his chest and tried to step back.
32:52Leah.
32:52His voice dropped low.
32:54I'm back.
32:55Our eyes locked.
32:56The heat between us was thick enough to touch.
32:58Then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom.
33:01I beat a fist against his chest.
33:03Weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise?
33:07You first.
33:09Sunrise after.
33:10We fell onto the bed together.
33:14Case pinned me beneath him.
33:16One hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open.
33:18Eyes never leaving mine.
33:20I covered his eyes with both hands.
33:22Don't look.
33:23It's embarrassing.
33:24He took my hands down.
33:26His breathing had gone ragged.
33:28It's beautiful.
33:30His eyes were bright and fixed.
33:32My skin went hot everywhere he touched.
33:33I pressed my palm flat against his chest.
33:36Hard muscle.
33:37Warm skin.
33:38Healer said you couldn't get hard.
33:40How is any of this possible?
33:41Lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear.
33:43You want to know if I can?
33:45There's one way to find out.
33:47He kissed me.
33:48One hand cupping my face.
33:49Tilting it up toward him.
33:51I kissed him back hard.
33:52My hands slid up his chest.
33:54Over his shoulders.
33:56Gripping his arms.
33:57He pressed me further into the mattress.
33:59His weight settling over me.
34:01The heat built fast and took over completely.
34:04My hands went slack.
34:05He caught them.
34:06Laced his fingers through mine.
34:08And pinned them above my head.
34:10He loves me very much.
34:12And completely occupies me.
34:13My face gradually became rosy.
34:16And we could only hear each other's heartbeats and breathing.
34:19His lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw.
34:22Down the side of my neck.
34:24Slow and unhurried.
34:25Then he stopped.
34:27His canines pierced my mating gland.
34:29A second of sharp, white-hot pain.
34:31And then it was done.
34:33I lay there, chest heaving.
34:35Fingers still tangled in his.
34:37On my neck, his mark ached.
34:39Finally, we weren't just mates on paper anymore.
34:43After the estate lockdown was lifted,
34:45Case took me to meet Prince Caden.
34:47A slow smile spreading across his face.
34:49So you're the woman who brought Case to his knees.
34:51I've been wanting to meet you.
34:54You flatter me, your highness.
34:55Case helped the kingdom take down a real threat.
34:57You stood by him through all of it.
34:59I'll host an official Luna ceremony for you.
35:01And when that day comes, I'll have a gift ready.
35:04Thank you, your highness.
35:06Don't blame Case, Leah.
35:07Faking the injury was always part of the plan.
35:13Too many enemies wanted him dead.
35:15The only way to keep him safe was to make them think he was already finished.
35:19The part about not being able to get hard, that was my idea.
35:22I gave the pack doctor that order myself.
35:26We grew up together.
35:28I know exactly how he is.
35:30Never any interest in women.
35:32Never any weakness.
35:33I figured it was time someone did something about that.
35:35Suddenly I understood.
35:37Just two old friends and one very elaborate prank.
35:40The car accident.
35:42That was Prince Marcus as well.
35:43They intended it to look like an accident.
35:45They didn't expect to hurt you in the process.
35:48Luna, Leah.
35:49It's been dealt with.
35:50You and Case are safe now.
35:56I took a slow breath.
35:58Knowing it was over didn't make the memory of dangling off that cliff any less vivid.
36:02We got back to the estate to find Chloe already inside, crying.
36:05She walked an hour ago and hasn't stopped.
36:08Martha is getting a headache from it.
36:10I told Case to go to his study.
36:12I'd handle it.
36:13I sat down next to Chloe.
36:15Face red, eyes swollen.
36:17Word had already spread.
36:18Brad had been identified as one of Prince Marcus' informants.
36:21Chloe's father had been cleared.
36:23But Chloe and Brad were finished.
36:25Still crying?
36:27I'll have someone throw you out.
36:29She stopped immediately.
36:30Still shaking, but quiet.
36:31I misjudged him.
36:33I thought picking someone from a lower-ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage.
36:38I didn't think he'd be like this.
36:40I told you he wasn't a good person.
36:43You didn't say it clearly enough.
36:44I rolled my eyes.
36:46I wasn't a powerless Omega anymore.
36:49I didn't have to hold back.
36:54Were you ever angry at me?
36:56For how I treated you back then?
36:59No.
36:59I cursed you in my head.
37:01But I don't hold grudges.
37:03You cursed me?
37:04Do you want to punish me for it?
37:06Chloe laughed despite herself.
37:08Then caught herself and pressed her lips together.
37:09I'm sorry.
37:10For the slap.
37:11Did it hurt?
37:12I already forgot about it.
37:13Then let me slap you back.
37:15We'll be even.
37:16She closed her eyes and braced herself.
37:18I raised my hand and let it land soft against her cheek.
37:22She opened her eyes.
37:26I already gave that slap to Brad.
37:28Chloe stared at me for a second.
37:29Then she laughed.
37:30Really laughed.
37:31For the first time since she'd walked in.
37:33Don't call me Chloe anymore.
37:34Can we be friends?
37:36No.
37:39I don't like friends who cry too much.
37:41The light was still on when I passed Case's study.
37:43I pushed the door open.
37:45Before I could say a word, an arm shot out from behind and wrapped around my waist.
37:49Bold intruder.
37:50His voice dropped low against my ear.
37:51You think you can just walk into the Alpha's office?
37:54The Alpha's mate is right here and you still dare make a move?
37:58Case played it straight.
37:59His lips found my neck.
38:01Here?
38:02Here?
38:02Really?
38:04Right here.
38:05I kept saying no.
38:06My hands said something else entirely, finding their way to his back.
38:10He murmured against my ear.
38:11You have no idea how many times I thought about this in this room.
38:16I wanted to say something back, but his hand was already moving and I couldn't get a single
38:20word out.
38:21He carried me to the table and took off my clothes.
38:24Then we had a good time.
38:32When I woke up, it was almost dawn.
38:34Case was already awake, sitting up against the headboard, watching me.
38:38His eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back.
38:41Morning.
38:42I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
38:44Then I remembered.
38:45The sunrise.
38:46He'd promised.
38:47The sunrise.
38:51We still have time.
38:53He was already up.
38:54He picked up my clothes from beside the bed, handing them to me.
38:57He dressed me slowly, straightening each layer with both hands, like he'd done it a thousand
39:02times before.
39:03We walked out into the yard.
39:04Cool air.
39:05The smell of pine.
39:07To the east, the sky had just started to lighten at the edges.
39:10Case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me.
39:12We watched the horizon together.
39:14The sun came up slowly.
39:16Gold light broke across the trees, spread across the yard, and landed on us.
39:20The clouds caught the color and held it.
39:22Beautiful.
39:23Close to my ear.
39:26Beautiful.
39:27He pulled me in tighter and said nothing else.
39:30He didn't need to.
39:32I'll watch every sunrise and sunset with you.
39:34His voice was quiet against my hair.
39:36Everyone.
39:37For as long as we have.
39:39I turned around and kissed him once, quick and light.
39:42Deal.
39:44The sun came up fully and the yard filled with light.
39:46Our shadows stretched long across the ground behind us.
39:49Over the next few days, the estate came back to life.
39:52Servants moved through the halls with easy steps again.
39:55Martha's health improved.
39:56She called me in to talk every morning, always smiling when I walked through the door.
40:01One afternoon, I was trimming the plants in the yard when Sunny came running over.
40:04Leah.
40:05Chloe is here again.
40:06She brought a lot of stuff with her.
40:08I set down my shears.
40:09Since the day she'd come in crying, Chloe had been showing up regularly.
40:13She said she was making up for lost time.
40:15Really, she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be.
40:20Let her in.
40:21I wiped my hands and went to meet her.
40:25Chloe walked in with two attendants behind her, carrying food boxes.
40:28She'd changed a lot.
40:29Less restless.
40:30She dressed simpler now and moved quieter.
40:40I made your favorite, chestnut cake.
40:43I asked the Royal Kitchen for the recipe this time.
40:46Better than anything the Blackwood Kitchen has ever made.
40:49I took a piece and bit into it.
40:51Sweet.
40:52Soft.
40:53Better than I expected.
40:55Good.
40:58So where's Case?
40:59Not home?
41:00He went to the PAC training ground.
41:02Something came up.
41:04Chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself.
41:06For a while, neither of us said anything.
41:08Just the wind moving through the yard.
41:10My father wants me to find a new mate.
41:12I looked up.
41:13Don't rush for it.
41:15I know.
41:18After Brad, I don't know how to trust anyone.
41:21She looked at me.
41:22Something flickering in her eyes.
41:24You have a good mate.
41:26Case fights for you, protects you, and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom.
41:30We just got lucky.
41:32You can't force these things.
41:34Chloe nodded and didn't say anything else.
41:36Just ate her chestnut cake.
41:37The yard went quiet.
41:39Just wind moving through the leaves.
41:41Then she said,
41:43That slap.
41:44Do you really not hold it against me?
41:47Really.
41:48It's in the past.
41:50No point bringing it up.
41:51The truth was, I'd already let it go a long time ago.
41:54She wasn't a bad person.
41:56Just spoiled.
41:57Used to getting her way.
41:58Chloe's eyes went red at the edges.
42:02When I arranged the mating,
42:03part of it was because I was scared you and Brad would find your way back to each other.
42:08But part of it was genuine.
42:10I really did think Case was a good man.
42:12That he wouldn't treat you badly.
42:13We looked at each other and smiled.
42:15All the conflicts were solved.
42:19I just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time.
42:22Chloe laughed, a little embarrassed.
42:24It's in the past.
42:27Isn't this better?
42:32It is, she nodded.
42:34Can we be friends?
42:35For real?
42:36I won't be like I was before.
42:41Sure.
42:41I nodded.
42:42Something warm moved through my chest.
42:45Letting go of old grudges and coming out the other side with a friend.
42:48That wasn't a bad ending.
42:49We sat in the yard for the rest of the afternoon, eating and talking.
42:53Pack gossip, small things, nothing important.
42:56The sun came through the leaves and the air was warm and easy.
42:59When Case came back from the training grounds that evening and saw the two of us,
43:02surprise crossed his face.
43:05What are you two happy about?
43:06Talking about you.
43:08Chloe grinned.
43:08About what a liar you are.
43:11Faking the whole thing and fooling everyone.
43:14Case walked over and sat down beside me.
43:17He reached over and took my hand.
43:19Eyes warm.
43:20Tricking you into becoming my Luna?
43:22That's the luckiest thing I've ever done.
43:24My face went red.
43:25I gave him a look.
43:27Chloe burst out laughing.
43:28Alright, I'm leaving you two alone.
43:30Leah, I'll come by tomorrow.
43:31Sure.
43:32Take care.
43:33I watched her go.
43:34Case turned to me.
43:36Are you a good friend now?
43:38Yes.
43:39The past is the past.
43:41No point holding on to it.
43:42He squeezed my hand.
43:44I'm glad you can think that way.
43:46He knew how much I'd been through.
43:48Watching Mommy let it go and just be happy.
43:50I could tell it meant something to him.
43:52We sat side by side at the stone table and looked out at the sky.
43:56Neither of us said much.
43:58We didn't need to.
43:59Days like this, quiet and unhurried, became the rhythm of our life.
44:04Case stayed busy with the pack and with royal matters.
44:07But he always made time.
44:10Sunrises, sunsets.
44:11He spoiled me until I didn't know what to do with it.
44:14Martha was healthy and smiling every day.
44:17The estate was calm and easy again.
44:19The way it used to be.
44:21True to his word, Prince Caden petitioned the Lycan King on my behalf.
44:25At my official Luna ceremony, the Lycan King's decree was read aloud.
44:29A formal commendation in front of the entire pack.
44:33The estate was lit up and full of noise that day.
44:36Case lifted the veil and placed it over my head himself.
44:39His eyes proud and soft.
44:41The most beautiful Luna.
44:43Then he shifted.
44:44Right there in front of everyone.
44:46His wolf was massive.
44:48Dark, broad-shouldered, still.
44:50He lowered himself to the ground and waited.
44:53I climbed onto his back.
44:55He rose slowly, carrying me steady, and lifted his head toward the moon.
44:59The howl that came out of him was long and deep, and carried across the entire territory.
45:05One by one, the pack answered.
45:07Howl after howl, rising into the night sky.
45:11I thought about everything it had taken to get here.
45:13A bastard Omega with no wolf, no one to speak for her.
45:17Only I knew how hard the road had been.
45:20And all of it, every bit of the happiness on the other side of it, came from the man standing
45:24behind me.
45:25After the ceremony, Case took me south.
45:27Open land, warm air, water catching the afternoon light.
45:31Far from everything that had tried to take us down.
45:34The rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us.
45:37Every year, every season, together.
45:41After the ceremony, life settled into a new rhythm.
45:44I stood beside Case at every pack meeting, every decision, every matter that came through the estate gates.
45:50His pack was my pack.
45:52His people were my people.
45:54But he always made time.
45:56A weekend drive with no destination.
45:58A trail through the forest at dawn.
46:01Wherever he thought I'd want to see, he took me there without being asked.
46:05The rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us.
46:08Every year, every season, together.
46:10Just gain a few Vilas an ajanic ryanic ryanic ryanic.
46:10We need some Mun дев EE-girlers.
46:10With Rest of the ilgili.
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