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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.
00:09Everyone 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.
00:26Ethan was held up by something urgent, so we fly separately.
00:30He 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.
00:52Then 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?
01:11Things must have gone badly out there, huh, Lena?
01:13I glanced down at the heartstone chain on my wrist, the one worth $20 million. I said nothing.
01:19Whenever I used to see Damon, I dressed to perfection. The most flawless makeup. The most
01:24tailored gown. Putting my very best self on display for him. And now, this outfit was custom
01:30made for me by someone Ethan had commissioned. Because I was pregnant, and he refused to let
01:35me wear anything restrictive. I didn't need to dress up for anyone anymore, all for comfort.
01:39I also understood what was happening. They only knew my pack name. They had no idea the
01:44person they were here to collect was me. So they were still mocking me, still unaware of
01:48what they were doing. The silence stretched too long. One of Damon's old friends stepped
01:54in to smooth things over. Lena, it's good that you're back. Damon's actually been looking for
02:00you all these years. The smile on Damon's face stiffened for a beat. Vivian's pup is starting
02:04academy soon. You'll be responsible for drop-offs and pickups from now on. Three years had
02:08passed. He was exactly the same. That sense of entitlement. That air of superiority. I
02:13was about to reveal who I was. Lena, don't blame Damon. He's arranging this for your own
02:18good. The way you've been getting by out there, you don't even qualify to be my personal secretary.
02:24Help me look after my son. No one will look down on you for that. Damon caught me frowning
02:29and assumed I was jealous. A flicker of satisfaction crossed his eyes.
02:33All right, if the outside world didn't work out, stop pretending it did.
02:38Take care of the child. Know your place. Don't worry. There's no shortage of Omega
02:44servant quarters in the house. He genuinely believed. I had come back because I couldn't
02:49let him go. Look how well Damon's taking care of you. Room and board all sorted. Go on. Thank
02:55Damon. Lena, don't worry. If my son acts up, I'll discipline him myself. I won't let you
03:01be 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, he still called that
03:17trivial. The heavy rain outside Pack Hall is back as he walked in with Vivian. Seven years. To him,
03:23it was just a trivial thing. The boy who had once carried me across half the territory while bleeding
03:28out himself. Just to keep his promise. He was long dead. Dead the day he chose Vivian for the
03:34first time. It was all in the past. I didn't need any of that anymore. I was about to have
03:39my second
03:39child. I pressed down every feeling and looked at Damon with perfect calm. Aren't you here to pick
03:46me up? Let's go. A beat of silence fell over the crowd. Then, laughter exploded. Wait for you?
03:54Who do you think you are? We're waiting for Lena. Do you even know who that is? Of course I
04:00did.
04:01That's my name. Ethan swore never to bond. They say he was waiting for her his whole life.
04:07Everyone in the circles knows if you want to get close to Ethan, go through his Luna. There's
04:12nothing he wouldn't give up for that woman. Listening to them describe my own life, I couldn't
04:16keep the corners of my mouth from lifting. Three years into our bond, Ethan's power had only grown,
04:22and his reputation for doting on his Luna had grown with it. Vivian had always had a talent for
04:27flaunting other people's lives in my face. At the Blood Summit auction, Ethan won a heartstone
04:32chain for his Luna. Value? $20 million. Every female on the continent envies that woman.
04:42It's this one. Everyone was staring at the chain on my wrist. Damon grabbed my hand and leaned in for
04:49a close look. Replica, which delivery boy Omega bought you this? Wearing garbage like that in
04:56public, shameless. I pulled my hand free. I traced my fingers over every stone on the chain. The day
05:02Ethan clasped it onto my wrist, he murmured in my ear, don't ever take it off. I smiled. Damon saw
05:10my
05:10smile. His pupils contracted sharply. He lunged forward and ripped the chain from my wrist. I hadn't
05:17been ready 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 Lena? Are you Lena? You're the legendary Blood Summit Luna?
05:34The laughter that broke out was deafening because it was absurd. Ethan was the strongest alpha on the
05:40continent. And I, three years ago, was the broken Omega Damon had driven out of Pack Hall. No one could
05:47possibly connect the two. Vivian tossed the chain in her palm, weighing it. Lena, I'll buy this off you.
05:54Double 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 name
06:08just like that? Spreading rumors about a connection with him in a place like this? Are you trying to
06:13get me killed? Lena, do you have any idea? Getting to receive Ethan's Luna was a chance a thousand
06:20people fought over. Damon's pack was acquired by Ethan three years ago. We all survive on his good
06:26will now. If you spread lies here, you'll bring ruin down on every single one of us. I slowly raised
06:31my hand and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. Slowly turned my head and looked Damon
06:37directly in the eyes. Damon's brow furrowed. Something in his gaze flickered with unease. He thought I was
06:43the Lena he remembered. He thought I would cry, beg, explain. He didn't know. The way I looked at him
06:49now was the same way I'd look at a dead man. Vivian caught the way Damon was looking at me.
06:54She immediately pointed a finger in my face. Lena, you ungrateful wolf. Damon already agreed
07:00to take you in and this is how you act? Even if you resent him, you don't get to use
07:05this kind of
07:06revenge. I had a strange sense of deja vu. Three years ago, it was exactly like this. No matter what
07:12happened, Vivian would twist the truth and feed it to Damon. In the beginning, Damon would still
07:17yell at Vivian for it. Later, he started echoing her words to come after me. Just like now,
07:22Damon bit out. Jealous. But he didn't keep going. He went quiet for a moment, then reached into his
07:27jacket, placed a check in front of me. Two hundred thousand. The posture of charity. The expression of
07:34charity. He genuinely believed this was the greatest dignity he could offer me. Out of respect for what we
07:39once had, I won't do anything to you. Take the money. Go buy yourself something decent to wear.
07:45If you don't want to look after the child, I'll find you a respectable position in a few days.
07:49Since Ethan acquired my pack, this amount means nothing to me. I looked at that check, looked at
07:54his face, giving charity. Under the stunned stares of everyone around us, I pushed it back, retrieved the
08:00chain from Vivian's hand. No thank you. I don't take things from strangers. I'm a stranger?
08:06Lena, what the hell does that mean? Since the relationship is over, it's better we don't
08:11associate. I wouldn't want my husband to get the wrong idea. Damon's expression shifted.
08:18He glanced at Vivian, and that knowing look crossed his face. He thought I was trying to
08:23make him jealous. In three days, Ironcrest Pak is hosting a blood moon gala in Ethan's honor.
08:28I'll take you. Give you a glimpse of how the other half lives. Though you'll need to find
08:36yourself something decent to wear first, or else... No thank you. Damon's face darkened.
08:42Lena, I hope in three days you'll still feel this confident. I walked out of the arrival gate
08:48without looking back. Fresh air flooded my lungs. The nausea in my stomach finally began to ease.
08:54Three years ago, my family had pressured me to cross the border for an arranged marriage.
08:59I held out against it and ran to Damon, begging him to complete our bond first. Make it a done
09:05deal before anyone could interfere. He agreed. Then at the doors of Pak Hall, I didn't just find him.
09:11I found Vivian waiting beside him. Vivian's pup needs to be registered. I have to complete the
09:16bond with her first. One month. Then I'll come for you immediately. It's only for the child's sake.
09:22Don't read into it.
09:24I watched him walk into Pak Hall with Vivian on his arm. That night, I set out. One month later,
09:29I married Ethan. A year after that, Leo was born. Just a few days ago, I confirmed I was carrying
09:35a
09:35second. If not for accompanying Ethan back for the ancestral rites, I would never have set foot on
09:41this land again for the rest of my life, let alone run into him at the arrival gate. Three days
09:46later,
09:46I put on a light layer of makeup. The same custom soft fabric dress. I went to the Blood Moon
09:52Gala
09:52alone. The moment I walked in, Damon spotted me. A light flickered in his eyes. That familiar,
10:01self-satisfied curve pulled at the corner of his mouth.
10:03Said 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. For an occasion like this,
10:17what you're wearing... I stepped around him and kept walking. He grabbed my arm.
10:21I'm talking to you.
10:26Our 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, but someone deliberately
11:22tripped me from behind. I fell. Vivian planted her foot on my wrist. The chain. She tore it free
11:29with brute force. The gems scattered across the floor like a shattered constellation.
11:35Drag her out! Pain screamed through my wrist, bone deep.
11:38Stop! I'm Ethan's...
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, I hadn't planned to
11:53settle scores with anyone. There was no point. But now, she had struck me twice. She had destroyed
11:59something Ethan gave me. She would pay for both of those things. Everything she was capable of losing,
12:05she would lose it all. Damon crouched in front of me. He reached out as if to touch the wound
12:10on my
12:11wrist. I flinched away on instinct. He looked at me coldly. Are you done making a scene? You came in
12:18that outfit, wearing that chain. You missed me, didn't you? You wanted to make me jealous. Just say
12:24the word and I'll give you what you want. Damon... I raised my eyes to meet his. You're finished.
12:29Damon frowned, about to speak. The atmosphere in the gala shifted. Every guest began composing
12:34themselves. Pressing toward the entrance, Damon leaned down and murmured to me,
12:38Ethan's here. Behave yourself. Vivian and I have already dissolved our bond.
12:43I pressed my nearly crushed wrist. Looking at his face, I felt nothing but revulsion. Whether you two
12:49dissolve your bond or not, what does that have to do with me? Then, the doors opened. Ethan walked in,
12:56carrying Leo. The moment Leo entered the hall, he squirmed to get down from Ethan's arms. The moment
13:03the cherub-faced little pup touched the ground, every eye in the room was pulled to him. Damon
13:08turned to me abruptly. Lena, as long as you stop provoking Vivian, I can forgive you for disappearing
13:14three years. I'll give you a chance. Bear me a child. A child that belongs to us. I paid him
13:21no
13:21attention. I was looking through the crowd, trying to catch Leo's eye. Leo's gaze swept the
13:26room. Then, locked, he broke free from Ethan's hand and charged toward me, crashed into my arms.
13:32Mama, what happened to you? Who did this? Why is there so much blood on your hand?
13:39That moment, 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.
13:50Leo held on to me, eyes going red. I crouched to meet him at eye level, cupped his round little
13:57cheeks in my hands. Mama is fine. Whoever dares to treat Mama like this?
14:04I was about to reassure him when I felt the pressure from behind. Not an ordinary approach.
14:09It was Ethan's, the kind that felt like a mountain moving, the kind that made the air itself go still.
14:14The crowd parted automatically. I didn't need to turn around to know he was furious. Since I'd gotten
14:19pregnant with our second, he'd have kept me physically tucked against him if he could.
14:23If it hadn't been for the urgent matter, he never would have sent someone else to pick me up.
14:28I lifted Leo into my arms, turned around. Ethan was standing there. His gaze dropped to the blood
14:33stain on my wrist, then to the marks on my face. His eyes went dark.
14:40Leo slipped out of my arms and ran to Ethan.
14:43Daddy, someone hurt Mama. Let's go get revenge.
14:48Lena, tell me what happened. One moment I'm away and you're already hurt.
14:54Which blind fool did this?
14:55I'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!
15:05Maybe it was the pregnancy. Maybe I'd held it together for too long. My voice came out with
15:10a tremor I hadn't planned for. You weren't there, and they all went after me.
15:15At that moment, Leo's eyes caught something on the floor. He bent down and picked up a single gem.
15:20Daddy, 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.
15:37Every 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. They were
16:04finally putting it together. The woman in the custom soft fabric dress three days ago. The woman
16:11with the heartstone chain on her wrist. The woman who kept insisting she was Ethan's Luna.
16:16She hadn't been making it up. Every word she said had been true.
16:24Just then, Vivian's follower, Jade, stepped forward.
16:27Lena, are these two actors you hired? Not bad performances, honestly. Want Vivian to help you
16:34find an agent? Though, since you can't even afford a decent outfit these days. I have one I've worn
16:40before. I could give it to you. Save you the embarrassment.
16:43Jade had arrived last. She hadn't seen Leo throw himself into my arms. She had dressed to kill
16:48tonight, hoping to catch the eye of a powerful mate. The fastest route to a powerful mate in these
16:55circles was to win Vivian's favor. And the most effective way to win Vivian's favor was to make my
17:02life miserable. So she opened her mouth. No one in the room laughed. Everyone was staring at her like
17:09she'd lost her mind. Jade began to panic. She turned to Ethan and tilted her face upward,
17:15trying to be coy. The man next to her, he's not bad looking. If you're willing to leave Lena,
17:20I might consider keeping you. Keeping. 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
17:36can't quite stop it. He had always been particular about my safety. Over the years,
17:41anyone who tried to get close to him either vanished or ended up on the far end of the continent.
17:46He wasn't angry. He simply found her amusing. In the way one finds someone who has used up their
17:53borrowed time, Jade 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.
18:02Jade, are you trying to die? You dare offend Ethan and his Luna? Do you have a death wish?
18:08Jade 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.
18:26Someone in the crowd gasped. All eyes moved to the hem of Jade's dress. She had wet herself from fear.
18:34Ethan gave a slight frown. His guards understood without a word and dragged her out. Damon and
18:40Vivian's faces flushed a deep, mortified red. Everyone in the room knew that Jade's words had
18:47always followed wherever their hearts pointed.
18:51The healer Ethan had summoned was treating my wounds. The antiseptic-touched skin. I hissed through
18:57my teeth. Just that one sound. And Ethan and Leo both looked up with murder in their eyes.
19:04You can't even apply medicine without hurting her?
19:07The healer's hands began to shake even harder. I pretended to glare at them.
19:12Lena?
19:13Mama?
19:14Father and son both shrank back, looking aggrieved. I sighed.
19:19The healer is helping me. Stop terrifying her.
19:23The healer visibly exhaled. After her examination, she addressed Ethan.
19:27Alpha Ethan, the luma is unharmed, and the pup in the womb is safe as well.
19:33The wound on her wrist is fairly deep. I'll use the finest medicine available and do my best to ensure
19:39it heals without scarring. Ethan went quiet. Said nothing. Only I knew. This was what it looked like
19:47when he was truly, deeply furious. Damon, the one most responsible for all of it,
19:54was finally beginning to feel afraid. He never could have imagined that the Omega he had thrown away
20:01had 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. I'd like you all to volunteer what
20:12happened in the past few days. If I have to find out on my own. He paused.
20:19Everyone present may not die pleasantly. Damon's complexion shifted. He was the first to speak.
20:26Ethan 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.
20:50Damon, stop flattering yourself. I tended to Ethan's hand while I spoke. In this life,
20:55I 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.
21:13Damon's expression turned wounded. Lena, Vivian and I have dissolved our bond.
21:19He opened his mouth again. That pup could call you mama going forward too. You only married Ethan to
21:25spite me, didn't you? I understand. I don't mind. As long as you're willing to come back,
21:30everything I can give you, none of it is less than what he offers. As long as you're willing to
21:35come
21:35back and be my son's nanny. Leo, sitting nearby, slowly set down his fork. He studied Damon for a
21:40moment. Nanny? My mama is a little princess at home. You think you're worthy of making her a nanny?
21:48Mama will only ever have me and my little sister. Two children. Your pup of unclear
21:52origins has no business being connected to my mama. You're not as handsome as my daddy. Not as tall
21:59either. And you smell the kind of broke that gets into your eyes. The guests around them burst out
22:04laughing. Damon's face went purple. At this moment, Vivian had completely lost what remained of her
22:10composure. She heard Damon say, let Lena be the child's mother. She picked up a fork and lunged at Leo.
22:19You little bastard, I'll kill you! The moment Vivian charged at Leo, I released Ethan's hand and threw
22:25myself over Leo. Son, are you? Okay. The word never came out. Before I lost consciousness,
22:32I saw Leo's face. Panicked. Pale. I wanted to tell him don't cry. The words didn't come. Everything went
22:41dark. The sharp smell of antiseptic pulled me back. White ceiling above me. A patient's gown.
22:50Mia was sitting at the bedside. The moment she saw my eyes open, she threw herself at me.
22:57Lena! You're finally awake! If you'd slept any longer, those two little demons of yours would have
23:01torn the whole territory apart! My first instinct. I pressed a hand to my stomach. Mia understood
23:09immediately. Relax. You and the baby are both perfectly fine. The doctor said it was the shock
23:15combined with the pain from your wound that made you pass out. Yeah. That Vivian is absolutely unhinged!
23:21Going at Leo with a fork! Where are Leo and Ethan? Safe. Both of them. You were still too reckless.
23:29With that many guards around, it wasn't your turn to step in. That's Leo. I know, I know,
23:35your precious little pup. That little creature is vicious enough on his own. He didn't need
23:40protection. Where are they now, the two of them? Mia'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 people around.
23:54After you went down, Leo picked up the fork from the floor and drove it straight through Vivian's palm.
24:00He's three years old. I have no idea where he found the strength. Ethan had also learned by then
24:06what happened at the arrival gate three days ago. That Damon slapped you. That he tore off the
24:11heartstone chain. The way they all humiliated you. He knew every detail. Then he had his guards hold
24:18Damon down and had the hand that struck you cut off. Leo watched the whole thing without blinking once.
24:26Such a little tyrant. Vivian. Ethan had someone bring in a crate of gemstones and told her to
24:31swallow them all. He said exactly this. Since you love taking things that belong to others so much,
24:36I'll give you your fill. The gems are yours. So is the man. She swallowed. She refused. So they brought
24:42in her son. She swallowed a lot. When she was half dead from it, Ethan had someone carve up her
24:49face,
24:50severed the tangents in her son's hands, and had her thrown into international waters. The guests who
24:56stood there and watched you get beaten, every single one of them left with a scar on their wrist. So
25:00they'll remember the cost of looking away while the Luna was being humiliated. Oh, and one more
25:04thing. Ironcrest pack officially dissolved everything Damon had. Starting today, gone.
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