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00:01for a hundred years the blackwood pack held one sacred law no male shall take a mistress or reject
00:07his mate those who violated it faced the silver whip yet in the third year of our mating silas
00:13knelt before the pack council chamber and pleaded for pack law he wanted to break our bond because
00:18his female trainee who'd been missing for three years had returned the same hands that once traced
00:23my brows in tender strokes now pushed the rejection papers toward me pain spilled from his eyes like a
00:29wound torn open laia suffered because of me i cannot betray her i held our daughter tighter
00:36my wolf whimpered in my chest already feeling the severing to come what about iris he stayed silent
00:42for a long moment then looked away laia can no longer bear children she cannot stand the sight
00:47of my pup iris will be removed from the pack records i'll find another family to place her properly i
00:54remembered the full moon hunt when he'd won that white stag for me brought me its heart still warm
00:59claiming the victory was mine his wolf had held for mine that night pure and true i tucked the
01:05rejection papers into my sleeve everything had signs all along i accept the bond breaking
01:13but iris stays with me from this day forward iris and i have nothing to do with the blackwood pack
01:19not in life not in death the council chamber went silent i tightened my hold on iris
01:25this tiny pup was my only anchor now my wolf curled protectively around her presence silas stared at me
01:31confusion flickering in his eyes he hadn't expected me to agree so readily luna blackwood rushed forward
01:38reaching for my hand elara you're being foolish pack law is iron how can he reject his mate on a
01:47whim
01:47we will never allow this alpha blackwood's beard trembled with rage his pointing finger shaking
01:54ungrateful wretch elara bore you a child managed your household what wrong has she done
02:00you would reject your mate and abandon your pup you lost your mind the elders shook their heads
02:06silas the blackwood pack has held its honor for a century we have never rejected mates or abandoned
02:13pups if you insist on this you must endure a hundred lashes first silas kept his spine straight
02:20cold sweat beating on his forehead his wolf's presence flickered conflicted weak father mother
02:28honored elders this is my fault alone but lyra suffered for years because of me now that she's
02:36returned i cannot betray her he turned to me his gaze flickered with struggle when it touched iris
02:41but quickly hardened into resolve iris
02:46i cannot keep her lyra cannot bear children she cannot stand the sight of my pup after removing
02:53her from the records i'll find her a good family she'll want for nothing
03:02good excellent bring the whip
03:07a dark silver laced whip was brought forth each strand woven with threads of pure silver
03:12blessed by the moon goddess herself silas shed his outer shirt and melt in submission when the lash
03:18fell gasp spilled the hall his back boomed with blood silver burning into his flesh but he bit down
03:24hard and confusing to make a sound his wolf cowled silently dragging after a hundred lashes alpha blackwood
03:31threw down the whip and pointed to the door get out kneel until you come to your senses snow was
03:37falling
03:38outside silas staggered to his feet walked to the courtyard and knelt rigid in the snow his face was pale
03:45as
03:45paper lips turning purple from cold still he held on to those words even if i freeze to death here
03:51i will break this bond i watched him willing to die for lyra a sharp pain piercing my chest my
03:57wolf
03:58keened confused and betrayed on say he had knelt before his parents just as determined saying he would
04:04marry no one but me back then he was the capital's elite pack beta and i was an omega's daughter
04:10the gap
04:10between us was vast everyone said he'd gone mad yet he insisted on a proper courtship a blood bond
04:17ceremony to bring me into his path his wolf had reached for mine their energies intertwining as he
04:22said tenderly alara i will treat you well for all my life how did we end up here yesterday was
04:30iris's
04:30full moon celebration guests filled the halls that was when lyra appeared in tattered clothes haggard
04:37she stood at the door and called out timidly
04:40just that one word and silas always composed always said he dropped his wine cup he pushed
04:49through the congratulating guests nearly stumbling as he rushed to her and pulled her into his arms
04:54eyes bloodshot voice breaking repeating i am sorry over and over i'm sorry it was my fault lyra
05:03i shouldn't have said those terrible things i harmed you everyone watched this reunion unfold
05:08his friends murmured in sympathy silas is devoted beyond measure he finally waited for her return
05:15i stood outside the crowd holding iris like a stranger at my own celebration in that moment i
05:21still thought it is all right he is just feeling guilty until last night when he came to my chamber
05:26after a long silence he finally spoke alara let's break our hand i'm sorry but lyra was taken because
05:34of me she endured unspeakable abuse now she cannot bear children i owe her too much i must spend the
05:41rest
05:41of my life making amends the word struck like lightning break our bond what about iris what about our
05:49daughter voice horse lyra cannot stand the sight of my pup iris i'll remove her name and send her
05:57away i beat his chest like maddening screaming how could he be so cruel he didn't dodge didn't avoid
06:03he let me rage pain filling his eyes but he never took back his words by dawn i was exhausted
06:09i said fine
06:14the whip wounds and the cold made silas collapse in the snow servants scrambled to carry him back to
06:20his chamber and called for a healer i stood outside the courtyard watching shadows move inside listening
06:26to luna blackwood's quiet sobs my heart turned to ice my wolf went silent back in my own quarters i
06:35began
06:35packing in three years at the blackwood estate i'd accumulated so much all of it jewelry fabric paintings
06:43gifts from him now they seemed like a cruel joke i was folding everyday clothes into my travel sack
06:49when footsteps sounded outside one servant helped silas inside his face was ashen his back wounds
06:55bandaged yet he still needed support to stand i didn't turn around i kept packing alara this is my
07:02wrongling my stubbornness the world will know this was my fault i'll make it clear we're breaking the
07:08bond mutually not a rejection i'll protect your reputation as much as possible you're still young
07:14you'll find another mate i'll give you sufficient compensation i stopped and turned to face him
07:18his eyes were full of remorse sincere as if he truly had my best interests at heart silas there's no
07:25need for such hypocrisy he froze i walked up to him looking up at this face i once loved deeply
07:31you just want peace of mind so you can mate with lyra without guilt you say you won't miss this
07:38chance again but these three years what was i to you his lips moved his throat worked finally words came
07:45out alara in this world regrets are common
07:54not everything can be perfect i watched him quietly watch that face that once made my heart race
07:59now wearing false apology so iris and i together matter less than your regret i heard my own voice
08:06terrifyingly calm pain flashed through his eyes but still he repeated i'm sorry i turned away and
08:12continued packing but my mind drifted to the past it was the full moon gathering i watched the pack's
08:19unmated males compete in the hunt a tradition where wolves ran wild under the moon's light seeking to
08:25prove their worth i stood among the other females when a magnificent black wolf emerged from the forest
08:30a white stag's heart in his jaws he shifted back to human form elegant and refined in the moonlight
08:37he knelt before me offering the still warm heart for you alara my hunt my victory my heart all yours
08:45his wolf's eyes gleamed gold in the darkness calling to mine i was enchanted captivated he said
08:52his name was silas from that day on he often appeared on my path sometimes with gifts sometimes
08:58with books on wolf lore my father was wary investigated his background and was shocked
09:04to discover he was the elite pack alpha father warned me not to dream impossible dreams but silas knelt
09:10before my father in submission saying he wanted to court me properly father couldn't believe it
09:15silas was sincere and patient visiting repeatedly to prove his intentions finally father relented on our
09:21mating ceremony the moon hung high silas lifted my veil gazed at me and said alara i will protect you
09:29for life his wolf sang to mine their energies intertwining in the blood bond i believed him who
09:34knew it would all become a joke now as i packed i found a small carved wolf totem in a
09:39corner a gift
09:40from our mating night i stared at it for a long time then threw it in the trash behind me
09:46silas's
09:46voice came hoarse don't throw it away i didn't look back it's just nothing
09:54before leaving the blackwood estate luna blackwood came to see me she wept as she held iris her tears
10:01falling on the pup's small face alara this child cannot be without a mother please stay i gently took
10:09iris back luna iris won't be without a mother she has me that ungrateful ret i should never have born
10:16him how did i raise such a heartless son i said nothing what could i say silas made his choice
10:23nothing i could do would change it luna blackwood suddenly grabbed my hand pressing something into
10:29my palm this is a crescent locket passed down through the blackwood line take it for iris
10:34she carries blackwood blood this is her birthright i wanted to refuse but seeing the grief in her eyes
10:41i accepted it silently when iris grows up if she asks about her father
10:48tell her he wasn't always heartless then i left the blackwood estate with iris never looking back
10:54my family's territory was in the southern woodlands the journey south was long on the road iris would
11:01sometimes cry from hunger i'd stop to feed her soothing her softly my wolf crooned to the pup
11:07protective and fierce looking at this tiny child my heart ached with tenderness she was so small so
11:14innocent yet she'd been abandoned by her own father i swore silently i would protect her raise
11:21her well never let her suffer the slightest grievance finally reached southern territory
11:29father was shocked to see me alera why are you here where's silas i set down iris and knelt before
11:36father father the bond is broken from now on iris and ima rely on you father's expression went through
11:43shock fury then pain he helped me up trembling that's simus how dare he i'll take you to confront the
11:53blackwoods demand justice father it's over i don't want to entangle with them anymore
12:03i only want to live peacefully with iris father saw my hollow eyes and finally said nothing more he just
12:09held iris sighing deeply poor child born into such fate i stayed at my family estate living quietly
12:19father invited healers to check on me she said i'd suffered severe emotional trauma and needed rest and
12:25care but how could a heart wound heal how could a shattered bond mend every night i dreamed of the
12:31past
12:32dreamed of silas saying he'd protect me for life dreamed of our mating ceremony our wolves dancing
12:37together under the full moon then i'd wake reality crashing down those vows were all lies iris grew
12:45day by day she had silas's brows and eyes sometimes looking at her my heart would twist but more often
12:52she was my only comfort half a year passed news came from the capital lira had been exposed
13:03the letter was from luna blackwood her handwriting trembled with rage alara that vicious woman lyra
13:09her disappearance was a scheme she wasn't abducted at all she staged it herself to test silas's feelings
13:15that low-born wretch she fooled us all i read the letter slowly feeling nothing but cold emptiness
13:21after lyra returned silas broke our bond and brought her into the household as his mistress
13:27though he claimed they would mate properly once enough time had passed but lyra's behavior grew
13:32increasingly strange she was jealous and controlling forbidding silas from mentioning my name when the
13:38incident was exposed silas interrogated her under pressure lyra finally confessed three years ago i had
13:45deliberately disappeared to test whether silas still had feelings for me i hid in a remote village
13:50living simply waiting for silas to search for me desperately i thought if i returned haggard and
13:56pitiful silas would feel guilty and bring me into his pack her plan succeeded silas truly felt guilty
14:03truly wanted to make amends so he abandoned mate and pup breaking pack law for her but lyra's jealousy
14:10didn't end there she couldn't tolerate iris's existence couldn't stand that silas had loved
14:15another so she plotted to eliminate iris when the truth came out the capital was in uproar silas was
14:22shattered that ungrateful wretch finally realized his mistake he is kneeling at the pack council chamber
14:28begging forgiveness
14:33come back give him a chance i walked to the window looking at the southern spring scenery
14:40iris toddled in the courtyard a maid watching over her carefully
14:44my pup so innocent so pure almost killed because of her father's foolishness
14:50i would never forgive silas never i wrote back to luna blackwood with just one line
14:56what silas chooses to do is his own business it has nothing to do with me after sending the letter
15:03i thought this chapter was finally closed but a month later news came again
15:08lyra was sentenced for attempting to murder a pack pup and deceiving the elite pack beta
15:13she received 200 lashes of the silver whip and exile to the borderlands as a rogue
15:18silas personally executed the sentence when the whip fell he showed no mercy lyra screamed
15:24begging him to remember their past feelings
15:27simus please remember our past feelings
15:32you deceived me into abandoning mate and pup there are no past feelings
15:40after the punishment lyra was dragged away she screamed silas's name cursing him
15:46lyra brought it on herself as for silas his regret came too late
15:59southern territory spring was always gentle magnolia flowers bloomed white throughout the courtyard
16:05i held iris teaching her to walk beneath the trees she walked on unstuck legs when she stumbled
16:12i caught her my heart melting iris walk slowly mother's here sometimes i wondered if she'd ask
16:19about her father when she grew up what would i tell her that her father abandoned her when she was
16:24barely a month old i couldn't bear to see hurt in those innocent eyes i decided when she asked i'd
16:30say
16:30her father died died before she was born that would be kinder than the truth miss there's a visitor
16:39who says his name is rowan ashford i was surprised rowan the name was unfamiliar
16:49show him to the receiving hall
16:53i handed iris to the nanny and went to receive this unexpected guest
16:58in the hall sat a young man with refined features and a gentle bearing seeing me he rose and bowed
17:05respectfully miss winters forgive my intrusion master ashfield what brings you here i heard miss
17:14winters returned to southern territory so i came to pay my respects we've met before though you may not
17:20remember years ago at the full moon hunt you watched the competition someone won and brought you a
17:26white stag's heart i was competing that night too i remember you clearly the way you smiled when he knelt
17:35before you
17:38my heart skipped that full moon hunt i remembered silamus appearing victorious offering me the stag's heart
17:49heart but i didn't recall anyone else being there you only had eyes for him then of course you wouldn't
17:57notice me i just wanted to say that night i saw your smile i thought what a lovely person later
18:03i heard
18:04you mated with the elite pack beta i was happy for you but now hearing of your troubles i thought
18:09i should
18:09visit i studied him this man was straightforward and sincere no ulterior motives thank you for your
18:16concern master ashfield but i'm fine now you needn't worry rowan nodded as long as you're well
18:25if you ever need help please don't hesitate i'm not far from here
18:32thank you i thanked him and he took his leave
18:40after he left i stood in the courtyard for a long time that full moon hunt seemed like a lifetime
18:46ago
18:47back then i thought meeting silas was destiny now i realize some meetings are nothing but empty promises
18:54just ghosts just shadows
19:00after that rowan visited occasionally sometimes bringing books sometimes medicinal herbs for iris
19:07he never overstepped always respectful and proper young master ashfield is learned and well-mannered
19:14a good man father approved of him i knew father was thinking of my future but i had no such
19:21intentions
19:21the wound in my heart hadn't healed how could i think of another bond for miss iris i noticed she
19:28likes looking at pictures i accepted it gratefully rowan watched iris toddle around she's a bright child
19:36she'll grow up well a gentle smile on his face i'll do my best to raise her miss wintons i
19:42know you're
19:42still hurting but pain will fade with time i hope you'll allow me to stay by your side not as
19:48anything
19:48more just as a friend when you need someone to talk to you i'll listen and his sincerity touched me
19:53from then on rowan visited often he played with iris spoke with father and brought southern treats
19:59gentle and unassuming he made me comfortable we talked late of books and life he never spoke of silas
20:05or my past hurts just listening when i shared half a year passed like this news came from the capital
20:11again simus had resigned from his position he was coming south to find me
20:19the news made my heart sink i didn't want to see silas didn't want to open old wounds but he
20:25came
20:25anyway miss master blackwood is at the gates my hand trembled nearly dropping my teacup my wolf stirred
20:32uneasily take iris inside silas kneeling in the mud soaked through his face haggard clothes travel
20:43worn he was nothing like the proud elite pack alpha his wolf's presence was dim and broken
20:49what are you doing here i came to apologize i stood under the eaves rain dripping from the
20:55roof between us i watched him bow again and again blood mixing with rainwater once his pain would have
21:01destroyed me i told silas to get up i pressed him on what he would have done if lyra hadn't
21:07deceived
21:07him i asked if he would abandon me and iris for her silas froze i laughed bitterly you would have
21:13you know you would have so whether lyra deceived you or not doesn't matter that choice revealed who
21:20you truly are rain poured harder elara i go i turned away went inside and shut the door iris and
21:29i
21:29don't need you his anguished cries and wolf's agonized howls mixed with thunder behind me the one
21:34who'd sworn to protect me broke his vow nothing left to save silas stayed outside our gates for three
21:42days and nights no food no shelter just kneeling in the rain and sun neighbors whispered father wanted
21:49to chase him away i stopped him let him kneel it's his own decision on the third day silas collapsed
21:58servants found him unconscious and brought him to a physician the physician said he had a severe fever
22:04from exposure if untreated he might not survive father looked at me i thought of iris no matter how
22:12much i hated silas he was still her father if he died here iris would carry that shadow forever
22:19save him then send him away silas was treated and recovered after a few days when he woke he asked
22:26let me see her i refused to see him so he wrote letters every day a thick letter arrived i
22:32didn't
22:33read them just threw them in a box rowan visited during this time he knew silas was in town but
22:39said
22:39nothing just stayed by my side quietly one day iris was fussing the wet nurse couldn't calm her
22:50i took her noticing she kept grabbing at the crescent locket luna blackwood had given me
22:55i took it off and handed it to her as i did i noticed something the locket felt heavy heavier
23:01than it should
23:07i examined it closer there was a hidden clasp i pressed it and the locket opened inside was a
23:14piece of folded paper to my future grandchild if you are reading this it means the blackwood pack has
23:20failed you this locket is your birthright more than that it is proof of your bloodline present it to the
23:27alpha council if you ever need sanctuary the blackwoods may have abandoned you but the pack has not
23:32i held the locket to my chest and wept not for silence not for what we'd lost but for luna's
23:40love
23:40for her foresight for her ensuring iris would never be completely alone
23:48weeks past silas remained in southern territory but i never saw him rowan's visits became more
23:53frequent he'd bring gifts for iris chat with father sometimes stay for dinner father clearly
23:59hoped something would develop between us but i wasn't ready one afternoon rowan asked if i'd like
24:05to visit the downtown square the harvest moon festival is coming the pack puts on quite a show
24:11i hesitated that full moon hunt became my shadow which is why i've never attended any other festivals or
24:17celebrations all these years iris should see it rowan added gently she is old enough now to enjoy the
24:25celebration all right that decided we went downtown iris riding on my hip string lights glowed warm across
24:31every storefront street performers breathed fire and shifted mid-dance iris squealed with delight
24:37pointing at everything rowan bought her a small stuffed wolf toy with silver tipped fur she clutched it
24:43beaming for a moment i felt light almost happy long we stopped at the great hall steps where pack
24:49elders told stories an old woman was recounting the legend of the first alpha and his destined mate
24:55no distance could break it no betrayal could sever it only death rowan listened intently then
25:02remember the old tales gentle smile do you remember the old stories about wolves who found their true
25:08mates under the full moon i nodded as we walked past the bonfire circle i noticed a figure
25:13in the shadows silas he stood alone at the edge of the firelight watching us his wolf's presence
25:18was barely a flicker now broken fading rowan noticed my gaze and looked over ignore him no mind he said
25:24today is yours and iris rising protectively today is for you and iris i nodded and turned away silas
25:30had made his choice now i was making mine
25:36spring turned to summer rowan had become part of our daily lives
25:40iris iris adored him calling him uncle rowan and demanding he play with her
25:46even the servants smiled seeing us together one evening rowan asked to speak with me privately
25:53we walked in the garden magnolia petals drifting around us
26:00alera i know it hasn't been long
26:03his voice was gentle but serious and i know your heart is still healing
26:10but i want you to know my feelings are sincere i'm not asking you to forget the past or to
26:16love
26:16me the way you loved him i just want to be by your side to protect you and iris to
26:21give you both a safe
26:22harbor i want to be the man you can always count on he reached into his pocket and pulled out
26:28a small
26:28box inside was a simple ring engraved with wolf patterns and pack rooms will you consider becoming
26:35mate
26:40my breath caught i looked at this man who'd shown me nothing but kindness
26:44who'd never rushed me never demanded anything who loved iris like she was his own
26:50his wolf reached for mine gently not pushing just offering
26:56rowan i
26:59you don't have to answer now take your time think about it i nodded taking the box i'll wait
27:07that night i couldn't sleep i thought about silas's promises now broken about pain and betrayal about
27:14trust shattered but i also thought about rowan's steadiness his patience his genuine care for both
27:20iris and me could i love again did i want to or would i let one betrayal poison the rest
27:26of my life
27:27iris stirred in her sleep reaching for me i held her close i had to think of her future too
27:34she deserved a complete family deserved a father who would truly cherish her rowan would be that father
27:40i knew he would as for love maybe it would grow with time maybe steady warmth was better than
27:47passionate fire anyway fire burned bright but left only ashes
27:54i agreed to rowan's proposal the news spread quickly father was overjoyed the household buzzed
28:00with excitement only one person's reaction i didn't know silas the day before our mating ceremony
28:07i went to the sacred grove to pray it was a small clearing ancient trees surrounding a stone altar to
28:14the moon goddess i lit wolf spain incense and bowed my head moon goddess please bless iris keep her safe
28:22and happy as i turned to leave i saw him silas stood at the edge of the grove he looked
28:29like a shadow of
28:30his former self thin worn eyes hollow his wolf was barely present a ghost of what it once was
28:36elera his voice was barely a whisper i should have walked past him should have ignored him completely
28:42but something made me stop
28:47what do you want silas i said nothing i am glad his voice cracked i heard you're mating tomorrow
28:56glad you're moving forward that iris will have a father who deserves her i failed you both i know
29:02that now but i need to tell you i'm leaving going into self-exile leaving
29:12i stared at him living as a rogue nameless and alone i won't return to the capital won't take another
29:21mate won't have any other life this is my penance tears streamed down his face alara i loved you i
29:30truly
29:30did i was just too foolish to see what i had until i destroyed it
29:38i hope i hope you'll be happy that's all i want now he bowed deeply in submission then turned and
29:46walked away i watched him disappear into the trees a part of me felt vindicated he was suffering paying
29:53for his choices but another part felt only emptiness what good was his suffering now i touched the crescent
30:00locket around my neck it wouldn't change the past it wouldn't undo the pain i left the sacred grove and
30:09went home tomorrow i would mate with rowan tomorrow i would start anew the past was dead let it stay
30:16buried
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