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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 healing 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 but iris stays
01:14with me from this day forward iris and i have nothing to do with the blackwood pack not in life
01:20not in death the council chamber went silent i tightened my hold on iris this tiny pup was my only
01:26anchor now my wolf curled protectively around her presence silas stared at me confusion flickering in his
01:33eyes he hadn't expected me to agree so readily luna blackwood rushed forward reaching for my hand
01:40alara you're being foolish pack law is iron how can he reject his mate on a whim we will never
01:49allow
01:49this alpha blackwood's beard trembled with rage his pointing finger shaking ungrateful wretch alara bore you
01:56a child managed your household what wrong has she done you would reject your mate and abandon your pup
02:03you lost your mind the elders shook their heads silas the blackwood pack has held its honor for a
02:10century we have never rejected mates or abandoned pups if you insist on this you must endure a hundred
02:17lashes first silas kept his spine straight cold sweat beating on his forehead his wolf's presence
02:24flickered conflicted weak father mother honored elders this is my fault alone
02:32but lyra suffered for years because of me now that she's returned i cannot betray her he turned to me
02:38his gaze flickered with struggle when it touched iris but quickly hardened into resolve iris
02:46i cannot keep her lyra cannot bear children she cannot stand the sight of my pup after removing her
02:54from 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 knelt in submission
03:17when the lash fell gasps filled the hall his back wound with blood silver burning into his flesh but he
03:24bit
03:24down hard and freezing to make a sound his wolf howled silently 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 outside silas staggered to his feet walked to the courtyard and knelt rigid in the snow
03:43his face was pale as paper lips turning purple from cold still he held on to those words even if
03:50i
03:50freeze to death here i will break this bond i watched him willing to die for lyra a sharp pain
03:56piercing my
03:57chest my wolf keened confused and betrayed on say he had knelt before his parents just as determined
04:03saying he would marry no one but me back then he was the capital's elite pack beta and i was
04:09an omega's daughter
04:10the gap between us was vast everyone said he'd gone mad yet he insisted on a proper courtship
04:16a blood bond ceremony to bring me into his pack his wolf had reached for mine their energies intertwining
04:22as he said tenderly alara i will treat you well for all my life
04:27how did we end up here yesterday was iris's full moon celebration guests filled the halls
04:33that was when lyra appeared in tattered clothes haggard she stood at the door and called out timidly
04:40just that one word and silas always composed always steady dropped his wine cup he pushed through the
04:50congratulating guests nearly stumbling as he rushed to her and pulled her into his arms eyes bloodshot
04:55voice 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 still
05:21thought it is all right he is just feeling guilty until last night when he came to my chamber after
05:27a long silence he finally spoke alara let's break our hand i'm sorry but lyra was taken because of me
05:35she endured unspeakable abuse now she cannot bear children i owe her too much i must spend the rest of
05:41my life making amends the words struck like lightning break our bond what about iris what about our daughter
05:50voice horse lyra cannot stand the sight of my pup iris i'll remove her name and send her away
05:58i beat his chest like a madman 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
06:34i began packing in three years at the blackwood estate i'd accumulated so much all of it jewelry
06:41fabric paintings gifts from him now they seemed like a cruel joke i was folding everyday clothes into
06:48my travel sack when footsteps sounded outside one servant helped silas inside his face was ashen
06:54his back wounds bandaged yet he still needed support to stand i didn't turn around i kept packing alara
07:01this is my wrongling my stubbornness the world will know this was my fault i'll make it clear we're
07:07breaking the bond mutually not a rejection i'll protect your reputation as much as possible you're
07:12still young you'll find another mate i'll give you sufficient compensation i stopped and turned to face
07:18him his eyes were full of remorse sincere as if he truly had my best interests at heart silas there's
07:25no need for such hypocrisy he froze i walked up to him looking up at this face i once loved
07:31deeply
07:31you just want peace of mind so you can mate with lyra without guilt you say you won't miss this
07:38chance
07:38again but these three years what was i to you his lips moved his throat worked finally words came out
07:46alara in this world regrets are common
07:53not everything can be perfect i watched him quietly watched 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 his name
08:52was silas from that day on he often appeared on my path sometimes with gifts sometimes with books on
08:59wolf lore my father was wary investigated his background and was shocked to discover he was
09:05the elite pack alpha father warned me not to dream impossible dreams but silas knelt before my father
09:11in submission saying he wanted to court me properly father couldn't believe it silas was sincere and
09:16patient visiting repeatedly to prove his intentions finally father relented on our mating ceremony the moon
09:23hung high silas lifted my veil gazed at me and said elara i will protect you for life his wolf
09:30sang to mine
09:30their energies intertwining in the blood bond i believed him who knew it would all become a joke
09:36now as i packed i found a small carved wolf totem in a corner a gift from our mating night
09:41i stared at
09:42it for a long time then threw it in the trash behind me silas's voice came hoarse don't throw it
09:48away
09:48i didn't look back it's just nothing before leaving the blackwood estate luna blackwood came
09:57to see me she wept as she held iris her tears falling on the pup's small face alara this child
10:05cannot be without a mother please stay i gently took iris back luna iris won't be without a mother
10:12she has me that ungrateful ret i should never have born him how did i raise such a heartless
10:19son i said nothing what could i say silas made his choice nothing i could do would change it
10:25luna blackwood suddenly grabbed my hand pressing something into my palm this is a crescent locket
10:31passed down through the blackwood line take it for iris she carries blackwood blood this is her
10:37birthright i wanted to refuse but seeing the grief in her eyes i accepted it silently
10:42when 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
11:14so innocent yet she'd been abandoned by her own father i swore silently i would protect her raise her
11:21well never let her suffer the slightest grievance
11:27finally reached southern territory father was shocked to see me alera why are you here where's
11:33silas i set down iris and knelt before father father the bond is broken from now on iris and ima
11:41rely on you
11:42father's expression went through shock fury then pain he helped me up trembling
11:49that's simus how dare he i'll take you to confront the blackwoods demand justice
11:55father 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
12:08he just held iris sighing deeply poor child born into such fate i stayed at my family estate living
12:18quietly father invited healers to check on me she said i'd suffered severe emotional trauma and needed rest
12:24and care but how could a heart wound heal how could a shattered bond mend every night i dreamed of
12:31the
12:31past dreamed of silas saying he'd protect me for life dreamed of our mating ceremony our wolves
12:37dancing together under the full moon then i'd wake reality crashing down those vows were all lies
12:44iris grew day by day she had silas's brows and eyes sometimes looking at her my heart would twist
12:50but more often she was my only comfort half a year past news came from the capital lira had been
12:57exposed
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
13:45ago i had deliberately disappeared to test whether silas still had feelings for me i hid in a remote
13:50village living 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
14:02truly 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 iris toddled
14:41in the courtyard a maid watching over her carefully my pup so innocent so pure almost killed because of
14:48her father's foolishness i would never forgive silas never i wrote back to luna blackwood with just one
14:55line what silas chooses to do is his own business it has nothing to do with me after sending the
15:02letter i thought this chapter was finally closed but a month later news came again lyra was sentenced
15:09for attempting to murder a pack pup and deceiving the elite pack beta she received 200 lashes of the
15:15silver whip and exile to the borderlands as a rogue silas personally executed the sentence when the whip
15:21fell he showed no mercy lyra screamed begging him to remember their past feelings simus please remember
15:29our past feelings you 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
15:58southern 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 unstable legs when she stumbled i caught
16:12her my heart melting iris walk slowly mother's here sometimes i wondered if she'd ask about her father
16:20when she grew up what would i tell her that her father abandoned her when she was barely a month
16:24old
16:25i couldn't bear to see hurt in those innocent eyes i decided when she asked i'd say her father died
16:31died
16:31before she was born that would be kinder than the truth miss there's a visitor who says his name is
16:41rowan ashford i was surprised rowan the name was unfamiliar show 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 who would find features and a gentle bearing seeing me he rose and
17:04bowed
17:04respectfully miss wintons 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 white
17:27stag's heart i was competing that night too i remember you clearly the way you smiled when he knelt before
17:35you
17:38my heart skipped that full moon hunt i remembered sylamis 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 lead
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
19:20intentions
19:21the wound in my heart hadn't healed how could i think of another bond for miss iris i noticed she
19:28likes
19:28looking 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
20:24but he came anyway miss master blackwood is at the gates my hand trembled nearly dropping my teacup
20:31my wolf stirred uneasily take iris inside silas kneeling in the mud soaked through his face haggard
20:41clothes travel worn he was nothing like the proud elite pack alpha his wolf's presence was dim and
20:47broken what are you doing here i came to apologize i stood under the eaves rain dripping from the roof
20:55between 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
21:28i
21:29don't need you his anguished cries and wolf's agonized howls mixed with thunder behind me
21:33the one who'd sworn to protect me broke his vow nothing left to save
21:40silas stayed outside our gates for three days and nights no food no shelter just kneeling in the rain
21:46and sun neighbors whispered father wanted to chase him away i stopped him let him kneel it's his own
21:55decision on the third day silas collapsed servants found him unconscious and brought him to a physician
22:02the physician said he had a severe fever from exposure if untreated he might not survive father
22:08looked at me i thought of iris no matter how much i hated silas he was still her father if
22:15he died
22:16here iris would carry that shadow forever save him then send him away silas was treated and recovered
22:23after a few days when he woke he asked me see her i refused to see him so he wrote
22:29letters every day a
22:30thick letter arrived i didn't read them just threw them in a box rowan visited during this time he knew
22:38silas was in town but said nothing just stayed by my side quietly
22:45one day iris was fussing the wet nurse couldn't calm her i took her noticing she kept grabbing at
22:53the crescent locket luna blackwood had given me i took it off and handed it to her as i did
22:58i noticed something the locket felt heavy heavier than 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 frequent
23:54he'd bring gifts for iris chat with father sometimes stay for dinner father clearly hoped something
24:00would develop between us but i wasn't ready one afternoon rowan asked if i'd like to visit the
24:05downtown square the harvest moon festival is coming the pack puts on quite a show i hesitated
24:12that full moon hunt became my shadow which is why i've never attended any other festivals or celebrations
24:18all these years iris should see it rowan added gently she is old enough now to enjoy the celebration
24:25all right that decided we went downtown iris riding on my hip string lights blowed warm across every
24:31storefront street performers breathed fire and shifted mid-dance iris squealed with delight pointing
24:37at everything rowan bought her a small stuffed wolf toy with silver tipped fur she clutched it beaming
24:43for a moment i felt light almost happy long we stopped at the great hall steps where pack elders
24:50told 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 in the
25:13shadows silas he stood alone at the edge of the firelight watching us his wolf's presence was
25:19barely 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 had
25:30made his choice now i was making mine spring turned to summer rowan had become part of our daily lives
25:40iris adored him calling him uncle rowan and demanding he play with her even the servants smiled seeing us
25:48together one evening rowan asked to speak with me privately we walked in the garden magnolia petals
25:55drifting around us alera i know it hasn't been long his voice was gentle but serious
26:06and i know your heart is still healing but i want you to know my feelings are sincere
26:13i'm not asking you to forget the past or to love me the way you loved him i just want
26:18to be by your
26:19side to protect you and iris to give you both a safe harbor i want to be the man you
26:24can always count on
26:25he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box inside was a simple ring engraved with wolf
26:32patterns and pack rooms will you consider becoming mate
26:40my breath caught i looked at this man who'd shown me nothing but kindness who'd never rushed me never
26:46demanded anything who loved iris like she was his own his wolf reached for mine gently not pushing just
26:52offering
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
27:34deserved 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 the day before our mating ceremony i went to
28:08the sacred grove to pray it was a small clearing ancient trees surrounding a stone altar to the moon
28:14goddess i lit wolfsbane incense and bowed my head moon goddess please bless iris keep her safe and happy
28:23as i turned to leave i saw him silas stood at the edge of the grove
28:28he looked like a shadow of his former self thin worn eyes hollow his wolf was barely present
28:34a ghost of what it once was ilera his voice was barely a whisper i should have walked past him
28:40should have ignored him completely but 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
29:28lara i loved you i truly did i was just too foolish to see what i had until i destroyed
29:35it
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
29:57what good was his suffering now
29:59i touched the crescent locket around my neck it wouldn't change the past it wouldn't undo the pain
30:07i left the sacred grove and went home tomorrow i would mate with rowan tomorrow i would start anew
30:13the past was dead let it stay buried
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