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The Alpha's Dead Luna [Engsub] #DRAMAX

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00:00:00Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.
00:00:04My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.
00:00:09He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive
00:00:17every betrayal we uttered.
00:00:20Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged a fake death scene exactly as you requested.
00:00:26In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
00:00:29The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too
00:00:34long.
00:00:35Good.
00:00:36My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
00:00:41Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver. No wolf survives that kind of damage.
00:00:50Only then, did I let out a slow breath.
00:00:52After confirming the remaining details, I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.
00:01:00The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
00:01:03Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
00:01:07The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.
00:01:12Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.
00:01:16His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.
00:01:21His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.
00:01:25My little wolf, where did you go?
00:01:28I can smell fear on you.
00:01:30He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
00:01:35and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
00:01:38I shook my head.
00:01:40I'm fine. Let's just keep going.
00:01:43Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.
00:01:47The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.
00:01:51Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.
00:01:56So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?
00:01:58My nails dug into my palm.
00:02:01Being the useless one who couldn't shift, I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
00:02:07But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.
00:02:15Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
00:02:18Hey, watch it. Your Luna's right here.
00:02:21He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.
00:02:24What's the problem?
00:02:26It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
00:02:30I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.
00:02:34All eyes turned to Cain.
00:02:36A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
00:02:40I'll keep her.
00:02:42He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
00:02:47She's just a pet I keep around.
00:02:49My only mate is Aria.
00:02:51He smirked faintly.
00:02:53But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
00:02:57So I've kept it well hidden.
00:03:00Even after the mate bond.
00:03:02I won't let her find out.
00:03:05His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
00:03:10Watch your mouths.
00:03:11If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.
00:03:16These were all dominant alphas from the same circle, and none of this shocked them.
00:03:21If anything, they sounded amused.
00:03:24Cain's got it bad.
00:03:26Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
00:03:29Well, she can't shift.
00:03:30Figures she'd be fragile.
00:03:33Someone's eyes lit up.
00:03:35Curiosity getting the better of him.
00:03:37Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,
00:03:41then you and that beta pet,
00:03:44have you ever, you know, at home?
00:03:47Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
00:03:50Of course.
00:03:53It's been wild.
00:03:56The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.
00:04:00Cain really knows how to play!
00:04:03A useless one like that?
00:04:05Easy to fool.
00:04:07Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
00:04:13Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.
00:04:18Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.
00:04:23No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
00:04:27My knuckles had gone white.
00:04:28No one knew.
00:04:30Three days ago, I had my awakening.
00:04:35And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
00:04:39I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.
00:04:43On the day of the ceremony,
00:04:45the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
00:04:49A fake one.
00:04:50Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.
00:04:55My little wolf, why aren't you eating?
00:04:59I looked at him.
00:05:00At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern
00:05:05and forced a faint smile.
00:05:08What were you all talking about that got you so excited?
00:05:11Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.
00:05:17They were just saying they envy envy our bond.
00:05:20That will be the most devoted pair there is.
00:05:24Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.
00:05:28I caught every single one of them.
00:05:30The mockery.
00:05:31The cruelty.
00:05:32It burned.
00:05:34My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
00:05:38The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
00:05:41They had been talking about him and that woman.
00:05:44Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
00:05:48Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.
00:05:53I set my silver fork down and stood.
00:05:56I didn't want to hear another word of it.
00:05:59The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.
00:06:02A flicker of panic crossing his face.
00:06:05Little wolf, what's wrong?
00:06:08I shook my head.
00:06:10My voice came out soft.
00:06:12Barely more than a breath.
00:06:14I'm tired.
00:06:16I want to go back to the pack house.
00:06:19I didn't wait for his response.
00:06:20I turned and walked out.
00:06:23Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
00:06:29A mating display was playing.
00:06:32Aria, be my mate.
00:06:34The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.
00:06:41People passing by slowed down, their voices full of envy.
00:06:48Oh my god.
00:06:49I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift, so he rented the biggest screen in the city just
00:06:53so she could clearly see the words, be my mate?
00:06:56That's insanely romantic.
00:06:59He treats that girl so well.
00:07:01After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.
00:07:05I stood there, the subject of their admiration, and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.
00:07:13A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.
00:07:17I would have believed in Cain's love without question.
00:07:21I was born into a declining pack.
00:07:24From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.
00:07:29Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.
00:07:33A failure.
00:07:35Cain entered my life under those circumstances.
00:07:39He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.
00:07:43But I had seen this kind of attention before.
00:07:47Cruel games disguised as affection.
00:07:50So I avoided him.
00:07:5299 times he confessed.
00:07:5599 times I turned him down.
00:07:59Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
00:08:02He threw himself over me without hesitation.
00:08:05Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade, he didn't move.
00:08:10He held his position, shielding me with his body.
00:08:14When he woke up in the hospital, his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.
00:08:20And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me was reach out and gently touch my face.
00:08:27My little wolf, as long as you're safe.
00:08:31That was the moment everything changed.
00:08:33For the first time, I believed that even someone like me, someone who couldn't shift, could be worth risking everything
00:08:41for.
00:08:41The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
00:08:45The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
00:08:49It left behind a permanent circular scar.
00:08:52Every time I saw it, my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.
00:08:59For five years, he never wavered.
00:09:02He treated me with the same devotion, the same care, as if I were the only one who mattered.
00:09:11Even when the pack opposed us, he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.
00:09:17And for that upcoming ceremony, I wanted to give him something real.
00:09:22Something more.
00:09:24I risked my life to undergo blood awakening, just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate
00:09:30ritual.
00:09:31If it failed, I would have died.
00:09:34But I survived.
00:09:36Not only that, I gained something rare.
00:09:40Empathic sense.
00:09:41I decided to keep it a secret.
00:09:44I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
00:09:48But on the very day I awakened, everything fell apart.
00:09:53Through that new ability, I sensed him.
00:09:56Cain.
00:09:57Talking to his beta pet.
00:09:59Their voices were intimate, careless, filled with open flirtation.
00:10:05That was when I learned the truth.
00:10:07He had already betrayed our bond.
00:10:10For an entire year.
00:10:11And I had known nothing.
00:10:14A sharp pain twisted through my chest, forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
00:10:21His words from earlier echoed in my mind, over and over again.
00:10:26Even with the mate ceremony approaching, he had no intention of ending that relationship.
00:10:32Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
00:10:37The winter wind cut through me, cold and merciless.
00:10:41But my mind had never been clearer.
00:10:44I would show Cain the truth.
00:10:46Lies don't last forever.
00:10:49And I would never forgive betrayal.
00:10:51I took a slow breath, forcing down the ache in my chest.
00:10:56Just as I was about to head back, a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
00:11:03Cain's scent surrounded me at once, rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.
00:11:08It pressed in from all sides, leaving no space to breathe.
00:11:13Little wolf, why didn't you wait for me?
00:11:15Are you in a bad mood today?
00:11:18Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
00:11:21The custom piece just arrived.
00:11:24He pulled me into his arms, his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,
00:11:28gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
00:11:35I don't feel like going.
00:11:36Just pick it yourself.
00:11:39I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
00:11:42There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
00:11:46Cain seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
00:11:49His voice softened, almost cautious.
00:11:53Little wolf,
00:11:54why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
00:11:58Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
00:12:01I looked at him,
00:12:02at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
00:12:05I almost told him the truth.
00:12:08Yes, I don't want this anymore.
00:12:11You were the one who betrayed us first.
00:12:13You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
00:12:17You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
00:12:21And now you're asking me why?
00:12:24But I wasn't ready to expose everything.
00:12:27Not yet.
00:12:29At the dress boutique,
00:12:31the moment we stepped inside,
00:12:33an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
00:12:37Miss,
00:12:39the gown Alpha Cain had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.
00:12:42Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
00:12:46The dress was pure white,
00:12:48flowing and luminous.
00:12:50Moonstones were set into the bodice,
00:12:53casting a soft, sacred glow.
00:12:56Cain wrapped an arm around my waist.
00:12:58My little wolf,
00:13:00do you like it?
00:13:01I couldn't deny it.
00:13:03The design was exactly my taste.
00:13:06But no matter how beautiful it was,
00:13:08it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
00:13:12Look closer,
00:13:13Cain said softly,
00:13:15at the center of the moonstone.
00:13:17I followed his gaze.
00:13:19Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
00:13:22A and K,
00:13:24forever.
00:13:25The moon goddess is our witness.
00:13:28My love for you will last forever, too.
00:13:31I stared at the stone,
00:13:33at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
00:13:36Then I turned to him,
00:13:38and met his eyes.
00:13:40Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
00:13:44Will your love for me really last forever?
00:13:49A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.
00:13:53I, Cain, swear,
00:13:55swear that I will love Arya forever.
00:13:57For my entire life.
00:14:00If I break this oath,
00:14:02may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
00:14:06Such a solemn vow.
00:14:08And yet,
00:14:09it couldn't warm a heart
00:14:11that had already gone cold.
00:14:14He had already broken it.
00:14:15And still,
00:14:17he kept acting.
00:14:19Didn't he get tired?
00:14:21I turned my face away,
00:14:23unwilling to look at him any longer.
00:14:26Cain seemed about to say something else,
00:14:28but his phone suddenly rang.
00:14:30His expression shifted,
00:14:31just slightly,
00:14:33before he stepped aside to answer.
00:14:35When he returned,
00:14:36there was a trace of apology on his face.
00:14:40Little wolf,
00:14:41something urgent just came up.
00:14:43Go ahead and try the dress.
00:14:44If anything needs adjusting,
00:14:46just tell the staff.
00:14:47He left in a hurry,
00:14:49not even waiting for a response.
00:14:52I watched his retreating figure,
00:14:55a bitter thought settling in.
00:14:58Cain had never walked away from me for pack business.
00:15:01And just before he left,
00:15:03I had caught it.
00:15:05That flicker in his eyes.
00:15:07Raw,
00:15:08instinctive desire.
00:15:11Work?
00:15:12Hardly.
00:15:13He was going to see her.
00:15:16When I returned to the pack house,
00:15:18I immediately felt it.
00:15:20The slight dip in the mattress.
00:15:23The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,
00:15:26and lingering scent,
00:15:27thick with unmistakable desire.
00:15:30The thought hit me all at once.
00:15:33Cain and that beta had been here,
00:15:35on this bed.
00:15:36Entwined.
00:15:37My stomach twisted violently.
00:15:40I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,
00:15:42unable to stop.
00:15:44Cain had just come back.
00:15:46The moment he saw me like that,
00:15:48panic flashed across his face.
00:15:51Little wolf,
00:15:52did you eat something bad?
00:15:53I'll call a healer right now.
00:15:57I grabbed his wrist,
00:15:59my eyes still red.
00:16:01I'm fine.
00:16:02I just thought of something disgusting.
00:16:06Cain dropped to his knees beside me,
00:16:09gently patting my back,
00:16:10his expression full of distress.
00:16:13Don't think about things like that.
00:16:15Seeing you like this,
00:16:17it hurts me too.
00:16:19I looked down at him,
00:16:21at the open collar of his shirt,
00:16:23and the marks on his skin.
00:16:26Bite marks,
00:16:27fresh,
00:16:27obvious.
00:16:29Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
00:16:32How strong did Cain have to be
00:16:34to carry another woman's marks on his body
00:16:37and still look at me
00:16:38like I was the only one he cared about?
00:16:41His voice grew sharper,
00:16:43more agitated.
00:16:45Who did this to you?
00:16:47Who made maid?
00:16:49My little wolf like this.
00:16:51Tell me.
00:16:53I'll tear them apart.
00:16:55A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
00:16:59Cain,
00:16:59you're the one who did this to me.
00:17:03Sometime deep into the night,
00:17:04I woke to the sound of a low,
00:17:07restrained growl.
00:17:08Half asleep,
00:17:09I reached out,
00:17:11instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
00:17:14But the bed was empty.
00:17:16I sat up and went downstairs.
00:17:18As I reached the second floor,
00:17:20I heard it.
00:17:22A woman's breathless voice.
00:17:25Soft,
00:17:26broken.
00:17:26I froze for a second,
00:17:29forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,
00:17:32then walked toward the guest room.
00:17:33The door was wide open.
00:17:36Moonlight spilled across the room,
00:17:38illuminating two bodies tangled together.
00:17:42Inside,
00:17:43Cain was bare from the waist up.
00:17:45The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
00:17:48The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
00:17:51Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
00:17:54Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,
00:17:58her voice unsteady.
00:17:59Alpha,
00:18:00the dress I just got today,
00:18:03you already torn it.
00:18:05Cain let out a low chuckle,
00:18:07leaning in close to her ear,
00:18:09his voice rough.
00:18:09You wore it for me,
00:18:13didn't you?
00:18:15I even had the designer make one just for you.
00:18:18So tonight,
00:18:20shouldn't you be satisfying me?
00:18:22She clung to him,
00:18:24her voice breaking,
00:18:26hoarse.
00:18:27Alpha,
00:18:28I can't,
00:18:29I can't take ache anymore.
00:18:32Then,
00:18:33breathless,
00:18:34she tilted her head back.
00:18:36What if Aria sees us?
00:18:39Cain stilled,
00:18:40his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
00:18:43She's useless.
00:18:44She doesn't understand anything.
00:18:47Don't you dare tell her about us.
00:18:49The beta traced circles against his chest,
00:18:52her tone soft,
00:18:53almost hurt.
00:18:54I know.
00:18:55I just,
00:18:57she's about to become your mate,
00:19:00and I'll always have to stay hidden.
00:19:03It makes me sad.
00:19:06Cain's expression softened slightly.
00:19:09You jealous little thing.
00:19:11I already brought you into this house.
00:19:13Isn't that enough?
00:19:14Don't worry.
00:19:16Even after the mate bond,
00:19:18I won't leave you.
00:19:19Whatever area has,
00:19:21you'll have too.
00:19:23Moonlight lit up my face,
00:19:25where I stood outside the door.
00:19:27I covered my mouth,
00:19:29but the tears were already falling,
00:19:31blurring everything.
00:19:33Every sound from inside the room
00:19:35pierced into me like silver blades,
00:19:38carving wound after wound into my chest.
00:19:41I turned and ran,
00:19:43barefoot,
00:19:44straight out into the rain.
00:19:47Cold water soaked through me,
00:19:49but I didn't stop.
00:19:50I just needed to get away,
00:19:52as far away as possible.
00:19:54Through the haze,
00:19:55I thought I saw him.
00:19:57A younger Cain.
00:19:59The one I had once loved.
00:20:02His eyes were clear,
00:20:04sincere,
00:20:05filled with something real.
00:20:08Little wolf,
00:20:09leave him.
00:20:11Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,
00:20:13and never forgive him.
00:20:15My vision burned,
00:20:17as I looked at that memory.
00:20:19At the alpha,
00:20:20I had once given my heart to.
00:20:23Okay.
00:20:24I whispered.
00:20:25I will leave you,
00:20:29and I will never forgive you.
00:20:32I didn't make it back until dawn.
00:20:35The moment I lay down,
00:20:37Cain slipped quietly into the room.
00:20:39He moved carefully,
00:20:41just like always,
00:20:42pulling the blanket over me
00:20:43before drawing me into his arms.
00:20:45His lips brushed softly against my forehead.
00:20:49Little wolf,
00:20:50I really do love you.
00:20:53In three days,
00:20:54you'll become my mate.
00:20:56We'll be together forever.
00:20:59I once saw a line online.
00:21:01When an alpha suddenly becomes gentle,
00:21:05it is usually guilt after betrayal.
00:21:08I never understood it before.
00:21:10Now I did.
00:21:12More than anything,
00:21:13I just wanted time to move faster.
00:21:16I wanted the day I left to come sooner.
00:21:18When I woke up,
00:21:20Cain and the beta were already downstairs having breakfast.
00:21:23The moment he saw me,
00:21:25Cain stood and pulled out a chair for me.
00:21:29He watched as I calmly finished my meal,
00:21:32then guilt flickered across his face.
00:21:36Little wolf,
00:21:37I have to leave for a few days on short notice.
00:21:40For the mate ceremony,
00:21:42just work with the planner.
00:21:43I'll be back as soon as I can.
00:21:45After the ceremony,
00:21:46I'll make it up to you.
00:21:47Wherever you want to go for our honeymoon,
00:21:49I'll take you.
00:21:50I already knew the truth.
00:21:52This wasn't a trip.
00:21:54He was going to take care of her.
00:21:56But I didn't care anymore.
00:21:58I simply nodded.
00:22:01Just before he walked out the door,
00:22:03I called his name one last time.
00:22:05Cain.
00:22:06He paused,
00:22:08then turned back,
00:22:09his expression softening
00:22:11as he reached out to cut my face.
00:22:13Can't bear to see me go, little wolf.
00:22:15It's only a few days.
00:22:18Once we complete the mate bond,
00:22:19you'll see me every day.
00:22:21Cain!
00:22:22From outside,
00:22:23the beta called out to him.
00:22:25Cain leaned in,
00:22:26kissed my cheek,
00:22:27and left in a hurry.
00:22:29I stood there,
00:22:30watching his retreating figure.
00:22:33This was probably the last time
00:22:35I would ever see him.
00:22:38Not long after Cain and the beta left,
00:22:41I received a message from her.
00:22:43Miss Aria,
00:22:44you sensed everything last night,
00:22:46didn't you?
00:22:46I didn't expect you to be this good
00:22:48at holding it in.
00:22:49Cain already promised to spend
00:22:51the next few days with me.
00:22:53Imagine that,
00:22:54your future mate staying with another wolf
00:22:56right before your ceremony.
00:22:58You might be the most pathetic woman
00:23:00in the world.
00:23:01I didn't reply.
00:23:03Instead,
00:23:05I told the servants to gather
00:23:06everything in the villa that belonged to me
00:23:09and pile it in the backyard.
00:23:12Once everything was brought out,
00:23:14I lit a fire.
00:23:15I stood there in silence,
00:23:18watching five years of memories
00:23:20burn away piece by piece.
00:23:23When the last corner turned to ash,
00:23:26so did everything I once felt.
00:23:28There were two days left before I left.
00:23:31Another message came from the beta.
00:23:34This time,
00:23:35it was a photo.
00:23:36A pregnancy test report.
00:23:39Well,
00:23:40looks like I'm really pregnant.
00:23:42Cain's first pup.
00:23:44He's so excited.
00:23:45I still didn't respond.
00:23:48I took out the mate dress
00:23:49and,
00:23:50with my claws,
00:23:51tore it apart piece by piece.
00:23:54This dress,
00:23:56created for me,
00:23:57no longer had any meaning.
00:23:59On the day I was leaving,
00:24:01she sent one last message.
00:24:03Cain is going to complete a mate bond with me.
00:24:06He said he'll give me the same ceremony.
00:24:08He won't let me,
00:24:09or the child suffer.
00:24:11Miss Aria,
00:24:12you should know your place
00:24:13and give up the Luna position.
00:24:15Cain doesn't love you anymore.
00:24:18This time,
00:24:19I replied,
00:24:20I hope your dream comes true soon.
00:24:23After that,
00:24:24I pulled up the villa's surveillance footage.
00:24:27It wasn't just once.
00:24:29Cain had brought her back here again and again,
00:24:32chasing excitement.
00:24:34I copied the videos
00:24:35and sent them to the ceremony planner.
00:24:38This is a surprise I prepared for Cain,
00:24:40make sure it's played-played during the ceremony.
00:24:43Keep it confidential.
00:24:47Once everything was arranged,
00:24:49my phone rang.
00:24:51Cain!
00:24:51There was a trace of apology on his face.
00:24:54Little Wolf,
00:24:55things here aren't finished yet.
00:24:57I won't be back until tomorrow morning.
00:24:59Don't worry,
00:25:00I'll make it before the ceremony.
00:25:02I let out a soft laugh.
00:25:05Okay,
00:25:05I've prepared a surprise for you at the ceremony.
00:25:08His eyes lit up with anticipation.
00:25:12My little wolf prepared something for me?
00:25:14I can't wait.
00:25:16Little Wolf,
00:25:17I've waited five years for you to become my mate.
00:25:19Tomorrow,
00:25:19when you finally become my Luna,
00:25:21I'm so happy.
00:25:23His voice cut off abruptly.
00:25:25His body stiffened for a split second,
00:25:28and a suppressed breath escaped him.
00:25:31A trace of cold mockery flickered in my eyes.
00:25:35Cain,
00:25:36I hope you like the surprise.
00:25:38I hung up before he could respond and walked out of the villa.
00:25:42The car from the fake death agency was already waiting outside.
00:25:47At the airport,
00:25:48I typed a few final lines on my phone before handing it to the staff.
00:25:53Tomorrow,
00:25:54deliver this phone along with the body to the Alpha.
00:25:57Tell him I died at six in the evening,
00:26:00and that I left him a final message.
00:26:02Six o'clock.
00:26:04The exact moment I ended the call.
00:26:07I wanted Cain to believe,
00:26:09that while he was tangled up with that Beta,
00:26:11I had died.
00:26:13That I had chosen death.
00:26:15Those final words I left behind would stay with him forever.
00:26:20A lifetime of guilt he would never escape.
00:26:23The staff member nodded,
00:26:25taking the phone and handing me a new ID and boarding pass.
00:26:28Miss Phoenix,
00:26:31we will erase all surveillance along your route.
00:26:34We wish you a safe journey and a happy life ahead.
00:26:37Phoenix,
00:26:38the name I chose for myself.
00:26:41A symbol of rising from the ashes.
00:26:44Of leaving everything behind.
00:26:46After today,
00:26:48my life would begin again.
00:26:52At the Beta's house.
00:26:53The woman was still softly begging when Cain finally let her go.
00:26:58He caught her wrist,
00:26:59his voice rough.
00:27:01You're pregnant and still acting like this?
00:27:04She leaned into his chest,
00:27:06her tone sweet and coaxing.
00:27:08I was just worried you might be
00:27:10holding back too much.
00:27:13Cain let out a low chuckle
00:27:15and pinched her cheek.
00:27:18Jealous,
00:27:18aren't you?
00:27:19She huffed and turned her face away.
00:27:22You're completing a mate bond with Aria tomorrow?
00:27:25Am I not allowed to feel anything about that?
00:27:27Cain's expression darkened.
00:27:29He released her hand and looked down at her from above,
00:27:32his voice edged with warning.
00:27:34As long as you don't front send life in my front,
00:27:37I can spoil you however I want.
00:27:39But if you forget your place...
00:27:41Her expression shifted.
00:27:43She hadn't expected that even carrying his pup
00:27:46wouldn't change his tone,
00:27:47but she knew how to read the situation.
00:27:51Alpha,
00:27:51I understand.
00:27:52I never intended to compete with Miss Aria
00:27:54for the Luna position.
00:27:56Cain pulled her back into his arms.
00:27:58Good.
00:27:59Don't overthink it.
00:28:01After the honeymoon,
00:28:02I'll spend a full week with you.
00:28:03And don't worry.
00:28:05Even after the mate bond,
00:28:06I won't neglect you or the child.
00:28:07The next day,
00:28:10the mate ceremony.
00:28:11Cain stood at the center of the stage,
00:28:14dressed impeccably,
00:28:15a white rose in his hand.
00:28:17Below him,
00:28:19guests filled the venue,
00:28:20cameras from major media outlets
00:28:22broadcasting the event live across the world.
00:28:26At exactly 12 noon,
00:28:28the ceremony began.
00:28:30The music for the Luna's entrance played.
00:28:33Cain's palms were damp with sweat.
00:28:36The song ended.
00:28:37But the doors remained closed.
00:28:40A murmur spread through the crowd.
00:28:43Just as Cain reached for his phone,
00:28:45the host stepped forward.
00:28:48Ladies and gentlemen,
00:28:49and our Alpha,
00:28:50thank you for your patience.
00:28:51Our Luna mentioned yesterday
00:28:53that she prepared a special surprise.
00:28:55So we've added an extra segment
00:28:56to today's ceremony.
00:28:58Cain relaxed slightly.
00:29:01So this was the surprise I had mentioned.
00:29:03Please direct your attention to the main screen.
00:29:07All eyes lifted.
00:29:09Cain smiled faintly,
00:29:11anticipation in his gaze.
00:29:13But the next second,
00:29:15everything changed.
00:29:19On the screen,
00:29:21their movements unmistakable.
00:29:24At first,
00:29:25the guests were confused.
00:29:27Who are they?
00:29:28How dare they disrupt Alpha Cain's ceremony?
00:29:30But Cain recognized it instantly.
00:29:33It was him.
00:29:34And the Beta.
00:29:36Turn it off!
00:29:37Shut it down right now!
00:29:39His roar tore through the hall.
00:29:42The host rushed backstage,
00:29:44trying to stop the video.
00:29:46But the system had frozen.
00:29:47Nothing responded.
00:29:50The footage continued.
00:29:51And then,
00:29:53their faces came clearly into view.
00:29:55The entire venue erupted.
00:29:58Oh my god!
00:30:00That's Alpha Cain!
00:30:02Did he betray the mate bond?
00:30:04Wasn't he supposed to only love Aria?
00:30:06What is this?
00:30:08Online,
00:30:09the live stream had already drawn
00:30:11nearly 5 million viewers.
00:30:13Comments flooded in.
00:30:15So he's just another Alpha
00:30:16who can't control himself.
00:30:17I can't believe I ever thought he was perfect.
00:30:20Shut down the stream and the screen!
00:30:22Immediately!
00:30:23Cain immediately ordered the stream and screen
00:30:25to be shut down,
00:30:26then grabbed the microphone.
00:30:28Is allowed to speak of this.
00:30:30Not a word.
00:30:32Someone muttered under their breath.
00:30:35Didn't they say this was Aria's surprise?
00:30:37Maybe she already knew.
00:30:40Cain's face went pale.
00:30:42That was the one possibility he refused to accept.
00:30:46He clung to the belief that I was oblivious,
00:30:49that I never checked the surveillance,
00:30:51that as long as no one said anything,
00:30:53I would never know.
00:30:55But I still hadn't appeared.
00:30:57And now,
00:30:59panic began to take hold.
00:31:01He pulled out his phone and sent a message.
00:31:04Little Wolf,
00:31:05are you here?
00:31:07One minute.
00:31:08Two minutes.
00:31:09No reply.
00:31:11His hands began to sweat as he prepared to call.
00:31:15Then,
00:31:16slowly,
00:31:17the doors to the hall opened.
00:31:20Every head turned.
00:31:24Hope lit up Cain's face.
00:31:26He thought his little wolf had finally arrived.
00:31:29The video had already been dealt with.
00:31:32Holding the bouquet,
00:31:34he stepped forward,
00:31:36ready to welcome his mate.
00:31:38He began to extend his hand.
00:31:40And then he froze.
00:31:43The ones entering were not the woman he had been waiting for.
00:31:48It was a group of staff dressed in black.
00:31:51Behind them,
00:31:52they carried a coffin.
00:31:54Rage ignited in Cain's eyes.
00:31:57One of the staff stepped forward,
00:31:59sympathy written across his face.
00:32:02Alpha Cain,
00:32:04your mate took her own life yesterday.
00:32:06Please accept our condolences.
00:32:08Cain didn't believe a word of it.
00:32:10Just yesterday,
00:32:12we had spoken.
00:32:13I had sounded completely fine.
00:32:16How could I be dead?
00:32:18He let out a cold laugh.
00:32:20The video wasn't enough,
00:32:22so now you're making up lies about my mate's death?
00:32:24Tell me,
00:32:25who sent you?
00:32:27The staff member's expression grew even more sympathetic.
00:32:31He gestured toward the coffin.
00:32:33If you don't believe it,
00:32:35you can see for yourself.
00:32:38Cain laughed again,
00:32:39anger sharpening his voice.
00:32:42Fine.
00:32:43Let's see what kind of trick you're trying to pull.
00:32:46He strode toward the coffin.
00:32:48But the moment he looked inside,
00:32:50all the strength drained from his body.
00:32:53Arya.
00:32:54He stumbled forward,
00:32:56dropping to his knees beside the coffin,
00:32:59his hands trembling as he searched for even the slightest difference
00:33:02between the person inside and me.
00:33:04His gaze moved inch by inch.
00:33:07But there was no difference.
00:33:10The woman lying there was me.
00:33:12The same Arya who had been by his side for five years.
00:33:16How could this be?
00:33:18Just yesterday,
00:33:19we had spoken.
00:33:21There had been no sign,
00:33:22no hint that I would choose death.
00:33:27No,
00:33:28this couldn't be real.
00:33:30He clung to denial,
00:33:32telling himself that his little wolf was just angry,
00:33:35that I was upset he hadn't been with me these past few days,
00:33:39that this was some kind of cruel joke.
00:33:41Cain reached out,
00:33:42his hand shaking as he tried to touch my face,
00:33:45as if convincing himself I was only asleep.
00:33:48Little wolf,
00:33:49why is your body so cold?
00:33:52Let me warm you up,
00:33:53okay?
00:33:54Today is our mate ceremony.
00:33:56You wouldn't leave me here alone,
00:33:58would you?
00:34:00By the end,
00:34:01his voice had begun to tremble.
00:34:04A staff member stepped forward
00:34:06and tried to help him up.
00:34:07Alpha Cain,
00:34:08please accept our condolences.
00:34:11Miss Arya has passed.
00:34:14That sentence snapped something inside him.
00:34:17He shoved the man away,
00:34:18his eyes bloodshot as he roared.
00:34:21No, Arya isn't dead!
00:34:24She's just asleep!
00:34:26The staff fell silent for a moment
00:34:28before handing him my phone.
00:34:30Alpha Cain,
00:34:31Miss Arya took her own life yesterday
00:34:32at six in the evening.
00:34:33When we arrived,
00:34:34she said she left you a final message on her phone.
00:34:36The moment those words registered,
00:34:38Cain's heart lurched.
00:34:40If he remembered correctly,
00:34:42that was exactly when our call had ended.
00:34:45Right after that,
00:34:47he had been with the beta.
00:34:49His face turned even paler.
00:34:51With shaking hands,
00:34:53he unlocked the phone.
00:34:54The moment the screen lit up,
00:34:56he saw the note I had left behind.
00:34:59Cain,
00:35:00when I was 22,
00:35:02you were the one who pulled me out of a barren world.
00:35:05You gave me a kind of love I had never known before.
00:35:08These five years with you
00:35:10have been the happiest time of my life.
00:35:13I just never expected that happiness would end so quickly.
00:35:16In only five years,
00:35:18the man who once held me
00:35:20and promised to love me forever disappeared.
00:35:23For you,
00:35:25half a week ago,
00:35:26I risked my life to undergo blood awakening.
00:35:28I only wanted to fully feel your emotions during our mate ceremony.
00:35:33But I never imagined that the first thing I would sense after awakening would be your desire intertwined with another
00:35:38beta.
00:35:38These past two weeks I broke down.
00:35:41I despaired.
00:35:42And in the end,
00:35:44everything went quiet.
00:35:45I understand now.
00:35:48There is no such thing as forever.
00:35:53Thank you for once being part of my life.
00:35:56But in the next life,
00:35:58no,
00:35:58in any life,
00:36:00I never want to meet you again.
00:36:02By the third line,
00:36:04Cain had already lost control.
00:36:06He had never cried in front of anyone.
00:36:09Now,
00:36:10tears fell uncontrollably onto the screen.
00:36:14His face drained of all color.
00:36:16His body swayed,
00:36:18unsteady,
00:36:19before his legs gave out
00:36:21and he collapsed to his knees.
00:36:24Only now did he understand.
00:36:26I had awakened long ago.
00:36:28I had known everything.
00:36:30Fragments of the past two weeks flooded his mind.
00:36:34The gathering where his friends joked about him and the beta.
00:36:38The nights he brought her home.
00:36:40The way he left me before the ceremony,
00:36:43just to be with her.
00:36:44Even that call.
00:36:46When he let the beta interrupt without a second thought.
00:36:50The more he remembered,
00:36:52the sharper the pain in his chest became,
00:36:55until he could barely breathe.
00:36:56What had he done?
00:36:58I had risked my life for blood awakening.
00:37:00And he had taken advantage of what he believed was my weakness.
00:37:05Indulging himself without restraint.
00:37:07He couldn't even begin to imagine it.
00:37:10I had returned home,
00:37:12heart full of anticipation after awakening.
00:37:15Only to be met with the overwhelming sensation of his desire
00:37:19tangled with someone else's.
00:37:22The despair.
00:37:23The collapse.
00:37:25It must have shattered me.
00:37:27Endless pain spread through him.
00:37:29Suffocating.
00:37:31Inescapable.
00:37:32That day,
00:37:33when he heard me say I was leaving,
00:37:35it hadn't been about a friend.
00:37:38It had been about me.
00:37:39The signs had always been there.
00:37:42My death hadn't come out of nowhere.
00:37:45He had simply never seen it.
00:37:47In a daze,
00:37:49he thought he saw himself at 22.
00:37:51That younger version of him looked at him with nothing but disappointment.
00:37:55You betrayed Aria.
00:37:58You broke your mate bond.
00:38:00This is your punishment.
00:38:02Aria has left you forever.
00:38:04And the final lines of my message cut deeper than anything else.
00:38:08The little wolf he loved.
00:38:10Never wanted to meet him again.
00:38:14Only then did he realize how deeply I must have been hurt to write those words.
00:38:20And the one responsible for all of it was him.
00:38:23The moment the guests saw the coffin,
00:38:25shock rippled through the entire venue.
00:38:28Then,
00:38:29everything clicked.
00:38:31The delayed entrance.
00:38:33The explosive video.
00:38:35They understood.
00:38:37I had known all along.
00:38:39The video had been my doing.
00:38:41The coffin,
00:38:43delivered to the ceremony after my death,
00:38:45had been my final arrangement.
00:38:48A heavy silence settled over the crowd,
00:38:51followed by quiet sighs.
00:38:53One by one,
00:38:55the guests who had arrived in celebration began to leave,
00:38:59shaking their heads.
00:39:00In the end,
00:39:02only Cain remained.
00:39:03Kneeling in front of the coffin.
00:39:05At the burial,
00:39:07Cain stood off to the side like a man hollowed out,
00:39:10his expression numb,
00:39:11his soul already broken.
00:39:13Only when the coffin was about to be sealed beneath the earth
00:39:17did he suddenly snap back to himself.
00:39:19He lunged forward.
00:39:21Eyes bloodshot,
00:39:22refusing to let anyone touch it.
00:39:25It took several people working together to drag him back and hold him in place.
00:39:30When the final shovel full of dirt fell,
00:39:33all that remained for him was a gravestone.
00:39:36And the black and white photograph of my smiling face.
00:39:40He broke free from their grip,
00:39:42dropped heavily to his knees,
00:39:44and leaned his forehead against the stone.
00:39:47His hand traced my name as tears slid endlessly down his face.
00:39:51Little wolf,
00:39:52this is all my fault,
00:39:54I'm sorry.
00:39:55But apologies that come too late never reached the one who needed them.
00:40:00Cain returned home like a walking corpse.
00:40:03There was no life left in his face.
00:40:06The moment he pushed open the door,
00:40:09he froze.
00:40:10It had only been three days.
00:40:13Yet the entire house felt unbearably cold.
00:40:17After we got together,
00:40:19I had always liked adding small things to the house,
00:40:22little decorations,
00:40:24soft touches,
00:40:25warm details that slowly turned that cold villa into something that felt like home.
00:40:30Now,
00:40:32there was nothing.
00:40:33Everything was gone.
00:40:35The house had reverted to what it had been five years ago.
00:40:41Cold,
00:40:42empty,
00:40:43lifeless.
00:40:45Cain stood there,
00:40:46staring at the unfamiliar familiarity of it all,
00:40:49on the verge of losing his mind.
00:40:52He summoned all the servants,
00:40:55his voice sharp with anger.
00:40:56Who threw away Arya's things?
00:40:58I never gave that order.
00:41:00Who dared to do it?
00:41:01The servants exchanged uneasy glances.
00:41:05Sir,
00:41:07Miss Arya told us to clear everything out three days ago.
00:41:11She had us pile it all in the backyard.
00:41:13Then she set it on fire herself.
00:41:17The last trace of light drained from Cain's eyes.
00:41:21At that moment,
00:41:22one of the servants stepped forward hesitantly,
00:41:25and opened her palm.
00:41:26Sir,
00:41:27I found this while cleaning a few days ago.
00:41:29It looked valuable.
00:41:31Maybe Miss Arya threw it away by accident.
00:41:34Another servant approached,
00:41:36holding a bundle of white fabric strips.
00:41:39Sir,
00:41:40this was left in the house yesterday.
00:41:42It looked like a mate dress.
00:41:43There was a moonstone in the center,
00:41:45so I didn't dare throw it away.
00:41:50Cain reached out with trembling hands.
00:41:53In one hand,
00:41:54he picked up the ring.
00:41:56In the other,
00:41:57he touched the torn remains of the dress,
00:42:00his fingers brushing over the moonstone engraved with A and K,
00:42:04forever.
00:42:05The engagement ring he had made himself.
00:42:08The mate dress he had specially commissioned.
00:42:11A sharp bone-deep pain spread from his chest through his entire body.
00:42:16He might have wondered,
00:42:17deep down,
00:42:18Aria,
00:42:19did you hate me that much?
00:42:24So much that you chose death to punish him?
00:42:28So much that you erased every trace of the happiness we once had?
00:42:32After the pain came something worse.
00:42:35Endless regret.
00:42:37Today was supposed to be the day he had looked forward to more than anything.
00:42:42The day he would finally complete the mate bond with the woman he loved.
00:42:46But he hadn't realized that he had already been standing at the edge of an abyss.
00:42:51And just as he was about to reach happiness,
00:42:54it struck.
00:42:56Dragging him down.
00:42:58Into a darkness with no end.
00:43:01No light.
00:43:03Not even a single trace.
00:43:07Kane drove everyone out of the house.
00:43:09Alone,
00:43:10he sat on the floor,
00:43:11holding the torn remains of the mate dress in his arms.
00:43:15The ring that once belonged to me now hung from his neck,
00:43:18threaded onto a cord.
00:43:19These were the last things that still carried my scent.
00:43:23With them,
00:43:24it almost felt like I was still there.
00:43:26Then,
00:43:27my phone in his pocket vibrated.
00:43:30He glanced down.
00:43:31A message.
00:43:33From the beta.
00:43:35Aria.
00:43:35So what if today is your mate ceremony?
00:43:38Do you believe I can still call Kane away with just one message?
00:43:41Don't think becoming Luna means anything.
00:43:45I'm carrying Kane's first pup.
00:43:47Tell me.
00:43:48What matters more?
00:43:49Your ceremony or his child?
00:43:52Last night he had his face against my stomach.
00:43:56Saying he couldn't wait for the baby to be born.
00:43:58He's already excited to be a father.
00:44:01That Luna position of yours won't last long.
00:44:04Another message followed.
00:44:06A photo.
00:44:08A photo.
00:44:08A photo.
00:44:09A photo.
00:44:09Pressing his face against her stomach.
00:44:11Kane's fingers tightened around the phone.
00:44:14Then he scrolled up.
00:44:16Message after message.
00:44:19All sent to me.
00:44:21I'm pregnant.
00:44:22Kane and I have been together for a year.
00:44:25You're a pretty pathetic omega.
00:44:28Not just words.
00:44:30There were countless intimate photos.
00:44:34And even a video.
00:44:35The beta.
00:44:36Wearing a mate dress.
00:44:38Beneath him.
00:44:40Kane's breathing grew heavier.
00:44:42He remembered.
00:44:44When she found out about the ceremony.
00:44:46She had insisted on having a dress too.
00:44:49He hadn't thought much of it.
00:44:51Just a dress.
00:44:52He told the designer to make her one as well.
00:44:55By then.
00:44:56I had already awakened.
00:44:59Kane shut his eyes.
00:45:00The memory of the boutique flashed through his mind.
00:45:04My expression.
00:45:05My silence.
00:45:06A sharp pain twisted through his chest.
00:45:09Now he understood.
00:45:11That was why I had torn the mate dress to pieces.
00:45:15His gaze dropped back to the screen.
00:45:18His grip tightened until his knuckles turned white.
00:45:21Rage burned in his eyes.
00:45:24That beta.
00:45:25He had warned her countless times not to tell me anything.
00:45:29And yet she had gone behind his back.
00:45:32Provoking me again and again.
00:45:36His phone suddenly rang.
00:45:39He answered.
00:45:40On the other end.
00:45:42Her voice was trembling.
00:45:44On the verge of tears.
00:45:45Kane.
00:45:46My stomach doesn't feel right.
00:45:49Do you think something's wrong with the baby?
00:45:51Can you take me to the hospital?
00:45:55Of course.
00:45:56I'll be right there.
00:45:57I'll be waiting.
00:45:58The fragile tone was nothing like the messages on my phone.
00:46:02As if she were two completely different people.
00:46:05A cold aura settled over Kane.
00:46:08Her voice immediately brightened.
00:46:10Kane's eyes darkened.
00:46:12Since she wanted to see him so badly.
00:46:15He would make sure she got exactly what she wanted.
00:46:20On the other side.
00:46:21The beta froze for a moment when she heard how quickly Kane agreed.
00:46:25Then a surge of excitement rushed through her.
00:46:28She had assumed that today was Kane's mate ceremony with me.
00:46:32Even if she used the child as an excuse to pull him away.
00:46:35She expected it would take a lot of effort.
00:46:38But he agreed without hesitation.
00:46:40Did that mean her place in Kane's heart had already surpassed mine?
00:46:46Besides.
00:46:47She was carrying his only pup.
00:46:50A determined glint flashed across her eyes.
00:46:53She was probably thinking that even if I became Luna today.
00:46:57There was no guarantee I could hold on to that position.
00:47:01Before Kane arrived.
00:47:03She hurriedly changed into a sheer nightgown.
00:47:06Sprayed on his favorite scent based perfume.
00:47:09And reclined on the couch to wait.
00:47:12When Kane opened the door.
00:47:14The first thing he saw was her lying there in the thin fabric.
00:47:18A trace of coldness flickered through his eyes.
00:47:21So much for a stomach ache.
00:47:23More likely.
00:47:24This was just another trick to pull him away from Aria.
00:47:29It wasn't the first time she had used tactics like this.
00:47:33In the past.
00:47:34Kane treated her as nothing more than a distraction when he was bored.
00:47:38As long as she stayed obedient and catered to him.
00:47:42He didn't mind indulging her a little.
00:47:44But that never meant he would tolerate her trying to take a place that wasn't hers.
00:47:50In his mind.
00:47:51There had only ever been one mate.
00:47:54From beginning to end.
00:47:55That was me.
00:47:56And for my death.
00:47:58She would have to pay the price.
00:48:02The beta didn't notice the chill radiating from him.
00:48:05She was still lost in her fantasy of becoming Luna.
00:48:09When she saw him.
00:48:10She put on a fragile expression.
00:48:12And gently touched her flat stomach.
00:48:15Kane.
00:48:15I know today is your mate ceremony with Aria.
00:48:18I shouldn't have called you back.
00:48:20But my stomach really hurts.
00:48:22This is your first pup.
00:48:23I was worried something might go wrong.
00:48:26So I had no choice but to call.
00:48:29Kane looked at her coldly.
00:48:33Where does it hurt?
00:48:34She didn't catch the icy edge in his voice.
00:48:37She thought he was concerned about her.
00:48:39Just like before.
00:48:41She stepped closer.
00:48:42Wrapping her arms around his neck.
00:48:44And breathing softly near his ear.
00:48:46The baby says it misses its father.
00:48:50She had always been bold about things like this.
00:48:53She believed that my empathic sense was weak.
00:48:56That I could never give a man the same kind of experience in bed.
00:49:00That, in her mind, was the key to keeping Kane.
00:49:03And with the mate ceremony today adding an extra thrill.
00:49:07She was certain she could make him stay the night.
00:49:10She was already imagining how she would message me the next day to provoke me.
00:49:15Completely missing the darkening expression on Kane's face.
00:49:19She took one of his hands and placed it on her stomach.
00:49:23When he didn't react, she guided his hand upward.
00:49:26Just as it was about to reach her chest, Kane slapped her hard across the face.
00:49:30Who gave you permission to touch me?
00:49:33She was knocked to the floor.
00:49:35Five clear finger marks blooming across her cheek.
00:49:39Clutching her swollen face, she stared at him in disbelief.
00:49:43She had been with him for a full year.
00:49:46And he had never laid a hand on her before.
00:49:49What had changed?
00:49:51And she was carrying his child.
00:49:53How could he be so ruthless?
00:49:56Kane!
00:49:58What did I do wrong?
00:49:59Why would you hit me?
00:50:00Haven't we always been like this?
00:50:03Her voice trembled.
00:50:05Tears welling in her eyes.
00:50:07But the sight of her crying did nothing to soften him.
00:50:10His expression grew even darker, like a storm about to break.
00:50:16Who gave you the nerve to tell Aria about us?
00:50:20The beta's face went pale.
00:50:22She hadn't expected Kane to find out, but she still denied it on instinct.
00:50:27Kane!
00:50:27What are you talking about?
00:50:29I didn't say anything to Aria.
00:50:32Kane let out a cold laugh, his hand clamping down hard on her chin.
00:50:36You're still trying to lie?
00:50:39If I hadn't seen those messages myself, I never would have guessed best you had two faces.
00:50:45Playing the obedient little lamb in front of me, while acting arrogant as hell in front of Aria.
00:50:51I've warned you countless times.
00:50:53Aria is the only Omega I have ever truly loved.
00:50:57You are nothing more than a pet I kept around for amusement.
00:51:01You had a hand in Aria's death, and you're going to pay for it.
00:51:06His grip shifted to her throat, fingers tightening with each second.
00:51:11The veins in his arms stood out sharply, making him look terrifying.
00:51:17Driven by the instinct to survive, the beta clawed at his hand with both of hers, but he didn't loosen
00:51:23his grip.
00:51:23She stared at the face she had once been obsessed with, and for the first time, she felt nothing but
00:51:30fear.
00:51:31As the air in her lungs ran out, she forced out a single word.
00:51:38Child.
00:51:40At that word, Kane abruptly released her.
00:51:43She collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, coughing violently, overwhelmed by the relief of still being alive.
00:51:53Kane looked down at her pathetic state without the slightest flicker of emotion.
00:51:57All he could think about was getting rid of the child.
00:52:01It was because of her that I had taken my own life.
00:52:04Now, every time he saw her, he was reminded that she had destroyed the person he loved most.
00:52:11Even the pup in her womb filled him with disgust.
00:52:15But as the beta recovered, a strange sense of joy rose in her heart.
00:52:19It was as if she had forgotten the terror from moments ago.
00:52:24Only one thought echoed in her mind.
00:52:27Aria was dead.
00:52:31Out of jealousy, she hadn't watched the mate ceremony or looked up any news about it.
00:52:37She hadn't expected something so drastic to happen.
00:52:40To her, it had only been a few provocative messages and some suggestive photos.
00:52:47She never imagined I would be so fragile.
00:52:50Still, she felt grateful.
00:52:53This was her chance.
00:52:55Struggling to her feet, tears pooling in her eyes, she grabbed the hem of his shirt and pleaded.
00:53:02Kane, I didn't mean it.
00:53:04I just love you too much.
00:53:05I didn't want our child to be born with a bad name.
00:53:09I never thought Aria would take her own life over this.
00:53:12I was devastated when I heard.
00:53:14But she's gone now.
00:53:16We have to move forward, don't we?
00:53:19I'm carrying your pup.
00:53:21As she spoke, she gently stroked her still flat stomach.
00:53:25She knew Kane had always cared about the child.
00:53:29She assumed he had let her go earlier because he didn't want anything to happen to it.
00:53:33As long as she carried his pup, she believed she held a shield that would protect her from anything.
00:53:40She was wrong.
00:53:42Kane lifted his hand and lightly patted her cheek, his expression utterly cold.
00:53:48If you hadn't mentioned the child, I might have forgotten.
00:53:53Every time I think about how you caused Aria's death, I can't stand the sight of you.
00:53:59A child born from someone like you would only disgust me.
00:54:02The darkness in his tone finally made fear sink in.
00:54:06She stumbled back, clutching her lower abdomen with both hands, her voice trembling.
00:54:14Kane, what are you going to do to my child?
00:54:17He stepped closer, his voice cold and venomous.
00:54:21I'm having someone take you to the hospital to get rid of it.
00:54:25As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out his phone and ordered his bodyguards to take her away for
00:54:31the procedure.
00:54:33Come up, take her to the hospital and arrange the procedure immediately.
00:54:37Tears streaming down her face.
00:54:38No, this is your child too, Kane.
00:54:42How can you do this?
00:54:44Despair filled her expression.
00:54:46She couldn't believe he could be this heartless, completely indifferent to the life inside her.
00:54:54Just yesterday, he had pressed his ear against her stomach.
00:54:58I want our child's first word to be, dad.
00:55:02And now, he could order its death without even blinking.
00:55:06No, she would never accept this.
00:55:09This is a living being.
00:55:11It's the result of our love.
00:55:14Kane, just imagine it.
00:55:16Our child growing up, calling you dad and me mom.
00:55:20Wouldn't that be a beautiful life?
00:55:23She knew Kane hated being threatened, so she tried to appeal to his emotions.
00:55:29But he remained towering over her, his expression cold and unfeeling.
00:55:34Love?
00:55:35There's nothing noble about what we have.
00:55:39It's nothing but a physical relationship.
00:55:41The only person I love is Arya.
00:55:43The bodyguards rushed in as soon as they got the call.
00:55:46They pushed the door open and grabbed the trembling beta, preparing to take her to the hospital as ordered.
00:55:53She struggled desperately, but they were professionally trained.
00:55:57There was no way she could break free.
00:56:00As she was about to be dragged out, she screamed at Kane with everything she had left.
00:56:06Kane, you say you only love Arya, but we spent so many nights together.
00:56:11Did none of that mean anything to you?
00:56:14You told me you loved me too!
00:56:16Kane didn't react at all.
00:56:18He simply motioned for the bodyguards to take her away.
00:56:21All the way to the hospital she fought against them, even trying to call out to the doctors and nurses
00:56:28for help.
00:56:29But this was a private hospital owned by Kane's company.
00:56:33Everyone there knew exactly who he was.
00:56:36Whatever he said, they followed.
00:56:38She was strapped to the operating table.
00:56:41As the anesthesia was injected, her consciousness slowly faded away.
00:56:47When she woke up again, even the slightest movement sent a heavy ache through her lower abdomen.
00:56:53Her pup was gone.
00:56:56The light in her eyes had completely faded.
00:56:59She stared blankly at the ceiling, hollow and motionless.
00:57:03After confirming with the doctor that the procedure was complete, Kane came to her bedside.
00:57:09When you're discharged, leave this city.
00:57:11I don't want to see you again.
00:57:15Every time he looked at her, he was reminded of his betrayal.
00:57:19Reminded of my death.
00:57:21It felt like his heart was being carved apart.
00:57:24The beta's eyes shifted slightly.
00:57:27She already understood that becoming Luna was no longer possible.
00:57:30Now, she couldn't even remain as his lover.
00:57:34So, she gave up on everything.
00:57:39Kane, do you think you're some kind of tragic romantic now?
00:57:43You got rid of the illegitimate child, drove away your mistress,
00:57:47and now you get to mourn your dead lover all by yourself?
00:57:52Her mocking tone made Kane's fists clench.
00:57:55He shot her a sharp warning look.
00:57:57Enough.
00:57:58The first time we slept together, I didn't beg you.
00:58:01You were the one who couldn't resist and pushed me down.
00:58:04And a few days ago, you were the one who brought me home.
00:58:08You came downstairs in the middle of the night to find me.
00:58:11I never forced you.
00:58:13Arya's death was your doing.
00:58:15You're the one who drove her to it.
00:58:18Kane had already known, deep down,
00:58:21that his betrayal was what led to my death.
00:58:24But hearing it spoken so bluntly felt like a knife plunging into his heart all over again,
00:58:31tearing it open and leaving it bleeding.
00:58:34After a full day of spreading online,
00:58:36the news of Kane cheating with a beta had completely exploded across the internet.
00:58:41Trending topics were flooded with his name.
00:58:45Kane scandal.
00:58:46Kane cheating with a beta.
00:58:49Arya suicide.
00:58:51A month ago, Kane's public courtship had already caused a massive sensation.
00:58:57He had even promised,
00:58:58The upcoming mate ceremony will be more spectacular than anything anyone has ever seen.
00:59:03People everywhere had been waiting to witness what they called,
00:59:07the mate ceremony of the century.
00:59:09So when that highly anticipated ceremony turned into a funeral,
00:59:15when news broke that an Omega had taken her own life after discovering her alpha's betrayal,
00:59:21and even had her coffin delivered to the ceremony site,
00:59:25it instantly captured everyone's attention.
00:59:29Kane's carefully crafted image shattered overnight.
00:59:34He went from being the most desired alpha online to a man universally condemned for destroying the person he claimed
00:59:41to love.
00:59:42I'm done believing in love.
00:59:44What kind of trash alpha is this?
00:59:47Arya deserved so much better.
00:59:49Why would she end her life over someone like him?
00:59:53Are all alphas like this?
00:59:55Acting one way in public and another behind closed doors?
00:59:58It's disgusting.
00:59:59I actually believed in their perfect love story.
01:00:02The backlash was relentless.
01:00:06Companies that had partnered with Kane's group began cutting ties one after another.
01:00:11In no time the entire corporation was thrown into turmoil.
01:00:16But Kane himself had shut himself inside his bedroom.
01:00:20He lay curled up on the bed, eyes closed,
01:00:24clutching the torn mate ceremony suit I had ripped apart,
01:00:27as if holding it close could somehow bring back my scent.
01:00:30His parents, who had been overseas on business,
01:00:34rushed back as soon as they heard the news.
01:00:37It took everything in the process to step back to plan to start a business
01:00:40and keep the company from spiraling further.
01:00:44The moment they finished handling corporate matters,
01:00:47they hurried straight to the villa.
01:00:50As soon as they walked in, a servant approached them anxiously.
01:00:54Sir, ma'am, the young master hasn't left his room for over a day.
01:00:58We've brought food upstairs, but he won't eat.
01:01:01He won't answer the door either.
01:01:04We didn't dare force our way in.
01:01:06But it's been so long, we're worried something might have happened.
01:01:09The moment they heard this, both of them felt their hearts drop.
01:01:13They hadn't realized their son had deteriorated to the point of refusing to eat.
01:01:19They rushed upstairs.
01:01:20Just as the servant had said, no matter how hard they knocked, there was no response.
01:01:26No matter how many times they called his name, there was only silence.
01:01:31Kane's mother's voice trembled with fear.
01:01:33Do you think something's happened to him?
01:01:37Break the door down.
01:01:41When the door was forced open, they found the curtains drawn tightly shut, blocking out
01:01:46every trace of light.
01:01:48Kane remained curled up on the bed, still clutching the torn mate ceremony suit.
01:01:52Even with everyone entering the room, he didn't react at all.
01:01:56The moment his mother saw how gaunt his face had become, her eyes filled with tears.
01:02:03England.
01:02:05Standing in front of the sprawling Ashford Manor, I still felt like I was dreaming.
01:02:11I was no longer Phoenix.
01:02:13Now, I was Lyra Phoenix.
01:02:16I never imagined that a simple trip abroad would lead me to finding my biological parents.
01:02:24On the plane, a well-dressed woman seated next to me kept glancing in my direction.
01:02:29Out of politeness, I greeted her first, and we quickly fell into conversation.
01:02:35She told me she was part of the werewolf kind, a Chinese family settled in England.
01:02:41This trip back had been for one reason only, she was searching for her missing daughter.
01:02:47She and her husband had been running businesses overseas for years.
01:02:51When their youngest daughter was born, it happened to be during a full moon, and they were in China
01:02:57at the time.
01:02:58They decided to stay an extra month, and leave after the baby's one-month milestone.
01:03:04But the day before they were supposed to leave, their daughter disappeared.
01:03:09They called the police immediately, and searched with friends, but after an entire month, there
01:03:15was still no trace.
01:03:16The authorities believed the child had likely been trafficked, and the chances of finding
01:03:22her were slim.
01:03:23With their visas expiring, they had no choice but to leave the country.
01:03:28Even so, they never gave up.
01:03:31They entrusted friends in China to continue searching, and every year, they returned to that same city, staying
01:03:38for a full month to look for her.
01:03:41This was the 26th year.
01:03:44Everyone around them had urged them to let go, but they held on to the smallest thread of
01:03:49hope.
01:03:50This time, they had returned empty-handed once again.
01:03:54But when she saw me, she felt an unexplainable sense of familiarity.
01:03:59That was why she had kept looking at me.
01:04:03Strangely enough, I felt the same warmth from her, without even realizing it, I began telling
01:04:10her about my past.
01:04:11When she learned I was an orphan, and that I came from the same city where her daughter
01:04:16had gone missing, her emotions became visibly stirred.
01:04:20She grasped my hands tightly, and asked if I would be willing to take a DNA test after we
01:04:26landed.
01:04:27Looking at the hopeful expressions on both her face and her husband's, I found myself
01:04:33nodding.
01:04:36The moment we got off the plane, they had their driver take us straight to the fastest GenCore
01:04:42lab available.
01:04:44The wait felt endless.
01:04:46But when the results finally came back, everything changed.
01:04:50I was their daughter.
01:04:52The moment they saw the confirmation, they pulled me into their arms and broke down in
01:04:58tears.
01:04:59And for the first time in my life, I understood something I had never known before.
01:05:04I was not unwanted.
01:05:07My parents loved me.
01:05:08They had spent 26 years searching for me.
01:05:13After asking for my opinion, they kept the name Phoenix for me, but added a first name.
01:05:19Lyra.
01:05:19From that moment on, I became Lyra Phoenix.
01:05:24Ever since they found out who I was, my mother refused to let go of my hand, her eyes filled
01:05:31with warmth and affection.
01:05:33Even my father, who carried himself with quiet restraint, couldn't hide the redness in his
01:05:38eyes as he looked at me.
01:05:41When we arrived at the estate, my mother led me eagerly to a bedroom door, like she had been
01:05:46waiting for this moment forever.
01:05:48Phoenix, your father and I have been waiting for you to come home.
01:05:53We've kept your room exactly as it was for 26 years.
01:05:56Now you're finally here, and it finally has its owner.
01:06:00Her voice trembled as she spoke.
01:06:03My father gently placed a hand on her shoulder, then nodded toward the door.
01:06:07Go on.
01:06:09Take a look.
01:06:10See if you like what we prepared for you.
01:06:13A warmth spread through my chest, something I had never felt before.
01:06:18Family.
01:06:19I pushed open the heavy door.
01:06:21Inside was a beautifully styled European vintage bed.
01:06:26A window beside it looked out over the back garden, the view stretching peacefully into the
01:06:31distance.
01:06:33The entire room was covered in soft carpeting, and right in the center sat a neat stack of boxes.
01:06:42Curious, I asked, what's in these?
01:06:45My father stepped forward, picked one up, and handed it to me.
01:06:49Open it and see.
01:06:50I carefully unwrapped it.
01:06:53Inside was a diamond bracelet.
01:06:56A realization hit me instantly.
01:06:59I rushed to open the rest.
01:07:00A princess dress.
01:07:02A crown.
01:07:04A necklace.
01:07:06One after another.
01:07:08There were exactly 26 items.
01:07:12No more, no less.
01:07:14My eyes burned as tears welled up.
01:07:17These were birthday gifts.
01:07:19Even when I wasn't with them, they had prepared one for me every single year, waiting for the
01:07:25day I would finally come home and open them.
01:07:29Growing up in the orphanage, the bullying had convinced me that no one in this world would
01:07:34ever love me.
01:07:36So when Cain entered my life like a blazing light, I fell for him without hesitation.
01:07:42But now I finally understood.
01:07:45Even when I didn't know it, my parents had always loved me.
01:07:49I stepped forward and wrapped my arms tightly around them.
01:07:53Mom, Dad, I'm home.
01:07:56My mom looked at me helplessly.
01:07:59Phoenix, I promise he's a good person.
01:08:03Just meet him once.
01:08:04If you don't like him, I'll find a way to call it off, okay?
01:08:08The first problem I faced after coming home turned out to be an arranged match.
01:08:14Back when my mom and her best friend were pregnant at the same time, they made a promise.
01:08:19If one had a boy and the other a girl, they would arrange a future match.
01:08:24If the children were the same gender, they would grow up like siblings.
01:08:28When they found out it was a boy and a girl, they were thrilled.
01:08:32They thought their friendship would turn into family.
01:08:35But not long after, I was taken.
01:08:38The arrangement was put on hold.
01:08:41A few days ago, after confirming that I was single, my mom and her friend brought it up
01:08:47again at the same time.
01:08:48The man was still single too.
01:08:51So the two mothers decided to revive the arrangement and let us meet.
01:08:57After five years in a failed relationship, I still hadn't fully recovered.
01:09:03The idea of starting something new made me uneasy.
01:09:06But I didn't want to tell my mom everything I had been through.
01:09:09I didn't want her to worry, so I agreed to meet him.
01:09:13I figured I would just explain things clearly in person.
01:09:17Even being friends would be fine.
01:09:20The moment I nodded, my mom lit up with excitement, and immediately started setting a time, as
01:09:26if afraid something might change.
01:09:28The two mothers scheduled dinner for that very afternoon at the estate.
01:09:33By the afternoon, my mom had even called in a stylist to get me ready.
01:09:38I had no choice but to let her fuss over me.
01:09:42What I didn't expect was that when I finally met my so-called fiancΓ©, I recognized him instantly.
01:09:51You?
01:09:53You?
01:09:54We spoke at the same time.
01:09:56I stared at the man in front of me, surprised.
01:09:59It was Vincent Gray.
01:10:01Vincent clearly hadn't expected it either.
01:10:03My mom and his mother exchanged a knowing look, smiles flickering across their faces as they quickly made excuses to
01:10:11leave, giving us space.
01:10:12For a moment, the large garden felt awkwardly quiet with just the two of us.
01:10:18Vincent broke the silence first.
01:10:21Aria.
01:10:22I didn't expect the daughter the Lyra family found to be you.
01:10:25We had gone to the same university back in China, studying in the same major.
01:10:30I nodded.
01:10:32Given the relationship between our families, he must have already heard what happened to me.
01:10:37There was no need to explain further.
01:10:40He hesitated slightly before speaking again.
01:10:44Aria.
01:10:46I remember your empathic sense.
01:10:49I instinctively touched the back of my neck.
01:10:52I had never told my parents about my weak empathic sense.
01:10:56I didn't want them to know how unhappy my childhood had been.
01:11:00It would only make them feel guilty, so I told him everything.
01:11:04My five-year relationship with Cain, how it ended, and how my empathic sense finally went through its awakening.
01:11:12At the end, I added quietly,
01:11:14Vincent, I need you to keep this between us.
01:11:18I don't want my parents to worry.
01:11:20He pretended to think for a moment, then said with a hint of reluctance,
01:11:24I can do that.
01:11:28But I have one condition.
01:11:32I blinked in surprise.
01:11:34I hadn't interacted with Vincent much before, but I remembered him as easygoing and kind.
01:11:40Still, I was asking him for a favor.
01:11:43It was only fair.
01:11:44What's the condition?
01:11:46He smiled, a playful glint in his eyes.
01:11:50Can I stop calling you Aria and call you Phoenix instead?
01:11:54And you don't have to call me Vincent so formally either.
01:11:57I hadn't expected something so simple.
01:12:00Ever since I changed my name, people around me had been calling me Phoenix.
01:12:05But somehow, hearing it from him felt... different.
01:12:09Of course, Vincent.
01:12:12Thinking about the arranged match, I hesitated before finally gathering the courage to speak.
01:12:18Vincent, you already know I just came out of a failed relationship.
01:12:25I'm not ready for anything new right now.
01:12:29About the arrangement.
01:12:30I had assumed that me being an Omega might make him feel embarrassed or slighted,
01:12:35but his expression stayed calm.
01:12:37It's fine.
01:12:40I'll explain it to my mum.
01:12:43Honestly, on my way here, I was already thinking about how to bring this up.
01:12:48Restrawn this up.
01:12:49Without affecting our family's relationship.
01:12:51He paused, then smiled.
01:12:54I didn't expect the Lyra family's daughter to be you.
01:12:58Even if we call off the arrangement, we can still be good friends, right?
01:13:03Relief washed over me.
01:13:05I smiled and nodded.
01:13:07Of course.
01:13:07Maybe it was because we had shared the same university.
01:13:11The same memories.
01:13:12Having just arrived in England, everything still felt unfamiliar.
01:13:17But with Vincent, I felt a sense of ease I hadn't expected.
01:13:22We started talking about the past, and I realized we had so many shared interests.
01:13:28Before long, we grew closer, even meeting up from time to time to hang out.
01:13:34One day, after feeding seagulls by the coast, Vincent walked me back home.
01:13:39We ended up standing by the front gate, laughing and talking about everything that had happened earlier.
01:13:45I don't know how long we stood there.
01:13:47Then, from behind me, I heard a familiar voice.
01:13:51Little wolf.
01:13:54After spotting a familiar figure in the news, Cain used every connection he had to track down her identity.
01:14:01Because the Lyra family had deep roots overseas while Cain remained in China, it took him half a month to
01:14:08finally uncover information about me.
01:14:10The moment he saw the photo from the banquet, he knew that was his little wolf.
01:14:18Even with a different name, he was certain there was no mistaking it.
01:14:23He immediately began digging for the Lyra family's address.
01:14:27Once he confirmed it, he rushed to catch the earliest flight to England.
01:14:32On the way, he must have imagined countless scenarios of seeing me again.
01:14:37He thought the most likely outcome was that I would still be angry and refuse to speak to him.
01:14:43But that didn't matter.
01:14:45As long as he could see me, that would be enough.
01:14:48After experiencing my death, he had come to realize more than ever that he could not live without me.
01:14:54He planned to apologize sincerely, to promise that he would never be tempted by another Omega again.
01:15:02He even imagined that once I forgave him, he would hold an even grander mate ceremony,
01:15:09one that would surpass anything before it, and declare his love to the world.
01:15:14What he didn't expect was that when he finally saw me again, a month later, I was already standing beside
01:15:22another Alpha.
01:15:24Vincent and I had been talking, completely absorbed, for nearly an hour.
01:15:30Cain stood behind a wall like an intruder peeking into someone else's happiness.
01:15:35But the moment he saw that familiar figure, longing crashed over him like a tidal wave.
01:15:42Just before he could no longer hold it in, he finally called out the name he had been repeating in
01:15:48his mind.
01:15:49After nearly a month, he was seeing me again, alive.
01:15:54His eyes reddened, his voice unsteady.
01:15:57Little wolf, I finally found you.
01:16:00You're not dead.
01:16:02You're really here.
01:16:05He instinctively ignored the Alpha, standing beside me.
01:16:10The moment I heard that familiar voice, I let out a quiet sigh.
01:16:15I had always known the fake death wouldn't fool Cain forever.
01:16:19I just hadn't expected him to track me down in England this quickly.
01:16:24I gave Vincent a subtle look, signaling him to leave first.
01:16:29Then I turned around, my expression cold as I looked straight at Cain.
01:16:40Cain finally recalled everything he had learned over the past two weeks.
01:16:44His little wolf was never an orphan.
01:16:47I was Phoenix, the lost daughter of the Lyra family, their most cherished child.
01:16:53Little wolf.
01:16:54No, Phoenix.
01:16:56I know I was wrong.
01:16:58I've already dealt with the beta.
01:17:01The child is gone too.
01:17:04Can you forgive me?
01:17:06With his intelligence, it didn't take much to figure out that the body at the mate ceremony had been staged.
01:17:13It was nothing more than my way of escaping after my heart had already died.
01:17:18Now that he had finally found me again, the person he had thought about day and night,
01:17:23he was determined to apologize and beg for forgiveness.
01:17:27I let out a quiet laugh.
01:17:29I had seen with my own eyes how he treated the beta.
01:17:33And now he could dismiss everything so easily, saying he had taken care of her and the pup as if
01:17:39it meant nothing.
01:17:40I used to think he had simply transferred his love from me to someone else.
01:17:46Now, I understood the truth.
01:17:49He was rotten to the core.
01:17:51He didn't truly love anyone.
01:17:53Only himself.
01:17:54Cain, I regret ever loving you.
01:17:58Those few simple words drained all the color from Cain's face.
01:18:03He couldn't understand it.
01:18:05For five years, we had been so in love.
01:18:08We had been happy.
01:18:09How could I regret it now?
01:18:11And that word regret...
01:18:13Did it mean I didn't love him anymore?
01:18:18The thought alone made his chest tighten with pain.
01:18:22No.
01:18:23That couldn't be true.
01:18:25It had only been a month.
01:18:27How could I have stopped loving him so quickly?
01:18:30In his mind, I was still angry.
01:18:33I just hadn't forgiven him yet.
01:18:35Cain stepped forward reaching for my hand.
01:18:39Wanting to explain before he could touch me,
01:18:42I took a step back putting distance between us.
01:18:46The hurt in his expression was obvious,
01:18:48but he quickly tried to explain himself.
01:18:52Phoenix, I don't mean anything else.
01:18:54I just want to explain.
01:18:57Believe me, I've only ever loved you.
01:19:02I never had real feelings for that beta.
01:19:06Can you forgive me and come back with me?
01:19:09I promise, there will never be another Omega around me again.
01:19:13I swear I'll only love you.
01:19:16We can have an even grander mate ceremony.
01:19:19By the end, there was a flicker of hope in his eyes.
01:19:23I didn't react.
01:19:25My expression remained cold.
01:19:28Five years ago, when you got together with me,
01:19:30you made the same promise.
01:19:32You said you would only love me.
01:19:36And you still cheated.
01:19:46When I first discovered his betrayal, the pain had been unbearable.
01:19:52There was even a moment when I hesitated.
01:19:54Because he still treated me the same as before.
01:19:58I thought maybe I could pretend nothing had happened.
01:20:02Maybe we could complete the mate bond.
01:20:05And he would continue to treat me well.
01:20:08Maybe he would keep the other Omega out of my sight.
01:20:12But after lie, after lie, after seeing him entangled with the beta, with my own eyes, I realized I couldn't
01:20:21do it.
01:20:21But I couldn't live like nothing had happened.
01:20:25What I wanted had always been something real.
01:20:28A love that was honest.
01:20:32And once Cain tainted that love, I no longer wanted it.
01:20:37Back then, I had already made my decision.
01:20:40I would never forgive him.
01:20:42I turned to leave.
01:20:44But Cain wasn't ready to give up.
01:20:47In a moment of panic, he grabbed my wrist.
01:20:52Little wolf, I swear.
01:20:54My heart has always belonged to you.
01:20:56You're the only one I love.
01:20:58I pulled free from his grip and looked at him.
01:21:02The urgency and sincerity on his face didn't seem fake.
01:21:05But I only let out a soft, humorless laugh.
01:21:10Love me?
01:21:12You talked about the beta with your friends right in front of me.
01:21:17Was that love?
01:21:20You had my mate ceremony designer make a dress for her.
01:21:24Was that love?
01:21:27You snuck downstairs in the middle of the night to see her while I was asleep.
01:21:30Was that love?
01:21:32If that's your version of love, it's cheap.
01:21:35I don't want it.
01:21:37With every word Cain's face grew paler.
01:21:41By the end he looked like he could barely stand.
01:21:45My words cut into him like a blade.
01:21:47Tearing his heart apart piece by piece.
01:21:50Never in his life had Cain hated himself this much.
01:21:54If he had never gotten involved with the beta in the first place, none of this would have happened.
01:22:02Cain's voice trembled slightly.
01:22:04Little wolf, are you really never going to forgive me?
01:22:08I nodded without hesitation.
01:22:11That's right.
01:22:12Never.
01:22:13I didn't wait to see his reaction.
01:22:16I turned and walked inside.
01:22:19The next day, Vincent and I had plans to attend a concert.
01:22:24Ever since my empathic sense went through its awakening, I had grown especially sensitive to emotions.
01:22:38Vincent happened to be a huge fan of classical music, and every time I went to a concert with him,
01:22:44I learned something new.
01:22:49Cain's stood outside the estate the entire night.
01:22:52My words from yesterday echoed endlessly in his mind.
01:22:56What once felt like relief after his first time with the beta had now come back like a blade, striking
01:23:02him full force.
01:23:04Still, he wanted one more chance.
01:23:07He refused to believe that five years of love could be erased so completely.
01:23:13After getting Vincent's message, I headed downstairs, humming like a carefree bird.
01:23:19My mom, who was having breakfast, teased me when she saw me.
01:23:23Who was the one who said they didn't want to meet him?
01:23:26Now it looks like you can't wait to see him every day.
01:23:29I'd say this match is looking pretty promising.
01:23:31Mom, we're just friends.
01:23:34But for some reason, I felt my cheeks warm.
01:23:38I quickly ran out the door.
01:23:40The tickets for today's concert were hard to get, and Vincent had told me that one of his favorite cellists
01:23:46would be performing.
01:23:48The moment I stepped outside, I saw Cain standing off to the side, completely still.
01:23:55I acted as if I hadn't seen him, and ran straight toward Vincent.
01:24:00He was holding a sandwich, and handed it to me naturally.
01:24:04My mom asked me to bring this for you.
01:24:07I took a bite.
01:24:11My eyes lighting up.
01:24:13Aunt Grace's cooking is as amazing as ever.
01:24:16Come on, we're gonna be late.
01:24:19You still haven't told me who else is performing today.
01:24:23Cain remained where he was, watching as I walked farther and farther away.
01:24:29The moment I stepped out, he had wanted to call out to me.
01:24:33To try one last time.
01:24:34But then, he saw the light in my eyes.
01:24:38That bright, eager happiness.
01:24:41It was a look he knew all too well.
01:24:44Back when we were together, I used to look at him like that all the time.
01:24:48But now, he hadn't seen it, in nearly two months.
01:24:55When he thought back to the days before I staged my death, he realized something.
01:25:00Back then, my eyes had been empty, like still water without a ripple.
01:25:06Nothing could stir any emotion in me.
01:25:09And yet, at the beginning of our relationship, I had looked at him the way I had just looked at
01:25:15Vincent.
01:25:17That was when he finally understood.
01:25:20What this relationship had left me with was nothing but pain.
01:25:24He had no right to ask for my forgiveness anymore.
01:25:27He booked a flight back home that same afternoon.
01:25:32Before leaving, he realized he didn't have my current number.
01:25:36So he borrowed a piece of paper and a pen from a passerby, and wrote a message.
01:25:41He placed it somewhere visible by the gate.
01:25:45After one last look at the place where I would spend the rest of my life,
01:25:50he got into the car, and left.
01:25:55A gust of wind lifted the paper into the air.
01:26:02On it, there was only one sentence.
01:26:06Little wolf, please let me call you that a last time.
01:26:09Little wolf, please let me call you that a last time.
01:26:12I'm sorry.
01:26:13I wish you a lifetime of happiness.
01:26:16Spring in England
01:26:17Vincent and I walked through the rose garden at Ashford Manor.
01:26:22Phoenix.
01:26:23Vincent said stopping in his tracks.
01:26:25His expression was more serious than I had ever seen before.
01:26:29I know you're not ready right now.
01:26:31But I want you to know, if one day you're willing to believe in love again.
01:26:36I'll be here waiting.
01:26:37I looked at him, warmth spreading through my chest.
01:26:40Maybe, one day, I would believe in love again.
01:26:46But for now, I was content.
01:26:49Loved by my parents.
01:26:51Surrounded by friends.
01:26:53Running freely under the moonlight.
01:26:55Feeling the breeze.
01:26:57And breathing in the scent of flowers.
01:27:00I am Phoenix.
01:27:02And I have risen from the ashes.
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