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Kiss My Corpse
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00:00Just because I forget to bring my mate's lover back, leaving her alone in the wilderness for three hours,
00:05he flies into a rage and throws me into an abandoned well in the desolate countryside.
00:14You need to experience the torment that Belinda was put through.
00:18The well is deep and narrow, forcing me to curl up in my wolf form.
00:22I struggle to breathe, I plead for mercy and beg for forgiveness.
00:26However, all he does is tell me off icily.
00:29Stay there and repent for your sins.
00:31You'll only understand the dignity required of Eluna once you learn your lesson from this.
00:35He orders his men to seal the well with a large boulder.
00:38I let out anguished howls and roars as I claw my way upward.
00:42However, I only fall back down over and over again.
00:45The walls of the well are covered in my claw marks.
00:48I continue like this until I can't make a sound through my parched throat.
00:52Half a month later, my mate's heart softens when he sees the birthday gift I've prepared in advance for him.
00:57He decides to end my punishment, unbeknownst to him.
01:01Worms and snakes have already gnawed my body beyond recognition at the bottom of the well.
01:06When Connor Turner saw the craftsman's gift, a thought crossed his mind.
01:11He hadn't seen me in a while.
01:12Strange. Clara hasn't come to cause trouble lately.
01:16Did she finally learn her place?
01:18Exactly. She was spoiled rotten. A little suffering will do her good.
01:23His warrior, Duncan Dixon, hesitated before speaking cautiously.
01:27Alpha. Luna.
01:30She's still in that well.
01:36Connor's pen stilled for a fraction of a second, then resumed as if the words meant nothing.
01:41I assumed she'd had enough by now. Let her reflect a little longer.
01:45Duncan looked troubled.
01:47She hasn't made a sound for days, and there's a terrible stench coming from down the well.
01:51Do you want to check on her?
01:53Connor remained indifferent.
01:54She's probably faking it. Pretending to be all pitiful so we'd let her out.
02:00Someone like her would do anything to survive.
02:02She's likely already skinned and eaten the venomous snakes in there.
02:05With all that blood and rot, no wonder it reeks.
02:09Duncan wanted to say more, but Connor cut him off, irritated.
02:12Enough. I'll have her released before my birthday banquet tomorrow.
02:16As long as she learns her lesson and apologizes to Belinda, I'll let this go.
02:21Checking his pocket watch, Connor dismissed Duncan and turned to welcome Belinda Carter,
02:27who had just returned from seeing the witch doctor, Tamara Howe.
02:31Dr. Howe, how is Belinda?
02:34He asked.
02:35Tamara's fingers curled around the gold coins Belinda had slipped her,
02:38her lips twisting into a satisfied smile.
02:41Belinda coughed weakly, her frail body sinking into Connor's embrace.
02:46Alpha, I feel much better.
02:48You don't have to bear Luna's fault.
02:50Connor gazed at her tenderly.
02:53You're too kind, Belinda.
02:55But don't worry.
02:57Clara has been punished.
02:59She won't trouble you again.
03:00As they shared their tender moment, I chuckled softly behind them.
03:04But no one noticed.
03:06There was nothing I could do to Belinda anymore.
03:08After all, I was already dead.
03:10I struggled in despair for days.
03:13But even in my final moments, I couldn't lie down and rest.
03:17The well was too narrow, too cramped.
03:20I couldn't even sit.
03:21Days without water had left my hair falling out in patches.
03:24My exposed skin shriveled and dry.
03:27Venomous snakes coiled around my limbs, while maggots and insects feasted on my flesh.
03:32When my soul finally broke free, I didn't dare look back at the well.
03:36Yet in the quiet of that memory, another scene surfaced unbidden.
03:40Our last night together before everything shattered.
03:43Moonlight spilled like silver silk across our chamber.
03:46Connor had drawn me close, his strong hands tracing slow, reverent paths along the curve of my spine.
03:52Igniting warmth that bloomed beneath my skin like starlight.
03:56We moved together in a dance, as ancient as the moon's pull.
04:00Bodies entwining with fluid grace.
04:03Breaths mingling in soft gasps of shared wonder.
04:06His lips brushed my neck, my shoulders.
04:09Every touch a whispered promise.
04:11Our rhythms rising and falling like gentle waves beneath a velvet sky until we crested together in luminous release.
04:17Wrapped in each other's arms as if the world held only us.
04:21Belinda's eyes gleamed with satisfaction, though she was quick to mask it with a delicate sigh.
04:27Alpha, you don't have to do this.
04:28I never wanted her to be punished.
04:31If you keep going, Luna will end up blaming me.
04:34Connor's tone was unwavering.
04:36She wouldn't dare.
04:40Don't worry.
04:42After this, she'll think twice before acting out again.
04:46Unless she wants to find herself back in that well.
04:49She's always been so proud.
04:51But after being trapped down there, forced to relieve herself like an animal,
04:56I doubt she'd ever risk this punishment again.
05:01So he knew.
05:02He knew my pride was everything, yet he chose to strip it from me, to hand me the most degrading
05:08death imaginable.
05:09My carefully maintained nails raked against the jagged stone walls as I tried to climb.
05:15But the moment my fingers grazed the edge, the guards shoved me back down.
05:25Then Connor ordered the well to be sealed, preventing any rainwater from reaching the depths, effectively
05:31guaranteeing my thirst.
05:32Weak and shaking, I stood in the darkness, feeling the insects and snakes gnawing at my
05:37toes.
05:38My survival instinct screamed at me to lower my head and sink my teeth into whatever I could
05:43catch.
05:43But the cramped confines denied even the basic movement of a crouch.
05:48With the last of my strength, I cast a whisperbind spell, sending my desperate plea directly to his ears.
05:54But all I received in return was his merciless judgment.
05:57You're already terrified from a few insect bites.
06:00Did you ever think about how helpless Belinda felt when you left her to be torn apart by those
06:06beasts?
06:06His words snuffed out the final ember of hope.
06:10And the irony?
06:11The one who ultimately begged for my release was Belinda herself, if only to uphold her
06:16gentle, saintly image.
06:18After enough sighs and tearful requests, Connor relented, though irritation sharpened his
06:23voice.
06:24Duncan, get Luna out.
06:26Have her cleaned up before she comes to apologize.
06:30I don't want her filth staining Belinda's presence.
06:32Belinda's eyes shimmered with feigned pain, as if recalling a nightmare.
06:37Alpha, when Luna's out, you should comfort her.
06:40I know better than anyone how terrifying it is to be alone in the wild for so long.
06:49Comfort her.
06:50She deserves this.
06:52Because of her mistake, the convoy left you behind, and you were forced to walk alone
06:57through the woods for half an hour before making it back to the pack.
07:00You were nearly dragged off by a starving beast.
07:03I can't even imagine how frightened you must have been.
07:06And yet, you're still so kind and too forgiving.
07:10That's why Clara keeps taking things too far.
07:12Connor's so-called righteous fury on Belinda's behalf was nothing short of ridiculous.
07:17Just two weeks ago, I had led a trading convoy to negotiate with a neighboring pack.
07:22Because of my status as Luna, they treated me with the utmost respect, which clearly didn't
07:27sit well with Belinda.
07:28She cornered me when no one was looking, her voice dripping with venom.
07:33So what if you're Luna?
07:35The Alpha doesn't even care about you.
07:38I didn't bother responding.
07:39I simply brushed past her and climbed into my car.
07:43Yet unexpectedly, she was unwilling to travel in the slightly worn-down jeep.
07:47Consequently, she was left behind in the wilderness.
07:50By the time Connor and his men found her, a giant eagle had its talons wrapped around her.
07:55She was battered, trembling, barely clinging to life.
07:59I only ever wanted to admire you from afar, Alpha.
08:03I never imagined even that would be taken from me.
08:06I hope Luna will take good care of you.
08:10Then I'll have no regrets.
08:12Connor howled in agony, cradling her like she was the most precious thing in the world.
08:16I stood at the edge of the crowd, watching with cold indifference.
08:20After all, given a werewolf's innate prowess, even the weakest Omega was capable of nocturnal hunts.
08:26A bald eagle?
08:26It was a triviality, a speck against our might.
08:30And Belinda had only been in the wilderness for three hours.
08:33However, when Connor seized my ear and forced me into the depths of the forsaken well,
08:37the facade of indifference shattered.
08:39Clara, Belinda has night likenesses, and you left her wandering alone in the dark.
08:45Her sister was carried off by vultures when she was a child.
08:49She's been terrified of giant birds ever since.
08:51Do you even understand what you put her through?
08:53I'll make sure you understand that being Luna doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.
08:57If you refuse to admit your mistakes, then don't even think about coming out.
09:01Even now, he sat there, arrogant and self-righteous, waiting for me to break,
09:05waiting for me to crawl back and admit I was wrong.
09:08But this time, things wouldn't go his way.
09:11Alpha!
09:14Luna, she stopped breathing.
09:16I watched Connor closely, searching his face for the slightest trace of regret.
09:21But all I saw was mild annoyance.
09:24What did you say?
09:27Clara is dead.
09:28Duncan kept his head lowered, not daring to meet Connor's gaze.
09:32Yes.
09:33Luna, she was trapped in that well for over ten days.
09:36No food.
09:38No water.
09:39She...
09:40She didn't make it.
09:41Connor scoffed, as if he had just heard the most ridiculous joke.
09:45Oh.
09:45She's still bluffing.
09:47Fine.
09:48If she's really dead, then call the priest for a ritual.
09:52Toss her corpse into the sea.
09:54And let's see where playing dead gets her.
09:56His cruelty sickened me.
09:58I desperately sought to elevate my soul, to distance myself from him.
10:02However, an unseen tether held me fast, dragging me inexorably back.
10:07And then I realized the force binding me wasn't Connor himself, but the wolf spirit bracelet he wore.
10:13The bracelet, woven from wolf bone and silver thread, was an ancient relic of my father.
10:18More than that, it was the token of love I had once given Connor.
10:23I used to be like Cinderella, that pitiful girl.
10:26My father had been the alpha of the Starlight Pack.
10:29But after my mother's death, he remarried and brought another woman and her children into our home.
10:34When dad left for campaigns, those children tormented me for sport.
10:38When I was 12, they cornered me yet again, taunting and laughing.
10:42That was the day Connor happened to pass by and save me.
10:45After that, I began sneaking into Black Claw Pack territory, just to catch a glimpse of him.
10:50That was when I realized he too was bullied by his siblings.
10:53I fell for him completely.
10:55So, when the moon goddess prophesied that we were fated mates, I was overjoyed.
11:00My heart nearly burst with happiness.
11:02Too blinded by love to notice the flicker of displeasure in his eyes as we sealed our bond.
11:06I didn't know then.
11:08I didn't realize the only reason Connor married me was for the wolf spirit bracelet.
11:12With it, he could win the trust and loyalty of my father's warriors.
11:16Until I handed it over, he played the role of the perfect mate.
11:19He left water by my bedside each night and brought me fresh flowers when he returned home.
11:26I fell even deeper for him.
11:28Without hesitation, I gave him the bracelet.
11:30With the power of the wolf spirit bracelet, Connor quickly crushed his siblings and claimed the title of Alpha of
11:36the Black Claw Pack.
11:38But was I truly just a pawn to him?
11:40I didn't think so.
11:41I wasn't naive.
11:43The small, fleeting smiles he let slip when he thought no one was watching.
11:47The quiet care he still showed me.
11:49Even after obtaining the bracelet.
11:51These were all signs.
11:52Signs that, despite everything, Connor was slowly falling for me too.
11:56In the early days of our mating, our nights had been sacred.
11:59He would carry me to our bed as though I were made of moonlight.
12:02His fingers weaving through my hair while our bodies aligned in perfect harmony.
12:06We moved as one under the canopy of stars, visible through the open window, each caress a brush of silk
12:12and fire.
12:13Our shared breaths rising like a symphony until ecstasy unfolded in waves of pure, glowing bliss, leaving us tangled and
12:20peaceful in the afterglow.
12:21Connor's lips curled into a mocking smirk.
12:24You really think she'd die that easily?
12:26I know better than anyone how tough she is.
12:31Belinda laughed, her voice dripping with amusement.
12:34That's right.
12:35Our Luna is the kind of woman who could stomach a live snake.
12:40She may have gone days without food or water, but I believe she'll survive.
12:45The gathered maids giggled at the remark, but Connor's smile faltered for just a second.
12:50Watching his expression stiffened, I felt a flicker of satisfaction.
12:54So, you do feel a little guilty after all.
12:57I remembered the day when Connor had been captured in a battle against the rogues.
13:02To save him, I infiltrated their base camp alone.
13:04By the time I reached his cell, I was bleeding, barely standing.
13:08But when our eyes met, there was no mistaking the shock and gratitude in his gaze.
13:13We disguised ourselves as low-ranking rogue soldiers, blending in to make our escape.
13:18It might have worked until the rogues handed out food, snakes and centipedes, still raw, crawling and alive.
13:25We hesitated.
13:26Even as werewolves, we weren't feral.
13:29We weren't like them.
13:30We had standards.
13:31Nobility did not stoop to eating like the mindless beasts we fought against.
13:36Connor's hesitation drew suspicion, making them question our identities.
13:40I had no choice.
13:42Before anyone could question us, I tilted my head back and swallowed those filthy creatures, earning the rogues' trust.
13:48Connor appeared shocked.
13:50Later, after we successfully escaped, some of the witnesses spread the story.
13:54Over time, rumors began to circulate that I had eaten raw snake flesh just to survive.
13:59But within our pack, the mere mention of it drew Connor's furious ire.
14:03He wouldn't tolerate a single word of it.
14:05For a while, things between us were good.
14:08I saw it in the way he looked at me, in the rare softness of his smile.
14:11For the first time, I thought I had finally cracked through the ice around his heart.
14:15But then Belinda returned.
14:17She was his childhood sweetheart, the girl who had once comforted him when he was at his lowest.
14:21Three years of marriage, three years of effort, shattered the moment she stepped back into his life.
14:26I snapped back to the present just as Connor waved Duncan off impatiently.
14:31Tell her if she doesn't come out now.
14:33She can rot in that well for another month.
14:36Duncan visibly flinched but did not move to follow the order.
14:40Connor's voice sharpened, laced with undeniable authority.
14:44Why are you still standing there?
14:45Or do you want to join her too?
14:47Duncan trembled and backed away quickly as Connor turned, slipping a possessive arm around Belinda's waist.
14:53Belinda, don't go easy on her when she comes out.
14:55Make her apologize to you.
14:56I don't care if she's Luna.
14:58She needs to learn what happens when she crosses someone I care about.
15:04Clara, you really think this little stunt will fool me?
15:07Connor's words were barely audible and within them, a subtle, almost swallowed hesitation.
15:12As the minutes passed, his patience began to wear thin.
15:15Why is it taking so long?
15:17Is she still testing me?
15:19A sharp edge crept into Connor's voice, betraying his annoyance.
15:22I'll see what she's doing.
15:23He stated, his voice a chilling blend of coldness and suppressed rage.
15:28Connor then marched toward the well.
15:29But as he neared the well's edge, a revolting odor assaulted his senses.
15:34His brow creased in disgust and his golden eyes flashed with revulsion.
15:39What is that stench?
15:41Connor's tone turned sharp and demanding.
15:44Clara, what are you doing?
15:46I'm letting you out and you're still refusing.
15:49What?
15:50Planning to live down there forever?
15:52He stepped closer, peering into the darkness.
15:55Moonlight streamed in, illuminating the bottom.
15:58And then he saw it.
15:59My lifeless body lay there, still and broken, like a discarded, ruined doll.
16:04A chill ran down Connor's spine, his hair standing on end as he stumbled back in disbelief.
16:10Who?
16:13Who put this disgusting thing in the well?
16:15His chest heaved, each breath sharp and ragged.
16:19Where's Clara?
16:21Find her!
16:23Does she think she can escape punishment by tossing a fake corpse down there?
16:27Bring her to me now!
16:29I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of his words.
16:32My body was right there.
16:34Where exactly did he expect to find me?
16:37Alpha.
16:39Luna is truly dead.
16:41Her corpse is already decomposing.
16:43Lies!
16:44Do you take me for a fool?
16:46Connor roared, drawing his bracelet in a fit of rage.
16:50And in one swift motion, he cut down the warrior who had spoken, his head hitting the ground with a
16:55sickening thud.
16:55If anyone else dares conspire with Luna in this deception, you'll share his fate.
17:04His golden eyes burned with a dangerous gleam as he turned to his warriors.
17:08I don't care what I takes.
17:11Find her!
17:13Connor ordered the well to be sealed shut with iron and sent out his best trackers and hounds across the
17:19land.
17:20He tore through every inch of land, desperate to uncover any sign of me.
17:24Belinda stepped forward, slipping her arm around his waist.
17:28Alpha.
17:29Don't be upset.
17:31I'll always be here for you.
17:33Connor's grip tightened around her hand, but he didn't pull her closer.
17:37His voice wavered just slightly.
17:39This time, she's gone too far to stage her own demise.
17:44A blatant act of defiance.
17:47Don't worry.
17:48She will not escape her due.
17:49When I retrieve her, I'll make sure she kneels before you and begs for forgiveness.
17:56His fingers drummed against the windowsill, the rhythm growing faster, betraying the unease he refused to name.
18:01His warriors, known for their flawless tracking skills, scoured every inch of land.
18:07Yet, no matter how many warriors or hounds he sent out, they all circled back to the same place, the
18:12abandoned well.
18:13His frustration boiled over as he paced furiously around it, refusing to believe that the corpse inside was mine.
18:20Then, as if struck by sudden inspiration, he snapped his fingers.
18:25I see it now.
18:27She must have used a burrowing technique.
18:30That's why the hounds keep leading us here.
18:33He turned sharply to his warriors.
18:35Go!
18:36Bring me the burrowing specialists.
18:37I need to know precisely where she vanished.
18:41Connor's warriors dug for three days and three nights, tearing apart the earth around the well.
18:46But no matter how deep they went, there was nothing.
18:49Only the well remained untouched, sealed under Connor's orders, forbidden for anyone to disturb.
18:55At last, one warrior hesitated before speaking.
18:58Alpha, we've tried everything.
19:02Luna, she might be in the well.
19:04Connor's sharp gaze bore into the warrior.
19:06After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
19:10Open it.
19:11Bring out the corpse.
19:12Connor's warriors wrestled with the iron seal covering the well before descending into the abyss and retrieved what remained of
19:19me.
19:20Finally, after an eternity in the blackness, they pulled my body into the light.
19:24It was no longer recognizable.
19:26A foul, viscous substance that sent waves of nausea through the air.
19:29What little was left of me was placed in an icebox carved from frozen blocks and carried before him.
19:35His brows tightened as the stench hit him, sharp and stinging.
19:38His eyes watered, but he held his gaze, refusing to look away.
19:43A long silence stretched as Connor's hand stayed upon the white cloth draped over my remains.
19:49Finally, he carefully lifted a corner, scrutinizing my left hand.
19:53Thankfully, my hands had primarily remained intact.
19:56Avoiding the writhing maggots, he searched until he found my ring.
19:59His fingers trembled as he slid it off.
20:02That was all the confirmation he needed.
20:04I was gone.
20:05That ring had been my mother's wedding gift to me.
20:08The one thing I cherished more than anything.
20:10I had once sworn that no matter where I fled, even to the ends of the earth, I would never
20:15part with it.
20:16Connor staggered as if something inside him had shattered.
20:19His expression twisted, his breathing unsteady.
20:22And yet, all I felt was disgust.
20:24I had died just as he wanted.
20:26So why did he look like he was breaking?
20:28Aside from that brief moment when Connor saw my ring and let his sorrow slip through,
20:32he never showed grief again, life went on as usual.
20:36He worked, he led, he ruled, unshaken, as if nothing had changed.
20:41But old habits betrayed him when he returned to the castle we'd once shared.
20:45He would instinctively reach back to hand off his coat, calling my name, only to be met with silence.
20:50Then, realizing I wasn't there, a flicker of confusion would cross his face before he recovered,
20:56as if the moment never happened.
20:58When the Black Claw Pax Festival approached,
21:00his warriors brought him reports on the supplies and preparations.
21:04Frustrated, he waved them off.
21:07Just let Luna handle it.
21:09Don't bother me with this.
21:12Then, seeing their hesitant silence, that same confusion flickered again.
21:17I understood his reaction all too well.
21:20When my father died in battle, I reacted the same way.
21:23There was only numbness, a strange sense of detachment whenever his name was mentioned.
21:27It wasn't until it happened, over and over, that the numbness gave way to grief.
21:32His warrior once told me that I had struggled to accept my father's death because I had loved him too
21:36much.
21:37And that was why I couldn't bear to face reality.
21:39So why was Connor reacting the same way?
21:42Did he love me?
21:43The thought was absurd.
21:44He was the one responsible for my death.
21:46How could he possibly love me?
21:48Yet, strangely enough, despite knowing I was dead, Connor refused to bury me.
21:53He ordered his warriors to keep my body locked away in the ice chambers.
21:57The elders urged him to cremate me, to lay me to rest.
22:01He ignored them every time.
22:03Then came the night of the annual festival.
22:06Connor stood before the gathered pack, his voice steady.
22:09He honored the fallen warriors who had died protecting the pack.
22:12Speaking of their sacrifice and bravery, his words rang with conviction and his presence was commanding.
22:17The crowd watched him in reverence as he lifted the torch, ready to light the ceremonial pyre.
22:23Then, instinctively, he reached back.
22:25His fingers grasped nothing but empty air.
22:28I knew in an instant what had happened.
22:30He had been reaching for me.
22:31Every year I had stood beside him during this moment.
22:34Every year our hands held the torch together, and we lit the pyre together.
22:39His triumphant expression froze.
22:41The torch slipped from his grasp, landing in the dirt.
22:44A tremor ran through his body.
22:45He could no longer hold it in.
22:47He fell to his knees and broke into sobs.
22:50When Connor finally accepted that I would never return, he drowned himself in alcohol.
22:55Sometimes, in his drunken stupor, he would curse my name, calling me a cruel woman for how I had treated
23:01Belinda.
23:02But more often, he would scream for me, stumbling into the ice chamber where my corpse was kept,
23:07pressing desperate kisses against my decaying flesh.
23:10Even I, the owner of that body, found it revolting.
23:13When his drinking began interfering with his duties, the elders could no longer stand idly by.
23:19They summoned Belinda, hoping she could pull him from his downward spiral.
23:22She arrived just in time to witness the nightmare, Connor clutching my rotting corpse in his arms.
23:28Her face turned deathly pale.
23:30A gag tore from her throat and she doubled over, retching.
23:33Alpha, what are you doing?
23:35But Connor didn't respond.
23:37He just held on to me, drinking like the world outside no longer mattered.
23:41Belinda lingered at the entrance, horror flickering across her face.
23:45But after a long hesitation, she finally stepped forward, stealing herself and snatched the bottle from his grip.
23:51Connor lashed out in blind fury, his hand locking around her throat, squeezing until she was on the verge of
23:57suffocation.
23:57Only then did he recognize her.
24:00Horror flashed across his face as he hastily let go.
24:05Belinda.
24:06God.
24:07What have I done?
24:09Belinda clutched her throat, greedily sucking in air.
24:12Fear flickered in her gaze for a moment.
24:14But she quickly smoothed her expression and tried to comfort him.
24:18It's okay.
24:20Alpha.
24:21I know you're just overwhelmed with grief.
24:24She paused before carefully asking.
24:26Alpha, are you in so much pain?
24:30Because you loved Luna.
24:31Connor stiffened like a wounded beast backed into a corner.
24:35Love her?
24:37He let out a bitter laugh.
24:39That's ridiculous.
24:40I only married her to secure her father's former allies, to strengthen my position.
24:47Then a shaky breath escaped him, a single tear betraying his carefully constructed facade.
24:53So why?
24:54Why this unbearable hurt?
24:57Seeing Connor like this, Belinda's expression flickered with panic.
25:01She forced a smile and quickly changed the subject.
25:05She said,
25:06You're just too kind hearted.
25:08Even though you didn't love Luna, she was still your mate.
25:12It's only natural that her death would affect you.
25:16But I know you'll move past this soon, because you don't love Luna.
25:21Each word was deliberate, calculated.
25:24Like a drowning man clinging to driftwood, Connor seized onto her reassurance.
25:29He echoed.
25:30Yes.
25:31Yes.
25:32You're right.
25:33I don't love her.
25:34I couldn't have killed someone I love.
25:36After several repetitions, Connor regained his composure.
25:40With Belinda by his side, he left the ice chamber and returned to the rhythms of his daily life.
25:44That day, Connor returned to his duties and rode along the pack's borders with his warriors, when a sudden and
25:50powerful force crashed down on them.
25:52A presence so immense that the air itself seemed to shudder beneath its weight.
25:57His head snapped up.
25:58A group of warriors strode toward him.
26:00And at the front, an older werewolf led them.
26:02His silver-white fur was streaked with gray.
26:05His icy gaze locked onto Connor with seething rage.
26:08Connor, you bastard!
26:12You killed Clara!
26:14A flicker of panic shot through Connor's golden eyes.
26:17But he schooled his features, forcing composure.
26:20Harold, why have you come back?
26:22Unlike Connor's unease, my heart clenched the moment I saw Harold Nunez.
26:26Tears welled up in my eyes.
26:29Harold was the current alpha of the Starlight Pack and had once been my father's most trusted warrior.
26:35For years, Harold and my father had fought side by side, bound by loyalty and brotherhood.
26:40Before my father's death, he had entrusted Harold with leading the Starlight Pack and with protecting me.
26:45Harold had handed me the Starlight Pack's sacred symbol, the Wolf Spirit Bracelet, a public declaration that he would forever
26:51follow my command.
26:53After my father's death, Harold had been my guardian.
26:56He had even helped with my wedding, despite his own misgivings.
26:59He did many things to help Connor, all for my sake.
27:02Looking at him after so long, I finally noticed how dull his once-vibrant eyes had become.
27:08His hands trembled at the mere mention of my name.
27:10A sharp pain twisted in my chest.
27:13I'm sorry, Harold. I never meant for you to suffer because of me.
27:16Harold's voice was low, like distant thunder, as he pressed the tip of his dagger against Connor's throat.
27:22Clara's life must be paid for with your blood.
27:26Connor was caught off guard.
27:27He barely had time to raise his arm in defense before Harold struck again, his attacks relentless as a storm.
27:34Blow after blow forced Connor back.
27:37You promised me!
27:38Harold growled, his voice laced with fury.
27:41You swore you'd give Clara eternal happiness, and because of that promise, I helped you kill your two brothers!
27:49There was a collective gasp from the crowd.
27:51Connor's two older brothers had died under mysterious circumstances.
27:55For years, their deaths had been called an accident, an unfortunate twist of fate.
28:00But now, Harold had shattered that illusion, revealing that Connor had orchestrated their deaths.
28:06Harold! Stop making things up!
28:09Connor barked, desperately dodging another strike.
28:12The next moment, Harold lunged his claws a deadly arc targeting Connor's throat.
28:17Though he managed to deflect the blow, the force of the attack still cut deep into his shoulder.
28:22Blood bloomed across his torn clothing.
28:24Connor dropped to his knees before Harold.
28:26Seeing their alpha in trouble, his warriors drew their swords, ready to fight Harold and his warriors.
28:32But Harold did not press the attack.
28:34I understood why. This was still Connor's territory.
28:37Harold said coldly,
28:38Give me Clara's corpse.
28:41Connor's eyes widened.
28:43No, that's impossible!
28:46Clara was Black Claw Pax Luna.
28:48She must be buried here!
28:50Harold's snarl split through the air.
28:52But she was the daughter of our former alpha from the Starlight Pack.
28:55She was like a precious niece to me.
28:57And you killed her with your own hands.
29:00And now you refuse to lay her to rest!
29:02You defile the dead with your selfishness!
29:06Connor,
29:07if you don't hand Clara's body over today,
29:09I will bring the Starlight Pack to attack your Black Claw Pack tomorrow.
29:14Hearing Harold's threat,
29:15Connor's warriors urged him to comply with Harold's demands.
29:19No one in their right mind wanted to fight Harold Nunez,
29:22the god of war.
29:23After hearing everyone's pleas,
29:25Connor reluctantly yielded to Harold's demand.
29:28He led Harold to the ice chamber where my corpse was kept.
29:31The moment Harold saw the state of my remains,
29:33his eyes reddened with grief.
29:35Then, without warning,
29:36he struck Connor with a heavy fist.
29:40You wretched thing!
29:42Harold spat,
29:43his voice thick with emotion.
29:44If I had known you would one day kill her,
29:47that day,
29:48when she found you blind and helpless,
29:50when she saved you...
29:52I should have ended you then!
29:54Even if she would have hated me for it!
29:56Connor froze in place at his words.
29:58What do you mean?
29:59Clara saved me when we were children.
30:01He asked,
30:02his voice full of disbelief.
30:03But Harold and the others ignored his question.
30:06They lifted the icebox containing my corpse.
30:08Moving swiftly.
30:09Connor barely had a moment to process the revelation
30:12before he saw them taking me away.
30:14A scream tore from his throat.
30:16You can't take Clara!
30:18You can't separate us!
30:19I regret it!
30:20I love Clara!
30:22I truly loved her.
30:25Please,
30:26don't take her away!
30:27Connor crumpled to his knees,
30:29his pleas echoing unheard.
30:31Harold and the others moved with cold efficiency,
30:34ignoring his desperate cries.
30:35Only when my corpse was secured atop the carriage,
30:38did Harold settle onto it,
30:40his gaze falling upon the kneeling figure.
30:42Too late.
30:43He declared,
30:44his voice like ice.
30:46Connor pursued Harold's carriage relentlessly
30:49until his wounds betrayed him.
30:51He stumbled,
30:51then fell,
30:52hitting the ground with a painful thud.
30:54Belinda hurried over to help him up.
30:56Alpha,
30:57are you alright?
30:58Connor looked in the direction
30:59where Harold and the others had gone.
31:01His face filled with pain.
31:02Then suddenly something snapped in place.
31:05He turned to Belinda and asked,
31:07Belinda,
31:08when I was twelve,
31:09my brothers abandoned me in the wilderness again.
31:12I was poisoned by those damn toxic plants
31:14and lost my sight for weeks.
31:16You searched for me alone in the dark for days
31:18until you found me.
31:20And because of that,
31:21you developed night blindness.
31:23Connor's voice was quiet,
31:24but his golden eyes bore into her.
31:26Belinda,
31:27was it really you who saved me back then?
31:29Belinda's eyes shifted nervously.
31:31Of course it was me.
31:33Alpha.
31:35Why would you even ask that?
31:37Connor watched Belinda's face intently.
31:39Her discomfort became palpable,
31:41and there was a visible shift
31:43in her posture and demeanor.
31:45After a long pause,
31:46Connor spoke.
31:47Then tell me,
31:48when you found me
31:49in the southern part of the forest,
31:51how did you bring me back?
31:52Belinda let out a small breath,
31:54her relief almost too obvious.
31:56She smiled softly.
31:58I remember it vividly
31:59like it was just yesterday.
32:01At the time,
32:01I had no choice
32:02but to carry you back.
32:04I was weak,
32:05and I even stumbled once
32:06along the way back.
32:07You're lying.
32:08Connor shouted,
32:09now fully alert and agitated.
32:11I wasn't in the southern part.
32:12I was on the western side.
32:14Connor seized Belinda's shoulders,
32:16his claws digging deep
32:17until blood seeped
32:19through her clothes.
32:20You're lying, aren't you?
32:21You weren't the one
32:22who saved me, were you?
32:23Tell me you didn't lie.
32:25Tell me!
32:26Connor roared,
32:27his eyes bloodshot,
32:28desperate for an answer,
32:29proving he hadn't been wrong.
32:31Behind them,
32:32I laughed through my tears.
32:33So this was it.
32:35Belinda had taken credit
32:36for my actions.
32:37That was why she,
32:38a mere maid to Connor's brother,
32:40had stood by his side
32:41without question.
32:42That was why Connor
32:43had loved her so deeply,
32:45because he thought
32:46she was the one
32:46who saved him.
32:47Because of that,
32:48he had thrown my life away
32:49for hers.
32:50I recalled that when I was 12,
32:53I had found Connor,
32:54beaten and bloodied,
32:55and I had saved him.
32:57I never told him my name.
32:58I wanted to protect his pride.
33:00And when he recovered,
33:01I had someone else
33:02return him home.
33:03A bitter regret
33:04gnawed at me.
33:05Why did I act so selflessly,
33:07yet remain anonymous?
33:08Had I known my kindness
33:09would ultimately lead
33:11to my demise,
33:11I would have ensured he knew.
33:13Hey, Connor!
33:14It was me, Clara.
33:16I saved you.
33:17Connor rushed back home,
33:18frantically flipping
33:19through my diary.
33:20Keeping a diary
33:21had become a habit of mine
33:22since I was six.
33:24When I married him,
33:25I brought it from my family home.
33:26With trembling hands,
33:27he found the entry
33:28from when I was 12.
33:31December 17th.
33:32The moon was bright tonight.
33:34I heard Connor's brothers
33:35bullied him
33:36and left him in the wilderness.
33:37So I knew I had to hurry
33:39and save him.
33:40I couldn't tell Dad.
33:41He would have stopped me
33:42from going to the western
33:43part of the forest.
33:44So I went alone.
33:45The forest was dark and quiet,
33:47and I was a little scared.
33:49But I kept going.
33:50Every step felt heavy.
33:51But I knew I couldn't give up.
33:53Finally, I found him
33:54by a big old tree,
33:55lying on the ground,
33:56his body covered in cuts
33:58and bruises,
33:59his breath weak.
34:00I took out the healing herbs
34:01mom taught me to pick,
34:02crushed them,
34:03and applied them
34:04to his wounds gently.
34:05He winced in pain,
34:07but didn't wake up.
34:08I stayed with him all night,
34:10keeping him warm
34:11with my cloak,
34:12talking to him softly,
34:13even though I knew
34:14he couldn't hear me.
34:15When he opened his eyes
34:16the next morning,
34:17he looked confused
34:18and asked who I was.
34:19I ran away.
34:20I was shy,
34:21and I didn't want him
34:22to feel embarrassed
34:23for being saved by a girl.
34:25Connor's hands shook
34:25even more violently
34:26as he read,
34:27tears dripping
34:28onto the yellowed pages,
34:30blurring the words
34:31I had written so carefully.
34:33He covered his face
34:34with his hands,
34:35shoulders shaking,
34:36and a hoarse sob
34:37escaped from between
34:38his fingers.
34:40December 18th.
34:41Was the forest
34:42always this terrifying
34:43at night?
34:44Luckily,
34:45I had finally found him.
34:47When I discovered him
34:48in the trap,
34:49his silver-white fur
34:50was coated in poison vine sap,
34:52and his golden eyes
34:53were dull and unfocused.
34:55He couldn't see.
34:56I panicked for a moment,
34:57but I remembered mom's words.
34:59Calm down,
34:59or you'll lose both of you.
35:01I took out the antidote leaves
35:03I hid in my pocket,
35:04chewed them until
35:05they turned into paste,
35:06and gently fed them to him.
35:08He struggled a little at first,
35:09but then he swallowed them quietly.
35:11I sat beside him,
35:12patting his back softly,
35:14like mom does when I'm sick.
35:16December 23rd.
35:17He asked me who I was.
35:19He must have been ashamed,
35:20realizing a young girl
35:21had seen him at his weakest.
35:23So I disguised my voice
35:25and roughened it
35:25to sound like a grown man.
35:27He saw through it.
35:28He laughed.
35:29His laugh was so beautiful.
35:30He said my voice
35:31sounded like a little bird,
35:33soft and clear.
35:33I blushed so hard
35:35that I hid my face
35:35behind my hands.
35:36He didn't ask again,
35:37just talk to me
35:38about small things,
35:39about the stars,
35:40about the forest,
35:42about how he hated
35:43his brothers for bullying him.
35:44I listened quietly,
35:45and for a moment,
35:47I forgot how scared
35:48I was to be alone
35:49in the forest.
35:50No!
35:52No!
35:54Clara!
35:56His voice cracked.
35:57Why didn't you tell me?
36:00Why didn't you tell me?
36:01He cried out my name,
36:03and as he read,
36:04tears continuously
36:05streamed down his face.
36:06He held my diary
36:07as he collapsed.
36:09His heart throbbed
36:10with a pain
36:10that shook him to his core.
36:11I stood before him,
36:13watching.
36:13My heart didn't ache anymore.
36:15All that was left
36:16was a cold emptiness,
36:17like the ice cellar
36:18where he had kept my body.
36:20I wanted to reach out
36:21and touch him,
36:22but my hand passed
36:22right through his shoulder.
36:24We were no longer
36:25in the same world.
36:26Connor hugged the diary
36:27tightly to his chest,
36:28as if it were the only
36:30piece of me left
36:30in this world.
36:31His sobs echoed
36:32in the empty room,
36:33hoarse and desperate,
36:35like a wounded beast
36:36crying out
36:36for its lost mate.
36:37A cold laugh
36:39escaped my lips.
36:40Regret.
36:42Connor.
36:43Before my consciousness
36:44faded in that deep well,
36:46I regretted a thousand times
36:47more than you ever will now.
36:49If I had known
36:50this would be my end,
36:52I never would have saved you.
36:53I should have left you
36:55in that forest.
36:56I should have let you rot.
36:57For a full day and night,
36:59Connor sat in my room,
37:00completely still,
37:02staring at my diary.
37:03He didn't eat or drink.
37:04It seemed he was finally
37:06beginning to truly see me
37:07for the first time.
37:08When my words spoke of joy,
37:10he laughed.
37:11When they whispered of sorrow,
37:12his eyes darkened,
37:13rimmed with red.
37:14And by the time
37:15he reached the final page,
37:17he finally realized
37:18just how much
37:19I had loved him,
37:20how much of my happiness
37:21had revolved around him,
37:22and how much of my suffering
37:24had been caused by him.
37:25Connor curled up on the floor,
37:26holding the diary close,
37:28pressing desperate kisses
37:30against its cover
37:31as if it were my face.
37:32His body shook violently,
37:34and silent tears
37:35soaked the cover of the diary,
37:37leaving dark, wet marks.
37:38He didn't make a sound,
37:39but his grief was so thick
37:41it filled the entire room,
37:43suffocating even me,
37:44a spirit with no physical form.
37:46Do you see it now, Connor?
37:48All the love I gave you,
37:49all the pain I endured for you,
37:51you threw it all away for a lie.
37:52You killed the only person
37:53who ever truly loved you.
37:56Claire, I'm sorry.
37:58He choked out.
37:59I regret it so much.
38:01Please, please come back to me.
38:03Come back to me.
38:04Will you?
38:05I sat beside him,
38:07emotionless,
38:08watching his agony unfold.
38:10What use was regret?
38:11Could regret bring me back to life?
38:13No, I wouldn't be moved
38:14by a murderer's tears.
38:16He begged and wept all night,
38:18clinging to my diary
38:19as if it were the only lifeline
38:20connecting him to me.
38:21But I felt nothing,
38:23no anger,
38:24no pity,
38:24just a cold numbness
38:26that had settled in my chest
38:27since I died.
38:28The next day,
38:29Connor gathered the merchants
38:30who had traveled with us
38:31the night Belinda vanished
38:33and questioned them.
38:34One by one,
38:35the merchants spoke the truth.
38:36Belinda had complained repeatedly
38:38about the mule cart
38:39being too slow,
38:40refusing to keep up with the group.
38:42She had deliberately fallen behind,
38:44muttering about how Clara
38:45was showing off her status
38:46by riding ahead,
38:48not caring about her.
38:49And when Connor learned
38:50that I had not deliberately
38:51abandoned Belinda,
38:52but that she had lagged behind
38:54out of petty spite
38:55because of the mule cart,
38:57his fury burned bright
38:58and unforgiving.
38:59His golden eyes turned blood red
39:01and the air around him
39:03seemed to tremble
39:04with suppressed rage.
39:05He slammed his fist
39:06on the table,
39:07shattering the wooden surface
39:08into splinters.
39:09He ordered his men
39:10to bring Belinda in
39:11and had her forcibly restrained.
39:13His claws found her flesh
39:15tearing deep,
39:16leaving her bloodied
39:17and broken.
39:18Connor towered over her,
39:19his voice ringing
39:20with cold authority.
39:21Belinda,
39:22you slandered Luna
39:23and caused her tragic death.
39:25Do you understand your crime?
39:28Belinda struggled weakly,
39:29her face pale as a ghost,
39:31blood dripping from her wounds
39:32onto the floor.
39:33Fear filled her eyes
39:35as she stared up
39:35at Connor's furious face.
39:37Alpha, no!
39:39I didn't!
39:40It was a misunderstanding!
39:42Clara really abandoned me!
39:44I didn't lie!
39:45She screamed,
39:46her voice shrill
39:47and trembling.
39:49Misunderstanding,
39:49your petty jealousy
39:50cost me my life.
39:52You stole my credit,
39:53lied to the man I loved,
39:54and watched as he killed me.
39:56There is no misunderstanding here.
39:58Belinda.
40:00Belinda begged for mercy,
40:02her throat hoarse
40:03from all the shouting.
40:04She slowly realized
40:06that her words were futile.
40:07No argument,
40:08no plea
40:09could sway Connor
40:10from his course.
40:11He would kill her.
40:12At that thought,
40:13she stopped resisting.
40:14Looking at the cold,
40:15heartless Alpha
40:16before her,
40:17her lips curled
40:18into something bitter,
40:19something hollow.
40:20She laughed.
40:21Her laugh was shrill
40:22and mocking,
40:23echoing in the cold room,
40:24a stark contrast
40:25to her bloodied
40:26and broken appearance.
40:27You think blaming
40:28everything on me
40:29will fix things?
40:30You think killing me
40:31will wash away your sins?
40:33It won't work.
40:34Connor,
40:35you know that
40:35better than anyone.
40:37The one who truly
40:38killed Clara
40:39was you!
40:41Her words struck Connor
40:42like a bolt of lightning.
40:43He froze,
40:44his claws still embedded
40:45in her flesh,
40:46his golden eyes wide
40:48with shock and denial.
40:49No!
40:50No!
40:51It's your fault!
40:53You lied to me!
40:54You made me kill her!
40:55He roared,
40:56trying to drown out
40:57the truth that gnawed
40:58at his heart.
40:59Belinda smiled bitterly,
41:00blood trickling down
41:01from the corner
41:02of her mouth.
41:03I lied,
41:04yes,
41:05but you chose
41:05to believe me.
41:06You chose to hate her,
41:08doubt her,
41:08because you were too blind
41:10to see her love.
41:11You killed her
41:12with your own hands!
41:13Connor,
41:14no one forced you.
41:16Belinda was executed,
41:17and her death
41:18was even more brutal,
41:19far more agonizing
41:20than mine had been.
41:22And yet,
41:22I felt no satisfaction
41:23from it.
41:24She had spoken the truth
41:25before she died.
41:26The one who had truly
41:27killed me wasn't her.
41:28It was Connor!
41:29I stood in the corner,
41:31watching as her body
41:32was dragged away,
41:33and I felt nothing,
41:34not anger,
41:35not relief,
41:36just the same cold emptiness
41:38that had been with me
41:38since I died.
41:40After Belinda's execution,
41:42Connor seemed to have
41:42lost all purpose in life.
41:44He abandoned his duties
41:45and spent his days
41:46wandering near the
41:47Starlight Pack,
41:48hoping to find
41:49where I had been buried.
41:50Harold had laid me
41:51to rest beside my father,
41:53but Connor was never
41:54privy to the location.
41:55He would stand at the border
41:56of the Starlight Pack
41:57for hours,
41:58calling my name hoarsely,
41:59his voice filled
42:00with despair,
42:01but no one responded,
42:02neither Harold nor me.
42:05Connor's proximity
42:06to the pack
42:06was a thorn in Harold's side,
42:08and the latter's disapproval
42:10of the former
42:10was well known.
42:11But the respect
42:12owed to the Black Claw Pack's
42:14alpha meant
42:14Harold's vengeance
42:15had to wait.
42:16Harold had long wanted
42:17to avenge Clara,
42:18but he refused
42:19to act recklessly.
42:20He would not risk conflict
42:22between the two packs
42:23for a single man,
42:24no matter how much
42:25he deserved to die.
42:26A month passed.
42:28Having secured
42:29the Black Claw Pack's
42:30tacit agreement
42:31about killing Connor,
42:32Harold finally made his move.
42:34He would end Connor's life.
42:36Consumed by despair
42:37and neglecting his duties,
42:38Connor had become
42:39a liability within the pack.
42:41His pack was already
42:42considering his replacement.
42:43They had grown tired
42:44of his endless sorrow
42:45and dereliction of duty.
42:47Connor was no longer
42:48the alpha they once followed,
42:50assured his actions
42:51wouldn't endanger
42:51the Starlight Pack.
42:53Harold ended Connor's life
42:54with a single arrow,
42:56killing him instantly.
42:57Connor simply crumpled
42:58to the earth,
42:59lifeless.
43:00His soul was instantly
43:01released.
43:02As his spirit ascended,
43:03it collided with my own,
43:05now radiant and transformed.
43:07I looked at my transformed self
43:09and realized I no longer
43:10had any regrets.
43:11I was ready for heaven.
43:12Seeing me,
43:13Connor desperately tried
43:14to move toward me,
43:16wanting to embrace me
43:17and confess his remorse
43:18and love.
43:19His eyes were filled
43:20with tears and longing,
43:21his voice trembling
43:22as he called my name.
43:30But he painfully realized
43:32that I was rising higher
43:33and higher,
43:34heading toward the warmth
43:35of the heavens
43:36while his soul grew heavier,
43:38dragged down by unseen hands,
43:39pulled into the dark abyss
43:41of hell.
43:41I did not care for the sorrow
43:43on his face
43:43nor his longing.
43:44All I saw were my parents
43:46waiting for me in heaven.
43:47I had so much to say to them.
43:49I smiled.
43:50This was the beginning
43:51of my new life.
43:52Harold stood not far away,
43:54watching Connor's body
43:55fall to the ground.
43:56He closed his eyes slightly,
43:58whispering softly,
44:00Clara,
44:01I've avenged you.
44:05Rest in peace.
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