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