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00:01I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half-sister Chloe was afraid her
00:07mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she patted
00:13my shoulder who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later I was
00:21begging for mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything
00:28case valerius the blackwood packs alpha the lycan king's most trusted war commander he was carried
00:33back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate bond shares life force if alpha
00:40case was bound to a living healthy mate her strength could flow into him and pull him back
00:45Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to
00:49refuse if I wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she resented
00:55my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the moon goddess I swear Chloe I
01:02had
01:02no feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead fury in her eyes what good is a vow
01:08do
01:08you have any idea how distracting you are I hunched my shoulders tears slid down on my cheeks just look
01:15at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body in front of every male in the clan who
01:20among them would not lose their minds at the smell of you I wanted to tell her to bind my
01:26chest I'd
01:26wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat until I broke out in a rash her expression
01:31softened she wiped my tears it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't trust males do you
01:39know
01:39how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha weren't old friends you wouldn't even have this
01:45opportunity Chloe I don't want to be anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't
01:52make me two sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your mind if
02:00I
02:01hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance you wouldn't even be worthy of
02:06being case's mate the maid burst in breathless miss Chloe word from the valerius estate alpha case has
02:13woken up Chloe dragged me straight to valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main
02:19hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a man's
02:24shape
02:24in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes Martha stood on
02:29our side eyes red thank you for everything you've done for case I won't destroy a girl's future over
02:35Chloe's eyes moved quick and calculating as valerius the bond should still be completed
02:40Leah arrived the same day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly
02:46her life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the healer Ella
02:51stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but an arrow struck his inner thigh
02:57during battle I'm afraid he will no longer be able unable to do what he will no longer be able
03:05to
03:05get hard Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at me with
03:10hollowed eyes Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been looking forward to it Chloe was
03:18already answering for me of course she is she's just an omega with no prospects she should be grateful
03:24I didn't speak right away my mind went to my past there was a young wolf in the poor quarter
03:30behind
03:30our estate I first saw him through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow cheeks hunched over a cracked
03:36bowl with nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps bread first then soup then whatever
03:42I had day after day I watched him change the hollows in his cheeks filled out his shoulders broadened he
03:50started training before dawn running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep he was going
03:55to enter the warrior trials I knew it before he told me when he passed I went to find him
04:00that same
04:01night I was happy I remember it clearly I was genuinely happy I knocked on the gate he didn't
04:05open it his voice came Leah I'm betrothed now it wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt
04:11at my
04:11feet a pouch of silver consider my debt repaid I stood there for a moment then I picked it up
04:16and
04:16walked away that wolf became Chloe's mate Brad I acted like I'd never known him Chloe found out anyway
04:23I snapped back to reality I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha my lady I'm willing
04:30I'll complete the bond care for case and serve you as long as you need me Luna Martha kept her
04:37word and
04:38prepared a dignified mating dress for me Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away
04:42on pack business to send me off she walked me to the door guilt on her face even though case
04:47can't get
04:47hard at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups don't worry an alpha who can't perform in that
04:55area is probably exceptional in every other honestly none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind
05:00I told myself I was simply moving to a new household case was too weak to stand through the full
05:06mate
05:06blessing ritual I completed the bond rights beside his ceremonial sword instead Martha watched from the
05:12front eyes wet the whole time when it was done I was alpha cases mate the mating chamber was quiet
05:19I pushed the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined against the headboard in a
05:26white bathrobe he turned when he heard me up close he was strikingly handsome sharp jaw dark eyes the
05:33kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention I had no intention of taking a mate
05:38he said
05:39with a low voice if it doesn't trouble you we can treat this as a sibling arrangement he pointed to
05:45the chaise along the far wall tonight the bed is yours I'll take that tomorrow you move to the guest
05:52quarters all right I nodded he had thought of everything it wasn't what I'd expected before the
05:58ritual one of the older maids had pulled me aside and pressed something into my hands a small handbook
06:04worn at the corners she'd whispered with a strange look there are other ways between mates you might
06:11find it useful I had no idea what she meant until I opened it heat pooled in my core just
06:16from looking
06:16at the pages is it too hot case was watching me from the bed eyes direct unblinking the dress is
06:25heavy I'm a little warm then wash up and rest he pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward
06:31the wall within minutes his breathing evened out I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down
06:37my hair then the layered robes piece by piece until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown I turned
06:44to
06:44the mirror the thin fabric clung to every curve heavy breasts straining against the cloth slim waist giving
06:50way to the flare of my hips I walked straight into case's gaze he wasn't asleep his chest rose hard
06:57the tips of his ears went red his throat worked as he swallowed I grabbed my outer robe and pressed
07:03it
07:03against my chest alpha I thought you were asleep a long pause I could sleep later my breath hitched
07:12he rose slowly to his feet his tall frame casting a shadow over me
07:26the handbook's images came flooding in my breathing shifted without me meaning it to
07:31somehow falling into the same rhythm as his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool
07:37night air rushed in I snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness
07:42I turned it over in my mind when he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with something
07:48unmistakably like shock had my figure actually frightened him before I lay down I made a firm
07:54decision tomorrow morning I was binding my chest at least one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere
08:00between sleep and waking when case slipped back in the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd
08:06apparently gone to shower by morning he was already gone ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor
08:12outside came the sound of a man once then again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through
08:19the door alpha case why didn't you call someone to heat the water it's already summer but the nights
08:25are still cold of course you've caught a chill I'll go brew tea right now I glanced at ivy does
08:32the alpha
08:32usually take cold showers I honestly don't know miss I dismissed her and locked the door I wound a
08:38strip of cloth tight over my undergarments then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find
08:43in the wardrobe high neck loose cut heavy fabric then I went to living room case was already there when
08:51I
08:51arrived seated beside Martha she lit up the moment she saw me her whole face warm with welcome until case
08:58coughed and the warmth vanished instantly cage I have a few private words for Leah go rest for a
09:05while case rose and left without a word Martha waved me over and took both my hands and hers eyes
09:11glistening sweet girl our case is lucky to have you the pack healer says the injury drained his life force
09:22there's no telling how long he has left some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to
09:28adopt
09:28to carry on the bloodline but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you
09:37I'm already grateful you came into this family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of
09:43your life on top of that I've thought it through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you
09:48a formal mate release your future stays protected and I'll see to it that you receive property and a
09:54place of your own I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes chest tight with
09:59an ache
09:59I couldn't name mrs valerius thank you for looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing
10:05more than a transferred omega servant I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf my
10:11thoughts drifted to the mother I had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up under
10:15a
10:15mother's protection I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through
10:19Martha laughed through her tears look at me I've gone and made you cry too she squeezed my hands
10:26Leah there's no need to be so formal call me mom just like case does she took a breath so
10:32I have a
10:33proposition for you Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups I'd like you to take over
10:38cases daily meals and care I just want him to live a little longer that's my one selfish wish
10:44by the end her voice had gone rough I nodded I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients
10:49the last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago back when Brad was not yet
10:54Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived alone in a rundown unit skipping meals to save every cent for
11:00his warrior training one day I found him collapsed at our back gate and brought him around out of
11:06sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer journals and prepared medicinal meals for him
11:10every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever knew about it from the looks of things
11:16he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven out the lengths he had gone to were
11:21truly something
11:23I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case directing servants to pack up his belongings
11:30alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was moving the guest room his sharply handsome face
11:34didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer things it makes more sense for me to move at
11:41least
11:41eat first I set the food on the table he gave it a brief glance and sat down you can
11:49leave this kind
11:49of thing to the maid from now on it's no different coming from me it is different his voice remained
11:57flat and cool have ivy bring it from now on he finished the soup in a few quick swallows said
12:03a
12:03few words to the servants and swept past me in that moment I confirmed one thing alpha case couldn't
12:10stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and had ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the
12:16study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises the pack healer says cases condition has
12:21stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to his face Leah that's entirely because of
12:27you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands back in my room I tucked it into my jewelry
12:34box
12:34which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had gifted me since my arrival Leah you never wear any
12:40of the of these isn't it a waste to just put them away how is it a waste every one
12:45of these
12:45can be converted to cash that's my security fund but lady Martha gave these to you personally
12:51are you really going to sell all of them not right now but if the mate bond is ever severed
12:56naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment
13:02as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur
13:08alpha alpha I spun around and met a pair of ink dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her
13:15case looked worse than ever case's face was even paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting
13:21fixed on me with cold precision the look unsettled me completely but I didn't dare let a single trace
13:27of a show alpha is there something you need a journal we looked together I checked the shelves he checked
13:36the writing desk neither of us spoke I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf
13:41behind a row of my mother's medical notes I reached up on my toes my fingertips just grazed the cover
13:48case's hand came over mine warm steady he reached past me without effort and closed his hand around
13:54the journal I turned my head his face was right there closer than I'd realized he was looking down
14:01at me then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts hit his chest first my
14:08waist
14:08went straight into his palm his hand catching me before he could react case didn't step back his
14:14ear tips went red his throat worked as he swallowed when he exhaled the breath came out uneven against
14:20the top of my head his eyes flashed gold for a second then green I scrambled upright face burning
14:28your journal he took it without a word and walked out perfect my standing in his eyes had just sunk
14:34even
14:34lower after that day I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with case he was injured and
14:40recovering he needed to stay calm but there was one more thing bothering me Brad had been sending
14:45notes three times already I hadn't opened a single one just dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one
14:51into my hand that morning it's not just a note this time he's here side entrance says he won't leave
14:57until you come out I clenched my fist and walked out I didn't notice the figure that followed from the
15:01far
15:01end of the courtyard Brad was standing at the gate Leah you finally came you should be calling me
15:08mrs. Valerius he paused dropped his voice mrs. Valerius do you have any idea how many times you've
15:15put me in an impossible position with these meetings I know I just wanted to tell you I'll be securing
15:23more power in the pack soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore he stepped closer I'll buy a
15:29house Leah come with me anything's better than staying with a dying man he reached for me I
15:35stepped back you want me as your mistress Brad nodded completely serious I laughed why would I give up
15:43being the alpha's mate to be your mistress the whole pack knows case is dying he won't last and he
15:51can't
15:51even stand up anymore his eyes dropped deliberately to my chest isn't that a waste
15:58disgust surged through me Brad I will never be anyone's mistress case fought on the front lines
16:05for this pack those injuries are his honor you've benefited from every battle he won and you're
16:12standing here calling him less of a man you're the one who's less come near me again and every note
16:20you've sent goes straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for you his face went white
16:26I swung the gate shut I turned around and came face to face with case white t-shirt standing less
16:32than half a foot away his full height bearing down on me alpha I managed a faint edge flickered across
16:38his expression wasn't it my mate just a moment ago why so formal all of a sudden I looked down
16:44and
16:44started walking please don't misunderstand as long as I'm in this estate I honor this bond
16:50completely fast it's getting late I should go make your evening meal I moved to step past him
16:56his hand closed around my arm I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts
17:00against his chest my waist caught in his grip I looked up his face was inches from mine his eyes
17:07were deep and unreadable one tilt forward and our lips would have touched his breath hit my face warm
17:13my breath hitched heat pooled low in my core case swallowed hard as long as I remain in this estate
17:22each word slow deliberate you counting down the days until you can leave I couldn't exactly tell him
17:28I'll leave the day you die no nothing like that I shifted in his grip alpha you're hurting my arm
17:36did you mean every word you said just now I blinked and asked which part he let out a quiet
17:42breath and
17:42released me I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face had actual color in it his cheeks
17:50were just
17:51as red as mine that night I had a strange dream case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek his fingers
17:58hooked into the strap of my slip voice dropping to a low murmur does my Luna want this I nodded
18:05like
18:05someone completely under a spell then a fierce consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go
18:11I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering breathless Ivy knocked and came in I asked her
18:18to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my sweat damp hair and murmured it really is getting
18:24hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit me that first night case cold shower
18:32surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and recovering he was supposed to be keeping
18:39himself calm at midday Martha's attendant arrived Martha would like dinner in the garden tonight she asks
18:45that you be sure to come been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for days just to steer
18:50clear of case but Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation I couldn't say
18:55no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom a gust of wind shook
19:01loose a
19:02handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table covered with every dish I loved most
19:08Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case mentioned it's your birthday today he's the one who asked the
19:13kitchen to prepare all of this I looked up and met a pair of burning intent eyes heat rushed straight
19:20to my face case lit a plate of chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression how did
19:26you know today was my birthday I'd completely forgotten it myself my birth mother died bringing
19:32me into the world no one had ever once marked the day for me case kept his eyes lowered and
19:38said evenly
19:39it's not difficult to know it something in my chest gave one quiet inexplicable pull
19:46Leah this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve I'm opening it just for you but you two
19:52had better not drink too much she pushed back her chair said the summer evening breeze was too much for
19:57her old bones and left the garden went quiet to avoid the silence I put my head down and drank
20:03one cup then another then another the wine was sweet and dangerously potent before long the edges of
20:11everything had gone soft and blurry case watched me but said nothing by the third glass I'd stopped
20:18feeling the awkward silence by the fourth I'd stopped feeling much of anything I reached across
20:23the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake the dish was empty I looked up where's the last piece
20:30I
20:30ate it I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from I leaned straight toward his face
20:38who told you to eat that spit it back out I pressed against his chest trying to peer into his
20:44mouth
20:44case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it that way I straightened up and stared at him
20:51then how am I supposed to find it a faint flush crept across his cheeks try using your mouse
20:57my gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips I swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation
21:04case went rigid his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his hand cupped the back of
21:10my head and he pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind
21:16the flower bed alpha the night air is cool lady martha asked me to bring you both a wrap
21:23I had no idea how much ivy'd seen I shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted
21:30everything went dark
21:33when I woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning I suddenly remembered
21:38I'd promised martha to visit case's father's grave it was late I started rushing around for my things
21:47Leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready
21:51ivy was it you who brought me back last night no the alpha carried you back
21:58I spun around to check her face she nodded completely serious
22:04I didn't say anything stupid did I ivy bid back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed
22:12and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go you kept calling him my mate over and over until his
22:18whole face went red ivy don't you dare make things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out
22:28I met martha at the front entrance case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory
22:35I sat in the back of the car completely distracted replaying the moment I'd kissed case last night
22:41Martha must have misread my expression because she said
22:45Leah is there someone you have feelings for
22:52I've noticed you've been avoiding case these past few days
22:56please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night
23:00I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at least be friends but if you're
23:04uncomfortable or if you want to leave just say I'll have him sever the bond I won't let you
23:10be trapped here mom no it's not that I was thinking about something else what is it I was still
23:17figuring out how to answer when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard tires off the
23:23road crashing through brush the whole frame shaking I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver
23:28slumped over the wheel unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead Martha grabbed my
23:35arm Leah what do we do we jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't hold on to
23:42me I wrapped
23:43myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground we hit the
23:47cliff edge and went over my hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face my other
23:53hand locked
23:53around Martha's wrist below her was a straight drop into nothing mom don't look down don't look down
24:00hold on to me Ivy and the others are right behind us behind us in the second car they'll be
24:07here soon
24:08the root ground under our weight Martha's voice broke Leah let me go we're too heavy
24:18it's going to snap I'm old I've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so
24:31hard I
24:31could barely breathe I couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day mom I would
24:40rather die
24:41with you than watch you fall hold on
24:48they're coming the truth was I had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep
24:56it had
24:57stopped feeling like pain at all then I heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
25:08Leah don't move I'm coming down case's voice he'd called me by my name the first time a strong arm
25:18came under me he'd climbed down the cliff face wolf claws dug into the rock he untied the rope from
25:26his
25:26own body and looped it around my waist then climbed down further and did the same for Martha the people
25:34above pulled together we came up one at a time it wasn't a hallucination case had saved us he held
25:43me brow creased why is there so much blood Martha clutched her face she shielded me when we jumped I
25:53didn't get a scratch it's all hers my eyelids felt like lead Leah don't sleep I'm taking you to Ella
26:05he
26:06lifted me into the car and I stayed curled against his chest his forehead was damp with sweat he kept
26:13one hand on the wheel and kept talking Leah Leah Leah stay awake I'll get you chestnut cake I'll give
26:22you
26:22all the jewelry you want to sell you don't have to wait for me to die I'll write the bond
26:26release
26:27today you can leave whenever you want my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face I looked
26:34up at the sky through the windshield it wasn't raining then everything went black when I opened my eyes
26:40every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong my Luna the pack
26:46healer said
26:46you can't move yet Ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're lucky
26:51nothing's broken her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to stay flat
26:57or they'll scar your shoulder was dislocated too she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to the
27:03door after I finished the medicine I asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver with wolf
27:10bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the alpha's family
27:14directly I was flat on my back for a full month I didn't see case once Martha kept her door
27:20shut too
27:21still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices
27:25like something was being held just below the surface I asked Ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:31today I was finally cleared to get out of bed I opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:36figure
27:37case dark tactical shirt sharper than I remembered he held out a small wooden box
27:42I took it and lifted the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter
27:48my body went rigid something locked around my chest and wouldn't let go
27:53case are you throwing me out
27:55you've been waiting for this since the day you arrived
27:58you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with me
28:02you were counting down the days until I died so you could walk out cleanly
28:06I'm just doing it early Leah go after today we're finished
28:11something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed it took a long time to get anything out
28:19so that's what you think of me
28:23leave now I don't want to see you anymore
28:26case disappeared around the corner of the yard
28:28estate guards all but pushed me out the door
28:31ivy fell in to step beside me and the alpha said you're used to having me around
28:34he told me to go with you
28:38I couldn't speak
28:43we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory
28:46by morning the pack's official announcement had gone up
28:49the announcement said case had betrayed the pack
28:52the announcement said he had betrayed the pack
28:54that he had leaked the border patrol routes to a rogue faction
28:57by order of the lichen king royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him
29:03pending investigation
29:05case was being held in the dungeons under royal guard
29:08the estate was locked down
29:10everyone inside was under scrutiny
29:13case would never betray his pack
29:15he would die before he did something like that
29:17he rushed to get me out
29:19that was why
29:20that was the only reason
29:22ivy was pacing circles around the living room
29:25she'd grown up inside the estate
29:27she couldn't stand still
29:29is there anything we can do
29:31i made myself sit down and think
29:33years ago elder reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest and been bitten by a snake
29:39i'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound
29:43elder reed had arrived while i was still crouched over the boy
29:46he'd seen my face
29:47i was sure he hadn't forgotten
29:50i tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into the pack
29:53elder reed
29:53you remember me
29:56i need a favor
29:57he looked at me for a long moment then he nodded
30:00elder reed led me into the dungeon
30:0230 minutes no more
30:04the door unlocked
30:05case stood up
30:05his eyes flashed with surprise
30:07how did you get in
30:08my chest ached as i looked at him through the blur of tears
30:11that's why you kicked me out isn't it
30:14you were framed
30:16think carefully is there any evidence to prove your innocence
30:19i will find it
30:20i will investigate
30:21i swear i will rescue you
30:24case's gaze deepened
30:25then his arm shot out and pulled me into his chest
30:27leah
30:29my heart hammered
30:30but time was running out
30:31this wasn't the moment
30:33i pushed against him
30:34he didn't budge
30:35leah you don't need to do anything i can't say much
30:40i promise
30:42seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise
30:45okay
30:46his eyes were steady
30:48certain
30:49like he was coaxing a frightened pup
30:52i walked out of the dungeon and straight into brad
30:58he stepped into my path
30:59slow smile spreading across the face
31:01it's not too late to reconsider
31:04being my mistress
31:05beats being alone and disgraced
31:07i swung my hand and slapped him across the face
31:10he lunged for me
31:11i stepped sideways and put distance between us
31:13try that again and every note you sent me ends up in front of chloe's father
31:16every single one
31:18you've been whispering in her ear for years haven't you
31:20trying to get me pushed out thinking i'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run to you
31:24but you never counted on chloe handing me straight to case
31:27a man you can't touch
31:28his face changed
31:30i didn't wait for him to recover
31:31i walked away and didn't look back
31:33a wolf like that
31:34the further the better
31:36i didn't sleep well for the next five days
31:38case's voice kept coming back to me
31:40i promise
31:42seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise
31:44okay
31:45on the afternoon of the sixth day
31:46the lichen king's official decree went up across the territory
31:49the leak hadn't come from case
31:51it had come from prince marcus
31:53and his allies
31:54the truth is finally revealed
31:59the lichen king had not yet named his heir
32:01both prince caden and prince marcus were in the running
32:03case was prince caden's most powerful ally
32:05the alpha who commanded the most powerful pack
32:08taking case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne
32:11prince marcus had planted a spy inside the blackwood pack
32:14used him to steal the border patrol routes
32:16then framed case for it
32:17so the injury had been faked
32:18all of it
32:19a deliberate trap to draw out the spy
32:22but why fake being unable to mate
32:23i turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer
32:27dawn was just breaking when someone knocked at the door
32:29i didn't think
32:30i just ran
32:31i threw the door open and walked straight into case's chest
32:34he went completely still
32:35then his arms came around me
32:37slow and deliberate
32:38and pulled me in hard
32:39i'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt
32:41no warning
32:42through the thin fabric i could feel everything
32:45the hard muscle of his chest
32:46his arms locked tight around me
32:48i pressed my hands against his chest and tried to step back
32:51leah
32:52his voice dropped low
32:53i'm back
32:54our eyes locked
32:55the heat between us was thick enough to touch
32:57then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom
33:00i beat a fist against his chest
33:03weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise?
33:07you first
33:08sunrise after
33:10we fell onto the bed together
33:14the case pinned me beneath him
33:15one hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open
33:18eyes never leaving mine
33:19i covered his eyes with both hands
33:21don't look
33:22it's embarrassing
33:24he took my hands down
33:25his breathing had gone ragged
33:28it's beautiful
33:29his eyes were bright and fixed
33:31my skin went hot everywhere he touched
33:33i pressed my palm flat against his chest
33:36hard muscle, warm skin
33:37healer said you couldn't get hard
33:39how is any of this possible?
33:41lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear
33:43you wanna know if i can?
33:45there's one way to find out
33:46he kissed me
33:47one hand cupping my face
33:49tilting it up toward him
33:50i kissed him back hard
33:52my hands slid up his chest
33:54over his shoulders
33:55gripping his arms
33:56he pressed me further into the mattress
33:59his weight settling over me
34:00the heat built fast and took over completely
34:03my hands went slack
34:05he caught them
34:06laced his fingers through mine
34:08and pinned them above my head
34:09he loves me very much
34:11and completely occupies me
34:13my face gradually became rosy
34:16and we could only hear each other's heartbeats and breathing
34:19his lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw
34:22down the side of my neck
34:23slow and unhurried
34:25then he stopped
34:26his canines pierced my mating gland
34:29a second of sharp white-hot pain
34:31and then it was done
34:33i lay there chest heaving
34:34fingers still tangled in his
34:36on my neck his mark ached
34:39finally
34:39we weren't just mates on paper anymore
34:43after the estate lockdown was lifted
34:45case took me to meet Prince Caden
34:46a slow smile spreading across his face
34:49so you're the woman who brought case to his knees
34:51i've been wanting to meet you
34:53you flatter me your highness
34:55case helped the kingdom take down a real threat
34:57you stood by him through all of it
34:58i'll host an official luna ceremony for you
35:01and when that day comes i'll have a gift ready
35:03thank you your highness
35:05don't blame case leah
35:07faking the injury was always part of the plan
35:13too many enemies wanted him dead
35:15the only way to keep him safe
35:16was to make them think he was already finished
35:19part about not being able to get hard
35:21that was my idea
35:22i gave the pack doctor that order myself
35:26we grew up together
35:27i know exactly how he is
35:29never any interest in women
35:31never any weakness
35:32i figured it was time someone did something about that
35:35suddenly i understood
35:36just two old friends and one very elaborate prank
35:40the car accident
35:41that was prince marcus as well
35:43they intended it to look like an accident
35:45they didn't expect to hurt you in the process
35:48luna leah
35:48it's been dealt with
35:50you and case are safe now
35:56i took a slow breath
35:58knowing it was over
35:58didn't make the memory of dangling off that cliff
36:00any less vivid
36:01we got back to the estate to find chloe already inside crying
36:05she walked an hour ago and hasn't stopped
36:08martha is getting a headache from it
36:10i told case to go to his study
36:11i'd handle it
36:12i sat down next to chloe
36:14face red
36:15eyes swollen
36:16word had already spread
36:18brad had been identified as one of prince marcus's informants
36:21chloe's father had been cleared
36:22but chloe and brad were finished
36:25still crying
36:26i'll have someone throw you out
36:28she stopped immediately
36:29still shaking but quiet
36:31i misjudged him
36:33i thought picking someone from a lower ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage
36:38i didn't think he'd be like this
36:40i told you he wasn't a good person
36:42you didn't say it clearly enough
36:44i rolled my eyes
36:45i wasn't a powerless omega anymore
36:48i didn't have to hold back
36:54were you ever angry at me
36:56for how i treated you back then
36:59no
36:59i cursed you in my head
37:01but i don't hold grudges
37:03you cursed me
37:04do you want to punish me for it
37:06chloe laughed despite herself
37:07then caught herself and pressed her lips together
37:09i'm sorry
37:10for the slap
37:11did it hurt
37:12i already forgot about it
37:13then let me slap you back
37:15we'll be even
37:16she closed her eyes and braced herself
37:17i raised my hand and let it land soft against her cheek
37:22she opened her eyes
37:26i already gave that slap to brad
37:27chloe stared at me for a second
37:29then she laughed
37:30really laughed
37:31for the first time since she'd walked in
37:33don't call me chloe anymore
37:34can we be friends?
37:36no
37:38i don't like friends who cry too much
37:40the light was still on when i passed case's study
37:43i pushed the door open
37:45before i could say a word
37:46an arm shot out from behind and wrapped around my waist
37:49bold intruder
37:50his voice dropped low against my ear
37:51you think you can just walk into the alpha's office?
37:54the alpha's mate is right here
37:56and you still dare make a move?
37:58case played it straight
37:59his lips found my neck
38:01here? really?
38:04right here
38:04i kept saying no
38:06my hand said something else entirely
38:07finding their way to his back
38:09he murmured against my ear
38:11you have no idea how many times i thought about this in this room
38:16i wanted to say something back
38:18but his hand was already moving and i couldn't get a single word out
38:21he carried me to the table and took off my clothes
38:24then we had a good time
38:32when i woke up it was almost dawn
38:33case was already awake
38:35sitting up against the headboard
38:36watching me
38:37his eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back
38:40morning
38:41i sat up and rubbed my eyes
38:43then i remembered
38:44the sunrise
38:45he'd promised
38:47the sunrise
38:51we still have time
38:53he was already up
38:54he picked up my clothes from beside the bed
38:56handing them to me
38:57he dressed me slowly
38:58straightening each layer with both hands
39:00like he'd done it a thousand times before
39:02we walked out into the yard
39:04cool air
39:05the smell of pine
39:06to the east
39:07the sky had just started to lighten at the edges
39:09case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me
39:12we watched the horizon together
39:14the sun came up slowly
39:15gold light broke across the trees
39:17spread across the yard and landed on us
39:19the clouds caught the color and held it
39:22beautiful
39:23close to my ear
39:26beautiful
39:27he pulled me in tighter and said nothing else
39:29he didn't need to
39:32i'll watch every sunrise and sunset with you
39:34his voice was quiet against my hair
39:35everyone
39:36for as long as we have
39:39i turned around and kissed him once
39:40quick and light
39:42deal
39:43the sun came up fully and the yard filled with light
39:46our shadows stretched long across the ground behind us
39:49over the next few days the estate came back to life
39:52servants moved through the halls with easy steps again
39:55martha's health improved
39:56she called me in to talk every morning
39:58always smiling when i walked through the door
40:00one afternoon i was trimming the plants in the yard when sunny came running over
40:04leah
40:05chloe is here again
40:06chloe is here again
40:07she brought a lot of stuff with her
40:08i set down my shears
40:09since the day she'd come in crying chloe had been showing up regularly
40:13she said she was making up for lost time
40:15really she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be
40:20let her in
40:20i wiped my hands and went to meet her
40:24chloe walked in with two attendants behind her carrying food boxes
40:27she'd changed a lot
40:29less restless
40:30she dressed simpler now
40:31and moved quieter
40:39i made your favorite
40:41chestnut cake
40:42i asked the royal kitchen for the recipe this time
40:45better than anything the blackwood kitchen has ever made
40:49i took a piece and bit into it
40:51sweet
40:51soft
40:53better than i expected
40:55good
40:56thank you
40:57so where's case
40:59not home
41:00he went to the pack training ground something came up
41:03chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself
41:06for a while neither of us said anything
41:08just the wind moving through the yard
41:10my father wants me to find a new mate
41:12i looked up
41:13don't rush for it
41:15i know
41:18after brad i don't know how to trust anyone
41:20she looked at me
41:21something flickering in her eyes
41:23you have a good mate
41:26case fights for you
41:27protects you
41:28and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom
41:30we just got lucky
41:31you can't force these things
41:33chloe nodded and didn't say anything else
41:35just ate her chestnut cake
41:37the yard went quiet
41:38just wind moving through the leaves
41:40then she said
41:43that slap
41:44do you really not hold it against me
41:47really
41:48it's in the past
41:49no point bringing it up
41:51the truth was i'd already let it go a long time ago
41:54she wasn't a bad person
41:55just spoiled
41:57used to getting her way
41:58chloe's eyes went red at the edges
41:59thank you
42:02when i arranged the mating
42:03part of it was because i was scared you and brad would find your way back to each other
42:08but part of it was genuine
42:10i really did think case was a good man
42:11that he wouldn't treat you badly
42:13we looked at each other and smiled
42:15all the conflicts were solved
42:19i just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time
42:22chloe laughed a little embarrassed
42:24it's in the past
42:27isn't this better
42:32it is
42:33yes
42:33she nodded
42:34can we be friends?
42:35for real?
42:36i won't be like i was before
42:40sure
42:41i nodded
42:42something warm moved through my chest
42:44letting go of old grudges and coming out the other side with a friend
42:47that wasn't a bad ending
42:48we sat in the yard for the rest of the afternoon
42:51eating and talking
42:52pack gossip
42:53small things
42:54nothing important
42:55the sun came through the leaves and the air was warm and easy
42:58when case came back from the training grounds that evening and saw the two of us
43:02surprise crossed his face
43:04what are you two happy about?
43:06talking about you
43:07chloe grinned
43:08about what a liar you are
43:10faking the whole thing and fooling everyone
43:14case walked over and sat down beside me
43:17he reached over and took my hand
43:19eyes warm
43:20tricking you into becoming my luna
43:22that's the luckiest thing i've ever done
43:24my face went red
43:25i gave him a look
43:27chloe burst out laughing
43:27alright i'm leaving you two alone
43:30leah i'll come by tomorrow
43:31sure
43:32take care
43:32i watched her go
43:34case turned to me
43:36are you good friend now?
43:38yes
43:39the past is the past
43:40no point holding on to it
43:42he squeezed my hand
43:44i'm glad you can think that way
43:46he knew how much i'd been through
43:47watching me let it go and just be happy
43:50i could tell it meant something to him
43:51we sat side by side at the stone table
43:54and looked out at the sky
43:56neither of us said much
43:57we didn't need to
43:59days like this
44:00quiet and unhurried
44:02became the rhythm of our life
44:03case stayed busy with the pack
44:05and with royal matters
44:07but he always made time
44:09sunrises, sunsets
44:10he spoiled me until i didn't know what to do with it
44:14Martha was healthy and smiling everyday
44:16the estate was calm and easy again
44:19the way it used to be
44:21true to his word
44:22prince caden petitioned the lichen king on my behalf
44:25at my official luna ceremony
44:27the lichen king's decree was read aloud
44:29a formal commendation
44:30in front of the entire pack
44:33the estate was lit up and full of noise that day
44:35case lifted the veil and placed it over my head himself
44:38his eyes proud and soft
44:40the most beautiful luna
44:42then he shifted
44:43right there in front of everyone
44:45his wolf was massive
44:47dark, broad-shouldered, still
44:50he lowered himself to the ground and waited
44:52i climbed onto his back
44:54he rose slowly carrying me steady
44:57and lifted his head toward the moon
44:59the howl that came out of him was long and deep
45:02and carried across the entire territory
45:04one by one the pack answered
45:07howl after howl rising into the night sky
45:10i thought about everything it had taken to get here
45:12a bastard omega with no wolf
45:15no one to speak for her
45:17only i knew how hard the road had been
45:19and all of it
45:20every bit of the happiness on the other side of it
45:23came from the man standing behind me
45:25after the ceremony case took me south
45:27open land, warm air, water catching the afternoon light
45:31far from everything that had tried to take us down
45:33the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us
45:36every year, every season
45:39together
45:41after the ceremony, life settled into a new rhythm
45:43i stood beside case at every pack meeting
45:46every decision, every matter that came through the estate gates
45:50his pack was my pack
45:52his people were my people
45:53but he always made time
45:56a weekend drive with no destination
45:58a trail through the forest at dawn
46:00wherever he thought i'd want to see
46:02he took me there without being asked
46:04the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us
46:08every year, every season
46:10together
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