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00:00I was an alpha's daughter born without a wolf.
00:02My family hated me and sent me to die.
00:04They gave me to the cursed king, Maximus.
00:06No woman survives his bed, but I did.
00:08I was even stabbed to death and healed instantly.
00:11Now the king is obsessed and wants a son.
00:13I must escape before this monster ruins me.
00:15I am an alpha by blood, but I was born without a wolf.
00:18Grateful, I clench my fists.
00:20Why? Why do you hate me so much?
00:22To my family, I am nothing but a fat, ugly disgrace.
00:25You should be grateful to us.
00:27Today, they stand before me to deliver my death sentence.
00:30My sister, Rosella, scoffs.
00:32Oh, please, stop the drama.
00:33Take a look at yourself.
00:34Would you love you?
00:35My mother chuckles, as if it's the funniest joke she's ever heard.
00:38You're sending me to die.
00:40And you're laughing about it?
00:41What about me?
00:42What's best for me?
00:43We're giving you redemption from your pathetic life.
00:45We are doing what's best for our family.
00:47My father takes a threatening step towards me.
00:49You ungrateful child!
00:50How dare you question us?
00:51After 22 years of their hatred, something inside me finally snaps.
00:55I am your daughter.
00:56What have I ever done to you?
00:57I don't see his hand coming.
00:58A sharp crack echoes through the room as he slaps me across the face.
01:02How dare you raise your voice at me?
01:03My eyes burn.
01:04But I refuse to let a single tear fall.
01:06Have you looked at yourself in the mirror?
01:08You're disgusting and ugly.
01:09He leans in, his voice dripping with venom.
01:11And as if that wasn't enough humiliation, you don't have a fucking wolf.
01:15Rosella steps forward, placing a hand on his arm with a sweet smile.
01:18Father, don't let her upset you.
01:20She's not worth it.
01:20The rage on his face vanishes, replaced by pride, as he looks at his perfect daughter.
01:25Then, his eyes land back on me, full of disgust.
01:28You will be sent to the king's palace with the other omegas.
01:30There's nothing you can do about it.
01:31They are sending me to the cursed king.
01:33No woman has ever left his bed alive.
01:35And that is exactly what they want.
01:37You know what, Amelia?
01:38You should be happy.
01:38You get to die in the king's bed.
01:40My own sister smiles as she tells me I'm being sent to my death.
01:43You all are going to regret this.
01:44My family is offering me as a tribute to the alpha king, a man no woman has ever survived
01:48a night with.
01:49I clench my hands so tightly my nails draw blood.
01:51What are you going to do?
01:53Crawl from the grave and haunt us?
01:54My whole family bursts out laughing.
01:56To them, I am a disgrace.
01:58The alpha's daughter, born without a wolf.
02:00I won't die.
02:01They demoted me to an omega, forced to live like trash in my own home.
02:04The laughter stops.
02:05All their eyes are on me.
02:06Oh please, haven't you heard?
02:08No woman leaves his bed alive.
02:10You're delusional.
02:10I will survive, but I will survive.
02:13You will all regret what you've done to me.
02:14I'll make you pay, I promise.
02:16Stop with the drama and go pack whatever garbage you have.
02:19You're leaving tonight.
02:20Rosella smirks, looking me dead in the eye.
02:22You'll die, Amelia.
02:23You'll die.
02:24The door to my room slams shut.
02:26The sound of my exile.
02:27My cheek still throbs from where my father slapped me.
02:29I stand in the tiny, cold storage room they forced me to live in.
02:32I grab the small cloth bag with my few belongings.
02:35A thin mattress on the floor.
02:36A broken dresser.
02:37A cracked mirror.
02:38But they are wrong.
02:39They stole my dignity.
02:40They stole my birthright.
02:41They think they've stolen my future.
02:43They think they are sending me to be another victim.
02:45But I will not be his prey.
02:46I will survive the king.
02:47And I will return to make them all pay.
02:49This is my vow.
02:50I stare at my reflection in the cracked mirror.
02:52A fresh bruise darkens my cheek.
02:54A brand of my father's farewell.
02:55But deep in my eyes, I see a fire they can't extinguish.
02:58You will survive this.
02:59Tonight I am sent to the Alpha King's palace.
03:01They say he is a monster.
03:03Cursed by death itself.
03:04I am a sacrifice.
03:06Herded into a rusted van with five other omegas.
03:08We are cattle being led to slaughter.
03:10The van stops before a fortress of black stone and jagged towers.
03:14Rumors said it was a place untouched by sunlight.
03:16The rumors didn't do it justice.
03:17Guards in black armor line us up for inspection.
03:20Name.
03:20His eyes narrow.
03:22Daughter of.
03:22One of them stops directly in front of me.
03:24His nose wrinkled in disgust.
03:26Emilia.
03:27I clench my jaw, the words tasting like ash.
03:29Alpha Gregor of the Red Moon Pack.
03:31The guard freezes.
03:32A flicker of shock crosses his face.
03:35And Alpha's daughter?
03:35A bitter laugh escapes my lips.
03:37Not anymore.
03:38His surprise vanishes.
03:39Replaced by cold indifference.
03:41Move.
03:41He shoves me forward toward the massive iron gates.
03:44I'm herded through like an animal.
03:46The iron bars slam shut behind me with a deafening clang.
03:48I am now a prisoner in the monster's den.
03:50The air smells like old ash and blood.
03:52A woman in a black dress blocks our path.
03:54Her eyes as sharp as her voice.
03:56You will not speak of the king.
03:58You will not look him in the eye.
03:59She paces before us like a wolf circling its prey.
04:01If you are called, you will go.
04:03Without protest.
04:04Without hesitation.
04:05If you scream, no one will come.
04:07The girl next to me lets out a whimper.
04:09The woman's head snaps in her direction.
04:11Do not test the king's mercy.
04:12There is none.
04:13Her words hang in the dead air.
04:14She turns back to the group.
04:16Her gaze sweeping over each of us.
04:17One of you will be summoned tonight.
04:19She's inspecting us like cattle for the slaughter.
04:21Then, her eyes lock onto mine.
04:23I refuse to look away.
04:24I hold her gaze.
04:25A cruel smile plays on her lips.
04:27Take her first.
04:28Two guards immediately grab my arms.
04:29They drag me down a long, dark corridor away from the others.
04:33The remaining girls can only watch in silent terror.
04:35My heart pounds in my chest.
04:37I'm being led to the monster they call a king.
04:39The one no woman has ever survived.
04:41I'm led into a cold, silent palace.
04:43You will remain silent unless spoken to.
04:45I stare out at the full moon when my chamber doors open.
04:47Your majesty, we've prepared the woman for tonight.
04:50I scoff.
04:50Another knight, another corpse for the list.
04:52Send her in, Lucien.
04:53We both know how this will end.
04:55He returns with a trembling girl.
04:56Her head bowed in terror.
04:58Her fear is pathetic.
04:59Lucien leaves, and the heavy door slams shut like a drumbeat before an execution.
05:03I step into the light, a single towel wrapped around my waist.
05:06Without a word, I let it fall to the floor.
05:08She gasps, her eyes wide with terror.
05:10And then, the screaming begins.
05:12Please, please, I don't want to die.
05:14Her cries awaken the beast inside me.
05:16My hands clench into fists.
05:18My claws tear through my skin.
05:19You were offered to me.
05:21She collapses to her knees, begging for her life.
05:23Please, I can't die.
05:25I'm losing control.
05:26I'm seconds away from tearing her apart.
05:28The door bursts open.
05:30Lucien, get her out of my sight.
05:31Lucien rushes in and drags the screaming woman away.
05:34The door slams shut again, but her screams still echo in my mind.
05:37I lean against the wall, my chest heaving with rage.
05:40Just as I catch my breath, the door creaks open again.
05:43Lucien, that's enough.
05:44I can help you, my king.
05:46I spin around.
05:47A blonde woman with piercing green eyes stands there, a confident smirk on her face.
05:50From down the hall, I hear a woman's terrified gasp.
05:53It's followed by the king's enraged roar.
05:55Let one more woman into my room again, and she won't make it to my bed before she dies.
05:59My blood runs cold.
06:00My heart hammers against my ribs so hard I think it might break.
06:03I am the next woman being led to his room.
06:05The mistress guides me through the dark, silent castle.
06:07With every step, I feel like I'm walking to my own execution.
06:10But I refuse to let that be my fate.
06:13No woman has ever made it out of his bed alive.
06:15I will not die here.
06:16I can't.
06:17I have to survive.
06:18But I have no weapon.
06:19No real plan.
06:20I only have one, desperate, humiliating hope.
06:23I cling to the words Rosella spat at me before I was taken.
06:26He'll be too disgusted to touch you because of how ugly you are.
06:29I need him to throw me out.
06:30For the first time in my life, I pray that someone calling me ugly is right.
06:33I pray the king looks at me and feels nothing but revulsion.
06:36It's my only chance to escape this place.
06:38The sound of our footsteps echoes in the suffocating silence.
06:41It feels like even the walls are holding their breath.
06:43The mistress stops.
06:44We're standing in front of two massive, imposing doors.
06:47The king's chamber.
06:48She gives me a look of pity, then reaches for the handle.
06:50My own breath catches in my throat.
06:52The door begins to creak open.
06:53I walk down a long hall, flanked by guards with dead eyes.
06:56Closer to my fate.
06:57Each step brings me closer to the alpha king's room.
06:59Suddenly, footsteps echo from ahead.
07:01A man approaches, radiating more power than all the guards combined.
07:05His face is a mask of cold fury.
07:07The mistress leading me freezes and bows her head.
07:09Beta Lucien.
07:10The king's second-in-command.
07:12Rumored to be as merciless as his alpha.
07:14His eyes lock onto me, cold and calculating.
07:17I clench my fists, trying not to tremble under his stare.
07:20She is from the new set of omegas.
07:22I was taking her to the king.
07:23Lucien ignores her, his gaze drilling into me.
07:26There will be no need for that.
07:27My head snaps up.
07:28Did I hear him right?
07:29I break the rule.
07:30I meet his eyes.
07:31I quickly look down, terrified I've just signed my death warrant.
07:34What do you mean, Beta Lucien?
07:35He pauses, and I can feel his stare like a physical weight.
07:38The king has commanded he doesn't want to see any other woman in his room.
07:41Or he might kill her before his bed does.
07:43The threat hangs in the air.
07:44A promise of violence.
07:46Without another word, he turns and walks away.
07:48Well, you're lucky.
07:49But the inevitable will still happen.
07:51She leads me away from the king's door, back the way we came.
07:54She shoves open a door to a crowded, dim room.
07:56This is the Omega Quarters.
07:58You'll stay here and wait to be called.
08:00Now, I have to find a way to escape.
08:02The door slams shut, leaving me in a room full of strangers.
08:05I survived tonight.
08:06This is a sign.
08:07I'm in a room filled with women.
08:08All brought here is sacrifices.
08:10We are meant to heal the king's curse.
08:12Or die trying.
08:13A girl in the corner trembles uncontrollably.
08:15The others have given up.
08:16Their eyes hollow with defeat.
08:18They lie in their beds, simply waiting for their turn to die.
08:21But not me.
08:22I didn't survive this long just to be fed to a monster.
08:24I'm not waiting for death.
08:26I'm waiting for my chance to escape.
08:27When the room finally falls into a dead silence, I make my move.
08:30I slowly peel back the thin blanket.
08:32My bare feet touch the ice-cold stone floor.
08:34I creep across the room, past the rows of sleeping girls.
08:37I don't dare look back.
08:38My hand finds the cold metal handle of the main door.
08:40I turn it.
08:41Millimeter by millimeter.
08:43The lock lets out a faint creak.
08:44I freeze.
08:45My heart pounding in my chest.
08:47But no one stirs.
08:48I push the door open just enough to slip through.
08:50I pull it silently shut behind me.
08:52I'm standing in the hallway.
08:54I'm free.
08:54And then my heart stops.
08:56A guard is posted right outside my door.
08:58My escape is over before it even began.
09:00But his head is tilted back.
09:01His mouth hanging open.
09:02A soft snore escapes his lips.
09:04He's fast asleep.
09:05The path ahead is clear.
09:07My chance is now.
09:08I move through the palace halls in complete silence.
09:10My only plan is to get to the woods.
09:12My only goal is to survive.
09:13I stick to the shadows, my feet silent on the cold stone.
09:16Then I hear it.
09:17A low, guttural growl.
09:19It rumbles through the walls and vibrates straight through my bones.
09:22I freeze.
09:23Every instinct I have screams at me to run.
09:24But my body won't obey.
09:26I turn.
09:27And I walk towards the sound.
09:28The hallway twists until I find a heavy, iron door.
09:31The growls are louder now, filled with pain.
09:33I reach for the handle.
09:34It isn't locked.
09:35The door creaks open.
09:36And what I see inside makes my breath catch.
09:39Chains.
09:40Everywhere.
09:40They hang from the walls, the floor, the ceiling.
09:43And they are all connected to one beast.
09:44It's a wolf, but twice the size of any I have ever seen.
09:47Midnight black fur covers its rippling muscles.
09:50Its eyes glow a blazing gold, wild and tortured.
09:52Long claws dig deep.
09:54Angry marks into the stone floor.
09:55This is no animal.
09:56It bares its teeth, yanking on the chains, desperate to break free.
10:00It's a monster.
10:00I enter the dark chamber and its eyes lock onto mine.
10:03The moment it sees me, the beast loses its mind.
10:05It roars.
10:06A sound that shakes the very stones around me.
10:08It thrashes against its chains with terrifying violence.
10:11Every instinct I have screams at me to run.
10:13It will kill me.
10:14It will tear me limb from limb.
10:16But I don't move.
10:17Because behind all that fury, I see an ocean of pain in its eyes.
10:20My mind is screaming.
10:21But my heart is breaking.
10:23Before I can stop myself, I take a step forward.
10:25No.
10:26This is stupid.
10:27You'll die.
10:28But my feet don't listen.
10:29I take another step.
10:30The beast growls louder and yanks again.
10:32With a deafening crack, one of the chains rips from the wall.
10:35It's partially free.
10:36I should be screaming for my life.
10:38Instead, I walk even closer.
10:40I stop just inches from its snarling face.
10:42Its chest heaves, each breath a tortured gasp.
10:45Slowly, I raise my trembling hand.
10:47The beast jerks back.
10:48Every muscle tends to strike me down.
10:50I won't hurt you.
10:50I don't know why I say it.
10:52But I know this is not just a monster.
10:53It's a prisoner.
10:54Just like me.
10:55My fingers finally brush against its coarse fur.
10:58Instantly, the beast goes still.
10:59The growling stops.
11:00The rage vanishes.
11:02It lowers its massive head, pressing it gently into my palm.
11:05A soft, heartbreaking whimper escapes its throat.
11:07And then, its giant arms wrap around me.
11:09I gasp for air as massive arms wrap around me.
11:12A beast has me pinned to the bed.
11:13But he isn't biting me.
11:14He isn't clawing at my skin.
11:16He's just holding me.
11:17He buries his monstrous head in my shoulder.
11:19A soft, pained whimper escapes his throat.
11:21My heart pounds.
11:22I should be dead.
11:23I try to pull away.
11:24Just an inch.
11:25A low growl rumbles deep in his chest.
11:28Grr.
11:28It's a clear command.
11:29Don't move.
11:30So I stay, trapped in the arms of a monster who should have killed me.
11:33I don't know when I fall asleep.
11:35But I wake to the warmth of a solid chest against my back.
11:37Human arms are wrapped around me.
11:39My eyes fly open.
11:40The beast is gone.
11:41In its place is a man, fast asleep.
11:43His arm holds me tight, possessive, and strong.
11:46Pure panic seizes me.
11:47I scramble away from him, my hands trembling.
11:49I don't dare look at his face.
11:51I just need to get out.
11:52Now.
11:52I bolt from the room, running for my life.
11:54Later, the man wakes alone.
11:56The sound of heavy chains echoes as he sits up, his entire body aching.
11:59He remembers something from the night before.
12:01Someone was here.
12:02A woman.
12:03He tries to picture her, but her face is a blur.
12:05Why can't I remember what she looked like?
12:07I wake up to the familiar rattle of chains.
12:09My wrists are raw.
12:10The stone floor is ice against my bare feet.
12:12This is my cage after the beast takes over.
12:14A scent lingers in the air.
12:16Vanilla and jasmine.
12:17But last night was different.
12:18I remember a woman's touch calming the monster inside me.
12:21The door opens.
12:22It's my beta, Lucien.
12:23A woman was here last night.
12:25He scans the empty, blood-free cell.
12:27Your majesty.
12:28My king.
12:29Are you sure?
12:30You know you sometimes.
12:31See things?
12:32He thinks I'm hallucinating.
12:34Again.
12:35My beast is a merciless killer.
12:36It has never shown mercy.
12:38And maybe he's right.
12:39For someone to enter this cell and walk out alive is impossible.
12:42Just get these chains off me.
12:43Lucien obeys.
12:44And the heavy metal falls away.
12:46I stand, stretching my aching limbs as he hands me a robe.
12:49As I head for the door, the scent hits me again.
12:51It's not a memory.
12:52It's real.
12:53She was real.
12:54Find her.
12:55I have to know who she is.
12:56Find who, my king?
12:57The woman from last night.
12:59Do whatever it takes.
13:00I walk out, leaving him with the impossible order.
13:02And why my beast spared her life.
13:04At that very moment, a girl sneaks back into her quarters.
13:07Her heart is pounding like a drum.
13:08She leans against her door, gasping for breath, unable to believe she's still alive.
13:12The door to our quarters slams open.
13:14The mistress stands in the doorway, her eyes scanning the room.
13:17Listen up, ladies.
13:18Her voice is cold and sharp.
13:19Tonight, every one of you will be presented to the king.
13:22My heart stops.
13:23This is the fate I have to escape.
13:24And trust me.
13:26Misbehave, and you'll wish you never woke up.
13:28I can't believe it.
13:29I was so close to freedom.
13:30But I threw my chance away.
13:31All for the creature I found in that forbidden room.
13:34He was chained to a wall, growling like a beast.
13:36But the pain in his eyes made me stay.
13:38I reached out my hand, and he leaned into my touch.
13:41The untamable monster held me in his arms all night.
13:43I fled at dawn, never even seeing his face.
13:46Now, I'm being dragged to the king's bed.
13:48But across the castle, the king himself is in agony.
13:50He storms into the high priestess's chambers, his hands clenched.
13:53Soraya, do you have a solution for me?
13:55He sinks onto a couch, his body trembling.
13:57The king lets out a bitter laugh.
13:59And you don't see that happening.
14:00Your majesty, I've told you.
14:02The only cure is for the goddess to grant you a second chance, mate.
14:04Sometimes.
14:06It never happens at all.
14:07The king is a cursed man, a beast fighting his chains.
14:10And I am the woman being sent to his room tonight.
14:12I believe I'm walking toward my doom.
14:13I have no idea.
14:14I'm walking back into the arms of the monster I already saved once.
14:17The high priestess opens her mouth to offer more empty platitudes.
14:20But I raise a hand, cutting her off.
14:22So in the end, you still have no solution for me?
14:24The tension in the room is so thick I can taste it.
14:26I'm just supposed to wait until my beast takes over and I run mad?
14:29Is that it?
14:30My cold eyes lock onto her frightened ones.
14:32We'll find a way.
14:33That whisper makes something inside me snap.
14:35I shoot up from the couch, my chest heaving with uncontrollable rage.
14:39For how long?
14:40Until I lose control and tear this entire kingdom apart?
14:42Until my beast consumes me completely?
14:44The high priestess stumbles backward, her eyes darting around for an escape.
14:48You don't get it.
14:49I've accepted I'm going to die.
14:50But I need an heir.
14:51Is that too hard to ask?
14:52I'm trying, my king.
14:53You just have to give me time.
14:55I don't have time.
14:56Every day, it gets worse.
14:57I clench my fists so hard, the scent of my own blood fills the air.
15:00You are the oldest sorceress alive.
15:03Find me a herb, a spell, anything to tame my beast for just one hour.
15:06I will not let that family take my throne.
15:08Disgusted, I turn to leave.
15:10But my advisor's voice stops me.
15:11Your majesty, what about the woman?
15:13The one you saw?
15:14What woman?
15:15There was a woman with me last night.
15:17My beast didn't kill her.
15:18What?
15:19That's impossible.
15:20I know.
15:21But it happened.
15:22A sudden, dangerous spark of excitement lights up her eyes.
15:25She could be the answer.
15:26Where is she?
15:27Bring her to me.
15:28Don't give me hope.
15:29I storm out of the room, Lucienne following silently behind me.
15:32As we walk down the grand hallway, he falls into step beside me.
15:35I've arranged for the new Omegas to be introduced to you tonight.
15:37She might be one of them.
15:38I stop dead in my tracks, his words echoing in the silence.
15:41What if she's there?
15:42What if I find her?
15:43And if I touch her again?
15:45Will she die like all the others?
15:46The beast inside me was quieted by her scent last night.
15:49For the first time in years, I felt a moment of peace.
15:52But what if it was an illusion?
15:53What if next time, my beast goes for the kill?
15:55My thoughts are shattered as my office door flies open.
15:58My second-in-command, Lucienne, rushes in, holding a tablet like a holy relic.
16:02Your Majesty, we found something from last night.
16:04He drops the device on my desk.
16:06The screen glowing with security footage.
16:08A lone Omega girl, trying desperately to blend into the shadows of the hall.
16:12She's smart, tried to hide her face.
16:14But we identified her.
16:15But his next words create a bigger mystery.
16:17She didn't try to escape.
16:19We checked.
16:20She's still with the others.
16:21Why was she wandering around?
16:22I stare at the screen, trying to recognize the face, but nothing clicks.
16:26Are you saying she's the one?
16:28Lucienne shakes his head, frustrated.
16:29We can't be certain.
16:30You forbid cameras in the death zone.
16:32No one is permitted there.
16:33We can't prove she's the one who entered.
16:35My voice drops to a low growl.
16:36I need you to be certain.
16:38A sly look crosses his face.
16:39He knows he has me.
16:41You said you know her scent, right?
16:42You'll know her the second she's presented to you.
16:44Tonight.
16:45Tonight.
16:45When every Omega is brought before me, I will finally have my answer.
16:49I see Lucienne hesitate.
16:50That familiar look in his eyes.
16:51He's about to offer one of his absurd suggestions.
16:54I cut him off before he can even speak.
16:56I'm not interested.
16:57He wisely shuts his mouth.
16:58As he turns to go, I stop him.
17:00Leave the tablet.
17:01And keep a close watch on her.
17:03After he's gone, I pick up the device, my fingers tracing her shadowy form on the screen.
17:07This woman, who calmed the monster that rages within me.
17:10But hope is for the living.
17:11A dead man has no hope.
17:12And I am a dead man walking.
17:14The mistress's rules echo in the silent room.
17:16Do whatever the king tells you.
17:17Don't look him in the eye.
17:19Don't speak.
17:19Don't scream.
17:20And don't fight.
17:21We are sacrifices.
17:22Being prepped for the slaughter.
17:24How many more have to die?
17:25Is no one going to stop him?
17:26A bitter laugh cuts through the tension.
17:28Stop the king?
17:29Are you stupid?
17:30Our alphas sent us here to die.
17:32Now I'm trapped here with the others, waiting for the end.
17:34Besides, you wouldn't be complaining if you were the one to cure him, would you?
17:37I could have avoided all of this.
17:38I had a chance to escape, but I threw it away.
17:40The girl falls silent.
17:42She's right.
17:42That's the only way out of this.
17:44The sharp click of heels echoes in the hall.
17:46The mistress.
17:46The door swings open, a cold smile on her face.
17:49They dress us in white silk, like lambs for the butcher.
17:52It's time, ladies.
17:53They make us look sexy for the monster who's about to devour us.
17:56We line up outside a set of massive double doors.
17:58The king's doors.
18:00Then, she stops.
18:01A cruel smirk plays on her lips.
18:03My heart hammers against my ribs.
18:05I try to stay calm, but my hands won't stop shaking.
18:07Remember my words.
18:09Be on your best behavior.
18:10Her cold gaze lands directly on me.
18:12The mistress walks down the line, her eyes inspecting each of us like cattle.
18:15She passes the girl who spoke out.
18:17She passes the timid one, cowering in the corner.
18:19Best behavior?
18:20We're not here for an audition.
18:22We're here to die.
18:23You.
18:23You'll be the first one in.
18:24The heavy doors swing open, and a chilling silence falls over the room.
18:27A man stands in the doorway, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
18:30I recognize him instantly.
18:32The king's beta.
18:33He doesn't say a word.
18:34Just walks down the line, inspecting us like we're meat on a slab.
18:37A girl beside me whimpers in fear.
18:39Then he stops.
18:40Right in front of me.
18:41My breath catches in my throat.
18:43Look at me.
18:43My head snaps up, my eyes locking with his cold, dark ones.
18:47You'll go last.
18:48He jerks his head, ordering me to the back of the line.
18:51I stumble back, my cheeks burning with humiliation.
18:53As I take my place at the very end, I see the corner of his mouth lift in a cruel
18:57smirk.
18:57He thinks I'm not even worthy of being judged first.
19:00He points a finger at the first girl.
19:01You.
19:02With me.
19:03He leads her through the doors, which slam shut behind them.
19:05We wait in suffocating silence.
19:07Just a few minutes later, the doors fly open.
19:09The first girl stumbles out, her face pale with shock.
19:12She wasn't harmed, but she looks utterly bewildered, rejected.
19:15The beta stands impassively in the doorway.
19:18Next, the second girl goes in.
19:19She comes out the same way.
19:21Then, the third.
19:22And the fourth.
19:23A pattern emerges.
19:24The king wants none of them.
19:26Soon, the line is empty.
19:27I am the only one left.
19:29The beta turns his cold gaze on me, the last and least of the offerings.
19:33It's your turn.
19:34Woman after woman enters my chambers.
19:35They all give me names I immediately forget.
19:37They all bow.
19:38Now, the door opens again, but this time it's my guard, Lucien, because none of them have
19:43the scent I'm searching for.
19:44My king, there's only one girl left.
19:46I lean back in my chair, my body aching with anticipation.
19:49Send her in.
19:50I hear her footsteps approaching the door.
19:52A scent so powerful, it floods the room before she even enters.
19:54But I smell her first.
19:56Vanilla.
19:56Jasmine.
19:57It's her.
19:58I didn't imagine her.
19:59She is real.
20:00The door swings open, and she steps inside.
20:02Instantly, my entire being comes alive.
20:04Her scent is a cage, and I am its willing prisoner.
20:07She is the definition of sin.
20:09The kind of woman that drives a man to lose his mind.
20:11My inner beast roars, clawing to break free.
20:14She bows low, her long black hair cascading towards the floor.
20:17Your majesty.
20:18My name is Amelia Gregor.
20:20Amelia.
20:20I know I will remember that name.
20:22Her voice is perfectly steady, showing no hint of fear.
20:25It takes all my strength to control my own voice.
20:27Raise your head.
20:28Her head lifts slowly.
20:29I am met with beautiful, captivating hazel eyes.
20:32And for the first time in ages, my heart skips a beat.
20:34I stand before the Beast King, the man who kills every woman he takes.
20:38My plan is simple.
20:39Act brave, piss him off, and get sent away forever.
20:42He steps from the shadows, his voice a low growl, his eyes narrow.
20:45I've caught him off guard.
20:46Aren't you scared of me?
20:47You know what happens to the women I fuck?
20:49None of them live to tell the tale.
20:51Should I be?
20:51I can't stop the words that whisper from my lips.
20:54Scary much.
20:55In a flash, he crosses the room.
20:57He grabs my hand, spinning me around and pulling me hard against his chest.
21:00That was a mistake.
21:01A very big mistake.
21:03For the first time, I see his face.
21:05He's dangerously handsome.
21:06Before I can react, he slams me against the wall, caging me with his arms.
21:10You say you are not scared of me?
21:11I'm not.
21:12It's a lie.
21:13My heart is about to beat out of my chest.
21:15This was not the plan.
21:16You should be.
21:17Especially when all I want to do right now is fuck you.
21:19His words stun me into silence.
21:21Then his lips crash down on mine.
21:23But the worst part is that I'm kissing him back.
21:26He isn't disgusted.
21:27He's devouring me.
21:28He is stealing my very first kiss.
21:29I find myself melting into his body.
21:31His hands roam my body, gripping my waist, claiming me as his.
21:35He presses his hard body against mine.
21:36Then his hand moves up to my breast, his thumb brushing against the peak.
21:40A helpless moan escapes my lips.
21:42The king's lips leave mine, trailing a line of hot, wet kisses all the way down my neck.
21:46One of his large hands squeezes my breast, gripping so hard that the pleasure turns into sharp pain.
21:51A sound escapes my throat.
21:52What was supposed to be a plea for him to stop comes out as a deep moan.
21:56My king.
21:57And then, without any warning at all, he lifts me completely off the ground, holding me against his hard body.
22:02My legs instinctively wrap around his powerful waist, my dress riding up my thighs.
22:06The look in his eyes is so dark and full of a raw, dangerous desire that I can't look away.
22:10He looks like a starving beast that has finally been unleashed, and I am about to become his meal.
22:14He crosses the enormous room in just a few long, powerful strides, heading straight for the massive, king-sized bed.
22:20He slowly lays me down on the soft sheets, never breaking his intense, soul-searching gaze.
22:24His lips crash down on mine again, a bruising, possessive kiss that leaves no room for argument.
22:29The rational part of my brain is screaming at me, telling me to do something, or this will be my
22:33last night alive.
22:34But the other part of me, the part that isn't thinking, pulls him even closer until his chest presses against
22:39me.
22:39His hands start roaming my body again, fast and impatient, as he squeezes and explores every curve.
22:44I arch my back off the bed, a wave of shameful, undeniable pleasure washing over my entire body.
22:49I can feel the hard ridge of his desire pressing into my folds, and I throw my head back with
22:52a gasp.
22:53Just as I run completely out of breath, his lips leave mine to start kissing and sucking on my neck
22:57again.
22:57His hand comes up to the tiny, delicate strap of my dress, ready to tear it away.
23:01Before I can even process the thought, my own hand shoots out instinctively and stops him cold.
23:06What? Suddenly realized you're scared of me?
23:08I can only shake my head as I wrap my arms around myself, trying to hide my body from his
23:12view.
23:12All my life, I have been teased about my body, told that it was wrong, that it was undesirable.
23:17A crazy thought suddenly hits me.
23:18This insecurity could be my only way to escape this situation tonight.
23:21The moment he sees my real body, he will surely be disgusted and will finally send me away for good.
23:26But he just studies me for a long, silent moment, his expression completely unreadable and intense.
23:30Then, he wraps his powerful hand around my wrist and begins to pry my arms away from my chest.
23:36Don't hide yourself from me.
23:37He easily overpowers me, forcing my hands down to my sides as I quickly avert my eyes in shame.
23:42He rips the gown off completely, leaving me exposed in nothing but the tiny panties they gave me.
23:46I instinctively try to cover myself again, but he lets out a terrifying, possessive growl, freezing me in place.
23:51His mouth is on my breast.
23:53It isn't sweet or delicate.
23:54It's possessive, hot, wild.
23:57I arch into him as he sucks harder, my fingers gripping the sheets.
23:59He moves to the other nipple, his teeth grazing my skin.
24:02Then his hand slides down into my panties.
24:05His fingers slip into my wetness and my hips jerk on instinct.
24:08I try to pull away from the overwhelming sensation, but he holds me down.
24:11My body shatters, a scream tearing from my throat.
24:14But he doesn't stop.
24:15He sucks harder and a sharp pain shoots through me.
24:18He bites down, hard.
24:20Your majesty!
24:21Wait.
24:22Stop.
24:23I push at his shoulders, but he continues like a man possessed.
24:25You're hurting me.
24:26He ignores me.
24:27Instead, he grabs my wrists and pins them above my head.
24:30He finally looks up, and my heart sinks.
24:33Staring down at me are not his blue eyes.
24:34They are black, hollow, emotionless, and then I understand.
24:38The pleasure always comes before the pain.
24:40Get off me!
24:41I kick and struggle.
24:42But he is bigger, stronger.
24:44His other hand squeezes my breast until I cry out in agony.
24:47He won't budge.
24:48I am trapped beneath a monster.
24:50The king slams me down onto the bed, his immense weight crushing the air from my lungs.
24:53His hands clamp around my wrists like steel manacles, pinning me completely to the mattress.
24:58I feel his hot, ragged breath on my neck, and then a sharp point pokes my skin, sending a jolt
25:03of pure terror through me.
25:04I twist and thrash, my legs kicking wildly against the sheets, but his grip is absolutely unbreakable.
25:09A desperate, primal idea flashes in my mind, and I act on pure instinct.
25:13With all my remaining strength, I surge upward and sink my teeth deep into the soft flesh of his neck.
25:18I expect a roar of pain, a scream of agony that will make him release me.
25:21You son of a bitch, let me go!
25:23But instead, a low, guttural groan of pure pleasure rumbles from deep within his chest.
25:27He just snarls in response, baring his teeth as he presses me back down with even more force.
25:32A wave of pure, unthinking fury crashes over me, and my body moves on its own.
25:36My palm connects with his face, with a sharp crack that echoes in the silent room.
25:40For a shocking instant, his dark, furious eyes flash with a brilliant electric blue light.
25:44The next thing I know, I am flying through the air, violently thrown across the entire chamber.
25:49My back smashes hard against the cold stone wall, and I collapse to the floor in a heap of pain.
25:53Blinding agony shoots up from my ribs, but I grit my teeth and slowly, painfully, force myself back to my
25:59feet.
25:59The king rises from the bed, and the look in his eyes is no longer human.
26:02It is feral, black, and murderous.
26:05Don't you get it?
26:06After all this, you still don't understand?
26:07He stalks towards me, each step slow and deliberate, a massive predator cornering his wounded prey.
26:13You are mine.
26:13You belong to me.
26:14And you will learn to obey.
26:16Stay back!
26:17I said fucking stay back, you monster!
26:19My warning is useless.
26:20He lets out a guttural roar and charges straight at me.
26:23There is nowhere left to run.
26:24I am trapped.
26:25I squeeze my eyes shut, bracing for the inevitable, crushing end.
26:29My heart pounds like a war drum in my chest, the frantic sound filling my ears.
26:33One second passes.
26:34Then two.
26:35But the final, brutal impact never comes.
26:38I peel my eyes open and see him frozen, just feet away, his back to me, his hands tangled violently
26:43in his own hair.
26:44He turns slowly, and his eyes are flashing erratically, shifting between furious black and that same electric blue.
26:49An unnatural, monstrous voice that is not his own.
26:52Tears itself from his throat, echoing with a strange power.
26:55Out!
26:56Get out now!
26:56I don't hesitate for a single second.
26:58I scramble for my robe on the floor, bolt for the door, and run for my life without ever looking
27:02back.
27:02The king's second-in-command spots me.
27:04His eyes go wide in shock, like he's looking at a ghost.
27:07I don't wait for an explanation.
27:08I turn and run.
27:10My breath comes in ragged pants.
27:12I will never let that king touch me again.
27:14But as I flee for my life, the king is fighting his own war.
27:17He collapses to his knees in his chambers, his hands buried in his hair.
27:20His inner beast is screaming for me.
27:22Every other time, this fight has ended with a woman's blood on his hands.
27:25But this time is different.
27:26The beast doesn't just want to kill, it wants to claim.
27:29A vicious growl rips from his throat as pain tears through his body.
27:32He tastes blood as his teeth elongate into monstrous fangs.
27:35Just then, the door flies open.
27:37His beta, Lucien, rushes in.
27:39Your majesty?
27:40Lucien moves to help, but the king shoves him back.
27:43Don't.
27:43He stumbles to the window, his fists clenched, his jaw tight with restraint.
27:47She's not like the others, right?
27:49Leave.
27:49But Lucien doesn't move.
27:50He's seen his king lose control before.
27:52The king staggers, his beast pushing him to come find me.
27:55To stop himself, he turns and smashes his fist into the stone wall, again and again.
27:59He knows it's the only thing distracting him from the urge to hunt me down.
28:02He can't let me die tonight.
28:04Your majesty?
28:05Lucien ignores the order and shoves something in the king's face.
28:07Without thinking, the king rips it from his hand.
28:10He brings the object to his nose and takes a deep breath.
28:12And just like that, the raging storm inside him becomes completely still.
28:16The monster is pacified.
28:17I slam the door to the quarters open and stumble inside.
28:19Every eye in the room snaps to me.
28:21Gasping for breath, I lean back against the wood, my whole body shaking.
28:25They stare as if they've just seen a ghost.
28:27I try to disappear, but I can still hear their whispers.
28:29I ignore their shocked faces, scrambling to my bed and diving under the blanket.
28:33How is she alive?
28:34Nobody has ever come back from him.
28:36Their words fade as the memory crashes back in.
28:38She's fat and ugly.
28:39He probably didn't want her.
28:41His face fills my mind.
28:42Those eyes?
28:43Hollow, dark, and merciless.
28:45It was like he wanted to claim me.
28:47But then, something shifted.
28:48I remember his crushing strength and the strange look in his eyes when he kissed me.
28:52His eyes turned pure, terrifying black.
28:54I shake my head, trying to force the image away.
28:56It doesn't matter what happened.
28:57I survived.
28:58I have to get out of here.
28:59I close my eyes, desperate for rest.
29:01But sleep won't come.
29:02Every time I shut my eyes, I see his face.
29:05Every faint sound makes me jump, thinking they're coming to take me back to him.
29:08Finally, after hours of torment, exhaustion pulls me under.
29:11He is there, standing over me.
29:13But there is no escape, even in my dreams.
29:15His hands are covered in blood.
29:17His eyes are pitch black voids.
29:18Come to me.
29:19I wake up with a scream, clutching my chest in terror.
29:22I wake up, and the air is thick with hate.
29:24Every girl in the room is staring at me.
29:26Look, she's back.
29:27Their words are like poison darts.
29:29Or maybe she carries a curse.
29:30How?
29:31No one comes back from the king's bed.
29:32She must be a witch.
29:33That's the only way.
29:35I finally stand up, my fists clenched.
29:37You mean the curse of being fat and ugly?
29:39The room erupts in laughter.
29:40Is this funny to you, that I survived?
29:42A blonde girl steps forward, a cruel smirk on her face.
29:45Her friends nod in agreement.
29:47Oh, darling.
29:48We know the king didn't touch you.
29:50He must have been too disgusted by the sight of you.
29:52He probably kicked you out, and you ran back here pretending you survived his bed.
29:55You're turning on me.
29:57Because I'm alive?
29:58That last comment cuts the deepest.
30:00But I won't let them see me break.
30:01Even death rejected you.
30:03Fine.
30:03Believe what you want.
30:04I just hope your turn with the king comes very, very soon.
30:07The laughter dies instantly.
30:08Fear flashes in their eyes.
30:10We're not the same.
30:11You're ugly.
30:11We're not.
30:12We'll see how beautiful you look in death.
30:14I turn my back on their shocked faces and walk away.
30:16In the bathroom, I stare at my reflection.
30:19They can call me whatever they want.
30:20But I survived a night that was supposed to kill me.
30:22And that makes me the most dangerous one here.
30:24I finish my meal, but someone blocks my path.
30:26It's a blonde woman, and she's glaring at me, looking for a fight.
30:30Get out of my way.
30:31Or what?
30:32It's the mistress.
30:33Everyone in the room stands up straight.
30:34I'm about to give her a piece of my mind when a commanding voice silences the room.
30:37Enough!
30:38What did I say about misbehaving, ladies?
30:40Her eyes scan the crowd, passing over everyone else.
30:43Then, they land directly on me.
30:45A cold, knowing smile spreads across her face.
30:47My blood runs cold.
30:49The king wants to see me.
30:50Amelia.
30:51His majesty has requested for you.
30:52And he is acting like a creep.
30:54But at this very moment, the king is in his private chambers.
30:57I bring the delicate fabric to my nose, inhaling deeply.
31:00I hold the white silk gown in my hands.
31:02The one she wore last night.
31:03I hate myself for doing this.
31:05Yet my grip on the gown only tightens.
31:07Her scent is sweet and alluring.
31:08Not the fake perfume other women use.
31:10This scent is raw.
31:12Honest.
31:13Hers.
31:13There is something about her that awakens the beast inside me.
31:16But she is not my mate.
31:17The fated bond isn't there.
31:19So why am I so drawn to someone who is not mine?
31:21A sharp knock on the door shatters my thoughts.
31:23I scowl, shoving the gown into my desk drawer and slamming it shut.
31:27Enter.
31:27My advisor, Lucien, steps into the room.
31:30He bows his head.
31:31But I can feel his eyes on me.
31:32Your majesty, I wonder if he can sense my dark, unsettling secret.
31:36My second-in-command, Lucien, wants to know my plan for the girl.
31:39The human girl I almost killed just last night.
31:42I'm going to make her an offer she can't possibly refuse.
31:44And what kind of offer is that going to be?
31:46I will make her my fend.
31:47Before I can finish my sentence, a deafening alarm shrieks through the entire castle.
31:51The walls themselves seem to vibrate with the urgent warning.
31:54Rogues?
31:55They're attacking.
31:56My inner beast surges forward, hungry for a fight.
31:58He drops to one knee, panting for breath and covered in dirt.
32:01We burst from my office, sprinting down the long corridors toward the front gates.
32:05The halls are pure chaos warriors rushing past, guards barking orders to the terrified staff.
32:10Lucien, take her to my personal chamber.
32:13Protect her with your life.
32:14Without a single word, he turns and vanishes into the frantic crowd.
32:17Three dozen, my king.
32:18As I near the main doors, my Gamma, the commander of my armies, barrels toward me.
32:22I'm sorry, your majesty.
32:24They breach the west border.
32:25We tried to stop them, but... but you failed.
32:27Tell me how many.
32:28I don't waste breath on a reply.
32:30My fangs are already pushing through my gums.
32:32I turn and launch myself into a dead run, leaving him kneeling on the stone floor.
32:36The moment I cross into the open air, the world changes.
32:38The metallic scent of fresh blood is so thick I can almost taste it.
32:41These rogue bastards came to my home with only one intention, to kill everyone in their path.
32:46I reach the west border, and what I see makes the beast inside me howl with pure rage.
32:50Bodies are slamming into each other.
32:52My warriors are in wolf form, fighting bravely, but they are hopelessly outnumbered.
32:56They dare to set foot on my land.
32:58A big fucking mistake.
32:59The second my feet hit the blood-soaked field, every sound of battle ceases.
33:03My warriors freeze.
33:05They drop their muzzles in absolute submission, their tails lowering as they part like waves for their king.
33:09The rogues falter, their confident growls turning to uncertain whimpers as they finally see who has joined the fight.
33:15They stare at me, and for the first time, they understand they haven't just attacked a pack.
33:19They've signed their own death warrant.
33:21They try to run, but they have already crossed the line.
33:23You enter my land, you don't leave it.
33:25My claws tear through my fingertips, extending into deadly weapons.
33:28My eyes turn pitch black.
33:30I don't need my wolf.
33:31I am already the monster.
33:33I launch myself forward.
33:34The first rogue doesn't even have time to blink.
33:36My claws slash through his throat, ripping through muscle and bone.
33:40Blood sprays across my face.
33:41Another one charges me mid-leap.
33:43I drag my claws across his chest, cracking his ribs and puncturing his lungs.
33:46I shove his body aside like it's nothing.
33:48They come at me all at once.
33:50One, two, six of them.
33:53I tear through them all.
33:54I snap spines.
33:55I shatter skulls.
33:56Their howls turn to screams.
33:58And their screams turn to silence.
34:00A rogue tries to run past me.
34:01I grab his hind leg and yank him back with brutal force.
34:04I step on his neck and crush it beneath my heel.
34:07Another shifts mid-air, trying to catch me off guard.
34:09I twist, sinking my claws into his stomach.
34:12I drag them up through his chest and rip his heart out with one hand.
34:15He falls to the ground, lifeless.
34:16And I stand there, his heart still beating in my palm.
34:19Blood drips down my jaw as my mouth curls into a snarl.
34:22And then I see the last one, the lone survivor.
34:24He takes a step back, lifting his hands.
34:26He stands panting, naked and bleeding, his eyes wide with terror.
34:30Please, don't, don't kill me.
34:31I walk through the carnage I created.
34:33Only one attacker is left alive, trembling on the ground.
34:36Who sent you?
34:37Broken bones crunch under my feet.
34:38I don't know.
34:39We were just told to attack.
34:40I swear.
34:41He's lying.
34:42I grab him by the throat and lift him into the air with one hand.
34:45Then you're useless.
34:46No, please.
34:47I let go of his throat, only to catch his head with my other hand.
34:51I drive my claws deep into the side of his face.
34:53He screams.
34:54I yank.
34:55His right eye tears free in a spray of blood.
34:57I hold the bloody eyeball up for him to see.
34:58Then I drop it at his feet.
34:59I lean in close, my lips brushing his ear.
35:02Go tell whoever sent you that nobody messes with King Maximus and lives.
35:06I release him.
35:07He scrambles away, sobbing as he runs, screaming into the trees.
35:10I stand alone on the battlefield, my body dripping with blood.
35:12The beast inside me purrs with satisfaction.
35:15But my mind is not on the victory.
35:16It wanders back to her.
35:17The girl I almost killed last night.
35:19The one I shouldn't want.
35:20Her scent is still on my skin, hidden beneath all this blood.
35:23Her body.
35:24The air in the grand hall is thick with perfume and jealousy,
35:26but it all vanishes the second the mistress calls my name.
35:29Emilia.
35:30Her voice is deceptively soft, but it slices through the chatter like a razor,
35:34and a hundred pairs of eyes instantly lock onto me.
35:36I feel my face drain of all color, my blood turning to ice as I stand frozen in the center
35:40of the room,
35:41a specimen under a microscope.
35:42The other girls, my rivals, stare with a mixture of pity for my fate and cruel satisfaction that it isn't
35:47them being chosen.
35:48The mistress watches my terror with a thin, practiced smile that never reaches her cold, calculating eyes.
35:53It's a polite mask for her venom.
35:55His majesty has requested for you.
35:57A suffocating silence immediately descends upon the entire room,
36:00so profound that I can hear the frantic hammering of my own heart.
36:03Everyone here knows exactly what that request means.
36:05It's a summons that can't be refused,
36:06a command that promises pleasure for him and ruin for me.
36:09He asked for me.
36:11Again.
36:11The word echoes in my skull.
36:13A drumbeat of impending doom that makes my stomach churn violently.
36:16I try to swallow past the lump of fear in my throat,
36:19but it feels like I'm choking on gravel, and my legs refuse to move.
36:22They feel like they've been turned to lead,
36:23anchoring me to this spot where I wish the floor would just open up and swallow me whole.
36:27But my wishes don't matter here.
36:29My will is irrelevant.
36:30I have no power, no say in my own destiny within these cold palace walls.
36:33As if on cue, two massive royal guards step forward from the shadows near the doorway,
36:37their polished armor gleaming ominously in the dim light.
36:40They don't speak a word.
36:41They simply flank me,
36:42and their large, gauntleted hands grip my upper arms with unyielding, impersonal force.
36:46The pressure isn't painful,
36:48but it's firm enough to communicate the absolute futility of any resistance.
36:52I am property to be delivered.
36:53They begin to lead me out.
36:55My feet stumbling to keep up,
36:56as they guide me through the long, twisting corridors of the palace.
36:59I know this path all too well.
37:01I recognize the dark-veined marble tiles that seem to absorb all light and sound,
37:04creating an unnerving silence.
37:06This is the path to his chambers.
37:08A path I have walked in my nightmares,
37:09and now I walk it again in the waking world.
37:11I desperately try not to breathe too deeply,
37:14trying not to remember the way he looked at me last night with an unnerving, predatory hunger.
37:17I fight to forget the shocking sensation of his lips on mine,
37:20a kiss that was not gentle or romantic, but soft and incredibly dangerous.
37:24It was a kiss of ownership,
37:25a brand of possession that stole the very air from my lungs
37:27and made my soul tremble in terror.
37:29I can't erase the image that followed,
37:31the moment right before he pulled away,
37:33when his eyes turned from royal blue to bottomless pitch black.
37:35In that terrifying instant, I saw something truly monstrous rise behind his gaze,
37:39an ancient and powerful entity looking out through a human mask.
37:43He wasn't just a king with cruel desires.
37:44He was something far worse, something ancient and inhuman,
37:48a true monster in every sense of the word.
37:50And these guards are leading me directly to his den,
37:52delivering me like a sacrificial lamb to be devoured by the beast who wears the crown.
37:55The beast's guards march me down the hall.
37:57Each footstep is a countdown to my doom,
38:00but they don't stop at the usual door.
38:01They turn a corner I've never seen before.
38:03We arrive at a set of tall, dark oak doors.
38:06They are engraved with gold.
38:07Royal, dangerous.
38:09One guard pulls a door open.
38:10The other gives me a shove.
38:11I refuse to move.
38:13I said I'm not going in there.
38:14Panic fills my throat.
38:15The shove comes again, much harder this time.
38:17I stumble inside.
38:19Before I can turn, the doors slam shut with a heavy thud.
38:21No, open the door.
38:23Let me out.
38:23I bang on the wood with both fists.
38:25You can't just throw me in here.
38:27No one answers.
38:27There's only silence.
38:29I turn, my heart hammering against my ribs.
38:31The room is massive.
38:32Silver chandeliers hang from the ceiling.
38:35The walls are black marble streaked with gold.
38:36In the center is a huge bed, fit for a king.
38:39The air smells of pine, leather, and dark power.
38:42I know this place.
38:43This isn't just any room.
38:45It's his room.
38:46I wrap my arms around myself, backing away until my spine hits the door.
38:49What am I doing here?
38:50Why me?
38:51Then, a soft creak echoes from across the room.
38:54Another door is slowly swinging open.
38:55The door to my room opens.
38:57And in walks the devil himself.
38:58But this time, he's covered in blood.
39:00My heart lurches in my chest.
39:02Then I realize, the blood isn't his.
39:04He isn't limping.
39:05He isn't bruised.
39:06His eyes are sharp and completely unbothered.
39:08His cold blue eyes bore into me.
39:10I take a step back from the monster in front of me.
39:12He takes a step forward.
39:14Stay back.
39:14Are you forgetting I'm the king?
39:16I don't take orders from anyone.
39:17But I don't back down.
39:18I scoff and fold my arms.
39:20Has no one told you?
39:21You stink.
39:22You need a shower.
39:23Surprise flashes in his eyes.
39:25But it's gone in an instant.
39:26He actually listened to me.
39:28Without another word, he turns and walks toward the back of the room.
39:30Seconds later, I hear the shower running.
39:32A few minutes later, he comes out.
39:34Steam rolls out behind him, clinging to his skin.
39:36And he's only wearing a towel.
39:38His chest is sculpted like a god's.
39:40And thick veins run down his powerful arms.
39:42A perfect V-line disappears beneath the fabric.
39:44My soul leaves my body.
39:45A towel hanging dangerously low on his hips.
39:48My only thought is, don't look at the towel.
39:50I stare at the man who tried to kill me last night.
39:52He just got out of the shower.
39:53He wears nothing but a low-slung towel.
39:55My stomach does a slow, traitorous flip.
39:57He is cold, dangerous, and probably insane.
40:00But he is the sexiest creature I have ever seen.
40:02You're staring.
40:03I snap out of it, forcing my eyes back to his face.
40:06No, I'm not.
40:07I was staring in disgust.
40:09You were staring like you wanted to drop to your knees.
40:11My cheeks burn hot.
40:12You're disgusting.
40:13And yet your eyes tell a different story.
40:15I want to hit him.
40:16He walks past me, his scent trailing behind him.
40:19It's clean and woodsy, mixed with something dark that makes my legs unsteady.
40:22He stops by the bed and picks up a black shirt.
40:24He pulls it over his head slowly, his abs disappearing beneath the fabric.
40:28I have to focus.
40:29Why am I here?
40:30He turns to me, his face unreadable.
40:32I have an offer for you.
40:33The air leaves my lungs.
40:34An offer?
40:35What offer?
40:36For a long moment, he doesn't answer.
40:38It's like he knows a secret about me that I don't.
40:40He just watches me.
40:41His gaze so intense it feels like he's peeling off my skin.
40:43I clench my fists at my sides, refusing to give him the satisfaction of my fear.
40:47I refuse to show him my fear.
40:49That would only make me look like prey.
40:51Are you just going to stand there all day?
40:52You said you have an offer for me.
40:54What is it?
40:55Instead of answering, he just keeps walking towards me.
40:58His eyes burn right through me, as if looking into my very soul.
41:01An offer you won't be able to refuse.
41:03He takes a slow step forward, a predator closing in on his quarry.
41:06The deal is simple.
41:07You will give me anything I want.
41:08There is nowhere left to run.
41:10And what is it you want?
41:11Exactly.
41:12I instinctively take a step back, but he keeps advancing.
41:15I retreat again and again.
41:16Until my back hits the cold, hard wall.
41:18What?
41:19Do.
41:20You.
41:21Want?
41:21He slams his arms against the wall on either side of my head, caging me in.
41:25His powerful scent hits me like a train, overwhelming my senses.
41:28You.
41:29He leans in close, his dark eyes locked on mine.
41:32I stare back in disbelief.
41:33What?
41:34He takes my earlobe between his teeth, sending a shiver down my spine.
41:37He lifts a hand, his thumb brushing slowly against my bottom lip.
41:40Then he leans down, his mouth right next to my ear.
41:43I want you to be my property.
41:44You'll eat when I say so.
41:45You'll sleep when I say so.
41:46And when I want to fuck you, Amelia, you won't get to say no.
41:49I'll take you wherever, however, and whenever I want.
41:51His words are a death sentence.
41:53But instead of cowering, I do the unexpected.
41:55I throw my head back and laugh.
41:57You tried to kill me last night.
41:58And now you want me as your pet?
42:00I'm not done.
42:01His voice turns to ice, silencing me instantly.
42:04You will share my bed.
42:05You will obey me.
42:06And if you disobey, you will be punished.
42:08The Alpha King pins me with his gaze, his power a crushing weight in the room.
42:12By now, you should know who I am and what I'm capable of.
42:14He gives me an ultimatum.
42:16You'll belong to me until you give me a son.
42:17And then, I'll set you free.
42:19A son?
42:20He's insane.
42:21His touch means my death.
42:23He's asking a ghost to bear his child.
42:25The word free echoes in my head.
42:27A cruel joke.
42:28I stumble back, shaking my head.
42:29That's impossible.
42:30If we do it, I'll die.
42:32How can I give you a child?
42:33I dare to ask about my true mate.
42:34A dangerous darkness flashes in his eyes.
42:37You're different, Amelia.
42:38It's the first time he's ever said my name.
42:40Different?
42:41How?
42:42You're the only woman my beast didn't feel the need to kill.
42:45It wants to claim you.
42:46You call that mercy?
42:47You almost killed me last night.
42:49Simple.
42:49He thinks this is simple.
42:51I've made my offer.
42:52A son for your freedom.
42:53It's as simple as that.
42:55I look him straight in the eye.
42:56My decision made.
42:57In a flash, my back slams against the hard wall.
43:00No.
43:00You can take your offer and shove it up your ass where the sun doesn't shine.
43:03I take a step toward him, my fear burning away into pure rage.
43:06You're a monster.
43:07His hand wraps around my neck, squeezing the life out of me.
43:10I claw at his iron grip, my vision starting to spot.
43:13Patience is something I don't have.
43:14This is the nicest I've been to anyone, and you dare turn me down?
43:18He leans in, his lips brushing my ear.
43:20Am I?
43:21Then why aren't you dead yet?
43:22He lets go of my neck and turns his back.
43:24The air in the room is thick with tension.
43:25I'm not going to be your toy.
43:27He turns to face me, his eyes cold as ice.
43:29I gave you a choice.
43:31Not anymore.
43:32You're going to do as I say.
43:33Or what?
43:34You don't want to test me, little wolf.
43:35You don't want to see the monster I can be.
43:37His threat only fuels my fury.
43:39What else can you do after what happened last night?
43:41He takes a threatening step towards me, his jaw clenched tight.
43:44You're lucky.
43:45Anyone else would be on the ground by now.
43:47Then do it.
43:48Kill me.
43:49Finish what you started.
43:50He turns his back again, completely ignoring my outburst.
43:53Three days.
43:54That's all I'm giving you.
43:55Give me the answer I want.
43:56Or I'll take what I want.
43:57In your dreams.
43:58You have no idea what happens in my dreams with you and them.
44:01A shiver runs down my spine as he corners me against the wall.
44:04You're disgusting.
44:05Disgusting?
44:05You didn't think that last night when you came apart on my fingers.
44:08My hand moves on its own.
44:09A sharp slap echoes through the silent room.
44:12His head snaps to the side.
44:13When he turns back, his lip is bleeding.
44:15I realize I've just lit a match in a room full of gasoline.
44:18I warned you.
44:19I warned you not to test me.
44:20And I told you.
44:21I'm not afraid of you.
44:22No.
44:23But you should be.
44:24He grabs my arm, pinning my entire body against the wall.
44:27I could have anyone.
44:28But I chose you.
44:29That means you're mine, little wolf.
44:31I swallow hard, his breath hot against my ear.
44:33You don't own me.
44:34You never will.
44:35He studies me.
44:36His gaze a mix of fury and fascination.
44:38Three days.
44:39I expect a pleasing answer.
44:40He turns and walks out, slamming the door behind him.
44:43The sound echoes in the silence.
44:45My knees finally give out, and I collapse to the floor.
44:47I press a hand to my neck, where his fingers left an invisible bruise.
44:51I hate him.
44:52I hate the way he makes me feel cornered and powerless.
44:54But he just made a fatal mistake.
44:56He gave me three days.
44:57Three days is more than enough time.
44:59I will not be his property.
45:00I will plan my escape.
45:01But on the other side of that door, he isn't thinking about my choice.
45:04He leans against the wall, breathing through clenched teeth.
45:07He can still feel the sting of my slap on his face.
45:09Nobody dares talk to me like that and live.
45:11He tastes blood on his lip, letting it settle like a promise.
45:14But it wasn't the pain that set him ablaze.
45:16It was the look in my eyes.
45:18He saw unfiltered, rebellious fire.
45:20Not fear.
45:21This one has claws.
45:22And she isn't afraid to use them.
45:24He knows what I expect from him.
45:26Pain.
45:26Bruises.
45:27Chains.
45:28But he has a much crueler plan.
45:29I won't break her body.
45:31I'll break her from the inside out.
45:32He won't force me to submit.
45:34He will make me want to surrender.
45:35My last words to him echo in his mind.
45:37You don't own me.
45:38A slow, predatory smile spreads across his face.
45:40Oh, but you're already mine.
45:42No one has ever dared to say no to me.
45:44But she did.
45:45She is the only thing that calms it.
45:47I stare at my reflection.
45:48A king losing control to the beast inside.
45:50And for that reason, she will be mine.
45:52I walk out of my chambers.
45:54My beta, Lucien, is waiting.
45:56Keep an eye on that girl.
45:57She's up to something.
45:58He nods, falling into step beside me.
46:00What deal did you make with her, your majesty?
46:02Lucien stops dead in the hallway.
46:03It doesn't matter.
46:04She said no.
46:04He turns to me, his face a mask of disbelief.
46:07She said no?
46:08To you?
46:08Is she dead?
46:09But it's unbelievable.
46:11You're the infamous King Maximus.
46:13I wouldn't need you to watch a corpse, Lucien.
46:15She claims she isn't scared of me.
46:16We continue walking as guards and servants bow their heads in fear.
46:19We enter my office, and I take my seat behind the large desk.
46:22I lean forward, waiting.
46:24Lucien sits opposite me, his expression still troubled.
46:27I did some research on her.
46:28There's something you need to know.
46:29She's Alpha Gregor's daughter.
46:31The words hit me like a physical blow.
46:33What?
46:34Why would an Alpha give up his own daughter?
46:35Unless he was hoping she could be your cure and gain your favor.
46:38There's something special about that girl, your majesty.
46:40I can feel it.
46:41But there's another problem.
46:42I sneer in disgust.
46:44He's no different from me.
46:45I stare into the silence, his words echoing in my mind.
46:48What is it?
46:49The King's most trusted advisor, Lucien, looks at his ruler with caution.
46:52Your majesty, I think she might just be your cure.
46:54But I know nothing about being a cure.
46:56All I know is that I have three days, three days to escape this palace,
47:00before that cursed king summons me again.
47:01I will not be a sacrifice for anyone.
47:03I climb out of bed, determined to find a way out.
47:06But someone is already standing in my way.
47:08It's the blonde girl who has hated me from the moment I arrived.
47:11Get out of my way.
47:12Are you on your way to beg the king to touch you?
47:14I fold my arms and let a smirk cross my face.
47:16You know, I'm beginning to think you're jealous of me.
47:18Jealous of you?
47:19What could you possibly have that I should be jealous of?
47:22First of all, I am not a skinny, flat-chested bitch like you.
47:24A gasp ripples through the room.
47:26And secondly, I don't have bad breath.
47:28The blonde's face flushes with rage.
47:30She brings a hand to her mouth, breathes into her palm, and visibly recoils.
47:33You lying bitch!
47:35Am I lying about these two?
47:36I point directly at her chest.
47:38She instinctively covers herself with her hands, utterly humiliated.
47:41That doesn't make you any less disgusting and ugly.
47:43At least I'm not a bitter bitch.
47:45Are you all going to just stand there and watch her insult me?
47:47Hold her down.
47:48They form a circle, slowly closing in on me.
47:51I'm trapped.
47:51A girl from my own pack points at me.
47:53Newsflash, everyone.
47:54She doesn't even have a wolf.
47:56The blonde in charge smirks wickedly.
47:58And you think you can talk to me?
47:59Hold her.
48:00Two girls grab my arms, their grips like iron.
48:03I struggle throwing one to the ground, but two more take her place.
48:06Let me go, you bitch!
48:08Soon, I am completely restrained.
48:10Blondie walks up to me, her smile pure poison.
48:12I told you not to mess with me.
48:14But you just can't help that filthy mouth of yours, can you?
48:16Goddess, the air must be really light in your skull.
48:19The first slap cracks across my face, snapping my head to the side.
48:22The second one splits my lip.
48:23I taste blood.
48:24I spit a mouthful of blood directly onto her expensive shoes.
48:27Still feel superior, princess?
48:29Still feel insecure, bitch?
48:30That does it.
48:31Three more slaps come in quick succession.
48:33My ears ring, but I refuse to make a sound.
48:35Get her!
48:36Ten girls lunge at me at once.
48:37Fists rain down.
48:39Someone yanks my hair, and a knee crashes into my ribs.
48:42I hit the cold marble floor.
48:43Hard.
48:44They don't stop.
48:45They just keep kicking me.
48:46Through the pain, I force myself to speak.
48:48Keep going.
48:49You'll still be miserable when you're done.
48:50The beating stops.
48:51A sudden hush falls over the room.
48:54Blondie stands over me, chest heaving.
48:55What did you say?
48:56You heard me.
48:57You don't hate me.
48:58You envy me.
48:59I cough, spitting more blood on the floor, and lock my eyes on hers.
49:02Her face freezes.
49:03My words hit their mark.
49:04I look the jealous Omega dead in the eye, my voice dripping with contempt.
49:08You hate that I came here as an Alpha's daughter.
49:11You hate that even without a wolf, I've got more fire in me than all your lifetimes combined.
49:16Shut up.
49:16You're born from Omegas.
49:18Destined to die an Omega.
49:19And no amount of jealousy can change that.
49:21You're not powerful.
49:22You're just pitiful.
49:23I lean in, spitting the final word.
49:25You're nothing.
49:27Her face twitches, and something inside her snaps.
49:29She storms across the room to her bed and drops to her knees.
49:32But she isn't praying.
49:33She's reaching under the mattress.
49:34My instincts scream.
49:36Time slows down.
49:37She turns around, and a gleaming knife is in her hand.
49:40Liana, what the hell?
49:41But Liana isn't listening.
49:42Her eyes burn with pure hatred.
49:44She charges.
49:45I try to scramble away, but my wrecked body won't respond.
49:47A scream tears through the room as the first stab plunges into my side.
49:51Fire explodes through my body.
49:52She pulls the blade out and stabs me again, lower, in my stomach.
49:56I gasp, blood gurgling in my mouth.
49:58The third stab sinks into my shoulder.
50:00I can't even scream anymore.
50:01The fourth goes deep, right in the middle of my gut.
50:04My body jerks, then goes completely limp.
50:06I hit the cold stone floor, my cheek pressed against it.
50:09A pool of red spreads out from under me.
50:11Goddess, she's losing too much blood.
50:13The knife clatters from Liana's trembling hand.
50:16She looks terrified now, but I don't care.
50:18The warmth is draining from my body.
50:19Everything feels cold, like I'm sinking deep underwater.
50:23This is it.
50:24This is how I die.
50:25Beaten and stabbed to death in a cursed palace,
50:27surrounded by jealous little bitches.
50:28I can't breathe.
50:29My vision is blurring as the other girls scream and run.
50:32The darkness is coming fast.
50:34I'm lying in a growing pool of my own blood.
50:36Liana stabbed me, again and again.
50:38But even now, I have to say something they'll remember.
50:40I force a smile through the agony.
50:42Guess being flat-chested wasn't your big problem after all.
50:45And then, everything goes black.
50:46I died.
50:47I know I did.
50:48The memories come rushing back.
50:50The blondie.
50:51The stabbing.
50:52The blood.
50:52But strange voices are ringing in my ears.
50:55I force my eyes open, and a harsh light blinds me.
50:57I sit bolt upright, gasping for air like I've just broken the surface of water.
51:00And that's when I see him.
51:02The king is sitting in a chair, his cold eyes fixed on me.
51:04Am I in hell?
51:05From the corner of the room, another voice speaks.
51:08It's the king's beta.
51:09You're finally awake.
51:10The beta gives me a strange look before leaving us alone.
51:13Go get the doctor.
51:14How do you feel?
51:15You've been unconscious the entire day.
51:17How do I feel?
51:17I was stabbed multiple times.
51:19I should be dead, or at least in agony.
51:21But as the realization dawns on me, I gasp.
51:23My hand flies to my shoulder, where Liana drove the knife in deep.
51:26I feel nothing.
51:27No pain at all.
51:28There's nothing there.
51:29Not a wound.
51:30Not even a scar.
51:31I frantically touch my stomach, my ribs, searching for the holes she tore in me.
51:35My skin is perfect.
51:37Unbroken.
51:38It's like it never happened.
51:39I look up from my impossibly healed body to the king.
51:41How?
51:42The king stares at me, his eyes burning with an intensity I can't understand.
51:46He's trying to figure me out, and it's making my skin crawl.
51:48How what?
51:49How did you heal so fast without a wolf?
51:51It's a question I've asked myself a thousand times.
51:53But I always recovered without a single scar, as if nothing ever happened.
51:57Lucky?
51:58I'm lucky, I guess.
51:59I meet his gaze, refusing to let this powerful man intimidate me.
52:02Yeah, just as lucky as I was when I didn't end up dying in your hands.
52:05His expression darkens instantly.
52:07He leans in closer, his voice dropping to a deadly whisper.
52:10You were brought here cold and lifeless.
52:12Covered in blood.
52:14There was no heartbeat.
52:15You were practically dead.
52:16You call that luck?
52:17What the fuck are you?
52:18I scoff, throwing the blanket off my legs, ready to fight or flee.
52:22Stay right there.
52:23What am I?
52:24Don't you think I should be the one asking you that question?
52:26What the hell do you want from me?
52:28His voice is pure ice, leaving no room for argument.
52:30Before he can threaten me further, a knock comes at the door.
52:33The doctor and the king's terrifying beta walk into the room.
52:36She's doing perfectly well, your majesty.
52:38The doctor examines me, while the two powerful men watch my every move like vultures.
52:41Which means I can go, right?
52:43The king says nothing.
52:44The silence in the room is suffocating.
52:46Everyone leave.
52:47I jump from the bed, a surge of relief washing over me.
52:50I'm finally free.
52:51But his piercing glare stops me dead in my tracks.
52:53The door clicks shut, and I'm trapped.
52:55All alone with the monster.
52:56Everyone but you.
52:57He steps closer, his shadow swallowing me whole.
53:00The air grows thick with the scent of pine and steel.
53:02You're hiding something.
53:03I try to deny it, but he cuts me off.
53:05His words are a cold slap of truth.
53:07You think I'm stupid?
53:08You survive fatal wounds without a wolf.
53:09You die and come back breathing.
53:11A truth I can't explain.
53:13I don't owe you an explanation.
53:14In a flash, his hand shoots out.
53:16He grabs my chin, forcing my head up until our eyes lock.
53:19His grip isn't brutal.
53:20It's pure, suffocating control.
53:22Look at me, Amelia.
53:23Do I look like the kind of man you want to mess with?
53:25Every part of me screams to stay silent.
53:27But I can't stop the words from leaving my lips.
53:29Look at me, Maximus.
53:31Do I look like the kind of woman you want to mess with?
53:33For a split second, I see shock in his eyes.
53:35You're playing with fire, Amelia.
53:37No one dares to use his first name.
53:38I've been burnt before.
53:40It's nothing.
53:40A cruel smirk plays on his lips.
53:42Is that so?
53:43Have you forgotten your father gave you to me?
53:46Willingly?
53:46The words strike a nerve, and I look away.
53:49I can't let him see the hurt in my eyes.
53:50He leans in, his voice dropping to a menacing whisper.
53:53Know your place.
53:54Amelia.
53:55His thumb presses against my chin.
53:56I have been patient with you.
53:58You don't want to see my dark side.
53:59It's pretty ugly.
54:00I stand over her bed.
54:01Just hours ago, she was dying.
54:03The heart monitor showed a flat, dead line.
54:05Now, she's awake, her wound almost gone.
54:08But she recoils from my touch, pressing herself against the headboard.
54:11Give me names.
54:12Tell me who stabbed you.
54:13She climbs out of the bed, turning her back on me.
54:16What name?
54:16I don't need you cleaning my mess.
54:18I can handle my own problems.
54:20Whether you tell me or not, I have my ways of getting any information I want.
54:23She freezes at the door, her hand on the knob.
54:25Please.
54:26Just leave me alone.
54:27I'm begging you.
54:28Then she's gone.
54:29The door slams, shaking the entire room.
54:31I am left alone, stunned.
54:32She died and came back to life.
54:34She acts as if this has happened a thousand times.
54:36And her healing.
54:37It's unnatural.
54:39As the king, I can sense every wolf in my kingdom.
54:41But she has no wolf.
54:43I feel nothing from her.
54:44It's like her spirit is dead.
54:45Or never existed at all.
54:47So, where did this impossible power come from?
54:49I push the questions aside.
54:50Her secrets can wait.
54:51But justice cannot.
54:53I stride out of the room.
54:54My commander, Lucien, bows low.
54:56Someone is about to learn the price for touching what is mine.
54:59Your majesty.
54:59I don't waste a single word.
55:01The girl who stabbed Amelia.
55:02Bring her to me.
55:03Now.
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