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00:00Damon had his people throw me off the pack haul at our mating ceremony.
00:03Vivian's pup needs a father on paper. Once my bond with her is dissolved, I will marry you.
00:08Everyone assumed I would wait one more month. After all, I had already waited seven years.
00:13But that very same night, I accepted my family's marriage arrangement.
00:17I flew across the border and left Damon's world. For good.
00:21Three years later, I returned to the old territory with my husband for the ancestral rights.
00:26Ethan was held up by something urgent, so we fly separately.
00:30He sent people from a pack he had acquired three years ago, to pick me up.
00:33In the crowd at the arrival gate, I spotted a sign. It bore my pack name, Lena.
00:38I walked toward it. The person holding the sign looked up. It was Damon.
00:43Vivian stood beside him, along with a group of old friends from years past.
00:46They were waiting for me. They didn't know the person they were waiting for was me.
00:50Damon saw me. He startled for a second. Then that self-important smile slid back onto his face.
00:56See? I told you she'd come back. Damon, isn't that your little lapdog, Lena?
01:01Someone in the crowd recognized me. Laughter erupted.
01:04She disappeared for three years and now that Damon's made it big, she comes crawling back?
01:08Dressed like that? She can't even afford a decent outfit?
01:11Things must have gone badly out there, huh, Lena?
01:13I glanced down at the heartstone chain on my wrist, the one worth $20 million. I said nothing.
01:20Whenever I used to see Damon, I dressed to perfection. The most flawless makeup. The most
01:25tailored gown. Putting my very best self on display for him. And now, this outfit was custom
01:30made for me by someone Ethan had commissioned. Because I was pregnant, and he refused to let
01:35me wear anything restrictive. I didn't need to dress up for anyone anymore, all for comfort.
01:39I also understood what was happening. They only knew my pack name. They had no idea the
01:44person they were here to collect was me. So they were still mocking me, still unaware of
01:49what they were doing. The silence stretched too long. One of Damon's old friends stepped
01:55in to smooth things over. Lena, it's good that you're back. Damon's actually been looking
02:00for you all these years. The smile on Damon's face stiffened for a beat.
02:04Vivian's pup is starting academy soon. You'll be responsible for drop-offs and pickups from
02:08now on. Three years had passed. He was exactly the same. That sense of entitlement, that air
02:13of superiority. I was about to reveal who I was. Lena, don't blame Damon. He's arranging
02:18this for your own good. The way you've been getting by out there, you don't even qualify
02:23to be my personal secretary. Help me look after my son. No one will look down on you for that.
02:29Damon caught me frowning and assumed I was jealous. A flicker of satisfaction crossed his
02:33eyes.
02:34All right, if the outside world didn't work out, stop pretending it did. Take care of
02:40the child. Know your place. Don't worry. There's no shortage of Omega servant quarters
02:46in the house.
02:47He genuinely believed. I had come back because I couldn't let him go.
02:51Look how well Damon's taking care of you. Room and board all sorted. Go on, thank Damon.
02:57Lena, don't worry. If my son acts up, I'll discipline him myself. I won't let you be mistreated.
03:03Damon let out a cold laugh.
03:05What does she have to be mistreated about? She vanished over something trivial and now
03:10she's back because she couldn't make it out there. A little hardship is exactly what she
03:15deserves.
03:16My heart skipped. Even now, he still called that trivial. The heavy rain outside Pack Hall
03:21is back as he walked in with Vivian. Seven years. To him, it was just a trivial thing.
03:26The boy who had once carried me across half the territory while bleeding out himself,
03:30just to keep his promise. He was long dead. Dead the day he chose Vivian for the first
03:36time. It was all in the past. I didn't need any of that anymore. I was about to have my
03:40second child.
03:43I pressed down every feeling and looked at Damon with perfect calm.
03:47Aren't you here to pick me up?
03:49Let's go.
03:49A beat of silence fell over the crowd. Then, laughter exploded.
03:54Wait for you? Who do you think you are? We're waiting for Lena. Do you even know who that
04:01is?
04:01Of course I did. That's my name.
04:04Ethan swore never to bond. They say he was waiting for her his whole life. Everyone in
04:09the circles knows, if you want to get close to Ethan, go through his Luna. There's nothing
04:14he wouldn't give up for that woman.
04:15Listening to them describe my own life, I couldn't keep the corners of my mouth from lifting.
04:20Three years into our bond, Ethan's power had only grown, and his reputation for doting
04:25on his Luna had grown with it. Vivian had always had a talent for flaunting other people's
04:30lives in my face.
04:31At the Blood Summit auction, Ethan won a heartstone chain for his Luna. Value? $20 million.
04:38Every female on the continent envies that woman.
04:44It's... this one.
04:47Everyone was staring at the chain on my wrist. Damon grabbed my hand and leaned in for a close
04:51look.
04:52Replica. Which delivery boy Omega bought you this? Wearing garbage like that in public,
04:58shameless.
04:59I pulled my hand free. I traced my fingers over every stone on the chain. The day Ethan clasped
05:05it onto my wrist. He murmured in my ear, Don't ever take it off. I smiled. Damon saw my smile.
05:13His pupils contracted sharply. He lunged forward and ripped the chain from my wrist. I hadn't
05:19been ready for it. He got away with it. The thing Ethan gave me had just fallen into Vivian's
05:23hands.
05:24Nice weight. Definitely more refined than the fake I bought. But I wouldn't be caught dead
05:29wearing something like this in public. Or could it be... Lena? Are you Lena? You're the legendary
05:35Blood Summit Luna?
05:37The laughter that broke out was deafening because it was absurd. Ethan was the strongest alpha on
05:42the continent. And I, three years ago, was the broken Omega Damon had driven out of Pack Hall.
05:49No one could possibly connect the two. Vivian tossed the chain in her palm, weighing it.
05:55Lena, I'll buy this off you. Double the price. Give it back. That was a gift from Ethan.
06:04Shut up.
06:05Damon towered over me, eyes burning with irritation.
06:08You think you can drop Ethan's name just like that? Spreading rumors about a connection
06:13with him in a place like this? Are you trying to get me killed?
06:17Lena, do you have any idea? Getting to receive Ethan's Luna was a chance a thousand people fought
06:23over. Damon's pack was acquired by Ethan three years ago. We all survive on his good will now.
06:29If you spread lies here, you'll bring ruin down on every single one of us.
06:33I slowly raised my hand and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. Slowly turned my head and
06:39looked Damon directly in the eyes. Damon's brow furrowed. Something in his gaze flickered with unease.
06:45He thought I was the Lena he remembered. He thought I would cry. Beg. Explain. He didn't know.
06:51The way I looked at him now was the same way I'd look at a dead man. Vivian caught the
06:56way Damon
06:56was looking at me. She immediately pointed a finger in my face.
06:59Lena, you ungrateful wolf. Damon already agreed to take you in and this is how you act?
07:06Even if you resent him, you don't get to use this kind of revenge.
07:10I had a strange sense of deja vu. Three years ago, it was exactly like this. No matter what happened,
07:16Vivian would twist the truth and feed it to Damon. In the beginning, Damon would still yell at Vivian
07:21for it. Later, he started echoing her words to come after me. Just like now, Damon bit out.
07:26Jealous.
07:27But he didn't keep going. He went quiet for a moment, then reached into his jacket,
07:31placed a check in front of me. Two hundred thousand. The posture of charity. The expression
07:37of charity. He genuinely believed this was the greatest dignity he could offer me.
07:41Out of respect for what we once had, I won't do anything to you. Take the money. Go buy yourself
07:46something decent to wear. If you don't want to look after the child, I'll find you a respectable
07:51position in a few days. Since Ethan acquired my pack, this amount means nothing to me.
07:56I looked at that check. Looked at his face. Giving charity. Under the stunned stares of
08:01everyone around us, I pushed it back. Retrieved the chain from Vivian's hand.
08:05No, thank you. I don't take things from strangers. I'm a stranger? Lena, what the hell does that
08:11mean? Since the relationship is over, it's better we don't associate. I wouldn't want
08:16my husband to get the wrong idea. Damon's expression shifted.
08:22He glanced at Vivian and that knowing look crossed his face. He thought I was trying to
08:26make him jealous. In three days, Ironcrest Pack is hosting a blood moon gala in Ethan's
08:31honor. I'll take you. Give you a glimpse of how the other half lives. Though you'll need
08:40to find yourself something decent to wear first, or else...
08:43No, thank you. Damon's face darkened.
08:45Lena, I hope in three days you'll still feel this confident.
08:50I walked out of the arrival gate without looking back. Fresh air flooded my lungs. The nausea
08:56in my stomach finally began to ease. Three years ago, my family had pressured me to cross
09:01the border for an arranged marriage. I held out against it and ran to Damon, begging him
09:06to complete our bond first. Make it a done deal before anyone could interfere. He agreed.
09:12Then at the doors of Pack Hall, I didn't just find him. I found Vivian waiting beside him.
09:17Vivian's pup needs to be registered. I have to complete the bond with her first. One month.
09:22Then I'll come for you immediately. It's only for the child's sake. Don't read into it.
09:27I watched him walk into Pack Hall with Vivian on his arm. That night, I set out. One month later,
09:33I married Ethan. A year after that, Leo was born. Just a few days ago, I confirmed I was carrying
09:39a
09:39second. If not for accompanying Ethan back for the ancestral rights, I would never have set foot
09:45on this land again for the rest of my life. Let alone, run into him at the arrival gate. Three
09:50days
09:50later, I put on a light layer of makeup. The same custom soft fabric dress. I went to the Blood
09:56Moon
09:56Gala alone. The moment I walked in, Damon spotted me. A light flickered in his eyes. That familiar,
10:05self-satisfied curve pulled at the corner of his mouth. Said you wouldn't come, but here you are.
10:11Body doesn't lie. Though if you want me to look twice, you could at least dress the part.
10:20For an occasion like this, what you're wearing... I stepped around him and kept walking. He grabbed my
10:25arm. I'm talking to you. Our seats are over here. Where are you going? I looked calmly toward the
10:35far end of the hall. That's your seat. Mine is over there. Following my gaze, Damon saw the head
10:41table. The Alpha's seat. The Luna's seat. His expression changed. Vivian's eyes turned vicious
10:47instantly. She fixed her glare on the chain at my wrist and raised her voice. Lena! How did you get
10:53in here? Are you here to cause trouble? Walking in with that chain? Are you trying to humiliate the
10:59Luna? Tonight is Ethan's first time bringing his Luna out in public? Rogue woman, get out!
11:06Every guest in the room turned to look. Someone glanced at Damon. Damon Alpha, do you know this
11:12person? Damon straightened his cuffs, perfectly composed. No. One word. Clean. Final. Vivian lifted
11:19her chin immediately. Take off that chain and get out! She reached for it. I stepped aside,
11:25but someone deliberately tripped me from behind. I fell. Vivian planted her foot on my wrist.
11:32The chain. She tore it free with brute force. The gem scattered across the floor, like a shattered
11:38constellation. Drag her out! Pain screamed through my wrist, bone deep. Stop! I'm Ethan!
11:47His what? His mistress? Who do you think you are?
11:53She backhanded me again. I lay against the marble floor. When I came back here, I hadn't planned to
11:58settle scores with anyone. There was no point. But now, she had struck me twice. She had destroyed
12:04something Ethan gave me. She would pay for both of those things. Everything she was capable of losing,
12:10she would lose it all. Damon crouched in front of me. He reached out as if to touch the wound
12:16on my wrist.
12:16I flinched away on instinct. He looked at me coldly. Are you done making a scene? You came in that
12:23outfit, wearing that chain. You missed me, didn't you? You wanted to make me jealous. Just say the
12:29word and I'll give you what you want. Damon... I raised my eyes to meet his. You're finished.
12:35Damon frowned, about to speak. The atmosphere in the gala shifted. Every guest began composing
12:40themselves. Pressing toward the entrance, Damon leaned down and murmured to me,
12:43Ethan's here. Behave yourself. Vivian and I have already dissolved our bond. I pressed my nearly
12:50crushed wrist. Looking at his face, I felt nothing but revulsion. Whether you two dissolve your bond
12:55or not, what does that have to do with me? Then, the doors opened. Ethan walked in, carrying Leo.
13:05The moment Leo entered the hall, he squirmed to get down from Ethan's arms. The moment the cherub-faced
13:10little pup touched the ground, every eye in the room was pulled to him. Damon turned
13:14to me abruptly. Lena, as long as you stop provoking Vivian, I can forgive you for disappearing
13:20three years. I'll give you a chance. Bear me a child. A child that belongs to us.
13:26I paid him no attention. I was looking through the crowd, trying to catch Leo's eye. Leo's gaze
13:31swept the room. Then, locked, he broke free from Ethan's hand and charged toward me,
13:36crashed into my arms. Mama, what happened to you? Who did this? Why is there so much blood
13:44on your hand? That wound, Mama, and the entire gala went still.
13:51The gala would have stood by cold-eyed while I was struck. Their faces all changed at once.
13:56Leo held onto me, eyes going red. I crouched to meet him at eye level, cupped his round little
14:03cheeks in my hands. Mama is fine. Whoever dares to treat Mama like this.
14:10I was about to reassure him when I felt the pressure from behind. Not an ordinary approach.
14:15It was Ethan's. The kind that felt like a mountain moving. The kind that made the air
14:19itself go still. The crowd parted automatically. I didn't need to turn around to know he was furious.
14:25Since I'd gotten pregnant with our second, he'd have kept me physically tucked against him if he
14:29could. If it hadn't been for the urgent matter, he never would have sent someone else to pick me up.
14:34I lifted Leo into my arms, turned around. Ethan was standing there. His gaze dropped to the blood
14:39stain on my wrist, then to the marks on my face. His eyes went dark.
14:46Leo slipped out of my arms and ran to Ethan.
14:49Daddy, someone hurt Mama. Let's go get revenge.
14:55Lena, tell me what happened. One moment I'm away and you're already hurt.
15:00Which blind fool did this?
15:02I'm fine, Ethan.
15:05Lena, I'm your mate. If something wronged you, you don't have to carry it alone.
15:10We can't let anyone hurt Mama.
15:12Maybe it was the pregnancy. Maybe I'd held it together for too long. My voice came out with
15:16a tremor I hadn't planned for. You weren't there, and they all went after me.
15:22At that moment, Leo's eyes caught something on the floor. He bent down and picked up a single gem.
15:27Daddy, isn't this part of the gift you gave Mama?
15:31Ethan took the stone and turned it over. On the back, two letters were engraved. E. L.
15:39Turn on every light.
15:44Every light in the gala blazed on. Ethan tilted my face toward him.
15:50They actually dared to do this to you. We can't let them get away with this.
15:55I didn't know if it was the pregnancy, but my emotions kept slipping past my defenses.
16:00You weren't there, and they all went after me.
16:05The people who had followed to the arrival gate to mock me, their legs were shaking now.
16:10They were finally putting it together.
16:13The woman in the custom soft fabric dress three days ago.
16:17The woman with the heartstone chain on her wrist.
16:20The woman who kept insisting she was Ethan's Luna.
16:23She hadn't been making it up.
16:25Every word she said had been true.
16:31Just then, Vivian's follower, Jade, stepped forward.
16:34Lena, are these two actors you hired?
16:37Not bad performances, honestly.
16:40Want Vivian to help you find an agent?
16:43Though, since you can't even afford a decent outfit these days.
16:46I have one I've worn before. I could give it to you.
16:49Save you the embarrassment.
16:50Jade had arrived last.
16:52She hadn't seen Leo throw himself into my arms.
16:54She had dressed to kill tonight, hoping to catch the eye of a powerful mate.
16:59The fastest route to a powerful mate in these circles
17:03was to win Vivian's favor.
17:05And the most effective way to win Vivian's favor
17:08was to make my life miserable.
17:10So she opened her mouth.
17:13No one in the room laughed.
17:15Everyone was staring at her like she'd lost her mind.
17:18Jade began to panic.
17:20She turned to Ethan and tilted her face upward, trying to be coy.
17:23The man next to her, he's not bad looking.
17:26If you're willing to leave Lena, I might consider keeping you.
17:30Keeping.
17:31Ethan.
17:32I nearly laughed out loud.
17:37Ethan started laughing.
17:39That kind of laugh.
17:41The rare one.
17:42Where it curls up at the corners and he can't quite stop it.
17:45He had always been particular about my safety.
17:48Over the years, anyone who tried to get close to him
17:51either vanished or ended up on the far end of the continent.
17:54He wasn't angry.
17:56He simply found her amusing.
17:58In the way one finds someone who has used up their borrowed time,
18:02Jade sensed the shift in the room
18:03and tried to press herself closer to Vivian.
18:06Vivian immediately gave her a slap that sent her to the floor.
18:10Jade, are you trying to die?
18:12You dare offend Ethan and his Luna?
18:14Do you have a death wish?
18:16Jade clutched her face, slumped on the marble murmuring.
18:20Lena is Lena.
18:21She's really the Luna.
18:22I offended.
18:24I...
18:25Ethan was notorious across the continent for being fiercely protective of his mate.
18:30Jade's mind went to what might be waiting for her.
18:32Her whole body began to tremble.
18:35Someone in the crowd gasped.
18:36All eyes moved to the hem of Jade's dress.
18:39She had wet herself from fear.
18:42Ethan gave a slight frown.
18:44His guards understood without a word and dragged her out.
18:48Damon and Vivian's faces flushed a deep, mortified red.
18:52Everyone in the room knew
18:53that Jade's words had always followed wherever their hearts pointed.
18:59The healer Ethan had summoned was treating my wounds.
19:03The antiseptic touched skin.
19:05I hissed through my teeth.
19:07Just that one sound.
19:09And Ethan and Leo both looked up with murder in their eyes.
19:13You can't even apply medicine without hurting her?
19:16The healer's hands began to shake even harder.
19:18I pretended to glare at them.
19:21Lena?
19:21Mama?
19:23Father and son both shrank back, looking aggrieved.
19:26I sighed.
19:28The healer is helping me.
19:29Stop terrifying her.
19:31The healer visibly exhaled.
19:33After her examination, she addressed Ethan.
19:36Alpha Ethan, the luma is unharmed, and the pup in the womb is safe as well.
19:42The wound on her wrist is fairly deep.
19:44I'll use the finest medicine available and do my best to ensure it heals without scarring.
19:50Ethan went quiet, said nothing.
19:53Only I knew.
19:54This was what it looked like when he was truly, deeply furious.
19:59Damon, the one most responsible for all of it, was finally beginning to feel afraid.
20:05He never could have imagined that the Omega he had thrown away
20:09had become the mate of the man above him in every hierarchy that mattered.
20:16Ethan stood beside me and swept a slow gaze across the room.
20:20I'd like you all to volunteer what happened in the past few days.
20:25If I have to find out on my own, everyone present may not die pleasantly.
20:31Damon's complexion shifted. He was the first to speak.
20:35Ethan Alpha, this is all a misunderstanding.
20:39As Lena's former intended mate, I was simply catching up with her.
20:43The glass in Ethan's hand let out a faint, precise crack.
20:46Damon didn't notice and kept going.
20:48Ethan Alpha must know how much Lena used to love me.
20:52Catching up is only natural, isn't it?
20:54The glass shattered. Ethan's hand was covered in blood.
20:58I ached just looking at it.
20:59Damon, stop flattering yourself.
21:01I tended to Ethan's hand while I spoke.
21:03In this life, I have only ever loved Ethan.
21:06Say anything else to drive a wedge between us and don't expect me to stay civil.
21:10Ethan looked down, watching me bandage his hand.
21:13And then he smiled.
21:15Lena, you just said I'm your favorite.
21:18I was speechless.
21:23Damon's expression turned wounded.
21:25Lena, Vivian and I have dissolved our bond.
21:29He opened his mouth again.
21:31That pup could call you mama going forward too.
21:33You only married Ethan to spite me, didn't you?
21:36I understand. I don't mind.
21:38As long as you're willing to come back, everything I can give you, none of it is less than what
21:42he offers.
21:43As long as you're willing to come back and be my son's nanny.
21:46Leo, sitting nearby, slowly set down his fork.
21:48He studied Damon for a moment.
21:50Nanny?
21:50My mama is a little princess at home.
21:54You think you're worthy of making her a nanny?
21:58Mama will only ever have me and my little sister.
22:00Two children.
22:01Your pup of unclear wargences has no business being connected to my mama.
22:05You're not as handsome as my daddy.
22:07Not as tall either.
22:09And you smell the kind of broke that gets into your eyes.
22:12The guests around them burst out laughing.
22:15Damon's face went purple.
22:16At this moment, Vivian had completely lost what remained of her composure.
22:21She heard Damon say,
22:22Let Lena be the child's mother.
22:24She picked up a fork and lunged at Leo.
22:29You little bastard, I'll kill you!
22:32The moment Vivian charged at Leo, I released Ethan's hand and threw myself over Leo.
22:36Son, are you...
22:38Okay, the word never came out.
22:41Before I lost consciousness, I saw Leo's face.
22:44Panicked.
22:45Pale.
22:46I wanted to tell him, don't cry.
22:49The words didn't come.
22:51Everything went dark.
22:54The sharp smell of antiseptic pulled me back.
22:57White ceiling above me.
22:58A patient's gown.
23:00Mia was sitting at the bedside.
23:02The moment she saw my eyes open, she threw herself at me.
23:06Lena!
23:07You're finally awake!
23:09If you'd slept any longer, those two little demons of yours would have torn the whole territory apart!
23:14My first instinct.
23:16I pressed a hand to my stomach.
23:18Mia understood immediately.
23:20Relax.
23:21You and the baby are both perfectly fine.
23:23The doctor said it was the shock combined with the pain from your wound that made you pass out.
23:28Yeah.
23:28That Vivian is absolutely unhinged!
23:31Going at Leo with a fork!
23:33Where are Leo and Ethan?
23:35Safe.
23:36Both of them.
23:37You were still too reckless.
23:39With that many guards around, it wasn't your turn to step in.
23:42That's Leo.
23:44I know, I know, your precious little pup.
23:47That little creature is vicious enough on his own.
23:49He didn't need protection.
23:51Where are they now, the two of them?
23:54Mia's eyes lit up.
23:56Gone to avenge you.
23:59I got there after you'd already passed out, but I pieced together what happened from the people around.
24:04After you went down, Leo picked up the fork from the floor and drove it straight through Vivian's palm.
24:11He's three years old.
24:12I have no idea where he found the strength.
24:15Ethan had also learned by then what happened at the arrival gate three days ago.
24:19That Damon slapped you.
24:21That he tore off the heartstone chain.
24:23The way they all humiliated you.
24:25He knew every detail.
24:27Then he had his guards hold Damon down and had the hand that struck you cut off.
24:33Leo watched the whole thing without blinking once.
24:37Such a little tyrant.
24:39Vivian.
24:39Ethan had someone bring in a crate of gemstones and told her to swallow them all.
24:43He said exactly this.
24:44Since you love taking things that belong to others so much, I'll give you your fill.
24:47The gems are yours.
24:48So is the man.
24:50She swallowed.
24:51She refused.
24:52So they brought in her son.
24:55She swallowed a lot.
24:56When she was half dead from it, Ethan had someone carve up her face, severed the tangents in her son's
25:03hands, and had her thrown into international waters.
25:06The guests who stood there and watched you get beaten, every single one of them left with a scar on
25:10their wrist.
25:10So they'll remember the cost of looking away while the Luna was being humiliated.
25:14Oh, and one more thing.
25:15Ironcrest pack officially dissolved.
25:17Everything Damon had.
25:17Starting today.
25:19Gone.
25:21Red Dragon.
25:23Record by.
25:24Short Drama Free.
25:25Follow for more.
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