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I Gave My Mate Away
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00:00Mi espada mate's brother died in the Northern Territory Wars,
00:03left behind a Luna who never got her mating bite.
00:06Now Caleb's on his knees outside the Sterling Pack gates.
00:10Three days, three nights, begging me to let him take Pearl Mercer as his second mate.
00:16It should have been me who marked her, but the Pack elders paired her with Simus instead.
00:21Now my brother's dead and she's alone.
00:23His scent turns desperate.
00:25Alara, you're the daughter of the Pack counselor.
00:26You have the grace others don't.
00:28Give Pearl a place, that's all I'm asking.
00:31Last life, I said no.
00:33Pearl couldn't handle the shame.
00:34Hung herself on our mating night.
00:36White dress, silver rope, empty eyes.
00:39Caleb hated me for it.
00:41After the ceremony, he never stepped foot in my den again.
00:45Instead, he brought Pearl's memorial tablet into the Pack house as his second Luna.
00:51Put her ashes in the ancestral den like she'd earned it.
00:54Then he poisoned me.
00:55Watched me convulse on the floor.
00:57Organs shredding from the inside.
01:00You killed Pearl.
01:01Wild dogs can have what's left of you.
01:05But I'm reborn now, standing at the gate, watching Caleb kneel in the dirt.
01:11I smile.
01:12A second mate?
01:15Pearl deserves the full Luna title.
01:19Miss, Caleb Thorne's been kneeling for three days!
01:23Ruby, my Omega attendant.
01:25He's trying to force your hand.
01:28His own family beat him for wanting to mate his brother's widow, and now he's here making you the villain?
01:33Her words slam reality into place.
01:36I'm awake.
01:37I'm alive.
01:38I'm back at the exact moment Caleb came crawling.
01:41The thorn air kneeling outside sterling territory is the scandal of the season.
01:47Every wolf in the capital knows.
01:49The gates surrounded.
01:50Whispers.
01:51Stares.
01:52Judgment flowing like electricity through the crowd.
01:55I stand in the shadows of the entrance.
01:57Let myself smile cold.
01:59Of course he only begs me.
02:02His parents would never approve this disgrace.
02:04But if his promised mate gives permission, the Alpha and Luna can't argue with a willing bride.
02:11So he kneels.
02:12Performs his heartbreak for the audience.
02:15Weaponizes every outdated pack log.
02:18The world demands I bend.
02:20I move toward the gate.
02:21Ruby grabs my arm.
02:23Miss, you're not actually going out there.
02:25Of course I am.
02:26Because I'm going to give them exactly what they want.
02:30And destroy them with it.
02:32A sleek black car pulls up to the sterling gate.
02:35A woman in white stepped out.
02:37She stumbles toward Caleb and drops to her knees with a theatrical song.
02:41Pearl Mercer.
02:42The grieving widow.
02:44The fallen Luna.
02:45Caleb looks at her like she's made of moonlight.
02:47Pearl, why are you here?
02:49This isn't your fault.
02:50Go back.
02:51You're too fragile for this cold.
02:53She shakes her head.
02:54Tears streaming perfectly down her face.
02:57Caleb, it's my cursed fate.
03:00Don't beg the sterling girl anymore.
03:02How could she understand my suffering?
03:04Yes, I never shared a better bed with your brother before he died.
03:07I'm still pure.
03:09My family won't take me back.
03:11They say I bring bad luck.
03:13But I won't let you debase yourself like this for me.
03:16Caleb pulls her close.
03:17His scent spikes will be mine in possession.
03:20I promised I'd protect you forever.
03:22Now that Simons is gone, that responsibility falls to me.
03:26He looks up, finds me standing in the gateway shadow.
03:29Projects his voice for maximum impact.
03:41I study Pearl's outfit.
03:44Moon white silk brocade that catches the light like water.
03:47The crowd thinks it's mourning clothes.
03:50Respectful widow's white.
03:51But that fabric costs more than most wolves earn in a year.
03:55Caleb treats her like blown glass.
03:57Protects her like she's breakable treasure.
03:59I don't see suffering.
04:00I see ambition in a designer dress.
04:04I step fully into the gateway.
04:06Let confusion cloud my face.
04:08Caleb, Pearl is your brother's widow.
04:13Simus died fighting for this territory.
04:16Every wolf here calls him a hero.
04:18Who would dare let his luma suffer?
04:21Why would his younger brother need to mate her for protection?
04:25Can't the thorn pack take care of one widow?
04:28Or are your servants abusing her?
04:29Because when I join your pack, I'll handle that myself.
04:35Or wait, can the great thorn family not even protect one daughter-in-law?
04:40The crowd murmurs.
04:42I press forward.
04:43Besides, when news of Simus' death reached the capital,
04:48didn't Pearl collapse from grief?
04:50The queen herself praised her devotion.
04:53Called her the perfect widow.
04:55Caleb's face darkens.
04:56But I'm not done.
04:57And now you want to mate her?
05:00Have you thought about what that looks like?
05:02Caleb pulls Pearl closer,
05:04stares up at me with that desperate lover intensity.
05:07It was always supposed to be me and Pearl.
05:10Our parents made a mistake.
05:13Matched her with Silas instead.
05:16Now he's dead and I can finally make it right.
05:19Miss Sterling, I should have ended myself already.
05:23But Caleb won't let me.
05:25Her voice drops to a whisper.
05:27The crowd still hears perfectly.
05:29You'll be his Luna soon.
05:31His true mate.
05:33Could you allow me to stay near him?
05:35Just as a companion?
05:36If you're worried, I'll bear his pups.
05:38I'll drink contraceptive herbs before entering.
05:41Tways.
05:42Tears roll like matched pearls.
05:44The crowd's eating it up.
05:45That mercy girl is pitiful.
05:47These two were in love first.
05:48I let them talk.
05:50Let the pressure build.
05:51Then I reach into my sleeve.
05:53Pull out the betrothal contract.
05:54The one with both our blood marks.
05:56Caleb's eyes widen.
05:58Hope flares in his head.
06:02I rip it in half.
06:04Let the pieces fall in the dirt at his beat.
06:07From this moment, our engagement is void.
06:12Mate Pearl however you want.
06:14It's nothing to do with me anymore.
06:17Miss, you can't mean that.
06:20Ruby's voice cracks behind me.
06:22Caleb scrambles for the torn contract pieces.
06:25His face, pure triumph.
06:27He's actually laughing.
06:28Alara, you're really letting Pearl have the first Luna position?
06:31Everyone said you were educated and refined, but this?
06:34This is true generosity.
06:37Absolutely not.
06:39My mother explodes from the Sterling Gates.
06:41Counselor Sterling's mate.
06:43She's got pack authority in her blood.
06:45Elea, you cannot make this decision on impulse.
06:49Your betrothal to the Thorn Pack was moon-blessed by the Queen herself.
06:53She wheels on Caleb.
06:57If you want a mate or mistress, your parents decide.
07:00Not your promised bride.
07:01You're bypassing your alphas to manipulate a young female with public pressure.
07:07Her eyes flash gold.
07:09What kind of air does that?
07:10Gently touch my mother's arm.
07:12Feel her wolf vibrating with rage under her skin.
07:15Step forward.
07:16Meet Pearl's streaming eyes.
07:18Luna Mersel.
07:19You're certain you want to reject your widow status and give up being Silas' Luna?
07:27Yes.
07:28I'm releasing the General's honor.
07:31I just want to be with Caleb for the rest of my life.
07:35I don't care if he's heir.
07:37I don't care about Luna's status.
07:39We just want to be together.
07:42Simus' body isn't cold yet.
07:44You can't even wait three months to honor him as pack law demands?
07:52You just need to approve Pearl entering the den.
07:55The rest isn't your concern.
07:56Silas is dead.
07:58The living have to keep living.
08:00Isn't that right?
08:04Caleb Thorne.
08:05I never knew you were this disgusting.
08:08Your brother barely dead and you're already trying to mate his widow.
08:13How could I ever bind myself to someone like you?
08:19Luna Thorne.
08:20The crown blessed a union between Sterling and Thorne.
08:23Pearl is rejecting her widow status.
08:26Giving up being the General's Luna.
08:28But Silas' memorial tablet still needs a widow to carry it to the Moon Temple.
08:36I'll mate General Silas.
08:39Complete silence.
08:41No!
08:45Alara, my son would be honored, but he's gone.
08:50You'd have to mate his memorial tablet.
08:53You'd become a widow instantly.
08:55You're too young for this sacrifice.
08:58I shake my head, look past her to the watching crowd, then deliberately turn my gaze on Pearl.
09:05General Silas was a warrior.
09:08Died protecting our borders.
09:09He's worth a thousand spinless cowards.
09:13Even dead!
09:14I'd rather be his mate than bind myself to someone like Kayla.
09:20Sterling's daughter has backbone!
09:23That's true, Counselor Bloodline.
09:26The Mercer girl couldn't wait a single season before climbing into the brother's bed.
09:29Oh my God!
09:29Oh my God!
09:32Disgusting!
09:33Disgusting!
09:34I watch my mother's face, silently beg her to trust me.
09:38If you do this, if you enter Thorn Pack as Silas' widow, you'll be family forever.
09:46Our honored daughter.
09:48And anyone who disrespects you answers to me.
09:57Mercer
09:58I'm writing your discharge papers right now
10:01News spreads like wildfire through the capital
10:05Sterling's daughter cancels her engagement to the air
10:08Volunteers to mate the dead general instead
10:10Within hours, Queen Moira sends a formal response
10:14The counselor's daughter embodies true lunar spirit
10:18Then the gifts arrive
10:20A crystal and moonstone mating crown
10:23White silk robes edged in silver thread
10:25Jewelry that could ransom a small pack
10:28The Queen's personal seamstresses come to take my measurements
10:31Ruby cries while they work
10:33Miss, you'll be a widow forever
10:39You'll never have pups, never have a true mate
10:43Hush, I tell her
10:45But inside, I'm smiling
10:46Because I know something no one else does
10:49Silas isn't dead
10:51Last life, he came back three weeks after I mated Caleb
10:55Came back to find his widow had married his brother
10:58The scandal nearly destroyed the thorn pack
11:01But this time, I'm his widow by choice
11:04His actual mate
11:06And Caleb and Pearl are the ones caught in the trap
11:09Seven days until the ceremony
11:11Seven days until Silas comes home
11:14Seven days until everything changes
11:17The seventh day arrives
11:19I wake before dawn
11:21Put on the white mourning robes
11:23The mating crown feels heavy
11:25Cold crystal against my forehead
11:27Ruby braids my hair with white ribbons
11:31Miss, it's not too late to change your mind
11:33I meet her eyes in the mirror
11:35I'm exactly where I need to be
11:37The thorn great hall is drowning in white flowers
11:40Incense smoke curls thick as fog
11:43I hold Silas' memorial tablet against my chest
11:47The woods warm like it has a heartbeat
11:49We go through the mating ceremony
11:51I bow to the moon
11:53Bow to the ancestors
11:54Bow to the tablet in my arms
11:56The priestess marks my wrist with ash and silver
12:00You are bound
12:01Legally, I mated now
12:03To a dead hero
12:05To the war alpha
12:06Meanwhile, in a side courtyard
12:08Caleb and Pearl have their ceremony
12:11Same day as mine
12:12But Luna Thorne made it brutally clear
12:15I'm the elder mate now
12:16Pearl's wedding cannot outshine a widow's tribute
12:20So while I get the full traditional procession
12:23White wolves pulling a silver carriage
12:25Pack members lining streets
12:27Pearl gets a plain car
12:29And a servant's entrance
12:32Pearl's family refuses to send a dowry
12:35Her brother's mate actually laughs
12:37You already got a dowry the first time
12:39What, you want us to pay every time you trade up?
12:42If you keep mating new wolves, we'll go bankrupt
12:45Pearl arrives at Thorn Territory in a simple dress
12:48No witnesses
12:49No celebration
12:50No honor guard
12:52Just Caleb
12:53Waiting by a side door
12:54Like she's a secret he's ashamed of
12:57Compared to my ceremony
12:58Which has the queen's representatives in attendance
13:01She looks like the mistress she basically is
13:04I hear her crying to Caleb before they enter
13:08Why does she get the grand ceremony when she's mating a dead man?
13:12We're actually together!
13:14We should celebrate!
13:15It's just formality, Pearl
13:17As long as we're together, nothing else matters
13:19But I know
13:19It matters to her
13:21She wanted status
13:22Wanted the Luna crown
13:24Wanted everyone to see her triumph
13:26And I've stolen it
13:28With one clever move
13:30After the ceremonies
13:31I change into Morning White
13:33The Ministry of Rights has arranged everything
13:35I'm to carry Silas' tablet through the Capitol streets to the Moon Temple
13:39Every important wolf will watch
13:41I'm halfway through the processional route
13:43When Hook beats Thunder
13:45A scout on horseback
13:47Riding desperately hard
13:48Argent news!
13:52General Simus Thorne!
13:55He's alive!
13:56My fingers tighten on the tablet
13:58My chest blooms with relief
14:02General Silas was gravely wounded but stabilized
14:04He's conscious
14:05He's coming home
14:07Blessed Moon
14:08Silas lives!
14:10Your blessing, Alara
14:11You made him and he came back to us
14:13You brought my son home
14:16The crowd goes absolutely wild
14:19Cheering
14:20Howling
14:21The whole Capitol celebrating
14:23Strip the morning decorations
14:24Prepare the alphas' quarters
14:26Make it a proper mating suite
14:28When my son comes home
14:29We're giving him and his mate the celebration they deserve
14:32I glance back through the crowd
14:34Find Pearl and Caleb
14:36Their faces white as bone
14:39Pearl swaying on her feet
14:41Caleb staring at the scout
14:43Like he's seeing a ghost
14:44Because they are
14:45Pearl just divorced her dead mate
14:48And married his brother
14:50On the same day the dead mate came back to life
14:55It's summer and the heat's oppressive
14:57But Queen Moira insists
14:59Heroes deserve a proper welcome
15:01Pearl's face has gone from white to flushed red
15:04She's swaying
15:05Mother, Pearl looks unswell
15:07You should have stayed home
15:10The crowd starts murmuring
15:12The processionals entering the city gate
15:15Then I see him
15:16Silas Thorn
15:17The War Alpha
15:19Your majesty
15:20Rise, general
15:21You've bled enough for this crown
15:24Luna and Alpha Thorn rush forward
15:26Our son!
15:28Woo!
15:29Woo!
15:30Luna pulls me along
15:32Silas, meet your mate
15:34Alara Starling
15:35Silas looks at me
15:36There's warmth in them
15:38Intelligent
15:38Thank you
15:40For honoring me when I couldn't defend myself
15:42He says quietly
15:43Now that the generals returned
15:44You two can have a proper mating celebration
15:47The moon brought you together in the strangest way
15:51The air's mate is collapsing!
15:53A scream cuts her off
15:54Someone get a healer!
15:55I'll take her home!
15:56No!
15:57My voice rings out
15:58Luna Thorn
15:59Regardless of history
16:00Pearl is still technically pack
16:01If she's unwell and we don't treat her
16:03Wolves will say Thorn Pack mistreats females
16:05It'll reflect badly on father, on Silas
16:08Let's just have the royal healer check
16:09I meet Luna's eyes
16:11Luna's jaw clenches so hard I hear teeth grinding
16:14Fine
16:14For the pack's reputation
16:16The queen's personal healer kneels beside Pearl
16:19Then he stands
16:20Vows to Caleb
16:21Congratulations, air Thorn
16:22Your mate is three months pregnant
16:25Silence
16:25Complete ringing silence
16:27Then chaos
16:28Luna Thorn shrieks
16:29Three months?
16:31But she only mated Calum seven days ago!
16:34I pressed my hand to my mouth in shock
16:36Let my voice carry three months
16:38Three months pregnant?
16:40But Pearl said she never consummated her bond with Simus
16:43She's still your mate at Silas?
16:46She swore she was still pure when she mated Kailas
16:50My words detonate like an explosion
16:52She lied about being untouched!
16:54She was pregnant before the second wedding!
16:56Whose pup is it really?
16:59Did she cheat on the general before he even left?
17:02Did Kayla get her pregnant while his brother was at war?
17:05Luna Thorn's hand cracks across Pearl's face
17:08The slap echoes
17:10You whore
17:12You red-branched fox
17:14Tell me right now who fathered that pup!
17:18Pearl's sobbing, trying to crawl toward Kayla
17:23Mother, please!
17:25Don't call me mother!
17:27Luna Thorn's wolf is in her heart
17:29You married into this pack pure and left it tainted!
17:35Shane!
17:36You're a monster!
17:36Caleb's face is red, white, thin green
17:38He can't move anyone's eyes
17:40Silas stepped forward
17:41His voice cuts through the chaos like a blade
17:44Brother
17:45Did you touch my mate while I was bleeding on a battlefield?
17:50Caleb drops to his knees
17:52Brother
17:53I-answer me!
17:55Silas' alpha command hits like a physical force
17:58Every wolf in the courtyard feels it
18:00Pearl sobs louder
18:03It's Caleb's!
18:04The pup is Caleb's!
18:05We-
18:07We were in love before you went to war!
18:10We made a mistake!
18:12The crowd is hurt
18:14She was bedding the brother while married to the general!
18:17While he was dying for us!
18:20Caleb and Pearl are disgusting!
18:23Yeah!
18:24Come on!
18:24Come on!
18:25Come on!
18:25Disgusting!
18:27Disgusting!
18:28I walk up to Caleb
18:29My hand moves before I think
18:31You liar!
18:33When you knelt outside Stirling gates
18:35You said you wanted to help poor widowed Pearl
18:37You made me look cruel for refusing
18:40But you'd already gotten her pregnant!
18:42To you to still world life, Alfred!
18:44You used honor and duty to manipulate me into approving your affair!
18:49I cancelled our engagement to spare myself from a cheater!
18:53I chose Silas because at least a dedo has more honor than you!
18:56Can't meet my eyes, can't meet anyone's eyes
18:59Silas stares at his brother like he's never seen him before
19:02I raised you
19:05Taught you to fight, to hunt, to lead
19:08Mother and father were always busy so I took care of you
19:11This is how you repay me?
19:13At this moment, the two brothers who were once as close as one split apart
19:20Alpha Thorn arrives at the palace gate
19:23He's being informed of everything
19:25His face is stoned
19:27Calum
19:29Pearl
19:30Come here
19:31They approach like prisoners walking to execution
19:35I have written to the queen
19:37Requesting that Caleb be stripped of his heir status
19:40For moral corruption
19:42For bedding his brother's mate
19:43For bringing shame to the Thorn bloodline
19:46Caleb's face goes white
19:48Father, no!
19:51I'm your son!
19:52You can't
19:53I have two sons
19:54One fought for this kingdom
19:55And nearly died with honor
19:58The other is a disgrace I'm ashamed to acknowledge
20:02He turns his back
20:03The queen will make her decision
20:04But regardless of her ruling
20:05You are no longer welcome in Thorn Manor
20:08Pearl collapses completely
20:10He starts wailing
20:13Your first grand-pump!
20:16Grand-pup?
20:18Grand-pup?
20:19You think I want a pup
20:20Concived in betrayal?
20:22Luna Thorn's laugh is vicious
20:24A pup that represents everything disgusting about this situation?
20:29You're not pack anymore, Pearl
20:31She steps closer
20:33Get out of my sight
20:36Three days later, the Queen's Decree arrives.
20:39Caleb Thorne is stripped of his heir status, removed from line of succession.
20:44Pearl and Caleb are forced to leave Thorne Manor.
20:47They're given one small residence, two rooms, a kitchen, a courtyard barely big enough to turn around in.
20:53They can take personal belongings only.
20:56No servants, no allowance, no PAC support.
21:00Caleb has to buy servants from the labor markets.
21:02Pearl tries to go home to the Mercer estate.
21:05The gates stay locked.
21:08Master and mistress say there's no daughter named Pearl here.
21:12The family reputation is ruined because of you.
21:15Your cousins can't find mates because of your scandal.
21:19Don't come back!
21:22Pearl collapses on the Mercer doorstep, crying, begging.
21:27No one opens the door.
21:28Eventually, Caleb has to drag her away.
21:31Meanwhile, at Thorne Manor, everything changes.
21:36Elara, you saved us.
21:38Saved Silas.
21:40Saved the family name.
21:42This is the household seal.
21:47You're the Lady of Thorne Manor now.
21:50Everything here is yours to command.
21:58Silas recovers quickly under the Royal Physician's care.
22:01Within a month, he's walking without assistance, training lightly in the courtyard.
22:05I watch him sometimes.
22:07The way he moves.
22:08Controlled power.
22:10Predator grace.
22:11Nothing like Caleb's peacock strutting.
22:14One morning, he catches me watching.
22:16Join me?
22:20Mother says you studied combat forms.
22:22Show me.
22:23We spar.
22:24He's gentle, testing my skill.
22:26I'm rusty, but the forms come back.
22:28When we finish, we're both breathing hard.
22:32You're good.
22:34For someone who was supposed to be a decorative mate.
22:38I'm full of surprises.
22:41I'm starting to realize that.
22:44The Queen summons us a week later.
22:47The throne room is packed with officials.
22:49General Silamus Thorne.
22:51For your service in the Northern Wars.
22:54For holding the border against impossible odds.
22:57We name you High Commander.
22:59First rank military authority.
23:01The youngest wolf to ever hold this position.
23:05This day would not be possible without you and Lady Allara Thorne.
23:10For your sacrifice, your wisdom, your loyalty.
23:14We name you First Lady of the Royal Court.
23:18Luna Thorne insists on a proper wedding.
23:21You two mated in mourning.
23:24Now we celebrate in joy!
23:28The ceremony is everything the first one wasn't.
23:31White silk everywhere.
23:33Gold lights.
23:34A feast that lasts three days.
23:37The Queen and King attend personally.
23:39Send gifts.
23:40Pearl.
23:41Gold.
23:42A breeding pair of rare white wolves.
23:44I wear white and gold.
23:46A flowery crown.
23:47Silas wears his military regalia.
23:50We bow to the moon.
23:51When the priestess binds our wrist with white silk,
23:54I feel it.
23:55The mate bond.
23:56Snapping into place like a lock finding its key.
23:59Silas' eyes widen.
24:01He feels it too.
24:04Alara, are we?
24:08Faded mates.
24:10All along, we were faded mates.
24:12The moon knew.
24:15That night, Silas carries me to our chambers.
24:19Sets me down gently.
24:21I won't rush you.
24:23I know this is still new.
24:29I've waited two lifetimes for this.
24:32Don't make me wait anymore.
24:35I know this is still new.
24:37I know this is still new.
24:41I know this is still new.
24:41I know this is still new.
24:42I know this is still new.
24:42I know this is new.
24:42Gracias.
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