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00:12You should have thought of this when you planted that curse into me.
00:17I bound Silas Sterling to my bed with a blood curse for five brutal years.
00:21Every night was a war of feral snarls and desperate skin-on-skin heat.
00:25He hated me with every fiber of his wolf, yet his body craved mine like an addiction.
00:32When I was dying in labor, the curse drained him dry as he gave his alpha heart blood to save
00:37me.
00:37Our pup's first cry echoed through the room, but Silas never heard it.
00:41His eyes faded to a dull gray as his inner wolf drew its final breath.
00:47In the next life, let me find Chloe. Please.
00:51He begged for my half-sister, the one who had never spared him a single glance.
00:55My heart shattered as the mate bond tore itself apart inside my chest.
00:59The sterling pack threw me out like garbage the second his pulse stopped.
01:03Driven mad by the severed bond, I let the curse worms devour me from the inside.
01:09But when I opened my eyes, the world was bright and violent.
01:12Silas had me pinned against the wall, his fingers bruising my throat.
01:16You toxic bitch!
01:19Last life, while I married Silas as I wanted, my sister Chloe was forced to marry Alpha Case and ended
01:25up dying within three days.
01:27You cursed me just to keep me from Chloe?!
01:29I stared at his youthful rage, twisted face, and felt a cold, sharp clarity.
01:33I won't let her marry Alpha Case.
01:39Big words, do you even believe them yourself?
01:41I mean every word, Silas.
01:43Then break the curse. Now, Chloe's safety is none of your concern.
01:47I'll break it, and I'll take Chloe's place as Case's mate.
01:50You? Playing the mortal now? What's the scheme this time?
01:55No scheme. I'm giving you what you want.
01:58What I want is for you to disappear from my life.
02:02Alpha Case ruled the Northern Territories with an iron claw.
02:05A warlord who'd buried three mates already.
02:07Every pack with an unwed daughter trembled at his name.
02:10Days ago, Case had demanded a daughter from my family.
02:13My parents couldn't refuse, leaving only Chloe to be dragged to Case's bed.
02:18This time, I would set Silas free.
02:21I tracked down the rogue witch who'd sold me the curse.
02:25Can it be broken, break it.
02:26Heartblood. From the blivin' one each of you truly loves.
02:30But the cost is steep.
02:31Tell me.
02:31Feed the worm until it turns crimson.
02:33Then swallow it whole.
02:34The one I loved was Silas.
02:36The one Silas loved was Chloe.
02:38I rode through the night and burst into the estate with a lacquered box clutched against my chest.
02:43Silas, I found the cure.
02:45We need your heartblood and Chloe's...
02:46He struck my hand away before I could finish.
02:48The box hit the stone floor, and the worm vanished into the night-blooming roses.
02:55Heartblood.
02:55Heartblood. Only you could dream up something so monstrous.
02:58That's not what you think.
02:59The curse is between us.
03:01Why does Chloe's blood have anything to do with it?
03:03Because the worm needs blood from the one each of us loves.
03:06I love you.
03:07You love Chloe.
03:08What an absurd excuse.
03:10Silas, please.
03:11Stop talking.
03:12I dove into the rose bushes, thorns shredding my arms.
03:15Have you lost your mind? Get out of there!
03:16For one breath, his hold felt like it used to.
03:19Like he still cared.
03:20Then Chloe's name flickered across his eyes.
03:23I thrashed free and hit the ground.
03:25My palm landed squarely on the flea worm.
03:27You're broken.
03:29Utterly broken.
03:31So I had no choice but to go find Chloe myself.
03:34I'll take your place and mate with Alpha Case.
03:36But I need your heartblood.
03:38You might as well ask me to slit my own throat.
03:40Silas and I are poisoned by the blood curse.
03:43Break it, and the two of you can finally be together.
03:46And you'd really throw yourself into Cakes' bed just for that?
03:49Yes.
03:55The moment the healer raised the silver needle to her chest,
03:58the door exploded inward.
04:00Get away from her!
04:04Chloe!
04:05Are you alright?
04:07What did she do to you?
04:08You shouldn't have come.
04:09You actually believed her?
04:11Do you want to die?
04:12So that is what he looks like when he loves someone.
04:15Listen to me carefully.
04:18If you have a problem, you bring it to me.
04:20Don't you dare touch Chloe again.
04:22Silas, I wasn't...
04:23I don't want your excuses.
04:25Why can't you trust me just once?
04:27The witch told me...
04:28Trust you?
04:29After everything you've done?
04:30Once long ago, he used to defend me with that same snarl.
04:33Now I was the outsider he was warning off.
04:36Over his shoulder, I caught Chloe watching me.
04:38With the faintest, smug smile curving her lips.
04:41She'd brought him here on purpose.
04:42I didn't have time to play her games.
04:44I yanked a silver dagger from my belt
04:46and pressed the blade against Chloe's throat.
04:49Leah, put it down!
04:50She's your sister!
04:51Do you have no fear of the moon goddess' wrath?
04:53I don't.
04:54Have you truly lost every shred of humanity?
04:57Maybe I have.
04:59I want your heart blood, Silas.
05:01For Chloe's sake, he didn't hesitate for a breath.
05:04Fine.
05:05Remember what you promised.
05:07The healer drove the hollow needle into Silas' chest,
05:09and the memory surged up without warning.
05:14It's enough.
05:15Let Chloe go now.
05:18I picked up the second needle and drove it toward Chloe's chest.
05:21I'm your sister!
05:22Silas!
05:24Save me!
05:25Leah, stop!
05:26If you hurt her, I will never take you as my mate.
05:29Not even in death!
05:30The needles barely threw the skin.
05:32Let the healer finish, or I'll do it myself.
05:34He shoved the healer toward me at once.
05:41The moment the blood was drawn,
05:43I released Chloe and dropped the worm into the mingled heart blood.
05:47Why is she still bleeding?
05:49This is your doing!
05:50He unsheathed his silver longsword and leveled it directly at my heart.
05:55Simus!
05:56Don't speak my name.
05:58You don't understand what I just did for you?
06:00You attacked her!
06:01She did nothing to deserve this!
06:03What did I ever do to you?
06:05You've been given more love than I ever had.
06:07Why must you torment me?
06:08I said nothing.
06:09It is alright.
06:11After the mating ceremony, they'll both understand.
06:13I held out the worm now, glowing a deep, pulsing crimson.
06:16This really is the cure.
06:18Taste it and you'll see.
06:20And what if it's some new curse you've cooked up?
06:22Silas!
06:23It isn't!
06:24I don't have time for your games!
06:26Then take my life too, if that's what you want.
06:28I clenched my fists and hurled myself forward onto the blade.
06:32The steel pierced my chest.
06:34The pain nearly dragged me into unconsciousness.
06:36Leah!
06:38I clenched my teeth and pressed the worm against the blood welling for my lead.
06:44To break the blood curse, you need the heart blood of the one each of us loves.
06:48I love you.
06:49You love Chloe.
06:50Direct enough for you now?
06:51Leah.
06:52Take it.
06:53Swallow it.
06:54I can't!
06:55Do it, Simus!
06:56Let this end!
06:57He tried to step toward me.
07:00Don't come any closer.
07:02Just take it.
07:03This time he obeyed.
07:05He placed it on his tongue and swallowed.
07:09Relief crashed over me.
07:11It's done.
07:12We're done.
07:13The debt I had owed him for my last life, I had finally repaid it.
07:17But the moment I exhaled, my body gave out.
07:21A searing pain tore through my chest, as if something inside was devouring me alive.
07:25The mother worm, sensing the death of its offspring.
07:28It was bothering me.
07:30Leah!
07:31Look at me!
07:32I'm sorry.
07:35Silas was holding me now, his mouth moving frantically.
07:38But I couldn't hear a single word.
07:40My consciousness slipped away fast.
07:45finally awake do you have any idea child you had one foot through death's door
07:52is that sterling boy truly worth this father mother i want to mate with alpha case what
08:00listen to me i had a dream a long terrible dream of another life a dream
08:09in that dream simus died for me and chloe was sent to case she lasted only seven days before she
08:17tried to flee she scaled the fortress wall she fell she died the moment she hit the rocks
08:24daughter that was only a dream it doesn't change the truth simus doesn't love me he loves chloe
08:30let me be the one to go to case case is a death sentence and if none of us answer
08:36his summons
08:36do you think an alpha like him will let our pack survive trust me i won't walk chloe's path
08:43not long after they left silas appeared in my chambers carrying a small lacquered dish
08:49honey glazed meat dumplings my favorite just like the old days he picked up the spoon to feed me
08:54but this time i didn't open my mouth the curse is broken thank you leah you're welcome but i truly
09:02cannot take you as my mate i cannot stand by and watch chloe be thrown into the fire then what
09:08do you
09:09intend to do silas are you going to try to stop the ceremony whatever you're planning don't
09:17i'm sorry leah i have to he set the bowl aside and left without another word living this second life
09:24i had finally seen the difference between me and chloe with bone deep clarity love and the absence of
09:29it how starkly obvious it truly was there was nothing left in me now that could ache three days
09:34later i would mate with the monster
09:39you don't have to do this daughter my mother's hands gripped mine until her knuckles went white
09:44i do mother this is the only way then at least let your father send an escort no
09:52it must be me alone alpha case didn't come for me himself band of elite warriors armed to the teeth
09:59it was a hunting party i stepped into the sealed carriage as drums thundered and warhorns howled
10:04across the territory the carriage jolted violently steel screamed against steel outside the door tore open
10:12and a clawed hand seized my chloe come with me now silas what are you doing saving you hold on
10:19to me
10:21let me go so this was his plan an abduction don't fight me i have this under control
10:29his arm locked around my waist and left me from the carriage the instant my feet hit the ground
10:34a hundred silver ticked arrows drew totals young sterling you mean to steal my mate
10:39alpha k chloe doesn't want this union release her is that so whether she wants it or not
10:45i don't believe that's your call pup silas's grip tightened on my arm i'm not leaving without her
10:53then you'll die here chloe don't be afraid say it out loud whatever comes after i'll bear it i raised
11:00my hand to the veil not chloe simus me i am willing to mate with alpha case
11:07the words fell like stones into a pond rippling outward silas made a sound like i'd stabbed him
11:16how can you say that you know what he is i know exactly what he is do you i said
11:21quietly
11:22come bride let's not keep the guests waiting case's lips curved into a slow dangerous smile
11:29i placed my hand in his feeling the controlled strength there he pulled me close lifting me
11:34onto his massive black stallion comfortable he murmured against my ear not even a little he laughed
11:41a sound like distant good honesty is refreshing he looked down at silas who was still kneeling in the dirt
11:52you're welcome to attend the ceremony sterling watch me claim what's mine
12:02then we rode away leaving silas and his failed rescue behind
12:15the valerius estate was a fortress carved from black stone towers pierced the sky like claws and
12:21gargoyles leered from every corner it should have been terrifying instead i felt a strange sense of
12:28coming up case carried me over the threshold himself eager strategic if i put you down you might bolt
12:38i gave my word i don't bolt
12:42we'll see he set me down in a chamber that was clearly meant for me
12:46silk curtains plush furs a bed the size of a small battlefield rest the ceremony is in two hours what
12:53if
12:53i don't want to rest then don't but you'll need your strength for tonight heat flooded my cheeks
12:59and he laughed again such an innocent reaction for someone who spent five years cursing her lover's bed
13:05i looked away embarrassed and angry how do you know about that i know everything about you leah blackwood
13:13he crossed to a desk and pulled out a stack of letters my letters the ones i'd written to silas
13:18during
13:18his training how did you get those your messenger ravens were intercepted a clerical error really
13:28i've been reading about you for months little wolf your favorite foods your fears your dreams that's
13:35why i sent the blood price i wanted the girl who wrote these letters those letters weren't for you
13:42they are now just like you are i didn't know whether to be flattered or horrified before i could
13:50respond he was gone leaving me alone with my racing thoughts the ceremony was held in the estate's
13:57great hall hundreds of guests filled the space nobles warriors merchants poor thing
14:05she'll be dead within the month i could hear their whispers i heard the last one jump from the tower
14:12no she was pushed by him i kept my head high refusing to show weakness case was waiting for me
14:19at the
14:20altar dressed in black and silver brave little wolf he murmured too quiet for others to hear
14:26the ceremony began traditional words about bonds and blood and forever i repeated my vows mechanically
14:33my mind elsewhere that is mine sterling accept it not if she doesn't want to be
14:41tell him tell him you'd rather be with me i looked between them silas desperate and loving too late
14:49case dark and dangerous but oddly honest let go silas no i love you i finally understand that i love
14:58you
14:59you love the idea of me you love what you can't have let her go or i'll make you she's
15:07made her
15:07choice boy honor it silas's hand fell away his expression i'm ready to finish the ceremony he studied
15:14my face for a long moment no you're not then to everyone's shock he swept me into his arms and
15:22carried me
15:22out of the hall what are you doing taking my bride to bed the ceremony can wait scandalized gasps
15:30followed us out but all i could focus on was the heat of his body and the predatory gleam in
15:35his eyes
15:36i was about to become his in every way that mattered case carried me to his private chambers
15:41kicking the door shut behind us he set me down carefully like i was something precious
15:49you're shaking he observed i'm fine leah he circled me slowly a wolf appraising his prey
16:01tell me the truth little wolf are you afraid of me i admitted yes but not the way you think
16:12i'm afraid of wanting this of wanting you good fear is honest his fingers traced the line of my jaw
16:21my throat last chance say the word and i'll let you go where would i go anywhere back to the
16:29blackwood estate to sterling if you want him i could never hold you here against your will leah
16:35that's not who i am i believed him which was the strangest part i want to stay
16:44because you read my letters and still wanted me because you gave me a choice when no one else
16:49would because i am tired of loving someone who can't love me back
16:54still afraid he asked his voice rough terrified i admitted perfect
17:03then he showed me exactly what it meant to be claimed by an alpha i woke to sunlight streaming
17:09through massive windows my body ached in unfamiliar ways and my skin was marked with bites and scratches
17:15evidence of a very thorough claiming case was already awake propped on one elbow and watching me
17:22morning leah he said his tone lazy and satisfied don't hide i like looking at you he commanded pulling
17:29the pillow away you're shameless he traced one of the bite marks on my shoulder looking pleased with
17:34himself absolutely does it hurt a little good that means you'll remember who you belong to i should
17:44have been offended by his possessiveness instead something warm unfurled in my chest alpha there's
17:51a situation a knock at the door interrupted us what kind of situation the sterling boy is at the gates
17:56he says he won't leave until he speaks with lady leah i groaned pulling the sheets up to my chin
18:02tell him to go away you heard her she's busy being thoroughly debuaged don't say that why not
18:12it's true the guard cleared his throat awkwardly he's causing quite a scene alpha should we remove
18:18him by force your call little wolf want me to break his legs or just scare him off i considered
18:24it
18:24then sighed let me talk to him one last time you're too kind bring him to the garden
18:31under guard if he tries anything kill him leah dresses quickly sore all over case refuses to leave her
18:39side case speaks his true thought bluntly i don't trust him they have the same idea neither do i
18:48that's why you're here silas waits with his guards by the fountain he looks exhausted and sleepless
18:56leah thank the goddess leah asks silas directly what do you want silas easy let him speak it'll be
19:03his last chance i made a mistake the biggest mistake of my life you've made several i know but this
19:08is
19:08different i remember everything now how we were before the curse how much i loved you even if i was
19:12too stupid to admit it careful sterling you're confessing love to another man's mate she's not
19:15your mate not really you forced this man i gave her a choice something you never did silas begs leah
19:21leah please come home with me i'll spend the rest of my life making this up to you leah makes
19:26her
19:26firm refusal no no i'm staying with case this is where i belong now you don't mean that he's a
19:34monster leah everyone knows what he's done case laughs darkly and dangerously if i'm such a monster
19:45why did she scream my name last night leah turns bright red mortified
19:52you bastard he lunged forward case caught silas by the throat lifting him off the ground listen very
20:00carefully leah is mine my wife my mate my property by law and bond if you come near her again
20:06i will
20:06remove your head and mount it on my wall do we understand each other let him go lucky she's
20:10merciful go home sterling forget about her or don't i don't actually care but if i see you on my
20:14land
20:14again you're dead the guards drag silas away furious and breathless case and leah are alone at last you're
20:23angry with me you could have killed him i could have i didn't you're welcome you're impossible yes
20:32but i'm yours case holds leah and confesses his devotion leave me for him little wolf
20:40i'm not good at sharing leah promises sincerely from her heart i won't three months passed in relative
20:48peace then one morning everything shattered case stands by the window a letter in his hand
20:56his expression was carved from ice i woke to find case standing by the window what's wrong
21:03how long have you been fucking silmus strandling i was shocked and tried to defend myself what i haven't
21:11i haven't leah must be trust your lay of don't lie to me this is a crude drawing by silas
21:18and me this
21:19isn't real someone drew these they're not real he doesn't believe they look pretty fucking real to me
21:29case i swear to you i haven't seen silas since that day in the garden then explain the drawings i
21:36can't
21:37because i didn't do this i warned you leah i told you what would happen if you betrayed me terror
21:44and
21:45rage warred in my chest you don't actually believe this do you he doubts the truth which gives me hope
21:52get dressed we're going to your father's estate because we're gonna find out who did this and if
21:57i find proof you've been unfaithful i will rain holy hell on everyone you've ever loved we were all
22:02silent in the car and he was very angry leah alpha case what brings you here father was very angry
22:11after seeing it where did you get these case's tone was icy cold i think you know what this means
22:18the style it's similar to chloe's work she used to draw constantly where is she i did not wait for
22:27his reply and ran to find her at once going somewhere leah i was just cut the shit chloe
22:36you drew those pictures didn't you so what if i did you deserve it after stealing silas from me
22:41that monster is my husband and you just tried to get me killed chloe finally realized the terrible
22:47danger she was in i just wanted you to hurt the way you hurt me oh i have several ideas
22:53want to hear them is it true did you create those drawings i just wanted her to know what it
22:58felt
22:58like she gets everything you have nothing because you've earned nothing send her away to the border
23:04territories she stays here you can decide what happens to her when you're ready he showed kindness
23:10thank you don't thank me yet i'm still furious i will punish you later two weeks after the incident
23:17with chloe i woke up violently i barely made it to the chamber pot before emptying my stomach case was
23:23beside me immediately holding my hair back gently he asked me anxiously what was wrong with my body
23:30what's wrong i don't know bad meat maybe he finally called a doctor yes my lord the pack physician
23:38examined me thoroughly and carefully after the examination the physician smiled congratulations
23:44alpha your mate is with the child i am shocked and can't believe it what about six weeks along i'd
23:52estimate the pup is healthy and strong a pup we're having a pup are you happy happy leah i'm terrified
24:02what if i'm like my father what if i heard it or you you won't you're nothing like him
24:09because you're here panicking about being a good father that alone makes you better than him
24:15i'm going to keep you safe both of you nothing will touch you while i draw breath case became
24:22impossibly more protective after learning about the pregnancy he barely let me out of his sight hovering
24:28like an anxious shadow i want to be alone i can walk to the garden by myself no i complained
24:36that he
24:37was too over protective of me case i'm pregnant not dying same thing to me i pretended to be annoyed
24:47but secretly loved his devoted attention one night i was woken by a sharp and sudden stomach pain i gasped
24:55sharply and clutched my belly in pain case woke up instantly the moment he felt something was wrong
25:01what's wrong is it the pup i don't know it hurts he carried me to the physician personally and let
25:08no
25:08one else touch me the pup is fine just some cramping from growth perfectly normal but lady leah needs to
25:13rest no stress no exertion for how long at least a month maybe more i groaned knowing case would be
25:21even
25:21more protective after this a month she's confined to bed for a month then that's what we'll do case stayed
25:28with me every day and it became the happiest month of my life at eight months pregnant i was enormous
25:36and
25:36uncomfortable case thought i was beautiful which helped you're glowing he said one morning running his
25:44hand over my swollen belly i'm sweating it's not the same thing he laughed pressing a kiss to my stomach
25:54the pup kicked in response and his eyes lit up she knows my voice
26:03how do you know it's a she
26:08father's intuition that night was the full moon gathering a mandatory event for all pack alphas
26:15case didn't want to go but i insisted you can't avoid your duties because i'm pregnant
26:22watch me case go i'll be fine for a few hours reluctantly he agreed but he left me surrounded
26:30by guards with strict orders to summon him if anything happened i settled in with a book enjoying
26:35the rare moment of solitude then i heard a commotion in the hallway voices raised in anger the sound of
26:41a
26:42scuffle before i could call for help my chamber door burst open silas stood there wild eyed and desperate
26:55leah thank the goddess we have to go now i stared at silas my hand instinctively going to my belly
27:03how did you get in here i bribed a guard doesn't matter leah you're in danger
27:15from what
27:17from him
27:20don't you see he's going to kill you just like he killed the others
27:25simus i'm eight months pregnant with his child
27:28if he wanted me dead he's had plenty of opportunities
27:31no you don't understand the full moon gathering it's a trap
27:37while he's gone assassins are coming for you to destroy his bloodline
27:44how do you know this
27:47he reached for me i have sources in the pack people who hate him as much as i do
27:58don't touch me leah please i know you don't trust me but i'm trying to save your life
28:10my lady should we silas spun drawing a blade
28:18i screamed as blood sprayed across the floor
28:27i'm sorry but you're not leaving me a choice
28:33he advanced on me and i realized with horror what he intended
28:43you're going to kill me yourself aren't you
28:46no never but i will take you away from here even if i have to drag you
28:52before he could reach me a massive black wolf crashed through the window
28:56case he must have felt my terror through our bond
28:59he shifted mid-leap
29:14get away from my my mate
29:20case moved like death incarnate all controlled violence and lethal grace
29:25silas barely had time to raise his blade before case was on him
29:29the fight was brutal and one-sided
29:32case's claws tore through silas's defenses like they were paper
29:43case stop don't kill him
29:48he paused his hand wrapped around silas's throat give me one good reason why not
29:55because he's not worth it he's pathetic and desperate but he's not worth your time
30:03cass's grip tightened and silas's face started turning purple
30:13please for me finally grudgingly cass released him
30:19silas collapsed to the floor gasping
30:30get him out of my sight take him to the border and make sure he understands
30:35if he ever comes back i will skin him alive
30:40as they dragged silas away cast turned to me his fury melted into concern as he saw my tears
30:56are you hurt
30:58are you hurt is the pup
31:09i could have lost you both of you
31:13he pulled me into his arms trembling with the effort of controlling his wolf
31:26i'll always come back for you
31:30he carried me to our bed checking me over obsessively
31:40the physician is on her way just to be safe
31:49case i'm my words cut off as a sharp pain lands through my belly
31:57case went pale
32:07the pup it's coming
32:09the labor lasted 18 hours 18 hours of pain and blood and screaming
32:17case never left my side even when the physician tried to make him leave
32:24i'm staying end of discussion
32:28he held my hand through every contraction let me squeeze hard enough to break bones
32:37i can't do this
32:40it hurts too much
32:43yes you can you're the strongest person i know
32:47you fought a blood curd survived my darkness and still chose to stay
32:54you can do this little wolf
32:56his faith in me was the only thing that kept me going
33:00finally after what felt like an eternity i heard the most beautiful sound in the world
33:04a baby's cry
33:08it's a girl
33:10a healthy perfect girl
33:17case's face transformed with wonder as they placed our daughter in my arms
33:22she had his mismatched eyes one silver one gold
33:27she's perfect
33:33you're both perfect
33:38i looked down at our daughter this tiny miracle we'd created and i felt the weight of my past life
33:43finally lift this was what happiness felt like
33:51we named her aurora after the dawn case was completely besotted spending hours just watching her sleep
34:06she's so small
34:07she's so small
34:08how is she so small
34:18all babies are small case
34:22not this small
34:24not this small
34:27she's tiny
34:29fragile
34:31she's your daughter
34:33she's anything but fragile
34:38as if to prove my point aurora grabbed his finger and squeezed with surprising strength
34:54i love her so much it terrifies me
35:05i know the feeling
35:09the full moon blessing was held when aurora was one month old
35:12the entire pack gathered to witness her presentation
35:16case held her up to the moon his voice ringing out
35:24moon goddess i present my daughter aurora valerius
35:29may she be strong may she be wise may she know she is loved
35:38the pack held their approval and aurora laughed
35:42she actually laughed delighted by the sound
35:51she's going to be trouble
36:00absolutely case agreed grinning
36:04just like her mother
36:08aurora was three months old when silas appeared at our gates again
36:12i was in the garden with her enjoying the spring sunshine
36:21the guards brought him to me keeping weapons trained on him the entire time
36:27five minutes
36:29and then you leave and never come back
36:33she's beautiful
36:34yes she is
36:42i'm here to apologize for everything
36:50isn't it a little late for that don't you think
36:54i know
36:56but i need you to understand i loved you
37:02i still do
37:05i was too stupid
37:07too stubborn
37:09and by the time i realized
37:11i looked at him this man i'd once loved so desperately
37:17and i felt nothing no anger no love not even pity just indifference
37:28i
37:28i
37:29i
37:29forgive you simus
37:31not for you but for myself
37:39i've carried that burden long enough
37:42he looked gutted like he'd hoped for something different
37:49i
37:51could i at least know her name
37:53i
38:00aurora
38:03aurora
38:09perfect
38:13case appeared then
38:14aurora's favorite stuffed wolf in hand
38:19he took one look at silas and growl
38:22i thought i made myself clear
38:26look my movie mattered even just hurting my friend
38:29he was just leaving
38:31he was just leaving
38:36then he was gone and i never saw him again
38:40be happy leah
38:43you deserve it
38:53six months later my mother brought unexpected news
39:01chloe wants to see you
39:04i hadn't spoken to her since the incident with the drawings
39:07part of me wanted to refuse
39:09but case's words echoed in my mind
39:11that i'd regret it if i didn't give her a chance
39:14so i went to the blackwood estate
39:16bringing aurora with me
39:17chloe was waiting in the garden
39:19looking thin and tired
39:22leah
39:24thank you for coming
39:26make it quick
39:27aurora needs her nap
39:28she's perfect
39:30just like you
39:31what do you want chloe
39:32to apologize
39:34truly apologize not just say the words
39:36i was jealous cruel i almost destroyed your life
39:39there is no excuse for that i see that now
39:41she pulled out a small package and handed it to me
39:45inside was a drawing but not like the ones before
39:47this one showed me and aurora captured with love and skill
39:51i want to be better she said to be the sister you deserved all along
39:55i don't expect forgiveness but i wanted you to know i'm trying
39:59i looked at the drawing then at her tear stained face
40:03okay i said finally we can try her relieved smile was worth the risk
40:08my first wedding anniversary with case was nothing like i'd imagined
40:12he'd planned an elaborate celebration inviting half the kingdom
40:16but the night before aurora came down with a fever
40:19case immediately cancelled everything focusing entirely on our daughter
40:23he said firmly
40:25the party doesn't matter he said firmly she does
40:29we spent our anniversary taking turns holding aurora
40:33cooling her fever with damp cloths
40:42by morning she was better smiling and babbling like nothing had happened
40:47case looked exhausted but happy
40:53he said half joking best anniversary ever i kissed him softly
41:02agreed even without the grand celebration especially without it
41:06this is what matters you me aurora our little family
41:10i never thought i'd have this a mate who loves me
41:12a daughter who lights up my world you saved me leah
41:15from my darkness from my past from myself
41:17we saved each other
41:22and it was true we'd both been broken both been lost
41:25but together we'd found our way home
41:29when aurora was two years old the pack seer requested an audience
41:33the blood moon rises and with it a prophecy
41:40what kind of prophecy one of power and peril
41:42your daughter carries the bloodline of two great houses valerius and blackwood
41:47she will be tested challenged hunted for her power
41:50but if she survives she will unite the packs and bring an era of peace
41:55i held aurora tighter how do we protect her
41:58by teaching her to be strong to be brave to know she is loved
42:05the rest will come in time after she left case and i sat in silence
42:10i finally said she's two years old this is too much
42:15i know but we'll face it together we've survived worse
42:21we'll keep her safe
42:23i looked at aurora playing happily with her toys
42:26oblivious to the destiny waiting for her
42:28we'll keep her safe whatever it takes i vowed case's hand found mine our fingers
42:33intertwining whatever it takes he agreed
42:36aurora's third birthday brought an unexpected guest
42:39silas sterling appeared at the celebration looking older and wiser
42:43he was accompanied by a woman i know i'm not welcome but i wanted aurora to have this
42:49he held out a small wooden box inside was a carved wolf exquisite in its detail
42:54i made it myself i want her to know i'm sorry for everything i put you through
43:00case looked like he wanted to refuse but i touched his arm
43:07thank you silas it's beautiful i'm elena silas has told me so much about you
43:13all good things we talked for a while awkward but genuine i learned that silas had finally found
43:21peace had finally let go of the past i'm happy for you you deserve that
43:27i told him so do you and it looks like you found it after they left case pulled me aside
43:33you're really okay with that him being here i am because he's not a threat anymore he's just
43:39someone i used to know case kissed me deep and claiming good because you're mine and i don't share
43:46i know you've made that very clear when aurora was five i received a letter that changed everything
43:52the merchant who'd sold me the blood curse was dying he wanted to see me one last time
43:56case insisted on coming with me of course we found the merchant in a small cottage withered and frail
44:03lady blackwood i have a confession he wheezed the forget me not worm it doesn't work the way i said
44:09my blood ran cold what do you mean the curse wasn't broken just transferred how do we break it
44:17truly break it case's hand tightened on mine this the final worm it requires the blood of your
44:23greatest love feed it and the curse ends forever i breathed he nodded understanding immediately
44:29our daughter was our greatest love more than each other more than anything we brought her to the
44:34merchant's cottage she was scared clinging to case's leg it's okay little dawn just a tiny prick
44:40the physician drew a single drop of aurora's blood it fell onto the worm which immediately turned
44:46from white to brilliant gold case and i split it each swallowing half the effect was immediate i
44:52felt the curse dissolve years of poison finally leaving my body case gasped beside me experiencing
44:58the same relief it is done you are free the merchant said smiling he died that night peaceful
45:05and content and we buried him with honors grateful for the gift he'd given us years passed in a blur
45:11of
45:11happiness aurora grew strong and fierce every inch her father's daughter she united the packs at age 18
45:19just as the prophecy foretold chloe became a trusted advisor her artistic talents put to better use silas
45:27and elena had three children living peacefully in the sterling territory my parents grew old together
45:33content with their granddaughter's success and case and i we grew old too but never grew apart
45:39one night as we sat in the garden watching the moon rise i leaned against his shoulder
45:45do you ever regret it marrying me instead of finding someone easier he laughed the sound warm and
45:51familiar every day i smacked his arm and he caught my hand kissing it but i wouldn't change a single
45:57moment
45:58not one the curse the blood the pain it all led us here to this garden this moment this life
46:06we built
46:06together i smiled content and complete i love you kale various i love you too leah blackwook though
46:18technically you're leah valerius now don't ruin the moment he grinned pulling me closer wouldn't dream of
46:25it we sat there as the stars came out two wolves who'd found their way home and lived happily ever
46:30after
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