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00:00I married the Black Dragon Commander. We were said to be 100% compatible, though he was forced into it.
00:07For two years, he never interested in me.
00:11Are we doing this or not? I have matters to attend to.
00:16Let's not. You go ahead.
00:18Are you sure?
00:20Absolutely sure.
00:21He studied me. He put on his military uniform. As soon as he left, I dialed the Covenant.
00:31What is going on? We apologize, Ms. Lyra. Database upgrade revealed a matching error. Commander Kalen is not your true
00:39soulmate.
00:40We've been married for two years, and you're only telling me now?
00:43We're sorry. He still has an 80% compatibility with you. Theoretically, your marriage shouldn't be affected.
00:48You said theoretically. What about in reality?
00:51In reality, your 100% match is someone else.
00:56Who?
00:56We're retrieving the corrupted file.
01:00Has Kalen been notified?
01:01Not yet. He blocked us.
01:03Yeah, Kalen loathed for assigning him a human wife.
01:06Don't tell him yet. I'll handle it.
01:08We are counting on you, Lyra.
01:10This was a dragon-ruled kingdom. Kalen was its all-powerful High Commander.
01:15I was a human stranded here five years ago. When the Bureau found me, I agreed to the match at
01:22once. I wanted his connections to go home, but Kalen didn't want me. He only agreed because of the 100
01:30% compatibility claim.
01:32I tried everything to win him over. To seduce him. He hated every move. I even threatened to call him
01:41impotent if you refused.
01:43I'll tell everyone you're frigid.
01:44He endured my touch. Cold and resentful. Until today, the truth came out. Kalen could never love me. 80%
01:53meant nothing.
01:54It's over.
01:54Only 100% could open his heart. A chill struck me. When he learns the truth, will he burn me
02:03to ashes?
02:03I stopped messaging Kalen after that call. A week later, he messaged first.
02:09I've sent a physician to check you.
02:11I'm not sick.
02:12The housekeeper said you've been distracted. You stopped shopping. Are you well?
02:16I'm fine.
02:17Hmph. Fine.
02:19Before, I'd boldly say I loved him or wanted him. Now I said nothing. Kalen typed long, then sent...
02:29I'm coming home tomorrow.
02:33So soon? No need to rush. I'm fine. Focus on your duty. The kingdom needs you. Don't worry about us.
02:42Kalen didn't reply. Half an hour later, he walked in. He looked like he'd raced through a storm to get
02:48to me.
02:49He didn't even take off his uniform. He pressed his hand to my forehead.
02:53Temperature on normal. Breathing normal. Scent normal. You're not sick?
02:59I keep telling you I'm fine.
03:01Then why have you stopped going out? Your favorite brand drops new parses every Monday.
03:06You used to come home loaded with bags.
03:09Trying to save you some money.
03:11Whatever you spend, I can earn back. We didn't marry for me to Prince Penny.
03:14I couldn't tell him that we would be divorced soon enough.
03:18In the silence, Kalen swept me into his arms toward the bedroom.
03:22You always wanted me to wear this uniform while we do something. Let's do it today. Just this once.
03:28No! No!
03:29You must be exhausted from work. I'd be a beast if I jumped all over you the minute you walked
03:34through the door.
03:35You rest. I'm not that thirsty. I'll cook for you.
03:37I scurried to the kitchen. Glancing back, I saw Kalen standing still. His expression lost.
03:44A moment later, he followed me to the kitchen.
03:48An urgent matter arose. I have to go back.
03:51Go ahead.
03:53I'll return as soon as I'm done.
03:55Don't rush. Handle your duties.
03:57Since you're cooking yourself, I have to enjoy this meal.
04:04Shall I make it and bring it over?
04:06You're... you're always running back and forth. It's too much.
04:10Very well.
04:12I intended it as an excuse, but he accepted.
04:15Was he not feeling well?
04:16As he left, I handed the cooking to the chef.
04:20When the meal was ready, I headed to headquarters.
04:23The building was massive, radiating the same suffocating pressure as Kalen.
04:30Meet me at the old spot. Send your adjunct to pick this up.
04:34Come inside.
04:36I've authorized your entry.
04:38Isn't that wrong? This is top secret. No outsiders allowed in.
04:42It's fine. No one will dare stop you.
04:45I usually wait... at the gate.
04:50Just come in.
04:52Perhaps I was mistaken, but his voice sounded softer.
04:56I braced myself and walked in.
04:59Every eye in the building turned to me.
05:02The draconic guards were in their element here.
05:05A human in these halls was an anomaly.
05:08Hey, how did you get in? Are the guards slacking?
05:10Upon learning I was Kalen's wife, they peered at me with contempt.
05:15Just her?
05:16I caught their disdain.
05:18Kalen's marriage was clearly a joke to them.
05:24Fine, you were supposed to eat with me. How could you forget again?
05:27Sorry, I got caught up at work.
05:28What kind of excuse is that?
05:30It was Isolda, a lovely siren, whose real shape is a nightingale.
05:35That if not for the 100% match, she would have been his partner.
05:40Kalen was listening to Isolda's tantrum when his nostrils flared.
05:48You're here.
05:51I must clarify, the situation isn't what you think.
05:54My apologies. I'll leave you to it. I'm off.
05:58Kalen, if you're busy, don't worry about coming home tonight. I won't leave the lights on.
06:06The data is still being restored, but he definitely has one.
06:09Understood.
06:10I think I know who it is. Fix it faster.
06:13Your efficiency is a disaster. Can't you work overtime?
06:16Miss Lyra, your data restoration is almost complete.
06:19I will send your 100% matches info immediately.
06:22Fine.
06:24I spent the evening in solitary bliss.
06:28Unexpectedly, Kalen returned.
06:32Why are you back?
06:35This is my home. Can't I come home?
06:38I didn't mean that.
06:40Lyra, there's nothing between Islot and me. It was never like that.
06:44She's just a comrade.
06:46Today's her birthday. She invited me, and I thought it was a group dinner.
06:49I lost track of time, so she came looking for me.
06:52It's no big deal.
06:54You stood her up. Did you apologize properly?
06:57I don't know her, but girls are all the same. Just sweet-talk her. She'll get over it.
07:01Are you like that, too?
07:04I... I don't need cattling. I'm fine.
07:14Wait. The protection.
07:17What?
07:20A condom.
07:21When did you buy this?
07:23Today.
07:23Why?
07:25Haven't you always wanted a child?
07:27I've changed my mind. I'm young. Let's wait.
07:30You've been truly weird lately.
07:33Have I?
07:35Yes.
07:37You used to make the first move every time.
07:39But tonight, no matter how I kissed you, you just shut down.
07:42You used to call me my love non-stop.
07:45Bug me at work.
07:47Tease me about my muscles.
07:48Now you only use my name.
07:50What's going on with you?
07:52Kaylin, I want a divorce.
07:54What?
07:55Why?
07:57I don't think we're right for each other.
07:59Our status, our backgrounds...
08:01They just don't match.
08:04The compatibility bond says we're perfect together.
08:07But compatibility isn't absolute.
08:09It's just data.
08:10And we are real people.
08:12You and I can't just settle for some number.
08:14Settle?
08:17So, that's how you see it?
08:19His eyes darkened right away.
08:21The draconic horns that had started to show slowly retreated.
08:26Kaylin stood up and started getting dressed.
08:28I need some space.
08:29He left for the balcony without another word.
08:32Under the moonlight, he had forgotten to retract the tail.
08:35It hung loose behind.
08:37When I was young, I had a dog.
08:39When it was happy, its tail would wag.
08:41When it was sad, it would hang, just like that.
08:45Kaylin was miserable.
08:47Perhaps the divorce request was too sudden.
08:49For a high commander, a perfect, stable marriage was part of his prestige.
08:54Suddenly ending it would bring a torrent of political pressure.
08:57When Kaylin returned, he asked again,
09:00Are you sure you want a divorce?
09:02Yes.
09:03But no rush.
09:04I'll go along with whatever you arrange.
09:07It'll take some time, True.
09:09My father's birthday dinner is in a few days.
09:12Come with me.
09:13Don't upset him.
09:14We'll talk about everything else after.
09:16That's fine.
09:17I can do that.
09:18So, everything you said before, was it all a lie?
09:24What?
09:24I didn't hear that.
09:26Nothing.
09:27Go to sleep.
09:28Good night.
09:28He turned and walked out of the bedroom.
09:30The Covenant sent over the data on my real match.
09:33Like me, he was human.
09:35His name was Dorian, a young, genius scientist.
09:39He was nearly Kaylin's height and build.
09:41In this world of powerful beastmen,
09:44he earned his high status and fortune with his brilliant mind alone.
09:48The file had his contact info,
09:51which meant he already knew I existed.
09:54They only leave their details if one side is willing to recognize the other.
09:58But I didn't reach out to Dorian.
10:00I was still Kaylin's wife.
10:02I didn't want to make things messy.
10:04Besides, I would eventually return to my own world.
10:07No need to write more tragedy into my story.
10:11On the weekend, Kaylin came to pick me up for the banquet.
10:15You'll have to put up with some things today.
10:17We have to act like we're deeply in love.
10:20Don't worry.
10:21My eyes will be only for you.
10:23One more thing.
10:25My brother's coming back.
10:27You have a brother?
10:29Why have you never mentioned him?
10:31He's my half-brother.
10:33My mother's son from her first marriage.
10:35He's human.
10:37Human?
10:38We reached the estate.
10:40His father had been a powerful figure,
10:42and the banquet was filled with high society.
10:45I held on to Kaylin's arm, ignoring all the stares.
10:50Kaylin, is this your 100% match?
10:53What does a perfect bond feel like?
10:57Tell us.
10:58Right.
10:5870% is already rare enough.
11:01I'd rather not say.
11:02I'd hate to make you jealous.
11:04You're such a tease.
11:06But honestly, we're all envious.
11:08They say real soulmates feel something physical the second they meet.
11:12Yeah, a sudden spark, a racing heart.
11:15Is that what it's like?
11:16It was the first time I'd heard that.
11:18I thought back to the first time I met Kaylin.
11:21None of that had happened.
11:23If he hadn't felt it either,
11:26wouldn't he have figured out the data was wrong?
11:28I looked up at him, but his face was totally calm.
11:33It's more than that.
11:34It's an overwhelming urge to possess the other or be possessed.
11:38His words trailed off,
11:40and he lowered his head, watching me.
11:43The banquet began.
11:44The host stepped onto the stage.
11:47I have called you here for an urgent announcement.
11:50My wife passed away long ago.
11:53Before she married me, she had a son.
11:55After she passed away,
11:57her eldest son stayed with his grandmother.
11:59He came to live with us after my mother-in-law died.
12:03All these years later,
12:04we've grown as close as real father and son.
12:07Today, I officially declare him a true member of the family of Ashwarren.
12:12Kaylin seemed to have expected this.
12:14Does this not bother you?
12:17Bother me?
12:18He's human, yet he's to be your brother.
12:21My mother was human.
12:23You are human.
12:24His candor surprised me.
12:26Come, Dorian.
12:27Come meet everyone.
12:28At the sound of his name,
12:30my mind went blank.
12:32The air seemed to shift.
12:33I looked up and saw him.
12:36Dorian.
12:37My true 100% match.
12:40Dorian's gaze cut through the crowd,
12:42locking straight onto me.
12:44In that split second,
12:45my heart seized.
12:47Every cell in me screaming to merge with him.
12:51But it was only a flicker.
12:52I was human.
12:54And humans had the will to master their base instincts.
12:58Dorian's eyes fell on my arm,
13:00still entwined with Kaylin's.
13:01His face, unreadable.
13:04He had control over himself as well.
13:06The patriarch guided Dorian through the crowd
13:09until they reached us.
13:11Three years, brother.
13:12You've grown.
13:13Are you almost 1.9 meters now?
13:15Nearly.
13:161.89.
13:17You locked yourself away for three years for your research
13:20and didn't even come home.
13:21But I am back now.
13:22This is Lyra, my wife.
13:24I invited you to the wedding,
13:25but you were too busy.
13:27My bad.
13:28I'll make it up to you with three drinks.
13:30Fair enough.
13:31I'll drink with you today.
13:32Lyra, you don't mind?
13:34Go ahead.
13:34Don't worry about me.
13:35After a few rounds of wine,
13:37Dorian's faint, ethereal scent
13:39seemed to seep into my bones.
13:41I excused myself to the terrace for air.
13:44The cool breeze cleared my head.
13:47Moments later, footsteps approached.
13:49It was Dorian.
13:50Lyra, may I call you that?
13:53I was always curious why my soulmate never contacted me.
13:56Seeing you now, I understand.
13:58I laughed awkwardly.
13:59The Covenant messed up the data.
14:01I thought I was a perfect match with Caelan.
14:03I see.
14:04It isn't the first time they've made a mistake.
14:06But Caelan doesn't know, does he?
14:08We should keep it between us.
14:09He doesn't?
14:11Dorian raised an eyebrow.
14:12I had to admit,
14:14back in my original world,
14:16Dorian would have been my ideal type.
14:18The Covenant is panicking over how to break it to him.
14:23Dorian scoffed.
14:24How incompetent.
14:25Sounds like they've never been crushed
14:27by the grind of a real career.
14:29Exactly!
14:29If I were their boss,
14:30I'd make them work 996 schedules.
14:32At their efficiency,
14:33even 007 wouldn't save them.
14:35Wait.
14:37You know that too?
14:38How could you?
14:39I thought you grew up here.
14:41Maybe I didn't even get here as early as you did.
14:44When did you come here?
14:46Five years ago.
14:47You?
14:48Dorian's polished facade cracked.
14:50A while before that.
14:51His posture relaxing.
14:53How have you been holding up in this draconic hellhole?
14:55It's insane.
14:56I want to go home.
14:57Soon.
14:59What?
14:59The human world and the Beastmen world
15:01exist in separate spatial dimensions.
15:03My father brought me here.
15:04I've been doing this research
15:06to find a way to travel between the two realms.
15:08The results are promising.
15:10We should be able to return shortly.
15:12Dorian!
15:13My God!
15:14Are you a saint?
15:15Just a little bit of science.
15:17It's all in the math.
15:18Dorian flashed a hand gesture from our original world.
15:21Back home,
15:22I was the youngest researcher published in the journals.
15:25It was you?
15:27I saw your headlines!
15:28I remembered a brilliant young prodigy
15:32whose face was plastered everywhere.
15:35Now,
15:35the pride of the scientific world sat before me,
15:39plotting our escape.
15:42Lila,
15:43there you are.
15:44Kaelin stepped out of the darkness.
15:46Kaelin's demeanor had shifted from gentle to icy.
15:50His eyes were the golden slitted pupils of a black dragon.
15:54He fixed on Dorian with predatory intent.
15:58Dorian didn't flinch.
16:00Lila and I were just reminiscing.
16:01Father is still waiting for you.
16:03Feel free to visit my lab whenever you like.
16:08Get him away from you.
16:10Kaelin pulled me against him.
16:12His hand gripped where Dorian had just brushed.
16:16What were you talking about?
16:18You seemed quite happy.
16:20Just some lab work.
16:22His voice was calm.
16:24Are you going to his laboratory?
16:25But the air around them crackled with tension.
16:29I gritted my teeth,
16:31forcing myself to remain calm.
16:34Perhaps...
16:34It was the first time I truly felt
16:37the sheer terrifying power of the dragon.
16:41He was human-shaped,
16:43yet I could almost feel his invisible claws
16:46grazing my skin,
16:48marking me as his property.
16:50His possessiveness had erupted.
16:53I knew it was not love.
16:56Visiting Dorian's laboratory was non-negotiable.
16:59I needed to see that machine.
17:01My only ticket back to my own world.
17:03The moment Kaelin left for his duties the next morning,
17:06I slipped out.
17:07Dorian walked me through his research,
17:10his words igniting a flicker of hope in my chest.
17:13Time vanished in that sterile, alchemical space.
17:17It wasn't until dusk.
17:19I realized my phone was flooded
17:22with Kaelin's missed calls and messages.
17:24Still texting Kaelin?
17:28Yes.
17:29You said he wasn't exactly warm.
17:31What changed?
17:32Who knows?
17:32Probably the possessiveness of a dragon in his prime.
17:37Dorian dimmed the lab lights,
17:39and we stepped out together.
17:40We ran into Kaelin the second we reached the ground floor.
17:44He'd been waiting there for hours,
17:47his eyes bloodshot.
17:49My scout said you were here.
17:50I didn't want to believe it, but it's true.
17:53I'm sorry.
17:54I didn't check my phone.
18:01Enough.
18:03Can we go home?
18:05I followed him silently,
18:07my mind still racing with the schematics I'd seen.
18:10Lyra,
18:11I can't escort you home today.
18:13What a pity.
18:14Come back tomorrow.
18:14I have more to show you.
18:17Kaelin instantly went into defensive mode.
18:19She won't be coming back.
18:21That remains to be seen.
18:23Dorian met his murderous gaze with a faint,
18:26mocking smile.
18:30Kaelin,
18:30you once invited me to your estate.
18:32I'd love to see where you and Lyra live.
18:34It's not convenient.
18:36My apologies.
18:37I didn't realize.
18:39I suppose I don't have a home to visit anymore, do I?
18:42My parents are gone.
18:44Dorian winked at me,
18:46feigning hurt.
18:46Lyra, babe?
18:47Is he always this stifling?
18:50Is that name yours to use?
18:53The atmosphere turned explosive.
18:55Kaelin's eyes shifted into vertical slits.
18:59Just a joke, Kaelin.
19:01With such a possessive grip,
19:03what will you do if she's stolen away?
19:05That will never happen.
19:08I love Lyra.
19:10And she loves me.
19:12The word love catching in his throat.
19:15Dorian chuckled.
19:17I envy you.
19:19Though the Covenant told me I also have a hundred percent soul match.
19:23His eyes locked on mine.
19:25A clear challenge.
19:27Kaelin stepped forward,
19:28shielding me with his large armored frame.
19:32Darian, I would not hesitate to kill you right here.
19:36I finally snapped back to my senses
19:38and tugged at Kaelin's sleeve.
19:41Let's go home.
19:42We finally dragged Kaelin away.
19:44Lyra,
19:45you shouldn't have met him behind my back.
19:49Why?
19:50You are my wife.
19:52Yet you spent an entire day alone in a confined space with another male.
19:56The very air in the car shifted.
19:59I could feel his emotional collapse.
20:01He was bordering on insanity,
20:03trying to suppress the image of us together.
20:06We're getting a divorce, aren't we?
20:08We agreed to discuss it after the banquet.
20:10You really want to leave?
20:13Because of him?
20:14Not because of him.
20:15But I have my reasons.
20:17I had only wanted a divorce because of the data error.
20:20Now, I wanted to go home.
20:23If he didn't love me,
20:24I should free him before I vanished.
20:26Kaelin fell silent.
20:28I thought he was already drawing up the divorce papers.
20:31But the moment we got home,
20:33he pushed me into the bathroom.
20:36What are you doing?
20:38A bath.
20:40You're covered of his scent.
20:42It has to be washed off.
20:44These clothes are going too.
20:46I can do it myself.
20:48No.
20:50I can't trust anyone but myself.
20:52Kaelin scrubbed me with obsessive force,
20:55the shower soaking his dress shirt.
20:57He was losing control.
20:59His pupils were fully draconic.
21:01The heat radiating from him
21:03meant he'd entered his mating rut early,
21:05all because of jealousy.
21:07When we finished,
21:08he tossed a set of clothes at me.
21:10It was the exact set I'd planned to wear to seduce him
21:14the day the data changed.
21:15He forced me into them without a word.
21:17I had underestimated the terrifying power
21:21of a dragon in rut.
21:26I tried to push him away.
21:30Go change yourself.
21:32Kaelin left,
21:33only to return in his crisp,
21:36forbidden military uniform
21:37as he dragged me back into the abyss.
22:14You were so happy talking to him.
22:19Will you be with him after the divorce?
22:24Can we...
22:25Can we not get divorced?
22:26The night ended with me passing out.
22:29The night ended in my unconsciousness.
22:32When I woke,
22:33Kaelin was still there,
22:34kneeling to help me pull on my stockings.
22:37My lower back ached,
22:38and the air was thick
22:40with the shame and ecstasy
22:42of the night before.
22:44I was about to speak when his phone buzzed.
22:46The voice of his adjutant came through.
22:50Commander, there's a complication.
22:51Keep it under control.
22:52I'm on my way back.
22:54No, sir.
22:55It's about your compatibility report.
22:57Kaelin finally obtained the report.
23:00He crushed the two sheets of paper in his grip,
23:02his dragon fire flickering in his eyes.
23:05The Covenant's headquarters had been purged.
23:08The staff stood like trembling quail.
23:1220 minutes ago,
23:13Kaelin's data had been fully restored.
23:16An intern had sent the report to his adjutant.
23:19The secret the Covenant had fought to bury
23:22was now laid bare.
23:24I was Kaelin's 100% match,
23:27but he was only 80% to me.
23:31Simultaneously,
23:33Kaelin saw my report.
23:35It clearly stated my perfect match was Dorian.
23:39The elder director sat in his chair,
23:41sweating profusely.
23:44Commander,
23:45the fault is mine alone.
23:47I'll pull my own life support plug
23:49if that buys your forgiveness.
23:51Kaelin stared at him.
23:53Don't touch the plug.
23:54I have questions.
23:55Anything, sir.
23:57Where do I fall short in those 20%?
23:59The room fell into an eerie silence.
24:01No one had expected him to be so clinical.
24:05Must I say it?
24:06It has to do with your private biology.
24:09Speak.
24:13Our comparative analysis suggests that for Lyra,
24:16your physical constitution is simply too overwhelming.
24:20Meaning?
24:20If you were to release your full draconic potential
24:23in terms of size and stamina,
24:25Lyra simply cannot withstand it.
24:27Last night, blinded by jealousy,
24:30he had lost all restraint.
24:32I hadn't just fallen asleep.
24:35I had blacked out.
24:37Anything else?
24:38Nothing.
24:39That is the only discrepancy
24:42that lowered the score to 80%.
24:45And him?
24:46How does he reach 100%?
24:49Besides?
24:51That?
24:52I have never seen such an anomaly.
24:55It seems...
24:57It seems...
24:59He and Lyra share a near-identical genetical sequence.
25:02They originated from the same realm.
25:04That is the true source of the 100% match.
25:07Are they blood-related?
25:09No, no.
25:10You misunderstand.
25:11They simply share the same origin.
25:13Kalen turned his gaze to me.
25:15My mind raced,
25:17readying an excuse about being
25:19hometown friends with Dorian.
25:21But he asked nothing.
25:27Back home, Kalen sat on the balcony,
25:30brooding in the dark.
25:33So this is why you asked for a divorce?
25:36Because you found a human
25:37with a higher compatibility?
25:39I walked over,
25:40trying to laugh it off.
25:4280% is still high, isn't it?
25:44Don't be so grum.
25:46He paused, then added...
25:49I'm sorry.
25:50What are you apologizing for?
25:53I was too rough last night, wasn't I?
25:55Were you hurt?
25:57A little,
25:58but it was okay.
26:00You looked...
26:01magnificent when you lost control.
26:05I'll be more careful from now on.
26:08If you're still willing to have a future with me.
26:11If you aren't,
26:13I will respect it.
26:14Even though it is torture,
26:17I will learn to restrain my beast.
26:18I couldn't help it.
26:20I leaned down and kissed his ears.
26:22The fools at the Covenant.
26:23Our compatibility is 100%.
26:25I know it.
26:27The moment I saw you,
26:29my heart resonated,
26:31my blood roared.
26:33Beyond the data,
26:34my beast and my soul recognized you first.
26:36If you felt that,
26:38why have you always been so cold?
26:39I am sorry,
26:41there is a reason.
26:43I will take you somewhere.
26:45Perhaps then,
26:47you will understand.
26:48Kaylin brought me to a cemetery.
26:50After her first husband passed,
26:52she was left to roam the streets with her son Dorian until she met my father.
26:57My father was a high-ranking official in the draconic treasury.
27:00He was a fool for love.
27:02He stopped before a grave.
27:03The woman in the photo had a gentle, haunting smile.
27:07He defied the entire kin to shower my mother with everything.
27:10I never saw a love like theirs.
27:13Even when the blood test results showed they were only 80% compatible,
27:17in his eyes they were 100%.
27:19But my mother was human.
27:21So fragile.
27:22I stood, paralyzed.
27:24I couldn't imagine the abyss of grief his father must have fallen into.
27:29My father nearly took his own life,
27:31but he saw Dorian and me,
27:32and for our sake he kept going.
27:35Kaylin turned to me.
27:36When my own blood compatibility results came in,
27:38I vowed never to let my mother's fate befall you.
27:41A realization hit me.
27:43So that's why you kept me away from headquarters?
27:45And avoided public outings?
27:47Yes.
27:49My position is even more dangerous than his was.
27:52This was the only way to keep you safe.
27:54And why blacklist the Covenant?
27:56Lila, we don't have to talk about this.
27:59I want you to know that I'm here for you.
28:03No matter what.
28:05I just...
28:07I don't know how to feel about all of this.
28:09You need to be careful.
28:13If I fully unleashed my dragon soul and merged with you,
28:17every inch of my skin would be etched with your scent.
28:19It would be in an invitation to my enemies to destroy you.
28:22I had to hold back.
28:24The sight shattered my heart.
28:27I am sorry.
28:30What for?
28:31For letting you misunderstand.
28:33Truly, I am sorry.
28:34No, I am the one at fault.
28:36The 80% confession felt so small now.
28:39I hugged him tightly.
28:41Kaelin bent to kiss me.
28:43In that moment, I didn't care about the data or the destiny.
28:48He was my heart.
28:49And he was my instinct.
28:52It was time to return home.
28:55A week later, he told me it was time to return home.
28:58The news struck me with a strange, sudden vertigo.
29:02Looking at our wedding portrait on the bedside table,
29:05I felt a flicker of grief.
29:07Hey, where are you?
29:08I'm packing.
29:09What time for the experiment?
29:10I replied to Dorian.
29:12I didn't have much to pack,
29:14but I needed to leave Kaelin a note.
29:16It took me 30 minutes.
29:18Dorian didn't reply during that time.
29:21I didn't think much of it.
29:22Finished.
29:23I donned the clothes.
29:25I stepped out,
29:26feeling strangely light.
29:28Midway, my phone buzzed.
29:30It was Kaelin's adjutant.
29:32Mistress, can you hear me?
29:33Where are you?
29:34I'm at the central plaza.
29:36What's wrong?
29:37You're safe.
29:38Of course I am.
29:39Damn it!
29:40What happened?
29:41He just got a video saying you were kidnapped.
29:42He went to the rendezvous plane.
29:43If you're not there, it's a setup to kill him.
29:45Damn it!
29:46Why didn't he call me to verify?
29:47The comms were jammed, mistress.
29:49There was no time to head home.
29:50He had to save you first.
29:52I've been trying to reach you until this whole time.
29:54A step forward led to the path home,
29:57but behind me lay the life of a man whose heart beat for mine.
30:02Like the moment I accepted this destiny five years ago,
30:06I made my choice.
30:08Send me Kaelin's coordinates.
30:09When I reached the abandoned factory,
30:12I thought again of the first dog I ever owned.
30:14People always favor their first companion.
30:17Even if I knew other breeds were more beautiful or better suited to me,
30:21I couldn't forget him.
30:23Kaelin was the same.
30:24He was the first to look at me with those vulnerable, draconic eyes.
30:28The factory was a labyrinth.
30:30I closed my eyes, tapping into the 80% bond,
30:34praying for its guidance.
30:36In an instant, every cell in my body seemed to awaken.
30:40I felt the draconic instinct within my own blood,
30:44sharpening my perception.
30:45I navigated past the rebel patrols
30:48and found Kaelin in the warehouse.
30:50He was holding them off alone.
30:51Lyra, you're safe.
30:53Thank the gods.
30:54He pulled me into his arms.
30:56Since you're safe, you should have stayed home.
30:58You shouldn't have come.
30:59If I hadn't, would you have kept charging into death traps for me?
31:02Kaelin's lips thinned.
31:03He didn't deny it.
31:05I'd made the right choice.
31:07Suddenly, an explosion shook the walls.
31:09Old model automatons marched out of the dark,
31:13detonated one by one.
31:14I saw a figure in the shadows.
31:17Dorian.
31:19Reinforcements.
31:19Kaelin said.
31:20Dorian is your way out.
31:22This is where our mother once worked,
31:23designing these machines.
31:25He grew up here.
31:26He knows every circuit.
31:27He's creating a diversion.
31:29When did you plan this?
31:31There was no plan.
31:32Kaelin shook his head.
31:33I only told him we were trapped in the signals cut.
31:36Dorian is brilliant.
31:37He knew what to do.
31:38Dorian ran to the window
31:39and unfurled a portable emergency cushion.
31:42Of course he did.
31:42Go.
31:43Find Dorian.
31:44Let him take you home.
31:45Now, Lyra.
31:47Kaelin shoved me toward him.
31:49I froze.
31:50How did you know?
31:52If I couldn't figure even that out,
31:54I wouldn't be High Commander.
31:55Kaelin smiled.
31:56Come with us!
31:57I have my duties.
31:59I grabbed his arm.
32:00This kingdom, these people,
32:01they need me.
32:03Kaelin cupped my face.
32:04I'm glad you came for me, Lyra.
32:06But your safety is all that matters.
32:08He shoved me into Dorian's arms.
32:10The fire roared to life behind us the last time I saw him.
32:15I've been back in my own world for a month.
32:17I often sit on the balcony, staring into the distance.
32:21Still worried about him?
32:24Yes.
32:26We left, and the reinforcements arrived in time.
32:29You have to trust him, Lyra.
32:30He didn't climb to his rank through bloodlines.
32:32He paved his way with dragon fire.
32:35I know.
32:36But how can I not worry?
32:38He fought his own instincts just to send me away to you.
32:41So I'll fight mine too,
32:43and hold on to my feelings for him.
32:46Have dinner with my parents tomorrow.
32:48Don't let them think I'm starving the mother of this child.
32:52Doran, are you angry?
32:53Why would you ask that?
32:57I married you so this child would have a name.
33:00It's not fair to you.
33:02It isn't.
33:03I'm a genius,
33:04and you're just using me for this.
33:06But since I'm your 100% match,
33:08I'm happy to oblige.
33:10Besides, he saved your life.
33:13He was Kaylin's child.
33:15When I discovered I was pregnant,
33:17I finally understood why I'd gained those draconic senses.
33:21Dorian was a good man,
33:23balancing his research with fetal education.
33:26My pregnancy was seamless.
33:28I felt stronger every day.
33:30Seven months in,
33:32I went hiking.
33:32I walked too fast,
33:35losing the group in the dense woods.
33:37A massive python slithered from the grass.
33:40But then,
33:42the python stopped,
33:43then scrambled back into the dark.
33:45A familiar scent drifted on the wind,
33:49my heart hammering a rhythm I recognized.
33:52I turned around.
33:55I'm sorry.
33:57I'm late.
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