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00:02the wolves pinned me to the ground claws tore my dress fists cracked against my ribs one after
00:08another this was the blood trial the harder they beat you the more worthy you are as a bride i
00:12didn't fight back i didn't make a sound because the man who was supposed to claim to me tonight
00:17had already carried my sister out the door the pack lands have a savage tradition known as the
00:21blood claiming it demands the alpha steal his mate under the full moon fighting through the
00:25pack's warriors to prove his power and write to her i waited three years for alpha silas finally he
00:31and his wolves slipped into my pack i was ready to run to him until i heard his hushed order
00:36grab
00:36brianna in the chaos she's fragile if she sold off to the alpha of the silverback pack to settle the
00:42debt she won't survive the night as for alara she'll fight like hell she'll keep herself safe
00:48his warriors hesitated silamus you and alara are already made it if she finds out she'll reign
00:55this pack to ash let her it's dark enough a case of mistaken identity during the claiming will be
01:02easy to explain i'll calm her down later he paused his voice turning icy besides the mating decree she
01:09signed was a forgery we never held the mating ceremony i promised brianna a safe life she's my
01:16priority i heard every word from behind the door i didn't howl i didn't shift i simply stepped back into
01:23the shadows they'd expected me to fight to claw apart anyone who tried to take me instead i silently
01:29climbed onto the back of the wolf who'd broken into my room and became his mate
01:35alara my contact at the council checked you you aren't actually silas's bonded mate i put down the
01:41phone something inside my chest shattered i'd lived as silas's mate for five years all that time the
01:47crescent pack never accepted me his mother never used my name only ever referring to me as that girl
01:52at pack gatherings i was always seated at the farthest table in pack portraits i was placed at
01:57the edge so i could be easily cropped out silas said his mother wouldn't let up until i broke so
02:02he sent
02:02me back to the thorn hollow pack he promised he'd follow our traditions and complete the formal blood
02:07claiming to bring me back as his luna then the crescent pack would have no choice but to accept me
02:12i waited
02:13for three years i'd held my tongue longing for this night but he'd come for another woman he'd kept me
02:19deceived for years with a forged decree all to hide the truth the one he truly meant to claim was
02:23my
02:24half-sister brianna i stared at my reflection my face was empty wolf howl exploded across the grounds
02:30the ritual had begun growls mixed with laughter claws scraped against stone and warriors put on a show of
02:37resisting ritual torches painted half the sky red another group of wolves had come from the silver
02:42backpack they'd originally come for brianna by the rules of the ritual if a she-wolf didn't want to
02:47be taken she could hide and send them away empty-handed but brianna didn't hide she waited in her room
02:53to be
02:53taken and the wolf she waited for was my mate the room i was in wasn't mine it was brianna's
02:58that
02:59afternoon my stepmother pulled me aside for once her voice was gentle alora stay in brianna's room tonight
03:06yours is too far back too quiet they'll never find you the wolves coming for brianna are savages
03:12you've always been tough you can handle the blood trial brianna is fragile if she gets caught in the
03:19crossfire it'll be a disaster i said nothing i knew exactly what she meant by the rules of the blood
03:26claiming the alpha's wolves would storm in the she-wolf was expected to fight back with everything
03:31she had it was called the blood trial the harder she fought the more valuable she was considered
03:37the alpha had to prove he could pin her down and force her submission those claws drew real blood
03:43my stepmother studied my face testing me besides simus has never been here at night the front room
03:49he'll find you faster back then i'd only wanted to make things easier for silas i agreed i even sent
03:55him my room location through the mind link but they'd been planning this switch all along
04:01a roar of celebration erupted outside we got her the she-wolf is ours howls tore through the night sky
04:08one after another spreading across the territory like wildfire i listened but didn't move i knew
04:14exactly who they'd taken i could picture silas carrying brianna through the crowd his wolves flanking
04:18them as pack members lunged and blocked their path brianna would hide her face against his back
04:23pretending to struggle how perfect i lowered my gaze moments later my door was
04:29kicked in a group of wolves flooded into the dark room eyes glowing amber in the black then the
04:34blood trial began someone seized my arm claws biting into skin fists cracked against my spine
04:39claws raked across my shoulders and back the harder the beating the more the pack valued the bride i let
04:45them drag me from my chair toward the door their claws leaving red trails down my arms at first it
04:50felt
04:50like a formality but the violence quickly turned savage someone slammed me into the stone wall
04:56fangs snapping inches from my throat this was intentional the pain was excruciating but i didn't
05:03make a sound i finally understood what my stepmother had meant by calling me tough just when i thought it
05:09would never end a body slammed between us throwing the attackers off me enough it was a stranger's voice
05:16sharp with fury he stood over me claws out and shoved the others back with a snarl that's the rule
05:23the harder we hit the more she's worth what rule his voice dropped to a dangerous growl canines lengthen
05:30this isn't your mate if someone was tearing into your she wolf like prey would you just stand there
05:37and watch the room went silent he glanced back at me in the shadows i could only make out the
05:42sharp
05:42line of his jaw and the amber flash of his eyes then he bent down and hoisted me onto his
05:47back who is he
05:48he's taking this ritual way too seriously he carried me out in long steady strides wolves chased after
05:54us snapping and lunging but his grip on my legs never wavered when he finally carried me out of
06:00the pack house he paused to catch his breath in the distance the faint glow of ritual torches moved
06:05that was the other group crossing the corridor i heard their laughter silas was at the front sweat
06:13soaked but wearing a triumphant smile brianna was on his back her arms wrapped tight around his neck
06:18his wolves were cheering i lay silent on the stranger's back as they drew near torchlight
06:26flickered across my face silas's eyes flicked over me for a split second then his gaze moved on
06:32turning back to his wolves as he joked and laughed he didn't recognize me brianna whispered something in
06:38his ear and he leaned in with a soft smile i suddenly thought back to three years ago when i'd
06:43returned to the thorn hollow pack to visit my father and stayed for a while the first time silas
06:48came to find me there he'd worn that exact same smile that day my father's warriors put him to the
06:56test my father sent a dozen warriors to block him at the gates claws out fangs bared they told him
07:02to turn
07:02back he fought through every single one of them and showed up at my door bruised bloodied barely
07:08standing i asked if it hurt he grinned through the blood for my mate i'd take a lot worse he
07:15was of the
07:16proud alpha heir yet he'd taken a beating from my father's warriors just for me he always acted like it
07:22was nothing but i knew the truth my father's wolves didn't go easy on outsiders
07:29another time it poured rain he showed up soaked to the bone his shirt torn but the pastries tucked
07:36inside his jacket were still dry he pushed the pastries into my hands smiling didn't want you to
07:42wait too long i held those pastries staring at the cut on his cheek and thought this is the wolf
07:48i'll
07:48spend my life with but now he carried brianna with that exact same smile my vision blurred for a
07:55second then sharpened again when did it all start to change probably three years ago when my father
08:03died i felt completely hollow inside silas cancelled everything to stay at the thorn hollow pack with me
08:09for two weeks the day he had to leave he took my hand and spoke softly alara you just got
08:16through the
08:16funeral and you look awful if my mother sees you like this she'll start on you again i don't want
08:21you putting up with that just stay here at the room and rest you've always wanted to take over
08:26the pack's affairs right i'll go wake and smooth thing for at home then come get you i looked at
08:33him
08:33and nodded i was truly exhausted from the constant fighting with his mother back then i believed he was
08:38looking out for me that he didn't want me to go back and face those cold stares only later did
08:43i
08:43realize distance doesn't create beauty it just makes it easier for him to love someone else
08:50last year when his mother turned 60 silas came to bring me back the moment i stepped inside i saw
08:56my
08:56stepsister brianna she was supposed to be in another pack for work but there she was in the main hall
09:02arranging things her movements smooth and familiar silas paused while taking off his coat and explained
09:09brianna's assignment is near our territory she's staying here temporarily there wasn't a trace of
09:14guilt in his voice and i didn't push for more my father didn't take a second mate until i was
09:22already
09:23grown brianna was stepmother's daughter we'd never been close over the years we'd only seen each other
09:29during gatherings i couldn't quite put into words how i felt about her staying there when brianna saw me
09:35walk in she called out warmly hey sis don't worry i'm just crashing here for a bit i'll move out
09:41once
09:41i find a place i nodded but said nothing back then i never could have imagined for three years i
09:49waited
09:49alone in the thorn hollow pack and all that time my little sister had been working in the crescent pack
09:54now watching brianna on silas's back it all suddenly clicked i hadn't been waiting for him to bring me home
10:00at all i'd been waiting for my heart to die brianna's voice drifted closer on the wind
10:06what about alara if she finds out she'll lose it she's all bark and no bite she'll get over it
10:13after
10:14throwing a fit it's pitch black during the blood claiming i just made a mistake she'll feel sorry for
10:22me before she even gets angry once she finds out i'll just smooth it over brianna laughed softly
10:29my knuckles whitened one of his wolves spoke up suddenly alpha what if someone else claimed alara
10:36the group fell quiet you think she'd let anyone take her without a fight then silas laughed with that
10:42temper of hers she'll tear the place apart tonight true no way a llama goes quietly feel sorry for that
10:51poor bastard wonder what he looks like now the laughter swelled i looked down let's go he must
11:00have heard everything heard them laughing about me heard how they thought i'd rip someone's throat out
11:05but he said nothing he just kept walking at the edge of the thorn hollow territory we ran straight
11:13into them someone from the other side called out kilvin his steps halted a quiet yeah silas moved
11:20closer with brianna on his back grinning it really is you you claiming someone tonight too yeah who i buried
11:31my face in killian's shoulder showing only the back of my head a neighboring family silas stared at me a
11:37moment longer then laughed damn man always figured you'd stay unmade forever congrats killian just grunted
11:45silas took a step forward i felt his gaze linger on my back that look lasted too long long enough
11:52i almost
11:52thought he'd recognized me let's go wait
11:58silas frowned he was about to speak brianna's voice cut in soft and pained simus my ankle hurts what's
12:05wrong did you twist it earlier i don't know it just aches her voice dropped let's go we need to
12:11get to
12:11your territory before sunrise silas didn't waste another second he nodded at killian gotta run i'll buy
12:18you drink next time their footsteps faded into the distance killian spoke quietly he really didn't
12:24recognize you i rested my face against his shoulder and said nothing my eyes stung but i didn't cry he
12:30seemed to sense it his pace slowed steps gentle and steady the moon was bright the road stretched on
12:36i had no idea where he was taking me but in that moment i thought anywhere was better than going
12:41back
12:44music filled the crescent packs great hall the whole place buzzed with celebration wine flowed freely
12:50and wolves danced to old songs this was the feast after a successful blood claiming by tradition it
12:56would last until sunrise silas sat at the edge of the crowd phone in hand the screen lit up went
13:02dark
13:02then lit again no messages from alara that wasn't like her she never kept things bottled up if she'd found
13:09out he'd claimed the wrong she-wolf she would have called screaming by now he already had his excuses
13:14ready it was pitch black don't overthink it you're the only one i want he'd wait for her to blow
13:20up
13:21over the phone then talk her down gently she'd hurl some threat and he'd smooth it over done she never
13:28stayed mad at him for long but this time no call no text no yelling one of his wolves wandered
13:35over with
13:35a drink alpha still staring at your phone waiting on alora don't bother signals dead out here her area
13:41gets fine signal then her phone's probably dead or she didn't see it another wolf chimed in
13:47she's probably off tearing someone apart right now everyone laughed silas stayed quiet alara had once
13:55told him i set a special ringtone for your messages don't want to miss them she'd sit out in the
14:00courtyard
14:00till midnight just waiting for him to call he didn't believe she didn't see it but he had no
14:08better explanation all right quit overthinking this is your big night your mates waiting for you what
14:14are you doing sitting here once you've claimed her you stay with her all night finish the ritual
14:18silas's frown deepened i told brianna this was temporary he said quietly i just got her out of there
14:27i didn't plan on didn't plan on what the wolf cut him off frustrated alpha this is the blood claiming
14:32not a game you took her you finish it otherwise you insult her whole pack besides you and alora have
14:37been together for years she won't care about formalities just get through tonight silas opened
14:41his mouth to argue brianna appeared beside him what are you guys talking about silas froze about to
14:47explain brianna's voice softened simus in our tradition the blood claiming only happens once in a lifetime
14:55i know this one's fake but can we at least finish the ritual she looked up at him her eyes
15:02glistening
15:02i know you love alora but just for tonight can you pretend i'm your luna just tonight
15:11silas said nothing brianna bowed her head her lashes fluttering the crowd started chanting
15:19silas picked up his glass linking arms with brianna firelight danced across both their faces cheers and
15:25laughter erupted around them loud enough to rattle the walls he drank but his eyes kept straying to
15:32the dark road beyond the territory the same road he'd carried brianna down tonight at the gate he'd run
15:38into killian they'd met years ago at annual meetup they'd had a few drinks together acquaintances at best
15:44tonight killian had been carrying someone too said she was from another family she'd been thin
15:50lying quietly on killian's back only a glimpse of her neck was visible the line of that neck the curve
15:56of her bowed head it had felt strangely familiar but brianna had cried out in pain so he hadn't looked
16:02again now thinking back that silhouette silas brianna's voice pulled him back to the present
16:10is that okay he nodded distracted yeah then he stepped aside pulled out his phone and dialed
16:17alora's number he needed to explain he needed to make sure she didn't misunderstand finally someone
16:24picked up hello a middle-aged woman's voice silas blinked let me talk to alora alora the woman paused
16:36she's not here we're packing up her stuff to send over send over send where
16:43alora never lets her phone leave her her hand where are you sending her things the woman on the
16:49other end hesitated not expecting the question i'm alora's aunt we have to pack her things and send
16:56them to her mate's pack mate's pack he paused so alora was preparing to move back in with him
17:02that made sense he'd always plan to bring her back after the blood claiming stop leaving her
17:07at the thorn hollow pack alone auntie about the blood claiming tonight there was a bit of a mix-up
17:15alora say anything no several packs did blood claimings tonight what would alora despite the
17:22words a sense of unease surged in him just as he was about to ask more the aunt interrupted him
17:28hurriedly
17:29oh i can't talk anymore we're busy packing both aloda and brianna were taken tonight we have to get
17:36their things ready silas rose what did she mean both were taken didn't he only take brianna
17:43as for alora she would never go with someone she didn't love he gripped the phone auntie you said
17:50alora was taken yes by the iron claw pack silas's throat tightened he couldn't speak he suddenly remembered
17:56something and his mind exploded iron claw killian the wolf he met at the gate the one carrying a girl
18:03saying she was his mate that silhouette that looked so familiar his voice was choked she didn't fight
18:10fight why would she a blood claiming isn't a bad thing she was as quiet as could be she just
18:15went
18:15with him we all thought it was strange with her temper shouldn't she have clawed the wolf to pieces
18:20but nothing happened she just let him carry her away silas's hand began to shake quiet as could be
18:27just let him carry her away no fight no snarl no resistance no that wasn't alora that wasn't the
18:35alora he knew he remembered talking to alora about blood claimings before she had been perched on the
18:42big tree swinging her legs speaking excitedly the she-wolves in the thorn hollow pack if they're claimed by
18:48someone they don't want they don't just let them they claw bite and snarl they fight until the wolf
18:55gives up himself he had teased her then you're so wild who would dare claim you she had rolled her
19:02eyes
19:02her chin held high well it depends on who's coming if it's you she had stopped suddenly her face
19:10flushing as she turned away anyway if it's you i just put on a show of struggling a little for
19:15appearances he teased her just a little three times at most she glared at him then laughed
19:22her eyes bright like mountain stars if you came to claim me i'd probably be the first to jump on
19:27your back so you wouldn't have to take those hits
19:32he had thought then this girl is so foolish
19:36auntie his voice barely controlled alora when was she taken
19:42when the aunt thought for a moment tonight right after you left silas opened his mouth but not a
19:49single word came out hello hello simus are you still there i'm here why are you asking so much
19:57alora's mate will take care of her you claimed brianna tonight didn't you that poor girl's had it rough
20:03take good care of her silas said nothing all right i have to go we're still packing
20:09a lot of left in such a hurry she forgot so many things we have to get them to her
20:13bye now
20:16the line went dead he stood at the edge of the crowd white knuckling his phone around him were songs
20:22laughter music all the noise of celebration congratulations man someone shoved a drink
20:30into his hand tugging him toward the dance floor brianna waved at him from across the fire
20:37but he couldn't hear a thing while he'd been carrying brianna away alora had been lying on
20:42another wolf's back they had passed each other in the dark he thought she would fight snarl resist
20:49but she did nothing
20:50you
20:52you
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