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FULL REEL SHORT - The Alpha King’s Intoxicating Mate
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00:02I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half sister Chloe was afraid her
00:07mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she patted
00:13my shoulder who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later I was
00:21begging for mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything
00:28case valerius the blackwood packs alpha the lycan king's most trusted war commander he was carried
00:33back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate bond shares life force if alpha
00:40case was bound to a living healthy mate her strength could flow into him and pull him back
00:45Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to
00:49refuse if I wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she resented
00:55my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the moon goddess I swear Chloe I
01:02had no
01:02feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead fury in her eyes what good is a vow do
01:08you have any idea how distracting you are I hunched my shoulders tears slid down on my cheeks just look
01:15at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body in front of every male in the clan who
01:20among them would not lose their minds at the smell of you I wanted to tell her to bind my
01:26chest I'd
01:26wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat until I broke out in a rash her expression
01:31softened she wiped my tears it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't trust males do you
01:39know
01:39how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha weren't old friends you wouldn't even have this
01:45opportunity Chloe I don't want to be anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't
01:52make me two sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your mind if
02:00I
02:01hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance you wouldn't even be worthy of
02:06being case's mate the maid burst in breathless miss Chloe word from the valerius estate alpha case has
02:13woken up Chloe dragged me straight to valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main
02:19hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a man's
02:24shape
02:24in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes Martha stood on
02:29our side eyes red thank you for everything you've done for case I won't destroy a girl's future over
02:35Chloe's eyes moved quick and calculating as valerius the bond should still be completed
02:40Leah arrived the same day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly
02:46her life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the healer Ella
02:51stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but an arrow struck his inner thigh
02:57during battle I'm afraid he will no longer be able to unable to do what he will no longer be
03:04able to
03:05get hard Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at me with
03:10hollowed eyes Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been looking forward to it Chloe was
03:18already answering for me of course she is she's just an omega with no prospects she should be grateful
03:24I didn't speak right away my mind went to my past there was a young wolf in the poor quarter
03:30behind
03:30our estate I first saw him through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow cheeks hunched over a cracked bowl with
03:37nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps bread first then soup then whatever I had
03:43day after day I watched him change the hollows in his cheeks filled out his shoulders broadened
03:49he started training before dawn running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep he was
03:55going to enter the warrior trials I knew it before he told me when he passed I went to find
04:00him that same
04:01night I was happy I remember it clearly I was genuinely happy I knocked on the gate he didn't open
04:06it
04:06his voice came Leah I'm betrothed now it wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt at my
04:11feet
04:11a pouch of silver consider my debt repaid I stood there for a moment then I picked it up and
04:16walked
04:16away that wolf became Chloe's mate Brad I acted like I'd never known him Chloe found out anyway I
04:24snapped back to reality I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha my lady I'm willing I'll complete
04:31the bond care for case and serve you as long as you need me Luna Martha kept her word and
04:38prepared a
04:38dignified mating dress for me Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away on pack business
04:43to send me off she walked me to the door guilt on her face even though case can't get hard
04:48at least
04:49you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups don't worry an alpha who can't perform in that area is
04:55probably exceptional in every other honestly none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind
05:00I told myself I was simply moving to a new household case was too weak to stand through the full
05:06mate
05:06blessing ritual I completed the bond rights beside his ceremonial sword instead Martha watched from the
05:12front eyes wet the whole time when it was done I was alpha cases mate the mating chamber was quiet
05:20I pushed the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined against the headboard in a
05:26white bathrobe he turned when he heard me up close he was strikingly handsome sharp jaw dark eyes the
05:33kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention I had no intention of taking a mate
05:38he said
05:39with a low voice if it doesn't trouble you this is a sibling arrangement he pointed to the chase along
05:46the far
05:46wall tonight the bed is yours I'll take that tomorrow you move to the guest quarters all right I nodded
05:54he had
05:55thought of everything it wasn't what I'd expected before the ritual one of the older maids had pulled me aside
06:01and
06:01pressed something into my hands a small handbook worn at the corners she'd whispered with a strange look there are
06:08other
06:08ways between mates you might find it useful I had no idea what she meant until I opened it heat
06:15pooled in
06:15my core just from looking at the pages is it too hot case was watching me from the bed eyes
06:22direct
06:23unblinking the dress is heavy I'm a little warm then wash up and rest he pulled the blanket over himself
06:31and turned toward the wall within minutes his breathing evened out I set the handbook down on
06:36the vanity and took down my hair then the layered robes piece by piece until I was standing in nothing
06:42but my nightgown I turned to the mirror the thin fabric clung to every curve heavy breasts straining
06:48against the cloth slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips I walked straight into case's gaze he
06:55wasn't asleep his chest rose hard the tips of his ears went red his throat worked as he swallowed
07:01I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest alpha I thought you were asleep a long pause
07:09I could sleep later my breath hitched he rose slowly to his feet his tall frame casting a shadow over
07:16me
07:27the handbook's images came flooding in my breathing shifted without me meaning it to somehow falling
07:32into the same rhythm as his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool night air rushed
07:38in I snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness I turned it over in my mind
07:44when
07:45he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock had my figure
07:51actually frightened him before I lay down I made a firm decision tomorrow morning I was binding my
07:57chest at least one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when case slipped
08:03back in the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd apparently gone to shower by morning he was
08:08already gone Ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor outside came the sound of a man once
08:15then again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door alpha case why didn't
08:21you call someone to heat the water it's already summer but the nights are still cold of course
08:27you've caught a chill I'll go brew tea right now I glanced at Ivy does the alpha usually take cold
08:33showers I honestly don't know miss I dismissed her and locked the door I wound a strip of cloth tight
08:39over
08:40my undergarments then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the wardrobe high neck loose
08:46cut heavy fabric then I went to living room case was already there when I arrived seated beside Martha
08:52she lit up the moment she saw me her whole face warm with welcome until case coughed and the warmth
08:59vanished instantly cage I have a few private words for Leah go rest for a while case rose and left
09:06without a word Martha waved me over and took both my hands in hers eyes glistening sweet girl our case
09:15is lucky to have you the pack healer says the injury drained his life force there's no telling how long
09:23he
09:24has left some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline
09:32but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you I'm already grateful you came into
09:39this family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that I've
09:44thought it
09:45through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you a formal mate release your future stays protected
09:51and I'll see to it that you receive property and a place of your own I reached up and wiped
09:56the tears
09:56from the corners of her eyes chest tight with an ache I couldn't name Mrs. Valerius thank you for
10:03looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a transferred omega servant
10:07I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf my thoughts drifted to the mother I
10:12had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up under a mother's protection I never would
10:17have
10:17ended up in any of the situations I'd been through Martha laughed through her tears look at me I've
10:22gone and made you cry too she squeezed my hands Leah there's no need to be so formal call me
10:29mom
10:29just like case does she took a breath so I have a proposition for you Chloe mentioned you know how
10:36to prepare medicinal soups I'd like you to take over cases daily meals and care I just want him to
10:41live
10:41a little longer that's my one selfish wish by the end her voice had gone rough I nodded I headed
10:47to
10:47the kitchen to gather ingredients the last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago
10:52back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived alone in a rundown unit
10:58skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training one day I found him collapsed at our back
11:04gate and brought him around out of sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer journals and prepared
11:09medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever knew about it
11:15from the looks of things he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven out the lengths
11:21he had
11:21gone to were truly something I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case directing servants
11:27to pack up his belongings alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was moving the guest room
11:33his sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer things it makes more
11:39sense for me to move at least eat first I set the food on the table he gave it a
11:44brief glance
11:45and sat down you can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on it's no different coming
11:52from me it is different his voice remained flat and cool have ivy bring it from now on he finished
12:01the soup in a few quick swallows said a few words to the servants and swept past me in that
12:07moment I
12:07confirmed one thing alpha case couldn't stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and had
12:13ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises
12:19the pack healer says cases condition has stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to
12:24his face Leah that's entirely because of you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands
12:31back in my room I tucked it into my jewelry box which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had
12:37gifted me since my arrival Leah you never wear any of the of these isn't it a waste to just
12:43put them away
12:43how is it a waste every one of these can be converted to cash that's my security fund but lady
12:49Martha gave
12:50these to you personally are you really going to sell all of them not right now but if the mate
12:55bond is ever severed
12:56naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment
13:02as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur
13:06alpha
13:09alpha
13:09I spun around and met a pair of ink dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her
13:15case looked worse than ever case's face was even paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting
13:21fixed on me with cold precision the look unsettled me completely but I didn't dare let a single trace
13:27of it show alpha is there something you need a journal we looked together I checked the shelves
13:35he checked the writing desk neither of us spoke I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the
13:41top shelf behind a row of my mother's medical notes I reached up on my toes my fingertips just grazed
13:47the cover case's hand came over mine warm steady he reached past me without effort and closed his
13:54hand around the journal I turned my head his face was right there closer than I'd realized he was
14:01looking down at me then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts hit his
14:07chest first my waist went straight into his palm his hand catching me before he could react case didn't
14:13step back his ear tips went red his throat worked as he swallowed when he exhaled the breath came out
14:20uneven against the top of my head his eyes flashed gold for a second then green I scrambled upright face
14:27burning your journal he took it without a word and walked out perfect my standing in his eyes had just
14:34sunk even lower after that day I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with case he was injured and
14:40recovering he needed to stay calm but there was one more thing bothering me Brad had been sending
14:45notes three times already I hadn't opened a single one just dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one
14:51into my hand that morning it's not just a note this time he's here side entrance says he won't leave
14:57until you come out I clenched my fist and walked out I didn't notice the figure that followed from the
15:01far end of the courtyard Brad was standing at the gate Leah you finally came you should be calling me
15:08mrs. Valerius he paused dropped his voice mrs. Valerius do you have any idea how many times you've
15:15put me in an impossible position with these meetings I know I just wanted to tell you I'll be securing
15:23more power in the pack soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore he stepped closer I'll buy
15:29a house Leah come with me anything's better than staying with a dying man he reached for me I stepped
15:36back you want me as your mistress Brad nodded completely serious I laughed why would I give
15:43up being the alpha's mate to be your mistress the whole pack knows case is dying he won't last
15:50and he can't even stand up anymore his eyes dropped deliberately to my chest isn't that a waste
15:58disgust disgust surged through me Brad I will never be anyone's mistress case fought on the
16:04front lines for this pack those injuries are his honor you've benefited from every battle he won
16:12and you're standing here calling him less of a man you're the one who's less come near me again
16:19and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for you
16:25his face went white I swung the gate shut I turned around and came face to face with case
16:31white t-shirt standing less than half a foot away his full height bearing down on me alpha
16:35I managed a faint edge flickered across his expression wasn't it my mate just a moment ago
16:41why so formal all of a sudden I looked down and started walking please don't misunderstand as long
16:48as I'm in this estate I honor this bond completely fast it's getting late I should go make your evening
16:54meal I moved to step past him his hand closed around my arm I lost my footing and pitched straight
16:59into him my heavy breasts against his chest my waist caught in his grip I looked up his face was
17:05inches
17:06from mine his eyes were deep and unreadable one tilt forward and our lips would have touched
17:10his breath hit my face warm my breath hitched heat pooled low in my core case swallowed hard
17:19as long as I remain in this estate each word slow deliberate you counting down the days until you can
17:26leave I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the day you die no nothing like that I shifted in his
17:33grip
17:34alpha you're hurting my arm did you mean every word you said just now I blinked and asked which part
17:41he let out a quiet breath and released me I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face
17:48had actual
17:49color in it his cheeks were just as red as mine that night I had a strange dream case's lips
17:55grazed
17:56slowly along my cheek his fingers hooked into the strap of my slip voice dropping to a low murmur
18:02does my luna want this I nodded like someone completely under a spell then a fierce consuming
18:09kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering
18:15breathless ivy knocked and came in I asked her to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my
18:21sweat
18:21damp hair and murmured it really is getting hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit
18:28me that first night case cold shower surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and
18:37recovering he was supposed to be keeping himself calm at midday Martha's attendant arrived Martha would
18:43like dinner in the garden tonight she asks that you be sure to come I've been making excuses to
18:48avoid the main dining hall for days just to steer clear of case but Martha had gone out of her
18:52way
18:52to personally extend the invitation I couldn't say no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of
18:58Sharon was in full bloom a gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto
19:04the
19:05stone table covered with every dish I loved most Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case
19:10mentioned it's your birthday today he's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this I looked
19:16up and met a pair of burning intent eyes heat rushed straight to my face case lit a plate of
19:22chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression how did you know today was my birthday
19:28I'd completely forgotten it myself my birth mother died bringing me into the world no one had ever once
19:34marked the day for me case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly it's not difficult to
19:40know it something in my chest gave one quiet inexplicable pull Leah this peach blossom wine is
19:48from my private reserve I'm opening it just for you but you two had better not drink too much she
19:54pushed back her chair said the summer evening breeze was too much for her old bones and left the garden
20:00went quiet to avoid the silence I put my head down and drank one cup then another then another the
20:07wine
20:08was sweet and dangerously potent before long the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry case
20:14watched me but said nothing by the third glass I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence by the fourth I'd
20:21stopped feeling much of anything I reached across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake
20:25the dish was empty I looked up where's the last piece I ate it I have absolutely no idea where
20:33the
20:34boldness came from I leaned straight toward his face who told you to eat that spit it back out I
20:42pressed
20:42against his chest trying to peer into his mouth case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it
20:48that way I straightened up and stared at him then how am I supposed to find it a faint flush
20:54crept across
20:55his cheeks try using your mouse my gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips I swallowed once and
21:02kissed him without hesitation case went rigid his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his
21:09hand cupped the back of my head and he pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until
21:15footsteps sounded from behind the flower bed alpha the night air is cool lady Martha asked me to bring
21:23you both a wrap I had no idea how much ivy'd seen I shot to my feet and the next
21:28instant the world tilted
21:30everything went dark when I woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning I suddenly remembered
21:38I'd promised Martha to visit case's father's grave it was late I started rushing around for my things
21:47Leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready Ivy was it you who brought me back last
21:54night
21:55no the alpha carried you back I spun around to check her face she nodded completely serious I didn't say
22:05anything stupid did I ivy bit back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed and you grabbed
22:13his sleeve
22:13and wouldn't let go you kept calling him my mate over and over until his whole face went red ivy
22:22don't
22:22you dare make things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out I met Martha at the front entrance
22:30case's
22:31father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory I sat in the back of the car completely
22:37distracted replaying the moment I'd kissed case last night Martha must have misread my expression
22:44because she said Leah is there someone you have feelings for I've noticed you've been avoiding case
22:54these past few days please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night
23:00I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at least be friends but if you're uncomfortable
23:05or if you want to leave just say I'll have him sever the bond I won't let you be trapped
23:11here mom
23:12no it's not that I was thinking about something else what is it I was still figuring out how to
23:18answer
23:18when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard tires off the road crashing through
23:24brush the whole frame shaking I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver slumped over the wheel
23:29unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead Martha grabbed my arm Leah what do we do
23:37we
23:38jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't hold on to me I wrapped myself around her and
23:44we threw
23:44ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground we hit the cliff edge and went over my hand
23:49shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face my other hand locked around Martha's wrist
23:54below her was a straight drop into nothing mom don't look down don't look down hold on to me
24:02Ivy and the others are right behind us behind us in the second car they'll be here soon the root
24:09ground under our weight Martha's voice broke Leah let me go we're too heavy it's going to snap
24:22I'm old I've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so hard I could barely
24:32breathe I couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day
24:38mom I would rather die with you than watch you fall hold on
24:48they're coming the truth was I had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep
24:56it had
24:57stopped feeling like pain at all then I heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
25:08Leah don't move I'm coming down case's voice
25:12he'd called me by my name the first time a strong arm came under me he'd climbed down the cliff
25:21face
25:22wolf claws dug into the rock he untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist
25:29then climbed down further and did the same for Martha the people above pulled together we came
25:36up one at a time it wasn't a hallucination case had saved us he held me brow creased
25:46why is there so much blood Martha clutched her face she shielded me when we jumped I didn't get a
25:55scratch it's all hers my eyelids felt like lead Leah don't sleep I'm taking you to Ella he lifted me
26:06into the car and I stayed curled against his chest his forehead was damp with sweat he kept one hand
26:14on the wheel and kept talking Leah Leah Leah stay awake I'll get you chestnut cake I'll give you all
26:22the jewelry you want to sell you don't have to wait for me to die I'll write the bond release
26:27today
26:27you can leave whenever you want my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face I looked up at
26:34the sky through the windshield it wasn't raining then everything went black when I opened my eyes
26:40every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong my Luna the pack
26:46healer
26:46said you can't move yet Ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're
26:51lucky nothing's broken her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to stay
26:56flat or they'll scar your shoulder was dislocated too she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to the
27:03door after I finished the medicine I asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver with
27:10wolf bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the alpha's family
27:14directly I was flat on my back for a full month I didn't see case once Martha kept her door
27:20shut too
27:21still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices
27:25like something was being held just below the surface I asked Ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:31today I was finally cleared to get out of bed I opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:36figure case dark tactical shirt sharper than I remembered he held out a small wooden box I took it and
27:44lifted the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter my body went rigid something locked around
27:51my chest and wouldn't let go case are you throwing me out you've been waiting for this since the day
27:57you
27:57arrived you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with me you were counting
28:02down the days until I died so you could walk out cleanly I'm just doing it early Leah go after
28:10today
28:10we're finished something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed it took a long time to get
28:17anything out so that's what you think of me leave now I don't want to see you anymore case disappeared
28:27around the corner of the yard the state guards all but pushed me out the door Ivy fell in to
28:32step
28:32beside me and the alpha said you're used to having me around he told me to go with you I
28:38couldn't speak
28:43we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory by morning the packs official announcement
28:49had gone up the announcement said case had betrayed the pack the announcement said he had betrayed the
28:54pack that he had leaked the border patrol routes to rogue faction by order of the Lycan King royal
29:00enforcers had been dispatched to see pending investigation case was being held in the dungeons under royal
29:07guard the estate was locked down everyone inside was under scrutiny case would never betray his pack
29:15he would die before he did something like that he rushed to get me out that was why that was
29:20the only
29:21reason Ivy was pacing circles around the living room she'd grown up inside the estate she couldn't
29:27stand still is there anything we can do I made myself sit down and think years ago elder Reed's youngest
29:35child had gotten lost in the forest and been bitten by a snake I'd found him and used the right
29:41herbs to
29:41treat the wound elder Reed had arrived while I was still crouched over the boy he'd seen my face I
29:48was
29:48sure he hadn't forgotten I tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into elder Reed
29:54you remember me I need a favor he looked at me for a long moment then he nodded elder Reed
30:01led me into
30:02the dungeon 30 minutes no more the door on case stood up his eyes flashed with surprise how did
30:08you get in my chest ached as I looked at him through the blur of tears that's why you kicked
30:13me out isn't
30:13it you were framed think carefully is there any evidence to prove your innocence I will find it
30:20I will investigate I swear I will rescue you cases gaze deepened then his arm shot out and pulled me
30:27into
30:27his chest Leah my heart hammered but time was running out this wasn't the moment I pushed against
30:34him he didn't budge Leah you don't need to do anything I can't say much I promise seven days
30:43later I will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay his eyes were steady certain like he was coaxing a
30:50frightened pup I walked out of the dungeon and straight into Brad he stepped into my path slow
31:00smile spreading across it's not too late to reconsider being my mistress beats being alone
31:06and disgraced I swung my hand and slapped him across the face he lunged for me I stepped sideways and
31:12put
31:12distance between us try that again and every note you sent me ends up in front of Chloe's father
31:16every single one you've been whispering in her ear for years haven't you trying to get me pushed out
31:22thinking I'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run to you but you never counted on Chloe
31:25handing
31:26me straight to case a man you can't touch his face changed I didn't wait for him to recover
31:31I walked away and didn't look back a wolf like that the further the better I didn't sleep well for
31:37the next five days cases voice kept coming back to me I promise seven days later I will accompany you
31:43to watch the sunrise okay on the afternoon of the sixth day the Lichen King's official decree went up
31:48across the territory the leak hadn't come from Case it had come from Prince Marcus and his allies
31:54the truth is finally revealed the Lichen King had not yet named his heir both Prince Caden and Prince
32:02Marcus were in the running Case was Prince Caden's most powerful ally the Alpha who commanded the most
32:07powerful pack taking Case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne Prince Marcus had
32:12planted a spy inside the blackwood pack used him to steal the border patrol routes then framed Case
32:17for it so the injury had been faked all of it a deliberate trap to draw out the spy but
32:22why fake
32:23being unable to mate I turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer dawn
32:27was
32:28just breaking when someone knocked at the door I didn't think I just ran I threw the door open and
32:32walked straight into Case's chest he went completely still then his arms came around me slow and deliberate
32:38and pulled me in hard I'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt no warning through the thin
32:43fabric
32:44I could feel everything the hard muscle of his chest his arms locked tight around me I pressed my hands
32:49against his chest and tried to step back Leah his voice dropped low I'm back our eyes locked the heat
32:56between us was thick enough to touch then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the
33:00bedroom I beat a fist against his chest weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise you first sunrise
33:09after we fell onto the bed together Case pinned me beneath him one hand working the buttons of my sleep
33:17shirt open eyes never leaving mine I covered his eyes with both hands don't look it's embarrassing he
33:24took my hands down his breathing had gone ragged it's beautiful his eyes were bright and fixed my
33:32skin went hot everywhere he touched I pressed my palm flat against his chest hard muscle warm skin
33:37healer said you couldn't get hard how is any of this possible lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my
33:42ear
33:43you want to know if I can there's one way to find out he kissed me one hand cupping my
33:49face tilting it up
33:50toward him I kissed him back hard my hands slid up his chest over his shoulders gripping his arms
33:56he pressed me further into the mattress his weight settling over me the heat built fast and took over
34:03completely my hands went slack he caught them laced his fingers through mine and pinned them above my head
34:09he loves me very much and completely occupies me my face gradually became rosy and we could only hear
34:17each other's heartbeats and breathing his lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw down the side of
34:23my neck slow and unhurried then he stopped his canines pierced my mating gland a second of sharp
34:30white hot pain and then it was done I lay there chest heaving fingers still tangled in his on my
34:37neck
34:38his mark ached finally we weren't just mates on paper anymore after the estate lockdown was lifted Case
34:45took me to meet Prince Kaden a slow smile spreading across his face so you're the woman who brought
34:50Case to his knees I've been wanting to meet you you flatter me your highness Case helped the kingdom take
34:56down a real threat you stood by him through all of it I'll host an official Luna ceremony for you
35:01and when that day comes I'll have a gift ready thank you your highness don't blame Case Leah faking the
35:08injury was always part of the plan
35:13too many enemies wanted him dead the only way to keep him safe was to make them think he was
35:17already
35:18finished part about not being able to get hard that was my idea I gave the pack doctor that order
35:24myself
35:26we grew up together I know exactly how he is never any interest in women never any weakness I figured
35:33it
35:33was time someone did something about that suddenly I understood just two old friends and one very
35:39elaborate prank the car accident that was Prince Marcus as well they intended it to look like an
35:45accident they didn't expect to hurt you in the process Luna Leah it's been dealt with you and Case
35:51are safe now I took a slow breath knowing it was over didn't make the memory of dangling off that
36:00cliff
36:00any less vivid we got back to the estate to find Chloe already inside crying she walked an hour ago
36:06and it hasn't stopped Martha is getting a headache from it I told Case to go to his study I'd
36:12handle
36:12it I sat down next to Chloe face red eyes swollen word had already spread Brad had been identified as
36:19one of Prince Marcus's informants Chloe's father had been cleared but Chloe and Brad were finished
36:25still crying I'll have someone throw you out she stopped immediately still shaking but quiet I
36:32misjudged him I thought picking someone from a lower ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage
36:38I didn't think he'd be like this I told you he wasn't a good person you didn't say it clearly
36:44enough
36:44I rolled my eyes I wasn't a powerless Omega anymore I didn't have to hold back
36:54were you ever angry at me for how I treated you back then no I cursed you in my head
37:01but I don't
37:02hold grudges you cursed me do you want to punish me for it Chloe laughed despite herself then caught
37:08herself and pressed her lips together I'm sorry for the slap did it hurt I already forgot about it
37:13then let me slap you back we'll be even she closed her eyes and braced herself I raised my hand
37:19and let
37:19it land soft against her cheek she opened her eyes I already gave that slap to Brad Chloe stared at
37:28me
37:28for a second then she laughed really laughed for the first time since she'd walked in don't call
37:33me Chloe anymore can we be friends no I don't like friends who cry too much the light was still
37:41on when
37:42I passed cases study I pushed the door open before I could say a word an arm shot out from
37:47behind and
37:47wrapped around my waist bold intruder his voice dropped low against my ear you think you can just
37:52walk into the alpha's office the alpha's mate is right here and you still dare make a move case
37:58played it straight his lips found my neck here really right here I kept saying no my hand said
38:06something else entirely finding their way to his back he murmured against my ear you have no idea how
38:13many times I thought about this in this room I wanted to say something back but his hand was
38:19already moving and I couldn't get a single word out he carried me to the table and took off my
38:23clothes
38:32when I woke up it was almost dawn case was already awake sitting up against the headboard watching
38:37me his eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back morning I sat up and
38:43rubbed my eyes
38:43then I remembered the sunrise he'd promised the sunrise
38:51we still have time he was already up he picked up my clothes from beside the bed handing them to
38:57me
38:57he dressed me slowly straightening each layer with both hands like he'd done it a thousand times before
39:02we walked out into the yard cool air the smell of pine to the east the sky had just started
39:08to lighten
39:09at the edges case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me we watched the horizon together
39:14the sun came up slowly gold light broke across the trees spread across the yard and landed on us
39:19the clouds caught the color and held it beautiful close to my ear beautiful he pulled me in tighter
39:28and said nothing else he didn't need to I'll watch every sunrise and sunset with his voice was quiet
39:35against my hair everyone for as long as we have I turned around and kissed him once quick and light
39:43deal the Sun came up fully in the yard filled with light our shadows stretched long across the ground
39:48behind us over the next few days the estate came back to life servants move through the halls with easy
39:54steps again Martha's health improved she called me in to talk every morning always smiling when I
39:59walked through the door one afternoon I was trimming the plants in the yard when sunny came running over
40:04Leah Chloe is here again she brought a lot of stuff with her I set down my shears since the
40:10day she'd
40:10come in crying Chloe had been showing up regularly she said she was making up for lost time really she
40:16just had nothing to do and nowhere to be let her in I wiped my hands and went to meet
40:22her
40:24Chloe walked in with two attendants behind her carrying food boxes she changed a lot less restless
40:30she dressed simpler now and moved quieter I made your favorite chestnut cake I asked the royal kitchen for
40:44the recipe this time better than anything the blackwood kitchen has ever made I took a piece and bit
40:50into it sweet soft better than I expected good thank you so where's case not home he went to the
41:01pack
41:01training ground something came up Chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself for a while neither of
41:07us said anything just the wind moving through the yard my father wants me to find a new mate I
41:12looked up
41:13don't rush for it I don't know after Brad I don't know how to trust anyone she looked at me
41:21something
41:22flickering in her eyes you have a good mate case fights for you protects you and he's the strongest
41:29alpha in the kingdom we just got lucky you can't force these things Chloe nodded and didn't say
41:35anything else just ate her chestnut cake the yard went quiet just wind moving through the leaves
41:41then she said that slap do you really not hold it against me really it's in the past no point
41:50bringing it up the truth was I'd already let it go a long time ago she wasn't a bad person
41:55just spoiled
41:57used to getting her way Chloe's eyes went red at the edges thank you when I arranged the mating part
42:04of
42:04it was because I was scared you and Brad would find your way back to each other but part of
42:08it was
42:09genuine I really did think case was a good man that he wouldn't treat you badly we looked at each
42:14other and smiled all the conflicts were solved I just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time
42:22Chloe laughed a little embarrassed it's in the past isn't this better
42:32it is she nodded can we be friends for real I won't be like I was before
42:40sure I nodded something warm moved through my chest letting go of old grudges and coming out
42:46the other side with a friend that wasn't a bad ending we sat in the yard for the rest of
42:50the
42:50afternoon eating and talking pack gossip small things nothing important the sun came through the
42:57leaves and the air was warm and easy when case came back from the training grounds that evening
43:01and saw the two of us surprise crossed his face what are you two happy about talking about you
43:07Chloe grinned about what a liar you are faking the whole thing and fooling everyone
43:14case walked over and sat down beside me
43:17he reached over and took my hand eyes warm tricking you into becoming my luna
43:22that's the luckiest thing I've ever done my face went red I gave him a look
43:26Chloe burst out laughing all right I'm leaving you two alone
43:30Leah I'll come by tomorrow sure take care I watched her go
43:34case turned to me are you good friend now
43:39yes the past is the past no point holding on to it
43:42he squeezed my hand I'm glad you can think that way
43:46he knew how much I'd been through watching me let it go and just be happy
43:49I could tell it meant something to him we sat side by side at the stone table and looked
43:55out at the sky neither of us said much we didn't need to days like this quiet and
44:01unhurried became the rhythm of our life case stayed busy with the pack and with
44:06royal matters but he always made time sunrises sunsets he spoiled me until I
44:12didn't know what to do with it Martha was healthy and smiling every day the
44:17estate was calm and easy again the way it used to be true to his word Prince
44:22Caden petitioned the lichen king on my behalf at my official luna ceremony the
44:27lichen king's decree was read aloud a formal commendation in front of the entire
44:31pack the estate was lit up and full of noise that day
44:36case lifted the veil and placed it over my head himself his eyes proud and soft
44:40the most beautiful luna then he shifted right there in front of everyone his wolf was massive
44:47dark broad-shouldered still he lowered himself to the ground and waited I climbed onto his
44:54back he rose slowly carrying me steady and lifted his head toward the moon the howl that came out of
45:01him was long and deep and carried across the entire territory one by one the pack answered
45:07howl after howl rising into the night sky I thought about everything it had taken to get here
45:12a bastard omega with no wolf no one to speak for her only I knew how hard the road had
45:19been
45:19and all of it every bit of the happiness on the other side of it came from the man standing
45:24behind
45:24me after the ceremony case took me south open land warm air water catching the afternoon light
45:31far from everything that had tried to take us down the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of
45:36us every year every season together after the ceremony life settled into a new rhythm
45:43I stood beside case at every pack meeting every decision every matter that came through the estate
45:49gates his pack was my pack his people were my people but he always made time a weekend drive
45:57with no destination a trail through the forest at dawn wherever he thought I'd want to see he took me
46:03there without being asked the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us every year every season together
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