The Cursed Alpha King's Destined Mate - FULL MOVIES ENGLISH SUB
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00:06My name is Elara Ashcroft, the Earl's illegitimate daughter.
00:14The stain this family has tried to hide.
00:18Today, they finally decide to send me to my death.
00:22Stand up straight, Elara.
00:24Being sent to the palace is the last shred of dignity left to you.
00:28The Holy Church has spoken.
00:31The House of Ashcroft must provide a sacrificial bride.
00:36Father, you're not sending me, are you?
00:39Of course not.
00:44So you chose me.
00:45Your mother was labeled a witch.
00:47You are the jinx she left behind.
00:49Sending you to the palace is not sacrificed as penance.
00:52Penance for whose sins?
00:54Mine or yours?
00:55Of course. Everyone in the capital knows no woman survives a night in the king's chamber.
00:59If your death buys this family the church's pardon, at least you'll be useful once.
01:04And if I refuse?
01:06Then you will burn at the stake.
01:08Condemned as the daughter of a witch.
01:11Name your choice, Elara.
01:13The stake?
01:15Or the king's bed?
01:17They never care about my well-being.
01:19What they fear is me coming back alive.
01:21Fine. I'll go.
01:24Remember this.
01:25Before sunrise, you'll be a corpse.
01:28If the cursed king truly is a monster,
01:31then tonight he is about to meet another creature.
01:34One who wants to live.
01:37They push me into the room
01:39where a sheet of parchment is already waiting on the table.
01:45Sign it.
01:46What is it?
01:48The sacrificial bridal decree.
01:50From this night on, your life belongs to the crown and the church.
01:54So you aren't even pretending anymore?
01:57Your mother was a witch.
01:59Someone of your birth doesn't deserve a sacred marriage.
02:02Hurry.
02:03The king hates waiting.
02:05My mother was not a witch.
02:08Enough!
02:11What she was no longer matters.
02:14Of course it doesn't matter.
02:16Once I die too, you have nothing to worry about.
02:19Sign it, Elara.
02:21Don't force me to have your hand held down.
02:24I take the quill.
02:26My fingers tremble.
02:28They think this is the end.
02:30But I know better.
02:32This is only the opening move.
02:35Fine.
02:36I'll sign.
02:41Then pray that I die in that palace.
02:44What is that supposed to mean?
02:47Because if I return alive...
02:51I'll make every one of you regret the day you sent me away.
02:56You won't survive the night.
02:58Just you wait.
03:02The moment the carriage door slams shut,
03:05the bells begin to toll.
03:07Like a funeral being wrung in my name.
03:09And in that very moment, I make a vow.
03:12I will not die.
03:15Near midnight, the carriage stops before the royal palace.
03:19Black spires cut into the night sky.
03:21The whole palace looks like a grave built to swallow the living.
03:27Get down.
03:31I will not die.
03:32When I step down, several noble girls are already waiting before the gates.
03:37I heard the last one they sent in was unrecognizable by dawn.
03:41Enough.
03:42I don't want to die.
03:44I'm afraid, too.
03:46But I know fear is the most useless thing in a place like this.
03:51Stand straight.
03:53The woman speaking is the palace mistress who oversees the sacrificial brides.
03:57From this moment on, no crying, no screaming, and no looking directly at the king.
04:04Whatever the king commands, you obey.
04:07And if we refuse?
04:10Then you will die miserably.
04:12Her words are devoid of any emotion, making the threat even more chilling.
04:18Is the king truly as terrifying as the rumors claim?
04:22Remember your names, Ashcroft.
04:25By sunrise, no one else will remember you.
04:30She leads us through the corridors.
04:33The palace is unnervingly still, the flames barely flickering.
04:40At the end of the hall, I hear a woman cry out.
04:46Who is that?
04:48The first woman summoned tonight.
04:52Everyone freezes, because what waits behind that door is no bedchamber.
04:57It is an execution ground.
05:00Heads up.
05:02From now on, learn to wait for death in silence.
05:08Just before the door shuts, a sharper scream tears through the hall.
05:12And in that moment, I know I may be next.
05:19That night, we are locked in the same room.
05:26No one dares sleep.
05:29Will she come back?
05:34No.
05:36No woman who enters the king's chamber ever comes out alive.
05:41Have you seen it yourselves?
05:44At dawn, the guards carry them out through the side gate, under white cloth.
05:50I sit curled in the corner, my heart sinking.
05:56They all fear the king.
05:59But I think the most terrifying thing in this palace is not him.
06:06Up.
06:07All of you.
06:10Is it our turn?
06:12Only one was summoned tonight.
06:16What happened to her?
06:18No questions.
06:20It is none of your concern.
06:24There is blood on her sleeve.
06:26Bright and fresh.
06:31I don't want to die.
06:33I don't want to die.
06:33Crying won't save you.
06:36They all look at me.
06:38I'm not even sure if I'm telling them or myself.
06:42Listen well.
06:43His majesty will summon no one else tonight.
06:49I survive tonight, but I know it's only for now.
06:54Death could still find me.
06:59I do not sleep at all.
07:03If I remain here, I die sooner or later.
07:08So before dawn comes, I decide to run.
07:14If I don't leave now, I never will.
07:19I quietly push the door open.
07:22The guard outside is slumped against the wall, barely awake.
07:31Holding my breath, I slip into the corridor.
07:34The palace at night is cold as a crypt.
07:41I have no idea where the exit lies.
07:45I only know I need to get as far from that bed as possible.
07:52Left or right?
07:53As I hesitate, I hear a low, restrained growl.
07:58Like a beast.
08:01I follow the sound and stop before a black door.
08:06Chains wrap around it,
08:07and holy markings are carved across the wood.
08:12Something behind it is breathing.
08:17This doesn't look like a way out.
08:20In the next second,
08:21a much more terrifying growl slams from the other side,
08:26as if it is inviting me to step inside.
08:32I should turn and run.
08:35But my hand somehow reaches for the handle.
08:40I've lost my mind.
08:41I must have.
08:43The door is not locked.
08:46I push it open,
08:48and the cold smell of blood strikes me at once.
08:54Inside lies an underground sanctuary.
08:58Stone pillars,
08:59holy icons,
09:01candlelight,
09:03and a man bound in chains.
09:10Chains bind his wrists,
09:12throat,
09:12and waist.
09:14His upper body is bare,
09:17and bleeding holy scars cut across his chest.
09:20His head hangs low,
09:26as if he is fighting something inside himself.
09:30The moment I step closer,
09:34he snaps his head up.
09:40His eyes are bloodshot,
09:42and terrifying.
09:45Get out!
09:49He jerks once,
09:51and the chains snap taut with a shriek.
09:57In that instant,
09:58a realization dawns on me.
10:00This is not a cell,
10:01and the one chained here is no prisoner.
10:07He is the king,
10:09cursed by holy punishment.
10:11The king stares at me
10:13as though he could tear me apart
10:15in the next breath.
10:17But I do not leave.
10:21Do you hear me?
10:25I do.
10:27But you look
10:28in pain.
10:30Shut up!
10:31He jerks against the chains again,
10:34blood spilling from his wrists and chest.
10:37What keeps me rooted there is not the blood.
10:41It is his eyes.
10:43There is more than madness in them.
10:45There is pain.
10:47If you truly wanted me dead,
10:49you would have done it already.
10:52Don't come closer.
10:54Why?
10:56Because right now,
10:59I'm a monster.
11:04Though I am shaking with fear,
11:07I still step closer.
11:10Then let me tell you something.
11:12What?
11:14I do not plan to die tonight.
11:17In the next second,
11:18his whole body goes rigid.
11:21The chains,
11:22rattling from his struggles,
11:23slowly come to rest.
11:30What did you do to me?
11:33What did you do to me?
11:34I did nothing.
11:36Yet beneath my hand,
11:37that frantic man calms down.
11:42Before I can pull back,
11:43he seizes my wrist.
11:48You...
11:50Don't go.
11:52This time,
11:53his voice does not sound like a command.
11:55It sounds like a plea.
11:57Weren't you trying to kill me a moment ago?
12:01I...
12:02couldn't help myself.
12:04And now?
12:06I feel better.
12:09Don't leave.
12:10The red has not fully faded from his eyes.
12:15But he does not lunge at me again.
12:20You're hurting me.
12:23Sorry.
12:24I am surprised.
12:26The monster who kills women in his bed
12:28has just apologized to me.
12:31What kind of curse are you carrying?
12:34It is not for you to know.
12:36But you stopped.
12:39Because of you.
12:42In the next instant,
12:44he drags me into his arms.
12:46I crash against his burning chest.
12:49He holds me like his life depends on it.
12:52Don't move.
12:55I try to pull away, but I can't.
12:58He buries his face against my neck.
13:01And little by little,
13:03his breathing steadies.
13:06He is like a wounded beast.
13:08One that has finally found somewhere to rest.
13:14I've planned to escape.
13:16Yet somehow,
13:17I fall asleep in that man's arms.
13:19When I wake again,
13:21morning has come.
13:23The underground sanctuary is eerily still.
13:26I lift my head and freeze at once.
13:29The chains are still there.
13:31But the frantic creature from last night is gone.
13:34In its place is a striking man.
13:37One who is also dangerous.
13:40Oh no.
13:41I have spent the entire night pressed against him.
13:44No.
13:46I have to go.
13:47The instant I try to rise,
13:49his arms tighten around me.
13:54Don't go.
13:56You're awake?
13:58He does not answer.
14:00But his arms remain locked at my waist.
14:02I can't waste any more time.
14:04I break free from his arms.
14:07Nothing happened last night.
14:09You never saw me,
14:10and I never saw you.
14:12With that,
14:13I turn and run.
14:15But just as I reach the last stone step,
14:17I hear chains rattle violently behind me.
14:21He is awake.
14:23Well,
14:25I've messed with someone
14:26I never should have.
14:29Dawn is only breaking
14:30when I make it back to the women's quarters.
14:33No one notices I was gone,
14:35but I feel so flustered
14:36that I break into a cold sweat.
14:40Calm down, Alara.
14:42Calm down.
14:44Up, all of you!
14:47What's wrong?
14:50His majesty commands
14:52that all sacrificial brides
14:54report to the front hall at once.
14:57Every face in the room turns pale,
14:59and I know better than any of them
15:02that this has everything to do with last night.
15:07Then steady footsteps echoes through the chamber.
15:10It is not the king.
15:11It is Sir Lucian,
15:14his most trusted Black Knight commander.
15:17Heads up.
15:19He studies every girl in turn,
15:21and finally stops before me.
15:25In moments,
15:26I am left alone in the hall.
15:30Sweat gathers in my palms.
15:33I know I can't keep the secret
15:35I wanted to hide anymore.
15:38His majesty will see you now.
15:43The man who held me all night,
15:45the one I ran away from,
15:48summons me.
15:53As I follow Lucian down the corridor,
15:56my palms start to sweat.
15:58I know the secret of last night
16:00can no longer be hidden.
16:03Go in.
16:06The door shuts behind me.
16:08The chamber is dim.
16:10At the far end,
16:11a man sits in a high-backed chair.
16:13He is dressed in black royal robes,
16:15looking perfectly fine.
16:17Look at me.
16:21I slowly raise my head.
16:25It is him.
16:27I would never mistake those eyes.
16:31Your majesty.
16:32Where did you go last night?
16:37I remained in my room.
16:40Liar.
16:42If your majesty has already decided,
16:45why ask?
16:47He rises and walks toward me.
16:50He is clear-minded now,
16:53and more dangerous than he was last night.
16:57I remember your scent.
16:59And what of it?
17:01It was you.
17:03I do not admit it,
17:06but he is already standing in front of me.
17:11Stay.
17:11This time I know.
17:14He has set his sights on me.
17:17The doors are shut.
17:19There is nowhere for me to retreat.
17:21As Cassian moves closer,
17:23I barely dare breathe.
17:25Your majesty.
17:27You've already seen me.
17:29May I leave now?
17:30No.
17:32Why?
17:33You called me last night.
17:35Only you can.
17:38I don't understand.
17:41You do.
17:43He lifts a hand,
17:44his fingers brushing my chin.
17:46Let go of me.
17:48You touched my face last night.
17:50You held me.
17:52It was you who held me.
17:54The moment the words leave my mouth,
17:57I go rigid.
17:59So you admit it at last.
18:01I was trying to stay alive.
18:03Then stay with me.
18:06Why should I trust you?
18:09You survived last night.
18:11That makes you more dangerous to me than anyone else.
18:15He suddenly leans in,
18:17his breath touching my face.
18:20And now?
18:22His mouth crashes down on mine.
18:24The king,
18:26who brings death to every woman near him,
18:28is kissing me.
18:31I should push him away.
18:34But Cassius' kiss is fierce.
18:37It feels less like a kiss
18:39and more like he is trying to devour me.
18:43Don't pull away.
18:46You're insane.
18:48I've been insane for years.
18:49He kisses me again,
18:51deeper and harder than before.
18:52I should be scared.
18:54But my body goes limp
18:55before I can resist.
18:57You were bold enough
18:57to touch me last night.
18:59That was because
18:59you looked like you were dying.
19:01And now?
19:01Now you're dangerous.
19:05Cassian!
19:06It is the first time
19:07I say his name.
19:09Say my name again.
19:12Put me down.
19:14His hand slides to my waist
19:16and suddenly stops.
19:17I notice the holy scars
19:19across his chest
19:20begin to slip open.
19:23your wounds.
19:25When he lifts his head,
19:27his eyes darken.
19:31The curse has returned.
19:44The man who kissed me breathless
19:46a moment ago
19:47changes in an instant.
19:49His breathing turns rougher
19:51and his gaze turns terrifying.
19:54Cassian?
19:55Get back.
19:57You're bleeding.
19:59I said
20:00get back!
20:02He sweeps the candelabrum
20:04off the table
20:05and fire bursts
20:06across the floor.
20:07I try to jump down
20:09but he catches my ankle
20:10and drags me back.
20:12Let go!
20:14He yanks me into him.
20:16Just like last night,
20:17he is out of control again.
20:19Don't push me.
20:20I did nothing wrong!
20:21And then the next second,
20:23he bites down hard
20:24on my mouth.
20:26He is kissing me so hard
20:28I can barely breathe.
20:29When I realize
20:30he's lost it,
20:31I act on instinct
20:33and slap him.
20:34The room falls
20:36into dead silence.
20:38Even I can't believe
20:39you just struck a king.
20:43Get out.
20:45What?
20:46Get out
20:47before I kill you!
20:49I fall from the table,
20:51snatch up my robe,
20:52and run.
20:53I know that if I had been
20:54one second slower,
20:55I would have died tonight.
20:58By the time I make it back
20:59to the women's quarters,
21:00clutching my robe,
21:01my legs are still shaking.
21:03But the first thing
21:04waiting for them
21:04is not concern.
21:05It is mockery.
21:09She came back!
21:11How is that possible?
21:13Why is she still alive?
21:15Looks like the king
21:16didn't even want to touch her.
21:18Makes sense.
21:19Who would want
21:19a bastard like her?
21:21Are you finished?
21:23How dare you
21:24speak to me like that!
21:26Watch your words.
21:27At least I came back alive.
21:29Their faces change
21:30all at once.
21:32Don't get smug!
21:33Next time you'll die
21:34all the same!
21:35Let's wait and see.
21:37I have barely sat down
21:39when the door opens again.
21:42Allura Ashclost.
21:46What now?
21:47His Majesty summons you.
21:50What?
21:51The room erupts
21:53in disbelief.
21:54I freeze
21:55because I know better
21:56than any of them
21:56that the king
21:57almost lost control
21:58and killed me
21:59and now he is told
22:00to me again.
22:01Come with me.
22:02Now.
22:04Here's my escape.
22:06The king turns out
22:08this journey is beginning.
22:11This time
22:12the mistress
22:13takes me deeper
22:14into the palace.
22:15Not to the front hall
22:16and not to an ordinary chamber
22:18but into the part
22:20of the palace
22:20meant for the king alone.
22:22Where exactly
22:23are you taking me?
22:25Be quiet
22:26and keep walking.
22:27When the doors
22:28at the end of the hall
22:29open
22:29the smell of blood
22:31rushes straight at me.
22:33The next moment
22:34I see Cassian.
22:35He stands by the window
22:37robes half open
22:38blood on his hands
22:39and across one shoulder.
22:40Are you hurt?
22:41The moment
22:42the words leave me
22:43even I'm startled.
22:45Insolence!
22:47Leave us.
22:49After the mistress
22:50withdraws
22:50only he and I remain.
22:54It isn't mine.
22:55What is it?
22:56Not afraid of me anymore?
22:58I am.
23:00It's just that
23:01you seem to have
23:02no intention
23:02of killing me tonight.
23:03He looks up at me
23:04and for the briefest instant
23:06there is amusement
23:07in his eyes.
23:08You've grown bolder.
23:11Perhaps
23:11because you almost
23:12killed me once
23:13he walks towards me.
23:15This time
23:16he does not touch me.
23:17Yet there's something
23:18terrifying
23:19about his presence.
23:22Good.
23:23I prefer people
23:24who don't shatter
23:25so easily.
23:26I know.
23:27He did not summon me tonight.
23:29Merely to compliment me.
23:33The room is so quiet
23:35that only the crackling fire
23:36can be heard.
23:38Cassian has changed
23:39out of the blood-stained robes.
23:41Last night
23:42you touched me.
23:45I know.
23:46And you did not die.
23:48Yes.
23:49So I am offering you
23:51an opportunity.
23:54That doesn't sound promising.
23:59Stay by my side.
24:02And then?
24:03Bear me an air.
24:05My heart skips a beat.
24:09What?
24:12Here is the deal.
24:14You stay with me
24:16and give me a child.
24:18After that
24:20I will grant you
24:21your freedom.
24:22He talks as if
24:23I should be thanking him
24:25but I feel suffocated.
24:28So in your eyes
24:29I'm just a vessel
24:30for you to have an air?
24:31If that's how you see it.
24:34You want my answer?
24:36No.
24:37The man I'm refusing
24:38is not just the king.
24:39He's the most dangerous
24:41man in the kingdom.
24:44The moment the words
24:45leave my mouth
24:46the air seems to freeze.
24:48Caspius stares at me
24:49his gaze darkening.
24:51Do you know
24:52whom you are refusing?
24:54I do.
24:56A king who believes
24:57everything should belong to him.
24:59He closes the distance
25:00in a single stride.
25:02In the next second
25:03his hand is around my throat.
25:08Do not test
25:09my patience.
25:11This time there is
25:12none of last night's chaos.
25:14He is threatening me
25:15while he's completely
25:16clear-headed.
25:18Then hear me clearly.
25:21I would rather die
25:22than obey.
25:24His fingers tighten.
25:26I think I might
25:28really die this time.
25:29But in the next moment
25:30he lets go.
25:33Three days.
25:36What?
25:37I'm giving you three days
25:39to think it over.
25:41In three days
25:42you had better give me
25:43an answer I like.
25:45And if I still refuse?
25:48Then I will take
25:49what I want
25:50myself.
25:52He intends to keep me here
25:53until I give in.
25:55Unfortunately for him
25:56I will not surrender.
26:00When I am sent back
26:01to the quarters
26:02the marks of Cassius's fingers
26:04are still on my throat.
26:06Three days.
26:07It is a countdown.
26:13I have to get out.
26:14But the moment
26:15I reach the doorway
26:16someone blocks my path.
26:18It is Rosaline.
26:20My dear sister.
26:22Lucky you survived.
26:24Move.
26:25Do you truly think
26:27surviving the king's bed
26:28places you above me?
26:29At least I came back alive.
26:31While all you can do
26:32is stand here
26:33and be jealous of me.
26:34Seize her!
26:36In the next second
26:37several women
26:38throw themselves at me
26:39and pin me down.
26:41Let go!
26:42The king doesn't kill you
26:43and now you think
26:44you are special?
26:44Do you know what
26:45I hate most about you?
26:48You hate that
26:49I'm still alive.
26:50Exactly.
26:52She raises her hand
26:53with a vicious smile.
26:54Then let me remind you
26:56how bastards
26:56are meant to live.
26:58On their knees.
26:59Her hand is about
27:00to strike.
27:03But then
27:03a violent crash
27:05sounds outside the door.
27:07Someone has forced
27:08the door open.
27:14The crash freezes
27:16everyone in place.
27:17Lying on the floor
27:18I manage to lift my head.
27:21The man standing
27:22in the doorway
27:22is Cassian.
27:23He is dressed in black
27:25his expression dark
27:26and terrifying
27:27to everyone in the room.
27:29He looks ready
27:30to kill someone
27:30right then and there.
27:32Who touched her?
27:35No one dares speak.
27:38Your majesty.
27:40I asked
27:41who touched her.
27:43His voice is not loud
27:45but it sends shivers
27:46down everyone's spine.
27:48The hands
27:48pinning me down
27:49let go.
27:51I have barely
27:53regained my foot
27:53with Cassian
27:54as already before me.
27:55He sees the marks
27:57on my throat
27:57then my rumpled clothes
27:59and his gaze
28:00grows even colder.
28:02Who touched you?
28:06Can't you guess?
28:09He doesn't answer.
28:11He simply yanks me
28:12straight into his arms.
28:13The room falls
28:15deathly silent.
28:17Your majesty.
28:18She's only a...
28:19Silence.
28:21Rosaline's face
28:22goes pale.
28:23From this moment on
28:24she is under
28:25my protection.
28:27My heart
28:28jolts hard
28:29because that does not
28:31sound like protection.
28:34It sounds like
28:35a claim.
28:37Come with me.
28:38I thought the king
28:39was only interested
28:40in me.
28:41Now I understand.
28:43He intends
28:44to drag me
28:45into his world.
28:47As Cassian
28:48leads me out
28:49of that room
28:49everyone stares
28:50at me.
28:51Rosaline's gaze
28:52holds nothing
28:53but malice.
28:56Your majesty.
28:58She's only a bastard.
28:59Did I permit
29:00you to speak?
29:01Rosaline's face
29:02goes pale
29:03and falls silent
29:04at once.
29:05Cassian's arm
29:06is still around
29:06my waist.
29:07It seems he wants
29:08everyone in the room
29:09to see it.
29:14You can let go
29:15of me now.
29:17No.
29:20You already
29:21got me out of there.
29:23I'm not saving you.
29:26Then what are you doing?
29:27From today on
29:29anyone who comes
29:31for you
29:31will pay for it.
29:33Why do you decide
29:34things for me?
29:36The moment you
29:37walked out of my
29:38chamber alive
29:39this ceased
29:40to concern
29:41only you.
29:43This isn't a win.
29:45He has truly
29:46marked me
29:46as his possession.
29:48This only makes it
29:49harder for me
29:50to survive here.
29:51Then learn to
29:52survive at my side.
29:53I lift my head
29:54and meet
29:55Rosaline's eyes
29:56burning with
29:57hatred.
29:58I know that
29:59from this day
29:59forward
30:00she'll hate
30:00me even more.
30:03The next day
30:04the court
30:05holds a banquet
30:06of penance.
30:10Officially
30:11it honors
30:11the church.
30:13In truth
30:14it is to show
30:16the nobles
30:16where the king
30:17stands.
30:19and I'm
30:20seated
30:20at his
30:21side.
30:28Must I
30:28really sit
30:29here?
30:31You had
30:32no trouble
30:32speaking your
30:33mind last
30:33night.
30:37That doesn't
30:38mean I want
30:39everyone staring
30:39at me.
30:40Let them
30:41stare.
30:41Soon I see
30:42my father,
30:43my stepmother
30:44and Rosaline.
30:47When they
30:47enter the
30:48hall,
30:48they clearly
30:49didn't expect
30:50Speck to see
30:50me there.
30:53Ellora?
30:56That's
30:57impossible!
30:58Why is she
30:59sitting there?
31:00Ellora,
31:01come here.
31:03Let me
31:04have a good
31:04look at you.
31:05You must have
31:06mistaken me
31:06for someone
31:07else.
31:11you didn't
31:12treat me
31:12like family
31:13when you
31:13signed me
31:14into a
31:14sacrificial
31:15decree.
31:18Do you
31:18truly think
31:19you belong
31:20in a place
31:20like this?
31:22At least
31:23I didn't
31:23send someone
31:24else to
31:24die for
31:25me.
31:27Rosaline's
31:28expression
31:28twists at
31:29once.
31:34She now
31:35stands under
31:36my protection.
31:37The
31:38entire
31:39hall
31:39goes
31:39quiet.
31:42Then
31:43a voice
31:44rings out
31:44from the
31:44entrance.
31:48Envoys
31:48of the
31:49Holy
31:49Church
31:49arrive.
31:52The
31:53moment
31:53the
31:54church
31:54envoys
31:54enter,
31:55the
31:55great
31:56hall
31:56falls
31:56silent.
31:57Everyone
31:58knows
31:58they
31:58didn't
31:59come
31:59to
31:59observe.
32:00They
32:00came
32:00to
32:01decide
32:01who
32:01should
32:01live
32:02and
32:02who
32:02should
32:02die.
32:03Your
32:03majesty,
32:05your
32:05grace,
32:07both
32:07men
32:08are
32:08perfectly
32:08polite.
32:10But that
32:11politeness
32:11feels worse
32:12than open
32:12hostility.
32:14So this
32:15is the
32:16girl who
32:16survived the
32:17holy
32:17marriage
32:17night.
32:18I have
32:19a name.
32:20Your name
32:21is irrelevant.
32:22What matters
32:23is why
32:24you're still
32:24alive.
32:26Perhaps
32:26God
32:27failed
32:27once at
32:28last.
32:29Someone
32:30lets out
32:30a gasp
32:30of shock.
32:32Holy
32:32punishment
32:33does
32:33not
32:33air.
32:34Then
32:34perhaps
32:35what
32:35you
32:35call
32:36holy
32:36punishment
32:37was
32:37never
32:37God's
32:37doing
32:38to
32:38begin
32:38with.
32:39Malrek
32:40studies
32:40me
32:41with
32:41scrutiny.
32:42The
32:43church
32:43will
32:43take
32:43her
32:44for
32:44further
32:44investigation.
32:46My
32:47heart
32:47drops.
32:48I
32:49do
32:49not
32:49permit
32:50it.
32:50Does
32:51your
32:51majesty
32:52mean
32:52to
32:52shelter
32:52a
32:52heretic?
32:53I
32:54just
32:54don't
32:54like
32:54it
32:55when
32:55people
32:55take
32:55someone
32:56that's
32:56under
32:56my
32:56protection.
32:59If
33:00she
33:00is
33:00a
33:00heretic
33:01then
33:01she
33:01remains
33:02mine
33:03to
33:03judge.
33:04The
33:05hall
33:05falls
33:05into
33:06stunned
33:06silence.
33:07Cassian's
33:08at
33:09last
33:09I
33:10understand.
33:12The
33:12church
33:13isn't
33:14merely
33:14suspicious
33:14of
33:15me.
33:15They're
33:16trying
33:16to
33:17claim
33:17me.
33:19When
33:20the
33:20banquet
33:20ends
33:21I'm
33:21not
33:21sent
33:21back
33:21to
33:22the
33:22old
33:22quarters.
33:23The
33:23mistress
33:24leads
33:24me
33:24instead
33:25into
33:25a
33:25chamber
33:25in
33:26the
33:26east
33:26wing
33:26beside
33:26the
33:27king's
33:27own
33:27rooms.
33:29And
33:29what
33:30place
33:30is
33:30this
33:30supposed
33:30to
33:31be?
33:31From
33:32tonight
33:32onward
33:33you
33:33reside
33:34here.
33:34I
33:35didn't
33:35agree
33:35to
33:35that.
33:36His
33:37majesty
33:37had
33:38no
33:38intention
33:38of
33:38asking
33:39for
33:39your
33:39opinion.
33:40She
33:41opens
33:41the
33:42door
33:42to
33:42an
33:42extravagant
33:43room.
33:44Compared
33:45to
33:45what I
33:45had
33:45before
33:46it
33:46feels
33:47less
33:47like
33:47a
33:47chamber
33:48but
33:48a
33:48gilded
33:48cage.
33:49It
33:50seems
33:50I've
33:50just
33:50been
33:51moved
33:51to
33:51another
33:51cage.
33:53Countless
33:54women
33:54would
33:54beg
33:57let
33:57them
33:57have
33:57it.
34:01The
34:02mistress
34:02leaves
34:03with a
34:03hard
34:03stare.
34:04At
34:05last
34:05I'm
34:06alone.
34:07I
34:08go to
34:08the
34:08window
34:08and
34:09can
34:09see
34:09the
34:09high
34:09tower
34:10where
34:10the
34:10king
34:10lives
34:11from
34:11here.
34:12As
34:13I
34:13think
34:13about
34:13how
34:13to
34:13leave
34:14footsteps
34:15sound
34:15outside.
34:16In
34:17the
34:17next
34:17second
34:18the
34:18door
34:18opens.
34:22Caspian
34:22enters.
34:27another
34:27może
34:27NOT
34:31let
34:31take
34:31the
34:32Marion
34:32to
34:32roll
34:32me
34:32I
34:32think
34:32I
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