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Ten Years Of Silence, One Final Goodbye
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00:02A year before Kane became Alpha of the Blood Flank Pack, I broke up with him.
00:06He crushed the uprising, became the youngest Alpha in the North,
00:10then used every trick he had to keep me by his side.
00:12Everyone said I was his soft spot, the only one he was ever gentle with.
00:16Then he started bringing other women home.
00:18Every night, someone knew, they'd rub it in my face.
00:21I became a joke.
00:22I didn't cry, didn't fight.
00:24I blocked our mate bond, stayed in the attic, and never disturbed his fun.
00:27That made him furious.
00:29He pinned me down, kissed me hard.
00:31You're not even jealous?
00:32He didn't know I was sick.
00:34My wolf was dying inside me.
00:35While he was busy hurting me, I was counting the days I had left.
00:39The first time I saw Selena was on my birthday.
00:41I had just walked out of the pack's healing ward.
00:43The healer told me my wolf had entered its final stage of fading.
00:46I had about ten days left, shorter than I thought.
00:49I wasn't afraid of dying.
00:51I was afraid of the pain, the wolf withering inside me, inch by inch, like ice cracking through bone.
00:57The healer mentioned a drug called Moonstone Essence.
01:00It could stabilize my wolf temporarily, ease the pain, buy me time, and one treatment cost $100,000.
01:06Ten days of treatment, one million.
01:08A million dollars.
01:10Nothing to Kane, alpha of the blood-flang pack.
01:12But to me, it was impossible.
01:14A price I could never pay.
01:16So I had to ask Kane.
01:17That's when I met Selena, his personal assistant, the pack's legal consultant.
01:21She wasn't a wolf.
01:23She looked me up and down with disgust.
01:25So this is Kane's wife?
01:26People say I look like her.
01:28How?
01:28She's ugly.
01:29I caught my reflection in the glass.
01:31Thin.
01:32Pale.
01:32And the worst part?
01:33My eyes had lost the golden glow of the wolf.
01:36They looked like two cloudy marbles.
01:38She was right.
01:39I looked awful.
01:39A young she-wolf tugged at Selena's sleeve and whispered,
01:42Careful.
01:43Don't pick a fight just because the alpha favors you right now.
01:46You don't know how much he loves her.
01:48If you mess with her, he'll bury you himself.
01:50Well, Selena rolled her eyes.
01:52She didn't buy it.
01:53If an alpha truly loved his fated mate, why would he bring a different woman home every
01:57night?
01:58Iris, if Kane really loved you, why would he make you wait so long?
02:02He never makes me wait.
02:03He says I matter more than anything.
02:05She smiled with the kind of confidence that glowed from every inch of her.
02:08Honestly, she reminded me of myself when I was younger.
02:12Kane did treat her differently.
02:13He always had women around him.
02:15He used them as weapons to test me, to provoke me.
02:18But he never kept any of them long.
02:19His longest fling lasted two months.
02:21His shortest, a few days.
02:23Then he'd lose interest.
02:25Selena was different.
02:26She was the only one who stayed.
02:27If you really matter that much, why are you still the other woman?
02:30Someone he can't even acknowledge?
02:32Instead of coming after me, why don't you use your time convincing him to break our mate
02:36bond?
02:36The one who isn't loved is the real third wheel.
02:38You're old and ugly.
02:40What makes you think you can even compare to me?
02:42Don't think I don't know.
02:43You and your wolf are dying.
02:44You can't even shift anymore.
02:45And Kane, he doesn't care.
02:46He blocked her mate bond a long time ago.
02:48So why are you still sitting in the Luna's seat?
02:50Her words were sharp and mostly true.
02:52My wolf had faded too far for me to shift.
02:54But she got one thing wrong.
02:55Kane didn't block our bond.
02:56I did.
02:57The young she-wolf worried I'd get angry, grabbed Selena's arm and tried to pull her away.
03:01I didn't care.
03:02I had already decided I wouldn't be sad over him.
03:04I wouldn't fight another woman for him.
03:06He wasn't worth it.
03:07Selena could have steadened herself, but her body tipped backward and she fell hard to the ground.
03:12Kane saw her through the glass wall of the conference room.
03:15He stopped the meeting mid-sentence, walked out, scooped her into his arms, and checked her for injuries.
03:23Who did this?
03:25His alpha era crashed down like a mountain.
03:27The low-ranking she-wolf went white with fear.
03:29I knew he would never lay a fander on me.
03:31So I stepped forward.
03:32I did.
03:33So what?
03:34She had it coming.
03:35Selena curled into Kane's arms, face full of hurt.
03:38She cried.
03:39You're right.
03:39I brought this on myself.
03:40I fell in love with someone I shouldn't have.
03:42I deserve to be humiliated.
03:44I deserve to be called a homewrecker.
03:46But as long as you need me, I'll stay by your side forever.
03:48No one can take me away from you.
03:50She cried so prettily.
03:52Even saying something that absurd, she sounded brave and sure of herself.
03:56Kane actually laughed.
03:59There, there.
04:00Look at you.
04:02Crying like a little kitten.
04:03He really was different with her.
04:06Today's my birthday.
04:08I want one million dollars.
04:10Yes, all I wanted was enough to pay for the treatment.
04:14To ease the pain in my final days.
04:16Everyone in the pack knew.
04:18Even though I was his wife, the luna of this pack, every time I needed money or resources,
04:23I had to ask him for it.
04:24That was our deal before the bond.
04:26He wanted me.
04:27I wanted his money.
04:29Kane always hated that about me.
04:30Hated that I only loved money, not him.
04:33But in the past, no matter how much I asked for, he gave it without hesitation.
04:37This time, he smiled coldly.
04:39You want money?
04:40Fine.
04:41Apologize to Selena first.
04:43Kane wanted to spend a million dollars to buy my dignity, to purchase an apology for Selena.
04:49This was the first time he had ever used money to humiliate me for another woman.
04:53Maybe my emotions triggered something.
04:55The dying wolf inside me caroused in agony.
04:58Pain exploded up my spine.
05:01I could almost hear my own bones splintering.
05:03I dug my nails into my palms and forced the scream back down into my gut.
05:08I smiled.
05:11Keep the money.
05:12And then a thought crossed my mind.
05:14Kane, if one day you find out this money could have kept me alive a little longer.
05:19If you find out how much I suffered before I died, what would your face look like?
05:24I returned to the villa alone.
05:25The agony of wolf spirit deterioration tore through me.
05:29I collapsed onto the bed, curling into a trembling knot.
05:32Since I couldn't afford the moonstone essence, I had to dig through the cabinets for a pouch of slumberweed.
05:39Maybe, if I forced myself to sleep, the pain would be gone.
05:44The herbs pulled me under, dragging me into a dream of when I was sixteen.
05:49Back then, Kane had nothing.
05:51His grandfather had died unexpectedly, plunging the territory into civil war.
05:55The elders fractured, completely isolating Kane.
05:58His accounts were frozen.
06:00He was so poor, he couldn't afford a decent meal.
06:03But he loved me.
06:04On my birthday, we were too broke for a real cake.
06:07So we settled for a tiny cranberry cupcake, just a cheap one from a corner bakery.
06:11He took my hand and led me toward the display window of the pack's most exclusive boutique.
06:15He pointed at a princess birthday set, a tiara in stayed with moonstones, and a three-tiered cake decorated with
06:19gold leaf.
06:20Kane hugged me tightly from behind.
06:21One day, I'm going to take back the pack.
06:24You'll be my Luna, and I swear, I'm going to give you the whole world.
06:28Only the absolute best for you.
06:31In that moment, I felt like the luckiest mate alive.
06:35Through the fog of the slumberweed, a sharp ringing pulled me back.
06:38I fumbled for my phone.
06:40Elise.
06:41A familiar voice breathed my name over the line.
06:44Kane.
06:45I wanna...
06:48Elise!
06:49Elise!
06:50Hours later, the slumberweed wore off.
06:52Pain ripped me from my sleep.
06:54That was when I realized Kane was home.
06:56He hadn't been back to this villa in weeks, preferring to live in the estate he bought for Selina.
07:00Kane was leaning against the window, a glass of amber liquid in his hand.
07:03He was looking at me with a deep tenderness I hadn't seen in years.
07:05The moonlight spilled over his striking features.
07:08Right now, his gaze held none of his usual tyran or night pressure.
07:12As I stumbled past him to look for more slumberweed, Kane caught my wrist.
07:16Ilyss, you've gotten so incredibly thin lately.
07:20Why?
07:20His tone was laced with concern, as if he still loved me.
07:23But I felt nothing.
07:25Not when his collar reeked of his human mistress.
07:27I snatched my hand back.
07:29That is none of your business.
07:31His face hardened.
07:32I could feel his inner wolf buckling.
07:34But he forced it down.
07:36My steps faltered as I walked into the living room.
07:38Sitting on the marble island was a lavish custom cake.
07:40Next to it were several cranberry cupcakes we used to eat.
07:42That bakery was hours away.
07:43Even running at his absolute limit, it was a four-hour trip.
07:46The phone call wasn't a dream.
07:47He had stayed awake all night to get this for me.
07:49But I was dying.
07:50I didn't need a cake anymore.
07:51Elise, are you messing with me?
07:53Kane frowned, grabbing my arm again.
07:55I didn't forget your birthday.
07:57I just...
07:58I just...
07:59He tried to explain that PAC negotiations had kept him tied up.
08:02I cut him off.
08:06You're right.
08:07I was messing with you.
08:08So what?
08:09You're pathetic.
08:11I say I want a cake and you run all the way to the border like an obedient dog.
08:14You're just as pathetic now as you were back then.
08:17I brought it up on purpose.
08:19It was the memory Kane wanted dead.
08:21At 16, his grandfather passed, and a PAC rebellion stripped him of everything.
08:25He fell from Alpha Air to a hunted rogue, his absolute rock bottom, when he couldn't
08:29even afford a cheap slice of cake.
08:31He grabbed my collar and yanked me against him.
08:33Then he lifted me, throwing me onto the bed.
08:35He pinned me down, kissing me hard.
08:37Kane, get off me!
08:38You're disgusting!
08:39My resistance only made him rougher.
08:41He bit my shoulder, leaving a deep mark right next to my faded mating mark.
08:44Why do you always have to push me away?
08:46I dropped everything today.
08:48I ran for hours just to get you what you wanted, and you use it to tear me apart.
08:52I stared back in silence.
08:53Neither of us surrendered.
08:55Finally, Kane let out an exhausted sigh.
08:57Elise, what am I supposed to do with you?
08:59He leaned down, his lips hovering inches from mine.
09:01A shrink ringtone shattered the silence.
09:04Kane flinched.
09:04It was Selina.
09:05He hesitated, but his hand moved to answer it.
09:07Her panicked voice echoed from the speaker.
09:09Kane, I'm at the bar alone.
09:11Some guys are trying to hit on me.
09:12Please, can you come pick me up?
09:14He didn't reply immediately.
09:15He kept his eyes locked on mine.
09:17Elise, beg me.
09:19Just ask me to stay.
09:21I looked him dead in the eyes.
09:22Kane, you're not worth it.
09:25He let out a bitter laugh, returning to the call.
09:29Selina, I'm coming.
09:30He grabbed his coat and walked out.
09:33I watched the dust settle in the room.
09:36Just nine more days.
09:38The news tore through pack circles by morning.
09:40Alpha Kane had gotten into a bar fight with a human for Selina.
09:44It was the first time the notoriously private Alpha had ever made headlines, and it was all
09:49over a woman.
09:50A swarm of paparazzi waited at my gates.
09:52The second I stepped out, cameras flashed.
09:55Luna Elis, do you have a statement on last night's incident?
09:57Did you even know about her?
09:58Watching Alpha Kane spoil his mistress, do you think you're the one to blame?
10:02I had no intention of engaging, but that last question made me halt.
10:06The only people responsible are the cheater and the homewrecker, not me.
10:10Suddenly, a human reporter shoved her way to the front.
10:13The press pass read, Nicole Scott, Urban Wolf Herald.
10:16I heard you dumped him when he was poor.
10:18Then, when he became a powerful Alpha, you schemed your way into marrying him.
10:23Now that he's found true love, you dare call her a homewrecker?
10:26Aren't you playing the victim?
10:28A human reporter?
10:29Let me guess.
10:30You're friends with Selina.
10:32Kane forced my hand in marriage.
10:33Do you honestly think I wanted to be his wife?
10:37If you didn't want the mate bond, then why don't you sign the mate rejection papers now?
10:41I opened my mouth, fully at sand intending to use this broadcast to announce my formal
10:46rejection of the mate bond.
10:47But before a word left my lips, a wave of vestrigo slammed into my brain.
10:52The world tilted.
10:54My inner wolf convulsed.
10:55Look at you, you're bleeding from sheer rage.
10:58I took a breath, using a tissue to wipe the black blood from my lip.
11:01I steadied my knees and looked at the camera.
11:03I'm not angry, I am sick.
11:05I am dying.
11:06Wolf spirit deterioration.
11:07End stage.
11:07Sometimes I bleed a little.
11:08The courtyard froze.
11:10The human reporter didn't grasp the gravity of those words.
11:13But the faces of the werewolf reporters drained of color.
11:16Every wolf knew what that meant.
11:18Less than ten days to live.
11:26Oh, come on.
11:28Playing the victim card again?
11:30By the next day, the video of me being mobbed by reporters went viral across the internet.
11:34The footage of me bleeding black blood terrifyingly calm as I stated, I am dying, was replayed millions of times.
11:40The comment section exploded.
11:42Alpha Cain issued a decree from the blood flank pack.
11:45There will be no divorce.
11:47Stop harassing my wife.
11:48Within hours, the video was quietly taken down.
11:52As for Nicole, she was permanently banished from pack territory.
11:55She even received anonymous threats, warning of dire consequences if she ever crossed me again.
12:02Some said Cain gave the order.
12:04Others claimed the pack elders stepped in.
12:07Either way, with Cain's so-called loyalty laid bare for the world to see, I was thrust into the eye
12:12of the storm.
12:13Almost immediately, a massive wave of online hate came crashing down on me.
12:17Elise is fucking disgusting.
12:19If she didn't want him, she should have just rejected the bond.
12:22The moon goddess doesn't force anyone.
12:24First love?
12:25Please.
12:26She's just another bitch.
12:27I can't believe Cain is actually still defending her.
12:30She isn't worth it.
12:31Just then, a single comment cut through the endless wheat of hate.
12:35I glanced at the profile picture.
12:38It was Daisy, my friend, and one of the very few in the pack who actually surely knew the truth.
12:43That year, I was 15.
12:45Cain was 16.
12:46The pack healer diagnosed my mother with wolf spirit deterioration.
12:49It was a genetic afflicti exclusive to the silver wolves.
12:52Mother said it wasn't just an illness.
12:54It was a curse.
12:55A curse her bloodline had carried for generations.
12:57It claimed her mother.
12:58It claimed her brother.
13:00They all succumbed to it.
13:01Worse, it was incurable.
13:02A fatal genetic defect passed down from generation to generation.
13:06If I ever had pups, the chances of them suffering the same fate were staggeringly high.
13:10When my mother woke up, her first words were a plea to break up with Cain.
13:14Mom!
13:15Cain loves me!
13:16He would never abandon me over a hereditary disease!
13:19I know he wouldn't abandon you, Elise, but have you thought about him?
13:22He is the alpha heir.
13:23One day he will carry the weight of the pack.
13:25How can you guarantee that your children won't inherit this agonizing death?
13:28He has nothing right now.
13:29His grandfather just died.
13:30His throne was stolen.
13:32If you tie him down with this curse, you will destroy him.
13:35Mom, I don't want to lose him.
13:37My mother wept.
13:39It was the last time I ever saw her cry.
13:41Three days later, I broke up with Cain.
13:43I told him I refused to tie myself to a penniless beggar.
13:46He stood in the pouring rain, his golden eyes locked onto mine.
13:49He didn't say a single word.
13:50Then, he turned around and walked away.
13:52That was ten years ago.
13:53I was preparing to visit my mother's grave one last time.
13:56With only five days left, I needed to tell her I couldn't come back.
14:01But before that, I had to go to Cain's office.
14:05My mother had always adored Cain.
14:07She sculpted two little clay wolves for us.
14:10Their tails were curled together like a hug, symbolizing that we would never be apart.
14:16I gave the gray wolf to Cain, but he preferred the silver one.
14:20Even now, that little silver wolf still sat in his office.
14:23I was terrified that once I died, Cainan would throw it into the trash.
14:27I had to take it back.
14:30When I pushed open the doors to Cain's office, he was re-watching the video of me bleeding.
14:35When he saw me, he threw his phone aside without saying or asking anything.
14:40Where is my silver wolf statue?
14:41Oh, you mean that little silver wolf?
14:43I mentioned it was cute a few days ago, so Cainan just gave it to me.
14:46How dare you give away what's mine?
14:48The last thing my mother ever made for me.
14:49And you just tossed it to your human whore?
14:51Oh, was that yours?
14:52My bad.
14:52It's been gathering dust for so long, I just assumed it was garbage.
14:55Something inside me snapped.
14:56A blinding rage flooded my senses.
14:59Cain didn't dodge.
15:00Blood slid down his brow.
15:01Are you insane?
15:02You attacked an alpha!
15:04Selina.
15:05Give it back to her.
15:06Stomping her feet in fury, Selina stormed out.
15:09A minute later, she returned.
15:10Her fist clenched around the silver wolf.
15:12She hurled it at my feet.
15:13Here!
15:14Take your garbage and get out!
15:16The silver wolf slammed against the floor.
15:18The head snapped off.
15:19The carved tail shattered into three pieces.
15:21The statue was broken.
15:22And inside my chest, something vital finally snapped with it.
15:25My dying inner wolf let out a despairing howl.
15:28A sharp ringing pierced my mind.
15:29I lunged forward and slapped Selina across the face.
15:31That was the only thing my mother left me!
15:33How dare you break it!
15:34I grabbed her by the hair, ready to beat her to the ground.
15:36Suddenly, a massive hand clamped around my wrist.
15:39Kane.
15:39He stepped between us, shielding his mistress like a stone wall.
15:42I looked at my fated mate standing there protecting another woman.
15:45And the dam finally broke.
15:46Tears flooded my vision.
15:47Kane, you know I'm dying.
15:49Why do you still have to hurt me, you absolute bastard?
15:51Seeing my despair, Kane let out a sigh.
15:53He reached out, as if to wipe the tears from my face.
15:56First it was the cupcake.
15:57Now you say you're dying?
15:58Ellis, you don't need to play the victim.
15:59Your tears won't fool me.
16:00Finish, a drop of black blood fell from my chin, landing directly onto the back of his hand.
16:04Black blood.
16:04The undeniable omen of wolf spirit deterioration.
16:07The bleeding accelerated.
16:08The world faded to black.
16:09The flame of my inner wolf was abruptly blown out.
16:12Without warning, I crumpled to the floor.
16:14Kane caught me before I could hit the ground.
16:16Get the pack healers!
16:17Now!
16:17I'd never seen him panic.
16:18But now, he could only stare in horror as my black blood rapidly soaked his white shirt.
16:22I lay limp in Kane's arms.
16:24Black blood spilling from my nose and sliding down my jaw.
16:26I had never heard him sound like that.
16:27The invincible alpha of the blood flag pack was shaking.
16:29Actually shaking.
16:30As if there were a wounded pup howling inside him.
16:32Cezina stood frozen in the corner.
16:33Her lips parted.
16:34But one look from Kane stopped her cold.
16:36Murder blazed in his eyes.
16:37She stumbled back without another word.
16:39Kane scooped me up and ran.
16:40The coraways blurred.
16:41His heartbeat thundered against my cheek.
16:43Wild and unseavened ribs from the inside.
16:45He kept looking down at me as he ran.
16:47My blood smeared across his white shirt.
16:49His golden eyes, but all that came out, my pale face.
16:51He tried to say my name.
16:52One thought drifted through me.
16:53So he does know how to be afraid.
16:55The harsh lights of the pack infirmary stab into my eyes.
16:58Healers rushed in and transferred me onto a steel treatment bulb.
17:01Tubes.
17:01Fine needles.
17:02Glowing vials.
17:03Everything blurred.
17:03Alpha, please, you need to wait outside.
17:05I'm not leaving.
17:05I forced my eyes open and looked at him.
17:07The face that had once been heartbreakingly handsome was now streaked with tears.
17:11He was crying.
17:11The healers flooded my veins with moonstone essence.
17:14Syringe after syringe.
17:15No hesitation.
17:16Moonlit liquid burned through my bloodstream.
17:18The pain of my inner wolf eased.
17:20The pain eased.
17:21Not gone.
17:22But I knew better.
17:23In the end stage, moonstone essence could only dull the agony.
17:26It could not save me.
17:27Kane stayed beside my bed.
17:28Three days.
17:29Three nights.
17:30No sleep.
17:31No pack affairs.
17:32No answering Selena's calls.
17:33Whenever I clawed my way back to conscious, he was there in the chair beside me, staring at
17:37me like he was terrified that one blink would lose me forever.
17:39I looked at the dark, heavy circles bruising the skin under his eyes and the rough stubble
17:44shadowing his jaw, and suddenly it all felt a little ridiculous.
17:49Kane, you know I'm dying.
17:51You are not dying.
17:53I've already ordered the pack healers to source the best medicine from across the globe.
17:57You'll have all the moonstone essence you need.
17:59I'll hire the greatest pack healers alive.
18:01It's no use.
18:03The end stage of the wolf spirit deterioration.
18:05You know what that means.
18:07There is no cure.
18:09His eyes went completely bloodshut.
18:10He shot to his feet.
18:11The heavy chair shed backward onto the floor with a violent thud.
18:14When did you find out?
18:15Why didn't you tell me sooner?
18:17I let the silence stretch for a moment before I answered.
18:19I've known for a long time my mother died of the exact same illness.
18:23You should remember that.
18:24Of course he remembered this.
18:26Back then, I walked away from him right after her diagnosis.
18:29My mother was terrified I would drag him down.
18:32Terrified our future children would inherit the cursed genes.
18:35She forced me to leave him.
18:36All he knew was that I had suddenly turned on him.
18:39I don't love you anymore.
18:40I'm not spending my life with a penniless loser.
18:43He had hated me for ten years for that.
18:45That one million.
18:47When you asked me for a million dollars that day, it was to pay for the medicine?
18:51I didn't answer.
18:52My silence was all the confirmation he needed.
18:54A violent crack.
18:56His fist slammed into the wall that a crack spider webbed across the solid plaster.
19:01Thick blood beginning from his torn knuckles.
19:03Why didn't you tell me?
19:04Why did you mute the mate bond?
19:05Why did you throw to shut me out?
19:07You would rather die than tell me the truth?
19:10Elise, did you feel nothing at all?
19:12I looked at his furious, agonized face.
19:15Suddenly, I smiled.
19:16Because if the mate bond was still open, it would hurt you.
19:19My inner wolf is dying piece by piece.
19:21That agony would crawl right through the mate bond.
19:23It would force you to feel every second of it.
19:25You couldn't handle that can.
19:27And neither could I.
19:28Not the physical pain, but the thought of making you suffer through it with me.
19:31So I muted the mate bond.
19:33I carried it alone.
19:34His expression went completely slack.
19:36It was like someone had driven a blade straight into his chest.
19:38Besides, even if the bond was open, even if I told you, would you have believed me?
19:44I told you I was dying, and you said I was playing the victim.
19:47I asked you for money, and you told me to apologize to Selena first.
19:51He looked like I'd hit him.
19:53He stood there, completely gutted.
19:55I kept my face turned towards the cold wall so incredibly tired, and I never wanted to look
19:59into his eyes again.
20:00Amen.
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