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00:00:00Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.

00:00:04My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.

00:00:09He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive

00:00:17every betrayal we uttered.

00:00:20Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged a fake death scene exactly as you requested.

00:00:25In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.

00:00:29The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too

00:00:34long.

00:00:35Good.

00:00:36My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.

00:00:41Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver. No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:00:50Only then, did I let out a slow breath.

00:00:52After confirming the remaining details, I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.

00:01:00The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.

00:01:03Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.

00:01:07The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.

00:01:12Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.

00:01:16His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.

00:01:21His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.

00:01:25My little wolf, where did you go?

00:01:28I can smell fear on you.

00:01:30He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,

00:01:34and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.

00:01:38I shook my head.

00:01:40I'm fine. Let's just keep going.

00:01:43Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.

00:01:47The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.

00:01:51Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.

00:01:56So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?

00:01:58My nails dug into my palm.

00:02:00Being the useless one who couldn't shift, I'd long since gotten used to names like that.

00:02:07But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.

00:02:15Someone beside the speaker nudged him.

00:02:18Hey watch it. Your Luna's right here.

00:02:21He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.

00:02:24What's the problem?

00:02:26It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.

00:02:30I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:02:34All eyes turned to Cain.

00:02:36A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.

00:02:40I'll keep her.

00:02:42He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.

00:02:47She's just a pet I keep around.

00:02:49My only mate is Aria.

00:02:51He smirked faintly.

00:02:53But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.

00:02:57So I've kept it well hidden.

00:03:00Even after the mate bond.

00:03:02I won't let her find out.

00:03:05His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.

00:03:10Watch your mouths.

00:03:11If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.

00:03:16These were all dominant alphas from the same circle, and none of this shocked them.

00:03:21If anything, they sounded amused.

00:03:24Cain's got it bad.

00:03:26Can't even let his little toy get exposed.

00:03:29Well, she can't shift.

00:03:30Figures she'd be fragile.

00:03:33Someone's eyes lit up.

00:03:35Curiosity getting the better of him.

00:03:37Cain, if Aria can't sense anything, then you and that beta pet, have you ever, you know, at home?

00:03:47Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:03:51Of course.

00:03:53It's been wild.

00:03:56The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.

00:04:00Cain really knows how to play!

00:04:02Yeah!

00:04:03A useless one like that?

00:04:05Easy to fool.

00:04:07Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.

00:04:13Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.

00:04:18Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.

00:04:23No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.

00:04:27My knuckles had gone white.

00:04:29No one knew.

00:04:30Three days ago, I had my awakening.

00:04:35And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.

00:04:39I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.

00:04:43On the day of the ceremony, the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:04:49A fake one.

00:04:51Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.

00:04:55My little wolf, why aren't you eating?

00:04:59I looked at him.

00:05:00At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint smile.

00:05:07What were you all talking about that got you so excited?

00:05:11Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.

00:05:17They were just saying they envy, envy our bond.

00:05:20That will be the most devoted pair there is.

00:05:24Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.

00:05:28I caught every single one of them.

00:05:30The mockery.

00:05:31The cruelty.

00:05:32It burned.

00:05:34My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:05:38The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.

00:05:41They had been talking about him and that woman.

00:05:44Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.

00:05:49Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.

00:05:53I set my silver fork down and stood.

00:05:56I didn't want to hear another word of it.

00:05:59The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.

00:06:02A flicker of panic crossing his face.

00:06:05Little wolf, what's wrong?

00:06:08I shook my head.

00:06:10My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.

00:06:14I'm tired.

00:06:16I want to go back to the pack house.

00:06:19I didn't wait for his response.

00:06:21I turned and walked out.

00:06:23Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.

00:06:29A mating display was playing.

00:06:32Aria, be my mate.

00:06:35The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.

00:06:41People passing by slowed down, their voices full of envy.

00:06:48Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift, so he rented the biggest screen in the city just

00:06:53so she could clearly see the words,

00:06:54Be my mate?

00:06:56That's insanely romantic.

00:06:59He treats that girl so well.

00:07:01After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.

00:07:05I stood there, the subject of their admiration, and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.

00:07:12A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.

00:07:16I would have believed in Cain's love without question.

00:07:20I was born into a declining pack.

00:07:25From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.

00:07:29Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.

00:07:33A failure.

00:07:35Cain entered my life under those circumstances.

00:07:38He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.

00:07:44But I had seen this kind of attention before.

00:07:47Cruel games disguised as affection.

00:07:50So I avoided him.

00:07:5299 times, he confessed.

00:07:5599 times, I turned him down.

00:07:59Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.

00:08:02He threw himself over me without hesitation.

00:08:05Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade, he didn't move.

00:08:10He held his position, shielding me with his body.

00:08:14When he woke up in the hospital, his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.

00:08:20And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me was reach out and gently touch my face.

00:08:28My little wolf, as long as you're safe.

00:08:31That was the moment everything changed.

00:08:33For the first time, I believed that even someone like me, someone who couldn't shift,

00:08:39could be worth risking everything for.

00:08:42The walls around my heart cracked open for him.

00:08:45The wound from the Silver never fully healed.

00:08:49It left behind a permanent circular scar.

00:08:52Every time I saw it, my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.

00:08:59For five years, he never wavered.

00:09:02He treated me with the same devotion, the same care, as if I were the only one who mattered.

00:09:11Even when the pack opposed us, he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.

00:09:17And for that upcoming ceremony, I wanted to give him something real.

00:09:22Something more.

00:09:24I risked my life to undergo blood awakening, just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate

00:09:30ritual.

00:09:31If it failed, I would have died.

00:09:34But I survived.

00:09:36Not only that, I gained something rare.

00:09:40Empathic sense.

00:09:41I decided to keep it a secret.

00:09:44I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.

00:09:48But on the very day I awakened, everything fell apart.

00:09:52Through that new ability, I sensed him.

00:09:56Cain.

00:09:57Talking to his beta pet.

00:09:59Their voices were intimate, careless, filled with open flirtation.

00:10:05That was when I learned the truth.

00:10:07He had already betrayed our bond.

00:10:10For an entire year.

00:10:12And I had known nothing.

00:10:14A sharp pain twisted through my chest, forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.

00:10:21His words from earlier echoed in my mind, over and over again.

00:10:26Even with the mate ceremony approaching, he had no intention of ending that relationship.

00:10:32Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?

00:10:37The winter wind cut through me, cold and merciless.

00:10:41But my mind had never been clearer.

00:10:44I would show Cain the truth.

00:10:46Lies don't last forever.

00:10:49And I would never forgive betrayal.

00:10:52I took a slow breath, forcing down the ache in my chest.

00:10:56Just as I was about to head back, a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

00:11:03Cain's scent surrounded me at once, rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.

00:11:09It pressed in from all sides, leaving no space to breathe.

00:11:13Little wolf, why didn't you wait for me?

00:11:16Are you in a bad mood today?

00:11:18Then let me take you to see your mate dress.

00:11:21The custom piece just arrived.

00:11:24He pulled me into his arms, his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,

00:11:28gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.

00:11:34I don't feel like going.

00:11:36Just pick it yourself.

00:11:39I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:11:42There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.

00:11:46Cain seemed to sense the distance in my tone.

00:11:49His voice softened, almost cautious.

00:11:53Little wolf,

00:11:55Why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?

00:11:58Do you not want to bond with me anymore?

00:12:01I looked at him,

00:12:02at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.

00:12:06I almost told him the truth.

00:12:08Yes, I don't want this anymore.

00:12:11You were the one who betrayed us first.

00:12:14You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.

00:12:17You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.

00:12:21And now you're asking me why?

00:12:24But I wasn't ready to expose everything.

00:12:27Not yet.

00:12:29At the dress boutique,

00:12:31the moment we stepped inside,

00:12:33an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.

00:12:38Miss,

00:12:39the gown Alpha Cain had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.

00:12:42Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.

00:12:46The dress was pure white,

00:12:48flowing and luminous.

00:12:50Moonstones were set into the bodice,

00:12:52casting a soft,

00:12:54sacred glow.

00:12:55Cain wrapped an arm around my waist.

00:12:58My little wolf,

00:13:00do you like it?

00:13:01I couldn't deny it.

00:13:03The design was exactly my taste.

00:13:06But no matter how beautiful it was,

00:13:08it couldn't mend what had already been broken.

00:13:12Look closer,

00:13:13Cain said softly,

00:13:15at the center of the moonstone.

00:13:17I followed his gaze.

00:13:19Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.

00:13:22A and K,

00:13:24forever.

00:13:25The moon goddess is our witness.

00:13:28My love for you will last forever, too.

00:13:32I stared at the stone,

00:13:33at the tiny letters carved into its heart.

00:13:36Then I turned to him,

00:13:38and met his eyes.

00:13:40Eyes filled with something that looked like love.

00:13:44Will your love for me really last forever?

00:13:49A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.

00:13:53I, Cain,

00:13:54swear,

00:13:55swear that I will love Arya forever.

00:13:57For my entire life.

00:14:00If I break this oath,

00:14:02may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:14:06Such a solemn vow.

00:14:08And yet,

00:14:09it couldn't warm a heart

00:14:11that had already gone cold.

00:14:13He had already broken it.

00:14:15And still,

00:14:17he kept acting.

00:14:19Didn't he get tired?

00:14:21I turned my face away,

00:14:23unwilling to look at him any longer.

00:14:25Cain seemed about to say something else,

00:14:28but his phone suddenly rang.

00:14:30His expression shifted,

00:14:31just slightly,

00:14:33before he stepped aside to answer.

00:14:35When he returned,

00:14:36there was a trace of apology on his face.

00:14:40Little wolf,

00:14:41something urgent just came up.

00:14:43Go ahead and try the dress.

00:14:44If anything needs adjusting,

00:14:46just tell the staff.

00:14:48He left in a hurry,

00:14:50not even waiting for a response.

00:14:52I watched his retreating figure,

00:14:55a bitter thought settling in.

00:14:58Cain had never walked away from me

00:15:00for pack business.

00:15:01And just before he left,

00:15:03I had caught it.

00:15:05That flicker in his eyes.

00:15:07Raw,

00:15:08instinctive desire.

00:15:11Work?

00:15:12Hardly.

00:15:13He was going to see her.

00:15:16When I returned to the pack house,

00:15:18I immediately felt it.

00:15:20The slight dip in the mattress.

00:15:22The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla

00:15:26and lingering scent,

00:15:27thick with unmistakable desire.

00:15:30The thought hit me all at once.

00:15:33Cain and that beta had been here,

00:15:35on this bed.

00:15:37Entwined.

00:15:37My stomach twisted violently.

00:15:40I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,

00:15:42unable to stop.

00:15:44Cain had just come back.

00:15:46The moment he saw me like that,

00:15:48panic flashed across his face.

00:15:51Little wolf,

00:15:52did you eat something bad?

00:15:53I'll call a healer right now.

00:15:57I grabbed his wrist,

00:15:59my eyes still red.

00:16:01I'm fine.

00:16:02I just thought of something disgusting.

00:16:06Cain dropped to his knees beside me,

00:16:09gently patting my back,

00:16:10his expression full of distress.

00:16:12Don't think about things like that.

00:16:15Seeing you like this,

00:16:17it hurts me too.

00:16:19I looked down at him,

00:16:21at the open collar of his shirt,

00:16:23and the marks on his skin.

00:16:26Bite marks,

00:16:27fresh,

00:16:27obvious.

00:16:29Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.

00:16:32How strong did Cain have to be

00:16:34to carry another woman's marks on his body,

00:16:37and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?

00:16:41His voice grew sharper,

00:16:43more agitated.

00:16:45Who did this to you?

00:16:47Who made Maid?

00:16:49My little wolf like this.

00:16:51Tell me.

00:16:53I'll tear them apart.

00:16:55A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:16:59Cain,

00:17:00you're the one who did this to me.

00:17:03Sometime deep into the night,

00:17:04I woke to the sound of a low,

00:17:07restrained growl.

00:17:08Half asleep,

00:17:09I reached out,

00:17:11instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.

00:17:14But the bed was empty.

00:17:16I sat up and went downstairs.

00:17:18As I reached the second floor,

00:17:20I heard it.

00:17:22A woman's breathless voice.

00:17:25Soft,

00:17:26broken.

00:17:27I froze for a second,

00:17:29forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,

00:17:32then walked toward the guest room.

00:17:34The door was wide open.

00:17:36Moonlight spilled across the room,

00:17:38illuminating two bodies tangled together.

00:17:42Inside,

00:17:43Cain was bare from the waist up.

00:17:45The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

00:17:48The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

00:17:51Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

00:17:54Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,

00:17:58her voice unsteady.

00:18:00Alpha,

00:18:01the dress I just got today,

00:18:03you already torn it.

00:18:05Cain let out a low chuckle,

00:18:07leaning in close to her ear,

00:18:09his voice rough.

00:18:10You,

00:18:12you wore it for me,

00:18:13didn't you?

00:18:15I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:18:18So tonight,

00:18:20shouldn't you be satisfying me?

00:18:22She clung to him,

00:18:24her voice breaking,

00:18:26hoarse.

00:18:27Alpha,

00:18:28I can't,

00:18:30I can't take ache anymore.

00:18:32Then,

00:18:33breathless,

00:18:34she tilted her head back.

00:18:36What if Aria sees us?

00:18:39Cain stilled,

00:18:40his expression turning cold as he cut her off.

00:18:43She's useless.

00:18:45She doesn't understand anything.

00:18:47Don't you dare tell her about us.

00:18:49The beta traced circles against his chest,

00:18:52her tone soft,

00:18:53almost hurt.

00:18:54I know.

00:18:55I just,

00:18:57she's about to become your mate,

00:19:00and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:19:03It makes me sad.

00:19:06Cain's expression softened slightly.

00:19:08You jealous little thing.

00:19:11I already brought you into this house.

00:19:13Isn't that enough?

00:19:14Don't worry.

00:19:16Even after the mate bond,

00:19:18I won't leave you.

00:19:19Whatever area has,

00:19:21you'll have too.

00:19:23Moonlight lit up my face,

00:19:25where I stood outside the door.

00:19:27I covered my mouth,

00:19:29but the tears were already falling,

00:19:31blurring everything.

00:19:33Every sound from inside the room

00:19:35pierced into me like silver blades,

00:19:38carving wound after wound into my chest.

00:19:41I turned and ran,

00:19:43barefoot,

00:19:44straight out into the rain.

00:19:47Cold water soaked through me,

00:19:49but I didn't stop.

00:19:50I just needed to get away,

00:19:52as far away as possible.

00:19:54Through the haze,

00:19:55I thought I saw him,

00:19:57a younger Cain,

00:19:59the one I had once loved.

00:20:02His eyes were clear,

00:20:04sincere,

00:20:05filled with something real.

00:20:07Little wolf,

00:20:09leave him.

00:20:11Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,

00:20:13and never forgive him.

00:20:16My vision burned,

00:20:17as I looked at that memory.

00:20:19At the Alpha,

00:20:21I had once given my heart to.

00:20:23Okay.

00:20:24I whispered.

00:20:25I will leave you,

00:20:29and I will never forgive you.

00:20:32I didn't make it back until dawn.

00:20:35The moment I lay down,

00:20:37Cain slipped quietly into the room.

00:20:39He moved carefully,

00:20:41just like always,

00:20:42pulling the blanket over me,

00:20:43before drawing me into his arms.

00:20:45His lips brushed softly against my forehead.

00:20:49Little wolf,

00:20:50I really do love you.

00:20:53In three days,

00:20:55you'll become my mate.

00:20:56We'll be together forever.

00:20:59I once saw a line online.

00:21:01When an Alpha suddenly becomes gentle,

00:21:05it is usually guilt after betrayal.

00:21:08I never understood it before.

00:21:10Now I did.

00:21:12More than anything,

00:21:13I just wanted time to move faster.

00:21:15I wanted the day I left to come sooner.

00:21:18When I woke up,

00:21:20Cain and the Beta were already downstairs having breakfast.

00:21:23The moment he saw me,

00:21:26Cain stood and pulled out a chair for me.

00:21:29He watched as I calmly finished my meal.

00:21:32Then guilt flickered across his face.

00:21:36Little wolf,

00:21:37I have to leave for a few days on short notice.

00:21:40For the mate ceremony,

00:21:42just work with the planner.

00:21:43I'll be back as soon as I can.

00:21:45After the ceremony,

00:21:46I'll make it up to you.

00:21:47Wherever you want to go for our honeymoon,

00:21:49I'll take you.

00:21:50I already knew the truth.

00:21:52This wasn't a trip.

00:21:54He was going to take care of her.

00:21:55But I didn't care anymore.

00:21:58I simply nodded.

00:22:01Just before he walked out the door,

00:22:03I called his name one last time.

00:22:05Cain.

00:22:06He paused,

00:22:08then turned back,

00:22:09his expression softening

00:22:11as he reached out to cut my face.

00:22:13Can't bear to see me go, little wolf.

00:22:15It's only a few days.

00:22:18Once we complete the mate bond,

00:22:19you'll see me every day.

00:22:21Cain!

00:22:22From outside,

00:22:23the Beta called out to him.

00:22:25Cain leaned in,

00:22:26kissed my cheek,

00:22:27and left in a hurry.

00:22:29I stood there,

00:22:30watching his retreating figure.

00:22:33This was probably the last time

00:22:35I would ever see him.

00:22:38Not long after Cain and the Beta left,

00:22:41I received a message from her.

00:22:43Miss Aria,

00:22:44you sensed everything last night,

00:22:46didn't you?

00:22:46I didn't expect you to be this good

00:22:48at holding it in.

00:22:49Cain already promised to spend

00:22:51the next few days with me.

00:22:53Imagine that,

00:22:54your future mate staying with another wolf

00:22:56right before your ceremony.

00:22:58You might be the most pathetic woman

00:23:00in the world.

00:23:01I didn't reply.

00:23:04Instead,

00:23:05I told the servants to gather

00:23:06everything in the villa that belonged to me

00:23:09and pile it in the backyard.

00:23:12Once everything was brought out,

00:23:14I lit a fire.

00:23:15I stood there in silence,

00:23:18watching five years of memories

00:23:20burn away piece by piece.

00:23:23When the last corner turned to ash,

00:23:26so did everything I once felt.

00:23:28There were two days left before I left.

00:23:31Another message came from the Beta.

00:23:34This time,

00:23:35it was a photo.

00:23:37A pregnancy test report.

00:23:39Well,

00:23:40looks like I'm really pregnant.

00:23:42Cain's first pup.

00:23:44He's so excited.

00:23:46I still didn't respond.

00:23:48I took out the mate dress and,

00:23:50with my claws,

00:23:51tore it apart piece by piece.

00:23:54This dress,

00:23:56created for me,

00:23:57no longer had any meaning.

00:23:59On the day I was leaving,

00:24:01she sent one last message.

00:24:03Cain is going to complete a mate bond with me.

00:24:06He said he'll give me the same ceremony.

00:24:08He won't let me,

00:24:09or the child suffer.

00:24:11Miss Aria,

00:24:12you should know your place,

00:24:13and give up the Luna position.

00:24:15Cain doesn't love you anymore.

00:24:18This time,

00:24:19I replied,

00:24:20I hope your dream comes true soon.

00:24:23After that,

00:24:24I pulled up the villa surveillance footage.

00:24:27It wasn't just once.

00:24:29Cain had brought her back here again and again,

00:24:32chasing excitement.

00:24:33I copied the videos

00:24:35and sent them to the ceremony planner.

00:24:38This is a surprise I prepared for Cain.

00:24:41Make sure it's played flayed during the ceremony.

00:24:43Keep it confidential.

00:24:47Once everything was arranged,

00:24:49my phone rang.

00:24:51Cain!

00:24:51There was a trace of apology on his face.

00:24:54Little wolf,

00:24:55things here aren't finished yet.

00:24:57I won't be back until tomorrow morning.

00:24:59Don't worry,

00:25:00I'll make it before the ceremony.

00:25:02I let out a soft laugh.

00:25:05Okay,

00:25:05I've prepared a surprise for you at the ceremony.

00:25:08His eyes lit up with anticipation.

00:25:12My little wolf prepared something for me?

00:25:14I can't wait.

00:25:16Little wolf,

00:25:17I've waited five years for you to become my mate.

00:25:19Tomorrow,

00:25:19when you finally become my Luna,

00:25:21I'm so happy.

00:25:23His voice cut off abruptly.

00:25:25His body stiffened for a split second,

00:25:28and a suppressed breath escaped him.

00:25:31A trace of cold mockery flickered in my eyes.

00:25:35Cain,

00:25:36I hope you like the surprise.

00:25:38I hung up before he could respond and walked out of the villa.

00:25:42The car from the fake death agency was already waiting outside.

00:25:47At the airport,

00:25:48I typed a few final lines on my phone before handing it to the staff.

00:25:53Tomorrow,

00:25:54deliver this phone along with the body to the Alpha.

00:25:57Tell him I died at six in the evening,

00:25:59and that I left him a final message.

00:26:02Six o'clock.

00:26:04The exact moment I ended the call.

00:26:07I wanted Cain to believe,

00:26:09that while he was tangled up with that Beta,

00:26:11I had died.

00:26:13That I had chosen death.

00:26:15Those final words I left behind would stay with him forever.

00:26:20A lifetime of guilt he would never escape.

00:26:23The staff member nodded,

00:26:25taking the phone and handing me a new ID and boarding pass.

00:26:28Miss Phoenix,

00:26:31we will erase all surveillance along your route.

00:26:34We wish you a safe journey and a happy life ahead.

00:26:37Phoenix.

00:26:38The name I chose for myself.

00:26:41A symbol of rising from the ashes.

00:26:44Of leaving everything behind.

00:26:47After today,

00:26:48my life would begin again.

00:26:52At the Beta's house.

00:26:54The woman was still softly begging when Cain finally let her go.

00:26:58He caught her wrist,

00:26:59his voice rough.

00:27:01You're pregnant and still acting like this?

00:27:04She leaned into his chest,

00:27:06her tone sweet and coaxing.

00:27:09I was just worried you might be

00:27:11holding back too much.

00:27:13Cain let out a low chuckle

00:27:15and pinched her cheek.

00:27:18Jealous, aren't you?

00:27:19She huffed and turned her face away.

00:27:22You're completing a mate bond with Aria tomorrow?

00:27:25Am I not allowed to feel anything about that?

00:27:27Cain's expression darkened.

00:27:29He released her hand and looked down at her from above,

00:27:32his voice edged with warning.

00:27:35As long as you don't front send Lev in my front,

00:27:37I can spoil you however I want.

00:27:39But if you forget your place...

00:27:41Her expression shifted.

00:27:43She hadn't expected that even carrying his pup

00:27:46wouldn't change his tone,

00:27:47but she knew how to read the situation.

00:27:51Alpha, I understand.

00:27:52I never intended to compete with Miss Aria

00:27:54for the Luna position.

00:27:56Cain pulled her back into his arms.

00:27:58Good.

00:27:59Don't overthink it.

00:28:00After the honeymoon,

00:28:02I'll spend a full week with you.

00:28:03And don't worry.

00:28:04Even after the mate bond,

00:28:06I won't neglect you or the child.

00:28:08The next day,

00:28:09the mate ceremony.

00:28:11Cain stood at the center of the stage,

00:28:14dressed impeccably,

00:28:15a white rose in his hand.

00:28:18Below him,

00:28:19guests filled the venue,

00:28:20cameras from major media outlets

00:28:22broadcasting the event live across the world.

00:28:25At exactly 12 noon,

00:28:28the ceremony began.

00:28:30The music for the Luna's entrance played.

00:28:33Cain's palms were damp with sweat.

00:28:36The song ended.

00:28:37But the doors remained closed.

00:28:40A murmur spread through the crowd.

00:28:43Just as Cain reached for his phone,

00:28:45the host stepped forward.

00:28:47Ladies and gentlemen,

00:28:49and our Alpha,

00:28:50thank you for your patience.

00:28:52Our Luna mentioned yesterday

00:28:53that she prepared a special surprise.

00:28:54So we've added an extra segment

00:28:56to today's ceremony.

00:28:58Cain relaxed slightly.

00:29:01So this was the surprise I had mentioned.

00:29:04Please direct your attention

00:29:06to the main screen.

00:29:07All eyes lifted.

00:29:09Cain smiled faintly,

00:29:11anticipation in his gaze.

00:29:13But the next second,

00:29:16everything changed.

00:29:20On the screen,

00:29:21two bodies were tangled together on a couch,

00:29:24their movements unmistakable.

00:29:27At first,

00:29:28the guests were confused.

00:29:30Who are they?

00:29:31How dare they disrupt Alpha Cain's ceremony?

00:29:33But Cain recognized it instantly.

00:29:36It was him.

00:29:37And the Beta.

00:29:39Turn it off!

00:29:40Shut it down right now!

00:29:42His roar tore through the hall.

00:29:45The host rushed backstage,

00:29:47trying to stop the video.

00:29:49But the system had frozen.

00:29:50Nothing responded.

00:29:52The footage continued.

00:29:54And then,

00:29:56their faces came clearly into view.

00:29:58The entire venue erupted.

00:30:01Oh my god!

00:30:03That's Alpha Cain!

00:30:05Did he betray the mate bond?

00:30:07Wasn't he supposed to only love Aria?

00:30:09What is this?

00:30:11Online,

00:30:12the live stream had already drawn nearly 5 million viewers.

00:30:16Comments flooded in.

00:30:18So he's just another Alpha who can't control himself.

00:30:20I can't believe I ever thought he was perfect.

00:30:23Shut down the stream and the screen!

00:30:25Immediately!

00:30:26Cain immediately ordered the stream and screen to be shut down,

00:30:29then grabbed the microphone.

00:30:31Is allowed to speak of this.

00:30:33Not a word.

00:30:34Someone muttered under their breath.

00:30:37Didn't they say this was Aria's surprise?

00:30:40Maybe she already knew.

00:30:43Cain's face went pale.

00:30:45That was the one possibility he refused to accept.

00:30:48He clung to the belief that I was oblivious,

00:30:52that I never checked the surveillance,

00:30:54that as long as no one said anything,

00:30:56I would never know.

00:30:58But I still hadn't appeared.

00:31:00And now,

00:31:02panic began to take hold.

00:31:04He pulled out his phone and sent a message.

00:31:07Little Wolf,

00:31:08are you here?

00:31:10One minute.

00:31:11Two minutes.

00:31:12No reply.

00:31:14His hands began to sweat as he prepared to call.

00:31:18Then,

00:31:19slowly,

00:31:20the doors to the hall opened.

00:31:23Every head turned.

00:31:27Hope lit up Cain's face.

00:31:29He thought his little wolf had finally arrived.

00:31:32The video had already been dealt with.

00:31:35Holding the bouquet,

00:31:37he stepped forward,

00:31:39ready to welcome his mate.

00:31:41He began to extend his hand.

00:31:43And then he froze.

00:31:46The ones entering were not the woman he had been waiting for.

00:31:51It was a group of staff dressed in black.

00:31:54Behind them,

00:31:55they carried a coffin.

00:31:57Rage ignited in Cain's eyes.

00:32:00One of the staff stepped forward,

00:32:02sympathy written across his face.

00:32:05Alpha Cain,

00:32:07your mate took her own life yesterday.

00:32:09Please accept our condolences.

00:32:11Cain didn't believe a word of it.

00:32:13Just yesterday,

00:32:15we had spoken.

00:32:16I had sounded completely fine.

00:32:19How could I be dead?

00:32:21He let out a cold laugh.

00:32:23The video wasn't enough,

00:32:25so now you're making up lies about my mate's death?

00:32:27Tell me,

00:32:28who sent you?

00:32:30The staff member's expression grew even more sympathetic.

00:32:34He gestured toward the coffin.

00:32:36If you don't believe it,

00:32:38you can see for yourself.

00:32:41Cain laughed again,

00:32:42anger sharpening his voice.

00:32:45Fine.

00:32:46Let's see what kind of trick you're trying to pull.

00:32:49He strode toward the coffin.

00:32:51But the moment he looked inside,

00:32:54all the strength drained from his body.

00:32:56Arya.

00:32:57He stumbled forward,

00:32:59dropping to his knees beside the coffin,

00:33:02his hands trembling as he searched for even the slightest difference between the person inside and me.

00:33:07His gaze moved inch by inch.

00:33:11But there was no difference.

00:33:13The woman lying there was me,

00:33:15the same Arya who had been by his side for five years.

00:33:19How could this be?

00:33:21Just yesterday,

00:33:22we had spoken.

00:33:24There had been no sign,

00:33:25no hint that I would choose death.

00:33:33He clung to denial,

00:33:35telling himself that his little wolf was just angry,

00:33:38that I was upset he hadn't been with me these past few days,

00:33:42that this was some kind of cruel joke.

00:33:44Cain reached out,

00:33:45his hand shaking as he tried to touch my face,

00:33:48as if convincing himself I was only asleep.

00:33:51Little wolf,

00:33:52why is your body so cold?

00:33:55Let me warm you up, okay?

00:33:57Today is our mate ceremony.

00:33:59You wouldn't leave me here alone,

00:34:01would you?

00:34:03By the end,

00:34:04his voice had begun to tremble.

00:34:07A staff member stepped forward and tried to help him up.

00:34:10Alpha Cain,

00:34:11please accept our condolences.

00:34:14This area has passed.

00:34:17That sentence snapped something inside him.

00:34:20He shoved the man away,

00:34:21his eyes bloodshot as he roared.

00:34:24No, Arya isn't dead!

00:34:27She's just asleep!

00:34:29The staff fell silent for a moment before handing him my phone.

00:34:33Alpha Cain,

00:34:34Miss Arya took her own life yesterday at 6 in the evening.

00:34:36When we arrived,

00:34:37she said she left you a final message on her phone.

00:34:39The moment those words registered,

00:34:41Cain's heart lurched.

00:34:43If he remembered correctly,

00:34:45that was exactly when our call had ended.

00:34:48Right after that,

00:34:50he had been with the beta.

00:34:52His face turned even paler.

00:34:54With shaking hands,

00:34:56he unlocked the phone.

00:34:57The moment the screen lit up,

00:34:59he saw the note I had left behind.

00:35:02Cain,

00:35:03when I was 22,

00:35:05you were the one who pulled me out of a barren world.

00:35:08You gave me a kind of love I had never known before.

00:35:11These five years with you have been the happiest time of my life.

00:35:16I just never expected that happiness would end so quickly.

00:35:19In only five years,

00:35:21the man who once held me

00:35:23and promised to love me forever disappeared.

00:35:26For you,

00:35:27half a wink ago,

00:35:29I risked my life to undergo blood awakening.

00:35:31I only wanted to fully feel your emotions during our mate ceremony.

00:35:36But I never imagined that the first thing I would sense after awakening

00:35:39would be your desire intertwined with another beta.

00:35:42These past two weeks,

00:35:43I broke down.

00:35:44I despaired.

00:35:45And in the end,

00:35:47everything went quiet.

00:35:49I understand now.

00:35:51There is no such thing as forever.

00:35:56Thank you for once being part of my life.

00:35:59But in the next life,

00:36:01no, in any life,

00:36:03I never want to meet you again.

00:36:05By the third line,

00:36:07Kane had already lost control.

00:36:09He had never cried in front of anyone.

00:36:12Now,

00:36:13tears fell uncontrollably onto the screen.

00:36:17His face drained of all color.

00:36:19His body swayed,

00:36:21unsteady,

00:36:22before his legs gave out

00:36:24and he collapsed to his knees.

00:36:26Only now did he understand.

00:36:29I had awakened long ago.

00:36:31I had known everything.

00:36:33Fragments of the past two weeks flooded his mind.

00:36:37The gathering where his friends joked about him and the beta.

00:36:41The nights he brought her home.

00:36:43The way he left me before the ceremony,

00:36:46just to be with her.

00:36:48Even that call,

00:36:49when he let the beta interrupt without a second thought,

00:36:53the more he remembered,

00:36:55the sharper the pain in his chest became,

00:36:58until he could barely breathe.

00:36:59What had he done?

00:37:00I had risked my life for blood awakening.

00:37:03And he had taken advantage of what he believed was my weakness.

00:37:08Indulging himself without restraint.

00:37:10He couldn't even begin to imagine it.

00:37:13I had returned home,

00:37:15heart full of anticipation,

00:37:17after awakening.

00:37:18Only to be met with the overwhelming sensation of his desire tangled with someone else's.

00:37:24The despair.

00:37:26The collapse.

00:37:28It must have shattered me.

00:37:30Endless pain spread through him.

00:37:32Suffocating.

00:37:34Inescapable.

00:37:35That day,

00:37:36when he heard me say I was leaving,

00:37:38it hadn't been about a friend.

00:37:41It had been about me.

00:37:42The signs had always been there.

00:37:45My death hadn't come out of nowhere.

00:37:48He had simply never seen it.

00:37:50In a daze,

00:37:52he thought he saw himself at 22.

00:37:54That younger version of him looked at him with nothing but disappointment.

00:37:59You betrayed Aria.

00:38:01You broke your mate bond.

00:38:03This is your punishment.

00:38:05Aria has left you forever.

00:38:07And the final lines of my message cut deeper than anything else.

00:38:11The little wolf he loved.

00:38:13Never wanted to meet him again.

00:38:17Only then did he realize how deeply I must have been hurt to write those words.

00:38:23And the one responsible for all of it was him.

00:38:26The moment the guests saw the coffin,

00:38:28shock rippled through the entire venue.

00:38:31Then,

00:38:32everything clicked.

00:38:34The delayed entrance.

00:38:36The explosive video.

00:38:38They understood.

00:38:40I had known all along.

00:38:42The video had been my doing.

00:38:44The coffin,

00:38:46delivered to the ceremony after my death,

00:38:48had been my final arrangement.

00:38:51A heavy silence settled over the crowd,

00:38:54followed by quiet sighs.

00:38:57One by one,

00:38:58the guests who had arrived in celebration began to leave,

00:39:02shaking their heads.

00:39:03In the end,

00:39:05only Kane remained.

00:39:06Kneeling in front of the coffin.

00:39:08At the burial,

00:39:10Kane stood off to the side like a man hollowed out,

00:39:12his expression numb,

00:39:14his soul already broken.

00:39:16Only when the coffin was about to be sealed beneath the earth did he suddenly snap back to himself.

00:39:22He lunged forward,

00:39:24eyes bloodshot,

00:39:25refusing to let anyone touch it.

00:39:28It took several people working together to drag him back and hold him in place.

00:39:33When the final shovel full of dirt fell,

00:39:36all that remained for him was a gravestone.

00:39:39And the black and white photograph of my smiling face.

00:39:43He broke free from their grip,

00:39:45dropped heavily to his knees,

00:39:47and leaned his forehead against the stone.

00:39:50His hand traced my name as tears slid endlessly down his face.

00:39:54Little wolf,

00:39:55this is all my fault.

00:39:57I'm sorry.

00:39:58But apologies that come too late never reached the one who needed them.

00:40:04Kane returned home like a walking corpse.

00:40:07There was no life left in his face.

00:40:09The moment he pushed open the door,

00:40:12he froze.

00:40:13It had only been three days.

00:40:16Yet the entire house felt unbearably cold.

00:40:20After we got together,

00:40:22I had always liked adding small things to the house,

00:40:25little decorations,

00:40:27soft touches,

00:40:28warm details that slowly turned that cold villa into something that felt like home.

00:40:34Now,

00:40:35there was nothing.

00:40:36Everything was gone.

00:40:38The house had reverted to what it had been five years ago.

00:40:44Cold.

00:40:45Empty.

00:40:46Lifeless.

00:40:48Kane stood there,

00:40:49staring at the unfamiliar familiarity of it all,

00:40:52on the verge of losing his mind.

00:40:55He summoned all the servants,

00:40:58his voice sharp with anger.

00:40:59Who threw away Aria's things?

00:41:01I never gave that order.

00:41:03Who dared to do it?

00:41:04The servants exchanged uneasy glances.

00:41:08Sir,

00:41:10Miss Aria told us to clear everything out three days ago.

00:41:14She had us pile it all in the backyard.

00:41:16Then she set it on fire herself.

00:41:20The last trace of light drained from Kane's eyes.

00:41:24At that moment,

00:41:25one of the servants stepped forward hesitantly and opened her palm.

00:41:29Sir,

00:41:30I found this while cleaning a few days ago.

00:41:33It looked valuable.

00:41:34Maybe Miss Aria threw it away by accident.

00:41:37Another servant approached,

00:41:39holding a bundle of white fabric strips.

00:41:42Sir,

00:41:43this was left in the house yesterday.

00:41:45It looked like a mate dress.

00:41:47There was a moonstone in the center,

00:41:48so I didn't dare throw it away.

00:41:53Kane reached out with trembling hands.

00:41:56In one hand,

00:41:57he picked up the ring.

00:41:59In the other,

00:42:00he touched the torn remains of the dress,

00:42:03his fingers brushing over the moonstone engraved with A and K,

00:42:07forever.

00:42:08The engagement ring he had made himself.

00:42:11The mate dress he had specially commissioned.

00:42:14A sharp,

00:42:15bone-deep pain spread from his chest through his entire body.

00:42:19He might have wondered,

00:42:20deep down,

00:42:21Aria,

00:42:22did you hate me that much?

00:42:27So much that you chose death to punish him?

00:42:31So much that you erased every trace of the happiness we once had.

00:42:36After the pain came something worse.

00:42:38Endless regret.

00:42:40Today was supposed to be the day he had looked forward to more than anything.

00:42:45The day he would finally complete the mate bond with the woman he loved.

00:42:49But he hadn't realized that he had already been standing at the edge of an abyss.

00:42:54And just as he was about to reach happiness,

00:42:58it struck.

00:42:59Dragging him down.

00:43:01Into a darkness with no end.

00:43:04No light.

00:43:06Not even a single trace.

00:43:10Kane drove everyone out of the house.

00:43:12Alone,

00:43:13he sat on the floor,

00:43:14holding the torn remains of the mate dress in his arms.

00:43:18The ring that once belonged to me now hung from his neck,

00:43:21threaded onto a cord.

00:43:23These were the last things that still carried my scent.

00:43:26With them,

00:43:27it almost felt like I was still there.

00:43:29Then,

00:43:30my phone in his pocket vibrated.

00:43:33He glanced down.

00:43:34A message.

00:43:36From the beta.

00:43:38Aria.

00:43:38So what if today is your mate's ceremony?

00:43:41Do you believe I can still call Kane away with just one message?

00:43:45Don't think becoming Luna means anything.

00:43:48I'm carrying Kane's first pup.

00:43:50Tell me,

00:43:51what matters more?

00:43:52Your ceremony or his child?

00:43:55Last night he had his face against my stomach,

00:43:59saying he couldn't wait for the baby to be born.

00:44:01He's already excited to be a father.

00:44:04That Luna position of yours won't last long.

00:44:07Another message followed.

00:44:09A photo.

00:44:11Kane.

00:44:12Pressing his face against her stomach.

00:44:14Kane's fingers tightened around the phone.

00:44:17Then he scrolled up.

00:44:20Message after message.

00:44:22All sent to me.

00:44:24I'm pregnant.

00:44:25Kane and I have been together for a year.

00:44:28You're a pretty pathetic Omega.

00:44:30Not just words.

00:44:33There were countless intimate photos.

00:44:37And even a video.

00:44:38The beta.

00:44:39Wearing a mate dress.

00:44:41Beneath him.

00:44:43Kane's breathing grew heavier.

00:44:45He remembered.

00:44:46When she found out about the ceremony,

00:44:49she had insisted on having a dress too.

00:44:52He hadn't thought much of it.

00:44:54Just a dress.

00:44:55He told the designer to make her one as well.

00:44:58By then.

00:44:59I had already awakened.

00:45:02Kane shut his eyes.

00:45:03The memory of the boutique flashed through his mind.

00:45:07My expression.

00:45:08My silence.

00:45:09A sharp pain twisted through his chest.

00:45:12Now he understood.

00:45:14That was why I had torn the mate dress to pieces.

00:45:18His gaze dropped back to the screen.

00:45:21His grip tightened until his knuckles turned white.

00:45:24Rage burned in his eyes.

00:45:27That beta.

00:45:28He had warned her countless times not to tell me anything.

00:45:32And yet she had gone behind his back.

00:45:35Provoking me again and again.

00:45:39His phone suddenly rang.

00:45:42He answered.

00:45:43On the other end,

00:45:45her voice was trembling.

00:45:46On the verge of tears.

00:45:48Kane.

00:45:49My stomach doesn't feel right.

00:45:52Do you think something's wrong with the baby?

00:45:54Can you take me to the hospital?

00:45:58Of course.

00:45:59I'll be right there.

00:46:00I'll be waiting.

00:46:01The fragile tone was nothing like the messages on my phone.

00:46:05As if she were two completely different people.

00:46:08A cold aura settled over Kane.

00:46:11Her voice immediately brightened.

00:46:13Kane's eyes darkened.

00:46:15Since she wanted to see him so badly.

00:46:18He would make sure she got exactly what she wanted.

00:46:23On the other side.

00:46:24The beta froze for a moment when she heard how quickly Kane agreed.

00:46:28Then a surge of excitement rushed through her.

00:46:31She had assumed that today was Kane's mate ceremony with me.

00:46:35Even if she used the child as an excuse to pull him away.

00:46:38She expected it would take a lot of effort.

00:46:41But he agreed without hesitation.

00:46:44Did that mean her place in Kane's heart had already surpassed mine?

00:46:49Besides, she was carrying his only pup.

00:46:53A determined glint flashed across her eyes.

00:46:56She was probably thinking that even if I became Luna today,

00:47:00there was no guarantee I could hold on to that position.

00:47:04Before Kane arrived, she hurriedly changed into a sheer nightgown,

00:47:09sprayed on his favorite scent-based perfume,

00:47:12and reclined on the couch to wait.

00:47:15When Kane opened the door,

00:47:17the first thing he saw was her lying there in the thin fabric.

00:47:21A trace of coldness flickered through his eyes.

00:47:24So much for a stomachache.

00:47:26More likely, this was just another trick to pull him away from Aria.

00:47:32It wasn't the first time she had used tactics like this.

00:47:35In the past, Kane treated her as nothing more than a distraction when he was bored.

00:47:41As long as she stayed obedient and catered to him,

00:47:45he didn't mind indulging her a little.

00:47:47But that never meant he would tolerate her trying to take a place that wasn't hers.

00:47:53In his mind, there had only ever been one mate.

00:47:57From beginning to end, that was me.

00:47:59And for my death, she would have to pay the price.

00:48:05The beta didn't notice the chill radiating from him.

00:48:08She was still lost in her fantasy of becoming Luna.

00:48:12When she saw him, she put on a fragile expression,

00:48:15and gently touched her flat stomach.

00:48:18Kane, I know today is your mate ceremony with Aria.

00:48:21I shouldn't have called you back, but my stomach really hurts.

00:48:25This is your first pup.

00:48:26I was worried something might go wrong, so I had no choice but to call.

00:48:32Kane looked at her coldly.

00:48:36Where does it hurt?

00:48:37She didn't catch the icy edge in his voice.

00:48:40She thought he was concerned about her.

00:48:42Just like before, she stepped closer,

00:48:45wrapping her arms around his neck and breathing softly near his ear.

00:48:49The baby says it misses its father.

00:48:53She had always been bold about things like this.

00:48:56She believed that my empathic sense was weak,

00:48:59that I could never give a man the same kind of experience in bed.

00:49:03That, in her mind, was the key to keeping Kane.

00:49:06And with the mate ceremony today adding an extra thrill,

00:49:10she was certain she could make him stay the night.

00:49:13She was already imagining how she would message me the next day to provoke me,

00:49:18completely missing the darkening expression on Kane's face.

00:49:22She took one of his hands and placed it on her stomach.

00:49:26When he didn't react, she guided his hand upward.

00:49:29Just as it was about to reach her chest,

00:49:31Kane slapped her heart across the face.

00:49:33Who gave you permission to touch me?

00:49:36She was knocked to the floor,

00:49:38five clear finger marks blooming across her cheek.

00:49:42Clutching her swollen face,

00:49:44she stared at him in disbelief.

00:49:47She had been with him for a full year,

00:49:49and he had never laid a hand on her before.

00:49:52What had changed?

00:49:54And she was carrying his child.

00:49:56How could he be so ruthless?

00:49:59Kane!

00:50:01What did I do wrong?

00:50:02Why would you hit me?

00:50:03Haven't we always been like this?

00:50:06Her voice trembled,

00:50:07tears welling in her eyes.

00:50:10But the sight of her crying did nothing to soften him.

00:50:13His expression grew even darker,

00:50:16like a storm about to break.

00:50:18Who gave you the nerve to tell Aria about us?

00:50:23The beta's face went pale.

00:50:25She hadn't expected Kane to find out,

00:50:28but she still denied it on instinct.

00:50:30Kane, what are you talking about?

00:50:32I didn't say anything to Aria.

00:50:35Kane let out a cold laugh,

00:50:37his hand clamping down hard on her chin.

00:50:40You're still trying to lie?

00:50:42If I hadn't seen those messages myself,

00:50:44I never would have guessed best you had two faces.

00:50:47Playing the obedient little lamb in front of me,

00:50:51while acting arrogant as hell in front of Aria.

00:50:54I've warned you countless times,

00:50:57Aria is the only Omega I have ever truly loved.

00:51:00You are nothing more than a pet I kept around for amusement.

00:51:04You had a hand in Aria's death,

00:51:06and you're going to pay for it.

00:51:09His grip shifted to her throat,

00:51:12fingers tightening with each second.

00:51:14The veins in his arms stood out sharply,

00:51:17making him look terrifying.

00:51:20Driven by the instinct to survive,

00:51:22the beta clawed at his hand with both of hers,

00:51:25but he didn't loosen his grip.

00:51:26She stared at the face she had once been obsessed with,

00:51:30and for the first time,

00:51:32she felt nothing but fear.

00:51:34As the air in her lungs ran out,

00:51:37she forced out a single word.

00:51:41Child.

00:51:43At that word,

00:51:45Kane abruptly released her.

00:51:46She collapsed to the ground,

00:51:48gasping for air,

00:51:50coughing violently,

00:51:52overwhelmed by the relief of still being alive.

00:51:56Kane looked down at her pathetic state

00:51:58without the slightest flicker of emotion.

00:52:01All he could think about was getting rid of the child.

00:52:04It was because of her that I had taken my own life.

00:52:07Now,

00:52:08every time he saw her,

00:52:10he was reminded that she had destroyed the person he loved most.

00:52:14Even the pup in her womb filled him with disgust.

00:52:18But as the beta recovered,

00:52:20a strange sense of joy rose in her heart.

00:52:23It was as if she had forgotten the terror from moments ago.

00:52:27Only one thought echoed in her mind.

00:52:30Aria was dead.

00:52:34Out of jealousy,

00:52:36she hadn't watched the mate ceremony or looked up any news about it.

00:52:40She hadn't expected something so drastic to happen.

00:52:43To her,

00:52:45it had only been a few provocative messages

00:52:48and some suggestive photos.

00:52:50She never imagined I would be so fragile.

00:52:53Still,

00:52:54she felt grateful.

00:52:56This was her chance.

00:52:58Struggling to her feet,

00:53:00tears pooling in her eyes,

00:53:02she grabbed the hem of his shirt and pleaded.

00:53:05Kane,

00:53:06I didn't mean it.

00:53:07I just love you too much.

00:53:08I didn't want our child to be born with a bad name.

00:53:11I never thought Aria would take her own life over this.

00:53:15I was devastated when I heard.

00:53:17But she's gone now.

00:53:19We have to move forward,

00:53:20don't we?

00:53:22I'm carrying your pup.

00:53:24As she spoke,

00:53:25she gently stroked her still flat stomach.

00:53:28She knew Kane had always cared about the child.

00:53:32She assumed he had let her go earlier

00:53:34because he didn't want anything to happen to it.

00:53:37As long as she carried his pup,

00:53:39she believed she held a shield

00:53:41that would protect her from anything.

00:53:43She was wrong.

00:53:45Kane lifted his hand

00:53:47and lightly patted her cheek,

00:53:49his expression utterly cold.

00:53:51If you hadn't mentioned the child,

00:53:53I might have forgotten.

00:53:56Every time I think about how you caused Aria's death,

00:53:59I can't stand the sight of you.

00:54:02A child born from someone like you

00:54:04would only disgust me.

00:54:05The darkness in his tone

00:54:07finally made fear sink in.

00:54:09She stumbled back,

00:54:11clutching her lower abdomen with both hands,

00:54:13her voice trembling.

00:54:16Kane,

00:54:17what are you going to do to my child?

00:54:20He stepped closer,

00:54:22his voice cold and venomous.

00:54:24I'm having someone take you to the hospital

00:54:26to get rid of it.

00:54:28As soon as he finished speaking,

00:54:30he pulled out his phone

00:54:31and ordered his bodyguards

00:54:33to take her away for the procedure.

00:54:36Come up,

00:54:37take her to the hospital

00:54:38and arrange the procedure immediately.

00:54:40Tears streaming down her face.

00:54:42No!

00:54:43This is your child too, Kane!

00:54:45How can you do this?

00:54:47Despair filled her expression.

00:54:49She couldn't believe

00:54:50he could be this heartless,

00:54:52completely indifferent

00:54:53to the life inside her.

00:54:57Just yesterday,

00:54:58he had pressed his ear

00:55:00against her stomach.

00:55:01I want our child's first word

00:55:02to be

00:55:03dad.

00:55:05And now,

00:55:06he could order its death

00:55:07without even blinking.

00:55:09No.

00:55:10She would never accept this.

00:55:12This is a living being.

00:55:14It's the result of our love.

00:55:17Kane,

00:55:18just imagine it.

00:55:19Our child growing up,

00:55:20calling you dad

00:55:21and me mom.

00:55:23Wouldn't that be a beautiful life?

00:55:26She knew Kane

00:55:27hated being threatened,

00:55:29so she tried to appeal

00:55:30to his emotions.

00:55:32But he remained towering over her,

00:55:34his expression cold and unfeeling.

00:55:37Love?

00:55:38There's nothing noble about what we have.

00:55:41It's nothing but a physical relationship.

00:55:44The only person I love is Arya.

00:55:46The bodyguards rushed in

00:55:47as soon as they got the call.

00:55:49They pushed the door open

00:55:50and grabbed the trembling beta,

00:55:52preparing to take her

00:55:53to the hospital as ordered.

00:55:56She struggled desperately,

00:55:58but they were professionally trained.

00:56:00There was no way

00:56:01she could break free.

00:56:03As she was about to be dragged out,

00:56:05she screamed at Kane

00:56:07with everything she had left.

00:56:09Kane,

00:56:09you say you only love Arya,

00:56:12but we spent so many nights together.

00:56:14Did none of that mean anything to you?

00:56:17You told me you loved me too!

00:56:19Kane didn't react at all.

00:56:21He simply motioned

00:56:22for the bodyguards

00:56:23to take her away.

00:56:25All the way to the hospital,

00:56:26she fought against them,

00:56:28even trying to call out

00:56:29to the doctors and nurses

00:56:31for help.

00:56:32But this was a private hospital

00:56:34owned by Kane's company.

00:56:36Everyone there

00:56:37knew exactly who he was.

00:56:38Whatever he said,

00:56:40they followed.

00:56:41She was strapped

00:56:43to the operating table.

00:56:45As the anesthesia was injected,

00:56:47her consciousness

00:56:48slowly faded away.

00:56:50When she woke up again,

00:56:52even the slightest movement

00:56:53sent a heavy ache

00:56:54through her lower abdomen.

00:56:56Her pup was gone.

00:56:59The light in her eyes

00:57:00had completely faded.

00:57:02She stared blankly

00:57:03at the ceiling,

00:57:04hollow and motionless.

00:57:06After confirming with the doctor

00:57:08that the procedure

00:57:09was complete,

00:57:10Kane came to her bedside.

00:57:12When you're discharged,

00:57:13leave this city.

00:57:14I don't want to see you again.

00:57:18Every time he looked at her,

00:57:20he was reminded of his betrayal,

00:57:22reminded of my death.

00:57:24It felt like his heart

00:57:25was being carved apart.

00:57:27The beta's eyes shifted slightly.

00:57:30She already understood

00:57:31that becoming Luna

00:57:32was no longer possible.

00:57:34Now,

00:57:35she couldn't even remain

00:57:36as his lover.

00:57:37So,

00:57:38she gave up on everything.

00:57:41Kane,

00:57:42do you think you're some kind

00:57:44of tragic romantic now?

00:57:46You got rid of the illegitimate child,

00:57:48drove away your mistress,

00:57:50and now you get to mourn

00:57:52your dead lover

00:57:53all by yourself?

00:57:54Her mocking tone

00:57:56made Kane's fists clench.

00:57:58He shot her a sharp warning look.

00:58:00Enough.

00:58:01The first time we slept together,

00:58:03I didn't beg you.

00:58:04You were the one

00:58:05who couldn't resist

00:58:06and pushed me down.

00:58:07And a few days ago,

00:58:09you were the one

00:58:10who brought me home.

00:58:11You came downstairs

00:58:12in the middle of the night

00:58:13to find me.

00:58:14I never forced you.

00:58:16Arya's death

00:58:17was your doing.

00:58:18You're the one

00:58:19who drove her to it.

00:58:21Kane had already known,

00:58:23deep down,

00:58:24that his betrayal

00:58:25was what led to my death.

00:58:27But hearing it spoken

00:58:29so bluntly

00:58:30felt like a knife

00:58:31plunging into his heart

00:58:33all over again,

00:58:34tearing it open

00:58:35and leaving it bleeding.

00:58:37After a full day

00:58:38of spreading online,

00:58:39the news of Kane

00:58:40cheating with a beta

00:58:41had completely exploded

00:58:43across the internet.

00:58:44Trending topics

00:58:45were flooded

00:58:46with his name.

00:58:48Kane scandal.

00:58:49Kane cheating with a beta.

00:58:51Arya suicide.

00:58:54A month ago,

00:58:56Kane's public courtship

00:58:57had already caused

00:58:58a massive sensation.

00:58:59He had even promised,

00:59:01The upcoming mate ceremony

00:59:02will be more spectacular

00:59:03than anything

00:59:04anyone has ever seen.

00:59:06People everywhere

00:59:08had been waiting

00:59:08to witness

00:59:09what they called

00:59:10the mate ceremony

00:59:11of the century.

00:59:13So when that

00:59:14highly anticipated ceremony

00:59:16turned into a funeral,

00:59:18when news broke

00:59:19that an Omega had taken

00:59:21her own life

00:59:21after discovering

00:59:22her alpha's betrayal

00:59:24and even had her coffin

00:59:26delivered to the ceremony site,

00:59:28it instantly captured

00:59:29everyone's attention.

00:59:32Kane's carefully crafted

00:59:33image shattered overnight.

00:59:37He went from being

00:59:38the most desired alpha online

00:59:40to a man universally condemned

00:59:42for destroying the person

00:59:43he claimed to love.

00:59:45I'm done believing in love.

00:59:47What kind of trash alpha

00:59:49is this?

00:59:50Arya deserved

00:59:51so much better.

00:59:52Why would she end her life

00:59:54over someone like him?

00:59:56Are all alphas like this?

00:59:58Acting one way in public

00:59:59and another behind closed doors?

01:00:01It's disgusting.

01:00:02I actually believed

01:00:04in their perfect love story.

01:00:05The backlash

01:00:06was relentless.

01:00:09Companies that had

01:00:10partnered with Kane's group

01:00:11began cutting ties

01:00:13one after another.

01:00:14In no time

01:00:15the entire corporation

01:00:16was thrown into turmoil.

01:00:19But Kane himself

01:00:21had shut himself

01:00:22inside his bedroom.

01:00:23He lay curled up

01:00:24on the bed,

01:00:25eyes closed,

01:00:27clutching the torn

01:00:27mate ceremony suit

01:00:29I had ripped apart,

01:00:30as if holding it close

01:00:31could somehow bring back

01:00:32my scent.

01:00:33His parents,

01:00:35who had been overseas

01:00:36on business,

01:00:37rushed back

01:00:38as soon as they heard the news.

01:00:39It took everything

01:00:41over to step past

01:00:44and keep the company

01:00:45from spiraling further.

01:00:47The moment they finished

01:00:48handling corporate matters,

01:00:50they hurried straight

01:00:51to the villa.

01:00:53As soon as they walked in,

01:00:54a servant approached

01:00:55them anxiously.

01:00:57Sir, ma'am,

01:00:58the young master

01:00:59hasn't left his room

01:01:00for over a day.

01:01:02We've brought food upstairs,

01:01:03but he won't eat.

01:01:04He won't answer

01:01:05the door either.

01:01:07We didn't dare

01:01:08force our way in,

01:01:09but it's been so long

01:01:10we're worried

01:01:11something might have happened.

01:01:12The moment they heard this,

01:01:14both of them

01:01:15felt their hearts drop.

01:01:16They hadn't realized

01:01:17their son had deteriorated

01:01:19to the point

01:01:20of refusing to eat.

01:01:22They rushed upstairs,

01:01:24just as the servant

01:01:24had said.

01:01:25No matter how hard

01:01:26they knocked,

01:01:27there was no response.

01:01:29No matter how many times

01:01:30they called his name,

01:01:32there was only silence.

01:01:34Kane's mother's voice

01:01:35trembled with fear.

01:01:36Do you think

01:01:36something's happened to him?

01:01:40Break the door down.

01:01:44When the door

01:01:45was forced open,

01:01:46they found the curtains

01:01:47drawn tightly shut,

01:01:48blocking out

01:01:49every trace of light.

01:01:51Kane remained

01:01:51curled up on the bed,

01:01:53still clutching

01:01:54the torn mate

01:01:54ceremony suit.

01:01:55Even with everyone

01:01:56entering the room,

01:01:58he didn't react at all.

01:01:59The moment his mother

01:02:00saw how gaunt

01:02:01his face had become,

01:02:02her eyes filled

01:02:03with tears.

01:02:06England.

01:02:08Standing in front

01:02:09of the sprawling

01:02:10Ashford Manor,

01:02:11I still felt

01:02:12like I was dreaming.

01:02:14I was no longer

01:02:15Phoenix.

01:02:16Now,

01:02:17I was Lyra Phoenix.

01:02:19I never imagined

01:02:21that a simple trip abroad

01:02:22would lead me

01:02:23to finding

01:02:24my biological parents.

01:02:27On the plane,

01:02:28a well-dressed woman

01:02:29seated next to me

01:02:30kept glancing

01:02:31in my direction.

01:02:32Out of politeness,

01:02:34I greeted her first,

01:02:35and we quickly

01:02:36fell into conversation.

01:02:38She told me

01:02:39she was part

01:02:40of the werewolf kind,

01:02:42a Chinese family

01:02:43settled in England.

01:02:44This trip back

01:02:45had been for one reason only,

01:02:47she was searching

01:02:48for her missing daughter.

01:02:50She and her husband

01:02:51had been running

01:02:52businesses overseas

01:02:53for years.

01:02:54When their youngest

01:02:55daughter was born,

01:02:57it happened to be

01:02:57during a full moon,

01:02:59and they were in China

01:03:00at the time.

01:03:01They decided

01:03:02to stay an extra month.

01:03:04and leave

01:03:04after the baby's

01:03:05one-month milestone.

01:03:07But the day

01:03:08before they were

01:03:09supposed to leave,

01:03:10their daughter

01:03:11disappeared.

01:03:12They called the police

01:03:14immediately,

01:03:15and searched

01:03:15with friends,

01:03:16but after an entire month,

01:03:18there was still

01:03:19no trace.

01:03:20The authorities

01:03:21believed the child

01:03:22had likely been trafficked,

01:03:24and the chances

01:03:24of finding her

01:03:25were slim.

01:03:26With their visas expiring,

01:03:28they had no choice

01:03:29but to leave the country.

01:03:31Even so,

01:03:32they never gave up.

01:03:34They entrusted

01:03:35friends in China

01:03:36to continue searching,

01:03:38and every year,

01:03:39they returned

01:03:39to that same city,

01:03:41staying for a full month

01:03:42to look for her.

01:03:44This was the 26th year.

01:03:47Everyone around them

01:03:48had urged them

01:03:49to let go,

01:03:50but they held on

01:03:51to the smallest thread

01:03:52of hope.

01:03:53This time,

01:03:54they had returned

01:03:55empty-handed once again.

01:03:57But when she saw me,

01:03:59she felt an unexplainable

01:04:01sense of familiarity.

01:04:02That was why

01:04:03she had kept looking at me.

01:04:06Strangely enough,

01:04:07I felt the same warmth

01:04:09from her.

01:04:10Without even realizing it,

01:04:12I began telling her

01:04:13about my past.

01:04:14When she learned

01:04:15I was an orphan,

01:04:17and that I came

01:04:17from the same city

01:04:18where her daughter

01:04:19had gone missing,

01:04:20her emotions

01:04:21became visibly

01:04:22stirred.

01:04:23She grasped

01:04:24my hands tightly,

01:04:26and asked if I would

01:04:27be willing to take

01:04:28a DNA test

01:04:29after we landed.

01:04:30Looking at the

01:04:31hopeful expressions

01:04:32on both her face

01:04:33and her husband's,

01:04:35I found myself

01:04:36nodding.

01:04:39The moment we got

01:04:41off the plane,

01:04:42they had their driver

01:04:43take us straight

01:04:44to the fastest

01:04:45GenCore lab available.

01:04:47The wait felt endless.

01:04:49But when the results

01:04:50finally came back,

01:04:51everything changed.

01:04:53I was their daughter.

01:04:55The moment they saw

01:04:57the confirmation,

01:04:58they pulled me

01:04:59into their arms

01:05:00and broke down

01:05:01in tears.

01:05:02And for the first time

01:05:03in my life,

01:05:04I understood something

01:05:06I had never known before.

01:05:07I was not unwanted.

01:05:10My parents loved me.

01:05:11They had spent 26 years

01:05:14searching for me.

01:05:16After asking for my opinion,

01:05:18they kept the name

01:05:19Phoenix for me,

01:05:20but added a first name.

01:05:22Lyra.

01:05:23From that moment on,

01:05:25I became Lyra Phoenix.

01:05:27Ever since they found out

01:05:29who I was,

01:05:30my mother refused

01:05:31to let go of my hand,

01:05:33her eyes filled with

01:05:34warmth and affection.

01:05:36Even my father,

01:05:37who carried himself

01:05:38with quiet restraint,

01:05:40couldn't hide the redness

01:05:41in his eyes

01:05:41as he looked at me.

01:05:44When we arrived

01:05:45at the estate,

01:05:46my mother led me

01:05:47eagerly to a bedroom door,

01:05:49like she had been waiting

01:05:50for this moment forever.

01:05:51Phoenix,

01:05:52your father and I

01:05:54have been waiting

01:05:54for you to come home.

01:05:56We've kept your room

01:05:57exactly as it was

01:05:58for 26 years.

01:05:59Now you're finally here,

01:06:01and it finally

01:06:02has its owner.

01:06:03Her voice trembled

01:06:05as she spoke.

01:06:06My father gently

01:06:07placed a hand

01:06:07on her shoulder,

01:06:08then nodded

01:06:09toward the door.

01:06:10Go on,

01:06:11take a look.

01:06:13See if you like

01:06:14what we prepared

01:06:14for you.

01:06:16A warmth spread

01:06:17through my chest,

01:06:18something I had

01:06:19never felt before.

01:06:21Family.

01:06:22I pushed open

01:06:23the heavy door.

01:06:25Inside was a beautifully

01:06:26styled European

01:06:27vintage bed.

01:06:29A window beside it

01:06:30looked out over

01:06:31the back garden,

01:06:32the view stretching

01:06:33peacefully into

01:06:34the distance.

01:06:36The entire room

01:06:37was covered

01:06:38in soft carpeting,

01:06:39and right in the center

01:06:40sat a neat stack

01:06:41of boxes.

01:06:45Curious,

01:06:46I asked,

01:06:46what's in these?

01:06:48My father stepped

01:06:49forward,

01:06:50picked one up,

01:06:51and handed it to me.

01:06:52Open it and see.

01:06:54I carefully

01:06:55unwrapped it.

01:06:56Inside

01:06:57was a diamond

01:06:58bracelet.

01:06:59A realization

01:07:00hit me instantly.

01:07:02I rushed

01:07:02to open the rest.

01:07:03A princess dress.

01:07:06A crown.

01:07:07A necklace.

01:07:09One after another.

01:07:11There were

01:07:12exactly

01:07:1226 items.

01:07:15No more,

01:07:16no less.

01:07:18My eyes burned

01:07:19as tears welled up.

01:07:21These were

01:07:21birthday gifts.

01:07:22Even when I

01:07:24wasn't with them,

01:07:25they had prepared

01:07:25one for me

01:07:26every single year,

01:07:28waiting for the day

01:07:29I would finally

01:07:29come home

01:07:30and open them.

01:07:32Growing up

01:07:33in the orphanage,

01:07:34the bullying

01:07:35had convinced me

01:07:36that no one

01:07:36in this world

01:07:37would ever love me.

01:07:39So when Cain

01:07:40entered my life

01:07:41like a blazing light,

01:07:42I fell for him

01:07:43without hesitation.

01:07:45But now

01:07:46I finally understood.

01:07:48Even when

01:07:48I didn't know it,

01:07:49my parents

01:07:50had always loved me.

01:07:52I stepped forward

01:07:53and wrapped

01:07:54my arms

01:07:55tightly around them.

01:07:56Mom,

01:07:57Dad,

01:07:58I'm home.

01:07:59My mom

01:08:00looked at me

01:08:01helplessly.

01:08:02Phoenix,

01:08:03I promise

01:08:04he's a good person.

01:08:06Just meet him once.

01:08:07If you don't like him,

01:08:09I'll find a way

01:08:10to call it off,

01:08:11okay?

01:08:12The first problem

01:08:13I faced after

01:08:14coming home

01:08:14turned out to be

01:08:15an arranged match.

01:08:17Back when my mom

01:08:19and her best friend

01:08:19were pregnant

01:08:20at the same time,

01:08:21they made a promise.

01:08:22If one had a boy

01:08:24and the other a girl,

01:08:25they would arrange

01:08:26a future match.

01:08:27If the children

01:08:28were the same gender,

01:08:29they would grow up

01:08:30like siblings.

01:08:31When they found out

01:08:32it was a boy

01:08:33and a girl,

01:08:34they were thrilled.

01:08:35They thought

01:08:36their friendship

01:08:37would turn into family.

01:08:38But not long after,

01:08:40I was taken.

01:08:41The arrangement

01:08:42was put on hold.

01:08:44A few days ago,

01:08:46after confirming

01:08:47that I was single,

01:08:48my mom and her friend

01:08:49brought it up again

01:08:50at the same time.

01:08:51The man was still

01:08:53single too.

01:08:53So the two mothers

01:08:55decided to revive

01:08:56the arrangement

01:08:57and let us meet.

01:09:00After five years

01:09:02in a failed relationship,

01:09:03I still hadn't

01:09:04fully recovered.

01:09:06The idea of starting

01:09:07something new

01:09:08made me uneasy.

01:09:09But I didn't want

01:09:10to tell my mom

01:09:11everything I had been through.

01:09:12I didn't want her to worry,

01:09:14so I agreed to meet him.

01:09:16I figured I would

01:09:17just explain things

01:09:19clearly in person.

01:09:20Even being friends

01:09:21would be fine.

01:09:22The moment I nodded,

01:09:24my mom lit up

01:09:25with excitement

01:09:26and immediately

01:09:27started setting a time,

01:09:29as if afraid

01:09:29something might change.

01:09:31The two mothers

01:09:32scheduled dinner

01:09:33for that very afternoon

01:09:34at the estate.

01:09:36By the afternoon,

01:09:37my mom had even

01:09:39called in a stylist

01:09:40to get me ready.

01:09:41I had no choice

01:09:42but to let her

01:09:43fuss over me.

01:09:45What I didn't expect

01:09:47was that when I finally

01:09:48met my so-called fiancé,

01:09:50I recognized him instantly.

01:09:54You?

01:09:56You?

01:09:57We spoke at the same time.

01:09:59I stared at the man

01:10:00in front of me,

01:10:01surprised.

01:10:01It was Vincent Gray.

01:10:04Vincent clearly

01:10:04hadn't expected it either.

01:10:06My mom and his mother

01:10:08exchanged a knowing look,

01:10:09smiles flickering

01:10:11across their faces

01:10:12as they quickly

01:10:12made excuses to leave,

01:10:14giving us space.

01:10:15For a moment,

01:10:16the large garden

01:10:17felt awkwardly quiet

01:10:19with just the two of us.

01:10:21Vincent broke

01:10:22the silence first.

01:10:24Aria,

01:10:24I didn't expect

01:10:26the daughter

01:10:26the Lyra family

01:10:27found to be you.

01:10:28We had gone

01:10:29to the same university

01:10:30back in China,

01:10:31studying in the same major.

01:10:33I nodded.

01:10:35Given the relationship

01:10:36between our families,

01:10:38he must have already

01:10:39heard what happened

01:10:40to me.

01:10:40There was no need

01:10:41to explain further.

01:10:43He hesitated slightly

01:10:45before speaking again.

01:10:47Aria,

01:10:49I remember

01:10:50your empathic sense.

01:10:52I instinctively

01:10:53touched the back

01:10:54of my neck.

01:10:55I had never told

01:10:56my parents about

01:10:57my weak empathic sense.

01:10:59I didn't want them

01:11:00to know how unhappy

01:11:01my childhood had been.

01:11:03It would only make

01:11:04them feel guilty.

01:11:05So I told him everything.

01:11:07My five-year relationship

01:11:09with Cain,

01:11:10how it ended,

01:11:10and how my empathic sense

01:11:12finally went through

01:11:13its awakening.

01:11:15At the end,

01:11:16I added quietly,

01:11:17Vincent,

01:11:18I need you to keep

01:11:20this between us.

01:11:21I don't want my parents

01:11:22to worry.

01:11:23He pretended to think

01:11:24for a moment,

01:11:25then said with a hint

01:11:27of reluctance,

01:11:28I can do that.

01:11:31But I have one condition.

01:11:35I blinked in surprise.

01:11:37I hadn't interacted

01:11:38with Vincent much before,

01:11:40but I remembered him

01:11:41as easygoing and kind.

01:11:43Still,

01:11:44I was asking him

01:11:45for a favor.

01:11:46It was only fair.

01:11:47What's the condition?

01:11:49He smiled,

01:11:51a playful glint

01:11:52in his eyes.

01:11:54Can I stop calling you

01:11:55Aria and call you

01:11:56Phoenix instead?

01:11:57And you don't have to

01:11:58call me Vincent

01:11:59so formally either.

01:12:00I hadn't expected

01:12:02something so simple.

01:12:03Ever since I changed

01:12:04my name,

01:12:05people around me

01:12:06had been calling me

01:12:07Phoenix.

01:12:08But somehow,

01:12:09hearing it from him

01:12:10felt different.

01:12:13Of course,

01:12:13Vincent.

01:12:15Thinking about

01:12:16the arranged match,

01:12:17I hesitated before

01:12:18finally gathering

01:12:19the courage to speak.

01:12:21Vincent,

01:12:24you already know

01:12:25I just came out

01:12:26of a failed relationship.

01:12:28I'm not ready for anything

01:12:30new right now.

01:12:32About the arrangement.

01:12:33I had assumed

01:12:34that me being an Omega

01:12:36might make him feel

01:12:37embarrassed or slighted,

01:12:38but his expression

01:12:39stayed calm.

01:12:40It's fine.

01:12:43I'll explain it to my mum.

01:12:46Honestly,

01:12:46on my way here,

01:12:47I was already thinking

01:12:48about how to bring this up,

01:12:51restrown this up,

01:12:52without affecting

01:12:53our family's relationship.

01:12:54He paused,

01:12:56then smiled.

01:12:57I didn't expect

01:12:58the Lyra family's

01:12:59daughter to be you.

01:13:01Even if we call off

01:13:03the arrangement,

01:13:04we can still be

01:13:05good friends, right?

01:13:06Relief washed over me.

01:13:08I smiled and nodded.

01:13:10Of course.

01:13:10Maybe it was because

01:13:12we had shared

01:13:12the same university,

01:13:14the same memories.

01:13:16Having just arrived

01:13:17in England,

01:13:18everything still

01:13:19felt unfamiliar.

01:13:20But with Vincent,

01:13:22I felt a sense of ease

01:13:23I hadn't expected.

01:13:25We started talking

01:13:26about the past,

01:13:27and I realized

01:13:28we had so many

01:13:29shared interests.

01:13:31Before long,

01:13:32we grew closer,

01:13:33even meeting up

01:13:34from time to time

01:13:35to hang out.

01:13:37One day,

01:13:38after feeding seagulls

01:13:39by the coast,

01:13:40Vincent walked me

01:13:41back home.

01:13:42We ended up

01:13:43standing by the front gate,

01:13:45laughing and talking

01:13:46about everything

01:13:47that had happened earlier.

01:13:48I don't know

01:13:49how long we stood there.

01:13:51Then,

01:13:51from behind me,

01:13:52I heard a familiar voice.

01:13:54Little wolf.

01:13:57After spotting

01:13:58a familiar figure

01:13:59in the news,

01:14:00Cain used every connection

01:14:02he had to track

01:14:03down her identity.

01:14:04Because the Lyra family

01:14:06had deep roots overseas

01:14:07while Cain remained

01:14:08in China,

01:14:09it took him half a month

01:14:11to finally uncover

01:14:12information about me.

01:14:14The moment he saw

01:14:15the photo from the banquet,

01:14:17he knew

01:14:18that was his little wolf.

01:14:21Even with a different name,

01:14:22he was certain,

01:14:23there was no mistaking it.

01:14:26He immediately began

01:14:28digging for the Lyra family's address.

01:14:30Once he confirmed it,

01:14:32he rushed to catch

01:14:32the earliest flight

01:14:33to England.

01:14:35On the way,

01:14:36he must have imagined

01:14:37countless scenarios

01:14:38of seeing me again.

01:14:40He thought the most likely outcome

01:14:42was that I would still be angry

01:14:44and refuse to speak to him.

01:14:46But that didn't matter.

01:14:48As long as he could see me,

01:14:50that would be enough.

01:14:51After experiencing my death,

01:14:53he had come to realize

01:14:55more than ever

01:14:56that he could not live without me.

01:14:58He planned to apologize sincerely,

01:15:01to promise that he would

01:15:02never be tempted

01:15:03by another Omega again.

01:15:05He even imagined

01:15:07that once I forgave him,

01:15:08he would hold

01:15:09an even grander mate ceremony,

01:15:12one that would surpass

01:15:13anything before it,

01:15:15and declare his love

01:15:16to the world.

01:15:17What he didn't expect

01:15:19was that when he finally

01:15:20saw me again,

01:15:22a month later,

01:15:23I was already standing

01:15:24beside another Alpha.

01:15:27Vincent and I had been talking,

01:15:29completely absorbed,

01:15:31for nearly an hour.

01:15:33Kane stood behind a wall

01:15:35like an intruder

01:15:35peeking into someone else's happiness.

01:15:37But the moment he saw

01:15:40that familiar figure,

01:15:42longing crashed over him

01:15:43like a tidal wave.

01:15:45Just before he could

01:15:46no longer hold it in,

01:15:48he finally called out

01:15:49the name he had been

01:15:50repeating in his mind.

01:15:52After nearly a month,

01:15:54he was seeing me again,

01:15:56alive.

01:15:57His eyes reddened,

01:15:58his voice unsteady.

01:16:00Little Wolf,

01:16:01I finally found you.

01:16:03You're not dead.

01:16:05You're really here.

01:16:09He instinctively ignored

01:16:10the Alpha,

01:16:11standing beside me.

01:16:13The moment I heard

01:16:15that familiar voice,

01:16:16I let out a quiet sigh.

01:16:18I had always known

01:16:20the fake death

01:16:20wouldn't fool Kane forever.

01:16:22I just hadn't expected him

01:16:25to track me down

01:16:26in England this quickly.

01:16:28I gave Vincent a subtle look,

01:16:30signaling him to leave first.

01:16:32Then I turned around,

01:16:33my expression cold

01:16:35as I looked straight at Kane.

01:16:37Why are you here?

01:16:39Area is dead.

01:16:40I'm Phoenix now.

01:16:43Kane finally recalled

01:16:44everything he had learned

01:16:45over the past two weeks.

01:16:47His little wolf

01:16:49was never an orphan.

01:16:50I was Phoenix,

01:16:52the lost daughter

01:16:53of the Lyra family,

01:16:54their most cherished child.

01:16:56Little Wolf.

01:16:57No, Phoenix.

01:16:59I know I was wrong.

01:17:02I've already dealt

01:17:03with the beta.

01:17:04The child is gone too.

01:17:07Can you forgive me?

01:17:09With his intelligence,

01:17:11it didn't take much

01:17:12to figure out

01:17:13that the body

01:17:13at the mate ceremony

01:17:14had been staged.

01:17:16It was nothing more

01:17:17than my way of escaping

01:17:18after my heart

01:17:19had already died.

01:17:21Now that he had

01:17:22finally found me again,

01:17:24the person he had thought

01:17:25about day and night,

01:17:26he was determined

01:17:27to apologize

01:17:27and beg for forgiveness.

01:17:30I let out a quiet laugh.

01:17:32I had seen with my own eyes

01:17:34how he treated the beta.

01:17:36And now he could dismiss

01:17:38everything so easily,

01:17:39saying he had taken care

01:17:41of her and the pup

01:17:42as if it meant nothing.

01:17:44I used to think

01:17:45he had simply transferred

01:17:46his love from me

01:17:47to someone else.

01:17:49Now,

01:17:50I understood the truth.

01:17:52He was rotten to the core.

01:17:54He didn't truly love anyone.

01:17:57Only himself.

01:17:58Cain,

01:17:59I regret ever loving you.

01:18:01Those few simple words drained

01:18:03all the color

01:18:04from Cain's face.

01:18:06He couldn't understand it.

01:18:08For five years,

01:18:09we had been so in love.

01:18:11We had been happy.

01:18:12How could I regret it now?

01:18:14And that word regret,

01:18:16did it mean

01:18:17I didn't love him anymore?

01:18:21The thought alone

01:18:23made his chest tighten

01:18:24with Cain.

01:18:25No.

01:18:26That couldn't be true.

01:18:28It had only been a month.

01:18:30How could I have stopped

01:18:31loving him so quickly?

01:18:33In his mind,

01:18:34I was still angry.

01:18:36I just hadn't forgiven him yet.

01:18:38Cain stepped forward,

01:18:40reaching for my hand,

01:18:42wanting to explain.

01:18:43Before he could touch me,

01:18:45I took a step back,

01:18:46putting distance between us.

01:18:49The hurt in his expression

01:18:50was obvious,

01:18:51but he quickly

01:18:52tried to explain himself.

01:18:55Phoenix,

01:18:55I don't mean anything else.

01:18:57I just,

01:18:58I just want to explain.

01:19:00Believe me,

01:19:01I've only ever loved you.

01:19:05I never had real feelings

01:19:06for that beta.

01:19:09Can you forgive me

01:19:10and come back with me?

01:19:12I promise,

01:19:13there will never be

01:19:14another Omega around me again.

01:19:16I swear,

01:19:17I'll only love you.

01:19:19We can have an even

01:19:20grander mate ceremony.

01:19:22By the end,

01:19:24there was a flicker

01:19:25of hope in his eyes.

01:19:26I didn't react.

01:19:28My expression

01:19:29remained cold.

01:19:31Five years ago,

01:19:32when you got together with me,

01:19:33you made the same promise.

01:19:35You said you would

01:19:36only love me.

01:19:38And you still cheated.

01:19:40I won't believe you again.

01:19:43And I will never forgive you.

01:19:46You should leave.

01:19:48Don't come back.

01:19:50When I first discovered

01:19:52his betrayal,

01:19:53the pain had been unbearable.

01:19:55There was even a moment

01:19:56when I hesitated.

01:19:58Because he still treated me

01:20:00the same as before,

01:20:01I thought maybe I could

01:20:03pretend nothing had happened.

01:20:05Maybe we could complete

01:20:07the mate bond.

01:20:08And he would continue

01:20:09to treat me well.

01:20:11Maybe he would keep

01:20:13the other Omega

01:20:14out of my sight.

01:20:15But after lie,

01:20:17after lie,

01:20:18after seeing him

01:20:19entangled with the beta,

01:20:20with my own eyes,

01:20:22I realized

01:20:23I couldn't do it.

01:20:24I couldn't live

01:20:25like nothing had happened.

01:20:28What I wanted

01:20:29had always been

01:20:30something real.

01:20:31A love

01:20:32that was honest.

01:20:35And once Cain tainted

01:20:37that love,

01:20:38I no longer wanted it.

01:20:40Back then,

01:20:41I had already

01:20:42made my decision.

01:20:43I would never

01:20:44forgive him.

01:20:45I turned to leave.

01:20:47But Cain

01:20:48wasn't ready

01:20:49to give up.

01:20:50In a moment of panic,

01:20:52he grabbed my wrist.

01:20:55Little wolf,

01:20:56I swear.

01:20:57My heart

01:20:58has always belonged to you.

01:20:59You're the only one I love.

01:21:01I pulled free

01:21:03from his grip

01:21:03and looked at him.

01:21:05The urgency

01:21:05and sincerity

01:21:06on his face

01:21:07didn't seem fake.

01:21:09But I only let out

01:21:10a soft,

01:21:11humorless laugh.

01:21:13Love me?

01:21:15You talked about

01:21:16the beta

01:21:16with your friends

01:21:17right in front of me.

01:21:20Was that love?

01:21:23You had my mate

01:21:24ceremony designer

01:21:25make a dress for her.

01:21:27Was that love?

01:21:30You snuck downstairs

01:21:31in the middle of the night

01:21:32to see her

01:21:33while I was asleep.

01:21:33Was that love?

01:21:35If that's your version

01:21:36of love,

01:21:37it's cheap.

01:21:38I don't want it.

01:21:40With every word

01:21:42Cain's

01:21:42face grew paler.

01:21:44By the end

01:21:45he looked like

01:21:46he could barely stand.

01:21:47My words cut into him

01:21:49like a blade,

01:21:50tearing his heart apart

01:21:51piece by piece.

01:21:53Never in his life

01:21:54had Cain

01:21:55hated himself

01:21:56this much.

01:21:56If he had never

01:21:57gotten involved

01:21:58with the beta

01:21:59in the first place,

01:22:00none of this

01:22:01would have happened.

01:22:05Cain's voice

01:22:06trembled slightly.

01:22:07Little wolf,

01:22:08are you really

01:22:09never going to

01:22:10forgive me?

01:22:11I nodded

01:22:12without hesitation.

01:22:14That's right.

01:22:15Never.

01:22:16I didn't wait

01:22:17to see his reaction.

01:22:19I turned

01:22:20and walked inside.

01:22:22The next day,

01:22:24Vincent and I

01:22:25had plans

01:22:25to attend a concert.

01:22:27Ever since my

01:22:28empathic sense

01:22:29went through

01:22:30its awakening,

01:22:31I had grown

01:22:32especially sensitive

01:22:33to emotions.

01:22:35The calm of nature,

01:22:36the intensity

01:22:37of music,

01:22:38the sincerity

01:22:39or deceit

01:22:40in people's voices.

01:22:41Vincent happened

01:22:42to be a huge fan

01:22:43of classical music

01:22:45and every time

01:22:46I went to a concert

01:22:47with him,

01:22:47I learned something new.

01:22:52Cain's stood

01:22:52outside the estate

01:22:53the entire night.

01:22:55My words from yesterday

01:22:57echoed endlessly

01:22:58in his mind.

01:22:59What once felt like relief

01:23:01after his first time

01:23:02with the beta

01:23:03had now come back

01:23:04like a blade,

01:23:05striking him full force.

01:23:07Still,

01:23:08he wanted one more chance.

01:23:10He refused

01:23:11to believe

01:23:12that five years

01:23:13of love

01:23:13could be erased

01:23:14so completely.

01:23:16After getting

01:23:17Vincent's message,

01:23:18I headed downstairs,

01:23:20humming like

01:23:20a carefree bird.

01:23:22My mom,

01:23:23who was having breakfast,

01:23:25teased me

01:23:25when she saw me.

01:23:27Who was the one

01:23:27who said they

01:23:28didn't want to meet him?

01:23:29Now it looks like

01:23:30you can't wait

01:23:31to see him every day.

01:23:32I'd say this match

01:23:33is looking pretty promising.

01:23:34Mom,

01:23:35we're just friends.

01:23:37But for some reason,

01:23:38I felt my cheeks

01:23:39warm.

01:23:41I quickly ran out the door.

01:23:43The tickets for today's

01:23:44concert were hard to get

01:23:46and Vincent had told me

01:23:48that one of his

01:23:48favorite cellists

01:23:49would be performing.

01:23:51The moment I stepped outside,

01:23:53I saw Kane standing

01:23:55off to the side,

01:23:56completely still.

01:23:57I acted as if

01:23:59I hadn't seen him

01:24:00and ran straight

01:24:01toward Vincent.

01:24:03He was holding a sandwich

01:24:05and handed it to me naturally.

01:24:07My mom asked me

01:24:08to bring this for you.

01:24:10I took a bite.

01:24:14My eyes lighting up.

01:24:16Aunt Grace's cooking

01:24:17is as amazing as ever.

01:24:20Come on,

01:24:20we're gonna be late.

01:24:22You still haven't told me

01:24:24who else is performing today.

01:24:26Kane remained where he was,

01:24:28watching as I walked

01:24:29farther and farther away.

01:24:32The moment I stepped out,

01:24:33he had wanted to call out to me

01:24:35to try one last time.

01:24:38But then,

01:24:39he saw the light in my eyes.

01:24:41That bright,

01:24:42eager happiness.

01:24:44It was a look

01:24:45he knew all too well.

01:24:47Back when we were together,

01:24:49I used to look at him

01:24:50like that all the time.

01:24:51But now,

01:24:52he hadn't seen it

01:24:54in nearly two months.

01:24:58When he thought back

01:24:59to the days

01:25:00before I staged my death,

01:25:02he realized something.

01:25:04Back then,

01:25:05my eyes had been empty,

01:25:07like still water

01:25:08without a ripple.

01:25:09Nothing could stir

01:25:10any emotion in me.

01:25:12And yet,

01:25:13at the beginning

01:25:14of our relationship,

01:25:15I had looked at him

01:25:17the way I had just

01:25:18looked at Vincent.

01:25:20That was when

01:25:21he finally understood.

01:25:23What this relationship

01:25:25had left me with

01:25:26was nothing but pain.

01:25:27He had no right

01:25:29to ask for my forgiveness anymore.

01:25:31He booked a flight

01:25:32back home

01:25:33that same afternoon.

01:25:34Before leaving,

01:25:36he realized

01:25:37he didn't have

01:25:37my current number,

01:25:39so he borrowed

01:25:40a piece of paper

01:25:40and a pen

01:25:41from a passerby

01:25:42and wrote a message.

01:25:44He placed it

01:25:45somewhere visible

01:25:46by the gate.

01:25:48After one last look

01:25:49at the place

01:25:50where I would spend

01:25:50the rest of my life,

01:25:53he got into the car

01:25:54and left.

01:25:58A gust of wind

01:25:59lifted the paper

01:26:00into the air.

01:26:05On it,

01:26:06there was only

01:26:07one sentence.

01:26:09Little wolf,

01:26:10please let me call you

01:26:11that a last time.

01:26:12Little wolf,

01:26:13please let me call you

01:26:14that a last time.

01:26:15I'm sorry.

01:26:15I wish you

01:26:17a lifetime of happiness.

01:26:19Spring in England.

01:26:20Vincent and I

01:26:22walked through

01:26:22the rose garden

01:26:23at Ashford Manor.

01:26:25Phoenix,

01:26:26Vincent said

01:26:27stopping in his tracks.

01:26:28His expression

01:26:29was more serious

01:26:30than I had ever

01:26:31seen before.

01:26:32I know you're

01:26:33not ready right now,

01:26:34but I want you to know

01:26:35if one day you're

01:26:36willing to believe

01:26:37in love again.

01:26:39I'll be here waiting.

01:26:40I looked at him,

01:26:42warmth spreading

01:26:43through my chest.

01:26:44Maybe,

01:26:45one day,

01:26:46I would believe

01:26:47in love again.

01:26:49But for now,

01:26:50I was content.

01:26:52Loved by my parents.

01:26:54Surrounded by friends.

01:26:56Running freely

01:26:57under the moonlight.

01:26:58Feeling the breeze

01:27:00and breathing in

01:27:01the scent of flowers.

01:27:03I am Phoenix

01:27:04and I have risen

01:27:06from the ashes.

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