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01:01We don't exist
01:06Saying hostess
01:09He doesn't even ask him. It's over, he won't get anything.
01:11We are here to help Lyra.
01:13This was a lot of nonsense.
01:18Kaln was a sodomite, Kaln Kaln Kaln.
01:20Amani, there is an opportunity for a worker and an excuse for time; he has a will at home.
01:26She wanted it for years and years.
01:28But Kiln had no will.
01:31She only wanted him from the house because he was a sodomite.
01:36I will confirm every cold thing for that.
01:38To believe him
01:39If every absolute loved him
01:42I said, "Yes, thank you."
01:43If he takes it
01:43If you want
01:43I took
01:44and pure
01:48and pure
01:49To this day
01:50yet
01:51He stands
01:52It is a model
01:52I didn't stand
01:5480%
01:56Therefore
01:56that it
01:57It wasn't
01:58100%
01:59It was not possible
02:00From him
02:00that it
02:00I stand
02:00Mahawy
02:01He has
02:03His
02:03I stand
02:04We will torture
02:06We will torture
02:06Mahawy
02:06I stopped messaging Caelan after that call.
02:09A week later, he messaged first.
02:12I've sent a physician to check you.
02:14I'm not sick.
02:15The housekeeper said you've been distracted.
02:17You stopped shopping.
02:18Are you well?
02:19I'm fine.
02:21Fine.
02:22Before, I'd boldly say I loved him or wanted him.
02:26Now I said nothing.
02:28Caelan typed long, then sent.
02:32I'm coming home tomorrow.
02:36So soon?
02:37No need to rush.
02:38I'm fine.
02:39Focus on your duty.
02:39The kingdom needs you.
02:40Don't worry about us.
02:45Caelan didn't reply.
02:46Half an hour later, he walked in.
02:49He looked like he'd raced through a storm to get to me.
02:52He didn't even take off his uniform.
02:54He pressed his hand to my forehead.
02:56Temperature is normal.
02:57Breathing is normal.
02:59Scent normal.
03:01You're not sick?
03:02I keep telling you I'm fine.
03:04Then why have you stopped going out?
03:06Your favorite brand drops new parses every Monday.
03:09You used to come home loaded with bags.
03:12Trying to save you some money.
03:14Whatever you spend, I can earn back.
03:16We didn't marry for me to Prince Penny.
03:17I couldn't tell him that we would be divorced soon enough.
03:21In the silence, Caelan swept me into his arms toward the bedroom.
03:25You always wanted me to wear this uniform while we do something.
03:28Let's do it today.
03:29Just this once.
03:30No, no!
03:32You must be exhausted from work.
03:34I'd be a beast if I jumped all over you the minute you walked through the door.
03:38You rest.
03:38I'm not that thirsty.
03:39I'll cook for you.
03:40I scurried to the kitchen.
03:42Glancing back, I saw Caelan standing still.
03:45His expression was lost.
03:47A moment later, he followed me to the kitchen.
03:51An urgent matter arose.
03:53I have to go back.
03:55Go ahead.
03:56I'll return as soon as I'm done.
03:58Don't rush.
03:59Handle your duties.
04:00Since you're cooking yourself, I have to enjoy this meal.
04:07Shall I make it and bring it over?
04:09You're...
04:10You're always running back and forth.
04:11It's too much.
04:13Very well.
04:15I intended it as an excuse, but he accepted.
04:18Was he not feeling well?
04:20As he left, I handed the cooking to the chef.
04:23When the meal was ready, I headed to headquarters.
04:26The building was massive.
04:29Radiating the same suffocating pressure as Caelan.
04:33Meet me at the old spot.
04:35Send your adjunct to pick this up.
04:36Come inside.
04:39I've authorized your entry.
04:41Isn't that wrong?
04:42This is top secret.
04:44No outsiders allowed in.
04:45It's fine.
04:46No one will dare to stop you.
04:48I usually wait at the gate.
04:54Just come in.
04:55Perhaps I was mistaken, but his voice sounded softer.
04:59I braced myself and walked in.
05:02Every eye in the building turned to me.
05:05The draconic guards were in their element here.
05:08A human in these halls was an anomaly.
05:11Hey, how did you get in?
05:12Are the guards slacking?
05:13Upon learning I was Caelan's wife, they peered at me with contempt.
05:18Just her?
05:19I caught their disdain.
05:21Caelan's marriage was clearly a joke to them.
05:27Fine, you weren't supposed to eat with me.
05:29How could you forget again?
05:30Sorry, I got caught up at work.
05:31What kind of excuse is that?
05:33It was Isolde, a lovely siren, whose real shape is a nightingale.
05:38That if not for the 100% match, she would have been his partner.
05:44Caelan was listening to Isolde's tantrum when his nostrils flared.
05:51You're here.
05:54I must clarify, the situation isn't what you think.
05:57My apologies.
05:58I'll leave you to it.
05:59I'm off.
06:01Caelan, if you're busy, don't worry about coming home tonight.
06:03I won't leave the lights on.
06:09The data is still being restored, but he definitely has one.
06:12Understood.
06:13I think I know who it is.
06:15Fix it faster.
06:16Your efficiency is a disaster.
06:17Can't you work overtime?
06:19Miss Lyra, your data restoration is almost complete.
06:22I will send your 100% matches info immediately.
06:25Fine.
06:27I spent the evening in solitary bliss.
06:31Unexpectedly, Caelan returned.
06:35Why are you back?
06:38This is my home.
06:39Can't I come home?
06:41I didn't mean that.
06:43Lyra, there's nothing between Islot and me.
06:46It was never like that.
06:47She's just a comrade.
06:49Today's her birthday.
06:50She invited me, and I thought it was a group dinner.
06:52I lost track of time, so she came looking for me.
06:55It's no big deal.
06:57You stood her up.
06:58Did you apologize properly?
07:00I don't know her, but girls are all the same.
07:02Just sweet talk to her.
07:03She'll get over it.
07:04Do you like that too?
07:08I don't need cattling.
07:09I'm fine.
07:18Wait.
07:18The protection.
07:20What?
07:23A condom.
07:24When did you buy this?
07:26Today.
07:27Why?
07:29Haven't you always wanted a child?
07:30I've changed my mind.
07:32I'm young.
07:33Let's wait.
07:33You've been really weird lately.
07:36Have I?
07:38Yes.
07:40You used to make the first move every time.
07:42But tonight, no matter how I kissed you, you just shut down.
07:46You used to call me my non-stop love.
07:48Bug me at work.
07:50Tease me about my muscles.
07:51Now you only use my name.
07:53What's going on with you?
07:55Kaylin, I want a divorce.
07:57What?
07:58Why?
08:00I don't think we're right for each other.
08:02Our status, our backgrounds, they just don't match.
08:06The compatibility bond says we're perfect together.
08:10But compatibility isn't absolute.
08:12It's just data.
08:13And we are real people.
08:15You and I can't just settle for some number.
08:17Settle?
08:20So, that's how you see it.
08:22His eyes darkened right away.
08:24The draconic horns that had started to show slowly retreated.
08:29Kaylin stood up and started getting dressed.
08:30I need some space.
08:32He left for the balcony without another word.
08:35Under the moonlight, he had forgotten to retract the tail.
08:38It hung loose behind.
08:40When I was young, I had a dog.
08:42When it was happy, its tail would wag.
08:45When it was sad, it would hang just like that.
08:48Kaylin was miserable.
08:49Perhaps the divorce request was too sudden.
08:52For a high commander, a perfect, stable marriage was part of his prestige.
08:57Suddenly ending it would bring a torrent of political pressure.
09:01When Kaylin returned, he asked again,
09:03Are you sure you want a divorce?
09:05Yes.
09:06But no rush.
09:07I'll go along with whatever you arrange.
09:10It'll take some time, True.
09:12My father's birthday dinner is in a few days.
09:15Come with me.
09:16Don't upset him.
09:17We'll talk about everything else after.
09:19That's fine.
09:21I can do that.
09:21So, everything you said before, was it all a lie?
09:26What?
09:27I didn't hear that.
09:29Nothing.
09:30Go to sleep.
09:31Good night.
09:31He turned and walked out of the bedroom.
09:33The Covenant sent over the data on my real match.
09:36Like me, he was human.
09:38His name was Dorian, a young, genius scientist.
09:42He was nearly Kaylin's height and build.
09:45In this world of powerful beastmen,
09:47he earned his high status and fortune with his brilliant mind alone.
09:51The file had his contact info,
09:54which meant he already knew I existed.
09:57They only leave their details if one side is willing to recognize the other.
10:01But I didn't reach out to Dorian.
10:03I was still Kaylin's wife.
10:05I didn't want to make things messy.
10:07Besides, I would eventually return to my own world.
10:10No need to write more tragedy into my story.
10:14On the weekend, Kaylin came to pick me up for the banquet.
10:18You'll have to put up with some things today.
10:20We have to act like we're deeply in love.
10:23Don't worry.
10:25My eyes will be only for you.
10:26One more thing.
10:28My brother's coming back.
10:30Do you have a brother?
10:32Why have you never mentioned him?
10:34He's my half-brother.
10:36My mother's son from her first marriage.
10:38He's human.
10:40Human?
10:41We reached the estate.
10:43His father had a powerful figure,
10:46And the bank was filled with high society.
10:49I held on to Kaylin's arm, ignoring all the stars.
10:53Kaylin, is this your 100% match?
10:56What does a perfect bond feel like?
11:00Tell us.
11:01Right.
11:0270% is already rare enough.
11:04I'd rather not say.
11:06I'd hate to make you jealous.
11:07You're such a tease.
11:09But honestly, we're all envious.
11:11They say real soulmates feel something physical the second they meet.
11:15Yeah, a sudden spark.
11:17A racing heart.
11:18Is that what it's like?
11:19It was the first time I'd heard that.
11:21I thought back to the first time I met Kaylin.
11:24None of that had happened.
11:27If he hadn't felt it either,
11:29Wouldn't he have figured out the data was wrong?
11:32I looked up at him, but his face was totally calm.
11:36It's more than that.
11:37It's an overwhelming urge to possess the other, or be possessed.
11:42His words trailed off, and he lowered his head, watching me.
11:46The banquet began.
11:47The host stepped onto the stage.
11:50I have called you here for an urgent announcement.
11:53My wife passed away a long time ago.
11:56Before she married me, she had a son.
11:58After she passed away, her eldest son stayed with his grandmother.
12:02He came to live with us after my mother-in-law died.
12:06All these years later, we've grown as close as real father and son.
12:10Today, I officially declare him a true member of the family of Ashwarren.
12:15Kaylin seemed to have expected this.
12:17Doesn't this bother you?
12:21Bother me?
12:22He's human, yet he's to be your brother.
12:24My mother was human.
12:26You are human.
12:27His candor surprised me.
12:29Come, Dorian.
12:30Come meet everyone.
12:31At the sound of his name, my mind went blank.
12:35The air seemed to shift.
12:36I looked up and saw him.
12:39Dorian.
12:40My true 100% match.
12:43Dorian's gaze cut through the crowd, locking straight onto me.
12:47In that split second, my heart seized.
12:50Every cell in me screaming to merge with him.
12:54But it was only a flicker.
12:56I was human.
12:57And humans had the will to master their basic instincts.
13:01Dorian's eyes fell on my arm, still entwined with Kaylin's.
13:05His face was unreadable.
13:07He had control over himself as well.
13:09The patriarch guided Dorian through the crowd until they reached us.
13:14Three years, brother.
13:16You've grown.
13:16Are you almost 1.9 meters tall now?
13:18Nearly.
13:191.89.
13:20You locked yourself away for three years for your research and didn't even come home.
13:24But I am back now.
13:25This is Lyra, my wife.
13:27I invited you to the wedding, but you were too busy.
13:30My bad.
13:31I'll make it up to you with three drinks.
13:33Fair enough.
13:34I'll drink with you today.
13:35Lyra, you don't mind?
13:37Go ahead.
13:38Don't worry about me.
13:38After a few rounds of wine, Dorian's faint, ethereal scent seemed to seep into my bones.
13:45I excused myself to the terrace for air.
13:47The cool breeze cleared my head.
13:50Moments later, footsteps approached.
13:52It was Dorian.
13:53Lyra.
13:55May I call you that?
13:56I was always curious why my soulmate never contacted me.
13:59Seeing you now, I understand.
14:01I laughed awkwardly.
14:03The Covenant messed up the data.
14:04I thought I was a perfect match with Caelan.
14:06I see.
14:07It isn't the first time they've made a mistake.
14:09But Caelan doesn't know, does he?
14:11We should keep it between us.
14:13He doesn't?
14:14Dorian raised an eyebrow.
14:16I had to admit, back in my original world, Dorian would have been my ideal type.
14:22The Covenant is panicking over how to break it to him.
14:26Dorian scoffed.
14:27How incompetent.
14:29Sounds like they've never been crushed by the grind of a real career.
14:32Exactly!
14:32If I were their boss, I'd make them work 996 schedules.
14:35At their efficiency, even 007 wouldn't save them.
14:38Wait.
14:40You know that too?
14:41How could you?
14:43I thought you grew up here.
14:44Maybe I didn't even get here as early as you did.
14:48When did you come here?
14:49Five years ago.
14:50You?
14:51Dorian's polished facade cracked.
14:54A while before that.
14:55His posture is relaxing.
14:56How have you been holding up in this draconic hellhole?
14:58It's insane.
15:00I want to go home.
15:01Soon.
15:02What?
15:03The human world and the Beastmen world exist in separate spatial dimensions.
15:06My father brought me here.
15:08I've been doing this research to find a way to travel between the two realms.
15:11The results are promising.
15:13We should be able to return shortly.
15:15Dorian!
15:16My God!
15:17Are you a saint?
15:18Just a little bit of science.
15:20It's all in the math.
15:21Dorian flashed a hand gesture from our original world.
15:24Back home, I was the youngest researcher published in the journals.
15:28Was it you?
15:30I saw your headlines!
15:32I remembered a brilliant young prodigy whose face was plastered everywhere.
15:38Now, the pride of the scientific world sat before me, plotting our escape.
15:45Lila, there you are.
15:47Kaelin stepped out of the darkness.
15:49Kaelin's demeanor had shifted from gentle to icy.
15:53His eyes were the golden slitted pupils of a black dragon.
15:58He fixed on Dorian with predatory intent.
16:01Dorian didn't flinch.
16:02Lila and I were just reminiscing.
16:04Father is still waiting for you.
16:06Feel free to visit my lab whenever you like.
16:11Get him away from you.
16:13Kaelin pulled me against him.
16:15His hand gripped where Dorian had just brushed.
16:19What were you talking about?
16:21You seemed quite happy.
16:24Just some lab work.
16:25His voice was calm.
16:27Are you going to his laboratory?
16:29But the air around them crackled with tension.
16:32I gritted my teeth, forcing myself to remain calm.
16:36I... perhaps...
16:38It was the first time I truly felt the sheer, terrifying power of the dragon.
16:44He was human-shaped.
16:46Yet I could almost feel his invisible claws grazing my skin, marking me as his property.
16:53His possessiveness had erupted.
16:56I knew it was not love.
16:59Visiting Dorian's laboratory was non-negotiable.
17:02I needed to see that machine.
17:04My only ticket back to my own world.
17:06The moment Kaelin left for his duties the next morning, I slipped out.
17:11Dorian walked me through his research.
17:13His words igniting a flicker of hope in my chest.
17:17Time vanished in that sterile alchemical space.
17:21It wasn't until dusk.
17:22I realized my phone was flooded with Kaelin's missed calls and messages.
17:28Still texting Kaelin?
17:31Yes.
17:32You said he wasn't exactly warm.
17:34What changed?
17:35Who knows?
17:36Probably the possessiveness of a dragon in his prime.
17:40Dorian dimmed the lab lights, and we stepped out together.
17:44We ran into Kaelin the second we reached the ground floor.
17:48He'd been waiting there for hours.
17:50His eyes were bloodshot.
17:51My scout said you were here.
17:53I didn't want to believe it, but it's true.
17:56I'm sorry.
17:57I didn't check my phone.
18:05Enough.
18:06Can we go home?
18:08I followed him silently, my mind still racing with the schematics I'd seen.
18:14Laya, I can't accompany you home today.
18:16What a pity.
18:17Come back tomorrow.
18:18I have more to show you.
18:19Kaelin instantly went into defensive mode.
18:22She won't be coming back.
18:24That remains to be seen.
18:26Dorian met his murderous gaze with a faint, mocking smile.
18:33Kaelin, you once invited me to your estate.
18:35I'd love to see where you and Lyra live.
18:38It's not convenient.
18:39My apologies.
18:40I didn't realize.
18:42I suppose I don't have a home to visit anymore, do I?
18:45My parents are gone.
18:47Dorian winked at me, feigning hurt.
18:50Lyra, babe?
18:50Is he always this stifling?
18:54Is that name yours to use?
18:56The atmosphere turned explosive.
18:59Kaelin's eyes shifted into vertical slits.
19:03Just a joke, Kaelin.
19:04With such a possessive grip, what will you do if she's stolen away?
19:08That will never happen.
19:11I love Lyra.
19:13And she loves me.
19:15The word love catching in his throat.
19:18Dorian chuckled.
19:20I envy you.
19:23Though the Covenant told me I also have a hundred percent soul match.
19:26His eyes were locked on mine.
19:28A clear challenge.
19:30Kaelin stepped forward, shielding me with his large armored frame.
19:35Darian, I would not hesitate to kill you right here.
19:39I finally snapped back to my senses and tugged at Kaelin's sleeve.
19:44Let's go home.
19:45We finally dragged Kaelin away.
19:47Lyra, you shouldn't have met him behind my back.
19:52Why?
19:53You are my wife.
19:55Yet you spent an entire day alone in a confined space with another male.
19:59The very air in the car shifted.
20:02I could feel his emotional collapse.
20:04He was bordering on insanity, trying to suppress the image of us together.
20:09We're getting a divorce, aren't we?
20:11We agreed to discuss it after the banquet.
20:14Do you really want to leave?
20:16Because of him?
20:17Not because of him.
20:19But I have my reasons.
20:20I had only wanted a divorce because of the data error.
20:24Now, I wanted to go home.
20:26If he didn't love me, I should free him before I vanished.
20:30Kaelin fell silent.
20:32I thought he was already drawing up the divorce papers.
20:35But the moment we got home, he pushed me into the bathroom.
20:39What are you doing?
20:42A bath.
20:43You're covered by his scent.
20:45It has to be washed off.
20:47These clothes are going too.
20:49I can do it myself.
20:51I can do it myself.
20:53I can't trust anyone but myself.
20:55Kaelin scrubbed me with obsessive force, the shower soaking his dress shirt.
21:00He was losing control.
21:02His students were fully draconic.
21:04The heat radiating from him meant he'd entered his mating rut early.
21:08all because of jealousy.
21:10When we finished, he tossed a set of clothes at me.
21:14It was the exact set I'd planned to wear to reduce him the day the data changed.
21:18He forced me into them without a word.
21:21I had underestimated the terrifying power of a dragon in rut.
21:29I tried to push him away.
21:33Go change yourself.
21:35Kaelin left, only to return in his crisp, forbidden military uniform,
21:41As he dragged me back into the abyss.
21:54You're hiding something from me.
22:06Hot tears landing on my skin.
22:18You were so happy talking to him.
22:22Will you be with him after the divorce?
22:27Can we not get divorced?
22:30The night ended with me passing out.
22:32The night ended in my unconsciousness.
22:35When I woke up, Kaelin was still there,
22:37kneeling to help me pull on my stockings.
22:40My lower back is ached.
22:41And the air was thick with the shame and ecstasy of the night before.
22:47I was about to speak when his phone buzzed.
22:49The voice of his adjutant came through.
22:53Commander, there's a complication.
22:55Keep it under control.
22:56I'm on my way back.
22:57No, sir.
22:58It's about your compatibility report.
23:00Kaelin finally got the report.
23:03He crushed the two sheets of paper in his grip,
23:06his dragon fire flickering in his eyes.
23:08The Covenant's headquarters had been purged.
23:12The staff stood like trembling quail.
23:15Twenty minutes ago,
23:16Kaelin's data had been fully restored.
23:19An intern had sent the report to his adjutant.
23:22The secret the Covenant had fought to bury
23:25was now laid bare.
23:27I was Kaelin's 100% match.
23:31But he was only 80% to me.
23:35Simultaneously,
23:36Kaelin saw my report.
23:38It clearly stated my perfect match was Dorian.
23:42The elder director sat in his chair,
23:44sweating profusely.
23:47Commander,
23:48The fault is mine alone.
23:50I'll pull my own life support plug
23:52if that buys your forgiveness.
23:54Kaelin stared at him.
23:56Don't touch the plug.
23:57I have questions.
23:59Anything, sir.
24:00Where do I fall short in those 20%?
24:02The room fell into an eerie silence.
24:05No one had expected him to be so clinical.
24:08Must I say it?
24:09It has to do with your private biology.
24:12Speak.
24:16Our comparative analysis suggests that for Lyra,
24:19your physical constitution is simply too overwhelming.
24:23Meaning?
24:23If you were to release your full draconic potential
24:26In terms of size and stamina,
24:28Lyra simply cannot withstand it.
24:30Last night, blinded by jealousy,
24:33He had lost all restraint.
24:35I hadn't just fallen asleep.
24:38I had blacked out.
24:40Anything else?
24:41Nothing.
24:42That is the only discrepancy that lowered the score to 80%.
24:49And him?
24:50How does he reach 100%?
24:52Besides?
24:54That?
24:56I have never seen such an anomaly.
24:59It seems...
25:00It seems...
25:02He and Lyra share a near-identical genetic sequence.
25:05They originated from the same realm.
25:07That is the true source of the 100% match.
25:10Are they blood-related?
25:12No, no.
25:13You misunderstand.
25:14They simply share the same origin.
25:16Kaylin turned his gaze to me.
25:18My mind raced,
25:20readying an excuse about being
25:22Hometown friends with Dorian.
25:24But he asked nothing.
25:31Back home, Kaylin sat on the balcony,
25:33brooding in the dark.
25:37So this is why you asked for a divorce?
25:39Because you found a human with higher compatibility?
25:42I walked over, trying to laugh it off.
25:4580% is still high, isn't it?
25:47Don't be so grum.
25:49He paused, then added,
25:52I'm sorry.
25:54What are you apologizing for?
25:56I was too rough last night, wasn't I?
25:59Were you hurt?
26:00A little, but it was okay.
26:03You looked magnificent when you lost control.
26:08I'll be more careful from now on.
26:11If you're still willing to have a future with me.
26:14If you aren't,
26:16I will respect it.
26:17Even though it is torture,
26:20I will learn to restrain my beast.
26:22I couldn't help it.
26:23I leaned down and kissed his ears.
26:25The fools at the Covenant.
26:26Our compatibility is 100%.
26:28I know it.
26:31The moment I saw you,
26:32my heart resonated,
26:34my blood roared.
26:36Beyond the data,
26:37My beast and my soul recognized you first.
26:39If you felt that,
26:41why have you always been so cold?
26:44I am sorry, Lyra.
26:45There is a reason.
26:47I will take you somewhere.
26:49Perhaps then,
26:50You will understand.
26:52Kaylin brought me to a cemetery.
26:54After her first husband passed,
26:55she was left to roam the streets
26:57with her son, Dorian,
26:58until she met my father.
27:00My father was a high-ranking official
27:02in the Draconic treasury.
27:04He was a fool for love.
27:05He stopped before a grave.
27:07The woman in the photo
27:08had a gentle, haunting smile.
27:10He defied the entire kin
27:12to shower my mother with everything.
27:13I never saw a love like theirs.
27:16Even when the blood test results
27:18showed they were only 80% compatible,
27:20In his eyes they were 100%.
27:22But my mother was human.
27:24so fragile.
27:25I stood, paralyzed.
27:27I couldn't imagine the abyss of grief
27:30his father must have fallen into.
27:32My father nearly took his own life,
27:34But he saw Dorian in me.
27:35and for our sake he kept going.
27:38Kaylin turned to me.
27:39When my own blood compatibility results came in,
27:42I vowed never to let my mother's fate fall on you.
27:44A realization hit me.
27:46So that's why you kept me away from headquarters,
27:49and avoided public outings?
27:51Yes.
27:52My position is even more dangerous than his was.
27:55This was the only way to keep you safe.
27:57And why blacklist the Covenant?
27:59Lila, we don't have to talk about this.
28:02I want you to know that I'm here for you.
28:06No matter what.
28:09I just...
28:09I don't know how to feel about all of this.
28:13You need to be careful.
28:17If I fully unleashed my dragon soul
28:18and merged with you,
28:20Every inch of my skin would be etched with your scent.
28:22It would be an invitation to my enemies
28:24to destroy you.
28:26I had to hold back.
28:27The sight shattered my heart.
28:31I am sorry.
28:33What for?
28:34For letting you misunderstand.
28:36Truly, I am sorry.
28:38No, I am the one at fault.
28:39The 80% confession felt so small now.
28:42I hugged him tightly.
28:44Kaylin bent to kiss me.
28:46In that moment,
28:47I didn't care about the data
28:49or destiny.
28:51He was my heart.
28:52and he was my instinct.
28:56It was time to return home.
28:58A week later,
28:59he told me it was time to return home.
29:01The news hit me
29:03with a strange,
29:04sudden vertigo.
29:05Looking at our wedding portrait
29:07on the bedside table,
29:09I felt a flicker of grief.
29:11Hey, where are you?
29:11I'm packing.
29:12What time is the experiment?
29:14I replied to Dorian.
29:15I didn't have much to pack.
29:17but I needed to leave Kaylin a note.
29:19It took me 30 minutes.
29:22Dorian didn't reply
29:23during that time.
29:24I didn't think much of it.
29:26Finished.
29:26I donned the clothes.
29:28I stepped out,
29:29feeling strangely light.
29:32Midway,
29:32My phone buzzed.
29:33It was Kaylin's adjutant.
29:35Mistress,
29:36Can you hear me?
29:37Where are you?
29:38I'm at the central plaza.
29:39What's wrong?
29:40You're safe.
29:41Of course I am.
29:42Damn it!
29:43What happened?
29:44He just got a video
29:45saying you were kidnapped.
29:46He went to the rendezvous plane.
29:47If you're not there,
29:47It's a setup to kill him.
29:48Damn it!
29:49Why didn't he call me to verify?
29:50The comms were jammed.
29:52mistress.
29:52There was no time to head home.
29:53He had to save you first.
29:55I've been trying to reach you
29:57until this whole time.
29:58A step forward
29:59led to the path home,
30:00but behind me
30:01lay the life of a man
30:03whose heart
30:04beat for mine.
30:05Like the moment
30:06I accepted this
30:07destiny
30:08five years ago,
30:09I made my choice.
30:11Send me Kaylin's coordinates.
30:13Kaylin brought me
30:14to a cemetery.
30:15After her first husband passed,
30:17she was left to roam the streets
30:18with her son Dorian
30:19until she met my father.
30:21My father was a high-ranking
30:23official in the draconic treasure.
30:25He was a fool for love.
30:27He stopped before a grave.
30:28The woman in the photo
30:29had a gentle,
30:30haunting smile.
30:32He defied the entire kin
30:33to shower my mother
30:34with everything.
30:35I never saw a love like theirs.
30:38Even when the blood test results
30:39showed they were only
30:4080% compatible,
30:41in his eyes
30:42They were 100%.
30:44But my mother
30:45was human.
30:46So fragile.
30:47I stood
30:47paralyzed.
30:49I couldn't imagine
30:50the abyss of grief
30:51his father must have
30:53fallen into.
30:53My father nearly took
30:54his own life,
30:55But he saw Dorian and me.
30:57and for our sake
30:58He kept going.
30:59Kaylin turned to me.
31:01When my own blood
31:02compatibility results
31:03came in,
31:03I vowed never to let
31:04my mother's fate
31:05befall you.
31:05Reinforcements.
31:06Kaylin said.
31:07Dorian is your way out.
31:09This is where our mother
31:10once it worked,
31:10designing these machines.
31:11He grew up here.
31:13He knows every circuit.
31:14He's creating a diversion.
31:16When did you plan this?
31:18There was no plan.
31:19Kaylin shook his head.
31:20I only told him
31:21We were trapped
31:22When the signal's cut.
31:23Dorian is brilliant.
31:24He knew what to do.
31:24Dorian ran to the window
31:26and unfurled
31:27a portable emergency cushion.
31:29Of course he did.
31:29Go.
31:30Find Dorian.
31:31Let him take you home.
31:32Now, Lyra.
31:34Kaylin shoved me toward him.
31:36I froze.
31:37How did you know?
31:39If I couldn't figure
31:40even that out,
31:40I wouldn't be High Commander.
31:42Kaylin smiled.
31:43Come with us!
31:44I have my duties.
31:46I grabbed his arm.
31:47This kingdom,
31:48these people,
31:48They need me.
31:50Kaylin cupped my face.
31:51I'm glad you came
31:52for me, Lyra.
31:53But your safety
31:54is all that matters.
31:55He shoved me
31:56into Dorian's arms.
31:58The fire roared
31:59to life behind us.
32:00The last time I saw him.
32:02I've been back
32:02in my own world
32:03for a month.
32:04I often sit on the balcony
32:05staring into the distance.
32:08Still worried about him?
32:10Yes.
32:12We left
32:13and the reinforcements
32:14arrived on time.
32:16You have to trust him, Lyra.
32:17He didn't climb to his rank
32:18through bloodlines.
32:19He paved his way
32:20with dragon fire.
32:22I know.
32:23But how can I not worry?
32:25He fought his own instincts
32:26just to send me away to you.
32:28So I'll fight mine too
32:30and hold on to my feelings
32:31for him.
32:33Have dinner
32:34With my parents tomorrow.
32:35Don't let them think
32:36I'm starving
32:37the mother of this child.
32:39Dorian,
32:39Are you angry?
32:40Why would you ask that?
32:44I married you
32:45so this child
32:46would have a name.
32:47It's not fair to you.
32:49It isn't.
32:50I'm a genius
32:51and you're just
32:52using me for this.
32:53But since I'm
32:54your 100% match,
32:55I'm happy to oblige.
32:57Besides,
32:58He saved your life.
33:00He was Kaelin's child.
33:02When I discovered
33:03I was pregnant,
33:04I finally understood
33:05why I'd gained
33:06Those draconic senses.
33:08Dorian was a good man,
33:10balancing his research
33:11with fetal education.
33:13My pregnancy was seamless.
33:15I felt stronger every day.
33:17Seven months in,
33:19I went hiking.
33:20I walked too fast.
33:22losing the group
33:22in the dense woods.
33:23A massive python
33:25slithered from the grass.
33:27But then,
33:29The Python stopped.
33:30then scrambled
33:31back into the dark.
33:33A familiar scent
33:34drifted on the wind,
33:36my heart hammering
33:37a rhythm I recognized.
33:39I turned around.
33:42I'm sorry.
33:44I'm late.
33:45I'm sorry.
33:47I'm sorry.
33:49I'mbildi.
33:49I'm sorry.
33:49I'm sorry.
33:51I'm sorry.
33:51Translated by Nancy Qanqar
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