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Love That Bites, Pain That Stays
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00:00In the eyes of the world, I am the softest and gentlest princess of the deep sea kingdom,
00:05Marina. The mermaid princess whose very tears turn into pearls.
00:09Cyrus, on the other hand, is the alpha king of the werewolf pack. Cold-blooded,
00:13ruthless, decisive in killing, the perfect embodiment of hatred.
00:17To prevent the merfolk from being slaughtered, I decided to go ashore and seduce my childhood
00:21friend Cyrus, who had become the alpha king. He still loved me deeply, and we spent three
00:25passionate days and nights together in bed. Waking up from a haze of pleasure, I hadn't
00:30even had the chance to rejoice before a corrosive elixir was dunked over my head.
00:34Listening to my pained wails, Cyrus Merck. So even an immortal mermaid can feel pain too?
00:40Well, this is just a taste of what's to come if you don't tell me where my parents are.
00:44Yes, he was convinced that the merfolk were behind his parents' disappearance.
00:48From then on, I was forced to watch him flirt with his mistress, Emily. Had to extract my
00:53mermaid pearl to help heal her body, was forced to dance barefoot to entertain Emily so that
00:57she could sleep. Cyrus hated every fiber of my being, yet always held me tenderly in his arms
01:02whenever I was on the brink of death, carefully feeding me medicine. Sometimes, he was cruel.
01:07Do you think I'll go easy just because I love you? Quick, continue torturing her.
01:11Sometimes, he was gentle. Can't you be good and tell me where my parents are?
01:15Silently, I endured his twisted love without a word. Soon, however, these days would come to an end,
01:20and I wouldn't have to keep that secret any longer. After all, a mermaid who did not return
01:25to the sea after three years on land would turn into seafoam. And now, there were only three days
01:31until my time was up. The moment we reunited, passion exploded between us. For three full days
01:38and nights, we barely left the bed. Cyrus' powerful body slammed me deep into the mattress, his weight
01:45crushing me deliciously as he pinned me beneath him. His hands grift my waist with bruising force,
01:51fingers digging hard into my soft flesh, while our sweat-slicked skin slid and slapped together
01:57with every violent thrust. He devoured my mouth in savage kisses, tongue plunging deep, teeth biting
02:04my lower lip until it swelled. When he pinned my wrists above my head with one hand, his other palm
02:10roughly kneaded my breasts, pinching and rolling my sensitive peaks until I cried out. His hips
02:16pounded against mine in a relentless, deep, rhythm hard, fast, and possessive, making my whole body
02:23jolt and arch violently beneath him. I moaned shamelessly, legs wrapping tightly around his waist
02:29as my nails raked bloody trails down his broad back. He growled against my neck, sinking his teeth
02:35into my shoulder, sucking hard enough to leave dark marks, while his body continued slamming into
02:40me without mercy. Over and over he drove me to the edge, until my voice grew hoarse from screaming his
02:47name and my body shook uncontrollably in overwhelming pleasure. Those three days were nothing but sweat,
02:53moans, tangled limbs, and raw animalistic desire. Waking up from that haze of pleasure, I hadn't even had
03:01the chance to rejoice before a corrosive elixir was dunked over my head. So even an immortal
03:06mermaid can feel pain too. This is just a taste of what's to come, if you don't tell me where
03:15my
03:15parents are. Late at night, the doors to the basement were kicked open harshly. In came a tall
03:22werewolf, anking me up from the floor, by my hair, and slapping my face until I woke up. Ignoring my
03:29pained
03:30groans, he grabbed my legs and dragged me out of the basement, cursing as he did.
03:36How dare you sleep so comfortably when Emily's hurt! My body was dragged roughly upon the coarse
03:44gravel road, leaving behind a trail of blood. Eventually, I was drabbed to Saras' feet.
03:52Emily's hurt. He furrowed his brows when he saw my bloodied state, as if he was about to say
03:58something, but seemed to decide against it. Heal her with your mermaid's pearl. I looked up,
04:04my gaze falling on Emily, who was resting on the bed. Her lower belly slightly protruded.
04:11I immediately lowered my head, the slap stinging bitterly on my face.
04:16Where do you think you're looking at? How dare you lay your eyes on Emily?
04:20I'm here, so don't you even think of hurting anyone again.
04:26I'm sorry.
04:29Slowly, I crawled towards the bed and observed the wounds on Emily's hand.
04:34Clearly, she'd been teasing a starving mermaid with food and got bitten as a result.
04:38After more than two years of torture, I was already familiar with how to heal Emily and
04:43treat her wounds.
04:43Get out, all of you!
04:44I didn't really understand why he did so, but I'd long since given up on trying to
04:48understand his intentions. I continued, piercing my chest with my sharp nails and extracting
04:53the mermaid pearl from within, trembling from the intense pain that came as a result.
04:57Marina, don't you think you can make me go easy on you by acting pitiful?
05:02My blood had already run out of its healing properties because as I'd become too weak.
05:08Besides, I never intentionally acted to garner any pity from him.
05:12That was Emily's fort, not mine.
05:16Are you alright? Does it still hurt?
05:19It doesn't hurt anymore, but the scent of blood is making me nauseous.
05:26So can you get her out of here, pretty please?
05:30Are you deaf? Get lost!
05:34I crawled out using my arm.
05:36Emily, don't ever go close to those ugly, evil mermaids ever again.
05:41They'll only hurt you.
05:43My heart, already numb with pain, was stabbed with another knife.
05:48The pain going to places I never imagined.
05:51Suddenly, a bucket of ice-cold water splashed onto me.
05:54It was a maid, looking down at me with disdain.
05:56You disgusting monster.
05:58Aren't you supposed to be immortal?
06:00Why are you bleeding all over the floor instead of healing your wounds quickly?
06:05A dirty rag was thrown onto my face, and I was already too weak to even dodge.
06:09Wipe the floor clean.
06:13Or I'll tell the Alpha King to punish you.
06:16I started wiping the floor.
06:18But it was a never-ending task.
06:20The wound won't stop bleeding.
06:23I spent an entire night wiping the floor.
06:27Listening to the obscene sounds of passion spilling from the bedroom.
06:32Emily's loud moans, the wet slap of skin against skin, and the heavy, rhythmic creaking of the bed.
06:40Unwanted memories flooded my mind.
06:42Those three days after I came ashore.
06:45When Cyrus had thrown me onto the bed, and immediately climbed over me, he ripped my clothes off with impatient
06:51hands.
06:52His scorching body fully against mine.
06:54His mouth attacked.
06:56My neck and breasts, sucking and biting hard enough to leave dark bruises, while his hips slammed into me with
07:01brutal force.
07:02Every deep, punishing thrust made.
07:05My back arch off the mattress.
07:07My legs shaking as rod.
07:08They lucked around him.
07:09He growled my name like a beast.
07:11Nahend trooking my throat lightly, while the other pinched my nipples, until I screamed in pleasure and pain.
07:17Sweat poured down our bodies.
07:20As he fucked me senseless.
07:21Fast, hard, and relentless.
07:24Until I came apart beneath him, over and over again.
07:28My voice breaking as I begged and moaned his name.
07:34As Cyrus's disgusted expression appeared in my mind, I thought,
07:39Very soon, I would finally be free.
07:41Even mermaids, with their legendary immortality, would still die.
07:46I was finally reaching the last three days of my life.
07:49As I cleaned the final drop of blood on the floor, the wound on my chest healed thoroughly.
07:55At the same time, a new day dawned for the moonshadow pack.
08:00Cyrus emerged from the bedroom, carrying Emily's scent, and saw the rag soaked in dark red blood.
08:07He frowned.
08:08Why is there so much blood?
08:11I didn't explain, only lowering my head.
08:15I'm sorry, I'll deal with this dirty thing immediately.
08:18Outside the window, a maid was watering the garden, and she deliberately raised her voice.
08:22That monster asked me how to please a werewolf, and what gifts to give to a werewolf mate before...
08:27Goodness, is she trying to seduce the Alpha King?
08:30Goodness, she actually thinks a witch like her can be with the Alpha King.
08:34Doesn't she know that those dirty merfish are the reason why the Alpha King's parents disappeared?
08:40She should be spending her entire life repenting...
08:43Hearing those words, I immediately sensed danger and tried to retreat back to the basement, but Cyrus moved faster.
08:50He dragged me straight to the interrogation room, pressing me down on the chair that was carved with lightning runes.
08:56With a mana stone that could activate the runes in hand, he looked down at me darkly.
09:01I just remembered that it was time for me to interrogate you.
09:06Now talk.
09:07Where did you bring my parents?
09:10I closed my eyes.
09:13Flashes of excruciating pain that I experienced end in this very chair, flashing through my sentences.
09:19Shuddering, I replied,
09:21I don't know.
09:24The moment I finished speaking, strong electrical currents surged through me, making me scream in agony.
09:30My entire body convulsed violently, and the wounds that had scabbed over split open once more.
09:36When it ended, I was so weak that I could barely even breathe.
09:42Cyrus' breaths became heavy.
09:45He leaned in to press his ear on my chest, confirming that my heart was indeed still beating.
09:59His voice was on the brink of breaking down, as if he was experiencing excruciating pain as well.
10:06I just want to know where my parents are.
10:10Marina!
10:11If you tell me, I'll let you go.
10:13Blood flowed from the edge of my lips, every fiber of my being screaming in pain.
10:17I won't tell you.
10:19I could never let anyone know where Cyrus' parents' were.
10:22This was a matter of their safety.
10:26We'll be that way.
10:27Cyrus stared at me for a very long while, before scoffing and ordering for his underlings to bring the mermaid
10:32pearls that I thought I'd kept hidden.
10:34My eyes went wide, and I struggled in the chair.
10:37What are you doing? You can't do that!
10:44Of course I can.
10:46I can do whatever I want to a criminal like you.
10:48Then, he threw a mermaid pearl to the floor and crushed it underfoot.
10:53As I let out a heart-wrenching scream, he continued.
10:58I hear that mermaid pearls contain the souls of you, Merphil, and that you'll never be able to revive them
11:04ever again if their mermaid pearls were destroyed.
11:09So, does this pearl belong to your father or your mother?
11:14Are you willing to let your family die because of you?
11:20My fingernails dug into my hands, already bloodied.
11:26Tears streamed down my cheeks, falling to the floor and turning into bloodstained pearls.
11:32I hate you, Cyrus.
11:34In response, I got a kiss that was so fierce, I couldn't breathe.
11:39Cyrus growled,
11:40You hate me?
11:43What right do you have to hate me?
11:46His mouth crashed violently against mine.
11:52His tongue forced its way in, cleaming me with brutal hunger, while one hand gripped my hair painfully, and the
11:59other squeezed my breast.
12:03For a dizzying moment, the kiss turned into something darker, his body pressing me hard against the cold chair, hips
12:10grinding against me with the same possessive rhythm from our past.
12:15I could almost feel it again, the way he used to pin me down and fuck me senseless.
12:22His heavy body slamming into mine, over and over.
12:28Sweat dripping from his chest onto my skin, as he bit my neck and drove me to the brink with
12:33deep, punishing strokes.
12:36I didn't speak, his kiss making me dizzy and confused.
12:40These days, I was less and less conscious and aware, to the point where I almost forgot how in love
12:46we were in the past.
12:47Mermaids had always had the custom of taking human form and going ashore to look for their true love.
12:53I was three years old, when I first met Cyrus.
12:57The year I turned fifteen, I would sneak back to land just to see him.
13:02One hidden night by the cove, after our confession, Cyrus had pushed me down onto the soft sand.
13:11He tore my clothes open, and covered my body with his.
13:16Mouth sucking greedily on my breasts, while his hand slid between my thighs.
13:24Fingers stroking me until I was soaking and trembling.
13:28When he finally pushed inside me, it was slow at first, then deep and urgent, his hips rolling powerfully as
13:35I moaned and clutched at his shoulders.
13:42Our bodies moving together under the moonlight until pleasure tore through me.
13:49Later on, the merfolk and werewolves were involved in a deal.
13:55The representatives for the werewolves were Cyrus' parents, but they ended up going missing as a result.
14:03I was the princess of the merfolk, so I was naturally one of the greatest suspects.
14:09Many years later, Cyrus became the Ava King, and I had to approach him again for the safety of my
14:14people.
14:16Those three days of reunion were even more intense.
14:20He would throw me onto the bed, spread my legs wide, and fuck me like a starving beast, hard, fast,
14:26and without restraint.
14:28His hands held my hips in a bruising grip as he pounded into me, my breasts bouncing with every violent
14:35thrust.
14:37I screened his name, back arching sharply, nails digging deep into his flesh, while wave after wave of blinding pleasure
14:44ripped through my body.
14:45I had two days left.
14:49Cyrus tried to lift me from the chair, only to find his arms soaked in my blood.
14:55He paused and looked at my ruptured wounds.
14:59It's dirty, isn't it? But it's fine, I'm going to die.
15:05I gave him a weak, bitter smile.
15:08I was telling the truth, but Cyrus acted as if I'd said something incredibly taboo, and he started a...
15:14pouring healing elixirs into my mouth in a crazed frenzy.
15:18The elixirs barely worked.
15:21You can't die. Not without my permission.
15:24His voice was icy, but beneath the frost was sheer panic.
15:28Undoing the shackles on my ankles, he plunged me into a pool of healing elixir.
15:31I coughed and choked, and the wounds on my body stopped bleeding.
15:37However, I felt that there was something wrong with the healing elixir that I was plunged into.
15:41My body was temporarily healed, for sure.
15:44But the side effects were going to leave irreparable damage on my body.
15:48Looking up, I caught sight of Emily, hiding behind the door.
15:52Meeting my gaze, she gave me a twisted, malicious smile.
15:56Her red lips moved silently, wording the words she wanted to say to me.
16:01Marina, I want you dead.
16:04In my days, I felt someone hold me close, caressing my hair gently.
16:09Hot tears spilled onto my cheeks, making my heart shudder.
16:13Marina, if all of this never happened.
16:17If only things were as they were.
16:21Was that Cyrus, was he crying?
16:26It took an eternity for me to open my eyes, but Cyrus was no longer there.
16:31Only a guard that dragged me to the courtyard.
16:35The scorching sunlight beat down on me relentlessly, and I quickly felt dehydrated.
16:41Cyrus and Emily were there in the courtyard, and seeing me, Emily made a show of looking concerned.
16:46You haven't eaten in a long time, right?
16:50Are you hungry?
16:53My throat was dry, and it hurt to even draw on a single breath, so I couldn't respond to her
16:58immediately.
16:59At Emily's signal, a guard kicked me hard.
17:02The kick landed right on an unhealed wound, and fresh blood stained my clothes again.
17:07Cyrus seemed irritated.
17:08He frowned, and threw his coat over me.
17:13Enough!
17:14Heal your wound, and stop playing the victim.
17:18You know that Emily faints at the sight of blood.
17:21A devious glint flashed through Emily's eyes, as she threw dirty meat and vegetables onto the ground in front of
17:26me.
17:27You must be hungry.
17:29Eat up.
17:30I turned to look at Cyrus, who only averted his gaze.
17:33As if he didn't want to look at me for one second longer than was necessary.
17:36From the looks of it, that moment earlier, with him holding me and crying, must have been a dream.
17:44How could he possibly still hold any feelings toward me?
17:47I slowly lowered my head, and reached for the food on the ground, pitifully eating like a disgraced mutt.
17:54Suddenly, Emily's voice, underlined with malice, rang in my ears.
17:59Why aren't you eating the meat, Marina?
18:02I'm sure you need the nutrition, right?
18:05Numbly, I placed the meat into my mouth.
18:08My sense of taste had long since been dulled from all the pain I suffered.
18:12So all I could feel was that the meat was slightly different from anything I'd ever eaten before.
18:19Is it good?
18:20They're always in seawater.
18:23Emily smiled brightly.
18:25So I'm sure mermaid flesh is pretty tender, right?
18:29A piece of meat dropped from my mouth as I raised my head in shock, looking at Emily, as if
18:34I was processing what she just told me.
18:36Her smile only grew wider, relishing in my pain.
18:39A wave of nausea rose up, and I collapsed to the ground.
18:45God, my shoes!
18:47I had thrown up all over Emily's heels.
18:49Without waiting for orders, the guards grabbed me by the hair, and dragged me away, stuffing a rock into my
18:55mouth.
18:55Cyrus held Emily in his arms, threw away her soiled shoes, and ordered a servant to fetch her a new
19:01pair.
19:01He's to treat me like that, too.
19:04In the past, pulling me close after passion, kissing my forehead tenderly, while our bodies were still entangled and slick
19:12with sweat.
19:13Now all he had for me was hatred.
19:16What's wrong, Marina?
19:17You should have expected this when you merfix herd us werewolves.
19:21Since you don't want to eat, just throw the meat into the rubbish.
19:25Emily wore a new pair of shoes, and kicked the meat away, before turning to look at Cyrus.
19:30Alpha King, don't blame Marina.
19:32She's just not hungry, that's all.
19:35How about you let her keep me company while I paint to make up for it?
19:39Cyrus shook his head helplessly.
19:41You're too kind, Emily.
19:43Then, he took the rock from my mouth, wiped away the dirt on my face, and gripped my chin.
19:50Hear that?
19:51You upset Emily, and now she's giving you the chance to make up for it.
19:57Keep her company, and don't make her unhappy.
19:59What else could I do but not?
20:01Cyrus' grip on my chin became tighter, and he seemed to want to say something.
20:06But he was interrupted by an incoming call.
20:09He stood up, and bid farewell to Emily.
20:13Before leaning down, and kissing her pregnant belly.
20:17Watching them, I couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness washing over me.
20:21After Cyrus left, Emily didn't bother keeping up the act any longer, only rolling her eyes at me.
20:27I don't like being watched while I paint.
20:29Go sit by the trash can.
20:31I quietly moved to sit by the trash can.
20:33The sun was far too bright for me today, and there was at least some shade by the trash can.
20:39A few moments later, Emily's maid came over with a bucket.
20:43Pinching her nose into stain, she looked down at me, both literally and figuratively.
20:47Hey, monster.
20:48Emily needs red paint for her drawing.
20:50The prettiest red is the color of blood, so extract a bucket of your blood for her.
20:54Hey, monster.
20:55I need red paint for my drawing.
20:57The prettiest red is the color of blood.
21:02Use this.
21:03I hesitated.
21:04Marina.
21:05But it's rusted.
21:06Do you think you're still a princess?
21:10Don't be so picky and cut yourself already, or I'm not going to go easy on you.
21:15All I could do was take the dagger and slit my wrist, allowing the blood to drip into the bucket.
21:22I only stopped when my lips turned purple, and I was close to passing out, when the bucket was finally
21:27full.
21:28Emily's paintings are just gorgeous.
21:31It's a bit how difficult it is for her to get the materials she needs for her paints.
21:36Did you know that you get a tiny bottle of pearl powder after killing several murphage?
21:44The color drained from my already pale face, and I stood up, clinging to the wall.
21:49Shrill cries echoed faintly in my ears, and I prayed to whoever was listening for it to not be what
21:55I thought.
21:55The closer I got to Emily, the clearer the cries became, and that's when I saw it.
22:00The pile of mermaid corpses around Emily's feet.
22:03When I got there, she had her hand around the throat of a mermaid, her knife stabbing into their chest
22:09with precision,
22:10digging out their mermaid pearl and crushing it in one fluid motion.
22:14Wiping the blood on her hands, she turned to look at me.
22:17Marina, I didn't know that you murphish had differently colored pearls.
22:22I just want white ones.
22:23I hear only royalty has pearls of that color, right?
22:27So you must know who's royalty, right?
22:29Could you help me get their white pearls, pretty please?
22:32There, locked in a tank of water, was my younger brother.
22:36He was only ten, and no one had the chance to teach him how to take human form,
22:41so he still had his fishtail.
22:44Fish, fish, save me!
22:46He banked on the glass, crying and begging for me to save him.
22:50Seeing this, Emily smiled interestedly.
22:54Ah, so he's your brother. How cute.
22:59I'll go with him next, then.
23:03By her orders, two guards dragged my little brother out from the tank
23:06and held his chest up to Emily's knife.
23:12I couldn't take watching it any longer,
23:14kneeling on the ground and knocking my head over and over again on the ground,
23:19begging.
23:23Please, Emily, let him go.
23:25He was adopted, so he isn't royalty.
23:27My pearl is white, so use mine.
23:30Even as I begged, Emily pressed her blade down,
23:33drawing blood from my brother's chest.
23:38But you're a filthy little liar,
23:40so who knows if you're lying now, too.
23:43In any case, I'll know once I see it.
23:46Little boy, I'll take your pearl.
23:48Then Marina's awe.
23:49You brat.
23:49How dare you?
23:51My brother shook himself free of the guards
23:53and bit Emily's hand as hard as he could.
23:56My brother shook himself free of the guards
23:58and bit Emily's hand as hard as he could.
24:01Don't hurt Marina!
24:03The next second,
24:05he was sent flying by none other than Cyrus,
24:08who'd rushed to the scene.
24:10My brother's teeth knocked out of his mouth,
24:12and he fell right next to me.
24:14Cyrus cradled Emily in his arms,
24:16his eyes burning with rage.
24:18Marina!
24:19You already hurt my parents,
24:21so are you going to do the same to Emily?
24:24I shielded my brother
24:25and shook my head through my tears.
24:27Please, let him go.
24:30I'll take the punishment,
24:31so take me instead.
24:33Cyrus was so angry that he laughed.
24:36Shut up!
24:37Don't make me repeat myself over and over again!
24:41If you let me know where my parents are,
24:43I'll let go of both him and you.
24:47There was again.
24:49I lost all the strength in my body,
24:51and I glared at Cyrus with hatred
24:53for the very first time.
24:56You don't know a damn thing!
24:57I already told you that you would know
24:59where your parents were when the time was right!
25:03Why did you have to torture me time and time again
25:05and even hurt my family?
25:08I hate you, Cyrus!
25:10Cyrus wouldn't listen.
25:12He turned his head away,
25:14refusing to meet my eyes.
25:15Since you won't talk,
25:18fine.
25:21Let your brother atone in your place.
25:24Everything happened so fast.
25:27A sharp dagger plunged into my brother's heart.
25:30I heard the sound of a pearl shattering.
25:32My brother's body quickly turned cold and stiff.
25:35His soul destroyed.
25:37He was truly gone.
25:38I sat there on the ground,
25:40my mind blank.
25:41I had completely lost my ability to think.
25:44Amelie pretended to help me up,
25:46but just as she got close,
25:47she threw herself to the floor.
25:49Clutching her stomach,
25:50she cried and accused me.
25:52Marina,
25:53why did you push me?
25:55I was just joking.
25:56And your brother tried to bite my hand off.
25:59Now you're trying to kill my baby too?
26:02I felt like there was a hole in my hollow heart,
26:04letting the cold wind blow right through.
26:06I didn't know what to say,
26:07because I knew that whatever I said,
26:09Cyrus would never believe me.
26:10So I replied with a hazy voice.
26:12Yes, I want to kill all of you.
26:14Kill me.
26:15Cyrus ground his teeth in fury.
26:18He wanted to punish me,
26:19but at that moment,
26:21Emily went into labor.
26:23Sending a withering glare at me,
26:25he said,
26:26Once Emily's pup comes,
26:28you'll pay the price.
26:30Watching him anxiously leave with Emily,
26:32I chucked bitterly.
26:34That day would never come.
26:36I was about to die,
26:37after all.
26:38Once more,
26:39I was dragged into the dark and gloomy basement.
26:42Right above me was the temporary delivery room,
26:45where Emily was giving birth.
26:47She spent an entire day and night giving birth,
26:50while I was locked in the basement
26:52for the same amount of time.
26:54At first,
26:55I could still hear the pained cries Emily let out,
26:58but soon enough,
26:59I couldn't hear anything anymore.
27:01I'd lost all of my senses,
27:04and I could feel my body become lighter and lighter.
27:07Finally,
27:08Emily gave birth safely,
27:10and Cyrus breathed a sigh of relief.
27:12Suddenly,
27:13a guard rushed into the room.
27:14Alpha King,
27:15your parents have returned.
27:17Cyrus rushed to the entrance of the pack,
27:19in disbelief,
27:20only to see that his parents were there.
27:21His parents' faces were anxious,
27:23and the first thing they said upon seeing Cyrus was,
27:26Where's Marina?
27:27Did she come see you?
27:28Quick,
27:29take her to the sea.
27:30If she doesn't have water,
27:31she'll die.
27:32Sirius's breath hitched,
27:34as panic filled his heart.
27:35But he still tried to put on a brave front,
27:37replying nonchalantly,
27:39Stop joking, Dad.
27:40Murphid can't die.
27:42She hurt Emily just now,
27:43so I locked her in the basement.
27:46Cyrus' father was furious,
27:48immediately sending a slap across his face.
27:51You idiot!
27:52Enough talk!
27:53Bring us to the basement now!
27:54Thinking of my attitude for the past few days,
27:56Cyrus suddenly had a bad feeling.
27:58As they reached the basement door,
28:00he slowed down and took a few deep breaths,
28:02stiffly pushing the basement door open.
28:04Mom,
28:05Dad,
28:06look,
28:06she's fine,
28:07see?
28:10With a single glance in the door,
28:12both of his parents burst out in tears.
28:16Whipping his head around,
28:18Cyrus saw
28:20that half of my face
28:22had already turned into sea foam.
28:24In the next moment,
28:26Cyrus fell to his knees,
28:27trembling as he cruddled me in his arms.
28:31He had never knelt to anyone before,
28:33but now he seemed to care about nothing else.
28:35All he could see was me,
28:37gradually fading away.
28:39His arms trembled as he tightened his embrace,
28:41trying to hold on to me.
28:43Marina,
28:43you're just pretending to be pitiful again, right?
28:46You're not really hurt, are you?
28:48I wanted to reply to him,
28:50but I couldn't.
28:51My mouth had already disappeared,
28:53and my shoulders would soon be gone too,
28:55so he couldn't hold on to me anymore either.
28:57Shaking his head in pain,
28:59he screamed,
29:00Don't die, Marina!
29:02You're not allowed!
29:03I haven't had the chance to see you in a wedding dress.
29:06Nor tell the world that you were my Luna.
29:08We haven't told each other we loved each other yet.
29:10Speak, Marina!
29:12Tell me everything,
29:13and I'll believe you.
29:15Tears lit down Cyrus' cheeks.
29:16He turned to his father,
29:18clinging to a final shred of hope.
29:19Dad,
29:20you said to put her in seawater.
29:22His father looked at me with a pained expression,
29:24nodding heavily.
29:25Go get her to seawater,
29:26right now!
29:27Cyrus dashed out with my broken body in his arms.
29:30The pack had a research lab connected to the ocean,
29:33but it was already too late.
29:35I could no longer be saved.
29:38Cyrus' was trembling,
29:39as if he were on the verge of a breakdown.
29:42Don't scare me, Marina!
29:43Why are you becoming so light?
29:45You still haven't told me the truth,
29:47so don't leave!
29:49I couldn't hear anything beyond that.
29:52My consciousness fading into nothingness.
29:57Cyrus placed me into the research lab's water tank,
30:00watching me float on the water.
30:02My death was already inevitable,
30:04so even if I was placed into seawater,
30:06it only slowed down the speed of me dissolving into foam.
30:09I floated there,
30:10my soul drifting out of my body.
30:12I knew that in a few days,
30:14my soul would disappear too.
30:16Hovering above,
30:17I looked down at Cyrus screaming in anguish
30:20in front of the water tank.
30:21He was the proud Alpha King,
30:23yet now he could do nothing about my death.
30:26It took Cyrus a long time
30:28to recover from the overwhelming pain.
30:30Mom, Dad,
30:32where did the merfolk take you?
30:35Didn't they kidnap you?
30:36Were you hurt?
30:37Cyrus' mother had always loved him
30:39like her own daughter.
30:43So she couldn't stop crying
30:45as she watched on a pitiful end.
30:47She raised her hand
30:48and slapped Cyrus' face as hard as she could.
30:51So you tortured Marina like this?
30:53Without even knowing the truth.
30:55Your forefather and I
30:56have never taught you to be like this.
30:58The merfolk didn't hurt us.
31:00In fact,
31:01they're the saviors of our pack.
31:04Marina even saved you too.
31:06There it was dumbfounded,
31:07as if he'd been struck by lightning.
31:08But I saw the merfish take you away back then.
31:12Cyrus' mother replied gravely,
31:14That was just an act we put on.
31:17One that we decided on together with the merfish.
31:21Cyrus,
31:21our ancestors had once offended a powerful dark sorcerer
31:24and so we were cursed.
31:25From then on,
31:26all the werewolves in our pack would have genetic defects.
31:28The merfish are the only ones who can help to resolve this.
31:30The fact that we have genetic defects
31:32can't be known by outsiders
31:33or our enemies would exploit it as a weakness.
31:35That's why it's always been kept under lock and key
31:37and our research had always been held in secret.
31:39Because we once helped Marina's parents,
31:42they agreed to aid our tribe in curing the genetic illness.
31:45On top of that,
31:46the one who healed your genetic illness was Marina,
31:48using her own flesh and blood.
31:49We already owe the merfish too much,
31:51and look what you've done.
31:54Why didn't she tell me the truth?
31:56After all this time?
31:57Cyrus' mother replied gravely,
32:04The research lab was plunged into silence,
32:06leaving only the light sound of popping bubbles
32:08coming from my body.
32:10Cyrus arranged for his parents to go rest
32:12while he came to the basement
32:14that I lived in all this time.
32:16There were no lights installed,
32:17so he walked in with a lamp in hand.
32:19The moment he pushed the door open,
32:21the overwhelming scent of dampness and mold
32:23came flooding out in waves,
32:25and his expression immediately darkened.
32:27Earlier, in his rush to save me,
32:29he'd completely ignored the smell of the basement.
32:31Now looking around,
32:32he realized mode grew all over the damp wooden floors,
32:35and that this place was in no condition
32:37for anyone to live in.
32:38I never had my own room before,
32:39only living in Cyroff's wardrobe at night.
32:43Later on, I was kicked out
32:45because Emily didn't want me to sleep
32:46in the same room as Cyrus.
32:47With fake pity,
32:49she had the maids arranged for me
32:50to stay in the basement instead.
32:53There wasn't any furniture
32:55or any blankets in the room,
32:56so Cyrus laid on the floor
32:58to imagine the kind of life I had endured.
33:02Meanwhile,
33:02Emily had just woken up after giving birth
33:04and was demanding to see Cyrus.
33:08A maid searched the entirety of the estate
33:10before finding him in the dark, narrow basement.
33:16Brightened out of her mind,
33:17she kneeled immediately.
33:19Why are you in this place, Alpha King?
33:22Emily wants to see you.
33:25Cyrus looked up at her,
33:27his eyes dark and filled with cold intensity.
33:31Were you the one who put Marina in this place?
33:38The maid was so terrified
33:39that she could barely breathe.
33:41Emily said that a dark and damp place like this
33:43suited Murfolk.
33:44Her voice became lower and lower,
33:47feeling the rage radiating
33:48off the werewolf in front of him.
33:49Cyrus's presence as an Alpha
33:51pressed heavily on her like a giant rock,
33:53and she couldn't even maintain
33:54a kneeling position in front of him,
33:56groveling on the ground in fear.
33:58Cyrus pushed himself off the floor,
34:00his hands covered in moss and mold.
34:01A glint of murderous rage
34:03flickered in his eyes,
34:04and he let out a chilling laugh.
34:05So this is how Emily secretly
34:07tortured Marina behind my back.
34:09How?
34:10Kind of her.
34:11My soul floated in midair,
34:13my emotions no longer stirred
34:15by anything Cyrus did.
34:16In the past few years,
34:18Cyrus had been nothing but obedient to Emily.
34:20But now that I was dead,
34:21his attitude towards her became cold again.
34:23What in the world was going through his mind?
34:25Emily, having just given birth,
34:28wanted to lean on Cyrus's shoulder,
34:30but he avoided her advances immediately.
34:33Cyrus felt like he still had my presence
34:35lingering in his arms,
34:36so he didn't want anyone to disturb it.
34:39Emily chuckled awkwardly,
34:41acting like nothing happened.
34:42Cyrus, I heard that your parents returned.
34:46Is that true?
34:47Inspecting Emily's expression carefully as he did.
34:49It is.
34:50My parents returned,
34:52and they said that we've misunderstood her
34:54all these years,
34:55and that they left because of a deal they made.
34:58I listened to him explain,
35:00but quickly realized that he didn't bring up
35:02a single word about the traitor.
35:04Emily covered her mouth,
35:05fading surprise.
35:06A deal?
35:08Why didn't I know about it?
35:10She seemed to want Cyrus to elaborate more,
35:12but Cyrus cut the conversation short.
35:14Marina's not doing well,
35:15so I need to go take care of her.
35:20Sleep by yourself tonight.
35:22He'd never acted so coldly toward Emily before,
35:24so I was quite shocked.
35:25After Cyrus left the room,
35:27Emily's expression twisted,
35:29and she smashed everything on the table to bits.
35:32Cyrus had gathered all the mages in the pack
35:34to discuss how to resurrect me,
35:36and they looked at each other debulably,
35:38knowing that I was far beyond saving.
35:40One mage who was more straightforward
35:41with his words spoke.
35:42You should know that death
35:44is an irreversible journey.
35:46Marina's mermaid pearl is almost fully sea foam,
35:49so there is no way to resurrect her.
35:52At this point,
35:52it would be simpler to find her a place to rest.
35:55Not able to control his emotions,
35:57Cyrus punched the mage to the ground.
35:59Useless.
36:00All of you.
36:01I didn't spend so much money hiring you
36:03to hear you blabber excuses.
36:06If you can't cure Marina,
36:07then you will be laid to rest with her.
36:09The mages wanted to speak up in resistance,
36:11but cowered at the sight of Cyrus's sharp claws.
36:13Seeing that bloodshed was about to break out,
36:14Cyrus's beta stood in front of him
36:16and spoke his mind.
36:17Alpha King,
36:18what's the use of doing all this
36:20after all this time?
36:21You're the one who tortured Marina
36:22for all these years,
36:23and the source of all her pain.
36:26What's the point of making yourself
36:27look like a heartbroken fool now
36:29when she's already gone?
36:30Finally,
36:31someone put to words
36:31what had been bothering me
36:32during this entire exchange.
36:33Cyrus treated me like the dirt under his feet
36:36while I was still alive,
36:37yet acted repentant
36:38after I was dead.
36:40What was the point?
36:40Hearing the beta's words,
36:42Cyrus stormed out the door
36:42in a useless fit of rage,
36:43and the entire pack was thrown into chaos.
36:45It was night,
36:46and things had finally quieted down.
36:47While everyone was too preoccupied
36:49with what had happened,
36:49Emily sneaked into the research lab,
36:51holding a silver dagger tightly in her hand.
36:53Seeing me,
36:53she smirked,
36:54her red lips glinting like blood.
36:56It's all right, Marina.
36:59Let me end your life for you.
37:02If I wasn't already dead,
37:03I would probably be scared witless
37:05by how Emily was acting.
37:07But now,
37:07I was too tired to care.
37:09Emily stepped closer.
37:11Her sharp,
37:12silver dagger,
37:13glinting,
37:14as she moved.
37:14Seeing that a majority of my body
37:16had already turned to sea foam,
37:17made her laugh with glee,
37:19and she reached to scoop me out of the water.
37:21The moment my body came into contact with the air,
37:23I started dissolving even faster.
37:25The dagger lashed out at my heart
37:26like a venomous snake,
37:27but before it did,
37:28it was caught midair.
37:30The dagger sliced the hand
37:31of the person who caught it,
37:32dripping blood into the tank
37:34and dyeing the seawater red.
37:35Emily hadn't reacted
37:36before she was kicked to the ground.
37:39Cyrus' eyes filled with sorrow
37:40when he saw the state of my body,
37:42which quickly turned into fury and hatred
37:44when directed at Emily.
37:45Emily,
37:46why did you want to kill Marina?
37:48She's never done a thing to you.
37:50Emily sobbed.
37:51I did it to help you.
37:53I know you hate her,
37:55so I killed her for you,
37:57so you didn't need to dirty your hands.
38:00Besides,
38:01she's nothing but a monster,
38:02so she should have died ages ago.
38:05I was only doing the right thing.
38:08Cyrus scoffed,
38:09looking down at Emily
38:10in the same manner
38:11as he looked at me in the past.
38:13You did it to help me.
38:15Then what about when you locked her up
38:17in that narrow basement
38:18and used her blood as a plant?
38:21You're just a venomous witch
38:23who's jealous of Marina.
38:25I chuckled bitterly,
38:26Dotsiris.
38:26Finally found out about
38:28what Emily had been doing to me,
38:29but it was already dead after all.
38:31So what was the use
38:32of punishing Emily at this point?
38:34Emily's eyes widened in disbelief,
38:36and she shrieked.
38:37I'm venomous!
38:38How dare you!
38:39If I'm venomous,
38:40then what are you?
38:41Did you forget
38:42that you've tortured her
38:43not less than I did?
38:44Did you ever try helping her,
38:46even once,
38:47when she was in pain?
38:48Did you forget
38:49that you've tortured her
38:50not less than I did?
38:51Did you ever try helping her,
38:52even once,
38:53when she was in pain?
38:54She's already dead now,
38:55so she can't see anything you do.
38:56Cyrus,
38:57I'll only love you from now on,
38:58so can't we live happily together?
39:00Don't finish talking
39:01before Cyrus' parents
39:02came in with guards,
39:03cuffing her up in shackles.
39:04Emily was stunned for a moment
39:05before she struggled
39:06against her bounds
39:07as hard as she could.
39:08How dare you do this to me!
39:10I'm the future Luna Queen!
39:12Cyrus immediately slapped her
39:14across her face
39:15before throwing
39:16a stack of parchment at her.
39:17Are you mad?
39:19Marina's my Luna Queen!
39:20Besides,
39:21you're nothing but a traitor
39:22who betrayed the pack!
39:23Emily was pinned to the ground,
39:25her once-dainly face
39:26becoming smudged with dirt.
39:27Even when she saw the apartment,
39:28she didn't think
39:29that she did anything wrong.
39:30Fine,
39:30you can call me a traitor.
39:31So what?
39:32Those merfish are monsters!
39:34They're not from the same race as us,
39:35so they'd never help us
39:36out of the goodness of their hearts!
39:37You can't let them trick you!
39:38Alpha King,
39:39are you going to punish me
39:40because of those monsters?
39:41All these years,
39:43he'd stubbornly hurt the one
39:44who truly loved and cared for him,
39:46all while treating
39:47the vicious witch
39:47in front of him so well.
39:49He really messed up.
39:50Emily,
39:51you're actually the descendant
39:53of the Dark Sorcerer,
39:54and you infiltrated
39:56the Moonshadow Pack
39:57so that our deal
39:58with the merfish,
39:59the merfish,
40:00would never come to fruition!
40:03How could you know that?
40:04Who told you?
40:06Everyone looked at Emily in shock,
40:08now seeing her
40:08as the monster she truly was.
40:10Cyrus' father
40:10padded his shoulder gently.
40:12Believe me now, son,
40:14Emily did all this
40:16because of her plans.
40:19But I really do want
40:20it to be with Cyrus!
40:22I do!
40:23Emily cried loudly,
40:25but Cyrus only looked down
40:26at her like she was
40:27nothing more but trash.
40:29With a sudden burst of strength,
40:30she shook herself free
40:31from the werewolf
40:31that held her down
40:32and activated black magic
40:33toward the water tank
40:34where I was held.
40:35Here's what you get
40:36for not loving me, Cyrus!
40:38No, don't!
40:39My body was immediately
40:40turned to shreds
40:41by the magic,
40:42to the point where
40:43one couldn't even tell
40:44that it was me anymore.
40:47Here's what you get
40:48for not loving me, Cyrus!
40:50No, don't!
40:53Marina,
40:54how dare you!
40:57Don't stop me!
40:58Cyrus wanted to jump
41:00into the water tank
41:00to save me,
41:01but he was held back
41:02by the guards.
41:03It was common knowledge,
41:05after all,
41:06that touching dark magic
41:07was tantamount
41:08to a death sentence.
41:10Cyrus still screamed
41:11and roared in agony.
41:13How dare you stop me!
41:16Look!
41:17Now her body's gone!
41:19No one dared to speak.
41:21At that moment,
41:23Cyrus looked up,
41:24and his eyes precisely met
41:25where my soul was floating.
41:26I was surprised.
41:28Could he see me?
41:30Eyes reddened in anguish,
41:32he begged me
41:32for the first time
41:33in his life.
41:33Please,
41:34please don't go.
41:36Stay with me.
41:38I shook my head.
41:39Perhaps it was because
41:40my body was completely destroyed,
41:41but my soul had started
41:43to become lighter and lighter,
41:44as if I was about
41:45to fade out of existence.
41:47Cyrus wanted to grab my hand,
41:49but each time
41:50he reached for me,
41:51he missed.
41:52In the end,
41:53I was completely out of reach.
41:55As the Alpha came,
41:57he had always faced
41:58everything with composure.
41:59Marina,
42:00please just give me
42:00another chance.
42:02It's okay,
42:02just stay.
42:05I've only just realized
42:06that the only one
42:07I've ever loved
42:08was you.
42:09Please don't leave me.
42:10I didn't reply,
42:11only closing my eyes silently,
42:13and then,
42:13my soul vanished.
42:15From then on,
42:15the mermaid Marina
42:16ceased to exist.
42:20Cyrus locked himself
42:21in the laboratory
42:21for a week.
42:22He didn't eat,
42:23didn't drink,
42:24and ignore anyone
42:25who came to see him.
42:26When he finally reappeared,
42:28the aura of an Alpha King
42:29was gone.
42:30He looked haggard,
42:31his steps faltering,
42:33leaning on a servant's arm.
42:34I need to atone
42:35for what I did.
42:36The gene elixir
42:37that the merfolk have researched
42:38was finally released
42:39to the public,
42:40saving the lives
42:41of the Moonshadow Peck.
42:42As the person
42:43who almost ruined everything,
42:45Emily was sentenced
42:46with the death penalty.
42:47Afterward,
42:48Cyrus devoted himself
42:49to helping the merfolk,
42:51returning those still suffering
42:52from cruel experiments
42:53back to the ocean.
42:55In front of everyone else,
42:56he was still the calm,
42:57collected,
42:58and reliable Cyrus.
43:00But in private,
43:01away from the public eye,
43:03Cyrus was consumed
43:04with regret
43:04and desperation.
43:07For Marina
43:08didn't even leave him
43:08a single thing
43:09to remember her by.
43:11After everything was settled,
43:12Cyrus sat on a sailboat
43:13and went out to sea.
43:15He sailed all the way
43:16to the waters belonging
43:17to the merfolk
43:18where Marina belonged.
43:20Marina, wait for me.
43:23I'm coming to see you.
43:27Then he opened
43:28his arms wide
43:29and closed his eyes
43:30before plunging
43:31into the sea.
43:31And now he's in uh,
43:31in California.
43:32And honestly,
43:32he's out of here.
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