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the moonlight no longer falls for him - FULL
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00:00The first lash didn't make me scream.
00:02For poisoning the future Luna and defiling the Alpha Coronation, she will be punished before the pack.
00:06What broke me was seeing him move one step and stop.
00:09He stood close enough to save me, and still chose her.
00:16Is that...
00:16Don't. She'll drag you into her curse.
00:20That prayer. Where did you learn it?
00:21But by the time he doubted her lie, my blood was already on the stone.
00:25A week earlier, I still thought the moon oath meant something.
00:28Then he walked in holding another woman's hand.
00:31Do you confirm the dismissal of your Luna bond?
00:34I do.
00:35That was when I understood this was not a discussion.
00:37It was a sentence.
00:38You said the moon witnessed us.
00:39Serena saved my life. I won't abandon her for a promise built on pity.
00:43I only remember him calling my name that night.
00:45She could lie because the curse kept me quiet.
00:47Every truth burned back into my bones before it reached him.
00:49The Luna wing belongs to Serena now.
00:51They weren't just taking my room.
00:53A cursed mark has no place in the Luna wing.
00:55Please don't shame her. She just loves him too much.
00:57They were proving my sacrifice was worth less than a rusted key.
01:00I used to think keeping him alive was worth any price.
01:03A stolen mercy won't turn into moonlight just because you wear it.
01:06Enough. You've lost your place. Don't lose your dignity too.
01:09Some sacrifices only become weapons in someone else's hands.
01:12That night, the moon stopped feeling like a witness.
01:14For the first time, it answered.
01:17In seven days, the sacrifice ends.
01:19The mark that silenced me was not only a curse.
01:22What was taken from you will return.
01:24And what about my heart?
01:32Seven days after that, I would leave this pack.
01:34And I would never be anyone's moon again.
01:37By dawn, her mate mark sat on another woman's neck.
01:39This place is colder than I imagined.
01:41He marked her last night.
01:44Soon, he may give me an heir too.
01:47Stolen things burn the hand that holds them.
01:49No one stole it. He gave it to me.
01:54He saw only the ending she staged for him.
01:56I only came to ask her not to hate me.
01:58She is weak. Why would you provoke her?
02:00You never ask what happened to me.
02:02For the first time, explaining felt cheaper than silence.
02:05Do you see my blood? Or only her tears?
02:08It is a small cut. Stop frightening her.
02:11He saw it. Then he chose not to know.
02:14Black Crows demands a moon-blooded wife or the border breaks.
02:19Leaving once felt like defeat. Now it looked like an exit.
02:22I will go.
02:23They expected a sacrifice. I offered a decision.
02:26Black Ridge is colder than this house.
02:29Has anyone here been warm to me?
02:30Are you betting he will stop you?
02:32Do not tell him until it is done.
02:34Waiting for him to wake up was not loyalty. It was self-destruction.
02:37I was not leaving because it stopped hurting.
02:39I left because staying would kill me inside his mercy.
02:43Sign it, and you are no longer his.
02:46I stopped being his before tonight.
02:48The North answered before he even knew I was gone.
02:50Black Ridge will not take a woman who looks back.
02:52Good. I will not look back.
02:54They thought trading me to Black Ridge would break me.
02:56They were wrong.
02:57From today on, Black Ridge decides whether you stay or leave.
03:01Good.
03:02For the first time, a sentence against me sounded like a door opening.
03:06Lucius does not pity weak women.
03:09In Black Ridge, you stand firm or get buried in snow.
03:12At least that danger would not pretend to love me.
03:14Kyle's world called it exile.
03:16I heard freedom.
03:18I hid the paper like a wound he had no right to touch.
03:22For one breath, I thought the moonflowers were for me.
03:24What were you doing at the council hall?
03:27None of your business.
03:28Stop making trouble.
03:29Serena has not slept for days.
03:30The night wolf poison almost killed you.
03:32Whose prayer did you hear?
03:34What are you trying to say?
03:35What if Serena was not the one who more questioned?
03:37And he might have known.
03:38Then Serena called.
03:40Kyle, wait.
03:41When you stop hurting her, we will talk.
03:43You always say later.
03:45But every later belongs to her first.
03:48I gave him his chance.
03:49Every time, he walked towards her.
03:52They did not need chains.
03:53They destroyed the only roof I had left.
03:56They wanted me to see that even my shame had no place to sleep.
03:59Touch me again and you lose the hand.
04:01Then they reached for the one secret I still owned.
04:05Step away from her.
04:06Now.
04:07You turned my house into a cage.
04:09He came as an alpha, not as the man who should have believed me.
04:12You were the first one who left me here.
04:14I will have guards watch this place.
04:15Watch me or watch them not kill me.
04:18So I showed him the door he never thought I would choose.
04:20What did you sign?
04:22A choice you cannot tear up for me.
04:24Blackridge will devour you.
04:26Kyle, I am scared.
04:28The border was falling apart.
04:29I was still not first in line to be protected.
04:31War came and my body still remembered how to defend their walls.
04:34Protect Serena.
04:35She is Kyle's mate, your future Luma.
04:37The East Gate is weak.
04:38The wind will drive them there.
04:39You are not our future Luma anymore.
04:40Be silent.
04:41The first person they protected wasn't the one who knew the land.
04:43Then the East Gate broke exactly where I said it would.
04:46Kyle, I can't stand.
04:48Please don't leave me.
04:49Ilala!
04:50I warned you.
04:51You ignored me because it was me speaking.
04:53No one carried me inside.
04:55I learned to hold myself together.
04:56I had survived worse than Klaus.
04:58I had survived being replaced.
05:00He saw it.
05:01The silver line under the black mark I hid for three years.
05:04Your face.
05:05What happened to it?
05:06Don't touch me.
05:08You never used to speak to me like this.
05:10You never used to leave me lying in the rain.
05:13Let me bandage the wound.
05:15Your hands held her first.
05:16They don't get to touch my wound.
05:18A maid burst in, crying that Serena had the same mark on her face.
05:21Serena reached for the last thing I had left.
05:25Is Serena's mark truly like yours?
05:27For one breath he didn't run to her.
05:30Then he chose.
05:31Again.
05:32Go.
05:33You choose this way every time.
05:35Every single time he made me watch him leave.
05:37I didn't beg.
05:39I just felt the mark burning under my skin.
05:43That cry wasn't fear.
05:44It was confirmation.
05:46She wasn't pretending to be sick.
05:48She was becoming me.
05:49If she can take the mark, what comes next?
05:52The blessing I bled three years to earn?
05:57The first thing he saw was not my wound.
05:59It was what he could take.
06:01What did you do to Serena?
06:02I cannot even enter her room.
06:04Her mark matches yours.
06:05Your mother's relic can suppress it.
06:06They came for her sickness.
06:07But every eye was on my mother's chain.
06:09That was my mother's.
06:10Your mother is dead.
06:11The future Luna is still alive.
06:13Give it to me first.
06:13I will return it when she stabilizes.
06:15He said return just like he once said protect.
06:17Marry.
06:17Forever.
06:18Every time you take from me, you call it temporary.
06:20What do I have left?
06:20Do you remember the day my mother died?
06:23You stood in front of me.
06:25You said anyone touching my things had to go through you first.
06:28The future Luna cannot wait.
06:30Take it.
06:33At night, her sickness forgot how to perform.
06:36Serena came smiling into my ruin, wearing my mother's relic like a crown.
06:40Give it back!
06:41You did not think the moon goddess's mark could transfer, did you?
06:44A little herb, a little ritual.
06:46Enough to fool old men.
06:47Kyle does not need much proof.
06:49He wants to believe you are guilty.
06:53Tomorrow they will think you poisoned my wedding.
06:57She said I stole it.
06:58She cursed me to die.
06:59Ask her why she has it.
07:01Ask her why she has it.
07:02Lock her up.
07:03The truth lay between us.
07:05He stepped over it to hold her.
07:08They took my mother's relic.
07:09But the real thing waking up was never inside that chain.
07:14They broke the chain and woke what they feared.
07:16I thought losing my mother's relic was the worst thing Serena could take.
07:20I was wrong.
07:22She didn't want my heirloan.
07:23She wanted my place under the moon.
07:25Someone poisoned the wine!
07:26By the time they looked at me, the verdict had already begun.
07:29That herb scent.
07:31Allara uses it every day.
07:32A healing scent became a crime the moment she named it.
07:35I only wanted to keep everyone safe.
07:36Everyone stepped back from me before any proof appeared.
07:39Kyle's silence had already chosen a side.
07:44Only two women wore this pale gold tonight.
07:47The trap had a color and they wrapped it around my name.
07:50I was locked up all night.
07:52I never went near the kitchens.
07:53Kyle was with me.
07:53He knows.
07:55Her witness was the man who had stopped seeing me.
07:57Kyle.
07:57Who did you see near the kitchens?
08:01Kyle was with me.
08:03It wasn't a mistake.
08:04It was the lie he wanted to believe.
08:06So you really can choose blindness.
08:08Again and again.
08:09By moonrise, their lie had become a law.
08:11Serena stood in my stolen light.
08:13I stood where they put traitors.
08:15For poisoning guests and sabotaging the succession wedding,
08:17she will be punished before the pack.
08:19I waited for him to stop it.
08:21He didn't.
08:22Pain did what my words never could.
08:23It made him look.
08:24Three years ago, I knelt in the moon temple and begged the goddess to take anything.
08:28My blessing, my mark, my future.
08:30Anything, as long as Kyle lived.
08:32That prayer was the first secret she could not steal.
08:35The moon answered the wound, not the verdict.
08:38He finally saw the wound before the accusation.
08:40Serena recognized the light before anyone else did.
08:43I didn't regret saving him then.
08:44For the first time, I did.
08:48Moonlight, witness what I gave.
08:50Return the blessing that never belonged to a lie.
08:52That prayer, where did you learn it?
08:54The answer was already on my skin.
08:56The curse they mocked was never a curse.
08:58My mother's relic still knew its true owner.
09:00Kyle saw the relic, the mark, and Serena's fear in the same breath.
09:03Kyle, it's just a lullaby I sang as a child.
09:05She must have stolen it.
09:06Believe whoever you want.
09:08I am done begging.
09:09The moon answered me, but my body was already breaking.
09:13Finish the punishment.
09:17Who gave you the courage to touch my woman?
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09:25The tank burst.
09:27The wave slammed him across the floor.
09:29Yet my fiancé now held another woman in his arms.
09:31And all of this was because his younger sister Lila and I were caught in a rip current off Puget
09:36Sound.
09:36I was saved.
09:37Lila lost her life.
09:38The Blackwood family thinks it was me who had killed their biological daughter.
09:42Why are you still alive?
09:44You should have been the one who drowned.
09:46You killed my daughter!
09:48Killian tossed my ring, shredded my wedding gown, and agreed to marry Serena.
09:52The next day, coming home from the hospital, I saw Killian slicing our wedding portrait with a knife.
09:57Serena's moving in.
09:58Time to clear all this trash out.
09:59Serena Vanderbilt, his arranged marriage fiancé.
10:02After throwing all this away, are you gonna kick me out next?
10:06You said you were dying of your illness, didn't you?
10:08Then it's only fitting you go to atone for Lila in death.
10:11My body turned rigid when I heard those words.
10:13Killian Blackwood was the unloved Blackwood's son, raised outside the manor walls from childhood.
10:18I had given this brooding boy next door a single piece of candy.
10:21Because of that one small sweetness, after my parents died in an earthquake, Killian protected me for 15 years.
10:27Countless days of depending on each other, I fell in love with the man who held me.
10:30At 20, I had written a hundred love letters and confided my longing to my best friend, Chloe Reed.
10:35Never did I expect Chloe to tell Killian everything.
10:37That night, he made me take out the letters and read them aloud to him.
10:40I'm sorry. I'll never dare to fiber any improper thoughts again.
10:43From now on, I'll treat you as my elder brother.
10:46For 15 years, it wasn't that you needed me to raise you.
10:49It was that I needed your company.
10:51That same year, the Blackwoods came to bring him home.
10:53But they wouldn't accept me, because the Blackwood house could not hold two daughters.
10:56Killian put the messenger on the floor and looked at his father, Arthur Blackwood.
11:00No her, no me.
11:02I knew how desperately Killian longed to return home, yet he chose to stand by my side, even at the
11:07cost of breaking with his family.
11:09We dated five years before marrying with approval.
11:12His sister Lila despised me.
11:13To ease the tension, Killian brought Lila with us on our coastal wedding photo shoot.
11:18After the photo shoot, I saw Lila in the rip current.
11:20I rushed to save her without hesitation.
11:22I survived, but Lila perished.
11:24The Blackwoods blamed me, saying the adopted daughter had doomed their own child.
11:29Do you think it was my fault too?
11:30You both went into the water.
11:32You survived.
11:33She didn't.
11:34To this family, that's a crime.
11:35I knelt for three days and nights, begging for their forgiveness.
11:38However, all I got was a miscarriage, and the news that Killian had agreed to a strategic marriage with Serena.
11:44That night, I was diagnosed with cancer.
11:46I called Killian.
11:47He thought I was faking sick to trick him.
11:49To punish me, he burned my 1,999 love letters right in front of me, then froze my bank card.
11:55What burned to ashes was not only my true love, but also my desire to survive.
11:59That night, Killian stumbled home drunk, demanding something to sober up.
12:03When I passed him the hangover soup, I spotted my favorite lemon tarts on the table.
12:07He shoved me away.
12:10Put those down.
12:11They're for Serena.
12:12What are you doing so close?
12:13Still trying to lure me?
12:14You're drunk.
12:15I'm making you sobering soup.
12:18Sorry, I was too drunk.
12:19I mistook you for Serena.
12:21He got up and pushed me away.
12:22It had never been so cold to me, nor so rough.
12:24Killian didn't spare me a glance.
12:26Walked upstairs and slammed the door.
12:28Everything changed the day Lila died.
12:30I knew he hated me for living, yet I could do nothing.
12:32The light was still on in Killian's room.
12:34I knocked softly.
12:35Coming to a man's room this late?
12:36Do you have any sense at all?
12:37We're broken up.
12:38I want to move out.
12:40Stop you from spouting nonsense.
12:41You must stay here until I marry Serena.
12:43Can I at least move to the lower level?
12:46It's up to you.
12:48I turned and walked back to my room in silence.
12:50I didn't understand his anger.
12:53Lila was gone forever.
12:54How could I possibly live here in peace?
12:56This forced stay gave me time to ease myself into preparing to leave.
13:01The next morning, passing through the living room,
13:03I heard Killian talking on the phone with Serena.
13:05Killian caught sight of me suddenly.
13:07Then ended the call.
13:08Where are you going?
13:09I'll drive you.
13:10I froze.
13:11Before I could answer, he was already walking out to the garage.
13:14He leaned on the horn.
13:15Are you getting in or do you want me to carry you?
13:17I can't sit up front.
13:18What?
13:19Serena said that's her seat.
13:20Even siblings don't get it.
13:22That's not.
13:22Serena's voice broke through the phone in his hand.
13:25Kilton, where are you going?
13:26Don't let any other girl take the passenger seat.
13:29That's mine.
13:30Even your sister.
13:30Killian switched to a different car.
13:32Something unnamed moved through him.
13:34What are you going to do?
13:35I didn't answer.
13:36Killian didn't push.
13:37When Serena called, he laughed and softened, turning into someone I barely recognized.
13:41I just bought us matching pajamas.
13:43I'll model them tonight.
13:45As their words grew bolder and more explicit, Killian pulled into the emergency lane.
13:48Get out.
13:49Serena's waiting me.
13:50The car disappeared into the river of traffic.
13:52On the way down, my leg gave out.
13:55I fell.
13:55I stumbled upright, crying as I dragged myself to the records office.
13:59I have terminal cancer.
14:01The doctor says I have one month at the most, six at best.
14:04I'm an orphan.
14:05Records show you have a guardian.
14:06I walked out, defeated.
14:08At the door, I ran into Chloe Reed.
14:10You and Killian are finally getting married, right?
14:11You owe me for playing matchmaker.
14:15He's marrying someone else.
14:16Chloe's mouth dropped open.
14:18Before she could speak, the clerk reappeared behind us.
14:21Terminate legal guardianship first.
14:23Then get a signed medical certificate from a licensed doctor.
14:26Bring both, and I'll process the erase.
14:28Did you two have a fight?
14:29Not a petty quarrel.
14:31A complete break.
14:32He's just being stubborn.
14:34He still loves you.
14:35Chloe pulled me back home.
14:37He still cares.
14:38Tonight, show him the diagnosis.
14:41He'll believe you.
14:42We waited until nine.
14:43He didn't come home.
14:44Chloe grabbed the phone and called him on speaker.
14:46Killian!
14:47Did you know Allura has terminal cancer?
14:49She's dying!
14:50I couldn't care less if she lives or dies.
14:52Five years ago, you told me Allura is your forever undying love.
14:56Do you remember?
14:57I forgot the vows.
14:58We're done.
14:59Killian, we're boarding.
15:00The line went dead, and Chloe was shaking with rage.
15:03You're right to leave.
15:04He doesn't deserve you.
15:05That night, I signed the termination of guardianship document.
15:08I popped a pill, and my phone buzzed.
15:10Serena had sent photos.
15:12Allura, help your future sister-in-law choose.
15:14The medication was starting to blur my edges.
15:17Once, those messages had left me sobbing until my eyes swelled shut.
15:20Now I felt very little.
15:22Maybe it was the dying.
15:23That night, I jolted awake from the dream, and then I couldn't find my parents' keepsake
15:27in my room.
15:27I didn't dare go into Killian's room.
15:29I sent him a message.
15:30His reply came minutes later.
15:32A week later, Killian came through the room with his arm around Serena's waist.
15:36Kilden, you prepared all this for me?
15:38A strange look crossed his face.
15:40Serena pulled his face to hers and kissed him.
15:42As Serena's hands moved to his shirt, I found that is my parents' moonstone.
15:46Give it to me?
15:47It's old.
15:48I'll get you something better.
15:49No, I want this one.
15:50It has your warmth in it.
15:52That was mine!
15:53You can't!
15:55A second-hand thing?
15:56I don't want it, then.
15:58I ran straight into the rain, dropped to the grass, and searched frantically on my knees.
16:02Don't you know how much this meant to me?
16:04It's just a cheap old thing.
16:05If you want nice jewelry, just ask.
16:07My family's waiting for the dinner gala.
16:09We'll be late.
16:10Come along with us.
16:11This is my parents' only keepsake.
16:13Two hours later, I drifted into the venue.
16:15The venue was ocean-themed.
16:17The sight of it dragged me back to Puget Sound, to Lila walking into the current.
16:21I stood and stared, and I didn't notice the glass beginning to fracture.
16:24Killian sensed it first.
16:26The tank burst.
16:27The waves slammed me across the floor.
16:29When Killian finally saw me, soaked, Serena pressed her face into his chest and sobbed.
16:34My hand is scraped, Killian.
16:35Make it stop.
16:37Take Serena for first aid.
16:39I'll handle the other one.
16:40He didn't hesitate long.
16:41He carried Serena out.
16:43Hey, Laura.
16:44Let me help.
16:45He was a friend of Killian's, and he helped me to the bathroom to clean.
16:48I thought you two were about to be married.
16:50I can't believe it ended like this.
16:51When he left, Veronica grabbed me by the hair and forced my face down toward the washroom basin.
16:56Why are you still alive?
16:58You should have been the one who drowned.
17:00You killed my daughter!
17:01Right before I went under completely, something pulled me up by the shoulder.
17:05Mother, we're in public.
17:06You can't afford this getting out.
17:07Veronica made a disgusted sound and left.
17:09My phone was ringing somewhere in my soaked pocket, but I couldn't lift my arm to reach it.
17:13Killian took it from me.
17:14What happened to you?
17:15After the miscarriage, I was in the rain too long.
17:18The damage is still healing.
17:20Can you walk?
17:20Serena's call came through.
17:23Kilden, I'm scared alone.
17:24You said you were just going to the restroom.
17:26Please come back.
17:27I didn't clear my vision until his back had disappeared.
17:29Someday, he'll hear about my death, but not yet.
17:31I went to the servants to ask for painkillers, but I was told Killian had given all the medicine to
17:36Serena.
17:37I sat on the floor and poured whiskey directly over my wounds.
17:40Once, Killian said alcohol could numb anything.
17:43He wasn't lying.
17:45A week later, Killian stopped me in the hallway with a gesture.
17:47Killian handed me the repaired jade pendant.
17:50Though the locket had been restored, the rift between him and me could never be mended.
17:53Can you sign this for me?
17:54He glanced down, assumed it was a routine form, and signed without reading it.
17:58I watched him walk out.
18:00Now, I had one more thing to complete.
18:02My master's thesis defense.
18:04My graduation thesis centered on a project from his company, the design of an amusement park.
18:08I barely slept two hours ahead of defense.
18:10By the time I reached the stage, I had been standing for four hours.
18:13Then, a junior student stood from the audience and pointed at me.
18:16You plagiarized!
18:18She showed a video.
18:19It turned out, Serena had handed in the exact same design scheme.
18:23And at the end, Killian Blackwood had awarded the entire project contract to Serena on the spot.
18:28The junior student shoved me to the ground.
18:30You plagiarized your way out of it.
18:31Women who rely on men don't go far.
18:33The crowd's insults surged over me like a flood, and their scorn and disdain cut deep.
18:37My body finally ran out of strength.
18:39I collapsed.
18:40And I woke in the school's medical room.
18:41On the way out, I heard voices behind me.
18:43The campus beauty.
18:45Turns out she earned all of it on her back.
18:46I hailed a cab and went straight to Blackwood HQ Tower.
18:49I went straight to the executive floor.
18:51His assistant, Elias Cole, looked at me uncomfortably.
18:53He's in a meeting.
18:54Ten minutes until the break.
18:55I couldn't wait.
18:55So I pushed past Elias, walked into the boardroom, and stood in front of Killian.
18:59Why did you give my design to Serena?
19:01The room went perfectly still.
19:03Killian pulled me out and slammed his office door.
19:05Do you have any idea what you just did?
19:07You embarrassed me in front of everyone.
19:09She took my work.
19:10Serena just started.
19:11You're young.
19:11I'll give you something better.
19:12He turned back toward the boardroom.
19:14I stood alone in the office.
19:15I started crying.
19:16And then I picked up my phone.
19:17Hello, this is Alera Voss.
19:19I need to withdraw from the program.
19:21I fought hard to get you this spot three years ago.
19:23Who are you rebelling against by quitting like this?
19:26You put my name on a plazerism charge.
19:28How am I supposed to walk back in?
19:29Six months later, I'll give you a new project.
19:31What's there to be afraid of?
19:34Do you know what they said about me?
19:35They said I slept my way through everything.
19:36Are they wrong?
19:38You don't rely on me?
19:39I froze.
19:40What I owe you, I'll return.
19:42Thank you for everything you gave me.
19:43Forget paying me back.
19:44You lost our child.
19:46Take this as your compensation.
19:47I didn't know how I walked out of that office.
19:50As for the life you owe, you'll never pay that back.
19:53Fifteen years I've known him, but it's only today that I truly see him.
19:57I missed the step and fell.
19:59The pain was enormous, but I was smiling with tears.
20:02This is the last time I cry for him.
20:04I came back home.
20:04Then I sat at my desk and wrote the final letter.
20:07Not a love letter.
20:08A farewell.
20:09Kilden, my brother.
20:11Whatever I owed Lila, we are even now.
20:14I folded the cancer diagnosis and the signed guardianship termination inside with the letter.
20:19It was almost over.
20:20The day before I left, Killian announced the engagement date publicly.
20:24I called to congratulate him.
20:26Your brother is changing.
20:27We're getting ready for a rose bath.
20:28What's the matter?
20:29How long until he's done?
20:30I'll wait.
20:31Allura Vos marrying soon.
20:33Stop pestering him.
20:33Have you no shame?
20:34You'll never pay back the life you owe, Lila.
20:36You couldn't join the Liu family even with his child, and you never will.
20:38Killian even told Serena that he'd once been pregnant.
20:40Why couldn't he leave me even one shred of dignity?
20:44Congratulations on your engagement.
20:45And then I threw the phone out the window.
20:49On Chloe's private plane.
20:51I took my last look at Seattle through the rain-streaked glass.
20:57Back at the engagement venue, Killian finally said goodbye to the last guest.
21:01He'd been thinking all evening about Allura's silence and her coldness this past month.
21:06He planned to go home soon and bring her lemon tarts to make her happy.
21:10Soft hands wrapped around Killian's neck from behind.
21:14Killian, we're engaged now.
21:16Now, shall we do something fun tonight?
21:19I'm busy tonight.
21:23Be good, Elias.
21:24I won't touch you before marriage.
21:27You're just rushing back to your lover, aren't you?
21:30You know my secret?
21:32If your sister hadn't died young, you would never be the heir-
21:35One more word and you'll never speak again.
21:37How dare you do this to me?
21:38I'll make my father cancel the engagement!
21:41Killian did not care.
21:42He recalled that night, days ago, he spotted the butler hiding in the corner.
21:46The man was a spy.
21:47To fool him, Killian tilted his hand on purpose.
21:50Seeing me hurt, tore his heart apart.
21:56Sir, Miss Alara disappeared.
21:58Alara!
22:00Alara!
22:01Alara, it's all fake.
22:02Come home, I'll explain everything.
22:03I love you.
22:04Only you.
22:05Always.
22:06Where is she?
22:06When did she leave?
22:08Sir, Alara's records have been erased.
22:10She's vanished from every system.
22:12Mr. Blackwood, she asked me to give you a message before she left.
22:18Tell me.
22:20She said, please remember to open the engagement gift she left you.
22:33He sat, holding my phone until near dawn.
22:38Go records office!
22:39He thought he'd kept me safe from life storms.
22:41Yet in just a month, how did everything fall apart?
22:44The rearview mirror showed his own face.
22:47Jaw rigid.
22:48Eyes black and airless.
22:51Who allowed you to cancel a living person's account?
22:54A senior administrator appeared and showed him to a private room.
22:57A clerk brought in the paperwork.
22:59I never sign this.
23:00You have no right to process it.
23:02I'll see every person in this walk-in in court.
23:04When did I ever sign this?
23:05It's fake!
23:06Forged!
23:07It has no legal validity!
23:08The staff watched him break down.
23:10Killian suddenly recalled, rushing home to give me the mended jade pendant.
23:14He'd taken it for a regular notice from me.
23:16When she came in, did she say anything?
23:18Did she say why?
23:19She had terminal cancer.
23:21The doctor gave her one month to six months.
23:23She was likely trying to arrange everything before she died, because she didn't want to burden you.
23:28He stumbled to the hospital's medical records room to look up my file,
23:31only to be told the past month's records hadn't been sorted yet.
23:34He burst into the oncology office, and rummaged through the documents.
23:39But my name was nowhere to be found.
23:42On his way home, he wondered, if there was no medical record, did that mean I'd been lying to him?
23:47Perhaps I wasn't sick at all, only furious that he was going to marry someone else.
23:53Elora, I will mend the rift between us with my own hands.
23:57Nothing but death can tear us apart.
23:59I forgive you for leaving without a word.
24:01Forgive you for forcing me with your life.
24:03From now on, no matter where you run to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back.
24:10Keep looking!
24:11We can't afford to miss a single clue!
24:14Don't let him make it out alive!
24:15The night was thick and misty, and I came to the lake in the dense forest to gather herbs as
24:21usual.
24:23Suddenly, I heard some sounds.
24:25Don't let him make it out alive!
24:26Some strange sounds were drifting from away.
24:29At first, I paid no attend and continued gathering medicinal herbs by the lake.
24:34I was standing by the river when I smelled it.
24:38Blood.
24:39Then, a hand clamped around my ankle.
24:41Please.
24:42Anything you want, just help me.
24:44Fate never puts a healer in someone's path by accident.
24:47Jay.
24:49I shoved a pill between his lips and pulled us both underwater as his pursuits stormed past.
25:06Come on, breathe.
25:07Just breathe.
25:09Breathe.
25:17That's it.
25:18You're alive.
25:27You're lucky.
25:29This gash at your waist isn't meant to kill.
25:33I ripped open his soaked shirt, cleaned the wound, and sprinkled powder to stop the bleeding.
25:39I had not noticed earlier, but this stranger possessed an astonishingly handsome face, one
25:44that bordered on perfection.
25:45Two of my rarest pills, just for you.
25:47I hope you're worth the trouble, handsome.
25:49You did say I could have anything I want.
25:51I don't care about promises, but this crimson gemstone, it's an unusual treasure.
25:57You owe me your life.
25:58I'm just collecting what's fair.
26:00Now we're even.
26:05I checked into a hotel in the city that cast me out.
26:08My own family threw me to the wolves when I was six.
26:11Then I saw the news.
26:12Anna Palmer, the girl who took my place, was dying.
26:16She needed my blood type.
26:18Talk about the stars aligning.
26:20I went straight to the hospital and found him.
26:23The man who abandoned my mother and me.
26:26You.
26:27What should I call you?
26:28Mr. Palmer?
26:29Or would Dad be more fitting?
26:35Is it really you, Catherine?
26:37Do you want to run a DNA test, or are you going to trust your instincts?
26:41There's no need.
26:43You've got your mother's face.
26:45You have the nerve to bring her up?
26:47After you left her to die for wealth and status?
26:51I'm Rye Negative.
26:54I'm here for Anna.
26:56He followed me to the ICU.
26:58Inside, the girl who stole my life was barely breathing.
27:03I'll donate.
27:05But only on one condition.
27:07What is it?
27:08Name it.
27:09You will restore my status as part of the Palmer family, and you'll make it official.
27:13I want the entire world to know.
27:16Catherine, that's complicated.
27:17I can buy you a place of your own.
27:19I don't want a house.
27:21I want my name back.
27:22If your precious family refuses, then Anna Palmer can face death on her own.
27:32Wait.
27:32Please.
27:33Don't go, Catherine.
27:35I'll speak to them.
27:37I swear I will.
27:39Just don't leave.
27:44After giving blood to Anna, the Palmer's put me in a VIP hospital suite.
27:48That's when my friend Lindsay messaged me.
27:51That's odd.
27:52Sounds like me.
27:54Impossible.
27:55I've never even met the guy.
27:56It's just a weird coincidence.
28:00But I couldn't shake the feeling.
28:02A quick search gave me nothing.
28:04So, I pulled out my tablet and contacted an old friend.
28:08Any updates on the search?
28:10Nothing so far, sir.
28:15Keep looking.
28:16There is something else.
28:18An invitation from the Palmer family.
28:19They're hosting a banquet for Rythet's illegitimate daughter.
28:23Asked for my presence or demanded it.
28:25Shall I send a rejection, sir?
28:27No.
28:28Tell them I'll attend.
28:30On the day of the banquet, I first visited my mother's unmarked grave.
28:37It won't be long now, Mom.
28:39You're finally close to getting justice.
28:41She's doing this to stir the pot!
28:43Picking her mother's death anniversary for her welcome party!
28:46And isn't it suspicious?
28:48Right after Anna's crash, the city runs dry of RH negative blood and suddenly she appears?
28:52Rebecca, stop it.
28:55That girl is a curse.
28:57As long as she's here, this house won't know peace.
28:59Rebecca, that's enough.
29:00She's making quite the scene and she hasn't even arrived.
29:04There's a disturbance at the entrance!
29:13Catherine, you're here at last.
29:14Just like her mother.
29:16A born temptress.
29:17Why didn't fate take her, too?
29:18Catherine, come meet my wife.
29:19I ignored her completely.
29:20This is Catherine.
29:20To me, she was just the woman who drove my mother to her grave.
29:23I scanned the room.
29:24Only family and staff.
29:25They thought they could humiliate me with an empty hall.
29:27So, this is my grand welcome banquet.
29:29How intimate.
29:30Well, I brought a gift to match the occasion.
29:33Bring them in.
29:40What is this, lilies?
29:41Funeral lilies?
29:42Are you insane?
29:44Get these out of my house!
29:45A small present.
29:46I hope it sets the right mood for this family reunion.
29:48Catherine Palmer, you have gone too far!
29:50We also prepared something for you, Catherine.
29:53A welcome gift.
29:54Why don't we go take a look?
29:55Naturally.
29:56I'm eager to see what this family offers.
29:59The second Rhett ushered me out, his parents started barking orders.
30:02Get every last one of these cursed flowers out of here!
30:05Now!
30:08Rebecca, don't give her the satisfaction.
30:09She wanted to provoke us.
30:11But we won't let her have the last laugh.
30:13Dad, you handled this masterfully, but why did you insist on inviting the Knight family's heir?
30:16Evan Knight has a long memory and a nasty temper.
30:18Once he realizes I burned a precious favor.
30:20Just to bring him here for an illegitimate daughter, he will hold a grudge.
30:23He'll make sure Catherine never gets a foothold in this city.
30:25Let's see how long she can stay so arrogant.
30:29Mom, I hope you're watching.
30:31All of this is for you.
30:32Can you believe she insisted on a banquet?
30:33Not a soul is here.
30:34How humiliating.
30:35Please.
30:36She's an illegitimate child.
30:37A stain.
30:37No one in high society would risk their my red wine rain down on their perfect hair.
30:40What is this?
30:41Let me hear anything like that again, and you won't live to regret it.
30:44Your banquet is a ghost town.
30:45Just as we thought.
30:46Look.
30:47A black Bentley.
30:48Then, a pair of headlights cut through the gloom, and a black Bentley pulled up to the entrance.
30:53That's...
30:53That's Evan Knight.
30:54Mr. Knight!
30:55Welcome!
30:56It's an honor to have you here.
30:57I can't believe you actually came.
30:59I moved across the lawn, my gown gleaming with black crystals, drawing every eye in the
31:04face.
31:05That's her?
31:06The rumors said she was plain?
31:08Crude?
31:09The rumors were lies.
31:10She's beautiful.
31:11My eyes wandered across the gathering, and then they came to rest on him.
31:15That face.
31:17Sharp features.
31:18Calm eyes.
31:19It feels so familiar.
31:20The intel brief.
31:21That's him.
31:22Evan Knight.
31:23The most coveted bachelor in the city.
31:25The brief said he was scouring real for a mysterious person.
31:28Someone with a black crescent tattoo on their collarbone.
31:31Is it possible he's searching for me?
31:34But why?
31:35I just got here.
31:37What could a man like that possibly want with me?
31:41The garden party was a gilded cage, and I was the bird refusing to say...
31:44Don't just stand there like a statue.
31:45It's time to greet our guest.
31:47Evan, it's been ages since I last saw you.
31:49Amazing how time disappears.
31:51Your memory hasn't faded at all, Mr. Palmer.
31:53My grandfather's hand pressed tightly on my wrist.
31:55A warning disguised as affection.
31:56My granddaughter insisted I invite you.
31:58Her own sister is suffering in the hospital.
32:00All I want is family peace.
32:02Is that so?
32:03I see your elder granddaughter is quite the handful.
32:05Definitely not as docile as her little sister.
32:08Catherine's always had a wild streak.
32:10Anna's the gentle one.
32:11Wild streak is one way to put it.
32:12I used to scale trees for peaches.
32:14I might bring the whole house down if you're not careful.
32:16They say I grew up like a stray.
32:18No etiquette.
32:18No rules.
32:19I hope everyone here can put up with my country ways.
32:21Catherine, your grandmother will be waiting for you in the study later.
32:25Absolutely.
32:25I'll head there soon.
32:26A gust of wind swept through the garden.
32:27A sudden chill that had nothing to do with the temperature.
32:30But then a warm piece of clothing fell on my shoulder.
32:32She just got here and already has his attention?
32:34She must be something else.
32:35Miss Palmer, Martha is ready to see you in the study.
32:38On my way there, I found Evan in the hallway.
32:40His face flushed with fever, leaning against the wall for support.
32:43You've been drugged.
32:44You're coming with me.
32:45Get away from me.
32:46Is this what the Palmers have come to?
32:47Sending you to drag me off before I even collapse?
32:52I knew I had to get him out of sight.
32:54With all the strength I could muster, I dragged him into my room and slammed the door, plunging
32:58us into darkness.
32:59What is this supposed to be?
33:00Have you lost your mind?
33:01Unless you're eager to make a scene, I suggest you stay put.
33:03And how can I be sure I'll be safe staying here?
33:06Trust me, you're not my type.
33:08Now tell me, what did you swallow back there?
33:11That's not your concern.
33:16I slipped into the bathroom to improvise an antidote, but when I returned, he had collapsed
33:20on the couch, burning with fever.
33:22Before I could give him the medicine, his hands strut out, seizing my wrist, and yanking
33:26me down on top of him.
33:27Let go of me!
33:28His words a confusing mix of fever-y delirium and something unsettling.
33:32What's that scent on you?
33:33Evan, get a grip on yourself.
33:35Your hair smells amazing.
33:36His grip was like iron.
33:39Has anyone seen Catherine?
33:41While he held me captive, the Palmers realized we were both gone.
33:44Do you think Catherine might be with Evan?
33:46He gave her his coat.
33:48Don't just stand there!
33:49Just go search for them right now!
33:54Reds, you're fully aware of what your daughter is capable of!
33:57The search was on, and the blame was already being cast.
34:00Find her.
34:03The moment you do, bring her to me.
34:06I have questions that need answers.
34:11Evan, think this through.
34:12I'm the Palmer family's outcast.
34:13A mistake with me will destroy everything you've built.
34:15I had to make him understand the stakes.
34:17My voice was control, clouding of his judgment.
34:19His hands were slid down my moment at my waist.
34:20I gathered my strength.
34:22He crumpled blow through his neck.
34:23The silence that followed was avalute, heavy and cold.
34:26Just as I moved him, a frantic pounding started on the door.
34:28It was Julie.
34:29They were finally on to me.
34:30The lock wouldn't hold for long.
34:31I had to act fast.
34:32I quickly poured the antidote into his mouth, leaving no trace.
34:34As if nothing ever happened to myself.
34:36Transforming from a panicked woman to the calm, collected person they expected to see.
34:39I opened the door just a rick, trying to control the tremble in my voice.
34:42Filled my narrow field of fusion.
34:43A mask of impatience and disgrace.
34:44She didn't believe a word.
34:45Perhaps I should come in and help you get ready?
34:47I had no choice.
34:48I stepped aside and let her burst into the room.
34:49Her presence is a storm in the quiet space.
34:51Sport your age even has already taken way out.
34:53The cushions are a mess.
34:54Who was in here with you?
34:55Would you mind calling a doctor?
34:56You're just not used to drinking.
34:57Stay here and rest.
34:58I'll handle your grandmother.
34:59The moment she left, I rushed to the bathroom.
35:01I had to know if he was alright.
35:03He was standing against the wall.
35:04A stubborn flush on his cheeks, but his eyes were clear and sharp.
35:06There's a taste in Aced in my mouth.
35:08An herbal remedy.
35:09He was putting the pieces together.
35:10You look stable, but you still need a doctor.
35:12Don't risk it.
35:12He stepped closer, his gaze piercing, demanding the truth.
35:15Move.
35:15I need to change.
35:16Then I'll show you the way out now.
35:17I needed him gone.
35:18But he didn't move.
35:18My voice, my dismissal.
35:19It seemed to unlock something in his moment.
35:21He whispered to himself, the memory flooding back.
35:23That desperate night.
35:24The cold water.
35:24The arms that pulled me to safety could have been her?
35:26And then he knew.
35:27The realization hit him like a physical blow.
35:30I had just slipped into a new dress when a sudden force hit me.
35:33I was shoved hard against the wall.
35:35It was Evan Knight.
35:38Well, Mr. Knight, is this your idea of gratitude?
35:40He said nothing.
35:41His fingers drifted to my collarbone.
35:44Pulled down my necklace and carefully examined my skin.
35:47I didn't expect you to be so taken with me.
35:49Forgive me.
35:53If you want to avoid scandal, you'd better leave discreetly.
35:56This way.
35:57I led him to a quiet side entrance, where his Bentley was waiting.
36:00You're nothing like the rumors paint you to be, Miss Palmer.
36:03Neither foolish nor lacking in grace.
36:05And you, Mr. Knight, are far more warm and approachable than your reputation.
36:09Let's go.
36:10As soon as he was gone, my smile faltered.
36:13The concealer had saved me.
36:16Dad, you're sweating so much.
36:18Is there something you want to confess?
36:20Watch your mouth.
36:21Are the Palmers truly as close to Mr. Knight as they let on?
36:25Oh, you're all looking for Mr. Knight.
36:27I just passed him in the back garden.
36:35Sir, we've been alerted.
36:36Someone's looking into you.
36:37We tried tracking them, but they left nothing to follow.
36:40An untraceable adversary.
36:43Has that woman been found yet?
36:46All we know is she showed up in Rill here.
36:49Nothing else.
36:50The Palmers are making themselves far too conspicuous.
36:53Give them something they won't soon forget.
37:01This place isn't mine.
37:02It belongs to a friend who moved overseas.
37:05He was lying.
37:08This house was connected to my past, and I needed to find out how.
37:12Mr. Knight, can you take me to the hospital?
37:15My foot, I think I twisted it.
37:17You injured yourself in our scuffle?
37:18I can barely stand.
37:20Please.
37:20He saw right through my act, but to my surprise, he played along.
37:23Let's go.
37:24Could you help me get there?
37:26Without a word, he swept me into his arms.
37:30The sudden throbbing in my ankle wasn't an act, though.
37:32It was a very real old wound.
37:39Mr. Knight is here.
37:40Get the director on the line.
37:41Now.
37:42Mr. Knight.
37:43How can we be of service?
37:44Take a look at her.
37:46He brought her here himself.
37:47Who is she?
37:48Isn't that the girl the Palmer family just brought home?
37:52If the Palmers are tied to Mr. Knight,
37:54This changes everything.
37:56After a meticulous exam, the lead doctor gave his diagnosis.
38:00This injury is old.
38:01Chronic.
38:02There's no permanent fix.
38:04We can only offer medication to manage the pain.
38:09Your hospital's reputation is well-deserved, Mr. Knight.
38:13Truly impressive.
38:16Still, to be fair, you didn't go easy on me.
38:19If you hadn't been so aggressive, I doubt I'd be in quite this much pain.
38:24What compensation are you hoping for?
38:27I'll let you know when I think of something.
38:29It's getting late.
38:30My family will be worried.
38:31Give me a ride home, Mr. Knight.
38:34Of course.
38:35Thirty minutes later, we pulled up to my family's estate.
38:37The entire household was lined up outside to welcome my sister Anna home from the hospital.
38:41Anna is finally home, and that girl doesn't even bother to show up.
38:43No manners at all.
38:44Please don't say that, Mom.
38:45Without my sister, I might not have survived.
38:48I got out of the car and walked straight toward them.
38:50Well, Anna, it's good to see all the blood I gave wasn't wasted.
38:54You look much better.
38:55I'm so sorry, Catherine.
38:56You had to give up your health for me the summit you got home.
38:59You should be grateful your blood even matches Anna's.
39:02Consider yourself lucky.
39:03Calm down, Rebecca.
39:05Whether you like it or not, my lowly blood is now running in your precious daughter's totes
39:09mins.
39:10Maybe think twice before you spit insults.
39:13Catherine, you are confined to your room.
39:16Don't let me see you out here again.
39:18Grandpa, please don't be upset.
39:21Catherine, is that your friend who gave you a ride?
39:24A strange man?
39:25You're parading around with some unknown man and shaming the family!
39:28It's disgraceful!
39:37Is this really how the palms treat a guest?
39:43Mr. Knight?
39:44The moment his name was uttered, the entire hall seemed to hold its breath.
39:47Ignoring everyone else, Evan walked straight to my side.
39:50You call that a drama?
39:52I've seen better.
39:54It only gets better when the lead actor shows up.
39:56You elevated the scene, Mr. Knight.
39:58His presence didn't intimidate me, it thrilled me.
40:00Please forgive us, Mr. Knight.
40:02My wife spoke out of turn.
40:03Funny.
40:04I heard the Palmers prided themselves on peace.
40:07Looks like I was misinformed.
40:08Just a reminder.
40:09My blood is the only thing keeping Anna alive.
40:11You might want to remember that.
40:12I have to hand it to you, Mr. Knight.
40:14A flawless entrance.
40:15You really know how to steal a scene.
40:16Hand over your phone.
40:16He took my phone, quickly adding his contact information before handing it back.
40:19If your foot acts up again, contact me directly.
40:21I'll handle it.
40:22Hello, Kath.
40:23What's this?
40:23Finished being the center of attention for the night?
40:25I just want you to know how grateful I am.
40:27You saved my life.
40:28If you ever feel out of place, I'd like to help.
40:30Perfect.
40:30Trade rooms with me then.
40:32What?
40:32Why so hesitant?
40:33Changed your mind?
40:34Her hypocrisy was almost laughable.
40:35My mom handles the arrangements.
40:37It's not for me to decide.
40:38But I'll tell her.
40:39That's thoughtful of you.
40:39I closed the door firmly in her shocked face.
40:41Miles away, a different drama was unfolding.
40:43We tracked down the men who tried to kill you, but they're all dead.
40:46Dead.
40:46The word echoed, not with finality, but with the promise of a beginning.
40:51Keep digging.
40:53Tear the city apart if you have to.
40:55I want answers.
40:57And I want the person responsible.
41:02Catherine, you're early.
41:05I had to see it for myself.
41:07He really thinks he can get away with this.
41:13Have a seat, Catherine.
41:14I spoke to mom about your request to switch rooms.
41:17Show some respect.
41:19Your sister is speaking to you.
41:21My room needs to be aired out since I'm still recovering.
41:24Mom suggested you take the room at the end of the hall.
41:26Oh, I only suggested the swap because I'm looking out for you, Anna.
41:30What are you implying?
41:32Isn't it odd?
41:33You were perfectly healthy.
41:34Then you have a car accident.
41:36Maybe the room has bad luck.
41:38Who knows what might happen next if you stay there.
41:40How dare you?
41:41Anna was trying to be nice and you're cursing your own sister.
41:44People think what they want.
41:47I'd already been in her room.
41:48I smelled it instantly.
41:50A synthetic chemical.
41:51A slow poison meant to harm over years.
41:54Just because we need your blood for now doesn't mean you have free reign.
41:58You are not our only choice.
42:03Then try your luck.
42:06You'd better start behaving!
42:09I don't care what swamp you crawl out of, but under this route, you will learn respect!
42:14Give her time, Mom.
42:15People can't change their ways overnight.
42:18Looks like I'll have to count on your expert lessons then, Rebecca.
42:22Franklin can handle her orientation.
42:25Catherine.
42:26Or we don't get a lack of air.
42:30I don't know what happened.
42:34My dress!
42:35He dropped the plate right on my custom-made dress!
42:37He staggered and dropped to the floor, snatching the tablecloth and sending everything crashing down around us.
42:42Someone call an ambulance!
42:43Now!
42:45Since your return, this hasn't known a moment's peace!
42:47You're a curse!
42:48Mom, it's just a dress.
42:50We can always find you another one.
42:53Reet, my so-called father, decided it was his turn to lay down the law.
42:57Tonight, there's a banquet for Anna at Blackwell Lounge.
42:59You are to stay here.
43:01Don't cause trouble, understand?
43:02Trouble?
43:03Peace has been elusive since I set foot in this house, and it's not because of me.
43:06But I had no intention of staying home.
43:18I have to say, the elder Miss Parmer stands out when it comes to looks.
43:21The whispers started almost immediately.
43:23I could feel their eyes, hear their judgments.
43:25Looks don't count.
43:26Everyone knows she's the unwanted, illegitimate child.
43:29They say she only made it back by threatening Anna's life.
43:32Didn't I tell you to keep her out?
43:35If she ruins this night for Anna, I'll never forgive you.
43:37She knows what's at stake.
43:39She won't try anything.
43:40You'd better pray she keeps quiet.
43:42I picked up a glass of red wine and sauntered over to Anna.
43:51To your good health.
43:53Thank you, Catherine.
43:54Please ignore the gossip tonight.
43:56These people don't understand you.
43:58They weren't wrong, you know?
44:00I can be ruthless.
44:02If you're wise, you won't test me.
44:04The next time your life depends on me, maybe I'll just look the other way.
44:07You're... you're such a kidder.
44:09Her fear was delicious.
44:12Satisfied, I left her and sampled the most expensive food on the menu.
44:15When boredom finally crept in, I slipped from the banquet in search of fresh air.
44:19To my surprise, Evan appeared in the corridor just ahead, looking exhausted.
44:23Catherine?
44:25In a room full of noise and glittering lights, my eyes found him.
44:29Something was wrong.
44:30You're holding your stomach.
44:31It's nothing.
44:32My team is waiting.
44:33I'll manage.
44:33Fine.
44:35But if you need a ride to the hospital, just ask.
44:37They're staring.
44:38You're famous.
44:39It happens.
44:40Get me out of here.
44:41Now.
44:41The desperation in his voice was new.
44:43I grabbed his arm, supporting his weight as we hurried down a side hallway, away from
44:47prying eyes.
44:48But before I could let go, his legs gave out and his entire body-body crashed down on top
44:53of me.
44:54Oof.
44:55Figures.
44:56Get off me, knight.
44:59Evan?
44:59He was unconscious, his lips turning blue.
45:01I dragged him into the nearest empty room.
45:03This wound.
45:04It's not just infected.
45:06That discoloration around the edges?
45:07It's poison.
45:08I forced my strongest antidote past his lips.
45:13We need to stitch him up.
45:14Then called a doctor I trust to stitch him up and cover my tracks.
45:19You're finally awake.
45:20You just about gave me a heart attack.
45:22The pain.
45:23It's faded.
45:24The doctor confirmed it was an infection.
45:26He's patched you up.
45:27You need to rest.
45:28You didn't treat me yourself?
45:29I'm a pharmacologist, not a surgeon.
45:31Here's your phone.
45:32Better call your people.
45:35Send a car to this room.
45:37Now.
45:37Seems you're stacking up debts, Mr. Knight.
45:40How do you plan to pay me back?
45:42What do you want?
45:43We're here.
45:44Sir, let me see the wound.
45:45The infection, it seems to be under control, but how?
45:55He has no idea.
45:57None of them do.
45:57They're looking for an infection, while a poison is still killing him from the inside.
46:05If you figure out what you want, let me know.
46:07He was charming.
46:08I'll give him that.
46:09But charm is a currency I've learned to spend wisely.
46:14After Evan left, I went home, only to hear voices from the living room.
46:18Voices I knew all too well.
46:20I'm telling you, passing through the state.
46:22There's a disaster waiting to happen.
46:26Hold it!
46:27Where have you been in the middle of the night?
46:29I was at Anna's party, of course.
46:31You're not in some backward village anymore.
46:34Under Sengrip, if you hum before to this roof, you'll be home before nine, or you can sleep outside.
46:40Who knows whose low-class genes your daughter inherited, sneaking out with God knows who, until all Zackley were to
46:45stick the knife.
46:45Funny.
46:46I would have come back sooner.
46:48I would have come back sooner, but the second I turned my back, I was left alone at the party.
46:52It's late, Catherine.
46:53Go get some rest.
46:55The next morning, I went downstairs just as Franklin walked in from the hospital.
46:59Perfect timing.
47:01You're just in time, Franklin.
47:03I'm craving lobster rolls from Luke's, and a box of every pastry from Maison Bell.
47:10You think you run this place?
47:11You're a stray off the street.
47:13Be grateful you're even fed here.
47:15God, all that barking is giving me a migraine.
47:17What did you just say to me?
47:19It looks like you didn't learn your lesson last time.
47:22You did that to me, didn't you?
47:24At the party!
47:25You might want to keep your hands to yourselves.
47:27Otherwise, you might lose.
47:29I have work to do.
47:31The house won't run itself.
47:32Don't forget my lunch.
47:34Make sure everything ends up in my room.
47:38In this house, even a simple meal is a battlefield.
47:41Look at you, eating lobster and caviar.
47:43Did we bring you home just to drain us dry?
47:45Everything I do is for Anna's benefit, Mother.
47:48What does your gluttony have to do with me?
47:50All those blood donations for you.
47:52I need to eat well to stay healthy.
47:54For Anna.
47:55What is all this shouting?
47:57My father, the king of this castle, had arrived.
48:02Dad, am I not allowed to eat in my own home?
48:06Should I go public and tell Rilla how you treat your daughter?
48:12I fled to my room, but my dear sister followed.
48:15The sweet act was finally over.
48:18You walk around like you're the victim.
48:20Don't forget your place.
48:21And what place is that?
48:23You are a blood bag, Kathleen.
48:25Nothing more.
48:25She pulled a knife from her sleeve.
48:30I lay on the busting bed.
48:31Pain toils through me in waves.
48:33My vision went black, but my mate was right there.
48:36Callan, alpha of the Darkmoon pack.
48:39He gripped my hand.
48:40Just hold on.
48:41We're going to see our baby.
48:42Sweat soaked my skin.
48:44I forced a smile.
48:45The painkiller walked in, holding a syringe.
48:47I thought it was a painkiller.
48:49But Callan let go.
48:50He stepped back.
48:51The needle pierced my skin.
48:53Cold liquid hit my veins.
48:55Check the dois.
48:56Hold it off until tomorrow.
48:58I promised Regina.
48:59Her child comes first.
49:01I stared at him.
49:02He didn't look at me.
49:03He just watched the clock.
49:04Tears fell.
49:05I tried to scream.
49:07I tried to fight.
49:08But the drugs hit.
49:09My contraction stopped cold.
49:11Then everything stopped.
49:12When I opened my eyes, I was on stone.
49:15The holding cells beneath the pack infirmary.
49:18Darkmoon's punishment cells.
49:19His sister, Serafina, stood at the door.
49:22A silver dagger in her hand.
49:24Don't blame Callan.
49:27Regina's pup is the only blood my dead brother left behind.
49:29He's the rightful heir to Darkmoon.
49:31I never wanted to fight her for it.
49:33Save the act.
49:34You pushed a pregnant widow down the stairs.
49:36You tried to kill her so your bastard could claim the alpha title.
49:38I didn't!
49:40Another conjection ripped through me.
49:41I stopped breathing.
49:43Serafina squatted down.
49:44Tapped my cheek with her blade.
49:46Pack law is clear.
49:47The first recognized heir inherits the alpha title.
49:50When an alpha dies without a born heir, his unborn bloodline comes first.
49:53Marcus is dead, but his pup lives.
49:55And Callan is only a regent.
49:57So you and your bastard pup?
49:58You were finished the second Regina conceived.
50:00I clutched my belly.
50:02My vision blurred.
50:03Please, get the healer.
50:05My pup is coming.
50:07The drug lasts three more hours.
50:09Sit tight.
50:11Once Regina delivers, you can push all you want.
50:14She turned to the gods.
50:16Watch her.
50:17She screams, gagger.
50:19The steel door slammed shut.
50:20One flickering bob.
50:21Blood soaked my gown.
50:23Wolfsbane in the wars.
50:24No my link.
50:25No way out.
50:27Callan took my phone this morning.
50:28Said he wanted me to focus on the birth.
50:30It was a trap.
50:31Seven months ago, Marcus, the former alpha, died in an ambush.
50:36At his funeral, Regina threw up.
50:39She was pregnant.
50:40Her unborn pup became the pack's obsession.
50:42I told the elders not to worry.
50:44Callan and I would still give Darkmoon an air.
50:47They just stared at my belly.
50:48Silent.
50:49Now I understood.
50:51My pup never mattered from the start.
50:53The drugs were wearing off.
50:54The contractions hit harder.
50:56I crawled to the door, leaving a trail of blood.
50:59I pounded on the steel.
51:01Please!
51:02My pup is dying!
51:04A guard laughed.
51:06Save your breath.
51:08Regina's close to delivering.
51:09You'll get out when she's done.
51:12But my baby!
51:13You deserve it.
51:14After what you did to her.
51:16I collapsed.
51:17Then I heard Serafina in the hall.
51:20On the call.
51:20Callan?
51:21How is she doing?
51:22Regina's contraction started.
51:24She's fine.
51:24Is Alexia under control?
51:26Under control?
51:28She's screaming.
51:29What an actress.
51:30Don't tell me you feel bad.
51:32She stole birth herbs.
51:34Stole herbs?
51:35I never did that.
51:36I haven't forgotten.
51:37She nearly killed Marcus' pup on those stairs.
51:40I will never let her ruin that bloodline.
51:42The healer swore the injection was safe.
51:44Let her suffer.
51:46Maybe she'll learn.
51:47I'll send the healer down when Regina is stable.
51:50The call ended.
51:51My mate chose her.
51:53I lost track of time in that cell.
51:55The blood kept pooling.
51:57Soaking my gown.
51:58Just as my vision faded.
51:59Got it!
52:00Save your breath.
52:01He chucked me.
52:02His face draining of color.
52:03Your water broke.
52:04You're fully dilated.
52:04Your pup is coming right now.
52:06He tried to mind-link the others.
52:08But the wolf's being walls blocked the signal.
52:10He scooped me into his arms.
52:11We burst out of the cell.
52:12Two guards stepped in our way.
52:14Stop!
52:14Miss Serafina said...
52:15Said what?
52:16To let a pregnant woman bleed to death?
52:18Get out of my way!
52:19The guards flinched and stepped back.
52:21Aura skewed me up the stone stairs.
52:23Leaving a thick trail of blood.
52:24We hit the third floor.
52:26The main birthing chamber.
52:27The doors were wide open.
52:28It was completely empty.
52:30No birthing bed.
52:31No monitors.
52:32No supplies.
52:33Nothing.
52:34Just spare walls.
52:35This is impossible.
52:36Where is the equipment?
52:38Footsteps.
52:38Click down the hole.
52:39Serafina.
52:40Oh, the equipment?
52:41We moved everything to Regina's private birthing suite.
52:44To protect Darkmoon's rightful ear.
52:46Just as a precaution.
52:47Are you insane?
52:49The Luna's baby is crowning!
52:50She needs a bed right now!
52:52Drop the act, Alessia.
52:54Callan already told me the delay drug is harmless.
52:56You're just throwing a tantrum.
52:58Trying to pull focus from the true pren.
53:00I stared at her perfectly powdered face.
53:02Six months ago, I spent three nights making her a moonstone pack necklace.
53:06She had hugged my arm so while we were sisters for life.
53:10What an absolute joke.
53:12Oris sprinted to the pharmacy wing.
53:14Two minutes later, he ran back, empty-handed.
53:17They gutted the pharmacy.
53:18No supplies.
53:20No blood.
53:21The guards took everything to Regina's private birthing suite.
53:23Alpha's orders.
53:24This is murder!
53:25She's going to die!
53:26The pup is going to die!
53:27The pack comes first.
53:29If she dies, she dies.
53:30Oris collapsed in front of me, right in the pup.
53:33I can't do anything.
53:34I am so sick of this!
53:35Guard!
53:36Get him out of here!
53:37Two massive enforcers grabbed or rest.
53:39Alessia!
53:40The pup is crowning!
53:41Remember where to press?
53:43Press it now!
53:43Bring on the contraction!
53:45They hauled him into the hall!
53:46Push on the next one!
53:47Don't give up!
53:48Save the pup!
53:49The door slammed shut.
53:51Serafina pulled out her phone.
53:52She started a video call.
53:54Callan?
53:55You need to see your maid's latest performance.
53:57She flipped the camera toward me.
53:59I saw Callan on the screen, standing outside Regina's birthing suite.
54:02When he saw the blood pool around me, he froze.
54:04Real shot flashed in his eyes.
54:07But he masked it instantly.
54:09What's wrong with her?
54:10She's faking.
54:11She bled a little.
54:13Oris is just being dramatic.
54:15Callan?
54:15Is that Alexia?
54:17Is he blaming me again?
54:18Serafina, keep her locked down.
54:20I'm not leaving this floor.
54:22Hear that?
54:23You and your bastard pup mean nothing.
54:26Regina comes first.
54:28You thought marrying the alpha made you untouchable?
54:30Consider this a reality check.
54:32I closed my eyes.
54:34I tuned her out completely.
54:35My shaking fingers reached for my neck, for the crescent distress pendant at my throat.
54:40My dad gave it to me on my wedding day.
54:42Before I left my home pack, he had ruled they're too long and too fiercely for anyone to refuse his
54:47call.
54:48If you are ever trapped, if you are ever dying, crush it.
54:51My phone found the hidden ledge on the back.
54:54Serafina was still pacing, still running her mouth.
54:57Some nobody from a weak pack?
54:59You married into this pack for power.
55:01I almost laughed.
55:02Callan had assumed my home pack was weak, because I had never bothered to correct him.
55:06I squeezed the pendant.
55:07I pressed the ledge with everything I had left.
55:09No sound, no flashing light.
55:11But I knew the signal went out.
55:13My dad promised help would come in 30 minutes.
55:15I was fading fast.
55:16Serafina stood over me, still running her mouth.
55:19He marked you for the baby.
55:20Nothing more.
55:21That doesn't make you lunar.
55:23I didn't answer.
55:24I just dug my thumb into the spot he'd show me.
55:26Pushing as hard as I could, praying for America.
55:29The drugs had completely worn off.
55:30The pup was coming.
55:31A scream ripped from my throat.
55:33Serafina stepped back in disgust.
55:35God, you're annoying!
55:37Leah!
55:38Get in here and deal with her!
55:42The pup is crowning!
55:44Then get it out!
55:46But...
55:46I'm not a healer!
55:48We have nothing!
55:49They're both going to die!
55:51Then that's her fate.
55:54I'm going to watch the true heir be born.
55:56Keep an eye on her.
55:57Don't let her bleed out too fast.
55:59That child still carries alpha blood.
56:01The door slammed shut, leaving me alone with the terrified girl.
56:04Another contraction tore through me, but I couldn't push.
56:07The clock kept ticking.
56:08Every single second was pure agony.
56:10And then, a deafening crash.
56:14The steel door was kicked right off its hinges.
56:16A squad of pack warriors stormed in, clad in peach black combat gear.
56:20Leading them was Luca.
56:21Massive.
56:22Deadly.
56:23My father's war commander from Silvermoon.
56:24The largest pack in the south.
56:26Goddess.
56:27I am so sorry we're late.
56:29Luca.
56:29Don't speak.
56:30Save your strength.
56:31He spun back to his men.
56:32Marco!
56:33Get the trauma team up here.
56:35Now!
56:36Giuseppe!
56:36Lock down every exit in this building!
56:38Leia tried to make a run for it.
56:40A guard slammed her heart against the floor.
56:41Let me go!
56:42This is dark moon territory!
56:44You can't just barge in here!
56:45Luca slowly rose to his full height.
56:47His pupils flew wide, shifting into pure, predatory gold.
56:51He stared down at her.
56:52Dark moon territory?
56:54By tomorrow morning, there won't be a dark moon pack.
56:59One minute later, the trauma team rushed in.
57:02They loaded me onto a mobile gurney, pushed me into a concealed medical transport.
57:06Inside was a full surgical unit.
57:09Monitors, ventilators, high-end equipment.
57:12Blood pressure dropping!
57:13She's in hemorrhagic shock, fetal distress.
57:15We need an emergency C-section right now, but her vitals are crashing!
57:19The surgery is too risky!
57:21Luca jumping into the transport.
57:23Do it!
57:23I take full responsibility!
57:25I grabbed his wrist with my last ounce of strength.
57:28Save my baby.
57:29Please, save him first.
57:32Don't speak, miss.
57:33Save your strength.
57:34Your father is on his way.
57:35You just have to hold on.
57:37You and the pup are going to make it.
57:39Cardiac arrest!
57:40Paddle!
57:41Now!
57:42The fetal trace is crashing!
57:43We're losing the pup's heartbeat!
57:44No!
57:45Keep trying!
57:45Keep trying!
57:46It's too late.
57:47The pup.
57:48There's no heartbeat.
57:49The baby is gone.
57:51And then, everything went black.
57:52Darkness.
57:53I don't know how much time passed, but finally, my eyes flattered open.
57:57I stared up at a strange ceiling.
57:59The shop smell of bleach filled air.
58:01Alessia!
58:06Where is my baby?
58:07The entire room went dead silent.
58:09A few seconds later, a man turned around, standing at the foot of my bed.
58:14It was my father.
58:16Deep lines of grief etched into his face.
58:19Dad.
58:22Alexia.
58:25He's gone, isn't he?
58:27The blood loss?
58:29The pup was deprived of oxygen for too long.
58:32Our healers tried everything.
58:38Where is Callan?
58:40He's with Regina.
58:42She had a boy.
58:43They've already forgotten you.
58:45A bitter, hollow laugh escaped my lips.
58:48The sound even scared me.
58:49Dad.
58:50I need a favor.
58:52I want a corpse that looks like me.
58:54I want Darkmoon to believe I died that night.
58:57We can do it.
58:58A substituted body.
59:00Scent masking.
59:01By the time they see her, even a mate won't smell past death.
59:03Wolf laid and your blood.
59:06We can do it.
59:15You
59:16You
59:16You
59:16You
59:17You
59:18You
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