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The City of Eden - Hot
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00:00The Christmas lights in the city are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, Carmen.
00:05Come on, you can't deny that you're at least the tiniest bit curious.
00:09You know we mustn't.
00:11Not even to pick up some more books?
00:14You've re-read that one like ten times.
00:16This one is my favorite.
00:17You're such a hopeless romantic, Carmen.
00:20You know you'll never meet a man who reaches those standards in this tiny city.
00:24Not even Marcy?
00:25For the love of God, Carmen, tell me you haven't resorted to actually marrying him.
00:30It's been decided for me.
00:32Exactly.
00:33You don't want to fall in love for yourself, the slow and beautiful way.
00:37The elders have everything planned out for us.
00:40We'll live, marry, and die in this little city, without seeing the outside world.
00:45You've already seen it.
00:46It was like the first breath of fresh air.
00:49The way that the Christmas lights shone.
00:51They had little decorated cakes in these things called bakeries along the streets.
00:54Oh, Carmen, if you only saw the clothes that they wore.
00:58It's so much more stylish than these.
01:01Centuries ago, the elders prayed to Sibbele.
01:03The hidden city of Eden was created, and leaving became forbidden.
01:07I don't know, Pa, May.
01:09In a month, you're to be wed.
01:11Then eventually you'll have children.
01:13And after that, you'll live a blissful and boring life here.
01:16It's not at all as they described, Carmen.
01:19I even have some human money to spend.
01:21You can buy some books and look around the markets.
01:24The Christmas lights are the prettiest thing I've ever seen.
01:27And we can go late at night.
01:28Live for once.
01:29Carmen, live for yourself.
01:32Very well.
01:33When?
01:34We can go in two days after the Christmas celebration.
01:36And slip away from the party as if we went to rest.
01:40And if my father comes to check on me?
01:42I'll be staying at yours, and you'll be staying at mine.
01:44We definitely won't be caught.
01:46I can't believe I'm doing this.
01:48Good morning, Dad.
01:49Good morning, daughter.
01:52What are you thinking about?
01:54I was daydreaming about the outside world.
01:56Those books will only encourage something you can never see, Carmen.
02:00Yes, but why?
02:00The time of wars has passed.
02:02Are we supposed to live out our entire lives here?
02:05Yes.
02:07Your mother was a curious soul who ventured into the outside world.
02:12She didn't come back.
02:13That evil world of selfish and little-minded people took her from us.
02:18I just wanted to see it once.
02:21Could something be beautiful and evil?
02:25My father thinks the outside world is dangerous.
02:30Fear is the main reason we have been stuck in here for years.
02:33I long to see the truth for myself.
02:37We'll have to be careful and mask our scent.
02:39Will they be able to tell?
02:41Even without masking, they might not even notice.
02:44We don't have a distinctive scent as fairy folk, but it's sweeter and more alluring than that of a human's.
02:49But we can never be too careful.
02:53No, not that one.
02:54I don't want the blue and red flowers together.
02:56Here, these white ones will complement it.
02:58The tables were set in the middle of the clearing.
03:00You two, I thought you'd never get here.
03:02I'm still lacking some of the herbs for the ritual.
03:04Can you two stop by Alice's and grab some chamomile and rose water?
03:07We'd be happy to.
03:08And don't overwork yourself, Jerome.
03:11Did I not say where to put those blue poppies?
03:14The city of Eden isn't exactly a city.
03:17It's more a vast living garden.
03:18We have houses, ponds, streams, and a few trades.
03:21An antique shop that sometimes brings in lost books.
03:24Currently, our runner is Marcy.
03:28Carmen, Pamela, how can I help you?
03:30Is it Marcy you're looking for?
03:32That's not necessary.
03:33Jerome sent us for rose water and chamomile.
03:36Oh, I was supposed to bring those down earlier.
03:39It's no bother.
03:40We can bring them down for you now.
03:43Is that Carmen?
03:46Indeed, it is.
03:48I'll walk you two back.
03:49What?
03:50You and your non-existent muscles?
03:51I'm appalled you'd view your future husband that way.
03:54Hey, when's the last time you went outside the village?
03:56The month is almost up, and then I'm back out again.
03:59Do you not like being outside of Eden?
04:01Each trip shows me how big the world we're missing really is.
04:04I've seen one not so different from here.
04:05People are kind and interesting, and their world is fascinating.
04:08Sometimes I'd never leave Eden.
04:10Other times I find it suffocating.
04:11But the elders are not to be disobeyed.
04:15I almost felt guilty for wanting to leave Eden.
04:17But I just want to see it.
04:19This way my curiosity will be satisfied.
04:21Then I'll come right back.
04:22Spend the rest of my life contentedly in the hidden city of Eden.
04:26Here you are, Jerome, as you requested.
04:28He is a keeper, Carmen.
04:29Hear that, Carmen?
04:30I am a keeper.
04:33Okay, guys, this looks good.
04:35I think we are okay for help until we start baking some of the cakes tonight.
04:38I'll lend a hand myself.
04:40Actually, I'm looking for someone who doesn't finish all the stuff they cook.
04:43Jerome, that's asking too much of me.
04:45You can rest now if you feel like it.
04:47Breakfast is almost ready anyway.
04:48I made some food for you.
04:50You know what?
04:50I really, really love chicken.
04:52You do not say.
04:53Look, the apple tree helped me grab them, Carmen.
04:56You are too short to reach the apples anyway, pipsqueak.
04:59Marcy, I will eat all of your chicken.
05:02Cannot believe you would make a threat like that.
05:04We need to talk.
05:06I cannot right here.
05:07Would you mind if I talk to you?
05:08Marcy, now isn't exactly the best time.
05:11Carmen, I have very little time left.
05:13Okay.
05:13I cannot marry you, Carmen.
05:15Okay, are you okay, though?
05:16I have fallen in love with someone else.
05:18Just not someone from Eden.
05:20She is gone, Carmen.
05:21I went to meet her a few days ago.
05:22And her friends said that she just disappeared.
05:25I have to find her.
05:26Have you left Eden so many times?
05:28I know, this is stupid.
05:29But I can't control myself.
05:31It all happened so fast that I didn't even realize it.
05:34I know it's selfish and terrible, but I can't stay here, Carmen.
05:37I've seen all sorts of things outside and heard rumors about those places.
05:41We're trapped here, Carmen, just like animals.
05:43They say it's to protect us, but who exactly is it protecting?
05:47What happens when war spreads again and this forest burns in a fire?
05:50The city will be lost and our people will die in seconds.
05:53Marcy, my mother had left and never returned.
05:56We are not free in here, Carmen.
05:58When will you leave?
05:59Tomorrow night.
06:00So are Pame and I.
06:01We've long planned to sneak out.
06:03I just want to see the world outside.
06:05Maybe we can even help you find your long-lost lover.
06:08Absolutely not.
06:09I am not dragging both you and Pamela into my mess.
06:12I will help you two sneak out, but before the night is over, you must come back unnoticed.
06:16Marcy, you will never be allowed back in?
06:18I have to find her, Carmen.
06:20It's settled.
06:21Tomorrow night, Pam, Marcy, and I will sneak out of the city of Lost Eden and enter the
06:26world that many condemn and disdain.
06:28I just want to see it once to experience it once.
06:31A bird can only see the outside world if it's trapped in a cage.
06:36I cannot believe that idiot would fall in love with someone outside of Eden.
06:40It is romantic, I think.
06:42Yes, a forbidden love that gets you cast out of the city and possibly killed.
06:46How utterly romantic.
06:52I have never felt such excitement, Carmen.
06:56It will be fine, Carmen.
06:58You two look gorgeous.
07:00Are you okay to stay at Pamela's tonight?
07:02I will not be home until late after the festivities.
07:05Yes.
07:07My, I still remember when you two were small children.
07:10Time moves so quickly.
07:13Good evening.
07:18Would you do me the honors?
07:20Yes.
07:21Are you two set for tonight?
07:22You having the masking potion?
07:24Why, of course, darling.
07:28Did you taste the chocolate ganache?
07:30And probably ate half of it in the process, I suppose.
07:33I pray the gods will keep showing us their kindness.
07:37That is all.
07:38You may return to the party.
07:40I do not feel too well.
07:41I think I might go back to the village and rest.
07:43Are you okay?
07:44Would you like me to walk back with you?
07:46No, that is all right.
07:48I think I am just a little tired.
07:49I did not sleep well last night.
07:51Very well.
07:52I will see you sometime tomorrow.
07:55Are you ready?
07:58Keep all your dreaminess until we reach the human world.
08:01We have to focus now.
08:03It will help with your scent just in case.
08:05Ready?
08:06It is over here.
08:09This is the border to the city of Eden.
08:11I can feel it.
08:13We step through here and then we will be in the human world.
08:15It is exactly the same to return.
08:17I breathe deeply before stepping through.
08:21We have stepped out.
08:26The outside world felt exactly the same as the city of Eden.
08:29I do not know what I was expecting.
08:31The air to feel different.
08:32The only difference was the sheer adrenaline that ran through my veins.
08:36Oh my God, it is so pretty.
08:38Is it everything you expected?
08:40Come on.
08:41Here, these are amazing.
08:49Thank you for convincing me to come tonight.
08:51Watch, the wolves are starting to come in.
08:53Can we go listen?
08:55After we can go in the big wheel?
08:56Wait, we go up in that thing?
08:58You are actually serious, oh my God.
09:01Do not tell me you are actually scared of this.
09:04Look at it.
09:04Even the trees of Eden do not reach that height.
09:07Stepping into town, my body instantly froze.
09:11That scent of wild lilac and morning grass, I had searched for four years.
09:15It was her, my mate.
09:17I almost lost control and rushed to her, but I had to stay calm.
09:21I was hesitant to come, but vampire sightings unsettled me.
09:25Werewolves and humans coexist harmoniously here.
09:28We protect them, they accept us.
09:30As an alpha, I ask for nothing more.
09:33As one of the ten alphas, I have waited long for my mate.
09:36At 22, she finally found her in my hometown.
09:38In that moment, I longed to find her immediately, but had to stay calm, letting things unfold naturally.
09:45You okay, man?
09:46I do not want to scare her away, you moron.
09:48I cannot risk this.
09:50She is here.
09:51Ah, Luna.
09:52I followed the scent carefully, seeing that it led towards me the fairy's wheel.
09:59Do not be scared, Carmen.
10:01This is the least scary night of evening, if anything.
10:04Wow, it is beautiful.
10:07His golden eyes revealed him to be a werewolf.
10:10Chiseled features, dark brown curls.
10:12So handsome, I was lost in fantasy until Payne's whisper pulled me back to reality.
10:17Carmen, that wolf is staring at you very intensely.
10:20After this, you guys gotta go.
10:21What the fuck?
10:32Just our luck to come in the middle of a vampire attack.
10:35Do not look.
10:35End of the road, guys.
10:37Dude, you must be joking.
10:38Can you not send us up again?
10:40I cannot let two beauties get away now, can I?
10:46You are going to have to do a little more than kick me.
10:49Loves.
10:56Mate.
10:58I have been looking for you.
11:00Mate.
11:00My mind flashed back to the book I read about werewolves.
11:03The magic of the mate bond.
11:05Soulmates.
11:06Two pieces that fit inexplicably together.
11:09The other half of your soul.
11:10Carmen, what is going on?
11:12There must be some kind of mistake.
11:14There is no mistake.
11:15I am the alpha of the Willow Creek.
11:18And you, my love, are my mate.
11:19The name rang a bell.
11:21Vaguely, I believed it was one of the main packs of the country.
11:23This realization only sent shivers through my body as the full extent of what was happening
11:28dawned on me.
11:29I do not even know your name.
11:31Garfield.
11:32Jesus.
11:33Do not be afraid, my love.
11:34This is one of the best things you will ever experience.
11:37I will not pressure you into anything.
11:40We can take it at your pace.
11:41That did not sound like it corresponded to what I had read about their kind.
11:45I pushed myself out of the seat and out of his grip, grabbing onto Pamela's wrist as
11:49I dragged her down after me.
11:51I think she got the memo as we began to sprint through the town in the direction of the forest.
11:56Wait.
11:56Carmen.
11:57I saw to my dismay that the wolves had blocked the entrance of the city.
12:01I let out an exasperated growl and turned down random alleyways until I was completely
12:06lost.
12:06I turned to Pamela only to see that she was no longer with me.
12:09Something felt off.
12:11Maybe it was my fear at being alone in a strange city.
12:14I was so overwhelmed and defeated that I almost cried and wished I had never left Eden.
12:21I walked quietly down the deserted street, feeling uncertain and afraid.
12:25I did not know what to do now.
12:27Perhaps hide a while and try to go back to the entrance.
12:29I only hoped Pamela had made it back to the forest.
12:32It is dangerous to wander by yourself, little one.
12:42I should have gone to Specsavers.
12:44Come on.
12:45I'm not half as tasty as I look.
12:47I beg to differ, love.
13:04Stop.
13:06Finish it.
13:09I watched his life leave his body.
13:11I mourned the loss of a mate I never had the chance to meet.
13:14Shut up.
13:15Let her mourn.
13:16She will soon follow.
13:17I am so sorry, Carmen.
13:19I tried.
13:20I tried to save you.
13:22No.
13:24Nymphs have remarkable healing powers.
13:26I had practiced in Eden, on a fallen bird, on Pamela.
13:29I knew I could save his life.
13:30I focused on all the energy bubbling up inside my soul and I gathered it in the palms of my
13:35hand.
13:35I heard the gasps and disbelief of the vampires behind me as a green glow emitted from my hands
13:40and I focused it over his chest, feeling his body begin to patch itself up until my hands.
13:46I could feel the cells that made his body come together and repair.
13:49Breathing in the magic that I poured into his body until he was patched up again, I fell
13:54back, cold and trembling.
13:55Well, this is a game changer.
13:57I was grabbed from behind and pulled from his unconscious body, down the cold street away
14:01from the mate who laid cold and unmoving but alive.
14:05That's the seventh hole you punched in four days.
14:08You'll find her, Garfield.
14:09They're keeping her alive.
14:11They're keeping her alive because of what she can do.
14:14But I have no idea what kind of suffering she's enduring, all because I failed to save her.
14:19You were against eight vampires.
14:21It's a miracle you weren't killed.
14:22But I have to ask, what exactly is she?
14:25She's my mate.
14:27That's all there is to it.
14:28No ordinary person has those healing abilities.
14:31Plus, her scent human, but sweeter.
14:34Something was on.
14:36Son, I heard about the attack.
14:38Two wolves injured, six humans dead.
14:40It wasn't your fault, Garfield.
14:42It's not the attack, father.
14:44I found my mate last night.
14:48The vampires overpowered me.
14:50I was seconds from death.
14:52Then she put her hands over me.
14:54A green glow emitted from her hands and she healed me.
14:57Alan, describe her to me.
14:59With all due respect, sir, wouldn't the alpha be better suited for this?
15:02No.
15:02The mate bond warps his reality.
15:04I need to know what you saw.
15:06Was there anything odd?
15:07Haunting.
15:08Unearthly beauty.
15:09She smelled human, but more alluring.
15:12Captivating.
15:13I think you may have encountered a forest nymph.
15:16Where am I?
15:17Not a cell, a guest room?
15:22Where am I, please?
15:24Vampires took you.
15:25You're just outside South Dakota.
15:27Why am I not in a cell?
15:29Do they mean to harm me?
15:30This room does not mean safety.
15:32You would have been better off in the cells.
15:34What does that mean?
15:35It means you've been claimed by one of them.
15:39The strange girl's words resonated through my mind again and again.
15:43Claimed.
15:48He is waiting for you.
15:50Who?
15:52Master Cavan.
15:53Master?
15:54You would be careful not to take that tone with him.
15:57Cavan is one of the kinder ones.
15:59You are lucky.
16:00Anyone that kidnaps young victims, claims them, and then feeds on them is not kind.
16:05They will break your spirit.
16:07You are terrified of them.
16:08You are crazy not to be.
16:10Maybe I am.
16:15That will do, Miriam.
16:17You are dismissed.
16:19Hello, love.
16:21My name is Cavan.
16:22It is very nice to officially meet you.
16:26I picked a docile one.
16:28A lucky find.
16:29I wish I could say the same for mine.
16:31My eyes fell on the bruised and scared-looking girl sitting by his side,
16:35and I wanted to grab his steak knife and stab him through the throat.
16:38Where am I?
16:39Why, my love?
16:41You are home.
16:43Oh, dear God.
16:44I do not believe I understand.
16:46I have claimed you.
16:47You are mine now.
16:49You do as I say, and you do not question my authority.
16:52This was going exactly as I had planned.
16:54I understand.
16:57This is Lily and Darcy.
16:59It is a pleasure.
17:00We greet our guests, Lily.
17:02Hello?
17:03And these are the twins, Melissa and Shira.
17:07Hello.
17:11Tomato soup.
17:12Do not worry, love.
17:13His hand was gripping her arm tightly enough to bruise.
17:16Dark, angry welts stood out clearly against her white skin.
17:19She turned, glaring at him with as much fury and hatred.
17:22He derived some kind of joy from her pain.
17:25Pretty, is not she?
17:27She would be prettier without all the bruises staining her skin, no?
17:32I could hear the venom in his voice before he spoke.
17:35I view it quite differently, Shira.
17:37She's like my personal human canvas.
17:40I can paint bruises and blood on her as I please.
17:42She's too helpless to stop me.
17:43I think she even enjoys the attention.
17:45She's becoming a masterpiece with every strike.
17:47I saw rage I had never seen enter her eyes, and I almost wanted to leave the table.
17:52Stop fucking twitching.
17:58My breath hitched as I registered the pure anger radiating off Darcy.
18:02I followed her quietly and tensely, my anxiety spiking at the wild look in her eyes.
18:09Your human needs to be taught manners, like my docile little one.
18:14I wanted to shrug it off and spit out insults, but I just sat there looking dazed and afraid.
18:21Screams of anguish and terror shook the entire room and vibrated through my ears and body.
18:26Such a dramatic.
18:28Come.
18:29We walked down the empty hallways I had come through earlier until he stopped outside a door.
18:33I guessed he brought me to an empty study for fear that we'd be overheard.
18:37I had been planning what lies sounded the most believable all morning.
18:40So, what are you?
18:42What do you think?
18:43I just saw you bring a wolf back from the brink of death.
18:47It looked like magic, but you are not a witch.
18:50If you were something other than a normal human,
18:53it would entitle you to a security and protection that would highly profit you.
18:58And if I do not tell you?
18:59If I do not like those, I claim, they suffer.
19:02You would not.
19:03I like to be on the receiving end of that, no?
19:06I suppose not.
19:07Damn it!
19:08I am getting nowhere with you.
19:10I am not sure what I am.
19:12I have always had these capabilities, but I was hidden away for exactly that reason.
19:16Interesting.
19:17Where did you hide?
19:18In that little town?
19:20Yes.
19:21Carmen, are you telling me the truth?
19:23What reason would I have to lie?
19:25Very well.
19:26What are the names of your parents?
19:28Why?
19:29So I can cross-reference your information, love.
19:32Anna Cambridge.
19:33She is a baker married to Thomas Cambridge.
19:35I am going to double-check the information I am receiving.
19:39Carmen, are you even from that village?
19:42Everything I am telling you is the truth.
19:44You are dismissed.
19:45You should go help Lily clean herself up.
19:48After the stunts she pulled today, she is in the room across from yours.
19:53I left the room quickly.
19:55Lily.
19:56Ever heard of knocking?
19:57Oh, forgive me.
20:00Why are you here?
20:01I do not need your help.
20:03I've been patching myself up for weeks.
20:05If you're only looking to be friends with me, we clearly don't share the same mindset or aspirations.
20:10What makes you say that?
20:12The way you act, as if you were not kidnapped, and forced into coming here like a docile little girl.
20:17I am far from docile, but I know I have a better chance at escaping if I earn their trust.
20:22Nymphs can be very manipulative and coercive.
20:24It is something that is ingrained in us.
20:26Earn the trust of vampires?
20:28Or at least not be so badly hurt that I can barely walk.
20:31Nymphs can be very manipulative and coercive.
20:33It is something that is ingrained in us.
20:35You have been here for a day.
20:37You have Cavan.
20:38Cavan and Darcy are in every way different.
20:40I cannot avoid pain with Darcy.
20:42I do not want to fight with the only potential friend I might make here on the first day.
20:47We're in the same situation.
20:48Turning against one another would be one of the most unwise choices we could make.
20:53Okay, maybe you do have a little bit of sense.
20:55Driving you away would only benefit him.
20:57I could heal her, but I could not risk revealing that part of myself yet.
21:01So, what and who do you know so far?
21:03I have met Cavan, Darcy, and the twins.
21:05Try to win Cavan's trust.
21:07He is the kindest out of the others.
21:09The twins are okay unless you get on their bad side.
21:13Darcy is just plain evil.
21:15Stay clear of him.
21:16You have not met the rest of us.
21:18Other than the servants, there are three more that are claimed.
21:21Ella and Simon.
21:22Ella and Simon siblings claimed by the twins.
21:25And Allison.
21:26Claimed by Paul.
21:27They are away for a few days.
21:29I met someone this morning.
21:30A girl in a sundress.
21:32That is Miriam.
21:32She does odd jobs.
21:34She is okay, but a bit weird.
21:36Do not let the others know you intend to escape.
21:38The longer you are here, the more brainwashed you become.
21:41I will not.
21:42So we need to form a plan to get the bloody hell out of here.
21:46Pamela and Mossy stood unsure of what to do.
21:49They had been living with the wolves for the past 24 hours, refusing to return without Carmen.
21:54The Alpha had given them rooms in the packhouse instead of a cell and at least treated them with respect.
21:59The heavy oak door groaned as it slid over the marred wooden floor.
22:02Garfield stepped into the room and Pamela could not help but notice the bags under his eyes.
22:09I am sorry for calling you here.
22:11I think it is time we had a talk.
22:13Pamela stayed silent while Mossy was the one to stand up and voice his thoughts.
22:17Have you found her?
22:17Or any leaves?
22:18The Alpha gave him a tired and defeated look, but there was anger behind it.
22:22No.
22:23Pamela could still sense that Carmen was alive.
22:26Call it intuition or something stronger that connected them.
22:29Even if you do find her, what do you plan to do with her?
22:32I do not understand the weird fascination you have with her.
22:36She is my mate.
22:37Do you have any idea what that is?
22:39I have a small grasp on it, but I do not fully comprehend it.
22:42A mate bond is sacred to my kind.
22:44It is a bond formed between a wolf and their chosen mate, chosen for them by the moon goddess.
22:50Carmen is my mate, the other half of my soul.
22:53Without her, I will eventually die.
22:55Without her, I feel empty and incomplete, and that will not fade until I find her.
22:59And you decided that gives you some kind of ownership of her?
23:02I never aspired to own her.
23:04I see her as my equal.
23:05All I plan to do is keep her protected.
23:07If you have never felt the mate bond, you would not understand.
23:11To part from me would damage her also, now that we have met.
23:14This sounds like absolute bullshit.
23:17Would you rather she died?
23:18I know it is difficult to understand, Pamela, but he speaks the truth.
23:22The mate bond is remarkable.
23:23The way he spoke of the bond was almost as if he had experienced it.
23:26I suppose I might mention that I am mated to one of your pack members.
23:29That is why I am here.
23:31You are mated to which member of my pack?
23:33Lily!
23:34Everything suddenly felt more complicated with yet another mate bond thrown into the mix.
23:39With Lily's help, I had determined that our chances of escaping were slim.
23:43It was not that security was tight, but they never gave us privacy or a chance to try.
23:47We had a set routine.
23:49Breakfast with our masters, then locked in our rooms until lunch.
23:52The only free hour was between five and six in the common room under their watchful eyes.
23:57Most of my time was spent learning every nook and cranny of the room, down to the little cracks in
24:02the wall behind the cupboard.
24:04It was my third day here and I had not thought of anything.
24:06I did not have enough information to form a real plan.
24:10Cavan seemed okay for now, but it would not last.
24:12I had to escape before he decided I was settled in.
24:15I had decided that if I could get a message to Goffield, I would.
24:19I would much rather be in his arms right now.
24:21I felt a shiver of anticipation as I remembered his dark, stormy eyes and the way my heart sped up
24:26around him.
24:29In Eden, I had only read about these feelings in human books.
24:32Now that I felt them, it both excited and terrified me.
24:35My heart yearned for a man I had only just met.
24:38If the mate bond was as magical as they said, should I really be running from it?
24:42But what if he was as insanely possessive as the books claimed?
24:46Nymphs are creatures of freedom.
24:47That kind of rain would suffocate me.
24:49I missed home, the wild fields of heather and lavender,
24:53my father's blueberry pancakes, Jerome wrapping tinsel around our Christmas tree.
24:57I missed the little pigeon on my window, the wild doe in the forest,
25:01the way I could ask them where the berries grew.
25:05Some nymphs are blessed with the power to speak to animals.
25:08I inherited it from my mother.
25:10Suddenly, an idea struck me.
25:12Could I not get a bird to deliver a note?
25:14It was risky.
25:15I did not even know where to tell it to fly
25:17or how far Garfield's territory was from here.
25:20It is six.
25:21Over the last three days, I had gotten to know Lily a bit better.
25:24I needed to know if she knew where the town was.
25:27Security was not exactly tight, but the vampires were observant.
25:30We were watched, not locked.
25:32Lily, do you know where the Littlewood Pack is situated?
25:35Her eyes narrowed, and I felt I might have hit a sore spot.
25:39Why?
25:40I have an idea.
25:42I know a way to get a message there.
25:44The alpha of the pack will come to retrieve us.
25:46And why exactly would the alpha of my pack come to save you?
25:49I am mated to him.
25:50Luna, my deepest apologies.
25:52I was unaware.
25:53Please do not treat me any differently.
25:55I just need to get a note out.
25:56For that, I need to get outside.
25:58It is not impossible.
25:59But what exactly do you plan to do?
26:02Trust me.
26:02I know what I am doing.
26:04Fine, but only because I am desperate.
26:06I have a mate I want to get back to soon.
26:08I am afraid he is going to do something stupid like come to find me.
26:11What is his name?
26:13Marcy.
26:14Could it be?
26:15The chances were insane, but my gut screamed that it was the same Marcy I knew.
26:19Lily.
26:20Did Marcy come from the forest?
26:22From a little city called?
26:23Eden.
26:25Oh my god.
26:25You are one of them.
26:27No, holy shit.
26:27You are Carmen.
26:28One of his best friends.
26:30What the hell are you doing here?
26:31It is a long story.
26:33He ignored me at first.
26:35I blocked his path every day like an absolute fool.
26:38Then, just to chase him, I pretended to trip over a basket.
26:41The way he rolled his eyes when I twisted my ankle, it nearly killed me.
26:45But he sighed and carried me back anyway.
26:47I even forced him to watch a movie.
26:49The rest is history.
26:51So romantic.
26:52Just like a novel.
26:55Please.
26:55That is nothing compared to how you met Garfield.
26:57In the middle of a vampire massacre?
27:00And then you just ran for it?
27:01Don't remind me.
27:02I was terrified out of my mind.
27:05Our alpha has been waiting a long time.
27:07I'm glad it's you.
27:08What is he really like?
27:10Leader of the top ten packs.
27:11Took over at eighteen.
27:13Undefeated in combat, human or wolf.
27:15Those who questioned his age paid the price.
27:17He is a born ruler.
27:19I'm a nymph.
27:19I can't even kill a chicken.
27:21Will he be disappointed?
27:23But he's just a man.
27:24A man alone for four years.
27:26Ruthless to enemies, but gentle to his own.
27:28Story time is over.
27:30Back to your room, love.
27:31Hey, can I go out to the gardens tomorrow?
27:34Fresh air?
27:35Or trying to run?
27:36No.
27:37Just want to see the flowers.
27:38I'm going stir crazy.
27:39Sure.
27:40I'll join you.
27:41Wear something pretty for me.
27:43His breath felt like a viper on my skin.
27:45Disgusting.
27:46Garfield makes my heart race, but this place suffocates me.
27:49Do I want love or just to go home?
27:52I wrote down my location, told Garfield I was safe.
27:55Hesitated, then added one last line.
27:57Human clothes are so warm.
27:59In Eden, the elders saw this comfort as a threat.
28:02Breakfast in a few minutes?
28:03You can head down.
28:08Idiot!
28:08Do you have a death wish?
28:10Please, Miriam.
28:11It's our only way out.
28:12This life, it's not living.
28:14I've been here five years, but I have a family.
28:17A sister, parents.
28:18Then help me.
28:19Just give it back.
28:20Pretend you know nothing.
28:21How will you deliver it?
28:23Birds, I can speak to them.
28:24Magic?
28:25And this alpha, he'll save us?
28:26He will come.
28:28Too dangerous on you.
28:29Cavan sniffs like a dog.
28:31Cavan smiles at me more lately.
28:33That smile makes my skin crawl.
28:35Interesting.
28:35He hasn't even had a taste yet.
28:37Keep your hands off what's not yours.
28:39But mine is broken.
28:40So dull.
28:41Just checking.
28:42You seemed a bit too excited.
28:44Thank the gods for Miriam.
28:45My obedient little doe.
28:48Settling in well?
28:49Settled or not.
28:50I need to feed soon.
28:52That is why you're here, love.
28:54Is that it?
28:54You ripped me from my family.
28:56Treat me like a soulless blood bag.
28:58You want to abuse me like Lily?
29:00Cavan, I'm not stupid.
29:01I'm losing my patience.
29:03Let's try a different approach.
29:04What are you?
29:05How did you heal him?
29:08Cavan, calm down.
29:10You'll kill her.
29:11Get away now.
29:12She's mine.
29:13Jesus, you've completely lost it.
29:15He told me he wants to take me.
29:17Steal me from you.
29:19Stop stealing what's mine.
29:21Do it now.
29:21Run.
29:23The halls grew unfamiliar, stretching like a maze.
29:28Here's the note.
29:30I've been here a lot longer.
29:31I get certain perks.
29:36I need a messenger.
29:37Can any of you help?
29:39Is that human speaking?
29:40No, she is a nymph.
29:42I will deliver it, nymph.
29:44Where to?
29:45Littlewood werewolf pack near the north.
29:47To whom?
29:48To the alpha.
29:49I won't fail you.
29:52Aurora.
29:54Oh, no.
29:55What did you do?
29:56Run away.
29:57Leave me.
29:58We're in this together now.
30:00If I die, so be it.
30:01I refuse to live like this anymore.
30:03Lily, come here.
30:07I will not allow you to harm my Luna.
30:12Her hatred gave her strength.
30:20It would have been so much easier
30:22if you'd stayed the docile little doe.
30:29Let's make this more interesting.
30:31I wonder how you feel
30:32knowing it's your fault she's dead.
30:37No, no.
30:43A gift from the gods.
30:44We heal wounds, but we store them.
30:46And we can inflict...
30:48Feel his pain.
30:58We need to run.
31:00I've been holed up in these ruins for days.
31:02The only thing I feel is nothing.
31:04If I let my guard down,
31:06the memories slice through my soul like knives.
31:08Alpha, you've been holed up for days.
31:11You need air.
31:12I tried to grasp onto emptiness
31:14to block out the rage in my soul.
31:16Alpha, I think you should look at this.
31:18It's about the Luna.
31:26This is for you.
31:30Garfield, I'm in a manor outside South Dakota.
31:33Near the woods, vampire territory.
31:35Lily is with me.
31:36Sorry I ran away.
31:38I was terrified.
31:39But I need your help, Aurora.
31:41How was this delivered?
31:42A bird.
31:43My little love used a bird to send a note.
31:45Are the warriors ready?
31:46On standby, Alpha.
31:50I know where she is.
31:52The vampire nest.
31:53Let's go get our Luna.
31:55Yeah, let's do that.
31:56Here is town.
31:57The wolves will pass through there.
31:59Fear chases us, but hope is ahead.
32:06Oh dear.
32:08Miriam?
32:12Wolves coming in hours.
32:14We need to hide.
32:15Andrea, this is it.
32:17Five years of torture didn't break her.
32:19It forged her into steel.
32:20Vampires after you?
32:22Some, come quickly.
32:26Tell the town.
32:28Stake out.
32:29Anyone saw them?
32:31Keeps their mouths shut.
32:35We kicked those fuckers out.
32:37Revive this town.
32:38So, you finally escaped to those fuckers.
32:41Huh?
32:41An emotion ran through this room.
32:43Oh.
32:48How many medics do we have?
32:50Two here, one from the sub pack.
32:51100 rifty wolves with you, 100 staying to protect the pack.
32:54Good.
32:55Drive to the border.
32:56Then run the last seven miles.
32:58We need to be in peak condition.
32:59Alpha beta.
33:00I think you two might want to come to this cellar.
33:03Damn it, not now.
33:09Those eyes.
33:10Her eyes.
33:12But filled with nothing but void.
33:14Who is he?
33:15Laken.
33:16I'm Carmen's father.
33:20The vampires have entered the town.
33:23They want all the humans in the square in ten minutes?
33:25I expected this.
33:27You three stay here and stay hidden.
33:33The waiting is torture.
33:34Can Garfield make it?
33:35It'll be okay, Luna.
33:37Call me Carmen.
33:38The title makes me feel awkward.
33:40As you wish, Carmen.
33:42Will he be able to defeat them?
33:44Garfield is a top leader.
33:45There may be casualties, but the vampires will not win.
33:48We sip tea while humans line up for judgment.
33:51The guilt eats away at me.
33:52We should hide.
33:53I feel like sitting ducks.
33:55No point.
33:56They'd sniff us out in seconds.
33:57They just can't pinpoint us yet.
33:59So what do you suppose they'll do?
34:04Don't think about it.
34:05Just hope the wolves get here first.
34:07We have surprise on our side.
34:12You think they'll believe we're here without a plan?
34:14Let's hope they do.
34:2020 minutes.
34:2220 minutes until what?
34:23They segregated the town in half.
34:2520 minutes to give you up.
34:27Or they slaughter half the population.
34:32His eyes were darting everywhere but at us, and I knew exactly why.
34:36Andrea hadn't come back.
34:38She was still out in that square.
34:40One of the people handed a death sentence in the next 20 minutes.
34:44If we didn't show.
34:45If they don't show in the next 20 minutes, I'll go.
34:49No one ever wants to be the one to sign someone's death warrant.
34:52But there was no way I'd let innocent people die for my sake.
34:56I couldn't speak for Lily and Miriam, but I wasn't about to sit here like a sitting duck
35:00while they butchered innocent people outside.
35:03I let out a long breath, feeling anger bubbling up in my chest, itching to be unleashed.
35:09I just couldn't wrap my head around how they could act like this.
35:12Stripped of any morality or humanity.
35:15To march into a town and threaten to wipe out half its people.
35:19To run wild and turn the fortress into a living life.
35:22They knew exactly what they were doing and how to do it.
35:24And that just stoked the fire in me even more.
35:27It shocked me, honestly.
35:28I never thought of myself as an angry person and yet I'd felt more rage and frustration.
35:33This past week than in my whole life in the city, or in Eden.
35:37I couldn't tell if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
35:40Had I just been living in a fantasy this whole time.
35:42And now here I was, thrown into the brutal reality of it all.
35:45Staring straight at the evil in this world.
35:48And somehow I'd become exactly what I swore I'd never be.
35:51A bird locked in a cage, but this time it wasn't the elders holding the key to my cage.
35:56It was the vampires.
35:57I remembered Darcy's dead cold eyes.
36:00I remembered Cavan's eyes lit up with pure madness.
36:03I remembered every word they threw at us like knives.
36:06I was so done feeling helpless, so bitter at being treated like I was nothing.
36:09I'm going.
36:10Maybe it was a suicide mission.
36:13Scratch that, yeah.
36:14It was definitely a suicide mission.
36:16But right then, I was way too blinded by my rage to care.
36:19Luna, what are you doing?
36:20Get back inside.
36:21You can't do this.
36:22It'll be okay.
36:23I knew it wouldn't be.
36:24But something deep in my soul kept pushing me forward.
36:30What I saw next pretty much confirmed I'd made the right call.
36:34Darcy had both hands wrapped around a little kid's neck, the child sobbing in terror.
36:38Darcy.
36:39His gaze snapped to me, ice cold, merciless.
36:42But I already knew I wasn't powerless anymore.
36:44Darcy was in my face in seconds and then I was airborne, tossed like a rag doll.
36:48My back slammed into the wall.
36:50White hot pain exploding down my side.
36:52I heard my shoulder crack and hiss through my teeth.
36:55How could you be such a freezing earth hole?
36:58Does scaring people out of their minds actually make you feel better?
37:01Does it make you feel powerful, terrorizing people who can't even fight back?
37:06You've mixed up fear with love, Darcy.
37:08If you're that starved for love, scaring everyone around you isn't the answer.
37:12They don't look up to you.
37:14They don't admire your power.
37:15They're just terrified of you.
37:17His fist crashed into my stomach and I stumbled back, only for his knuckles to smash into
37:22my mouth again and again.
37:23It's not them who's afraid, Darcy.
37:25It's you.
37:26You're terrified of never being loved, of being alone forever, of being left behind and forgotten.
37:31You're right, Carmen.
37:33I am scared of being unloved.
37:35But it's kind of ironic, isn't it?
37:37My soul's so soaked in darkness, no one could ever love me.
37:40Yeah, can't really argue with that.
37:42So where does that leave me, Carmen?
37:44Ever tried therapy?
37:46He slammed my body into the ground for good measure, and I felt one of my ribs snap under
37:50the pressure.
37:51Warmth started seeping into my hair, and I watched my golden strand slowly turn red.
37:56Game over, Carmen.
37:59The pain hit first, sharp and blinding, but I didn't scream.
38:03My body went slack, my bones just refused to move.
38:07Everything suddenly felt so heavy, and then the darkness wrapped around me, soft and quiet.
38:11No pain, no guilt, no fear, no anger.
38:14Just peace.
38:15In those final moments, it hit me.
38:18I was dying.
38:19Panic flickered through me as the faces of the people I loved most flashed by.
38:24I almost wanted to laugh at the last image that popped into my head.
38:28I'd just turned nine, and decided I'd make pancakes for myself before my dad woke up.
38:33It started off so innocent, I totally forgot to put oil in the pan.
38:37Still, I stayed weirdly optimistic, grabbed a handful of blueberries from the fridge and
38:41tossed them in.
38:42Never even noticed the smoke filling up our tiny kitchen.
38:45Carmen, what on earth are you doing?
38:47How about I teach you how to make pancakes, so you don't burn the house down?
38:51I remembered my goofy little smile, the kindness in his eyes.
38:54Even after losing his wife, he poured his whole life into his only child.
38:58I tried to push back against Darcy's grip to fight my way out, but it was too late,
39:02and I slipped under, sinking into the dark.
39:05Come on, Carmen, wake up.
39:06You are not dying in some damn alley.
39:09Everything hurts, but I'm not checking out.
39:11Not here, not now.
39:12Stay awake.
39:13I am not passing out again, not giving him that.
39:16Body's done, but I am not letting go.
39:18Not yet.
39:19If this is all I've got left, then fine.
39:21I'll hang on with my damn fingertips.
39:23Time to sleep, Carmen.
39:25That voice again.
39:26No, no, no.
39:27Get it together.
39:28Move.
39:28Look at you, Carmen.
39:30Real classy.
39:31Bleeding out in a corner like trash.
39:33Thought you were out cold.
39:34Shame I didn't get to claim you.
39:36Get away.
39:37Just get away.
39:37Fighting him again is suicide.
39:39Focus, dammit.
39:40Can't see straight.
39:41Can't even feel my legs.
39:42Up.
39:42Come on, up.
39:44One step, then another.
39:45Just don't fall.
39:46Just keep moving.
39:47Empty streets are better than being anywhere near him.
39:50Every step sounds like a countdown.
39:52Great.
39:52Slow and pathetic.
39:54That's me.
39:55Where do you plan to run?
39:56Carmen?
39:57Anywhere you're not, that's where.
39:58Just get to the damn gates.
40:00Yeah, stare.
40:01Can't blame you.
40:02I don't even recognize myself.
40:03Look at this mess.
40:05If I saw me coming, I'd run the other way too.
40:07Lily is still under the scene of what she is.
40:10And I'm over here very soon.
40:12How many of them are there?
40:13And how the hell are we supposed to win this?
40:17It smells like the whole town's been bled out and left to rot.
40:20That scream.
40:21They're still alive.
40:22We're not done yet.
40:23I'm not done yet.
40:24The wolves.
40:25The wolves are here.
40:27Finally.
40:28Someone's here.
40:28I don't have to hold this alone anymore.
40:30Of course.
40:31Should have known it wouldn't be that easy.
40:36I think it's time to end this, Carmen.
40:38He really thinks this is it for me.
40:40Over my dead.
40:41Well, yeah.
40:41That's the point, isn't it?
40:43No, no, no.
40:44Don't you dare touch me again.
40:45Wait.
40:46They're back.
40:47That can't be.
40:48Dad.
40:49It can't be him.
40:51Dad.
41:00Please get up.
41:01Please.
41:01No, no.
41:02That sound.
41:03That snap.
41:03He's not getting up.
41:05I just watched my dad die and I can't even scream.
41:14And now even Darcy's gone.
41:16Ripped apart like he was nothing.
41:18What the hell is left after this?
41:20Of course it's him.
41:21Of course it had to be him.
41:23I don't even know if I should hold on or push him away.
41:25I'm so sorry, Carmen.
41:27I'm sorry it took me so long.
41:28Let them finish it.
41:29I can't take him one more thing.
41:31Not another scream.
41:33Not another scream.
41:34Whatever else is broken, he's warm.
41:36I shouldn't feel safe here.
41:37But I do.
41:38And that scares me even more.
41:40If I think too hard, I'll shatter.
41:41So don't think.
41:43Just breathe in, out.
41:45Match him.
41:46Stay here.
41:48Garfield.
41:49I know.
41:50There's nothing he can say that will make this hurt less.
41:53And nothing he says would reach me anyway.
41:55One thing's done.
41:57The vampires are finished.
41:58That part of the nightmare is over.
42:00But I can feel it.
42:01This was just the opening act.
42:03The real storm hasn't even started.
42:04First night with the pack.
42:07I didn't sleep.
42:08I just fell apart.
42:11Dad's gone.
42:12My mentor.
42:13My rock.
42:16The kindest soul I ever knew.
42:19Snuffed out.
42:22It's not fair.
42:24This is on me.
42:28He walked out of Eden after me.
42:30Just to drag my dumb ass out of trouble.
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