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Vínculo Equivocado: El Secreto del Comandante - Episodio Completo Romance Oscuro, Triángulo Prohibido, Drama Urbano
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00:03I married the Black Dragon Commander.
00:06We were said to be 100% compatible, though he was forced into it.
00:11For two years, he never interested in me.
00:14Are we doing this or not? I have matters to attend to.
00:19Let's not. You go ahead.
00:22Are you sure?
00:23Absolutely sure.
00:24He studied me. He put on his military uniform.
00:27As soon as he left, I dialed the Covenant.
00:35What is going on?
00:36We apologize, Ms. Lyra.
00:38Database upgrade revealed a matching error.
00:40Commander Kalen is not your true soulmate.
00:43We've been married for two years, and you're only telling me now?
00:46We're sorry. He still has an 80% compatibility with you.
00:49Theoretically, your marriage shouldn't be affected.
00:52You said theoretically.
00:53What about in reality?
00:55In reality, your 100% match is someone else.
00:59Who?
01:00We're retrieving the corrupted file.
01:03Has Kalen been notified?
01:05Not yet. He blocked us.
01:07Yeah, Kalen loathed for assigning him a human wife.
01:10Don't tell him yet. I'll handle it.
01:12We are counting on you, Lyra.
01:14This was a dragon-ruled kingdom.
01:16Kalen was its all-powerful High Commander.
01:19I was a human, stranded here five years ago.
01:23When the Bureau found me, I agreed to the match at once.
01:27I wanted his connections to go home.
01:30But Kalen didn't want me.
01:32He only agreed because of the 100% compatibility claim.
01:37I tried everything to win him over, to seduce him.
01:41He hated every move.
01:44I even threatened to call him impotent if he refused.
01:47I'll tell everyone you're frigid.
01:49He endured my touch, cold and resentful.
01:51Until today, the truth came out.
02:08I stopped messaging Kalen after that call.
02:11A week later, he messaged first.
02:13I've sent a physician to check you.
02:15I'm not sick.
02:17The housekeeper said you've been distracted.
02:19You stopped shopping.
02:20Are you well?
02:21I'm fine.
02:23Fine.
02:23Before, I'd boldly say I loved him or wanted him.
02:28Now I said nothing.
02:30Kalen typed long, then sent.
02:34I'm coming home tomorrow.
02:38So soon?
02:39No need to rush.
02:40I'm fine.
02:41Focus on your duty.
02:42The kingdom needs you.
02:42Don't worry about us.
02:47Kalen didn't reply.
02:49Half an hour later, he walked in.
02:51He looked like he'd raced through a storm to get to me.
02:54He didn't even take off his uniform.
02:56He pressed his hand to my forehead.
02:58Temperature on normal.
03:00Breathing normal.
03:01Scent normal.
03:03You're not sick?
03:04I keep telling you I'm fine.
03:07Then why have you stopped going out?
03:08Your favorite brand drops new parses every Monday.
03:12You used to come home loaded with bags.
03:14Trying to save you some money.
03:16Whatever you spend, I can earn back.
03:18We didn't marry for me to Prince Penny.
03:20I couldn't tell him that we would be divorced soon enough.
03:24In the silence, Kalen swept me into his arms toward the bedroom.
03:28You always wanted me to wear this uniform while we do something.
03:31Let's do it today.
03:32Just this once.
03:33No!
03:34No!
03:35You must be exhausted from work.
03:37I'd be a beast if I jumped all over you the minute you walked through the door.
03:41You rest.
03:41I'm not that thirsty.
03:42I'll cook for you.
03:43I scurried to the kitchen.
03:45Glancing back, I saw Kalen standing still.
03:49His expression lost.
03:50A moment later, he followed me to the kitchen.
03:54An urgent matter arose.
03:55I have to go back.
03:58Go ahead.
03:59I'll return as soon as I'm done.
04:01Don't rush.
04:02Handle your duties.
04:04Since you're cooking yourself, I have to enjoy this meal.
04:10Shall I make it and bring it over?
04:13You're...
04:13You're always running back and forth.
04:15It's too much.
04:16Very well.
04:18I intended it as an excuse, but he accepted.
04:22Was he not feeling well?
04:23As he left, I handed the cooking to the chef.
04:26When the meal was ready, I headed to headquarters.
04:29The building was massive, radiating the same suffocating pressure as Kalen.
04:37Meet me at the old spot.
04:38Send your adjunct in to pick this up.
04:40Come inside.
04:43I've authorized your entry.
04:45Isn't that wrong?
04:46This is top secret.
04:48No outsiders allowed in.
04:49It's fine.
04:50No one will dare stop you.
04:52I usually wait at the gate.
04:58Just come in.
04:59Perhaps I was mistaken, but his voice sounded softer.
05:04I braced myself and walked in.
05:06Every eye in the building turned to me.
05:09The draconic guards were in their element here.
05:12A human in these halls was an anomaly.
05:15Hey, how did you get in?
05:16Are the guards slacking?
05:17Upon learning I was Kalen's wife, they peered at me with contempt.
05:23Just her?
05:24I caught their disdain.
05:26Kalen's marriage was clearly a joke to them.
05:31Fine, you were supposed to eat with me.
05:33How could you forget again?
05:34Sorry, I got caught up at work.
05:36What kind of excuse is that?
05:38It was Isolde, a lovely siren, whose real shape is a nightingale.
05:43That if not for the 100% match, she would have been his partner.
05:49Kalen was listening to Isolde's tantrum when his nostrils flared.
05:55You're here.
05:59I must clarify, the situation isn't what you think.
06:02My apologies.
06:02I'll leave you to it.
06:04I'm off.
06:06Kalen, if you're busy, don't worry about coming home tonight.
06:08I won't leave the lights on.
06:15The data is still being restored, but he definitely has one.
06:17Understood.
06:18I think I know who it is.
06:20Fix it faster.
06:21Your efficiency is a disaster.
06:23Can't you work overtime?
06:24Miss Lyra, your data restoration is almost complete.
06:27I will send your 100% matches info immediately.
06:30Fine.
06:32I spent the evening in solitary bliss.
06:36Unexpectedly, Kalen returned.
06:40Why are you back?
06:44This is my home.
06:45Can't I come home?
06:46I didn't mean that.
06:49Lyra, there's nothing between Islot and me.
06:51It was never like that.
06:53She's just a comrade.
06:55Today's her birthday.
06:56She invited me, and I thought it was a group dinner.
06:58I lost track of time, so she came looking for me.
07:01It's no big deal.
07:03You stood her up.
07:04Did you apologize properly?
07:05I don't know her, but girls are all the same.
07:08Just sweet talk her.
07:09She'll get over it.
07:10Are you like that, too?
07:13I...
07:14I don't need cattling.
07:15I'm fine.
07:24Wait.
07:24The protection.
07:26What?
07:29A condom.
07:30When did you buy this?
07:32Today.
07:33Why?
07:35Haven't you always wanted a child?
07:37I've changed my mind.
07:38I'm young.
07:39Let's wait.
07:40You've been truly weird lately.
07:42Have I?
07:44Yes.
07:46You used to make the first move every time.
07:48But tonight, no matter how I kissed you, you just shut down.
07:52You used to call me my love non-stop.
07:54Bug me at work.
07:56Tease me about my muscles.
07:58Now you only use my name.
08:00What's going on with you?
08:01Kalen.
08:02I want a divorce.
08:04What?
08:05Why?
08:06I don't think we're right for each other.
08:09Our status, our backgrounds, they just don't match.
08:13The compatibility bond says we're perfect together.
08:16But compatibility isn't absolute.
08:19It's just data.
08:20And we are real people.
08:21You and I can't just settle for some number.
08:24Settle?
08:27So, that's how you see it.
08:29His eyes darkened right away.
08:31The draconic horns that had started to show slowly retreated.
08:35Kalen stood up and started getting dressed.
08:37I need some space.
08:39He left for the balcony without another word.
08:42Under the moonlight, he had forgotten to retract the tail.
08:45It hung loose behind.
08:47When I was young, I had a dog.
08:49When it was happy, its tail would wag.
08:52When it was sad, it would hang just like that.
08:55Kalen was miserable.
08:56Perhaps the divorce request was too sudden.
09:00For a high commander, a perfect, stable marriage was part of his prestige.
09:04Suddenly ending it would bring a torrent of political pressure.
09:08When Kalen returned, he asked again,
09:11Are you sure you want a divorce?
09:13Yes.
09:14But no rush.
09:15I'll go along with whatever you arrange.
09:18It'll take some time, true.
09:20My father's birthday dinner is in a few days.
09:23Come with me.
09:24Don't upset him.
09:25We'll talk about everything else after.
09:27That's fine.
09:28I can do that.
09:29So, everything you said before, was it all a lie?
09:34What?
09:35I didn't hear that.
09:37Nothing.
09:37Go to sleep.
09:38Good night.
09:39He turned and walked out of the bedroom.
09:41The Covenant sent over the data on my real match.
09:44Like me, he was human.
09:46His name was Dorian, a young, genius scientist.
09:50He was nearly Kalen's height and build.
09:53In this world of powerful beastmen,
09:55he earned his high status and fortune with his brilliant mind alone.
09:59The file had his contact info,
10:02which meant he already knew I existed.
10:05They only leave their details if one side is willing to recognize the other.
10:09But I didn't reach out to Dorian.
10:11I was still Kalen's wife.
10:13I didn't want to make things messy.
10:15Besides, I would eventually return to my own world.
10:19No need to write more tragedy into my story.
10:22On the weekend, Kalen came to pick me up for the banquet.
10:26You'll have to put up with some things today.
10:28We have to act like we're deeply in love.
10:32Don't worry.
10:33My eyes will be only for you.
10:35One more thing.
10:37My brother's coming back.
10:39You have a brother?
10:40Why have you never mentioned him?
10:43He's my half-brother.
10:45My mother's son from her first marriage.
10:47He's human.
10:49Human?
10:50We reached the estate.
10:52His father had been a powerful figure,
10:54and the banquet was filled with high society.
10:58I held on to Kalen's arm,
11:00ignoring all the stares.
11:01Kalen,
11:02is this your 100% match?
11:05What does a perfect bond feel like?
11:09Tell us.
11:10Right.
11:1170% is already rare enough.
11:13I'd rather not say.
11:14I'd hate to make you jealous.
11:16You're such a tease.
11:18But honestly, we're all envious.
11:20They say,
11:21real soulmates feel something physical the second they meet.
11:25Yeah, a sudden spark,
11:26a racing heart.
11:27Is that what it's like?
11:28It was the first time I'd heard that.
11:31I thought back to the first time I met Kalen.
11:33None of that had happened.
11:36If he hadn't felt it either,
11:38wouldn't he have figured out the data was wrong?
11:41I looked up at him,
11:42but his face was totally calm.
11:45It's more than that.
11:47It's an overwhelming urge to possess the other,
11:50or be possessed.
11:51His words trailed off,
11:53and he lowered his head,
11:55watching me.
11:56The banquet began.
11:57The host stepped onto the stage.
11:59I have called you here for an urgent announcement.
12:02My wife passed away long ago.
12:06Before she married me,
12:07she had a son.
12:08After she passed away,
12:09her eldest son stayed with his grandmother.
12:12He came to live with us after my mother-in-law died.
12:16All these years later,
12:17we've grown as close as real father and son.
12:20Today,
12:21I officially declare him a true member of the family of Ashwarren.
12:25Kaelin seemed to have expected this.
12:27Does this not bother you?
12:31Bother me?
12:32He's human,
12:32yet he's to be your brother.
12:34My mother was human.
12:36You are human.
12:37His candor surprised me.
12:39Come, Dorian.
12:40Come meet everyone.
12:42At the sound of his name,
12:43my mind went blank.
12:45The air seemed to shift.
12:47I looked up,
12:48and saw him.
12:49Dorian.
12:50My true 100% match.
12:53Dorian's gaze cut through the crowd,
12:56locking straight onto me.
12:57In that split second,
12:59my heart seized.
13:01Every cell in me screaming to merge with him.
13:04But it was only a flicker.
13:06I was human,
13:08and humans had the will to master their base instincts.
13:11Dorian's eyes fell on my arms,
13:14still entwined with Kaelin's.
13:15His face,
13:16unreadable.
13:17He had control over himself as well.
13:20The patriarch guided Dorian through the crowd
13:23until they reached us.
13:25Three years, brother.
13:26You've grown.
13:27Are you almost 1.9 meters now?
13:29Nearly.
13:301.89.
13:31You locked yourself away for three years for your research
13:34and didn't even come home.
13:35But I am back now.
13:36This is Lyra, my wife.
13:38I invited you to the wedding,
13:39but you were too busy.
13:41My bad.
13:42I'll make it up to you with three drinks.
13:44Fair enough.
13:45I'll drink with you today.
13:46Lyra, you don't mind?
13:48Go ahead.
13:49Don't worry about me.
13:49After a few rounds of wine,
13:51Dorian's faint, ethereal scent
13:54seemed to seep into my bones.
13:56I excused myself to the terrace for air.
13:58The cool breeze cleared my head.
14:01Moments later, footsteps approached.
14:03It was Dorian.
14:04Lyra, may I call you that?
14:07I was always curious why my soulmate never contacted me.
14:11Seeing you now, I understand.
14:12I laughed awkwardly.
14:14The Covenant messed up the data.
14:15I thought I was a perfect match with Caelan.
14:18I see.
14:19It isn't the first time they've made a mistake.
14:21But Caelan doesn't know, does he?
14:22We should keep it between us.
14:24He doesn't?
14:25Dorian raised an eyebrow.
14:27I had to admit,
14:28back in my original world,
14:31Dorian would have been my ideal type.
14:33The Covenant is panicking over how to break it to him.
14:38Dorian scoffed.
14:39How incompetent.
14:40Sounds like they've never been crushed
14:42by the grind of a real career.
14:44Exactly!
14:44If I were their boss,
14:45I'd make them work 996 schedules.
14:47At their efficiency,
14:48even 007 wouldn't save them.
14:50Wait.
14:52You know that too?
14:53How could you?
14:55I thought you grew up here.
14:56Maybe I didn't even get here as early as you did.
14:59When did you come here?
15:01Five years ago.
15:02You?
15:03Dorian's polished facade cracked.
15:06A while before that.
15:07His posture relaxing.
15:08How have you been holding up
15:09in this draconic hellhole?
15:11It's insane.
15:12I want to go home.
15:13Soon.
15:14What?
15:15The human world and the beastmen world
15:17exist in separate spatial dimensions.
15:19My father brought me here.
15:20I've been doing this research
15:21to find a way to travel between the two realms.
15:24The results are promising.
15:25We should be able to return shortly.
15:27Dorian!
15:28My God!
15:29Are you a saint?
15:31Just a little bit of science.
15:33It's all in the math.
15:34Dorian flashed a hand gesture
15:35from our original world.
15:37Back home,
15:37I was the youngest researcher
15:39published in the journals.
15:40It was you?
15:42I saw your headlines!
15:45I remembered a brilliant young prodigy
15:48whose face was plastered everywhere.
15:50Now,
15:51the pride of the scientific world
15:53sat before me,
15:55plotting our escape.
15:58Lila,
15:59there you are.
16:00Kaelin stepped out of the darkness.
16:02Kaelin's demeanor had shifted
16:04from gentle
16:05to icy.
16:06His eyes were the golden slitted pupils
16:09of a black dragon.
16:10He fixed on Dorian
16:12with predatory intent.
16:14Dorian didn't flinch.
16:16Lila and I were just reminiscing.
16:17Father is still waiting for you.
16:19Feel free to visit my lab
16:21whenever you like.
16:24Get him away from you.
16:26Kaelin pulled me against him.
16:28His hand gripped
16:30where Dorian had just brushed.
16:32What were you talking about?
16:34You seemed quite happy.
16:37Just some lab work.
16:39His voice was calm.
16:40Are you going to his laboratory?
16:42But the air around them
16:44crackled with tension.
16:46I gritted my teeth,
16:47forcing myself to remain calm.
16:50Perhaps...
16:51It was the first time
16:53I truly felt
16:54the sheer, terrifying power
16:57of the dragon.
16:58He was human-shaped,
16:59yet I could almost feel
17:01his invisible claws
17:03grazing my skin,
17:05marking me as his property.
17:07His possessiveness
17:08had erupted.
17:10I knew it was not love.
17:13Visiting Dorian's laboratory
17:14was non-negotiable.
17:16I needed to see that machine.
17:17My only ticket back
17:19to my own world.
17:20The moment Kaelin left
17:21for his duties
17:22the next morning,
17:23I slipped out.
17:24Dorian walked me
17:26through his research,
17:27his words igniting
17:28a flicker of hope
17:29in my chest.
17:30Time vanished
17:32in that sterile,
17:33alchemical space.
17:34It wasn't until dusk.
17:36I realized my phone
17:38was flooded
17:39with Kaelin's
17:40missed calls
17:40and messages.
17:42Still texting Kaelin?
17:45Yes.
17:46You said he wasn't
17:47exactly warm.
17:48What changed?
17:49Who knows?
17:50Probably the possessiveness
17:51of a dragon
17:52in his prime.
17:54Dorian dimmed
17:55the lab lights
17:56and we stepped out
17:57together.
17:58We ran into Kaelin
18:00the second we reached
18:01the ground floor.
18:02He'd been waiting there
18:03for hours.
18:05His eyes bloodshot.
18:06My scout said
18:07you were here.
18:08I didn't want to
18:09believe it but it's true.
18:11I'm sorry.
18:12I didn't check my phone.
18:19Enough.
18:21Can we go home?
18:23I followed him silently.
18:24My mind still racing
18:26with the schematics
18:26I'd seen.
18:28Lya,
18:29I can't escort you
18:30home today.
18:31What a pity.
18:31Come back tomorrow.
18:32I have more to show you.
18:34Kaelin instantly
18:35went into defensive mode.
18:37She won't be coming back.
18:38That remains to be seen.
18:41Dorian met his
18:42murderous gaze
18:43with a faint,
18:44mocking smile.
18:48Kaelin,
18:48you once invited me
18:49to your estate.
18:50I'd love to see
18:51where you and Lyra live.
18:53It's not convenient.
18:54My apologies.
18:55I didn't realize.
18:57I suppose I don't have
18:58a home to visit anymore,
18:59do I?
19:00My parents are gone.
19:02Dorian winked at me,
19:04feigning hurt.
19:05Lyra, babe?
19:06Is he always this stifling?
19:09Is that name
19:10yours to use?
19:11The atmosphere
19:12turned explosive.
19:14Kaelin's eyes
19:15shifted into
19:16vertical slits.
19:18Just a joke,
19:19Kaelin.
19:20With such a
19:20possessive grip,
19:21what will you do
19:22if she's stolen away?
19:24That will never happen.
19:26I love Lyra.
19:29And she loves me.
19:31The word love
19:32catching in his throat.
19:34Dorian chuckled.
19:36I envy you.
19:38Though the covenant
19:39told me I also
19:40have a hundred percent
19:41soul match.
19:42His eyes locked
19:43on mine.
19:44A clear challenge.
19:46Kaelin stepped forward,
19:47shielding me
19:48with his large
19:49armored frame.
19:51Darian,
19:52I would not hesitate
19:53to kill you
19:54right here.
19:55I finally snapped
19:57back to my senses
19:58and tugged
19:59at Kaelin's sleeve.
20:00Let's go home.
20:01We finally dragged
20:02Kaelin away.
20:03Lyra,
20:04you shouldn't have
20:05met him behind my back.
20:08Why?
20:09You are my wife.
20:11Yet you spent
20:12an entire day
20:13alone in a confined
20:14space with another male.
20:15The very air
20:16in the car shifted.
20:18I could feel
20:19his emotional collapse.
20:21He was bordering
20:22on insanity,
20:23trying to suppress
20:24the image of us
20:25together.
20:25We're getting a divorce,
20:27aren't we?
20:28We agreed to discuss it
20:29after the banquet.
20:30You really want to leave?
20:32Because of him?
20:33Not because of him.
20:35But I have my reasons.
20:36I had only wanted
20:38a divorce
20:38because of the data error.
20:40Now,
20:41I wanted to go home.
20:43If he didn't love me,
20:44I should free him
20:45before I vanished.
20:47Kaelin fell silent.
20:48I thought he was already
20:49drawing up
20:50the divorce papers.
20:51But the moment
20:52we got home,
20:53he pushed me
20:54into the bathroom.
20:56What are you doing?
20:58A bath.
21:00You're covered
21:01of his scent.
21:02It has to be washed off.
21:04These clothes
21:05are going too.
21:06I can do it myself.
21:08No.
21:10I can't trust
21:11anyone but myself.
21:12Kaelin scrubbed me
21:13with obsessive force,
21:15the shower soaking
21:16his dress shirt.
21:17He was losing control.
21:19His pupils
21:19were fully draconic.
21:21The heat radiating
21:23from him
21:23meant he'd entered
21:24his mating rut early,
21:26all because of jealousy.
21:27When we finished,
21:29he tossed a set
21:29of clothes at me.
21:31It was the exact set
21:32I'd planned to wear
21:33to seduce him
21:34the day the data changed.
21:36He forced me
21:37into them
21:37without a word.
21:38I had underestimated
21:40the terrifying power
21:41of a dragon
21:42in rut.
21:46I tried to push him away.
21:51Go change,
21:52you're so good.
22:12You're hiding something from me.
22:24hot tears landing
22:26on my skin.
22:35You were so happy
22:37talking to him.
22:40Will you be with him
22:41after the divorce?
22:45Can we,
22:46can we not get divorced?
22:48The night ended
22:49with me passing out.
22:50The night ended
22:51in my unconsciousness.
22:53When I woke,
22:55Kaelin was still there,
22:56kneeling to help me
22:57pull on my stockings.
22:58My lower back ached,
23:00and the air was thick
23:01with the shame
23:02and ecstasy
23:04of the night before.
23:05I was about to speak
23:07when his phone buzzed.
23:08The voice of his adjutant
23:09came through.
23:12Commander,
23:12there's a complication.
23:13Keep it under control.
23:14I'm on my way back.
23:16No, sir.
23:17It's about your
23:17compatibility report.
23:18Kaelin finally obtained
23:20the report.
23:22He crushed
23:22the two sheets of paper
23:23in his grip,
23:24his dragon fire
23:26flickering in his eyes.
23:27The Covenant's headquarters
23:29had been purged.
23:30The staff stood
23:32like trembling quail.
23:3420 minutes ago,
23:35Kaelin's data
23:36had been fully restored.
23:38An intern had sent
23:39the report
23:39to his adjutant.
23:41The secret
23:42the Covenant
23:42had fought to bury
23:44was now laid bare.
23:46I was Kaelin's
23:48100% match,
23:50but he was only
23:5180% to me.
23:54Simultaneously,
23:55Kaelin saw my report.
23:57It clearly stated
23:59my perfect match
24:00was Dorian.
24:01The elder director
24:02sat in his chair,
24:04sweating profusely.
24:06Commander,
24:07the fault is mine alone.
24:10I'll pull my own
24:11life support plug
24:12if that buys
24:12your forgiveness.
24:13Kaelin stared at him.
24:15Don't touch the plug.
24:17I have questions.
24:18Anything, sir.
24:19Where do I fall short
24:21in those 20%?
24:22The room fell
24:23into an eerie silence.
24:25No one had expected
24:26him to be so clinical.
24:27Must I say it?
24:28It...
24:29It has to do
24:30with your private biology.
24:32Speak.
24:35Uh-huh.
24:36Our comparative analysis
24:37suggests that for Lyra,
24:39your physical constitution
24:40is simply too
24:42overwhelming.
24:43Meaning?
24:43If you were to release
24:45your full draconic potential
24:46in terms of size
24:47and stamina,
24:48Lyra simply cannot
24:49withstand it.
24:50Last night,
24:51blinded by jealousy,
24:53he had lost
24:54all restraint.
24:55I hadn't just
24:56fallen asleep.
24:58I had blacked out.
25:00Anything else?
25:01Nothing.
25:03That is
25:03the only discrepancy
25:05that lowered
25:06the score to 80%.
25:09And him?
25:10How does he reach
25:11100%?
25:12Besides,
25:14that?
25:16I have never seen
25:17such an anomaly.
25:19It seems...
25:20It seems...
25:22He and Lyra
25:23share a near-identical
25:24genetical sequence.
25:25They originated
25:26from the same realm.
25:27That is the true source
25:29of the 100% match.
25:30Are they blood-related?
25:33No, no.
25:34You misunderstand.
25:35They simply share
25:36the same origin.
25:37Kaelin turned his gaze
25:38to me.
25:39My mind raced,
25:41readying an excuse
25:42about being
25:42hometown friends
25:44with Dorian.
25:45But he asked
25:46nothing.
25:51Back home,
25:52Kaelin sat on the balcony,
25:54brooding in the dark.
25:57So this is why
25:58you asked for a divorce?
26:00Because you found
26:01a human with
26:01a higher compatibility?
26:03I walked over,
26:04trying to laugh it off.
26:0680% is still high,
26:08isn't it?
26:08Don't be so grum.
26:10He paused,
26:12then added,
26:13I'm sorry.
26:14What are you
26:15apologizing for?
26:17I was too rough
26:18last night,
26:19wasn't I?
26:20Were you hurt?
26:21A little,
26:22but it was okay.
26:24You looked
26:25magnificent
26:27when you lost control.
26:30I'll be more careful
26:31from now on.
26:32If you're still willing
26:33to have a future
26:34with me.
26:35If you aren't,
26:37I will respect it.
26:39Even though
26:40it is torture,
26:41I will learn
26:42to restrain my beast.
26:43I couldn't help it.
26:44I leaned down
26:45and kissed his ears.
26:46The fools
26:47at the covenant.
26:48Our compatibility
26:49is 100%.
26:50I know it.
26:52The moment
26:53I saw you,
26:54my heart
26:55resonated,
26:56my blood
26:56roared.
26:57Beyond the data,
26:58my beast
26:59and my soul
27:00recognized you first.
27:01If you felt that,
27:03why have you
27:03always been so cold?
27:05I am sorry,
27:06Lyra.
27:07There is a reason.
27:08I will take you
27:10somewhere.
27:11Perhaps then,
27:12you will understand.
27:13Kaylin brought me
27:14to a cemetery.
27:15After her first
27:16husband passed,
27:17she was left
27:18to roam the streets
27:19with her son,
27:19Dorian,
27:20until she met
27:20my father.
27:22My father was
27:23a high-ranking
27:23official in the
27:24draconic treasury.
27:26He was a fool
27:27for love.
27:27He stopped
27:28before a grave.
27:29The woman in the
27:29photo had a gentle,
27:31haunting smile.
27:32He defied the
27:33entire kin to
27:34shower my mother
27:35with everything.
27:35I never saw
27:36a love like theirs.
27:38Even when the
27:39blood test results
27:40showed they were
27:40only 80% compatible,
27:42in his eyes,
27:43they were 100%.
27:45But my mother
27:46was human,
27:46so fragile.
27:48I stood,
27:48paralyzed.
27:49I couldn't imagine
27:51the abyss of grief
27:52his father must
27:53have fallen into.
27:55My father nearly
27:55took his own life,
27:56but he saw
27:57Dorian in me,
27:58and for our sake,
27:59he kept going.
28:00Kaylin turned to me.
28:02When my own
28:02blood compatibility
28:03results came in,
28:04I vowed never to
28:05let my mother's
28:06fate befall you.
28:06A realization
28:07hit me.
28:09So that's why
28:10you kept me away
28:10from headquarters,
28:11and avoided
28:12public outings?
28:13Yes.
28:15My position
28:16is even more
28:16dangerous than
28:17his was.
28:18This was the
28:19only way to
28:19keep you safe.
28:20And why
28:21blacklist the
28:21covenant?
28:22Lila,
28:22we don't have
28:23to talk about
28:23this.
28:25I want you to
28:26know that I'm
28:26here for you.
28:29No matter what.
28:31I just...
28:32I don't know
28:33how to feel
28:34about all of this.
28:35You need to be
28:36careful.
28:40If I fully
28:40unleashed my
28:41dragon soul
28:41and merged
28:42with you,
28:43every inch of
28:44my skin would
28:44be etched
28:44with your scent.
28:45It would be
28:46an invitation
28:46to my enemies
28:47to destroy you.
28:49I had to
28:50hold back.
28:50The sight
28:51shattered my
28:52heart.
28:54I am sorry.
28:56What for?
28:57For letting you
28:58misunderstand.
28:59Truly, I am
29:00sorry.
29:01No, I am the
29:02one at fault.
29:03The 80% confession
29:04felt so small now.
29:05I hugged him
29:06tightly.
29:08Kaelin bent
29:08to kiss me.
29:09In that moment,
29:11I didn't care
29:12about the data
29:13or the destiny.
29:14He was my
29:15heart and
29:17he was my
29:18instinct.
29:19It was time
29:20to return home.
29:21A week later,
29:22he told me it
29:23was time to
29:24return home.
29:25The news
29:26struck me
29:26with a strange,
29:27sudden vertigo.
29:29Looking at our
29:30wedding portrait
29:31on the bedside
29:32table,
29:32I felt a
29:33flicker of grief.
29:34Hey, where
29:35are you?
29:35I'm packing.
29:36What time for
29:37the experiment?
29:37I replied to
29:38Dorian.
29:39I didn't have
29:40much to pack,
29:41but I needed
29:42to leave
29:42Kaelin a note.
29:43It took me
29:4430 minutes.
29:45Dorian didn't
29:46reply during
29:47that time.
29:48I didn't think
29:49much of it.
29:50Finished.
29:50I donned
29:51the clothes.
29:52I stepped out,
29:53feeling strangely
29:55light.
29:56Midway,
29:56my phone buzzed.
29:57It was
29:58Kaelin's
29:58adjutant.
29:59Mistress,
30:00can you hear me?
30:01Where are you?
30:02I'm at the
30:02central plaza.
30:03What's wrong?
30:04You're safe.
30:05Of course
30:06I am.
30:06Damn it!
30:07What happened?
30:08He just got a video
30:09saying you were
30:09kidnapped.
30:10He went to the
30:10rendezvous plane.
30:11If you're not there,
30:12it's a setup to
30:12kill him.
30:13Damn it!
30:13Why didn't he
30:14call me to
30:14verify?
30:15The comms were
30:16jammed,
30:16mistress.
30:16There was no
30:17time to head
30:17home.
30:18He had to
30:18save you first.
30:20I've been
30:21I've been
30:21trying to
30:21reach you
30:21until this
30:22whole time.
30:22A step
30:23forward
30:23led to
30:24the path
30:24home,
30:25but behind
30:25me lay
30:26the life
30:27of a man
30:27whose heart
30:28beat for
30:29mine.
30:30Like the
30:30moment I
30:31accepted this
30:32destiny five
30:33years ago,
30:34I made my
30:35choice.
30:36Send me
30:36Kaelin's
30:36coordinates.
30:37When I
30:38reached the
30:38abandoned
30:39factory,
30:39I thought
30:40again of
30:40the first
30:41dog I
30:41ever owned.
30:42People always
30:43favor their
30:43first companion.
30:45Even if I
30:45knew other
30:46breeds were
30:47more beautiful
30:47or better
30:48suited to me,
30:49I couldn't
30:50forget him.
30:51Kaelin was
30:51the same.
30:52He was the
30:53first to
30:53look at me
30:54with those
30:54vulnerable,
30:55draconic
30:56eyes.
30:57The factory
30:57was a
30:58labyrinth.
30:59I closed
30:59my eyes,
31:00tapping into
31:01the 80%
31:01bond,
31:02praying for
31:03its guidance.
31:04In an
31:05instant,
31:05every cell
31:06in my body
31:07seemed to
31:08awaken.
31:09I felt
31:09the draconic
31:10instinct within
31:11my own
31:11blood,
31:12sharpening
31:13my perception.
31:14I navigated
31:15past the
31:15rebel patrols
31:16and found
31:17Kaelin in
31:17the warehouse.
31:18He was
31:19holding them
31:19off alone.
31:20Lyra,
31:21you're safe.
31:22Thank the
31:22gods.
31:23He pulled
31:23me into
31:24his arms.
31:25Since
31:25you're safe,
31:25you should
31:26have stayed
31:26home.
31:27You
31:27shouldn't
31:27have
31:27come.
31:28If
31:28I
31:28hadn't,
31:28would
31:29you
31:29have
31:29kept
31:29charging
31:29into
31:30death
31:30traps
31:30for
31:30me?
31:31Kaelin's
31:31lips
31:31thinned.
31:32He
31:32didn't
31:33deny
31:33it.
31:33I'd
31:34made
31:34the
31:34right
31:34choice.
31:35Suddenly,
31:36an explosion
31:37shook the
31:37wall.
31:38Old
31:39model
31:39automatons
31:40marched
31:40out of
31:41the
31:41dark,
31:41detonated
31:42one by
31:43one.
31:43I saw
31:44a figure
31:44in the
31:45shadows,
31:46Dorian.
31:47Reinforcements.
31:48Kaelin
31:48said.
31:49Dorian is
31:49your way
31:50out.
31:50This is
31:51where our
31:51mother once
31:52worked,
31:52designing
31:52these
31:53machines.
31:53He
31:54grew
31:54up
31:54here.
31:54He
31:55knows
31:55every
31:55circuit.
31:56He's
31:56creating
31:57a
31:57diversion.
31:58When
31:58did
31:58you
31:58plan
31:59this?
32:00There
32:00was
32:00no
32:00plan.
32:01Kaelin
32:01shook
32:02his
32:02head.
32:02I
32:03only
32:03told
32:03him
32:03we
32:03were
32:03trapped
32:04in
32:04the
32:04signals
32:04cut.
32:05Dorian
32:05is
32:05brilliant.
32:06He
32:06knew
32:06what
32:06to
32:06do.
32:07Dorian
32:07ran
32:07to the
32:08window
32:08and
32:08unfurled
32:09a
32:09portable
32:09emergency
32:10cushion.
32:11Of course
32:11he
32:11did.
32:11Go.
32:13Find
32:13Dorian.
32:14Let
32:14him
32:14take
32:14you
32:14home.
32:15Now,
32:15Lyra.
32:16Kaelin
32:17shoved
32:17me
32:17toward
32:17him.
32:18I
32:18froze.
32:19How
32:20did
32:20you
32:20know?
32:21If
32:21I
32:22couldn't
32:22figure
32:22even
32:22that
32:22out,
32:23I
32:23wouldn't
32:23be
32:24High
32:24Commanda.
32:24Kaelin
32:25smiled.
32:26Come
32:26with
32:26us!
32:27I
32:27have
32:27my
32:27duties.
32:28I
32:29grabbed
32:29his
32:29arm.
32:29This
32:30kingdom,
32:30these
32:30people,
32:31they
32:31need
32:32me.
32:32Kaelin
32:33cupped
32:33my
32:33face.
32:34I'm
32:34glad
32:34you
32:34came
32:35for
32:35me,
32:35Lyra.
32:36But
32:36your
32:37safety
32:37is
32:37all
32:37that
32:37matters.
32:38He
32:38shoved
32:39me
32:39into
32:39Dorian's
32:40arms.
32:40The
32:41fire
32:41roared
32:41to
32:42life
32:42behind
32:42him.
32:43The
32:43last
32:43time
32:44I
32:44saw
32:44it.
32:44I
32:45been
32:45back
32:45in
32:45my
32:45own
32:45world
32:46for
32:46a
32:46month.
32:47I
32:47often
32:47sit
32:47on
32:47the
32:48balcony
32:48staring
32:48into
32:49the
32:49distance.
32:51Still
32:51worried
32:51about
32:52him?
32:53Yes.
32:55We
32:56left
32:56and
32:57the
32:57reinforcements
32:57arrived
32:58in
32:58time.
32:58You
32:59have
32:59to
32:59trust
32:59him,
32:59Lyra.
33:00He
33:00didn't
33:00climb
33:00to
33:01his
33:01rank
33:01through
33:01blood
33:02lines.
33:02He
33:03paved
33:03his
33:03way
33:03with
33:03dragon
33:04fire.
33:05I
33:05know,
33:06but
33:06how
33:06can
33:07I
33:07not
33:07worry?
33:08He
33:08fought
33:08his
33:09own
33:09instincts
33:09just
33:10to
33:10send
33:10me
33:10away
33:10to
33:11you.
33:11So
33:12I'll
33:12fight
33:12mine
33:12too
33:13and
33:13hold
33:13on
33:13to
33:14my
33:14feelings
33:14for
33:14him.
33:16Have
33:17dinner
33:17with
33:17my
33:17parents
33:18tomorrow.
33:18Don't
33:19let
33:19them
33:19think
33:19I'm
33:19starving
33:20the
33:20mother
33:20of
33:20this
33:20child.
33:22Doran,
33:22are
33:23you
33:23angry?
33:24Why
33:24would
33:24you
33:24ask
33:24that?
33:27I
33:28married
33:28you
33:28so
33:29this
33:29child
33:29would
33:29have
33:29a
33:29name.
33:31It's
33:31not
33:31fair
33:31to
33:32you.
33:32It
33:33isn't.
33:33I'm
33:34a
33:34genius
33:34and
33:35you're
33:35just
33:35using
33:36me
33:40blige.
33:41Besides,
33:41he saved
33:42your
33:42life.
33:44He
33:44was
33:45Kaelin's
33:45child.
33:46When I
33:46discovered
33:46I was
33:47pregnant,
33:47I
33:48finally
33:48understood
33:49why I'd
33:49gained
33:50those
33:50draconic
33:51senses.
33:52Dorian
33:52was a
33:53good
33:53man,
33:54balancing
33:54his
33:54research
33:55with
33:55fetal
33:56education.
33:57My
33:57pregnancy
33:57was
33:58seamless.
33:59I
33:59felt
33:59stronger
34:00every
34:00day.
34:01Seven
34:01months
34:02in,
34:02I
34:02went
34:03hiking.
34:03I
34:04walked
34:04too
34:04fast,
34:05losing
34:06the
34:06group
34:06in
34:06the
34:07dense
34:07woods.
34:08A
34:08massive
34:09python
34:09slithered
34:10from
34:10the
34:10grass.
34:11But
34:12then,
34:12the
34:13python
34:13stopped,
34:14then
34:14scrambled
34:15back
34:15into
34:16the
34:16dark.
34:17A
34:17familiar
34:18scent
34:18drifted
34:19on
34:19the
34:19wind,
34:20my
34:20heart
34:20hammering
34:21a
34:21rhythm
34:22I
34:22recognized.
34:23I
34:24turned
34:24around.
34:26I'm
34:27sorry.
34:28I'm
34:29late.
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