No Longer Yours, My Alpha

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00:00:00The Alpha Heir could never bond with a human girl.

00:00:02The Northern Pack had one unbreakable rule.

00:00:05The Alpha Heir could never bond with a human girl.

00:00:08Despite that, Alpha Kieran Wolf still formed a mate bond with me.

00:00:11To be with me, he openly defied the Elder's Council.

00:00:15He endured 99 lashes and was forced to kneel at the altar for three days and nights.

00:00:20Even as blood soaked through his shirt, he smiled at me and said,

00:00:24Elise, don't be afraid. I only want you.

00:00:28Eventually, the Elder's Council finally relented and agreed to let Kieran leave with me.

00:00:33However, there was one condition.

00:00:35He had to leave a pure-blood heir behind for the pack.

00:00:38From that moment on, the phrase I heard most from Kieran was,

00:00:42Wait.

00:00:43The first time, Kieran asked me to wait while he got another she-wolf to carry his pup.

00:00:48He slept with Cecilia Donati 33 times until she was carrying his pup.

00:00:53The second time, he told me to wait again because the first pup was a female and the elders wanted

00:00:58a male.

00:01:00So, Kieran slept with Cecilia 99 more times until she was carrying his pup again.

00:01:04Just when I thought our ordeal was finally over,

00:01:07their daughter, Tyra Wolf, accidentally ate Wolfsbane at her Meet the Pup party.

00:01:12Everyone was convinced I had poisoned her.

00:01:14When they threw me into the freezing cold storage room, Kieran stood at the doorway with bloodshot eyes.

00:01:20I told you to wait.

00:01:22You know what wolfpate means to our kind!

00:01:25Why would you hurt my pup?

00:01:27My fingernails dug deep into my palms as the pain tore through me.

00:01:31When the storage room door opened again, I loosened my bloodied hands.

00:01:35This time, I was not going to wait anymore.

00:01:41I pushed open the heavy doors of the Elders' Council, forcing myself to keep my voice steady.

00:01:46I said, I'm willing to leave Kieran Walss, but I have one condition.

00:01:51I want you to send me somewhere he'll never find me.

00:01:54Elder Lucian Pierce let out a satisfied laugh.

00:01:57If only you had been this sensible sooner.

00:02:00Spending one night in the cold storage truly showed you your place.

00:02:03A human like you was never worthy of our noble alpha bloodline.

00:02:08His voice dripped with contempt as he said,

00:02:10On the night of the full moon in ten days, we'll arrange everything to send you away.

00:02:16And when that time comes, you'd better never show your face in front of Kymon again.

00:02:20The heavy doors slammed shut abruptly, and I leaned against the mansion's cold wall.

00:02:25In the main hall, Kieran had shifted into his massive wolf form,

00:02:29and was gently letting his daughter, Tyra Wolf, tug at his thick fur.

00:02:34Cecilia was curled against his warm belly, smiling with tender satisfaction.

00:02:38The perfect family of three looked so blissfully happy together.

00:02:42Cecilia Donati noticed me first, and immediately sat up with alert eyes.

00:02:46She instinctively pulled Tyra behind her protectively.

00:02:50Mrs. George, you're back.

00:02:52Kieran almost reflexively shifted back to human form,

00:02:55and handed Tyra to a servant to take upstairs.

00:02:58Their wary looks cut into me like knives.

00:03:01I'll only acknowledge pups that come from your belly.

00:03:04Now watch me like I was a murderer.

00:03:09After Tyra was taken away, Kieran approached and reached out to check my frostbitten body.

00:03:13You're back.

00:03:15Did you get hurt in the cold storage?

00:03:17As I looked at this man who had once taken 99 lashes for me,

00:03:21my heart ached with bitterness as I turned away from his touch.

00:03:25He frowned slightly.

00:03:26Elise George, given last night's situation,

00:03:29the more I defended you, the harsher the elders' punishment would have been.

00:03:34With your human body, they might have even executed you.

00:03:38We're leaving soon anyway, and I don't want any more complications.

00:03:42Also, Tyra is innocent.

00:03:44Why would you-

00:03:45I told you it wasn't me!

00:03:47I growled, my eyes burning with tears.

00:03:50Wolf bath is a deadly poison.

00:03:52How could I possibly use something like that to hurt anyone?

00:03:55Kieran seemed startled by my intense reaction,

00:03:58and paused before softening his tone.

00:04:00All right, fine.

00:04:01It doesn't matter now.

00:04:04Tyra is fine now.

00:04:05His dismissive words felt like ice picks stabbing into my heart.

00:04:09He still did not believe me.

00:04:10Just as the atmosphere grew tense,

00:04:13Cecilia approached while rubbing her slightly rounded belly.

00:04:15Mrs. George, I owe you an apology too.

00:04:18I was too panicked at the time.

00:04:20You're not a wolf,

00:04:21so you probably don't understand a mother's instinct to protect her pup.

00:04:25She raised her hand to brush her hair back,

00:04:27and the delicate crystal bracelet on her wrist glowed with a soft luster.

00:04:31My eyes widened as I grabbed her wrist.

00:04:33Where did you get this bracelet?

00:04:36I gave it to her.

00:04:38Cecilia likes antique pieces.

00:04:40I looked at Kieran with deep disappointment,

00:04:42my heart aching as if it were being cut by a knife.

00:04:46It was you.

00:04:49Kieran said matter-of-factly as he pulled my hand away.

00:04:52Consider it your apology gift to her.

00:04:55Besides, it's just a bracelet.

00:04:57My voice trembled with rage.

00:04:58This is the only thing my mother left me.

00:05:01How could you give it away?

00:05:03You know how much it means to me.

00:05:05I reached to snatch the bracelet back,

00:05:07but Cecilia suddenly staggered backward

00:05:09and clutched her stomach in apparent pain.

00:05:12She moaned weakly.

00:05:13My belly.

00:05:15Kieran immediately shoved me away roughly,

00:05:17his eyes turning frighteningly cold.

00:05:20Elise!

00:05:21She's carrying my pup!

00:05:23He was so strong that I crashed hard

00:05:25into the bookshelf behind me.

00:05:27Haven't you caused enough trouble?

00:05:28My head struck against it heavily,

00:05:30and warm blood immediately began trickling down my neck.

00:05:33Yet, Kieran did not even look back

00:05:36as he swept Cecilia into his arms and rushed out.

00:05:40Kieran.

00:05:41Cecilia sobbed weakly against his chest.

00:05:43Will our pup be okay?

00:05:47Don't be afraid.

00:05:49I'm here.

00:05:50He replied,

00:05:51his voice tenderly reassuring,

00:05:53each word piercing my ears.

00:05:55We'll be fine,

00:05:56and so will the pup.

00:05:57When Kieran carried Cecilia out of the mansion,

00:06:00I was still slumped on the floor

00:06:01with blood trickling down my neck

00:06:03from the back of my head.

00:06:04I watched his retreating figure,

00:06:06so urgent and panicked.

00:06:08Yet,

00:06:09he never looked back once.

00:06:12I looked down at the pool of blood beneath me

00:06:15and suddenly laughed,

00:06:16and the sound was bleak.

00:06:18Later,

00:06:19I took a carriage to the hospital,

00:06:20alone.

00:06:21The doctor saw how severe my injury was,

00:06:23and immediately began stitching and bandaging the wound.

00:06:26By the time they finished treating me,

00:06:28I had lost so much blood that I was dizzy

00:06:30and could barely stand.

00:06:32I had just stumbled out of the examination room

00:06:34when someone grabbed my wrist roughly.

00:06:37Elise.

00:06:38Cecilia almost miscarried,

00:06:39yet you still wouldn't stop.

00:06:42You followed us to the hospital

00:06:44to cause more trouble.

00:06:46Kieran's voice was tight with rage.

00:06:48His brow was furrowed deeply,

00:06:49and his eyes held a bone-chilling coldness.

00:06:52He still carried Cecilia's suffocating perfume scent

00:06:55on his clothes.

00:06:56I came to the hospital,

00:06:57but not for her.

00:06:59I pointed to my freshly bandaged forehead.

00:07:01I was injured too,

00:07:03and I couldn't treat it myself.

00:07:05Kieran's expression froze.

00:07:06He finally noticed the strong scent of blood on me.

00:07:09masked by antiseptic,

00:07:11and the thick gauze still seeping red.

00:07:16Kieran, you said that once you delivered the pup,

00:07:19you'd take me away.

00:07:20I said, looking at him as my nose began to sting.

00:07:23But now, do you even see me anymore?

00:07:26Kieran's frown deepened as he reached out tenderly to touch my wound.

00:07:29What happened here?

00:07:31You pushed me.

00:07:32I said calmly,

00:07:33dodging his touch.

00:07:34I hit the bookshelves.

00:07:38To you, it was just a casual shove, wasn't it?

00:07:41Kieran's pupils contracted as he recalled the force he had used in his moment of rage.

00:07:46For a human,

00:07:47it could have been fatal.

00:07:48He pulled me into his arms guiltily.

00:07:50Elise, I'm sorry.

00:07:51I didn't mean to.

00:07:53I was just afraid something would happen to Cecilia.

00:07:56She's carrying the Pax future.

00:07:57If anything went wrong,

00:07:58the Elder's Council would never forgive us.

00:08:00And our departure would be delayed again.

00:08:02I let him hold me while staring blankly at the sterile white ceiling.

00:08:06I had heard these excuses too many times before.

00:08:09I understand.

00:08:10I said, pushing him away.

00:08:12Go take care of her.

00:08:13I turned to leave,

00:08:14but he grabbed my wrist again.

00:08:16Elise, no matter what,

00:08:18you have to believe that I only love you.

00:08:21Everything I do is to help us escape this prison

00:08:24as quickly as possible.

00:08:25Kieran released my hand and,

00:08:28as he walked away, said,

00:08:29When I get home,

00:08:30I'll bring you your favorite cranberry cupcakes.

00:08:33With that,

00:08:34he headed toward the private healing chamber

00:08:36at the end of the corridor,

00:08:37where Cecilia was being cared for

00:08:39by the Pax finest healers.

00:08:41I stood there,

00:08:42watching him disappear into the distance.

00:08:44Suddenly,

00:08:45I laughed,

00:08:45and tears began streaming down my face.

00:08:47I don't believe you anymore.

00:08:49I whispered to the empty air

00:08:51and to my own dying heart,

00:08:52Kieran,

00:08:53I will never believe

00:08:55any of your promises

00:08:56ever again.

00:09:01Kieran was gone for three days straight.

00:09:03During those three days,

00:09:05Cecilia sent me taunting letters

00:09:06every single day.

00:09:08Cecilia,

00:09:09what the hell do you want from me?

00:09:11My voice shaking

00:09:12with barely contained rage.

00:09:14I could almost hear her soft,

00:09:16mocking laugh through the ink.

00:09:18Oh, nothing much.

00:09:19I just thought you should see

00:09:20how happy your husband is without you.

00:09:22Three days.

00:09:22And he hasn't even mentioned

00:09:24your name once.

00:09:24The letter ended there abruptly.

00:09:26In my mind's eye,

00:09:28I saw Kieran gently coaxing Tyra with toys,

00:09:30while Cecilia leaned intimately

00:09:32against his shoulder,

00:09:34smiling sweetly

00:09:35as she watched

00:09:36the father-daughter interaction.

00:09:37I endured the heartache

00:09:39and read every letter she sent.

00:09:41She wrote about him keeping watch

00:09:42by her hospital bed

00:09:43deep into the night,

00:09:45feeding her soup,

00:09:45and holding Tyra

00:09:47with nothing but adoration

00:09:48in his eyes.

00:09:49Each word felt like a needle

00:09:51piercing my heart.

00:09:52The pain kept coming

00:09:53until suddenly,

00:09:54I realized I could not

00:09:55feel it anymore.

00:09:56Perhaps my heart had already died

00:09:58the moment I was locked

00:09:59in that ice cell.

00:10:00I was about to burn her letters

00:10:01when a servant brought

00:10:02another package.

00:10:03Inside was a sketch

00:10:04of my mom's crystal bracelet

00:10:05being toyed with

00:10:06in Cecilia's hands.

00:10:07Want your mother's keepseller?

00:10:09Then come get it.

00:10:12I shot to my feet so fast

00:10:14that my vision went black

00:10:16from the lingering blood loss.

00:10:18Yet, I did not care.

00:10:20I grabbed my coat

00:10:21and rushed out.

00:10:22In the hospital room,

00:10:23Cecilia was holding Tyra

00:10:25and humming a lullaby softly.

00:10:27Daddy loves you the most,

00:10:29doesn't he?

00:10:30Daddy's alpha power

00:10:31will be passed down

00:10:32to you someday.

00:10:34She looked up

00:10:34when she saw me,

00:10:35her smile deepening.

00:10:37You came.

00:10:38Did you know

00:10:38that during my stay here,

00:10:40Ciaran hasn't even gone

00:10:41on his territory patrols.

00:10:42He's been right here

00:10:44using his pheromones

00:10:45to comfort me

00:10:47and our future heir.

00:10:50She deliberately emphasized

00:10:51the word heir.

00:10:52My nails dug deep

00:10:53into my palms

00:10:54as I asked coldly,

00:10:55where's the bracelet?

00:10:56Cecilia leisurely picked up

00:10:57the antique crystal bracelet

00:10:59from the bedside table

00:11:00and dangled it

00:11:01from her fingertips.

00:11:02You mean this?

00:11:03She flashed a cruel smile.

00:11:05Here's the deal

00:11:06with your human body.

00:11:08Bow to me.

00:11:09Ciaran's future Luna.

00:11:11And I'll consider

00:11:12giving it back.

00:11:13I trembled with rage.

00:11:15Don't go too far.

00:11:19Cecilia's eyes

00:11:20were full of disdain.

00:11:21Her arrogance

00:11:22on full display.

00:11:23So what if I do?

00:11:24Elise,

00:11:25you're nothing but

00:11:26a fragile,

00:11:27short-lived human.

00:11:28While I possess

00:11:29the purest alpha bloodline,

00:11:31what right do you have

00:11:32to compete with me

00:11:33for Ciaran's affection?

00:11:35Bowing to me

00:11:35is an honor.

00:11:36She pretended

00:11:37to loosen her grip.

00:11:39I'll count to three.

00:11:40If you don't get

00:11:41on your knees,

00:11:42I'll drop it.

00:11:43Two.

00:11:44One.

00:11:45I bit my lips

00:11:46so hard

00:11:46I nearly drew blood.

00:11:47My knees felt

00:11:48like they were

00:11:49filled with lead,

00:11:49but they finally

00:11:50crashed heavily

00:11:51onto the cold floor

00:11:52as I bowed down

00:11:54with my forehead

00:11:54touching the ground.

00:11:56Cecilia burst out laughing.

00:11:58Look at you.

00:11:59You really do

00:12:01look like a pathetic dog.

00:12:02She raised her hand

00:12:04and I reached out

00:12:04to catch it.

00:12:05However,

00:12:06she released her fingers

00:12:08just half a step

00:12:09away from me.

00:12:10The crystal bracelet

00:12:11shattered on the floor,

00:12:12breaking into

00:12:13several pieces.

00:12:14Cecilia covered her grin

00:12:16with a look of mock surprise.

00:12:17Oh my!

00:12:19How careless of you!

00:12:20You couldn't even catch it!

00:12:21I trembled

00:12:22and had just lunged forward

00:12:24to gather the pieces

00:12:25when Cecilia suddenly screamed

00:12:27and fell backward

00:12:28against the wall.

00:12:29At that moment,

00:12:30the door was violently

00:12:31pushed open.

00:12:32Ciaran and Lucian

00:12:33stood in the doorway

00:12:34with grim expressions,

00:12:36followed by several

00:12:36other elders.

00:12:37What are you doing?

00:12:42Lucian demanded sternly,

00:12:44his voice carrying

00:12:45alpha authority

00:12:46that made me feel suffocated.

00:12:48Cecilia threw herself

00:12:49into Ciaran's arms,

00:12:50crying.

00:12:51Ciaran,

00:12:52my stomach hurts so much.

00:12:54Oh,

00:12:55and check Tyra quickly.

00:12:56I just saw Elise

00:12:57pinching and hitting her.

00:12:58Ciaran frantically

00:12:59picked up the puck

00:13:00to examine her,

00:13:01lifting her clothes

00:13:02to reveal tender skin

00:13:03covered in purple bruises

00:13:05from pinching.

00:13:06I stared in disbelief.

00:13:08I didn't!

00:13:10I never even touched her!

00:13:12I shook my head desperately

00:13:13as Lucian glared at me

00:13:15with venom in his eyes.

00:13:16Suddenly,

00:13:17a blow heavy

00:13:18with werewolf strength

00:13:19struck me across the face.

00:13:21My vision went black,

00:13:22my ears rang,

00:13:23and blood dripped

00:13:24from the corner of my mouth.

00:13:25You vile woman!

00:13:27Lucian's voice

00:13:28sounded like an echo.

00:13:29You dare harm

00:13:31a pregnant she-wolf

00:13:32and an innocent pup!

00:13:34Another elder said coldly,

00:13:36The last punishment

00:13:37was too lenient.

00:13:38Guards,

00:13:39drag her to the punishment chamber

00:13:41and give her

00:13:42twenty flamshies.

00:13:44Ciaran clenched his fists tightly

00:13:45and stepped forward.

00:13:46Elders,

00:13:47you still want to protect her?

00:13:49Lucian interrupted harshly,

00:13:51She harmed your own bloodline.

00:13:53Even if you plan

00:13:54to run away with her,

00:13:55it doesn't change

00:13:56that this pup

00:13:57carries your blood.

00:14:00I trembled,

00:14:02instinctively looking

00:14:03toward Ciaran.

00:14:04He still stood there

00:14:05with his knuckles

00:14:06white from clenching.

00:14:07In the punishment chamber,

00:14:09wolf guards pinned me down,

00:14:10forcing me to kneel

00:14:11on the stone slab

00:14:12in the center.

00:14:13The first lash came down

00:14:14and my vision went black.

00:14:16In a daze,

00:14:17I remembered

00:14:18when I had broken up

00:14:19with Ciaran

00:14:19on the day he decided

00:14:21to rebel against his family

00:14:22to be with me.

00:14:23That night it poured rain

00:14:25and he stood outside my window,

00:14:27letting the storm drench him

00:14:28until he burned

00:14:29with a high fever.

00:14:30When I went to see him,

00:14:31he was delirious with fever.

00:14:33Yet,

00:14:34he still grabbed my hand

00:14:35and said,

00:14:36Elise,

00:14:37remember,

00:14:38even if it means

00:14:39fighting the whole world,

00:14:41I want only you

00:14:42as my mate.

00:14:43At the fifteenth lash,

00:14:44I seemed to hear

00:14:45his gentle voice

00:14:46from years ago

00:14:47when I was injured.

00:14:48How did you get hurt again?

00:14:50Let me lick it.

00:14:51It won't hurt

00:14:52for much longer.

00:14:54Finally,

00:14:54the last lash struck

00:14:55and I could not

00:14:56hold on anymore.

00:14:57My vision went black

00:14:58as I completely passed out.

00:15:00Just before losing consciousness,

00:15:02I saw Ciaran

00:15:03anxiously pulling me

00:15:04into his arms.

00:15:07When I woke up again,

00:15:08I was lying face down

00:15:09on a bed.

00:15:10Even the slightest movement

00:15:12sent searing pain

00:15:13across my back.

00:15:15Elise!

00:15:16Ciaran immediately

00:15:17rushed over,

00:15:18his eyes bloodshot

00:15:19with exhaustion.

00:15:21You're awake.

00:15:22Does it still hurt?

00:15:24I silently pulled

00:15:25my hand away,

00:15:26unwilling to look at him.

00:15:27Ciaran stiffened

00:15:28for a moment

00:15:28before speaking again

00:15:29to explain.

00:15:31Elise,

00:15:31it's not that I didn't

00:15:33want to stop them,

00:15:33but in that situation,

00:15:35the more I resisted,

00:15:36the harsher

00:15:37the Elder's punishment

00:15:38would have been.

00:15:39Elder Lucian

00:15:40even considered

00:15:40executing you.

00:15:41I had to protect

00:15:42your life first.

00:15:44So,

00:15:44I said with a hoarse voice,

00:15:46you also believe

00:15:48I hurt your pup?

00:15:49Ciaran's Adam's apple

00:15:50bobbed once.

00:15:51Ultimately,

00:15:52he chose silence.

00:15:53This moment of silence

00:15:54was like a dull blade,

00:15:56brutally cutting through

00:15:57my last shred of hope.

00:15:59With reddened eyes,

00:16:00I slowly said,

00:16:01I'll ask you

00:16:02just one question.

00:16:03Ciaran Wolf,

00:16:05in the name of the moon

00:16:06and our mate bond,

00:16:07do you believe me?

00:16:11Ciaran frowned,

00:16:12anger creeping

00:16:13into his voice.

00:16:14Elise,

00:16:14there are bruises

00:16:15on Tyra

00:16:16and Cecilia

00:16:17named you herself.

00:16:19There's a witness

00:16:20and evidence.

00:16:21How do you expect

00:16:21me to believe you?

00:16:23Didn't I tell you

00:16:24that everything

00:16:24would be fine

00:16:25once this was all over?

00:16:26Why did you have

00:16:27to provoke Cecilia?

00:16:28My tears suddenly

00:16:29started falling.

00:16:30I thought I would

00:16:32not feel pain anymore,

00:16:32but my chest still felt

00:16:34like it was being

00:16:35viciously torn apart.

00:16:36I hurriedly turned

00:16:37my head away,

00:16:38not wanting him to see me

00:16:39looking so pathetic

00:16:40and weak.

00:16:41Go.

00:16:42I whispered so quietly

00:16:43it was barely audible.

00:16:45Just wait a little longer,

00:16:47okay?

00:16:47His voice softened

00:16:48as he tried to approach me again.

00:16:50Soon,

00:16:51once Cecilia gives birth

00:16:52to this pup,

00:16:53we'll definitely

00:16:54be able to leave.

00:16:55I swear,

00:16:57I'll take you

00:16:58to see the southern seas

00:16:59that never freeze.

00:17:01We would go back

00:17:02to how things were?

00:17:03I closed my eyes,

00:17:04my throat tightening.

00:17:05I knew well

00:17:06that we could never go back.

00:17:07After all,

00:17:08he had Cecilia now

00:17:09and two pups.

00:17:11For their sake,

00:17:12he had hurt me

00:17:13again and again,

00:17:14choosing others

00:17:14over me time after time.

00:17:16I slowly turned over

00:17:18to face away from him,

00:17:19not wanting to say

00:17:20another word.

00:17:24Ciaran looked at me,

00:17:26his face twisted with pain.

00:17:27In the end,

00:17:28he only reached out

00:17:29to brush my hair,

00:17:30whispering,

00:17:31Sleep.

00:17:32I'll stay here with you.

00:17:33Before he even finished,

00:17:35the door was violently

00:17:36pushed open

00:17:36and a beater stood there

00:17:38frantically.

00:17:39Alpha,

00:17:40Miss Donati has been crying

00:17:41and calling for you.

00:17:42The healer says

00:17:43emotional fluctuations

00:17:44may hurt the pup.

00:17:45Ciaran frowned.

00:17:46He glanced at my turned back

00:17:48and hesitated for a moment.

00:17:49Then he stood up.

00:17:51Elise,

00:17:53I...

00:17:53I let out a self-mocking laugh

00:17:55and murmured,

00:17:57Go.

00:17:58Wait for me.

00:17:59I'll go check on them.

00:18:00Then come right back

00:18:01to take care of you.

00:18:02Watching his retreating figure,

00:18:03I smiled bitterly.

00:18:05You're a liar,

00:18:07Ciaran.

00:18:08You won't be coming back.

00:18:10Sure enough,

00:18:10he never returned that night.

00:18:12I was discharged the next day

00:18:14and it was pouring rain outside.

00:18:16I packed my belongings,

00:18:18and stood at the hospital entrance,

00:18:19watching Ciaran's carriage

00:18:21slowly approach.

00:18:22As soon as I opened

00:18:23the carriage door,

00:18:24I saw Cecilia holding Tyra

00:18:26in the passenger seat.

00:18:27Ciaran.

00:18:28Cecilia saw me

00:18:29and immediately shrank

00:18:30closer to him.

00:18:31I...

00:18:33I haven't recovered

00:18:34from the shock yet.

00:18:37She covered her lower abdomen,

00:18:38her voice trembling.

00:18:39She can hurt me if she wants,

00:18:41but she can't hurt Tyra.

00:18:43Can you...

00:18:45give me a little more time?

00:18:46Please don't make me

00:18:48ride in the same carriage

00:18:49with her for now.

00:18:50I froze

00:18:50as I stared at the seat

00:18:52that used to belong to me.

00:18:54Ciaran was silent

00:18:54for a long time,

00:18:55then finally pushed

00:18:56his door open

00:18:57and handed me

00:18:58a large umbrella.

00:18:59Elise,

00:19:00wait here for a while.

00:19:01I'll take Cecilia home first

00:19:03and come right back

00:19:04to pick you up.

00:19:05With that,

00:19:06he closed the window

00:19:07and the black carriage

00:19:08sped away.

00:19:09I stood there motionless,

00:19:10watching the carriage

00:19:12carrying the family of three

00:19:13disappear at the end

00:19:14of the road.

00:19:14I closed my eyes,

00:19:16feeling like there was

00:19:16a huge hole in my chest

00:19:18that could never be filled,

00:19:19with cold wind

00:19:20rushing through it.

00:19:21I waited for a long time,

00:19:23until the rain grew heavier

00:19:24and the sky turned

00:19:25completely dark.

00:19:27Ciaran had promised

00:19:27to come back for me,

00:19:28but he never did.

00:19:29My communication crystal

00:19:30had lost its glow,

00:19:32and I called out to him

00:19:33repeatedly through our mind link.

00:19:35Yet,

00:19:35there was only blocked silence

00:19:37on the other end.

00:19:38Seeing the sky grow darker

00:19:39with no sign

00:19:40of the storm letting up,

00:19:41I had no choice

00:19:42but to open the heavy umbrella

00:19:43and walk home.

00:19:46The fierce wind nearly snapped

00:19:48the umbrella frame

00:19:49as I stumbled forward.

00:19:51Suddenly,

00:19:52my foot slipped,

00:19:53and I fell hard

00:19:53into a muddy puddle.

00:19:57The umbrella cracked

00:19:58with a sharp sound,

00:20:00and rain instantly soaked

00:20:01through my entire body.

00:20:02By the time I finally made it home

00:20:04in my messy state,

00:20:05it was already deep

00:20:06into the night.

00:20:07As I stood dripping wet

00:20:09in the entryway,

00:20:10I heard Cecilia's tearful voice

00:20:12coming from the living room.

00:20:13Her voice was soft

00:20:14and trembling.

00:20:15Ciaran,

00:20:16I know you only have

00:20:18a lease in your heart,

00:20:20but this really is

00:20:21a special situation.

00:20:22My milk ducts are blocked,

00:20:24and it hurts so much,

00:20:25and Tyara keeps crying

00:20:27for milk.

00:20:27She sobbed.

00:20:29The usual methods

00:20:30don't work,

00:20:30and the healer said,

00:20:32perhaps the pup's father

00:20:33has to help.

00:20:36Just think of it

00:20:37as for Tyra's sake.

00:20:38Please help me.

00:20:40Don't worry.

00:20:41Elise will never know.

00:20:42I froze at the doorway,

00:20:43and it felt like

00:20:44all the blood in my body

00:20:45had run cold.

00:20:46In the living room,

00:20:48I could not see

00:20:49his expression,

00:20:50only his tense back.

00:20:51After a long silence,

00:20:53I watched Ciaran's

00:20:54left hand slowly rise,

00:20:55his fingertips parting

00:20:57Cecilia's clothing

00:20:58as his right hand

00:20:59slid over her pale skin.

00:21:01Then,

00:21:01right before my eyes,

00:21:03he lowered his head

00:21:03and pressed his lips

00:21:05against that softness.

00:21:08I was struck motionless,

00:21:10like lightning

00:21:11had hit me directly.

00:21:12Time seemed

00:21:13to stretch endlessly,

00:21:14each second feeling

00:21:15like a knife

00:21:16stabbing into my eyes

00:21:17and carving into my soul.

00:21:19I watched helplessly

00:21:21as Ciaran leaned down.

00:21:22I watched as his lips

00:21:23touched Cecilia's chest,

00:21:25and I certainly watched

00:21:26as he sucked gently,

00:21:28over and over again.

00:21:30Cecilia let out

00:21:31a satisfied moan,

00:21:32threading her fingers

00:21:33through his hair.

00:21:34This side needs attention too.

00:21:36Ciaran frowned slightly.

00:21:38But that side

00:21:38isn't blocked, is it?

00:21:39Cecilia did not answer

00:21:41with words.

00:21:42Instead,

00:21:42she wrapped her arms

00:21:43around his neck

00:21:44and pressed his face

00:21:45against her.

00:21:46After a moment of silence,

00:21:47he lowered his head again.

00:21:49I could not watch anymore

00:21:50and bolted into the rain.

00:21:51The storm poured down on me,

00:21:54but I felt no cold.

00:21:55My mind was filled

00:21:56with memories

00:21:57of our first time together,

00:21:59how careful Ciaran had been,

00:22:00how he had treasured me,

00:22:02and how he had whispered

00:22:03in my ear

00:22:04with that husky voice.

00:22:05Elise, you're my first,

00:22:07and you'll be my last.

00:22:09Now, those same lips

00:22:10were on another woman.

00:22:12My heart ached,

00:22:12and it hurt worse

00:22:13than the lashes.

00:22:14I bent over

00:22:15and crouched in the rain

00:22:16until my legs went numb,

00:22:18waiting until the mansion's lights

00:22:19finally went out,

00:22:21before stumbling back

00:22:22like a lost soul

00:22:23and collapsing

00:22:24in an empty room.

00:22:27The fever hit hard

00:22:28and fast

00:22:29in the middle of the night.

00:22:30Half-conscious,

00:22:31I heard Ciaran's deep,

00:22:33gentle voice

00:22:33from the master bedroom.

00:22:35He was humming

00:22:35an old werewolf lullaby,

00:22:37one used to soothe their young.

00:22:39Of course,

00:22:40he was doing prenatal bonding

00:22:41with the pup

00:22:42in Cecilia's belly,

00:22:43using a method

00:22:44reserved only

00:22:45for the closest of kin.

00:22:46Just like he had once

00:22:48promised me,

00:22:48saying,

00:22:49When we have our pup,

00:22:51I'll sing our ancestors' songs

00:22:53to help him sleep every...

00:22:54I did not know

00:22:55how long had passed

00:22:56before I heard someone

00:22:57calling me.

00:22:58Elise!

00:23:00Elise!

00:23:01I struggled to open my eyes

00:23:03and saw Ciaran

00:23:03sitting by the bed

00:23:04with a bowl of medicine.

00:23:06How did you get this sick?

00:23:07He touched my forehead

00:23:09with the same gentle care

00:23:10as before.

00:23:11However,

00:23:12when he got close,

00:23:13all I could see

00:23:14was what I had witnessed

00:23:15in that bedroom.

00:23:16I turned away,

00:23:17refusing his touch.

00:23:19Elise,

00:23:20I'll leave the medicine

00:23:21and put her here.

00:23:22He paused,

00:23:23his voice strained.

00:23:25Cecilia is sick

00:23:25and carrying my pup.

00:23:27Plus,

00:23:27she has Tyra

00:23:28to care for,

00:23:29so she'll be staying

00:23:30in our house for now.

00:23:32The master bedroom

00:23:33will be theirs

00:23:33for the time being.

00:23:35You'll stay in this room

00:23:36for the next few days

00:23:37and shouldn't leave

00:23:38in case they catch

00:23:39something from you.

00:23:39I'll have the door

00:23:40locked from the outside

00:23:41and Brad will bring you

00:23:43food and medicine.

00:23:45Without waiting

00:23:46for my response,

00:23:48Ciaran practically

00:23:48fled the room

00:23:49to go care for Cecilia

00:23:50and Tyra.

00:23:51The lock clicked shut

00:23:52and my tears fell instantly.

00:23:55How ridiculous.

00:23:56I had once been

00:23:57the treasure he held

00:23:58in the palm of his hand,

00:23:59but now I had become

00:24:01nothing but a danger

00:24:02that needed to be

00:24:03locked away.

00:24:04Maybe it was Cecilia's doing,

00:24:06but over the next few days,

00:24:07no one brought me water

00:24:08or food on schedule.

00:24:10My fever would not break,

00:24:12leaving me dizzy

00:24:12and lightheaded

00:24:13while I constantly heard

00:24:15laughter and joy

00:24:16from outside.

00:24:17From the living room

00:24:18came the sound

00:24:18of a familiar,

00:24:20magical projection,

00:24:21playing one Ciaran

00:24:22used to watch with me

00:24:23wrapped in his arms.

00:24:25Cecilia's soft voice

00:24:26drifted through the door,

00:24:27sweet and intimate.

00:24:29This scene always

00:24:30makes me cry.

00:24:31Hold me tighter,

00:24:32just like this.

00:24:33Ciaran chuckled warmly.

00:24:36Alright, come here.

00:24:38You're such a baby.

00:24:39They shared candlelit dinners

00:24:41in the living room,

00:24:42just like the surprises

00:24:43he used to cook

00:24:44for me every month.

00:24:45The clink of wine glasses

00:24:46and their quiet laughter

00:24:47carried clearly to my room.

00:24:49Later that night,

00:24:50their voices turned softer,

00:24:52more tender,

00:24:53as they talked about

00:24:54the future.

00:24:54It's a boy,

00:24:55I want to name him Fenlaw.

00:24:57Strong,

00:24:58just like his father.

00:24:59What do you think?

00:25:00Fenlaw sounds perfect.

00:25:01And if it's a girl?

00:25:03Serafina.

00:25:04She'll be as beautiful as you.

00:25:05I curled up on the bed,

00:25:07biting the blanket hard,

00:25:08refusing to let myself

00:25:09cry out loud.

00:25:14After three full days of fever,

00:25:16I finally recovered.

00:25:18The day I walked out of my room

00:25:19happened to be Tyra's

00:25:20official pack recognition ceremony,

00:25:23the Moonlight Ritual.

00:25:24The ceremony was held

00:25:25at the pack's sacred ground.

00:25:27A moonlit grove

00:25:28surrounded by ancient oak trees.

00:25:30A bonfire blazed bright

00:25:32while the scent of roasted venison

00:25:34filled the air.

00:25:35And the werewolves drank honey mead

00:25:37as the atmosphere grew festive.

00:25:38Lucian and several elders

00:25:40beamed with joy

00:25:42as they held the swaddled Tyra

00:25:44while she received blessings

00:25:45from the pack members.

00:25:47Exquisite jewellery and precious toys

00:25:49were piled high

00:25:49like a small mountain.

00:25:51Ciaran,

00:25:51this is for Cecilia.

00:25:53Lucian smiled

00:25:54as he handed over a wooden box.

00:25:56Inside was a ring set

00:25:58with an enormous milky white gem

00:26:00that seemed to pulse with moonlight.

00:26:02It was the tear of the moon goddess.

00:26:04She has given the wolf family

00:26:06a healthy bloodline.

00:26:09Ciaran slipped the ring

00:26:10onto Cecilia's finger

00:26:11and whispered gently.

00:26:13You've done so well.

00:26:14Cecilia blushed

00:26:15and leaned into his arms

00:26:17and the family of three

00:26:18looked blissfully happy.

00:26:22The guests circled Tyra,

00:26:24praising her endlessly.

00:26:26Tyra's cry is so strong.

00:26:27She'll definitely be

00:26:28a powerful warrior.

00:26:30Her eyes are like Cecilia's

00:26:31with the color of moonlight.

00:26:33What a union of powerful bloodlines.

00:26:35Long live the Alpha Chiron

00:26:36and Miss Donati!

00:26:37I stood in the corner

00:26:38watching it all.

00:26:40My nails dug deep into my palms,

00:26:41but I felt no pain.

00:26:43I didn't expect that it would be

00:26:44to pose for a portrait.

00:26:46Cecilia suddenly walked toward me

00:26:47with a wine glass,

00:26:48her smile sweet.

00:26:50The artist carefully prepared

00:26:52his magical recording crystal.

00:26:54Miss George,

00:26:54Mrs. Donati,

00:26:55please stand a little closer.

00:26:56Cecilia looked unbothered though.

00:26:58She directly pulled me

00:26:59towards the artist's easel.

00:27:01Don't worry, Miss George,

00:27:02this magical recording crystal

00:27:03won't harm you.

00:27:04It will just record

00:27:05your current state.

00:27:07Look how good Kieran

00:27:08is to me now.

00:27:10Every night he stays with me,

00:27:12wrapping me in his alpha aura

00:27:13until I sleep.

00:27:15I closed my eyes wearily,

00:27:17not wanting to listen or argue.

00:27:18We are ready.

00:27:19Just wishing it to end quickly.

00:27:21The moment the magical

00:27:22recording crystal clicked

00:27:23and captured the image,

00:27:24the massive totem pole behind us,

00:27:26a symbol of the pack's history,

00:27:28gave a sharp crack.

00:27:29Watch out!

00:27:32As the totem pole collapsed,

00:27:34Kieran rushed over

00:27:35and grabbed me.

00:27:36The huge wooden column

00:27:38crashed to the ground,

00:27:39scraping past my back

00:27:40and raising a cloud of dust.

00:27:42Meanwhile,

00:27:43Cecilia was struck

00:27:44by splintered wood

00:27:45and the impact force

00:27:46of the collapse.

00:27:47She screamed as she fell,

00:27:49with a shocking pool

00:27:50of bright red blood

00:27:50spreading beneath her.

00:27:52Cecilia!

00:27:53Kieran released me

00:27:54and rushed to her

00:27:54like a madman.

00:27:55Outside the operating room,

00:27:57Kieran paced anxiously.

00:27:58Watching his restless state,

00:28:00I remembered how he had kept watch

00:28:02by my bedside all night

00:28:03when I was injured

00:28:04while gathering herbs

00:28:05in the mountains.

00:28:07Alpha, Kieran!

00:28:08The healer suddenly burst

00:28:09through the curtain.

00:28:10Miss Donati is hemorrhaging badly.

00:28:12The blood reserves

00:28:12don't have her blood type.

00:28:13We need an immediate donation.

00:28:15Take mine.

00:28:16That won't work.

00:28:17You're type A

00:28:18and Miss George is type O.

00:28:20Given her weakened state

00:28:21after the injury,

00:28:22she might not be able

00:28:23to handle the violent energy

00:28:24in an alpha's blood.

00:28:25It has to be human blood.

00:28:26After hearing this,

00:28:28Kieran's gaze snapped to me.

00:28:29At that moment,

00:28:30I felt like I had been

00:28:32struck by lightning.

00:28:35I stepped back abruptly,

00:28:37my voice trembling.

00:28:38I won't do it.

00:28:40My blood,

00:28:41the one thing they saw

00:28:42as special in this body

00:28:43they deemed a lowly humans,

00:28:44was now supposed to be used

00:28:46as a tool to save his heir.

00:28:48Elise!

00:28:49Kieran grabbed my wrist,

00:28:50his eyes sharp.

00:28:51This isn't the time

00:28:52for your tantrum.

00:28:54She's carrying the pack's heir.

00:28:56If something happens,

00:28:57we'll never be able to leave.

00:28:58Do you understand?

00:28:59My heart clenched painfully.

00:29:01I wondered if he was afraid

00:29:02we could not leave

00:29:03or that something would happen

00:29:04to their pup.

00:29:04What if I refuse?

00:29:06Kieran's face darkened.

00:29:07I saved you

00:29:09and that was what caused

00:29:10Cecilia's injury.

00:29:11You owe her this.

00:29:13Is giving a little blood

00:29:14really so hard?

00:29:15He looked at me

00:29:16with disappointment.

00:29:18Ilysses,

00:29:18how did you end up like this?

00:29:20My heart stabbed with pain.

00:29:22Had I changed?

00:29:23He was the one

00:29:24who had pursued me relentlessly,

00:29:26saying I was his only possible mate.

00:29:28He was the one

00:29:29who promised to recognize

00:29:30only me for life,

00:29:31who stood in the rain

00:29:33begging me to trust

00:29:34that he could handle everything.

00:29:35Now he was saying

00:29:36I had changed?

00:29:39My voice shook as I replied.

00:29:41So,

00:29:42you regret saving me.

00:29:44If you could do it over

00:29:45you'd slave Cecilia

00:29:46and your pup first,

00:29:47wouldn't you?

00:29:47Kieran froze.

00:29:48What are you talking about?

00:29:50Something's wrong.

00:29:51Miss Donati

00:29:52is in critical condition.

00:29:54The healer urged anxiously.

00:29:55Any more delay

00:29:56and we'll lose both mother

00:29:57and pup.

00:29:58Alpha,

00:29:59make a decision quickly.

00:30:01Kieran's eyes hardened.

00:30:02Without further hesitation

00:30:04he ordered the guards at the door.

00:30:06Take her to the blood drawing chamber.

00:30:08I was forced into the chair

00:30:09as a hollow silver needle

00:30:11pierced my vein

00:30:12and my blood flowed out

00:30:13drop by drop.

00:30:15Throughout it all

00:30:16Kieran never once

00:30:17looked back at me.

00:30:18When they had drawn two vials

00:30:19the healer hesitated.

00:30:21Alpha,

00:30:22Miss George is too weak.

00:30:24If we draw more

00:30:25I'm afraid.

00:30:26Continue.

00:30:27Kieran said

00:30:28without turning around.

00:30:29When they reached

00:30:30three vials

00:30:31in my delirium

00:30:32I seemed to see Kieran

00:30:33from when we first met

00:30:35standing outside the herb shop

00:30:36smiling at me.

00:30:38I'm Kieran Wolfe

00:30:39and I'll be back tomorrow.

00:30:41In the final moment

00:30:42I completely lost consciousness.

00:30:46When I woke up again

00:30:48Kieran was sitting

00:30:49by the hospital bed.

00:30:50I thought he would

00:30:51coax me gently like before

00:30:53begging for my forgiveness.

00:30:55Yet

00:30:55when I opened my eyes

00:30:57I met his cold gaze instead.

00:30:59Did you ruin the totem pole?

00:31:01My mind went completely blank.

00:31:03What are you talking about?

00:31:04Kieran's eyes were sharp.

00:31:05The elders council

00:31:06investigated

00:31:07and found that

00:31:08someone had soared

00:31:09halfway through

00:31:10the totem pole's base.

00:31:11If it wasn't you

00:31:13who else would be

00:31:14scheming so hard

00:31:15to harm Cecilia?

00:31:16A chill spread through me.

00:31:18I'll say it again.

00:31:19It wasn't me.

00:31:21Not this time.

00:31:22Not this time.

00:31:23Not the last time.

00:31:25Not the time before that.

00:31:26Do you believe me?

00:31:28Kieran

00:31:30Swear on your wolf soul

00:31:32and tell me

00:31:33if you sense through our bond

00:31:35that I'm lying.

00:31:37My voice rose into a scream

00:31:39with the last words.

00:31:41You're still denying it!

00:31:43Kieran's eyes turned cold.

00:31:44You always ask me

00:31:45to believe you

00:31:46but what have you done?

00:31:49Cecilia ends up hurt

00:31:50while the pups

00:31:51are in danger.

00:31:53I told you

00:31:54I only treat her well

00:31:56because of the air.

00:31:57Why do you insist

00:31:58on making a scene

00:31:59if she loses the pup?

00:32:01What good does that

00:32:03do for us?

00:32:05My chest heaved violently

00:32:06as countless grievances

00:32:08and anger clogged my throat.

00:32:09I wanted to question him.

00:32:11To argue back.

00:32:12To scream at the top of my lungs

00:32:14that I had never hurt anyone.

00:32:15I wanted to ask

00:32:16if he had forgotten his promise

00:32:17to always believe me unconditionally

00:32:19and never doubt me.

00:32:21In the end

00:32:21I just looked at him wearily

00:32:23my voice trembling

00:32:24as I said

00:32:25Fine.

00:32:27Since you don't trust me

00:32:29let's end this.

00:32:31You can break the maiton

00:32:32between us.

00:32:33I'll step aside

00:32:34so you can live happily

00:32:35as a family of four.

00:32:36Kieran froze instantly.

00:32:38His golden pupils

00:32:39contracting sharply.

00:32:41What did you say?

00:32:42An uncontrolled werewolf growl

00:32:44spilled from his throat.

00:32:45I glared at him

00:32:46with bloodshot eyes.

00:32:48Wasn't I clear enough?

00:32:49I renounced the bond

00:32:50between us.

00:32:52I'm willingly stepping aside

00:32:54for you and Cecilia.

00:32:55Kieran punched the nearby table

00:32:57shattering it

00:32:58as wood splinters

00:32:59flew everywhere.

00:33:00He grabbed my wrist

00:33:01fury rolling in his eyes.

00:33:04Elise!

00:33:06What are you saying?

00:33:08I've always loved you

00:33:09yet you want me to be

00:33:11with another woman.

00:33:12I stared back at him

00:33:13stubbornly with teary eyes

00:33:14saying nothing.

00:33:17After a long standoff

00:33:19Kieran took a deep breath.

00:33:20He forcibly suppressed

00:33:22his anger

00:33:22and pulled me into his arms

00:33:24holding me so tight

00:33:25it felt like he wanted

00:33:26to merge me into his bones.

00:33:28This matter ends here.

00:33:30Cecilia has already

00:33:31forgiven you

00:33:32and I won't hold it

00:33:33against you either.

00:33:34But remember this.

00:33:36He tightened his arms

00:33:37his voice hoarse

00:33:38as he said

00:33:39Don't ever mention

00:33:40breaking the bond

00:33:41or leaving again.

00:33:42Never!

00:33:42Everything I'm doing

00:33:43is for our future.

00:33:45I did not tell him

00:33:45that to hell with the future.

00:33:47I had already decided

00:33:48to leave.

00:33:49She forgave me that easily.

00:33:51No conditions.

00:33:52I asked softly

00:33:53my voice numb.

00:33:55Kieran's body stiffened

00:33:56and he was silent

00:33:57for a moment

00:33:58before releasing me.

00:33:59She wants to hold

00:34:00a moonlight vow ceremony.

00:34:02Cecilia says she wants

00:34:03the pups to know

00:34:04their parents once

00:34:05loved each other

00:34:05are blessed by the moon goddess

00:34:07to give them

00:34:08a legitimate background.

00:34:09After a pause

00:34:10he turned to look at me.

00:34:11But this vow is fake.

00:34:13I'm just going through

00:34:14the motions to give

00:34:15the pack and pups

00:34:16an explanation.

00:34:17Don't overthink it.

00:34:20My lips trembled

00:34:21but I could not say a word.

00:34:23My heart felt like

00:34:24it was being squeezed

00:34:25by an icy hand.

00:34:27Each beat bringing

00:34:28tearing pain and absurdity.

00:34:30Kieran, oh Kieran.

00:34:31You already have

00:34:32children with her

00:34:33and now you're even

00:34:34having the pack's

00:34:35most sacred

00:34:36moonlight vound ceremony.

00:34:38What part of this

00:34:39is fake?

00:34:40What am I supposed

00:34:41to be to you?

00:34:42Kieran kept talking

00:34:43his voice fading

00:34:44in and out

00:34:45as he explained

00:34:46the necessity

00:34:46of the ceremony

00:34:47and promised

00:34:48we would leave

00:34:49together afterward.

00:34:50I watched his moving lips

00:34:51and suddenly felt

00:34:52utterly exhausted.

00:34:53I slowly closed

00:34:54my eyes

00:34:55letting those words

00:34:56turn to dust

00:34:57and settle

00:34:58on my already

00:34:59dead heart.

00:35:00I never spoke

00:35:00another word.

00:35:01Kieran stayed with me

00:35:02at the healer's chamber

00:35:03for three full days

00:35:05caring for me

00:35:06meticulously.

00:35:07When feeding me

00:35:08medicine

00:35:08he would always

00:35:09blow on it

00:35:10gently first

00:35:10then carefully

00:35:11bring it to my lips.

00:35:13At night

00:35:13if I made the

00:35:14slightest movement

00:35:15he would wake up

00:35:16startled

00:35:17and frantically

00:35:18grab my hand

00:35:18until he was sure

00:35:20I was okay.

00:35:20When the healer

00:35:21gave me magical

00:35:22healing needles

00:35:23he would hold

00:35:24me in his arms

00:35:25his fingers

00:35:26gently covering

00:35:27my eyes

00:35:27while he whispered

00:35:28soothingly

00:35:29Don't look

00:35:30it'll be over soon.

00:35:33However

00:35:34after taking me home

00:35:35from the healer's chamber

00:35:37he immediately began

00:35:38preparing for the vow ceremony

00:35:39to prevent me

00:35:40from causing trouble

00:35:41he even confiscated

00:35:43my communication crystal

00:35:44and posted guards

00:35:45at the door

00:35:45to watch me 24-7.

00:35:47In the huge mansion

00:35:49only one housekeeper

00:35:50was left to look

00:35:51after me

00:35:52I did not resist

00:35:53and quietly packed

00:35:54my luggage

00:35:54On the day of the vow ceremony

00:35:57my communication crystal

00:35:58was returned to me

00:35:59filled with magical

00:36:01projections

00:36:01Cecilia had sent

00:36:03Kieran

00:36:03in formal attire

00:36:05tenderly placing a ring

00:36:06on Cecilia's finger

00:36:07both of them

00:36:08kissing passionately

00:36:09amid everyone's blessings

00:36:10their little family

00:36:12happily cutting

00:36:13a ceremonial bread together

00:36:14Every projection

00:36:15was a blade

00:36:16carving deeper

00:36:17into my already

00:36:18broken heart

00:36:19Every projection

00:36:20was a blade

00:36:21carving deeper

00:36:22into my already

00:36:23broken heart

00:36:24Just as I was about

00:36:25to put the crystal away

00:36:26the door suddenly opened

00:36:28Lucian stood in the doorway

00:36:29and said

00:36:30Everything's been arranged

00:36:32He handed me a ship ticket

00:36:33and said

00:36:34I guarantee that

00:36:36once you leave

00:36:36he'll never find you

00:36:38I silently took the ticket

00:36:39and picked up

00:36:40my packed leather trunk

00:36:41As I walked out

00:36:42of the mansion

00:36:42the sun was shining

00:36:44I did not look back

00:36:45walking toward the carriage

00:36:46waiting by the roadside

00:36:47I did not say goodbye

00:36:49to Kieran

00:36:49For the rest of my life

00:36:51as long as the mountains rise

00:36:52and the rivers run

00:36:53we would never meet again

00:36:57I took a deep breath

00:36:58and forced myself

00:37:00to keep a calm expression

00:37:01This is only temporary

00:37:02Everything I'm doing

00:37:03is for Elise

00:37:04The altar was already crowded

00:37:06with werewolf guests

00:37:07wearing traditional attire

00:37:09their eyes filled with respect

00:37:10for the ancient ritual

00:37:12Though this was merely

00:37:13a fake wedding

00:37:14the elders council

00:37:14had made it grand

00:37:15and solemn

00:37:16I knew I should step forward

00:37:18to greet my bride

00:37:19but my legs felt heavy

00:37:20The alpha and his mate

00:37:22will swear in blood

00:37:23nourishing the bond

00:37:24and uniting their honor

00:37:26I looked down

00:37:27at the cold dagger

00:37:28and reached out

00:37:28my fingertips trembling slightly

00:37:30Just as my fingertips

00:37:31were about to touch the dagger

00:37:33a violent burning pain

00:37:34from deep within my soul

00:37:35suddenly shot up

00:37:36from my heart

00:37:37The sudden soul deep agony

00:37:39made me jerk my hand back

00:37:40and I seemed to hear

00:37:41Elise's desperate voice

00:37:42in my ears

00:37:43Kieran

00:37:44are you really going

00:37:45to take a blood oath

00:37:46with her?

00:37:47What about me?

00:37:48What do our bows mean?

00:37:49The voice was distant

00:37:50yet unbearably real

00:37:53I shook my head

00:37:55and forced myself

00:37:55to calm down

00:37:56Lucien told me

00:37:57Elise is waiting

00:37:58for me in the mansion

00:37:59and she won't go anywhere

00:38:01Don't scare yourself

00:38:02Throughout the entire process

00:38:04I was like a puppet

00:38:05Now the alpha may kiss his mate

00:38:08to complete the final step

00:38:10of the vow

00:38:10Cheers and wolf howls

00:38:12suddenly erupted

00:38:13like a tidal wave

00:38:14In the crest of the noise

00:38:15I stiffly lowered my head

00:38:17moving closer to Cecilia

00:38:18The ceremony is complete

00:38:20Congratulations to both of you

00:38:22for becoming mates

00:38:23under the moon goddess's witness

00:38:25May your bloodline thrive!

00:38:27Beyond the grove

00:38:28magical floors

00:38:29shot into the sky

00:38:30exploding in the shape

00:38:32of wolf hats

00:38:32The grand ceremony

00:38:34was finally over

00:38:35After that

00:38:36I violently tore off

00:38:38the gorgeous ceremonial robes

00:38:39and burst forth

00:38:40with incredible speed

00:38:41shooting out of the sacred ground

00:38:43at impossible speed

00:38:45Faster!

00:38:46Faster!

00:38:48Elise!

00:38:49Wait for me!

00:38:51I slammed through

00:38:52the heavy doors

00:38:52in my massive wolf form

00:38:54charging forward

00:38:55at breakneck speed

00:38:56leaving destruction

00:38:57in my wake

00:38:58The moment I shifted back

00:38:59to human form

00:39:00I sprinted toward Elise's room

00:39:02with desperate urgency

00:39:03Elise!

00:39:04The ceremony's over!

00:39:06We can leave now!

00:39:07Right now!

00:39:08The next moment

00:39:09the smile on my face froze

00:39:10It was empty

00:39:13The closet hung bare

00:39:15The vanity sat stripped

00:39:17Elise...

00:39:19Elise!

00:39:19Panic surged through me

00:39:21I spun around and tore through the estate

00:39:23the library

00:39:24the lounge

00:39:25even the army

00:39:25I grabbed the trembling housekeeper

00:39:27Where is she?

00:39:29I told you to watch her!

00:39:32I had locked her door

00:39:33increased the guards

00:39:34ordered the servants

00:39:35to monitor her every move

00:39:37A human like Elise

00:39:38couldn't leave

00:39:39packed territory alone

00:39:40So why was she gone?

00:39:42The housekeeper

00:39:43was too terrified to speak

00:39:44Lucien emerged

00:39:45from the shadows

00:39:46Stop looking Kieran

00:39:47She's already gone

00:39:48I whipped around

00:39:49Gone where?

00:39:50Somewhere you'll never find her

00:39:52The moonlight vow is done

00:39:53Focus on being alpha

00:39:55and stay with Cecilia and your pups

00:39:57Gone!

00:39:58That sounded absurd

00:39:59Elise would only leave with me

00:40:01just as she'd promised

00:40:02She loved me

00:40:04She had waited for everything

00:40:05If she wanted to leave

00:40:07she would have done it

00:40:08when I agreed to have pups with Cecilia

00:40:10Did you force her to leave?

00:40:12My alpha aura burst out

00:40:13making the walls vibrant

00:40:14I agreed to have pups with Cecilia

00:40:19I went through the moonlight vow

00:40:21I gave you everything!

00:40:24Why did you still drive her away?

00:40:26Lucien stepped forward

00:40:28and handed me a letter

00:40:29We didn't drive her away

00:40:30She left on her own

00:40:32Read this

00:40:34I looked down

00:40:35On the parchment

00:40:36in Elise's handwriting

00:40:37To Kieran

00:40:39My fingers trembled

00:40:40as I took the letter

00:40:41The paper tore

00:40:42Inside was a letter

00:40:44Her script beautiful and neat

00:40:46By the time you read this

00:40:47I'll be gone

00:40:48You won't find me

00:40:51I'm leaving

00:40:52because I don't want to wait anymore

00:40:54First you said

00:40:55you just needed an heir

00:40:56I believed you

00:40:57Then Tyra was born

00:40:59and you said

00:41:00you needed more time

00:41:01I believed that too

00:41:02Then you said

00:41:04you needed a son

00:41:05I tried to believe

00:41:08But now you're taking

00:41:09a blood oath with her

00:41:10under the moon goddess witness

00:41:12Kieran, how much longer

00:41:13was I supposed to wait?

00:41:15I'm human!

00:41:16My life is short

00:41:17I can't endure endless waiting

00:41:19When the moonlight vow

00:41:20echoed through the sacred grounds

00:41:22everything between us ended

00:41:25The mate bond is severed

00:41:26We will never see each other again

00:41:29Elise

00:41:32Only then did I understand

00:41:33The pain during the vow

00:41:35My wolf's restless howling

00:41:37It had come from the mate bond severing

00:41:38I destroyed our love

00:41:40with my own hands

00:41:41I read the letter again

00:41:42The paper shook

00:41:43in my trembling fingers

00:41:44A metallic taste

00:41:46surged up my throat

00:41:47The world twisted and spun

00:41:49Colors bled away

00:41:50The floor collapsed

00:41:52My entire world plunged into darkness

00:41:55Alpha Kieran!

00:41:56Get the healer!

00:41:57Now!

00:41:58Overnight, the entire north buzzed with gossip

00:42:01about the wolf family's humiliation

00:42:03I stood in the destroyed room

00:42:04glaring at Lucian and at Cecilia

00:42:06who clutched Tyra while sobbing

00:42:08I tightened my grip on the knife against my wrist

00:42:11Let me go find her

00:42:12or we'll all die together

00:42:14I still believed Lucian

00:42:16or Cecilia

00:42:17had driven Elise away

00:42:18The moment I woke up

00:42:20I planned to find her and run away

00:42:21but the elders drugged me

00:42:22and brought Cecilia and Tyra

00:42:24to convince me to stay

00:42:25If Elise was still here

00:42:27I might have hesitated

00:42:28but now she was gone

00:42:29So was my weakness

00:42:31I had nothing to lose

00:42:35Put the knife down!

00:42:36You're disgracing this pack!

00:42:38Kieran!

00:42:39Please!

00:42:40Stay for our pups!

00:42:42Everyone pressured me to stay

00:42:43with someone I didn't love

00:42:44Raise pups born from duty

00:42:46No one considered my feelings

00:42:48No one considered Elise's

00:42:50You've already destroyed me once!

00:42:52I didn't want to sleep with her

00:42:54You drugged me!

00:42:57I never wanted the pups!

00:42:59My voice trembled with fury

00:43:01Back then the elders council

00:43:03had conspired with Cecilia to drug her

00:43:05When I woke up

00:43:06I wanted to strangle her

00:43:07then kill myself

00:43:08The elders begged me

00:43:10We just want an heir

00:43:12You are the heir we raised

00:43:14for over 20 years!

00:43:15They wouldn't let me run away with Elise

00:43:17without leaving them anything

00:43:18Even Cecilia knelt in front of me

00:43:20and begged

00:43:21Kieran!

00:43:22I've loved you for so many years!

00:43:24I've always loved you!

00:43:25Please give me a chance!

00:43:27Her voice trembled

00:43:28as she looked up at him

00:43:29with tear-filled eyes

00:43:30I'm willing to carry your pup

00:43:31Once the baby is born

00:43:33I'll personally help you

00:43:34leave with Elise!

00:43:35I won't stand in your way anymore!

00:43:37Just please accept me!

00:43:39I gave in

00:43:39But their greed kept growing

00:43:41After Tyra was born

00:43:42they demanded a son

00:43:44They kept forcing me to compromise

00:43:45Now that I'd finally found freedom

00:43:48they'd driven Elise away

00:43:49I couldn't accept it

00:43:51Suddenly

00:43:52Cecilia bent over

00:43:53clutching her stomach

00:43:54It hurts!

00:43:58Blood stained the white fabric

00:44:00under Cecilia's dress

00:44:01Quick!

00:44:01Get help!

00:44:02After chaos

00:44:03the elders rushed

00:44:04the miscarrying Cecilia

00:44:05to the healer's chamber

00:44:06Cecilia's mother

00:44:08Helena Greymark

00:44:08slapped me across the face

00:44:10Blood trickled from the corner

00:44:11of my mouth

00:44:12but I stood like a soulless puppet

00:44:14Mrs. Donati

00:44:15this was our fault

00:44:16Once Cecilia recovers

00:44:18I'll make sure

00:44:18Kian takes care of her

00:44:19Take care of her

00:44:21Kian is ready to run off

00:44:22with another woman

00:44:22Cecilia has sacrificed

00:44:24everything for him

00:44:25Bore him one pup

00:44:26carrying another

00:44:26and this is how you treat her?

00:44:28Apologize!

00:44:29Now!

00:44:29I didn't move

00:44:30I hadn't done anything wrong

00:44:32Screaming

00:44:32pleading

00:44:33chaos

00:44:34all crushing me

00:44:35Then an angry roar echoed

00:44:37This is a healer's chamber

00:44:38Keep it down

00:44:39The patient is coming out

00:44:41The healer's chamber doors opened

00:44:43Cecilia lay on the bed

00:44:45face pale

00:44:46magical breathing mask on

00:44:48She just finished postpartum recovery

00:44:50and is pregnant again

00:44:51Her body is extremely weak

00:44:53She needs three months

00:44:54of strict bed rest

00:44:55If she loses this pup too

00:44:57it'll be much harder

00:44:57for her to conceive again

00:44:58The elders faces fell

00:44:59They hurried after the healer

00:45:01The corridor emptied

00:45:02I snapped back to reality

00:45:04Police

00:45:04I have to find her

00:45:06I wheeled toward the exit

00:45:08But Lucian's guards blocked my path

00:45:10Alpha

00:45:10You should see your Luna first

00:45:13Get lost

00:45:14Sorry Alpha

00:45:15If you won't go willingly

00:45:17we'll escort you

00:45:18She's carrying your pup

00:45:19At least see the pup

00:45:21I froze

00:45:22Even though I couldn't stand Cecilia

00:45:24She was carrying my child

00:45:26Soon

00:45:27I was wheeled to her isolation chamber

00:45:29Just as the guard was about to knock

00:45:31Voices drifted out

00:45:32Mum

00:45:32Your fake misbearage plan was brilliant

00:45:36It worked perfectly to keep Kian here again

00:45:38Her voice was slick with calculation

00:45:40I had never heard her speak like that

00:45:42Do you think if I make the pups

00:45:44have little accidents from time to time

00:45:46Kieran will eventually stay for good

00:45:51Those words slithered into my ears like venom

00:45:54My entire body went rigid

00:45:56Bone deep cold shot up from my feet

00:45:58The guard quickly stepped aside

00:46:00Helena's smug voice came from inside

00:46:02Of course

00:46:03Elise is gone

00:46:05But these tricks will keep Kian in your hands

00:46:08My eyelids twitched

00:46:09But don't go too far

00:46:11With Tyra

00:46:12Just give her a little fever

00:46:13Make her cry

00:46:14Never poison her or drop her again

00:46:17And the one in your belly

00:46:18Don't risk too much

00:46:20Don't worry

00:46:20I know my limits

00:46:21But I already promised Kylan

00:46:23I'd let him leave after the ceremony

00:46:24Even with this fake miscarriage

00:46:26What about later?

00:46:27He'll still want to find Elise

00:46:28Relax

00:46:29I've already worked it out with Elder Lucian

00:46:31We've sent her far, far away

00:46:33She'll never come back

00:46:34Focus on your pregnancy

00:46:36Once this pup is born

00:46:37All the wolf family's assets will be yours

00:46:39Veins bulged on the back of my hands

00:46:41So that was it

00:46:42All those times Tyra got sick

00:46:45I thought it was Elise

00:46:46It was Cecilia and her mother

00:46:48They did it themselves

00:46:49All those nights I abandoned Elise

00:46:51Letting her get punished

00:46:53While I sat by Cecilia's or Tyra's bedside

00:46:56Every moment had been part of their plan

00:46:59The world went silent

00:47:00No potion smell

00:47:02No distant murmurs

00:47:04Only the thunderous roar of blood in my ears

00:47:07A metallic taste surged into my throat

00:47:10Lucian approached with a bag of herbs

00:47:12Kieran, why are you standing there?

00:47:14Why haven't you gone in?

00:47:16He moved to open the door

00:47:17I never expected your dad to give me a name

00:47:20But you must fight to marry into the wolf family

00:47:24Otherwise your pup will be like you

00:47:26Born a bastard

00:47:27Forced to live like a rat in the gutter

00:47:29He never imagined the mother of the heir he'd adored for years

00:47:33Was actually an illegitimate daughter with no status

00:47:35The wolf family was a century-old dynasty

00:47:37Every Luna had been born into noble bloodlines

00:47:41If their Luna was a bastard

00:47:43They'd be the laughingstock of every pack

00:47:45Cecilia had been Lucian's carefully chosen candidate

00:47:48From the equally prestigious Donati family

00:47:50She was beautiful, charming

00:47:52And had lowered herself to carry my pups before marrying in

00:47:55Lucian had treasured her

00:47:57But now?

00:47:58She was worse than Elise's human status

00:48:03It finally hit us why Cecilia's father

00:48:05Alpha Orion Donati

00:48:07Hadn't been seen since the ceremony

00:48:09Lucian burst through the door

00:48:11You despicable liars!

00:48:14How dare you deceive me!

00:48:16Screams erupted

00:48:17Things were thrown and smashed

00:48:19I wheeled inside

00:48:21Cecilia panicked

00:48:22Tried to get up

00:48:23Collapsed to the floor

00:48:24She crawled tearfully to my feet

00:48:26Kieran, let me explain

00:48:28I never meant to hurt our pups

00:48:30I did it because I love you

00:48:31Please don't send me away!

00:48:34Until today

00:48:35Cecilia had felt blessed

00:48:36She thought she'd won me over

00:48:38Gotten to bear children for the man she adored

00:48:40But now, everything was ruined

00:48:42I knew the truth

00:48:43Lucian knew

00:48:44Soon the entire wolf family would know

00:48:47Orion had his legitimate wife and daughter

00:48:49Attending Cecilia's wedding had been his final courtesy

00:48:52Her only path was to cling to the wolf family

00:48:55Pups

00:48:56My voice was cold

00:48:57In your eyes, they're just tools

00:49:00What right do you have to mention them?

00:49:03I'll give you 10 million gold coins

00:49:05Don't ever appear in front of me again

00:49:08As I turned to leave

00:49:10Cecilia tried to chase after me

00:49:14Sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen

00:49:16She looked down at her dress in disbelief

00:49:19Warm blood gushed from beneath her gown

00:49:24Another rainy day

00:49:25After the devastating blow

00:49:27Lucian was bedridden

00:49:28I took over the entire wolf family

00:49:30Both the pack and its estates and businesses

00:49:32While managing the empire

00:49:34I kept searching for Elise

00:49:36After one week

00:49:37Exhaustion was etched across my face

00:49:39Still nothing

00:49:40The guard stayed silent

00:49:42Lowering his head

00:49:43Lucian and the elders had finally agreed

00:49:45To let me bring Elise in as my Luna

00:49:47Even without their approval

00:49:49I would have found Elise

00:49:50And overcome every obstacle to be with her

00:49:52Now I had the pack's blessing

00:49:54So I increased the search efforts

00:49:56But a week passed

00:49:57Nothing

00:49:58Lucian had bought Elise a ship ticket to Hindland

00:50:00But when my people tracked her there

00:50:02She had never arrived

00:50:03She had changed ships mid-journey

00:50:05Then she had boarded a local carriage

00:50:07Where she went from there

00:50:09No one knew

00:50:10The trail had gone cold

00:50:12Then my assistant

00:50:13Jacob Terrell

00:50:14Entered

00:50:15Mr. Wolf

00:50:15Ms. Donati

00:50:16Cher has returned

00:50:17Cher refuses to leave

00:50:21Ever since the falling hour

00:50:23Cecilia had miscarried

00:50:24And Helena had fallen seriously ill

00:50:26Both women's status had plummeted

00:50:28Jacob walked into my office

00:50:30With a troubled expression

00:50:32Boss

00:50:32Cecilia I ask

00:50:33Kneeling in the lobby again

00:50:34With the child

00:50:35Tyra has been crying

00:50:36Through her own hour

00:50:37The guards don't dare drag them away

00:50:39Because of the pup

00:50:40What do you want us to do?

00:50:42Cecilia's tearful voice

00:50:43Echoed from the doorway

00:50:44As she shouted toward my office

00:50:46Kieran please

00:50:47I know I was wrong

00:50:48I've learned my lesson

00:50:50For Tyra's sake

00:50:51Don't abandon us

00:50:52She's your daughter too

00:50:54Stay with us

00:50:55Just come back

00:50:57I'll be good

00:50:58I swear I'll never cause trouble again

00:51:01Tyra needs her father

00:51:02I looked at the small figure in her arms

00:51:05Once

00:51:05I felt some paternal love for Tyra

00:51:08But now

00:51:09All I could think about

00:51:10Was how she carried

00:51:11Half of Cecilia's blood

00:51:12She might grow up to be

00:51:14Just as malicious as her mother

00:51:15My last trace of pity

00:51:17Completely evaporated

00:51:18I kept scrolling for news about Elise

00:51:20When Jacob waited too long

00:51:22And was about to take matters

00:51:23Into his own hands

00:51:23I finally spoke

00:51:25If you ever dare bother me

00:51:26With this again

00:51:27You can roll out of here with her

00:51:29Jacob stiffened and hurried out

00:51:31Downstairs

00:51:32Cecilia was still on her knees

00:51:34Holding Tyra

00:51:35Her face was deathly pale

00:51:37The pup had cried herself hoarse

00:51:39Cecilia's eyes were fixed desperately

00:51:41On the Lord's private lift platform

00:51:43Finally the elevator moved

00:51:45It descended

00:51:46The doors opened

00:51:47Cecilia scrambled to her feet

00:51:48Kieran!

00:51:49Her hand stopped mid-air

00:51:50Her smile froze

00:51:56Why is it you?

00:51:58Where's Kieran?

00:52:00Jacob looked at her blankly

00:52:01Mrs. Donati

00:52:02Mr. Weil has made everything clear

00:52:04Since you enjoy tormenting

00:52:06Pups so much

00:52:06You don't need to raise Tyra anymore

00:52:08Cecilia's expression changed

00:52:10She hugged Tyra tighter

00:52:12What do you mean?

00:52:14Heeled leather boots clicked behind her

00:52:16Her half-sister Giselle Donati

00:52:18Snatched Tyra from her arms

00:52:21Since you can't take care of her

00:52:22I will

00:52:23I can't have pups anyway

00:52:26I'll raise her

00:52:27Like she's my own

00:52:30No Donati!

00:52:31She tried to grab Tyra back

00:52:33Giselle's armed guards

00:52:34Knocked her unconscious

00:52:35And dragged her away

00:52:37Tell Mr. Wolf we've taken her away

00:52:38She won't be coming back

00:52:40Also congratulations

00:52:41On acquiring that field aid

00:52:43In the Northern Territory

00:52:44Trading land for a pup

00:52:45An extremely profitable deal

00:52:47For both sides

00:52:48That was the last mercy

00:52:49I would show the child

00:52:52News of the major leadership changes

00:52:55In the Northern Pax Wolf family

00:52:57Spread quickly

00:52:58Within just a few days

00:52:59I caught up on Ciaran and Cecilia's aftermath

00:53:02Through parchment scrolls

00:53:04Brought by a travelling merchant

00:53:05While hiding out in a small mountain village

00:53:07In neutral territory

00:53:08Working as a teacher

00:53:10My heart filled with mixed emotions

00:53:12At this outcome

00:53:13After all

00:53:14In my memory

00:53:15Even though Ciaran did not love Cecilia

00:53:17He had still cared for her somewhat

00:53:20For the sake of their two pups

00:53:21Yet in such a short time

00:53:23They had reached this kind of ending

00:53:25Still none of this concerned me anymore

00:53:28I had my own life to live now

00:53:30I pushed the wooden gate open

00:53:31And watered the herbs growing in the yard

00:53:34When I finished

00:53:35I set down the watering can

00:53:37And settled onto the wooden bench

00:53:39Gazing peacefully at the orphanage

00:53:41Surrounded by mountains

00:53:42A soft voice suddenly called out

00:53:44From behind me

00:53:46Miss Eliza

00:53:47Are you looking at the mountains again?

00:53:49Will the big bad wolves from the north come here?

00:53:52The little rabbit-eared girl

00:53:54Climbed onto my lap

00:53:55Hugging my arm tightly

00:53:56Teacher

00:53:57You look sad today

00:53:59Did someone bully you?

00:54:01Don't worry

00:54:02I'll protect you

00:54:03I smiled

00:54:04And gently stroked her fluffy ears

00:54:06No one bullied me, Mia

00:54:08I'm just thinking

00:54:10Some people's stories have ended

00:54:12And mine has only just begun

00:54:15Then will you stay with us forever?

00:54:18Don't leave, okay?

00:54:20We all like you the most

00:54:22I hugged the little girl closer

00:54:24Feeling the warmth in my chest

00:54:26Yes

00:54:27I'll stay

00:54:30This is my home now

00:54:36It was currently summer break

00:54:38So only a few teachers

00:54:39Remained to watch

00:54:40Over the small facility

00:54:42And I was one of them

00:54:43One day

00:54:44A few new teachers

00:54:45Invited me to go up the mountain

00:54:47To gather herbs and mushrooms

00:54:49On the way

00:54:50Kelly linked arms with me

00:54:51And chatted excitedly

00:54:53I heard Mrs. Lott secured another investor

00:54:55From up north

00:54:57They're coming to inspect next week

00:54:58Elise?

00:55:00Will you be there to welcome them?

00:55:02I politely declined

00:55:03I won't be going

00:55:05I have other things to handle

00:55:07Oh, Kelly said with some regret

00:55:10I heard the wolf family air

00:55:12Alpha Ciaran

00:55:13Is incredibly handsome

00:55:15And rich

00:55:16If he's the one coming

00:55:18I smiled and said nothing

00:55:20I had worked so hard to move on

00:55:22I didn't want to see Ciaran again

00:55:24Margaret also tried to persuade me

00:55:26But I firmly refused

00:55:28Mrs. Lott

00:55:29Please help cover for me

00:55:31When the time comes

00:55:32Margaret sighed

00:55:33But eventually respected my decision

00:55:36But I never expected to see Ciaran again so soon

00:55:40Late that night

00:55:41When I finally returned to the orphanage

00:55:43With the other teachers

00:55:43I immediately spotted Ciaran's familiar black carriage

00:55:47Bearing the wolf family crest

00:55:48My heart tightened

00:55:50As I was about to walk past it

00:55:52The carriage door opened

00:55:53The door opened without warning

00:55:55And the two people who thought

00:55:57They would never see each other again

00:55:58Suddenly came face to face

00:56:00Time froze at that moment

00:56:02The earthy smell of rain-soaked soil vanished

00:56:05And the distant sounds of children

00:56:07Playing in the woods disappeared

00:56:08Leaving only the wild beating of Ciaran's heart

00:56:11And his rapid breathing

00:56:14Ciaran had not expected to actually see me here either

00:56:16I looked at Ciaran as well

00:56:18Never having imagined I would encounter him here

00:56:21The moment I saw him

00:56:22The grief buried deep in my heart

00:56:25Surged back up my throat

00:56:26And memories rewound like sand

00:56:29Falling backward in an hourglass

00:56:30With those painful scenes

00:56:32Replaying one by one in my mind

00:56:34Ciaran

00:56:36Why do you still keep coming for me?

00:56:38I want to take you home

00:56:40He sat across from me

00:56:42His voice low and hoarse

00:56:43As he finally spoke

00:56:44I found out the truth about Cecilia

00:56:47Everything

00:56:48How she schemed

00:56:49How she lied

00:56:50How she tried to destroy you

00:56:52I saw her true nature with my own eyes

00:56:54He paused

00:56:55Swallowing hard

00:56:56I dealt with her

00:56:58She won't ever appear in front of you again

00:57:00Tyra

00:57:01I sent her to a remote pack orphanage

00:57:03She'll be raised far away from all of this

00:57:06His eyes reddened

00:57:07And his voice cracked slightly

00:57:09The elders and I

00:57:10We all regret what we did to you

00:57:12Deeply

00:57:12We were blind, Elise

00:57:14I was blind

00:57:16He reached out as if wanting to touch me

00:57:18But stopped halfway and clenched his fist

00:57:20These past months while searching for you

00:57:23I almost went mad

00:57:25I couldn't eat

00:57:26Couldn't sleep

00:57:28My fingers clutched the parchment that my whole body trembled

00:57:31It was not relief

00:57:32Or grief

00:57:33It was the sudden

00:57:34Brutal

00:57:35Tearing away of a scar

00:57:36A truth too long delayed

00:57:38Now ripping open a scab that had never really healed

00:57:41Revealing the festering wound still raw beneath

00:57:44It was too late

00:57:46Everything was too late

00:57:47I had long passed the point of needing the truth exposed

00:57:50And I no longer needed Ciaran's attempts at reconciliation or his regret

00:57:54Ciaran, I can't go back with you

00:57:56And we can't return to how things were

00:57:58When I saw you being intimate with her

00:58:01I kept wondering if I was the other woman

00:58:03No, Elise

00:58:05You weren't the other woman

00:58:06You're the person I woman

00:58:09You're the person I love most

00:58:11Ciaran repeatedly denied this

00:58:14He instinctively reached for my hand

00:58:16But I dodged aside

00:58:17But that was exactly how it was for me

00:58:19You had pups with her

00:58:22Sealed a vow under the moon goddess

00:58:24And lived like a true pair in every way

00:58:26To everyone else

00:58:28She was your mate

00:58:29So why did you come looking for me?

00:58:31There was already an impossibly wide distance between us

00:58:34That neither of us could cross

00:58:36And I did not want to try crossing it again

00:58:38Go back

00:58:39Ciaran, this isn't where you belong

00:58:42Thunder rumbled across the horizon

00:58:44I refused to argue further

00:58:46And turned toward my door

00:58:47The second I reached my room

00:58:49Torrential rain began pouring outside

00:58:51However, he still stood motionless in the storm

00:58:55I frowned

00:58:56And was about to pull the curtains closed

00:58:58When someone began pounding frantically on my door

00:59:01It's George

00:59:02Come out quickly

00:59:03A child is missing

00:59:06I immediately joined the search

00:59:08Together with another teacher

00:59:10Miss Lina

00:59:11We hurried through the heavy rain

00:59:12Toward the missing boy Elliot's home

00:59:14The downpour was so heavy

00:59:16We could barely see the path ahead

00:59:18Suddenly

00:59:18Distant rumbling sounds echoed from the mountain valley

00:59:21Miss Lina grabbed my arm

00:59:23Her voice shaking

00:59:24Elise!

00:59:25Did you hear that?

00:59:26That's sound!

00:59:30It's a landslide!

00:59:32We have to turn back!

00:59:33I clenched my teeth and kept running

00:59:35We can't!

00:59:36Elliot is still there!

00:59:39We're almost at his house!

00:59:40We have to get him!

00:59:42We exchanged terrified glances

00:59:43But pushed forward

00:59:45Running faster

00:59:46Sure enough

00:59:47We found the trembling Elliot

00:59:49Hiding under the bed

00:59:50Clutching a pile of toys

00:59:51That belonged to his late mother

00:59:53No!

00:59:54I don't want to go!

00:59:56My mum's still here!

00:59:58I'm not leaving without her toys!

01:00:01Tears streamed down his small face

01:00:03As he hugged the toys tighter

01:00:04Elliot

01:00:06Listen to me

01:00:07I promise I'll bring every single one of your mum's toys back safely

01:00:12But right now

01:00:13You have to go with Miss Lina

01:00:14It's dangerous here

01:00:16You swear?

01:00:17You really promise?

01:00:19I swear

01:00:20Now go!

01:00:22I quickly handed him to Miss Lina

01:00:23Take him and run!

01:00:25Don't stop until you reach high ground!

01:00:27After they disappeared into the rain

01:00:29I grabbed a sack

01:00:30And frantically stuffed all the toys inside

01:00:33Just as I slung the heavy bag over my shoulder

01:00:36The rumbling turned into a deafening roar

01:00:38The landslide exploded through the window

01:00:41In a surge of mud, rock and debris

01:00:44Time froze

01:00:46Terror gripped me

01:00:47My vision was filled only with that murky thick sludge

01:00:50Mixed with broken wood and debris

01:00:52It roared as it pulled over the windowsill

01:00:54Like the gates of hell opening wide

01:00:57The putrid, earthy stench

01:00:59Instantly flooded my nostrils

01:01:01My mind went blank

01:01:05I slumped helplessly against the wall

01:01:07Watching the wave of death crash toward me

01:01:10Just then

01:01:11A massive white wolf burst through the churning mud and caves

01:01:14Lunging straight at me

01:01:16My eyes flew wide open

01:01:18Kieran

01:01:19What are you?

01:01:20The moment he charged in

01:01:22His golden wolf eyes locked onto me with fierce intensity

01:01:25Kieran

01:01:26Deep, urgent growl threw mind link

01:01:28Hold on tight, don't let go

01:01:30With a deep growl

01:01:31He lowered his head and slammed his powerful shoulder into my stomach

01:01:35Lifting me clean off the ground

01:01:36The world spun as he tossed me across his broad back like luggage

01:01:40Kieran, wait!

01:01:42He barreled toward the wooden door that led to the slope beyond

01:01:45And smashed through it with bone rattling force

01:01:52The door shattered, but a sickening crack followed

01:01:55Kieran's entire body jolted violently

01:01:58A muffled, pained groan tore from between his clenched teeth

01:02:01I froze in horror and looked down

01:02:04My heart seemed to stop

01:02:06A jagged wooden shard from the broken frame had pierced deep into his right side

01:02:11Kieran, oh god, no, you're hurt

01:02:14My hands scrambled desperately to the wound

01:02:17Hot, sticky blood instantly soaked my palms

01:02:20Put me down, Kieran, please

01:02:21You're bleeding too much

01:02:23Stop!

01:02:24I pressed hard against the gash

01:02:26But nothing could stop the steady rush of crimson pouring out between my fingers

01:02:30Yet Kieran acted as if the pain did not exist

01:02:32He kept charging up the steep slope

01:02:35Powerful muscles straining beneath me

01:02:37Hold on

01:02:39Don't let go

01:02:40I'm getting you out of here

01:02:42The overwhelming mudslide roared behind us

01:02:44Sweeping up trees and boulders like they were nothing

01:02:47Chasing us relentlessly

01:02:48Kieran, you're going to die like this

01:02:51Please stop, I can run on my own

01:02:53Kieran!

01:02:54Kieran!

01:02:55He didn't answer

01:02:56His breathing grew heavier

01:02:57But his pace never slowed

01:02:59I didn't know how long it lasted

01:03:01But finally, the deafening roar of the landslide faded into the distance

01:03:09We were safe

01:03:10Or so I thought

01:03:11Suddenly

01:03:12The world tilted again

01:03:13Kieran, who had been carrying me

01:03:16Could no longer hold on

01:03:17His massive body collapsed heavily toward the ground

01:03:20But he still carefully protected me in his embrace

01:03:25Kieran!

01:03:26Just then

01:03:27I heard the sharp roar of a rescue horn echo in the distance

01:03:30I tore off my cloak and waved it frantically

01:03:33Soon after

01:03:34Kieran and I were rushed by carriage to the nearest infirmary

01:03:37Kieran was rushed straight to the healer's emergency room

01:03:40After signing all the forms

01:03:42Exhaustion and shock finally hit me

01:03:44Everything went black

01:03:46When I came to

01:03:47It was already the next day

01:03:49The healer's apprentice looked at me with a heavy sigh and said

01:03:52The treatment was a complete success

01:03:54But due to massive blood loss and an old condition

01:03:57Kieran has fallen into a coma

01:03:59He might wake up tomorrow

01:04:01Or he might never wake up at all

01:04:03My knees buckled

01:04:04I covered my mouth as tears instantly spilled down my face

01:04:08No matter what had happened between us

01:04:10He had saved my life

01:04:11I pushed open the door to his room and sat beside his bed

01:04:15Staring at his unconscious face

01:04:19On the third day, Lucian arrived

01:04:21He looked exhausted

01:04:22And for the first time bowed his head

01:04:24Apologizing before handing me a worn journal

01:04:27After you left, Kieran recorded in this with a quill

01:04:30Every single day

01:04:32He wanted to show it to you himself

01:04:34I slowly opened the journal

01:04:36Wolf calendar year 818

01:04:37Month of Thaw

01:04:38Today, Elise and I made it official

01:04:41This journal is her first gift to me

01:04:43I'm so happy

01:04:44I'll treasure her

01:04:46And I'll never let her down

01:04:47For the next three years

01:04:48Every page overflowed with his deep love for me

01:04:51Then the entries stopped after the elders threatened mass suicide

01:04:55Two pages were torn through with massive letters

01:04:57The journal stayed blank for a year and a half

01:05:00The final entries were written after he came looking for me

01:05:03Elise, I'm so sorry

01:05:05I kept asking you to wait just a little longer

01:05:07At first I thought I could finish it quickly

01:05:09But after Tyra was born, my heart started changing

01:05:12I got soft again and again

01:05:14Every moment of weakness

01:05:15Turned into knives stabbing your heart

01:05:18If I hadn't given in that day

01:05:20We could have married

01:05:20Had pups of our own

01:05:22And travelled anywhere you wanted

01:05:23But I know it's too late now

01:05:26I closed the journal

01:05:27Medical staff wheeled Kieran out on a gurney

01:05:30Lucian planned to take him north for better treatment

01:05:33I handed the journal back to Lucian with steady hands

01:05:36If he ever wakes up

01:05:38Please tell him that everything from the past ends here

01:05:41From now on, we're like two parallel lines

01:05:44That will never cross again

01:05:46Elise

01:05:47Are you really sure?

01:05:49After everything he did for you in the landslide?

01:05:51I'm sure

01:05:52My voice was calm and firm

01:05:54Though my throat felt tight

01:05:55Tell him he doesn't owe me anything anymore

01:05:57We're even now

01:06:00This is goodbye

01:06:01Without another glance at Lucian or the unconscious Kieran

01:06:04I turned and walked firmly in the opposite direction

01:06:07I was ready to start my new life

01:06:09This was our final goodbye

01:06:12We would never see each other again

01:06:15Three months had passed since that day

01:06:17I thought I had finally buried the past in this quiet mountain village

01:06:21The children's laughter filled my days

01:06:23And the simple rhythm of grading parchment scrolls under a dim oil lamp

01:06:27Brought me a fragile peace

01:06:29Until that stormy night

01:06:32Frantic knocking shattered the silence

01:06:34Before I could answer

01:06:35The door burst open with a violent bang

01:06:38A tall blood-soaked figure stumbled in Kieran

01:06:42His healer's linen tunic hung in tatters

01:06:44Bandages across his chest already soaked crimson

01:06:47Rain and blood streaked his face

01:06:49Those once familiar golden eyes

01:06:51Now wild and bloodshot

01:06:52Locked onto me

01:06:53Kieran

01:06:54He didn't speak

01:06:55He staggered forward and dropped heavily to his knees

01:06:58Forehead slamming against the wooden floor with a dull thud

01:07:01I'm sorry

01:07:04Alys

01:07:04His voice was raw

01:07:05Broken

01:07:06Repeating over and over

01:07:08As tears mixed with rain

01:07:09And blood dripped onto my feet

01:07:11I stood frozen

01:07:12Ice spreading through my veins

01:07:16He crawled forward on his knees

01:07:18And clutched the hem of my dress like a dying man

01:07:21His burning forehead pressed against my legs

01:07:23I woke up

01:07:24And the first thing I thought of was you

01:07:26I read the journal

01:07:28Every word

01:07:29His voice cracked

01:07:31I was wrong

01:07:32I should have chosen you from the beginning

01:07:34I should have fought the elders

01:07:35The whole pack

01:07:36Everything

01:07:37I never should have made you suffer alone

01:07:39Come back with me

01:07:40I disbanded the council

01:07:41Sevilia and Tyre are gone

01:07:43There's nothing between us anymore

01:07:44I'll give you everything

01:07:45My title

01:07:46My power

01:07:46My life

01:07:47Just

01:07:47Don't leave me

01:07:48Please

01:07:49My heart twisted painfully

01:07:51As his blood soaked through my dress

01:07:53I tried to step back

01:07:54But he rose abruptly

01:07:56And crushed me into his arms

01:07:57His kiss was fierce

01:07:59Tasting of blood

01:08:00Rain

01:08:01And desperate regret

01:08:03He pressed me against the wall

01:08:04Body burning and trembling

01:08:07I love you Elise

01:08:08More than my own life

01:08:09If you won't forgive me

01:08:10Kill me right here

01:08:11Tear out my heart

01:08:12I'd rather die by your hand

01:08:13Than live without you

01:08:15I pushed him away with all my strength

01:08:17My voice shaking but resolute

01:08:19Kieran Wolfe

01:08:20I once loved you enough to die for you

01:08:22But you killed that love

01:08:23Piece by piece

01:08:25Every time you chose them over me

01:08:27Every broken promise

01:08:29Every night I waited in pain

01:08:30It died slowly

01:08:32He staggered back

01:08:33Face deathly pale

01:08:34Blood seeping from reopened wounds

01:08:36I don't hate you anymore

01:08:38I whispered

01:08:39But I will never go back to you

01:08:41Silence swallowed the room

01:08:43Broken only by the brain

01:08:45He knelt again

01:08:46Pressing his forehead to the floor

01:08:47Then let me stay here

01:08:49Let me guard you from afar

01:08:52Even if you never look at me again

01:08:54I only ask to love you for the rest of my life

01:08:57Even if it's one sided

01:08:58He raised his bloodied hand

01:09:00And swore fiercely under the moon goddess

01:09:03I didn't let him stay

01:09:05That night

01:09:06After he left

01:09:07I packed what little I had

01:09:08And slipped away from the village before dawn

01:09:11I changed my name

01:09:12Moved to a distant city

01:09:14And built a new life

01:09:15Where no one knew about werewolves

01:09:17Alphas

01:09:17Or broken mates

01:09:19I never saw Kieran again

01:09:20I made sure of it

01:09:24Years passed

01:09:25One rainy autumn evening

01:09:27A letter arrived from the north

01:09:28It was from an old pack member

01:09:31Kieran had been diagnosed

01:09:33With a rare, aggressive cancer

01:09:35That even his alpha blood couldn't fight

01:09:37He refused every treatment

01:09:39That would keep him alive longer

01:09:40If it meant leaving the village

01:09:42He stayed there, waiting

01:09:44He died quietly at dawn

01:09:45Alone in the same mountain cabin

01:09:47Where he had once knelt before me

01:09:49In his arms

01:09:50They found a worn photograph of me

01:09:52The only one he had kept

01:09:53His fingers were still curled gently around it

01:09:56As if even in death

01:09:57He couldn't let go

01:09:58I read the letter once

01:10:00Then burned it

01:10:02I didn't cry

01:10:03I had already cried all my tears for him years ago

01:10:06Some love

01:10:07No matter how deep

01:10:09Can only end in silence

01:10:11Perhaps this was the mercy we both

01:10:13After that

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