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Reborn as the Alpha's Rejected Luna
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00:00Alara, you've held the Lunar's seat long enough.
00:03Without your family's support securing Caleb's rise, you wouldn't have sat there at all.
00:07Alara, I will be crowned as the new king tomorrow.
00:10Lunar title belongs to Sarah.
00:11If you're still alive, how could that be?
00:13And they poured poison down my throat.
00:15I died the day Caleb became king.
00:17Then, I opened my eyes.
00:19I was back.
00:19My bonding day.
00:20The hostess called across the bonding chamber.
00:23Please, Alpha and Luna, drink from the Union Cup!
00:25I stared at the cup in front of me.
00:27Sarah was careless.
00:28The powder she'd used hadn't even been wiped clean off the rim.
00:33Sarah slipped a sterility potion into my cup.
00:37When it was discovered, she only saw.
00:41She fell to her knees.
00:43I didn't mean to hurt her.
00:45Who knew she would really drink it?
00:47Caleb pulled me aside.
00:48Alara, as the true Luna, you should be generous.
00:50Sarah will pay for my mistake.
00:52I'll enter the pack as a lesser mate.
00:54Any pups I bear will be raised by the Luna.
00:56From that moment on, I became the Luna.
00:58Who could not give birth.
00:59Sarah and Caleb shared a life full of warmth.
01:02Two sons.
01:03Two daughters.
01:05Everyone in the city knew Sarah.
01:07No one remembered the true Luna existed.
01:09A cold calm settled over me.
01:11I reached over and swapped my cup for Caleb's.
01:14I lowered my lashes.
01:16Let a soft flush color my cheeks.
01:18I'd like us to swap cups, my lord.
01:21I heard it makes the bond last longer.
01:23That's right.
01:24The hostess clapped.
01:25You and me.
01:25Me and you.
01:26That's how love lasts.
01:28Caleb raised his cup.
01:30We drank.
01:31The guests cheered.
01:33The cups hadn't even hit the table before the doors burst open.
01:36Oh my.
01:37You already drank?
01:40That is Sarah.
01:41When she saw the empty cup in front of me, her eyes immediately filled with tears.
01:45She turned to Caleb.
01:47My lord, I'm so sorry.
01:49I only wanted to tease the Luna.
01:51I put something in her cup.
01:52I gasped.
01:53Let my face go white.
01:54Who are you?
01:54Why would you drug my drink?
01:56Miss Sarah, tonight is the Alpha's bonding night.
01:59How could you think this was acceptable?
02:01Luna, this is Sarah.
02:03We grew up together.
02:04She's always been a little reckless.
02:06Don't make a scene.
02:07The room went still.
02:08Caleb stood, stepped in front of Sarah.
02:10What are you doing here?
02:10I told you today was off limits.
02:12Miss Sarah, what exactly did you put in my cup?
02:15My attendant snapped to you.
02:16My lord, I wasn't trying to hurt anyone.
02:19I saw someone selling a fertility-blocking potion.
02:21I just wanted to scare her a little.
02:24Make her more obedient to you.
02:25I planned to rush in before you drank, but I tripped outside.
02:28I pressed a hand to my chest.
02:30A fertility-blocking potion?
02:32That cup was a gift from the High Council.
02:34I looked at the guards.
02:35Take her.
02:36Sarah buried her face in Caleb's trap.
02:38I swear I didn't mean it.
02:39And besides, who knows if the potion even works.
02:41It could be fake.
02:42Are you going to have me punished for something that might not even be real?
02:45Caleb held her gently.
02:46Alara, Sarah's young.
02:48She didn't mean to go this far.
02:49You're my Luna.
02:51Bonded properly.
02:52Even if you drank it, I won't abandon you.
02:55Your place is secure.
02:57Sarah's tear-reddened eyes fell in line.
02:58It's all my fault.
02:59She hit the floor with a thud.
03:00I'm so sorry, Luna, since the Luna can no longer carry pups.
03:03I'll enter the pack as a lesser mate.
03:05Every pup I carry will be raised under her name.
03:08Same line, just like last time.
03:11This time, I wasn't going to be a fool.
03:13I let my face go full.
03:14You tampered with the High Council's bonding cup to block the Alpha's bloodline.
03:18That's a crime against the pack.
03:20That's a death sentence.
03:21Caleb pulled Sarah up around at me.
03:22She wasn't trying to harm anyone.
03:23Are you really calling for execution over a potion that might not even work?
03:26She poisoned your Luna in front of the whole pack.
03:28I turned to face Sarah directly.
03:30And you're defending her.
03:31Remember who I am.
03:34Don't act like what she did means nothing.
03:36What's done is done.
03:37What more do you want?
03:38Caleb's expression darkened.
03:40She didn't do it on purpose.
03:41The commotion spread.
03:42Luna.
03:43Alpha's mother says this cannot escalate.
03:45Sarah will be punished.
03:46But tonight is the binding ceremony.
03:48The pack's reputation is at stake.
03:50Of course it didn't matter.
03:51It wasn't happening to them.
03:52Do you truly think what she did was a small thing?
03:55Caleb was still murmuring to Sarah.
03:57He barely glanced at me.
03:58She'll copy the pack conduct codes ten times.
04:01No more disruptions.
04:02I almost laughed.
04:03Good thing I wasn't the one who drank the drugged cup.
04:06A female guest nearby went.
04:08Luna, you should still have the healer check on you.
04:09Yes, maybe there's still something that can be done.
04:11Sarah immediately cut in.
04:13Calling a healer on a binding night is bad luck!
04:15Sarah's right.
04:16Wait until tomorrow.
04:17I looked at Caleb one last time.
04:19My lord, are you truly not going to hold her accountable?
04:21She was joking.
04:22It got out of hand.
04:24She's offered to carry pups in your name.
04:25What else do you want?
04:26You're clinging to one cup.
04:28Ruining your own bonding night.
04:30If you don't want to be Luna, step aside.
04:31I smiled.
04:32I ran one finger along the rim of the cup.
04:34Then I looked at him.
04:36Everything I've done tonight has been for you, my lord.
04:39Because the one who just drank from my cup was you.
04:41Caleb's face turned grey.
04:43What are you saying?
04:44I pointed at the cup in front of him.
04:47Powder still clung to the rim, plain as anything.
04:49When we drank the union cup, I suggested we swap to seal a longer bond.
04:53You agreed.
04:54Don't you remember?
04:56The cup I drank was yours.
04:58The cup you drank was the one Sarah laced.
05:00Sarah went rigid.
05:02She stared at me.
05:03Then at the cups.
05:05She snatched one up.
05:06Shoved it at Caleb.
05:08My lord!
05:10Is this the cup you drank from?
05:12Caleb said nothing.
05:14The color had left his face.
05:16Sarah screamed.
05:17Spunned toward me.
05:18She did this on purpose!
05:20That cup was meant for her!
05:22She switched it deliberately!
05:24She's trying to destroy you!
05:26Yes.
05:27That cup had been meant for me.
05:28In my last life, I drank it.
05:30Lost everything.
05:31And when he was done with us, he had me poisoned.
05:34His words from my last life still echoed.
05:41I spent years watching them build a life together while I faded away.
05:48Watching them raise pubs, share warmth, share a future.
05:52While my family gave everything for Caleb's rise.
05:54My father and brothers fought on the front lines.
05:57Died in Rogog's fight.
05:58All to put him in power.
05:59This time, Sarah put the potion in the cup.
06:02Caleb drank it.
06:03Let's see if he'd be as gracious as he'd expected me to be.
06:06I turned to Sarah.
06:07Do you understand what this means?
06:12The alpha just drank a bloodline-blocking potion.
06:15That is a crime against the pack.
06:18Punishable by execution of your entire bloodline.
06:21I wasn't trying to hurt him!
06:23That was meant for you!
06:25I stepped forward and slapped her across the face.
06:29The crack rang out sharp and clean.
06:35You dared to bring that potion into this bonding ceremony.
06:38I am the Luna of this pack.
06:40And now that potion is the alpha's blood.
06:41Do you have any idea what comes next?
06:45Caleb lurched to his feet.
06:46Get the healer!
06:47Right now!
06:48Right now!
06:49Now he wanted the killer.
06:51But my lord...
06:52I pressed my fingers to my lips.
06:53Didn't you say calling a healer on a bonding night was bad luck?
06:57Weren't we supposed to wait until tomorrow?
06:59The senior attendant's face shifted.
07:01See Sarah.
07:01Drugging the alpha's bloodline.
07:03This is grounds for full pack execution.
07:05The bonding chamber collapsed into chaos.
07:07The news hit the main hall before anyone could stop it.
07:09The pack healer arrived at a run.
07:11So did my parents and my brother.
07:13Mom.
07:14Dad.
07:15Stand up for me.
07:17Sarah tried to drug me.
07:19Caleb took her side.
07:20Said I wasn't fit to be Luna.
07:21And now the potion is in the alpha's blood.
07:24He may never sire pups.
07:25I cried until my face was soaked.
07:27But inside, something warm loomed.
07:29My parents were alive.
07:31My brother was standing right next to me.
07:33This time, I was going to protect them.
07:35I would never let Caleb hurt them.
07:37My brother's jaw went tight.
07:38No gray speech now, Caleb?
07:40Funny.
07:41You had plenty of words when it was my sister's cup.
07:43We don't smile at this kind of disrespect.
07:45Sarah was all at ease, weeping openly.
07:47My lord, I never meant to hurt you.
07:49It was Alara.
07:50She switched the cups.
07:52The healer straightened, exhaled slowly.
07:55Maximum dose.
07:56My lord, I'm afraid there's no reversal.
07:58Your bloodline is gone.
08:02That dose was meant for me.
08:04Sarah made sure it would work.
08:06Caleb's vision went black.
08:07He nearly collapsed.
08:08What did it mean for an alpha to lose his bloodline?
08:12It meant his path to becoming king was over.
08:15Caleb's eyes were red.
08:16I'll kill her.
08:18Then he grabbed my arm.
08:19Alara, at least I still have you.
08:21I pulled free.
08:23My lord, you told me I could step aside.
08:25So I'm telling you now, I don't want to be your Luna.
08:28Sarah made this mess.
08:30Not me.
08:31Exactly!
08:32My attendant had already told my family everything.
08:34When it was my sister's cup, you took Sarah's side.
08:37Now the poison's in you.
08:38Suddenly it matters.
08:40You're an alpha.
08:42Act like it.
08:43Caleb's face paled.
08:44Then his mother, Isabella, arrived.
08:46My son, what happened?
08:48The attendant stepped forward and laid out every detail.
08:51Dare to harm my son.
08:53Have Sarah flog to death.
08:55Sarah's voice broke through the chaos.
08:58Caleb, we grew up together.
09:00I never hurt you.
09:01It was Alara.
09:02She did this.
09:04Caleb stood frozen, unable to stand, seeing her in pain.
09:08Drag her out!
09:10Isabella's voice cut through the room like a blade.
09:13What Omega thinks she can claim an alpha?
09:15You can't touch me.
09:16I'm carrying his pup.
09:18Please, let me live.
09:20The room stopped.
09:21Caleb shoved through the crowd and grabbed her.
09:23Sarah, what did you say?
09:24Sarah collapsed into him.
09:26I'm two months along, my lord.
09:28This is your pup.
09:29Are you going to let them take us both?
09:32She'd committed a capital offense.
09:34But with Caleb unable to sire pups, she was his only chance at an heir.
09:39No one moved.
09:40Caleb looked at his mother.
09:41She's carrying my only pup.
09:42You can't kill her.
09:44Isabella gestured.
09:45The healer stepped forward.
09:47Confirmed.
09:47Two months pregnant.
09:49Isabella looked at me.
09:50Luna, let Sarah enter the estate.
09:52Her pup gets registered under your name.
09:54Agreed?
09:55I dropped to my knees.
09:56Caleb and I never completed our bonding.
09:59Let her be Luna.
10:00I'm asking to dissolve the agreement.
10:01Please grant this.
10:02Let her go.
10:05Caleb stared at me like he hadn't understood.
10:07Is this because I can't give you pups?
10:09No, I met his eyes.
10:11I'm leaving because of you.
10:12She has your only heir now.
10:14This is what you wanted, isn't it?
10:16You're my Luna.
10:18I won't allow you to leave.
10:19My father stood.
10:20Another woman's pup.
10:21Before the bonding night even ended.
10:23You've shamed my family.
10:25End Sarah's pregnancy.
10:27I held his gaze.
10:28Or I leave.
10:29Caleb's voice broke.
10:30That's my heir.
10:31How dare you?
10:32How dare I?
10:33I met his eyes.
10:34You created this.
10:36Not me.
10:37Caleb finally broke.
10:38He sank down where he stood.
10:40Beta was not a small power.
10:41My father and brother commanded hundreds of thousands of fighters.
10:45Caleb's mother couldn't afford to make them a permanent enemy.
10:47She looked at Caleb with icy disgust.
10:50Then, in front of every witness, she dissolved our bonding agreement.
10:54The news spread throughout the city within hours.
10:56The king was furious.
10:58He summoned Caleb and tore into him.
11:00Do you know how much I worked to secure Beta's alliance?
11:03And you let an Omega destroy it?
11:05Fix things with Ilara.
11:06If you can't have her, make sure no one else does.
11:08If another alpha takes her, or if Sarah delivers a girl, your path to king ends there.
11:15Caleb returned to his estate.
11:17Sarah rushed.
11:18Did I get you in trouble?
11:20Scold me.
11:21I deserve it.
11:21I was jealous.
11:23I was scared you'd choose her over me.
11:25But Ilara switched the cups on purpose.
11:28You know I love you.
11:29I'd never hurt you.
11:30She was right.
11:31If Ilara hadn't swapped the cups, none of this would have happened.
11:34A cold flicker moved through Caleb's eyes.
11:37He thought of what his mother had said.
11:38If Ilara couldn't bond with him, she couldn't bond with anyone else.
11:42Whatever alliance she brought, if it wasn't in his corner, it was a threat.
11:45I went home with my parents and brother.
11:47The moment the doors closed, my father's face turned grave.
11:50The dissolved bonding will stir things up fast.
11:53The next king isn't decided yet.
11:56Within days, other alpha will be sending matchmakers.
11:59My mother wiped her eyes.
12:00My Ilara.
12:02She'll become a piece in their power games.
12:04Whoever bonds her locks Beta Army to their cause.
12:07Then I remembered.
12:09In my last life, my father and brother died in a rogue fight.
12:12Caleb arranged false testimony.
12:14Accused them of treason.
12:16Of conspiring with enemy packs.
12:18Only one person refused to believe it.
12:20Beta wreathed Callowen.
12:22He said openly he would not accept that my father and brother had betrayed the pack.
12:27He spent years gathering proof.
12:30Cleared their names.
12:31I had been trapped inside the estate then.
12:33My attendant told me what he'd done.
12:34All I could do was bow my head and pray for him.
12:37Thanking him in silence.
12:39I looked up at my father and brother.
12:40Dad, I want to bond with Beta Ruth Calloway.
12:43My father and brother froze.
12:45Then my father burst out laughing.
12:47He clapped his hands together.
12:49Roots unbond, powerful, and no alpha dares cross him.
12:53You'd be safe.
12:54My brother's eyes went wide.
12:56Wait, didn't he ask about you a year ago?
12:58Before Alpha Caleb stepped in?
13:00He wanted you back then.
13:02My father slammed the table.
13:04No time to waste.
13:05I'm going to his estate right now.
13:06Before I could get a word in, he was gone.
13:08Honestly.
13:08My mother stamped her foot.
13:10What family sends the bride's side running over to propose first?
13:13Less than two days after the bonding dissolved, Alpha Dorian showed up at our door.
13:18Matchmaker, full retinue, everything.
13:21Then Caleb arrived right behind him.
13:23Caleb looked at Dorian and laughed coldly.
13:25Dorian, Allura was my fated mate.
13:28What exactly are you doing here?
13:30Dorian laughed back.
13:31Caleb, your bonding with Allura is dissolved.
13:34The whole city knows.
13:35Why shouldn't I come?
13:37Allura is the finest young lady in this city.
13:40You didn't know what you had.
13:40That doesn't mean the rest of us can't appreciate her.
13:42Caleb's expression turned sharp.
13:46Drop the act, Dorian.
13:49Everyone knows why you want her.
13:51Allura was mine.
13:52Still is.
13:54Back off.
13:54The two of them stood in the courtyard, trading barbs.
13:57Then noise broke out from the street.
13:59Drums.
14:00A procession.
14:00People outside pushing to see.
14:03What's all the commotion?
14:05Another suitor at the Iron Guard estate.
14:07Look at that.
14:08How many gifts is that?
14:10That's an enormous dowry procession.
14:12The crowd outside kept growing.
14:14The voices kept rising.
14:15Dorian and Caleb both turned toward the gate.
14:17A matchmaker in formal white robes walked through the entrance.
14:20Behind her came a man in a deep navy coat.
14:23Tall.
14:24Composed.
14:25The kind of presence that filled a room without trying.
14:28Beta Reed Calloway.
14:29Here to ask for your daughter's hand.
14:31Dorian and Caleb both went still.
14:33The man who had walked in was Beta Rhett Calloway.
14:37My parents came out from the inner courtyard.
14:40Please.
14:40Come in.
14:41Come in.
14:41Then my mother glanced at the two alphas standing there and smiled sweetly.
14:45My word travels fast.
14:48Did both of you come to celebrate our happy news?
14:52We'd just agreed on the match.
14:54Caleb stared at Rhett.
14:55His brow creased hard.
14:56Since when did Beta Calloway have any connection to Alara?
14:59Rhett smiled.
15:00Her father raised me like his own.
15:02Bonding with his daughter is an honor I don't take lightly.
15:05When I heard the agreement dissolved, I came immediately.
15:09Alara agreed.
15:10That's all that matters.
15:12Caleb's jaw tightened.
15:13She agreed?
15:15Impossible.
15:15Why would she agree to you?
15:17I stepped out from the inner courtyard.
15:21I cut Caleb off before he could continue.
15:24Alpha Caleb, watch your words.
15:27Beta Calloway has defended this pack's borders for years.
15:30In my eyes, he's a hero.
15:32If not for men like him, where would your comfortable life in this city come from?
15:36Something shifted in his expression.
15:38Alara.
15:39Caleb looked at me.
15:40You pushed to dissolve our bonding.
15:42Was it because of him?
15:44Were you already involved with Riet behind my back?
15:48I felt fury rise in my chest.
15:50I was about to speak.
15:51Rhett stepped forward.
15:52He placed himself between me and Caleb.
15:54Watch your words, Alpha Caleb.
15:56Alara is not Sarah.
15:59You may tolerate women who chase taken men and hide pregnancies.
16:03I don't.
16:04And I won't let anyone stole her name.
16:08Push this further.
16:09I have plenty to say to the king myself.
16:12Caleb stepped forward.
16:13His expression darkened.
16:14Is that so?
16:17Let's see whose word the king takes.
16:19Imperial decree.
16:21Make way.
16:22Caleb's face broke into relief.
16:24That must be my mother.
16:25She went to my father to reinstate the bonding.
16:29Alara.
16:31I told you.
16:32You can only be my Luna.
16:34I won't let you bond with anyone else.
16:36The royal messenger walked in.
16:38Scroll in hand.
16:39Expression bright.
16:40By the authority of the king.
16:42Alara is hereby bonded by decree to Beta Reek Calloway.
16:47The union shall be completed on the next auspicious date.
16:50Rhett and I knelt to receive the decree.
16:54Caleb's voice cracked open.
16:56That's not possible.
16:57The king knew I wanted her.
16:59How could he give her to rate?
17:02Nobody answered him.
17:04Beta Calloway has an outstanding record.
17:06Sounds like a fine match to me.
17:09I'll come by for a drink at the bonding celebration.
17:12Then he glanced sideways at Caleb and smiled.
17:14You and Alara just weren't meant to be.
17:17I hear the new Luna of your estate is an Omega's daughter.
17:21And expecting.
17:22Congratulations on that.
17:25Every word landed like a slap.
17:27The whole city knew Caleb had lost his bloodline.
17:29But hearing it said out loud like this, casually, in front of a crowd,
17:33that was something else entirely.
17:36Though I do wonder, would it be a girl or a boy?
17:42If Sarah failed to give birth to a girl, Caleb would have nothing left.
17:46I had my father's scouts watching the Kieran estate.
17:49Sarah and her mother were quietly pulling pregnant women into the estate,
17:52under the excuse of finding a nursemaid for the pup.
17:55I sat down with my father, my brother, and Rhett.
17:57It's not just about finding a nursemaid.
18:00I think they're planning to swap the pups.
18:04Right.
18:05If Sarah's pup was a girl and one of those nursemaids had a boy,
18:09the swap would be simple.
18:11I'll put people on the estate.
18:14If he actually tries to pass off another bloodline as his own,
18:17that's going to be very interesting.
18:19Caleb had the strongest claim to the king.
18:20But if his pup was a girl, that claim was gone.
18:24They would never let that happen without a fight.
18:26The city shifted and churned.
18:28On the day Sarah went into labor,
18:29the nursemaids housed inside the estate
18:31were quietly dosed with something to force their labor early.
18:34After a full day and night of agony, Sarah delivered.
18:37She barely had the strength to lift her head.
18:39A girl.
18:41A girl.
18:45Useless.
18:46You already ruined my bloodline.
18:48And now this.
18:50I should kill you.
18:52Wait.
18:53I planned for this.
18:54The nursemaid is all delivered.
18:55We just need the one with the boy.
18:56One cup of poison for the nurse to read after.
18:59Blame complications.
19:00No one will ever know.
19:01Find out which nurse to read had a boy.
19:03Bring him to me.
19:06Minutes later, a male pup was brought in.
19:09Caleb took him.
19:10Looked at him for a long moment.
19:12Then he picked up the girl.
19:14Pressed his hand over her face.
19:16Held it there.
19:17Didn't let go.
19:18Black at the door.
19:19One breath.
19:20Two.
19:22The girl was gone.
19:25Take her to the nursemaid's room.
19:27Give the nurse tray a cup of poison.
19:28Tell them it was complications.
19:30Tomorrow morning, box her up and take her out.
19:34The next day, the news reached the palace.
19:36Caleb had a son.
19:37Caleb's mother was ecstatic.
19:39Now I need to find him a proper Luna.
19:42Once the pup is registered under the new Luna's name, everything falls into place.
19:46Sarah had assumed carrying the air would make her untouchable.
19:49That with Caleb unable to sire more pups, the Luna seat would naturally become hers.
19:54Instead, Caleb and his mother announced a search for a new Luna.
19:57Sarah remained a lesser mate, not even a favored one.
20:00She stormed toward Caleb.
20:02Why?
20:02I gave you an heir!
20:04Why are you choosing someone else?
20:05Caleb didn't even look up.
20:06He laughed softly.
20:07You ruined me.
20:08And you want to be Luna?
20:10Status.
20:10Family.
20:11Power.
20:11You have none of it.
20:12Nothing?
20:13You said you didn't care.
20:14You said I was the only one.
20:15You promised.
20:21That was then.
20:22Behave yourself, Sarah.
20:24You're still the pup's mother.
20:26Be grateful for that.
20:30The search for a new Luna has been concluded.
20:32I have chosen Jade Harrow as the new Luna of Kyrian's estate.
20:36The decree was read aloud before the entire Celebration Hall.
20:39Sarah's face went white.
20:41Sarah just gave birth.
20:43She needs rest.
20:44We have a farmstead with hot springs.
20:45Let her recover there.
20:46She can return when she's ready.
20:48Pretty words, all of them hollow.
20:50What she really meant was simple.
20:52Get her out of this estate.
20:53And how long she stayed gone would depend entirely on the new Luna.
20:57Sarah's face drained of all color.
20:58She had grown up inside this estate.
21:00She knew exactly what this game looked like.
21:02Keep the air.
21:03Discard the mother.
21:04A trick as old as high-pack politics.
21:07Caleb knew too, but he agreed without hesitation.
21:11My lord!
21:12I can't leave you and the pup.
21:14I won't go!
21:17Sarah looked at him.
21:18Something cracking open behind her eyes.
21:21Caleb's voice was flat.
21:22Luna's decision, Sarah.
21:24Go rest.
21:25Caleb didn't even look at her.
21:27Jade's smile never wavered.
21:29The pup will be registered under my name.
21:31I'll raise him well.
21:33Sarah's face turned to ash.
21:35She had given everything for this man.
21:37And this pup.
21:38And in the span of one afternoon,
21:40both had been handed to someone else.
21:42She screamed.
21:43My lord!
21:44She's taking my pup from me!
21:46She wants to get rid of me!
21:48You know what this is!
21:49Don't you care about what we had?
21:52Don't you care about our son?
21:55Her voice dropped slightly on those last words.
21:57A warning buried underneath them.
21:59Caleb's eyes went cold.
22:01Was that a threat?
22:02Was Sarah actually threatening to expose
22:04what they'd done with the pup?
22:05Enough!
22:06Someone gag her and get her out of here.
22:08It's the pup's hundredth day.
22:10Stop this scene.
22:11Sarah fought with everything.
22:13You can't silence me!
22:15I'll talk!
22:16I'll say everything!
22:17She almost got the words out of her.
22:20Then Dorian stepped forward.
22:22Let her go.
22:23Looks to me like Sarah has something she needs to say.
22:28Caleb's jaw was locked tight.
22:30None of your businesses.
22:32Dorian smiled lightly.
22:34I don't think so.
22:35Dorian's men peeled the guards off Sarah and stepped back.
22:38Sarah dropped to her knees.
22:39Her eyes were filled with despair and fury.
22:42That pup isn't mine.
22:44I delivered a girl.
22:47Caleb killed her himself.
22:49That boy belongs to a nursemaid.
22:52He switched them.
22:53The words hit the room like a stone through glass.
22:55Silence.
22:56Then the entire room cracked open.
22:58Caleb killed his own daughter?
23:00He swapped the pup?
23:01So he mixed another bloodline into Alpha's line.
23:03No wonder.
23:04The day after the pup was born,
23:06word came out of the estate that a nursemaid had died of complications.
23:09One coughing carried out.
23:11Caleb's foot slammed into Sarah's ribs.
23:13Lying woman!
23:14That is my blood!
23:16My son!
23:16Dorian raised one hand.
23:18Easy Caleb.
23:19If he's truly your blood, a simple test will confirm it.
23:22No need to get emotional.
23:23Caleb stepped back.
23:24I don't need to confirm anything.
23:26Then the king spoke.
23:27Caleb, this touches the integrity of our bloodline.
23:31A test costs nothing.
23:33Come forward.
23:34Bring the child.
23:36Caleb's mother nearly crumpled where she sat.
23:38Caleb's face turned to ash.
23:40The pack healer stepped forward with a needle,
23:43drew blood from Caleb's finger.
23:44Before the pup's blood was even taken,
23:47Caleb was already on the ground.
23:49Please forgive me.
23:51It wasn't my idea.
23:52It was Sarah.
23:53She planned everything.
23:54She told me to do it.
23:56He pushed every piece of blame onto her,
23:58wiped his hands clean.
23:59It didn't matter.
24:01The swap was already exposed.
24:02Caleb had lost the king's trust completely.
24:05The king looked at Caleb with something colder than anger.
24:09Caleb.
24:09No bloodline.
24:11No integrity.
24:12Attempting to pass a foreign bloodline off as ours.
24:16Unforgivable.
24:17Confine him.
24:18He doesn't leave without my word.
24:21Sarah.
24:21For crimes against the pack's bloodline.
24:24Execute immediately.
24:25She had been spared once,
24:27because of the pup she carried.
24:29Now the pup was gone.
24:30She had nothing left to offer.
24:32Sarah's eyes rolled back.
24:34She collapsed.
24:35Guards dragged her toward the holding cells,
24:37to await execution.
24:39Caleb was finished.
24:40An alpha with no bloodline.
24:42No standing.
24:43No way out.
24:45Confined to his estate,
24:46with no hope of return.
24:49As for how Dorian had appeared at exactly the right moment,
24:52Rhett only smiled when I asked.
24:54I leaked what Caleb did to every alpha who'd listen.
24:58They all wanted something to use against him.
25:02Dorian just got there first.
25:03So Dorian delivered the final blow that destroyed Caleb.
25:08I let out a long breath.
25:09The nightmare of my last life was finally over.
25:13My parents were here.
25:15My brother was here.
25:16And there was someone who had promised to protect me for the rest of my life.
25:20On the day of our bonding,
25:22Rhett took my hand and helped me into the ceremonial carriage.
25:25His hands were large, steady.
25:27He held mine without letting go.
25:29He leaned close and spoke quietly.
25:32Alone to Freida.
25:33I've been gone you.
25:35I smiled beneath the ceremonial veil.
25:37I wasn't afraid.
25:38I settled into the carriage.
25:39Music rose outside.
25:41The carriage lifted smoothly,
25:43carrying me forward,
25:44toward everything waiting ahead.
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