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00:00I'm a vampire who sacrificed everything for the man I loved.
00:05I infiltrated Commander Alistair Trivett's army as a spy, planning to assassinate him.
00:11But when I got close to him, I discovered he wasn't a monster he was broken.
00:16I became his strategist, his protector, his confidant.
00:21I helped him win battles, saved his life with my own blood, and fell hopelessly in love.
00:26But when I finally revealed what I truly was, then he became my nightmare.
00:34I'm a vampire.
00:36I infiltrated the human military, working undercover beside Commander Alistair Trivett and becoming his most trusted aide.
00:44We fought together on countless battlefields, facing death side by side.
00:49I even used my own heart's blood to heal his wounds.
00:53All just to earn his trust, to give the hunted vampires one last chance at survival.
00:59But when I finally revealed the truth about myself, Alistair dragged me into the searing sunlight.
01:07He stared at my face, twisted in agony from the burning rays, not a flicker of mercy in his eyes.
01:14So, even noble vampires can be this pathetic?
01:18He sneered.
01:19But you think a little pain makes up for the life you took?
01:28She was my sister.
01:30My only family.
01:36If you don't give up where the others are hiding,
01:40don't even dream of freedom.
01:41For five years, I was tortured day and night with electric shocks.
01:46Forced to watch Alistair tangled up with other women while my body and soul were ripped apart.
01:51He'd driven a crucifix straight through my chest and treated me like some lab rat,
01:55cutting and slicing as he pleased.
01:57He even turned a blind eye while the other servants bullied me like animals,
02:02making my life a living hell.
02:03Then came the day his wife, Kendall Sanderson, saw me covered in blood.
02:08She misgayed on the spot, horrified by the sight.
02:12Alistair lost it.
02:14He dragged me into the sun and left me out there for three days and three nights.
02:19Would I survive this time?
02:24When I didn't burn to ash, he just stared at me, eyes full of disappointment.
02:29A freak like you! Why aren't you dead yet?
02:31I gave him a bitter, broken smile.
02:34He didn't know the truth.
02:36Any vampire who leaves the sanctuary for more than seven years vanishes completely mind,
02:41body, and soul.
02:42And I only had seven days left.
02:45When the servants dragged me in front of Alistair,
02:48my wounds were still bleeding.
02:51He scowled at the sight of me.
02:54Then, without a word, he snapped the whip across my face.
03:00Rachel Thorpes!
03:01Drop the pitiful act!
03:04With your vampire healing, how the hell are a few cuts still not healed?
03:09You're just trying to be disgusting on purpose.
03:13You wanted Kendall to mismare!
03:17I clenched my teeth.
03:19Fighting through the burning pain on my face.
03:22And stared at Alistair with bitter disappointment in my eyes.
03:26I never meant to hurt Kendall.
03:29Her miscarriage had nothing to do with me.
03:31Alistair laughed cold and furious.
03:34Nothing to do with you?
03:38Then what the hell is with all the blood?
03:43You expect me to believe you didn't do it to scare her?
03:46I said nothing.
03:47The blood was mine, but it wasn't some trick.
03:50Over the years, my healing had worn down from all the torture.
03:56Wounds that used to close in minutes now took a full day just to stop bleeding.
03:59Worse, he hadn't let me feed in months.
04:02No blood, no strength, no recovery.
04:09Answer me!
04:12Alistair yanked my hair so hard my neck twisted, forcing me to make his knees.
04:18Staying silent won't save you from punishment.
04:22I took a shaky breath.
04:24I just want to live.
04:26Alistair, please just let me go.
04:28Let you go?
04:29He dropped his hand and stepped back.
04:32Something unreadable flickered in his eyes.
04:35Because of a vampire, I lost the only family I had.
04:41She was just on vacation.
04:43Then one of your kind drained her dry.
04:46We never even found her body.
04:48I swear I didn't know anything about your sister.
04:51I tried to explain, but he cut me off before I could finish.
04:59Enough of!
05:00Alistair exploded.
05:04I don't want to hear your excuses.
05:07If you don't tell me where the rest of the vampires are hiding,
05:11don't even think about leaving this place.
05:14I closed my eyes.
05:16Hopelessness washed over me.
05:20It didn't matter what I said.
05:22He would never believe me.
05:23My silence didn't soften him.
05:25It only made him angrier.
05:27I grabbed my chin and yanked my head up again,
05:29forcing our eyes to meet.
05:32What kind of stunt are you pulling now, you immortal?
05:36Freak.
05:36His voice was ice.
05:38You pretended to be human just to get close to me.
05:43What's your plan now?
05:44I shook my head, drained and exhausted.
05:50Since the day Alistair became commander, vampires everywhere had been hunted down.
05:58As if the entire human race had turned against us overnight.
06:01To save my kind from extinction, I disguised myself as a human and became Alistair's aide.
06:07At first, I planned to kill him to end the slaughter once and for all.
06:11But the more time I spent at his side, the more I realized that his hatred for vampires wasn't born
06:17from blind cruelty.
06:18It came from grief.
06:20His sister, Caden's trivet, had died inside the vampire sanctuary.
06:25There was a reason behind it all.
06:27I just wanted to resolve this deep-seated feud peacefully.
06:30I stayed by his side day and night, offering strategy, support, and loyalty.
06:35I helped him win battle after battle.
06:41I threw myself in front of fatal attacks.
06:44I healed his wounds with my own blood.
06:47And somewhere in the chaos of war, in the moments between life and death, we grew closer.
06:55Then came the outbreak.
06:58I never left his side not once.
07:01And after we both survived it, something in Alistair cracked open.
07:05He held me close and promised me a grand wedding.
07:09A future.
07:11He knew I didn't like sunlight.
07:14So he worked with me in the dark.
07:18He knew I didn't fit in with elite society.
07:20So he moved us out of the compound to live freely.
07:23Back then, his friends used to tease him, saying he was completely under his wife's thumb.
07:30But the moment I revealed who I really was,
07:33Alistair looked at me with pure disgust and shoved me straight into the sunlight.
07:37From that day on, all his promises vanished like smoke.
07:41I became his weapon, his revenge.
07:43He used me to study vampire weaknesses, hoping to wipe out our entire race.
07:48I looked at him now and spoke again, desperate.
07:52We vampires don't kill for fun.
07:55Drinking blood!
07:56It's just how we survive!
07:59Alistair let out a sharp, cold laugh.
08:02Survive?
08:05You call feeding on humans and ripping lives apart survival?
08:09Not all vampires are like that.
08:11I shook my head, trying to make him understand.
08:15Many of us try to coexist with humans.
08:18We have rules.
08:21We have limits.
08:25He took a step back, like I just told him the biggest joke in the world.
08:34Then what about Cadence?
08:36Who's gonna pay for her life?
08:37I knew deep down I could never make him understand.
08:41Nothing I said could erase his pain.
08:43But I had already endured five years of this hell.
08:46If I weren't a vampire, I would have died a thousand times over.
08:50And any vampire who stayed away from the sanctuary for more than seven years would perish, their soul torn apart.
08:57I had seven days left.
09:00Only seven.
09:01I took a deep breath, summoning what strength I had left.
09:08If it'll make things right, I'll give you my life in exchange for Cadences.
09:14Just let the innocent ones go.
09:19For a moment, I thought he might falter.
09:22His eyes flickered, something uncertain flashed across his face.
09:26But then, he scoffed.
09:28You think dying's enough to fix everything?
09:30I want you to suffer.
09:32I want every last vampire to pay for what they've done.
09:36That's when Kendall walked in.
09:37She clung to his arm, her voice soft but laced with venom.
09:43Alston, she's dangerous.
09:46We can't keep her alive.
09:48Her kind killed Cadence.
09:50And now she's killed our baby.
09:53What if she threatens all of humanity next?
09:56Alistair's face darkened even further.
09:58He turned away from me, gently brushing Kendall's hair from her face and comforting her.
10:03Don't worry, Kendall.
10:06I'll take care of this monster.
10:09When he looked back at me, his eyes were ice, all the hesitation gone.
10:14If you won't give up the location of the others, he said coldly,
10:20I'll use every method I have to break you.
10:23You'll beg for death before I'm done.
10:25I closed my eyes, a wave of despair rising in my chest.
10:30Alistair clapped his hands, and a nearby servant stepped forward, handing him a vial of holy water.
10:36He didn't even hesitate, uncorked the bottle, raised it high, and poured it on me.
10:42The holy water burned into my skin like acid, sizzling loudly as it seared through me.
10:47I screamed in agony, my body twisting uncontrollably on the ground.
10:52He was the one who'd caused all this pain, he was the reason I was barely hanging on.
10:57Yet instinctively, he reached out and wiped the tear that slipped from the corner of my eye.
11:03For a split second, Alistair's expression almost fooled me soft, familiar, like the man I once loved.
11:14Like we were back in the days when love meant something, maybe my tears disgusted him.
11:21I took a sharp step back like I was something filthy.
11:24Just when I thought mercy might flicker through him, he reached into his coat and pulled out a silver crucifix.
11:30Before I could react, he grabbed a fistful of my hair, yanking my head back and exposing my chest.
11:36I froze, eyes wide in terror, watching as the crucifix inched closer.
11:42Please don't, that will kill me.
11:44I gasped.
11:45The pain came before I could finish.
11:48The silver seared into my chest, its burn spreading like wildfire under my skin.
11:54My strength left me.
11:58I slumped forward.
12:01Blood dripping from my lips.
12:05Alistair loomed over me, his voice cold and unforgiving.
12:11Tell me where the vampires are, and I'll let you live.
12:16Hell, I might even grant you a wish.
12:18Let you stay by my side.
12:20I stared up at him, barely conscious of the pain.
12:24This was the man I once thought would save me.
12:26For a moment, I thought I saw something, softness in his eyes.
12:31But I was just a vampire.
12:33The creature he hated most.
12:36He lifted me like I weighed nothing and walked toward the door.
12:39A single tear slipped from his cheek warm, human and landed on mine.
12:45I glanced up at the blazing sun outside, but before I could even react, he hurled me into the courtyard.
12:53Sunlight cut into me like blades, it sank into my bones and set every nerve ablaze.
13:02I couldn't even scream, I just collapsed, gasping.
13:06Alistair stood with his arms crossed.
13:10Watching me like I was nothing more than broken junk.
13:15If you won't repent, then stay here and rot.
13:24The punishment lasted three full days.
13:27Three days beneath the burning sun, my skin blistered.
13:30My body shattered.
13:32It only stopped because Kendall needed my blood again.
13:36Alistair dragged me into the shadows, but my skin didn't heal.
13:40He frowned.
13:42What?
13:43Playing dead now?
13:44He snapped.
13:46Trying to get out of punishment?
13:51I tried to speak.
13:55But only blood came out.
13:59He stared down at me coldly.
14:05I don't believe a damn word anymore.
14:08I drew a blade and slashed across my chest.
14:12But the blood didn't gush like it used to.
14:14It barely oozed thin, watery, nearly clear.
14:18He paused.
14:20Confusion flashing across his face.
14:22He started to call for a doctor.
14:24But Kendall rushed in.
14:27She covered her mouth like she was about to gag and tugged on his arm.
14:32Her soft voice laced with urgency.
14:35Her soft voice laced with urgency.
14:35Alistair, don't waste time on this monster.
14:39She's faking it.
14:41She wants your sympathy.
14:43His hand froze mid-air.
14:45He turned to her.
14:47Conflict flickering in his eyes.
14:51But her blood...
14:53She's a vampire!
14:54Kendall chimed in, all wide-eyed innocence.
14:57Their blood's different.
14:59That doesn't mean she's dying.
15:05Besides, I'm a vampire hunter's daughter.
15:08I can see through all her tricks.
15:11Her words hit him like a jolt of adrenaline.
15:13His doubt vanished.
15:17He pulled back.
15:20His eyes hardening again.
15:24Fine.
15:25He said coldly.
15:27As long as she can still bleed.
15:30That's all we need.
15:34He picked up a bowl filled with my blood and handed it to Kendall.
15:38Drink up, Kendall.
15:39His tone softened.
15:42As long as that monster's still breathing, she'll keep feeding you.
15:46That's her debt.
15:48Kendall took a delicate sip.
15:52Her eyes lighting up with pride.
15:55You're the best, Alster.
15:57I watched the two of them, so perfectly in sync.
16:00So proud of what they were doing.
16:01And I finally stopped hoping.
16:03Only for more days...
16:05For days until I'd finally be free of all this.
16:09A servant tossed me back into the basement like I was garbage.
16:17I curled into a corner.
16:19Eyes locked on the moonlight dripping through the iron bars.
16:23God.
16:24I missed the sanctuary.
16:26The peace.
16:28The freedom.
16:29In my half-conscious haze, I tasted something sweet and metallic blood.
16:34Driven by instinct, I latched on and drank greedily, sinking my fangs in deeper dot blood.
16:40Fresh blood.
16:41I hadn't fed in so long I couldn't stop.
16:44Only when strength returned to my limbs did it hit me.
16:49Someone had saved me, but who?
16:52Just before I blacked out, someone covered my eyes, refusing to let me see who was helping me.
16:59Then I heard a whisper, soft and almost sorrowful.
17:03If only you weren't a vampire.
17:06When I woke up, my body felt better, stronger.
17:10Not healed, but no longer on the edge of death.
17:15But with recovery came something else.
17:17Kendall's nervous breakdown.
17:19A servant dumped a bucket of ice-cold water over my head.
17:25You filthy monster!
17:27She spat.
17:28You don't deserve to see the sun again, ever!
17:31You killed Miss Triveler, and now you've killed the baby growing in Mrs. Triveler's belly!
17:37They shoved the steel gag into my mouth.
17:40The metal tore at the corners of my lips, and I winced in pain.
17:44Only then did the servant smirk in satisfaction and drive me upstairs.
17:49Inside the room, Kendall sat pale-faced on the bed.
17:53Her cheeks streaked with perfectly placed tears.
17:56Alistair.
17:57She whimpered to Alistair.
17:58I dreamed of our baby.
18:03He said he was cold.
18:05Alistair's expression darkened as he turned his glare toward me.
18:08This is all your fault!
18:10He snapped.
18:12Creatures like you will never understand the pain of losing someone you love!
18:17But I wasn't listening to his words.
18:20My attention was locked on the high-collared sweater he wore.
18:23Was it him?
18:23Was it Alistair who fed me his blood last night?
18:26Before I could speak, heavy footsteps echoed from the hall.
18:31A group of servants dragged in several unconscious vampires, tossing them at our feet like trash.
18:37My breath hitched.
18:40A cold sense of dread crept through me.
18:42Alistair walked over to the one in front the leader.
18:45Maybe and looked down at him with pure contempt.
18:47You monsters really thought you could hide from me forever?
18:54Then he turned to me, his voice dripping with malice.
19:02Today, I'll show you what true helplessness looks like.
19:08I tried to rise, tried to stop what was coming, but my body wouldn't move.
19:13It was like someone had crushed every bone inside me.
19:16I could only lie there and watch.
19:18Alistair slowly drew a silver blade from his belt.
19:21He knelt down, pressed the blade to the vampire's chest, and stabbed straight into his heart.
19:27The vampire didn't even scream.
19:29He just turned to ash.
19:33One by one, Alistair dragged the others into the sunlight, and one by one, they disintegrated.
19:39I shut my eyes, but it was useless.
19:42The screams, the smell of burning flesh.
19:45They tore through my heart like a thousand blades.
19:50Alistair finally walked back to me, face hard with hatred.
19:58How does it feel?
20:06Painful, isn't it?
20:07He laughed.
20:08Too bad your family's already dead.
20:12I could have made you watch them burn, too.
20:16I stared up at him, a boiling fury churning in my chest.
20:19This was the man I once trusted.
20:23His hand trembled.
20:27A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes, but it vanished just as quickly, buried under rage.
20:35Shut up!
20:36He barked.
20:38You don't get to talk!
20:40A monster like you has no right to question me!
20:44Then he slapped me hard across the face and stormed out.
20:51I collapsed, crumpled on the cold floor, tears slipping silently down my cheeks.
20:58Everyone else was gone, and then Kendall stepped forward.
21:02She sauntered over to me and drove the heel of her shoe into my face.
21:05You were right, she whispered.
21:08Alcott's sister wasn't killed by a vampire.
21:14She was always clinging to Alistin.
21:18Always in the way.
21:21She died because I wanted her to.
21:26Her voice was sweet, almost cheerful.
21:30And now, the vampires are taking the fall for it.
21:35Perfect, isn't it?
21:38My blood ran cold.
21:40No denial, no remorse.
21:42It was her, it had always been her.
21:44With the last of my strength, I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around her, ready to take
21:48her down with me.
21:50That's when Alistair walked back in.
21:54He didn't hesitate.
21:56He grabbed Kendall's wrist and yanked her free, then turned and kicked me hard, right
22:03through the window.
22:07Glass shattered, and my body slammed into the small courtyard below.
22:15The impact cracked something deep inside me.
22:19Blood pooled fast beneath me.
22:22Warm at first.
22:24Then chillingly cold.
22:26I could feel it.
22:29Life slipping away.
22:31Darkness crept in, curling at the edges of my vision.
22:36Then Alistair's phone rang, he answered.
22:40On the other end came a voice familiar and distant.
22:48Alistair.
22:50I'm home.
22:51I'm home.
22:53His face went white.
22:58Alistair didn't believe the call at first.
23:00He let out a cold laugh.
23:02So, who sent you this time?
23:05Another undercover agent?
23:08Over the years, plenty of people had pretended to be Cadence, trying to infiltrate his world
23:13by playing the same trick.
23:14But this time, something was off.
23:17But this time, something was off.
23:17He felt it.
23:18His hands were actually shaking.
23:21Cadence couldn't understand how Alistair the brother who once adored her could say something so harsh.
23:26Cadence stood outside the estate's locked gates, staring at the mansion, nerves and doubt twisting in her gut.
23:34Her voice trembled as she spoke.
23:39Alistair, it's really me.
23:41I'm alive.
23:42If you don't believe me, come out here and see for yourself.
23:48Alistair hung up and bolted down the stairs.
23:52He threw the doors open and there she was alive.
23:56Breathing dot radiant, bathed in the sunlight like a memory come to life.
24:01He rubbed his eyes, stunned.
24:05The golden morning light wrapped around her, just like it had in his memories.
24:13Cadence.
24:16His voice cracked.
24:18Step by step, he approached.
24:21But just before reaching her, he stopped.
24:24He reached out and pinched her cheek dash hard.
24:28No cold artificial skin.
24:31No plastic surgery tricks.
24:33Could it really be her?
24:39He stared at her face.
24:41Looked again.
24:43And again.
24:44And finally, he saw it.
24:48The tiny red birthmark behind her right ear.
24:52The one she had only.
24:56Cadence laughed.
24:58A little breathless.
25:01Watching him examine her like she was some illusion.
25:05She leaned in and whispered a childhood secret one only the two of them could possibly remember.
25:11That's when it sank in.
25:13She was real.
25:16She was really back.
25:18She was really back.
25:18Alistair pulled her into a tight hug.
25:19Tears spilling down his cheeks as confusion exploded in his mind.
25:23If Cadence were alive.
25:25If Cadence were alive, then she wasn't killed by vampires.
25:29But everything he'd done.
25:32The slaughter.
25:34The cruelty.
25:37The cruelty.
25:38The endless years of torment he put me through.
25:42None of it had been imagined.
25:45It was all real.
25:48Alistair.
25:49Are you okay?
25:50Alistair.
25:50Cadence felt his body trembling in her arms.
25:54Her eyes filled with concern.
25:58He forced a smile.
25:59I'm fine.
26:00Just, I'm happy.
26:03That's all.
26:04You're back.
26:06That's all that matters.
26:07But before he could say more, Kendall stepped out of the house.
26:11The second she saw Cadence, her face went pale.
26:14Alistair?
26:16What's going on?
26:17That's not her.
26:19It's probably just some vampire pretending.
26:23But Alistair was too overwhelmed with joy to notice the flicker of guilt in her eyes.
26:29You just had a miscarriage.
26:31He said gently.
26:33Go rest.
26:35I need to talk to Cadence.
26:37Kendall bit her lip, clearly reluctant, but eventually turned back into the house.
26:42But Cadence kept her eyes on Kendall's back, her expression tight and uneasy.
26:48Alistair guided her toward the courtyard, and that's when she saw me.
26:51I was sprawled on the stone path, my body scorched by the sun, my breath shallow.
26:56Cadence's eyes widened in horror.
26:59Oh my god.
27:01Alistair!
27:04What is this?
27:06She's a vampire.
27:07I thought they were the ones who killed you.
27:10Cadence shook her head.
27:11No!
27:12It wasn't them!
27:15She took a breath and met his eyes, Hedan.
27:17I was traveling when I got attacked by men in black.
27:20I would have died...
27:23If...
27:23A vampire hadn't saved me.
27:25If not for them.
27:27I never would have made it back to you.
27:29Alistair froze.
27:31Then why didn't you come home sooner?
27:32I fell off a cliff trying to escape.
27:36Hit my head.
27:38Forgot everything.
27:39Only recently did my memories come back.
27:43The vampire who saved me, they aren't Achilles, Alistair.
27:46They protected me.
27:48That's why I came back.
27:49I want you to end the extermination order.
27:52Without waiting for his response, Cadence rushed over and popped open a sun umbrella,
27:57shielding me from the rays.
27:58When she saw the pale, blistered patches on my face, she looked up at Alistair, eyes full
28:04of disbelief.
28:05Alistair, how long has she been like this?
28:08Alistair hesitated.
28:09Almost five years.
28:12Five years.
28:13Five years of torture.
28:14Two thousand days of pain, imprisonment, and starvation.
28:18Cadence's expression darkened.
28:20Her voice sharpened.
28:22That's impossible!
28:24Vampires don't start losing skin color until they've been away from the sanctuary for seven
28:28years.
28:29She looked up at him, her eyes blazing.
28:32What the hell did you do to her?
28:36Cadence anxiously picked me up, but she was too weak, so she dropped me to the ground again.
28:44Alistair, why are you just standing there like an idiot?
28:46Help me get her back to the sanctuary!
28:49If we don't hurry, she might really die!
28:52Alistair picked me up in a panic when he heard this.
28:55This time, I heard his rapid heartbeat, as if he was really worried whether I'd die.
29:02Alistair drove me to the sanctuary of vampires along the way.
29:06He kept feeding me his blood.
29:08I pursed my lips, suppressed my instincts, and quietly waited for my death.
29:12Finally, on the last day of the seven-year period, Alistair finally took me to the sanctuary.
29:17When the vampire elders saw me, they gathered around and called out to me in concern.
29:23Their eyes were filled with grief and anger.
29:26Alistair lowered his head and said,
29:28I'm sorry, it's my fault.
29:30Please, save her.
29:32The elders didn't say anything.
29:33They took me from Alistair's arms and warned him not to get close to the sanctuary again.
29:38With the tree of life's treatment, my breathing gradually stabilized.
29:43But my old injuries could only heal slowly, since I was a human-vampire hybrid.
29:52At the same time, Alistair, who was restricted to staying outside the sanctuary, wore a look of regret on his
29:59face.
29:59Because of Cadence's resurrection, his prejudice toward vampires for nearly seven years became a joke.
30:06Cadence hesitated for a moment, then slowly said,
30:09Alistair, before I fell off the cliff, I noticed that those men in black had obvious werewolf features.
30:18Could this have been a setup against vampires?
30:23Also, how did you have the wrong idea that I was dead?
30:27Alistair answered out of reflex.
30:30It was Kendall who sent me a video back then.
30:33Having said that, he quickly took out his cell phone.
30:36Cadence watched the video and gradually frowned.
30:39Alistair, that wasn't me!
30:42After Alistair and Cadence shared the information they had missed over the years,
30:46all the evidence pointed to the seemingly innocent Kendall.
30:50Kendall didn't know Cadence at that time,
30:52so there was no way she would have gotten the video of the vampires chasing Cadence.
30:56The more Alistair thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
31:01He also recalled the increasingly brutal killings of vampires in recent years,
31:05all of which were instigated by Kendall.
31:07Initially, he just wanted the murderer to pay with their life.
31:11Thinking of this, Alistair rushed back to the villa and ran into Kendall.
31:15When was packing her things to escape, Kendall forced a smile.
31:25If I don't come back soon enough, you will be gone, no?
31:31Kendall swallowed guiltily, but when she thought about how he had no evidence,
31:35she explained, trying to weasel her way out.
31:38I've been in a bad mood since the miscarriage, so I wanted to head out and relax.
31:45Every time I close my eyes, all I see is our baby and the blood everywhere.
31:50Kendall wiped away her tears insincerely.
31:56In the past, every time that happened, Alistair would have pulled her into his arms and comforted her softly.
32:02But this time, Alistair laughed out of anger instead.
32:06I guess that would happen.
32:09It's not something that should have been born after all.
32:12Kendall widened her eyes, but still refused to admit that she had cheated.
32:17Alistair, what nonsense are you talking about?
32:21Did that half-blood mongrel tell you something?
32:23I have already told you that she was all lies.
32:27You should have executed her long ago!
32:30Before she could finish her words, Alistair grabbed her neck in anger.
32:35You're the one who deserves to die!
32:39How dare you team up with the werewolves
32:42to hunt down my sister,
32:45then pin it all on the vampires.
32:48If Cadence weren't still alive,
32:49would you be treating me like a fool
32:51trying to deceive me for the rest of my life?
32:56Alistair pushed Kendall aside harshly,
32:58without any trace of his former gentleness in him.
33:01His mind was now filled with all the abuse
33:03he had inflicted upon me over the years.
33:05It was obvious that at the beginning,
33:07he also wanted to live a good life with me.
33:11What kind of deal did you make with those damn wolves?!
33:15Alistair stared at Kendall,
33:17trying to get an answer.
33:18Kendall did not answer,
33:19but pulled at Alistair's thighs.
33:23Alistair, that was years ago!
33:26Besides,
33:27your sister is back now,
33:29and the truth is out!
33:30Why are you doing this to me?!
33:31Or are you really in love with that vampire?
33:34That one called Rachel?!
33:36Alistair kicked her to the ground.
33:38He then threw the evidence of the collusion
33:40with the werewolves in front of her.
33:46After all this,
33:47you still won't tell me the truth!
33:49You had me kill tens of thousands of vampires.
33:52Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?
33:55When Kendall heard this,
33:57she knew that the matter had been completely exposed.
34:00She no longer pretended to be innocent,
34:02but instead covered her face and cried bitterly.
34:05I just want you to marry me!
34:07Is that so wrong?!
34:09I've had a crush on you for ten years,
34:12but you don't even remember that I exist!
34:14All you have eyes for is your sister!
34:16But even when Cadence died,
34:19you still didn't see me!
34:21It only took Rachel two years,
34:23and you fell in love with that vampire!
34:25Even when I led you to believe
34:27that it was the vampires who killed your sister,
34:30you still refused to kill her.
34:33How can I not hate them?
34:35Kendall looked at Alistair
34:36with a ferocious look on her face,
34:38no longer hiding her jealousy.
34:44Help me!
34:46I even sacrificed to help me!
34:49At this point,
34:50Kendall covered her face and began to cry.
34:55All I did was to make you see me!
34:58Alistair remained silent
34:59and did not execute her immediately.
35:02I will refer this matter to court-martial.
35:07You're not the only one at fault.
35:10I deserve punishment, too.
35:11After saying this,
35:13he left without looking back,
35:15ignoring the crying of the woman behind him.
35:17Three months later,
35:19I woke up from a coffin made of black walnut.
35:21As soon as I opened my eyes,
35:23I saw Alistair with bloodshot eyes.
35:25I thought I was dead and laughed at myself.
35:29Do you hate me that much?
35:31You won't even let me rest in hell?
35:35Alistair pursed his lips,
35:37his eyes filled with pain and regret.
35:40Rachel, you are not dead.
35:43His voice was extremely hoarse,
35:45as if it had been grated by sandpaper.
35:52I came here to apologize to you.
35:55I was stunned.
35:56I didn't expect him to say such humble words.
36:00But the hatred in my heart was like a wound
36:02that had been reopened,
36:05and blood gushed from it again.
36:07Apologize?
36:08I sneered.
36:09Do you think an apology can make up
36:11for the pain I've suffered over the past few years?
36:14Alistair lowered his head and clenched his fists.
36:18I know that nothing I do can make up for it,
36:21but I hope you can give me a chance
36:22to make it up to you for the rest of my life.
36:26I closed my eyes and didn't want to look at him anymore.
36:32Get out.
36:33Don't ever show your face to me again.
36:37Alistair did not leave.
36:40He stood quietly beside the coffin,
36:43as if waiting for me to change my mind.
36:46But how could I forgive him?
36:48I thought,
36:49the love I have had for him in the past was real.
36:53And the hatred I felt when I saw my fellow vampires
36:57being killed was also real.
37:00It was then that the vampire elders walked in.
37:05Their eyes were full of vigilance
37:07and hostility towards Alistair.
37:08Alistair,
37:09what are you doing here?
37:10Do you want to get rid of all of us?
37:12An elder asked coldly.
37:14No,
37:14I came to atone for my sins to Rachel.
37:19Kendall's been locked up on a remote island.
37:21I made sure of it.
37:22She's set to be executed in three days.
37:25Alistair said frankly.
37:26I hope the vampires can forgive me
37:29and make peace with the humans.
37:31The elders looked at each other,
37:33obviously skeptical of Alistair's words.
37:36Another elder sneered.
37:38You killed so many of our people
37:39and now you want to make peace?
37:42Alistair lowered his head,
37:44a trace of pain flashing in his eyes.
37:46I know I have committed an unforgivable sin,
37:49but I am willing to give everything to make amends.
37:52Looking at his serious face,
37:54I asked flatly,
37:56then can you bring the dead vampires back?
37:59Alistair lowered his head in silence.
38:02If you can't,
38:03then get out of here.
38:05We vampires don't need your compensation.
38:09Alistair's eyes were full of despair,
38:11but he said nothing more.
38:12He then turned away and left.
38:16In the following days,
38:17I recuperated in the vampire's sanctuary.
38:21Alistair didn't show up again,
38:24but I knew he had been watching me secretly.
38:28While the vampire elders argued
38:30over how to deal with the human threat,
38:33I was lost in thoughts about my own future.
38:37One night,
38:38I came to the edge of the sanctuary alone,
38:41staring at the starry sky in a daze.
38:45A familiar voice was heard behind me.
38:47I turned around and saw Alistair standing not far away.
38:51Why are you here again?
38:52I came to see you.
38:54Alistair walked over to me.
38:56Are you feeling better?
38:56I nodded and said nothing.
39:01Alistair took a deep breath.
39:04I know you can't possibly forgive me,
39:06but I still want to tell you
39:08that I will spend the rest of my life
39:10protecting the vampires.
39:11I will never let anyone hurt the vampires again.
39:15I looked at his serious eyes
39:17and found it ridiculous.
39:20Alistair once hated vampires so much.
39:24Even when I opened up to him,
39:26he never once looked at me with warmth,
39:28afraid that I wouldn't believe it.
39:31Alistair added with bloodshot eyes,
39:34I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart.
39:40I've been thinking about a lot of things these days.
39:42I know you won't forgive me.
39:45Even I can't forgive my past self.
39:49But I still love you.
39:51Love me?
39:51I sneered.
39:53You tortured me for so long.
39:55Now you say you love me?
39:59He revealed the scar on his neck
40:01that had not yet healed.
40:04I admit that I was jumping the gun
40:06when I blamed the vampires
40:07for my sister's death.
40:08But I was also the one
40:09who fed you blood.
40:12I looked at him in silence.
40:16Although I vaguely knew it at the time,
40:18but even after he said it,
40:20I didn't feel a shred of gratitude.
40:23After all,
40:24it was he who left me bruised and battered.
40:28Alistair grabbed my hand
40:29and brought it to his chest.
40:32Rachel, please.
40:34Have you forgotten the days
40:35when we loved each other?
40:37Of course.
40:38I didn't forget.
40:39When we were dating,
40:40Alistair was very nice to me.
40:43He noticed I hated sunlight,
40:44so he went all the way to New Jersey
40:46just to get me one of those special umbrellas.
40:50A few days later,
40:52Alistair presented me with the umbrella
40:53that he had gone out on a limb to get.
40:55He then declared that he would be responsible
40:57for any umbrellas I would need from then on out.
41:00He always thought that my pale complexion
41:02was due to anemia,
41:03so he tried one way after another
41:05to get me dietary supplements.
41:07Even when food was scarce,
41:08he always gave me his share.
41:10He always hugged me
41:12and said that I looked as shriveled up.
41:13He then added that he would make me look
41:15all nourished and beautiful in the future.
41:17But in the end,
41:18he was the one who broke his promises.
41:21That first year in captivity,
41:23I thought I deserved it.
41:25After all,
41:26it was the vampires who killed his sister,
41:28so I deserved to suffer his wrath.
41:30By the second year,
41:31my body was covered with needle holes
41:33from daily blood extractions.
41:35By the fifth year of my captivity,
41:37I could no longer tell
41:38whether I was dead or alive.
41:42Now that I've finally escaped that hellhole,
41:45he cried and told me he loved me.
41:47No.
41:49You don't love me.
41:51The one you love most
41:52will always be yourself.
41:54After noticing that I really
41:55didn't love him anymore,
41:56he burst into tears.
41:58It took him a long time to calm down.
42:01But this time,
42:02I really want to build a good life with you.
42:04Alistair took out one of those umbrellas and said,
42:06Rachel,
42:07come back with me.
42:09Love me?
42:11So your so-called love
42:13was to imprison me
42:14and torture me
42:15for five whole years?
42:16Your so-called love
42:18was to kill my people
42:19and have me witness
42:20their tragic death
42:21with my own eyes?
42:23Was your so-called love
42:24to throw me out into the sun
42:26to die
42:26when I was most desperate?
42:28With every word I said,
42:30Alistair's face turned paler.
42:31He fell to his knees weakly,
42:33holding his head in his hands
42:34and wailing in pain.
42:37I ignored him and turned away.
42:40In the following days,
42:41Alistair came to guard the sanctuary every day,
42:44rain or shine.
42:45He didn't eat or drink.
42:46He just stood there silently.
42:48A few days later,
42:50Alistair finally collapsed
42:51outside the sanctuary.
42:53The vampire elders carried him in
42:55and placed him in front of me.
42:56I looked at him,
42:58still unconscious,
42:59and complex emotions
43:00surged in my heart.
43:01I wanted to send him away,
43:04but looking at his pale face,
43:05I just couldn't do it.
43:07Finally,
43:08I sighed and asked the elders
43:10to place him in an empty room.
43:11After Alistair woke up,
43:13he learned that he was in the sanctuary.
43:15A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
43:18He struggled to get up,
43:19but found that he couldn't
43:21muster the strength at all.
43:22I walked into the room
43:23and looked at him coldly.
43:25You're awake.
43:26When Alistair saw me,
43:28a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
43:35I said coldly,
43:38I just came to see if you were dead.
43:40Since you're not,
43:41get out.
43:42Alistair shook his head and said,
43:44Won't leave
43:45unless you forgive me.
43:47I sneered and said,
43:48Keep dreaming.
43:49Alistair did not leave.
43:51He began to prove his sincerity
43:53with his actions.
43:55He helped vampires
43:57integrate into human society
43:58and used his position
43:59as commander
44:00to secure economic exchanges
44:02between the two races.
44:04He even made the effort
44:05to learn vampire language
44:06and culture.
44:07He used his own blood
44:08to feed the wounded vampires
44:10and even took the initiative
44:11to use his own body
44:13for testing weapons
44:14against werewolves.
44:15The vampire elders
44:16saw his changes
44:17and gradually let go
44:18of their hostility towards him.
44:20They began to persuade me
44:21to reconcile with Alistair,
44:23but I never gave in.
44:24Until one day,
44:26werewolves attacked
44:27the sanctuary of vampires again.
44:29Alistair rushed forward without
44:30hesitation
44:31and fought a fierce battle
44:32with the werewolves.
44:33He used his own flesh and blood
44:35to hold back the werewolves' attack.
44:37After the battle,
44:38he fell on the battlefield.
44:39Before he died,
44:41Alistair stared at me reluctantly.
44:43Even his usually proud voice
44:45sounded particularly hoarse
44:46at this moment.
44:47I heard him whisper,
44:48I'm sorry.
44:50But I didn't tell him
44:52that it was okay.
44:53I wasn't being generous with him.
44:55I will never forgive Alistair
44:56for the mistakes he made.
44:58I sent Alistair's body
44:59back to the human world.
45:01When I returned to the sanctuary,
45:03the elders held
45:04a coronation ceremony
45:05in my honor.
45:06I became a queen of vampires
45:08and led my people
45:09into a new era.
45:10Many years later,
45:11I stood on the edge
45:13of the sanctuary,
45:14looking at the distant sky
45:15and believed that
45:16the future would be better.
45:17The scars he left
45:18would never fully heal,
45:19but I had survived.
45:21And that was enough.
45:22And that was enough.
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