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00:00:00Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.
00:00:04My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.
00:00:09He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive
00:00:17every betrayal we uttered.
00:00:20Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged a fake death scene exactly as you requested.
00:00:26In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
00:00:29The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too
00:00:34long.
00:00:35Good.
00:00:36My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
00:00:41Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver. No wolf survives that kind of damage.
00:00:49Only then, did I let out a slow breath. After confirming the remaining details,
00:00:55I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.
00:01:00The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
00:01:03Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
00:01:08The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.
00:01:12Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.
00:01:16His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.
00:01:21His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.
00:01:25My little wolf, where did you go? I can smell fear on you.
00:01:30He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
00:01:35and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
00:01:38I shook my head.
00:01:40I'm fine. Let's just keep going.
00:01:43Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.
00:01:47The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.
00:01:51Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.
00:01:56So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?
00:01:59My nails dug into my palm.
00:02:00Being the useless one who couldn't shift, I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
00:02:07But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.
00:02:15Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
00:02:18Hey, watch it. Your Luna's right here.
00:02:21He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.
00:02:24What's the problem?
00:02:26It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
00:02:30Anyway, I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.
00:02:34All eyes turned to Cain.
00:02:36A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
00:02:40I'll keep her.
00:02:42He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
00:02:47She's just a pet I keep around.
00:02:49My only mate is Aria.
00:02:51He smirked faintly.
00:02:53But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
00:02:57So I've kept it well hidden.
00:03:00Even after the mate bond, I won't let her find out.
00:03:05His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
00:03:10Watch your mouths.
00:03:11If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.
00:03:16These were all dominant alphas from the same circle, and none of this shocked them.
00:03:21If anything, they sounded amused.
00:03:24Cain's got it bad.
00:03:26Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
00:03:29Well, she can't shift.
00:03:30Figures she'd be fragile.
00:03:33Someone's eyes lit up.
00:03:35Curiosity getting the better of him.
00:03:37Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,
00:03:41than you and that beta pet.
00:03:44Have you ever, you know, at home?
00:03:47Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
00:03:51Of course.
00:03:53It's been wild.
00:03:56The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.
00:03:59Cain really knows how to play.
00:04:03A useless one like that?
00:04:05Easy to fool.
00:04:07Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
00:04:13Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.
00:04:18Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.
00:04:23No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
00:04:27My knuckles had gone white.
00:04:29No one knew.
00:04:30Three days ago, I had my awakening.
00:04:35And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
00:04:39I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.
00:04:43On the day of the ceremony,
00:04:45the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
00:04:49A fake one.
00:04:50Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.
00:04:55My little wolf, why aren't you eating?
00:04:59I looked at him.
00:05:00At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern
00:05:05and forced a faint smile.
00:05:08What were you all talking about that got you so excited?
00:05:11Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.
00:05:17They were just saying they envy, envy our bond.
00:05:20That will be the most devoted pair there is.
00:05:24Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.
00:05:28I caught every single one of them.
00:05:30The mockery.
00:05:31The cruelty.
00:05:32It burned.
00:05:34My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
00:05:38The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
00:05:41They had been talking about him and that woman.
00:05:44Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
00:05:49Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.
00:05:53I set my silver fork down and stood.
00:05:56I didn't want to hear another word of it.
00:05:58The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.
00:06:02A flicker of panic crossing his face.
00:06:05Little wolf, what's wrong?
00:06:08I shook my head.
00:06:10My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.
00:06:14I'm tired.
00:06:16I want to go back to the pack house.
00:06:18I didn't wait for his response.
00:06:21I turned and walked out.
00:06:23Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
00:06:29A mating display was playing.
00:06:32Aria, be my mate.
00:06:35The words stretched across the center in bold impossible to miss letters.
00:06:41People passing by slowed down.
00:06:43Their voices full of envy.
00:06:48Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift,
00:06:51so he rented the biggest screen in the city
00:06:53just so she could clearly see the words,
00:06:55Be my mate?
00:06:56That's insanely romantic.
00:06:59He treats that girl so well.
00:07:01After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.
00:07:06I stood there, the subject of their admiration,
00:07:09and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.
00:07:12A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.
00:07:17I would have believed in Cain's love without question.
00:07:22I was born into a declining pack.
00:07:25From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.
00:07:29Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.
00:07:33A failure.
00:07:35Cain entered my life under those circumstances.
00:07:38He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.
00:07:44But I had seen this kind of attention before.
00:07:47Cruel games disguised as affection.
00:07:50So I avoided him.
00:07:5399 times he confessed.
00:07:5599 times I turned him down.
00:07:59Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
00:08:02He threw himself over me without hesitation.
00:08:05Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,
00:08:09he didn't move.
00:08:10He held his position, shielding me with his body.
00:08:14When he woke up in the hospital,
00:08:16his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.
00:08:20And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me,
00:08:23was reach out and gently touch my face.
00:08:28My little wolf, as long as you're safe.
00:08:31That was the moment everything changed.
00:08:34For the first time, I believed that even someone like me,
00:08:38someone who couldn't shift,
00:08:39could be worth risking everything for.
00:08:42The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
00:08:45The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
00:08:49It left behind a permanent circular scar.
00:08:53Every time I saw it,
00:08:54my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.
00:08:59For five years, he never wavered.
00:09:02He treated me with the same devotion,
00:09:05the same care,
00:09:06as if I were the only one who mattered.
00:09:11Even when the pack opposed us,
00:09:13he stood his ground,
00:09:15and asked me to be his mate.
00:09:17And for that upcoming ceremony,
00:09:19I wanted to give him something real.
00:09:22Something more.
00:09:24I risked my life to undergo blood awakening,
00:09:27just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate ritual.
00:09:31If it failed,
00:09:32I would have died.
00:09:34But I survived.
00:09:36Not only that,
00:09:38I gained something rare.
00:09:40Empathic sense.
00:09:41I decided to keep it a secret.
00:09:44I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
00:09:48But on the very day I awakened,
00:09:51everything fell apart.
00:09:52Through that new ability,
00:09:54I sensed him.
00:09:56Cain.
00:09:57Talking to his beta pet.
00:09:59Their voices were intimate,
00:10:01careless,
00:10:02filled with open flirtation.
00:10:05That was when I learned the truth.
00:10:07He had already betrayed our bond.
00:10:10For an entire year.
00:10:12And I had known nothing.
00:10:14A sharp pain twisted through my chest,
00:10:17forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
00:10:21His words from earlier echoed in my mind,
00:10:24over and over again.
00:10:25Even with the mate ceremony approaching,
00:10:28he had no intention of ending that relationship.
00:10:32Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
00:10:37The winter wind cut through me,
00:10:39cold and merciless.
00:10:41But my mind had never been clearer.
00:10:44I would show Cain the truth.
00:10:46Lies don't last forever.
00:10:49And I would never forgive betrayal.
00:10:51I took a slow breath,
00:10:54forcing down the ache in my chest.
00:10:56Just as I was about to head back,
00:10:59a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
00:11:03Cain's scent surrounded me at once,
00:11:06rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.
00:11:09It pressed in from all sides,
00:11:11leaving no space to breathe.
00:11:13Little wolf,
00:11:14why didn't you wait for me?
00:11:16Are you in a bad mood today?
00:11:18Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
00:11:21The custom piece just arrived.
00:11:24He pulled me into his arms,
00:11:26his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,
00:11:29gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
00:11:35I don't feel like going.
00:11:36Just pick it yourself.
00:11:39I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
00:11:42There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
00:11:46Cain seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
00:11:49His voice softened, almost cautious.
00:11:53Little wolf,
00:11:55why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
00:11:58Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
00:12:01I looked at him.
00:12:02At the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
00:12:06I almost told him the truth.
00:12:08Yes, I don't want this anymore.
00:12:11You were the one who betrayed us first.
00:12:14You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
00:12:17You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
00:12:21And now you're asking me why?
00:12:24But I wasn't ready to expose everything.
00:12:27Not yet.
00:12:29At the dress boutique,
00:12:31the moment we stepped inside,
00:12:33an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
00:12:38Miss,
00:12:39the gown alpha Cain had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.
00:12:42Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
00:12:46The dress was pure white,
00:12:48flowing and luminous.
00:12:50Moonstones were set into the bodice,
00:12:53casting a soft, sacred glow.
00:12:56Cain wrapped an arm around my waist.
00:12:58My little wolf,
00:13:00do you like it?
00:13:01I couldn't deny it.
00:13:03The design was exactly my taste.
00:13:06But no matter how beautiful it was,
00:13:08it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
00:13:12Look closer,
00:13:13Cain said softly.
00:13:15At the center of the moonstone.
00:13:17I followed his gaze.
00:13:19Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
00:13:22A and K.
00:13:24Forever.
00:13:25The moon goddess is our witness.
00:13:28My love for you will last forever too.
00:13:31I stared at the stone,
00:13:33at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
00:13:36Then I turned to him,
00:13:38and met his eyes.
00:13:40Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
00:13:44Will your love for me really last forever?
00:13:49A flicker of unease crossed his face
00:13:51before he answered quickly.
00:13:53I, Cain, swear, swear that I will love Arya forever.
00:13:58For my entire life.
00:14:01If I break this oath,
00:14:02may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
00:14:06Such a solemn vow.
00:14:08Such a solemn vow.
00:14:09And yet,
00:14:09it couldn't warm a heart,
00:14:11that had already gone cold.
00:14:14He had already broken it.
00:14:16And still,
00:14:17he kept acting.
00:14:19Didn't he get tired?
00:14:21I turned my face away,
00:14:23unwilling to look at him any longer.
00:14:26Cain seemed about to say something else,
00:14:28but his phone suddenly rang.
00:14:30His expression shifted,
00:14:31just slightly,
00:14:33before he stepped aside to answer.
00:14:35When he returned,
00:14:36there was a trace of apology on his face.
00:14:40Little wolf,
00:14:41something urgent just came up.
00:14:43Go ahead and try the dress.
00:14:44If anything needs adjusting,
00:14:46just tell the staff.
00:14:47He left in a hurry,
00:14:50not even waiting for a response.
00:14:52I watched his retreating figure,
00:14:55a bitter thought settling in.
00:14:58Cain had never walked away from me for pack business.
00:15:01And just before he left,
00:15:03I had caught it.
00:15:05That flicker in his eyes.
00:15:07Raw,
00:15:08instinctive desire.
00:15:11Work?
00:15:12Hardly.
00:15:14He was going to see her.
00:15:16When I returned to the pack house,
00:15:18I immediately felt it.
00:15:20The slight dip in the mattress.
00:15:23The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,
00:15:26and lingering scent,
00:15:27thick with unmistakable desire.
00:15:30The thought hit me all at once.
00:15:33Cain and that beta had been here,
00:15:35on this bed.
00:15:37Entwined.
00:15:38My stomach twisted violently.
00:15:40I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,
00:15:43unable to stop.
00:15:44Cain had just come back.
00:15:46The moment he saw me like that,
00:15:48panic flashed across his face.
00:15:51Little wolf,
00:15:52did you eat something bad?
00:15:53I'll call a healer right now.
00:15:57I grabbed his wrist,
00:15:59my eyes still red.
00:16:01I'm fine.
00:16:02I just thought of something disgusting.
00:16:06Cain dropped to his knees beside me,
00:16:09gently patting my back,
00:16:10his expression full of distress.
00:16:13Don't think about things like that.
00:16:15Seeing you like this,
00:16:17it hurts me too.
00:16:18I looked down at him,
00:16:21at the open collar of his shirt,
00:16:23and the marks on his skin.
00:16:26Bite marks,
00:16:27fresh,
00:16:27obvious.
00:16:29Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
00:16:32How strong did Cain have to be
00:16:34to carry another woman's marks on his body,
00:16:37and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?
00:16:41His voice grew sharper,
00:16:43more agitated.
00:16:45Who did this to you?
00:16:47Who made maid?
00:16:49My little wolf like this.
00:16:51Tell me.
00:16:53I'll tear them apart.
00:16:55A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
00:16:59Cain,
00:17:00you're the one who did this to me.
00:17:03Sometime deep into the night,
00:17:04I woke to the sound of a low,
00:17:07restrained growl.
00:17:08Half asleep,
00:17:09I reached out,
00:17:11instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
00:17:14But the bed was empty.
00:17:16I sat up and went downstairs.
00:17:18As I reached the second floor,
00:17:21I heard it.
00:17:22A woman's breathless voice.
00:17:25Soft,
00:17:26broken.
00:17:27I froze for a second,
00:17:29forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,
00:17:32then walked toward the guest room.
00:17:33The door was wide open.
00:17:36Moonlight spilled across the room,
00:17:38illuminating two bodies tangled together.
00:17:42Inside,
00:17:43Cain was bare from the waist up.
00:17:45The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
00:17:48The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
00:17:51Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
00:17:54Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,
00:17:58her voice unsteady.
00:17:59Alpha,
00:18:01the dress I just got today,
00:18:03you already torn it.
00:18:05Cain let out a low chuckle,
00:18:07leaning in close to her ear,
00:18:09his voice rough.
00:18:09You wore it for me,
00:18:13didn't you?
00:18:15I even had the designer make one just for you.
00:18:18So tonight,
00:18:20shouldn't you be satisfying me?
00:18:22She clung to him,
00:18:24her voice breaking,
00:18:26hoarse.
00:18:27Alpha,
00:18:28I can't,
00:18:30I can't take ache anymore.
00:18:32Then,
00:18:33breathless,
00:18:34she tilted her head back.
00:18:36What if Aria sees us?
00:18:39Cain stilled,
00:18:40his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
00:18:43She's useless.
00:18:45She doesn't understand anything.
00:18:47Don't you dare tell her about us.
00:18:49The beta traced circles against his chest,
00:18:52her tone soft,
00:18:53almost hurt.
00:18:54I know.
00:18:55I just,
00:18:57she's about to become your mate,
00:19:00and I'll always have to stay hidden.
00:19:03It makes me sad.
00:19:06Cain's expression softened slightly.
00:19:08You jealous little thing.
00:19:11I already brought you into this house.
00:19:13Isn't that enough?
00:19:15Don't worry.
00:19:16Even after the mate bond,
00:19:18I won't leave you.
00:19:19Whatever area has,
00:19:21we'll have too.
00:19:23Moonlight,
00:19:23lit up my face,
00:19:25where I stood outside the door.
00:19:27I covered my mouth,
00:19:29but the tears were already falling,
00:19:31blurring everything.
00:19:33Every sound from inside the room
00:19:35pierced into me like silver blades,
00:19:38carving wound after wound into my chest.
00:19:41I turned and ran,
00:19:43barefoot,
00:19:44straight out into the rain.
00:19:46cold water soaked through me,
00:19:49but I didn't stop.
00:19:50I just needed to get away,
00:19:52as far away as possible.
00:19:54Through the haze,
00:19:55I thought I saw him,
00:19:57a younger Cain,
00:19:59the one I had once loved.
00:20:02His eyes were clear,
00:20:04sincere,
00:20:05filled with something real.
00:20:08Little wolf,
00:20:09leave him.
00:20:11Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,
00:20:13and never forgive him.
00:20:16My vision burned,
00:20:17as I looked at that memory.
00:20:19At the alpha,
00:20:21I had once given my heart to.
00:20:23Okay.
00:20:24I whispered.
00:20:26I will leave you,
00:20:29and I will never forgive you.
00:20:32I didn't make it back until dawn.
00:20:35The moment I lay down,
00:20:37Cain slipped quietly into the room.
00:20:39He moved carefully,
00:20:41just like always,
00:20:42pulling the blanket over me,
00:20:44before drawing me into his arms.
00:20:45His lips brushed softly,
00:20:47against my forehead.
00:20:49Little wolf,
00:20:50I really do love you.
00:20:53In three days,
00:20:55you'll become my mate.
00:20:56We'll be together forever.
00:20:59I once saw a line online.
00:21:02When an alpha,
00:21:03suddenly becomes gentle,
00:21:05it is usually guilt,
00:21:06after betrayal.
00:21:08I never understood it before.
00:21:10Now I did.
00:21:12More than anything,
00:21:13I just wanted time to move faster.
00:21:16I wanted the day I left to come sooner.
00:21:18When I woke up,
00:21:20Cain and the beta were already downstairs,
00:21:22having breakfast.
00:21:24The moment he saw me,
00:21:26Cain stood,
00:21:26and pulled out a chair for me.
00:21:29He watched as I calmly finished my meal,
00:21:32then guilt flickered across his face.
00:21:36Little wolf,
00:21:38I have to leave for a few days on short notice.
00:21:41For the mate ceremony,
00:21:42just work with the planner.
00:21:43I'll be back as soon as I can.
00:21:45After the ceremony,
00:21:46I'll make it up to you.
00:21:47Wherever you want to go for our honeymoon,
00:21:49I'll take you.
00:21:50I already knew the truth.
00:21:52This wasn't a trip.
00:21:54He was going to take care of her.
00:21:56But I didn't care anymore.
00:21:58I simply nodded.
00:22:01Just before he walked out the door,
00:22:03I called his name one last time.
00:22:05Cain.
00:22:06He paused,
00:22:08then turned back,
00:22:09his expression softening
00:22:11as he reached out to cut my face.
00:22:13Can't bear to see me go, little wolf.
00:22:15It's only a few days.
00:22:18Once we complete the mate bond,
00:22:19you'll see me every day.
00:22:21Cain!
00:22:22From outside,
00:22:23the beta called out to him.
00:22:25Cain leaned in,
00:22:26kissed my cheek,
00:22:27and left in a hurry.
00:22:29I stood there,
00:22:30watching his retreating figure.
00:22:33This was probably the last time
00:22:35I would ever see him.
00:22:38Not long after Cain and the beta left,
00:22:41I received a message from her.
00:22:43Miss Aria,
00:22:44you sensed everything last night,
00:22:46didn't you?
00:22:46I didn't expect you to be this good
00:22:48at holding it in.
00:22:49Cain already promised to spend
00:22:51the next few days with me.
00:22:53Imagine that,
00:22:54your future mate staying with another wolf
00:22:56right before your ceremony.
00:22:58You might be the most pathetic woman
00:23:00in the world.
00:23:02I didn't reply.
00:23:04Instead,
00:23:04I told the servants
00:23:06to gather everything in the villa
00:23:08that belonged to me
00:23:09and pile it in the backyard.
00:23:12Once everything was brought out,
00:23:14I lit a fire.
00:23:15I stood there in silence,
00:23:18watching five years of memories
00:23:20burn away piece by piece.
00:23:23When the last corner turned to ash,
00:23:26so did everything I once felt.
00:23:28There were two days left before I left.
00:23:31Another message came from the beta.
00:23:34This time,
00:23:35it was a photo.
00:23:37A pregnancy test report.
00:23:39Well,
00:23:40looks like I'm really pregnant.
00:23:42Cain's first pup.
00:23:44He's so excited.
00:23:45I still didn't respond.
00:23:48I took out the mate dress
00:23:49and,
00:23:50with my claws,
00:23:52tore it apart piece by piece.
00:23:54This dress,
00:23:56created for me,
00:23:57no longer had any meaning.
00:23:59On the day I was leaving,
00:24:01she sent one last message.
00:24:04Cain is going to complete a mate bond with me.
00:24:06He said he'll give me the same ceremony.
00:24:08He won't let me,
00:24:10or the child suffer.
00:24:11Miss Aria,
00:24:12you should know your place,
00:24:13and give up the Luna position.
00:24:15Cain doesn't love you anymore.
00:24:18This time,
00:24:19I replied,
00:24:20I hope your dream comes true soon.
00:24:23After that,
00:24:24I pulled up the Villa surveillance footage.
00:24:27It wasn't just once.
00:24:29Cain had brought her back here again and again,
00:24:32chasing excitement.
00:24:33I copied the videos
00:24:35and sent them to the ceremony planner.
00:24:38This is a surprise I prepared for Cain.
00:24:41Make sure it's played flayed during the ceremony.
00:24:43Keep it confidential.
00:24:47Once everything was arranged,
00:24:49my phone rang.
00:24:51Cain!
00:24:51There was a trace of apology on his face.
00:24:54Little wolf,
00:24:55things here aren't finished yet.
00:24:57I won't be back until tomorrow morning.
00:24:59Don't worry,
00:25:00I'll make it before the ceremony.
00:25:02I let out a soft laugh.
00:25:05Okay,
00:25:05I've prepared a surprise for you at the ceremony.
00:25:08His eyes lit up with anticipation.
00:25:12My little wolf prepared something for me?
00:25:14I can't wait.
00:25:16Little wolf,
00:25:17I've waited five years for you to become my mate.
00:25:19Tomorrow,
00:25:19when you finally become my Luna,
00:25:21I'm so happy.
00:25:23His voice cut off abruptly.
00:25:25His body stiffened for a split second,
00:25:28and a suppressed breath escaped him.
00:25:31A trace of cold mockery flickered in my eyes.
00:25:35Cain,
00:25:35I hope you like the surprise.
00:25:38I hung up before he could respond
00:25:40and walked out of the villa.
00:25:42The car from the fake death agency
00:25:45was already waiting outside.
00:25:47At the airport,
00:25:49I typed a few final lines on my phone
00:25:51before handing it to the staff.
00:25:53Tomorrow,
00:25:54deliver this phone along with the body to the Alpha.
00:25:57Tell him I died at six in the evening,
00:25:59and that I left him a final message.
00:26:02Six o'clock.
00:26:04The exact moment I ended the call.
00:26:06I wanted Cain to believe
00:26:08that while he was tangled up with that beta,
00:26:11I had died.
00:26:13That I had chosen death.
00:26:15Those final words I left behind
00:26:17would stay with him forever.
00:26:20A lifetime of guilt he would never escape.
00:26:23The staff member nodded,
00:26:25taking the phone and handing me a new ID and boarding pass.
00:26:28Miss Phoenix,
00:26:31we will erase all surveillance along your route.
00:26:33We wish you a safe journey and a happy life ahead.
00:26:37Phoenix.
00:26:38The name I chose for myself.
00:26:41A symbol of rising from the ashes.
00:26:44Of leaving everything behind.
00:26:47After today,
00:26:48my life would begin again.
00:26:52At the beta's house.
00:26:53The woman was still softly begging
00:26:56when Cain finally let her go.
00:26:58He caught her wrist,
00:26:59his voice rough.
00:27:01You're pregnant and still acting like this?
00:27:04She leaned into his chest,
00:27:06her tone sweet and coaxing.
00:27:09I was just worried you might be
00:27:10holding back too much.
00:27:13Cain let out a low chuckle
00:27:15and pinched her cheek.
00:27:18Jealous, aren't you?
00:27:19She huffed and turned her face away.
00:27:22You're completing a mate bond with Aria tomorrow?
00:27:25Am I not allowed to feel anything about that?
00:27:27Cain's expression darkened.
00:27:29He released her hand
00:27:30and looked down at her from above,
00:27:32his voice edged with warning.
00:27:35As long as you don't front send Lev in my front,
00:27:37I can spoil you however I want.
00:27:39But if you forget your place...
00:27:41Her expression shifted.
00:27:43She hadn't expected that even carrying his pup
00:27:46wouldn't change his tone.
00:27:48But she knew how to read the situation.
00:27:51Alpha, I understand.
00:27:52I never intended to compete with Miss Aria
00:27:54for the Luna position.
00:27:56Cain pulled her back into his arms.
00:27:58Good.
00:27:59Don't overthink it.
00:28:01After the honeymoon,
00:28:02I'll spend a full week with you.
00:28:03And don't worry.
00:28:05Even after the mate bond,
00:28:06I won't neglect you or the child.
00:28:08The next day,
00:28:09the mate ceremony.
00:28:11Cain stood at the center of the stage,
00:28:14dressed impeccably,
00:28:15a white rose in his hand.
00:28:17Below him,
00:28:19guests filled the venue,
00:28:20cameras from major media outlets
00:28:22broadcasting the event live across the world.
00:28:25At exactly 12 noon,
00:28:28the ceremony began.
00:28:30The music for the Luna's entrance played.
00:28:33Cain's palms were damp with sweat.
00:28:36The song ended.
00:28:37But the doors remained closed.
00:28:40A murmur spread through the crowd.
00:28:43Just as Cain reached for his phone,
00:28:45the host stepped forward.
00:28:47Ladies and gentlemen,
00:28:49and our Alpha,
00:28:50thank you for your patience.
00:28:51Our Luna mentioned yesterday
00:28:53that she prepared a special surprise,
00:28:55so we've added an extra segment
00:28:56to today's ceremony.
00:28:58Cain relaxed slightly.
00:29:00So this was the surprise I had mentioned.
00:29:04Please direct your attention to the main screen.
00:29:07All eyes lifted.
00:29:09Cain smiled faintly,
00:29:11anticipation in his gaze.
00:29:13But the next second,
00:29:15everything changed.
00:29:19On the screen,
00:29:21two bodies were tangled together on a couch,
00:29:24their movements unmistakable.
00:29:27At first,
00:29:28the guests were confused.
00:29:30Who are they?
00:29:31How dare they disrupt Alpha Cain's ceremony?
00:29:33But Cain recognized it instantly.
00:29:36It was him.
00:29:37And the Beta.
00:29:39Turn it off!
00:29:40Shut it down right now!
00:29:42His roar tore through the hall.
00:29:45The host rushed backstage,
00:29:47trying to stop the video.
00:29:49But the system had frozen.
00:29:50Nothing responded.
00:29:52The footage continued.
00:29:54And then,
00:29:56their faces came clearly into view.
00:29:59The entire venue erupted.
00:30:01Oh my god!
00:30:03That's Alpha Cain!
00:30:05Did he betray the mate bond?
00:30:07Wasn't he supposed to only love Aria?
00:30:09What is this?
00:30:11Online,
00:30:12the live stream had already drawn
00:30:14nearly 5 million viewers.
00:30:16Comments flooded in.
00:30:18So he's just another Alpha
00:30:19who can't control himself.
00:30:20I can't believe I ever thought he was perfect.
00:30:23Shut down the stream and the screen!
00:30:25Immediately!
00:30:26Cain immediately ordered the stream and screen
00:30:28to be shut down,
00:30:29then grabbed the microphone.
00:30:31Is allowed to speak of this.
00:30:33Not a word.
00:30:35Someone muttered under their breath.
00:30:38Didn't they say this was Aria's surprise?
00:30:40Maybe she already knew.
00:30:43Cain's face went pale.
00:30:45That was the one possibility he refused to accept.
00:30:49He clung to the belief that I was oblivious,
00:30:52that I never checked the surveillance,
00:30:54that as long as no one said anything,
00:30:56I would never know.
00:30:58But I still hadn't appeared.
00:31:00And now,
00:31:02panic began to take hold.
00:31:04He pulled out his phone and sent a message.
00:31:07Little Wolf,
00:31:08are you here?
00:31:10One minute.
00:31:11Two minutes.
00:31:12No reply.
00:31:14His hands began to sweat
00:31:16as he prepared to call.
00:31:18Then,
00:31:19slowly,
00:31:20the doors to the hall opened.
00:31:23Every head turned.
00:31:27Hope lit up Cain's face.
00:31:29He thought his little wolf
00:31:31had finally arrived.
00:31:32The video had already been dealt with.
00:31:35Holding the bouquet,
00:31:37he stepped forward,
00:31:39ready to welcome his mate.
00:31:41He began to extend his hand.
00:31:43And then he froze.
00:31:46The ones entering were not the woman
00:31:49he had been waiting for.
00:31:51It was a group of staff dressed in black.
00:31:54Behind them,
00:31:55they carried a coffin.
00:31:57Rage ignited in Cain's eyes.
00:32:00One of the staff stepped forward,
00:32:02sympathy written across his face.
00:32:06Alpha Cain,
00:32:07your mate took her own life yesterday.
00:32:09Please accept our condolences.
00:32:11Cain didn't believe a word of it.
00:32:13Just yesterday,
00:32:15we had spoken.
00:32:16I had sounded completely fine.
00:32:19How could I be dead?
00:32:21He let out a cold laugh.
00:32:23The video wasn't enough,
00:32:25so now you're making up lies
00:32:26about my mate's death?
00:32:28Tell me,
00:32:29who sent you?
00:32:29The staff member's expression
00:32:32grew even more sympathetic.
00:32:34He gestured toward the coffin.
00:32:37If you don't believe it,
00:32:38you can see for yourself.
00:32:41Cain laughed again,
00:32:42anger sharpening his voice.
00:32:45Fine.
00:32:46Let's see what kind of trick
00:32:48you're trying to pull.
00:32:49He strode toward the coffin.
00:32:51But the moment he looked inside,
00:32:53all the strength drained from his body.
00:32:56Arya.
00:32:58He stumbled forward,
00:32:59dropping to his knees beside the coffin,
00:33:02his hands trembling
00:33:03as he searched for even the slightest difference
00:33:05between the person inside and me.
00:33:07His gaze moved inch by inch.
00:33:11But there was no difference.
00:33:13The woman lying there was me.
00:33:15The same Arya who had been by his side for five years.
00:33:19How could this be?
00:33:21Just yesterday,
00:33:22we had spoken.
00:33:24There had been no sign,
00:33:25no hint that I would choose death.
00:33:30No!
00:33:31This couldn't be real!
00:33:33He clung to denial,
00:33:35telling himself that his little wolf was just angry.
00:33:38That I was upset he hadn't been with me
00:33:40these past few days.
00:33:41that this was some kind of cruel joke.
00:33:44Cain reached out,
00:33:45his hand shaking as he tried to touch my face,
00:33:48as if convincing himself I was only asleep.
00:33:51Little wolf,
00:33:52why is your body so cold?
00:33:55Let me warm you up, okay?
00:33:57Today is our mate ceremony.
00:33:59You wouldn't leave me here alone,
00:34:01would you?
00:34:03By the end,
00:34:04his voice had begun to tremble.
00:34:07A staff member stepped forward
00:34:09and tried to help him up.
00:34:10Alpha Cain,
00:34:11please accept our condolences.
00:34:15Miss Arya has passed.
00:34:17That sentence snapped something inside him.
00:34:20He shoved the man away,
00:34:21his eyes bloodshot as he roared.
00:34:24No!
00:34:25Arya isn't dead!
00:34:27She's just asleep!
00:34:29The staff fell silent for a moment
00:34:31before handing him my phone.
00:34:33Alpha Cain,
00:34:34Miss Arya took her own life yesterday
00:34:35at six in the evening.
00:34:36When we arrived,
00:34:37she said she left you a final message on her phone.
00:34:39The moment those words registered,
00:34:41Cain's heart lurched.
00:34:43If he remembered correctly,
00:34:45that was exactly when our call had ended.
00:34:48Right after that,
00:34:50he had been with the beta.
00:34:52His face turned even paler.
00:34:54With shaking hands,
00:34:56he unlocked the phone.
00:34:57The moment the screen lit up,
00:34:59he saw the note I had left behind.
00:35:02Cain,
00:35:03when I was 22,
00:35:05you were the one
00:35:06who pulled me out of a barren world.
00:35:08You gave me a kind of love
00:35:10I had never known before.
00:35:11These five years with you
00:35:13have been the happiest time of my life.
00:35:16I just never expected
00:35:17that happiness would end so quickly.
00:35:19In only five years,
00:35:21the man who once held me
00:35:23and promised to love me
00:35:25forever disappeared.
00:35:27For you,
00:35:28half a wink ago,
00:35:29I risked my life
00:35:30to undergo blood awakening.
00:35:31I only wanted to fully feel
00:35:33your emotions
00:35:33during our mate ceremony.
00:35:36But I never imagined
00:35:37that the first thing I would sense
00:35:38after awakening
00:35:39would be your desire
00:35:40intertwined with another beta.
00:35:42These past two weeks,
00:35:43I broke down.
00:35:44I despaired.
00:35:45And in the end,
00:35:47everything went quiet.
00:35:49I understand now.
00:35:51There is no such thing as forever.
00:35:56Thank you for once being part of my life.
00:35:59But in the next life,
00:36:02I never want to meet you again.
00:36:05By the third line,
00:36:07Cain had already lost control.
00:36:09He had never cried in front of anyone.
00:36:12Now, tears fell uncontrollably
00:36:16onto the screen.
00:36:17His face drained of all color.
00:36:19His body swayed,
00:36:21unsteady,
00:36:22before his legs gave out
00:36:24and he collapsed to his knees.
00:36:26Only now did he understand.
00:36:29I had awakened long ago.
00:36:31I had known everything.
00:36:33Fragments of the past two weeks
00:36:35flooded his mind.
00:36:37The gathering where his friends
00:36:39joked about him and the beta.
00:36:41The nights he brought her home.
00:36:43The way he left me before the ceremony
00:36:46just to be with her.
00:36:47Even that call,
00:36:49when he let the beta interrupt
00:36:51without a second thought,
00:36:53the more he remembered,
00:36:55the sharper the pain in his chest became
00:36:58until he could barely breathe.
00:36:59What had he done?
00:37:01I had risked my life
00:37:02for blood awakening.
00:37:03And he had taken advantage
00:37:05of what he believed was my weakness,
00:37:08indulging himself without restraint.
00:37:10He couldn't even begin to imagine it.
00:37:13I had returned home,
00:37:15heart full of anticipation,
00:37:17after awakening.
00:37:18Only to be met with the overwhelming sensation
00:37:21of his desire tangled with someone else's.
00:37:25The despair.
00:37:26The collapse.
00:37:28It must have shattered me.
00:37:30Endless pain spread through him.
00:37:32Suffocating.
00:37:34Inescapable.
00:37:35That day,
00:37:36when he heard me say I was leaving,
00:37:38it hadn't been about a friend.
00:37:41It had been about me.
00:37:43The signs had always been there.
00:37:45My death hadn't come out of nowhere.
00:37:48He had simply never seen it.
00:37:50In a daze,
00:37:52he thought he saw himself at 22.
00:37:54That younger version of him
00:37:56looked at him with nothing but disappointment.
00:37:59You betrayed Aria.
00:38:01You broke your mate bond.
00:38:03This is your punishment.
00:38:05Aria has left you forever.
00:38:07And the final lines of my message
00:38:09cut deeper than anything else.
00:38:11The little wolf he loved
00:38:13never wanted to meet him again.
00:38:17Only then did he realize
00:38:19how deeply I must have been hurt
00:38:21to write those words.
00:38:23And the one responsible for all of it
00:38:25was him.
00:38:26The moment the guests saw the coffin,
00:38:28shock rippled through the entire venue.
00:38:31Then,
00:38:32everything clicked.
00:38:33The delayed entrance.
00:38:36The explosive video.
00:38:38They understood.
00:38:40I had known all along.
00:38:42The video had been my doing.
00:38:44The coffin,
00:38:46delivered to the ceremony after my death,
00:38:48had been my final arrangement.
00:38:51A heavy silence settled over the crowd,
00:38:54followed by quiet sighs.
00:38:57One by one,
00:38:58the guests who had arrived in celebration
00:39:00began to leave,
00:39:02shaking their heads.
00:39:03In the end,
00:39:05only Kane remained.
00:39:06Kneeling in front of the coffin.
00:39:08At the burial,
00:39:10Kane stood off to the side
00:39:11like a man hollowed out,
00:39:13his expression numb,
00:39:14his soul already broken.
00:39:16Only when the coffin was about to be sealed
00:39:19beneath the earth
00:39:20did he suddenly snap back to himself.
00:39:22He lunged forward,
00:39:24eyes bloodshot,
00:39:25refusing to let anyone touch it.
00:39:28It took several people working together
00:39:30to drag him back and hold him in place.
00:39:33When the final shovel full of dirt fell,
00:39:36all that remained for him was a gravestone.
00:39:39And the black and white photograph
00:39:41of my smiling face.
00:39:43He broke free from their grip,
00:39:45dropped heavily to his knees,
00:39:47and leaned his forehead against the stone.
00:39:50His hand traced my name
00:39:52as tears slid endlessly down his face.
00:39:54Little wolf,
00:39:55this is all my fault,
00:39:57I'm sorry.
00:39:58But apologies that come too late
00:40:00never reached the one who needed them.
00:40:04Kane returned home like a walking corpse.
00:40:07There was no life left in his face.
00:40:09The moment he pushed open the door,
00:40:12he froze.
00:40:13It had only been three days.
00:40:16Yet the entire house felt unbearably cold.
00:40:20After we got together,
00:40:22I had always liked adding small things to the house,
00:40:26little decorations,
00:40:27soft touches,
00:40:28warm details that slowly turned that cold villa
00:40:32into something that felt like home.
00:40:34Now,
00:40:35there was nothing.
00:40:36Everything was gone.
00:40:38The house had reverted to what it had been five years ago.
00:40:44Cold,
00:40:45empty,
00:40:46lifeless.
00:40:48Kane stood there,
00:40:49staring at the unfamiliar familiarity of it all,
00:40:53on the verge of losing his mind.
00:40:55He summoned all the servants,
00:40:58his voice sharp with anger.
00:40:59Who threw away Arya's things?
00:41:01I never gave that order.
00:41:03Who dared to do it?
00:41:05The servants exchanged uneasy glances.
00:41:08Sir,
00:41:10Miss Arya told us to clear everything out three days ago.
00:41:14She had us pile it all in the backyard.
00:41:16Then she set it on fire herself.
00:41:20The last trace of light drained from Kane's eyes.
00:41:24At that moment,
00:41:25one of the servants stepped forward hesitantly
00:41:28and opened her palm.
00:41:29Sir,
00:41:30I found this while cleaning a few days ago.
00:41:33It looked valuable.
00:41:34Maybe Miss Arya threw it away by accident.
00:41:37Another servant approached,
00:41:39holding a bundle of white fabric strips.
00:41:42Sir,
00:41:43this was left in the house yesterday.
00:41:44It looked like a mate dress.
00:41:47There was a moonstone in the center,
00:41:48so I didn't dare throw it away.
00:41:53Kane reached out with trembling hands.
00:41:56In one hand,
00:41:57he picked up the ring.
00:41:59In the other,
00:42:00he touched the torn remains of the dress,
00:42:03his fingers brushing over the moonstone
00:42:05engraved with A and K,
00:42:07forever.
00:42:08The engagement ring he had made himself.
00:42:11The mate dress he had specially commissioned.
00:42:14A sharp,
00:42:15bone-deep pain spread from his chest
00:42:17through his entire body.
00:42:19He might have wondered,
00:42:20deep down,
00:42:21Arya,
00:42:22did you hate me that much?
00:42:27So much that you chose death to punish him?
00:42:31So much that you erased
00:42:33every trace of the happiness we once had?
00:42:35After the pain came something worse.
00:42:38Endless regret.
00:42:39Today was supposed to be the day
00:42:42he had looked forward to more than anything.
00:42:45The day he would finally complete the mate bond
00:42:47with the woman he loved.
00:42:49But he hadn't realized that he had already been standing
00:42:53at the edge of an abyss.
00:42:54And just as he was about to reach happiness,
00:42:58it struck.
00:42:59Dragging him down.
00:43:01Into a darkness with no end.
00:43:04No light.
00:43:06Not even a single trace.
00:43:10Kane drove everyone out of the house.
00:43:12Alone,
00:43:13he sat on the floor,
00:43:14holding the torn remains of the mate dress in his arms.
00:43:18The ring that once belonged to me now hung from his neck,
00:43:21threaded onto a cord.
00:43:23These were the last things that still carried my scent.
00:43:26With them,
00:43:27it almost felt like I was still there.
00:43:29Then,
00:43:30my phone in his pocket vibrated.
00:43:33He glanced down.
00:43:34A message.
00:43:36From the beta.
00:43:38Aria.
00:43:38So what if today is your mate ceremony?
00:43:41Do you believe I can still call Kane away with just one message?
00:43:45Don't think becoming Luna means anything.
00:43:48I'm carrying Kane's first pup.
00:43:50Tell me,
00:43:51what matters more?
00:43:52Your ceremony or his child?
00:43:55Last night he had his face against my stomach.
00:43:59Saying he couldn't wait for the baby to be born.
00:44:01He's already excited to be a father.
00:44:04That Luna position of yours won't last long.
00:44:07Another message followed.
00:44:09A photo.
00:44:11Kane.
00:44:12Pressing his face against her stomach.
00:44:15Kane's fingers tightened around the phone.
00:44:18Then he scrolled up.
00:44:20Message after message.
00:44:22All sent to me.
00:44:24I'm pregnant.
00:44:25Kane and I have been together for a year.
00:44:28You're a pretty pathetic Omega.
00:44:31Not just words.
00:44:33There were countless intimate photos.
00:44:36And even a video.
00:44:38The beta.
00:44:39Wearing a mate dress.
00:44:41Beneath him.
00:44:43Kane's breathing grew heavier.
00:44:44He remembered.
00:44:46When she found out about the ceremony, she had insisted on having a dress too.
00:44:52He hadn't thought much of it, just a dress.
00:44:55He told the designer to make her one as well.
00:44:58By then.
00:44:59I had already awakened.
00:45:01Kane shut his eyes.
00:45:03The memory of the boutique flashed through his mind.
00:45:06My expression.
00:45:07My silence.
00:45:09A sharp pain twisted through his chest.
00:45:12Now he understood.
00:45:14That was why I had torn the mate dress to pieces.
00:45:18His gaze dropped back to the screen.
00:45:21His grip tightened until his knuckles turned white.
00:45:24Rage burned in his eyes.
00:45:26That beta.
00:45:28He had warned her countless times not to tell me anything.
00:45:32And yet she had gone behind his back.
00:45:35Provoking me again and again.
00:45:39His phone suddenly rang.
00:45:42He answered.
00:45:43On the other end, her voice was trembling.
00:45:46On the verge of tears.
00:45:48Kane.
00:45:49My stomach doesn't feel right.
00:45:51Do you think something's wrong with the baby?
00:45:54Can you take me to the hospital?
00:45:58Of course.
00:45:59I'll be right there.
00:46:00I'll be waiting.
00:46:01The fragile tone was nothing like the messages on my phone.
00:46:05As if she were two completely different people.
00:46:08A cold aura settled over Kane.
00:46:11Her voice immediately brightened.
00:46:13Kane's eyes darkened.
00:46:15Since she wanted to see him so badly,
00:46:18he would make sure she got exactly what she wanted.
00:46:23On the other side,
00:46:24the beta froze for a moment when she heard how quickly Kane agreed.
00:46:28Then a surge of excitement rushed through her.
00:46:31She had assumed that today was Kane's mate ceremony with me.
00:46:35Even if she used the child as an excuse to pull him away,
00:46:38she expected it would take a lot of effort.
00:46:41But he agreed without hesitation.
00:46:43Did that mean her place in Kane's heart had already surpassed mine?
00:46:49Besides, she was carrying his only pup.
00:46:53A determined glint flashed across her eyes.
00:46:56She was probably thinking that even if I became Luna today,
00:47:00there was no guarantee I could hold on to that position.
00:47:04Before Kane arrived,
00:47:06she hurriedly changed into a sheer nightgown,
00:47:09sprayed on his favorite scent-based perfume,
00:47:12and reclined on the couch to wait.
00:47:15When Kane opened the door,
00:47:17the first thing he saw was her lying there in the thin fabric.
00:47:21A trace of coldness flickered through his eyes.
00:47:24So much for a stomach ache.
00:47:26More likely,
00:47:28this was just another trick to pull him away from Aria.
00:47:32It wasn't the first time she had used tactics like this.
00:47:36In the past,
00:47:37Kane treated her as nothing more than a distraction when he was bored.
00:47:41As long as she stayed obedient and catered to him,
00:47:45he didn't mind indulging her a little.
00:47:48But that never meant he would tolerate her trying to take a place that wasn't hers.
00:47:53In his mind,
00:47:55there had only ever been one mate.
00:47:57From beginning to end,
00:47:58that was me.
00:47:59And for my death,
00:48:01she would have to pay the price.
00:48:05The beta didn't notice the chill radiating from him.
00:48:08She was still lost in her fantasy of becoming Luna.
00:48:12When she saw him,
00:48:13she put on a fragile expression,
00:48:15and gently touched her flat stomach.
00:48:18Kane,
00:48:18I know today is your mate ceremony with Aria.
00:48:21I shouldn't have called you back,
00:48:23but my stomach really hurts.
00:48:25This is your first pup.
00:48:27I was worried something might go wrong,
00:48:29so I had no choice but to call.
00:48:33Kane looked at her coldly.
00:48:36Where does it hurt?
00:48:37She didn't catch the icy edge in his voice.
00:48:40She thought he was concerned about her.
00:48:42Just like before,
00:48:44she stepped closer,
00:48:45wrapping her arms around his neck
00:48:47and breathing softly near his ear.
00:48:49The baby says it misses its father.
00:48:53She had always been bold about things like this.
00:48:56She believed that my empathic sense was weak,
00:48:59that I could never give a man the same kind of experience in bed.
00:49:03That, in her mind,
00:49:04was the key to keeping Kane.
00:49:06And with the mate ceremony today adding an extra thrill,
00:49:10she was certain she could make him stay the night.
00:49:13She was already imagining how she would message me the next day to provoke me,
00:49:18completely missing the darkening expression on Kane's face.
00:49:23She took one of his hands and placed it on her stomach.
00:49:26When he didn't react,
00:49:27she guided his hand upward.
00:49:29Just as it was about to reach her chest,
00:49:31Kane slapped her heart across the face.
00:49:33Who gave you permission to touch me?
00:49:36She was knocked to the floor,
00:49:39five clear finger marks blooming across her cheek.
00:49:42Clutching her swollen face,
00:49:44she stared at him in disbelief.
00:49:47She had been with him for a full year,
00:49:49and he had never laid a hand on her before.
00:49:52What had changed?
00:49:54And she was carrying his child.
00:49:56How could he be so ruthless?
00:49:59Kane!
00:50:01What did I do wrong?
00:50:02Why would you hit me?
00:50:03Haven't we always been like this?
00:50:06Her voice trembled,
00:50:07tears welling in her eyes.
00:50:10But the sight of her crying did nothing to soften him.
00:50:14His expression grew even darker,
00:50:16like a storm about to break.
00:50:19Who gave you the nerve to tell Arya about us?
00:50:23The beta's face went pale.
00:50:25She hadn't expected Kane to find out,
00:50:28but she still denied it on instinct.
00:50:30Kane!
00:50:30What are you talking about?
00:50:32I didn't say anything to Arya.
00:50:35Kane let out a cold laugh,
00:50:37his hand clamping down hard on her chin.
00:50:40You're still trying to lie?
00:50:42If I hadn't seen those messages myself,
00:50:44I never would have guessed best you had two faces.
00:50:47Playing the obedient little lamb in front of me,
00:50:50while acting arrogant as hell in front of Arya.
00:50:55I've warned you countless times.
00:50:57Arya is the only Omega I have ever truly loved.
00:51:00You are nothing more than a pet I kept around for amusement.
00:51:04You had a hand in Arya's death,
00:51:07and you're going to pay for it.
00:51:09His grip shifted to her throat,
00:51:12fingers tightening with each second.
00:51:14The veins in his arms stood out sharply,
00:51:17making him look terrifying.
00:51:20Driven by the instinct to survive,
00:51:22the beta clawed at his hand with both of hers,
00:51:25but he didn't loosen his grip.
00:51:27She stared at the face she had once been obsessed with,
00:51:30and for the first time,
00:51:32she felt nothing but fear.
00:51:34As the air in her lungs ran out,
00:51:37she forced out a single word.
00:51:41Child.
00:51:43At that word,
00:51:45Kane abruptly released her.
00:51:46She collapsed to the ground,
00:51:49gasping for air,
00:51:50coughing violently,
00:51:52overwhelmed by the relief of still being alive.
00:51:55Kane looked down at her pathetic state
00:51:58without the slightest flicker of emotion,
00:52:00all he could think about was getting rid of the child.
00:52:04It was because of her that I had taken my own life.
00:52:07Now,
00:52:08every time he saw her,
00:52:10he was reminded that she had destroyed the person he loved most.
00:52:14Even the pup in her womb filled him with disgust.
00:52:18But as the beta recovered,
00:52:20a strange sense of joy rose in her heart.
00:52:23It was as if she had forgotten the terror from moments ago.
00:52:27Only one thought echoed in her mind.
00:52:30Arya was dead.
00:52:34Out of jealousy,
00:52:36she hadn't watched the mate ceremony or looked up any news about it.
00:52:40She hadn't expected something so drastic to happen.
00:52:43To her,
00:52:45it had only been a few provocative messages
00:52:48and some suggestive photos.
00:52:50She never imagined I would be so fragile.
00:52:53Still,
00:52:54she felt grateful.
00:52:56This was her chance.
00:52:58Struggling to her feet,
00:53:00tears pooling in her eyes,
00:53:02she grabbed the hem of his shirt
00:53:03and pleaded,
00:53:05Cain,
00:53:06Cain,
00:53:06I didn't mean it.
00:53:07I just love you too much.
00:53:09I didn't want our child to be born with a bad name.
00:53:12I never thought Arya would take her own life over this.
00:53:15I was devastated when I heard.
00:53:18But she's gone now.
00:53:19We have to move forward,
00:53:20don't we?
00:53:22I'm carrying your pup.
00:53:24As she spoke,
00:53:25she gently stroked her still flat stomach.
00:53:28She knew Cain had always cared about the child.
00:53:32She assumed he had let her go earlier
00:53:34because he didn't want anything to happen to it.
00:53:37As long as she carried his pup,
00:53:39she believed she held a shield
00:53:41that would protect her from anything.
00:53:43She was wrong.
00:53:45Cain lifted his hand
00:53:47and lightly patted her cheek,
00:53:49his expression utterly cold.
00:53:51If you hadn't mentioned the child,
00:53:53I might have forgotten.
00:53:56Every time I think about
00:53:57how you caused Arya's death,
00:53:59I can't stand the sight of you.
00:54:02A child born from someone like you
00:54:04would only disgust me.
00:54:05The darkness in his tone
00:54:07finally made fear sink in.
00:54:09She stumbled back,
00:54:11clutching her lower abdomen with both hands,
00:54:13her voice trembling.
00:54:16Cain,
00:54:17what are you going to do to my child?
00:54:20He stepped closer,
00:54:22his voice cold and venomous.
00:54:24I'm having someone take you to the hospital
00:54:26to get rid of it.
00:54:28As soon as he finished speaking,
00:54:30he pulled out his phone
00:54:31and ordered his bodyguards
00:54:33to take her away for the procedure.
00:54:36Come up,
00:54:37take her to the hospital
00:54:38and arrange the procedure immediately.
00:54:40Tears streaming down her face.
00:54:42No!
00:54:43This is your child too, Cain!
00:54:45How can you do this?
00:54:47Despair filled her expression.
00:54:49She couldn't believe
00:54:50he could be this heartless,
00:54:52completely indifferent
00:54:53to the life inside her.
00:54:57Just yesterday,
00:54:58he had pressed his ear
00:55:00against her stomach.
00:55:01I want our child's first word
00:55:02to be
00:55:03dad.
00:55:05And now,
00:55:06he could order its death
00:55:07without even blinking.
00:55:09No,
00:55:10she would never accept this.
00:55:12This is a living being.
00:55:14It's the result of our love.
00:55:17Cain,
00:55:18just imagine it.
00:55:19Our child growing up,
00:55:20calling you dad
00:55:21and me mom.
00:55:23Wouldn't that be
00:55:24a beautiful life?
00:55:26She knew Cain
00:55:27hated being threatened,
00:55:29so she tried to appeal
00:55:30to his emotions.
00:55:32But he remained towering over her,
00:55:34his expression cold
00:55:35and unfeeling.
00:55:46The bodyguards rushed in
00:55:47as soon as they got the call.
00:55:49They pushed the door open
00:55:50and grabbed the trembling beta,
00:55:52preparing to take her
00:55:53to the hospital as ordered.
00:55:56She struggled desperately,
00:55:58but they were
00:55:59professionally trained.
00:56:00There was no way
00:56:01she could break free.
00:56:03As she was about
00:56:04to be dragged out,
00:56:05she screamed at Cain
00:56:07with everything she had left.
00:56:09Cain,
00:56:10you say you only love her,
00:56:12but we spent
00:56:12so many nights together.
00:56:14Did none of that
00:56:15mean anything to you?
00:56:17You told me
00:56:17you loved me too!
00:56:19Cain didn't react at all.
00:56:21He simply motioned
00:56:22for the bodyguards
00:56:23to take her away.
00:56:25All the way to the hospital,
00:56:26she fought against them,
00:56:28even trying to call out
00:56:30to the doctors
00:56:30and nurses for help.
00:56:32But this was
00:56:33a private hospital
00:56:34owned by Cain's company.
00:56:36Everyone there
00:56:37knew exactly who he was.
00:56:39Whatever he said,
00:56:40they followed.
00:56:41She was strapped
00:56:43to the operating table.
00:56:45As the anesthesia
00:56:46was injected,
00:56:47her consciousness
00:56:48slowly faded away.
00:56:50When she woke up again,
00:56:52even the slightest movement
00:56:53sent a heavy ache
00:56:54through her lower abdomen.
00:56:56Her pup was gone.
00:56:59The light in her eyes
00:57:00had completely faded.
00:57:02She stared blankly
00:57:03at the ceiling,
00:57:04hollow and motionless.
00:57:06After confirming
00:57:07with the doctor
00:57:08that the procedure
00:57:09was complete,
00:57:10Cain came to her bedside.
00:57:12When you're discharged,
00:57:13leave this city.
00:57:14I don't want to see you again.
00:57:18Every time he looked at her,
00:57:20he was reminded
00:57:21of his betrayal,
00:57:22reminded of my death.
00:57:24It felt like his heart
00:57:25was being carved apart.
00:57:27The beta's eyes
00:57:28shifted slightly.
00:57:30She already understood
00:57:31that becoming Luna
00:57:32was no longer possible.
00:57:34Now,
00:57:35she couldn't even remain
00:57:36as his lover.
00:57:38So,
00:57:38she gave up
00:57:39on everything.
00:57:41Cain,
00:57:43do you think
00:57:43you're some kind
00:57:44of tragic romantic now?
00:57:46You got rid
00:57:47of the illegitimate child,
00:57:48drove away your mistress,
00:57:50and now you get
00:57:51to mourn
00:57:52your dead lover
00:57:53all by yourself?
00:57:55Her mocking tone
00:57:56made Cain's fists clench.
00:57:58He shot her
00:57:58a sharp warning look.
00:58:00Enough.
00:58:01The first time
00:58:02we slept together,
00:58:03I didn't beg you.
00:58:04You were the one
00:58:05who couldn't resist
00:58:06and pushed me down.
00:58:07And a few days ago,
00:58:09you were the one
00:58:10who brought me home.
00:58:10You came downstairs
00:58:12in the middle of the night
00:58:13to find me.
00:58:14I never forced you.
00:58:16Aria's death
00:58:17was your doing.
00:58:18You're the one
00:58:19who drove her to it.
00:58:21Cain had already known,
00:58:23deep down,
00:58:24that his betrayal
00:58:25was what led to my death.
00:58:27But hearing it spoken
00:58:29so bluntly
00:58:30felt like a knife
00:58:31plunging into his heart
00:58:33all over again,
00:58:34tearing it open
00:58:35and leaving it bleeding.
00:58:37After a full day
00:58:38of spreading online,
00:58:39the news of Cain
00:58:40cheating with a beta
00:58:41had completely exploded
00:58:43across the internet.
00:58:44Trending topics
00:58:45were flooded
00:58:46with his name.
00:58:48Cain scandal.
00:58:49Cain cheating
00:58:50with a beta.
00:58:52Aria suicide.
00:58:54A month ago,
00:58:55Cain's public courtship
00:58:57had already caused
00:58:58a massive sensation.
00:58:59He had even promised
00:59:01the upcoming mate ceremony
00:59:02will be more spectacular
00:59:03than anything anyone
00:59:05has ever seen.
00:59:06People everywhere
00:59:08had been waiting
00:59:09to witness what they called
00:59:10the mate ceremony
00:59:11of the century.
00:59:13So when that highly
00:59:15anticipated ceremony
00:59:16turned into a funeral,
00:59:18when news broke
00:59:19that an Omega
00:59:20had taken her own life
00:59:21after discovering
00:59:22her Alpha's betrayal
00:59:24and even had her coffin
00:59:26delivered to the ceremony site,
00:59:28it instantly captured
00:59:30everyone's attention.
00:59:32Cain's carefully crafted image
00:59:34shattered overnight.
00:59:37He went from being
00:59:38the most desired Alpha online
00:59:40to a man universally condemned
00:59:42for destroying
00:59:43the person he claimed to love.
00:59:45I'm done believing in love.
00:59:47What kind of trash Alpha is this?
00:59:50Aria deserved so much better.
00:59:52Why would she end her life
00:59:54over someone like him?
00:59:56Are all Alphas like this?
00:59:58Acting one way in public
00:59:59and another behind closed doors?
01:00:01It's disgusting.
01:00:02I actually believed
01:00:04in their perfect love story.
01:00:05The backlash was relentless.
01:00:09Companies that had partnered
01:00:10with Cain's group
01:00:11began cutting ties
01:00:13one after another.
01:00:14In no time
01:00:15the entire corporation
01:00:16was thrown into turmoil.
01:00:19But Cain himself
01:00:21had shut himself
01:00:22inside his bedroom.
01:00:23He lay curled up on the bed,
01:00:25eyes closed,
01:00:26clutching the torn
01:00:27mate ceremony suit
01:00:29I had ripped apart,
01:00:30as if holding it close
01:00:31could somehow bring back
01:00:32my scent.
01:00:34His parents,
01:00:35who had been overseas
01:00:36on business,
01:00:37rushed back
01:00:38as soon as they heard
01:00:39the news.
01:00:40It took everything
01:00:41on the market
01:00:41to step back
01:00:42to close the business
01:00:44and keep the company
01:00:45from spiraling further.
01:00:47The moment they finished
01:00:48handling corporate matters,
01:00:50they hurried straight
01:00:51to the villa.
01:00:53As soon as they walked in,
01:00:54a servant approached
01:00:56them anxiously.
01:00:57Sir, ma'am,
01:00:58the young master
01:00:59hasn't left his room
01:01:00for over a day.
01:01:01We've brought food
01:01:03upstairs,
01:01:03but he won't eat.
01:01:04He won't answer
01:01:06the door either.
01:01:07We didn't dare
01:01:08force our way in,
01:01:09but it's been so long
01:01:10we're worried
01:01:11something might have happened.
01:01:12The moment they heard this,
01:01:14both of them
01:01:15felt their hearts drop.
01:01:16They hadn't realized
01:01:17their son had deteriorated
01:01:19to the point
01:01:20to the point of
01:01:20refusing to eat.
01:01:22They rushed upstairs.
01:01:23Cain!
01:01:24Just as the servant
01:01:24had said,
01:01:25no matter how hard
01:01:26they knocked,
01:01:27there was no response.
01:01:29No matter how many times
01:01:30they called his name,
01:01:32there was only silence.
01:01:34Cain's mother's voice
01:01:35trembled with fear.
01:01:36Do you think
01:01:36something's happened to him?
01:01:40Break the door down.
01:01:44When the door
01:01:45was forced open,
01:01:46they found the curtains
01:01:47drawn tightly shut,
01:01:48blocking out
01:01:49every trace of light.
01:01:51Cain remained
01:01:51curled up on the bed,
01:01:53still clutching
01:01:54the torn mate
01:01:54ceremony suit.
01:01:55Even with everyone
01:01:56entering the room,
01:01:58he didn't react at all.
01:01:59The moment his mother
01:02:00saw how gaunt
01:02:01his face had become,
01:02:02her eyes filled
01:02:04with tears.
01:02:06England
01:02:08Standing in front
01:02:09of the sprawling
01:02:10Ashford Manor,
01:02:11I still felt
01:02:12like I was dreaming.
01:02:14I was no longer
01:02:15Phoenix.
01:02:16Now,
01:02:17I was Lyra Phoenix.
01:02:19I never imagined
01:02:21that a simple trip abroad
01:02:22would lead me
01:02:23to finding
01:02:24my biological parents.
01:02:27On the plane,
01:02:28a well-dressed woman
01:02:29seated next to me
01:02:30kept glancing
01:02:31in my direction.
01:02:32Out of politeness,
01:02:34I greeted her first,
01:02:36and we quickly
01:02:36fell into conversation.
01:02:39She told me
01:02:39she was part
01:02:40of the werewolf kind,
01:02:42a Chinese family
01:02:43settled in England.
01:02:44This trip back
01:02:45had been for one reason only,
01:02:47she was searching
01:02:48for her missing daughter.
01:02:50She and her husband
01:02:51had been running
01:02:52businesses overseas
01:02:53for years.
01:02:54When their youngest
01:02:55daughter was born,
01:02:57it happened to be
01:02:57during a full moon,
01:02:59and they were in China
01:03:00at the time.
01:03:01They decided
01:03:02to stay an extra month,
01:03:04and leave
01:03:04after the baby's
01:03:05one-month milestone.
01:03:07But the day before
01:03:08they were supposed to leave,
01:03:10their daughter disappeared.
01:03:12They called the police
01:03:14immediately,
01:03:15and searched with friends,
01:03:16but after an entire month,
01:03:18there was still no trace.
01:03:20The authorities believed
01:03:21the child had likely
01:03:23been trafficked,
01:03:24and the chances
01:03:24of finding her were slim.
01:03:26With their visas expiring,
01:03:28they had no choice
01:03:29but to leave the country.
01:03:31Even so,
01:03:32they never gave up.
01:03:34They entrusted friends
01:03:36in China
01:03:36to continue searching,
01:03:38and every year,
01:03:39they returned
01:03:39to that same city,
01:03:41staying for a full month
01:03:42to look for her.
01:03:44This was the 26th year.
01:03:47Everyone around them
01:03:48had urged them
01:03:49to let go,
01:03:50but they held on
01:03:51to the smallest thread
01:03:52of hope.
01:03:53This time,
01:03:54they had returned
01:03:55empty-handed once again.
01:03:57But when she saw me,
01:03:59she felt an unexplainable
01:04:01sense of familiarity.
01:04:02That was why
01:04:03she had kept looking at me.
01:04:06Strangely enough,
01:04:07I felt the same warmth
01:04:09from her.
01:04:10Without even realizing it,
01:04:12I began telling her
01:04:13about my past.
01:04:15When she learned
01:04:15I was an orphan,
01:04:17and that I came
01:04:17from the same city
01:04:18where her daughter
01:04:19had gone missing,
01:04:20her emotions
01:04:21became visibly stirred.
01:04:23She grasped
01:04:24my hands tightly,
01:04:26and asked if I would
01:04:27be willing to take
01:04:28a DNA test
01:04:29after we landed.
01:04:30Looking at the hopeful
01:04:32expressions on both
01:04:33her face and her husband's,
01:04:35I found myself nodding.
01:04:40The moment we got
01:04:41off the plane,
01:04:42they had their driver
01:04:43take us straight
01:04:44to the fastest
01:04:45GenCore lab available.
01:04:47The wait felt endless.
01:04:49But when the results
01:04:50finally came back,
01:04:52everything changed.
01:04:53I was their daughter.
01:04:56The moment they saw
01:04:57the confirmation,
01:04:58they pulled me
01:04:59into their arms
01:05:00and broke down
01:05:01in tears.
01:05:02And for the first time
01:05:03in my life,
01:05:04I understood something
01:05:06I had never known before.
01:05:08I was not unwanted.
01:05:10My parents loved me.
01:05:11They had spent
01:05:1326 years
01:05:14searching for me.
01:05:16After asking
01:05:17for my opinion,
01:05:18they kept the name
01:05:19Phoenix for me,
01:05:20but added a first name.
01:05:22Lyra.
01:05:23From that moment on,
01:05:25I became
01:05:25Lyra Phoenix.
01:05:27Ever since they found out
01:05:29who I was,
01:05:30my mother refused
01:05:31to let go of my hand,
01:05:33her eyes filled
01:05:34with warmth
01:05:34and affection.
01:05:36Even my father
01:05:37who carried himself
01:05:38with quiet restraint,
01:05:39couldn't hide
01:05:40the redness in his eyes
01:05:41as he looked at me.
01:05:44When we arrived
01:05:45at the estate,
01:05:46my mother led me
01:05:47eagerly to a bedroom door,
01:05:49like she had been waiting
01:05:50for this moment forever.
01:05:51Phoenix,
01:05:52your father and I
01:05:54have been waiting
01:05:54for you to come home.
01:05:56We've kept your room
01:05:57exactly as it was
01:05:58for 26 years.
01:05:59Now you're finally here,
01:06:01and it finally
01:06:02has its owner.
01:06:03Her voice trembled
01:06:05as she spoke.
01:06:05My father gently placed
01:06:07a hand on her shoulder,
01:06:08then nodded
01:06:09toward the door.
01:06:11Go on.
01:06:12Take a look.
01:06:13See if you like
01:06:14what we prepared
01:06:14for you.
01:06:16A warmth spread
01:06:17through my chest,
01:06:18something I had
01:06:19never felt before.
01:06:21Family.
01:06:21I pushed open
01:06:23the heavy door.
01:06:25Inside was a beautifully
01:06:26styled European
01:06:27vintage bed.
01:06:29A window beside it
01:06:30looked out over
01:06:31the back garden,
01:06:32the view stretching
01:06:33peacefully into the distance.
01:06:36The entire room
01:06:37was covered in
01:06:38soft carpeting,
01:06:39and right in the center
01:06:40sat a neat stack
01:06:41of boxes.
01:06:45Curious,
01:06:46I asked,
01:06:46what's in these?
01:06:48My father stepped forward,
01:06:50picked one up,
01:06:51and handed it to me.
01:06:52Open it and see.
01:06:54I carefully unwrapped it.
01:06:56Inside was a diamond bracelet.
01:06:59A realization
01:07:00hit me instantly.
01:07:02I rushed to open the rest.
01:07:03A princess dress.
01:07:05A crown.
01:07:07A necklace.
01:07:09One after another.
01:07:11There were exactly
01:07:1226 items.
01:07:15No more,
01:07:16no less.
01:07:18My eyes burned
01:07:19as tears welled up.
01:07:21These were birthday gifts.
01:07:23Even when I wasn't
01:07:24with them,
01:07:25they had prepared
01:07:25one for me
01:07:26every single year,
01:07:28waiting for the day
01:07:29I would finally
01:07:29come home
01:07:30and open them.
01:07:32Growing up
01:07:33in the orphanage,
01:07:34the bullying
01:07:35had convinced me
01:07:36that no one
01:07:36in this world
01:07:37would ever love me.
01:07:39So when Kane
01:07:40entered my life
01:07:41like a blazing light,
01:07:42I fell for him
01:07:44without hesitation.
01:07:45But now I finally
01:07:46understood.
01:07:47even when I didn't
01:07:49know it,
01:07:50my parents had
01:07:50always loved me.
01:07:52I stepped forward
01:07:53and wrapped my arms
01:07:55tightly around them.
01:07:57Mom, Dad,
01:07:58I'm home.
01:08:00My mom looked at me
01:08:01helplessly.
01:08:02Phoenix,
01:08:03I promise he's
01:08:04a good person.
01:08:06Just meet him once.
01:08:07If you don't like him,
01:08:09I'll find a way
01:08:10to call it off,
01:08:11okay?
01:08:12The first problem
01:08:13I faced after
01:08:14coming home
01:08:14turned out
01:08:15to be an arranged match.
01:08:17Back when my mom
01:08:19and her best friend
01:08:19were pregnant
01:08:20at the same time,
01:08:21they made a promise.
01:08:23If one had a boy
01:08:24and the other a girl,
01:08:25they would arrange
01:08:26a future match.
01:08:27If the children
01:08:28were the same gender,
01:08:29they would grow up
01:08:30like siblings.
01:08:31When they found out
01:08:32it was a boy and a girl,
01:08:34they were thrilled.
01:08:35They thought their friendship
01:08:37would turn into family.
01:08:38But not long after,
01:08:40I was taken.
01:08:41The arrangement
01:08:42was put on hold.
01:08:44A few days ago,
01:08:46after confirming
01:08:47that I was single,
01:08:48my mom and her friend
01:08:49brought it up again
01:08:50at the same time.
01:08:52The man was still
01:08:53single too.
01:08:54So the two mothers
01:08:55decided to revive
01:08:56the arrangement
01:08:57and let us meet.
01:09:00After five years
01:09:02in a failed relationship,
01:09:03I still hadn't
01:09:04fully recovered.
01:09:06The idea of starting
01:09:07something new
01:09:08made me uneasy.
01:09:09But I didn't want
01:09:10to tell my mom
01:09:11everything I had been through.
01:09:12I didn't want her to worry,
01:09:14so I agreed to meet him.
01:09:16I figured I would
01:09:17just explain things
01:09:19clearly in person.
01:09:20Even being friends
01:09:22would be fine.
01:09:23The moment I nodded,
01:09:24my mom lit up
01:09:25with excitement
01:09:26and immediately
01:09:27started setting a time,
01:09:29as if afraid
01:09:29something might change.
01:09:31The two mothers
01:09:32scheduled dinner
01:09:33for that very afternoon
01:09:34at the estate.
01:09:36By the afternoon,
01:09:37my mom had even
01:09:39called in a stylist
01:09:40to get me ready.
01:09:41I had no choice
01:09:42but to let her
01:09:43fuss over me.
01:09:45What I didn't expect
01:09:47was that when I finally
01:09:48met my so-called
01:09:49fiancé,
01:09:50I recognized him
01:09:51instantly.
01:09:54You?
01:09:56You?
01:09:57We spoke at the same time.
01:09:59I stared at the man
01:10:00in front of me,
01:10:01surprised.
01:10:02It was Vincent Gray.
01:10:03Vincent clearly
01:10:04hadn't expected it either.
01:10:06My mom and his mother
01:10:08exchanged a knowing look,
01:10:09smiles flickering
01:10:11across their faces
01:10:12as they quickly
01:10:12made excuses
01:10:13to leave,
01:10:14giving us space.
01:10:15For a moment,
01:10:16the large garden
01:10:17felt awkwardly quiet
01:10:19with just the two of us.
01:10:21Vincent broke
01:10:22the silence first.
01:10:24Aria,
01:10:24I didn't expect
01:10:26the daughter
01:10:26the Lyra family
01:10:27found to be you.
01:10:28We had gone
01:10:29to the same university
01:10:30back in China,
01:10:31studying in the same major.
01:10:33I nodded.
01:10:34Given the relationship
01:10:36between our families,
01:10:38he must have already
01:10:39heard what happened
01:10:40to me.
01:10:40There was no need
01:10:41to explain further.
01:10:43He hesitated slightly
01:10:45before speaking again.
01:10:47Aria,
01:10:49I remember
01:10:50your empathic sense.
01:10:52I instinctively
01:10:53touched the back
01:10:54of my neck.
01:10:55I had never told
01:10:56my parents
01:10:57about my weak
01:10:57empathic sense.
01:10:59I didn't want them
01:11:00to know how unhappy
01:11:01my childhood had been.
01:11:03it would only
01:11:04make them feel guilty.
01:11:05So I told him
01:11:06everything.
01:11:07My five-year
01:11:08relationship with Cain,
01:11:10how it ended,
01:11:11and how my empathic
01:11:12sense finally went
01:11:13through its awakening.
01:11:15At the end,
01:11:16I added quietly,
01:11:17Vincent,
01:11:18I need you to keep
01:11:20this between us.
01:11:21I don't want
01:11:22my parents to worry.
01:11:23He pretended
01:11:24to think for a moment,
01:11:25then said with
01:11:26a hint of reluctance,
01:11:28I can do that.
01:11:31but I have
01:11:32one condition.
01:11:35I blinked
01:11:36in surprise.
01:11:37I hadn't
01:11:38interacted with
01:11:39Vincent much before,
01:11:40but I remembered
01:11:41him as easygoing
01:11:42and kind.
01:11:43Still,
01:11:44I was asking
01:11:45him for a favor.
01:11:46It was only fair.
01:11:47What's the condition?
01:11:49He smiled,
01:11:51a playful glint
01:11:52in his eyes.
01:11:53Can I stop
01:11:54calling you Aria
01:11:55and call you
01:11:56Phoenix instead?
01:11:57And you don't
01:11:58have to call me
01:11:58Vincent so formally
01:11:59either.
01:12:00I hadn't expected
01:12:02something so simple.
01:12:03Ever since I
01:12:04changed my name,
01:12:05people around me
01:12:06had been calling
01:12:07me Phoenix,
01:12:08but somehow,
01:12:09hearing it from him
01:12:11felt different.
01:12:13Of course,
01:12:13Vincent.
01:12:15Thinking about
01:12:16the arranged match,
01:12:17I hesitated
01:12:18before finally
01:12:19gathering the courage
01:12:20to speak.
01:12:21Vincent,
01:12:24You already know
01:12:25I just came out
01:12:26of a failed
01:12:26relationship.
01:12:28I'm not ready
01:12:29for anything new
01:12:30right now.
01:12:32About the arrangement.
01:12:33I had assumed
01:12:34that me being
01:12:35an Omega
01:12:36might make him
01:12:36feel embarrassed
01:12:37or slighted,
01:12:38but his expression
01:12:39stayed calm.
01:12:40It's fine.
01:12:43I'll explain it
01:12:44to my mum.
01:12:46Honestly,
01:12:46on my way here
01:12:47I was already
01:12:48thinking about
01:12:49how to bring this up.
01:12:50Restron this up.
01:12:52without affecting
01:12:53our family's
01:12:53relationship.
01:12:55He paused,
01:12:56then smiled.
01:12:57I didn't expect
01:12:58the Lyra family's
01:12:59daughter to be you.
01:13:01Even if we call
01:13:03off the arrangement,
01:13:04we can still be
01:13:05good friends,
01:13:05right?
01:13:06Relief washed
01:13:07over me.
01:13:08I smiled and
01:13:09nodded.
01:13:10Of course.
01:13:11Maybe it was
01:13:11because we had
01:13:12shared the same
01:13:13university,
01:13:14the same memories.
01:13:16Having just
01:13:16arrived in England,
01:13:18everything still
01:13:19felt unfamiliar.
01:13:20But with Vincent,
01:13:21I felt a sense
01:13:22of ease I hadn't
01:13:24expected.
01:13:25We started
01:13:26talking about
01:13:27the past,
01:13:27and I realized
01:13:28we had so many
01:13:29shared interests.
01:13:31Before long,
01:13:32we grew closer,
01:13:33even meeting up
01:13:34from time to time
01:13:35to hang out.
01:13:37One day,
01:13:38after feeding
01:13:39seagulls by the coast,
01:13:40Vincent walked
01:13:41me back home.
01:13:42We ended up
01:13:43standing by the
01:13:44front gate,
01:13:45laughing and talking
01:13:46about everything
01:13:47that had happened
01:13:47earlier.
01:13:48I don't know
01:13:49how long we
01:13:50stood there.
01:13:50Then,
01:13:51from behind me,
01:13:52I heard a
01:13:53familiar voice.
01:13:54Little wolf.
01:13:57After spotting
01:13:58a familiar figure
01:13:59in the news,
01:14:00Kane used
01:14:01every connection
01:14:02he had to
01:14:02track down
01:14:03her identity.
01:14:04Because the
01:14:05Lyra family
01:14:06had deep roots
01:14:07overseas while
01:14:08Kane remained
01:14:08in China,
01:14:09it took him
01:14:10half a month
01:14:11to finally uncover
01:14:12information about
01:14:13me.
01:14:13The moment
01:14:15he saw
01:14:15the photo
01:14:16from the
01:14:16banquet,
01:14:17he knew
01:14:18that was
01:14:19his little
01:14:20wolf.
01:14:21Even with
01:14:21a different
01:14:22name,
01:14:22he was certain
01:14:23there was
01:14:24no mistaking
01:14:25it.
01:14:26He immediately
01:14:27began digging
01:14:28for the Lyra
01:14:29family's address.
01:14:30Once he
01:14:31confirmed it,
01:14:32he rushed
01:14:32to catch
01:14:32the earliest
01:14:33flight to
01:14:34England.
01:14:35On the way,
01:14:36he must have
01:14:37imagined
01:14:37countless
01:14:38scenarios
01:14:38of seeing
01:14:39me again.
01:14:40He thought
01:14:41the most likely
01:14:42outcome was
01:14:43that I would
01:14:43still be
01:14:43angry and
01:14:44refuse to
01:14:45speak to
01:14:45him.
01:14:46But that
01:14:47didn't matter.
01:14:48As long
01:14:49as he could
01:14:49see me,
01:14:50that would
01:14:50be enough.
01:14:51After
01:14:52experiencing
01:14:53my death,
01:14:53he had
01:14:54come to
01:14:54realize more
01:14:55than ever
01:14:56that he
01:14:56could not
01:14:56live without
01:14:57me.
01:14:58He planned
01:14:59to apologize
01:15:00sincerely,
01:15:01to promise
01:15:02that he
01:15:02would never
01:15:03be tempted
01:15:03by another
01:15:04Omega again.
01:15:05He even
01:15:06imagined that
01:15:07once I
01:15:08forgave him,
01:15:09he would
01:15:09hold an
01:15:10even grander
01:15:11mate ceremony,
01:15:11one that
01:15:13would surpass
01:15:13anything before
01:15:14it, and
01:15:15declare his
01:15:16love to
01:15:16the world.
01:15:18What he
01:15:18didn't expect
01:15:19was that
01:15:20when he
01:15:20finally saw
01:15:21me again,
01:15:22a month
01:15:22later, I
01:15:23was already
01:15:24standing beside
01:15:25another
01:15:25Alpha.
01:15:27Vincent and
01:15:28I had been
01:15:28talking,
01:15:29completely
01:15:30absorbed,
01:15:31for nearly
01:15:32an hour.
01:15:33Kane stood
01:15:34behind a
01:15:34wall like an
01:15:35intruder peeking
01:15:36into someone
01:15:37else's happiness.
01:15:37but the
01:15:39moment he
01:15:39saw that
01:15:40familiar
01:15:40figure,
01:15:42longing
01:15:42crashed over
01:15:43him like a
01:15:44tidal wave.
01:15:45Just before
01:15:46he could no
01:15:47longer hold
01:15:47it in,
01:15:48he finally
01:15:49called out
01:15:49the name
01:15:50he had
01:15:50been repeating
01:15:51in his
01:15:51mind.
01:15:52After nearly
01:15:53a month,
01:15:54he was
01:15:54seeing me
01:15:55again,
01:15:56alive.
01:15:57His eyes
01:15:57reddened,
01:15:58his voice
01:15:59unsteady.
01:16:00Little wolf,
01:16:01I finally
01:16:02found you.
01:16:03You're not
01:16:04dead.
01:16:05You're really
01:16:06here.
01:16:08He
01:16:09instinctively
01:16:10ignored
01:16:10the Alpha,
01:16:11standing
01:16:12beside me.
01:16:13The moment
01:16:14I heard
01:16:15that familiar
01:16:16voice,
01:16:16I let
01:16:17out a
01:16:17quiet
01:16:17sigh.
01:16:18I had
01:16:19always
01:16:19known
01:16:20the
01:16:20fake
01:16:20death
01:16:20wouldn't
01:16:21fool
01:16:21Kane
01:16:21forever.
01:16:22I
01:16:23just
01:16:23hadn't
01:16:24expected
01:16:24him
01:16:25to
01:16:25track
01:16:25me
01:16:25down
01:16:26in
01:16:26England
01:16:26this
01:16:26quickly.
01:16:27I
01:16:28gave
01:16:28Vincent
01:16:29a
01:16:29subtle
01:16:29look,
01:16:30signaling
01:16:30him
01:16:30to
01:16:31leave
01:16:31first.
01:16:32Then
01:16:32I
01:16:33turned
01:16:33around,
01:16:34my
01:16:34expression
01:16:35cold as
01:16:35I looked
01:16:36straight at
01:16:36Kane.
01:16:37Why are
01:16:38you here?
01:16:39Area
01:16:40is dead.
01:16:41I'm
01:16:41Phoenix
01:16:41now.
01:16:43Kane
01:16:43finally
01:16:44recalled
01:16:44everything
01:16:45he had
01:16:45learned
01:16:45over the
01:16:46past
01:16:46two
01:16:46weeks.
01:16:47His
01:16:48little
01:16:48wolf
01:16:49was
01:16:49never
01:16:49an
01:16:49orphan.
01:16:50I
01:16:51was
01:16:51Phoenix,
01:16:52the
01:16:52lost
01:16:52daughter
01:16:53of
01:16:53the
01:16:53Lyra
01:16:53family,
01:16:54their
01:16:54most
01:16:55cherished
01:16:55child.
01:16:56Little
01:16:56wolf,
01:16:57no,
01:16:58Phoenix.
01:17:00I
01:17:00know I
01:17:00was
01:17:01wrong.
01:17:02I've
01:17:02already
01:17:02dealt
01:17:03with
01:17:03the
01:17:03beta.
01:17:04The
01:17:04child
01:17:04is
01:17:04gone
01:17:05too.
01:17:07Can you
01:17:08forgive me?
01:17:09With his
01:17:10intelligence,
01:17:11it didn't take
01:17:11much to figure
01:17:12out that the
01:17:13body at the
01:17:14mate ceremony
01:17:14had been
01:17:15staged.
01:17:16It was
01:17:16nothing more
01:17:17than my way
01:17:18of escaping
01:17:18after my
01:17:19heart had
01:17:19already died.
01:17:21Now that he
01:17:22had finally
01:17:22found me
01:17:23again,
01:17:24the person he
01:17:24had thought
01:17:25about day
01:17:25and night,
01:17:26he was
01:17:26determined to
01:17:27apologize and
01:17:28beg for
01:17:28forgiveness.
01:17:30I
01:17:30let
01:17:31out a
01:17:31quiet
01:17:31laugh.
01:17:32I
01:17:32had
01:17:33seen
01:17:33with
01:17:33my
01:17:33own
01:17:34eyes
01:17:34how
01:17:34he
01:17:34treated
01:17:35the
01:17:35beta.
01:17:36And
01:17:36now he
01:17:37could
01:17:37dismiss
01:17:38everything
01:17:38so easily,
01:17:40saying he
01:17:40had taken
01:17:41care of
01:17:41her and
01:17:42the pup
01:17:42as if
01:17:42it
01:17:42meant
01:17:43nothing.
01:17:44I
01:17:44used
01:17:44to
01:17:45think
01:17:45he
01:17:45had
01:17:45simply
01:17:46transferred
01:17:46his
01:17:46love
01:17:47from
01:17:47me
01:17:47to
01:17:47someone
01:17:48else.
01:17:49Now,
01:17:50I
01:17:50understood
01:17:51the
01:17:51truth.
01:17:52He
01:17:52was
01:17:52rotten
01:17:53to
01:17:53the
01:17:53core.
01:17:54He
01:17:54didn't
01:17:55truly
01:17:55love
01:17:55anyone.
01:17:56Only
01:17:57himself.
01:17:58Cain,
01:17:59I
01:17:59regret
01:18:00ever
01:18:00loving
01:18:00you.
01:18:01Those
01:18:02few
01:18:02simple
01:18:03words
01:18:03drained
01:18:03all
01:18:04the
01:18:04color
01:18:04from
01:18:05Cain's
01:18:05face.
01:18:06He
01:18:06couldn't
01:18:07understand
01:18:07it.
01:18:08For
01:18:08five
01:18:08years,
01:18:09we
01:18:09had
01:18:09been
01:18:10so
01:18:10in
01:18:10love.
01:18:11We
01:18:11had
01:18:11been
01:18:11happy.
01:18:12How
01:18:12could
01:18:13I
01:18:13regret
01:18:13it
01:18:13now?
01:18:14And
01:18:14that
01:18:15word
01:18:15regret
01:18:16did
01:18:17it
01:18:17mean
01:18:17I
01:18:18didn't
01:18:18love
01:18:18him
01:18:18anymore?
01:18:21The
01:18:22thought
01:18:22alone
01:18:23made
01:18:23his
01:18:23chest
01:18:24tighten
01:18:24with
01:18:24pain.
01:18:25No,
01:18:26that
01:18:27couldn't
01:18:27be
01:18:27true.
01:18:28It
01:18:28had
01:18:28only
01:18:29been
01:18:29a
01:18:29month.
01:18:30How
01:18:30could
01:18:31I
01:18:31have
01:18:31stopped
01:18:31loving
01:18:32him
01:18:32so
01:18:33quickly?
01:18:33In
01:18:33his
01:18:34mind,
01:18:34I
01:18:34was
01:18:35still
01:18:35angry.
01:18:36I
01:18:36just
01:18:36hadn't
01:18:37forgiven
01:18:37him
01:18:37yet.
01:18:38Cain
01:18:39stepped
01:18:39forward
01:18:40reaching
01:18:40for my
01:18:41hand,
01:18:42wanting
01:18:42to
01:18:42explain
01:18:43before
01:18:44he
01:18:44could
01:18:44touch
01:18:45me.
01:18:45I
01:18:45took
01:18:46a
01:18:46step
01:18:46back
01:18:46putting
01:18:47distance
01:18:47between
01:18:47us.
01:18:49The
01:18:49hurt
01:18:50in his
01:18:50expression
01:18:50was
01:18:51obvious,
01:18:52but
01:18:52he
01:18:52quickly
01:18:52tried
01:18:53to
01:18:53explain
01:18:54himself.
01:18:54Phoenix,
01:18:55I
01:18:56don't
01:18:56mean
01:18:56anything
01:18:57else.
01:18:57I
01:18:58just
01:18:58want
01:18:58to
01:18:58explain.
01:19:00Believe
01:19:00me,
01:19:00I've
01:19:01only
01:19:02ever
01:19:02loved
01:19:02you.
01:19:05I
01:19:05never
01:19:05had
01:19:06real
01:19:06feelings
01:19:06for
01:19:06that
01:19:07beta.
01:19:09Can
01:19:10you
01:19:10forgive
01:19:10me
01:19:10and
01:19:11come
01:19:11back
01:19:11with
01:19:11me?
01:19:12I
01:19:13promise
01:19:13there
01:19:14will
01:19:14never
01:19:14be
01:19:14another
01:19:14omega
01:19:15around
01:19:15me
01:19:15again.
01:19:16I
01:19:16swear
01:19:17I'll
01:19:17only
01:19:17love
01:19:17you.
01:19:19We
01:19:19can
01:19:19have
01:19:19an
01:19:19even
01:19:20grander
01:19:20mate
01:19:20ceremony.
01:19:22By
01:19:23the
01:19:23end,
01:19:24there
01:19:24was
01:19:24a
01:19:24flicker
01:19:25of
01:19:25hope
01:19:25in
01:19:26his
01:19:26eyes.
01:19:26I
01:19:27didn't
01:19:27react.
01:19:28My
01:19:29expression
01:19:29remained
01:19:30cold.
01:19:30Five
01:19:31years
01:19:31ago,
01:19:32when you
01:19:32got
01:19:32together
01:19:32with
01:19:33me,
01:19:33you
01:19:33made
01:19:33the
01:19:33same
01:19:34promise.
01:19:35You
01:19:35said
01:19:35you
01:19:36would
01:19:36only
01:19:36love
01:19:36me.
01:19:39And
01:19:39you
01:19:39still
01:19:40cheated.
01:19:40I
01:19:41won't
01:19:41believe
01:19:41you
01:19:42again.
01:19:43And
01:19:43I
01:19:43will
01:19:44never
01:19:44forgive
01:19:44you.
01:19:46You
01:19:47should
01:19:47leave.
01:19:49Don't
01:19:49come
01:19:49back.
01:19:50When
01:19:51I
01:19:51first
01:19:51discovered
01:19:52his
01:19:52betrayal,
01:19:53the
01:19:53pain
01:19:53had
01:19:54been
01:19:54unbearable.
01:19:55There
01:19:55was
01:19:56even
01:19:56a
01:19:56moment
01:19:56when
01:19:57I
01:19:57hesitated.
01:19:58Because
01:19:59he
01:19:59still
01:19:59treated
01:20:00me
01:20:00the
01:20:00same
01:20:00as
01:20:01before.
01:20:01I
01:20:02thought
01:20:02maybe
01:20:02I
01:20:03could
01:20:03pretend
01:20:03nothing
01:20:04had
01:20:04happened.
01:20:05Maybe
01:20:06we
01:20:06could
01:20:06complete
01:20:07the
01:20:07mate
01:20:07bond.
01:20:08And
01:20:08he
01:20:08would
01:20:09continue
01:20:09to
01:20:10treat
01:20:10me
01:20:10well.
01:20:11Maybe
01:20:12he
01:20:12would
01:20:12keep
01:20:13the
01:20:13other
01:20:13Omega
01:20:14out
01:20:14of
01:20:14my
01:20:15sight.
01:20:15but
01:20:15but
01:20:16after
01:20:16lie
01:20:16after
01:20:17lie
01:20:18after
01:20:18seeing
01:20:19him
01:20:19entangled
01:20:20with
01:20:20the
01:20:20beta
01:20:20with
01:20:21my
01:20:21own
01:20:21eyes
01:20:22I
01:20:22realized
01:20:23I
01:20:23couldn't
01:20:24do
01:20:24it.
01:20:24I
01:20:25couldn't
01:20:25live
01:20:25like
01:20:26nothing
01:20:26had
01:20:26happened.
01:20:28What
01:20:29I
01:20:29wanted
01:20:29had
01:20:29always
01:20:30been
01:20:30something
01:20:31real.
01:20:31A
01:20:32love
01:20:32that
01:20:32was
01:20:32honest.
01:20:35And
01:20:36once
01:20:36Kane
01:20:36tainted
01:20:37that
01:20:37love
01:20:37I
01:20:38no
01:20:38longer
01:20:38wanted
01:20:39it.
01:20:40Back
01:20:40then
01:20:40I
01:20:41had
01:20:42already
01:20:42made
01:20:42my
01:20:43decision
01:20:43I
01:20:44would
01:20:44never
01:20:44forgive
01:20:45him.
01:20:45I
01:20:46turned
01:20:46to
01:20:47leave.
01:20:47But
01:20:48Kane
01:20:48wasn't
01:20:49ready
01:20:49to
01:20:49give
01:20:50up.
01:20:50In
01:20:51a
01:20:51moment
01:20:51of
01:20:52panic
01:20:52he
01:20:52grabbed
01:20:53my
01:20:53wrist.
01:20:55Little
01:20:56wolf
01:20:56I
01:20:56swear
01:20:56my
01:20:58heart
01:20:58has
01:20:58always
01:20:58belonged
01:20:59to
01:20:59you.
01:20:59You're
01:21:00the
01:21:00only
01:21:00one
01:21:00I
01:21:00love.
01:21:01I
01:21:02pulled
01:21:02free
01:21:03from
01:21:03his
01:21:03grip
01:21:04and
01:21:04looked
01:21:04at
01:21:04him.
01:21:05The
01:21:05urgency
01:21:05and
01:21:06sincerity
01:21:06on
01:21:07his
01:21:07face
01:21:07didn't
01:21:08seem
01:21:08fake.
01:21:09But
01:21:09I
01:21:09only
01:21:10let
01:21:10out
01:21:10a
01:21:11soft
01:21:11humorless
01:21:12laugh.
01:21:13Love
01:21:13me?
01:21:15You
01:21:15talked
01:21:16about
01:21:16the
01:21:16beta
01:21:16with
01:21:17your
01:21:17friends
01:21:17right
01:21:18in
01:21:18front
01:21:18of
01:21:18me.
01:21:20Was
01:21:20that
01:21:21love?
01:21:24You
01:21:24had
01:21:24my
01:21:24mate
01:21:24ceremony
01:21:25designer
01:21:25make
01:21:26a
01:21:26dress
01:21:26for
01:21:26her.
01:21:27Was
01:21:27that
01:21:27love?
01:21:30You
01:21:30snuck
01:21:31downstairs
01:21:31in the
01:21:31middle
01:21:32of the
01:21:32night
01:21:32to
01:21:32see
01:21:32her
01:21:33while
01:21:33I
01:21:33was
01:21:33asleep.
01:21:34Was
01:21:34that
01:21:34love?
01:21:35If
01:21:35that's
01:21:36your
01:21:36version
01:21:36of
01:21:36love
01:21:37it's
01:21:37cheap.
01:21:38I
01:21:39don't
01:21:39want
01:21:39it.
01:21:40With
01:21:41every
01:21:41word
01:21:42Kane's
01:21:42face
01:21:43grew
01:21:43paler.
01:21:44By
01:21:45the
01:21:45end
01:21:45he
01:21:45looked
01:21:46like
01:21:46he
01:21:46could
01:21:46barely
01:21:47stand.
01:21:48My
01:21:48words
01:21:48cut
01:21:49into
01:21:49him
01:21:49like
01:21:49a
01:21:50blade
01:21:50tearing
01:21:50his
01:21:51heart
01:21:51apart
01:21:51piece
01:21:52by
01:21:52piece.
01:21:53Never
01:21:54in
01:21:54his
01:21:54life
01:21:54had
01:21:55Kane
01:21:55hated
01:21:55hated
01:21:55himself
01:21:56this
01:21:56much
01:21:56if
01:21:57he
01:21:57had
01:21:57never
01:21:57gotten
01:21:58involved
01:21:58with
01:21:58the
01:21:58beta
01:21:59in
01:21:59the
01:21:59first
01:21:59place
01:22:00none
01:22:00of
01:22:01this
01:22:01would
01:22:01have
01:22:01happened.
01:22:05Kane's
01:22:06voice
01:22:06trembled
01:22:07slightly.
01:22:07Little
01:22:08wolf
01:22:08are
01:22:09you
01:22:09really
01:22:09never
01:22:10going
01:22:10to
01:22:10forgive
01:22:10me?
01:22:11I
01:22:12nodded
01:22:12without
01:22:13hesitation.
01:22:14That's
01:22:15right.
01:22:15Never.
01:22:16I
01:22:17didn't
01:22:17wait
01:22:17to
01:22:17see
01:22:18his
01:22:18reaction.
01:22:19I
01:22:19turned
01:22:20and
01:22:20walked
01:22:20inside.
01:22:22The
01:22:23next
01:22:23day
01:22:23Vincent
01:22:24and
01:22:25I
01:22:25had
01:22:25plans
01:22:25to
01:22:26attend
01:22:26a
01:22:26concert.
01:22:27Ever
01:22:27since
01:22:28my
01:22:28empathic
01:22:29sense
01:22:29went
01:22:29through
01:22:30its
01:22:30awakening
01:22:30I
01:22:31had
01:22:31grown
01:22:32especially
01:22:32sensitive
01:22:33to
01:22:33emotions.
01:22:35The
01:22:35calm
01:22:35of
01:22:36nature.
01:22:36The
01:22:37intensity
01:22:37of
01:22:37music.
01:22:38The
01:22:38sincerity
01:22:39or
01:22:39deceit
01:22:40in
01:22:40people's
01:22:40voices.
01:22:41Vincent
01:22:42happened
01:22:42to
01:22:43be
01:22:43a
01:22:43huge
01:22:43fan
01:22:43of
01:22:44classical
01:22:44music
01:22:45and
01:22:45every
01:22:45time
01:22:46I
01:22:46went
01:22:46to
01:22:46a
01:22:46concert
01:22:47with
01:22:47him
01:22:47I
01:22:48learned
01:22:48something
01:22:48new.
01:22:51Cain
01:22:52stood
01:22:52outside
01:22:53the
01:22:53estate
01:22:53the
01:22:54entire
01:22:54night.
01:22:55My
01:22:56words
01:22:56from
01:22:56yesterday
01:22:57echoed
01:22:57endlessly
01:22:58in
01:22:58his
01:22:58mind.
01:22:59What
01:23:00once
01:23:00felt
01:23:00like
01:23:01relief
01:23:01after
01:23:01his
01:23:02first
01:23:02time
01:23:02with
01:23:02the
01:23:03beta
01:23:03had
01:23:03now
01:23:03come
01:23:04back
01:23:04like
01:23:04a
01:23:04blade
01:23:05striking
01:23:05him
01:23:06full
01:23:06force.
01:23:07Still
01:23:08he
01:23:08wanted
01:23:09one
01:23:09more
01:23:09chance.
01:23:10He
01:23:11refused
01:23:11to
01:23:11believe
01:23:12that
01:23:12five
01:23:12years
01:23:13of
01:23:13love
01:23:13could
01:23:13be
01:23:13erased
01:23:14so
01:23:14completely.
01:23:16After
01:23:16getting
01:23:17Vincent's
01:23:17message
01:23:18I
01:23:18headed
01:23:19downstairs
01:23:21carefree
01:23:21bird.
01:23:22My
01:23:23mom
01:23:23who
01:23:23was
01:23:24having
01:23:24breakfast
01:23:25teased
01:23:25me
01:23:25when
01:23:26she
01:23:26saw
01:23:26me.
01:23:27Who
01:23:27was
01:23:27the
01:23:27one
01:23:27who
01:23:28said
01:23:28they
01:23:28didn't
01:23:28want
01:23:28to
01:23:28meet
01:23:29him?
01:23:29Now
01:23:30it
01:23:30looks
01:23:30like
01:23:30you
01:23:30can't
01:23:30wait
01:23:31to
01:23:31see
01:23:31him
01:23:31every
01:23:31day.
01:23:32I'd
01:23:32say
01:23:32this
01:23:32match
01:23:33is
01:23:33looking
01:23:33pretty
01:23:34promising.
01:23:34Mom
01:23:35we're
01:23:35just
01:23:36friends.
01:23:37But
01:23:37for
01:23:37some
01:23:38reason
01:23:38I
01:23:39felt
01:23:39my
01:23:39cheeks
01:23:39warm.
01:23:41I
01:23:41quickly
01:23:41ran
01:23:42out
01:23:42the
01:23:42door.
01:23:43The
01:23:43tickets
01:23:44for
01:23:44today's
01:23:51The
01:23:52moment
01:23:52I
01:23:52stepped
01:23:52outside
01:23:53I
01:23:54saw
01:23:54Kane
01:23:54standing
01:23:55off
01:23:55to
01:23:55the
01:23:55side
01:23:56completely
01:23:56still.
01:23:58I
01:23:58acted
01:23:58as
01:23:59if
01:23:59I
01:23:59hadn't
01:23:59seen
01:24:00him
01:24:00and
01:24:01ran
01:24:01straight
01:24:01toward
01:24:02Vincent.
01:24:03He
01:24:04was
01:24:04holding
01:24:04a
01:24:04sandwich
01:24:05and
01:24:05handed
01:24:06it
01:24:06to
01:24:06me
01:24:06naturally.
01:24:07My
01:24:07mom
01:24:08asked
01:24:08me
01:24:08to
01:24:08bring
01:24:08this
01:24:08for
01:24:08you.
01:24:10I
01:24:11took
01:24:11a
01:24:11bite.
01:24:14My
01:24:15eyes
01:24:15lighting
01:24:15up.
01:24:16Aunt
01:24:16Grace's
01:24:17cooking
01:24:17is
01:24:17as
01:24:18amazing
01:24:18as
01:24:18ever.
01:24:22You
01:24:23still
01:24:23haven't
01:24:23told
01:24:24me
01:24:24who
01:24:24else
01:24:24is
01:24:24performing
01:24:25today.
01:24:26Kane
01:24:26remained
01:24:27where
01:24:27he
01:24:27was
01:24:28watching
01:24:29as
01:24:29I
01:24:29walked
01:24:29farther
01:24:30and
01:24:30farther
01:24:31away.
01:24:32The
01:24:32moment
01:24:32I
01:24:32stepped
01:24:33out
01:24:33he
01:24:34had
01:24:34wanted
01:24:34to
01:24:35call
01:24:35out
01:24:35to
01:24:35me
01:24:36to
01:24:36try
01:24:36one
01:24:37last
01:24:37time
01:24:37but
01:24:38then
01:24:39he
01:24:39saw
01:24:39the
01:24:39light
01:24:40in
01:24:40my
01:24:40eyes.
01:24:41That
01:24:42bright
01:24:42eager
01:24:43happiness.
01:24:44It
01:24:45was
01:24:45a
01:24:45look
01:24:45he
01:24:45knew
01:24:45all
01:24:46too
01:24:46well.
01:24:47Back
01:24:47when
01:24:48we
01:24:48were
01:24:48together
01:24:48I
01:24:49used
01:24:49to
01:24:49look
01:24:49at
01:24:50him
01:24:50like
01:24:50that
01:24:50all
01:24:50the
01:24:51time.
01:24:51But
01:24:52now
01:24:52he
01:24:53hadn't
01:24:53seen
01:24:53it
01:24:54in
01:24:54nearly
01:24:54two
01:24:55months.
01:24:58When
01:24:59he
01:24:59thought
01:24:59back
01:24:59to
01:25:00the
01:25:00days
01:25:00before
01:25:00I
01:25:00staged
01:25:01my
01:25:01death
01:25:01he
01:25:02realized
01:25:03something.
01:25:04Back
01:25:04then
01:25:05my
01:25:05eyes
01:25:06had
01:25:06been
01:25:06empty
01:25:06like
01:25:07still
01:25:07water
01:25:08without
01:25:08a
01:25:08ripple.
01:25:09Nothing
01:25:10could
01:25:10stir
01:25:10any
01:25:11emotion
01:25:11in
01:25:12me.
01:25:12And
01:25:13yet
01:25:13at
01:25:13the
01:25:14beginning
01:25:14of
01:25:14our
01:25:14relationship
01:25:15I
01:25:16had
01:25:16looked
01:25:16at
01:25:17him
01:25:17the
01:25:17way I
01:25:17had
01:25:17just
01:25:18looked
01:25:18at
01:25:18Vincent.
01:25:20That
01:25:21was
01:25:21when
01:25:21he
01:25:21finally
01:25:22understood.
01:25:23What
01:25:24this
01:25:24relationship
01:25:25had
01:25:25left
01:25:25me
01:25:25with
01:25:26was
01:25:26nothing
01:25:26but
01:25:27pain.
01:25:27He
01:25:28had
01:25:28no
01:25:28right
01:25:29to
01:25:29ask
01:25:29for
01:25:29my
01:25:30forgiveness
01:25:30anymore.
01:25:30He
01:25:32booked
01:25:32a
01:25:32flight
01:25:32back
01:25:32home
01:25:33that
01:25:33same
01:25:33afternoon.
01:25:35Before
01:25:35leaving
01:25:35he
01:25:36realized
01:25:37he
01:25:37didn't
01:25:37have
01:25:37my
01:25:38current
01:25:38number
01:25:38so
01:25:39he
01:25:39borrowed
01:25:40a
01:25:40piece
01:25:40of
01:25:40paper
01:25:40and
01:25:41a
01:25:41pen
01:25:41from
01:25:41a
01:25:41passerby
01:25:42and
01:25:43wrote
01:25:43a
01:25:43message.
01:25:44He
01:25:45placed
01:25:45it
01:25:45somewhere
01:25:46visible
01:25:46by
01:25:47the
01:25:47gate.
01:25:48After
01:25:48one
01:25:48last
01:25:49look
01:25:49at
01:25:49the
01:25:49place
01:25:50where
01:25:50I
01:25:50would
01:25:50spend
01:25:50the
01:25:51rest
01:25:51of
01:25:51my
01:25:51life
01:25:53he
01:25:53got
01:25:53into
01:25:54the
01:25:54car
01:25:54and
01:25:54left.
01:25:58A
01:25:58gust
01:25:59of
01:25:59wind
01:25:59lifted
01:26:00the
01:26:00paper
01:26:00into
01:26:00the
01:26:01air.
01:26:05On
01:26:05it
01:26:06there
01:26:06was
01:26:06only
01:26:07one
01:26:07sentence.
01:26:09Little
01:26:09wolf
01:26:10please
01:26:10let me
01:26:10call
01:26:10you
01:26:11that
01:26:11a
01:26:11last
01:26:11time.
01:26:12Little
01:26:12wolf
01:26:13please
01:26:13let me
01:26:13call
01:26:13you
01:26:14that
01:26:14a
01:26:14last
01:26:14time.
01:26:15I'm
01:26:15sorry.
01:26:16I
01:26:16wish
01:26:17you
01:26:17a
01:26:17lifetime
01:26:17of
01:26:17happiness.
01:26:19Spring
01:26:19in
01:26:19England
01:26:20Vincent
01:26:21and
01:26:21I
01:26:22walked
01:26:22through
01:26:22the
01:26:23rose
01:26:23garden
01:26:23at
01:26:24Ashford
01:26:24Manor.
01:26:25Phoenix
01:26:26Vincent
01:26:27said
01:26:27stopping
01:26:27in
01:26:28his
01:26:28tracks.
01:26:28His
01:26:29expression
01:26:29was
01:26:30more
01:26:30serious
01:26:30than
01:26:31I
01:26:31had
01:26:31ever
01:26:31seen
01:26:32before.
01:26:32I
01:26:33know
01:26:33you're
01:26:33not
01:26:33ready
01:26:34right
01:26:34now
01:26:34but
01:26:35I
01:26:35want
01:26:35you
01:26:35to
01:26:35know
01:26:35if
01:26:36one
01:26:36day
01:26:36you're
01:26:37willing
01:26:37to
01:26:37believe
01:26:37in
01:26:37love
01:26:37again
01:26:39I'll
01:26:39be
01:26:39here
01:26:39waiting.
01:26:40I
01:26:41looked
01:26:41at
01:26:41him
01:26:41warmth
01:26:42spreading
01:26:43through
01:26:43my
01:26:43chest.
01:26:44Maybe
01:26:45one
01:26:45day
01:26:46I
01:26:46would
01:26:47believe
01:26:47in
01:26:47love
01:26:47again.
01:26:49But
01:26:50for
01:26:50now
01:26:50I
01:26:51was
01:26:51content
01:26:51loved
01:26:53by
01:26:53my
01:26:53parents
01:26:53surrounded
01:26:54by
01:26:55friends
01:26:56running
01:26:57freely
01:26:57under
01:26:57the
01:26:57moonlight
01:26:58feeling
01:26:59the
01:26:59breeze
01:27:00and
01:27:00breathing
01:27:01in
01:27:01the
01:27:01scent
01:27:01of
01:27:02flowers.
01:27:03I
01:27:04am
01:27:04Phoenix
01:27:04and
01:27:05I
01:27:06have
01:27:06risen
01:27:06from
01:27:06the
01:27:07ashes.
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