The Alpha's Dead Luna MOVIES

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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.

00:00:30The 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.

00:00:44We'll simulate a death by silver.

00:00:47No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:00:50Only then, did I let out a slow breath.

00:00:53After confirming the remaining details, I 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.

00:01:19His eyes filled with concern.

00:01:21His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.

00:01:24My little wolf, where did you go?

00:01:28I can smell fear on you.

00:01:30He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze, and forced down the bitterness rising

00:01:37in my chest.

00:01:38I shook my head.

00:01:40I'm fine.

00:01:41Let'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?

00:01:58My nails dug into my palm.

00:02:01Being 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.

00:02:30I'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.

00:02:52He 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.

00:03:03I 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.

00:03:12If 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.

00:03:25Cain's got it bad.

00:03:26Can't even let his little toy get exposed.

00:03:29Well, she can't shift.

00:03:31Figures 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, then you and that beta pet, have you ever, you know, at home?

00:03:47Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:03:52Of course.

00:03:53It's been wild.

00:03:56The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.

00:04:00Cain really knows how to play.

00:04:04A useless one like that?

00:04:06Easy to fool.

00:04:08Bet 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.

00:04:19Their 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.

00:04:36And 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, the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:04:49A fake one.

00:04:51Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.

00:04:56My 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 and forced a faint smile.

00:05:08What were you all talking about that got you so excited?

00:05:12Cain 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.

00:05:35My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:05:39The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.

00:05:42They had been talking about him and that woman.

00:05:45Yet 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.

00:05:59The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.

00:06:02A flicker of panic crossing his face.

00:06:06Little 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.

00:06:17I want to go back to the pack house.

00:06:19I didn't wait for his response.

00:06:21I turned and walked out.

00:06:24Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.

00:06:30A mating display was playing.

00:06:33Aria, be my mate.

00:06:35The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.

00:06:41People passing by slowed down.

00:06:44Their 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 just 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.

00:07:02After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.

00:07:06I stood there, the subject of their admiration,

00:07:10and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.

00:07:13A 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.

00:07:34A failure.

00:07:36Cain entered my life under those circumstances.

00:07:39He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.

00:07:44But I had seen this kind of attention before.

00:07:48Cruel games disguised as affection.

00:07:51So I avoided him.

00:07:53Ninety-nine times, he confessed.

00:07:56Ninety-nine times, I turned him down.

00:07:59Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.

00:08:02He threw himself over me without hesitation.

00:08:06Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,

00:08:09he didn't move.

00:08:11He held his position, shielding me with his body.

00:08:15When he woke up in the hospital,

00:08:17his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.

00:08:21And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me

00:08:24was reach out and gently touch my face.

00:08:28My little wolf, as long as you're safe.

00:08:32That 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,

00:08:40could be worth risking everything for.

00:08:42The walls around my heart cracked open for him.

00:08:46The wound from the Silver never fully healed.

00:08:50It left behind a permanent circular scar.

00:08:53Every time I saw it,

00:08:55my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.

00:08:59For five years, he never wavered.

00:09:03He treated me with the same devotion,

00:09:05the same care,

00:09:06as if I were the only one who mattered.

00:09:12Even when the pack opposed us,

00:09:14he stood his ground,

00:09:15and asked me to be his mate.

00:09:18And for that upcoming ceremony,

00:09:20I wanted to give him something real.

00:09:23Something 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.

00:09:32If it failed,

00:09:33I would have died.

00:09:35But I survived.

00:09:37Not only that,

00:09:38I gained something rare.

00:09:41Empathic sense.

00:09:42I decided to keep it a secret.

00:09:45I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.

00:09:48But on the very day I awakened,

00:09:51everything fell apart.

00:09:53Through that new ability,

00:09:55I sensed him.

00:09:57Kane.

00:09:57Talking to his beta pet.

00:09:59Their voices were intimate,

00:10:02careless,

00:10:03filled with open flirtation.

00:10:05That was when I learned the truth.

00:10:08He had already betrayed our bond.

00:10:10For an entire year.

00:10:12And I had known nothing.

00:10:15A sharp pain twisted through my chest,

00:10:18forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.

00:10:22His words from earlier echoed in my mind,

00:10:24over and over again.

00:10:26Even with the mate ceremony approaching,

00:10:29he had no intention of ending that relationship.

00:10:32Did he really think I was so worthless

00:10:35that he could deceive me forever?

00:10:37The winter wind cut through me,

00:10:40cold and merciless.

00:10:42But my mind had never been clearer.

00:10:45I would show Kane the truth.

00:10:47Lies don't last forever.

00:10:50And I would never forgive betrayal.

00:10:52I took a slow breath,

00:10:54forcing down the ache in my chest.

00:10:57Just as I was about to head back,

00:10:59a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

00:11:04Kane's scent surrounded me at once,

00:11:06rich with cedar,

00:11:07and thick with possessiveness.

00:11:09It pressed in from all sides,

00:11:11leaving no space to breathe.

00:11:13Little wolf,

00:11:15why didn't you wait for me?

00:11:16Are you in a bad mood today?

00:11:19Then let me take you to see your mate dress.

00:11:22The 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.

00:11:37I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:11:43There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.

00:11:47Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.

00:11:50His 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?

00:11:59Do you not want to bond with me anymore?

00:12:02I looked at him,

00:12:03at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.

00:12:06I almost told him the truth.

00:12:09Yes, I don't want this anymore.

00:12:12You were the one who betrayed us first.

00:12:15You 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.

00:12:22And now you're asking me why?

00:12:25But I wasn't ready to expose everything,

00:12:28not yet.

00:12:30At the dress boutique,

00:12:32the moment we stepped inside,

00:12:33an attendant drew back a curtain

00:12:35to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.

00:12:38Miss,

00:12:39the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.

00:12:43Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.

00:12:47The dress was pure white,

00:12:49flowing and luminous.

00:12:51Moonstones were set into the bodice,

00:12:53casting a soft, sacred glow.

00:12:56Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.

00:12:59My little wolf,

00:13:00do you like it?

00:13:02I couldn't deny it.

00:13:04The design was exactly my taste.

00:13:07But no matter how beautiful it was,

00:13:09it couldn't mend what had already been broken.

00:13:13Look closer,

00:13:14Kane said softly,

00:13:15at the center of the moonstone.

00:13:17I followed his gaze.

00:13:20Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.

00:13:23A and K, forever.

00:13:26The moon goddess is our witness.

00:13:29My love for you will last forever, too.

00:13:32I stared at the stone,

00:13:34at the tiny letters carved into its heart.

00:13:37Then I turned to him,

00:13:39and met his eyes.

00:13:41Eyes filled with something that looked like love.

00:13:45Will your love for me really last forever?

00:13:50A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.

00:13:54I, Kane, swear, swear that I will love Arya forever.

00:13:58For my entire life.

00:14:01If I break this oath,

00:14:03may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:14:07Such a solemn vow.

00:14:09And yet,

00:14:10it couldn't warm a heart

00:14:12that had already gone cold.

00:14:14He had already broken it.

00:14:16And still,

00:14:18he kept acting.

00:14:19Didn't he get tired?

00:14:22I turned my face away,

00:14:24unwilling to look at him any longer.

00:14:27Kane seemed about to say something else,

00:14:29but his phone suddenly rang.

00:14:31His expression shifted,

00:14:32just slightly,

00:14:33before he stepped aside to answer.

00:14:36When he returned,

00:14:37there was a trace of apology on his face.

00:14:41Little wolf,

00:14:42something urgent just came up.

00:14:44Go ahead and try the dress.

00:14:45If anything needs adjusting,

00:14:47just tell the staff.

00:14:49He left in a hurry,

00:14:50not even waiting for a response.

00:14:53I watched his retreating figure,

00:14:56a bitter thought settling in.

00:14:59Kane had never walked away from me for pack business.

00:15:02And just before he left,

00:15:04I had caught it.

00:15:06That flicker in his eyes.

00:15:09Raw,

00:15:09instinctive desire.

00:15:12Work?

00:15:13Hardly.

00:15:14He was going to see her.

00:15:17When I returned to the pack house,

00:15:19I immediately felt it.

00:15:21The slight dip in the mattress.

00:15:24The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,

00:15:27and lingering scent,

00:15:28thick with unmistakable desire.

00:15:31The thought hit me all at once.

00:15:33Kane and that beta had been here,

00:15:36on this bed.

00:15:37Entwined.

00:15:38My stomach twisted violently.

00:15:41I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,

00:15:43unable to stop.

00:15:45Kane had just come back.

00:15:47The moment he saw me like that,

00:15:49panic flashed across his face.

00:15:52Little wolf,

00:15:53did you eat something bad?

00:15:54I'll call a healer right now.

00:15:58I grabbed his wrist,

00:16:00my eyes still red.

00:16:02I'm fine.

00:16:03I just thought of something disgusting.

00:16:07Kane dropped to his knees beside me,

00:16:10gently patting my back,

00:16:11his expression full of distress.

00:16:14Don't think about things like that.

00:16:16Seeing you like this,

00:16:18it hurts me too.

00:16:19I looked down at him,

00:16:22at the open collar of his shirt,

00:16:24and the marks on his skin.

00:16:27Bite marks,

00:16:28fresh,

00:16:29obvious.

00:16:30Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.

00:16:33How strong did Kane have to be to carry another woman's marks on his body,

00:16:38and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?

00:16:42His voice grew sharper,

00:16:44more agitated.

00:16:46Who did this to you?

00:16:48Who made Maid?

00:16:50My little wolf like this.

00:16:53Tell me.

00:16:54I'll tear them apart.

00:16:56A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:17:00Kane,

00:17:01you're the one who did this to me.

00:17:04Sometime deep into the night,

00:17:05I woke to the sound of a low,

00:17:08restrained growl.

00:17:09Half asleep,

00:17:10I reached out,

00:17:12instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.

00:17:15But the bed was empty.

00:17:17I sat up and went downstairs.

00:17:19As I reached the second floor,

00:17:22I heard it.

00:17:23A woman's breathless voice.

00:17:26Soft,

00:17:27broken.

00:17:28I froze for a second,

00:17:30forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,

00:17:33then walked toward the guest room.

00:17:35The door was wide open.

00:17:37Moonlight spilled across the room,

00:17:39illuminating two bodies tangled together.

00:17:43Inside,

00:17:44Kane was bare from the waist up.

00:17:46The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

00:17:49The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

00:17:52Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

00:17:55Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,

00:17:59her voice unsteady.

00:18:00Alpha,

00:18:02the dress I just got today.

00:18:04You already torn it.

00:18:06Kane let out a low chuckle,

00:18:08leaning in close to her ear,

00:18:10his voice rough.

00:18:11You wore it for me,

00:18:14didn't you?

00:18:16I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:18:20So tonight,

00:18:21shouldn't you be satisfying me?

00:18:24She clung to him,

00:18:25her voice breaking,

00:18:27hoarse.

00:18:27Alpha,

00:18:29I can't,

00:18:31I can't take ache anymore.

00:18:34Then,

00:18:34breathless,

00:18:35she tilted her head back.

00:18:38What if Aria sees us?

00:18:40Kane stilled,

00:18:41his expression turning cold as he cut her off.

00:18:44She's useless.

00:18:46She doesn't understand anything.

00:18:48Don't you dare tell her about us.

00:18:50The beta traced circles against his chest,

00:18:53her tone soft,

00:18:54almost hurt.

00:18:55I know,

00:18:56I just,

00:18:59she's about to become your mate,

00:19:01and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:19:04It makes me sad.

00:19:07Kane's expression softened slightly.

00:19:10You jealous little thing.

00:19:12I already brought you into this house.

00:19:14Isn't that enough?

00:19:16Don't worry.

00:19:17Even after the mate bond,

00:19:19I won't leave you.

00:19:20Whatever Aria has,

00:19:22you'll have too.

00:19:24Moonlight,

00:19:25lit up my face,

00:19:26where I stood outside the door.

00:19:28I covered my mouth,

00:19:30but the tears were already falling,

00:19:32blurring everything.

00:19:34Every sound from inside the room

00:19:36pierced into me like silver blades,

00:19:39carving wound after wound into my chest.

00:19:42I turned and ran,

00:19:44barefoot,

00:19:46straight out into the rain.

00:19:48Cold water soaked through me,

00:19:50but I didn't stop.

00:19:51I just needed to get away,

00:19:53as far away as possible.

00:19:55Through the haze,

00:19:57I thought I saw him,

00:19:58a younger Kane,

00:20:00the one I had once loved.

00:20:03His eyes were clear,

00:20:05sincere,

00:20:07filled with something real.

00:20:09Little Wolf,

00:20:10leave him.

00:20:12Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,

00:20:14and never forgive him.

00:20:17My vision burned,

00:20:18as I looked at that memory.

00:20:20At the Alpha,

00:20:22I had once given my heart to.

00:20:25Okay.

00:20:26I whispered.

00:20:27I will leave you,

00:20:30and I will never forgive you.

00:20:34I didn't make it back until dawn.

00:20:37The moment I lay down,

00:20:39Kane slipped quietly into the room.

00:20:41He moved carefully,

00:20:42just like always,

00:20:43pulling the blanket over me

00:20:45before drawing me into his arms.

00:20:47His lips brushed softly against my forehead.

00:20:50Little Wolf,

00:20:51I really do love you.

00:20:54In three days,

00:20:56you'll become my mate.

00:20:58We'll be together forever.

00:21:00I once saw a line online.

00:21:03When an Alpha suddenly becomes gentle,

00:21:06it is usually guilt,

00:21:08after betrayal.

00:21:09I never understood it before.

00:21:11Now I did.

00:21:13More than anything,

00:21:15I just wanted time to move faster.

00:21:17I wanted the day I left to come sooner.

00:21:19When I woke up,

00:21:21Kane and the Beta were already downstairs having breakfast.

00:21:25The moment he saw me,

00:21:26Kane stood and pulled out a chair for me.

00:21:30He watched as I calmly finished my meal.

00:21:33Then guilt flickered across his face.

00:21:38Little Wolf,

00:21:39I have to leave for a few days on short notice.

00:21:42For the mate ceremony,

00:21:43just work with the planner.

00:21:44I'll be back as soon as I can.

00:21:46After the ceremony,

00:21:47I'll make it up to you.

00:21:49Wherever you want to go for our honeymoon,

00:21:50I'll take you.

00:21:51I already knew the truth.

00:21:53This wasn't a trip.

00:21:54He was going to take care of her.

00:21:57But I didn't care anymore.

00:21:59I simply nodded.

00:22:02Just before he walked out the door,

00:22:04I called his name one last time.

00:22:07Kane.

00:22:08He paused,

00:22:09then turned back,

00:22:10his expression softening

00:22:12as he reached out to cut my face.

00:22:15Can't bear to see me go, Little Wolf.

00:22:17It's only a few days.

00:22:19Once we complete the mate bond,

00:22:21you'll see me every day.

00:22:22Kane!

00:22:23From outside,

00:22:24the beta called out to him.

00:22:26Kane leaned in,

00:22:28kissed my cheek,

00:22:29and left in a hurry.

00:22:30I stood there,

00:22:32watching his retreating figure.

00:22:35This was probably the last time

00:22:36I would ever see him.

00:22:40Not long after Kane and the beta left,

00:22:43I received a message from her.

00:22:45Miss Aria,

00:22:46you sensed everything last night,

00:22:47didn't you?

00:22:48I didn't expect you to be this good

00:22:49at holding it in.

00:22:50Kane already promised to spend

00:22:53the next few days with me.

00:22:54Imagine that,

00:22:56your future mate staying with another wolf

00:22:58right before your ceremony.

00:22:59You might be the most pathetic woman

00:23:01in the world.

00:23:03I didn't reply.

00:23:05Instead,

00:23:06I told the servants to gather

00:23:08everything in the villa that belonged to me,

00:23:10and pile it in the backyard.

00:23:13Once everything was brought out,

00:23:15I lit a fire.

00:23:17I stood there in silence,

00:23:19watching five years of memories

00:23:21burn away piece by piece.

00:23:24When the last corner turned to ash,

00:23:27so did everything I once felt.

00:23:30There were two days left before I left.

00:23:33Another message came from the beta.

00:23:35This time,

00:23:37it was a photo.

00:23:38A pregnancy test report.

00:23:41Well,

00:23:42looks like I'm really pregnant.

00:23:44Kane's first pup.

00:23:45He's so excited.

00:23:47I still didn't respond.

00:23:49I took out the mate dress and,

00:23:52with my claws,

00:23:53tore it apart piece by piece.

00:23:56This dress,

00:23:57created for me,

00:23:59no longer had any meaning.

00:24:00On the day I was leaving,

00:24:02she sent one last message.

00:24:05Kane is going to complete a mate bond with me.

00:24:08He said he'll give me the same ceremony.

00:24:10He won't let me,

00:24:11or the child suffer.

00:24:13Miss Aria,

00:24:14you should know your place

00:24:15and give up the Luna position.

00:24:17Kane doesn't love you anymore.

00:24:20This time,

00:24:21I replied,

00:24:22I hope your dream comes true soon.

00:24:25After that,

00:24:26I pulled up the villa surveillance footage.

00:24:28It wasn't just once.

00:24:30Kane had brought her back here again and again,

00:24:34chasing excitement.

00:24:35I copied the videos

00:24:37and sent them to the ceremony planner.

00:24:39This is a surprise I prepared for Kane.

00:24:42Make sure it's played-played during the ceremony.

00:24:44Keep it confidential.

00:24:49Once everything was arranged,

00:24:51my phone rang.

00:24:52Kane!

00:24:53There was a trace of apology on his face.

00:24:56Little wolf,

00:24:57things here aren't finished yet.

00:24:59I won't be back until tomorrow morning.

00:25:01Don't worry,

00:25:02I'll make it before the ceremony.

00:25:04I let out a soft laugh.

00:25:06Okay,

00:25:07I've prepared a surprise for you at the ceremony.

00:25:10His eyes lit up with anticipation.

00:25:13My little wolf prepared something for me?

00:25:15I can't wait.

00:25:17Little wolf,

00:25:18I've waited five years for you to become my mate.

00:25:21Tomorrow,

00:25:21when you finally become my Luna,

00:25:22I'm so happy.

00:25:24His voice cut off abruptly.

00:25:27His body stiffened for a split second,

00:25:29and a suppressed breath escaped him.

00:25:33A trace of cold mockery flickered in my eyes.

00:25:36Kane,

00:25:37I hope you like the surprise.

00:25:40I hung up before he could respond and walked out of the villa.

00:25:44The car from the fake death agency was already waiting outside.

00:25:49At the airport,

00:25:50I typed a few final lines on my phone,

00:25:53before handing it to the staff.

00:25:55Tomorrow,

00:25:56deliver this phone along with the body to the Alpha.

00:25:59Tell him I died at six in the evening,

00:26:01and that I left him a final message.

00:26:04Six o'clock.

00:26:05The exact moment I ended the call.

00:26:08I wanted Kane to believe,

00:26:10that while he was tangled up with that Beta,

00:26:13I had died.

00:26:14That I had chosen death.

00:26:16Those final words I left behind would stay with him forever.

00:26:21A lifetime of guilt he would never escape.

00:26:25The staff member nodded,

00:26:27taking the phone and handing me a new ID and boarding pass.

00:26:30Miss Phoenix.

00:26:32We will erase all surveillance along your route.

00:26:35We wish you a safe journey and a happy life ahead.

00:26:39Phoenix.

00:26:40The name I chose for myself.

00:26:42A symbol of rising from the ashes.

00:26:45Of leaving everything behind.

00:26:48After today,

00:26:50my life would begin again.

00:26:53At the Beta's house.

00:26:55The woman was still softly begging when Kane finally let her go.

00:27:00He caught her wrist,

00:27:01his voice rough.

00:27:02You're pregnant and still acting like this?

00:27:06She leaned into his chest,

00:27:08her tone sweet and coaxing.

00:27:10I was just worried you might be

00:27:12holding back too much.

00:27:15Kane let out a low chuckle

00:27:17and pinched her cheek.

00:27:20Jealous, aren't you?

00:27:21She huffed and turned her face away.

00:27:24You're completing a mate bond with Aria tomorrow?

00:27:27Am I not allowed to feel anything about that?

00:27:29Kane's expression darkened.

00:27:31He released her hand and looked down at her from above,

00:27:34his voice edged with warning.

00:27:36As long as you don't front send Lev in my front,

00:27:38I can spoil you however I want.

00:27:41But if you forget your place...

00:27:43Her expression shifted.

00:27:45She hadn't expected that even carrying his pup wouldn't change his tone,

00:27:49but she knew how to read the situation.

00:27:52Alpha, I understand.

00:27:54I never intended to compete with Miss Aria for the Luna position.

00:27:58Kane pulled her back into his arms.

00:28:00Good.

00:28:01Don't overthink it.

00:28:03After the honeymoon,

00:28:04I'll spend a full week with you.

00:28:05And don't worry.

00:28:06Even after the mate bond,

00:28:08I won't neglect you or the child.

00:28:09The next day,

00:28:11the mate ceremony.

00:28:13Kane stood at the center of the stage,

00:28:16dressed impeccably,

00:28:17a white rose in his hand.

00:28:19Below him,

00:28:20guests filled the venue,

00:28:22cameras from major media outlets

00:28:24broadcasting the event live across the world.

00:28:27At exactly 12 noon,

00:28:30the ceremony began.

00:28:32The music for the Luna's entrance played.

00:28:35Kane's palms were damp with sweat.

00:28:37The song ended.

00:28:39But the doors remained closed.

00:28:42A murmur spread through the crowd.

00:28:45Just as Kane reached for his phone,

00:28:47the host stepped forward.

00:28:49Ladies and gentlemen,

00:28:51and our Alpha,

00:28:52thank you for your patience.

00:28:53Our Luna mentioned yesterday

00:28:55that she prepared a special surprise.

00:28:57So we've added an extra segment

00:28:58to today's ceremony.

00:29:00Kane relaxed slightly.

00:29:02So this was the surprise I had mentioned.

00:29:06Please direct your attention

00:29:08to the main screen.

00:29:09All eyes lifted.

00:29:11Kane smiled faintly,

00:29:13anticipation in his gaze.

00:29:15But the next second,

00:29:17everything changed.

00:29:21On the screen,

00:29:23two bodies were tangled together on a couch.

00:29:26Their movements unmistakable.

00:29:29At first,

00:29:30the guests were confused.

00:29:32Who are they?

00:29:33How dare they disrupt Alpha Kane's ceremony?

00:29:35But Kane recognized it instantly.

00:29:38It was him.

00:29:39And the Beta.

00:29:41Turn it off!

00:29:42Shut it down right now!

00:29:44His roar tore through the hall.

00:29:47The host rushed backstage,

00:29:49trying to stop the video,

00:29:50but the system had frozen.

00:29:52Nothing responded.

00:29:54The footage continued.

00:29:56And then,

00:29:58their faces came clearly into view.

00:30:00The entire venue erupted.

00:30:03Oh my god!

00:30:05That's Alpha Kane!

00:30:07Did he betray the mate bond?

00:30:09Wasn't he supposed to only love Aria?

00:30:11What is this?

00:30:13Online,

00:30:14the live stream had already drawn

00:30:16nearly five million viewers.

00:30:18Comments flooded in.

00:30:20So he's just another Alpha

00:30:21who can't control himself.

00:30:22I can't believe I ever thought

00:30:24he was perfect.

00:30:25Shut down the stream and the screen!

00:30:27Immediately!

00:30:27Kane immediately ordered the stream

00:30:29and screen to be shut down,

00:30:31then grabbed the microphone.

00:30:33Is allowed to speak of this.

00:30:35Not a word.

00:30:37Someone muttered under their breath.

00:30:39Didn't they say this was Aria's surprise?

00:30:42Maybe she already knew.

00:30:45Kane's face went pale.

00:30:47That was the one possibility

00:30:49he refused to accept.

00:30:51He clung to the belief

00:30:52that I was oblivious,

00:30:54that I never checked the surveillance,

00:30:55that as long as no one said anything,

00:30:58I would never know.

00:31:00But I still hadn't appeared.

00:31:02And now,

00:31:04panic began to take hold.

00:31:06He pulled out his phone

00:31:07and sent a message.

00:31:09Little Wolf,

00:31:10are you here?

00:31:12One minute.

00:31:13Two minutes.

00:31:14No reply.

00:31:16His hands began to sweat

00:31:18as he prepared to call.

00:31:20Then,

00:31:21slowly,

00:31:22the doors to the hall opened.

00:31:25Every head turned.

00:31:29Hope lit up Kane's face.

00:31:31He thought his little wolf

00:31:33had finally arrived.

00:31:34The video had already been dealt with.

00:31:37Holding the bouquet,

00:31:39he stepped forward,

00:31:41ready to welcome his mate.

00:31:43He began to extend his hand.

00:31:45And then he froze.

00:31:48The ones entering

00:31:50were not the woman

00:31:51he had been waiting for.

00:31:52It was a group of staff

00:31:55dressed in black.

00:31:56Behind them,

00:31:57they carried a coffin.

00:31:59Rage ignited in Kane's eyes.

00:32:02One of the staff

00:32:03stepped forward,

00:32:04sympathy written across his face.

00:32:08Alpha Kane,

00:32:09your mate took her own life yesterday.

00:32:11Please accept our condolences.

00:32:13Kane didn't believe a word of it.

00:32:15Just yesterday,

00:32:17we had spoken.

00:32:18I had sounded completely fine.

00:32:21How could I be dead?

00:32:23He let out a cold laugh.

00:32:25The video wasn't enough,

00:32:27so now you're making up lies

00:32:28about my mate's death?

00:32:29Tell me,

00:32:31who sent you?

00:32:32The staff member's expression

00:32:34grew even more sympathetic.

00:32:36He gestured toward the coffin.

00:32:38If you don't believe it,

00:32:40you can see for yourself.

00:32:43Kane laughed again,

00:32:44anger sharpening his voice.

00:32:47Fine.

00:32:49Let's see what kind of trick

00:32:50you're trying to pull.

00:32:51He strode toward the coffin.

00:32:53But the moment he looked inside,

00:32:56all the strength

00:32:57drained from his body.

00:32:58Arya.

00:32:59He stumbled forward,

00:33:01dropping to his knees

00:33:02beside the coffin,

00:33:04his hands trembling

00:33:05as he searched

00:33:06for even the slightest difference

00:33:07between the person inside and me.

00:33:09His gaze moved

00:33:11inch by inch.

00:33:13But there was no difference.

00:33:15The woman lying there was me.

00:33:17The same Arya

00:33:18who had been by his side

00:33:20for five years.

00:33:21How could this be?

00:33:23Just yesterday,

00:33:24we had spoken.

00:33:26There had been no sign,

00:33:27no hint that I would choose death.

00:33:32No!

00:33:33This couldn't be real!

00:33:35He clung to denial,

00:33:37telling himself

00:33:38that his little wolf

00:33:39was just angry,

00:33:40that I was upset

00:33:41he hadn't been with me

00:33:42these past few days,

00:33:44that this was some kind

00:33:45of cruel joke.

00:33:46Kane reached out,

00:33:48his hand shaking

00:33:49as he tried to touch my face,

00:33:51as if convincing himself

00:33:52I was only asleep.

00:33:53Little wolf,

00:33:54why is your body so cold?

00:33:57Let me warm you up, okay?

00:33:59Today is our mate ceremony.

00:34:01You wouldn't leave me here alone,

00:34:03would you?

00:34:05By the end,

00:34:06his voice had begun to tremble.

00:34:09A staff member

00:34:10stepped forward

00:34:11and tried to help him up.

00:34:13Alpha Kane,

00:34:13please accept our condolences.

00:34:17Miss Arya has passed.

00:34:19That sentence

00:34:20snapped something inside him.

00:34:22He shoved the man away,

00:34:23his eyes bloodshot

00:34:25as he roared.

00:34:26No!

00:34:27Arya isn't dead!

00:34:29She's just asleep!

00:34:31The staff fell silent

00:34:33for a moment

00:34:33before handing him my phone.

00:34:35Alpha Kane,

00:34:36Miss Arya took her own life

00:34:37yesterday at 6 in the evening.

00:34:38When we arrived,

00:34:39she said she left you

00:34:40a final message on her phone.

00:34:41The moment those words registered,

00:34:43Kane's heart lurched.

00:34:45If he remembered correctly,

00:34:47that was exactly

00:34:48when our call had ended.

00:34:50Right after that,

00:34:52he had been with the Beta.

00:34:54His face turned even paler.

00:34:56With shaking hands,

00:34:58he unlocked the phone.

00:34:59The moment the screen lit up,

00:35:01he saw the note

00:35:02I had left behind.

00:35:04Kane,

00:35:06when I was 22,

00:35:08you were the one

00:35:09who pulled me out

00:35:09of a barren world.

00:35:10You gave me a kind of love

00:35:12I had never known before.

00:35:14These five years with you

00:35:15have been the happiest

00:35:16time of my life.

00:35:18I just never expected

00:35:19that happiness

00:35:20would end so quickly.

00:35:22In only five years,

00:35:23the man who once held me

00:35:25and promised to love me

00:35:27forever disappeared.

00:35:29For you,

00:35:30half a wink ago,

00:35:31I risked my life

00:35:32to undergo blood awakening.

00:35:33I only wanted to fully feel

00:35:35your emotions

00:35:36during our mate ceremony.

00:35:38But I never imagined

00:35:39that the first thing

00:35:40I would sense

00:35:40after awakening

00:35:41would be your desire

00:35:42intertwined with another Beta.

00:35:44These past two weeks,

00:35:45I broke down.

00:35:46I despaired.

00:35:48And in the end,

00:35:49everything went quiet.

00:35:51I understand now.

00:35:53There is no such thing

00:35:55as forever.

00:35:58Thank you for once

00:35:59being part of my life.

00:36:01But in the next life,

00:36:03no, in any life,

00:36:05I never want to meet you again.

00:36:07By the third line,

00:36:09Kane had already

00:36:10lost control.

00:36:11He had never cried

00:36:13in front of anyone.

00:36:15Now,

00:36:15tears fell uncontrollably

00:36:18onto the screen.

00:36:19His face drained

00:36:21of all color.

00:36:22His body swayed,

00:36:23unsteady,

00:36:25before his legs gave out

00:36:26and he collapsed

00:36:27to his knees.

00:36:29Only now

00:36:30did he understand.

00:36:31I had awakened

00:36:32long ago.

00:36:33I had known everything.

00:36:36Fragments of the past

00:36:37two weeks flooded his mind.

00:36:39The gathering

00:36:40where his friends

00:36:41joked about him

00:36:42and the Beta.

00:36:43The nights he brought her home.

00:36:45The way he left me

00:36:47before the ceremony

00:36:48just to be with her.

00:36:50Even that call.

00:36:51When he let the Beta

00:36:53interrupt

00:36:53without a second thought.

00:36:56The more he remembered,

00:36:57the sharper the pain

00:36:59in his chest became

00:37:00until he could barely breathe.

00:37:02What had he done?

00:37:03I had risked my life

00:37:04for blood awakening.

00:37:06And he had taken advantage

00:37:08of what he believed

00:37:09was my weakness.

00:37:10Indulging himself

00:37:11without restraint.

00:37:12He couldn't even begin

00:37:14to imagine it.

00:37:15I had returned home,

00:37:17heart full of anticipation,

00:37:19after awakening.

00:37:20Only to be met

00:37:22with the overwhelming sensation

00:37:24of his desire

00:37:25tangled with someone else's.

00:37:27The despair.

00:37:28The collapse.

00:37:30It must have shattered me.

00:37:33Endless pain

00:37:33spread through him.

00:37:35Suffocating.

00:37:36Inescapable.

00:37:37That day,

00:37:38when he heard me

00:37:39say I was leaving,

00:37:41it hadn't been

00:37:42about a friend.

00:37:43It had been about me.

00:37:45The signs

00:37:46had always been there.

00:37:47My death

00:37:48hadn't come out

00:37:49of nowhere.

00:37:50He had simply

00:37:51never seen it.

00:37:53In a daze,

00:37:54he thought he saw

00:37:55himself at 22.

00:37:57That younger version

00:37:58of him looked at him

00:37:59with nothing

00:38:00but disappointment.

00:38:02You betrayed Arya.

00:38:03You broke

00:38:04your mate bond.

00:38:06This is your punishment.

00:38:07Arya has left you forever.

00:38:09And the final lines

00:38:10of my message

00:38:11cut deeper

00:38:12than anything else.

00:38:13The little wolf

00:38:15he loved

00:38:15never wanted

00:38:17to meet him again.

00:38:20Only then

00:38:21did he realize

00:38:22how deeply

00:38:22I must have been hurt

00:38:23to write those words.

00:38:25And the one

00:38:26responsible for all

00:38:27of it was him.

00:38:28The moment

00:38:29the guests

00:38:30saw the coffin,

00:38:31shock rippled

00:38:32through the entire venue.

00:38:33Then,

00:38:34everything clicked.

00:38:36The delayed entrance.

00:38:39The explosive video.

00:38:41They understood.

00:38:42I had known

00:38:43all along.

00:38:44The video

00:38:45had been my doing.

00:38:47The coffin,

00:38:48delivered to the ceremony

00:38:50after my death,

00:38:51had been my

00:38:52final arrangement.

00:38:53A heavy silence

00:38:55settled over the crowd,

00:38:57followed by quiet sighs.

00:38:59One by one,

00:39:00the guests

00:39:01who had arrived

00:39:02in celebration

00:39:03began to leave,

00:39:04shaking their heads.

00:39:06In the end,

00:39:07only Cain remained.

00:39:09Kneeling in front

00:39:10of the coffin.

00:39:11At the burial,

00:39:12Cain stood off

00:39:13to the side

00:39:14like a man hollowed out,

00:39:15his expression numb,

00:39:17his soul already broken.

00:39:19Only when the coffin

00:39:20was about to be sealed

00:39:21beneath the earth

00:39:22did he suddenly

00:39:23snap back to himself.

00:39:24He lunged forward,

00:39:27eyes bloodshot,

00:39:28refusing to let

00:39:29anyone touch it.

00:39:30It took several people

00:39:32working together

00:39:33to drag him back

00:39:34and hold him in place.

00:39:36When the final

00:39:37shovel full of dirt fell,

00:39:38all that remained

00:39:39for him was a gravestone.

00:39:41And the black and white

00:39:43photograph of my

00:39:44smiling face.

00:39:46He broke free

00:39:47from their grip,

00:39:48dropped heavily

00:39:49to his knees,

00:39:50and leaned his forehead

00:39:51against the stone.

00:39:52His hand traced my name

00:39:54as tears slid

00:39:55endlessly down his face.

00:39:57Little wolf,

00:39:58this is all my fault,

00:39:59I'm sorry.

00:40:01But apologies

00:40:02that come too late

00:40:03never reached

00:40:04the one who needed them.

00:40:06Cain returned home

00:40:07like a walking corpse.

00:40:09There was no life

00:40:10left in his face.

00:40:12The moment he pushed

00:40:13open the door,

00:40:15he froze.

00:40:16It had only been

00:40:17three days.

00:40:18Yet the entire house

00:40:20felt unbearably cold.

00:40:23After we got together,

00:40:25I had always liked

00:40:26adding small things

00:40:27to the house,

00:40:28little decorations,

00:40:30soft touches,

00:40:31warm details

00:40:32that slowly turned

00:40:33that cold villa

00:40:34into something

00:40:35that felt like home.

00:40:36Now,

00:40:37there was nothing.

00:40:39Everything was gone.

00:40:41The house had reverted

00:40:42to what it had been

00:40:43five years ago.

00:40:47Cold,

00:40:48empty,

00:40:49lifeless.

00:40:50Cain stood there,

00:40:52staring at the

00:40:53unfamiliar familiarity

00:40:54of it all,

00:40:55on the verge

00:40:56of losing his mind.

00:40:58He summoned

00:40:59all the servants,

00:41:00his voice sharp

00:41:01with anger.

00:41:02Who threw away

00:41:03Arya's things?

00:41:04I never gave that order.

00:41:06Who dared to do it?

00:41:07The servants

00:41:08exchanged uneasy glances.

00:41:10Sir,

00:41:12Miss Arya told us

00:41:14to clear everything

00:41:14out three days ago.

00:41:17She had us

00:41:17pile it all

00:41:18in the backyard.

00:41:19Then she set it

00:41:20on fire herself.

00:41:23The last trace

00:41:24of light drained

00:41:25from Cain's eyes.

00:41:26At that moment,

00:41:28one of the servants

00:41:29stepped forward

00:41:29hesitantly

00:41:30and opened her palm.

00:41:32Sir,

00:41:33I found this

00:41:33while cleaning

00:41:34a few days ago.

00:41:35It looked valuable.

00:41:37Maybe Miss Arya

00:41:38threw it away

00:41:38by accident.

00:41:40Another servant

00:41:41approached,

00:41:42holding a bundle

00:41:43of white fabric strips.

00:41:45Sir,

00:41:45this was left

00:41:46in the house yesterday.

00:41:47It looked like

00:41:48a mate dress.

00:41:49There was a moonstone

00:41:50in the center

00:41:51so I didn't dare

00:41:52throw it away.

00:41:56Cain reached out

00:41:57with trembling hands.

00:41:59In one hand,

00:42:00he picked up the ring.

00:42:02In the other,

00:42:03he touched

00:42:04the torn remains

00:42:05of the dress,

00:42:06his fingers

00:42:06brushing over

00:42:07the moonstone

00:42:08engraved with A

00:42:09and K,

00:42:10forever.

00:42:11The engagement ring

00:42:12he had made himself.

00:42:14The mate dress

00:42:15he had specially commissioned.

00:42:17A sharp,

00:42:18bone-deep pain

00:42:19spread from his chest

00:42:20through his entire body.

00:42:22He might have wondered,

00:42:22deep down,

00:42:23Aria,

00:42:25did you hate me that much?

00:42:29So much that you chose

00:42:31death to punish him?

00:42:34So much that you erased

00:42:36every trace of the happiness

00:42:37we once had.

00:42:38After the pain

00:42:39came something worse.

00:42:41Endless regret.

00:42:43Today was supposed to be

00:42:44the day he had looked forward

00:42:45to more than anything.

00:42:47The day he would finally

00:42:49complete the mate bond

00:42:50with the woman he loved.

00:42:52But he hadn't realized

00:42:53that he had already

00:42:54been standing

00:42:55at the edge of an abyss.

00:42:57And just as he was

00:42:58about to reach happiness,

00:43:00it struck.

00:43:02Dragging him down.

00:43:03Into a darkness

00:43:05with no end.

00:43:06No light.

00:43:08Not even a single trace.

00:43:13Kane drove everyone

00:43:14out of the house.

00:43:15Alone,

00:43:16he sat on the floor,

00:43:17holding the torn remains

00:43:18of the mate dress in his arms.

00:43:20The ring that once belonged

00:43:22to me now hung from his neck,

00:43:23threaded onto a cord.

00:43:25These were the last things

00:43:27that still carried my scent.

00:43:29With them,

00:43:29it almost felt like

00:43:31I was still there.

00:43:32Then,

00:43:33my phone in his pocket

00:43:34vibrated.

00:43:36He glanced down.

00:43:37A message.

00:43:39From the beta.

00:43:40Aria.

00:43:41So what if today

00:43:42is your mate ceremony?

00:43:44Do you believe

00:43:45I can still call Kane away

00:43:46with just one message?

00:43:48Don't think

00:43:49becoming Luna means anything.

00:43:51I'm carrying Kane's

00:43:52first pup.

00:43:53Tell me,

00:43:54what matters more?

00:43:55Your ceremony

00:43:56or his child?

00:43:58Last night,

00:43:59he had his face

00:44:00against my stomach,

00:44:01saying he couldn't wait

00:44:03for the baby to be born.

00:44:04He's already excited

00:44:05to be a father.

00:44:07That Luna position

00:44:08of yours won't last long.

00:44:10Another message followed.

00:44:12A photo.

00:44:13Kane.

00:44:14Pressing his face

00:44:16against her stomach.

00:44:17Kane's fingers

00:44:18tightened around the phone.

00:44:20Then he scrolled up.

00:44:22Message after message.

00:44:25All sent to me.

00:44:26I'm pregnant.

00:44:28Kane and I

00:44:29have been together

00:44:30for a year.

00:44:31You're a pretty

00:44:32pathetic Omega.

00:44:34Not just words.

00:44:35There were

00:44:36countless

00:44:37intimate photos.

00:44:39And even a video.

00:44:41The beta.

00:44:42Wearing a mate dress.

00:44:44Beneath him.

00:44:46Kane's breathing

00:44:47grew heavier.

00:44:48He remembered.

00:44:49When she found out

00:44:50about the ceremony,

00:44:52she had insisted

00:44:53on having a dress too.

00:44:55He hadn't thought

00:44:55much of it.

00:44:56Just a dress.

00:44:57He told the designer

00:44:59to make her one as well.

00:45:01By then,

00:45:02I had already awakened.

00:45:04Kane shut his eyes.

00:45:06The memory of the boutique

00:45:08flashed through his mind.

00:45:09My expression.

00:45:11My silence.

00:45:11A sharp pain

00:45:13twisted through his chest.

00:45:15Now he understood.

00:45:17That was why I had torn

00:45:18the mate dress to pieces.

00:45:21His gaze dropped back

00:45:22to the screen.

00:45:24His grip tightened

00:45:25until his knuckles

00:45:26turned white.

00:45:27Rage burned in his eyes.

00:45:30That beta.

00:45:31He had warned her

00:45:32countless times

00:45:33not to tell me anything.

00:45:34And yet she had gone

00:45:36behind his back,

00:45:37provoking me

00:45:38again and again.

00:45:42His phone suddenly rang.

00:45:45He answered.

00:45:46On the other end,

00:45:48her voice was trembling,

00:45:49on the verge of tears.

00:45:51Kane,

00:45:52my stomach doesn't feel right.

00:45:55Do you think

00:45:55something's wrong

00:45:56with the baby?

00:45:57Can you take me

00:45:58to the hospital?

00:46:00Of course.

00:46:02I'll be right there.

00:46:03I'll be waiting.

00:46:04The fragile tone

00:46:05was nothing like

00:46:06the messages on my phone.

00:46:08As if she were

00:46:09two completely

00:46:10different people.

00:46:11A cold aura

00:46:12settled over Kane.

00:46:14Her voice

00:46:15immediately brightened.

00:46:16Kane's eyes darkened.

00:46:18Since she wanted

00:46:19to see him

00:46:20so badly,

00:46:22he would make sure

00:46:23she got exactly

00:46:24what she wanted.

00:46:26On the other side,

00:46:27the beta froze

00:46:28for a moment

00:46:29when she heard

00:46:29how quickly Kane agreed.

00:46:31Then a surge

00:46:32of excitement

00:46:32rushed through her.

00:46:34She had assumed

00:46:35that today was

00:46:36Kane's mate ceremony

00:46:37with me.

00:46:38Even if she used

00:46:39the child as an excuse

00:46:40to pull him away,

00:46:41she expected

00:46:42it would take

00:46:43a lot of effort.

00:46:44But he agreed

00:46:45without hesitation.

00:46:47Did that mean

00:46:48her place in Kane's heart

00:46:49had already

00:46:50surpassed mine?

00:46:52Besides,

00:46:53she was carrying,

00:46:54his only pup.

00:46:56A determined glint

00:46:57flashed across her eyes.

00:46:59She was probably

00:47:01thinking that

00:47:01even if I became

00:47:02Luna today,

00:47:03there was no guarantee

00:47:04I could hold on

00:47:05to that position.

00:47:07Before Kane arrived,

00:47:09she hurriedly changed

00:47:10into a sheer nightgown,

00:47:12sprayed on his

00:47:13favorite scent-based

00:47:14perfume,

00:47:15and reclined

00:47:16on the couch

00:47:16to wait.

00:47:18When Kane opened

00:47:19the door,

00:47:20the first thing

00:47:20he saw was her

00:47:21lying there

00:47:22in the thin fabric.

00:47:23A trace of coldness

00:47:25flickered through

00:47:26his eyes.

00:47:27So much for

00:47:28a stomach ache.

00:47:29More likely,

00:47:30this was just

00:47:31another trick

00:47:32to pull him away

00:47:33from Arya.

00:47:35It wasn't the first

00:47:36time she had used

00:47:37tactics like this.

00:47:39In the past,

00:47:40Kane treated her

00:47:41as nothing more

00:47:41than a distraction

00:47:42when he was bored.

00:47:44As long as she

00:47:45stayed obedient

00:47:46and catered to him,

00:47:48he didn't mind

00:47:49indulging her a little.

00:47:50But that never

00:47:51meant he would

00:47:52tolerate her

00:47:53trying to take

00:47:53a place that

00:47:54wasn't hers.

00:47:56In his mind,

00:47:57there had only

00:47:58ever been one

00:47:59mate.

00:48:00From beginning

00:48:00to end,

00:48:01that was me.

00:48:02And for my death,

00:48:04she would have

00:48:05to pay the price.

00:48:08The beta didn't

00:48:09notice the chill

00:48:10radiating from him.

00:48:12She was still

00:48:12lost in her

00:48:13fantasy of

00:48:14becoming Luna.

00:48:15When she saw him,

00:48:16she put on a

00:48:17fragile expression

00:48:18and gently

00:48:19touched her

00:48:20flat stomach.

00:48:21Kane,

00:48:21I know today

00:48:22is your mate

00:48:23ceremony with Arya.

00:48:25I shouldn't have

00:48:25called you back,

00:48:26but my stomach

00:48:27really hurts.

00:48:28This is your

00:48:29first pup.

00:48:30I was worried

00:48:31something might

00:48:32go wrong,

00:48:32so I had no

00:48:33choice but to

00:48:34call.

00:48:36Kane looked

00:48:36at her coldly.

00:48:39Where does it

00:48:40hurt?

00:48:40She didn't catch

00:48:41the icy edge

00:48:42in his voice.

00:48:43She thought he

00:48:44was concerned

00:48:45about her.

00:48:45Just like before,

00:48:47she stepped

00:48:48closer,

00:48:48wrapping her

00:48:49arms around

00:48:50his neck

00:48:50and breathing

00:48:51softly near

00:48:52his ear.

00:48:52The baby

00:48:53says it

00:48:54misses its

00:48:55father.

00:48:56She had

00:48:56always been

00:48:57bold about

00:48:58things like

00:48:58this.

00:48:59She believed

00:49:00that my

00:49:00empathic sense

00:49:01was weak,

00:49:02that I could

00:49:03never give a

00:49:03man the

00:49:04same kind

00:49:04of experience

00:49:05in bed.

00:49:06That,

00:49:06in her mind,

00:49:07was the key

00:49:08to keeping

00:49:09Kane.

00:49:09And with the

00:49:10mate ceremony

00:49:11today adding

00:49:12an extra

00:49:12thrill,

00:49:13she was certain

00:49:14she could

00:49:14make him

00:49:15stay the

00:49:15night.

00:49:16She was

00:49:17already

00:49:18imagining

00:49:18how she

00:49:19would message

00:49:19me the

00:49:20next day

00:49:20to provoke

00:49:21me,

00:49:21completely

00:49:22missing the

00:49:23darkening

00:49:23expression

00:49:24on Kane's

00:49:25face.

00:49:26She took

00:49:26one of his

00:49:27hands and

00:49:27placed it

00:49:28on her

00:49:28stomach.

00:49:29When he

00:49:29didn't react,

00:49:30she guided

00:49:31his hand

00:49:31upward,

00:49:32just as it

00:49:33was about

00:49:33to reach

00:49:33her chest,

00:49:34Kane slapped

00:49:35her heart

00:49:35across the

00:49:36face.

00:49:36Who gave

00:49:36you permission

00:49:37to touch

00:49:37me?

00:49:40She was

00:49:40knocked to

00:49:41the floor,

00:49:42five clear

00:49:42finger marks

00:49:43blooming across

00:49:44her cheek.

00:49:45Clutching her

00:49:46swollen face,

00:49:47she stared at

00:49:48him in

00:49:49disbelief.

00:49:50She had been

00:49:51with him for

00:49:51a full year,

00:49:52and he had

00:49:53never laid a

00:49:54hand on her

00:49:54before.

00:49:55What had

00:49:56changed?

00:49:57And she was

00:49:58carrying his

00:49:59child.

00:50:00How could he

00:50:00be so ruthless?

00:50:02Kane,

00:50:04what did I

00:50:05do wrong?

00:50:05Why would

00:50:06you hit me?

00:50:07Haven't we

00:50:07always been

00:50:08like this?

00:50:09Her voice

00:50:10trembled,

00:50:11tears welling

00:50:12in her eyes.

00:50:13But the

00:50:14sight of her

00:50:14crying did

00:50:15nothing to

00:50:16soften him.

00:50:17His expression

00:50:18grew even

00:50:18darker,

00:50:19like a storm

00:50:20about to

00:50:20break.

00:50:22Who gave

00:50:22you the

00:50:23nerve to

00:50:23tell Arya

00:50:24about us?

00:50:26The

00:50:27beta's

00:50:27face went

00:50:28pale.

00:50:28She hadn't

00:50:29expected

00:50:30Kane to

00:50:30find out,

00:50:31but she

00:50:32still denied

00:50:32it on

00:50:33instinct.

00:50:33Kane,

00:50:34what are

00:50:34you talking

00:50:34about?

00:50:35I didn't

00:50:36say anything

00:50:36to Arya.

00:50:38Kane let

00:50:39out a

00:50:39cold laugh,

00:50:40his hand

00:50:41clamping down

00:50:41hard on

00:50:42her chin.

00:50:43You're

00:50:43still trying

00:50:44to lie?

00:50:45If I

00:50:45hadn't

00:50:46seen those

00:50:46messages

00:50:46myself,

00:50:47I never

00:50:48would have

00:50:48guessed

00:50:48best you

00:50:49had two

00:50:49faces,

00:50:51playing the

00:50:51obedient

00:50:52little lamb

00:50:52in front

00:50:53of me,

00:50:54while acting

00:50:54arrogant as

00:50:55hell in

00:50:55front of

00:50:56Arya.

00:50:58I've

00:50:58warned you

00:50:59countless

00:50:59times.

00:50:59Arya is

00:51:00the only

00:51:01Omega I

00:51:01have

00:51:01ever

00:51:02truly

00:51:02loved.

00:51:03You

00:51:04are

00:51:04nothing

00:51:04more

00:51:04than a

00:51:04pet I

00:51:05kept

00:51:05around

00:51:05for

00:51:06amusement.

00:51:08You

00:51:08had a

00:51:08hand in

00:51:09Arya's

00:51:09death,

00:51:10and you're

00:51:11going to

00:51:11pay for

00:51:11it.

00:51:13His

00:51:13grip

00:51:14shifted to

00:51:14her throat,

00:51:15fingers

00:51:16tightening with

00:51:17each second.

00:51:17The veins in

00:51:19his arms stood

00:51:19out sharply,

00:51:20making him

00:51:21look terrifying.

00:51:23Driven by the

00:51:24instinct to

00:51:25survive,

00:51:26the beta

00:51:26clawed at his

00:51:27hand with

00:51:27both of

00:51:28hers,

00:51:28but he

00:51:28didn't

00:51:29loosen his

00:51:29grip.

00:51:30She stared at

00:51:31the face she

00:51:32had once been

00:51:33obsessed with,

00:51:34and for the

00:51:34first time,

00:51:35she felt

00:51:36nothing but

00:51:37fear.

00:51:38As the air in

00:51:39her lungs ran

00:51:40out, she

00:51:41forced out a

00:51:41single word.

00:51:45Child.

00:51:46At that

00:51:47word,

00:51:48Kane abruptly

00:51:48released her.

00:51:50She collapsed

00:51:51to the ground,

00:51:52gasping for air,

00:51:53coughing violently,

00:51:55overwhelmed by

00:51:56the relief of

00:51:57still being

00:51:57alive.

00:51:59Kane looked

00:52:00down at her

00:52:00pathetic state

00:52:01without the

00:52:02slightest flicker

00:52:03of emotion.

00:52:04All he could

00:52:04think about was

00:52:05getting rid of

00:52:06the child.

00:52:07It was because

00:52:08of her that I

00:52:09had taken my

00:52:09own life.

00:52:11Now, every

00:52:12time he saw

00:52:13her, he was

00:52:14reminded that

00:52:14she had destroyed

00:52:15the person he

00:52:16loved most.

00:52:17Even the

00:52:18pup in her

00:52:18womb filled

00:52:19him with

00:52:20disgust.

00:52:21But as the

00:52:22beta recovered,

00:52:23a strange

00:52:24sense of

00:52:24joy rose

00:52:25in her

00:52:25heart.

00:52:26It was as

00:52:27if she had

00:52:27forgotten the

00:52:28terror from

00:52:29moments ago.

00:52:30Only one

00:52:31thought echoed

00:52:32in her

00:52:32mind.

00:52:33Aria was

00:52:34dead.

00:52:37Out of

00:52:38jealousy, she

00:52:40hadn't watched

00:52:40the mate

00:52:41ceremony or

00:52:42looked up any

00:52:42news about

00:52:43it.

00:52:43She hadn't

00:52:44expected

00:52:45something so

00:52:46drastic to

00:52:46happen.

00:52:47To her, it

00:52:49had only been

00:52:49a few

00:52:50provocative

00:52:50messages and

00:52:52some suggestive

00:52:53photos.

00:52:53She never

00:52:54imagined I

00:52:55would be so

00:52:55fragile.

00:52:57Still, she

00:52:58felt grateful.

00:52:59This was her

00:53:00chance.

00:53:02Struggling to

00:53:03her feet, tears

00:53:04pooling in her

00:53:05eyes, she

00:53:05grabbed the

00:53:06hem of his

00:53:06shirt and

00:53:07pleaded.

00:53:09Cain, I

00:53:09didn't mean it.

00:53:10I just love you

00:53:11too much.

00:53:12I didn't want

00:53:13our child to be

00:53:14born with a

00:53:14bad name.

00:53:15I never

00:53:16thought Aria

00:53:17would take her

00:53:17own life over

00:53:18this.

00:53:18I was devastated

00:53:19when I heard.

00:53:21But she's

00:53:22gone now.

00:53:22Now we have

00:53:22to move

00:53:23forward, don't

00:53:23we?

00:53:26I'm carrying

00:53:27your pup.

00:53:27As she spoke,

00:53:28she gently

00:53:29stroked her

00:53:30still flat

00:53:30stomach.

00:53:31She knew

00:53:32Cain had

00:53:33always cared

00:53:34about the

00:53:34child.

00:53:35She assumed

00:53:36he had let

00:53:37her go earlier

00:53:37because he

00:53:38didn't want

00:53:39anything to

00:53:39happen to

00:53:40it.

00:53:40As long

00:53:41as she

00:53:41carried his

00:53:42pup, she

00:53:43believed she

00:53:44held a

00:53:44shield that

00:53:45would protect

00:53:45her from

00:53:46anything.

00:53:46She was

00:53:47wrong.

00:53:49Cain lifted

00:53:50his hand

00:53:50and lightly

00:53:51patted her

00:53:51cheek, his

00:53:52expression utterly

00:53:53cold.

00:53:54If you hadn't

00:53:55mentioned the

00:53:56child, I

00:53:57might have

00:53:58forgotten.

00:53:59Every time I

00:54:00think about how

00:54:00you caused

00:54:01Aria's death, I

00:54:02can't stand the

00:54:03sight of you.

00:54:05A child born

00:54:06from someone like

00:54:07you would only

00:54:08disgust me.

00:54:09The darkness in

00:54:10his tone finally

00:54:11made fear sink

00:54:12in.

00:54:12She stumbled

00:54:13back, clutching

00:54:15her lower

00:54:15abdomen with

00:54:16both hands, her

00:54:17voice trembling.

00:54:20Cain, what are

00:54:22you going to do

00:54:22to my child?

00:54:24He stepped

00:54:25closer, his

00:54:26voice cold and

00:54:27venomous.

00:54:28I'm having

00:54:28someone take

00:54:29you to the

00:54:29hospital to get

00:54:30rid of it.

00:54:31As soon as he

00:54:32finished speaking,

00:54:34he pulled out

00:54:34his phone and

00:54:35ordered his

00:54:36bodyguards to

00:54:37take her away

00:54:38for the

00:54:38procedure.

00:54:39Come up, take

00:54:40her to the

00:54:41hospital and arrange

00:54:42the procedure

00:54:42immediately.

00:54:43Tears streaming

00:54:44down her face.

00:54:45No, this is

00:54:47your child too

00:54:48Cain, how

00:54:49can you do

00:54:50this?

00:54:51Despair filled

00:54:52her expression.

00:54:53She couldn't

00:54:53believe he could

00:54:54be this heartless,

00:54:56completely indifferent

00:54:57to the life

00:54:57inside her.

00:55:01Just yesterday,

00:55:02he had pressed

00:55:03his ear against

00:55:04her stomach.

00:55:04I want our

00:55:05child's first

00:55:05word to be

00:55:07dad.

00:55:08And now, he

00:55:10could order its

00:55:10death without even

00:55:11blinking.

00:55:12No, she would

00:55:14never accept

00:55:15this.

00:55:16This is a

00:55:17living being.

00:55:18It's the result

00:55:19of our love.

00:55:21Cain, just

00:55:21imagine it.

00:55:22Our child

00:55:23growing up,

00:55:24calling you

00:55:24dad and me

00:55:25mom.

00:55:27Wouldn't that

00:55:27be a beautiful

00:55:28life?

00:55:29She knew Cain

00:55:31hated being

00:55:32threatened, so

00:55:33she tried to

00:55:33appeal to his

00:55:34emotions.

00:55:35But he remained

00:55:36towering over her,

00:55:38his expression

00:55:39cold and

00:55:39unfeeling.

00:55:41Love?

00:55:42There's nothing

00:55:43noble about

00:55:43what we have.

00:55:45It's nothing

00:55:46but a physical

00:55:46relationship.

00:55:48The only person

00:55:49I love is

00:55:49Arya.

00:55:50The bodyguards

00:55:50rushed in as

00:55:51soon as they

00:55:52got the call.

00:55:53They pushed the

00:55:53door open and

00:55:54grabbed the

00:55:55trembling beta,

00:55:56preparing to

00:55:57take her to the

00:55:57hospital as

00:55:58ordered.

00:56:00She struggled

00:56:01desperately, but

00:56:02they were

00:56:02professionally trained.

00:56:04there was no

00:56:05way she could

00:56:05break free.

00:56:07As she was

00:56:07about to be

00:56:08dragged out,

00:56:09she screamed

00:56:10at Cain with

00:56:10everything she

00:56:11had left.

00:56:13Cain, you

00:56:14say you only

00:56:15love Arya, but

00:56:15we spent so

00:56:16many nights

00:56:17together.

00:56:18Did none of

00:56:19that mean

00:56:19anything to

00:56:20you?

00:56:20You told me

00:56:21you loved me

00:56:22too!

00:56:23Cain didn't

00:56:24react at all.

00:56:25He simply

00:56:25motioned for

00:56:26the bodyguards

00:56:27to take her

00:56:28away.

00:56:28All the way

00:56:29to the hospital

00:56:30she fought

00:56:31against them,

00:56:32even trying to

00:56:33call out to

00:56:33the doctors

00:56:34and nurses

00:56:34for help.

00:56:35But this

00:56:36was a private

00:56:37hospital owned

00:56:38by Cain's

00:56:39company.

00:56:39Everyone there

00:56:40knew exactly

00:56:41who he was.

00:56:42Whatever he

00:56:43said, they

00:56:44followed.

00:56:45She was

00:56:46strapped to

00:56:47the operating

00:56:47table.

00:56:48As the

00:56:49anesthesia was

00:56:50injected, her

00:56:51consciousness

00:56:51slowly faded

00:56:53away.

00:56:53When she

00:56:54woke up

00:56:55again, even

00:56:56the slightest

00:56:56movement sent

00:56:57a heavy ache

00:56:58through her

00:56:58lower abdomen.

00:57:00Her pup

00:57:01was gone.

00:57:03The light

00:57:03in her eyes

00:57:04had completely

00:57:05faded.

00:57:06She stared

00:57:07blankly at

00:57:07the ceiling,

00:57:08hollow and

00:57:08motionless.

00:57:10After confirming

00:57:11with the doctor

00:57:11that the procedure

00:57:12was complete,

00:57:13Cain came to

00:57:14her bedside.

00:57:16When you're

00:57:16discharged, leave

00:57:17this city.

00:57:18I don't want to

00:57:19see you again.

00:57:22Every time he

00:57:23looked at her,

00:57:24he was reminded

00:57:24of his betrayal,

00:57:26reminded of my

00:57:27death.

00:57:27It felt like his

00:57:28heart was being

00:57:29carved apart.

00:57:31The beta's

00:57:32eyes shifted

00:57:32slightly.

00:57:33She already

00:57:34understood that

00:57:35becoming Luna

00:57:36was no longer

00:57:37possible.

00:57:38Now, she

00:57:39couldn't even

00:57:40remain as his

00:57:40lover.

00:57:41So, she

00:57:42gave up on

00:57:43everything.

00:57:45Cain, do you

00:57:47think you're some

00:57:48kind of tragic

00:57:48romantic now?

00:57:50You got rid of

00:57:50the illegitimate

00:57:51child, drove away

00:57:53your mistress, and

00:57:54now you get to

00:57:55mourn your dead

00:57:57lover all by

00:57:58yourself?

00:57:59Her mocking

00:57:59tone made Cain's

00:58:00fists clench.

00:58:01He shot her a

00:58:02sharp warning

00:58:03look.

00:58:04Enough.

00:58:05The first time we

00:58:06slept together, I

00:58:07didn't beg you.

00:58:08You were the one

00:58:09who couldn't resist

00:58:09and pushed me

00:58:10down.

00:58:11And a few days

00:58:12ago, you were the

00:58:13one who brought

00:58:14me home.

00:58:14You came downstairs

00:58:16in the middle of

00:58:16the night to find

00:58:17me.

00:58:18I never forced

00:58:19you.

00:58:20Aria's death was

00:58:21your doing.

00:58:22You're the one who

00:58:23drove her to it.

00:58:25Cain had already

00:58:26known, deep

00:58:27down, that his

00:58:29betrayal was what

00:58:30led to my

00:58:30death.

00:58:31But hearing it

00:58:32spoken so bluntly

00:58:34felt like a knife

00:58:35plunging into his

00:58:36heart all over

00:58:37again, tearing it

00:58:38open and leaving

00:58:39it bleeding.

00:58:40After a full day

00:58:41of spreading

00:58:42online, the news

00:58:43of Cain cheating

00:58:44with a beta had

00:58:45completely exploded

00:58:46across the

00:58:47internet.

00:58:48Trending topics

00:58:49were flooded

00:58:50with his name.

00:58:51Cain scandal.

00:58:53Cain cheating

00:58:54with a beta.

00:58:55Aria suicide.

00:58:58A month ago, Cain's

00:59:00public courtship had

00:59:01already caused a

00:59:02massive sensation.

00:59:03He had even

00:59:04promised, the

00:59:05upcoming mate

00:59:05ceremony will be

00:59:06more spectacular

00:59:07than anything anyone

00:59:08has ever seen.

00:59:10People everywhere

00:59:11had been waiting to

00:59:12witness what they

00:59:13called the mate

00:59:15ceremony of the

00:59:16century.

00:59:17So when that

00:59:18highly anticipated

00:59:19ceremony turned

00:59:20into a funeral,

00:59:22when news broke

00:59:23that an Omega had

00:59:24taken her own life

00:59:25after discovering

00:59:26her Alpha's betrayal

00:59:27and even had her

00:59:29coffin delivered to

00:59:30the ceremony site,

00:59:31it instantly captured

00:59:33everyone's attention.

00:59:36Cain's carefully

00:59:37crafted image

00:59:37shattered overnight.

00:59:41He went from being the

00:59:42most desired Alpha

00:59:43online to a man

00:59:44universally condemned

00:59:46for destroying the

00:59:47person he claimed

00:59:48to love.

00:59:49I'm done believing

00:59:51in love.

00:59:51What kind of trash

00:59:52Alpha is this?

00:59:54Aria deserved so

00:59:55much better.

00:59:56Why would she end

00:59:57her life over

00:59:58someone like him?

01:00:00Are all

01:00:00Alphas like this?

01:00:02Acting one way in

01:00:03public and another

01:00:04behind closed doors?

01:00:05It's disgusting.

01:00:06I actually believed

01:00:07in their perfect

01:00:08love story.

01:00:09The backlash

01:00:10was relentless.

01:00:13Companies that

01:00:14had partnered with

01:00:15Cain's group

01:00:15began cutting ties

01:00:16one after another.

01:00:18In no time

01:00:19the entire corporation

01:00:20was thrown

01:00:21into turmoil.

01:00:23But Cain himself

01:00:25had shut himself

01:00:25inside his bedroom.

01:00:27He lay curled

01:00:28up on the bed,

01:00:29eyes closed,

01:00:30clutching the

01:00:31torn mate ceremony

01:00:32suit I had ripped

01:00:33apart, as if

01:00:34holding it close

01:00:35could somehow

01:00:36bring back my

01:00:37scent.

01:00:37His parents,

01:00:39who had been

01:00:39overseas on

01:00:40business, rushed

01:00:41back as soon

01:00:42as they heard

01:00:43the news.

01:00:43It took everything

01:00:45on the part to

01:00:45step back to

01:00:46plan on the

01:00:47start of business

01:00:48and keep the

01:00:49company from

01:00:49spiraling further.

01:00:51The moment they

01:00:52finished handling

01:00:53corporate matters,

01:00:54they hurried

01:00:55straight to the

01:00:55villa.

01:00:56As soon as they

01:00:58walked in, a

01:00:59servant approached

01:00:59them anxiously.

01:01:01Sir, ma'am,

01:01:02the young master

01:01:03hasn't left his

01:01:04room for over a

01:01:05day.

01:01:05We've brought

01:01:06food upstairs,

01:01:07but he won't

01:01:08eat.

01:01:08He won't answer

01:01:09the door either.

01:01:11We didn't dare

01:01:12force our way in,

01:01:13but it's been so

01:01:14long, we're worried

01:01:15something might have

01:01:15happened.

01:01:16The moment they

01:01:17heard this, both

01:01:18of them felt their

01:01:19hearts drop.

01:01:20They hadn't realized

01:01:21their son had

01:01:22deteriorated to the

01:01:23point of refusing

01:01:24to eat.

01:01:26They rushed

01:01:26upstairs, just as

01:01:28the servant had

01:01:29said.

01:01:29No matter how

01:01:30hard they

01:01:31knocked, there

01:01:32was no response.

01:01:33No matter how

01:01:34many times they

01:01:34called his name,

01:01:36there was only

01:01:36silence.

01:01:38Kane's mother's

01:01:38voice trembled

01:01:39with fear.

01:01:40Do you think

01:01:40something's

01:01:40happened to him?

01:01:44Break the door

01:01:44down.

01:01:48When the door

01:01:49was forced open,

01:01:50they found the

01:01:51curtains drawn

01:01:51tightly shut,

01:01:52blocking out

01:01:53every trace of

01:01:54light.

01:01:54Kane remained

01:01:55curled up on the

01:01:56bed, still clutching

01:01:57the torn mate

01:01:58ceremony suit.

01:01:59Even with everyone

01:02:00entering the room,

01:02:01he didn't react at

01:02:03all.

01:02:03The moment his

01:02:04mother saw how

01:02:05gaunt his face had

01:02:06become, her eyes

01:02:07filled with tears.

01:02:11England.

01:02:12Standing in front

01:02:13of the sprawling

01:02:14Ashford Manor, I

01:02:16still felt like I

01:02:17was dreaming.

01:02:18I was no longer

01:02:19Phoenix.

01:02:20Now, I was

01:02:22Lyra Phoenix.

01:02:23I never imagined

01:02:25that a simple trip

01:02:26abroad would lead

01:02:27me to finding my

01:02:28biological parents.

01:02:31On the plane, a

01:02:32well-dressed woman

01:02:33seated next to me

01:02:34kept glancing in my

01:02:36direction.

01:02:37Out of politeness, I

01:02:38greeted her first, and

01:02:40we quickly fell into

01:02:41conversation.

01:02:42She told me she was

01:02:44part of the werewolf

01:02:45kind, a Chinese family

01:02:47settled in England.

01:02:48This trip back had

01:02:49been for one reason

01:02:50only, she was

01:02:52searching for her

01:02:53missing daughter.

01:02:54She and her husband

01:02:56had been running

01:02:56businesses overseas for

01:02:58years.

01:02:58When their youngest

01:02:59daughter was born, it

01:03:01happened to be during a

01:03:02full moon, and they were

01:03:04in China at the time.

01:03:05They decided to stay an

01:03:07extra month, and leave

01:03:09after the baby's one-month

01:03:10milestone.

01:03:11But the day before they

01:03:13were supposed to leave,

01:03:14their daughter

01:03:15disappeared.

01:03:16They called the police

01:03:18immediately, and searched

01:03:20with friends, but after an

01:03:21entire month, there was

01:03:23still no trace.

01:03:24The authorities believed

01:03:26the child had likely been

01:03:27trafficked, and the

01:03:28chances of finding her

01:03:29were slim.

01:03:30With their visas expiring,

01:03:32they had no choice but

01:03:33to leave the country.

01:03:35Even so, they never gave

01:03:38up.

01:03:38They entrusted friends in

01:03:40China to continue

01:03:41searching, and every year,

01:03:43they returned to that

01:03:44same city, staying for a

01:03:46full month to look for

01:03:47her.

01:03:48This was the 26th year.

01:03:50Everyone around them had

01:03:52urged them to let go, but

01:03:54they held on to the

01:03:55smallest thread of hope.

01:03:57This time, they had

01:03:59returned empty-handed once

01:04:00again.

01:04:01But when she saw me, she

01:04:03felt an unexplainable sense

01:04:05of familiarity.

01:04:07That was why she had kept

01:04:08looking at me.

01:04:10Strangely enough, I felt the

01:04:12same warmth from her.

01:04:14Without even realizing it, I

01:04:16began telling her about my

01:04:18past.

01:04:18When she learned I was an

01:04:20orphan, and that I came

01:04:22from the same city where

01:04:23her daughter had gone

01:04:24missing, her emotions

01:04:25became visibly stirred.

01:04:27She grasped my hands

01:04:29tightly, and asked if I

01:04:31would be willing to take a

01:04:32DNA test after we landed.

01:04:34Looking at the hopeful

01:04:36expressions on both her face

01:04:38and her husband's, I found

01:04:39myself nodding.

01:04:44The moment we got off the

01:04:46plane, they had their driver

01:04:47take us straight to the

01:04:49fastest GenCore lab

01:04:50available.

01:04:51The wait felt endless.

01:04:53But when the results finally

01:04:55came back, everything

01:04:57changed.

01:04:58I was their daughter.

01:05:00The moment they saw the

01:05:01confirmation, they pulled me

01:05:03into their arms and broke

01:05:05down in tears.

01:05:06And for the first time in my

01:05:08life, I understood something I

01:05:10had never known before.

01:05:12I was not unwanted.

01:05:14My parents loved me.

01:05:16They had spent 26 years

01:05:18searching for me.

01:05:20After asking for my opinion,

01:05:22they kept the name Phoenix for

01:05:24me, but added a first name.

01:05:26Lyra.

01:05:27From that moment on, I became

01:05:30Lyra Phoenix.

01:05:32Ever since they found out who

01:05:33I was, my mother refused to

01:05:36let go of my hand, her eyes

01:05:38filled with warmth and

01:05:39affection.

01:05:40Even my father, who carried

01:05:42himself with quiet restraint,

01:05:44couldn't hide the redness in

01:05:45his eyes as he looked at me.

01:05:48When we arrived at the

01:05:49estate, my mother led me

01:05:51eagerly to a bedroom door,

01:05:53like she had been waiting for

01:05:54this moment forever.

01:05:56Phoenix, your father and I have

01:05:58been waiting for you to come

01:05:59home.

01:06:00We've kept your room exactly

01:06:02as it was for 26 years.

01:06:04Now you're finally here, and

01:06:06it finally has its owner.

01:06:08Her voice trembled as she

01:06:09spoke.

01:06:10My father gently placed a

01:06:12hand on her shoulder, then

01:06:13nodded toward the door.

01:06:15Go on.

01:06:16Take a look.

01:06:17See if you like what we

01:06:18prepared for you.

01:06:20A warmth spread through my

01:06:22chest, something I had never

01:06:24felt before.

01:06:25Family.

01:06:26I pushed open the heavy

01:06:28door.

01:06:29Inside was a beautifully

01:06:30styled European vintage

01:06:32bed.

01:06:33A window beside it looked out

01:06:35over the back garden, the

01:06:37view stretching peacefully

01:06:38into the distance.

01:06:40The entire room was covered

01:06:42in soft carpeting, and right

01:06:44in the center sat a neat stack

01:06:46of boxes.

01:06:49Curious, I asked, what's in

01:06:51these?

01:06:52My father stepped forward,

01:06:54picked one up, and handed it

01:06:56to me.

01:06:57Open it and see.

01:06:58I carefully unwrapped it.

01:07:01Inside was a diamond bracelet.

01:07:04A realization hit me instantly.

01:07:06I rushed to open the rest.

01:07:08A princess dress.

01:07:10A crown.

01:07:11A necklace.

01:07:13One after another.

01:07:15There were exactly 26 items.

01:07:19No more, no less.

01:07:22My eyes burned as tears

01:07:24welled up.

01:07:25These were birthday gifts.

01:07:27Even when I wasn't with them,

01:07:29they had prepared one for me

01:07:31every single year, waiting for

01:07:33the day I would finally come

01:07:34home and open them.

01:07:36Growing up in the

01:07:37orphanage, the bullying had

01:07:39convinced me that no one in this

01:07:41world would ever love me.

01:07:43So when Cain entered my life

01:07:46like a blazing light, I fell

01:07:48for him without hesitation.

01:07:50But now I finally understood.

01:07:52Even when I didn't know it, my

01:07:54parents had always loved me.

01:07:56I stepped forward and wrapped my

01:07:59arms tightly around them.

01:08:01Mom, Dad, I'm home.

01:08:04My mom looked at me helplessly.

01:08:06Phoenix, I promise he's a good

01:08:09person.

01:08:10Just meet him once.

01:08:12If you don't like him, I'll find

01:08:15a way to call it off, okay?

01:08:16The first problem I faced after

01:08:18coming home turned out to be an

01:08:20arranged match.

01:08:22Back when my mom and her best

01:08:24friend were pregnant at the same

01:08:25time, they made a promise.

01:08:27If one had a boy and the other a

01:08:29girl, they would arrange a future

01:08:31match.

01:08:31If the children were the same

01:08:33gender, they would grow up like

01:08:35siblings.

01:08:36When they found out it was a boy

01:08:37and a girl, they were thrilled.

01:08:39They thought their friendship would

01:08:41turn into family.

01:08:43But not long after, I was taken.

01:08:46The arrangement was put on hold.

01:08:49A few days ago, after confirming that

01:08:52I was single, my mom and her friend

01:08:54brought it up again at the same time.

01:08:56The man was still single too.

01:08:58So the two mothers decided to revive the

01:09:01arrangement and let us meet.

01:09:05After five years in a failed

01:09:07relationship, I still hadn't fully

01:09:09recovered.

01:09:10The idea of starting something new

01:09:12made me uneasy.

01:09:14But I didn't want to tell my mom

01:09:15everything I had been through.

01:09:17I didn't want her to worry, so I

01:09:19agreed to meet him.

01:09:20I figured I would just explain things

01:09:23clearly in person.

01:09:25Even being friends would be fine.

01:09:27The moment I nodded, my mom lit up

01:09:30with excitement, and immediately

01:09:31started setting a time.

01:09:33As if afraid something might change.

01:09:36The two mothers scheduled dinner for

01:09:38that very afternoon at the estate.

01:09:40By the afternoon, my mom had even

01:09:43called in a stylist to get me ready.

01:09:46I had no choice but to let her fuss

01:09:48over me.

01:09:50What I didn't expect was that when I

01:09:52finally met my so-called fiancé,

01:09:55I recognized him instantly.

01:09:58You?

01:10:00You?

01:10:01We spoke at the same time.

01:10:03I stared at the man in front of me,

01:10:05surprised.

01:10:06It was Vincent Gray.

01:10:08Vincent clearly hadn't expected it

01:10:10either.

01:10:11My mom and his mother exchanged a

01:10:13knowing look, smiles flickering across

01:10:16their faces as they quickly made

01:10:17excuses to leave giving us space.

01:10:20For a moment, the large garden felt

01:10:22awkwardly quiet with just the two of

01:10:24us.

01:10:25Vincent broke the silence first.

01:10:28Aria.

01:10:29I didn't expect the daughter the Lyra

01:10:31family found to be you.

01:10:33We had gone to the same university

01:10:35back in China, studying in the same

01:10:37major.

01:10:38I nodded.

01:10:40Given the relationship between our

01:10:41families, he must have already heard

01:10:44what happened to me.

01:10:45There was no need to explain further.

01:10:48He hesitated slightly before speaking

01:10:50again.

01:10:51Aria.

01:10:53I remember your empathic sense.

01:10:56I instinctively touched the back of

01:10:59my neck.

01:10:59I had never told my parents about my

01:11:02weak empathic sense.

01:11:03I didn't want them to know how unhappy

01:11:06my childhood had been.

01:11:07It would only make them feel guilty.

01:11:10So I told him everything.

01:11:12My five-year relationship with Kane,

01:11:14how it ended, and how my empathic sense

01:11:17finally went through its awakening.

01:11:20At the end I added quietly.

01:11:22Vincent.

01:11:23I need you to keep this between us.

01:11:26I don't want my parents to worry.

01:11:28He pretended to think for a moment,

01:11:30then said with a hint of reluctance.

01:11:32I can do that.

01:11:36But I have one condition.

01:11:40I blinked in surprise.

01:11:41I hadn't interacted with Vincent much

01:11:44before, but I remembered him as

01:11:46easygoing and kind.

01:11:48Still, I was asking him for a favor.

01:11:51It was only fair.

01:11:52What's the condition?

01:11:54He smiled, a playful glint in his eyes.

01:11:58Can I stop calling you Aria and call

01:12:00you Phoenix instead?

01:12:02And you don't have to call me Vincent

01:12:03so formally either.

01:12:05I hadn't expected something so simple.

01:12:08Ever since I changed my name,

01:12:10people around me had been calling me Phoenix.

01:12:13But somehow,

01:12:14hearing it from him felt

01:12:16different.

01:12:17Of course, Vincent.

01:12:20Thinking about the arranged match,

01:12:22I hesitated before finally gathering

01:12:24the courage to speak.

01:12:26Vincent.

01:12:29You already know I just came out

01:12:31of a failed relationship.

01:12:33I'm not ready for anything new right now.

01:12:36About the arrangement.

01:12:38I had assumed that me being an Omega

01:12:40might make him feel embarrassed

01:12:42or slighted,

01:12:43but his expression stayed calm.

01:12:45It's fine.

01:12:48I'll explain it to my mum.

01:12:50Honestly,

01:12:51on my way here,

01:12:52I was already thinking about

01:12:53how to bring this up.

01:12:55Restrawn this up.

01:12:57Without affecting our family's relationship.

01:12:59He paused,

01:13:01then smiled.

01:13:02I didn't expect the Lyra family's

01:13:04daughter to be you.

01:13:06Even if we call off the arrangement,

01:13:08we can still be good friends, right?

01:13:11Relief washed over me.

01:13:13I smiled and nodded.

01:13:14Of course.

01:13:15Maybe it was because

01:13:16we had shared the same university,

01:13:19the same memories.

01:13:20Having just arrived in England,

01:13:22everything still felt unfamiliar.

01:13:25But with Vincent,

01:13:26I felt a sense of ease

01:13:28I hadn't expected.

01:13:30We started talking about the past,

01:13:32and I realized we had so many shared interests.

01:13:35Before long,

01:13:37we grew closer,

01:13:38even meeting up from time to time

01:13:40to hang out.

01:13:42One day,

01:13:43after feeding seagulls by the coast,

01:13:45Vincent walked me back home.

01:13:47We ended up standing by the front gate,

01:13:50laughing and talking about

01:13:51everything that had happened earlier.

01:13:53I don't know how long we stood there.

01:13:55Then,

01:13:56from behind me,

01:13:57I heard a familiar voice.

01:13:59Little wolf.

01:14:02After spotting a familiar figure in the news,

01:14:05Kane used every connection he had

01:14:07to track down her identity.

01:14:09Because the Lyra family

01:14:11had deep roots overseas

01:14:12while Kane remained in China,

01:14:14it took him half a month

01:14:16to finally uncover information about me.

01:14:19The moment he saw the photo

01:14:21from the banquet,

01:14:22he knew

01:14:23that was his little wolf.

01:14:25Even with a different name,

01:14:27he was certain,

01:14:29there was no mistaking it.

01:14:31He immediately began digging

01:14:33for the Lyra family's address.

01:14:35Once he confirmed it,

01:14:37he rushed to catch

01:14:38the earliest flight to England.

01:14:40On the way,

01:14:41he must have imagined

01:14:42countless scenarios

01:14:43of seeing me again.

01:14:45He thought the most likely outcome

01:14:47was that I would still be angry

01:14:49and refuse to speak to him.

01:14:51But that didn't matter.

01:14:52As long as he could see me,

01:14:55that would be enough.

01:14:56After experiencing my death,

01:14:59he had come to realize

01:15:00more than ever

01:15:01that he could not live without me.

01:15:03He planned to apologize sincerely,

01:15:06to promise that he would never be tempted

01:15:08by another Omega again.

01:15:10He even imagined that once I forgave him,

01:15:14he would hold an even grander mate ceremony,

01:15:17one that would surpass anything before it,

01:15:20and declare his love to the world.

01:15:22What he didn't expect

01:15:24was that when he finally saw me again,

01:15:27a month later,

01:15:28I was already standing beside another Alpha.

01:15:32Vincent and I had been talking,

01:15:34completely absorbed,

01:15:36for nearly an hour.

01:15:38Kane stood behind a wall

01:15:40like an intruder

01:15:41peeking into someone else's happiness.

01:15:43But the moment he saw

01:15:45that familiar figure,

01:15:47longing crashed over him

01:15:48like a tidal wave.

01:15:50Just before he could no longer hold it in,

01:15:53he finally called out the name

01:15:55he had been repeating in his mind.

01:15:58After nearly a month,

01:15:59he was seeing me again,

01:16:01alive.

01:16:02His eyes reddened,

01:16:03his voice unsteady.

01:16:05Little wolf,

01:16:06I finally found you.

01:16:08You're not dead.

01:16:10You're really here.

01:16:14He instinctively ignored the Alpha,

01:16:16standing beside me.

01:16:19The moment I heard that familiar voice,

01:16:22I let out a quiet sigh.

01:16:24I had always known the fake death

01:16:26wouldn't fool Kane forever.

01:16:28I just hadn't expected him

01:16:30to track me down in England this quickly.

01:16:33I gave Vincent a subtle look,

01:16:35signaling him to leave first.

01:16:37Then I turned around,

01:16:39my expression cold as I looked straight at Kane.

01:16:42Why are you here?

01:16:44Area is dead.

01:16:46I'm Phoenix now.

01:16:48Kane finally recalled everything

01:16:50he had learned over the past two weeks.

01:16:52His little wolf was never an orphan.

01:16:55I was Phoenix,

01:16:57the lost daughter of the Lyra family,

01:16:59their most cherished child.

01:17:01Little wolf,

01:17:02no,

01:17:03Phoenix.

01:17:05I know I was wrong.

01:17:07I've already dealt with the beta.

01:17:09The child is gone too.

01:17:12Can you forgive me?

01:17:14With his intelligence,

01:17:16it didn't take much to figure out

01:17:18that the body at the mate ceremony

01:17:20had been staged.

01:17:21It was nothing more than my way of escaping

01:17:23after my heart had already died.

01:17:26Now that he had finally found me again,

01:17:29the person he had thought about day and night,

01:17:31he was determined to apologize

01:17:33and beg for forgiveness.

01:17:35I let out a quiet laugh.

01:17:37I had seen with my own eyes

01:17:39how he treated the beta.

01:17:41And now he could dismiss everything so easily,

01:17:45saying he had taken care of her and the pup

01:17:47as if it meant nothing.

01:17:49I used to think he had simply transferred

01:17:51his love from me to someone else.

01:17:54Now,

01:17:55I understood the truth.

01:17:57He was rotten to the core.

01:17:59He didn't truly love anyone.

01:18:02Only himself.

01:18:03Kane?

01:18:04I regret ever loving you.

01:18:07Those few simple words drained

01:18:09all the color

01:18:10from Kane's face.

01:18:11He couldn't understand it.

01:18:13For five years,

01:18:14we had been so in love.

01:18:16We had been happy.

01:18:17How could I regret it now?

01:18:19And that word regret,

01:18:22did it mean I didn't love him anymore?

01:18:27The thought alone made his chest tighten with pain.

01:18:31No.

01:18:31That couldn't be true.

01:18:33It had only been a month.

01:18:35How could I have stopped loving him so quickly?

01:18:39In his mind,

01:18:40I was still angry.

01:18:41I just hadn't forgiven him yet.

01:18:44Kane stepped forward reaching for my hand,

01:18:47wanting to explain.

01:18:48Kane,

01:18:49before he could touch me,

01:18:51I took a step back,

01:18:52putting distance between us.

01:18:54The hurt in his expression was obvious,

01:18:57but he quickly tried to explain himself.

01:19:00Phoenix,

01:19:01I don't mean anything else.

01:19:03I just,

01:19:03I just want to explain.

01:19:05Believe me,

01:19:06I've only ever loved you.

01:19:10I never had real feelings for that beta.

01:19:15Can you forgive me and come back with me?

01:19:18I promise,

01:19:19there will never be another Omega around me again.

01:19:21I swear I'll only love you.

01:19:24We can have an even grander mate ceremony.

01:19:28By the end,

01:19:29there was a flicker of hope in his eyes.

01:19:32I didn't react.

01:19:34My expression remained cold.

01:19:36Five years ago,

01:19:37when you got together with me,

01:19:38you made the same promise.

01:19:40You said you would only love me.

01:19:44And you still cheated.

01:19:46I won't believe you again.

01:19:48And I will never forgive you.

01:19:52You should leave.

01:19:54Don't come back.

01:19:55When I first discovered his betrayal,

01:19:58the pain had been unbearable.

01:20:00There was even a moment when I hesitated.

01:20:03Because he still treated me the same as before,

01:20:06I thought maybe I could pretend nothing had happened.

01:20:11Maybe we could complete the mate bond.

01:20:13And he would continue to treat me well.

01:20:17Maybe he would keep the other Omega out of my sight.

01:20:20But after Lai,

01:20:22after Lai,

01:20:23after seeing him entangled with the Beta,

01:20:26with my own eyes,

01:20:27I realized,

01:20:28I couldn't do it.

01:20:30I couldn't live like nothing had happened.

01:20:33And what I wanted had always been something real,

01:20:37a love that was honest.

01:20:40And once Kane tainted that love,

01:20:43I no longer wanted it.

01:20:45Back then,

01:20:46I had already made my decision.

01:20:49I would never forgive him.

01:20:50I turned to leave.

01:20:53But Kane wasn't ready to give up.

01:20:56In a moment of panic,

01:20:58he grabbed my wrist.

01:21:01Little wolf,

01:21:02I swear.

01:21:03My heart has always belonged to you.

01:21:05You're the only one I love.

01:21:07I pulled free from his grip

01:21:09and looked at him.

01:21:10The urgency and sincerity on his face

01:21:13didn't seem fake.

01:21:14But I only let out

01:21:16a soft,

01:21:17humorless laugh.

01:21:19Love me?

01:21:20You talked about the Beta

01:21:22with your friends

01:21:23right in front of me.

01:21:25Was that love?

01:21:29You had my mate ceremony designer

01:21:31make a dress for her.

01:21:32Was that love?

01:21:35You snuck downstairs

01:21:37in the middle of the night

01:21:38to see her while I was asleep.

01:21:39Was that love?

01:21:40If that's your version of love,

01:21:42it's cheap.

01:21:44I don't want it.

01:21:46With every word,

01:21:47Kane's face grew paler.

01:21:50By the end,

01:21:51he looked like

01:21:51he could barely stand.

01:21:53My words cut into him

01:21:55like a blade,

01:21:56tearing his heart apart

01:21:57piece by piece.

01:21:59Never in his life

01:22:00had Kane hated himself

01:22:01this much.

01:22:02If he had never gotten involved

01:22:04with the Beta

01:22:04in the first place,

01:22:06none of this would have happened.

01:22:11Kane's voice trembled slightly.

01:22:13Little wolf,

01:22:14are you really

01:22:15never going to forgive me?

01:22:17I nodded without hesitation.

01:22:20That's right.

01:22:21Never.

01:22:22I didn't wait

01:22:23to see his reaction.

01:22:24I turned

01:22:25and walked inside.

01:22:28The next day,

01:22:29Vincent and I

01:22:30had plans

01:22:31to attend a concert.

01:22:32ever since my empathic sense

01:22:35went through its awakening,

01:22:36I had grown especially sensitive

01:22:39to emotions.

01:22:40The calm of nature.

01:22:42The intensity of music.

01:22:44The sincerity or deceit

01:22:45in people's voices.

01:22:47Vincent happened to be a huge fan

01:22:49of classical music,

01:22:50and every time I went to a concert with him,

01:22:53I learned something new.

01:22:57Kane stood outside the estate

01:22:59the entire night.

01:23:01My words from yesterday

01:23:02echoed endlessly in his mind.

01:23:05What once felt like relief

01:23:07after his first time

01:23:08with the Beta

01:23:09had now come back

01:23:10like a blade,

01:23:11striking him full force.

01:23:13Still,

01:23:14he wanted one more chance.

01:23:16He refused to believe

01:23:17that five years of love

01:23:19could be erased

01:23:19so completely.

01:23:22After getting Vincent's message,

01:23:24I headed downstairs,

01:23:25humming like a carefree bird.

01:23:28My mom,

01:23:29who was having breakfast,

01:23:31teased me when she saw me.

01:23:32Who was the one

01:23:33who said they didn't want to meet him?

01:23:35Now it looks like

01:23:36you can't wait to see him every day.

01:23:37I'd say this match

01:23:38is looking pretty promising.

01:23:40Mom,

01:23:41we're just friends.

01:23:42But for some reason,

01:23:44I felt my cheeks warm.

01:23:46I quickly ran out the door.

01:23:49The tickets for today's concert

01:23:50were hard to get

01:23:52and Vincent had told me

01:23:53that one of his favorite

01:23:54cellists would be performing.

01:23:57The moment I stepped outside,

01:23:59I saw Kane standing off to the side,

01:24:02completely still.

01:24:03I acted as if I hadn't seen him

01:24:06and ran straight toward Vincent.

01:24:09He was holding a sandwich

01:24:10and handed it to me naturally.

01:24:13My mom asked me to bring this for you.

01:24:16I took a bite.

01:24:20My eyes lighting up.

01:24:22Aunt Grace's cooking

01:24:23is as amazing as ever.

01:24:25Come on,

01:24:26we're gonna be late.

01:24:28You still haven't told me

01:24:30who else is performing today.

01:24:31Kane remained where he was,

01:24:34watching as I walked

01:24:35farther and farther away.

01:24:37The moment I stepped out,

01:24:39he had wanted to call out to me

01:24:41to try one last time.

01:24:43But then,

01:24:45he saw the light in my eyes.

01:24:47That bright,

01:24:48eager happiness.

01:24:50It was a look he knew all too well.

01:24:52Back when we were together,

01:24:54I used to look at him

01:24:55like that all the time.

01:24:57But now,

01:24:58he hadn't seen it

01:24:59in nearly two months.

01:25:04When he thought back

01:25:05to the days

01:25:06before I staged my death,

01:25:08he realized something.

01:25:10Back then,

01:25:11my eyes had been empty,

01:25:13like still water

01:25:14without a ripple.

01:25:15Nothing could stir

01:25:16any emotion in me.

01:25:18And yet,

01:25:19at the beginning

01:25:20of our relationship,

01:25:21I had looked at him

01:25:23the way I had just

01:25:24looked at Vincent.

01:25:26That was when

01:25:27he finally understood

01:25:29what this relationship

01:25:30had left me with

01:25:31was nothing but pain.

01:25:33He had no right

01:25:35to ask for my forgiveness anymore.

01:25:37He booked a flight

01:25:38back home

01:25:39that same afternoon.

01:25:41Before leaving,

01:25:42he realized

01:25:42he didn't have

01:25:43my current number,

01:25:44so he borrowed

01:25:45a piece of paper

01:25:46and a pen

01:25:47from a passerby

01:25:48and wrote a message.

01:25:50He placed it

01:25:51somewhere visible

01:25:52by the gate.

01:25:54After one last look

01:25:55at the place

01:25:56where I would spend

01:25:56the rest of my life,

01:25:58he got into the car

01:26:00and left.

01:26:04A gust of wind

01:26:05lifted the paper

01:26:06into the air.

01:26:11On it,

01:26:12there was only

01:26:13one sentence.

01:26:17Little wolf,

01:26:19please let me call you

01:26:19that a last time.

01:26:21I'm sorry.

01:26:22I wish you

01:26:23a lifetime of happiness.

01:26:24Spring in England.

01:26:26Vincent and I

01:26:27walked through

01:26:28the rose garden

01:26:29at Ashford Manor.

01:26:31Phoenix,

01:26:32Vincent said

01:26:33stopping in his tracks.

01:26:34His expression

01:26:35was more serious

01:26:36than I had ever

01:26:37seen before.

01:26:38I know you're

01:26:39not ready right now,

01:26:40but I want you to know

01:26:41if one day

01:26:42you're willing

01:26:43to believe in love again.

01:26:44I'll be here waiting.

01:26:46I looked at him,

01:26:48warmth spreading

01:26:48through my chest.

01:26:50Maybe,

01:26:51one day,

01:26:52I would believe

01:26:53in love again.

01:26:55But for now,

01:26:56I was content.

01:26:58Loved by my parents.

01:27:00Surrounded by friends.

01:27:02Running freely

01:27:03under the moonlight.

01:27:04Feeling the breeze

01:27:05and breathing in

01:27:07the scent of flowers.

01:27:09I am Phoenix

01:27:10and I have risen

01:27:12from the ashes.

01:27:13in the我是.

01:27:13I thank you so much

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