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Auctioned to My Enemy, the Mafia Alpha HD SM
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00:00I have three alpha fiancés. My father was the godfather of every werewolf crime family on the
00:05east coast to prove their loyalty. Three sworn families sent their alpha heirs to grow up beside
00:10me. Riven. Finn. Ash. They spoiled me rotten. Protected me like I was sacred. Made the whole
00:16pack believe no one could touch me. On his deathbed, my father entrusted me to three alphas.
00:22Don't let anyone hurt Serena. Ash dropped to one knee. Every blackthorn law will protect her.
00:26Anyone who touches her dies. Don't be scared, Serena. From now on, we're your family.
00:32After my father was buried, they turned me into the most spoiled princess in the entire pack. If I
00:36frowned, Ash canceled meetings. If I said I was cold, Riven threw his coat over my shoulders.
00:40If I couldn't sleep, Finn stayed with me until dawn. Everyone said I was lucky. Shortly after that,
00:45they called me spoiled. Impossible to please. And just to make a pretty widow and her son happy,
00:50they sold me to the auction house of our sworn enemy, the Vos family. They said Alpha K.L. Vos
00:55hated women who reeked of another Alpha. So once he smelled all three of them on me,
00:59he would humiliate me, break my pride, then send me crawling back to Blackthorn. By then,
01:03I would know how to kneel before them. How to lower my head. How to obey. How to stop being
01:08impossible. The day Arya appeared, it was raining. She knelt outside Blackthorn's iron gates,
01:13holding a feverish little boy in her arms.
01:15Please, I can work. Just give Leo a bed.
01:19The guards tried to turn her away. Finn was the first to walk over. Riven threw his coat over her
01:24shoulders.
01:24Let her in. From that day on, Blackthorn had a new woman. Obedient, gentle, pitiful. A widow who
01:30knew exactly how to make men feel needed. And I became the joke. The spoiled, jealous girl who
01:35couldn't survive without her alphas. That night, I stood outside the study door.
01:39Serena needs to learn what it feels like to lose something. She's too spoiled. She's nothing like
01:43Arya. Then send her to the Vos forced marriage auction. Let her learn some manners. It's just to scare
01:49her. The Vos family was the one enemy Blackthorn had never been able to bring to heel.
01:53They controlled the northern ports. The weapons routes. The underground auctions. Blackthorn ruled
01:58the east coast by law. But up north, the night answered to Vos gunfire. And Kale Vos was the
02:02youngest, most dangerous alpha the Vos family had ever produced. They said he was cold-blooded.
02:08They said he had snapped the throats of traitor wolves with his bare hands. And they said he hated
02:12nothing more than a wolf girl sent to him reeking of another alpha. I stepped back on instinct.
02:17I needed to run. Then I turned and saw Arya holding a candlestick. The next second, everything went black.
02:22Don't blame me. They stopped wanting you a long time ago. The next morning, I woke up tied down to
02:29the daved in my father's study. Arya came in with coffee. Serena, don't blame them. Men get tired.
02:36No one can spend his whole life revolving around a spoiled little princess. So you're here to teach
02:41me how to be a good girl for them? That's not what I meant. The door flew open.
02:49Are you picking on her again? I didn't. You are becoming nothing like your father.
02:54And the three of you are becoming nothing like the men you were before he died. Now that my father
02:57is
02:57gone and Blackthor belongs to you, you can't wait to start breaking me? Vos won't keep you.
03:02He hates women who reek of another alpha. Riven toss stocks down. Sign it. If you don't,
03:07you don't eat. I looked down. It was a consent form transferring me to the forced marriage auction.
03:12Lot Serena Blackthorne. Serena, once you learn to behave, they'll bring you home. What if I don't
03:18come home? What if Kale makes me his luna? Don't be ridiculous. You're covered in all three of our
03:23scents. No powerful alpha would ever allow his woman to smell like other alphas. Exactly. The three of
03:29them smiled. I bit my lip until I tasted blood. Three days later, starving and humiliated, I gave in.
03:35I signed. The day before the auction, they sent me a white dress. The fabric was thin. So thin that
03:41if I stood too close to anyone, everyone nearby would smell all three alphas on me. In the past,
03:46they called that protection. Any wolf daring to touch me must wonder, can he cross three alphas?
03:50Now they've become weapons to slut shame me. Mommy, is the bad alpha going to buy her?
03:55I turned to Aria, stood there with Leo in her arms. My cashmere shawl was draped over her shoulders.
04:00The one Ash had bought for me at an Italian auction last year. Now it was on her. Aria quickly
04:05covered Leo's mouth. He doesn't know what he's saying. No. He knows exactly what he's saying.
04:12You taught him well. Serena, don't scare the child. So all three of you have been warming her bed too?
04:17Serena, don't be vulgar. Aria lost her mate.
04:20Her wolf loses control at night. She needs alpha scent to calm her down.
04:24I looked at Aria. There was an old mate mark on the side of her neck. But over that faded
04:28scar,
04:28I could smell Ash, Riven fin, one layered over the next, as if they had done it on purpose,
04:33as if they were trying to bury the last trace of her dead mate. Suddenly, I laughed.
04:37How convenient. A grieving widow, heartbroken. And every night, her wolf just happens to fall
04:43apart so badly that she needs three different alphas to soothe her.
04:46Enough!
04:47Riven, don't talk to Serena like that. She's just upset. Serena, don't be scared.
04:53Mr. Voss probably won't even want to touch you. Once he sends you back,
04:55you'll finally learn how to be a good girl. Good luck.
04:58Good luck to you too. Stolen alphas only matter if they choose to stay.
05:05Serena Blackthorn of the Blackthorn Pack. Only daughter of the late pack lord.
05:10Still carrying the scent of three alphas.
05:12Has Blackthorn lost its mind? They brought a girl like that to auction?
05:16Kale Voss hates anything another man has touched. I heard the last girl sent to Voss was thrown
05:19straight into the sea. I stood in the center of the platform. My fingers clenched around the
05:23silver crest. My father had left me. My father once told me.
05:26Serena, a true pack lord never lowers her head in front of a crowd. Not even when she's afraid.
05:32So I straightened my spine. If the Voss family refuses to accept the lot,
05:37Blackstone may reclaim her. Being rejected by Voss is worse than dying, isn't it? Wasn't she
05:43Blackstone's little princess? The one everyone treated like glass? She used to have three alphas
05:48protecting her. Now her father's dead and Blackthorn belongs to them. No one protects
05:51a spoiled little heiress forever. Those three alphas are probably waiting for her to crawl back crying.
05:56I looked down Dot Ash. Riven and Finn sat below, staring at me like I was a joke. Then,
06:01the chapel doors burst open. Rain flooded the hall. Every candle shook violently. Every wolf went
06:06silent. A second later, military boots struck step by step, echoing all over the chapel.
06:11Kale Voss is here. A man walked in from the storm. His eyes are deep icy blue cold as winter's
06:17sea.
06:17I heard someone below the stage laugh under their breath. They were waiting for me to be humiliated,
06:21waiting for the Blackthorn princess to be rejected by Kale Voss. But Kale only removed his gloves,
06:27then leaned down toward me. His frigid scent swept over me instantly. My knees almost gave out.
06:32Heat rushed through me. I bit my lip hard, refusing to make a sound.
06:35Three alpha scents on you? And they still dared to put you in front of me? Good. When I'm done,
06:39no one will smell Blackthorn on you again. Mr. Voss, are you certain you wish to bid? She carries the
06:43scent of three Blackthorn alpha. To any alpha, that is a direct profication. And the Blackthorn contract
06:47states that if you refuse deliver, did I say I refused? The entire chapel went silent. Ash's
07:01expression changed. Riven clenched his jaw. Finn froze where he stood.
07:05$10 million once. $11 million. Looks like someone wants to embarrass Voss. $20 million. $20 million once. $21 million. $30
07:15million. $30 million for her? Has Kale Vossed his mind?
07:19She reeks of three alphas. Voss, what the hell are you trying to do? Bidding. You brought her here to
07:25be sold, didn't you? Serena, stop him. Why? Isn't this what you wanted?
07:31You wanted me humiliated. Now the price is too high and suddenly it hurts? $30 million once. $30 million twice.
07:39$40 million. My head snapped toward Ash. For one second, I could not believe it. He was willing to spend
07:44$40 million just to buy me back.
07:46She belongs to Blackthorn. Kale laughed. $50 million. $60 million. $80 million. Dead silence fell over the chapel. At that
07:55price, this was no longer a purchase. It was a public slap in Blackthorn's face.
07:59Ash, enough. Ash. Ash, we can't afford this. What's wrong? You sold her. Did you really think she'd be cheap?
08:08No one dared to bid against Kale anymore, but as if he were only amusing himself. $100 million.
08:14The chapel went completely still. Even the auctioneer forgot how to speak.
08:18Continue. $100 million once.
08:22Ash did not raise his paddle again. Riven's hand rested on his gun, but he did not draw. Finn's eyes
08:27were red.
08:28Serena.
08:29Serena. $100 million three times. Serena Blackstone is sold to Kale Voss.
08:35Is he insane? Kale Voss actually wants her? An orphaned wolf girl covered in three alpha cents? For $100 million?
08:41I object. She is just an unwanted Blackthorn orphan. How could she possibly be worth $100 million?
08:46Then remember this. The girl you threw away, I bought her for $100 million.
08:50Now, it's our turn to teach them what it feels like to lose.
09:03The Voss car pulled away from the underground chapel. I was still wearing that white dress, so thin it could
09:08barely hide the three alpha cents on my skin.
09:10Why did you buy me?
09:12I don't know.
09:13You know I'm covered in three on alpha cents.
09:16Call it love at first sight. You thought those cents meant they loved you? They were territory markers. A cage
09:22they left on your skin.
09:24I don't want them on me.
09:25I can erase them for you, but it will hurt. Do you still want that?
09:31Yes.
09:32When the first scent Riven sent Beegan to burn away, pain shot through me so sharply that I grabbed the
09:36car door.
09:38Don't run. The more you fight it, the longer they stay.
09:42When the second scent cracked apart under his, I remembered what Riven once told me.
09:47Anyone who touches you dies by my hand.
09:50Ladder, he was the one who sent me to Voss.
09:52The third scent belonged to Finn, the faintest. And somehow, the one that hurt the most.
09:57You can cry, but not for them.
10:01When the last scent finally faded, a thin silver pattern surfaced along my neck.
10:06What is this?
10:07A moon mark. A blessing from the moon goddess. Only your true fated alpha can awaken it.
10:13Ash Riven. And Finn had been by my side for years. Not once had they made it glow.
10:17But Kale touched me once, Dot, and it woke.
10:20You're the Luna the moon goddess gave me?
10:21You're the alpha the moon goddess gave me?
10:23The car drove into the Voss estate.
10:25Serena, don't let him touch you!
10:28Too late. Starting tonight, every inch of Serena will carry my scent.
10:33Only when he carried me into the bathroom did I realize something.
10:35This alpha's way of marking what was his was not gentle. Steam rose around us.
10:39The white dress soaked through, clinging to my skin. I instinctively tried to step back.
10:44I'm scared now. When they sent you to me, did they not teach you how to beg me to stop?
10:51Serena, you are my faded Luna. I don't care how many men's scents were on you before.
10:57From now on, your body will know only mine.
11:01The Voss estate had none of the horrors people whispered about.
11:04No blood-soaked banquets. No wolf girls chained in basements.
11:07Only black marble, cold fragrance, sea fog, and Voss guards who lowered their heads the moment they saw Kale.
11:13A maid saw the rope marks on my wrists. She asked only one thing.
11:16Who did this?
11:18Blackthorn.
11:18The maid immediately went for medicine. No blame. No suspicion. No demand for me to explain myself.
11:24My nose suddenly burned. So this was what it felt like to be believed.
11:28Boss.
11:29We found the real inheritance documents left by the late pack lord.
11:33The heirs were not Ash, Riven, and Finn. It was Miss Serena.
11:38That easily. I thought my father had left me in their hands.
11:41But what he had truly left to me was all of Blackthorn.
11:44Blackthorn has also sent notice. They demand Miss Serena returns tomorrow night to sign away her inheritance rights.
11:50I looked at the document. Then I laughed. They still didn't know. I was awake now.
11:54Still want to make them regret it?
11:55Regret? That's nowhere near enough.
11:58I want those four Aversapes to spit out everything they stole from me.
12:02I thought Kale would take his men and storm Blackthorn.
12:05Instead, the next day, he threw a black training suit at me.
12:08Put it on.
12:09For what? Shouldn't we be going to Blackthorn?
12:12You're not ready. I'm teaching you how to win.
12:15Stab me.
12:19You can't even touch someone you hate.
12:21What makes you think you're ready to walk back into Blackthorn?
12:24I lunged at him. The next second, he caught my wrist and pinned me against the wall.
12:28His knee pressed between my legs. He was so close I could smell sea salt on him.
12:33When you struck at me just now, who were you thinking about?
12:37Ash? Riven? Finn?
12:39You already washed their scents off me.
12:42I'm not talking about scent. I'm talking about habit.
12:49They taught you to wait.
12:52Wait for them to comfort you. Wait for them to believe you.
12:55Wait for them to regret it.
12:57Starting today, you don't wait. You take.
13:03That afternoon, he taught me how to read accounts. That night, he taught me how to read contracts. I was
13:09so sleepy I nearly collapsed over the desk. He stood behind me, both hands braced on the tabletop, trapping me
13:14between his body and the ledger.
13:16Do you understand this clause?
13:19You're standing too close.
13:20Your enemies won't step back just because you're embarrassed.
13:23I lowered my head and followed Kale's finger to an anonymous transfer. That money had paid off the gambling debt
13:28left by Arya's dead husband. The recipient belonged to a Voss underground casino.
13:32She didn't come to Blackhorn by accident.
13:36Now you're starting to sound like an heir.
13:39Arya is here. She says she wants to return your shawl in person.
13:45When Arya came to the Voss estate, she was holding the cashmere shawl. Ash, Riven, and Finn came with her.
13:51The moment they saw me, their faces changed. My scent was completely Voss now.
13:56Serena, how could you-
13:58You washed us off?!
14:00Serena, do you understand what it means for all three of our scents to be gone?
14:04It means I'm finally clean.
14:07Serena, I thought about it. This shawl was yours to begin with. I'm giving it back.
14:13I looked at that shawl. Anse, I had treasured it. Now, it only looked dirty. I don't want it.
14:18She's already lowered her head. She came here to apologize.
14:21So I'm required to forgive her?
14:23It's just a shawl.
14:24Yes. Just a shawl.
14:27But when you gave it to me, you said it meant Blackthorn would always protect me.
14:31Now that it's been on her shoulders, suddenly it's just a shawl.
14:34Kale raised his hand. The housekeeper brought over a black fox fur cloak. Dark as midnight. With sharp silver clasps,
14:40Kale draped it over my shoulders himself.
14:42His thumb brushed my collarbone as he slowly fastened the first clasp. My breathing caught. He acted as if he
14:47hadn't noticed.
14:48Cold?
14:51No.
14:51No.
14:53Liar.
14:53He pulled the fur tighter around me. Then, in front of everyone, he bent down. And kissed my collarbone.
15:03Look closely. She wears Vos now. And the only mark left on her body will be mine.
15:10The entire sitting room went dead silent. Aria stared at the fresh red mark on my collarbone. The jealousy in
15:16her eyes was impossible to hide.
15:18I looked at Aria.
15:19When you wore my shoal, that was theft. When he put this fur on me, that was being chosen. That's
15:26the difference.
15:27Aria's face turned white. Then, suddenly, she laughed.
15:30Serena, are you really gonna pretend you didn't get close to Kale Vox just to hurt them? You don't like
15:36Kale. You only want Ash, Rev, and Finn to regret. The old me would have rushed to explain. This time,
15:42I didn't. I only turned to Kale.
15:43She says I don't like you. Do you?
15:46I walked up to Kale, grabbed his tie, and pulled him down. I rose onto my toes. My lips did
15:51not touch his. They only brushed his jaw. Close enough for everyone to see our breath mix.
15:55I do now.
15:55Kale went still for two seconds. Then, he smiled.
15:58You learn fast.
15:59I leaned into Kale's arms and looked at the jealousy-twisting Aria's face. For the first time, she looked pathetic.
16:04You leaned on them to steal my place. I leaned on him to take my place back. We are not
16:09the same.
16:09Serena, you never used to be like this. I also never used to get sold by the people I trusted.
16:14Just then, a Vosgard hurried in.
16:16Boss, Blackthorn Family Cemetery has trouble. Someone dug up that Pak Lord's grave.
16:22My blood turned cold. At last, I understood. The four of them weren't just trying to drag me back. They
16:26wanted to use my father's relics to force me home.
16:29Kale held my waist. His voice was cold enough to cut.
16:31Do you want me to kill them?
16:32By the time I reached the Blackthorn Cemetery, rain was pouring down. In front of my father's headstone, the soil
16:38had been dug open. The Pak Lord crest was gone. My father had worn that crest for 20 years. It
16:43was the one relic I had never dared to touch. Now, it was clenched in Riven's hand. Ash and Finn
16:48stood behind him. Aria held Leo in her arms, hiding in the rain. She was already forcing tears.
16:53Serena, they just wanted you to come home.
16:55You dug up my father's grave?
16:57Sign the inheritance waiver. I'll give the crest back.
17:00We won't damage it.
17:00You have been influenced by Vos too deeply. Blackthorn cannot be handed to you.
17:04Kale stood behind me, holding the umbrella over my head. Rain soaked half his shoulder.
17:08Kill them?
17:09No. I walked toward Riven. He tightened his grip on the crest.
17:12Don't come any closer!
17:14Kneel. Kale's guards drew their guns. Red dots landed on Riven's chest.
17:18She told you to kneel.
17:19Riven's knees bent little by little. Then he dropped into the mud. I looked at Ash. Kneel, too. Finn was
17:24last. He knelt the fastest and looked the most pathetic.
17:28Serena, I'm sorry.
17:29I took the crest back from Riven. I did not cry. I only turned to Kale.
17:33I want to hold the inheritance meeting.
17:35Right now?
17:36Right now.
17:36I looked down at the three men kneeling in the mud. Regret is too light. I want them to lose
17:41everything they have now.
17:42The inheritance council was held in Blackthorn's main hall. My father's portrait hung at the highest point of the room.
17:47I stood beneath it.
17:48Ash, Riven, and Finn stood in the center of the hall. They looked humiliated, but they had not lost yet,
17:53because Ash quickly took out a document.
17:54Serena, sign the inheritance waiver. You can still stay in Blackthorn. Otherwise, your relationship with Vos will bring shame to
18:02the entire pack. Serena, just sign it. We can start over.
18:06Aria held Leo. Her eyes red.
18:08Serena, I know you hate me, but you can't destroy the entire Blackthorn just for revenge.
18:13Many people in the hall began to waver. They were afraid of Vos. Afraid Blackthorn would fall under the control
18:18of an enemy alpha. They did not care whether I had been hurt. They only cared whether the pack would
18:22be humiliated.
18:23I picked up the document, turned it page by page. Ash's expression relaxed. He thought I was scared. Aria could
18:28barely hide her smile. She thought I would sign.
18:30I turned to the final page. It stated that once signed, all funds, properties, and the pack seat under my
18:35name would be transferred to the joint control of my three temporary guardians.
18:39So, you don't just want me to give up the inheritance. You want to take everything my father left me.
18:45Okay.
18:46What?
18:46I can sign it. But before I do, I want to show everyone something.
18:50The screen lit up. In the first video, Aria was wearing my shawl.
18:53When Vos sends you back, you'll know how to bow your head.
18:56The second file was the transfer contract from the Vos auction house. Ash's signature. Riven's witness seal. Finn's consent record.
19:03The third was the auction recording.
19:04The auctioneer read my name in public. Only daughter of the late Blackthorn Pack Lord, still carrying the scent of
19:10three alphas.
19:10The crowd laughed at me. In the shadows on the second floor, Ash, Riven, and Finn watched everything.
19:16The fourth video showed the cemetery. Riven held my father's crest in his hand and forced me to sign away
19:20my inheritance.
19:21The elders' faces changed completely. Maybe they did not pity me, but they knew one thing.
19:26Sending the late Pack Lord's only daughter to the Vos auction house was a scandal for all of Blackthorn.
19:30Those are just internal disciplinary actions. Internal disdisciplinary actions need Vos family auctioneers.
19:36We just wanted to teach you a lesson. With my body? With my reputation? With my father's badge?
19:43Serena, I was wrong. I really thought you would come back. Yeah.
19:46You thought I would be sent back, crying and coming back, kneeling and begging you to take me back again.
19:52The head housekeeper projected the ledger onto the screen. Every expense Aria had run up over the past three years.
19:58Dresses, jewelry, private tutors for Leo, medical bills, a seaside villa.
20:02All of it paid from my trust. Aria had not only tried to steal three alphas. She wanted my men,
20:07my seat, my house, my money, everything that was mine.
20:10Now, I formally claim the inheritance of Blackthorn. The chairman of the elders council stood.
20:16Serena Blackthorn, can you prove that Ash, Riven and Finn are only temporary guardians?
20:21Serena, stop being ridiculous. Without us, you are nothing.
20:25Really?
20:26Kale's lawyer stepped forward and placed my father's real will before the council.
20:30The document was clear. I was the heir to Blackthorn. Ash, Riven and Finn were only temporary guardians.
20:35The moment I claimed my inheritance, their authority would automatically expire.
20:39She is the real heir? Those three alphas were only in charge?
20:44Are we about to have our first Luna godmother?
20:47At last, Ash, Riven and Finn's faces changed.
20:50Impossible. When did you find out?
20:51A little later than you, but a little smarter than you.
20:55I picked up the pen and signed the first order, not an inheritance waiver, a removal order for the three
21:00temporary guardians.
21:01Freeze Ash's financial authority. Second, remove Riven from armed command.
21:05Third, relieve Finn's control over household and medical resources.
21:09Fourth, investigate every expense tied to the area and her son.
21:13Serena, you can't do this!
21:14When you wore my shoal, did you wonder whether I could?
21:17The elders voted. The motion passed by majority.
21:19For the first time, the three alphas who had once stood above everyone lost their power in the middle of
21:23Blackthorn Hall.
21:24I sat down in the main seat.
21:26Now, Eying invite the three former guardians to explain,
21:30Why did you send me to the Vos auction block?
21:35Kael stood behind me and laughed softly.
21:37Now you're starting to look like the owner.
21:39Ash still tried to steady the room.
21:41Serena Vos is using you. He is the sworn enemy of every wolf family under Blackthorn.
21:45We were only afraid he would deceive you.
21:47Before I could answer, Kael laughed under his breath.
21:50You sold her to me.
21:51And now you're worried I'll deceive her?
21:53No one in the hall dared to respond.
21:55I looked at Aria.
21:56And you?
21:57Do you also think he deceived me?
21:59Aria cried.
22:01Serena, I only wanted to survive.
22:02I never wanted to take your place.
22:04I raised my hand.
22:06The fifth piece of evidence appeared.
22:08Before Aria ever entered Blackthorn, she already knew I was the heir.
22:12The sixth was the record of her dead husband's gambling debt.
22:14The seventh was the payment Finn had made for my trust.
22:17Finn's face went white.
22:19Aria panicked.
22:20She turned to Finn.
22:21You said you would protect me!
22:22You said it was for medical bills!
22:24If you weren't willing, how could I have gotten the money?
22:27Then she pointed at Ash.
22:28And you?
22:29You were the one who said Serena didn't know how to manage anything.
22:32And you were the leading Ennyswick!
22:35You said the money was wasted on her!
22:37Aria.
22:38Don't pretend you're innocent either!
22:40You were the one who said she needed to learn obedience.
22:43You said to send her to Voss!
22:45He'd have said to find Rowan!
22:46And once he threw her to Lindsay back, she'd never dare fight me again!
22:51Z the hall erupted.
22:52Kale Voss already touched her!
22:55She carries Voss scent!
22:57How could she be fit to rule Blackthorn?
22:58A girl bought by an enemy alpha has no right to judge us!
23:02Ash spoke.
23:03Serena is too deeply tied to Voss now.
23:04Before I could say anything, Kale walked up behind me.
23:07His fingers gently brushed the hair away from the back of my neck.
23:10The entire hall saw the silver mate mark.
23:12Clean.
23:13Clear.
23:14A silver pattern blessed by the moon goddess herself.
23:17She is the Luna the moon goddess gave me.
23:19I would never hurt her.
23:21And I would never harm the family that belongs to her.
23:23The entire hall sucked in a breath.
23:25Kale bent down.
23:26His lips hovered almost against the silver mark.
23:29Then, in front of everyone, he bit lightly beside it.
23:32Heat shot through the back of my neck.
23:34Ash went rigid.
23:35Riven's breathing turned heavy.
23:37Finn's eyes reddened in a terrifying way.
23:39As for my scent, that is protection.
23:42But Serena, I love-
23:45Enough!
23:46I looked toward the elders' council.
23:48Aria and her son are expelled from Blackthorn.
23:51All stolen funds will be recovered.
23:53They will never again receive protection under the Blackthorn name.
23:55You can't do this!
23:57She can.
23:58Because she is Serena Blackthorn.
24:00And you are just the woman who stole her shoal.
24:03You think I did all this alone?
24:05I wasn't the one who wanted Serena gone the most!
24:08Aria was dragged back.
24:09The shawl fell to the floor.
24:11I did not rush to have her taken away.
24:14Talk.
24:14She looked at Ash, Riven, and Finn.
24:17Then she looked at the branch elders in the hall.
24:19It was them.
24:20They never wanted Serena to inherit.
24:22After the late pack lord died, everyone said she was just a spoiled little princesses.
24:28They were afraid she would lead Blackthrone.
24:31Afraid she would choose an outsider as her mate.
24:33Afraid she would take Blackthrone away from them.
24:35Several branch elders went pale.
24:37I looked at them.
24:38So this was never just Aria's ambition.
24:40It was not only the betrayal of three alphas.
24:43It was Blackthorn's old order itself.
24:45None of them wanted me awake.
24:47I had the housekeeper release the final set of evidence.
24:50Messages between Aria and the branch elders.
24:53They taught her how to get close to Finn.
24:55How to provoke me.
24:56How to make the three alphas lose faith in me.
24:58How to get me sent to Vos.
25:00Then wait for me to be returned.
25:01The hall descended into chaos.
25:03I stood.
25:04Everyone involved will be stripped of their elder seat.
25:06All assets under their names will be audited.
25:08Like Aria and her son, they are expelled from Blackthorn's circle.
25:11Serena, this will throw Blackthorn into chaos.
25:13No.
25:13You are the chaos.
25:14Not Blackthorn.
25:16Now you're not just taking Blackthorn back.
25:18You're rewriting it.
25:19The first to be dealt with was Ash.
25:21Anse, I trusted his judgement the most.
25:23He controlled Blackthorn's laws.
25:25And he controlled my ignorance.
25:26I placed the audit order in front of him.
25:28From today on, you will no longer handle any Blackthrone legal documents.
25:32All approval authority under your name is frozen.
25:34Serena, everything I did was for the stability of the pack.
25:37No.
25:37You were afraid I would grow up.
25:39Afraid I would learn how to read what you had done.
25:41His face went completely white.
25:43The second was Riven.
25:44I had someone take away his armed division badge.
25:46Without me, the ports will fall into disorder.
25:48Behind me.
25:49Kael laughed once.
25:50Vos can guard them for her.
25:52Riven snapped his gaze toward him.
25:53Eyes full of fury.
25:54I raised my hand, signaling Kael not to speak.
25:57This is Blackthorn.
25:58I will handle the ports myself.
25:59You once said anyone who touched me would die by your hand.
26:02Later, you handed me to someone else yourself.
26:04From today on, you're assigned to the lowest patrol unit.
26:07You will guard the outer wall.
26:09When you learn how to protect instead of control, you may come see me again.
26:14Serena.
26:15I did not soften.
26:17He had no soldiers now.
26:18Ash had no authority.
26:19For the first time.
26:20They realized I was not throwing a tantrum.
26:23I was dismantling their throne.
26:24Finally, I looked at Finn.
26:25His face was white as death.
26:27Because he knew.
26:28Of the three of them, he was the one I had been least willing to let go.
26:31Finn stood in the center of the hall, his eyes frighteningly red.
26:34In the past, whenever he looked at me like that, I softened.
26:36Because he had always been the gentle one.
26:38He stayed with me when I couldn't sleep.
26:40He stood outside my door when my wolf instincts became unstable.
26:43When I cried, he would say,
26:44Don't be scared, Serena.
26:46That was why his betrayal hurt the most.
26:48I placed the household medical and wolf instinct care records in front of him.
26:52From today on, you no longer manage Blackthorn's household, medical care, or any wolf instinct care resources.
26:57Serena, don't do this.
26:58I was only trying to take care of everyone.
27:01I laughed softly.
27:02Everyone?
27:03Or Aria?
27:04He went silent.
27:06I turned the pages one by one for him to see.
27:08Every care session Aria received.
27:10Every dose of medicine.
27:12Every time she was too weak.
27:14All of it came from my trust.
27:16Your tenderness towards her?
27:17It was carved out of me.
27:19Finn's tears fell.
27:20I was wrong.
27:22I really know I was wrong.
27:24Can you give me one more chance?
27:25I looked at him for a long time.
27:27I remembered him staying with me until dawn.
27:29Remembered him wiping away my tears.
27:31Remembered him telling me that from then on.
27:33Don't be scared, Serena.
27:34From now on, we're your family.
27:36Then, I remembered him standing in front of Aria and saying to me.
27:39Enough, Serena.
27:41At last, I understood.
27:42The gentlest person can also be the cruelest.
27:44Because when he hurts you, he still makes you feel like you were the unreasonable one.
27:49Finn, I will not give you another chance because every chance you gave Aria was stolen from me.
27:54Finn dropped to his knees.
27:55I did not help him up.
27:57I did not look back.
27:59Serena, you won.
28:00But are you really going to abandon all three of us for Vos?
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