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💔Aria couldn't shift like other wolves, but Alpha Kane's five years of devotion won her heart in The Alpha's Dead Luna. She even risked everything to awaken her bloodline for him!
⚡But on her awakening day, her new empathic sense revealed a devastating truth—Kane had been unfaithful with a beta for an entire year! Heartbroken but brilliant, Aria stages her own end, exposes his betrayal at their mate ceremony, and vanishes! She finds her birth family, becomes Phoenix, and rises stronger than ever. When Kane comes crawling back? Her answer is simple: NEVER. Watch The Alpha's Dead Luna exclusively on ReelShort!
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💔Aria couldn't shift like other wolves, but Alpha Kane's five years of devotion won her heart in The Alpha's Dead Luna. She even risked everything to awaken her bloodline for him!
⚡But on her awakening day, her new empathic sense revealed a devastating truth—Kane had been unfaithful with a beta for an entire year! Heartbroken but brilliant, Aria stages her own end, exposes his betrayal at their mate ceremony, and vanishes! She finds her birth family, becomes Phoenix, and rises stronger than ever. When Kane comes crawling back? Her answer is simple: NEVER. Watch The Alpha's Dead Luna exclusively on ReelShort!
⭐GENRE: Comeback, Fantasy, Getting Back at Ex, Revenge, Romance, Dark Romance, All-Too-Late
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00:00:04Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.
00:00:08My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.
00:00:13He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive
00:00:21every betrayal we uttered.
00:00:24Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged the fake death scene exactly as you requested.
00:00:30In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
00:00:34The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too
00:00:39long.
00:00:40Good.
00:00:41My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
00:00:46Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver.
00:00:51No wolf survives that kind of damage.
00:00:54Only then, did I let out a slow breath.
00:00:58After confirming the remaining details, I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.
00:01:04The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
00:01:08Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
00:01:12The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.
00:01:17Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.
00:01:20His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.
00:01:26His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.
00:01:29My little wolf, where did you go?
00:01:32I can smell fear on you.
00:01:35He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
00:01:39and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
00:01:43I shook my head.
00:01:44I'm fine.
00:01:46Let's just keep going.
00:01:48Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.
00:01:51The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.
00:01:56Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.
00:02:00So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?
00:02:03My nails dug into my palm.
00:02:05Being the useless one who couldn't shift.
00:02:08I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
00:02:12But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.
00:02:20Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
00:02:23Hey, watch it.
00:02:24Your Luna's right here.
00:02:26He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.
00:02:29What's the problem?
00:02:31It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
00:02:35I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.
00:02:39All eyes turned to Cain.
00:02:41A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
00:02:45I'll keep her.
00:02:46He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
00:02:52She's just a pet I keep around.
00:02:54My only mate is Aria.
00:02:56He smirked faintly.
00:02:58But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
00:03:02So I've kept it well hidden.
00:03:05Even after the mate bond.
00:03:07I won't let her find out.
00:03:09His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
00:03:15Watch your mouths.
00:03:16If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.
00:03:21These were all dominant alphas from the same circle, and none of this shocked them.
00:03:26If anything, they sounded amused.
00:03:29Cain's got it bad.
00:03:31Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
00:03:34Well, she can't shift.
00:03:35Figures she'd be fragile.
00:03:38Someone's eyes lit up.
00:03:39Curiosity getting the better of him.
00:03:42Cain, if Aria can't sense anything, then you and that beta pet, have you ever, you know, at home?
00:03:52Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
00:03:55Of course.
00:03:58It's been wild.
00:04:01The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.
00:04:05Cain really knows how to play!
00:04:08A useless one like that?
00:04:10Easy to fool.
00:04:12Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
00:04:18Man, I'd love to see that wildcat's face when she finds out.
00:04:23Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.
00:04:28No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
00:04:31My knuckles had gone white.
00:04:33No one knew.
00:04:35Three days ago, I had my awakening.
00:04:40And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
00:04:44I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.
00:04:47On the day of the ceremony, the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
00:04:53A fake one.
00:04:55Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.
00:05:00My little wolf, why aren't you eating?
00:05:04I looked at him.
00:05:05At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint smile.
00:05:13What were you all talking about that got you so excited?
00:05:15Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.
00:05:22They were just saying they envy envy our bond.
00:05:24That will be the most devoted pair there is.
00:05:28Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.
00:05:33I caught every single one of them.
00:05:35The mockery.
00:05:36The cruelty.
00:05:37It burned.
00:05:39My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
00:05:43The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
00:05:46They had been talking about him and that woman.
00:05:49Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
00:05:53Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.
00:05:57I set my silver fork down and stood.
00:06:01I didn't want to hear another word of it.
00:06:03The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.
00:06:07A flicker of panic crossing his face.
00:06:10Little wolf, what's wrong?
00:06:13I shook my head.
00:06:14My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.
00:06:19I'm tired.
00:06:21I want to go back to the pack house.
00:06:23I didn't wait for his response.
00:06:26I turned and walked out.
00:06:28Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
00:06:34A mating display was playing.
00:06:37Aria, be my mate.
00:06:40The words stretched across the center in bold impossible to miss letters.
00:06:46People passing by slowed down.
00:06:48Their voices full of envy.
00:06:53Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift so he rented the biggest screen in the city
00:06:58just so she could clearly see the words, be my mate?
00:07:01That's insanely romantic.
00:07:04He treats that girl so well.
00:07:06After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.
00:07:11I stood there, the subject of their admiration,
00:07:14and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.
00:07:18A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.
00:07:22I would have believed in Cain's love without question.
00:07:26I was born into a declining pack.
00:07:30From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.
00:07:34Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.
00:07:38A failure.
00:07:39Cain entered my life under those circumstances.
00:07:44He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.
00:07:48But I had seen this kind of attention before.
00:07:52Cruel games disguised as affection.
00:07:55So I avoided him.
00:07:5799 times he confessed.
00:08:0099 times I turned him down.
00:08:04Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
00:08:07He threw himself over me without hesitation.
00:08:10Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,
00:08:14he didn't move.
00:08:15He held his position, shielding me with his body.
00:08:19When he woke up in the hospital,
00:08:21his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.
00:08:25And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me
00:08:28was reach out and gently touch my face.
00:08:32My little wolf, as long as you're safe.
00:08:36That was the moment everything changed.
00:08:39For the first time, I believed that even someone like me,
00:08:42someone who couldn't shift,
00:08:44could be worth risking everything for.
00:08:46The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
00:08:50The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
00:08:54It left behind a permanent circular scar.
00:08:57Every time I saw it,
00:08:59my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.
00:09:04For five years, he never wavered.
00:09:07He treated me with the same devotion,
00:09:10the same care,
00:09:11as if I were the only one who mattered.
00:09:16Even when the pack opposed us,
00:09:18he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.
00:09:22And for that upcoming ceremony,
00:09:24I wanted to give him something real.
00:09:27Something more.
00:09:29I risked my life to undergo blood awakening,
00:09:32just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate ritual.
00:09:36If it failed,
00:09:37I would have died.
00:09:39But I survived.
00:09:41Not only that,
00:09:43I gained something rare.
00:09:45Empathic sense.
00:09:46I decided to keep it a secret.
00:09:49I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
00:09:53But on the very day I awakened,
00:09:56everything fell apart.
00:09:58Through that new ability,
00:09:59I sensed him.
00:10:01Kane.
00:10:02Talking to his beta pet.
00:10:04Their voices were intimate,
00:10:06careless,
00:10:07filled with open flirtation.
00:10:10That was when I learned the truth.
00:10:12He had already betrayed our bond.
00:10:15For an entire year.
00:10:17And I had known nothing.
00:10:19A sharp pain twisted through my chest,
00:10:22forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
00:10:26His words from earlier echoed in my mind,
00:10:29over and over again.
00:10:31Even with the mate ceremony approaching,
00:10:33he had no intention of ending that relationship.
00:10:37Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
00:10:42The winter wind cut through me,
00:10:44cold and merciless.
00:10:46But my mind had never been clearer.
00:10:49I would show Kane the truth.
00:10:51Lies don't last forever.
00:10:54And I would never forgive betrayal.
00:10:57I took a slow breath,
00:10:59forcing down the ache in my chest.
00:11:01Just as I was about to head back,
00:11:04a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
00:11:08Kane's scent surrounded me at once,
00:11:11rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.
00:11:14It pressed in from all sides,
00:11:16leaving no space to breathe.
00:11:18Little wolf,
00:11:19why didn't you wait for me?
00:11:20Are you in a bad mood today?
00:11:23Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
00:11:26The custom piece just arrived.
00:11:29He pulled me into his arms,
00:11:31his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,
00:11:33gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
00:11:39I don't feel like going.
00:11:41Just pick it yourself.
00:11:44I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
00:11:47There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
00:11:51Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
00:11:54His voice softened,
00:11:56almost cautious.
00:11:58Little wolf,
00:12:00why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
00:12:03Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
00:12:06I looked at him,
00:12:07at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
00:12:11I almost told him the truth.
00:12:13Yes,
00:12:14I don't want this anymore.
00:12:16You were the one who betrayed us first.
00:12:19You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
00:12:22You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
00:12:26And now you're asking me why?
00:12:29But I wasn't ready to expose everything.
00:12:32Not yet.
00:12:34At the dress boutique,
00:12:36the moment we stepped inside,
00:12:38an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
00:12:43Miss,
00:12:44the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.
00:12:47Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
00:12:51The dress was pure white,
00:12:53flowing and luminous.
00:12:55Moonstones were set into the bodice,
00:12:58casting a soft, sacred glow.
00:13:01Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.
00:13:03My little wolf,
00:13:05do you like it?
00:13:06I couldn't deny it.
00:13:08The design was exactly my taste.
00:13:11But no matter how beautiful it was,
00:13:13it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
00:13:17Look closer,
00:13:18Kane said softly.
00:13:20At the center of the moonstone.
00:13:22I followed his gaze.
00:13:24Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
00:13:28A and K.
00:13:29Forever.
00:13:30The moon goddess is our witness.
00:13:33My love for you will last forever too.
00:13:36I stared at the stone,
00:13:38at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
00:13:41Then I turned to him,
00:13:43and met his eyes.
00:13:45Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
00:13:49Will your love for me really last forever?
00:13:54A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.
00:13:58I Kane, swear,
00:14:00swear that I will love Arya forever.
00:14:02For my entire life.
00:14:05If I break this oath,
00:14:07may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
00:14:11Such a solemn vow.
00:14:13And yet,
00:14:14it couldn't warm a heart
00:14:16that had already gone cold.
00:14:19He had already broken it.
00:14:20And still,
00:14:22he kept acting.
00:14:24Didn't he get tired?
00:14:26I turned my face away,
00:14:28unwilling to look at him any longer.
00:14:31Kane seemed about to say something else,
00:14:33but his phone suddenly rang.
00:14:35His expression shifted,
00:14:36just slightly,
00:14:38before he stepped aside to answer.
00:14:40When he returned,
00:14:41there was a trace of apology on his face.
00:14:45Little wolf,
00:14:46something urgent just came up.
00:14:48Go ahead and try the dress.
00:14:49If anything needs adjusting,
00:14:51just tell the staff.
00:14:53He left in a hurry,
00:14:54not even waiting for a response.
00:14:57I watched his retreating figure,
00:15:00a bitter thought settling in.
00:15:03Kane had never walked away from me for pack business.
00:15:06And just before he left,
00:15:08I had caught it.
00:15:10That flicker in his eyes.
00:15:12Raw,
00:15:14instinctive desire.
00:15:16Work?
00:15:17Hardly.
00:15:18He was going to see her.
00:15:21When I returned to the pack house,
00:15:23I immediately felt it.
00:15:25The slight dip in the mattress.
00:15:28The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,
00:15:31and lingering scent,
00:15:32thick with unmistakable desire.
00:15:35The thought hit me all at once.
00:15:38Kane and that beta had been here,
00:15:40on this bed.
00:15:42Entwined.
00:15:43My stomach twisted violently.
00:15:45I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,
00:15:47unable to stop.
00:15:49Kane had just come back.
00:15:51The moment he saw me like that,
00:15:53panic flashed across his face.
00:15:56Little wolf,
00:15:57did you eat something bad?
00:15:58I'll call a healer right now.
00:16:03I grabbed his wrist,
00:16:04my eyes still red.
00:16:06I'm fine.
00:16:07I just thought of something disgusting.
00:16:11Kane dropped to his knees beside me,
00:16:14gently patting my back,
00:16:15his expression full of distress.
00:16:18Don't think about things like that.
00:16:21Seeing you like this,
00:16:23it hurts me too.
00:16:24I looked down at him,
00:16:26at the open collar of his shirt,
00:16:28and the marks on his skin.
00:16:31Bite marks,
00:16:32fresh,
00:16:33obvious.
00:16:34Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
00:16:37How strong did Kane have to be to carry another woman's marks on his body,
00:16:42and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?
00:16:46His voice grew sharper,
00:16:48more agitated.
00:16:51Who did this to you?
00:16:52Who made Maid?
00:16:54My little wolf like this?
00:16:56Tell me.
00:16:58I'll tear them apart.
00:16:59A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
00:17:04Kane,
00:17:05you're the one who did this to me.
00:17:08Sometime deep into the night,
00:17:09I woke to the sound of a low,
00:17:12restrained growl.
00:17:13Half asleep,
00:17:15I reached out,
00:17:16instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
00:17:19But the bed was empty.
00:17:21I sat up and went downstairs.
00:17:23As I reached the second floor,
00:17:26I heard it.
00:17:27A woman's breathless voice.
00:17:30Soft,
00:17:31broken.
00:17:32I froze for a second,
00:17:34forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,
00:17:37then walked toward the guest room.
00:17:39The door was wide open.
00:17:41Moonlight spilled across the room,
00:17:44illuminating two bodies tangled together.
00:17:47Inside,
00:17:48Kane was bare from the waist up.
00:17:51The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
00:17:53The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
00:17:56Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
00:17:59Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,
00:18:03her voice unsteady.
00:18:04Alpha,
00:18:06the dress I just got today,
00:18:08you already torn it.
00:18:10Kane let out a low chuckle,
00:18:12leaning in close to her ear,
00:18:14his voice rough.
00:18:15You...
00:18:17You wore it for me,
00:18:18didn't you?
00:18:20I even had the designer make one just for you.
00:18:24So tonight,
00:18:25shouldn't you be satisfying me?
00:18:27She clung to him,
00:18:29her voice breaking,
00:18:31hoarse.
00:18:32Alpha,
00:18:33I can't,
00:18:35I can't take ache anymore.
00:18:38Then,
00:18:38breathless,
00:18:39she tilted her head back.
00:18:42What if Aria sees us?
00:18:44Kane stilled,
00:18:45his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
00:18:48She's useless.
00:18:50She doesn't understand anything.
00:18:52Don't you dare tell her about us.
00:18:54The beta traced circles against his chest,
00:18:57her tone soft,
00:18:58almost hurt.
00:18:59I know,
00:19:00I just...
00:19:03She's about to become your mate,
00:19:05and I'll always have to stay hidden.
00:19:09It makes me sad.
00:19:11Kane's expression softened slightly.
00:19:14You jealous little thing.
00:19:16I already brought you into this house.
00:19:18Isn't that enough?
00:19:20Don't worry.
00:19:21Even after the mate bond,
00:19:23I won't leave you.
00:19:24Whatever area has,
00:19:26you'll have too.
00:19:28Moonlight lit up my face,
00:19:30where I stood outside the door.
00:19:32I covered my mouth,
00:19:34but the tears were already falling,
00:19:37blurring everything.
00:19:38Every sound from inside the room
00:19:40pierced into me like silver blades,
00:19:43carving wound after wound into my chest.
00:19:46I turned and ran.
00:19:48Barefoot.
00:19:49Straight out into the rain.
00:19:52Cold water soaked through me,
00:19:54but I didn't stop.
00:19:55I just needed to get away.
00:19:57As far away as possible.
00:19:59Through the haze,
00:20:01I thought I saw him.
00:20:02A younger Kane.
00:20:04The one I had once loved.
00:20:07His eyes were clear,
00:20:09sincere,
00:20:10filled with something real.
00:20:13Little wolf,
00:20:14leave him.
00:20:16Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore.
00:20:19And never forgive him.
00:20:21My vision burned,
00:20:22as I looked at that memory.
00:20:24At the alpha,
00:20:26I had once given my heart to.
00:20:29Okay.
00:20:30I whispered.
00:20:31I will leave you,
00:20:34and I will never forgive you.
00:20:55Five years into our marriage,
00:20:57it all turned out to be lies.
00:20:59My alpha Kane had an affair with his mistress,
00:21:01Beta,
00:21:02the day before our mating ceremony.
00:21:04He assumed I,
00:21:06being a wolf-less wretch,
00:21:08couldn't hear a thing,
00:21:09unaware that I had awakened,
00:21:11and could clearly perceive every betrayal we uttered.
00:21:15Luna,
00:21:16we've prepared the substitute blood
00:21:18and staged the fake death scene
00:21:19exactly as you requested.
00:21:21In ten days,
00:21:22your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
00:21:25The voice on the other end
00:21:26finally took the edge off the anger
00:21:28I'd been holding back for far too long.
00:21:31Good.
00:21:31My voice came out low,
00:21:33a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
00:21:37Rest assured,
00:21:38no one will question it.
00:21:39We'll simulate a death by silver.
00:21:42No wolf survives that kind of damage.
00:21:45Only then,
00:21:46did I let out a slow breath.
00:21:48After confirming the remaining details,
00:21:51I hung up,
00:21:52and pushed open the door,
00:21:53to the private room.
00:21:55The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
00:21:58Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
00:22:03The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.
00:22:07Cain,
00:22:08seated at the center,
00:22:10rose immediately.
00:22:11His long fingers closed around my hand,
00:22:14his eyes filled with concern.
00:22:17His voice dropped,
00:22:18rough with Alpha authority.
00:22:20My little wolf,
00:22:22where did you go?
00:22:23I can smell fear on you.
00:22:26He started to pull me away,
00:22:27but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
00:22:30and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
00:22:33I shook my head.
00:22:35I'm fine.
00:22:37Let's just keep going.
00:22:38Still holding my hand,
00:22:40Cain led me back to my seat.
00:22:42The room gradually came back to life,
00:22:44until someone spoke up.
00:22:46Cain,
00:22:47you and your wild cat,
00:22:49are about to seal your mate bond.
00:22:51So what are you planning to do,
00:22:53with your little beta pet?
00:22:54My nails dug into my palm.
00:22:56Being the useless one,
00:22:58who couldn't shift.
00:22:59I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
00:23:02But I could still clearly smell,
00:23:05another woman's scent,
00:23:06lingering on Cain.
00:23:10Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
00:23:14Hey, watch it.
00:23:15Your Luna's right here.
00:23:16He just shrugged,
00:23:18completely unconcerned.
00:23:20What's the problem?
00:23:21It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
00:23:25I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.
00:23:29All eyes turned to Cain.
00:23:32A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
00:23:35I'll keep her.
00:23:37He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
00:23:42She's just a pet I keep around.
00:23:44My only mate is Aria.
00:23:47He smirked faintly.
00:23:49But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
00:23:52So I've kept it well hidden.
00:23:56Even after the mate bond,
00:23:58I won't let her find out.
00:24:00His gaze swept across the room,
00:24:02a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
00:24:05Watch your mouths.
00:24:07If anyone slips up in front of her,
00:24:09I'll tear you apart.
00:24:11These were all dominant alphas from the same circle,
00:24:15and none of this shocked them.
00:24:17If anything, they sounded amused.
00:24:20Cain's got it bad.
00:24:21Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
00:24:24Well, she can't shift.
00:24:26Figures she'd be fragile.
00:24:28Someone's eyes lit up.
00:24:30Curiosity getting the better of him.
00:24:33Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,
00:24:37then you and that beta pet,
00:24:39have you ever, you know, at home?
00:24:42Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
00:24:46Of course.
00:24:49It's been wild.
00:24:51The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.
00:24:55Cain really knows how to play!
00:24:59A useless one like that?
00:25:01Easy to fool.
00:25:03Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
00:25:08Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.
00:25:14Their laughter cut through the room,
00:25:16sharp and vicious.
00:25:18No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
00:25:22My knuckles had gone white.
00:25:24No one knew.
00:25:26Three days ago, I had my awakening.
00:25:31And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
00:25:34I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.
00:25:38On the day of the ceremony,
00:25:40the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
00:25:44A fake one.
00:25:46Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.
00:25:51My little wolf, why aren't you eating?
00:25:54I looked at him.
00:25:56At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern
00:26:00and forced a faint smile.
00:26:03What were you all talking about that got you so excited?
00:26:07Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.
00:26:12They were just saying they envy envy our bond.
00:26:15That will be the most devoted pair there is.
00:26:19Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.
00:26:23I caught every single one of them.
00:26:25The mockery.
00:26:26The cruelty.
00:26:27It burned.
00:26:30My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
00:26:34The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
00:26:37They had been talking about him and that woman.
00:26:40Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
00:26:44Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.
00:26:48I set my silver fork down and stood.
00:26:51I didn't want to hear another word of it.
00:26:54The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.
00:26:58A flicker of panic crossing his face.
00:27:01Little wolf, what's wrong?
00:27:03I shook my head.
00:27:05My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.
00:27:09I'm tired.
00:27:12I want to go back to the pack house.
00:27:14I didn't wait for his response.
00:27:16I turned and walked out.
00:27:19Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
00:27:25A mating display was playing.
00:27:28Aria, be my mate.
00:27:31The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.
00:27:36People passing by slowed down.
00:27:39Their voices full of envy.
00:27:43Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift,
00:27:46so he rented the biggest screen in the city just so she could clearly see the words,
00:27:50Be my mate?
00:27:51That's insanely romantic.
00:27:55He treats that girl so well.
00:27:57After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect alpha.
00:28:01I stood there, the subject of their admiration, and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.
00:28:08A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.
00:28:12I would have believed in Cain's love without question.
00:28:17I was born into a declining pack.
00:28:20From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.
00:28:25Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.
00:28:28A failure.
00:28:31A failure.
00:28:31Cain entered my life under those circumstances.
00:28:34He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.
00:28:39But I had seen this kind of attention before.
00:28:43Cruel games disguised as affection.
00:28:45So I avoided him.
00:28:4899 times he confessed.
00:28:5199 times I turned him down.
00:28:54Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
00:28:58He threw himself over me without hesitation.
00:29:01Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade, he didn't move.
00:29:06He held his position, shielding me with his body.
00:29:10When he woke up in the hospital, his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.
00:29:15And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me was reach out and gently touch my face.
00:29:23My little wolf, as long as you're safe.
00:29:27That was the moment everything changed.
00:29:29For the first time, I believed that even someone like me, someone who couldn't shift, could be worth risking everything
00:29:36for.
00:29:37The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
00:29:41The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
00:29:44It left behind a permanent circular scar.
00:29:48Every time I saw it, my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.
00:29:54For five years, he never wavered.
00:29:58He treated me with the same devotion, the same care.
00:30:02As if I were the only one who mattered.
00:30:06Even when the pack opposed us, he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.
00:30:12And for that upcoming ceremony, I wanted to give him something real.
00:30:18Something more.
00:30:20I risked my life to undergo blood awakening, just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate
00:30:26ritual.
00:30:27If it failed, I would have died.
00:30:30But I survived.
00:30:32Not only that, I gained something rare.
00:30:36Empathic sense.
00:30:37I decided to keep it a secret.
00:30:40I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
00:30:43But on the very day I awakened, everything fell apart.
00:30:48Through that new ability, I sensed him.
00:30:52Kane.
00:30:52Talking to his beta pet.
00:30:54Their voices were intimate, careless, filled with open flirtation.
00:31:00That was when I learned the truth.
00:31:03He had already betrayed our bond.
00:31:05For an entire year.
00:31:07And I had known nothing.
00:31:10A sharp pain twisted through my chest, forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
00:31:17His words from earlier echoed in my mind, over and over again.
00:31:21Even with the mate ceremony approaching, he had no intention of ending that relationship.
00:31:27Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
00:31:32The winter wind cut through me, cold and merciless.
00:31:37But my mind had never been clearer.
00:31:40I would show Kane the truth.
00:31:42Lies don't last forever.
00:31:45And I would never forgive betrayal.
00:31:47I took a slow breath, forcing down the ache in my chest.
00:31:52Just as I was about to head back, a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
00:31:59Kane's scent surrounded me at once, rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.
00:32:04It pressed in from all sides, leaving no space to breathe.
00:32:09Little wolf, why didn't you wait for me?
00:32:11Are you in a bad mood today?
00:32:14Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
00:32:17The custom piece just arrived.
00:32:19He pulled me into his arms, his hand sliding up to the back of my neck,
00:32:24gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
00:32:30I don't feel like going.
00:32:32Just pick it yourself.
00:32:34I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
00:32:38There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
00:32:42Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
00:32:45His voice softened, almost cautious.
00:32:48Little wolf, why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
00:32:54Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
00:32:57I looked at him, at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
00:33:01I almost told him the truth.
00:33:04Yes, I don't want this anymore.
00:33:07You were the one who betrayed us first.
00:33:09You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
00:33:12You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
00:33:16And now you're asking me why?
00:33:20But I wasn't ready to expose everything.
00:33:23Not yet.
00:33:25At the dress boutique, the moment we stepped inside,
00:33:28an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
00:33:33Miss, the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the Moon Goddess has arrived.
00:33:37Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
00:33:42The dress was pure white, flowing and luminous.
00:33:46Moonstones were set into the bodice, casting a soft, sacred glow.
00:33:51Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.
00:33:54My little wolf, do you like it?
00:33:57I couldn't deny it.
00:33:59The design was exactly my taste.
00:34:02But no matter how beautiful it was, it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
00:34:08Look closer, Kane said softly, at the center of the Moonstone.
00:34:12I followed his gaze.
00:34:15Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
00:34:18A and K, forever.
00:34:21The Moon Goddess is our witness.
00:34:24My love for you will last forever, too.
00:34:27I stared at the stone, at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
00:34:32Then I turned to him and met his eyes.
00:34:35Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
00:34:40Will your love for me really last forever?
00:34:44A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.
00:34:48I, Kane, swear, swear that I will love Arya forever.
00:34:53For my entire life.
00:34:56If I break this oath, may the Moon Goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
00:35:02Such a solemn vow.
00:35:04And yet, it couldn't warm a heart that had already gone cold.
00:35:09He had already broken it.
00:35:11And still, he kept acting.
00:35:14Didn't he get tired?
00:35:17I turned my face away, unwilling to look at him any longer.
00:35:21Kane seemed about to say something else.
00:35:24But his phone suddenly rang.
00:35:26His expression shifted, just slightly, before he stepped aside to answer.
00:35:31When he returned, there was a trace of apology on his face.
00:35:36Little wolf, something urgent just came up.
00:35:39Go ahead and try the dress.
00:35:40If anything needs adjusting, just tell the staff.
00:35:43He left in a hurry, not even waiting for a response.
00:35:48I watched his retreating figure, a bitter thought settling in.
00:35:53Kane had never walked away from me for pack business.
00:35:57And just before he left, I had caught it.
00:36:01That flicker in his eyes.
00:36:03Raw, instinctive desire.
00:36:07Work?
00:36:08Hardly.
00:36:09He was going to see her.
00:36:12When I returned to the pack house, I immediately felt it.
00:36:16The slight dip in the mattress.
00:36:19The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla, and lingering scent, thick with unmistakable desire.
00:36:26The thought hit me all at once.
00:36:28Kane and that beta had been here, on this bed.
00:36:32Entwined.
00:36:33My stomach twisted violently.
00:36:36I rushed into the bathroom and threw up, unable to stop.
00:36:40Kane had just come back.
00:36:42The moment he saw me like that, panic flashed across his face.
00:36:47Little wolf, did you eat something bad?
00:36:49I'll call a healer right now.
00:36:53I grabbed his wrist.
00:36:55My eyes still red.
00:36:57I'm fine.
00:36:58I just thought of something disgusting.
00:37:02Kane dropped to his knees beside me, gently patting my back, his expression full of distress.
00:37:08Don't think about things like that.
00:37:11Seeing you like this, it hurts me too.
00:37:14I looked down at him, at the open collar of his shirt, and the marks on his skin.
00:37:21Bite marks, fresh, obvious.
00:37:25Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
00:37:28How strong did Kane have to be to carry another woman's marks on his body, and still look at me
00:37:34like I was the only one he cared about?
00:37:37His voice grew sharper, more agitated.
00:37:41Who did this to you?
00:37:43Who made Maid?
00:37:45My little wolf like this?
00:37:47Tell me.
00:37:49I'll tear them apart.
00:37:51A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
00:37:54Kane, you're the one who did this to me.
00:37:58Sometime deep into the night, I woke to the sound of a low, restrained growl.
00:38:04Half asleep, I reached out, instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
00:38:09But the bed was empty.
00:38:11I sat up and went downstairs.
00:38:14As I reached the second floor, I heard it.
00:38:18A woman's breathless voice.
00:38:21Soft, broken.
00:38:22I froze for a second, forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest, then walked toward the guest room.
00:38:29The door was wide open.
00:38:32Moonlight spilled across the room, illuminating two bodies tangled together.
00:38:38Inside, Kane was bare from the waist up.
00:38:41The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
00:38:44The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
00:38:47Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
00:38:50Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck, her voice unsteady.
00:38:55Alpha, the dress I just got today, you already torn it.
00:39:01Kane let out a low chuckle, leaning in close to her ear, his voice rough.
00:39:06You wore it for me, didn't you?
00:39:11I even had the designer make one just for you.
00:39:14So tonight, shouldn't you be satisfying me?
00:39:18She clung to him, her voice breaking, hoarse.
00:39:23Alpha, I can't, I can't take ache anymore.
00:39:28Then, breathless, she tilted her head back.
00:39:32What if Aria sees us?
00:39:35Kane stilled, his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
00:39:39She's useless.
00:39:40She doesn't understand anything.
00:39:43Don't you dare tell her about us.
00:39:44The beta traced circles against his chest, her tone soft, almost hurt.
00:39:50I know, I just...
00:39:53She's about to become your mate, and I'll always have to stay hidden.
00:39:59It makes me sad.
00:40:02Kane's expression softened slightly.
00:40:04You jealous little thing.
00:40:07I already brought you into this house.
00:40:09Isn't that enough?
00:40:10Don't worry.
00:40:12Even after the mate bond, I won't leave you.
00:40:15Whatever area has, you'll have too.
00:40:19Moonlight lit up my face, where I stood outside the door.
00:40:23I covered my mouth, but the tears were already falling, blurring everything.
00:40:28Every sound from inside the room pierced into me like silver blades, carving wound after wound into my chest.
00:40:37I turned and ran.
00:40:39Barefoot.
00:40:40Straight out into the rain.
00:40:42Cold water soaked through me, but I didn't stop.
00:40:46I just needed to get away.
00:40:48As far away as possible.
00:40:49Through the haze, I thought I saw him.
00:40:53A younger Kane.
00:40:55The one I had once loved.
00:40:58His eyes were clear, sincere, filled with something real.
00:41:03Little Wolf, leave him.
00:41:07Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore.
00:41:09And never forgive him.
00:41:11My vision burned as I looked at that memory.
00:41:15At the Alpha, I had once given my heart to.
00:41:19Okay.
00:41:20I whispered.
00:41:22I will leave you.
00:41:24And I will never forgive you.
00:41:46Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.
00:41:49My Alpha Kane had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.
00:41:55He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive
00:42:03every betrayal we uttered.
00:42:06Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged the fake death scene exactly as you requested.
00:42:12In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
00:42:15The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too
00:42:20long.
00:42:21Good.
00:42:22My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
00:42:27Rest assured, no one will question it.
00:42:30We'll simulate a death by silver.
00:42:32No wolf survives that kind of damage.
00:42:36Only then, did I let out a slow breath.
00:42:39After confirming the remaining details, I hung up and pushed open the door to the private room.
00:42:45The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
00:42:49Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
00:42:53The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Kane.
00:42:58Kane, seated at the center, rose immediately.
00:43:02His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.
00:43:07His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.
00:43:10My little wolf, where did you go?
00:43:14I can smell fear on you.
00:43:16He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
00:43:21and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
00:43:24I shook my head.
00:43:26I'm fine.
00:43:27Let's just keep going.
00:43:29Still holding my hand, Kane led me back to my seat.
00:43:33The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.
00:43:37Kane, you and your wildcat are about to seal your mate bond.
00:43:42So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?
00:43:45My nails dug into my palm.
00:43:47Being the useless one who couldn't shift,
00:43:50I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
00:43:53But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Kane.
00:44:01Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
00:44:04Hey, watch it. Your Luna's right here.
00:44:07He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.
00:44:10What's the problem?
00:44:12It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
00:44:16I'm just curious how Kane plans to deal with his little bitch.
00:44:20All eyes turned to Kane.
00:44:22A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
00:44:26I'll keep her.
00:44:28He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
00:44:33She's just a pet I keep around.
00:44:35My only mate is Aria.
00:44:38He smirked faintly.
00:44:40But if my wildbot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
00:44:43So I've kept it well hidden.
00:44:46Even after the mate bond.
00:44:49I won't let her find out.
00:44:51His gaze swept across the room,
00:44:53a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
00:44:55Watch your mouths.
00:44:57If anyone slips up in front of her,
00:45:00I'll tear you apart.
00:45:02These were all dominant alphas from the same circle,
00:45:05and none of this shocked them.
00:45:07If anything, they sounded amused.
00:45:11Kane's got it bad.
00:45:12Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
00:45:15Well, she can't shift.
00:45:17Figures she'd be fragile.
00:45:19Someone's eyes lit up.
00:45:21Curiosity getting the better of him.
00:45:24Kane, if Aria can't sense anything,
00:45:27then you and that beta pet,
00:45:30have you ever, you know, at home?
00:45:33Kane chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
00:45:37Of course.
00:45:39It's been wild.
00:45:41The room erupted into crude laughter
00:45:44and wolfish howls.
00:45:46Kane really knows how to play.
00:45:50A useless one like that?
00:45:52Easy to fool.
00:45:54Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
00:45:59Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face
00:46:02when she finds out.
00:46:05Their laughter cut through the room,
00:46:07sharp and vicious.
00:46:08No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
00:46:13My knuckles had gone white.
00:46:15No one knew.
00:46:16Three days ago, I had my awakening.
00:46:21And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
00:46:25I would never complete a mate bond with Kane.
00:46:29On the day of the ceremony,
00:46:31the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
00:46:35A fake one.
00:46:36Kane glanced at my untouched shrimp
00:46:39and immediately turned back to me.
00:46:42My little wolf, why aren't you eating?
00:46:45I looked at him.
00:46:47At the man whose eyes were filled
00:46:49with nothing but carefully crafted concern
00:46:51and forced a faint smile.
00:46:54What were you all talking about
00:46:56that got you so excited?
00:46:58Kane smiled softly
00:46:59and pressed a gentle kiss
00:47:01to the back of my hand.
00:47:03They were just saying
00:47:04they envy envy our bond.
00:47:05That will be the most devoted pair there is.
00:47:10Inside the private room,
00:47:12people exchanged knowing looks.
00:47:14I caught every single one of them.
00:47:16The mockery.
00:47:17The cruelty.
00:47:18It burned.
00:47:21My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
00:47:24The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
00:47:27They had been talking about him and that woman.
00:47:30Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
00:47:35Kane, I never realized you could lie so easily.
00:47:39I set my silver fork down and stood.
00:47:42I didn't want to hear another word of it.
00:47:45The moment I moved to leave,
00:47:47Kane was on his feet.
00:47:48A flicker of panic crossing his face.
00:47:52Little wolf.
00:47:52What's wrong?
00:47:54I shook my head.
00:47:56My voice came out soft.
00:47:58Barely more than a breath.
00:48:00I'm tired.
00:48:02I want to go back to the pack house.
00:48:04I didn't wait for his response.
00:48:07I turned and walked out.
00:48:10Out on the street,
00:48:11I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
00:48:16A mating display was playing.
00:48:18Aria, be my mate.
00:48:21The words stretched across the center in bold impossible to miss letters.
00:48:27People passing by slowed down.
00:48:30Their voices full of envy.
00:48:34Oh my god, I heard Alpha Kane's girl can't shift,
00:48:37so he rented the biggest screen in the city
00:48:39just so she could clearly see the words,
00:48:41Be my mate?
00:48:42That's insanely romantic.
00:48:45He treats that girl so well.
00:48:48After the mate bond,
00:48:49he's going to be the perfect Alpha.
00:48:52I stood there,
00:48:53the subject of their admiration,
00:48:56and let out a quiet,
00:48:57self-mocking smile.
00:48:59A week ago,
00:49:00I would have reacted the same way.
00:49:03I would have believed in Kane's love without question.
00:49:08I was born into a declining pack.
00:49:11From the moment I came into this world,
00:49:13I couldn't shift.
00:49:16Among the werewolf kind,
00:49:17that made me a disgrace.
00:49:20A failure.
00:49:22Kane entered my life under those circumstances.
00:49:25He claimed it was love at first sight
00:49:27and pursued me relentlessly.
00:49:30But I had seen this kind of attention before.
00:49:33Cruel games disguised as affection.
00:49:37So I avoided him.
00:49:3999 times he confessed.
00:49:4299 times I turned him down.
00:49:45Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
00:49:48He threw himself over me without hesitation.
00:49:52Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,
00:49:55he didn't move.
00:49:56He held his position,
00:49:58shielding me with his body.
00:50:00When he woke up in the hospital,
00:50:02his condition was so weak
00:50:04he could barely maintain human form.
00:50:06And yet,
00:50:08the first thing he did when he saw me
00:50:10was reach out and gently touch my face.
00:50:14My little wolf,
00:50:15as long as you're safe.
00:50:17That was the moment everything changed.
00:50:20For the first time,
00:50:22I believed that even someone like me,
00:50:24someone who couldn't shift,
00:50:26could be worth risking everything for.
00:50:28The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
00:50:32The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
00:50:35It left behind a permanent circular scar.
00:50:39Every time I saw it,
00:50:40my heart would ache in a way
00:50:42that felt dangerously close to love.
00:50:45For five years,
00:50:47he never wavered.
00:50:48He treated me with the same devotion,
00:50:51the same care,
00:50:52as if I were the only one who mattered.
00:50:57Even when the pack opposed us,
00:50:59he stood his ground,
00:51:01and asked me to be his mate.
00:51:03And for that upcoming ceremony,
00:51:06I wanted to give him something real.
00:51:09Something more.
00:51:10I risked my life to undergo blood awakening,
00:51:13just so I could truly experience his wild side
00:51:16during the mate ritual.
00:51:18If it failed,
00:51:19I would have died.
00:51:21But I survived.
00:51:23Not only that,
00:51:24I gained something rare.
00:51:26Empathic sense.
00:51:28I decided to keep it a secret.
00:51:30I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
00:51:34But on the very day I awakened,
00:51:37everything fell apart.
00:51:39Through that new ability,
00:51:41I sensed him.
00:51:42Cain.
00:51:43Talking to his beta pet.
00:51:45Their voices were intimate,
00:51:47careless,
00:51:48filled with open flirtation.
00:51:51That was when I learned the truth.
00:51:54He had already betrayed our bond.
00:51:56For an entire year.
00:51:58And I had known nothing.
00:52:01A sharp pain twisted through my chest,
00:52:04forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
00:52:08His words from earlier echoed in my mind,
00:52:10over and over again.
00:52:12Even with the mate ceremony approaching,
00:52:15he had no intention of ending that relationship.
00:52:18Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
00:52:23The winter wind cut through me,
00:52:26cold and merciless.
00:52:27But my mind had never been clearer.
00:52:31I would show Cain the truth.
00:52:33Lies don't last forever.
00:52:36And I would never forgive betrayal.
00:52:38I took a slow breath,
00:52:40forcing down the ache in my chest.
00:52:43Just as I was about to head back,
00:52:45a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
00:52:50Cain's scent surrounded me at once,
00:52:52rich with cedar,
00:52:53and thick with possessiveness.
00:52:55It pressed in from all sides,
00:52:57leaving no space to breathe.
00:52:59Little wolf,
00:53:00why didn't you wait for me?
00:53:02Are you in a bad mood today?
00:53:04Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
00:53:08The custom piece just arrived.
00:53:10He pulled me into his arms,
00:53:12his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,
00:53:15gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
00:53:21I don't feel like going.
00:53:23Just pick it yourself.
00:53:25I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
00:53:29There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
00:53:31Cain seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
00:53:35His voice softened,
00:53:37almost cautious.
00:53:39Little wolf,
00:53:41why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
00:53:44Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
00:53:47I looked at him.
00:53:49At the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
00:53:52I almost told him the truth.
00:53:55Yes,
00:53:55I don't want this anymore.
00:53:58You were the one who betrayed us first.
00:54:00You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
00:54:03You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
00:54:07And now you're asking me why?
00:54:10But I wasn't ready to expose everything.
00:54:13Not yet.
00:54:15At the dress boutique,
00:54:17the moment we stepped inside,
00:54:19an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
00:54:24Miss,
00:54:25the gown Alpha Cain had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.
00:54:29Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
00:54:32The dress was pure white,
00:54:35flowing and luminous.
00:54:37Moonstones were set into the bodice,
00:54:39casting a soft,
00:54:40sacred glow.
00:54:42Cain wrapped an arm around my waist.
00:54:44My little wolf,
00:54:46do you like it?
00:54:48I couldn't deny it.
00:54:50The design was exactly my taste.
00:54:52But no matter how beautiful it was,
00:54:55it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
00:54:58Look closer,
00:55:00Cain said softly.
00:55:01At the center of the moonstone.
00:55:03I followed his gaze.
00:55:06Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
00:55:09A and K.
00:55:10Forever.
00:55:12The moon goddess is our witness.
00:55:15My love for you will last forever too.
00:55:18I stared at the stone,
00:55:20at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
00:55:23Then I turned to him,
00:55:24and met his eyes.
00:55:26Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
00:55:31Will your love for me really last forever?
00:55:35A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.
00:55:40I Cain, swear,
00:55:41swear that I will love Arya forever.
00:55:44For my entire life.
00:55:47If I break this oath,
00:55:49may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
00:55:52Such a solemn vow.
00:55:54And yet,
00:55:56it couldn't warm a heart
00:55:57that had already gone cold.
00:56:00He had already broken it.
00:56:02And still,
00:56:03he kept acting.
00:56:05Didn't he get tired?
00:56:07I turned my face away,
00:56:09unwilling to look at him any longer.
00:56:12Cain seemed about to say something else,
00:56:14but his phone suddenly rang.
00:56:16His expression shifted,
00:56:18just slightly,
00:56:19before he stepped aside to answer.
00:56:21When he returned,
00:56:23there was a trace of apology on his face.
00:56:27Little wolf,
00:56:28something urgent just came up.
00:56:29Go ahead and try the dress.
00:56:31If anything needs adjusting,
00:56:32just tell the staff.
00:56:34He left in a hurry,
00:56:36not even waiting for a response.
00:56:39I watched his retreating figure,
00:56:42a bitter thought settling in.
00:56:44Cain had never walked away from me for pack business.
00:56:47And just before he left,
00:56:50I had caught it.
00:56:51That flicker in his eyes.
00:56:54Raw,
00:56:55instinctive desire.
00:56:57Work?
00:56:59Hardly.
00:57:00He was going to see her.
00:57:02When I returned to the pack house,
00:57:05I immediately felt it.
00:57:07The slight dip in the mattress.
00:57:09The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,
00:57:12and lingering scent,
00:57:14thick with unmistakable desire.
00:57:16The thought hit me all at once.
00:57:19Cain and that beta had been here,
00:57:21on this bed.
00:57:23Entwined.
00:57:24My stomach twisted violently.
00:57:26I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,
00:57:29unable to stop.
00:57:31Cain had just come back.
00:57:33The moment he saw me like that,
00:57:35panic flashed across his face.
00:57:37Little wolf,
00:57:38did you eat something bad?
00:57:40I'll call a healer right now.
00:57:44I grabbed his wrist.
00:57:46My eyes still red.
00:57:48I'm fine.
00:57:49I just thought of something disgusting.
00:57:53Cain dropped to his knees beside me,
00:57:55gently patting my back,
00:57:57his expression full of distress.
00:57:59Don't think about things like that.
00:58:02seeing you like this.
00:58:04It hurts me too.
00:58:06I looked down at him,
00:58:07at the open collar of his shirt,
00:58:10and the marks on his skin.
00:58:12Bite marks,
00:58:13fresh,
00:58:14obvious.
00:58:15Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
00:58:19How strong did Cain have to be to carry another woman's marks on his body,
00:58:23and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?
00:58:28His voice grew sharper,
00:58:30more agitated.
00:58:32Who did this to you?
00:58:34Who made Maid?
00:58:35My little wolf like this.
00:58:38Tell me.
00:58:39I'll tear them apart.
00:58:41A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
00:58:45Cain,
00:58:46you're the one who did this to me.
00:58:49Sometime deep into the night,
00:58:51I woke to the sound of a low,
00:58:53restrained growl.
00:58:55Half asleep,
00:58:56I reached out,
00:58:57instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
00:59:01But the bed was empty.
00:59:02I sat up and went downstairs.
00:59:05As I reached the second floor,
00:59:07I heard it.
00:59:08A woman's breathless voice.
00:59:11Soft,
00:59:12broken.
00:59:13I froze for a second,
00:59:15forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,
00:59:18then walked toward the guest room.
00:59:20The door was wide open.
00:59:23Moonlight spilled across the room,
00:59:25illuminating two bodies tangled together.
00:59:29Inside,
00:59:30Cain was bare from the waist up.
00:59:32The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
00:59:35The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
00:59:38Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
00:59:41Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,
00:59:44her voice unsteady.
00:59:46Alpha,
00:59:47the dress I just got today,
00:59:49you already torn it.
00:59:51Cain let out a low chuckle,
00:59:53leaning in close to her ear,
00:59:55his voice rough.
00:59:56You wore it for me,
01:00:00didn't you?
01:00:01I even had the designer make one just for you.
01:00:05So tonight,
01:00:06shouldn't you be satisfying me?
01:00:09She clung to him,
01:00:11her voice breaking,
01:00:12hoarse.
01:00:14Alpha,
01:00:15I can't,
01:00:16I can't take ache anymore.
01:00:19Then,
01:00:20breathless,
01:00:21she tilted her head back.
01:00:23What if Aria sees us?
01:00:26Cain stilled,
01:00:27his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
01:00:30She's useless.
01:00:31She doesn't understand anything.
01:00:33Don't you dare tell her about us.
01:00:36The beta traced circles against his chest,
01:00:38her tone soft,
01:00:40almost hurt.
01:00:52Cain's expression softened slightly.
01:00:55You jealous little thing.
01:00:57I already brought you into this house.
01:00:59Isn't that enough?
01:01:01Don't worry.
01:01:03Even after the mate bond,
01:01:04I won't leave you.
01:01:06Whatever area has,
01:01:07you'll have too.
01:01:09Moonlight,
01:01:10lit up my face,
01:01:11where I stood outside the door.
01:01:14I covered my mouth,
01:01:15but the tears were already falling,
01:01:18blurring everything.
01:01:20Every sound from inside the room
01:01:22pierced into me like silver blades,
01:01:24carving wound after wound into my chest.
01:01:28I turned and ran,
01:01:30barefoot,
01:01:31straight out into the rain.
01:01:33Cold water soaked through me,
01:01:35but I didn't stop.
01:01:36I just needed to get away,
01:01:38as far away as possible.
01:01:41Through the haze,
01:01:42I thought I saw him,
01:01:44a younger Cain,
01:01:46the one I had once loved.
01:01:49His eyes were clear,
01:01:51sincere,
01:01:52filled with something real.
01:01:54Little wolf,
01:01:55leave him.
01:01:57Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,
01:02:00and never forgive him.
01:02:02My vision burned
01:02:04as I looked at that memory.
01:02:06At the Alpha,
01:02:07I had once given my heart to.
01:02:10Okay.
01:02:11I whispered.
01:02:12I will leave you,
01:02:15and I will never forgive you.
01:02:36Five years into our marriage,
01:02:38it all turned out to be lies.
01:02:40My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta,
01:02:43the day before our mating ceremony.
01:02:46He assumed I,
01:02:47being a wolfless wretch,
01:02:49couldn't hear a thing,
01:02:50unaware that I had awakened,
01:02:52and could clearly perceive every betrayal we uttered.
01:02:56Luna,
01:02:57we've prepared the substitute blood
01:02:59and staged the fake death scene
01:03:01exactly as you requested.
01:03:02In ten days,
01:03:04your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.
01:03:06The voice on the other end
01:03:07finally took the edge off the anger
01:03:09I'd been holding back for far too long.
01:03:12Good.
01:03:13My voice came out low,
01:03:14a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.
01:03:18Rest assured,
01:03:19no one will question it.
01:03:21We'll simulate a death by silver.
01:03:23No wolf survives that kind of damage.
01:03:26Only then,
01:03:27did I let out a slow breath.
01:03:30After confirming the remaining details,
01:03:32I hung up,
01:03:33and pushed open the door,
01:03:35to the private room.
01:03:37The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.
01:03:40Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.
01:03:44The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.
01:03:49Cain,
01:03:50seated at the center,
01:03:51rose immediately.
01:03:52His long fingers closed around my hand,
01:03:56his eyes filled with concern.
01:03:58His voice dropped,
01:03:59rough with Alpha authority.
01:04:02My little wolf,
01:04:03where did you go?
01:04:04I can smell fear on you.
01:04:07He started to pull me away,
01:04:09but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,
01:04:12and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.
01:04:15I shook my head.
01:04:17I'm fine.
01:04:18Let's just keep going.
01:04:20Still holding my hand,
01:04:21Cain led me back to my seat.
01:04:23The room gradually came back to life,
01:04:26until someone spoke up.
01:04:28Cain,
01:04:29you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.
01:04:32So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?
01:04:35My nails dug into my palm.
01:04:38Being the useless one who couldn't shift,
01:04:41I'd long since gotten used to names like that.
01:04:44But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent,
01:04:47lingering on Cain.
01:04:52Someone beside the speaker nudged him.
01:04:55Hey, watch it.
01:04:56Your Luna's right here.
01:04:58He just shrugged,
01:04:59completely unconcerned.
01:05:01What's the problem?
01:05:03It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.
01:05:07I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.
01:05:11All eyes turned to Cain.
01:05:13A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.
01:05:17I'll keep her.
01:05:18He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.
01:05:24She's just a pet I keep around.
01:05:26My only mate is Aria.
01:05:28He smirked faintly.
01:05:30But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.
01:05:34So I've kept it well hidden.
01:05:37Even after the mate bond.
01:05:39I won't let her find out.
01:05:41His gaze swept across the room,
01:05:44a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.
01:05:46Watch your mouths.
01:05:48If anyone slips up in front of her,
01:05:50I'll tear you apart.
01:05:53These were all dominant alphas from the same circle,
01:05:56and none of this shocked them.
01:05:58If anything, they sounded amused.
01:06:01Cain's got it bad.
01:06:03Can't even let his little toy get exposed.
01:06:06Well, she can't shift.
01:06:07Figures she'd be fragile.
01:06:10Someone's eyes lit up.
01:06:12Curiosity getting the better of him.
01:06:14Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,
01:06:18then you and that beta pet,
01:06:21have you ever, you know, at home?
01:06:24Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.
01:06:28Of course.
01:06:30It's been wild.
01:06:33The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.
01:06:37Cain really knows how to play!
01:06:40A useless one like that?
01:06:42Easy to fool.
01:06:44Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.
01:06:50Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.
01:06:55Their laughter cut through the room,
01:06:58sharp and vicious.
01:07:00No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.
01:07:03My knuckles had gone white.
01:07:06No one knew.
01:07:07Three days ago,
01:07:08I had my awakening.
01:07:12And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.
01:07:16I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.
01:07:20On the day of the ceremony,
01:07:22the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.
01:07:26A fake one.
01:07:27Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.
01:07:32My little wolf.
01:07:34Why aren't you eating?
01:07:36I looked at him.
01:07:37At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint
01:07:44smile.
01:07:44What were you all talking about that got you so excited?
01:07:48Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.
01:07:53They were just saying they envy-envy our bond.
01:07:57That will be the most devoted pair there is.
01:08:01Inside the private room,
01:08:03people exchanged knowing looks.
01:08:05I caught every single one of them.
01:08:07The mockery.
01:08:08The cruelty.
01:08:09It burned.
01:08:11My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.
01:08:15The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.
01:08:18They had been talking about him and that woman.
01:08:21Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.
01:08:26Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.
01:08:30I set my silver fork down and stood.
01:08:33I didn't want to hear another word of it.
01:08:36The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.
01:08:39A flicker of panic crossing his face.
01:08:42Little wolf, what's wrong?
01:08:45I shook my head.
01:08:47My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.
01:08:51I'm tired.
01:08:53I want to go back to the pack house.
01:08:55I didn't wait for his response.
01:08:58I turned and walked out.
01:09:00Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.
01:09:06A mating display was playing.
01:09:09Aria, be my mate.
01:09:12The words stretched across the center in bold impossible to miss letters.
01:09:18People passing by slowed down.
01:09:20Their voices full of envy.
01:09:25Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift so he rented the biggest screen in the city just
01:09:30so she could clearly see the words,
01:09:32Be my mate?
01:09:33That's insanely romantic.
01:09:36He treats that girl so well.
01:09:38After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.
01:09:43I stood there, the subject of their admiration, and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.
01:09:50A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.
01:09:54I would have believed in Cain's love without question.
01:09:58I was born into a declining pack.
01:10:02From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.
01:10:06Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.
01:10:11A failure.
01:10:12Cain entered my life under those circumstances.
01:10:16He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.
01:10:20But I had seen this kind of attention before.
01:10:24Cruel games disguised as affection.
01:10:27So I avoided him.
01:10:2999 times he confessed.
01:10:3299 times I turned him down.
01:10:36Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.
01:10:39He threw himself over me without hesitation.
01:10:42Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade, he didn't move.
01:10:47He held his position, shielding me with his body.
01:10:51When he woke up in the hospital, his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.
01:10:57And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me was reach out and gently touch my face.
01:11:05My little wolf, as long as you're safe.
01:11:08That was the moment everything changed.
01:11:11For the first time, I believed that even someone like me, someone who couldn't shift, could be worth risking everything
01:11:18for.
01:11:18The walls around my heart cracked open for him.
01:11:22The wound from the Silver never fully healed.
01:11:26It left behind a permanent circular scar.
01:11:30Every time I saw it, my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.
01:11:36For five years, he never wavered.
01:11:39He treated me with the same devotion, the same care, as if I were the only one who mattered.
01:11:48Even when the pack opposed us, he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.
01:11:54And for that upcoming ceremony, I wanted to give him something real.
01:11:59Something more.
01:12:01I risked my life to undergo blood awakening, just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate
01:12:07ritual.
01:12:08If it failed, I would have died.
01:12:12But I survived.
01:12:14Not only that, I gained something rare.
01:12:17Empathic sense.
01:12:19I decided to keep it a secret.
01:12:21I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.
01:12:25But on the very day I awakened, everything fell apart.
01:12:30Through that new ability, I sensed him.
01:12:33Kane.
01:12:34Talking to his beta pet.
01:12:35But their voices were intimate, careless, filled with open flirtation.
01:12:42That was when I learned the truth.
01:12:44He had already betrayed our bond.
01:12:47For an entire year.
01:12:49And I had known nothing.
01:12:51A sharp pain twisted through my chest, forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.
01:12:59His words from earlier echoed in my mind, over and over again.
01:13:02Even with the mate ceremony approaching, he had no intention of ending that relationship.
01:13:09Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?
01:13:14The winter wind cut through me, cold and merciless.
01:13:18But my mind had never been clearer.
01:13:21I would show Kane the truth.
01:13:24Lies don't last forever.
01:13:26And I would never forgive betrayal.
01:13:28I took a slow breath, forcing down the ache in my chest.
01:13:33Just as I was about to head back, a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.
01:13:40Kane's scent surrounded me at once, rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.
01:13:46It pressed in from all sides, leaving no space to breathe.
01:13:50Little wolf, why didn't you wait for me?
01:13:53Are you in a bad mood today?
01:13:55Then let me take you to see your mate dress.
01:13:58The custom piece just arrived.
01:14:01He pulled me into his arms, his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,
01:14:06gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.
01:14:12I don't feel like going.
01:14:13Just pick it yourself.
01:14:16I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.
01:14:19There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.
01:14:23Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.
01:14:26His voice softened, almost cautious.
01:14:30Little wolf,
01:14:32why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?
01:14:35Do you not want to bond with me anymore?
01:14:38I looked at him.
01:14:39At the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.
01:14:43I almost told him the truth.
01:14:45Yes, I don't want this anymore.
01:14:48You were the one who betrayed us first.
01:14:51You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.
01:14:54You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.
01:14:58And now you're asking me why?
01:15:01But I wasn't ready to expose everything, not yet.
01:15:06At the dress boutique,
01:15:08the moment we stepped inside,
01:15:10an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.
01:15:15Miss,
01:15:16the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.
01:15:19Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.
01:15:23The dress was pure white,
01:15:25flowing and luminous.
01:15:27Moonstones were set into the bodice,
01:15:30casting a soft, sacred glow.
01:15:33Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.
01:15:35My little wolf,
01:15:37do you like it?
01:15:39I couldn't deny it.
01:15:40The design was exactly my taste.
01:15:43But no matter how beautiful it was,
01:15:46it couldn't mend what had already been broken.
01:15:49Look closer,
01:15:50Kane said softly,
01:15:52at the center of the moonstone.
01:15:54I followed his gaze.
01:15:56Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.
01:15:59A and K,
01:16:01forever.
01:16:02The moon goddess is our witness.
01:16:05My love for you will last forever, too.
01:16:09I stared at the stone,
01:16:10at the tiny letters carved into its heart.
01:16:14Then I turned to him,
01:16:15and met his eyes.
01:16:17Eyes filled with something that looked like love.
01:16:21Will your love for me really last forever?
01:16:26A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.
01:16:30I, Kane, swear,
01:16:32swear that I will love Arya forever.
01:16:35For my entire life.
01:16:38If I break this oath,
01:16:39may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.
01:16:43Such a solemn vow.
01:16:45And yet,
01:16:46it couldn't warm a heart
01:16:48that had already gone cold.
01:16:51He had already broken it.
01:16:53And still,
01:16:54he kept acting.
01:16:56Didn't he get tired?
01:16:58I turned my face away,
01:17:00unwilling to look at him any longer.
01:17:03Kane seemed about to say something else,
01:17:05but his phone suddenly rang.
01:17:07His expression shifted,
01:17:08just slightly,
01:17:10before he stepped aside to answer.
01:17:12When he returned,
01:17:14there was a trace of apology on his face.
01:17:17Little wolf,
01:17:19something urgent just came up.
01:17:20Go ahead and try the dress.
01:17:22If anything needs adjusting,
01:17:23just tell the staff.
01:17:25He laughed in a hurry.
01:17:26Not even waiting for a response.
01:17:30I watched his retreating figure,
01:17:32a bitter thought settling in.
01:17:35Kane had never walked away from me for pack business.
01:17:38And just before he left,
01:17:40I had caught it.
01:17:42That flicker in his eyes.
01:17:45Raw,
01:17:46instinctive desire.
01:17:48Work?
01:17:50Hardly.
01:17:51He was going to see her.
01:17:53When I returned to the pack house,
01:17:56I immediately felt it.
01:17:57The slight dip in the mattress.
01:18:00The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,
01:18:03and lingering scent,
01:18:05thick with unmistakable desire.
01:18:07The thought hit me all at once.
01:18:10Kane and that beta had been here,
01:18:12on this bed.
01:18:14Entwined.
01:18:15My stomach twisted violently.
01:18:17I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,
01:18:20unable to stop.
01:18:22Kane had just come back.
01:18:23The moment he saw me like that,
01:18:26panic flashed across his face.
01:18:28Little wolf,
01:18:29did you eat something bad?
01:18:31I'll call a healer right now.
01:18:35I grabbed his wrist,
01:18:37my eyes still red.
01:18:38I'm fine.
01:18:39I just thought of something disgusting.
01:18:43Kane dropped to his knees beside me,
01:18:46gently patting my back,
01:18:48his expression full of distress.
01:18:50Don't think about things like that.
01:18:53Seeing you like this,
01:18:54it hurts me too.
01:18:56I looked down at him,
01:18:58at the open collar of his shirt,
01:19:00and the marks on his skin.
01:19:03Bite marks,
01:19:04fresh,
01:19:05obvious.
01:19:06Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.
01:19:09How strong did Kane have to be
01:19:12to carry another woman's marks on his body,
01:19:14and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?
01:19:18His voice grew sharper,
01:19:21more agitated.
01:19:23Who did this to you?
01:19:24Who made maid?
01:19:26My little wolf like this.
01:19:29Tell me.
01:19:30I'll tear them apart.
01:19:32A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
01:19:36Kane,
01:19:37you're the one who did this to me.
01:19:40Sometime deep into the night,
01:19:42I woke to the sound of a low,
01:19:44restrained growl.
01:19:46Half asleep,
01:19:47I reached out,
01:19:48instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.
01:19:51But the bed was empty.
01:19:53I sat up and went downstairs.
01:19:55As I reached the second floor,
01:19:58I heard it.
01:19:59A woman's breathless voice.
01:20:02Soft,
01:20:03broken.
01:20:03I froze for a second,
01:20:06forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,
01:20:09then walked toward the guest room.
01:20:11The door was wide open.
01:20:13Moonlight spilled across the room,
01:20:16illuminating two bodies tangled together.
01:20:19Inside, Kane was bare from the waist up.
01:20:22The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.
01:20:26The long skirt pushed up to her waist.
01:20:28Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.
01:20:32Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,
01:20:35her voice unsteady.
01:20:37Alpha,
01:20:38the dress I just got today,
01:20:40you already torn it.
01:20:42Kane let out a low chuckle,
01:20:44leaning in close to her ear,
01:20:46his voice rough.
01:20:47You wore it for me,
01:20:51didn't you?
01:20:52I even had the designer make one just for you.
01:20:56So tonight,
01:20:57shouldn't you be satisfying me?
01:21:00She clung to him,
01:21:01her voice breaking,
01:21:03hoarse.
01:21:05Alpha,
01:21:05I can't,
01:21:07I can't take ache anymore.
01:21:10Then,
01:21:11breathless,
01:21:11she tilted her head back.
01:21:14What if Aria sees us?
01:21:16Kane stilled,
01:21:17his expression turning cold as he cut her off.
01:21:21She's useless.
01:21:22She doesn't understand anything.
01:21:24Don't you dare tell her about us.
01:21:26The beta traced circles against his chest,
01:21:29her tone soft,
01:21:30almost hurt.
01:21:32I know,
01:21:33I just,
01:21:35she's about to become your mate,
01:21:37and I'll always have to stay hidden.
01:21:41It makes me sad.
01:21:43Kane's expression softened slightly.
01:21:46You jealous little thing.
01:21:48I already brought you into this house.
01:21:50Isn't that enough?
01:21:52Don't worry.
01:21:53Even after the mate bond,
01:21:55I won't leave you.
01:21:57Whatever area has,
01:21:58you'll have too.
01:22:00Moonlight lit up my face,
01:22:02where I stood outside the door.
01:22:04I covered my mouth,
01:22:06but the tears were already falling,
01:22:09blurring everything.
01:22:11Every sound from inside the room pierced into me like silver blades,
01:22:15carving wound after wound into my chest.
01:22:18I turned and ran,
01:22:21barefoot,
01:22:22straight out into the rain.
01:22:24Cold water soaked through me,
01:22:26but I didn't stop.
01:22:27I just needed to get away,
01:22:29as far away as possible.
01:22:32Through the haze,
01:22:33I thought I saw him,
01:22:34a younger Kane,
01:22:37the one I had once loved.
01:22:40His eyes were clear,
01:22:42sincere,
01:22:43filled with something real.
01:22:45Little Wolf,
01:22:46leave him.
01:22:48Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,
01:22:50and never forgive him.
01:22:53My vision burned,
01:22:54as I looked at that memory.
01:22:57At the Alpha,
01:22:58I had once given my heart to.
01:23:01Okay.
01:23:02I whispered.
01:23:03I will leave you,
01:23:06and I will never forgive you.
01:23:10to get away,
01:23:12I would never forgive you,
01:23:18You
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