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Betrayed Reborn Betrothed to the Snake
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00:00I already gave him my first time.
00:03If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
00:10My sister knelt before me, crying.
00:14In my previous life, I gave birth to the heir, a white wolf pup.
00:20Consumed by jealousy, my sister burned me and my son alive.
00:27Then I opened my eyes again. I was reborn.
00:32She had been reborn too.
00:34This time, she had already slept with my fiancé first, the white wolf prince.
00:41Instead, I married into the snake clan, the coldest, the lowest.
00:46Everyone pitied me, but they didn't know the truth.
00:51After the war between humans and beasts,
00:54the two sides struck a deal.
01:00Werebeasts would rule the world.
01:02Every hundred years, a human and a beast would get married.
01:06Their firstborn werebeast would become the new leader.
01:15He was known for his loyalty.
01:17I gave birth to his white wolf pup before anyone else.
01:21Our son became the new leader of the human-beast alliance.
01:25Dominic rose to immense power.
01:28My younger sister, Catherine Walters, was different.
01:32She married the firstborn of the Sphinx clan.
01:36But he slept around, recklessly.
01:39He infected her with an STD and left her infertile.
01:43Consumed by jealousy, Catherine burned me and my son alive.
01:48When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the human-beast wedding.
01:55Before we could even choose our grooms, Catherine had already slept with Dominic.
02:00That was when I knew she had been reborn too.
02:03But she had no idea what Dominic really was.
02:06He was a brutal monster who solved everything with violence.
02:14Eve, Nick and I are really in love.
02:17Please, give him to me, okay?
02:20I already gave him my first time.
02:24If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
02:29I was still reeling when I heard Catherine wailing.
02:33As always, Dad immediately took her side.
02:36Eve, how about you pick someone else?
02:39Cathy got carried away and made a mistake.
02:41I was his love child, while Catherine was his legitimate daughter.
02:46So he always liked her more.
02:48I locked eyes with Catherine, who was kneeling before me.
02:54She looked pitiful with tears all over her face.
02:57But the greed and excitement in her eyes were unmistakable.
03:01This time, she had secured Dominic first.
03:04In my previous life, I had chosen him as my fiancé.
03:09As I saw it, the Snake Clan was cold and withdrawn.
03:13The Sphinx Clan frivolous and promiscuous.
03:16And the Dragon Clan arrogant and untouchable.
03:19Only the Volf Clan was loyal and devoted.
03:22Dominic had seemed like the safest choice.
03:25Six months after our marriage,
03:27I gave birth to a white wolf pup and named him Frederick.
03:31As the firstborn werebeast of that generation,
03:34he automatically became the
03:36next leader of the Human-Beast Alliance.
03:39Catherine, obsessed with appearances,
03:42married Carlton Campbell.
03:49He infected her with an STD, ruined her fertility.
03:53And the Sphinx Clan despised her for it.
03:59Yet instead of blaming him or herself, she blamed me.
04:02Driven mad by jealousy over my better life,
04:05she slipped sleeping pills into my drink and burned Frederick and me alive.
04:09Just recalling it made my blood boil.
04:12I felt the urge to kill her right here to avenge Frederick.
04:15I clenched my fists inside my sleeves,
04:18and the pain biting into my palms helped me calm down.
04:21Then I nodded and smiled like I understood.
04:28Since you guys
04:34hadn't expected me to agree so easily,
04:37the fake tears she'd forced out
04:39froze awkwardly at the corners of her eyes.
04:42Kathy,
04:43get up and thank Eve for her generosity.
04:46Dad breathed a sigh of relief.
04:51Catherine ran out happily,
04:53saying she was gonna tell Dominic the good news.
04:56All she cares about is her boyfriend.
04:59Dad joked.
05:00When he turned back to me and saw my expressionless face,
05:03a trace of guilt crossed his own.
05:05Eve,
05:06the only bachelors left among the Beast Clans are
05:10Jonathan of the Snake Clan
05:12and Carlton of the Sphinx Clan.
05:14I think Carlton would be the better choice.
05:17Better looks,
05:19higher status.
05:22And Kathy once said,
05:23I cut him off.
05:25I'm gonna marry Jonathan.
05:27Snakes were stereotyped as cold-blooded by humans.
05:30People were deeply prejudiced against them.
05:33For thousands of years,
05:34no one had chosen to marry into the Snake Clan.
05:38As a result,
05:39they had never led the Human-Beast Alliance.
05:42Because of that,
05:43they were expelled from the top five clans,
05:46left at the very bottom,
05:47with almost no resources.
05:50But in my previous life,
05:52as I lay dying in the flames,
05:54I saw a pair of bright green eyes.
05:56It was Jonathan.
05:58He tried to save me,
05:59but the fire was too strong,
06:01and there was nothing he could do.
06:03That was why I chose him this time.
06:08Dad wasn't happy about my pick,
06:10but seeing how sad I was,
06:12he didn't push it.
06:13He sighed.
06:14If things get rough with the Snake Clan,
06:16you can always ask Kathy for help.
06:18But when Catherine found out
06:19I was marrying into the Snake Clan,
06:21she couldn't resist making fun of me.
06:24Yev,
06:24even if you can't marry Nick,
06:26you don't have to settle for the Snake Clan.
06:29They're basically done for.
06:31Don't end up starving yourself
06:32before you even have a baby.
06:34I heard they're barely scraping by.
06:36The Wolf Clan is so rich,
06:39they even bathe in priceless herbs.
06:41If you have a tough time,
06:45I can send you some leftovers.
06:48She didn't care about the weird looks
06:50from everyone around
06:51and roared with laughter,
06:52covering her mouth.
06:54In her mind,
06:55the Wolf Clan had plenty of resources,
06:57and Dominic was a good catch.
06:59So I got pregnant and had a baby in no time.
07:03But she didn't know the truth.
07:08It was hard for humans and beasts to have kids.
07:11And Dominic was fixated on having an heir.
07:14When I didn't get pregnant after six months,
07:17he started taking his frustration out on me
07:19and made my life hell.
07:20It wasn't until I used a special trick
07:22to get pregnant and had Frederick
07:24giving the Wolf Clan the power spot
07:27that he finally left me alone.
07:29I gave a faint smile.
07:32Don't worry about me.
07:33I picked the guy myself,
07:34so I'm not going to regret it.
07:36What's there to brag about?
07:37You just snagged a broke loser!
07:40Being that I wasn't mad at all,
07:41Catherine got so angry
07:42she swiped all the cakes off the table.
07:45I'll get pregnant first.
07:46And it's not my son
07:48to be leader of the Alliance!
07:49I couldn't be bothered with her crazy act
07:51and went to get ready
07:52for the wedding in three days.
07:54She was right about one thing.
07:56The Snake Clan was flat broke.
07:58I was worried they wouldn't even have money
08:00for a wedding dress,
08:01so I decided to get one myself.
08:04Yet that night,
08:05Jonathan showed up at my door
08:07with the wedding dress.
08:10This was the first time
08:12I got a good look at him.
08:13His skin was pale,
08:15almost bloodless.
08:16His eyes were narrow
08:18and had a serious look.
08:19They were bright green
08:20and seemed to hide a lot.
08:22The little mole at the corner of his eye
08:24made his cold face look a bit charming.
08:26I opened the box
08:27and saw a dark green dress
08:29that dragged on the floor.
08:30It had shimmering snake scales
08:32on the chest.
08:33I had never seen
08:34such a pretty dress before
08:35and stared at it in awe.
08:37Ms. Walters,
08:38our clan's simmistress
08:39sewed this by hand.
08:41The scales on it
08:42are wishes from our people.
08:44Jonathan kept a careful distance,
08:46like Huent,
08:47the one getting married to me.
08:49This is the first snake...
08:55I love it.
08:56I was about to put the dress away
08:58when Catherine strutted in,
08:59hanging off Dominic's arm
09:01and looking smug.
09:03Eve, please tell me
09:05you've got more than one dress
09:06to pick from.
09:06You know what?
09:08Dominic bought me ten.
09:11Dominic was all lovey-dovey with her.
09:14She thought the Volf clan
09:15stood for love and loyalty,
09:17but she didn't know
09:18it was in their nature.
09:19What truly mattered to them
09:21was having kids.
09:22If she didn't have one,
09:24Dominic wouldn't be so nice to her.
09:26Jonathan's hand on his snake staff froze.
09:29He looked up at me
09:30and said seriously,
09:31Sorry, this is basically
09:33a raw deal for you.
09:34I promise I'll never let you down.
09:37Catherine snorted.
09:38Big talk.
09:40We'll see if you can have kids.
09:42She never stopped talking
09:44about having kids.
09:45She hadn't been able to have...
09:52She had moved into Dominic's place
09:54before they even got married.
10:02People might think
10:03you're after my fiancé again.
10:05I gave Catherine a faint smile.
10:07Ignoring the awkward looks on her
10:09and Dominic's faces,
10:10I took Jonathan's hand and left.
10:13Behind us,
10:14she started whining to Dominic
10:15about getting pregnant
10:16and having kids.
10:20Jonathan's voice,
10:22all calm and cool,
10:23was right in my ear.
10:25Mrs. Walters,
10:26I get that you didn't pick me
10:28because you wanted to.
10:29Still,
10:30I promise I'll do whatever I can
10:32to make sure you never get
10:33the short end of the stick.
10:34Hearing this,
10:35I spun around without even thinking
10:37and walked straight into his chest.
10:39A weird,
10:40sweet smell hit me like a wave.
10:42I looked up at him
10:43and said seriously,
10:44I picked you myself.
10:47And call me Yves from now on.
10:50Stop acting like we're strangers.
10:52His eyes betrayed
10:53a fleeting trace
10:54of something strange.
10:55Got it, Yves.
10:57Three days later,
10:58the wedding happened
10:59just like planned.
11:00Both weddings
11:01were at the same hotel.
11:03The Volf clan's wedding
11:04was way fancier
11:05than last time.
11:06They even got
11:07the reclusive unicorn clan
11:08to perform.
11:10And every big clan showed up.
11:12The snake clan side
11:14was pretty quiet.
11:15There were no guests,
11:16but everyone was happy.
11:18Marrying a pure human
11:19meant they had a shot
11:20at being in charge
11:21of the alliance.
11:27After the wedding,
11:29I bumped into Catherine.
11:30She stuck out her neck
11:32on purpose
11:32to show me the love marks.
11:34I didn't know
11:35the wolves were so strong
11:37in bed.
11:39I'm gonna have
11:40a baby soon.
11:41I smiled a little.
11:43Good luck with that.
11:44Catherine thought
11:45getting pregnant was easy.
11:47But humans and beasts
11:48were different species,
11:49and it usually took over
11:51a year to get pregnant naturally.
11:52In her last life,
11:54she saw how easily
11:55I got pregnant
11:56and figured
11:56she could do the same.
11:58She told everyone
11:59in the Volf clan
12:00she'd be pregnant
12:00in six months.
12:02Even Dominic
12:03believed her right away,
12:04seeing how sure she was.
12:06to Catherine,
12:07my calm look
12:08seemed like
12:09I was challenging her.
12:11Whatever.
12:12You wouldn't get it anyway.
12:14The snake clan
12:15you're marrying into
12:16is dirt poor.
12:19She looked down
12:20at the snakes
12:21nearby like
12:22they were trash
12:22and lifted her dress
12:24to walk past me.
12:25I grabbed her arm
12:26to stop her.
12:28Say sorry to them.
12:30She got mad,
12:31yanked free,
12:32and yelled.
12:33What's your problem?
12:34We went at it
12:35right there in the hall,
12:36and the guests
12:37who were still there
12:38all stopped
12:39to watch the drama.
12:40In the end,
12:41Dad stepped in.
12:42He figured out
12:43what happened
12:43and made Catherine
12:44apologize to the snake clan.
12:46They were at the bottom
12:47of the heap,
12:48but they stood together
12:49when humans
12:50tried to humiliate them.
12:52Before she left,
12:53Catherine gave me
12:54a mean look
12:55and whispered,
12:56I'm gonna win
12:57this time.
12:59On our wedding night,
13:00I froze as Jonathan
13:01took off his clothes.
13:03Nobody had ever told me
13:04snakes had two of them.
13:09Seeing me sitting
13:10on the bed
13:11like a statue,
13:12he thought I didn't
13:13want to do it.
13:14His face turned pale.
13:15He picked up the clothes
13:17from the floor
13:17and was about
13:18to put them back on.
13:20I grabbed the clothes
13:21out of his hand,
13:22annoyed.
13:23What are you doing?
13:25I thought you didn't
13:26want to.
13:28He stood there,
13:29naked and looking lost,
13:31his bright green eyes
13:32getting dimmer.
13:33If he wasn't gonna
13:34make the first move,
13:35then I would.
13:36I stepped forward,
13:38wrapped my arms
13:39around his neck,
13:40and pulled him
13:40onto the bed.
13:42As I pressed against him,
13:44I smelled that
13:45familiar faint scent again.
13:47You smell so good,
13:49I said what I was thinking.
13:51Jonathan froze
13:52for a few seconds,
13:53his ears turning
13:54a light pink,
13:55and then his kisses
13:56got intense,
13:57trailing from my forehead
13:59all the way down.
14:00Fingers laced,
14:01he enjoyed the moment.
14:02I used to think
14:03wolves,
14:04with their strong builds,
14:06would be the best partners.
14:07But I never expected
14:09snakes to be so incredible.
14:11We didn't stop
14:12until the sky
14:12started to get light,
14:13and only then
14:14did Jonathan let me sleep.
14:16Three months later,
14:17I got the news
14:18that Catherine was pregnant.
14:23When I first heard it,
14:24I couldn't believe it.
14:26For thousands of years,
14:27no beast had ever
14:28gotten a human pregnant
14:29in just three months.
14:31If I hadn't seen
14:32Catherine's baby bump
14:33with my own eyes,
14:34I wouldn't have bought it.
14:36The wolf clan
14:37threw a big party
14:38for the unborn baby
14:39and invited all
14:40the big clans.
14:41Guess our ancestors
14:42are looking out for us.
14:43We've got a baby
14:44on the way
14:45in just three months.
14:46Dominic held his glass,
14:48looming with pride.
14:49People lined up
14:50to suck up to him.
14:51Everyone was pretty sure
14:52that the next leader
14:53of the alliance
14:54was gonna be
14:55from the wolf clan.
14:56This was the perfect chance
14:58to get in their good books
14:59and maybe score some favors.
15:00By rank,
15:01I was supposed to sit
15:02with Jonathan
15:03at the end of the table,
15:04but Catherine told Dominic
15:06to seat me next to her.
15:09She wanted to rub it
15:10in my face.
15:13She stroked her belly
15:15and flashed me
15:15a smug smirk.
15:17It's been three months
15:18yet your belly
15:19is still flat.
15:20You're not a pure Walters,
15:22and even your belly
15:23isn't up to the task.
15:25Werebeast babies
15:25were special.
15:26They only needed
15:27two months to be born.
15:29Judging by the timeline,
15:30it should be next month.
15:32Catherine had gained
15:33a lot of weight,
15:34and her belly was swollen.
15:37She didn't know
15:37that werebeast babies
15:39were naturally big.
15:40If she didn't watch her diet,
15:42she'd be in a lot of pain
15:43when it came time
15:44to give birth.
15:45In my last life,
15:46I tried my best
15:47to keep my weight in check,
15:49but it still took
15:50a whole day and night
15:51to have the baby.
15:52I was in so much pain
15:54I almost wanted
15:54to end my life.
15:56But when I saw the baby,
15:57all safe and sound,
15:59sleeping in my arms,
16:00I knew it was worth it.
16:02I picked up my glass,
16:04took a sip,
16:05and said calmly,
16:09The shortest pregnancy ever
16:11was still a year,
16:12but you managed it
16:13in just three months.
16:14Only you know
16:15how you pulled that off.
16:17Catherine turned
16:17to me sharply,
16:18her eyes flickering
16:20with guilt.
16:20What are you implying?
16:22I barely hinted at it,
16:23and she started freaking out.
16:25She just couldn't
16:26keep her cool.
16:27To an easy birth.
16:28I raised my glass to her,
16:30then found Jonathan
16:31and left.
16:32A month later,
16:34Catherine was in labor
16:35for three whole days
16:36and nights
16:36before she finally
16:37had the baby.
16:38But after a week,
16:40the wolf clan
16:41still hadn't let
16:42anyone see the baby.
16:43Dad even got turned away
16:44when he tried
16:45to visit Catherine.
16:46Something was definitely
16:47off with the baby.
16:49Half a month later,
16:51Dad called me back home
16:52before I left.
16:54Seeing how worried
16:54Jonathan looked,
16:55I asked him
16:56to come with me.
17:00In the living room,
17:02Catherine sat on the floor,
17:03bawling her eyes out
17:04and holding
17:05a red wolf pup.
17:06This is my baby
17:07with Dominic!
17:09Wolf fur can change
17:10colors sometimes,
17:11right?
17:12She was dead set
17:13on the idea
17:14that the baby
17:14was Dominic's,
17:15but she didn't know
17:16that he was
17:17a pure white wolf
17:18and there was no
17:19red wolf gene
17:20in his family.
17:21Dominic's face
17:22was gloomy
17:23and he looked like
17:24he was about
17:24to explode with anger.
17:27Catherine,
17:28who the hell
17:28did you cheat with
17:29to have this bastard?
17:30If you don't spill
17:31the truth,
17:32I won't slunt!
17:33I'll kill him
17:33right here!
17:34Dad was scared
17:35out of his wits
17:36and tried to calm him down.
17:38Dominic,
17:39chill out,
17:39Dominic.
17:40There must be
17:40some misunderstanding.
17:42Cathy is crazy
17:43about you.
17:44She'd never cheat.
17:45Seeing dad
17:46sticking up for her,
17:48Catherine quickly
17:48held the baby
17:49up to Dominic,
17:50her voice soft.
17:51Look,
17:52our baby looks
17:53just like you.
17:54Your eyes are the same.
17:57Dominic took the pup
17:59with icy indifference.
18:00The pup,
18:01who had been sleeping
18:02soundly in Catherine's arms,
18:04started bawling his head
18:06off the moment
18:06he saw Dominic's face.
18:09His miserable crying
18:10made me think of Frederick,
18:12who was struggling
18:13in the fire
18:13in my last life.
18:14My heart felt like
18:15it was being squeezed,
18:17and I winced in pain.
18:19Jonathan noticed
18:20something was off with me.
18:21He covered my ears,
18:23thinking I couldn't
18:24stand the baby's crying.
18:26Bastard!
18:27Dominic cursed,
18:28lifting the pup high up
18:30and then slamming him
18:31down to the ground.
18:32Just as the pup
18:33was about to hit the ground,
18:34both Jonathan and I
18:35reached out instinctively,
18:36and he landed safely
18:37in Jonathan's arms.
18:38I wanted to kill
18:39Catherine and Dominic,
18:40but the pup was innocent.
18:42Everyone there was shocked
18:44by what had just happened.
18:46Catherine's face
18:46turned deadly pale,
18:48and she trembled all over.
18:50Nick,
18:50you're so heartless!
18:52Dominic's gaze at her
18:53held no trace
18:54of the love he once had.
18:58We wolves are loyal
18:59and faithful to our partners.
19:01You cheated right
19:02in front of everyone.
19:03Who are you to call me heartless?
19:05The only good thing about him
19:07was that he was loyal
19:08and faithful.
19:09In my last life,
19:10when I didn't get pregnant
19:11after six months,
19:13he never thought about
19:14finding another wolf
19:15to have kids with.
19:16Instead,
19:16he took his frustration
19:18out on me day and night.
19:19I wondered if Catherine
19:20could survive
19:21this kind of suffering
19:22in this life.
19:23Catherine and Dominic
19:24went at it in the living room.
19:26She swore blind
19:27she never cheated,
19:28and he insisted
19:29the pup wasn't his.
19:31Dad was at his wit's end
19:32and threw the question at me.
19:34Eve,
19:35what do you think
19:35about all this?
19:36What could I say?
19:38The pup wasn't mine.
19:39I just came to see
19:40the drama unfold
19:41and didn't want to get involved.
19:43Jonathan chimed in.
19:44I've always heard
19:45about the Unicorn Clan's
19:46a special way
19:47of telling family apart.
19:49The wolves have been
19:50on good terms with them.
19:53Why not ask them
19:54to check it out?
19:57Catherine shot down
19:58the idea right away.
20:00No!
20:01The pup is Dominic's!
20:03We don't need them
20:04to tell us that!
20:05But Dominic nodded.
20:07Alright.
20:08Let's do it your way.
20:09The news that the wolf clan
20:11had called in
20:11the Unicorn Clan
20:12spread all over the place.
20:14Everyone was dying
20:15to see the pup.
20:16So three days later,
20:18they all rushed
20:19to the wolf clan's place
20:20and packed into
20:21the hall's entrance
20:21to see the unicorn
20:22do their magic.
20:23With the unicorn's spell,
20:25five red marks
20:26flew out
20:27from the pup's forehead.
20:28One landed
20:29on Dominic's hand
20:30and the other
20:31four went toward
20:32the living area
20:32of the wolf clan.
20:36Dominic,
20:37you're one of the baby's dads.
20:39Hearing this,
20:40the crowd went wild.
20:42One of?
20:43So the baby
20:44has several dads?
20:47He looks totally
20:49like a red wolf,
20:49but Dominic
20:50is a pure white one.
20:52Catherine is such a slut.
20:54She should be
20:54with the Sphinx clan,
20:56not the wolf clan.
20:57Jonathan kept me
20:58tucked under his arm
20:59as we squeezed
21:00through the crowd
21:00to watch,
21:01hearing all the gossip.
21:03I almost laughed
21:05out loud.
21:06I had always wondered
21:07how Catherine
21:08got pregnant.
21:08If the pup
21:09had more than one dad,
21:11it all made sense.
21:12Catherine,
21:13desperate to get
21:14pregnant fast.
21:15Slept with several
21:16wolves in the clan,
21:17all while running
21:19a breeding plan
21:19to maximize her odds,
21:21but she never expected.
21:22The red wolf
21:23had such strong genes,
21:25which gave her secret away.
21:27I couldn't tell
21:28if she was smart
21:28or plain silly.
21:30If she was gonna
21:31take such a risk,
21:32she should have stuck
21:33to white wolves.
21:34Dragging a red one
21:35into the mix
21:36was asking for trouble.
21:37Dominic's face darkened.
21:39He balled his fists
21:40as he barked
21:41at the guards.
21:41Go get every guy
21:43who's got that red mark
21:44on his hands!
21:46In a bit,
21:47four wolves
21:48were brought in.
21:49Three of them
21:50were white,
21:51and one was red.
21:52When I saw
21:53the red wolf's face,
21:54I couldn't help
21:55but gasp.
21:56It was gorgeous,
21:57almost as enchanting
21:58as a siren.
22:00Catherine always
22:01had a thing
22:01for good looks,
22:02so it made sense
22:03that she'd risk it all
22:04for a fling with him.
22:06Looking at the four wolves
22:07who had owned up to it,
22:09Dominic was furious.
22:10Got anything else
22:11to say, Catherine?
22:13Is this the baby
22:13you promised me
22:14when you got into my bed?
22:15Catherine stood up,
22:17holding the pup
22:17and wiping her eyes.
22:20If you hadn't kept
22:21pushing me for a baby,
22:22I wouldn't have
22:23gone this far!
22:24And if you had
22:25stronger genes,
22:26the baby wouldn't carry
22:27the blood of the red wolf!
22:29She started to sound
22:30more sure of herself.
22:32Besides,
22:33the unicorn said
22:34he's your baby too,
22:35that's all that matters!
22:36He's gonna be the next leader
22:38of the human-beast alliance!
22:41The second Catherine
22:43stopped talking,
22:44the leaders of the Sphinx
22:45and dragon clans
22:46shoved their way
22:47to the front.
22:48They teamed up
22:48to shoot down
22:49what she said.
22:51We're not taking
22:52this werebeast.
22:53The deal is clear.
22:55It has to be
22:56the firstborn son
22:58of a human
22:59and the heir
23:00of a beast clan.
23:01If everyone
23:02follows them,
23:03the bloodlines
23:04will get all mixed up.
23:06Who knows
23:07what weird creatures
23:08could come of it?
23:09Hmph.
23:10This has to be okay
23:11with the other
23:12four big clans.
23:14For starters,
23:15we the dragons
23:16and the Spines clan
23:18aren't having it.
23:19The unicorn clan
23:20standing nearby
23:21quickly made
23:22their stance clear.
23:23We've checked
23:24out of the spotlight
23:25and we don't vote
23:26on this stuff anymore.
23:27Out of the four
23:28big clans,
23:29one didn't want
23:29to pick sides,
23:30two were against it,
23:32and the last one,
23:33the snake clan,
23:34wasn't gonna change anything.
23:36Dominic,
23:37who had almost
23:37felt something
23:38because of Catherine's words,
23:40lost it again.
23:43Catherine,
23:44look what you did!
23:45You made us
23:45look like fools!
23:47On the way back
23:48after the drama,
23:49Jonathan was sullen
23:50and quiet.
23:51It took me several tries
23:52to get him
23:53to speak his mind.
23:54You kept staring
23:55at that red wolf.
23:56Think I'm not
23:57as good looking
23:57or what?
23:58Seeing him all jealous,
23:59I got a naughty idea.
24:01You're the hottest
24:02guy to me,
24:03especially when we
24:04roll around in bed
24:05at night.
24:05Then I didn't get
24:06out of bed
24:06all day long.
24:08A month later,
24:09Catherine showed up
24:10at the snake clan's
24:11place,
24:12all beat up
24:13and crying her eyes out.
24:15Eve,
24:15please help me!
24:17Nick has lost it!
24:19He said if I don't
24:19have his baby,
24:20he'll keep hurting me
24:21every day!
24:22I can't take it
24:23anymore!
24:24If I don't get
24:25pregnant soon,
24:25I'm gonna die.
24:28Do you know
24:28any special trick
24:29that can fix this?
24:33What she said
24:34didn't shock me
24:35at all.
24:35I went through
24:36all that in my
24:37last life.
24:37Her skin was
24:38black and blue,
24:39with new injuries
24:41on top of old ones.
24:42But she brought
24:43all this on herself.
24:44In my last life,
24:46she said she missed
24:47me and got me
24:47back home.
24:48She drugged the water
24:49for me and Frederick.
24:50Then she set the
24:51house on fire
24:52and trapped us
24:53inside when we
24:54couldn't move.
24:55Before she left,
24:56she glared at me
24:57with pure hatred
24:58and screamed like
24:59she was out of
25:00her mind.
25:01Your life was
25:02supposed to be
25:03mine!
25:04I should have
25:05married Nick
25:05and had his baby!
25:07Now she took my
25:08life, but she
25:09started to regret it.
25:10I slid my hand
25:12out of her tight grip
25:13and said slowly,
25:14Look, it's not
25:15that I won't help.
25:16Having a beast's
25:17baby is no easy
25:18deed.
25:18And after the mess
25:19your first delivery
25:20left inside you,
25:22you won't even be
25:23able to try again
25:24for at least
25:24three to five years.
25:28She shot to her feet,
25:29eyes glittering
25:30with pure venom.
25:32You're acting like
25:33you can't help
25:34because you can't
25:35to stay me succeed.
25:37Fine!
25:38I'll handle it
25:39myself!
25:41No way
25:42I'll let you
25:43beat me to it!
25:44I'm not losing
25:45this race!
25:46Then she stormed out
25:47and slammed the door
25:48behind her.
25:50I was kinda
25:51speechless.
25:52I was telling
25:53the truth.
25:54It wasn't easy
25:55to have a beast's
25:56baby.
25:56In my last life,
25:57I only managed it
25:59using a special
25:59trick because I had
26:00mermaid blood in me.
26:02Back then,
26:02the mermaids didn't
26:03want to make peace
26:04with humans,
26:05and went back to
26:06the deep sea to
26:07live in isolation.
26:08Mom was young
26:09and playful.
26:10She turned into a
26:11human and came to
26:12the land for fun,
26:13and she fell
26:14head over heels
26:14for dad.
26:15To stay with dad
26:16on land,
26:17she chose to cut
26:18off her tail
26:19and became a human.
26:20Her life was
26:21shortened to just
26:22five years.
26:23And after she had
26:24me,
26:24she sealed my
26:25beast nature
26:26to protect me.
26:27Mermaids got
26:28pregnant easily.
26:29In my last life,
26:30I removed that
26:31seal to have a
26:32baby with Dominic.
26:33It was like a
26:34slow suicide.
26:36Even though I
26:36got pregnant,
26:37my mermaid blood
26:38kept slipping away,
26:39and so did my
26:40life.
26:43In this life,
26:44I wasn't gonna
26:45do anything that
26:46hurt me again.
26:47I thought I
26:48wouldn't get
26:48pregnant this time
26:49around, but then
26:50something unexpected
26:51happened.
26:52Two months later,
26:54one night when
26:55Jonathan put his
26:55hand on my belly,
26:56he suddenly froze
26:57and asked,
27:00When was the
27:01last time you
27:02had your period?
27:02I thought hard
27:03and realized it
27:04had been about
27:05two months, but
27:06my belly was just
27:07a little rounder.
27:08I didn't think
27:09it was a pregnancy.
27:10I figured I
27:11had put on a
27:12bit of weight.
27:12I said, all
27:14surprised.
27:15No way.
27:16Seriously?
27:17Before I could
27:17get another word
27:18out, Jonathan
27:19jumped out of
27:20bed, got
27:21dressed, and
27:22rushed out to
27:23find a doctor.
27:24In less than
27:25ten minutes, the
27:26doctor was in
27:27the room.
27:27He felt my
27:28pulse, his
27:29brow scrunched
27:30up, shaking
27:31his head sometimes
27:32and nodding at
27:33others.
27:35The room was
27:36deathly quiet, and
27:38Jonathan looked
27:39at me, all
27:39worried.
27:40Then the doctor
27:41stood up.
27:44Congrats, Mr.
27:45Logan.
27:46Mrs. Logan is
27:47two months
27:48pregnant.
27:49Looks like she'll
27:50lay the eggs in a
27:51few days.
27:52I was calm until
27:53I heard that last
27:54part.
27:55Wait, lay the
27:57eggs?
27:57I thought I was
27:58having a baby.
28:01Jonathan chuckled,
28:02patting my head.
28:04We're different
28:05from other clans.
28:06We lay eggs that
28:08hatch into babies.
28:09Ever since I was
28:10pregnant, Jonathan
28:11had been feeding me
28:12all sorts of
28:13tonics and not
28:13letting me lift a
28:14finger.
28:15He even bought me
28:16three nectar fruits,
28:17each worth a fortune
28:18and considered the
28:19best tonic a
28:20pregnant woman could
28:21have.
28:22In my last life,
28:23Dominic only gave
28:24me half a fruit.
28:25The snake clan was
28:27broke.
28:27How could they
28:28afford three of
28:29them?
28:29How can you
28:30afford this?
28:31Aren't you
28:33Jonathan sat
28:34next to me and
28:35held a clean
28:36nectar fruit up to
28:37my lips.
28:38You said we're
28:39broke.
28:39Look around our
28:41room.
28:41Everything here,
28:43from the floor,
28:44to the vases,
28:45is pricey.
28:46I had never
28:47looked closely at
28:48the room before,
28:49but now that I
28:50did, I could see
28:51that everything was
28:52pretty pricey.
28:53They say you're
28:54at the bottom of
28:55the heap and
28:56don't get any of
28:56the good stuff.
28:58Jonathan chuckled.
29:02We keep it low-key.
29:03We make our money
29:04in trade, not by
29:06using our status to
29:06get rich like some
29:07other clans.
29:08If you ranked us
29:08by wealth, we'd be
29:10second to none.
29:11We're all trying to
29:12become immortals, and
29:13most of our money
29:14goes to magic pills
29:15and herbs.
29:17There's only so much
29:18to go around in this
29:18world, and we're not
29:19looking to fight other
29:20clans for resources.
29:22Our goals are way
29:23bigger than that.
29:24Hearing this, I
29:25finally got it.
29:26The snakes I met
29:27all seemed a bit
29:28like they were
29:28from another world.
29:30It turned out that
29:31they were secretly
29:31trying to become
29:32immortals.
29:33Once I knew the
29:34snake clan had
29:35money, I told
29:36Jonathan to take
29:37me shopping right
29:37away.
29:41On the way, we
29:43ran into Catherine.
29:44She was pregnant
29:45again and holding
29:46Dominic's hand as
29:47they picked out
29:47jewelry.
29:48Dominic had
29:49forgiven her for
29:50cheating, and now
29:51they were back
29:51together like
29:52nothing happened.
29:53This time, he
29:54didn't let her out
29:55of his sight, so
29:56the baby in her
29:57belly could only
29:58be his.
30:00Hey Eve, what
30:01brings you out
30:02shopping?
30:03Catherine put both
30:04hands on her belly,
30:05rubbing it like she
30:06wanted to show off
30:07that she was
30:07pregnant again.
30:08I smiled.
30:10Dad's birthday is
30:11coming.
30:12I'm looking for a
30:13gift for him.
30:14She glanced at
30:14my and Jonathan's
30:15empty hands and
30:17gave a nasty
30:17smile.
30:18You guys better
30:19pick something
30:20nice.
30:21You can't let
30:21dad look bad just
30:22because you're
30:22broke, can you?
30:23My pregnancy
30:24wasn't public yet.
30:26Jonathan didn't
30:27want me to get
30:28upset, so he
30:29stepped in front
30:29of me.
30:30Our family stuff
30:31isn't for you to
30:31worry about.
30:33We'll make sure
30:33the gift is
30:34worthy.
30:35Catherine snorted,
30:36flipped her
30:36sleeve, and
30:37walked off.
30:40At dad's
30:41birthday party a
30:42week later,
30:43Catherine and
30:44I sat next to
30:44him.
30:45This time, her
30:47belly was way
30:47bigger than it
30:48should be for
30:49just one baby,
30:50while mine had
30:51barely begun to
30:51round.
30:53You knew the
30:53trick to getting
30:54pregnant all
30:55along, but you
30:57kept it to
30:57yourself, she
30:58sneered.
30:59But this time, I've
31:01got the upper hand,
31:02and you can't beat
31:04me.
31:04Just as I was
31:05about to ask her
31:06what she meant by
31:06upper hand, my
31:08belly cramped
31:08painfully.
31:10It was the start
31:11of labor.
31:12Jonathan saw
31:13right away that
31:13something was off
31:14with me.
31:15He scooped me up
31:16and headed for
31:17the door, before
31:18anyone could ask.
31:19What was wrong?
31:20Catherine clutched
31:21her belly and
31:22started moaning
31:23loudly.
31:24Someone yelled.
31:25She's going into
31:26labor.
31:29Get her to the
31:30delivery room!
31:30Right then, the
31:31sky lit up with
31:32purple light.
31:33Rainbows spread
31:34everywhere, and
31:35birds chirped all
31:36around.
31:37It was a sign of
31:38great fortune.
31:39Before I lost
31:40consciousness, I heard
31:42the crowd cheering.
31:45It's a divine sign!
31:47This baby is going
31:48to lead us to a
31:49golden age!
31:51When I opened my
31:52eyes, three eggs were
31:54sitting in the
31:55incubator next to me,
31:56and Jonathan was
31:57wiping the sweat off
31:58my body with a towel.
32:02I was about to say
32:04something when I heard
32:05a scream.
32:05It was Catherine.
32:08I don't want to
32:09have this baby!
32:12I can't do this!
32:14Kill me, please!
32:16Hold on, Miss
32:17Walters!
32:19You're almost there!
32:21Catherine screamed
32:22her guts out while
32:23the midwife cheered
32:24her on.
32:24Our delivery rooms
32:26were separated only
32:27by a wall, and
32:28she was still in
32:28labor.
32:30You were amazing,
32:31Eve.
32:33Jonathan whispered,
32:34kissing my forehead.
32:36His eyes were filled
32:37with worried guilt and
32:39bottomless love.
32:41It's too noisy here.
32:43Let me take you home
32:44so you can rest.
32:45In my last life,
32:46after I gave birth,
32:48Dominic only cared
32:49about the baby.
32:50He didn't give a damn
32:51about me.
32:52But Jonathan only had
32:54eyes for me.
32:54He didn't even ask me
32:56to hatch those eggs.
32:57He kept them in the
32:58incubator and watched
32:59over them himself.
33:06I got up and went to
33:11the next room, leaving
33:13Jonathan to watch over
33:14the eggs.
33:15Catherine was flat on
33:16the bed, crying her
33:17eyes out.
33:18Every time she almost
33:20passed out from the
33:20pain, the midwife would
33:22force her eyes open and
33:23yell at her to stay
33:24awake.
33:27After about half an
33:28hour, the baby was
33:29born.
33:30When the midwife saw
33:31his face, she screamed
33:33in terror.
33:35Monster!
33:36Miss Walters had a
33:37monster!
33:39Dominic burst in at the
33:40noise.
33:41He froze when he saw
33:42what was going on.
33:45I leaned in to take a
33:46look and nearly jumped
33:47out of my skin.
33:48The baby had three
33:49legs and four eyes.
33:54There was Catherine,
33:55smiling like a proud
33:56mom while the baby
33:57with three legs and
33:58four eyes sucked on
33:59her breast, making
34:01loud slurping noises.
34:03Dominic felt like he
34:04was gonna puke.
34:05He clapped a hand over
34:06his mouth and bolted
34:07out of there.
34:08Catherine gave a
34:09mocking smile.
34:11It's his baby, but he
34:12acts like it's some
34:13gross thing.
34:14Word spread fast that
34:16the Volf clan had a
34:17monster baby, and it
34:18soon caught the
34:19attention of the
34:20unicorn clan's witch
34:21doctor.
34:21The doctor looked at
34:23the drooling monster
34:24and asked,
34:28Mrs. Walters, did you
34:30eat anything weird
34:31while you were
34:31pregnant?
34:32This baby should
34:32have been normal.
34:34Catherine's face
34:35turned pale.
34:36She fished a vial
34:37from her sleeve with
34:37a shaking hand and
34:38handed it to the
34:39doctor.
34:40I took these.
34:41You can fix my
34:43baby, right?
34:44The doctor didn't
34:45say anything.
34:46She uncorked the
34:47vial and knew what
34:48had happened.
34:51These are the rat
34:52clans for Tintilly
34:53eggs.
34:54A folk remedy says
34:56taking one a day for
34:57thirty days can get
34:58you pregnant.
34:59But it's never made a
35:00deformed baby before.
35:02The rat was dragged
35:03in right away.
35:04Seeing him, Catherine
35:05lunged forward, grabbed
35:07his neck, and yelled,
35:10Why isn't my baby
35:11normal?
35:12Why did he end up
35:13like this?
35:14The rat was terrified,
35:16trembling all over.
35:17When he saw the
35:18monster, he pushed
35:19Catherine away and
35:20dropped to his knees
35:21before Dominic, begging
35:23for mercy.
35:24Mrs. Walters didn't do
35:25what I said.
35:26She must have taken
35:27too many fertility
35:28eggs, or this
35:28wouldn't have
35:29happened.
35:29Catherine glared at
35:30him.
35:31You said taking them
35:32for thirty days would
35:34get me pregnant.
35:35So I thought if I
35:37took them for sixty
35:38days, I'd have
35:39twins.
35:40Hearing this, everyone
35:42got what happened.
35:43If Catherine had taken
35:44the fertility eggs like
35:45she was told, she'd
35:46have had a normal
35:47baby.
35:48But she was too
35:49greedy.
35:50Once again, the wolf
35:51clan became the butt
35:52of every joke.
35:56Dominic was in a foul
35:57mood, and that meant
35:58things were gonna get
35:59worse for Catherine in
36:00the wolf clan.
36:01A month later, I was
36:03on my way home with
36:04some cloth for the
36:05babies when I saw
36:06Catherine clutching a
36:07basket to her chest
36:08and sneaking into an
36:09alley.
36:10I heard she had gone
36:11nuts from all the
36:12torture and kept
36:13trying to steal other
36:14people's babies in the
36:15wolf clan.
36:15I didn't think much of
36:17it and happily went
36:17home to wait for my
36:19babies to hatch.
36:20But when I got home,
36:21the door to my room
36:22was wide open, and the
36:24three eggs in the
36:25incubator were gone.
36:27In a panic, it hit me
36:29that the green cloth
36:30on Catherine's basket
36:32looked just like the
36:33handkerchief I had left
36:34on my desk.
36:37I grabbed the dagger
36:38Jonathan had given me
36:39for protection and
36:40sprinted down the alley
36:41where she had
36:42disappeared.
36:43At its far end, there
36:45was a run-down
36:46courtyard, and I could
36:47hear her creepy voice
36:48coming from inside.
36:50Babies, I'm here with
36:51you.
36:52Don't be scared.
36:53While she wasn't
36:54looking, I slid the
36:55dagger up to her throat,
36:57ready to end her.
36:59Give my babies back!
37:00But when I got closer,
37:02I saw that the eggs in
37:04the basket had cracked
37:05open, and the little
37:06snakes were gone.
37:07Were they dead or had
37:08they run off?
37:09While I was still frozen
37:11with shock, Catherine
37:12shoved me off and
37:13cracked up like a
37:14maniac.
37:17My babies are dead!
37:19And yours too!
37:20Perfect!
37:21Tears welled in my eyes.
37:25I wanted to lunge with
37:27the dagger and make her
37:28pay for my babies.
37:30Suddenly, Jonathan
37:31burst in, and a little
37:32silver snake shot out
37:34from him.
37:34The snake had his mouth
37:36wide open and bit
37:37Catherine's neck.
37:38Catherine spat out
37:39blood and fell to the
37:40ground, dead with her
37:41eyes wide open.
37:43The little snake coiled
37:44around my arm.
37:47Mom, I got her for you.
37:49It was Frederick's voice.
37:51He was my boy again.
37:52I cupped him in my
37:53hands and kissed his
37:54forehead.
37:55Nobody really cared
37:56that Catherine died.
37:58Dad had cut her off
37:59because she made our
38:00family look bad, and
38:01Dominic was glad she was
38:02gone.
38:03Seven days later, my three
38:05little snakes took human
38:07shape.
38:07Once again, the sky lit
38:09up with purple light,
38:10rainbows spread everywhere,
38:12and birds chirped all
38:13around.
38:14It was another sign of
38:15great fortune.
38:16My whole body glowed
38:17gold.
38:18In a second, I had a
38:20bright green snake tail,
38:21and my eyes turned
38:22bright green, too.
38:24Then the Lord of Heaven's
38:25voice boomed.
38:26Ivana Walters, the
38:28snake fairy, broke the
38:29magic cauldron a thousand
38:31years ago just for fun,
38:33throwing the three realms
38:34into chaos.
38:35Now that you've gone
38:36through sen lives of
38:37trials, you can come back
38:39to heaven and take your
38:40job.
38:41In an instant, a ton of
38:42memories flooded my mind.
38:47I had been a flower, a stone,
38:50a unicorn, and a mermaid,
38:52but in every life, Jonathan
38:54was right there watching my
38:56back.
38:56He could have become an
38:57immortal long ago, but in
38:59the tenth life, he gave up a
39:00thousand years of hard work
39:02just to save me.
39:03Before I left, Jonathan took
39:05my hand.
39:08Yves, wait for me.
39:10I'll be up in heaven with you
39:11soon.
39:12The blessings of my
39:13ascension rained down upon
39:14the earth, and the snake
39:16clan bowed in reverence.
39:18Farewell to snake fairy.
39:20May you protect our clan
39:23and keep us strong forever.
39:25In a burst of white light, I
39:27was back in heaven, becoming
39:29the snake fairy who looked
39:30after flowers.
39:32Five hundred years later, I
39:34was sleeping in when a
39:35strange smell hit me, and
39:36suddenly, someone I knew all
39:38too well wrapped me in a
39:39firm embrace.
39:40Jonathan's voice rang in my
39:42ear.
39:43Eve, I'm back.
39:46I'm back.
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