The Alpha's Dead Luna [Eng Sub] | She awakened her power, felt his affair, and delivered her own corpse. Full Episode - video Dailymotion

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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.

00:00:14He 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 a 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.

00:02:06Being the useless one who couldn't shift, I'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.

00:03:56Of 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.

00:06:52Oh 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.

00:07:29From 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,

00:09:19and 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,

00:09:55everything fell apart.

00:09:58Through that new ability,

00:09:59I sensed him.

00:10:01Kane.

00:10:02Talking to his beta pet.

00:10:03But their 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.

00:10:14For 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.

00:10:30Even 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,

00:11:12and 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.

00:11:40I 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,

00:11:59why 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.

00:12:10I 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.

00:13:27A 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.

00:14:06If 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,

00:14:55not even waiting for a response.

00:14:58I watched his retreating figure,

00:15:00a bitter thought settling in.

00:15:03Kane had never walked away from me,

00:15:05for 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,

00:15:13instinctive desire.

00:15:16Work?

00:15:17Hardly.

00:15:19He 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.

00:16:02I 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

00:16:39to 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.

00:16:50Who did this to you?

00:16:52Who made Maid?

00:16:54My little wolf like this.

00:16:57Tell me.

00:16:58I'll tear them apart.

00:17:00A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:17:04Kane,

00:17:04you're the one who did this to me.

00:17:08Sometime deep into the night,

00:17:10I woke to the sound of a low,

00:17:12restrained growl.

00:17:13Half asleep,

00:17:14I 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,

00:17:33forcing 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.

00:17:50The 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.

00:18:05Alpha,

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 wore it for me,

00:18:18didn't you?

00:18:20I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:18:23So 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.

00:19:00I know,

00:19:00I just,

00:19:03she's about to become your mate,

00:19:04and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:19:08It 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,

00:19:36blurring 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,

00:20:00I 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,

00:21:01Theta,

00:21:02the day before our mating ceremony.

00:21:04He assumed I,

00:21:06being a wolfless wretch,

00:21:08couldn't hear a thing,

00:21:09unaware that I had awakened,

00:21:11and could clearly perceive

00:21:12every 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

00:21:24at 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

00:21:29for far too long.

00:21:31Good.

00:21:31My voice came out low,

00:21:33a restrained edge

00:21:34of 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

00:21:57the instant I stepped in.

00:21:58Every wolf there

00:22:00could catch the faint pine scent

00:22:02clinging to me.

00:22:03The unmistakable mate mark

00:22:05left by Alpha Cain.

00:22:07Cain,

00:22:08seated at the center,

00:22:10rose immediately.

00:22:11His long fingers

00:22:13closed 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

00:22:29in his gaze,

00:22:30and forced down the bitterness

00:22:32rising in my chest.

00:22:33I shook my head.

00:22:35I'm fine.

00:22:36Let'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 wildcat

00:22:49are about to seal

00:22:50your mate bond.

00:22:51So what are you planning to do

00:22:52with 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

00:23:01to names like that.

00:23:02But I could still clearly smell

00:23:04another woman's scent

00:23:06lingering on Cain.

00:23:10Someone beside the speaker

00:23:12nudged 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

00:23:23understands the werewolf

00:23:24kind language anyway.

00:23:25I'm just curious how Cain

00:23:27plans to deal with

00:23:28his little bitch.

00:23:29All eyes turned to Cain.

00:23:32A flicker of disdain

00:23:33passed through his gaze.

00:23:35I'll keep her.

00:23:37He peeled a shrimp

00:23:38and placed it into my bowl

00:23:40before continuing casually.

00:23:42She's just a pet

00:23:43I keep around.

00:23:44My only mate is Aria.

00:23:47He smirked faintly.

00:23:49But if my wildbot Aria

00:23:50ever found out the truth,

00:23:51she'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

00:24:04thickening the air.

00:24:05Watch your mouths.

00:24:06If anyone slips up

00:24:08in front of her,

00:24:09I'll tear you apart.

00:24:11These were all dominant alphas

00:24:13from the same circle,

00:24:15and none of this shocked them.

00:24:17If anything,

00:24:18they sounded amused.

00:24:20Cain's got it bad.

00:24:22Can't even let his little toy

00:24:23get 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

00:24:31getting the better of him.

00:24:32Cain,

00:24:34if Aria

00:24:35can't sense anything,

00:24:37then you and that beta pet,

00:24:39have you ever,

00:24:40you know,

00:24:41at home?

00:24:43Cain chuckled,

00:24:44idly spinning the ring

00:24:45on his finger.

00:24:46Of course.

00:24:48It's been

00:24:50wild.

00:24:51The room erupted

00:24:52into crude laughter

00:24:54and wolfish howls.

00:24:55Cain really knows

00:24:56how to play.

00:24:59A useless one like that?

00:25:01Easy to fool.

00:25:03Bet the whole place

00:25:04is covered in your mess.

00:25:08Man,

00:25:09I'd love to see

00:25:10that wild cat's face

00:25:11when she finds out.

00:25:14Their laughter

00:25:15cut through the room,

00:25:16sharp

00:25:17and vicious.

00:25:18No one noticed

00:25:19how tightly

00:25:20I was gripping

00:25:21my silver fork.

00:25:22My knuckles

00:25:23had gone white.

00:25:24No one knew.

00:25:26Three days ago,

00:25:27I had my awakening.

00:25:31And no one knew

00:25:32that I had already

00:25:33decided to leave.

00:25:34I would never

00:25:35complete a mate bond

00:25:37with Cain.

00:25:38On the day

00:25:39of the ceremony,

00:25:40the only thing

00:25:41waiting for him

00:25:42would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:25:44A fake one.

00:25:46Cain glanced

00:25:47at my untouched shrimp

00:25:48and immediately

00:25:49turned back to me.

00:25:51My little wolf,

00:25:52why aren't you eating?

00:25:54I looked at him.

00:25:56At the man

00:25:57whose eyes were filled

00:25:58with nothing

00:25:58but carefully crafted

00:26:00concern

00:26:00and forced

00:26:02a faint smile.

00:26:03What were you

00:26:04all talking about

00:26:05that got you

00:26:05so excited?

00:26:07Cain smiled softly

00:26:08and pressed

00:26:09a gentle kiss

00:26:10to the back

00:26:11of my hand.

00:26:12They were just saying

00:26:13they envy envy

00:26:14our bond.

00:26:15That will be

00:26:16the most devoted

00:26:17pair there is.

00:26:19Inside the private room,

00:26:21people exchanged

00:26:22knowing looks.

00:26:23I caught

00:26:24every single one

00:26:25of them.

00:26:25The mockery.

00:26:26The cruelty.

00:26:28It burned.

00:26:30My heart felt like it

00:26:31had been soaked

00:26:32in liquid silver,

00:26:34the pain sharp enough

00:26:35to cut through bone.

00:26:37They had been talking

00:26:38about him and that woman,

00:26:40yet somehow twisted it

00:26:41into admiration

00:26:42for what we had.

00:26:44Cain,

00:26:45I never realized

00:26:46you could lie so easily.

00:26:48I set my silver fork

00:26:50down and stood.

00:26:51I didn't want to hear

00:26:53another word of it.

00:26:54The moment I moved

00:26:55to leave,

00:26:56Cain was on his feet,

00:26:58a flicker of panic

00:26:59crossing his face.

00:27:01Little wolf,

00:27:02what's wrong?

00:27:03I shook my head.

00:27:05My voice came out soft,

00:27:07barely more than a breath.

00:27:09I'm tired.

00:27:12I want to go back

00:27:13to the pack house.

00:27:14I didn't wait

00:27:15for his response.

00:27:16I turned

00:27:17and walked out.

00:27:19Out on the street,

00:27:20I looked up

00:27:21and saw the massive

00:27:23LED screen

00:27:23across the road.

00:27:25A mating display

00:27:26was playing.

00:27:28Aria,

00:27:29be my mate.

00:27:30The words stretched

00:27:32across the center

00:27:33in bold,

00:27:34impossible-to-miss letters.

00:27:36People passing by

00:27:38slowed down,

00:27:39their voices

00:27:40full of envy.

00:27:43Oh my God,

00:27:44I heard Alpha Cain's

00:27:45girl can't shift

00:27:46so he rented

00:27:47the biggest screen

00:27:48in the city

00:27:48just so she could

00:27:49clearly see the words

00:27:50be my mate?

00:27:52That's insanely romantic.

00:27:55He treats that girl

00:27:56so well.

00:27:57After the mate bond,

00:27:58he's going to be

00:27:59the perfect alpha.

00:28:01I stood there,

00:28:03the subject of

00:28:04their admiration,

00:28:05and let out a quiet,

00:28:07self-mocking smile.

00:28:08A week ago,

00:28:10I would have reacted

00:28:11the same way.

00:28:12I would have believed

00:28:14in Cain's love

00:28:15without question.

00:28:17I was born

00:28:18into a declining pack.

00:28:20From the moment

00:28:21I came into this world,

00:28:23I couldn't shift.

00:28:25Among the werewolf kind,

00:28:27that made me a disgrace,

00:28:29a failure.

00:28:31Cain entered my life

00:28:32under those circumstances.

00:28:35He claimed it was love

00:28:36at first sight

00:28:37and pursued me relentlessly.

00:28:39But I had seen

00:28:40this kind of attention

00:28:41before.

00:28:43Cruel games

00:28:44disguised as affection.

00:28:46So I avoided him.

00:28:48Ninety-nine times

00:28:49he confessed.

00:28:51Ninety-nine times

00:28:52I turned him down.

00:28:54Until the night

00:28:56the Silver Hunters

00:28:57attacked.

00:28:58He threw himself

00:28:59over me

00:28:59without hesitation.

00:29:01Even when Silver

00:29:02pierced straight

00:29:03through his shoulder blade,

00:29:04he didn't move,

00:29:06he held his position,

00:29:07shielding me

00:29:08with his body.

00:29:10When he woke up

00:29:11in the hospital,

00:29:12his condition was so weak

00:29:13he could barely

00:29:14maintain human form.

00:29:16And yet,

00:29:17the first thing

00:29:18he did when he saw me

00:29:19was reach out

00:29:20and gently touch my face.

00:29:23My little wolf,

00:29:24as long as you're safe.

00:29:27That was the moment

00:29:28everything changed.

00:29:29For the first time,

00:29:31I believed that

00:29:32even someone like me,

00:29:33someone who couldn't shift,

00:29:35could be worth

00:29:36risking everything for.

00:29:37The walls around my heart

00:29:39cracked open for him.

00:29:41The wound from the Silver

00:29:43never fully healed.

00:29:45It left behind

00:29:46a permanent circular scar.

00:29:48Every time I saw it,

00:29:50my heart would ache

00:29:51in a way that felt

00:29:52dangerously close to love.

00:29:54For five years,

00:29:56he never wavered.

00:29:58He treated me

00:29:59with the same devotion,

00:30:00the same care,

00:30:02as if I were

00:30:02the only one who mattered.

00:30:06Even when the pack

00:30:08opposed us,

00:30:09he stood his ground

00:30:10and asked me

00:30:11to be his mate.

00:30:13And for that

00:30:14upcoming ceremony,

00:30:15I wanted to give him

00:30:16something real.

00:30:18Something more.

00:30:19I risked my life

00:30:21to undergo blood awakening,

00:30:22just so I could truly

00:30:23experience his wild side

00:30:25during the mate ritual.

00:30:26If it failed,

00:30:28I would have died.

00:30:30But I survived.

00:30:32Not only that,

00:30:33I gained something rare.

00:30:36Empathic sense.

00:30:37I decided to keep it a secret.

00:30:39I wanted to surprise him

00:30:41on the day of the ceremony.

00:30:44But on the very day

00:30:45I awakened,

00:30:46everything fell apart.

00:30:48Through that new ability,

00:30:50I sensed him.

00:30:52Kane.

00:30:53Talking to his beta pet.

00:30:54Their voices were intimate,

00:30:57careless,

00:30:58filled with open flirtation.

00:31:00That was when

00:31:01I learned the truth.

00:31:03He had already

00:31:04betrayed our bond.

00:31:05For an entire year.

00:31:07And I had known nothing.

00:31:10A sharp pain

00:31:11twisted through my chest,

00:31:13forcing me to crouch down

00:31:14and wrap my arms

00:31:15around myself.

00:31:17His words from earlier

00:31:18echoed in my mind,

00:31:20over and over again.

00:31:21Even with the mate

00:31:23ceremony approaching,

00:31:24he had no intention

00:31:25of ending that relationship.

00:31:27Did he really think

00:31:29I was so worthless

00:31:30that he could deceive me forever?

00:31:32The winter wind

00:31:34cut through me,

00:31:35cold and merciless.

00:31:37But my mind

00:31:38had never been clearer.

00:31:40I would show Kane the truth.

00:31:42Lies don't last forever.

00:31:45And I would never

00:31:46forgive betrayal.

00:31:47I took a slow breath,

00:31:49forcing down the ache

00:31:51in my chest.

00:31:52Just as I was about

00:31:53to head back,

00:31:54a pair of strong arms

00:31:56wrapped around me

00:31:57from behind.

00:31:59Kane's scent

00:32:00surrounded me at once,

00:32:01rich with cedar,

00:32:02and thick with possessiveness.

00:32:04It pressed in

00:32:05from all sides,

00:32:06leaving no space

00:32:07to breathe.

00:32:09Little wolf,

00:32:10why didn't you

00:32:10wait for me?

00:32:11Are you in a bad mood

00:32:12today?

00:32:14Then let me take you

00:32:15to see your mate dress.

00:32:17The custom piece

00:32:18just arrived.

00:32:19He pulled me

00:32:20into his arms,

00:32:21his hands sliding

00:32:23up to the back

00:32:23of my neck,

00:32:24gently stroking

00:32:25the spot

00:32:26where his marking

00:32:27remained.

00:32:30I don't feel

00:32:31like going.

00:32:32Just pick it yourself.

00:32:34I would be gone

00:32:36on the day

00:32:36of the mate ceremony.

00:32:38There was no reason

00:32:39for me to wear

00:32:40a mate dress.

00:32:42Kane seemed

00:32:42to sense the distance

00:32:43in my tone.

00:32:45His voice softened,

00:32:46almost cautious.

00:32:48Little wolf,

00:32:50why does it feel

00:32:51like you're not excited

00:32:52about the mate bond

00:32:53at all?

00:32:54Do you not want

00:32:54to bond with me anymore?

00:32:57I looked at him,

00:32:58at the flicker

00:32:59of panic

00:33:00in his alpha eyes.

00:33:01I almost told him

00:33:03the truth.

00:33:04Yes,

00:33:05I don't want

00:33:06this anymore.

00:33:07You were the one

00:33:08who betrayed us first.

00:33:09You were the one

00:33:10who dragged our bond

00:33:11through the dirt.

00:33:12You were the one

00:33:13who destroyed

00:33:14any anticipation

00:33:15I had for that ceremony.

00:33:17And now you're

00:33:18asking me why?

00:33:20But I wasn't ready

00:33:21to expose everything,

00:33:23not yet.

00:33:25At the dress boutique,

00:33:27the moment

00:33:27we stepped inside,

00:33:28an attendant

00:33:29drew back a curtain

00:33:30to reveal the mate dress

00:33:31prepared in advance.

00:33:33Miss,

00:33:34the gown Alpha Kane

00:33:36had blessed

00:33:36by the moon goddess

00:33:37has arrived.

00:33:38Please let us know

00:33:39if you'd like

00:33:39any alterations.

00:33:42The dress was

00:33:43pure white,

00:33:44flowing and luminous.

00:33:46Moonstones were

00:33:47set into the bodice,

00:33:48casting a soft,

00:33:50sacred glow.

00:33:51Kane wrapped an arm

00:33:52around my waist.

00:33:54My little wolf,

00:33:55do you like it?

00:33:57I couldn't deny it.

00:33:59The design

00:34:00was exactly my taste.

00:34:02But no matter

00:34:03how beautiful it was,

00:34:04it couldn't mend

00:34:05what had already

00:34:06been broken.

00:34:07Look closer,

00:34:09Kane said softly,

00:34:10at the center

00:34:11of the moonstone.

00:34:12I followed his gaze.

00:34:15Engraved deep

00:34:16within the gem

00:34:17were the letters

00:34:17A and K

00:34:19forever.

00:34:21The moon goddess

00:34:22is our witness.

00:34:24My love for you

00:34:25will last forever too.

00:34:27I stared at the stone,

00:34:29at the tiny letters

00:34:30carved into its heart.

00:34:32Then I turned to him

00:34:34and met his eyes,

00:34:35eyes filled with something

00:34:37that looked like love.

00:34:40Will your love for me

00:34:41really last forever?

00:34:44A flicker of unease

00:34:46crossed his face

00:34:47before he answered

00:34:48quickly.

00:34:49I Kane,

00:34:50swear,

00:34:51swear that I will love

00:34:52Arya forever.

00:34:53For my entire life.

00:34:56If I break this oath,

00:34:58may the moon goddess

00:34:59strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:35:02Such a solemn vow.

00:35:04And yet,

00:35:05it couldn't warm a heart

00:35:07that had already gone cold.

00:35:09He had already broken it.

00:35:11And still,

00:35:13he kept acting.

00:35:14Didn't he get tired?

00:35:17I turned my face away,

00:35:19unwilling to look at him

00:35:20any longer.

00:35:21Kane seemed about

00:35:22to say something else,

00:35:24but his phone

00:35:24suddenly rang.

00:35:26His expression shifted,

00:35:27just slightly,

00:35:28before he stepped aside

00:35:30to answer.

00:35:31When he returned,

00:35:32there was a trace

00:35:33of apology on his face.

00:35:36Little wolf,

00:35:37something urgent

00:35:38just came up.

00:35:39Go ahead and try the dress.

00:35:40If anything needs adjusting,

00:35:41just tell the staff.

00:35:43He left in a hurry,

00:35:45not even waiting

00:35:46for a response.

00:35:48I watched his

00:35:50retreating figure,

00:35:51a bitter thought

00:35:52settling in.

00:35:54Kane had never

00:35:54walked away from me

00:35:55for pack business.

00:35:57And just before he left,

00:35:59I had caught it.

00:36:01That flicker in his eyes.

00:36:03Raw,

00:36:05instinctive desire.

00:36:07Work?

00:36:08Hardly.

00:36:09He was going to see her.

00:36:12When I returned

00:36:13to the pack house,

00:36:14I immediately felt it.

00:36:16The slight dip

00:36:17in the mattress.

00:36:19The air carried

00:36:20a cloying mix of vanilla

00:36:21and lingering scent,

00:36:23thick with unmistakable desire.

00:36:26The thought hit me

00:36:27all at once.

00:36:28Kane and that beta

00:36:29had been here,

00:36:30on this bed.

00:36:32Entwined.

00:36:33My stomach

00:36:34twisted violently.

00:36:36I rushed into the bathroom

00:36:37and threw up,

00:36:38unable to stop.

00:36:40Kane had just come back.

00:36:42The moment he saw me like that,

00:36:44panic flashed

00:36:45across his face.

00:36:47Little wolf,

00:36:48did you eat something bad?

00:36:49I'll call a healer

00:36:50right now.

00:36:53I grabbed his wrist,

00:36:55my eyes still red.

00:36:57I'm fine.

00:36:58I just

00:36:58thought of something

00:37:00disgusting.

00:37:02Kane dropped

00:37:03to his knees

00:37:04beside me,

00:37:05gently patting my back,

00:37:06his expression

00:37:07full of distress.

00:37:08Don't think about

00:37:09things like that.

00:37:11Seeing you like this,

00:37:13it hurts me too.

00:37:15I looked down at him,

00:37:16at the open collar

00:37:18of his shirt,

00:37:19and the marks

00:37:20on his skin.

00:37:21Bite marks,

00:37:23fresh,

00:37:23obvious.

00:37:25Another wave of nausea

00:37:26rose in my throat.

00:37:28How strong did Kane

00:37:30have to be to carry

00:37:31another woman's marks

00:37:32on his body

00:37:33and still look at me

00:37:34like I was the only one

00:37:35he cared about?

00:37:37His voice grew sharper,

00:37:39more 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.

00:37:50A bitter smile

00:37:52tugged at my lips.

00:37:55Kane,

00:37:55you're the one

00:37:57who did this to me.

00:37:58Sometime deep

00:37:59into the night,

00:38:00I woke to the sound

00:38:01of a low,

00:38:02restrained growl.

00:38:04Half asleep,

00:38:05I reached out,

00:38:07instinctively searching

00:38:08for the alpha

00:38:08beside me.

00:38:10But the bed

00:38:10was empty.

00:38:11I sat up

00:38:13and went downstairs.

00:38:14As I reached

00:38:15the second floor,

00:38:16I heard it.

00:38:17A woman's breathless voice.

00:38:21Soft,

00:38:21broken.

00:38:23I froze for a second,

00:38:24forcing down

00:38:25the sharp ache

00:38:26rising in my chest,

00:38:27then walked

00:38:28toward the guest room.

00:38:29The door was wide open.

00:38:32Moonlight spilled

00:38:33across the room,

00:38:34illuminating two bodies

00:38:36tangled together.

00:38:38Inside,

00:38:39Kane was bare

00:38:40from the waist up.

00:38:41The beta wore

00:38:42a strapless mermaid gown.

00:38:44The long skirt

00:38:45pushed up to her waist.

00:38:46Her pale legs

00:38:48were wrapped

00:38:48tightly around him.

00:38:50Her cheeks

00:38:51were flushed

00:38:52as she clung

00:38:52to his neck,

00:38:53her voice unsteady.

00:38:55Alpha,

00:38:56the dress

00:38:57I just got today,

00:38:59you already torn it.

00:39:01Kane let out

00:39:01a low chuckle,

00:39:03leaning in close

00:39:03to her ear,

00:39:04his voice rough.

00:39:06You...

00:39:08You wore it

00:39:09for me,

00:39:09didn't you?

00:39:11I even had

00:39:12the designer

00:39:12make one

00:39:13just for you.

00:39:14So tonight,

00:39:16shouldn't you

00:39:17be satisfying me?

00:39:18She clung to him,

00:39:20her voice breaking,

00:39:22hoarse.

00:39:23Alpha,

00:39:24I can't...

00:39:25I can't take

00:39:27ache anymore.

00:39:28Then,

00:39:29breathless,

00:39:30she tilted

00:39:30her head back.

00:39:32What if

00:39:33Aria sees us?

00:39:35Kane stilled,

00:39:36his expression

00:39:37turning cold

00:39:38as he cut her off.

00:39:39She's useless.

00:39:40She doesn't

00:39:41understand anything.

00:39:43Don't you dare

00:39:44tell her about us.

00:39:45The beta trace

00:39:46circles against

00:39:47his chest,

00:39:48her tone soft,

00:39:49almost hurt.

00:39:50I know.

00:39:51I just...

00:39:53She's about

00:39:54to become

00:39:55your mate,

00:39:55and I'll always

00:39:57have to stay hidden.

00:39:59It makes me sad.

00:40:02Kane's expression

00:40:03softened slightly.

00:40:04You jealous

00:40:05little thing.

00:40:07I already brought

00:40:08you into this house.

00:40:09Isn't that enough?

00:40:10Don't worry.

00:40:12Even after the

00:40:13mate bond,

00:40:14I won't leave you.

00:40:15Whatever area has,

00:40:17you'll have too.

00:40:19Moonlight lit up

00:40:20my face,

00:40:21where I stood

00:40:22outside the door.

00:40:23I covered my mouth,

00:40:25but the tears

00:40:26were already falling,

00:40:27blurring everything.

00:40:29Every sound

00:40:30from inside the room

00:40:31pierced into me

00:40:32like silver blades,

00:40:33carving wound

00:40:34after wound

00:40:35into my chest.

00:40:37I turned

00:40:38and ran,

00:40:39barefoot,

00:40:40straight out

00:40:41into the rain.

00:40:42Cold water

00:40:43soaked through me,

00:40:44but I didn't stop.

00:40:46I just needed

00:40:47to get away,

00:40:48as far away

00:40:49as possible.

00:40:50Through the haze,

00:40:51I thought I saw him,

00:40:53a younger Kane,

00:40:55the one

00:40:56I had once loved.

00:40:58His eyes were clear,

00:41:00sincere,

00:41:01filled with

00:41:02something real.

00:41:03little wolf,

00:41:05leave him.

00:41:07Leave the man

00:41:08who doesn't love you

00:41:09anymore,

00:41:09and never forgive him.

00:41:11My vision burned

00:41:13as I looked

00:41:14at that memory.

00:41:15At the alpha,

00:41:17I had once

00:41:17given my heart to.

00:41:19Okay,

00:41:20I whispered,

00:41:22I will leave you,

00:41:25and I will

00:41:25never forgive you.

00:41:46five years into our marriage,

00:41:48it all turned out to be lies.

00:41:50My alpha Kane had an affair with his mistress Beta,

00:41:52the day before our mating ceremony.

00:41:55He assumed I,

00:41:57being a wolfless wretch,

00:41:58couldn't hear a thing,

00:42:00unaware that I had awakened,

00:42:01and could clearly precede

00:42:03every betrayal we uttered.

00:42:06Luna,

00:42:07we've prepared the substitute blood

00:42:08and staged the fake death scene

00:42:10exactly as you requested.

00:42:12In ten days,

00:42:13your death will be revealed

00:42:14at mate ceremony.

00:42:15The voice on the other end

00:42:17finally took the edge

00:42:18off the anger

00:42:19I'd been holding back

00:42:20for far too long.

00:42:21Good.

00:42:22My voice came out low,

00:42:24a restrained edge

00:42:25of something feral beneath it.

00:42:27Rest assured,

00:42:29no one will question it.

00:42:30We'll simulate a death by silver.

00:42:33No wolf survives

00:42:34that kind of damage.

00:42:36Only then,

00:42:37did I let out a slow breath.

00:42:39After confirming

00:42:40the remaining details,

00:42:42I hung up

00:42:43and pushed open the door

00:42:44to the private room.

00:42:46The noise inside died

00:42:47the instant I stepped in.

00:42:49Every wolf there

00:42:50could catch the faint pine scent

00:42:52clinging to me.

00:42:53The unmistakable mate mark

00:42:55left by Alpha Cain.

00:42:58Cain,

00:42:59seated at the center,

00:43:01rose immediately.

00:43:02His long fingers

00:43:03closed around my hand,

00:43:05his eyes filled with concern.

00:43:07His voice dropped,

00:43:09rough with Alpha authority.

00:43:11My little wolf,

00:43:12where did you go?

00:43:13I can smell fear on you.

00:43:16He started to pull me away,

00:43:18but I caught the possessiveness

00:43:20in his gaze

00:43:21and forced down the bitterness

00:43:22rising 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,

00:43:31Cain led me back to my seat.

00:43:33The room gradually came back to life

00:43:35until someone spoke up.

00:43:37Cain,

00:43:38you and your wildcat

00:43:39are about to seal your mate bond.

00:43:41So what are you planning to do

00:43:43with your little beta pet?

00:43:45My nails dug into my palm.

00:43:47Being the useless one

00:43:49who couldn't shift,

00:43:50I'd long since gotten used

00:43:52to names like that,

00:43:53but I could still clearly smell

00:43:55another woman's scent

00:43:56lingering on Cain.

00:44:01Someone beside the speaker

00:44:03nudged him.

00:44:04Hey, watch it.

00:44:06Your Luna's right here.

00:44:07He just shrugged,

00:44:08completely unconcerned.

00:44:10What's the problem?

00:44:12It's not like the useless one

00:44:14understands the werewolf

00:44:15kind language anyway.

00:44:16I'm just curious how Cain

00:44:18plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:44:20All eyes turned to Cain.

00:44:22A flicker of disdain

00:44:24passed through his gaze.

00:44:26I'll keep her.

00:44:28He peeled a shrimp

00:44:29and placed it into my bowl

00:44:31before 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 wild bot Aria

00:44:41ever found out the truth,

00:44:42she'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

00:44:54thickening the air.

00:44:56Watch 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

00:45:04from the same circle,

00:45:05and none of this shocked them.

00:45:07If anything,

00:45:08they sounded amused.

00:45:10Cain's got it bad.

00:45:12Can't even let his little toy

00:45:14get 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.

00:45:24Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,

00:45:27than you and that beta pet.

00:45:30Have you ever, you know,

00:45:32at home?

00:45:33Cain chuckled,

00:45:35idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:45:37Of course.

00:45:39It's been wild.

00:45:42The room erupted into crude laughter

00:45:44and wolfish howls.

00:45:46Cain 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.

00:46:09No one noticed how tightly

00:46:11I was gripping my silver fork.

00:46:13My knuckles had gone white.

00:46:15No one knew.

00:46:16Three days ago,

00:46:18I had my awakening.

00:46:21And no one knew

00:46:23that I had already decided to leave.

00:46:25I would never complete

00:46:27a mate bond with Cain.

00:46:29On the day of the ceremony,

00:46:31the only thing waiting for him

00:46:33would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:46:35A fake one.

00:46:37Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp

00:46:39and immediately turned back to me.

00:46:42My little wolf,

00:46:43why aren't you eating?

00:46:45I looked at him,

00:46:46at 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?

00:46:58Cain 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.

00:47:06That 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

00:47:22it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:47:24The pain sharp enough

00:47:26to cut through bone.

00:47:27They had been talking about him

00:47:29and that woman,

00:47:30yet somehow twisted it

00:47:32into admiration

00:47:33for what we had.

00:47:35Cain,

00:47:35I never realized

00:47:37you could lie so easily.

00:47:39I set my silver fork down

00:47:41and stood.

00:47:42I didn't want to hear

00:47:43another word of it.

00:47:45The moment I moved to leave,

00:47:47Cain was on his feet,

00:47:48a flicker of panic

00:47:50crossing his face.

00:47:51Little 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

00:48:04to the pack house.

00:48:05I didn't wait

00:48:06for his response.

00:48:07I turned

00:48:08and walked out.

00:48:10Out on the street,

00:48:11I looked up

00:48:12and saw the massive

00:48:13LED screen

00:48:14across the road.

00:48:15A mating display

00:48:17was playing.

00:48:18ARIA,

00:48:19be my mate.

00:48:21The words stretched

00:48:23across the center

00:48:24in bold,

00:48:25impossible-to-miss letters.

00:48:27People passing by

00:48:28slowed down,

00:48:30their voices full of envy.

00:48:34Oh my god,

00:48:35I heard Alpha Cain's girl

00:48:36can't shift,

00:48:37so he rented

00:48:38the biggest screen

00:48:39in the city

00:48:39just so she could clearly

00:48:40see the words

00:48:41be my mate?

00:48:42That's insanely romantic.

00:48:45He treats that girl

00:48:46so well.

00:48:48After the mate bond,

00:48:49he's going to be

00:48:50the perfect alpha.

00:48:52I stood there,

00:48:53the subject of their admiration,

00:48:55and let out a quiet,

00:48:58self-mocking smile.

00:48:59A week ago,

00:49:01I would have reacted

00:49:02the same way.

00:49:03I would have believed

00:49:05in Cain's love

00:49:06without question.

00:49:07I was born

00:49:09into a declining pack.

00:49:11From the moment

00:49:12I came into this world,

00:49:14I couldn't shift.

00:49:15Among the werewolf kind,

00:49:17that made me a disgrace,

00:49:19a failure.

00:49:21Cain entered my life

00:49:23under those circumstances.

00:49:25He claimed it was love

00:49:27at first sight

00:49:27and pursued me relentlessly.

00:49:30But I had seen

00:49:31this kind of attention before.

00:49:33Cruel games disguised

00:49:35as 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

00:49:46the silver hunters attacked.

00:49:48He threw himself

00:49:49over me

00:49:50without hesitation.

00:49:52Even when silver

00:49:53pierced straight

00:49:54through his shoulder blade,

00:49:55he didn't move.

00:49:56He held his position,

00:49:58shielding me

00:49:59with his body.

00:50:00When he woke up

00:50:01in the hospital,

00:50:03his condition was so weak

00:50:04he could barely

00:50:05maintain human form.

00:50:07And yet,

00:50:08the first thing he did

00:50:09when he saw me,

00:50:10was reach out

00:50:11and gently touch my face.

00:50:14My little wolf,

00:50:15as long as you're safe.

00:50:17That was the moment

00:50:19everything changed.

00:50:20For the first time,

00:50:22I believed that

00:50:23even someone like me,

00:50:24someone who couldn't shift,

00:50:26could be worth

00:50:26risking everything for.

00:50:28The walls around my heart

00:50:30cracked open for him.

00:50:32The wound from the silver

00:50:34never fully healed.

00:50:35It left behind

00:50:37a permanent circular scar.

00:50:38Every time I saw it,

00:50:40my heart would ache

00:50:42in a way that felt

00:50:43dangerously close to love.

00:50:45For five years,

00:50:47he never wavered.

00:50:48He treated me

00:50:49with the same devotion,

00:50:51the same care,

00:50:52as if I were

00:50:53the only one who mattered.

00:50:57Even when the pack

00:50:58opposed us,

00:50:59he stood his ground

00:51:01and asked me

00:51:02to be his mate.

00:51:03And for that

00:51:04upcoming ceremony,

00:51:06I wanted to give him

00:51:07something real.

00:51:09Something more.

00:51:10I risked my life

00:51:11to undergo

00:51:12blood awakening,

00:51:13just so I could

00:51:14truly experience

00:51:15his wild side

00:51:16during the mate ritual.

00:51:17If 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

00:51:30a secret.

00:51:30I wanted to surprise him

00:51:32on the day of the ceremony.

00:51:34But on the very day

00:51:36I awakened,

00:51:37everything fell apart.

00:51:39Through that new ability,

00:51:41I sensed him.

00:51:42Kane.

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

00:51:52I learned the truth.

00:51:53He had already

00:51:55betrayed our bond.

00:51:56For an entire year.

00:51:58And I had known nothing.

00:52:01A sharp pain

00:52:02twisted through my chest,

00:52:04forcing me to crouch down

00:52:05and wrap my arms

00:52:06around myself.

00:52:08His words from earlier

00:52:09echoed in my mind,

00:52:10over and over again.

00:52:12Even with the mate

00:52:13ceremony approaching,

00:52:15he had no intention

00:52:16of ending that relationship.

00:52:18Did he really think

00:52:19I was so worthless

00:52:20that 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 Kane the truth.

00:52:33Lies don't last forever.

00:52:35And 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

00:52:47wrapped around me from behind.

00:52:50Kane'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

00:53:06to 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

00:53:13to the back of my neck,

00:53:15gently stroking the spot

00:53:17where his marking remained.

00:53:21I don't feel like going.

00:53:23Just pick it yourself.

00:53:25I would be gone

00:53:26on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:53:29There was no reason

00:53:30for me to wear a mate dress.

00:53:32Kane seemed to sense

00:53:33the distance in my tone.

00:53:35His voice softened,

00:53:37almost cautious.

00:53:39Little Wolf,

00:53:41why does it feel like

00:53:42you're not excited

00:53:43about the mate bond at all?

00:53:44Do you not want to bond

00:53:45with me anymore?

00:53:47I looked at him,

00:53:49at the flicker of panic

00:53:50in 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

00:53:59who betrayed us first.

00:54:00You were the one

00:54:01who dragged our bond

00:54:02through the dirt.

00:54:03You were the one

00:54:04who destroyed any anticipation

00:54:05I had for that ceremony.

00:54:08And now you're asking me why?

00:54:10But I wasn't ready

00:54:12to 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

00:54:21to reveal the mate dress

00:54:22prepared in advance.

00:54:24Miss,

00:54:25the gown Alpha Kane

00:54:26had blessed by the moon goddess

00:54:28has arrived.

00:54:29Please let us know

00:54:30if you'd like any alterations.

00:54:32The dress was pure white,

00:54:35flowing and luminous.

00:54:37Moonstones were set

00:54:38into the bodice,

00:54:39casting a soft,

00:54:40sacred glow.

00:54:42Kane wrapped an arm

00:54:43around 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

00:54:53how beautiful it was,

00:54:55it couldn't mend

00:54:56what had already been broken.

00:54:58Look closer,

00:55:00Kane said softly,

00:55:01at the center of the moonstone.

00:55:03I followed his gaze.

00:55:06Engraved deep within the gem

00:55:07were the letters

00:55:08A and K

00:55:10forever.

00:55:11The moon goddess

00:55:13is our witness.

00:55:15My love for you

00:55:16will last forever, too.

00:55:18I stared at the stone,

00:55:20at the tiny letters

00:55:21carved into its heart.

00:55:23Then I turned to him

00:55:24and met his eyes,

00:55:26eyes filled with something

00:55:28that looked like love.

00:55:30Will your love for me

00:55:32really last forever?

00:55:35A flicker of unease

00:55:37crossed his face

00:55:38before he answered quickly.

00:55:40I Kane,

00:55:41swear,

00:55:42swear that I will love Arya

00:55:43forever,

00:55:44for my entire life.

00:55:47If I break this oath,

00:55:49may the moon goddess

00:55:50strip 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

00:56:11any longer.

00:56:12Kane seemed about to say

00:56:13something else,

00:56:14but his phone suddenly rang.

00:56:16His expression shifted,

00:56:18just slightly,

00:56:19before he stepped aside

00:56:20to answer.

00:56:21When he returned,

00:56:23there was a trace of apology

00:56:24on 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.

00:56:44Kane had never walked away

00:56:46from 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.

00:57:19Kane 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

00:57:28and threw up,

00:57:29unable to stop.

00:57:31Kane 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.

00:57:53Kane 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 Kane have to be

00:58:21to carry another woman's marks on his body

00:58:23and still look at me

00:58:25like 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?

00:58:36My little wolf like this.

00:58:38Tell me.

00:58:39I'll tear them apart.

00:58:41A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:58:45Kane,

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.

00:59:00But 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,

00:59:30Kane 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.

00:59:37Her 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.

00:59:51Kane let out a low chuckle,

00:59:53leaning in close to her ear,

00:59:55his voice rough.

00:59:57You...

00:59:58You 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.

01:00:18Then,

01:00:20breathless,

01:00:21she tilted her head back.

01:00:23What if Aria sees us?

01:00:25Kane 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.

01:00:35The beta traced circles against his chest,

01:00:38her tone soft,

01:00:40almost hurt.

01:00:41I know.

01:00:42I just...

01:00:44She's about to become your mate,

01:00:46and I'll always have to stay hidden.

01:00:50It makes me sad.

01:00:52Kane'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 lit 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.

01:01:37I 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 Kane,

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.

01:01:58Leave 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.

01:02:37Five years into our marriage,

01:02:38it all turned out to be lies.

01:02:40My alpha Kane 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

01:02:54every 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.

01:03:03In ten days,

01:03:04your death will be revealed

01:03:05at mate's 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

01:03:16of 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.

01:03:36The noise inside died

01:03:38the instant I stepped in.

01:03:39Every wolf there

01:03:41could catch the faint pine scent

01:03:43clinging to me.

01:03:44The unmistakable mate mark

01:03:46left by Alpha Cain.

01:03:49Cain,

01:03:50seated at the center,

01:03:51rose immediately.

01:03:53His long fingers

01:03:54closed around my hand,

01:03:56his eyes filled with concern.

01:03:58His voice dropped,

01:04:00rough 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

01:04:10in his gaze,

01:04:11and forced down the bitterness

01:04:13rising 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,

01:04:22Cain led me back to my seat.

01:04:23The room gradually came back to life,

01:04:26until someone spoke up.

01:04:27Cain,

01:04:29you and your wild cat

01:04:30are about to seal

01:04:31your mate bond.

01:04:32So what are you planning to do

01:04:34with your little beta pet?

01:04:35My nails dug into my palm.

01:04:38Being the useless one

01:04:39who couldn't shift,

01:04:41I'd long since gotten used

01:04:42to names like that.

01:04:44But I could still clearly smell

01:04:46another woman's scent

01:04:47lingering on Cain.

01:04:52Someone beside the speaker

01:04:53nudged 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

01:05:04understands the werewolf

01:05:06kind language anyway.

01:05:07I'm just curious how Cain

01:05:08plans to deal with his little bitch.

01:05:11All eyes turned to Cain.

01:05:13A flicker of disdain

01:05:15passed through his gaze.

01:05:17I'll keep her.

01:05:19He peeled a shrimp

01:05:20and placed it into my bowl

01:05:21before continuing casually.

01:05:24She's just a pet

01:05:25I keep around.

01:05:26My only mate is Aria.

01:05:28He smirked faintly.

01:05:30But if my wild bot area

01:05:32ever found out the truth,

01:05:33she'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

01:05:45thickening the air.

01:05:47Watch your mouths.

01:05:48If anyone slips up

01:05:49in front of her,

01:05:50I'll tear you apart.

01:05:53These were all dominant alphas

01:05:55from the same circle,

01:05:56and none of this shocked them.

01:05:58If anything,

01:05:59they sounded amused.

01:06:01Cain's got it bad.

01:06:03Can't even let his little toy

01:06:04get 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

01:06:12getting the better of him.

01:06:14Cain,

01:06:15if Aria can't sense anything,

01:06:18then you and that beta pet,

01:06:20have you ever,

01:06:22you know,

01:06:22at home?

01:06:24Cain chuckled,

01:06:25idly spinning the ring

01:06:27on his finger.

01:06:28Of course.

01:06:30It's been

01:06:31wild.

01:06:32The room erupted

01:06:34into crude laughter

01:06:35and wolfish howls.

01:06:37Cain really knows

01:06:38how to play.

01:06:40A useless one like that?

01:06:42Easy to fool.

01:06:44Bet the whole place

01:06:45is covered in your mess.

01:06:50Man,

01:06:51I'd love to see

01:06:51that wild cat's face

01:06:53when she finds out.

01:06:55Their laughter

01:06:56cut through the room,

01:06:58sharp

01:06:58and vicious.

01:07:00No one noticed

01:07:01how tightly

01:07:02I was gripping

01:07:02my silver fork.

01:07:03My knuckles

01:07:04had gone white.

01:07:05No one knew.

01:07:07Three days ago,

01:07:08I had my awakening.

01:07:12And no one knew

01:07:13that I had already

01:07:14decided to leave.

01:07:15I would never

01:07:17complete a mate bond

01:07:18with Cain.

01:07:20On the day

01:07:20of the ceremony,

01:07:22the only thing

01:07:23waiting for him

01:07:23would be a blood-soaked corpse.

01:07:26A fake one.

01:07:27Cain glanced

01:07:28at my untouched shrimp

01:07:30and immediately

01:07:30turned 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

01:07:38whose eyes were filled

01:07:39with nothing

01:07:40but carefully crafted concern

01:07:42and forced a faint smile.

01:07:45What were you

01:07:45all talking about

01:07:46that got you so excited?

01:07:48Cain smiled softly

01:07:50and pressed a gentle kiss

01:07:52to the back of my hand.

01:07:54They were just saying

01:07:55they envy envy our bond.

01:07:57That will be

01:07:58the most devoted pair

01:07:59there is.

01:08:01Inside the private room,

01:08:02people exchanged

01:08:04knowing looks.

01:08:05I caught every single

01:08:06one of them.

01:08:07The mockery.

01:08:08The cruelty.

01:08:09It burned.

01:08:11My heart felt like

01:08:13it had been soaked

01:08:14in liquid silver,

01:08:15the pain sharp enough

01:08:17to cut through bone.

01:08:18They had been talking

01:08:19about him and that woman,

01:08:21yet somehow twisted it

01:08:23into admiration

01:08:24for what we had.

01:08:26Cain,

01:08:26I never realized

01:08:27you could lie so easily.

01:08:30I set my silver fork

01:08:31down and stood.

01:08:32I didn't want to hear

01:08:34another word of it.

01:08:36The moment I moved

01:08:37to leave,

01:08:38Cain was on his feet,

01:08:39a flicker of panic

01:08:40crossing his face.

01:08:42Little wolf,

01:08:43what's wrong?

01:08:45I shook my head.

01:08:47My voice came out soft,

01:08:49barely more than a breath.

01:08:51I'm tired.

01:08:53I want to go back

01:08:54to the pack house.

01:08:55I didn't wait

01:08:56for his response.

01:08:58I turned

01:08:59and walked out.

01:09:00Out on the street,

01:09:02I looked up

01:09:03and saw the massive

01:09:04LED screen

01:09:05across the road.

01:09:06A mating display

01:09:08was playing.

01:09:09ARIA,

01:09:10be my mate.

01:09:12The words stretched

01:09:14across the center

01:09:15in bold,

01:09:16impossible-to-miss letters.

01:09:18People passing by

01:09:19slowed down,

01:09:20their voices

01:09:21full of envy.

01:09:25Oh my god,

01:09:26I heard

01:09:26Alpha Cain's girl

01:09:27can't shift,

01:09:28so he rented

01:09:28the biggest screen

01:09:29in the city

01:09:30just so she could

01:09:30clearly see the words

01:09:31be my mate?

01:09:33That's insanely romantic.

01:09:36He treats that girl

01:09:37so well.

01:09:38After the mate bond,

01:09:40he's going to be

01:09:40the perfect alpha.

01:09:43I stood there,

01:09:44the subject

01:09:45of their admiration,

01:09:46and let out

01:09:47a quiet,

01:09:48self-mocking smile.

01:09:50A week ago,

01:09:51I would have reacted

01:09:52the same way.

01:09:54I would have believed

01:09:55in Cain's love

01:09:56without question.

01:09:59I was born

01:10:00into a declining pack.

01:10:02From the moment

01:10:03I came into this world,

01:10:04I couldn't shift.

01:10:06Among the werewolf kind,

01:10:08that made me a disgrace,

01:10:10a failure.

01:10:12Cain entered my life

01:10:14under those circumstances.

01:10:16He claimed it was love

01:10:17at first sight

01:10:18and pursued me relentlessly.

01:10:20But I had seen

01:10:22this kind of attention

01:10:23before.

01:10:24Cruel games

01:10:25disguised as affection.

01:10:27So I avoided him.

01:10:29Ninety-nine times

01:10:31he confessed.

01:10:32Ninety-nine times

01:10:34I turned him down.

01:10:36Until the night

01:10:37the Silver Hunters

01:10:38attacked.

01:10:39He threw himself

01:10:40over me

01:10:41without hesitation.

01:10:42Even when Silver

01:10:44pierced straight

01:10:44through his shoulder blade,

01:10:46he didn't move,

01:10:47he held his position,

01:10:49shielding me

01:10:49with his body.

01:10:51When he woke up

01:10:52in the hospital,

01:10:53his condition

01:10:54was so weak

01:10:55he could barely

01:10:56maintain human form.

01:10:57And yet,

01:10:58the first thing

01:10:59he did when he saw me

01:11:00was reach out

01:11:01and gently touch

01:11:02my face.

01:11:05My little wolf,

01:11:06as long as you're safe.

01:11:08That was the moment

01:11:09everything changed.

01:11:11For the first time,

01:11:12I believed that

01:11:13even someone like me,

01:11:15someone who couldn't shift,

01:11:16could be worth

01:11:17risking everything for.

01:11:19The walls around my heart

01:11:20cracked open for him.

01:11:22The wound from the Silver

01:11:24never fully healed.

01:11:26It left behind

01:11:27a permanent circular scar.

01:11:29Every time I saw it,

01:11:31my heart would ache

01:11:32in a way that felt

01:11:33dangerously close to love.

01:11:36For five years,

01:11:38he never wavered.

01:11:39He treated me

01:11:40with the same devotion,

01:11:42the same care,

01:11:43as if I were

01:11:44the only one

01:11:45who mattered.

01:11:48Even when the pack

01:11:49opposed us,

01:11:50he stood his ground

01:11:51and asked me

01:11:52to be his mate.

01:11:54And for that

01:11:55upcoming ceremony,

01:11:57I wanted to give him

01:11:58something real.

01:11:59Something more.

01:12:01I risked my life

01:12:02to undergo

01:12:03blood awakening,

01:12:04just so I could

01:12:05truly experience

01:12:06his wild side

01:12:07during the mate ritual.

01:12:08If it failed,

01:12:09I would have died.

01:12:12But I survived.

01:12:14Not only that,

01:12:15I gained something rare.

01:12:17Empathic sense.

01:12:19I decided to keep it a secret.

01:12:21I wanted to surprise him

01:12:23on the day of the ceremony.

01:12:25But on the very day

01:12:27I awakened,

01:12:28everything fell apart.

01:12:30Through that new ability,

01:12:31I sensed him.

01:12:33Kane.

01:12:34Talking to his beta pet.

01:12:35Their voices were intimate,

01:12:38careless,

01:12:39filled with open flirtation.

01:12:42That was when I learned

01:12:43the truth.

01:12:44He had already

01:12:45betrayed our bond.

01:12:47For an entire year.

01:12:49And I had known nothing.

01:12:51A sharp pain

01:12:53twisted through my chest,

01:12:54forcing me to crouch down

01:12:56and wrap my arms

01:12:57around myself.

01:12:59His words from earlier

01:13:00echoed in my mind,

01:13:01over and over again.

01:13:02Even with the mate ceremony

01:13:05approaching,

01:13:06he had no intention

01:13:07of ending that relationship.

01:13:09Did he really think

01:13:10I was so worthless

01:13:11that he could deceive me forever?

01:13:14The winter wind cut through me,

01:13:16cold 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.

01:13:29I took a slow breath,

01:13:31forcing down the ache in my chest.

01:13:34Just as I was about to head back,

01:13:36a pair of strong arms

01:13:38wrapped around me from behind.

01:13:40Kane's scent surrounded me at once,

01:13:43rich with cedar

01:13:44and thick with possessiveness.

01:13:46It pressed in from all sides,

01:13:48leaving no space to breathe.

01:13:50Little wolf,

01:13:51why didn't you wait for me?

01:13:53Are you in a bad mood today?

01:13:55Then let me take you

01:13:56to see your mate dress.

01:13:58The custom piece just arrived.

01:14:01He pulled me into his arms,

01:14:03his hands sliding up

01:14:04to the back of my neck,

01:14:06gently stroking the spot

01:14:07where his marking remained.

01:14:12I don't feel like going.

01:14:13Just pick it yourself.

01:14:16I would be gone

01:14:17on the day of the mate ceremony.

01:14:19There was no reason

01:14:21for me to wear a mate dress.

01:14:23Kane seemed to sense

01:14:24the distance in my tone.

01:14:26His voice softened,

01:14:28almost cautious.

01:14:30Little wolf,

01:14:32why does it feel like

01:14:33you're not excited

01:14:33about the mate bond at all?

01:14:35Do you not want to bond

01:14:36with me anymore?

01:14:38I looked at him,

01:14:40at the flicker of panic

01:14:41in his alpha eyes.

01:14:42I almost told him the truth.

01:14:45Yes,

01:14:46I don't want this anymore.

01:14:48You were the one

01:14:49who betrayed us first.

01:14:51You were the one

01:14:52who dragged our bond

01:14:53through the dirt.

01:14:54You were the one

01:14:55who destroyed

01:14:55any anticipation

01:14:56I had for that ceremony.

01:14:58And now you're asking me why?

01:15:01But I wasn't ready

01:15:02to expose everything,

01:15:04not yet.

01:15:06At the dress boutique,

01:15:08the moment we stepped inside,

01:15:10an attendant drew back a curtain

01:15:12to reveal the mate dress

01:15:13prepared in advance.

01:15:15Miss,

01:15:16the gown Alpha Kane

01:15:17had blessed by the moon goddess

01:15:18has arrived.

01:15:19Please let us know

01:15:20if you'd like any alterations.

01:15:23The dress was pure white,

01:15:25flowing and luminous.

01:15:27Moonstones were set

01:15:29into the bodice,

01:15:30casting a soft,

01:15:31sacred glow.

01:15:33Kane wrapped an arm

01:15:34around 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

01:15:42my taste.

01:15:43But no matter

01:15:44how beautiful it was,

01:15:46it couldn't mend

01:15:47what had already

01:15:47been broken.

01:15:49Look closer,

01:15:50Kane said softly,

01:15:52at the center

01:15:52of the moonstone.

01:15:54I followed his gaze.

01:15:56Engraved deep

01:15:57within the gem

01:15:58were the letters

01:15:59A and K

01:16:01forever.

01:16:02The moon goddess

01:16:03is our witness.

01:16:05My love for you

01:16:06will last forever too.

01:16:09I stared at the stone,

01:16:10at the tiny letters

01:16:12carved into its heart.

01:16:13Then I turned to him

01:16:15and met his eyes,

01:16:17eyes filled with something

01:16:18that looked like love.

01:16:21Will your love for me

01:16:22really last forever?

01:16:26A flicker of unease

01:16:28crossed his face

01:16:29before he answered quickly.

01:16:30I Kane, swear,

01:16:32swear that I will love Arya

01:16:34forever.

01:16:35For my entire life.

01:16:38If I break this oath,

01:16:39may the moon goddess

01:16:41strip 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

01:16:49gone cold.

01:16:51He had already

01:16:52broken 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

01:17:02any longer.

01:17:03Kane seemed about to say

01:17:04something else,

01:17:05but his phone suddenly rang.

01:17:07His expression shifted,

01:17:08just slightly,

01:17:10before he stepped aside

01:17:11to answer.

01:17:12When he returned,

01:17:14there was a trace of apology

01:17:15on his face.

01:17:17Little wolf,

01:17:19something urgent

01:17:19just 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 left in a hurry,

01:17:27not even waiting

01:17:28for a response.

01:17:30I watched his retreating figure,

01:17:32a bitter thought settling in.

01:17:35Kane had never walked away

01:17:36from 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.

01:17:50He was going to see her.

01:17:53When I returned

01:17:54to the pack house,

01:17:56I immediately felt it.

01:17:57The slight dip

01:17:59in the mattress.

01:18:00The air carried

01:18:01a cloying mix of vanilla,

01:18:03and lingering scent,

01:18:05thick with

01:18:05unmistakable desire.

01:18:07The thought hit me

01:18:08all at once.

01:18:10Kane and that beta

01:18:11had been here,

01:18:12on this bed.

01:18:14Entwined.

01:18:15My stomach

01:18:16twisted violently.

01:18:17I rushed into the bathroom

01:18:19and threw up,

01:18:19unable 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.

01:18:40I just

01:18:40thought of something disgusting.

01:18:43Kane dropped to his knees

01:18:45beside me,

01:18:46gently patting my back,

01:18:47his 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

01:19:08rose in my throat.

01:19:09How strong did Kane have to be

01:19:12to carry another woman's marks

01:19:13on his body

01:19:14and still look at me

01:19:15like I was the only one

01:19:17he cared about?

01:19:19His 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

01:19:34tugged at my lips.

01:19:36Kane,

01:19:37you're the one

01:19:38who did this to me.

01:19:40Sometime deep into the night,

01:19:42I woke to the sound

01:19:43of a low,

01:19:44restrained growl.

01:19:46Half asleep,

01:19:47I reached out,

01:19:48instinctively searching

01:19:49for the alpha beside me.

01:19:51But the bed was empty.

01:19:53I sat up

01:19:54and 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.

01:20:04I froze for a second,

01:20:06forcing down the sharp ache

01:20:07rising 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

01:20:17tangled together.

01:20:19Inside,

01:20:20Kane was bare from the waist up.

01:20:23The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

01:20:26The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

01:20:28Her pale legs were wrapped

01:20:30tightly around him.

01:20:32Her cheeks were flushed

01:20:33as 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.

01:20:59She clung to him,

01:21:01her voice breaking,

01:21:03hoarse.

01:21:04Alpha,

01:21:05I can't,

01:21:07I can't take ache anymore.

01:21:10Then,

01:21:10breathless,

01:21:11she tilted her head back.

01:21:14What if Aria sees us?

01:21:16Kane stilled,

01:21:17his expression turning cold

01:21:19as 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

01:21:28against his chest,

01:21:29her tone soft,

01:21:30almost hurt.

01:21:31I 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 Aria has,

01:21:58we'll have two.

01:22:00Moonlight,

01:22:01lit up my face,

01:22:02where I stood outside the door.

01:22:05I covered my mouth,

01:22:06but the tears were already falling,

01:22:09blurring everything.

01:22:10Every sound from inside the room

01:22:13pierced 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.

01:22:31Through 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.

01:23:11Tell me if he's��ena.

01:23:12See you later.

01:23:12Tell me if you't guilty!

01:23:14Iдуroia,

01:23:14or ninja?estiJack?

01:23:14No. If

01:23:14knew me, I don't

01:23:15feel guilty. What, 보�ğl

01:23:15headed for? I found out for

01:23:15you, I found out for

01:23:17hear you

01:23:17soon, but I don't know

01:23:17him. You know him, you

01:23:20know him,

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