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Betrayed, Reborn, Betrothed to the Snake EP Snake King Romance, Fantasy Drama Series
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00:00I already gave him my first time. If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
00:10My sister knelt before me, crying. In 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. She had been reborn too. This time,
00:35she had already slept with my fiance first, the white wolf prince. Instead, I married into the
00:43snake clan, the coldest, the lowest. Everyone pitied me, but they didn't know the truth.
00:51After the war between humans and beasts, the two sides struck a deal.
01:00Werebeasts would rule the world. Every hundred years, a human and a beast would get married.
01:06Their firstborn werebeast would become the new leader. In my previous life, I married the wolf
01:12clan's firstborn, Dominic Stewart. He was known for his loyalty. I gave birth to his white wolf pup
01:20before anyone else. Our son became the new leader of the human-beast alliance. Dominic rose to immense
01:27power. My younger sister, Catherine Walters, was different. She married the firstborn of the Sphinx
01:34clan. But he slept around, recklessly. He infected her with an STD and left her infertile. Consumed by
01:44jealousy, Catherine burned me and my son alive. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day
01:51of
01:51the human-beast wedding. Before we could even choose our grooms, Catherine had already slept with Dominic.
02:00That was when I knew she had been reborn, too. But 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. Please, give him to me, okay? I already gave him my first
02:22time.
02:24If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
02:29I was still reeling when I heard Catherine wailing. As always, Dad immediately took her side.
02:36Eve, how about you pick someone else? Cathy got carried away and made a mistake.
02:41I was his love child, while Catherine was his legitimate daughter. So 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, but the greed and excitement in her eyes were
03:00unmistakable. This time, she had secured Dominic first. In my previous life, I had chosen him as my
03:08fiance. As I saw it, the Snake Clan was cold and withdrawn. The Sphinx Clan frivolous and promiscuous,
03:15and the Dragon Clan arrogant and untouchable. Only the Wolf Clan was loyal and devoted.
03:22Dominic had seemed like the safest choice. Six months after our marriage, I gave birth to a
03:28white wolf pup and named him Frederick. As the firstborn were-beast of that generation,
03:34he automatically became the next leader of the Human-Beast Alliance. Catherine, obsessed with
03:41appearances, married Carlton Campbell, the Sphinx Clan's firstborn. She never expected him to be a
03:48complete playboy. He infected her with an STD, ruined her fertility, and the Sphinx Clan despised her for
03:58it. Yet instead of blaming him or herself she blamed me. Driven mad by jealousy over my better
04:04life, she slipped sleeping pills into my drink and burned Frederick and me alive. Just recalling
04:10it made my blood boil. I felt the urge to kill her right here to avenge Frederick. I clenched my
04:16fists
04:16inside my sleeves, and the pain biting into my palms helped me calm down. Then I nodded and smiled like
04:23I understood.
04:28Since you guys are into each other, I'm not gonna get in the way.
04:33Catherine clearly hadn't expected me to agree so easily. The fake tears she'd forced out froze
04:39awkwardly at the corners of her eyes.
04:42Cathy, get up and thank Eve for her generosity.
04:46Dad breathed a sigh of relief.
04:48Tch, thank you.
04:52Catherine ran out happily, saying she was gonna tell Dominic the good news.
04:56All she cares about is her boyfriend.
04:59Dad joked. When he turned back to me and saw my expressionless face,
05:03a trace of guilt crossed his own.
05:05Eve, the only bachelors left among the Beast Clans are...
05:10Jonathan of the Snake Clan and Carlton of the Sphinx Clan.
05:15I think Carlton would be the better choice.
05:17Better looks, higher status...
05:22And Cathy once said...
05:24I cut him off. I'm gonna marry Jonathan.
05:27Snakes were stereotyped as cold-blooded by humans.
05:30People were deeply prejudiced against them.
05:32For thousands of years, no one had chosen to marry into the Snake Clan.
05:38As a result, they had never led the Human-Beast Alliance.
05:42Because of that, they were expelled from the top five clans, left at the very bottom, with almost no resources.
05:50But in my previous life, as I lay dying in the flames, I saw a pair of bright green eyes.
05:56It was Jonathan.
05:58He tried to save me, but the fire was too strong, and 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, he didn't push it.
06:13He sighed.
06:14If things get rough with the Snake Clan, you can always ask Cathy for help.
06:18But when Catherine found out I was marrying into the Snake Clan, she couldn't resist making fun of me.
06:24Yiv, even if you can't marry Nick, you don't have to settle for the Snake Clan.
06:29They're basically done for.
06:31Don't end up starving yourself before you even have a baby.
06:34I heard they're barely scraping by.
06:36The Wolf Clan is so rich, they even bathe in priceless herbs.
06:41If you have a tough time, I can send you some leftovers.
06:48She didn't care about the weird looks from everyone around and roared with laughter, covering her mouth.
06:54In her mind, the Wolf Clan had plenty of resources, and 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, and Dominic was fixated on having an heir.
07:14When I didn't get pregnant after six months, he started taking his frustration out on me and made my life
07:20hell.
07:20It wasn't until I used a special trick to get pregnant and had Frederick, giving the Wolf Clan the power
07:26spot,
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, so I'm not gonna regret it.
07:36What's there to brag about?
07:37You just snagged a broke loser!
07:39Being that I wasn't mad at all, Catherine got so angry she swiped all the cakes off the table.
07:45I'll get pregnant first!
07:46And it's not my son, we leader of the Alliance!
07:49I couldn't be bothered with her crazy act and went to get ready for 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 for a wedding dress, so I decided to get one myself.
08:04Yet that night, Jonathan showed up at my door with the wedding dress.
08:10This was the first time I got a good look at him.
08:13His skin was pale, almost bloodless.
08:16His eyes were narrow and had a serious look.
08:19They were bright green and seemed to hide a lot.
08:22The little mole at the corner of his eye made his cold face look a bit charming.
08:26I opened the box and saw a dark green dress that dragged on the floor.
08:30It had shimmering snake scales on the chest.
08:33I had never seen such a pretty dress before and stared at it in awe.
08:37Ms. Walters, our Clan's simmistress sewed this by hand.
08:41The scales on it are wishes from our people.
08:44Jonathan kept a careful distance, like Huent the one getting married to me.
08:49This is the first snake human wedding ever.
08:52If anything feels off, just let me know.
08:54Thanks. I love it.
08:56I was about to put the dress away when Catherine strutted in,
08:59hanging off Dominic's arm and looking smug.
09:03Eve, please tell me you've got more than one dress to pick from.
09:07You know what? Dominic bought me ten.
09:11Dominic was all lovey-dovey with her.
09:14She thought the Volf Clan stood for love and loyalty,
09:17but she didn't know it was in their nature.
09:19What truly mattered to them was having kids.
09:22If she didn't have one, Dominic wouldn't be so nice to her.
09:26Jonathan's hand on his snake staff froze.
09:29He looked up at me and said seriously.
09:31Sorry, this is basically a 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 about having kids.
09:45She hadn't been able to have any in her last life, and she couldn't let it go.
09:49So she was fixated on getting pregnant.
09:52She had moved into Dominic's place before they even got married.
09:56In a way, they were made for each other when it came to having kids.
10:00Focus on your own wedding.
10:02People might think you're after my fiancé again.
10:05I gave Catherine a faint smile.
10:07Ignoring the awkward looks on her and Dominic's faces, I took Jonathan's hand and left.
10:13Behind us, she started whining to Dominic about getting pregnant and having kids.
10:20Jonathan's voice, all calm and cool, was right in my ear.
10:25Mrs. Walters, I get that you didn't pick me because you wanted to.
10:30Still, I promise I'll do whatever I can to make sure you never get the short end of the stick.
10:34Hearing this, I spun around without even thinking and walked straight into his chest.
10:39A weird, sweet smell hit me like a wave.
10:42I looked up at him and said seriously.
10:44I picked you myself.
10:47And call me Yves from now on.
10:50Stop acting like we're strangers.
10:51His eyes betrayed a fleeting trace of something strange.
10:55Got it Yves.
10:57Three days later, the wedding happened just like planned.
11:00Both weddings were at the same hotel.
11:03The Volf clan's wedding was way fancier than last time.
11:06They even got the reclusive unicorn clan to perform.
11:10And every big clan showed up.
11:12The snake clan side was pretty quiet.
11:15There were no guests, but everyone was happy.
11:18Marrying a pure human meant they had a shot at being in charge of the alliance.
11:27After the wedding, I bumped into Catherine.
11:30She stuck out her neck on purpose to show me the love marks.
11:34I didn't know the wolves were so strong in bed.
11:39I'm gonna have a baby soon.
11:42I smiled a little.
11:43Good luck with that.
11:44Catherine thought getting pregnant was easy.
11:47But humans and beasts were different species.
11:49And it usually took over a year to get pregnant naturally.
11:53In her last life, she saw how easily I got pregnant and figured she could do the same.
11:58She told everyone in the Volf clan she'd be pregnant in six months.
12:01Even Dominic believed her right away, seeing how sure she was.
12:06To Catherine, my calm look seemed like I was challenging her.
12:11Whatever.
12:12You wouldn't get it anyway.
12:14The snake clan you're marrying into is dirt poor.
12:19She looked down at the snakes nearby like they were trash.
12:23And lifted her dress to walk past me.
12:25I grabbed her arm to stop her.
12:28Say sorry to them.
12:30She got mad, yanked free, and yelled.
12:33What's your problem?
12:34We went at it right there in the hall.
12:37And the guests who were still there all stopped to watch the drama.
12:40In the end, dad stepped in.
12:42He figured out what happened and made Catherine apologize to the snake clan.
12:46They were at the bottom of the heap, but they stood together when humans tried to humiliate them.
12:52Before she left, Catherine gave me a mean look and whispered,
12:56I'm gonna win this time.
12:59On our wedding night, I froze as Jonathan took off his clothes.
13:03Nobody had ever told me snakes had two of them.
13:09Seeing me sitting on the bed like a statue, he thought I didn't want to do it.
13:13His face turned pale.
13:16He picked up the clothes from the floor and was about to put them back on.
13:20I grabbed the clothes out of his hand, annoyed.
13:23What are you doing?
13:25I thought you didn't want to.
13:28He stood there, naked and looking lost.
13:31His bright green eyes getting dimmer.
13:33If he wasn't gonna make the first move, then I would.
13:36I stepped forward, wrapped my arms around his neck, and pulled him onto the bed.
13:42As I pressed against him, I smelled that familiar faint scent again.
13:47Smells so good.
13:49I said what I was thinking.
13:51Jonathan froze for a few seconds, his ears turning a light pink.
13:55And then his kisses got intense, trailing from my forehead all the way down.
14:00Fingers laced, he enjoyed the moment.
14:02I used to think wolves, with their strong builds, would be the best partners.
14:07But I never expected snakes to be so incredible.
14:11We didn't stop until the sky started to get light, and only then did Jonathan let me sleep.
14:15Three months later, I got the news that Catherine was pregnant.
14:23When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it.
14:26For thousands of years, no beast had ever gotten a human pregnant in just three months.
14:31If I hadn't seen Catherine's baby bump with my own eyes, I wouldn't have bought it.
14:36The Volf clan threw a big party for the unborn baby and invited all the big clans.
14:41Guess our ancestors are looking out for us.
14:43We've got a baby on the way in just three months.
14:46Dominic held his glass, looming with pride.
14:49People lined up to suck up to him.
14:51Everyone was pretty sure that the next leader of the alliance was gonna be from the Wolf clan.
14:56This was the perfect chance to get in their good books and maybe score some favors.
15:01By rank, I was supposed to sit with Jonathan at the end of the table.
15:04But Catherine told Dominic to seat me next to her.
15:09She wanted to rub it in my face.
15:13She stroked her belly and flashed me a smug smirk.
15:17It's been three months, yet your belly is still flat.
15:21You're not a pure Walters.
15:22And even your belly isn't up to the task.
15:25Where beast babies were special.
15:27They only needed two months to be born.
15:29Judging by the timeline, it should be next month.
15:32Catherine had gained a lot of weight, and her belly was swollen.
15:37She didn't know that where beast babies were naturally big.
15:40If she didn't watch her diet, she'd be in a lot of pain when it came time to give birth.
15:45In my last life, I tried my best to keep my weight in check.
15:49But it still took a whole day and night to have the baby.
15:52I was in so much pain I almost wanted to end my life.
15:55But when I saw the baby, all safe and sound, sleeping in my arms, I knew it was worth it.
16:02I picked up my glass, took a sip, and said calmly.
16:09The shortest pregnancy ever was still a year, but you managed it in just three months.
16:14Only you know how you pulled that off.
16:17Catherine turned to me sharply, her eyes flickering with guilt.
16:20What are you implying?
16:22I barely hinted at it, and she started freaking out.
16:25She just couldn't keep her cool.
16:27To an easy birth, I raised my glass to her, then found Jonathan and left.
16:32A month later, Catherine was in labor for three whole days and nights before she finally had the baby.
16:38But after a week, the wolf clan still hadn't let anyone see the baby.
16:43Dad even got turned away when he tried to visit Catherine.
16:46Something was definitely off with the baby.
16:49Half a month later, Dad called me back home.
16:52Before I left, seeing how worried Jonathan looked, I asked him to come with me.
17:00In the living room, Catherine sat on the floor, bawling her eyes out and holding a red wolf pup.
17:06This is my baby with Dominic!
17:09Wolf fur can change color sometimes, right?
17:12She was dead set on the idea that the baby was Dominic's.
17:15But she didn't know that he was a pure white wolf, and there was no red wolf gene in his
17:20family.
17:21Dominic's face was gloomy, and he looked like he was about to explode with anger.
17:27Catherine, who the hell did you cheat with to have this bastard?
17:30If you don't spill the truth, I won't slut! I'll kill him right here!
17:34Dad was scared out of his wits and tried to calm him down.
17:38Dominic, chill out, Dominic. There must be some misunderstanding.
17:42Cathy is crazy about you. She'd never cheat.
17:45Seeing Dad sticking up for her, Catherine quickly held the baby up to Dominic, her voice soft.
17:51Look, our baby looks just like you. Your eyes are the same.
17:57Dominic took the pup with icy indifference.
18:00The pup, who had been sleeping soundly in Catherine's arms, started bawling his head off the moment he saw Dominic's
18:07face.
18:09His miserable crying made me think of Frederick, who was struggling in the fire in my last life.
18:14My heart felt like it was being squeezed, and I winced in pain.
18:19Jonathan noticed something was off with me.
18:21He covered my ears, thinking I couldn't stand the baby's crying.
18:26Bastard!
18:27Dominic cursed, lifting the pup high up and then slamming him down to the ground.
18:32Just as the pup was about to hit the ground, both Jonathan and I reached out instinctively, and he landed
18:37safely in Jonathan's arms.
18:38I wanted to kill Catherine and Dominic, but the pup was innocent.
18:43Everyone there was shocked by what had just happened.
18:46Catherine's face turned deadly pale, and she trembled all over.
18:49Nick, you're so heartless!
18:52Dominic's gaze at her held no trace of the love he once had.
18:58We wolves are loyal and faithful to our partners.
19:01You cheated right in front of everyone.
19:04Who are you to call me heartless?
19:05The only good thing about him was that he was loyal and faithful.
19:09In my last life, when I didn't get pregnant after six months, he never thought about finding another wolf to
19:15have kids with.
19:16Instead, he took his frustration out on me day and night.
19:19I wondered if Catherine could survive this kind of suffering in this life.
19:23Catherine and Dominic went at it in the living room.
19:26She swore blind she never cheated, and he insisted the pup wasn't his.
19:31Dad was at his wits end and threw the question at me.
19:34Eve, what do you think about all this?
19:36What could I say?
19:38The pup wasn't mine.
19:39I just came to see the drama unfold and didn't want to get involved.
19:43Jonathan chimed in.
19:45I've always heard about the Unicorn Clan's a special way of telling family apart.
19:49The wolves have been on good terms with them.
19:53Why not ask them to check it out?
19:57Catherine shot down the idea right away.
20:00No!
20:01The pup is Dominic's!
20:03We don't need them to tell us that!
20:05But Dominic nodded.
20:07Alright.
20:08Let's do it your way.
20:09The news that the wolf clan had called in the unicorn clan spread all over the place.
20:14Everyone was dying to see the pup.
20:16So three days later.
20:18They all rushed to the wolf clan's place and packed into the hall's entrance to see the unicorn do their
20:23magic.
20:23With the unicorn's spell, five red marks flew out from the pup's forehead.
20:28One landed on Dominic's hand.
20:30And the other four went toward the living area of the wolf clan.
20:36Dominic, you're one of the baby's dads.
20:39Hearing this, the crowd went wild.
20:42One of?
20:43So the baby has several dads?
20:47He looks totally like a red wolf, but Dominic is a pure white one.
20:52Catherine is such a slut.
20:54She should be with the Sphinx clan, not the wolf clan.
20:57Jonathan kept me tucked under his arm as we squeezed through the crowd to watch, hearing all the gossip.
21:03I almost laughed out loud.
21:06I had always wondered how Catherine got pregnant.
21:09If the pup had more than one dad, it all made sense.
21:12Catherine, desperate to get pregnant fast, slept with several wolves in the clan.
21:18All while running a breeding plan to maximize her odds.
21:21But she never expected.
21:22The red wolf had such strong genes, which gave her secret away.
21:26I couldn't tell if she was smart or plain silly.
21:30If she was gonna take such a risk, she should have stuck to white wolves.
21:34Dragging a red one into the mix was asking for trouble.
21:37Dominic's face darkened.
21:39He balled his fists as he barked at the guards.
21:42Go get every guy who's got that red mark on his hands!
21:46In a bit, four wolves were brought in.
21:49Three of them were white, and one was red.
21:52When I saw the red wolf's face, I couldn't help but gasp.
21:56It was gorgeous, almost as enchanting as a siren.
22:00Catherine always had a thing for good looks, so it made sense that she'd risk it all for a fling
22:05with him.
22:05Looking at the four wolves who had owned up to it, Dominic was furious.
22:10Got anything else to say, Catherine?
22:13Is this the baby you promised me when you got into my bed?
22:15Catherine stood up, holding the pup and wiping her eyes.
22:20If you hadn't kept pushing me for a baby, I wouldn't have gone this far!
22:24And if you had stronger genes, the baby wouldn't carry the blood of the red wolf!
22:29She started to sound more sure of herself.
22:31Besides, the unicorn said he's your baby too!
22:35That's all that matters!
22:36He's gonna be the next leader of the human-beast alliance!
22:41The second Catherine stopped talking, the leaders of the Sphinx and dragon clans shoved their way to the front.
22:48They teamed up to shoot down what she said.
22:51We're not taking this werebeast.
22:53The deal is clear.
22:55It has to be the first-born son of a human and the heir of a beast clan.
23:01If everyone follows them, the bloodlines will get all mixed up.
23:06Who knows what weird creatures could come of it?
23:09Hmph.
23:10This has to be okay with the other four big clans.
23:14For starters, we the dragons and the Spines clan aren't having it.
23:19The unicorn clan, standing nearby, quickly made their stance clear.
23:23We've checked out of the spotlight and we don't vote on this stuff anymore.
23:27Out of the four big clans, one didn't want to pick sides.
23:30Two were against it.
23:32And the last one, the snake clan, wasn't gonna change anything.
23:36Dominic, who had almost felt something because of Catherine's words, lost it again.
23:43Catherine, look what you did!
23:45You made us look like fools!
23:47On the way back after the drama, Jonathan was sullen and quiet.
23:51It took me several tries to get him to speak his mind.
23:54You kept staring at that red wolf.
23:56Think I'm not as good looking or what?
23:58Seeing him all jealous, I got a naughty idea.
24:01You're the hottest guy to me, especially when we roll around in bed at night.
24:05Then I didn't get out of bed all day long.
24:07A month later, Catherine showed up at the snake clan's place, all beat up and crying her eyes out.
24:15Eve, please help me!
24:17Nick has lost it!
24:19He said if I don't have his baby, he'll keep hurting me every day!
24:22I can't take it anymore!
24:24If I don't get pregnant soon, I'm gonna die.
24:28Do you know any special trick that can fix this?
24:33What she said didn't shock me at all.
24:35I went through all that in my last life.
24:38Her skin was black and blue, with new injuries on top of old ones.
24:42But she brought all this on herself.
24:44In my last life, she said she missed me and got me back home.
24:48She drugged the water for me and Frederick.
24:50Then she set the house on fire and tracked us inside when we couldn't move.
24:55Before she left, she glared at me with pure hatred and screamed like she was out of her mind.
25:01Your life was supposed to be mine!
25:04I should've married Nick and had his baby!
25:07Now she took my life, but she started to regret it.
25:10I slid my hand out of her tight grip and said slowly,
25:13Look, it's not that I won't help.
25:16Having a beast baby is no easy deed.
25:18And after the mess your first delivery left inside you,
25:22you won't even be able to try again for at least three to five years.
25:28She shot to her feet, eyes glittering with pure venom.
25:32You're acting like you can't help because you can't to stay me succeed!
25:37Fine! I'll handle it myself!
25:41No way I'll let you beat me to it!
25:44I'm not losing this race!
25:46Then she stormed out and slammed the door behind her.
25:50I was kinda speechless.
25:52I was telling the truth.
25:54It wasn't easy to have a beast's baby.
25:56In my last life, I only managed it using a special trick because I had mermaid blood in me.
26:02Back then, the mermaids didn't want to make peace with humans,
26:05and went back to the deep sea to live in isolation.
26:08Mom was young and playful.
26:10She turned into a human and came to the land for fun,
26:13and she fell head over heels for Dad.
26:15To stay with Dad on land,
26:17she chose to cut off her tail and became a human.
26:20Her life was shortened to just five years.
26:23And after she had me,
26:24she sealed my beast nature to protect me.
26:27Mermaids got pregnant easily.
26:29In my last life,
26:30I removed that seal to have a baby with Dominic.
26:33It was like a slow suicide.
26:35Even though I got pregnant,
26:37my mermaid blood kept slipping away,
26:39and so did my life.
26:43In this life,
26:44I wasn't gonna do anything that hurt me again.
26:47I thought I wouldn't get pregnant this time around,
26:50but then something unexpected happened.
26:52Two months later,
26:54one night when Jonathan put his hand on my belly,
26:56he suddenly froze and asked,
27:00When was the last time you had your period?
27:02I thought hard and realized it had been about two months.
27:05But my belly was just a little rounder.
27:08I didn't think it was a pregnancy.
27:10I figured I had put on a bit of weight.
27:12I said, all surprised.
27:15No way.
27:16Seriously?
27:17Before I could get another word out,
27:19Jonathan jumped out of bed,
27:21got dressed,
27:22and rushed out to find a doctor.
27:24In less than ten minutes,
27:25the doctor was in the room.
27:27He felt my pulse,
27:29his brow scrunched up,
27:31shaking his head sometimes
27:32and nodding at others.
27:36The room was deathly quiet,
27:38and Jonathan looked at me,
27:39all worried.
27:40Then the doctor stood up.
27:44Congrats, Mr. Logan.
27:46Mrs. Logan is two months pregnant.
27:49Looks like she'll lay the eggs in a few days.
27:52I was calm until I heard that last part.
27:55Wait, lay the eggs?
27:57I thought I was having a baby.
28:01Jonathan chuckled,
28:02patting my head.
28:04We're different from other clans.
28:06We lay eggs that hatch into babies.
28:09Ever since I was pregnant,
28:11Jonathan had been feeding me all sorts of tonics
28:13and not letting me lift a finger.
28:15He even bought me three nectar fruits,
28:17each worth a fortune
28:18and considered the best tonic
28:20a pregnant woman could have.
28:21In my last life,
28:23Dominic only gave me half a fruit.
28:25The snake clan was broke.
28:27How could they afford three of them?
28:29How can you afford this?
28:31Aren't you-
28:33Jonathan sat next to me
28:35and held a clean nectar fruit up to my lips.
28:38Who said we're broke?
28:39Look around our room.
28:41Everything here,
28:43from the floor,
28:44to the vases,
28:45is pricey.
28:46I had never looked closely at the room before,
28:49but now that I did,
28:50I could see that everything was pretty pricey.
28:53They say you're at the bottom of the heap
28:55and don't get any of the good stuff.
28:58Jonathan chuckled.
29:02We keep it low-key.
29:04We make our money in trade,
29:05not by using our status to get rich like some other clans.
29:08If you ranked us by wealth,
29:09we'd be second to none.
29:11We're all trying to become immortals,
29:13and most of our money goes to magic pills and herbs.
29:17There's only so much to go around in this world,
29:19and we're not looking to fight other clans for resources.
29:21Our goals are way bigger than that.
29:24Hearing this,
29:24I finally got it.
29:26The snakes I met all seemed a bit like they were from another world.
29:30It turned out that they were secretly trying to become immortals.
29:33Once I knew the snake clan had money,
29:35I told Jonathan to take me shopping right away.
29:41On the way, we ran into Catherine.
29:44She was pregnant again and holding Dominic's hand as they picked out jewelry.
29:48Dominic had forgiven her for cheating,
29:50and now they were back together like nothing happened.
29:53This time,
29:54he didn't let her out of his sight,
29:56so the baby in her belly could only be his.
30:00Hey, Eve.
30:01What brings you out shopping?
30:03Catherine put both hands on her belly,
30:05rubbing it like she wanted to show off that she was pregnant again.
30:08I smiled.
30:10Dad's birthday is coming.
30:12I'm looking for a gift for him.
30:14She glanced at my and Jonathan's empty hands
30:16and gave a nasty smile.
30:18You guys better pick something nice.
30:21You can't let Dad look bad just because you're broke, can you?
30:24My pregnancy wasn't public yet.
30:26Jonathan didn't want me to get upset,
30:28so he stepped in front of me.
30:30Our family stuff isn't for you to worry about.
30:33We'll make sure the gift is worthy.
30:35Catherine snorted,
30:36flipped her sleeve,
30:37and walked off.
30:40At Dad's birthday party a week later,
30:43Catherine and I sat next to him.
30:45This time,
30:46her belly was way bigger than it should be for just one baby,
30:50while mine had barely begun to round.
30:52You knew the trick to getting pregnant all along,
30:56but you kept it to yourself.
30:58She sneered.
30:59But this time,
31:00I've got the upper hand,
31:02and you can't beat me.
31:04Just as I was about to ask her what she meant by upper hand,
31:07my belly cramped painfully.
31:10It was the start of labor.
31:12Jonathan saw right away that something was off with me.
31:15He scooped me up and headed for the door,
31:17before anyone could ask.
31:19What was wrong?
31:20Catherine clutched her belly and started moaning loudly.
31:23Someone yelled.
31:25She's going into labor.
31:29Get her to the delivery room!
31:30Right then,
31:31the sky lit up with purple light.
31:33Rainbows spread everywhere,
31:35and birds chirped all around.
31:37It was a sign of great fortune.
31:39Before I lost consciousness,
31:41I heard the crowd cheering.
31:45It's a divine sign!
31:47This baby is going to lead us to a golden age!
31:51When I opened my eyes,
31:53three eggs were sitting in the incubator next to me,
31:56and Jonathan was wiping the sweat off my body with a towel.
32:03I was about to say something when I heard a scream.
32:05It was Catherine.
32:08I don't want to have this baby!
32:13I can't do this!
32:14Kill me, please!
32:16Just end me!
32:16Hold on, Miss Walters!
32:19You're almost there!
32:21Catherine screamed her guts out while the midwife cheered her on.
32:24Our delivery rooms were separated only by a wall,
32:27and she was still in labor.
32:30You were amazing, Eve.
32:33Jonathan whispered,
32:34kissing my forehead.
32:36His eyes were filled with worry, guilt,
32:38and bottomless love.
32:41It's too noisy here.
32:43Let me take you home so you can rest.
32:45In my last life,
32:46after I gave birth,
32:48Dominic only cared about the baby.
32:50He didn't give a damn about me.
32:52But Jonathan only had eyes for me.
32:55He didn't even ask me to hatch those eggs.
32:57He kept them in the incubator and watched over them himself.
33:06I'm okay.
33:08I want to check on Catherine.
33:10I got up and went to the next room,
33:12leaving Jonathan to watch over the eggs.
33:15Catherine was flat on the bed,
33:17crying her eyes out.
33:18Every time she almost passed out from the pain,
33:21the midwife would force her eyes open and yell at her to stay awake.
33:27After about half an hour,
33:29the baby was born.
33:30When the midwife saw his face,
33:32she screamed in terror.
33:35Monster!
33:36Miss Walters had a monster!
33:39Dominic burst in at the noise.
33:41He froze when he saw what was going on.
33:45I leaned in to take a look and nearly jumped out of my skin.
33:48The baby had three legs and four eyes.
33:54There was Catherine,
33:55smiling like a proud mom while the baby with three legs and four eyes sucked on her breast,
34:00making loud slurping noises.
34:03Dominic felt like he was gonna puke.
34:05He clapped a hand over his mouth and bolted out of there.
34:08Catherine gave a mocking smile.
34:11It's his baby, but he acts like it's some gross thing.
34:15Word spread fast that the Volf clan had a monster baby,
34:18and it soon caught the attention of the unicorn clan's witch doctor.
34:21The doctor looked at the drooling monster and asked,
34:28Mrs. Walters?
34:29Did you eat anything weird while you were pregnant?
34:32This baby should have been normal.
34:34Catherine's face turned pale.
34:36She fished a vial from her sleeve with a shaking hand and handed it to the doctor.
34:40I took these.
34:42You can fix my baby, right?
34:44The doctor didn't say anything.
34:46She uncorked the vial and knew what had happened.
34:51These are the rat clans for Tintilli eggs.
34:54A folk remedy says taking one a day for 30 days can get you pregnant.
34:59But it's never made a deformed baby before.
35:02The rat was dragged in right away.
35:04Seeing him, Catherine lunged forward, grabbed his neck, and yelled.
35:10Why isn't my baby normal?
35:12Why did he end up like this?
35:14The rat was terrified, trembling all over.
35:17When he saw the monster, he pushed Catherine away and dropped to his knees before Dominic, begging for mercy.
35:24Mrs. Walters didn't do what I said.
35:26She must have taken too many fertility eggs, or this wouldn't have happened.
35:29Wait.
35:30Catherine glared at him.
35:31You said taking them for 30 days would get me pregnant.
35:35So I thought if I took them for 60 days, I'd have twins.
35:40Hearing this, everyone got what happened.
35:43If Catherine had taken the fertility eggs like she was told, she'd have had a normal baby.
35:48But she was too greedy.
35:50Once again, the wolf clan became the butt of every joke.
35:56Dominic was in a foul mood, and that meant things were gonna get worse for Catherine in the wolf clan.
36:01A month later, I was on my way home with some cloth for the babies when I saw Catherine clutching
36:07a basket to her chest and sneaking into an alley.
36:10I heard she had gone nuts from all the torture and kept trying to steal other people's babies in the
36:15wolf clan.
36:15I didn't think much of it and happily went home to wait for my babies to hatch.
36:20But when I got home, the door to my room was wide open, and the three eggs in the incubator
36:25were gone.
36:27In a panic, it hit me that the green cloth on Catherine's basket looked just like the handkerchief I had
36:34left on my desk.
36:37I grabbed the dagger Jonathan had given me for protection and sprinted down the alley where she had disappeared.
36:43At its far end, there was a run-down courtyard, and I could hear her creepy voice coming from inside.
36:50Babies, I'm here with you. Don't be scared.
36:53While she wasn't looking, I slid the dagger up to her throat, ready to end her.
36:59Give my babies back!
37:01But when I got closer, I saw that the eggs in the basket had cracked open, and the little snakes
37:06were gone.
37:07Were they dead or had they run off?
37:09While I was still frozen with shock, Catherine shoved me off and cracked up like a maniac.
37:17My babies are dead! And yours too! Perfect!
37:21Tears welled in my eyes.
37:25I wanted to lunge with the dagger and make her pay for my babies.
37:29Suddenly, Jonathan burst in, and a little silver snake shot out from him.
37:34The snake had his mouth wide open and bit Catherine's neck.
37:38Catherine spat out blood and fell to the ground, dead with her eyes wide open.
37:43The little snake coiled around 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 hands and kissed his forehead.
37:55Nobody really cared that Catherine died.
37:58Dad had cut her off because she made our family look bad, and Dominic was glad she was gone.
38:03Seven days later.
38:05My three little snakes took human shape.
38:08Once again, the sky lit up with purple light, rainbows spread everywhere, and birds chirped all around.
38:13It was another sign of great fortune.
38:16My whole body glowed gold.
38:18In a second, I had a bright green snake tail, and my eyes turned bright green too.
38:24Then the Lord of Heaven's voice boomed.
38:26Ivana Walters, the snake fairy, broke the magic cauldron a thousand years ago just for fun, throwing the three realms
38:34into chaos.
38:35Now that you've gone through ten lives of trials, you can come back to Heaven and take your job.
38:41In an instant, a ton of memories flooded my mind.
38:47I had been a flower, a stone, a unicorn, and a mermaid, but in every life, Jonathan was right there
38:55watching my back.
38:56He could have become an immortal long ago, but in the tenth life, he gave up a thousand years of
39:01hard work just to save me.
39:03Before I left, Jonathan took my hand.
39:08Yves, wait for me. I'll be up in Heaven with you soon.
39:12The blessings of my ascension rained down upon the earth, and the snake clan bowed in reverence.
39:18Farewell to snake fairy.
39:20May you protect our clan, and keep us strong forever.
39:25In a burst of white light, I was back in Heaven, becoming the snake fairy who looked after flowers.
39:31Five hundred years later, I was sleeping in when a strange smell hit me.
39:36And suddenly, someone I knew all too well wrapped me in a firm embrace.
39:41Jonathan's voice rang in my ear.
39:43Eve, I'm back.
39:45I will come to go.
39:46You're my mother.
39:47The Marines and I know.
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