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The lycan king's fated white wolf ASM
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00:09Look who's here.
00:12The new alpha of the Vitarelli wolf pack. Spit it out. You've got three minutes.
00:19Your father's barely cold in his grave and you won't even see your own uncle.
00:23From now on, the Vitarelli wolf pack stays out of arms dealing. No more killing. We're legitimate
00:28businessman only. I know you want to go legit, but without these rackets, what do our thousands
00:34of guys do? Starve? This is not a negotiation. This is an order. You're destroying the empire
00:40we built? Fine. Then don't expect me to hold back. Damon, go join your father in hell.
00:53If it weren't for you and your stupid arms deal, my dad would still be alive.
00:57Damon, you really think you're walking away from this today?
01:10Kill him! Kill him now! No one leaves here alive!
01:14Boss, go! I got your back!
01:19Put him down!
01:22Chase him!
01:26Stop!
01:44This way! Go!
01:46Go!
01:47Move! Move!
01:52Fall back, now!
01:56I want a proper explanation, or I'm calling the cops.
02:03Hope I survive long enough to go with you.
02:07You're hurt?
02:09Don't move, wolf.
02:14You're a vampire, aren't you?
02:16Why save a wolf?
02:17I'm a vampire, but I'm a nurse first.
02:20I just stopped the bleeding.
02:21If you don't want to die, get to a hospital ASAP.
02:24I can explain this time.
02:26I'm in love with you.
02:27Is that reason enough?
02:28Never should have saved the wolf.
02:31Boss, you're hit!
02:32Let's get you to the hospital now!
02:34No.
02:35What?
02:36Your shoulder's bleeding out.
02:37She shot me.
02:39Not a bullet.
02:40An angel.
02:42Find her.
02:49Dad, Mom, I'm off to work.
02:53I'll drive you.
02:54It's not far away.
02:55It's not far away.
02:56It's not far away.
02:58It's not far away.
03:03It's not far away.
03:04It's not far away.
03:07It's not far away.
03:08It's not far away.
03:12It's not far away.
03:14It's not far away.
03:14It's not far away.
03:15It's not far away.
03:15It's not far away.
03:16It's not far away.
03:16It's not far away.
03:18It's not far away.
03:20It's not far away.
03:20It's not far away.
03:26Mrs. Hastings, we meet again.
03:28Who the hell are you guys?
03:29Watch your mouth talking to our boss?
03:31Ever heard of the Hong Gang?
03:32I'm just a regular businessman now.
03:34You're Damon?
03:36That's right.
03:36I'm here to tell you.
03:38I want your daughter.
03:40What does that mean?
03:41It means I'm going to marry her, father-in-law.
03:43I am not your father-in-law.
03:46How did their family get mixed up with a werewolf?
03:49That werewolf doesn't look like a good guy.
03:51Go away!
03:53You must be joking!
03:55My daughter will never marry a werewolf!
03:58I'm not joking.
03:59I'm marrying her no matter what.
04:01In your dreams!
04:04Is she going to invite me in for a chat?
04:08Father-in-law.
04:10Come in.
04:18I'm a cop!
04:19I will never marry my daughter off to a gangster!
04:23A cop?
04:25Then you should be even more eager to marry her to me.
04:32Look at this place.
04:33It's a dump.
04:34How much do you make a month as a cop?
04:36Can you even give her a decent life?
04:38But don't worry.
04:40Marry her to me, and I'll make your whole family rich overnight.
04:45Over my dead body!
04:47Marriage is not a game.
04:49You don't even know my daughter.
04:51Besides, you're different species.
04:52How can you even think about this?
04:54Mother-in-law, if I want to, everyone in Hansham is transparent to me.
04:58And there's no bad blood between werewolves and vampires anymore.
05:02Then you should know my family has been cops for three generations!
05:07My son died taking down a werewolf gang!
05:11How dare you make such an outrageous demand!
05:14You got it wrong.
05:16This isn't a demand.
05:18It's a notice.
05:20I'll come pick you up in a few days.
05:24Get ready.
05:27I'm already engaged.
05:32Oh yeah?
05:33That'll be cancelled soon.
05:37Serena!
05:38Caleb!
05:44This is your fiancé?
05:46Who the hell are you?
05:48As of today, you are single.
05:51That's what happened.
05:53I had no idea he was Damon.
05:58You two need to get married as soon as possible.
06:01I agree.
06:03Will that work?
06:05It's Damon we're talking about.
06:06So what?
06:07I don't believe he'd dare kidnap someone right under a cop's nose.
06:14Don't worry, Serena.
06:16I'll protect you.
06:28You look even more charming
06:31when you're working.
06:40What the hell do you want?
06:41I already know you very well.
06:43And I think it's time my fiancé got to know me too.
06:47Three years ago, you were at war with the Tiger Gang.
06:50My brother.
06:52Andrew died on the spot.
06:54And my dad got shot in the leg.
06:56If you really knew me,
06:59how dare you even stand here?
07:03Andrew's death was an accident.
07:07Since I took over the family,
07:09we haven't done anything illegal.
07:10You think that will change the past?
07:12Mrs. Hastings,
07:13the largest real estate,
07:15telecom,
07:16and oil companies in this city are all mine.
07:20Do you know how many people count on me?
07:23Do you think that makes you a philanthropist?
07:29Mr. Vitarelli!
07:31Thank you so much for your generous donation
07:33to our medical fund.
07:35You are such a philanthropist.
07:37This was all
07:39Mrs. Hastings' idea.
07:41She's deeply passionate about health care.
07:44You should give her a raise.
07:46Sure!
07:46A five-fold raise.
07:51Sir, may I borrow Mrs. Hastings for half a day?
07:54No problem at all.
07:57I'm busy.
08:02Serena, you're free to go.
08:07Sir!
08:07You'll be getting a new hospital ring.
08:10Oh, thank you so much.
08:17Put me down!
08:18Put me down!
08:19Put me down!
08:21Put me down!
08:22Hope to see you again!
08:24Put me down right now!
08:27Put me down!
08:31What the hell are you doing?
08:33You're insane!
08:40Don't test my patience.
08:42You're insane!
08:52You're insane!
09:09Do you like it?
09:12You're invading my privacy!
09:22Everything about you is mine.
09:27And everything I have is yours.
09:30See that?
09:32All those buildings belong to me.
09:34If you ask, I'll give them all to you.
09:40But if you try to run,
09:42I swear, I'll scour the city to find you.
09:56You think you can buy everything,
09:59including love.
10:01As long as I'm rich enough.
10:03Mr. Vitarelli, you are rich.
10:06But I pity you.
10:07Because in love,
10:09you're actually quite poor.
10:11Do you know what you're saying?
10:13I'm aware.
10:14You repulse me.
10:21Speak.
10:31What was so urgent that you had to call me back?
10:34Damon!
10:34Sophia is back in the country!
10:36Sophia?
10:37Who is that?
10:40You met her before, dear.
10:42She's my niece.
10:43Is that so?
10:44I don't really remember.
10:52Damon, you're not getting any younger.
10:54Your father cared most about your marriage
10:56before he passed.
10:58Sophia comes from a good family
10:59and has a nice personality.
11:01If you two settle down soon,
11:03I can finally have an explanation.
11:05Mom!
11:06I already have someone I want to marry.
11:09What?
11:10Oh?
11:12Really?
11:13Is...
11:14Which family is she from?
11:16When will you bring her back to meet us?
11:19On the wedding day, you'll find out.
11:30Mom!
11:31Damon isn't your biological son after all.
11:33If he doesn't marry Sophia,
11:34won't our family's property
11:35be taken advantage of by an outsider?
11:37Be quiet!
11:38Do you want everyone to hear you?
11:44First, go find out
11:46who the woman he's talking about is.
11:48I don't believe we can't ruin this marriage.
11:55Are you insane?
11:56Do you know who that is?
11:58Damon, the werewolf alpha
11:59who runs this entire city.
12:02I'm not kidding.
12:03I have to marry Serena.
12:05Do you want to get us killed?
12:08Once I'm married to Serena,
12:09what can he do?
12:10This is a law-based society.
12:12Why are you so stubborn?
12:15Mom, Serena and I grew up together.
12:18She needs me now.
12:20I have to marry her.
12:23Come back!
12:25This woman?
12:26She could be your plaything.
12:28How can you marry her?
12:30Are you insane?
12:32Since when do you have a say in my affairs?
12:36But she has no background.
12:38And she's a vampire.
12:41If you marry her,
12:43the entire Vitorecki family
12:45will be a laughingstock.
12:50I am her background.
12:52Who dares laugh at her?
13:00Who is bold enough
13:04to laugh at her?
13:13Who is bold enough
13:21freaking lunatic.
13:26What the hell is wrong with you?
13:27It's the middle of the night.
13:28Some people are trying to sleep.
13:30Boss, keep going.
13:39What the hell do you want?
13:42Oh!
13:46Hold still.
13:54Why didn't you answer my call?
13:56I didn't hear it.
13:59Has anyone ever told you
14:00you suck at lying?
14:03What the hell do you want?
14:06I'm engaged!
14:07Stop harassing me!
14:08Your fiancé?
14:09He's not even worth my time.
14:11At least he doesn't make me
14:12a neighborhood joke!
14:16Marry me.
14:17I'll make sure no one
14:18dares disrespect you.
14:20Never!
14:21I love my fiancé
14:23and I'll never love you.
14:30I love you.
14:38It doesn't matter.
14:39I love you.
14:40That's enough.
14:46You didn't like the gifts
14:47I sent you last time.
14:48I picked out some new ones.
15:00Boss, here.
15:10Not everyone can be bought
15:11with money.
15:14Boss, should I bring her back?
15:15No.
15:16Miss Hastings has a fiancé.
15:17What if they get married
15:18behind your back?
15:24Whoever dares to marry my woman,
15:26his whole family will be run out
15:28of this city.
15:32I love you.
15:47I'm putting Serena in your hands.
15:49Take good care of her.
15:57Look at them.
15:58What a perfect match.
16:00This song you taught me?
16:01I've played it 2,000 times.
16:03I dreamed of playing it for you
16:05on our wedding day.
16:06Today, that dream has finally come true.
16:25Freeze!
16:26Don't fucking move!
16:27Ah!
16:38Who the fuck gave you the balls to take my woman?
16:53No!
16:54Don't do it!
16:58Don't do it!
16:59Don't do it!
17:15I stood there and watched me choke to death.
17:19Everyone in the pack said I was the saddest woman alive.
17:22I was Alpha Dominic's lowest ranking Omega mate.
17:25And the least wanted.
17:27The day I gave birth, Luna Victoria took my son from me, before I'd even held him properly.
17:33I didn't fight her.
17:35Victoria was the Luna, powerful, respected.
17:40My son would have a better life with her than he ever would with me.
17:43Years later, a pack of rogues attacked our territory.
17:47I threw myself in front of Dominic.
17:50The slash meant for his throat tore across my back instead.
17:53He said I had earned a reward.
17:55I could choose one of his sons.
17:57Raise him myself.
17:59I chose Logan.
18:01My blood.
18:02My child.
18:03I raised him for 20 years.
18:05And on the night he was named Alpha Air.
18:08He walked into my room carrying a glass of wine laced with wolfsbane.
18:12I couldn't move.
18:14The poison paralyzed me.
18:16My wolf hauled inside me.
18:18Fought like hell.
18:19But it couldn't save me.
18:21Logan stood over me and watched foam spill from my mouth.
18:24His eyes were cold.
18:26If you'd left me with Luna Victoria I'd already be air.
18:30All you ever did was drag me down.
18:32The last thing I saw was his face.
18:34No guilt.
18:35No hesitation.
18:37Just disgust.
18:39Then everything went black.
18:42When I opened my eyes again, I was standing in the great hall.
18:45Same stone walls.
18:48Same firelight.
18:49Same five boys lined up in front of the Alpha's chair.
18:53Alpha Dominic sat above them.
18:55Selene.
18:56You saved my life.
18:58You may choose one of my sons to raise.
19:00My heart slammed.
19:02I looked at the line.
19:04Logan stood first.
19:06Dressed in the fine clothes Victoria had picked for him.
19:09That look in his eyes.
19:11Impatience.
19:12Barely hidden.
19:14Last time, I was so happy I missed the look in his eyes.
19:18Now it was impossible to miss.
19:20My stomach turned.
19:22I swallowed the nausea and forced myself to look past him.
19:25Past the second son.
19:27Past the third.
19:29At the end of the line, below the steps, stood a boy no one looked at.
19:34Finn.
19:35Head down.
19:36Kyle.
19:37The fourth son.
19:38His mother, Lyra, had been executed for breaking pack law.
19:43After that, no one wanted him.
19:45The servants said he was cursed.
19:47He was treated worse than the lowest omega in the manor.
19:50Thrown away.
19:52Hated just for being there.
19:54I knew that feeling too well.
19:56I took a breath.
19:58Raised my hand.
19:59Pointed straight at him.
20:01I want him.
20:02The hall went dead silent.
20:04Every head turned toward me.
20:06Like I'd lost my mind.
20:08Alpha Dominic stared at me for a long moment.
20:11Then he let out a short breath.
20:13Almost a laugh.
20:14Kyle.
20:15Fine.
20:16He's quiet.
20:18You're steady.
20:19That should work.
20:21Take good care of him.
20:23Right there in the hall, he raised me to a beta ranking meet.
20:26Small promotion.
20:28Still more than I'd gotten in six years.
20:30But I knew the truth.
20:32He wasn't rewarding me.
20:34He was relieved.
20:36I picked the son no one wanted.
20:38When the meeting ended, I walked over to Kyle.
20:41He was still standing there with his head down.
20:44Like he still didn't believe I meant him.
20:54I took him back to Birch Cabin, my place on the far edge of the pack estate.
20:59A tiny wooden cabin.
21:01Two rooms.
21:02A fireplace that smoked every time the wind blew in.
21:05Not much.
21:07But it was mine.
21:11Kyle.
21:13This is your home now.
21:15I'll take care of you.
21:17He didn't answer.
21:19But when I turned to leave, his fingers caught my sleeve.
21:23Tight.
21:25Kyle wasn't dark and difficult like people said.
21:28He was quiet.
21:29So quiet, sometimes I forgot he was even in the room.
21:33I didn't mind.
21:35In this life, I didn't want power.
21:38I didn't want the alpha's favor.
21:40I just wanted to stay out of trouble, raise this boy, and die peacefully.
21:46When I got old, if he came to see me once in a while, that would be enough.
21:50Every day, Kyle went to the training yard with the other boys.
21:55Combat in the morning.
21:56Lessons in the afternoon.
21:58One day, I baked a batch of cookies and took them over.
22:03I spotted him right away.
22:05He was sitting alone under a big oak tree, reading.
22:08Across the yard, Logan kicked a ball with the other boys around him.
22:12Like planets around the sun, Logan had grown up at Luna Victoria's side.
22:17Best clothes.
22:19Best food.
22:20Best of everything.
22:21Every child in the pack knew which side to stand on.
22:25Last time, I dragged him away from all of it.
22:28Made him follow a nobody omega mother.
22:30No wonder he hated me.
22:32I sat down beside Kyle and set the box on the stone bench.
22:36He looked up.
22:37A flicker of surprise crossed his face.
22:40Hungry?
22:41I opened the lid.
22:42They're fresh.
22:44Still warm.
22:45Kyle started to speak.
22:46But a sharp voice cut him off.
22:49Why are you here again?
22:50Logan walked over, looking at the cookies like they were trash.
22:54The pack kitchen feeds strays better than that.
22:57Stop coming here and embarrassing yourself.
22:59Before I could speak, Kyle stood up.
23:02He stepped between us.
23:04Logan.
23:05She's your mother.
23:06You can't talk to her like that.
23:08Logan let out a mean little laugh.
23:10My mother is Luna Victoria.
23:12This woman is nothing.
23:14He flicked a hand at the cookie box.
23:16Take your garbage and go.
23:18Stop bothering me.
23:21I pulled Kyle behind me.
23:23You've got that wrong.
23:25I'm Kyle's mother.
23:26These cookies are for Kyle.
23:28I bent down, picked one up, and held it out to Kyle.
23:32Here.
23:33Try one.
23:34Logan's face froze.
23:36He'd never imagined I'd choose Kyle over him.
23:39Kyle took a bite.
23:41A small smile touched his mouth.
23:43It's good, Mom.
23:45I smiled back.
23:47Good.
23:48I'll make more tomorrow.
23:49Then I looked at the boys behind Logan.
23:52You boys want one?
23:53They were six.
23:55At that age, a cookie is a cookie.
23:57Two of them were already reaching out.
24:00Don't touch it!
24:01Logan slapped their hands away.
24:03It's garbage!
24:04The kitchen throws out better food than this!
24:07Only losers with no taste would eat that!
24:10Then he glared at me.
24:12Good!
24:12You picked him!
24:14Don't come crawling back when you regret it!
24:16I looked at Logan, red-faced and furious, trying to act like he didn't care.
24:21I almost laughed.
24:23I promise.
24:24Kyle is my only son.
24:27Everything I have goes to him.
24:30Logan went pale.
24:31He stomped off and yelled at the others.
24:34What are you staring at?
24:35Move!
24:36He ran off.
24:37The other boys scrambled after him.
24:40That night, I tucked Kyle into bed.
24:43I thought he was asleep.
24:44Then he spoke.
24:46Mom, tomorrow, after training, can you bring cookies again?
24:50Something in me melted.
24:52I will.
24:54The day after.
24:56Every day.
24:58Kyle smiled for real, then went to sleep.
25:02The next afternoon, I brought cookies to the yard again.
25:06But the place was too quiet.
25:08Then I saw it.
25:09Kyle stood by the lake.
25:12Four pack guards had him boxed in.
25:14Logan sat on a rock above them.
25:16Hey little brother!
25:18He pointed at the cold gray water.
25:21My ball fell in.
25:22Go get it!
25:24The lake wasn't deep.
25:27But it was late fall.
25:28That water cut like ice.
25:30Kyle said nothing.
25:32He didn't move.
25:34Logan's smile vanished.
25:36Like a spoiled kid hearing no for the first time.
25:39He jumped off the rock and yards turned toward the trees at the exact same time.
25:43Like they'd seen nothing.
25:45I didn't think.
25:47I dropped the cookies and jumped in.
25:49The cold hit me like a wall.
25:51My muscles locked up.
25:53My legs went numb around Kyle's shaking body.
25:56You pushed him!
25:58He's your brother!
25:59What the hell is wrong with you?!
26:01Luther told him to be the only one.
26:02I'm like, no.
26:02He stopped having trouble.
26:02I'm like, no, he's good.
26:05I'm like, no, he's right.
26:18I'm like, no, I'm here.
26:22The broth guy fell out of my mind.
26:23And then I found a lot of old crabs.
26:24I never found out of that one as well.
26:25I'm like, yeah, I'm an old supplier.
26:26My husband, Ethan, was so cold-blooded.
26:28but he had no idea. The dead weren't my parents. They were his. A snake attack at the campsite
26:34left his entire family clinging for life. Only his company had the specific antivenom. I called
26:39him countless times. He hung up every single one. Delayed treatment killed them all. I stared at the
26:45five bodies behind me, sighed. By the time I got to the hospital, Ethan's entire family was already
26:51on the verge of death. The doctor pulled me aside. This species of snake is extremely rare.
26:56The only facility with the specific antivenom is your husband's company. I called Ethan like crazy.
27:03He rejected every single call. On the hundredth try, he finally answered. It's Sophia's birthday
27:09tonight. I'm spending it with her. Stop being so paranoid. I kept thinking about his family in the
27:14ER. I swallowed every question burning in my throat and said quickly, your mom, your dad,
27:20your sister, they were all bitten. The hospital doesn't have this antivenom. Your company does.
27:23Please bring it now. One vial costs over a hundred grand. Have some self-respect, Sienna.
27:28Your whole family gets bitten and you come crying to me? What am I, your personal bank?
27:33Take a good hard look at yourself. He hung up without mercy, then blocked me. I sat frozen in
27:39a hospital chair. I couldn't make myself believe those words had just come out of my husband's mouth.
27:44He probably didn't even have the patience to listen to what I was saying. Then my phone buzzed suddenly.
27:49A Chanel boutique alert popped up. The limited birthday bag my parents had reserved. Nearly a
27:54million dollars in value. Just picked up by my husband. I didn't even have to guess. That bag
27:59was on Sophia's arm right now. Stealing my things to give to the woman he loved. He'd done it so
28:04many
28:04times. Every time I said something, he'd roll his eyes. You're married. Walking around with a bag like
28:09that just makes you look desperate. Let Sophia use it. She's closing a deal. Don't be petty.
28:13Sophia is basically my sister. If you love me, you'll support how I take care of her.
28:17If you love me, you'll support how I take care of her. He put Sophia on a pedestal. Designer bags
28:21on demand. Sports cars. A penthouse. And me, his actual wife. I couldn't even get a handful of
28:26life-saving vials. What a joke. I was still typing a message to the boutique when Ethan posted on
28:31Instagram. The most expensive bag for the most important person. Tonight belongs to us. Sophia's post
28:37followed seconds later. My night promised to always stay. Your medicine didn't just save my family.
28:43It saved my heart. The photo. The two of them pressed close, smiling. A vial of anti-venom
28:48raised in her hand like a trophy. While Ethan was spending lavishly on Sophia, his own family
28:53was waiting to die. The ER doors slid open. The doctor walked out, mask already down. I rushed over.
28:59Give me a little more time. I'll get the anti-venom here. I swear.
29:03There's no need. All five patients are gone. I'm so sorry for your loss.
29:08My nose burned. My chest caved in. Two hours ago, they'd been laughing. Now five bodies lay
29:14cold in the morgue while they're- I held back my tears and messaged the boutique. I never came in
29:18to pick anything up. Please contact the police. The doctor had mentioned this particular snake was
29:23nearly extinct in the country. Because of that, no hospital stalked the anti-venom. A little too
29:28convenient. A near-extinct snake in their tent. Five people dead. The police took it seriously and
29:35moved fast. They traced it quickly. Someone had bulk ordered live snakes online and released them
29:40at the campsite. The suspects were Sophia's parents. I hoped Ethan wouldn't cry too ugly when he found
29:45out. Ma'am, we have a clear picture of what happened, but both suspects are currently hospitalized.
29:50We can't bring them in for questioning just yet. Now I knew why Sophia was holding the serum in that
29:55picture. I kept my face blank. But the venom's already been treated. Nothing's stopping you from
29:59questioning them now. He gave me a long look, clearly wondering how I knew, but didn't push.
30:04I must have looked too hollowed out. We'll get to the truth. After he left, I filed a civil lawsuit
30:08on my phone. Right then, Ethan called. What the hell is your problem? I'm your husband,
30:13I picked up a bag for you, now you're reporting it stolen? Are you insane? One accusation after
30:17another. No pause, no care for anything I was going through right now. I cut through it,
30:21cold and quiet. I never got that bag, Ethan. You said you picked it up. Where is it now? It
30:26stretched
30:27out long enough to answer the question. His voice softened. That calculated shift I knew too well.
30:32We're husband and wife, and everything though shared. You won't have dinner time out out of here.
30:38Sophia just wants this bag to nay her birthday, and I just want to make her happy.
30:43Your husband's card. Don't be like this. Absolutely shameless.
30:46The feeling of giving is wonderful, so don't be so stingy.
30:50If you want to buy her something, why don't you use your own money? Oh right, because you're
30:55completely useless. How dare you say I'm good for nothing? Are you crazy?
30:58Before, I always watched my words around him. Always protected his ego like it was something
31:03fragile. Looking back now, his skin was thicker than a wall. If you're a man, go to the hospital
31:09morgue now and see the evil you've done. They're already dead, and I can't save them. Don't spoil.
31:15Don't my kishin'd. First bent cream at your parents. Don't up their bodies,
31:20get my companies for the atopsamal. Sophia's parents had an accident,
31:23and she is on the verge of collapse. She needs someone to accompany her.
31:27I laughed, so he thought it was my family. I'd been planning to give his parents a proper burial
31:32as soon as possible. Instead, I ordered five industrial freezer units. Per Ethan's request,
31:38I sent his entire family to his company. I'd been home barely ten minutes when Ethan burst in and
31:43slapped me across the face. Sophia's hysterical. Her parents just got out of surgery and you're
31:48already suing them. Do you even have a conscience? At least they're alive. The people their snakes
31:54killed are still lying in those freezers. Something flickered in Ethan's eyes. That was my anti-venom.
31:58I give it to whoever I want. Your parents had no business going camping. They got bitten. That's on
32:05them. Sophia's parents are sitting in a hospital being questioned by detectives because of your
32:11lawsuit. Can't you show a little mercy to the living? Maybe your parents getting bitten was karma for you
32:18being so cold-hearted. Maybe this was just your parents' fate. If it wasn't a snake, something
32:23else would have taken them out. Your whole family is gone now. I'm all you have left. Don't be
32:29ungrateful. Sienna, I know you're hurting, but the dead are gone. The living have to keep going.
32:38Sophia is willing to offer compensation. I'll top it up. A million dollars total. That's enough,
32:45isn't it? He said it like he was talking about the weather. Five lives. In their eyes, worth a million
32:50dollars. Ethan was spoiled rotten by his parents his whole life, thinking about the moment he'd open
32:55those freezers and see their faces. I couldn't help but wear a sorrowful smile. What's so funny?
33:00Stop playing games. Will you agree to my terms? Ethan didn't have the patience to let me finish after
33:05all. I wiped the corner of my eye, still smiling. Okay. Transfer it then. Payment received. One million
33:11dollars. Ethan had covered the rest. Almost certainly every dollar of liquid cash his company
33:16had left. He watched me accept it. I should tell you this morning I signed a formal letter of non
33:20-prosecution
33:21on your behalf as your husband. Sophia's parents are already off the hook. You should be thanking
33:26Sophia for being so generous. Without her, you wouldn't have seen a dime. Now go tell the police
33:31the theft report was a mistake. I reached into the nightstand drawer and pulled out the divorce agreement
33:36I'd drawn up that morning. Sign it. Return my bag. We're done. Or I come after you too.
33:42You're divorcing me over this? I could see the calculation behind the rage. He needed my father's
33:46connections. But he also thought my father was dead and no longer of any use to him. Called after him.
33:52Checked his signature carefully. Everything in order. Ethan, there's a waiting period. We're technically
33:58still married. Come with me to your company. Say goodbye to your family one last time. We arrived at his
34:04company together. I was certain Ethan's mind was on Sophia and he still hadn't heard a word I said.
34:10The basement ran cold. The chill hit me the moment I stepped in. Five bodies lay in a row, covered
34:16in
34:16white sheep. My company is not a dump. Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. And Ava, Marcus. What the fuck are
34:23you
34:23talking about? Say it again! If I'm lying, I said, go look for yourself. He stood there for a long
34:31moment. Then he moved toward the nearest stretcher slowly. His hands were shaking so badly he could
34:37barely grip the sheep.
34:58Mafia's tradition. Whoever gives me an orchid marries me. I stood in the hall with 11 other men waiting to
35:04be chosen. No orchid tonight. I'd be forced to marriage her in New York. Rumors said she burned
35:09through a new guy every single night. One night, one man, then gone. I had only one way out.
35:16Charlotte. We grew up together. She was the Chase family heir and I was a casino mogul's illegitimate
35:22son. In this city, only she dared give me that flower. Last night, I'd asked her for a fake marriage.
35:27Three years was enough to build something for myself. After that, she could love whoever she wanted.
35:32She'd said yes. Now she smiled and walked toward me.
35:39I let out my hand. Then she pressed her orchid
35:43into Tyler's hands instead. I stood frozen.
35:47Let Tyler have his moment. He's never had one. Don't worry, no one's arranging anything for you
35:53while I'm around. I watched Tyler take her arm. They looked like a couple.
35:58I stood alone. She came back with champagne, laughing. These people, honestly, I told them
36:03to save you at least one flower. I looked at the girl I'd grown up beside. Do you understand what
36:08this gala actually is? She didn't answer. Charlotte was the only one who would have chosen me.
36:13She chose someone else. The room kept moving. I felt very still. It was over. Charlotte's expression
36:20shifted, a faint flicker of guilt crossing her face. She waved Tyler off.
36:25Look, you're used to these events, but Tyler's never had anything like this. I just wanted to
36:30give him one good night. Consider it a favor from me. You're not really upset, are you? It's one night.
36:34I said nothing. It's his graduation. After tonight, I can't sponsor him anymore. I promised him one memory
36:39worth keeping. Ethan, I'm sorry if I got in the way. Don't be angry at Charlotte. I begged her to
36:43-
36:43Charlotte caught Tyler's awkward expression and her eyes cooled slightly. Ethan,
36:46it's one flower. I'll give you another one. You're more of a rose anyway. Getting worked
36:52up over one orclet isn't like you. I suppose that tract, an orchid meant purity. It symbolized
36:57the acceptance of a family, a rose, passionate, showy, like a clandestine lover. The laughter
37:04around me grew louder. A bastard son who follows Charlotte around like a lapdog, and he thought
37:11he'd actually marry into the Chase family, and there was a Celsus family. Even the scholarship
37:17kid outranks him. Charlotte silenced them with a glare, but it was already enough to humiliate me.
37:22Ethan, I'm sorry. You were born into wealth, while I just wanted a memorable night. Born into wealth?
37:29I'm a bastard son. Do you have any idea how this family actually treats me? Tyler froze, startled by me.
37:38My bad. But I was the only one who caught the cunning flash in his eyes.
37:43It's already done. I'll take you to get changed. And Ethan, you can head home if you want. Home.
37:49Where exactly was that supposed to be? Then they left. Vanessa Lee appeared almost instantly.
37:55You smell amazing, Mr. Holt. Charlotte told me to give you an orchid. I didn't. I told you stop
38:03chasing her and try me instead. But you never listened. How's it feel now? Embarrassing, right?
38:10Charlotte knew. This woman despised me. I just needed three years.
38:13I just needed three years. Three years to build enough leverage to break free from my family's
38:17control. But my stepmother couldn't stand the sight of me. She was already rushing to throw
38:21me out. Ethan Holt, if you weren't so pretty, you'd be nothing. You really think the Chase
38:30family is going to protect you forever? Vanessa, don't touch what's mine. I thought
38:37you picked the scholarship kid. Why are you still keeping Ethan around? My business, not
38:40yours. Why didn't you do anything? I felt nothing but deep, tired disappointment. Wasn't
38:48this what you arranged? I can look out for you and still talk to other people, Ethan. I'm
38:52not required to stand next to you all night. But you know what tonight's gala means. Can
38:55we get some drinks? Is that okay? Sure, tonight's yours. Whatever you want. Whatever it is, we'll
39:00talk tomorrow. I'll come find you. I almost laughed out loud. Tomorrow, you'll have to find
39:04me in New York. The shyness he wore earlier was gone, replaced by something colder. You have
39:11everything, Mr. Holt. Do you really need to take this too? I should never have helped Charlotte
39:16choose him for that scholarship. You grew up with everything you could want. All I wanted
39:23was one night under Charlotte's protection. I let out a quiet sneer. You think I had it better
39:29than you? My mother died young. I was brought back to the Holt house, just a child. My stepmother
39:37looked at me like I shouldn't exist from the very first day. My father had too many wives,
39:41too many children to care about one more. I learned early how to read a room, how to make
39:46myself useful. I found Aunt Diana in the margins. I convinced her to train me, to back me. I stood
39:52in front of her, forcing my hands to stay still. Father has over 20 children. Why would I believe
39:58a bastard son can beat all of them? Because I have no weakness. And I'm willing to fight dirty.
40:05But my time hadn't come yet. Diana wouldn't move for me, not now. Everyone said my fiancé
40:11from the Quinn family was a deadly, poisonous flower. My family wanted the alliance, but not
40:16the cost. They wouldn't sacrifice a true heir, so they offered me. Diana had already heard
40:21how the gala ended. A message arrived. Figure it out yourself. I needed a solution.
40:29Well, can you get the orchid back from Tyler? Just for one night. I'll return it in the morning.
40:32Charlotte Blink clearly caught off guard. That's a bit awkward, isn't it? I already gave it.
40:37Stop trying to take things from Tyler. The orchid had a gold-trimmed edge, custom-made. There was
40:42no replacing it. The restraint I'd held all night finally snapped. Charlotte, you promised. Why did
40:48you have to humiliate me tonight of all nights? Ethan, no one in this city will touch you. The only
40:55person who could ever want you is me. Everyone knows you're my little shadow. Her little shadow.
40:59Her lapdog. I had played that role for years, just to survive. But hearing her say it so casually,
41:05like it meant nothing, it hit harder than I expected. Don't be angry at Charlotte, Ethan.
41:10Ethan, one night. Stop being difficult. Tomorrow he goes back to his normal life.
41:13I gave Charlotte a long, lingering look, then turned, and walked out of the gala. Aunt Diana's
41:19car was already waiting outside. You lost. Tomorrow you go to New York. What happens after that
41:23is your problem? I'll come back. We'll see.
41:46The tank burst. The wave slammed me across the floor. Yet my fiance now held another woman
41:52in his arms. And all of this was because his younger sister Lila and I were caught in a
41:56rip current off Puget Sound. I was saved. Lila lost her life. The Blackwood family thinks
42:02it was me who had killed their biological daughter.
42:04Why are you still alive? You should have been the one who drowned. You killed my daughter!
42:10Killia tossed my ring, shredded my wedding gown, and agreed to marry Serena. The next day,
42:16coming home from the hospital, I saw Killian slicing our wedding portrait with a knife.
42:21Serena's moving in. Time to clear all this trash out.
42:23Serena Vanderbilt, his arranged marriage fiancé.
42:27After throwing all this away, are you gonna kick me out next?
42:31You said you were dying of your illness, didn't you? Then it's only fitting you go to atone
42:35for Lila in death.
42:36My body turned rigid when I heard those words. Killian Blackwood was the unloved Blackwood's
42:41son, raised outside the manor walls from childhood. I had given this brooding boy next door a single
42:46piece of candy. Because of that one small sweetness, after my parents died in an earthquake,
42:51Killian protected me for 15 years. Countless days of depending on each other. I fell in love with
42:56the man who held me. At 20, I had written a hundred love letters and confided my longing to my
43:01best
43:01friend, Chloe Reed. Never did I expect Chloe to tell Killian everything. That night, he made me take
43:06out the letters and read them aloud to him.
43:08I'm sorry. I'll never dare to whiber any improper thoughts again. From now on, I'll
43:13treat you as my elder brother.
43:15For 15 years, it wasn't that you needed me to raise you. It was that I needed your company.
43:20That same year, the Blackwoods came to bring him home, but they wouldn't accept me,
43:24because the Blackwood house could not hold two daughters. Killian put the messenger on the floor
43:28and looked at his father, Arthur Blackwood.
43:30No her, no me.
43:32I knew how desperately Killian longed to return home, yet he chose to stand by my side,
43:37even at the cost of breaking with his family. We dated five years before marrying with approval.
43:43His sister Lila despised me. To ease the tension, Killian brought Lila with us on our
43:48coastal wedding photoshoot. After the photoshoot, I saw Lila in the rip current. I rushed to save her
43:53without hesitation. I survived, but Lila perished. The Blackwoods blamed me, saying the adopted daughter
44:00had doomed their own child.
44:01Do you think it was my fault too?
44:03You both went into the water. You survived. She didn't.
44:07To this family, that's a crime.
44:09I knelt for three days and nights, begging for their forgiveness. However, all I got was a
44:14miscarriage. That night, I was diagnosed with cancer. I called Killian. He thought I was faking
44:19sick to trick him. To punish me, he burned my 1,999 love letters right in front of me,
44:25then froze my bank card. What burned to ashes was not only my true love, but also my desire to
44:31survive.
44:31That night, Killian stumbled home drunk, demanding something to sober up. When I passed him the
44:37hangover soup, I spotted my favorite lemon tarts on the table. He shoved me away.
44:43Put those down. They're for Serena. What are you doing so close? Still trying to lure me?
44:48You're drunk. I'm making you sobering soup.
44:52Sorry, I was too drunk. I mistook you for Serena.
44:55He got up and pushed me away. He'd never been so cold to me, nor so rough. Killian didn't spare
45:00me
45:00a glance. Walked upstairs and slammed the door. Everything changed the day Lila died. I knew he
45:06hated me for living, yet I could do nothing. The light was still on in Killian's room. I knocked
45:10softly.
45:11Coming to a man's room this late? Do you have any sense at all? We're broken up.
45:14I want to move out.
45:16Stop you from spouting nonsense. You must stay here until I marry Serena.
45:20Can I at least move to the lower level?
45:23It's up to you.
45:25I turned and walked back to my room in silence. I didn't understand his anger.
45:30Lila was gone forever. How could I possibly live here in peace? This forced stay gave me
45:36time to ease myself into preparing to leave.
45:39The next morning, passing through the living room, I heard Killian talking on the phone with
45:43Serena. Killian caught sight of me suddenly, then ended the call.
45:47Where are you going? I'll drive you.
45:49I froze. Before I could answer, he was already walking out to the garage. He leaned on the
45:54horn.
45:55Are you getting in or do you want me to carry you?
45:57I can't sit up front.
45:58What?
45:59Serena said that's her seat. Even siblings don't get it.
46:02That's not.
46:03Serena's voice broke through the phone in his hand.
46:05Kilton, where are you going? Don't let any other girl take the passenger seat. That's
46:10mine. Even your sister-
46:12Killian switched to a different car.
46:14Something unnamed moved through him.
46:16What are you going to do?
46:16I didn't answer. Killian didn't push. When Serena called, he laughed and softened,
46:22turning into someone I barely recognized.
46:24I just bought us matching pajamas. I'll model them tonight.
46:27As their words grew bolder and more explicit, Killian pulled into the emergency lane.
46:32Get out. Serena's waiting me.
46:55A destitute stripper who suffers from bills.
47:02Three months ago, I'd been planning to audition for the New York Ballet Company.
47:06Now I was applying glitter to my skin for men who would tuck dollar bills into my G-string.
47:10Three months ago, the wedding day of me and a man I had never met, Ethan Pacheco.
47:15A marriage I wanted no part of.
47:17I had slipped away while the guests were arriving, needing a moment to breathe, to think.
47:21I had wandered aimlessly until I heard sounds coming from one of the guest bedrooms.
47:25Although the man had his back to me, I knew he must be my fiancé who I had never met.
47:30Without twice thought, I drived away from the estate.
47:32Away from Ethan Pacheco and the future that had been decided for me.
47:36I ended up at a bar downtown in the late night, drowning my sorrows in tequila shots.
47:40That's when he appeared beside me.
47:51Bad day?
47:54The worst.
48:00I'm Ethan.
48:03Of course you are.
48:05I, uh...
48:07I'm running away from one Ethan tonight.
48:09I don't need another.
48:11I had laughed then, a bitter, hollow sound.
48:14The funny thing was, with all the drama going on, I still didn't know what my fucking fiancé
48:19looked like.
48:20But this guy had been charming, attentive, and I'd been vulnerable, hurt, and increasingly
48:24drunk.
48:25When he suggested we get a room at the hotel next door, I hadn't said no.
48:44With nothing but a lingering hangover, and the crushing realization that I couldn't go home
48:48again, not to face my father's disappointment.
48:51I disappeared, cutting off contact with everyone from my old life.
48:54My savings hadn't lasted long.
48:56Now I had to dance in a bar to earn money.
48:58The bar had been booked out by the owner tonight.
49:00He was going to hold an important party in the VIP room.
49:06Those eyes.
49:07Almond-shaped, hazel with flecks of gold.
49:10Exactly like...
49:11No.
49:11Oh god, no.
49:12This can't be happening.
49:13That night at the bar.
49:15My one-night stand as my boss and ex-fiancé?
49:17His eyes met mine.
49:18And the world stopped spinning.
49:24Stop staring at the boss.
49:26Are you crazy?
49:29I immediately dropped my gaze.
49:31The tiny sequined outfit left little to the imagination, but it was better than being
49:35completely naked.
49:36I needed this job.
49:37Rent wasn't going to pay itself.
49:39Did he recognize me?
49:40Shouldn't your older brother be running this meeting?
49:44I can't imagine your father Henry's crazy enough to let a 23-year-old handle business
49:49this magnitude.
49:52Everyone turned to gauge Ethan's reaction, the tension thick enough to cut with a knife.
49:59Care to guess why I'm the heir while my big brother works under me?
50:03You're not in any position to question my capabilities.
50:06The man's face reddened.
50:07He wisely kept his mouth shut.
50:09The meeting dragged on, numbers and threats mixing with the heavy...
50:12beat of the music.
50:14I felt increasingly light-headed.
50:15The room started to spin.
50:17Or was I the one spinning?
50:21I landed hard on the floor, right in front of the gathered crime family bosses.
50:26Is this how you dance, you worthless slit?
50:29Ruining our evening with your amateur bullshit?
50:31I looked up to see an ugly older man in the corner.
50:34He pulled out a thick wad of cash, throwing it on the ground.
50:38Bills scattered across the floor like fallen leaves.
50:40If you don't want to lose those pretty legs of yours, crawl over here and give me a proper
50:45lap dance.
50:48And don't stop until every piece of that costume is on the floor.
50:52And don't stop until every piece of that costume is on the floor.
51:13And don't stop until every piece of that costume is on the floor.
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