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00:00:02I married Alpha Evan out of gratitude.

00:00:05For three years, I guarded his pack.

00:00:08Yet Evan never loved me.

00:00:11He marked my sister before the whole pack.

00:00:14Everyone thought my sister was the pureblood Luna.

00:00:17Evan blamed me for being infertile.

00:00:19You're a freak.

00:00:20Everyone mocked the golden-eyed freak,

00:00:23never knowing I was the true Luna heir.

00:00:25When the truth comes out,

00:00:27they will be shocked.

00:00:28Three years since I married Alpha Evan,

00:00:31Alpha Joseph's son.

00:00:32Alpha Joseph died shortly after I married Alpha Evan,

00:00:35and I kept my promise.

00:00:37As long as I remain within his territory,

00:00:39my Luna power automatically forms a protective barrier,

00:00:42warding off all invading rogue werewolves.

00:00:44I love Evan with all my heart

00:00:45and have given everything for him.

00:00:47Yet I have never managed to melt his cold heart.

00:00:49His heart has always belonged to my younger sister, Selina.

00:00:53Even after Selina abandoned him cruelly long ago,

00:00:55he still clings to memories of her.

00:00:57For three years, I wrapped the entire pack in my Luna barrier,

00:01:00blocking every wave of rogue attacks.

00:01:03I loved him silently,

00:01:04yielded to him every night,

00:01:06and waited patiently for his mark.

00:01:08One day, after our intimacy,

00:01:10I cling to a faint hope.

00:01:12Evan, I've stayed by your side for three years.

00:01:15Won't you give me the mate mark I've always longed for?

00:01:18Three years, and you still can't conceive an heir.

00:01:20You're nothing but a freak with golden eyes.

00:01:23How dare you even beg for my mark?

00:01:25A useless freak?

00:01:27Who do you think has been shielding your pack in silence all these years?

00:01:31Shield my pack.

00:01:32Don't make me laugh.

00:01:33Your wolf power isn't even half as strong as Selina's.

00:01:37A cursed golden-eyed outpiece like you could never hold a candle to her.

00:01:40Stop deluding yourself.

00:01:41Evan leaves without looking back.

00:01:43He saw me as nothing more than a worthless golden-eyed freak,

00:01:46unworthy of his mark,

00:01:47unworthy of a place by his side.

00:01:50He assumed I was weak and decile,

00:01:52too dependent on this pack to ever leave.

00:01:55But his cold indifference killed every last bit of affection in my heart.

00:02:01Luna, Alpha Evan has instructed you to get ready.

00:02:04You are to attend the marking banquet the main mansion tonight.

00:02:07Here is the banquet gown prepared for you.

00:02:09A glimmer of fragile hope stirred in my heart.

00:02:11Perhaps he had only spoken harshly earlier,

00:02:14intending to give me a surprise to finally acknowledge me and bestow his mark upon me.

00:02:18When I stepped into the main hall,

00:02:21champagne roses bloomed everywhere,

00:02:24and a huge banner reading Welcome Pack hung on the wall.

00:02:28Then I saw him,

00:02:29when I stepped into the main hall,

00:02:31my mate,

00:02:31my Alpha,

00:02:33holding someone else in his arm,

00:02:36my sister Selina.

00:02:38Let me make an announcement to everyone here.

00:02:41Today,

00:02:42I will place my exclusive mark upon my one and only mate,

00:02:46Selina.

00:02:47My heart didn't just break.

00:02:49It plunged to a frozen abyss,

00:02:51shattering into a million jagged spards of ice.

00:02:54If he is marking her,

00:02:56if he is claiming my sister in front of the world,

00:03:00then what am I?

00:03:04The second the words left his lips,

00:03:07I froze on the spot.

00:03:08The roses blooming all through the hall

00:03:10were the very romance I'd never dared to dream of.

00:03:13The grand Welcome Pack banner hanging overhead

00:03:16mocked every foolish hope I'd clung to only moments before.

00:03:19Evan led Selina forward to a stop.

00:03:21Her gown was cut in the exact same style as mine,

00:03:24yet hers was encrust with diamonds,

00:03:27far more lavish by comparison.

00:03:29Evan had humiliated me on purpose,

00:03:31dressing me in an identical design

00:03:33but of far poorer quality.

00:03:34Selina put on a soft, gentle front

00:03:36and spoke to me in fake sweetness.

00:03:38Dear sister,

00:03:39thank you for coming all this way

00:03:41to witness my marking ceremony.

00:03:43I kept my eyes locked on Evan,

00:03:45my voice shaking with held back emotion.

00:03:47Why her?

00:03:48I've sacrificed so much for you.

00:03:50I stayed loyal by your side for three whole years.

00:03:55What good are all your sacrifices?

00:03:56Those eerie eyes of yours repel me,

00:03:59and you can't even bear airs for the pack.

00:04:01You were never half as good as Selina,

00:04:03not then, not now.

00:04:05Evan lifted his hand,

00:04:06brushing it lightly along Selina's neck,

00:04:09then bowed his head to leave his claiming mark

00:04:11on her slowly and tenderly.

00:04:13When the mark was fully set,

00:04:14he slowly raised his eyes,

00:04:16scanning the bustling crowd before his gaze

00:04:18locked firmly on mine.

00:04:20Cheers and applause burst out across the hall at once,

00:04:23loud blessings ringing through the air,

00:04:24yet every sound sliced right through my heart

00:04:27like a sharp knife.

00:04:28One of the pack elders stepped up onto the dace.

00:04:30He swept his gaze over the crowd,

00:04:32his tone grave and agmatic.

00:04:33As many of you know,

00:04:34our pack has long kept a secret.

00:04:36Among us lives a she-wolf

00:04:37who carries the rare pure-blood Luna lineage.

00:04:40The question we all wonder is this,

00:04:42who could she be?

00:04:46The pack members broke into quiet murmurs,

00:04:48all guessing who the she-wolf

00:04:50with hidden pure-blood Luna lineage might be.

00:04:52Amid the buzzing whispers,

00:04:54Charlotte, Evan's mother,

00:04:55and the pack's reigning Luna

00:04:56rose slowly from her grand ornate throne

00:04:58atop the dace,

00:04:59carrying herself with unbridled arrogance and authority.

00:05:01There's no need for pointless speculation.

00:05:04It can only be Selina.

00:05:05She boasts exceptional wolf talent

00:05:08and immense innate power.

00:05:09I have always known she is the fated one.

00:05:12I never thought Joseph would act recklessly

00:05:15and force Evan into a marriage with Isabella.

00:05:17A smug smile tugged at Selina's lips.

00:05:19She gave a slight, polite bow.

00:05:22Thank you for your kind praise and recognition, Luna Charlotte.

00:05:25I stepped forward before I could stop myself,

00:05:28holding her gaze straight.

00:05:31What gives you such certainty that it must be Selina?

00:05:35Charlotte let out a mocking laugh,

00:05:36as if I'd told the most absurd joke imaginable.

00:05:38She raked her eyes over me coldly,

00:05:40full of contempt.

00:05:41Could it possibly be you?

00:05:43A freak with unnatural golden eyes,

00:05:46good for nothing.

00:05:47Do you truly think you are worthy of possessing

00:05:50the noble pureblood Luna lineage?

00:05:52Stop indulging in foolish fantasies.

00:05:55The second her words fell,

00:05:56the whole hall erupted in mocking laughter,

00:05:59thick with scorn and disdain.

00:06:01I turned to Evan,

00:06:02clinging to a faint hope that he would stand up for me,

00:06:05that he would grant me even the smallest bit of fairness.

00:06:07But Evan made no move to defend me at all.

00:06:11His expression turned icy instead,

00:06:13his voice laced with revulsion.

00:06:15You would do best to leave the ceremony of your own accord.

00:06:19Staying here will only bring you further shame and make a public fool of yourself.

00:06:25If you refuse to go,

00:06:27you may tend to the guests in the kitchen and keep to yourself quietly.

00:06:33Evan's cold,

00:06:35dismissive words cut straight through me,

00:06:37sharp and biting to the bone.

00:06:38Every eye in the room lingered only on Selina,

00:06:42bright with anticipation.

00:06:43It was as if everyone already took it for granted,

00:06:45that her so-called Luna divine power would lead Evan's pack to new prosperity.

00:06:51I'd borne endless humiliation for far too long,

00:06:54endured endless scorn and mockery from those around me.

00:06:57All the grief and resentment I'd kept locked inside finally spilled over.

00:07:01The true bearer of the pure-blood Luna Tinergy is not...

00:07:04Selina.

00:07:06It has always been me.

00:07:08The hall burst into mocking laughter once again.

00:07:11Charlotte doubled over, clutching her stomach,

00:07:13mocking me without restraint.

00:07:15Evan and Selina shared a disdainful smirk,

00:07:17dismissing my words as ridiculous ravings.

00:07:21Have you lost your senses?

00:07:25How dare a golden-eyed freak like you

00:07:28claim the pure-blood Luna lineage for yourself?

00:07:33Evan's brows drew tight,

00:07:35his tone sharp and unforgiving.

00:07:37Isabella,

00:07:38are you spouting nonsense out of jealousy now that I've marked Selina?

00:07:42Stop making a fool of yourself.

00:07:45No one in the room believed a word I said.

00:07:47Their jeals pricked my heart like a thousand needles.

00:07:50Staring at their hypocritical, ugly faces,

00:07:52I only felt cold amusement and chose not to explain myself any further.

00:07:57When I fell quiet, the crowd quickly lost interest in me,

00:08:00turning their full attention back to Selina.

00:08:02Evan slipped an arm around her waist,

00:08:04his fingers brushing lightly over the fresh mark on her neck.

00:08:07From this day forward,

00:08:09Selina's Luna divine power will shield our pack

00:08:11and keep us safe and at peace.

00:08:16When she saw I still hadn't moved an inch,

00:08:19the smug look on Selina's face faded a little,

00:08:22replaced by impatience and haughty condescension in her tone.

00:08:26Dear sister,

00:08:27if you know what's best for yourself,

00:08:29gather your things and leave for home at once.

00:08:31Father is waiting for you there.

00:08:33Don't linger here and ruin everyone's celebration.

00:08:36I stood perfectly still,

00:08:37my expression unchanging,

00:08:39merely staring back at her with quiet indifference.

00:08:42I am keeping my oath to Alpha Joseph

00:08:44by remaining here to watch over Evan's pack.

00:08:47I will not leave

00:08:48until my three-year vow is fulfilled.

00:08:51The smile on Selina's face frozen instantly,

00:08:53then twisted into a cold, calculating smirk.

00:08:55She stepped half a step nearer and lowered her voice,

00:08:58letting only me hear her words.

00:09:00A vow?

00:09:01Sister, you're far too naive.

00:09:03Evan's pack has never needed your protection,

00:09:05nor will it ever accept a golden-eyed freak like you.

00:09:08Today, I'll make sure you're driven out of this place for good.

00:09:11The moment she finished speaking,

00:09:13she lurched backwards suddenly,

00:09:14her legs giving way as she crumpled heavily to the floor.

00:09:17She pressed her hands to the corners of her eyes

00:09:19and raised her voice sharply,

00:09:21letting it ring out across the entire hall.

00:09:23Sister, I know you're jealous of me,

00:09:25but you have no right to push me like this.

00:09:28I hadn't shifted a single step from where I stood.

00:09:30The cheering in the hall died away in an instant.

00:09:33Every pair of eyes fixed on us both,

00:09:35filled with disdain, accusation,

00:09:37and the cold dislatchment of onlookers

00:09:39ready to watch a spectacle unfold.

00:09:41Evan rushed over at once,

00:09:42lifting Selina gently into his arms

00:09:44and holding her close in a protective embrace.

00:09:45He shot me an icy glare,

00:09:47rage blazing in his eyes.

00:09:50Isabella, you've crossed every line!

00:09:52From this day on,

00:09:53I formally disavow you and cast you out of the pack.

00:09:55You are forbidden from ever stepping foot

00:09:58on our territory for the rest of your life!

00:10:03I stayed rooted to the spot

00:10:04as Evan glared at me like he could kill with his eyes,

00:10:07the air between us turning icy cold.

00:10:10I didn't hurt Selina.

00:10:12She fell on her own.

00:10:14Evan leaned down to strope Selina's back gently,

00:10:16then looked up again,

00:10:18his rage so intense

00:10:19it felt like it could burn me to the ground.

00:10:21Do you really think I'd believe the lies

00:10:23of a golden-eyed freak like you?

00:10:25Selina just got my mark,

00:10:26and she's still weak.

00:10:27How dare you touch her!

00:10:29Charlotte stepped up beside Evan,

00:10:31her eyes dripping with even more disdain,

00:10:33her voice sharp enough to cut.

00:10:35Isabella, you still won't admit what you did.

00:10:38Your excuses only make you more disgusting.

00:10:41A filthy creature like you

00:10:43belong locked up in the dungeon.

00:10:44Evan pulled Selina behind him,

00:10:46unleashing his overwhelming alpha aura

00:10:48in a heartbeat.

00:10:50Icy pressure washing over the entire hall.

00:10:52He started the formal mate rejection

00:10:54right there in front of everyone.

00:10:55No trace of regret in his eyes,

00:10:57only pure coldness and contempt.

00:10:59I, Evan, reject you as my mate.

00:11:01I lifted my eyes to meet his gaze,

00:11:03my voice as calm as a frozen lake.

00:11:05I accept your rejection.

00:11:07The mate bond snapped suddenly,

00:11:08a searing, tearing pain

00:11:09shooting through every part of my body.

00:11:11The agony of the bond breaking hit first,

00:11:13and then tears slipped silently down my cheeks.

00:11:15The mate bond that had held us together

00:11:17for three years was breaking apart,

00:11:18fading little by little,

00:11:19each piece throbbing with a dull ache.

00:11:21But none of that pain came close

00:11:23to the cold emptiness in my chest.

00:11:25I curled my fingers tight,

00:11:26nails digging deep into my palms,

00:11:28forcing myself to bear the searing agony.

00:11:30You can't bear airs.

00:11:31The worst shame an alpha could ever face.

00:11:34Selina's nothing like you.

00:11:36She carries the pure-blood Luna Lineridge,

00:11:38and only she's worthy of standing by my side,

00:11:41bearing my strongest pups,

00:11:43and leading the pack to greater glory.

00:11:47Selina leaned comfortably in Evan's arms,

00:11:50her eyes glinting with a taunting edge,

00:11:53as she stared at my disheveled state.

00:11:56Sister, why are you still standing here?

00:11:59If I were you,

00:12:00I'd hurry up and pack my things to leave.

00:12:02Don't linger here being a bother.

00:12:04Watching them throw jabs back and forth,

00:12:06their contempt plain as day,

00:12:08my mind wandered back to a memory from long ago,

00:12:10of being rescued.

00:12:11Out on the frozen plains,

00:12:13caught in wind and snow,

00:12:14I lay wounded and gave me a second chance.

00:12:17It was Joseph he told me I carried

00:12:19an extremely rare pure-blood Luna lineage.

00:12:21Later, on his deathbed,

00:12:23he held my hand tight,

00:12:25his gaze earnest,

00:12:26as he begged me to protect Evan and his pack

00:12:29with everything I had.

00:12:30Joseph, look at what's become of us.

00:12:32For three years,

00:12:33I've guarded your pack faithfully,

00:12:35warding off rogue attacks this entire time.

00:12:38I've even quietly nourished the pack lands

00:12:40with my Luna energy,

00:12:41making them stronger and more thriving

00:12:42with each passing day.

00:12:44Yet now,

00:12:45your own son chases me away.

00:12:46I've seen his true colors clearly.

00:12:48He's never been worth my protection.

00:12:50In that moment,

00:12:51the last bit of gratitude I'd felt for Joseph

00:12:54vanished completely.

00:12:55I'd kept my promise,

00:12:56and my debt was paid in full.

00:12:58Evan,

00:12:59after these three years,

00:13:00I owe you nothing,

00:13:01and I owe your pack nothing either.

00:13:04I only hope you never come to regret this day.

00:13:07Evan let out a scoff of disbelief,

00:13:09looking away from me in disgust,

00:13:11his tone again and dismissal.

00:13:13Regret?

00:13:14Cutting loose a burden like you

00:13:15is the smartest thing I've ever done.

00:13:17Now get out of my sight.

00:13:18Now.

00:13:19The mate bond shattered entirely,

00:13:21not a single thread of connection left between us.

00:13:23Just then,

00:13:24Evan's brows fronted sharply,

00:13:26his alpha aura tensing up in an instant.

00:13:28Many pack members looked up too,

00:13:29their expressions on edge.

00:13:30A faint yet thick rustling sound

00:13:32drifted from the edge of the manor,

00:13:34low and menacing.

00:13:34It was the sound of rogues closing in,

00:13:37hundreds of miles away and closing fast.

00:13:41Little did they know,

00:13:43with me reject and cast out,

00:13:45my all-encompassing Luna protection barrier

00:13:47had vanished,

00:13:48completely.

00:13:49The feral rogues I'd held back,

00:13:51kept at bay for three long years,

00:13:53were now charging straight for their borders in droves.

00:13:57And now that I'm gone,

00:13:58how will a weak alpha,

00:14:00paired with a fake mate who has no true Luna power at all,

00:14:04defend this pack against thousands of bloodthirsty rogues.

00:14:10Get to the pack perimeter now and check out that noise.

00:14:13Waste any time,

00:14:14and you'll pay with your lives.

00:14:17Yes, sir.

00:14:20You're scared, Evan.

00:14:22This is what happens when you reject me.

00:14:24The rogues are closing in.

00:14:25Spare me your empty threats and delusional garbage.

00:14:27I formerly banished you.

00:14:29Know your place and leave.

00:14:30My pack hasn't seen a rogue in years.

00:14:32Do you really think you can curse us?

00:14:34You're just spouting nonsense out of spite for being cast aside,

00:14:37trying to stir up trouble.

00:14:38Exactly.

00:14:39Isabella, you can't stand being thrown out,

00:14:41so you want to curse our pack?

00:14:42I see your true colors now.

00:14:44You're cruel to the core.

00:14:45If the rogues really come,

00:14:47you'll be the first one they grab.

00:14:48Let's see who's there to protect you then.

00:14:50Watching their hypocritical, colliding faces,

00:14:52I felt nothing but cold amusement.

00:14:54There was no point in wasting another word on them.

00:14:57I'd kept my promise, settled all scores.

00:14:59No reason to linger in this repulsive place any longer,

00:15:02putting up with their endless mockery and disdain.

00:15:05But the second I took a step to leave,

00:15:07Charlotte rushed over and cut me off.

00:15:08Hold it right there.

00:15:10You're not going anywhere.

00:15:13Isabella, Evans formally marked Selina,

00:15:15and the pack's true Luna is now in her rightful place.

00:15:18It's time you hand over that emblem.

00:15:19This sacred treasure, a symbol of the pack's glory,

00:15:22has no business resting on a freak like you.

00:15:25Exactly.

00:15:25Such a precious relic can't be tainted by someone unworthy.

00:15:28It belongs to me,

00:15:30the one who carries the pure-blood Luna lineage.

00:15:32Lady Luna Charlotte,

00:15:34I can feel the power in this emblem calling to me.

00:15:36Could it be,

00:15:37is the hidden pure-blood Luna lineage inside me finally waking up?

00:15:40Do you really believe that's what's happening, Selina?

00:15:43It has to be true.

00:15:45Only a noble, pure, silver-eyed werewolf

00:15:47is worthy of wearing this emblem.

00:15:49Not like some outscat

00:15:50who's clung to a sacred relic for years

00:15:52can't even bear an heir

00:15:53and wastes its power for nothing.

00:16:14It burns!

00:16:18Only those with true Luna blood

00:16:19can bear this emblem.

00:16:21A fake like you will never be worthy of it.

00:16:27Isabella,

00:16:27did you do this?

00:16:29Did you use witchcraft

00:16:30to control the aelum

00:16:31and hurt me on purpose?

00:16:32You cruel bitch!

00:16:34You just can't stand to see me happy!

00:16:38Isabella,

00:16:39you've gone too far.

00:16:40Pushing her wasn't enough,

00:16:41so you stooped to dirty tricks

00:16:43with dark witchcraft

00:16:44to hurt her again?

00:16:45How low can you get?

00:16:47His voice held a desperate urgency

00:16:49I'd never heard from him before.

00:16:51His fingers brushed gently around

00:16:52the burning wound on Selina's chest,

00:16:55his touch impossibly tender and careful.

00:16:57The very tenderness I'd stayed by his side

00:16:59for three years,

00:17:00craving,

00:17:01yet never once getting.

00:17:02I'd never sink that low.

00:17:04I'd never degrade myself

00:17:05by using such vile garbage as witchcraft.

00:17:07I finally got it.

00:17:08It wasn't that he couldn't be tender,

00:17:10it was just that his tenderly

00:17:11was never meant for me.

00:17:12Why?

00:17:14You wore this emblem for three years

00:17:16and never had a single problem.

00:17:18Why does it hurt Selina

00:17:19the second she touches it?

00:17:21Could it be...

00:17:23Could you be the real

00:17:24pure-blood Luna after all?

00:17:29Everyone froze,

00:17:31their eyes turning straight to me,

00:17:32filled with shock, doubt,

00:17:33and utter disbelief.

00:17:35No!

00:17:35It can't be!

00:17:37Evan,

00:17:38she only grew used to the emblem's aura

00:17:40from wearing it for so long.

00:17:41She is never the true

00:17:42pure-blood Luna heir.

00:17:44She must have cast witchcraft

00:17:46on the emblem beforehand

00:17:47to hurt me on purpose.

00:17:50Evan,

00:17:51do not let your mind wander.

00:17:53It is all Isabella's doing.

00:17:54Out of jealousy towards Selina,

00:17:56she schemed in secret,

00:17:57making the emblem harm Selina

00:17:59to confuse everyone's judgment.

00:18:01This outcast has a vicious heart.

00:18:07Do you really think I'd believe

00:18:08some golden-eyed freak

00:18:09is the true Luna heir?

00:18:11Ridiculous.

00:18:12You're just a petty,

00:18:12useless outcast

00:18:13begging for a title

00:18:14you don't deserve.

00:18:15Now get out

00:18:15and don't dare tarnish

00:18:16them Selina with your presence.

00:18:17Stop loitering here

00:18:18and getting in the way.

00:18:19Leave the main packhouse at once

00:18:20and never show your face

00:18:21to us again.

00:18:22Listening to these

00:18:23absurdly absurd accusations,

00:18:25I finally let out

00:18:26a cold laugh.

00:18:27There was no warmth

00:18:28in it at all.

00:18:28Carry all the forbearance

00:18:30and heartbreak

00:18:30of these three years.

00:18:35I walked out of the main packhouse

00:18:37step by step.

00:18:38Three years of protection

00:18:39had only earned me betrayal,

00:18:41blame,

00:18:42and banishment.

00:18:43Even the last trace of hope

00:18:44in my heart

00:18:45was completely shattered.

00:18:46I pushed open the door

00:18:47to my home.

00:18:48Live room done

00:18:49was dent.

00:18:50And my father Marcus

00:18:51sat on the sofa

00:18:52with a cigarette

00:18:52between his fingers,

00:18:54undisguised mockery

00:18:55in his eyes.

00:18:56He lifted his gaze to me

00:18:58at the sound of footsteps.

00:18:59What happened?

00:19:00Driven back in disgrace

00:19:01after Evan broke

00:19:02your mate bond?

00:19:03I always knew

00:19:04a freak with strange eyes

00:19:05like you could never

00:19:06hold an alpha's heart,

00:19:07nor deserve the position

00:19:08of Luna.

00:19:08He took a good rag

00:19:09from his cigarette

00:19:10and exhaled the smoke slowly.

00:19:12Fortunately,

00:19:12I have two daughters.

00:19:14Selina is far more

00:19:15promising than you.

00:19:16Now that Evan has marked her,

00:19:17she will soon become

00:19:18the pack's Luna

00:19:19and bring me

00:19:20endless glory.

00:19:21Unlike you,

00:19:22born with those

00:19:22unlucky golden eyes,

00:19:24never able to succeed

00:19:25at anything since childhood.

00:19:26When I was young,

00:19:27Selina was always

00:19:28the only one seen

00:19:29on the pack training grounds.

00:19:30Father claimed silver eyes

00:19:31stood for pure lineage

00:19:32and only Selina

00:19:34deserved formal training.

00:19:35I could only hide

00:19:36in the corner,

00:19:37watching them laugh

00:19:37and rejoice.

00:19:38I possessed the very power

00:19:39they valued,

00:19:40yet no one ever taught me

00:19:41how to wield it.

00:19:42With time,

00:19:43everyone came to see me

00:19:44as a powerless,

00:19:45useless nobody.

00:19:46Not even my father

00:19:47had ever truly looked

00:19:48at me with kindness.

00:19:49Marcus stood up

00:19:50and walked before me,

00:19:51looking down at me

00:19:51from above.

00:19:52There was no trace

00:19:53of fatherly affection

00:19:54in his eyes,

00:19:55only cold calculation.

00:19:56Now that Evan

00:19:57has cast you aside,

00:19:58you have no more use left.

00:19:59I raised you

00:20:00all these years.

00:20:01I cannot keep

00:20:02feeding you for nothing.

00:20:03I have sold you

00:20:04to a crude,

00:20:04low-rank werewolf

00:20:05from the black market.

00:20:07Though he is poor

00:20:07and unculturated,

00:20:08he is willing to borrow

00:20:09a large sump to buy you.

00:20:13Father,

00:20:14what are you saying?

00:20:15Sell me?

00:20:16I refuse.

00:20:17Refuse?

00:20:18What right do you have?

00:20:19You cannot even bear children.

00:20:21Not qualified enough

00:20:22to be a breeder.

00:20:24What good are you

00:20:24besides being sold off?

00:20:28Father,

00:20:29selling someone of my lineage

00:20:30will bring you retribution.

00:20:33Retribution?

00:20:34All I know is keeping you

00:20:35is a waste of food.

00:20:36Selling you brings real profit.

00:20:37Where is any retribution?

00:20:38I clenched my fists,

00:20:39my voice shaking

00:20:40with a screed and defiance

00:20:41as I met his gaze directly.

00:20:42Part of the money

00:20:42from selling you

00:20:43to buy Selena top-class gown.

00:20:45Dressed in fine luxury,

00:20:46Evan will love her even more.

00:20:47To buy a dress for Selena,

00:20:48to win her Evan's affection.

00:20:50My own father was willing

00:20:51to cast me straight into hell.

00:20:52He called out toward the door

00:20:53and two tall pack members

00:20:54stepped inside.

00:20:55Seize her and lock her in a cage.

00:20:56Do not let her escape.

00:20:58Deliver her to the black market

00:20:59at dawn morrow.

00:20:59They grabbed my arms roughly,

00:21:00gripped so tight it felt

00:21:01as though they would

00:21:02crush my bones.

00:21:03I struggled in vain

00:21:04and shock faded completely

00:21:05into icy despair in my heart.

00:21:07In the store room,

00:21:08a cold iron cage already waited.

00:21:10They shoved me inside

00:21:11and slammed the lock shut.

00:21:12The faint golden glow

00:21:13in my eyes grew brighter.

00:21:15I held the strength

00:21:16of a pure-blood Luna,

00:21:17yet I was treated

00:21:18as worthless cargo

00:21:19to be sold off,

00:21:20never given the chance

00:21:21to unleash my power.

00:21:22Dawn had barely broken

00:21:23when footsteps echoed outside.

00:21:25I lifted my head

00:21:25to see Evan standing

00:21:26at the storage room entrance

00:21:27with Selena in his arms.

00:21:29Selena stepped forward

00:21:29to peer through the iron bars,

00:21:31her tone dripping

00:21:31with feigned sympathy

00:21:32and hypocrisy.

00:21:33Sister,

00:21:34I have no choice.

00:21:35It is father's decision.

00:21:36I tried to persuade him,

00:21:38but he would not listen.

00:21:39Just resign yourself

00:21:40to being a slave.

00:21:41I will serve well

00:21:42as the Pax Luna

00:21:42from now on,

00:21:43solidify my position,

00:21:44and live up

00:21:45to everyone's expectations.

00:21:47Marrying you

00:21:47in the first place

00:21:48was nothing but

00:21:48my father's momentary foolishness,

00:21:50foolish enough

00:21:50to treasure an outcast like you.

00:21:52Looking back,

00:21:52breaking our mate bond

00:21:53in time was the wisest choice

00:21:54I ever made.

00:21:55With that,

00:21:56he turned to Selena

00:21:57beside him

00:21:57and stroked her hair gently,

00:21:59the very tenderness

00:22:00I had longed

00:22:01for countless times.

00:22:02Yet in this moment,

00:22:03watching the scene unfold,

00:22:04I felt nothing at all.

00:22:06No sorrow,

00:22:07no resentment,

00:22:08only utter emptiness

00:22:09and calm.

00:22:10My three years

00:22:11of devotion

00:22:12had long worn away

00:22:13under his endless

00:22:13cruelty and prejudice.

00:22:15I even found it laughable

00:22:16that I had once held

00:22:17any hope

00:22:17for such a cold,

00:22:18selfish man.

00:22:19Evan lowered his head

00:22:20to brush her hair fondly

00:22:21and was about to speak,

00:22:22and a Pax member

00:22:23rushed inside in a panic,

00:22:25his voice trembling.

00:22:26Alpha Evan,

00:22:27disaster.

00:22:28Several Pax members

00:22:28have been found dead

00:22:29at the territory border,

00:22:30their bodies reeking

00:22:31of strong rogue scent.

00:22:32The tenderness

00:22:33on Evan's face

00:22:34vanished in an instant.

00:22:35His expression

00:22:36turned taut,

00:22:37filled with disbelief.

00:22:38What?

00:22:38Rogues?

00:22:39No rogues have ever

00:22:40come near our borders

00:22:41in three years.

00:22:42How could our people

00:22:42be killed all of a sudden?

00:22:44He frowned deeply,

00:22:45his gaze slowly falling on me

00:22:47as he looked me up and down.

00:22:48A flicker of doubt

00:22:49and disbelief

00:22:50crossed his eyes,

00:22:51his tone tentative.

00:22:52Could it be

00:22:53the reason no rogues

00:22:54drew near all these years

00:22:55was because of you?

00:22:57Was that the real reason

00:22:58my father Joseph

00:22:59insisted you stay by my side?

00:23:02The moment Selena heard this,

00:23:04she clung tightly

00:23:05to Evan's arm,

00:23:06eager to quiet his doubts

00:23:07and turn all blame

00:23:08onto me.

00:23:09Evan,

00:23:09do not entertain

00:23:10such foolish thoughts.

00:23:11How could it ever be her?

00:23:12She is nothing

00:23:13but a useless freak

00:23:14with strange eyes.

00:23:16What great power

00:23:17could she possibly possess?

00:23:18She must hold a grudge

00:23:20after you rejected her

00:23:21and father sold her away.

00:23:23She lured the rogues here

00:23:24on purpose

00:23:24to get revenge

00:23:25and destroy our pack.

00:23:26The doubt in his eyes

00:23:27faded completely,

00:23:28replaced by deeper

00:23:29loathing and rage.

00:23:30You are right.

00:23:31How could I ever believe

00:23:32an outcast holds

00:23:33such great power?

00:23:34It was you

00:23:34who lured the rogues

00:23:35here out of spite,

00:23:36getting our own people killed.

00:23:37His voice turned icy

00:23:38and Killing Intect

00:23:39blazed in his eyes.

00:23:40I am heading to deal

00:23:41with the murders

00:23:42at the border now.

00:23:43I will settle this score

00:23:44with you when I return.

00:23:46Selling you to the black market

00:23:47is far too lenient.

00:23:49By rights,

00:23:49a vicious outwrit like you

00:23:51deserves hanging

00:23:51to comfort the souls

00:23:52of the fallen pack members.

00:23:54With that,

00:23:54he did not spare me

00:23:55another glance.

00:23:56Wrapping an arm

00:23:56around Selena's waist,

00:23:58he turned and left quickly,

00:23:59his footsteps fading away,

00:24:01leaving me alone

00:24:01in the cold iron cage.

00:24:03I curled up on the cage floor

00:24:04and stared toward the door.

00:24:06Evan,

00:24:06you will regret this.

00:24:07Before long,

00:24:08two pack members

00:24:09hurried over.

00:24:10They roughly unlocked

00:24:11the cage,

00:24:11grabbed my arms,

00:24:12and dragged me out

00:24:13of the storage room,

00:24:14shoving me into

00:24:14an old transport vehicle.

00:24:16After an endless ride,

00:24:17the vehicle finally

00:24:18came to a stop,

00:24:19and the door swung open,

00:24:20flooding the space

00:24:21with harsh sunlight.

00:24:22I was dragged out

00:24:23and thrown onto the ground.

00:24:24This place was the black market

00:24:25for low-rank werewolf trades,

00:24:27filled with females

00:24:28sold as breeders,

00:24:29outcasts auctioned off

00:24:30as slaves,

00:24:31every face etched

00:24:31with numbness

00:24:32and despair.

00:24:33I had no idea

00:24:33who would buy me next,

00:24:34nor what cruel fate

00:24:35awaited me.

00:24:38Two pack members

00:24:39pressed down hard

00:24:40on my shoulders,

00:24:41forcing me forward

00:24:41unsteadily.

00:24:42Soon they stopped

00:24:43and pushed me

00:24:44before a man.

00:24:45Sebastian,

00:24:45we have brought

00:24:46the girl to you.

00:24:47Marcus instructed us

00:24:47to hand her over personally.

00:24:49The man lifted his eyes

00:24:50slightly,

00:24:51saying nothing at first,

00:24:52only looking me over

00:24:53with a cold,

00:24:53emotionless expression.

00:24:54He wore rough,

00:24:55tattered clothes

00:24:56faded from wear

00:24:56with several tears

00:24:57here and there.

00:24:58Yet his frame

00:24:58was broad and powerful,

00:24:59his shoulders

00:25:00as solid as a wall,

00:25:01his features

00:25:01were sharp and stern,

00:25:02his jawline tight

00:25:03with shovel lining his jaw.

00:25:04A wild,

00:25:05unapproachable aura

00:25:06clung to him,

00:25:07giving him a down-broughten

00:25:07yet dominasing air.

00:25:09Rest assured,

00:25:10she is untouched.

00:25:12Only she failed

00:25:13to bear an air

00:25:13for Alpha Evan.

00:25:15Be quiet.

00:25:17His voice was deep

00:25:18and horsey

00:25:19with a rough edge,

00:25:20impatience clear

00:25:21in his tone.

00:25:21The pack member

00:25:22flinched in fright,

00:25:23bowed quickly

00:25:24and retreated.

00:25:25Only the two of us

00:25:26remained.

00:25:26He said nothing,

00:25:27simply looking down

00:25:28at me with an unnerving calm.

00:25:29No greed,

00:25:30no judgment,

00:25:31only unyielding dominance.

00:25:33Let go of me!

00:25:34Sebastian glanced down

00:25:35at my reddened wrist,

00:25:37loosening his grip slightly

00:25:38yet still refusing

00:25:39to release me.

00:25:40Save your words,

00:25:40just come with me.

00:25:43Up close,

00:25:44I saw his eyes

00:25:44held unfathomable depth,

00:25:46hiding a quiet restraint

00:25:47and an innate nobility

00:25:48beneath his rough exterior.

00:25:50Even in ragged clothes

00:25:51covered in dust,

00:25:52his hidden sharp aroma

00:25:53could not be concealed.

00:25:54Somehow,

00:25:55the moment he touched

00:25:56my wrist,

00:25:57the werewolf's

00:25:58spiritual power inside me

00:25:59stirred restlessly.

00:26:01Heat spread through my veins

00:26:02to every corner of my body,

00:26:04making my breath

00:26:05quick up uncontrollably.

00:26:09The wolf inside me

00:26:10roared wildly,

00:26:11its cry echoing clearly

00:26:12and urgently in my heart.

00:26:14I pushed down

00:26:15the swirling confusion

00:26:16and flutter in my chest

00:26:17and followed him

00:26:18silently forward,

00:26:19uncertain of what lay ahead.

00:26:20The car traveled

00:26:21for a long time

00:26:22before finally stopping

00:26:23outside a plain wooden cottage.

00:26:24It was not large,

00:26:25even simple in design,

00:26:26yet spotlessly clean.

00:26:28Even the weeds in the yard

00:26:29were neatly trimmed.

00:26:30A stark contrast to his rough

00:26:31hawked around to my side

00:26:32and steadabled me gently.

00:26:33His touch was soft

00:26:34and restrained,

00:26:35nothing like his brusque

00:26:36manner earlier.

00:26:38I looked up at him,

00:26:39my confusion deepening.

00:26:40All that roughness

00:26:41and coldness

00:26:42had truly been nothing

00:26:43but a mask he wore

00:26:44at the black market.

00:26:45Beneath it lay

00:26:45unexpected gentleness,

00:26:47leaving me utterly

00:26:48unable to read him.

00:26:49I followed him inside.

00:26:51The furnishings were simple,

00:26:52only a wooden sofa,

00:26:53a dining table,

00:26:54and two closed doors.

00:26:55Yet everything was immaculate

00:26:57and orderly,

00:26:58the table polished bright enough

00:26:59to see one's reflection.

00:27:00It was clear the place

00:27:01was carefully tended.

00:27:02I stood frozen,

00:27:03thinking to myself,

00:27:04now that he has bought me

00:27:05from the black market,

00:27:06I am his property after all.

00:27:09I ought to learn

00:27:09to wait on him

00:27:10and tend to his needs.

00:27:13Let me take your coat for you.

00:27:15It is covered in dust.

00:27:17No need.

00:27:17The moment my fingertips

00:27:19brushed the hem of his coat,

00:27:21Sebastian stepped back

00:27:22intinctively,

00:27:23evading my touch.

00:27:24I pulled my hand back,

00:27:26a trace of disappointment

00:27:27settling in my heart,

00:27:28unable to understand

00:27:29why he treated me

00:27:30with such cold distance.

00:27:35I...

00:27:36I want to do something for you.

00:27:38I can't idle around all day.

00:27:40Sebastian glanced up at me,

00:27:41his tone cold and distant.

00:27:43There's nothing you need to do.

00:27:45Just stay by my side at night.

00:27:47I've already arranged a maid

00:27:48to look after you.

00:27:49My heart sank immediately.

00:27:51We were bound by blood,

00:27:52faded mates,

00:27:53yet he only saw me

00:27:53as someone to warm his bed

00:27:55and satisfy his desires.

00:27:56He treated me even worse

00:27:57than Evan ever did.

00:27:58Just then,

00:27:59a slim young girl

00:27:59stepped out of one of the rooms.

00:28:01She had sharp,

00:28:02unrigally eyes

00:28:02and her hair tied

00:28:03in a neat ponytail.

00:28:04The moment she laid eyes on me,

00:28:05her expression turned icy.

00:28:07She frowned openly,

00:28:08looking unimpressed,

00:28:09her voice edged with sarcasm.

00:28:10Brother,

00:28:11is this the girl

00:28:12you tried so hard to buy?

00:28:13She looks plain,

00:28:15skinny,

00:28:15and those golden eyes

00:28:16are a freak.

00:28:18What's so special about her

00:28:20that you'd go all out?

00:28:23Ella,

00:28:24watch your tone.

00:28:26Ella pouted,

00:28:27shot me a sharp glare,

00:28:29said nothing else,

00:28:30then turned

00:28:30and slammed her door shut,

00:28:32clearly resentful.

00:28:35At that moment,

00:28:37maid Clara walked over

00:28:38with a glass of water.

00:28:39She stopped as soon

00:28:40as she saw me

00:28:41and gave a respectful,

00:28:42slight bow.

00:28:43Miss,

00:28:44my name is Clara.

00:28:47I'll be your maid

00:28:48and take care

00:28:49of your daily needs.

00:28:51For the next week,

00:28:52Sebastian left early

00:28:53and returned late.

00:28:55Every night,

00:28:56he would be intimate with me,

00:28:57possessive,

00:28:58yet always keeping

00:28:59an emotional distance.

00:29:01Could it be that in his eyes,

00:29:03I would never be worth

00:29:04genuine care,

00:29:05never worthy of being

00:29:06his rightful mate?

00:29:10Lately,

00:29:11my werewolf powers

00:29:12had been acting strange.

00:29:13My monthly spiritual cycle

00:29:15was long overdue.

00:29:17Sebastian remained secretive,

00:29:19never letting anyone know

00:29:21where he went

00:29:21during the day.

00:29:22His nightly closeness

00:29:24felt deliberately detached.

00:29:26The huge wooden house

00:29:28always felt empty

00:29:30without him,

00:29:31loneliness coiling around me

00:29:32like creeping vines.

00:29:34Restless,

00:29:35I turned on the

00:29:35PAC News channel.

00:29:37One news report

00:29:38made me race felt

00:29:39made me freeze on the spot.

00:29:41Reporter,

00:29:42Marcus of the Blood Moon Tack

00:29:43died mysteriously

00:29:44at home last week.

00:29:45No visible wounds

00:29:46were found on his body

00:29:47and the cause of death

00:29:48remains unknown.

00:29:50Alpha Evan

00:29:50has ordered a full investigation

00:29:52with no new leads

00:29:54released so far.

00:29:55I stared at Marcus'

00:29:56photo on screen,

00:29:57tightening my grip

00:29:58on the remote.

00:29:59I felt a twinge

00:30:00of conflict inside,

00:30:01but mostly quiet

00:30:03relief.

00:30:04Father,

00:30:05you brought this

00:30:05on yourself.

00:30:07You sold me off

00:30:08like merchandise

00:30:08without a second thought,

00:30:10ignored me completely,

00:30:12and treated Selena

00:30:13and me nothing alike.

00:30:14What happened to you

00:30:15now is your own fault.

00:30:17No one else is to blame.

00:30:19Right after I spoke,

00:30:20a wave of sudden nausea

00:30:22rushed up my throat.

00:30:23I clamped a hand

00:30:24over my mouth

00:30:25and rushed to the bathroom

00:30:26throwing up,

00:30:27feeling weak all over.

00:30:29Clara happened to bring

00:30:30fruit by

00:30:31and hurried over

00:30:31to steady me.

00:30:33Miss,

00:30:34are you all right?

00:30:35You look unwell.

00:30:36I'll go fetch a healer

00:30:37right away.

00:30:38Please hold on.

00:30:39I nodded weakly.

00:30:41Soon,

00:30:42Clara returned

00:30:42with a werewolf physician.

00:30:44There's no need to worry.

00:30:45You're perfectly healthy

00:30:46physically.

00:30:47The nausea,

00:30:48vomiting,

00:30:48and unstable spiritual energy

00:30:50are all symptoms

00:30:51of pregnancy.

00:30:52I stared at the physician

00:30:54in shock.

00:30:54The woman Evan mocked

00:30:56as Berend,

00:30:56the one my own father

00:30:57dismissed as unfit

00:30:59to bear offspring,

00:31:00was now carrying a child.

00:31:03My mind was in chaos.

00:31:05I tried reaching Sebastian

00:31:06through the werewolf mind link,

00:31:08hoping to tell him quietly

00:31:09I was pregnant.

00:31:10But no matter how

00:31:11I sent my thoughts,

00:31:12there was only silence

00:31:13from his side.

00:31:14No reply at all.

00:31:18I was growing anxious

00:31:20when a messenger

00:31:20from Werewolf Academy

00:31:22arrived at the door,

00:31:23clearly flustered.

00:31:28Is Mr. Sebastian home?

00:31:30Miss Ella got into a fight

00:31:31at the youth training camp

00:31:32and hurt another student.

00:31:33The school is asking

00:31:34for a family member

00:31:34to come sort this out

00:31:35immediately.

00:31:36Sebastian was still

00:31:37nowhere to be found,

00:31:38and the mind link

00:31:39still wouldn't connect.

00:31:40I was the one

00:31:41he'd bought at the black market.

00:31:43With no one else available,

00:31:44I had no choice

00:31:45but to go in his place

00:31:46and settle the dispute

00:31:47at the academy.

00:31:51Werewolf Academy

00:31:52stood on neutral land,

00:31:54independent of any pack,

00:31:56where young werewolves

00:31:57from all clans

00:31:58came to train and study.

00:32:00I drove to the academy alone.

00:32:03In the distance,

00:32:04I saw Ella being lectured

00:32:05by a middle-aged woman

00:32:06whose back was turned to me.

00:32:09Ella and another boy

00:32:10were called into

00:32:11the dean's office.

00:32:12I walked over to speak

00:32:14to the woman.

00:32:14There's no need

00:32:15to embarrass a pup like this.

00:32:16We can talk this over calmly.

00:32:18When I got a clear look

00:32:19at her face,

00:32:19I realized it was

00:32:20Evan's aunt,

00:32:21Martha.

00:32:22Martha looked me up

00:32:23and down slowly,

00:32:24her gaze full of contempt,

00:32:25her tone sharp and cutting.

00:32:27Well, look who decided

00:32:27to show up.

00:32:29Kicked out of your pack,

00:32:30sold to the black market

00:32:31by your own father,

00:32:32and now you live

00:32:33like a nobody.

00:32:35How dare you meddle

00:32:37in our family's business.

00:32:41I met her gaze

00:32:42without an ounce

00:32:43of timeliness.

00:32:44My life is none

00:32:44of your business.

00:32:46Even after being sold,

00:32:47I've re-stooped

00:32:48as low as you,

00:32:49lambing into your pack power,

00:32:50bullying the weak

00:32:51and picking on a pup

00:32:53in public.

00:32:54Martha's face turned dark,

00:32:56firing back

00:32:56without remorse.

00:32:57Me bullying her?

00:32:59Ella started it.

00:33:01She had attacked

00:33:02my son Jack first.

00:33:03Am I allowed

00:33:04to discipline her?

00:33:06I knew very well

00:33:08Jack had always been

00:33:09arrogant and dominant

00:33:10in Evan's territory,

00:33:11always picking on

00:33:12the weaker students

00:33:13and never stayed

00:33:14out of trouble.

00:33:15Ella is quiet by nature

00:33:17and never picks fights

00:33:18for no reason.

00:33:19She only lashed out

00:33:20because your son

00:33:21mocked and provoked

00:33:22her first.

00:33:23Left lost for words

00:33:24by my reply,

00:33:25Martha flew into a rage,

00:33:27dropping all

00:33:28pretend of politeness

00:33:29and raising her

00:33:30her hand to slap me.

00:33:33I blocked her

00:33:34instinctively.

00:33:35The moment

00:33:36our hands touched,

00:33:37a powerful

00:33:38invisible divine force

00:33:39verged out of me,

00:33:41pinning her rigidly face,

00:33:42unable to move a muscle.

00:33:45I was stunned myself,

00:33:47never expecting

00:33:48to suddenly awaken

00:33:49such power.

00:33:50Deep inside me,

00:33:52my wolf spirit spoke.

00:33:53Mistress,

00:33:54it is your pregnancy.

00:33:56The life growing

00:33:57inside you has fully

00:33:58awakened your dormant

00:33:59ancient lunar bloodline.

00:34:00Your divine power

00:34:01will only grow stronger

00:34:02from here on.

00:34:05I stood there

00:34:06completely dumbfounded.

00:34:11Trapped by my power,

00:34:13Martha stared at me

00:34:14in utter disbelief.

00:34:16What?

00:34:17You've never had

00:34:18formal werewolf training?

00:34:19A discarded outcast

00:34:21sold at the black market.

00:34:24How can...

00:34:25How can you wield

00:34:27such powerful

00:34:29divine magic?

00:34:30Just then,

00:34:31a cold, familiar voice

00:34:33came from behind me.

00:34:34I turned slowly

00:34:35to see Evan

00:34:36walking toward me.

00:34:37Selina clung tightly

00:34:38to his side,

00:34:39dressed in an elegant gown

00:34:40with perfect makeup,

00:34:41her eyes glinting

00:34:42with quiet amusement

00:34:43at the scene.

00:34:44Evan fixed me

00:34:45with a cold, stern look.

00:34:47Isabella?

00:34:49You've grown far too bold.

00:34:51How dare you lay hands

00:34:52on my aunt?

00:34:53You've lost all sense

00:34:55of manners and decency.

00:34:57Our mate bond

00:34:58was broken long ago.

00:34:59We have nothing

00:35:00left between us.

00:35:01Martha has always

00:35:02treated me with malice

00:35:03and scorn

00:35:04and now she bullies

00:35:05a pup unjustly.

00:35:06I owe her

00:35:06no respect whatsoever.

00:35:08Evan scanned

00:35:08my plain, simple clothes

00:35:09from head to toe,

00:35:11his eyes filled

00:35:12with disdain.

00:35:13After being sold

00:35:14to the black market,

00:35:15you've become crude

00:35:16and reckless.

00:35:17Your manners are gone,

00:35:18you're dressed plain

00:35:19and shabby.

00:35:20Not a trace

00:35:21of your old poise remains.

00:35:22Beside him,

00:35:23Selina put on

00:35:24a soft, gentle act,

00:35:26pretending to mediate

00:35:27while secretly

00:35:27stirring up trouble.

00:35:29Evan, don't let this

00:35:30upset you.

00:35:31Sister has fallen

00:35:32so far now.

00:35:33Her judgment

00:35:34and grace

00:35:35are long gone.

00:35:36There's no need

00:35:37to argue with her.

00:35:37Evan frowned,

00:35:38stepping aside

00:35:39to avoid the crowd's gaze,

00:35:40then spoke to me

00:35:41in a low voice.

00:35:41Come with me.

00:35:42I need to talk

00:35:42to you privately.

00:35:45I followed him aside,

00:35:46growing impatient,

00:35:47wondering what he wanted now.

00:35:49Instead of answering

00:35:50right away,

00:35:51he leaned in

00:35:51and breathed in

00:35:52the scent of my hair.

00:35:53I've missed you

00:35:54a lot lately.

00:35:55His eyes lingered

00:35:56greedily on my neck

00:35:57as his hand drifted

00:35:58restlessly to my waist.

00:36:00I turned my head away

00:36:01to avoid him.

00:36:02Isabella,

00:36:03I miss being with you.

00:36:04Being with Selina,

00:36:05it's nothing compared to you.

00:36:07He almost sounded wronged

00:36:09as if I owed him something.

00:36:10Then his tone turned cold

00:36:11as he mentioned the man

00:36:11who'd bought me,

00:36:12seething with jealousy

00:36:13at the thought of me

00:36:14belonging to a rough nobody.

00:36:15He stepped closer

00:36:16and lowered his voice.

00:36:17Come back and be my mistress.

00:36:18I'll give you mansions,

00:36:19jewels,

00:36:19silk gowns.

00:36:21Everything Selina has,

00:36:22you'll have.

00:36:23And more.

00:36:24I looked at his

00:36:24desperate, prideful act

00:36:25and suddenly laughed.

00:36:29Even if he had nothing at all,

00:36:31he's still better than you.

00:36:33That one sentence

00:36:34made his face burn red

00:36:35as if I'd slapped him in public.

00:36:37I'd struck his fragile ego,

00:36:40thin as eggshell.

00:36:41Just then,

00:36:41Selina walked over

00:36:42from a distance,

00:36:43eyeing us suspiciously

00:36:44and asking what we were

00:36:45talking about.

00:36:47I shook my head

00:36:48and said nothing,

00:36:49but as several

00:36:50wereswolves walked past,

00:36:51I deliberately raised my voice.

00:36:52There's something

00:36:52everyone should know.

00:36:54Evan is infertile.

00:37:00Evan spun around,

00:37:01glaring at me sharply.

00:37:02His wolf pupil slitted

00:37:03with rage and embarrassment,

00:37:04his face draining of color.

00:37:06The passing werewolves

00:37:07stopped and watched,

00:37:08whispering and slurkering,

00:37:09their mocking eyes

00:37:11burning into Evan.

00:37:12Selina froze on the spot,

00:37:13her smile fading instantly.

00:37:15She stared at Evan

00:37:16in shock and doubt,

00:37:18studying his flustered

00:37:19expression closely.

00:37:20I stayed calm and composed,

00:37:23gently placing one hand

00:37:24over my stomach,

00:37:26my tone steady

00:37:26and unyielding.

00:37:28I'm pregnant.

00:37:30You're delirious.

00:37:32There's no way

00:37:33you could be pregnant.

00:37:33I looked on indifferently,

00:37:35no longer bothering

00:37:36to explain myself.

00:37:37Believe it or not,

00:37:39I don't owe anyone

00:37:40an explanation.

00:37:41Martha stepped forward

00:37:42at once with a sneer.

00:37:44Pregnant or not,

00:37:45it's still just some

00:37:46low-class,

00:37:48werewolf's bastard child.

00:37:50Selina quickly agreed,

00:37:51her tone sharp

00:37:52and full of scorn.

00:37:55Exactly.

00:37:56Nothing to be proud of.

00:37:57She reeks of

00:37:58common werewolf aura.

00:38:02I leaned forward slightly,

00:38:04breathing in subtly

00:38:04when near the three of them,

00:38:06my voice thick

00:38:06with mockery and certainty.

00:38:08No matter my place now,

00:38:09I'm still better

00:38:10than the three of you.

00:38:11You all reek

00:38:12of rogue stench.

00:38:13Your pack is already

00:38:14overrun by rogue raids,

00:38:16barely holding itself together.

00:38:18Yet you still come

00:38:19to this neutral school

00:38:19to bully others

00:38:20and stir up trouble.

00:38:22My words hit Evan

00:38:23right where it hurt.

00:38:25I'd seen pack news

00:38:26long before now,

00:38:28reporting his territory

00:38:29plagued by constant

00:38:30rogue attacks,

00:38:31leaving him stressed

00:38:33and sleepless.

00:38:35Evan paled instantly,

00:38:37his anger mixing

00:38:38with panic

00:38:39as he snapped back

00:38:40harshly.

00:38:43That's a lie!

00:38:45Don't spread rumors!

00:38:47My pack is perfectly safe.

00:38:53And no rogue troubles at all.

00:38:58Martha and Selina also paled,

00:39:00avoiding eye contact nervously,

00:39:01subtly suppressing their era

00:39:03to hide the rogue scent

00:39:03clinging to them.

00:39:05The onlooking werewolves

00:39:05began murmuring,

00:39:06looking at the three

00:39:07with obvious suspicion.

00:39:08Just then,

00:39:09the Academy's Elder Dean

00:39:10hurried over

00:39:11with a stern expression,

00:39:12raising a hand

00:39:12to quiet the crowd.

00:39:14That's enough!

00:39:14This is neutral Academy ground.

00:39:16No quarreling or disruption

00:39:18of student training

00:39:19will be tolerated.

00:39:21Ella and Jack

00:39:21were led out

00:39:22by school staff.

00:39:23Jack had faint

00:39:24scratch marks

00:39:25on his face.

00:39:26Ella kept her head down,

00:39:27her stubborn spirit

00:39:28clear as ever.

00:39:29I turned to Ella,

00:39:31softening my tone

00:39:32as I asked gently,

00:39:33Ella,

00:39:34what really made you

00:39:35fight Jack?

00:39:38I looked at Ella.

00:39:39her eyes red

00:39:40yet still forcing herself

00:39:41to stay strong.

00:39:43Stubborn by nature,

00:39:44she rarely showed vulnerability,

00:39:46but now she could not

00:39:47hide her hurt,

00:39:48biting her lip

00:39:49to hold back her tears.

00:39:50Ella lifted her head sharply,

00:39:52her voice trembling

00:39:53yet firm.

00:39:55He started it first!

00:39:58Jack mocked me

00:39:59in front of everyone,

00:40:00said I didn't belong

00:40:01in the training camp,

00:40:02and called Brother Sebastian

00:40:04a nobody with no real power.

00:40:06Jack looked utterly unconvinced

00:40:07and fired back at once.

00:40:12It's the truth.

00:40:14I didn't make any of it up.

00:40:16Ella grew emotional,

00:40:18raising her voice.

00:40:19He even tugged

00:40:20at my wolf fur

00:40:20and shoved me

00:40:21against the wall.

00:40:23He pointed right

00:40:24at my face

00:40:24and called Sister

00:40:25a golden-eyed freak

00:40:26who couldn't bear pups,

00:40:27said you deserve

00:40:28being sold away.

00:40:31I held back

00:40:32again and again,

00:40:33but he just kept

00:40:34pushing me.

00:40:34I had no choice

00:40:36but to fight back!

00:40:37I stood frozen,

00:40:38my heart aching

00:40:39with emotion.

00:40:40I'd always thought

00:40:40I was nothing more

00:40:41than someone Sebastian

00:40:42had bought,

00:40:42that there was always

00:40:43a distance between

00:40:44Ella and me,

00:40:45that she'd kept

00:40:45her cold reserve

00:40:46towards me.

00:40:47I never imagined

00:40:48she would stand up

00:40:48for me so fiercely

00:40:49when others slandered

00:40:50and looked down on me.

00:40:51My gaze fell on her arms,

00:40:53marked with faint

00:40:54scratch wounds.

00:40:55A few tufts of wolf fur

00:40:57had been torn

00:40:58from her neck,

00:40:58and there was a faint

00:41:00bruise at the corner

00:41:01of her mouth.

00:41:02She looked worn

00:41:04and utterly heartbreaking.

00:41:08In that moment,

00:41:09memories of being wronged,

00:41:10mocked,

00:41:11and bullied

00:41:11relentlessly

00:41:11crashed over me

00:41:12like a tide,

00:41:13shunned as a freak

00:41:14by Evan's pack,

00:41:15humiliated publicly

00:41:15by Selena,

00:41:16sold off like

00:41:17merchandise

00:41:17by my own father,

00:41:18branded barren

00:41:18by everyone around me.

00:41:20All the suppressed grief

00:41:20and resentment

00:41:21welled up inside,

00:41:22flaring into a fierce urge

00:41:23to protect Ella.

00:41:24I reached out

00:41:24and gently stroked

00:41:25her hair,

00:41:26calming the storm

00:41:27of emotion

00:41:28in my chest,

00:41:29then turned

00:41:29to face Jack,

00:41:30Martha,

00:41:31and the rest of them.

00:41:34Jack insulted

00:41:35others openly

00:41:36and resorted

00:41:36to violence first.

00:41:39Martha turns

00:41:39a blind eye

00:41:40to her son's wrongnings

00:41:41and enables

00:41:42his cruelty.

00:41:43Your own pack

00:41:44is overrun

00:41:45by rogues

00:41:46and barely holding on,

00:41:47yet you still

00:41:48find time

00:41:49to bully a pup

00:41:50and insult others.

00:41:52Isn't that both

00:41:53ridiculous and pitiful?

00:41:55The moment

00:41:55my words landed,

00:41:56Martha flew into a rage.

00:41:57She stepped forward

00:41:58abruptly,

00:41:58japping a finger

00:41:59straight at me

00:42:00and snapping sharply.

00:42:01Who do you think

00:42:01you are?

00:42:02How dare you judge us?

00:42:04My birth clan

00:42:05is the blood moon pack,

00:42:06my in-law's

00:42:06the silver flang pack.

00:42:07Say another word

00:42:09and I'll have

00:42:10these two great packs

00:42:11pressure this academy.

00:42:13Not only will

00:42:14Ella be severely

00:42:15punished,

00:42:16I'll make you

00:42:17apologize to us

00:42:18mother and son

00:42:19in front of

00:42:19everyone!

00:42:22The elder in charge

00:42:23of the training camp

00:42:23hurried over,

00:42:24followed by several guards,

00:42:25his area commanding

00:42:26silence all of you!

00:42:28Jack provoked,

00:42:29insulted,

00:42:29and attacked first.

00:42:30He must apologize

00:42:30sincerely to

00:42:31Ella and Isabella.

00:42:32Martha will no longer

00:42:33be eladdle in student affairs

00:42:34for turning a blind eye

00:42:34to right and wrong

00:42:35and abusing her status.

00:42:36Anyone else who

00:42:36stirs up trouble

00:42:37will be expelled

00:42:38from the academy

00:42:38permanently,

00:42:39never to be admitted again.

00:42:41He then turned to me,

00:42:42his tone softening

00:42:43noticeably.

00:42:44Lyman Queen,

00:42:45rest assured,

00:42:45this is neutral ground.

00:42:47No one shall harm

00:42:49you or Ella.

00:42:50You need not fear

00:42:51for the one watching

00:42:51over you from the shadows.

00:42:53He will always

00:42:54keep you safe.

00:42:58I stared at him

00:42:59in utter disbelief.

00:43:01Elder,

00:43:02you must have

00:43:03mistaken me

00:43:03for someone else.

00:43:04I'm no Lion Queen.

00:43:06I'm just,

00:43:06just an ordinary werewolf.

00:43:08I could never

00:43:08deserve such a title.

00:43:10The elder shook

00:43:11his head faintly,

00:43:12his eyes deep

00:43:12and cryptic,

00:43:13gesturing for me

00:43:14not to press further.

00:43:15This is not the time

00:43:16to speak of it.

00:43:17The matter runs

00:43:17far deeper than you know.

00:43:19When the time comes,

00:43:20all will be revealed.

00:43:22For now,

00:43:23let us resolve

00:43:24what lies before us.

00:43:29At that,

00:43:30Evan,

00:43:31Martha,

00:43:31and Selina

00:43:32burst out

00:43:32in mocking laughter.

00:43:34Martha even

00:43:34clutched her stomach

00:43:35dramatically,

00:43:36sneering openly

00:43:37as she pointed at me.

00:43:39Elder,

00:43:40have you lost

00:43:41your wits?

00:43:42Or has this freak

00:43:43bewitched you somehow?

00:43:44Her?

00:43:45A lowly werewolf

00:43:46sold at the black market

00:43:47who can't even

00:43:48protect herself?

00:43:49The legendary

00:43:49Lycan Queen?

00:43:58What a ridiculous joke!

00:44:00Selina leaned close

00:44:02to Evan,

00:44:02her eyes filled

00:44:03with contempt.

00:44:04She raised her voice

00:44:05deliberately,

00:44:05making sure every

00:44:06watching werewolf

00:44:07could hear clearly.

00:44:09Exactly, Elder.

00:44:10The Lycan Queen

00:44:10is a noble existence

00:44:11who rules over

00:44:12all wolf clans.

00:44:13She's nothing but

00:44:14an outcast abandoned

00:44:14by her pack,

00:44:15mocked for being

00:44:16unable to bear young.

00:44:19How can you

00:44:20place such an

00:44:21exalt title

00:44:22on someone like her?

00:44:23The Elder's expression

00:44:24darkened at once.

00:44:25Silence!

00:44:26His imposing aura

00:44:26sweeping over the square.

00:44:28His eyes turned

00:44:29cold and sharp

00:44:30as he thundered,

00:44:31silencing every

00:44:32onlooker instantly.

00:44:36Hold your tongues!

00:44:38This neutral training

00:44:39camp is no place

00:44:40for your reckless arrogance.

00:44:41Speak ill of Isabella

00:44:43one more time,

00:44:43mock her again,

00:44:44and I will have

00:44:45all of you detained.

00:44:46Strip part of your

00:44:47wolf power,

00:44:48expel you from the camp,

00:44:49and bar you

00:44:49from ever returning.

00:44:51Martha tried to argue

00:44:52back, but froze

00:44:53under the Elder's icy stare.

00:44:56The words died

00:44:57in her throat.

00:44:59Furious as she was,

00:45:00she dared not

00:45:01act out any further.

00:45:02The Elder turned

00:45:03to Jack,

00:45:04who still looked

00:45:04stubbornly defiant.

00:45:07Jack, apologize

00:45:08to Ella and Isabella

00:45:09at once.

00:45:09Speak with genuine

00:45:10remorse and admit

00:45:11your faults.

00:45:12Refuse,

00:45:12and you will be

00:45:13expelled today.

00:45:14I will notify your pack,

00:45:16and you will never

00:45:16be allowed entry

00:45:17into any werewolf

00:45:18training camp again.

00:45:19Jack clenched

00:45:20his fists tightly,

00:45:21his face burninged

00:45:22with stubbornness

00:45:23and resentment.

00:45:24He glared fiercely

00:45:25at Ella,

00:45:26yet trembled

00:45:26under the Elder's

00:45:27overwhelming pressure,

00:45:28and finally

00:45:29lowered his head.

00:45:34I'm sorry.

00:45:38I shouldn't have called

00:45:39you a half-blood stray,

00:45:41insulted your brother,

00:45:43tugged your wolf fur,

00:45:44or pushed you

00:45:44against the wall.

00:45:46I apologize.

00:45:48Ella pressed her lips

00:45:49together and said

00:45:50nothing, only nodded

00:45:52faintly, the hurt in

00:45:53her eyes easing a little.

00:45:57Let's go.

00:45:59I'll settle this score

00:46:00with you two,

00:46:00sooner or later.

00:46:02Martha shook with rage.

00:46:03She shot a venomous

00:46:04glare at me and Ella,

00:46:05then grabbed Jack's

00:46:06arm roughly,

00:46:06her tone seeking

00:46:07with malice.

00:46:08Evan looked at me

00:46:09with complicated eyes,

00:46:10resentment, confusion,

00:46:11and a flicker

00:46:11of hidden unease.

00:46:12He shot the Elder

00:46:13a long, wary glance,

00:46:14yet dared not say

00:46:15another word.

00:46:15He turned and left

00:46:16the camp square

00:46:16with Martha and Selina,

00:46:18looking both furious

00:46:18and defeated.

00:46:19Before leaving,

00:46:20Selina glanced back

00:46:20at me with a sharp,

00:46:21hateful stare.

00:46:24I watched them leave,

00:46:26then turned back

00:46:27to the Elder,

00:46:28still utterly confused,

00:46:30my tone urgent.

00:46:32Elder, why do you

00:46:33keep calling me

00:46:34Lycan Queen?

00:46:35I'm not the person

00:46:36you think I am.

00:46:37My mate is only

00:46:38an ordinary werewolf.

00:46:40How could I ever

00:46:40bear such a title?

00:46:42The Elder shook

00:46:42his head slowly,

00:46:43his gaze deep

00:46:44with untold secrets.

00:46:45He motioned for me

00:46:46to calm myself,

00:46:47his tone cryptic

00:46:48yet laced with

00:46:49quiet warmth.

00:46:50This matter is

00:46:50of great consequence

00:46:51and touches

00:46:52countless threads of fate.

00:46:53I cannot reveal

00:46:54a single detail yet.

00:46:56Only remember this,

00:46:57someone has been

00:46:58protecting you

00:46:59in the shadows.

00:47:00No matter what dangers

00:47:01lie ahead,

00:47:02you have nothing to fear.

00:47:03I turned to Ella

00:47:04beside me,

00:47:05wondering if she knew

00:47:05anything of this.

00:47:08Ella, does any of this

00:47:09make sense to you?

00:47:10Why would the Elder

00:47:11call me that?

00:47:12Ella smiled innocently

00:47:13and shook her head,

00:47:14then skipped off

00:47:15into the distance,

00:47:16her voice light and flaky.

00:47:17No idea, sister.

00:47:18You'll have to figure it

00:47:19out yourself!

00:47:20Back home,

00:47:21I pushed open the door

00:47:21to find Sebastian

00:47:22sitting quietly

00:47:23on the living room sofa,

00:47:24holding a Wolf Clan

00:47:25medicinal herb

00:47:25between his fingers,

00:47:26waiting for us.

00:47:27You're back.

00:47:29Did anything else

00:47:30happen at the camp?

00:47:31Has Ella been wronged again?

00:47:33Ella shook her head

00:47:34and walked over

00:47:34to sit beside him,

00:47:35leaning softly

00:47:36against his arm.

00:47:39I'm fine,

00:47:40Brother Sebastian.

00:47:41The Elder stood up

00:47:41for us,

00:47:42and Jack apologized.

00:47:44I stepped in front

00:47:45of Sebastian,

00:47:46my expression

00:47:47earnest and searching,

00:47:48unable to hold back

00:47:49the questions

00:47:50weighing on my mind

00:47:51any longer.

00:47:54Sebastian,

00:47:55I need to ask you something.

00:47:56Today at the training camp,

00:47:57the Elder called me

00:47:58like on Queen

00:47:58and said someone

00:47:59has been guarding me

00:48:00secretly.

00:48:00Do you know

00:48:01what this is all about?

00:48:02And you?

00:48:03What is your true identity?

00:48:04You've always hidden

00:48:05the truth from me

00:48:05on purpose.

00:48:06Sebastian's fingers stilled.

00:48:08He lifted his eyes

00:48:09to meet mine,

00:48:09his gaze flickering

00:48:10as he deliberately

00:48:11avoided my direct stare.

00:48:14Bella,

00:48:14some things

00:48:15aren't meant

00:48:15to be told yet.

00:48:17I can promise you this.

00:48:18I will never harm you

00:48:20or Ellie,

00:48:20and I will always

00:48:22protect you.

00:48:23All you need to do

00:48:24is trust me.

00:48:25I watched him

00:48:26evade my gaze,

00:48:27my confusion

00:48:27deepening by the second.

00:48:28A quiet hurt

00:48:30settled in my heart.

00:48:31The Elder wouldn't speak,

00:48:32and Sebastian chose

00:48:33to hide the truth too.

00:48:34It felt as if

00:48:35everyone held secrets

00:48:36about me,

00:48:37leaving me in the dark

00:48:38like a fool.

00:48:39I fell silent

00:48:40for a moment,

00:48:41my hand unconsciously

00:48:42drifting to my stomach,

00:48:43where a tiny life

00:48:44was growing,

00:48:45the only thing

00:48:45I clung to now.

00:48:46I lifted my eyes

00:48:48to him,

00:48:48my expression solemn.

00:48:51Sebastian,

00:48:51I'm pregnant.

00:48:53Sebastian froze visibly.

00:48:54He set down

00:48:55the herb slowly,

00:48:57a faint soft smile

00:48:58crossing his face,

00:48:59the corners of his mouth

00:49:00lifting.

00:49:02He was clearly happy,

00:49:03yet his joy

00:49:05was far too restrained,

00:49:06too calm.

00:49:07There was none

00:49:08of the wild delight

00:49:09I'd hoped for,

00:49:10no flurry

00:49:11of worried questions,

00:49:12no tender touch.

00:49:13The glimmer of joy

00:49:15in his eyes

00:49:15faded almost at once,

00:49:17settling back

00:49:17into his usual

00:49:18quiet reserve.

00:49:21My heart sank heavily

00:49:22in that instant.

00:49:24Disappointment

00:49:24and uneases

00:49:25washed over me

00:49:26like a cold tide,

00:49:27swallowing me whole.

00:49:29I couldn't help

00:49:30but wonder,

00:49:31did he not want

00:49:32this pup at all?

00:49:33Was I,

00:49:34and the life inside me,

00:49:35nothing more

00:49:35than a burden to him?

00:49:36I thought of being

00:49:37sold by my own father,

00:49:39abandoned by Evan,

00:49:40of all the uncertainty

00:49:41I'd endured.

00:49:42My unease grew stronger

00:49:44until my fingers

00:49:45began to tremble faintly.

00:49:46I dared not look

00:49:47Sebastian in the eye,

00:49:48afraid of catching

00:49:49even a trace of distaste

00:49:50or impatience

00:49:51in his expression.

00:49:52I pushed down the ache

00:49:54and hurt in my chest,

00:49:55forcing a faint,

00:49:56calm smile

00:49:56and nodding.

00:49:57I understand.

00:49:59You don't have

00:50:00to feel pressured.

00:50:00Night fell,

00:50:01and silence settled

00:50:02over everything.

00:50:03Moonlight spilled

00:50:04through the window

00:50:04onto the floor.

00:50:05I sat alone

00:50:06on the edge of the bed,

00:50:07gently resting a hand

00:50:08over my stomach.

00:50:08The weight of disappointment

00:50:10and unease grew heavier.

00:50:12More and more,

00:50:13I felt as though

00:50:13both I and my pup

00:50:14were nothing but a burden

00:50:15to Sebastian.

00:50:17Staying here

00:50:17would only be an annoyance,

00:50:19only wear him down further.

00:50:20Better to leave now.

00:50:22Go somewhere

00:50:23no one knows me.

00:50:24Give birth quietly.

00:50:26Raise my pup alone.

00:50:28And never be a chain

00:50:29holding anyone back again.

00:50:31With my mind made up,

00:50:32I rose quietly,

00:50:33moving without a sound.

00:50:34I opened my luggage

00:50:35and began packing silently.

00:50:37A few simple clothes,

00:50:38the wolf-tooth pendant

00:50:39Sebastian had given me

00:50:40Longo to ward off danger,

00:50:42some dried rations

00:50:43I'd saved.

00:50:44I folded everything

00:50:45carefully into a small bundle.

00:50:46Once packed,

00:50:47I walked to Ella's bedside

00:50:48and pressed a soft kiss

00:50:49to her forehead,

00:50:50my heart heavy with sorrow

00:50:51yet firm with resolve.

00:50:53Ella, I'm sorry.

00:50:54Sister can't stay

00:50:55with you anymore.

00:50:56Stay safe with brother Sebastian

00:50:57and getting hurt

00:50:58the way I did.

00:50:58I wiped the tears

00:50:59from my eyes,

00:51:00slung the bundle

00:51:01over my shoulder,

00:51:01and closed the door softly.

00:51:04Under the cover

00:51:05of deep night,

00:51:06I stepped slowly

00:51:08out of Sebastian's home.

00:51:11I walked into the dark forest

00:51:13with my bundle.

00:51:14I'd barely taken a few steps

00:51:15when hurried footsteps

00:51:16sounded behind me.

00:51:17A shadow darted forward

00:51:18in pursuit

00:51:19and his familiar scent

00:51:20wrapped around me

00:51:21in an instant.

00:51:22It was Sebastian.

00:51:23Bella, where are you going?

00:51:25It's the middle of the night,

00:51:26carrying a bundle.

00:51:28Are you leaving me?

00:51:29I pulled my hand away sharply.

00:51:31My eyes red-brimmed,

00:51:33tone stubborn and hurt,

00:51:35forcing myself

00:51:35to sound cold.

00:51:37Where I go

00:51:38is none of your business.

00:51:41Sebastian,

00:51:43don't trouble yourself

00:51:44over me,

00:51:45and don't feel ob-gayed.

00:51:47How can it not be

00:51:48my business?

00:51:49Bella, you are my mate.

00:51:52The pup you carry

00:51:53is my flesh and blood.

00:51:54Wherever you go,

00:51:56I go.

00:51:57How can you say

00:51:58this has nothing

00:51:59to do with me?

00:51:59His words shattered

00:52:01every wall I've put up.

00:52:02Long-suppressed grief

00:52:03and hurt burst free.

00:52:04I pound against his chest,

00:52:06struggling to break away.

00:52:07Mate,

00:52:07do you still remember

00:52:09I'm your mate?

00:52:10Sebastian,

00:52:11look at yourself.

00:52:11I told you I was pregnant

00:52:13and this is how you react.

00:52:14No joy,

00:52:15no concern,

00:52:16not a single sincere

00:52:17word of care.

00:52:18You don't care about

00:52:19this pup at all

00:52:20and you've never truly

00:52:21cared about me.

00:52:21I stopped struggling

00:52:22and stared straight

00:52:23into his eyes,

00:52:24tears streaming down

00:52:25my cheeks,

00:52:26my tone laced with

00:52:27self-mockery

00:52:28and despair,

00:52:28every word

00:52:29cutting deep

00:52:30into us both.

00:52:31You were just a buyer

00:52:32at the black market

00:52:32and I was nothing

00:52:33more than a slave

00:52:34you purchased.

00:52:36Your kindness,

00:52:37your gentleness,

00:52:38only fleeting interest,

00:52:40only because I still

00:52:41have use to you.

00:52:42Isn't that the truth?

00:52:44You've never truly

00:52:45cared about me.

00:52:46Sebastian stuffened

00:52:47completely,

00:52:48holding me tighter.

00:52:49He gripped my shoulders,

00:52:51forcing me to meet

00:52:52his glaze.

00:52:53Bella,

00:52:54don't say that.

00:52:54I have never seen you

00:52:56as a slave,

00:52:57not for a single moment.

00:52:58I bought you

00:52:59for a reason.

00:53:01The forest seemed

00:53:03to darken all at once.

00:53:04A blood-red moon

00:53:06rose slowly

00:53:06over the horizon,

00:53:08its crimson glow

00:53:09spilling across

00:53:10the entire woods.

00:53:11Sebastian lifted

00:53:12his head

00:53:12and stared quietly

00:53:13at the blood moon,

00:53:15his expression solemn

00:53:16and grave.

00:53:17The wolf clan

00:53:18has an ancient fate law.

00:53:19Only when the blood moon

00:53:21rises will the royal seal

00:53:22be fully broken.

00:53:23No more need

00:53:24for pretense,

00:53:25no more hiding.

00:53:27The time

00:53:27has finally come.

00:53:29I stared

00:53:29at the eerie

00:53:30crimson moon,

00:53:31my heart tightening

00:53:32inexplicably,

00:53:33lost and stunned,

00:53:35waiting for him

00:53:36to go on.

00:53:37I was never

00:53:38an ordinary

00:53:39low-rank werewolf.

00:53:40I am the rightful heir

00:53:42to the Lycon throne.

00:53:44My elder brother

00:53:45plotted against me

00:53:46in secret

00:53:46to seize power.

00:53:47To survive,

00:53:49I had to hide

00:53:49my royal identity,

00:53:51suppress my true strength,

00:53:52lie low

00:53:53and bide my time,

00:53:55evading my enemies

00:53:56while gathering power

00:53:57to take back

00:53:57what was mine.

00:53:58His tone softened,

00:54:00laced with gentle remembrance.

00:54:02I've known you

00:54:02for a very long time.

00:54:03Years ago,

00:54:04on the frozen ice plains,

00:54:05I saw you ignoring

00:54:06the bitter cold

00:54:07to feed stray wolf pubs

00:54:08gently.

00:54:09In that moment,

00:54:09I was already drawn to you.

00:54:10I've watched over you

00:54:11silently ever since,

00:54:12following every twist

00:54:13of your fate.

00:54:14His voice turned tender

00:54:15with sorrow

00:54:16as he spoke of the past.

00:54:17When I learned

00:54:18Evan had cast you aside

00:54:20cruelly

00:54:20and your own father

00:54:21sold you off

00:54:22like nothing more

00:54:22than a breeder,

00:54:23I acted at once

00:54:25and bought you

00:54:25from Marcus.

00:54:26This was never

00:54:27a cold transaction.

00:54:28It was protection

00:54:30I planned long ago,

00:54:31a chance to save you.

00:54:35Sebastian let out

00:54:36a quiet sigh,

00:54:37his eyes filled

00:54:37with lingering helplessness

00:54:38and restraint.

00:54:39I kept my distance

00:54:40and acted cold

00:54:40towards you before

00:54:41because I'd long sensed

00:54:42you are a born pureblood Luna.

00:54:44Back then,

00:54:44I was trapped in royal turmoil,

00:54:45surrounded by enemies,

00:54:46barely able to protect myself.

00:54:48I fear dragging you

00:54:49into danger,

00:54:49and I refuse to let someone

00:54:51as noble and pure as you

00:54:52stay hidden beside a fallen,

00:54:53disguised me.

00:54:54He lifted his gaze

00:54:55to the blood moon

00:54:56hanging high in the sky,

00:54:58his aura steady

00:54:59and regal,

00:55:00his expression calm

00:55:01with certainty.

00:55:02Now the blood moon has risen,

00:55:04fate has fallen into place.

00:55:05I have crushed

00:55:05my brother's schemes,

00:55:06quelled the internal turtle

00:55:07and reclaimed

00:55:08my rightful throne at last.

00:55:09I have officially ascended

00:55:10as the new Lycan king.

00:55:11He reached out

00:55:11and took my hand gently,

00:55:13his palm warm and firm,

00:55:15his gaze locked steadily

00:55:16on mine,

00:55:17sincere and earnest.

00:55:19Isabella,

00:55:19of course I care about our child.

00:55:20I have cared all along.

00:55:22I've waited far too long

00:55:22for this day.

00:55:23Once I could only guard you

00:55:24from the shadows.

00:55:25Now I hold the throne

00:55:25and I have the power

00:55:26to shield you and our pup

00:55:27for a lifetime in peace.

00:55:28I wish to mark you properly,

00:55:29claim you as my one

00:55:30and only mate

00:55:30and crown you queen

00:55:31of the Lycan clan.

00:55:32From this day forward,

00:55:32no one will ever

00:55:33dare hurt you again.

00:55:34I stared at the raw,

00:55:35unhovered affection

00:55:36and resolve in his eyes.

00:55:37All the grief,

00:55:37unease and doubt

00:55:38I'd carried these days

00:55:39melted away in an instant.

00:55:40Emotion welled up inside me

00:55:42and warm tears

00:55:42slipped slowly down my cheeks.

00:55:44I looked at him

00:55:44and nodded softly,

00:55:45knowing he meant

00:55:46to mark me for life.

00:55:49Night hung thick and dark.

00:55:50A blood-red moon

00:55:51hung high over the sky,

00:55:52bathing the entire forest

00:55:54in a faint crimson glow.

00:55:55Isabella waited eagerly

00:55:56for Sebastian

00:55:57to claim her mark,

00:55:58her eyes sparkling

00:55:58with quiet excitement

00:55:59and anticipation.

00:56:00Are you ready?

00:56:01This mark will bind you

00:56:02to me completely

00:56:03as my mate

00:56:03and awaken the full strength

00:56:04of your pureblood luna lineage.

00:56:06Yes.

00:56:07Sebastian rested his hands

00:56:08gently on Isabella's shoulders

00:56:10and pressed his warm lips

00:56:11to hers to leave his mark.

00:56:12There was a faint twinge of pain,

00:56:14yet Isabella did not flinch

00:56:16for a moment.

00:56:16Her gaze filled only with longing.

00:56:18The instant the mark settled,

00:56:20Sebastian's royal time

00:56:21with Isabella's pureblood luna energy.

00:56:23Golden light swirled around them both,

00:56:25her golden irises blazing brighter than ever,

00:56:27as her ancient pureblood era

00:56:29fully awakened within her.

00:56:31From this day on,

00:56:32I will never let anyone hurt you,

00:56:34never let you shed another tear.

00:56:36This mark is my vow to you.

00:56:38I trust you.

00:56:42Hidden in the shadows,

00:56:43Selina watched every moment unfold.

00:56:45She stared at their joined hands,

00:56:47consumed by bitter resentment.

00:56:48A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.

00:56:51She quietly pulled out her communicator

00:56:52and reached out to

00:56:53Sebastian's elder brother, William.

00:56:55Why should they have everything?

00:56:56I will take back what belongs to me

00:56:58and make them pay for standing in my way.

00:57:00Sebastian looked down at Isabella beside him,

00:57:02brushing the soft smile from her lips

00:57:04with tender reverence.

00:57:05He knew he no longer needed

00:57:07to hide his identity.

00:57:08At last, he could protect her openly,

00:57:10without fear or pretend.

00:57:11I will protect you,

00:57:13protect our child,

00:57:13and cherish every part of who you are.

00:57:15No one will ever make you suffer again.

00:57:19Sebastian began preparing

00:57:21for the Lycan royal coronation ceremony.

00:57:23On that day,

00:57:23he would publicly reveal his true identity

00:57:25as the rightful royal heir,

00:57:27be officially crowned Lycan king,

00:57:28and formally proclaim Isabella

00:57:30the legitimate Lycan queen,

00:57:31honored and revered by all werewolf claims.

00:57:34Meanwhile, life grew increasingly bleak

00:57:36for Evan's blood moon pack.

00:57:37Stripped of Isabella's luna protection barrier,

00:57:40rogue packs began raiding their borders relentlessly.

00:57:42Casualties mounted,

00:57:43their territory fell into ruin,

00:57:44and the entire clan twittered

00:57:46on the brink of collapse.

00:57:47Evan,

00:57:48if we carry on like this,

00:57:49the rogues will swallow our pack entirely.

00:57:52The new Lycan king's coronation is soon,

00:57:55and word spreads his power is unfathomable.

00:57:58If we can gain his favor,

00:58:00we'll never fear the rogues again.

00:58:02We weren't sent an invitation.

00:58:03This king has always lived in secrecy,

00:58:05cold and unpredictable.

00:58:06If we sneak in disguise to get caught,

00:58:08we'll only humiliate ourselves.

00:58:09Do we still care about pride?

00:58:10Saving our pack is all that matters.

00:58:11We'll dress common minor clan guests

00:58:13and blend into the crowd.

00:58:14Once we reach the royal dust,

00:58:16we'll find a chance to enratiate our son.

00:58:18Evan stared at his ravaged territory

00:58:19and his fading clan members.

00:58:21Overcome by desperation and ambition,

00:58:22he finally agreed to sneak into the coronation

00:58:24beside Martha,

00:58:25set on curing favor with the new Lycan king

00:58:27to secure his pack's survival.

00:58:29Upon hearing news of the ceremony,

00:58:31Selina chose not to go with Evan and Martha.

00:58:33She waited alone for William,

00:58:35Sebastian's elder brother,

00:58:37whom she had secretly allied with.

00:58:38Sebastian thinks he can claim the throne

00:58:41and reign in peace.

00:58:43William has already promised me

00:58:45he will seize power at the coronation.

00:58:48Once William overtows Sebastian

00:58:50and takes the crown,

00:58:51I will be his one and only queen,

00:58:54the true Lycan queen.

00:58:56I'll never again live in Isabella's shadow.

00:59:00She drowned herself in ambitious fantasies,

00:59:02waiting foolishly for William to appear.

00:59:04Completely unaware,

00:59:06she was nothing more than a pawn

00:59:07he had long been using.

00:59:10The Lycan holy mountain blazed

00:59:12with coronation splendor.

00:59:14Golden light spilled over the peaks.

00:59:15Royal guards standing tall

00:59:17with imposing presence.

00:59:18Powerful werewolf leaders from every clan

00:59:20filed in to take their seats.

00:59:22The entire sacred grounds

00:59:23steeped in solemn grandeur.

00:59:24Evan and Martha dressed in plain outsider robes,

00:59:26blending silently into the guest crowd

00:59:28and slipping into the ceremony grounds.

00:59:30They gazed up at the luxurious royal days,

00:59:32watching the dignified clan leaders around them,

00:59:33envy clear in their eyes.

00:59:35Both resolved to seize any chance

00:59:36to win the new Lycan king's favor

00:59:38and save their family.

00:59:39Their gaze drifted casually across the gathering,

00:59:41and they froze instantly,

00:59:43spotting Isabella and Sebastian

00:59:44standing side by side.

00:59:46Disdain and contempt settled over their faces at once.

00:59:49Look!

00:59:50Is that Isabella?

00:59:51How dare she intrude on a royal coronation?

00:59:54They exchanged a glance,

00:59:55both looking down on the pair.

00:59:57Evan's tone turned sharp with quiet mockery.

00:59:59And beside her,

01:00:01that's the rough low-class werewolf

01:00:02who bought her at the black market.

01:00:04A nobody with no standing.

01:00:06How dare he set foot

01:00:08on sacred Lycan royal grounds.

01:00:10Echoing his squirm,

01:00:11her disgust deepened out.

01:00:12We have no sense of their place.

01:00:14Both are outcasts unfit for high society,

01:00:17only here to leech off prestige

01:00:18and cling to power.

01:00:19They clearly snuck in uninvited

01:00:21with no status or lineage.

01:00:22Once the true Lyman king arrives,

01:00:24guards will drive them out publicly,

01:00:25and they'll be the laughingstock

01:00:26of everyone present.

01:00:29Evan and Martha stepped forward abruptly,

01:00:32blocking Isabella and Sebastian's path,

01:00:34their manner arrogant

01:00:34and their words cutting.

01:00:36Isabella,

01:00:36you exiled,

01:00:38golden-eyed freak.

01:00:39How dare you sneak into a royal coronation,

01:00:41parading around with this low-class werewolf.

01:00:43You have no shame at all.

01:00:45Sebastian,

01:00:45I still remember your ragged state

01:00:47at the black market.

01:00:48A nobody like you

01:00:49has no right to stand on sacred ground.

01:00:51Take her and leave

01:00:52before you embarrass yourselves further.

01:00:54Whether we belong here

01:00:55is none of your concern.

01:00:56You two snuck in without invitations,

01:00:58yet you still dare to act high and mighty?

01:01:00Sebastian drew Isabella gently to his side,

01:01:02adopting a humble, meek demeanor,

01:01:04his tone soft and unassuming.

01:01:06Alpha Evan,

01:01:07Lady Martha,

01:01:07we only came to watch the ceremony.

01:01:09We mean no trouble,

01:01:10and we'll take our leave at once.

01:01:12Seeing Sebastian's apparent weakness

01:01:14emboldened Martha further.

01:01:15She stepped forward sharply,

01:01:17her tone growing harsher still.

01:01:19Leave is not enough!

01:01:20A low-class werewolf

01:01:21trespassing on royal sacred grand.

01:01:23You will apologize to us.

01:01:26Exactly.

01:01:28Beg forgiveness and get out.

01:01:30When the Lion King arrives,

01:01:32he'll strip your wolf power

01:01:33and shame you publicly.

01:01:34A flicker of cold calm

01:01:35passed through Sebastian's eyes,

01:01:36though his tone remained mild,

01:01:38edged with quiet certainty.

01:01:39Is that so?

01:01:39Then let us wait and see

01:01:40who ends up embarrassed

01:01:41before everyone.

01:01:42Isabella lifted her gaze,

01:01:43a faint glimmer

01:01:44shining in her golden eyes.

01:01:45She played along with Sebastian's act,

01:01:47looking wronged,

01:01:47yet forcing herself

01:01:48to stay composed.

01:01:49You carry yourself so arrogantly.

01:01:51Do you not fear

01:01:52angering the Lichen King?

01:01:54Martha scoffed openly,

01:01:55utterly dismissant of their words.

01:01:57Anger the King?

01:01:58The only ones

01:01:59embarrassing themselves here

01:02:01are you two.

01:02:02The King will punish you,

01:02:03not us.

01:02:06Their taunt stung sharp

01:02:07and loud in my ears.

01:02:09I had no wish to waste time

01:02:10on these petty troublemakers,

01:02:11only wanting to turn away

01:02:13and let the ceremony

01:02:13proceed undisturbed.

01:02:15Pay them no mind.

01:02:16The real show is about to begin.

01:02:18I nodded

01:02:19and turned to leave with him,

01:02:20but Evan took my silence as defeat,

01:02:22stepping forward

01:02:23to block our path,

01:02:24wearing a mocking,

01:02:25triumphant smirk.

01:02:26Cat got your tongue?

01:02:27Can't argue back,

01:02:28so you try to run?

01:02:29I knew it.

01:02:31You're both small-minded nobodies,

01:02:33unfit to stand against us.

01:02:34Run won't save you.

01:02:36Apologize here today

01:02:37or everyone will see

01:02:38the two of you

01:02:39brought low and humiliated.

01:02:43I frowned,

01:02:44ready to speak,

01:02:45when solemn ceremonial horns

01:02:46echoed across the grounds.

01:02:47A hush fell instantly,

01:02:48every gaze turning

01:02:49towards the high das.

01:02:50The host's voice boomed

01:02:50across the holy mountain,

01:02:52clear and authoritative

01:02:52through spiritual resonance.

01:02:53The auspicious hour has come.

01:02:55The Lycan king's

01:02:57coronation ceremony begins.

01:02:59All rise for the rightful

01:03:01Lycan royal heir,

01:03:02Lord Sebastian,

01:03:03and his fated mate,

01:03:05Lady Isabella,

01:03:06to ascend the royal days.

01:03:11Golden light burst

01:03:12across the sky.

01:03:18I, Sebastian,

01:03:20rightful heir to the Lycan throne,

01:03:21have quelled my brother's rebellion

01:03:22and reclaimed my royal birthright.

01:03:24Today, I ascend officially

01:03:26as Lion King

01:03:26and proclaim Isabella

01:03:28my sole Lion Queen.

01:03:29May all clans honor our rule

01:03:31and find peace

01:03:32under our protection.

01:03:33This was my mate,

01:03:35the one destined

01:03:36to walk beside me

01:03:37for all time.

01:03:38In the next instant,

01:03:40two sharp,

01:03:41disbelieving voices

01:03:42shattered the ceremony's

01:03:43solemnity.

01:03:44Impossible!

01:03:45It cannot be!

01:03:46How can you be

01:03:47the Lycan king?

01:03:47You are nothing but

01:03:48a ragged nobody

01:03:49from the black market.

01:03:50You're pretending

01:03:50to claim the throne.

01:03:51Yes, you're an imposter!

01:03:52A low-class werewolf

01:03:53could never be

01:03:54Lycan royal heir!

01:03:55You've tricked everyone

01:03:56with some underhanded scheme!

01:03:57The true Lord King

01:03:58could never be

01:03:58someone like you!

01:03:59They shouted hysterically

01:04:01as if their refusal alone

01:04:02could undo reality.

01:04:04I watched their frantic display

01:04:05with complete indifference.

01:04:06It was utterly ridiculous now.

01:04:09The nobody they mocked

01:04:10was now the king.

01:04:11The outcasts they humiliated,

01:04:13now their queen.

01:04:17Insolent fools!

01:04:19To speak treason

01:04:21at the Lycan king's coronation,

01:04:23to deny royal lineage

01:04:25and dishonor the crown,

01:04:27you court your own doom.

01:04:30Guards!

01:04:31Seize them!

01:04:31These two trespassed

01:04:32uninvited on sacred ceremony grounds,

01:04:34insulted the king and queen

01:04:35and flouted royal decree.

01:04:37By order of the crown,

01:04:38strip three-tenths

01:04:39of their wolf power,

01:04:39expel them from the holy mountain

01:04:41and ban them permanently

01:04:42from all Lycan territory.

01:04:44Any who defy this ruling

01:04:45shall be put to death

01:04:46without hesitation.

01:04:49He hated his own blindness

01:04:51and pride,

01:04:52mocking the true Lion King

01:04:54and now reaping the ruin

01:04:55he had sown.

01:04:56Your Majesty King Sebastian,

01:04:57I beg forgiveness.

01:04:58I dare not doubt you again.

01:05:00I swear it.

01:05:01Your grace, Queen Isabella,

01:05:02please show mercy.

01:05:03We will never insult you again,

01:05:05never trespass on royal ceremony grounds.

01:05:07Spare us this once.

01:05:08You mock freely when you hold pride,

01:05:10yet beg for mercy and ruin.

01:05:12Your arrogance and ignorance

01:05:13deserve no forgiveness from me.

01:05:15They had brought this upon themselves,

01:05:16casting me aside,

01:05:17humiliating me,

01:05:18looking down on others,

01:05:19and now they faced the consequences.

01:05:21They left an utter disgrace,

01:05:22their pride shattered beyond repair.

01:05:28Selene alone beneath the shade of a tree,

01:05:30she clutched her communicator tightly.

01:05:34Why hasn't William come?

01:05:35He swore he would overthrow Sebastian

01:05:37at the coronation.

01:05:38Once he takes the crown,

01:05:39he'll make me Lion Queen.

01:05:41He wouldn't lie to me.

01:05:43The Lion was dead completely.

01:05:46No, this can't be.

01:05:47He wouldn't deceive me.

01:05:49He must have been stopped by Sebastian's guards,

01:05:51caught in trouble somehow.

01:05:53William!

01:05:54William!

01:05:55William!

01:06:01Selene, you are foolish and greedy indeed.

01:06:04Did you truly believe

01:06:05I would risk everything for the throne

01:06:06or crown you Queen?

01:06:08I only used you to drain your wealth

01:06:09and resources for my own gain.

01:06:11At last the truth crashed over her.

01:06:13This had never been anything

01:06:14but a carefully laid trap.

01:06:17Please, my wealth, my crown,

01:06:19everything is gone.

01:06:21He lied to me.

01:06:22He truly lied to me.

01:06:25Word soon spread of Selene's

01:06:28secret alliance with William.

01:06:30She was branded an enemy

01:06:32of the Lion Crown,

01:06:33blacklisted across all werewolf lands.

01:06:36Foolish woman.

01:06:37Not only were you deceived,

01:06:38you dragged my pack into ruin.

01:06:40Do not show yourself to me again.

01:06:42We are finished.

01:06:43Evan, please help me.

01:06:44I know I was wrong.

01:06:46I only wanted a better life.

01:06:47Clean up the mess you made alone.

01:06:48Someone like you is not worthy

01:06:50of standing beside me.

01:06:55Penniless and without allies,

01:06:56she became a public joke

01:06:58among the werewolf clans.

01:07:01She spent her days adrift

01:07:03in loneliness and regret.

01:07:05Evan was stripped of part

01:07:06of his wolf power.

01:07:07His former alpha dominance

01:07:08faded away entirely.

01:07:10I let vanity blind me

01:07:12and looked down on Sebastian

01:07:14out of pride.

01:07:15This ruin is entirely

01:07:16my own fault.

01:07:17If only I hadn't urged you

01:07:18to seek favor,

01:07:19if only I hadn't angered

01:07:20the royal family,

01:07:21what will become of us now?

01:07:23There is nothing we can do.

01:07:24Our pack fades.

01:07:26We are powerless to protect it.

01:07:27We can only leave

01:07:28our fate to time.

01:07:29The old glory of the

01:07:30blood moon pack

01:07:31faded into memory.

01:07:33The clan declined steadily

01:07:35into obscurity,

01:07:37struggling merely to survive.

01:07:42All external conflicts

01:07:44faded away

01:07:45and the last traces

01:07:46of royal rebellion

01:07:47were couldn't

01:07:48felled completely.

01:07:50Peace settled over

01:07:51every corner

01:07:52of werewolf territory.

01:07:55Sebastian ruled

01:07:56the Lycan throne steadily,

01:07:58managing clan affairs

01:07:59with calm order,

01:08:00leaving no room

01:08:01for further chaos.

01:08:03With Pup now growing

01:08:05inside me,

01:08:05I rested quietly

01:08:07in the Lyman royal mansion.

01:08:09Sebastian set aside

01:08:10many official duties

01:08:11to stay by my side,

01:08:13tending to my every need

01:08:14with gentle,

01:08:14careful devotion.

01:08:16You don't have to stay

01:08:17by my side every moment.

01:08:18Royal affairs keep you busy.

01:08:20Don't let me hold you back.

01:08:22The throne matters,

01:08:23but you and the pup you carry

01:08:25matter most in my life.

01:08:27The elders contend

01:08:28to all trivial matters.

01:08:30Ella also remained safely

01:08:31within the royal household,

01:08:33staying close to keep me company,

01:08:34and looking after

01:08:35my daily needs

01:08:36with heartfelt care.

01:08:37Rest easy

01:08:38and focus on your pregnancy, Luna.

01:08:40I'll stay right here with you

01:08:41so you have nothing

01:08:42to worry about.

01:08:45Sebastian tangled

01:08:46his fingers with mine,

01:08:48his eyes soft.

01:08:51Ella smiled quietly beside us.

01:08:54Sunlight spilled

01:08:54through the window,

01:08:56warm and calm,

01:08:57over all three of us.

01:08:59I'll stay right here with you.

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