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Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong emotions and unforgettable scenes.
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00:00Le premier lâche ne me rendait pas me scream.
00:02Pour la plusseur de l'une et la plusseur de luna et la plusseur de l'une, elle sera pas
00:06été mouillée avant le pack.
00:07Ce qui me a pas fait, c'est qu'il m'en aller un step et stop.
00:10Il s'est pas trop loin pour sauver me et encore encore chose elle.
00:16Est-ce que ça ?
00:17Non, elle va vous prendre en cause de la curse.
00:21Mais par la fois que tu me souviens, ma blood était déjà en la stone.
00:26Un week avant, je pensais que la moon oath était quelque chose.
09:18Qui m'a donné le courage de toucher ma femme?
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09:26A tank burst.
09:27The wave slammed me across the floor.
09:29Yet my fiancé now held another woman in his arms.
09:32And all of this was because his younger sister Lila and I were caught in a rip current off Puget
09:36Sound.
09:37I was saved.
09:38Lila lost her life.
09:39The Blackwood family thinks it was me who had killed her biological daughter.
09:43Why are you still alive?
09:44You should have been the one who drowned.
09:46You killed my daughter!
09:48Killian tossed my ring, shredded my wedding gown, and agreed to marry Serena.
09:52The next day, coming home from the hospital, I saw Killian slicing our wedding portrait with a knife.
09:57Serena's moving in.
09:58Time to clear all this trash out.
10:00Serena Vanderbilt, his arranged marriage fiancé.
10:03After throwing all this away, are you gonna kick me out next?
10:06You said you were dying of your illness, didn't you?
10:09Then it's only fitting you go to atone for Lila in death.
10:11My body turned rigid when I heard those words.
10:13Killian Blackwood was the unloved Blackwood's son.
10:16Raised outside the manor walls from childhood.
10:18I had given this brooding boy next door a single piece of candy.
10:21Because of that one small sweetness, after my parents died in an earthquake, Killian protected me for 15 years.
10:27Countless days of depending on each other.
10:29I fell in love with the man who held me.
10:30At 20, I had written a hundred love letters and confided my longing to my best friend, Chloe Reed.
10:35Never did I expect Chloe to tell Killian everything.
10:38That night, he made me take out the letters and read them aloud to him.
10:41I'm sorry.
10:42I'll never dare to whiber any improper thoughts again.
10:44From now on, I'll treat you as my elder brother.
10:47For 15 years, it wasn't that you needed me to raise you.
10:50It was that I needed your company.
10:51That same year, the Blackwoods came to bring him home.
10:53But they wouldn't accept me, because the Blackwood house could not hold two daughters.
10:57Killian put the messenger on the floor and looked at his father, Arthur Blackwood.
11:01No her, no me.
11:02I knew how desperately Killian longed to return home, yet he chose to stand by my side, even
11:08at the cost of breaking with his family.
11:10We dated five years before marrying with approval.
11:12His sister Lila despised me.
11:14To ease the tension, Killian brought Lila with us on our coastal wedding photo shoot.
11:18After the photo shoot, I saw Lila in the rip current.
11:21I rushed to save her without hesitation.
11:23I survived, but Lila perished.
11:25The Blackwoods blamed me, saying the adopted daughter had doomed their own child.
11:29Do you think it was my fault too?
11:30You both went into the water.
11:32You survived.
11:33She didn't.
11:34To this family, that's a crime.
11:36I knelt for three days and nights, begging for their forgiveness.
11:39However, all I got was a miscarriage, and the news that Killian had agreed to a strategic
11:43marriage with Serena.
11:44That night, I was diagnosed with cancer.
11:46I called Killian.
11:47He thought I was faking sick to trick him.
11:49To punish me, he burned my 1,999 love letters right in front of me, then froze my bank card.
11:55What burned to ashes was not only my true love, but also my desire to survive.
11:59That night, Killian stumbled home drunk, demanding something to sober up.
12:04When I passed him the hangover soup, I spotted my favorite lemon parts on the table.
12:07He shoved me away.
12:10Put those down.
12:11They're for Serena.
12:12What are you doing so close?
12:13Still trying to lure me?
12:15You're drunk.
12:16I'm making you sobering soup.
12:18Sorry, I was too drunk.
12:20I mistook you for Serena.
12:21He got up and pushed me away.
12:23It never been so cold to me, nor so rough.
12:25Killian didn't spare me a glance.
12:26Walked upstairs and slammed the door.
12:28Everything changed the day Lila died.
12:30I knew he hated me for living, yet I could do nothing.
12:32The light was still on in Killian's room.
12:34I knocked softly.
12:36Coming to a man's room this late?
12:37Do you have any sense at all?
12:38We're broken up.
12:39I want to move out.
12:40Stop you from spouting nonsense.
12:42You must stay here until I marry Serena.
12:44Can I at least move to the lower level?
12:46It's up to you.
12:48I turned and walked back to my room in silence.
12:51I didn't understand his anger.
12:53Lila was gone forever.
12:55How could I possibly live here in peace?
12:57This forced stay gave me time to ease myself into preparing to leave.
13:01The next morning, passing through the living room, I heard Killian talking on the phone with Serena.
13:06Killian caught sight of me suddenly, then ended the call.
13:08Where are you going?
13:10I'll drive you.
13:11I froze.
13:11Before I could answer, he was already walking out to the garage.
13:14He leaned on the horn.
13:15Are you getting in or do you want me to carry you?
13:17I can't sit up front.
13:19What?
13:19Serena said that's her seat.
13:21Even siblings don't get it.
13:22That's not.
13:23Serena's voice broke through the phone in his hand.
13:25Kilton, where are you going?
13:27Don't let any other girl take the passenger seat.
13:29That's mine.
13:30Even your sister.
13:31Killian switched to a different car.
13:32Thank you.
13:33Something unnamed moved through him.
13:35What are you going to do?
13:35I didn't answer.
13:36Killian didn't push.
13:37When Serena called, he laughed and softened, turning into someone I barely recognized.
13:42I just bought us matching pajamas.
13:44I'll model them tonight.
13:45As their words grew bolder and more explicit, Killian pulled into the emergency lane.
13:49Get out.
13:49Serena's waiting me.
13:50The car disappeared into the river of traffic.
13:53On the way down, my leg gave out.
13:55I fell.
13:56I stumbled upright, crying as I dragged myself to the records office.
14:00I have terminal cancer.
14:01The doctor says I have one month at the most, six at best.
14:04I'm an orphan.
14:05Records show you have a guardian.
14:07I walked out, defeated.
14:08At the door, I ran into Chloe Reed.
14:10You and Killian are finally getting married, right?
14:12You owe me for playing matchmaker.
14:15He's marrying someone else.
14:17Chloe's mouth dropped open.
14:18Before she could speak, the clerk reappeared behind us.
14:21Terminate legal guardianship first.
14:23Then get a signed medical certificate from a licensed doctor.
14:26Bring both, and I'll process the erase.
14:28Did you two have a fight?
14:30Not a petty quarrel.
14:31A complete break.
14:33He's just being stubborn.
14:34He still loves you.
14:36Chloe pulled me back home.
14:37He still cares.
14:39Tonight, show him the diagnosis.
14:41He'll believe you.
14:42We waited until nine.
14:43He didn't come home.
14:44Chloe grabbed the phone and called him on speaker.
14:47Killian, did you know Allura has terminal cancer?
14:49She's dying!
14:51I couldn't care less if she lives or dies.
14:53Five years ago, you told me Allura is your forever undying love.
14:56Do you remember?
14:57I forgot the vows.
14:58We're done.
14:59Killian, we're boarding.
15:00The line went dead, and Chloe was shaking with rage.
15:03You're right to leave.
15:04He doesn't deserve you.
15:05That night, I signed the termination of guardianship document.
15:09I popped a pill, and my phone buzzed.
15:11Serena had sent photos.
15:12Allura, help your future sister-in-law choose.
15:15The medication was starting to blur my edges.
15:17Once, those messages had left me sobbing until my eyes swelled shut.
15:21Now I felt very little.
15:22Maybe it was the dying.
15:23That night, I jolted awake from the dream, and then I couldn't find my parents' keepsake in my room.
15:28I didn't dare go into Killian's room.
15:29I sent him a message.
15:30His reply came minutes later.
15:32A week later, Killian came through the room with his arm around Serena's waist.
15:36Kilden, you prepared all this for me?
15:38A strange look crossed his face.
15:40Serena pulled his face to hers and kissed him.
15:42As Serena's hands moved to his shirt, I found that is my parents' moonstone.
15:46Give it to me?
15:47It's old.
15:48I'll get you something better.
15:49No, I want this one.
15:51It has your warmth in it.
15:52That was mine!
15:54You can't!
15:55A second-hand thing?
15:57I don't want it, then.
15:58I ran straight into the rain, dropped to the grass, and searched frantically on my knees.
16:03Don't you know how much this meant to me?
16:04It's just a cheap old thing.
16:06If you want nice jewelry, just ask.
16:08My family's waiting for the dinner gala.
16:09We'll be late.
16:10Come along with us.
16:11This is my parents' only keepsake.
16:13Two hours later, I drifted into the venue.
16:16The venue was ocean-themed.
16:17The sight of it dragged me back to Puget Sound, to Lila walking into the current.
16:21I stood and stared, and I didn't notice the glass beginning to fracture.
16:25Killian sensed it first.
16:26The tank burst, the waves slammed me across the floor.
16:29When Killian finally saw me, soaked, Serena pressed her face into his chest and sobbed.
16:34My hand is scraped, Killian.
16:36Make it stop.
16:37Take Serena for first aid.
16:39I'll handle the other one.
16:41He didn't hesitate long.
16:42He carried Serena out.
16:44Hey, Laura.
16:45Let me help.
16:45He was a friend of Killian's, and he helped me to the bathroom to clean.
16:48I thought you two were about to be married.
16:50I can't believe it ended like this.
16:52When he left, Veronica grabbed me by the hair and forced my face down toward the washroom basin.
16:57Why are you still alive?
16:59You should have been the one who drowned.
17:00You killed my daughter!
17:02Right before I went under completely, something pulled me up by the shoulder.
17:05Mother, we're in public.
17:06You can't afford this getting out.
17:07Veronica made a disgusted sound and left.
17:09My phone was ringing somewhere in my soaked pocket, but I couldn't lift my arm to reach it.
17:13Killian took it from me.
17:14What happened to you?
17:15After the miscarriage, I was in the rain too long.
17:18The damage is still healing.
17:20Can you walk?
17:20Serena's call came through.
17:23Kilden, I'm scared alone.
17:25You said you were just going to the restroom.
17:26Please come back.
17:27I didn't clear my vision until his back had disappeared.
17:30Someday, he'll hear about my death, but not yet.
17:32I went to the servants to ask for painkillers, but I was told Killian had given all the medicine to
17:36Serena.
17:37I sat on the floor and poured whiskey directly over my wounds.
17:41Once, Killian said alcohol could numb anything.
17:43He wasn't lying.
17:45A week later, Killian stopped me in the hallway with a gesture.
17:48Killian handed me the repaired jade pendant.
17:50Though the locket had been restored, the rift between him and me could never be mended.
17:54Can you sign this for me?
17:55He glanced down, assumed it was a routine form, and signed without reading it.
17:59I watched him walk out.
18:00Now, I had one more thing to complete.
18:02My master's thesis defense.
18:04My graduation thesis centered on a project from his company.
18:07The design of an amusement park.
18:08I barely slept two hours ahead of defense.
18:11By the time I reached the stage, I had been standing for four hours.
18:14Then, a junior student stood from the audience and pointed at me.
18:17You plagiarized!
18:19She showed a video.
18:20It turned out, Serena had handed in the exact same design scheme.
18:23And at the end, Killian Blackwood had awarded the entire project contract to Serena on the spot.
18:28The junior student shoved me to the ground.
18:30You plagiarized your way out of it.
18:32Women who rely on men don't go far.
18:34The crowd's insults surged over me like a flood, and their scorn and disdain cut deep.
18:38My body finally ran out of strength.
18:39I collapsed.
18:40And I woke in the school's medical room.
18:42On the way out, I heard voices behind me.
18:44The campus beauty.
18:45Turns out she earned all of it on her back.
18:47I hailed a cab and went straight to Blackwood HQ Tower.
18:50I went straight to the executive floor.
18:51His assistant, Elias Cole, looked at me uncomfortably.
18:54He's in a meeting.
18:54Ten minutes until the break.
18:55I couldn't wait, so I pushed past Elias, walked into the boardroom, and stood in front of Killian.
19:00Why did you give my design to Serena?
19:01The room went perfectly still.
19:03Killian pulled me out and slammed his office door.
19:06Do you have any idea what you just did?
19:08You embarrassed me in front of everyone.
19:09She took my work.
19:10Serena just started.
19:11You're young.
19:12I'll give you something better.
19:13He turned back toward the boardroom.
19:14I stood alone in the office.
19:15I started crying.
19:16And then I picked up my phone.
19:18Hello, this is Alera Voss.
19:19I need to withdraw from the program.
19:21I fought hard to get you this spot three years ago.
19:24Who are you rebelling against by quitting like this?
19:26You put my name on a placerism charge.
19:28How am I supposed to walk back in?
19:30Six months later, I'll give you a new project.
19:32What's there to be afraid of?
19:34Do you know what they said about me?
19:35They said I slept my way through everything.
19:37Are they wrong?
19:38You don't rely on me?
19:39I froze.
19:40What I owe you, I'll return.
19:42Thank you for everything you gave me.
19:44Forget paying me back.
19:45You lost our child.
19:46Take this as your compensation.
19:48I didn't know how I walked out of that office.
19:50As for the life you owe, you'll never pay that back.
19:54Fifteen years I've known him, but it's only today that I truly see him.
19:57I missed the step and fell.
19:59The pain was enormous, but I was smiling with tears.
20:02This is the last time I cry for him.
20:04I came back home.
20:05Then I sat at my desk and wrote the final letter.
20:07Not a love letter.
20:09A farewell.
20:10Kilden, my brother.
20:12Whatever I owed Lila, we are even now.
20:14I folded the cancer diagnosis and the signed guardianship termination inside with the letter.
20:19It was almost over.
20:21The day before I left, Killian announced the engagement date publicly.
20:25I called to congratulate him.
20:26Your brother is changing.
20:28We're getting ready for a rose bath.
20:29What's the matter?
20:29How long until he's done?
20:30I'll wait.
20:32Allura Voth marrying soon.
20:33Stop pestering him.
20:34Have you no shame?
20:34You'll never pay back the life you owe, Lila.
20:36You couldn't join the Liu family even with his child, and you never will.
20:38Killian even told Serena that he'd once been pregnant.
20:41Why couldn't he leave me even one shred of dignity?
20:44Congratulations on your engagement.
20:46And then I threw the phone out the window.
20:50On Chloe's private plane.
20:52I took my last look at Seattle through the rain-streaked glass.
20:57Back at the engagement venue, Killian finally said goodbye to the last.
21:02He'd been thinking all evening about Allura's silence, and her coldness this past month.
21:07He planned to go home soon and bring her lemon tarts to make her happy.
21:10Soft hands wrapped around Killian's neck from behind.
21:14Killian, we're engaged now.
21:16Shall we do something fun tonight?
21:20I'm busy tonight.
21:23Be good, Elias.
21:24I won't touch you before marriage.
21:27You're just rushing back to your lover, aren't you?
21:31You know my secret?
21:32If your sister hadn't died young, you would never be the heir-
21:35One more word and you'll never speak again.
21:37How dare you do this to me?
21:39I'll make my father cancel the engagement!
21:41Killian did not care.
21:43He recalled that night, days ago, he spotted the butler hiding in the corner.
21:46The man was a spy.
21:47To fool him, Killian tilted his hand on purpose.
21:50Seeing me hurt, tore his heart apart.
21:56Sir, Miss Alara disappeared.
21:59Alara!
22:00Alara!
22:02Alara, it's all fake.
22:03Come home, I'll explain everything.
22:04I love you.
22:05Only you.
22:05Always.
22:06Where is she?
22:07When did she leave?
22:08Sir, Alara's records have been erased.
22:10She's vanished from every system.
22:12Mr. Blackwood, she asked me to give you a message before she left.
22:18Tell me.
22:20She said, please remember to open the engagement gift she left you.
22:34He sat holding my phone until near dawn.
22:38Go records office!
22:40He thought he'd kept me safe from life storms.
22:42Yet in just a month, how did everything fall apart?
22:45The rearview mirror showed his own face, jaw rigid, eyes black and airless.
22:51Who allowed you to cancel a living person's account?
22:54A senior administrator appeared and showed him to a private room.
22:57A clerk brought in the paperwork.
22:59I never sign this.
23:00You have no right to process it.
23:02I'll see every person in this walk-in in court.
23:04When did I ever sign this?
23:06It's fake!
23:07Forged!
23:07It has no legal validity!
23:09The staff watched him break down.
23:11Killian suddenly recalled rushing home to give me the mended jade pendant.
23:14He'd taken it for a regular notice from me.
23:16When she came in, did she say anything?
23:18Did she say why?
23:20She had terminal cancer.
23:22The doctor gave her one month to six months.
23:24She was likely trying to arrange everything before she died, because she didn't want to burden you.
23:28He stumbled to the hospital's medical records room to look up my file,
23:32only to be told the past month's records hadn't been sorted yet.
23:35He burst into the oncology office and rummaged through the documents.
23:39But my name was nowhere to be found.
23:42On his way home, he wondered, if there was no medical record, did that mean I'd been lying to him?
23:48Perhaps I wasn't sick at all, only furious that he was going to marry someone else.
23:53Elora, I will mend the rift between us with my own hands.
23:57Nothing but death can tear us apart.
24:00I forgive you for leaving without a word.
24:01Forgive you for forcing me with your life.
24:03From now on, no matter where you run to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back.
24:11Keep looking!
24:12We can't afford to miss a single clue!
24:14Don't let him make it out alive!
24:16The night was thick and misty, and I came to the lake in the dense forest to gather herbs as
24:22usual.
24:23Suddenly, I heard some sounds.
24:25Don't let him make it out alive!
24:27Some strange sounds were drifting from away.
24:29At first, I paid no attend and continued gathering medicinal herbs by the lake.
24:34I was standing by the river when I smelled it.
24:39Blood.
24:39Then, a hand clamped around my ankle.
24:41Please.
24:43Anything you want, just help me.
24:44Fate never puts a healer in someone's path by accident.
24:48Jay.
24:49I shoved a pill between his lips and pulled us both underwater as his pursuits stormed past.
25:06Come on, breathe.
25:08Just breathe.
25:09Breathe.
25:17That's it.
25:18You're alive.
25:28You're lucky.
25:29This gash at your waist isn't meant to kill.
25:33I ripped open his soaked shirt, cleaned the wound, and sprinkled powder to stop the bleeding.
25:39I had not noticed earlier, but this stranger possessed an astonishingly handsome face, one that bordered on perfection.
25:45Two of my rarest pills, just for you.
25:48I hope you're worth the trouble, handsome.
25:49You did say I could have anything I want.
25:51I don't care about promises, but this crimson gemstone, it's an unusual treasure.
25:57You owe me your life.
25:59I'm just collecting what's fair.
26:01Now we're even.
26:06I checked into a hotel in the city that cast me out.
26:09My own family threw me to the wolves when I was six.
26:11Then I saw the news.
26:13Anna Palmer, the girl who took my place, was dying.
26:16She needed my blood type.
26:18Talk about the stars aligning.
26:20I went straight to the hospital and found him.
26:23The man who abandoned my mother and me.
26:27You.
26:27What should I call you?
26:29Mr. Palmer?
26:29Or would Dad be more fitting?
26:35Is it really you, Catherine?
26:38Do you want to run a DNA test, or are you going to trust your instincts?
26:42There's no need.
26:43You've got your mother's face.
26:45You have the nerve to bring her up?
26:47After you left her to die for wealth and status?
26:52I'm Rye Negative.
26:55I'm here for Anna.
26:56He followed me to the ICU.
26:58Inside, the girl who stole my life was barely breathing.
27:03I'll donate.
27:05But only on one condition.
27:07What is it?
27:08Name it.
27:09You will restore my status as part of the Palmer family,
27:12and you'll make it official.
27:14I want the entire world to know.
27:16Catherine, that's complicated.
27:18I can buy you a place of your own.
27:20I don't want a house.
27:21I want my name back.
27:23If your precious family refuses,
27:25then Anna Palmer can face death on her own.
27:32Wait.
27:33Please.
27:33Don't go, Catherine.
27:36I'll speak to them.
27:37I swear I will.
27:40Just don't leave.
27:45After giving blood to Anna,
27:46the Palmer's put me in a VIP hospital suite.
27:49That's when my friend Lindsay messaged me.
27:52That's odd.
27:53Sounds like me.
27:54Impossible.
27:55I've never even met the guy.
27:57It's just a weird coincidence.
28:01But I couldn't shake the feeling.
28:02A quick search gave me nothing.
28:04So, I pulled out my tablet and contacted an old friend.
28:08Any updates on the search?
28:10Nothing so far, sir.
28:15Keep looking.
28:17There is something else.
28:18An invitation from the Palmer family.
28:20They're hosting a banquet for Rythet's inelgitimate daughter.
28:23Asked for my presence or demanded it.
28:25Shall I send a rejection, sir?
28:28No.
28:29Tell them I'll attend.
28:31On the day of the banquet,
28:32I first visited my mother's unmarked grave.
28:37It won't be long now, Mom.
28:39You're finally close to getting justice.
28:42She's doing this to stir the pot!
28:43Picking her mother's death anniversary for her welcome party!
28:47And isn't it suspicious?
28:48Right after Anna's crash,
28:49the city runs dry of RH negative blood
28:51and suddenly she appears?
28:52Rebecca, stop it.
28:56That girl is a curse!
28:57As long as she's here,
28:58this house won't know peace!
29:00Rebecca, that's enough!
29:01She's making quite the scene
29:02and she hasn't even arrived.
29:04There's a disturbance at the entrance!
29:13Catherine, you're here at last.
29:15Just like her mother.
29:16A born temptress.
29:17Why didn't fate take her, too?
29:19Catherine, come meet my wife.
29:20I ignored her completely.
29:20This is Catherine.
29:21To me, she was just the woman
29:22who drove my mother to her grave.
29:23I scanned the room.
29:24Only family and staff.
29:25They thought they could humiliate me with an empty hall.
29:27So, this is my grand welcome banquet?
29:30How... intimate.
29:31Well, I brought a gift to match the occasion.
29:34Bring them in.
29:40What is this, lilies?
29:42Funeral lilies?
29:43Are you insane?
29:44Get these out of my house!
29:45A small present.
29:46I hope it sets the right mood for this family reunion.
29:49Catherine Palmer, you have gone too far!
29:50We also prepared something for you, Catherine.
29:53A welcome gift.
29:54Why don't we go take a look?
29:56Naturally.
29:57I'm eager to see what this family offers.
29:59The second Rhett ushered me out,
30:01his parents started barking orders.
30:03Get every last one of these cursed flowers out of here!
30:05Now!
30:08Rebecca, don't give her the satisfaction.
30:10She wanted to provoke us.
30:11But we won't let her have the last laugh.
30:13Dad, you handled this masterfully,
30:15but why did you insist on inviting the Knight family's heir?
30:17Evan Knight has a long memory and a nasty temper.
30:19Once he realizes I burned a precious favor,
30:21just to bring him here for an illegitimate daughter,
30:23he will hold a grudge.
30:23He'll make sure Catherine never gets a foothold in this city.
30:26Let's see how long she can stay so arrogant.
30:30Mom, I hope you're watching.
30:31All of this is for you.
30:32Can you believe she insisted on a banquet?
30:34Not a soul is here.
30:35How humiliating.
30:36Please.
30:36She's an illegitimate child.
30:37A stain.
30:38No one in high society would risk their my red wine rain down on their perfect hair.
30:41What is this?
30:41Let me hear anything like that again,
30:43and you won't live to regret it.
30:44Your banquet is a ghost town,
30:45just as we thought.
30:47Look.
30:47A black Bentley.
30:48Then, a pair of headlights cut through the gloom,
30:50and a black Bentley pulled up to the entrance.
30:53That's...
30:54That's Evan Knight.
30:55Mr. Knight!
30:56Welcome!
30:56It's an honor to have you here.
30:58I can't believe you actually came.
30:59I moved across the lawn,
31:01my gown gleaming with black crystals,
31:04drawing every eye in the face.
31:05That's her?
31:06The rumors said she was plain?
31:08Crude?
31:09The rumors were lies.
31:11She's beautiful.
31:11My eyes wandered across the gathering,
31:13and then they came to rest on him.
31:16That face.
31:17Sharp features,
31:18calm eyes.
31:19It feels so familiar.
31:21The intel brief.
31:22That's him.
31:23Evan Knight.
31:23The most coveted bachelor in the city.
31:25The brief said he was scouring real for a mysterious person.
31:28Someone with a black crescent tattoo on their collarbone.
31:32Is it possible he's searching for me?
31:35But why?
31:36I just got here.
31:37What could a man like that possibly want with me?
31:41The garden party was a gilded cage,
31:43and I was the bird refusing to sing.
31:45Don't just stand there like a statue.
31:46It's time to greet our guest.
31:47Evan, it's been ages since I last saw you.
31:49Amazing how time disappears.
31:51Your memory hasn't faded at all, Mr. Palmer.
31:53My grandfather's hand pressed tightly on my wrist,
31:55a warning disguised as affection.
31:57My granddaughter insisted I invite you.
31:59Her own sister is suffering in the hospital.
32:01All I want is family peace.
32:02Is that so?
32:04I see your elder granddaughter is quite the handful.
32:06Definitely not as docile as her little sister.
32:08Catherine's always had a wild streak.
32:10Anna's the gentle one.
32:11Wild streak is one way to put it.
32:12I used to scale trees for peaches.
32:15I might bring the whole house down if you're not careful.
32:17They say I grew up like a stray, no etiquette, no rules.
32:20I hope everyone here can put up with my country ways.
32:22Catherine, your grandmother will be waiting for you in the study later.
32:25Absolutely.
32:26I'll head there soon.
32:26A gust of wind swept through the garden,
32:28a sudden chill that had nothing to do with the temperature.
32:30But then a warm piece of clothing fell on my shoulder.
32:33She just got here and already has his attention?
32:34She must be something else.
32:35Miss Palmer, Martha is ready to see you in the study.
32:38On my way there, I found Evan in the hallway,
32:40his face flushed with fever, leaning against the wall for support.
32:43You've been drugged.
32:44You're coming with me.
32:45Get away from me.
32:46Is this what the Palmers have come to?
32:48Sending you to drag me off before I even collapse?
32:52I knew I had to get him out of sight.
32:54With all the strength I could muster,
32:56I dragged him into my room and slammed the door,
32:58plunging us into darkness.
32:59What is this supposed to be?
33:00Have you lost your mind?
33:01Unless you're eager to make a scene,
33:03I suggest you stay put.
33:04And how can I be sure I'll be safe staying here?
33:06Trust me, you're not my type.
33:08Now tell me, what did you swallow back there?
33:12That's not your concern.
33:16I slipped into the bathroom to improvise an antidote,
33:19but when I returned,
33:20he had collapsed on the couch, burning with fever.
33:22Before I could give him the medicine,
33:24his hands strut out, seizing my wrist,
33:26and yanking me down on top of him.
33:27Let go of me!
33:28His words, a confusing mix of fever-y delirium
33:31and something unsettling.
33:32What's that scent on you?
33:34Evan, get a grip on yourself.
33:35Your hair smells amazing.
33:36His grip was like iron.
33:39Has anyone seen Catherine?
33:41While he held me captive,
33:42the Palmers realized we were both gone.
33:44Do you think Catherine might be with Evan?
33:46He gave her his coat.
33:48Don't just stand there!
33:50Just go search for them right now!
33:54Reds, you're fully aware of what your daughter is capable of!
33:57The search was on,
33:59and the blame was already being cast.
34:01Find her.
34:04The moment you do, bring her to me.
34:06I have questions that need answers.
34:11Evan, think this through.
34:12I'm the Palmer family's outcast.
34:14A mistake with me will destroy everything you've built.
34:16I had to make him understand the stakes.
34:17My voice was control, clouding of his judgment.
34:19His hands were slid down my moment at my waist.
34:21I gathered my strength.
34:22He crumpled blow through his neck.
34:23The silence that followed was absolute heavy and cold.
34:26Just as I moved him,
34:27a frantic pounding started on the door.
34:29It was Julie.
34:29They were finally on to me.
34:30The lock wouldn't hold for long.
34:31I had to act fast.
34:32I quickly poured the antidote into his mouth,
34:34leaving no trace,
34:35as if nothing ever happened to myself,
34:36transforming from a panicked woman
34:37to the calm, collected person they expected to see.
34:39I opened the door just a rick,
34:41trying to control the tremble in my voice.
34:42Filled my narrow field of fusion,
34:43a mass of impatience and disfripped.
34:45She didn't believe a word.
34:46Perhaps I should come in and help you get ready?
34:47I had no choice.
34:48I stepped aside and let her burst into the room,
34:50her presence a storm in the quiet space.
34:51Fort your age even has already taken way out.
34:53The cushions are a mess.
34:54Who was in here with you?
34:55Would you mind calling a doctor?
34:56You're just not used to drinking.
34:58Stay here and rest.
35:00The minute she left, I rushed to the bathroom.
35:02I had to know if he was all right.
35:03He was standing against the wall,
35:05a stubborn flush on his cheeks,
35:06but his eyes were clear and sharp.
35:07There's a taste in haste in my mouth,
35:08an herbal remedy.
35:09He was putting the pieces together.
35:10You look stable, but you still need a doctor.
35:12Don't risk it.
35:13He stepped closer, his gaze piercing,
35:14demanding the truth.
35:15Move.
35:15I need to change.
35:16Then I'll show you the way out now.
35:17I needed him gone, but he didn't move.
35:19My voice, my dismissal.
35:20It seemed to unlock something in his moment.
35:21He whispered to himself, the memory flooding back.
35:23That desperate night, the cold water,
35:25the arms that pulled me to safety could have been her?
35:26And then he knew.
35:27The realization hit him like a physical blow.
35:30I had just slipped into a new dress
35:32when a sudden force hit me.
35:33I was shoved hard against the wall.
35:36It was Evan Knight.
35:38Well, Mr. Knight,
35:39is this your idea of gratitude?
35:41He said nothing.
35:42His fingers drifted to my collarbone,
35:44pulled down my necklace,
35:45and carefully examined my skin.
35:47I didn't expect you to be so taken with me.
35:50Forgive me.
35:53If you want to avoid scandal,
35:55you'd better leave discreetly.
35:56This way.
35:57I led him to a quiet side entrance,
35:59where his Bentley was waiting.
36:01You're nothing like the rumors paint you to be,
36:02Miss Palmer.
36:03Neither foolish nor lacking in grace.
36:05And you, Mr. Knight,
36:06are far more warm and approachable
36:08than your reputation.
36:10Let's go.
36:11As soon as he was gone,
36:12my smile faltered.
36:14The concealer had saved me.
36:17Dad, you're sweating so much.
36:19Is there something you want to confess?
36:20Watch your mouth.
36:22Are the Palmers truly as close to Mr. Knight
36:24as they let on?
36:25Oh, you're all looking for Mr. Knight.
36:28I just passed him in the back garden.
36:35Sir, we've been alerted.
36:37Someone's looking into you.
36:37We tried tracking them,
36:38but they left nothing to follow.
36:40An untraceable adversary.
36:43Has that woman been found yet?
36:47All we know is she showed up in Rill here.
36:49Nothing else.
36:50The Palmers are making themselves far too conspicuous.
36:53Give them something they won't soon forget.
37:01This place isn't mine.
37:03It belongs to a friend who moved overseas.
37:05He was lying.
37:09This house was connected to my past,
37:11and I needed to find out how.
37:12Mr. Knight,
37:14can you take me to the hospital?
37:15My foot,
37:16I think I twisted it.
37:17You injured yourself in our scuffle?
37:18I can barely stand.
37:20Please.
37:21He saw right through my act,
37:22but to my surprise,
37:23he played along.
37:24Let's go.
37:24Could you help me get there?
37:26Without a word,
37:27he swept me into his arms.
37:30The sudden throbbing in my ankle
37:32wasn't an act, though.
37:33It was a very real old wound.
37:40Mr. Knight is here.
37:41Get the director on the line.
37:42Now.
37:42Mr. Knight.
37:43How can we be of service?
37:45Take a look at her.
37:46He brought her here himself.
37:48Who is she?
37:49Isn't that the girl
37:50the Palmer family just brought home?
37:52If the Palmers are tied to Mr. Knight,
37:55this changes everything.
37:56After a meticulous exam,
37:58the lead doctor gave his diagnosis.
38:00This injury is old.
38:02Chronic.
38:03There's no permanent fix.
38:05We can only offer medication
38:06to manage the pain.
38:10Your hospital's reputation
38:11is well-deserved, Mr. Knight.
38:13Truly impressive.
38:16Still, to be fair,
38:18you didn't go easy on me.
38:19If you hadn't been so aggressive,
38:21I doubt I'd be in quite this much pain.
38:24What compensation are you hoping for?
38:27I'll let you know when I think of something.
38:29It's getting late.
38:30My family will be worried.
38:31Give me a ride home, Mr. Knight.
38:34Of course.
38:35Thirty minutes later,
38:36we pulled up to my family's estate.
38:37The entire household was lined up outside
38:39to welcome my sister Anna home from the hospital.
38:41Anna is finally home
38:42and that girl doesn't even bother to show up.
38:44No manners at all.
38:45Please don't say that, Mom.
38:46Without my sister,
38:47I might not have survived.
38:48I got out of the car
38:49and walked straight toward them.
38:51Well, Anna,
38:52it's good to see all the blood I gave wasn't wasted.
38:54You look much better.
38:55I'm so sorry, Catherine.
38:57You had to give up your health for me
38:58the summit you got home.
39:00You should be grateful
39:01your blood even matches Anna's.
39:02Consider yourself lucky.
39:04Calm down, Rebecca.
39:05Whether you like it or not,
39:07my lowly blood is now running
39:08in your precious daughter's totes min's.
39:11Maybe think twice
39:12before you spit insults.
39:14Catherine!
39:14You are confined to your room!
39:16Don't let me see you out here again!
39:19Grandpa,
39:19please don't be upset.
39:21Catherine?
39:22Is that your friend
39:23who gave you a ride?
39:24A strange man?
39:26You're parading around
39:27with some unknown man
39:27and shaming the family!
39:28It's disgraceful!
39:37Is this really how the palms
39:39treat a guest?
39:43Mr. Knight?
39:44The moment his name was uttered,
39:46the entire hall
39:46seemed to hold its breath.
39:48Ignoring everyone else,
39:49Evan walked straight to my side.
39:51You call that a drama?
39:52I've seen better.
39:55It only gets better
39:55when the lead actor shows up.
39:57You elevated the scene,
39:58Mr. Knight.
39:59His presence didn't intimidate me,
40:00it thrilled me.
40:01Please forgive us, Mr. Knight.
40:02My wife spoke out of turn.
40:04Funny.
40:04I heard the Palmers
40:05prided themselves on peace.
40:07Looks like I was misinformed.
40:08Just a reminder.
40:10My blood is the only thing
40:10keeping Anna alive.
40:11You might want to remember that.
40:12I have to hand it to you,
40:13Mr. Knight.
40:14A flawless entrance.
40:15You really know how to steal a scene.
40:16Hand over your phone.
40:17He took my phone,
40:17quickly adding his contact information
40:19before handing it back.
40:20If your foot acts up again,
40:21contact me directly.
40:22I'll handle it.
40:22Hello, Kath.
40:23What's this?
40:24Finished being the center of attention
40:25for the night?
40:26I just want you to know
40:26how grateful I am.
40:27You saved my life.
40:29If you ever feel out of place,
40:30I'd like to help.
40:30Perfect.
40:31Trade rooms with me then.
40:32What?
40:33Why so hesitant?
40:33Changed your mind?
40:34Her hypocrisy was almost laughable.
40:36My mom handles the arrangements.
40:37It's not for me to decide.
40:38But I'll tell her.
40:39That's thoughtful of you.
40:40I closed the door firmly
40:41in her shocked face.
40:42Miles away,
40:42a different drama was unfolding.
40:44We tracked down the men
40:44who tried to kill you,
40:45but they're all dead.
40:46Dead.
40:47The word echoed.
40:48Not with finality,
40:49but with the promise
40:50of a beginning.
40:52Keep digging.
40:54Tear the city apart
40:55if you have to.
40:56I want answers.
40:58And I want the person responsible.
41:02Catherine, you're early.
41:05I had to see it for myself.
41:07He really thinks
41:08he can get away with this.
41:13Have a seat, Catherine.
41:15I spoke to Mom
41:16about your request
41:16to switch rooms.
41:17Show some respect.
41:19Your sister is speaking to you.
41:21My room needs to be aired out
41:23since I'm still recovering.
41:24Mom suggested you take the room
41:26at the end of the hall.
41:27Oh, I only suggested the swap
41:28because I'm looking out
41:29for you, Anna.
41:30What are you implying?
41:32Isn't it odd?
41:33You were perfectly healthy.
41:35Then you have a car accident.
41:36Maybe the room has bad luck.
41:38Who knows what might happen next
41:39if you stay there.
41:40How dare you?
41:41Anna was trying to be nice
41:43and you're cursing
41:43your own sister.
41:45People think what they want.
41:47I'd already been in her room.
41:49I smelled it instantly.
41:50A synthetic chemical.
41:52A slow poison
41:52meant to harm over years.
41:54Just because we need
41:56your blood for now
41:56doesn't mean you have free reign.
41:58You are not our only choice.
42:04than try your luck.
42:07You'd better start behaving!
42:09I don't care what swamp
42:11you crawl out of
42:11but under this route
42:12you will learn respect!
42:14Give her time, Mom.
42:16People can't change
42:17their ways overnight.
42:19Looks like I'll have to count
42:20on your expert lessons
42:21then, Rebecca.
42:22Franklin can handle
42:23her orientation.
42:25Catherine.
42:26Or we don't get a lack
42:28in the very house.
42:30I don't know what happened.
42:34My dress!
42:35He dropped the plate
42:36right on my custom-made dress!
42:37He staggered
42:38and dropped to the floor
42:39snatching the tablecloth
42:40and sending everything
42:41crashing down around us.
42:42Someone call an ambulance!
42:44Now!
42:45Since your return
42:46this hasn't known
42:47a moment's peace!
42:48You're a curse!
42:48Mom, it's just a dress!
42:50We can always find you
42:51another one!
42:54Reet, my so-called father
42:55decided it was his turn
42:56to lay down the law.
42:57Tonight there's a banquet
42:58for Anna at Blackwell Lounge.
43:00You are to stay here.
43:01Don't cause trouble.
43:02Understand?
43:03Trouble?
43:04Peace has been elusive
43:05since I set foot in this house
43:06and it's not because of me.
43:07But I had no intention
43:08of staying home.
43:18I have to say
43:19the elder Miss Parmer
43:20stands out
43:21when it comes to looks.
43:22The whispers started
43:22almost immediately.
43:23I could feel their eyes,
43:25hear their judgments.
43:25Looks don't count.
43:26Everyone knows
43:27she's the unwanted,
43:28illegitimate child.
43:29They say she only made it back
43:31by threatening Anna's life.
43:33Didn't I tell you
43:34to keep her out?
43:35If she ruins this night
43:36for Anna
43:37I'll never forgive you.
43:38She knows what's at stake.
43:39She won't try anything.
43:40You'd better pray
43:41she keeps quiet.
43:42I picked up a glass
43:43of red wine
43:44and sauntered over to Anna.
43:51To your good health.
43:53Thank you, Catherine.
43:54Please ignore the gossip tonight.
43:56These people
43:57don't understand you.
43:59They weren't wrong, you know.
44:00I can be ruthless.
44:02If you're wise
44:03you won't test me.
44:04The next time your life
44:05depends on me
44:06maybe I'll just look
44:06the other way.
44:07You're such a kidder.
44:10Her fear was delicious.
44:12Satisfied,
44:13I left her
44:13and sampled
44:13the most expensive food
44:14on the menu.
44:15When boredom
44:16finally crept in
44:17I slipped from the banquet
44:18in search of fresh air.
44:19To my surprise
44:20Evan appeared
44:21in the corridor just ahead
44:22looking exhausted.
44:23Catherine?
44:25In a room full of noise
44:27and glittering lights
44:28my eyes found him.
44:29Something was wrong.
44:30You're holding your stomach.
44:31It's nothing.
44:32My team is waiting.
44:33I'll manage.
44:34Fine.
44:35But if you need a ride
44:36to the hospital
44:36just ask.
44:37They're staring.
44:38You're famous.
44:39It happens.
44:40Get me out of here.
44:41Now.
44:41The desperation
44:42in his voice was new.
44:43I grabbed his arm
44:44supporting his weight
44:45as we hurried down
44:46a side hallway
44:46away from prying eyes.
44:49But before I could let go
44:50his legs gave out
44:51and his entire body
44:52body crashed down
44:53on top of me.
44:55Oof.
44:55Figures.
44:56Get off me, knight.
44:59Evan?
45:00He was unconscious
45:00his lips turning blue.
45:01I dragged him
45:02into the nearest
45:03empty room.
45:04This wound.
45:05It's not just infected.
45:06That discoloration
45:07around the edges.
45:08It's poison.
45:09I forced my strongest
45:10antidote past his lips.
45:13We need to stitch him up.
45:15Then called a doctor
45:16I trust to stitch him up
45:17and cover my tracks.
45:20You're finally awake.
45:21You just about
45:22gave me a heart attack.
45:23The pain.
45:24It's faded.
45:25The doctor confirmed
45:25it was an infection.
45:26He's patched you up.
45:28You need to rest.
45:28You didn't treat me yourself?
45:29I'm a pharmacologist
45:30not a surgeon.
45:32Here's your phone.
45:33Better call your people.
45:36Send a car to this room.
45:37Now.
45:38Seems you're stacking up
45:39debts, Mr. Knight.
45:40How do you plan
45:41to pay me back?
45:42What do you want?
45:43We're here.
45:44Sir!
45:45Let me see the wound.
45:46The infection.
45:46It seems to be under control.
45:48But how?
45:55He has no idea.
45:57None of them do.
45:58They're looking for an infection
45:59while a poison
46:00is still killing him
46:01from the inside.
46:06If you figure out
46:06what you want
46:07let me know.
46:07He was charming.
46:08I'll give him that.
46:09But charm is a currency
46:10I've learned to spend wisely.
46:14After Evan left
46:15I went home
46:16only to hear voices
46:17from the living room.
46:19Voices I knew
46:20all too well.
46:20I'm telling you
46:21it's a disaster waiting to happen.
46:26Hold it!
46:27Where have you been
46:28in the middle of the night?
46:29I was at Anna's party
46:31of course.
46:32You're not in some
46:33backward village anymore.
46:34Under Sengrip
46:35if you humber
46:36four to this roof
46:37you'll be home
46:37before nine
46:38or you can sleep outside.
46:40Who knows
46:41whose low-class genes
46:42your daughter inherited
46:42sneaking out
46:43with God knows who
46:44until all Zachly
46:45were to stick the knife.
46:46Funny.
46:47I would have
46:47come back sooner.
46:48I would have
46:49come back sooner
46:49but the second
46:50I turned my back
46:51I was left alone
46:52at the party.
46:52It's late Catherine
46:53go get some rest.
46:55The next morning
46:56I went downstairs
46:57just as Franklin
46:58walked in from the hospital.
46:59Perfect timing.
47:02You're just in time
47:03Franklin.
47:03I'm craving
47:04lobster rolls from Luke's
47:05and a box of every
47:06pastry from Maison Bell.
47:10You think you run
47:11this place?
47:12You're a stray
47:12off the street.
47:13Be grateful
47:14you're even fed here.
47:15God all that barking
47:16is giving me a migraine.
47:18What did you just say to me?
47:19It looks like you didn't
47:21learn your lesson
47:21last time.
47:22You did that to me
47:23didn't you?
47:24At the party.
47:25You might want to
47:26keep your hands
47:26to yourselves.
47:28Otherwise you might lose.
47:30I have work to do.
47:31The house won't run itself.
47:33Don't forget my lunch.
47:34Make sure everything
47:35ends up in my room.
47:38In this house
47:39even a simple meal
47:40is a battlefield.
47:41Look at you
47:42eating lobster
47:42and caviar.
47:43Did we bring you home
47:44just to drain us dry?
47:46Everything I do
47:46is for Anna's benefit,
47:47Mother.
47:48What does your gluttony
47:49have to do with me?
47:50All those blood donations
47:51for you.
47:52I need to eat well
47:53to stay healthy
47:54for Anna.
47:56What is all this shouting?
47:57My father,
47:58the king of this castle,
47:59had arrived.
48:02Dad,
48:02am I not allowed
48:03to eat in my own home?
48:06Should I go public
48:07and tell Rilla
48:08and tell Rilla
48:08how you treat
48:09your daughter?
48:12I fled to my room
48:13but my dear sister
48:14followed.
48:16The sweet act
48:17was finally over.
48:18You walk around
48:19like you're the victim.
48:20Don't forget your place.
48:21And what place is that?
48:23You are a blood bag,
48:24Kathleen.
48:25Nothing more.
48:26She pulled a knife
48:27from her sleeve.
48:30I lay on the busting bed.
48:32Pain toys through me
48:33in waves.
48:33My vision went black
48:34but my mate
48:35was right there.
48:36Callan,
48:37alpha
48:38of the dark moon pack.
48:39He gripped my hand.
48:40Just hold on.
48:41We're going to see our baby.
48:43Sweat soaked my skin.
48:44I forced a smile.
48:45The painkiller walked in
48:46holding a syringe.
48:48I thought it was a painkiller
48:49but Callan let go.
48:50He stepped back.
48:52The needle pierced my skin.
48:53Cold liquid
48:54hit my veins.
48:55Check the dois.
48:56Hold it off until tomorrow.
48:58I promised Regina.
49:00Her child comes first.
49:01I stared at him.
49:02He didn't look at me.
49:03He just watched the clock.
49:05Tears fell.
49:06I tried to scream.
49:07I tried to fight.
49:08But the drugs hit.
49:09My contraction stopped cold.
49:11Then everything stopped.
49:13When I opened my eyes,
49:14I was on stone.
49:15The holding cells
49:16beneath the pack infirmary.
49:18Dark moon's punishment cells.
49:20His sister,
49:21Serafina,
49:21stood at the door.
49:23A silver dagger
49:24in her hand.
49:25Don't blame Callan.
49:27Regina's pup
49:28is the only blood
49:28my dead brother left behind.
49:30He's the rightful heir
49:31to dark moon.
49:31I never wanted to fight her for it.
49:33Save the act.
49:34You pushed a pregnant widow
49:36down the stairs.
49:36You tried to kill her
49:37so your bastard
49:38could claim the alpha title.
49:39I didn't!
49:40Another conjection
49:41ripped through me.
49:42I stopped breathing.
49:43Serafina squatted down.
49:45Tapped my cheek
49:45with her blade.
49:46Pack law is clear.
49:47The first recognized heir
49:49inherits the alpha title.
49:50When an alpha dies
49:51without a born heir,
49:52his unborn bloodline
49:53comes first.
49:53Marcus is dead
49:54but his pup lives
49:55and Callan is only a regent.
49:57So you and your bastard pup?
49:58You were finished
49:59the second Regina conceived.
50:01I clutched my belly.
50:02My vision blurred.
50:03Please,
50:04get the healer.
50:05My pup is coming.
50:07The drug lasts
50:08three more hours.
50:09Sit tight.
50:11Once Regina delivers,
50:13you can push all you want.
50:14She turned to the gods.
50:16Watch her.
50:17She screams,
50:18gagger.
50:19The steel door slammed shut.
50:20One flickering bob.
50:22Blood soaked my gown.
50:23Wolfsbane in the wars.
50:25No mind link.
50:26No way out.
50:27Callan took my phone this morning.
50:29Said he wanted me to focus on the birth.
50:30It was a trap.
50:32Seven months ago,
50:33Marcus,
50:34the former alpha,
50:35died in an ambush.
50:37At his funeral,
50:38Regina threw up.
50:39She was pregnant.
50:40Her unborn pup
50:41became the pack's obsession.
50:42I told the elders
50:43not to worry.
50:44Callan and I
50:45would still give dark moon and air.
50:47They just stared at my belly.
50:49Silent.
50:50Now I understood.
50:51My pup never mattered
50:52from the start.
50:53The drugs were wearing off.
50:55The contractions hit harder.
50:56I crawled to the door,
50:58leaving a trail of blood.
50:59I pounded on the steel.
51:02Please!
51:03My pup is dying!
51:04A guard laughed.
51:06Save your breath.
51:08Regina's close to delivering.
51:10You'll get out when she's done.
51:12But my baby!
51:13You deserve it.
51:15After what you did to her.
51:16I collapsed.
51:17Then I heard
51:19Serafina in the hall.
51:20On the call.
51:21Callan?
51:21How is she doing?
51:22Regina's contraction started.
51:24She's fine.
51:25Is Alexia under control?
51:27Under control?
51:28She's screaming.
51:29What an actress.
51:31Don't tell me you feel bad.
51:33She stole birth herbs.
51:34Stole herbs?
51:35I never did that.
51:37I haven't forgotten.
51:38She nearly killed
51:39Marcus' pup on those stairs.
51:40I will never let her ruin that bloodline.
51:43The healer swore the injection was safe.
51:45Let her suffer.
51:46Maybe she'll learn.
51:48I'll send the healer down when Regina is stable.
51:50The call ended.
51:51My mate chose her.
51:54I lost track of time in that cell.
51:56The blood kept pooling,
51:57soaking my gown,
51:58just as my vision faded.
52:00Got it!
52:00Save your breath.
52:01He chucked me,
52:02his face draining of color.
52:03Your water broke.
52:04You're fully dilated.
52:05Your pup is coming right now.
52:06He tried to mind-link the others,
52:08but the wolf's being walls
52:09blocked the signal.
52:10He scooped me into his arms.
52:12We burst out of the cell.
52:13Two guards stepped in our way.
52:14Stop!
52:15Miss Serafina said,
52:16said what?
52:16To let a pregnant woman bleed to death?
52:18Get out of my way!
52:19The guards flinched and stepped back.
52:21Aura secured me up the stone stairs,
52:23leaving a thick trail of blood.
52:25We hit the third floor,
52:26the main birthing chamber.
52:27The doors were wide open.
52:29It was completely empty.
52:30No birthing bed.
52:31No monitors.
52:33No supplies.
52:34Nothing.
52:35Just spare walls.
52:36This is impossible.
52:37Where is the equipment?
52:38Footsteps.
52:39Click down the hole.
52:40Serafina.
52:41Oh, the equipment?
52:42We moved everything
52:43to Regina's private birthing suite
52:44to protect Darkmoon's rightful ear,
52:47just as a precaution.
52:48Are you insane?
52:49The Luna's baby is crowning!
52:51She needs a bed right now!
52:52Drop the act, Alessia.
52:54Callan already told me
52:55the delay drug is harmless.
52:57You're just throwing a tantrum,
52:58trying to pull focus
52:59from the true Prenn.
53:01I stared at her perfectly
53:02powdered face.
53:03Six months ago,
53:04I spent three nights
53:05making her a moonstone
53:06pack necklace.
53:07She had hugged my arm
53:08so while we were sisters for life.
53:10What an absolute joke.
53:13Orist sprinted to the pharmacy wing.
53:15Two minutes later,
53:16he ran back,
53:17empty-handed.
53:17They gutted the pharmacy.
53:19No supplies.
53:20No blood.
53:21The guards took everything
53:22to Regina's private birthing suite,
53:24Alpha's orders.
53:25This is murder!
53:25She's going to die!
53:27The pup is going to die!
53:28The pack comes first.
53:30If she dies, she dies.
53:31Flories collapse in front of me,
53:32right in the p...
53:33I can't do anything.
53:34I am so sick of this!
53:36Guard!
53:37Get him out of here!
53:38Two massive enforcers
53:38grab or rest.
53:40Alessia!
53:40The pup is crowning!
53:42Remember where to press?
53:43Press it now!
53:44Bring on the contraction!
53:45They hauled him into the hall!
53:46Push on the next one!
53:48Don't give up!
53:48Save the pup!
53:50The door slammed shut.
53:52Serafina pulled out her phone.
53:53She started a video call.
53:54Callan?
53:55You need to see
53:56your mate's latest performance.
53:58She flipped the camera
53:58toward me.
53:59I saw Callan on the screen,
54:00standing outside
54:01Regina's birthing suite.
54:02When he saw the blood
54:03pooled around me,
54:04he froze.
54:04Real shot flashed in his eyes.
54:08But he masked it instantly.
54:10What's wrong with her?
54:11She's faking.
54:12She bled a little.
54:13Orist is just being dramatic.
54:15Callan?
54:16Is that Alexia?
54:17Is he blaming me again?
54:18Serafina, keep her locked down.
54:21I'm not leaving this floor.
54:23Hear that?
54:24You and your bastard pup
54:25mean nothing.
54:26Regina comes first.
54:28You thought marrying the Alpha
54:29made you untouchable?
54:31Consider this a reality check.
54:33I closed my eyes.
54:34I tuned her out completely.
54:36My shaking fingers
54:37reached for my neck
54:37for the crescent distrust
54:39pendant at my throat.
54:40My dad gave it to me
54:41on my wedding day.
54:42Before I left my home pack,
54:44he had ruled
54:44they're too long
54:45and too fiercely
54:46for anyone to refuse his call.
54:48If you are ever trapped,
54:50if you are ever dying,
54:51crush it.
54:52My phone found
54:53the hidden latch on the back.
54:54Serafina was still pacing,
54:56still running her mouth.
54:57Some nobody from a weak pack?
54:59You married into this pack
55:00for power.
55:01I almost laughed.
55:03Callan had assumed
55:03my home pack was weak
55:04because I had never
55:05bothered to correct him.
55:06I squeezed the pendant.
55:07I pressed the latch
55:08with everything I had left.
55:10No sound,
55:11no flashing light,
55:12but I knew
55:12the signal went out.
55:13My dad promised
55:14help would come in 30 minutes.
55:16I was fading fast.
55:17Serafina stood over me,
55:18still running her mouth.
55:19He marked you for the baby.
55:21Nothing more.
55:22That doesn't make you lunar.
55:23I didn't answer.
55:24I just dug my thumb
55:25into the spot he'd show me,
55:26pushing as hard as I could,
55:28praying for America.
55:29The drugs had completely worn off.
55:31The pup was coming.
55:32A scream ripped from my throat.
55:34Serafina stepped back
55:35in disgust.
55:36God, you're annoying!
55:38Leah!
55:39Get in here
55:40and deal with her!
55:43The pup is crowning!
55:44Then get it out!
55:46But,
55:47I'm not a healer!
55:48We have nothing!
55:50They're both going to die!
55:52Then that's her fate.
55:54I'm going to watch
55:55the true heir be born.
55:56Keep an eye on her.
55:57Don't let her bleed out too fast.
55:59That child still carries
56:00alpha blood.
56:01The door slammed shut,
56:02leaving me alone
56:03with the terrified girl.
56:04Another contraction
56:05tore through me,
56:06but I couldn't push.
56:07The clock kept ticking.
56:08Every single second
56:10was pure agony.
56:11And then,
56:11a deafening crash.
56:14The steel door
56:15was kicked right off its hinges.
56:16A squad of pack warriors
56:18stormed in,
56:19clad in peach black combat gear.
56:20Leading them was Luca.
56:22Massive.
56:22Deadly.
56:23My father's war commander
56:24from Silvermoon.
56:25The largest pack in the south.
56:26Goddess.
56:27I am so sorry we're late.
56:29Luca.
56:30Don't speak.
56:31Save your strength.
56:32He spun back to his men.
56:33Marco!
56:34Get the trauma team up here.
56:35Now!
56:36Giuseppe!
56:37Lock down every exit
56:38in this building!
56:39Leia tried to make a run for it.
56:40A guy slammed her heart
56:41against the floor.
56:42Let me go!
56:43This is dark moon territory!
56:44You can't just barge in here!
56:46Luca slowly rose
56:47to his full height.
56:47His pupils were wide,
56:49shifting into pure,
56:50creditorial gold.
56:51He stared down at her.
56:52Dark moon territory?
56:55By tomorrow morning,
56:56there won't be
56:57a dark moon pack.
57:00One minute later,
57:01the trauma team rushed in.
57:03They loaded me
57:03onto a mobile gurney,
57:05pushed me into
57:05a concealed medical transport.
57:07inside was a full
57:08surgical unit,
57:09monitors,
57:10ventilators,
57:11high-end equipment.
57:12Blood pressure dropping!
57:13She's in hemorrhagic shock,
57:15fetal distress.
57:16We need an emergency
57:17C-section right now,
57:18but her vitals are crashing.
57:19The surgery is too risky!
57:21Luca jumping into the transport.
57:23Do it!
57:24I take full responsibility!
57:26I grabbed his wrist
57:26with my last hands of strength.
57:28Save my baby.
57:29Please,
57:30save him first.
57:32Don't speak,
57:33miss.
57:34Save your strength.
57:35Your father is on his way.
57:36You just have to hold on.
57:37You and the pup
57:38are going to make it.
57:40Cardiac arrest!
57:41Pedals!
57:42Now!
57:42The fetal trace is crashing!
57:43We're losing the pup's heartbeat!
57:45No!
57:45Keep trying!
57:46Keep trying!
57:46It's too late.
57:48The pup,
57:48there's no heartbeat.
57:50The baby is gone.
57:51And then,
57:52everything went black.
57:53Darkness.
57:53I don't know how much time passed,
57:55but finally,
57:56my eyes flattered open.
57:58I stared up at a strange ceiling.
58:00The sharp smell of bleach
58:01filled the air.
58:02Alicia!
58:06Where is my baby?
58:08The entire room went dead silent.
58:10A few seconds later,
58:11a man turned around,
58:13standing at the foot of my bed.
58:15It was my father.
58:16Deep lines of grief
58:17etched into his face.
58:19Dad?
58:23Alexia.
58:25He's gone, isn't he?
58:27The blood loss?
58:29The pup was deprived
58:31of oxygen for too long.
58:32Our healers tried everything.
58:38Where is Callan?
58:40He's with Regina.
58:42She had a boy.
58:44They've already forgotten you.
58:46A bitter,
58:46hollow laugh
58:47escaped my lips.
58:48The sound even scared me.
58:50Dad.
58:51I need a favor.
58:52I want a corpse
58:53that looks like me.
58:54I want Dark Moon
58:55to believe I died that night.
58:58We can do it.
58:59A substituted body.
59:00Scent masking.
59:01By the time they see her,
59:02even a mate won't smell
59:03past death,
59:04wolf laid,
59:04and your blood.
59:05I'm sorry.
59:24I want you to know what you say.
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