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