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Auctioned to My Enemy, the Mafia Alpha Episode ENGSUB Mafia Romance, Alpha Love Story
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00:00I have three alpha fiancés. My father was the godfather of every werewolf crime family on the
00:05east coast to prove their loyalty. Three sworn families sent their alpha heirs to grow up beside
00:10me. Riven. Finn. Ash. They spoiled me rotten. Protected me like I was sacred. Made the whole
00:16pack believe no one could touch me. On his deathbed, my father entrusted me to three alphas.
00:22Don't let anyone hurt Serena. Ash dropped to one knee. Every blackthorn law will protect her.
00:26Anyone who touches her dies. Don't be scared, Serena. From now on, we're your family.
00:32After my father was buried, they turned me into the most spoiled princess in the entire pack. If I
00:36frowned, Ash canceled meetings. If I said I was cold, Riven threw his coat over my shoulders.
00:40If I couldn't sleep, Finn stayed with me until dawn. Everyone said I was lucky. Shortly after that,
00:45they called me spoiled. Impossible to please. And just to make a pretty widow and her son happy,
00:50they sold me to the auction house of our sworn enemy, the Voss family. They said Alpha K.L.
00:55Voss hated women who reeked of another Alpha. So once he smelled all three of them on me,
00:59he would humiliate me, break my pride, then send me crawling back to Blackthorn. By then,
01:03I would know how to kneel before them. How to lower my head. How to obey. How to stop being
01:08impossible. The day Arya appeared, it was raining. She knelt outside Blackthorn's iron gates,
01:13holding a feverish little boy in her arms.
01:15Please, I can work. Just give Leo a bed.
01:19The guards tried to turn her away. Finn was the first to walk over. Riven threw his coat over her
01:24shoulders. Let her in. From that day on, Blackthorn had a new woman. Obedient, gentle,
01:29pitiful. A widow who knew exactly how to make men feel needed. And I became the joke. The spoiled,
01:34jealous girl who couldn't survive without her alphas. That night, I stood outside the study door.
01:39Serena needs to learn what it feels like to lose something. She's too spoiled. She's nothing like
01:43Arya. Then send her to the Voss forced marriage auction. Let her learn some manners. It's just to scare
01:49her. The Voss family was the one enemy Blackthorn had never been able to bring to heel. They controlled
01:54the northern ports. The weapons routes. The underground auctions. Blackthorn ruled the east
01:58coast by law. But up north, the night answered to Voss gunfire. And Kale Voss was the youngest,
02:03most dangerous alpha the Voss family had ever produced. They said he was cold-blooded. They
02:08said he had snapped the throats of traitor wolves with his bare hands. And they said he hated nothing
02:12more than a wolf girl sent to him reeking of another alpha. I stepped back on instinct. I needed to
02:17run.
02:17Then I turned and saw Arya holding a candlestick. The next second, everything went black. Don't blame
02:23me. They stopped wanting you a long time ago. The next morning, I woke up tied down to the
02:29day to my father's study. Arya came in with coffee. Serena, don't blame them. Men get tired. No one
02:36can spend his whole life revolving around a spoiled little princess. So you're here to teach me how to
02:42be a good girl for them? That's not what I meant. The door flew open.
02:49Are you picking on her again? I didn't. You are becoming nothing like your father. And the three
02:54of you are becoming nothing like the men you were before he died. Now that my father is gone and
02:57Blackthorn belongs to you, you can't wait to start breaking me? Voss won't keep you. He hates women
03:03who reek of another alpha. Riven tossed stocks down. Sign it. If you don't, you don't eat. I looked down.
03:08It was a consent form transferring me to the forced marriage auction. Lot Serena Blackthorn.
03:13Serena, once you learn to behave, they'll bring you home. What if I don't come home? What if Kale
03:19makes me his Luna? Don't be ridiculous. You're covered in all three of our scents. No powerful
03:24alpha would ever allow his woman to smell like other alphas. Exactly. The three of them smiled. I bit my
03:30lip until I tasted blood. Three days later, starving and humiliated, I gave in. I signed. The day before
03:37the auction, they sent me a white dress. The fabric was thin. So thin that if I stood too close
03:42to
03:42anyone, everyone nearby would smell all three alphas on me. In the past, they called that
03:47protection. Any wolf daring to touch me must wonder, can he cross three alphas? Now they've
03:51become weapons to slut shame me. Mommy, is the bad alpha going to buy her? I turned to Aria stood
03:57there
03:57with Leo in her arms. My cashmere shawl was draped over her shoulders. The one Ash had bought for me
04:02at
04:02an Italian auction last year. Now it was on her. Aria quickly covered Leo's mouth. He doesn't know
04:07what he's saying. No. He knows exactly what he's saying. You taught him well. Serena, don't scare
04:14the child. So all three of you have been warming her bed too? Serena, don't be vulgar. Aria lost her
04:19mate. Her wolf loses control at night. She needs alpha scent to calm her down. I looked at Aria. There
04:25was an old mate mark on the side of her neck. But over that faded scar, I could smell ash,
04:29riven fin,
04:30one layered over the next. As if they had done it on purpose. As if they were trying to bury
04:34the last
04:35trace of her dead mate. Suddenly, I laughed. How convenient. A grieving widow, heartbroken. And
04:41every night, her wolf just happens to fall apart so badly that she needs three different alphas to
04:46soothe her. Enough! Rivend, don't talk to Serena like that. She's just upset. Serena, don't be
04:52scared. Mr. Voss probably won't even want to touch you. Once he sends you back, you'll finally learn how
04:56to be a good girl. Good luck. Good luck to you too. Stolen alphas only matter if they choose to
05:02stay.
05:05Serena Blackthorn of the Blackthorn Pack, only daughter of the late Pack Lord,
05:10still carrying the scent of three alphas. Has Blackthorn lost its mind? They brought a girl like
05:15that to auction? Kale Voss hates anything another man has touched. I heard the last girl sent to Voss was
05:19thrown straight into the sea. I stood in the center of the platform. My fingers clenched around the silver
05:23crest. My father had left me. My father once told me. Serena, a true Pack Lord never lowers her
05:29head in front of a crowd. Not even when she's afraid. So I straightened my spine. If the Voss family
05:35refuses to accept the lot, Blackstone may reclaim her. Being rejected by Voss is worse than dying,
05:42isn't it? Wasn't she Blackstone's little princess? The one everyone treated like glass? She used to have
05:47three alphas protecting her. Now her father's dead and Blackthorn belongs to them. No one protects a
05:51spoiled little heiress forever. Those three alphas are probably waiting for her to crawl back crying.
05:56I looked down Dot Ash. Riven and Finn sat below, staring at me like I was a joke. Then, the
06:01chapel
06:01doors burst open. Rain flooded the hall. Every candle shook violently. Every wolf went silent.
06:07A second later, military boots struck step by step, echoing all over the chapel.
06:11Kale Voss is here. A man walked in from the storm. His eyes are deep icy blue cold as winter's
06:17sea. I heard
06:17someone below the stage laugh under their breath. They were waiting for me to be humiliated,
06:21waiting for the Blackthorn princess to be rejected by Kale Voss. But Kale only removed his gloves,
06:27then leaned down toward me. His frigid scent swept over me instantly. My knees almost gave out.
06:32Heat rushed through me. I bit my lip hard, refusing to make a sound.
06:35Three alpha scents on you? And they still dare to put you in front of me? Good. When I'm done,
06:39no one will smell Blackthorn on you again. Mr. Voss, are you certain you wish to bid?
06:42She carries the scent of three Blackthorn alpha. To any alpha, that is a direct profocation.
06:47And the Blackthorn contract states that if you refuse delivery, did I say I refused?
06:51Opening bid? Five million. Five million for a girl carrying three alpha scents? Who would be
06:57insane enough to bid? Ten million. The entire chapel went silent. Ash's expression changed.
07:03Riven clenched his jaw. Finn froze where he stood. Ten million once. Eleven million. Looks like someone
07:08wants to embarrass Voss. Twenty million. Twenty million once. Twenty-one million. Thirty million.
07:16Thirty million. Thirty million for her? Has Kale Vossed his mind? She reeks of three alphas.
07:21Voss, what the hell are you trying to do? Bidding. You brought her here to be sold, didn't you?
07:26Serena, stop him. Why? Isn't this what you wanted? You wanted me humiliated. Now the price is too high and
07:35suddenly it hurts. Thirty million once. Thirty million twice. Forty million. My head snapped
07:41toward Ash. For one second I could not believe it. He was willing to spend 40 million just to buy
07:46me
07:46back. She belongs to Blackthorn. Kale laughed. Fifty million. Sixty million. Eighty million. Dead
07:53silence fell over the chapel. At that price, this was no longer a purchase. It was a public slap in
07:58Blackthorn's face. Ash, enough. Ash. Ash, we can't afford this. What's wrong? You sold her. Did you
08:07really think she'd be cheap? No one dared to bid against Kale anymore, but as if he were only amusing
08:12himself. One hundred million. The chapel went completely still. Even the auctioneer forgot how
08:17to speak. Continue. One hundred million once. Ash did not raise his paddle again. Riven's hand rested on
08:25his gun, but he did not draw. Finn's eyes were red. Serena. One hundred million three times. Serena
08:32Blackstone is sold to Kale Voss. Is he insane? Kale Voss actually wants her? An orphaned wolf girl
08:39covered in three alpha cents? For one hundred million? I object. She is just an unwanted Blackthorn orphan.
08:44How could she possibly be worth one hundred million? Then remember this. The girl you threw away,
08:48I bought her for one hundred million. Now, it's our turn to teach them what it feels like to lose.
09:03The Voss car pulled away from the underground chapel. I was still wearing that white dress,
09:07so thin it could barely hide the three alpha cents on my skin. Why did you buy me? I don't
09:13know. You
09:16call it love at first sight. You thought those cents meant they loved you? They were territory markers.
09:22A cage they left on your skin. I don't want them on me. I can erase them for you, but
09:27it will hurt.
09:29Do you still want that? Yes. When the first scent Riven sent Beegan to burn away,
09:34pain shot through me so sharply that I grabbed the car door. Don't run. The more you fight it,
09:41the longer they stay. When the second scent cracked apart under his,
09:44I remembered what Riven once told me. Anyone who touches you dies by my hand.
09:50Ladder, he was the one who sent me to Voss. The third scent belonged to Finn,
09:53the faintest. And somehow, the one that hurt the most.
09:57You can cry, but not for them. When the last scent finally faded,
10:02a thin silver pattern surfaced along my neck. What is this?
10:07A moon mark. A blessing from the moon goddess. Only your true fated alpha can awaken it.
10:13Ash, Riven. And Finn had been by my side for years. Not once had they made it glow. But Kale
10:18touched me once, Dot, and it woke. You're the Luna the moon goddess gave me?
10:21You're the alpha the moon goddess gave me? The car drove into the Voss estate.
10:25Serena, don't let him touch you!
10:28Too late. Starting tonight, every inch of Serena will carry my scent.
10:33Only when he carried me into the bathroom did I realize something. This alpha's way of marking what
10:37was his was not gentle. Steam rose around us. The white dress soaked through, clinging to my skin.
10:42I instinctively tried to step back.
10:44I'm scared now. When they sent you to me, did they not teach you how to beg me to stop?
10:51Serena, you are my fated Luna. I don't care how many men's scents were on you before.
10:57From now on, your body will know only mine.
11:01The Voss estate had none of the horrors people whispered about. No blood-soaked banquets. No
11:05wolf girls chained in basements. Only black marble, cold fragrance, sea fog, and Voss guards
11:11who lowered their heads the moment they saw Kale. A maid saw the rope marks on my wrists. She asked
11:15only one thing. Who did this? Blackthorn. The maid immediately went for medicine. No blame. No
11:21suspicion. No demand for me to explain myself. My nose suddenly burned. So this was what it felt like
11:26to be believed. Boss, we found the real inheritance documents left by the late Pack Lord. The heirs
11:34were not Ash, Riven, and Finn. It was Miss Serena. That easily. I thought my father had left me in
11:40their hands. But what he had truly left to me was all of Blackthorn. Blackthorn has also sent notice.
11:46They demand Miss Serena returns tomorrow night to sign away her inheritance rights. I looked at the
11:50document. Then I laughed. They still didn't know. I was awake now. Still want to make them regret it?
11:55Regret? That's nowhere near enough. I want those four Aversaipes to spit out everything they stole
12:01from me. I thought Kale would take his men and storm Blackthorn. Instead, the next day,
12:06he threw a black training suit at me. Put it on. For what? Shouldn't we be going to Blackthorn?
12:12You're not ready. I'm teaching you how to win. Stab me.
12:19You can't even touch someone you hate. What makes you think you're ready to walk back into Blackthorn?
12:24I lunged at him. The next second, he caught my wrist and pinned me against the wall,
12:28his knee pressed between my legs. He was so close I could smell sea salt on him.
12:33When you struck at me just now, who were you thinking about? Ash? Riven? Finn?
12:39You already washed their scents off me. I'm not talking about scent. I'm talking about habit.
12:49They taught you to wait. Wait for them to comfort you. Wait for them to believe you.
12:55Wait for them to regret it. Starting today, you don't wait. You take.
13:03That afternoon, he taught me how to read accounts. That night, he taught me how to read contracts.
13:08I was so sleepy I nearly collapsed over the desk. He stood behind me, both hands braced on the table
13:13top, trapping me between his body and the ledger. Do you understand this clause?
13:19You're standing too close. Your enemies won't step back just because you're embarrassed. I lowered my
13:23head and followed Kale's finger to an anonymous transfer. That money had paid off the gambling debt
13:28left by Arya's dead husband. The recipient belonged to a Voss underground casino.
13:32She didn't come to Blackhorn by accident.
13:36Now you're starting to sound like an heir. Arya is here. She says she wants to return your shawl in
13:42person.
13:45When Arya came to the Voss estate, she was holding the cashmere shawl. Ash, Riven and Finn came with her.
13:51The moment they saw me, their faces changed. My scent was completely Voss now.
13:56Serena, how could you- You washed us off?
14:00Serena, do you understand what it means for all three of our scents to be gone?
14:04It means I'm finally clean. Serena, I thought about it. This shawl was yours to begin with. I'm giving it
14:12back.
14:13I looked at that shawl. Anse, I had treasured it. Now, it only looked dirty. I don't want it.
14:18She's already lowered her head. She came here to apologize.
14:21So I'm required to forgive her? It's just a shoal.
14:24Yes. Just a shoal. But when you gave it to me, you said it meant Blackthorn would always protect me.
14:31Now that it's been on her shoulders, suddenly it's just a shoal.
14:34Kale raised his hand. The housekeeper brought over a black fox fur cloak. Dark as midnight.
14:38With sharp silver clasps, Kale draped it over my shoulders himself. His thumb brushed my collarbone
14:43as he slowly fastened the first clasp. My breathing caught. He acted as if he hadn't noticed.
14:48Cold?
14:51No.
14:53Liar.
14:54He pulled the fur tighter around me. Then, in front of everyone, he bent down and kissed my collarbone.
15:03Look closely. She wears Vos now. And the only mark left on her body will be mine.
15:10The entire sitting room went dead silent. Aria stared at the fresh red mark on my collarbone.
15:16The jealousy in her eyes was impossible to hide. I looked at Aria.
15:19When you wore my shoal, that was theft. When he put this fur on me, that was being chosen.
15:26That's the difference.
15:27Aria's face turned white. Then, suddenly, she laughed.
15:29Serena, are you really going to pretend you didn't get close to Kale Vox just to hurt them?
15:35You don't like Kale. You only want Ash, Rev, and Finn to regret. The old me would have rushed to
15:41explain. This time, I didn't. I only turned to Kale. She says I don't like you.
15:45Do you?
15:46I walked up to Kale, grabbed his tie, and pulled him down. I rose onto my toes. My lips did
15:51not touch
15:51his. They only brushed his jaw. Close enough for everyone to see our breath mix. I do now.
15:55Kale went still for two seconds. Then, he smiled. You learned fast.
15:59I leaned into Kale's arms and looked at the jealousy twisting Aria's face. For the first time,
16:03she looked pathetic. You leaned on them to steal my place. I leaned on him to take my place back.
16:08We are not the same. Serena, you never used to be like this.
16:11I also never used to get sold by the people I trusted.
16:14Just then, a Vosguard hurried in. Boss, Blackthorn Family Cemetery has trouble.
16:20Someone dug up that Packlord's grave. My blood turned cold. At last,
16:24I understood. The four of them weren't just trying to drag me back. They wanted to use
16:27my father's relics to force me home. Kale held my waist. His voice was cold enough to cut.
16:31Do you want me to kill them? By the time I reached the Blackthorn Cemetery,
16:34rain was pouring down. In front of my father's headstone, the soil had been dug open. The Packlord
16:39crest was gone. My father had worn that crest for 20 years. It was the one relic I had never
16:44dared to touch. Now, it was clenched in Riven's hand. Ash and Finn stood behind him. Aria held
16:49Leo in her arms, hiding in the rain. She was already forcing tears.
16:53Serena, they just wanted you to come home. You dug up my father's grave?
16:57Sign the inheritance waiver. I'll give the crest back. We won't damage it.
17:00You have been influenced by Vos too deeply. Blackthorn cannot be handed to you.
17:04Kale stood behind me, holding the umbrella over my head. Rain soaked half his shoulder.
17:08Kill them? No. I walked toward Riven. He tightened his grip on the crest.
17:12Don't come any closer!
17:14Kneel. Kale's guards drew their guns. Red dots landed on Riven's chest.
17:18She told you to kneel. Riven's knees bent little by little. Then he dropped into the mud. I looked
17:22at Ash. Kneel too. Finn was last. He knelt the fastest and looked the most pathetic.
17:28Serena, I'm sorry. I took the crest back from Riven. I did not cry. I only turned to Kale.
17:33I want to hold the inheritance meeting. Right now? Right now. I looked down at the three men
17:37kneeling in the mud. Regret is too light. I want them to lose everything they have now.
17:42The inheritance council was held in Blackthorn's main hall. My father's portrait hung at the highest
17:46point of the room. I stood beneath it. Ash, Riven, and Finn stood in the center of the hall.
17:51They looked humiliated, but they had not lost yet, because Ash quickly took out a document.
17:55Serena, sign the inheritance waiver. You can still stay in Blackthorn. Otherwise,
17:59your relationship with Vos will bring shame to the entire pack. Serena, just sign it.
18:04We can start over. Aria held Leo. Her eyes read,
18:08Serena, I know you hate me, but you can't destroy the entire Blackthorn just for revenge.
18:13Many people in the hall began to waver. They were afraid of Vos, afraid Blackthorn would fall under
18:18the control of an enemy alpha. They did not care whether I had been hurt. They only cared whether
18:22the pack would be humiliated. I picked up the document, turned it page by page. Ash's expression
18:26relaxed. He thought I was scared. Aria could barely hide her smile. She thought I would sign.
18:30I turned to the final page. It stated that once signed, all funds, properties, and the pack seat
18:35under my name would be transferred to the joint control of my three temporary guardians.
18:39So, you don't just want me to give up the inheritance. You want to take everything my father
18:44left me. Okay. What? I can sign it. But before I do, I want to show everyone something. The screen
18:50lit up.
18:51In the first video, Aria was wearing my shawl. When Vos sends you back, you'll know how to bow your
18:56head.
18:56The second file was the transfer contract from the Vos auction house. Ash's signature. Riven's witness
19:01seal. Finn's consent record. The third was the auction recording. The auctioneer read my name in
19:06public. Only daughter of the late Blackthorn pack lord, still carrying the scent of three alphas.
19:10The crowd laughed at me. In the shadows on the second floor, Ash, Riven, and Finn watched everything.
19:16The fourth video showed the cemetery. Riven held my father's crest in his hand and forced me to sign
19:20away my inheritance. The elders' faces changed completely. Maybe they did not pity me, but they
19:25knew one thing. Sending the late pack lord's only daughter to the Vos auction house was a scandal
19:29for all of Blackthorn. Those are just internal disciplinary actions. Internal disdisciplinary
19:34actions need Vos family auctioneers. We just wanted to teach you a lesson. With my body?
19:39With my reputation? With my father's badge? Serena, I was wrong. I really thought you would come back.
19:45Yeah. You thought I would be sent back, crying and coming back, kneeling and begging you to take
19:51me back again. The head housekeeper projected the ledger onto the screen. Every expense Aria had run
19:56up over the past three years. Dresses, jewelry, private tutors for Leo, medical bills, a seaside
20:02villa. All of it paid from my trust. Aria had not only tried to steal three alphas. She wanted my
20:07men,
20:07my seat, my house, my money, everything that was mine. Now, I formally claim the inheritance of
20:14Blackthorn. The chairman of the elders council stood. Serena Blackthorn, can you prove that Ash,
20:18Riven and Finn are only temporary guardians? Serena, stop being ridiculous. Without us, you are nothing.
20:25Really? Kale's lawyer stepped forward and placed my father's real will before the council. The
20:30document was clear. I was the heir to Blackthorn. Ash, Riven and Finn were only temporary guardians.
20:36The moment I claimed my inheritance, their authority would automatically expire.
20:39She is the real heir? Those three alphas were only in charge?
20:44Are we about to have our first Luna godmother? At last, Ash, Riven and Finn's faces changed.
20:50Impossible. When did you find out? A little later than you, but a little smarter than you.
20:55I picked up the pen and signed the first order, not an inheritance waiver, a removal order for the
21:00three temporary guardians. Freeze Ash's financial authority. Second, remove Riven from armed command.
21:05Third, relieve Finn's control over household and medical resources. Fourth, investigate every expense
21:11tied to the area and her son. Serena, you can't do this! When you wore my shoal, did you wonder
21:16whether
21:16I could? The elders voted. The motion passed by majority. For the first time, the three alphas who
21:21had once stood above everyone lost their power in the middle of Blackthorn Hall. I sat down in the main
21:25seat. Now, Eying invite the three former guardians to explain. Why did you send me to the Vos auction block?
21:35Kael stood behind me and laughed softly. Now you're starting to look like the owner.
21:39Ash still tried to steady the room. Serena Vos is using you. He is the sworn enemy of every
21:44wolf family under Blackthorn. We were only afraid he would deceive you. For I could answer,
21:49Kael laughed under his breath. You sold her to me. And now you're worried I'll deceive her?
21:53No one in the hall dared to respond. I looked at Arya. And you? Do you also think he deceived
21:58me?
21:59Arya cried. Serena, I only wanted to survive. I never wanted to take your place.
22:04I raised my hand. The fifth piece of evidence appeared. Before Arya ever entered Blackthorn,
22:10she already knew I was the heir. The sixth was the record of her dead husband's gambling debt.
22:15The seventh was the payment Finn had made for my trust. Finn's face went white. Arya panicked.
22:20She turned to Finn. You said you would protect me. You said it was for medical bills. If you weren't
22:25willing, how could I have gotten the money? Then she pointed at Ash and you. You were the one who
22:30said Serena didn't know how to manage anything. And you were the leading Ennyswick. You said the
22:35money was wasted on her. Arya. Don't pretend you're innocent either. You were the one who said she
22:42needed to learn obedience. You said to send her to Vos. Kael said to find Rowan. And once he threw
22:47her,
22:47Helene's he back, she'd never dare fight me again. Z the hall erupted. Kael Vos already touched her.
22:55She carries Vos scent. How could she be fit to rule Blackthorn? A girl bought by an enemy alpha
23:00has no right to judge us. Ash spoke. Serena is too deeply tied to Vos now. Before I could say
23:05anything,
23:06Kael walked up behind me. His fingers gently brushed the hair away from the back of my neck.
23:10The entire hall saw the silver mate mark. Clean. Clear. A silver pattern blessed by the moon goddess herself.
23:16She is the luna the moon goddess gave me. I would never hurt her. And I would never harm
23:22the family that belongs to her. The entire hall sucked in a breath. Kael bent down. His lips hovered
23:27almost against the silver mark. Then, in front of everyone, he bit lightly beside it. Heat shot
23:32through the back of my neck. Ash went rigid. Riven's breathing turned heavy. Finn's eyes reddened in a
23:38terrifying way. As for my scent, that is protection. But Serena, I love- Enough! I looked toward the
23:47elders' council. Arya and her son are expelled from Blackthorn. All stolen funds will be recovered.
23:53They will never again receive protection under the Blackthorn name. You can't do this! She can.
23:58Because she is Serena Blackthorn. And you are just the woman who stole her shoal.
24:03You think I did all this alone? I wasn't the one who wanted Serena gone the most!
24:08Arya was dragged back. The shawl fell to the floor. I did not rush to have her taken away. Talk.
24:14She looked at Ash, Riven, and Finn. Then she looked at the branch elders in the hall.
24:19It was them. They never wanted Serena to inherit. After the late pack lord died, everyone said she
24:26was just a spoiled little princesses. They were afraid she would lead Blackthrone. Afraid she would
24:32choose an outsider as her mate. Afraid she would take Blackthrone away from them.
24:35Several branch elders went pale. I looked at them. So this was never just Arya's ambition. It was not
24:41only the betrayal of three alphas. It was Blackthorn's old order itself. None of them wanted me awake. I had
24:47the housekeeper release the final set of evidence. Messages between Arya and the branch elders.
24:53They taught her how to get close to Finn. How to provoke me. How to make the three alphas lose
24:58faith in me. How to get me sent to Vaas. Then wait for me to be returned. The hall descended
25:02into
25:03chaos. I stood. Everyone involved will be stripped of their elder seat. All assets under their names
25:07will be audited. Like Arya and her son, they are expelled from Blackthorn's circle. Serena, this will
25:12throw Blackthorn into chaos. No, you are the chaos, not Blackthorn. Now you're not just taking Blackthorn
25:17back. You're rewriting it. The first to be dealt with was Ash. Anse, I trusted his judgment the
25:23most. He controlled Blackthorn's laws. And he controlled my ignorance. I placed the audit
25:27order in front of him. From today on, you will no longer handle any Blackthrone legal documents.
25:32All approval authority under your name is frozen. Serena, everything I did was for the stability of
25:36the pack. No. You were afraid I would grow up. Afraid I would learn how to read what you had
25:40done.
25:41His face went completely white. The second was Riven. I had someone take away his arm division badge.
25:46Without me, the ports will fall into disorder. Behind me. Kael laughed once.
25:50Vos can guard them for her. Riven snapped his gaze toward him, eyes full of fury. I raised my hand,
25:55signaling Kael not to speak. This is Blackthorn. I will handle the ports myself. You once said anyone
26:00who touched me would die by your hand. Later, you handed me to someone else yourself. From today on,
26:05you're assigned to the lowest patrol unit. You will guard the outer wall. When you learn how to
26:10protect instead of control, you may come see me again. Serena. I did not soften. He had no soldiers
26:18now. Ash had no authority. For the first time, they realized I was not throwing a tantrum. I was
26:23dismantling their throne. Finally, I looked at Finn. His face was white as death, because he knew. Of the
26:28three of them, he was the one I had been least willing to let go. Finn stood in the center
26:32of the
26:32hall, his eyes frighteningly red. In the past, whenever he looked at me like that, I softened. Because he had
26:37always been the gentle one. He stayed with me when I couldn't sleep. He stood outside my door when my
26:41wolf instincts became unstable. When I cried, he would say, Don't be scared, Serena. That was why
26:46his betrayal hurt the most. I placed the household medical and wolf instinct care records in front of
26:51him. From today on, you no longer manage Blackthorn's household, medical care, or any wolf instinct care
26:56resources. Serena, don't do this. I was only trying to take care of everyone. I laughed softly.
27:03Everyone? Or Aria? He went silent. I turned the pages one by one for him to see. Every care session
27:09Aria received. Every dose of medicine. Every time she was too weak. All of it came from my trust.
27:16Your tenderness towards her? It was carved out of me. Finn's tears fell. I was wrong. I really know I
27:24was wrong. Can you give me one more chance? I looked at him for a long time. I remembered him
27:28staying
27:28with me until dawn. Remembered him wiping away my tears. Remembered him telling me that from then
27:32on. Don't be scared, Serena. From now on, we're your family. Then, I remembered him standing in
27:38front of Aria and saying to me. Enough, Serena. At last, I understood. The gentlest person can also
27:43be the cruelest. Because when he hurts you, he still makes you feel like you are the unreasonable one.
27:49Finn, I will not give you another chance because every chance you gave Aria was stolen from me.
27:54Finn dropped to his knees. I did not help him up. I did not look back.
27:59Serena, you won. But are you really going to abandon all three of us for Vos?
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