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Reborn as the Alpha's Rejected Luna HD SM
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00:01Sarah, you've held the Lunar's seat long enough.
00:04Without your family's support securing Caleb's rise, you wouldn't have sat there at all.
00:08Lara, I will be crowned as the new king tomorrow.
00:10Luna title belongs to Sarah.
00:12If you're still alive, how could that be?
00:14They poured poison down my throat.
00:16I died the day Caleb became king.
00:18Then I opened my eyes.
00:19I was back.
00:20My bonding day.
00:21The hostess called across the bonding chamber.
00:24Please, Alpha and Luna, drink from the Union Cup.
00:26I stared at the cup in front of me.
00:28Sarah was careless.
00:30The powder she'd used hadn't even been wiped clean off the rim.
00:34Sarah slipped a sterility potion into my cup.
00:38When it was discovered, she only saw it.
00:42She fell to her knees.
00:44I didn't mean to hurt her.
00:46Who knew she would really drink it?
00:48Caleb pulled me aside.
00:49Lara, as the true Luna, you should be generous.
00:51Sarah will pay for my mistake.
00:53I'll enter the pack as a lesser mate.
00:54Any pups I bear will be raised by the Luna.
00:56From that moment on, I became the Luna who could not give birth.
01:01Sarah and Caleb shared a life full of warmth.
01:03Two sons, two daughters.
01:05Everyone in the city knew Sarah.
01:07No one remembered the true Luna existed.
01:10A cold calm settled over me.
01:12I reached over and swapped my cup for Caleb's.
01:15I lowered my lashes, let a soft flush color my cheeks.
01:19I'd like us to swap cups, my lord.
01:22I heard it makes the bond last longer.
01:24That's right.
01:25The hostess clapped.
01:26You and me.
01:26Me and you.
01:27That's how love lasts.
01:29Caleb raised his cup.
01:31We drank.
01:32The guests cheered.
01:34The cups hadn't even hit the table before the doors burst open.
01:37Oh my.
01:38You already drank?
01:41That is...
01:42When she saw the empty cup in front of me, her eyes immediately filled with tears.
01:47She turned to Caleb.
01:48My lord, I'm so sorry.
01:50I only wanted to tease the Luna.
01:52I put something in her cup.
01:53I gasped.
01:54Let my face go white.
01:55Who are you?
01:56Why would you drug my drink?
01:58Miss Sarah, tonight is the Alpha's bonding night.
02:01How could you think this was acceptable?
02:03Luna, this is Sarah.
02:05We grew up together.
02:06She's always been a little reckless.
02:07Don't make a scene.
02:08The room went still.
02:09Caleb stood.
02:10Stepped in front of Sarah.
02:11What are you doing here?
02:12I told you today was off limits.
02:14Miss Sarah, what exactly did you put in my cup?
02:16My attendant snapped you.
02:17Now!
02:18My lord, I wasn't trying to hurt anyone.
02:20I saw someone selling a fertility-blocking potion.
02:23I just wanted to scare her a little.
02:25Make her more obedient to you.
02:27I planned to rush in before you drank, but I tripped outside.
02:30I pressed a hand to my chest.
02:31A fertility-blocking potion?
02:33That cup was a gift from the High Council.
02:35I looked at the guards.
02:36Take her.
02:37Sarah shrugged.
02:38Buried her face in Caleb's chest.
02:39I swear I didn't mean it.
02:41And besides, who knows if the potion even works.
02:43It could be fake.
02:44Are you going to have me punished for something that might not even be real?
02:46Caleb held her gently.
02:48Alara, Sarah's young.
02:49She didn't mean to go this far.
02:50You're my Luna.
02:52Bonded properly.
02:54Even if you drank it, I won't abandon you.
02:56Your place is secure.
02:58Sarah's tear-reddened eyes found mine.
03:00It's all my fault.
03:00She hit the floor with a thud.
03:02I'm so sorry, Luna, since the Luna can no longer carry pups.
03:05I'll enter the pack as a lesser mate.
03:07Every pup I carry will be raised under her name.
03:10And just like last time, this time, I wasn't going to be a fool.
03:15I let my face go.
03:16You tampered with the High Council's bonding cup to block the Alpha's bloodline.
03:20That's a crime against the pack.
03:22That's a death sentence.
03:23Caleb pulled Sarah up, rounded me.
03:24She wasn't trying to harm anyone.
03:25Are you really calling for execution over a potion that might not even work?
03:28She poisoned your Luna in front of the whole pack.
03:30I turned to face Sarah directly.
03:31And you're defending her.
03:33Remember who I am.
03:35Don't act like what she did means nothing.
03:38What's done is done.
03:39What more do you want?
03:40Caleb's expression darkened.
03:41She didn't do it on purpose.
03:43The commotion spread.
03:44Luna, Alpha's mother says this cannot escalate.
03:47Sarah will be punished.
03:48But tonight is the binding ceremony.
03:50The pack's reputation is at stake.
03:52Of course it didn't matter.
03:53It wasn't happening to them.
03:54Do you truly think what she did was a small thing?
03:57Caleb was still murmuring to Sarah.
03:59He barely glanced at me.
04:00She'll copy the pack conduct codes ten times.
04:03No more disruptions.
04:04I almost laughed.
04:05Good thing I wasn't the one who drank the drugged cup.
04:08A female guest nearby went.
04:09Luna, you should still have the healer check on you.
04:11Yes, maybe there's still something that can be done.
04:13Sarah immediately cut in.
04:14Calling a healer on a binding night is bad luck.
04:17Sarah's right.
04:18Wait until tomorrow.
04:19I looked at Caleb one last time.
04:20My lord, are you truly not going to hold her accountable?
04:23She was joking.
04:24It got out of hand.
04:25She's offered to carry pups in your name.
04:27What else do you want?
04:28You're clinging to one cup, ruining your own bonding night.
04:31If you don't want to be Luna, step aside.
04:33I smiled.
04:34I ran one finger along the rim of the cup.
04:36Then I looked at him.
04:37Everything I've done tonight has been for you, my lord.
04:40Because the one who just drank from my cup was you.
04:43Caleb's face turned grey.
04:44What are you saying?
04:47I pointed at the cup in front of him.
04:49Powder still clung to the rim, plain as anything.
04:52When we drank the union cup, I suggested we swap to seal a longer bond.
04:56You agreed.
04:57Don't you remember?
04:58The cup I drank was yours.
05:00The cup you drank was the one Sarah laced.
05:03Sarah went rigid.
05:04She stared at me, then at the cups.
05:07She snatched one up, shoved it at Caleb.
05:11My lord, is this the cup you drank from?
05:15Caleb said nothing.
05:16The color had left his face.
05:18Sarah screamed, spun toward me.
05:20She did this on purpose!
05:23That cup was meant for her!
05:25She switched it deliberately!
05:26She's trying to destroy you!
05:28Yes, that cup had been meant for me.
05:31In my last life, I drank it.
05:33Lost everything.
05:34And when he was done with us, he had me poisoned.
05:37His words from my last life still echoed.
05:40Alara, you're the Luna.
05:42Be gracious.
05:44Sarah will carry pups for you.
05:46What more could you want?
05:47I spent years watching them build a life together while I faded away.
05:51Watching them raise pubs, share warmth, share a future.
05:54While my family gave everything for Caleb's rise.
05:57My father and brothers fought on the front lines.
05:59Died in Rogolk's fight.
06:01All to put him in power.
06:02This time, Sarah put the potion in the cup.
06:04Caleb drank it.
06:06Let's see if he'd be as gracious as he'd expected me to be.
06:08I turned to Sarah.
06:09Do you understand what this means?
06:14The alpha just drank a bloodline-blocking potion.
06:17That is a crime against the pack.
06:20Punishable by execution of your entire bloodline.
06:23I wasn't trying to hurt him!
06:26That was meant for you!
06:27I stepped forward and slapped her across the face.
06:31The crack rang out sharp and clean.
06:37You dared to bring that potion into this bonding ceremony.
06:41I am the Luna of this pack.
06:42And now that potion is the alpha's blood.
06:44Do you have any idea what comes next?
06:47Caleb lurched to his feet.
06:49Get the healer!
06:50Right now!
06:50Right now!
06:52Now he wanted the power.
06:54But my lord...
06:55I pressed my fingers to my lips.
06:56Didn't you say calling a healer on a bonding night was bad luck?
07:00Weren't we supposed to wait until tomorrow?
07:02The senior attendant's face shifted.
07:04See Sarah.
07:05Drugging the alpha's bloodline.
07:06This is grounds for full pack execution.
07:08The bonding chamber collapsed into chaos.
07:10The news hit the main hall before anyone could stop it.
07:12The pack healer arrived at a run.
07:14So did my parents and my brother.
07:16Mom.
07:17Dad.
07:18Stand up for me.
07:20Sarah tried to drug me.
07:22Caleb took her side.
07:23Said I wasn't fit to be Luna.
07:24And now the potion is in the alpha's blood.
07:27He may never sire pups.
07:28I cried until my face was soaked.
07:30But inside, something warm loomed.
07:32My parents were alive.
07:34My brother was standing right next to me.
07:36This time, I was going to protect them.
07:38I would never let Caleb hurt them.
07:40My brother's jaw went tight.
07:42No gray speech now, Caleb?
07:43Funny.
07:44You had plenty of words when it was my sister's cup.
07:46We don't smile at this kind of disrespect.
07:48Sarah was off her knees, weeping openly.
07:53Caleb.
07:54Switch the cups!
07:55The healer straightened, exhaled slowly.
07:58Maximum dose.
07:59My lord, I'm afraid there's no reversal.
08:01Your bloodline is gone.
08:06That dose was meant for me.
08:08Sarah made sure it would work.
08:09Caleb's vision went black.
08:11He nearly collapsed.
08:12What did it mean?
08:13An alpha to lose his bloodline.
08:15It meant his path to the coming king was over.
08:18Caleb's eyes were red.
08:20I'll kill her!
08:21Then he grabbed my arm.
08:22Alora, at least I still have you.
08:25I pulled free.
08:26My lord, you told me I could step aside.
08:29So I'm telling you now, I don't want to be your Luna.
08:32Sarah made this mess.
08:33Not me.
08:34Exactly!
08:35My attendant had already told my family everything.
08:37When it was my sister's cup, you took Sarah's side.
08:40Now the poison's in you.
08:42Suddenly it matters.
08:44You're an alpha.
08:45Act like it.
08:46Caleb's face paled.
08:48Then his mother, Isabella, arrived.
08:49My son, what happened?
08:52The attendant stepped forward and laid out every detail.
08:54Dare to harm my son.
08:56Have Sarah flogged to death.
08:58Sarah's voice broke through the chaos.
09:01Caleb!
09:02We grew up together.
09:03I never hurt you.
09:04It was Alara.
09:06She did this.
09:07Caleb stood frozen, unable to stand, seeing her in pain.
09:12Drag her out!
09:14Isabella's voice cut through the room like a blade.
09:17What Omega thinks she can claim an alpha?
09:19You can't touch me!
09:21I'm carrying his pup!
09:22Please, let me live!
09:24The room stopped.
09:25Caleb shoved through the crowd and grabbed her.
09:27Sarah, what did you say?
09:29Sarah collapsed into him.
09:31I'm two months along, my lord.
09:32This is your pup.
09:33Are you going to let them take us both?
09:36She'd committed a capital offense, but with Caleb unable to sire pups, she was his only
09:42chance at an heir.
09:43No one moved.
09:44Caleb looked at his mother.
09:45She's carrying my only pup.
09:46You can't kill her.
09:48Isabella gestured.
09:49The healer stepped forward.
09:51Confirmed.
09:51Two months pregnant.
09:53Isabella looked at me.
09:54Luna, let Sarah enter the estate.
09:56Her pup gets registered under your name.
09:58Agreed?
09:59I dropped to my knees.
10:00Caleb and I never completed our bonding.
10:03Let her be Luna.
10:04I'm asking to dissolve the agreement.
10:05Please grant this.
10:07Let her go.
10:09Caleb stared at me like he hadn't understood.
10:12Is this because I can't give you pups?
10:14No, I met his eyes.
10:15I'm leaving because of you.
10:17She has your only heir now.
10:19This is what you wanted, isn't it?
10:21You're my Luna.
10:22I won't allow you to leave.
10:24My father stood.
10:25Another woman's pup, before the bonding night even ended.
10:28You've shamed my family.
10:30End Sarah's pregnancy.
10:31I held his gaze.
10:33Or I leave.
10:33Caleb's voice broke.
10:35That's my heir.
10:36How dare you?
10:36How dare I?
10:38I met his eyes.
10:39You created this, not me.
10:42Caleb finally broke.
10:43He sank down where he stood.
10:44Beta was not a small power.
10:46My father and brother commanded hundreds of thousands of fighters.
10:50Caleb's mother couldn't afford to make them a permanent enemy.
10:52She looked at Caleb with icy disgust.
10:54Then, in front of every witness, she dissolved our bonding agreement.
10:58The news spread throughout the city within hours.
11:00The king was furious.
11:03He summoned Caleb and tore into him.
11:05Do you know how much I worked to secure Beta's alliance?
11:08And you let an Omega destroy it?
11:09Fix things with Ilara.
11:11If you can't have her, make sure no one else does.
11:13If another alpha takes her, or if Sarah delivers a girl, your path to king ends there.
11:20Caleb returned to his estate.
11:22Sarah rushed.
11:24Did I get you in trouble?
11:25Scold me.
11:26I deserve it.
11:27I was jealous.
11:28I was scared you'd choose her over me.
11:31But Ilara switched the cups on purpose.
11:33You know I love you.
11:35I'd never hurt you.
11:36She was right.
11:36If Ilara hadn't swapped the cups, none of this would have happened.
11:39A cold flicker moved through Caleb's eyes.
11:42He thought of what his mother had said.
11:43If Ilara couldn't bond with him, she couldn't bond with anyone else.
11:47Whatever alliance she brought, if it wasn't in his corner, it was a threat.
11:50I went home with my parents and brother.
11:52The moment the doors closed, my father's face turned grave.
11:55The dissolved bonding will stir things up fast.
11:58The next king isn't decided yet.
12:01Within days, other alpha will be sending matchmakers.
12:04My mother wiped her eyes.
12:06My Ilara.
12:07She'll become a piece in their power games.
12:10Whoever bonds her locks Beta Army to their cause.
12:13Then I remembered.
12:14In my last life, my father and brother died in a rogue fight.
12:17Caleb arranged false testimony.
12:19Accused them of treason.
12:21Of conspiring with enemy packs.
12:23Only one person refused to believe it.
12:25Beta wreathed Calloway.
12:28He said openly he would not accept that my father and brother had betrayed the pack.
12:33He spent years gathering proof.
12:36Cleared their names.
12:37I had been trapped inside the estate then.
12:39My attendant told me what he'd done.
12:40All I could do was bow my head and pray for him.
12:43Thanking him in silence.
12:45I looked up at my father and brother.
12:46Dad, I want a bond with Beta Ruth Calloway.
12:49My father and brother froze.
12:51Then my father burst out laughing.
12:53He clapped his hands together.
12:55Roots unbonded, powerful, and no Alpha dares cross him.
12:59You'd be safe.
13:00My brother's eyes went wide.
13:02Wait, didn't he ask about you a year ago?
13:04Before Alpha Caleb stepped in?
13:06He wanted you back then.
13:08My father slammed the table.
13:10No time to waste.
13:10I'm going to his estate right now.
13:12Before I could get a word in, he was gone.
13:14My mother stamped her foot.
13:16What family sends the bride's side running over to propose first?
13:19Less than two days after the bonding dissolved, Alpha Dorian showed up at our door.
13:23Matchmaker, full retinue, everything.
13:27Then Caleb arrived right behind him.
13:29Caleb looked at Dorian and laughed coldly.
13:31Dorian, Allara was my fated mate.
13:34What exactly are you doing here?
13:37Dorian laughed back.
13:38Caleb, your bonding with Allara is dissolved.
13:41The whole city knows.
13:42Why shouldn't I come?
13:43Allara is the finest young lady in this city.
13:46You didn't know what you had.
13:47That doesn't mean the rest of us can't appreciate her.
13:49Caleb's expression turned sharp.
13:53Drop the act, Dorian.
13:55Everyone knows why you want her.
13:57Allara was mine.
13:59Still is.
14:00Back off.
14:01The two of them stood in the courtyard, trading barbs.
14:04Then noise broke out from the street.
14:05Drums.
14:06A procession.
14:07People outside pushing to see.
14:10What's all the commotion?
14:12Another suitor at the Iron Guard estate.
14:14Look at that.
14:15How many gifts is that?
14:17That's an enormous dowry procession.
14:19The crowd outside kept growing.
14:20The voices kept rising.
14:22Dorian and Caleb both turned toward the gate.
14:24A matchmaker in formal white robes walked through the entrance.
14:27Behind her came a man in a deep navy coat.
14:30He kept tall, composed.
14:32The kind of presence that filled a room without trying.
14:34Beta Reed Calloway.
14:36Here to ask for your daughter's hand.
14:38Dorian and Caleb both went still.
14:40The man who had walked in was Beta Rhett Calloway.
14:45My parents came out from the inner courtyard.
14:47Please, come in.
14:48Come in.
14:48Then my mother glanced at the two alphas standing there and smiled sweetly.
14:52My word travels fast.
14:55Did both of you come to celebrate our happy news?
14:59We'd just agreed on the match.
15:01Caleb stared at Rhett.
15:02His brow creased hard.
15:04Since when did Beta Callow have any connection to Alara?
15:06Rhett smiled.
15:07Her father raised me like his own.
15:09Bonding with his daughter is an honor I don't take lightly.
15:12When I heard the agreement dissolved, I came immediately.
15:16Alara agreed.
15:17That's all that matters.
15:19Caleb's jaw tightened.
15:20She agreed?
15:22Impossible.
15:22Why would she agree to you?
15:24I stepped out from the inner courtyard.
15:29I cut Caleb off before he could continue.
15:32Alpha Caleb, watch your words.
15:34Beta Calloway has defended this pack's borders for years.
15:37In my eyes, he's a hero.
15:39If not for men like him, where would your comfortable life in this city come from?
15:44Something shifted in his expression.
15:45Alara.
15:46Caleb looked at me.
15:47You pushed to dissolve our bonding.
15:49Was it because of him?
15:51Were you already involved with Riet behind my back?
15:55I felt fury rise in my chest.
15:58I was about to speak.
15:59Rhett stepped forward.
16:00He placed himself between me and Caleb.
16:02Watch your words, Alpha Caleb.
16:04Alara is not Sarah.
16:07You may tolerate women who chase taken men and hide pregnancies.
16:11I don't.
16:12And I won't let anyone stole her name.
16:15Push this further.
16:17I have plenty to say to the king myself.
16:19Caleb stepped forward.
16:21His expression darkened.
16:23Is that so?
16:24Let's see whose word the king takes.
16:27Imperial decree.
16:29Make way.
16:30Caleb's face broke into relief.
16:32That must be my mother.
16:33She went to my father to reinstate the bonding.
16:37Alara.
16:38I told you.
16:40You can only be my Luna.
16:42I won't let you bond with anyone else.
16:44The royal messenger walked in.
16:46Scroll in hand.
16:47Expression bright.
16:48By the authority of the king.
16:50Alara is hereby bonded by decree to Beta Reek Calloway.
16:55The union shall be completed on the next auspicious date.
16:58Rhett and I knelt to receive the decree.
17:02Caleb's voice cracked open.
17:04That's not possible.
17:05The king knew I wanted her.
17:07How could he give her to rate?
17:10Nobody answered him.
17:12Beta Calloway has an outstanding record.
17:15Sounds like a fine match to me.
17:18I'll come by for a drink at the bonding celebration.
17:20And he glanced sideways at Caleb and smiled.
17:22You and Alara just weren't meant to be.
17:25I hear the new Luna of your estate is an Omega's daughter.
17:29And expecting.
17:31Congratulations on that.
17:33Every word landed like a slap.
17:35The whole city knew Caleb had lost his bloodline.
17:38But hearing it said out loud like this, casually, in front of a crowd, that was something else entirely.
17:45Though I do wonder, would it be a girl or a boy?
17:51If Sarah failed to give birth to a girl, Caleb would have nothing left.
17:55I had my father's scouts watching the Kieran estate.
17:57Sarah and her mother were quietly pulling pregnant women into the estate, under the excuse of finding a nursemaid for
18:03the pup.
18:03I sat down with my father, my brother, and Rhett.
18:06It's not just about finding a nursemaid.
18:08I think they're planning to swap the pups.
18:13Right.
18:14If Sarah's pup was a girl and one of those nursemaids had a boy, the swap would be simple.
18:20I'll put people on the estate.
18:24If he actually tries to pass off another bloodline as his own, that's going to be very interesting.
18:28Caleb had the strongest claim to the king.
18:29But if his pup was a girl, that claim was gone.
18:33They would never let that happen without a fight.
18:35The city shifted and churned.
18:37On the day Sarah went into labor, the nursemaids housed inside the estate were quietly dosed with something to force
18:42their labor early.
18:43After a full day and night of agony, Sarah delivered.
18:46She barely had the strength to lift her head.
18:48A girl.
18:50A girl.
18:54Useless.
18:55You already ruined my bloodline.
18:57And now this.
18:59I should kill you.
19:01Wait.
19:02I planned for this.
19:03The nursemaid is all delivered.
19:04We just need the one with the boy.
19:06One cup of poison for the nurse to raid after.
19:08Blame complications.
19:09No one will ever know.
19:10Find out which nurse to raid had a boy.
19:12Bring him to me.
19:16Minutes later, a male pup was brought in.
19:19Caleb took him.
19:20Looked at him for a long moment.
19:22Then he picked up the girl, pressed his hand over her face, held it there, didn't let go.
19:28One breath.
19:30Two.
19:32The girl was gone.
19:35Take her to the nursemaid's room.
19:36Give the nurse tray a cup of poison.
19:38Tell them it was complications.
19:40Tomorrow morning, box her up and take her out.
19:43The next day, the news reached the palace.
19:46Caleb had a son.
19:47Caleb's mother was ecstatic.
19:48Good.
19:49Now I need to find him a proper Luna.
19:51Once the pup is registered under the new Luna's name, everything falls into place.
19:56Sarah had assumed carrying the heir would make her untouchable.
19:59That, with Caleb unable to sire more pups, the Luna's seat would naturally become hers.
20:03Instead, Caleb and his mother announced a search for a new Luna.
20:07Sarah remained a lesser mate, not even a favored one.
20:10She stormed toward Caleb.
20:11Why?
20:12I gave you an heir!
20:14Why are you choosing someone else?
20:15Caleb didn't even look up.
20:16He laughed softly.
20:17You ruined me.
20:18And you want to be Luna?
20:19Status, family, power, you have none of it.
20:22Nothing?
20:23You said you didn't care.
20:24You said I was the only one.
20:25You promised!
20:31That was then.
20:33Behave yourself, Sarah.
20:35You're still the pup's mother.
20:37Be grateful for that.
20:40The search for a new Luna has been concluded.
20:43I have chosen Jade Harrow as the new Luna of Kyrian's estate.
20:47The decree was read aloud before the entire Celebration Hall.
20:49Sarah's face went white.
20:52Sarah just gave birth.
20:53She needs rest.
20:54We have a farmstead with hot springs.
20:56Let her recover there.
20:57She can return when she's ready.
20:59Pretty words.
21:00All of them hollow.
21:01What she really meant was simple.
21:02Get her out of this estate.
21:03And how long she stayed gone would depend entirely on the new Luna.
21:07Sarah's face drained of all color.
21:09She had grown up inside this estate.
21:11She knew exactly what this game looked like.
21:13Keep the air.
21:14Discard the mother.
21:14A trick as old as high-pack politics.
21:17Caleb knew too, but he agreed without hesitation.
21:21My lord!
21:22I can't leave you and the pup.
21:24I won't go!
21:27Sarah looked at him.
21:28Something cracking open behind her eyes.
21:32Caleb's voice was flat.
21:34Luna's decision, Sarah.
21:35Go rest.
21:37Caleb didn't even look at her.
21:38Jade's smile never wavered.
21:40The pup will be registered under my name.
21:42I'll raise him well.
21:44Sarah's face turned to ash.
21:46She had given everything for this man.
21:48And this pup.
21:49And in the span of one afternoon,
21:51both had been handed to someone else.
21:53She screamed.
21:54My lord!
21:55She's taking my pup from me!
21:57She wants to get rid of me!
21:59You know what this is!
22:01Don't you care about what we had?
22:03Don't you care about our son?
22:06Her voice dropped slightly on those last words.
22:08A warning buried underneath them.
22:10Caleb's eyes went cold.
22:12Was that a threat?
22:13Was Sarah actually threatening to expose what they'd done with the pup?
22:16Enough!
22:17Someone gag her and get her out of here.
22:19It's the pup's hundredth day.
22:21Stop this scene.
22:22Sarah fought with everything she did.
22:23You can't silence me!
22:26I'll talk!
22:27I'll say everything!
22:28She almost got the words out of her.
22:30You can't stop!
22:31Then Dorian stepped forward.
22:33Let her go.
22:34Looks to me like Sarah has something she needs to say.
22:39Caleb's jaw was locked tight.
22:42None of your businesses.
22:43Dorian smiled lightly.
22:45I don't think so.
22:47Dorian's men peeled the guards off Sarah and stepped back.
22:50Sarah dropped to her knees.
22:51Her eyes were filled with despair and fury.
22:54That pup isn't mine.
22:56I delivered a girl.
22:59Caleb killed her himself.
23:01That boy belongs to a nursemaid.
23:03He switched them.
23:04The words hit the room like a stone through glass.
23:07Silence.
23:07Then the entire room cracked open.
23:09Caleb killed his own daughter?
23:11He swapped the pup?
23:12So he mixed another bloodline into Alpha's line.
23:15No wonder.
23:16The day after the pup was born,
23:17Word came out of the estate that a nursemaid had died of complications.
23:21One coughing carried out.
23:23Caleb's foot slammed into Sarah's ribs.
23:25Lying woman!
23:26That is my blood!
23:27My son!
23:28Dorian raised one hand.
23:30Easy, Caleb.
23:31If he's truly your blood, a simple test will confirm it.
23:33No need to get emotional.
23:35Caleb stepped back.
23:36I don't need to confirm anything.
23:37Then the king spoke.
23:39Caleb, this touches the integrity of our bloodline.
23:42A test costs nothing.
23:44Come forward.
23:45Bring the child.
23:48Caleb's mother nearly crumpled where she sat.
23:51Caleb's face turned to ash.
23:53The pack healer stepped forward with a needle,
23:55drew blood from Caleb's finger.
23:57Before the pup's blood was even taken,
23:59Caleb was already on the ground.
24:01Please forgive me.
24:03It wasn't my idea.
24:04It was Sarah.
24:05She planned everything.
24:07She told me to do it.
24:08He pushed every piece of blame onto her,
24:11wiped his hands clean.
24:12It didn't matter.
24:13The swap was already exposed.
24:15Caleb had lost the king's trust completely.
24:17The king looked at Caleb with something colder than anger.
24:21Caleb.
24:22No bloodline.
24:23No integrity.
24:24Attempting to pass a foreign bloodline off as ours.
24:28Unforgivable.
24:29Confine him.
24:30He doesn't leave without my word.
24:33Sarah.
24:33For crimes against the pack's bloodline.
24:36Execute immediately.
24:38She had been spared once because of the pup she carried.
24:41Now the pup was gone.
24:42She had nothing left to offer.
24:45Sarah's eyes rolled back.
24:46She collapsed.
24:47Guards dragged her toward the holding cells to await execution.
24:51Caleb was finished.
24:53An alpha with no bloodline.
24:55No standing.
24:56No way out.
24:57Confined to his estate with no hope of return.
25:01As for how Dorian had appeared at exactly the right moment,
25:05Rhett only smiled when I asked.
25:07I leaked what Caleb did to every alpha who'd listen.
25:10They all wanted something to use against him.
25:14Dorian just got there first.
25:17So Dorian delivered the final blow that destroyed Caleb.
25:21I let out a long breath.
25:22The nightmare of my last life was finally over.
25:26My parents were here.
25:27My brother was here.
25:29And there was someone who had promised to protect me for the rest of my life.
25:33On the day of our bonding,
25:35Rhett took my hand and helped me into the ceremonial carriage.
25:38His hands were large, steady.
25:40He held mine without letting go.
25:42He leaned close and spoke quietly.
25:44Alone to Freda.
25:46I fear gone you.
25:48I smiled beneath the ceremonial veil.
25:50I wasn't afraid.
25:51I settled into the carriage.
25:52Music rose outside.
25:54The carriage lifted smoothly,
25:56carrying me forward toward everything waiting ahead of me.
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