Forsaken and Barren, The Pure-Blood Luna is Back

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

00:00:06For three years, I guarded his pack.

00:00:09Yet Evan never loved me.

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

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

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

00:00:20You're a freak.

00:00:21Everyone mocked the golden-eyed freak,

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

00:00:26When the truth comes out, they will be shocked.

00:00:30Three years since I married Alpha Evan, Alpha Joseph's son.

00:00:33Alpha Joseph died shortly after I married Alpha Evan,

00:00:36and I kept my promise.

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

00:00:40my Luna power automatically forms a protective barrier,

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

00:00:44I love Evan with all my heart and have given everything for him.

00:00:48Yet I have never managed to melt his cold heart.

00:00:50His heart has always belonged to my younger sister, Selina.

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

00:00:56he still clings to memories of her.

00:00:58For three years, I wrapped the entire pack in my Luna barrier,

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

00:01:03I loved him silently, yielded to him every night,

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

00:01:08One day, after our intimacy, I cling to a faint hope.

00:01:13Evan, I've stayed by your side for three years.

00:01:16Won't you give me the mate mark I've always longed for?

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

00:01:21You're nothing but a freak with golden eyes.

00:01:24How dare you even beg for my mark?

00:01:26A useless freak?

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

00:01:32Shield my pack, don't make me laugh.

00:01:34Your wolf power isn't even half as strong as Selina's.

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

00:01:40Stop deluding yourself.

00:01:41Evan leaves without looking back.

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

00:01:46unworthy of his mark, unworthy of a place by his side.

00:01:50He assumed I was weak and decile, too dependent on this pack to ever leave.

00:01:56But his cold indifference killed every last bit of affection in my heart.

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

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

00:02:08Here is the banquet gown prepared for you.

00:02:10A glimmer of fragile hope stirred in my heart.

00:02:12Perhaps he had only spoken harshly earlier,

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

00:02:19When I stepped into the main hall,

00:02:22champagne roses bloomed everywhere,

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

00:02:28Then I saw him,

00:02:30when I stepped into the main hall,

00:02:31my mate,

00:02:32my Alpha,

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

00:02:36my sister Selina.

00:02:39Let me make an announcement to everyone here.

00:02:41Today, I will place my exclusive mark upon my one and only mate,

00:02:47Selina.

00:02:48My heart didn't just break.

00:02:50It plunged to a frozen abyss,

00:02:52shattering into a million jagged spards of ice.

00:02:55If he is marking her,

00:02:57if he is claiming my sister in front of the world,

00:03:00then what am I?

00:03:05The second the words left his lips,

00:03:07I froze on the spot.

00:03:09The roses blooming all through the hall were the very romance I'd never dared to dream of.

00:03:14The grand Welcome Pack banner hanging overhead mocked every foolish hope I'd clung to only moments before.

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

00:03:22Her gown was cut in the exact same style as mine, yet hers was encrust with diamonds, far more lavish

00:03:28by comparison.

00:03:29Evan had humiliated me on purpose, dressing me in an identical design but of far poorer quality.

00:03:35Selina put on a soft, gentle front and spoke to me in fake sweetness.

00:03:38Dear sister, thank you for coming all this way to witness my marking ceremony.

00:03:44I kept my eyes locked on Evan, my voice shaking with held back emotion.

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

00:03:51I stayed loyal by your side for three whole years.

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

00:03:57Those eerie eyes of yours repel me, and you can't even bear airs for the pack.

00:04:02You were never half as good as Selina, not then, not now.

00:04:05Evan lifted his hand, brushing it lightly along Selina's neck,

00:04:09then bowed his head to leave his claiming mark on her slowly and tenderly.

00:04:13When the mark was fully set, he slowly raised his eyes,

00:04:17scanning the bustling crowd before his gaze locked firmly on mine.

00:04:21Tears and applause burst out across the hall at once, loud blessings ringing through the air,

00:04:25yet every sound sliced right through my heart like a sharp knife.

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

00:04:31He swept his gaze over the crowd, his tone grave and agnetic.

00:04:33As many of you know, our pack has long kept to seek.

00:04:36Among us lives a she-wolf who carries the rare pure-blood Luna lineage.

00:04:40The question we all wonder is this, who could she be?

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

00:04:49all guessing who the she-wolf with hidden pure-blood Luna lineage might be.

00:04:53Amid the buzzing whispers, Charlotte, Evan's mother, and the pack's reigning Luna

00:04:56rose slowly from her grand ornate throne atop the dace,

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

00:05:02There's no need for pointless speculation.

00:05:04It can only be Selina.

00:05:06She boasts exceptional wolf talent and immense innate power.

00:05:10I have always known she is the fated one.

00:05:13I never thought Joseph would act recklessly

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

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

00:05:20She gave a slight, polite bow.

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

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

00:05:28holding her gaze straight.

00:05:32What gives you such certainty that it must be Selina?

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

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

00:05:39She raked her eyes over me coldly, full of contempt.

00:05:42Could it possibly be you?

00:05:43A freak with unnatural golden eyes, good for nothing.

00:05:47Do you truly think you are worthy of possessing the noble pure-blood Luna lineage?

00:05:53Stop indulging in foolish fantasies.

00:05:55The second her words fell,

00:05:57the whole hall erupted in mocking laughter,

00:05:59thick with scorn and disdain.

00:06:01I turned to Evan,

00:06:03clinging to a faint hope that he would stand up for me,

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

00:06:08But Evan made no move to defend me at all.

00:06:11His expression turned icy instead,

00:06:14his voice laced with revulsion.

00:06:16You would do best to leave the ceremony of your own accord.

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

00:06:26If you refuse to go,

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

00:06:34Evan's cold, dismissive words cut straight through me,

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

00:06:39Every eye in the room lingered only on Selina,

00:06:42bright with anticipation.

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

00:06:46that her so-called Luna divine power would lead Evan's pack to new prosperity.

00:06:52I'd borne endless humiliation for far too long,

00:06:55endured endless scorn and mockery from those around me.

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

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

00:07:04Selina.

00:07:06It has always been me.

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

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

00:07:13mocking me without restraint.

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

00:07:18dismissing my words as ridiculous ravings.

00:07:22Have you lost your senses?

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

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

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

00:07:35his tone sharp and unforgiving.

00:07:38Isabella,

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

00:07:43Stop making a fool of yourself.

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

00:07:48Their jails pricked my heart like a thousand needles.

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

00:07:53I only felt cold amusement

00:07:55and chose not to explain myself any further.

00:07:57When I felt quiet,

00:07:58the crowd quickly lost interest in me,

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

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

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

00:08:07From this day forward,

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

00:08:12and keep us safe and at peace.

00:08:17When she saw I still hadn't moved an inch,

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

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

00:08:26Dear sister,

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

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

00:08:32Father is waiting for you there.

00:08:34Don't linger here and ruin everyone's celebration.

00:08:36I stood perfectly still,

00:08:38my expression unchanging,

00:08:40merely staring back at her with quiet indifference.

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

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

00:08:47I will not leave

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

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

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

00:08:56She stepped half a step nearer and lowered her voice,

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

00:09:00A vow?

00:09:02Sister, you're far too naive.

00:09:04Evan's pack has never needed your protection,

00:09:06nor will it ever accept a golden-eyed freak like you.

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

00:09:12The moment she finished speaking,

00:09:13she lurched backwards suddenly,

00:09:15her legs giving way as she crumpled heavily to the floor.

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

00:09:20and raised her voice sharply,

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

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

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

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

00:09:31The cheering in the hall died away in an instant.

00:09:34Every pair of eyes fixed on us both

00:09:36filled with disdain, accusation,

00:09:37and the cold disflatchment of onlookers

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

00:09:41Evan rushed over at once,

00:09:43lifting Selina gently into his arms

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

00:09:46He shot me an icy glare,

00:09:48rage blazing in his eyes.

00:09:51Isabella, you've crossed every line.

00:09:53From this day on,

00:09:54I formally disavow you and cast you out of the pack.

00:09:56You are forbidden from ever stepping foot on our territory

00:09:59for the rest of your life.

00:10:03I stayed rooted to the spot as Evan glared at me

00:10:06like he could kill with his eyes,

00:10:08the air between us turning icy cold.

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

00:10:13She fell on her own.

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

00:10:17then looked up again.

00:10:18His rage so intense,

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

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

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

00:10:25Selina just got my mark,

00:10:27and she's still weak.

00:10:28How dare you touch her?

00:10:30Charlotte stepped up beside Evan,

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

00:10:34her voice sharp enough to cut.

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

00:10:39Your excuses only make you more disgusting.

00:10:41A filthy creature like you belong locked up in the dungeon.

00:10:45Evan pulled Selina behind him,

00:10:47unleashing his overwhelming alpha aura in a heartbeat.

00:10:50I see pressure washing over the entire hall.

00:10:53He started the formal mate rejection

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

00:10:56No trace of regret in his eyes.

00:10:57Only pure coldness and contempt.

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

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

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

00:11:06I accept your rejection.

00:11:07The mate bond snapped suddenly,

00:11:09a searing, tearing pain

00:11:10shooting through every part of my body.

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

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

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

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

00:11:19fading little by little,

00:11:20each piece throbbing with a dull ache.

00:11:22But none of that pain came close

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

00:11:25I curled my fingers tight,

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:11:39and only she's worthy of standing by my side,

00:11:42bearing my strongest pups,

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

00:11:48Selina leaned comfortably in Evan's arms.

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

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

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

00:11:59If I were you,

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

00:12:03Don't linger here being a bother.

00:12:05Watching them throw jabs back and forth,

00:12:07their contempt plain as day,

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

00:12:11of being rescued.

00:12:12Out on the frozen plains,

00:12:14caught in wind and snow,

00:12:15I lay wounded and gave me a second chance.

00:12:17It was Joseph he told me I carried an extremely rare pure-blood Luna Lineage.

00:12:22Later, on his deathbed,

00:12:23he held my hand tight,

00:12:26his gaze earnest,

00:12:27as he begged me to protect Evan and his pack with everything I had.

00:12:31Joseph, look at what's become of us.

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

00:12:36warding off rogue attacks this entire time.

00:12:38I've even quietly nourished the pack lands with my Luna energy,

00:12:41making them stronger and more thriving with each passing day.

00:12:44Yet now, your own son chases me away.

00:12:47I've seen his true colors clearly.

00:12:49He's never been worth my protection.

00:12:51In that moment,

00:12:52the last bit of gratitude I'd felt for Joseph vanished completely.

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

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

00:12:59Evan,

00:13:00after these three years,

00:13:01I owe you nothing,

00:13:02and I owe your pack nothing either.

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

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

00:13:10looking away from me in disgust,

00:13:11his tone again in dismissal.

00:13:13Regret?

00:13:14Cutting loose a burden like you is the smartest thing I've ever done.

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

00:13:19Now.

00:13:20The mate bond shattered entirely,

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

00:13:24Just then,

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

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

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

00:13:30their expressions on edge.

00:13:31A faint yet thick rustling sound drifted from the edge of the manor,

00:13:34low and menacing.

00:13:35It was the sound of rogues closing in,

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

00:13:42Little did they know,

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

00:13:45my all-encompassing Luna protection barrier had vanished,

00:13:48completely.

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

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

00:13:54were now charging straight for their borders in droves.

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

00:13:59how will a weak alpha,

00:14:01paired with a fake mate who has no true Luna power at all,

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

00:14:11Get to the pack perimeter now and check out that noise.

00:14:14Waste any time,

00:14:15and you'll pay with your lives.

00:14:17Yes, sir.

00:14:21You're scared, Evan.

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

00:14:24The rogues are closing in.

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

00:14:28I formerly banished you.

00:14:29Know your place and leave.

00:14:31My pack hasn't seen a rogue in years.

00:14:33Do you really think you can curse us?

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

00:14:37trying to stir up trouble.

00:14:38Exactly.

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

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

00:14:43I see your true colors now.

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

00:14:46If the rogues really come,

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

00:14:49Let's see who's there to protect you then.

00:14:51Watching their hypocritical, colliding faces,

00:14:53I felt nothing but cold amusement.

00:14:55There was no point in wasting another word on them.

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

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

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

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

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

00:15:09Hold it right there.

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

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

00:15:16and the pack's true Luna is now in her rightful place.

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

00:15:20This sacred treasure, a symbol of the pack's glory,

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

00:15:25Exactly.

00:15:26Such a precious relic can't be tainted by someone unworthy.

00:15:29It belongs to me,

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

00:15:33Lady Luna Charlotte,

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

00:15:36Could it be,

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

00:15:41Do you really believe that's what's happening, Selina?

00:15:44It has to be true.

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

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

00:15:49Not like some outscat who's clung to a sacred relic for years,

00:15:53can't even bear an heir,

00:15:54and wastes its power for nothing.

00:16:18Only those with true Luna blood can bear this emblem.

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

00:16:27Isabella, did you do this?

00:16:29Did you use witchcraft to control the alim and hurt me on purpose?

00:16:33You cruel bitch!

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

00:16:38Isabella, you've gone too far.

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

00:16:42so you stooped to dirty tricks with dark witchcraft to hurt her again?

00:16:45How low can you get?

00:16:47His voice held a desperate urgency I'd never heard from him before.

00:16:51His fingers brushed gently around the burning wound on Selina's chest,

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

00:16:57The very tenderness I'd stayed by his side for three years,

00:17:01craving, yet never once getting.

00:17:03I'd never sink that low.

00:17:04I'd never degrade myself by using such vile garbage as witchcraft.

00:17:07I finally got it.

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

00:17:10it was just that his tenderly was never meant for me.

00:17:12Why?

00:17:15You wore this emblem for three years and never had a single problem.

00:17:18Why does it hurt Selina the second she touches it?

00:17:21Could it be...

00:17:23Could you be the real pure-blood Luna after all?

00:17:30Everyone froze, their eyes turning straight to me,

00:17:32filled with shock, doubt, and utter disbelief.

00:17:35No, it can't be.

00:17:37Evan, she only grew used to the emblem's aura from wearing it for so long.

00:17:41She is never the true pure-blood Luna heir.

00:17:44She must have cast witchcraft on the emblem beforehand to hurt me on purpose.

00:17:50Evan, do not let your mind wander.

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

00:17:55Out of jealousy towards Selina, she schemed in secret,

00:17:58making the emblem harm Selina to confuse everyone's judgment.

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

00:18:07Do you really think I'd believe some golden-eyed freak is the true Luna heir?

00:18:11Ridiculous.

00:18:12You're just a petty, useless outcast begging for a title you don't deserve.

00:18:15Now get out and don't dare tarnish them, Selina, with your presence.

00:18:18Stop loitering here and getting in the way.

00:18:19Leave the main packhouse at once and never show your face to us again.

00:18:22Listening to these absurdly absurd accusations,

00:18:25I finally let out a cold laugh.

00:18:27There was no warmth in it at all.

00:18:29Carry all the forbearance and heartbreak of these three years.

00:18:36I walked out of the main packhouse step by step.

00:18:39Three years of protection had only earned me betrayal, blame, and banishment.

00:18:43Even the last trace of hope in my heart was completely shattered.

00:18:47I pushed open the door to my home.

00:18:49Live room done was dent.

00:18:50And my father Marcus sat on the sofa with a cigarette between his fingers,

00:18:54undisguised mockery in his eyes.

00:18:56He lifted his gaze to me at the sound of footsteps.

00:18:59What happened?

00:19:00Driven back in disgrace after Evan broke your mate bond?

00:19:03I always knew a freak with strange eyes like you could never hold an alpha's heart,

00:19:07nor deserve the position of Luna.

00:19:09He took a good drag from his cigarette and exhaled the smoke slowly.

00:19:12Fortunately, I have two daughters.

00:19:14Selina is far more promising than you.

00:19:16Now that Evan has marked her, she will soon become the pack's Luna and bring me endless glory.

00:19:21Unlike you, born with those unlucky golden eyes,

00:19:24never able to succeed at anything since childhood.

00:19:26When I was young, Selina was always the only one seen on the pack training grounds.

00:19:30Father claimed silver eyes stood for pure lineage,

00:19:33and only Selina deserved formal training.

00:19:35I could only hide in the corner, watching them laugh and rejoice.

00:19:38I possessed the very power they valued, yet no one ever taught me how to wield it.

00:19:42With time, everyone came to see me as a powerless, useless nobody.

00:19:46Not even my father had ever truly looked at me with kindness.

00:19:49Marcus stood up and walked before me, looking down at me from above.

00:19:53There was no trace of fatherly affection in his eyes, only cold calculation.

00:19:56Now that Evan has cast you aside, you have no more use left.

00:20:00I raised you all these years.

00:20:02I cannot keep feeding you for nothing.

00:20:03I have sold you to a crude, low-rank werewolf from the black market.

00:20:07Though he is poor and unculturated,

00:20:09he is willing to borrow a large sump to buy you.

00:20:13Father, what are you saying?

00:20:15Sell me?

00:20:16I refuse.

00:20:18Refuse?

00:20:18What right do you have?

00:20:20You cannot even bear children.

00:20:21Not qualified enough to be a breeder.

00:20:24What good are you besides being sold off?

00:20:29Father, selling someone of my lineage will bring you retribution.

00:20:33Retribution?

00:20:34All I know is keeping you is a waste of food.

00:20:36Selling you brings real profit.

00:20:37Where is any retribution?

00:20:38I clenched my fists, my voice shaking with a screed and defiance as I met his gaze directly.

00:20:42Part of the money from selling you to buy Selena top-class gown.

00:20:45Dressed in fine luxury, Evan will love her even more.

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

00:20:49To win her Evan's affection.

00:20:50My own father was willing to cast me straight into hell.

00:20:52He called out toward the door, and two tall pack members stepped inside.

00:20:56Seize her and lock her in a cage.

00:20:57Do not let her escape.

00:20:58Deliver her to the black market at dawn morrow.

00:21:00They grabbed my arms roughly.

00:21:01Gripped so tight it felt as though they would crush my bones.

00:21:03I struggled in vain, and shock faded completely into icy despair in my heart.

00:21:07In the storeroom, a cold iron cage already waited.

00:21:10They shoved me inside and slammed the lock shut.

00:21:12The faint golden glow in my eyes grew brighter.

00:21:15I held the strength of a pure-blood Luna, yet I was treated as worthless cargo to be sold off.

00:21:20Never given the chance to unleash my power.

00:21:22Dawn had barely broken when footsteps echoed outside.

00:21:25I lifted my head to see Evan standing at the storage room entrance with Selena in his arms.

00:21:29Selena stepped forward to peer through the iron bars, her tone dripping with feigned sympathy and hypocrisy.

00:21:33Sister, I have no choice.

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

00:21:36I tried to persuade him, but he would not listen.

00:21:39Just resign yourself to being a slave.

00:21:41I will serve well as the Pax Luna from now on, solidify my position, and live up to everyone's expectations.

00:21:47Marrying you in the first place was nothing but my father's momentary foolishness.

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

00:21:52Looking back, breaking our mate bond in time was the wisest choice I ever made.

00:21:55With that, he turned to Selena beside him and stroked her hair gently.

00:21:59The very tenderness I had longed for countless times.

00:22:02Yet in this moment, watching the scene unfold, I felt nothing at all.

00:22:06No sorrow, no resentment, only utter emptiness and calm.

00:22:10My three years of devotion had long worn away under his endless cruelty and prejudice.

00:22:15I even found it laughable that I had once held any hope for such a cold, selfish man.

00:22:19Evan lowered his head to brush her hair fondly and was about to speak.

00:22:23The Pax member rushed inside in a panic, his voice trembling.

00:22:26Alpha Evan, disaster. Several Pax members have been found dead at the territory border,

00:22:30their bodies reeking of strong rogue scent.

00:22:32The tenderness on Evan's face vanished in an instant.

00:22:35His expression turned taut, filled with disbelief.

00:22:38What? Rogues? No rogues have ever come near our borders in three years.

00:22:42How could our people be killed all of a sudden?

00:22:44He frowned deeply, his gaze slowly falling on me as he looked me up and down.

00:22:48A flicker of doubt and disbelief crossed his eyes, his tone tentative.

00:22:52Could it be the reason no rogues drew near all these years was because of you?

00:22:57Was that the real reason my father Joseph insisted you stay by my side?

00:23:02The moment Selina heard this, she clung tightly to Evan's arm, eager to quiet his doubts and turn all blame

00:23:08onto me.

00:23:09Evan, do not entertain such foolish thoughts. How could it ever be her?

00:23:12She is nothing but a useless freak with strange eyes.

00:23:16What great power could she possibly possess?

00:23:19She must hold a grudge after you rejected her and father sold her away.

00:23:23She lured the rogues here on purpose to get revenge and destroy our pack.

00:23:27The doubt in his eyes faded completely, replaced by deeper loathing and rage.

00:23:30You are right. How could I ever believe an outcast holds such great power?

00:23:34It was you who lured the rogues here out of spite, getting our own people killed.

00:23:37His voice turned icy, and killing intact blazed in his eyes.

00:23:41I am heading to deal with the murders at the border now.

00:23:43I will settle this score with you when I return.

00:23:46Selling you to the black market is far too lenient.

00:23:49By rights, a vicious outwrit like you deserves hanging to comfort the souls of the fallen pack members.

00:23:54With that, he did not spare me another glance.

00:23:56Wrapping an arm around Selina's waist, he turned and left quickly,

00:23:59his footsteps fading away, leaving me alone in the cold iron cage.

00:24:03I curled up on the cage floor and stared toward the door.

00:24:06Evan, you will regret this.

00:24:08Before long, two pack members hurried over.

00:24:10They roughly unlocked the cage, grabbed my arms, and dragged me out of the storage room,

00:24:14shoving me into an old transport vehicle.

00:24:16After an endless ride, the vehicle finally came to a stop,

00:24:19and the door swung open, flooding the space with harsh sunlight.

00:24:22I was dragged out and thrown onto the ground.

00:24:24This place was the black market for low-rank werewolf trades,

00:24:27filled with females sold as breeders,

00:24:29outcasts auctioned off as slaves,

00:24:31every face etched with numbness and despair.

00:24:33I had no idea who would buy me next,

00:24:35nor what cruel fate awaited me.

00:24:38Two pack members pressed down hard on my shoulders,

00:24:41forcing me forward unsteadily.

00:24:42Soon they stopped and pushed me before a man.

00:24:45Sebastian, we have brought the girl to you.

00:24:47Marcus instructed us to hand her over personally.

00:24:49The man lifted his eyes slightly, saying nothing at first,

00:24:52only looking me over with a cold, emotionless expression.

00:24:55He wore rough, tattered clothes faded from wear with several tears here and there.

00:24:58Yet his frame was broad and powerful,

00:24:59his shoulders as solid as a wall,

00:25:01his features were sharp and stern,

00:25:03his jawline tight with shovel lining his jaw.

00:25:05A wild, unapproachable aura clung to him,

00:25:07giving him a down-broughten yet dominizing air.

00:25:09Rest assured, she is untouched.

00:25:12Only she failed to bear an heir for Alpha Evan.

00:25:15Be quiet.

00:25:17His voice was deep and hoarsely with a rough edge,

00:25:20impatience clear in his tone.

00:25:22The pack member flinched in fright,

00:25:23bowed quickly and retreated.

00:25:25Only the two of us remained.

00:25:26He said nothing,

00:25:27simply looking down at me with an unnerving calm.

00:25:30No greed, no judgment,

00:25:31only unyielding dominance.

00:25:33Let go of me!

00:25:35Sebastian glanced down at my reddened wrist,

00:25:37loosening his grip slightly yet still refusing to release me.

00:25:40Save your words.

00:25:41Just come with me.

00:25:43Up close, I saw his eyes held unfathomable depth,

00:25:46hiding a quiet restraint and an innate nobility beneath his rough exterior.

00:25:50Even in ragged clothes covered in dust,

00:25:52his hidden sharp aroma could not be concealed.

00:25:54Somehow, the moment he touched my wrist,

00:25:57the werewolf's spiritual power inside me stirred restlessly.

00:26:01Heat spread through my veins to every corner of my body,

00:26:04making my breath quick up uncontrollably.

00:26:09The wolf inside me roared wildly,

00:26:11its cry echoing clearly and urgently in my heart.

00:26:14I pushed down the swirling confusion and flutter in my chest,

00:26:17and followed him silently forward,

00:26:19uncertain of what lay ahead.

00:26:20The car traveled for a long time before finally stopping outside a plain wooden cottage.

00:26:25It was not large, even simple in design, yet spotlessly clean.

00:26:28Even the weeds in the yard were neatly trimmed.

00:26:30A stark contrast to his rough,

00:26:31hawked around to my side and steadabled me gently.

00:26:34His touch was soft and restrained,

00:26:35nothing like his brusque manner earlier.

00:26:38I looked up at him, my confusion deepening.

00:26:41All that roughness and coldness had truly been nothing but a mask he wore at the black market.

00:26:45Beneath it lay unexpected gentleness,

00:26:47leaving me utterly unable to read him.

00:26:50I followed him inside.

00:26:51The furnishings were simple,

00:26:52only a wooden sofa, a dining table, and two closed doors.

00:26:55Yet everything was immaculate and orderly,

00:26:58the table polished bright enough to see one's reflection.

00:27:00It was clear the place was carefully tended.

00:27:02I stood frozen, thinking to myself,

00:27:04now that he has bought me from the black market,

00:27:07I am his property after all.

00:27:09I ought to learn to wait on him and tend to his needs.

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

00:27:15It is covered in dust.

00:27:17No need.

00:27:18The moment my fingertips brushed the hem of his coat,

00:27:21Sebastian stepped back intinctively, evading my touch.

00:27:24I pulled my hand back,

00:27:26a trace of disappointment settling in my heart,

00:27:28unable to understand why he treated me with such cold distance.

00:27:35I...

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

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

00:27:40Sebastian glanced up at me,

00:27:41his tone cold and distant.

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

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

00:27:47I've already arranged a maid to look after you.

00:27:49My heart sank immediately.

00:27:50We were bound by blood, faded mates.

00:27:53Yet he only saw me as someone to warm his bed and satisfy his desires.

00:27:56He treated me even worse than Evan ever did.

00:27:58Just then, a slim young girl stepped out of one of the rooms.

00:28:01She had sharp, unrigally eyes and her hair tied in a neat ponytail.

00:28:04The moment she laid eyes on me, her expression turned icy.

00:28:07She frowned openly, looking unimpressed.

00:28:09Her voice edged with sarcasm.

00:28:10Brother, is this the girl you tried so hard to buy?

00:28:13She looks plain, skinny, and those golden eyes are a freak.

00:28:18What's so special about her that you'd go all out?

00:28:24Ella, watch your tone.

00:28:26Ella pouted, shot me a sharp glare, said nothing else,

00:28:30then turned and slammed her door shut, clearly resentful.

00:28:35At that moment, maid Clara walked over with a glass of water.

00:28:39She stopped as soon as she saw me and gave a respectful slight bow.

00:28:43Miss, my name is Clara.

00:28:47I'll be your maid and take care of your daily needs.

00:28:51For the next week, Sebastian left early and returned late.

00:28:55Every night, he would be intimate with me, possessive, yet always keeping an emotional distance.

00:29:01Could it be that in his eyes, I would never be worth genuine care, never worthy of being his rightful

00:29:07mate?

00:29:10Lately, my werewolf powers had been acting strange.

00:29:13My monthly spiritual cycle was long overdue.

00:29:17Sebastian remained secretive, never letting anyone know where he went during the day.

00:29:22His nightly closeness felt deliberately detached.

00:29:27The huge wooden house, always felt empty without him.

00:29:31Loneliness coiling around me like creeping vines.

00:29:34Restless, I turned on the PAC News channel.

00:29:37One news report made me race felt made me freeze on the spot.

00:29:41Reporter, Marcus of the Blood Moon TAC died mysteriously at home last week.

00:29:45No visible wounds were found on his body, and the cause of death remains unknown.

00:29:50Alpha Evan has ordered a full investigation, with no new leads released so far.

00:29:54I stared at Marcus' photo on screen, tightening my grip on the remote.

00:29:59I felt a twinge of conflict inside, but mostly quiet relief.

00:30:04Father, you brought this on yourself.

00:30:07You sold me off like merchandise-y without a second thought,

00:30:10ignored me completely, and treated Selena and me nothing alike.

00:30:14What happened to you now is your own fault.

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

00:30:19Right after I spoke, a wave of sudden nausea rushed up my throat.

00:30:23I clamped a hand over my mouth and rushed to the bathroom, throwing up, feeling weak all over.

00:30:29Clara happened to bring fruit by and hurried over to steady me.

00:30:33Miss, are you all right?

00:30:35You look unwell.

00:30:36I'll go fetch a healer right away.

00:30:38Please hold on.

00:30:39I nodded weakly.

00:30:41Soon, Clara returned with a werewolf physician.

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

00:30:46You're perfectly healthy physically.

00:30:47The nausea, vomiting, and unstable spiritual energy are all symptoms of pregnancy.

00:30:52I stared at the physician in shock.

00:30:54The woman Evan mocked as Behrend, the one my own father dismissed as unfit to bear offspring,

00:31:00was now carrying a child.

00:31:03My mind was in chaos.

00:31:05I tried reaching Sebastian through the werewolf mind link, hoping to tell him quietly I was pregnant.

00:31:10But no matter how I sent my thoughts, there was only silence from his side.

00:31:14No reply at all.

00:31:18I was growing anxious when a messenger from Werewolf Academy arrived at the door, clearly flustered.

00:31:28Is Mr. Sebastian home?

00:31:30Miss Ella got into a fight at the youth training camp and hurt another student.

00:31:33The school is asking for a family member to come sort this out immediately.

00:31:36Sebastian was still nowhere to be found, and the mind link still wouldn't connect.

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

00:31:43With no one else available, I had no choice but to go in his place and settle the dispute at

00:31:47the academy.

00:31:51Werewolf Academy stood on neutral land, independent of any pack,

00:31:56where young werewolves from all clans came to train and study.

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

00:32:03In the distance, I saw Ella being lectured by a middle-aged woman whose back was turned to me.

00:32:09Ella and another boy were called into the dean's office.

00:32:12I walked over to say,

00:32:13Ma'am, there's no need to embarrass a pup like this.

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

00:32:18When I got a clear look at her face, I realized it was Evan's aunt, Martha.

00:32:22Martha looked me up and down slowly, her gaze full of contempt, her tone sharp and cutting.

00:32:27Well, look who decided to show up.

00:32:29Kicked out of your pack, sold to the black market by your own father, and now you live like a

00:32:33nobody.

00:32:36How dare you meddle in our family's business.

00:32:41I met her gaze without an ounce of timeliness.

00:32:44My life is none of your business.

00:32:46Even after being sold, I've restooped as low as you, lambed onto your pack power,

00:32:50bullying the weak and picking on a pup in public.

00:32:54Martha's face turned dark, firing back without remorse.

00:32:57Me bullying her?

00:32:59Ella started it.

00:33:01She had attacked my son Jack first.

00:33:03Am I allowed to discipline her?

00:33:06I knew very well Jack had always been arrogant and dominant in Evan's territory, always picking on the weaker students

00:33:13and never stayed out of trouble.

00:33:15Ella is quiet by nature and never picks fights for no reason.

00:33:19She only lashed out because your son mocked and provoked her first.

00:33:23Left lost for words by my reply, Martha flew into a rage, dropping all pretend of politeness and raising her

00:33:30hand to slap me.

00:33:59I blocked her instinctively.

00:34:01My power will only grow stronger from here on.

00:34:05I stood there completely dumbfounded.

00:34:11Trapped by my power, Martha stared at me in utter disbelief.

00:34:15What?

00:34:17You've never had formal werewolf training.

00:34:20A discarded outcast sold at the black market.

00:34:23How can...

00:34:25How can you wield such powerful divine magic?

00:34:30Just then, a cold familiar voice came from behind me.

00:34:34I turned slowly to see Evan walking toward me.

00:34:37Selina clung tightly to his side, dressed in an elegant gown with perfect makeup, her eyes glinting with quiet amusement

00:34:43at the scene.

00:34:44Evan fixed me with a cold, stern look.

00:34:47Isabella?

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

00:34:51How dare you lay hands on my aunt?

00:34:53You've lost all sense of manners and decency.

00:34:57Our mate bond was broken long ago.

00:34:59We have nothing left between us.

00:35:01Martha has always treated me with malice and scorn, and now she bullies a pup unjustly.

00:35:06I owe her no respect whatsoever.

00:35:07Evan scanned my plain, simple clothes from head to toe, his eyes filled with disdain.

00:35:13After being sold to the black market, you've become crude and reckless.

00:35:17Your manners are gone, you're dressed plain and shabby.

00:35:20Not a trace of your old poise remains.

00:35:22Beside him, Selina put on a soft, gentle act, pretending to mediate while secretly stirring up trouble.

00:35:29Evan, don't let this upset you.

00:35:31Sister has fallen so far now.

00:35:33Her judgment and grace are long gone.

00:35:36There's no need to argue with her.

00:35:37Evan frowned, stepping aside to avoid the crowd's gaze, then spoke to me in a low voice.

00:35:41Come with me, I need to talk to you privately.

00:35:45I followed him aside, growing impatient, wondering what he wanted now.

00:35:49Instead of answering right away, he leaned in and breathed in the scent of my hair.

00:35:53I've missed you a lot lately.

00:35:55His eyes lingered greedily on my neck as his hand drifted restlessly to my waist.

00:36:00I turned my head away to avoid him.

00:36:02Isabella, I miss being with you.

00:36:04Being with Selina, it's nothing compared to you.

00:36:07He almost sounded wronged, as if I owed him something.

00:36:10Then his tone turned cold as he mentioned the man who'd bought me,

00:36:12seething with jealousy at the thought of me belonging to a rough nobody.

00:36:15He stepped closer and lowered his voice.

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

00:36:18I'll give you mansions, jewels, silk gowns.

00:36:21Everything Selina has, you'll have.

00:36:23And more.

00:36:24I looked at his desperate, prideful act and suddenly laughed.

00:36:29Even if he had nothing at all, he's still better than you.

00:36:33That one sentence made his face burn red, as if I'd slapped him in public.

00:36:37I'd struck his fragile ego, thin as eggshell.

00:36:41Just then, Selina walked over from a distance,

00:36:43eyeing us suspiciously and asking what we were talking about.

00:36:47I shook my head and said nothing, but as several wereswolves walked past,

00:36:51I deliberately raised my voice.

00:36:52There's something everyone should know.

00:36:54Evan is infertile.

00:36:59Evan spun around, glaring at me sharply.

00:37:02His wolf pupil slitted with rage and embarrassment,

00:37:04his face draining of color.

00:37:06The passing werewolves stopped and watched,

00:37:08whispering and slurking,

00:37:09their mocking eyes burning into Evan.

00:37:12Selina froze on the spot,

00:37:13her smile fading instantly.

00:37:15She stared at Evan in shock and doubt,

00:37:18studying his flustered expression closely.

00:37:20I stayed calm and composed,

00:37:23gently placing one hand over my stomach,

00:37:25my tone steady and unyielding.

00:37:28I'm pregnant.

00:37:30You're delirious.

00:37:32There's no way you could be pregnant!

00:37:33I looked on indifferently,

00:37:35no longer bothering to explain myself.

00:37:37Believe it or not,

00:37:39I don't owe anyone an explanation.

00:37:41Martha stepped forward at once with a sneer.

00:37:44Pregnant or not,

00:37:45it's still just some low-class,

00:37:47werewolf's bastard child.

00:37:50Selina quickly agreed,

00:37:51her tone sharp and full of scorn.

00:37:55Exactly.

00:37:56Nothing to be proud of.

00:37:57She reeks of common werewolf aura.

00:38:02I leaned forward slightly,

00:38:03breathing in subtly when near the three of them,

00:38:05my voice thick with mockery and certainty.

00:38:08No matter my place now,

00:38:09I'm still better than the three of you.

00:38:11You all reek of rogue stench.

00:38:13Your pack is already overrun by rogue raids,

00:38:16barely holding itself together.

00:38:18Yet you still come to this neutral school

00:38:19to bully others and stir up trouble.

00:38:21My words hit Evan right where it hurt.

00:38:25I'd seen pack news long before now,

00:38:28reporting his territory plagued by constant rogue attacks,

00:38:31leaving him stressed and sleepless.

00:38:35Evan paled instantly,

00:38:37his anger mixing with panic

00:38:39as he snapped back harshly.

00:38:43That's a lie!

00:38:45Don't spread rumors!

00:38:47My pack is perfectly safe.

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

00:38:58Martha and Selina also paled,

00:39:00avoiding eye contact nervously,

00:39:01subtly suppressing their era

00:39:02to hide the rogue scent clinging to them.

00:39:04The onlooking werewolves began murmuring,

00:39:06looking at the three with obvious suspicion.

00:39:08Just then,

00:39:09the Academy's Elder Dean hurried over

00:39:10with a stern expression,

00:39:12raising a hand to quiet the crowd.

00:39:13That's enough!

00:39:14This is neutral Academy ground.

00:39:16No quarreling or disruption

00:39:18of student training will be tolerated.

00:39:21Ella and Jack were led out by school staff.

00:39:23Jack had faint scratch marks on his face.

00:39:26Ella kept her head down,

00:39:27her stubborn spirit clear as ever.

00:39:29I turned to Ella,

00:39:31softening my tone as I asked gently,

00:39:33Ella,

00:39:33what really made you fight Jack?

00:39:37I looked at Ella,

00:39:39her eyes red yet still forcing herself to stay strong.

00:39:43Stubborn by nature,

00:39:44she rarely showed vulnerability.

00:39:46But now,

00:39:47she could not hide her hurt,

00:39:48biting her lip to hold back her tears.

00:39:50Ella lifted her head sharply,

00:39:52her voice trembling yet firm.

00:39:55He started it first.

00:39:58Jack mocked me in front of everyone,

00:40:00said I didn't belong in the training camp,

00:40:02and called Brother Sebastian a nobody with no real power.

00:40:05Jack looked utterly unconvinced and fired back at once.

00:40:11It's the truth.

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

00:40:16Ella grew emotional,

00:40:17raising her voice.

00:40:18He even tugged at my wolf fur

00:40:20and shoved me against the wall.

00:40:22He pointed right at my face

00:40:24and called Sister a golden-eyed freak

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

00:40:27said you deserve being sold away.

00:40:31I held back again and again,

00:40:33but he just kept pushing me.

00:40:34I had no choice but to fight back.

00:40:37I stood frozen,

00:40:38my heart aching with emotion.

00:40:40I'd always thought I was nothing more

00:40:41than someone Sebastian had bought,

00:40:42that there was always a distance between Ella and me,

00:40:45that she'd kept her cold reserve towards me.

00:40:47I never imagined she would stand up for me so fiercely

00:40:49when others slandered and looked down on me.

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

00:40:53marked with faint scratch wounds.

00:40:55A few tufts of wolf fur had been torn from her neck,

00:40:58and there was a faint bruise at the corner of her mouth.

00:41:02She looked worn and utterly heartbreaking.

00:41:08In that moment, memories of being wronged, mocked,

00:41:10and bullied relentlessly crashed over me like a tide.

00:41:13Shunned as a freak by Evan's pack,

00:41:14humiliated publicly by Selena,

00:41:16sold off like merchandise by my own father,

00:41:18branded barren by everyone around me,

00:41:19all the suppressed grief and resentment welled up inside,

00:41:22flaring into a fierce urge to protect Ella.

00:41:24I reached out and gently stroked her hair,

00:41:26calming the storm of emotion in my chest,

00:41:28then turned to face Jack, Martha, and the rest of them.

00:41:33Jack insulted others openly and resorted to violence first.

00:41:38Martha turns a blind eye to her son's wrongnings and enables his cruelty.

00:41:43Your own pack is overrun by rogues and barely holding on,

00:41:47yet you still find time to bully a pup and insult others.

00:41:52Isn't that both ridiculous and pitiful?

00:41:54The moment my words landed, Martha flew into a rage.

00:41:57She stepped forward abruptly,

00:41:58japping a finger straight at me and snapping sharply.

00:42:01Who do you think you are?

00:42:02How dare you judge us?

00:42:04My birth clan is the blood moon pack.

00:42:05My in-law's the silver flang pack.

00:42:07Say another word,

00:42:09and I'll have these two great packs pressure this academy.

00:42:12Not only will Ella be severely punished,

00:42:16I'll make you apologize to us mother and son in front of everyone.

00:42:21The elder in charge of the training camp hurried over,

00:42:24followed by several guards, his area commanding and un-

00:42:27Silence, all of you!

00:42:28Jack provoked, insulted, and attacked first.

00:42:30He must apologize sincerely to Ella and Isabella.

00:42:32Martha will no longer be a ladle in student affairs

00:42:33for turning a blind eye to right and wrong and abusing her status.

00:42:36Anyone else who stirs up trouble will be expelled from the academy permanently,

00:42:39never to be admitted again.

00:42:40He then turned to me, his tone softening noticeably.

00:42:43Lyman Queen, rest assured, this is neutral ground.

00:42:47No one shall harm you or Ella.

00:42:49You need not fear for the one watching over you from the shadows.

00:42:53He will always keep you safe.

00:42:58I stared at him in utter disbelief.

00:43:01Elder, you must have mistaken me for someone else.

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

00:43:05I'm just an ordinary werewolf.

00:43:08I could never deserve such a title.

00:43:10The elder shook his head faintly,

00:43:11his eyes deep and cryptic,

00:43:13gesturing for me not to press further.

00:43:15This is not the time to speak of it.

00:43:17The matter runs far deeper than you know.

00:43:18When the time comes, all will be revealed.

00:43:22For now, let us resolve what lies before us.

00:43:29At that, Evan, Martha, and Selina burst out in mocking laughter.

00:43:33Martha even clutched her stomach dramatically,

00:43:36sneering openly as she pointed at me.

00:43:39Elder, have you lost your wits?

00:43:41Or has this freak bewitched you somehow?

00:43:44Her?

00:43:45A lowly werewolf sold at the black market

00:43:47who can't even protect herself?

00:43:48The legendary Lycan Queen?

00:43:58What a ridiculous joke!

00:44:00Selina leaned close to Evan,

00:44:02her eyes filled with contempt.

00:44:04She raised her voice deliberately,

00:44:05making sure every watching werewolf could hear clearly.

00:44:08Exactly, Elder.

00:44:09The Lycan Queen is a noble existence

00:44:11who rules over all wolf clans.

00:44:13She's nothing but an outcast abandoned by her pack,

00:44:15mocked for being unable to bear young.

00:44:19How can you place such an exalt title

00:44:21on someone like her?

00:44:23The elder's expression darkened at once,

00:44:25his imposing aura sweeping over the square.

00:44:28His eyes turned cold and sharp as he thundered,

00:44:31silencing every onlooker instantly.

00:44:36Hold your tongues.

00:44:38This neutral training camp

00:44:39is no place for your reckless arrogance.

00:44:41Speak ill of Isabella one more time,

00:44:43mock her again,

00:44:44and I will have all of you detained.

00:44:46Strip part of your wolf power,

00:44:47expels you from the camp,

00:44:49and bar you from ever returning.

00:44:50Martha tried to argue back,

00:44:52but froze under the elder's icy stare.

00:44:56The words died in her throat.

00:44:58Furious as she was,

00:45:00she dared not act out any further.

00:45:02The elder turned to Jack,

00:45:03who still looked stubbornly defiant.

00:45:06Jack,

00:45:07apologize to Ella and Isabella at once.

00:45:09Speak with genuine remorse and admit your faults.

00:45:11Refuse,

00:45:12and you will be expelled today.

00:45:14I will notify your pack,

00:45:15and you will never be allowed entry

00:45:16into any werewolf training camp again.

00:45:19Jack clenched his fists tightly,

00:45:21his face burninged with stubbornness and resentment.

00:45:23He glared fiercely at Ayla,

00:45:25yet trembled under the elder's overwhelming pressure,

00:45:28and finally lowered his head.

00:45:33I'm sorry.

00:45:38I shouldn't have called you a half-blood stray,

00:45:41insulted your brother,

00:45:42tugged your wolf fur,

00:45:44or pushed you against the wall.

00:45:45I apologize.

00:45:48Ella pressed her lips together and said nothing,

00:45:51only nodded faintly,

00:45:52the hurt in her eyes easing a little.

00:45:57Let's go.

00:45:58I'll settle this score with you two,

00:46:00sooner or later.

00:46:01Martha shook with rage.

00:46:03She shot a venomous glare at me and Ella,

00:46:05then grabbed Jack's arm roughly,

00:46:06her tone seeking with malice.

00:46:08Evan looked at me with complicated eyes,

00:46:10resentment, confusion,

00:46:11and a flicker of hidden unease.

00:46:12He shot the elder a long, wary glance,

00:46:14yet dared not say another word.

00:46:15He turned and left the camp square with Martha and Selina,

00:46:17looking both furious and defeated.

00:46:19Before leaving,

00:46:19Selina glanced back at me with a sharp, hateful stare.

00:46:24I watched them leave,

00:46:26then turned back to the elder,

00:46:28still utterly confused,

00:46:30my tone urgent.

00:46:31Elder,

00:46:32why do you keep calling me Lycan Queen?

00:46:35I'm not the person you think I am.

00:46:37My mate is only an ordinary werewolf.

00:46:39How could I ever bear such a title?

00:46:41The elder shook his head slowly,

00:46:43his gaze deep with untold secrets.

00:46:45He motioned for me to calm myself,

00:46:47his tone cryptic yet laced with quiet warmth.

00:46:49This matter is of great consequence

00:46:51and touches countless threads of fate.

00:46:53I cannot reveal a single detail yet.

00:46:55Only remember this.

00:46:57Someone has been protecting you in the shadows.

00:46:59No matter what dangers lie ahead,

00:47:01you have nothing to fear.

00:47:03I turned to Ella beside me,

00:47:04wondering if she knew anything of this.

00:47:07Ella, does any of this make sense to you?

00:47:10Why would the elder call me that?

00:47:12Ella smiled innocently and shook her head,

00:47:14then skipped off into the distance,

00:47:15her voice light and flaky.

00:47:16You have no idea, sister.

00:47:17You'll have to figure it out yourself.

00:47:20Back home, I pushed open the door

00:47:21to find Sebastian sitting quietly

00:47:22on the living room sofa,

00:47:24holding a Wolf Clan medicinal herb

00:47:25between his fingers, waiting for us.

00:47:27You're back.

00:47:29Did anything else happen at the camp?

00:47:31Has Ella been wronged again?

00:47:32Ella shook her head and walked over

00:47:34to sit beside him,

00:47:35leaning softly against his arm.

00:47:39I'm fine, Brother Sebastian.

00:47:40The elder stood up for us,

00:47:42and Jack apologized.

00:47:44I stepped in front of Sebastian,

00:47:46my expression earnest and searching,

00:47:48unable to hold back the questions

00:47:49weighing on my mind any longer.

00:47:54Sebastian, I need to ask you something.

00:47:56Today at the training camp,

00:47:57the elder called me like on Queen

00:47:58and said someone has been guarding me secretly.

00:48:00Do you know what this is all about?

00:48:02And you?

00:48:02What is your true identity?

00:48:04You've always hidden the truth from me on purpose.

00:48:06Sebastian's fingers stilled.

00:48:07He lifted his eyes to meet mine,

00:48:09his gaze flickering

00:48:10as he deliberately avoided my direct stare.

00:48:13Bella, some things aren't meant to be told yet.

00:48:16I can promise you this.

00:48:18I will never harm you or Ellie,

00:48:20and I will always protect you.

00:48:23All you need to do is trust me.

00:48:25I watched him evade my gaze,

00:48:26my confusion deepening by the second.

00:48:28A quiet hurt settled in my heart.

00:48:30The elder wouldn't speak,

00:48:32and Sebastian chose to hide the truth too.

00:48:34It felt as if everyone held secrets about me,

00:48:37leaving me in the dark like a fool.

00:48:38I fell silent for a moment,

00:48:40my hand unconsciously drifting to my stomach,

00:48:43where a tiny life was growing,

00:48:44the only thing I clung to now.

00:48:46I lifted my eyes to him,

00:48:48my expression solemn.

00:48:50Sebastian, I'm pregnant.

00:48:52Sebastian froze visibly.

00:48:54He set down the herb slowly,

00:48:56a faint soft smile crossing his face,

00:48:59the corners of his mouth lifting.

00:49:01He was clearly happy,

00:49:03yet his joy was far too restrained,

00:49:06too calm.

00:49:07There was none of the wild delight I'd hoped for.

00:49:09No flurry of worried questions,

00:49:12no tender touch.

00:49:13The glimmer of joy in his eyes faded almost at once,

00:49:16settling back into his usual quiet reserve.

00:49:21My heart sank heavily in that instant.

00:49:24Disappointment and uneases washed over me like a cold tide,

00:49:27swallowing me whole.

00:49:29I couldn't help but wonder,

00:49:30did he not want this pup at all?

00:49:32Was I, and the life inside me,

00:49:34nothing more than a burden to him?

00:49:36I thought of being sold by my own father,

00:49:38abandoned by Evan.

00:49:40Of all the uncertainty I'd endured,

00:49:42my unease grew stronger until my fingers began to tremble faintly.

00:49:46I dared not look Sebastian in the eye,

00:49:48afraid of catching even a trace of distaste or impatience in his expression.

00:49:52I pushed down the ache and hurt in my chest,

00:49:54forcing a faint calm smile and nodding.

00:49:56I understand.

00:49:58You don't have to feel pressured.

00:50:00Night fell,

00:50:00and silence settled over everything.

00:50:02Moonlight spilled through the window onto the floor.

00:50:04I sat alone on the edge of the bed,

00:50:06gently resting a hand over my stomach.

00:50:08The weight of disappointment and unease grew heavier.

00:50:11More and more,

00:50:12I felt as though both I and my pup were nothing but a burden to Sebastian.

00:50:16Staying here would only be an annoyance,

00:50:18only wear him down further.

00:50:20Better to leave now.

00:50:21Go somewhere no one knows me.

00:50:23Give birth quietly.

00:50:25Raise my pup alone.

00:50:27And never be a chain holding anyone back again.

00:50:30With my mind made up,

00:50:32I rose quietly,

00:50:33moving without a sound.

00:50:34I opened my luggage and began packing silently.

00:50:37A few simple clothes,

00:50:38the wolf-tooth pendant Sebastian had given me Longo to ward off danger.

00:50:41Some dried rations I'd saved.

00:50:43I folded everything carefully into a small bundle.

00:50:46Once packed,

00:50:47I walked to Ella's bedside and pressed a soft kiss to her forehead,

00:50:50my heart heavy with sorrow yet firm with resolve.

00:50:52Ella, I'm sorry.

00:50:54Sister can't stay with you anymore.

00:50:56Stay safe with Brother Sebastian and getting hurt the way I did.

00:50:58I wiped the tears from my eyes,

00:51:00slung the bundle over my shoulder,

00:51:01and closed the door softly.

00:51:04Under the cover of deep night,

00:51:06I stepped slowly out of Sebastian's home.

00:51:11I walked into the dark forest with my bundle.

00:51:13I'd barely taken a few steps when hurried footsteps sounded behind me.

00:51:16A shadow darted forward in pursuit,

00:51:18and his familiar scent wrapped around me in an instant.

00:51:21It was Sebastian.

00:51:22Bella, where are you going?

00:51:24It's the middle of the night,

00:51:26carrying a bundle.

00:51:27Are you leaving me?

00:51:28I pulled my hand away sharply,

00:51:30my eyes red-brimmed,

00:51:32tone stubborn and hurt,

00:51:34forcing myself to sound cold.

00:51:37Where I go is none of your business.

00:51:40Sebastian,

00:51:42don't trouble yourself over me,

00:51:44and don't feel ob-gayed.

00:51:46How can it not be my business?

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

00:51:51The pup you carry is my flesh and blood.

00:51:54Wherever you go,

00:51:55I go.

00:51:57How can you say this has nothing to do with me?

00:51:59His words shattered every wall I've put up.

00:52:01Long suppressed grief and hurt burst free.

00:52:04I pound against his chest,

00:52:05struggling to break away.

00:52:06Mate,

00:52:07do you still remember I'm your mate?

00:52:09Sebastian, look at yourself.

00:52:11I told you I was pregnant,

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

00:52:14No joy,

00:52:15no concern,

00:52:16not a single sincere word of care.

00:52:18You don't care about this pup at all,

00:52:19and you've never truly cared about me.

00:52:21I stopped struggling

00:52:22and stared straight into his eyes,

00:52:24tears streaming down my cheeks,

00:52:25my tone laced with self-mockery and despair,

00:52:28every word cutting deep into us both.

00:52:30You were just a buyer at the black market,

00:52:32and I was nothing more than a slave you purchased.

00:52:35Your kindness,

00:52:37your gentleness,

00:52:38only fleeting interest,

00:52:39only because I still have use to you.

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

00:52:43You've never truly cared about me.

00:52:46Sebastian stuffened completely,

00:52:48holding me tighter.

00:52:49He gripped my shoulders,

00:52:51forcing me to meet his glaze.

00:52:53Bella, don't say that.

00:52:54I have never seen you as a slave,

00:52:56not for a single moment.

00:52:58I bought you for a reason.

00:53:01The forest seemed to darken all at once.

00:53:04A blood-red moon rose slowly over the horizon,

00:53:07its crimson glow spilling across the entire woods.

00:53:11Sebastian lifted his head

00:53:12and stared quietly at the blood moon,

00:53:14his expression solemn and grave.

00:53:16The wolf clan has an ancient fate law.

00:53:19Only when the blood moon rises

00:53:20will the royal seal be fully broken.

00:53:23No more need for pretense,

00:53:24no more hiding.

00:53:26The time has finally come.

00:53:28I stared at the eerie crimson moon,

00:53:31my heart tightening inexplicably,

00:53:33lost and stunned,

00:53:35waiting for him to go on.

00:53:37I was never an ordinary low-rank werewolf.

00:53:40I am the rightful heir to the Lycan throne.

00:53:44My elder brother plotted against me in secret

00:53:46to seize power.

00:53:47To survive, I had to hide my royal identity,

00:53:50suppress my true strength,

00:53:52lie low and bide my time,

00:53:54evading my enemies while gathering power

00:53:56to take back what was mine.

00:53:58His tone softened,

00:53:59laced with gentle remembrance.

00:54:01I've known you for a very long time.

00:54:03Years ago, on the frozen ice plains,

00:54:05I saw you ignoring the bitter cold

00:54:07to feed stray wolfhubs gently.

00:54:08In that moment, I was already drawn to you.

00:54:10I've watched over you silently ever since,

00:54:12following every twist of your fate.

00:54:13His voice turned tender with sorrow

00:54:15as he spoke of the past.

00:54:17When I learned Evan had cast you aside cruelly

00:54:20and your own father sold you off

00:54:21like nothing more than a breeder,

00:54:23I acted at once and bought you from Marcus.

00:54:26This was never a cold transaction.

00:54:28It was protection I planned long ago.

00:54:31A chance to save you.

00:54:34Sebastian let out a quiet sigh,

00:54:36his eyes filled with lingering helplessness and restraint.

00:54:39I kept my distance and acted cold towards you before

00:54:41because I'd long sensed you are a born pureblood Luna.

00:54:43Back then I was trapped in royal turmoil,

00:54:45surrounded by enemies,

00:54:45barely able to protect myself.

00:54:47I fear dragging you into danger,

00:54:49and I refuse to let someone as noble and pure as you

00:54:51stay hidden beside a fallen, disguised me.

00:54:53He lifted his gaze to the blood moon

00:54:55hanging high in the sky,

00:54:57his aura steady and regal,

00:54:59his expression calm with certainty.

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

00:55:03fate has fallen into place.

00:55:04I have crushed my brother's schemes,

00:55:06quelled the internal turtoil,

00:55:07and reclaimed my rightful throne at last.

00:55:08I have officially ascended as the new Lycan king.

00:55:10He reached out and took my hand gently,

00:55:12his palm warm and firm,

00:55:14his gaze locked steadily on mine,

00:55:17sincere and earnest.

00:55:18Isabella, of course I care about our child.

00:55:20I have cared all along.

00:55:21I've waited far too long for this day.

00:55:22Once I could only guard you from the shadows.

00:55:24Now I hold the throne,

00:55:25and I have the power to shield you and our pup

00:55:26for a lifetime in peace.

00:55:27I wish to mark you properly,

00:55:29claim you as my one and only mate,

00:55:30and crown you queen of the Lycan clan.

00:55:31From this day forward,

00:55:32no one will ever dare hurt you again.

00:55:33I stared at the raw, unhovered affection

00:55:35and resolve in his eyes.

00:55:36All the grief, unease, and doubt

00:55:37I'd carried these days melted away in an instant.

00:55:40Emotion welled up inside me,

00:55:41and warm tears slipped slowly down my cheeks.

00:55:43I looked at him and nodded softly,

00:55:45knowing he meant to mark me for life.

00:55:48Night hung thick and dark.

00:55:50A blood-red moon hung high over the sky,

00:55:52bathing the entire forest in a faint crimson glow.

00:55:55Isabella waited eagerly for Sebastian to claim her mark,

00:55:57her eyes sparkling with quiet excitement and anticipation.

00:56:00Are you ready?

00:56:00This mark will bind you to me completely as my mate,

00:56:03and awaken the full strength of your pure-blood Luna lineage.

00:56:05Yes.

00:56:06Sebastian rested his hands gently on Isabella's shoulders,

00:56:09and pressed his warm lips to hers to leave his mark.

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

00:56:14yet Isabella did not flinch for a moment.

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

00:56:18The instant the mark settled Bastion's royal time

00:56:20with Isabella's pure-blood Luna energy,

00:56:22golden light swirled around them both.

00:56:24Her golden iris was blazing brighter than ever,

00:56:27as her ancient pure-blood era fully awakened within her.

00:56:31From this day on,

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

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

00:56:35This mark is my vow to you.

00:56:38I trust you.

00:56:41Hidden in the shadows,

00:56:43Selina watched every moment unfold.

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

00:56:46consumed by bitter resentment.

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

00:56:50She quietly pulled out her communicator,

00:56:52and reached out to Sebastian's elder brother William.

00:56:54Why should they have everything?

00:56:55I will take back what belongs to me,

00:56:57and make them pay for standing in my way.

00:56:59Sebastian looked down at Isabella beside him,

00:57:02brushing the soft smile from her lips with tender reverence.

00:57:05He knew he no longer needed to hide his identity.

00:57:07At last, he could protect her openly,

00:57:10without fear or pretend.

00:57:11I will protect you,

00:57:12protect our child,

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

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

00:57:19Sebastian began preparing for the Lycan royal coronation ceremony.

00:57:22On that day,

00:57:23he would publicly reveal his true identity as the rightful royal heir,

00:57:26be officially crowned Lycan king,

00:57:28and formally proclaim Isabella the legitimate Lycan queen,

00:57:30honored and revered by all werewolf claims.

00:57:33Meanwhile,

00:57:34life grew increasingly bleak for Evan's blood moon pack.

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

00:57:39rogue packs began raiding their borders relentlessly,

00:57:41casualties mounted,

00:57:42their territory fell into ruin,

00:57:44and the entire clan twittered on the brink of collapse.

00:57:47Evan,

00:57:47if we carry on like this,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:58:04cold and unpredictable.

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

00:58:07we'll only humiliate ourselves.

00:58:08Do we still care about pride?

00:58:09Saving our pack is all that matters.

00:58:11We'll dress common minor clan guests and blend into the crowd.

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

00:58:15we'll find a chance to enratiate ourselves.

00:58:17Evan stared at his ravaged territory and his fading clan members.

00:58:20Overcome by desperation and ambition,

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

00:58:24set on curing favor with the new Lycan king to secure his pack's survival.

00:58:28Upon hearing news of the ceremony,

00:58:30Selina chose not to go with Evan and Martha.

00:58:33She waited alone for William,

00:58:35Sebastian's elder brother,

00:58:36whom she had secretly allied with.

00:58:38Sebastian thinks he can claim the throne and reign in peace.

00:58:43William has already promised me he will seize power at the coronation.

00:58:47Once William overtows Sebastian and takes the crown,

00:58:50I will be his one and only queen,

00:58:54the true Lycan queen.

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

00:58:59She drowned herself in ambitious fantasies,

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

00:59:04completely unaware she was nothing more than a pawn he had long been using.

00:59:10The Lycan holy mountain blazed with coronation splendor.

00:59:13Golden light spilled over the peaks.

00:59:15Royal guards standing tall with imposing presence.

00:59:18Powerful werewolf leaders from every clan filed in to take their seats.

00:59:21The entire sacred grounds steeped in solemn grandeur.

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

00:59:26blending silently into the guest crowd and slipping into the ceremony grounds.

00:59:29They gazed up at the luxurious royal days,

00:59:31watching the dignified clan leaders around them,

00:59:33envy clear in their eyes.

00:59:34Both resolved to seize any chance to win the new Lion King's favor and save their family.

00:59:38Their gaze drifted casually across the gathering,

00:59:41and they froze instantly,

00:59:42spotting Isabella and Sebastian standing side by side.

00:59:45Disdain and contempt settled over their faces at once.

00:59:48Look! Is that Isabella?

00:59:50How dare she intrude on a royal coronation!

00:59:53They exchanged a glance,

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

00:59:56Evan's tone turned sharp with quiet mockery.

00:59:59And beside her,

01:00:00that's the rough low-class werewolf who bought her at the black market.

01:00:04A nobody with no standing.

01:00:06How dare he set foot on sacred lichen royal grounds!

01:00:09Echoing his scorn,

01:00:10her disgust deepening,

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

01:00:13Both are outcasts unfit for high society,

01:00:16only here to leech off prestige and cling to power.

01:00:19They clearly snuck in uninvited with no status or lineage.

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

01:00:23guards will drive them out publicly,

01:00:25and they'll be the laughingstock of everyone present.

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

01:00:31blocking Isabella and Sebastian's path.

01:00:33Their manner arrogant and their words cutting.

01:00:35Isabella,

01:00:36you exiled golden-eyed freak!

01:00:38How dare you sneak into a royal coronation,

01:00:40parading around with this low-class werewolf!

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

01:00:44Sebastian, I still remember your ragged state at the black market.

01:00:47A nobody like you has no right to stand on sacred ground.

01:00:51Take her and leave before you embarrass yourselves further.

01:00:53Whether we belong here is none of your concern.

01:00:55You two snuck in without invitations,

01:00:57yet you still dare to act high and mighty?

01:00:59Sebastian drew Isabella gently to his side,

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

01:01:04his tone soft and unassuming.

01:01:05Alpha Evan, Lady Martha,

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

01:01:09We mean no trouble,

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

01:01:11Seeing Sebastian's apparent weakness

01:01:13emboldened Martha further.

01:01:15She stepped forward sharply,

01:01:16her tone growing harsher still.

01:01:18Leave is not enough!

01:01:19A low-class werewolf

01:01:21trespassing on royal sacred ground,

01:01:22you will apologize to us.

01:01:26Exactly.

01:01:27Beg forgiveness and get out.

01:01:29When the Lion King arrives,

01:01:31he'll strip your wolf power and shame you publicly.

01:01:33A flicker of cold calm passed through Sebastian's eyes,

01:01:36though his tone remained mild,

01:01:37edged with quiet certainty.

01:01:38Is that so?

01:01:39Then let us wait and see

01:01:40who ends up embarrassed before everyone.

01:01:41Isabella lifted her gaze,

01:01:43a faint glimmer shining in her golden eyes.

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

01:01:46looking wronged,

01:01:47yet forcing herself to stay complete.

01:01:48You carry yourself so arrogantly,

01:01:50do you not fear angering the liking king?

01:01:53Martha scoffed openly,

01:01:55utterly dismissive of their words.

01:01:57Anger the king?

01:01:58The only ones embarrassing themselves here are you two.

01:02:01The king will punish you, not us.

01:02:05Their taunt stung sharp and loud in my ears.

01:02:08I had no wish to waste time on these petty troublemakers,

01:02:11only wanting to turn away

01:02:12and let the ceremony proceed undisturbed.

01:02:14Pay them no mind.

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

01:02:17I nodded and turned to leave with him.

01:02:19But Evan took my silence as defeat,

01:02:21stepping forward to block our path,

01:02:23wearing a mocking, triumphant smirk.

01:02:26Cat got your tongue?

01:02:27Can't argue back, so you try to run?

01:02:29I knew it.

01:02:30You're both small-minded nobodies,

01:02:32unfit to stand against us.

01:02:33Run won't save you.

01:02:35Apologize here today,

01:02:36or everyone will see the two of you

01:02:38brought low and humiliated.

01:02:42I frowned, ready to speak,

01:02:44when solemn ceremonial horns echoed across the grounds.

01:02:46A hush fell instantly,

01:02:47every gaze turning towards the high das.

01:02:49The host's voice boomed across the holy mountain,

01:02:51clear and authoritative through spiritual resonance.

01:02:53The auspicious hour has come.

01:02:55The Lycan king's coronation ceremony begins.

01:02:58All rise for the rightful Lycan royal heir,

01:03:01Lord Sebastian,

01:03:02and his fated mate,

01:03:04Lady Isabella,

01:03:05to ascend the royal daze.

01:03:10Golden light burst across the sky.

01:03:17I, Sebastian,

01:03:19rightful heir to the Lycan throne,

01:03:20have quelled my brother's rebellion

01:03:22and reclaimed my royal birthright.

01:03:24Today I ascend officially as Lion King

01:03:26and proclaim Isabella my sole Lion Queen.

01:03:29May all clans honor our rule

01:03:30and find peace under our protection.

01:03:33This was my mate,

01:03:34the one destined to walk beside me for all time.

01:03:37In the next instant,

01:03:39two sharp, disbelieving voices

01:03:41shattered the ceremony's solemnity.

01:03:44Impossible.

01:03:44It cannot be.

01:03:45How can you be the Lycan king?

01:03:47You are nothing but a ragged nobody

01:03:48from the black market.

01:03:49You're pretending to claim the throne.

01:03:50Yes, you're an imposter.

01:03:52A low-class werewolf

01:03:53could never be Lycan royal heir.

01:03:54You've tricked everyone

01:03:55with some underhanded scheme.

01:03:56The true Lord King

01:03:57could never be someone like you.

01:03:59They shouted hysterically

01:04:00as if their refusal alone

01:04:01could undo reality.

01:04:03I watched their frantic display

01:04:05with complete indifference.

01:04:06It was utterly ridiculous now.

01:04:08The nobody they mocked

01:04:09was now the king.

01:04:10The outcasts they humiliated.

01:04:12Now their queen.

01:04:16Insolent fools.

01:04:18To speak treason

01:04:20at the Lycan king's coronation.

01:04:22To deny royal lineage

01:04:24and dishonor the crown,

01:04:26you court your own doom.

01:04:29Guards, seize them!

01:04:31These two trespassed

01:04:32uninvited on sacred ceremony grounds,

01:04:34insulted the king and queen,

01:04:35and flouted royal decree.

01:04:36By order of the crown,

01:04:37stripped three-tenths

01:04:38of their wolf power,

01:04:39expelled them from the holy mountain,

01:04:40and banned them permanently

01:04:41from all Lycan territory.

01:04:43Any who defy this ruling

01:04:44shall be put to death

01:04:45without hesitation.

01:04:49He hated his own blindness and pride,

01:04:51mocking the true Lion King,

01:04:53and now reaping the ruin

01:04:54he had sown.

01:04:55Your majesty King Sebastian,

01:04:57I beg forgiveness.

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

01:04:59I swear it.

01:05:00Your grace,

01:05:00Queen Isabella,

01:05:01please show mercy.

01:05:02We will never insult you again,

01:05:04never trespass on royal ceremony grounds.

01:05:06Spare us this once.

01:05:07You mock freely when you hold pride,

01:05:09yet beg for mercy and ruin.

01:05:11Your arrogance and ignorance

01:05:12deserve no forgiveness from me.

01:05:14They had brought this upon themselves,

01:05:16casting me aside,

01:05:17humiliating me,

01:05:17looking down on others,

01:05:18and now they face the consequences.

01:05:20They left an utter disgrace,

01:05:22their pride shattered beyond repair.

01:05:27Selene alone beneath the shade of a tree,

01:05:30she clutched her communicator tightly.

01:05:33Why hasn't William come?

01:05:34He swore he would overthrow Sebastian

01:05:36at the coronation.

01:05:37Once he takes the crown,

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

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

01:05:42The Lion was dead completely.

01:05:45No, this can't be.

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

01:05:48He must have been stopped by Sebastian's guards,

01:05:50caught in trouble somehow.

01:05:52William!

01:05:53William!

01:06:00Selene, you are foolish and greedy indeed.

01:06:03Did you truly believe I would risk everything

01:06:05for the throne or crown you queen?

01:06:07I only used you to drain your wealth

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

01:06:10At last the truth crashed over her.

01:06:12This had never been anything

01:06:14but a carefully laid trap.

01:06:16Please, my wealth, my crown,

01:06:18everything is gone.

01:06:20He lied to me.

01:06:21He truly lied to me.

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

01:06:27secret alliance with William.

01:06:29She was branded an enemy of the Lion Crown,

01:06:33blacklisted across all werewolf lands.

01:06:35Foolish woman.

01:06:36Not only were you deceived,

01:06:37you dragged my pack into ruin.

01:06:39Do not show yourself to me again.

01:06:41We are finished.

01:06:42Evan, please help me.

01:06:44I know I was wrong.

01:06:45I only wanted a better life.

01:06:46Clean up the mess you made alone.

01:06:48Someone like you is not worthy of standing beside me.

01:06:54Penniless and without allies,

01:06:56she became a public joke

01:06:58among the werewolf clans.

01:07:00She spent her days adrift

01:07:02in loneliness and regret.

01:07:04Evan was stripped of part of his wolf power.

01:07:06His former alpha dominance

01:07:08faded away entirely.

01:07:09I let vanity blind me

01:07:11and look down on Sebastian out of pride.

01:07:14This ruin is entirely my own fault.

01:07:16If only I hadn't urged you to seek favor.

01:07:18If only I hadn't angered the royal family.

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

01:07:22There is nothing we can do.

01:07:24Our pack fades.

01:07:25We are powerless to protect it.

01:07:26We can only leave our fate to time.

01:07:28The old glory of the blood moon pack

01:07:30faded into memory.

01:07:32The clan declined steadily into obscurity,

01:07:36struggling merely to survive.

01:07:42All external conflicts faded away

01:07:44and the last traces of royal rebellion

01:07:46were couldn't quelled completely.

01:07:49Peace settled over every corner

01:07:51of werewolf territory.

01:07:54Sebastian ruled the Lycan throne steadily,

01:07:57managing clan affairs with calm order,

01:07:59leaving no room for further chaos.

01:08:02With Pup now growing inside me,

01:08:05I rested quietly in the Lyman royal mansion.

01:08:08Sebastian set aside many official duties

01:08:10to stay by my side,

01:08:12tending to my every need

01:08:13with gentle, careful devotion.

01:08:15You don't have to stay by my side every moment.

01:08:18Royal affairs keep you busy.

01:08:19Don't let me hold you back.

01:08:21The throne matters,

01:08:22but you and the pup you carry

01:08:24matter most in my life.

01:08:27The elders contend to all trivial matters.

01:08:29Ella also remained safely

01:08:30within the royal household,

01:08:32staying close to keep me company

01:08:33and looking after my daily needs

01:08:35with heartfelt care.

01:08:36Rest easy and focus on your pregnancy, Luna.

01:08:39I'll stay right here with you

01:08:40so you have nothing to worry about.

01:08:44Sebastian tangled his fingers with mine,

01:08:47his eyes soft.

01:08:50Ella smiled quietly beside us.

01:08:52Sunlight spilled through the window,

01:08:55warm and calm,

01:08:56over all three of us.

01:08:57The love of ありがとう

01:08:59daughter never again.

01:08:59You

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