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