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Ditched By Wolves, Claimed By The Serpent - Ep ✅ FULL [Eng Sub]
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00:02afraid the snake gets jealous
00:04his feelings aren't my concern but i genuinely can't be bothered to see you
00:09i'm not your owner anymore you are we never thought of chloe as our owner
00:13we never touched her either if you'd wanted we would have helped you disappear from that wedding
00:19a long time ago so in your eyes i'm still your owner but in mine you haven't been worth that
00:27in a long time
00:33director ashford these contracts need your review come in i set the pen down
00:39before you go let everyone know those three shifters downstairs are not to be let up
00:45if they come back have security remove them understood director also you have a meeting
00:50shortly what coffee would you like oh right the meeting i picked up my phone and sent
00:56vance a small emoji a little pat might be home late be good and wait for me without waiting
01:02for a reply i stood smoothed the front of my jacket and walked out actually no coffee just
01:10water tell everyone the conference room of course director ashford vance was often with
01:16me when i worked sometimes when i'd been absorbed in something too long a cool smooth tail would
01:22drift over and coil slowly around my waist why is he so clingy i sighed more fond than exasperated
01:29and stroked a tail in what i hoped was reassuring human form this time please shifter form is
01:36genuinely too much okay i never asked about his other identity whether he was the heir to some
01:46family or the head of some organization what his name meant in the world outside these walls i wasn't
01:52curious i only needed him here that was enough the way ethan had once said at the airport we actually
01:58have our own names i don't need to know and i don't want to that had been the end of
02:02it as for the
02:03business deals vance had quietly helped put into motion i chose not to notice i simply rewarded him
02:09from time to time small things warmly given vance had hurt eric and evan badly enough that it had
02:15taken time for them to recover by the time they were well i was gone they couldn't find me eventually
02:20it seemed they'd left the ashford estate too until recently
02:27director ashford there are three people downstairs requesting to see you
02:31they say their names are ethan eric and evan put them through yes ma'am elena you're back in the
02:42country i am come meet us no time not interested i stepped into the role chloe had been holding
02:53and i was better at it the group began to stabilize my father's condition improved somewhat
02:58i mentioned it to vance absently in the top floor office
03:05when a sick person suddenly gets better sometimes it's a last flare of strength before
03:10the end vance's pale fingers wound slowly through a strand of my hair i see
03:19father got worse again
03:22his current condition left him with no real grip on the company he knew it i went to visit him
03:32sign over whatever shares you have left all of them the man in the hospital bed frail now
03:38aged past recognition erupted in fury but all he could do was cough you built this company
03:45do you want to watch chloe run it into the ground he glared i smiled give a little now and
03:53i'll make
03:53sure she's taken care of you've already seen what she becomes without me that's your precious
03:59daughter when you're not watching
04:06father i'm your daughter too i have your blood
04:12who better to leave it with he stared at me for a long time something painful moved behind his eyes
04:19i smiled everything was in place tall striking almost violently beautiful she recognized him her
04:26sister as a child had found a half-dead venomous snake and refused to leave it alone chloe had
04:31screamed at her then get away from it are you insane her kind oblivious sister hadn't listened
04:37she'd nursed the snake back to health her sister had probably forgotten all about it chloe remembered
04:41so she brought vance home she knew why he agreed he could smell her sister's presence in the house
04:45traces left from childhood here to repay a kindness what a pity my sister won't even know who you are
04:51vance didn't like chloe not even a little and the more he didn't the more she wanted that to
04:55change it never did then her sister called wanting to trade chloe barely thought about it and said yes
05:00good let this cold snake see exactly what kind of person her sister is how she opens her hands for
05:05everyone and how quickly she can close them as expected the three wolves took to chloe almost
05:10instantly but what she hadn't expected her sister had genuinely forgotten vance and yet she still
05:15treated him gently instinctively why after everything that's been done to her why can't
05:19she just stop a dying snake as a child a litter of abandoned wolf pups she picked them all up
05:24impossible infuriating it was fine her sister was about to be forced into a marriage with a man
05:29who'd outlasted three wives the pressure would crush her would she come crawling to chloe then the
05:34way chloe used to visit bringing gifts to that small apartment the generous sibling would she
05:39finally be desperate enough to need chloe's help that would be the right choice come to her sister
05:43not scatter kindness into the void chloe thought about all of it with something close to pleasure
05:47until she realized her sister had played her as they got older chloe learned something she was prettier
05:53than her sister not that her sister was ugly she was genuinely lovely in a quiet clean way but chloe
05:58had inherited every striking feature with perfect precision head to toe so the pattern became this
06:04those who saw chloe first then her sister looked vaguely let down those who saw her sister first then
06:09chloe looked stunned every time this happened chloe thought to herself her sister must be so hurt so
06:16humiliated when they were teenagers her sister drew attention the ashford family's eldest daughter graceful
06:22enough that boys noticed despite everything inevitably those boys noticed chloe and redirected
06:28of course they did she was brighter prettier warmer pathetic shallow idiots chloe thought it internally
06:33all contempt but honestly if they'd spent more time with her sister they'd have found out her sister was
06:38smarter and more interesting than anyone gave her credit for too bad they lacked the patience to look
06:43past the surface at that thought chloe would feel something almost like pity poor thing no matter how
06:48kind her sister was to everyone people still chose chloe she imagined her sister in the dark seething with
06:54jealousy hating her somehow that thought made the exhaustion of performing warmth all day vanish chloe would
07:00hum to herself lighter then she met a snake shifter her sister always had people around her boys and
07:07girls a full crowd her sister stood in the middle of them smiling then she noticed chloe and waved
07:18chloe come here when the others saw chloe their expressions shifted to something like wonder chloe
07:25walked over her sister reached into her pocket and pressed a candy into her hand i saved this for you
07:32strawberry your favorite chloe took it happily then one of the girls said elena is so thoughtful she
07:41remembers everyone's favorite chloe's smile went stiff why she was her sister why was she this nice
07:47to everyone shouldn't she save the best of herself for chloe chloe turned and walked away
07:55behind her voices floated is that your sister she's gorgeous like a doll her eyes are so big her skin
08:04she didn't hear what her sister said back she turned the corner and dropped the strawberry candy into a
08:09trash can i switched to an overseas number no one could reach me chloe never ended up marrying the man
08:15the two families became enemies when i returned my parents had aged my father spent most of his time
08:21in a hospital bed they couldn't trust the extended family with the company so they'd given it to chloe
08:25but under chloe's management the group was declining steadily then i walked through the door
08:31my mother's hand rose on instinct she was going to slap me i stepped back i smiled are you sure
08:38i'm the only one who can save you now froze mid-air i looked over chloe had her eyes locked
08:43on me
08:43sharp and searching but she looked nothing like before the polish was gone she was frayed worn down
08:49by everything she'd been holding together about her too long time no see little sister for her gaze
08:54away and burst into tears chloe had hated her sister since childhood why it started in primary school
09:01man sat beside me on the flight he looked down long lashes casting a faint shadow across his cheeks
09:09so you really were gonna take the groom's place and marry me
09:16you move fast after realizing i wasn't there it slipped out immediately that brief shadow on the
09:22live stream only i would have recognized it your scent went faint right the terrifying thing about
09:28shifters was their sense of smell precise and absolute i'll be overseas for a while until the timing is
09:35right to come back vance leaned in close that cool faint air of his wrapped around me
09:41his lips pressed lightly to the side of my neck this time he didn't bite i almost smiled they said
09:48wolves
09:48were canines bonded hard but this cold-blooded snake seemed more bonded than any of them over the months
09:55that followed the ashford family fell into disarray vance settled behind me his chin coming to rest on my
10:01shoulder one arm loosely circling my waist an embrace cool as winter air i'm talking to you vance smiled
10:10why something unsettling in it would it make you happy if something happened to them
10:15i paused eric and evan were ethan's brothers why would they're getting hurt make him happy ethan's throat moved
10:24where are they no idea probably close to dead though ice went through me but ethan contrary to
10:32everything i'd expected didn't turn and run you're both leaving together isn't it obvious why are you
10:41taking him the vein at ethan's temple stood out you all right chloe gave him to me i'm his owner
10:50then you're still mine you all belong to chloe now don't you remember
10:56you're the one who sent me to her something dark pooled in his eyes i heard everything you said in
11:02the living room that morning how much you all liked chloe i was doing you a favor
11:09and now you're turning it around on me you heard all of that i had nothing more to say to
11:14him i pulled
11:15vance by the hand and turned to go ethan moved to follow and was stopped by the airport security
11:21i'd quietly arranged in advance at the airport my phone rang
11:28the fake husband his voice was hard come back marry me what's your problem you're not worth it i blocked
11:36him too honestly i'd overlooked him i hadn't thought he'd be this delusional
11:43i'd been waiting for a while when a shadow fell across me i smiled without looking up you're here
11:48i raised my eyes ethan i blinked what's that face disappointed who were you expecting
11:57vance his expression went cold really can't catch a break he's not coming i nodded kept my face easy
12:03ethan dropped into the seat beside me i didn't expect you to actually pull off an escape don't
12:07bother me i really i cut him off he shut his mouth bit down on his back teeth he switched
12:12tactics no
12:13cold edge this time where are you going not your business elena where are eric and evan ethan's
12:19expression changed they're blocking vance aren't they his face went tight then i saw him vance came
12:28through the crowd in long strides a dried cut at his temple marks on his neck something low and dark
12:33in
12:34set of his expression when he reached me the sharp smell of blood came with him are you okay ethan
12:40clenched his jaw what did you do to them chloe's perfect face was streaked with tears shaking her
12:52head backing behind my father father's face was iron gray where's elena find her she's gone too far
12:59you said you had feelings for me her sister was willing to step aside for us and you can't even
13:03i have no idea what's going on since my son loves chloe why not let chloe take her place it's
13:07still a
13:08happy occasion for both families i'd had the foresight to block my parents the butler and chloe before
13:12leaving even with the groom's mother trying to smooth things over they couldn't afford to make a
13:17scene my mother went still then looked at chloe chloe bit her lip her voice came out no what do
13:23you
13:23mean no were you lying to me this whole time don't you have feelings for me i don't you had
13:27three wives die
13:28on you why would i ever like you complete chaos i watched with genuine satisfaction then i spotted
13:37ethan eric and evan in the corner of the frame their expressions were something else entirely
13:41the left side was also empty the venue erupted i stared at the screen two minutes later my fake
13:47husband rushed in he recovered took the microphone actually today's bride was never elena ashfun the
13:55bride i've been waiting for is my true love miss chloe ashfun that was when vance's call came
14:02through where are you on the way to the airport you before i could finish asking a news alert pushed
14:11to
14:11my screen male family heir confirmed for tonight's high-profile wedding not a pure human reports indicate
14:16he is a shifter i tapped it immediately a tall unmistakable silhouette comments below looks like a
14:22snake shifter cold-blooded running a corporation actually kind of fitting something clicked in my
14:26mind vance were you just trashed the wedding i swallowed it back i'm planning to lay low abroad
14:31for a while until things settle i hung up if vance wanted to follow he would if not i didn't
14:36mind
14:37either way i turned back to the live stream total chaos at the venue the wedding day arrived the city's
14:43most prestigious hotel over 30 000 white roses cascading from the ceiling crystal chandeliers threading
14:49through the waterfall of petals long tables draped in ivory jacquard champagne flutes standing in neat
14:54rows catching the light with a faint golden tint every detail was breathtaking big budget i took one
14:59look then was ushered into the backstage dressing room over the next three hours the guest list filled
15:04from backstage i heard the steady murmur of congratulations my parents appeared several
15:08times to confirm i was still there and cooperating i looked at myself in the mirror flawless makeup then
15:13i checked the clock the ceremony was about to begin i'd already taken care of the makeup artist
15:18and assistant in advance i gathered the heavy skirt and slipped out elena the bathroom straight ahead
15:22the assistant kept pace so no one in the hallway questioned it
15:29once inside i stripped off the gown efficiently and changed into the clothes she'd stashed in her bag
15:34something light with sneakers and opened the window a black car was parked close by first floor
15:39i climbed onto the sill and dropped down cleanly
15:44once in the car i called vance
15:50two rings no answer i frowned maybe the venue was too loud he didn't hear it
15:54head to the airport the car pulled into traffic i opened my phone and found the live stream
15:59my fake husband had insisted on broadcasting the ceremony he wanted the world to see the moment
16:03chloe stepped forward out of love lucky for me that made watching very convenient welcome
16:08our bride and groom from both sides both doors opened simultaneously the right side where i was
16:15supposed to stand was empty i laughed when i looked at the left side a shadow there for just a
16:20second
16:21my smile faded vance the days before the wedding i was perfectly calm i tried on jewelry the estate
16:29meanwhile had developed its own sustained low pressure system even chloe who normally at least
16:34maintained the pretense of civility stopped by to take a shot didn't expect five percent of the shares
16:39to be enough to break you i had no reaction that seemed to infuriate her more do you know how
16:44much i'll
16:45have eventually when father's gone all of it comes to me i paused i actually looked at her she looked
16:52satisfied jealous the filial piety in this household is truly something i couldn't help but think
17:00pathetic evan kept his face blank eric nodded ethan scrolled through his phone and said nothing
17:06pathetic are they talking about me i didn't care what they thought i was watching vance he wasn't as
17:12dark as i'd expected he just lifted his gaze and those black fathomless eyes met mine that's when i
17:18realized it when his eyes weren't carrying that cold hostility they were beautiful the shape subtle
17:24the outer corners lifting just slightly an unintentional almost lazy quality to the look
17:30the day i came home with the marriage certificate and my fake husband the entire ashford family was
17:35seated at the dining table everyone's face said something different the news about the arranged
17:40marriage had already spread through the household i caught vance's eye from across the room a small
17:45reassuring look his expression was flat but i could feel it the suppressed hostility simmering
17:50underneath the faint darkness around him it was fine once everything was resolved i had a place for
17:55him and what came next i gave him a small calm smile from across the room he glanced at me
18:00once
18:00then looked away when i slipped into the kitchen to help carry dishes eric was at the sink you don't
18:07like
18:07him who your husband eric smiled pleasantly elena ask me nicely and i'll help you run i looked at him
18:17he clarified the other two are on board too the other two ethan and evan that explained why all three
18:22of them had been off today eric's voice dropped just a shade too deliberate you don't want to spend
18:27the rest of your life with someone you don't even like do you mind your own business you'll regret this
18:33elena regret after dinner chloe chatted brightly with my fake husband effortless and radiant
18:41i slipped away to the study alone and signed the share transfer documents
18:46next week the grand wedding and the show was just getting started a few days later a private room
18:53at a cafe i took a calm sip of coffee i looked across the table and cut straight to the
18:58point i know
18:58you're in love with chloe he looked up surprised set his phone down i also know you've been approaching
19:04our family with a marriage proposal you want chloe but they keep deflecting you with the excuse that
19:10the eldest daughter has to marry first who wouldn't prefer your sister she's not indifferent to me either
19:17she just says she won't compete with you because you liked me first
19:21i have a way to get you what you want what way we get a fake marriage certificate
19:27if chloe really does feel something for you she'll get jealous when she sees us together
19:32right a fake certificate people only realize what they want when they think they're losing it
19:38if you act close to me let her see it she'll be devastated then at the ceremony itself i disappear
19:45no bride she won't be able to stand watching you humiliated in front of everyone she'll step in
19:55then you tell her it's always been her have a ring ready something chosen just for her she'll be moved
20:04that's not wrong
20:09i know we'd never make each other happy you love chloe that deeply and she feels something for you
20:14i'd rather the two of you get to be happy miss ashford i misjudged you i had no idea you
20:20were so
20:21generous as long as you're both happy first snakes were notoriously insatiable snake shifters even more
20:30so if chloe hadn't said he was celibate i never would have asked for him second certain things were
20:36simply too much but i really am getting married so i'll probably need to give you back to chloe for
20:42now
20:42she won't be marrying anytime soon something moved behind vance's eyes at last right as something
20:47brutal flickered across his gaze i asked quietly do you wanna go back to chloe have i made you miserable
20:56no you're actually pretty proactive about the housework the next second he lowered himself over me
21:03his shadow swallowing everything
21:08then don't even think about getting rid of me
21:11i was quiet then i reached out and gently touched his tail
21:15don't worry
21:17about what exactly i shook my head inwardly i had a plan already
21:22i haven't lived here in months it's still that strong
21:26something dangerous spread through the air i genuinely feared he'd consume me his sharp teeth
21:32dragged against my collarbone
21:36you just took a suppresses yesterday i brought you up here to tell you something
21:41i'm getting married
21:43vance didn't release me the way i expected instead his tail coiled tighter and i was lifted and dropped
21:49onto the bed he loomed over me then his tail slipped beneath the hem of my shirt
21:54i grabbed it on instinct then looked away fast he watched me gaze darkening
22:01you dislike me
22:04no that's not aren't you my owner shadow fell over me
22:08or are you afraid honestly a little
22:13i came back downstairs to the same quiet i walked over to vance i also had something to say to
22:19him
22:20let me show you my room evan looked at me suspiciously you haven't been back in months what's there to
22:26see
22:29want to come too
22:31who said i did chloe was picking through the fruit bowl
22:34father's still home
22:36maybe it's not appropriate her voice was deliberate
22:39you have three shifters with you i'm bringing one to my room what exactly is inappropriate
22:47we never
22:50you make a fair point sis but vance still has to be willing
22:55every pair of eyes in the room turned to the man with the perfectly unreadable face
23:00let's go
23:01i nodded and gestured for him to follow whatever the others looked like behind me
23:05i didn't care to check my room was white and minimal clean someone had kept it dusted
23:10i cleared my throat ready to speak something coiled around my waist the tail your scent is so strong
23:16here
23:19register the marriage first hold the wedding after father leaned back in his chair and sipped his tea
23:25once everything is settled i'll transfer the five percent i didn't hesitate
23:30i want the shares the moment the certificate is signed the teacup hit the saucer hard the lines
23:35around his eyes deepened with irritation you really have that little faith in your own family
23:38i sighed i'm just worried chloe might throw a fit and my share disappears again he flinched
23:43visibly the irritation held but after a long beat he relented come back with your husband and
23:48the marriage certificate it said everything about what my compliance meant to them and beyond that
23:52this share transfer would also serve as a gesture of loyalty to the man i was marrying
23:56after all assets acquired during marriage get split between spouses
24:01i didn't comment on any of that and stood to leave
24:04you'll stay at the estate until the wedding no wandering off and those shifters cut that off
24:10before the ceremony that single sentence detonated evan unfolded himself from the couch pulling that
24:16sharp grin come again then a cool hand yanked me behind him vance smiled barely back off eric's
24:25expression hardened what did you just say the tension in the room snapped taut then chloe came down from
24:31upstairs all brightness i could hear you from my room what's going on they think the mark on my neck
24:37is a hickey they seem unhappy about it and want to investigate predictably chloe's smile flickered
24:44her gaze settled on my neck
24:49so is it what do you think i deflected she didn't answer silence ethan sauntered over hands in his pocket
24:58you always covered marks like that why show it today probably because i don't consider this a
25:04hiccup that seemed to click for the others evan blinked now that you mention it you used to cover
25:08everything eric's eyes narrowed sis father wants you in his study you don't need to follow her up
25:14i slipped my hand quietly from vance's grip and paused i looked back at the room don't give him trouble
25:23we give him trouble elena in your eyes were turned and walked away before he could finish
25:29silence behind me back at the ashford estate the entire first floor just ethan eric and evan
25:37the atmosphere was awkward evan set down his game controller and glanced up eyes tracking from me to
25:43advance ethan drawled why are you here it's my house can i come back ethan's expression didn't
25:51change but the corner of his mouth curved up slightly i stared eric set down the fruit he'd
25:55been arranging and walked toward me chloe said you refused to come home for months and now you show up
26:02did you miss us i stepped back before i could speak evan stopped don't even wonder without us she
26:08couldn't last a day she doesn't look particularly heartbroken to me ethan's eyes snapped up who asked
26:16you sharp hostile energy surged through the room i reached back quickly and pressed my hand over vance's
26:21cool beneath my palm trying to calm him the same as yesterday wolves and snakes were both apex level
26:27shifters if they actually fought it wouldn't end clean what you brought him here to make us jealous
26:34snakes are cold-blooded and from what chloe says this one's worse than most no feelings at all
26:41you don't actually think you can change him do you then eric grabbed my jaw fingers tight uncomfortably
26:49tight his stare locked onto my neck the mark from last night his voice came down slow and deliberate
26:55what's that a hickey i rushed after him found him bent over the washing machine pulling out clean laundry
27:01piece by piece hanging it to dry eric had put my clothes in the wash that morning he hadn't taken
27:05them out before he left i watched vance's long fingers handle my clothes and scratched my cheek
27:11i'll buy a dryer in a few days then you won't have to do this vance said nothing i never
27:15got the chance
27:15to buy that dryer the next morning an uninvited guest appeared the ashford estates butler stood at my door
27:22with measured deference miss your father says you've had enough time it's time to return and proceed with the
27:30arranged marriage no the butler smiled miss this is the wish of both the master and madam he stepped
27:40aside several bodyguards materialized behind him i laughed coldly aren't you worried i'll stab the man
27:47with a knife on the wedding day and then kill myself the butler's expression faltered the master said
27:53should you agree to the marriage you will receive five percent of the ashford group shares hand on the
27:58door went still the butler seemed to have anticipated exactly this the car is waiting downstairs
28:07also the second miss asked that you bring mr vance along i glanced back advance we made eye contact
28:13his dark eyes were as unreadable as ever yet somehow a chill crawled down my spine good thing the door
28:21had
28:21closed in time the scent hadn't drifted out the footsteps faded i pushed the snake shifter off and
28:27didn't let myself look at his tail i rummaged quickly for the heat suppressants the same ones
28:32i'd used on ethan eric and evan during their heat cycles when it became too much even for me plenty
28:38left
28:38i tossed them to him then went to wash my face when i came back to the living room his
28:43tail was gone the
28:44man was draped across the couch long legs crossed expression back to its cold shuttered default he
28:50glanced up at me i thought you were i started confused celibate his voice was low and rough it's
28:56a theological response it's been too long since my last suppressor oh knowing chloe's personality
29:01if she'd actually wanted to sleep with him she wouldn't have kept him on suppressants and judging
29:04by what had just happened it wasn't like he could hold back indefinitely so how had he been managing
29:08before but if he didn't want to say i wasn't going to pry i poured a glass of warm water
29:12and handed it
29:13to him rest today you can help with the housework tomorrow and if you need more recovery time take
29:18it cut me off you treated them the same way i blinked them he meant ethan and the others i
29:24was
29:24quiet for a second then nodded equality between pure humans and shifters was the standard now
29:29technically but given a shifter's nature the bonding the recognition of owners there was always emphasis
29:35on extending extra consideration to them long quietness my name is vance i registered it and
29:41smiled nice to meet you i'm elena he stood expressionless and walked toward the balcony
29:47the bedroom isn't that way wait are you going to jump if you don't like it here i can ask
29:51chloe to
29:51take you but his tail cushioned the impact it didn't hurt his breath spilled across my neck
29:56my skin broke into shivers then sharp knocking at the door eric's voice from outside are you okay
30:02my fingers stirred the pale cold gold vertical pupils staring down at me seemed to darken
30:08the coil around my waist tightened i didn't reach for the door are you in pain let me get you
30:14some
30:14heat suppresses okay the pressure around me paused the mating scent that had been thickening stopped
30:19spreading more knocking harder now chloe's voice uncertain sis are you both okay in there i thought
30:25i'd calmed him down i let out a breath i was about to speak a coldness at my neck he
30:30bit me not soft like
30:32claiming something and yet beneath it a trace of something almost indulgent i muffled a sound my
30:37voice came out slightly adrift we're fine you can go ethan's drawl you sure she said she's fine evan
30:46cut in impatient then a beat later elena that snake didn't hit you did he no i bit my lower
30:52lip behind
30:53my neck a cool tongue traced over the mark chloe didn't explain she studied my expression nothing there
30:59maybe one of them should stay with you you seem upset evan didn't move from chloe's side ethan
31:05leaned against the wall bored eric's smile stayed thin and cool no one spoke chloe wasn't surprised
31:11she gave me a small comforting smile between the two of us i was never the one who got chosen
31:17we'd both made peace with that a long time ago and him at my words chloe's posture barely shifted
31:23then she turned towards the door come in heavy footsteps a man stepped forward tall with an
31:30almost aggressive stillness to him the next second i was looking directly into a pair of dark shadow
31:38filled eyes hello his gaze came from above sticky appraising i broke out in goosebumps he didn't
31:46acknowledge me he's just like this sis if it's too much tell me and i'll take him back who is
31:53he
31:53chloe clearly didn't want to explain i didn't know where to begin either she smiled and pivoted
32:00the car's waiting downstairs shall we the wolves were quiet for a beat then didn't push further
32:06they followed chloe out on long strides the snake shifter stayed i was about to close the door when
32:13eric looked back at me something unreadable in his face and the man beside me suddenly contracted his
32:19pupils into a cold a smooth tail wound around my waist a strange overwhelming scent burst through the air
32:29you you're in heat
32:34not keeping one for yourself which of you wants to stay with me the air curdled no one answered finally
32:40evan got up and went to open the door he rolled his eyes a flick of contempt on his face
32:45stop pretending to be decent both of you chloe's bright smile filled the frame hi boys my sister
32:53already explained things right you all belong to me now hey there new mistress chloe looked him over
33:00with satisfaction then let her gaze sweep across eric and ethan you're all gorgeous did you pack
33:07actually never mind i'm sure my sister couldn't afford to buy you much anyway we'll get everything
33:12new at the villa ethan gave a lazy murmur of agreement eric glanced at chloe then slid his eyes over
33:18to me
33:18i kept my face blank every set of eyes in the room landed on me at once chloe noticed she
33:24walked up to
33:25me don't worry sis i'll take better care of them and when you're done playing house just come home and
33:32do the arranged marriage stop stressing mom and dad arranged marriage what arranged marriage i quietly
33:39turned back i was used to it honestly everyone gravitated toward chloe she was radiant and magnetic
33:45every gesture every smile pulled at people without even trying standing next to her i felt exactly like
33:51what i was plain and unremarkable chloe glanced around your apartment is so much smaller than the
33:56family estate is there even enough room for them it's fine then i watched ethan usually disinterested in
34:03everything let his gaze drift to chloe eric's devastating smile turned itself on her instead
34:09even evan the moody one propped his head up to stare at her his wolf ears flickering non-stop chloe
34:15didn't seem to notice she sipped her water with perfect innocence in that moment i knew my things
34:21were about to drift quietly toward chloe again after that the gentle clingy warmth disappeared they became
34:27cooler like they wanted me destroyed like they couldn't stop themselves until i heard their conversation
34:33i'd been right all along one look at chloe and they'd fallen the afternoon came fast a knock at
34:40the door chloe arrived the silence that had settled over the apartment deepened into something heavier
34:45you're really giving all three of us to her yes i found the three wolf pups on a wet gray
34:52afternoon
34:53they were collapsed on the concrete firm matted blood soaked from the rain i almost walked away but then
34:59one of them flicked its tail just twice slow and weak then curled it around my ankle i couldn't leave
35:05them i brought them home under my care they recovered fast a few months later they hit their maturation phase
35:11and all three of them shifted into men i should have brought them to a shifter registry but the registry
35:17told
35:17me they'd already bonded recognized me completely as their owner releasing them without care would
35:23cause serious psychological harm i looked at those three pairs of beautiful eyes and caved i let them
35:28stay they said they had no names so i gave them some oldest to youngest ethan eric evan young hot
35:36-blooded
35:36wolf shifters with energy to burn even in human form they couldn't stop their ears and tails from
35:41flickering clinging to me every hour of every day then one afternoon chloe called sis aren't you going
35:49to come home for the arranged marriage the man has had three wives die on him and he's ugly but
35:53his
35:53family has money i looked away that was exactly why my family had cut me off after i fought the
35:59arrangement they couldn't bring themselves to send chloe in my place so instead they applied steady
36:04relentless pressure on me eric who always read the room perfectly don't like the call hang up what was
36:10that boy i took the opening to change the subject i rescued three injured wolf pups a while back
36:15they just shifted recently and they won't leave me alone we can barely keep up a few seconds of
36:21silence i'm honestly jealous my snake shifter won't even let me touch him he'll warm up eventually chloe
36:28just gave a soft unconvinced hum the next day she showed up at my door with bags upon bags she
36:34wore a
36:35pretty little white dress beaming at me surprise sis i turned around all three shifters eyes went
36:42straight to her the three wolves i saved wanted me in bed every single day but the truth is they
36:49didn't
36:49like me they just wanted to use me to get close to my sister so i called her and asked
36:53to switch
36:54mates three horny wolves in exchange for one cold serpent today after being fully claimed i fell into sound
37:01sleep god look at her that body that stamina and she thought she could handle three of us doesn't
37:07matter the second she taps out she'll hand us off to her sister she can't even get out of bed
37:11right
37:11now a few more days of this and she'll give up on us for good the conversation from the living
37:15room
37:15kept going they thought i was still asleep i kept my eyes low watching the marks on my wrists and
37:21legs
37:21and the amber glow of the bedside lamp every single one of them unmistakable she's not gonna hand all
37:26three of us over to her sister right which means at least one of us stays elena's dull and boring
37:32you want to stay go ahead i don't same whatever fate decides is she up yet no way she was
37:40crying so
37:40hard she nearly passed out she's not waking up anytime soon so weak let's get her up in a bit
37:45a
37:45few more days of this and she'll give up on us my vision went dark i reached for my phone
37:49face pale
37:50and called chloe she picked up fast what's wrong sis weren't you just saying you were unsatisfied
37:58take all three of mine give me that celibate snake shifter of yours
38:04is that okay are they willing they like you she understood because it was the truth everyone liked
38:11chloe more all right your place is small anyway not really ideal for them but my snake shifter sis
38:18yes he's cold if he weren't celibic i wouldn't have asked for him in the first place
38:25i'm completely wrecked i just need someone to handle the housework
38:32i just hope he doesn't turn out like these three wolves
38:36don't worry i haven't managed to tame him yet he's not going to be interested in you
38:41i'll come pick them up this afternoon the line went dead that exact second the bedroom door swung open
38:47you're up he crossed the room and reached for my blanket wait what is it mistress i'm exhausted i
38:53need to rest can't do that he said easily mistress you took us in that means you're responsible for
38:58us we're nowhere near satisfied if you rest what are we supposed to do
39:04chloe's coming to take all of you this afternoon
39:06he went still the two leaning in the doorway froze too which two of us all of you
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