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Fated To The Wrong Alpha - Ep ✅ FULL [Eng Sub]
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00:00True Luna. Though the Lichen King himself announced me. The Lichen Seer said I was born to be a true
00:05Luna. Though the Lichen King himself announced me his son's mate. But on our bonding day, my father's bastard daughter
00:12swapped the carriage and took my place. I caught it, stopped the ceremony, had her dragged out and sold to
00:18the pleasure dens. I entered the crown den just like I was supposed to. Then on the day I went
00:23into labor, the healer said the pup was breech. Both of us might not survive.
00:27That's when Kale walked in. The Lichen Prince who had always given me everything I wanted. He walked in with
00:33her standing right beside him.
00:44Alara, if you hadn't lied about being born Luna, why would I have ever been forced to bond with you?
00:51Your mother is already in the warrior camps. Now it's your turn to taste the feeling of losing everything.
01:00Bella leaned close to my ear.
01:02That Luna seat you wanted? That man you wanted? They can only ever be mine.
01:09I died right there, consumed by rage. When I opened my eyes, I was back. Back on the day of
01:16the bonding ceremony.
01:17This time, I decided to give them exactly what they wanted.
01:21I am born under the moon's blessing. But the alpha throne? There is no reason it has to be his.
01:27The drums outside snapped me back. White silk, everywhere. I was reborn.
01:32Through the curtain, I heard my mother crying.
01:34Alara, once you pass through those gates, I can't protect you anymore.
01:39Hold your temper. Never speak against Kale.
01:41I felt the ache hit me hard. Last time, it was this exact moment I noticed something was wrong.
01:47I walked off my carriage, filed a complaint on the spot, dragged Bella right back out of that carriage.
01:52The Lichen King wanted her executed.
01:54My father had to kneel and use our ancestral honor seal just to keep her alive.
01:59What I never knew was that Kale had been secretly sending her money the whole time, waiting for my weakest
02:05moment to destroy me.
02:06Thinking about their faces still made me sick.
02:08This time, I sat still. I waited.
02:11Just as the carriage was about to move, I heard hooves.
02:14Then a voice I knew too well.
02:16Stop!
02:17My body went cold the second I heard it.
02:19That voice. In my past life, he used that same voice to whisper sweet things to me, right before he
02:25threw me into the abyss.
02:26Kale blocked the whole procession, walked straight to the main carriage, pulled Bella out himself.
02:31How is this the bastard daughter?
02:34The Lichen King chose the illegitimate daughter.
02:37How was the carriage swapped?
02:38This is an act of deceiving the king!
02:40Kale didn't hear any of it. His eyes were only on her.
02:42Thank the moon we made it in time.
02:44Bella, this time I will make you my mate. I swear it.
02:49A cold shock ran through me. He was reborn too.
02:53Bella was flustered, but she couldn't hide how smug she was.
02:57My mother pushed through the crowd.
02:59Why is it you? Where is my Alara? Where have you hidden her?
03:03Kale shoved her aside.
03:06The lunar seat belongs to Bella alone.
03:10I already told His Majesty.
03:12A wolf like Alara who spreads lies cannot enter the stronghold.
03:16The argument outside kept getting louder.
03:19I lifted the curtain and stepped down.
03:20My mother saw me in plain clothes.
03:22Everything that was supposed to be mine was draped on Bella.
03:26She snapped at Bella immediately.
03:28The Alpha gave you permission to attend out of compassion and you had the nerve to steal the
03:33Luma seat.
03:38This was commanded by His Majesty's own decree.
03:41Do you want the whole Blackwood pack buried with you?
03:44Bella and I love each other.
03:46If Alara hadn't made up that born Luna trick, she isn't even worthy of being in my presence.
03:52His Majesty knows everything now.
03:54The decree will be withdrawn.
03:56I will never recognize this bonding.
03:59Sister, I don't know why the carriage was changed, but since this is Kale's wish, I dare not argue.
04:07Alara, be sensible.
04:08Don't disgrace the Blackwood pack.
04:10I congratulate the Lyman Prince on getting exactly what he desires.
04:14He forgot something.
04:15I didn't need him to be myself, but whether he could hold that throne, that was another matter entirely.
04:23Kale looked surprised.
04:24He snorted and walked away with Bella.
04:26The crowd watched them go.
04:29I stood alone in the road in my bonding robes.
04:31My mother gripped my hand and turned on my father.
04:35Edmund Blackhood, this is the bastard you insisted on keeping.
04:38She had the nerve to scheme against Alara.
04:41If you don't fix this, I want a separation.
04:45My father said nothing.
04:47Mother, don't be angry.
04:48I chose not to bond with him.
04:50Isn't it good to have me by your side forever?
04:56Yes.
04:58My daughter was born under the moon's blessing.
05:00Go back to your room and have a rest.
05:02Today you were wronged, but Kale already has his majesty's approval.
05:05I can't help you.
05:07You are always refined and sensible far more than Bella.
05:11But the whole territory knows you were supposed to be bonded today.
05:13If you stay home now, everyone will talk.
05:16The Blackwood pack will be the laughingstock of the territory.
05:18I cut him off.
05:19So father wants me to be that laughingstock?
05:22A legitimate daughter.
05:24The king's chosen mate, stolen by a bastard.
05:27And now I'm supposed to step aside to cover it up?
05:30Before nightfall, I'd already be everyone's gossip.
05:33Father, your real fear is I still want the luna seat.
05:37That I'll create a war between sisters and expose how you favored a low she-wolf.
05:42Allowed a bastard to steal the legitimate daughter's bonding.
05:45Ruined the Blackwood alpha's reputation.
05:48If I willingly bond with someone else, he could spin it as my own failure.
05:53If you want me to bond, I will bond.
05:55But I choose who?
05:58Otherwise, I bring everything before his majesty.
06:01Every detail about the she-wolf you kept.
06:04The bonding switch made against the royal Reku?
06:07Kale claimed the king approved the swap.
06:09But they definitely did not tell the king that Bella was an illegitimate bastard.
06:14With the royal bloodline's honor at stake, his majesty would be furious.
06:19My father's eyes narrowed.
06:21He pulled his hand back.
06:22It seems Alara already has someone in mind.
06:25I didn't bother softening it.
06:27Is there a lone wolf in the Scholar's Hall called Ash Mercer?
06:30I want him.
06:31My father's face went dark immediately.
06:33Out of the question!
06:34The Blackwood pack's legitimate daughter letting some penniless rogue court her.
06:39Even if he can read a few words, he will never set foot in this pack house.
06:43I raised an eyebrow.
06:44Didn't father just say I could choose?
06:46Now you change your mind the moment you look at his background.
06:49Or maybe having one crown lunar isn't enough.
06:52Maybe father still wants to trade me for more power.
06:55And perhaps even...
06:56I covered my mouth fast.
06:58Put on a shocked look.
06:59My father glanced around at the guests and rebuked me.
07:02Enough!
07:02I watched him pace and found it laughable.
07:05In his eyes, I was probably nothing like the obedient daughter he used to know.
07:09Fine.
07:09Since you want to bond, then let it be as you say.
07:12He turned to leave.
07:13I called after him.
07:13One more thing.
07:15My bonding gifts must be double what Bella received.
07:18A legitimate daughter versus a bastard.
07:20Is that too much?
07:22He gritted his teeth.
07:23Granted.
07:24I also want a separation document between you and mother.
07:28If you won't give it, I'll bring mother before his majesty and let the king decide.
07:32Ungrateful child!
07:33But I knew he had agreed.
07:35In my past life and this one, he only ever cared about his face and his power.
07:40I sent riders to find Ash Mercer immediately.
07:42I have a task for you.
07:43I told him to come in three days with bonding gifts.
07:44I want you to find someone.
07:45His reply kept fast.
07:47Every word shaking with nervous sincerity.
07:49To be favored by the pack princess is Ash's great fortune.
07:53I will prepare a hundred mile procession and see you bonded in splendor.
07:58I laughed softly.
07:59What I didn't expect.
08:00Before Ash Mercer even arrived, Kale came back to the pack house with Bella.
08:05A few days later, I was drinking tea with my mother in the main hall.
08:10You see the lichen prince and his luna and still you do not bow.
08:14Are you waiting to be punished?
08:16Before I could respond, his attendant sees both of us.
08:30Has the Lion King's register recorded Bella's name?
08:34If not, and you're already calling her Crown Luna, you're flouting His Majesty's own decree.
08:40Why would I bow to a Lion Prince who ignores pack law and deceives his king?
08:47My lord, everyone knows Sister has deep feelings for you.
08:53Acting out of emotion is only natural.
08:56Please don't harm your health.
09:01Sister, all of this is my fault.
09:04I couldn't control my feelings.
09:06But I never meant to hurt you.
09:09You have everything.
09:10The finest wolves in the territory would line up for you.
09:14I've had nothing from the beginning.
09:16Even seeing our father once was nearly impossible.
09:19I only reached for this one small warmth.
09:23So knowing full well the royal decree couldn't be refused,
09:27you secretly arranged your bonding behind the king's back.
09:29Risked the entire Blackwood pack.
09:32On the day of the ceremony.
09:34All for your uncontrollable feelings.
09:54Kale stared at the blood at my mouth.
09:57I am the Lycan Prince.
09:59The future Lycan King.
10:01Whatever Luna I chooses to seat,
10:04I will seat.
10:06How many lives do you have to spend on defiance?
10:12Shameless creature!
10:14Elara doesn't lower herself to argue with you.
10:17What does it matter that you clawed your way onto a high branch?
10:20A sparrow can't become a true wolf no matter how high she flies.
10:30You're looking to die.
10:32Stop!
10:33Is this how the future Lycan King treats pack members?
10:37Taking lives without cause.
10:39You can't even be sure you'll hold the Alpha Throne.
10:41His Majesty is still strong and healthy.
10:44Coveting your father's seat this openly.
10:47Are you planning a coup?
11:04He had someone bandage my hand.
11:06Bella watched the whole thing.
11:08Jealousy surged across her face.
11:10She collapsed against Kale with tears in her eyes.
11:14It's all my fault.
11:15Please cast me out and give Sister the Lunar Seat back.
11:21What kind of nonsense is that?
11:24You are the only one I will ever claim as my mate.
11:30Since they've made you this miserable,
11:32shall I have them thrown into the punishment den and flayed alive?
11:38Too easy your anger.
11:40I stared at him and the memories flooded back.
11:43Last time, I was near the end of my labor
11:45when he brought Bella to parade in front of my bedside.
11:48To vent Bella's anger, he had my mother bound
11:51and sent to the warrior camp
11:52where she became a slave
11:54for any wolf to use as they pleased.
11:59When I finally saw my mother again,
12:01she was already a broken corpse.
12:04Every bone shattered.
12:05I died, consumed by rage.
12:08I couldn't even kill him with my own hand.
12:11Being reborn, I swore to myself
12:13I would never let my mother be harmed again.
12:16Not even a fraction.
12:18Bella was still crying beside us.
12:20How could that be?
12:22The lady is the mistress of this house.
12:25Who am I to give her orders?
12:28You are now the Crown Luna.
12:30You deserve this position.
12:32This one who has already taken a separation
12:34is of no account.
12:35Kale ignored her
12:36and commanded his attendants to seize my mother.
12:44Kale!
12:45Wrongdoing should not extend to family.
12:48If you have a quarrel, bring it to me!
12:53You think I dare not?
12:55I'll grant your wish right now.
13:08Want to save your mother?
13:10Kneel and slap yourself an apology to Bella.
13:14I'll release her when she says she's satisfied.
13:26I'll kneel.
13:28Let go of my mother!
13:37The slap and the apology.
13:40A liar won short
13:41and your mother loses a finger.
13:57I stared at my mother,
13:59collapsed unconscious on the floor.
14:00My tears were already gone.
14:02I couldn't even curse.
14:04All I could do was keep striking my face to bloody red,
14:07biting my lip until it broke.
14:10I beg the Crown Luna's forgiveness.
14:13I was blind
14:14and without sense.
14:16Bella watched me in silence.
14:18Oh my lord, have them stop.
14:21The sister's forehead is bleeding.
14:23Has my Bella's anger eased yet?
14:25The triumph barely contained on her face.
14:28Let sister rise.
14:29After all, I still want sister
14:31to come into the stronghold
14:32and take care of me.
14:34Kale laughed.
14:35Fine.
14:36Having shared blood
14:38as your personal attendant
14:39will mean better care.
14:41I know you have yearned for me
14:42and couldn't have me.
14:43Now I give you the chance
14:45to see me every day.
14:46You should be thanking Bella
14:47for her generous heart.
14:48Who would bond
14:49with someone selfish
14:51and with very little time
14:53left to live?
14:54His face transformed instantly.
14:58He raised his blade
15:00to run me through.
15:01Bold words.
15:02Let me see just how hard
15:03your spine really is.
15:05From the entrance
15:06came one announcement.
15:07The royal decree arrives.
15:10Kale froze.
15:11Released me.
15:12Knelt with everyone else.
15:13His face still venomous.
15:15My heart dropped back
15:17into my chest.
15:18I clung to the last thread
15:19of strength and knelt.
15:20Elder Haze walked in.
15:22The Lycan King's
15:22most trusted attendant.
15:24By the will of His Majesty
15:25the Lion King
15:26summon Kale,
15:27Ellera and Bella
15:28to the royal stronghold
15:30at once.
15:31Kale had no idea
15:32what this meant.
15:32He looked at Elder Haze
15:33without respect.
15:34Is that all?
15:35Did His Majesty
15:36say nothing else?
15:38Or did you bungle
15:39the King's message?
15:40Shall I have
15:41your head removed?
15:42Elder Haze gave him
15:43a sideways glance.
15:44Lyon Prince,
15:45this servant dares not
15:47guess at His Majesty's intent.
15:49All will be known
15:50once you enter
15:51the stronghold.
15:53Maybe the King
15:53wants to grant us
15:54the bonding in person.
15:56He summons Sister too.
15:58His Majesty is thorough.
16:00He won't let us be wronged.
16:02Kale's brow eased slightly.
16:04He glanced back
16:05at me with contempt.
16:07Are you not going to go
16:08change into something
16:09presentable?
16:10Appearing before the King
16:11covered in blood
16:12is a disgrace.
16:13I pressed my wounded palm
16:15and started to turn away.
16:16Elder Haze spoke up.
16:18His Majesty's intent
16:20is immediate departure.
16:22If we are late,
16:23are you prepared
16:24to answer for it?
16:25I slipped a silver coin
16:27into Elder Haze's palm,
16:28coaxed a warm smile
16:29from him.
16:32This servant
16:33thanks the young lady.
16:34I tidied my hair
16:36as best I could.
16:37Kale boarded
16:38a separate one
16:39behind us.
16:40I was still departing
16:42together with him
16:43after all.
16:45How unlucky.
16:46The carriage moved
16:47down the long avenue.
16:49My palms still seeped
16:50blood soaking
16:51through my sleeve.
16:52I thought about
16:53what Elder Haze
16:54just did for me
16:54and I began to understand
16:56what I needed to do.
16:58In my past life,
16:59Elder Haze
17:00was the Liking King's
17:00most capable attendant.
17:02After Kale took
17:03the throne,
17:04all because he dared
17:06to counsel openly,
17:07Kale had his tongue
17:08cut out in front
17:09of the whole court,
17:10then beaten to death
17:11blow by blow.
17:13By that time,
17:15I was already
17:15a wandering
17:16primal spirit.
17:19I watched him
17:20bleed out on the stones.
17:21The sorrow I felt
17:22had no words.
17:23I wrapped my wound
17:24with a clean cloth
17:25from my sleeve,
17:26called out through
17:27the curtain quietly,
17:28Elder Haze.
17:30What does the
17:31young lady require?
17:32You have served
17:32at His Majesty's side
17:33for many years.
17:35What do you know
17:35to be the one thing
17:36most forbidden
17:37within these walls?
17:38A servant who waits
17:39on others.
17:40Who am I to speak
17:41freely of the
17:42stronghold's rules?
17:43Is the young lady
17:44testing me?
17:46You are a clever wolf
17:47and you should not
17:48remain buried.
17:49I have only one question.
17:51If someone sought
17:53to overturn the order
17:54of this stronghold
17:54one day,
17:55would you go
17:56with the current
17:56or hold to
17:58your own conscience?
18:00After a moment,
18:01he dropped his voice lower.
18:02This servant has known
18:03only one master
18:04in this life.
18:05The one seated
18:06upon the Alpha throne.
18:08Should anyone
18:09harbor thoughts
18:09toward what is not
18:10theirs to have,
18:11this servant will be
18:13the first to refuse them.
18:14I understood completely.
18:17With those words
18:18from you,
18:18I am at ease.
18:20Elder Haze
18:21said nothing more,
18:22just gave me
18:22one long,
18:23meaningful look.
18:26Move along.
18:27Do not keep
18:28his majesty waiting.
18:30The carriage
18:31is halted
18:31before the
18:32stronghold gate.
18:33Elder Haze
18:34led us through
18:35the long passage
18:36toward the
18:36Lycan King's Hall.
18:37The whole way there,
18:38Bella pressed
18:39close to Kale,
18:40kept flicking glances
18:41at me with a smirk
18:42she couldn't hide.
18:44Kale strode like
18:45someone who had
18:45already won.
18:46I laughed coldly
18:47inside.
18:48Laugh while you
18:49still can.
18:50In the hall,
18:51I knelt before
18:51the throne
18:52and paid
18:52my respects
18:53properly.
18:53This subject,
18:54Allara Blackwood,
18:55greets his majesty.
18:57May his majesty
18:58have 10,000 years
18:59of reign.
19:01Your son greets
19:02his royal father.
19:04May his majesty
19:04be well.
19:05The Lycan Prince
19:07is actually willing
19:08to call me
19:09royal father.
19:10What an enormous
19:11honor.
19:12The entire hall
19:14went dead silent.
19:15Every person
19:16dropped to their knees.
19:18Your son would
19:19never dare.
19:21We beg his majesty
19:22to see clearly.
19:23The Lycan King
19:24descended from
19:25the high seat,
19:25face dark as a storm,
19:27eyes bearing down
19:28on Kale like
19:29a death sentence.
19:30You dare to issue
19:31false royal decrees
19:32in my name now?
19:33What is there left
19:34that you cannot do?
19:35Kale and Bella
19:36both went completely
19:37still.
19:39Kale's mind
19:39went blank for a second.
19:41His gaze snapped
19:41to me.
19:42Your majesty,
19:43your son would
19:43never dare
19:44commit this crime.
19:45It was her.
19:47She withdrew
19:48from the bonding
19:48first,
19:49deliberately pulled
19:50Bella forward
19:51to take the blame.
19:52Your son didn't
19:53want to shame
19:53the royal name.
19:55That's why
19:55it came to this.
19:57Your majesty,
19:58I knows nothing.
19:59I truly don't
20:00understand why
20:01sister would
20:01frame us like this.
20:03Alara has been
20:04willful since
20:04childhood,
20:05abusing her status
20:06as the legitimate
20:07daughter.
20:08Your son could
20:09not bring himself
20:10to bond with
20:10someone of that
20:11character.
20:12If there is any
20:13fault, it rests
20:14entirely with your
20:15son.
20:16It has nothing
20:17to do with Bella.
20:17Listening to him
20:19twist everything,
20:20I felt nothing.
20:21In my past life,
20:22he did the same.
20:23Threw every drop
20:24of filth onto me.
20:25Elevated Bella
20:26into an innocent,
20:27untouched soul.
20:28This time,
20:29I was no longer
20:29the Alara who
20:30could be slaughtered
20:31as she lay.
20:32I watched their
20:33desperate scrambling
20:34and let out a cold
20:35laugh.
20:35Turned and spoke
20:36without flinching.
20:37Your majesty,
20:38the one who ordered
20:39the bonding carriage
20:39swapped,
20:40was someone from
20:41the Lichen Prince's
20:41own side.
20:42She bribed the
20:44Blackwood Pack
20:44steward,
20:45had the ceremony
20:46attendant conceal
20:47everything,
20:48stripped away every
20:49gift my mother
20:50prepared,
20:51worked with the
20:51Lichen Prince to
20:52force the bonding
20:53through as a done
20:54deal.
20:56I did not.
20:58Your majesty,
20:59your son,
20:59swears on his
21:00life.
21:01Bella is kind
21:02hearted by nature.
21:03She could never
21:04do something like
21:05this.
21:06Hm.
21:07Hm.
21:09Hm.
21:12By your account,
21:14every single one of
21:15them has grown bold
21:15enough to deceive me
21:16to my face.
21:18The complaints spread
21:19across the floor,
21:20dense text covering
21:21the entire document.
21:22Kale picked it up
21:23with shaking hands.
21:25After only a few
21:26lines,
21:26his face turned a
21:27sickly mix of white
21:28and green.
21:28I watched his
21:29fingers tremble,
21:30sweat breaking out
21:32on his brow.
21:33Bella crumpled to
21:34the ground,
21:34so shaken she forgot
21:36how to cry.
21:37I was deeply
21:38satisfied inside.
21:39But I showed
21:40nothing.
21:41Just kept my gaze
21:41down on those
21:42ink-red words
21:43on the floor.
21:44That was the
21:44pack steward's
21:45signed confession
21:46from the pack
21:46justice hall.
21:47Every detail.
21:48How he received
21:49Bella's payment.
21:50How he bribed
21:51the ceremony
21:51attendant.
21:53How the carriage
21:54was swapped.
21:55The moment I was
21:56reborn, I had him
21:57seized and delivered
21:58to the pack
21:59justice hall overnight.
22:01Under hard
22:01interrogation,
22:02what little backbone
22:03he had turned
22:04to dust.
22:05My father had
22:06plenty of enemies
22:07in court.
22:08Finding wolves
22:08willing to file
22:09the petition
22:10wasn't difficult.
22:11But this wasn't
22:12even the most
22:12damning piece.
22:13The truly fatal
22:14surprise I had
22:15hidden inside
22:15the petition
22:16was a set
22:17of healing
22:17records from
22:17the pack
22:18healer's archive.
22:19Documenting how
22:20the high consort
22:21before she ever
22:22carried a child
22:23had suffered an
22:24injury that left
22:25her permanently
22:25unable to conceive.
22:27His majesty
22:27had already
22:28verified those
22:29records.
22:29There was no
22:30other explanation
22:31for the wave
22:32of murderous
22:32intent in his
22:33eyes.
22:33Kale was
22:34still fighting,
22:35crawling on
22:36his knees,
22:37pressing his
22:37brow into
22:38the cold
22:38stone floor.
22:39Your majesty,
22:40this must be
22:40fabricated.
22:42The pack
22:43steward was
22:44brought to
22:45drive a wedge
22:46between father
22:46and son!
22:47He raised his
22:48head, showing
22:48blood from the
22:49kneeling.
22:49Your majesty,
22:50your son was
22:51raised by your
22:51hand, named
22:53Lion Prince by
22:54your decree.
22:56Has your son
22:57ever shown one
22:58moment of
22:58disloyalty?
22:59The Lycan king
23:00narrowed his eyes
23:01but said
23:02nothing.
23:03Kale took
23:03that as an
23:04opening.
23:05It must be
23:05Alara.
23:07She acts out
23:08of scorned
23:08bitterness.
23:09She's been
23:10plotting to
23:11destroy me
23:11from the
23:11beginning!
23:13I watched
23:14them coldly
23:14and finally
23:15spoke.
23:16The Lycan prince
23:17keeps saying I
23:18act out of
23:18scorned
23:18bitterness.
23:19I dare to
23:19ask the
23:20Lyman prince
23:20one question.
23:22On the
23:22day of our
23:23bonding ceremony,
23:24why did you
23:25take Bella
23:26and fled the
23:26territory in
23:27secret?
23:28Kale's face
23:29went rigid.
23:30Your carriage
23:31that day
23:31was stocked
23:32with three
23:32months of
23:33rations and
23:33travel funds
23:34and border
23:36crossing papers.
23:37If his majesty
23:37truly approved,
23:38why would you
23:38not arrive with
23:39a full procession
23:40to claim your
23:40mate properly?
23:41Why flee in
23:42that frantic
23:42furtive way?
23:43He opened
23:44and closed
23:44his mouth.
23:45You are
23:45making wild
23:45accusations.
23:47This Lycan prince
23:48has never fled
23:49anywhere.
23:49I gave a faint
23:50smile and drew
23:51a letter from
23:51my sleeve.
23:52Please allow
23:53his majesty
23:53to review
23:54this.
23:54It is
23:55correspondence
23:55between the
23:56Lycan prince
23:57and Bella.
23:58It details
23:58how to swap
23:59the carriage,
24:00how to proceed
24:01without permission,
24:02how to use
24:02the deed
24:03already done
24:03to force
24:04his majesty's
24:05hand.
24:05The Lycan prince's
24:06private seal
24:07appears at the
24:08close.
24:09Elder Hayes
24:09received the letter
24:10and placed it
24:11before the royal seat.
24:12Every trace of
24:13color drained
24:14from Kale's face.
24:15In my past life,
24:16I stumbled upon
24:17this letter
24:18in Kale's hidden
24:19compartment
24:19in my final
24:20dying moments.
24:21I was powerless
24:22then,
24:23could only watch
24:24as he burned
24:25it to ash.
24:26This life,
24:27I moved
24:27before him.
24:28On the second
24:29day after
24:29I was reborn,
24:31I had a copy
24:31made of that
24:32key.
24:33That letter
24:33was now
24:34resting quietly
24:35on the
24:35Lycan king's
24:36hand.
24:36The Lycan king
24:37unfolded the
24:38paper and
24:39scanned it
24:39in one sweep.
24:40Then he
24:41laughed,
24:42cold as
24:42something seeping
24:43up from the
24:44ground.
24:45Every spine
24:46in the room
24:46went rigid.
24:48Very good.
24:49Very good
24:50indeed.
24:51He folded
24:52the letter
24:52slowly and
24:53handed it
24:54to Elder Hayes.
24:56A son I
24:57raised for
24:57twenty years
24:58and in
24:58the end
24:59he is
24:59another
24:59wolf's
25:00blood
25:00entirely.
25:01Kale's
25:01whole body
25:02jolted.
25:02He stared
25:03in stunned
25:04disbelief.
25:05Your majesty,
25:07what are you
25:08saying?
25:09Raised his
25:09hand toward
25:10Elder Hayes.
25:10Bring that
25:10out.
25:11Let him
25:11see.
25:16His gaze
25:17traveled between
25:17the king
25:18and my face,
25:19finally fixed
25:20on me,
25:20his eyes
25:21churning with
25:21disbelief
25:22and hatred.
25:23Alara.
25:24What have
25:25you done?
25:26I did not
25:26answer.
25:27Elder Hayes
25:28returned,
25:28carrying a
25:29gilded wooden
25:29case.
25:30Inside were
25:31yellowed medical
25:31records and a
25:32sealed blood
25:33kin test
25:34report.
25:34Twenty-three
25:35years ago,
25:35the high
25:36consort,
25:37bitter over
25:37my neglect,
25:38gave in to
25:39her resentment.
25:39While confined
25:40to the exile
25:41wing,
25:41she took a
25:42guard as her
25:42secret lover
25:43and conceived
25:44an illegitimate
25:45pup.
25:45Because her
25:46body had been
25:46damaged,
25:47a miscarriage
25:47would have
25:48destroyed her
25:48last chance
25:49at motherhood,
25:49so she kept
25:50the pup hidden
25:51and gave birth
25:52in secret.
25:53that illegitimate
25:54pup is you,
25:57Kale.
25:58Kale knelt
25:59on the floor.
26:00No,
26:01impossible.
26:02I am the
26:03Lycan prince.
26:04I am the
26:04firstborn
26:05legitimate heir.
26:06How could I
26:07possibly be?
26:08Your majesty,
26:08there must be
26:09an error!
26:12How could the
26:13lion prince not
26:14be?
26:14How could he
26:14possibly be?
26:15The Lycan king
26:16did not look at
26:16her at all.
26:18Guards!
26:19Guards!
26:20Remove his
26:21Lylan prince's
26:21robes.
26:23He is stripped
26:24of all rank,
26:25exiled to the
26:26borderlands,
26:26never permitted
26:27to return.
26:28Since you have
26:29been so devoted
26:29to him through
26:30all of this,
26:30I will grant
26:31your wish.
26:32You are to
26:33accompany him
26:34for the rest
26:34of your days.
26:35No separation
26:36shall ever be
26:36permitted.
26:39She opened
26:40her mouth
26:40to say
26:41something,
26:41then realized
26:42Kale was
26:42looking at
26:43her,
26:43those eyes
26:44cold as a
26:45vipers.
26:45Her whole
26:46body shuddered.
26:47It was all
26:48you.
26:49If you hadn't
26:49pushed me to
26:50it,
26:51if it weren't
26:52for you.
26:53What are you
26:53saying?
26:54It was you
26:54who ruined
26:56me!
26:57If not for
26:57you,
26:58this rotten
26:58she-wolf,
26:59I would never
27:00have come to
27:00this!
27:01I should have
27:02been the king!
27:02I should have
27:03been!
27:04Bella clutched
27:05her throat.
27:05Kale was
27:06restrained and
27:07still,
27:08but either
27:08of them
27:09again,
27:09raised his
27:10hand and
27:11signaled the
27:11guards to
27:12drag them
27:12away.
27:13Then Kale
27:14wrenched free
27:15of the guards
27:15and lunged
27:16straight at
27:16me.
27:17Elara,
27:18I am going
27:18to kill you!
27:19His hand
27:20hadn't even
27:20grazed my
27:21clothes before
27:22guards pinned
27:22him to the
27:23ground.
27:23He struggled
27:24to raise
27:24his head.
27:25You will
27:25definitely
27:25regret this!
27:26That once
27:27handsome face
27:28now a mask
27:29of savagery.
27:30You will
27:31definitely
27:31regret this!
27:32I looked
27:32at him and
27:33inside I was
27:34oddly calm.
27:35My palms
27:35still throbbed.
27:36He had stabbed
27:37it with a blade
27:37not long ago.
27:38My abdomen
27:39still ached.
27:39He had driven
27:40his boot
27:40into it not
27:41long ago.
27:41But in my
27:42heart there was
27:42only the lightness
27:43of a burden
27:44finally lifted.
27:45He could never
27:45hurt me again.
27:46Kale was dragged
27:47away.
27:48Bella was escorted
27:48out after him.
27:50Her echoed down the
27:51long passage and
27:52dissolved into the
27:53stronghold walls.
27:54The hall held
27:55only me, the
27:56lichen king, and
27:57a handful of
27:57attendants.
27:58He stood with
27:59his back to me,
27:59that imperial gold
28:00figure casting a
28:01long shadow across
28:02the stone floor.
28:04After a silence
28:05he finally spoke.
28:06Elara.
28:08I knelt
28:09respectfully.
28:11This subject
28:11is here.
28:12He turned to face
28:13me, studied me
28:14for a long
28:14moment.
28:16You are a
28:17clever child.
28:18This subject
28:19would not dare.
28:21This subject
28:22only could not
28:23bear to watch
28:23someone deceive
28:24his majesty.
28:26Nor bear to
28:27see someone
28:27taint the royal
28:28bloodline with
28:29a false air.
28:30The lichen
28:31king's eyes
28:31deepened.
28:32His voice
28:32carried a thread
28:33of exhaustion
28:33that was almost
28:34imperceptible.
28:35I was deceived
28:37for 23 years.
28:40Looked in that
28:40moment like nothing
28:41more than an
28:42old wolf who
28:42had been lied
28:43to for half
28:43his days.
28:44I did not
28:44speak.
28:45Some things
28:46were not
28:46mine to say.
28:47After a long
28:48while.
28:49Take her to
28:49the side
28:50chamber to
28:50rest.
28:51Have the
28:51healer come
28:52for her
28:52wounds.
28:54He glanced
28:55at me once
28:55more.
28:57I still have
28:58one matter
28:59to attend
28:59to.
29:00You should
29:00be present.
29:00I knew
29:01exactly what
29:01that matter
29:02was.
29:02Elder Haze
29:03led me out
29:04through a
29:04covered walkway
29:05and into
29:05the side
29:06chamber.
29:06Simple
29:07and elegant.
29:08A light
29:08drift of
29:09alpha musk
29:09incense curling
29:10from the
29:11burner.
29:11Young lady
29:12please wait
29:12here.
29:13This servant
29:13will fetch
29:14the healer.
29:15Elder Haze
29:18thank you for
29:19speaking up
29:19just now.
29:20Otherwise I
29:21might not have
29:21even had a chance
29:22to tidy myself
29:23before appearing
29:24before the king
29:26drouched in
29:27blood.
29:27He deflected
29:28twice but
29:29in the end
29:29accepted it.
29:30Young lady
29:30is too
29:31kind.
29:33This servant
29:34only followed
29:34the proper
29:35rules.
29:35It amounted
29:36to nothing.
29:36He hesitated
29:37then stepped
29:37closer.
29:38Does the
29:38young lady
29:39know who
29:39else his
29:40majesty
29:40summoned
29:41today?
29:41The answer
29:42had already
29:43taken shape
29:43in my
29:44mind.
29:45The young
29:45lady is
29:46of great
29:47buffing.
29:48Those with
29:48great blessing
29:49naturally meet
29:50with great
29:50fortune.
29:51I sat
29:52alone while
29:52servants
29:53cleaned my
29:53wounds and
29:54applied
29:54medicine.
29:56It nearly
29:56severed a
29:57tendon.
29:58It would
29:58likely leave
29:59a scar.
30:01No matter,
30:02let it scar.
30:03This scar
30:04would be the
30:04most precious
30:05mark of
30:05this life.
30:07A reminder
30:07of the abyss
30:08I survived.
30:09A reminder
30:10that I would
30:10never let
30:11anyone wound
30:12me like
30:12that again.
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