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00:06Who did this to you?
00:09Tell me!
00:10It's my alpha.
00:11What kind of alpha hurts his own pack?
00:14I'll kill all those who tried to hurt you.
00:18Tell me everything!
00:20Before she can say any more, the dream breaks.
00:23Damon wakes up, breath uneven, his body covered in sweat.
00:27It always ends there.
00:28But night after night, the same girl returned, with the same wounds, fear, and the same desperate plea for help.
00:37Please help me!
00:38Alpha Damon had never bowed to beauty or cared for desire.
00:43Yet this girl was upsetting him greatly, until one day he was patrolling the woods and chanced upon a seer.
00:50She told him the girl in his dreams was real, faded to be his mate, and that she was suffering.
00:56Tell me her name!
00:57Damon demanded.
00:59But the seer vanished without answering.
01:02From that moment, Damon searched.
01:05He crossed territories, questioned alphas, tore through every place that might hide her, yet found nothing.
01:11Until he was summoned to the Red Moon Pack for an alliance marriage with Marcy, the daughter of Alpha Edward.
01:17He accepted coldly, but the moment he entered the Grand Hall of Red Moon and crashed into me, a servant
01:25girl of the Red Moon Pack, everything changed.
01:29I flinched.
01:30I flinched under his gaze, lowering my head again as if I expected punishment for simply existing.
01:36Damon felt a foreign surge, rage at my fear, fury at my trembling, and a terrifying protective pull he never
01:45knew he was capable of.
01:46But for me, the look he gave me sent fear straight through my chest.
01:52My thoughts began to race, pressing in from all sides.
01:56Panic crept in before reason could catch up.
01:59Was I about to be punished?
02:00For spilling the water, for spilling the water, or simply for existing?
02:05Marcy walked toward him with a bright smile, greeting him loudly.
02:09But Damon didn't even look at her.
02:11He was still staring at the girl kneeling on the floor.
02:15An Omega.
02:16A girl everyone ignored.
02:19A girl who lived in chains.
02:23Marcy's rage flared.
02:24She couldn't tolerate his attention drifting.
02:27Especially not to the one whose voice had been silenced.
02:30She grabbed my arm and dragged me into the kitchen.
02:35Meanwhile, Damon stood frozen.
02:37Unable to process what he had just seen.
02:40Those eyes.
02:42They were the same ones that haunted his dreams.
02:45That face.
02:46The one that had refused to fade from his memory for years.
02:50At that moment, Luna Layla, Marcy's mother, stepped in.
02:54Her presence commanding the room.
02:56Alpha Damon.
02:58Your room is ready.
03:00Please rest.
03:02Damon gave a brief nod.
03:05And walked away.
03:08But in the kitchen, a very different storm raged.
03:12Marcy's jeweled hand cracked sharply against my face.
03:15She hissed.
03:16Can't you handle a simple job of serving?
03:20Do you have any idea how disgusting your filthy face would look to Alpha Damon?
03:25Don't you dare ruin the Alliance.
03:28Stay out of sight.
03:30Stay invisible.
03:31And remember, one wrong move and you'll pay for it.
03:35The princess had always been cruel.
03:37But this time, it was her wounded pride that burned hottest.
03:42How could an Alpha who came for her let his attention drift to an Omega?
03:46I scrubbed the floor, bruises blooming across my knees, mirroring those already carved into my body.
03:53I was spared this time, only because Marcy was in a hurry to attend Alpha Damon.
03:58But the relief was brief, fragile, because I knew what came next.
04:03Our next meeting already haunted me, fear curling tight in my chest.
04:08I had no way of knowing my fate was about to change.
04:12No way of knowing that Alpha Damon, the most powerful pack leader in the realm, had caught my scent.
04:18They said I was born a s***er, meant to suffer and bow my head forever.
04:23And somewhere along the way, that lie became my truth.
04:26For years, I grew up in the depths of the pack house, where black mold poisoned the air,
04:31where pipes leaked dirty water, where everything unwanted was thrown away, including me.
04:38Every day, I endured the wrath of Alpha Edward.
04:41Nightly beatings weren't punishment anymore, they were routine.
04:45Tonight would be no different.
04:50It's 11.30pm when I hear the dungeon door slam open.
04:54Great.
04:55What did I do this time?
04:56It doesn't take much.
04:58Alpha Edward is an alcoholic.
05:00It takes enough liquor to drop a bull just for him to feel anything.
05:04Which means he fought with Luna Layla.
05:07Which means she locked him out.
05:11Which means he came looking for me.
05:14Just an average Tuesday in the pack house.
05:17A whiskey bottle explodes against the wall beside my head.
05:21Everything went blurry, then black.
05:24I don't know what happened after Edward left the room.
05:27I don't know if he came back, or if someone else did.
05:30But deep down, I'm sure of one thing.
05:33A man like him wouldn't have stopped easily.
05:36At the very same time, Alpha Damon was searching the entire pack.
05:41Searching for the girl whose face matched the one from his dreams.
05:44The girl he had seen in the cavern.
05:48The girl the seer had spoken of in a prophecy long ago.
05:53He didn't know her name yet, but he knew his purpose.
05:56To find her.
05:58To save her from the humiliation she endured.
06:00And to fulfill the mission fate had brought him for.
06:04Meanwhile, I don't know how long I lay there on the cold dungeon floor.
06:08Half conscious.
06:09Trapped between pain and darkness.
06:12Eventually, awareness crept back in.
06:14Slow.
06:16Reluctant.
06:16I tried to move.
06:18And the cold stone floor bit into my skin.
06:22Every inch of my body screamed in protest.
06:25Bruises throbbed.
06:26Muscles burned.
06:27I forced myself up anyway.
06:29Shaking.
06:30Unsteady.
06:31Dragging my weight toward the washroom.
06:34I rinsed my hands.
06:35My face.
06:36Watching red swirl down the drain.
06:38I wiped at the bruises.
06:40The swelling.
06:41The marks left behind like proof of something I couldn't forget.
06:45Then I finally looked up.
06:47And froze.
06:48The reflection staring back at me was not the face I remembered.
06:52My face is still bruised.
06:54But that's not the part that steals my breath.
06:57My left iris is violet.
06:59Not the reflection.
07:01Not the lighting.
07:02Violet.
07:04I blink.
07:05Rub my eye.
07:06Look again.
07:07It doesn't change.
07:09Then I noticed my right eye.
07:11My breath hitched as I leaned closer to the mirror.
07:14Its color matched the left.
07:16Not a trick of the light.
07:18Not exhaustion.
07:19I splashed cold water into my eyes.
07:22Desperate to prove myself wrong.
07:24The chill burned.
07:26But when I looked again, the color remained.
07:29Deep.
07:30Unnatural.
07:31Alive.
07:32My heart began to race.
07:34That's when I saw it.
07:36A single silver strand peeking through my hair.
07:39I reached up.
07:40Fingers trembling.
07:41And touched it.
07:42It wasn't just one strand.
07:45I parted my hair slowly.
07:47Dread curling in my chest.
07:49Almost half of it had turned gray.
07:51Silvered.
07:52Pale.
07:53As if moonlight itself had threaded through me overnight.
08:25I staggered back, gripping the sink.
08:25Others awakened their wolves.
08:27This was nothing like that.
08:29My hands began to shake as the truth settled in.
08:32Whatever was happening to me, it wasn't natural.
08:35And somehow, deep down, I knew.
08:38This was only the beginning.
08:40I was still lost in my thoughts when the sound reached me.
08:44Footsteps.
08:45They echoed from the dungeon stairs.
08:47Instantly, I freeze.
08:49I can smell Marcy's scent getting closer.
08:52Instinctively, I scramble and stand in the middle of the room just as she gets to the doorway.
08:57I look up just enough to see Marcy standing, and I can feel tears starting to sting the corners of
09:02my eyes.
09:03Marcy reaches forward and claps the back of my neck.
09:06Do you have any idea how disgusting your filthy face would look to Alpha Damon?
09:11She snapped.
09:12A squeak escapes my throat.
09:14I am so scared, I feel like I am going to pass out.
09:17It almost felt what Alpha Edward began.
09:20Marcy was here to finish.
09:22Her face is contorted with anger.
09:24She grabs my shoulders, shaking me roughly.
09:27Don't you dare ruin the moon ceremony in any way.
09:31Stay out of sight.
09:33Stay invisible.
09:34And remember, one wrong move and you'll pay for it.
09:39I try to speak.
09:40It lands me a hard crack in my face.
09:43Marcy shakes me again.
09:45You will only speak when spoken to.
09:48I stiffened my whole body, avoiding eye contact with her.
09:51I'm shaking.
09:53I can't even speak now.
09:54The thought of two people doing something bad to me regularly for the rest of my life.
09:59It just can't be real, can it?
10:02How can the moon goddess allow this to happen?
10:05I want to leave the world.
10:07That's not an exaggeration.
10:09That's not me being dramatic.
10:11Please, moon goddess, don't let this happen.
10:13Just let me go.
10:15I shake so badly that I fall to my knees.
10:17I start to sob hysterically, and my brain shuts down from being able to think rationally.
10:24Marcy grabs my chin and forces me to look at her in her cold gray eyes.
10:28She looks at me in horror for a moment.
10:31What happened to your eyes?
10:33She moves her hands up from my chin to just below my eyes.
10:38It feels like her hands are trembling against my face.
10:41Are you a mixed blood or something?
10:43All I can manage is to shake my head no between sobs.
10:48As I shake my head, I feel her starting to press her thumbs against my lower eyelids, obstructing my vision.
10:54Oh no, she's going to poke my eyes out.
10:57She saw the violet color.
10:58She was going to blind me.
11:00I place my hands on top of her, trying to push her away.
11:03I hear myself screaming,
11:12For just a moment, time freezes.
11:15I don't mean like it feels like time is standing still because I'm in the middle of a traumatic situation.
11:20No, time is frozen.
11:23Well, frozen for everything except for me, I should say.
11:25I can feel it in the air.
11:27It only lasts for a moment.
11:29I pulled Marcy's hands away from my face easily.
11:32The look of anger combined with confusion is stuck on her face.
11:37Next to her, a fly is suspended in midair.
11:40The second hand on the clock has stopped on the wall behind her.
11:44Drips of water aren't finished falling,
11:46leaving umbrella-shaped splashes in the puddles on the floor.
11:50What?
11:51Did the moon goddess hear me?
11:52Did she have mercy on me?
11:54I look back at Marcy with wide eyes.
11:57My hands are glowing purple.
11:59As quickly as it stopped, time started again.
12:02Marcy starts screaming and pushes herself away from me.
12:05The tops of her hands where my hands were touching her were burnt.
12:09I look down at my hands.
12:11They are normal again, not glowing purple.
12:14Seriously though, what happened?
12:16I shut my eyes tight, waiting for Marcy to retaliate.
12:20If you tell anyone, I will kill you.
12:23I hear her footsteps running down the hall, then out the door.
12:26I don't know how long I sit like this, but when I finally open my eyes, I breathe a sigh
12:31of relief.
12:33I lean against my body for a while longer, sobbing, shaking, and trying to catch my breath.
12:38She didn't harm me?
12:40Surely she was coming back.
12:42I sniff the air, but her scent is gone.
12:44I listened carefully, but there were no sounds in other parts of the dungeon.
12:49I'm alone.
12:50Moon goddess, thank you for saving me.
12:54I say out loud, just in case the miracle I just experienced was because of her.
13:00But anyways, I didn't even have the luxury of thanking the moon goddess or taking a breath of relief.
13:06Tasks were already lined up, waiting to be done.
13:09There was no pause, no mercy, no space to feel anything at all.
13:14I gathered myself and made my way toward the kitchen.
13:17I have to make dinner for the pack before Alpha Edward finds me.
13:21He really might kill me if I don't.
13:23Running isn't an option.
13:25He or Marcy would catch me before I got far.
13:28I force myself down the hall to the sink, splash cold water on my face, and look in the cracked
13:33mirror.
13:34My eyes are now pure violet.
13:36Silver streaks thread through my hair.
13:38Not gray, but metallic.
13:40Shimmering even in the dungeon's dim light.
13:43Strange.
13:44I'll never get used to it.
13:46These sudden changes in my body left me deeply unsettled.
13:49I couldn't understand what was happening to me, and the uncertainty frightened me even more.
13:54But my biggest concern now is staying away from Alpha Damon and the delegation.
13:59Because the first time I stood in front of him, the gaze Alpha Damon gave me filled me with fear.
14:05It wasn't deliberate.
14:07My hands trembled, and the jug slipped from my grasp, crashing to the floor.
14:11But intent never mattered.
14:13For that single mistake, I had to endure Marcy's fury and Edward's scorn.
14:17Their voices sharp, relentless, unforgiving.
14:21I learned then what I was expected to be.
14:24Invisible.
14:25With these thoughts echoing in my mind, I prepared the food.
14:29At dinner, Alpha Edward's glare burns holes through me.
14:33I keep my gaze on the floor, avoiding his eyes.
14:36Marcy's glares follow me too.
14:39Afterward, I was sent to restock the pantries.
14:42But what unsettled me more was the silence.
14:45Since returning after my unconsciousness, I hadn't seen any of the guests.
14:49Not even Alpha Damon.
14:51The pack felt unnaturally quiet, as though something important had already taken place without me.
14:57As I worked, I couldn't stop wondering what I had missed while I was gone.
15:02Somehow, after finishing all my work, I started making my way back to my room.
15:07That's when I overheard two Omegas whispering in the corridor.
15:10Alpha Damon had left on an important expedition near the kingdom.
15:16One that would last three months.
15:19He wouldn't be returning to the pack anytime soon.
15:24Hence, no active workload.
15:27A strange sense of relief washed over me.
15:30Relief, but not peace.
15:33It was the kind of relief that still bothered my heart.
15:36A temporary calm, knowing I had a few quiet months before he returned, and everything changed again.
15:43Until then, I could breathe.
15:45At least for now.
15:47My attention snapped back when one of them whispered that no one truly understood what Alpha Damon was searching for.
15:53That single sentence unsettled me.
15:55Was there something hidden within the pack that he was looking for?
15:59Some secrets?
16:01Some motives?
16:02No one knew about?
16:04Fear curled in my chest.
16:06What if it was me?
16:08The thought wouldn't leave me.
16:10Especially after the keys he had given me on the very first day.
16:14That gesture alone had meant far more than it seemed.
16:17And suddenly, everything felt connected in ways I wasn't ready to face.
16:22Trying to steady my racing thoughts,
16:24I dragged myself toward my room.
16:27It's well past midnight when I finally collapse onto my bed and close my eyes.
16:31I wallow in self-pity for a bit before I roll over and try to fall asleep.
16:36I'm almost asleep when I hear a woman's voice.
16:39Hello.
16:39I quickly scramble to my feet, looking everywhere for who it could be.
16:44I'm the only one in the room.
16:46I peek into the hallway and look around, but no one is there either.
16:50Hello?
16:51I whisper loudly down the hallway.
16:53Uh, Talia.
16:55This is no way for a warrior to behave.
16:58Get yourself together.
17:00The voice chides.
17:02I realize the voice is coming from inside my head.
17:05Who, who are you?
17:08I ask hesitantly, worried that I've gone insane.
17:11I am the messenger of the moon goddess.
17:15The whisperer of the moon.
17:17But I like you, so I'll let you call me Sylvie.
17:21Whisperer of the moon?
17:23Are you my angel, Sylvie?
17:26I asked in shock.
17:28Maybe.
17:29Who knows?
17:30Angels.
17:31Godmothers.
17:32Messengers.
17:32They all come in different shapes and sizes.
17:36Came the quick reply in my head.
17:38You came late.
17:40Our alpha has already turned me into an official slave.
17:44We have no way to escape now.
17:47I feel tears welling up.
17:49My voice trembled as I told Sylvie everything.
17:52Every memory.
17:53Every fear.
17:54Every truth I had kept buried for years.
17:57I swallowed hard, the hope trembling inside me like a frightened bird.
18:01I'm here now, Talia.
18:04Don't worry.
18:06You are a child of the moon goddess.
18:08You are a warrior, which means you are strong.
18:12You will get through this.
18:15Moon goddess's daughter.
18:16Those words echoed in my mind, leaving me stunned.
18:20I couldn't fully believe what she was saying.
18:22Yet somehow, her words seeped into me, settling just beneath the surface.
18:27Curiosity finally overcame my disbelief.
18:31Sylvie?
18:32I asked hesitantly.
18:34Earlier, when my hands turned purple and burned Marcy, was that you?
18:41Sort of.
18:42That was you, but I helped a little to activate your power.
18:47I can explain more later.
18:48The next month and a half are the worst of my life.
18:52Thank the goddess for Sylvie.
18:54She's the only reason I'm still standing.
18:57My motivation's gone.
18:58Every moment is work.
19:00Now I make breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
19:03Still on pantry duty, with no rest between.
19:06Cooking with Sylvie is my only piece.
19:08No one bothers us in the kitchen, and we talk freely while we work.
19:12I even found a few old recipe books, and taught myself new dishes.
19:17At least I can create something others enjoy.
19:20The one part of my life that still feels mine.
19:23Everywhere else, misery rules.
19:26Alpha Edward lets the pack torment me, and he visits often to hurt and humiliate me.
19:31Sometimes Marcy watches.
19:33Once she even fetched the whip for him, smiling as she stood by.
19:38Sylvie urges me to fight back, but that would be suicide.
19:41If I fought or shifted, I'd be dead.
19:44She keeps insisting everything will change when I shift.
19:47You're a daughter of the moon goddess, she says.
19:51Her warrior.
19:53She hates that I hide her.
19:55Claims my silence makes her weaker.
19:58Okay, Sylvie.
19:59I sigh for the hundredth time.
20:01First, I don't know when I'll have time to shift.
20:05I'm up from five till after midnight.
20:08Second, if the Alpha finds out I'm talking to someone in my head,
20:11he'll think I've lost it and kill me.
20:14And lastly, I'm a slave, not a warrior.
20:19Talia, she says firmly.
20:21You are not just a warrior.
20:24You are a child of the moon goddess.
20:27She is your mother.
20:29You are destined to be queen.
20:31I roll my eyes.
20:32Fine.
20:33The first chance I get, I'll let you help me.
20:36Promise.
20:37That satisfies her.
20:39For now.
20:40We keep arguing about whether I'm literally the moon goddess's daughter.
20:44I don't think she gets the difference.
20:46Suddenly, she snapped, her voice firm.
20:48Your fate is coming, Talia.
20:50You will escape this suffering.
20:52Your mate is coming to claim you.
20:54I froze.
20:56What are you saying, Sylvie?
20:58I whispered, shaken.
21:00That can't be true.
21:02I'm just a slave.
21:03My voice faltered as the truth I'd lived with pressed in around me.
21:07This is my reality.
21:09I said quietly.
21:11No mate could ever save me from it.
21:14She shook her head gently, as if correcting a child.
21:17No.
21:18He will change your life.
21:20He will take you away from this world of humiliation.
21:24I let out a weak, disbelieving laugh.
21:27Oh, come on, Sylvie.
21:29I couldn't accept her words.
21:31Not then.
21:32Not like this.
21:33Exhausted.
21:34Physically and emotionally.
21:36I dragged myself toward the bedroom.
21:38The weight of the day pressing heavily on me.
21:41And yet.
21:42Her words followed me into the darkness.
21:45By night, I collapse exhausted.
21:48Especially after Edward's visits.
21:50Sylvie stays with me.
21:52My only friend.
21:53Always pushing me not to give up.
21:55I feel guilty for not being able to do the same for her.
21:59One day, the Alpha's personal Omega bursts in while I'm cooking.
22:03He wants to see you.
22:05Now.
22:06Drop everything and go.
22:08I knock softly.
22:10You called for me, Alpha?
22:12I ask, keeping my voice low.
22:15Fewer words mean fewer reasons for him to lash out.
22:18Don't just stand there.
22:19Come in.
22:21He snaps.
22:22I step inside, staying near the door.
22:25Always ready to run.
22:26Talia.
22:27He says.
22:29Alpha Damon will be visiting the pack after his long expedition.
22:33You are responsible for all preparations for the delegation.
22:38If all goes well, we'll form a pact.
22:41And of course, above all this,
22:44Marcy is going to marry Alpha Damon.
22:47Make sure nothing goes wrong.
22:51You'll prepare formal dinners daily.
22:54Keep the pantry stocked.
22:56And stay out of the way.
22:58Got it?
22:59Somehow, just hearing that Alpha Damon had his returning to the pack
23:03filled me with fear.
23:04The memory of his gaze.
23:07Intense.
23:07Unreadable.
23:08Only made it worse.
23:10My chest tightened as the feeling resurfaced.
23:14Whatever it was that lingered in his eyes,
23:16it unsettled me far more than any punishment ever had.
23:20I look up from under my hat,
23:22still keeping my face low enough that he can't see my eyes.
23:26Yes, even after almost two months,
23:28he still hasn't noticed that I have purple eyes.
23:31Or if he has, he hasn't pointed it out.
23:34He also hasn't said anything about my silver hair.
23:37Which is just fine with me.
23:40Uh, yes, sir.
23:42Everyone will be here on Monday.
23:44We'll be having a party after dinner to welcome him.
23:48Make sure there is enough food for the party.
23:51If everything goes according to plan,
23:54he will be wed to Marcy,
23:57and our packs will be united forever.
24:01Give George the information for the additional food you need to make.
24:06Do you understand?
24:08Yes, sir.
24:11Good.
24:12We need to keep the Alpha happy.
24:14And you will not pull any stunts like you did before.
24:19You will do everything from behind the curtain.
24:22Do not show your face.
24:25If not, I won't hesitate to harm you.
24:29Do you understand?
24:31He stands up with his hands leaning on the desk,
24:34looking very intimidating.
24:36Yes, sir.
24:38Now get out of my sight.
24:40He points to the door behind me.
24:42I scramble out of the room as fast as possible to find George.
24:46George is in charge of ordering supplies for the pack house.
24:49He should be in his office right now.
24:51My mind is already churning through the special foods to make,
24:55and the groceries I need for them.
24:56I also need extra supplies for the guest suite pantries.
25:00I get to George's office and knock on the door.
25:03I can hear noises coming from inside, but he doesn't answer.
25:07I knock a little louder.
25:09What the hell?
25:10He has to know I'm here.
25:11He knows my scent.
25:13Just tell me to come in already.
25:15I don't like this guy, Talia.
25:18He's creepy.
25:19He stares at you.
25:21Sylvie complains.
25:23Well, we don't have a choice but to work with him, Sylvie.
25:26He's the money.
25:28Ugh, fine.
25:29But let's make it quick.
25:31I knock again.
25:32More impatiently this time.
25:34What is it?
25:35He finally growls from inside.
25:37I open the door to find there's a female wolf sitting on his desk.
25:41Get out, Talia.
25:43He yells louder.
25:45I come to my senses and slam the door closed.
25:47I run back to the kitchen as fast as I can.
25:50I can feel the drip from my face.
25:53If anyone finds out what I just saw, I am finished.
25:57Sylvie thinks it's hilarious.
25:59She laughs in my head throughout lunch preparation.
26:02I'm about to take the platters out to the dining room.
26:04George comes charging into the kitchen.
26:06He makes a beeline at me, grabbing me by the throat and pinning me against the wall.
26:11I blink quickly a few times.
26:13It feels like I'm looking out of someone else's eyes.
26:16Let her go.
26:17The voice comes from me, but it isn't my voice.
26:20It's Sylvie.
26:21Her voice booms and sounds almost ethereal.
26:24The dishes on the counter shake as she growls deeply at George.
26:28I watch helplessly as my hands glow violet and grab George's wrists.
26:34As I grab him, his eyes widen in fear and he starts howling in pain.
26:39A sizzling sound comes from where my hands connect with his skin.
26:43He quickly releases my neck and we both fall to the ground.
26:46How are you doing this?
26:48What are you, Talia?
26:50I stand up, feeling much taller than my five-foot-tall frame.
26:54Sylvie's voice booms from me.
26:56I'm a warrior child of the moon goddess.
26:59If you tell anyone what has happened here today, I will make you suffer.
27:04Sylvie threatens.
27:06George scoots back on his backside away from me, wide-eyed,
27:10then clambers up and runs away as fast as he can.
27:13Suddenly, I come back into my normal state of mind
27:16and I fall back to the ground, exhausted.
27:18My hands are no longer glowing,
27:20but they feel like they are on and full of static electricity.
27:24Sylvie! What was that?
27:26I scold her, but mostly because it scared me.
27:30I couldn't help it.
27:31He was threatening you.
27:33Okay, but what was with the glowy, purple, burnt hands thing?
27:37That's not normal.
27:40Talia, we've been through this.
27:42You are a child of the moon goddess.
27:46You are a queen.
27:48There is more, too.
27:50You will see after we shift for the first time.
27:53Until then, I'm not strong enough to show you.
27:58Besides, it isn't like I hurt him badly.
28:01His wolf will heal him before he is back in his office.
28:04I don't...
28:06Wait, you mean the moon goddess is my actual mom?
28:12Like, she gave birth to me, specifically.
28:15Not just like, mother of all werewolves,
28:18because she created us a gazillion years ago.
28:21That's what I've been saying since I came.
28:24It's not my fault you didn't believe me.
28:27I picked up a towel to wipe the stain from my nose.
28:31Sylvie is already healing me,
28:33but my face is going to be bruised for a couple of days.
28:36I pull my hat down low so no one can see the bruises,
28:39then pick up the first two platters
28:40and rush out to the dining room.
28:42Okay, well, if you're able to do that to George,
28:46how come you can't do it to Alpha Edward or Marcy?
28:50Well, I think it happened one time before,
28:54but I wasn't fully in control then.
28:57I can't do it now because he's your Alpha, Talia.
29:01I can't go against what he says.
29:05I can't attack your Alpha or his daughter.
29:09Fine, I concede.
29:11I don't want to argue with her.
29:13I'm just trying to figure out the rules.
29:15I'm in uncharted territory here.
29:18I mean, it's cool territory,
29:20but I don't know what our limits are.
29:23Once all the platters are out,
29:24I make the list of extra supplies I need
29:26and put it in the box hanging outside George's office.
29:30That way, I don't have to face him again.
29:33I clean up the dining room from lunch
29:35and still have about 45 minutes
29:36until I need to start dinner.
29:38I decided to go to the stock room
29:40and put supplies on the pantry cart for later.
29:43As I'm working,
29:44I hear someone clear their throat behind me.
29:47I look up to find Marcy
29:48standing uncomfortably close to me.
29:51Can I help you with something, Marcy?
29:53I try to swallow the panic
29:55that instantly builds in my throat.
29:57Talia, I'm getting married.
29:59I'm going to be the Luna
30:01to the most powerful Alpha in the realm.
30:03The Luna of the Dark Howlers and the Red Moons.
30:07And when I am,
30:08you won't be treated the way you are now.
30:11She takes a step closer,
30:13forcing me to back up against the cart.
30:15But Marcy, please stop.
30:17I put my hands up
30:19and push lightly against her
30:20to get her to move.
30:21But she's stronger than me
30:22and doesn't budge.
30:24I look up at her
30:25to see an evil grin distorting her face.
30:28I see the way my father treats you
30:30the way he does,
30:31don't you, Talia?
30:32Marcy's voice slithered.
30:34It's because you're weak.
30:36You just take it.
30:38You never fight back.
30:40You never learn.
30:41She stepped closer.
30:44You know what you are deep down.
30:46You're nothing.
30:48Marcy smiled.
30:50When I become Luna of the Dark Howlers,
30:52you'll belong to me.
30:54My slave.
30:55My little reminder of what happens
30:57to women who forget their place.
31:00And when my Alpha arrives...
31:02She leaned in,
31:04her breath brushing my ear.
31:07You've heard how vicious he is, haven't you?
31:09I can't wait to let him put you in your place.
31:12She circled me like prey.
31:14So, if you're even thinking
31:17of opening that mouth of yours
31:19about what you saw with George,
31:21don't.
31:22Because if you ruin this for me,
31:25I'll feed you to the things you fear most,
31:28piece by piece.
31:31Moon Goddess.
31:32If you're my mother,
31:34please help me.
31:36Please save me from this.
31:38I cry in my mind
31:39as Marcy takes her claws,
31:41digging them into my skin.
31:43She finally releases me
31:44and I fall to the floor.
31:46I lay on the floor of the supply room,
31:47crying.
31:48Get up, Talia.
31:50Sylvie commands in my mind.
31:52I said, get up.
31:54She repeats.
31:55Her voice is stern, but caring.
31:57You're better than this.
31:59You will survive this.
32:01I want to leave the world, Sylvie.
32:04I can't do this anymore.
32:07I can't.
32:08You can, and you will.
32:11Soon our fated mate will come
32:13and everything will change.
32:14He's coming for us, Talia.
32:17He's coming for his queen.
32:19Could it be?
32:20Was this my fated mate?
32:22Was it more than just a fairy tale?
32:25How can you be so sure?
32:28You will see.
32:29Glowy, burning hands
32:30are not your only gift.
32:33I get up,
32:34find an old cardigan
32:35in the back of the stock room
32:36and put it on.
32:38I go back to my room
32:39to find new clothes
32:40before making dinner.
32:42The next four days
32:43go without incident.
32:44Unless you consider
32:45I have gone to the roof
32:46several times
32:47contemplating my existence.
32:49Each time,
32:50I stand with my toes at the edge
32:52and stare down
32:52from the four-story building.
32:54I can't bring myself
32:56to do anything
32:56except cry
32:57and go back to my room.
32:59I can't do it to Sylvie.
33:00I can't take her life
33:02because I want to take mine.
33:04Sunday after dinner service,
33:05I see Marcy in the hallway
33:07while I'm refilling pantries.
33:08She quickly approaches me
33:10and grabs me by the arm.
33:11She extends her claws
33:13into my bicep,
33:14drawing blood.
33:15Remember our little chat, Talia.
33:17If you tell anyone,
33:19and I mean anyone,
33:20what you saw in George's office,
33:23I will make you suffer again,
33:25she says in a low,
33:26threatening tone.
33:28Not again.
33:29I'm fed up.
33:30Does she want to bully me?
33:32Okay, fine.
33:33I lift my hat
33:35and let my violet eyes
33:36look directly at her.
33:37She gasps
33:38at the unusual sight.
33:40Marcy,
33:41it would be a relief
33:42and I would welcome it.
33:45You don't care
33:46how I'm treated
33:47by this pack,
33:48including you,
33:49your father,
33:51your mother,
33:51and your lover too.
33:53Tears choke up in my throat.
33:55I cannot take any more punishment
33:57or threats from anyone else.
33:59I'm at my wit's end.
34:01If she takes my life
34:02right here in this hallway,
34:03it would be a relief.
34:05I'm sorry, Sylvie.
34:07I just can't do it anymore.
34:09I say to my angel
34:10as I'm staring down Marcy.
34:12She doesn't respond.
34:14She shuts our mind link
34:15and crawls into the corner
34:16of my mind.
34:18Marcy pushes me away.
34:20You should be grateful
34:20for your life.
34:21The Alpha will hear about this.
34:24I'm not grateful
34:25for this life, Marcy.
34:27And if you think I should be,
34:29you are part of the problem.
34:32If you want to tell the Alpha
34:33about this incident,
34:34I'm more than happy
34:35to tell him what instigated it.
34:38She stares at me
34:39with pure anger and hatred
34:40before walking away
34:41without a word.
34:43I guess fate
34:44has other plans for me.
34:46I stand in the hall
34:47for a few minutes
34:47to see if she is coming back,
34:49but she doesn't.
34:50I'm certain
34:51she is going to sabotage me.
34:53Maybe she's going
34:54to smother me in my sleep
34:55or just stab me
34:57straight in the back.
34:58Either way,
34:59I was serious
35:00when I told her
35:01I welcome her.
35:02I finish pantry duty
35:03making sure everything
35:04is set in the guest rooms.
35:06I had George order bouquets
35:08for each of the suites
35:09as an extra touch.
35:10In the guest Alpha's suite,
35:12I also added
35:13a bottle of champagne.
35:15If this is the last thing
35:17I ever get to do,
35:18I want it to be something
35:19that makes someone else happy.
35:21It is almost 1.30 in the morning
35:23before I plop into my bed
35:24totally exhausted.
35:26It has been a day.
35:28If Marcy has anything
35:29to do with it,
35:30it will probably be my last.
35:33Sylvie is exhausted too.
35:34She stops sulking long enough
35:36to tell me she needs me
35:37to shift,
35:38but I can't.
35:39I have no time or energy.
35:41I keep promising her I will,
35:43but I feel like
35:44I've broken that promise.
35:46I float off to the sounds
35:48of her whimpering in my head
35:49while I cry into the pillow.
35:51To my surprise,
35:52my alarm wakes me in the morning.
35:55Sylvie makes me promise
35:56to hang on for one more day.
35:58We go through the motions
35:59of the life I hate.
36:01While I'm getting ready,
36:02I look in the mirror
36:03to find my hair
36:04is completely silvery now.
36:06I tuck it into a bun
36:07to try to avoid
36:08people noticing it.
36:09The delegation from Dark Howlers
36:11arrives in the early afternoon.
36:13They are all tall
36:14and intimidating
36:15with tattoos
36:16and big muscles.
36:17Some of them have visible scars
36:19on their arms and faces.
36:21They're wearing matching business clothes
36:22or security uniforms.
36:24And with their arrival,
36:26my heart began to beat
36:27a little faster.
36:28The fear walked in.
36:30The fear of Marcy,
36:32Edward,
36:33and of Alpha Damon.
36:35The rest of the day
36:36goes without a hitch.
36:37The guests seem pleased
36:39with dinner.
36:40Plates are finished
36:40and drinks continue to pour.
36:42In the evening,
36:43I go to each guest suite
36:45to make sure everyone
36:46is happy
36:46with their accommodations.
36:48A couple of people
36:49ask for more bags
36:50of chips or soda,
36:51but on the whole,
36:52everyone seems satisfied.
36:54But throughout it all,
36:56Alpha Damon's eyes
36:57never left me.
36:58I didn't understand
36:59what he wanted
37:00or what his intentions were.
37:02All I could think about
37:04was punishment.
37:05Wondering what I had done
37:06wrong this time.
37:07And not knowing
37:08was the worst part.
37:10Because in my world,
37:11I didn't need a reason.
37:13Simply existing
37:14was often enough.
37:16What I didn't know
37:17what I couldn't possibly understand
37:18was that I was the girl
37:20from Damon's dreams.
37:22The one he had been searching for.
37:24The one his wolf
37:25had sworn to protect.
37:27He wanted to save me.
37:28And I remained
37:30completely unaware of it all.
37:32While fate closed in around me,
37:34I was still bracing for punishment.
37:36I was walking along the corridor
37:38to check on the final requirements
37:39of the day
37:40in the guests' rooms.
37:41The last door
37:42is the Beta's room.
37:44She opens the door.
37:45I can't explain it,
37:47but I feel a friendly warmth
37:48when she does.
37:50She introduces herself as Maya.
37:52She has a large tattoo
37:53of a rose and a dagger
37:55on her forearm.
37:56Her dark hair
37:57is still pulled back,
37:58but she isn't wearing makeup.
38:00I can see now
38:01she looks only
38:02a few years older than me.
38:04I can hear her mate inside
38:06talking on the phone.
38:07Thanks for checking on us.
38:10Everything is wonderful.
38:12The flowers
38:13are a beautiful touch.
38:15You have good taste.
38:17She smiles at me.
38:19I bow to her slightly,
38:20then turn to leave.
38:22Wait,
38:22what's under your hat?
38:24I stop in my tracks
38:25and turn around.
38:27I'm sorry, ma'am?
38:28I ask.
38:29I feel the blood
38:31drain from my face.
38:32Your hat?
38:34Why is it so low?
38:36What are you trying to hide?
38:38She asks.
38:39Come closer.
38:40I come closer
38:42and slowly take off my hat.
38:44Keeping my eyes to the ground,
38:46my silver hair cascades down my back.
38:48It is embarrassingly greasy
38:50and visibly dirty.
38:52I feel myself blush.
38:54Oh, I see.
38:56She says with surprise
38:57in her voice.
38:58Now,
38:59don't be disrespectful.
39:02Always look me in the eye
39:03when I speak to you.
39:05I look up at her.
39:06The light from her room
39:08shines right into my eyes.
39:10She looks at me blankly
39:11for a moment,
39:12trying to process
39:12what she is seeing.
39:14What are you?
39:15A hybrid?
39:17No, ma'am.
39:18The pack doctor did tests
39:20but doesn't know
39:20why it happened.
39:22He thinks it must be
39:23a transformation
39:24related to my wolf
39:25getting ready to wake up.
39:26I mean,
39:27it's not a lie.
39:28It's just not the whole truth, right?
39:30How am I supposed
39:31to tell a stranger
39:32that my wolf says
39:33I am the moon goddess's
39:35actual daughter
39:35and that is why
39:37I have silver hair
39:37and violet eyes?
39:39She grabs my chin
39:40and pulls my face
39:41closer to hers,
39:43inspecting closely.
39:44And does the pack doctor
39:45know someone has been
39:47hitting you recently?
39:48You still have bruises.
39:51He's treated my injuries
39:52in the past.
39:53I'm not trying
39:54to elaborate
39:55or implicate anyone
39:56to this person
39:57I don't know.
39:58Who's at the door, Maya?
40:00The beta inside
40:01calls to her.
40:02Just the Omega
40:03assigned to us, Caden.
40:05What's your name
40:06again?
40:07It's Talia, ma'am.
40:09But please,
40:10call me Talia.
40:11I'm not an Omega, though.
40:13I'm just a servant.
40:15Her name is Talia.
40:17She picked out
40:18my beautiful flowers.
40:20She's still talking
40:21to her mate,
40:22but she hasn't taken
40:23her eyes off me,
40:24as if she is trying
40:24to size me up
40:25for some reason.
40:27Her brow furrows
40:28slightly as she stares.
40:30She's making me
40:31self-conscious.
40:32That's nice.
40:33Ask her if I can get
40:34bubbly water
40:34in the refrigerator.
40:36No problem, ma'am.
40:37She and I share a smile
40:39at bubbly water.
40:40I will bring it shortly
40:41and leave it at the door.
40:45Oh, and Talia,
40:46if those bruises
40:48aren't healed
40:48tomorrow morning,
40:49find some powder.
40:51Alpha Damon
40:52wants to see you tomorrow,
40:54and he does not tolerate
40:55seeing injuries like that.
40:58Eh, y-yes, ma'am.
41:00Her words made my mind
41:02swirl with questions
41:03I couldn't escape.
41:04Why would an Alpha
41:06ever want to meet me?
41:07An Omega?
41:08A girl kept in chains
41:09her whole life?
41:11Was I right in thinking
41:12that Alpha Damon
41:13had something to do with me?
41:15Was there a connection
41:16that I couldn't understand?
41:18Had he warned
41:19everyone about me?
41:20Silenced them
41:21in ways I didn't know?
41:23Why did they speak my name
41:25as if they already knew me?
41:26As if I wasn't
41:27just another servant
41:28hidden in the dark
41:29halls of the pack?
41:31Nothing made sense.
41:32Nothing fit.
41:33But somehow,
41:35despite all the confusion,
41:37one thought kept
41:37swirling inside me,
41:39circling my heart
41:40faster than my mind
41:41could catch it.
41:42Soon,
41:43I run to the stock room,
41:45get four bottles
41:45of San Pellegrino,
41:46and put them
41:47in front of the door,
41:48then run away
41:49as fast as I can.
41:51A million questions
41:52race through my head.
41:54Would their Alpha
41:54be angry that I'm weaker,
41:56even though I'm not
41:57part of his pack?
41:58If he's as vicious
41:59as they say,
42:00I hope I don't
42:01cross paths with him.
42:02Was she going to tell
42:03Alpha Edward about my...
42:05differences?
42:06Or call him out
42:07for letting someone
42:08break my nose?
42:09If she thinks that's bad,
42:11wait until she finds out
42:12the rest.
42:13Then I'm dead for sure.
42:15The next morning,
42:16Edward comes down later
42:17and whips me
42:18for not having every item
42:19our guests wanted.
42:21By morning,
42:22Sylvie still hasn't
42:23healed me completely.
42:24The pain is brutal.
42:26Even cooking,
42:27carrying trays,
42:28or leaning over
42:29to clean tables
42:30makes my scabs tear open,
42:32dampening my shirt
42:33with blood.
42:34That evening,
42:35I forced myself
42:36through the pain
42:37to dress.
42:38The visitor's uniform,
42:39a crisp blouse
42:41and fitted skirt
42:42reserved for our
42:42most esteemed guests.
42:44I smoothed it over
42:45the stinging welts
42:46and tied my hair
42:47as they preferred.
42:48Neat and obedient.
42:51Maya meets my eyes
42:52a few times.
42:53She knows something's wrong
42:54but says nothing.
42:56Sylvie, meanwhile,
42:57is buzzing in my head
42:58all day.
42:59The Beta is so nice.
43:01I can't wait
43:02to meet the Alpha again.
43:05Sylvie,
43:06we're not meeting anyone.
43:08We're going to melt
43:09into the wallpaper
43:10and pretend we don't exist.
43:13I want to meet them again.
43:16Well,
43:16hate to disappoint you
43:18but you're gonna be disappointed.
43:20Luna Layla interrupts
43:21my thoughts
43:22to announce the Alpha's arrival
43:23and that I'll need
43:24to make his meal too.
43:26Luna Layla seems
43:27extremely excited about this.
43:29She's beaming over
43:30the wedding plans
43:31for the Alpha and Marcy.
43:33I bring trays
43:34to the conference room.
43:35Alpha Damon's seat is empty
43:36so I leave his food.
43:38The dark howlers
43:39thank me politely.
43:41My own pack
43:42doesn't even look at me.
43:43After clearing the dishes,
43:45Luna Layla takes over
43:46so I can start dinner.
43:48Needing air,
43:49I step outside.
43:50In the distance
43:51stands a tall man
43:52with dark hair.
43:53Must be the Alpha.
43:55His scent drifts toward me,
43:57rich like coffee
43:58and dark chocolate.
43:59My knees begin to wobble.
44:01It's intoxicating.
44:03A mocha drinker?
44:04The thought makes me smile.
44:07Dinner's a four-course meal.
44:08Caesar salad,
44:09bacon-wrapped shrimp,
44:11beef wellington
44:11with brussels sprouts,
44:13and key lime pie.
44:14For the party,
44:15I add appetizers and desserts.
44:18Bruschetta,
44:19fritters,
44:19calzones,
44:20veggie trays,
44:21truffles.
44:23Cooking actually makes me happy again.
44:25Maybe it's Sylvie's influence,
44:26or maybe serving someone new.
44:29I stay in the kitchen,
44:30making sure every plate's perfect.
44:32Guests seem pleased.
44:34Edward drinks too much,
44:36despite Luna Layla's
44:37attempts to stop him.
44:38I never see Alpha Damon clearly,
44:40but Maya's quick wink
44:41from the dining room
44:42lifts my spirits.
44:44Afterward,
44:45I help set up the ballroom.
44:46Food,
44:47drinks,
44:48decorations.
44:49When the guests arrive,
44:50I slip out the back
44:51to restock upstairs,
44:53humming softly,
44:54oddly calm.
44:55You're in a good mood.
44:57Sylvie teases.
44:59Guess so.
45:00Not sure why.
45:01My back and feet still ache.
45:04Well,
45:05I'm happy you're happy for once.
45:07This version of you
45:08is pretty cool.
45:10Thanks, Sylvie.
45:11You're not half bad yourself.
45:13I restock the ranked members' rooms
45:15on the fourth and third floors,
45:17then move to the guest suites
45:18on the second.
45:19The cleaning staff's
45:20already handled everything.
45:22I just replace toiletries,
45:24pantry items,
45:25and fridge stock.
45:26I make quick work of it.
45:28Extra San Pellegrino
45:29for the betas.
45:30Fresh flowers.
45:31A little tent card
45:32with a smiley face
45:33on the counter.
45:35It's almost midnight
45:36by the time I finish.
45:37The ballroom's still alive
45:39with music.
45:40I close the betas' sweet door
45:42and move to the alphas,
45:43the last one.
45:45He must be at the party, too,
45:46but I knock just in case.
45:49Hearing nothing,
45:50I unlock the door
45:50and step inside.
45:52The moment I see what's inside,
45:54my heart stops.
45:55I freeze.
45:57Standing there
45:58was the most handsome werewolf
45:59I've ever seen in my life.
46:01Easily six foot six inches tall,
46:03looked to be about 250 pounds
46:05of solid muscle
46:06with the broadest shoulders.
46:08But he wasn't alone.
46:09An icy blonde
46:10stood in front of him
46:11with her hands
46:12undoing his belt.
46:14It's him.
46:15Sylvie howls in my mind.
46:17The smell of coffee
46:18and dark chocolate
46:19filled the air
46:20and my mind went hazy
46:21as I froze,
46:23seeing two piercing blue eyes
46:24staring back at me.
46:26Stop.
46:27He shouted.
46:28Is this it?
46:29Is this the day I die?
46:31I wondered.
46:32I was only doing my job,
46:34but that did not change
46:35the fact that I had witnessed
46:36something that should not
46:37have been seen.
46:39Before I could move,
46:40he lunged forward
46:41and roughly pinned me
46:42against the floor
46:43outside the room
46:43with a low growl.
46:45He placed both hands
46:46on my shoulders,
46:47preventing me from escaping,
46:49put his face against my neck
46:50and inhaled deeply.
46:52My heart was pounding
46:54in my chest
46:54as overwhelming panic
46:56began to set in.
46:57Alpha Damon,
46:58is this Omega
46:58trying to steal something?
47:00A guard said,
47:01seeing the struggle.
47:02Get back.
47:03He snarled,
47:05flashing his large fangs.
47:06Mine.
47:07He growled.
47:09Over his shoulder,
47:10I could faintly see Marcy
47:11staring daggers at me,
47:12and down the hall,
47:14I heard Alpha Edward shouting.
47:16What a disaster,
47:17I thought.
47:18They're all going to kill me.
47:20My head started swimming,
47:22and I felt even dizzier.
47:23Maybe I was finally dying.
47:26Look what you've done,
47:28you little b*********.
47:29Marcy yelled
47:30as she reached out
47:31to grab me,
47:32but she never touched me,
47:33Alpha Damon snarled,
47:35snatching her hand
47:35out of the air
47:36and snapping her wrist.
47:38Alpha Edward roared.
47:40How dare you?
47:41This is war.
47:43I watched them fight
47:44as if it was a dream.
47:46They looked as though
47:47they were moving
47:48in slow motion.
47:49Alpha Edward yanked Marcy,
47:51pulling her back
47:52as Damon snarled at them.
47:54He was vicious,
47:55beautifully vicious.
47:57A guard tried to separate them
47:58as Beta Caden and Maya
48:00took defensive positions
48:01around Alpha Damon,
48:02and George lunged at Damon,
48:04but he was no match
48:05for the Alpha.
48:07Damon grabbed George
48:08by the throat
48:08and threw him into the wall
48:10as though he were
48:10a tiny pup.
48:12I almost laughed,
48:13but I was shaking all over,
48:15barely able to stand,
48:16but in the chaos,
48:18I managed to crawl away
48:19and slink down the stairs.
48:21I looked around
48:22to see if anyone noticed me,
48:23but they were all
48:24too busy arguing.
48:25I started to lose consciousness,
48:27and then I heard it,
48:28the most guttural,
48:30ear-shattering roar.
48:31Where is she?
48:33Where is who, Alpha Damon?
48:35Where is my mate?
48:37Is it possible?
48:38Has he finally come for Talia?
48:41Could this terrifying,
48:42vicious Alpha
48:43actually be Talia's
48:44fated mate?
48:45Will their bond
48:46ignite a war
48:47between the two
48:48most powerful packs
48:49in the Order?
48:50Will any of them
48:51leave Red Moon territory alive?
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48:54what happens next,
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