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Wolf Pack Betrayal ENGSUB ASM
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00:00I was reborn seven days before my mating ceremony.
00:03This time, I was the one who handed the drugged glass of wine to Grace,
00:06my fated Alpha's adoptive sister.
00:09In my past life, I was the one who drank that wine.
00:12It sent me into a wild, drug-fueled haze with Aaron.
00:16But he was convinced it was all a scheme to trap him.
00:19After all, my father's pack had fallen.
00:21To him, I was just a desperate, scheming she-wolf trying to lock him down.
00:25Even after we were mated, he remained cold and distant.
00:29He took Grace to every event where the Luna should have been by his side.
00:32During a battle with a rival pack,
00:35he even abandoned me as I lay dying from a silver blade,
00:38just to run to a frightened Grace.
00:40I died, filled with bitterness.
00:43So this time around, the Luna's suite, the ceremonial necklace,
00:47Aaron himself, Grace can have it all.
00:50But on the day of the ceremony, when I didn't show up,
00:53the ever-composed Alpha Aaron lost his mind searching for me.
00:56The light from the crystal chandelier was blinding.
00:59Aaron, my chest feels so tight.
01:02A delicate voice pulled me back to reality.
01:04I was at my welcome dinner, hosted by the Blackwood Pack.
01:07Across the long table, my fated mate, Aaron,
01:10was holding his adoptive sister, Grace, his eyes filled with concern.
01:15Have you been in here too long?
01:16Don't worry, we'll leave soon.
01:19Aaron's voice was impossibly gentle.
01:21He'd never spoken to me with that tone,
01:24not in this life or the last.
01:26I looked down at a glass of wine in front of me.
01:28In my past life, I drank it without a second thought,
01:31clueless that it was laced with a potent aphrodisiac.
01:33Aaron, who had also been drugged,
01:35and I spent the night in a wild haze.
01:37I woke up the next day, sore all over.
01:40I wasn't ready, but I figured we were fated mates anyway.
01:44Being intimate a little early couldn't be that bad,
01:46but a sober Aaron looked at me like I was his worst enemy.
01:49Just because your veins pack has fallen,
01:52you're this desperate to trap me with such a low blow?
01:56He'd spat, his hand tightening around my throat,
01:58his eyes filled with raw disgust.
02:00From then on, even after we were mated,
02:02he treated me with cold indifference.
02:04He'd take Grace to every event Aluna was supposed to attend,
02:08leaving me to show up alone,
02:10ridiculed as a pretty ornament.
02:11When I confronted him in a rage,
02:13he'd just brush me off.
02:14Grace is my sister.
02:17You're overthinking things.
02:19Besides, as Aluna, can't you be less petty?
02:23Sister, what a pathetic excuse.
02:25It wasn't until the rival packs surprise attack.
02:29I can still feel the icy, searing pain
02:31of the silver blade piercing my stomach.
02:33I collapsed in a pool of my own blood,
02:35reaching for him in despair.
02:36But my alpha, he left me for dead,
02:39rushing to a terrified Grace
02:40and pulling her into a tight embrace.
02:42Before I died,
02:43I saw him look back at me in panic.
02:45He stumbled toward me,
02:47tears glistening in his eyes.
02:48But it was too late.
02:49I took my last bitter breath.
02:51But now, I'm back.
02:52I raised my head,
02:53my gaze ice cold,
02:54as I watched the siblings.
02:56I picked up my wine glass,
02:57walked over to Grace,
02:58and switched our glasses when she wasn't looking.
03:00Then I watched as Aaron and Grace
03:02drank from the glasses in front of them.
03:04I lifted my own glass,
03:05hiding the smirk on my lips.
03:07After tonight, I'd be free of this union.
03:10Before long, the drug took effect.
03:12Grace's eyes grew hazy.
03:13Aaron, thinking she was just drunk,
03:15carefully helped her out of the hall.
03:17My intended mate was being so intimate
03:19with another she-wolf,
03:20and the others shot me pitying glances.
03:22But to their disappointment,
03:23my expression was a perfect mask.
03:26I'd seen this play out a thousand times
03:28in my past life.
03:29My heart was numb to it.
03:31After everyone had left,
03:32I found the Blackwood Pax elder.
03:35I'm calling off the union.
03:36The elder froze for a second,
03:38then his brow furrowed.
03:39What are you talking about?
03:41This alliance was arranged
03:42by your father and us.
03:44It's not for you to break off.
03:45I gave a scornful laugh,
03:46but that was when my father's pack
03:48was still strong, wasn't it?
03:50I know why you're still clinging
03:52to this agreement.
03:55I took out a black velvet pouch.
03:57Inside was an ancient,
03:59wolf-shaped moonstone
04:00that glowed with a faint blue light.
04:03It's this you're after, isn't it?
04:05The elder's eyes flickered,
04:07and he wouldn't meet my gaze.
04:08It was a treasure passed down
04:10through my Vance Pack for generations,
04:12and the real prize the Blackwood Pack
04:14wanted from this alliance.
04:18I can give it to you.
04:19My condition is that you cancel the alliance
04:21and let me leave Blackwood Territory.
04:24The elder gritted his teeth,
04:26and after a long, tense moment,
04:28he finally nodded.
04:29Fine.
04:30I'll prepare the termination agreement.
04:32Give me seven days.
04:33My heart pounded in my chest.
04:35Just seven days,
04:37and I'd be free.
04:39But...
04:39The elder's eyes narrowed,
04:41pinning me in place.
04:42Even if I help you leave,
04:43what am I supposed to tell the Alpha
04:45when his luma suddenly goes missing
04:47on the day of the ceremony?
04:49I looked at him and smiled faintly.
04:52I'll give him a mate he'll be satisfied with.
04:55That night,
04:56I pushed open the heavy doors
04:58of Aaron's manor.
05:00The hall was brightly lit,
05:02but eerily silent.
05:03The servants kept their heads bowed,
05:05barely daring to breathe.
05:07The aggressive sense of two different pheromones
05:10still hung heavy in the air.
05:12One was Aaron's,
05:13commanding and fierce like any Alpha.
05:15The other was Grace's
05:17clyingly sweet scent of arousal.
05:19On the second floor,
05:20the door to the luna's suite,
05:21the one meant for me,
05:22was wide open.
05:24I slowly walked up the stairs,
05:27the click of my heels
05:28echoing on the marble.
05:29All the top guards and pack elders
05:31were gathered at the door.
05:32When they saw me,
05:33the crowd parted,
05:34making a path.
05:36Their eyes were a mixture of pity,
05:37curiosity,
05:38and the smug anticipation
05:40of a good show.
05:41I kept my eyes forward
05:42and walked straight to the doorway.
05:44The scene inside
05:45was even more of a mess
05:46than I'd imagined.
05:47On the lovish velvet bed,
05:48the sheets were a tangled wreck.
05:50Grace was slumped on the carpet,
05:52her clothes in tatters.
05:53Her once delicate white dress
05:55was ripped,
05:55revealing large patches of pale skin
05:57and angry red marks.
05:59Aaron,
05:59Grace sobbed,
06:00her face streaked with tears
06:01as she clung to his pant leg.
06:04Last night,
06:06last night we-
06:07With teary eyes scanning the crowd
06:09before landing on me
06:10with a look of pure defiance.
06:11Now everyone knows
06:13what am I going to do.
06:14Her words were a clear ploy
06:15to pressure him
06:16into making her his mate.
06:17But Aaron,
06:18standing by the bed
06:19with his jaw tight
06:20and his chest heaving,
06:21didn't look happy at all.
06:22Wasn't he always wrapped
06:24around Grace's little finger?
06:26Stop talking nonsense, Grace.
06:29Aaron gently helped Grace
06:30to her feet,
06:31but his words weren't
06:32what she wanted to hear.
06:33Last night was an accident.
06:34Besides,
06:35we didn't go all the way.
06:36He shattered her little fantasy
06:37without a hint of mercy.
06:39I raised an eyebrow.
06:41That was unexpected.
06:43In my past life,
06:44he'd had no problem
06:45letting things run
06:46their course with me.
06:48Why, with Grace,
06:49did he use his alpha self-control
06:50to stop himself?
06:52But Aaron...
06:53Grace's face went pale,
06:55her eyes wide with disbelief.
06:58Quiet!
06:59Aaron snapped.
07:00I've already looked into it.
07:01The wine was drugged.
07:03I'll find out who was behind this,
07:05and they will pay.
07:07At that,
07:07Grace's face turned even whiter.
07:09Just then,
07:10Aaron saw me standing in the back.
07:12For a split second,
07:13I saw clear panic
07:14and guilt flash in his eyes.
07:16He strode toward me,
07:17reaching out as if
07:18to grab my hand,
07:19but stopped himself mid-air.
07:21Victoria, let me explain.
07:23It's not what it looks like.
07:24Nothing actually happened last night.
07:26I spent the whole night
07:27pouring cold water over myself.
07:29He sounded desperate
07:30to prove his innocence.
07:31My mate will only be you.
07:33The ceremony in seven days
07:35won't change.
07:36Nothing will change.
07:37He announced it loudly,
07:38in front of everyone.
07:39Was this a promise to me,
07:41or a way to save face?
07:43Looking at his supposedly sincere face,
07:45all I felt was a bitter,
07:46ironic laugh
07:47bubbling up inside me.
07:48If this had been my past life,
07:50I might have been moved
07:51to tears by his words.
07:52Oh,
07:53I said flatly,
07:54taking a step back
07:55to put some distance between us.
07:57No hysterical accusations,
07:58no tearful forgiveness.
08:00My eyes were as calm
08:02and still as a dead lake.
08:03I couldn't be bothered
08:05to give him
08:05even a shred of emotion.
08:07Aaron froze.
08:08His outstretched hand
08:10hung awkwardly in the air.
08:11The panic in his eyes
08:12slowly turned to confusion,
08:14then to poorly hidden anger.
08:16Is that your only reaction?
08:18He hissed,
08:20his voice low.
08:21I suffered through
08:21a whole night of torture for you,
08:23and you don't have
08:24a single word of concern,
08:25not even a hint of jealous?
08:28What reaction should I have?
08:30I asked calmly.
08:32Congratulations on passing the test.
08:35You!
08:35Aaron choked on his anger,
08:36a vein throbbing on his forehead.
08:38Just then,
08:39Grace,
08:39unwilling to be ignored,
08:41shakily got to her feet.
08:43She clutched a torn jacket
08:44around herself
08:45and stumbled toward us.
08:46I'm so sorry,
08:47Victoria,
08:48she said,
08:48her eyes red.
08:49It's all my fault.
08:51Brother and I
08:52just got a little
08:53carried away last night
08:54and we...
08:56we ruined extra
08:57the suite that was prepared.
08:59She put emphasis
08:59on the word ruined,
09:01her defiant gaze
09:02flicking to the messy bed.
09:03But I just gave the bed
09:04a bored glance.
09:05It's fine.
09:07I wasn't planning
09:08on staying here anyway.
09:10Fine.
09:11Just fine.
09:12Aaron sneered.
09:13He turned to Grace.
09:15In that case,
09:16Grace,
09:17you'll stay in this suite
09:18from now on
09:18and no one is to move you out
09:20without my permission.
09:21Grace couldn't suppress
09:22a delighted gasp.
09:24I had already lost interest
09:25in the show.
09:26I found an empty guest room
09:28and had a peaceful night's sleep.
09:29Early the next morning,
09:30Aaron knocked on my door.
09:33Victoria,
09:33we need to talk.
09:35Aaron came to a stop
09:36in front of me,
09:37his gaze heavy.
09:38You were acting strange
09:39last night.
09:40Why do you suddenly
09:41not care about anything?
09:42I stopped what I was doing
09:43and met his eyes calmly.
09:45Don't care?
09:46I let out a small,
09:47mocking laugh.
09:48Isn't this what you
09:49always wanted?
09:50A calm,
09:52magnanimous mate?
09:53My words shut him up.
09:55He was right.
09:56Whenever I had expressed
09:57my discomfort
09:58about his closeness
09:59with Grace,
09:59he would say,
10:00Victoria,
10:01when will you learn
10:03to be a little more
10:03calm and magnous?
10:06A flicker of shock
10:07crossed his face.
10:08He opened his mouth
10:09but no words came out.
10:10Now that I was giving him
10:11what he wanted,
10:12he couldn't handle it?
10:13You.
10:14Aaron sighed,
10:15looking defeated.
10:16I didn't come here to fight.
10:18He tugged at his tie,
10:19annoyed,
10:20and looked away.
10:22Grace's wolf
10:23was damaged
10:24a long time ago.
10:26I've been looking
10:27for a way to heal her.
10:28I watched his little performance
10:30with cold eyes,
10:31already knowing
10:32where this was going.
10:34And?
10:35I asked flatly.
10:37I need the moon petal herb.
10:39He finally got to the point,
10:41holding out his hand
10:42as if he had
10:42every right to it.
10:43I know you have it.
10:45You know she saved
10:46my life once.
10:46If it weren't for her,
10:47I would have died
10:48in a rival pack's territory.
10:49I owe her,
10:50and I have to repay that debt.
10:52As my future Luna,
10:53you'll understand, right?
10:56The moon petal herb,
10:58one of the last remaining
10:59treasures of the Vance family,
11:00famous for its ability
11:01to heal a wolf's core.
11:03In my past life,
11:04when he asked me for it,
11:05I agreed without
11:05a second's hesitation,
11:07anything to please him,
11:08to prove how magnanimous
11:09I could be.
11:10But now,
11:11I no longer had to play
11:12the part of the perfect mate.
11:13You can have the moon petal herb,
11:15I said,
11:16my smile vanishing
11:17as my eyes sharpened.
11:19But I don't make
11:20losing bargains.
11:22Aaron stared,
11:23clearly not expecting
11:24me to set conditions.
11:25What do you want?
11:26He asked,
11:27frowning.
11:28I want the Blackwood Pack's
11:29most valuable commercial property
11:30in the city center.
11:31I said,
11:32each word clear and firm.
11:34Sign the transfer agreement.
11:35Full ownership in my name.
11:37You get the herb
11:38when I get the deed.
11:39It was one of the Blackwood Pack's
11:41most important assets.
11:43With it,
11:44I wouldn't be starting
11:45from scratch
11:46when I left this place.
11:48Aaron stared at me,
11:49his expression unreadable.
11:50Then,
11:51suddenly,
11:52he laughed.
11:53Victoria,
11:54was this entire act
11:55just for this?
11:56He crossed his arms,
11:57looking like he'd solved
11:58a great mystery.
11:59You deliberately acted
12:00like you didn't care
12:01about Grace.
12:02Even he gave her
12:02the luniswit,
12:03and now you're testing
12:04my limits
12:05with these outrageous demands.
12:07He stepped closer,
12:09his gaze locked on mine,
12:10full of self-satisfaction.
12:12You're acting cold
12:13to get my attention.
12:15You're making
12:15these outrageous demands
12:16because you don't really
12:17want to give Grace the herb.
12:18His smile grew wider.
12:21Victoria,
12:22you still care about me,
12:23don't you?
12:24His logic was
12:25as arrogant as ever.
12:26Think whatever you want,
12:28I said,
12:28too tired to explain.
12:30My voice was ice.
12:31Yes or no?
12:32Yes,
12:33of course,
12:34yes.
12:34Aaron agreed
12:35without hesitation,
12:36his eyes filled
12:37with a patronizing smile.
12:39It's just a piece
12:40of property.
12:41Consider it
12:41an early wedding gift,
12:43as long as you behave
12:45and stop throwing tantrums.
12:47He thought he had figured
12:47out an insecure woman.
12:49He had no idea
12:50he was personally
12:52funding my escape.
12:54The papers will be here
12:55tomorrow,
12:56Aaron said,
12:56his mood suddenly improving.
12:58He straightened his jacket.
13:00And get ready.
13:01The Pack Alliance Annual Gala
13:02is the day after tomorrow.
13:04As my intended mate,
13:05you have to be there with me.
13:07Before I could refuse,
13:08the door treaked open.
13:10Grace stood there,
13:12smiling at Aaron.
13:14Brother,
13:15does this
13:16dress look good on me?
13:18Her smile was bright,
13:20as if last night
13:21had never happened.
13:22She was wearing
13:23a stunning,
13:24star-dusted,
13:24deep V blue gown,
13:26the one I'd seen
13:27in the Luna Suites closet.
13:29Aaron obviously realized
13:30she was wearing
13:31the dress meant for me.
13:33He just frowned
13:34for a moment,
13:34then gave me
13:35a placating smile.
13:38Don't worry,
13:39I'll have another dress
13:39made for you.
13:41If Grace likes this one,
13:42let her have it.
13:43Consider it compensation
13:44for last night.
13:47I said nothing.
13:48A look of hurt
13:49flashed across Grace's face.
13:51Victoria,
13:52is it because I'm
13:53wearing this dress
13:54that you don't want to go?
13:55Or do you hate me
13:56because of what
13:57happened last night?
13:59I don't even know
14:00how it happened.
14:01She looked so pitifully
14:03fragile that Aaron
14:04was already starting
14:05to look concerned for her.
14:06I didn't want to argue
14:07with her.
14:07I just nodded.
14:10The Pack Alliance
14:11annual gala
14:12was held in the
14:13grand hall of the
14:14most luxurious
14:15Blackwood Manor.
14:17I stood quietly
14:19in the shadows
14:19at the edge of the hall,
14:21wearing a simple,
14:22pure white silk dress.
14:24Up front,
14:25in the center of it all,
14:27Aaron and Grace
14:28were naturally
14:28the focus
14:29of everyone's attention.
14:31Grace,
14:32wearing the gown
14:32that should have been mine,
14:34clung to Aaron's arm,
14:35smiling sweetly
14:36as they moved
14:37between the alphas
14:38of the major packs.
14:39To everyone else,
14:41they looked like
14:41a perfect faded pair.
14:44And I,
14:45the future Luna,
14:46who was supposed
14:47to have her mating
14:48ceremony with Aaron
14:49in less than a week,
14:50was like a ghost,
14:51left alone in a corner.
14:53A beautiful Luna to be,
14:55all alone in the shadows?
14:57A low,
14:58teasing male voice
14:59broke my thoughts.
15:00I turned to see
15:01a strange man
15:02smiling at me,
15:03raising an eyebrow.
15:04He even had the audacity
15:05to reach out,
15:06as if to touch
15:07the long hair
15:08falling over my shoulder.
15:10Don't touch her!
15:11A deep,
15:12wolfish sneal
15:13ripped through the air,
15:14followed by a crushing
15:15wave of alpha dominance.
15:17Aaron had appeared
15:18out of nowhere.
15:19He yanked we behind him,
15:20his dark gold eyes
15:22locked on the man,
15:23a warning growl
15:24rumbling in his throat.
15:27The man stumbled back,
15:29choking on the pressure.
15:31I looked at Aaron's
15:32possessive display,
15:33a complicated mix
15:34of feelings
15:35churning inside me.
15:36It was just like
15:37in my past life.
15:39This push and pull
15:40from him
15:40was the source
15:41of all my pain.
15:42Aaron seemed to realize
15:43he'd overreacted.
15:44He took a deep breath,
15:46reigning in the fury
15:47in his eyes.
15:48His tone was stiff.
15:50The opening dance
15:51is about to start.
15:52So?
15:53I asked.
15:54He avoided my gaze,
15:55speaking awkwardly.
15:57Grace said
15:58this is the last gala
15:59before I officially
15:59have a mate.
16:00She wants one last
16:02opening dance with me
16:02before I belong
16:03completely to you.
16:04As my future mate,
16:05you can understand that,
16:06right?
16:06Okay.
16:07I said,
16:08without a shred
16:09of hesitation.
16:10My voice was
16:11perfectly calm.
16:13Aaron froze.
16:14He seemed to have
16:16a whole speech
16:17prepared to convince me,
16:18but my one simple word
16:19had stopped him
16:20in his tracks.
16:21He gave me
16:22a long,
16:23deep look,
16:23but in the end,
16:25he said nothing more
16:26and turned back to Grace,
16:27who was watching him
16:29with an expectant look
16:30on her face.
16:31The music began,
16:32and they swayed together
16:33in the center
16:34in the center
16:34of the floor.
16:36Suddenly,
16:37chaos erupted.
16:39The massive,
16:40colorful,
16:40stained glass window
16:41at the top
16:42of the hall
16:42smattered.
16:43A rain of bullets
16:44laced with deadly silver
16:46poured down
16:46from the sky.
16:48Ambush!
16:49It's a night stone
16:50from the rival pack!
16:51The guards roared,
16:52and the entire hall
16:53descended into chaos
16:54and panic.
16:56In the middle
16:57of the dance floor,
16:58Grace let out
16:59a piercing scream
17:00and collapsed
17:01to the ground
17:01in fear.
17:02In an instant,
17:03Aaron shielded her
17:04with his broad back,
17:05covering her completely.
17:07His movements
17:08were sure and practiced,
17:09and I was standing
17:10less than 30 feet away.
17:13Just then,
17:14a bullet flew from the side,
17:15hitting me squarely
17:16in the left shoulder.
17:17A sharp,
17:18searing pain
17:19shot through me.
17:20The silver began
17:21to eat away
17:21at my flesh.
17:22My vision went black,
17:24and I almost passed out.
17:26I clutched my shoulder,
17:28blood seeping
17:28through my fingers,
17:30staining my white dress red.
17:33It's okay,
17:34it's okay,
17:34I'm here.
17:35Through the screaming crowd,
17:36I could see Aaron
17:37holding Grace tightly,
17:38whispering soft
17:39reassurances to her.
17:41His voice was
17:42heartbreakingly gentle.
17:44He hadn't even
17:45noticed me on the floor.
17:47Oh my god!
17:48The hood has been shot!
17:50A servant hiding
17:51behind a pillar
17:52saw me lying
17:52in a pool of blood
17:53and screamed in terror.
17:55Aaron's body
17:55went studded.
17:56As if suddenly
17:57remembering something,
17:58he whipped his head around.
17:59He finally looked
18:01in my direction,
18:02just as the pain
18:03overwhelmed me
18:04and I slipped
18:04into darkness.
18:07I had a long,
18:08dark dream.
18:10It was filled
18:11with the burning sensation
18:12of a silver blade
18:13piercing my flesh
18:14and the image
18:15of Aaron
18:15from my past life,
18:16turning his back on me
18:18to hold grace
18:18as I died.
18:19When I finally managed
18:20to pry my heavy eyelids open,
18:22I tried to move
18:23my left side.
18:24A stabbing pain
18:25shot through my shoulder.
18:26Though the wound
18:27had been cleaned
18:28and banded,
18:29the residual silver
18:30was still torturing
18:31every nerve.
18:32Luna,
18:32you're finally awake.
18:33A pack doctor
18:34in a white coat
18:35stood by my bed,
18:36his face a mixture
18:36of concern
18:37and an awkwardness
18:38he couldn't hide.
18:39How long was I out?
18:40I asked,
18:41my voice horsey.
18:42Three days.
18:43Tomorrow,
18:44tomorrow is your mating
18:45ceremony with the Alpha.
18:47Where's the Alpha?
18:49I asked,
18:50my voice flat.
18:51I already knew
18:52the answer.
18:52The doctor stammered
18:54for a moment
18:54before finally forcing
18:55the words out.
18:57The Alpha,
18:57he's been in Miss Grace's
18:59room for the past
18:59three days.
19:00The attack that night
19:01terrified her.
19:02Her wolf's core
19:03is already fragile
19:03and she came down
19:04with a high fever.
19:05The Alpha's been by her side
19:06the entire time,
19:07taking care of her.
19:07I closed my eyes,
19:08a familiar,
19:09bitter poison
19:09flooding my heart,
19:10just as I expected.
19:12Even when I was poisoned
19:13with silver
19:13and my life on the line,
19:15Grace was still
19:15the most important thing
19:16in his world.
19:17Just then,
19:18hurried footsteps
19:19sounded outside the room.
19:20Is Victoria awake?
19:22It was Aaron's voice,
19:23thick with exhaustion.
19:24The doctor hurried
19:24to open the door.
19:25Aaron looked terrible.
19:26There were dark circles
19:28under his eyes.
19:28He had clearly
19:29exhausted himself
19:30taking care of Grace.
19:32He saw my open eyes
19:33and a flicker of guilt
19:34crossed his face.
19:35He started to walk
19:36toward the bed.
19:37Get out.
19:38I don't need you.
19:40I said coldly.
19:41My icy glare
19:42stopped him in his tracks.
19:43He opened his mouth
19:45as if to explain,
19:46but remained standing
19:47at the door.
19:48I know you're angry,
19:50Aaron said,
19:51taking a deep breath.
19:52Grace's condition
19:53was critical.
19:53I couldn't leave her.
19:54I assigned the best doctors
19:55in the pack to you.
19:56I know you're strong enough.
19:57I knew you'd be okay.
20:00I closed my eyes,
20:01not even having the energy
20:02to scoff.
20:03That was his logic.
20:05Because I was strong,
20:06because I could handle it,
20:08I deserved to face death alone.
20:11And fragile Grace
20:12would always need him.
20:14Victoria,
20:14get some rest.
20:15Seeing my silence,
20:17Aaron gave up.
20:18He spoke again,
20:19a hint of hope
20:19in his voice.
20:20Tomorrow is our mating ceremony.
20:22I've given orders
20:23for everything
20:24to be of the highest standard.
20:27I'm going to give you
20:28the most magnificent,
20:29beautiful ceremony
20:30to declare to the entire world
20:31that you are my...
20:32We'll make up
20:32for what you've been through.
20:33His promise was followed
20:34by the soft click
20:36of the door closing.
20:37A magnificent ceremony.
20:38He could save that
20:39for his dear sister.
20:40That night,
20:41in the dead of night,
20:42I pulled the IV
20:43from the back of my hand.
20:45Ignoring the pain
20:45in my shoulder,
20:46I took out the white gown
20:48custom made
20:48by the Blackwood Pack
20:49for their Luna.
20:50Holding the dress,
20:52I knocked on Grace's door.
20:53It opened.
20:54Grace stood there
20:55in a thin,
20:56silk nightgown.
20:56Her cheeks were flushed
20:57and she looked full of life.
20:59There was no trace
20:59of a woman
21:00who had been terrified
21:00to the point of near death.
21:02Seeing me,
21:02her eyes flashed with surprise
21:04before she quickly
21:04put on her pitiful act.
21:06Victoria,
21:06is your wound better?
21:08Brother was just so worried
21:09about me.
21:09Please don't be mad at him.
21:11Cut the act.
21:11There's no one else here.
21:12I said coldly,
21:13interrupting her
21:14gnaw-sitting performance.
21:15I shoved the dress
21:16into her arms.
21:17Grace Froll,
21:18staring down
21:18at the gorgeous white gown.
21:20A look of pure,
21:21greedy ecstasy
21:22erupted in her eyes.
21:23This is...
21:24Her voice trembled.
21:25I won't be
21:26at the ceremony tomorrow.
21:27This position as Luna
21:29and your precious Aaron,
21:30you can have it all.
21:31As Grace stared at me
21:32with a look of utter disbelief
21:33and wild joy,
21:35I turned and walked away
21:36without a second glance.
21:38I went straight to Aaron's study
21:40at the far end
21:41of the second floor hall.
21:44I took out the official
21:45stamped agreement
21:46illuminating my betrothal
21:47to Aaron
21:47and placed it on his desk.
21:48Then,
21:49I picked up a pen
21:50and wrote three words
21:51on a blank sheet of paper.
21:52Have each other.
21:53After doing all that,
21:55I felt the weight
21:55that had been crushing
21:56my chest for two lifetimes
21:58finally lift.
21:58middle of the new book.
21:58floor and the last
21:58floor. And it will
21:58floor because it is
21:59and it will
21:59and it will
21:59of the kitchen. And
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