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00:00:00Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.

00:00:04My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.

00:00:09He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive

00:00:17every betrayal we uttered.

00:00:20Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged a fake death scene exactly as you requested.

00:00:26In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.

00:00:29The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too

00:00:34long.

00:00:35Good.

00:00:36My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.

00:00:41Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver. No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:00:49Only then, did I let out a slow breath.

00:00:52After confirming the remaining details, I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.

00:01:00The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.

00:01:03Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.

00:01:07The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.

00:01:12Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.

00:01:16His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.

00:01:21His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.

00:01:25My little wolf, where did you go?

00:01:28I can smell fear on you.

00:01:30He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,

00:01:35and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.

00:01:38I shook my head.

00:01:40I'm fine. Let's just keep going.

00:01:43Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.

00:01:47The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.

00:01:51Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.

00:01:56So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?

00:01:58My nails dug into my palm.

00:02:01Being the useless one who couldn't shift,

00:02:04I'd long since gotten used to names like that.

00:02:07But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.

00:02:15Someone beside the speaker nudged him.

00:02:18Hey, watch it. Your Luna's right here.

00:02:21He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.

00:02:24What's the problem?

00:02:26It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.

00:02:30I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:02:34All eyes turned to Cain.

00:02:36A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.

00:02:40I'll keep her.

00:02:41He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.

00:02:47She's just a pet I keep around.

00:02:49My only mate is Aria.

00:02:51He smirked faintly.

00:02:53But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.

00:02:57So I've kept it well hidden.

00:03:00Even after the mate bond.

00:03:02I won't let her find out.

00:03:05His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.

00:03:10Watch your mouths.

00:03:11If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.

00:03:16These were all dominant alphas from the same circle.

00:03:19And none of this shocked them.

00:03:21If anything, they sounded amused.

00:03:24Cain's got it bad.

00:03:26Can't even let his little toy get exposed.

00:03:29Well, she can't shift.

00:03:30Figures she'd be fragile.

00:03:33Someone's eyes lit up.

00:03:35Curiosity getting the better of him.

00:03:37Cain, if Aria can't sense anything, then you and that beta pet, have you ever, you know, at home?

00:03:47Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:03:51Of course.

00:03:53It's been wild.

00:03:56The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.

00:04:00Cain really knows how to play!

00:04:02Yeah!

00:04:03A useless one like that?

00:04:05Easy to fool.

00:04:07Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.

00:04:13Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.

00:04:18Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.

00:04:23No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.

00:04:27My knuckles had gone white.

00:04:29No one knew.

00:04:30Three days ago, I had my awakening.

00:04:35And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.

00:04:38I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.

00:04:43On the day of the ceremony, the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:04:49A fake one.

00:04:50Cain glanced at the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint smile.

00:05:07What were you all talking about that got you so excited?

00:05:11Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.

00:05:17They were just saying they envy, envy our bond.

00:05:20That will be the most devoted pair there is.

00:05:24Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.

00:05:28I caught every single one of them.

00:05:30The mockery.

00:05:31The cruelty.

00:05:32It burned.

00:05:34My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:05:38The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.

00:05:41They had been talking about him and that woman.

00:05:44Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.

00:05:48Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.

00:05:53I set my silver fork down and stood.

00:05:56I didn't want to hear another word of it.

00:05:59The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.

00:06:02A flicker of panic crossing his face.

00:06:05Little wolf, what's wrong?

00:06:08I shook my head.

00:06:10My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.

00:06:14I'm tired.

00:06:16I want to go back to the pack house.

00:06:19I didn't wait for his response.

00:06:20I turned and walked out.

00:06:23Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.

00:06:29A mating display was playing.

00:06:32Aria, be my mate.

00:06:34The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.

00:06:41People passing by slowed down, their voices full of envy.

00:06:48Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift, so he rented the biggest screen in the city just

00:06:53so she could clearly see the words,

00:06:54Be my mate?

00:06:56That's insanely romantic.

00:06:59He treats that girl so well.

00:07:01After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.

00:07:05I stood there, the subject of their admiration, and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.

00:07:13A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.

00:07:17I would have believed in Cain's love without question.

00:07:21I was born into a declining pack.

00:07:24From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.

00:07:29Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.

00:07:33A failure.

00:07:35Cain entered my life under those circumstances.

00:07:38He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.

00:07:43But I had seen this kind of attention before.

00:07:47Cruel games disguised as affection.

00:07:50So I avoided him.

00:07:5299 times he confessed.

00:07:5599 times I turned him down.

00:07:59Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.

00:08:02He threw himself over me without hesitation.

00:08:05Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade, he didn't move.

00:08:10He held his position, shielding me with his body.

00:08:14When he woke up in the hospital, his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.

00:08:20And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me was reach out and gently touch my face.

00:08:27My little wolf, as long as you're safe.

00:08:31That was the moment everything changed.

00:08:33For the first time, I believed that even someone like me, someone who couldn't shift, could be worth risking everything

00:08:41for.

00:08:41The walls around my heart cracked open for him.

00:08:45The wound from the Silver never fully healed.

00:08:49It left behind a permanent circular scar.

00:08:52Every time I saw it, my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.

00:08:59For five years, he never wavered.

00:09:02He treated me with the same devotion, the same care, as if I were the only one who mattered.

00:09:11Even when the pack opposed us, he stood his ground and asked me to be his mate.

00:09:17And for that upcoming ceremony, I wanted to give him something real.

00:09:22Something more.

00:09:24I risked my life to undergo blood awakening, just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate

00:09:30ritual.

00:09:31If it failed, I would have died.

00:09:34But I survived.

00:09:36Not only that, I gained something rare.

00:09:40Empathic sense.

00:09:41I decided to keep it a secret.

00:09:44I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.

00:09:48But on the very day I awakened, everything fell apart.

00:09:53Through that new ability, I sensed him.

00:09:56Kane.

00:09:57Talking to his beta pet.

00:09:59Their voices were intimate, careless, filled with open flirtation.

00:10:05That was when I learned the truth.

00:10:07He had already betrayed our bond.

00:10:10For an entire year.

00:10:12And I had known nothing.

00:10:14A sharp pain twisted through my chest, forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.

00:10:21His words from earlier echoed in my mind, over and over again.

00:10:25Even with the mate ceremony approaching, he had no intention of ending that relationship.

00:10:32Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?

00:10:37The winter wind cut through me, cold and merciless.

00:10:41But my mind had never been clearer.

00:10:44I would show Kane the truth.

00:10:46Lies don't last forever.

00:10:49And I would never forgive betrayal.

00:10:51I took a slow breath, forcing down the ache in my chest.

00:10:56Just as I was about to head back, a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

00:11:03Kane's scent surrounded me at once, rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.

00:11:08It pressed in from all sides, leaving no space to breathe.

00:11:13Little wolf, why didn't you wait for me?

00:11:16Are you in a bad mood today?

00:11:18Then let me take you to see your mate dress.

00:11:21The custom piece just arrived.

00:11:24He pulled me into his arms, his hands sliding up to the back of my neck, gently stroking the spot

00:11:30where his marking remained.

00:11:35I don't feel like going.

00:11:36Just pick it yourself.

00:11:39I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:11:42There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.

00:11:46Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.

00:11:49His voice softened, almost cautious.

00:11:53Little wolf, why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?

00:11:58Do you not want to bond with me anymore?

00:12:01I looked at him, at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.

00:12:05I almost told him the truth.

00:12:08Yes, I don't want this anymore.

00:12:11You were the one who betrayed us first.

00:12:14You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.

00:12:16You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.

00:12:21And now you're asking me why?

00:12:24But I wasn't ready to expose everything, not yet.

00:12:29At the dress boutique, the moment we stepped inside, an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress

00:12:36prepared in advance.

00:12:38Miss, the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.

00:12:42Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.

00:12:46The dress was pure white, flowing and luminous.

00:12:50Moonstones were set into the bodice, casting a soft, sacred glow.

00:12:55Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.

00:12:58My little wolf, do you like it?

00:13:01I couldn't deny it.

00:13:03The design was exactly my taste.

00:13:05But no matter how beautiful it was, it couldn't mend what had already been broken.

00:13:12Look closer, Kane said softly.

00:13:15At the center of the moonstone.

00:13:17I followed his gaze.

00:13:19Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.

00:13:22A and K.

00:13:24Forever.

00:13:25The moon goddess is our witness.

00:13:28My love for you will last forever, too.

00:13:31I stared at the stone, at the tiny letters carved into its heart.

00:13:36Then I turned to him and met his eyes.

00:13:40Eyes filled with something that looked like love.

00:13:44Will your love for me really last forever?

00:13:49A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.

00:13:53I Kane, swear, swear that I will love Arya forever.

00:13:58For my entire life.

00:14:00If I break this oath, may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:14:06Such a solemn vow.

00:14:08And yet, it couldn't warm a heart that had already gone cold.

00:14:13He had already broken it.

00:14:15And still, he kept acting.

00:14:19Didn't he get tired?

00:14:21I turned my face away, unwilling to look at him any longer.

00:14:26Kane seemed about to say something else, but his phone suddenly rang.

00:14:30His expression shifted, just slightly, before he stepped aside to answer.

00:14:35When he returned, there was a trace of apology on his face.

00:14:40Little wolf, something urgent just came up.

00:14:43Go ahead and try the dress.

00:14:44If anything needs adjusting, just tell the staff.

00:14:48He left in a hurry, not even waiting for a response.

00:14:52I watched his retreating figure, a bitter thought settling in.

00:14:57Kane had never walked away from me for pack business.

00:15:01And just before he left, I had caught it.

00:15:15When I returned to the pack house, I immediately felt it.

00:15:20The slight dip in the mattress.

00:15:23The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla and lingering scent, thick with unmistakable desire.

00:15:30The thought hit me all at once.

00:15:32Kane and that beta had been here, on this bed.

00:15:36Kane had just come back, entwined.

00:15:38My stomach twisted violently.

00:15:40I rushed into the bathroom and threw up, unable to stop.

00:15:44Kane had just come back.

00:15:46The moment he saw me like that, panic flashed across his face.

00:15:51Little wolf, did you eat something bad?

00:15:53I'll call a healer right now.

00:15:57I grabbed his wrist, my eyes still red.

00:16:01I'm fine.

00:16:02I just thought of something disgusting.

00:16:06Kane dropped to his knees beside me, gently patting my back, his expression full of distress.

00:16:13Don't think about things like that.

00:16:15Seeing you like this, it hurts me too.

00:16:18I looked down at him, at the open collar of his shirt, and the marks on his skin.

00:16:26Bite marks, fresh, obvious.

00:16:29Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.

00:16:32How strong did Kane have to be to carry another woman's marks on his body,

00:16:37and still look at me like I was the only one he cared about?

00:16:41His voice grew sharper, more agitated.

00:16:45Who did this to you?

00:16:47Who made maid?

00:16:48My little wolf like this.

00:16:51Tell me.

00:16:53I'll tear them apart.

00:16:55A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:16:59Kane, you're the one who did this to me.

00:17:03Sometime deep into the night, I woke to the sound of a low, restrained growl.

00:17:08Half asleep, I reached out, instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.

00:17:14But the bed was empty.

00:17:16I sat up and went downstairs.

00:17:18As I reached the second floor, I heard it.

00:17:21A woman's breathless voice.

00:17:25Soft, broken.

00:17:27I froze for a second, forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest, then walked toward the guest room.

00:17:33The door was wide open.

00:17:36Moonlight spilled across the room, illuminating two bodies tangled together.

00:17:42Inside, Kane was bare from the waist up.

00:17:45The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

00:17:48The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

00:17:51Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

00:17:54Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck, her voice unsteady.

00:17:59Alpha, the dress I just got today, you already torn it.

00:18:05Kane let out a low chuckle, leaning in close to her ear, his voice rough.

00:18:09You wore it for me, didn't you?

00:18:15I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:18:18So tonight, shouldn't you be satisfying me?

00:18:22She clung to him, her voice breaking, hoarse.

00:18:27Alpha, I can't, I can't take ache anymore.

00:18:32Then, breathless, she tilted her head back.

00:18:36What if Aria sees us?

00:18:39Kane stilled, his expression turning cold as he cut her off.

00:18:43She's useless.

00:18:45She doesn't understand anything.

00:18:47Don't you dare tell her about us.

00:18:49The beta traced circles against his chest, her tone soft, almost hurt.

00:18:54I know, I just...

00:18:57She's about to become your mate, and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:19:03It makes me sad.

00:19:06Kane's expression softened slightly.

00:19:08You jealous little thing.

00:19:11I already brought you into this house.

00:19:13Isn't that enough?

00:19:15Don't worry.

00:19:16Even after the mate bond, I won't leave you.

00:19:19Whatever Aria has, you'll have too.

00:19:23Moonlight lit up my face where I stood outside the door.

00:19:27I covered my mouth, but the tears were already falling, blurring everything.

00:19:33Every sound from inside the room pierced into me like silver blades, carving wound after wound into my chest.

00:19:41I turned and ran.

00:19:43Barefoot.

00:19:44Straight out into the rain.

00:19:46Cold water soaked through me, but I didn't stop.

00:19:50I just needed to get away.

00:19:52As far away as possible.

00:19:53Through the haze, I thought I saw him.

00:19:57A younger Kane.

00:19:59The one I had once loved.

00:20:02His eyes were clear.

00:20:04Sincere.

00:20:05Filled with something real.

00:20:07Little wolf.

00:20:09Leave him.

00:20:11Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore.

00:20:13And never forgive him.

00:20:15My vision burned, as I looked at that memory.

00:20:19At the alpha, I had once given my heart to.

00:20:23Okay.

00:20:24I whispered.

00:20:26I will leave you.

00:20:29And I will never forgive you.

00:20:32I didn't make it back until dawn.

00:20:35The moment I lay down, Kane slipped quietly into the room.

00:20:39He moved carefully, just like always, pulling the blanket over me before drawing me into his arms.

00:20:45His lips brushed softly against my forehead.

00:20:49Little wolf.

00:20:50I really do love you.

00:20:53In three days, you'll become my mate.

00:20:56We'll be together forever.

00:20:59I once saw a line online.

00:21:01When an alpha suddenly becomes gentle, it is usually guilt after betrayal.

00:21:08I never understood it before.

00:21:10Now I did.

00:21:12More than anything, I just wanted time to move faster.

00:21:15I wanted the day I left to come sooner.

00:21:18When I woke up, Kane and the beta were already downstairs having breakfast.

00:21:23The moment he saw me, Kane stood and pulled out a chair for me.

00:21:29He watched as I calmly finished my meal.

00:21:32Then guilt flickered across his face.

00:21:36Little wolf.

00:21:38I have to leave for a few days on short notice.

00:21:40For the mate ceremony, just work with the planner.

00:21:43I'll be back as soon as I can.

00:21:45After the ceremony, I'll make it up to you.

00:21:47Wherever you want to go for our honeymoon, I'll take you.

00:21:50I already knew the truth.

00:21:52This wasn't a trip.

00:21:54He was going to take care of her.

00:21:56But I didn't care anymore.

00:21:58I simply nodded.

00:22:01Just before he walked out the door, I called his name one last time.

00:22:05Kane.

00:22:06He paused, then turned back, his expression softening as he reached out to cut my face.

00:22:13Can't bear to see me go, little wolf.

00:22:15It's only a few days.

00:22:18Once we complete the mate bond, you'll see me every day.

00:22:21Kane!

00:22:22From outside, the beta called out to him.

00:22:25Kane leaned in, kissed my cheek, and left in a hurry.

00:22:29I stood there, watching his retreating figure.

00:22:33This was probably the last time I would ever see him.

00:22:38Not long after Kane and the beta left, I received a message from her.

00:22:43Miss Aria, you sensed everything last night, didn't you?

00:22:46I didn't expect you to be this good at holding it in.

00:22:49Kane already promised to spend the next few days with me.

00:22:53Imagine that, your future mate staying with another wolf right before your ceremony.

00:22:58You might be the most pathetic woman in the world.

00:23:02I didn't reply.

00:23:04Instead, I told the servants to gather everything in the villa that belonged to me,

00:23:09and pile it in the backyard.

00:23:12Once everything was brought out, I lit a fire.

00:23:15I stood there in silence, watching five years of memories burn away piece by piece.

00:23:23When the last corner turned to ash, so did everything I once felt.

00:23:28There were two days left before I left.

00:23:31Another message came from the beta.

00:23:34This time, it was a photo.

00:23:37A pregnancy test report.

00:23:39Well, looks like I'm really pregnant.

00:23:42Kane's first pup.

00:23:44He's so excited.

00:23:45I still didn't respond.

00:23:48I took out the mate dress and, with my claws, tore it apart piece by piece.

00:23:54This dress, created for me, no longer had any meaning.

00:23:59On the day I was leaving, she sent one last message.

00:24:03Kane is going to complete a mate bond with me.

00:24:06He said he'll give me the same ceremony.

00:24:08He won't let me or the child suffer.

00:24:11Miss Aria, you should know your place and give up the Luna position.

00:24:15Kane doesn't love you anymore.

00:24:18This time, I replied,

00:24:20I hope your dream comes true soon.

00:24:23After that, I pulled up the villa's surveillance footage.

00:24:27It wasn't just once.

00:24:29Kane had brought her back here again and again, chasing excitement.

00:24:34I copied the videos and sent them to the ceremony planner.

00:24:37This is a surprise I prepared for Kane.

00:24:41Make sure it's played-played during the ceremony.

00:24:43Keep it confidential.

00:24:47Once everything was arranged, my phone rang.

00:24:50Kane!

00:24:51There was a trace of apology on his face.

00:24:54Little wolf, things here aren't finished yet.

00:24:57I won't be back until tomorrow morning.

00:24:59Don't worry, I'll make it before the ceremony.

00:25:02I let out a soft laugh.

00:25:05Okay, I've prepared a surprise for you at the ceremony.

00:25:08His eyes lit up with anticipation.

00:25:12My little wolf prepared something for me?

00:25:14I can't wait.

00:25:16Little wolf, I've waited five years for you to become my mate.

00:25:19Tomorrow, when you finally become my Luna.

00:25:21I'm so happy.

00:25:23His voice cut off abruptly.

00:25:25His body stiffened for a split second,

00:25:28and a suppressed breath escaped him.

00:25:31A trace of cold mockery flickered in my eyes.

00:25:35Kane, I hope you like the surprise.

00:25:38I hung up before he could respond and walked out of the villa.

00:25:42The car from the fake death agency was already waiting outside.

00:25:47At the airport, I typed a few final lines on my phone before handing it to the staff.

00:25:53Tomorrow, deliver this phone along with the body to the Alpha.

00:25:57Tell him I died at six in the evening, and that I left him a final message.

00:26:02Six o'clock.

00:26:04The exact moment I ended the call.

00:26:07I wanted Kane to believe that while he was tangled up with that Beta, I had died.

00:26:12That I had chosen death.

00:26:15Those final words I left behind would stay with him forever.

00:26:20A lifetime of guilt he would never escape.

00:26:23The staff member nodded, taking the phone and handing me a new ID and boarding pass.

00:26:29Miss Phoenix.

00:26:31We will erase all surveillance along your route.

00:26:34We wish you a safe journey and a happy life ahead.

00:26:37Phoenix.

00:26:38The name I chose for myself.

00:26:40A symbol of rising from the ashes.

00:26:44Of leaving everything behind.

00:26:47After today, my life would begin again.

00:26:52At the Beta's house.

00:26:53The woman was still softly begging when Kane finally let her go.

00:26:58He caught her wrist, his voice rough.

00:27:01You're pregnant and still acting like this?

00:27:04She leaned into his chest, her tone sweet and coaxing.

00:27:09I was just worried you might be holding back too much.

00:27:13Kane let out a low chuckle and pinched her cheek.

00:27:18Jealous, aren't you?

00:27:19She huffed and turned her face away.

00:27:22You're completing a mate bond with Aria tomorrow?

00:27:25Am I not allowed to feel anything about that?

00:27:27Kane's expression darkened.

00:27:29He released her hand and looked down at her from above.

00:27:32His voice edged with warning.

00:27:34As long as you don't front send life in my front, I can spoil you however I want.

00:27:39But if you forget your place.

00:27:41Her expression shifted.

00:27:43She hadn't expected that even carrying his pup wouldn't change his tone.

00:27:48But she knew how to read the situation.

00:27:51Alpha, I understand.

00:27:52I never intended to compete with Miss Aria for the Luna position.

00:27:56Kane pulled her back into his arms.

00:27:58Good.

00:27:59Don't overthink it.

00:28:01After the honeymoon, I'll spend a full week with you.

00:28:03And don't worry.

00:28:04Even after the mate bond, I won't neglect you or the child.

00:28:08The next day.

00:28:09The mate ceremony.

00:28:11Kane stood at the center of the stage, dressed impeccably.

00:28:15A white rose in his hand.

00:28:17Below him, guests filled the venue.

00:28:20Cameras from major media outlets broadcasting the event live across the world.

00:28:25At exactly 12 noon, the ceremony began.

00:28:29The music for the Luna's entrance played.

00:28:32Kane's palms were damp with sweat.

00:28:36The song ended.

00:28:37But the doors remained closed.

00:28:39A murmur spread through the crowd.

00:28:43Just as Kane reached for his phone, the host stepped forward.

00:28:47Ladies and gentlemen, and our Alpha, thank you for your patience.

00:28:51Our Luna mentioned yesterday that she prepared a special surprise.

00:28:55So we've added an extra segment to today's ceremony.

00:28:57Kane relaxed slightly.

00:29:01So this was the surprise I had mentioned.

00:29:04Please direct your attention to the main screen.

00:29:07All eyes lifted.

00:29:09Kane smiled faintly, anticipation in his gaze.

00:29:13But the next second, everything changed.

00:29:20On the screen, two bodies were tangled together on a couch.

00:29:24Their movements unmistakable.

00:29:27At first, the guests were confused.

00:29:30Who are they?

00:29:31How dare they disrupt Alpha Kane's ceremony?

00:29:33But Kane recognized it instantly.

00:29:36It was him.

00:29:37And the Beta.

00:29:39Turn it off!

00:29:40Shut it down right now!

00:29:42His roar tore through the hall.

00:29:45The host rushed backstage.

00:29:47Trying to stop the video.

00:29:49But the system had frozen.

00:29:50Nothing responded.

00:29:53The footage continued.

00:29:54And then, their faces came clearly into view.

00:29:59The entire venue erupted.

00:30:01Oh my god!

00:30:03That's Alpha Kane!

00:30:05Did he betray the mate bond?

00:30:07Wasn't he supposed to only love Area?

00:30:09What is this?

00:30:11Online, the live stream had already drawn nearly 5 million viewers.

00:30:15Comments flooded in.

00:30:18So he's just another Alpha who can't control himself.

00:30:20I can't believe I ever thought he was perfect.

00:30:23Shut down the stream and the screen!

00:30:25Immediately!

00:30:26Kane immediately ordered the stream and screen to be shut down.

00:30:29Then grabbed the microphone.

00:30:31Is allowed to speak of this.

00:30:33Not a word.

00:30:35Someone muttered under their breath.

00:30:38Didn't they say this was Aria's surprise?

00:30:40Maybe she already knew.

00:30:43Kane's face went pale.

00:30:45That was the one possibility he refused to accept.

00:30:49He clung to the belief that I was oblivious.

00:30:52That I never checked the surveillance.

00:30:54That as long as no one said anything, I would never know.

00:30:57But I still hadn't appeared.

00:31:00And now, panic began to take hold.

00:31:04He pulled out his phone and sent a message.

00:31:07Little Wolf, are you here?

00:31:10One minute.

00:31:11Two minutes.

00:31:12No reply.

00:31:14His hands began to sweat as he prepared to call.

00:31:18Then, slowly, the doors to the hall opened.

00:31:23Every head turned.

00:31:27Hope lit up Kane's face.

00:31:29He thought his little wolf had finally arrived.

00:31:32The video had already been dealt with.

00:31:35Holding the bouquet, he stepped forward.

00:31:39Ready to welcome his mate.

00:31:41He began to extend his hand.

00:31:43And then he froze.

00:31:46The ones entering were not the woman he had been waiting for.

00:31:51It was a group of staff dressed in black.

00:31:54Behind them, they carried a coffin.

00:31:57Rage ignited in Kane's eyes.

00:32:00One of the staff stepped forward.

00:32:02Sympathy written across his face.

00:32:06Alpha Kane.

00:32:07Your mate took her own life yesterday.

00:32:09Please accept our condolences.

00:32:11Kane didn't believe a word of it.

00:32:13Just yesterday, we had spoken.

00:32:16I had sounded completely fine.

00:32:19How could I be dead?

00:32:21He let out a cold laugh.

00:32:23The video wasn't enough, so now you're making up lies about my mate's death?

00:32:27Tell me, who sent you?

00:32:30The staff member's expression grew even more sympathetic.

00:32:34He gestured toward the coffin.

00:32:37If you don't believe it, you can see for yourself.

00:32:41Kane laughed again, anger sharpening his voice.

00:32:45Fine.

00:32:47Let's see what kind of trick you're trying to pull.

00:32:49He strode toward the coffin.

00:32:50But the moment he looked inside, all the strength drained from his body.

00:32:56Arya.

00:32:57He stumbled forward, dropping to his knees beside the coffin, his hands trembling as he

00:33:03searched for even the slightest difference between the person inside and me.

00:33:07His gaze moved inch by inch.

00:33:11But there was no difference.

00:33:13The woman lying there was me.

00:33:15The same Arya who had been by his side for five years.

00:33:19How could this be?

00:33:21Just yesterday, we had spoken.

00:33:24There had been no sign, no hint that I would choose death.

00:33:30No, this couldn't be real.

00:33:33He clung to denial, telling himself that his little wolf was just angry.

00:33:38That I was upset he hadn't been with me these past few days.

00:33:42That this was some kind of cruel joke.

00:33:44Kane reached out, his hand shaking as he tried to touch my face.

00:33:48as if convincing himself I was only asleep.

00:33:51Little wolf, why is your body so cold?

00:33:55Let me warm you up, okay?

00:33:57Today is our mate ceremony.

00:33:59You wouldn't leave me here alone, would you?

00:34:03By the end, his voice had begun to tremble.

00:34:07A staff member stepped forward and tried to help him up.

00:34:10Alpha Kane, please accept our condolences.

00:34:14Miss Arya has passed.

00:34:17That sentence snapped something inside him.

00:34:20He shoved the man away.

00:34:21His eyes bloodshot as he roared.

00:34:25No, Arya isn't dead!

00:34:27She's just asleep!

00:34:29The staff fell silent for a moment before handing him my phone.

00:34:33Alpha Kane, Miss Arya took her own life yesterday at six in the evening.

00:34:36When we arrived, she said she left you a final message on her phone.

00:34:39The moment those words registered, Kane's heart lurched.

00:34:43If he remembered correctly, that was exactly when our call had ended.

00:34:48Right after that, he had been with the beta.

00:34:51His face turned even paler.

00:34:54With shaking hands, he unlocked the phone.

00:34:57The moment the screen lit up, he saw the note I had left behind.

00:35:03Kane, when I was 22,

00:35:05You were the one who pulled me out of a barren world.

00:35:08You gave me a kind of love I had never known before.

00:35:11These five years with you have been the happiest time of my life.

00:35:16I just never expected that happiness would end so quickly.

00:35:19In only five years,

00:35:21the man who once held me

00:35:23and promised to love me forever disappeared.

00:35:26For you, half a wink ago,

00:35:29I risked my life to undergo blood awakening.

00:35:31I only wanted to fully feel your emotions during our mate ceremony.

00:35:35But I never imagined that the first thing I would sense

00:35:38after awakening would be your desire intertwined with another beta.

00:35:42These past two weeks, I broke down.

00:35:44I despaired.

00:35:45And in the end,

00:35:47everything went quiet.

00:35:49I understand now.

00:35:51There is no such thing as forever.

00:35:56Thank you for once being part of my life.

00:35:59But in the next life,

00:36:01no, in any life,

00:36:03I never want to meet you again.

00:36:05By the third line,

00:36:07Kane had already lost control.

00:36:09He had never cried in front of anyone.

00:36:12Now,

00:36:13tears fell uncontrollably onto the screen.

00:36:17His face drained of all color.

00:36:19His body swayed,

00:36:21unsteady,

00:36:22before his legs gave out

00:36:24and he collapsed to his knees.

00:36:26Only now did he understand.

00:36:29I had awakened long ago.

00:36:31I had known everything.

00:36:33Fragments of the past two weeks flooded his mind.

00:36:37The gathering where his friends joked about him and the beta.

00:36:41The nights he brought her home.

00:36:43The way he left me before the ceremony

00:36:45just to be with her.

00:36:47Even that call,

00:36:49when he let the beta interrupt without a second thought,

00:36:53the more he remembered,

00:36:55the sharper the pain in his chest became

00:36:57until he could barely breathe.

00:36:59What had he done?

00:37:01I had risked my life for blood awakening.

00:37:03And he had taken advantage of what he believed was my weakness,

00:37:08indulging himself without restraint.

00:37:10He couldn't even begin to imagine it.

00:37:13I had returned home,

00:37:15heart full of anticipation.

00:37:17After awakening.

00:37:18Only to be met with the overwhelming sensation of his desire tangled with someone else's.

00:37:25The despair.

00:37:26The collapse.

00:37:28It must have shattered me.

00:37:30Endless pain spread through him.

00:37:32Suffocating.

00:37:34Inescapable.

00:37:34That day,

00:37:36when he heard me say I was leaving,

00:37:38it hadn't been about a friend.

00:37:41It had been about me.

00:37:42The signs had always been there.

00:37:45My death hadn't come out of nowhere.

00:37:48He had simply never seen it.

00:37:50In a daze,

00:37:52he thought he saw himself at 22.

00:37:54That younger version of him looked at him with nothing but disappointment.

00:37:59You betrayed Aria.

00:38:01You broke your mate bond.

00:38:03This is your punishment.

00:38:05Aria has left you forever.

00:38:07And the final lines of my message cut deeper than anything else.

00:38:11The little wolf he loved.

00:38:13Never wanted to meet him again.

00:38:17Only then did he realize how deeply I must have been hurt to write those words.

00:38:23And the one responsible for all of it was him.

00:38:26The moment the guests saw the coffin,

00:38:28shock rippled through the entire venue.

00:38:31Then,

00:38:32everything clicked.

00:38:34The delayed entrance.

00:38:36The explosive video.

00:38:38They understood.

00:38:40I had known all along.

00:38:42The video had been my doing.

00:38:44The coffin,

00:38:46delivered to the ceremony after my death,

00:38:48had been my final arrangement.

00:38:51A heavy silence settled over the crowd,

00:38:54followed by quiet sighs.

00:38:57One by one,

00:38:58the guests who had arrived in celebration began to leave,

00:39:02shaking their heads.

00:39:03In the end,

00:39:05only Kane remained.

00:39:06Kneeling in front of the coffin.

00:39:08At the burial,

00:39:10Kane stood off to the side like a man hollowed out,

00:39:13his expression numb,

00:39:14his soul already broken.

00:39:16Only when the coffin was about to be sealed beneath the earth did he suddenly snap back to himself.

00:39:23He lunged forward,

00:39:24eyes bloodshot,

00:39:25refusing to let anyone touch it.

00:39:27It took several people working together to drag him back and hold him in place.

00:39:33When the final shovel full of dirt fell,

00:39:36all that remained for him was a gravestone.

00:39:38and the black and the black and white photograph of my smiling face.

00:39:43He broke free from their grip,

00:39:45dropped heavily to his knees,

00:39:47and leaned his forehead against the stone.

00:39:50His hand traced my name as tears slid endlessly down his face.

00:39:54Little wolf,

00:39:55this is all my fault.

00:39:57I'm sorry.

00:39:58But apologies that come too late never reached the one who needed them.

00:40:03Kane returned home like a walking corpse.

00:40:07There was no life left in his face.

00:40:09The moment he pushed open the door,

00:40:12he froze.

00:40:13It had only been three days.

00:40:16Yet the entire house felt unbearably cold.

00:40:20After we got together,

00:40:22I had always liked adding small things to the house,

00:40:25little decorations,

00:40:27soft touches,

00:40:28warm details that slowly turned that cold villa into something that felt like home.

00:40:34Now,

00:40:35there was nothing.

00:40:36Everything was gone.

00:40:38The house had reverted to what it had been five years ago.

00:40:44Cold,

00:40:45empty,

00:40:46lifeless.

00:40:48Kane stood there,

00:40:49staring at the unfamiliar familiarity of it all,

00:40:53on the verge of losing his mind.

00:40:55He summoned all the servants,

00:40:57his voice sharp with anger.

00:40:59Who threw away Arya's things?

00:41:01I never gave that order.

00:41:03Who dared to do it?

00:41:04The servants exchanged uneasy glances.

00:41:08Sir,

00:41:10Miss Arya told us to clear everything out three days ago.

00:41:14She had us pile it all in the backyard.

00:41:16Then she set it on fire herself.

00:41:20The last trace of light drained from Kane's eyes.

00:41:24At that moment,

00:41:25one of the servants stepped forward hesitantly,

00:41:28and opened her palm.

00:41:29Sir,

00:41:30I found this while cleaning a few days ago.

00:41:33It looked valuable.

00:41:34Maybe Miss Arya threw it away by accident.

00:41:37Another servant approached,

00:41:39holding a bundle of white fabric strips.

00:41:42Sir,

00:41:43this was left in the house yesterday.

00:41:45It looked like a mate dress.

00:41:47There was a moonstone in the center,

00:41:48so I didn't dare throw it away.

00:41:53Kane reached out with trembling hands.

00:41:56In one hand,

00:41:57he picked up the ring.

00:41:59In the other,

00:42:00he touched the torn remains of the dress,

00:42:03his fingers brushing over the moonstone engraved with A and K,

00:42:07forever.

00:42:08The engagement ring he had made himself.

00:42:11The mate dress he had specially commissioned.

00:42:14A sharp, bone-deep pain spread from his chest through his entire body.

00:42:19He might have wondered,

00:42:20deep down,

00:42:20Aria,

00:42:22did you hate me that much?

00:42:27So much that you chose death to punish him?

00:42:31So much that you erased every trace of the happiness we once had?

00:42:35After the pain came something worse.

00:42:38Endless regret.

00:42:40Today was supposed to be the day he had looked forward to more than anything.

00:42:45The day he would finally complete the mate bond with the woman he loved.

00:42:49But he hadn't realized that he had already been standing at the edge of an abyss.

00:42:54And just as he was about to reach happiness,

00:42:58it struck.

00:42:59Dragging him down.

00:43:01Into a darkness with no end.

00:43:04No light.

00:43:06Not even a single trace.

00:43:10Kane drove everyone out of the house.

00:43:12Alone, he sat on the floor,

00:43:14holding the torn remains of the mate dress in his arms.

00:43:18The ring that once belonged to me now hung from his neck,

00:43:21threaded onto a cord.

00:43:23These were the last things that still carried my scent.

00:43:26With them, it almost felt like I was still there.

00:43:29Then, my phone in his pocket vibrated.

00:43:33He glanced down.

00:43:34A message.

00:43:36From the beta.

00:43:37Aria.

00:43:38So what if today is your mate's ceremony?

00:43:41Do you believe I can still call Kane away with just one message?

00:43:45Don't think becoming Luna means anything.

00:43:48I'm carrying Kane's first pup.

00:43:50Tell me, what matters more?

00:43:52Your ceremony or his child?

00:43:55Last night he had his face against my stomach,

00:43:59saying he couldn't wait for the baby to be born.

00:44:01He's already excited to be a father.

00:44:04That Luna position of yours won't last long.

00:44:07Another message followed.

00:44:09A photo.

00:44:11Kane.

00:44:12Pressing his face against her stomach.

00:44:14Kane's fingers tightened around the phone.

00:44:17Then he scrolled up.

00:44:19Message after message.

00:44:22All sent to me.

00:44:24I'm pregnant.

00:44:25Kane and I have been together for a year.

00:44:28You're a pretty pathetic Omega.

00:44:31Not just words.

00:44:33There were countless intimate photos.

00:44:36And even a video.

00:44:38The beta.

00:44:39Wearing a mate dress.

00:44:41Beneath him.

00:44:43Kane's breathing grew heavier.

00:44:44He remembered.

00:44:46When she found out about the ceremony,

00:44:49she had insisted on having a dress too.

00:44:52He hadn't thought much of it.

00:44:54Just a dress.

00:44:55He told the designer to make her one as well.

00:44:58By then.

00:44:59I had already awakened.

00:45:01Kane shut his eyes.

00:45:03The memory of the boutique flashed through his mind.

00:45:07My expression.

00:45:08My silence.

00:45:09A sharp pain twisted through his chest.

00:45:12Now he understood.

00:45:14That was why I had torn the mate dress to pieces.

00:45:18His gaze dropped back to the screen.

00:45:21His grip tightened until his knuckles turned white.

00:45:24Rage burned in his eyes.

00:45:27That beta.

00:45:28He had warned her countless times not to tell me anything.

00:45:32And yet she had gone behind his back.

00:45:35Provoking me again and again.

00:45:39His phone suddenly rang.

00:45:41He answered.

00:45:43On the other end,

00:45:45her voice was trembling,

00:45:46on the verge of tears.

00:45:48Kane,

00:45:49my stomach doesn't feel right.

00:45:51Do you think something's wrong with the baby?

00:45:54Can you take me to the hospital?

00:45:58Of course.

00:45:59I'll be right there.

00:46:00I'll be waiting.

00:46:01The fragile tone was nothing like the messages on my phone.

00:46:04As if she were two completely different people.

00:46:08A cold aura settled over Kane.

00:46:11Her voice immediately brightened.

00:46:13Kane's eyes darkened.

00:46:15Since she wanted to see him so badly,

00:46:18he would make sure she got exactly what she wanted.

00:46:23On the other side,

00:46:24the beta froze for a moment when she heard how quickly Kane agreed.

00:46:28Then a surge of excitement rushed through her.

00:46:31She had assumed that today was Kane's mate ceremony with me.

00:46:35Even if she used the child as an excuse to pull him away,

00:46:38she expected it would take a lot of effort.

00:46:41But he agreed without hesitation.

00:46:44Did that mean her place in Kane's heart had already surpassed mine?

00:46:49Besides,

00:46:50she was carrying,

00:46:51his only pup.

00:46:53A determined glint flashed across her eyes.

00:46:56She was probably thinking that even if I became Luna today,

00:47:00there was no guarantee I could hold on to that position.

00:47:04Before Kane arrived,

00:47:06she hurriedly changed into a sheer nightgown,

00:47:09sprayed on his favorite scent-based perfume,

00:47:12and reclined on the couch to wait.

00:47:15When Kane opened the door,

00:47:17the first thing he saw was her lying there in the thin fabric.

00:47:20A trace of coldness flickered through his eyes.

00:47:32It wasn't the first time she had used tactics like this.

00:47:36In the past,

00:47:37Kane treated her as nothing more than a distraction when he was bored.

00:47:41As long as she stayed obedient and catered to him,

00:47:45he didn't mind indulging her a little.

00:47:47But that never meant he would tolerate her trying to take a place that wasn't hers.

00:47:53In his mind,

00:47:54there had only ever been one mate.

00:47:57From beginning to end,

00:47:58that was me.

00:47:59And for my death,

00:48:01she would have to pay the price.

00:48:05The beta didn't notice the chill radiating from him.

00:48:08She was still lost in her fantasy of becoming Luna.

00:48:12When she saw him,

00:48:13she put on a fragile expression,

00:48:15and gently touched her flat stomach.

00:48:18Kane,

00:48:18I know today is your mate ceremony with Aria.

00:48:21I shouldn't have called you back,

00:48:23but my stomach really hurts.

00:48:25This is your first pup.

00:48:26I was worried something might go wrong,

00:48:29so I had no choice but to call.

00:48:32Kane looked at her coldly.

00:48:36Where does it hurt?

00:48:37She didn't catch the icy edge in his voice.

00:48:40She thought he was concerned about her.

00:48:42Just like before,

00:48:44she stepped closer,

00:48:45wrapping her arms around his neck

00:48:47and breathing softly near his ear.

00:48:49The baby says it misses its father.

00:48:53She had always been bold about things like this.

00:48:55She believed that my empathic sense was weak,

00:48:59that I could never give a man

00:49:00the same kind of experience in bed.

00:49:03That, in her mind,

00:49:04was the key to keeping Kane.

00:49:06And with the mate ceremony today adding an extra thrill,

00:49:10she was certain she could make him stay the night.

00:49:13She was already imagining

00:49:15how she would message me the next day to provoke me,

00:49:18completely missing the darkening expression on Kane's face.

00:49:22She took one of his hands and placed it on her stomach.

00:49:26When he didn't react,

00:49:27she guided his hand upward.

00:49:29Just as it was about to reach her chest,

00:49:31Kane slapped her hard across the face.

00:49:33Who gave you permission to touch me?

00:49:36She was knocked to the floor,

00:49:38five clear finger marks blooming across her cheek.

00:49:42Clutching her swollen face,

00:49:44she stared at him in disbelief.

00:49:47She had been with him for a full year,

00:49:49and he had never laid a hand on her before.

00:49:52What had changed?

00:49:54And she was carrying his child.

00:49:56How could he be so ruthless?

00:49:59Kane, what did I do wrong?

00:50:02Why would you hit me?

00:50:03Haven't we always been like this?

00:50:06Her voice trembled,

00:50:07tears welling in her eyes.

00:50:10But the sight of her crying did nothing to soften him.

00:50:13His expression grew even darker,

00:50:16like a storm about to break.

00:50:18Who gave you the nerve to tell Aria about us?

00:50:23The beta's face went pale.

00:50:25She hadn't expected Kane to find out,

00:50:28but she still denied it on instinct.

00:50:30Kane, what are you talking about?

00:50:32I didn't say anything to Aria.

00:50:35Kane let out a cold laugh,

00:50:37his hand clamping down hard on her chin.

00:50:39You're still trying to lie?

00:50:41If I hadn't seen those messages myself,

00:50:44I never would have guessed best you had two faces.

00:50:48Playing the obedient little lamb in front of me,

00:50:50while acting arrogant as hell in front of Aria.

00:50:54I've warned you countless times.

00:50:56Aria is the only Omega I have ever truly loved.

00:51:00You are nothing more than a pet I kept around for amusement.

00:51:04You had a hand in Aria's death.

00:51:07And you're going to pay for it.

00:51:09His grip shifted to her throat,

00:51:12fingers tightening with each second.

00:51:14The veins in his arms stood out sharply,

00:51:17making him look terrifying.

00:51:20Driven by the instinct to survive,

00:51:22the beta clawed at his hand with both of hers,

00:51:25but he didn't loosen his grip.

00:51:26She stared at the face she had once been obsessed with.

00:51:30And for the first time,

00:51:32she felt nothing but fear.

00:51:34As the air in her lungs ran out,

00:51:37she forced out a single word.

00:51:41Child.

00:51:43At that word,

00:51:45Kane abruptly released her.

00:51:46She collapsed to the ground,

00:51:48gasping for air,

00:51:50coughing violently,

00:51:52overwhelmed by the relief of still being alive.

00:51:55Kane looked down at her pathetic state

00:51:58without the slightest flicker of emotion.

00:52:00All he could think about was getting rid of the child.

00:52:04It was because of her that I had taken my own life.

00:52:07Now,

00:52:08every time he saw her,

00:52:10he was reminded that she had destroyed the person he loved most.

00:52:14Even the pup in her womb filled him with disgust.

00:52:18But as the beta recovered,

00:52:20a strange sense of joy rose in her heart.

00:52:22It was as if she had forgotten the terror from moments ago.

00:52:27Only one thought echoed in her mind.

00:52:30Aria was dead.

00:52:34Out of jealousy,

00:52:36she hadn't watched the mate ceremony

00:52:38or looked up any news about it.

00:52:40She hadn't expected something so drastic to happen.

00:52:44To her,

00:52:45it had only been a few provocative messages

00:52:48and some suggestive photos.

00:52:50She never imagined I would be so fragile.

00:52:53Still,

00:52:54she felt grateful.

00:52:56This was her chance.

00:52:58Struggling to her feet,

00:53:00tears pooling in her eyes,

00:53:02she grabbed the hem of his shirt

00:53:03and pleaded.

00:53:05Kane,

00:53:06I didn't mean it.

00:53:07I just love you too much.

00:53:08I didn't want our child to be born with a bad name.

00:53:12I never thought Aria would take her own life over this.

00:53:15I was devastated when I heard.

00:53:17But she's gone now.

00:53:19We have to move forward,

00:53:20don't we?

00:53:22I'm carrying your pup.

00:53:24As she spoke,

00:53:25she gently stroked her still flat stomach.

00:53:28She knew Kane had always cared about the child.

00:53:32She assumed he had let her go earlier

00:53:34because he didn't want anything to happen to it.

00:53:37As long as she carried his pup,

00:53:39she believed she held a shield

00:53:41that would protect her from anything.

00:53:42She was wrong.

00:53:45Kane lifted his hand

00:53:47and lightly patted her cheek,

00:53:49his expression utterly cold.

00:53:51If you hadn't mentioned the child,

00:53:53I might have forgotten.

00:53:55Every time I think about

00:53:57how you caused Aria's death,

00:53:59I can't stand the sight of you.

00:54:01A child born from someone like you

00:54:04would only disgust me.

00:54:05The darkness in his tone

00:54:07finally made fear sink in.

00:54:08She stumbled back,

00:54:11clutching her lower abdomen with both hands,

00:54:13her voice trembling.

00:54:16Kane,

00:54:17what are you going to do to my child?

00:54:20He stepped closer,

00:54:22his voice cold and venomous.

00:54:24I'm having someone take you to the hospital

00:54:26to get rid of it.

00:54:28As soon as he finished speaking,

00:54:30he pulled out his phone

00:54:31and ordered his bodyguards

00:54:33to take her away for the procedure.

00:54:35Come up,

00:54:37take her to the hospital

00:54:37and arrange the procedure immediately.

00:54:40Tears streaming down her face.

00:54:42No!

00:54:43This is your child too, Kane!

00:54:45How can you do this?

00:54:47Despair filled her expression.

00:54:49She couldn't believe

00:54:50he could be this heartless,

00:54:52completely indifferent

00:54:53to the life inside her.

00:54:57Just yesterday,

00:54:58he had pressed his ear

00:55:00against her stomach.

00:55:01I want our child's first word

00:55:02to be

00:55:03Dad.

00:55:05And now,

00:55:06he could order its death

00:55:07without even blinking.

00:55:09No.

00:55:10She would never accept this.

00:55:12This is a living being.

00:55:14It's the result of our love.

00:55:17Kane, just imagine it.

00:55:19Our child growing up,

00:55:20calling you Dad

00:55:21and me Mom.

00:55:23Wouldn't that be a beautiful life?

00:55:26She knew Kane hated being threatened,

00:55:29so she tried to appeal

00:55:30to his emotions.

00:55:32But he remained towering over her,

00:55:34his expression cold and unfeeling.

00:55:37Love?

00:55:38There's nothing noble

00:55:40about what we have.

00:55:41It's nothing but a physical relationship.

00:55:44The only person I love is Arya.

00:55:46The bodyguards rushed in

00:55:47as soon as they got the call.

00:55:49They pushed the door open

00:55:50and grabbed the trembling Beta,

00:55:52preparing to take her

00:55:53to the hospital as ordered.

00:55:56She struggled desperately,

00:55:58but they were professionally trained.

00:56:00There was no way

00:56:01she could break free.

00:56:03As she was about to be dragged out,

00:56:05she screamed at Kane

00:56:07with everything she had left.

00:56:09Kane,

00:56:10you say you only love Arya,

00:56:12but we spent so many nights together.

00:56:14Did none of that mean anything to you?

00:56:16You told me you loved me too!

00:56:19Kane didn't react at all.

00:56:21He simply motioned

00:56:22for the bodyguards

00:56:23to take her away.

00:56:25All the way to the hospital,

00:56:26she fought against them,

00:56:28even trying to call out

00:56:29to the doctors and nurses for help.

00:56:32But this was a private hospital

00:56:34owned by Kane's company.

00:56:36Everyone there knew

00:56:37exactly who he was.

00:56:39Whatever he said,

00:56:40they followed.

00:56:42She was strapped

00:56:43to the operating table.

00:56:44As the anesthesia

00:56:46was injected,

00:56:47her consciousness

00:56:48slowly faded away.

00:56:50When she woke up again,

00:56:52even the slightest movement

00:56:53sent a heavy ache

00:56:54through her lower abdomen.

00:56:56Her pup was gone.

00:56:59The light in her eyes

00:57:00had completely faded.

00:57:02She stared blankly

00:57:03at the ceiling,

00:57:04hollow and motionless.

00:57:06After confirming with the doctor

00:57:08that the procedure was complete,

00:57:10Kane came to her bedside.

00:57:12When you're discharged,

00:57:13leave this city.

00:57:14I don't want to see you again.

00:57:18Every time he looked at her,

00:57:20he was reminded of his betrayal,

00:57:22reminded of my death.

00:57:24It felt like his heart

00:57:25was being carved apart.

00:57:27The beta's eyes shifted slightly.

00:57:30She already understood

00:57:31that becoming Luna

00:57:32was no longer possible.

00:57:34Now,

00:57:35she couldn't even remain

00:57:36as his lover.

00:57:37so she gave up

00:57:39on everything.

00:57:41Kane,

00:57:42do you think you're

00:57:44some kind of

00:57:44tragic romantic now?

00:57:46You got rid of

00:57:47the illegitimate child,

00:57:48drove away your mistress,

00:57:50and now you get to mourn

00:57:52your

00:57:52dead lover

00:57:53all by yourself?

00:57:55Her mocking tone

00:57:56made Kane's fists clench.

00:57:57He shot her a sharp

00:57:59warning look.

00:58:00Enough.

00:58:01The first time

00:58:02we slept together,

00:58:03I didn't beg you.

00:58:04You were the one

00:58:05who couldn't resist

00:58:06and pushed me down.

00:58:07And a few days ago,

00:58:09you were the one

00:58:10who brought me home.

00:58:11You came downstairs

00:58:12in the middle of the night

00:58:13to find me.

00:58:14I never forced you.

00:58:16Aria's death

00:58:17was your doing.

00:58:18You're the one

00:58:19who drove her to it.

00:58:21Kane had already known,

00:58:23deep down,

00:58:24that his betrayal

00:58:25was what led to my death.

00:58:27But hearing it spoken

00:58:29so bluntly

00:58:30felt like a knife

00:58:31plunging into his heart

00:58:32all over again.

00:58:34tearing it open

00:58:35and leaving it bleeding.

00:58:37After a full day

00:58:38of spreading online,

00:58:39the news of Kane

00:58:40cheating with Abeda

00:58:41had completely exploded

00:58:43across the internet.

00:58:44Trending topics

00:58:45were flooded

00:58:46with his name.

00:58:48Kane scandal.

00:58:49Kane cheating

00:58:50with Abeda.

00:58:52Aria suicide.

00:58:54A month ago,

00:58:55Kane's public courtship

00:58:57had already caused

00:58:58a massive sensation.

00:58:59He had even promised

00:59:00The upcoming

00:59:01Mate Ceremony

00:59:02will be more spectacular

00:59:03than anything

00:59:04anyone has ever seen.

00:59:06People everywhere

00:59:08had been waiting

00:59:08to witness

00:59:09what they called

00:59:10the Mate Ceremony

00:59:11of the century.

00:59:13So when that

00:59:14highly anticipated

00:59:15ceremony

00:59:16turned into a funeral,

00:59:18when news broke

00:59:19that an Omega

00:59:20had taken her own life

00:59:21after discovering

00:59:22her Alpha's betrayal

00:59:24and even had her coffin

00:59:26delivered to the

00:59:26ceremony site,

00:59:28it instantly captured

00:59:29everyone's attention.

00:59:32Kane's carefully crafted

00:59:33image shattered overnight.

00:59:36He went from being

00:59:38the most desired

00:59:39Alpha online

00:59:40to a man universally

00:59:41condemned

00:59:42for destroying

00:59:43the person

00:59:43he claimed to love.

00:59:45I'm done believing

00:59:47in love.

00:59:47What kind of trash

00:59:48Alpha is this?

00:59:50Aria deserved

00:59:51so much better.

00:59:52Why would she end

00:59:54her life over

00:59:54someone like him?

00:59:56Are all Alphas

00:59:57like this?

00:59:58Acting one way

00:59:59in public and another

01:00:00behind closed doors?

01:00:01It's disgusting.

01:00:02I actually believed

01:00:04in their perfect

01:00:04love story.

01:00:05The backlash

01:00:06was relentless.

01:00:09Companies that had

01:00:10partnered with Kane's

01:00:11group began cutting

01:00:12ties one after another.

01:00:14In no time

01:00:15the entire corporation

01:00:16was thrown into turmoil.

01:00:19But Kane himself

01:00:21had shut himself

01:00:22inside his bedroom.

01:00:23He lay curled up

01:00:24on the bed,

01:00:25eyes closed,

01:00:26clutching the torn

01:00:27mate ceremony suit

01:00:29I had ripped apart,

01:00:30as if holding it close

01:00:31could somehow

01:00:32bring back my scent.

01:00:34His parents,

01:00:35who had been

01:00:35overseas on business,

01:00:37rushed back

01:00:38as soon as they heard

01:00:39the news.

01:00:40It took everything

01:00:41on the bus

01:00:41to step back

01:00:42to plan

01:00:43the store of business.

01:00:44and keep the company

01:00:45from spiraling further.

01:00:47The moment they finished

01:00:48handling corporate matters,

01:00:50they hurried

01:00:51straight to the villa.

01:00:52As soon as they

01:00:54walked in,

01:00:54a servant approached

01:00:55them anxiously.

01:00:57Sir, ma'am,

01:00:58the young master

01:00:59hasn't left his room

01:01:00for over a day.

01:01:02We've brought food upstairs,

01:01:03but he won't eat.

01:01:04He won't answer

01:01:05the door either.

01:01:07We didn't dare

01:01:08force our way in,

01:01:09but it's been so long

01:01:10we're worried

01:01:11something might have happened.

01:01:12The moment they heard this,

01:01:14both of them felt

01:01:15their hearts drop.

01:01:16They hadn't realized

01:01:17their son had deteriorated

01:01:19to the point

01:01:20of refusing to eat.

01:01:22They rushed upstairs.

01:01:24Cain!

01:01:24Open the door!

01:01:25Cain!

01:01:26No matter how hard

01:01:26they knocked,

01:01:27there was no response.

01:01:29No matter how many times

01:01:30they called his name,

01:01:32there was only silence.

01:01:34Cain's mother's voice

01:01:35trembled with fear.

01:01:36I think something's

01:01:37happened to him.

01:01:40Break the door down.

01:01:44When the door

01:01:45was forced open,

01:01:46they found the curtains

01:01:47drawn tightly shut,

01:01:48blocking out

01:01:49every trace of light.

01:01:51Cain remained

01:01:51curled up on the bed,

01:01:53still clutching

01:01:53the torn mate

01:01:54ceremony suit.

01:01:55Even with everyone

01:01:56entering the room,

01:01:58he didn't react at all.

01:01:59The moment his mother

01:02:00saw how gaunt

01:02:01his face had become,

01:02:02her eyes filled

01:02:03with tears.

01:02:06England.

01:02:08Standing in front

01:02:09of the sprawling

01:02:10Ashford Manor,

01:02:11I still felt

01:02:12like I was dreaming.

01:02:14I was no longer Phoenix.

01:02:16Now,

01:02:17I was Lyra Phoenix.

01:02:19I never imagined

01:02:21that a simple trip abroad

01:02:22would lead me

01:02:23to finding

01:02:24my biological parents.

01:02:27On the plane,

01:02:28a well-dressed woman

01:02:29seated next to me

01:02:30kept glancing

01:02:31in my direction.

01:02:32Out of politeness,

01:02:34I greeted her first,

01:02:35and we quickly

01:02:36fell into conversation.

01:02:38She told me

01:02:39she was part

01:02:40of the werewolf kind,

01:02:41a Chinese family

01:02:43settled in England.

01:02:44This trip back

01:02:45had been for one reason only,

01:02:47she was searching

01:02:48for her missing daughter.

01:02:50She and her husband

01:02:51had been running

01:02:52businesses overseas

01:02:53for years.

01:02:54When their youngest

01:02:55daughter was born,

01:02:57it happened to be

01:02:57during a full moon,

01:02:59and they were in China

01:03:00at the time.

01:03:01They decided to stay

01:03:03an extra month,

01:03:04and leave

01:03:04after the baby's

01:03:05one-month milestone.

01:03:07But the day before

01:03:08they were supposed to leave,

01:03:10their daughter disappeared.

01:03:12They called the police

01:03:14immediately,

01:03:15and searched with friends,

01:03:16but after an entire month,

01:03:18there was still no trace.

01:03:20The authorities believed

01:03:21the child had likely

01:03:23been trafficked,

01:03:24and the chances

01:03:24of finding her were slim.

01:03:26With their visas expiring,

01:03:27they had no choice

01:03:29but to leave the country.

01:03:31Even so,

01:03:32they never gave up.

01:03:34They entrusted friends

01:03:35in China

01:03:36to continue searching,

01:03:38and every year,

01:03:39they returned

01:03:39to that same city,

01:03:41staying for a full month

01:03:42to look for her.

01:03:44This was the 26th year.

01:03:47Everyone around them

01:03:48had urged them

01:03:49to let go,

01:03:50but they held on

01:03:51to the smallest thread

01:03:52of hope.

01:03:53This time,

01:03:54they had returned

01:03:55empty-handed once again.

01:03:56But when she saw me,

01:03:59she felt an unexplainable

01:04:01sense of familiarity.

01:04:02That was why

01:04:03she had kept looking at me.

01:04:06Strangely enough,

01:04:07I felt the same warmth

01:04:09from her.

01:04:10Without even realizing it,

01:04:12I began telling her

01:04:13about my past.

01:04:14When she learned

01:04:15I was an orphan,

01:04:17and that I came

01:04:17from the same city

01:04:18where her daughter

01:04:19had gone missing,

01:04:20her emotions

01:04:21became visibly stirred.

01:04:23She grasped

01:04:24my hands tightly,

01:04:25and asked if I would

01:04:27be willing to take

01:04:28a DNA test

01:04:29after we landed.

01:04:30Looking at the hopeful

01:04:32expressions on both

01:04:33her face

01:04:33and her husband's,

01:04:35I found myself

01:04:36nodding.

01:04:39The moment we got

01:04:41off the plane,

01:04:42they had their driver

01:04:43take us straight

01:04:44to the fastest

01:04:45GenCore lab available.

01:04:47The wait felt endless.

01:04:49But when the results

01:04:50finally came back,

01:04:52everything changed.

01:04:53I was their daughter.

01:04:56The moment they saw

01:04:57the confirmation,

01:04:58they pulled me

01:04:59into their arms

01:05:00and broke down

01:05:01in tears.

01:05:02And for the first

01:05:03time in my life,

01:05:04I understood something

01:05:06I had never known

01:05:07before.

01:05:07I was not unwanted.

01:05:10My parents loved me.

01:05:11They had spent

01:05:1226 years

01:05:14searching for me.

01:05:16After asking

01:05:17for my opinion,

01:05:18they kept the name

01:05:19Phoenix for me,

01:05:20but added a first name.

01:05:22Lyra.

01:05:23From that moment on,

01:05:25I became Lyra Phoenix.

01:05:27Ever since they found

01:05:29out who I was,

01:05:30my mother refused

01:05:31to let go of my hand,

01:05:33her eyes filled

01:05:34with warmth

01:05:34and affection.

01:05:36Even my father

01:05:37who carried himself

01:05:38with quiet restraint,

01:05:39couldn't hide the redness

01:05:41in his eyes

01:05:41as he looked at me.

01:05:44When we arrived

01:05:45at the estate,

01:05:46my mother led me

01:05:47eagerly to a bedroom door,

01:05:49like she had been waiting

01:05:50for this moment forever.

01:05:51Phoenix,

01:05:52your father and I

01:05:54have been waiting

01:05:54for you to come home.

01:05:56We've kept your room

01:05:57exactly as it was

01:05:58for 26 years.

01:05:59Now you're finally here,

01:06:01and it finally

01:06:02has its owner.

01:06:03Her voice trembled

01:06:05as she spoke.

01:06:06My father gently placed

01:06:07a hand on her shoulder,

01:06:08then nodded

01:06:09toward the door.

01:06:11Go on,

01:06:11take a look.

01:06:13See if you like

01:06:14what we prepared for you.

01:06:16A warmth spread

01:06:17through my chest,

01:06:18something I had

01:06:19never felt before.

01:06:21Family.

01:06:22I pushed open

01:06:23the heavy door.

01:06:24Inside was a beautifully

01:06:26styled European

01:06:27vintage bed.

01:06:29A window beside it

01:06:30looked out over

01:06:31the back garden,

01:06:32the view stretching

01:06:33peacefully into

01:06:34the distance.

01:06:36The entire room

01:06:37was covered

01:06:38in soft carpeting,

01:06:39and right in the center

01:06:40sat a neat stack

01:06:41of boxes.

01:06:45Curious, I asked,

01:06:46what's in these?

01:06:48My father stepped forward,

01:06:50picked one up,

01:06:51and handed it to me.

01:06:52Open it and see.

01:06:54I carefully unwrapped it.

01:06:56Inside was a diamond bracelet.

01:06:59A realization

01:07:00hit me instantly.

01:07:02I rushed to open the rest.

01:07:03A princess dress.

01:07:05A crown.

01:07:07A necklace.

01:07:09One after another.

01:07:10There were exactly

01:07:1226 items.

01:07:15No more,

01:07:16no less.

01:07:17My eyes burned

01:07:19as tears welled up.

01:07:21These were birthday gifts.

01:07:23Even when I wasn't

01:07:24with them,

01:07:25they had prepared

01:07:25one for me

01:07:26every single year,

01:07:28waiting for the day

01:07:29I would finally

01:07:29come home

01:07:30and open them.

01:07:32Growing up

01:07:33in the orphanage,

01:07:34the bullying

01:07:35had convinced me

01:07:36that no one

01:07:36in this world

01:07:37would ever love me.

01:07:38So when Cain

01:07:40entered my life

01:07:41like a blazing light,

01:07:42I fell for him

01:07:43without hesitation.

01:07:45But now I finally

01:07:46understood.

01:07:47Even when I didn't

01:07:49know it,

01:07:50my parents

01:07:50had always loved me.

01:07:52I stepped forward

01:07:53and wrapped my arms

01:07:55tightly around them.

01:07:59My mom looked at me

01:08:01helplessly.

01:08:02Phoenix,

01:08:03I promise

01:08:04he's a good person.

01:08:06Just meet him once.

01:08:07If you don't like him,

01:08:10I'll find a way

01:08:10to call it off,

01:08:11okay?

01:08:12The first problem

01:08:13I faced after coming home

01:08:14turned out to be

01:08:15an arranged match.

01:08:17Back when my mom

01:08:19and her best friend

01:08:19were pregnant

01:08:20at the same time,

01:08:21they made a promise.

01:08:22If one had a boy

01:08:24and the other a girl,

01:08:25they would arrange

01:08:26a future match.

01:08:27If the children

01:08:28were the same gender,

01:08:29they would grow up

01:08:30like siblings.

01:08:31When they found out

01:08:32it was a boy and a girl,

01:08:34they were thrilled.

01:08:35They thought their friendship

01:08:37would turn into family.

01:08:38But not long after,

01:08:40I was taken.

01:08:41The arrangement

01:08:42was put on hold.

01:08:44A few days ago,

01:08:46after confirming

01:08:47that I was single,

01:08:48my mom and her friend

01:08:49brought it up again

01:08:50at the same time.

01:08:51The man was still

01:08:53single too.

01:08:54So the two mothers

01:08:55decided to revive

01:08:56the arrangement

01:08:57and let us meet.

01:09:00After five years

01:09:02in a failed relationship,

01:09:03I still hadn't

01:09:04fully recovered.

01:09:06The idea of starting

01:09:07something new

01:09:08made me uneasy.

01:09:09But I didn't want

01:09:10to tell my mom

01:09:11everything I had been through.

01:09:12I didn't want her to worry,

01:09:14so I agreed to meet him.

01:09:16I figured I would

01:09:17just explain things

01:09:19clearly in person.

01:09:20Even being friends

01:09:21would be fine.

01:09:23The moment I nodded,

01:09:24my mom lit up

01:09:25with excitement,

01:09:26and immediately

01:09:27started setting a time,

01:09:29as if afraid

01:09:29something might change.

01:09:31The two mothers

01:09:32scheduled dinner

01:09:33for that very afternoon

01:09:34at the estate.

01:09:36By the afternoon,

01:09:37my mom had even

01:09:39called in a stylist

01:09:40to get me ready.

01:09:41I had no choice

01:09:42but to let her

01:09:43fuss over me.

01:09:45What I didn't expect

01:09:47was that when I finally

01:09:48met my so-called fiancé,

01:09:50I recognized him instantly.

01:09:54You?

01:09:56You?

01:09:57We spoke at the same time.

01:09:59I stared at the man

01:10:00in front of me,

01:10:01surprised.

01:10:02It was Vincent Gray.

01:10:03Vincent clearly

01:10:04hadn't expected it either.

01:10:06My mom and his mother

01:10:08exchanged a knowing look,

01:10:09smiles flickering

01:10:11across their faces

01:10:12as they quickly

01:10:12made excuses to leave,

01:10:14giving us space.

01:10:15For a moment,

01:10:16the large garden

01:10:17felt awkwardly quiet

01:10:19with just the two of us.

01:10:21Vincent broke

01:10:22the silence first.

01:10:23Aria,

01:10:24I didn't expect

01:10:26the daughter

01:10:26the Lyra family

01:10:27found to be you.

01:10:28We had gone

01:10:29to the same university

01:10:30back in China,

01:10:31studying in the same major.

01:10:33I nodded.

01:10:35Given the relationship

01:10:36between our families,

01:10:38he must have already

01:10:39heard what happened to me.

01:10:40There was no need

01:10:41to explain further.

01:10:43He hesitated slightly

01:10:45before speaking again.

01:10:47Aria,

01:10:49I remember

01:10:50your empathic sense.

01:10:52I instinctively

01:10:53touched the back

01:10:54of my neck.

01:10:55I had never told

01:10:56my parents about

01:10:57my weak empathic sense.

01:10:59I didn't want them

01:11:00to know how unhappy

01:11:01my childhood had been.

01:11:03It would only make

01:11:04them feel guilty,

01:11:05so I told him everything.

01:11:07My five-year relationship

01:11:09with Cain,

01:11:10how it ended,

01:11:10and how my empathic sense

01:11:12finally went through

01:11:13its awakening.

01:11:15At the end,

01:11:16I added quietly,

01:11:17Vincent,

01:11:18I need you to keep

01:11:19this between us.

01:11:21I don't want

01:11:22my parents to worry.

01:11:23He pretended

01:11:24to think for a moment,

01:11:25then said with a hint

01:11:27of reluctance,

01:11:28I can do that.

01:11:31But I have one condition.

01:11:35I blinked in surprise.

01:11:37I hadn't interacted

01:11:38with Vincent much before,

01:11:40but I remembered him

01:11:41as easygoing and kind.

01:11:43Still,

01:11:44I was asking him

01:11:45for a favor.

01:11:46It was only fair.

01:11:47What's the condition?

01:11:49He smiled,

01:11:50a playful glint

01:11:52in his eyes.

01:11:53Can I stop calling you

01:11:55Aria and call you

01:11:56Phoenix instead?

01:11:57And you don't have to

01:11:58call me Vincent

01:11:59so formally either.

01:12:00I hadn't expected

01:12:02something so simple.

01:12:03Ever since I changed

01:12:04my name,

01:12:05people around me

01:12:06had been calling me

01:12:07Phoenix,

01:12:08but somehow,

01:12:09hearing it from him

01:12:10felt different.

01:12:12Of course, Vincent.

01:12:15Thinking about

01:12:16the arranged match,

01:12:17I hesitated before

01:12:18finally gathering

01:12:19the courage to speak.

01:12:21Vincent,

01:12:24you already know

01:12:25I just came out

01:12:26of a failed relationship.

01:12:28I'm not ready

01:12:29for anything new

01:12:30right now.

01:12:32About the arrangement.

01:12:33I had assumed

01:12:34that me being an Omega

01:12:35might make him

01:12:36feel embarrassed

01:12:37or slighted,

01:12:38but his expression

01:12:39stayed calm.

01:12:40It's fine.

01:12:43I'll explain it

01:12:44to my mum.

01:12:46Honestly,

01:12:46on my way here

01:12:47I was already thinking

01:12:48about how to bring this up,

01:12:51restrewn this up,

01:12:52without affecting

01:12:53our family's relationship.

01:12:54He paused,

01:12:56then smiled.

01:12:57I didn't expect

01:12:58the Lyra family's

01:12:59daughter to be you.

01:13:01Even if we call off

01:13:03the arrangement,

01:13:04we can still be

01:13:05good friends, right?

01:13:06Relief washed over me.

01:13:08I smiled and nodded.

01:13:10Of course.

01:13:10Maybe it was because

01:13:12we had shared

01:13:12the same university,

01:13:14the same memories.

01:13:15Having just arrived

01:13:17in England,

01:13:18everything still

01:13:19felt unfamiliar.

01:13:20But with Vincent,

01:13:21I felt a sense

01:13:22of ease

01:13:23I hadn't expected.

01:13:25We started talking

01:13:26about the past,

01:13:27and I realized

01:13:28we had so many

01:13:29shared interests.

01:13:31Before long,

01:13:32we grew closer,

01:13:33even meeting up

01:13:34from time to time

01:13:35to hang out.

01:13:37One day,

01:13:38after feeding

01:13:39seagulls by the coast,

01:13:40Vincent walked me

01:13:41back home.

01:13:42We ended up

01:13:43standing by the

01:13:44front gate,

01:13:45laughing and talking

01:13:46about everything

01:13:47that had happened

01:13:47earlier.

01:13:48I don't know

01:13:49how long we stood there.

01:13:50Then,

01:13:51from behind me,

01:13:52I heard a familiar

01:13:53voice.

01:13:54Little wolf.

01:13:57After spotting

01:13:58a familiar figure

01:13:59in the news,

01:14:00Cain used every

01:14:01connection he had

01:14:02to track down

01:14:03her identity.

01:14:04Because the Lyra

01:14:05family had deep

01:14:06roots overseas

01:14:07while Cain remained

01:14:08in China,

01:14:09it took him

01:14:10half a month

01:14:11to finally uncover

01:14:12information about me.

01:14:14The moment he saw

01:14:15the photo from

01:14:16the banquet,

01:14:17he knew

01:14:18that was his

01:14:19little wolf.

01:14:21Even with a

01:14:21different name,

01:14:22he was certain,

01:14:23there was no

01:14:24mistaking it.

01:14:26He immediately

01:14:27began digging

01:14:28for the Lyra

01:14:29family's address.

01:14:30Once he confirmed

01:14:31it,

01:14:32he rushed to catch

01:14:32the earliest

01:14:33flight to England.

01:14:35On the way,

01:14:36he must have

01:14:37imagined countless

01:14:38scenarios of

01:14:39seeing me again.

01:14:40He thought

01:14:41the most likely

01:14:42outcome was that

01:14:43I would still be

01:14:43angry and refuse

01:14:45to speak to him.

01:14:46But that didn't

01:14:47matter.

01:14:48As long as he

01:14:49could see me,

01:14:50that would be

01:14:50enough.

01:14:51After experiencing

01:14:52my death,

01:14:54he had come to

01:14:54realize more than

01:14:55ever that he could

01:14:56not live without

01:14:57me.

01:14:58He planned to

01:14:59apologize sincerely,

01:15:01to promise that

01:15:02he would never be

01:15:03tempted by another

01:15:04Omega again.

01:15:05He even imagined

01:15:07that once I

01:15:07forgave him,

01:15:08he would hold an

01:15:09even grander

01:15:10mate ceremony,

01:15:12one that would

01:15:13surpass anything

01:15:14before it,

01:15:15and declare his

01:15:16love to the

01:15:17world.

01:15:17What he didn't

01:15:19expect was that

01:15:20when he finally

01:15:20saw me again,

01:15:22a month later,

01:15:23I was already

01:15:24standing beside

01:15:25another Alpha.

01:15:27Vincent and I

01:15:28had been talking,

01:15:29completely absorbed,

01:15:31for nearly an

01:15:32hour.

01:15:33Kane stood behind

01:15:34a wall like an

01:15:35intruder peeking

01:15:36into someone else's

01:15:37happiness.

01:15:38But the moment he

01:15:39saw that familiar

01:15:40figure, longing

01:15:42crashed over him

01:15:43like a tidal wave.

01:15:45Just before he

01:15:46could no longer

01:15:47hold it in, he

01:15:48finally called out

01:15:49the name he had

01:15:50been repeating in

01:15:51his mind.

01:15:52After nearly a

01:15:54month, he was

01:15:54seeing me again,

01:15:56alive.

01:15:57His eyes reddened,

01:15:58his voice unsteady.

01:16:00Little wolf, I

01:16:02finally found you.

01:16:04You're not dead.

01:16:05You're really here.

01:16:08He instinctively

01:16:10ignored the Alpha,

01:16:11standing beside me.

01:16:13The moment I heard

01:16:15that familiar voice,

01:16:16I let out a quiet

01:16:17sigh.

01:16:18I had always known

01:16:20the fake death

01:16:20wouldn't fool

01:16:21Kane forever.

01:16:22I just hadn't

01:16:24expected him to

01:16:25track me down in

01:16:26England this quickly.

01:16:27I gave Vincent a

01:16:29subtle look,

01:16:30signaling him to

01:16:31leave first.

01:16:32Then I turned

01:16:33around, my

01:16:34expression cold as

01:16:35I looked straight

01:16:36at Kane.

01:16:37Why are you here?

01:16:39Area is dead.

01:16:40I'm Phoenix now.

01:16:43Kane finally

01:16:44recalled everything

01:16:45he had learned

01:16:45over the past

01:16:46two weeks.

01:16:47His little wolf

01:16:48was never an

01:16:49orphan.

01:16:50I was Phoenix,

01:16:52the lost daughter

01:16:53of the Lyra family,

01:16:54their most cherished

01:16:55child.

01:16:56Little wolf,

01:16:57no, Phoenix.

01:16:59I know I was

01:17:01wrong.

01:17:01I've already

01:17:02dealt with the

01:17:03beta.

01:17:04The child is

01:17:04gone too.

01:17:07Can you

01:17:08forgive me?

01:17:09With his

01:17:10intelligence,

01:17:11it didn't take

01:17:11much to figure

01:17:12out that the

01:17:13body at the

01:17:14mate ceremony

01:17:14had been

01:17:15staged.

01:17:16It was nothing

01:17:17more than my

01:17:17way of escaping

01:17:18after my heart

01:17:19had already

01:17:20died.

01:17:21Now that he

01:17:22had finally

01:17:22found me again,

01:17:23the person he

01:17:24had thought about

01:17:25day and night,

01:17:26he was determined

01:17:27to apologize and

01:17:28beg for forgiveness.

01:17:30I let out a

01:17:31quiet laugh.

01:17:32I had seen with

01:17:33my own eyes how

01:17:34he treated the

01:17:35beta.

01:17:36And now he

01:17:37could dismiss

01:17:37everything so

01:17:39easily, saying

01:17:40he had taken

01:17:41care of her and

01:17:41the pup as if

01:17:42it meant nothing.

01:17:44I used to think

01:17:45he had simply

01:17:46transferred his

01:17:46love from me to

01:17:47someone else.

01:17:49Now, I

01:17:50understood the

01:17:51truth.

01:17:52He was rotten

01:17:53to the core.

01:17:54He didn't truly

01:17:55love anyone.

01:17:56Only himself.

01:17:57Cain, I

01:17:59regret ever

01:18:00loving you.

01:18:01Those few

01:18:02simple words

01:18:03drained all

01:18:04the color from

01:18:05Cain's face.

01:18:06He couldn't

01:18:07understand it.

01:18:08For five years,

01:18:09we had been so

01:18:10in love.

01:18:11We had been

01:18:11happy.

01:18:12How could I

01:18:13regret it now?

01:18:14And that

01:18:15word regret,

01:18:16did it mean I

01:18:17didn't love him

01:18:18anymore?

01:18:21The thought

01:18:22alone made his

01:18:23chest tighten

01:18:24with pain.

01:18:25No, that

01:18:27couldn't be

01:18:27be true.

01:18:28It had only

01:18:29been a month.

01:18:30How could I

01:18:31have stopped

01:18:31loving him so

01:18:32quickly?

01:18:33In his mind,

01:18:34I was still

01:18:35angry.

01:18:36I just hadn't

01:18:36forgiven him

01:18:37yet.

01:18:38Cain stepped

01:18:39forward reaching

01:18:40for my hand,

01:18:42wanting to

01:18:42explain.

01:18:43Before he could

01:18:44touch me, I

01:18:45took a step back

01:18:46putting distance

01:18:47between us.

01:18:49The hurt in his

01:18:50expression was

01:18:51obvious, but he

01:18:52quickly tried to

01:18:53explain himself.

01:18:55Phoenix, I

01:18:56don't mean

01:18:56anything else.

01:18:57I just, I

01:18:58just want to

01:18:58explain.

01:19:00Believe me, I've

01:19:01only ever loved

01:19:02you.

01:19:05I never had

01:19:06real feelings for

01:19:06that beta.

01:19:09Can you forgive

01:19:10me and come back

01:19:11with me?

01:19:12I promise, there

01:19:14will never be

01:19:14another Omega

01:19:15around me again.

01:19:16I swear, I'll

01:19:17only love you.

01:19:18We can have an

01:19:19even grander

01:19:20mate ceremony.

01:19:22By the end, there

01:19:24was a flicker of

01:19:25hope in his

01:19:26eyes.

01:19:26I didn't react.

01:19:28My expression

01:19:29remained cold.

01:19:31Five years ago

01:19:31when you got

01:19:32together with me,

01:19:33you made the

01:19:33same promise.

01:19:35You said you

01:19:36would only love

01:19:36me.

01:19:39And you still

01:19:40cheated.

01:19:40I won't believe

01:19:41you again.

01:19:43And I will

01:19:44never forgive

01:19:44you.

01:19:46You should

01:19:47leave.

01:19:48Don't come

01:19:49back.

01:19:50When I first

01:19:51discovered his

01:19:52betrayal, the

01:19:53pain had been

01:19:54unbearable.

01:19:55There was even

01:19:56a moment when I

01:19:57hesitated.

01:19:58Because he still

01:19:59treated me the

01:20:00same as before, I

01:20:02thought maybe I

01:20:03could pretend

01:20:03nothing had

01:20:04happened.

01:20:05Maybe we could

01:20:06complete the

01:20:07mate bond, and

01:20:08he would continue

01:20:09to treat me

01:20:10well.

01:20:11Maybe he would

01:20:12keep the other

01:20:13Omega out of

01:20:14my sight.

01:20:15But after

01:20:16lie, after

01:20:17lie, after

01:20:18seeing him

01:20:19entangled with

01:20:20the beta, with

01:20:21my own eyes, I

01:20:22realized I

01:20:23couldn't do

01:20:24it.

01:20:24I couldn't

01:20:25live like

01:20:26nothing had

01:20:26happened.

01:20:28What I wanted

01:20:29had always been

01:20:30something real, a

01:20:32love that was

01:20:32honest.

01:20:35And once

01:20:36Kane tainted

01:20:37that love, I

01:20:38no longer

01:20:38wanted it.

01:20:40Back then, I

01:20:41had already made

01:20:42my decision.

01:20:43I would never

01:20:44forgive him.

01:20:45I turned to

01:20:47leave.

01:20:47But Kane wasn't

01:20:49ready to give

01:20:49up.

01:20:50In a moment of

01:20:52panic, he

01:20:52grabbed my

01:20:53wrist.

01:20:55Little wolf, I

01:20:56swear.

01:20:57My heart has

01:20:58always belonged

01:20:59to you.

01:20:59You're the only

01:21:00one I love.

01:21:01I pulled free

01:21:03from his grip and

01:21:04looked at him.

01:21:05The urgency and

01:21:06sincerity on his

01:21:07face didn't seem

01:21:08fake.

01:21:09But I only let

01:21:10out a soft,

01:21:11humorless laugh.

01:21:12love me?

01:21:15You talked about

01:21:16the beta with

01:21:17your friends right

01:21:18in front of me.

01:21:20Was that love?

01:21:23You had my mate

01:21:24ceremony designer

01:21:25make a dress for

01:21:26her.

01:21:27Was that love?

01:21:30You snuck

01:21:31downstairs in the

01:21:31middle of the

01:21:32night to see her

01:21:33while I was

01:21:33asleep.

01:21:34Was that love?

01:21:35If that's your

01:21:36version of love,

01:21:37it's cheap.

01:21:38I don't want

01:21:39it.

01:21:40With every word

01:21:42Cain's face

01:21:43grew paler.

01:21:44By the end

01:21:45he looked like

01:21:46he could barely

01:21:47stand.

01:21:48My words cut

01:21:48into him like

01:21:49a blade,

01:21:50tearing his

01:21:51heart apart

01:21:51piece by

01:21:52piece.

01:21:53Never in his

01:21:54life had Cain

01:21:55hated himself

01:21:56this much.

01:21:57If he had

01:21:57never gotten

01:21:58involved with

01:21:58the beta in

01:21:59the first place,

01:22:00none of this

01:22:01would have

01:22:01happened.

01:22:05Cain's voice

01:22:06trembled slightly.

01:22:07Little wolf,

01:22:08are you really

01:22:09never going to

01:22:10forgive me?

01:22:11I nodded

01:22:12without hesitation.

01:22:14That's right.

01:22:15Never.

01:22:16I didn't wait

01:22:17to see his

01:22:18reaction.

01:22:19I turned

01:22:20and walked

01:22:20inside.

01:22:22The next day,

01:22:24Vincent and I

01:22:25had plans to

01:22:26attend a concert.

01:22:27Ever since

01:22:28my empathic

01:22:29sense went

01:22:29through its

01:22:30awakening,

01:22:31I had grown

01:22:32especially sensitive

01:22:33to emotions.

01:22:34The calm of

01:22:35nature,

01:22:36the intensity

01:22:37of music,

01:22:38the sincerity

01:22:39or deceit

01:22:40in people's

01:22:40voices.

01:22:42Vincent happened

01:22:42to be a huge

01:22:43fan of classical

01:22:44music,

01:22:45and every time

01:22:46I went to a

01:22:46concert with

01:22:47him,

01:22:47I learned

01:22:48something new.

01:22:52Cain's stood

01:22:52outside the

01:22:53estate the

01:22:54entire night.

01:22:55My words

01:22:56from yesterday

01:22:57echoed endlessly

01:22:58in his mind.

01:22:59What once

01:23:00felt like relief

01:23:01after his first

01:23:02time with the

01:23:03beta had now

01:23:03come back like

01:23:04a blade,

01:23:05striking him

01:23:06full force.

01:23:07Still,

01:23:08he wanted

01:23:09one more

01:23:09chance.

01:23:10He refused

01:23:11to believe

01:23:12that five

01:23:12years of

01:23:13love could

01:23:13be erased

01:23:14so completely.

01:23:16After getting

01:23:17Vincent's message,

01:23:18I headed

01:23:19downstairs,

01:23:20humming like

01:23:20a carefree

01:23:21bird.

01:23:22My mom,

01:23:23who was having

01:23:24breakfast,

01:23:25teased me

01:23:25when she saw

01:23:26me.

01:23:26Who was the

01:23:27one who said

01:23:28they didn't

01:23:28want to meet

01:23:29him?

01:23:29Now it looks

01:23:30like you can't

01:23:30wait to see

01:23:31him every day.

01:23:32I'd say this

01:23:32match is looking

01:23:33pretty promising.

01:23:34Mom,

01:23:35we're just

01:23:35friends.

01:23:37But for some

01:23:38reason,

01:23:38I felt my

01:23:39cheeks warm.

01:23:40I quickly ran

01:23:42out the door.

01:23:43The tickets for

01:23:44today's concert

01:23:45were hard to

01:23:46get,

01:23:46and Vincent

01:23:47had told me

01:23:47that one of

01:23:48his favorite

01:23:49cellists would

01:23:49be performing.

01:23:51The moment I

01:23:52stepped outside,

01:23:53I saw Kane

01:23:54standing off to

01:23:55the side,

01:23:56completely still.

01:23:58I acted as

01:23:59if I hadn't

01:23:59seen him,

01:24:00and ran

01:24:01straight toward

01:24:02Vincent.

01:24:03He was

01:24:04holding a

01:24:04sandwich,

01:24:05and handed

01:24:06it to me

01:24:06naturally.

01:24:07My mom

01:24:07asked me

01:24:08to bring

01:24:08this for

01:24:08you.

01:24:10I took

01:24:11a bite,

01:24:14my eyes

01:24:15lighting up.

01:24:16Aunt Grace's

01:24:17cooking is as

01:24:17amazing as

01:24:18ever.

01:24:19Come on,

01:24:20we're gonna

01:24:20be late.

01:24:22You still

01:24:23haven't told

01:24:24me who else

01:24:24is performing

01:24:25today.

01:24:26Kane remained

01:24:27where he was,

01:24:28watching as I

01:24:29walked farther

01:24:30and farther

01:24:31away.

01:24:31The moment

01:24:32I stepped

01:24:33out,

01:24:33he had

01:24:34wanted to

01:24:35call out

01:24:35to me,

01:24:36to try

01:24:36one last

01:24:37time.

01:24:38But then

01:24:39he saw

01:24:39the light

01:24:40in my

01:24:40eyes.

01:24:41That

01:24:42bright,

01:24:42eager

01:24:43happiness.

01:24:44It was

01:24:45a look

01:24:45he knew

01:24:45all too

01:24:46well.

01:24:47Back

01:24:47when we

01:24:48were

01:24:48together,

01:24:49I used

01:24:49to look

01:24:49at him

01:24:50like that

01:24:50all the

01:24:50time.

01:24:51But

01:24:52now,

01:24:52he hadn't

01:24:53seen it,

01:24:54in nearly

01:24:54two months.

01:24:58when he

01:24:59thought back

01:24:59to the

01:25:00days before

01:25:00I staged

01:25:01my death,

01:25:02he realized

01:25:03something.

01:25:04Back then,

01:25:05my eyes

01:25:06had been

01:25:06empty,

01:25:07like still

01:25:07water without

01:25:08a ripple.

01:25:09Nothing

01:25:10could stir

01:25:10any emotion

01:25:11in me.

01:25:12And yet,

01:25:13at the

01:25:14beginning of

01:25:14our relationship,

01:25:15I had

01:25:16looked at him

01:25:17the way I

01:25:17had just

01:25:18looked at

01:25:18Vincent.

01:25:20That

01:25:20was when

01:25:21he finally

01:25:22understood.

01:25:23What

01:25:23this

01:25:24relationship

01:25:25had left

01:25:25me with

01:25:26was nothing

01:25:26but pain.

01:25:27He had

01:25:28no right

01:25:29to ask

01:25:29for my

01:25:29forgiveness

01:25:30anymore.

01:25:31He booked

01:25:32a flight

01:25:32back home

01:25:33that same

01:25:33afternoon.

01:25:34Before

01:25:35leaving,

01:25:36he realized

01:25:37he didn't

01:25:37have my

01:25:38current

01:25:38number,

01:25:39so he

01:25:39borrowed

01:25:39a piece

01:25:40of paper

01:25:40and a pen

01:25:41from a

01:25:41passerby

01:25:42and wrote

01:25:43a message.

01:25:44He placed

01:25:45it somewhere

01:25:46visible by

01:25:47the gate.

01:25:48After

01:25:48one last

01:25:49look at

01:25:49the place

01:25:50where I

01:25:50would spend

01:25:50the rest

01:25:51of my

01:25:51life,

01:25:53he got

01:25:53into the

01:25:54car and

01:25:54left.

01:25:58A gust

01:25:59of wind

01:25:59lifted the

01:26:00paper into

01:26:00the air.

01:26:05On it,

01:26:06there was

01:26:06only one

01:26:07sentence.

01:26:09Little wolf,

01:26:10please let me

01:26:10call you

01:26:11that a

01:26:11last time.

01:26:12Little wolf,

01:26:13please let me

01:26:13call you

01:26:14that a

01:26:14last time.

01:26:15I'm sorry.

01:26:16I wish

01:26:16you a

01:26:17lifetime of

01:26:17happiness.

01:26:18spring in

01:26:19England.

01:26:20Vincent and

01:26:21I walked

01:26:22through the

01:26:23rose garden

01:26:23at Ashford

01:26:24Manor.

01:26:25Phoenix,

01:26:26Vincent said

01:26:27stopping in

01:26:28his tracks.

01:26:28His expression

01:26:29was more

01:26:30serious than

01:26:31I had ever

01:26:31seen before.

01:26:32I know

01:26:33you're not

01:26:33ready right

01:26:34now,

01:26:34but I want

01:26:35you to

01:26:35know if

01:26:36one day

01:26:36you're willing

01:26:37to believe

01:26:37in love

01:26:37again.

01:26:39I'll be

01:26:39here waiting.

01:26:40I looked

01:26:41at him,

01:26:42warmth

01:26:42spreading

01:26:43through my

01:26:43chest.

01:26:44Maybe,

01:26:45one day,

01:26:46I would

01:26:47believe in

01:26:47love again.

01:26:49But for

01:26:50now,

01:26:50I was

01:26:51content.

01:26:52Loved

01:26:53by my

01:26:53parents.

01:26:54Surrounded

01:26:54by friends.

01:26:56Running

01:26:57freely under

01:26:57the moonlight.

01:26:58Feeling

01:26:59the breeze

01:26:59and breathing

01:27:01in the scent

01:27:01of flowers.

01:27:03I am

01:27:04Phoenix

01:27:04and I

01:27:06have

01:27:06risen

01:27:06from

01:27:06the ashes.

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