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