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00:01afraid the snake gets jealous
00:04his feelings aren't my concern
00:06but i genuinely can't be bothered to see you
00:08i'm not your owner anymore
00:10you are
00:11we never thought of chloe as our owner
00:13we never touched her either
00:15if you'd wanted
00:17we would have helped you disappear from that wedding
00:19a long time ago
00:20so in your eyes
00:22i'm still your owner
00:24but in mine you haven't been worth that in a long time
00:33director ashford these contracts need your review
00:35come in
00:37i set the pen down
00:39before you go
00:40let everyone know
00:42those three shifters downstairs are not to be let up
00:45if they come back have security remove them
00:47understood director
00:48also you have a meeting shortly
00:50what coffee would you like
00:52oh right the meeting
00:54i picked up my phone and sent vance a small emoji
00:57a little pat
00:58might be home late
00:59be good and wait for me
01:01without waiting for a reply
01:02i stood
01:03smoothed the front of my jacket
01:05and walked out
01:07actually
01:08no coffee
01:09just water
01:10tell everyone the conference room
01:11of course
01:13director ashford
01:15vance was often with me when i worked
01:17sometimes
01:18when i'd been absorbed in something too long
01:20a cool smooth tail would drift over
01:22and coil slowly around my waist
01:25why is he so clingy
01:26i sighed
01:27more fond than exasperated
01:29and stroked a tail in what i hoped was reassuring
01:32human form this time please
01:34shifter form is
01:36genuinely too much for me
01:41okay
01:42i never asked about his other identity
01:45whether he was the heir to some family
01:47or the head of some organization
01:48what his name meant in the world outside these walls
01:51i wasn't curious
01:52i only needed him here
01:54that was enough
01:55the way ethan had once said
01:56at the airport
01:57we actually have our own names
01:59i don't need to know
02:00and i don't want to
02:01that had been the end of it
02:02as for the business deals vance had quietly helped put into motion
02:06i chose not to notice
02:07i simply rewarded him from time to time
02:09small things
02:10warmly given
02:11vance had hurt eric and evan badly enough
02:14that it had taken time for them to recover
02:16by the time they were well
02:17i was gone
02:18it couldn't find me
02:19eventually it seemed they'd left the ashford estate too
02:22until recently
02:27director ashford
02:28there are three people downstairs requesting to see you
02:31they say their names are ethan eric and evan
02:36put them through
02:37yes ma'am
02:39elena
02:41you're back in the country
02:43i am
02:45come meet us
02:48no time
02:48not interested
02:50i stepped into the role chloe had been holding
02:53and i was better at it
02:54the group began to stabilize
02:56my father's condition improved somewhat
02:58i mentioned it to vance absently
03:01in the top floor office
03:05when a sick person suddenly gets better
03:08sometimes it's a last flare of strength before the end
03:11vance's pale fingers
03:12wound slowly through a strand of my hair
03:16i see
03:19father got worse again
03:22his current condition left him with no real grip on the company
03:25he knew it
03:27i went to visit him
03:32sign over whatever shares you have left
03:34all of them
03:35the man in the hospital bed
03:37frail now
03:38aged past recognition
03:41erupted in fury
03:42but all he could do was cough
03:43you built this company
03:45do you want to watch chloe run it into the ground
03:48he glared
03:49i smiled
03:51give a little now
03:52and i'll make sure she's taken care of
03:55you've already seen what she becomes without me
03:58that's your precious daughter
04:00when you're not watching
04:05father
04:07i'm your daughter too
04:09i have your blood
04:12who better to leave it with
04:13he stared at me for a long time
04:16something painful moved behind his eyes
04:19i smiled
04:20everything was in place
04:22tall striking
04:23almost violently beautiful
04:25she recognized him
04:26her sister
04:27as a child
04:27had found a half-dead venomous snake
04:29and refused to leave it alone
04:31chloe had screamed at her then
04:32get away from it
04:33are you insane
04:34her kind oblivious sister hadn't listened
04:37she'd nursed the snake back to health
04:38her sister had probably forgotten all about it
04:40chloe remembered
04:41so she brought vance home
04:42she knew why he agreed
04:43he could smell her sister's presence in the house
04:45traces left from childhood
04:47here to repay a kindness
04:48what a pity
04:49my sister won't even know who you are
04:50vance didn't like chloe
04:52not even a little
04:52and the more he didn't
04:54the more she wanted that to change
04:55it never did
04:56then her sister called
04:57wanting to trade
04:58chloe barely thought about it
04:59and said yes
05:00good
05:00let this cold snake
05:01see exactly what kind of person her sister is
05:04how she opens her hands for everyone
05:05and how quickly she can close them
05:07as expected
05:08the three wolves took to chloe almost instantly
05:10but what she hadn't expected
05:11her sister had genuinely forgotten vance
05:14and yet
05:14she still treated him gently
05:16instinctively
05:17why
05:17after everything that's been done to her
05:19why can't she just stop
05:20a dying snake as a child
05:21a litter of abandoned wolf pups
05:23she picked them all up
05:24impossible
05:25infuriating
05:26it was fine
05:26her sister was about to be forced into a marriage
05:29with a man who'd outlasted three wives
05:31the pressure would crush her
05:32would she come crawling to chloe then
05:34the way chloe used to visit
05:35bringing gifts to that small apartment
05:37surprise
05:37playing the generous sibling
05:38would she finally be desperate enough to need chloe's help
05:41that would be the right choice
05:42come to her sister
05:43not scatter kindness into the void
05:45chloe thought about all of it with something close to pleasure
05:47until she realized
05:49her sister had played her
05:50as they got older
05:51chloe learned something
05:52she was prettier than her sister
05:54not that her sister was ugly
05:55she was genuinely lovely
05:56in a quiet clean way
05:58but chloe had inherited every striking feature
06:00with perfect precision
06:01head to toe
06:02so the pattern became this
06:03those who saw chloe first
06:05then her sister
06:06looked vaguely let down
06:07those who saw her sister first
06:09then chloe
06:09looked stunned
06:11every time this happened
06:13chloe thought to herself
06:14her sister must be so hurt
06:15so humiliated
06:17when they were teenagers
06:18her sister drew attention
06:20the ashford family's eldest daughter
06:22graceful enough that boys noticed
06:24despite everything
06:24inevitably
06:25those boys noticed chloe
06:27and redirected
06:28of course they did
06:28she was brighter
06:29prettier
06:29warmer
06:30pathetic
06:31shallow idiots
06:32chloe thought it internally
06:33all contempt
06:34but honestly
06:35if they'd spent more time with her sister
06:37they'd have found out
06:37her sister was smarter
06:38and more interesting
06:39than anyone gave her credit for
06:41too bad they lacked the patience
06:42to look past the surface
06:43at that thought
06:45chloe would feel something
06:46almost like pity
06:47poor thing
06:48no matter how kind her sister was to everyone
06:50people still chose chloe
06:51she imagined her sister in the dark
06:53seething with jealousy
06:54hating her
06:55somehow
06:56that thought made the exhaustion
06:57of performing warmth
06:58all day vanish
07:00chloe would hum to herself
07:01lighter
07:01then she met a snake shifter
07:04her sister always had people around her
07:06boys and girls
07:07a full crowd
07:08her sister stood in the middle of them
07:10smiling
07:11then she noticed chloe
07:12chloe and waved
07:18chloe
07:19come here
07:20when the others saw chloe
07:21their expressions shifted
07:23to something like wonder
07:24chloe walked over
07:26her sister reached into her pocket
07:28and pressed a candy into her hand
07:30i saved this for you
07:32strawberry
07:33your favorite
07:34chloe took it happily
07:35then one of the girls said
07:39elena is so thoughtful
07:41she remembers everyone's favorite
07:43chloe's smile went stiff
07:44why
07:44she was her sister
07:45why was she this nice to everyone
07:47shouldn't she save the best of herself for chloe
07:49chloe turned and walked away
07:55behind her
07:56voices floated
07:58is that your sister
07:59she's gorgeous
08:01like a doll
08:02her eyes are so big
08:04her skin
08:04she didn't hear what her sister said back
08:06she turned the corner
08:07and dropped the strawberry candy
08:09into a trash can
08:10i switched to an overseas number
08:12no one could reach me
08:13chloe never ended up marrying the man
08:15the two families became enemies
08:16when i returned
08:18my parents had aged
08:19my father spent most of his time
08:20in a hospital bed
08:21they couldn't trust the extended family
08:23with the company
08:24so they'd given it to chloe
08:25but under chloe's management
08:26the group was declining
08:28steadily
08:29then i walked through the door
08:30my mother's hand rose on instinct
08:32she was going to slap me
08:34i stepped back
08:35i smiled
08:36are you sure
08:37i'm the only one who can save you now
08:39froze midair
08:40i looked over
08:41chloe had her eyes locked on me
08:43sharp and searching
08:44but she looked nothing like before
08:46the polish was gone
08:47she was frayed
08:48worn down by everything
08:50she'd been holding together
08:51led her to
08:52long time no see
08:53little sister
08:53wore her gaze away
08:54and burst into tears
08:56chloe had hated her sister
08:58since childhood
08:58why?
08:59it started in primary school
09:01fan sat beside me on the flight
09:02he looked down
09:03long lashes
09:04casting a faint shadow
09:06across his cheeks
09:08so
09:09you really were gonna take the groom's place
09:12and marry me?
09:14hmm
09:16you move fast
09:17after realizing i wasn't there
09:19it slipped out immediately
09:20that brief shadow on the live stream
09:22only i would have recognized it
09:24your scent went faint
09:26right
09:26the terrifying thing about shifters
09:28was their sense of smell
09:30precise and absolute
09:32i'll be overseas for a while
09:33until the timing is right to come back
09:36vans leaned in close
09:37that cool faint air of his
09:39wrapped around me
09:41his lips pressed lightly
09:43to the side of my neck
09:44this time
09:45he didn't bite
09:46i almost smiled
09:47they said wolves were canines
09:49bonded hard
09:50but this cold-blooded snake
09:51seemed more bonded
09:52than any of them
09:53over the months that followed
09:55the ashford family
09:56fell into disarray
09:57vance settled behind me
09:59his chin coming to rest
10:00on my shoulder
10:01one arm loosely circling my waist
10:03an embrace
10:04cool as winter air
10:06i'm talking to you
10:08vance smiled
10:09why?
10:10something unsettling in it
10:12would it make you happy
10:13if something happened to them?
10:15i paused
10:16eric and evan were ethan's brothers
10:17why would their getting hurt
10:19make him happy
10:20ethan's throat moved
10:23where are they?
10:25no idea
10:25probably close to dead though
10:28ice went through me
10:29but ethan
10:31contrary to everything i'd expected
10:33didn't turn and run
10:35you're both leaving
10:37together
10:39isn't it obvious?
10:40why are you taking him?
10:42the vein at ethan's temple stood out
10:44are you alright?
10:46chloe gave him to me
10:47i'm his owner
10:49then you're still mine
10:51you all belong to chloe now
10:53don't you remember?
10:56you're the one who sent me to her
10:58something dark
10:59pooled in his eyes
11:01i heard everything you said
11:02in the living room that morning
11:05how much you all liked chloe
11:06i was doing you a favor
11:08and now you're turning it around on me?
11:11you heard all of that?
11:13i had nothing more to say to him
11:14i pulled vance by the hand
11:16and turned to go
11:18ethan moved to follow
11:19and was stopped by the airport security
11:21i'd quietly arranged in advance
11:23at the airport
11:24my phone rang
11:27the fake husband
11:29his voice was hard
11:30come back
11:32marry me
11:32what's your problem?
11:34you're not worth it
11:35i blocked him too
11:38honestly
11:39i'd overlooked him
11:40i hadn't thought he'd be this delusional
11:43i'd been waiting for a while
11:44when a shadow fell across me
11:46i smiled without looking up
11:47you're here
11:48i raised my eyes
11:49ethan
11:49i blinked
11:50what's that face?
11:53disappointed?
11:55who were you expecting?
11:56vance
11:57his expression went cold
11:58you really can't catch a break
11:59he's not coming
12:00i nodded
12:01kept my face easy
12:03ethan dropped into the seat beside me
12:05i didn't expect you to actually pull off an escape
12:07don't bother me
12:08i really
12:08i cut him off
12:09he shut his mouth
12:10bit down on his back teeth
12:11he switched tactics
12:12no cold edge this time
12:13where are you going?
12:14not your business
12:15elena
12:16where are eric and evan?
12:19ethan's expression changed
12:22they're blocking vance
12:24aren't they?
12:25his face went tight
12:26then i saw him
12:28vance came through the crowd in long strides
12:30a dried cut at his temple
12:31marks on his neck
12:32something low and dark in the set of his expression
12:34when he reached me
12:35the sharp smell of blood came with him
12:38are you okay?
12:39ethan clenched his jaw
12:42what
12:44did you
12:45do to them?
12:49chloe's perfect face was streaked with tears
12:51shaking her head
12:52backing behind my father
12:54father's face was iron gray
12:56where's elena?
12:57find her
12:58she's gone too far
12:59you said you had feelings for me
13:00her sister was willing to step aside for us
13:02and you can't even
13:03i have no idea what's going on
13:04since my son loves chloe
13:06why not let chloe take her place?
13:07it's still a happy occasion for both families
13:09i'd had the foresight to block my parents
13:11the butler
13:11and chloe
13:12before leaving
13:13even with the groom's mother
13:14trying to smooth things over
13:15they couldn't afford to make a scene
13:17my mother went still
13:18then looked at chloe
13:19chloe bit her lip
13:20her voice came out
13:22no!
13:22what do you mean no?
13:23were you lying to me this whole time?
13:25don't you have feelings for me?
13:26i don't!
13:27you had three wives die on you!
13:28why would i ever like you?
13:30complete chaos
13:33i watched with genuine satisfaction
13:36then i spotted ethan, eric, and evan
13:38in the corner of the frame
13:39their expressions were something else entirely
13:41the left side was also empty
13:43the venue erupted
13:44i stared at the screen
13:46two minutes later
13:46my fake husband rushed in
13:48he recovered
13:49took the microphone
13:51actually
13:52today's bride was never elena ashfun
13:54the bride i've been waiting for
13:56is my true love
13:57miss chloe ashfun
14:00that was when vance's call came through
14:04where are you?
14:05on the way to the airport
14:06you
14:08before i could finish asking
14:09a news alert pushed to my screen
14:11male family heir confirmed for tonight's high profile wedding
14:14not a pure human
14:15reports indicate he is a shifter
14:17i tapped it immediately
14:18a tall, unmistakable silhouette
14:20comments below
14:21looks like a snake shifter
14:22cold-blooded running a corporation
14:24actually kind of fitting
14:25something clicked in my mind
14:27vance, were you just trying to
14:29crash the wedding
14:29i swallowed it back
14:30i'm planning to lay low abroad for a while
14:32until things settle
14:33i hung up
14:34if vance wanted to follow
14:35he would
14:35if not
14:36i didn't mind either way
14:37i turned back to the live stream
14:39total chaos at the venue
14:40the wedding day arrived
14:42the city's most prestigious hotel
14:44over 30,000 white roses
14:46cascading from the ceiling
14:47crystal chandeliers
14:48threading through the waterfall of petals
14:50long tables draped in ivory jacquard
14:52champagne flutes
14:53standing in neat rows
14:54catching the light
14:55with a faint golden tint
14:56every detail was breathtaking
14:58big budget
14:59i took one look
14:59then was ushered into the backstage dressing room
15:02over the next three hours
15:03the guest list filled
15:04from backstage
15:05i heard the steady murmur of congratulations
15:07my parents appeared several times
15:08to confirm i was still there
15:10and cooperating
15:11i looked at myself in the mirror
15:12flawless makeup
15:13then i checked the clock
15:14the ceremony was about to begin
15:16i'd already taken care of the makeup artist
15:17and assistant in advance
15:19i gathered the heavy skirt
15:20and slipped out
15:21elena
15:21the bathroom's straight ahead
15:22the assistant kept pace
15:24so no one in the hallway questioned it
15:29once inside
15:30i stripped off the gown efficiently
15:31and changed into the clothes
15:33she'd stashed in her bag
15:34something light
15:35with sneakers
15:36and opened the window
15:37a black car was parked close by
15:38first floor
15:39i climbed onto the sill
15:40and dropped down cleanly
15:44once in the car
15:45i called vance
15:50two rings
15:50no answer
15:51i frowned
15:52maybe the venue was too loud
15:53he didn't hear it
15:54head to the airport
15:55the car pulled into traffic
15:57i opened my phone
15:58and found the live stream
15:59my fake husband
16:00had insisted on broadcasting
16:01the ceremony
16:02he wanted the world
16:03to see the moment
16:03chloe stepped forward
16:04out of love
16:05lucky for me
16:06that made watching
16:07very convenient
16:07welcome our bride and groom
16:09from both sides
16:11both doors opened simultaneously
16:13the right side
16:14where i was supposed to stand
16:16was empty
16:16i laughed
16:17then i looked at the left side
16:18a shadow
16:19there for just a second
16:20my smile faded
16:23vance
16:24the days before the wedding
16:26i was perfectly calm
16:27i tried on jewelry
16:28the estate meanwhile
16:29had developed its own
16:31sustained low pressure system
16:32heave and chloe
16:33who normally at least
16:34maintained the pretense
16:35of civility
16:36stopped by to take a shot
16:37didn't expect five percent
16:39of the shares
16:39to be enough to break you
16:40i had no reaction
16:41that seemed to infuriate her more
16:43do you know how much
16:44i'll have eventually
16:45when father's gone
16:47all of it comes to me
16:49i paused
16:50i actually looked at her
16:51she looked satisfied
16:53jealous
16:55the filial piety
16:56in this household
16:57is truly something
16:58i couldn't help but think
17:00pathetic
17:01evan kept his face blank
17:02eric nodded
17:04ethan scrolled through
17:05his phone and said nothing
17:06pathetic
17:06are they talking about me
17:08i didn't care what they thought
17:09i was watching vance
17:11he wasn't as dark
17:12as i'd expected
17:12he just lifted his gaze
17:14and those black
17:15fathomless eyes
17:17met mine
17:17that's when i realized it
17:19when his eyes weren't
17:20carrying that cold hostility
17:22they were beautiful
17:23the shape subtle
17:24the outer corners
17:25lifting just slightly
17:26an unintentional
17:28almost lazy quality
17:29to the look
17:30the day i came home
17:31with the marriage certificate
17:32and my fake husband
17:33the entire ashford family
17:35was seated at the dining table
17:36everyone's face
17:37said something different
17:38the news about the arranged marriage
17:40had already spread
17:41through the household
17:42i caught vance's eye
17:43from across the room
17:44a small reassuring look
17:46his expression was flat
17:47but i could feel it
17:48the suppressed hostility
17:50simmering underneath
17:51the faint darkness
17:52around him
17:53it was fine
17:53once everything was resolved
17:55i had a place for him
17:55and what came next
17:56i gave him a small
17:57calm smile
17:58from across the room
17:59he glanced at me once
18:00then looked away
18:02when i slipped
18:02into the kitchen
18:03to help carry dishes
18:04eric was at the sink
18:06you don't like him
18:07who
18:08your husband
18:09eric smiled pleasantly
18:13elena
18:14ask me nicely
18:15and i'll help you run
18:16i looked at him
18:17he clarified
18:18the other two
18:18are on board too
18:19the other two
18:20ethan and evan
18:21that explained why
18:22all three of them
18:23had been off today
18:23eric's voice dropped
18:25just a shade too deliberate
18:26you don't want to spend
18:27the rest of your life
18:28with someone you
18:28don't even like
18:29do you
18:29mind your own business
18:31you'll regret this elena
18:33regret
18:36after dinner
18:37chloe chatted brightly
18:38with my fake husband
18:39effortless and radiant
18:41i slipped away
18:42to the study alone
18:43and signed the
18:44share transfer documents
18:46next week
18:47the grand wedding
18:48and the show
18:49was just getting started
18:50a few days later
18:52a private room
18:52at a cafe
18:53i took a calm
18:54sip of coffee
18:55i looked across the table
18:56and cut straight
18:57to the point
18:58i know you're in love
18:59with chloe
18:59he looked up
19:00surprised
19:01set his phone down
19:02i also know
19:03you've been approaching
19:04our family
19:04with a marriage proposal
19:06you want chloe
19:08but they keep deflecting
19:09you with the excuse
19:10that the eldest daughter
19:11has to marry first
19:13who wouldn't prefer
19:14your sister
19:15she's not indifferent
19:16to me either
19:16she just says
19:18she won't compete
19:18with you
19:19because you liked
19:19me first
19:21i have a way
19:21to get you
19:22what you want
19:24what way
19:24we get a fake
19:25marriage certificate
19:27if chloe really
19:28does feel something
19:29for you
19:29she'll get jealous
19:30when she sees us
19:31together
19:32right
19:32a fake certificate
19:34people only realize
19:35what they want
19:36when they think
19:36they're losing it
19:38if you act close
19:39to me
19:39let her see it
19:40she'll be devastated
19:41then
19:42at the ceremony
19:43itself
19:44i disappear
19:45no bride
19:46she won't be able
19:47to stand watching
19:48you humiliated
19:49in front of everyone
19:50she'll step in
19:55then you tell her
19:56it's always been her
19:58have a ring ready
19:59something chosen
20:00just for her
20:01she'll be moved
20:04that's not wrong
20:09i know we'd never
20:10make each other happy
20:11you love chloe that
20:12deeply and she feels
20:12something for you
20:14i'd rather the two
20:15of you get to be happy
20:17miss ashford
20:18i misjudged you
20:19i had no idea
20:20you were so generous
20:23as long as you're
20:24both happy
20:25first
20:26snakes were notoriously
20:27insatiable
20:28snake shifters
20:29even more so
20:30if chloe hadn't said
20:31he was celibate
20:32i never would have
20:33asked for him
20:34second
20:35certain things
20:36were simply
20:36too much
20:37but i really am
20:38getting married
20:39so i'll probably
20:40need to give you
20:41back to chloe
20:41for now
20:42she won't be
20:42marrying anytime soon
20:43something moved
20:44behind vance's eyes
20:45at last
20:46right as something
20:47brutal flickered
20:48across his gaze
20:48i asked quietly
20:50do you wanna
20:51go back to chloe
20:53have i made you
20:54miserable
20:56no
20:57you're actually
20:58pretty proactive
20:59about the housework
21:00the next second
21:02he lowered himself
21:03over me
21:03his shadow
21:04swallowing everything
21:08then don't even
21:09think about getting
21:09rid of me
21:11i was quiet
21:12then i reached out
21:13and gently touched
21:14his tail
21:15don't worry
21:17about what
21:18exactly
21:19i shook my head
21:20inwardly
21:20i had a plan
21:21already
21:21i haven't lived
21:23here in months
21:24it's still that
21:25strong
21:26something dangerous
21:27spread through the
21:28air
21:28i genuinely feared
21:30he'd consume me
21:31his sharp teeth
21:32dragged against
21:32my collarbone
21:33you just took
21:37a suppresses
21:37yesterday
21:39i brought you
21:40up here to
21:40tell you something
21:41i'm getting
21:42married
21:43vance didn't
21:44release me
21:45the way i
21:45expected
21:45instead
21:46his tail
21:47coiled tighter
21:48and i was lifted
21:48and dropped
21:49onto the bed
21:50he loomed
21:50over me
21:51then his tail
21:52slipped beneath
21:53the hem
21:53of my shirt
21:54i grabbed it
21:55on instinct
21:55then looked
21:56away fast
21:58he watched me
21:59gaze darkening
22:01you dislike me
22:04no that's not
22:05aren't you my
22:06owner
22:07shadow fell over
22:08me
22:08or are you
22:09afraid
22:09honestly
22:10a little
22:13i came back
22:14downstairs to
22:15the same
22:16quiet
22:16i walked over
22:17to vance
22:18i also had
22:19something to
22:19say to him
22:20let me show
22:21you my room
22:21evan looked at
22:22me suspiciously
22:23you haven't been
22:24back in months
22:25what's there to
22:25see
22:29want to come
22:29too
22:30who said i
22:31did
22:32chloe was
22:32picking through
22:33the fruit bowl
22:34father's still
22:35home
22:36maybe it's not
22:37appropriate
22:37her voice was
22:39deliberate
22:39you have three
22:40shifters with
22:41you
22:41i'm bringing
22:42one to my
22:42room
22:43what exactly
22:43isn't
22:44appropriate
22:47we never
22:50you make a
22:51fair point
22:51sis
22:53but vance
22:54still has to
22:54be willing
22:55every pair
22:56of eyes
22:56in the room
22:57turned to
22:57the man
22:58with the
22:58perfectly
22:58unreadable
22:59face
23:00let's go
23:01i nodded
23:02and gestured
23:02for him
23:03to follow
23:03whatever the
23:04others looked
23:04like behind
23:05me
23:05i didn't
23:06care to
23:06check
23:06my room
23:07was white
23:07and minimal
23:08clean
23:08someone had
23:09kept it
23:10dusted
23:10i cleared
23:11my throat
23:11ready to
23:12speak
23:12something
23:13coiled
23:13around my
23:13waist
23:14the tail
23:14your scent
23:15is so
23:16strong
23:16here
23:19register the
23:20marriage first
23:21hold the
23:21wedding after
23:22father leaned
23:23back in his
23:23chair and
23:24sifted his
23:24tea
23:24once everything
23:25is settled
23:26i'll transfer
23:27the five percent
23:28i didn't hesitate
23:29i want the
23:30shares the
23:31moment the
23:31certificate is
23:32signed
23:32the teacup
23:33hit the
23:33saucer hard
23:34the lines
23:35around his
23:35eyes deepened
23:35with irritation
23:36you really
23:36have that
23:37little faith
23:37in your
23:37own family
23:38i sighed
23:39i'm just
23:40worried chloe
23:40might throw
23:41a fit and
23:41my share
23:41disappears
23:42again
23:42he flinched
23:43visibly
23:43the irritation
23:44held but
23:45after a long
23:46beat he
23:46relented
23:47come back
23:48with your
23:48husband and
23:48the marriage
23:49certificate
23:49it said
23:50everything about
23:50what my
23:51compliance meant
23:51to them
23:51and beyond
23:52that
23:52this share
23:53transfer would
23:54also serve as
23:54a gesture of
23:55loyalty to the
23:55man i was
23:56marrying
23:56after all
23:57assets acquired
23:58during marriage
23:59get split
23:59between spouses
24:00i didn't
24:01comment on
24:02any of that
24:02and stood
24:03to leave
24:04you'll stay
24:05at the estate
24:05until the
24:06wedding no
24:06wandering off
24:07and those
24:08shifters cut
24:10that off before
24:10the ceremony
24:11that single
24:12sentence
24:12detonated
24:13evan unfolded
24:15himself from
24:15the couch
24:16pulling that
24:16sharp grin
24:17come again
24:18then a cool
24:19hand yanked me
24:20behind him
24:21vance smiled
24:22barely
24:23back off
24:24eric's expression
24:25hardened
24:26what did you
24:26just say
24:27the tension
24:28in the room
24:28snapped taut
24:29then chloe
24:30came down
24:30from upstairs
24:31all brightness
24:32i could hear
24:33you from my
24:33room
24:34what's going
24:35on
24:35they think
24:36the mark
24:36on my neck
24:36is a hickey
24:37they seem
24:39unhappy about
24:39it and want
24:40to investigate
24:42predictably
24:43chloe's smile
24:44flickered
24:44her gaze
24:45settled
24:45on my neck
24:49so is it
24:50what do you
24:51think
24:51i deflected
24:52she didn't
24:53answer
24:54silence
24:55ethan sauntered
24:56over
24:56hands in his
24:57pocket
24:58you always
24:58covered marks
24:59like that
24:59why show it
25:00today
25:02probably because
25:03i don't consider
25:03this a hiccup
25:04that seemed to
25:04click for the
25:05others
25:05evan blinked
25:06now that you
25:07mention it
25:07you used to
25:08cover everything
25:09eric's eyes
25:10narrowed
25:10sis father
25:11wants you
25:12in his
25:12study
25:12you don't
25:13need to
25:13follow her
25:13up
25:14i slipped
25:15my hand
25:15quietly from
25:16vance's grip
25:17and paused
25:18i looked back
25:18at the room
25:19don't give him
25:19trouble
25:23we give him
25:23trouble
25:25elena
25:26in your eyes
25:27we're
25:27i turned and
25:28walked away
25:28before he
25:28could finish
25:29silence behind
25:30me
25:30back at the
25:32ashford estate
25:32the entire
25:33first floor
25:34just ethan
25:35eric
25:36and evan
25:37the atmosphere
25:38was awkward
25:38evan
25:39set down
25:39his game
25:40controller
25:40and glanced
25:41up
25:41eyes tracking
25:42from me
25:43to vance
25:44ethan
25:45drawled
25:45why are you
25:46here
25:47it's my
25:48house
25:48can i
25:49come back
25:49ethan's expression
25:50didn't change
25:51but the corner
25:51of his mouth
25:52curved up
25:52slightly
25:53i stared
25:53eric set
25:54down the fruit
25:55he'd been
25:55arranging
25:55and walked
25:56toward me
25:58chloe said
25:59you refused
25:59to come
26:00home for
26:00months
26:00and now
26:01you show
26:01up
26:02did you
26:03miss us
26:05don't even
26:06wonder
26:06without us
26:07she couldn't
26:08last a day
26:09she doesn't
26:10look particularly
26:10heartbroken
26:11to me
26:13ethan's eyes
26:13snapped up
26:14who asked
26:16you
26:16sharp
26:16hostile
26:17energy
26:17surged
26:18through the
26:18room
26:18i reached
26:19back
26:19quickly
26:20and pressed
26:20my hand
26:20over
26:21vance's
26:21cool
26:22beneath
26:22my palm
26:22trying to
26:23calm him
26:24the same
26:24as yesterday
26:25wolves
26:25and snakes
26:26were both
26:26apex
26:27level
26:27shifters
26:27if they
26:28actually
26:28fought
26:28it
26:28wouldn't
26:29end
26:29clean
26:30what
26:31you brought
26:31him here
26:32to make
26:32us
26:32jealous
26:34snakes
26:35are cold
26:35blooded
26:36and from
26:37what chloe
26:37says
26:38this one's
26:38worse than
26:38most
26:39no feelings
26:40at all
26:41you don't
26:42actually think
26:42you can
26:43change him
26:43do you
26:44then
26:45eric grabbed
26:46my jaw
26:46fingers
26:47tight
26:48uncomfortably
26:49tight
26:49his stare
26:50locked onto
26:50my neck
26:51the mark
26:52from last
26:52night
26:53his voice
26:54came down
26:54slow and
26:55deliberate
26:55what's that
26:56a hickey
26:56i rushed
26:58after him
26:58found him
26:59bent over
26:59the washing
27:00machine
27:00pulling out
27:00clean laundry
27:01piece by
27:01piece
27:02hanging it
27:02to dry
27:03eric
27:03had put
27:03my clothes
27:04in the wash
27:04that morning
27:04he hadn't
27:05taken them
27:05out
27:06before he
27:06left
27:06i watched
27:07vance's
27:08long fingers
27:08handle my
27:09clothes
27:09and scratched
27:10my cheek
27:11i'll buy a dryer
27:11in a few days
27:12then you won't
27:13have to do this
27:13vance said nothing
27:14i never got the chance
27:15to buy that dryer
27:16the next morning
27:17an uninvited guest
27:19appeared
27:19the ashford
27:20the ashford estate's
27:21butler stood
27:21at my door
27:22with measured
27:23deference
27:24miss
27:25your father
27:26says you've
27:26had enough
27:27time
27:27it's time
27:28to return
27:29and proceed
27:30with the
27:30arranged marriage
27:31no
27:31the butler
27:33smiled
27:34miss
27:35this is the
27:36wish
27:36of both
27:37the master
27:39and madam
27:39he stepped
27:40aside
27:40several bodyguards
27:42materialized
27:43behind him
27:44i laughed
27:45coldly
27:45aren't you
27:46worried i'll
27:46stab the man
27:47with a knife
27:47on the wedding
27:48day and then
27:49kill myself
27:49the butler's
27:50expression
27:50faltered
27:51the master
27:51said
27:53should you
27:53agree to
27:54the marriage
27:54you will
27:55receive five
27:56percent of
27:57the ashford
27:57group shares
27:58my hand
27:58on the door
27:59went still
27:59the butler
28:00seemed to
28:00have
28:00anticipated
28:01exactly
28:01this
28:02the car
28:03is waiting
28:03downstairs
28:06also
28:07the second
28:08miss asked
28:09that you bring
28:09mr vance
28:10along
28:10i glanced
28:11back at
28:12vance
28:12we made
28:13eye
28:13contact
28:13his dark
28:14eyes were
28:15as unreadable
28:16as ever
28:17yet somehow
28:18a chill
28:19crawled down
28:19my spine
28:20good thing
28:21the door
28:21had closed
28:22in time
28:22the scent
28:23hadn't
28:23drifted out
28:24the footsteps
28:25faded
28:25i pushed
28:26the snake
28:26shifter off
28:27and didn't
28:27let myself
28:28look at
28:28his tail
28:28i rummaged
28:30quickly for
28:30the heat
28:30suppressants
28:31the same
28:32ones i'd
28:32used on
28:33ethan
28:33eric
28:34and evan
28:34during
28:34their heat
28:35cycles
28:35when it
28:36became too
28:36much
28:37even for
28:37me
28:37plenty
28:38left
28:38i tossed
28:38them to
28:39him
28:39then went
28:40to wash
28:40my face
28:41when i came
28:42back to
28:42the living room
28:42his tail
28:43was gone
28:44the man
28:44was draped
28:45across the
28:45couch
28:46long legs
28:46crossed
28:47expression
28:48back to
28:48its cold
28:49shuttered
28:49default
28:50he glanced
28:50up at me
28:51i thought you
28:52were
28:52i started
28:53confused
28:53celibate
28:54his voice
28:55was low
28:55and rough
28:55it's a
28:56theological
28:56response
28:57it's been
28:57too long
28:57since my
28:58last suppressor
28:59knowing chloe's
29:00personality
29:00if she'd
29:01actually
29:01wanted
29:02to
29:02sleep
29:02with
29:02him
29:02she
29:03wouldn't
29:03have
29:03kept
29:03him
29:03on
29:03suppressants
29:04and judging
29:04by what had
29:05just happened
29:05it wasn't like
29:06he could hold
29:06back indefinitely
29:07so how had he
29:08been managing
29:08before
29:08but if he
29:09didn't want
29:09to say
29:10i wasn't
29:10going to
29:10pry
29:11i poured
29:11a glass
29:12of warm
29:12water
29:12and handed
29:13it to
29:13him
29:13rest
29:14today
29:14you can
29:15help
29:15with the
29:15housework
29:15tomorrow
29:16and if
29:16you need
29:17more recovery
29:17time
29:18take it
29:18he cut
29:18me
29:18off
29:19you
29:19treated
29:19them
29:19the same
29:20way
29:20i blinked
29:21them
29:21he meant
29:22ethan
29:22and the
29:23others
29:23i was quiet
29:24for a second
29:24then nodded
29:25equality
29:26between pure
29:27humans and
29:28shifters was
29:28the standard
29:29now
29:29technically
29:30but given
29:31a shifter's
29:31nature
29:31the bonding
29:32the recognition
29:33of owners
29:33there was always
29:34emphasis on
29:35extending extra
29:36consideration to
29:36them
29:36long quietness
29:40my name is
29:40vance
29:41i registered it
29:41and smiled
29:42nice to meet
29:42you
29:42i'm elena
29:43he stood
29:44expressionless
29:45and walked
29:46toward the
29:46balcony
29:46the bedroom
29:47isn't that
29:48way
29:48wait
29:48are you
29:49going to
29:49jump
29:49if you
29:50don't
29:50like it
29:50here
29:51i can
29:51ask
29:51chloe
29:51to
29:51take
29:52you
29:52but
29:52his
29:52tail
29:52cushioned
29:53the impact
29:53it didn't
29:54hurt
29:54his breath
29:55spilled
29:55across my
29:56neck
29:56my skin
29:57broke into
29:57shivers
29:58then sharp
29:59knocking at
30:00the door
30:00eric's voice
30:01from outside
30:01are you okay
30:02my fingers
30:03stirred
30:04the pale
30:04cold
30:05gold
30:05vertical
30:05pupils
30:06staring
30:06down
30:07at me
30:07seemed
30:07to
30:08darken
30:08the coil
30:08around
30:09my waist
30:09tightened
30:10i didn't
30:10reach for
30:11the door
30:11are you
30:11in pain
30:13let me
30:13get you
30:13some heat
30:14suppresses
30:14okay
30:15the pressure
30:16around me
30:16paused
30:17the mating scent
30:18that had been
30:18thickening
30:18stopped spreading
30:19more knocking
30:20harder now
30:21chloe's voice
30:21uncertain
30:22sis
30:22are you
30:23both okay
30:24in there
30:24i thought
30:25i'd calmed
30:26him down
30:26i let out
30:26a breath
30:27i was about
30:27to speak
30:28a coldness
30:29at my neck
30:29he bit me
30:30not soft
30:31like claiming
30:32something
30:33and yet beneath
30:33it a trace
30:34of something
30:35almost indulgent
30:36i muffled
30:37a sound
30:37my voice
30:38came out
30:38slightly adrift
30:39we're fine
30:39you can go
30:41ethan's drawl
30:42you sure
30:44she said
30:45she's fine
30:46evan cut in
30:46impatient
30:47then a beat
30:48later
30:48elena
30:48that snake
30:49didn't hit
30:50you did he
30:50no
30:51i bit my
30:52lower lip
30:52behind my
30:53neck
30:53a cool
30:54tongue
30:54traced over
30:55the mark
30:55chloe didn't
30:56explain
30:56she studied
30:57my expression
30:58nothing there
30:59maybe one of
31:00them should
31:00stay with
31:00you
31:00you seem
31:01upset
31:02evan didn't
31:03move from
31:03chloe's side
31:04ethan leaned
31:05against the
31:05wall
31:06bored
31:06eric's smile
31:07stayed thin
31:08and cool
31:09no one
31:09spoke
31:10chloe wasn't
31:11surprised
31:11she gave me
31:12a small
31:13comforting smile
31:14between the
31:14two of us
31:15i was never
31:16the one who
31:16got chosen
31:17we'd both
31:18made peace
31:18with that
31:19a long
31:19time ago
31:20and him
31:21at my
31:21words
31:22chloe's
31:22posture
31:23barely shifted
31:23then she
31:24turned towards
31:25the door
31:25come in
31:26heavy footsteps
31:27a man
31:28stepped forward
31:29tall
31:30with an
31:30almost
31:31aggressive
31:31stillness
31:32to him
31:33the next
31:34second
31:34i was
31:35looking
31:35directly
31:36into a
31:36pair
31:36of dark
31:37shadow
31:38filled
31:38eyes
31:40hello
31:41his gaze
31:42came from
31:42above
31:42sticky
31:43appraising
31:44i broke
31:45out in
31:45goosebumps
31:46he didn't
31:46acknowledge
31:47me
31:47he's just
31:48like this
31:49sis
31:49if it's
31:50too much
31:51tell me
31:51and i'll
31:51take him
31:52back
31:52who is he
31:53chloe clearly
31:55didn't want
31:55to explain
31:56i didn't know
31:57where to
31:57begin either
31:58she smiled
31:58and pivoted
32:00the car's
32:01waiting
32:01downstairs
32:01shall we
32:03the wolves
32:03were quiet
32:04for a beat
32:05then didn't
32:06push further
32:06they followed
32:07chloe out
32:08on long
32:08strides
32:09the snake
32:09shifter
32:10stayed
32:10i was about
32:11to close
32:12the door
32:12when
32:13eric looked
32:13back at
32:14me
32:14something
32:15unreadable
32:16in his
32:16face
32:16and the
32:17man
32:17beside
32:17me
32:18suddenly
32:18contracted
32:19his pupils
32:20into a
32:20cold
32:21a smooth
32:21tail
32:22wound
32:22around
32:23my
32:23waist
32:23a strange
32:25overwhelming
32:25scent
32:26burst
32:26through
32:27the air
32:29you
32:30you're
32:30in
32:30heat
32:34not keeping
32:35one for
32:35yourself
32:36which of
32:36you wants
32:37to stay
32:37with me
32:37the air
32:38curdled
32:38no one
32:39answered
32:39finally
32:40evan got
32:41up
32:41and went
32:41to open
32:42the door
32:42he rolled
32:43his eyes
32:43a flick
32:44of contempt
32:44on his
32:45face
32:45stop
32:46pretending
32:46to be
32:46decent
32:47both
32:47of you
32:48chloe's
32:49bright smile
32:49filled the
32:50frame
32:50hi boys
32:52my sister
32:53already
32:53explained
32:54things
32:54right
32:54you all
32:55belong
32:56to me
32:56now
32:56hey
32:57there
32:57new
32:58mistress
32:59chloe
32:59looked him
33:00over
33:00with satisfaction
33:01then let
33:02her gaze
33:02sweep
33:03across
33:03eric
33:03and ethan
33:04you're
33:04all
33:04gorgeous
33:05did you
33:06pack
33:07actually
33:08never mind
33:09i'm sure
33:09my sister
33:10couldn't afford
33:10to buy
33:10you much
33:11anyway
33:11we'll get
33:12everything
33:12new at
33:13the villa
33:13ethan
33:13gave a
33:14lazy
33:14murmur
33:15of
33:15agreement
33:15eric
33:16glanced
33:16at chloe
33:17then slid
33:17his eyes
33:18over to
33:18me
33:18i kept
33:19my face
33:19blank
33:20every set
33:21of eyes
33:21in the
33:21room
33:21landed
33:22on me
33:22at
33:22once
33:23chloe
33:23noticed
33:24she
33:24walked
33:24up
33:25to
33:25me
33:25don't
33:25worry
33:25sis
33:26i'll
33:27take
33:27better care
33:27of them
33:28and when
33:28you're
33:29done
33:29playing
33:29house
33:30just
33:31come
33:31home
33:31and do
33:32the
33:32arranged
33:32marriage
33:33stop
33:33stressing
33:34mom
33:34and dad
33:35arranged
33:36marriage
33:36what arranged
33:38marriage
33:38i quietly
33:39turned
33:39back
33:39i was
33:40used
33:40to
33:40it
33:40honestly
33:41everyone
33:42gravitated
33:42toward chloe
33:43she was
33:44radiant
33:44and magnetic
33:45every gesture
33:46every smile
33:46pulled at
33:47people without
33:47even trying
33:48standing next
33:49to her
33:49i felt
33:50exactly like
33:51what i was
33:51plain and
33:52unremarkable
33:53chloe glanced
33:54around
33:54your apartment
33:55is so much
33:56smaller than
33:56the family
33:57estate
33:57is there
33:58even enough
33:58room for
33:59them
33:59it's fine
34:00then i
34:01watched
34:01ethan
34:01usually
34:02disinterested
34:03in everything
34:03let his gaze
34:04drift to chloe
34:05eric's
34:06devastating smile
34:07turned itself
34:08on her
34:08instead
34:08even evan
34:10the moody
34:10one
34:10propped his
34:11head up
34:11to stare
34:12at her
34:12his wolf
34:13ears
34:13flickering
34:14non-stop
34:14chloe
34:15didn't seem
34:15to notice
34:16she sipped
34:16her water
34:17with perfect
34:18innocence
34:18in that
34:19moment
34:19i knew
34:20my things
34:21were about
34:21to drift
34:22quietly
34:22toward chloe
34:23again
34:23after that
34:24the gentle
34:25clingy
34:26warmth
34:26disappeared
34:27they became
34:27crueler
34:28like they
34:29wanted me
34:29destroyed
34:29like they
34:30couldn't
34:30stop
34:31themselves
34:31until i
34:32heard their
34:32conversation
34:33i'd been
34:34right all
34:34along
34:35one look
34:36at chloe
34:36and they'd
34:37fallen
34:37the afternoon
34:38came fast
34:39a knock at
34:40the door
34:40chloe arrived
34:41the silence
34:42that had settled
34:42over the apartment
34:43deepened into
34:44something heavier
34:45you're really
34:46giving all three
34:46of us
34:47to her
34:48yes
34:48i found the
34:50three wolf
34:50pups
34:51on a wet
34:51gray afternoon
34:52they were
34:53collapsed
34:54on the concrete
34:54firm matted
34:55blood soaked
34:56from the rain
34:57i almost walked
34:58away
34:58but then
34:59one of them
35:00flicked its tail
35:01just twice
35:01slow and weak
35:03then curled it
35:03around my ankle
35:04i couldn't leave
35:05them
35:06i brought them
35:06home
35:07under my care
35:08they recovered
35:08fast
35:09a few months
35:09later
35:10they hit their
35:10maturation phase
35:11and all three
35:12of them shifted
35:13into men
35:14i should have
35:15brought them
35:15to a shifter
35:16registry
35:16but the registry
35:17told me they'd
35:18already bonded
35:19recognized me
35:20completely as
35:21their owner
35:21releasing them
35:22without care
35:22would cause
35:23serious psychological
35:24harm
35:24i looked at
35:25those three
35:26pairs of
35:26beautiful eyes
35:27and caved
35:28i let them
35:28stay
35:29they said
35:29they had
35:30no names
35:30so i gave
35:31them some
35:31oldest to
35:32youngest
35:33ethan
35:33eric
35:34evan
35:35young
35:35hot-blooded
35:36wolf shifters
35:37with energy
35:37to burn
35:38even in
35:39human form
35:39they couldn't
35:40stop their
35:40ears and
35:41tails from
35:41flickering
35:42clinging to
35:43me every
35:43hour of
35:44every day
35:45then one
35:45afternoon
35:46chloe called
35:47sis
35:48aren't you
35:48going to
35:49come home
35:49for the
35:49arranged marriage
35:50the man
35:51has had
35:51three wives
35:51die on
35:52him
35:52and he's
35:52ugly
35:53but his
35:53family has
35:54money
35:54i looked
35:55away
35:55that was
35:56exactly
35:56why my
35:57family
35:57had cut
35:58me off
35:58after i
35:59fought the
35:59arrangement
36:00they couldn't
36:00bring themselves
36:01to send chloe
36:02in my place
36:02so instead
36:03they applied
36:04steady
36:04relentless
36:05pressure on
36:06me
36:06eric
36:06who always
36:07read the
36:07room
36:08perfectly
36:08don't like
36:09the call
36:09hang up
36:10what was that
36:10voice
36:11i took the
36:11opening to
36:12change the
36:12subject
36:13i rescued
36:13three injured
36:14wolf pups
36:15a while back
36:15they just
36:16shifted recently
36:17and they
36:17won't leave
36:18me alone
36:18we can barely
36:20keep up
36:20a few seconds
36:21of silence
36:21i'm honestly
36:22jealous
36:24my snake
36:24shifter won't
36:25even let me
36:25touch him
36:26he'll warm up
36:27eventually
36:28chloe just gave
36:29a soft
36:29unconvinced hum
36:30the next day
36:31she showed up
36:32at my door
36:32with bags
36:33upon bags
36:34she wore a
36:35pretty little
36:35white dress
36:36beaming at me
36:38surprise sis
36:39i turned around
36:40all three shifter's
36:41eyes went
36:42straight to her
36:43the three wolves
36:44i saved
36:45wanted me in bed
36:46every single day
36:47but the truth is
36:48they didn't like
36:49me
36:49they just wanted
36:50to use me
36:51to get close
36:51to my sister
36:52so i called her
36:53and asked
36:53to switch
36:54mates
36:54three horny wolves
36:56in exchange
36:56for one cold
36:57serpent
36:58today
36:58after being
36:59fully claimed
37:00i fell into
37:01sound sleep
37:02god look at her
37:03that body
37:04that stamina
37:04and she thought
37:05she could handle
37:06three of us
37:06doesn't matter
37:07the second she taps
37:08out she'll hand
37:09us off to her
37:09sister
37:10she can't even
37:10get out of bed
37:11right now
37:11a few more days
37:12of this and she'll
37:13give up on us
37:14for good
37:14the conversation
37:15from the living
37:15room kept going
37:16they thought i was
37:17still asleep
37:17i kept my eyes
37:18low watching the
37:19marks on my wrists
37:20and legs and the
37:21amber glow of the
37:22bedside lamp
37:23every single one of
37:24them unmistakable
37:25she's not gonna
37:26hand all three of us
37:27over to her sister
37:28right which means
37:29at least one of us
37:30stays
37:31elena's dull and
37:32boring you want to
37:33stay go ahead i
37:34don't
37:35same
37:35whatever
37:36fate decides
37:37is she up yet
37:38no way she was
37:40crying so hard she
37:40nearly passed out
37:41she's not waking up
37:42anytime soon
37:43so weak let's get
37:44her up in a bit a
37:45few more days of
37:46this and she'll give
37:46up on us
37:47my vision went dark
37:48i reached for my
37:49phone face pale and
37:50called chloe she
37:51picked up fast
37:53what's wrong sis
37:55weren't you just
37:56saying you were
37:56unsatisfied take all
37:58three of mine
38:00give me that celibate
38:01snake shifter of
38:02yours
38:04is that okay are
38:05they willing
38:06they like you
38:07she understood
38:08because it was
38:09the truth
38:10everyone liked
38:11chloe more
38:13all right your
38:14place is small
38:14anyway not really
38:15ideal for them
38:16but my snake
38:18shifter sis
38:18he's cold
38:20if he weren't
38:21celibic i wouldn't
38:22have asked for him
38:23in the first place
38:25i'm completely
38:26wrecked
38:27i just need someone
38:29to handle the
38:29housework
38:32i just hope he
38:33doesn't turn out
38:34like these three
38:34wolves
38:36don't worry i
38:38haven't managed to
38:38tame him yet he's
38:39not going to be
38:40interested in you
38:41i'll come pick them
38:42up this afternoon
38:43the line went dead
38:44that exact second
38:45the bedroom door
38:46swung open
38:47you're up
38:47he crossed the
38:48room and reached
38:49for my blanket
38:49wait what is it
38:51mistress
38:52i'm exhausted i
38:53need to rest
38:54can't do that he
38:55said easily
38:56mistress you took
38:57us in that means
38:57you're responsible
38:57for us we're
38:58nowhere near
38:59satisfied if you
38:59rest what are we
39:00supposed to do
39:04chloe's coming to
39:04take all of you
39:05this afternoon
39:06he went still
39:07the two leaning in
39:08the doorway froze
39:09too which two of
39:12us all of you
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