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New🔥The Jade's Trap: Who Claims the Princess's Soul?🔥
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00:00害我被人夺赦,做了孤魂野鬼,可他却与那占我身体之人恩爱相守,他们借我公主身份想一声文华,生儿育女,家关禁绝,我孤苦飘零,魂我所欲,再次争面,我回到了他赠我玉佩之时,我欣然接受,转手将玉佩赠一祭祖,我从没想过能亲眼看见自己生死,家成公主赵华英回光返赵,含笑倾诉他幸福美满的一生,夫妻恩爱,子女孝顺,虽然短命,但他这一生,
00:30了无遗憾,我冷眼瞧着原本属于我的驸马顾廷炫,长相笑似我的孩子,在他断气的那一刻,全都发出了悲痛逆绝的哭声,谁也未曾提起过一句,我这个早已被剥夺了一切的真正的赵华英,眼前的人,他是我的丈夫,却又不是我的丈夫,他们是从我身体里出生的孩子,却又不是我的孩子,他们是踩着我的命网上爬的魔鬼,是害死我的罪魁祸首,许是多年积累的仇恨一朝爆发,我借你灵体的形式,留下了血泪,我冲着顾廷炫那张令人作呕的脸,发出了声音刺�
00:59顾廷炫,说我能报仇,我定于你不死不休可随后
01:05,我的身体便开始逐渐变得透明,我以为是我的日子到了,便闭上眼,准备任命投胎,可没想到,耳边竟又回荡着顾廷炫那令人讨厌的声音这枚玉佩是我顾家的家传玉佩
01:17,是要送给我日后的妻子的,如今陛下赐婚,这枚玉佩送给公主再合适不过了等等,怎么又是顾廷炫的声音
01:25我只觉手心一片冰凉,睁开眼,手中赫然躺定的玉佩,是幻魂玉,而眼前的顾廷炫年轻俊美,我竟回到了顾廷炫赠我玉佩之时殿下见我发愣
01:36,顾廷炫再次开口
01:38,她的脸上挂着笑,眼里却闪过微不可查的不耐,我将玉佩握紧,仰起了笑既是阿玄所夫,我定日日佩戴在身上听到我这么说
01:48,顾廷炫的眼门中闪过得逞过后的真实的笑语
01:50玉佩代表着顾府,对殿下的情意,还望殿下妥善报复我点头英氏
01:56,随后编了个理由告别,顾廷炫目的达成,自然不会与我多纠缠我回到马车上
02:02,将玉佩随手扔到了角落里,眼面痛哭,吓坏了春歌春而是我的贴身试币
02:10,上辈子跟在已经换了信子的柳依依身边因着自小侍奉我的缘故
02:11,她发现了我被夺赦后的异常,因此被柳依依折磨至死
02:15玉佩,可是受什么委屈了,不是,回宫吧另外
02:23,帮我找个冰死之人,要身份卑贱,身世复杂的,竟想要圆满那凭什么踩着我的命继续他们美满的一生这辈子
02:34,身世荣华爱情,他们一个也别想得到
02:41我要让他们渴求的一切都化为虚无,在我手中求生不得,休死不能我知道
02:50,十日之后便是上辈子我被夺舍的日子所以
02:54,让他们抓紧时间为我寻找何事之人当他们带着一冰死的妓子来寻我时
02:56,到底犯了难殿下,这穷娘是青楼的妓子大夫说
03:00,药食无医,就在这几天了她患的乃是脏病
03:03,您勿要上前,免得污了您的眼睛
03:05他们寻遍京城,只找到了这一个与我所要相符的那女子满脸脏乌
03:10,但也依稀能看出来,是个清秀之人我驱散所有人,走到她面前蹲下
03:21,讲述了我寻她的意愿我知道被人夺舍的痛苦,所以不愿抢人所难哪怕我能许诺给她的亲友无尽的荣华富贵那女子听完面无波澜
03:24,只睁开眼睛,像老朽般毫无生机只问了一句用完这身子之后
03:31,可否一把火烧见我疑惑,她自嘲一笑
03:41免得让我那黑心肝的父母和弟弟拿她去配了英慧让我在地下也要牢牢受他们的掌控我被他们绑了卖到青楼
03:47,已经被他们毁了一辈子不想死了,也要被他们榨干我的骨血我不甘心她生如老玉
03:54,只在提到父母兄弟时赖上了养牙切齿的恨你我听明白了你可愿报仇听到报仇二字
03:59,那女子相声用尽全身力竭一把抓住了我的手臂我点头
04:01,我是公主
04:01你想要的一切,我都会这是我最后能为她做的顾廷炫赠我玉佩只言明说
04:13,是给顾府日后的当家主母的上辈子的我爱着她见诸自然心中欢喜当即便将玉佩佩戴在了身上可我没想到
04:27,不过时日我便魂魄离体而顾廷炫搂着我极尽温柔地喊她一一原来顾廷炫有一位自小体弱多病的青梅柳一一在她游进灯窟而顾廷求一无果后她便听从一个妖道的话动了夺舍的念头
04:53她为她担惊截律亲自挑选了三百位女子可不是家世不好便是容貌不够出挑又怕到时难过我这一段思来想去顾廷炫便堵了把大的把目光放在了我身上我是地后膝下唯一的敌公主身份尊贵容貌毅力断然不会委屈了她的青梅又与她有婚约在身名正言顺所以她将为妖道给的幻魂玉香赠做法将柳一一的魂魄送进了我的身体而柳一一的躯体生死我魂无所依
05:19我被人夺赦本不该生死又无鬼拆来索我的命于是变成了日日飘荡的孤魂野鬼只能怀着仇恨看着这对狗男女恩爱相守借着我的身份采着我的命享受着原本属于我的一切上辈子我与父母阴阳两格为了不让父皇母后看出破绽她减少了难人与他们的接触除去必要的功宴顾廷炫很少让她进宫父皇母后私女心切顾廷炫便让她生下来的孩子进宫陪伴二老
05:44那是从我的身体里淡欲的寒长相与我极其相似父皇母后爱乌极乌极其疼爱着两个身上融着我骨血的孩子即使后来父皇让位皇兄也依旧让皇兄为孩子们封绝上辈子的嘉诚公主一生孙荣唯一可惜的便是红颜薄命不过三十岁便香消玉云驸马顾廷炫与她一生一世一双人儿子席绝女儿一年前也被封了郡主她享受着顾廷炫为她夺来的一切
06:10活成了京城绝大多数贵女心中艳羡的对象我把幻魂鱼放在了穷娘身边让人把它安置好顾廷炫和柳依依既想要不劳而获那便承受抢夺他人身躯带来的后果吧我倒要看看这一辈子童公主变成妓子顾廷炫和柳依依还能否像上辈子那样爱相守由于要处理穷娘的事情我回宫便晚了些正好碰到了从母后宫里出来的皇兄见我晚归他把起脸训斥
06:39怎么这么晚才回来成何体统我从小便跟在皇兄身边知道他是个面冷心软的性子他从小被当作储君培养被太父教育的不苟言笑我时常跟父皇母后嘟闹皇兄是没有白胡子的太父偶尔也觉得他管我太多太严可相隔十几年如今再听到这熟悉的话在我还没反应过来时眼泪便舒然落下皇兄吓得灯时变了脸色站在我面前首度无措你莫哭皇兄皇兄没有兄女我只是怕你受伤
07:08我一边擦泪一边笑我知道我什么都知道而父皇母后不知何时从店内出来见我哭泣以为是皇兄欺了我当要开口训斥便对我扑了个满怀什么公主什么礼仪规矩此刻通通一边去我只是只是离开父母太久的女儿我只是太想念他们了与父母兄长温存一番后我回到了自己的朝阳宫我并没有将今日之事告知他们因为我知道按照父皇的脾气告诉他恐怕就直接把顾婷炫拖出去砍了可我不想让他死得那么容易
07:37朝阳宫离得近我回去使东赫正坐在椅子上指挥着一些低等级的宫女开见做事春歌与东赫都是我身边侍候的一等宫女春歌温厚善良忠心不二负责我的饮食起居而东赫心思缜密善管理便负责朝阳宫的宫物见我回来他从椅子上起身殿下今日与我们的准复马相谈如何我并未回答而是似笑非笑地瞧着他男人把东赫拖下去杖毙
08:08来人把东赫拖下去杖毙是我话说出口不仅朝阳宫的宫人就连春歌也愣了殿下今莫不是开玩笑呢东赫反应过来先前脸上的吸血玩笑尽数消失取而代之的是无尽的恐慌惊句他扑通一声跪闭殿下东赫经经夜夜为您打理公屋今日不知是哪里得罪了我养手跟给了东赫一把掌我情不知你已经想和本宫做姐妹
08:31东赫趴在地上听到我的话脸刷了一下惨白上辈子的柳依依哪怕尽量减少入宫次数还是免不了让面见地后东赫从小伺候我对我的喜好了如指掌顾廷炫用驸马窃视的位置又哄她入局设计我东赫从小伺候我对我的喜好了如指掌顾廷炫用驸马窃视的位置又哄她入局设计我又让她说出我的喜好助柳依依依过我父皇母后那一段
08:57永宁侯府的爵位三代世袭到顾廷炫这里正好是第三代她想延续顾家的荣耀便把主意打到我身上东赫与顾廷炫里面外合在我的马上做了手脚为顾廷炫创造了马场相救的机会她对我隐瞒了与刘依依的事情但我对她一见钟情这才有了父皇赐婚的圣旨她野心太大看上了我的地位为人骄傲却不得不在我身边伏地坐小她的自尊心受到了折辱并越发不喜欢我
09:31才是她终生所求这才想到了夺赦的法子一个听话乖巧又身份尊贵的妻子才是她终生所求事已至此东赫岂会不知我已经知道了全部她面色灰白抖着唇朝我爬过来声泪俱下的求饶她说是顾廷炫引诱她一切都是顾廷炫的错我蹲下身掐住她的下巴与她平视她顾廷息日后要伺候本宫都只能说驸马事情没有本宫的准许谁给她的胆子
09:59那气东赫你自小长在本宫身边铁皮子就这么浅吗你被蛊惑是真可要害我也是真念在你自小陪我一起长大的分上便给你留个全尸吧你被蛊惑是真可要害我也是真念在你自小陪我一起长大的分上便给你留个全尸吧东赫最后选了一杯毒酒我亲眼看着他在我眼前那个气息吩咐下去今天张良公的事情
10:15若是有人敢向外透露一心半疼东赫的今日便是他们的明日春歌得知了事情的真相气得浑身发颤脆道吃里扒歪的东西当真可恨那地下接下来要怎么做接下来我让人悄无声息地处理了东赫的尸体再找人模仿他的笔记
10:40给顾廷炫通风报信杀鸡锦猴之后如今朝阳宫人人风声鹤唳都自觉闭紧了嘴巴就这么持续了几日顾廷炫让人给东赫地的消息他们要动手了杀鸡锦猴之后如今朝阳宫人人风声鹤唳都自觉闭紧了嘴巴就这么持续了几日顾廷炫让人给东赫地的消息他们要动手了我按照消息上的时间在这一日十分配合地莫名其妙地晕了过去与此同时
11:07京中一个六品官员家的女儿病故被太医医治一天一夜之后我悠悠转醒顾廷炫比任何人都积极地挤到我床前握着我的手殿下可还有不舒服的地方顾廷炫一边惊喜又紧张地看着我一边用眼神示意她的身后守在我床前的还有父皇母后和皇兄父皇母后以为她紧张我对于她此番失礼的行为倒也没说什么我学着上辈子柳依依的神情盯着她看里头就是不说话她瞧着我略微醋眉怎么了
11:33我有些委屈的开口我想吃柏花糕就是不说话她瞧着我略微醋眉怎么了我有些委屈的开口我想吃柏花糕顾廷炫瞳孔皱缩柏花糕的主要原料是牡丹花而柳依依对牡丹花过敏我很明显地感觉到顾廷炫握着我的手开始发抖阿炫你可是冷了反应过来的顾廷炫撑的便甩开了我的手随后意识到此举过期慌得立刻解释臣臣只是过分担忧公主殿下
11:59父皇母后此刻没有心情关注她全都错过来关切地问东问西倒是皇兄看着她若有所思再次经过太医整脉得出我没有什么事情后他们才彻底放心离开朝阳宫去处理政务了走之前慌廷炫旁敲侧击地问我前几日承送给公主的玉佩可还佩在身上我母亲想着过几日进宫来向您问安若她见您佩戴定是欢喜承送给公主的玉佩可还佩在身上我母亲想着
12:22过几日进宫来向您问安若她见您佩戴定是欢喜我从枕头下拿出一枚玉佩与顾廷炫送我的玉佩极其相似只是成色不一样更少了几分阴邪之气诺这不是哎呀怎么变成皇兄送的玉佩了我拿出玉佩仔仔细细地瞧了一眼随后满目愧疚地看向正死死盯着我手里玉佩的顾廷炫阿炫忘记跟你说了在你送我玉佩之前
12:47皇兄也曾赠过我一枚玉佩当日你送我玉佩之后我在回宫的路上碰到一个乞丐我让人把皇兄赠的玉佩送给他让他换了银子给自己治病当时天色已晚我看不清恐是将你赠的玉佩当成皇兄赠的让他换了银子给自己治病当时天色已晚我看不清恐是将你赠的玉佩当成皇兄赠的听完我的话不停炫还有什么不明白的他气得额头青筋抱起却不敢指责
13:11我将他的玉佩送给乞丐只能站起身斥责我不敬皇兄殿下怎能将太子送您的礼物随意送给乞丐呢若殿下真想救命大可给他一只簪子一方手帕都是可以换钱救命的东西我被他斥责以后万分委屈可还没等我开口皇兄先开了口不过是死物罢了加成就是多掉姑也不在乎要是顾公主你见月了顾廷眩忙下跪请罪那枚玉佩是皇家之物臣只怕
13:38既是皇家遇刺那姑会让父皇再次一枚玉佩给顾府加成累了你且退下吧既是皇家遇刺那姑会让父皇再次一枚玉佩给顾府加成累了你且退下吧皇兄打断了顾廷眩的话让他早点出宫再不甘心顾廷眩也只能安分倒退他太过自信以至于都没有发现东赫的消失顾廷眩走后皇兄坐到我床前你到底在做什么是的他根本就没有赠过我玉佩是我让人连夜去做
14:04借用了皇兄的名义罢了迎着皇兄探究的目光我深吸一口气将顾廷眩的阴谋和盘托出而皇兄气得手捏的搁置作响顾廷眩他放肆妹妹别怕哥哥这就让父皇下令把永宁侯抚恤绝抄家我的心里涌过一阵暖流就知道他会是这个反应于是连忙拽住了他的衣袖可这种死罚起飞便宜了他我的心里涌过一阵暖流就知道他会是这个反应于是连忙拽住了他的衣袖
14:30可这种死罚起飞便宜了他皇兄让我自己做吧我能把这件事处理好他敢把这种阴邪之法用到我的身上那我必须要让他付出代价我把计划向皇兄合盘托出让他暂时替我瞒着父皇母后为了不让顾廷眩生疑他还去求父皇赐下一枚玉佩当作因我的失误而向顾家赔罪一时间京城权贵都知道不仅家成公主极爱慕顾廷眩就连皇帝和太子都对顾廷眩亲眼有加
14:55而顾廷眩一边活在被众人高高捧起的虚假繁荣之中一边焦急的满京城寻找我口中的乞丐毕竟那可是从小陪他一起长大的青梅啊毕竟那可是从小陪他一起长大的青梅啊听说柳依依在穷阳的身体里醒来之后不敢相信自己如今的处境每日不是喊着自己是家成公主便是官员家的小姐更发疯一般的要去寻找顾廷眩她说她是永明侯世子的心智所爱上辈子
15:18我变成游魂之后才知道使用幻魂欲夺赦并不是万无一失幻魂欲虽可以更换灵魂可如若圆主意志强大还是有机会回到属于自己的躯体里的而顾廷眩为了断绝我回来的机会竟谎称我生病让我的父皇母后送来了指尖血混进朱砂让柳依依佩戴至亲骨肉的血避护了夺走我身体的柳依依也彻底断绝了我生存的机会但我的命格与柳依依相克
15:42她无法承载我的命格也彻底断绝了我生存的机会但我的命格与柳依依相克她无法承载我的命格仍旧要承载阴邪之术带来的后果最终还是落了个红颜薄命的结局而这一世被她夺赦的穷羊早已心存死至恐怕早就飞生极乐再不肯看这乌糟的时间一眼柳依依原身已死无人与她抢夺穷羊的身躯虽不知两人命格是否相克可对我来说确实足够了
16:08我瞧着底下人上报来的内容吃笑一声随手把纸丢在了蜡烛上既是心之所爱那本宫怎能阻挡心爱之人相见呢我让人撤了对柳依依的监禁再把顾婷炫的消息透露给她第二日驸马当街与青龙女子拉扯不轻的消息便传遍了京城这一日我与春哥早早等在了顾婷炫会出现的路上这一日我与春哥早早等在了顾婷炫会出现的路上而顾婷炫出现之后
16:32我远远看着一个满身脏污的女子朝顾婷炫跑去她扑到顾婷炫身上声泪俱下地喊道炫哥哥我是依依啊顾婷炫脸色一变看见她的惨状眸中浮现心疼之色她正要扶起柳依依便听到了一伙人远远的喊叫她是最春楼偷跑出来的妓子身上染了病莫要脏了大人的跪体来人喊的声音之大半条街的人都能听见远远的我看见顾婷炫的脸扭曲一瞬
16:56眼中闪过嫌弃之色伸出去的要扶柳依依的手也尬在了原地扶不是不扶也不是最终只能咬咬牙伸出一只手把柳依依扶稳并默默拉开了距离最终只能咬咬牙伸出一只手把柳依依扶稳并默默拉开了距离柳依依发现了她的举动崩溃大喊你嫌弃我你嫌弃我是不是炫哥哥我是你的依依啊我是柳修专家的小姐啊不
17:21我是公主我是嘉诚公主啊顾廷炫听她这样喊立刻怒斥哪里来的疯子竟敢直呼公主封号柳依依不可置信的看着顾廷炫可没等她继续喊来抓她的最春楼的老宝便穷凶极乐的给了她一巴掌恶狠狠的道为了给你治病花了我最春楼多少银子见蹄子居然还敢跑看老杨不打死你随后一群人涌上来对着柳依依拳打脚踢顾廷炫到底看不下去
17:46出声制止了她们的行为随后一群人涌上来对着柳依依拳打脚踢顾廷炫到底看不下去出声制止了她们的行为围观的老百姓也开始纷纷出声赞扬顾廷炫到底是一条人命这位大人心地良善会有好报的气看够了我让春哥抱了一些零嘴装作偶遇的样子出现我十分惊讶人的恶心轻易地拉近了与他的距离阿炫怎么在这儿顾廷炫没想到我会出现
18:12极力压制眼中的慌乱我偶然路过这里见这群人在殴打这名女子看不下去出声制止罢了这里脏污便您还是早日回家吧顾廷炫想让我早点消失在这里免得听见一些不该听到的风言风语我却夸赞顾廷炫眼神落在柳依依身上阿炫当真是良善之人事到如今我却夸赞顾廷炫眼神落在柳依依身上阿炫当真是良善之人事到如今柳依依怎会看不出我的身份
18:37她趴在地上怨毒地看着与顾廷炫举止亲密的我眼底一片星红疯狂地朝我扑了过来就被我身边的护卫拦住是你是你夺走了我的身份是你夺走了我的一切我才是赵华英我才应该是家臣公主吧我在场顾廷炫无法直接下令让人捂嘴只能眼睁睁地看着柳依依讲出了这等风话看来顾廷炫对自己的计划十分自信平时没少给柳依依述说计划成功后的美满生活
19:02这才让柳依依依执念颇深近扑蜂魔我淡淡一笑当真是个疯子顾廷炫本来汗流加倍听到我的话后立刻顺杆爬这等风话免得污了殿下的耳朵顾廷炫本来汗流加倍听到我的话后立刻顺杆爬这等风话免得污了殿下的耳朵我回宫之后让人添油加醋地把顾廷炫今日之事到处宣扬听说柳依依后来干脆破罐子破摔跑到永宁侯府门前
19:25扎坡打滚地说自己与顾廷炫已私定终身要让顾廷炫为自己负责而顾廷炫则直接让人把柳依依捆了扔回了醉春楼并对外宣称自己从未踏足醉春楼自己只是受到了污蔑而已可他当街与青楼女子拉拉扯扯是事实如今种种行为不过亡羊补牢而已很快参奏顾廷炫的奏折便像雪花一样飞到了父皇的御案之上父皇斥责顾廷炫
19:50败坏皇家名声而我也拒绝见顾廷炫不得已他只能再次给东赫传递消息消息里除了几句酸言酸语之外而我也拒绝见顾廷炫不得已他只能再次给东赫传递消息消息里除了几句酸言酸语之外便是询问我如今对他的看法毕竟失了幻魂欲这位棋子他便只能依照原来的计划做我的驸马我让人回复他就说本公很伤心但还是相信他希望他能平行眼下的舆论
20:15我要逼他一把看他在心爱之人与自己的前途中会做出怎样的选择很快我便知道了答案前去暗杀柳一一的人尽数被我的暗卫控制他这段日子不是被青楼老宝打就是被穷娘的父母兄弟侮辱打罢如今再被人追杀此刻缩在墙角目光呆滞已经被吓到尸镜我让人留活口当着柳一一的面供出了顾廷炫这个幕后指使之人我嘲讽地看着他当着柳一一的面
20:41供出了顾廷炫这个幕后指使之人我嘲讽地看着他自自助心你心心念念的少年郎不仅为了前途用阴损之法害你们为工人玩乐的忌妥现在还要杀了你他日后娶妻生子平不清云却害得你永多地狱柳一一你甘心吗他不甘心所以他在这个流血的黑夜痛哭恨得咬牙切齿浑身发抖我不会放过他我不会放过他的很好我要的就是这个效果我让人把柳一一藏起来
21:06向顾廷炫传达了柳一一已死的消息殿下为何不直接顺水推舟弄死柳一一呢春哥为我打抱不平自己动手多没意思顾廷炫的生辰快到了吧我送他一份大礼顾廷炫几日不得召见心急如焚竟想要约见东赫我要皇兄压下参作顾廷炫的奏折顾廷炫几日不得召见心急如焚竟想要约见东赫我要皇兄压下参作顾廷炫的奏折又让东赫回他
21:31我有一求父皇把顾家的侯爵封为公爵并让皇兄邀请顾廷炫到皇宫来办生辰宴众人都说这是皇家认可顾廷炫的意思他解决了禁忧不需要远虑一时间人逢喜事精神爽走到哪里都高昂着头像一只骄傲的孔雀生辰宴那天我甚至用我的名义将京城里排的上号的权柜全都请到了皇宫顾廷炫穿着一身电蓝色锦袍脸上挂着笑意矜持道殿下
22:00这么大的排场陈恐怕受不起我拿起一杯酒敬他怎么会呢这些台子本身就是我为你搭的没有你这个主角登场戏还如何唱下去我拿起一杯酒敬他怎么会呢这些台子本身就是我为你搭的没有你这个主角登场戏还如何唱下去身为今天的主角顾廷炫逐渐被人围住宫围只是在不起眼的角落一个身着宫女服的女子正悄悄地向顾廷炫靠近在所有人都沉浸在寒暄客套的氛围里时被女子拿出一把剪刀
22:24精准地刺中了顾廷炫的下体周遭瞬间安静随后便是刺耳惊恐的喊声原本恭维顾廷炫的人此刻全都远离他而顾廷炫本人想要反抗抬手却发现浑身像被抽干的力气只能躺在地上疼得打滚我进他的酒里放了东西而那女子正是被我安排进来的柳依依眼瞧着他发了风一般地继续刺他我才抬手让禁卫军慢悠悠地赶过来
22:49控制住了柳依依只能躺在地上疼得打滚我进他的酒里放了东西而那女子正是被我安排进来的柳依依眼瞧着他发了风一般地继续刺他我才抬手让禁卫军慢悠悠地赶过来控制住了柳依依而此时顾廷炫的电蓝衣袍下摆已经被鲜血染红他还是不甘心地朝我看来嘴唇一张一盒太太一我分辨之后吃笑一声漫不经心地把完着手里
23:14漫不裂痕地换回忆眼看他高楼起眼看他验宾客眼看他楼塌了世间之爽快事莫大夫辞我浅算所有人把父皇母后换了过来闻声而来的还有顾廷炫的父母他们听闻儿子今后与太监无异哭求父皇彻查今日之事顾廷炫原本腾晕过去我让太一给他医治时扶必使用麻沸散不过多久他便又活活痛醒顾廷原本腾晕过去我让太一给他医治时
23:39不必使用麻沸散不过多久他便又活活痛醒即便如此他还是强撑着咬牙为自己辨解都是柳依依都是那个贱人害我殿下我是被他用妖术蛊惑的你要信我啊而柳依依依一句也不为自己辨解直脸上带着嗜血疯狂笑被拖下去时还嘶吼着愿得一心人白手不相离啊父皇母后一头雾水我与皇兄对视一眼当人把那妖道拖了上来那妖道如今不过三十岁
24:07却以身躯钩楼虚发皆白使用幻魂日这等因损之法害他人者施法之人须以五十年寿命为代价那妖道被找到时平静异常只说他曾被老侯爷所救救命真自然须以命来还那妖道被找到时平静异常只说他曾被老侯爷所救救命真自然须以命来还他所做一切皆不后悔我像丢垃圾一般把那幻魂日扔在妖道的身上救命真你的救命真为什么要让我来付出代价
24:35竟然是因为与我毫不相干的救命真胸膛便开始像滚了开水一般痛苦难耐数十年多孤苦飘零的日日夜夜但我此刻再也听不到任何声音我再也无法压抑心中的仇恨拔出离我最近的禁卫军的刀一刀捅进了妖道的心脏等那妖道的身体倒下时我才向重获新生顾家的人瑟瑟发抖而父皇母后满目担忧皇兄走近我声音轻柔安音乖不怕了再也没有人能伤害你了
25:01我丢掉手中的刀皇兄走近我声音轻柔安音乖不怕了再也没有人能伤害你了我丢掉手中的刀跪在父皇母后面前向他们一字一句地讲述了顾婷炫的阴谋还有我上辈子遭遇了一切听到那句指尖血保护了柳依依时母后将我抱在怀里哭成了泪忍父皇直接下令把顾府抄家夺绝直系亲属全部流放守了二十年规矩从来端正持重的皇兄直接亲自上手
25:24把躺在地上装死的顾婷炫滴溜起来一拳又一拳直至顾婷炫的脸血肉模糊我没有让父皇直接杀了顾婷炫和柳依依而是把他们锁在了同一间地牢里柳依依命不久矣而顾婷炫身有残缺昔日的青梅竹马两小无猜的爱意在现实前被击得粉碎而顾婷炫身有残缺昔日的青梅竹马两小无猜的爱意在现实前被击得粉碎
25:49我让牢狱每日给他们用刑身痛却不致死他们两看生厌即使自己身负重伤也日日用罪恶毒下流的语气攻击对方一年之后柳依依死了眼睛瞪得老大仍旧瞪着顾婷炫的方向我去地牢看他时他裸露在外的皮肤沾满了血液干涸之后的黑红色夹矿由于那玩意儿被剪小便失禁臭不可闻像一只被捐在猪圈里的猪他已然认不得我听说顾婷炫
26:22自己是驸马爷是国公爷说自己有儿有女妻妾成群顾婷炫也有了上辈子的记忆从顾婷炫封编的只言片语中我知道原来上辈子的家臣公主死后顾婷炫装过一阵子的伤心欲绝他不接受任何人说亲说是要悼念王妻就这么守着两个孩子过了五年就连我的父皇母后也深受感动亲自为他定下了一门亲事顾婷炫以笑道为由推去不得自此以后娇妻美妾在怀面子里子都有了
26:50可谓是真正的人生瑜伽可这辈子却只能日日在暗无天日的牢狱中度过了我从来不是什么心善之人所以没有让人停止对顾婷炫用刑害人者中害己他得为此付出代价穷娘的身体火化的那天住在京郊的一家无缘无故的彻底失踪我把穷娘的骨灰摆在那母子三人面前逼着他们向苦了一辈子的穷娘叩首请罪最后当着穷娘的面把他们全部绞杀当着穷娘的面把他们全部绞杀
27:15我将穷娘的骨灰随风散了让人在各地设立专门收留女子孩童的居所命名为穷善陶为无数个穷娘这般的女孩子提供庇护历史的车轮滚滚向前我们也该不断进步五年后清明时节的京城细雨如丝我站在京郊的一处山坡上手中捧着一壶新样的桃花酒春歌撑着油纸散粒在我身后亲身问道殿下今年可还是将酒撒在此处我点点头
27:41将酒缓缓倾倒在脚下的泥土里泥土之下埋着的是穷娘的骨灰五年前我将她的骨灰随风散去大半唯独留下这一小撮埋在了这处她生前从未见过却风景秀丽的山坡上五年前我将她的骨灰随风散去大半唯独留下这一小撮埋在了这处她生前从未见过却风景秀丽的山坡上殿下每年都来那穷善堂的姑娘们可都羡慕得紧呢春歌笑道
28:07都说殿下带穷娘姐姐比带亲姐妹还要听我将酒壶递给春歌望着远处山脚下若雨若现的巫舍那是五年来我倾注心血溅起的穷善堂不是亲姐妹却胜过亲姐妹我说她用她的身子替我挡了一姐这份恩情我记一辈子春歌没有再说话只是静静陪着我站在雨中两久我转身朝山下走去走吧今日是穷善堂新一批姑娘入堂的日子我得去看看
28:35穷善堂建在京郊的一处山澳里占地30名亩今日是穷善堂新一批姑娘入堂的日子我得去看看穷善堂建在京郊的一处山澳里占地30名亩五年前我用顾家抄家所得的银两向父皇请指建造了这处收留所彼时朝中不少大臣反对说朝廷从未有过这样的先例说收留女子孩童有为组织说这是富人之人父皇立排众议准了我的请求五年来穷善堂收留了376名女子
29:04129名孩童有的是被父母卖入青楼的有的是被丈夫抛弃的有的是逃荒而来的有的是被拐卖后侥幸逃脱的他们在这里学识字学刺绣学医术学一切能让他们活下去的本事他们中的103人已经从这里走出去了学刺绣学医术学一切能让他们活下去的本事他们中的103人已经从这里走出去了我到穷善堂时堂里的管事正带着新来的姑娘们熟悉环境见我进来管事连忙行礼
29:29参见公主殿下那些新来的姑娘们有老有少有胖有瘦有脸上带着疤痕的有眼神空洞麻木的他们骑刷刷跪了一地有的偷偷抬头看我有的把头埋得更低都起来吧我说在这里不用跪他们战战兢兢地站起来没人敢说话我走到一个看起来不过123岁的小姑娘面前她瘦的皮包骨头脸上有新鲜的巴掌印我蹲下身轻声问她你叫什么名字她咬着嘴唇
29:55不说话旁边的管事低声道回殿下这丫头是被她爹娘卖进娘子的还没接客就跑了出来被咱们的人捡到旁边的管事低声道回殿下这丫头是被她爹娘卖进娘子的还没接客就跑了出来被咱们的人捡到她爹娘追来要人被咱们打发了这丫头自打来了之后一句话都没说过我看着这个小姑娘她眼睛里没有任何神采像一潭水水我突然想起五年前的穷羊那时候她躺在那张
30:24破旧的床上眼神也是这般咬无声去你恨不恨我轻声问她她依旧不说话但眼眶红了恨就对了我站起身对管事说给她找个好大夫看看伤再找个会说话的姐姐陪着她什么时候她想开口了就让她开口不想开口就不开口说完我转身对所有人道你们来到这里从前的事就都过去了那些卖你们的打你们的抛弃你们的以后都与你们无关从前的事就都过去了那些卖你们的打你们的
30:53抛弃你们的以后都与你们无关你们只需要记住一件事我看着他们一字一句道你们是人不是货物你们活着不是为了伺候男人不是为了生儿育女不是为了给别人当牛做马你们活着是为了自己那天晚上我没有回宫而是在穷善堂住下了夜深人静时我坐在窗前看着外面的月光出神门被轻心敲响进来的是春歌他端着热茶轻声道殿下你还没睡我摇摇头睡不着春歌把茶放下
31:20犹豫了一下道殿下有件事说地牢那边传来消息顾停炫快不行了我端起茶盏的手顿了顿说地牢那边传来消息顾停炫快不行了我端起茶盏的手顿了顿随即若无其事地瞎了一口太医怎么说太医说他那伤脱了五年如今伤口溃烂入骨要食无一了最多也就这几日的事我将茶盏放下望着窗外的月光五年了五年来
31:50我从未去地牢看过他不是我心软而是我怕自己看到他那个样子会忍不住亲手杀了他我要他活着活着受罪活着生不如死可如今听说他要死了我心中却并无半分快意他想见您春歌小心翼翼地说这几日他清醒的时候一直在喊您的名字狱卒问他有什么事他说想见您最后一命见我做什么我冷笑求我饶他一命这个奴婢不知他说想见您最后一命见我做什么我冷笑求我饶他一命
32:17这个奴婢不知我沉默了很久月光透过窗帘撒进来在地上投下一片银白我起身拿起外衣披上走吧地牢里的气味比我想象的还要难呢我捂着口鼻一步一步走进去狱卒在前面领路一边走一边道殿下小心脚下这段脏得很走到最深处的一间牢房前狱卒停下来掏出钥匙开了锁殿下就在里头我接过春歌地来的帕子捂紧口鼻走了进去
32:44牢房里只有一盏昏暗的油灯照出一个蜷缩在角落里的身影那是一个人又不像一个人他瘦的皮包骨头头发花白乱糟糟地劈散着身上的囚服破烂不堪又不像一个人他瘦的皮包骨头头发花白乱糟糟地劈散着身上的囚服破烂不堪沾满了污秽他蜷缩在那里像一只冰土的野兽发出粗重的喘息声故停炫我开口他的身子动了动慢慢抬起头来
33:13那张脸我曾经爱过恨过如今看来只剩陌生他浑浊的眼睛看着我好一会儿才哑着嗓子道华音你来了我站在原地没有靠近你找我来想说什么他挣扎着想要爬起来却无力地跌了回去他喘着粗气看着我眼眶里竟然流出泪来华音我对不起你我错了我笑了你错了我慢慢走近他居高临下地看着他你错在哪里我我不该不该害你我慢慢走近他
33:42居高临下地看着他你错在哪里我我不该不该害你你是不该害我还是不该被我发现他愣住了泪痕未干的脸上闪过一丝慌乱华音我我是真心爱你的爱我我忍不住笑出声来不停炫你摸着你的良心说你什么时候爱过我他张了张嘴说不出话来你爱的是我的身份是我的地位是我能给你带来的一切我蹲下身与他平视你从来就没有爱过我你爱的是柳依依他的眼泪流得更凶了
34:11可依依依依她已经死了我我所以呢我打断她所以你想说你如今只能爱我了她愣住了我站起身居高临下地看着她顾廷炫你真是个可怜人她愣住了我站起身居高临下地看着她顾廷炫你真是个可怜人你这一辈子自以为聪明自以为可以算计一切可到头来你算计了谁你算计我想让我成为柳依依的去窍可结果呢柳依依成了继子
34:40你成了太监你算计东赫想让她帮你监视我可结果呢东赫喝了毒酒死在我面前你算计我的父皇母后想让他们庇护你和柳依依可结果呢你的父母流放你的家产超没你在这暗无天日的地牢里等死你算计了一辈子可曾算到过今日她听着我的话整个人像被抽去了骨头软成瘫烂泥华音求求你求求你让我死吧我受不了了我真的受不了了软成瘫烂泥华音求求你
35:09求求你让我死吧我受不了了我真的受不了了我看着她心中没有半分波澜你想死我说可以她抬起头眼中闪过一丝希望但你要先回答我一个问题什么什么问题上辈子我死后你可曾有一刻后悔过她愣住了我盯着她的眼睛一字一句道你可曾有一刻想过那个被你害死的赵华音她张了张嘴却什么也说不出来我笑了你不用回答我知道答案不停眩我最后看了她一眼
35:21你死之后会有人给你收尸但不会有人给你立碑不会有人给你烧纸不会有人记得你你这一辈子白活了说完我转身离去身后传来她嘶哑的喊声华音
35:45你这一辈子你这一辈子白活了说完我转身离去身后传来她嘶哑的喊声华音华音你回来你回来我没有回头三天后顾廷炫死了狱卒来报信的时候我正陪着母后在御花园赏花母后听完只是淡淡嗡了一声继续逗弄着笼中的鸟我也没有多说什么只是让春歌去处理后续事宜按照我的吩咐顾廷炫的尸体
36:10被草草埋在了城外的一处乱葬岗没有棺果没有祭品没有墓碑与柳依依的粉相距不远却又遥遥相隔生不能同亲死不能同学这大概是我能给她的最后的人子那一年秋天皇兄登基成为新帝我依旧是嘉诚公主只不过从皇帝的嫡公主变成了皇帝的嫡亲妹妹那一年秋天皇兄登基成为新帝我依旧是嘉诚公主只不过从皇帝的嫡公主
36:38变成了皇帝的嫡亲妹妹新帝登基后第一件事就是下旨将成善堂收归朝廷管辖郭银两派官员定章程让这处收留所可以长久地办下去第二件事是将我的婚事提上日程阿姨她坐在御书房里对我道你也老大不小了才成婚了我撇撇嘴皇兄这是嫌我爱事了胡说她瞪我一眼我是怕你一个人孤单我有父皇母后有皇兄有春歌有穷善堂那些姑娘们哪里孤单了
37:10认真地看着我阿姨我知道你经历了那些事对男女之情已经心灰意冷可你总不能无量那两个人的恶行影响你一辈子皇兄我不是逼你成婚他打断我我只是希望你能放下放下仇恨也放下过去你还年轻还有很长的路要走这条路不该只有你一个人走我承诺了不是还对男女之情有什么心结而是我觉得这样就挺好我有父皇母后有皇兄有春歌有穷善堂那些姑娘们我有事做有人陪
37:14有盼头我不需要靠一个男人来圆满我的人生My
37:15fiance brought his pregnant mistress to our
37:17mating ceremonyand told me I would raise
37:19their childHe didn't say
37:20it in privateDamon
37:21said it on the altarwhere he was
37:22supposed to claim mein front of
37:23the entire packLyra stood
37:25beside himin pale gold silkone
37:27hand resting on her bellyLyramy
37:28friend from the omega quartersthe
37:30girl who had slepttwo
37:31beds away from me for yearson
37:32her wrist was
37:33my silver braceletlast winterDamon
37:35had given it to meafter
37:36three young alphasmocked
37:37my omega bloodhe promised no onewould
37:39ever make
37:39me bow againa week ago
37:41a servant came and asked meto
37:42send it backfor
37:43the ceremonyi
37:44didn't question itnow
37:45i understoodLyra
37:46saw me lookingshe touched the
37:47bracelet gentlylike it might
37:49breakhe wanted me
37:50to have iti hope you
37:51don't mindshe knew i
37:52didDamon didn't
37:53stop herhe only looked at
37:54mecold
37:55i won't bond with you seraphinai
37:57elders care about your silver bloodthey
37:59think it can crownthe
38:01next alpha kinghe
38:02pulled lyra closerbut
38:03lyra is carrying my airmy
38:05throat burnedthat
38:05bracelet was minelyra
38:07flinched behind damon's armas if
38:09i had hurt herdamon
38:10glanced at the braceletthen back
38:11at meit was
38:12a promise to a girlwho needed
38:13protectinghis hand
38:14covered lyra's stomachshe gives
38:16me a futurelyra
38:17looked at me from behind himtears
38:18shining in her eyessmallfragilevictoriousthen
38:21damon
38:21turned to the
38:22entire hall
38:22when my pup is born seraphina will raise itas
38:26her ownfor
38:29one secondi
38:29thought i had misheard himthen
38:31damon made it worseyou'll
38:32serve lyra through the pregnancynurse
38:34her through recoveryraise my
38:36air as your ownhe said it
38:37like he was assigning choresto the lowest
38:39wolf in the roommaybe he wasi
38:41was seraphinathe
38:42only silver blood air silver
38:43cresthad seen in a thousand yearsthe
38:45prophecy said whoever completed a bond
38:47with mecould awaken true alpha powerand
38:49claim the alpha king's thronebut
38:50i was also an omega
38:51the rank everyone stepped on until they needed somethingdamon
38:54had decided my blood was usefulbut i
38:56was notlyra
38:57gave a soft gasp beside himdamon
38:58don't say it like thatserafina
39:00has always been so good at taking care of peoplein the omega quartersshe
39:05helped everyonei'm
39:06sure she won't
39:07punish an innocent pup just because she's hurtthe hall went silentevery stare
39:11landed on mewaiting
39:12for me to cryto
39:13begto bow like a good
39:14little omegamy
39:14eyes burnednot because damon had
39:16rejected mebecause
39:17lyra knew every soft place i
39:19kept hidden
39:19and still chose to press her hand against itthe
39:21claim was never sealedno
39:23blood oathno
39:25markunder
39:25the old laws it can still be revokedone
39:27elder exchanged a look with anotherthat
39:30istechnically
39:30truei looked
39:31at damoni may
39:32be an omegabut i
39:35am not her servantand i
39:38will not raise the child you made with heri revoked
39:42the claimif any wolf
39:43here is willing to claim me tonighti accept
39:48the whispers came fastsilver
39:50blooddid damon
39:51just throw away the prophecyif someone claims
39:54her nowi could see
39:55it in their facesshockhungercalculationfor
39:58one secondi
39:59thought someone might
39:59actually step forwardthen
40:01damon's
40:01voice cut throughyour name is still
40:03written into the royal reetthe
40:04room frozeuntil the elders formally dissolve this ceremonyanyone
40:08who steps forwardis
40:09openly defying the crownno one movedthat
40:11had been his plannot
40:13to bond menot to free
40:14me
40:14to keep me trapped under the royal right until the elders could turn me into something quietersomething
40:19usefullyra's
40:19servanthis heir's
40:20caretakera silver blood
40:21omega no other man would dare touchdamon stepped
40:24close enough for only me to hearsaramy
40:26chest twistedthat
40:27name used to
40:27be soft in his mouthtonight it was
40:29a bladedon't embarrass yourselfthen
40:31he turned to the
40:32hallno one wants you badly
40:33enough to start a warfor one terrible secondi
40:35thought he was rightnot
40:36because i wasn't valuablebut
40:38because every wolf in that room
40:39wanted my blood more than they wanted to save methen the doors at the far end
40:42of the hall swung open
40:43but before anyone could see who had enteredmoira
40:46arrived firstmoiradayman's
40:49motherthe
40:49luna matriarchswept
40:51into the hall like a storm
40:52in silkshe took one look at lyra behind
40:54damon and slapped her across the facethe crack echoed off every wallshameless
40:58omegayou dare turn a royal treat
41:00into a spectaclelyra
41:01fell to the floorclutching her cheektears
41:03already spillingdayman lunged
41:04forward and shielded hershe's
41:05under my protectionmoira
41:07stared at him like she was seeing him clearly
41:08for the first timethen
41:09she turned to meher voice softened
41:11serafana dear damon has humiliated youi
41:14will deal with himbut
41:15you must not act rashlylet
41:17me close this ceremony quietlythe
41:19crown will keep you protected until we decide where you belongwhere
41:23i belongednot
41:23what i wantednot
41:24who i chosei
41:25pulled my hand freeyou
41:26bound me to damonfor
41:27my bloodthen
41:28he brought her here with his heirand
41:30told me to raise their childmy
41:32voice shookbut
41:33i did not stopi
41:34will not be their servantthe
41:36hall went silent
41:37i will not nurse his mistress through pregnancyand
41:40i will not raise another woman's childbecause
41:42damon thinks an omega should be grateful for scrapsmoira's
41:45eyes hardenedcareful girlyou
41:47are still standing
41:48inside a royal treatyour blood belongs to
41:50silverhrest before it belongs to youmy stomach went coldthere
41:53it wasdamon
41:54wanted me usefullyra
41:55wanted me beneath hermoira
41:57wanted me onif no one
41:58claims you tonight the elders
41:59will decide your futuredamon smiled againfor the first time
42:02that nighti felt
42:03truly trapped
42:04then a low voice cut through the halldoes
42:06her offer still standevery
42:09head turnedkale
42:10stood at the far end of the halltalldressed
42:12in blackpale
42:13as winteraldrick's
42:14firstborndamon's
42:15older half-brotherthe
42:16true alpha heir by bloodand the cursed
42:18one who still couldn't shifthe
42:19took one step forwardthen stoppedjust for half
42:22a secondhis hand touched
42:23the doorframeeveryone
42:24saw itthe cursed heir
42:25could barely standdamon laughed
42:27under his breathcareful
42:28brotherif she chooses youshe
42:30won't be a be a
42:31bride by sunrisea
42:32few wolves laughed
42:33moira's face went whitekale
42:35don't be stupidyou know
42:36what silver blood does to a cursed wolfit could
42:39kill youkale
42:39ignored herhis gray
42:40eyes stayed on mewhat you
42:42just saiddoes it
42:43still standmy throat
42:44tightenedbefore i
42:45could answerdamon
42:46stepped innothe
42:48whole
42:48hall frozedamon's
42:49smile sharpenedshe said any
42:51wolfnot a dead
42:52one pretending he still has a claimkale's
42:54face did not changedamon moved
42:56closer to melook at him
42:58sarahhe can't
42:59protect youhe can't
43:00shifthe can barely
43:01stand
43:02if you choose himthis
43:04wedding becomes a funeral before sunriselyra's
43:07eyes widenedsoft and wetdon't
43:09do this to
43:09yourself seraphinayou don't have to
43:11ruin yourself just because you're hurtmoira seized the silenceif
43:14no suitable wolf claims you
43:16tonightthe elders will decide your futurethe
43:19room closed around me againdamon
43:20held out his handnot like
43:22a loverlike a leashlast
43:24chance sarahhis
43:25smile was coldstand
43:28downfor one second
43:29the whole hall waitedthey
43:31all thought i would breaki
43:32looked past his handat
43:33kalethin
43:34as paperpale
43:35as deathaccursed
43:36air the entire pack had already buriedand stillhe
43:38was the
43:39only man in that room who had asked for my answernot my bloodnot
43:42my obediencenot
43:43my usefulnessmy
43:44answerso i stepped
43:45around damon's
43:46handhis smile vanishedlyra's face
43:48changedthe hall
43:49went silenti walked toward
43:51kaleevery step felt
43:52like i was cutting
43:52a rope around my throatdamon's voice snapped behind meserafinai
43:56didn't stop
43:57girl think carefullyi
43:58didfor
43:59the first time all nighti
44:00didthen
44:01i stopped in front of kalehe
44:02looked down at megray
44:03eyes steadywhat you
44:05saiddoes it
44:06still standmy hands
44:07were still shakingbut my
44:08answer did notyesthe
44:10hall
44:10explodedkale
44:11did not look at damondid not
44:12look at moiraonly methen
44:14i claim
44:15hera few elders
44:16half rosethen frozebecause
44:17a claim
44:18spoken and accepted before the rightcould not
44:20be taken backdamon laughedloud
44:22enough for the
44:22whole hall to heargo on brothertake
44:25her hand
44:26are you done making a scene sarah if you stop nowlila
44:29and i might still forgive youyou can
44:31still stay where you belonghe looked
44:32me up and downlyra
44:33leaned into himworry
44:34flickering across her face like another part of the performancethe hall
44:38went dead silentkale
44:39held out his handat the
44:40same timei reached
44:41for himour fingers
44:42lockedthe ritual
44:43lines blazed whitethen black
44:45marks burst from beneath kale's sleevethey weren't
44:49veinsthey were his
44:50curseblack marks tore
44:51up kale's armcoiled around
44:52his throat
44:53and climbed toward his face like something alivethe
44:55hall gaspedfor
44:56one secondthe
44:57gray in his eyes vanishedreplaced
44:59by molten goldsomething cagedsomething
45:01feralthe
45:02curse is activatinghe
45:04can't hold itstop
45:05the ceremonythe elder surged
45:07forwardbut the
45:07ritual lines had already locked
45:09around our wristsonce a bond beganno one outside
45:12it could break itkale's
45:13hand tightened around minetoo tighthis
45:15knees buckledhe hit the altar
45:16hardblood
45:17spilling from his
45:18mouth onto the silver stonethe
45:19hall went silentkale looked up at megold
45:22flickering through the
45:22gray
45:23let goif
45:24you stop nowyou'll
45:26still make it outhe meant
45:27iteven half
45:28dying in front of the entire packhe was
45:30still trying to give me a way outdamon
45:32stepped forwardare you
45:34insanei already
45:35told you sarahif you
45:36stop this nowlyra
45:38and i can still forgive youi didn't
45:39look at himdamon's
45:40tone sharpeneddon't throw
45:42your life away just to prove a pointstilli did
45:44not
45:44look at himmy fingers tightened
45:46around kale'sthe curse burned
45:47black between usevery wolf in
45:49that hall was waiting for me to let goinstead
45:51instead i leaned closerkale
45:53get methen without
45:54looking away from himi reached
45:56for the silver edge of the altari didn't
45:59let gowith kale's
46:00eyes locked on minei dragged my
46:02palm across the altar's silver edgepain cut
46:04sharpsilver blood
46:05spilled over my skinthe entire hall
46:07gaspedbefore anyone could
46:09stop mei pressed my
46:10bleeding hand against the darkest knot of curse marks on kale's wristlight exploded between
46:14uscold and
46:15blindingviolent enough to
46:16shake the altar beneath us
46:18kale's body arched and a broken sound tore from his throatthe
46:21curse fought back under my palmblack
46:23marks twisting up his skinfighting
46:25to reach his throat againso i
46:26pressed harderstay
46:27with methe black
46:28marks stoppedthen slowly
46:30unwillinglythey began
46:31to retreatthe ritual
46:32lines beneath our feet blazed white hotspiraling
46:35around our joined wristsuntil a
46:36pale silver mark burned itself into both our skinthe bond didn't
46:39failit heldkale
46:41collapsed to
46:41one kneeblood still on
46:42his lipsbut the gold was
46:44leaving his eyesgray was coming
46:45back
46:46he was alivethe
46:47oldest elder stared at our wriststhe
46:49bond is sealedby
46:50old lawserafina
46:52of silver bloodis now claimed by
46:54kalefirstborn heir of
46:56silver cresta sharp crack split
46:58the altar stonethe royal right mark
47:00that had held damon's name beside mine burned blackthen vanishedin its
47:03placea
47:04new name carved
47:05itself into the silver lightkaledamon's
47:07face went
47:07whitehe forced out a laughhe's
47:09still cursedyou think your
47:12blood makes him stronger
47:13than me
47:13before i could answerthe
47:14silver mark on my wrist flared againso
47:16did kale'sthe
47:17ritual light shiftedit
47:19no longer circled me aloneit
47:20moved around himthe
47:21elder's face drained of colorthe
47:23blood accepted himthe
47:24hall went silentdamon
47:25stopped breathingthe prophecy
47:27had not diedit had
47:28moved onthe hall
47:30stayed silentkale
47:31was still on one kneeblood
47:32on his lipsone hand
47:34braced against the altarbut his
47:35grip on me never loosenedthe silver
47:37mark on my wrist pulsed oncehis answereddamon
47:39finally found
47:40his voice
47:40this isn't overthe
47:42oldest elder looked at the burned royal right markthen
47:44at our joint handsdamon's
47:45face hardenedhe can barely
47:47standkale slowly
47:48lifted his headthrough the bondi
47:49felt the pain
47:50he was hidingsharp enough to
47:51cut through bonethen he rosenot
47:53easilynot steadilybut
47:54he rosethen
47:55watch meno
47:56one laughed this
47:57timemoira
47:57stepped forward at oncekaleyou
48:00need healersserafina
48:01will remain
48:02here until the council
48:03decides what happens nextkale looked at hernoone wordlow and
48:07finalthe hall frozemoira's
48:08expression
48:09tightened
48:09this is not the time for prideno
48:11one decides for my matea
48:12shiver moved through the roomfor
48:1313 yearsthey
48:14had spoken around him like he was already deadtonighthe
48:17did not
48:17raise his voicebut every wolf
48:19in that hall heard the command beneath itmovethe
48:22wolves blocking
48:22the aisle stepped asidedamon stared
48:24at me like he still expected me to look backlyra's
48:26fingers dug into his sleevei did not
48:28turnkale led
48:29me out of the halle step costing
48:30him more than he let anyone seeonly when the
48:32doors closed behind us did his hand tighten around minehis voice droppednow
48:36ask me what
48:36you really want to ask
48:40kale had set it outside the hall his hand still wrapped around minefor
48:43one second the question almost escaped me right therebut
48:46then he swayedjust
48:47oncepain
48:48cut through his gripso i
48:49swallowed the words and followed him to the north towerno one
48:51stopped usno one
48:52daredhis quarters
48:53were cold and almost barea narrow
48:55beda heavy
48:56deskmaps
48:56pinned neatly to the wallsno flowersno
48:59servantsnothing
49:00prepared for
49:00a bridebut everything was
49:01cleanthe bed was
49:02made sharpthe books were
49:03lined straighteven the medicine
49:05bottles stood in order
49:06kale had been forgotten here but he had not let himself fall apartfor
49:09the first time that night no one was watchingno
49:11eldersno
49:12packno
49:13daemonno
49:13lyrajust
49:14me and the cursed heir who had become my matekale
49:16removed his black outer robe and set it asidewithout
49:18it he looked even thinnertoo paletoo
49:20tireda
49:21man the
49:21curse had been eating alive for yearshe leaned one
49:23hand against the deskaskmy fingers
49:26curled
49:26into my sleevesdid you knowthat
49:29my blood could
49:29help youdid you claim me
49:31because you wanted meor because my blood
49:34can keep you alive
49:35kale went very still for one breathi
49:37thought he would deny itthen
49:38he looked at mei
49:39don't want to lie to youand
49:40suddenlyi
49:41knewwhatever
49:41came next was going to hurtkale
49:45did not look awaythat was
49:46how i knew the answer before he said ityes i
49:48knew your silver blood might hold back my cursefor a
49:51moment i could not speakdaemon
49:52wanted an heirthe elders
49:53wanted a prophecyand kale
49:54wanted a curei stepped
49:56back before i could stop myselfkale
49:57saw it but he did not followif i
49:59only wanted your blood i could have asked for you years agomaybe you
50:02waited until i had nowhere else to go
50:04the words came out smaller than i wantedhis
50:06face changednot
50:07angersomething
50:08worsebecause
50:08he knew i had the right to think itmaybe
50:10i deserve thatthe
50:11fire cracked between usi
50:12hated that he sounded honesti
50:14hated that honesty still hurtthen
50:16why tonightbecause
50:17damon made you stand aloneand
50:18i know what that feels likemy
50:20fingers twisted in my sleevesfor
50:22a second i forgot how to answerbecause
50:23he wasn't asking me to pity himhe
50:25was telling me he had seen meif
50:27i stayit
50:27won't be because you need mei
50:30knowif
50:31i help you
50:31it doesn't mean you get to use menoneverthe
50:35room
50:36went quieti
50:36looked at the place
50:37beneath his shirtwhere the curse had almost
50:39killed him in front of everyonemy hands were still shakingbut
50:41my voice came out clearyou
50:43claimed me before the whole packso
50:46show meserafindashow
50:48me the cursekale
50:51did not move for
50:52a long momentthen
50:52he loosened the ties of his shirtthe
50:54fabric fell openthe curse mark sat at the
50:56center of his chestdark
50:57red against bone pale skincoiled like something alive
51:00beneath his flesh
51:01i had seen blood on himi
51:02had seen him collapse at the altarbut
51:04this was worsethe
51:05curse was not just sealing his wolfit
51:06was feeding on himmy
51:08fingers curled once before i forced them stilli
51:10need to touch itserafinayou
51:13claimed me before the
51:14whole packdo not hide from me
51:15nowfor one beati thought
51:17he would refusethen
51:18he gave a single nodi
51:19pressed my palm flat against the
51:20markhis whole body lockedheat slammed
51:22into my handsharp
51:23and violentnot minehismy
51:25silver blood answered instantlyand
51:26something inside
51:27him
51:27answered backi felt it
51:28hit the seal
51:29once twicea
51:30wolf trapped behind ironthrowing
51:31itself against the darkkale's
51:33breath brokegold flashed
51:34through his gray eyesyour wolf is still
51:36therehis chest rose hard
51:37beneath my handit's not gonei
51:39feel it every daygold
51:41bled through his eyes
51:41againlike fire under icethen his grip
51:44tightenedand this timewhen
51:45he said my nameit
51:46did not sound
51:47entirely humani didn't
51:50even see him moveone secondi
51:51was standing in front of himmy
51:53palm pressed
51:53to his chestthe nextmy back
51:55hit the bedkale was
51:56above me
51:56one hand braced by my earthe
51:58other locking around my wristbreathing
51:59like he'd been dragged up from deep waterthe curse
52:02mark blazed under my palmits edges
52:03lit upspreading
52:04outward like cracks in burning glasshis eyes
52:06were wrongi could
52:07feel his wolf pressing against the bondlike it
52:09wanted to tear through his skin to reach mehis pupils
52:11narrowedjaw clenched
52:12so hard i could hear his teeth grindstop touching meif
52:16you keep goinghe
52:17didn't finishbecause
52:18the bond pulsedi
52:19felt ithis wolf trapped
52:20behind that sealslamming
52:22toward my hand with everything it
52:23hadkale stared down at mehalf brokenhalf
52:25feral
52:25every muscle in his body was locked tightholding
52:28himself backeven like
52:29thishe still
52:29wasn't hurting methen kale
52:31kissed menot softlynot
52:32carefullylike
52:33the bond
52:33had finally pulled too hard for either of us to pretend it was only a ritualthe mark beneath
52:37my palm flared white goldkale's
52:39body lockedhis eyes flashed
52:40full goldfor one terrifying secondi
52:42saw what had been
52:43trapped inside him for 13 yearsnot the cursed princethe
52:46wolfthen the room
52:47burst into
52:49lightwhen the light fadedkale
52:51was on the floor
52:51beside the bedunconscious
52:53unconsciousthe
52:53curse mark on his chest had split straight down the centerfor
52:56one tear
52:56can you think about all gigabytes i want to show you what are bombing the
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