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The Truth About the April Fool's Divorce AI
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00:00Tomorrow just happens to be April Fool's Day.
00:02Then we can slam the divorce certificate in their faces, shock them silly.
00:06Seeing me come back.
00:07There's something I need to talk to you about.
00:08We go through the divorce procedures first.
00:10I glanced down, and it was a divorce agreement.
00:12I took the pen, flipped to the last page, and signed my name neatly and swiftly.
00:16He took the agreement to the study to make a call.
00:18She signed it.
00:19Scarlett is the easiest to fool.
00:21You've come at the perfect time, and picked up the divorce agreement.
00:24Wendy didn't look at him, just looked at me.
00:26This house, it's under my name.
00:28I instinctively looked at Ethan.
00:30But he avoided my gaze.
00:31Tomorrow, 9 o'clock, the city hall.
00:34Home to surprise hubby.
00:35Relax, I'm definitely getting this divorce.
00:37With this divorce, she's been divorced twice already.
00:40People have stabbed her in the back long enough.
00:42There's no way she'd dare go through with a third one.
00:43You really know how to play it, handing over the divorce papers on April Fool's Day.
00:47Even if she kicks up a fuss afterward, you just turn around and say it was a joke,
00:50sweet-tunk her a bit, and it'll blow over.
00:52Could she seriously hold it against you?
00:55Don't forget the pact we made back in our senior year of high school.
00:58Wendy's wedding is next week, and for her bachelorette party, all of us have to be single.
01:04I turned and walked away, taking shelter in the cafe across from the residential complex.
01:09Clutching the coffee cup tightly, memories of the past flooded back.
01:13The first time I got married, it was to help my childhood friend Sean fight for the family
01:17inheritance.
01:18His grandfather was satisfied with my family background and status, and handed the inheritance
01:23rights to him, the youngest grandson.
01:25The second time I got married, it was to help my sworn brother Chris escape an arranged
01:30marriage.
01:31All the socialites in town heard I'd married him.
01:33All gave up.
01:35I never thought all I'd given would become their excuse to judge me.
01:38I sat in the cafe for a full hour before I finally headed back home.
01:41Seeing me come back, Ethan walked over to take my luggage.
01:44Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?
01:46I would have come to pick you up.
01:47Just as gentle as always.
01:49Have you eaten?
01:49Yes, I have.
01:51Oh, right, honey.
01:52There's something I need to talk to you about.
01:53I set down the things in my hand and turned to look at him.
01:59Companies run into some trouble, and we need to do an asset isolation.
02:02Our lawyer suggested we go through the divorce procedures first, just as a formality.
02:06I glanced down, and it was a divorce agreement.
02:08He had everything ready so quickly.
02:11Once the heat dies down, we'll get remarried.
02:14It'll only be a couple of months.
02:16I know this is a bit out of the blue, but Sean and Chris called today, and they kept sneering
02:20at me, saying you didn't hesitate for a second when you helped them, but you'd refuse to
02:24do the same for me.
02:26They also said a woman who's been divorced twice would never dare to do it a third time,
02:30that you definitely wouldn't have the nerve to go through with it.
02:33I've already got it all figured out.
02:35Tomorrow just happens to be April Fool's Day.
02:37Let's go handle it that day, then we can slam the divorce certificate in their faces,
02:41shock them silly, and make sure they never dare to look down on you again.
02:44It's April Fool's Day anyway.
02:45Anything we say can be passed off as a joke.
02:47Once the heat on the company dies down, we'll get our marriage certificate back properly,
02:50and no one will say a thing.
02:52Honey, you're not actually going to let them look down on me, are you?
02:55I looked into his eyes, had just been clinking glasses with those two men, celebrating and
03:00saying,
03:00She won't make a fuss.
03:02Won't.
03:03Then you get some rest first.
03:04Tomorrow's the start of the month.
03:06We'll sign the agreement first thing, and then head over.
03:08I took the pen, flipped to the last page, and signed my name neatly and swiftly.
03:13Give them a call.
03:15Tell them to stop going on about it.
03:17He smiled and put the agreement away, then leaned in and kissed me.
03:20My wife is the best.
03:21He took the agreement to the study to make a call.
03:23His voice wasn't loud, but through the closed door, I still heard every word.
03:27She signed it.
03:28What did I tell you?
03:30Scarlet is the easiest to fool.
03:32Alright, you two help me keep Wendy steady on your end.
03:34I'll head over once I'm done here.
03:36I sat in the room for a very long time.
03:38My phone buzzed once.
03:40It was a message from Chris.
03:41Haven't seen you in ages.
03:42Wanna meet up?
03:43Once, I would have replied, yes.
03:45I would have thought carefully about what to wear, what makeup to put on.
03:49I would have thought about how to uphold Ethan's dignity in front of them, to let them know I'd
03:53married well.
03:54I would have tried to make them stop feuding with Ethan.
03:57After all, on one side were the friends I'd grown up with.
04:00On the other was the husband I loved deeply.
04:03They were all people I cared about deeply.
04:05I didn't want them to be stuck in this hostile state for the rest of their lives.
04:09But now, I couldn't even be bothered to reply.
04:12I flipped the phone face down on the coffee table, stood up, and went to the balcony to
04:16bring in the laundry.
04:17As I passed the study, Ethan was still on the phone.
04:19His voice was very low, but carried a kind of laughter I had never heard before.
04:24That kind of laugh, as if he no longer needed to act, to pretend.
04:27It suddenly hit me that in all the time we'd been together, he'd never spoken to me like
04:32that.
04:32The wind was strong on the balcony.
04:34I took the clothes off the hangers one by one, folded them neatly, and put them in the
04:38laundry basket.
04:39When I'd put away the last piece, my phone lit up again.
04:42This time, it was a message from Sean.
04:44Heard you're getting divorced again.
04:45Ethan is such a jerk.
04:46He doesn't deserve you.
04:47Don't be upset.
04:48Your grandfather's 81st birthday party is in a few days.
04:50Chris and I are going to wish him a happy birthday.
04:52We should catch up properly.
04:53I let out a bitter laugh.
04:54What beautiful words.
05:00I suddenly felt an overwhelming curiosity to find out what kind of person my stepsister
05:05Wendy really was.
05:06Worth the three of them going through so much scheming to keep a pact.
05:10Treating me as a tool to achieve their goal.
05:12None of it mattered.
05:14I picked up the laundry basket and turned back into the house.
05:17As I passed the study, I didn't pause my steps for a second.
05:20Warm yellow lights seeped through the crack in the door.
05:23Starting tomorrow, none of this has anything to do with me anymore.
05:25I just sat down the laundry basket when the doorbell rang.
05:29I walked to open the door, but Ethan got there before me.
05:31Standing outside the door was a very drunk Wendy.
05:34I knew you'd still be awake.
05:35Ethan instinctively glanced back at me.
05:37What are you doing here?
05:37She didn't answer until he saw me in the living room.
05:40Oh, you're here too, sister-in-law?
05:41Wendy's had too much to drink.
05:43We were taking her home, but she insisted on coming over here to check things out.
05:47Chris stood in the doorway and glanced at me with a rather awkward expression on his face.
05:50Then his gaze swept to Ethan, his tone turning sharp and cold.
05:53Ethan, your wife is home.
05:56Don't you know to keep a proper distance?
05:58You're the one who got her this drunk and dragged her to my house,
06:01and you're telling me to keep a proper distance?
06:03I got her drunk?
06:04It was you who posted that stupid moments about being single again.
06:07Fine, you're the noble, upstanding one.
06:10I've delivered the person who got drunk over you.
06:13Do with it what you will.
06:14The atmosphere was thick with awkwardness.
06:16All right, all right, stop fighting.
06:18Wen just wanted to stop by on her way.
06:19I stood in the living room watching them.
06:21Their coordination was flawless.
06:22If I hadn't heard them clinking glasses and plodding together with my own ears,
06:26I would have truly believed they hated each other's guts.
06:29For the longest time, I'd thought the bond between Sean, Chris, and me was unbreakable, impenetrable.
06:34I had even married both of them.
06:36My parents had passed away when I was young, and my grandfather was always busy with work.
06:40It was the two of them who filled my entire childhood and adolescence.
06:44When I was upset as a kid, Sean was always there to comfort me.
06:48Chris had even taken a knife from a mugger to protect me.
06:51To me, they were closer than family.
06:52But when did it start that the three of us, the best of friends, turned into this?
06:56It was probably the year my father remarried, and my stepmother moved into our house with Wendy.
07:00I'd just started high school back then, and Wendy was a year younger than me.
07:04At first, I didn't resent this new stepsister at all.
07:07I even wanted to get along with her well.
07:09But little by little, she started to take everything from me, intentionally or not.
07:13The attention of my friends, the affection of my elders, and in the end, even the people
07:18I liked were drawn to her one by one.
07:21I withdrew my gaze and looked at them no more.
07:23Some cracks didn't just appear today.
07:24It's just that today, I was finally willing to see them.
07:27You've come at the perfect time.
07:28There's something I'd like you all to witness in person.
07:31I walked to the coffee table and picked up the divorce agreement.
07:33Two copies.
07:34I've already signed.
07:35Since everyone's here, why not take a good look in person?
07:37Ethan reacted quickly.
07:39I was voluntarily bringing up the divorce in front of Sean and Chris.
07:42I was proving to them just how far I could go for him.
07:46Scarlett, we can discuss this privately.
07:48There's no need to-
07:49Since sister-in-law has already brought it out, then may I ask one question?
07:53When are you moving out?
07:55The living room fell silent for a moment.
07:56Ethan frowned slightly.
07:58Wendy didn't look at him, just looked at me, her expression innocent.
08:01This house, it's under my name.
08:04You can't just keep living here forever, can you?
08:06I froze.
08:07The house, under her name.
08:11I instinctively looked at Ethan, but he avoided my gaze.
08:15In that instant, countless images surged through my mind.
08:18The day we moved in, he held my hand and said,
08:20This is our home.
08:21I'll handle all the paperwork, don't you worry about a thing.
08:24Happily, I took charge of picking out the curtains, the sofa, the dining table.
08:28Every piece of furniture here, I picked out trip after trip to the home furnishing mall.
08:32The decor here, all according to his preferences, I never cared whose name was on the property deed.
08:37But I never thought our marital home, belonging to us as husband and wife, would be under my stepsister's name.
08:44I'm leaving right now.
08:46Scarlet.
08:47Tomorrow, nine o'clock.
08:49The city hall.
08:50I didn't look back.
08:51I pulled my suitcase to the door, changed my shoes, opened the door.
08:55I could still hear the sounds coming from inside.
08:58Now sit, even more cooperative than when I begged her to get the certificate.
09:02Laughter mixed with voices erupted dully from behind the door.
09:05I stood at the elevator, listening to this story that felt so unfamiliar.
09:08My reflection in the mirror looked calmer than I had imagined.
09:11It wasn't until I got into a taxi that my phone finally buzzed.
09:14A message from Ethan.
09:15About the house.
09:16I'll explain to you.
09:17Be good.
09:17Find a place to stay for now.
09:18I'll come pick you up in a few days.
09:19I stared at the screen for a few seconds, then flipped the phone over and laid it face down on
09:24my lap.
09:24Outside the car window, the streetlights receded one by one.
09:27Come pick me up in a few days.
09:29Saying it as if I had merely stepped out to buy groceries and would be back soon.
09:32I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes.
09:35No need, Ethan.
09:35No need for you to come pick me up.
09:37I did all of this for them.
09:38I protected them.
09:39And now, they were handing me over just to buy themselves some peace.
09:43Leora?
09:44She just tossed hers off a cliff.
09:45The day mind finally cracked open.
09:47She snatched it right out from under me.
09:50Then the cloak burst into flames.
09:52I ran straight into the fire.
09:53Who started this fire?
09:56Her.
09:57Every single eye turned my way.
09:59She is yours to punish however you see fit.
10:01We hand her over willingly.
10:02I stood there, still.
10:03Do you want to form a contract with me?
10:05Become a dragon master.
10:07Legend has it that a true fire dragon dwells in Lava Valley.
10:10Driven by curiosity, my sister and I ventured here.
10:13Never daring to believe it was real.
10:14It charged straight at us, roaring ferociously.
10:17Suddenly, two dragon eggs erupted from the ground, blazing with a blinding, otherworldly
10:21light that sent the fearsome dragon reeling back in terror.
10:25My sister and I stared dumbfounded at the eggs hovering midair.
10:28In that split second, they unexpectedly darted toward us, one straight to me, the other to
10:33my sister.
10:34Our fates were rewritten in that very instant.
10:36Leora?
10:37She just tossed hers off a cliff?
10:40The daymine finally cracked open.
10:41She snatched it right out from under me.
10:44You're the first person I've seen.
10:46Did you save my life?
10:47Leora snuggled into his arms.
10:48Yeah, that was me.
10:50No, that was me.
10:52Leora looked down at me with this smug little smile on her face.
10:55Only the one a dragon chooses can be its master.
10:58So tell me, little sister, how does that feel?
11:02Huh, look at that face.
11:04You'll get used to it.
11:06Once the bonding ceremony is done, I'll be the only dragon master in a hundred years.
11:10You don't get a say.
11:11Not in any of this.
11:12So fall in line.
11:14Starting now.
11:15The whole plan exploded in celebration.
11:17Every unbonded woman in the tribe put her own ceremony on hold just to help plan Leora's.
11:22I got sent to deliver the guest list to her.
11:24Instead, I walked in on the dragon, Kaelor, getting cozy with her.
11:39Shirt off, holding out a red and gold cloak.
11:41Put it on.
11:42It carries magic fire.
11:43It belongs to the true dragon master.
11:45Leora lit up and threw it around her shoulders.
11:48Then the cloak burst into flames.
11:50Fire!
11:51Fire!
11:51I ran.
11:52The mountain was already burning.
11:54Walls aflame, roaring in every direction.
11:57Black smoke, everywhere.
11:58Why aren't you doing anything?
12:00That fire belongs to the dragon.
12:02If we interfere, we disrespect him.
12:05I didn't listen.
12:05I ran straight into the fire.
12:10Smoke swallowed my vision.
12:11The fire burned the fur right off my skin.
12:14The elders who'd been standing around doing nothing finally started helping me.
12:18At first, we were losing.
12:20Then, slowly, we started to turn it around.
12:23By the time the last flame died out, Leora showed up, furious.
12:27How dare you put out a dragon master's fire!
12:30That fire would have wiped out our entire clan.
12:33Excuse me?
12:34She slapped me across the face.
12:36On your knees when you're in the presence of a dragon master!
12:39Then, without shiver, rain came crashing down out of nowhere.
12:43The fire went out in seconds.
12:45Kaelor appeared.
12:46Who started this fire?
12:49Her!
12:50Every single eye turned my way.
12:52I was covered in ash.
12:53My fur scorched black.
12:55Two open wounds bleeding down my hands.
12:57The same hands that had spent the last hour and a half fighting to save this clan.
13:00I was sure someone would speak up.
13:02Anyone.
13:03They all saw me run into those flames with their own odds.
13:07But the elder just looked at me for a long moment.
13:09Then, slowly, he knelt.
13:11Great Kyle, Dragon King, it was our wayward daughter who caused this.
13:15She is yours to punish, however you see fit.
13:18We hand her over willingly.
13:19I stood there.
13:20Still, not one person said a word for me.
13:23I did all of this for them.
13:25I protected them.
13:26And now, they were handing me over just to buy themselves some peace.
13:29It's dragon fire!
13:31How would I even do that?
13:32You're my sister.
13:33You had access to my husband's fire token.
13:35Stealing a spark would have been nothing.
13:37The cloak Kyler gave me had dragonfly sealed inside it.
13:40Who else could have touched it besides you?
13:42You were jealous of your sister becoming dragon master.
13:45So you stole the fire token and nearly got the whole clan killed.
13:50I didn't.
13:52Leora saw you with her own eyes.
13:54That fire was her fault!
13:57Thyra, I know you've always resented this.
14:00But the dragon chose me.
14:01Why can't you just accept that?
14:03The crowd started murmuring.
14:05She's been jealous of Leora since they were kids.
14:07I mean, Leora's in a whole different league.
14:10Like the dragon was ever going to pick her.
14:12You're wrong.
14:14I'm the one who actually hatched that egg.
14:16I'm the one who bled for it.
14:18Every single day.
14:19That egg was never even...
14:21Enough!
14:22His voice went flat.
14:23You still want to slander your own sister?
14:26After everything?
14:27Look at yourself.
14:29Scringy.
14:29Low-born.
14:30Barely any magic to speak of.
14:33And Leora?
14:34The strongest, most powerful woman this clan has ever produced.
14:38She is the dragon master.
14:39The only one worthy of the title.
14:41Effective immediately.
14:42Three days in the stone cell.
14:43After nightfall, Kaelor appeared in the doorway.
14:45Do you want to form a contract with me?
14:47Become a dragon master.
14:52I did all of this for them.
14:54I protected them.
14:55And now, they were handing me over just to buy themselves some peace.
14:58Leora?
14:59She just tossed hers off a cliff.
15:01The day mind finally cracked open.
15:03She snatched it right out from under me.
15:05Then the cloak burst into flames.
15:07I ran straight into the fire.
15:09Who started this fire?
15:12Her.
15:12Every single eye turned my way.
15:14She is yours to punish however you see fit.
15:17We hand her over willingly.
15:18I stood there.
15:18Still.
15:19Do you want to form a contract with me?
15:21Become a dragon master.
15:22Legend has it that a true fire dragon dwells in lava valley.
15:26Driven by curiosity, my sister and I ventured here.
15:28Never daring to believe it was real.
15:30It charged straight at us.
15:31Roaring ferociously.
15:33Suddenly, two dragon eggs erupted from the ground.
15:35Blazing with a blinding, otherworldly light that sent the fearsome dragon reeling back in terror.
15:40My sister and I stared dumbfounded at the eggs hovering mid-air.
15:43In that split second, they unexpectedly darted toward us.
15:47One straight to me, the other to my sister.
15:49Our fates were rewritten in that very instant.
15:52Leora?
15:53She just tossed hers off a cliff?
15:55The day mind finally cracked open.
15:57She snatched it right out from under me.
16:00You're the first person I've seen.
16:01Did you save my life?
16:02Leora snuggled into his arms.
16:04Yeah, that was me.
16:06No, that was me.
16:08Leora looked down at me with this smug little smile on her face.
16:11Only the one a dragon chooses can be its master.
16:13So tell me, little sister.
16:15How does that feel?
16:18Look at that face.
16:20You'll get used to it.
16:21Once the bonding ceremony is done, I'll be the only dragon master in a hundred years.
16:25You don't get a say.
16:27Not in any of this.
16:28So fall in line.
16:30Starting now.
16:30The whole plan exploded in celebration.
16:33Every unbonded woman in the tribe put her own ceremony on hold just to help plan Leora's.
16:37I got sent to deliver the guest list to her.
16:40Instead, I walked in on the dragon, Kaelor, getting cozy with her.
16:55Shirt off, holding out a red and gold cloak.
16:57Put it on.
16:57It carries magic fire.
16:59It belongs to the true dragon master.
17:01Leora lit up and threw it around her shoulders.
17:03Then the cloak burst into flames.
17:06Fire!
17:06Fire!
17:07I ran.
17:08The mountain was already burning.
17:09Walls aflame.
17:11Roaring in every direction.
17:12Black smoke.
17:13Everywhere.
17:14Why aren't you doing anything?
17:16That fire belongs to the dragon.
17:18If we interfere, we disrespect him.
17:20I didn't listen.
17:21I ran straight into the fire.
17:25Smoke swallowed my vision.
17:27The fire burned the fur right off my skin.
17:30The elders who'd been standing around doing nothing finally started helping me.
17:33At first, we were losing.
17:35Then, slowly, we started to turn it around.
17:39By the time the last flame died out, Leora showed up, furious.
17:42How dare you put out a dragon master's fire?
17:45That fire would have wiped out our entire clan.
17:49Excuse me?
17:50She slapped me across the face.
17:51On your knees when you're in the presence of a dragon master!
17:55Then, without shimmer, rain came crashing down out of nowhere, and the fire went out in seconds.
18:00Kaelor appeared.
18:02Who started this fire?
18:04Her!
18:05Every single eye turned my way.
18:07I was covered in ash.
18:09My fur scorched black.
18:10Two open wounds bleeding down my hands.
18:12The same hands that had spent the last hour and a half fighting to save this clan.
18:16I was sure someone would speak up.
18:18Anyone.
18:18They all saw me run into those flames with their own eyes.
18:22But the elder just looked at me for a long moment.
18:25Then, slowly, he knelt.
18:27Great Kyle, Dragon King, it was our wayward daughter who caused this.
18:31She is yours to punish, however you see fit.
18:34We hand her over willingly.
18:35I stood there.
18:36Still, not one person said a word for me.
18:39I did all of this for them.
18:41I protected them.
18:42And now, they were handing me over just to buy themselves some peace.
18:45It's dragon fire!
18:46How would I even do that?
18:47You're my sister.
18:49You had access to my husband's fire token.
18:51Stealing a spark would have been nothing.
18:53The cloak Kyler gave me had dragon flay sealed inside it.
18:56Who else could have touched it besides you?
18:58You were jealous of your sister becoming dragon master.
19:00So you stole the fire token and nearly got the whole clan killed.
19:06I didn't.
19:08Leora saw you with her own eyes.
19:10That fire was her fault!
19:12Thyra, I know you've always resented this.
19:15But the dragon chose me.
19:17Why can't you just accept that?
19:19The crowd started murmuring.
19:21She's been jealous of Leora since they were kids.
19:23I mean, Leora's in a whole different league.
19:25Like the dragon was ever going to pick her.
19:28You're wrong.
19:29I'm the one who actually hatched that egg.
19:32I'm the one who bled for it.
19:34Every single day.
19:35That egg was never even...
19:37Enough!
19:38His voice went flat.
19:39You still want to slander your own sister?
19:41After everything?
19:43Look at yourself.
19:44Scringy.
19:45Low-born.
19:46Barely any magic to speak of.
19:49And Leora?
19:50The strongest, most powerful woman this clan has ever produced.
19:53She is the dragon master.
19:55The only one worthy of the title.
19:56Effective immediately.
19:58Three days in the stone cell.
19:59After nightfall, Kalor appeared in the doorway.
20:01Do you want to form a contract with me?
20:03Become a dragon master.
20:05From the all-powerful Moonlight Wolf Queen to a pathetic orphan living on scraps.
20:10Then yesterday happened.
20:11A bus crowd.
20:12Seven classmates dead.
20:13Me included.
20:14We were all transported to this world.
20:16But the moment we hit the holy city, the wolf's five snatched Lyra.
20:20The cousin who spent years bullying me.
20:22Do not tolerate anyone mimicking the Moonlight Wolf Queen.
20:25It is the ultimate thing.
20:26She looks more like the queen than Lyra does.
20:29It's a perfect match for that statue outside.
20:31This freak is gonna get us all killed.
20:33They have no idea where we are.
20:35But I do.
20:36My silver moon empire, I am home.
20:38Damn it!
20:39For you, I finally accepted my fate.
20:41From the all-powerful Moonlight Wolf Queen to a pathetic orphan living on scraps.
20:45Then yesterday happened.
20:47A bus crash.
20:48Seven classmates dead.
20:49You included.
20:50We were all transported to this world.
20:52But the moment we hit the holy city, the wolf's five snatched Lyra.
20:56The cousin who spent years bullying me.
20:58How dare you use forbidden magic to mimic the late queen's face!
21:02This is blasphemy!
21:03They say the Moonlight Wolf Queen fell four years ago.
21:05The kingdom went mad.
21:07Mad with grief.
21:07Mad with longing.
21:09I looked up.
21:09The giant stone statue towering into the clouds had my face.
21:13I let them shove us into the dungeon.
21:15Six of us, still in our modern clothes, were crammed into a filthy cell.
21:19Some cursing, some sobbing.
21:20This world was deadlier than they imagined.
21:22Lyra was taken for one insane reason.
21:24Her face.
21:25Lyra had always used makeup to mimic my look.
21:28This world will not tolerate anyone mimicking the Moonlight Wolf Queen.
21:31It is the ultimate sin.
21:32Oh no.
21:34What about her?
21:35She looks more like the queen than Lyra does.
21:37Her face.
21:39It's a perfect match for that statue outside.
21:42This freak is going to get us all killed.
21:44Every pair of eyes snapped toward me.
21:46I snapped out of it.
21:47I stopped staring at my hand.
21:48I had just accidentally crushed a rock.
21:50Where did you say we are?
21:51Damn it.
21:52She's catatonic with fear.
21:54Forget her.
21:55She's always been a freak.
21:56Remember when she first transferred to our class?
21:58Middle of winter, she jumped into a frozen lake.
22:00Claimed she was going home.
22:02Yeah.
22:03She's a psycho.
22:05Always mumbling crazy shit.
22:07You know how she is.
22:08I heard that.
22:09They said this was a world ruled by wolves.
22:11They have no idea where we are.
22:12But I do.
22:14My Silver Moon Empire.
22:17My name is Sylvanne, daughter of the Moon Goddess.
22:19I was twelve when the Wolf King's son, Kale, was brought before me at the Great Temple.
22:23Don't be afraid.
22:24We will walk through this life together.
22:26For five years, we were inseparable.
22:29The Holy City rebelled.
22:31The Moonlight Palace, forcing us to flee as commonals.
22:34Dodging wave after wave of assassins.
22:36The journey was a nightmare of blood and shadows.
22:38We clung to each other.
22:40They are here!
22:41The Saintess and the Prince are alive!
22:42Did we, did we survive?
22:45Yes.
22:45We survived.
22:47When the Wolf Guards finally found us, the old king dead.
22:49Kale was thrust onto the throne, the new ruler of the wolves.
22:52I was seventeen, he was twelve.
22:54It was like he grew up overnight.
22:56He forced himself to become a king, pushing himself past the breaking point.
22:59He poured over scrolls deep into the night until his head split with pain,
23:03his wolf nature rebelling against his strain.
23:05It hurt me to see it.
23:07I told him to rest.
23:08He waited until no one was looking, then he'd shift into a wolf, nuzzling into my arms.
23:12Sylvain, I'm not strong enough yet.
23:14I must not ease up.
23:15I must protect my people.
23:17I must protect you.
23:18I stopped pushing him.
23:20I simply shared his burden.
23:21In seven years, Kale reshaped the court with an iron grip.
23:24He purged the traitorous nobles.
23:26The blood outside the sacred forest didn't dry for seasons.
23:29They called him the Mad King, the Moon God's Wrath.
23:31Kale never spoke of it to me.
23:33Only after the bloody work was done, he would come to me and lay his head on my lap like
23:36a tired young wolf.
23:38Sylvain, today I was the devil again.
23:40You are the Wolf King.
23:42A king carries the weight of the entire pack.
23:44Not just good and evil.
23:45He would fall asleep on my knees, murmuring through the haze.
23:48Sylvain, you're the only one who isn't afraid of me anymore.
23:52But an iron hand has a cost.
23:54The next winter, during the Moon God Festival, they struck.
23:57I threw myself in front of Kale, taking arrow after arrow until I collapsed into the snow of the sacred
24:02forest.
24:03The wounds were too deep.
24:04My vision blurred, but I saw him, the Great Wolf King, stumbling, falling.
24:07He crawled through the blood-stained snow just to reach my side.
24:10Don't go, Sylvain.
24:11Please.
24:13Don't abandon me.
24:14I beg you.
24:15His hands shook as he tried to wipe the blood from my cheeks.
24:18But the more he wiped, the more it spread.
24:20My Divine Queen!
24:23She was always so proud of her beauty.
24:25Why won't the blood stop?
24:27I took my last breath in his arms.
24:29I wanted to tell him it was okay, but the darkness claimed me first.
24:32I thought that was it.
24:33My story finished.
24:34Then my eyes blew.
24:35A strange world.
24:38I woke up in a world of glass and steel, stripped of my magic and my throne.
24:42For four years, I endured Lyra's torment, the slaps, the spit, the stolen inheritance,
24:47all while clawing for a way back.
24:48I couldn't leave Kale alone in his winter.
24:50I had to return.
24:51So I thank the Moon Goddess for that one final bus crash.
24:55I am home.
24:55Dammit!
24:56I knew you were a curse!
24:57I looked up at him.
24:58What are you staring at?
25:00I caught his wrist mid-air.
25:01With one flick of my hand, I sent him flying across the cell.
25:04Everyone froze.
25:05You-you've lost your mind!
25:07We're trapped in this hellhole and instead of keeping your head down, you fight back!
25:10Why wouldn't I?
25:10I felt the power surging back.
25:12Four years in their world.
25:13Four years I couldn't adapt.
25:14Had to swallow everything just to survive.
25:16Now.
25:16Now I'm in the Silvermoon Dynasty.
25:18My dynasty.
25:19Dorian scrambled up.
25:20Rage twisting his face.
25:21He grabbed a rock from the floor.
25:23Enough, Dorian!
25:24You kill her and we're all in deep as shit!
25:25Just call her a heretic.
25:27Hand her to the Warden.
25:28I heard wolf torture methods are creative.
25:31She'll suffer plenty.
25:33Guards!
25:33There's another heretic in here!
25:36Shut your mouth!
25:37My lord!
25:38Another Blaspener.
25:39She used forbidden arts to mimic the Divine Wolf Queen's face.
25:41She-she also bears resemblance to the Wolf Queen!
25:44Where?!
25:45The crowd scrambled aside, leaving me alone in the shadows.
25:47The Warden stepped closer, holding his torch high.
25:49The orange flames flickered across my face, and then he froze.
25:53The iron keys slipped from his hand.
25:54He forgot how to do it.
26:00From the all-powerful Moonlight Wolf Queen, to a pathetic orphan living on scraps.
26:05Then yesterday happened.
26:06A bus crowd.
26:07Seven classmates dead.
26:08Me included.
26:09We were all transported to this world.
26:11But the moment we hit the Holy City, the Wolf's tribe smashed Lyra.
26:15The cousin who spent years bullying me.
26:17Do not tolerate anyone mimicking the Moonlight Wolf Queen.
26:20It is the ultimate king.
26:21She looks more like the queen than Lyra does!
26:24It's a perfect match for that statue outside!
26:26This freak is gonna get us all killed!
26:29They have no idea where we are, but I do.
26:31My silver moon and her, I am home.
26:33Damn it!
26:34Are you-
26:34For you, I finally accepted my fate.
26:36From the all-powerful Moonlight Wolf Queen, to a pathetic orphan living on scraps.
26:40Then yesterday happened.
26:42A bus crash.
26:43Seven classmates dead.
26:44You included.
26:45We were all transported to this world.
26:47But the moment we hit the Holy City, the Wolf's tribe snatched Lyra, the cousin who spent years bullying me.
26:53How dare you use forbidden magic to mimic the late queen's face!
26:57This is blasphemy!
26:58They say the Moonlight Wolf Queen fell four years ago.
27:00The kingdom went mad.
27:02Mad with grief.
27:02Mad with longing.
27:04I looked up.
27:04The giant stone statue towering into the clouds had my face.
27:08I let them shove us into the dungeon.
27:10Six of us, still in our modern clothes, were crammed into a filthy cell.
27:13Some cursing, some sobbing.
27:15This world was deadlier than they imagined.
27:17Lyra was taken for one insane reason.
27:19Her face.
27:20Lyra had always used makeup to mimic my look.
27:23This world will not tolerate anyone mimicking the Moonlight Wolf Queen.
27:26It is the ultimate sin.
27:27Oh no!
27:29What about her?
27:30She looks more like the Queen than Lyra does!
27:32Her face!
27:34It's a perfect match for that statue outside!
27:37This freak is gonna get us all killed!
27:39Every pair of eyes snapped toward me.
27:41I snapped out of it.
27:42I stopped staring at my hand.
27:43I had just accidentally crushed a rock.
27:45Where did you say we are?
27:46Damn it!
27:47She's catatonic with fear!
27:49Forget her!
27:49She's always been a freak.
27:51Remember when she first transferred to our class?
27:53Middle of winter, she jumped into a frozen lake.
27:56Claimed she was going home.
27:57Yeah.
27:58She's a psycho.
28:00Always mumbling crazy shit.
28:02You know how she is.
28:03I heard that.
28:03They said this was a world ruled by wolves.
28:06They have no idea where we are.
28:07But I do.
28:09My Silver Moon Empire.
28:12My name is Sylvanne, daughter of the Moon Goddess.
28:14I was twelve when the Wolf King's son, Kale, was brought before me at the Great Temple.
28:18Don't be afraid.
28:19We will walk through this life together.
28:21For five years we were inseparable.
28:24The Holy City rebelled.
28:26The Moonlight Palace, forcing us to flee as commonals.
28:29Dodging wave after wave of assassins.
28:31The journey was a nightmare of blood and shadows.
28:33We clung to each other.
28:35They are here!
28:36The Saintess and the Prince are alive!
28:38Did we...
28:38Did we survive?
28:40Yes.
28:40We survived.
28:42When the Wolf Guards finally found us, the old king dead.
28:44Kale was thrust onto the throne, the new ruler of the wolves.
28:47I was seventeen.
28:48He was twelve.
28:49It was like he grew up overnight.
28:51He forced himself to become a king, pushing himself past the breaking point.
28:54He poured over scrolls deep into the night until his head split with pain, his wolf nature
28:59rebelling against his strain.
29:00It hurt me to see it.
29:02I told him to rest.
29:02He waited until no one was looking, then he'd shift into a wolf, nuzzling into my arms.
29:07Sylvain, I'm not strong enough yet.
29:09I must not ease up.
29:10I must protect my people.
29:12I must protect you.
29:13I stopped pushing him.
29:15I simply shared his burden.
29:16In seven years, Kale reshaped the court with an iron grip.
29:19He purged the traitorous nobles.
29:21The blood outside the sacred forest didn't dry for seasons.
29:24They called him the Mad King, the Moon God's Wrath.
29:26Kale never spoke of it to me.
29:28Only after the bloody work was done, he would come to me and lay his head on my lap like
29:31a tired
29:32young wolf.
29:32Sylvain, today I was the devil again.
29:35You are the Wolf King.
29:37A king carries the weight of the entire pack.
29:39Not just good and evil.
29:40He would fall asleep on my knees, murmuring through the haze.
29:43Sylvain, you're the only one who isn't afraid of me anymore.
29:47But an iron hand has its cost.
29:49The next winter, during the Moon God Festival, they struck.
29:52I threw myself in front of Kale, taking arrow after arrow until I collapsed into the snow
29:56of the sacred forest.
29:57The wounds were too deep.
29:59My vision blurred, but I saw him, the Great Wolf King, stumbling, falling.
30:03He crawled through the blood-stained snow just to reach my side.
30:05Don't go, Sylvain.
30:06Please.
30:08Don't abandon me.
30:09I beg you.
30:10His hands shook as he tried to wipe the blood from my cheeks, but the more he wiped, the
30:14more it spread.
30:15My divine queen!
30:17She was always so proud of her beauty!
30:20Why won't the blood stop?
30:22I took my last breath in his arms.
30:24I wanted to tell him it was okay, but the darkness claimed me first.
30:27I thought that was it.
30:28My story finished.
30:29Then my eyes blew.
30:30A strange world.
30:33I woke up in a world of glass and steel, stripped of my magic and my throne.
30:37For four years I endured Lyra's torment.
30:39The slaps, the spit, the stolen inheritance, all while clawing for a way back.
30:43I couldn't leave Kale alone in his winter.
30:45I had to return, so I thank the moon goddess for that one final bus crash.
30:50I am home.
30:50Dammit!
30:51I knew you were a curse!
30:52I looked up at him.
30:53What are you staring at?
30:55I caught his wrist mid-air.
30:56With one flick of my hand, I sent him flying across the cell.
30:59Everyone froze.
31:00You- you've lost your mind!
31:02We're trapped in this hellhole and instead of keeping your head down, you fight back!
31:05Why wouldn't I?
31:05I felt the power surging back.
31:07Four years in their world.
31:08Four years I couldn't adapt.
31:09Had to swallow everything just to survive.
31:11Now.
31:11Now I'm in the Silvermoon dynasty.
31:13My dynasty.
31:14Dorian scrambled up.
31:15Rage twisting his face.
31:16He grabbed a rock from the floor.
31:18Enough, Dorian!
31:19You kill her and we're all in deep as shit!
31:20Just call her a heretic.
31:22Hand her to the warden.
31:23I heard wolf torture methods are creative.
31:26She'll suffer plenty.
31:28Guards!
31:28There's another heretic in here!
31:30Shut your mouth!
31:32My lord!
31:33Another blasphemer!
31:34She used forbidden arts to mimic the divine wolf queen's face.
31:36She- she also bears resemblance to the wolf queen!
31:39Where?!
31:40The crowd scrambled aside, leaving me alone in the shadows.
31:42The warden stepped closer, holding his torch high.
31:44The orange flames flickered across my face.
31:46And then, he froze.
31:48The iron keys slipped from his hand.
31:49He forgot how to do it.
31:52The main selection banquet.
31:54Before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
31:57But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
32:00A rogue omega he'd taken in.
32:02It made me the laughing stock of the entire night.
32:04Enough, Ivy.
32:05It's just a crown.
32:06He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
32:09Flowers suit you better.
32:10I shocked.
32:11Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
32:13The crown isn't just jewelry.
32:15It represents an alliance between two families.
32:17Without it, I'd be sent to mate with Blackman's Alpha Kale.
32:20At the mate selection banquet, I waited alongside a dozen princesses from different packs to be
32:25chosen.
32:26I was princess of Silver Harbor pack.
32:28But I had no wolf.
32:30I was a disgrace to my family.
32:32Rhett, heir of the Redwood pack, was my childhood friend and the only one who'd ever pick me.
32:37Before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
32:39I promised him I'd only ask for three years.
32:42After that, he could take whoever he wanted as his mate.
32:45But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
32:49A rogue omega he'd taken in.
32:51He leaned close to my ear and whispered,
32:54Let Lily have her moment tonight.
32:56She's never been happy a day in her life.
32:58Don't worry.
32:58With me around, no one would dare arrange your marriage.
33:01He took Lily's hand and walked her to the center of the banquet.
33:04Lily is elegant and noble.
33:06She deserves this.
33:08Noble.
33:08It made me the laughingstock of the entire night.
33:10After the crowd cleared, Rhett strolled over with a wine glass.
33:14These idiots.
33:15I told them to at least save you a crown.
33:17They can't even follow a simple order.
33:20I shocked.
33:21Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
33:23The crown isn't just jewelry.
33:25It represents an alliance between two families.
33:27Without it, I'd be sent to mate with Blackmun's Alpha Kale.
33:30A cruel, ruthless wolf.
33:34Guilt flashed across Rhett's face.
33:36He sent Lily away.
33:38When have I ever not given you expensive gifts?
33:39But Lily's got nothing.
33:40This is the one time in her life.
33:42Just think of it as me thanking you on her behalf.
33:44I frowned.
33:45You can do whatever you want any other day.
33:47Why today?
33:49He cleared his throat awkwardly.
33:51It's her 18th birthday.
33:52It means she's officially part of Redwood now.
33:54I promised her one unforgettable memory of joining the pack.
33:58Funny.
33:58This memory's gonna be unforgettable for me too.
34:00Right.
34:00You know what tonight's ball.
34:01I didn't even finish before Lily came back over.
34:04Ivy, did I mess things up for you?
34:06Please don't blame Reet.
34:07I begged him to do it.
34:08Rhett saw Lily shrinking into herself and his face darkened at me.
34:12Enough, Ivy.
34:12It's just a crown.
34:13I'll get you another one.
34:14He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
34:18Flowers suit you better.
34:19Why do you care this much about a crown?
34:20Doesn't sound like the carefree girl I know.
34:22The crown means the Alpha Heir's mate.
34:24A wreath?
34:25That's just a small thing between lovers.
34:27A petal fell from my head.
34:28Like mocking me.
34:29The laughter around me got louder.
34:31A princess with no wolf.
34:32Dreaming of becoming Redwood's future Luna.
34:34Didn't you hear Rai?
34:35Elegant and noble.
34:36Even a rogue Omega ranks above her.
34:41Ivy, I'm sorry.
34:42You're an Alpha's daughter.
34:44You are noble.
34:45I just wanted one night of feeling special.
34:47I didn't mean for-
34:48Me?
34:49Noble?
34:50I'm a wolf-less?
34:51You have no idea how my family treats me?
34:52The little chick in Lily's hand slipped and landed on her shoe.
34:55Her eyes turned red instantly.
34:57A few tears squeezed out, all pitiful and wronged.
34:59Rhett frowned.
35:00Anyway, let her enjoy tonight.
35:01I'm taking her to change.
35:02You can head home if you want.
35:03Home?
35:04Where did I still have a home?
35:05A sketchy male wolf saw me alone and wandered over.
35:08He leaned in close, sniffing hard at my neck.
35:11Damn, Ivy.
35:11You smell good.
35:13Without Rhett, I couldn't even get basic respect.
35:15Ryle told me to give you the crown.
35:17I didn't listen.
35:17I've been telling you to stop chasing after him and tried me instead.
35:20But you never did.
35:21So how's it feel now?
35:22Humiliating, right?
35:23He was never gonna pick a wolf-less mate.
35:25I turned, shocked.
35:27Tears rolled down my face.
35:28The words hit me like a slap.
35:30All I needed was three years.
35:31Three years to get strong enough to break free from my family.
35:34When the wolf saw, I wouldn't even look at him.
35:36His hand landed on my shoulder.
35:37Ivy, if it weren't for your face, a wolf-less waste like you, I could do whatever I want with
35:42you.
35:42You really think Reeve's gonna protect you forever?
35:44That hand was about to pull me in.
35:46Then Rhett came back and sent him flying.
35:47Rhett said,
35:48You dare touch what's mine?
35:50The wolf spat.
35:51You already picked Lily.
35:52Why do you care what happens to Ivy?
35:54You dare question what I do?
35:56The wolf cursed under his breath and walked away.
36:01At the main selection banquet, before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
36:06But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
36:10A rogue omega he'd taken in.
36:11It made me the laughingstock of the entire night.
36:13Enough Ivy, it's just a crown.
36:15He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
36:18Flowers suit you better.
36:19I shocked.
36:20Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
36:22The crown isn't just jewelry.
36:24It represents an alliance between two families.
36:26Without it, I'd be sent to mate with Blackmun's alpha cow.
36:29At the mate selection banquet, I waited alongside a dozen princesses from different packs to be chosen.
36:35I was princess of Silver Harbor Pack, but I had no wolf.
36:39I was a disgrace to my family.
36:41Rhett, heir of the Redwood Pack, was my childhood friend and the only one who'd ever pick me.
36:46Before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
36:49I promised him I'd only ask for three years.
36:52After that, he could take whoever he wanted as his mate.
36:54But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
36:58A rogue omega he'd taken in.
37:00He leaned close to my ear and whispered,
37:02Let Lily have her moment tonight.
37:05She's never been happy a day in her life.
37:07Don't worry.
37:07With me around, no one would dare arrange your marriage.
37:10He took Lily's hand and walked her to the center of the banquet.
37:13Lily is elegant and noble.
37:15She deserves this.
37:17Noble.
37:17It made me the laughingstock of the entire night.
37:19After the crowd cleared, Rhett strolled over with a wine glass.
37:23These idiots.
37:24I told them to at least save you a crown.
37:26They can't even follow a simple order.
37:29I shocked.
37:30Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
37:32The crown isn't just jewelry.
37:34It represents an alliance between two families.
37:36Without it, I'd be sent to mate with Blackmun's Alpha Kale.
37:39A cruel, ruthless wolf.
37:43Guilt flashed across Rhett's face.
37:45He sent Lily away.
37:47When have I ever not given you expensive gifts?
37:48But Lily's got nothing.
37:49This is the one time in her life.
37:51Just think of it as me thanking you on her behalf.
37:53I frowned.
37:54You can do whatever you want any other day.
37:56Why today?
37:58He cleared his throat awkwardly.
38:00It's her 18th birthday.
38:01It means she's officially part of Redwood now.
38:03I promised her one unforgettable memory of joining the pack.
38:06Funny.
38:07This memory's gonna be unforgettable for me too.
38:09Right, you know what tonight's fall?
38:10I didn't even finish before Lily came back over.
38:13Ivy, did I mess things up for you?
38:15Please don't blame Rhett.
38:16I begged him to do it.
38:17Rhett saw Lily shrinking into herself and his face darkened at me.
38:21Enough, Ivy.
38:21It's just a crown.
38:22I'll get you another one.
38:23He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
38:27Flowers suit you better.
38:28Why do you care this much about a crown?
38:29Doesn't sound like the carefree girl I know.
38:31The crown means the alpha heir's mate.
38:33A wreath?
38:34That's just a small thing between lovers.
38:36A petal fell from my head.
38:37Like mocking me.
38:38The laughter around me got louder.
38:40A princess with no wolf.
38:41Dreaming of becoming Redwood's future Luna.
38:43Didn't you hear Rai?
38:44Elegant and noble.
38:45Even a rogue Omega ranks above her.
38:50Ivy, I'm sorry.
38:51You're an alpha's daughter.
38:53You are noble.
38:54I just wanted one night of feeling special.
38:56I didn't mean for-
38:57Me?
38:58Noble?
38:59I'm a wolf-less?
39:00You have no idea how my family treats me?
39:02The little cake in Lily's hand slipped and landed on her shoe.
39:04Her eyes turned red instantly.
39:06A few tears squeezed out, all pitiful and wronged.
39:08Rhett frowned.
39:09Anyway, let her enjoy tonight.
39:10I'm taking her to change.
39:11You can head home if you want.
39:12Home?
39:13Where did I still have a home?
39:14A sketchy male wolf saw me alone and wandered over.
39:17He leaned in close, sniffing hard at my neck.
39:19Fuck.
39:20Damn, Ivy.
39:21You smell good.
39:22Without Rhett, I couldn't even get basic respect.
39:24Ryle told me to give you the crown.
39:26I didn't listen.
39:26I've been telling you to stop chasing after him and tried me instead.
39:29But you never did.
39:30So how's it feel now?
39:31Humiliating, right?
39:32He was never gonna pick a wolf-less mate.
39:34I turned, shocked.
39:36Tears rolled down my face.
39:37The words hit me like a slap.
39:39All I needed was three years.
39:40Three years to get strong enough to break free from my family.
39:43When the wolf saw, I wouldn't even look at him.
39:45His hand landed on my shoulder.
39:46Ivy, if it weren't for your face, a wolf-less waste like you, I could do whatever I want
39:51with you.
39:51You really think Reeve's gonna protect you forever?
39:53That hand was about to pull me in.
39:55Then Rhett came back and sent him flying.
39:56Rhett said,
39:57You dare touch what's mine?
39:59The wolf spat.
40:00You already picked Lily.
40:01Why do you care what happens to Ivy?
40:03You dare question what I do?
40:05The wolf cursed under his breath and walked away.
40:10At the main selection banquet.
40:12Before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
40:15But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
40:18A rogue omega he'd taken in.
40:20It made me the laughingstock of the entire night.
40:22Enough Ivy, it's just a crown.
40:24He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
40:27Flowers suit you better.
40:28I shocked.
40:29Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
40:31The crown isn't just jewelry.
40:33It represents an alliance between two families.
40:35Without it, I'd be sent to meet with Blackmun's Alpha Cale.
40:38At the mate selection banquet, I waited alongside a dozen princesses from different packs to be chosen.
40:44I was princess of Silver Harbor pack.
40:46But I had no wolf.
40:48I was a disgrace to my family.
40:50Rhett, heir of the Redwood pack.
40:51Was my childhood friend and the only one who'd ever pick me.
40:55Before the banquet started, he promised he'd choose me.
40:58I promised him I'd only ask for three years.
41:00After that, he could take whoever he wanted as his mate.
41:03But when the moment came, he smiled and placed the crown on Lily's head.
41:07A rogue omega he'd taken in.
41:09He leaned close to my ear and whispered.
41:12Let Lily have her moment tonight.
41:14She's never been happy a day in her life.
41:16Don't worry.
41:16With me around, no one would dare arrange your marriage.
41:19He took Lily's hand and walked her to the center of the banquet.
41:22Lily is elegant and noble.
41:24She deserves this.
41:26Noble.
41:26It made me the laughingstock of the entire night.
41:28After the crowd cleared, Rhett strolled over with a wine glass.
41:32These idiots.
41:33I told them to at least save you a crown.
41:35They can't even follow a simple order.
41:38I shocked.
41:39Do you even know what tonight's banquet means?
41:41The crown isn't just jewelry.
41:43It represents an alliance between two families.
41:45Without it, I'd be sent to mate with Blackman's Alpha Kale.
41:48A cruel, ruthless wolf.
41:52Guilt flashed across Rhett's face.
41:54He sent Lily away.
41:56When have I ever not given you expensive gifts?
41:57But Lily's got nothing.
41:58This is the one time in her life.
42:00Just think of it as me thanking you on her behalf.
42:02I frowned.
42:03You can do whatever you want any other day.
42:05Why today?
42:07He cleared his throat awkwardly.
42:09It's her 18th birthday.
42:10It means she's officially part of Redwood now.
42:12I promised her one unforgettable memory of joining the pack.
42:15Funny.
42:16This memory's gonna be unforgettable for me too.
42:18Right, you know what tonight's fall.
42:19I didn't even finish before Lily came back over.
42:22Ivy, did I mess things up for you?
42:24Please don't blame Rhett.
42:25I begged him to do it.
42:26Rhett saw Lily shrinking into herself and his face darkened at me.
42:30Enough, Ivy.
42:30It's just a crown.
42:31I'll get you another one.
42:32He grabbed a flower wreath off a nearby table and dropped it on my head.
42:36Flowers suit you better.
42:37Why do you care this much about a crown?
42:38Doesn't sound like the carefree girl I know.
42:40The crown means the Alpha Heir's mate.
42:42A wreath?
42:43That's just a small thing between lovers.
42:44A petal fell from my head.
42:46Like mocking me.
42:47The laughter around me got louder.
42:49A princess with no wolf.
42:50Dreaming of becoming Redwood's future Luna.
42:52Didn't you hear Rai?
42:53Elegant and noble.
42:54Even a rogue Omega ranks above her.
42:59Ivy, I'm sorry.
43:00You're an Alpha's daughter.
43:02You are noble.
43:03I just wanted one night of feeling special.
43:05I didn't mean for-
43:06Me?
43:07Noble?
43:08I'm a wolf-less?
43:09You have no idea how my family treats me?
43:11The little cake in Lily's hand slipped and landed on her shoe.
43:13Her eyes turned red instantly.
43:15A few tears squeezed out, all pitiful and wronged.
43:17Rhett frowned.
43:18Anyway, let her enjoy tonight.
43:19I'm taking her to change.
43:20You can head home if you want.
43:22Home?
43:22Where did I still have a home?
43:23A sketchy male wolf saw me alone and wandered over.
43:26He leaned in close, sniffing hard at my neck.
43:29Damn, Ivy.
43:30You smell good.
43:31Without Rhett, I couldn't even get basic respect.
43:33Ryle told me to give you the crown.
43:35I didn't listen.
43:35I've been telling you to stop chasing after him and tried me instead.
43:38But you never did.
43:39So how's it feel now?
43:40Humiliating, right?
43:41He was never gonna pick a wolf-less mate.
43:44I turned, shocked.
43:45Tears rolled down my face.
43:46The words hit me like a slap.
43:48All I needed was three years.
43:49Three years to get strong enough to break free from my family.
43:52When the wolf saw, I wouldn't even look at him.
43:54His hand landed on my shoulder.
43:56Ivy, if it weren't for your face, a wolf-less waist like you, I could do whatever I want with
44:00you.
44:00You really think Reeve's gonna protect you forever?
44:02That hand was about to pull me in.
44:04Then Rhett came back and sent him flying.
44:05Rhett said,
44:06You dare touch what's mine?
44:08The wolf spat.
44:09You already picked Lily.
44:10Why do you care what happens to Ivy?
44:12You dare question what I do?
44:14The wolf cursed under his breath and walked away.
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