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00:00Just because I forget to bring my mate's lover back, leaving her alone in the wilderness for three hours,
00:05he flies into a rage and throws me into an abandoned well in the desolate countryside.
00:14You need to experience the torment that Belinda was put through.
00:18The well is deep and narrow, forcing me to curl up in my wolf form.
00:22I struggle to breathe. I plead for mercy and beg for forgiveness.
00:26However, all he does is tell me off icily.
00:29Stay there and repent for your sins.
00:31You'll only understand the dignity required of Aluna once you learn your lesson from this.
00:35He orders his men to seal the well with a large boulder.
00:38I let out anguished howls and roars as I claw my way upward.
00:42However, I only fall back down over and over again.
00:45The walls of the well are covered in my claw marks.
00:48I continue like this until I can't make a sound through my parched throat.
00:51Half a month later, my mate's heart softens when he sees the birthday gift I've prepared in advance for him.
00:57He decides to end my punishment, unbeknownst to him.
01:01Worms and snakes have already gnawed my body beyond recognition at the bottom of the well.
01:05When Connor Turner saw the craftsman's gift, a thought crossed his mind.
01:10He hadn't seen me in a while.
01:11Strange.
01:12Strange.
01:13Clara hasn't come to cause trouble lately.
01:15Did she finally learn her place?
01:17Exactly.
01:19She was spoiled rotten.
01:20A little suffering will do her good.
01:22His warrior, Duncan Dixon, hesitated before speaking cautiously.
01:26Alpha.
01:27Luna.
01:30She's still in that well.
01:36Connor's pen stilled for a fraction of a second, then resumed as if the words meant nothing.
01:41I assumed she'd had enough by now.
01:42Let her reflect a little longer.
01:44Duncan looked troubled.
01:46She hasn't made a sound for days, and there's a terrible stench coming from down the well.
01:51Do you want to check on her?
01:52Connor remained indifferent.
01:53She's probably faking it, pretending to be all pitiful so we'd let her out.
01:59Someone like her would do anything to survive.
02:01She's likely already skinned and eaten the venomous snakes in there.
02:05With all that blood and rot, no wonder it reeks.
02:08Duncan wanted to say more, but Connor cut him off, irritated.
02:12Enough.
02:13I'll have her released before my birthday banquet tomorrow.
02:16As long as she learns her lesson and apologizes to Belinda, I'll let this go.
02:20Checking his pocket watch, Connor dismissed Duncan and turned to welcome Belinda Carter,
02:26who had just returned from seeing the witch doctor, Tamara Howe.
02:29Dr. Howe, how is Belinda?
02:32He asked, Tamara's fingers curled around the gold coins Belinda had slipped her,
02:37her lips twisting into a satisfied smile.
02:40Belinda coughed weakly, her frail body sinking into Connor's embrace.
02:44Alpha, I feel much better.
02:47You don't have to bear Luna's fault.
02:49Connor gazed at her tenderly.
02:51You're too kind, Belinda.
02:54But don't worry.
02:55Clara has been punished.
02:57She won't trouble you again.
02:59As they shared their tender moment, I chuckled softly behind them, but no one noticed.
03:04There was nothing I could do to Belinda anymore.
03:07After all, I was already dead.
03:09I struggled in despair for days.
03:12But even in my final moments, I couldn't lie down and rest.
03:16The well was too narrow, too cramped.
03:18I couldn't even sit.
03:20Days without water had left my hair falling out in patches.
03:23My exposed skin shriveled and dry.
03:26Venomous snakes coiled around my limbs, while maggots and insects feasted on my flesh.
03:31When my soul finally broke free, I didn't dare look back at the well.
03:35Yet in the quiet of that memory, another scene surfaced unbidden.
03:39Our last night together before everything shattered.
03:41Moonlight spilled like silver silk across our chamber.
03:45Connor had drawn me close, his strong hands tracing slow, reverent paths along the curve
03:50of my spine, igniting warmth that bloomed beneath my skin like starlight.
03:54We moved together in a dance, as ancient as the moon's pull, bodies entwining with fluid
04:00grace, breaths mingling in soft gasps of shared wonder.
04:04His lips brushed my neck, my shoulders, every touch a whispered promise, our rhythms rising
04:10and falling like gentle waves beneath a velvet sky until we crested together in luminous release,
04:16wrapped in each other's arms as if the world held only us.
04:19Belinda's eyes gleamed with satisfaction, though she was quick to mask it with a delicate
04:24sigh.
04:25Alpha, you don't have to do this.
04:26I never wanted her to be punished.
04:29If you keep going, Luna will end up blaming me.
04:32Connor's tone was unwavering.
04:34She wouldn't dare.
04:38Don't worry.
04:40After this, she'll think twice before acting out again.
04:44Unless she wants to find herself back in that well.
04:47She's always been so proud.
04:49But after being trapped down there, forced to relieve herself like an animal, I doubt she'd
04:56ever risk this punishment again.
04:59So he knew.
05:00He knew my pride was everything, yet he chose to strip it from me to hand me the most degrading
05:06death imaginable.
05:07My carefully maintained nails raked against the jagged stone walls as I tried to climb.
05:13But the moment my fingers grazed the edge, the guards shoved me back down.
05:22Then Connor ordered the well to be sealed, preventing any rainwater from reaching the depths, effectively
05:28guaranteeing my thirst.
05:31I stood in the darkness, feeling the insects and snakes gnawing at my toes.
05:35My survival instinct screamed at me to lower my head and sink my teeth into whatever I could
05:40catch.
05:41But the cramped confines denied even the basic movement of a crouch.
05:45With the last of my strength, I cast a whisperbind spell, sending my desperate plea directly
05:50to his ears.
05:51But all I received in return was his merciless judgment.
05:55You're already terrified from a few insect bites.
05:58Did you ever think about how helpless Belinda felt when you left her to be torn apart by those
06:03beasts?
06:04His words snuffed out the final ember of hope.
06:07And the irony?
06:08The one who ultimately begged for my release was Belinda herself, if only to uphold her
06:13gentle, saintly image.
06:15After enough sighs and tearful requests, Connor relented, though irritation sharpened his voice.
06:21Duncan, get Luna out.
06:24Have her cleaned up before she comes to apologize.
06:27I don't want her filth staining Belinda's presence.
06:30Belinda's eyes shimmered with feigned pain as if recalling a nightmare.
06:34Alpha, when Luna's out, you should comfort her.
06:38I know better than anyone how terrifying it is to be alone in the wild for so long.
06:45Comfort her.
06:46She deserves this because of her mistake.
06:50The convoy left you behind, and you were forced to walk alone through the woods for
06:54half an hour before making it back to the pack.
06:57You were nearly dragged off by a starving beast.
07:00I can't even imagine how frightened you must have been.
07:02And yet, you're still so kind and too forgiving.
07:06That's why Clara keeps taking things too far.
07:09Connor's so-called righteous fury on Belinda's behalf was nothing short of ridiculous.
07:13Just two weeks ago, I had led a trading convoy to negotiate with a neighboring pack.
07:19Because of my status as Luna, they treated me with the utmost respect, which clearly didn't
07:24sit well with Belinda.
07:25She cornered me when no one was looking, her voice dripping with venom.
07:30So what if you're Luna?
07:32The Alpha doesn't even care about you.
07:34I didn't bother responding.
07:36I simply brushed past her and climbed into my car.
07:39Yet, unexpectedly, she was unwilling to travel in the slightly worn-down jeep.
07:44Consequently, she was left behind in the wilderness.
07:46By the time Connor and his men found her, a giant eagle had its talons wrapped around her.
07:52She was battered, trembling, barely clinging to life.
07:55I only ever wanted to admire you from afar, Alpha.
07:59I never imagined even that would be taken from me.
08:02I hope Luna will take good care of you.
08:06Then I'll have no regrets.
08:08Connor howled in agony, cradling her like she was the most precious thing in the world.
08:12I stood at the edge of the crowd, watching with cold indifference.
08:16After all, given a werewolf's innate prowess, even the weakest Omega was capable of nocturnal
08:21hunts.
08:22A bald eagle?
08:22It was a triviality, a speck against our might.
08:25And Belinda had only been in the wilderness for three hours.
08:28However, when Connor seized my ear and forced me into the depths of the forsaken well, the
08:34facade of indifference shattered.
08:35Clara, Belinda has night likenesses, and you left her wandering alone in the dark.
08:41Her sister was carried off by vultures when she was a child.
08:44She's been terrified of giant birds ever since.
08:47Do you even understand what you put her through?
08:49I'll make sure you understand that being Luna doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.
08:53If you refuse to admit your mistakes, then don't even think about coming out.
08:56Even now, he sat there, arrogant and self-righteous, waiting for me to break, waiting for me to
09:02crawl back and admit I was wrong.
09:04But this time, things wouldn't go his way.
09:07Alpha!
09:09Luna!
09:10She stopped breathing.
09:11I watched Connor closely, searching his face for the slightest trace of regret.
09:16But all I saw was mild annoyance.
09:19What did you say?
09:22Clara is dead.
09:24Duncan kept his head lowered, not daring to meet Connor's gaze.
09:28Yes.
09:29Luna.
09:29She was trapped in that well for over ten days.
09:32No food.
09:33No water.
09:34She...
09:35She didn't make it.
09:36Connor scoffed, as if he had just heard the most ridiculous joke.
09:40Oh.
09:41She's still bluffing.
09:42Fine.
09:44If she's really dead, then call the priest for a ritual.
09:47Toss her corpse into the sea.
09:49And let's see where playing dead gets her.
09:51His cruelty sickened me.
09:53I desperately sought to elevate my soul, to distance myself from him.
09:57However, an unseen tether held me fast, dragging me inexorably back.
10:02And then I realized the force binding me wasn't Connor himself, but the wolf spirit bracelet he wore.
10:08The bracelet, woven from wolf bone and silver thread, was an ancient relic of my father.
10:14More than that, it was the token of love I had once given Connor.
10:18I used to be like Cinderella, that pitiful girl.
10:21My father had been the alpha of the starlight pack.
10:23But after my mother's death, he remarried and brought another woman and her children into our home.
10:28When dad left for campaigns, those children tormented me for sport.
10:32When I was 12, they cornered me yet again, taunting and laughing.
10:37That was the day Connor happened to pass by and save me.
10:40After that, I began sneaking into Black Claw Pack territory, just to catch a glimpse of him.
10:45That was when I realized he too was bullied by his siblings.
10:48I fell for him completely.
10:50So, when the moon goddess prophesied that we were fated mates, I was overjoyed.
10:54My heart nearly burst with happiness, too blinded by love to notice the flicker of displeasure in his eyes as
11:00we sealed our bond.
11:01I didn't know then.
11:02I didn't realize the only reason Connor married me was for the wolf spirit bracelet.
11:07With it, he could win the trust and loyalty of my father's warriors.
11:10Until I handed it over, he played the role of the perfect mate.
11:14He left water by my bedside each night and brought me fresh flowers when he returned home.
11:20I fell even deeper for him.
11:22Without hesitation, I gave him the bracelet.
11:24With the power of the wolf spirit bracelet, Connor quickly crushed his siblings and claimed the title of Alpha of
11:30the Black Claw Pack.
11:31But was I truly just a pawn to him?
11:34I didn't think so.
11:35I wasn't naive.
11:37The small, fleeting smiles he let slip when he thought no one was watching.
11:41The quiet care he still showed me.
11:43Even after obtaining the bracelet, these were all signs.
11:46Signs that, despite everything, Connor was slowly falling for me, too.
11:50In the early days of our mating, our nights had been sacred.
11:53He would carry me to our bed as though I were made of moonlight, his fingers weaving through my hair
11:58while our bodies aligned in perfect harmony.
12:00We moved as one under the canopy of stars visible through the open window, each caress a brush of silk
12:06and fire,
12:07our shared breaths rising like a symphony until ecstasy unfolded in waves of pure, glowing bliss, leaving us tangled and
12:13peaceful in the afterglow.
12:15Connor's lips curled into a mocking smirk.
12:17You really think she'd die that easily?
12:20I know better than anyone how tough she is.
12:24Belinda laughed, her voice dripping with amusement.
12:27That's right.
12:28Our Luna is the kind of woman who could stomach a live snake.
12:34She may have gone days without food or water, but I believe she'll survive.
12:38The gathered maids giggled at the remark, but Connor's smile faltered for just a second.
12:43Watching his expression stiffened, I felt a flicker of satisfaction.
12:47So, you do feel a little guilty after all.
12:50I remembered the day when Connor had been captured in a battle against the rogues.
12:55To save him, I infiltrated their base camp alone.
12:58By the time I reached his cell, I was bleeding, barely standing.
13:02But when our eyes met, there was no mistaking the shock and gratitude in his gaze.
13:06We disguised ourselves as low-ranking rogue soldiers, blending in to make our escape.
13:11It might have worked until the rogues handed out food, snakes and centipedes, still raw, crawling and alive.
13:18We hesitated.
13:19Even as werewolves, we weren't feral.
13:22We weren't like them.
13:23We had standards.
13:25Nobility did not stoop to eating like the mindless beasts we fought against.
13:29Connor's hesitation drew suspicion, making them question our identities.
13:33I had no choice.
13:34Before anyone could question us, I tilted my head back and swallowed those filthy creatures, earning the rogues' trust.
13:40Connor appeared shocked.
13:42Later, after we successfully escaped, some of the witnesses spread the story.
13:47Over time, rumors began to circulate that I had eaten raw snake flesh just to survive.
13:52But within our pack, the mere mention of it drew Connor's furious ire.
13:56He wouldn't tolerate a single word of it.
13:58For a while, things between us were good.
14:00I saw it in the way he looked at me, in the rare softness of his smile.
14:04For the first time, I thought I had finally cracked through the ice around his heart.
14:08But then Belinda returned.
14:09She was his childhood sweetheart, the girl who had once comforted him when he was at his lowest.
14:14Three years of marriage, three years of effort, shattered the moment she stepped back into his life.
14:19I snapped back to the present, just as Connor waved Duncan off impatiently.
14:23Tell her if she doesn't come out now.
14:26She can rot in that well for another month.
14:29Duncan visibly flinched, but did not move to follow the order.
14:32Connor's voice sharpened, laced with undeniable authority.
14:35Why are you still standing there? Or do you want to join her too?
14:39Duncan trembled and backed away quickly as Connor turned, slipping a possessive arm around Belinda's waist.
14:45Belinda, don't go easy on her when she comes out. Make her apologize to you.
14:48I don't care if she's Luna.
14:50She needs to learn what happens when she crosses someone I care about.
14:56Clara, you really think this little stunt will fool me?
14:59Connor's words were barely audible, and within them, a subtle, almost swallowed hesitation.
15:04As the minutes passed, his patience began to wear thin.
15:07Why is it taking so long? Is she still testing me?
15:11A sharp edge crept into Connor's voice, betraying his annoyance.
15:14I'll see what she's doing.
15:16He stated, his voice a chilling blend of coldness and suppressed rage.
15:20Connor then marched toward the well, but as he neared the well's edge, a revolting odor assaulted his senses.
15:26His brow creased in disgust, and his golden eyes flashed with revulsion.
15:30What is that stench?
15:32Connor's tone turned sharp and demanding.
15:35Clara, what are you doing? I'm letting you out, and you're still refusing.
15:41What? Planning to live down there forever?
15:44He stepped closer, peering into the darkness.
15:47Moonlight streamed in, illuminating the bottom.
15:50And then he saw it.
15:51My lifeless body lay there, still and broken, like a discarded, ruined doll.
15:56A chill ran down Connor's spine, his hair standing on end as he stumbled back in disbelief.
16:01Who?
16:04Who put this disgusting thing in the well?
16:07His chest heaved, each breath sharp and ragged.
16:10Where's Clara?
16:12Find her!
16:14Does she think she can escape punishment by tossing a fake corpse down there?
16:18Bring her to me now!
16:20I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of his words.
16:24My body was right there.
16:25Where exactly did he expect to find me?
16:28Alpha.
16:30Luna is truly dead.
16:32Her corpse is already decomposing.
16:35Lies!
16:35Do you take me for a fool?
16:37Connor roared, drawing his bracelet in a fit of rage.
16:41And in one swift motion, he cut down the warrior who had spoken, his head hitting the ground with a
16:46sickening thud.
16:47If anyone else dares conspire with Luna in this deception, you'll share his fate.
16:55His golden eyes burned with a dangerous gleam as he turned to his warriors.
17:00I don't care what I takes.
17:03Find her!
17:04Connor ordered the well to be sealed shut with iron and sent out his best trackers and hounds across the
17:10land.
17:10He tore through every inch of land, desperate to uncover any sign of me.
17:15Belinda stepped forward, slipping her arm around his waist.
17:18Alpha.
17:19Don't be upset.
17:22I'll always be here for you.
17:24Connor's grip tightened around her hand, but he didn't pull her closer.
17:27His voice wavered just slightly.
17:30This time, she's gone too far to stage her own demise.
17:35A blatant act of defiance.
17:37Don't worry.
17:38She will not escape her due.
17:40When I retrieve her, I'll make sure she kneels before you and begs for forgiveness.
17:46His fingers drummed against the windowsill, the rhythm growing faster, betraying the unease he refused to name.
17:52His warriors, known for their flawless tracking skills, scoured every inch of land.
17:57Yet, no matter how many warriors or hounds he sent out, they all circled back to the same place.
18:02The abandoned well.
18:03His frustration boiled over as he paced furiously around it, refusing to believe that the corpse inside was mine.
18:11Then, as if struck by sudden inspiration, he snapped his fingers.
18:16I see it now.
18:18She must have used a burrowing technique.
18:20That's why the hounds keep leading us here.
18:23He turned sharply to his warriors.
18:25Go!
18:25Bring me the burrowing specialists.
18:27I need to know precisely where she vanished.
18:31Connor's warriors dug for three days and three nights, tearing apart the earth around the well.
18:36But no matter how deep they went, there was nothing.
18:39Only the well remained untouched.
18:41Sealed under Connor's orders, forbidden for anyone to disturb.
18:45At last, one warrior hesitated before speaking.
18:48Alpha, we've tried everything.
18:52Luna, she might be in the well.
18:54Connor's sharp gaze bore into the warrior.
18:56After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
19:00Open it.
19:01Bring out the corpse.
19:02Connor's warriors wrestled with the iron seal covering the well before descending into the abyss and retrieved what remained of
19:09me.
19:09Finally, after an eternity in the blackness, they pulled my body into the light.
19:14It was no longer recognizable.
19:16A foul, viscous substance that sent waves of nausea through the air.
19:19What little was left of me was placed in an icebox carved from frozen blocks and carried before him.
19:25His brows tightened as the stench hit him, sharp and stinging.
19:28His eyes watered, but he held his gaze, refusing to look away.
19:32A long silence stretched as Connor's hand stayed upon the white cloth draped over my remains.
19:38Finally, he carefully lifted a corner, scrutinizing my left hand.
19:42Thankfully, my hands had primarily remained intact.
19:45Avoiding the writhing maggots, he searched until he found my ring.
19:49His fingers trembled as he slid it off.
19:51That was all the confirmation he needed.
19:53I was gone.
19:54That ring had been my mother's wedding gift to me.
19:57The one thing I cherished more than anything.
19:59I had once sworn that no matter where I fled, even to the ends of the earth, I would never
20:04part with it.
20:05Connor staggered as if something inside him had shattered.
20:08His expression twisted, his breathing unsteady.
20:11And yet, all I felt was disgust.
20:14I had died just as he wanted.
20:16So why did he look like he was breaking?
20:18Aside from that brief moment when Connor saw my ring and let his sorrow slip through,
20:22he never showed grief again.
20:24Life went on as usual.
20:25He worked, he led, he ruled, unshaken, as if nothing had changed.
20:30But old habits betrayed him when he returned to the castle we'd once shared.
20:34He would instinctively reach back to hand off his coat, calling my name, only to be met with silence.
20:39Then, realizing I wasn't there, a flicker of confusion would cross his face before he recovered,
20:44as if the moment never happened.
20:46When the Blackpaw Pax Festival approached, his warriors brought him reports on the supplies and preparations.
20:52Frustrated, he waved them off.
20:56Just let Luna handle it.
20:58Don't bother me with this.
21:00Then, seeing their hesitant silence, that same confusion flickered again.
21:05I understood his reaction all too well.
21:08When my father died in battle, I reacted the same way.
21:11There was only numbness, a strange sense of detachment whenever his name was mentioned.
21:16It wasn't until it happened, over and over, that the numbness gave way to grief.
21:20His warrior once told me that I had struggled to accept my father's death because I had loved him too
21:25much.
21:26And that was why I couldn't bear to face reality.
21:28So why was Connor reacting the same way?
21:31Did he love me?
21:31The thought was absurd.
21:33He was the one responsible for my death.
21:35How could he possibly love me?
21:37Yet, strangely enough, despite knowing I was dead, Connor refused to bury me.
21:41He ordered his warriors to keep my body locked away in the ice chambers.
21:45The elders urged him to cremate me, to lay me to rest.
21:49He ignored them every time.
21:51Then came the night of the annual festival.
21:53Connor stood before the gathered pack, his voice steady.
21:57He honored the fallen warriors who had died protecting the pack.
22:00Speaking of their sacrifice and bravery, his words rang with conviction and his presence was commanding.
22:05The crowd watched him in reverence as he lifted the torch, ready to light the ceremonial pyre.
22:11Then, instinctively, he reached back.
22:13His fingers grasped nothing but empty air.
22:16I knew in an instant what had happened.
22:18He had been reaching for me.
22:19Every year, I had stood beside him during this moment.
22:22Every year, our hands held the torch together, and we lit the pyre together.
22:27His triumphant expression froze.
22:28The torch slipped from his grasp, landing in the dirt.
22:32A tremor ran through his body.
22:33He could no longer hold it in.
22:35He fell to his knees and broke into sobs.
22:38When Connor finally accepted that I would never return, he drowned himself in alcohol.
22:43Sometimes, in his drunken stupor, he would curse my name, calling me a cruel woman for how I had treated
22:48Belinda.
22:49But more often, he would scream for me, stumbling into the ice chamber where my corpse was kept, pressing desperate
22:55kisses against my decaying flesh.
22:57Even I, the owner of that body, found it revolting.
23:01When his drinking began interfering with his duties, the elders could no longer stand idly by.
23:06They summoned Belinda, hoping she could pull him from his downward spiral.
23:10She arrived just in time to witness the nightmare.
23:13Connor clutching my rotting corpse in his arms.
23:15Her face turned deathly pale.
23:17A gag tore from her throat and she doubled over, retching.
23:21Alpha, what are you doing?
23:23But Connor didn't respond.
23:24He just held on to me, drinking like the world outside no longer mattered.
23:29Belinda lingered at the entrance, horror flickering across her face.
23:32But after a long hesitation, she finally stepped forward, stealing herself and snatched the bottle from his grip.
23:38Connor lashed out in blind fury, his hand locking around her throat, squeezing until she was on the verge of
23:44suffocation.
23:45Only then did he recognize her.
23:47Horror flashed across his face as he hastily let go.
23:51Belinda.
23:53God.
23:54What have I done?
23:56Belinda clutched her throat, greedily sucking in air.
23:59Fear flickered in her gaze for a moment.
24:01But she quickly smoothed her expression and tried to comfort him.
24:05It's okay.
24:07Alpha.
24:08I know you're just overwhelmed with grief.
24:11She paused before carefully asking.
24:14Alpha.
24:14Are you in so much pain?
24:16Because you loved Luna.
24:18Connor stiffened like a wounded beast backed into a corner.
24:22Love her?
24:24He let out a bitter laugh.
24:26That's ridiculous.
24:27I only married her to secure her father's former allies, to strengthen my position.
24:34Then a shaky breath escaped him.
24:36A single tear betraying his carefully constructed facade.
24:40So why?
24:41Why this unbearable hurt?
24:44Seeing Connor like this, Belinda's expression flickered with panic.
24:48She forced a smile and quickly changed the subject.
24:52She said,
24:53You're just too kind-hearted.
24:54Even though you didn't love Luna, she was still your mate.
24:58It's only natural that her death would affect you.
25:03But I know you'll move past this soon, because you don't love Luna.
25:08Each word was deliberate, calculated.
25:10Like a drowning man clinging to driftwood, Connor seized onto her reassurance.
25:15He echoed,
25:16Yes.
25:17Yes.
25:18You're right.
25:19I don't love her.
25:20I couldn't have killed someone I love.
25:22After several repetitions, Connor regained his composure.
25:26With Belinda by his side, he left the ice chamber and returned to the rhythms of his daily life.
25:31That day, Connor returned to his duties and rode along the pack's borders with his warriors,
25:35when a sudden and powerful force crashed down on them.
25:38A presence so immense that the air itself seemed to shudder beneath the tube.
25:42His head snapped up, a group of warriors strode toward him, and at the front, an older werewolf led them.
25:48His silver-white fur was streaked with gray.
25:51His icy gaze locked onto Connor with seething rage.
25:54Connor, you bastard!
25:58You killed Clara!
25:59A flicker of panic shot through Connor's golden eyes, but he schooled his features, forcing composure.
26:06Harold, why have you come back?
26:08Unlike Connor's unease, my heart clenched the moment I saw Harold Nunez.
26:13Tears welled up in my eyes.
26:15Harold was the current alpha of the Starlight Pack, and had once been my father's most trusted warrior.
26:20For years, Harold and my father had fought side by side, bound by loyalty and brotherhood.
26:26Before my father's death, he had entrusted Harold with leading the Starlight Pack and with protecting me.
26:31Harold had handed me the Starlight Pack's sacred symbol, the Wolf Spirit Bracelet,
26:35a public declaration that he would forever follow my command.
26:38After my father's death, Harold had been my guardian.
26:41He had even helped with my wedding, despite his own misgivings.
26:44He did many things to help Connor, all for my sake, looking at him after so long.
26:49I finally noticed how dull his once-vibrant eyes had become.
26:53His hands trembled at the mere mention of my name.
26:56A sharp pain twisted in my chest.
26:58I'm sorry, Harold. I never meant for you to suffer because of me.
27:02Harold's voice was low, like distant thunder, as he pressed the tip of his dagger against Connor's throat.
27:08Clara's life must be paid for with your blood.
27:11Connor was caught off guard.
27:13He barely had time to raise his arm in defense before Harold struck again.
27:17His attacks relented with a storm. Blow after blow forced Connor back.
27:21You promised me!
27:23Harold growled, his voice laced with fury.
27:25You swore you'd give Clara eternal happiness, and because of that promise, I helped you kill your two brothers!
27:34There was a collective gasp from the crowd.
27:36Connor's two older brothers had died under mysterious circumstances.
27:39For years, their deaths had been called an accident.
27:43An unfortunate twist of fate.
27:45But now, Harold had shattered that illusion, revealing that Connor had orchestrated their deaths.
27:50Harold! Stop making things up!
27:54Connor barked, desperately dodging another strike.
27:57The next moment, Harold lunged his claws a deadly arc targeting Connor's throat.
28:01Though he managed to deflect the blow, the force of the attack still cut deep into his shoulder.
28:06Blood bloomed across his torn clothing.
28:09Connor dropped to his knees before Harold.
28:11Seeing their alpha in trouble, his warriors drew their swords, ready to fight Harold and his warriors.
28:17But Harold did not press the attack.
28:19I understood why.
28:20This was still Connor's territory.
28:22Harold said coldly,
28:23Give me Clara's corpse.
28:26Connor's eyes widened.
28:28No, that's impossible!
28:29Clara was Black Claw Pack's Luna.
28:32She must be buried here!
28:34Harold's snarl split through the air.
28:36But she was the daughter of our former alpha from the Starlight Pack.
28:39She was like a precious niece to me.
28:41And you killed her with your own hands.
28:44And now you refuse to lay her to rest!
28:47You defile the dead with your selfishness!
28:50Connor, if you don't hand Clara's body over today,
28:53I will bring the Starlight Pack to attack your Black Claw Pack tomorrow.
28:58Hearing Harold's threat,
28:59Connor's warriors urged me to comply with Harold's demands.
29:03No one in their right mind wanted to fight Harold's weakness.
29:06The God of Horror.
29:07After hearing everyone's pleas,
29:09Connor reluctantly yielded to Harold's demand.
29:12He led Harold to the ice chamber where my corpse was kept.
29:15The moment Harold saw the state of my remains,
29:17his eyes reddened with grief.
29:19Then, without warning,
29:20he struck Connor with a heavy fist.
29:23You wretched thing!
29:25Harold spat, his voice thick with emotion.
29:28If I had known you would one day kill her,
29:30that day, when she found you blind and helpless,
29:34when she saved you...
29:35I should have ended you then!
29:37Even if she would have hated me for it!
29:39Connor froze in place at his words.
29:41What do you mean?
29:42Clara saved me when we were children.
29:44He asked, his voice full of disbelief.
29:47But Harold and the others ignored his question.
29:49They lifted the icebox containing my corpse, moving swiftly.
29:53Connor barely had a moment to process the revelation
29:56before he saw them taking me away.
29:57A scream tore from his throat.
29:59You can't take Clara!
30:01You can't separate us!
30:02I regret it!
30:04I love Clara!
30:05I truly loved her.
30:08Please, don't take her away!
30:11Connor crumpled to his knees,
30:13his pleas echoing unheard.
30:15Harold and the others moved with cold efficiency,
30:17ignoring his desperate cries.
30:19Only when my corpse was secured atop the carriage,
30:22did Harold settle onto it,
30:23his gaze falling upon the kneeling figure.
30:25Too late.
30:26He declared, his voice like ice.
30:29Connor pursued Harold's carriage relentlessly
30:32until his wounds betrayed him.
30:33He stumbled, then fell,
30:35hitting the ground with a painful thud.
30:37Belinda hurried over to help him up.
30:39Alpha, are you alright?
30:40Connor looked in the direction
30:42where Harold and the others had gone.
30:43His face filled with pain.
30:45Then suddenly something snapped in place.
30:47He turned to Belinda and asked,
30:50Belinda, when I was 12,
30:52my brothers abandoned me in the wilderness again.
30:54I was poisoned by those damn toxic plants
30:57and lost my sight for weeks.
30:59You searched for me alone in the dark for days
31:01until you found me.
31:03And because of that,
31:04you developed night blindness.
31:05Connor's voice was quiet,
31:07but his golden eyes bore into her.
31:09Belinda, was it really you who saved me back then?
31:12Belinda's eyes shifted nervously.
31:14Of course it was me.
31:16Alpha.
31:18Why would you even ask that?
31:20Connor watched Belinda's face intently.
31:22Her discomfort became palpable,
31:24and there was a visible shift
31:25in her posture and demeanor.
31:27After a long pause,
31:28Connor spoke.
31:29Then tell me,
31:30when you found me in the southern part of the forest,
31:33how did you bring me back?
31:34Belinda let out a small breath,
31:36her relief almost too obvious.
31:38She smiled softly.
31:40I remember it vividly like it was just yesterday.
31:43At the time,
31:44I had no choice but to carry you back.
31:46I was weak,
31:47and I even stumbled once along the way back.
31:49You're lying.
31:50Connor shouted,
31:51now fully alert and agitated.
31:53I wasn't in the southern part.
31:55I was on the western side.
31:56Connor seized Belinda's shoulders,
31:58his claws digging deep
32:00until blood seeped through her clothes.
32:02You're lying, aren't you?
32:03You weren't the one who saved me, were you?
32:05Tell me you didn't lie.
32:07Tell me!
32:08Connor roared,
32:09his eyes bloodshot,
32:10desperate for an answer,
32:12proving he hadn't been wrong.
32:13Behind them,
32:14I laughed through my tears.
32:16So this was it.
32:17Belinda had taken credit for my actions.
32:19That was why she,
32:20a mere maid to Connor's brother,
32:22had stood by his side without question.
32:24That was why Connor had loved her so deeply,
32:27because he thought she was the one who saved him.
32:29Because of that,
32:30he had thrown my life away for hers.
32:32I recalled that when I was 12,
32:34I had found Connor,
32:36beaten and bloodied,
32:37and I had saved him.
32:38I never told him my name.
32:40I wanted to protect his pride.
32:41And when he recovered,
32:43I had someone else return him home.
32:44A bitter regret gnawed at me.
32:46Why did I act so selflessly,
32:48yet remain anonymous?
32:50Had I known my kindness would ultimately lead to my demise,
32:53I would have ensured he knew.
32:54Hey, Connor!
32:56It was me, Clara.
32:57I saved you.
32:58Connor rushed back home,
33:00frantically flipping through my diary.
33:02Keeping a diary had become a habit of mine since I was six.
33:05When I married him,
33:06I brought it from my family home.
33:08With trembling hands,
33:09he found the entry from when I was 12.
33:12December 17th.
33:13The moon was bright tonight.
33:15I heard Connor's brothers bullied him
33:17and left him in the wilderness.
33:19So I knew I had to hurry and save him.
33:21I couldn't tell dad.
33:22He would have stopped me from going to the western part of the forest.
33:26So I went alone.
33:27The forest was dark and quiet,
33:29and I was a little scared.
33:30But I kept going.
33:31Every step felt heavy.
33:32But I knew I couldn't give up.
33:34Finally, I found him by a big old tree,
33:37lying on the ground,
33:38his body covered in cuts and bruises,
33:40his breath weak.
33:41I took out the healing herbs mom taught me to pick,
33:44crushed them,
33:45and applied them to his wounds gently.
33:47He winced in pain,
33:48but didn't wake up.
33:50I stayed with him all night,
33:51keeping him warm with my cloak,
33:53talking to him softly,
33:55even though I knew he couldn't hear me.
33:56When he opened his eyes the next morning,
33:58he looked confused and asked who I was.
34:01I ran away.
34:02I was shy,
34:03and I didn't want him to feel embarrassed for being saved by a girl.
34:06Connor's hands shook even more violently as he read,
34:09tears dripping onto the yellowed pages,
34:12blurring the words I had written so carefully.
34:14He covered his face with his hands,
34:16shoulders shaking,
34:17and a hoarse sob escaped from between his fingers.
34:21December 18th.
34:22Was the forest always this terrifying at night?
34:25Luckily, I had finally found him.
34:28When I discovered him in the trap,
34:30his silver white fur was coated in poison vine sap,
34:33and his golden eyes were dull and unfocused.
34:35He couldn't see.
34:37I panicked for a moment,
34:38but I remembered mom's words.
34:39Calm down,
34:40or you'll lose both of you.
34:42I took out the antidote leaves I hid in my pocket,
34:45chewed them until they turned into paste,
34:47and gently fed them to him.
34:48He struggled a little at first,
34:50but then he swallowed them quietly.
34:52I sat beside him,
34:53patting his back softly,
34:54like mom does when I'm sick.
34:57December 23rd.
34:58He asked me who I was.
34:59He must have been ashamed,
35:01realizing a young girl had seen him at his weakest.
35:04So I disguised my voice and roughened it
35:06to sound like a grown man.
35:07He saw through it.
35:08He laughed.
35:09His laugh was so beautiful.
35:11He said my voice sounded like a little bird,
35:13soft and clear.
35:14I blushed so hard that I hid my face behind my hands.
35:17He didn't ask again,
35:18just talked to me about small things,
35:20about the stars,
35:21about the forest,
35:23about how he hated his brothers for bullying him.
35:25I listened quietly,
35:26and for a moment,
35:27I forgot how scared I was to be alone in the forest.
35:31No!
35:33No!
35:35Clara!
35:37With his voice cracked,
35:38why didn't you tell me?
35:41Why didn't you tell me?
35:42He cried out my name,
35:44and as he read,
35:45tears continuously streamed down his face.
35:47He held my diary as he collapsed.
35:49His heart throbbed with a pain that shook him to his core.
35:52I stood before him,
35:54watching.
35:54My heart didn't ache anymore.
35:56All that was left was a cold emptiness,
35:58like the ice cellar where he had kept my body.
36:00I wanted to reach out and touch him,
36:02but my hand passed right through his shoulder.
36:05We were no longer in the same world.
36:07Connor hugged the diary tightly to his chest,
36:09as if it were the only piece of me left in this world.
36:12His sobs echoed in the empty room,
36:14hoarse and desperate,
36:15like a wounded beast crying out for its lost mate.
36:18A cold laugh escaped my lips.
36:20Regret.
36:22Connor.
36:23Before my consciousness faded in that deep well,
36:26I regretted a thousand times more than you ever will now.
36:29If I had known this would be my end,
36:32I never would have saved you.
36:34I should have left you in that forest.
36:36I should have let you rot.
36:38For a full day and night,
36:39Connor sat in my room,
36:41completely still,
36:42staring at my diary.
36:43He didn't eat or drink.
36:44It seemed he was finally beginning to truly see me for the first time.
36:48When my words spoke of joy,
36:50he laughed.
36:51When they whispered of sorrow,
36:52his eyes darkened,
36:54rimmed with red.
36:55And by the time he reached the final page,
36:57he finally realized just how much I had loved him,
37:00how much of my happiness had revolved around him,
37:03and how much of my suffering had been caused by him.
37:05Connor curled up on the floor,
37:07holding the diary close,
37:08pressing desperate kisses against its cover as if it were my face.
37:12His body shook violently,
37:14and silent tears soaked the cover of the diary,
37:17leaving dark, wet marks.
37:18He didn't make a sound,
37:20but his grief was so thick it filled the entire room,
37:23suffocating even me,
37:24a spirit with no physical form.
37:26Do you see it now, Connor?
37:28All the love I gave you,
37:29all the pain I endured for you,
37:31you threw it all away for a lie.
37:33You killed the only person who ever truly loved you.
37:36Claire, I'm sorry.
37:37He choked out.
37:38I regret it so much.
37:40Please, please come back to me.
37:43Come back to me, will you?
37:45I sat beside him, emotionless,
37:47watching his agony unfold.
37:49What use was regret?
37:51Could regret bring me back to life?
37:52No, I wouldn't be moved by a murderer's tears.
37:55He begged and wept all night,
37:57clinging to my diary as if it were the only lifeline connecting him to me.
38:01But I felt nothing,
38:02no anger,
38:03no pity,
38:04just a cold numbness that had settled in my chest since I died.
38:07The next day, Connor gathered the merchants who had traveled with us the night.
38:11Belinda vanished and questioned them.
38:13One by one, the merchants spoke the truth.
38:16Belinda had complained repeatedly about the mule cart being too slow,
38:19refusing to keep up with the group.
38:21She had deliberately fallen behind,
38:24muttering about how Clara was showing off her status by riding ahead,
38:27not caring about her.
38:29And when Connor learned that I had not deliberately abandoned Belinda,
38:32but that she had lagged behind out of petty spite because of the mule cart,
38:36his fury burned bright and unforgiving.
38:39His golden eyes turned blood red,
38:41and the air around him seemed to tremble with suppressed rage.
38:44He slammed his fist on the table,
38:46shattering the wooden surface into splinters.
38:49He ordered his men to bring Belinda in and had her forcibly restrained.
38:53His claws found her flesh,
38:54tearing deep,
38:55leaving her bloodied and broken.
38:57Connor towered over her,
38:59his voice ringing with cold authority.
39:01Belinda, you slandered Luna and caused her tragic death.
39:05Do you understand your crime?
39:08Belinda struggled weakly,
39:09her face pale as a ghost,
39:11blood dripping from her wounds onto the floor.
39:13Fear filled her eyes as she stared up at Connor's furious face.
39:17Alpha, no!
39:18I didn't!
39:20It was a misunderstanding!
39:21Clara really abandoned me!
39:23I didn't lie!
39:25She screamed,
39:26her voice shrill and trembling.
39:28Misunderstanding,
39:29Your petty jealousy cost me my life.
39:31You stole my credit,
39:32lied to the man I loved,
39:34and watched as he killed me.
39:35There is no misunderstanding here.
39:38Belinda.
39:39Belinda begged for mercy,
39:41her throat hoarse from all the shouting.
39:43She slowly realized that her words were futile.
39:46No argument,
39:47no plea,
39:48could sway Connor from his course.
39:49He would kill her.
39:51At that thought,
39:51she stopped resisting.
39:53Looking at the cold,
39:54heartless Alpha before her,
39:55her lips curled into something bitter,
39:58something hollow.
39:59She laughed.
40:00Her laugh was shrill and mocking,
40:02echoing in the cold room,
40:03a stark contrast to her bloodied and broken appearance.
40:06You think blaming everything on me will fix things?
40:09You think killing me will wash away your sins?
40:11It won't work.
40:13Connor,
40:13you know that better than anyone.
40:15The one who truly killed Clara.
40:18Was you!
40:19Her words struck Connor like a bolt of lightning.
40:22He froze,
40:23his claws still embedded in her flesh,
40:25his golden eyes wide with shock and denial.
40:28No!
40:29No!
40:30It's your fault!
40:31You lied to me!
40:32You made me kill her!
40:34He roared,
40:35trying to drown out the truth that gnawed at his heart.
40:37Belinda smiled bitterly,
40:39blood trickling down from the corner of her mouth.
40:42I lied,
40:43yes,
40:43but you chose to believe me.
40:45You chose to hate her,
40:47doubt her,
40:47because you were too blind to see her love.
40:50You killed her with your own hands!
40:52Connor,
40:52no one forced you.
40:54Belinda was executed,
40:56and her death was even more brutal,
40:58far more agonizing than mine had been.
41:00And yet,
41:01I felt no satisfaction from it.
41:03She had spoken the truth before she died.
41:05The one who had truly killed me wasn't her.
41:07It was Connor.
41:08I stood in the corner,
41:10watching as her body was dragged away,
41:12and I felt nothing,
41:13not anger,
41:14not relief,
41:15just the same cold emptiness
41:16that had been with me since I died.
41:18After Belinda's execution,
41:20Connor seemed to have lost all purpose in life.
41:23He abandoned his duties
41:24and spent his days wandering near the Starlight Pack,
41:27hoping to find where I had been buried.
41:29Harold had laid me to rest beside my father,
41:31but Connor was never privy to the location.
41:34He would stand at the border of the Starlight Pack for hours,
41:37calling my name hoarsely,
41:38his voice filled with despair,
41:40but no one responded,
41:41neither Harold nor me.
41:43Connor's proximity to the pack
41:44was a thorn in Harold's side,
41:46and the latter's disapproval of the former was well known.
41:49But the respect owed to the Black Claw Pack's alpha
41:52meant Harold's vengeance had to wait.
41:54Harold had long wanted to avenge Clara,
41:56but he refused to act recklessly.
41:58He would not risk conflict between the two packs
42:01for a single man,
42:02no matter how much he deserved to die.
42:04A month passed.
42:06Having secured the Black Claw Pack's tacit agreement
42:09about killing Connor,
42:10Harold finally made his move.
42:12He would end Connor's life.
42:14Consumed by despair and neglecting his duties,
42:16Connor had become a liability within the pack.
42:19His pack was already considering his replacement.
42:21They had grown tired of his endless sorrow
42:23and dereliction of duty.
42:25Connor was no longer the alpha they once followed,
42:28assured his actions wouldn't endanger the Starlight Pack.
42:31Harold ended Connor's life with a single arrow,
42:34killing him instantly.
42:35Connor simply crumpled to the earth,
42:37lifeless.
42:38His soul was instantly released.
42:40As his spirit ascended,
42:41it collided with my own,
42:43now radiant and transformed.
42:45I looked at my transformed self
42:47and realized I no longer had any regrets.
42:49I was ready for heaven.
42:51Seeing me,
42:51Connor desperately tried to move toward me,
42:54wanting to embrace me
42:55and confess his remorse and love.
42:57His eyes were filled with tears and longing,
43:00his voice trembling as he called my name.
43:02Clara, wait for me!
43:03I'm sorry!
43:04I'm so sorry!
43:06I'm so sorry!
43:08But he painfully realized
43:10that I was rising higher and higher,
43:12heading toward the warmth of the heavens
43:14while his soul grew heavier,
43:16dragged down by unseen hands,
43:17pulled into the dark abyss of hell.
43:19I did not care for the sorrow on his face
43:21nor his longing.
43:22All I saw were my parents
43:24waiting for me in heaven.
43:25I had so much to say to them.
43:27I smiled.
43:28This was the beginning of my new life.
43:30Harold stood not far away,
43:32watching Connor's body fall to the ground.
43:34He closed his eyes slightly,
43:36whispering softly,
43:38Clara,
43:39I've avenged you.
43:43Rest in peace.
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