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00:00On my first birthday, Alpha Brune set out all kinds of things for me to pick from as birthday gifts.
00:05Instead, I crawled straight towards six-year-old Alpha Air Cohen and grabbed his crotch.
00:11The hall erupted.
00:12The High Priest said we were chosen by the Moon Goddess as mates.
00:15Everyone believed it, including me.
00:17But no one could have guessed that we would grow up to be bitter enemies.
00:20At 16, Alpha Brune told me it was time to choose a mate.
00:24Before I could speak, Cohen sneered in front of the whole hall.
00:27I'd rather be torn apart by rogues than mate with her.
00:30At the time, I actually thought he was joking.
00:32It wasn't until our mating day that I realized how horribly wrong I was.
00:36On our mating night, he abandoned me.
00:38He never came to my bed.
00:39By morning, I was the Silverhone pack's laughing stock.
00:42After that, he brought others home every night.
00:51He let his lovers boss me around, treating me like the lowest, dirtiest slave.
00:57Numb and broken, I went to him, begging him to break the mating bond.
01:01He refused.
01:02He snatched up a crystal glass and hurled it straight at my face.
01:06It smashed against my forehead, blood pouring down into my eyes.
01:10Consumed by grief and illness, I died alone in the freezing, forgotten dungeons beneath the packhouse.
01:17Then, I opened my eyes.
01:19The chandeliers were bright again.
01:21The hall was loud again.
01:22I was back on the exact day the Alpha was meant to decide my fate.
01:39I parted my lips to speak, but a sudden wave of grief choked me.
01:43My eyes began to burn.
01:45Even facing this a second time, the memory still cut straight through me.
01:49Bloodfang had wanted Silverhorn land for years.
01:52Last winter, they came for it.
01:54My father and brothers rode north with the pack's best.
01:57Before he left, my father told me to chill the moon wine for their victory feast.
02:01My brothers were loud as ever.
02:03Shoving, laughing, yelling over one another.
02:05At the time, I only thought they were being annoying.
02:07The next time I saw them, they were dead.
02:09Wrapped in torn cloth, laid out on stretchers.
02:12Still.
02:14My mother drowned in grief soon after.
02:16A few months later, she followed them into the grave.
02:19That whole house was wiped clean.
02:21Everyone in that house was gone.
02:22A wolf beside me laughed under her breath.
02:25Oh, come on, Alpha.
02:26Why even ask?
02:27Everyone in Silverhane knows Alera's been obsessed with Cowan for years.
02:31Girl probably whimpered his name into her pillow.
02:33My eyes burned.
02:35But no tears came.
02:36In my last life, I went to him hollowed out.
02:39Begged him to break the mating bond.
02:41He answered by hurling a crystal glass at my face.
02:44It split my forehead open.
02:45He still refused to let me go, even while I was dying.
02:48Alpha Brune was about to speak again.
02:50I inhaled hard and cut him off.
02:52Alpha.
02:53Cohen and I grew up together.
02:56I have never loved him.
02:57The chamber went dead quiet.
02:59Even Cohen off to one side looked caught off guard.
03:02Is that true?
03:03Alpha Brune narrowed his eyes.
03:04I knew the trap.
03:06If I didn't name a wolf, he would name one for me.
03:08So I lowered my head and gave him one.
03:10Yes, Alpha.
03:11There is someone I want.
03:12Varric.
03:13Alpha Varric of the Nightclaw Pack.
03:15He is the only one I want.
03:19Varric was Alpha Brune's younger brother.
03:21The war hero who helped crush Bloodfath and stabilize the northern packs.
03:25Half the north respected him like a living legend.
03:28Then, one year ago, he collapsed on the road back from the border.
03:32He never woke up.
03:33The pack healers said he might spend the rest of his life in that bed.
03:36But I knew better.
03:37In my last life, he woke in the third year of my marriage.
03:41And when I was at the very end, he was the only one who ever tried to help me.
03:47Elara.
03:48That's too hard a road.
03:50Varric may still be Alpha of Nightclaw in name, but he lies unconscious.
03:54His territory is unstable.
03:56You would be walking into a nest of vipers.
03:58Choose someone here instead.
04:00One of my own men.
04:01Alpha.
04:02I already swore before the altar.
04:04On my family's honor.
04:05In this life, I will mate no one but Alpha Varric.
04:09Please, grant me this.
04:13I bent into a full formal bow.
04:15The room held its breath.
04:17Alpha Brune fell silent.
04:19Then Elder Edmund spoke from the corner shadow.
04:21If the girl is this devoted to Varric, let her have him.
04:26Edmund wasn't just an old man with opinions.
04:28He represented the High Northern Council.
04:30Once he spoke, even Alpha Brune couldn't press much farther.
04:34At last, Brund exhaled.
04:35Very well, Elara.
04:37Varric is my brother.
04:38As both his Alpha and his brother, it falls to me to arrange his mating.
04:42If you are willing, this will be a blessing for him.
04:44And for both our packs.
04:45Your parents are gone.
04:46Luma Sigrid will oversee the preparations.
04:51Thank you, Alpha.
04:53Thank you, Alpha.
04:53Last time, I chose the wrong man.
04:55I would not make that mistake again.
04:58And Varric.
04:59In my last life, Nightclaw tore itself apart while he lay unconscious.
05:04By the time he woke and clawed his way back to power, his legs were ruined for good.
05:09He once showed me kindness when no one else would.
05:12This time, I would be there when he needed someone most.
05:16If the Moon Goddess gave me one more chance, I wouldn't just help Varric stand.
05:20This time, neither of us would kneel.
05:24A few days later, Luna Sigrid's maid, Mara, summoned me to finalize the mating ceremony.
05:29We had barely reached Luna's residence when Mara stopped short and bowed her head.
05:33Alpha hair.
05:34I looked up.
05:35And there he was.
05:36Cohen.
05:36He just stared at me with that familiar, cutting look.
05:39Brows drawn, eyes full of suspicion.
05:41I lowered my head and dipped into a polite curdie.
05:44Alpha air.
05:45He frowned immediately.
05:47Of course he did.
05:48He was used to a different version of me.
05:50In my last life, I always found out when he'd be visiting Luna.
05:53I'd bake butter cakes myself.
05:56Time everything perfectly.
05:57Pretend our meetings were accidents, all for the chance to place those sweets in his hands.
06:02He never ate them.
06:03He either threw them away or tossed them to the servants.
06:06Then he finally spoke, and the disgust was exactly where I remembered it.
06:10Alara, enough.
06:11You're marrying my uncle, so stop embarrassing yourself and stop chasing me.
06:15This is pathetic.
06:17And honestly, you make me sick.
06:18For a second, I almost laughed.
06:20Last time, I kept trying to explain.
06:22It only made him despise me more.
06:24You're mistaken, Alpha hair.
06:25I made myself clear in the council hall.
06:27I have no feelings for you.
06:29Really?
06:30So what now?
06:31You just happened to wander in here?
06:33And I'm supposed to believe that?
06:35Luna asked for me.
06:36We're discussing the ceremony.
06:37If you doubt it, ask Mara.
06:39Cohen glanced at her.
06:41Mara nodded.
06:43Varric's half dead.
06:45Marry him, and you'll waste your whole life beside a body that can't even claim you.
06:50You needn't worry.
06:51I chose Alpha Varric long ago.
06:53If I can stay by his side, that's enough for me.
06:56Awake or asleep, I'd still choose him over you.
07:01Luna Sigrid smiled the second she saw me.
07:04A warm smile.
07:05A polished voice.
07:06But there was calculation under both.
07:08The moment I sat down, her eyes flicked past me.
07:11That's it?
07:12You came alone?
07:13Ashbrook House is empty.
07:15There's no one left to come with me.
07:17Very well.
07:18Let's settle the ceremony.
07:19She spread two parchment sheets across the table.
07:22Two dates.
07:23June 3rd, October 19th.
07:25The second I saw October 19th, my stomach clenched.
07:28That had been the date of my last wedding.
07:30The day I was mated to Cohen.
07:32The elders had called it blessed.
07:34The sky answered with a storm.
07:36Rain tore the ceremony apart.
07:37After that, the pack began whispering that I was cursed.
07:41That I carried ruin in with me.
07:42The council seems to prefer October 19th.
07:45It's an auspicious date.
07:46Why don't we settle on that?
07:48Luna, I appreciate the care.
07:50Still, I would like the ceremony set for June 3rd.
07:53It's already May.
07:54That's very soon.
07:56Wouldn't that be rushed?
07:57I want to reach Alpha Varric as soon as possible.
08:00If the preparations are hurried, I accept that gladly.
08:03That was the exact moment Conan walked in.
08:06He heard every word.
08:07His steps slowed, only for an instant.
08:09But I caught it, and I saw the way his jaw tightened.
08:12Cohen, perfect timing.
08:14Allara wants the ceremony moved up to June 3rd.
08:16I think it's awfully rushed.
08:18Maybe you can talk some sense into her.
08:20She always listened to you when you were children.
08:25She's that desperate to marry my uncle?
08:28Why stop her?
08:29If we drag this out until October, we'll only look cruel.
08:32He meant that to sting.
08:33He wanted me to feel small.
08:35Instead, I lowered into a graceful curtie.
08:38Thank you for understanding, Alpha Hare.
08:42You'll come to the mating ceremony on June 3rd, won't you?
08:47He went rutted.
08:48His face flushed with anger so fast it almost made me smile.
08:52For one second, he looked like he wanted to say something vicious.
08:55Instead, he muttered some excuse and left.
08:57I rose to take my leave.
08:59Oh, one more thing, Allara.
09:00I turned back.
09:02Since you have no family left,
09:04someone close to you should escort you to Nightclaw territory on the day of the ceremony.
09:08What about Conan?
09:10No, that won't be necessary.
09:12Elder Stonehill's son, Rainan, is loyal and dependable.
09:16He can escort me.
09:19Hmm.
09:21Very well.
09:22On the walk home, old memories followed me like ghosts.
09:25My grandfather trained Silverhand's young warriors.
09:28Conan and I grew up under the same roofs, on the same training grounds.
09:31As children, we used to slip away into the woods during drills.
09:34Once, deep in the forest, we crossed paths with a crazed bear.
09:38It charged.
09:39I shoved Cohen aside without thinking.
09:42The bear's paw caught me instead.
09:44It broke nearly half the bones in my body.
09:46I spent 15 days in the healing ward.
09:48Cohen cried so hard he could barely breathe.
09:50He clutched my hand and swore he'd spend his life making it up to me.
09:53Back then, I believed him.
09:55In my last life, all he gave me were tears.
09:57The old injuries still arced when the weather turned cold.
10:00My eyesight had worsened too.
10:01Shadows blurred.
10:02This life, I was done bleeding for the same wound.
10:05I wasn't his promise anymore.
10:08I was going to Nightclaw.
10:11The wedding day kept creeping closer.
10:13All across Silverhorn, people talked about nothing else.
10:17The alliance.
10:18The ceremony.
10:19Alara leaving for Nightclaw.
10:21Even in the private wing of the stronghold, Cohen couldn't outrun it.
10:25Every servant.
10:26Same cursed name.
10:27It had been scraping at his nerves for days.
10:30He was just about to step out for air when Rainer, Elder Stonehell's son, walked in.
10:35Cohen flicked him a glance.
10:36What?
10:37Alara's heading to Nightclaw soon, right?
10:39Since she doesn't have any family left, Luna wants somebody to lead the escort to Varric's territory.
10:43Cohen's brow tightened at once.
10:45His first thought hit fast.
10:47Of course, Alara must have asked for him.
10:49All that talk about wanting Varric, wanting the mating, a last little trick to get his attention.
10:55He lifted his glass, swirled the drink once, and took a slow sip.
11:01Then send someone.
11:03I don't have time for it.
11:05And I don't care.
11:07Well.
11:08Well what?
11:09Luna did suggest you first.
11:12But Alara said she didn't want to trouble you.
11:21So, she picked you.
11:23I mean, maybe she just figured you were busy.
11:29I'm not.
11:30I've got nothing to do all day anyway.
11:33Right.
11:33I've got something to do.
11:35I'll go.
11:40Coen.
11:42About what happened back then.
11:43Alara was innocent.
11:45You know she was.
11:46You've been taking that out on her for years, and it's not right.
11:50And now it's gotten this bad.
11:53You're not happy.
11:54And she...
11:55Rayla.
11:56Aren't you late for something?
11:58Your Majesty.
12:04Cohen rose and walked to the window.
12:06From there, he could just make out the distant silhouette of the old Ashberg house.
12:11His gaze darkened.
12:12At some point, the crystal in his hand had cracked under the force of his grip.
12:18Alara.
12:20Mating day came fast.
12:22Rainer and the others arrived early, waiting in the great hall before sunrise.
12:26When I walked down the staircase in my gown, Rainer forgot himself for a beak.
12:30He just stood there staring, like he'd never seen me before.
12:34He snapped out of it a second later, ears turning red.
12:41Alara.
12:43Word slipped out of the healing ward two days ago.
12:45Cohen collapsed.
12:46He's still unconscious.
12:49Alpha Brun buried the news.
12:51Doesn't want it spreading.
12:52That's why Cohen didn't come.
12:53It has to be...
12:56Rainer.
12:57I don't care about him anymore.
13:00I know you mean well.
13:01But some things are over.
13:03And once they're over, you leave them buried.
13:09Today is my wedding day.
13:11Try looking happy.
13:12And next time you see me,
13:14don't forget to call me Lady of Nightclaw.
13:18By the time we reached Nightclaw territory,
13:21dusk had fallen.
13:21The entrance was packed.
13:23Torches blazed.
13:24Voices rolled through the air.
13:26The whole place was grander than I'd expected.
13:28In the Moonshadow Grove,
13:30the High Priest stood atop the Moonstone Altar.
13:32Elders lined both sides in perfect silence.
13:34I wore white satin.
13:36A silver veil covered my hair.
13:37And under every eye in that sacred forest,
13:39I walked alone toward the statue of the Moon Goddess.
13:42There was no groom waiting for me.
13:43Only Varuk's wolf fang pendant.
13:45My steps never faltered.
13:47And my heart stayed steady.
13:48When I reached the altar,
13:49the High Priest raised his voice.
13:51Elara Ashberg.
13:52Do you swear, in health or sickness,
13:55in waking or in sleep,
13:57to guard, honor, and stand beside
14:00Alpha Varuk of the Nightclaw Pack
14:03as his mate for the rest of your life?
14:06I do.
14:07Then I bit my fingertip.
14:09Let the blood fall onto the wolf fang.
14:11The pendant flashed silver white.
14:13The wolf spirit had accepted the bond.
14:15The contract was sealed.
14:17Nightclaw erupted.
14:18The cheer that tore from the crowd
14:20shook the trees themselves,
14:21as though the whole Nightclaw Pack
14:23had been waiting for this day for years.
14:25When the cheers finally eased,
14:27a young man stepped out from the crowd
14:30and dropped to one knee before me.
14:33But his eyes were clear, respectful.
14:36My lady, this way, please.
14:37He rose and guided me through the territory,
14:39pointing things out as we walked.
14:41He spoke with easy energy,
14:43like he was proud to show me all of it.
14:45At last, he brought me to the Alpha's quarters.
14:48The Alpha is resting inside.
14:50The room was simple.
14:51Varuk lay there asleep.
14:52His face was pale,
14:53leaner than it should have been,
14:55but his chest still rose and fell
14:56in a slow, steady rhythm.
14:58Alpha Varuk has been unconscious
15:00for more than half a year.
15:02He's lost weight,
15:03but otherwise he's held up well.
15:05He gets medicine once a day.
15:06In hot weather, we wash him every other day.
15:10I handle all of that.
15:11You don't need to trouble yourself, my lady.
15:14I've had a separate room prepared for you,
15:16just across the hall.
15:17That won't be necessary.
15:18Varuk and I are mated now.
15:20Why would we sleep apart?
15:22Starting tonight, I sleep here.
15:25It's late, my lady.
15:26You should rest.
15:27Then he slipped out
15:28and closed the door softly behind him.
15:30Later, after I washed
15:31and changed into my night ground,
15:33I climbed carefully into bed beside Varit.
15:36The candlelight trembled over his face.
15:38He was handsome in a dangerous way,
15:40only too pale.
15:41From this close,
15:42I could smell the faint herbal scent
15:44of his medicine.
15:45I looked at Varit's sleeping face
15:47for a long moment.
15:48I'm sorry I married you
15:49while you couldn't choose for yourself,
15:51but I swear I'll care for you
15:54and I'll be a good Luna to your pack.
15:56Then I tucked myself against him.
15:58The medicinal scent
15:59should have felt cold and sterile.
16:01Instead, somehow,
16:02it made me feel safe
16:03and I never saw it.
16:05Varit's fingers moved.
16:08Meanwhile,
16:09in the Silverhorn Healing Ward's
16:10private recovery room,
16:12Cohen lay flat on his back,
16:13dead to the world.
16:15His eyes stayed shut.
16:16In the dream,
16:17he was standing before the High Priest.
16:19I stood beside him,
16:21not his aunt's chosen bride,
16:23not Varit's mate,
16:24his Luna.
16:26Rain crashed outside,
16:27his clothes were soaked through.
16:29Everything was cold.
16:30Then he stepped into the bridal chamber
16:32and saw me.
16:33Cohen just stared.
16:35The storm disappeared.
16:36The cold disappeared.
16:38All he could hear
16:39was his own heartbeat.
16:40Louder.
16:41Then he jerked awake.
16:42White curtains,
16:44sweat-sticked sheets,
16:45his whole body sticky and overheated.
16:48For a few long seconds,
16:50he could barely breathe.
16:51Alpha here.
16:53You're awake.
16:54What time is it?
16:55Ninth bell.
16:56Around nine.
16:57Alpha and Luna
16:58should be back from Nightclaw by now.
16:59What day is it?
17:01June 3rd, sir.
17:03The day Alpha Varney of Nightclaw
17:04took Alara Ashwar as his mate.
17:06Cohen went silent so fast
17:08he looked carved from stone.
17:10All he saw was me in white,
17:12looking up,
17:13smiling at someone else.
17:14Something tore inside his chest,
17:16just a slow,
17:17jagged ache spreading under his ribs.
17:21I woke before dawn.
17:23The sky outside was still dark.
17:25Liv came in to brush my hair
17:27and stop the second she saw my face.
17:29My lady,
17:30did you sleep at all last night?
17:32A full-grown man lying beside me
17:33the whole night.
17:34I hadn't slept much.
17:35Help me get ready, Liv.
17:38Is the new Luna awake?
17:43Lady Helga sent me.
17:45She expects the new mate
17:47to present herself this morning.
17:48I'd already heard enough about Nightclaw
17:50to know exactly who that meant.
17:52Years ago,
17:53Varuk's uncle died protecting him
17:55during a rogue attack.
17:56Varuk repaid that debt
17:57by taking the man's widow and children
17:59into his territory.
18:00He gave them power and standing.
18:02So much that now,
18:04Helga ran half this pack
18:05like it belonged to her.
18:06I had also heard
18:07she once wanted
18:08her youngest daughter
18:09mated to Varuk.
18:10Varuk refused.
18:11And now I was the one in his room.
18:13My lady just woke up.
18:14Why the rush?
18:17Well, of course.
18:18The new mate is Silver Homeborn.
18:20Hand picked by Alpha Brun himself,
18:22I can see why she thinks
18:23Lady Helga can wait.
18:24I lifted one hand and stopped her.
18:26Then I smiled at the woman.
18:29What's your name?
18:31Inga.
18:31Lady Helga's personal maid.
18:33Inga.
18:34You can go back and tell Lady Helga this.
18:36After I've washed,
18:37dressed,
18:37and had breakfast,
18:38I will go pay my respects.
18:39She is an elder in this territory.
18:41Respect is due.
18:41But when I go,
18:42that will be my decision.
18:44Not hers.
18:45And one more thing.
18:46You're a servant.
18:48You entered without knocking,
18:50spoke out of line,
18:51and forgot your place in my room.
18:52If Lady Helga can't train her own taff,
18:55I don't mind doing it for her.
18:58The color flooded Inga's face.
19:00In the end,
19:01she gave the barest excuse for a kurtzel
19:03and backed out.
19:04Are we really going to see that woman?
19:06Of course we are.
19:08But we go when I say we go.
19:10That mattered.
19:11If you let people shove you around on day one,
19:14they never stopped.
19:16By the time I was dressed,
19:17I had brought Liv and Astrid with me
19:20and headed outside.
19:21I'm not drunk.
19:23I can still drink three more barrels.
19:26Do you idiots know who I am?
19:28Varric's my cousin.
19:30Until he wakes up,
19:32this whole damn territory answers to me.
19:36That's Varric's cousin.
19:39Viggo Frostfield.
19:41He's infamous, my lady.
19:43Drinks too much.
19:44Beds anything that moves.
19:46He missed your mating ceremony yesterday.
19:49Passed out in a brothel.
19:50I stared at the mess in front of me.
19:52Varric?
19:53What exactly had they left festering in your house?
19:56I gave no reaction.
19:57I just climbed into my carriage.
19:59What I didn't notice
20:00was Viggo watching me through a gap in the hedges.
20:03The second my face came into view,
20:05the drunken fog lifted right out of him.
20:07He rubbed his face hard
20:09and grabbed one of the tavern workers.
20:14Who the hell was that?
20:15Couldn't see her clearly,
20:16but that carriage belongs to the Alpha's house.
20:18Oh, that must be the new lady of Nightclaw.
20:21The one who came in yesterday.
20:22Varric's new mate,
20:24but Varric's still asleep.
20:26So she's alone.
20:27The thought thrilled him.
20:29A wicked grin stretched from ear to ear.
20:34I timed it carefully.
20:36If I went to greet Luna and Silverhorn late enough,
20:38the visit would end right around the time
20:39Alpha Brun finished his council session.
20:41What I hadn't expected
20:42was Cohen at the door.
20:44The second he saw me,
20:45he stopped short.
20:46Today my hair was braided
20:47in a married she-wolf style.
20:48I looked nothing like the girl
20:50he used to brush past without seeing.
20:51Something in his expression shifted.
20:53Maybe he was seeing the dream
20:55still clinging to me.
20:56The bride in white.
21:00So you're proud of yourself now?
21:02Mating Varric really made your day, huh?
21:04That's not what you got wrong.
21:07You should address me properly.
21:09You call me Lady Alama now.
21:11Or Aunt if you want to get technical.
21:15You don't get to use my name anymore.
21:17It's rude.
21:19Didn't anyone teach you
21:20Manners Alpha hair?
21:22You're enjoying this.
21:27This is the match I asked for.
21:29I got what I wanted.
21:30So yes, I'm very pleased.
21:32That really should have been obvious.
21:39You're still sick.
21:40Try medicine.
21:41Try rest.
21:43Try staying out of
21:43other people's business.
21:46Luna asked for me.
21:47I'll leave you to your coughing.
21:54By the time Alpha Brune joined us later,
21:56his mood was excellent.
21:58Apparently the council session
21:59had gone unusually well.
22:00The elders were praising the alliance.
22:02Even rival faction heads
22:04had agreed for once.
22:05No wonder he was smiling.
22:07Luna asked me to stay for a meal.
22:08I accepted.
22:10By the time I returned
22:12to Nightcloth territory,
22:13Gale was heading toward
22:14the Alpha's chambers
22:15with two male servants.
22:16When I spotted him
22:18in the corridor.
22:19What are you doing?
22:23He stopped at once.
22:24It's time for Alpha Varic's
22:26medicine, my lady.
22:27My gaze dropped
22:27to the wooden tray
22:28in his hands.
22:29A clay medicine jar
22:30sat on it,
22:31giving off the same
22:32bitter herbal smelt
22:33I had noticed on Varden
22:34the night before.
22:36If you'll wait outside,
22:38we'll handle it
22:38and come right back.
22:40It may take a while.
22:42Feeding him isn't easy
22:43in this condition.
22:45I'll come with you.
22:46With us?
22:48I'm his mate now.
22:50Learning how to care for him
22:51is part of that.
22:53Let me watch tonight.
22:54From now on,
22:55I'll do it.
22:56That hit him harder
22:56than I expected.
22:57He couldn't exactly refuse me,
22:59so he led me in.
23:00As we walked,
23:01he tried to prepare me.
23:02My lady,
23:04he can't swallow on his own.
23:06We have to force it down.
23:08Sometimes it goes in,
23:09sometimes it comes
23:10right back up.
23:11It's not pleasant.
23:12I listened calmly.
23:14He let out the smallest sigh
23:15under his breath,
23:16probably hoping I wouldn't
23:17get disgusted and bolt.
23:19Inside,
23:20the two servants
23:20lifted Varaby
23:21into a half-sitting cessation.
23:23Gale poured some of the dark medicine
23:24into a smaller bowl,
23:26sat at the bedside,
23:27and scooped up half a spoonful.
23:28He tipped it toward Varrican's lips.
23:30Varrican's mouth stayed closed.
23:32One of the servants
23:33had to grip his jaw
23:34and force it open.
23:35Only then could Gale
23:36get the liquid in.
23:37And even then,
23:38most of it slid right back out.
23:40The dark broth ran
23:41from the corner of Varric's mouth
23:43and soaked into his nightshirt,
23:44leaving a wide, ugly stain.
23:46Gale tried again.
23:47Same result.
23:49Half swallowed.
23:50Half wasted.
23:51I watched for a while,
23:53then finally turned my head away.
23:55Out of the corner of his eye,
23:56Gale saw that
23:57and immediately misunderstood.
23:59He probably thought
24:00I was horrified.
24:01Or disgusted.
24:02Or regretting everything already.
24:04I had no idea
24:05what nonsense
24:05was running through his head.
24:07I turned away first,
24:08then faced him again.
24:09Gale,
24:10you're wasting half the bowl.
24:12Give it to me.
24:16Hand me the medicine.
24:18He rose automatically,
24:20still looking shell-shocked.
24:21Then,
24:22while I sat down
24:23at the bedside,
24:24he glanced at the servants
24:25and cleared his bin's throat.
24:26My lady,
24:27should we step outside?
24:30Why?
24:30Aren't you going to feed the Alpha?
24:32He lowered his voice,
24:34serious as a priest.
24:35If we stay,
24:37you might feel embarrassed.
24:39It wouldn't be proper.
24:41Embarrassed about what exactly?
24:43Gale scratched the back of his neck.
24:45Then,
24:46with complete sincerity,
24:47weren't you planning to do it
24:48mouth to mouth?
24:52I just stared at him.
24:54Mouth to mouth,
24:55heat rushed straight into my face.
24:57Who told you
24:58that's how you feed medicine
24:59to an unconscious man?
25:02Books.
25:02That's how they do it
25:03in all the romance stories.
25:05Those are stories.
25:07Stories are stories.
25:09Medicine is medicine.
25:10Go find me a thin wooden slab.
25:12About this long
25:14and this wide.
25:15Smooth it down.
25:17Wash it clean.
25:18Gale clearly had no clue
25:19where this was going.
25:20But he went.
25:21A few minutes later,
25:23he came back with the wood.
25:24I had the servants
25:25prop another pillow
25:26behind Verovan's head.
25:28Then I placed one end
25:29of the smooth slat
25:30inside his mouth.
25:31After that,
25:32I spooned the medicine
25:33slowly onto the wood.
25:34The liquid ran down the slat
25:36and straight into his throat.
25:37Gale's jaw dropped.
25:39That's it?
25:39It's that easy?
25:44Read fewer novels.
25:47My lady,
25:48how did you know that?
25:50My grandfather was a healer.
25:53Pouring another careful spoonful.
25:54This is only a makeshift fix.
25:56There's a proper healer's funnel
25:58for patients like this.
25:59Much better than a piece of wood.
26:01Gale looked utterly astonished.
26:03By the time we finished the bowl,
26:05Gale turned to refill it.
26:07I looked at Varget's pale face
26:09and something cold
26:10tightened in my chest.
26:12Even a pack alpha
26:13could have enemies,
26:14couldn't he?
26:14My grandfather knew better.
26:16Any trained healer
26:17should have known too.
26:18So why had no one
26:19used one here?
26:20Why had half his medicine
26:21been wasted every day?
26:22This wasn't carelessness.
26:23Someone wanted Varric weak.
26:28Gale?
26:28Yes, my lady?
26:30I want to ask you something.
26:32Is this territory split in two?
26:34Varric on one side,
26:36Helga and her children on the other?
26:38That caught him off guard.
26:39Yes.
26:40The divide started
26:41when Alpha Varric
26:42brought Lady Helga
26:43into Nightclo.
26:44Internal matters,
26:45resource assignments,
26:46staffing,
26:47household operations,
26:48all of that ended up
26:49in her hands.
26:50External dealings,
26:51trade,
26:52contracts,
26:52territory accounts,
26:53those stayed under the Alpha.
26:55But after he fell unconscious,
26:57I took over what I could,
26:58poorly if I'm being honest.
27:00It's been a mess.
27:02Lady Helga has asked
27:03more than once
27:04to take control of everything.
27:05I refused.
27:07Thank the moon
27:08you're here now.
27:09I nodded slowly.
27:11Before I entered Nightclaw,
27:12I had no idea
27:13the pack was built like this.
27:14But maybe that was a blessing.
27:16If the territory
27:17was already split,
27:18then no one held
27:19absolute control
27:20over me either.
27:20That meant
27:21I had room to move.
27:23Room to decide
27:24things for myself.
27:25So I told Gail
27:27to summon the department heads.
27:28All of them.
27:30Soon enough,
27:31they stood before me.
27:32Or around a dozen
27:33in total.
27:35I had them state
27:36their duties
27:37one by one.
27:38By the end,
27:39I understood
27:39the shape of Nightclaw.
27:41Gail stood right
27:42behind my chair,
27:43his massive frame
27:44looming like a stone wall.
27:45Split power,
27:46hidden loyalties.
27:47Too many guarded voices
27:49in one room.
27:50This system
27:51had been built
27:51for some future lady
27:52of Nightclin,
27:53not me.
27:54Fine.
27:55Fate had given me
27:56the seat anyway.
27:58I cleared my throat
27:59and looked at all of them.
28:00I was raised
28:01in silver-haired.
28:02I won't pretend
28:03I know every corner
28:04of how Nightclin runs,
28:05but I do know
28:06one rule.
28:07Do the job well,
28:08and you'll be rewarded.
28:09It's hot today.
28:11You've all been standing
28:12in this heat long enough.
28:14After this,
28:15go to the dining hall.
28:16Each of you gets
28:17a glass of iced
28:18honey mint water
28:19that stunned them
28:20into silence.
28:22A few swallowed
28:23on reflex.
28:24Their foreheads
28:25were already damp
28:25from the heat,
28:26and starting today,
28:27you'll get it
28:28every afternoon
28:29until summer ends.
28:30If your teams
28:31need something reasonable,
28:32tell Liv.
28:32I'll review it.
28:35This time,
28:36the thanks came fast.
28:38Louder.
28:38Warmer.
28:39More sincere.
28:40I let them have the moment,
28:41because I knew
28:42exactly what I was doing.
28:43Set the rules first,
28:45then offer sweetness.
28:46That was how you got
28:47people to work
28:48for you willingly.
28:49And once they were
28:49on your side,
28:50they'd stand by you.
28:52After dealing
28:52with the staff,
28:53I moved to
28:54the territory ledgers.
28:56Gale wasn't lying.
28:57He didn't have a clue
28:58what he was doing.
28:59The numbers
29:00were a disaster.
29:01The handwriting
29:02looked like
29:03crawling spiders.
29:04I forced myself
29:05to sit there,
29:06tracing lines,
29:07sorting figures,
29:08until the sun
29:09finally went down.
29:11Across the estate,
29:13in the east wing,
29:14Lady Helga slashed
29:14her hand onto
29:15a heavy harmogony table.
29:17That little bitch!
29:18She didn't even
29:19bother showing up!
29:20Relax, mother.
29:21I'll go check
29:22on her tonight.
29:23Teach her a little respect.
29:24What are you
29:25didn't answer?
29:25Vigor didn't answer,
29:26because his head
29:28was already full
29:28of the woman
29:29he'd seen
29:30from the carriage.
29:30The pale skin,
29:32the sharp eyes,
29:33the itch in his blood
29:34was too strong.
29:35He wasn't going
29:36to let that slip away.
29:38You wanted her
29:38to come groveling,
29:39didn't you?
29:41Don't worry.
29:42I guarantee
29:42she'll be at your door
29:43bright and early tomorrow.
29:47Later that night,
29:48I washed up
29:49and got ready for bed.
29:50Liv finished
29:51turning down the sheets,
29:52but the second
29:53she opened the door
29:54to leave,
29:55a man laughed
29:56from the hallway.
29:57Easy.
29:57It's just me,
29:58Vigo Frostbark.
29:59I'm not here to bite.
30:00I frowned immediately.
30:02What the hell
30:03was he doing here
30:04this late?
30:04What do you want?
30:06Got some urgent business
30:07to discuss
30:07with my lovely
30:08new sister-in-law.
30:09My lady's asleep.
30:10Come back in daylight.
30:12It's an emergency.
30:13Go wake her up.
30:13She sleeps heavy.
30:14She won't wake.
30:16Leave.
30:16Fine.
30:17Tomorrow morning then.
30:19Liv let out
30:19a long sigh.
30:23Inside the room,
30:24I let out
30:24a breath of my own.
30:25I turned back
30:26toward the bed.
30:27Then I heard it.
30:28I whipped around
30:29just as the heavy
30:30glass swang open.
30:31A shadow dropped
30:32silently into the room
30:33dot my chest heightened.
30:35You lied to me,
30:36Alara.
30:37Before I could even
30:38scream,
30:38he lunged.
30:39His hand clamped
30:40hard over my mouth.
30:41Don't make a sound.
30:43If someone catches us
30:44like this,
30:45they'll think we're
30:45sneaking around.
30:46Alpha's mate or not,
30:47that'll be the end of you.
30:49And besides,
30:50you really want to
30:51waste yourself
30:51on a half-dead corpse?
30:53I had learned
30:53enough combat
30:54from my father
30:55and brothers
30:55to know how to fight.
30:56but against
30:57a fully-grown male wolf.
30:59I couldn't
30:59break his grip.
31:00Viggo's breathing
31:01grew rougher
31:02as I struggled.
31:03He pressed closer.
31:05Alara,
31:07you've never been
31:08with a real man,
31:08have you?
31:09Let me show you once.
31:12After that,
31:13you'll come begging.
31:16Look at him.
31:17He's half a corpse.
31:18You think he knows
31:19what room he's in?
31:22He's half-dead.
31:25I drove the heel
31:26of my foot down
31:26as hard as I could.
31:28Viggo grunted in pain,
31:29so I bolted
31:30for the far wall,
31:31toward the weapons rack.
31:32I was born
31:33of the Ashbrook bloodline.
31:34I was not going to let
31:36some drunken rat
31:37touch me.
31:38You think you can
31:39lift that, Alara?
31:40You're shaking.
31:41Just be a good girl.
31:43Come back to the bed.
31:45We can do it
31:46right next to him.
31:47He'll never know.
31:48I grabbed the hulp
31:49with both hands
31:50and heaved.
31:51My arms trembled
31:52under the strain,
31:53but I gripped it tight,
31:54pointed it straight
31:55at Vigrid's chest.
31:56Take one step,
31:58and I'll take your hand off.
32:00Viggo was still smiling.
32:01Then, suddenly,
32:03his eyes flicked
32:04past my shoulder.
32:05His smile vanished.
32:06He stared behind me,
32:08backing away
32:08in pure,
32:09undisguised terror.
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