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00:00C'est parti !
00:30C'est parti !
01:00C'est parti !
01:24You have noble Lyman blood. Perfect. Give your blood to her.
01:58A thin silver tube pierced my vein. Blood flowed down the tube, drop by drop, into a porcelain basin.
02:03Caleb bent down and spoke against my ear.
02:05Don't move. If the blood doesn't flow fast enough, I'll stab you a few more times.
02:09On the other side, Alotta lay half-reclined on a soft couch.
02:11She watched my blood drip away, something bright gleaming in her pupils.
02:14Sister, it must hurt so much, doesn't it?
02:16Her voice was light and trembling.
02:19It's all my useless body's fault. If I could, I really wouldn't want to use your blood.
02:23Caleb went to the couch and gathered Alora's hand into his palm.
02:25You really are too kind.
02:26Just then, a guard hurried in and whispered a few words into Caleb's ear.
02:30The Lycan king wants me to fight.
02:31Caleb frowned slightly. He took two steps toward the door, then looked back at me.
02:34Stay put. Don't try anything.
02:37The moment the door closed, Alotta suddenly sat up from the scouch.
02:40My heart lurched. Wasn't she anemic? How did she look anything like a patient?
02:43Alotta walked up to me, bent down, dipped a finger into the blood in the porcelain basin, and brought it
02:47to her nose.
02:47Wow, so this is the scent of Lycan blood. Delicious.
02:50Weakly, I said,
02:51You walked.
02:52Alora giggled.
02:53You didn't really think I was anemic, did you?
02:55I'll tell you the truth. I was pretending.
02:58My pupil shrunk. What I want is your bloodline.
03:00As long as I transfer your life's blood into my body, I'll no longer be a lowly omega.
03:04I'll be to pause. Something even nobler than you.
03:07It felt as if an invisible hand had clenched around my heart.
03:10She did not just want my blood. She wanted my life.
03:12Just then, the door opened. Caleb walked in.
03:15Alina's body stint. My heart jumped violently, too.
03:18Caleb, did you hear that? You must have heard it. Everything about Alana is fake.
03:21Alora's face went white. She stood frozen in place, her lips trembling twice.
03:25Caleb, I didn't mean to lie to you.
03:28Tears instantly filled her eyes.
03:29I just envy sister so much.
03:32She was born the noble Lycan princess, while I have nothing.
03:35To everyone's surprise, Caleb walked to Alara's side and gently wrapped an arm around her waist.
03:39You really are something. If you wanted her blood, you should have just said so.
03:42Why go through such a long act?
03:44Alara froze, then buried her face in his chest.
03:46I was afraid you'd be angry.
03:47Angry?
03:48Caleb laughed. He turned his head to look at me.
03:51Using this bitch's blood to improve your bloodline is her honor.
03:53If it would make you happy, I'd drain her into a dried wolf course.
03:56Alara lifted tearful eyes and tugged lightly at his lapel.
03:59I only thought, if sister's blood flowed inside me, then when I loved you, it would be as if both
04:05of us were loving you together.
04:06Caleb lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair.
04:08Silly girl. You're the only one I love.
04:11I watched them kiss in front of me. Lips pressed to lips. Shadows overlapping.
04:17My blood was still flowing out, yet neither of them looked at me once.
04:21Sister's blood seems to be flowing a little slowly.
04:24Caleb walked over, raised his hand, and slapped me across the face.
04:28The corner of my mouth split open. Fresh blood streamed down from my lips.
04:32There. Isn't there more blood now?
04:36He slapped me again. Then a third time. A fourth.
04:42Every blow landed with full force.
04:45Then he stopped and beckoned to Alara.
04:47Come here. You try.
04:49Alara walked over timidly, shaking her head.
04:52I don't dare.
04:52Caleb gripped her hand, guided her wrist, and brought her palm down across my face.
04:56One slap. Then another.
04:58My face swelled, and blood from my nose dripped onto my clothes.
05:02Alara said softly,
05:03Caleb, sister will hurt.
05:05Caleb snorted.
05:07Selina, I just went to see the Lycan king.
05:09Haven't you always wanted me to marry you?
05:11I agree. But you can only be a breeder.
05:14Alara is my only Luna.
05:16He released her hand.
05:18Also, I need you to draft a treaty.
05:20The West Coast Wolf Clan will give two-thirds of its territory to us on the East Coast.
05:23He straightened and looked down at me.
05:25Sign it, and I'll marry you. If you don't...
05:28He turned and wrapped an arm around Alara's waist.
05:30I'll kill you.
05:31Caleb threw a parchment scroll in front of me.
05:34Sign it!
05:35The parchment was densely packed with clauses.
05:38Two-thirds of the West Coast territory.
05:40A permanent submission treaty.
05:41Renouncing my right as air, my fingers trembled.
05:44This was practically a treaty of surrender and humiliation.
05:47No, I could not sign it.
05:49Caleb's eyes darkened.
05:51He lifted his foot and stepped on the back of my neck, forcing my head hard contoured the floor.
05:55You won't sign?
05:56He crouched, grabbed my hair, and wrenched my face upward.
05:59Then I'll record how humiliated you look.
06:01He took a recording crystal from his waist and aimed it at my blood-streaked face.
06:05Look at you, the noble lichen princess of the West Coast, kneeling at my feet like a stray dog.
06:09The recording crystal flashed red.
06:11My wretched state.
06:12My blood.
06:13My eyelids swollen until they could barely open.
06:15All of it was captured inside that tiny stone.
06:18Tell me, if I spread the contents of this crystal throughout the entire wolf clan, where will the lichen came
06:22with his face?
06:23A copper suit must serged in my throat.
06:25Caleb, must you treat me this way?
06:27Enough nonsense! Sign!
06:28He brutally pressed my hand down, stained it with my own blood, and forced my handprint onto the treaty.
06:34I struggled desperately, but it was useless.
06:36Then Caleb spoke again.
06:37Wait.
06:38Add another clause.
06:39After you marry me, these close things to Iran every morning and evening.
06:42On your knees.
06:42She sits, you kneel.
06:43She drinks tea, you serve it.
06:44Tears of humiliation filled my eyes.
06:46Add another.
06:47He said, tilting his head as he thought.
06:49If we have a child, your own flesh and blood must call a Laura mother.
06:52As for you, you're only fit to be the wetness.
06:54Add another.
06:55Territory.
06:55Dignity.
06:56Forcing bloodline.
06:57Descendants.
06:58Every line trampled me deeper into the mud.
07:00At last, he's finished.
07:01Caleb picked up the porch board, read it from start to finish, and nodded in satisfaction.
07:05Then he threw a ragged piece of clothes onto my head.
07:07Wear this to the engagement blanket tomorrow.
07:08It was the cross-linen garment of a lowly labourer.
07:11The cuffs were worn ragged, and the collar was stained with blackened grease.
07:14Come wearing it.
07:14Let everyone see how lowly the noble lion princess is before me, Caleb.
07:18The royal hall was brightly lit the next day, and music drifted through the air.
07:22Werewolf nobles from the east and west coast gathered together, the clink of wine bales rising and falling.
07:26Everyone turned to look.
07:28Their gazes landed on the coarse linen I wore.
07:30First they froze.
07:31Then laughter exploded.
07:33The mighty lichen princess came to her own engagement banquet dressed like a slave.
07:37Isn't she ashamed?
07:38I think she did it on purpose, pretending to be pitiful, trying to win sympathy so Caleb will change his
07:42mind.
07:43What a cheap trick.
07:44Who would fall for that?
07:45I lowered my head, unable to stop myself from quietly sobbing.
07:48I had tried to resist, but the moment that thought appeared, the potion turned into thousands of needles, stabbing viciously
07:53into my heart.
07:54It left me unable even to struggle.
07:56Just then, a commotion sounded at the entrance to the hall.
07:59Caleb entered with Alara on his arm.
08:01He wore the silver-grey formal attire of the east coast, his cape trailing across the floor.
08:05Alara held his arms in a moon-white glass gazon, pearls pimmed at her temples.
08:09Caleb is here.
08:10The nobles parted to make way for them.
08:12Caleb walked up to me and looked me up and down.
08:15Then he suddenly laughed.
08:18I told you to wear slave clothes, and you wore them.
08:20I told you to sign the treaty, and you signed it.
08:22I told you to live in the Pygdist, and you lived there.
08:24He turned and spread his hands to the hall full of nobles.
08:27Do you see this?
08:28This is the Lycan princess.
08:30She does whatever I say.
08:31More obedient than a dog.
08:32Hit her.
08:33Curse her.
08:34Humiliate her.
08:35And all she knows how to do is wag her tail.
08:37Laughter filled a main hall.
08:39Alara tugged Caleb's sleeve, her voice soft and gentle.
08:42Caleb, sister can't really still want to marry you, can she?
08:45Caleb pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead.
08:48A sinister smile on his lips.
08:49She loves me so much, of course she still wants to marry me.
08:51But don't worry.
08:53I have a plan.
08:54Once I get real power over the West Coast, I'll divorce her immediately and marry you in full glory.
08:59No matter how I treat her, she'll forgive me unconditionally anyway.
09:04Alright.
09:05Then I'll wait for you to marry me.
09:07In full glory.
09:08Caleb kissed her.
09:09Then, seeing my desolate expression, he seemed to feel it still was not enough.
09:12He took the recording crystal from his chest and raised it high.
09:15Oh, right.
09:16Let me show everyone something interesting.
09:18The crystal lit up.
09:19In the image, I knelt on the ground, my face covered in blood, my head forced down as I signed
09:23the treaty.
09:24The nobles laughed even louder.
09:26That's too miserable.
09:27The mighty Lycan princess bullied to this extent.
09:29What a bone-deep humiliation.
09:31Laughter surged from all directions, drowning me.
09:33At that moment, a hand rested lightly on my shoulder.
09:35I turned my head.
09:37It was my father, the only Lyman king of the wolf clans.
09:39He led me behind a pillar at the side of the hall and lowered his voice.
09:42Selene, even now, do you still intend to marry Kale and give up Caleb?
09:45Yes.
09:46My father was silent for a long time.
09:48He looked at my face, at the swollen corner of my mouth, and at the bruises on my wrist from
09:51the silver tube.
09:52You would rather endure so much suffering than marry Caleb.
09:54It seems your mind truly is made up.
09:56Very well.
09:57I agree.
09:58My tears fell beyond my control.
10:00My father turned and walked step by step towards the platform at the center of the main hall.
10:04Caleb was still holding up the recording crystal.
10:07The nobles were still laughing.
10:08Everyone, tonight's engagement banquet was originally meant to announce the betrothal between my daughter Selene and the East Coast Alpha
10:14Caleb.
10:15He paused.
10:16However, at my daughter's firm request, I now formally announce, in my capacity as Lycan king, Selene will marry another
10:22Alpha.
10:23Kale.
10:24Caleb froze where he stood.
10:26What did you say?
10:27The nobles all retreated in terror.
10:29Caleb's eyes were full of unwillingness and fear.
10:31Knowing he was no match for Kale, he could only flee the hall in humiliation with the screaming Alada.
10:37Kale, you useless wolf.
10:38Don't get cocky.
10:39I'll take Selene back.
10:40I walked onto the high corridor and looked coldly down at the palace gates.
10:43The two had barely escaped back to their residence when they ran straight into a group of loyal guards.
10:47The guards were mercilessly throwing box after box of their belongings into the mud.
10:51Alara froze, then threw herself into the muddy water and screamed.
10:54My jewels!
10:55My gown!
10:56How dare you touch my thing!
10:58The guard captain said coldly,
11:00This is the Lyman king's order.
11:01Caleb linched his fists and gritted his teeth.
11:03It must be Selene!
11:04She must have spoken ill of us to the Lycan king!
11:06Alara turned back, clutching Caleb's arm tightly as tears of grievance streamed down her face.
11:10Caleb, is sister still holding a grudge against me?
11:11I can give up anything, but you gave me all these things!
11:14Caleb looked at the mess on the ground and pulled Alara into his arms in distress.
11:17Don't cry.
11:18This is just Selene playing hard to get.
11:20He deliberately raised his voice and husted with absolute confidence.
11:22She thinks that if she takes everything back, I'll bow to her.
11:24She loves me so much.
11:25Without me, she can't survive.
11:27Looking at his self-euphorious face, I found him utterly laughable.
11:30Why did he think I could not live without him?
11:32I had regained my freedom, and now, I also had Kale who was willing to protect me.
11:36I did not want to look at Caleb's twisted face anymore.
11:39I turned and returned to the hall.
11:42Yet three hours later, the guard captain suddenly came up to the corridor to report to me.
11:48Lycan princess, Caleb says he wants to enter the inner palace and demand an explanation for you.
11:56I watched Caleb's arrogance with cold eyes.
11:58Full of expectation, he opened the brocade box, seeming certain that inside would be a tear-stained apology letter.
12:05Only a wooden sword snapped cleanly in half.
12:07It was the first token of affection young Caleb had given me one summer ten years ago.
12:11Back then, he had patted his chest and said,
12:14Selana, if anyone bullies you from now on, I'll protect you with this sword.
12:18I had once treasured that wooden sword as if it were my life, but now, I had broken it and
12:22returned it to him as a wedding gift.
12:24I saw clearly how Caleb's hand trembled uncontrollably around the broken sword.
12:28His face, which had been wild with joy, turned deathly white.
12:32No, this can't be.
12:34Caleb gripped the broken sword tightly, his lips shaking.
12:38How could she bear to break it?
12:39She must be trying to make me angry, right?
12:42Selene, come out!
12:44I know you're nearby! Come out!
12:46He suddenly lifted his head, looking around the street in panic like a drowning man.
12:52Expressionless, I lowered the carriage curtain.
12:54Back to the palace.
12:56Three days later, on the day of the wedding, without West Coast support,
12:59the East Coast Chapel was decorated in an extremely shabby manner.
13:02Caleb stood at the altar, his face pale and his eyes hollow.
13:05Again and again, he looked toward the chapel's tightly shut doors.
13:08The guests below whispered among themselves.
13:11Beside him, Alara saw his distraction and immediately grew angry.
13:15Caleb, everyone is watching us. Today is our happy day. Can you focus on me?
13:20But Caleb pulled his hand away irritably and murmured like a lost soul.
13:24She can't really not come, can she?
13:27She clearly loves me so much.
13:29How could she watch me marry someone else with her own eyes?
13:32His mind was full of me. He did not look at Alana at all.
13:35Alara clenched her fists in resentment.
13:37So jealous she was nearly going mad.
13:39Just as the priest frowned and prepared to read the vows,
13:42the master of ceremony outside announced loudly,
13:44Lycon Princess and Lord Kale have arrived.
13:46Facing everyone's suspicion, Aloda's face went deathly pale.
13:49She shook her head desperately as she backed away.
13:51It wasn't me, I didn't Caleb. Believe me, I really didn't.
13:53Seeing the guards with blades in hand, Aloda used her best trick.
13:56Her eyes rolled back and she let out a string cry.
13:59Ugh, my heart. My anemagia is acting up again.
14:01Caleb, I'm so dizzy.
14:02She collapsed with perfect accuracy toward Caleb's arms.
14:05Caleb's brows knitted. Instinctively, he reached out to catch her.
14:07Step aside.
14:08An aged yet majestic voice rang out.
14:10The high-ranking witch doctor accompanying us strode forward and seized Alana's wrist.
14:13Alora panicked and tried to pull her hand back.
14:15Don't touch me! Caleb!
14:17Blue investigative magic glowed in the witch doctor's palm.
14:19After only a few seconds, she stood with a cold laugh and announced to everyone present,
14:22This omega has no trace of any blood disease in her body.
14:25Her vitality is stronger than that of a bison.
14:27Caleb went rigid, his eyes widening in disbelief.
14:29You're lying!
14:30She clearly fainted from anemia before.
14:33She even needed Celine's blood.
14:34The witch doctor interrupted him.
14:36That was a false weakness created by black magic herbs.
14:39Not only that.
14:39The witch doctor looked at Alana on the floor with contempt.
14:42She is not pregnant at all.
14:44Let's do it!
14:45The rogue whale wolves invaded on a massive scale, and the flames of war spread quickly.
14:50Kale volunteered to command the armies, going from former useless wolf to present ancient wolf king, and led the troops
14:56out to suppress the rebelt.
14:57As for Caleb, because of his blindness, foolishness, and sheltering of a traitor, he had been stripped of all status
15:03and reduced completely to a commoner.
15:05He could have hidden in the rear and clung to life, but in order to stir even the slightest ripple
15:09in my heart, he concealed his name and voluntarily joined the suicide squad with the highest death rate, becoming the
15:15lowest ranking footsist.
15:16On the day the army set out, I stood personally atop the high city wall to see Kael off.
15:20Below the wall, the army stood in solemn formation.
15:23Kael sat on his warhorse, and looked up at me with deep affection before the entire army.
15:28I placed a wolf-toothed amulet for protection around Kael's neck with my own hands, then bent down and gently
15:34kissed his cheek.
15:36I'll wait for your triumphant return.
15:38Kael's eyes burned hot.
15:41In front of everyone, he kissed the back of my hand.
15:45For you, I will bring victory.
15:49And down in the muddy infantry ranks, Kael, dressed in coarse linen, stared famously at the scene.
15:53Watching me give another man my favor, jealousy and regret twisted together in his heart.
15:57Once, that place had been his.
15:59That amulet had once been prepared for him.
16:01He bit hard enough to split his lip.
16:03Selene, I'll prove to you that I'm stronger than Kael.
16:08I'm the alpha worthy of you.
16:10He swore it silently in his heart, then stepped onto the battlefield without looking back.
16:14The carriage slowly stopped in the center of the square.
16:18Kael dismounted, not even bothering to brush off the dust of war clinging to him and strode to the carriage.
16:23With extreme tendness, he extended his hand to me.
16:27I lifted the velvet curtain, placed my hand in his palm, gathered my magnificent skirts, and stepped down from the
16:33carriage.
16:34By now, I was no longer the pitiful woman who had been forced to wear coarse slave linen.
16:38My face shone with a bright smile Kael had never seen before.
16:42It was the kind of glow that could only appear when someone was surrounded by absolute love.
16:47In the crowd, Kael desperately stood on tiptoe, trying to see my face clearly.
16:51But when his gaze landed on me, his whole body froze as if he had plunged into ice.
16:56Because my other hand was gently resting on my noticeably rounded belly.
17:01Lord Kael and Her Highness already have a child.
17:03They really are a match made in heaven.
17:05The commoners beside him, disgusted excitedly.
17:09Their words pierced Kael's soul like ten thousand arrows.
17:13Not only had she married someone else, she was carrying another man's child.
17:17The girl who had once had eyes only for him,
17:20the girl who had refused to leave him even after he kicked her into a wolf's claws,
17:24now truly belonged to someone else completely.
17:27A violent cramp of pain nearly stole Kael's breath.
17:29His eyes were bloodshot, and a hopeless whimper rose in his throat.
17:32A light breeze passed, stirring several fallen leaves.
17:35As if sensing something, I casually swept my gaze across the crowded masses.
17:39Across the noisy sea of people, my eyes briefly met Kael's.
17:42On the night of the full moon, I came to the blood moon altar,
17:45where the fate of the wolf langs would be decided.
17:46At the center of the altar stood two lifelike stone statues.
17:49On one side was Kael, the East Coast Alpha I had loved in secret for eighteen years.
17:52On the other was Kael, the Alpha cursed by the Dark Witch.
17:55My father, the Lion King, looked at me solemnly.
17:58Selina, you are a noble Lycan princess.
18:01Yes. No weather wolf Alpha in this world is worthy of you.
18:06That is why you must choose a mate, and support him as the next Lycan king.
18:09My mother gripped my hand tightly.
18:11Tell us, who do you choose?
18:13After a moment of silence, I pointed to the dark, battered statue.
18:18I choose Kael.
18:19My father's face changed in shock.
18:21The Witch's curse inside Kael can't be broken.
18:24He's nothing but a useless wolf.
18:25Why not choose Kaelum?
18:26You've loved him for eighteen years.
18:28Exactly. As long as you bond with Kael, he can use your bloodline to become the strongest alpha in history.
18:34What an honor that would be.
18:35I ignored their pleas.
18:37All I could think of was my previous life.
18:39In that life, I had married beneath my status and chosen Kael at all costs, using my noble bloodline to
18:45push him onto the throne.
18:46But once he held power, he turned around and married his first love, an Omega named Alara, then demoted me
18:52to a servant.
18:53To improve Alara's bloodline, Kael even tricked me to the Blood Moon Ultra, drained me of my life's blood, and
18:58fed it to Alara.
18:59Alara smiled as she crushed my fingers beneath her foot.
19:02Sister, I'll enjoy your bloodline, your lover, and live happily ever after!
19:06Kaelum cut open my stomach while I was still alive, dug out our unborn child, and smashed it viciously onto
19:12the ground.
19:13Alara and I are the ones who truly love each other. Bonding with you was just a political marriage.
19:17Salema, the more I look at you, the more disgusting you are.
19:20As I lay dying, Kael, who had been locked in the dungeon, transformed on the night of the full moon,
19:25snapped his chains and killed Kaelum and Alara.
19:28He kissed me with desperate tenderness, hoping to save me with his own life's blood.
19:32Only then did I learn that ancient lichen blood flowed through Kael's veins.
19:36On nights of the full moon, he could break through the witch's curse and become the strongest wolf alive.
19:41But I had lost too much blood. I still died on the Blood Moon Altar.
19:44My thoughts returned to the present.
19:47Silently, I clenched my fists.
19:49Father, Mother, my mind is made up. I will bond with Kael and help him become the next lichen king.
19:54Seeing my determination, my father finally relented but issued a harsh condition.
19:57You must drink the secrecy portion. You cannot reveal anything about breaking the engagement.
20:02You must obey Kael in everything. If you can last until the engagement banquet three days from now, I will
20:06do it.
20:07My heart ached.
20:08As the lichen princess, did I not even have the freedom to pursue my own marriage?
20:12With a bitter sigh, I took the potion from my father's hand and drank it.
20:15Just then, Kael stormed into the Blood Moon Altar and seized my hand.
20:19Salana, come out with me!
20:20Without another word, Kael dragged me out of the Blood Moon Altar.
20:25I was about to refuse, but the potion turned into needles, stabbing into my heart.
20:30It forced me to submit it to him.
20:32My parents were probably still unhappy with my choice.
20:36They did not stop Kael's violence.
20:39They merely snorted coldly and turned away.
20:42Kael dragged me into the main hall of the palace.
20:45When I looked up, I saw Alara sitting on the throne.
20:48She looked so proud, as if she were the lichen princess.
20:52The moment she saw Kael'b dragging me in, she hurried down from the throne and covered her little mouth
20:57in feigned surprise.
20:59Oh, sister! How did you end up in such a state?
21:03Kael'b be gentler with her.
21:04Kael'b snorted and slapped me to the floor.
21:09Selina, did you beg the lichen king to arrange a marriage between us again?
21:12His eyes were filled with undisguised disgust.
21:16Do you think that if you keep pestering me, I'll marry you sooner or later?
21:21Let me tell you something.
21:22You are the most disgusting woman I've ever met.
21:25Even if you knelt and begged me, I wouldn't spare you another glance.
21:28I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth, my fingers slowly curling into my palm.
21:33I didn't ask father for a marriage decree.
21:36Kael'b gave a disdainful laugh.
21:38Please, do you think I don't know what kind of person you are?
21:40Without my affection, you can't even survive.
21:44Kael'b, don't say that about sister.
21:47She only acts this way because she loves you too much.
21:50Her voice was soft enough to melt and her eyes read in a slight.
21:53She truly looked like a considerate, gentle, younger sister.
21:58You're too kind. That's your problem.
22:01Even a bitch like Selman can walk all over you.
22:05Kael'b patted Alina's hand, then turned to me.
22:07How about this? I'll have Selina compensate you properly.
22:11Kael'b pointed toward the eastern side of the main hall.
22:14Selina, from now on the pure silver ice in your bedchamber belongs to Alara.
22:18She's weak and needs its spiritual energy.
22:21My breath stopped for an instant.
22:23The pure silver ice coffin was the symbol of the Lyman heir.
22:27What did it mean to give it away?
22:29It meant that the lowest omega had stepped onto the head of the Lyman princess.
22:34As for you...
22:35Caleb's lips curled into a smile full of malice.
22:39The pigsty on the west side of the palace is still empty.
22:42Starting tonight, you'll sleep there.
22:45The moment he said that, the nobles in the royal hall burst into laughter.
22:50How entertaining.
22:51The mighty Lycan princess, ordered by the man she loves to sleep in a pig sit.
22:54Caleb clearly doesn't want her, yet she keeps throwing herself at him.
22:57She deserves it.
22:57She chased him for 18 years and ended up chased into a pig sick.
23:01What a disgrace to the royal family.
23:03I lowered my head, my nails digging into my palm.
23:06I wanted to defend myself out loud.
23:08I did not love Caleb.
23:10I would rather marry the cursed kale than have anything to do with Caleb.
23:13But the potion bound me tightly.
23:14The mere thought of resistance sent a pain through me that seemed to drill into my bones.
23:19Fine.
23:19I saw it.
23:20The pure silver ice coffin can go to Alara.
23:22I'll sleep in the pigsty.
23:24Caleb froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.
23:26He said to Alara over his shoulder.
23:28This is the kind of bitch she is.
23:29The harder you trample her, the more she clings to you.
23:31Alara lowered her head, the corner of her mouth lifting for the briefest instant.
23:34When she looked up again, her face was full of concern.
23:36Sister, the pig shed is so dirty.
23:38How can you live there?
23:39She stole the man you love, and you're still worried about her.
23:42How can anyone in this world be as kind as you?
23:43He lowered his head and kissed Alina.
23:45It was not a light, fleeting kiss.
23:47It was deep and deliberately drawn out.
23:48Alina rose onto her toes, wrapping her arms around his neck.
23:51Her peach blossom eyes looked past Caleb's neck, staring at me in blatant triumph.
23:54The main hall erupted with the nobles' applause and cheer.
23:57If Selina were half as gentle as Alara, she wouldn't be despised this badly.
24:00Alara is soft, delicate, and so understanding.
24:02No wonder Caleb likes her.
24:04I turned my head away, unwilling to look.
24:06Just then, a gray shadow burst from behind a puller at the side of the hall.
24:09It was a savage wild wolf.
24:11Its white fangs flashed as it lunged straight at me.
24:13My face went pale with shock.
24:15An assassin!
24:16Caleb stood only three steps away.
24:17I ran toward him.
24:18After all our years together, I thought he would at least reach out and block the attack.
24:21Caleb, save me!
24:23But before I could finish calling for help, his leg had already lifted.
24:25He kicked me hard in the side.
24:26Get away!
24:27My whole body flew sideways and slammed straight into the wolf's claws.
24:30Squish!
24:31Blood poured out like a waterfall, flowing wildly without end.
24:34The wild wolf's sharp claws pierced through my right shoulder and pinned me to the cold
24:37stone floor.
24:38My mouth opened.
24:38I wanted to scream.
24:39But as I stared up at Caleb's cold face, no sound came out at all.
24:42At that moment, the guards finally rushed forward, and they cut the wolf down.
24:44When its claws were pulled from my shoulder, they dragged out a spray of blood.
24:47Caleb crouched down, pinched my chin in, and forced me to lift my face and looked at him.
24:51Were you trying to run toward me just now?
24:53Did you think I would save you?
24:54His fingers tightened.
24:55Salima, don't think too highly of yourself.
24:56I would rather save a lamb than save you.
24:59My lips had gone white from pain, but I could not say a single word.
25:01Alara was still standing there, both hands covering her mouth.
25:04That wild wolf was so frightening.
25:06What a shame.
25:07She actually survived.
25:08Caleb snored.
25:09My blood was still pouring out, taking with it the last of the love I had once felt for
25:12Caleb me.
25:13I never imagined he wanted me dead, or that he would shove me toward the blade himself.
25:16Alara lifted her head from Caleb's arms.
25:18Caleb, you're so good to me.
25:19Will sister be angry?
25:21Salona is a hopeless lovesick through and through.
25:22She's loved me for 18 years so much that she doesn't even know what dignity is.
25:25No matter whether I hit her, curse her, make her sleep in a pig head, or even kick her
25:28under a wolf's claws, she'll forgive me unconditionally.
25:30Then she'll crawl back like a dog and kneel to lick my feet.
25:33Alara lowered her lashes and sighed softly.
25:35Sister is so pitiful.
25:36But after saying that, when she turned her head to look at me, her lips moved in a low
25:39murmur.
25:40What a useless wild wolf.
25:42It couldn't even kill Selene.
25:44Then she looked away and said gently to Caleb,
25:45Caleb, should we have someone treat her?
25:47Treat her?
25:48Does she deserve that?
25:49Caleb, someone, throw her into the pig bed.
25:51What did you say?
25:52Caleb stood stunned.
25:53He looked at my father, then at me, and suddenly let out a swungful laugh.
25:57Lycan King, please don't joke.
25:59Selene has loved me for 18 years.
26:01For my sake, she was even willing to sleep in a pig hole.
26:03How could she possibly marry a useless wolf?
26:05He turned and walked toward me, his tone still full of condescending charity.
26:08Selene, I know you're angry with me.
26:10You're trying to provoke me on purpose, aren't you?
26:12Stop making a scene.
26:13If you admit your mistake in public now, I can still treat you well like before.
26:17I looked quietly at his arrogant face.
26:19Take your Omega and get out of my sight.
26:21I let out a long breath of relief.
26:23The secrecy potion had worn off.
26:24At last, I could say what I wanted to say.
26:26The smile on Caleb's face finally collapsed.
26:29Fine, fine.
26:30You don't know what's good for you, do you?
26:31He suddenly took the unequal treaty from his chest and raised it toward my father.
26:34Lycan King, Saliva has already signed a blood contract.
26:37If she does not marry me today, two-thirds of the West Coast territory belongs to me.
26:40My father snored coldly.
26:42A treaty signed under D'Address has no legal force.
26:44The West Coast does not recognize that thing.
26:46Caleb had not expected my father, who had always been cold, to defend me.
26:50He was completely enraged.
26:51No!
26:52Selene must marry me!
26:53He released the pressure of an East Coast Alpha, transformed into a giant wolf, and lunged,
26:58reaching for my shoulder.
26:59Just as his hand was about to touch me, the clouds in the sky broke apart, and a blood-red
27:03full moon hung overhead.
27:04In the corner, Cale, who had been bound by magical iron chains all this time, suddenly let
27:07out a roar.
27:08Blazing light erupted from his eyes.
27:09With a deafening crack, the thick chains were torn apart by brute force.
27:12A terrifying pressure swept through the hall like a tidal wave.
27:15In an instance, Cale transformed into an ancient lycan.
27:17He brought one claw down hard, and Caleb was knocked straight back into his original form.
27:20Caleb vomited blood again and again, unable to move.
27:23I snorted coldly.
27:24Hmph.
27:25You let him in?
27:25The guard captain said respectfully.
27:28It seems he lost his privileged J token during the fight.
27:31We stopped him outside the gate.
27:32If he has no token, then tell him to get lost.
27:34I returned to the inner palace dot in the courtyard, beside a stone table.
27:37I played an ancient wolf clan war game with Cale, who had returned to human form.
27:40Cale had just broken through the witch's curse, and his face was still somewhat pale,
27:44but every movement of his was exceedingly gentlemanly.
27:46When the wind rose, he thoughtfully picked up a white fox fur between us and draped it
27:50gently understanding.
27:50I lifted my head and smiled at him.
27:53There were no unnecessary words between us, yet we shared an understanding as if our souls
27:57resonated.
27:57Just then, rough shoving and furious roars came from beyond the heavy iron gate.
28:01I turned and saw Cale being stopped mercilessly outside the palace gates by two fully armed
28:05royal guards.
28:06How dare you?
28:06I need to help but you guys don't meet!
28:07The guard captain answered coldly.
28:09Without the life and princess's privilege, J token, no one may enter.
28:12Cale insisted on forcing his way in, but the guards shoved him back without mercy, making
28:16him stumble.
28:17Looking at his sorry state, my face held no expression.
28:20He should finally realize that without my protection, he could not take a single step on
28:23the west coast.
28:25Cale knew he could not force his way through the palace gates.
28:27He could only run to one corner of the gate and stare through the iron bars at me in the
28:30courtyard.
28:31When he saw Cale papaling a cloak over me, and saw me smiling at Cale, the muscles in
28:35his face twitched out of control.
28:37For eighteen years I had only ever had eyes for him.
28:39I had never smiled that way at another man.
28:41He gripped the iron bars hard, his eyes reddening as he lost control and shouted at me,
28:44Caleen, come out here!
28:46I am your fated mate!
28:47At the sound of his voice, the hand with which I was placing a piece paused slightly.
28:50I turned my head, my gaze resting on Caleb's flushed face for one second.
28:53There was no anger in my eyes, nor sorrow.
28:55It was as if I were looking at a patch of empty air.
28:57Drag him away, I ordered coldly.
28:59The guards stepped forward.
29:00Don't touch me!
29:01Cale roared in fury.
29:03He punched two guards to the ground and glared at me with bloodshot eyes.
29:10Cale set down his game piece and stepped in front of me.
29:14In an instant, he transformed into an ancient lion.
29:18Cale told you to get lost.
29:20Did you not hear her?
29:21Cale's terrifying pressure erupted, crushing Cale in place.
29:24Caleb's bones cranked under the force.
29:26Knowing he could not defeat Cale, he could only retreat in humiliation and snar through
29:30gritted teeth.
29:30Fine.
29:31Selina, don't regret this.
29:33Even if you come kneeling to beg me, I won't look at you again.
29:35A few days later, my personal lady-in-waiting entered angrily with a bright red invitation.
29:39Lycan princess, Caleb has gone mad.
29:42He has publicly announced to the whole clan that he is marrying Elera, and he tells everyone
29:46that once you see the invitation, you'll break down, admit your mistake, and cry as you
29:49beg him to change his mind.
29:50I did not even look at the invitation.
29:52I lifted my teacup and took a sip.
29:54Let him.
29:55Without West Coast royal funding, what would he use to hold a respectable wedding?
29:59And he still thought I would apologize to him?
30:02Did he truly think I still loved him?
30:04That afternoon, with maids accompanying me, I left the palace in a sheep-drawn carriage
30:07for an inspection, and happened to pass the most luxurious tailor shop in the city.
30:10I had just reached the opposite side of the shop when I heard a crisp slap from inside.
30:13You dare put this rough, rotten fabric against me?
30:15It scratches my skin!
30:16Can you afford to pay for it, you lonely dog?
30:18Elera cursed furiously.
30:19At that moment, Caleb, who had just returned from buying mutton, froze at the shop entrance.
30:23Elera turned her head.
30:24When she met Caleb's shocked gaze, her face instantly went deathly pale.
30:26She had never expected Caleb to witness her true self.
30:29Caleb's eyes, meanwhile, were full of suspicion and shock.
30:31Was this the delicate Elera he praised to everyone as someone who would shed tears even
30:35over stepping on an ant?
30:36Elera immediately squeezed out tears and threw herself into Caleb's arms in grievous.
30:39Caleb, this tailor pricked me on purpose with a needle.
30:42It hurt so much that I lost control of my temper.
30:44Please don't blame me, all right?
30:45Caleb stiffly patted her back, his voice dry.
30:48It's fine.
30:49I don't blame you.
30:50But the seed of doubt had already been planted deep in Caleb's heart.
30:54Watching from the corner, I suddenly came up with a plan.
30:56I had the guard captain carry a brocade box and stride up to Caleb.
31:00Lord Caleb, Lion Princess Selina has sent you a wedding gift.
31:03At the sound of my name, Caleb's eyes instantly lit up.
31:07He eagerly took the brocade box, the corners of his mouth rising beyond his control.
31:11I knew it.
31:12She really couldn't hold back after all.
31:15She's finally bowing to me.
31:17The heavy doors were pushed open.
31:18Wearing a noble black formal dress, I held Cale's arm and walked calmly into the chapel.
31:23The moment Caleb saw me, his dead eyes instantly lit up.
31:26Selina, you came.
31:28His voice trembled with excitement.
31:30He flung Allura's arm away and came down from the altar to greet me.
31:33But I did not spare him a single extra glance.
31:36I walked straight to the front row of guest seats and sat down elegantly.
31:39I'm not here to steal the groom.
31:41Continue your wedding.
31:42Don't mind me.
31:43Caleb froze where he stood.
31:44He grinned his teeth, still stubbornly staring at me.
31:47Don't regret this.
31:48The priest cleared his throat and began reading the lengthy vows.
31:51Lord Caleb, whether in poverty or wealth, are you willing to take Allura as your wife?
31:56And I...
31:56Caleb drew out the word.
31:58His gaze was locked firmly on me, as if saying,
32:00Selina, if you stand up and stop me now, I'll cancel the wedding at once and leave with you.
32:03But I only calmly lifted the red tea and turned my head to speak softly to Cale.
32:07Cale, has the West Coast border defense map been checked?
32:10Cale brushed a fallen leaf from my shoulder, his voice gentle.
32:14Seeing our intimate difference, Caleb's face instantly turned ashen.
32:17Alara stood beside him, gritting her teeth as she urged in a low voice,
32:20Caleb, everyone is waiting for your vow.
32:22If not for me, then for our child.
32:23Caleb froze.
32:24You're pregnant?
32:26Allura showed a shy smile and nodded.
32:28Of course.
32:29Your own flesh and blood.
32:30Caleb sighed and nodded.
32:32All right.
32:32Since you're carrying my child, I should indeed give you a proper title.
32:35He nodded to the priest.
32:38I do.
32:39Just then, the chapel's enormous stained glass window shattered with a crash,
32:43and more than a dozen rogue werewolves with blood-red eyes rushed madly into the hall.
32:47The chapel instantly fell into chaos.
32:50Nobles screamed and fled in every direction.
32:52This group of rogue werewolves had an extremely clear target.
32:55They did not even look at the bride and grew on the altar.
32:57Raising bright curved blades, they charged straight toward me.
33:01Kill the lichen princess.
33:02Caleb watched the werewolves lunging toward me, his mind going blank.
33:06Celine!
33:07Watch out!
33:07Without hesitation, he moved to rush down from the altar and save me.
33:12But the instant he took one step, Alana screamed and threw herself at him,
33:16clinging tightly around his waist.
33:19Caleb!
33:20Help me!
33:21I'm so scared!
33:21Don't leave me!
33:22Caleb was suddenly tripped up and shouted in panic.
33:24Get off!
33:25Alara!
33:25Let go!
33:26Selene is in danger!
33:27He tried hard to prow Alina's hands away, but Alina clung to him like an octopus, her cries piercing.
33:33You're not allowed to go!
33:34I am your bride!
33:37Because of that one second delay, the strongest rogue willwolf had already rushed in front of me.
33:42He raised a curved blade coated in green poison and slashed viciously towards my back.
33:48Caleb screamed in despair.
33:49No!
33:52At the critical moment, Kale snutted coldly.
33:54His tall body instantly blocked me.
33:56He did not even transform into wolf form.
33:58He merely lifted one hand and with a crisp clang, caught the descending poisoned blade barehanded.
34:03Under the terrified gaze of the rogue werewolf, Kale turned his wrist, and the curved blade forged of fine steel
34:08shattered inch by inch.
34:09You're caught in death.
34:10The terrifying pressure of an ancient wolf king erupted instantly and cracks spread across the chapel floor.
34:15Within a few moves, those vicious assassins did not even have room to resist before their limbs were broken and
34:19they were hurled miserably to the ground.
34:21From beginning to end, Kale shielded me completely behind him.
34:23Not even a strand of my hair was disturbed.
34:25Only then did Caleb finally push Alara away and stumble over with a sword in hand.
34:30He foes two steps away.
34:33Kale was kneeling on one knee before me, checking with extreme care whether I had been frightened.
34:39The hand Caleb used to hold his sword dropped weakly.
34:41He had wanted to be the hero who protected me, but only now did he realize he had already lost
34:45both the right and the strength to protect me.
34:47The royal guards quickly rushed into the chapel and restrained all the badly injured assassins.
34:51Kale stood and coldly opened the assassin leader's clothes, pulling a blood-stained piece of parchment from his chest.
34:57I glanced at it and my gaze instantly turned cold.
35:01This is a hand-drawn defense map of the chapel.
35:04I looked toward Alara, who was trembling on the steps, and it was drawn with ink, specially supplied to the
35:11East Coast royal family.
35:13All eyes in the hall snapped onto Alara.
35:16Is there a traitor in the East Coast?
35:18What did you say?
35:19Caleb looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
35:21He stumbled half a step back.
35:23Just then, the assassin leader pinned to the ground, spat out a mouthful of bloody salva, and glared viciously at
35:28Alaya.
35:28Was this bitch she gave us the defense map and told us to kill the Lycan princess in the chaos.
35:32She said once it was done, she'd give us half of the West Coast territory.
35:36With irrefutable evidence before everyone, Alara's disguise was completely torn apart.
35:40No! This isn't true!
35:42Caleb looked at Alara with bloodshot eyes, his voice trembling.
35:45So you've been lying to me all along? The anemia was fake and the pregnancy was fake too?
35:51Alara knew she had nowhere left to retreat. She broke down instantly and crawled to Caleb's feet, clenching his leg
35:56as tears and snot covered her face.
35:58Caleb! Listen to me! I was forced! They threatened me!
36:01She begged frantically like a pitiful worm, not a strice remaining of her former delicate helplessness.
36:05I only loved you too much! Protect me with your East Coast privileges like you used to, alright?
36:10Looking at the ugly woman before him, Caleb felt his stomach churn with disgust.
36:14He kicked Alarka away and stared at her with loathing.
36:17This was the delicate first love for whom he had given up everything and even broken with the West Coast.
36:23For this lying bitch, he had forced me to sleep in a pigsty.
36:26For this vicious woman who had never been ill, he had forced me to bleed.
36:29Each truth that came too late filled Caleb with unbearable regret.
36:33What kind of person had he lost? Someone who had loved him so deeply.
36:37With a thud, Caleb's legs gave out and he collapsed heavily to his knees in the ruins.
36:42His face streamed with tears. As he turned and crawled toward me, his eyes read.
36:49Selina, I'm sorry. I was blind! I was a fool! I was wrong! Please forgive me!
36:55Faced with Caleb's repentance, I had no interest in even stopping.
36:59Calmly, I looked away, took a clean silk handkerchief from my sleeve, and pulled Kale's hand toward me.
37:06Did it hurt when you crushed that poisoned blade?
37:09No. As long as you're unharmed, that's all that matters.
37:12Let's go. It's too filthy here.
37:16I Kali dropped the package beside Caleb's hand, linked arms with Kale, and walked straight out of the chapel.
37:22Caleb froze where he was. At last, he understood. I was no longer willing to give him even hatred.
37:28He knelt there, watching helplessly as Kale and I left side by side, his nose stinging.
37:33What will it take? What will it take for you to forgive me?
37:37Just then, a messenger covered in blood stumbled into the hall.
37:41Report! Rogue werewolves are invading on a massive scale! The West Coast defense line is in critical danger!
37:47Caleb suddenly lifted his head, a crazed light flashing in his eyes.
37:50War. War has come! As long as I earn great merit on the battlefield, as long as I prove my
37:57worth, Selina will surely look at me again.
38:00Battle reports from the front lines were sent back to the capital every day.
38:03On the battlefield, Kale planned and commanded with brilliant strategy.
38:06Not only was he not dragged down by the Witch's Curse, he displayed the bearing of an unparalleled general.
38:10He won every battle, and became the hero admired by the entire army.
38:13Caleb, meanwhile, fought in the lowest trenches, like a beast that did not care whether it lived or died.
38:19He deliberately refused to wear heavy armor, allowing enemy blades to leave hideous wounds across his body.
38:25Every time he was injured, every time he bled, he felt he was paying back the debt for once draining
38:29my blood.
38:30He felt he was easing the guilt in his heart.
38:32He fought desperately for merit, charging forward like a madman and cutting down countless enemy heads,
38:37only hoping that his name might appear once in the military reports and be seen by me.
38:40But he did not know that when I read the reports, my gaze only stopped on Kale's name.
38:44I did not care which common soldier had earned credit.
38:47During an especially brutal breakout battle, the rogue werewolf army surrounded the Suicide Squad.
38:52A military banner representing the West Coast royal family was about to be cut down.
38:58That was my territory.
39:01My banner.
39:02Caleb's eyes went red as he roared and threw himself forward.
39:07No one touches Sylvine's banner!
39:11He used his body to shield the flagpole, refusing to retreat.
39:14Squish.
39:15An enemy spear ruthlessly pierced through the soldier's abdomen.
39:19He vomited a mouthful of blood, but his hands still clung tightly to the banner,
39:24as he collapsed heavily into a pool of blood.
39:28The dark, damp woundager's camp was filled with the thick smell of blood and screams of pain.
39:32Caleb's injuries were too severe.
39:33The spear had pierced through his abdomen, and his high fever would not break.
39:36He lay on a crude straw mat, barely breathing.
39:38In the extreme agony between dreams and waking, he began to hallucinate.
39:42He seemed to return to that summer ten years ago.
39:44A little version of me followed behind him, eyes full of worship, as I called him Brother Caleb,
39:49blushing while I handed him that wooden sword.
39:51Brother Caleb, will you protect me forever?
39:55Of course. I'll protect you for the rest of your life.
39:59But the scene shifted. It became me locked inside the reeking pig pet,
40:02my face covered in blood, looking at him in despair as he married Alara.
40:06No, don't look at me like that.
40:08In his coma, tears of pain streamed down his face.
40:10His hands clawed wildly at empty air as he murmured in a broken, miserable voice.
40:13Seline, I was wrong. Please, don't go.
40:16But in the illusion, I pulled my hand away coldly and turned away without hesitation.
40:20Just as he was drowning in unbearable pain, in reality, he suddenly felt a pair of cooled hands touch his
40:26forehead.
40:27Then a bottle of high-grade royal potion with a faint fragrance was placed in his hand.
40:31This familiar scent belonged only to potions the royal family was qualified to use.
40:36Caleb's whole body jolted.
40:42Summoning all his strength, he opened his eyes.
40:45Caleb opened his eyes in wild joy, a smile of attestation already lifting the corner of his mouth.
40:50But when he saw the person before him clearly, he felt as if he had fallen to an ice cower.
40:53The person standing by his bed was not me at all, but an old logistics medic with a face full
40:56of wrinkles.
40:57Young man, you're awake. Tough life you've got. A spear went clean through you. You still didn't die.
41:00The old medic pulled the stopper from the potion bottle and brought it to his lips.
41:04Drink. This was personally ordered by Commander Kale.
41:06In recognition of your suicide squad's merit in protecting the banner, every severely injured member has been given a royal
41:11potion.
41:12Caleb stared daily at the potion bottle.
41:14His fingers tightened inch by inch, his knuckles turning white.
41:16So it was not for him. So he was only the most insignificant one among tens of thousands of wounded
41:21soldiers.
41:22He had risked his life to prove himself and repay his debt.
41:25But in the end, the harm he had done me, the feelings he had for me, did not even qualify
41:29him to be hated by me anymore.
41:31I had completely treated as an unrelated stranger.
41:34A piece of air that could exist or not.
41:36Caleb clutched the potion bottle tightly, tears falling in heavy drops onto the straw mat.
41:41Suddenly, he laughed bitterly, ignoring me.
41:44So being ignored is the cruelest punishment.
41:49One year later, the rebellion of the rogue werewolves was completely pacified, and the border welcomed a long-awaited peace.
41:55The army returned in triumph.
41:57The gates of the capital opened wide, and citizens lined the streets, cheering as they welcomed home the hero who
42:02had saved the wolf clans.
42:03Meanwhile, on the execution ground, on the other side of the city, Alara, who had served as an insider for
42:08the rogue werewolves, was finally facing her hanging.
42:10At the outermost edge of the crowd, a man with a crippled leg and a body covered in mud, staggered
42:14forward.
42:14He wore ragged linen.
42:16His appearance withered, his vacant gaze fixed on the cross.
42:18A rough rope was looped around Alara's neck.
42:20Her hair hung loose as she struggled violently and screamed in agony.
42:23Ah, Caleb! Save me! For the sake of the love we once shared, save me!
42:27But Caleb merely looked at her coldly. The old obsession was gone from his eyes, leaving only the remort of
42:32a man who had been blind in both sight and heart.
42:34If not for this vicious woman full of lies, he should now have been standing on the execution platform, receiving
42:38the admiration of the whole clan as an alpha.
42:40At the executioner's command, Alarma's struggle stopped. She hung in the wind like a scrap of cloth.
42:45Caleb lowered his head, feeling nothing but emptiness inside.
42:47At that moment, cheers a hundred times louder than before, Trinch Remy erupted from the front of Square.
42:52It's the Lycan princess's royal carriage! She has come personally to welcome the hero, Lord Kale!
42:57At the sound of my name, Caleb trembled violently.
43:01He snapped his head up and looked toward me.
43:04In that instant, Caleb's breathing stopped.
43:06His whole body went rigid, and his lips trembled violently.
43:09Tears filled his bloodshot eyes.
43:10How desperately he wished to see even the slightest ripple in my eyes.
43:13Pity, even mockery or hatred.
43:15As long as it proved I still cared about him, he would have been willing to die on the spot.
43:18But my gaze was absolutely calm.
43:20It was as if I were looking at a tree by the roadside, a stone, a pile of trash no
43:24one cared about.
43:25No lingering. No pause.
43:27I naturally looked away and turned to Kale beside me.
43:30Look, the wind is rising. Let's go home, I said, smiling gently at Kale.
43:35Kale lowered his head and kissed my forehead with deep affection,
43:38wrapping me and our unborn child tightly in his broad cloak.
43:41All right, let's go home.
43:44The last spark inside Kale was completely extinguished in that moment.
43:49A pain that cut to the marrow left him unable to stand.
43:53He collapsed heavily into the muddy water.
43:56The cheering crowd surrounded Kale and me as we went farther and farther away.
44:02All that remained for Kale was a ground full of flowers crushed mercilessly by hooves and the rest of a
44:09life he could never redeem.
44:10Years later, my aging father formally abcated.
44:14I put on the crown, symbolizing supreme power, and became the greatest lichen princess in West Coast history.
44:20Kale guarded me and our child with unwavering loyalty.
44:23The internal strife and external threats of the past were completely pass-approved,
44:27and the wolf clans entered an unprecedented golden era.
44:31My name became the highest symbol of power and glory.
44:34As for the name Kale, it vanished from everyone's memory like an insignificant speck of dust.
44:40No one mentioned the once arrogant East Coast Alpha anymore.
44:43No one remembered his ridiculous, shaby wedding.
44:46Ten years later, in the most remote, dilapidated slum on the East Coast,
44:49the cold wind howled as it swept garbage across the ground.
44:52A broken-down tavern reeking of mold and cheap alcohol stood with its drafty wooden door half open.
44:57An old werewolf who had lost his left leg and one arm,
45:00his face weathered by hardship, limped through the door and shuffled to the bar.
45:04It was Kale.
45:06But he was filthy from head to toe, with not the slightest traces of an alpha left in him.
45:11With trembling fingers, he dug a few copper coins smeared with grease from his torn pocket
45:15and pushed them towards the bartender.
45:17Give me a cup of the cheapest ale.
45:20The bartender set a cup of murky ale heavily in front of him with a look of disgust.
45:26The old werewolf did not mind.
45:29He simply picked up the cup, dragged his crippled leg,
45:32and stumbled to the darkest corner of the tavern.
45:36Through drunken, blurred eyes, he lifted his head
45:39and looked at an old poster pasted on the mottled wall.
45:42On the poster, written in ornate lettering, were the words,
45:46celebrating the tenth wedding anniversary of Lichen Princess and Kale.
45:50At the center of the image, I wore a crown, my smile noble and bright,
45:55my eyes filled with happiness.
45:57The old werewolf raised his rough, frostbitted hand
46:00and paused in midair for a long time.
46:03Only then did he carefully, across the empty space,
46:07gently touch my cheek on the poster.
46:10I was the treasure he had once had within easy reach,
46:14only to trample into the mud with his own hands.
46:17Cloudy tears mixed with cheap ale and rolled down his scarred face.
46:22Like a madman, he cried and laughed,
46:24then slapped himself hard twice,
46:27letting out a piercing wail.
46:49In the ruined tavern, no one paid any attention
46:53to the raravings of a disabled old man.
46:56Everyone was celebrating the queen's prosperous reign.
46:59Who cared about about a drunkard's tears?
47:02Outside the window,
47:03the raging snowstorm completely swallowed his cries.
47:07He could only carry the regret
47:09he would never be able to make up for,
47:12slowly ending the rest of his life
47:15in endless loneliness and ruin.
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