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The Alpha's Unwanted Bride
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00:00:00My mom, Lily, is a homewrecker. Everyone knows she breaks families.
00:00:04Every word cuts deep into my heart.
00:00:06The entire ballroom fell dead silent.
00:00:08Seven years ago, Oliver and I fell in love.
00:00:10We planned to run away together.
00:00:12Instead, his family kidnapped me.
00:00:14They sold me to a cartel in Mexico and told Oliver I took a payoff and abandoned him.
00:00:18When Oliver finally tracked me down and saved me, Leo was already five.
00:00:21During my five years of living hell across the border,
00:00:23the only thing keeping me alive was the thought of Oliver and our baby.
00:00:26That night, passing his study, I heard voices through the half-open door.
00:00:30My mom, Lily, is a homewrecker. Everyone knows she breaks families.
00:00:33She told bad lies to steal my dad away from the nice lady he was supposed to marry.
00:00:37She forced him to marry her. She's gross.
00:00:39And every time I look at her, I just want to throw up.
00:00:43Every word cuts deep into my heart.
00:00:46Leo lowered his cue cards.
00:00:47The entire ballroom fell dead silent.
00:00:49The head butler awkwardly ushered him off the stage.
00:00:51The socialites raised their champagne glasses, and the snide remarks came freely.
00:00:56Well, once a woman shoots adult films, no amount of money can wash the dirt off.
00:01:01Even her own son is disgusted by her.
00:01:03Please, Reed worships the ground she walks on.
00:01:05He's the wealthiest man in New York, but he even gave up his inheritance for her.
00:01:08Even after she took a five million dollar buyout and abandoned her newborn baby,
00:01:11he still hunted her down and married her.
00:01:12Hearing those whispers, the agonizing knot in my chest loosened just a fraction.
00:01:16The whole world could despise me.
00:01:19As long as Oliver loved me unconditionally, that was enough.
00:01:23That night, passing his study, I heard voices through the half-open door.
00:01:27It shattered my fantasy into pieces.
00:01:29Mr. Reed, was it really necessary to let your son humiliate your wife like that?
00:01:33Is that healthy for the boy?
00:01:38Did Leo say anything wrong?
00:01:40Besides, he's Tiffany's son.
00:01:42You know that.
00:01:45Tiffany?
00:01:46The woman who married Oliver in an arranged union after I disappeared?
00:01:50The woman Leo had called mom for five years?
00:01:53But Oliver told me he'd only married Tiffany so Leo could have a home.
00:01:56He said he couldn't even stand the sight of her.
00:01:58And Leo.
00:01:59Leo was my son.
00:02:01How could he be Tiffany's?
00:02:02When I finally found Lily, she was a wreck.
00:02:05If I told her our baby had died years ago, it would have broken her completely.
00:02:10So I told her Leo was hers.
00:02:12My head seemed to explode.
00:02:13A deafening ring took over my ears.
00:02:15During my five years of living hell across the border,
00:02:17the only thing keeping me alive was the thought of Oliver and our baby.
00:02:21Turns out my baby was dead.
00:02:23And all this time, I had been raising my rival's child.
00:02:28Did you send the video of Leo's speech to Tiffany?
00:02:30Yes, sir.
00:02:31All of it.
00:02:32I made sure to zoom in on Mrs. Reed's face.
00:02:34Miss Vance was absolutely thrilled.
00:02:36Tiffany's so easy to please.
00:02:38Humiliate Lily a little and she does whatever I want in bed.
00:02:40Not like Lily.
00:02:41She's already been passed around and used up,
00:02:43yet she still pulls that traumatized victim act on me.
00:02:46Won't even let me leave the lights on.
00:02:47Totally kills the mood.
00:02:48Then who do you actually love, sir?
00:02:50I love Lily.
00:02:52I know she was forced to leave somehow and she'll always be Mrs. Reed.
00:02:55But she's tainted now.
00:02:57Tiffany loves me.
00:02:58She doesn't ask for a ring and she's a total freak in bed.
00:03:01Leo adores her.
00:03:02Having an extra body to warm the sheets changes absolutely nothing.
00:03:05I don't remember how I made it back to our bedroom.
00:03:08Humiliation and anguish tore at my insides,
00:03:10leaving me cold all over,
00:03:12yet unable to shed a single tear.
00:03:14Oliver's great love was a lie from the very beginning.
00:03:20Lily.
00:03:21Leo is doing perfectly fine at school.
00:03:23There was a little mishap during his speech today,
00:03:25but he's just a child.
00:03:26Don't take it to heart.
00:03:27Clinging to one last hope,
00:03:29I reached back and rested my hand on his chest.
00:03:34I'm exhausted tonight, babe.
00:03:37The sound of running shower water woke me up.
00:03:39The sound came from the bathroom,
00:03:41mixed with his heavy panting.
00:03:43Aren't you afraid your wife will hear us?
00:03:44Let her.
00:03:45She's so damn clueless,
00:03:47she'd probably think I'm jerking off to her.
00:03:52The fake death plan.
00:03:54I'm in.
00:03:55I'm in.
00:03:58Seven years ago,
00:04:00Oliver and I fell in love,
00:04:01but his family hated me.
00:04:03On the night I gave birth,
00:04:04we planned to run away together.
00:04:05Instead,
00:04:06his family kidnapped me.
00:04:07They sold me to a cartel in Mexico
00:04:09and told Oliver I took a payoff and abandoned him.
00:04:11For years,
00:04:12I lived through hell.
00:04:13When Oliver finally tracked me down and saved me,
00:04:16Leo was already five,
00:04:17but Leo was never my son.
00:04:21What's wrong,
00:04:21Lily?
00:04:22Nightmares again?
00:04:23Shh.
00:04:24It's okay.
00:04:25I'm here.
00:04:32Oliver,
00:04:32I need your signature on something tomorrow.
00:04:34Uh-huh.
00:04:35Sure,
00:04:35bring it to me tomorrow.
00:04:36The next day was my late mother's birthday.
00:04:38He still got up early to make French toast for me.
00:04:41Anyone would think he's a devoted,
00:04:42loving husband.
00:04:43But this time,
00:04:44I noticed he made two portions of breakfast.
00:04:46Dad,
00:04:47Mom hasn't eaten yet.
00:04:48You know her stomach acts up if she doesn't eat.
00:04:52Lily,
00:04:52I'm dropping Leo off at school first.
00:04:54I'll take you to the cemetery to see Mom when I get back.
00:04:56Remember to let the toast cool down before you eat it.
00:04:58Don't burn yourself.
00:05:01Ma'am,
00:05:01why are you eating cold food?
00:05:03Mr. Reed will be heartbroken if he sees this.
00:05:07He won't feel heartache anymore.
00:05:12Maybe Mr. Reed is just too busy.
00:05:14Should I drive you to the office?
00:05:24We're not waiting for Oliver.
00:05:26Take me to see my mom.
00:05:31The attached photo showed Oliver and Tiffany both kissing Leo's cheeks.
00:05:34Only then did I realize Leo had a sports day today.
00:05:37The happy picture of their family of three made me look like a dark, unwanted intruder.
00:05:41I put the signed divorce agreement into my bag.
00:05:44We're not waiting for Oliver.
00:05:46Take me to see my mom.
00:05:47Before Lily arrived, Tiffany had already entered the cemetery with workers.
00:05:53But unexpectedly, right as I entered the private cemetery, my mother's tombstone was smashed,
00:05:59crashing down at my feet, and standing right in front of the grave was Tiffany.
00:06:03My brain froze for a second.
00:06:05I rushed forward.
00:06:06What are you doing?
00:06:09Lily, I'm digging up your mother's grave.
00:06:12This is my mother's resting place.
00:06:14This land belongs to Oliver.
00:06:15How dare you?
00:06:17Still playing Mrs. Reed, huh?
00:06:18Oliver's private property?
00:06:20I do whatever I want.
00:06:21What are you staring at?
00:06:23Dig.
00:06:23At her command, the workers were about to start the bulldozer.
00:06:27Driven by pure desperation, and I scrambled into the cab of the excavator.
00:06:33Grabbed the steering wheel and jerked it hard.
00:06:37The massive metal bucket swung violently, heading straight for her head.
00:06:44Throw her under the bulldozer.
00:06:46Crush her into the dirt.
00:06:48Several bodyguards instantly lunged to drag me away.
00:06:51But just as they reached out, a Maybach drove into the cemetery.
00:06:54Oliver stepped out in a few strides.
00:06:57Took down the guards.
00:07:00And pulled me tightly into his arms.
00:07:02Tiffany.
00:07:03How many times have I warned you?
00:07:05Don't touch Lily.
00:07:07He checked me over frantically.
00:07:08Seeing the bruises on my stomach, pure heartbreak spilled across his face.
00:07:12Lily, I'm sorry.
00:07:15I'm late.
00:07:17I've told you so many times.
00:07:19We're divorced.
00:07:19Stop pestering me.
00:07:22Otherwise, I swear I'll erase the Vance family by morning.
00:07:25Instead of being angry at the threat, Tiffany just raised her eyebrows with a smirk.
00:07:29That's when I saw it.
00:07:30Both she and Oliver were wearing the matching bracelets from Leo's school.
00:07:33What exactly are you trying to do?
00:07:35Lily, I sold this land to the Vance family.
00:07:38They're turning it into an amusement park.
00:07:40All the caskets have been moved.
00:07:42Don't worry, your mom is fine.
00:07:44I've moved her to a better place and had a new tombstone made.
00:07:47I've just been too busy lately and forgot to tell you.
00:07:51The workers dug open the grave.
00:07:53Sure enough, it was completely empty inside.
00:07:55He was just talking about accompanying me to see my mom this morning, yet he forgot to
00:07:58tell me that her grave had been moved.
00:08:00Clutching my bruised stomach, I swatted away his outstretched hand.
00:08:04Take me to her.
00:08:05After that, I'll give you the papers we talked about last night.
00:08:09Oliver walked me to the car, but Tiffany got in first.
00:08:12Oliver, we still have some business matters to discuss.
00:08:15Tiffany?
00:08:17The woman who married Oliver in an arranged union after I disappeared?
00:08:21The woman Leo had called mom for five years?
00:08:24But Oliver told me he'd only married Tiffany so Leo could have a home.
00:08:27He said he couldn't even stand the sight of her.
00:08:29And Leo?
00:08:30Leo was my son.
00:08:31How could he be Tiffany's?
00:08:33When I finally found Lily, she was a wreck.
00:08:36If I told her our baby had died years ago, it would have broken her completely.
00:08:40So I told her Leo was hers.
00:08:42My head seemed to explode.
00:08:44A deafening ring took over my ears.
00:08:46During my five years of living hell across the border, the only thing keeping me alive
00:08:49was the thought of Oliver and our baby.
00:08:52Turns out my baby was dead.
00:08:54And all this time I had been raising my rival's child.
00:08:58Did you send the video of Leo's speech to Tiffany?
00:09:01Yes, sir.
00:09:02All of it.
00:09:03I made sure to zoom in on Mrs. Reed's face.
00:09:05Miss Vance was absolutely thrilled.
00:09:07Tiffany's so easy to please.
00:09:09Humiliate Lily a little and she does whatever I want in bed.
00:09:11Not like Lily.
00:09:12She's already been passed around and used up, yet she still pulls that traumatized victim
00:09:15act on me.
00:09:16Won't even let me leave the lights on.
00:09:18Totally kills the mood.
00:09:19Then who do you actually love, sir?
00:09:21I love Lily.
00:09:22I know she was forced to leave somehow and she'll always be Mrs. Reed.
00:09:26But she's tainted now.
00:09:27Tiffany loves me.
00:09:28She doesn't ask for a ring and she's a total freak in bed.
00:09:31Leo adores her.
00:09:32Having an extra body to warm the sheets changes absolutely nothing.
00:09:36I don't remember how I made it back to our bedroom.
00:09:39Humiliation and anguish tore at my insides, leaving me cold all over, yet unable to shed
00:09:44a single tear.
00:09:45Oliver's great love was a lie from the very beginning.
00:09:51Lily, Leo is doing perfectly fine at school.
00:09:54There was a little mishap during his speech today, but he's just a child.
00:09:57Don't take it to heart.
00:09:58Clinging to one last hope, I reached back and rested my hand on his chest.
00:10:05I'm exhausted tonight, baby.
00:10:08The sound of running shower water woke me up.
00:10:10The sound came from the bathroom, mixed with his heavy panting.
00:10:13Aren't you afraid your wife will hear us?
00:10:15Let her.
00:10:16She's so damn clueless, she'd probably think I'm jerking off to her.
00:10:23The fake death plan.
00:10:24I'm in.
00:10:29Seven years ago, Oliver and I fell in love, but his family hated me.
00:10:33On the night I gave birth, we planned to run away together.
00:10:36Instead, his family kidnapped me.
00:10:38They sold me to a cartel in Mexico and told Oliver I took a payoff and abandoned him.
00:10:42For years, I lived through hell.
00:10:44When Oliver finally tracked me down and saved me, Leo was already five, but Leo was never
00:10:48my son.
00:10:51What's wrong, Lily?
00:10:53Nightmares again?
00:10:54Shh.
00:10:55It's okay.
00:10:56I'm here.
00:11:02Oliver, I need your signature on something tomorrow.
00:11:05Uh-huh.
00:11:05Sure.
00:11:06Bring it to me tomorrow.
00:11:07The next day was my late mother's birthday.
00:11:09He still got up early to make French toast for me.
00:11:11Anyone would think he's a devoted, loving husband.
00:11:14But this time, I noticed he made two portions of breakfast.
00:11:17Dad, Mom hasn't eaten yet.
00:11:19You know her stomach acts up if she doesn't eat.
00:11:22Lily, I'm dropping Leo off at school first.
00:11:25I'll take you to the cemetery to see Mom when I get back.
00:11:27Remember to let the toast cool down before you eat it.
00:11:29Don't burn yourself.
00:11:31Ma'am, why are you eating cold food?
00:11:34Mr. Reed will be heartbroken if he sees this.
00:11:38He won't feel heartache anymore.
00:11:43Maybe Mr. Reed is just too busy.
00:11:45Should I drive you to the office?
00:11:46Yes.
00:11:55We're not waiting for Oliver.
00:11:56Take me to see my mom.
00:12:02The attached photo showed Oliver and Tiffany both kissing Leo's cheeks.
00:12:05Only then did I realize Leo had a sports day today.
00:12:08The happy picture of their family of three made me look like a dark, unwanted intruder.
00:12:12I put the signed divorce agreement into my bag.
00:12:15We're not waiting for Oliver.
00:12:17Take me to see my mom.
00:12:18Before Lily arrived, Tiffany had already entered the cemetery with workers.
00:12:24But unexpectedly, right as I entered the private cemetery, my mother's tombstone was smashed,
00:12:29crashing down at my feet, and standing right in front of the grave was Tiffany.
00:12:33My brain froze for a second.
00:12:35I rushed forward.
00:12:37What are you doing?
00:12:40Lily, I'm digging up your mother's grave.
00:12:42This is my mother's resting place.
00:12:44This land belongs to Oliver.
00:12:46How dare you?
00:12:47Still playing Mrs. Reed, huh?
00:12:49Oliver's private property?
00:12:51I do whatever I want.
00:12:52What are you staring at?
00:12:53Dig.
00:12:54At her command, the workers were about to start the bulldozer.
00:12:58Driven by pure desperation, and I scrambled into the cab of the excavator.
00:13:03Grabbed the steering wheel and jerked it hard.
00:13:08The massive metal bucket swung violently, heading straight for her head.
00:13:15Throw her under the bulldozer!
00:13:17Crush her into the dirt!
00:13:19Several bodyguards instantly lunged to drag me away.
00:13:22But just as they reached out, a Maybach drove into the cemetery.
00:13:25Oliver stepped out in a few strides,
00:13:28took down the guards,
00:13:30and pulled me tightly into his arms.
00:13:33Tiffany, how many times have I warned you?
00:13:36Don't touch Lily!
00:13:37He checked me over frantically.
00:13:39Seeing the bruises on my stomach, pure heartbreak spilled across his face.
00:13:43Lily, I'm sorry.
00:13:45I'm late.
00:13:48I've told you so many times.
00:13:49We're divorced!
00:13:50Stop pestering me!
00:13:51Otherwise,
00:13:53I swear I'll erase the Vance family by morning.
00:13:56Instead of being angry at the threat,
00:13:57Tiffany just raised her eyebrows with a smirk.
00:13:59That's when I saw it.
00:14:00Both she and Oliver were wearing the matching bracelets from Leo's school.
00:14:04What exactly are you trying to do?
00:14:06Lily, I sold this land to the Vance family.
00:14:08They're turning it into an amusement park.
00:14:11All the caskets have been moved.
00:14:13Don't worry, your mom is fine.
00:14:15I've moved her to a better place and had a new tombstone made.
00:14:18I've just been too busy lately and forgot to tell you.
00:14:22The workers dug open the grave.
00:14:24Sure enough, it was completely empty inside.
00:14:26He was just talking about accompanying me to see my mom this morning,
00:14:29yet he forgot to tell me that her grave had been moved.
00:14:31Clutching my bruised stomach, I swatted away his outstretched hand.
00:14:34Take me to her.
00:14:35After that, I'll give you the papers we talked about last night.
00:14:39Oliver walked me to the car, but Tiffany got in first.
00:14:43Oliver, we still have some business matters to discuss.
00:14:46The night I signed the divorce paper with a single duffel bag and only $36.
00:14:50That was when I spotted a flyer.
00:14:52Stepmom wanted for child.
00:14:54Room and board.
00:14:55I walked straight into the mansion of Luca Castellano,
00:14:58the Don of New York's oldest mafia family.
00:15:00Don, the applicant is here.
00:15:02I grabbed two figures off the coffee table.
00:15:04Don't worry, I'm not feeding you, I'm feeding Batman.
00:15:07Luca Castellano's mouth curved.
00:15:08A small, real smile.
00:15:10Approving.
00:15:11I got married again.
00:15:12My wife could never be wrong.
00:15:13The night I signed the divorce paper and walked away with nothing,
00:15:16I wandered the rainy streets alone,
00:15:18with a single duffel bag and only $36.
00:15:21That was when I spotted a flyer taped to a roadside pole.
00:15:24Stepmom wanted for child.
00:15:26Room and board.
00:15:27That's what got me.
00:15:28That same night, I showed up at the address.
00:15:30I walked straight into the mansion of Luca Castellano,
00:15:33the Don of New York's oldest mafia family.
00:15:35Later, my ex-husband looked down at me with that same arrogance.
00:15:38Nora, do you finally realize you were wrong?
00:15:41Before I could answer,
00:15:42the four-year-old little tyrant exploded.
00:15:44Wrong about what?
00:15:45My mom is the best.
00:15:47The Don slipped an arm around my shoulders,
00:15:49kicking him aside.
00:15:50My wife could never be wrong,
00:15:51and even if she was, she'd still be right.
00:15:53I never expected the people posting flyers on polls
00:15:56to be New York's most powerful mafia family.
00:15:58Now I stood outside their mansion.
00:16:00Beside me, the butler carried himself with quiet arrogance.
00:16:03The Don is looking for a mother for his child,
00:16:05not a wife for himself.
00:16:07I need you to be very clear on that.
00:16:08Don is a very desirable man.
00:16:10Do not get any ideas you shouldn't.
00:16:12I kept my eyes lowered.
00:16:13Honestly, this job was perfect for me.
00:16:15To put it simply,
00:16:16they just needed a high-end nanny.
00:16:17Eight hours ago,
00:16:18I'd signed the divorce papers
00:16:20and been kicked out of my ex's house.
00:16:22The last thing I wanted was another husband.
00:16:24But a roof?
00:16:24Three meals?
00:16:25A place to disappear?
00:16:26That was a miracle.
00:16:28I understand.
00:16:28I won't get any ideas.
00:16:30The butler led me down a dim,
00:16:32vaulted corridor.
00:16:33Then I heard something that sounded like a gunshot.
00:16:35I stumbled,
00:16:36slammed straight into a hot,
00:16:37hard chest.
00:16:38The smell hit me first.
00:16:39Blood.
00:16:40Gunpowder.
00:16:40Then the barrel of a pistol tipped my chin up.
00:16:42A man in a suit with his hair slicked back.
00:16:45Blood streaked across his jaw.
00:16:46A snake tattoo coiling out of his collar onto his throat.
00:16:49My chest rose and fell rapidly with fear.
00:16:52His gun slid down from my chin
00:16:53and stopped between my soaked breasts.
00:16:55He studied me for a long beat.
00:16:57Finally,
00:16:57walked off without a word.
00:16:59I'd seen that face before.
00:17:00Page Six,
00:17:01New York Times,
00:17:02The Castellano Don.
00:17:03Sebastian had once spent a month studying his photos,
00:17:06trying to get in with the old mafia family behind him.
00:17:09The butler finally spoke.
00:17:10The Don is handling some business.
00:17:12Please don't mind.
00:17:13I nodded quietly.
00:17:14Then he took me to change into something dry
00:17:16and led me into the dining room.
00:17:18A long wooden table sat beneath a crystal chandelier.
00:17:21And at one end,
00:17:21a father and son were locked in a standoff.
00:17:24The man with murder in his eyes was gone.
00:17:26In his place,
00:17:26at the table,
00:17:27sat a man in a white dress shirt holding a spoon.
00:17:30His face was tired.
00:17:31The boy pressed his lips shut and glared up at his father
00:17:34like a tiny soldier holding the line.
00:17:36Neither moved.
00:17:36Finally,
00:17:37the man exhaled and set the spoon down.
00:17:39Long fingers pinched the bridge of his nose.
00:17:41His voice dropped,
00:17:42low and rough.
00:17:43One bite.
00:17:44One small bite.
00:17:45Is that really too much?
00:17:47The butler stepped forward.
00:17:48Don,
00:17:49the applicant is here.
00:17:50The man turned.
00:17:51His shirt was unbuttoned low.
00:17:52I could see most of the snake tattoo now.
00:17:54The lines of his muscles pressed faintly through the white linen.
00:17:57The most feared man in New York.
00:17:59Inherited the family glory at 16.
00:18:01Built it bigger,
00:18:02darker,
00:18:03quieter than his father had.
00:18:04Money,
00:18:05power,
00:18:05blood on his hands.
00:18:06So this wasn't some dream.
00:18:08Or scam.
00:18:09A man like Luca Castellano had no reason to scam a broke divorcee off the street.
00:18:13His eyes moved over me,
00:18:14distant and tired.
00:18:16Name?
00:18:16I figured he'd come straight from his so-called business.
00:18:19Handling traitors,
00:18:20torturing some enemies,
00:18:21and now got defeated by a toddler.
00:18:23Feeding the kid was probably harder than running his empire.
00:18:25Nora Bennett,
00:18:26I said.
00:18:27A barely there nod.
00:18:28He held out the plate.
00:18:29Try.
00:18:29So,
00:18:30this was my interview.
00:18:31If I didn't pass,
00:18:32I was sleeping on the F train.
00:18:33I smiled my warmest,
00:18:35gentlest smile,
00:18:36and walked toward the boy.
00:18:37I didn't make it two steps.
00:18:38Whoosh.
00:18:39He bolted under the table.
00:18:40Only his eyes peeked out.
00:18:41Dark,
00:18:42round,
00:18:42furious.
00:18:43I don't want her!
00:18:44Send her away!
00:18:45She's a bad lady!
00:18:46They're all bad ladies!
00:18:48So before me,
00:18:49this kid had already been through who knows how many stepmoms.
00:18:52Fine.
00:18:52I needed to do my best.
00:18:53I scanned the room and clocked it instantly.
00:18:56Action figures everywhere.
00:18:57Batman,
00:18:58Spider-Man,
00:18:59a whole shelf of Avengers.
00:19:00I grabbed two figures off the coffee table and crouched down by the table leg.
00:19:04I sat Batman and Spider-Man right next to the kid.
00:19:07Then I picked up the spoon.
00:19:08Don't worry.
00:19:08I'm not feeding you.
00:19:09I'm feeding Batman.
00:19:10I mimed a spoonful into Batman's face.
00:19:13Open up, Bats.
00:19:13Heroes who skip dinner?
00:19:15Skinny arms,
00:19:15skinny legs.
00:19:16Can't protect anyone like that.
00:19:18Oh,
00:19:19Batman wants vegetables?
00:19:20Good call.
00:19:21Spinach makes you strong.
00:19:22The boy watched,
00:19:23half-hidden,
00:19:24lips parting,
00:19:25smacking his mouth a little.
00:19:26I pretended not to see.
00:19:28His nose started turning pink,
00:19:29like he was about to cry.
00:19:30Right on cue,
00:19:31I gasped.
00:19:32Wait,
00:19:33is that a baby Batman over there?
00:19:34Bats,
00:19:35can you share with him?
00:19:36He has to eat too if he's gonna grow up strong.
00:19:39I tilted Batman.
00:19:40Bats says yes.
00:19:41I turned to the boy.
00:19:42Batman improved,
00:19:43kiddo.
00:19:43You get a little,
00:19:44but just a little.
00:19:46We don't want you outgrowing him.
00:19:47He'd be sad.
00:19:48The boy nodded furiously.
00:19:49I didn't even get the spoon to his mouth
00:19:51before he grabbed it with his lips.
00:19:53A big bite.
00:19:53Why won't you give me vegetables?
00:19:55You scared I'll get stronger than Batman?
00:19:57Bad lady!
00:19:58I glanced at the couch.
00:20:00Luca Castellano's mouth curved.
00:20:01A small,
00:20:02real smile.
00:20:03Approving.
00:20:04I moved into the castle that night.
00:20:05There were three floors.
00:20:06I got the second floor with Leo.
00:20:08Luca had the entire third floor to himself.
00:20:10The butler walked me to my room
00:20:11and gave me one last warning.
00:20:13You do not go up to the third floor.
00:20:14Ever.
00:20:15His voice dropped.
00:20:16The last woman who snuck up there
00:20:17to climb into the Don's bed
00:20:19got thrown out of his window.
00:20:20Two story drop.
00:20:21I thought of the gun from an hour ago.
00:20:23I nodded so hard
00:20:24I almost gave myself whiplash.
00:20:25Won't happen.
00:20:26You have my word.
00:20:27Castellano men breed serious.
00:20:29Leo was only four
00:20:30and slept in his own bed without a fuss.
00:20:32And that made my job easier.
00:20:33I'd just changed into the silk pajamas
00:20:35from the closet.
00:20:36The knock made me jump.
00:20:37Don Luca's voice was low behind the door.
00:20:39Come down.
00:20:40Let's talk.
00:20:40Luca was on the couch in the great room.
00:20:42Long legs crossed.
00:20:43Whiskey in his hand.
00:20:44I sat across from him on the opposite couch.
00:20:46Hands in my lap.
00:20:47Knees together.
00:20:48Like a job interview.
00:20:49You're good with kids.
00:20:50You have one of your own?
00:20:51No.
00:20:52I helped raise my ex's nephew for two years.
00:20:54Back the...
00:20:54The crane said I didn't make enough money
00:20:56and ordered me to quit.
00:20:57Called it generosity.
00:20:58Then, after I did,
00:21:00they claimed I was lazy
00:21:01and had nothing to do.
00:21:02So they fired the nanny
00:21:03and dumped the kid on me.
00:21:04More free maid than wife.
00:21:05File says you're divorced.
00:21:07Yes.
00:21:07Reason?
00:21:07Some small town girl
00:21:09cannot stain a noble family name.
00:21:11I guess.
00:21:11Only a coward would say that.
00:21:12You saw the ad.
00:21:14I'm hiring a mother for Leo.
00:21:15Not a date for me.
00:21:16My rival's family terrified him
00:21:17when he was little.
00:21:18He's always been insecure,
00:21:20hates leaving the house,
00:21:20and has never had a single friend.
00:21:22I work long hours.
00:21:23I need someone with patience.
00:21:25Someone who'll stay.
00:21:26There will be a prenum.
00:21:28Everything stays separate.
00:21:29Especially in bed.
00:21:30My heart shuddered
00:21:31as I looked deep into his eyes.
00:21:32Marriage in rich people's world
00:21:34was a contract
00:21:35before it was anything else.
00:21:36My marriage with Sebastian
00:21:37was for love.
00:21:38But because the gaps
00:21:39between our family,
00:21:40I'd signed one with him too.
00:21:41When the love ran out,
00:21:43I'd walked away with nothing.
00:21:44Not even my wedding ring.
00:21:46Let alone a powerful mafia family
00:21:48like the Castellanos.
00:21:49They would only be more careful.
00:21:51I understand.
00:21:52Honestly,
00:21:53if you just need someone in the house,
00:21:54we don't have to make it legal.
00:21:55I'm fine without the paperwork.
00:21:57Luca shook his head.
00:21:58He leaned forward,
00:22:00tapping his fingers on the table.
00:22:01Marriage is for Leo.
00:22:02He needs the most stable mother
00:22:03I can give him.
00:22:04And marriage is the strongest contract
00:22:06there is.
00:22:07All right.
00:22:08We'll do it your way.
00:22:11Don't worry.
00:22:12You'll get $100,000 a month
00:22:13for expenses.
00:22:14This was the part I cared about.
00:22:16I've been burned before.
00:22:17Mr. Castellano,
00:22:18if we divorce someday,
00:22:19can I keep the money
00:22:20you've given me?
00:22:20Of course.
00:22:21It's yours.
00:22:22All right then.
00:22:24As for sex,
00:22:26I don't need anything
00:22:27from you in that area.
00:22:29You stay on the second floor.
00:22:30Right.
00:22:31The sex.
00:22:32That's fine.
00:22:33Neither do I.
00:22:34So,
00:22:35three days after I signed
00:22:36divorce papers,
00:22:37I got married again.
00:22:38No ceremony,
00:22:39no guests.
00:22:40Same as my first wedding.
00:22:41The butler added an extra dish
00:22:43to dinner.
00:22:43I thought that was the celebration.
00:22:45But suddenly,
00:22:46Luca slid a signet ring
00:22:47across the table.
00:22:48A Castellano family ring.
00:22:53That's not necessary.
00:22:55Sebastian never even gave me
00:22:57his family ring.
00:22:58For Leo's sake.
00:22:59Then I got it.
00:22:59The child needed
00:23:00a family illusion.
00:23:02I fell into silence
00:23:03and finally took it.
00:23:04I'll keep it safe.
00:23:05That night,
00:23:06I'd just gotten into bed
00:23:07when the door creaked open.
00:23:08Leo stood in the doorway,
00:23:09bare feet,
00:23:10hair sticking up,
00:23:11fidgeting with his
00:23:12dinosaur pajamas.
00:23:14What's up, kiddo?
00:23:15Nora,
00:23:16can you read me
00:23:17a bedtime story?
00:23:18What?
00:23:19You want me to read you
00:23:20a bedtime story?
00:23:21I'll get my dad
00:23:22to pay you extra.
00:23:23If you don't want to,
00:23:24forget it.
00:23:24Come here.
00:23:25I held the covers open.
00:23:26He scrambled in
00:23:27like he'd been waiting
00:23:28for that all day.
00:23:29Halfway through the story,
00:23:30he was out cold
00:23:31against my shoulder.
00:23:33Next morning at breakfast,
00:23:34Luca's eyes widened
00:23:35when the butler told him
00:23:36Leo had slept in my bed.
00:23:38Nora,
00:23:39that was above and beyond.
00:23:40I'll add another
00:23:41fifty thousand a month.
00:23:42Mr. Castellano,
00:23:43that's way too much.
00:23:45It was,
00:23:46by a lot.
00:23:47I'd given far more
00:23:48than this in my last
00:23:49marriage
00:23:49and walked away
00:23:50with literally nothing.
00:23:52During the day,
00:23:53I babysat his nephew.
00:23:54At night,
00:23:55I cooked for my husband.
00:23:56After satisfying
00:23:57his needs in bed,
00:23:58I still had to get up
00:23:59at five to clean the house
00:24:00and make breakfast.
00:24:01His mother judged.
00:24:02We could hire someone,
00:24:04but Nora's just sitting
00:24:05around all day
00:24:05wouldn't be fair.
00:24:07Despite all these,
00:24:08the day of the divorce,
00:24:09his sister told the lawyer
00:24:10I'd been living off them
00:24:11for three years.
00:24:12Mr. Castellano,
00:24:13it's really too much.
00:24:14I like Leo.
00:24:15He's a sweet kid.
00:24:16Reading him a book
00:24:17is nothing.
00:24:18As I said it,
00:24:19Leo came over
00:24:19and grabbed my fingers
00:24:20with his small,
00:24:21warm hand.
00:24:22He was looking up at me
00:24:23with those big,
00:24:24dark grape eyes.
00:24:25He was actually moved.
00:24:26You don't know.
00:24:27The women before you
00:24:28only cared about
00:24:29impressing me.
00:24:31They ignored him.
00:24:33Fifty thousand.
00:24:35That's the new number.
00:24:36Not negotiable.
00:24:37I gave up
00:24:38and thanked him.
00:24:38From that day on,
00:24:40Leo was my shadow.
00:24:41Luca was busy
00:24:42with all the transactions,
00:24:43the guns,
00:24:44and the bloods.
00:24:45The huge mansion
00:24:45was usually just
00:24:46the two of us.
00:24:47I tried my best
00:24:48to play with him
00:24:49and made him happy
00:24:50every day.
00:24:50Until the day
00:24:51I had a hospital appointment
00:24:52for a follow-up.
00:24:53The butler had warned me.
00:24:55Leo couldn't leave the house.
00:24:56Outside triggered
00:24:57panic attacks.
00:24:58I crouched down.
00:24:59Hey babe,
00:25:01wait for me at home.
00:25:02I'll be back in an hour.
00:25:03He grabbed my hand
00:25:04and wouldn't let go.
00:25:06Didn't say anything.
00:25:07Just looked at me
00:25:08with those dark, sad eyes.
00:25:11He's scared
00:25:12you're not coming back.
00:25:13His mother left him
00:25:14exactly like that.
00:25:15I'm coming back.
00:25:16I'll see the doctor
00:25:17and come right home.
00:25:18You play here, okay?
00:25:19I was still mid-sentence
00:25:20when he climbed
00:25:20into the back seat
00:25:21of the car.
00:25:22The butler tried
00:25:23not to hope.
00:25:24Master Leo,
00:25:24you're going to the hospital
00:25:25with Miss Bennett?
00:25:26Leo nodded.
00:25:28Thank God.
00:25:29He's finally willing
00:25:30to leave the house.
00:25:31Your depression's
00:25:31getting better.
00:25:32Just keep it slow.
00:25:33Relax.
00:25:34I took the script
00:25:35and the meds
00:25:35and left.
00:25:36Leo was waiting
00:25:37in the lobby
00:25:37with his small batman.
00:25:39Nora,
00:25:42are you sick?
00:25:43A little, kiddo.
00:25:45I used to skip meals a lot
00:25:46so I got sick.
00:25:47Promise me
00:25:48you'll never let yourself
00:25:48get like that.
00:25:50Does it hurt?
00:25:51If it hurts,
00:25:53I can give you candy.
00:25:54Daddy told me
00:25:55candy makes you forget.
00:25:56My tears fell
00:25:57without warning.
00:25:59In the crane house,
00:25:59I'd cry
00:26:00and they'd call it dramatic.
00:26:02Small town girl.
00:26:03Can't handle the lifestyle.
00:26:07I had depression.
00:26:09Stop faking it
00:26:10to get attention!
00:26:11The nephew
00:26:12I'd raised
00:26:12for two years
00:26:13stood next to his mother
00:26:14on divorce day
00:26:15and called me ugly.
00:26:16And here was this
00:26:17four-year-old mafia heir
00:26:18handing me his last
00:26:19piece of candy.
00:26:20Nora,
00:26:21I'm going to eat
00:26:22every meal
00:26:23so I can grow up
00:26:24and protect you.
00:26:30You better grow fast, babe.
00:26:32When we walked
00:26:33out of the hospital,
00:26:33there was a black
00:26:34Maybach idling at the curb.
00:26:36Luca was leaning
00:26:36against it.
00:26:37Mr. Castellano,
00:26:38why are you here?
00:26:41The night I signed
00:26:42the divorce paper
00:26:43with a single duffel bag
00:26:45and only $36.
00:26:46That was when
00:26:47I spotted a flyer.
00:26:48Stepmom wanted
00:26:49for child.
00:26:50Room and board.
00:26:50I walked straight
00:26:51into the mansion
00:26:52of Luca Castellano,
00:26:54the Don of New York's
00:26:55oldest mafia family.
00:26:56Don,
00:26:56the applicant is here.
00:26:58I grabbed two figures
00:26:59off the coffee table.
00:27:00Don't worry,
00:27:01I'm not feeding you,
00:27:02I'm feeding Batman.
00:27:02Luca Castellano's
00:27:03mouth curved.
00:27:04A small,
00:27:05real smile.
00:27:06Approving.
00:27:06I got married again.
00:27:07My wife could never
00:27:08be wrong.
00:27:09The night I signed
00:27:10the divorce paper
00:27:10and walked away
00:27:11with nothing,
00:27:12I wandered the rainy
00:27:13streets alone
00:27:14with a single duffel bag
00:27:15and only $36.
00:27:17That was when
00:27:17I spotted a flyer
00:27:18taped to a roadside pole.
00:27:20Stepmom wanted
00:27:21for child.
00:27:22Room and board.
00:27:22That's what got me.
00:27:23That same night,
00:27:24I showed up at the address.
00:27:25I walked straight
00:27:26into the mansion
00:27:27of Luca Castellano,
00:27:28the Don of New York's
00:27:29oldest mafia family.
00:27:31Later,
00:27:31my ex-husband
00:27:32looked down at me
00:27:33with that same arrogance.
00:27:34Nora,
00:27:35do you finally realize
00:27:36you were wrong?
00:27:36Before I could answer,
00:27:37the four-year-old
00:27:38little tyrant exploded.
00:27:40Wrong about what?
00:27:41My mom is the best.
00:27:42The Don slipped an arm
00:27:43around my shoulders,
00:27:44kicking him aside.
00:27:45My wife could never
00:27:46be wrong,
00:27:47and even if she was,
00:27:48she'd still be right.
00:27:49I never expected
00:27:50the people posting
00:27:50flyers on polls
00:27:51to be New York's
00:27:52most powerful mafia family.
00:27:54Now I stood outside
00:27:55their mansion.
00:27:56Beside me,
00:27:56the butler carried himself
00:27:57with quiet arrogance.
00:27:59The Don is looking
00:27:59for a mother
00:28:00for his child,
00:28:01not a wife for himself.
00:28:02I need you to be
00:28:03very clear on that.
00:28:04Don is a very
00:28:04desirable man.
00:28:06Do not get any ideas
00:28:07you shouldn't.
00:28:07I kept my eyes lowered.
00:28:09Honestly,
00:28:09this job was perfect for me.
00:28:11To put it simply,
00:28:12they just needed
00:28:12a high-end nanny.
00:28:13Eight hours ago,
00:28:14I'd signed the divorce papers
00:28:15and been kicked out
00:28:16of my ex's house.
00:28:17The last thing I wanted
00:28:18was another husband,
00:28:19but a roof?
00:28:20Three meals?
00:28:21A place to disappear?
00:28:22That was a miracle.
00:28:23I understand.
00:28:24I won't get any ideas.
00:28:26The butler led me
00:28:27down a dim,
00:28:27vaulted corridor.
00:28:28Then I heard something
00:28:29that sounded like a gunshot.
00:28:30I stumbled,
00:28:31slammed straight
00:28:32into a hot,
00:28:33hard chest.
00:28:34The smell hit me first.
00:28:35Blood.
00:28:36Gunpowder.
00:28:36Then the barrel of a pistol
00:28:37tipped my chin up.
00:28:38A man in a suit
00:28:39with his hair slicked back.
00:28:40Blood streaked
00:28:41across his jaw.
00:28:42A snake tattoo
00:28:43coiling out of his collar
00:28:44onto his throat.
00:28:45My chest rose
00:28:46and fell rapidly
00:28:47with fear.
00:28:47His gun slid down
00:28:48from my chin
00:28:49and stopped
00:28:50between my soaked breasts.
00:28:51He studied me
00:28:52for a long beat.
00:28:53Finally,
00:28:53walked off without a word.
00:28:54I'd seen that face before.
00:28:56Page 6.
00:28:57New York Times.
00:28:58The Castellano Don.
00:28:59Sebastian had once
00:29:00spent a month
00:29:01studying his photos,
00:29:02trying to get in
00:29:03with the old mafia family
00:29:04behind him.
00:29:05The butler finally spoke.
00:29:06The Don is handling
00:29:07some business.
00:29:08Please don't mind.
00:29:09I nodded quietly.
00:29:10Then he took me
00:29:11to change into something dry
00:29:12and led me
00:29:12into the dining room.
00:29:13A long wooden table
00:29:14sat beneath
00:29:15a crystal chandelier
00:29:16and at one end,
00:29:17a father and son
00:29:18were locked in a standoff.
00:29:19The man with murder
00:29:20in his eyes was gone.
00:29:21In his place,
00:29:22at the table,
00:29:23sat a man in a white dress shirt
00:29:25holding a spoon.
00:29:26His face was tired.
00:29:27The boy pressed his lips shut
00:29:28and glared up at his father
00:29:29like a tiny soldier
00:29:30holding the line.
00:29:31Neither moved.
00:29:32Finally,
00:29:33the man exhaled
00:29:34and set the spoon down.
00:29:35Long fingers pinched
00:29:36the bridge of his nose.
00:29:37His voice dropped,
00:29:38low and rough.
00:29:39One bite.
00:29:40One small bite.
00:29:41Is that really too much?
00:29:42The butler stepped forward.
00:29:44Don.
00:29:45The applicant is here.
00:29:46The man turned.
00:29:47His shirt was unbuttoned low.
00:29:48I could see most
00:29:49of the snake tattoo now.
00:29:50The lines of his muscles
00:29:51pressed faintly
00:29:52through the white linen.
00:29:53The most feared man
00:29:54in New York.
00:29:55Inherited the family glory
00:29:56at 16.
00:29:57Built it bigger,
00:29:58darker,
00:29:58quieter than his father had.
00:30:00Money,
00:30:00power,
00:30:01blood on his hands.
00:30:02So this wasn't some dream
00:30:03or scam.
00:30:04A man like Luca Castellano
00:30:06had no reason
00:30:07to scam a broke divorcee
00:30:08off the street.
00:30:09His eyes moved over me,
00:30:10distant and tired.
00:30:11Name.
00:30:12I figured he'd come straight
00:30:13from his so-called business.
00:30:14Handling traitors,
00:30:15torturing some enemies,
00:30:17and now got defeated
00:30:18by a toddler.
00:30:19Feeding the kid
00:30:19was probably harder
00:30:20than running his empire.
00:30:21Nora Bennett,
00:30:22I said.
00:30:22A barely there nod.
00:30:23He held out the plate.
00:30:25Try.
00:30:25So,
00:30:26this was my interview.
00:30:27If I didn't pass,
00:30:28I was sleeping on the F train.
00:30:29I smiled my warmest,
00:30:30gentlest smile
00:30:31and walked toward the boy.
00:30:32I didn't make it two steps.
00:30:34Whoosh.
00:30:34He bolted under the table.
00:30:36Only his eyes peeked out.
00:30:37Dark,
00:30:38round,
00:30:38furious.
00:30:39I don't want her!
00:30:40Send her away!
00:30:41She's a bad lady!
00:30:42They're all bad ladies!
00:30:44So before me,
00:30:44this kid had already been through
00:30:46who knows how many stepmoms.
00:30:47Fine.
00:30:48I needed to do my best.
00:30:49I scanned the room
00:30:50and clocked it instantly.
00:30:51Action figures everywhere.
00:30:53Batman,
00:30:54Spider-Man,
00:30:54a whole shelf of Avengers.
00:30:56I grabbed two figures off the coffee table
00:30:58and crouched down by the table leg.
00:31:00I sat Batman and Spider-Man right next to the kid.
00:31:02Then I picked up the spoon.
00:31:03Don't worry.
00:31:04I'm not feeding you.
00:31:05I'm feeding Batman.
00:31:06I mimed a spoonful into Batman's face.
00:31:08Open up, Bats.
00:31:09Heroes who skip dinner?
00:31:10Skinny arms,
00:31:11skinny legs.
00:31:12Can't protect anyone like that.
00:31:14Oh,
00:31:15Batman wants vegetables?
00:31:16Good call.
00:31:17Spinach makes you strong.
00:31:18The boy watched,
00:31:19half hidden,
00:31:20lips parting,
00:31:21smacking his mouth a little.
00:31:22I pretended not to see.
00:31:23His nose started turning pink,
00:31:25like he was about to cry.
00:31:26Right on cue,
00:31:27I gasped.
00:31:28Wait,
00:31:28is that a baby Batman over there?
00:31:30Bats,
00:31:31can you share with him?
00:31:32He has to eat too
00:31:33if he's gonna grow up strong.
00:31:34I tilted Batman.
00:31:35Bats says yes.
00:31:37I turned to the boy.
00:31:38Batman improved,
00:31:39kiddo.
00:31:39You get a little,
00:31:40but just a little.
00:31:41We don't want you outgrowing him.
00:31:43He'd be sad.
00:31:44The boy nodded furiously.
00:31:45I didn't even get the spoon to his mouth
00:31:47before he grabbed it with his lips.
00:31:48A big bite.
00:31:49Why won't you give me vegetables?
00:31:51You scared I'll get stronger than Batman?
00:31:53Bad lady!
00:31:54I glanced at the couch.
00:31:55Luca Castellano's mouth curved.
00:31:57A small,
00:31:58real smile.
00:31:59Approving.
00:31:59I moved into the castle that night.
00:32:01There were three floors.
00:32:02I got the second floor with Leo.
00:32:04Luca had the entire third floor to himself.
00:32:06The butler walked me to my room
00:32:07and gave me one last warning.
00:32:09You do not go up to the third floor.
00:32:10Ever.
00:32:11His voice dropped.
00:32:12The last woman who snuck up there
00:32:13to climb into the Don's bed
00:32:14got thrown out of his window.
00:32:16Two story drop.
00:32:17I thought of the gun from an hour ago.
00:32:18I nodded so hard
00:32:19I almost gave myself whiplash.
00:32:21Won't happen.
00:32:22You have my word.
00:32:23Castellano men breed serious.
00:32:25Leo was only four
00:32:25and slept in his own bed without a fuss.
00:32:28And that made my job easier.
00:32:29I'd just changed into the silk pajamas
00:32:31from the closet,
00:32:31the knock made me jump.
00:32:33Don Luca's voice was low behind the door.
00:32:35Come down.
00:32:36Let's talk.
00:32:36Luca was on the couch in the great room.
00:32:38Long legs crossed.
00:32:39Whiskey in his hand.
00:32:40I sat across from him on the opposite couch.
00:32:42Hands in my lap,
00:32:43knees together.
00:32:44Like a job interview.
00:32:45You're good with kids.
00:32:46You have one of your own?
00:32:47No.
00:32:47I helped raise my ex's nephew for two years.
00:32:49Back the...
00:32:50The crane said I didn't make enough money
00:32:52and ordered me to quit.
00:32:53Called it generosity.
00:32:54Then, after I did,
00:32:55they claimed I was lazy
00:32:56and had nothing to do.
00:32:57So they fired the nanny
00:32:58and dumped the kid on me.
00:33:00More free maid than wife.
00:33:01File says you're divorced.
00:33:02Yes.
00:33:03Reason?
00:33:03Some small town girl
00:33:05cannot stain a noble family name.
00:33:07I guess.
00:33:07Only a coward would say that.
00:33:09You saw the ad.
00:33:10I'm hiring a mother for Leo.
00:33:11Not a date for me.
00:33:12My rival's family terrified him
00:33:13when he was little.
00:33:14He's always been insecure,
00:33:15hates leaving the house,
00:33:16and has never had a single friend.
00:33:18I work long hours.
00:33:19I need someone with patience.
00:33:21Someone who'll stay.
00:33:21There will be a prenum.
00:33:23Everything stays separate.
00:33:25Especially in bed.
00:33:26My heart shuddered
00:33:26as I looked deep into his eyes.
00:33:28Marriage in rich people's world
00:33:30was a contract
00:33:30before it was anything else.
00:33:32My marriage with Sebastian
00:33:33was for love.
00:33:34But because the gaps
00:33:35between our family,
00:33:36I'd signed one with him too.
00:33:37When the love ran out,
00:33:39I'd walked away with nothing.
00:33:40Not even my wedding ring.
00:33:42Let alone a powerful mafia family
00:33:43like the Castellanos.
00:33:45They would only be more careful.
00:33:46I understand.
00:33:48Honestly,
00:33:48if you just need someone in the house,
00:33:49we don't have to make it legal.
00:33:51I'm fine without the paperwork.
00:33:53Luca shook his head.
00:33:54He leaned forward,
00:33:55tapping his fingers on the table.
00:33:57Marriage is for Leo.
00:33:58He needs the most stable mother
00:33:59I can give him.
00:34:00And marriage is the strongest contract
00:34:02there is.
00:34:03All right.
00:34:04We'll do it your way.
00:34:07Don't worry.
00:34:08You'll get $100,000 a month
00:34:09for expenses.
00:34:10This was the part I cared about.
00:34:11I've been burned before.
00:34:13Mr. Castellano,
00:34:14if we divorce someday,
00:34:15can I keep the money you've given me?
00:34:16Of course.
00:34:17It's yours.
00:34:18All right, then.
00:34:20As for sex,
00:34:22I don't need anything from you
00:34:23in that area.
00:34:24You stay on the second floor.
00:34:26Right.
00:34:26The sex.
00:34:27That's fine.
00:34:29Neither do I.
00:34:30So,
00:34:30three days after I signed divorce papers,
00:34:33I got married again.
00:34:34No ceremony,
00:34:35no guests.
00:34:36Same as my first wedding.
00:34:37The butler added an extra dish to dinner.
00:34:39I thought that was the celebration.
00:34:41But suddenly,
00:34:42Luca slid a signet ring across the table.
00:34:44A Castellano family ring.
00:34:49That's not necessary.
00:34:51Sebastian never even gave me his family ring.
00:34:53For Leo's sake.
00:34:54Then I got it.
00:34:55The child needed a family illusion.
00:34:57I fell into silence
00:34:59and finally took it.
00:35:00I'll keep it safe.
00:35:01That night,
00:35:01I'd just gotten into bed
00:35:02when the door creaked open.
00:35:04Leo stood in the doorway,
00:35:05bare feet,
00:35:06hair sticking up,
00:35:07fidgeting with his dinosaur pajamas.
00:35:09What's up, kiddo?
00:35:11Nora,
00:35:12can you read me a bedtime story?
00:35:14What?
00:35:14You want me to read you a bedtime story?
00:35:16I'll get my dad to pay you extra.
00:35:18If you don't want to,
00:35:19forget it.
00:35:20Come here.
00:35:21I held the covers open.
00:35:22He scrambled in
00:35:23like he'd been waiting for that all day.
00:35:25Halfway through the story,
00:35:26he was out cold against my shoulder.
00:35:29Next morning at breakfast,
00:35:30Luca's eyes widened
00:35:31when the butler told him
00:35:32Leo had slept in my bed.
00:35:34Nora,
00:35:35that was above and beyond.
00:35:36I'll add another 50,000 a month.
00:35:38Mr. Castellano,
00:35:39that's way too much.
00:35:40It was,
00:35:41by a lot.
00:35:42I'd given far more than this
00:35:44in my last marriage
00:35:45and walked away
00:35:46with literally nothing.
00:35:47During the day,
00:35:48I babysat his nephew.
00:35:50At night,
00:35:50I cooked for my husband.
00:35:52After satisfying his needs in bed,
00:35:54I still had to get up at five
00:35:55to clean the house
00:35:56and make breakfast.
00:35:57His mother judged.
00:35:58We could hire someone,
00:35:59but Nora's just sitting around all day
00:36:01wouldn't be fair.
00:36:02Despite all these,
00:36:03the day of the divorce,
00:36:05his sister told the lawyer
00:36:06I'd been living off them
00:36:07for three years.
00:36:08Mr. Castellano,
00:36:09it's really too much.
00:36:10I like Leo.
00:36:11He's a sweet kid.
00:36:12Reading him a book is nothing.
00:36:14As I said it,
00:36:15Leo came over
00:36:15and grabbed my fingers
00:36:16with his small, warm hand.
00:36:18He was looking up at me
00:36:19with those big, dark grape eyes.
00:36:21He was actually moved.
00:36:22You don't know.
00:36:23The women before you
00:36:24only cared about impressing me.
00:36:27They ignored him.
00:36:2950,000.
00:36:30That's the new number.
00:36:32Not negotiable.
00:36:33I gave up and thanked him.
00:36:34From that day on,
00:36:36Leo was my shadow.
00:36:37Luca was busy
00:36:38with all the transactions,
00:36:39the guns,
00:36:40and the bloods.
00:36:40The huge mansion
00:36:41was usually just the two of us.
00:36:43I tried my best
00:36:44to play with him
00:36:45and made him happy every day.
00:36:46Until the day
00:36:47I had a hospital appointment
00:36:48for a follow-up,
00:36:49the butler had warned me.
00:36:50Leo couldn't leave the house.
00:36:52Outside triggered panic attacks.
00:36:54I crouched down.
00:36:55Hey, babe.
00:36:56Wait for me at home.
00:36:58I'll be back in an hour.
00:36:59He grabbed my hand
00:37:00and wouldn't let go.
00:37:01Didn't say anything.
00:37:03Just looked at me
00:37:03with those dark, sad eyes.
00:37:07He's scared you're not coming back.
00:37:09His mother left him
00:37:10exactly like that.
00:37:11I'm coming back.
00:37:12I'll see the doctor
00:37:13and come right home.
00:37:13You play here, okay?
00:37:14I was still mid-sentence
00:37:16when he climbed
00:37:16into the back seat of the car.
00:37:18The butler tried not to hope.
00:37:19Master Leo,
00:37:20you're going to the hospital
00:37:21with Miss Bennett?
00:37:22Leo nodded.
00:37:24Thank God.
00:37:25He's finally willing
00:37:26to leave the house.
00:37:26Your depression's getting better.
00:37:28Just keep it slow.
00:37:29Relax.
00:37:29I took the script
00:37:31and the meds and left.
00:37:32Leo was waiting in the lobby
00:37:33with his small batman.
00:37:35Nora.
00:37:37Are you sick?
00:37:39A little, kiddo.
00:37:40I used to skip meals a lot
00:37:42so I got sick.
00:37:43Promise me you'll never
00:37:44let yourself get like that.
00:37:46Does it hurt?
00:37:47If it hurts,
00:37:48I can give you candy.
00:37:50Daddy told me
00:37:50candy makes you forget.
00:37:52My tears fell without warning.
00:37:54In the crane house,
00:37:55I'd cry
00:37:56and they'd call it dramatic.
00:37:57Small town girl.
00:37:59Can't handle the lifestyle.
00:38:02I had depression.
00:38:05Stop faking it
00:38:06to get attention!
00:38:07The nephew I'd raised
00:38:08for two years
00:38:09stood next to his mother
00:38:10on divorce day
00:38:11and called me ugly.
00:38:12And here was this
00:38:13four-year-old mafia heir
00:38:14handing me his last
00:38:15piece of candy.
00:38:16Nora,
00:38:17I'm going to eat
00:38:18every meal
00:38:18so I can grow up
00:38:20and protect you.
00:38:26You better grow fast, babe.
00:38:27When we walked out
00:38:28of the hospital,
00:38:29there was a black
00:38:30Maybach idling at the curb.
00:38:31Luca was leaning against it.
00:38:33Mr. Castellano,
00:38:34why are you here?
00:38:35Your depression's
00:38:35getting better.
00:38:36Just keep it slow.
00:38:37Relax.
00:38:38I took the script
00:38:39and the meds
00:38:39and left.
00:38:40Leo was waiting
00:38:41in the lobby
00:38:41with his small Batman.
00:38:43Nora,
00:38:46are you sick?
00:38:47A little, kiddo.
00:38:49I used to skip meals a lot
00:38:50so I got sick.
00:38:51Promise me you'll never
00:38:52let yourself get like that.
00:38:54Does it hurt?
00:38:55If it hurts,
00:38:57I can give you candy.
00:38:58Daddy told me
00:38:59candy makes you forget.
00:39:00My tears fell
00:39:01without warning.
00:39:03In the crane house,
00:39:03I'd cry
00:39:04and they'd call it dramatic.
00:39:06Small town girl.
00:39:07Can't handle the lifestyle.
00:39:11I had depression.
00:39:13Stop faking it
00:39:14to get attention!
00:39:15The nephew I'd raised
00:39:16for two years
00:39:17stood next to his mother
00:39:18on divorce day
00:39:19and called me ugly.
00:39:20And here was this
00:39:21four-year-old mafia heir
00:39:22handing me his last
00:39:23piece of candy.
00:39:24Nora,
00:39:25I'm going to eat
00:39:26every meal
00:39:27so I can grow up
00:39:28and protect you.
00:39:34You better grow fast, babe.
00:39:36When we walked out
00:39:37of the hospital,
00:39:37there was a black Maybach
00:39:38idling at the curb.
00:39:40Luca was leaning
00:39:40against it.
00:39:41Mr. Castellano,
00:39:42why are you here?
00:39:43Your depression's
00:39:44getting better.
00:39:44Just keep it slow.
00:39:45Relax.
00:39:46I took the script
00:39:47and the meds
00:39:48and left.
00:39:48Leo was waiting
00:39:49in the lobby
00:39:50with his small Batman.
00:39:52Nora,
00:39:54are you sick?
00:39:56A little, kiddo.
00:39:57I used to skip meals
00:39:58a lot,
00:39:58so I got sick.
00:40:00Promise me you'll
00:40:00never let yourself
00:40:01get like that.
00:40:02Does it hurt?
00:40:04If it hurts,
00:40:05I can give you candy.
00:40:06Daddy told me
00:40:07candy makes you forget.
00:40:09My tears fell
00:40:10without warning.
00:40:11In the Crane House,
00:40:12I'd cry
00:40:12and they'd call it dramatic.
00:40:14Small town girl,
00:40:15can't handle the lifestyle.
00:40:19I had depression.
00:40:22Stop faking it
00:40:23to get attention!
00:40:23The nephew
00:40:24I'd raised
00:40:24for two years
00:40:25stood next to his mother
00:40:26on divorce day
00:40:27and called me ugly.
00:40:28And here was
00:40:29this four-year-old
00:40:30mafia heir
00:40:30handing me
00:40:31his last piece of candy.
00:40:32Nora,
00:40:33I'm going to eat
00:40:34every meal
00:40:35so I can grow up
00:40:36and protect you.
00:40:43You better grow fast, babe.
00:40:44When we walked out
00:40:45of the hospital,
00:40:46there was a black
00:40:46Maybach idling
00:40:47at the curb.
00:40:48Luca was leaning
00:40:48against it.
00:40:49Mr. Castellano,
00:40:50why are you here?
00:40:51I made him
00:40:52the king of Atlantis,
00:40:53but on the day
00:40:55we were bound,
00:40:55he killed me.
00:40:56When I opened my eyes,
00:40:57I was here,
00:40:59the day of the
00:40:59coming-of-age ceremony.
00:41:01I choose Helena
00:41:01to be my title mate.
00:41:03She alone
00:41:04is worthy of the crown.
00:41:05Don't worry.
00:41:06I don't make
00:41:06the same mistake twice.
00:41:08For three years,
00:41:10I made him
00:41:11the king of Atlantis.
00:41:12But on the day
00:41:13we were bound,
00:41:15he killed me.
00:41:17I've waited
00:41:18long enough, Korra.
00:41:19Now it's your turn
00:41:20to pay.
00:41:37You swore!
00:41:38You swore I was
00:41:39your one and only
00:41:40title mate!
00:41:41You swore before
00:41:42their altar!
00:41:43Before the sea god
00:41:44and goddess!
00:41:45A mate bond
00:41:46is for the strong.
00:41:47And you, Korra?
00:41:48You can't even sing
00:41:48the title aura.
00:41:49You're garbage.
00:41:50Killing you?
00:41:51Just cleaning up.
00:41:52Then my sister?
00:41:53Was it always her?
00:41:54You wanted her,
00:41:55not me?
00:41:56So sick!
00:41:57Without you in the way,
00:41:58I'd have mated her
00:42:00years ago.
00:42:01You worthless trash.
00:42:03Yeah.
00:42:03I'm a disfigured princess.
00:42:05Deaf to the tides.
00:42:07Can't heal my own kind.
00:42:08I cord my whole soul
00:42:09into you.
00:42:09Like a fool in love.
00:42:11The sea god gave me
00:42:13power to test
00:42:13his bloodline.
00:42:14And I...
00:42:15I chose wrong.
00:42:17The prince I tried
00:42:18to save,
00:42:19he turned on me.
00:42:25Ugh!
00:42:26Ugh!
00:42:46I stole the trident for him.
00:42:48I gave him my love.
00:42:50I granted him divine power.
00:42:52I made him king of Atlantis.
00:42:54But he was just using me.
00:42:56He drained me dry.
00:42:57Then plunged the trident
00:42:59straight through my heart.
00:43:00You worthless,
00:43:01scarred waste of a princess.
00:43:03You actually thought
00:43:04you could have me?
00:43:05No!
00:43:06If you hadn't saved me that day,
00:43:07Helena would have been
00:43:08mine from the start.
00:43:09You ruined it!
00:43:10In your dreams.
00:43:11Helena is my sister.
00:43:13She'll never mate with you.
00:43:15Oh, my sweet,
00:43:16foolish sister.
00:43:18Helena,
00:43:18please,
00:43:19help me.
00:43:20Help you?
00:43:21And let you steal
00:43:22the crown from me?
00:43:29Trash,
00:43:30you only fit to feed
00:43:31abyssal worms.
00:43:32Farewell,
00:43:33my dear sister.
00:43:36You died with more body
00:43:37to bury,
00:43:38but my hatred
00:43:39burned so fierce.
00:43:40It dragged me back
00:43:41through the flames.
00:43:42When I opened my eyes,
00:43:43I was here,
00:43:44the day of the
00:43:45coming of age ceremony.
00:43:48Adulthood
00:43:49is blessing
00:43:50and a curse.
00:43:52Before the tide
00:43:53calms,
00:43:54you must find
00:43:55your mates.
00:43:56Those who fail
00:43:57shall be cast
00:43:58into the abyssal chasm,
00:44:00transformed
00:44:01into mindless worms
00:44:02of the deep.
00:44:03Enjoy your night.
00:44:05So he went back
00:44:05in time too.
00:44:06Scared I'll choose him again?
00:44:08Don't worry.
00:44:08I don't make the same
00:44:09mistake twice.
00:44:13A bloodline
00:44:14this pure.
00:44:15He's Sion Sion
00:44:16of the Sea God too?
00:44:21I choose Helena
00:44:22to be my tidal mate.
00:44:24She alone
00:44:25is worthy of the crown.
00:44:27Look at the freak.
00:44:28She actually thought
00:44:29Valric would want her?
00:44:30She cannot even
00:44:31hear the tides.
00:44:32What a pitiful disgrace.
00:44:33Trash belongs
00:44:34in the kitchen,
00:44:35not at the tide binding.
00:44:36I can't hear the tides.
00:44:37In their eyes,
00:44:37I'm abandoned
00:44:38by the Sea God.
00:44:39And Helena,
00:44:40with that divine voice,
00:44:41they worship her
00:44:41like a goddess.
00:44:44Take it,
00:44:44Helena.
00:44:46I will make you
00:44:47the queen of Atlantis.
00:44:50No dead weight this time.
00:44:51Faster.
00:44:52I'll take my throne again.
00:44:54You're a long forgotten Sion.
00:44:56Without me,
00:44:56you'll never even
00:44:57touch that throne.
00:44:58The tear of the sea goddess!
00:45:00Her very first tear
00:45:01after tide binding!
00:45:02The symbol
00:45:02of eternal love!
00:45:04I just saw Valric
00:45:05had tear of the sea goddess.
00:45:07It brings
00:45:08eternal tidal power.
00:45:09They say a tide binding
00:45:10is coming.
00:45:11Must be for Princess Cora.
00:45:14Helena?
00:45:15You're here?
00:45:17I'm here.
00:45:18With a binding gift.
00:45:20Congratulations, Cora.
00:45:21Is this for me?
00:45:22Put it on me.
00:45:23Hurry!
00:45:24What are you staring at?
00:45:26Put it on me already!
00:45:27You witch!
00:45:29Once this binding's over,
00:45:30I'll end you myself.
00:45:33The tear of the sea goddess?
00:45:35You're not worthy
00:45:36to even touch it.
00:45:38See?
00:45:39It was never yours.
00:45:40You'll never take it.
00:45:45Don't be sad, Cora.
00:45:47Before you become
00:45:48a worm in the Abdus,
00:45:49I'll have Valric
00:45:50assign you
00:45:51to clean its entrance.
00:45:52Just worry about yourself.
00:45:53That wretch
00:45:54barely has any
00:45:56divine power left.
00:45:57Helena,
00:45:58I honestly pity you.
00:46:00What did you just
00:46:01call him?
00:46:02Cora!
00:46:02You forsaken trash!
00:46:04How dare you insult me!
00:46:10Cora,
00:46:11my chosen one.
00:46:12Find the forgotten king.
00:46:15Fulfill your destiny.
00:46:17I was born able
00:46:18to sense
00:46:19Sea God's bloodlines.
00:46:20And with Poseidon's
00:46:21blessing in this life,
00:46:23I can see
00:46:24the purity of souls.
00:46:25But theirs?
00:46:26I've never seen
00:46:27such rot.
00:46:28Am I wrong, Valric?
00:46:31You are drained.
00:46:32Go ahead,
00:46:33take her if that's
00:46:34what you want.
00:46:35And when it's too late,
00:46:37you'll see,
00:46:38without me,
00:46:39you're nothing.
00:46:45I carry Poseidon's
00:46:46sacred blood,
00:46:47and you,
00:46:47a filthy outcast,
00:46:48dare speak my name?
00:46:50Sacred blood?
00:46:51The closest you've
00:46:52ever come to Poseidon
00:46:53is stealing his power
00:46:54in your dreams,
00:46:55and you dare
00:46:56speak his name?
00:46:59Gods!
00:47:00Her face!
00:47:01Like a worm
00:47:02chopped it!
00:47:02I'll see that
00:47:03in my nightmares.
00:47:03An ugly princess
00:47:04who can't even
00:47:05heal her own kind?
00:47:06She'll curse
00:47:06all Atlantis!
00:47:09Oops,
00:47:10my dearest sister.
00:47:10My hand slipped.
00:47:11I just thought
00:47:12everyone should see
00:47:13the real you.
00:47:14No one's ever
00:47:14gonna choose you.
00:47:15Get on your knees
00:47:15and beg us.
00:47:16Helena needs
00:47:17a latrine maid.
00:47:17Want me to say it?
00:47:18That you and Helena
00:47:19used abyssal worm venom
00:47:20on me?
00:47:21That you stole my voice
00:47:22and ruined my face?
00:47:33Cora, please!
00:47:34You know that's not true.
00:47:35You got careless
00:47:36and now you're blaming us?
00:47:37Enough,
00:47:37you crazy fool!
00:47:39Know your place!
00:47:42Queen Bella's jewels?
00:47:44Robbing the dead now,
00:47:45Cora?
00:47:45Give it back!
00:47:46My mother left that to me!
00:47:48You're a worthless princess.
00:47:49And Bella left you something?
00:47:52Oh,
00:47:52you want it back?
00:47:53Let the abysmal worms
00:47:54tear you apart first.
00:47:56Then you can have it
00:47:56in hell.
00:47:58She's a born liar!
00:47:59No one should mate with her!
00:48:00Cast her to the chasm!
00:48:01Guards,
00:48:01drag this thing
00:48:02to the abyss!
00:48:04Let go!
00:48:05On what charge?
00:48:06Where's your proof?
00:48:07The charge?
00:48:08Your filth.
00:48:09That's all.
00:48:10Got it?
00:48:11This time,
00:48:13you'll die in the abyss.
00:48:14Again.
00:48:15Enjoy it?
00:48:16Valric!
00:48:22You can't touch her.
00:48:25Poseidon's law doesn't allow this.
00:48:26Poseidon's bloodline?
00:48:27So powerful.
00:48:29Did I got it wrong all along?
00:48:30The true Skion?
00:48:31Is him?
00:48:35I choose Helena to be my title mate.
00:48:38She alone is worthy of the crown.
00:48:41Look at the freak.
00:48:42She actually thought Valric would want her?
00:48:44She cannot even hear the tides.
00:48:46What a pitiful disgrace.
00:48:48Trash belongs in the kitchen,
00:48:49not at the tide binding.
00:48:50I can't hear the tides.
00:48:51In their eyes,
00:48:51I'm abandoned by the sea god.
00:48:53And Helena,
00:48:54with that divine voice,
00:48:55they worship her like a goddess.
00:48:58Take it, Helena.
00:49:00I will make you the queen of Atlantis.
00:49:04No dead weight this time.
00:49:05Faster.
00:49:06I'll take my throne again.
00:49:08You're a long-forgotten Skion.
00:49:10Without me,
00:49:10you'll never even touch that throne.
00:49:12The tear of the sea goddess!
00:49:14Her very first tear after tide binding!
00:49:16The symbol of eternal love!
00:49:18I just saw Valric had tear of the sea goddess.
00:49:21It brings eternal tidal power.
00:49:23They say a tide binding is coming.
00:49:25Must be for Princess Korra.
00:49:28Helena?
00:49:29You're here?
00:49:31I'm here.
00:49:32With a binding gift.
00:49:34Congratulations, Korra.
00:49:35Is this for me?
00:49:36Put it on me.
00:49:37Hurry!
00:49:38What are you staring at?
00:49:40Put it on me already.
00:49:42You witch.
00:49:43Once this binding's over,
00:49:44I'll end you myself.
00:49:47The tear of the sea goddess?
00:49:49You're not worthy to even touch it.
00:49:52See?
00:49:53It was never yours.
00:49:54You'll never take it.
00:50:00Don't be sad, Korra.
00:50:01Before you become a worm in the Abdus,
00:50:03I'll have Valric assign you to clean its entrance.
00:50:06Just worry about yourself.
00:50:07That wretch barely has any divine power left.
00:50:11Helena,
00:50:12I honestly pity you.
00:50:14What did you just call him?
00:50:16Korra!
00:50:16You forsaken trash!
00:50:18How dare you insult me!
00:50:24Korra,
00:50:25my chosen one.
00:50:26Find the forgotten king.
00:50:29Fulfill your destiny.
00:50:31I was born able to sense sea god's bloodlines,
00:50:34and with Poseidon's blessing in this life,
00:50:37I can see the purity of souls.
00:50:39But theirs?
00:50:40I've never seen such rot.
00:50:42Am I wrong, Valric?
00:50:45You are drained.
00:50:46Go ahead,
00:50:47take her if that's what you want.
00:50:49And when it's too late,
00:50:51you'll see,
00:50:52without me,
00:50:53you're nothing.
00:50:59I carry Poseidon's sacred blood,
00:51:01and you,
00:51:01a filthy outcast,
00:51:02dare speak my name?
00:51:04Sacred blood?
00:51:05The closest you've ever come to Poseidon
00:51:07is stealing his power in your dreams,
00:51:09and you dare speak his name?
00:51:13Gods!
00:51:14Her face!
00:51:15Like a worm chopped it!
00:51:16I'll see that in my nightmares.
00:51:17An ugly princess who can't even heal her own kind?
00:51:20She'll curse all Atlantis!
00:51:23Oops,
00:51:24my dearest sister.
00:51:25My hand slipped.
00:51:25I just thought,
00:51:26everyone should see the real you.
00:51:28No one's ever gonna choose you.
00:51:29Get on your knees and beg us.
00:51:30Helena needs a latrine maid.
00:51:32Want me to say it?
00:51:32That you and Helena used abyssal worm venom on me?
00:51:35That you stole my voice and ruined my face?
00:51:47Cora, please!
00:51:48You know that's not true.
00:51:49You got careless,
00:51:50and now you're blaming us?
00:51:51Enough, you crazy fool!
00:51:53Know your place!
00:51:56Queen Bella's jewels?
00:51:58Robbing the dead now, Cora?
00:51:59Give it back!
00:52:00My mother left that to me!
00:52:02You're a worthless princess.
00:52:03And Bella left you something?
00:52:06Oh, you want it back?
00:52:07Let the abysmal worms tear you apart first.
00:52:10Then you can have it in hell.
00:52:12She's a born liar!
00:52:13No one should mate with her!
00:52:14Cast her to the chasm!
00:52:15Guards, drag this thing to the abyss!
00:52:18Let go!
00:52:19On what charge?
00:52:20Where's your proof?
00:52:21The charge?
00:52:22Your filth, that's all.
00:52:24Got it?
00:52:25This time, you'll die in the abyss.
00:52:28Again.
00:52:29Enjoy it?
00:52:30Valric!
00:52:31Valric!
00:52:36You can't touch her.
00:52:39Poseidon's law doesn't allow this.
00:52:40Poseidon's bloodline?
00:52:42So powerful!
00:52:43Did I got it wrong all along?
00:52:44The true Skyen?
00:52:45Is him?
00:52:49In a contest, my sister chose the strong and large triton.
00:52:54I chose the hurt and the younger triton.
00:52:56I healed him with my own blood and turned him into the strongest triton.
00:53:00One day, when my sister was hurt, he killed me.
00:53:04If it weren't for you, she would have taken me with her.
00:53:06When I opened my eyes, I found myself back in the contest.
00:53:10I saw a Cassian in the immediate moment, still hiding in the back.
00:53:13The pride of a triton is in his collar.
00:53:14Todas las colas brillaban en la celda.
00:53:17La suya era un desastre.
00:53:18Sin escamas.
00:53:18Cola medio arruinada.
00:53:20Justo como la última vez.
00:53:21Rora, vamos por esos dos.
00:53:24Apresúrate, o todos los fuertes se habrán ido.
00:53:26Imaginé que no había forma de que en realidad, ella eligiera al más débil.
00:53:30Me equivoqué.
00:53:31Ella realmente compró al moribundo.
00:53:33Padre había estado furioso, pero Morgana solo sonrió y dijo.
00:53:36Padre, ese era el que Aurora quería.
00:53:39Sabes cómo es ella.
00:53:40No tuve otra opción más que pagar por él.
00:53:43De todos modos, yo escogí al fuerte.
00:53:45Me lo llevo a él.
00:53:46Esta vez no.
00:53:47Entonces llévatelo tú.
00:53:49Quiero a ese.
00:53:53Entonces llévatelo tú.
00:53:55Quiero a ese.
00:53:55Señalé a otro tritón.
00:53:57El que estaba parado ahí sin expresión.
00:53:58Y elevé mi oferta sin dudarlo.
00:54:00Esta vez, no me importaba a quien escogiera.
00:54:02Solo quería una cosa.
00:54:03De alta.
00:54:04Rora, tu oferta es muy alta.
00:54:06Padre solo nos dio algo de dinero.
00:54:07Si lo gastas todo.
00:54:08¿Y yo qué uso?
00:54:09Ese tampoco se ve mal.
00:54:11Si te quedas sin dinero, cómpralo a él.
00:54:16¿A él?
00:54:17Ni lo usaría para calentar mi cama.
00:54:19Pobre Cassian.
00:54:20Vida pasada.
00:54:21Él realmente pensó que yo lo había alejado de Morgana.
00:54:23Lo que él nunca supo era simple.
00:54:25Morgana nunca lo había querido.
00:54:26Justo como antes, ella tomó a Gedeon.
00:54:29Pero mientras me iba con mi tritón,
00:54:31Cassian de repente empezó a golpearse a sí mismo contra la pared de su celda de agua.
00:54:36La multitud se rió.
00:54:37¿Qué es eso?
00:54:38Con una cola como esa, solo un idiota lo compraría.
00:54:41Cassian había regresado también, por eso estaba entrando en pánico.
00:54:44Porque la que había querido en ambas vidas aún no lo había elegido.
00:54:47Toda una vida de fantasía se fue en un segundo.
00:54:49Eso debió doler.
00:54:53Lo que me sorprendió fue su cara.
00:54:55Él no parecía aliviado de ser comprado.
00:54:57¿No quieres venir a casa conmigo?
00:54:59Él lucía frío.
00:55:00Así que le pregunté directamente.
00:55:01Me dirigió una mirada plana y no dijo nada.
00:55:04Por lo que yo sé, esos tritones también se clasifican.
00:55:08Si no te sacara, seguirías peleando diario.
00:55:14Aquí puedo protegerte.
00:55:16No soy la basura inútil que dejó romper su cola.
00:55:19Él no estaba equivocado.
00:55:20Si no quieres quedarte aquí, entonces vete.
00:55:22Una chispa brilló en sus ojos.
00:55:24Estaba tentado.
00:55:26Pero antes de que pudiera moverse, me voy yo primero.
00:55:28¿A dónde vas?
00:55:29Si no quieres quedarte, entonces iré a comprar a otro.
00:55:32Si voy a criar a un rey tritón.
00:55:35No estaré con alguien que duda de mí.
00:55:39Me miró, claramente tomado por sorpresa.
00:55:42Cada tritón quiere el trono.
00:55:44El talento importa, pero el talento puede pulirse.
00:55:46Un traidor como Cassian, sin valor.
00:55:49La subasta ha terminado.
00:55:52¿Crees que una familia que compra tritones solo tiene una fuente?
00:56:03En una subasta, mi hermana eligió al tritón fuerte y mayor.
00:56:08Yo escogí al tritón herido y más joven.
00:56:10Lo sané con mi propia sangre y lo convertí en el tritón más fuerte.
00:56:15Un día, cuando mi hermana fue herida,
00:56:18él me mató a...
00:56:18Si no fuera por ti, ella me habría llevado con ella.
00:56:21Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, me encontré de vuelta en la subasta.
00:56:24Vi a Cassian de inmediato, todavía escondiéndose en la parte trasera.
00:56:27El orgullo de un tritón está en su cola.
00:56:29Todas las colas brillaban en la celda.
00:56:31La suya era un desastre.
00:56:32Sin escamas.
00:56:33Cola medio arruinada.
00:56:34Justo como la última vez.
00:56:36Rora, vamos por esos dos.
00:56:38Apresúrate, o todos los fuertes se habrán ido.
00:56:40Imaginé que no había forma de que en realidad,
00:56:43ella eligiera al más débil.
00:56:44Me equivoqué.
00:56:45Ella realmente compró al moribundo.
00:56:47Padre había estado furioso.
00:56:49Pero Morgana solo sondió y dijo.
00:56:50Padre, ese era el que Aurora quería.
00:56:53Sabes cómo es ella.
00:56:55No tuve otra opción más que pagar por él.
00:56:57De todos modos, yo escogí al fuerte.
00:57:00Me lo llevo a él.
00:57:01Esta vez no.
00:57:02Entonces llévatelo tú.
00:57:04Quiero a ese.
00:57:08Entonces llévatelo tú.
00:57:09Quiero a ese.
00:57:10Señalé a otro tritón.
00:57:11El que estaba parado ahí sin expresión.
00:57:13Y elevé mi oferta sin dudarlo.
00:57:15Esta vez, no me importaba a quien escogiera.
00:57:17Solo quería una cosa.
00:57:18Lealta.
00:57:18Rora, tu oferta es muy alta.
00:57:20Padre solo nos dio algo de dinero.
00:57:21Si lo gastas todo.
00:57:23¿Y yo qué uso?
00:57:23Ese tampoco se ve mal.
00:57:25Si te quedas sin dinero, cómpralo a él.
00:57:30¿A él?
00:57:31Ni lo usaría para calentar mi cama.
00:57:33Pobre Kassian.
00:57:34Vida pasada.
00:57:35Él realmente pensó que yo lo había alejado de Morgana.
00:57:38Lo que él nunca supo era simple.
00:57:39Morgana nunca lo había querido.
00:57:41Justo como antes, ella tomó a Gedeon.
00:57:43Pero mientras me iba con mi tritón,
00:57:45Kassian de repente empezó a golpearse a sí mismo contra la pared de su celda de agua.
00:57:50La multitud se rió.
00:57:51¿Qué es eso?
00:57:52Con una cola como esa, solo un idiota lo compraría.
00:57:55Kassian había regresado también, por eso estaba entrando en pánico,
00:57:58porque la que había querido en ambas vidas aún no lo había elegido.
00:58:01Toda una vida de fantasía se fue en un segundo.
00:58:04Eso debió doler.
00:58:07Lo que me sorprendió fue su cara.
00:58:09Él no parecía aliviado de ser comprado.
00:58:12¿No quieres venir a casa conmigo?
00:58:13Él lucía frío, así que le pregunté directamente.
00:58:15Me dirigió una mirada plana y no dijo nada.
00:58:18Por lo que yo sé, esos tritones también se clasifican.
00:58:23Si no te sacara, seguirías peleando diario.
00:58:28Aquí puedo protegerte.
00:58:30No soy la basura inútil que dejó romper su cola.
00:58:33Él no estaba equivocado.
00:58:35Si no quieres quedarte aquí, entonces vete.
00:58:37Una chispa brilló en sus ojos.
00:58:39Estaba tentado.
00:58:40Pero antes de que pudiera moverse, me voy yo primero.
00:58:43¿A dónde vas?
00:58:44Si no quieres quedarte, entonces iré a comprar a otro.
00:58:47Si voy a crear a un rey tritón.
00:58:49No estaré con alguien que duda de mí.
00:58:53Me miró, claramente tomado por sorpresa.
00:58:56Cada tritón quiere el trono.
00:58:58El talento importa, pero el talento puede pulirse.
00:59:01Un traidor como Kassian, sin valor.
00:59:04La subasta ha terminado.
00:59:07¿Crees que una familia que compra tritones solo tiene una fuente?
00:59:18En una subasta, mi hermana eligió al tritón fuerte y mayor.
00:59:22Yo escogí al tritón herido y más joven.
00:59:24Lo sané con mi propia sangre y lo convertí en el tritón más fuerte.
00:59:29Un día, cuando mi hermana fue herida,
00:59:32él me mató.
00:59:33Si no fuera por ti, ella me habría llevado con ella.
00:59:35Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, me encontré de vuelta en la subasta.
00:59:39Vi a Kassian de inmediato, todavía escondiéndose en la parte trasera.
00:59:42El orgullo de un tritón está en su cola.
00:59:43Todas las colas brillaban en la celda.
00:59:45La suya era un desastre.
00:59:46Sin escamas.
00:59:47Cola medio arruinada.
00:59:48Justo como la última vez.
00:59:50Rora, vamos por esos dos.
00:59:52Apresúrate, o todos los fuertes se habrán ido.
00:59:55Imaginé que no había forma de que en realidad,
00:59:57ella eligiera al más débil.
00:59:59Me equivoqué.
01:00:00Ella realmente compró al moribundo.
01:00:01Padre había estado furioso,
01:00:03pero Morgana solo sonrió y dijo.
01:00:05Padre, ese era el que Aurora quería.
01:00:08Sabes cómo es ella.
01:00:09No tuve otra opción más que pagar por él.
01:00:12De todos modos, yo escogí al fuerte.
01:00:14Me lo llevo a él.
01:00:15Esta vez no.
01:00:16Entonces llévatelo tú.
01:00:18Quiero a ese.
01:00:22Entonces llévatelo tú.
01:00:23Quiero a ese.
01:00:24Señalé a otro tritón,
01:00:25el que estaba parado ahí sin expresión.
01:00:27Y elevé mi oferta sin dudarlo.
01:00:29Esta vez, no me importaba a quién escogiera.
01:00:31Solo quería una cosa.
01:00:32De alta.
01:00:33Rora, tu oferta es muy alta.
01:00:34Padre solo nos dio algo de dinero.
01:00:36Si lo gastas todo, ¿y yo qué uso?
01:00:38Ese tampoco se ve mal.
01:00:40Si te quedas sin dinero, cómpralo a él.
01:00:44¿A él?
01:00:46Ni lo usaría para calentar mi cama.
01:00:48Pobre Cassian.
01:00:49Vida pasada.
01:00:49Él realmente pensó que yo lo había alejado de Morgana.
01:00:52Lo que él nunca supo era simple.
01:00:54Morgana nunca lo había querido.
01:00:55Justo como antes, ella tomó a Gedeon.
01:00:58Pero mientras me iba con mi tritón,
01:01:00Cassian de repente empezó a golpearse a sí mismo contra la pared de su celda de agua.
01:01:04La multitud se rió.
01:01:06¿Qué es eso?
01:01:07Con una cola como esa, solo un idiota lo compraría.
01:01:10Cassian había regresado también, por eso estaba entrando en pánico,
01:01:12porque la que había querido en ambas vidas aún no lo había elegido.
01:01:16Toda una vida de fantasía se fue en un segundo.
01:01:18Eso debió doler.
01:01:21Lo que me sorprendió fue su cara.
01:01:23Él no parecía aliviado de ser comprado.
01:01:26¿No quieres venir a casa conmigo?
01:01:28Él lucía frío, así que le pregunté directamente.
01:01:30Me dirigió una mirada plana y no dijo nada.
01:01:33Por lo que yo sé, esos tritones también se clasifican.
01:01:37Si no te sacara, seguirías peleando diario.
01:01:42Aquí puedo protegerte.
01:01:44No soy la basura inútil que dejó romper su cola.
01:01:48Él no estaba equivocado.
01:01:49Si no quieres quedarte aquí, entonces vete.
01:01:51Una chispa brilló en sus ojos.
01:01:53Estaba tentado.
01:01:54Pero antes de que pudiera moverse, me voy yo primero.
01:01:57¿A dónde vas?
01:01:58Si no quieres quedarte, entonces iré a comprar a otro.
01:02:02Si voy a criar a un rey tritón, no estaré con alguien que duda de mí.
01:02:08Me miró, claramente tomado por sorpresa.
01:02:11Cada tritón quiere el trono.
01:02:12El talento importa, pero el talento puede pulirse.
01:02:15Un traidor como Cassian, sin valor.
01:02:18La subasta ha terminado.
01:02:21¿Crees que una familia que compra tritones solo tiene una fuente?
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