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00:00I was pregnant, but I didn't know who the father was.
00:02It took me months to realize.
00:04The man who claimed my body was the most dangerous man in the entire empire.
00:07A cursed full moon night eye, Ava was being hunted by a pack of beastmen.
00:10The pitch black forest loomed like the gaping jaws of a monster.
00:12I ran for my life.
00:13Behind me, a stench of blood pressed against my neck.
00:16Razor sharp claws sliced through the air.
00:19Rip, my dress tore to shreds.
00:21Just a little closer.
00:23One more inch, and they would tear me to pieces.
00:27Desperate, I crashed into a deathly, silent, ancient mansion.
00:30I screamed for help.
00:31Instead of human comfort, dozens of golden magic streaks pierced the darkness.
00:35The charging beast didn't even have time to spreef and was hurled away.
00:38Instant silence.
00:39I looked up, trembling.
00:40Upper body, muscles rippling under the firelight.
00:42A bloodied sword rested in his hand.
00:44Behind him swayed a long golden beast tail.
00:46He saved me, but something was desperately wrong.
00:48He was panting, his chest heaving violently, suppressing something inside.
00:51Then, burning golden veins erupted across his neck, rapidly covering his entire body.
00:55His aura turned feral, violent, insane.
00:58He lifted his head, glared at me.
01:00Get out before I lose control and tear you apart.
01:04But I saw it.
01:05If I ran, that raging power would burn his soul to ashes.
01:08He had saved me.
01:09Now it was my turn.
01:10Trembling, I stepped closer.
01:12My fingertips cautiously brushed his cold crown, trying to soothe the brutality.
01:15A violent backlash threw me away.
01:17I slammed hard against the stone wall.
01:19Too weak.
01:19With my power, I could never suppress him, unless I gave myself to him completely.
01:24The moment I hesitated, he snapped.
01:26His golden beast eyes snapped open.
01:27Next second, he was right in front of me.
01:29Before I could breathe, he pinned me, whelming pressure crashed down.
01:33His scorching breath battered my neck.
01:35Lips brushed my skin, sliding lower and lower.
01:38Every touch sent violent shivers through me.
01:40An indescribable tingling heat tightened.
01:42Like he gripped the bedsheets, my breathing was whole.
01:45Dangerous, yet impossible to resist.
01:47Golden light wrapped around our bodies.
01:50Our powers began to merge wildly.
01:55When I woke up the next day, I was resting against his chest, still masked.
01:59Only the sharp, cold line of his jaw showed.
02:02Instinctively, I reached out.
02:03I wanted to see his real face, but a powerful surge of golden magic blasted me away.
02:08I crashed onto the bed.
02:10Hard.
02:10Sunlight spilled through the curtains, blinding me.
02:13I was doomed.
02:14If father found out I stayed out all night, he would kill me.
02:18Panicked, I got dressed and fled, as if I was escaping a nightmare.
02:21I staggled home and collapsed into a chair.
02:24A wave of nausea suddenly twisted in my stomach.
02:27Every drop of color drained from my face.
02:29I could feel it.
02:30A new life was growing inside me.
02:32I was pregnant, and I didn't even know his name.
02:36Bang, bang!
02:37Urgent knocking shattered my panic.
02:39Father wanted me in the drawing room.
02:40My heart tightened, summoned my magic.
02:42I suppressed the life era inside my womb, burying my secret before going out.
02:46Inside the drawing room, the air was suffocating.
02:48His majesty has given his decree, we must offer our purest daughter to crown Prince Ken.
02:52The moment I heard that name, my entire body froze.
02:54Everyone in the empire knew.
02:55Ken was a complete killing machine.
02:57Right then, Bella let out a soft, venomless laugh.
03:00She said that on the wedding night, the leopard god contract ritual would be performed.
03:03The ritual would test the bride's purity.
03:05And anyone judged, because I knew I was no longer pure.
03:08If I went up there, I would die.
03:10I dropped to my knees, desperately begging father.
03:13I cried out that Lucas and I were in love, that I couldn't marry Ken.
03:16Let Bella marry Lucas.
03:18Unwilling to give up, I continued pleading.
03:20But father shoved me aside.
03:22He said the wedding was in three days.
03:24The royal palace had even prepared maids to train me for the consummation night.
03:28I had no other choice.
03:29Without a single backward glance, father strode away.
03:32Bella slid over, bending down right against my ear.
03:35I can't wait to see your performance at the wedding.
03:40The day of the ritual.
03:41Warm steam filled the bathing chamber.
03:43May leaned against the edge of the pulley, washed my body.
03:45But my mind?
03:46It was trapped in a nightmare.
03:47That full moon growing night.
03:48That mass leopard clan man?
03:49I covered my lower abdomen.
03:51My face growing pale.
03:52What was I supposed to do?
03:53If Ken discovered I was pregnant, I would definitely die.
03:56My mother and Bella walked in.
03:57Bella looked down at me, her lips curling into a mocking smile.
04:00Looks like the maids scrubbed you nice and clean.
04:03What a shame you're about to die anyway.
04:07I know your secret.
04:09You're not a virgin anymore.
04:11And you're pregnant.
04:13Do you know?
04:14Ken has a private garden.
04:17He buries a woman every single day.
04:20To fertilize the flowers.
04:22Your ending may be worse than theirs.
04:24In that instant, every drop of blood in my body frozen solid.
04:27How did she know?
04:28Unless the full moon night was a trap?
04:31As the thought crossed my mind, I lost control.
04:33Tears streamed down my face.
04:34The overwhelming terror swallowed me whole.
04:37I denied being pregnant.
04:39But Bella only stood there with a mocking smile.
04:41She whispered about that full moon night.
04:45How much I enjoyed it.
04:47And how I had conceived a child because of it.
04:50In that instant, I understood everything.
04:52That night was never an accident.
04:53It was Bella.
04:54She lured me into that forest.
04:56She paid those feral banspels to hunt me down.
04:58I stared at her in shock.
04:59All these years, everything she wanted, I gave it to her.
05:02Why did she still want me dead?
05:03Jealousy twisted her face.
05:05Every woman wants Lucas.
05:06And I was nothing more than a lowly cat.
05:08I don't deserve him.
05:08Mother stood nearby, soothing Bella as she spoke.
05:11She said that Lucas was Bella's fiance now.
05:13There was no reason past the leopard god contract.
05:15There was no reason past the leopard god contract.
05:16My rage finally exploded.
05:18Gathering my residual magic,
05:19I lunged forward, hurling a strike straight at Bella's throat.
05:23But even stronger force slammed back against me.
05:26I crashed onto the ground.
05:28Blood spilled from the corner of my mouth.
05:30Defiant, I forced my head up, spitting blood.
05:33What if they can discover the truth?
05:34They laughed.
05:35In their eyes, Ken would never protect me.
05:37Because that man, I was the coldest, the cruelest killing machine.
05:41He might even torture me to death.
05:43Despair swallowed me whole.
05:44And then, with a deafening crash, the massive glass wall shattered.
05:49Wild wind mixed with a terrifying golden era swept through the room like a hurricane.
05:54A tall man burst through the broken window.
05:58He pulled me into his arms.
06:00His icy voice echoed throughout the room.
06:04Who said, I wouldn't protect her?
06:09It was Ken.
06:10The bath chamber fell into deathly silence.
06:12Bella and Mother turned pale.
06:13Almost instinctively, they collapsed to their knees.
06:15Ken strode toward me.
06:16Cold, overwhelming pressure.
06:18Ken declared that I was his wife.
06:19From this moment on, anyone defying me was making an enemy of the entire empire.
06:24Bella and Mother panicked.
06:25Stammering.
06:25Begging for mercy.
06:26Claiming it was all just a joke.
06:28Ken didn't even waste a glance.
06:29Boom.
06:29Terrifying golden power erupted violently.
06:31Bella and Mohor were instantly blasted away.
06:34I stare blankly at the man before me.
06:36I never could have imagined the killing machine actually come to save me.
06:39Lowering his head, he gently tucked a red rose between my breasts.
06:42Dangerous.
06:43Intimate.
06:43Then his gaze locked onto the cut on my lips.
06:45He said my lips were beautiful.
06:46His fingers brushed against them.
06:48Almost instantly, the power inside my body spiraled out of control.
06:51Soft cat ears sprang from my head.
06:53Countless pink flower petals drifted down.
06:54Pink spiritual energy wrapped around us.
06:56Exactly like that night.
06:58Chased through the forest.
06:59Breathing shattered.
07:00A tingling weakness spread through my body.
07:02And as Ken watched me lose control, his gaze grew even more dangerous.
07:05Just touching your ears.
07:06He murmured.
07:08And you've gave every reaction?
07:15Now I'm starting to worry.
07:18When the consummation night comes, will you turn directly into a needy little kitten in heat instead?
07:33Blushing.
07:34I looked at Ken.
07:35Quietly asked if the ritual had to happen tonight.
07:37Ken looked down.
07:37Told me it was the law of the empire.
07:39My heart instantly sank.
07:40Because only I knew once the ritual began, my secrets would be exposed.
07:44Maid's voice outside.
07:45Ceremony about to begin.
07:46Ken glided behind me, changing my gown.
07:48His long fingers smoothed down the heavy velvet.
07:51Yet every movement felt dangerously intimate.
07:53His palm traced upward along my-
07:54Just want to remind you how I'll strip this dress off you tonight.
07:57Raw magic unleashed.
07:59Forcing my cat ears and tail back beneath skin.
08:01Dangerous possessiveness in his eyes.
08:03He solemnly told me that no one else was allowed to see me like this.
08:06He lifted me effortlessly into his arms.
08:08Massive golden beast swooped down outside.
08:10Ken stepped onto the royal mount, flying towards the palace.
08:13Wild winds swept through my long hair.
08:14Below us, countless nobles and knights following closely.
08:17The entire vanguard bowed their heads in respect.
08:19And at the very front of them was Lucas.
08:20Instantly a suffocating lethal era crashed down on me.
08:23Ken had tracked my eyes.
08:23I told you don't look at other men.
08:25You belong only to me now.
08:27His lips smashed down onto mine.
08:29The kiss was raw, violent, and dripping with punishment.
08:31He bit my lip on purpose.
08:33Taste of blood.
08:33The flying beast racing through the sky.
08:35Jolt violent bump.
08:36I contrembled.
08:37And my soft cattail slipped out untrollably.
08:39So, this is all it takes to get you excited?
08:41In that case, I wouldn't mind taking you right here in the sky.
08:45The massive golden flying beast descended in front of the royal capital.
08:52Ken stepped down first.
08:55Took my hand.
08:57Leading me step by step into the castle.
09:00The entire palace was so luxurious it felt impressive.
09:03Flames and magical crystals illuminated the grand hall.
09:06Nobles and ministers lined up on both sides.
09:08My parents and Bella standing among the crowd.
09:10Very top of the hall.
09:11Seated upon the imperial throne.
09:12The most powerful woman in the empire.
09:14The empress, Elizabeth.
09:16Ken and I stopped together and bowed before her.
09:18Begin the ritual.
09:19At her command, a minister in white robes stepped forward.
09:21He raised both hands and powerful magic gathered in the air.
09:24An ancient black and gold magic book appeared, before everyone.
09:27Its pages flipped automatically, stopping in front of the cave Ken and me.
09:30Then the minister spoke in a deep voice.
09:32Princess Ava, place your hand upon the book.
09:34Swear before the empress.
09:36Remain forever loyal to Prince Ken.
09:38And preserve the purest bloodline for the royal family.
09:42If there is any falsehood, the magic book shall release the power of darkness.
09:46Will be devoured by beasts.
09:47My face instantly turned pale.
09:50Because I knew, not only had I lost my purity, I was even carrying a child.
09:55And just then, Bella suddenly stepped forward.
09:58She deliberately looked at me and smiled.
10:01Why does my dear sister look so pale?
10:04Could it be that you're hiding something?
10:09Ava, what are you hesitating for?
10:16The next second, empress raised her seppler.
10:19A terrifying pressure crashed toward me.
10:21I could barely breathe.
10:22An even stronger surge of golden power blocked it.
10:25It was Ken.
10:26He protected me.
10:29Don't be afraid.
10:30I'm here.
10:30No one can touch you.
10:31Finally made my decision.
10:33Because I couldn't die.
10:34Not just for myself, but for the child growing inside me.
10:37Panicking, I gathered every drop of my magic, airing the abnormal aura of my pregnancy.
10:42Then I raised my hand and placed it on the leopard god's book.
10:44And I began my vow.
10:46I, Ava, will remain forever loyal to Ken.
10:49I will protect the purity of the royal bloodline.
10:52If I speak any falsehood, I willingly accept the judgment of the beasts.
10:56The instant the oath ended, the book suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light.
11:01There was no darkness.
11:01No punishment.
11:02I was accepted.
11:03The empress nodded.
11:05And the minister announced the establishment.
11:07I froze in shock.
11:08Did I deceive the book?
11:10Or, was the bastard growing inside my room?
11:12Actually a royal heir?
11:14I induced labor.
11:15I had no time to think further.
11:17The consummation ritual began.
11:20Ken swept me into his arms and carried me toward the royal bedchamber.
11:23Thud placing me gently onto the bed, leaning down over me, staring into my eyes, speaking in a low voice.
11:30Are you ready to let your husband take what belongs to him?
11:36This ritual was not meant for only Ken and me alone.
11:44Beyond the layers of silk curtains, royal ministers and priests stood waiting.
11:49They would witness the whole process.
11:50I lay on the bed, breathing trembling from nerves, instinctively trying to retreat backward.
11:56Next second, Ken grabbed my ankle, pulling me back.
11:58Then a sharp smack landed heavily against my hip.
12:00A burning sensation instantly spread through my body.
12:03Where do you think you're running?
12:05My face flushed crimson as I struggled to escape.
12:07But Ken leaned down, forcefully tugging at my sleeve.
12:10The fabric slit hip teasingly hooked beneath the edge of my sleeve, gliding upward along the curve of my arm.
12:14Every swipe of his hand dripped with unadulted aggression.
12:16Pure tension.
12:17His cold breath drew closer.
12:18Air suffocatingly thick.
12:20Danger and raw tension.
12:21Just then, a minute-
12:22Ritual time was almost upon them.
12:24Before the moon goddess descended, the process had to be completed.
12:28The moment I heard those words, my body stiffened even more.
12:32Meanwhile, Ken lowered his gaze back to me, leaning close against my ear.
12:36Dangerously hussy whisper.
12:38They'll all be waiting outside.
12:40Tonight, every single scream I tear out of you will be heard.
12:44Inside the silk curtains, air heavy, almost suffocating.
12:48I lay on the bed, tears falling uncontrollably.
12:52With reddened eyes, I looked at him.
12:55I told him they raised his hand.
12:56I only wanted to give myself to someone I tears.
12:59I don't give love.
13:01I fuck.
13:02Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the curtains, nobles and unusually priests and
13:06quaibual inside the consummation ritual.
13:08Bella was the first to stir trouble, raising her voice, saying it was far too quiet, questioning
13:12if the ritual had even begun.
13:14Even the empress losing patience.
13:15She ordered that if the ritual did not continue immediately, the curtains would be pulled open
13:18by force.
13:19The moment I heard that, panic instantly overwhelmed me.
13:22Ken finally stopped waiting.
13:24The man rose to his feet.
13:26One by one, he removed his clothes.
13:28Broad shoulders.
13:29Powerful muscles.
13:30The next second, Ken lowered himself closer to me.
13:34His scorching breath drew nearer, little by little.
13:37I had to protect the child inside me.
13:39The moment Ken leaned close enough, I made my decision.
13:42Then I suddenly thrust it toward him.
13:44Slash.
13:44The sharp tip pierced directly into his chest.
13:47Blood instantly spilled out.
13:48Ken froze.
13:49Looking at the wound, lifting his gaze back to me.
13:52For the first time, disbelief appeared in those golden beast eyes.
13:56My breathing stopped instantly.
13:58Footsteps outside, growing closer and closer.
14:01Open the cup.
14:01Empress started to speak.
14:03My heart nearly leaped into my throat.
14:05But just one second before everyone burst inside, Ken suddenly reversed the dagger in
14:10his hand and slashed deeply across his own palm.
14:12Blood instantly poured out.
14:14Grabbing a cloth stained with blood.
14:16Violently throwing it beyond the curtains.
14:20Blood-stained cloth thrown beyond the curtains.
14:23My body still trembling.
14:24I had almost believed I was going to die.
14:27But Ken merely lowered his gaze to me.
14:29Not angry.
14:30Nor punishing me for stabbing him.
14:32He leaned closer, using his blood-stained fingers to brush across my lips.
14:38I'd never force a woman in bed.
14:42I'd wait until you beg me to love you.
14:48Whole body shuddered.
14:49Breathing instantly uneven.
14:52Ken thoroughly pleased.
14:54Fingertips deliberately lingering.
14:56Stroping my lips.
14:57My body hotter and hotter.
14:59Just then, an urgent report suddenly came from outside the curtains.
15:02It was Lucas.
15:03Reporting other beast clans had invaded the Empire's borderlands.
15:06Next second, he changed into black and gold battle armor.
15:09Atop his head, the golden beast ears appeared.
15:12Symbolizing royal power.
15:13Ken truly looked like the terrifying war machine.
15:16He didn't even turn back.
15:17He simply coldly ordered the Night Legion to assemble.
15:20Lucas immediately obeyed.
15:21Leaping onto their massive flying beast mounts.
15:24Countless knights rapidly gathered behind them.
15:27Golden light illuminated the night sky.
15:29Soon, the vast army disappeared beyond the royal capital.
15:35Meanwhile, the maids escorted me away.
15:37But I never could have imagined what would happen next.
15:39Bella rushed into the Grand Hall.
15:41Shouting that I had deceived the entire royal family.
15:43She claimed I was not pure at all.
15:45That I was even carrying the child of a low-born beast man.
15:47The in-mother hall stepped forward as well.
15:49Claiming she could slay in to find this.
15:50Empress darkened completely.
15:53She raised her seftler.
15:55Purple magic gathering wildly around her.
15:58Terrifying pressure instantly descended upon me.
16:05Examine her immediately.
16:08And if every word is true,
16:12feed her alive to the Imperial beast.
16:17The Empress slammed her fist.
16:19Summoning the doctor.
16:21An antlered female doctor approached.
16:23Holding a glowing green crystal.
16:25Panic hit me almost instantly.
16:27Because I knew.
16:28The secret inside my womb was about to be exposed.
16:31She pressed it against my belly.
16:34Buzz green light spread.
16:35Dead silence.
16:37Everyone stared.
16:38The doctor's face fell.
16:40Finally, she lowered her head and announced.
16:46Ava Adrian is carrying a child.
16:49And she conceived the child before the Leopard God contract.
16:53The entire hall exploded.
16:54Bella laughed out loud.
16:56First of everyone.
16:57Uncontrollable excitement.
16:59Waiting for this exact moment.
17:01She shouted my crime.
17:03Deceiving the royals.
17:05Deceiving the contract.
17:06Now, the only fate awaiting me was to be torn apart.
17:10Mother stepped forward as well.
17:11Begging the Empress for my immediate death.
17:14Nobles and ministers quickly joined in.
17:16Countless voices filled with disgust,
17:18contempt and cruelty crashed down upon me.
17:21I stood frozen.
17:22Completely condemned.
17:27The Empress lost her temper.
17:29She violently raised her scepter.
17:31Purple magic swept the hall.
17:33Then she gave her icy command.
17:35Take her to the arena.
17:35Prepare the beasts.
17:37And notify Ken at once.
17:38My heart sank.
17:39Because I knew the so-called arena was never a trial.
17:43Guards bound me.
17:44Enormous crucifix.
17:46Center of the arena.
17:47Cold iron chains tightly locked around my wrists.
17:50Wild wind whipped through my hair.
17:51The surrounding stands were packed with nobles and beast clans alike.
17:55Everyone was waiting to watch me die.
17:57In despair, I lowered my head.
17:59Not far away, Bella and Mother stood among the crowd.
18:01The smiles on their faces were impossible to hide.
18:04Waiting for this exact moment.
18:05In despair, the moment of my death.
18:07High above, the Empress rose.
18:08Two words.
18:10Execute her.
18:11Boom.
18:11The next second, the gates burst open.
18:13Countless savage beasts came roaring out.
18:15Dust instantly swept across the entire arena.
18:17Sharp bangs.
18:17Blood-red eyes.
18:18Frenzied killing intent.
18:19Bound tightly.
18:20I have nowhere left to run.
18:21I closed my eyes.
18:22But as they were about to pounce, something changed.
18:25Boom.
18:25A brilliant golden light exploded from my lower abdomen.
18:27Boom.
18:27A terrifying force swept across the arena.
18:29Every charging beast was blasted backward.
18:31Everyone shot to their feet.
18:32In shock, even I froze in disbelief.
18:34A faint golden leopard marking suddenly appeared across my lower abdomen.
18:36Seeing it.
18:37Anker's expressions changed instantly.
18:38She stared fixedly at the mark on my stomach.
18:40Then, as though she had finally realized something, she whispered in disbelief.
18:42Why?
18:43Does Ava bear the royal or cover leopard cub?
18:45My child saved my life.
18:47Blinding golden power spreading, forming a massive barrier protecting her.
18:50Though savage stood frozen, Bella staring at the mark.
18:52Eyes filled with jealousy and hatred.
18:54In a loud voice, she reminded the empress that the child's power was far too dangerous.
18:58So, she should be killed immediately.
18:59The empress fell silent, then found the child's power flying at Silva.
19:03Boom.
19:03The golden barrier cracked.
19:05Little by little.
19:05Backslash struck my body, blood spilling from my lips.
19:08Bella became hysterically excited, pointing at me.
19:10You filthy cat blood!
19:11Die already!
19:12Silva advanced toward me once more.
19:14I tightly protected my stomach.
19:16No.
19:17I could die.
19:18But my child could not.
19:19No way left.
19:20I could only burn my own soul.
19:22Her spiritual power...
19:23Has she gone insane?
19:25She's burning her own soul?
19:26Once a beastman ignites their soul, it means complete destruction.
19:30Her spirit will disintegrate.
19:31She'll power will shatter.
19:33Her unable to ever take human form again.
19:36Suddenly, a massive crack split open across the sky.
19:39Blinding golden light instantly pierced through the arena.
19:42Everyone looked up.
19:43And from within that light, a man emerged.
19:46It was Ken, sword in hand.
19:48Battle robes whipping in the wind.
19:50Those golden beast eyes were cold enough to suffocate the world.
19:53Then, he spoke.
19:54I'd like to see...
19:57Who dares touch my princess?
20:00When I woke up again, several days had passed.
20:03Sunlight filtering through curtains.
20:05A body keeping his lave breath as I opened my eyes.
20:08From her, I learned the truth.
20:10The man who had saved me in the forest cabin.
20:12It was Bring Me Ben.
20:14I froze.
20:15Soul damage was irreversible.
20:17Yet Ken had gone that far.
20:18For me.
20:19Just as my thoughts spiraled, the bedroom door suddenly opened.
20:23Ken walked in.
20:24His face was paler than before.
20:26In a low voice, he said that if I hadn't woken up soon, he would kill whoever hurt me.
20:31Well, the hearts trembled violently.
20:33Next moment, Ken lifted me into his arms, taking me to bathe east.
20:36Warm steam filled the bathing chamber.
20:38Ken lowered me into the heated water.
20:40Hand moving toward my robe ties.
20:42Eartops turning bright red.
20:44Cat ears popping out uncontrollably.
20:46Flustered, I pretended to wash my hair, not daring to look at him at all.
20:49I told him I could undress myself.
20:51Next second, Ken pulled me back into his arms, his breath brushing against my face.
20:56Ask why my hands were shaking?
20:57I was brave enough to touch his tail that night.
21:00He took a small jar of scented balm, his lips almost touching me.
21:04Warm fingertips tracing down my spine.
21:07I just didn't want to watch you die.
21:16Don't you want to be closer to me?
21:19I'm pregnant!
21:21We can't do that right now!
21:24I promised you, I'll wait until the day you truly fall in love with me.
21:28Right now, I just want to help you practice a few things.
21:34Now, hold here tightly and start practicing.
21:40The next morning, I woke up on a soft, luxurious bed.
21:45My right hand sore and weak.
21:49Ken was already gone.
21:53Just then, a maid walked in, informing me Ken went to train the royal guards.
21:59He specifically instructed her to show me around the palace.
22:03A strange warmth spread through my chest.
22:07After changing, I followed her out.
22:09The palace was quiet and magnificent, but passing a long corridor, I stopped.
22:12Far end of the hallway, a garden sealed behind enormous iron gates, bearing a royal crest,
22:18marked with a prohibition against entry.
22:20Curious, I asked the maid what lay beyond.
22:22The maid's expression instantly changed.
22:25In a lowered voice, she told me that was a forbidden area sealed by Prince Ken.
22:28No one was allowed to enter.
22:29Anyone who disobeyed the order would be executed immediately.
22:32Those words triggered a toxic memory.
22:34The mocking words my mother spit when I was trapped in the bath.
22:39Do you know?
22:40Ken has a private garden.
22:42He buries a woman every single day to fertilize the flowers.
22:48Your ending may be worse than theirs.
22:52A chill crept down my spine.
22:55And yet, deep down, I still felt Ken wasn't that kind of person.
23:00I couldn't stop myself.
23:02Walking toward the iron gate, I pushed open the heavy doors.
23:06The next second, I froze completely.
23:09Inside the garden, the ground was covered in countless white bones,
23:12and the faint smell of blood lingered in the air.
23:14All blood in my body, frozen solid.
23:17Could it be, every rumor about Ken was true?
23:20He's a merciless, psychopathic butcher?
23:24Suppressing fear.
23:25I walked deeper into the garden.
23:29Next second, I stepped on a loose stone.
23:32I lost my balance.
23:34Wave of weightlessness.
23:36Falling downward.
23:37Opening my eyes.
23:38A hidden passage concealed beneath.
23:41Ancient beast clan runes carved across walls.
23:43At the end of the tunnel sat a massive black chest.
23:46My first thought corpses.
23:48Walking towards step by step.
23:50Opening the chest.
23:51I was stunned.
23:53No bodies.
23:54Only stacks of yellowed secret journals.
23:56My trembling.
23:57Fingers open the first page.
23:59Heart pounding harder.
24:01Documenting the missing cat.
24:02Clan girls from past years.
24:04Or, conceived bloodlines forbidden to exist.
24:06The rumors about women used as fertilizer.
24:09Had all been lies.
24:11Ken was never the monster.
24:13Instead, he had been secretly investigating their deaths all along.
24:17I finally understood.
24:19Why Ken hated the royal laws.
24:21And why he was so desperate to protect me and my child.
24:24Thinking of that, my eyes burned red.
24:27And just then.
24:28A familiar venomous voice behind me.
24:32Who said, you can enter the forbidden garden?
24:36Who allowed you to pry into royal secrets?
24:40The empress has already given the order.
24:45Kill Ava.
24:46And bury her here as well.
24:50I glared at Bella.
24:52Demanding to know her plan.
24:53She lifted a hand.
24:55An attendant stepped forward.
24:56Holding a barbed whip.
24:57Seeing those barbs, my stomach dropped.
24:59But before I could react, struck.
25:00Crack!
25:01The first nizing pain instantly tore through viciously.
25:03I collapsed onto the ground.
25:05Bella smiled wider.
25:06She'd been waiting for this moment all along.
25:08She ordered the attendant to hit harder.
25:10Soon, the second lash.
25:12The pain was so intense.
25:14Then the third.
25:15My breathing began trembling.
25:17But Bella only sneered at me.
25:19Reminding me this was the forbidden garden.
25:22Violating royal commands.
25:24I deserved to die.
25:25She was merely carrying out the empress orders.
25:28She coldly ordered the attendant again.
25:30Keep going.
25:32Crack!
25:33The whip lashed down once more.
25:34Pain draining my last strength.
25:35I collapsed helplessly onto the floor.
25:37Blood trickled down my arm.
25:38Only one thought remained in my mind.
25:39If Ken saw me like this, he would be heartbroken.
25:41My eyes sting.
25:42But Bella merely smiled.
25:43Cold smile sending chills down my spine.
25:46She lifted a hand.
25:47My stomach dropped.
25:48And a tent stepped forward.
25:49Holding a barbed whip.
25:50Agonizing pain instantly tore through my skin.
25:53I collapsed onto the ground.
25:54Bella smiled wider.
25:55She'd been waiting for this moment all along.
25:56She ordered the attendant to hit harder.
25:58Soon, the second lash.
25:59Then the third.
26:00Plus rapidly spread.
26:01The pain was so intense.
26:02My breathing began trembling.
26:04I bit my lip hard and struggled to raise my head.
26:06But Bella only sneered at me.
26:07Reminding me this was the forbidden garden.
26:09Violating royal commands.
26:10I deserve to die.
26:11Keep going.
26:12She was merely carrying out the Empress orders.
26:14She coldly ordered the attendant to get me.
26:16Braining my last strength.
26:18I collapsed helplessly onto the floor.
26:19Blood trickled down my arm.
26:21Only one thought remained in my mind.
26:23If Ken saw me like this, he would be heartbroken.
26:26My eyes sting.
26:27Then next instant, the bracelet around my wrist burned hot.
26:30The gemstone turned bright crimson.
26:32No one knew how much time had passed.
26:34Brutal whipping finally stopped.
26:36I lay on the ground covered in blood.
26:38Every breath laced with pain.
26:39And yet arms still clinging journal against my chest.
26:41Because I knew.
26:41It wasn't noticed the stories of the old rats of dead girls.
26:44It was everything Ken had spent years in his hiding and protecting.
26:46She asked what exactly was it.
26:48Something so important I'd protect it with my life.
26:50Even in this pathetic state.
26:51I forced my head up.
26:52Then word by word I told her.
26:53Someone as rotten as her would never understand.
26:55Bella's expression turned icy.
26:56She walked straight towards me trying to snatch it away.
26:58Boom!
26:59A blast of magic slammed violently into my body.
27:01Agonizing pain exploded through my every single nerve.
27:03A muffled cry escaped.
27:04Finally unable to hold on.
27:05The journal slipped from my hands.
27:06Bella immediately picked it up.
27:08Looking as though she had finally gotten what she wanted.
27:09She flipped through a few pages.
27:10Then suddenly, an idea occurred.
27:12She smiled.
27:13She said she could give me a chance to take the journal back.
27:15Raising her hand, terrifying fire magic instantly spread across the ground.
27:18The cold stone floor turned directly into granulmalt lava.
27:21Scorching heat rushed toward me.
27:22Bella stood across from me, looking down at me from above.
27:24Deliberately, she waved the journal lightly in her hand.
27:26Then she spoke with vicious delight.
27:28If you crawl across the lava like a dog, I'll give the journal back to you.
27:32Otherwise, I'll burn it right now.
27:35I froze completely because if those journals were destroyed, everything Ken spent years investigating disappear.
27:41I clenched my teeth and nodded.
27:44Dragging my broken, blood-soaked body forward.
27:48I began climbing, little by little, towards the molten lava.
27:53Step by step, I walked across the burning stones of molten lava.
27:56Every step, like red-hot blades.
27:57I didn't know how much time had passed.
27:59Dragging my battered body.
28:00Finally crawling to the other side.
28:01Blood continuously streamed down my legs.
28:03First thing I did, reaching my hand toward Bella.
28:05Begging her to return the journal.
28:06But Bella suddenly smiled.
28:07Right in front of me.
28:08She simply went home.
28:09The journal instantly fell into the lava.
28:11No, I lost all control.
28:13Lunging my entire body over the blue scorching edge.
28:15Ignoring the unbearable heat, I reached the molten lava to gather.
28:19Agony of burning skin.
28:20Body trembling violently.
28:21Too late.
28:22By the time I pulled the journal, it had been burned beyond recognition.
28:25Everything destroyed.
28:26Tears streamed down my face.
28:28Yet Bella won't let me go.
28:30She raised her hand.
28:31Cold water magic gathering wildly.
28:35Terrifying killing intent locked onto me.
28:37Then she screamed viciously at me.
28:39Bella screamed viciously at me.
28:41Go to hell!
28:42A fatal blast of magic.
28:44No time to dodge.
28:45But just as the attack was about to kill me, boom.
28:48An even more terrifying surge of golden power suddenly exploded from behind.
28:52Bella's magic was instantly shattered completely.
28:54The entire Forbidden Garden trembled violently.
28:56Then a familiar figure stepped in front of me.
28:58It was Ken.
29:00Terrifying golden killing intent.
29:03Surging like a scanty.
29:04And Bella, who had been so arrogant, instantly turned deathly pale the moment she saw her.
29:09Then with a thud, she dropped to her knees.
29:14Ken rushed to my side, carefully helping me up.
29:17Whole body trembling.
29:18Blood seeping from worms.
29:19In a low voice, he whispered,
29:20I'm sorry.
29:22I came too late.
29:23Suppressed emotions nearly shattered.
29:24Then Ken lifted his head and looked toward Bella.
29:26He asked her if these horrific wounds were her doing.
29:28Bella tried to defend herself, claiming I trespassed.
29:31Merely punishing me according to royal law.
29:33Next second, Ken coldly laughed.
29:35With a single glance, he exposed her.
29:36Lies.
29:37The magic means not an ordinary punishment.
29:39It was a forbidden, dark curse for devouring souls.
29:42This wasn't an execution under royal law.
29:45She wanted to completely erase my soul from existence, tearing my spirit to flesh.
29:50The spell laid bare.
29:51The guards palmed.
29:53They all dropped their knees and blanked policy.
29:55They claimed that everything had been voted by her.
29:58She even lied about having Ken's punishment.
30:01Ken's expression joking.
30:02He immediately summoned to his.
30:04Then, in a cold voice, he gave the order.
30:07Strict Bella of her noble status.
30:09And as for every guard participated in torturing me today, cut off their claws.
30:14Punished my wrist.
30:15Everyone's face is deathly.
30:17Bella completely broke out.
30:18Screamed and cried desperately for mercy.
30:20But Ken didn't spare another glance.
30:22Simply pulling me back into his arms.
30:25Then, without looking back, he carried me out of the forbidden garden.
30:28Behind us echoed Bella's desperate screams as she was dragged away.
30:34Ken carried me the entire way back to the royal chambers.
30:37Hands staying tightly around me.
30:39Afraid I might disappear.
30:40Very soon, the royal dear healer was.
30:42Urgently summoned.
30:43A green healing array unfolded throughout the room.
30:46After, examining me.
30:47The healer finally let out a relieved breath.
30:49She said my injuries were mostly superficial wounds.
30:51Then she raised her hand.
30:52Soft green magic covered my body.
30:54Burning pain fading little by little.
30:56Warmth enveloping me.
30:57Body relaxing into his chest.
30:59In what felt like forever.
31:00Pain completely disappeared.
31:02Gathering courage to look at Ken.
31:04Quietly I asked him whether he was angry that I entered the forbidden garden.
31:06Ken didn't answer.
31:08Instead his gaze fell to the bracelet on my wrist.
31:10Then he asked softly if I knew why it had turned red.
31:12I shook my head.
31:13Ken took hold of my, hand.
31:15He told me that the bracelet was tethered to our souls.
31:17Only when the other, truly accepted, trusted, or loved him, would it light up.
31:21So the moment that, the bracelet turned red, he would trust me unconditionally.
31:25Hearing that, my heart suddenly trembled hard.
31:28I couldn't help asking him if true.
31:29Why did everyone call, him a cold blooded monster?
31:32Ken fell silent.
31:33Then he suddenly asked me whether I had read the journals.
31:36I nodded.
31:36I told him I had read every single word inside them.
31:39Ken looked away.
31:40Awkwardly.
31:41Even the tips of his ears turned faintly red.
31:43Muttering they were merely childish things from when he was younger.
31:46Seeing him like that, I suddenly couldn't stop myself from smiling.
31:49Ken was nothing like the war monster.
31:51If anything, he was almost cute.
31:53Thinking about the CatClan girls he had secretly, protected.
31:56Thinking about everything he had endured alone all these years.
31:58My chest suddenly ached, so I sat up and wrapped my arms around him.
32:02Then softly told, him that I truly felt heartbroken for the child he used to be.
32:06Hearing those words, Ken physically froze.
32:08Then he gently held my waist and pressed me back onto the bed.
32:11His movements were a tender.
32:12And then a slow, restrained kiss softly fell against my lips.
32:17The air grew hotter.
32:18The soft bed dipped.
32:20Completely trapped within Ken's.
32:21Embrace.
32:22His breath brushed against my ear.
32:23My fingertips go numb.
32:25Meanwhile that, dangerous leopard tail coiled around my ankle.
32:28Then gradually moved upward.
32:30He.
32:30He was tormenting me.
32:32Every touch made me tremble.
32:33Ken looked at my flushed face.
32:35Possessiveness impossible to suppress.
32:37My body went weak.
32:38Even my breathing.
32:39Had fallen into chaos.
32:41All I could do was tremble and softly beg him not to continue.
32:44Because I was pregnant.
32:45If this kept going, I would completely lose control.
32:48Hearing.
32:48That.
32:49Ken finally paused for a moment.
32:51Eyes carrying long restrained desire.
32:53Obviously it wasn't just me.
32:54Even he had not been satisfied.
32:55The room fell silent for.
32:57Several seconds.
32:58Then Ken suddenly let out a low laugh.
33:00Saying although they.
33:01Couldn't go all the way he still had other ways to make me feel good.
33:03His tail.
33:04Wrapped around me again.
33:06From my calf.
33:06It gradually slid higher toward my thigh.
33:09That faint teasing contact was even more torturous than actual touch.
33:12My body.
33:13Instantly tensed.
33:14My breathing rose and fell uncontrollably.
33:16Little by little.
33:17Pushing me.
33:18Toward the edge of losing control.
33:19And throughout it all.
33:21Ken kept his eyes fixed on.
33:22Me.
33:23As if admiring every reaction I could no longer suppress.
33:28And then whoosh.
33:29Sharp sound slicing the air.
33:30Shattering the atmosphere.
33:31Next second.
33:32An arrow shot.
33:32Straight toward Ken.
33:33The intimate tension in the room was instantly destroyed.
33:35But Ken's reaction was unbelievably fast.
33:37He didn't even turn his head.
33:38He simply raised.
33:38A hand and caught the arrow firmly in midair.
33:40The arrow had stopped less than an inch from his eye.
33:41The room fell silent.
33:42Then Ken lowered his gaze toward the arrow.
33:44In his hand.
33:44Suffocating desire completely shattering.
33:46Warping into absolute freezing.
33:47Blood lust.
33:48In a low voice he said.
33:49The day has finally come.
33:51Ken thrust his hand out.
33:52Catching the arrow midair.
33:53Warmth and desire vanished instantly.
33:55It felt as though the room had frozen over.
33:56For the first time.
33:57I saw that expression on his face.
33:59Suppressed.
34:00Dangerous.
34:00Laced with cold murder.
34:01Anticipated for a very long time.
34:03Etched onto the tail.
34:04An ice blue crest unique to the northern territory.
34:06Ken stared at the arrow for a very long time.
34:07So long that the silence in the room became terrifying.
34:10Then.
34:10In a low voice.
34:11He finally said.
34:11So.
34:12They finally found out.
34:13That night.
34:13Ken did not return until very late.
34:15Unease kept gnawing at me the entire time.
34:17Deep in the middle of the night.
34:18I had a terrible nightmare.
34:21In the dream.
34:22I was clutching my stomach.
34:23Desperately running alone.
34:24Through a forest.
34:25But the child inside me kept struggling in pain.
34:28I could even hear its.
34:29Cried clearly.
34:30That sound nearly drove me insane.
34:32Just when I was about to fall.
34:33Collapse of figures suddenly appeared.
34:35A man stood deep within the forest.
34:36I couldn't.
34:37To see his face.
34:38But his eyes remained fixed on me the entire time.
34:40His voice echoed.
34:42Through the darkness.
34:43If you want to protect your child.
34:45Then leave Ken.
34:48After that dream.
34:49I became increasingly restless.
34:51And just as my anxiety kept growing.
34:53Bella suddenly came to see me.
34:55She still looked at me with the same disgust as before.
34:59There was no warmth in her eyes at all.
35:01The very first thing she said was.
35:03Ava.
35:03You are a disaster.
35:04When she told me the northern territory had discovered our leopard.
35:07God contract had been completed.
35:09The child born from our union.
35:11Possessing power.
35:12Far beyond ordinary beast clan.
35:15If such a child were born.
35:17No other nation would.
35:18Allow it to live.
35:19Especially the north.
35:20They had already begun gathering their armies.
35:22They were even preparing to launch a war ahead of time.
35:24Bella looked at me coldly.
35:25Saying the empire fell into unrest because of me.
35:27And once the north truly marched.
35:28To war more and more people would die.
35:30As for Ken.
35:31He would absolutely go to.
35:32To the battlefield.
35:33Just to protect me.
35:34Hearing that.
35:34My heart trembled violently.
35:36Because.
35:36I knew he truly would do it.
35:38That man had once said it himself.
35:39Even if the entire.
35:40The world stood against him.
35:41He would still protect me.
35:43My fear grew as I realized that.
35:44The more afraid I became.
35:45Bella continued.
35:46If you really love him.
35:47Then leave.
35:48It is.
35:49The best choice.
35:50Those words pierced straight through my heart like a blade.
35:53That.
35:54The night I sat quietly at the bedside.
35:56Watching the sleeping Ken for a very long time.
35:58And in the end.
35:59I still gently let go of his hand.
36:01Then left the palace alone.
36:07That very night I still chose to leave.
36:10No goodbye.
36:10No message left.
36:12Behind.
36:13Because I knew if he wake up.
36:14He would never allow me to go.
36:16The snowstorm raged endlessly around me.
36:19Alone.
36:20I left the royal city behind.
36:22The child inside my womb was becoming unstable.
36:25Along the journey.
36:26Whenever wild beasts approached.
36:28Golden power would automatically erupt from my body.
36:30I couldn't even control it myself.
36:32And the more it happened.
36:33The more terrified I became.
36:35Because the child's power.
36:36Had already surpassed anything I could have imagined.
36:38I desperately fled toward the Northern Territory.
36:41Because I knew the farther I stayed from the Empire.
36:44The less likely war would break out.
36:46Until finally.
36:48Deep into the night.
36:49Blizzard completely swallowed the road ahead.
36:51At last.
36:52I could no longer hold on.
36:53My body collapsed into the snow.
36:55And then I suddenly noticed something.
36:57In the.
36:57Distant snow field.
37:00A massive trail of footprints had appeared.
37:02The next second.
37:03Dozens of Northern soldiers emerged from the storm.
37:09I turned and ran.
37:11But those Northern soldiers were clearly pregnant.
37:14They even knew I was pregnant.
37:16Their voices echoed relentlessly through the blizzard.
37:19Don't let that child be dead.
37:22Kill her.
37:23I desperately tried to use my magic.
37:26My body had grown weaker during the pregnancy.
37:29Before long.
37:30I was cornered at the edge of a cliff.
37:33And just as they were about to strike.
37:35The child inside my womb suddenly began thrashing violently.
37:39The next second.
37:40A terrifying surge of golden power erupted instantly.
37:44Every soldier nearby was blasted away.
37:48Even the entire snow field began to crack apart.
37:52Everyone froze in shock.
37:53Because that child was actually protecting me.
37:57But after the power exploded.
37:59My body completely lost control as well.
38:03Agonizing pain instantly swept through every part of me.
38:06I collapsed to my knees in the snow.
38:09Blood stained the white ground beneath me.
38:12And in that moment.
38:13I realized the baby.
38:15Was about to be born.
38:18The snowstorm grew heavier.
38:20Nailing alone on frozen wasteland.
38:22Body completely drained of strength.
38:24Ruthless northern soldiers marching forward.
38:26Closing in, step by step.
38:27They knew as long as they killed me, that dangerous child would never be born.
38:30The leader had already raised his weapon.
38:32Just as they were about to charge forward, the child inside my womb suddenly began struggling violently.
38:36A blinding burst of golden light exploded from my body.
38:39Boom.
38:39Terrifying power instantly swept across the plane.
38:41The raging blizzard itself was blown away.
38:43The ground began cracking apart wildly beneath us.
38:46Northern soldiers thrown flying, before reaching me.
38:49Some coughed blood on the spot.
38:50Others were swallowed directly by collapsing snow.
38:54Everyone was completely horrified by what they saw.
38:56Because that child had not even been born yet, and already possessed such terrifying power.
39:00And at last, I could no longer endure it.
39:03Pain consumed my entire body.
39:04Then, in the next second accompanied by the cry of a newborn baby my child was born.
39:08Cradled in my shaking arms, the little girl opened her eyes.
39:11Those golden beast-like eyes were exactly the same as Ken's.
39:16And finally, I completely collapsed.
39:18Holding my baby tightly, I fell into the endless storm.
39:20Blood spread across the white snow beneath me.
39:22Then suddenly, I felt something the red bracelet around my wrist was beginning to grow warm.
39:26I lowered my head to look at it.
39:27The once brilliant crimson glow was starting to fade.
39:30That bracelet was the leopard god contract between Ken and me.
39:32And now, as the distance between us grew farther and farther, its light was gradually disappearing too.
39:37I clenched the bracelet tightly in my hand.
39:38Tears finally spilled uncontrollably down my face.
39:41This time, after leaving, would Ken and I never see each other again?
39:45Six years passed quickly, hiding in a small town, near the Northern Territory edge, with my daughter.
39:51I named her Alice.
39:52She was smart, beautiful, but terrifyingly dangerous.
39:57Since she was little, she possessed power far beyond ordinary bees.
40:01Sometimes, when her emotions slipped out of control, everything around her would explode instantly.
40:05Even wild beasts instinctively avoided her.
40:08So, over the years, I had done everything possible to hide her identity, who her father was.
40:14Meanwhile, six years later, Ken had officially inherited the throne.
40:17He became the Empire's new king.
40:18And now, he was even colder and more ruthless than before.
40:21According to the rumors, no one dared disobey his commands.
40:23And no one dared mention my name anymore.
40:24It was as if I had never existed at all.
40:27Until that day, Alice secretly ran out of town on her own.
40:29Realizing it, she was already gone.
40:31Instant panic consumed me.
40:32Northern forest filled with deadly beasts.
40:33I rushed into the forest like I had lost my mind, calling Alice's name over and over and over again.
40:36But what we found her, I suddenly stopped dead in my tracks.
40:40Because not far away, standing in the snow, Alice was with a man.
40:43And that man was Ken.
40:45Six years, his body carried an overwhelming pressure, making others afraid to approach.
40:49At his feet lay a gigantic beast, sliced cleanly in half by a single strike.
40:54Blood had nearly stained the entire snowfield red.
40:56Yet Alice was not afraid of him at all.
40:58She even walked toward him, then reached out her tiny hand, and gently touched the leopard tail behind him.
41:03Exactly the same movement as my first full moon night six years ago.
41:07The next second, Alice suddenly lifted her head.
41:09Those golden, beast-like eyes stared directly at Ken.
41:12Then, in her soft, childish voice, she asked.
41:16Why are your eyes the same as mine?
41:20We returned to the cabin together.
41:22The entire room fell completely silent.
41:25Step by step, Ken walked toward me.
41:27After six years apart, the pressure radiating even even more dangerous.
41:30Especially those golden, beast-like eyes.
41:32As though he had finally recovered he had prayed he once lost.
41:34I had barely opened my mouth when he grabbed my wrist.
41:37The next second, he pinned me against the door.
41:39Where else are you planning to run?
41:41Because over these six years, imagined countless versions of reuniting.
41:46But never once like this.
41:47As though he truly wanted to swallow me whole.
41:50The next second, Ken wrapped an arm around my waist, lifting me onto the bed.
41:54Lowering his head to kiss me.
41:55Fiercely, my legs nearly gave out the-
41:57Instantly.
41:58That familiar scent completely invaded my breathing.
42:01Ken's hand sliding upward along my waist.
42:04Burning palm brushing my body.
42:06Numbness is spreading through me.
42:08Six years.
42:10But Ken seemed finally satisfied by-
42:12Your body needs to be so extensive.
42:14Calloused fingers unlicing my gown.
42:16Tracing a line across my chest.
42:18Fabric parting.
42:19Bare skin exposed.
42:21Shivering.
42:21Ken.
42:23Do you know what I wanted most during these six years?
42:27His lips brushed against my colophon.
42:30My breathing growing more uneven.
42:32Ava.
42:33Do you know?
42:34For the past six years, all I could think about was hunting you down.
42:39Dragging you back to this bed.
42:41And breaking you.
42:42He completely lost control, claiming my body and driving himself deeply into me.
42:48Alice remained curled up on the bed, hugging her tiny blanket, sleeping soundly.
42:53Completely unaware that her parents were tangled together once again after six long years apart.
43:00The next day, Ken brought both me and Alice back.
43:04Returning here again after six years I felt so suffocated I could barely breathe.
43:08Because I knew this place had never truly welcomed me.
43:10And now, I had returned with a child who possessed terrifying power.
43:14Along the way, everyone secretly stared at Alice.
43:17Especially when her golden beast-like eyes appeared.
43:20Some of the maids were so frightened, they didn't even dare approach her.
43:23But Alice didn't understand any of that.
43:25It was her first time seeing such a huge palace.
43:28She ran around excitedly everywhere.
43:30She even kept clinging to Ken non-stop.
43:33And although Ken still looked cold on the surface.
43:35He never pushed her away even once.
43:37For the first time in my life.
43:39I saw the man feared by the entire empire patiently accompanying a child.
43:43But at that exact moment something unexpected happened.
43:46Alice had only been playing with a small beast pet.
43:48But when she became too excited, boom.
43:51A terrifying burst of golden power exploded instantly.
43:54The entire hall shattered apart.
43:55Every crystal chandelier around us burst into pieces.
43:58Even the floor began collapsing.
44:00The nobles screamed in terror.
44:02Some were directly thrown backward by the shockwave.
44:04And Alice herself became frightened too.
44:06She stood frozen in place.
44:08Staring helplessly at her own hands.
44:10Everyone looked at Alice in horror.
44:12Because at that moment, they finally realized.
44:15The child's power had already become dangerously uncontrollable.
44:19That very night, I had just managed to coax Alice to sleep.
44:23The doors shoved open violently.
44:25I turned around sharply.
44:26Bella had actually entered together with the Empress.
44:29And behind them stood a large group of royal guards.
44:32I instinctively realized I stepped in front of Alice.
44:34But Bella only looked at me with a cold sneer.
44:38Ava, just look at the monster you raised.
44:41When you ran away for six years, you nearly dragged the entire Empire into war.
44:45And now you still have the nerve to remain in the palace?
44:48Blood immediately spread across the corner of my mouth.
44:51But I couldn't care less about the pain.
44:53Because Bella suddenly grabbed Alice.
44:56Alice was startled awake instantly.
44:58Crying, she reached her arms toward me.
45:00I lunged toward her like I had gone mad.
45:03But the guards forced me violently onto the floor.
45:06Meanwhile, the Empress simply looked one at me coldly.
45:09From this day forward, Alice will be raised by the royal family.
45:13As for me, I no longer have the right to remain by her side.
45:18I desperately tried to take Alice back.
45:20But the guards pinned me down.
45:22Tightly.
45:22Face pressed to the freezing floor.
45:24I couldn't even stand up.
45:25And Alice was still crying.
45:27Reaching toward me over and over.
45:29At that moment, it felt as though my heart was being torn apart alive.
45:32Yet the Empress merely watched.
45:34Everything coldly.
45:35Then she spoke.
45:36Take the child to the temple.
45:38Without my permission, Ava is forbidden from going anywhere near Alice.
45:41I completely lost control.
45:43I struggled with everything I had.
45:44Fingernails scraping until tearing open.
45:46Bleeding.
45:46Then, in the next second, Bella suddenly stepped down hard onto my back.
45:50Heel viciously grinding.
45:51Against wounds, pain shot through my entire body instantly.
45:54I trembled uncontrollably.
45:55But, Bella only bent down beside me.
45:57Laughing softly near my ear.
45:58Ava, do you really think you can still be queen?
46:01The Empress only cares about one thing.
46:03That child.
46:05After saying that, she suddenly grabbed my hair harshly.
46:07Forcing me to watch as Alice was dragged away.
46:10Alice cried so hard, her voice became hoarse.
46:12And she even began losing control of her power again.
46:15Golden magic violently shook the entire palace hall.
46:18But in the next instant, the Empress struck her staff against the floor.
46:22Boom.
46:22A purple seal instantly descended onto Alice's body.
46:25Alice immediately collapsed to the ground in pain.
46:27Her tiny body trembled non-stop.
46:29The moment I saw that, I completely broke down.
46:31Like a madwoman, I tore myself free from the guards and threw myself desperately toward her.
46:39After Alice was taken away, I almost completely lost my mind.
46:42Bella looked like getting revenge along.
46:44The server vents immediately locked cold chains around my wrists.
46:47Metal digging deep into skin.
46:49Hands going numb from pain.
46:50Bella sat on elevated seat, watching me like a performance.
46:53My skin split open and-
46:54Crack!
46:57But Bella only laughed.
46:58Continue.
46:59Beat her and-
47:00Then came the second lash.
47:02The third.
47:03Blood streaming down my back.
47:05Alice was crying out for me.
47:06I began to regret everything.
47:08Regret coming back.
47:10If it weren't for me-
47:11Alice would be safe and never have been taken away.
47:15I didn't know how much time had passed.
47:17My body collapsed heavily onto the floor.
47:19And just before I completely lost consciousness-
47:28Ken, it's not what it looks like.
47:34The doors kicked open.
47:36The room fell silent.
47:37I lay on the floor covered in blood.
47:38My consciousness was already faded.
47:40But even so, I recognized that figure instantly.
47:42It was-
47:43Punishment?
47:44Bella completely panicked.
47:45She frantic left.
47:46Desperately tried to explain.
47:48She said it was all the Queen's order.
47:49When you use the soul-devouring whip, do you ever think about how you were going to die?
48:11Throw Bella into the pit of death.
48:12She is never to come out again.
48:14Bella completely broke down.
48:15Because everyone in the Empire knew what the pit of death was.
48:18A prison filled with the most terrifying monsters alive.
48:21Crawling to grab his clothes.
48:22But Ken, Chasen never looked at her again.
48:24He only tightened his arms around me.
48:27His voice had become-
48:28Unbearably hoarse.
48:29I failed to protect you.
48:32For the next several days, Ken barely left my side.
48:37The dear healer came every day to treat my wounds.
48:43And Alice was finally brought back to me.
48:45That day, the little girl saw me.
48:48Bursting into tears.
48:50Throwing herself into my arms.
48:51She kept, crying and calling for me over and over.
48:55And at last, I couldn't hold back anymore.
48:56I hugged her tightly and broke down crying too.
49:00Ken simply stood nearby, quietly.
49:03Watching us.
49:04And in that moment,
49:06I felt like every bit of pain I had endured was worth it.
49:11Later, Ken prepared another wedding for me.
49:13But this time, there was no trial.
49:15No contract.
49:15And no one forcing me into anything.
49:17The entire palace was covered in a sea of golden flowers.
49:20I wore a wedding dress that truly belonged to me.
49:23Day of the ceremony.
49:24Watching me.
49:25Those eyes that were always cold and intimidating for the first time.
49:28They were impossibly gentle.
49:30He walked toward me step by step.
49:33Then, in front of the entire Empire,
49:35he gently kissed the back of my hand.
49:38This time,
49:39he said softly,
49:41no one will ever take you away from me again.
49:43And Alice happily threw herself into our arms.
49:47Golden flower petals
49:48drifted down from the sky.
49:50And finally, I understood something.
49:53True happiness was never about running away.
49:56It was about having someone willing to protect you
49:58with everything they had.
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