One Night, Alpha's Baby is an emotional BL Omegaverse short drama filled with fated mates, forbidden love, hidden secrets, unexpected pregnancy, and heartbreaking choices. After one unforgettable night, destiny binds an Alpha and his Omega in ways neither of them could have imagined. As powerful emotions collide with dangerous enemies and painful misunderstandings, they must decide whether love is worth risking everything.
Watch the Full Episode to experience an unforgettable journey of passion, sacrifice, and destiny.
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00:00I was an alpha wolf and a hitman.
00:03After a one-night stand with the Lycan king, I wound up pregnant.
00:08Given my line of work, I had no other option but to leave the pup on his doorstep and run.
00:15Three years later, our paths crossed again, and he stopped me before I could bolt.
00:21Come home with me and meet our baby boy.
00:24I was an alpha wolf, a killer, a lone king king, tall, broad-shouldered, with eyes like molten silver, and
00:33a jaw sharp enough to cut glass.
00:35That night, even drugged and half-conscious, his wolf radiated power that made my own alpha instincts want to submit.
00:42He told myself it was just the drugs.
00:45Half a month later, I found out I was pregnant.
00:48My wolf howled inside my chest not with joy, but with sheer, primal panic.
00:54A lone wolf didn't raise pups.
00:56A hitman didn't bring a child into this world.
01:00I muttered under my breath,
01:03Fuck.
01:04My wolf ears pinned flat against my skull.
01:07My tail bristled between my legs.
01:10How the hell was a drifter like me supposed to raise a child?
01:14After giving birth, I hardened my heart and left the newborn on Marcus' doorstep.
01:19I ignored his heartbreaking cries and fled without a glance back.
01:25Three years later, the organization I worked for got taken down, and I ended up scraping by as a beast
01:31fighter in the arena.
01:32One day, I spotted Marcus sitting in the VIP section.
01:37He didn't recognize me.
01:39He was just there to watch the fights.
01:42The little boy in his arms was glued to the arena.
01:46My face darkened.
01:48Is this Lycan king totally clueless about being a father?
01:54Who brings a two-year-old to a place like this?
01:57Has he lost his mind?
01:59My heart sank with regret.
02:01I should have known better than to leave the kid with him.
02:04A man that brutal in bed was hardly father material.
02:08I cursed him in my head while dodging the centaur's charge.
02:11The beast thundered past, hoofs sparking against the blood-soaked sand.
02:16I spun low, swept my leg under his forelegs.
02:19He crashed onto his side.
02:22Before he could rise, I vaulted onto his human back,
02:25wrapped my arm around his throat, and squeezed until his eyes rolled white.
02:29The crowd roared.
02:32Sand and sweat stung my eyes.
02:34I won that fight without even shifting.
02:37I won that fight effortlessly.
02:41As I headed toward the private locker room with a towel slung over my shoulder,
02:45I suddenly felt a pair of eyes lock onto me.
02:48It was Marcus.
02:50He stared down at me, his gaze dark and unreadable.
02:53For a second, I almost thought he might have come looking for me.
02:57But soon, his icy gaze shifted back to the sand.
03:00That night three years ago, Marcus had been drugged.
03:04The lights were off.
03:06Halfway through, I had slipped him extra sleeping pills.
03:10He should have woken up after me.
03:13I told myself there was nothing to worry about and strolled casually into the bathroom.
03:18Stripping off my sweat-soaked clothes, I turned on the shower.
03:24The water was running full blast, but I still heard heavy footsteps outside slow, steady,
03:30heading straight for the bathroom.
03:33The guy stopped right outside the door.
03:37Not knocking or doing a thing.
03:39From the sound of it, he was half a head taller than me, not bad on his feet.
03:45Those measured, deliberate footsteps were clearly meant for me to hear.
03:50I blinked.
03:51Could it be?
03:53I rinsed off fast and stepped out.
03:57Marcus was leaning against the doorframe, bored out of his mind.
04:02Hearing me, he slowly looked up.
04:05His eyes were calm and deep, his voice flat.
04:09Have we met before?
04:10My blood ran cold, but I played it cool.
04:14Stop kidding, your majesty.
04:16How would someone like me ever meet a big shot like you?
04:21He didn't reply.
04:25After a long silence, he suddenly leaned in close to my neck.
04:29I instinctively stepped back, clutching my gland, every nerve on high alert.
04:36What's wrong?
04:38I asked.
04:39Marcus straightened up, a cryptic laugh escaping him.
04:43Your pheromone smells familiar.
04:47At times like this, I'm truly grateful.
04:50The pheromone my hitman parents left me is bland enough.
04:55Chamomile, you can smell that anywhere.
04:58Nothing special.
05:00Really?
05:01He gave a meaningful smile.
05:03My mistake then.
05:05See you tomorrow.
05:07Then he turned and walked away without hesitation.
05:11I wiped the cold sweat off my forehead, slumped against the wall.
05:16Like hell I was seeing him tomorrow.
05:19I quit that very day and moved out, getting as far away as I could.
05:26But two days later, I ran into that pain in the ass again.
05:32I was covering a shift for my sick friend at the bar.
05:38Then an omega went into heat.
05:41I had to escort the omega out.
05:43And help him inject suppressants.
05:47That chaos finally ended.
05:50I slipped into the bathroom, took care of my own problem.
05:54I was too broke to afford suppressants.
05:57So I had to handle it myself.
05:59The out of order sign was already up.
06:02So I stopped hiding my pheromone and let it unfurl.
06:05Filling the bathroom with my chamomile scent.
06:09I was sitting on the toilet.
06:11Mind starting to drift.
06:13When someone knocked on the door.
06:17A guy's deep voice came through.
06:21Get out.
06:23I frowned.
06:25I hadn't killed anyone since I quit the hitman life.
06:28And my temper had gotten way better.
06:31But right then, I was this close.
06:34I cursed under my breath.
06:35That bastard out there better have a damn good reason.
06:38Or he'll get one.
06:40The second my hand hit the doorknob.
06:42I caught a whiff of something way too familiar.
06:45The rich, heady scent of blackerant took over the whole room.
06:49Shoving my own pheromone into some little corner.
06:53That glass.
06:54That scent.
06:55I had only ever smelled it on one guy before.
06:57My hand froze mid move.
07:00My throat tightening.
07:04Fuck.
07:04Just my luck.
07:08I scratched my head.
07:10Annoyed.
07:11Pulled a scar from my pocket.
07:12And tied it around my face.
07:15I checked my reflection on my phone to make sure no one could tell it was me.
07:21Then I slowly opened the door.
07:24Outside.
07:25Marcus stood there with his arms crossed.
07:27Looking relaxed.
07:29Seeing me sneaking out like some guilty thief.
07:32He got straight to it.
07:34Why did you quit the arena?
07:37My fingers curled slightly.
07:39I lowered my voice and played dumb.
07:42Sir.
07:44What are you talking about?
07:45His eyes narrowed.
07:47A mocking grin on his face as he reached for my face.
07:50I blocked it swiftly.
07:52Still spinning lies.
07:54Sir.
07:55I'm having an allergic reaction.
07:59My face is all swollen.
08:02Too embarrassing to show anyone.
08:04He pulled his hand back.
08:06Smiling.
08:08Nice block.
08:10Very professional.
08:12Of course it was.
08:13Basically automatic.
08:15But I wouldn't admit it.
08:16I laughed it off.
08:18I picked up a few basics.
08:23Marcus switched it up.
08:25Someone used that same block on me three years back.
08:30He didn't win though.
08:32A jolt shot through me.
08:33And I froze.
08:34Holding my breath.
08:36Did he recognize me?
08:38Before I knew it.
08:39The scarf was ripped off my face.
08:42Marcus twirled it lazily in his fingers.
08:45Smirking.
08:46Jeffrey.
08:48You forgot?
08:50I tied this scarf around your neck to stop the bleeding back then.
08:53My eyes widened.
08:55And I tried to run.
08:56But Marcus was quicker.
08:58His hand locked around the back of my neck.
09:00Slamming me back against the door.
09:02I fought like crazy.
09:04But he didn't move an inch.
09:06How embarrassing.
09:07I couldn't beat him three years ago.
09:09And I still couldn't now.
09:11It pissed me off.
09:13He never even liked me.
09:15Otherwise.
09:16Why hadn't he come looking for me once in three years?
09:19With his resources.
09:21He should have tracked me down in three days.
09:24So what was this now?
09:26Chasing me down.
09:27Cornering me.
09:28What was he playing at?
09:30I dropped the act and snarled.
09:33What do you want?
09:36Marcus let go.
09:38Fred has been whining for you.
09:41Come back to calm him down.
09:43I frowned.
09:44Keeping my voice low.
09:46Just get someone else.
09:48He's too young to remember anyway.
09:50Marcus face darkened.
09:52You don't feel a thing for him?
09:55He's your own son.
09:57Honestly.
09:58I didn't.
10:00Blood ties never meant a thing to me.
10:02When I was 13.
10:03My hitman parents sold me out of the pack to pay their blood debt.
10:08So when they were waiting for me to save them, I scented the wind, read the hunt, sniffed
10:16what little they were worth to me, and turned tail, not worth the blood price.
10:23That was why when the organization got taken down three years ago, I was the only lone wolf
10:29still standing.
10:30Being cold-blooded kept me alive.
10:33That was what my parents taught me.
10:38Marcus couldn't tell what I was thinking.
10:40He saw me go quiet, and his eyes went hard for a split second.
10:44He didn't bother talking.
10:47He undid his tie, tied my hands with it, and hoisted me over his shoulder.
10:53I snapped.
10:54You fucking crazy!
10:56Just pay someone else to play mom!
10:58The boy is two, and he doesn't know anything!
11:00What?
11:01You think he's some kind of genius?
11:03He got fed up with my noise, so he yanked out the scarf and shoved it in to shut me
11:08up.
11:13All that rage sat heavy in my chest.
11:16Back home, Marcus tossed me onto the couch.
11:19I heard the pitter-patter of slippers from upstairs.
11:22A minute later, a chubby little boy came running over, a little bow and arrow in his hands.
11:28He pulled the scarf out of my mouth, stared at me for a while, then said,
11:34It's him!
11:35I was baffled.
11:37How did you know it was me?
11:39He pressed his lips into a thin line, utterly serious.
11:47You look like the type to dump your kid on someone.
11:51I heard Marcus snickering over there.
11:53My face burned with embarrassment, and I quickly looked away.
11:58Then something occurred to me, and I turned back, puzzled.
12:04Why aren't you asking why I left you back then?
12:06Alfred Livingston thought about it.
12:09You couldn't feed me, I guess.
12:12You look pretty broke.
12:14I laughed in exasperation.
12:16He really knew how to hit where it hurt.
12:19He definitely got that sharp tongue from that bastard.
12:22Marcus.
12:26Put down your little bow and arrow.
12:29All you do is talk in memes.
12:31I rolled over, annoyed.
12:33This little brat didn't even seem like he missed me.
12:36If Marcus was telling the truth, he should be happy to see me, at least reaching up for a hug
12:41or something.
12:45I poked his chubby cheek.
12:48Hey, your dad said you were whining for your mom.
12:51Is that true?
12:55He looked at me and shook his head.
12:58No.
13:00I knew it.
13:02I glared at Marcus, pissed.
13:05But he didn't look embarrassed at all.
13:07Instead, he turned it around and made me the bad guy.
13:11I never thought you'd be this reluctant to see your own son.
13:16How cold and unfeeling.
13:18I looked back at Alfred.
13:20He looked pretty sad.
13:23Feeling bad, I rubbed his head to make him feel better.
13:26But I was rusty at this parenting thing, and I ended up messing up his hair.
13:30He forgot about being sad.
13:32He clutched his head, face all scrunched up, and ran upstairs.
13:39I felt a twinge of guilt.
13:41Hey, buddy, are you mad?
13:45Marcus slowly poured me some water.
13:48He styled his hair when he heard you were coming, and then you went and messed it up.
13:53Yeah, he's mad.
13:54My lashes fluttered.
13:56For once, I didn't snap back.
13:59I said calmly,
14:01All right, spill it.
14:03What's going on?
14:05That whole act was clearly to get Alfred out of the room.
14:09Marcus wanted to talk to me alone.
14:11And I really wanted to know why he went through all this trouble to drag me back here.
14:17He grabbed some files from the bookshelf and tossed them my way.
14:23Fred is sick.
14:26The doctor said it was from prolonged nutrient deficiency in the womb.
14:34His glands are underdeveloped.
14:38He needs cord blood
14:41from a full sibling
14:42to make some pheromone induction drugs.
14:49My face dropped.
14:50I was pissed.
14:52Why didn't you say so from the start?
14:54He sat on something this critical.
14:56Marcus shot me a pointed look.
15:03I didn't know if you'd go for it,
15:05so I wanted to see how you felt about Fred.
15:08Good thing you don't hate him.
15:09Otherwise, even if I had to force it,
15:11I'd make sure you carried the baby to term.
15:14I sighed.
15:16I wasn't exactly the sentimental type,
15:18but I put Alfred in this mess.
15:21The least I could do was get him fixed up.
15:25I jerked my chin at Marcus.
15:29What do you need from me?
15:30He looked me dead in the eye.
15:33You know Alpha's gestational spags sit deep
15:36and are mostly atrifriated, right?
15:41Yeah.
15:43Current IVF tech can't get them pregnant, so...
15:46Why beat around the bush?
15:51I cut straight to it.
15:54So we gotta fuck till I'm pregnant.
15:56That's it?
15:57Marcus pressed his lips together.
15:59Something playful creeping into his eyes.
16:01Yes.
16:02I raised an eyebrow without hesitation.
16:05Alright.
16:07Then something clicked,
16:08and I wavered.
16:11If I get pregnant, I can't work.
16:14Will you cover my lost wages?
16:15Marcus nodded like it was obvious.
16:19Fair enough.
16:21Give your bank info to my beta.
16:24He'll transfer you money every month.
16:26Anything else?
16:27I shook my head.
16:29No.
16:31He gestured,
16:33and the beta came over.
16:34Marcus pointed at me,
16:36his voice flat.
16:37Take him to bathe.
16:40I cleared my throat,
16:42cheeks burning.
16:44Already?
16:45Don't we need to get lunch first?
16:47And...
16:47Don't we need prep?
16:49I'm an Alpha, so I'm tough.
16:52But it still hurts.
16:53Memories of the first time flooded back.
16:56It was an absolute nightmare.
16:57Marcus was drugged out of his mind.
16:59Running on pure instinct fast.
17:02Brutal.
17:02Like I was his enemy.
17:05I nearly died right there in his bed.
17:08Even as a hitman,
17:10I had never gotten hurt down there.
17:14The pain was one thing,
17:15but the humiliation lingered.
17:19And it messed with my daily life.
17:23This time,
17:24I was hoping he'd go easy on me.
17:27Yeah,
17:28I had a son,
17:29but I had only been fucked once.
17:31He couldn't start with anything too intense.
17:34I wasn't built for it,
17:35and I wasn't that flexible.
17:37I was kind of nervous inside,
17:40secretly hoping he had gotten better in bed over the years.
17:43Marcus stepped closer,
17:45backing me against the wall.
17:48One hand braced beside my head.
17:51The other found my waist.
17:52His thumb traced slow circles over my hip bone,
17:55pressing just hard enough to hold me there.
17:59He leaned in,
18:01close enough that I could feel the heat coming off his chest.
18:04But he didn't touch me anywhere else.
18:06Close enough to ghost over it.
18:08No rush.
18:13I'll get everything ready.
18:15His fingers tightened on my waist slightly,
18:18then loosened,
18:19like he was stopping himself.
18:21Relax.
18:23I won't stop caring for you just because you're an alpha.
18:26He pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes,
18:28his gaze dark,
18:29unhurried,
18:30amused.
18:33It sounded like flirting,
18:34and it gave me a weird,
18:36tingly feeling.
18:37I opened my mouth,
18:38then closed it.
18:40Nothing came out.
18:41Yeah,
18:42he had that rich CEO vibe.
18:44But why was he playing on the charm with me?
18:46What the hell was this?
18:48Some cheesy romance drama?
18:53Marcus said the best time to get pregnant was during his rut.
18:56That was when alphas were super fertile.
18:58The doctor said his rut hit next week.
19:01And here I am,
19:03still kind of nervous.
19:06I watched his box after box of lube was hauled into the bedroom,
19:10and my smile died.
19:12Seriously?
19:13Did we really need that much?
19:15What did he think I was?
19:16I wasn't made of steel down there,
19:18okay?
19:20Then I caught sight of Alfred in the doorway with those round eyes of his,
19:24and I swallowed my panic.
19:26Whatever.
19:26For his health,
19:27I'd suck it up.
19:28Over the past few days,
19:31Marcus Pheromones had begun to stir.
19:34When he looked up at me that morning,
19:36his eyes darted briefly to my lips.
19:39I would have totally missed it without all that organization training.
19:43I knew the day had finally come.
19:47That night,
19:48I jumped in the shower as soon as I hit the bedroom.
19:52I just got back from the arena,
19:54reeking of sweat.
19:57If I didn't wash up,
19:58Marcus would break my ribs.
20:01Before I even made it to bed.
20:03No way I was going head to head with him.
20:07I had no idea when he got back.
20:10But when I stepped out of the shower,
20:13he was already sitting at the edge of the bed in silence.
20:18Hands braced loosely at his sides.
20:20His sharp gaze raking over me.
20:24I froze mid-step,
20:26my throat bobbing.
20:27He crooked his finger at me.
20:29I relaxed and walked over.
20:32As soon as I got close,
20:33he grabbed my wrist,
20:35yanked me into his arms.
20:38He dipped his head and sniffed my gland,
20:40voice gravelly.
20:44Scared?
20:47I tensed up,
20:49clutching the sheets beneath me as I blinked hard.
20:56No.
20:57Just another job.
20:59If you're gonna do this, hurry up.
21:01Miss this heat window,
21:02and who knows when I'll get pregnant again.
21:05Marcus's fertility,
21:07no way it's that strong.
21:09Get alpha pregnant twice,
21:11outside a rut.
21:13That'd be seriously humiliating.
21:15He pinned me down on the bed.
21:18His hips ground into mine,
21:21slow and hard at the same time.
21:23I gasped,
21:24then shoved at his chest.
21:30Wait!
21:31Wait!
21:32He caught my face in one hand,
21:33thumb pressing against my lower lip.
21:39Stop fighting me,
21:41struggling to catch my breath.
21:44Hold up!
21:45I panted.
21:46He answered by dragging his teeth down my throat.
21:50Wait!
21:52Stop!
21:53Hold up!
21:55Don't!
21:56Marcus paused.
21:57He leaned in,
21:58ear to my lips,
21:59voice rough.
22:04What's up?
22:05My breath came in ragged bursts.
22:08Halftime.
22:10I begged.
22:12I need a break.
22:18Sure.
22:19He wrapped one arm around my waist
22:20and shifted us around
22:21so I was sitting fully in his lap,
22:23giving me something to hold on to.
22:26I went limp against him,
22:28squeezing my eyes shut
22:29like my life was over.
22:31It was just as overwhelming
22:33as it had been the first time.
22:35I had already pushed out one baby,
22:37so why the hell was I still so tight?
22:39It was just like our first time.
22:42Exhausting and brutal.
22:44Back then,
22:45at least I could pop some painkillers
22:47halfway through
22:47and let them kick in.
22:51This time,
22:52I had to feel everything clearly.
22:54I wasn't even done
22:56feeling sorry for myself.
22:58Then the pheromones in the air
22:59came rushing back.
23:02Marcus' temperature shot up,
23:03his lips back on my nape,
23:05rubbing softly.
23:07His dry mouth rasped
23:08against my gland.
23:10The rush so intense
23:12that everything went blurry.
23:14Don't.
23:15I let out a low moan
23:17before I could stop myself,
23:18my warning carrying no weight.
23:20He patted my waist.
23:23Break is over.
23:25I glanced at the alarm clock
23:26on the knitstand and snapped.
23:28It's just been five minutes.
23:30His deep voice vibrated
23:32against my skin.
23:33He rubbed up on my gland,
23:35and I couldn't tell
23:36what was real anymore.
23:38Time is money.
23:40Can't waste it.
23:42I felt my eye twitch.
23:45Regular alphas had ruts
23:46lasting three or four days.
23:49S-class ones?
23:50Lichen King?
23:51A solid seven days?
23:53Those seven days,
23:55Marcus worked me over,
23:56cycling through every
23:57impossible position imaginable.
24:00I was ready to curse him out
24:02halfway through,
24:03but he had an answer
24:04for everything.
24:08The doctor said
24:09this helps with conception.
24:10Did I buy it?
24:12But I had no choice.
24:17If I didn't get pregnant,
24:19we'd be right back here
24:20next cycle,
24:21and somehow it'd be my fault
24:22for not trying hard enough.
24:24I finally made it
24:26through Marcus Rutt.
24:27I crashed onto the bed,
24:29totally wiped out,
24:30my head pounding non-stop.
24:34I dragged myself back
24:35to reality and elbowed him.
24:39Test results take
24:40at least a week.
24:41I gotta work during that.
24:43He frowned,
24:44genuinely confused.
24:49Work?
24:50You mean the arena fighting?
24:52Didn't my beta pay you?
24:55Why do you still have to work?
24:57I forced patience
24:58into my voice.
24:59A different job.
25:01I've got nothing going on anyway,
25:03so I might as well
25:04make some extra money.
25:06Marcus' eyes cut into me,
25:08sharp and unreadable.
25:12Jeffrey,
25:13you always seem broke.
25:16From what I hear,
25:17a fighter of your caliber
25:19earns $2,000 a fight.
25:22You do three or four fights a week,
25:24that's at least $24,000 a month.
25:27So how come you couldn't even afford
25:28the cheapest suppressor?
25:31When I saw you that day.
25:37Just burn through money fast,
25:39I guess.
25:40I looked away like it was nothing.
25:43Marcus narrowed his eyes.
25:45He didn't buy it for a second,
25:47but he let it drop.
25:49He pulled a black card
25:51from his wallet
25:51and held it out.
25:56Use it when you need money.
25:58I took it,
25:59stunned,
26:00and asked on a strange impulse.
26:02We barely know each other.
26:05And you're handing me your card?
26:07You really don't think
26:08I'll take your money
26:09and do something dirty with it?
26:12When they trace it back,
26:14you can't prove it wasn't you.
26:17Don't forget,
26:18I'm a hit man.
26:20Marcus leaned back
26:21against the headboard,
26:22checking me out
26:23like he had all the time
26:24in the world.
26:26Instead,
26:27he said with absolute certainty,
26:29you won't.
26:31I felt exposed,
26:32hot with embarrassment,
26:34and snarled.
26:35What makes you so sure?
26:38He chuckled softly,
26:40twining his fingers
26:41through my sweaty hair.
26:45When I brought Fred home,
26:47I looked into you.
26:49You've done 31 missions
26:51over the years.
26:52All your targets
26:53were dead weight in office,
26:55corrupt officials,
26:57and moral degenerates.
26:58You might not be a saint,
27:00but you're no villain either.
27:04That's beneath you.
27:05His words got my blood pumping.
27:07For a second there,
27:08I almost believed
27:10I was some kind of hero.
27:11I pursed my lips
27:13and shut up,
27:14no longer bugging him
27:15about going back to work.
27:19What he meant was obvious.
27:21If he wanted to dig,
27:22he'd find everything.
27:24There was no point
27:24hiding stuff from him.
27:28So I used his card
27:29for everything.
27:31A week went by.
27:33To my surprise,
27:35I wasn't pregnant.
27:36That made absolutely no sense.
27:39Last time,
27:40I got pregnant
27:41even when Marcus
27:41wasn't in rut.
27:43This time,
27:43we did everything right,
27:45so why nothing?
27:48I looked at him.
27:49His face was blank,
27:51giving nothing away.
27:52He had to be upset,
27:54probably questioning himself.
27:56But then again,
27:57he was almost 30,
27:59age,
27:59caught up with everyone.
28:00Great sex didn't mean anything
28:02if we couldn't make a baby.
28:06I gave Marcus
28:07a knowing pat on the shoulder.
28:09As a guy myself,
28:10I got it.
28:12Now that I thought about it,
28:13he should be thanking me.
28:15If I hadn't given him
28:16a son three years ago,
28:17he'd still be praying for one.
28:20My mind was racing
28:21with all kinds of wild thoughts.
28:23Then I turned.
28:26And saw Marcus' face
28:27go serious.
28:28He slid the report
28:30across to me.
28:31I looked down.
28:33My report read.
28:35Chronic administration
28:36of aphrodisiac drugs.
28:38Alpha gland atrophy observed.
28:40Reproductive cavity
28:41demonstrates diminished viability.
28:44He jabbed at the report,
28:46his words coming out
28:47hard and slow.
28:49Jeffrey,
28:50you'd better start
28:52explaining yourself.
28:54Yeah,
28:55he deserved to know.
28:56After all,
28:57we were in this together.
28:59I felt his eyes
29:00burning a hole in my head.
29:02I tried to find
29:03the right words.
29:06Remember when you asked
29:07why I'm so broke?
29:11Three years ago,
29:12everyone in the organization
29:13was being hunted down.
29:16I was on the run
29:18when some young guy
29:18saved me.
29:20He took seven bullets
29:22and was barely
29:22clinging to life.
29:24My face was on
29:25every wanted poster,
29:26so I couldn't take him
29:27to a proper hospital.
29:30I carried him
29:31to some back alley
29:32clinic instead.
29:33The doctor saw his chance
29:35and gouged me
29:36on the price.
29:36I couldn't pay,
29:38so he offered a deal.
29:41I could work it off
29:42with my pheromones
29:43after I gave birth.
29:45$5,000 per vial.
29:48I gave 10 vials
29:49in total.
29:53You know the rest.
29:57Six months ago,
29:58I found that arena
29:59and started fighting
30:00for money.
30:01I spilled everything,
30:02but Marcus went quiet,
30:04thinking hard.
30:06Finally, he asked.
30:08You said you were
30:08being hunted
30:09three years ago?
30:10Where?
30:11November 1345,
30:12Industrial Road,
30:14Las Vegas.
30:15He narrowed his eyes.
30:17Is that young guy
30:18still alive?
30:19Somehow,
30:20his question dripped
30:22with barely contained fury.
30:26He's a vegetable,
30:27still receiving treatment
30:29at that same clinic.
30:31What's wrong?
30:34Marcus sneered,
30:35his voice turning menacing.
30:39Perfect.
30:40Now I were to find him.
30:42He got up,
30:43his long fingers grazing
30:45the gland at the back
30:46of my neck,
30:46pressing down twice,
30:48firm but not rough.
30:51Now,
30:52it's time for some people
30:53to pay.
30:54I got in the car
30:55with Marcus.
30:56While waiting
30:57at a red light,
30:58he made a quick call.
31:03Yeah,
31:03I'll send you the address.
31:04Bring more guys over
31:06and raid that place
31:06in one go.
31:08He sounded
31:09seriously pissed.
31:11I sat there
31:12with my hands folded,
31:13quietly on edge.
31:15What the hell
31:16did Ethan Morse
31:16do to get on
31:17Marcus's bad side?
31:18Was that sketchy
31:19Dr. Cedric Bowen
31:20behind this?
31:24Completely baffled,
31:25I stared at Marcus,
31:27wanting to ask
31:28but not daring to.
31:30He kept his eyes
31:31on the road ahead,
31:32then suddenly said
31:33out of nowhere,
31:34Go ahead.
31:36What do you want to ask?
31:40Who are we going after?
31:42I asked.
31:43He gave me a long look,
31:45then dodged my question.
31:48You dumped Fred on me
31:49because of that guy,
31:50didn't you?
31:51I looked away.
31:52Not exactly.
31:54He let out a cold laugh.
31:57Trying to cover for him?
31:59He was being weirdly snarky,
32:01but I knew better
32:02than to take it personally.
32:04He was probably mad
32:05for Alfred's sake,
32:07thinking it wasn't fair to him.
32:10But I had to set
32:11the record straight.
32:13I wasn't about to let
32:14innocent people take the fall.
32:18I didn't dump Fred
32:19to save money
32:20for Ethan's treatment.
32:21It was the whole
32:22registration thing.
32:25I was a hitman
32:26with people after me.
32:27Having him on my record
32:28would be way too risky.
32:31I might be cold,
32:32but I wasn't evil.
32:33I didn't want to drag
32:35some innocent kid
32:35in my mess.
32:36After I said my piece,
32:38Marcus' face relaxed a bit,
32:40his body no longer
32:41as tense as before.
32:43But he still wouldn't tell me
32:45what he was actually up to.
32:46He kept it a secret,
32:48and it was driving me nuts.
32:50It was a four-hour drive
32:51from Los Angeles
32:52to Las Vegas.
32:53I sat in the passenger seat,
32:55uneasy and restless.
32:59If Marcus was going
33:00after Cedric,
33:02I'd be all for it.
33:03But obviously
33:04he wasn't letting
33:05anyone off easy.
33:07I fiddled with the dagger
33:08in my hand,
33:09distracted.
33:12By the time I came back
33:13to my senses,
33:14the car had stopped.
33:18Marcus got out
33:19and walked straight
33:20into that creepy-looking clinic.
33:22I followed right behind him.
33:26The door flew open
33:28as he picked it in.
33:29Cedric came stomping
33:30over at the commotion.
33:32What's going on?
33:33No consultations today.
33:35Go on home!
33:36He froze mid-sentence
33:37when he saw who it was.
33:40Well, Mr. Livingston,
33:42to what do I owe the pleasure?
33:44Then his eyes landed on me,
33:45and he furrowed his brow.
33:53Mr. Livingston,
33:54don't listen to his nonsense.
33:55I'm running a clean business here.
33:57No price gouging,
33:58I promise.
33:59That's bullshit.
34:00With me,
34:01he acted like a ruthless
34:02lone shark.
34:03But in front of Marcus,
34:05he was all bows and scrapes.
34:07I hadn't even finished
34:08thinking what a piece of work
34:10he was when Marcus
34:11booted him out of the way.
34:13And strode straight
34:14into the back room.
34:17In the room,
34:19Ethan was lying there
34:20on the bed,
34:20not moving.
34:22Marcus leaned against the wall,
34:24his eyes narrowing.
34:27Name your price.
34:28How much to finish him off?
34:31Before I could get a word out,
34:33Cedric stepped in front of the bed
34:35with a shaky grin.
34:40Come on, Mr. Livingston.
34:42I'm a doctor,
34:43and I save lives.
34:44I don't do that kind of stuff.
34:47I subtly rolled my eyes.
34:49Then it all clicked.
34:52Cedric never gave a damn
34:54who lived or died.
34:55Back when I couldn't pay,
34:57he said.
34:58No money.
34:59No care for Ethan.
35:01Let him rot.
35:02But now,
35:03he was willing to piss off Marcus
35:05just to keep Ethan breathing.
35:07The truth was,
35:09they had been working together
35:10all along.
35:12My rage flared up.
35:13I balled up my fists
35:15and was about to storm in
35:16when Marcus grabbed my arm.
35:18He patted the back of my hand,
35:20telling me to cool it.
35:23I gritted my teeth,
35:25swallowing my anger
35:26as I stepped back.
35:28Marcus stepped up to the bed.
35:30He stared down at Ethan,
35:32whose breathing was getting ragged.
35:36Get the hell up!
35:37He barked.
35:40You think I'm stupid or what?
35:44Ethan bolted upright
35:46and dropped to his knees.
35:49Cedric also flinched in terror,
35:51his legs giving out
35:52as he collapsed to the floor.
35:54Both of them went white as sheets,
35:56trembling as they begged for mercy.
35:58Mr. Livingston,
36:00we're sorry.
36:02We were just trying
36:03to scam some money together.
36:05We meant no harm.
36:06Marcus scoffed.
36:08No harm?
36:12Taking ten vials
36:13of Jeffrey's pheromones,
36:14is that what you call no harm?
36:20Cedric,
36:21I've always turned a blind eye
36:22to your antics
36:23out of respect for your dad.
36:25But you went after
36:26the wrong person this time.
36:29You're done.
36:30Right on cue,
36:31several bodyguards
36:32in sharp black suits
36:33showed up out of nowhere.
36:35They grabbed the two
36:36and hauled them out.
36:38Marcus wasn't rushing off, though.
36:40He took his sweet time
36:42going through the ledger,
36:43bossing his people around
36:44to load everything up.
36:48I was stunned.
36:49So he brought the whole crew
36:51to grab the money.
36:53I was wondering
36:54why we needed
36:55so many hands
36:55for just two guys.
36:58I could have handled
36:59them myself,
37:00quick and easy.
37:01It turned out
37:02that he needed muscle
37:03to move the goods.
37:07Get over here.
37:09Marcus waved me over.
37:10I sauntered up,
37:12playing it cool.
37:13Yeah?
37:14He pointed at
37:15where I had been standing.
37:17Pry that open.
37:19I glanced down
37:20at the ledger
37:20in his hands,
37:21puzzled.
37:22Why had they bought
37:23so much rubber?
37:25Curiosity burned in me,
37:27but I didn't dare
37:28open my mouth.
37:29Marcus' face darkened,
37:30and he looked seriously pissed,
37:32like he had walked in
37:33on his wife
37:34with another guy.
37:35The wooden planks
37:37gave way
37:37and cracked open,
37:38revealing a hidden tunnel
37:40stretching down
37:40into nothing.
37:42Marcus took my hand
37:44and pulled me in.
37:45It was cramped
37:46and dark at first,
37:47but pretty soon,
37:48it got brighter,
37:49and row after row
37:50of medical beds
37:51showed up,
37:52each with a body on it.
37:55I stepped up
37:56for a closer look.
37:59I mumbled,
38:01rubber products.
38:04Sex dolls,
38:06in other words.
38:07They pumped real pheromones
38:09into fake glands,
38:10so they looked exactly
38:12like living,
38:13breathing people.
38:15rich people really
38:16have no limits
38:17when it comes to this stuff.
38:18I thought.
38:20I was about to tease Marcus,
38:23asking if he wanted
38:23to pick one out
38:24to practice on,
38:25when he started checking
38:26the numbers one by one.
38:28He went through
38:28the whole lot,
38:29then scowled
38:30and cursed under his breath.
38:32Shit,
38:33I knew it.
38:34Not here.
38:39What's not here?
38:40I asked.
38:41He shot me
38:42an irritated glance.
38:43Your pheromone batch.
38:46Oh.
38:47I froze for a split second,
38:49then stared back blankly.
38:50I laughed it off.
38:51Looks like I'm quite
38:52the valuable commodity.
38:54No wonder they said
38:54one vial
38:55and kept coming back
38:56for ten.
38:57I was really
38:58their cash cow.
38:59I flipped through
39:00the ledger,
39:01doing the math
39:02on how much
39:02Cedric had made off me.
39:04One vial of pheromones
39:06made two sex dolls,
39:07and each sold
39:08for $30,000.
39:10That put him
39:10$550,000 in my debt.
39:13I nudged Marcus,
39:15looking like
39:15a total cheapskate.
39:18Don't forget to wire
39:19the rest to my account later.
39:21But when I looked up,
39:23his face had gone
39:24even stormier.
39:27You know what
39:28those things are for, right?
39:29He snarled
39:30through his teeth.
39:32Yeah,
39:33obviously.
39:34I nodded.
39:35He threw his head back,
39:36took a deep breath,
39:38and laughed
39:38out of sheer frustration.
39:42Then get moving.
39:44You seriously
39:45want your sex doll
39:46ending up
39:46in some other guy's bed?
39:48I shrugged,
39:49not giving a damn.
39:52So what?
39:53Out of sight,
39:54out of mind.
39:55And honestly,
39:56I'm the last person
39:58who should feel
39:58embarrassed here.
39:59Marcus was left
40:00speechless.
40:01He seemed to think
40:02I had a point,
40:03but his face
40:04stayed stormy.
40:06I didn't know
40:07what got into me,
40:08but I snapped back
40:09uncharacteristically.
40:10And it meant
40:11it's my face on them.
40:13What's got you
40:14so worked up?
40:15I turned back
40:16to the pile of dolls,
40:17poking around
40:18like some kind of
40:19expert critiquing them.
40:21Pretty decent quality,
40:22though.
40:25Hey, maybe I'll open
40:27my own sex toy shop
40:28after the baby comes.
40:31I'm curious
40:32how they even
40:32make these.
40:35You should go
40:36squeeze Cedric
40:36for the details.
40:39But no real faces,
40:40or we're asking
40:41for lawsuits.
40:42I rattled on and on,
40:44but the guy next to me
40:45had gone dead silent.
40:47I glanced back,
40:48confused.
40:49Marcus was staring
40:50at me,
40:51his face blank.
40:52He sized me up
40:53from head to toe,
40:54his eyes dark
40:55and piercing.
40:57A good while passed
40:58before he snapped
40:59out of it,
41:00nodding like he had
41:01finally wised up.
41:02You're right.
41:04No point getting
41:05worked up.
41:06His voice was
41:06totally flat.
41:07No fight left
41:08in it at all.
41:10Something weird
41:11and twisty flared
41:12in my gut.
41:13I shook it off hard.
41:15I had no time
41:15for whatever that was.
41:17I had to deal
41:18with this whole mess
41:18and do my baby-making duty.
41:21The doctor said
41:23my reproductive cavity
41:24was running low
41:25on juice.
41:26I stepped up.
41:26I was going to lose
41:27my mind too.
41:29Luckily,
41:29all that effort
41:30paid off.
41:33I finally got pregnant
41:35with our second baby.
41:36He grew fast,
41:37and my belly
41:38was starting to show
41:39in no time.
41:42Alfred kept circling
41:43around me every day,
41:45wanting to say something
41:46but holding back.
41:48I had my legs crossed,
41:50munching on an apple
41:51like I didn't have
41:52a care in the world.
41:57Hey, what's up?
41:58Got something to say?
41:59Just say it,
42:00or go practice
42:01your archery.
42:02He walked up to me,
42:04looking downcast.
42:07Are you gonna be
42:08like those parents
42:09only caring about
42:10the baby brother
42:11and treating me
42:12like nothing?
42:13I found it
42:14kind of funny.
42:15No one would ever
42:16dare treat you
42:17like that.
42:21Marcus didn't seem
42:22like the type
42:23to play favorites.
42:25Me,
42:26once I popped
42:27this baby out,
42:28I'd leave.
42:33Marcus named
42:34our second baby Felix,
42:36saying he hoped
42:37the family would
42:37always be lively
42:38and bustling.
42:39He turned to ask
42:41what I thought,
42:41but I was fully
42:42focused on playing
42:43chess with Alfred.
42:45I waved my hand
42:47and indicated
42:48that he could decide
42:48for himself.
42:49Even after I had
42:50been this obedient,
42:52Marcus was still
42:53dissatisfied and
42:54left with a cold face.
42:56So ungrateful.
42:58I clicked my tongue
42:59lightly.
43:01When he came back
43:03later,
43:03I would definitely
43:04curse him behind
43:05his back.
43:08before I even
43:09had time to
43:10have a minor
43:10outburst,
43:12something happened
43:12to Marcus.
43:16He got into
43:17a fight with
43:18someone at a
43:19banquet.
43:21When I went
43:22to pick him
43:23up,
43:25Marcus's
43:25pheromones
43:26were wildly
43:26leaking out
43:27of control.
43:30I was nearly
43:31overwhelmed by
43:32the sheer force
43:33of them.
43:34I covered my
43:35mouth and nose,
43:36took two steps
43:37forward into his
43:38line of sight.
43:39Marcus suddenly
43:40raised his eyes,
43:41reacting with the
43:42speed of a wild
43:43beast.
43:44Fortunately,
43:45he still
43:46recognized me.
43:47Those dark,
43:48heavy eyes
43:49quietly relaxed
43:50the moment they
43:51saw me clearly,
43:52shedding their
43:52guard.
43:54I also relaxed
43:55my tense back
43:56and walked over
43:57with the
43:57suppressant.
44:01Marcus sat
44:02on the sofa
44:02with his hands
44:03clasped and
44:04resting on his
44:04knees, his deep
44:06eyes unblinking
44:06as they fixed
44:07on my movements.
44:09His gaze was
44:10obscure, like a
44:11bottomless, dried
44:13up well that
44:13could not be seen
44:14through.
44:15I asked him
44:16while unpacking
44:17the suppressant,
44:19why are you
44:19staring at me
44:20like that?
44:22Marcus said
44:22nothing and did
44:23not move his
44:24gaze away from
44:24me.
44:25Suddenly, he
44:26covered his face
44:27and laughed for
44:28no apparent reason.
44:29What was he
44:30thinking about?
44:30It was downright
44:32unsettling.
44:35Forget it if I
44:36was helping
44:36someone, I
44:37might as well
44:38see it through.
44:41I grabbed
44:41Marcus's arm,
44:43accurately inserted
44:44the needle into
44:44the vein.
44:46Just as I
44:47tossed the
44:48waste into
44:48the trash,
44:49prepared to
44:50leave, Marcus
44:51finally spoke.
44:54I can't.
44:55Marcus wrapped
44:56an arm around
44:57my waist.
44:58I can't
44:59calm down
45:00and I'm
45:00furious.
45:01When that
45:02Omega talked
45:02about your
45:02pheromone
45:03products today,
45:04I wanted
45:04nothing more
45:04than to
45:05tear him
45:05to pieces.
45:07I was
45:08startled by
45:08the ferocity
45:09in his eyes.
45:10My body
45:11instinctively
45:12retreated after
45:12sensing danger
45:13and I
45:14subconsciously
45:15assumed a
45:15stance ready
45:16to attack.
45:17Marcus
45:18closed his
45:18eyes briefly
45:19and forced
45:20that killing
45:20intent down.
45:21Don't be
45:22afraid, I
45:23won't hurt
45:24you.
45:26I was
45:26just a bit
45:27out of
45:27control.
45:28I'll be
45:28fine in
45:29a while.
45:30I nodded,
45:31unsure of
45:32what to
45:32say.
45:34I could
45:34only let
45:35Marcus press
45:35me down to
45:36sit on his
45:36lap.
45:38He lowered
45:38his head to
45:39greedily inhale
45:40the scent of
45:40my glands.
45:44He raised
45:44a hand to
45:45touch my
45:45round belly
45:46and discussed
45:46it with me.
45:48After the
45:49child is
45:49born,
45:50stay.
45:51Shall we
45:52live together?
45:55I looked
45:56down at
45:56his hand.
45:57Those
45:58fingers that
45:58had broken
45:59bones pulled
46:00triggers, now
46:01resting so
46:02gently on the
46:02swell of my
46:03pregnancy.
46:04I covered
46:05his hand with
46:06mine.
46:08Okay.
46:09I was
46:09lying.
46:11After the
46:11second baby's
46:12full moon
46:13ceremony, I
46:14was ready to
46:14run.
46:17The moment
46:18I stepped
46:19out the
46:19front door,
46:20more than
46:20a dozen
46:21bodyguards
46:22followed behind
46:22me.
46:25I was
46:25furious and
46:26called
46:26Marcus.
46:28You
46:28bastard.
46:29What do
46:29you mean by
46:30this?
46:30You're
46:30spying on
46:31me.
46:32On the
46:32other end
46:32of the
46:32line came
46:33Marcus's
46:34extremely
46:34delighted
46:35laughter.
46:37Jeffrey,
46:38from the
46:39moment you
46:39agreed to
46:40stay with
46:40me, there
46:41was no
46:41way out.
46:43Come
46:43back now.
46:46Tonight,
46:47we'll try
46:48something new.
46:49Fuck, now
46:50it was done.
46:51I had
46:52fallen into
46:52Marcus's
46:53hand.
46:55For the
46:56rest of my
46:56life, I
46:57could only
46:58let him do
46:58whatever he
46:59wanted.
47:00I
47:00could only
47:01let him do
47:02I
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