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00:00I fold. Avery's yours for tonight.
00:03You're willing to give her up?
00:04Since you like her, I'll gladly step aside.
00:08Although, we've been together for almost a year.
00:11If you think she's secondhand, no need. I'll take her.
00:17Fine. Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
00:21As soon as Liam left, the room immediately came alive again.
00:26Logan, are you serious?
00:27You chased Avery for three months, went all soft for her, and you're already bored?
00:30It's not even been a year.
00:32A bet's a bet. And besides, she's just a girl.
00:35So Avery wasn't anything special to you after all.
00:40At first, she was. Hard to get. A bit high and mighty.
00:43But now, she's no different from the others.
00:48Still the same. Behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
00:51Hey, Logan. Next time, can I have a turn with her?
00:56But Logan, what if Liam actually gets to her? What then?
01:02He won't. They say he didn't even touch a girl back in military school. Ice cold type.
01:06That's not necessarily true, though.
01:07He did look at Avery a few times when she wore that dress showing her legs.
01:10He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
01:13Bet on it then, Logan. You in?
01:15Don't forget, Avery is obsessed with me.
01:17She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
01:18If you really want to bet, you better be ready to lose everything.
01:22Logan stood up and walked out.
01:23A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
01:26He shoved her against the hallway wall and kissed her.
01:29Hard.
01:29No one noticed that I, the subject of the twins' bet, had already heard everything.
01:35If he could openly bet me away to another guy, then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
01:40And if I was stupid enough to make a scene,
01:42and embarrass him in front of everyone, I'd be the one paying the price.
01:47Everyone knows Logan's family had endowed the athletic center of our school.
01:50His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway,
01:53in letters bigger than most people's futures.
01:56That's why he could break rules, get into fights,
01:58and cause trouble at school without ever getting expelled.
02:02Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
02:05Logan had chased her for months before she finally said yes.
02:08He spoiled her.
02:10Let her get away with things no one else could.
02:12For a while, everyone thought that she'd gotten the notorious bad boy to settle down.
02:18But less than six months later, he got bored and messed up with other girls.
02:23The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle,
02:27making a scene in front of half the school.
02:32A few days later, she fell during rehearsal.
02:36She lived, but she was paralyzed from the waist down,
02:39her whole life finished.
02:42She withdrew from Stonebridge High before the semester was over.
02:46Officially, she'd transferred to a performing arts academy in another state.
02:50Unofficially, nobody wanted to talk about it.
02:53Back when Logan was chasing me,
02:55someone told me that he had been quietly looking into my scholarship.
02:58If he wanted to, he could make my life at this school a living hell.
03:02I had said yes to him because I was afraid of saying no.
03:05I had stayed with him for a year, keeping my head down, and now he'd put me in a card
03:10game.
03:11I went back to the guest room and lay down on the couch, pulling the blanket over myself.
03:16The door opened, footsteps across the room, and then the smell.
03:19Clean and unfamiliar.
03:21Not Logan.
03:22You should sleep in an actual bed.
03:27Finally, I've been waiting forever, Logan.
03:31Have you been waiting long?
03:32Hmm, my head is killing me.
03:35You'll feel better once you get something in your stomach.
03:38I'm tired. Take me somewhere.
03:39You smell different tonight?
03:41Do I?
03:42Yeah, it's better though. Actually better.
03:45A lot.
03:46Glad you like it.
03:49Two days earlier, I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
03:52Logan never talked about him.
03:54In fact, he seemed almost wary of him.
03:56Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit.
03:59Transfer student.
04:00Previously enrolled in Vermont.
04:02Joining us for senior year.
04:03The rumors spread fast.
04:05He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
04:07He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight.
04:09And had no marks on him afterward.
04:11He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
04:14He had a 4.0.
04:15And no one at his previous schools would say much about him.
04:18Which people interpreted as either very good.
04:20Or very bad.
04:21At dinner, I sat next to Logan.
04:23Liam sat alone at another table.
04:25Near the end, his eyes moved to me.
04:27Just for a second.
04:28He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
04:31I had no idea why he would agree to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
04:34But one thing became clear the moment I heard that bet.
04:37If I wanted to walk away from this game those rich guys were playing without getting hurt, Liam might be
04:41my only way out.
04:43I had just stepped out of the bathroom when Liam pulled me into his arms from behind.
04:59You're unusually impatient tonight, Logan.
05:03Change how you call me.
05:06Then what do you want me to call you?
05:09What do you usually call me?
05:12Your name, Mr. Hayes.
05:13And I've called you Baby.
05:17Then tonight call me Sir.
05:21Sir?
05:39The next day, I opened my eyes to full daylight.
05:41Every part of me ached.
05:43The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
05:46The room was empty.
05:47Liam was gone.
05:48I didn't know when he'd left.
05:49Through the glass, I could see the back lawn below, and Logan standing in it.
05:54I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, revealing the marks on purpose.
06:02Hey.
06:03What's wrong?
06:08Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
06:10What for?
06:11What hurts?
06:11Last night, you were really rough.
06:13I didn't realize until the shower.
06:15There was...
06:16It bled a little.
06:17It really hurts.
06:19I fold.
06:20Avery's yours for tonight.
06:22You're willing to give her up?
06:23Since you like her, I'll gladly step aside.
06:27Although, we've been together for almost a year.
06:29If you think she's secondhand...
06:31No need.
06:32I'll take her.
06:36Fine.
06:37Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
06:41As soon as Liam left, the room immediately came alive again.
06:45Logan, are you serious?
06:46You chased Avery for three months, went all soft for her, and you're already bored?
06:49It's not even been a year.
06:51A bet's a bet.
06:52And besides, she's just a girl.
06:54So, Avery wasn't anything special to you, after all.
06:59At first, she was.
07:00Hard to get.
07:01A bit high and mighty.
07:02But now, she's no different from the others.
07:07Still the same.
07:08Behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
07:10Hey, Logan.
07:11Next time, can I have a turn with her?
07:15But, Logan.
07:16What if Liam actually gets to her?
07:18What then?
07:21He won't.
07:21They say he didn't even touch a girl back in military school.
07:23Ice-cold type.
07:25That's not necessarily true, though.
07:26He did look at Avery a few times when she wore that dress showing her legs.
07:29He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
07:32Bet on it then, Logan.
07:33You in?
07:34Don't forget.
07:35Avery is obsessed with me.
07:36She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
07:38If you really want to bet, you better be ready to lose everything.
07:41Logan stood up and walked out.
07:42A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
07:45He shoved her against the hallway wall and kissed her.
07:48Hard.
07:48No one noticed that I, the subject of the twins' bet,
07:51had already heard everything.
07:54If he could openly bet me away to another guy,
07:57then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
07:59And if I was stupid enough to make a scene,
08:02and embarrass him in front of everyone,
08:04I'd be the one paying the price.
08:06Everyone knows Logan's family had endowed the athletic center of our school.
08:10His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway,
08:12in letters bigger than most people's futures.
08:15That's why he could break rules,
08:17get into fights,
08:18and cause trouble at school without ever getting expelled.
08:21Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
08:24Logan had chased her for months,
08:26before she finally said yes.
08:27He spoiled her.
08:29Let her get away with things no one else could.
08:32For a while,
08:33everyone thought that she'd gotten the notorious bad boy to settle down.
08:37But less than six months later,
08:39he got bored and messed up with other girls.
08:43The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle,
08:46making a scene in front of half the school.
08:52A few days later,
08:53she fell during rehearsal.
08:55She lived,
08:56but she was paralyzed from the waist down,
08:59her whole life finished.
09:01She withdrew from Stonebridge High before the semester was over.
09:05Officially,
09:05she'd transferred to a performing arts academy in another state.
09:09Unofficially,
09:10nobody wanted to talk about it.
09:12Back when Logan was chasing me,
09:14someone told me that he had been quietly looking into my scholarship.
09:17If he wanted to,
09:18he could make my life at this school a living hell.
09:21I had said yes to him because I was afraid of saying no.
09:24I had stayed with him for a year,
09:26keeping my head down,
09:27and now he'd put me in a card game.
09:30I went back to the guest room and lay down on the couch,
09:33pulling the blanket over myself.
09:35The door opened,
09:36footsteps across the room,
09:37and then the smell,
09:39clean and unfamiliar,
09:40not Logan.
09:41You should sleep in an actual bed.
09:46Finally,
09:47I've been waiting forever,
09:48Logan.
09:50Have you been waiting long?
09:51Hmm,
09:52my head is killing me.
09:54You'll feel better once you get something in your stomach.
09:57I'm tired,
09:58take me somewhere.
09:59You smell different tonight?
10:00Do I?
10:01Yeah,
10:02it's better though,
10:03actually better.
10:04A lot.
10:05Glad you like it.
10:08Two days earlier,
10:10I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
10:11Logan never talked about him.
10:13In fact,
10:13he seemed almost wary of him.
10:15Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit,
10:18transfer student,
10:19previously enrolled in Vermont,
10:21joining us for senior year.
10:22The rumors spread fast.
10:24He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
10:26He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight,
10:28and had no marks on him afterward.
10:30He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
10:32He had a 4.0,
10:34and no one at his previous schools would say much about him,
10:37which people interpreted as either very good,
10:39or very bad.
10:40At dinner,
10:40I sat next to Logan.
10:42Liam sat alone at another table.
10:44Near the end,
10:45his eyes moved to me,
10:46just for a second.
10:47He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
10:50I had no idea why he would agree to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
10:53But one thing became clear the moment I heard that bet.
10:56If I wanted to walk away from this game those rich guys were playing without getting hurt,
11:00Liam might be my only way out.
11:02I had just stepped out of the bathroom when Liam pulled me into his arms from behind.
11:18You're unusually impatient tonight,
11:19Logan.
11:22Change how you call me.
11:25Then what do you want me to call you?
11:29What do you usually call me?
11:30Your name?
11:32Mr. Hayes.
11:33And I've called you Baby.
11:36Then tonight call me Sir.
11:40Sir?
11:58The next day,
11:59I opened my eyes to full daylight.
12:00Every part of me ached.
12:02The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
12:05The room was empty.
12:06Liam was gone.
12:07I didn't know when he'd left.
12:09Through the glass,
12:10I could see the back lawn below,
12:11and Logan standing in it.
12:13I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline,
12:16revealing the marks on purpose.
12:21Hey.
12:22What's wrong?
12:27Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
12:29What for?
12:30What hurts?
12:31Last night you were really rough.
12:32I didn't realize until the shower.
12:34There was...
12:35It bled a little.
12:36It really hurts.
12:38I fold.
12:39Avery's yours for tonight.
12:41You're willing to give her up?
12:42Since you like her,
12:44I'll gladly step aside.
12:46Although...
12:47We've been together for almost a year.
12:49If you think she's second-hand...
12:50No need.
12:51I'll take her.
12:55Fine.
12:56Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
13:00As soon as Liam left,
13:01the room immediately came alive again.
13:04Logan, are you serious?
13:05You chased Avery for three months,
13:07went all soft for her,
13:07and you're already bored?
13:08It's not even been a year.
13:10A bet's a bet.
13:11And besides, she's just a girl.
13:13So Avery wasn't anything special to you after all.
13:18At first she was.
13:19Hard to get.
13:20A bit high and mighty.
13:22But now,
13:23she's no different from the others.
13:26Still the same.
13:27Behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
13:29Hey, Logan.
13:30Next time,
13:31can I have a turn with her?
13:34But Logan,
13:35what if Liam actually gets to her?
13:37What then?
13:40He won't.
13:40They say he didn't even touch a girl back in military school.
13:42Ice cold type.
13:44That's not necessarily true, though.
13:45He did look at Avery a few times
13:47when she wore that dress showing her legs.
13:49He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
13:51Bet on it then, Logan.
13:52You in?
13:53Don't forget,
13:54Avery is obsessed with me.
13:55She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
13:57If you really want to bet,
13:58you better be ready to lose everything.
14:00Logan stood up and walked out.
14:01A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
14:04He shoved her against the hallway wall
14:06and kissed her hard.
14:07No one noticed that I,
14:09the subject of the twins' bet,
14:10had already heard everything.
14:13If he could openly bet me away to another guy,
14:16then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
14:18And if I was stupid enough to make a scene
14:20and embarrass him in front of everyone,
14:23I'd be the one paying the price.
14:25Everyone knows Logan's family
14:26had endowed the athletic center of our school.
14:29His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway,
14:31in letters bigger than most people's futures.
14:34That's why he could break rules,
14:36get into fights,
14:37and cause trouble at school
14:38without ever getting expelled.
14:40Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
14:43Logan had chased her for months
14:45before she finally said yes.
14:47He spoiled her.
14:48Let her get away with things no one else could.
14:51For a while,
14:52everyone thought that she'd gotten
14:53the notorious bad boy to settle down.
14:56But less than six months later,
14:58he got bored and messed up with other girls.
15:02The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle,
15:05making a scene in front of half the school.
15:11A few days later,
15:12she fell during rehearsal.
15:14She lived,
15:15but she was paralyzed from the waist down,
15:18her whole life finished.
15:20She withdrew from Stonebridge High
15:22before the semester was over.
15:24Officially,
15:24she'd transferred to a performing arts academy
15:26in another state.
15:28Unofficially,
15:29nobody wanted to talk about it.
15:31Back when Logan was chasing me,
15:33someone told me that he had been
15:34quietly looking into my scholarship,
15:36if he wanted to,
15:37he could make my life at this school
15:39a living hell.
15:40I had said yes to him
15:41because I was afraid of saying no.
15:43I had stayed with him for a year,
15:46keeping my head down,
15:47and now he'd put me in a card game.
15:49I went back to the guest room
15:51and lay down on the couch,
15:52pulling the blanket over myself.
15:54The door opened,
15:55footsteps across the room,
15:56and then the smell,
15:58clean and unfamiliar,
16:00not Logan.
16:00You should sleep in an actual bed.
16:05Finally,
16:06I've been waiting forever,
16:07Logan.
16:09Have you been waiting long?
16:11Hmm,
16:11my head is killing me.
16:13You'll feel better
16:14once you get something in your stomach.
16:16I'm tired,
16:17take me somewhere.
16:18You smell different tonight?
16:19Do I?
16:20Yeah,
16:21it's better though.
16:22Actually better.
16:23A lot.
16:24Glad you like it.
16:27Two days earlier,
16:29I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
16:31Logan never talked about him.
16:32In fact,
16:33he seemed almost wary of him.
16:34Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit.
16:37Transfer student.
16:38Previously enrolled in Vermont.
16:40Joining us for senior year.
16:41The rumors spread fast.
16:43He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
16:45He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight
16:47and had no marks on him afterward.
16:49He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
16:52He had a 4.0
16:53and no one at his previous schools
16:55would say much about him,
16:56which people interpreted
16:57as either very good
16:58or very bad.
16:59At dinner,
17:00I sat next to Logan.
17:01Liam sat alone at another table.
17:03Near the end,
17:04his eyes moved to me.
17:05Just for a second.
17:06He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
17:09I had no idea why he would agree
17:10to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
17:13But one thing became clear
17:14the moment I heard that bet.
17:15If I wanted to walk away from this game
17:17those rich guys were playing
17:18without getting hurt,
17:19Liam might be my only way out.
17:21I had just stepped out of the bathroom
17:23when Liam pulled me
17:23into his arms from behind.
17:37You're unusually impatient tonight, Logan.
17:41Change how you call me.
17:44Then what do you want me to call you?
17:48What do you usually call me?
17:50Your name, Mr. Hayes,
17:52and I've called you Baby.
17:55Then tonight call me Sir.
17:59Sir?
18:01Sir?
18:02Sir?
18:04Sir?
18:05Sir?
18:06Sir?
18:06Sir?
18:08Sir?
18:17Sir?
18:17The next day,
18:18I opened my eyes to full daylight.
18:20Every part of me ached.
18:21The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
18:24The room was empty.
18:25Liam was gone.
18:26I didn't know when he'd left.
18:28Through the glass I could see the back lawn below,
18:31and Logan standing in it.
18:32I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, revealing the marks on purpose.
18:41Hey, what's wrong?
18:46Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
18:48What for? What hurts?
18:50Last night you were really rough.
18:52I didn't realize until the shower, there was, it bled a little, it really hurts.
18:59My own sister and my naga husband were wrapped around each other.
19:02Laughing as my windpipe crushed.
19:05He belongs to me, Eve. Burn to ashes in this hellfire.
19:08In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
19:18Yet Sophia loathed the serpent's creepy, icy scales.
19:21So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix, and shoved the ugly snake down my throat.
19:26But then, a heatfall came.
19:28The phoenix's fire aura cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's ice kept me perfectly safe.
19:32Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced my husband at the brink of death.
19:36They slaughtered me.
19:37But now, I open my eyes.
19:39We are right back to the day the eggs hatched.
19:41Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
19:45The serpent is mine!
19:46You can keep that useless bird!
19:48She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket to surviving the heatfall.
19:51What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers because I fed him my
19:56blood.
19:56It was pure torture.
20:00Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy being drained alive.
20:05If that's what you want, Sophia, he's yours.
20:09In my last life, Vayne only married me because the ancient covenant forced his hand.
20:13But now, he doesn't even wait for me.
20:16He grabs Sophia and glares at me like I'm trash.
20:19Sophia wants me, Eve.
20:20I belong to her now.
20:21Get over it.
20:23Look at how he rejects me.
20:25This isn't their first meeting.
20:26They are already hooked up behind my back.
20:28Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn.
20:31The global boiling starts soon.
20:33Sophia whispers in my ear.
20:35Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days of cool air.
20:39I almost burst out laughing.
20:40She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant.
20:43Sophia drags him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes.
20:47I turn to the shivering phoenix.
20:49Ever since he cracked his shell, he's been terrified and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
20:55I didn't mean to.
20:56Please don't hit me.
20:57He looks at me, petrified.
20:59Why are you so scared?
21:00Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
21:04Don't say her name.
21:05Please never say it again.
21:06Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life and take it all out on him?
21:10The phoenix curls up.
21:12My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
21:16I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly.
21:19It's okay.
21:20It's all over now.
21:21I've got you, and nobody will ever hurt you again.
21:24He looks up at me.
21:25Do you really accept me?
21:26In the last life, Sophia hated my heat.
21:28She said I was nothing compared to the serpent.
21:30She ruined my body, then dumped me outside like trash.
21:33Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him.
21:35That snake is the real trash.
21:36In my last life, he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
21:40But why?
21:41Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us, or we'll face a terrible curse.
21:44How did he dare betray you like that?
21:46It doesn't matter anymore.
21:48Let's head to my house first.
21:49We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away.
21:52I give the phoenix a new name, Blaze.
21:54He loves it.
21:55He asks me to sit on his back, spreads twice.
22:04In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse.
22:08We decide to dig his cellar.
22:09A hundred meters deep underground.
22:11Won't need any AC or cooling gear.
22:13An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
22:16We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
22:20But down here, it's absolute habit.
22:22Tomorrow, the world burns.
22:24Sophia?
22:25Let's see who makes it out alive this time.
22:29Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
22:33Finally, no more firepower.
22:35Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted.
22:37The blood drain to stop the heat day and night was too much.
22:39I am totally spent.
22:41Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up.
22:43Your power drains your own blood?
22:44Yeah.
22:46But you would have chosen to freeze just to save me.
22:49I won't let you hold back for my sake.
22:51Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's nothing.
22:53Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless, my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder.
22:58How are Veen and Sophia doing anyway?
23:00Too bad I can't watch it in person.
23:02Blaze grins, summoning a mirror from his flames.
23:06Eve, want to watch their live show?
23:12My own sister and my naga husband were wrapped around each other, laughing as my windpipe crashed.
23:18He belongs to me, Eve!
23:19Burn to ashes in this hellfire!
23:21In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
23:31Yet Sophia loathed the serpent's creepy, icy scales.
23:34So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix, and shoved the ugly snake down my throat.
23:39But then, a heatfall came.
23:41The phoenix's fire aura cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's eggs kept me perfectly safe.
23:45Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced my husband at the brink of death.
23:49They slaughtered me.
23:50But now, I open my eyes. We are right back to the day the eggs hatched.
23:54Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
23:58The serpent is mine! You can keep that useless bird!
24:01She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket to surviving the heatfall.
24:04What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers because I fed him my
24:09blood.
24:09It was pure torture.
24:13Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy being drained alive.
24:18If that's what you want, Sophia. He's yours.
24:22In my last life, Vayne only married me because the ancient covenant forced his hand.
24:26But now, he doesn't even wait for me. He grabs Sophia and glares at me like I'm trash.
24:32Sophia wants me, Eve. I belong to her now. Get over it.
24:36Look at how he rejects me. This isn't their first meeting. They are already hooked up behind my back.
24:41Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn.
24:44The global boiling starts soon.
24:46Sophia whispers in my ear.
24:48Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days of cool air.
24:52I almost burst out laughing. She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant.
24:56Sophia drags him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes.
25:00I turn to the shivering phoenix. Ever since he cracked his shell,
25:04he's been terrified and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
25:08I didn't mean to. Please don't hit me.
25:10He looks at me, petrified.
25:12Why are you so scared? Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
25:17Don't say her name. Please never say it again.
25:19Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life and take it all out on him?
25:23The phoenix curls up. My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
25:29I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly.
25:32It's okay. It's all over now. I've got you, and nobody will ever hurt you again.
25:37He looks up at me.
25:38Do you really accept me?
25:39In the last life, Sophia hated my heat. She said I was nothing compared to the serpent.
25:43She ruined my body, then dumped me outside like trash.
25:46Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him. That snake is the real trash. In my last life,
25:50he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
25:53But why?
25:54Why? Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us or we'll face a terrible
25:57curse.
25:57How did he dare betray you like that?
25:59It doesn't matter anymore. Let's head to my house first.
26:02We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away.
26:05Why? I give the phoenix a new name, Blaze. He loves it. He asks me to sit on his back,
26:10spreadsheets wise.
26:17In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse. We decide to dig his cellar.
26:22A hundred meters deep underground. Won't need any AC or cooling gear.
26:26An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
26:29We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
26:32But down here, it's absolute heaven. Tomorrow, the world burns.
26:37Sophia? Let's see who makes it out alive this time.
26:42Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
26:46Finally, no more firepower.
26:48Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted.
26:50The blood drain to stop the heat day and night was too much. I am totally spent.
26:54Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up.
26:56Your power drains your own blood?
26:57Yeah, but you would have chosen to freeze just to save me.
27:02I won't let you hold back for my sake.
27:04Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's nothing.
27:07Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless, my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder.
27:11What are Veen and Sophia doing anyway?
27:13Too bad I can't watch it in person.
27:15Blaze grins, summoning a mirror from his flames.
27:19Eve, want to watch their live show?
27:25My own sister and my Nauga husband were wrapped around each other, laughing as my windpipe crashed.
27:31He belongs to me, Eve! Burn to ashes in this hellfire!
27:35In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
27:44Yet Sophia loathed the serpent's creepy, icy scales.
27:47So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix, and shoved the ugly snake down my throat.
27:52But then, the heat fall came.
27:54The phoenix's fire aura cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's eggs kept me perfectly safe.
27:58Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced my husband at the brink of death.
28:02They slaughtered me.
28:03But now, I open my eyes. We are right back to the day the eggs hatched.
28:07Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
28:11The serpent is mine! You can keep that useless bird!
28:14She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket to surviving the heat fall.
28:18What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers because I fed him my
28:22blood.
28:22It was pure torture.
28:26Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy being drained alive.
28:31If that's what you want, Sophia, he's yours.
28:35In my last life, Vayne only married me because the ancient covenant forced his hand.
28:39But now, he doesn't even wait for me. He grabs Sophia and glares at me like I'm trash.
28:45Sophia wants me, Eve. I belong to her now. Get over it.
28:49Look at how he rejects me. This isn't their first meeting. They are already hooked up behind my back.
28:55Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn.
28:57The global boiling starts soon.
28:59Sophia whispers in my ear.
29:01Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days of cool air.
29:05I almost burst out laughing. She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant.
29:09Sophia drags him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes.
29:13I turn to the shivering phoenix. Ever since he cracked his shell,
29:17he's been terrified and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
29:21I didn't mean to. Please don't hit me.
29:23He looks at me, petrified.
29:25Why are you so scared? Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
29:30Don't say her name. Please never say it again.
29:33Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life and take it all out on him?
29:36The phoenix curls up. My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
29:42I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly.
29:45It's okay. It's all over now. I've got you, and nobody will ever hurt you again.
29:50He looks up at me.
29:51Do you really accept me?
29:52In the last life, Sophia hated my heat. She said I was nothing compared to the serpent.
29:56She ruined my body, then dumped me outside like trash.
29:59Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him. That snake is the real trash. In my last life,
30:03he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
30:06But why?
30:07Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us or we'll face a terrible curse.
30:10How did he dare betray you like that?
30:12It doesn't matter anymore. Let's head to my house first.
30:15We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away.
30:18I give the phoenix a new name, Blaze. He loves it. He asks me to sit on his back, spreadsheets
30:24wise.
30:30In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse. We decide to dig a cellar.
30:35A hundred meters deep underground. Won't need any AC or cooling gear.
30:39An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
30:42We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
30:45But down here, it's absolute heaven. Tomorrow, the world burns.
30:51Sophia, let's see who makes it out alive this time.
30:55Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
30:59Finally, no more firepower.
31:01Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted.
31:03The blood drain to stop the heat day and night was too much. I am totally spent.
31:07Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up.
31:09Your power drains your own blood?
31:10Yeah, but you would have chosen to freeze just to save me.
31:15I won't let you hold back for my sake.
31:17Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's nothing.
31:20Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless, my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder.
31:24How are Veen and Sophia doing anyway?
31:26Too bad I can't watch it in person.
31:28Blaze grins, summoning a mirror from his flames.
31:32Eve, want to watch their live show?
31:39My three brothers destroyed me. Just to make my father's bastard daughter.
31:44Celeste, the next queen. My eldest brother set his beast on me.
31:47It tore half my face off. I was scarred for life.
31:50My second brother let robes into our estate. They cut the tendons in my wrists.
31:53I'd never paint a rune again. All my talent gone.
31:56My third brother slipped a drug into my drink. Let his rogue friend mark me.
32:00My honor was ruined. Celeste took my place. She became the future queen.
32:05Lara, listen. We'll make this right. We've got you always.
32:08Once their wish was granted, my brothers finally remembered me.
32:10I gripped the marriage contract from the crippled king's hand.
32:13Don't.
32:15I don't need your apologies. I cut ties with my brothers in three days, then climbed into the
32:20wedding car without looking back. Later, I heard my three brothers turn the whole territory upside
32:24down. They even posted a bounty. Just to bring me home. But what did it matter? We were strangers
32:29now. In the clan's beast grounds, my eldest brother Magnus was personally training a tiger cub. He was
32:34the finest beast master in the Northern Territory. The royal clan came to.
32:37Whoa, whoa, Pip. Pip, you have to be a good girl. So one day, you can protect Celeste better.
32:45Tears slid down behind my mask. They seeped into the wound on my face that hadn't healed yet.
32:50The pain cut deep. Brother, I wanted a spirit cub of my own. But Magnus would always snap at me,
32:55he said. Spirit beasts were sacred. Only royals were worthy of them. Back then,
33:00I thought he was just following the rules. That he was protecting me from getting in trouble.
33:03Now, I knew better. For someone he truly loved, he'd break any rule.
33:07Fifteen years ago, my mother died. She was the Aldwyn matriarch. My three brothers weren't born
33:11to her. She took them in as orphans and raised them as her sons. On her deathbed, she made them
33:15swear one thing. Protect Alera. Always. Promise me, boys. But months later, my father brought home his
33:24mistress and her bastard daughter, Celeste. His eyes only saw Celeste. He stopped seeing me. The
33:28daughter his matriarch died begging him to protect. I walked over to Pip. Brother, do you remember?
33:32I lowered my head and stroked her soft little ears. I always wanted a spirit cub too.
33:37Magnus looked at me. He scooped Pip up and stepped back, eyes sharp.
33:40Lara. Honestly, his change toward me wasn't sudden.
33:42What are you trying to do? This is Celeste's maiden gift. Don't even think about taking it.
33:48Fifteen years ago, the day Celeste first arrived, she came to my room in a fancy new dress,
33:52just to rub it in my face. I didn't even bother with her. Fifteen years, nothing changed. All these
33:56years, I tried to prove my innocence. All I got back was disgust and cold stares.
34:00Enough! In his mind, every word out of my mouth was a lie. Now that I was about to leave,
34:06I let it
34:06go. You can't make someone love you back. I had one goal today. Sever the bond. Magnus scanned for
34:11kinship severance. He scoffed. A pure-blooded daughter of this clan, and you're this petty.
34:16Not half as graceful as Celeste. Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life.
34:23Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life.
34:25I touched the cold porcelain of my mask. I let out a bitter laugh. Having a brother like you is
34:30my
34:30shame. When his beast clawed my face, I didn't accuse him. This was the first time in my life I'd
34:34ever spoken back. Magnus was pissed. He grabbed me by the throat. His eyes flashed red.
34:38Hilara, you brought this on yourself. When you said that cub on Celeste, you should have known this day
34:47would come. Suddenly, I remembered the summer. I was forced the words out through the pain.
34:50Magnus, if you hate me so much, just sign the kinship severment.
34:56That way, Celeste can be officially recognized as the rightful daughter-
34:59Good. Someone as twisted as you doesn't deserve to be my sister.
35:03He scrawled his name.
35:04Don't you dare regret this. Look at yourself. Who else would want you? Severed or not, you'll still end up
35:11crawling back to this estate. Eating our food, wearing our clothes.
35:16He threw the contract at my feet. I picked up the contract from the floor, folded it carefully,
35:21tucked it into my coat. Don't worry, Lord Magnus. Allara has no intention of coming back.
35:25His eyelashes trembled. You're calling me Lord now.
35:27The bond is severed. I stepped back. Of course I should.
35:30Magnus shook with rage. He clenched his teeth.
35:32Fine. Be as proud as you want. Don't come crawling to me later.
35:36I wouldn't. In three days, I'd leave the Aldwyn estate. I'd never come back, whether I regretted it
35:40or struggled to survive. It was no one's business but mine.
35:45The next day, I walked straight into my second brother Sorin's study. After father died,
35:50Sorin took over as the most accomplished son. He inherited father's seat. He became the clan's
35:55CFO. He was steadier than Magnus. Colder. When I barged in, he didn't even glance up. He kept writing.
36:00How are your hands? I looked at my hands. The wounds had closed, but I'd never hold a brush again.
36:05Better. Thanks for leaving me with at least something, brother.
36:07Now that's more like what you should be. A proper lady.
36:12Alara, don't blame me. Celeste suffered so much as a child. She could never paint runes the way you used
36:17to.
36:17I touched the frost flower rune hanging on his wall. The one I'd given him. My chest ached.
36:21If we hadn't helped her this time, she'd have lost the Prince Lucan. She'd have ended up with no one.
36:25And me, Sorin? My engagement is destroyed too. What about me?
36:30Should I die alone?
36:32But he thought I was demanding answers. His guilty look vanished. Annoyance took its place.
36:38Alara, I'm trying to spare you. You and the Prince Lucan. You know how that engagement really happened.
36:43Celestia saved him that night. You stole the sunstone pendant he left her. You tricked him into the wrong betrothal.
36:49This is what you owe her.
36:52I tossed the pendant on my dresser without a thought.
36:57Celeste's mother came by a few days later. She saw the pendant.
37:01She had her people dig up the whole story. But when Prince Lucan came to formalize the betrothal,
37:06he didn't recognize the pendant. He closed his eyes, reached out, touched my hand, then said,
37:11That's right. Lady Alara saved me. I'd know her hand anywhere.
37:15The Prince's verdict didn't clear my name. If anything, it made my family hate me more.
37:20They were convinced I'd seduced him. That was when Sorin gave up on me. He stood with Celeste for good.
37:28Help Celeste take back what's hers. He clung to Father's dying words.
37:34Alara, if you have a shred of decency, you'll wish her well and shut up about it.
37:39His voice yanked me back. I had no fight left. I nodded calmly.
37:44As you wish, my lord. I pulled the frostflower rune off the wall.
37:47This is the best work I've ever made. Let it be my mating gift to the Prince Lucan and Celeste.
37:55You never liked it anyway, brother. A flicker crossed his eyes. Maybe regret,
37:59but pride wouldn't let him show it. He looked down, cool as ever.
38:02Suit yourself.
38:05Just don't go bothering Celelta. I pulled out the kinship severance, spread it on his desk,
38:11held out the pen. Sign it, my lord, and I swear I'll never trouble Celeste again.
38:18His head snapped up.
38:20Are you threatening me?
38:21I answered calmly, yes. He hesitated, then snatched the pen, signed.
38:26You said it yourself. Don't you dare go back on your word.
38:30I folded the contract, took one last look at the document on his desk.
38:34His territory expansion plan. Lord Sorten.
38:36Pushing into the eastern border now is a mistake. The Ravenshot clan has three alphas there.
38:41You'll burn through your scouts in a month. Take the western flats first.
38:45They have no leadership. Settle the territory. Build the farms back up, that's the way.
38:49His eyes lit up. The corner of his mouth twitched up. He nodded.
38:53Alara, you're really good at strategy. Such a shame your heart is rotten. Stay with me.
38:59Be my advisor. It's the best way for you. Then, the kinship severment. I'll just take it as a joke.
39:05Thank you, my lord. But my tongue would only annoy you. I won't speak out of turn anymore.
39:09Consider this my repayment for all the years you sheltered me. He sighed.
39:13Fine. I can wait. Once you've cooled down, we'll talk again.
39:17My brother, you won't have time to wait. In two days, we'll part ways. Forever.
39:23On the third day, I cornered my third brother Zane at the Gilded Fang. Of all three sons,
39:28Zane was the family disappointment. He spent every night at the nightclub. He ran with the worst crowd
39:32in town. Lazy. Cruel. With too much money and too much time. The rogue who marked me was his closest
39:38friend, Dax Renner. Son of the Renner pack. When Dax saw me, his eyes lit up with that filthy gleam.
39:43He smirked.
39:44Well, well. If it isn't my little bride. What's the matter, sweetheart? Missed me?
39:49Brushed his fingers against my mask. Clicked his tongue.
39:52Shame about that face of yours. Otherwise, I'd have taken you home and kept you.
39:58Zane swirled his drink. Watched the whole thing with a smirk. Zane, I knew the answer already.
40:02You let this scum mark me? But I asked anyway. Now you're going to watch him touch me too?
40:07You're already Dax's, aren't you? What's a little touch? Maybe one day, when no one else wants you,
40:15you'll beg him to take you in. Lord Zane, she's still your sister!
40:18Even the hostess couldn't stand it. I don't have a sister this rotten. My only sister is Celeste.
40:26The wound in my chest ripped open again. The pain stole my breath. When we were little,
40:30Zane loved me the most. I used to play tricks on him, tease me. He never got mad. I never
40:34pranked
40:35him again. Every time we saw a snake, we'd step in front of him. He'd grin and say,
40:39Anyone who messes with my sister, I'll break their legs. His words still rang in my ears,
40:43but everything had changed. Maybe Zane never imagined the one who'd hurt me deepest would be him.
40:47The hostess looked away, sick to her stomach. Don't pity her. You don't know how rotten she is.
40:52Two years ago, she snuck a man into our estate. She wanted him to assault Celeste.
41:00My three brothers destroyed me. Just to make my father's bastard daughter. Celeste,
41:05the next queen. My eldest brother set his beast on me. It tore half my face off. I was scarred
41:10for
41:10life. My second brother let rogues into our estate. They cut the tendons in my wrists. I'd never paint
41:15a rune again. All my talent gone. My third brother slipped a drug into my drink. Let his rogue friend
41:20mark
41:20me. My honor was ruined. Celeste took my place. She became the future queen.
41:25Alara, listen. We'll make this right. We've got you always. Once their wish was granted,
41:30my brothers finally remembered me. I gripped the marriage contract from the crippled king's hand.
41:34Don't. I don't need your apologies. I cut ties with my brothers in three days, then climbed into the
41:40wedding car without looking back. Later, I heard my three brothers turn the whole territory upside down.
41:45They even posted a bounty. Just to bring me home. But what did it matter? We were strangers now.
41:50In the clan's beast grounds, my eldest brother Magnus was personally training a tiger cub. He was the
41:54finest beast master in the Northern Territory. The royal clan came to it.
41:58Whoa, whoa, Pip. Pip, you have to be a good girl. So one day, you can protect Celeste better.
42:05Ow!
42:06Tears slid down behind my mask. They seeped into the wound on my face that hadn't healed yet. The
42:10pain cut deep. Brother, I wanted a spirit cub of my own. But Magnus would always snap at me. He
42:16said,
42:16Spirit beasts were sacred. Only royals were worthy of them. Back then, I thought he was just following
42:21the rules. That he was protecting me from getting in trouble. Now, I knew better. For someone he truly
42:26loved, he'd break any rule. Fifteen years ago, my mother died. She was the Aldwyn matriarch. My three
42:31brothers weren't born to her. She took them in as orphans and raised them as her sons. On her deathbed,
42:35she made them swear one thing. Protect Alera. Always. Promise me, boys.
42:43But months later, my father brought home his mistress and her bastard daughter, Celeste. His
42:47eyes only saw Celeste. He stopped seeing me. The daughter, his matriarch, died begging him to
42:51protect. I walked over to Pip. Brother, do you remember? I lowered my head and stroked her
42:55soft little ears. I always wanted a spirit cub too. Magnus looked at me. He scooped Pip up and stepped
43:00back, eyes sharp. Laura. Honestly, his change toward me wasn't sudden. What are you trying to do?
43:05This is Celeste's maiden gift. Don't even think about taking it. Fifteen years ago, the day Celeste first
43:10arrived, she came to my room in a fancy new dress just to rub it in my face. I didn't
43:14even bother
43:14with her. Fifteen years, nothing changed. All these years I tried to prove my innocence. All I got back
43:19was disgust and cold stares. Enough! In his mind, every word out of my mouth was a lie. Now that
43:26I was about
43:26to leave, I let it go. You can't make someone love you back. I had one goal today. Sever the
43:31bond. Magnus scanned for
43:32kinship severance. He scoffed. A pure-blooded daughter of this clan, and you're this petty,
43:37not half as graceful as Celeste. Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life.
43:44Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life. I touched the cold porcelain of my mask.
43:48I let out a bitter laugh. Having a brother like you is my shame. When his beast clogged my face,
43:53I didn't
43:53accuse him. This was the first time in my life I'd ever spoken back. Magnus was pissed. He grabbed me
43:57by the throat. His eyes flashed red. Hilara, you brought this on yourself.
44:04When you said that cub on Celeste, you should have known this day would come. Suddenly, I remembered
44:09the summer. I was forced the words out through the pain. Magnus, if you hate me so much, just sign
44:14the kinship severment. That way, Celeste can be officially recognized as the rightful daughter-
44:20Good. Someone as twisted as you doesn't deserve to be my sister. He scrawled his name.
44:25Don't you dare regret this. Look at yourself. Who else would want you? Severed or not, you'll
44:31still end up crawling back to this estate. Eating our food. Wearing our clothes. He threw the contract
44:37at my feet to call Blath. I picked up the contract from the floor, folded it carefully, tucked it into
44:42my coat. Don't worry, Lord Magnus. Hilara has no intention of coming back. His eyelashes trembled.
44:47You're calling me Lord now. The bond is severed. I stepped back. Of course I should. Magnus shook with
44:52rage. He clenched his teeth. Fine. Be as proud as you want. Don't come crawling to me later.
44:56I wouldn't. In three days, I'd leave the Aldwyn estate. I'd never come back. Whether I regretted
45:01it or struggled to survive, it was no one's business but mine.
45:06The next day, I walked straight into my second brother Sorin's study. After father died,
45:11Sorin took over as the most accomplished son. He inherited father's seat. He became the clan's CFO.
45:16He was steadier than Magnus. Colder. When I barged in, he didn't even glance up. He kept writing.
45:21How are your hands? I looked at my hands. The wounds had closed,
45:24but I'd never hold a brush again. Better. Thanks for leaving me with at least something,
45:28brother. Now that's more like what you should be. A proper lady.
45:33Hilara, don't blame me. Celeste suffered so much as a child. She could never paint runes the way you
45:37used to. I touched the frost flower rune hanging on his wall. The one I'd given him. My chest ached.
45:42If we hadn't helped her this time, she'd have lost the Prince Lucan. She'd have ended up with no one.
45:46And me, Sorin? My engagement is destroyed too. What about me? Should I die alone?
45:53But he thought I was demanding answers. His guilty look vanished. Annoyance took its place.
45:59Hilara, I'm trying to spare you. You and the Prince Lucan. You know how that engagement really
46:03happened. Celestia saved him that night. You stole the sunstone pendant he left her. You tricked him
46:08into the wrong betrothal. This is what you owe her. I tossed the pendant on my dresser without a
46:15thought. Celeste's mother came by a few days later. She saw the pendant. She had her people dig up the
46:23whole story. But when Prince Lucan came to formalize the betrothal, he didn't recognize
46:28the pendant. He closed his eyes, reached out, touched my hand, then said,
46:32That's right. Lady Ellara saved me. I'd know her hand anywhere.
46:35The Prince's verdict didn't clear my name. If anything, it made my family hate me more.
46:41They were convinced I'd seduced him. That was when Sorin gave up on me. He stood with Celeste for good.
46:49Help Celeste take back what's hers. He clung to Father's dying words.
46:55Ellara, if you have a shred of decency, you'll wish her well and shut up about it!
47:00His voice yanked me back. I had no fight left. I nodded calmly.
47:04As you wish, my lord. I pulled the frostflower rune off the wall.
47:08This is the best work I've ever made. Let it be my mating gift to the Prince Lucan and Celeste.
47:15You never liked it anyway, brother. A flicker crossed his eyes. Maybe regret,
47:20but pride wouldn't let him show it. He looked down, cool as ever.
47:23Suit yourself.
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