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00:00I'm a vampire who sacrificed everything for the man I loved.
00:05I infiltrated Commander Alistair Trivett's army as a spy, planning to assassinate him.
00:11But when I got close to him, I discovered he wasn't a monster he was broken.
00:16I became his strategist, his protector, his confidant.
00:21I helped him win battles, saved his life with my own blood, and fell hopelessly in love.
00:26But when I finally revealed what I truly was, then he became my nightmare.
00:34I'm a vampire.
00:36I infiltrated the human military, working undercover beside Commander Alistair Trivett and becoming his most trusted aide.
00:44We fought together on countless battlefields, facing death side by side.
00:49I even used my own heart's blood to heal his wounds.
00:53All just to earn his trust, to give the hunted vampires one last chance at survival.
00:59But when I finally revealed the truth about myself, Alistair dragged me into the searing sunlight.
01:07He stared at my face, twisted in agony from the burning rays, not a flicker of mercy in his eyes.
01:14So, even noble vampires can be this pathetic?
01:18He sneered.
01:19But you think a little pain makes up for the life you took?
01:28She was my sister.
01:30My only family.
01:36If you don't give up where the others are hiding,
01:40don't even dream of freedom.
01:41For five years, I was tortured day and night with electric shocks.
01:46Forced to watch Alistair tangled up with other women while my body and soul were ripped apart.
01:51He'd driven a crucifix straight through my chest and treated me like some lab rat,
01:55cutting and slicing as he pleased.
01:57He even turned a blind eye while the other servants bullied me like animals,
02:02making my life a living hell.
02:03Then came the day his wife, Kendall Sanderson, saw me covered in blood.
02:08She misgayed on the spot, horrified by the sight.
02:12Alistair lost it.
02:14He dragged me into the sun and left me out there for three days and three nights.
02:19Would I survive this time?
02:23When I didn't burn to ash, he just stared at me, eyes full of disappointment.
02:29A freak like you! Why aren't you dead yet?
02:31I gave him a bitter, broken smile.
02:34He didn't know the truth.
02:36Any vampire who leaves the sanctuary for more than seven years vanishes completely mind,
02:41body, and soul.
02:42And I only had seven days left.
02:45When the servants dragged me in front of Alistair,
02:48my wounds were still bleeding.
02:51He scowled at the sight of me.
02:54Then, without a word, he snapped the whip across my face.
03:00Rachel Thorpes!
03:01Drop the pitiful act!
03:04With your vampire healing, how the hell are a few cuts still not healed?
03:09You're just trying to be disgusting on purpose.
03:13You wanted Kendall to mismare!
03:17I clenched my teeth.
03:19Fighting through the burning pain on my face.
03:22And stared at Alistair with bitter disappointment in my eyes.
03:25I never meant to hurt Kendall.
03:29Her miscarriage had nothing to do with me.
03:31Alistair laughed cold and furious.
03:34Nothing to do with you?
03:38Then what the hell is with all the blood?
03:43You expect me to believe you didn't do it to scare her?
03:45I said nothing.
03:47The blood was mine, but it wasn't some trick.
03:50Over the years, my healing had worn down from all the torture.
03:56Wounds that used to close in minutes now took a full day just to stop bleeding.
04:00Worse, he hadn't let me feed in months.
04:02No blood, no strength, no recovery.
04:08Answer me!
04:12Alistair yanked my hair so hard my neck twisted, forcing me to make a squeeze.
04:18Staying silent won't save you from punishment.
04:21I took a shaky breath.
04:24I just want to live.
04:26Alistair, please just let me go.
04:28Let you go?
04:29He dropped his hand and stepped back.
04:32Something unreadable flickered in his eyes.
04:34Because of a vampire, I lost the only family I had.
04:40She was just on vacation.
04:42Then one of your kind drained her dry.
04:46We never even found her body.
04:48I swear I didn't know anything about your sister.
04:51I tried to explain, but he cut me off before I could finish.
04:59Enough of!
05:00Alistair exploded.
05:03I don't want to hear your excuses.
05:07If you don't tell me where the rest of the vampires are hiding,
05:11don't even think about leaving this place.
05:14I closed my eyes.
05:16Hopelessness washed over me.
05:19It didn't matter what I said.
05:21He would never believe me.
05:23My silence didn't soften him.
05:25It only made him angrier.
05:27I grabbed my chin and yanked my head up again,
05:29forcing our eyes to meet.
05:32What kind of stunt are you pulling now, you immortal freak?
05:36His voice was ice.
05:38You pretended to be human just to get close to me.
05:42What's your plan now?
05:44I shook my head, drained and exhausted.
05:50Since the day Alistair became commander,
05:52vampires everywhere had been hunted down.
05:57As if the entire human race had turned against us overnight.
06:00To save my kind from extinction,
06:03I disguised myself as a human and became Alistair's aide.
06:07At first, I planned to kill him to end the slaughter once and for all.
06:11But the more time I spent at his side,
06:13the more I realized that his hatred for vampires wasn't born from blind cruelty.
06:17It came from grief.
06:20His sister, Caden's trivet, had died inside the vampire sanctuary.
06:24There was a reason behind it all.
06:26I just wanted to resolve this deep-seated feud peacefully.
06:29I stayed by his side day and night, offering strategy, support, and loyalty.
06:34I helped him win battle after battle.
06:40I threw myself in front of fatal attacks.
06:44I healed his wounds with my own blood.
06:47And somewhere in the chaos of war,
06:49in the moments between life and death,
06:52we grew closer.
06:55Then came the outbreak.
06:58I never left his side not once.
07:00And after we both survived it,
07:03something in Alistair cracked open.
07:05He held me close and promised me a grand wedding.
07:08A future.
07:11He knew I didn't like sunlight.
07:13So he worked with me in the dark.
07:17He knew I didn't fit in with elite society.
07:20So he moved us out of the compound to live freely.
07:23Back then, his friends used to tease him,
07:25saying he was completely under his wife's thumb.
07:30But the moment I revealed who I really was,
07:33Alistair looked at me with pure disgust
07:35and shoved me straight into the sunlight.
07:37From that day on, all his promises vanished like smoke.
07:41I became his weapon, his revenge.
07:43He used me to study vampire weaknesses,
07:45hoping to wipe out our entire race.
07:48I looked at him now and spoke again, desperate.
07:51We vampires don't kill for fun.
07:55Drinking blood!
07:56It's just how we survive!
07:58Alistair let out a sharp, cold laugh.
08:02Survive?
08:04You call feeding on humans and ripping lives apart survival?
08:08Not all vampires are like that.
08:10I shook my head, trying to make him understand.
08:15Many of us try to coexist with humans.
08:18We have rules.
08:20We have limits.
08:24He took a step back,
08:26like I just told him the biggest joke in the world.
08:33Then what about Cadence?
08:35Who's gonna pay for her life?
08:37I knew deep down I could never make him understand.
08:40Nothing I said could erase his pain.
08:42But I had already endured five years of this hell.
08:45If I weren't a vampire,
08:47I would have died a thousand times over.
08:50And any vampire who stayed away from the sanctuary
08:52for more than seven years would perish,
08:55their soul torn apart.
08:57I had seven days left.
08:59Only seven.
09:00I took a deep breath,
09:02summoning what strength I had left.
09:08If it'll make things right,
09:10I'll give you my life in exchange for Cadences.
09:14Just let the innocent ones go.
09:18For a moment,
09:19I thought he might falter.
09:22His eyes flickered,
09:23something uncertain flashed across his face.
09:25But then,
09:26he scoffed.
09:27You think dying's enough to fix everything?
09:30I want you to suffer.
09:32I want every last vampire to pay for what they've done.
09:35That's when Kendall walked in.
09:37She clung to his arm,
09:38her voice soft but laced with venom.
09:42Alistin,
09:42she's dangerous.
09:45We can't keep her alive.
09:48Her kind killed Cadence,
09:50and now she's killed our baby.
09:52What if she threatens all of humanity next?
09:55Alistair's face darkened even further.
09:57He turned away from me,
09:59gently brushing Kendall's hair from her face and comforting her.
10:03Don't worry, Kendall.
10:06I'll take care of this monster.
10:09I'll take care of this monster.
10:09When he looked back at me,
10:10his eyes were ice,
10:12all the hesitation gone.
10:14If you won't give up the location of the others,
10:17he said coldly,
10:19I'll use every method I have to break you.
10:22You'll beg for death before I'm done.
10:25I closed my eyes,
10:26a wave of despair rising in my chest.
10:29Alistair clapped his hands,
10:31and a nearby servant stepped forward,
10:33handing him a vial of holy water.
10:35He didn't even hesitate,
10:37uncorked the bottle,
10:38raised it high,
10:39and poured it on me.
10:41The holy water burned into my skin like acid,
10:44sizzling loudly as it seared through me.
10:46I screamed in agony,
10:49my body twisting uncontrollably on the ground.
10:51He was the one who'd caused all this pain,
10:54he was the reason I was barely hanging on.
10:56Yet instinctively,
10:57he reached out and wiped the tear
10:59that slipped from the corner of my eye.
11:03For a split second,
11:06Alistair's expression almost fooled me soft.
11:09Familiar,
11:10like the man I once loved.
11:13Like we were back in the days when love meant something,
11:16maybe my tears disgusted him.
11:21He took a sharp step back like I was something filthy.
11:24Just when I thought mercy might flicker through him,
11:26he reached into his coat and pulled out a silver crucifix.
11:29Before I could react,
11:31he grabbed a fistful of my hair,
11:33yanking my head back and exposing my chest.
11:35I froze,
11:37eyes wide in terror,
11:39watching as the crucifix inched closer.
11:41Please don't,
11:42that will kill me.
11:43I gasped.
11:45The pain came before I could finish.
11:47The silver seared into my chest,
11:49its burn spreading like wildfire under my skin.
11:54My strength left me.
11:57I slumped forward.
12:00Blood dripping from my lips.
12:04Alistair loomed over me,
12:06his voice cold and unforgiving.
12:10Tell me where the vampires are,
12:13and I'll let you live.
12:15Hell,
12:16I might even grant you a wish.
12:18Let you stay by my side.
12:20I stared up at him,
12:21barely conscious of the pain.
12:23This was the man I once thought would save me.
12:25For a moment,
12:27I thought I saw something,
12:28softness in his eyes.
12:30But I was just a vampire,
12:32the creature he hated most.
12:35He lifted me like I weighed nothing
12:37and walked toward the door.
12:38A single tear slipped from his cheek warm,
12:41human and landed on mine.
12:44I glanced up at the blazing sun outside,
12:47but before I could even react,
12:49he hurled me into the courtyard.
12:52Sunlight cut into me like blades,
12:54it sank into my bones
12:55and set every nerve ablaze.
13:01I couldn't even scream,
13:02I just collapsed,
13:03gasping.
13:05Alistair stood with his arms crossed,
13:09watching me like I was nothing more than broken junk.
13:15If you won't repent,
13:16then stay here and rot.
13:23The punishment lasted three full days.
13:26Three days beneath the burning sun,
13:28my skin blistered,
13:29my body shattered.
13:31It only stopped because Kendall needed my blood again.
13:36Alistair dragged me into the shadows,
13:38but my skin didn't heal.
13:40He frowned.
13:41What?
13:42Playing dead now?
13:43He snapped.
13:45Trying to get out of punishment?
13:50I tried to speak.
13:54But only blood came out.
13:59He stared down at me coldly.
14:04I don't believe a damn word anymore.
14:07I drew a blade and slashed across my chest.
14:11But the blood didn't gush like it used to.
14:13It barely oozed thin,
14:15watery,
14:16nearly clear.
14:17He paused.
14:19Confusion flashing across his face.
14:21He started to call for a doctor.
14:23But Kendall rushed in.
14:26She covered her mouth like she was about to gag and tugged on his arm.
14:31Her soft voice laced with urgency.
14:33Alistair,
14:35don't waste time on this monster.
14:38She's faking it.
14:40She wants your sympathy.
14:42His hand froze midair.
14:44He turned to her,
14:46conflict flickering in his eyes.
14:50But her blood...
14:52She's a vampire.
14:53Kendall chimed in,
14:55all wide-eyed innocents.
14:57Their blood's different.
14:58That doesn't mean she's dying.
15:03Besides,
15:04I'm a vampire hunter's daughter.
15:07I can see through all her tricks.
15:10Her words hit him like a jolt of adrenaline.
15:12His doubt vanished.
15:16He pulled back.
15:19His eyes hardening again.
15:23Fine.
15:24He said coldly.
15:26As long as she can still bleed,
15:29that's all we need.
15:33He picked up a bowl filled with my blood
15:35and handed it to Kendall.
15:37Drink up, Kendall.
15:38His tone softened.
15:41As long as that monster's still breathing,
15:43she'll keep feeding you.
15:45That's her debt.
15:47Kendall took a delicate sip.
15:51Her eyes lighting up with pride.
15:54You're the best, Alistair.
15:56I watched the two of them,
15:57so perfectly in sync.
15:59So proud of what they were doing.
16:00And I finally stopped hoping.
16:02Only for more days,
16:04for days until I'd finally be free of all this.
16:08A servant tossed me back into the basement
16:11like I was garbage.
16:16I curled into a corner.
16:18Eyes locked on the moonlight dripping through the iron bars.
16:22God, I missed the sanctuary.
16:25The peace.
16:27The freedom.
16:28In my half-conscious haze,
16:30I tasted something sweet and metallic blood.
16:33Driven by instinct,
16:35I latched on and drank greedily,
16:37sinking my fangs in deeper dot blood.
16:39Fresh blood.
16:40I hadn't fed in so long I couldn't stop.
16:43Only when strength returned to my limbs
16:45did it hit me.
16:48Someone had saved me.
16:49But who?
16:51Just before I blacked out,
16:53someone covered my eyes,
16:55refusing to let me see who was helping me.
16:58Then I heard a whisper,
17:00soft and almost sorrowful.
17:02If only you weren't a vampire.
17:05When I woke up,
17:06my body felt better,
17:08stronger.
17:08Not healed,
17:10but no longer on the edge of death.
17:14But with recovery came something else.
17:16Kendall's nervous breakdown.
17:18A servant dumped a bucket of ice-cold water over my head.
17:24You filthy monster!
17:26She spat.
17:27You don't deserve to see the sun again, ever!
17:30You killed Miss Triveler,
17:32and now you've killed the baby
17:34growing in Mrs. Triveler's belly!
17:36They shoved a steel gag into my mouth.
17:39The metal tore at the corners of my lips,
17:41and I winced in pain.
17:43Only then did the servant smirk in satisfaction
17:45and drive me upstairs.
17:48Inside the room,
17:50Kendall sat pale-faced on the bed,
17:51her cheeks streaked with perfectly placed tears.
17:55Alistair.
17:56She whimpered to Alistair.
17:57I dreamed of our baby.
18:02He said he was cold.
18:04Alistair's expression darkened
18:05as he turned his glare toward me.
18:07This is all your fault!
18:09He snapped.
18:10Creatures like you
18:12will never understand the pain
18:14of losing someone you love!
18:16But I wasn't listening to his words.
18:18My attention was locked
18:19on the high-collared sweater he wore.
18:21Was it him?
18:22Was it Alistair who fed me his blood last night?
18:26Before I could speak,
18:27heavy footsteps echoed from the hall.
18:30A group of servants dragged
18:32in several unconscious vampires,
18:34tossing them at our feet like trash.
18:36My breath hitched.
18:39cold sense of dread crept through me.
18:41Alistair walked over to the one in front of the leader.
18:44Maybe And looked down at him with pure contempt.
18:46You monsters
18:47really thought you could hide from me forever?
18:52Then he turned to me,
18:55his voice dripping with malice.
19:01Today, I'll show you what true helplessness looks like.
19:07I tried to rise,
19:08tried to stop what was coming,
19:10but my body wouldn't move.
19:12It was like someone had crushed every bone inside me.
19:15I could only lie there and watch.
19:17Alistair slowly drew a silver blade from his belt.
19:20He knelt down,
19:22pressed the blade to the vampire's chest,
19:24and stabbed straight into his heart.
19:25The vampire didn't even scream.
19:28He just turned to ash.
19:31One by one,
19:33Alistair dragged the others into the sunlight,
19:35and one by one,
19:36they disemulated.
19:38I shut my eyes,
19:39but it was useless.
19:41The screams,
19:42the smell of burning flesh.
19:44They tore through my heart like a thousand blades.
19:48Alistair finally walked back to me,
19:51face hard with hatred.
19:57How does it feel?
20:00He sneered.
20:05Painful, isn't it?
20:06He laughed.
20:07Too bad your family's already dead.
20:11I could have made you watch them burn, too.
20:14I stared up at him,
20:15a boiling fury churning in my chest.
20:17This was the man I once trusted.
20:22His hand trembled.
20:26A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes,
20:28but it vanished just as quickly,
20:31buried under rage.
20:34Shut up!
20:35He barked.
20:37You don't get to talk!
20:38A monster like you has no right to question me!
20:43Then he slapped me hard across the face and stormed out.
20:50I collapsed,
20:51crumpled on the cold floor,
20:53tears slipping silently down my cheeks.
20:56Everyone else was gone,
20:58and then Kendall stepped forward.
21:00She sauntered over to me
21:02and drove the heel of her shoe into my face.
21:04You were right,
21:05she whispered.
21:07Alcott's sister wasn't killed by a vampire.
21:13She was always clinging to Alistin.
21:17Always in the way.
21:20She died because I wanted her to.
21:24Her voice was sweet, almost cheerful.
21:28And now,
21:30the vampires are taking the fall for it.
21:34Perfect, isn't it?
21:37My blood ran cold.
21:38No denial,
21:39no remorse.
21:40It was her,
21:41it had always been her.
21:43With the last of my strength,
21:44I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around her,
21:47ready to take her down with me.
21:49That's when Alistair walked back in.
21:52He didn't hesitate.
21:54He grabbed Kendall's wrist and yanked her free,
21:58then turned and kicked me hard,
22:01right through the window.
22:06Glass shattered,
22:08and my body slammed into the small courtyard below.
22:14The impact cracked something deep inside me.
22:18Blood pooled fast beneath me.
22:20Warm at first.
22:22Then chillingly cold.
22:25I could feel it.
22:28Life slipping away.
22:30Darkness crept in,
22:31curling at the edges of my vision.
22:35Then Alistair's phone rang.
22:37He answered.
22:39On the other end came a voice familiar and distant.
22:47Alistair.
22:48I'm home.
22:51His face went white.
22:56Alistair didn't believe the call at first.
22:58He let out a cold laugh.
23:01So,
23:02who sent you this time?
23:04Another undercover agent?
23:06Over the years,
23:07plenty of people had pretended to be Cadence,
23:10trying to infiltrate his world by playing the same trick.
23:12But this time,
23:14something was off.
23:15He felt it.
23:17His hands were actually shaking.
23:19Cadence couldn't understand how Alistair,
23:21the brother who once adored her,
23:23could say something so harsh.
23:24Cadence stood outside the estate's locked gates,
23:27staring at the mansion,
23:29nerves and doubt twisting in her gut.
23:32Her voice trembled as she spoke.
23:38Alistair,
23:38it's really me.
23:39I'm alive.
23:41If you don't believe me,
23:43come out here and see for yourself.
23:47Alistair hung up and bolted down the stairs.
23:50He threw the doors open and there she was alive.
23:54Breathing Dot Radiant,
23:56bathed in the sunlight like a memory come to life.
23:59He rubbed his eyes,
24:01stunned.
24:03The golden morning light wrapped around her,
24:06just like it had in his memories.
24:12Cadence.
24:14His voice cracked.
24:16Step by step,
24:18he approached.
24:19But just before reaching her,
24:21he stopped.
24:23He reached out and pinched her cheek dash hard.
24:26No cold artificial skin.
24:29No plastic surgery tricks.
24:32Could it really be her?
24:37He stared at her face.
24:39Looked again.
24:41And again.
24:43And finally,
24:44he saw it.
24:46The tiny red birthmark behind her right ear.
24:51The one she had only.
24:54Cadence laughed.
24:56A little breathless.
24:59Watching him examine her like she was some illusion.
25:04She leaned in and whispered a childhood secret one only the two of them could possibly remember.
25:09That's when it sank in.
25:12She was real.
25:14She was really back.
25:16Alistair pulled her into a tight hug.
25:18Tears spilling down his cheeks as confusion exploded in his mind.
25:22If Cadence were alive,
25:24then she wasn't killed by vampires.
25:28But everything he'd done.
25:30The slaughter.
25:32The cruelty.
25:35The endless years of torment he put me through.
25:40None of it had been imagined.
25:44It was all real.
25:46Alistair, are you okay?
25:48Cadence felt his body trembling in her arms.
25:52Her eyes filled with concern.
25:56He forced a smile.
25:58I'm fine.
25:59Just, I'm happy.
26:02That's all.
26:03You're back.
26:04That's all that matters.
26:05But before he could say more,
26:08Kendall stepped out of the house.
26:09The second she saw Cadence,
26:11her face went pale.
26:13Alistair?
26:15What's going on?
26:16That's not her.
26:17It's probably just some vampire pretending.
26:21But Alistair was too overwhelmed with joy
26:24to notice the flicker of guilt in her eyes.
26:28You just had a miscarriage.
26:29He said gently.
26:31Go rest.
26:34I need to talk to Cadence.
26:36Kendall bit her lip,
26:37clearly reluctant,
26:38but eventually turned back into the house.
26:41But Cadence kept her eyes on Kendall's back,
26:43her expression tight and uneasy.
26:46Alistair guided her toward the courtyard,
26:48and that's when she saw me.
26:49I was sprawled on the stone path,
26:51my body scorched by the sun,
26:53my breath shallow.
26:55Cadence's eyes widened in horror.
26:57Oh my god.
26:59Alistair!
27:02What is this?
27:04She's a vampire.
27:06I thought they were the ones who killed you.
27:08Cadence shook her head.
27:09No!
27:10It wasn't them!
27:13She took a breath and met his eyes,
27:15Hedon.
27:16I was traveling when I got attacked by men in black.
27:18I would have died
27:21if a vampire hadn't saved me.
27:24If not for them.
27:25I never would have made it back to you.
27:27Alistair froze.
27:29Then why didn't you come home sooner?
27:59I fell off a cliff trying to escape.
28:00She looked up at Alistair.
28:02She looked up at Alistair, eyes full of disbelief.
28:04Alistair, how long has she been like this?
28:06Alistair hesitated.
28:07Almost five years.
28:10Five years.
28:11Five years of torture.
28:12Two thousand days of pain,
28:14imprisonment, and starvation.
28:16Cadence's expression darkened.
28:18Her voice sharpened.
28:21That's impossible.
28:22Vampires don't start losing skin color
28:24until they've been away from the sanctuary
28:25for seven years.
28:27She looked up at him,
28:28her eyes blazing.
28:30What the hell did you do to her?
28:34Cadence anxiously picked me up,
28:36but she was too weak,
28:37so she dropped me to the ground again.
28:42Alistair, why are you just standing there like an idiot?
28:45Help me get her back to the sanctuary.
28:47If we don't hurry, she might really die.
28:51Alistair picked me up in a panic when he heard this.
28:53This time, I heard his rapid heartbeat,
28:56as if he was really worried whether I'd die.
29:01Alistair drove me to the sanctuary of vampires along the way.
29:04He kept feeding me his blood.
29:06I pursed my lips, suppressed my instincts,
29:08and quietly waited for my death.
29:10Finally, on the last day of the seven-year period,
29:14Alistair finally took me to the sanctuary.
29:15When the vampire elders saw me,
29:18they gathered around and called out to me in concern.
29:21Their eyes were filled with grief and anger.
29:24Alistair lowered his head and said,
29:26I'm sorry, it's my fault.
29:28Please, save her.
29:30The elders didn't say anything.
29:32They took me from Alistair's arms
29:33and warned him not to get close to the sanctuary again.
29:37With the Tree of Life's treatment,
29:39my breathing gradually stabilized.
29:40But my old injuries could only heal slowly,
29:44since I was a human-vampire hybrid.
29:50At the same time,
29:52Alistair, who was restricted to staying outside the sanctuary,
29:55wore a look of regret on his face.
29:58Because of Cadence's resurrection,
30:00his prejudice toward vampires for nearly seven years became a joke.
30:04Cadence hesitated for a moment,
30:05then slowly said,
30:07Alistair,
30:09before I fell off the cliff,
30:11I noticed that those men in black
30:13had obvious werewolf features.
30:16Could this have been a setup against vampires?
30:21Also, how did you have the wrong idea that I was dead?
30:25Alistair answered out of reflex.
30:28It was Kendal who sent me a video back then.
30:31Having said that,
30:32he quickly took out his cell phone.
30:34Cadence watched the video and gradually frowned.
30:37Alistair, that wasn't me!
30:40After Alistair and Cadence shared the information
30:43they had missed over the years,
30:44all the evidence pointed to the seemingly innocent Kendal.
30:48Kendal didn't know Cadence at that time,
30:50so there was no way she would have gotten the video
30:52of the vampires chasing Cadence.
30:54The more Alistair thought about it,
30:56the more he felt something was wrong.
30:59He also recalled the increasingly brutal killings
31:01of vampires in recent years,
31:03all of which were instigated by Kendal.
31:06Initially,
31:06he just wanted the murderer to pay with their life.
31:09Thinking of this,
31:10Alistair rushed back to the villa and ran into Kendal.
31:13When was packing her things to escape,
31:16Kendal forced a smile.
31:19Uh,
31:20Alkster?
31:21Why are you back already?
31:24If I don't come back soon enough,
31:26you will be gone,
31:28no?
31:29Kendal swallowed guiltily,
31:31but when she thought about how he had no evidence,
31:33she explained,
31:35trying to weasel her way out.
31:36I've been in a bad mood since the miscarriage,
31:39so
31:39I wanted to head out
31:41and relax.
31:44Every time I close my eyes,
31:45all I see is our baby
31:47and the blood everywhere.
31:48Kendal wiped away her tears insincerely.
31:54In the past,
31:55every time that happened,
31:57Alistair would have pulled her into his arms
31:59and comforted her softly.
32:00But this time,
32:02Alistair laughed out of anger instead.
32:04I guess that would happen.
32:07It's not something that should have been born after all.
32:10Kendal widened her eyes,
32:12but still refused to admit that she had cheated.
32:15Alistair,
32:16what nonsense are you talking about?
32:19Did that half-blood mongrel tell you something?
32:21I have already told you
32:23that she was all lies.
32:25You should have executed her long ago.
32:28Before she could finish her words,
32:30Alistair grabbed her neck in anger.
32:33You're the one
32:34who deserved to die!
32:37How dare you team up with the werewolves
32:40to hunt down my sister,
32:43then pin it all on the vampires.
32:45If Cadence weren't still alive,
32:47would you be treating me like a fool
32:49trying to deceive me for the rest of my life?
32:54Alistair pushed Kendal aside harshly,
32:56without any trace of his former gentleness in him.
32:59His mind was now filled with all the abuse
33:01he had inflicted upon me over the years.
33:03It was obvious that at the beginning,
33:05he also wanted to live a good life with me.
33:09What kind of deal did you make with those damn wolves?
33:13Alistair stared at Kendal,
33:14trying to get an answer.
33:16Kendal did not answer,
33:17but pulled at Alistair's thighs.
33:21Alistair, that was years ago.
33:24Besides, your sister is back now,
33:26and the truth is out.
33:28Why are you doing this to me?
33:29Or are you really in love with that vampire?
33:32That one called Rachel?
33:34Kendal?
33:34Alistair kicked her to the ground.
33:36He then threw the evidence of his collusion
33:38with the real wolves in front of her.
33:44After all this, you still won't tell me the truth!
33:47You had me kill tens of thousands of vampires.
33:50Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?
33:53When Kendal heard this,
33:54she knew that the matter had been completely exposed.
33:58She no longer pretended to be innocent,
34:00but instead covered her face and cried bitterly.
34:03I just want you to marry me!
34:05Is that so wrong?
34:07I've had a crush on you for ten years,
34:09but you don't even remember that I exist!
34:12All you have eyes for is your sister!
34:15But even when Cadence died,
34:17you still didn't see me!
34:19It only took Rachel two years,
34:21and you fell in love with that vampire!
34:23Even when I led you to believe
34:25that it was the vampires who killed your sister,
34:28you still refused to kill her.
34:31How can I not hate them?
34:33Kendal looked at Alistair
34:34with a ferocious look on her face,
34:36no longer hiding her jealousy.
34:42Help me!
34:44I even sacrificed to help me!
34:46At this point,
34:47Kendal covered her face and began to cry.
34:53All I did was to make you see me!
34:56Alistair remained silent
34:57and did not execute her immediately.
34:59I will refer this matter to court-martial.
35:05You're not the only one at fault.
35:08I deserve punishment, too.
35:10After saying this,
35:11he left without looking back,
35:13ignoring the crying of the woman behind him.
35:15Three months later,
35:16I woke up from a coffin made of black walnut.
35:19As soon as I opened my eyes,
35:21I saw Alistair with bloodshot eyes.
35:23I thought I was dead and laughed at myself.
35:26Do you hate me that much?
35:29You won't even let me rest in hell?
35:33Alistair pursed his lips,
35:35his eyes filled with pain and regret.
35:38Rachel, you are not dead.
35:40His voice was extremely hoarse,
35:43as if it had been grated by sandpaper.
35:47I...
35:49I came here to apologize to you.
35:53I was stunned.
35:54I didn't expect him to say such humble words.
35:58But the hatred in my heart was like a wound
36:00that had been reopened,
36:02and blood gushed from it again.
36:05Apologize?
36:06I sneered.
36:07Do you think an apology can make up for the pain
36:09I've suffered over the past few years?
36:12Alistair lowered his head and clenched his fists.
36:16I know that nothing I do can make up for it.
36:18But I hope you can give me a chance to make it up to you
36:21for the rest of my life.
36:24I closed my eyes and didn't want to look at him anymore.
36:30Get out.
36:31Don't ever show your face to me again.
36:34Alistair did not leave.
36:37He stood quietly beside the coffin,
36:40as if waiting for me to change my mind.
36:43But how could I forgive him?
36:46I thought,
36:47the love I have had for him in the past was real.
36:51And the hatred I felt when I saw my fellow vampires
36:54being killed was also real.
36:58It was then that the vampire elders walked in.
37:03Their eyes were full of vigilance and hostility towards Alistair.
37:06Alistair, what are you doing here?
37:08Do you want to get rid of all of us?
37:10An elder asked coldly.
37:11No, I came to atone for my sins to Rachel.
37:17Kendall's been locked up on a remote island.
37:18I made sure of it.
37:20She's set to be executed in three days.
37:22Alistair said frankly.
37:24I hope the vampires can forgive me
37:26and make peace with the humans.
37:28The elders looked at each other,
37:31obviously skeptical of Alistair's words.
37:34Another elder sneered.
37:35You killed so many of our people,
37:37and now you want to make peace?
37:40Alistair lowered his head,
37:41a trace of pain flashing in his eyes.
37:44I know I have committed an unforgivable sin,
37:47but I am willing to give everything to make amends.
37:50Looking at his serious face, I asked flatly,
37:54Then can you bring the dead vampires back?
37:57Alistair lowered his head in silence.
37:59If you can't, then get out of here.
38:02We vampires don't need your compensation.
38:06Alistair's eyes were full of despair,
38:08but he said nothing more.
38:10He then turned away and left.
38:13In the following days,
38:14I recuperated in the vampire's sanctuary.
38:19Alistair didn't show up again,
38:21but I knew he had been watching me secretly.
38:25While the vampire elders argued over how to deal with the human threat,
38:30I was lost in thoughts about my own future.
38:34One night,
38:35I came to the edge of the sanctuary alone,
38:39staring at the starry sky in a daze.
38:42A familiar voice was heard behind me.
38:45I turned around and saw Alistair standing not far away.
38:48Why are you here again?
38:50I came to see you.
38:51Alistair walked over to me.
38:53Are you feeling better?
38:54I nodded and said nothing.
39:02I know you can't possibly forgive me,
39:04but I still want to tell you
39:06that I will spend the rest of my life protecting the vampires.
39:09I will never let anyone hurt the vampires again.
39:13I looked at his serious eyes and found it ridiculous.
39:17Alistair once hated vampires so much.
39:21Even when I opened up to him,
39:23he never once looked at me with warmth.
39:25Afraid that I wouldn't believe it,
39:28Alistair added with bloodshot eyes.
39:31I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart.
39:37I've been thinking about a lot of things these days.
39:40I know you won't forgive me.
39:43Even I can't forgive my past self.
39:46But I still love you.
39:48Love me?
39:49I sneered.
39:50You tortured me for so long.
39:52Now you say you love me?
39:56He revealed the scar on his neck that had not yet healed.
40:01I admit that I was jumping the gun
40:03when I blamed the vampires for my sister's death.
40:06But I was also the one who fed you blood.
40:10I looked at him in silence.
40:13Although I vaguely knew it at the time.
40:16But even after he said it,
40:18I didn't feel a shred of gratitude.
40:21After all,
40:22it was he who left me bruised and battered.
40:25Alistair grabbed my hand and brought it to his chest.
40:29Rachel,
40:30please.
40:31Have you forgotten the days when we loved each other?
40:34Of course.
40:35I didn't forget.
40:36When we were dating,
40:38Alistair was very nice to me.
40:40He noticed I hated sunlight,
40:42so he went all the way to New Jersey
40:43just to get me one of those special umbrellas.
40:47A few days later,
40:49Alistair presented me with the umbrella
40:51that he had gone out on a limb to get.
40:53He then declared that he would be responsible
40:55for any umbrellas I would need from then on out.
40:57He always thought that my pale complexion
40:59was due to anemia,
41:00so he tried one way after another
41:02to get me dietary supplements.
41:04Even when food was scarce,
41:06he always gave me his share.
41:08He always hugged me and said that I looked too shriveled up.
41:11He then added that he would make me look
41:13all nourished and beautiful in the future.
41:15But in the end,
41:16he was the one who broke his promises.
41:18That first year in captivity,
41:20I thought I deserved it.
41:22After all,
41:23it was the vampires who killed his sister,
41:25so I deserved to suffer his wrath.
41:27By the second year,
41:28my body was covered with needle holes
41:30from daily blood extractions.
41:32By the fifth year of my captivity,
41:34I could no longer tell whether I was dead or alive.
41:40Now that I've finally escaped that hellhole,
41:42he cried and told me he loved me.
41:45No.
41:46You don't love me.
41:48The one you love most will always be yourself.
41:51After noticing that I really didn't love him anymore,
41:54he burst into tears.
41:55It took him a long time to calm down.
41:58But this time,
41:59I really want to build a good life with you.
42:01Alistair took out one of those umbrellas and said,
42:04Rachel,
42:05come back with me.
42:06Love me?
42:08So your so-called love
42:10was to imprison me and torture me
42:12for five whole years?
42:13Your so-called love
42:15was to kill my people
42:17and have me witness their tragic death
42:19with my own eyes?
42:20Was your so-called love
42:22to throw me out into the sun
42:23to die when I was most desperate?
42:25With every word I said,
42:27Alistair's face turned paler.
42:29He fell to his knees weakly,
42:30holding his head in his hands
42:32and wailing in pain.
42:35I ignored him and turned away.
42:37In the following days,
42:39Alistair came to guard the sanctuary every day,
42:41rain or shine.
42:42He didn't eat or drink.
42:44He just stood there silently.
42:46A few days later,
42:47Alistair finally collapsed outside the sanctuary.
42:50The vampire elders carried him in
42:52and placed him in front of me.
42:54I looked at him,
42:55still unconscious,
42:56and complex emotions surged in my heart.
42:59I wanted to send him away,
43:01but looking at his pale face,
43:03I just couldn't do it.
43:04Finally,
43:05I sighed and asked the elders
43:07to place him in an empty room.
43:09After Alistair woke up,
43:10he learned that he was in the sanctuary.
43:12A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
43:15He struggled to get up,
43:17but found that he couldn't muster the strength at all.
43:19I walked into the room
43:21and looked at him coldly.
43:22You're awake.
43:23When Alistair saw me,
43:25a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
43:29Rachel,
43:30you are finally willing to see me.
43:33I said coldly,
43:34I just came to see if you were dead.
43:37Since you're not,
43:39get out.
43:39Alistair shook his head and said,
43:41Won't leave,
43:42unless you forgive me.
43:44I sneered and said,
43:46Keep dreaming.
43:47Alistair did not leave.
43:48He began to prove his sincerity with his actions.
43:52He helped vampires integrate into human society
43:55and used his position as commander
43:57to secure economic exchanges
43:59between the two races.
44:01He even made the effort
44:02to learn vampire language and culture.
44:04He used his own blood
44:06to feed the wounded vampires.
44:07And even took the initiative
44:09to use his own body
44:10for testing weapons against werewolves.
44:12The vampire elders saw his changes
44:14and gradually let go
44:15of their hostility towards him.
44:17They began to persuade me
44:19to reconcile with Alistair,
44:20but I never gave in.
44:21Until one day,
44:23werewolves attacked
44:24the sanctuary of vampires again.
44:26Alistair rushed forward without
44:27hesitation
44:28and fought a fierce battle
44:29with the werewolves.
44:30He used his own flesh and blood
44:32to hold back the werewolves' attack.
44:34After the battle,
44:35he fell on the battlefield.
44:37Before he died,
44:38Alistair stared at me reluctantly.
44:40Even his usually proud voice
44:42sounded particularly hoarse
44:43at this moment.
44:44I heard him whisper,
44:45I'm sorry.
44:48But I didn't tell him
44:49that it was okay.
44:50I wasn't being generous with him.
44:52I will never forgive Alistair
44:54for the mistakes he made.
44:55I sent Alistair's body
44:57back to the human world.
44:58When I returned to the sanctuary,
45:00the elders held
45:01a coronation ceremony in my honor.
45:03I became the queen of vampires
45:05and led my people
45:06into a new era.
45:07Many years later,
45:08I stood on the edge
45:10of the sanctuary,
45:11looking at the distant sky
45:12and believed that the future
45:13would be better.
45:14The scars he left
45:15would never fully heal,
45:17but I had survived,
45:18and that was enough.
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