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Reborn to Reject the Alpha
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00:00In my past life, the first decree Arthur made upon ascending the throne was to shatter my legs, ruin my
00:07face, and slaughter my entire tribe.
00:11My name is Serena. I was the gift, a sacrificial offering from the Darkmoon tribe to the Winterwolf royal bloodline.
00:19By royal decree, whichever Alpha successfully claimed me would command the absolute fealty of the Darkmoon tribe.
00:26The old Alpha King had even sworn a sacred oath. The mate I chose would be the one to wear
00:32the crown of the Winter Kingdom.
00:34Like a blind fool, I chose Prince Arthur, the male I had adored for years.
00:40To mend the flaws in his lineage, I committed the ultimate heresy, invoking the forbidden arts of my people to
00:46extract my own silver wolf heartblood.
00:48I poured my very life essence into him, forcefully awakening the dormant, diluted Prime Alpha gene within his veins.
00:57But the moment the crown touched his head, he turned on me.
01:01He ordered my beauty defiled, my limbs broken, and my kin hunted to extinction.
01:06The ironclad cavalry of the Winterwolves trampled the Darkmoon forest into ash.
01:11It was once the grandest domain of the North, the sacred cradle of the last spring of revival left by
01:18the Moon Goddess.
01:19You think I give a damn about being king? If you hadn't been so shameless, forcing that repulsing mate bond
01:26to chain me to your side!
01:27Alara and I would have been the freest, most envied pair in all the North!
01:31You drove Alara to a hollow, broken death. Now I want your life as payment.
01:38A bone-piercing chill, intertwined with agonizing pain, swallowed me whole.
01:44As my life ebbed away, I sacrificed my very soul to the Moon Goddess.
01:52I will have my debt paid in blood.
02:00I opened my eyes and found myself back on the day it all began.
02:12I had actually returned to the day of the Blood Moon mating ceremony.
02:17The old king sat high upon the Iron Throne, looking at me with a benevolent expression,
02:21though his ancient eyes were filled with calculation and hope.
02:26Serena, look closely at these disappointing alphas of the Winter Royal family.
02:32Which of them is worthy of your bloodline and fortunate enough to become your mate?
02:37I didn't see answer immediately.
02:39Instead, I turned my gale in a specific direction, toward Arthur, the mate I had chosen in my past life.
02:46He stood expressionless, his back rigid and straight, his gaze by-erassed the crowd,
02:51landing clingily on the Omega, Alara, who stood below the dors.
02:58Sensing my stare, he quickly withdrawn to his eyes, a flash of impatient disperse crossing his face.
03:03I sneered inwardly.
03:05Arthur, since you value absolute power, and the throne less than a low-ranking Omega reeking of cheap,
03:12sickeningly sweet pheromones, I will gladly grant your wish.
03:16Below the dais, nobles draped in luxurious furs whispered among themselves.
03:21Everyone in the keep knows Princess Serena is completely bewitched by Prince Arthur.
03:27Today's blood-moon bonding is just a formality.
03:31Arthur is truly lucky.
03:33His wolf form is so weak, yet he managed to win the princess's favor, easily securing the throne.
03:40Everyone waited in anticipation, expecting me to walk toward Arthur with eyes full of love,
03:45just as I had in my past life.
03:47The alliance had lasted for a century, and in this generation, I was the sole pure-blood silver wolf princess.
03:55To possess me was to secure the protection of the North's vastest dark forests and its ancient magic.
04:02I smiled and leaned in to whisper into the old king's ear.
04:07The old king looked pleased, nodding continuously before turning to look at Arthur.
04:12Arthur's face instantly paled.
04:14He pushed through the crowd, dropping heavily to one knee, before the old alpha king and bowing his head.
04:20Sire, I am honored by Princess Serena's misguided affection.
04:24I know this bonding concerns the kingdom's lifeblood, and I am willing to accept the princess.
04:30However, from the very moment I laid eyes on Alara, I felt a pull to her very soul,
04:37connections Serena could ne'er give me.
04:38I beseech you, sire, grant my request.
04:42I wish to renounce my mate bond with Serena, and claim Alara as my true mate.
04:49Insolent!
04:50Father, hear me out!
04:52I know Serena is hopelessly devoted to me.
04:55To appease the other tribes, we can simply claim Serena as my wife in name only,
05:00but the actual mate bond must be forged with Alara.
05:04Enough!
05:05Before Arthur could finish, the old alpha king rebuked him harshly.
05:09The old alpha king's face flushed crimson, his chest heaving,
05:13as the terrifying era of a top-teaf alpha swept through the hall, suffocating the surrounding nobles.
05:18What status does that low-ranked omega of unknown origins have?
05:23To delusionally think she can sit as an equal with the Dark Moon Princess?
05:28You are out of your mind!
05:30Withstanding the old alpha king's furious area, Arthur clenched his jaw and stood firmly in front of Alara to shield
05:38her.
05:39Alara's bloodline may not be as noble as the princess's.
05:42What status does that low-ranking omega of unknown orances have?
05:46But precisely because of that, I must stand up for her!
05:49Arthur, if I cannot even protect my beloved omega, how will I protect the subjects of the North in the
05:54future?
05:55At Arthur's word, the old alpha king could not hide his disappointment, and the couriers below sighed continuously.
06:03In Arthur's heart, did the ancient magic of the Dark Moon Forest and the easily attainable throne really pale in
06:11comparison to a mere omega?
06:12The old alpha king sighed deeply, confirming one last time.
06:17Arthur, are you absolutely determined to choose that omega?
06:22Arthur nodded slowly, his tone resolute.
06:25I beg, father, to grant this!
06:29The moment his words fell, a tearing, agonizing pain erupted in my chest.
06:34It was the physical backlash of the mate bond being unilaterally severed.
06:38A heavy stench of blood surged in the back of my throat, and my fingernails instantly shifted into silver blades,
06:45digging fiercely into my palms to force down the mouthful of blood that nearly spewed out.
06:50It hurt, but this pain was not even a fraction of the agony.
06:54I endured at the bottom of that icy abyss in my past life.
06:59Seeing Arthur so stubbornly set on his path, the old alpha king looked at me with deep guilt,
07:06waved his hand helplessly.
07:09Dismissed.
07:10The ceremony will be rescheduled.
07:14I lipped a trace of blood slipping from the corner of my lips,
07:17watching Arthur and Allara holding each other tightly in the center of the Great Hall,
07:21acting as if they had won the world.
07:25I pulled my gaze away from Arthur.
07:27Past the gossiping nobles, my eyes locked on the darkest corner.
07:30A towering silhouette lurked there, but he is the only true Prime Alpha.
07:34You threw away the throne, Arthur.
07:35This time, I give it to a real monster.
07:38The old alpha king stormed out in a fit of rage,
07:42leaving only the hushed, gossiping whispers of the nobility echoing in the Great Hall.
07:47I descended the steps of the high dais, walking into the center of the hall,
07:51my eyes fixed on its deepest, most secluded shadow.
07:55As I passed through the center of the hall,
07:58Arthur was already holding that frail Omega tightly in his arms.
08:02He had misinterpreted the old alpha king's delay,
08:05whispering to comfort the woman in his embrace.
08:07Allara, did you hear that?
08:10Father didn't outright refuse.
08:13Soon, I will give you a proper title, and we will be together forever.
08:19Allara lowered her eyelashes and moved to devotion.
08:22She looked exactly like a shivering white rabbit tossed into a wolf's den.
08:26Just as I was about to walk past them, she acted as if she was startled by my presence.
08:31She violently shrank back into Arthur's arms, offering me a timid, trembling curtsy.
08:37Before I could even speak, Arthur pulled her back into his protective hold,
08:41his gaze stabbing toward me like an icy blade.
08:46Serena, if you have any dissatisfaction, take it out on me.
08:49Don't vent your anger on Allara.
08:55She has a weak constitution, and cannot withstand the oppressive Orima of a high-ranking alpha.
08:59In the future, you two will share equal status, so these ridiculous formulas will be whiffed.
09:05I looked at him coldly, finding it almost laughable.
09:09I hadn't even lifted a single finger, yet he actually believed I was using my alpha-rank pressure.
09:15Bully his beloved Omega.
09:17Furthermore, had this idiot misunderstood something?
09:20The old alpha king had merely announced that the ceremony was postponed.
09:25Where on earth did he get the confidence to think I would still bond with him?
09:28Seeing Arthur defend her so publicly, Allara shyly tugged at his sleeve.
09:34Her voice so soft, it practically dripped water.
09:37Your Highness, as long as I can be with you, I am willing to be an untitled consort.
09:46Please don't argue with the princess because of me.
09:49You are going to rule the North in the future.
09:52These passive-aggressive words made Arthur want to coddle her into his very bones.
09:56Silly girl.
09:59Arthur glanced at me, his face full of arrogance.
10:03Flowing through my veins is the awakened prime alpha blood.
10:08When I ascend the throne, the entire North will submit to me.
10:12Why should I care about a woman's mood?
10:14He stepped toward me, his voice dropping to a dark, threatening whisper only the two of us could hear.
10:20Serena, you'd best behave.
10:22If you stay obedient when I take the throne, you sacrificed to me back then.
10:27I might bestow a place for you so you have something to rely on in the keep.
10:32Otherwise...
10:33In my previous life, Ilara accidentally fell into the freezing lake by the keep.
10:39Although she was rescued by the trawling guards, her lungs were severely damaged by the icy water,
10:45leaving her bedridden until she died of organ failure a few years later.
10:50Arthur stubbornly blamed it all on me.
10:52He believed I deliberately ignored her cries for help and intentionally delayed the rescue.
10:57Because of that, he tortured me, and even took his wrath out by slaughtering my entire dark world's life.
11:03Looking at this foolish man who couldn't tell right from wrong.
11:07The murderous intent in my heart nearly burst forth.
11:10He actually thought he carried the destiny of an ancient wolf emperor.
11:13It was the biggest joke in the North.
11:15I suppressed the surging violence in my eyes, and pulled my lips into a cold smile.
11:20Devotion to Lady Allara is truly profound.
11:23In that case, I prematurely congratulate you both.
11:26Hoping your bloodline will be as enduring as your love.
11:31Arthur scrutinized me with some surprise, seemingly trying to find jealousy or insincerity in my expression.
11:38But he was destined to be disappointed.
11:40Without any lingering attachment, I walked past him toward the darkest, most secluded corner of the Great Hall.
11:47There, a tall, silent figure was hidden in the shadows.
12:01In my previous life, when Arthur nailed me into the silver coffin at the end of the darkness and despair,
12:08I heard the sound of him frantically swinging his fraudsword to shatter his chains.
12:12He screamed my name as a volley of arrows pierced his body, his last drop of warm blood falling onto
12:18my fingertips.
12:20At that moment, I finally saw clearly what a pure and dazzling soul was hidden beneath the shell.
12:26They called a beast.
12:27First, I stopped in front of Fenrir.
12:29He sensed my approach, his body instantly tensing like a black panther ready to strike.
12:34Those heterochromatic eyes were full of vigilance, suppression and a trace of imperceptible longing.
12:40I reached out, my fingertips gently touching his cold, rough iron chains.
12:45I said, Fenrir, in seven days, I will be waiting for you.
12:52You won't disappoint me, right?
12:56Fenrir didn't speak, but in that moment, I clearly saw deep within his soul that dormant liquid gold flame of
13:03true imperial power fiercely jolted my touch.
13:06Arthur suspiciously followed me over.
13:08Serena, what magnus has taken you?
13:10That is father's dog, a lowly bastard.
13:13You're actually touching a foul-smelling beast like him?
13:17I turned around, looked at Arthur's self-righteous face, and raised an eyebrow provocatively.
13:22Arthur, I gave you a chance.
13:27Unfortunately, we chose hell.
13:29I told you, the man I will marry was never going to be...
13:37I told you, the man I will marry was never...
13:40Arthur, don't be angry.
13:41Ilara rolled her eyes thoughtfully and spoke up before I could, a voice delicate as if trying to smooth things
13:47over for me.
13:48Arthur, don't be angry.
13:51Although Commander Fennok has a lowly bloodline, he is still a knight protecting the keep.
13:56The princess's pity toward him is merely the benevolency of the Darkmoon tribe.
14:01Arthur scoffed coldly.
14:03No matter the pity, he is still a bastard who doesn't even know who his father is!
14:10Serena, you better mind your boundaries and don't get tainted by the stench of such a lower life form.
14:17I had had enough of their passive-aggressive remarks and raised an eyebrow.
14:20I merely exchanged a few words with the Empire's commander.
14:25Speaking of boundaries, Ilara, an unmarked Omega who clings to the future Crown Prince all day like a parasitic vine,
14:32must surely have a deeper understanding of the world.
14:35Ilara's face instantly went deathly pale.
14:37Afraid she would overthink it, Arthur glared at me fiercely and hurriedly bowed his head to comfort the woman in
14:41his arms.
14:42I curled the corner of my lips, turned, and left the nauseating hall.
14:46Returning to my bedchamber in the tower, looking at all the traces Arthur had left behind over the years,
14:52a strong sense of disgust churned in my stomach.
14:56When we first met, he gave me a dire wolf-tooth necklace,
15:00which I used to wear close to my skin as a treasured possession.
15:04But looking at it now, it seemed stained with the blood of my Darkmoon tribe-speople from my past life.
15:11With my own hands, I swept everything in sight related to him into a wooden chest.
15:16It wasn't until the sky began to lighting that I collapsed exhausted onto the velvet bed.
15:22The suffocating darkness of the icy abyss from my previous life morphed into a nightmare so terrifyingly real.
15:30When I woke up again, three whole days had passed.
15:34Princess, you're finally awake! The rumors outside have practically flooded the tower!
15:39My personal maid, Ivy, stumped her feet.
15:41You don't know, but these past three days, Prince Arthur has been treating that Alera so well to please her.
15:49He actually spent a massive amount of fire element magic stones to build her a glass greenhouse in the freezing
15:55snow,
15:56just to plant her favorite white roses!
15:58Alera said her body was too weak for the extreme cold,
16:03so Arthur directly ordered a whole carriage of the Moonlight Cloud Silk,
16:08a tribute from the elves in the royal treasury, to be sent to her room for new dresses!
16:15I gave a dismissive smirk.
16:17Princess, how can you still smile at a time like this?
16:21Prince Arthur is protecting that two-faced snake as if she were his own eyeballs!
16:25If you really bond with him, won't it be the same as being cast aside?
16:32Alright, Ivy, didn't I tell you?
16:36I'm not choosing him anymore.
16:38With a loud bang, the heavy oak door was violently pushed open.
16:42Arthur strode in.
16:44With a loud bang, the heavy oak door was violently pushed open.
16:48Arthur strode in, having heard my words clearly.
16:51A trace of shock flashed in his eyes, quickly replaced by his usual arrogance and content.
16:56Serena, if you really don't want to bond with me,
17:00why didn't you protest to father?
17:02You're just...
17:05jealous of how well I treat Elira.
17:08You deliberately talked to that lowly bastard, Fenra.
17:11Playing hard to get, trying to force me to coax you the same way.
17:17I silently rolled my eyes.
17:19How blind was I in my past life to have missed how self-righteous and unreasonable Arthur was.
17:24Seeing me stay silent, Arthur walked straight to my vanity,
17:27his tone sounding like he was granting a favor.
17:31I came today to inform you.
17:33I came today to inform you.
17:37Half of the revival mana crystals and ancient artifacts you brought,
17:41as your dowry from the Dark Moon tribe, I have ordered move to Elira's room.
17:45Don't worry, I don't covet your tribe's things.
17:48It's just that Elira's origins are humble,
17:51so I need to use these rare artifacts to bolster her status.
17:54Lest the other nobles look down on her at the ceremony in seven days.
17:59I snapped my head up, staring at him in disbelief.
18:04Arthur, those are the sacred relics my father prepared for me,
18:09exhausting the tribe's resources to ensure I had a foothold in the Winterkeep.
18:13What gives you the right to give them away to please an outsider without my permission?
18:17I had left my home since childhood.
18:20My father loved me dearly,
18:21and every dowry artifact contained his utmost love and protection.
18:25If you care for Elira so much, why not open your own private vault?
18:29Could it be that the Grand Clown Prince of the Winter Wolves,
18:33who speaks constantly of true love,
18:35is actually a shameless thief?
18:39Who is generous at the expense of others?
18:42Shut up!
18:43Knowing he was a fool,
18:45Arthur's face turned incredibly ugly,
18:47and his alpha aura faintly seeped out.
18:49I am merely giving you an opportunity to show goodwill to Elira.
18:53In exchange, on the night of our bonding,
18:55I will enter your room,
18:56bite the back of your neck,
18:58and leave you with the royal mate mark,
19:00preserving your dignity as the Dark Moon Princess.
19:03He paused, his gaze becoming icy and condescending.
19:08However, I promised Elira that aside from marking you,
19:11I will absolutely not touch you.
19:14After midnight, I will go to her room to spend my true wedding night.
19:21Arthur looked hordy.
19:22I laughed out loud.
19:25I never said I would choose you at this bonding ceremony.
19:29Arthur, return the Dark Moon tribe's artifacts to me.
19:32Arthur frowned,
19:33seemingly sensing that the coldness in my eyes wasn't an act.
19:37He was about to lash out when his gaze swept to the corner of the room
19:40to the wooden chest I had just packed,
19:42topped with a direwolf tooth necklace.
19:43His tense shoulders instantly relaxed,
19:45and his eyes became certain and full of mockery again.
19:48Serena, I know you're upset,
19:51deliberately saying these harsh things to spite me.
19:53He pointed at the wooden box.
19:55If you've really given up on me,
19:57why can't you even bear to throw away this junk?
20:00Under his smug gaze,
20:02I walked expressionlessly to the wooden chest.
20:05I grabbed the heavy wolf-tooth necklace
20:07and the cheap magic crystals he had given me
20:09and walked to the edge of the tower's balcony.
20:11The biting cold wind whipped my long hair.
20:14I threw the necklace and the crystal without hesitation
20:17into the bottomless abyss of the ice lake.
20:20Serena, what are you doing?
20:23Since it's trash,
20:25it belongs where trash belongs.
20:27Take care.
20:28I won't see you out.
20:31You.
20:33Well.
20:33Well.
20:34Well!
20:38The room fell quiet again.
20:41I didn't slump weakly to the floor
20:43to cry like I did in my past life.
20:45Instead, I tightly clenched my fists.
20:48Father, your daughter was useless in her past life,
20:51unable to even protect her own dowry.
20:54But in this life,
20:55for everything they take from the Dark Moon tribe,
20:59I will make them pay with their lives.
21:01Seven days later,
21:02the Blood Moon mating ceremony resumed.
21:05Ivy dressed Serena in the Dark Moon tribe's
21:08silver light armor,
21:09a black wolf fur cloak,
21:12and the dark silver thorn crown
21:14of a pureblood princess.
21:15Outside Arthur,
21:17riding a tamed snowblast
21:18in his flashy golden red suit,
21:20stopped beneath her tower.
21:22What?
21:23Weren't you acting tough
21:24saying you wouldn't choose me?
21:26Yet here you are,
21:27waiting for me.
21:28Then he saw the thorn crown
21:30and his face darkened.
21:32Serena!
21:33How dare you wear the Lunar Queen's crown!
21:35Men!
21:36Take it off!
21:37The fully armed royal guards
21:39obeyed Arthur's orders
21:40and charged forward aggressively,
21:42trying to restrain my shoulders.
21:44The silver claws at my fingertips
21:45instantly sprang out.
21:47Stop!
21:48Ready to slit their throats,
21:50a deep, rough voice
21:51with absolute pressure
21:53exploded like thunder
21:54in the wind and snow.
21:57Fenrir arrived,
21:59quickly knocked the guards down
22:01and then shielded me
22:03in front of him.
22:04Before Arthur could react,
22:06the terrifying alpha pheromones
22:08radiating from him
22:09felt like an erupting volcano
22:11instantly suffocating
22:13the surrounding
22:13lower-ranking men.
22:16Fenlog, you royal dog!
22:18Let go of the future crown,
22:19Miss Ness!
22:20My bonding with Princess Serena
22:22was ordered by the old alpha king.
22:24Are you defying a royal decree?
22:26Serena, you hired this bastard
22:28to stage a bride-snatching act?
22:30Tell this peasant
22:31who your alpha really is.
22:33I stepped out
22:34from behind Feniron,
22:35took his scarred hand in mine,
22:38raised it high,
22:39and smirked at Arthur.
22:42As you can see,
22:43I've told you more than once,
22:45the alpha I choose
22:47was never you.
22:48I've told you more than once,
22:50the alpha I choose
22:51was never you.
22:53Arthur staggered in disbelief,
22:56impossible!
22:58You love me!
22:59You drained your life force
23:01to save me!
23:02He lunged at us.
23:04Unfilful son!
23:06But the old alpha king's roar
23:08stopped him.
23:12Have you made enough of a scene?
23:14The king strode over
23:16with his elders.
23:17Father!
23:19You swore under the sacred tree
23:21that Serena's chosen mate
23:22would be the crown prince!
23:24is a lowly bastard!
23:26He has no right
23:27to bond
23:27with the princess!
23:29The old alpha king's eyes narrowed,
23:31then his voice boomed
23:33across the square.
23:34What if I say
23:35he does have the right?
23:37Impossible!
23:39Arthur froze,
23:41his arrogant expression
23:43turning comical.
23:44father,
23:46what do you mean?
23:47The old alpha king
23:48ignored him,
23:50gesturing to the high priest.
23:53Read the oracle.
23:55The high priest
23:56unrolled two decrees.
23:58The first declared
23:59my blood moon binding
24:00with Finnark.
24:02The second revealed
24:03Finnark's true bloodline.
24:04He was the king's son
24:05by a female warrior
24:06with ancient warwolf lineage,
24:08hidden for twenty years
24:09in a death row camp
24:10under dark iron shackles
24:11to protect him
24:12from assassination.
24:13Now,
24:13his shackles were lifted
24:14and he was named
24:15the new crown prince.
24:17Arthur had failed
24:18his duties
24:18for a pretentious omega,
24:20so the king
24:21had no choice
24:22but to bring Fenwon
24:23into the light.
24:24As the priest chanted,
24:26Fenrir's shackles shattered.
24:28His pure,
24:29devastating,
24:29prime alpha aura
24:30swept through the plaza,
24:32forcing every noble
24:33who had mocked him
24:34to their knees.
24:35In my past life,
24:37Arthur had learned
24:38of Fenro's identity
24:40and used me as bait
24:42to kill him with arrows.
24:44But now everything
24:46has changed.
24:47The old alpha king
24:49urged Fendon
24:50not to miss
24:51the blood moon's
24:52auspicious moment.
24:53Fendon's savage hostility
24:55melted into tenderness
24:56as he brushed snow
24:58from my shoulder,
25:00lifted me onto
25:01a massive shadow snow beast.
25:02Arthur finally snapped
25:04out of his daze,
25:05grabbing the reins.
25:06Serena!
25:07Don't bond with him!
25:08I'm the one you truly love!
25:09You're just angry
25:10about Allura!
25:11Come down!
25:11I'll beg father
25:12to make you the only lunar!
25:13I didn't even need
25:14to respond.
25:15Fenyo kicked him hard,
25:16sending him flying
25:17ten meters through the snow.
25:18In the blizzard,
25:19the snow beast
25:20carried me into
25:20Fenrock's obsidian fortress.
25:22It was the most remote
25:24yet tallest tower
25:25in the Winterkeep.
25:26That night,
25:27the blood moon
25:28hung high.
25:29Rough, black leather
25:30tangled with fine,
25:32dark silver
25:32hair.
25:33That night,
25:34the blood moon
25:35hung high.
25:36Rough, black leather
25:37tangled with fine,
25:39dark silver hair.
25:40And primal,
25:41wild pheromones
25:42wrapped in scorching heat
25:43entirely swallowed me.
25:45The mate mark
25:46pierced deeply
25:47into the scent gland
25:48at the back of my neck.
25:50And the trembling sensation
25:51of our souls intertwining
25:53barely subsided
25:54by daybreak.
25:56The next morning,
25:57sore and grumpy,
25:58I watched Fenok walk in
26:00with warm meat stew.
26:02On the battlefield,
26:04he was cold as death,
26:05but in bed,
26:06a crazed wolf.
26:08He chucked,
26:09scooped me up,
26:10and slid an Ostidian
26:11hairpin carved
26:12with a dark moon totem
26:13into my silver hair.
26:14Since the day
26:15you first smiled
26:16at me on the ice field,
26:17I've wanted to put
26:18this in your hair.
26:19Thinking of his tragic death
26:21in my past life,
26:24I broke down crying
26:25in his arms.
26:26Outside our chamber,
26:28I saw a vast patch
26:29of moonlight revival grass
26:31blooming in the snow.
26:32Your Highness,
26:33all of these were planted
26:34by Lord Fennex personally.
26:36My maid Ivy revealed
26:37that Fenrir had collected seeds
26:39each time he passed
26:40the dark moon forest
26:42and planted them
26:43with his own hands,
26:44afraid I would miss home.
26:46I turned to look at him.
26:48His ears reddened
26:49as he awkwardly looked away.
26:57Later,
26:58we ran into Arthur and Allara
26:59in the royal corridor.
27:01Arthur was disheveled,
27:03Allara heavily dressed
27:04but exhausted.
27:05Ivy whispered
27:06that Arthur hadn't marked
27:07Allara at all,
27:08not even touched her.
27:10He had abandoned her
27:11on their mating night.
27:12Arthur stumbled toward me,
27:13eyes desperate.
27:15Last night,
27:16I didn't mark Allara.
27:16Allara, I...
27:18I don't care.
27:19I cut him off coldly,
27:21pulled Fenrir away.
27:22Arthur tried to grab my cloak,
27:24but Fenrir's aura
27:25knocked him back.
27:25Don't go!
27:26Ten years ago,
27:28when I was pushed
27:29into the ice lake,
27:30I overheard Allara
27:32arguing last night.
27:33She wasn't the one
27:34who saved me,
27:34it was you!
27:35You used your pure blood
27:37to save my life!
27:38She stole the credit!
27:39I looked at his agonized face
27:40and sneered.
27:41So what?
27:42Whoever saved you
27:43is whoever you love.
27:44Your love is cheap
27:45and disgust.
27:46Fenrir wrapped an arm
27:47around my waist
27:48and led me
27:48and leave Arthur
27:49with only a cold back.
27:50After the royal audience,
27:51Fenrir used our marriage
27:53as a pretext
27:54to directly request
27:55a leave of absence
27:56from the old Alpha King.
27:58He didn't trap me
27:59in the lifeless keep.
28:01Instead,
28:01he took me to inspect
28:03the northern defenses
28:04and even escorted me back
28:05to the edges
28:06of the dark moon forest.
28:08In Fenrir's territory,
28:09I didn't need to abide
28:11by royal etiquette.
28:12We could shift into walls
28:14and sprint wildly
28:15through the black forest,
28:21tearing into roasted meat
28:23by the campfire.
28:24This freedom
28:25and indulgence
28:26lasted for a whole month
28:27before I returned
28:28to the obsidian fortress,
28:30still wanting more.
28:34Ivy eagerly gossiped,
28:35Arthur had begged the king
28:37to revoke our bonding deed.
28:38The king forced him
28:39to kneel in a blizzard
28:40for eight hours.
28:46Meanwhile,
28:46Allura,
28:47desperate,
28:48bought a black market
28:48aphrodasian
28:49and drugged Arthur.
28:50When he woke,
28:51he slapped her,
28:52confined her
28:52and stripped her privileges.
28:54Now all the northern nobles
28:55laughed at them!
28:58At the winter solstice festival,
29:00I entered in a sleek
29:01crown princess gown
29:02nourished by Fengor's pheromones,
29:04radiating a dangerous brilliance.
29:06Arthur shoved nobles aside
29:08to reach me.
29:09Serena,
29:10forgive me.
29:10I dove into the ice lake
29:11and recrieved all your
29:12dowry artifacts,
29:13even the dire wolf tooth necklace!
29:15He presented them
29:16like a begging dog.
29:18Then Allura began dry humping.
29:21Noble women gasped.
29:23Could she be carrying a pup?
29:25Arthur's face twisted in terror,
29:27not joy.
29:28Arthur,
29:29this is what you meant
29:31by you're the only one
29:32in my heart.
29:33He panicked,
29:34blaming the aphrodasian.
29:35Allura tried to cling to him
29:36but he threw her off.
29:37You caused this
29:37just to disgust, Serena!
29:43The banquet ended.
29:46Arthur blocked our carriage,
29:48eyes bloodshot.
29:49If he dies,
29:51will you return to me?
29:54I slapped him hard,
29:56leaving bloody claw marks
29:57across his face.
29:59You,
30:00disgust me.
30:02Fennec lift me into the carriage,
30:04looking at Arthur
30:05like a corpse.
30:08Arthur's venom became real.
30:10Midwinter,
30:11tens of thousands
30:12of feral rogues
30:13attacked the Northern Wall.
30:15Arthur rallied his faction.
30:16Send Fennec to the front!
30:19Demanding Fennec
30:20be sent to the front lines
30:21and meet Griner.
30:22I won't stay behind.
30:23I refuse to stay behind.
30:26For six months.
30:27I worked in the infirmary,
30:29using Dark Moon's secret medicine
30:31and my blood to save soldiers.
30:34Earning immense respect.
30:38Six months later,
30:39just before returning
30:40to the capital,
30:41a dying man
30:42was dragged into my tent.
30:44It was Arthur,
30:45wearing rags,
30:46emaciated,
30:47reeking of rot.
30:50Serena,
30:51I had a nightmare.
30:53Serena,
30:54I had a nightmare.
30:55In the dream,
30:56I ascended the throne.
30:57I nailed you
30:58into a silver coffin,
30:59slaughtered the wolves
31:00of the Dark Moon Forest.
31:02I realized
31:03he was under
31:04the Dark Moon tribe's
31:05forbidden blood curse,
31:07experiencing
31:08past life nightmares.
31:10While I was gone,
31:11he had abandoned
31:12royal affairs.
31:13Elara,
31:14desperate for status,
31:15had seduced
31:16low-ranking guards
31:17and was caught.
31:18The king had her poisoned.
31:20Arthur,
31:21tormented by nightmares,
31:22dragged himself
31:23to the front lines
31:24to beg my forgiveness.
31:25A few days later,
31:26Arthur died
31:27with a wretched wail.
31:28A blood crow
31:29flew from his chest
31:30into the Black Forest.
31:32I knew then,
31:33only my father,
31:35the Dark Moon tribe's
31:36leader,
31:36could cast that curse.
31:37He must also
31:38remember the past life.
31:40Father stepped
31:41through the tent flap.
31:42I burst into tears.
31:45He held me
31:46and explained,
31:47when you sacrificed
31:47yourself to awaken
31:48the reversal array,
31:50its power awakened
31:50me as well.
31:51Myself to activate
31:52the reversal array,
31:53the energy awakened
31:54him too.
31:55He had secretly
31:56protected me.
31:58During the border
31:59uprising,
32:00when Arthur hired
32:00assassins to kill
32:01Fenlog,
32:02Father's elite
32:03intercepted them all.
32:04Then he planted
32:05the blood curse
32:06to make Arthur
32:07relive the agony
32:08of the Dark Moon
32:09tribe's slaughter.
32:10I watched soldiers
32:11toss Arthur's corpse
32:13into an incinerator,
32:14feeling only peace.
32:16Fenok's arms
32:17wrapped around me
32:18from behind,
32:19his voice
32:20laced with jealousy.
32:22My Luna,
32:22is another
32:23Alpha's corpse
32:24really that interesting?
32:26I want to lock you
32:27away so your eyes
32:28see only me.
32:29He nuzzled my neck.
32:31I turned and smiled,
32:33placing his calloused
32:34hand on my bare abdomen.
32:35You don't need chains.
32:37My soul and heart
32:39are already thoroughly
32:40marked by you.
32:40Besides,
32:42you now have
32:43an even stronger bond.
32:44His body went stored,
32:46his eyes dilated.
32:47Fenrir,
32:48we're having a pup.
32:51In this biting
32:52northern blizzard,
32:53I had finally grasped
32:55everything I cherished.
32:56He's aged.
32:56.
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