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Burn It All for Her
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00:00My fated mate sold our daughter to a monster. I found her locked in a cell. 16 years old.
00:06Naked on a wooden plank, arms black with burnt scars, eyes fixed on the ceiling as if her mind
00:10had already fled her body. Her nipples were ripped off. The smell coming from between her legs told
00:16me enough without anyone saying a word. When I reached for her, she pressed herself into the
00:20wall. Don't touch me. My own daughter didn't know my face. Couldn't stand my touch. And every single
00:27person who let this happen, the alpha heir, the luna, and the high alpha himself, they all knew.
00:33They knew. And not one of them lifted a hand to stop it. They thought I was a weak mother.
00:38They forgot who I was. I'm the war alpha. At the gates of the royal stronghold, I finally came home.
00:46A decade ago, I left my six-year-old daughter behind and marched to war to preserve the peace
00:50of our pack. Now, after all that time, I was back. My eyes swept through the crowd, searching for her.
00:56In my memory, Aurora was still soft and warm, smelling like honeysuckle and warm milk.
01:01Every morning, her small, chubby fists would grab fistfuls of my hair. She should have been 16 now.
01:08My chest ached at the thought of holding her again. High alpha Aldrich stood on the platform
01:12with the pack council waiting for me. The Greyholt family stood behind him. My mate, Dominic. His mother,
01:19Helena. His sister, Margo. All of them were dressed like this was some grand celebration.
01:24I studied every face. My wolf paced hard inside me. Something was wrong. Aurora wasn't there.
01:31Everyone else had come. Everyone but my daughter. Aldrich started his welcome speech. I cut him off.
01:38Where's my daughter? His smile locked in place. Then I caught it. That flicker in his eyes.
01:44Then I caught it. That flicker in his eyes. My stomach dropped. I'd spent 10 years reading
01:49enemy faces on battlefields. I knew what guilt looked like. Watch your tongue, Raven A. You're
01:54in the presence of the high alpha now. Show some respect. Dominic snapped. Dominic. My fated mate.
02:01I kept our mate bond intact for Aurora so she could grow up with her father. The year Aurora was
02:07born,
02:07he brought his chosen mate into my pack. His own cousin, Vivian, gave him a daughter too,
02:12Celeste. I swallowed all of it. For my daughter, I endured every humiliation, every betrayal. I gave
02:19that man my lands, my warriors, and even my pride. Everything. And people in this kingdom still thought
02:26one word from him would tame me. I asked you a question, Dominic. Where is my daughter? He opened
02:32his mouth, ready to put me in my place, and then a woman came crashing out of the crowd. There
02:37was dried
02:37blood all over her arms and streaked down her neck. Luna! Praise the moon you're back! Please!
02:44They're killing her! You have to save Aurora!
02:49Nettie was Aurora's caretaker. I chose her myself, because the first time she held Aurora,
02:55my baby fell asleep in less than 5 minutes. She was the gentlest she-wolf I had ever met.
03:00Now the woman in front of me was skin and bones. Starved down to nothing, her face so badly beaten
03:05I
03:05almost didn't recognize her. My wolf slammed against my ribs. A growl ripped out of my throat.
03:11That mutt is a traitor! Execute her on the spot!
03:14Lucien Volcrest. I was the one who arranged his match with Aurora. That marriage was the reason his
03:19mother, Isolde, became the Luna, and the reason he became the alpha heir. Everything they had came
03:24from me and from my daughter. And now he was standing there, ordering my daughter's caretaker to die.
03:29The enforcers closed in on Nettie, baring their fangs. Touch her, and I'll rip your
03:35fucking arms from their sockets. She belongs to me. Two thirds of this kingdom's army was the Ashburn
03:40War Pack. My war wolves. If I turned on the crown, this kingdom would not survive the night.
03:46Everybody knew it. The warriors froze. I said kill her!
03:51Try me. A pulse of power surged through the pack link. Two thousand wolves stepped forward as one.
03:57The warriors stumbled back. That's enough. The boy spoke out of turn.
04:05Hand the woman over to Ravenna. She is, after all, our war alpha.
04:11I knew exactly what he was doing. Using his son to test me, to see whether I would still lower
04:16my
04:16head and fall in line. I didn't have time for his games. Nettie collapsed at my feet.
04:21So weak she could barely get the words out. Your daughter is dying. She's at Lord Fenwick's estate.
04:28If you don't go now, you won't see her again. Go! One thought kept pounding in my head. My baby
04:36is dying.
04:37Who the hell is Fenwick? He didn't exist when I left.
04:41Enough of this scene, Ravenna. You will return to the Manon with me. Now.
04:45The whole square went dead silent. Every wolf turned to look at me.
04:49Nettie grabbed my hand so hard her nails cut my skin. She was shaking all over.
04:54They remembered the woman who used to give in every time Dominic spoke.
04:57They were waiting to see if I'd do it again.
05:00Alpha, kill me if you want. I don't care. But go now. Please, if you wait much longer,
05:07you'll never see her alive again. The goddess is calling her home. Go! Before she's gone forever!
05:14I saw the fear in her eyes. She was afraid I would do what I had always done.
05:19Choose Dominic over my own flesh and blood. Ashworn Wallpack to the Fenwick estate!
05:24Anyone who stands in our way, shred them to pieces!
05:28Dominic stepped in front of my horse. Ravenna, you can't-
05:31My boot smashed into his face. He hit the ground hard, blood pouring out of his nose.
05:37If anything happens to Aurora, every last one of you dies!
05:42Then I tore out of the square, with 2,000 wolves pouring behind me like a breaking wave.
05:47Nettie led me into the High District, to a walled estate tucked behind iron gates. A servant at the
05:52entrance saw her and gave a cold little laugh. Back again? The Greyholds don't give a damn about
05:57your little slut. They're the ones who sent her to Lord Fenwick's bed.
06:00He never got to finish. My fist shook his jaw. My wolves flooded through the estate.
06:06Nettie led me around to the back courtyard. The place was falling apart,
06:10rotted boards, a door hanging crooked on its hinges. Before I even touched it,
06:14the smell hit me. Rot. Blood. Something foul enough to turn the air solid. I shoved the door open.
06:22A girl lay on a wooden plank, covered with nothing but a few filthy rags. Scars from glowing coals
06:28crawled across her chest. Both her nipples had been torn off. The flesh between her legs was black and
06:33rotting. Her eyes were open, fixed on the ceiling, empty. If her chest hadn't still been rising,
06:39I would have thought she was already dead. Aurora. Aurora. My whole body started shaking.
06:47My hands shook so hard my sword slipped free and clang to the floor. Nettie dropped beside the bed,
06:52crying so hard she could barely breathe. Baby, your mom is here. She came back. She's taking you away
06:57from this nightmare. Please, just look at her face. You said you missed her, remember? She's right here
07:03beside you. Open your eyes. Please, baby. Don't leave her like this. Aurora didn't move. She didn't
07:10even blink. She just stared at the ceiling like she couldn't hear a single word we said. My wolf was
07:15howling. The pain struck so hard that blood surged at my throat and poured from my lips. I couldn't
07:20stop it. Every wolf outside heard it. Alpha! General! I lifted one hand. Every voice vanished. I dropped to
07:28my knees beside the bed and reached for her face. My fingers were shaking. I hadn't even touched
07:33her yet when she flinched and crushed herself against the wall. No. No more. Please, stay away.
07:39More blood filled my mouth. I forced myself to swallow it down. Then a voice cut across the
07:44courtyard. Old. Arrogant. Which of you mongrels dare trespass upon my lands? The second Aurora heard
07:51that voice, she started shaking even harder. Her body jerked. Then she started seizing, spasming all over.
07:58Don't touch me! Help! Mom! Mom! Help! The second she called for me, I answered. I reached for her,
08:04trying to pull her into my arms. But the moment I touched her, she shoved herself harder into the
08:09wall as though she meant to sink through the stone itself. Her empty eyes filled with tears. And she
08:14stared at the door, terrified. Netty, wrap her in my furs. Keep her warm. Yeah. Then I picked up my
08:22sword and walked outside. Fenwick was out in the courtyard, screaming at my wolves. He had white
08:28hair, a swollen gut, and a cluster of young shi wolves gathered around him, dressed in little
08:32northern sheer rags. He was shouting, his hands roaming freely over their bodies. Those girls wore
08:38the same look Aurora had. Empty. Hollowed out. I looked at them and could almost see my daughter.
08:43Aurora in thin fabric. Aurora with his hands on her. Who the hell are you? How dare you bring
08:49warriors onto my state? Do you have any idea who I am? I am kin to the High Alpha. Dominic
08:58Greyholt
08:59is my blood. You touch me and the entire council will have your head. The grandfather of the Alpha
09:05heir's mate, Dominic Greyholt's father-in-law. They knew. Every last one of them knew. He didn't get
09:11another word out. I shifted. My jaws tore straight through his throat. I ripped open his chest. His
09:17stomach. Everything that held that wretched body together. His guts spilled across the courtyard.
09:23I shredded him until there was nothing left you could even recognize as a man. Just blood,
09:27meat, and a severed head rolling to a stop by my feet. I shifted back and turned to the others.
09:33Gather what little you have. We're going to Greyholt Manor. I left with the girls. No one else did.
09:39I wrapped Aurora in my war cloak and carried her outside. She weighed almost nothing. Her heartbeat
09:44trembled against my chest, faint and faltering, as though it might give out at any moment. We rode
09:49hard for Greyholt Manor. My manor. The gates were shut. Two omegas stood outside. The first one raised
09:56his chin. Lady Elena and Councilman Greyholt ordered you to kneel at this gate until morning for
10:00disgracing the pack's honor. That girl isn't allowed inside. She belongs to her mate. You are not bringing
10:06her in here. My daughter's heartbeat was almost gone against my chest. And these two bastards were
10:11telling me to kneel. My war wolves lined up behind me. Two thousand of them. They had held Aurora when
10:17she was a baby. They had chased Aurora through the grass when she ran after butterflies. They were the
10:21men who let her tug on their capes and mess up their hair. The child who treated two thousand killers
10:26like her own family. And they had stood in that cell and seen what had been done to her. These
10:30wolves did
10:31not cry on the battlefield. Now every eye behind me was red. Alpha. Just give us the word. Let us
10:38rip
10:38this place down. For our little Luna's justice. Surround the manor. Everyone inside dies.
10:48The servants went white and started screaming, pounding on the gates with both fists. The doors
10:53hadn't even opened yet before my wolves tore their heads off. I looked up at the crest. Greyholt Manor.
10:58Then I drove my boot into it and cracked it clean in two. I carried Aurora through the gate. The
11:03second
11:04I stepped inside, I froze. Wisteria. Everywhere. Thick purple clusters hung from every post,
11:10spilling over the old sparring ring. The pollen hung so thick in the air it stung my eyes.
11:15Aurora was badly allergic to pollen. One bad attack could close her throat until she couldn't breathe.
11:20She almost died from it the year she was born. After that, I gave one order, no flowers anywhere on
11:26this estate. Anyone who disobeyed would die. I pulled my cloak tighter around Aurora, covering her mouth
11:32and nose, and moved fast under the trellis. If Aurora breathed this in, she could die. They know that.
11:37How the hell could they do this? Living in my house, eating my food, wearing my jewelry, and planting the
11:43very thing that could kill my daughter inside her own home. Cut it all down. Every last piece.
11:48My wolves moved at once. Holt! Lay a finger on these blues, and you'll answer to my brother!
11:55The scream came from across the courtyard. Margot Greyholt, Dominic's sister. She stormed toward us.
12:01Gary carved into every line of her face. Dominic built this garden for his true mate.
12:06This garden cost him a fortune in gold. Don't you dare ruin it! His chosen mate. To make that woman
12:12happy,
12:13Dominic filled my estate with the one thing that could kill my daughter. Margot saw Aurora in my arms and
12:17instantly pressed a handkerchief over her nose. The disgust in her face, like my daughter was a
12:22rotting piece of trash. Mother and my brother were perfectly clear. That brat is banned from
12:28these grounds. She belongs to Fenwick now. Even if she dies over there, that has nothing to do with
12:34us. You need to get on your knees and apologize to the alpha here. She poisoned the here and
12:40Salelta, then ran off with her lover. His grace showed mercy by not punishing her. But if it were up
12:45to
12:45me, I would have beaten her to death and fed her body to the rogues! I slapped her. She crashed
12:51to
12:51the ground, blood and two teeth scattering across the stone. You hit me? When Lucien finds out! I drove
12:58my foot into her chest. She flew backward and slammed into one of the trellis posts. Blood burst out of
13:04her mouth. And for the first time, fear crawled into her eyes. I planted my boot on her chest and
13:10looked
13:10down at her. This is Ashburn Manor. I was a damn fool for ever letting your family move in.
13:15Aurora's pollen allergy can kill her. Everyone in this house knows that. Your brother planted a
13:19whole garden for his chosen mate. My daughter could die and he didn't care. I left Aurora with all of
13:25you. Every one of you swore before the moon goddess that you would protect her. You broke that oath.
13:31Now I'm collecting. She clawed at my boot, nearly choking.
13:35Mercy, Robinane! She wheezed.
13:37Please, it wasn't my choice. You held me. You bathed me. Remember? I'm your girl. Your little
13:45Margo. You can't kill me. You loved me once. Please!
13:49Something twisted hard in my chest. On one thing, she wasn't lying. I did raise her. After Helena gave
13:56birth, she was too weak to care for the baby. I fed Margo. Bathed her. Held her when she cried.
14:02She was one year older than Aurora. The two of them had grown up side by side. Aurora used to
14:07follow her everywhere, always pressing her finest treasures into her hands, calling her Mar in that
14:12small, soft voice. And Margo stood there and watched them destroy her. I fed you from my own
14:17hand. I loved you as my own blood. And in return, you helped them slaughter my child. Then I put
14:25all
14:25my weight down one last time. Crack. Her begging stopped. One hand was still clutching my boot.
14:31Her eyes stayed open even after she stopped breathing. I looked at her for one second.
14:36That face I had watched grow up. Then I stepped away. A screen tore across the courtyard.
14:44Margo! My Margo!
14:46It was Helena, Dominic's mother. She was here too. Right then, Aurora moved in Nettie's arms.
14:52Her voice drifted across. Mom?
14:55I went straight to her. Nettie had my war cloak wrapped tight around her. Aurora's eyes were open,
15:01still empty. But this time, she was looking at me. I knelt beside her. I was so close,
15:07but I could barely smell anything on her. Just the faintest trace of honeysuckle. So faint I almost
15:13thought I imagined it. There was no time to think about that. Helena threw herself over Margo's body.
15:19Margo! My Margo!
15:22Her screams ripped through the yard. Then she lifted her head and looked at me.
15:26Ravena! You rat! You killed her! I will see you rot in the abyss! I will bury you and that
15:33little
15:33rock in the same filth as my daughter!
15:36Inside, Aurora heard Helena's voice. She pressed herself into Nettie's arms and began to murmur,
15:41lost in some waking nightmare. Grandmother, please. I didn't steal them. I just wanted my
15:48mother. The letters were for her. Only for her. My blood ran cold. Grandma! The pond is so cold,
15:54there's ice on it! I didn't push Miss Delessa in! She dragged me down with her! Please let me out!
16:01I can't take it anymore! My hands started shaking. Grandma, I didn't drug my sister and the alpha
16:07I heard. I walked in on them together in mother's chamber. Grandma, I don't have a lover. It's a
16:13setup. It's not like what they said. You can't make me hurt. The whip was soaked in salt water.
16:17I stood there listening as Aurora begged through one horror after another and my legs almost gave
16:22out under me. What the hell had they done to her all these years?
16:27Ravena! Go to hell!
16:28Helena shrieked, rushing at me with a dagger. I twisted aside and kicked Helena to the ground.
16:34She clawed her way back up, spitting blood, glaring at me like I wronged her.
16:38You dare defy me? You dare strike your matriarch? I am your mate's mother, you ungrateful cur!
16:44You should die to pay for Margaret's life! I'm the only reason you were allowed to keep the
16:48Greyhill name! Otherwise, Dominic would sever your mate bond today and throw you out of the pack!
16:54Aurora's voice carried from inside again, raw and terrified.
16:57Mom, save me. I'm so scared of Grandma. It hurts. I don't want to die.
17:03Mom, Mom, you can't die either.
17:05She was terrified. Terrified I would do what I had always done before, give in for Dominic's
17:10sake and accept Helena's terms. I pulled Aurora tighter against me. She was so light. 16 years
17:16old, and she weighed less than a 10-year-old child.
17:19Everything is fine, sweetie. I'm here. I got you.
17:23My voice softened.
17:24No one is ever hurting you again. You are not going to die. And neither am I.
17:30The people who hurt you. Your father, your grandmother, even the one sitting last, one
17:35of them pay. Helena was still screaming. I handed Aurora back to Nettie. Then I walked
17:41toward her.
17:43I wrenched the dagger from her grip and drew it across her throat, deep enough to steal
17:47her voice, not deep enough to end her life. Helena's eyes flew wide. She clutched at her
17:52bleeding throat and made these wet.
17:54When I accepted Dominic, you were a withered she-wolf, too frail to even nurse your own
17:58pup. So I raised Margit. I was the one who put meat in her mouth. I kept your bloodline
18:04alive. I raised both of you as my own.
18:07The year I went to war, you cried and swore you would protect Aurora. You swore it before
18:13the moon goddess. And how did you repay my mercy? You beat her with switches. You held her
18:20down in ice water. You whipped her with leather soaked in salt. You did that to a six-year-old
18:25child!
18:26The rage in Helena's eyes finally cracked. Fear rushed in.
18:30Killing you would be too easy.
18:31I loosened my grip on her clothes. She crumpled to the ground. I turned to my war wolves.
18:37From this moment on, Helena Greyhulf is cast out of the pack. Sever her pack link. Strike
18:43her name from the pack rolls. She is no longer under Greyhulf's protection. From this second
18:49on, she is a rogue. I felt her presence in the pack link snap like a thread. The pain hit
18:55her a hundred times harder than anything I could have done by hand. Her mouth opened. No sound
19:00came out. Fear flooded her face. Real fear. Send word to every pack. No pack, large or small,
19:08is allowed to shelter Helena Greyhulf. If any pack dares grant her shadow or salt, they will face
19:14the full fury of two thousand Ashburn blades. Helena lay there on the ground, blood and tears
19:20all over her face. She wasn't afraid of dying. She was afraid of what came after this. Becoming
19:26nothing. No pack. No one answered her call. Alive, but alone. Until the day she died. I never
19:34looked at her again. I sent wolves to the manor storehouse for herbs. Aurora needed treatment
19:39now. But when my warriors came back, they brought back nothing. The servants dropped
19:44to their knees. I looked around once, and before I could even speak, one of them blurted
19:48it out. Celeste is about to give birth. Dominic and Vivian took every bit of herbs from the
19:53manor and brought it to the alpha hare stronghold. Aurora clutched my hand. Mom, it hurts so much.
20:01This is your manor. Why won't you give me anything for the pain? The storehouse is full
20:06of salves and herbs. Mom, I'm so cold. I don't want the goddess to take me. If I'm
20:12gone, who will be left to love you? Those remedies were mine. I had spent my whole
20:17life collecting the best herbs and treatments I could find, better than what they kept in
20:21the high alphas moon hall. And my daughter lay rotting without so much as a poultice, while
20:25Dominic and Vivian stripped my stores bare for Celeste.
20:28All warriors, to the alpha hare stronghold. Dominic, Vivian, Celeste. Every last one of
20:37you was going to die today.
20:39I tried to settle Aurora onto the blankets inside the carriage. The second I moved, she
20:44grabbed my hand again. Mom, don't leave me. Don't leave me. I'm so scared. Please.
20:50So I held her and hummed softly, the way I used to when she was small. Gradually, the shaking
20:56eased. She leaned into me. The carriage reached the alpha heir's stronghold.
21:01Alpha, there's an army outside the estate. The one leading them is General Garrick Whitmore.
21:06Garrick Whitmore, a legendary general, the kind people spoke about the same way they spoke
21:11about my father. He commanded one-third of the kingdom's army. I carried Aurora out of
21:16the carriage. Garrick stood across from me, white-haired, back straight as a blade.
21:20Ashburn's child. This should be a good day. You came home victorious. Listen, go home.
21:27Had it been anyone else standing in my path, they would already be dead. But General Whitmore
21:33once saved my father's life. So I walked toward him with Aurora in my arms. His warriors tensed
21:38as one. My warwolves braced at my back. Then Aurora moved. She turned to look at Garrick and
21:45held out a hand to him, baring her face and arms. She was deathly pale. Fresh wounds crossed
21:51over old ones. Silver burns had branded themselves into the skin alongside the lash marks.
21:56Grandpa Whitmore.
21:57Her voice was worn to nothing. Whitmore stared at her.
22:00I'm Aurora. Ravena's daughter. The day mum left for war, you held me and watched her go.
22:10You told me my mum was a guardian. That because of her, everyone else got to live in peace.
22:17You said you would look after me for her.
22:20Aurora coughed. Blood ran from the corner of her mouth.
22:24Baby.
22:24Garrick's face changed.
22:26This is Aurora. How did this happen?
22:30The Greyholt family told me she was fine. They said she found someone she loved. The High
22:35Alpha and the Alpha here told me they had let the matter go. That she left on her own.
22:39How did she end up like this?
22:41They lied to me. And they lied to you.
22:45Grandpa Whitmore. I never had a lover. I caught them. Celeste and the Alpha hair.
22:50Rutting like beasts in my mother's own bed.
22:52My father and the High Alpha, they tried to break me. They demanded I sign away my honour for their
22:58sins.
22:58But I am my mother's daughter. I would not bow.
23:02So they sold me to that monster Fenwick. If I hadn't been waiting for mum to come back, I would
23:09have died at that estate already.
23:11Grandpa Whitmore if you don't believe me. Celeste is giving birth today. She hasn't even been mated to the Alpha
23:19heel for six moon cycles.
23:24That hit me all at once. Aurora had been locked in Fenwick's cell. How did she know Celeste was giving
23:30birth today? How did she know when their mate bond was made? I didn't have time to think it through.
23:35Garrick had already sent people to check. They came back fast and leaned into whisper in his ear. His face
23:40darkened. Then darker. Then his whole body started shaking.
23:45Those faithless crows! Why the hell would the High Alpha lie to me? They told me Lord Fenwick's land was
23:50restitution for the Alpha heir and Celeste because Aurora had destroyed their bond. So this is the truth.
23:56Fine. I'll deal with the High Alpha. I'm going to ask him to his face why he lied to us.
24:00I need to ask that bastard Dominic why he did this to my daughter for ten straight years.
24:05Garrick was silent for a few seconds. Then he ordered his warriors to clear the way.
24:09Spare the pup. If you can't give me an answer, then whatever you choose to do after that, I won't
24:16stop you.
24:16This kingdom was built by the Ashburn family. You're the one who's been holding it together.
24:21No man, not even the High Alpha shall treat an Ashburn like a dog.
24:25Then he turned and marched off with his warriors.
24:30I walked into the Alpha heir's stronghold and heard screaming coming from the birthing room.
24:34Two people were standing outside the door. Dominic and Vivian. They were both staring at the entrance.
24:41Neither of them saw me. I stepped up behind Dominic and pressed my dagger into his lower back.
24:46His body went rigid. But his voice stayed the same as ever, cold, arrogant, like he still thought he owned
24:52the air around him.
24:53Ravena, put the weapon down. This is the Alpha heir's stronghold, not some place for your insolence.
24:59Vivian turned around. The second she saw me, tears flooded down her face.
25:05Ravena, what's wrong? Is this because Dominic came with me to be here for Saleta's labor instead of waiting for
25:11you back at the manor?
25:12It's my fault. Don't blame him.
25:14Celeste is the Alpha heir's mate. She's carrying his first pup.
25:17I was scared something might go wrong, so I asked Dominic to come with me.
25:21If you need someone to blame, let it be me. Please don't let this hurt your bond.
25:25I hadn't even opened my mouth yet, and somehow she had already turned herself into the victim.
25:31I remembered the year she moved in. Back then, I still loved Dominic.
25:35She was always like this, crying without making a sound, letting Dominic think I was the one hurting her.
25:41We fought over her so many times, and every fight shaved away another piece of what I felt for him.
25:46If you have a grudge, take it out on me. Leave Vivian out of this.
25:50He still couldn't turn around. The dagger in his back made sure of that.
25:54Dominic, I only have one question. Why did you do this to Aurora?
25:58Why did you hand her over to Lord Fenwick?
26:00The Greyhelt pack never mistreated Aurora.
26:03Lord Fenwick was personally appointed by the High Alpha.
26:07Aurora wronged Celeste first.
26:09She cheated, dragged the Greyhull name through the dirt, and disgraced this family.
26:13She climbed into Lord Fenwick's bed all on her own.
26:16That was her choice.
26:18Vivian sniffled softly beside him.
26:20Celeste is about to give birth. You humiliated the Alpha Hare at the city gates today.
26:25For Celeste, for her child, and to give the Alpha Hare an explanation.
26:29I need you to sever our mate bond willingly.
26:32Vivian will become my only mate.
26:34Don't worry, I won't cast you out of the pack.
26:37You can stay.
26:38Vivian is not like you.
26:39She knows how to behave.
26:41She doesn't make everything difficult.
26:44Since you're already here, go tell the High Alpha you're agreeing to sever the bond voluntarily.
26:49Aurora moved in my arms.
26:52Vivian jumped.
26:53Ravena, are you out of your mind?
26:55You actually brought Aurora here?
26:57She drugged Celeste and the Alpha here.
26:59The Alpha Heald hates her.
27:00Bringing her here is the same as sending her to die.
27:04I drove the dagger into Dominic's stomach.
27:07He stopped in the middle of the sentence.
27:09Then he looked down at the blade buried in him.
27:11Ravena, you're actually dead.
27:15Why?
27:15Vivian threw herself onto him, her face flushing red.
27:19Ravena, what are you doing?
27:20Do you think Celeste stole Aurora's place?
27:23Do you think we drove Aurora away?
27:25Even if we'd wanted to, we never would have dared touch her!
27:28Go ask anyone at the manor what kind of life Celeste and I had all these years under Aurora's rule!
27:34Dominic pulled her behind him, shielding her with his body.
27:37Then looked at Aurora with open disgust.
27:39Tell your mother the truth.
27:41Your mother protects this kingdom.
27:43How could she give birth to something as vicious as you?
27:46And you're still lying right to our faces.
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