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High paranormal romance tension explodes when an independent innocent lady enters a chaotic pack marriage alliance contract under a moon. #Werewolf
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00:0013 years ago I saved two wolf cubs and for 13 years they only loved my sister.
00:06Loki and Loren are twin wolves, my sister Vivian, and I had rescued them from the snow.
00:12We each took one home, I kept Loki, while Vivian brought Loren with her.
00:17I took care of him for 13 years.
00:19I prepared his meals and stayed by his side through his every heat cycle.
00:24And I stayed up all night looking after him whenever he had trouble with his shift.
00:29I used to think it was in their nature to be cold and distant.
00:33Until one day I overheard him saying,
00:35Lily's been good to you, why are you always so cold to her?
00:38Loki let out a bitter laugh.
00:40I never asked her to bring me home.
00:42If she hadn't chosen me I'd be with Vivian now.
00:45Another voice chimed in.
00:47Compared to Vivian, Lily is...
00:49Forget it, you can't compare them.
00:52I stood frozen outside the door.
00:54For 13 years the wolf I'd raised had wished I hadn't taken him home.
00:58So he hated me for that.
00:59I packed my bags and left him a letter.
01:02I am sorry.
01:03I took you away without your consent.
01:05Now I am setting you free.
01:08I sat on the couch until midnight.
01:11With a mirror in my hand I stared at my reflection over and over again.
01:16Round face and dull skin.
01:18The longer I looked the worse I felt.
01:20Then I thought of Vivian.
01:22She always gets the attention wherever she goes.
01:26The door opened.
01:27Loki walked in.
01:29The smell of whiskey clung to him.
01:31His gaze swept over me for a second before he headed straight for his room.
01:35I stood up.
01:36For the first time ever I reached out and grabbed his tail.
01:39A flash of disgust crossed his eyes.
01:42He slapped my hand away and stepped back immediately.
01:47Don't touch me.
01:48It was just like the first time I'd tried to touch his ears.
01:52I thought all werewolves were like that.
01:54They were cold and untouchable.
01:57I know better now.
01:58It wasn't that he hated being touched.
02:00He just couldn't stand my touch.
02:02I froze for a few seconds.
02:04Then I laughed.
02:05So that is how it was.
02:08Turns out when you are not pretty.
02:10Your love doesn't count.
02:11I didn't even realize I was crying.
02:14When I looked up again.
02:16I was alone in the living room.
02:18The tears wouldn't stop.
02:19It felt like a stone was crushing my chest.
02:22My fingers went numb.
02:24I could hear my own breathing growing heavier and heavier.
02:27And suddenly I remembered the school carnival.
02:30Every year I would ask Loki.
02:32Come with me.
02:33Everyone is bringing their shifter.
02:35No.
02:36He cut me off without looking up.
02:38But they.
02:39Then go adopt another one.
02:43So I went alone every year.
02:45I'd always stand off to the side and watch Lauren come across the carnival.
02:49He had the same face as Loki but he was always smiling.
02:53Vivian would touch his ears and he would always bend down for her.
02:57Lauren would ruffle her hair and ask.
03:00Do you want that teddy bear over there?
03:02Vivian would not rise onto her tiptoes and reach for his ears again.
03:06I watched them with envy.
03:08That was the life I wanted.
03:09One year, Caden and his friends got me into a corner.
03:13Caden stood in front of me with a smug grin.
03:16Where's your wolf?
03:17He sneered.
03:18Oh right.
03:18He probably doesn't want people seeing him with you.
03:20His friend laughed.
03:22Two twin wolves.
03:23One with the pretty sister.
03:25And the other got stuck with the ugly ducking.
03:28I'd hide too.
03:32I got to my feet and threw a punch.
03:35His friend hit the ground.
03:37Caden rushed at me and I knocked him down too.
03:40The school called my mother.
03:42She asked me in front of everyone at the school office.
03:46They were right.
03:47Why were you out there fighting people?
03:51Mom.
03:52She acted as if she hadn't heard me.
03:54Then she looked at me with disgust.
03:56You're not pretty and you got a terrible temper.
04:00Even Loki doesn't want to be around you.
04:02I wish you were Vivian sometimes.
04:07Even my own mother didn't want me.
04:09I didn't remember how I ran out of the office.
04:12I cried in the park all night.
04:14When I got home my father slapped me.
04:16He stood in the doorway.
04:18His face twisted with disgust.
04:21I wish I'd never had a daughter like you.
04:23I sat in the living room the entire night.
04:26When the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window.
04:29I turned my face away.
04:34I only felt safe when I hid in the darkness of my bedroom.
04:37When I woke up it was already dark outside.
04:40The loneliness and self-loathing felt endless.
04:43I pushed open the door and walked out.
04:45Loki was gone but his scent lingered everywhere.
04:47I ate something without really tasting it.
04:49And then started packing my things.
04:51I didn't have much to pack.
04:53At 18.
04:53When I got into college I finally left that house.
04:57I was afraid my parents would mistreat Loki so I took him with me.
05:01As always.
05:02He neither accepted nor refused.
05:04Number that wasn't true.
05:05He refused plenty of things.
05:07He refused to let me touch or hug him.
05:10When money was tight.
05:11I could only afford a one room apartment.
05:14He slept on the bed.
05:15I slept on the couch.
05:17Loki was over six feet tall.
05:19He kept bumping his head on the left door frames of that tiny apartment.
05:23So I worked as hard as I could.
05:25And eventually bought a small place of my own.
05:28Loki was all I had.
05:29No matter how distant he was.
05:31He was still the little wolf I brought home.
05:34When you love someone you always feel like you owe them more.
05:37That is why I bought him so many things.
05:39I never realized he never wanted any of it.
05:42So I'd finally decided to let him go.
05:44I picked up my luggage and walked out of the apartment.
05:47I liked walking.
05:49Loki did too.
05:50He just didn't like walking with me.
05:52The only time he joined me was when Vivian and Loren were there.
05:55Whenever that happened.
05:56His tail wouldn't stop wagging.
05:58I always told myself he just missed his brother.
06:02A car horn suddenly blared.
06:03Pulling me back to reality.
06:08I looked up.
06:09It was other shifters coming to pick up their masters.
06:12I had never experienced that kind of bond.
06:14The next morning a clerk asked me for the third time.
06:17If I was sure about breaking my bond with Loki.
06:20I nodded.
06:21Humans who break an adoption contract with a shifter.
06:24Are required to pay compensation.
06:26I left him the apartment.
06:27The clerk handed me the papers.
06:33Miss Lily Hayes.
06:34Would you like to deliver Mr. Loki's copy yourself?
06:37Or should we send it for you?
06:38I took out the letter I had rewritten countless times.
06:41You can send it.
06:42And this too.
06:43There were only a few lines in it.
06:45Loki I am sorry.
06:46I took you away without your consent.
06:49Now I am setting you free.
06:50I walked out of the agency and drove away from the city.
06:54I was going to the sea to start over.
06:56A coastal university offered me a lecturer position.
06:59I accepted it.
07:01The nights here were beautiful.
07:03I took a photo.
07:04And almost instinctively.
07:06Opened my chat with Loki.
07:08I sent it to him.
07:09Then I scrolled up.
07:11It was all me.
07:11I sent him cute trinkets from shops.
07:14A strange shaped cloud.
07:16And a pretty flower.
07:17He rarely replied.
07:19Sometimes just one word.
07:20The last message was from the day I found out the truth.
07:24I had asked, where are you?
07:25I'll come get you.
07:27Still, I got no reply.
07:31I looked up.
07:32It was other shifters coming to pick up their masters.
07:35I had never experienced that kind of bond.
07:37The next morning, a clerk asked me for the third time if I was sure about breaking my bond with
07:42Loki.
07:43I nodded.
07:44Humans who break an adoption contract with a shifter are required to pay compensation.
07:49I left him the apartment.
07:51The clerk handed me the papers.
07:56Miss Lily Hayes, would you like to deliver Mr. Loki's copy yourself?
08:00Or should we send it for you?
08:01I took out the letter I had rewritten countless times.
08:04You can send it.
08:05And this too.
08:06There were only a few lines in it.
08:08Loki, I am sorry.
08:09I took you away without your consent.
08:12Now I am setting you free.
08:14I walked out of the agency and drove away from the city.
08:17I was going to the sea to start over.
08:19A coastal university offered me a lecturer position.
08:22I accepted it.
08:25The nights here were beautiful.
08:26I took a photo.
08:28And almost instinctively, opened my chat with Loki.
08:31I sent it to him.
08:33Then I scrolled up.
08:34It was all me.
08:35I sent him cute trinkets from shops.
08:37A strange shaped cloud.
08:39And a pretty flower.
08:40He rarely replied.
08:42Sometimes just one word.
08:43Mmm.
08:44The last message was from the day I found out the truth.
08:47I had asked.
08:48Where are you?
08:48I'll come get you.
08:50Still, I got no reply.
08:52So he must have received the papers by now.
08:55He couldn't even say goodbye to me.
08:57I switched to a new account and deleted the old one.
09:03I couldn't sleep that night.
09:06Moonlight spilled across the floor.
09:08The room was filled with darkness and the scent of the ocean.
09:12Ever since my mother said those words at the school office.
09:16Kayden had stopped holding back.
09:18Lily's just some ugly bookish nerd.
09:21Even her own mother can't stand looking at her.
09:23I didn't argue because he was right.
09:26I didn't argue because he was right.
09:27So I learned to wait until nightfall when no one was around so I could cry.
09:31And when I cried Loki would be standing in the yard downstairs.
09:35I used to think he was there for me.
09:39I understand now that maybe he was just like me.
09:43Maybe he also needed the night to hide his sadness.
09:51Besides teaching, I had my own research projects.
09:55After work, I would run along the beach and came back to write.
09:58I had a very demanding schedule, so could I sleep.
10:02During class breaks, students often gathered around me.
10:05Besser, why do you never take off your mask?
10:07She sounded completely serious.
10:09Because I'm not pretty.
10:12Who said that?
10:13Tell me, I'll go talk to them.
10:15And a few others nodded along.
10:17I just smiled and changed the topic.
10:19They started talking about the shifters and their families.
10:22Professor, what kind of shifter did you have?
10:26I didn't want to talk about Loki.
10:28So I said casually, he's dead.
10:31The classroom went quiet.
10:33The bell didn't come soon enough.
10:35After that, students started bringing me coffee, muffins, and cookies.
10:40There was no way I could finish them all.
10:42Then I thought of the fox shifter who used to dig through the trash on campus.
10:47Fox shifters were usually beautiful, but his face was covered in deep, uneven scars.
10:53He only came out at night so he wouldn't scare anyone.
10:56One night, I was leaving the lab when it started to rain.
11:00A shadow suddenly darted out, a fluffy tail dragging behind him.
11:05Little fox.
11:07Sorry.
11:08I just came in to get out of the rain.
11:10I didn't know anyone was here.
11:14The rain was cold.
11:16He was completely soaked.
11:18You don't need to hide your face.
11:19I've seen you before.
11:21There's hot water and a dryer in my office.
11:24Come with me.
11:25In the light, I saw how young he was.
11:28He is maybe 18 or 19, about the same age as my students, while he was showering.
11:34I went next door to ask around.
11:36My colleague Tom was more than happy to talk.
11:39The fox's name is Eli.
11:40He used to be really good looking.
11:42Apparently, his former owner tried to sell him to the black market.
11:46He refused and bit the guy, then ran.
11:49He got his face scratched during the escape.
11:51The black market people saw his face was ruined, so they beat him up and threw him into
11:57the sea.
11:57Maybe some students pulled him out.
12:00Since then, he's been living on campus, digging through the trash.
12:05Where does he stay?
12:06There's a shed behind the hill.
12:11Lily, I heard your shifter passed away.
12:16You're not seriously thinking of taking this one in, are you?
12:21Honestly, with that face, who would even want him?
12:28That reminded me of something I'd heard before.
12:31She's so plain.
12:33Who would ever like her?
12:35I had heard things like that.
12:36Why couldn't we be loved?
12:38We wanted love just as much as anyone else.
12:40I said to Tom, Eli isn't ugly.
12:44He's just injured.
12:45He's kind.
12:46I saw him give his own food to beggars on the street and donate to shifter shelters.
12:52So, don't say that about me.
12:57When I stepped out, Eli was standing in the hallway.
13:00His hair was still dripping wet.
13:02His eyes were red.
13:03Do you want me to dry your hair?
13:05He handed me a towel.
13:07I dried his hair first, then his tail.
13:09It was my first time using a hair dryer on a fox tail.
13:13I was clumsy and kept apologizing every time I accidentally hurt him.
13:18When I was done, I handed him a muffin and coffee.
13:20He didn't take them.
13:22He hesitated and said softly,
13:26I don't eat much.
13:28Could you take me in?
13:29I froze.
13:30He continued,
13:32I know I don't look good,
13:34but I can cook, wash dishes, and clean the house.
13:38I can massage and take care of plants.
13:41I smiled, then took off my mask and looked at him in the eyes.
13:46I'm not pretty either.
13:48Would you still want to come with me?
13:51He lifted a hand and gently touched my cheek.
13:55You're cute.
13:56I want to come with you.
13:58Tears stung my eyes.
13:59I blinked and took his hand, walking out of the lab.
14:02The rain had stopped.
14:03I had finally found a home,
14:05and someone like me.
14:09That reminded me of something I'd heard before.
14:12She's so plain.
14:14Who would ever like her?
14:16I had heard things like that.
14:18Why couldn't we be loved?
14:19We wanted love just as much as anyone else.
14:22I said to Tom,
14:23Eli isn't ugly.
14:25He's just injured.
14:26He's kind.
14:27I saw him give his own food to beggars on the street,
14:30and donate to shifter shelters.
14:33So, don't say that about him.
14:38When I stepped out,
14:39Eli was standing in the hallway.
14:41His hair was still dripping wet.
14:43His eyes were red.
14:44Do you want me to dry your hair?
14:46He handed me a towel.
14:48I dried his hair first,
14:49then his tail.
14:51It was my first time using a hair dryer on a fox tail.
14:54I was clumsy and kept apologizing every time I accidentally hurt him.
14:59When I was done,
15:00I handed him a muffin and coffee.
15:01He didn't take them.
15:03He hesitated and said softly,
15:07I don't eat much.
15:09Could you take me in?
15:11I froze.
15:11He continued.
15:12I know I don't look good,
15:15but I can cook,
15:16wash dishes,
15:17and clean the house.
15:19I can massage,
15:21and take care of plants.
15:22I smiled,
15:24then took off my mask,
15:25and looked at him in the eyes.
15:28I'm not pretty either.
15:30Would you still want to come with me?
15:32He lifted a hand,
15:33and gently touched my cheek.
15:36You're cute.
15:38I want to come with you.
15:39Tears stung my eyes.
15:40I blinked and took his hand,
15:42walking out of the lab.
15:43The rain had stopped.
15:44I had finally found a home,
15:46and someone like me.
15:51I took Eli in,
15:53and he kept his word.
15:54The house was always clean.
15:55Flowers began to grow in the yard.
15:58Every night,
15:58he brought dinner to my lab
16:00before I even realized I was hungry.
16:02Tom started showing up at dinner time.
16:05He said between bites,
16:07Wow, Eli can cook?
16:08My shifter at home can't do anything.
16:11I didn't say anything,
16:13except look pretty and act cute.
16:14Loki couldn't cook either,
16:16and he couldn't do anything,
16:17or maybe he just didn't want to do anything for me.
16:20That night,
16:21I had nightmares again.
16:22I was 17.
16:24Vivian was with Lauren.
16:25I had Loki with me at the amusement park.
16:27Then the explosion happened.
16:29Lauren pulled Vivian close to him.
16:31I grabbed Loki's hand and ran.
16:33We ran toward the end of the amusement park.
16:36Shrapnel flew everywhere.
16:38The exit was right ahead,
16:39and then it exploded.
16:40I ran at the front,
16:41and didn't see what was happening behind me.
16:44But in my dream,
16:45I saw it clearly.
16:47Loki let go of my hand and ran toward Vivian.
16:50So did Lauren.
16:51I fell to the ground.
16:52No one looked back.
16:53I was unconscious for several days.
16:56When I woke up,
16:57my parents and Loki were all by Vivian's side.
17:00Everyone was comforting her.
17:01A voice echoed from everywhere.
17:03See, Lily?
17:04No one loves you.
17:05No one ever will.
17:06I curled up, covering my ears.
17:08No, that's not true.
17:11So money grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
17:13That's not true.
17:15Everyone deserves to be loved.
17:20I woke up.
17:21Eli was wiping my forehead with a cool towel.
17:24When he saw I'd opened my eyes,
17:26he finally relaxed.
17:28But I still cried.
17:32Eli, can you hold me?
17:33He climbed onto the bed and pulled me into his arms without saying a word.
17:38I cried for a long time.
17:40I let everything out.
17:41He gently patted my back and held me quietly without letting go.
17:45He wouldn't push me away like my parents did.
17:48He wouldn't abandon or ignore me.
17:50Eli, can you sing a song?
17:52He thought for a moment and then softly hummed an old song.
17:56I closed my eyes.
17:57The darkness was still there.
17:59But this time,
18:00I wasn't alone.
18:01With Eli by my side,
18:03I felt like myself again.
18:05That morning,
18:06the sunlight was bright.
18:07Eli and I were in the yard hanging clothes,
18:10joking around between the sheets and pillowcases.
18:12We couldn't stop laughing.
18:14Then someone called my name outside the gate.
18:17Lily.
18:17I knew that voice before I even turned around.
18:20The clothes hanger slipped from my hand.
18:26It felt like an old scar in my chest was being torn open.
18:29For months,
18:30I had told myself it was all over.
18:33But there he was,
18:34standing there as if he had never let go of my hand in my dreams.
18:38Eli stepped in front of me.
18:39I touched his arm.
18:42I know him.
18:43Go make lunch.
18:45I'll handle this.
18:49We walked to the bench by the sea.
18:57Long time no see.
18:59He didn't bother with small talk?
19:02Who's the fox?
19:04My new shifter.
19:06Then who am I?
19:09We've already broken our bond.
19:12Loki's voice suddenly turned cold.
19:14You're replacing me with that ugly thing?
19:17I didn't wait for him to finish.
19:19I slapped him across the face.
19:24It felt like an old scar in my chest was being torn open.
19:28For months,
19:29I had told myself it was all over.
19:31But there he was,
19:32standing there as if he had never let go of my hand in my dreams.
19:36Eli stepped in front of me.
19:38I touched his arm.
19:40I know him.
19:42Go make lunch.
19:43I'll handle this.
19:47We walked to the bench by the sea.
19:55Long time no see.
19:57He didn't bother with small talk?
20:00Who's the fox?
20:02My new shifter.
20:05Then who am I?
20:08We've already broken our bond.
20:10Loki's voice suddenly turned cold.
20:12You're replacing me with that ugly thing?
20:15I didn't wait for him to finish.
20:17I slapped him across the face.
20:23Don't call him that.
20:25Loki touched his face and looked at me.
20:28I had never done that to him in all 13 years.
20:34Lily,
20:35you said you would never leave me.
20:38You always wanted Vivian.
20:41I was just no longer in your way.
20:44He grabbed my shoulders.
20:47So you heard it that day?
20:49Yes.
20:51I'm sorry.
20:55I stood up and left.
20:58I walked along the shore.
21:03My phone buzzed.
21:05It was my friend Natalie.
21:08Babe, Vivian is getting married to her shifter.
21:11Are you coming back for the wedding?
21:16Everything made sense now.
21:18Loki had never gotten the person he truly wanted.
21:21And now he was standing at my door.
21:23Not because he wanted me.
21:25But because there was no one else left.
21:28When I got home,
21:29Eli had already prepared lunch.
21:31He was pacing in the yard.
21:33And his hands tightly clasped together.
21:36The moment he saw me,
21:37he rushed over and hugged me.
21:44His tail brushing against my hand.
21:48You're back.
21:50Yeah.
21:53I thought you wouldn't come back.
21:55I'm not going anywhere.
21:57Don't overthink.
21:58The way he looks at you makes me uneasy.
22:01And he's really handsome.
22:03I reached out and touched his face.
22:05I got you a gift.
22:07But first, let me pet your ears.
22:10His ears twitched.
22:11He knelt down.
22:12Just like Lauren once did for Vivian.
22:15I reached out and touched his ears.
22:17Eli, I've saved enough money.
22:19I can help fix your face.
22:22You're going to fix me and then leave with him?
22:27When are you going to stop making up stories in your head?
22:29Then he lowered his head and licked my neck.
22:32I pushed him away.
22:33Is this what all canines do?
22:35His hands clenched, then relaxed.
22:38Did he ever do that to you?
22:43It's fine.
22:45As long as you're here.
22:46I patted his head.
22:48He never let me touch him.
22:50He loved my sister Vivian.
22:53Understand?
22:55That night, he came to my door, holding a pillow.
22:58Can I sleep here?
22:59I didn't answer and just moved aside.
23:02His fox tail was warm.
23:04I closed my eyes and let everything go.
23:11Everything made sense now.
23:13Loki had never gotten the person he truly wanted.
23:15And now he was standing at my door, not because he wanted me, but because there was no one else
23:21left.
23:22When I got home, Eli had already prepared lunch.
23:25He was pacing in the yard and his hands tightly clasped together.
23:30The moment he saw me, he rushed over and hugged me.
23:38His tail brushing against my hand.
23:43You're back.
23:45Yeah.
23:48I thought you wouldn't come back.
23:50I'm not going anywhere.
23:51Don't overthink.
23:52The way he looks at you makes me uneasy.
23:55And he's really handsome.
23:57I reached out and touched his face.
24:00I got you a gift.
24:02But first, let me pet your ears.
24:04His ears twitched.
24:06He knelt down, just like Lauren once did for Vivian.
24:09I reached out and touched his ears.
24:12Eli, I've saved enough money.
24:14I can help fix your face.
24:16You're going to fix me and then leave with him?
24:21When are you going to stop making up stories in your head?
24:24Then he lowered his head and licked my neck.
24:26I pushed him away.
24:27Is this what all canines do?
24:29His hands clenched, then relaxed.
24:33Did he ever do that to you?
24:38It's fine.
24:39As long as you're here.
24:41I patted his head.
24:43He never let me touch him.
24:45He loved my sister Vivian.
24:48Understand?
24:49That night, he came to my door, holding a pillow.
24:52Can I sleep here?
24:53I didn't answer and just moved aside.
24:56His fox tail was warm.
24:58I closed my eyes and let everything go.
25:05I didn't attend Vivian's wedding.
25:07I asked Natalie to bring her a gift for me.
25:10Loki's visit felt like a dream.
25:12And just as quickly, it was over.
25:14Eli's surgery was a success.
25:16I looked at his face.
25:17I understood why his former owner had tried to sell him.
25:20His bright eyes, straight nose, and full lips.
25:23All the features once hidden under scars had returned.
25:26He was too handsome.
25:28Standing next to him, I suddenly felt unworthy.
25:31Eli noticed me staring and shifted awkwardly.
25:34What is it?
25:34Am I not good looking?
25:36I rubbed his ears.
25:41Yes, you are.
25:42Very good looking.
25:43After he was discharged, he started bringing meals to the lab.
25:47Tom even paid him to bring an extra portion.
25:50One day, a few students came to my office to apply for my research project.
25:55Eli walked in at just the right time and got surrounded.
25:58He left awkwardly, clearly embarrassed.
26:02After he left, Tom spoke.
26:04Oh my god, that's Eli?
26:05The students followed up.
26:07The professor has great taste.
26:09Yeah.
26:09Honestly, he was taken in at his worst, and now he looks like that.
26:13If it were me, I'd do anything for her.
26:15The adoption and surgery must have cost a fortune.
26:18My god, they're perfect for each other.
26:20I cleared my throat at the door.
26:26My face burned.
26:28All eyes around us turned to me.
26:30My legs went weak.
26:31Eli's expression darkened.
26:33He didn't say a word.
26:35Then he punched Caden in the face, knocking him to the ground.
26:38I said I love her.
26:40Are you deaf?
26:41He hit him again.
26:42It reminded me of a long time ago when I first fought back, just like Eli now.
26:47But back then, my mother told me I was wrong.
26:50So I stayed quiet and told myself maybe ugly people deserved it.
26:55Then a hand grabbed mine tightly.
26:57A girl stepped forward, standing in front of Caden.
27:00What did you say?
27:00Who do you think you are?
27:02You're pretty average yourself.
27:04How dare you judge others?
27:07He came here to harass a professor over her looks?
27:10Is he insane?
27:11I've seen Professor Lily without her mask.
27:13She's pretty.
27:14He's clearly lying.
27:16She's one of the best professors I've had.
27:18She genuinely cares about students.
27:20She deserves better.
27:21Someone stop him before Eli gets sued.
27:24People in the crowd moved closer, pretending to break things up.
27:27But some of them took the chance to care.
27:30Years later, Caden and I were standing in the office again.
27:33This time, I had a group of students behind me.
27:36The dean watched the security footage.
27:38Then he went out for a cigarette, came back, and punched Caden in the face.
27:43He turned to the admissions staff.
27:45How did this guy even pass the screening?
27:48Revoke his access.
27:49Ban all companies registered under his name from this university.
27:52Get him off campus.
27:54You can't do this.
27:55You hit me.
27:56I'm going to sue you.
27:57I'm in charge of this recruitment campaign.
28:00I'm the vice dean of this university.
28:03We have a top law school and a legal team that's never lost a case.
28:08See you in court.
28:09He turned away without another glance.
28:11I wiped away my tears.
28:14For the first time in a long while, I wasn't alone anymore that night.
28:18Eli and I sat on the beach.
28:20I turned to look at him.
28:22For everything.
28:24Waves rolled in one after another.
28:26He pulled me closer and kissed me.
28:28Sorry I wasn't here sooner.
28:31You're here now.
28:32That's enough for me.
28:35Happy birthday.
28:36I opened it.
28:38A pearl necklace.
28:40Where did you get the money?
28:42From you.
28:44I invested the extra you gave me.
28:48You're really something, sneaky little fox.
28:50I can earn money.
28:51I can cook.
28:52I can take care of you.
28:54Lily, I like you.
28:56Can you give me a chance?
29:00Wait.
29:01I thought we were already together.
29:03That night you came into my room and slept there.
29:06His tail wouldn't stop wagging that night.
29:13After Eli and I got together, he gave me all his savings.
29:17It was almost as much as mine.
29:19I used it to buy the cabin.
29:21I finally took off my mask in class.
29:23The students applauded and whistled.
29:26Professor Lily, you're pretty.
29:28Things kept getting better every day.
29:31Then Loki showed up again.
29:32He was waiting outside my lab.
29:34When I walked over, he handed me a bracelet.
29:37I recognized it immediately.
29:38It was the same one Vivian used to wear in high school.
29:42Loren had given it to her as a birthday gift.
29:44Back then, I had stared at it for a long time.
29:47Happy birthday, Vivian.
29:50Loki, can you get me a birthday present too?
29:53It doesn't have to be expensive.
29:55But I never got one.
29:58What does this mean?
29:59I looked at the bracelet and didn't take it?
30:02I searched a long time to find it.
30:05Don't abandon me.
30:07Don't abandon me.
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