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Claimed By The Dragon
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00:00and screamed as she threw herself into the pond behind her.
00:04Imogen!
00:08Edmund pulled her up immediately.
00:11Imogen curled up in his arms, trembling.
00:15I only wanted to pray for God's wedding blessing for Isabella, but she...
00:22Isabella!
00:23Spread your legs wider!
00:25The guests are waiting!
00:27Isabella, wake up!
00:29You're not that blessed holy mistress anymore.
00:32Now you're nothing but a slutty dog.
00:34Keep practicing, or I'll strip you naked and throw you out.
00:37Older daughter of Earl Ashwood, blessed by God to bring good luck to my partner.
00:41By the Pope's order, the day my adopted sister Imogen and I turned 18,
00:45we had to draw straws to let God choose our husbands.
00:47I was chosen to marry Edmund, a young rookie knight.
00:50Imogen was going to marry Sebastian Black, the cursed, brutal black duke.
00:55Imogen begged me to swap with her, but I refused to disobey God's will.
00:59Then, she jumped into a lake and ended her own life.
01:02Edmund never said anything about it.
01:04He was incredibly gentle with me, brushing my hair every single day and taking me on walks.
01:09But the very day he became the knight commander, he turned into a monster.
01:12He framed my family as heretics.
01:14Twenty-seven lives, all being burned to ashes, leaving me in total despair.
01:18A sharp pain snapped me back to reality.
01:20The whip tore right through the skin on my shoulder.
01:23I made up my mind, snatched the dagger from the guard's waist, and slunged it straight into my own heart.
01:28I died filled with pure hatred and regret.
01:33When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back three days before the wedding.
01:38The exact day we were going to draw straws to decide our fates.
01:42The meeting hall was packed.
01:44My father sat in his velvet chair, with a wooden box holding two copper coins right in front of him.
01:51Edmund stood to the side, staring at me, looking nervous.
01:55The life-changing moment was the same in my past life.
01:59Sebastian Black, the Black Duke, was cursed and totally brutal.
02:04Everyone said he wouldn't even survive this winter, and whoever married him would only suffer.
02:09I looked past those two coins of fate and looked at Edmund.
02:12He seemed to be mouthing the words to me.
02:13Imogen is too lonely by herself.
02:15You all owe her, and you should all go keep her company.
02:18Isabella!
02:19Isabella!
02:20My father's voice suddenly snapped me out of my thoughts.
02:23I looked up fast, took a step forward, and said in a firm, steady voice,
02:27No need to draw.
02:28I will be the Black Duke's bride.
02:31The second I finished talking, Edmund snapped his head up,
02:34his amber eyes suddenly lighting up with joy.
02:36He almost threw himself in front of my father.
02:39In that case, Count Ashwood, I am more than willing to marry Lady Imogen.
02:44His voice was full of desperation and rush, making the shurnal crowd shock.
02:47But in my past life, Edmund did not act like this at all.
02:50Back then, before the results were even out, he thought I was chosen for the Duke.
02:54He dropped to his knees, begging me not to leave him.
02:56He swore to protect me with his life.
02:59My father was moved by him, and he used our family's reputation to help Edmund become the
03:03Knight Commander.
03:04I narrowed my eyes, looking at Edmund, who was so desperate to marry Imogen now.
03:08His reaction was totally off.
03:10Unless he remembers the past life too.
03:13My father slammed his hand on the table, knocking out his silver wine cup.
03:16When you begged me to adopt you, you promised to marry Isabella.
03:20The Pope needed a girl from the Ashwood family to calm down the cursed wrath of Duke Black.
03:24To save me from going, my father adopted Edmund, an orphan back then,
03:28training him to be a gentleman and helping him join the knights.
03:31But in the past life, Edmund threw my father into a dungeon,
03:35nailed his ten fingers to the wall with iron, and burned him to death.
03:38He used that brutal cruelty to get revenge because my father stopped him from being with Imogen.
03:43Thing about my father's horrific end in the past life.
03:45I walked up, held his shame down, and gently shook my head.
03:49Edmund was Aldi a member of the knights, given a holy sword by the Pope himself.
03:53We couldn't cross him just yet.
03:57Count Ashwood, I'm not that pathetic little loser anymore.
04:00Some promises shouldn't be taken seriously.
04:03I looked at him, trying my best to stay calm.
04:05Edmund, don't worry, I will marry the Black Duke.
04:07Edmund froze for a second, but his eyes quickly turned and scary.
04:10Isabella, you better really mean that.
04:13He walked right up to me and whispered.
04:16Otherwise, I'll show you that the fire from our past life can easily burn again.
04:21I just nodded.
04:23Edmund frowned, surprised that I didn't react.
04:25He nut, grabbed Imogen's hand, and stormed out of the hall.
04:28I took a deep breath and forced my anger down.
04:31I am the blessed holy Maddiston.
04:33I can bring good luck to my partner and even break the curse.
04:36This is exactly why I dare to marry Duke Black.
04:39And Edmund was stupid enough to think I'm the same naive girl who loved him in the past life.
04:44Just three days later, I will be the Duchess,
04:47and I will make him pay back every single bit of pain I suffered in my past life!
04:51Two days before the wedding, Duke Black sent someone to bring me a diamond ring.
04:55Lady Isabella, the Duke is deeply grateful that you are willing to be his bride.
04:59He promised he would give you a perfect wedding.
05:01After saying thank you, I carefully tucked the ring away and walked alone to St. Mary's convent.
05:08The old nun handed me a sapphire necklace and drew a cross on my forehead.
05:12God bless you, my poor Isabella.
05:16Your mother held this necklace and knelt before the Holy Mother,
05:20praying for three days, just for you to have a happy marriage.
05:23I gripped the necklace tight, my eyes burning with tears.
05:27After saying goodbye to the nun, I walked out of the convent,
05:30only to run straight into Imogen and Edmund.
05:33Sister, your necklace is so pretty!
05:36Anyway, you won't live long after marrying the Black Duke.
05:38Why don't you just give me the necklace?
05:41Absolutely no.
05:43I promised Mother to wear it at my wedding.
05:45Edmund stared at the necklace in my hands.
05:47He knew exactly how much it meant to me.
05:50But Imogen wouldn't stop whining.
05:53Edmund, I want it!
05:58Isabella, hand it over.
06:00Edmund, this is the wedding blessing my mother prayed for me!
06:02How dare you!
06:03Lady Isabella, you are so obsessed with wedding vows.
06:06Are you still dreaming about marrying me?
06:07The moment he finished talking, Imogen lunged forward to grab it.
06:11She pulled it with a hard yank, and the necklace broke.
06:14The blue saffrons were scattered all over the ground.
06:17The day before the wedding, my father looked worried.
06:20Duke Black is cursed, and totally brutal.
06:24Are you sure you want to marry him?
06:27I had no other choice, so he looked issued.
06:31Father, the Ashwood family needs to bring back our honor, and we cannot disobey the Pope.
06:39My father didn't say a word.
06:42He just let out a deep sigh.
06:45Right after leaving my father's study, Imogen blocked my way, grabbing my hand with a nasty smirk on her face.
06:51Sister, stop dreaming about Edmund, and just go be your obedient little duchess.
06:57Looking at how paranoid she was acting, I just found it hilarious.
07:03Let go.
07:06I coldly shook her off, barely using any strength.
07:12But she gave me a wicked smile, turned around, and screamed as she threw herself into the pond behind her.
07:20Imogen!
07:25Edmund pulled her up immediately.
07:27Imogen curled up in his arms, trembling.
07:31I only wanted to pray for God's wedding blessing for Isabella, but she...
07:38Isabella!
07:40How can you be so evil?
07:42How can you be so evil?
07:46Before I could even speak, he shoved me straight into the lake.
07:53I struggled with my life, but he just carried Imogen and walked away without looking back.
07:58By the time I crawled out shivering and soaking wet...
08:06You already owe her a life.
08:09But...
08:10For the sake of our past,
08:12I can save you.
08:15He tossed the vash right at me and said,
08:17Drink this potion tomorrow night and you will be fake dead.
08:19I'll have someone sneak you out.
08:22All you have to do is agree to be my secret lover.
08:27I raised my hand and threw the vial straight into the deep water.
08:32You don't deserve it.
08:35Once tomorrow comes, I will have absolutely nothing to do with this traitor ever again.
08:38My half-sister and I both chose a shifter mate.
08:41In our previous life, she picked first and chose the Hawk Clan heir with the perfect looks and powerful family
08:46background.
08:47She left me the lowly serpent.
08:49Three years into her marriage, the Hawk Shifter's mistress and illegitimate son knelt before my sister and humiliated her completely.
08:57Meanwhile, I took control of the entire serpent clan and earned my husband's devotion.
09:01She pushed me off a cliff out of jealousy.
09:03When I opened my eyes, I was back on the day we chose our mates.
09:06My sister barely concealed the excitement in her voice as she rushed to wrap her arms around the serpent's tail.
09:12I knew then that she had been reborn too.
09:14The serpent clan are lustful by nature.
09:16I wonder how long she'll last.
09:17When Victoria threw her arms around that serpent tail, face flushed with open adoration, even Lady Hargrove went still.
09:24Everyone knew the serpent clan was considered the lowest of the shifter races, cold-blooded in every sense.
09:30The Hawk Clan, by contrast, mated for life.
09:32One wife, no exceptions.
09:34Loyalty written into their bones.
09:36And the hawk male standing in the room today was the future clan leader.
09:40Sharp-eyed, broad-shouldered, the kind of man every woman in the room had been silently hoping to catch.
09:45Victoria still wouldn't let go of that tail, Lady Hargrove's expression curdled.
09:49She'd brought the serpent here specifically to humiliate me.
09:52She hadn't planned on her own daughter falling for it.
09:55Are you sure about this?
09:57Mother, he's the only one I'll ever marry.
09:59Even the serpent turned to look at her.
10:01His tail coiled hard around her waist, pulling her tight against his chest.
10:05That was what a serpent did when he felt something.
10:07The beginning of desire.
10:08Victoria's face went scarlet.
10:10Her resolve locked into place.
10:11Lady Hargrove pressed her lips together and gave in.
10:14With that settled, the hawk male, Adrian Ashford, turned to me.
10:17He dipped his head in a slight, unhurried bow.
10:20Then it's you, Miss Alara.
10:21I'll send the betrothal gifts tomorrow.
10:24In my past life, it was Victoria who had chosen Adrian.
10:27She'd walked into the Ashford estate as its new mistress, draped in the prestige of the
10:31most powerful hawk family in the region.
10:33He seemed devoted on the surface.
10:35Three years of polished appearances.
10:37Then, a woman appeared at the gate with his ten-year-old son.
10:39Victoria came apart.
10:41She ran home to her mother, dignity in pieces.
10:43But Adrian had spent years building his reputation carefully.
10:46He brought the woman and boy home under the excuse of a drunken mistake.
10:50And to protect the hawk clan's tradition against taking a second wife, he divorced Victoria outright.
10:54Lady Hargrove marched back to the Ashford estate to demand answers.
10:58The mistress met them at the door.
10:59Chin lifted.
11:00I'm Mrs. Ashford now.
11:01My son has awakened his abilities.
11:04What exactly are you going to do about that?
11:06Give it time.
11:06I'll be the clan leader's wife, then his mother.
11:09They were thrown out publicly.
11:11After that, Victoria unraveled.
11:13She sat in the courtyard every day, vacant and muttering.
11:15When someone passed close enough, she grabbed their leg with both hands, her face twisting.
11:20I'm the clan leader's wife!
11:22I am!
11:23I am!
11:24She never came back from it.
11:25My serpent husband, by contrast, had been born into nothing.
11:28But he dismissed every one of his kept women.
11:31He trained relentlessly and built his clan up from scraps.
11:34People said I'd made the better choice, after all.
11:36Even Lady Hargrove, who had never bothered to hide her contempt for me, started showing up at my door with
11:41smiles she didn't mean, asking me to visit.
11:44Then, Victoria had one of her lucid moments.
11:47She lured me to the edge of the cliff.
11:49I'll drag you down to hell with me.
11:51Her eyes burned in hatred as she shoved me over.
11:54Now she's chosen my husband instead.
11:56I wonder if she can handle the serpent's excessive affection.
12:00The Ashford betrothal gifts arrived quickly.
12:02They filled half the courtyard.
12:04Victoria didn't spare a glance for the serpent clan's meager offering.
12:07She sweet-talked Lady Hargrove into patting her trousseau until it groaned.
12:11Ivy told me that Victoria and her serpent had been meeting in secret.
12:14Someone had spotted them coming out of an alley together.
12:17Clothes barely clinging to them, her face still flushed.
12:20Half the street had seen it.
12:21She came to me the same afternoon, brimming.
12:24My fiancé loves me.
12:25What does that have to do with you?
12:27This is just how he shows his love for me.
12:30And if you say a single word to Mother about any of it,
12:34I'll make your life miserable.
12:36I just watched her go.
12:37She looked nothing like the girl she used to be.
12:39The softness was gone.
12:40Whatever innocence had been in her face had been thoroughly used up.
12:43On our wedding day, two wedding horse carriage left the estate together.
12:47Drums, horns, the whole performance.
12:49Adrian Ashford sat high on a pale horse in his wedding white.
12:53All clean lines and devastating bone structure.
12:56Looking exactly like someone who knew it.
12:57I knew why he'd gone through with this.
12:59The matriarch once said to him,
13:00You are the only heir.
13:01You must marry a noble woman to continue the bloodline.
13:04That was the only condition for me to inherit the clan leadership.
13:07But his mistress was low-born, ineligible.
13:10He needed a proper wife.
13:11If she gave him a son first, better.
13:13Either way, he didn't lose.
13:14I set down my wedding bouquet.
13:15Two familiar figures had appeared at the side of the road.
13:18Father!
13:19The boy lunged toward Adrian's horse.
13:20The word was barely out before a beautiful woman yanked him back and smothered his mouth with her hand.
13:24Forgive us, everyone. My son misses his father. He got confused. He didn't mean anything by it.
13:30Adrian pulled his reins top. He exhaled once.
13:33Today is my wedding. Can't you keep your child in hand?
13:36If he'd startled the horse carriage, I'd have had all your heads. Get them out of here.
13:40The woman's face went white. She bit her lip and stepped back.
13:43I'm so sorry. We're leaving.
13:45I wasn't about to let this dissolve quietly.
13:48Husband, don't be so hard on them. The child didn't mean any harm.
13:52And today is a happy occasion. Why not do a good deed?
13:55I actually need another servant woman as my side.
13:57If she's willing, she could come along with us.
14:00This woman had one obsession. Becoming Mrs. Ashford.
14:03Now that Adrian had taken a wife, she was already fraying at the edges.
14:06One of my people needed barely three sentences to maneuver her into showing up here today.
14:10If I offered her a door to the estate, she'd walk through it without thinking.
14:13She hesitated for half a breath, then looked away from Adrian's sharp, warning stare.
14:18Thank you, ma'am.
14:18The carriage rolled on. She followed behind, boy in hand.
14:21The crowd murmured approvingly along the route.
14:24The new Mrs. Ashford is something else. Even after that scene, she finds them a position.
14:29Must run in the family. The Ashfords are good people.
14:32It was a good weekend over the centuries.
14:34Dragon heirs were too weak to survive the dragonfire trial and could not awaken their dragon forms.
14:39Only my blood can strengthen their power and help them become the true dragon.
14:44No one knew these truths, except the Dragon King.
14:47I was the only Phoenix Princess Serena.
14:49The Dragon King asked me to choose any of his kin as my mate.
14:53He decreed whoever I chose would become the next Dragon King.
14:56In my past life, I chose the Dragon Prince I had loved for ten years.
15:00I used my Phoenix blood to guide him through the dragonfire trial, helping him become a true dragon and claim
15:06the throne.
15:07He repaid me by locking me on the altar, slitting my veins, and feeding my blood to my Nightingale stepsister.
15:13I never loved you. I can become a true dragon without you. Your blood can make Leora a Phoenix. That's
15:19your final worth.
15:21He drained me dry, carved my eyes into a crown, and turned my bones into a sword.
15:26I fell into a pool of my own blood for Leora.
15:29When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the mating hall, the day of choosing.
15:33Cassius was on one knee in front of me, the same arrogant look.
15:36Serena, which man will you choose to be your mate?
15:39The lineage of the dragons have returned over the centuries. Dragon heirs were too weak to survive the Dragonfire trial,
15:45and could not awaken their dragon forms.
15:48Only my blood can strengthen their power, and help them become the true dragon. No one knew these truths, except
15:54the Dragon King.
15:55Father, I know Serena loves me, but my soul belongs to Leora. I have bound myself to her with a
16:02blood oath. If I fail, may Dragonfire burn me to ashes!
16:05He asked for bonding with my stepsister. This hadn't happened in my last life. In that single look between us,
16:11I knew, Cassius had been reborn too.
16:14The court erupted. The Dragon King's face changed at once. The air sharpened. The other princes leaned forward hungry.
16:22Everyone knew that marrying me was to take the throne. To refuse me was to throw the crown into the
16:27dirt.
16:29Father, I know Serena cannot live without me. I'll take her as secondary consort. I'll care for her all her
16:34days.
16:34Then, I understood. He was reborn with memory, convincing that I loved him so much, that I would answer any
16:40of his demands.
16:41Even it meant to be his secondary consort.
16:45Father, I know Serena loves me, but my soul belongs to Leora. I have bound myself to her with a
16:53blood oath. If I fail, may Dragonfire burn me to ashes!
16:57How dare you! Leora is a lowborn and alive by Serena's mercy alone. She is not fit to sit with
17:02the real Phoenix. A blood oath? Let me kill her! The vow dies with her!
17:06Cassius flinched. A flash of hatred crossed his face.
17:09What's the matter? You've always been desperate to marry me. I'm giving you the chance! Don't try my patience! You
17:17stole so much from Leora! It's only because she's too kind that I let you be my consort!
17:22His words almost made me laugh.
17:24Leora was just a nightingale spirit, the daughter of a slave. Before I was born, House Phoenix was attacked. Every
17:31egg in our hatching hall was lost or scattered. The survivor found a similar egg and mistook her for me.
17:36They raised her like a princess for years. A hundred years later, when we could first take our true forms,
17:42my mother and father saw the truth. But mother was kind. She kept Leora in the Phoenix halls. She let
17:48her live with all the privileges of a Phoenix princess. But Leora was never satisfied.
17:52The king's hand cracked across Cassius's face.
17:56Serena! This Weiss is a fool! Whatever you decide, his life is in your hands!
18:03Everyone here knew that marrying me would make them a king. But no one, not even Cassius, knew that only
18:09my blood could make them true dragons.
18:11Your Majesty, I have chosen.
18:15Every eye in the hall fell on me. Cassius's most of all.
18:20I wrote the name into the dragon king's palm and leaned in to whisper my plan. The king paused, then
18:26nodded.
18:26If this is truly your wish, so be it. I'll see it done. You! Confine yourself to your chamber. Reflect
18:32on what you've done. Do not embarrass yourself again before the wedding.
18:35A flicker of triumph crossed Cassius's normally cold face. As if he had expected I would agree. I did not
18:41give him the satisfaction. My eyes fell to the far corner of the hall.
18:44A young man stood there, dressed in rags, but carried himself with quiet grace. A small black scale ridge ran
18:51along his temple. Early form of a dragon horn. He was nothing like the man I had once known.
18:56Outside the hall, Cassius had not gone. Beside him stood Leora, dressed in soft white. Exactly an innocent, fragile girl.
19:02He saw me and pulled her forward.
19:04Serena, thank you, truly, for stepping aside and letting us be. If my parents were here to see your kindness,
19:10they would weep with joy.
19:12Her fingers lingered too long on her dry eyes, making sure everyone saw she had cried. Cassius's face softened at
19:18once.
19:19Stop it. You don't owe her a thing. I choose you. If anything, she should be thanking you for your
19:24generosity. If you hadn't agreed, I would never have made her my second consort.
19:29Leora's parents died for your sake. The least you could do is make amends for your debts.
19:33Leora's parents had been nightingale spirits. A kind pair who had taken me in as their own. They had been
19:39hunted down by beasts during a journey.
19:41It was their deaths that had ignited my phoenix flame and brought House Phoenix to my door. In my last
19:46life, I had let Leora take everything from me out of guilt.
19:49Only on the day I died did I learn. It was Leora who had led the beasts to her parents.
19:54She had murdered her own mother and father to be rid of me. I said nothing. I just stared. Cassius
19:59continued without even blinking.
20:01To make it up to Leora, I want your essence blood to make her a real phoenix.
20:08Alpha, I didn't mean to. I just want to be with you.
20:13On the day of my wedding to the Lycan prince, his childhood sweetheart, the wet nurse's daughter Rui,
20:18The wet made some gold coins for her retirement. Bury Rui properly.
20:21Then he went back to completing the blood covenant ritual with me as if nothing had happened.
20:26Five years later, the night before Cain's coronation as Lycan king, the elders examined me and declared I was barren,
20:31would never bear children.
20:34He had his warriors drag me to the stone quarry behind the royal grounds, made me pave a road of
20:38atonement, said I could never return to court.
20:43She was carrying my pup when she died. If your Stormfang tribe weren't so powerful, why would I have married
20:46you?
20:47Rui would still be alive and so would my child. You don't deserve to have offspring.
20:50Spend the rest of your life moving stones. Atone for Rui and her pup.
20:55Within a year, my father and brother were framed for colluding with vampires. The entire Stormfang tribe was slaughtered.
21:03I coughed up blood and died.
21:06Then I opened my eyes. I was back, the day I was marrying into the royal court.
21:12Outside, the wolves were howling at the moon. The sound of Alpha Cain kicking the wedding carriage axel snapped me
21:17fully awake.
21:20I was reborn. I clenched my fists. My heart pounded. If the moon goddess was giving me a second chance,
21:25I wasn't going to waste it.
21:27The Stormfang tribe wouldn't die in vain. I would live this time. And I would make Cain pay for every
21:31drop of blood he spilled in my past life.
21:33Cain led me into the ritual circle. Freya, my handmaiden, steadied my arm. As she leaned in, I whispered a
21:37few quick words. She slipped away without a sound.
21:40She was a warrior raised by the Stormfang tribe. She'd been by my side since childhood. A handmaiden in name,
21:46bodyguard in truth. I trusted her completely.
21:49The wedding between Alpha Cain and the daughter of Stormfang, every chieftain in the Northern Territories had come with their
21:54mates.
21:54It was the biggest union the North had seen in years. The daughter of Stormfang was about to become the
21:59luna of the royal court.
22:01In the name of the moon goddess, bind by blood.
22:04Then a young servant from Rue's room came running in.
22:06Alpha! Rue tried to kill herself!
22:10Tears streaming down her face, she dropped to her knees, forehead hitting the ground.
22:13Alpha! Rue tried to kill herself! Rue grew up with the Alpha! Please, Alpha, save her!
22:19Why would she do something so stupid? I told her I'd give her a title after the wedding.
22:25He turned to run, nearly tripped on the ritual circle steps, remembered it was his wedding day.
22:29He turned to run, nearly tripped on the ritual circle steps, remembered it was his wedding day.
22:34So he stopped, looked at me.
22:36Leora, I need to check on Rue. I'll come back and finish the blood covenant.
22:39The wedding's set, what's the hurry?
22:41Alpha, this is a matter of life and death. Why don't I come with you?
22:44Aluna should handle household affairs after all.
22:47Yes, yes, of course.
22:49So the Alpha and his bride-to-be left the ritual circle halfway through the ceremony to visit a wet
22:53nurse's daughter.
22:54The crowd whispered behind us, they couldn't believe it.
22:56Inside the wooden house, Rue was wearing a moonlight gown, the kind a bride was supposed to wear for the
23:01blood covenant.
23:03She'd dyed cheap burlap white herself. The stitches were crooked.
23:07Her half-shifted claws were pressed against her own throat.
23:10Her fingertips had already broken skin, blood trickled down her neck.
23:14She saw Cain walk in, burst into tears, threw herself at him.
23:19Alpha, I didn't mean to. I just want to be with you.
23:21I know I'm Lohan, I can never be your Luna, but I wanted just once to wear a moonlight gown
23:26and complete the blood covenant.
23:30Be your mate since we were children.
23:35Why are you so stupid? I told you I'd give you a title after the Luna moved in.
23:39Why would you do this? If anything happened to you, how could I go on?
23:43Are you trying to rip my heart out?
23:45Rue took his hand, laced it gently over her stomach.
23:50Alpha, the healer came a few days ago. I'm carrying your pup. Two months.
23:55I didn't want my child to be born low-lid. To be mocked and called bastard. That's why I-
24:00Really? You're carrying my pup?
24:06Yes, Alpha. We're having a child.
24:10They held each other. Everyone else just stared. Everyone else just stared.
24:14No way. The Alpha knocked up a wetmaid's daughter?
24:16On his wedding day and she chose today to make a scene? Look at them. This is bad.
24:20Leora must be devastated. She's the future Luna. This is a slap in Storm Hint's face.
24:24I let my face go pale. Let the betrothal wolf fang slip from my fingers.
24:28It hit the ground with a clatter. I staggered back into my old nurse's arms.
24:36Alpha Cain. I thought she was just a servant. Now you're telling me she's pregnant with your pup?
24:41Cain looked at me, uncomfortable.
24:43Leora, she's my wet nurse's daughter. We grew up together. She's the woman I love.
24:49So you're in love? You've been meeting in secret and now there's a child?
24:53Question after question. He didn't answer any of them.
24:56Rue scrambled off the bed. Dropped to the floor in a full submission kneel.
24:59Forehead to the ground. Hands spread wide. Throat bared.
25:03Luna, it's not the Alpha's fault. It's mine. I couldn't control myself. I wanted to give the Alpha a pup.
25:08He drank too much that night. He thought I was you.
25:12My palm connected with her cheek.
25:18How dare you? I'm the legitimate daughter of Stormfung. I was raised with discipline. I will not be slander.
25:25I met the Alpha two times before the engagement. Always with elders present. Never alone.
25:30So don't drag my name through the mud just to make yourself look less disgusting.
25:35It's my fault, Luna.
25:39Forgive me.
25:40Then she half-shifted and dragged her own claws down her face.
25:43Three gashes from forehead to cheek.
25:45Stop.
25:49This isn't Rue's fault. She wasn't born powerful. You were. That's the only difference.
25:56Without your father's wolves, would I want you as Luna?
25:59Rue tried to kill herself today because of you.
26:02She's carrying my pup.
26:05Now you're married in.
26:07Rue is my consort.
26:09I won't leave her or my child without a title.
26:13Luna? The Lycan King himself had approved this match.
26:16If it weren't for this engagement, Cain wouldn't even be sitting in the Alpha's seat.
26:20The Luna position was granted by the Lycan King himself.
26:23How you've behaved today. On our wedding day.
26:26Insults not only Stormfig, but also the King.
26:30Then I turned to Rue.
26:32And you.
26:34You've known about the pregnancy.
26:36You wait until wedding day to make a scene.
26:38Are you really not doing this on purpose?
26:41Past life.
26:42Sister gave me cursed witch necklace.
26:45Stole my strength.
26:46Stole my health.
26:49Three days from now, moon god alter.
26:52Her position's yours.
26:57Last of all, they wanted my life.
26:59Rafe!
27:00You will regret this!
27:02The moon goddess will...
27:04Punish your betrayal!
27:07I'll watch you from the abyss forever, Rafe.
27:15Don't worry, your highness. I'll help you.
27:24Every time I was in danger, he was there for me.
27:27I thought he was the one.
27:33A
27:34A
27:34A
27:37A
27:38A
27:38A
27:38A
27:38A
27:38A
27:39A
27:40A
27:40A
28:00Today we gather to witness the union of Princess Cleo of Mycenae and Achilles, son of Peleos.
28:07From this moment on, their fates shall be bound as one.
28:10Princess, you may present the tiara.
28:13I spent the entire day making this for him.
28:28You abused your power to force Norena into a political marriage with those seas in Troy.
28:33And now you expect me to marry you, Cleo. I will never love you.
28:40Achilles, get back here!
28:45We've then become enemies. He hated me for tearing him away from my stepsister, and I hated him for never
28:51letting her go.
28:56No! Let me go!
28:59The woman he couldn't forget was dead within days of arriving in Troy, sacrificed for breaking their sacred law.
29:34She died, because of you.
29:37For eight years, all we had for each other was hatred.
29:56He waited eight years for this war, eight years to avenge her.
30:26But it take more than one Achilles to win the war. The land was soon covered by the corpses of
30:31our men.
30:54What are you doing?
30:55I'm paving you a path out with my life.
31:03The invincible man chose to die for me.
31:13Ah!
31:21Ah!
31:23Ah!
31:24Ah!
31:31Achilles!
31:38If there's a next life, leave me.
31:44Be with Narina.
31:47Even in death, all he wants is to be with Narina.
31:50If there is another life, I will never chase after you again.
31:58Wait, I'm actually back to ten years ago.
32:01This is the day I begged my father to marry Achilles.
32:04Troy's messenger arrived this morning.
32:07I have to send a daughter marriage, or face war.
32:10Tell me, Clairo, do you still insist on marrying Achilles?
32:15Father, I've changed my mind.
32:17I will go to Troy, for peace.
32:19And I will leave Achilles to Narina.
32:29Clairo, haven't you always wanted to marry Achilles?
32:31What changed your mind?
32:32You are giving him to me, just like that?
32:35What is the catch?
32:36Relax.
32:37There's no catch.
32:38But I do have one condition.
32:41Of course, what is it?
32:42Keep this between us until the wedding.
32:46That's it.
32:47Deal.
32:48Good.
32:49Five days from now, both marriages will be held together.
32:52I'll have everything prepared at once.
33:00Father is so happy that I was the one going away.
33:03Of course.
33:04He's always favored my stepsister.
33:17There he is.
33:24Your Majesty, I beg you, do not send Nora to Troy!
33:28Take him away!
33:31Take him away!
33:38Just like before, still on his knees, begging for her.
33:43What do you want?
33:44Did it ever occur to you?
33:47If Nereela doesn't go to Troy, I will.
33:51As long as I can still hold a spear, and as long as you stay out of it, no princess
33:56will
33:57have to be traded for peace.
33:59Then I hope you get what you wish for.
34:05When you find out your bride is Nereena instead of me, I hope you'll be happy.
34:10You saved my life once, and this is my repayment.
34:14Now, we are clear.
34:21She's different today.
34:23She always makes a scene when she sees me fighting for Nereena.
34:26Why is she so calm?
34:27Is she planning something?
34:39Mycelia and Troy are enemies for centuries.
34:42Nereena was sacrificed on the day of arrival, which triggered the war that destroyed everything.
34:46If I can stop the Trojan Prince, maybe the inevitable.
34:51But...
34:52How?
35:05Why did you have to send Nereena to Troy to get rid of her?
35:09You just want her dead so badly, don't you?
35:11Achilles, let go!
35:12You're hurting me!
35:13Do you really think that you can bend my will to marry you with an order from your father?
35:17A jealous, vicious woman like you, you don't deserve love.
35:21You are not worthy to be the princess of Mycenae.
35:28Son of Peleus, mind your place.
35:42I'm sorry, Your Highness.
35:44I was drunk.
35:45You'll get what you want on the wedding day.
35:48Now leave.
35:52That's going to bruise.
35:53Let me treat it.
36:05Relax, Your Highness.
36:06I got you.
36:08I got you.
36:24I got you.
36:43Don't worry, your highness. I'll help you.
36:51Every time I was in danger, he was there for me.
36:53I thought he was the one.
37:17Achilles! It's not what it looks like!
37:21After Nerea is here, I finally understood. His kindness was never love, just repayment for what my mother did for
37:27him. And I held on to it for far too long. It's time to let go.
37:33No thanks. I can take care of myself.
37:39She's never looked at me like that before. What happened?
37:43Achilles!
37:52Achilles, where's the ivory carving you promised me?
37:56Here it is.
37:59Aw, it's so gorgeous! Is it a little rabbit?
38:04You're so perfect. I bet all the girls in my cellie would die for your favor.
38:08I only carve for the ones I love.
38:15He learned from my mother. When she was alive, she carved these for me.
38:21After she died, he inherited her kit so that he could carve for me.
38:25But everything changed after Nerea entered our life.
38:39No! You are not carving for her!
38:42Enough, Cleo! This is so childish, even for you!
38:49Have you forgotten, Achilles?
38:52My mother died because of hers.
38:54She never cared about those carvings.
38:57She's just trying to provoke me.
39:02Why did Cleo leave?
39:03Is she... upset with me?
39:06No.
39:11So this is how much you hate me, Achilles.
39:13Fine. In three days, I will be gone for good.
39:21After tonight, you'll be on your way, Troy, and married to that barbaric prince.
39:25And still, your sister is too busy chasing after Achilles to care!
39:30This is ridiculous!
39:33You actually care about the kingdom while she only cares about herself.
39:36We'll miss you so much, Nerea.
39:44I am a princess of my seer.
39:46I should put the people first.
39:48If my marriage, my personal feelings must submit to my duty.
39:52Well said, your highness.
39:53You truly understand what it means to be a princess.
39:56Unlike Cleo, who couldn't even bother to show up tonight.
40:02Who told you I wasn't coming?
40:05And since when did any of you earn the right to speak for me?
40:09I rarely attend these things.
40:11And since she never planned on actually going, Roy,
40:13she knew I wouldn't be here to stop her performance.
40:31Mother, in two days, I'll be leaving for Troy.
40:34I'll take the testament you gave me.
40:37Give me courage, Mother.
40:42Where is it?
40:46No, Cleo.
40:49You took it, didn't you?
40:50Give it back to me!
40:51What are you talking about?
40:53Are you still mad at me because I made that little speech at the party?
40:55The talisman my mother left me.
40:57Do you have it?
41:05Help!
41:08Help!
41:09Achilles!
41:09Stop!
41:26I thought you were just selfish.
41:28Now I see you are just evil.
41:30To attack her in front of your own mother's statue.
41:34If your mother could see you now,
41:36she'd be ashamed of you!
41:40Leave my mother out of this!
41:42And you, give it back!
41:44But I will be sent to throw tomorrow!
41:46I just wanted something to remind me of home!
41:49Please don't be mad, sister!
41:56It's just a talisman!
41:57Are you serious?
41:58I can carve you another one!
41:59Achilles.
42:01Were you the one who took it from me?
42:04I sealed that pouch with a spell.
42:06He's the only one who knows how to open it.
42:11Nerina is being going to Troy because of you.
42:13Does she not even deserve a single talisman?
42:15No, don't fight because of me.
42:17I'll give it back.
42:19Here.
42:36Cleo!
42:38I'm sorry.
42:40That talisman.
42:42My mother made it for me.
42:47Cleo!
42:47Cleo!
42:54Achilles!
43:08Why are you still here?
43:10I lost my temper.
43:11I'm sorry.
43:14Here.
43:16I made you a new one.
43:18I don't need it anymore.
43:20Leave.
43:23Leave.
43:35Soon.
43:36I don't need it.
43:36You'll marry the only woman you've ever loved.
43:39And I won't have to feel anything for you.
43:41Ever.
43:49Nail shifters are ranked A, B, or C.
43:55My sister Lyra chose the clan's only a rank wolf shifter.
43:58She bore him five litters.
43:59She bore him five litters.
44:00Every single one B rank.
44:01He raged to cast her out.
44:03Tore the bond like it was nothing.
44:06And me.
44:06I chose a B rank snake shifter.
44:08One litter.
44:09Ten cubs.
44:10Every single one B rank.
44:13The whole clan named me the sacred daughter.
44:18My mate inherited the chieftain's seat.
44:22Lyra couldn't stand it.
44:24She poisoned all ten of my children.
44:25Then she pushed me off a cliff.
44:29When I opened my eyes again, we were back, back to the day of choosing.
44:33I came back to myself just as Lyra pressed her body against the snake shifter's side.
44:37Chieftain.
44:38I choose Vos.
44:40She said it, and then she looked at me.
44:41The kind that said, I've already won.
44:43I understood she'd been reborn too.
44:45But this time, I absolutely won't let her control everything.
44:51Male shifters are born ranked S, A, B, or C.
44:54The higher the rank, the more valuable the male.
44:56C rank males were everywhere.
44:58B rank was considered a prize.
44:59A rank was rare enough to cause a stir.
45:01As for S rank, even the elderly chieftain had never seen one.
45:04Females in the beast lands were fewer than males.
45:06Their social standing was higher, which standing on the children they bore.
45:09The higher the rank of your cubs, the higher you climbed.
45:13In our last life, Lyra had wanted to be the top female in the clan.
45:16She'd gone straight for the only a rank wolf shifter without blinking.
45:21She'd told me to choose Vos, the snake shifter.
45:23Snakes have two, you know.
45:25But they lay eggs.
45:27Hatching eggs is so much easier than live birth.
45:30I'd listened.
45:31I'd chosen Vos.
45:33Well pregnant quickly, one clutched ten cubs, every single one a rank.
45:37This clan had existed for over a century.
45:39Among clans, they'd never had more than five a rank shifters total.
45:43The chieftain declared Vos his successor on the spot.
45:53Lyra had conceived around the same time I had.
45:56She gave birth to a B-ranked cub.
45:58Then another.
46:01Then another five pregnancies total.
46:03Nothing above B.
46:04Nothing below C.
46:05She decided the problem was the wolf's bloodline.
46:08One night she crept into Vos.
46:10Vos threw her out of bed.
46:13Then called the entire clan to witness his innocence before dawn.
46:16The wolf shifter found out.
46:19He dissolved their bond and drove her out along with her children.
46:22Within a month, Lyra's cubs had all starved.
46:25She offered.
46:25They wouldn't bond with her.
46:27When Lyra was close to starving, I'd brought her back to mine.
46:30Given her meat for my own stores.
46:34She repaid me by destroying me.
46:39The chieftain nodded at me now, signaling it was my turn to choose.
46:42I scanned the remaining males.
46:44Then I pointed at the wolf shifter.
46:46I'd like to choose.
46:47A crack split the air.
46:48A hand connected with my face.
46:53The female who hit me belonged to Drac.
46:55The black tiger shifter.
46:56She demanded to know how I dared steal her mail.
46:58I have nothing going on with Drac.
47:00Still denying it.
47:02I found this on my bed.
47:03That's your fur, isn't it?
47:07My shifted form was a white rabbit.
47:09The fur on the ground was rabbit fur.
47:11But that proved nothing.
47:13I wasn't the only rabbit in this clan.
47:15I opened my mouth to say exactly that.
47:17Lyra stepped forward.
47:19Her eyes went wide and shocked.
47:23Oh, sister.
47:25That night I saw you walking with Drac.
47:28I had no idea that's what you were doing.
47:31How could you go after a bonded male?
47:39Don't worry, your highness.
47:40I'll help you.
47:47Every time I was in danger, he was there for me.
47:50I thought he was the one.
47:53I thought he was the one.
47:55I thought he was the one.
48:23Today, we gather to witness the union of Princess Cleo of Mycenae and Achilles, son of Peleos.
48:30From this moment on, their fates shall be bound as one.
48:33Princess, you may present the tiara.
48:36I spent the entire day making this for him.
48:48Oh.
48:51You abused your power to force Norena into a political marriage with Doses in Troy.
48:56And now you expect me to marry you, Cleo. I will never love you.
49:04Achilles, get back here!
49:09We've then become enemies. He hated me for tearing him away from my stepsister, and I hated him for never
49:15letting her go.
49:20No! Let me go!
49:22The woman he couldn't forget was dead within days of arriving in Troy, sacrificed for breaking their sacred law.
49:57She died.
49:58Iblocked.
50:00For eight years, all we had for each other was hatred.
50:19He waited eight years for this war, eight years to avenge her.
50:49But it take more than one Achilles to win the war. The land was soon covered by the corpses of
50:54our men.
51:17What are you doing?
51:18I'm paving you a path out with my life.
51:26The invincible man chose to die for me.
51:39To be continued.
51:45Nooooooooooo!
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