05:55I run this house
06:25At the filthy black market
09:50He was shaking, sobbing into my neck.
09:52Mommy, are we going to die?
09:55No, baby. Your father is coming. He's here.
10:01The wolf guards were dragging us to the shed.
10:04Suddenly, Finn broke free.
10:05He threw himself at the feet of the passing guests.
10:08Please, save my mommy! I'll give you my most precious possession!
10:12Just please, save my mommy!
10:15Get lost, brat! You're ruining our night!
10:18The madam screamed for the guards to grab him.
10:21Finn scrambled away, frantic and blind with tears.
10:24He burst through a cracked door and crashed straight into someone's arms.
10:28I looked up. It was him. The man I'd dreamed of every single night.
10:32Finn knelt before him, shaking like a leaf.
10:34This is my most valuable thing. My daddy. My daddy left it for me.
10:40Please, sir, take it!
10:42Memories flooded back. Six years ago, he placed that very pendant around my neck.
10:46His breath hitched, his eyes burning with recognition. He knew.
10:50Suddenly, the madam burst in.
10:52She snatched the pendant from Finn's hands.
10:55Wasting a guest's time with this trash?
10:57This isn't a playground, you little brat!
11:00No!
11:03The silver wolf hit the ground and the gems shattered into pieces.
11:06It sounded just like my breaking heart.
11:08Finn scrambled to the floor, grabbing the broken shards.
11:12Daddy's pendant! Mommy told me to keep it safe!
11:17I stared at the broken pieces in despair.
11:19Now daddy can't find us!
11:23That was our only link to him. Now it was gone.
11:26Would he still recognize us?
11:29The alpha's face turned deathly pale, then burned with a terrifying rage.
11:34A suffocating pressure filled the room, making everyone tremble.
11:37He surged to his feet and backhanded the madam so hard she spun through the air,
11:42spitting blood as she hit the floor.
11:44You dare break my pendant?
11:46You're dead!
11:47I stared at him, my heart racing.
11:49His pendant? Could it really be him?
11:52The man from all those years ago who promised to marry me?
11:55He stepped toward Finn, grabbing the boy's collar with trembling, bloodshot eyes.
11:59Where did you get this?
12:00I lunged forward, trying to shield my son.
12:02Don't touch him! Don't hurt my boy!
12:05I screamed, but the guards pinned me to the floor, forcing me to watch.
12:11My daddy gave it to me. Mommy said he'd come back for us.
12:15She told me to never let it go.
12:17He's a nameless brat!
12:19The madam spat blood, sneering from the floor.
12:21That Omega doesn't even know who the father is.
12:25Probably some stray wolf.
12:27That trinket is a lie!
12:29I'm not a brat!
12:30My daddy is coming!
12:31Mommy never lies!
12:32My heart shattered, seeing his face.
12:34I turned to the alpha, screaming with every bit of strength I had left.
12:38He is not a nameless brat!
12:40That pendant was a gift!
12:42Six years ago, in the woods outside the city, you placed it around my neck yourself.
12:48Don't you remember?
12:49Don't you remember the girl you saved?
12:51Don't you remember your promise?
12:53The alpha froze.
12:54He slowly turned his head toward me, his gaze locking onto mine like a predator finding its mate.
12:59His brow furrowed, his eyes searching my face with raw intensity.
13:03He was searching through six years of memories, trying to find the girl he lost in the woman covered in
13:09blood.
13:11This has to be a mistake, alpha.
13:13Ronan, the beta.
13:14The girl you loved was pure and kind.
13:16He leaned close to the alpha's ear.
13:18Look at this woman.
13:20She's a common captive in a brothel.
13:22How could your luna fall this low?
13:24He said coldly.
13:25The woman I knew was pure and gentle.
13:27She wouldn't be an unwed mother in a place like this.
13:29My heart plummeted.
13:31Six years of waiting.
13:32Six years of hell.
13:34And to him, I was just disgusting.
13:36He was ashamed of me.
13:38She's always been trash.
13:40Maeve walks over.
13:41Six years ago, she slept with some stray and had that brat.
13:45She belongs in this gutter.
13:47She's a disgrace to our pack.
13:50Hearing six years ago, and stray, the alpha's face turned to stone.
13:55Take them both.
13:56Torture them until they tell the truth about that pendant.
13:58If they lie, make them pay.
14:03The wolf warriors grabbed us, but my father suddenly broke through the crowd.
14:07He threw himself at the alpha's feet, his forehead bleeding as he slammed it against the ground.
14:11Please spare my daughter and grandson.
14:14It was all Maeve's fault.
14:16She was greedy.
14:17She sold them to this place.
14:19They are innocent.
14:21You useless coward!
14:23If you weren't so poor, I wouldn't have had to sell her!
14:26It's your fault we were starving!
14:29My father shook with rage, but he couldn't fight back.
14:32He just kept begging the alpha for mercy.
14:35Members of our old pack gathered around.
14:37We kicked her out years ago!
14:39She's a disgrace, an unwed mother.
14:41Don't blame us for her sins!
14:44Looking at my family, my heart turned to ice.
14:47Six years of hell hadn't just brought me pain.
14:49It showed me the truth.
14:50When things got hard, these people didn't just leave.
14:53They stepped on me to save themselves.
14:57The alpha watched the chaos.
14:59They're all liars, alpha.
15:01A little torture will bring out the truth.
15:03The alpha nodded, ready to give the order.
15:05My heart stopped.
15:06Suddenly, Finn broke free again.
15:08He ran to the alpha and slammed his forehead against the floor.
15:11My mommy is telling the truth!
15:13Please, the pendant is from my father.
15:16Please, believe us.
15:18Save her, and I'll be your slave forever.
15:22Look at him!
15:24Look at his eyes!
15:25They are your eyes!
15:27Six years ago, in the woods,
15:30you were drugged, and I saved you.
15:32You promised to marry me, Lalai?
15:34He looked down at me, his gaze locking onto mine for a long, silent moment.
15:38Doubt in his eyes began to shift.
15:42He reached out, his cool fingertips brushing my cheek.
15:46It was the exact same touch from that afternoon six years ago.
15:50He whispered something under his breath,
15:52his eyes searching mine as the memories finally began to surface.
15:58Alpha, Luna Seraphine is waiting at the pack house for the council meeting.
16:01We can't stay.
16:02Leave this mess to me.
16:03The alpha hesitated, his gaze lingering on Finn and me.
16:08Then, he let go of my hand.
16:10He turned to leave.
16:12I reached out, but my fingers only grasped thin air.
16:16Wait, this was your vow.
16:19Even if you hate me for where I am now,
16:21Finn is innocent.
16:22He is your blood, your son!
16:25Please, don't leave us again.
16:27Lock them up.
16:29Keep them safe.
16:30No one touches them until I return to deal with this.
16:34Then, without a backward glance, he strode away into the darkness.
16:41I collapsed on the ground, tears silently wetting the cold floor.
16:45Finn rushed over and hugged my legs.
16:47He looked up at me and asked,
16:48Is he my daddy?
16:50Why doesn't he recognize us?
16:52Does he not like me and mommy?
16:53He is.
16:54He definitely is.
16:55He just forgot for now.
16:57Mommy will find a way to make him remember.
16:59We will wait for him.
17:01We were locked in the woodshed.
17:03It was dark and damp.
17:04Smelling of mold and rot.
17:06Even the hay in the corner was decaying.
17:08My father was forced away by Maeve.
17:10Before leaving, he secretly handed me a few steamed buns that were still warm.
17:14With tears in his eyes, he said he was sorry.
17:16He promised he would find a way to save me and told me to stay alive and take care of
17:20Finn.
17:23The next few days were living hell.
17:25The madam gave us nothing but scraps.
17:27Sometimes no food at all.
17:29It wasn't enough for both of us.
17:30You're hurt, mommy.
17:31You need it more.
17:32Finn always pushed his portion toward me.
17:34My heart broke for my brave little boy.
17:36Every day, guards burst in, cracking whips in our faces.
17:39Admit you stole that pendant!
17:41They roared.
17:43Admit the brat is a nameless stray.
17:45But no matter how they threatened us, I never changed my story.
17:48I knew the truth.
17:49I knew he was coming back for us.
17:51I had to believe it.
17:52Suddenly, the heavy door swung open.
17:55The blinding sunlight flooded the dark shed.
17:58Ronan stepped inside, flanked by wolf guards.
18:01His face was cold as stone.
18:04The alpha wants to see you.
18:06Now.
18:08My heart leaped with joy.
18:10I quickly scooped up Finn, brushed the dust off our clothes, and followed them out of that dark shed.
18:16We were led back to the main room.
18:18The alpha sat there, his eyes unreadable as he stared at the shattered pieces of the pendant on the table.
18:24You claim Finn is my son.
18:27What's your proof?
18:28The night we met six years ago.
18:30This pendant.
18:31Look at Finn's face.
18:32Isn't that enough?
18:33I cried.
18:34He slowly shook his head.
18:35I don't remember that night.
18:37You could have stolen that pendant.
18:39And many people in this world look alike.
18:42It proves nothing.
18:44I looked into his icy eyes.
18:46And a sharp pain stabbed my chest.
18:48His doubt.
18:49Then what do you want?
18:50Six years of waiting.
18:51Six years of hell.
18:53All for this?
18:53What will it take for you to finally believe me?
18:58I've sent men to the border.
19:00They're checking the villages for any Omega who gave birth to a pup six years ago.
19:04They're looking for anyone who saw us together.
19:07If you're telling the truth, I'll give you justice.
19:10But if you're lying, I'll show no mercy.
19:14Suddenly, heavy footsteps thundered outside.
19:16Who's making trouble on my turf?
19:19Are you tired of living?
19:20A young man in a black fur coat swaggered in.
19:23A bright ruby pin glittered on his chest.
19:25Behind him stood a dozen wolfguards armed with silver blades.
19:29It was Dante.
19:30The only son of Lord Fenris.
19:32He was a ruthless brat who used his father's power to rule the underground dens.
19:37He was the most dangerous man in the borderlands.
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