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00:01I was born with a blood scent that could make dragon lords lose control.
00:05Pure breeding blood, the rarest kind in 300 years.
00:08At my mating ceremony, I crawled past the sacred gold offerings
00:12and grabbed Crown Prince Caelan between his pants.
00:16This little whore could be a clingy breeder in the future.
00:21He was wrong. Caelan and I became enemies.
00:24For 10 years, I watched his dragon eyes learn to hate my scent.
00:27On my 18th birthday feast, the king called me before the throne.
00:32Freya, choose any dragon lord in Valeria. I will grant him to you.
00:36Before I could answer, Caelan's voice cut across the hall.
00:39I would rather be torn apart by wild dragon knees than mate her.
00:44Something inside me broke. Good. Then make him choke on it.
00:48Then I will leave his fate to the gods. Pay for the price, Crown Prince Caelan.
00:52I thought he didn't mean it. Our betrothal ceremony was beautiful, but Caelan never gave me a glance.
00:59Your scent makes me sick.
01:01Years passed. I gave him no air. The court stopped bowing. Dragonborn ladies spat in my food.
01:07Ripped my gowns and called me a barren human leech. Caelan only smiled. Then I heard him say it.
01:13She forced this marriage. She deserves karma. No one should pity her.
01:18One week later, he threw me into the velvet quarter.
01:21A useless breeder belongs in a pleasure house.
01:25I died there. Bloody and left like rotten meat. His figure was the last thing I saw. He never looked
01:30back.
01:31Then lights split open. I woke on cold marble. Gasping. I was reborn at my mating ceremony.
01:37Freya. Choose any dragon lord in Valeria. I will grant him to you.
01:43The royal citadel. The feast. I would not risk my life on Caelan again. I took a deep breath.
01:48Your majesty. I respect the crown prince as someone I grew up with. Like a brother. I never wanted him.
01:55Not as a man. Not as a husband.
01:58My heart only belongs to dragon crook Lufician Draenmore. If I couldn't marry him, I'd go finish myself.
02:04The court exploded. I had refused Valeria's golden prince and chosen his uncle.
02:08The cursed black silver dragon. The most fierce dragon who destroyed wild dragonkins for 200 years.
02:20Lucian Dravenmore fell coma since year ago on the northern war front. Hurt by an unseen blade with curse.
02:27The healers said he would never wake. I knew they were wrong.
02:31In my last life, Lucian woke during my third year in hellish marriage.
02:35When dragonborn ladies had cornered me in the kitchens, they laughed, tore my sleeves, and called me a barren human
02:41leech.
02:42Then a broken dragon rose from his wheeled chair. Lucian Dravenmore stood between us.
02:47Half crippled, but still terrifying. Back to now.
02:50Little one, marrying Lucian would waste your gift. Choose another lord. Someone who can speak to you.
02:56I kept my forehead against the marble floor. Your majesty, I swore before the old gods. It is Lucian Dravenmore
03:02or no one.
03:03I hit my forehead on the floor. Once and once again. The court went quiet. Only left the sound of
03:08my bones crack.
03:09Queen Marianne smiled like she had been handed a gift. If the human girl wants a sleeping dragon, let her
03:15have him.
03:16So be it. Your bloodline is gone. Lucian cannot answer for himself. My queen will arrange the wedding for you
03:23too.
03:24I rose my bloody forehead and crumbling stood up. I am humbled beyond speech.
03:30I did not look at Caelan. I only felt his gold fire burning behind me. Let him burn. I would
03:35never choose him again.
03:37Lucian is way better than Caelan. Last life, though he's still weak, he's nice to me. I'll save him this
03:42time.
03:42We'll claw our way out of this shithole. Together.
03:45For three days, I slept like someone freed from a cage. Then came the knock at Ashbourne Hall.
03:52The queen commands your presence at the royal citadel tonight. My blood went cold.
03:57At dusk, Madame Corvin led me through the royal corridors. Dragonflowers scented the stone. Then she stopped and bowed.
04:06Your highness, crown prince. I lifted my head. It's Caelan.
04:20Caelan stepped into the lamplight. He looked exactly like a future king. Proud and untouchable. Beautiful in the cruel Valorian
04:27way.
04:28Your highness. He looked me over from crown to shoes, as if searching for the girl who used to chase
04:33him through these halls.
04:34That's all? In my last life, I knew his every habit. I baked honey cakes for him. I waited outside
04:39Crown Tower just to hand them over. He always tossed them to the palace drakes.
04:44Stop this pathetic chase, Freya. You are marrying my uncle now. Try to have some dignity. You disgust me.
04:51I am not chasing anyone. I was only telling the truth to your king father. I do not love you.
04:56Then you wandered into the royal family's private wing by accident?
04:59The queen summoned me. Ask Madame Corvin.
05:01His gold fire flared. So it was true. I had not come for him.
05:05My uncle is a corpse with a title. You may be a widow before your wedding bed even cools.
05:11Then I will be the happiest widow in Valoria.
05:14His pupils narrowed, then went black.
05:30Queen Marianne heard me out in silence. And before I had even finished my audience with her, my wedding to
05:37Lucien Dravenmore was set for one week later.
05:40Dravenmore's black silver banners stretched across the road as Gareth Thorne bowed before me.
05:45Lady Ashborough, Darrenmore receives you with honor.
05:48In my last life, Crown Tower never gave me this much respect. Some nobles called it widowhood with a title.
05:54I ignored them.
05:56Dravenmore had already given me more honor than Crown Tower ever did.
05:59When I reached Dravenmore keep, Gareth Thorne led me straight to the bridal chamber.
06:03Lucien Dravenmore lay on the bed, pale and silent. But even unconscious, he did not look weak.
06:09His sharp features, silver black hair and quiet dragon pressure made him seem less like a dying man and more
06:14like a sleeping dragon.
06:15My lady, I prepared another room for you.
06:17I looked at Lucien, my heart steady despite the tension.
06:20No. He is my husband now. I'll stay here.
06:23The room went silent. After they left, I sat beside him. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. I
06:29leaned closer, feeling the subtle warmth of his body beneath the thin sheets.
06:33You're asleep anyway, so this doesn't count.
06:36I lowered my head and kissed him. His lips were warm. For a heartbeat, nothing happened. Then the air broke
06:41open. Dark pressure slammed through the room.
06:44Black silver scales erupted along his neck. Windows cracked. His hand shot up and caught my throat. Not gentle, not
06:50soft.
06:50Dragon fire exploded from his body, scorching the ceiling and bed frame.
06:54I gasped, gripping his wrist.
06:56Lucien!
06:57His fingers burned against my skin, yet he didn't push me away.
07:02Lucien!
07:02Lucien!
07:02Lucien!
07:02Lucien!
07:11Lucien!
07:12Lucien!
07:12Lucien!
07:13Lucien!
07:13Lucien!
07:14Lucien!
07:15Lucien!
07:19Lucien!
07:20Lucien closed, but his grip was tightening. Black silver flame tore across the ceiling. The bed frame split. I grabbed
07:26his wrist.
07:28It's me. It's Freya.
07:30His fingers burned against my skin. Then the fire pulled back. His hand dropped. The room went dark. Outside, Draven
07:37Moor Keep erupted. Shouts. Running boots. Dragon flame lighting up the sky. Gareth broke through the door.
07:43My lady.
07:44I touched my neck. It was bruised. Lucien lay still again, but his breathing had changed. Deeper. Strong breath.
07:50The curse had cracked. But whatever was underneath was not gentle. I didn't know if I had started to wake
07:56him up, or started something worse.
07:57By dawn, healers filled the hall. Gareth locked down the entire floor.
08:11No one tells the royal citadel what happened last night. The mate Flyam responded to the marriage bond. That's all
08:17anyone needs to know.
08:18The bruise on my neck was already dark. A healer offered to treat it. Leave it.
08:23I went back to Lucien's room. He was still. Leave it.
08:25But the black silver scales on his hand had not faded. His dragon blood was fighting something. The curse. The
08:31medicine. Maybe both. I sat beside him.
08:33I don't know if you can hear me. But I'm not leaving. His fingers moved. Barely. The news reached crown
08:40tower before noon.
08:41Caelan was sparring when a servant ran in. Your highness. Dravenmoor's mate flame answered Freya last night.
08:47Caelan stopped mid swing. The whole northern sky lit up.
08:52Gold fire burst from Caelan's palm. The training post shattered. He thought the wedding would humiliate me. Instead, all of
08:58royal citadel was talking about how Dravenmoor's dragon blood had chosen a human bride. Princess Anya walked in.
09:05So it's true. She looked at the burned post. They say Freya looked more like a duchess than a widow.
09:11Careful, Caelan. People might think you're the one who got left behind.
09:16That afternoon, Caelan called his steward. The Ashboro war records we archived move them to the sealed vault and send
09:22a message to the royal pharmacy. Any requests from Dravenmoor go through my office first.
09:44.
09:45.
09:45.
09:46.
09:48.
09:52.
09:53.
10:23I put on Dravenmoor black and silver and walked straight into the main hall.
10:28Selene's housekeeper stepped in front of me.
10:30Lady Selene is waiting in the west parlor.
10:31Then she can come here.
10:33The servants froze.
10:34Davenmoor keep is not Selene Velavas' house, and I am not her guest.
10:38Gareth stood behind me. He said nothing.
10:40Every servant in the hall understood it.
10:42Gareth supported me as Lady Dravenmoor.
10:44Bring me Lucien's healer records, medicine ledgers, and night watch lists now.
10:47Selene arrived with a soft smile.
10:49Freya, you were married yesterday. Leave the household matters to me.
10:52This isn't household business. This is my husband's life.
10:55Selene kept smiling, but her eyes didn't.
10:57By sunset I found the first problem in the medicine logs.
11:00Some herbs were not healing Lucien.
11:02They were suppressing his dragon blood.
11:03He wasn't too weak to wake.
11:05Someone was keeping him asleep.
11:06I needed the source records.
11:08Where the herbs came from.
11:09Who ordered them?
11:10The trail pointed to the royal pharmacy.
11:12I sent a rider to request the purchase records.
11:14The rider came back empty handed.
11:16Crown Tower denied the request.
11:17They said all pharmaceutical inquiries from Dravenmoor require approval from the Crown Prince's office.
11:21I understood.
11:22Selene's confidence didn't come from Dravenmoor.
11:24It came from Crown Tower.
11:26That night Selene heard I had found the local records.
11:28For the first time she stopped smiling.
11:30Send Rowan.
11:31Let my son teach her what happens to lonely wives in this house.
12:16Then I slapped him.
12:18Servants rushed over.
12:19No one dared speak.
12:20Rowan wiped blood from his lip.
12:21My mother will hear about this.
12:24Good.
12:25Tell Lady Selene I saved her the trouble.
12:27His face twisted.
12:28My mother!
12:29Your mother failed to raise you.
12:31That makes it my problem now.
12:33I turned to the hall.
12:34Freya.
12:35Gareth.
12:36Put him in the lower water cell.
12:38By morning maybe he'll remember whose keep this is.
12:41The guards moved toward Rowan.
12:43That was when the whole keep understood.
12:44I was Lady Dravenmoor.
12:47Below the keep Rowan shook in freezing water.
12:49My mother knows about Lucian's medicine.
12:51He looked up shaking.
12:52She knows who kept him asleep.
12:54And Crown Tower knows she knows.
13:16Mmm.
13:45Who's the middle kid has that.
13:45I loved people waiting for the ones to be able to23.
13:46He'dர abre up.
13:46I'm not going anywhere near time again.
13:46I know that he doesn't smoke a bus.
14:03At dawn, Gareth brought me Rowan's confession.
14:06He was drunk, but he said the medicine was switched, and he said Crown Tower was involved.
14:10I looked at Lucian. The black silver scales on his hand had faded, but his fingers were warmer than before.
14:15Bring me every medicine log from the last year, and find me a healer who doesn't answer to Salona or
14:20the Royal Pharmacy.
14:23By breakfast, the hall was full. Servants stood with their heads down.
14:26Selina sat at the high table, calm as ever.
14:29Freya, you locked my son in a water cell over drunken words. Now you want to accuse me too?
14:34I want records. Household records are not toys for a new bride.
14:38I placed the medicine book on the table.
14:40Then explain this.
14:41Her smile stopped.
14:42Lucian's dose changed three months ago. The healer's seal is missing. The delivery mark belongs to your steward.
14:48Gareth, step beside me.
14:49From today on, no one touches Lucian's food, wine, or medicine unless I see it first.
14:54You think you can run, Darren Moore?
14:56No. I already am.
14:59A crash came from Lucian's chamber. We ran back. The medicine bowl had split in half. Black silver fire burned
15:04across the floor.
15:05Lucian's eyes were still closed, but his hand had crushed the bed rail.
15:08That evening, a sealed letter arrived from Crown Tower. Not a personal note. An official order with the royal stamp.
15:14Gareth read it aloud.
15:15By the authority of Crown Prince Kaelin, a royal medical delegation will be dispatched to Dragan Moore Keep to evaluate
15:20Duke Lucian's condition and review all medical arrangements currently in place.
15:24The room went quiet.
15:25When?
15:26Three days.
15:27I looked at the letter. If Kaelin's doctors walked in here, they would take over Lucian's treatment, reverse everything I
15:33had changed, put Selene's people back in charge, and I couldn't refuse.
15:36He was using his nephew's health as the excuse.
15:39Then we have three days.
23:54Andrei transition.
23:54Unlike Le Naze Faye and Draenmoor's hela's answer to me and Lady Darenmoor, no one else.
23:57The delegation left before sunset.
23:59Selene watched from the upper hall, white-faced.
24:01That night she sent a servant through the east gate with a sealed message.
24:05I watched him disappear into the dark road.
24:07I could stop him, but I didn't.
24:08I want to see who will answer.
24:10Later, Lucien found me by the chamber fire.
24:12How much did they make you carry alone?
24:15His jaw tightened.
24:17I'll start carrying it with you.
24:24.
24:54.
25:24.
25:54.
26:06At dawn, Lucian ordered the ledgers sealed. Gareth brought iron boxes from Selene's office, tax books, supply lists, military payment
26:13rolls. By noon, the truth was on the table.
26:16Northern Rider pay was cut for eight months. Winter grain was marked as delivered, but the storehouses never received it.
26:22He placed another page down.
26:23And this money went to the Gilded Den.
26:25Rowan's name was written beside the account. Selene gripped her sleeve.
26:29My husband died for this house. I raised my son here. I made sacrifices.
26:34Lucian looked at her.
26:35You sold my soldiers food and called it sacrifice?
26:38I protected Drevenmoor while you slept.
26:41No. You fed off it.
26:44The hall went silent. Rowan was dragged in, bruised and terrified.
26:48Mother, say something!
26:50Selene did not look at him. Lucian tapped the ledger.
26:53Rowan Vos goes to the dungeon until I decide his sentence.
26:56You can't do this to family!
26:58Family does not touch my wife, steal from my riders, or poison my house.
27:03The guards took him away.
27:06Selene Vox is removed from all household authority. She will remain under guard in the east wing.
27:11Then he turned to me.
27:12The accounts are yours now.
27:14Every servant in the hall dropped to one knee.
27:16For the first time, they were not kneeling because Lucian had woken.
27:20They were kneeling because I had won.
27:29They were kneeling because I won.
27:41He was not kneeling because they had a fear toănish.
27:45They were kneeling because of the last time they were Motion.
28:01The family is highlyemieered, and that I had a tear.
28:03He was jumped here.
28:10I think he gave up with his name.
28:10He wasygian.
28:10He was a man.
48:06.
48:36.
48:45Anya's warning was real.
48:46Edric checked the Royal Archive records for me.
48:49Three nights.
48:50Three visits.
48:52Madame Corvin entered the sealed wing each time with a Marianne clerk.
48:56The exit list is wrong. Files went in. Fewer came out.
49:00Which files?
49:01Northern Warfront.
49:02Ashpington marching routes.
49:03Dragonblood curse reports.
49:04Lucian's hand tightened on his cane.
49:07They are destroying the trail.
49:08Then we split it.
49:09Lucian went to request royal access from King Alaric.
49:12I sent Edric to the old Archive clerk who had served my father.
49:16By midnight, Mira came to my room carrying a basket of white roses.
49:32Don't yell. I know it looks stupid.
49:34She pulled the cloth aside.
49:36Three copied letters lay under the flowers.
49:38My hands went cold.
49:40One letter marked my father's route through the northern pass.
49:43One confirmed the route had been sent before the ambush.
49:46The last carried a red wax seal.
49:48House Marianne.
49:49Mira stared at it.
49:50My lady.
49:51That's the Queen's family.
49:53I closed the letters.
49:56Not just her family.
49:58Lucian entered before dawn.
50:00The King agreed to open the vault tomorrow.
50:02I handed him the copies.
50:04Good.
50:05His face changed as he read.
50:07Because now we know what they'll try to hide.
50:57the cute face changed as he passed away.
51:04.
51:38Don't yell. I know it looks stupid.
51:40She pulled the cloth aside.
51:42Three copies.
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