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00:00I was born with heavy breasts and lush curbs.
00:03My half-sister Chloe was afraid her mate Brad would go feral over me, so she arranged for
00:08me to be mate of a dying man Alpha Case.
00:11She walked me to the door, guilt written across her face.
00:14Sure, Case's injury means he can't get hard.
00:17At least you'll be spared the agony of burying pups.
00:20Don't worry.
00:21An Alpha who can't perform there is probably exceptional everywhere else.
00:25Three months later, I was begging for mercy every single night.
00:29And I desperately wanted to ask Chloe what exactly she meant by can't get hard.
00:34Case Valerius, the Blackwood Pax Alpha and the Lycan King's most trusted war commander,
00:40was carried back from the battlefield in blood.
00:42His mother Martha had already lost her mate.
00:45Now she was watching her son die.
00:47Someone suggested a deathbed mating.
00:49Healthy mate's strength could flow into him and pull him back.
00:52Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object.
00:56I had no way to refuse.
00:57If I wouldn't agree, she'd transfer me to serve 60-year-old Elder Kevin.
01:00I knew she resented my history with her mate.
01:03I swear, I had no feelings for Brad.
01:06What good is a vow?
01:07Do you have any idea how distracting you are?
01:10I hunched my shoulders.
01:11Tears slid down my cheeks.
01:13Parading your body in front of every male in this pack?
01:15Which one of them wouldn't catch your scent and lose his mind?
01:18It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust males.
01:21Do you know how powerful Alpha Case is?
01:23If my mother and Martha weren't old friends, you won't have this opportunity.
01:27Chloe, I don't want to be anyone's offering.
01:29I'd rather scrub kitchen floors.
01:31Just-
01:31Leah, are you out of your mind?
01:33If I hadn't vouched for you, Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance.
01:37You wouldn't even be worthy of being in Case's mate.
01:39I was about to tell her I had been binding my chest as tight as possible.
01:43But the maid burst in, breathless.
01:45Ms. Chloe, word from the Valerius estate.
01:48Alpha Case has woken up.
01:50Chloe dragged me straight to Valerius estate.
01:52I followed her through the main hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut.
01:56Through the gap, I could make out a man's shape in the bed.
01:59Thin, motionless, chest-rowling with coughs every few minutes.
02:02Chloe.
02:03She clasped Chloe's hand.
02:04Thank you for everything you've done for Case.
02:06I won't destroy a girl's future over it.
02:09Mrs. Valerius, the bond should still be completed.
02:11Leah arrived the same day Case woke up.
02:13That's the moon goddess guiding us.
02:15Seal the bond properly.
02:16Her life force will keep pulling him back towards health.
02:18Before she could speak, the healer Ella stepped out.
02:20Expression tight.
02:21You can speak freely.
02:23No one here shouldn't hear it.
02:25Alpha Case has regained consciousness, but an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle.
02:30I'm afraid he will no longer be able to-
02:32Unable to do what?!
02:33Chloe looked more desperate than Martha.
02:35He will no longer be able to get hard.
02:37Martha's knees gave out.
02:38I caught her before she hit the floor.
02:40She looked up at me with hollowed eyes.
02:42Leah, knowing this, are you still willing?
02:46Of course she is.
02:48She's just an Omega with no prospects.
02:50She should be grateful.
02:51Chloe was already answering for me.
02:53I didn't speak right away.
02:54There had been a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate.
02:58I first saw him through the offense gaps.
03:00Thin wrists, hollow cheeks hunched over a cracked bowl with nothing in it.
03:03I started passing food through the gaps, bread first then soup, then whatever I had, day after day.
03:09I watched him change.
03:10The hollows in his cheeks filled out.
03:11His shoulders broadened.
03:12He started training before dawn, running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep.
03:17When he passed, I went to find him that same night.
03:19I was happy.
03:20Leah, I'm betrothed now.
03:23It wouldn't be proper.
03:23A pouch of silver dropped over the fence into the dirt.
03:26I picked it up and walked away.
03:28Consider my debt repaid.
03:33I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha.
03:36My lady, I'm willing.
03:39I'll complete the bond, care for Case, and serve you as long as you need me.
03:44Luna Martha kept her word and prepared a dignified mating dress for me.
03:49Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away on pack business to send me off.
03:53She walked me to the door.
03:54Even though Case can't get hard, at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups.
03:59Don't worry.
04:00An alpha who can't perform in that area is probably exceptional in every other.
04:04Honestly, none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind.
04:07I told myself I was simply moving to a new household.
04:10Case was too weak to stand through the full maid blessing ritual.
04:13I completed the bond rites beside a ceremonial sword instead.
04:15Martha watched from the front, eyes wet the whole time.
04:18When it was done, I was alpha Case's maid.
04:20The mating chamber was quiet.
04:22I pushed the door open carefully.
04:23Case was already inside, half reclined against the headboard
04:26and a white bathrobe collar open at the throat.
04:28Face pale but composed.
04:29He turned when he heard me.
04:31I had no intention of taking a mate.
04:33If it doesn't trouble you, we can treat this as a sibling arrangement.
04:38Tonight the bed is yours.
04:39I'll take that.
04:41Tomorrow you move to the guest quarters.
04:43He had thought of everything.
04:44It wasn't what I'd expected.
04:45Alright.
04:46Before the ritual, one of the older maids had pulled me aside and pressed something into my hands.
04:50There are other ways between mates.
04:53You might find it useful.
04:55I had no idea what she meant until I opened it.
04:57Heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages.
05:00Is it too hot?
05:01Case was watching me from the bed, eyes direct, unblinking.
05:04The dress is heavy.
05:06I'm a little warm.
05:09Then wash up and rest.
05:11He pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall.
05:14Within minutes, his breathing evened out.
05:15I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down my hair.
05:18Then the layered robes piece by piece until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown.
05:22I turned to the mirror.
05:23The thin fabric clung to every curve.
05:25Heavy breasts straining against the cloth.
05:27Slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips.
05:29I'd spent years trying to hide this body.
05:31In a nightgown at midnight, there was nothing left to hide behind.
05:34I walked straight into Case's gaze.
05:36He wasn't asleep.
05:37His chest rose hard.
05:38The tips of his ears went red.
05:40His throat worked as he swallowed.
05:42I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest.
05:45Alpha, I thought you were asleep.
05:47A long pause.
05:48Low, restrained, like he was holding something back.
05:51I could sleep later.
05:52My breath hitched.
05:53He rose slowly to his feet.
05:55His tall frame casting a shadow over me.
05:57The handbook's images came flooding in.
05:59My breathing shifted without me meaning it to.
06:02Somehow falling into the same rhythm as his.
06:04Then Case turned and walked to the door.
06:06The moment cool night air rushed in, I snapped back to my senses.
06:09He'd already disappeared into the darkness.
06:12I turned it over in my mind.
06:13When he looked at me just now, his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock.
06:18Had my figure actually frightened him?
06:20Before I lay down, I made a firm decision.
06:23Tomorrow morning, I was binding my chest at least one full loop tighter.
06:27I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when Case slipped back in.
06:31The tips of his hair still beaded with water.
06:33He'd apparently gone to shower.
06:34By morning, he was already gone.
06:37Ivy came in to help me dress.
06:38From the corridor outside came the sound of a man sneezing.
06:42Once, then again, then a third time.
06:44Martha's head maid's voice carried clearly through the door.
06:47Alpha Case, why didn't you call someone to heat the water?
06:51It's already summer, but the nights are still cold.
06:53Of course you've caught a kill.
06:55I'll go brew tea right now.
06:56I glanced at Ivy.
06:57Does the alpha usually take cold showers?
07:00I honestly don't know, miss.
07:04I dismissed her and locked the door.
07:06I wound a strip of cloth tied over my undergarments, then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find
07:11in the wardrobe.
07:12High neck, loose cut, heavy fabric.
07:14Then I went to living room.
07:15Case was already there when I arrived, seated beside Martha.
07:17She lit up the moment she saw me, her whole face warm with welcome.
07:21Until Case coughed and the warmth vanished instantly.
07:24Case, I have a few private words for Leah.
07:26Go rest for a while.
07:28Case rose and left without a word.
07:30Martha waved me over and took both my hands on hers, eyes glistening.
07:34Sweet girl.
07:36Our Case is lucky to have you.
07:37The warmth faded from her face.
07:39A quiet bitterness crept into her voice.
07:42The pack healer says the injury drained his life force.
07:45There's no telling how long he has left.
07:47Some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline.
07:54But if I did that, wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you?
08:00I'm already grateful you came into this family to save Case.
08:03I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that.
08:06I've thought it through.
08:07If Keisha's time does come, I'll have him issue you a formal mate release.
08:11Your future stays protected.
08:12I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes,
08:15chest tight with an ache I couldn't name.
08:17Mrs. Valerius, thank you for looking out for me.
08:20I had come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a transferred Omega servant.
08:24I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf.
08:28My thoughts drifted to the mother I had never known.
08:30If she had been alive, if I had grown up under a mother's protection,
08:33I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through.
08:37Look at me. I've gone and made you cry too.
08:40Leah, there's no need to be so formal.
08:41Call me mom, just like Case does.
08:44She squeezed my hands.
08:45Sweetheart, I have one more thing to ask.
08:48Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups.
08:51I'd like you to take over Case's daily meals and care.
08:55I just want him to live a little longer.
08:57That's my one selfish wish.
08:58By the end, her voice had gone rough.
09:00I nodded.
09:01I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients.
09:05The last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago,
09:08back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate.
09:10One day, I found him collapsed at our back gate and brought him around.
09:13Out of sympathy, I dug through my mother's old healer journals
09:15and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength.
09:19Only the two of us ever knew about it.
09:21From the looks of things, he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven out.
09:24The lengths he had gone to were truly something.
09:26I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found Case directing servants to pack up his belongings.
09:34Alpha, what's this about?
09:36Weren't we agreed that I was moving to the guest room?
09:39I have fewer things. It makes more sense for me to move.
09:41His sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction.
09:44At least eat first.
09:49You can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on.
09:56It's no different coming from me.
09:59It is different.
10:02Have Ivy bring it from now on.
10:04He finished the soup in a few quick swallows, said a few words to the servants and swept past me.
10:09In that moment, I confirmed one thing. Alpha Case couldn't stand the sight of me.
10:14I followed his instructions and had Ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the study from then on.
10:19The pack healer says Case's condition has stabilized significantly.
10:23I can see the color coming back to his face.
10:26Leah, that's entirely because of you.
10:29Back in my room, I tucked it into my jewelry box, which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had
10:34gifted me since my arrival.
10:36Leah, you never wear any of these. Isn't it a waste to just put them away?
10:42How is it a waste?
10:43Every one of these can be converted to cash. That's my security fund.
10:47But Lady Martha gave these to you personally. Are you really going to sell all of them?
10:52Not right now.
10:54But if the mate bond is ever severed, naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand.
10:59Ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment.
11:01As she turned away, she dropped her voice to a murmur.
11:05Alpha.
11:07I spun around and met a pair of ink dark eyes. Case looked worse than ever.
11:12Case's face was even paler than before. His gaze was sharp and cutting, fixed on me with cold precision.
11:17The look unsettled me completely, but I didn't dare let a single trace of it show.
11:20Alpha, is there something you need?
11:22A journal.
11:23We looked together. I checked the shelves.
11:26He checked the writing desk. Neither of us spoke.
11:28I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf behind a row of my mother's medical
11:33notes.
11:33I reached up on my toes. My fingertips just grazed the cover.
11:37Case's hand came over mine. Warm. Steady.
11:40He reached past me without effort and closed his hand around the journal.
11:43I turned my head. His face was right there. Closer than I'd realized.
11:48He was looking down at me. Then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him.
11:53My heavy breaths hit his chest first. My waist went straight into his palm,
11:57his hand catching me before he could react. Case didn't step back.
12:00His ear tips went red. His throat worked as he swallowed.
12:03When he exhaled, the breath came out uneven against the top of my head.
12:06I scrambled upright, face burning. Your journal.
12:09He took it without a word and walked out. Perfect.
12:11My standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower.
12:14After that day, I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with Case.
12:18He was injured and recovering. He needed to stay calm.
12:21But there was one more thing bothering me. Brad had been sending notes.
12:23Three times already. I hadn't opened a single one. Just dropped them in a box.
12:27Then Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning and lowered her voice.
12:30It's not just a note this time. He's here.
12:32Side entrance. Says he won't leave until you come out.
12:35I clenched my fist and walked out. I didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the
12:39courtyard.
12:39Brad was standing at the gate.
12:40You finally came.
12:41You should be calling me Mrs. Valerius. I said. He paused.
12:45Mrs. Valerius.
12:46Do you have any idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position with these meetings?
12:51I just wanted to tell you. I'll be securing more power in the pack. Soon I won't need Chloe's father
12:56backing me anymore.
12:58He stepped closer.
12:59I'll buy a house, Leah. Come with me. Anything's better than staying with a dying man.
13:03He reached for me. I stepped back. You want me as your mistress? I laughed.
13:07Why would I give up being the Alpha's mate to be your mistress?
13:10The whole pack knows Case is dying. He won't last. And he can't even get hard anymore.
13:15His eyes drop deliberately to my chest.
13:18Isn't that a waste?
13:19I will never be anyone's mistress. Those injuries are his honor.
13:23You've benefited from every battle he won and you're standing here calling him less of a man?
13:28You're the one who's less.
13:29Come near me again and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe.
13:33How do you think? That ends for you.
13:35His face went white. I swung the gate shut.
13:39I turned around and came face to face with Case.
13:42White shirt standing less than half a foot away, his full height bearing down on me.
13:46I managed.
13:47Alpha.
13:48A faint edge flickered across his expression.
13:51Wasn't it my mate just a moment ago? Why so formal all of a sudden?
13:55Please don't misunderstand. As long as I'm in this estate, I honor this bond completely.
14:01I looked down and started walking. Fast.
14:04It's getting late. I should go make your evening meal.
14:06I moved to step past him. His hand closed around my arm. I lost my footing and put straight into
14:11him.
14:12My heavy breath was out of his chest. My waist caught in his breath. I looked up. His face was
14:16inches from mine.
14:17His eyes were deep and unreadable. One tilt forward and our lips would have touched.
14:22His breath hit my face. Warm. My breath hitched. Heat pooled low in my core. Case swallowed hard.
14:30As long as I remain in this estate.
14:32Each word slow. Deliberate.
14:34Are you counting down the days until you can leave?
14:37I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the day you die.
14:40No. Nothing like that. Alpha.
14:44I shifted in his grip.
14:45You're hurting my arm.
14:46Did you mean every word you said just now?
14:48I blinked and asked which part. Which part?
14:51He let out a quiet breath and released me. I bolted and I noticed, for the first time, his face
14:57had actual color in it.
14:59His cheeks were just as red as mine. That night, I had a strange dream.
15:03Case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek. His fingers hooked into the strap of my slip, voice dropping to a
15:08low murmur.
15:09Does my Luna want this?
15:10I nodded like someone completely under a spell. Then a fierce, consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go.
15:16I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets. Heart still hammering. Breathless.
15:20Ivy knocked and came in. I asked her to bring a basin of cold water.
15:23She stared at my sweat damp hair and murmured,
15:25It really is getting hotter.
15:27I splashed cold water onto my face. And then it hit me that first night.
15:31Case. Cold shower.
15:32Surely he hadn't also been, no, impossible.
15:34He was injured and recovering. He was supposed to be keeping himself calm.
15:37At midday, Martha's attendant arrived.
15:39Martha would like dinner in the garden tonight. She asks that you be sure to come.
15:43I'd been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for days just to steer clear of Case.
15:47But Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation.
15:50I couldn't say no.
15:51I stepped into the garden. A sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom.
15:55A gust of wind shook loose. A handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table.
16:00Martha smiled and gestured for me to say,
16:02Case mentioned it's your birthday today. He's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this.
16:07I looked up and met a pair of burning, intent eyes. Heat rushed straight to my face.
16:13Case slid a plate of chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression.
16:17My birth mother died bringing me into the world.
16:19How did you know today was my birthday?
16:21I'd completely forgotten it myself. No one had ever once marked the day for me.
16:26It's not difficult to know it.
16:27Something in my chest gave one quiet, inexplicable pull.
16:30Leah, this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve. I'm opening it just for you.
16:37But you two had better not drink too much.
16:39She pushed back her chair, said the summer evening breeze was too much for her old bones, and left.
16:45The garden went quiet.
16:46To avoid the silence, I put my head down and drank.
16:49One cup, then another, then another.
16:51The wine was sweet and dangerously potent.
16:53Before long, the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry.
16:55Case watched me, but said nothing.
16:57By the third glass, I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence.
17:00By the fourth, I'd stopped feeling much of anything.
17:04I reached across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake.
17:07Where's the last piece?
17:08I looked up.
17:10I ate it.
17:10I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from.
17:13I leaned straight toward his face.
17:15Who told you to eat that? Spit it back out?
17:18I pressed against his chest, trying to peer into his mouth.
17:20You won't find it that way.
17:22Case looked down on me, perfectly calm.
17:24Then how am I supposed to find it?
17:25I straightened up and stared at him.
17:27A faint flush crept across his cheek.
17:29Try using your mouth.
17:29My gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips.
17:32I swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation.
17:36Case went rigid, his breathing lurching unsteady.
17:38Then control shifted.
17:40His hand cupped the back of my head and he pressed in deeper.
17:43Harder.
17:44Alpha, the night air is cool.
17:46Lady Martha asked me to bring you both a wrap.
17:48Neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower bed.
17:52I had no idea how much Ivy had seen.
17:54I shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted.
17:57Everything went dark.
17:58When I woke up with a splitting headache, it was already morning.
18:00I suddenly remembered I'd promised Martha to visit Case's father's grave.
18:05It was late.
18:06I started rushing around for my things.
18:09Leah, don't worry.
18:10The driver is still getting the car ready.
18:14Ivy, was it you who brought me back last night?
18:17No.
18:17The Alpha carried you back.
18:18I spun around to check her face.
18:20She nodded, completely serious.
18:22I didn't say anything stupid, did I?
18:24Ivy bit back a smile.
18:26Well, the Alpha set you down on the bed and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go.
18:29You kept calling my mate over and over until his whole face went red.
18:35Ivy, don't you dare make things up!
18:37She covered her mouth, laughing, and ran out.
18:40I met Martha at the front entrance.
18:42Case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory.
18:45I sat in the back of the car, completely distracted,
18:48replaying the moment I'd kissed Case last night.
18:51Martha must have misread my expression.
18:53Leah, is there someone you have feelings for?
18:56I've noticed you've been avoiding Case these past few days.
19:00Please, this Farnas Kissning, please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night.
19:06I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates, you could at least be friends.
19:10But if you're uncomfortable, or if you want to leave, just say.
19:15I'll have him sever the bond.
19:16I won't let you be trapped here.
19:18Mom, no.
19:19It's not that.
19:20I was thinking about something else.
19:21What is it?
19:23I was still figuring out how to answer when the car lurched.
19:26The engine screamed.
19:27The car swung hard, with tires off the road crashing through brush, the whole frame shaking.
19:32I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver.
19:34Slumped over the wheel, unconscious.
19:36No one to hit the brakes.
19:38The cliff.
19:38Straight ahead.
19:39Martha grabbed my arm.
19:41Leah, what do we do?
19:43We jump now.
19:44Whatever hurt you now will be hurt.
19:46We'll die if we don't.
19:48Hold on to me.
19:48I wrapped myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground.
19:53We hit the cliff edge and went over it.
19:55My hand shot up and caught a roof shutting from the rock face.
19:59My other hand locked around Martha's wrist.
20:01Below her was a straight drop into nothing.
20:06Mom, don't look down.
20:07Hold on to me.
20:09Ivy and the others are right behind us in the second car.
20:12They'll be here soon.
20:13The root groaned under our weight.
20:16Let me go.
20:16We're too heavy.
20:18It's going to snap.
20:19I'm old.
20:20I've lived my life.
20:22You have to keep living yours.
20:25Mom!
20:26I would rather die with you than watch you fall.
20:29Hold on.
20:30They're coming.
20:31My arms are going numb.
20:32The pain had gone so deep it had stopped feeling like pain at all.
20:36Leah, don't move.
20:37I'm coming down.
20:38He climbed down the cliff face.
20:39A strong arm came under me.
20:42He'd called me by my name the first time.
20:45He untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist.
20:47Then climbed down further and did the same for Martha.
20:50The people above pulled together.
20:52We came up one at a time.
20:54It wasn't a hallucination.
20:56Case had saved us.
20:57He held me, brow creased.
21:00Why is there so much blood?
21:01Martha clutched her face, sobbing.
21:03She shielded me when we jumped.
21:06I didn't get a scratch.
21:08It's all hers.
21:10My eyelids felt like lead.
21:18Leah, don't sleep.
21:20I'm taking you to Ella.
21:21He lifted me into the car and I stayed curled against his chest.
21:24His forehead was damp with sweat.
21:25He kept one hand on the wheel and kept talking.
21:28Leah, stay awake.
21:30I'll get you chestnut cake.
21:32I'll give you all the jewelry you want to sell.
21:34You don't have to wait for me to die.
21:37I'll write the bond release today.
21:38You can leave whenever you want.
21:41My chest kept clenching.
21:43Something wet hit my face.
21:45I looked up at the sky through the windshield.
21:47It wasn't raining.
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