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00:00I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half-sister Chloe was afraid her
00:05mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she patted
00:11my shoulder who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later I was
00:19begging for mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything
00:26case valerius the blackwood packs alpha the lycan king's most trusted war commander he was carried
00:31back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate bond shares life force if alpha
00:37case was bound to a living healthy mate her strength could flow into him and pull him back
00:42Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to
00:47refuse if I wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she resented
00:53my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the moon goddess I swear Chloe I
00:59had
00:59no feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead fury in her eyes what good is a vow
01:05do
01:05you have any idea how distracting you are I hunched my shoulders tears slid down my cheeks just look
01:12at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body in front of every male in the clan who
01:17among them would not lose their minds at the smell of you I wanted to tell her to bind my
01:22chest I'd
01:23wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat until I broke out in a rash her expression
01:28softened she wiped my tears it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't trust males do you
01:35know
01:36how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha weren't old friends you wouldn't even have this
01:41opportunity Chloe I don't want to be anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't
01:49make me two sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your mind if
01:57I
01:57hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance you wouldn't even be worthy of
02:02being case's mate the maid burst in breathless miss Chloe word from the valerius estate alpha case has
02:09woken up Chloe dragged me straight to valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main
02:15hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a man's
02:20shape
02:20in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes Martha stood on
02:25our side eyes red thank you for everything you've done for case I won't destroy a girl's future over
02:31Chloe's eyes moved quick and calculating as valerius the bond should still be completed
02:36Leah arrived the same day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly
02:42her life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the healer Ella
02:46stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but an arrow struck his inner thigh
02:53during battle I'm afraid he will no longer be able to unable to do what he will no longer be
03:00able to
03:00get hard Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at me with
03:05hollowed eyes Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been looking forward to it Chloe was
03:13already answering for me of course she is she's just an omega with no prospects she should be grateful I
03:20didn't speak right away my mind went to my past there was a young wolf in the poor quarter behind
03:25our
03:25estate I first saw him through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow cheeks hunched over a cracked bowl
03:32with nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps bread first then soup then whatever I had
03:37day after day I watched him change the hollows and his cheeks filled out his shoulders broadened he
03:45started training before dawn running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep he was going
03:50to enter the warrior trials I knew it before he told me when he passed I went to find him
03:55that same night I was
03:56happy I remember it clearly I was genuinely happy I knocked on the gate he didn't open it his voice
04:01came
04:01Leah I'm betrothed now it wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet a pouch
04:06of silver consider my debt
04:07repaid I stood there for a moment then I picked it up and walked away that wolf became Chloe's mate
04:13Brad I acted like I'd never known him
04:16Chloe found out anyway I snapped back to reality I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha
04:22my lady I'm willing I'll complete the bond care for case and serve you as long as you need me
04:29Luna Martha kept her word and prepared a dignified mating dress for me Chloe deliberately chose a day
04:35when Brad was away on pack business to send me off she walked me to the door guilt on her
04:39face
04:40even though case can't get hard at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups don't worry an alpha
04:47who can't perform in that area is probably exceptional in every other honestly none of
04:52what Chloe said had even crossed my mind I told myself I was simply moving to a new household case
04:58was too weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual I completed the bond rites beside his ceremonial
05:03sword instead Martha watched from the front eyes wet the whole time when it was done I was alpha cases
05:10mate the mating chamber was quiet I pushed the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined
05:18against the headboard in a white bathrobe he turned when he heard me up close he was strikingly handsome
05:24sharp jaw dark eyes the kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention
05:29I had no intention of taking a mate he said with a low voice if it doesn't trouble you we
05:35can treat
05:35this as a sibling arrangement he pointed to the chaise along the far wall tonight the bed is yours
05:42I'll take that tomorrow you move to the guest quarters all right I nodded he had thought of
05:48everything it wasn't what I'd expected before the ritual one of the older maids had pulled me
05:53aside and pressed something into my hands a small handbook worn at the corners she'd whispered with
05:59a strange look there are other ways between mates you might find it useful I had no idea what she
06:05meant
06:05until I opened it heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages is it too hot case
06:12was watching
06:13me from the bed eyes direct unblinking the dress is heavy I'm a little warm then wash up and rest
06:22he pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall within minutes his breathing
06:26evened out I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down my hair then the layered robes piece
06:32by piece until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown I turned to the mirror the thin fabric clung
06:38to every curve heavy breasts straining against the cloth slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips
06:44I walked straight into case's gaze he wasn't asleep his chest rose hard the tips of his ears went red
06:51his throat worked as he swallowed I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest
06:57alpha I thought you were asleep a long pause I could sleep later my breath hitched he rose slowly
07:05to his feet his tall frame casting a shadow over me
07:18the handbook's images came flooding in my breathing shifted without me meaning it to somehow falling into
07:24the same rhythm as his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool night air rushed in
07:29I
07:29snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness I turned it over in my mind when
07:36he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock had my figure
07:42actually frightened him before I lay down I made a firm decision tomorrow morning I was binding my chest
07:48at least one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when case slipped back
07:54in the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd apparently gone to shower by morning he was
07:59already gone ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor outside came the sound of a man once
08:05then
08:06again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door alpha case why didn't you call
08:12someone to heat the water it's already summer but the nights are still cold of course you've caught a
08:18chill I'll go brew tea right now I glanced at ivy does the alpha usually take cold showers I honestly
08:25don't know miss I dismissed her and locked the door I wound a strip of cloth tight over my undergarments
08:31then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the wardrobe high neck loose cut heavy fabric
08:38then I went to living room case was already there when I arrived seated beside Martha she lit up the
08:43moment she saw me her whole face warm with welcome until case coughed and the warmth vanished instantly
08:51cage I have a few private words for Leah go rest for a while case rose and left without a
08:56word
08:57Martha waved me over and took both my hands in hers eyes glistening sweet girl our case is lucky to
09:05have
09:05you the pack healer says the injury drained his life force there's no telling how long he has left
09:14some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline
09:21but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you I'm already grateful you came into
09:29this family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that I've
09:34thought
09:34it through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you a formal mate release your future stays
09:39protected and I'll see to it that you receive property and a place of your own I reached up and
09:45wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes chest tight with an ache I couldn't name Mrs. Valerius
09:51thank you for looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a
09:55transferred Omega servant I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf
09:59my thoughts drifted to the mother I had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up
10:04under a mother's protection I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through
10:08Martha laughed through her tears look at me I've gone and made you cry too
10:13she squeezed my hands Leah there's no need to be so formal call me mom just like case does
10:19she took a breath so I have a proposition for you Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare
10:24medicinal soups I'd like you to take over cases daily meals and care I just want him to live a
10:30little longer that's my one selfish wish by the end her voice had gone rough I nodded I headed to
10:36the kitchen to gather ingredients the last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago
10:40back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived alone in a rundown unit
10:46skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training one day I found him collapsed at our back
10:52gate and brought him around out of sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer journals
10:56and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever knew
11:02about it from the looks of things he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven out
11:07the lengths
11:08he had gone to were truly something I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case
11:13directing servants to pack up his belongings alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was
11:20moving the guest room his sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer
11:25things it makes more sense for me to move at least eat first I set the food on the table
11:30he gave it a
11:31brief glance and sat down you can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on it's no
11:39different
11:39coming from me it is different his voice remained flat and cool have ivy bring it from now on he
11:47finished the soup in a few quick swallows said a few words to the servants and swept past me in
11:54that
11:54moment I confirmed one thing alpha case couldn't stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and
12:00had ivy deliver his daily healing meals to the study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises
12:05the pack healer says case's condition has stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to
12:11his face Leah that's entirely because of you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands
12:18back in my room I tucked it into my jewelry box which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had
12:23gifted me since my arrival Leah you never wear any of the of these isn't it a waste to just
12:29put them
12:29away how is it a waste every one of these can be converted to cash that's my security fund
12:35but lady Martha gave these to you personally are you really going to sell all of them not right now
12:40but if the mate bond is ever severed naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand ivy's
12:45expression shifted to pure bewilderment as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur
12:55alpha i spun around and met a pair of ink dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her
13:01case looked worse than ever case's face was even paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting
13:07fixed on me with cold precision the look unsettled me completely but I didn't dare let a single trace
13:13of it show alpha is there something you need a journal we looked together I checked the shelves he
13:21checked the writing desk neither of us spoke I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top
13:26shelf
13:27behind a row of my mother's medical notes I reached up on my toes my fingertips just grazed the cover
13:33case's hand came over mine warm steady he reached past me without effort and closed his hand around
13:40the journal I turned my head his face was right there closer than I'd realized he was looking down at
13:46me
13:47then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts hit his chest first my waist went
13:53straight into his palm his hand catching me before he could react case didn't step back his ear tips
14:00went red his throat worked as he swallowed when he exhaled the breath came out uneven against the top of
14:06my head his eyes flashed gold for a second then green I scrambled upright face burning your journal he took
14:15it without a word and walked out perfect my standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower after that
14:20day
14:20I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with case he was injured and recovering he needed to
14:26stay calm but there was one more thing bothering me Brad had been sending notes three times already
14:32I hadn't opened a single one just dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one into my hand that
14:37morning
14:37it's not just a note this time he's here side entrance says he won't leave until you come out I
14:42clenched my
14:43fist and walked out I didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard Brad was
14:47standing at the gate Leah you finally came you should be calling me Mrs. Valerius he paused dropped
14:55his voice Mrs. Valerius do you have any idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position
15:01with these meetings I know I just wanted to tell you I'll be securing more power in the pack soon
15:09I
15:09won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore he stepped closer I'll buy a house Leah come with me
15:15anything's better than staying with a dying man he reached for me I stepped back you want me as your
15:22mistress Brad nodded completely serious I laughed why would I give up being the alpha's mate to be your
15:29mistress the whole pack knows case is dying he won't last and he can't even stand up anymore
15:36his eyes dropped deliberately to my chest isn't that a waste
15:41disgust surged through me Brad I will never be anyone's mistress case fought on the front lines
15:48for this pack those injuries are his honor you've benefited from every battle he won and you're
15:55standing here calling him less of a man you're the one who's less come near me again and every note
16:03you've sent goes straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for you his face went white I swung
16:10the gate shut I turned around and came face to face with case white t-shirt standing less than half
16:16a foot away his full height bearing down on me alpha I managed a faint edge flickered across his
16:21expression wasn't it my mate just a moment ago why so formal all of a sudden I looked down and
16:27started walking
16:30please don't misunderstand as long as I'm in this estate I honor this bond completely fast it's
16:35getting late I should go make your evening meal I moved to step past him his hand closed around my
16:40arm I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breasts against his chest my waist
16:45caught in his grip I looked up his face was inches from mine his eyes were deep and unreadable one
16:51tilt
16:51forward and our lips would have touched his breath hit my face warm my breath hitched heat pooled low
16:59in my core case swallowed hard as long as I remain in this estate each word slow deliberate you counting
17:07down the days until you can leave I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the day you die
17:13no nothing like that I shifted in his grip alpha you're hurting my arm
17:18did you mean every word you said just now I blinked and asked which part he let out a quiet
17:24breath and
17:24released me I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face had actual color in it his cheeks
17:32were just as red as mine that night I had a strange dream case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek
17:39his fingers hooked into the strap of my slip voice dropping to a low murmur does my luna want this
17:46I nodded like someone completely under a spell then a fierce consuming kiss caught my lips and
17:51wouldn't let go I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering breathless
17:58ivy knocked and came in I asked her to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my sweat
18:02damp hair and
18:03murmured it really is getting hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit me that first
18:10night case cold shower surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and recovering he was
18:20supposed to be keeping himself calm at midday Martha's attendant arrived Martha would like dinner in the
18:24garden tonight she asks that you be sure to come been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for
18:30days just to steer clear of case but Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation
18:35I couldn't say no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom
18:40a gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table
18:46covered with every dish I loved most Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case mentioned it's your
18:52birthday today he's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this I looked up and met a
18:57pair of
18:57burning intent eyes heat rushed straight to my face case lit a plate of chestnut cake in front of me
19:03without changing his expression how did you know today was my birthday I'd completely forgotten it
19:10myself my birth mother died bringing me into the world no one had ever once marked the day for me
19:16case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly it's not difficult to know it something in my chest gave
19:23one quiet inexplicable pull leah this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve I'm opening it just for
19:31you but you two had better not drink too much she pushed back her chair said the summer evening
19:36breeze was too much for her old bones and left the garden went quiet to avoid the silence I put
19:42my head
19:43down and drank one cup then another then another the wine was sweet and dangerously potent before long
19:50the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry case watched me but said nothing by the third glass I'd
19:57stopped feeling the awkward silence by the fourth I'd stopped feeling much of anything I reached across
20:03the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake the dish was empty I looked up where's the last piece
20:10I ate it I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from I leaned straight toward his face
20:17who told you to eat that spit it back out I pressed against his chest trying to peer into his
20:23mouth
20:23case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it that way I straightened up and stared at him
20:29then how am I supposed to find it a faint flush crept across his cheeks try using your mouse my
20:37gaze
20:37drifted to his slightly reddened lips I swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation case went rigid
20:44his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his hand cupped the back of my head
20:49and he pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower
20:55bed alpha the night air is cool lady martin asked me to bring you both a wrap I had no
21:03idea how much
21:04ivy'd seen I shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted everything went dark
21:12when I woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning I suddenly remembered
21:17I'd promised Martha to visit case's father's grave it was late I started rushing around for my things
21:25leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready ivy was it you who brought me back last
21:32night
21:33no the alpha carried you back I spun around to check her face she nodded completely serious
21:42I didn't say anything stupid did I ivy bit back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed
21:49and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go you kept calling him my mate over and over until his
21:56whole
21:56face went red ivy don't you dare make things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out
22:05I met Martha at the front entrance case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory
22:12I sat in the back of the car completely distracted replaying the moment I'd kissed case last night
22:19Martha must have misread my expression because she said leah is there someone you have feelings for
22:29I've noticed you've been avoiding case these past few days please don't be upset with me for pushing
22:35you two together at dinner last night I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at
22:40least
22:40be friends but if you're uncomfortable or if you want to leave just say I'll have him sever the bond
22:46I won't let you be trapped here mom no it's not that I was thinking about something else what is
22:53it
22:53I was still figuring out how to answer when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard
22:59tires off the road crashing through brush the whole frame shaking I grabbed Martha and looked at the
23:03driver slumped over the wheel unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead
23:10Martha grabbed my arm Leah what do we do we jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't
23:18hold on
23:19to me I wrapped myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid
23:22ground we hit the cliff edge and went over my hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the
23:27rock face
23:28my other hand locked around Martha's wrist below her was a straight drop into nothing
23:34mom don't look down don't look down hold on to me Ivy and the others are right behind us behind
23:41us in the
23:41second car they'll be here soon the root ground under our weight Martha's voice broke Leah let me go
23:52we're too heavy it's going to snap
23:58i'm old i've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so hard i could barely
24:07breathe
24:08i couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day
24:14mom i would rather die with you than watch you fall hold on
24:23they're coming the truth was i had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep
24:31it had
24:32stopped feeling like pain at all then i heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
24:43Leah don't move i'm coming down case's voice he'd called me by my name the first time
24:52a strong arm came under me he'd climbed down the cliff face wolf claws dug into the rock
25:00he untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist then climbed down further and
25:06did the same for Martha the people above pulled together we came up one at a time it wasn't a
25:13hallucination case had saved us he held me brow creased
25:21why is there so much blood Martha clutched her face she shielded me when we jumped i didn't get a
25:29scratch it's all hers my eyelids felt like lead
25:36leah don't sleep i'm taking you to ella he lifted me into the car and i stayed curled against his
25:43chest his forehead was damp with sweat he kept one hand on the wheel and kept talking leah
25:51leah leah stay awake i'll get you chestnut cake i'll give you all the jewelry you want to sell
25:57you don't have to wait for me to die i'll write the bond release today you can leave whenever you
26:02want
26:02my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face i looked up at the sky through the windshield
26:10it wasn't raining then everything went black when i opened my eyes every part of my body
26:15felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong my luna the pack healer said you can't move
26:20yet ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're lucky nothing's broken
26:26her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to stay flat or they'll
26:30scar your shoulder was dislocated too she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to the door
26:36after i finished the medicine i asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver with
26:43wolf bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the alpha's family
26:47directly i was flat on my back for a full month i didn't see case once martha kept her door
26:53shut too
26:53still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices
26:58like something was being held just below the surface i asked ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:04today i was finally cleared to get out of bed i opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:09figure case dark tactical shirt sharper than i remembered he held out a small wooden box i took it
27:16and lifted the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter my body went rigid something locked
27:23around my chest and wouldn't let go case are you throwing me out you've been waiting for this
27:29since the day you arrived you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with
27:34me
27:34you were counting down the days until i died so you could walk out cleanly i'm just doing it early
27:40leah go after today we're finished something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed
27:48it took a long time to get anything out so that's what you think of me
27:55leave now i don't want to see you anymore case disappeared around the corner of the yard
28:00estate guards all but pushed me out the door ivy fell in to step beside me and the alpha said
28:05you're
28:05used to having me around he told me to go with you i couldn't speak
28:14we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory by morning the pack's official
28:20announcement had gone up the announcement said case had betrayed the pack the announcement said
28:25he had betrayed the pack that he had leaked the border patrol routes to a rogue faction
28:30by order of the lichen king royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him pending investigation
28:36case was being held in the dungeons under royal guard the estate was locked down everyone inside
28:43was under scrutiny case would never betray his pack he would die before he did something like that
28:49he rushed to get me out that was why that was the only reason ivy was pacing circles around the
28:55living
28:56room she'd grown up inside the estate she couldn't stand still is there anything we can do
29:02i made myself sit down and think years ago elder reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest
29:08and been bitten by a snake i'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound
29:14elder reed had arrived while i was still crouched over the boy he'd seen my face i was sure he
29:19hadn't forgotten i tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into elder reed
29:25you remember me i need a favor he looked at me for a long moment then he nodded
29:31elder reed led me into the dungeon 30 minutes no more the door unlocked case stood up his eyes
29:37flashed with surprise how did you get in my chest ached as i looked at him through the blur of
29:42tears
29:42that's why you kicked me out isn't it you were framed think carefully is there any evidence to
29:48prove your innocence i will find it i will investigate i swear i will rescue you case's gaze deepened then
29:55his
29:56arm shot out and pulled me into his chest leah my heart hammered but time was running out this wasn't
30:02the moment i pushed against him he didn't budge leah you don't need to do anything i can't say much
30:10i promise seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay his eyes were steady certain
30:18like he was coaxing a frightened pup i walked out of the dungeon and straight into brad
30:28he stepped into my path slow smile spreading across it's not too late to reconsider
30:33being my mistress beats being alone and disgraced i swung my hand and slapped him across the face he
30:40lunged for me i stepped sideways and put distance between us try that again and every note you sent me
30:45ends up in front of chloe's father every single one you've been whispering in her ear for years
30:49haven't you trying to get me pushed out thinking i'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run
30:53to
30:53you but you never counted on chloe handing me straight to case a man you can't touch his face
30:58changed i didn't wait for him to recover i walked away and didn't look back a wolf like that the
31:04further
31:04the better i didn't sleep well for the next five days case's voice kept coming back to me i promise
31:11seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay on the afternoon of the sixth day
31:16the lichen king's official decree went up across the territory the leak hadn't come from case
31:20it had come from prince marcus and his allies the truth is finally revealed
31:28the lichen king had not yet named his heir both prince caden and prince marcus were in the running
31:32case was prince caden's most powerful ally the alpha who commanded the most powerful pack taking case
31:37down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne prince marcus had planted a spy inside the
31:42blackwood pack used him to steal the border patrol routes then framed case for it so the injury had
31:46been faked all of it a deliberate trap to draw out the spy but why fake being unable to mate
31:52i turned
31:53that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer dawn was just breaking when someone
31:57knocked at the door i didn't think i just ran i threw the door open and walked straight into case's
32:02chest
32:02he went completely still then his arms came around me slow and deliberate and pulled me in hard i'd
32:08run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt no warning through the thin fabric i could feel
32:12everything the hard muscle of his chest his arms locked tight around me i pressed my hands against
32:18his chest and tried to step back leah his voice dropped low i'm back our eyes locked the heat between
32:24us was thick enough to touch then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom
32:28i beat a fist against his chest weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise you first sunrise after we fell
32:38onto the bed together case pinned me beneath him one hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open
32:46eyes never leaving mine i covered his eyes with both hands don't look it's embarrassing he took my
32:52hands down his breathing had gone ragged it's beautiful his eyes were bright and fixed my skin
33:00went hot everywhere he touched i pressed my palm flat against his chest hard muscle warm skin healer
33:05said you couldn't get hard how is any of this possible lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear
33:10you want to know if i can there's one way to find out he kissed me one hand cupping my
33:16face
33:16tilting it up toward him i kissed him back hard my hands slid up his chest over his shoulders gripping
33:23his arms he pressed me further into the mattress his weight settling over me the heat built fast and
33:29took over completely my hands went slack he caught them laced his fingers through mine and pinned them
33:36above my head he loves me very much and completely occupies me my face gradually became rosy and we could
33:43only hear each other's heartbeats and breathing his lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw down the side
33:49of my neck slow and unhurried then he stopped his canines pierced my mating gland a second of sharp
33:57white-hot pain and then it was done i lay there chest heaving fingers still tangled in his on my
34:04neck
34:04his mark ached finally we weren't just mates on paper anymore after the estate lockdown was lifted case took
34:12me to meet prince kaiden a slow smile spreading across his face so you're the woman who brought
34:16case to his knees i've been wanting to meet you you flatter me your highness case helped the kingdom
34:22take down a real threat you stood by him through all of it i'll host an official luna ceremony for
34:27you
34:27and when that day comes i'll have a gift ready thank you your highness don't blame case leah faking
34:34the injury was always part of the plan too many enemies wanted him dead the only way to keep him
34:42safe was to make them think he was already finished part about not being able to get hard that was
34:47my
34:47idea i gave the pack doctor that order myself we grew up together i know exactly how he is never
34:56any
34:56interest in women never any weakness i figured it was time someone did something about that suddenly i
35:01understood just two old friends and one very elaborate prank the car accident that was prince
35:08marcus as well they intended it to look like an accident they didn't expect to hurt you in the
35:12process luna leah it's been dealt with you and case are safe now i took a slow breath knowing it
35:23was
35:24over didn't make the memory of dangling off that cliff any less vivid we got back to the estate to
35:28find
35:28chloe already inside crying she walked an hour ago and hasn't stopped martha is getting a headache from
35:34it i told case to go to his study i'd handle it i sat down next to chloe face red
35:40eyes swollen word had
35:42already spread brad had been identified as one of prince marcus's informants chloe's father had been
35:47cleared but chloe and brad were finished still crying i'll have someone throw you out she stopped
35:53immediately still shaking but quiet i misjudged him i thought picking someone from a lower ranked
36:00family meant he'd be easy to manage i didn't think he'd be like this i told you he wasn't a
36:06good person
36:07you didn't say it clearly enough i rolled my eyes i wasn't a powerless omega anymore i didn't have to
36:14hold
36:18back were you ever angry at me for how i treated you back then no i cursed you in my
36:25head but i don't
36:26hold grudges you cursed me do you want to punish me for it chloe laughed despite herself then caught
36:32herself and pressed her lips together i'm sorry for the slap did it hurt i already forgot about it
36:37then let me slap you back we'll be even she closed her eyes and braced herself i raised my hand
36:43and
36:43let it land soft against her cheek she opened her eyes i already gave that slap to brad chloe stared
36:52at me for a second then she laughed really laughed for the first time since she'd walked in
36:56don't call me chloe anymore can we be friends no i don't like friends who cry too much the light
37:05was
37:05still on when i passed case's study i pushed the door open before i could say a word an arm
37:10shot out
37:10from behind and wrapped around my waist bold intruder his voice dropped low against my ear you think you
37:15can just walk into the alpha's office the alpha's mate is right here and you still dare make a move
37:21case played it straight his lips found my neck here really right here i kept saying no my hand said
37:30something else entirely finding their way to his back he murmured against my ear you have no idea
37:36how many times i thought about this in this room i wanted to say something back but his hand was
37:42already
37:42moving and i couldn't get a single word out he carried me to the table and took off my clothes
37:47then we had a good time
37:55when i woke up it was almost dawn case was already awake sitting up against the headboard
37:59watching me his eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back morning i sat up
38:05and rubbed my
38:05eyes then i remembered the sunrise he'd promised the sunrise
38:14we still have time he was already up he picked up my clothes from beside the bed handing them to
38:19me
38:19he dressed me slowly straightening each layer with both hands like he'd done it a thousand times
38:24before we walked out into the yard cool air the smell of pine to the east the sky had just
38:30started
38:31to lighten at the edges case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me we watched the horizon
38:35together the sun came up slowly the gold light broke across the trees spread across the yard
38:40and landed on us the clouds caught the color and held it beautiful close to my ear beautiful
38:49he pulled me in tighter and said nothing else he didn't need to i'll watch every sunrise and sunset
38:56with his voice was quiet against my hair everyone for as long as we have i turned around and kissed
39:02him once quick and light deal the sun came up fully in the yard filled with light our shadows
39:09stretched long across the ground behind us over the next few days the estate came back to life
39:14servants moved through the halls with easy steps again martha's health improved she called me in to
39:19talk every morning always smiling when i walked through the door one afternoon i was trimming the
39:23plants in the yard when sunny came running over leah chloe is here again she brought a lot of stuff
39:29with
39:29her i set down my shears since the day she'd come in crying chloe had been showing up regularly she
39:34said she was
39:35making up for lost time really she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be
39:41let her in i wiped my hands and went to meet her
39:45chloe walked in with two attendants behind her carrying food boxes
39:48she changed a lot less restless she dressed simpler now and moved quieter
40:00i made your favorite chestnut cake i asked the royal kitchen for the recipe this time
40:07better than anything the blackwood kitchen has ever made i took a piece and bit into it sweet soft
40:13better than i expected good thank you so where's case not home he went to the pack training ground
40:22something came up chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself for a while neither of us said anything
40:28just the wind moving through the yard my father wants me to find a new mate i looked up don't
40:33rush for
40:34it i know after brad i don't know how to trust anyone she looked at me something flickering in her
40:43eyes
40:44you have a good mate case fights for you protects you and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom
40:52of these things chloe nodded and didn't say anything else just ate her chestnut cake
40:57the yard went quiet just wind moving through the leaves then she said that slap do you really not
41:05hold it against me really it's in the past no point bringing it up the truth was i'd already let
41:12it go a long time ago she wasn't a bad person just spoiled used to getting her way chloe's eyes
41:18went red at the edges thank you when i arranged the mating part of it was because i was scared
41:24you
41:25and brad would find your way back to each other but part of it was genuine i really did think
41:30case
41:30was a good man that he wouldn't treat you badly we looked at each other and smiled all the conflicts
41:36were solved i just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time chloe laughed a little embarrassed
41:43it's in the past isn't this better
41:51it is she nodded can we be friends for real i won't be like i was before
41:59sure i nodded something warm moved through my chest
42:03letting go of old grudges and coming out the other side with a friend that wasn't a bad ending
42:07we sat in the yard for the rest of the afternoon eating and talking pack gossip small things nothing
42:13important the sun came through the leaves and the air was warm and easy when case came back from the
42:19training grounds that evening and saw the two of us surprise crossed his face what are you two happy
42:24about talking about you chloe grinned about what a liar you are faking the whole thing and fooling everyone
42:33case walked over and sat down beside me he reached over and took my hand eyes warm
42:39tricking you into becoming my luna that's the luckiest thing i've ever done my face went red
42:43i gave him a look chloe burst out laughing all right i'm leaving you two alone leah i'll come
42:49by tomorrow sure take care i watched her go case turned to me are you good friend now yes the
42:57past is the
42:58past no point holding on to it he squeezed my hand i'm glad you can think that way he knew
43:04how much
43:05i'd been through watching me let it go and just be happy i could tell it meant something to him
43:09we sat
43:10side by side at the stone table and looked out at the sky neither of us said much we didn't
43:16need to
43:17days like this quiet and unhurried became the rhythm of our life case stayed busy with
43:23the pack and with royal matters but he always made time sunrises sunsets he spoiled me until i didn't
43:30know what to do with it martha was healthy and smiling every day the estate was calm and easy again
43:36the way it used to be true to his word prince caden petitioned the lichen king on my behalf
43:42at my official luna ceremony the lichen king's decree was read aloud
43:47a formal commendation in front of the entire pack the estate was lit up and full of noise that day
43:53case lifted the veil and placed it over my head himself his eyes proud and soft the most beautiful
43:59luna then he shifted right there in front of everyone his wolf was massive dark broad-shouldered
44:06still he lowered himself to the ground and waited i climbed onto his back he rose slowly carrying me
44:13steady and lifted his head toward the moon the howl that came out of him was long and deep and
44:19carried across the entire territory one by one the pack answered howl after howl rising into the night
44:26sky i thought about everything it had taken to get here a bastard omega with no wolf no one to
44:32speak for
44:33her only i knew how hard the road had been and all of it every bit of the happiness on
44:39the other side of
44:39it came from the man standing behind me after the ceremony case took me south open land warm air water
44:46catching the afternoon light far from everything that had tried to take us down the rest of our lives
44:52stretched out ahead of us every year every season together after the ceremony life settled into a new
45:00rhythm i stood beside case at every pack meeting every decision every matter that came through the estate
45:05gates his pack was my pack his people were my people but he always made time a weekend drive with
45:13no
45:13destination a trail through the forest at dawn wherever he thought i'd want to see he took me there
45:19without being asked the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us every year every season together
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