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00:00:05Five years into our marriage, it all turned out to be lies.

00:00:09My Alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta the day before our mating ceremony.

00:00:14He assumed I, being a wolfless wretch, couldn't hear a thing, unaware that I had awakened, and could clearly perceive

00:00:22every betrayal we uttered.

00:00:25Luna, we've prepared the substitute blood and staged the fake death scene exactly as you requested.

00:00:31In ten days, your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.

00:00:34The voice on the other end finally took the edge off the anger I'd been holding back for far too

00:00:39long.

00:00:40Good.

00:00:41My voice came out low, a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.

00:00:46Rest assured, no one will question it. We'll simulate a death by silver.

00:00:51No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:00:54Only then, did I let out a slow breath.

00:00:58After confirming the remaining details, I hung up, and pushed open the door, to the private room.

00:01:05The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.

00:01:08Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.

00:01:12The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Cain.

00:01:17Cain, seated at the center, rose immediately.

00:01:21His long fingers closed around my hand, his eyes filled with concern.

00:01:26His voice dropped, rough with Alpha authority.

00:01:30My little wolf, where did you go?

00:01:33I can smell fear on you.

00:01:35He started to pull me away, but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,

00:01:40and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.

00:01:43I shook my head.

00:01:45I'm fine.

00:01:46Let's just keep going.

00:01:48Still holding my hand, Cain led me back to my seat.

00:01:52The room gradually came back to life, until someone spoke up.

00:01:56Cain, you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.

00:02:00So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?

00:02:04My nails dug into my palm.

00:02:06Being the useless one who couldn't shift, I'd long since gotten used to names like that.

00:02:12But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent, lingering on Cain.

00:02:20Someone beside the speaker nudged him.

00:02:23Hey, watch it.

00:02:24Your Luna's right here.

00:02:26He just shrugged, completely unconcerned.

00:02:29What's the problem?

00:02:31It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.

00:02:35I'm just curious how Cain plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:02:39All eyes turned to Cain.

00:02:41A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.

00:02:45I'll keep her.

00:02:47He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.

00:02:52She's just a pet I keep around.

00:02:54My only mate is Aria.

00:02:56He smirked faintly.

00:02:58But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.

00:03:02So I've kept it well hidden.

00:03:05Even after the mate bond.

00:03:07I won't let her find out.

00:03:10His gaze swept across the room, a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.

00:03:15Watch your mouths.

00:03:16If anyone slips up in front of her, I'll tear you apart.

00:03:21These were all dominant alphas from the same circle, and none of this shocked them.

00:03:26If anything, they sounded amused.

00:03:29Cain's got it bad.

00:03:31Can't even let his little toy get exposed.

00:03:34Well, she can't shift.

00:03:35Figures she'd be fragile.

00:03:38Someone's eyes lit up.

00:03:40Curiosity getting the better of him.

00:03:43Cain, if Aria can't sense anything, then you and that beta pet, have you ever, you know, at home?

00:03:51Cain chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:03:56Of course.

00:03:58It's been wild.

00:04:01The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.

00:04:05Cain really knows how to play!

00:04:08A useless one like that?

00:04:10Easy to fool.

00:04:12Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.

00:04:18Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.

00:04:24Their laughter cut through the room, sharp and vicious.

00:04:28No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.

00:04:32My knuckles had gone white.

00:04:34No one knew.

00:04:35Three days ago, I had my awakening.

00:04:40And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.

00:04:44I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.

00:04:48On the day of the ceremony, the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:04:54A fake one.

00:04:56Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.

00:05:01My little wolf, why aren't you eating?

00:05:04I looked at him.

00:05:05At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint smile.

00:05:13What were you all talking about that got you so excited?

00:05:16Cain smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.

00:05:22They were just saying they envy envy our bond.

00:05:25That will be the most devoted pair there is.

00:05:29Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.

00:05:33I caught every single one of them.

00:05:35The mockery.

00:05:36The cruelty.

00:05:37It burned.

00:05:40My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:05:43The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.

00:05:46They had been talking about him and that woman.

00:05:49Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.

00:05:54Cain, I never realized you could lie so easily.

00:05:58I set my silver fork down and stood.

00:06:01I didn't want to hear another word of it.

00:06:04The moment I moved to leave, Cain was on his feet.

00:06:07A flicker of panic crossing his face.

00:06:10Little wolf, what's wrong?

00:06:13I shook my head.

00:06:15My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.

00:06:19I'm tired.

00:06:21I want to go back to the pack house.

00:06:24I didn't wait for his response.

00:06:26I turned and walked out.

00:06:29Out on the street, I looked up and saw the massive LED screen across the road.

00:06:34A mating display was playing.

00:06:37Aria, be my mate.

00:06:40The words stretched across the center in bold, impossible to miss letters.

00:06:46People passing by slowed down.

00:06:48Their voices full of envy.

00:06:53Oh my god, I heard Alpha Cain's girl can't shift so he rented the biggest screen in the city

00:06:58just so she could clearly see the words, be my mate?

00:07:01That's insanely romantic.

00:07:04He treats that girl so well.

00:07:07After the mate bond, he's going to be the perfect Alpha.

00:07:11I stood there, the subject of their admiration,

00:07:14and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.

00:07:18A week ago, I would have reacted the same way.

00:07:22I would have believed in Cain's love without question.

00:07:26I was born into a declining pack.

00:07:30From the moment I came into this world, I couldn't shift.

00:07:34Among the werewolf kind, that made me a disgrace.

00:07:38A failure.

00:07:40Cain entered my life under those circumstances.

00:07:44He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me relentlessly.

00:07:49But I had seen this kind of attention before.

00:07:52Cruel games disguised as affection.

00:07:56So I avoided him.

00:07:5899 times he confessed.

00:08:0099 times I turned him down.

00:08:04Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.

00:08:07He threw himself over me without hesitation.

00:08:11Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,

00:08:14he didn't move.

00:08:15He held his position, shielding me with his body.

00:08:19When he woke up in the hospital,

00:08:21his condition was so weak he could barely maintain human form.

00:08:25And yet, the first thing he did when he saw me

00:08:28was reach out and gently touch my face.

00:08:33My little wolf, as long as you're safe.

00:08:36That was the moment everything changed.

00:08:39For the first time, I believed that even someone like me,

00:08:43someone who couldn't shift,

00:08:45could be worth risking everything for.

00:08:46The walls around my heart cracked open for him.

00:08:51The wound from the Silver never fully healed.

00:08:54It left behind a permanent circular scar.

00:08:58Every time I saw it,

00:08:59my heart would ache in a way that felt dangerously close to love.

00:09:04For five years, he never wavered.

00:09:07He treated me with the same devotion,

00:09:10the same care,

00:09:11as if I were the only one who mattered.

00:09:16Even when the pack opposed us,

00:09:18he stood his ground,

00:09:20and asked me to be his mate.

00:09:22And for that upcoming ceremony,

00:09:25I wanted to give him something real.

00:09:28Something more.

00:09:29I risked my life to undergo blood awakening,

00:09:32just so I could truly experience his wild side during the mate ritual.

00:09:36If it failed,

00:09:38I would have died.

00:09:40But I survived.

00:09:42Not only that,

00:09:43I gained something rare.

00:09:45Empathic sense.

00:09:47I decided to keep it a secret.

00:09:49I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.

00:09:52But on the very day I awakened,

00:09:56everything fell apart.

00:09:58Through that new ability,

00:10:00I sensed him.

00:10:01Kane.

00:10:02Talking to his beta pet.

00:10:04Their voices were intimate,

00:10:06careless,

00:10:07filled with open flirtation.

00:10:10That was when I learned the truth.

00:10:12He had already betrayed our bond.

00:10:15For an entire year.

00:10:17And I had known nothing.

00:10:20A sharp pain twisted through my chest,

00:10:23forcing me to crouch down and wrap my arms around myself.

00:10:26His words from earlier echoed in my mind,

00:10:29over and over again.

00:10:31Even with the mate ceremony approaching,

00:10:34he had no intention of ending that relationship.

00:10:37Did he really think I was so worthless that he could deceive me forever?

00:10:42The winter wind cut through me,

00:10:45cold and merciless.

00:10:46But my mind had never been clearer.

00:10:49I would show Kane the truth.

00:10:52Lies don't last forever.

00:10:54And I would never forgive betrayal.

00:10:57I took a slow breath,

00:10:59forcing down the ache in my chest.

00:11:02Just as I was about to head back,

00:11:04a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

00:11:09Kane's scent surrounded me at once,

00:11:11rich with cedar,

00:11:12and thick with possessiveness.

00:11:14It pressed in from all sides,

00:11:16leaving no space to breathe.

00:11:18Little wolf,

00:11:19why didn't you wait for me?

00:11:21Are you in a bad mood today?

00:11:23Then let me take you to see your mate dress.

00:11:27The custom piece just arrived.

00:11:29He pulled me into his arms,

00:11:31his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,

00:11:34gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.

00:11:40I don't feel like going.

00:11:42Just pick it yourself.

00:11:44I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:11:47There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.

00:11:51Kane seemed to sense the distance in my tone.

00:11:54His voice softened,

00:11:56almost cautious.

00:11:58Little wolf,

00:12:00why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?

00:12:03Do you not want to bond with me anymore?

00:12:06I looked at him,

00:12:08at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.

00:12:11I almost told him the truth.

00:12:14Yes,

00:12:14I don't want this anymore.

00:12:17You were the one who betrayed us first.

00:12:19You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.

00:12:22You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.

00:12:26And now you're asking me why?

00:12:29But I wasn't ready to expose everything.

00:12:32Not yet.

00:12:34At the dress boutique,

00:12:36the moment we stepped inside,

00:12:38an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.

00:12:43Miss,

00:12:44the gown Alpha Kane had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.

00:12:47Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.

00:12:51The dress was pure white,

00:12:54flowing and luminous.

00:12:56Moonstones were set into the bodice,

00:12:58casting a soft,

00:12:59sacred glow.

00:13:01Kane wrapped an arm around my waist.

00:13:03My little wolf,

00:13:05do you like it?

00:13:07I couldn't deny it.

00:13:09The design was exactly my taste.

00:13:11But no matter how beautiful it was,

00:13:14it couldn't mend what had already been broken.

00:13:17Look closer,

00:13:18Kane said softly,

00:13:20at the center of the moonstone.

00:13:21I followed his gaze.

00:13:24Engraved deep within the gem were the letters.

00:13:28A and K,

00:13:29forever.

00:13:30The moon goddess is our witness.

00:13:34My love for you will last forever too.

00:13:36I stared at the stone,

00:13:38at the tiny letters carved into its heart.

00:13:42Then I turned to him,

00:13:43and met his eyes.

00:13:45Eyes filled with something that looked like love.

00:13:49Will your love for me really last forever?

00:13:54A flicker of unease crossed his face

00:13:57before he answered quickly.

00:13:59I Kane,

00:14:00swear,

00:14:00swear that I will love Arya forever.

00:14:03For my entire life.

00:14:06If I break this oath,

00:14:08may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:14:11Such a solemn vow.

00:14:14And yet,

00:14:15it couldn't warm a heart,

00:14:17that had already gone cold.

00:14:19He had already broken it.

00:14:21And still,

00:14:22he kept acting.

00:14:24Didn't he get tired?

00:14:26I turned my face away,

00:14:28unwilling to look at him any longer.

00:14:31Kane seemed about to say something else,

00:14:33but his phone suddenly rang.

00:14:35His expression shifted,

00:14:37just slightly,

00:14:38before he stepped aside to answer.

00:14:40When he returned,

00:14:42there was a trace of apology on his face.

00:14:46Little wolf,

00:14:47something urgent just came up.

00:14:48Go ahead and try the dress.

00:14:50If anything needs adjusting,

00:14:51just tell the staff.

00:14:53He left in a hurry,

00:14:55not even waiting for a response.

00:14:58I watched his retreating figure,

00:15:01a bitter thought settling in.

00:15:03Kane had never walked away from me

00:15:05for pack business.

00:15:06And just before he left,

00:15:09I had caught it.

00:15:10That flicker in his eyes.

00:15:13Raw,

00:15:14instinctive desire.

00:15:16Work?

00:15:18Hardly.

00:15:19He was going to see her.

00:15:21When I returned to the pack house,

00:15:24I immediately felt it.

00:15:26The slight dip in the mattress.

00:15:28The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,

00:15:31and lingering scent,

00:15:33thick with unmistakable desire.

00:15:35The thought hit me all at once.

00:15:38Kane and that beta had been here,

00:15:40on this bed.

00:15:42Entwined.

00:15:43My stomach twisted violently.

00:15:45I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,

00:15:48unable to stop.

00:15:50Kane had just come back.

00:15:51The moment he saw me like that,

00:15:54panic flashed across his face.

00:15:56Little wolf,

00:15:57did you eat something bad?

00:15:59I'll call a healer right now.

00:16:03I grabbed his wrist,

00:16:05my eyes still red.

00:16:07I'm fine.

00:16:07I just...

00:16:09thought of something disgusting.

00:16:12Kane dropped to his knees beside me,

00:16:14gently patting my back,

00:16:16his expression full of distress.

00:16:18Don't think about things like that.

00:16:21Seeing you like this,

00:16:22it hurts me too.

00:16:24I looked down at him,

00:16:26at the open collar of his shirt,

00:16:29and the marks on his skin.

00:16:31Bite marks.

00:16:32Fresh.

00:16:33Obvious.

00:16:34Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.

00:16:38How strong did Kane have to be

00:16:40to carry another woman's marks on his body,

00:16:42and still look at me

00:16:44like I was the only one he cared about?

00:16:47His voice grew sharper,

00:16:49more agitated.

00:16:51Who did this to you?

00:16:53Who made Maid?

00:16:54My little wolf like this.

00:16:57Tell me.

00:16:58I'll tear them apart.

00:17:00A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:17:04Kane,

00:17:05you're the one who did this to me.

00:17:08Sometime deep into the night,

00:17:10I woke to the sound of a low,

00:17:12restrained growl.

00:17:14Half asleep,

00:17:15I reached out,

00:17:16instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.

00:17:19But the bed was empty.

00:17:21I sat up and went downstairs.

00:17:24As I reached the second floor,

00:17:26I heard it.

00:17:27A woman's breathless voice.

00:17:30Soft,

00:17:31broken.

00:17:32I froze for a second,

00:17:34forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,

00:17:37then walked toward the guest room.

00:17:39The door was wide open.

00:17:42Moonlight spilled across the room,

00:17:44illuminating two bodies tangled together.

00:17:47Inside,

00:17:49Kane was bare from the waist up.

00:17:51The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

00:17:54The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

00:17:56Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

00:18:00Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,

00:18:03her voice unsteady.

00:18:05Alpha,

00:18:06the dress I just got today,

00:18:08you already torn it.

00:18:10Kane let out a low chuckle,

00:18:12leaning in close to her ear,

00:18:14his voice rough.

00:18:15You wore it for me,

00:18:19didn't you?

00:18:20I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:18:24So tonight,

00:18:25shouldn't you be satisfying me?

00:18:28She clung to him,

00:18:29her voice breaking,

00:18:31hoarse.

00:18:33Alpha,

00:18:34I can't,

00:18:35I can't take ache anymore.

00:18:38Then,

00:18:39breathless,

00:18:40she tilted her head back.

00:18:42What if Aria sees us?

00:18:44Kane stilled,

00:18:45his expression turning cold as he cut her off.

00:18:49She's useless.

00:18:50She doesn't understand anything.

00:18:52Don't you dare tell her about us.

00:18:55The beta traced circles against his chest,

00:18:57her tone soft,

00:18:59almost hurt.

00:19:00I know.

00:19:01I just,

00:19:03she's about to become your mate,

00:19:05and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:19:09It makes me sad.

00:19:11Kane's expression softened slightly.

00:19:14You jealous little thing.

00:19:16I already brought you into this house.

00:19:18Isn't that enough?

00:19:20Don't worry.

00:19:22Even after the mate bond,

00:19:23I won't leave you.

00:19:25Whatever area has,

00:19:26you'll have too.

00:19:28Moonlight,

00:19:29lit up my face,

00:19:30where I stood outside the door.

00:19:32I covered my mouth,

00:19:34but the tears were already falling,

00:19:37blurring everything.

00:19:39Every sound from inside the room

00:19:41pierced into me like silver blades,

00:19:43carving wound after wound into my chest.

00:19:46I turned and ran.

00:19:49Barefoot.

00:19:50Straight out into the rain.

00:19:52Cold water soaked through me,

00:19:54but I didn't stop.

00:19:55I just needed to get away,

00:19:57as far away as possible.

00:20:00Through the haze,

00:20:01I thought I saw him.

00:20:03A younger Kane.

00:20:05The one I had once loved.

00:20:08His eyes were clear,

00:20:10sincere,

00:20:11filled with something real.

00:20:13Little Wolf,

00:20:14leave him.

00:20:16Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,

00:20:19and never forgive him.

00:20:21My vision burned,

00:20:23as I looked at that memory.

00:20:25At the Alpha,

00:20:26I had once given my heart to.

00:20:29Okay.

00:20:30I whispered.

00:20:31I will leave you,

00:20:34and I will never forgive you.

00:20:48Five years into our marriage,

00:20:50it all turned out to be lies.

00:20:52My Alpha Kane had an affair with his mistress Beta,

00:20:55the day before our mating ceremony.

00:20:57He assumed I,

00:20:59being a wolfless wretch,

00:21:01couldn't hear a thing,

00:21:02unaware that I had awakened,

00:21:04and could clearly perceive every betrayal we uttered.

00:21:08Luna,

00:21:09we've prepared the substitute blood

00:21:11and staged the fake death scene

00:21:13exactly as you requested.

00:21:14In ten days,

00:21:15your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.

00:21:18The voice on the other end

00:21:19finally took the edge off the anger

00:21:21I'd been holding back for far too long.

00:21:24Good.

00:21:25My voice came out low,

00:21:26a restrained edge of something feral beneath it.

00:21:30Rest assured,

00:21:31no one will question it.

00:21:32We'll simulate a death by silver.

00:21:35No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:21:38Only then,

00:21:39did I let out a slow breath.

00:21:41After confirming the remaining details,

00:21:44I hung up,

00:21:45and pushed open the door,

00:21:47to the private room.

00:21:48The noise inside died the instant I stepped in.

00:21:52Every wolf there could catch the faint pine scent clinging to me.

00:21:56The unmistakable mate mark left by Alpha Kane.

00:22:01Kane,

00:22:02seated at the center,

00:22:03rose immediately.

00:22:04His long fingers closed around my hand,

00:22:07his eyes filled with concern.

00:22:10His voice dropped,

00:22:11rough with Alpha authority.

00:22:13My little wolf,

00:22:15where did you go?

00:22:16I can smell fear on you.

00:22:19He started to pull me away,

00:22:21but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,

00:22:23and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.

00:22:26I shook my head.

00:22:28I'm fine.

00:22:30Let's just keep going.

00:22:32Still holding my hand,

00:22:33Kane led me back to my seat.

00:22:35The room gradually came back to life,

00:22:38until someone spoke up.

00:22:40Kane,

00:22:40you and your wild cat are about to seal your mate bond.

00:22:44So what are you planning to do with your little beta pet?

00:22:47My nails dug into my palm.

00:22:49Being the useless one who couldn't shift,

00:22:52I'd long since gotten used to names like that.

00:22:55But I could still clearly smell another woman's scent,

00:22:59lingering on Kane.

00:23:03Someone beside the speaker nudged him.

00:23:07Hey, watch it.

00:23:08Your Luna's right here.

00:23:09He just shrugged,

00:23:11completely unconcerned.

00:23:13What's the problem?

00:23:15It's not like the useless one understands the werewolf kind language anyway.

00:23:19I'm just curious how Kane plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:23:23All eyes turned to Kane.

00:23:25A flicker of disdain passed through his gaze.

00:23:28I'll keep her.

00:23:30He peeled a shrimp and placed it into my bowl before continuing casually.

00:23:35She's just a pet I keep around.

00:23:38My only mate is Aria.

00:23:40He smirked faintly.

00:23:42But if my wild bot Aria ever found out the truth, she'd run.

00:23:46So I've kept it well hidden.

00:23:49Even after the mate bond.

00:23:51I won't let her find out.

00:23:53His gaze swept across the room,

00:23:55a surge of alpha pressure thickening the air.

00:23:58Watch your mouths.

00:24:00If anyone slips up in front of her,

00:24:02I'll tear you apart.

00:24:05These were all dominant alphas from the same circle.

00:24:08And none of this shocked them.

00:24:10If anything, they sounded amused.

00:24:13Kane's got it bad.

00:24:15Can't even let his little toy get exposed.

00:24:17Well, she can't shift.

00:24:19Figures she'd be fragile.

00:24:21Someone's eyes lit up.

00:24:23Curiosity getting the better of him.

00:24:26Kane, if Aria can't sense anything,

00:24:29than you and that beta pet.

00:24:32Have you ever, you know, at home?

00:24:36Kane chuckled, idly spinning the ring on his finger.

00:24:40Of course.

00:24:42It's been wild.

00:24:44The room erupted into crude laughter and wolfish howls.

00:24:48Kane really knows how to play.

00:24:52A useless one like that?

00:24:54Easy to fool.

00:24:56Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.

00:25:02Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face when she finds out.

00:25:07Their laughter cut through the room.

00:25:09Sharp and vicious.

00:25:12No one noticed how tightly I was gripping my silver fork.

00:25:15My knuckles had gone white.

00:25:17No one knew.

00:25:19Three days ago, I had my awakening.

00:25:24And no one knew that I had already decided to leave.

00:25:27I would never complete a mate bond with Kane.

00:25:31On the day of the ceremony,

00:25:33the only thing waiting for him would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:25:37A fake one.

00:25:39Kane glanced at my untouched shrimp and immediately turned back to me.

00:25:44My little wolf, why aren't you eating?

00:25:47I looked at him.

00:25:49At the man whose eyes were filled with nothing but carefully crafted concern and forced a faint smile.

00:25:56What were you all talking about that got you so excited?

00:26:00Kane smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the back of my hand.

00:26:06They were just saying they envy, envy our bond.

00:26:08That will be the most devoted pair there is.

00:26:12Inside the private room, people exchanged knowing looks.

00:26:17I caught every single one of them.

00:26:19The mockery.

00:26:20The cruelty.

00:26:21It burned.

00:26:23My heart felt like it had been soaked in liquid silver.

00:26:27The pain sharp enough to cut through bone.

00:26:30They had been talking about him and that woman.

00:26:33Yet somehow twisted it into admiration for what we had.

00:26:37Kane, I never realized you could lie so easily.

00:26:41I set my silver fork down and stood.

00:26:45I didn't want to hear another word of it.

00:26:47The moment I moved to leave, Kane was on his feet.

00:26:51A flicker of panic crossing his face.

00:26:54Little wolf, what's wrong?

00:26:57I shook my head.

00:26:58My voice came out soft, barely more than a breath.

00:27:03I'm tired.

00:27:05I want to go back to the pack house.

00:27:07I didn't wait for his response.

00:27:09I turned and walked out.

00:27:12Out on the street, I looked up

00:27:14and saw the massive LED screen across the road.

00:27:18A mating display was playing.

00:27:21Aria, be my mate.

00:27:24The words stretched across the center

00:27:26in bold, impossible-to-miss letters.

00:27:30People passing by slowed down,

00:27:32their voices full of envy.

00:27:36Oh my god, I heard Alpha Kane's girl can't shift,

00:27:40so he rented the biggest screen in the city

00:27:42just so she could clearly see the words,

00:27:43be my mate.

00:27:45That's insanely romantic.

00:27:48He treats that girl so well.

00:27:50After the mate bond,

00:27:52he's going to be the perfect Alpha.

00:27:54I stood there,

00:27:56the subject of their admiration,

00:27:58and let out a quiet, self-mocking smile.

00:28:02A week ago,

00:28:03I would have reacted the same way.

00:28:06I would have believed in Kane's love without question.

00:28:10I was born into a declining pack.

00:28:13From the moment I came into this world,

00:28:16I couldn't shift.

00:28:18Among the werewolf kind,

00:28:20that made me a disgrace.

00:28:22A failure.

00:28:24Kane entered my life under those circumstances.

00:28:28He claimed it was love at first sight

00:28:30and pursued me relentlessly.

00:28:31But I had seen this kind of attention before.

00:28:36Cruel games disguised as affection.

00:28:39So I avoided him.

00:28:4199 times he confessed.

00:28:4499 times I turned him down.

00:28:48Until the night the Silver Hunters attacked.

00:28:51He threw himself over me without hesitation.

00:28:54Even when Silver pierced straight through his shoulder blade,

00:28:58he didn't move.

00:28:59He held his position,

00:29:01shielding me with his body.

00:29:03When he woke up in the hospital,

00:29:05his condition was so weak

00:29:07he could barely maintain human form.

00:29:09And yet,

00:29:10the first thing he did when he saw me,

00:29:12was reach out and gently touch my face.

00:29:17My little wolf,

00:29:18as long as you're safe.

00:29:20That was the moment everything changed.

00:29:23For the first time,

00:29:24I believed that even someone like me,

00:29:26someone who couldn't shift,

00:29:28could be worth risking everything for.

00:29:30The walls around my heart cracked open for him.

00:29:34The wound from the Silver never fully healed.

00:29:38It left behind a permanent circular scar.

00:29:41Every time I saw it,

00:29:43my heart would ache in a way

00:29:45that felt dangerously close to love.

00:29:48For five years,

00:29:49he never wavered.

00:29:51He treated me with the same devotion,

00:29:53the same care,

00:29:55as if I were the only one who mattered.

00:30:00Even when the pack opposed us,

00:30:02he stood his ground,

00:30:03and asked me to be his mate.

00:30:06And for that upcoming ceremony,

00:30:08I wanted to give him something real.

00:30:11Something more.

00:30:13I risked my life to undergo blood awakening,

00:30:16just so I could truly experience his wild side

00:30:18during the mate ritual.

00:30:20If it failed,

00:30:21I would have died.

00:30:23But I survived.

00:30:25Not only that,

00:30:27I gained something rare.

00:30:29Empathic sense.

00:30:30I decided to keep it a secret.

00:30:33I wanted to surprise him on the day of the ceremony.

00:30:37But on the very day I awakened,

00:30:39everything fell apart.

00:30:41Through that new ability,

00:30:43I sensed him.

00:30:45Cain.

00:30:46Talking to his beta pet.

00:30:48Their voices were intimate,

00:30:50careless,

00:30:51filled with open flirtation.

00:30:53That was when I learned the truth.

00:30:56He had already betrayed our bond.

00:30:59For an entire year.

00:31:01And I had known nothing.

00:31:03A sharp pain twisted through my chest,

00:31:06forcing me to crouch down

00:31:08and wrap my arms around myself.

00:31:10His words from earlier echoed in my mind,

00:31:13over and over again.

00:31:15Even with the mate ceremony approaching,

00:31:17he had no intention of ending that relationship.

00:31:21Did he really think I was so worthless

00:31:23that he could deceive me forever?

00:31:26The winter wind cut through me,

00:31:28cold and merciless.

00:31:30But my mind had never been clearer.

00:31:33I would show Cain the truth.

00:31:35Lies don't last forever.

00:31:38And I would never forgive betrayal.

00:31:41I took a slow breath,

00:31:43forcing down the ache in my chest.

00:31:45Just as I was about to head back,

00:31:48a pair of strong arms wrapped around me from behind.

00:31:52Cain's scent surrounded me at once,

00:31:54rich with cedar and thick with possessiveness.

00:31:57It pressed in from all sides,

00:32:00leaving no space to breathe.

00:32:02Little wolf,

00:32:03why didn't you wait for me?

00:32:04Are you in a bad mood today?

00:32:07Then let me take you to see your mate dress.

00:32:10The custom piece just arrived.

00:32:13He pulled me into his arms,

00:32:15his hands sliding up to the back of my neck,

00:32:17gently stroking the spot where his marking remained.

00:32:23I don't feel like going.

00:32:25Just pick it yourself.

00:32:28I would be gone on the day of the mate ceremony.

00:32:31There was no reason for me to wear a mate dress.

00:32:35Cain seemed to sense the distance in my tone.

00:32:38His voice softened,

00:32:40almost cautious.

00:32:42Little wolf,

00:32:43why does it feel like you're not excited about the mate bond at all?

00:32:47Do you not want to bond with me anymore?

00:32:50I looked at him,

00:32:51at the flicker of panic in his alpha eyes.

00:32:54I almost told him the truth.

00:32:57Yes,

00:32:58I don't want this anymore.

00:33:00You were the one who betrayed us first.

00:33:03You were the one who dragged our bond through the dirt.

00:33:05You were the one who destroyed any anticipation I had for that ceremony.

00:33:10And now you're asking me why?

00:33:13But I wasn't ready to expose everything,

00:33:16not yet.

00:33:18At the dress boutique,

00:33:20the moment we stepped inside,

00:33:22an attendant drew back a curtain to reveal the mate dress prepared in advance.

00:33:27Miss,

00:33:27the gown Alpha Cain had blessed by the moon goddess has arrived.

00:33:31Please let us know if you'd like any alterations.

00:33:35The dress was pure white,

00:33:37flowing and luminous.

00:33:39Moonstones were set into the bodice,

00:33:42casting a soft,

00:33:43sacred glow.

00:33:45Cain wrapped an arm around my waist.

00:33:47My little wolf,

00:33:48do you like it?

00:33:50I couldn't deny it.

00:33:52The design was exactly my taste.

00:33:54But no matter how beautiful it was,

00:33:57it couldn't mend what had already been broken.

00:34:01Look closer,

00:34:02Cain said softly,

00:34:04at the center of the moonstone.

00:34:06I followed his gaze.

00:34:08Engraved deep within the gem

00:34:10were the letters,

00:34:11A and K,

00:34:13forever.

00:34:14The moon goddess is our witness.

00:34:17My love for you will last forever, too.

00:34:20I stared at the stone,

00:34:22at the tiny letters carved into its heart.

00:34:25Then I turned to him,

00:34:27and met his eyes.

00:34:29Eyes filled with something that looked like love.

00:34:33Will your love for me really last forever?

00:34:38A flicker of unease crossed his face before he answered quickly.

00:34:42I, Cain, swear,

00:34:44swear that I will love Arya forever.

00:34:46For my entire life.

00:34:49If I break this oath,

00:34:51may the moon goddess strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:34:55Such a solemn vow.

00:34:57And yet,

00:34:58it couldn't warm a heart

00:35:00that had already gone cold.

00:35:03He had already broken it.

00:35:04And still,

00:35:06he kept acting.

00:35:08Didn't he get tired?

00:35:10I turned my face away.

00:35:12Unwilling to look at him any longer.

00:35:14Cain seemed about to say something else.

00:35:17But his phone suddenly rang.

00:35:19His expression shifted,

00:35:20just slightly,

00:35:22before he stepped aside to answer.

00:35:24When he returned,

00:35:25there was a trace of apology on his face.

00:35:29Little wolf,

00:35:30something urgent just came up.

00:35:32Go ahead and try the dress.

00:35:33If anything needs adjusting,

00:35:35just tell the staff.

00:35:37He left in a hurry,

00:35:38not even waiting for a response.

00:35:41I watched his retreating figure,

00:35:44a bitter thought settling in.

00:35:47Cain had never walked away from me for pack business.

00:35:49And just before he left,

00:35:52I had caught it.

00:35:54That flicker in his eyes.

00:35:56Raw,

00:35:57instinctive desire.

00:36:00Work?

00:36:01Hardly.

00:36:02He was going to see her.

00:36:05When I returned to the pack house,

00:36:07I immediately felt it.

00:36:09The slight dip in the mattress.

00:36:12The air carried a cloying mix of vanilla,

00:36:15and lingering scent,

00:36:16thick with unmistakable desire.

00:36:19The thought hit me all at once.

00:36:22Cain and that beta had been here,

00:36:24on this bed.

00:36:26Entwined.

00:36:27My stomach twisted violently.

00:36:29I rushed into the bathroom and threw up,

00:36:31unable to stop.

00:36:34Cain had just come back.

00:36:35The moment he saw me like that,

00:36:37panic flashed across his face.

00:36:40Little wolf,

00:36:41did you eat something bad?

00:36:42I'll call a healer right now.

00:36:46I grabbed his wrist.

00:36:48My eyes still red.

00:36:50I'm fine.

00:36:51I just thought of something disgusting.

00:36:55Cain dropped to his knees beside me,

00:36:58gently patting my back,

00:36:59his expression full of distress.

00:37:02Don't think about things like that.

00:37:04Seeing you like this,

00:37:06it hurts me too.

00:37:08I looked down at him,

00:37:09at the open collar of his shirt,

00:37:12and the marks on his skin.

00:37:15Bite marks,

00:37:16fresh,

00:37:17obvious.

00:37:18Another wave of nausea rose in my throat.

00:37:21How strong did Cain have to be

00:37:23to carry another woman's marks on his body

00:37:26and still look at me

00:37:27like I was the only one he cared about?

00:37:30His voice grew sharper,

00:37:32more agitated.

00:37:34Who did this to you?

00:37:36Who made Maid?

00:37:38My little wolf like this.

00:37:41Tell me.

00:37:42I'll tear them apart.

00:37:44A bitter smile tugged at my lips.

00:37:48Cain,

00:37:49you're the one who did this to me.

00:37:52Sometime deep into the night,

00:37:53I woke to the sound of a low,

00:37:56restrained growl.

00:37:57Half asleep,

00:37:58I reached out,

00:38:00instinctively searching for the alpha beside me.

00:38:03But the bed was empty.

00:38:05I sat up and went downstairs.

00:38:07As I reached the second floor,

00:38:10I heard it.

00:38:11A woman's breathless voice.

00:38:14Soft,

00:38:15broken.

00:38:15I froze for a second,

00:38:18forcing down the sharp ache rising in my chest,

00:38:21then walked toward the guest room.

00:38:23The door was wide open.

00:38:25Moonlight spilled across the room,

00:38:27illuminating two bodies tangled together.

00:38:31Inside,

00:38:32Cain was bare from the waist up.

00:38:34The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

00:38:37The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

00:38:40Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

00:38:43Her cheeks were flushed as she clung to his neck,

00:38:47her voice unsteady.

00:38:49Alpha,

00:38:50the dress I just got today,

00:38:52you already torn it.

00:38:54Cain let out a low chuckle,

00:38:56leaning in close to her ear,

00:38:58his voice rough.

00:38:59You,

00:39:01you wore it for me,

00:39:02didn't you?

00:39:04I even had the designer make one just for you.

00:39:07So tonight,

00:39:09shouldn't you be satisfying me?

00:39:12She clung to him,

00:39:13her voice breaking,

00:39:15hoarse.

00:39:16Alpha,

00:39:17I can't,

00:39:19I can't take ache anymore.

00:39:22Then,

00:39:22breathless,

00:39:23she tilted her head back.

00:39:25What if Aria sees us?

00:39:28Cain stilled,

00:39:29his expression turning cold as he cut her off.

00:39:32She's useless.

00:39:34She doesn't understand anything.

00:39:36Don't you dare tell her about us.

00:39:38The beta traced circles against his chest,

00:39:41her tone soft,

00:39:42almost hurt.

00:39:43I know.

00:39:44I just,

00:39:47she's about to become your mate,

00:39:49and I'll always have to stay hidden.

00:39:52It makes me sad.

00:39:55Cain's expression softened slightly.

00:39:58You jealous little thing.

00:40:00I already brought you into this house.

00:40:02Isn't that enough?

00:40:04Don't worry.

00:40:05Even after the mate bond.

00:40:07I won't leave you.

00:40:08Whatever area has,

00:40:10you'll have too.

00:40:12Moonlight,

00:40:13lit up my face,

00:40:14where I stood outside the door.

00:40:16I covered my mouth,

00:40:18but the tears were already falling,

00:40:20blurring everything.

00:40:22Every sound from inside the room

00:40:24pierced into me like silver blades,

00:40:27carving wound after wound into my chest.

00:40:30I turned and ran,

00:40:32barefoot,

00:40:33straight out into the rain.

00:40:36Cold water soaked through me,

00:40:38but I didn't stop.

00:40:39I just needed to get away,

00:40:41as far away as possible.

00:40:43Through the haze,

00:40:44I thought I saw him,

00:40:46a younger Cain,

00:40:48the one I had once loved.

00:40:51His eyes were clear,

00:40:53sincere,

00:40:54filled with something real.

00:40:57Little wolf,

00:40:58leave him.

00:41:00Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,

00:41:02and never forgive him.

00:41:05My vision burned,

00:41:06as I looked at that memory.

00:41:08At the alpha,

00:41:10I had once given my heart to.

00:41:12Okay.

00:41:13I whispered.

00:41:15I will leave you,

00:41:18and I will never forgive you.

00:41:32Five years into our marriage,

00:41:34it all turned out to be lies.

00:41:36My alpha Cain had an affair with his mistress Beta,

00:41:39the day before our mating ceremony.

00:41:41He assumed I,

00:41:43being a wolfless wretch,

00:41:45couldn't hear a thing,

00:41:46unaware that I had awakened,

00:41:48and could clearly perceive

00:41:49every betrayal we uttered.

00:41:52Luna,

00:41:53we've prepared the substitute blood

00:41:54and staged the fake death scene

00:41:56exactly as you requested.

00:41:58In ten days,

00:41:59your death will be revealed at mate ceremony.

00:42:01The voice on the other end

00:42:03finally took the edge off the anger

00:42:05I'd been holding back for far too long.

00:42:08Good.

00:42:08My voice came out low,

00:42:10a restrained edge

00:42:11of something feral beneath it.

00:42:13Rest assured,

00:42:15no one will question it.

00:42:16We'll simulate a death by silver.

00:42:19No wolf survives that kind of damage.

00:42:22Only then,

00:42:23did I let out a slow breath.

00:42:25After confirming the remaining details,

00:42:28I hung up,

00:42:29and pushed open the door

00:42:30to the private room.

00:42:32The noise inside died

00:42:33the instant I stepped in.

00:42:35Every wolf there

00:42:37could catch the faint pine scent

00:42:38clinging to me.

00:42:39The unmistakable mate mark

00:42:42left by Alpha Cain.

00:42:44Cain,

00:42:45seated at the center,

00:42:47rose immediately.

00:42:48His long fingers closed around my hand,

00:42:51his eyes filled with concern.

00:42:53His voice dropped,

00:42:55rough with Alpha authority.

00:42:56My little wolf,

00:42:58where did you go?

00:43:00I can smell fear on you.

00:43:02He started to pull me away,

00:43:04but I caught the possessiveness in his gaze,

00:43:07and forced down the bitterness rising in my chest.

00:43:10I shook my head.

00:43:12I'm fine.

00:43:13Let's just keep going.

00:43:15Still holding my hand,

00:43:17Cain led me back to my seat.

00:43:19The room gradually came back to life,

00:43:21until someone spoke up.

00:43:23Cain,

00:43:24you and your wildcat

00:43:26are about to seal your mate bond.

00:43:28So what are you planning to do

00:43:29with your little beta pet?

00:43:31My nails dug into my palm.

00:43:33Being the useless one

00:43:35who couldn't shift,

00:43:36I'd long since gotten used

00:43:38to names like that.

00:43:39But I could still clearly smell

00:43:41another woman's scent

00:43:42lingering on Cain.

00:43:47Someone beside the speaker

00:43:49nudged him.

00:43:50Hey, watch it.

00:43:52Your Luna's right here.

00:43:53He just shrugged,

00:43:55completely unconcerned.

00:43:56What's the problem?

00:43:58It's not like the useless one

00:44:00understands the werewolf

00:44:01kind language anyway.

00:44:02I'm just curious how Cain

00:44:04plans to deal with his little bitch.

00:44:06All eyes turned to Cain.

00:44:08A flicker of disdain

00:44:10passed through his gaze.

00:44:12I'll keep her.

00:44:14He peeled a shrimp

00:44:15and placed it into my bowl

00:44:17before continuing casually.

00:44:19She's just a pet I keep around.

00:44:21My only mate is Aria.

00:44:24He smirked faintly.

00:44:26But if my wildbot Aria

00:44:27ever found out the truth,

00:44:28she'd run.

00:44:29So I've kept it well hidden.

00:44:32Even after the mate bond,

00:44:35I won't let her find out.

00:44:37His gaze swept across the room,

00:44:39a surge of alpha pressure

00:44:41thickening the air.

00:44:42Watch your mouths.

00:44:43If anyone slips up in front of her,

00:44:46I'll tear you apart.

00:44:48These were all dominant alphas

00:44:50from the same circle,

00:44:51and none of this shocked them.

00:44:53If anything,

00:44:54they sounded amused.

00:44:57Cain's got it bad.

00:44:58Can't even let his little toy

00:45:00get exposed.

00:45:01Well, she can't shift.

00:45:03Figures she'd be fragile.

00:45:05Someone's eyes lit up.

00:45:07Curiosity,

00:45:07getting the better of him.

00:45:09Cain,

00:45:10if Aria can't sense anything,

00:45:14then you and that beta pet,

00:45:16have you ever,

00:45:17you know,

00:45:18at home?

00:45:19Cain chuckled,

00:45:21idly spinning the ring

00:45:22on his finger.

00:45:23Of course.

00:45:25It's been

00:45:26wild.

00:45:28The room erupted

00:45:29into crude laughter

00:45:30and wolfish howls.

00:45:32Cain really knows

00:45:33how to play!

00:45:36A useless one like that?

00:45:38Easy to fool.

00:45:40Bet the whole place

00:45:41is covered in your mess.

00:45:45Man,

00:45:46I'd love to see

00:45:47that wild cat's face

00:45:48when she finds out.

00:45:51Their laughter

00:45:52cut through the room,

00:45:53sharp

00:45:54and vicious.

00:45:55No one noticed

00:45:56how tightly

00:45:57I was gripping

00:45:58my silver fork.

00:45:59My knuckles

00:46:00had gone white.

00:46:01No one knew.

00:46:02Three days ago,

00:46:04I had my awakening.

00:46:07And no one knew

00:46:09that I had already

00:46:10decided to leave.

00:46:11I would never

00:46:12complete a mate bond

00:46:13with Cain.

00:46:15On the day

00:46:16of the ceremony,

00:46:17the only thing

00:46:18waiting for him

00:46:19would be a blood-soaked corpse.

00:46:21A fake one.

00:46:23Cain glanced

00:46:24at my untouched shrimp

00:46:25and immediately

00:46:26turned back to me.

00:46:28My little wolf,

00:46:29why aren't you eating?

00:46:31I looked at him.

00:46:33At the man

00:46:34whose eyes were filled

00:46:35with nothing

00:46:35but carefully crafted concern

00:46:37and forced a faint smile.

00:46:40What were you

00:46:41all talking about

00:46:42that got you so excited?

00:46:44Cain smiled softly

00:46:45and pressed a gentle kiss

00:46:47to the back of my hand.

00:46:49They were just saying

00:46:50they envy envy our bond.

00:46:52That will be

00:46:53the most devoted pair

00:46:54there is.

00:46:56Inside the private room,

00:46:58people exchanged

00:46:59knowing looks.

00:47:00I caught every single

00:47:01one of them.

00:47:02The mockery.

00:47:03The cruelty.

00:47:04It burned.

00:47:07My heart felt like

00:47:08it had been soaked

00:47:09in liquid silver,

00:47:11the pain sharp enough

00:47:12to cut through bone.

00:47:13They had been talking

00:47:15about him and that woman,

00:47:17yet somehow twisted it

00:47:18into admiration

00:47:19for what we had.

00:47:21Cain,

00:47:22I never realized

00:47:23you could lie so easily.

00:47:25I set my silver fork

00:47:27down and stood.

00:47:28I didn't want to hear

00:47:29another word of it.

00:47:31The moment I moved

00:47:32to leave,

00:47:33Cain was on his feet,

00:47:34a flicker of panic

00:47:36crossing his face.

00:47:37Little wolf,

00:47:39what's wrong?

00:47:40I shook my head.

00:47:42My voice came out soft,

00:47:44barely more than a breath.

00:47:46I'm tired.

00:47:48I want to go back

00:47:50to the pack house.

00:47:51I didn't wait

00:47:52for his response.

00:47:53I turned

00:47:54and walked out.

00:47:56Out on the street,

00:47:57I looked up

00:47:58and saw the massive

00:47:59LED screen

00:48:00across the road.

00:48:02A mating display

00:48:03was playing.

00:48:04ARIA,

00:48:05be my mate.

00:48:07The words stretched

00:48:09across the center

00:48:10in bold,

00:48:11impossible-to-miss

00:48:12letters.

00:48:13People passing by

00:48:15slowed down,

00:48:16their voices

00:48:16full of envy.

00:48:20Oh my god,

00:48:21I heard Alpha

00:48:22Cain's girl

00:48:22can't shift,

00:48:23so he rented

00:48:24the biggest screen

00:48:25in the city

00:48:25just so she could

00:48:26clearly see the words

00:48:27be my mate?

00:48:28That's insanely

00:48:29romantic.

00:48:31He treats that girl

00:48:33so well.

00:48:34After the mate bond,

00:48:35he's going to be

00:48:36the perfect alpha.

00:48:38I stood there,

00:48:40the subject

00:48:40of their admiration,

00:48:42and let out

00:48:43a quiet,

00:48:43self-mocking

00:48:44smile.

00:48:45A week ago,

00:48:47I would have reacted

00:48:48the same way.

00:48:49I would have believed

00:48:51in Cain's love

00:48:52without question.

00:48:54I was born

00:48:55into a declining

00:48:56pack.

00:48:57From the moment

00:48:58I came into this world,

00:49:00I couldn't shift.

00:49:02Among the werewolf kind,

00:49:04that made me a disgrace,

00:49:05a failure.

00:49:08Cain entered my life

00:49:09under those circumstances.

00:49:11He claimed it was love

00:49:13at first sight

00:49:13and pursued me relentlessly.

00:49:16But I had seen

00:49:17this kind of attention

00:49:18before.

00:49:19Cruel games

00:49:21disguised as affection.

00:49:23So I avoided him.

00:49:25Ninety-nine times,

00:49:26he confessed.

00:49:28Ninety-nine times,

00:49:29I turned him down.

00:49:31Until the night

00:49:32the silver hunters

00:49:33attacked.

00:49:34He threw himself

00:49:36over me

00:49:36without hesitation.

00:49:38Even when silver

00:49:39pierced straight

00:49:40through his shoulder blade,

00:49:41he didn't move,

00:49:42he held his position,

00:49:44shielding me

00:49:45with his body.

00:49:46When he woke up

00:49:48in the hospital,

00:49:49his condition

00:49:49was so weak

00:49:50he could barely

00:49:51maintain human form.

00:49:53And yet,

00:49:54the first thing

00:49:54he did when he saw me,

00:49:56was reach out

00:49:57and gently

00:49:57touch my face.

00:50:00My little wolf,

00:50:01as long as you're safe.

00:50:03That was the moment

00:50:05everything changed.

00:50:06For the first time,

00:50:08I believed

00:50:08that even someone

00:50:09like me,

00:50:10someone who couldn't shift,

00:50:12could be worth

00:50:12risking everything for.

00:50:14The walls around my heart

00:50:16cracked open for him.

00:50:18The wound

00:50:19from the silver

00:50:20never fully healed.

00:50:22It left behind

00:50:23a permanent

00:50:23circular scar.

00:50:25Every time I saw it,

00:50:26my heart would ache

00:50:28in a way

00:50:28that felt

00:50:29dangerously close

00:50:30to love.

00:50:31For five years,

00:50:33he never wavered.

00:50:34He treated me

00:50:36with the same devotion,

00:50:37the same care,

00:50:38as if I were

00:50:39the only one

00:50:40who mattered.

00:50:43Even when the pack

00:50:44opposed us,

00:50:45he stood his ground

00:50:47and asked me

00:50:48to be his mate.

00:50:49And for that

00:50:50upcoming ceremony,

00:50:52I wanted to give him

00:50:53something real.

00:50:55Something more.

00:50:56I risked my life

00:50:58to undergo

00:50:58blood awakening,

00:50:59just so I could

00:51:00truly experience

00:51:01his wild side

00:51:02during the mate ritual.

00:51:04If it failed,

00:51:05I would have died.

00:51:07But I survived.

00:51:09Not only that,

00:51:10I gained something rare.

00:51:13Empathic sense.

00:51:14I decided to keep it

00:51:16a secret.

00:51:16I wanted to surprise him

00:51:18on the day

00:51:19of the ceremony.

00:51:20But on the very day

00:51:22I awakened,

00:51:23everything fell apart.

00:51:25Through that new ability,

00:51:27I sensed him.

00:51:28Kane.

00:51:29Talking to his beta pet.

00:51:31Their voices were intimate,

00:51:33careless,

00:51:34filled with open flirtation.

00:51:37That was when I learned

00:51:39the truth.

00:51:39He had already

00:51:41betrayed our bond.

00:51:42For an entire year.

00:51:44And I had known nothing.

00:51:47A sharp pain

00:51:48twisted through my chest,

00:51:50forcing me to crouch down

00:51:51and wrap my arms

00:51:52around myself.

00:51:54His words from earlier

00:51:55echoed in my mind,

00:51:56over and over again.

00:51:58Even with the mate

00:51:59ceremony approaching,

00:52:01he had no intention

00:52:02of ending that relationship.

00:52:04Did he really think

00:52:05I was so worthless

00:52:07that he could deceive me forever?

00:52:09The winter wind

00:52:11cut through me,

00:52:12cold and merciless.

00:52:13But my mind

00:52:15had never been clearer.

00:52:17I would show Kane

00:52:18the truth.

00:52:19Lies don't last forever.

00:52:22And I would never

00:52:23forgive betrayal.

00:52:24I took a slow breath,

00:52:26forcing down the ache

00:52:28in my chest.

00:52:29Just as I was about

00:52:30to head back,

00:52:31a pair of strong arms

00:52:33wrapped around me

00:52:34from behind.

00:52:36Kane's scent

00:52:37surrounded me at once,

00:52:38rich with cedar

00:52:39and thick

00:52:40with possessiveness.

00:52:41It pressed in

00:52:42from all sides,

00:52:43leaving no space

00:52:44to breathe.

00:52:45Little wolf,

00:52:46why didn't you

00:52:47wait for me?

00:52:48Are you in a bad mood

00:52:49today?

00:52:50Then let me take you

00:52:52to see your mate dress.

00:52:54The custom piece

00:52:55just arrived.

00:52:56He pulled me

00:52:57into his arms,

00:52:58his hands sliding

00:52:59up to the back

00:53:00of my neck,

00:53:01gently stroking

00:53:02the spot

00:53:03where his marking

00:53:03remained.

00:53:07I don't feel

00:53:08like going.

00:53:09Just pick it

00:53:10yourself.

00:53:11I would be gone

00:53:12on the day

00:53:13of the mate

00:53:13ceremony.

00:53:15There was no reason

00:53:16for me to wear

00:53:17a mate dress.

00:53:18Kane seemed

00:53:19to sense

00:53:20the distance

00:53:20in my tone.

00:53:21His voice

00:53:22softened,

00:53:23almost cautious.

00:53:25Little wolf,

00:53:27why does it feel

00:53:28like you're not

00:53:28excited about

00:53:29the mate bond

00:53:29at all?

00:53:30Do you not want

00:53:31a bond with me

00:53:32anymore?

00:53:33I looked at him,

00:53:35at the flicker

00:53:36of panic

00:53:36in his alpha eyes.

00:53:38I almost told

00:53:39him the truth.

00:53:41Yes,

00:53:42I don't want

00:53:42this anymore.

00:53:44You were the one

00:53:45who betrayed us

00:53:46first.

00:53:46You were the one

00:53:47who dragged our bond

00:53:48through the dirt.

00:53:49You were the one

00:53:50who destroyed

00:53:51any anticipation

00:53:51I had for that

00:53:53ceremony.

00:53:54And now you're

00:53:55asking me why?

00:53:56But I wasn't ready

00:53:58to expose everything,

00:54:00not yet.

00:54:01At the dress

00:54:02boutique,

00:54:03the moment

00:54:04we stepped inside,

00:54:05an attendant

00:54:06drew back a curtain

00:54:07to reveal the mate

00:54:08dress prepared

00:54:09in advance.

00:54:10Miss,

00:54:11the gown Alpha

00:54:12Kane had blessed

00:54:13by the moon

00:54:13goddess has arrived.

00:54:15Please let us know

00:54:16if you'd like

00:54:16any alterations.

00:54:18The dress

00:54:19was pure white,

00:54:21flowing and luminous.

00:54:23Moonstones

00:54:23were set

00:54:24into the bodice,

00:54:25casting a soft,

00:54:27sacred glow.

00:54:28Kane wrapped

00:54:29an arm around

00:54:29my waist.

00:54:30My little wolf,

00:54:32do you like it?

00:54:34I couldn't deny it.

00:54:36The design

00:54:36was exactly

00:54:37my taste.

00:54:38But no matter

00:54:39how beautiful

00:54:40it was,

00:54:41it couldn't mend

00:54:42what had already

00:54:43been broken.

00:54:44Look closer,

00:54:46Kane said softly,

00:54:47at the center

00:54:48of the moonstone.

00:54:49I followed

00:54:50his gaze.

00:54:52Engraved deep

00:54:53within the gem

00:54:53were the letters.

00:54:55A and K

00:54:56forever.

00:54:58The moon goddess

00:54:59is our witness.

00:55:01My love for you

00:55:02will last forever too.

00:55:04I stared at the stone,

00:55:06at the tiny letters

00:55:07carved into its heart.

00:55:09Then I turned to him

00:55:10and met his eyes,

00:55:12eyes filled with something

00:55:14that looked like love.

00:55:16Will your love for me

00:55:18really last forever?

00:55:21A flicker of unease

00:55:23crossed his face

00:55:24before he answered

00:55:25quickly.

00:55:26I Kane,

00:55:27swear,

00:55:28swear that I will

00:55:28love Arya forever.

00:55:30For my entire life.

00:55:33If I break this oath,

00:55:35may the moon goddess

00:55:36strip me of my wolf spirit.

00:55:38Such a solemn vow.

00:55:41And yet,

00:55:42it couldn't warm a heart

00:55:44that had already

00:55:45gone cold.

00:55:46He had already

00:55:47broken it.

00:55:48And still,

00:55:49he kept acting.

00:55:51Didn't he get tired?

00:55:53I turned my face away,

00:55:56unwilling to look

00:55:57at him any longer.

00:55:58Kane seemed about

00:55:59to say something else,

00:56:00but his phone

00:56:01suddenly rang.

00:56:02His expression

00:56:03shifted,

00:56:04just slightly,

00:56:05before he stepped

00:56:06aside to answer.

00:56:07When he returned,

00:56:09there was a trace

00:56:10of apology

00:56:11on his face.

00:56:13Little wolf,

00:56:14something urgent

00:56:14just came up.

00:56:15Go ahead and try the dress.

00:56:17If anything needs adjusting,

00:56:18just tell the staff.

00:56:20He left in a hurry,

00:56:22not even waiting

00:56:23for a response.

00:56:25I watched his

00:56:26retreating figure,

00:56:28a bitter thought

00:56:29settling in.

00:56:30Kane had never

00:56:31walked away from me

00:56:32for pack business.

00:56:34And just before he left,

00:56:36I had caught it.

00:56:37That flicker

00:56:39in his eyes.

00:56:40Raw,

00:56:41instinctive desire.

00:56:44Work?

00:56:45Hardly.

00:56:46He was going to see her.

00:56:48When I returned

00:56:50to the pack house,

00:56:51I immediately felt it.

00:56:53The slight dip

00:56:54in the mattress.

00:56:55The air carried

00:56:57a cloying mix

00:56:58of vanilla

00:56:58and lingering scent,

00:57:00thick with

00:57:01unmistakable desire.

00:57:02The thought

00:57:03hit me all at once.

00:57:05Kane and that beta

00:57:06had been here,

00:57:07on this bed.

00:57:09entwined.

00:57:10My stomach

00:57:11twisted violently.

00:57:13I rushed into the bathroom

00:57:14and threw up,

00:57:15unable to stop.

00:57:17Kane had just

00:57:18come back.

00:57:19The moment he saw me

00:57:20like that,

00:57:21panic flashed

00:57:22across his face.

00:57:24Little wolf,

00:57:25did you eat something bad?

00:57:26I'll call a healer

00:57:27right now.

00:57:30I grabbed his wrist,

00:57:32my eyes still red.

00:57:34I'm fine.

00:57:35I just

00:57:35thought of something

00:57:37disgusting.

00:57:39Kane dropped

00:57:40to his knees

00:57:40beside me,

00:57:42gently patting my back,

00:57:43his expression

00:57:44full of distress.

00:57:45Don't think about

00:57:46things like that.

00:57:48Seeing you like this,

00:57:49it hurts me too.

00:57:51I looked down

00:57:52at him,

00:57:53at the open

00:57:54collar of his shirt

00:57:55and the marks

00:57:57on his skin.

00:57:58Bite marks,

00:57:59fresh,

00:58:00obvious.

00:58:01Another wave

00:58:02of nausea

00:58:03rose in my throat.

00:58:05How strong

00:58:06did Kane have

00:58:07to be to carry

00:58:07another woman's

00:58:08marks on his body

00:58:09and still look at me

00:58:11like I was the only

00:58:12one he cared about?

00:58:14His voice

00:58:15grew sharper,

00:58:16more agitated.

00:58:18Who did this

00:58:19to you?

00:58:20Who made

00:58:22my little wolf

00:58:23like this?

00:58:24Tell me,

00:58:26I'll tear them apart.

00:58:27A bitter smile

00:58:29tugged at my lips.

00:58:31Kane,

00:58:32you're the one

00:58:33who did this to me.

00:58:35Sometime deep

00:58:36into the night,

00:58:37I woke to the sound

00:58:38of a low,

00:58:39restrained growl.

00:58:41Half asleep,

00:58:42I reached out,

00:58:43instinctively searching

00:58:45for the alpha

00:58:45beside me.

00:58:46But the bed

00:58:47was empty.

00:58:48I sat up

00:58:49and went downstairs.

00:58:51As I reached

00:58:52the second floor,

00:58:53I heard it.

00:58:54A woman's

00:58:56breathless voice.

00:58:57Soft,

00:58:58broken.

00:58:59I froze for a second,

00:59:01forcing down

00:59:02the sharp ache

00:59:03rising in my chest,

00:59:04then walked

00:59:05toward the guest room.

00:59:06The door

00:59:07was wide open.

00:59:09Moonlight spilled

00:59:10across the room,

00:59:11illuminating two bodies

00:59:13tangled together.

00:59:15Inside,

00:59:16Kane was bare

00:59:17from the waist up.

00:59:18The beta wore a

00:59:19strapless mermaid gown.

00:59:21The long skirt

00:59:22pushed up to her waist.

00:59:24Her pale legs

00:59:25were wrapped

00:59:25tightly around him.

00:59:27Her cheeks

00:59:28were flushed

00:59:29as she clung

00:59:29to his neck,

00:59:30her voice unsteady.

00:59:32Alpha,

00:59:33the dress I just

00:59:35got today,

00:59:36you already

00:59:36torn it.

00:59:38Kane let out

00:59:38a low chuckle,

00:59:40leaning in close

00:59:40to her ear,

00:59:41his voice rough.

00:59:42You wore it

00:59:45for me,

00:59:46didn't you?

00:59:47I even had

00:59:48the designer

00:59:49make one

00:59:49just for you.

00:59:51So tonight,

00:59:53shouldn't you

00:59:53be satisfying me?

00:59:55She clung to him,

00:59:57her voice

00:59:57breaking,

00:59:58hoarse.

01:00:00Alpha,

01:00:01I can't,

01:00:02I can't

01:00:03take ache anymore.

01:00:05Then,

01:00:06breathless,

01:00:07she tilted

01:00:07her head back.

01:00:09What if

01:00:10Aria sees us?

01:00:12Kane stilled,

01:00:13his expression

01:00:14turning cold

01:00:14as he cut her off.

01:00:16She's useless.

01:00:17She doesn't

01:00:18understand anything.

01:00:19Don't you dare

01:00:20tell her about us.

01:00:22The beta trace

01:00:23circles against

01:00:23his chest,

01:00:24her tone soft,

01:00:26almost hurt.

01:00:27I know,

01:00:28I just,

01:00:30she's about

01:00:31to become

01:00:31your mate,

01:00:32and I'll always

01:00:34have to stay hidden.

01:00:36It makes me sad.

01:00:38Kane's expression

01:00:40softened slightly.

01:00:41You jealous

01:00:42little thing.

01:00:43I already brought

01:00:44you into this house.

01:00:46Isn't that enough?

01:00:47Don't worry.

01:00:49Even after the

01:00:50mate bond,

01:00:50I won't leave you.

01:00:52Whatever area

01:00:53has,

01:00:53we'll have too.

01:00:55Moonlight,

01:00:56lit up my face,

01:00:58where I stood

01:00:58outside the door.

01:01:00I covered my mouth,

01:01:01but the tears

01:01:02were already falling,

01:01:04blurring everything.

01:01:06Every sound from

01:01:07inside the room

01:01:08pierced into me

01:01:09like silver blades,

01:01:10carving wound after

01:01:12wound into my chest.

01:01:14I turned and ran,

01:01:16barefoot,

01:01:17straight out

01:01:18into the rain.

01:01:19Cold water soaked

01:01:21through me,

01:01:21but I didn't stop.

01:01:23I just needed to get away,

01:01:25as far away as possible.

01:01:27Through the haze,

01:01:28I thought I saw him.

01:01:30A younger cane,

01:01:32the one

01:01:33I had once loved.

01:01:35His eyes were clear,

01:01:37sincere,

01:01:38filled with something real.

01:01:40Little wolf,

01:01:41leave him.

01:01:44Leave the man

01:01:45who doesn't love you anymore,

01:01:46and never forgive him.

01:01:48My vision burned

01:01:50as I looked at that memory.

01:01:52At the alpha,

01:01:53I had once given my heart to.

01:01:56Okay.

01:01:57I whispered.

01:01:58I will leave you?

01:02:01And I will never forgive you.

01:02:15Five years into our marriage,

01:02:17it all turned out to be lies.

01:02:19My alpha cane had an affair

01:02:21with his mistress Beta

01:02:22the day before our mating ceremony.

01:02:25He assumed I,

01:02:26being a wolfless wretch,

01:02:28couldn't hear a thing.

01:02:29Unaware that I had awakened,

01:02:31and could clearly perceive

01:02:33every betrayal we uttered.

01:02:35Luna,

01:02:36we've prepared the substitute blood

01:02:38and staged the fake death scene

01:02:40exactly as you requested.

01:02:41In ten days,

01:02:43your death will be revealed

01:02:44at mate ceremony.

01:02:45The voice on the other end

01:02:46finally took the edge

01:02:48off the anger

01:02:48I'd been holding back

01:02:49for far too long.

01:02:51Good.

01:02:52My voice came out low,

01:02:53a restrained edge

01:02:55of something feral beneath it.

01:02:57Rest assured,

01:02:58no one will question it.

01:03:00We'll simulate a death by silver.

01:03:02No wolf survives

01:03:04that kind of damage.

01:03:05Only then,

01:03:06did I let out a slow breath.

01:03:09After confirming

01:03:10the remaining details,

01:03:11I hung up,

01:03:12and pushed open the door

01:03:14to the private room.

01:03:15The noise inside died

01:03:17the instant I stepped in.

01:03:19Every wolf there

01:03:20could catch the faint pine scent

01:03:22clinging to me.

01:03:23The unmistakable mate mark

01:03:25left by Alpha Cain.

01:03:28Cain,

01:03:29seated at the center,

01:03:30rose immediately.

01:03:32His long fingers

01:03:33closed around my hand,

01:03:35his eyes filled with concern.

01:03:37His voice dropped,

01:03:38rough with Alpha authority.

01:03:40My little wolf,

01:03:42where did you go?

01:03:43I can smell fear on you.

01:03:46He started to pull me away,

01:03:48but I caught the possessiveness

01:03:49in his gaze

01:03:50and forced down the bitterness

01:03:52rising in my chest.

01:03:53I shook my head.

01:03:56I'm fine.

01:03:57Let's just keep going.

01:03:59Still holding my hand,

01:04:01Cain led me back to my seat.

01:04:02The room gradually came back to life

01:04:05until someone spoke up.

01:04:07Cain,

01:04:08you and your wild cat

01:04:09are about to seal your mate bond.

01:04:11So what are you planning to do

01:04:13with your little beta pet?

01:04:14My nails dug into my palm.

01:04:17Being the useless one

01:04:18who couldn't shift.

01:04:20I'd long since gotten used

01:04:21to names like that.

01:04:23But I could still clearly smell

01:04:25another woman's scent

01:04:26lingering on Cain.

01:04:31Someone beside the speaker

01:04:32nudged him.

01:04:34Hey, watch it.

01:04:35Your Luna's right here.

01:04:37He just shrugged,

01:04:38completely unconcerned.

01:04:40What's the problem?

01:04:42It's not like the useless one

01:04:43understands the werewolf-kind language anyway.

01:04:45I'm just curious how Cain plans

01:04:48to deal with his little bitch.

01:04:50All eyes turned to Cain.

01:04:52A flicker of disdain

01:04:54passed through his gaze.

01:04:56I'll keep her.

01:04:57He peeled a shrimp

01:04:59and placed it into my bowl

01:05:00before continuing casually.

01:05:03She's just a pet I keep around.

01:05:05My only mate is Aria.

01:05:07He smirked faintly.

01:05:09But if my wild bot Aria

01:05:11ever found out the truth,

01:05:12she'd run.

01:05:13So I've kept it well hidden.

01:05:16Even after the mate bond.

01:05:18I won't let her find out.

01:05:20His gaze swept across the room,

01:05:23a surge of alpha pressure

01:05:24thickening the air.

01:05:26Watch your mouths.

01:05:27If anyone slips up in front of her,

01:05:29I'll tear you apart.

01:05:32These were all dominant alphas

01:05:34from the same circle,

01:05:35and none of this shocked them.

01:05:37If anything,

01:05:38they sounded amused.

01:05:40Cain's got it bad.

01:05:42Can't even let his little toy

01:05:43get exposed.

01:05:45Well, she can't shift.

01:05:46Figures she'd be fragile.

01:05:49Someone's eyes lit up.

01:05:51Curiosity getting the better of him.

01:05:53Cain, if Aria can't sense anything,

01:05:57then you and that beta pet,

01:06:00have you ever, you know,

01:06:01at home?

01:06:02Cain chuckled,

01:06:04idly spinning the ring on his finger.

01:06:07Of course.

01:06:09It's been wild.

01:06:12The room erupted into crude laughter

01:06:14and wolfish howls.

01:06:16Cain really knows how to play!

01:06:19A useless one like that?

01:06:21Easy to fool.

01:06:23Bet the whole place is covered in your mess.

01:06:29Man, I'd love to see that wild cat's face

01:06:32when she finds out.

01:06:44Ha ha!

01:06:45No one knew.

01:06:46Three days ago,

01:06:47I had my awakening.

01:06:51And no one knew

01:06:52that I had already decided to leave.

01:06:55I would never complete a mate bond with Cain.

01:06:59On the day of the ceremony,

01:07:01the only thing waiting for him

01:07:02would be a blood-soaked corpse.

01:07:05A fake one.

01:07:06Cain glanced at my untouched shrimp

01:07:09and immediately turned back to me.

01:07:11My little wolf,

01:07:13why aren't you eating?

01:07:15I looked at him.

01:07:16At the man whose eyes were filled

01:07:18with nothing but carefully crafted concern

01:07:21and forced a faint smile.

01:07:24What were you all talking about

01:07:25that got you so excited?

01:07:27Cain smiled softly

01:07:29and pressed a gentle kiss

01:07:31to the back of my hand.

01:07:33They were just saying

01:07:34they envy envy our bond.

01:07:36That will be

01:07:37the most devoted pair there is.

01:07:40Inside the private room,

01:07:41people exchanged knowing looks.

01:07:44I caught every single one of them.

01:07:46The mockery.

01:07:47The cruelty.

01:07:48It burned.

01:07:50My heart felt like

01:07:52it had been soaked in liquid silver.

01:07:54The pain sharp enough

01:07:55to cut through bone.

01:07:57They had been talking about him

01:07:59and that woman.

01:08:00Yet somehow twisted it

01:08:02into admiration for what we had.

01:08:04Cain,

01:08:05I never realized

01:08:06you could lie so easily.

01:08:09I set my silver fork down

01:08:11and stood.

01:08:12I didn't want to hear

01:08:13another word of it.

01:08:15The moment I moved to leave,

01:08:17Cain was on his feet,

01:08:18a flicker of panic

01:08:19crossing his face.

01:08:21Little wolf,

01:08:22what's wrong?

01:08:24I shook my head.

01:08:25My voice came out soft,

01:08:28barely more than a breath.

01:08:30I'm tired.

01:08:32I want to go back

01:08:33to the pack house.

01:08:34I didn't wait

01:08:35for his response.

01:08:36I turned

01:08:37and walked out.

01:08:39Out on the street,

01:08:41I looked up

01:08:42and saw the massive

01:08:43LED screen

01:08:44across the road.

01:08:45A mating display

01:08:47was playing.

01:08:48Aria,

01:08:49be my mate.

01:08:51The words stretched

01:08:53across the center

01:08:54in bold,

01:08:55impossible-to-miss letters.

01:08:57People passing by

01:08:58slowed down,

01:08:59their voices

01:09:00full of envy.

01:09:04Oh my god,

01:09:05I heard Alpha Cain's

01:09:06girl can't shift,

01:09:07so he rented

01:09:07the biggest screen

01:09:08in the city

01:09:09just so she could

01:09:09clearly see the words

01:09:10be my mate?

01:09:12That's insanely romantic.

01:09:15He treats that girl

01:09:16so well.

01:09:17After the mate bond,

01:09:19he's going to be

01:09:19the perfect alpha.

01:09:22I stood there,

01:09:23the subject

01:09:24of their admiration,

01:09:25and let out

01:09:26a quiet,

01:09:27self-mocking smile.

01:09:29A week ago,

01:09:30I would have

01:09:31reacted the same way.

01:09:33I would have

01:09:34believed in Cain's

01:09:35love without question.

01:09:37I was born

01:09:39into a declining pack.

01:09:41From the moment

01:09:42I came into this world,

01:09:43I couldn't shift.

01:09:45Among the werewolf kind,

01:09:47that made me a disgrace,

01:09:49a failure.

01:09:51Cain entered my life

01:09:53under those circumstances.

01:09:55He claimed it was

01:09:56love at first sight

01:09:57and pursued me relentlessly.

01:10:00But I had seen

01:10:01this kind of attention

01:10:02before.

01:10:03Cruel games

01:10:04disguised as affection.

01:10:06So I avoided him.

01:10:0899 times

01:10:10he confessed.

01:10:1199 times

01:10:13I turned him down.

01:10:15Until the night

01:10:16the Silver Hunters

01:10:17attacked.

01:10:18He threw himself

01:10:19over me

01:10:20without hesitation.

01:10:21Even when Silver

01:10:23pierced straight

01:10:23through his shoulder blade,

01:10:25he didn't move.

01:10:26He held his position,

01:10:28shielding me

01:10:28with his body.

01:10:30When he woke up

01:10:31in the hospital,

01:10:32his condition was so weak

01:10:34he could barely

01:10:35maintain human form.

01:10:36And yet,

01:10:37the first thing

01:10:38he did when he saw me

01:10:39was reach out

01:10:40and gently touch my face.

01:10:43My little wolf,

01:10:45as long as you're safe.

01:10:47That was the moment

01:10:48everything changed.

01:10:50For the first time,

01:10:51I believed that

01:10:52even someone like me,

01:10:54someone who couldn't shift,

01:10:55could be worth

01:10:56risking everything for.

01:10:57The walls around my heart

01:10:59cracked open for him.

01:11:01The wound from the Silver

01:11:03never fully healed.

01:11:05It left behind

01:11:06a permanent circular scar.

01:11:09Every time I saw it,

01:11:10my heart would ache

01:11:11in a way that felt

01:11:12dangerously close to love.

01:11:15For five years,

01:11:17he never wavered.

01:11:18He treated me

01:11:19with the same devotion,

01:11:21the same care,

01:11:22as if I were the only one

01:11:24who mattered.

01:11:27Even when the pack

01:11:28opposed us,

01:11:29he stood his ground

01:11:30and asked me

01:11:31to be his mate.

01:11:33And for that

01:11:34upcoming ceremony,

01:11:36I wanted to give him

01:11:37something real.

01:11:38Something more.

01:11:40I risked my life

01:11:41to undergo blood awakening,

01:11:43just so I could truly

01:11:44experience his wild side

01:11:46during the mate ritual.

01:11:47If it failed,

01:11:49I would have died.

01:11:50But I survived.

01:11:53Not only that,

01:11:54I gained something rare.

01:11:56Empathic sense.

01:11:58I decided to keep it a secret.

01:12:00I wanted to surprise him

01:12:02on the day of the ceremony.

01:12:04But on the very day

01:12:06I awakened,

01:12:07everything fell apart.

01:12:09Through that new ability,

01:12:10I sensed him.

01:12:12Kane.

01:12:13Talking to his beta pet.

01:12:15Their voices were intimate,

01:12:17careless,

01:12:18filled with open flirtation.

01:12:21That was when I learned

01:12:22the truth.

01:12:23He had already

01:12:24betrayed our bond.

01:12:26For an entire year.

01:12:28And I had known nothing.

01:12:30A sharp pain

01:12:32twisted through my chest,

01:12:33forcing me to crouch down

01:12:35and wrap my arms

01:12:36around myself.

01:12:37His words from earlier

01:12:39echoed in my mind,

01:12:40over and over again.

01:12:42Even with the mate

01:12:43ceremony approaching,

01:12:44he had no intention

01:12:46of ending that relationship.

01:12:48Did he really think

01:12:49I was so worthless

01:12:50that he could deceive me forever?

01:12:53The winter wind

01:12:54cut through me,

01:12:55cold and merciless.

01:12:57But my mind

01:12:58had never been clearer.

01:13:00I would show Kane the truth.

01:13:02Lies don't last forever.

01:13:05And I would never

01:13:06forgive betrayal.

01:13:08I took a slow breath,

01:13:10forcing down the ache

01:13:11in my chest.

01:13:12Just as I was about

01:13:14to head back,

01:13:15a pair of strong arms

01:13:16wrapped around me

01:13:17from behind.

01:13:19Kane's scent

01:13:20surrounded me at once,

01:13:22rich with cedar

01:13:23and thick

01:13:23with possessiveness.

01:13:25It pressed in

01:13:26from all sides,

01:13:27leaving no space

01:13:28to breathe.

01:13:29Little wolf,

01:13:30why didn't you

01:13:31wait for me?

01:13:32Are you in a bad mood today?

01:13:34Then let me take you

01:13:35to see your mate dress.

01:13:37The custom piece

01:13:38just arrived.

01:13:40He pulled me

01:13:41into his arms,

01:13:42his hands sliding up

01:13:43to the back of my neck,

01:13:45gently stroking the spot

01:13:46where his marking remained.

01:13:51I don't feel like going.

01:13:52Just pick it yourself.

01:13:55I would be gone

01:13:56on the day

01:13:57of the mate ceremony.

01:13:58There was no reason

01:14:00for me to wear

01:14:00a mate dress.

01:14:02Kane seemed to sense

01:14:03the distance

01:14:04in my tone.

01:14:05His voice softened,

01:14:07almost cautious.

01:14:09Little wolf,

01:14:11why does it feel

01:14:12like you're not excited

01:14:12about the mate bond

01:14:13at all?

01:14:14Do you not want

01:14:15to bond with me anymore?

01:14:17I looked at him,

01:14:18at the flicker

01:14:19of panic

01:14:20in his alpha eyes.

01:14:22I almost told him

01:14:23the truth.

01:14:24Yes,

01:14:25I don't want

01:14:26this anymore.

01:14:27You were the one

01:14:28who betrayed us first.

01:14:30You were the one

01:14:31who dragged our bond

01:14:32through the dirt.

01:14:33You were the one

01:14:33who destroyed

01:14:34any anticipation

01:14:35I had for that ceremony.

01:14:37And now you're

01:14:38asking me why?

01:14:40But I wasn't ready

01:14:41to expose everything,

01:14:43not yet.

01:14:45At the dress boutique,

01:14:47the moment we

01:14:48stepped inside,

01:14:49an attendant drew

01:14:50back a curtain

01:14:51to reveal the mate

01:14:52dress prepared

01:14:52in advance.

01:14:54Miss,

01:14:55the gown Alpha Kane

01:14:56had blessed

01:14:56by the moon goddess

01:14:57has arrived.

01:14:58Please let us know

01:14:59if you'd like

01:15:00any alterations.

01:15:02The dress was

01:15:03pure white,

01:15:04flowing and luminous.

01:15:06moon stones

01:15:07were set

01:15:08into the bodice,

01:15:09casting a soft,

01:15:10sacred glow.

01:15:12Kane wrapped an arm

01:15:13around my waist.

01:15:14My little wolf,

01:15:16do you like it?

01:15:18I couldn't deny it.

01:15:19The design was

01:15:20exactly my taste.

01:15:22But no matter

01:15:23how beautiful it was,

01:15:25it couldn't mend

01:15:26what had already

01:15:26been broken.

01:15:28Look closer,

01:15:29Kane said softly.

01:15:31At the center

01:15:31of the moon stone.

01:15:32I followed his gaze.

01:15:35Engraved deep

01:15:36within the gem

01:15:37were the letters.

01:15:38A and K,

01:15:40forever.

01:15:41The moon goddess

01:15:42is our witness.

01:15:44My love for you

01:15:45will last forever too.

01:15:47I stared at the stone,

01:15:49at the tiny letters

01:15:51carved into its heart.

01:15:52Then I turned to him

01:15:54and met his eyes,

01:15:56eyes filled with something

01:15:57that looked like love.

01:16:00Will your love for me

01:16:01really last forever?

01:16:05A flicker of unease

01:16:07crossed his face

01:16:07before he answered quickly.

01:16:09I Kane,

01:16:10swear,

01:16:11swear that I will

01:16:12love Arya forever.

01:16:14For my entire life.

01:16:17If I break this oath,

01:16:18may the moon goddess

01:16:20strip me of my wolf spirit.

01:16:22Such a solemn vow.

01:16:24And yet,

01:16:25it couldn't warm a heart

01:16:27that had already gone cold.

01:16:30He had already broken it.

01:16:32And still,

01:16:33he kept acting.

01:16:35Didn't he get tired?

01:16:37I turned my face away,

01:16:39unwilling to look at him

01:16:40any longer.

01:16:42Kane seemed about

01:16:43to say something else,

01:16:44but his phone suddenly rang.

01:16:46His expression shifted,

01:16:48just slightly,

01:16:49before he stepped aside

01:16:50to answer.

01:16:51When he returned,

01:16:53there was a trace

01:16:53of apology on his face.

01:16:56Little wolf,

01:16:58something urgent

01:16:58just came up.

01:16:59Go ahead and try the dress.

01:17:01If anything needs adjusting,

01:17:02just tell the staff.

01:17:04He left in a hurry,

01:17:06not even waiting

01:17:07for a response.

01:17:09I watched his

01:17:10retreating figure,

01:17:11a bitter thought

01:17:12settling in.

01:17:14Kane had never

01:17:15walked away from me

01:17:16for pack business.

01:17:17And just before he left,

01:17:19I had caught it.

01:17:21That flicker in his eyes.

01:17:24Raw,

01:17:25instinctive desire.

01:17:27Work?

01:17:29Hardly.

01:17:30He was going to see her.

01:17:32When I returned

01:17:33to the pack house,

01:17:34I immediately felt it.

01:17:36The slight dip

01:17:38in the mattress.

01:17:39The air carried

01:17:40a cloying mix of vanilla

01:17:42and lingering scent,

01:17:44thick with unmistakable desire.

01:17:46The thought hit me

01:17:47all at once.

01:17:49Kane and that Beta

01:17:50had been here,

01:17:51on this bed.

01:17:53entwined.

01:17:54My stomach twisted violently.

01:17:56I rushed into the bathroom

01:17:58and threw up,

01:17:59unable to stop.

01:18:01Kane had just come back.

01:18:02The moment he saw me like that,

01:18:05panic flashed across his face.

01:18:07Little wolf,

01:18:08did you eat something bad?

01:18:10I'll call a healer right now.

01:18:14I grabbed his wrist.

01:18:16My eyes still red.

01:18:17I'm fine.

01:18:18I just

01:18:19thought of something disgusting.

01:18:22Kane dropped to his knees

01:18:24beside me,

01:18:25gently patting my back,

01:18:27his expression full of distress.

01:18:29Don't think about things like that.

01:18:32Seeing you like this,

01:18:33it hurts me too.

01:18:35I looked down at him,

01:18:37at the open collar of his shirt,

01:18:39and the marks on his skin.

01:18:42Bite marks,

01:18:43fresh,

01:18:44obvious.

01:18:45Another wave of nausea

01:18:47rose in my throat.

01:18:48How strong did Kane have to be

01:18:51to carry another woman's marks

01:18:52on his body

01:18:53and still look at me

01:18:54like I was the only one

01:18:56he cared about?

01:18:57His voice grew sharper,

01:19:00more agitated.

01:19:02Who did this to you?

01:19:03Who made Maid?

01:19:05My little wolf like this?

01:19:08Tell me.

01:19:09I'll tear them apart.

01:19:11A bitter smile

01:19:13tugged at my lips.

01:19:15Kane,

01:19:16you're the one

01:19:17who did this to me.

01:19:19Sometime deep into the night,

01:19:21I woke to the sound

01:19:22of a low,

01:19:23restrained growl.

01:19:24Half asleep,

01:19:26I reached out,

01:19:27instinctively searching

01:19:28for the alpha beside me.

01:19:30But the bed was empty.

01:19:32I sat up

01:19:33and went downstairs.

01:19:34As I reached the second floor,

01:19:37I heard it.

01:19:38A woman's breathless voice.

01:19:41Soft,

01:19:42broken.

01:19:43I froze for a second,

01:19:45forcing down the sharp ache

01:19:46rising in my chest,

01:19:48then walked toward the guest room.

01:19:50The door was wide open.

01:19:52Moonlight spilled across the room,

01:19:55illuminating two bodies

01:19:56tangled together.

01:19:58Inside,

01:19:59Kane was bare from the waist up.

01:20:01The beta wore a strapless mermaid gown.

01:20:04The long skirt pushed up to her waist.

01:20:07Her pale legs were wrapped tightly around him.

01:20:11Her cheeks were flushed

01:20:12as she clung to his neck,

01:20:14her voice unsteady.

01:20:16Alpha,

01:20:17the dress I just got today,

01:20:19you already torn it.

01:20:21Kane let out a low chuckle,

01:20:23leaning in close to her ear,

01:20:25his voice rough.

01:20:28You wore it for me,

01:20:29didn't you?

01:20:31I even had the designer

01:20:33make one just for you.

01:20:35So tonight,

01:20:36shouldn't you be satisfying me?

01:20:39She clung to him,

01:20:40her voice breaking,

01:20:42hoarse.

01:20:43Alpha,

01:20:44I can't,

01:20:46I can't take ache anymore.

01:20:49Then,

01:20:49breathless,

01:20:50she tilted her head back.

01:20:53What if Aria sees us?

01:20:55Kane stilled,

01:20:56his expression turning cold

01:20:58as he cut her off.

01:21:00She's useless.

01:21:01She doesn't understand anything.

01:21:03Don't you dare tell her about us.

01:21:05The beta traced circles

01:21:07against his chest,

01:21:08her tone soft,

01:21:09almost hurt.

01:21:11I know.

01:21:12I just,

01:21:14she's about to become your mate,

01:21:16and I'll always have to stay hidden.

01:21:20It makes me sad.

01:21:22Kane's expression softened slightly.

01:21:25You jealous little thing.

01:21:27I already brought you into this house.

01:21:29Isn't that enough?

01:21:31Don't worry.

01:21:32Even after the mate bond,

01:21:34I won't leave you.

01:21:35Whatever area has,

01:21:37you'll have too.

01:21:39Moonlight lit up my face

01:21:41where I stood outside the door.

01:21:43I covered my mouth,

01:21:45but the tears were already falling,

01:21:48blurring everything.

01:21:50Every sound from inside the room

01:21:52pierced into me like silver blades,

01:21:54carving wound after wound into my chest.

01:21:56I turned and ran,

01:21:59barefoot,

01:22:01straight out into the rain.

01:22:03Cold water soaked through me,

01:22:05but I didn't stop.

01:22:06I just needed to get away,

01:22:08as far away as possible.

01:22:10Through the haze,

01:22:12I thought I saw him,

01:22:13a younger Kane,

01:22:15the one I had once loved.

01:22:18His eyes were clear,

01:22:21sincere,

01:22:21filled with something real.

01:22:24Little Wolf,

01:22:25leave him.

01:22:27Leave the man who doesn't love you anymore,

01:22:29and never forgive him.

01:22:32My vision burned,

01:22:33as I looked at that memory.

01:22:36At the Alpha,

01:22:37I had once given my heart to.

01:22:40Okay.

01:22:41I whispered.

01:22:42I will leave you,

01:22:45and I will never forgive you.

01:22:49Okay.

01:22:53That's all.

01:22:59I was going to take your heart,

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