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00:09I am the lowest Omega in the Empire, yet I saved the Empire's Supreme Ruler.
00:22At the time, looking at the giant wolf with mud-clotted Fleur, I thought he was just a rogue cast
00:28out by his own pack.
00:31At the entrance of the palace slave quarters, I was bent over the wash base, scrubbing clothes by hand.
00:39A huge crashing sound startled me.
00:43Stuart Mara? Is that you?
00:45I walked out, thinking Stuart Mara was scolding a slave again.
00:48But when I pushed the door open, I saw a giant wolf lying on the ground, with a wound spanning
00:53half its body bleeding continuously.
00:56I was so startled I nearly cried out.
00:59The wolf was so covered in dirt that its original fur color was almost unrecognizable.
01:04My heart ached with pity, and my eyes pricked with tears.
01:07Did some other pack abandon you? Did you run here?
01:10The giant wolf opened its golden slit-pupiled eyes and a menacing growl reverberated in its throat.
01:16But due to weakness, it only let out a soft whimper.
01:19I was a little scared, but I still took out the small piece of bread and offered it to the
01:24giant wolf's mouth.
01:25The giant wolf glanced at it and turned its head away.
01:29I stroked its head.
01:31I know wolves eat meat, but this is all I've got.
01:34Please make do.
01:35The giant wolf impatently opened its eyes and sniffed the bread.
01:40Looking at my skinny myself, it finally lowered its head and swallowed it in one gulp.
01:45I immediately smiled and stroked its big head.
01:49Good boy.
01:53It took everything I had to drag the giant wolf inside.
01:57Just as I settled it, I heard a clamorous of voices outside.
02:01I peeked through the crack in the door.
02:04The royal investigators had arrived.
02:06Seal every gate!
02:07No one is permitted to leave the premises!
02:10Not a soul!
02:12My heart lunged, and I quickly cowered into the shadows of the corner.
02:18Outside the wall, the leader of the investigative soldiers was talking to his subordinates.
02:25Search quickly!
02:27Duke Kale trespassed into the sacred grounds of the Wolf Pack,
02:30injured an elder, and is to be arrested by order of Princess Lyra!
02:34His subordinates seemed a bit confused.
02:37Captain, Duke Kale always operates within his own territory.
02:40How could he suddenly trespass on sacred grounds?
02:43What if we're chasing the wrong lead?
02:44Quiet!
02:45Don't ask questions you shouldn't.
02:47The Princess Order is here.
02:48Just search!
02:57Luckily, the investigators' footsteps outside did not come any closer.
03:02I took a moment to steady my racing heart.
03:04Duke Kale is incredibly powerful.
03:07Even the Wolf King treats him with deference.
03:10Yet Princess Lyra has ordered his arrest.
03:14If anyone finds out I know anything about this, I'll lose my life.
03:18At the time, I had no idea that that the giant wolf before me was none other than Duke Kale,
03:23the very man Princess Lyra was hunting.
03:26At the ball, he had refused Lyra's advances and was set up in retaliation.
03:32He drank wine that had been tampered with, and the rising full moon triggered an involuntary, beastly shift.
03:44But I only took him for a rogue who had not yet learned how to shift at will.
03:52I took the opportunity to haul the wounded wolf into a remote storage closet.
03:58You're lucky you found me.
04:00I knelt beside him to examine his injuries.
04:04The cut is deep.
04:05If this keeps up, it won't end well.
04:07Rest here for a bit.
04:08I'll be right back.
04:09In the dim communal sleeping quarters of the slave camp, I gently pushed open the door.
04:14Several slaves inside lay sound asleep on their beds.
04:18I crept to my tartared bedded and fished a vial of healing potion from its hidden nook.
04:22Once I had the bottle in hand, I cautiously scanned the room to make sure no one had been awakened.
04:27Then I slipped back out and ran at once toward the room where I had hidden the giant wolf.
04:36Back in the utility room.
04:37The giant wolf lay weakly on the hay.
04:40I went over and carefully shifted his hulking frame into a comfortable position.
04:45I uncapped the bottle and carefully poured the healing potion over his wound.
04:51The giant wolf whimpered in pain.
04:53Bear with it.
04:54I coaxed.
04:56After applying the medicine, I found some clean strips of cloth in the utility room.
05:01Clumsily but gently, I bandaged his wound.
05:05Then I picked up a tartared towel.
05:12You stay put.
05:13I'm going to wash up.
05:14The utility room was cluttered with items.
05:17Yet it had everything.
05:20I pulled out a wooden tub, filled it with water.
05:23And then, with my back to the giant wolf, I took off my clothes.
05:29The giant wolf watched this time, and his golden eyes too ran brend with heat.
05:34The slave camp gate was kicked open.
05:36The investigators, with a group of their subordinates, entered the yard, and the torchlight instantly illuminated the surroundings.
05:43I jumped in surprise, trembling and hiding in the wooden tub.
05:48Seeing the giant wolf next to me, I suppressed my fear and put a finger to my lips.
05:53Don't make a sound.
05:55Don't make a sound.
05:55The giant wolf also seemed to know the situation was urgent, but everyone had forgotten that today was the full
06:01moon night.
06:01Omegas weren't as affected by the full moon, but pure-blood wolves of kind could hardly resist it.
06:08The giant wolf tried its best to endure the intense pain and the savage instinct rising inside him.
06:15Its huge paw slammed into the water.
06:19With a splash, the beast tumbled heavily into the wooden tub.
06:23What was that sound?
06:26Go, check that drop your head!
06:27The leader of the investigators roared.
06:32The shadow of a scout crept closer and closer.
06:35I glanced at the giant wolf still struggling in pain in the water, then quickly looked out the window.
06:41Forget it.
06:43I took a deep breath, dragged the wolf under the water, and pinned its head beneath the surface.
06:48The giant wolf's consciousness was a bit glubby.
06:51It only felt that the water seemed to be trying to harm it.
06:54So a red light flashed around its body, its fur dissolved, its bones contorting and re-informing, grotesquely beneath the
07:01waves.
07:03The giant wolf instantly transformed into Duke Kale, who had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and was completely naked.
07:09The water surged violently.
07:10I couldn't hold my breath for a moment, and the pain of suffocation made me intentively grab the man's shoulders.
07:15Kale saw that I was about to down, so he supported my waist with one hand and pulled me up
07:19through the surface with him.
07:21Kale's hot breath sprayed against my ear, causing a tingling sensation all over me.
07:26My eyes were hazy, and my gaze lingued on the man's well-defined chest.
07:30Good heavens, the man I'd nearly drowned with was breathtakingly sculpted, with defined abdominal muscles.
07:36Before I could fully process it, bang, a loud noise.
07:40The storage room door was kicked open.
07:45Princess Lyra walked in, surrounded by a group of attendants.
07:49Has Duke Kale been found?
07:50The leader immediately lowered his head and explained it was a false alarm.
07:54Lyra scanned me, covered in dirt, then glanced at the gray wolf wagging its tail, and pinched her nose in
07:59disgust.
08:00Disgusting, concerning with a filthy brute and resting of muck!
08:03I cannot take it anymore, I'm leaving here!
08:04She immediately took two steps back and sharply ordered someone to investigate it elsewhere.
08:10The leader, immediately sad in relief, snatched the treasured sword from the giant wolf's mouth, and turned to leave.
08:17My tense heart suddenly relaxed, and I looked at the culprit.
08:20The giant wolf noticed me looking at it, its wagging tail immediately stopped, it's a dignified air looking elsewhere.
08:27Alright, let's go get you cleaned up.
08:30The slave camp had a bathhouse, and it was already well past the usual bathing time.
08:35Usually, I preferred to use the wooden tub in the utility room, but that tub had just been through a
08:39commotion, and wasn't very usable now.
08:41I took the giant wolf into the bathhouse, and to carefully wash, I realized, its coat wasn't dingy gray but
08:48luster and silver, so I staunt him him snowy.
08:52You're not some runaway prince or something, are you?
08:57The wolf rolled its golden eyes at me, lying on the ground, still looking limbless.
09:01I carefree, continued to talk to myself.
09:04Whether you're a prince or moo, it's fine.
09:07I don't even know your names.
09:08Since you're some a-white, I'll call you snowy for now.
09:14As I spoke, her nose tingled, and tears fell onto his freshly washed fur.
09:20Actually, I'm just as pitiful as you are.
09:22I'm Maeve.
09:23My parents dated on my elder sister so fiercely they sold me into slavery to fund her match with a
09:28wealthy noble.
09:29So, just like you, I'm unwanted.
09:32From now on, shall we live together?
09:34I hugged Snowy, tears silently streaming from my eyes,
09:37completely unaware that Snowy's golden pupils had subtly contract, and his gaze had fallen on my hands which were covered
09:43in wounds.
09:43A faint, unreadable spark flickered in his amber irises.
09:46I took Snowy back to my dwelling.
09:48I retrieved the potion that had been clearlessly thawed into the corner in my earlier panic,
09:53and re-bandaged the wounds that had gotten wet.
09:56After bandaging the wounds, I couldn't hold on any longer, and collapsed into the haystack, falling asleep.
10:01In my dream, I was freezing cold all over, grongily curled into a ball.
10:05Just as I was about to freeze to death, a scorching hot object pressed against me.
10:09Half asleep, half awake, I saw that familiar handsome face again.
10:13My honed consciously reached for his abdomen, and feeling was still familiar.
10:17Am I dreaming? What a great body.
10:21This time, I accidentally spoke my inner thoughts aloud.
10:25After speaking, I grongily fell asleep again.
10:28Of course, I didn't know that when I touched this imperial palace nobleman like that,
10:33his body trembled, and the tips of his ears flushed bright remsen.
10:37He forcefully suppressed the restlessness and wildness within him,
10:41letting a little slave like me touch him so brazenly.
10:43Later, it seemed the fever was really severe.
10:46In my danes, I heard the room door open and then close.
10:49A gust of cold wind swept in.
10:51I shivered, and then completely passed on.
10:57The next morning, I woke up groggily and realized I had a fever.
11:01The spot beside me had been empty for a long time, so I guessed he had already left much earlier.
11:06I struggled to get out of bed and saw Snowy lying limply beside the hay bale,
11:09his fur disheveled and covered in mud, his two large paws protecting a pack of medicine.
11:13I spotted the exclusive royal healer's wax seal and was stunned.
11:16This wolf I'd known barely a day had snuck into the palace just to fetch me curative herbs.
11:21My nose tingled with emotion, and I hugged the wolf, kissing its face.
11:26The wolf's heart instantly beat a little faster, and it awkwardly nudged the medicine pack with its nose.
11:31I didn't hesitate and took the medicine directly, regaining my strength shortly after.
11:36I walked over to Snowy and pulled a faded dring from my undergarments.
11:41As if guessing what I was about to do, Snowy reluctantly took two steps back.
11:46Why are you shying away?
11:48I bought this when I had a day off, but I never had a chance to use it.
11:51My fingers quickly braided the red string into a collar, which I then forcibly put on Snowy.
11:56This cord marks you as mine.
11:58You're my wolf now.
11:59Snowy, I won't forget your life-saving kindness.
12:01From now on I'll protect you in this slave camp.
12:04Snowy stiffened all over and let out a win, seemingly resisting.
12:07But thankfully, in the end it didn't struggle free, just quietly gazed at me.
12:11That night, the full moon still hung high in the sky.
12:14Snowy gazed at the full moon, then amidst a series of suppressed gasps, transformed into human form.
12:19Under the moonlight his silvery white hair was striking, and his features were deep and chiseled.
12:24His gaze towards me carried a smile.
12:27He retrieved the clothes hidden in the corner, unfashioned an accessory from them,
12:31gently placed it by my pillow, and then quietly departed.
12:37Wake up, slaves. Another day of labor begins.
12:41The next day, the broadcast in the slave camp woke me up.
12:44Snowy?
12:44I got up and subconsciously looked for that white figure.
12:47I sat up and looked around, confirming that Snowy was really gone.
12:51In my panic, I suddenly caught sight of an exquisitely crafted necklace lying by the pillow.
12:57The chain held a gigantic canine tooth, connected to the rest of the chain with gems.
13:02Even with my lack of experience, I could tell this item was worth a fortune.
13:06I held the necklace, my mind buzzing.
13:09Is it possible Snowy is some royal prince?
13:13Thinking of this, I quickly shook my head.
13:15I'm just a lowly Omega, a slave.
13:18How could a prince endure such crude care from me?
13:21The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became.
13:28I finally decided to keep the necklace Serkin close to me,
13:31otherwise if Mara the Steward saw it, it would be taken away.
13:37Moments later, shocking news spread through the camp.
13:42The missing Duke Kale had come back from disappearance.
13:49Duke Kale is back.
13:51I heard that this person, whose power is compared to that of the Empire's ruler,
13:56immediately targeted Princess Lila upon his return,
13:59arranged to dispatch her to a rival Rhajan as a political bride to settle border hostilities.
14:03However, the struggles of these powerful figures have nothing to do with me.
14:07Every day, I worry about Snowy.
14:11His back injury hasn't healed yet, and those investigators still haven't left completely.
14:15What if he's caught?
14:16He leaves in such a hurry.
14:18Half a month later, another good piece of news arrived from the palace.
14:23That cold-bloodied and ruthless Duke Kale is getting married,
14:26said the little slave beside me, scrubbing clothes, her eyes shining.
14:30I heard he personally went to propose.
14:32I heard he drove a carriage full of fresh flowers,
14:34and brought the brightest ring just to get a glimpse of that girl.
14:37My hands continued scrubbing clothes.
14:40What does that have it do with us?
14:42The little slave leaned in and whispered, mysteriously,
14:46That family has the same surname as you.
14:48The woman he planned to bide was called Iris.
14:51My mind went blank.
14:54Iris?
14:55Isn't that my twin sister?
14:56I didn't know the reason.
14:58I just felt strange in my heart.
15:00Didn't she marry into nobility?
15:02How know the Duke taken I interest her?
15:07The little slave nudged me.
15:09Maeve, what are you spatting out for?
15:11I came back to my senses,
15:13looking at the various cuts and wounds on my hands,
15:15feeling a mix of emotions.
15:17But I was sent into the slave camp for my sister in the first place.
15:21At least she'll have a good life now.
15:24It's nothing. I'm sure they'll live happily.
15:26I forced a bitter smile and went back to scrubbing laundry.
15:30In the days leading up to the wedding,
15:32the entire empire was discussing Duke Kale's marriage.
15:35Everyone said that the girl was just an ordinary person,
15:38even an omega,
15:39and that she and Duke Kale were like heaven and earth.
15:43He didn't even glance at the imperial princess,
15:45who was originally the most suitable match.
15:48Lying on my bed,
15:49I thought of Snowy inside.
15:51Duke Kale is so good to the one he loves.
15:53I wonder when love like that will ever find me.
15:56Little did I know,
15:57a farce was unfolding within the castle at this very moment.
16:03After the party,
16:04inside the luxuriously decorated room,
16:06Iris was wearing a splendid gown,
16:08her hands clothed in delicate, white lace gloves,
16:11deliberately crossed on her lap,
16:13her eyes lowered in practice shyness.
16:15Kale looked at the face identical to mine,
16:18suppressing a strange feeling in his heart.
16:20He lowered his gaze,
16:21took her hand,
16:22and removed the glove,
16:23revealed the bandage underneath.
16:25How's the burn on your hand?
16:26Iris secretly rejoiced,
16:27thinking to herself,
16:28the self-inflicted injury trick really works.
16:30As long as it can bring blessings,
16:32and and wand off harm for the Duke,
16:34this is nothing.
16:35Kale held those hands with a touch of pity,
16:38but his movement froze for a second.
16:41Something's off.
16:42Scars can be forged,
16:44but skeletal structure never lies.
16:46My hands worked all day in the slave camp,
16:48and my knuckles were already slightly deformed,
16:50something a burn couldn't cover.
16:52This person in front of him,
16:54is not that little slave.
16:55A cold glint flashed in Kale's eyes.
16:57He abruptly pulled his hand back,
16:59made an excuse about urgent military affairs,
17:01and went to the study without looking back.
17:03After that day,
17:04Kale never touched her again.
17:05Iris didn't give up.
17:07To solidify her image as a kind person,
17:09she feigned acts of benevolence.
17:11She gave alms to beggars on Kale's regular route,
17:13but as soon as he turned the corner,
17:15she immediately got up,
17:17called for someone to bring clean water,
17:18and repeatedly washed her hands.
17:20A stray dog wagged its tail and approached her feet.
17:23Her features turned sour,
17:24and she lashed out to the stray dog aside,
17:26her face full of impolence.
17:28This scene was coincidentally witnessed by Kale,
17:30who had turned back.
17:31He became even more certain that this person
17:33was definitely not the kind Omega he was looking for.
17:35Back at the Duke's castle,
17:37Kale decided to perform one last verification.
17:42He took the beloved Red Thring and went to Iris' room.
17:45He happened to saw her slap a servant
17:47because the tea she had poured was slightly too hot.
17:51What a display of power, madam.
17:53A cold voice rang out from outside the door.
17:59Kale stepped through the door,
18:01glanced at the servant on the ground,
18:02gave a look,
18:03and the servant immediately scrambled away.
18:06This is what you gave me in the past,
18:08representing our affection.
18:09I've kept it close to me all this time,
18:11do you still remember?
18:12Iris glanced at the worn red's thread,
18:14a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes.
18:17My dear,
18:18this item is crude and degrading,
18:20completely unfit for you.
18:21I'll have someone make you another one.
18:23Crude,
18:24degrading,
18:25and unfit for me.
18:27Kale clenched his hands,
18:28turned,
18:29and left indignantly.
18:30Butler!
18:31The old man following closely behind him said,
18:34What are your orders,
18:35Duke?
18:35Dig into every detail of their household.
18:37I want every stone turned.
18:38In the slave camp,
18:39I was holding a basin of cold water,
18:41preparing to wash the thick clothes
18:43changed out by the masters in the palace.
18:46Suddenly,
18:46my foot slipped,
18:47and I stumbled,
18:48falling heavily to the ground.
18:50The wooden baskin crashed to the ground,
18:52and my chest suddenly felt a chill.
18:55The canine-toothed necklace I had kept close to me
18:58slipped out from under my collar,
18:59hitting the ground with a crisp sound.
19:04You're courting death!
19:06Steward Mara,
19:07excediently flew into a rage,
19:09and in her fury,
19:10swing the bamboo stick hard at me.
19:11The pain and cold almost made me hallucinate.
19:14I seemed to see those golden defiant beast eyes
19:16smiling at me.
19:17Snowy,
19:18is that you?
19:20Another whip slashed through the air,
19:21and I finally couldn't hold on any longer
19:23and passed out.
19:24Steward Mara spat in my direction,
19:26then looked at me with an expression
19:28as if I were trash.
19:30Bitch!
19:30Throw her into that storage room.
19:32That room is drafty on all sides,
19:34and we shall see if the frigid knight
19:36claims her life.
19:37I clutched the canine-toothed pendant
19:39tightly in my hand,
19:40its sharp tip almost piercing my skin,
19:42but I still refused to let go.
19:44The group of people following the steward's orders
19:46had no choice but to throw me
19:48into the storage room like a piece of garbage.
19:49Just when I thought I was about to die,
19:52a loud bang broke the silence.
19:54The gate of the slave camp was kicked open.
19:56The camp guards barely had time
19:58to unshave their blades
19:59before a rearing steed sent them flying,
20:02coughing up blood.
20:03Who?
20:04Recognizing the newcomer as Duke Kale,
20:07Stuart Mara,
20:08who had just been shouting,
20:09immediately fell silent.
20:10Then,
20:11a malicious thief
20:11suddenly occurred to her.
20:13Princess Lyra
20:13had always been infatuated with Kale,
20:15and Duke Kale's private intration
20:18into the palace
20:18was now a perfect handle for her.
20:20Amed the thurvy troth,
20:22she looked a gomorbyn attendant
20:23who ondicomponied her,
20:24immediately her to go out
20:25through the side door
20:26and fetch Princess Lyra.
20:28Duke Kale didn't notice
20:29these small movements.
20:31He dismounted from his horse,
20:32his eyes gloomily fixed
20:33on the ice shards
20:34mixed with bloody water
20:35by the pond.
20:36Rage surged within him
20:38and a low growl
20:38the wave escaped throat.
20:40Where is Maeve?
20:44At the sound of my name,
20:46Stuart Mara's knees buckled
20:47and she dropped to the ground.
20:49Your Grace,
20:50who are you looking for?
20:52I'm asking you,
20:53where is Maeve?
20:54Before he finished speaking,
20:55Kale kicked the other person's shoulder,
20:57sending them sprawling to the ground.
21:00She stole treasures from the palace.
21:03According to the rules,
21:05she's now being held in the storage room.
21:07As early as when Kale rode his horse
21:09and ticked open the gates
21:10of the slave camp,
21:11I vaguely heard the commotion outside.
21:13It's just that I was really too cold
21:15and too much in pain.
21:17Those sounds were distant from me,
21:18as if through a layer of fog,
21:20until boom.
21:22I struggled to open my eyes.
21:24I saw a tall and upright figure
21:26standing backlit at the doorway.
21:28That silhouette was exactly like
21:30the handsome man in my dreams,
21:31and it also overlapped
21:33with the giant white wolf.
21:34In a trance,
21:35I reached out my hand.
21:37Snowy, you're back.
21:39The figure at the door trembled
21:40and stowed forward to take my hand.
21:42I'm sorry, I'm late.
21:44Kale's voice caught
21:44as he took off his cloak
21:45and carefully wrapped me in it.
21:47He took off his long robe
21:48and carefully wrapped me in it.
21:50Warmth instantly enveloped me,
21:52and the familiar scent
21:53made me completely fall
21:54into unconsciousness.
21:55However, the moment
21:56he stepped out of the storeroom,
21:58outside the slave camp,
22:00the sound of heavy armored
22:01footsteps was heard.
22:02Princess Lyra actually
22:03personally brought her guard knights
22:05and surrounded the slave camp.
22:07Duke Kale, have you gone mad?
22:09Just for an Omega,
22:10you actually trespassed
22:11into the palace.
22:12Stuart Mara,
22:13who was beside them,
22:14seeing Kale holding me
22:15in his arms,
22:16immediately foresaw
22:17his own fate.
22:19Your Highness,
22:20Maeve first stole treasures
22:22from the palace.
22:23I handled it
22:24according to the rules,
22:25but the Duke
22:27personally came to claim her.
22:28I really couldn't stop him.
22:30Stealing palace treasures,
22:32Princess Lyra sneered.
22:33Kale, did you hear that?
22:35Her hands are not clean.
22:37She committed a capital crime.
22:39Hand this thief over to me
22:40to face execution.
22:47Death penalty.
22:48Woosh, Kale drew his sword
22:50from his waist with one hand,
22:51the blade pointing
22:52directly at Lyra.
22:53That pendant you claim
22:54she stole is my betrothal token,
22:56set around my own milk tooth.
22:57Kale's voice echoed
22:58throughout the slave camp.
22:59She saved my life.
23:01Today, whoever dares to harm her
23:03in the slightest.
23:03Should any lay a hand on her,
23:05they shall face my sword.
23:07Lyra's face was ashen,
23:09and the guard knights,
23:10intimidated by his killing impext,
23:12dared not move.
23:13Kale ignored everyone,
23:14sheathed his sword,
23:15and holding me,
23:16walked straight out
23:17of the slave camp.
23:18I thought I was going to die,
23:20but the violent jolting beneath me
23:22brought me back to consciousness.
23:24I desperately tried to open my eyes,
23:26but couldn't.
23:27Maeve, don't sleep.
23:28Someone growled in my ear,
23:30their voice extremely harky
23:31and tinged with fear.
23:32Without thinking much about who it was,
23:34I completely plunged into darkness.
23:36I don't know how long passed,
23:38but a sharp pain startled me awake.
23:40Someone was touching my hand.
23:42I suddenly opened my eyes.
23:44Above me was a magnificent sheer bed canopy,
23:46and beneath me was soft cotton bedding.
23:49I was shocked.
23:50This wasn't the slave camp.
23:51Don't move.
23:54I stiffly turned my head.
23:56A man was sitting beside the bed.
23:58The man had silver hair
24:00and golden vertical peoples,
24:01exactly like the handsome man in my dreams.
24:04I subconsciously looked at his abdomen.
24:08You, you, what are you?
24:11Kale chuckled at my words and spoke.
24:13Maeve, look clearly.
24:15I am Duke Kale.
24:16Duke Kale.
24:17That cold-faced Asherah
24:18who kills without batting an eye-blish.
24:20The one who married my sister half a weeks ago.
24:23Duke Kale.
24:27I must have frozen my brain
24:29to think Duke Kale was my dream man.
24:31It must be that I heard too much of those gossips
24:33that I kept dreaming of him.
24:35At that moment,
24:36I scrambled out of the mattress
24:38and dropped to my knees in a rush.
24:40Please forgive my offense, your grace.
24:42Kale seeing me like this,
24:44his eyes darkened.
24:45He merely assumed I had become timid
24:47from long-term torment in the slave camp.
24:50And his tone involuntarily softened.
24:52Don't be afraid.
24:53This is my castle.
24:55With me here,
24:56no one dares to lay a finger on you.
24:57As soon as he said that,
24:58I felt no peace of mind at all.
25:00Only a cold sweat breaking out all over my body.
25:03My sister has always been proud
25:05and easily jealous.
25:06If she were to catch us,
25:08she would surely flay me alive.
25:10Duke.
25:11I swallowed,
25:13my voice trembling.
25:14I, I'm just an Omega
25:16and even a slave.
25:17I really don't deserve to sleep here.
25:20If the madam knew,
25:21I feared rumors would spread.
25:23Hearing me mention Iris,
25:24he let out a cold snuff.
25:25Her?
25:26An imposter.
25:27Don't mention her in my presence.
25:30I was startled.
25:32An imposter?
25:33Before I could ponder further,
25:34footsteps came from outside the door.
25:37Bang!
25:37The door was pushed open forcefully.
25:39The servant accompanying her
25:41had just looked anxious.
25:42And one even had a fresh slap mark on her face.
25:45My dear,
25:46I heard you brought a woo-
25:47Her voice abruptly stopped
25:48the moment she saw me.
25:49I shrunk back in the covers,
25:52understanding her murderous expression
25:53and my heart sank.
25:56Maeve!
25:56I ininstitively responded.
25:58Sister.
25:59That address completely set Iris off.
26:02Maeve, have you no shame?
26:04Mom and dad sent you to the palace
26:06and his moe first loudly.
26:07And you actually learned
26:09a whole host of seductive tricks
26:10to sneak into your brother-in-law's bed
26:12and seduce him!
26:14Iris took a few boar
26:15and rasted her hand
26:16about to slap me.
26:20Kale quickly grabbed her hand.
26:22What are you doing?
26:23A furious roar
26:24stasogged Elida's movements.
26:26Elida shivered in fright,
26:28her arrogant demeanor
26:29immediately diminishing
26:30by more than half.
26:32Duke, she's my sister.
26:33I thought she'd behave herself
26:35in the palace,
26:36but I never expected her
26:37to shamelessly seduce you.
26:39Crack, the sound echoed
26:41as her wrist bone snapped clean.
26:43Kale crushed Iris' wrist bone.
26:45Iris screamed,
26:46cold sweat pouring down
26:47from the pain.
26:48Hugh, what are you doing?
26:50Shut up.
26:51Who gave you permission
26:52to hit her?
26:53At his command,
26:54Iris was dragged out
26:55and silence returned to the room.
26:58I stared blankly
26:59at everything happening before me.
27:01Climb into your brother-in-law's bed.
27:03An enormous sense of guilt
27:05almost drowned me
27:06and I knew I couldn't continue
27:08like this.
27:09As night fell,
27:11Kale was urgently summoned
27:12to the palace.
27:13I knew this was an opportunity.
27:16I endured the pain
27:17and got out of bed,
27:18leaving a letter.
27:19Dear Duke Kale,
27:20thank you for sparing my life.
27:21I beg forgiveness
27:22for my intrusion
27:23and I sincerely wish
27:24you and my sister
27:25a fulfilling life together.
27:27After writing,
27:27I placed the canine tooth pendant
27:29on the paper
27:29and turned to leave.
27:30The Duke's castle
27:32was heavily guarded,
27:33but having lived
27:34in the slave camp
27:34for so many years,
27:36I had my ways.
27:37Against the evening breeze,
27:38I walked aimlessly
27:40down the street.
27:41Perhaps during the day,
27:42I could find a job
27:43before my envisioned
27:45new future
27:45could even begin.
27:47Duke Kale,
27:48riding a magnificent horse,
27:49blocked my path.
27:50Kale looked down at me.
27:52The letter in his hand
27:53crumpled.
27:54B-b-brother-in-law!
27:57Maeve,
27:58how dare you call me
28:00brother-in-law?
28:04Kale kept approaching
28:05and I was cornered.
28:08I put my hand
28:09on his chest,
28:10closed my eyes.
28:11Duke,
28:12mind your manners!
28:12I'm your sister-in-law!
28:14As soon as I said that,
28:15the air around us
28:16seemed to fall silent.
28:17The knights who had followed
28:18all gassed in unison.
28:20Kale's veins bulged
28:21as he grabbed my wrist
28:22and pinned me
28:23against the wall.
28:24Iris is an imposter.
28:26Does she even deserve
28:27to be my wife?
28:28But you swore an oath
28:29in the Great Hall.
28:30Everyone saw you two
28:31as a couple.
28:32That's because I recognized
28:33the wrong person.
28:35Kyle, furious,
28:36laughed instead.
28:37I'm not looking for someone
28:38so mean and hypocritical.
28:40I'm looking for the person
28:41who rescued me
28:41from the slave camp
28:42back then.
28:43My mind buzzed.
28:45Slave camp.
28:46Rescued?
28:47Wasn't that Snowy?
28:48My gaze shifted
28:49to Kale's head.
28:50On it was a head
28:51of silver hair,
28:52exactly like Snowy's fur.
28:54My heart began
28:55to pound with shock.
28:56He...
28:56He's Snowy.
28:58Snowy isn't a prince.
28:59He's a duke.
29:01No.
29:02That won't work either.
29:04I'm an Omega.
29:05You're an Alpha.
29:06Kyle tornly tore
29:07open his collar.
29:08You shameless rug!
29:09Kyle seemed to be
29:10at his wit.
29:10Open your eyes!
29:11Yeah, from anger.
29:13I slightly opened eyes
29:14and saw the red hand
29:15he was holding
29:16in his string.
29:17That was the collar
29:18I had braided for Snowy.
29:20This...
29:21I...
29:21I didn't know back then.
29:23I quickly averted my gaze.
29:25Kale cupped my chin
29:26and turned my face
29:27back to him.
29:28You said you'd protect me
29:29back at the slave chanters.
29:30Are you going back
29:31on your word?
29:35I froze in the corner
29:36for a long time,
29:37unable to recover.
29:39The dirty wolf
29:40I saved that day
29:41was Duke Kale
29:42and it was also him
29:43who was pressed tightly
29:44against me
29:44in the wooden barrel.
29:45I...
29:46I had even touched him
29:47all over
29:47without a shred of shame.
29:49Seeing that I couldn't
29:50accept it for a while,
29:51he simply transformed
29:52directly into his wolf form.
29:54The huge wolf head
29:55still had that
29:56conspicuous red string.
29:58Now I could no longer
29:59deceive myself.
30:00My legs went weak
30:01and I slid down the wall
30:03to sit on the ground.
30:04A faint whimmer
30:05escaped his muzzle.
30:07Kale slowly walked closer
30:08with his ears down,
30:10his large wolf head
30:11gently nuzzling me.
30:12My nose suddenly sting
30:14and varium bitter motions
30:15rushed to my nose.
30:16When I was beaten
30:17in the slave camp,
30:18I didn't cry.
30:19When I washed blankets
30:20in ice water,
30:21I didn't cry.
30:22But now,
30:23seeing him transform
30:23into a wolf
30:24on the street,
30:25just to prove
30:26his identity to me,
30:28the tears just spilled over.
30:29Are you stupid?
30:30You're a Duke.
30:31Why bother doing this for me?
30:33Kale let a muffled sound
30:34from his throat,
30:35snuggled closer
30:36into my arms
30:36and gently tipped away
30:37my tears.
30:38I reached out
30:39and hugged his big head,
30:40bearing it near his neck,
30:42and burst out laughing.
30:42You're stuck with me forever.
30:43No escaping now.
30:45Late at night,
30:46I was carried with
30:47back to the castle,
30:48Kale,
30:48who was transformed
30:49back into human form.
30:51Soon entered Great Hall,
30:52Iris cried
30:53and tried to rush over,
30:54but then she saw me
30:56in Kale's arms
30:57and looked like
30:58she was about
30:58to have a tantrum.
30:59You stole another person's
31:01life-saving merit
31:02and fraudulently claimed
31:03the title of Duchess.
31:04Strip her of her
31:06luxurious clothes
31:06and take away
31:07her title of Duchess.
31:09Expels her from
31:10the Duke's castle immediately.
31:13Listen up, everyone.
31:17From today onwards,
31:18she is the Duchess,
31:20the mistress of the castle.
31:25The next morning,
31:26I snuggled up
31:27to the man beside me.
31:29Above me,
31:30Kale's low,
31:31teasing chuckle came.
31:32His clothes were
31:33slightly open,
31:34and his fingertips
31:35were cresting
31:36the old red string
31:37I gave him.
31:38Madam,
31:39after our night of passion,
31:40why are you shy today?
31:42I instantly blushed,
31:43pulling the brune
31:44quilt over my face.
31:45Your grace holds
31:46such a high position.
31:48How can you say
31:49such things?
31:50Kale leaned closer,
31:51his warm breath
31:52enveloping my brows
31:53and eyes,
31:54chucking softly.
31:55In our own bed,
31:56with my beloved
31:56beside me,
31:57who dares to fault me
31:58besides you?
31:59But you,
32:00have you forgotten
32:01when you laid your hands
32:02on me back in the slave pamp?
32:03I immediately blushed
32:04and said nothing.
32:05Early that morning,
32:06Kale took the cosmetics
32:07commonly used by women
32:09and clumsily applied them
32:10to my face.
32:11How could his hands
32:12accustomed to holding
32:13a sword Yirtaum
32:14know how to apply
32:15such things?
32:16I couldn't stop laughing
32:17at my reflection
32:18in the bronze mirror,
32:19but Kale gently kissed
32:21my temple.
32:22Every version of you
32:23is the love of my life.
32:24Their tender moment
32:26was interrupted
32:26by an urgent report
32:27from the butler.
32:28An urgent summons
32:29came from the palace.
32:30It turned out
32:31that the border war
32:32was tense
32:33and Princess Lyra's
32:34diplomac mission
32:35previously decided
32:36by the court
32:36was at a stalemate.
32:38The Wolf King
32:39urgently summoned Duke Kale
32:41to the palace
32:41for a discussion.
32:42A cold,
32:43glimph glance
32:44flashed in Kale's eyes,
32:45knowing all of the
32:46other party's provocations.
32:48Stay here
32:48and wait for me.
32:50Lyra is arrogant
32:51and I will get back
32:52everything she wastes you.
32:54As soon as he left,
32:55a handwritten letter
32:56from his parents
32:57arrived at his residence.
32:58Reading the contents
33:00of the letter,
33:01every sentence
33:01expressed regret.
33:03The butler warned
33:03of a trick,
33:04but I had already
33:05suspected as much.
33:06Back then,
33:07they sold me
33:08into a slave camp
33:09for my sister.
33:10How could they
33:11genuinely repent now?
33:12I want one last meal
33:14to completely
33:14this family tide.
33:16Prepare the carriage.
33:18The knights are waiting
33:18outside for my command.
33:23When I got home,
33:25my parents knelt
33:25on the ground
33:26weeping bitterly.
33:27My former sister,
33:28dressed in crost clothes
33:29with disheveled hair,
33:31violently slapped herself
33:32in front of me.
33:33Seeing them like this,
33:34most of the resentment
33:35in my heart dissipated,
33:36leaving only a tris of sadness.
33:39Once this feast ends,
33:40all debts between us
33:41are settled.
33:42From now on,
33:43you're on your own.
33:44The table was laden
33:45with all my favorite dishes.
33:47I...
33:47My father raised
33:48his wine glass,
33:49wanting to persuade me
33:50to have a drink.
33:51Having survived
33:52in slave camps
33:53for so many years,
33:54with just one glance,
33:55I detected the deadly poison
33:57hidden in the wine.
33:58Sadness resurfaced.
34:01Looking at the facade
34:02of warmth they had created,
34:03I had nothing to say.
34:05Seeing that I was hesitant
34:07to drink,
34:08Alara simply tore off
34:09her disguise
34:10and openly pressured me.
34:12Their warm pretense
34:13shattered instantly.
34:14The three descended on me,
34:16pinning my limbs
34:16to force deadly poison
34:18down my throat.
34:19I was doomed.
34:23At the critical moment.
34:25Bang!
34:25The dilapidated gate
34:26was suddenly kicked open.
34:28Kale,
34:29holding a bow and arrow,
34:30was filled with murderous intent.
34:32An arrow whistled through the air
34:34and buried itself
34:35straight through Iris' wrist.
34:36The wine glass fell
34:37to the ground
34:38and shattered.
34:39The wine splattered
34:39onto the blue tricks,
34:41sickling and bubbling,
34:42its potent poison
34:43a horrifying sight.
34:44Night swarmed in,
34:45stepping forward
34:46to pin several people
34:47to the ground.
34:47Kale completely ignored
34:49the family kneeling
34:50and begging for mercy,
34:51quickly stepping forward
34:52to embrace me.
34:53I'm sorry I'm late.
34:55With blades about to be drawn,
34:57Alita knelt
34:57and frantically begged for mercy.
34:59I watched coldly,
35:00then raised my hand
35:01and delivered two slaps.
35:02Then I spoke calmly
35:03and decided their fate.
35:05Spare their lives,
35:07but send them to the slave camps
35:08to endure the same torment
35:09I once suffered.
35:10Kale, of course,
35:11listened to me.
35:12Then he picked me up
35:13horizontally,
35:14swung onto his horse.
35:16Once all those obstacles
35:17are resolved,
35:18I will definitely hold
35:20a grander wedding
35:20and tell everyone
35:22that you are my only true love.
35:24Listening to his promise,
35:26I nestled securely
35:27in his embrace.
35:28But just as we were about
35:30to reach the royal palace,
35:31a cold arrow suddenly struck.
35:33In the shadows
35:34of the long street,
35:35Lyra,
35:35who was supposed to be
35:36entertaining foreign
35:37Anobides,
35:38was dressed in black,
35:39her face filled with madness.
35:41She was jealous
35:42that I took Kale,
35:43so she drew her bowstring taut.
35:44Her poisoned arrow
35:45locked onto my heart.
35:46You vile wench!
35:48In a flash,
35:49Kale unhestitatingly turned,
35:51shielding me tightly
35:52in his arms.
35:53The sharp arrow
35:54pierced his chest.
35:55Warm blood gushed out,
35:57splattering all over my face.
36:02I trembled,
36:03reaching out to fate
36:04to cover his gushing wound.
36:05Tears welling up,
36:06Princess Liva
36:07laughed maniacally.
36:08The knights fought
36:09desperately to protect us,
36:11controlling Lyra
36:12amidst the clash of weapons.
36:13Kale's face was ashen,
36:15his breath weak.
36:16My life has belonged to you
36:17ever since you saved me.
36:19I would never regret
36:20giving my life
36:20to keep you safe.
36:22Tears flowed controllably.
36:24Kale,
36:24I love you,
36:25I won't let you die.
36:27You promised me
36:28you'd tell the whole world
36:29you love me most.
36:29You can't leave me.
36:30The man in my arms
36:32suddenly gave a light cough,
36:33slowly opened his eyes,
36:35a mischievous smile
36:36in their depths.
36:37Did you just say
36:38you like me?
36:39Did I hear you correctly?
36:40It turned out
36:41the poisoned arrow
36:42had narrowly missed his heart.
36:43He was severely injured
36:45and weak,
36:45but not in mortal danger.
36:47I was both angry
36:48and relieved,
36:49and quickly called for help.
36:51After diagnosis,
36:52it was confirmed
36:53he only needed more rest
36:55to fully recover.
36:56Meanwhile,
36:56Lyra was defeated
36:57and captured,
36:58her hair diswevelled,
37:00Kale,
37:00enduring his pain.
37:02Throw her into
37:03the palace dungeon.
37:04That night,
37:05the Wolf King
37:06issued orders overnight.
37:08Fearing Kale's power
37:09and to appease his rage,
37:11the Wolf King stripped
37:12Lyra of her royal title,
37:13exiled her from the Wolf Clan
37:15and marked her
37:16as a feral outcast.
37:17Not only that,
37:18to show favor
37:18and pacify the Duke,
37:20the Emperor
37:20personally blessed Kale and me.
37:22The Omega
37:22everyone once looked down of
37:24had finally risen.
37:25No one would ever
37:26look down of me again.
37:27Once his injuries
37:28had somewhat healed,
37:29Kale publicly declared
37:30his intention
37:31to formally marry me.
37:32Almost every
37:32fluential wolf cane
37:33in the kingdom,
37:34there were still some present
37:35who looked down on Omegas.
37:37Zjengmai Orange was humble,
37:38and against ancestral customs.
37:42Kale publicly deflated
37:43the Wolf King's
37:44personal decree.
37:45The Wolf King himself
37:46has blessed our union.
37:48Should you have
37:49any further objections?
37:57Night fried the room.
37:59Kale approached
37:59step by step,
38:00his eyes full of
38:01desire and tenderness.
38:03The formalies outside
38:04are over.
38:05Now we can settle
38:06our lingering
38:06unfinished affairs.
38:08He leaned over,
38:09trapping me as I
38:10tried to dodge,
38:10and lightly laughed
38:11while bringing up
38:12old memories.
38:13I took out the
38:14old red string
38:15and smiled as I
38:16looked at him.
38:17My dear,
38:18do you still
38:19acknowledge it?
38:20Kale's Adam's
38:21juckle bobbed,
38:21and he knelt on
38:23one knee.
38:23Every gift from
38:24my beloved wife
38:25shall be treasured
38:26for all my days.
38:27One year later,
38:28in the castle's
38:28back garden,
38:29I was pregnant,
38:30lazily leaning
38:31against a soft couch.
38:33Kale stayed by my
38:34side,
38:34not moving an inch,
38:35carefully feeding me.
38:37My elder sister,
38:38who once looked down
38:39on me like I was
38:39nothing,
38:40toiled all day in
38:41the slave camp,
38:42her hands raw with
38:42frostbite,
38:43trapped in unending
38:44abuse and back-breaking
38:45labor.
38:46My callous and selfish
38:47biological parents
38:48argued and fought
38:49over food and warmth
38:50all day,
38:51living in utter disarray.
38:53The exiled princess
38:54Lyra had long gone
38:55completely mad,
38:56roaming the wilderness
38:57beyond clan borders,
38:59her fate unknown.
39:00Everyone who had ever
39:01humiliated me had been
39:02dealt with.
39:03The baby in my womb
39:04moved gently,
39:05and Kale instantly
39:06panicked,
39:07then childly and gently
39:08leaned down to my belly.
39:10I looked at the man
39:11before me,
39:11whose heart was
39:12completely devoted to me
39:13and raised my hand
39:14to crest his brow
39:15and eyes,
39:16my gaze full of love.