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Betrayed Reborn Betrothed to the Snake - ๐๐
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00:00I already gave him my first time. If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
00:10My sister knelt before me, crying. In my previous life, I gave birth to the heir, a white wolf pup.
00:20Consumed by jealousy, my sister burned me and my son alive.
00:27Then I opened my eyes again. I was reborn. She had been reborn too. This time,
00:35she had already slept with my fiance first, the white wolf prince. Instead, I married into the
00:43snake clan, the coldest, the lowest. Everyone pitied me, but they didn't know the truth.
00:51After the war between humans and beasts, the two sides struck a deal.
01:00Werebeasts would rule the world. Every hundred years, a human and a beast would get married.
01:06Their firstborn werebeast would become the new leader. In my previous life, I married the wolf
01:12clan's firstborn, Dominic Stewart. He was known for his loyalty. I gave birth to his white wolf pup
01:20before anyone else. Our son became the new leader of the human-beast alliance. Dominic rose to immense
01:27power. My younger sister, Catherine Walters, was different. She married the firstborn of the Sphinx
01:34clan. But he slept around, recklessly. He infected her with an STD and left her infertile. Consumed by
01:44jealousy, Catherine burned me and my son alive. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day
01:51of
01:51the human-beast wedding. Before we could even choose our grooms, Catherine had already slept with Dominic.
02:00That was when I knew she had been reborn, too. But she had no idea what Dominic really was.
02:06He was a brutal monster who solved everything with violence.
02:14Eve, Nick and I are really in love. Please, give him to me, okay? I already gave him my first
02:22time.
02:24If I don't marry him, who else would want me now?
02:29I was still reeling when I heard Catherine wailing. As always, Dad immediately took her side.
02:36Eve, how about you pick someone else? Cathy got carried away and made a mistake.
02:41I was his love child, while Catherine was his legitimate daughter. So he always liked her more.
02:48I locked eyes with Catherine, who was kneeling before me.
02:54She looked pitiful with tears all over her face, but the greed and excitement in her eyes were
03:00unmistakable. This time, she had secured Dominic first. In my previous life, I had chosen him as my
03:08fiance. As I saw it, the snake clan was cold and withdrawn, the sphinx clan frivolous and promiscuous,
03:15and the dragon clan arrogant and untouchable. Only the wolf clan was loyal and devoted.
03:22Dominic had seemed like the safest choice. Six months after our marriage, I gave birth to a
03:28white wolf pup and named him Frederick. As the firstborn were-beast of that generation,
03:34he automatically became the next leader of the human-beast alliance. Catherine, obsessed with
03:41appearances, married Carlton Campbell, the sphinx clan's firstborn. She never expected him to be a
03:48complete playboy. He infected her with an STD, ruined her fertility, and the sphinx clan despised
03:55her for it. Yet instead of blaming him or herself she blamed me. Driven mad by jealousy over my better
04:04life. She slipped sleeping pills into my drink and burned Frederick and me alive. Just recalling it
04:10made my blood boil. I felt the urge to kill her right here to avenge Frederick. I clenched my fists
04:16inside my sleeves, and the pain biting into my palms helped me calm down. Then I nodded and smiled like
04:23I
04:23understood. Since you guys are into each other, I'm not gonna get in the way. Catherine clearly hadn't
04:35expected me to agree so easily. The fake tears she'd forced out froze awkwardly at the corners of her
04:40eyes. Kathy, get up and thank Eve for her generosity. Dad breathed a sigh of relief. Thank you.
04:51Catherine ran out happily, saying she was gonna tell Dominic the good news.
04:56All she cares about is her boyfriend. Dad joked. When he turned back to me and saw my expressionless
05:02face, a trace of guilt crossed his own. Eve, the only bachelors left among the beast clans are
05:10Jonathan of the snake clan and Carlton of the sphinx clan. I think Carlton would be the better
05:16choice. Better looks, higher status. And Kathy once said, I cut him off. I'm gonna marry Jonathan.
05:27Snakes were stereotyped as cold-blooded by humans. People were deeply prejudiced against them. For
05:33thousands of years, no one had chosen to marry into the snake clan. As a result, they had never led
05:40the
05:40human beast alliance. Because of that, they were expelled from the top five clans, left at the very
05:47bottom, with almost no resources. But in my previous life, as I lay dying in the flames, I saw a
05:55pair of
05:55bright green eyes. It was Jonathan. He tried to save me, but the fire was too strong, and there was
06:02nothing he could do. That was why I chose him this time. Dad wasn't happy about my pick, but seeing
06:11how sad I was, he didn't push it. He sighed. If things get rough with the snake clan, you can
06:16always
06:16ask Kathy for help. But when Catherine found out I was marrying into the snake clan, she couldn't resist
06:22making fun of me. Eve, even if you can't marry Nick, you don't have to settle for the snake clan.
06:29They're basically done for. Don't end up starving yourself before you even have a baby. I heard
06:35they're barely scraping by. The wolf clan is so rich, they even bathe in priceless herbs. If you have
06:42a tough time, I can send you some leftovers. She didn't care about the weird looks from everyone
06:50around and roared with laughter, covering her mouth. In her mind, the wolf clan had plenty of resources,
06:57and Dominic was a good catch. So I got pregnant and had a baby in no time. But she didn't
07:04know the
07:04truth. It was hard for humans and beasts to have kids, and Dominic was fixated on having an heir.
07:14When I didn't get pregnant after six months, he started taking his frustration out on me and made
07:19my life hell. It wasn't until I used a special trick to get pregnant and had Frederick, giving the
07:25wolf clan the power spot. That he finally left me alone. I gave a faint smile. Don't worry about
07:33me. I picked the guy myself, so I'm not going to regret it. What's there to brag about? You just
07:38snagged a broke loser! Being that I wasn't mad at all, Catherine got so angry she swiped all the
07:43cakes off the table. I couldn't be bothered with her crazy act and went to get ready for the wedding
07:53in
07:53three days. She was right about one thing. The snake clan was flat broke. I was worried they wouldn't
07:59even have money for a wedding dress, so I decided to get one myself. Yet that night, Jonathan showed up
08:06at my door with the wedding dress. This was the first time I got a good look at him. His
08:14skin was
08:14pale, almost bloodless. His eyes were narrow and had a serious look. They were bright green and seemed
08:21to hide a lot. The little mole at the corner of his eye made his cold face look a bit
08:25charming.
08:26I opened the box and saw a dark, green dress that dragged on the floor. It had shimmering snake scales
08:32on the chest. I had never seen such a pretty dress before and stared at it in awe.
08:37Ms. Walters, our clan's simmistress sewed this by hand. The scales on it are wishes from our people.
08:44Jonathan kept a careful distance, like Huent, the one getting married to me.
08:49This is the first snake human wedding ever. If anything feels off, just let me know.
08:54Thanks. I love it. I was about to put the dress away when Catherine strutted in,
08:59hanging off Dominic's arm and looking smug.
09:03Eve, please tell me you've got more than one dress to pick from. You know what? Dominic bought me ten.
09:11Dominic was all lovey-de-ve with her. She thought the Volf clan stood for love and loyalty,
09:17but she didn't know it was in their nature. What truly mattered to them was having kids.
09:22If she didn't have one, Dominic wouldn't be so nice to her.
09:26Jonathan's hand on his snake staff rose. He looked up at me and said seriously,
09:31Sorry, this is basically a raw deal for you. I promise I'll never let you down.
09:37Catherine snorted.
09:38Big talk. We'll see if you can have kids.
09:42She never stopped talking about having kids. She hadn't been able to have any in her last life,
09:47and she couldn't let it go. So she was fixated on getting pregnant.
09:52She had moved into Dominic's place before they even got married. In a way, they were made for each
09:58other when it came to having kids. Focus on your own wedding. People might think you're after my
10:04fiancรฉ again. I gave Catherine a faint smile. Ignoring the awkward looks on her and Dominic's
10:10faces, I took Jonathan's hand and left. Behind us, she started whining to Dominic about getting
10:16pregnant and having kids. Jonathan's voice, all calm and cool, was right in my ear.
10:25Mrs. Walters, I get that you didn't pick me because you wanted to. Still, I promise I'll do whatever I
10:32can to make sure you never get the short end of the stick. Hearing this, I spun around without even
10:37thinking and walked straight into his chest. A weird, sweet smell hit me like a wave. I looked
10:43up at him and said seriously, I picked you myself. And call me Yves from now on. Stop acting like
10:51we're
10:51strangers. His eyes betrayed a fleeting trace of something strange. Got it, Yves. Three days later,
10:58the wedding happened just like planned. Both weddings were at the same hotel. The Volf clan's wedding was
11:04way fancier than last time. They even got the reclusive unicorn clan to perform. And every big
11:11clan showed up. The snake clan side was pretty quiet. There were no guests, but everyone was happy.
11:18Marrying a pure human meant they had a shot at being in charge of the alliance.
11:27After the wedding, I bumped into Catherine. She stuck out her neck on purpose to show me the love marks.
11:34I didn't know the wolves were so strong in bed. I'm gonna have a baby soon. I smiled a little.
11:43Good luck with that. Catherine thought getting pregnant was easy. But humans and beasts were
11:48different species. And it usually took over a year to get pregnant naturally. In her last life,
11:54she saw how easily I got pregnant and figured she could do the same. She told everyone in the
11:59Volf clan she'd be pregnant in six months. Even Dominic believed her right away, seeing how sure
12:05she was. To Catherine, my calm look seemed like I was challenging her. Whatever. You wouldn't get it
12:13anyway. The snake clan you're marrying into is dirt poor. She looked down at the snakes nearby like they
12:22were trash, and lifted her dress to walk past me. I grabbed her arm to stop her.
12:28Say sorry to them. She got mad, yanked free, and yelled.
12:33What's your problem?
12:34We went at it right there in the hall, and the guests who were still there all stopped to watch
12:39the drama. In the end, Dad stepped in. He figured out what happened and made Catherine apologize to the
12:45snake clan. They were at the bottom of the heap, but they stood together when humans tried to humiliate
12:51them. Before she left, Catherine gave me a mean look and whispered,
12:56I'm gonna win this time. On our wedding night, I froze as Jonathan took off his clothes.
13:03Nobody had ever told me snakes had two of them.
13:09Seeing me sitting on the bed like a statue, he thought I didn't want to do it. His face turned
13:15pale.
13:16He picked up the clothes from the floor and was about to put them back on. I grabbed the clothes
13:21out of his hand, annoyed. What are you doing?
13:25I thought you didn't want to. He stood there, naked and looking lost, his bright green eyes
13:32getting dimmer. If he wasn't gonna make the first move, then I would. I stepped forward,
13:38wrapped my arms around his neck, and pulled him onto the bed. As I pressed against him,
13:44I smelled that familiar faint scent again.
13:47You smell so good, I said what I was thinking. Jonathan froze for a few seconds, his ears turning
13:54a light pink. And then his kisses got intense, trailing from my forehead all the way down.
14:00Fingers laced, he enjoyed the moment. I used to think wolves, with their strong builds,
14:06would be the best partners. But I never expected snakes to be so incredible.
14:10We didn't stop until the sky started to get light, and only then did Jonathan let me sleep.
14:16Three months later, I got the news that Catherine was pregnant.
14:23When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it. For thousands of years, no beast had ever gotten
14:29a human pregnant in just three months. If I hadn't seen Catherine's baby bump with my own eyes,
14:34I wouldn't have bought it. The Volf clan threw a big party for the unborn baby and invited all the
14:40big clans. Guess our ancestors are looking out for us. We've got a baby on the way in just three
14:45months. Dominic held his glass, looming with pride. People lined up to suck up to him. Everyone was
14:52pretty sure that the next leader of the alliance was gonna be from the wolf clan. This was the
14:57perfect chance to get in their good books and maybe score some favors. By rank, I was supposed to sit
15:03with Jonathan at the end of the table, but Catherine told Dominic to seat me next to her.
15:09She wanted to rub it in my face.
15:13She stroked her belly and flashed me a smug smirk.
15:17It's been three months, yet your belly is still flat. You're not a pure Walters, and even your belly
15:23isn't up to the task.
15:25Where beast babies were special. They only needed two months to be born. Judging by the timeline,
15:30it should be next month. Catherine had gained a lot of weight, and her belly was swollen.
15:37She didn't know that where beast babies were naturally big. If she didn't watch her diet,
15:42she'd be in a lot of pain when it came time to give birth. In my last life, I tried
15:47my best to
15:47keep my weight in check. But it still took a whole day and night to have the baby. I was
15:53in so much pain
15:54and I almost wanted to end my life. But when I saw the baby, all safe and sound, sleeping in
16:00my arms,
16:00I knew it was worth it. I picked up my glass, took a sip, and said calmly,
16:09The shortest pregnancy ever was still a year, but you managed it in just three months.
16:14Only you know how you pulled that off. Catherine turned to me sharply, her eyes flickering with
16:20guilt. What are you implying? I barely hinted at it, and she started freaking out. She just
16:26couldn't keep her cool. To an easy birth. I raised my glass to her, then found Jonathan and left.
16:32A month later, Catherine was in labor for three whole days and nights before she finally had the
16:38baby. But after a week, the wolf clan still hadn't let anyone see the baby. Dad even got turned away
16:44when he tried to visit Catherine. Something was definitely off with the baby. Half a month later,
16:51Dad called me back home. Before I left, seeing how worried Jonathan looked, I asked him to come with me.
17:00In the living room, Catherine sat on the floor, bawling her eyes out and holding a red wolf pup.
17:06This is my baby with Dominic! Wolf fur can change color sometimes, right?
17:12She was dead set on the idea that the baby was Dominic's, but she didn't know that he was a
17:17pure
17:17white wolf, and there was no red wolf gene in his family. Dominic's face was gloomy,
17:23and he looked like he was about to explode with anger. Catherine, who the hell did you cheat with
17:29to have this bastard? If you don't spill the truth, I won't slut! I'll kill him right here!
17:34Dad was scared out of his wits and tried to calm him down. Dominic, chill out, Dominic. There must be
17:40some misunderstanding. Cathy is crazy about you. She'd never cheat. Seeing Dad sticking up for her,
17:47Catherine quickly held the baby up to Dominic, her voice soft. Look, our baby looks just like you.
17:54Your eyes are the same. Dominic took the pup with icy indifference. The pup, who had been sleeping
18:02soundly in Catherine's arms, started bawling his head off the moment he saw Dominic's face.
18:09His miserable crying made me think of Frederick, who was struggling in the fire in my last life.
18:14My heart felt like it was being squeezed, and I winced in pain. Jonathan noticed something was
18:20off with me. He covered my ears, thinking I couldn't stand the baby's crying.
18:26Bastard! Dominic cursed, lifting the pup high up and then slamming him down to the ground.
18:32Just as the pup was about to hit the ground, both Jonathan and I reached out instinctively,
18:36and he landed safely in Jonathan's arms. I wanted to kill Catherine and Dominic,
18:40but the pup was innocent. Everyone there was shocked by what had just happened.
18:46Catherine's face turned deadly pale, and she trembled all over.
18:50Nick, you're so heartless!
18:52Dominic's gaze at her held no trace of the love he once had.
18:58We wolves are loyal and faithful to our partners. You cheated right in front of everyone. Who are you to
19:04call me heartless?
19:05The only good thing about him was that he was loyal and faithful. In my last life, when I didn't
19:11get
19:11pregnant after six months, he never thought about finding another wolf to have kids with. Instead,
19:17he took his frustration out on me day and night. I wondered if Catherine could survive this kind of
19:22suffering in this life. Catherine and Dominic went at it in the living room. She swore blind she never
19:28cheated, and he insisted the pup wasn't his. Dad was at his wit's end and threw the question at me.
19:34Eve, what do you think about all this?
19:36What could I say? The pup wasn't mine. I just came to see the drama unfold and didn't want to
19:42get
19:42involved. Jonathan chimed in. I've always heard about the Unicorn Clan's a special way of telling
19:48family apart. The wolves have been on good terms with them. Why not ask them to check it out?
19:57Catherine shot down the idea right away. No! The pup is Dominic's! We don't need them to tell us
20:04that! But Dominic nodded. All right. Let's do it your way. The news that the wolf clan had called
20:11in the Unicorn Clan spread all over the place. Everyone was dying to see the pup. So three days
20:17later, they all rushed to the wolf clan's place and packed into the hall's entrance to see the unicorn
20:22do their magic. With the unicorn's spell, five red marks flew out from the pup's forehead.
20:28One landed on Dominic's hand, and the other four went toward the living area of the wolf clan.
20:36Dominic, you're one of the baby's dads. Hearing this, the crowd went wild.
20:42One of? So the baby has several dads?
20:47He looks totally like a red wolf, but Dominic is a pure white one.
20:52Catherine is such a slut. She should be with the Sphinx clan, not the wolf clan.
20:57Jonathan kept me tucked under his arm as we squeezed through the crowd to watch. Hearing all the gossip.
21:03I almost laughed out loud. I had always wondered how Catherine got pregnant. If the pup had more
21:10than one dad, it all made sense. Catherine, desperate to get pregnant fast, slept with several wolves in
21:17the clan. All while running a breeding plan to maximize her odds. But she never expected. The red
21:23wolf had such strong genes, which gave her secret away. I couldn't tell if she was smart or plain silly.
21:29If she was gonna take such a risk, she should have stuck to white wolves. Dragging a red one into
21:35the
21:35mix was asking for trouble. Dominic's face darkened. He balled his fists as he barked at the guards.
21:42Go get every guy who's got that red mark on his hands!
21:46In a bit, four wolves were brought in. Three of them were white, and one was red. When I saw
21:53the
21:53red wolf's face, I couldn't help but gasp. It was gorgeous, almost as enchanting as a siren.
22:00Catherine always had a thing for good looks, so it made sense that she'd risk it all for a fling
22:05with
22:05him. Looking at the four wolves who had owned up to it, Dominic was furious.
22:10Got anything else to say, Catherine? Is this the baby you promised me when you got into my bed?
22:15Catherine stood up, holding the pup and wiping her eyes.
22:20If you hadn't kept pushing me for a baby, I wouldn't have gone this far! And if you had
22:25stronger genes, the baby wouldn't carry the blood of the red wolf! She started to sound more sure of
22:31herself. Besides, the unicorn said he's your baby too. That's all that matters. He's gonna be the next
22:38leader of the human-beast alliance. The second Catherine stopped talking, the leaders of the
22:45sphinx and dragon clans shoved their way to the front. They teamed up to shoot down what she said.
22:50We're not taking this werebeast. The deal is clear. It has to be the firstborn son of a human
22:59and the heir of a beast clan. If everyone follows them, the bloodlines will get all mixed up.
23:06Who knows what weird creatures could come of it? This has to be okay with the other four big clans.
23:14For starters, we the dragons and the sphinx clan aren't having it. The unicorn clan, standing nearby,
23:22quickly made their stance clear. We've checked out of the spotlight and we don't vote on this stuff
23:26anymore. Out of the four big clans, one didn't want to pick sides, two were against it, and the last
23:32one,
23:33the snake clan, wasn't gonna change anything. Dominic, who had almost felt something because of
23:39Catherine's words. Lost it again.
23:43Catherine, look what you did! You made us look like fools!
23:47On the way back after the drama, Jonathan was sullen and quiet. It took me several tries to get
23:53him to speak his mind. You kept staring at that red wolf. Think I'm not as good looking or what?
23:58Seeing him all jealous, I got a naughty idea. You're the hottest guy to me, especially when you roll around
24:04in bed at night. Then I didn't get out of bed all day long. A month later, Catherine showed up
24:10at the
24:10snake clan's place, all beat up and crying her eyes out. Eve, please help me! Nick has lost it! He
24:19said if
24:19I don't have his baby, he'll keep hurting me every day! I can't take it anymore! If I don't get
24:25pregnant
24:25soon I'm gonna die! Do you know any special trick that can fix this?
24:33What she said didn't shock me at all. I went through all that in my last life. Her skin was
24:38black and blue,
24:39with new injuries on top of old ones. But she brought all this on herself. In my last life,
24:46she said she missed me and got me back home. She drugged the water for me and Frederick. Then she
24:51set the
24:51house on fire and tracked us inside when we couldn't move. Before she left, she glared at me
24:57with pure hatred and screamed like she was out of her mind. Your life was supposed to be mine!
25:04I should've married Nick and had his baby! Now she took my life, but she started to regret it.
25:10I slid my hand out of her tight grip and said slowly, look, it's not that I won't help. Having
25:16a
25:16beast's baby is no easy deed. And after the mess your first delivery left inside you,
25:22you won't even be able to try again for at least three to five years.
25:28She shot to her feet, eyes glittering with pure venom. You're acting like you can't help because you
25:35can't to stay me succeed! Fine! I'll handle it myself! No way I'll let you beat me to it! I'm
25:44not losing this race!
25:46Then she stormed out and slammed the door behind her.
25:50I was kinda speechless. I was telling the truth. It wasn't easy to have a beast's baby. In my last
25:57life, I only managed it using a special trick because I had mermaid blood in me. Back then,
26:03the mermaids didn't want to make peace with humans, and went back to the deep sea to live in isolation.
26:08Mom was young and playful. She turned into a human and came to the land for fun,
26:13and she fell head over heels for dad. To stay with dad on land, she chose to cut off her
26:18tail and became
26:19a human. Her life was shortened to just five years. And after she had me, she sealed my beast
26:25nature to protect me. Mermaids got pregnant easily. In my last life, I removed that seal to have a baby
26:32with Dominic. It was like a slow suicide. Even though I got pregnant, my mermaid blood kept slipping away,
26:39and so did my life.
26:43In this life, I wasn't gonna do anything that hurt me again. I thought I wouldn't get pregnant this time
26:49around, but then something unexpected happened. Two months later, one night when Jonathan put his hand
26:56on my belly, he suddenly froze and asked. When was the last time you had your period? I thought hard
27:03and
27:03realized it had been about two months. But my belly was just a little rounder. I didn't think it was
27:09a
27:09pregnancy. I figured I had put on a bit of weight. I said, all surprised. No way. Seriously?
27:17Before I could get another word out, Jonathan jumped out of bed, got dressed, and rushed out to find a
27:23doctor. In less than 10 minutes, the doctor was in the room. He felt my pulse, his brow scrunched up,
27:31shaking his head sometimes and nodding at others.
27:35The room was deathly quiet, and Jonathan looked at me, all worried. Then the doctor stood up.
27:44Congrats, Mr. Logan. Mrs. Logan is two months pregnant. Looks like she'll lay the eggs in a
27:51few days. I was calm until I heard that last part. Wait, lay the eggs? I thought I was having
27:58a baby.
28:01Jonathan chuckled, patting my head. We're different from other clans. We lay eggs that hatch into babies.
28:09Ever since I was pregnant, Jonathan had been feeding me all sorts of tonics and not letting me lift a
28:14finger. He even bought me three nectar fruits, each worth a fortune and considered the best tonic a
28:20pregnant woman could have. In my last life, Dominic only gave me half a fruit. The snake clan was broke.
28:27How could they afford three of them? How can you afford this? Aren't you?
28:33Jonathan sat next to me and held a clean nectar fruit up to my lips.
28:38Who said we're broke? Look around our room. Everything here, from the floor to the vases,
28:45is pricey. I had never looked closely at the room before, but now that I did, I could see that
28:51everything was pretty pricey. They say you're at the bottom of the heap and don't get any of the
28:57good stuff. Jonathan chuckled.
29:02We keep it low-key. We make our money in trade, not by using our status to get rich like
29:07some other
29:07clans. If you ranked us by wealth, we'd be second to none. We're all trying to become immortals,
29:13and most of our money goes to magic pills and herbs. There's only so much to go around in this
29:18world, and we're not looking to fight other clans for resources. Our goals are way bigger than that.
29:24Hearing this, I finally got it. The snakes I met all seemed a bit like they were from another world.
29:30It turned out that they were secretly trying to become immortals. Once I knew the snake clan had
29:35money, I told Jonathan to take me shopping right away. On the way, we ran into Catherine. She was
29:45pregnant again and holding Dominic's hand as they picked out jewelry. Dominic had forgiven her for
29:50cheating, and now they were back together like nothing happened. This time, he didn't let her
29:55out of his sight, so the baby in her belly could only be his.
30:00Hey Eve, what brings you out shopping? Catherine put both hands on her belly,
30:05rubbing it like she wanted to show off that she was pregnant again. I smiled. Dad's birthday is coming.
30:12I'm looking for a gift for him. She glanced at my and Jonathan's empty hands,
30:16and gave a nasty smile. You guys better pick something nice. You can't let Dad look bad just
30:22because you're broke, can you? My pregnancy wasn't public yet. Jonathan didn't want me to get upset,
30:28so he stepped in front of me. Our family stuff isn't for you to worry about. We'll make sure the
30:34gift is worthy. Catherine snorted, flipped her sleeve, and walked off.
30:40At Dad's birthday party a week later, Catherine and I sat next to him. This time, her belly was way
30:47bigger than it should be for just one baby, while mine had barely begun to round. You knew the trick
30:54to getting pregnant all along, but you kept it to yourself. She sneered. But this time, I've got the
31:01upper hand. And you can't beat me. Just as I was about to ask her what she meant by upper
31:07hand,
31:07my belly cramped painfully. It was the start of labor. Jonathan saw right away that something was
31:14off with me. He scooped me up and headed for the door, before anyone could ask. What was wrong?
31:20Catherine clutched her belly and started moaning loudly. Someone yelled. She's going into labor.
31:29Get her to the delivery room. Right then, the sky lit up with purple light. Rainbows spread everywhere,
31:35and birds chirped all around. It was a sign of great fortune. Before I lost consciousness,
31:41I heard the crowd cheering. It's a divine sign. This baby is going to lead us to a golden age.
31:51When I opened my eyes, three eggs were sitting in the incubator next to me,
31:56and Jonathan was wiping the sweat off my body with a towel.
32:03I was about to say something when I heard a scream. It was Catherine.
32:08I don't want to have this baby!
32:13I can't do this! Kill me, please!
32:15I can't do this! Hold on, Miss Walters! You're almost there!
32:21Catherine screamed her guts out while the midwife cheered her on. Our delivery rooms were
32:26separated only by a wall, and she was still in labor. You were amazing, Eve.
32:33Jonathan whispered, kissing my forehead. His eyes were filled with worried guilt and bottomless love.
32:41It's too noisy here. Let me take you home so you can rest.
32:45In my last life, after I gave birth, Dominic only cared about the baby. He didn't give a damn about
32:51me.
32:52But Jonathan only had eyes for me. He didn't even ask me to hatch those eggs. He kept them in
32:58the
32:58incubator and watched over them himself.
33:06I'm okay. I want to check on Catherine. I got up and went to the next room, leaving Jonathan to
33:14watch
33:14over the eggs. Catherine was flat on the bed, crying her eyes out. Every time she almost passed out from
33:20the pain, the midwife would force her eyes open and yell at her to stay awake.
33:27After about half an hour, the baby was born. When the midwife saw his face, she screamed in terror.
33:36Monster! Miss Walters had a monster!
33:39Dominic burst in at the noise. He froze when he saw what was going on.
33:45I leaned in to take a look and nearly jumped out of my skin. The baby had three legs and
33:50four eyes.
33:54There was Catherine, smiling like a proud mom while the baby with three legs and four eyes
33:59sucked on her breast, making loud slurping noises. Dominic felt like he was gonna puke.
34:05He clapped a hand over his mouth and bolted out of there. Catherine gave a mocking smile.
34:11It's his baby, but he acts like it's some gross thing.
34:14Word spread fast that the wolf clan had a monster baby, and it soon caught the attention of the
34:20unicorn clan's witch doctor. The doctor looked at the drooling monster and asked,
34:28Mrs. Walters, did you eat anything weird while you were pregnant? This baby should have been normal.
34:34Catherine's face turned pale. She fished a vial from her sleeve with a shaking hand and handed it to the
34:39doctor. I took these. You can fix my baby, right? The doctor didn't say anything. She uncorked the vial
34:47and knew what had happened. These are the rat clans for Tintilly eggs. A folk remedy says taking one a
34:56day for 30 days can get you pregnant, but it's never made a deformed baby before. The rat was dragged
35:03in
35:03right away. Seeing him, Catherine lunged forward, grabbed his neck, and yelled,
35:10Why isn't my baby normal? Why did he end up like this? The rat was terrified,
35:16trembling all over. When he saw the monster, he pushed Catherine away and dropped to his knees
35:21before Dominic, begging for mercy. Mrs. Walters didn't do what I said. She must have taken too many
35:27fertility eggs, but this wouldn't have happened. Catherine glared at him. You said taking them
35:32for 30 days would get me pregnant. So I thought if I took them for 60 days, I'd have twins.
35:40Hearing this,
35:41everyone got what happened. If Catherine had taken the fertility eggs like she was told,
35:46she'd have had a normal baby, but she was too greedy. Once again, the wolf clan became the butt of
35:52every joke.
35:56Dominic was in a foul mood, and that meant things were gonna get worse for Catherine in the wolf clan.
36:01A month later, I was on my way home with some cloth for the babies when I saw
36:06Catherine clutching a basket to her chest and sneaking into an alley. I heard she had gone nuts
36:11from all the torture and kept trying to steal other people's babies in the wolf clan. I didn't
36:16think much of it and happily went home to wait for my babies to hatch. But when I got home,
36:21the door to my room was wide open, and the three eggs in the incubator were gone.
36:27In a panic, it hit me that the green cloth on. Catherine's basket looked just like the handkerchief
36:34I had left on my desk. I grabbed the dagger Jonathan had given me for protection and sprinted down the
36:41alley where she had disappeared. At its far end, there was a run-down courtyard, and I could hear her
36:48creepy voice coming from inside. Babies, I'm here with you. Don't be scared. While she wasn't looking,
36:55I slid the dagger up to her throat, ready to end her. Give my babies back! But when I got
37:02closer,
37:02I saw that the eggs in the basket had cracked open, and the little snakes were gone. Were they dead
37:08or had
37:08they run off? While I was still frozen with shock, Catherine shoved me off and cracked up like a maniac.
37:17My babies are dead! And yours too! Perfect! Tears welled in my eyes.
37:25I wanted to lunge with the dagger and make her pay for my babies. Suddenly, Jonathan burst in,
37:32and a little silver snake shot out from him. The snake had his mouth wide open and bit Catherine's neck.
37:38Catherine spat out blood and fell to the ground, dead with her eyes wide open. The little snake
37:44coiled around my arm. Mom, I got her for you. It was Frederick's voice. He was my boy again.
37:52I cupped him in my hands and kissed his forehead. Nobody really cared that Catherine died. Dad had
37:58cut her off because she made our family look bad, and Dominic was glad she was gone. Seven days later,
38:05my three little snakes took human shape. Once again, the sky lit up with purple light,
38:10rainbows spread everywhere, and birds chirped all around. It was another sign of great fortune.
38:16My whole body glowed gold. In a second, I had a bright green snake tail,
38:21and my eyes turned bright green too. Then the Lord of Heaven's voice boomed.
38:26Ivana Walters, the snake fairy, broke the magic cauldron a thousand years ago just for fun,
38:33throwing the three realms into chaos. Now that you've gone through sen lives of trials,
38:38you can come back to Heaven and take your job. In an instant, a ton of memories flooded my mind.
38:47I have been a flower, a stone, a unicorn, and a mermaid. But in every life,
38:54Jonathan was right there watching my back. He could have become an immortal long ago,
38:59but in the tenth life, he gave up a thousand years of hard work just to save me. Before I
39:04left,
39:04Jonathan took my hand. Eve, wait for me. I'll be up in Heaven with you soon. The blessings of my
39:13ascension rained down upon the earth, and the snake clan bowed in reverence. Farewell to snake fairy.
39:20May you protect our clan and keep us strong forever. In a burst of white light, I was back in
39:28Heaven,
39:28becoming the snake fairy who looked after flowers. Five hundred years later, I was sleeping in when
39:35a strange smell hit me. And suddenly, someone I knew all too well wrapped me in a firm embrace.
39:41Jonathan's voice rang in my ear. Eve, I'm back.
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