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Burned The Fake Bond - Ep

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00:00:00Yonah wasted seven years caring for Damien's fake paralyzed mother.

00:00:05She discovered At Damien had already mated a pureblood female named At Nova.

00:00:10Damien only used At Yonah as a free caretaker to secure his beta position.

00:00:16Yonah burned their unofficial mate bond and left the town immediately.

00:00:20She accepted the mating mark from a loyal Border Patrol captain named Caleb.

00:00:25Caleb risked his life to secure an official mate recognition decree for her.

00:00:31Damien lost his power and begged At Yonah to come back.

00:00:34Yonah rejected him and built a happy life with Caleb and their twin pups.

00:00:39I spent seven years of my youth making sure Damien Voss had no burdens as he fought for the position

00:00:46of Deputy Alpha of the Bloodfling Pack.

00:00:49I stayed in that forgotten little town of Greywood, hidden in the woods, taking full-time care of his paralyzed

00:00:54mother, Mira.

00:00:56Seven years.

00:00:58Damien only came home once a year, for the blood moon, and stayed just two days.

00:01:04He never even shared a bed with me.

00:01:06Half of the Bloodfling Pack want the Deputy Alpha spot.

00:01:10I can barely protect myself right now, let alone you.

00:01:14If you got pregnant, I'd have to drag you into hiding everywhere I go.

00:01:18Just the thought of that makes me lose control.

00:01:21Every time we said goodbye at the edge of town, his eyes would turn blood wet and...

00:01:26And he'd hold me so tight it hurt.

00:01:29Once I secure the Deputy position, I'll claim you under the full moon, in front of the entire pack.

00:01:35You'll be my mate, openly and honorably.

00:01:38In the seventh winter, a sudden blizzard swept through the hole of Greywood.

00:01:43Damien was stuck on the road, delayed for days.

00:01:47I had just finished making bone broth and was carrying a bowl to Mira's room when I stopped in my

00:01:52tracks.

00:01:53The door was cracked open.

00:01:55She was on a video call with Damien's cousin.

00:01:58Aunt Mira, how long are you going to keep up the wheelchair act?

00:02:02Keep faking and your legs will really be crippled for good.

00:02:10Mira let out a loud, sharp snort, full of energy.

00:02:14Nothing like a sick person.

00:02:16You don't get it.

00:02:18I'm doing this for Damien.

00:02:20Three years ago, he mated with Nova, Magnus Blackwood's daughter.

00:02:26Their pure-blood twins are already running around.

00:02:31If I didn't pretend to be paralyzed and keep Yona trapped here,

00:02:35she would have gone to the city and exposed everything.

00:02:39Once the elders investigate Damien's double mate bond,

00:02:43his deputy alpha position is done for.

00:02:46True.

00:02:47I guess we'll have to keep this secret for now.

00:02:50Damien said once his deputy position is solid,

00:02:53he'll give Yona some money and send her away.

00:02:56The bowl slipped out of my hand.

00:02:58It hit the floor without a sound.

00:03:01The boiling hot bone broth splashed over my feet,

00:03:04burning like ice, but I felt nothing.

00:03:07My blood ran cold.

00:03:09My teeth started chavering uncontrollably.

00:03:13So all his sweet words were never to protect me.

00:03:17He'd had a real mate in the city the whole time.

00:03:19Seven years.

00:03:20Never changed.

00:03:22I didn't scream.

00:03:23I didn't storm in and confront them.

00:03:26I just turned and walked out of that cabin that had been my prison for seven years.

00:03:30I braved the blizzard and took a car straight to the Silver Ridge Border Patrol stace

00:03:36to find the one person who had once looked at me like I was his whole world.

00:03:39Caleb, does your offer still stand?

00:03:42The man in patrol uniform spun around.

00:03:46His eyes, always so wild and proud, were full of disbelief.

00:03:51His hands trembled slightly.

00:03:53He blinked a few times, then spoke in a deep, rough voice.

00:03:57Yona, just say the word, and everything I have is yours.

00:04:01But give me two weeks.

00:04:04My squad leaves tonight.

00:04:06We're wiping out a rogue wolf pack crossing the border.

00:04:08When I come back, I'll give everything I have to petition the elders for a mate bond decree.

00:04:14Under the moonlight, in front of the whole pack, we'll be bound officially.

00:04:20I reached up and smoothed his collar.

00:04:23I don't need a decree.

00:04:25I just need you to come back safe and take me with you.

00:04:28I watched Caleb's kai drive off, then walked back to Greywood through the snow.

00:04:33The house should have been dark, but all the lights were on.

00:04:37The front door was open.

00:04:39A tall figure rose from the sofa and stood there.

00:04:42Yona, I came back early.

00:04:45Seven years had worn away all of Damien's tenderness.

00:04:49Now he was a wolf strong enough to make anyone fear him.

00:04:52He instinctively opened his arms,

00:04:54waiting for me to run to him and brush the snow off his shoulders.

00:04:59I didn't.

00:05:01I just sat down,

00:05:03took off my soaked boots and said in a flat voice,

00:05:06Have you eaten?

00:05:08I'll get you some food.

00:05:09His arms froze in midair.

00:05:11His jaw tightened.

00:05:13He tugged at his collar,

00:05:14trying to hide his embarrassment.

00:05:17What's wrong?

00:05:18Are you mad because I was late?

00:05:19In the past, I would have been crying my eyes out.

00:05:22What female wolf would willingly waste her best years trapped in endless waiting?

00:05:26But once the truth is completely revealed,

00:05:29love dies for good.

00:05:31Making a scene would only make me look pathetic.

00:05:33Leaving with dignity was the only choice.

00:05:35I didn't answer.

00:05:36I just walked into the kitchen.

00:05:39Go see Mira.

00:05:40I'll call you when the food is ready.

00:05:44He followed me and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind.

00:05:49His voice cold.

00:05:51You know what's really going on with you?

00:05:53Did someone in town say something to you?

00:05:56I didn't struggle.

00:05:57I just gently plied his fingers off my waist

00:06:00and turned around with a tired little smile.

00:06:02They're all elderly Omegas in this town.

00:06:06Why would I take their gossip seriously?

00:06:09You're being paranoid.

00:06:10The suspicion in his eyes faded

00:06:13and he breathed a sigh of relief.

00:06:16He reached up to stroke my hair,

00:06:18his voice condescendingly gentle.

00:06:22Yuna, this time I'm back.

00:06:24I want to move you and mother to the city.

00:06:25There's something I need to tell you first.

00:06:28My heart clenched.

00:06:32Finally, here it comes.

00:06:34After seven years,

00:06:35he couldn't even pretend to be affectionate anymore.

00:06:38Damien led me into the living room.

00:06:41The scene before me was like a nightmare.

00:06:44On my sofa sat a woman

00:06:46in an expensive coat and high heels.

00:06:50Two children stood beside her,

00:06:53their features identical to Damien's.

00:06:55Meera sat in her wheelchair,

00:06:57staring at the floor.

00:06:59And that woman,

00:07:01she was stunning

00:07:02and carried herself with extraordinary grace.

00:07:06She walked over slowly in her red-soled heels,

00:07:09took off her sand glasses,

00:07:10and gave me a fake smile.

00:07:12You must be Yuna.

00:07:14I'm Nova Blackwood.

00:07:15I heard you've been taking care of everything here

00:07:18all these years,

00:07:19looking after Damien.

00:07:21She paused,

00:07:22then nudged the two children forward.

00:07:24Come on.

00:07:25Say hello to Auntie Yuna.

00:07:29I couldn't breathe.

00:07:31Couldn't speak.

00:07:32When Damien saw how pale I'd gone,

00:07:35he immediately stepped in front of Nova

00:07:36and grabbed my wrist.

00:07:41Yuna,

00:07:43let me explain, please.

00:07:46When I first got to the city,

00:07:49I was ambushed by rogue wolves.

00:07:51I nearly died.

00:07:53Nova and the Blackwood Warriors saved me.

00:07:56The Blackwood Pack never accepts outsiders.

00:07:59The only way I could get into their inner circle

00:08:01was to mate with Nova.

00:08:03I had no choice.

00:08:05But the one I love has always been you.

00:08:07Always.

00:08:08This is just a power play.

00:08:10I never meant to have children with her.

00:08:14He was getting more and more agitated.

00:08:16He raised his hand and swore.

00:08:19Yuna.

00:08:21I did all of this for our future.

00:08:24Come to the city with me.

00:08:25I can give you everything

00:08:27except the title of Deputy Alpha's mate.

00:08:30Everything.

00:08:31No holding back.

00:08:32You never have to see her.

00:08:36I'll protect you, I swear.

00:08:38Watching him pour out his heart

00:08:40with all those lies

00:08:41made me want to throw up.

00:08:43I pulled my wrist back.

00:08:45No tears.

00:08:47Just a faint smile.

00:08:48I'm just glad you've made a place for yourself in the city.

00:08:51No need to explain.

00:08:53The calmness in my own voice surprised me.

00:08:56Mira's leg will never heal here in Greywood.

00:08:58The city has the best healers.

00:09:01She might even walk again.

00:09:03Damien froze.

00:09:05He had expected me to break down,

00:09:07cry,

00:09:08yell,

00:09:09question him.

00:09:10But not this calm.

00:09:12His face lit up instantly.

00:09:14He couldn't wait to speak.

00:09:16Really?

00:09:17Yuna!

00:09:18You actually understand?

00:09:19You're not mad?

00:09:21The tension in the air melted away.

00:09:24He started planning out loud.

00:09:25Pack tomorrow.

00:09:27Leave the day after.

00:09:29We'll make it just in time

00:09:31for the Blood Moon Feast.

00:09:33I'm not going with you.

00:09:35I cut him off directly.

00:09:36The smile vanished from his face.

00:09:41What?

00:09:43Yuna, you just said...

00:09:44I looked him straight in the eye

00:09:46and lied without flinching.

00:09:48The house and my shop are my assets.

00:09:51It'd be a shame to leave them empty.

00:09:53You take Mira to the city

00:09:55and get settled.

00:09:56I'll stay behind

00:09:57to handle the property

00:09:58and organize Mira's medical records.

00:10:01I'll come find you

00:10:02after the Blood Moon.

00:10:03His expression shifted slightly.

00:10:06He knew very well

00:10:07how hard she had worked

00:10:08for that house and that shop.

00:10:10From the day I became an adult,

00:10:12I worked at the healing clinic all day

00:10:15and set up a stall

00:10:16at the night market,

00:10:17saving every penny,

00:10:20scraping by.

00:10:21Just to build him

00:10:23a stable home

00:10:24to come back to.

00:10:25A flicker of fake guilt,

00:10:27guilt passed through his eyes.

00:10:29Yuna,

00:10:30I'm about to become

00:10:31the deputy alpha

00:10:32of the Blood Flaying Pack.

00:10:34I could buy half this town

00:10:36without blinking.

00:10:37That house is nothing.

00:10:40Don't worry about it.

00:10:41I shook my head.

00:10:42I built this with my own hands.

00:10:45I'm not giving it up easily.

00:10:48Damien hesitated.

00:10:49Nova sensed something was off.

00:10:52She took his arm

00:10:53and lowered her voice.

00:10:55Honey,

00:10:56let her handle it.

00:10:59All the elders are watching you right now.

00:11:02If you bring your old flame

00:11:04into the city

00:11:05on the eve of your appointment,

00:11:07your deputy alpha position

00:11:08is as good as gone.

00:11:11That hit him right in his weak spot.

00:11:14What he feared most

00:11:15was that I,

00:11:16the one who'd waited for him

00:11:17for seven years

00:11:18without ever being officially claimed,

00:11:20would ruin his future.

00:11:22I watched him weigh his options,

00:11:24swallowing the last bit of pain

00:11:25in my heart.

00:11:27To get rid of him for good,

00:11:29I gave him an offer

00:11:31he couldn't refuse.

00:11:32Damien,

00:11:33Nova's right.

00:11:34You can't afford any trouble right now.

00:11:36To put your mind at ease,

00:11:39let's dissolve our old mate bond.

00:11:43Even at Mira's head shot up,

00:11:46his eyes narrowed.

00:11:47That vow?

00:11:48We never had a formal pack ceremony,

00:11:51but back when we were young,

00:11:54we made a private vow

00:11:55on the old street of Greywood.

00:11:57He had signed a mate contract

00:11:59with his own blood.

00:12:00In the eyes of the old school Greywood Wolves,

00:12:04that bond was real and unbreakable.

00:12:07Once that contract burns,

00:12:09we're done for good.

00:12:10When Caleb comes back,

00:12:11I'll be free to accept his claim.

00:12:13Damien stared at me,

00:12:14hesitating,

00:12:16genuinely torn.

00:12:17Yonah,

00:12:19you once said that contract

00:12:21meant more to you than your own life.

00:12:23It was proof of our love.

00:12:25Burning it

00:12:26will cause your bloodline

00:12:28to reject you.

00:12:28He remembered everything.

00:12:32But so what?

00:12:34For seven years,

00:12:36he'd lived side by side

00:12:38with another female,

00:12:40climbing the ranks

00:12:41with the help of her family's elders.

00:12:44And me?

00:12:45I spent every day

00:12:47taking care of his mother,

00:12:48who was faking her paralysis.

00:12:50He made me so many beautiful promises,

00:12:53but he never kept a single one.

00:12:54I forced some wetness into my eyes

00:12:56and played the pitiful Omega once more.

00:12:59If it helps you,

00:13:00I can handle a little pain.

00:13:02Once you're settled in the city,

00:13:03you can throw me a big ceremony.

00:13:05We have plenty of time.

00:13:07Mira immediately chimed in.

00:13:10Yonah's right.

00:13:11This is a critical moment.

00:13:13You can't leave any loose ends.

00:13:15Yonah is being so understanding.

00:13:18The Vos family will make it up to her,

00:13:20I promise.

00:13:22Under the watchful eyes

00:13:24of both his mother and Nova,

00:13:26Damien finally pulled out

00:13:27the yellowed contract paper

00:13:29from his coat.

00:13:30He flicked his lighter.

00:13:34Yonah, wait for me.

00:13:36After the blood moon,

00:13:38I will come back for you.

00:13:40The contract turned to ash

00:13:42and scattered in the wind.

00:13:45Every chain that had bound me

00:13:47for seven years was broken.

00:13:50I laughed softly.

00:13:52Okay.

00:13:54That night,

00:13:55after everyone went to sleep,

00:13:56At Nova stopped me in the hallway.

00:14:01Miss Lark,

00:14:02don't go believing that sob story.

00:14:05Nova looked down at me with disdain.

00:14:08That ambush story?

00:14:10Him being forced to mate with me?

00:14:13All of it was a lie Damien made up.

00:14:16He was just afraid

00:14:17you'd ruin his future.

00:14:19I thought spending seven years

00:14:21of my life being lied to

00:14:23by the whole Vos family

00:14:24was rock bottom.

00:14:25I was wrong.

00:14:29Don't be naive, Miss Lark.

00:14:32She kept talking.

00:14:36There was no rogue ambush.

00:14:38He came to my father's door himself,

00:14:41knelt in the rain all night

00:14:42and swore his loyalty

00:14:44just to get into the inner circle.

00:14:47Mating with me

00:14:48was his idea.

00:14:50He called it proving his loyalty.

00:14:54He knows you too well.

00:14:56He knows you're soft-hearted

00:14:58and you keep your promises.

00:15:01This whole tragic forced marriage act

00:15:04was a scam

00:15:05he and his mother cooked up.

00:15:07He just wanted a free caretaker

00:15:09and he wanted you to feel so guilty

00:15:11that you'd come to the city

00:15:13and quietly be his secret mate.

00:15:17She stepped closer,

00:15:18her strong perfume choking my throat.

00:15:21Damien signed a formal mate pact with me.

00:15:23I am his only legal mate,

00:15:26the mother of his only legal children.

00:15:28Stay in line

00:15:29and your seven years of free labor

00:15:32might still earn you a little support.

00:15:34The Voss family can't afford to keep you.

00:15:40If you even think about stepping out of line,

00:15:43the Northern Packs have plenty of ways

00:15:45to make sure you can't survive anywhere.

00:15:48I looked at this proud,

00:15:50pure-blood female wolf

00:15:51standing before me.

00:15:52I felt no anger,

00:15:54just as disgust for Damien.

00:15:55I gave a faint smile.

00:15:57Don't worry, Miss Blackwood,

00:15:59I don't touch trash.

00:16:01Two days later,

00:16:02on the road out of Greywood,

00:16:04I took off the Voss family heirloom

00:16:06moonstone bracelet from my wrist

00:16:08and held it out to Nova.

00:16:10Mira's face changed.

00:16:12She reached out to Kraut to grab it.

00:16:16Yuna!

00:16:17That bracelet

00:16:18is a Voss family symbol

00:16:21meant for the Deputy Alpha's rightful mate.

00:16:24What are you doing?

00:16:27I stepped back and placed the bracelet

00:16:29in Outnova's palm.

00:16:34Aunt Mira.

00:16:36The whole town of Greywood

00:16:37knows what that bracelet means.

00:16:40You're about to move to the main city.

00:16:43Keeping this on me

00:16:45would hurt Damien's reputation.

00:16:47It's right to give it back.

00:16:49Best for everyone.

00:16:50Nova looked at Aunt Mira

00:16:52with a smug expression.

00:16:54She put the bracelet on

00:16:56in front of me,

00:16:57rubbing her fingers

00:16:58over it again and again.

00:17:00That was a wolf's way

00:17:01of marking possession

00:17:02with her scent.

00:17:04Yuna is very sensible, Auntie.

00:17:06I'll hold on to this

00:17:07for Damien for now.

00:17:08Mira was furious,

00:17:10but she couldn't argue.

00:17:12Nova's rank was far above her.

00:17:14She could only force a smile.

00:17:15I turned to Aunt Damien.

00:17:18He was wearing the bone pendant

00:17:19I had carved for him,

00:17:21close to his skin.

00:17:23Mr. Voss,

00:17:25that bone was carved

00:17:26with my first page from healing.

00:17:28I made it with my own hands.

00:17:30My soul mark is carved on the back.

00:17:33It doesn't suit your status anymore.

00:17:35Give it back.

00:17:36Damien raised his hand

00:17:37to protect his chest.

00:17:39Yuna,

00:17:40you're calling me Mr. Voss now?

00:17:42What is wrong with you?

00:17:46Just say my name.

00:17:48My expression was calm

00:17:49with a small smile.

00:17:51Better to keep some distance

00:17:52and boundaries.

00:17:53Don't want to start rumors.

00:17:55Damien sighed,

00:17:56but still refused

00:17:56to take off the bone pendant.

00:17:58I'm keeping this.

00:17:59It's proof

00:17:59that you stayed with me

00:18:01through the hard times.

00:18:02I'm keeping it.

00:18:04When you're done

00:18:04with your business in Greywood

00:18:05and come to the city

00:18:06after the blood moon,

00:18:08I'll give it back to you then.

00:18:10Even at this moment,

00:18:11he still believed

00:18:12I would come back.

00:18:13that I would be

00:18:15his secret mate

00:18:16hidden in the shadows.

00:18:19I watched their car drive away.

00:18:24I didn't look back.

00:18:26I turned and went inside,

00:18:28picked up the bag

00:18:28I had already packed

00:18:29and left for good.

00:18:31Silver Ridge,

00:18:33where Caleb's patrol base was.

00:18:36Winter in the south

00:18:37wasn't bone-chillingly cold.

00:18:40The sun could always

00:18:42break through the clouds.

00:18:44My savings were small.

00:18:46I rented a little house

00:18:47with a yard,

00:18:48a few miles

00:18:49from the patrol base.

00:18:54The landlord

00:18:54was a retired wolf warrior.

00:18:57When he heard

00:18:58I was waiting

00:18:58for a patrol team member

00:18:59to return,

00:19:00he helped me

00:19:01carry my bags inside.

00:19:03Young lady,

00:19:04which member

00:19:05are you waiting for?

00:19:06That mission of theirs,

00:19:08it's extremely dangerous.

00:19:10I handed him

00:19:11a bottle of water

00:19:11and said softly,

00:19:13Caleb Hunter.

00:19:14Caleb Hunter!

00:19:16The old man froze.

00:19:17Then he slapped his knee

00:19:18and handed me back

00:19:19my entire deposit.

00:19:21You're Hunter's mate?

00:19:23Take your money.

00:19:24Hunter is a stand-up wolf,

00:19:27a good one.

00:19:28The year before last,

00:19:30during that forest fire,

00:19:32he almost died

00:19:33saving a litter of pups.

00:19:35You can stay in this house

00:19:36as long as you want.

00:19:38Consider it a wedding gift

00:19:39from me to you both.

00:19:44I held that money

00:19:45in my hand

00:19:46and a warm feeling

00:19:47rose in my chest.

00:19:50Caleb usually acted

00:19:51so carefree,

00:19:52cocky,

00:19:53and proud.

00:19:54But here on the border,

00:19:56he had built

00:19:57a solid life

00:19:58for himself.

00:19:59During the days of waiting,

00:20:00I did have doubts.

00:20:02He had begged me

00:20:03with red eyes

00:20:03to give him two weeks.

00:20:05But I had been trapped

00:20:06by Damien for seven years.

00:20:08I was afraid Caleb

00:20:09was just acting on impulse.

00:20:12But I let it go quickly.

00:20:15Even if he changed his mind,

00:20:17I had already escaped

00:20:18the Voss family nightmare.

00:20:20I could start over anywhere.

00:20:22I went to the fabric store

00:20:23and bought red velvet material.

00:20:26I sewed my own ceremonial robe

00:20:28for the mating ceremony.

00:20:29In those seven years

00:20:30with Aunt Damien,

00:20:31I never had a ceremonial robe.

00:20:33I never even had

00:20:34a real anniversary.

00:20:36The old lady Marta

00:20:38back home

00:20:38used to call me foolish.

00:20:40She said I was good looking,

00:20:42a professional

00:20:43Omega healing apprentice.

00:20:44Yet I was wasting my life

00:20:46as a free maid

00:20:47for a wolf

00:20:47with no status

00:20:48or formal pack.

00:20:50I used to argue with her,

00:20:51telling her Damien

00:20:52had a bright future.

00:20:53Now I understood.

00:20:56Marta had been right all along.

00:20:57She was the one

00:20:58who helped me

00:20:59escape Greywood in secret.

00:21:01She found a real estate agent for me.

00:21:04She deliberately

00:21:05walked past my house

00:21:06every day

00:21:06so the neighbors

00:21:07would think I was still home.

00:21:09She covered for me

00:21:11for almost two weeks.

00:21:14The more you fear something,

00:21:16the more it happens.

00:21:18Caleb still hadn't returned.

00:21:20On the third day,

00:21:21a black SUV

00:21:22with city license plates

00:21:23screeched to a halt

00:21:24in front of my yard.

00:21:26The door flew open.

00:21:27Damien stepped out,

00:21:29covered in dust

00:21:30and the cold of winter.

00:21:34His hair was a mess.

00:21:36His eyes were bloodshot.

00:21:38His tie was gone.

00:21:40He didn't look at all

00:21:41like the next deputy alpha

00:21:42of the blood-flang pack.

00:21:44Unilark,

00:21:45you're getting bolder and bolder.

00:21:47He stormed into the yard

00:21:48and grabbed my wrist,

00:21:50squeezing so hard

00:21:51it felt like he might

00:21:52crush the bone.

00:21:53You said you were staying

00:21:54in Greywood

00:21:55to deal with the property.

00:21:57The agent told me

00:21:58that house was listed

00:21:59for sale two weeks ago.

00:22:00You canceled your phone number?

00:22:02Blocked me on everything?

00:22:03I had the pack search

00:22:04all over Greywood for you.

00:22:06I thought a rogue pack

00:22:07had taken you,

00:22:08you know that?

00:22:08His chest heaved.

00:22:10He was furious,

00:22:11but underneath it all,

00:22:13there was fear.

00:22:13He held my wrist

00:22:15in a death grip.

00:22:16I didn't struggle.

00:22:18I just looked at him calmly.

00:22:20Mr. Voss,

00:22:21you came all this way

00:22:23just to yell at me?

00:22:24Our mate bond

00:22:25is already broken.

00:22:26I don't owe

00:22:27the Voss family anything.

00:22:29Where I go,

00:22:30whether I live or die,

00:22:31is none of your business.

00:22:33Those words cut him deep.

00:22:35None of my business?

00:22:39He yanked me toward him,

00:22:41his eyes turning red.

00:22:44Seven years!

00:22:46We were together

00:22:47for seven years!

00:22:50You think a piece of paper

00:22:51can wipe that all away?

00:22:54Yuna,

00:22:55I know you've been wronged.

00:22:56I know I lied to you.

00:22:58I'm sorry, okay?

00:22:59I was wrong.

00:23:01Come back with me.

00:23:04I'll buy you a mansion,

00:23:05the best part of the city.

00:23:07Everything Nova has,

00:23:08I can give you

00:23:08except the title.

00:23:09Everything.

00:23:10I swear.

00:23:12I'll spend every full moon

00:23:14with you.

00:23:17It's just a house.

00:23:19I couldn't help but laugh.

00:23:23He thought I was negotiating,

00:23:26his brow frontaled.

00:23:27If a house on the ridge

00:23:28isn't enough,

00:23:30I'll get you an estate

00:23:31with a private courtyard.

00:23:33Yuna,

00:23:34the Blackwood Pack

00:23:35saved me.

00:23:36I can't betray them.

00:23:39But the one I love

00:23:40is still you.

00:23:42Shut up, Damien.

00:23:43I pushed him away

00:23:44and stepped back.

00:23:46Stop saying you owe them.

00:23:48It's disgusting.

00:23:50You think you're so clever?

00:23:52Nova told me everything.

00:23:54You're the one

00:23:55who approached

00:23:56the Blackwood Pack.

00:23:59You knelt in the rain

00:24:01all night begging

00:24:02to get into their inner circle.

00:24:04His face turned pale.

00:24:06He opened his mouth,

00:24:07but no words came out.

00:24:09You knew Nova's pack

00:24:11would never share a mate.

00:24:13So you had your mother

00:24:14pretend to be paralyzed

00:24:16to trap me here

00:24:17for seven years

00:24:18working for free.

00:24:20And now you want

00:24:21to act heartbroken?

00:24:22Are you sad about losing me?

00:24:25Or sad that you'll never again

00:24:26have someone so devoted

00:24:28to wait on your mother

00:24:29for free?

00:24:31Looking at his pale face,

00:24:33I cut the last bit

00:24:34of feeling I had for him.

00:24:36The Yuna you remember

00:24:37died the moment

00:24:38I heard that phone call.

00:24:40Get off my property.

00:24:43My mate is coming back

00:24:44from his mission soon.

00:24:45I don't want him

00:24:46to get the wrong idea.

00:24:47His face twisted.

00:24:50Mate?

00:24:50What mate?

00:24:52Who is it?

00:24:53I brushed the dust

00:24:54off my coat.

00:24:56Just a border patrol captain.

00:24:59You wouldn't know him.

00:25:00We're not even

00:25:01from the same world.

00:25:02Leave on your own.

00:25:03He lost it completely.

00:25:05His voice shot up.

00:25:09Yuna, have you lost your mind?

00:25:13You're giving up

00:25:14the next deputy alpha

00:25:15of the Blood Flang Bank pack

00:25:16for some nobody

00:25:17border patrol grunt

00:25:18with no power

00:25:19or status?

00:25:21With his salary,

00:25:22what kind of life

00:25:23can he give you?

00:25:24You're going back

00:25:25to scraping by

00:25:27and pinching pennies?

00:25:28I looked at him

00:25:29and thought it was

00:25:30absolutely ridiculous.

00:25:32Scraping by?

00:25:35I worked for free

00:25:36for seven years

00:25:37taking care of your

00:25:37fake paralyzed mother

00:25:39and you think

00:25:39I'm afraid of being poor?

00:25:41Damien,

00:25:42don't judge everyone

00:25:44by your own

00:25:44filthy standards.

00:25:47He doesn't have

00:25:48your power

00:25:49or your status,

00:25:50but he has

00:25:51a clean heart.

00:25:52He would never do

00:25:53the disgusting things

00:25:54you did.

00:25:55You?

00:25:56He couldn't get

00:25:57a word out.

00:25:58Then his face changed.

00:26:00He smiled.

00:26:02Dark.

00:26:04He smoothed down

00:26:05his coat.

00:26:07Yuna,

00:26:08I won't argue with you.

00:26:09I can forgive you.

00:26:11But if you insist

00:26:12on staying

00:26:13on this foolish path,

00:26:17don't blame me

00:26:18for what happens next.

00:26:21He pulled out

00:26:22his phone,

00:26:23his face showing

00:26:24a kind of extreme

00:26:25arrogance

00:26:25I had never seen

00:26:26on him before.

00:26:28Southern Border Patrol

00:26:30Commander

00:26:30Renwick

00:26:31just got backing

00:26:32from the Blackwood Pack.

00:26:36One phone call

00:26:37from me.

00:26:38Your little captain

00:26:39will be fired

00:26:40before dawn.

00:26:42Play nice

00:26:43and I might even

00:26:44let him get

00:26:45a severance package.

00:26:46I had never been

00:26:47a violent wolf.

00:26:51But his words

00:26:52lit a fire in me.

00:26:53He was despicable

00:26:55and now he wanted

00:26:56to use pureblood

00:26:57family power

00:26:58to destroy Caleb.

00:26:59Caleb who had

00:27:00fought his way up

00:27:00with nothing

00:27:01but his own blood

00:27:01and sweat.

00:27:03I picked up

00:27:04the silver dagger

00:27:05Caleb had left

00:27:06for me

00:27:06from the porch table.

00:27:10The silver blade

00:27:11hissed against my skin,

00:27:12burning a mark

00:27:13into it.

00:27:15The stinging

00:27:16scent of silver

00:27:17triggered Damien's

00:27:19animal instincts.

00:27:20He stepped back

00:27:21involuntarily.

00:27:23Damien,

00:27:24try it.

00:27:26Touch him

00:27:26and we both

00:27:27go down.

00:27:31I stared him down.

00:27:35My life may be worthless

00:27:37but you've just

00:27:37been confirmed

00:27:38by the council

00:27:39as the candidate

00:27:39for deputy alpha.

00:27:42If word gets out

00:27:43tomorrow that the

00:27:44Voss family candidate

00:27:45drove his former mate

00:27:47to suicide,

00:27:49do you think

00:27:50the Blackwood Pack

00:27:50will keep you around?

00:27:52He never expected me

00:27:53to be this extreme.

00:27:55In his eyes,

00:27:56I was always

00:27:57the meek,

00:27:58submissive Omega

00:27:59who never fought back.

00:28:01The air was thick

00:28:03with the smell

00:28:03of burning silver.

00:28:05He quickly raised

00:28:06his hands

00:28:06and stepped back.

00:28:08Yuna,

00:28:08put the knife down.

00:28:10You're crazy.

00:28:12Just then,

00:28:12the sound of a vehicle

00:28:13came from the yard entrance.

00:28:19The car door opened.

00:28:21A tall,

00:28:22straight man

00:28:22in uniform

00:28:23walked over,

00:28:24his powerful alpha presence

00:28:25filling the space.

00:28:26A squad of guards

00:28:27followed behind him.

00:28:29Damien recognized him.

00:28:31His pupils contracted.

00:28:36He forced a smile

00:28:37and walked up to him.

00:28:40Uh,

00:28:41Commander Holt,

00:28:42what brings you here?

00:28:44At the Pack Council

00:28:46meeting last week,

00:28:47I just...

00:28:48Holt ignored him

00:28:49completely.

00:28:50His eyes landed on me,

00:28:52on the dagger in my hand,

00:28:54on the wound on my neck.

00:28:56He frowned.

00:28:58Seeing this,

00:28:59out Damien quickly

00:29:00stepped in front of me.

00:29:02Commander,

00:29:02don't mind her.

00:29:04She's my distant cousin,

00:29:04just having a little

00:29:06emotional fit.

00:29:07It's just a family matter.

00:29:09Why would you be

00:29:09in a place like this?

00:29:11Mr. Voss,

00:29:13I'm here on official business.

00:29:17Holt walked around him

00:29:19and softened his voice.

00:29:20Are you Miss Yuna Lark?

00:29:25I nodded.

00:29:26I still had the dagger

00:29:27in my hand,

00:29:28the burn on my neck

00:29:28still smoking.

00:29:29Holt breathed

00:29:30a sigh of relief,

00:29:31a look of relief

00:29:32in his eyes.

00:29:33Then I'm in the right place.

00:29:35I'm Commander Holt

00:29:36of the Southern Border Patrol,

00:29:37Caleb Hunter's

00:29:38direct superior.

00:29:40Hearing Caleb's name,

00:29:41my heart stopped

00:29:42for a second.

00:29:43Damien looked confused

00:29:44and quickly cut in.

00:29:46Commander,

00:29:46there must be

00:29:47a misunderstanding.

00:29:48My cousin has always

00:29:49been in Greywood.

00:29:50She has nothing to do

00:29:51with your patrol team.

00:29:52That Caleb must have

00:29:53been harassing her.

00:29:54Holt's head snapped

00:29:55toward him,

00:29:55his powerful alpha presence

00:29:57silencing Damien

00:29:58before he could finish.

00:29:59Mr. Voss,

00:30:00watch your words.

00:30:02Warrior Caleb Hunter

00:30:03just completed

00:30:05a 15-hour cross-border battle.

00:30:08He rescued over 20 captive

00:30:10Omicas and pups

00:30:11from rogue wolves.

00:30:12He was severely wounded,

00:30:15lost control of his

00:30:16shifting ability,

00:30:17and had to be airlifted

00:30:18to the main city

00:30:19healer base.

00:30:21The council has decided

00:30:23to award him

00:30:24the highest warrior medal.

00:30:26He asked for no land,

00:30:28no bounty.

00:30:29His only request

00:30:30was a mate-bond decree.

00:30:36Holt took a sealed letter

00:30:38from his briefcase.

00:30:39The seal was red wax

00:30:41stamped with the moon goddess.

00:30:43He handed the letter to me.

00:30:46Miss Yona Lark,

00:30:48before Caleb went into surgery,

00:30:49he specifically asked me

00:30:51to deliver this

00:30:52to you in person.

00:30:54He said,

00:30:57even if he doesn't wake up

00:30:58or if it takes a long time,

00:31:00he won't let anyone hurt you.

00:31:06Holt looked at

00:31:07Aunt Damien,

00:31:08whose face had turned white.

00:31:12The council has completed

00:31:14the bloodline verification.

00:31:16All members voted

00:31:17unanimously for approval.

00:31:20As of today,

00:31:21Miss At-Yuna Lark

00:31:22is the legally recognized mate

00:31:25of a decorated warrior

00:31:26protected by the council.

00:31:28Mr. Voss,

00:31:31were you just talking about

00:31:32having Commander Rentrick

00:31:34fire one of his men?

00:31:40Shall I call the council

00:31:42right now,

00:31:43in front of you,

00:31:44to confirm the consequences?

00:31:45I covered my mouth,

00:31:47tears streaming down my face.

00:31:50That carey,

00:31:51wild man,

00:31:53gravely wounded,

00:31:54had fought with everything

00:31:56he had to win

00:31:57the pack's highest honor,

00:31:59just to give me a protection

00:32:00no one could touch.

00:32:02Damien stood frozen,

00:32:03stepping back.

00:32:04All his wealth,

00:32:06all his status,

00:32:07seemed ridiculous

00:32:08and laughable

00:32:08in front of that

00:32:09blood-stained metal

00:32:10and the sealed decree.

00:32:13Impossible.

00:32:14How can this be?

00:32:16His lips trembled

00:32:17uncontrollably.

00:32:20Holt's voice

00:32:21was ice cold.

00:32:22Mr. Voss,

00:32:23if there's nothing else,

00:32:25please leave.

00:32:26Damien moved his feet

00:32:27mechanically.

00:32:28He couldn't even be bothered

00:32:29to keep up appearances.

00:32:31He climbed into his SUV

00:32:33and fled in a panic.

00:32:36Caleb was unconscious

00:32:37for three days.

00:32:39The day he was transferred

00:32:41to a regular room,

00:32:43we signed the

00:32:44mate-bond decree

00:32:46by his hospital bed.

00:32:53He still had bandages

00:32:55on his head.

00:32:56His hand holding the pen

00:32:58trembled slightly.

00:33:00But he couldn't

00:33:01stop smiling,

00:33:02full of joy.

00:33:05Yuna,

00:33:06the council

00:33:07has stamped it.

00:33:08You're stuck with me

00:33:09for life.

00:33:10No take-backs.

00:33:17After Caleb recovered

00:33:18and returned to duty,

00:33:19the patrol base

00:33:21held our mating ceremony

00:33:22for us.

00:33:23No fancy hotel,

00:33:24no fake guests,

00:33:26just the full moon overhead

00:33:27and the howling blessings

00:33:28of his entire team

00:33:29loud enough to shake the sky.

00:33:36That simple ceremony

00:33:38was a hundred times better

00:33:39than any grand celebration

00:33:41Damien had ever promised.

00:33:44The next year,

00:33:46I moved into the family

00:33:47quarters at the base.

00:33:50Life wasn't luxurious.

00:33:52I opened a small bakery.

00:33:54Every day,

00:33:56surrounded by the smell

00:33:57of fresh bread,

00:33:58I waited for my love

00:33:59to come home safe.

00:34:02Sometimes I heard news

00:34:03about Damien

00:34:04from old acquaintances

00:34:05in Greywood.

00:34:09Nova used

00:34:10the Blackwood family's power

00:34:12to completely side-side

00:34:13at Damien

00:34:14in the bloodfin pack.

00:34:16He became a puppet

00:34:17deputy alpha

00:34:18with no real authority.

00:34:20She openly flaunted

00:34:22her affairs,

00:34:23doing whatever she wanted.

00:34:30Damien was too afraid

00:34:31to speak up.

00:34:32The slightest resistance

00:34:33would get all his titles stripped.

00:34:37Mira had faked her paralysis

00:34:38for seven years,

00:34:39but not long after moving

00:34:41to the city,

00:34:42Nova crushed her completely.

00:34:44This time,

00:34:45she really fell ill

00:34:46and was bedtidden for good.

00:34:51Damien was trapped

00:34:52in a nightmare,

00:34:54fighting at home,

00:34:55struggling in the pack.

00:34:57He aged quickly.

00:34:59The proud, confident man

00:35:01who had strutted into the city

00:35:03was gone.

00:35:06Hearing all of this,

00:35:08I felt nothing inside,

00:35:09not even a trace of satisfaction.

00:35:13Every choice has its price.

00:35:17That was their ending,

00:35:19none of my concern.

00:35:22I turned off the oven

00:35:23and started packing orders.

00:35:29Caleb's squad

00:35:30was in training rotation.

00:35:32His appetite

00:35:32had been off lately.

00:35:36I made his favorite food.

00:35:37I was tying ribbons

00:35:39on gift boxes

00:35:40when suddenly

00:35:42a pair of rough,

00:35:43large hands

00:35:44wrapped around my waist

00:35:46from behind.

00:35:47He was in his training uniform,

00:35:49his chin resting

00:35:50on my shoulder.

00:35:52Boss Lady Lark,

00:35:53the healer said

00:35:54you're carrying twins.

00:35:56No,

00:35:57it's you in the kitchen again,

00:35:58I'm throwing the oven out.

00:36:02I laughed,

00:36:04turned around,

00:36:04and pinched his nose.

00:36:07Like I wouldn't take

00:36:08good care of my mate?

00:36:10At 5.30 in the morning,

00:36:12before the bass's

00:36:13morning whistle,

00:36:14I was already awake.

00:36:15Not because of

00:36:16the baby's kicking.

00:36:18They'd been quiet lately,

00:36:20probably intimidated

00:36:21by their father's

00:36:22nightly lectures

00:36:23to my belly.

00:36:24Every time

00:36:25before Caleb went

00:36:26on a mission,

00:36:26he'd lie down

00:36:27with his head on my belly

00:36:28and lecture the two kids.

00:36:31I'm your father,

00:36:33Caleb Hunter.

00:36:34Here are the rules.

00:36:45I always told him

00:36:46he was being ridiculous.

00:36:47The kids weren't

00:36:48even born yet

00:36:49and he'd already

00:36:50planned out

00:36:51three generations

00:36:52of border warriors.

00:36:54He didn't care at all.

00:36:56The hunter bloodline

00:36:58is meant to guard

00:36:58the border.

00:37:00Today was the last day

00:37:02of his current

00:37:02training rotation

00:37:03and also our

00:37:05second anniversary

00:37:06as mates.

00:37:07I got up early

00:37:08and quiet,

00:37:09six months pregnant

00:37:10but still moving

00:37:12quickly through the kitchen,

00:37:13baking his favorite steak.

00:37:15I'd marinated

00:37:16the meat last night.

00:37:18The whole house

00:37:19smelled of meat.

00:37:22Then I heard a noise

00:37:23from the yard.

00:37:26I peeked out the window

00:37:28and couldn't help

00:37:28but laugh.

00:37:34Caleb was hunched over,

00:37:35sneaking into the yard,

00:37:37carrying a stack

00:37:38of seven or eight boxes,

00:37:39big and small.

00:37:41I was honestly curious

00:37:42how he managed

00:37:43to carry all that

00:37:44back from the base

00:37:44by himself.

00:37:48Captain Hunter,

00:37:49did you empty

00:37:49the base supply warehouse?

00:37:52Hey!

00:37:53He jumped.

00:37:54The boxes almost fell.

00:37:56He quickly turned around.

00:37:59Why are you awake?

00:38:00The healer told you

00:38:01to sleep more.

00:38:02I leaned against

00:38:03the doorframe.

00:38:03You made so much noise

00:38:05you woke up the birds

00:38:06in the yard.

00:38:06How could I sleep?

00:38:11He set the boxes down

00:38:12and stepped inside

00:38:13in two strides.

00:38:16He looked me over

00:38:17from head to toe,

00:38:18making sure I was fine.

00:38:20Then reached out

00:38:21and gently touched

00:38:22my belly.

00:38:24Hey there, boys.

00:38:26Miss your dad?

00:38:27How do you know

00:38:28they're boys?

00:38:29Maybe they're girls.

00:38:30He grinned.

00:38:32Even better.

00:38:33They'll take after you,

00:38:35beautiful.

00:38:36I'll protect the three

00:38:37of you for life.

00:38:38I pushed him

00:38:39toward the bathroom.

00:38:41Go wash up.

00:38:42Food will be ready soon.

00:38:43He stood still

00:38:45and pulled a small box

00:38:46from his pocket,

00:38:47tucking it into

00:38:48my apron pocket.

00:38:52What's that?

00:38:53Open it.

00:38:55I opened the box.

00:38:58Inside was a ring

00:38:59carved from a wolf's fang.

00:39:02This fang came from

00:39:04the first rogue alpha

00:39:05had hunted alone.

00:39:07The carving

00:39:08wasn't exactly delicate,

00:39:10but every edge

00:39:11had been polished

00:39:12smooth by his own hands.

00:39:15Made it

00:39:17during training

00:39:18in my spare time?

00:39:22Caleb scratched

00:39:23the back of his head,

00:39:24a little awkward.

00:39:25It's not as nice

00:39:26as your ring,

00:39:27but...

00:39:28I slipped the fang ring

00:39:29onto my finger,

00:39:31right next to the

00:39:32council-certified

00:39:33mate ring.

00:39:35This one is better,

00:39:36I said.

00:39:37You made it

00:39:38with your own hands.

00:39:40It's one of a kind.

00:39:41He stood there

00:39:42quietly for a moment.

00:39:44Then he pulled me

00:39:45into his arms.

00:39:50His chin

00:39:51with timeth.

00:39:52His rested

00:39:53on top of my head.

00:39:55His voice

00:39:56was rough.

00:39:57Yuna,

00:39:58I must have

00:39:59saved up a lifetime

00:40:00of good luck

00:40:00in my past life

00:40:01to meet you

00:40:02in this one.

00:40:03I leaned into

00:40:04his chest

00:40:05and smiled.

00:40:06Then you'd better

00:40:07cherish it.

00:40:08Good luck

00:40:09doesn't strike twice.

00:40:11The food was ready.

00:40:12Caleb ate

00:40:13every last bite,

00:40:14even drinking

00:40:15all the broth.

00:40:17I sat across

00:40:19the table from him,

00:40:21watching him,

00:40:23my thoughts

00:40:24drifting back

00:40:24to Greywood.

00:40:26I used to cook

00:40:27for Damien, too.

00:40:28I used to sit

00:40:29and watched him eat.

00:40:31But he never

00:40:32said thank you.

00:40:33He never hugged

00:40:35me from behind.

00:40:37He never asked

00:40:38if I was tired.

00:40:40After eating,

00:40:41he'd just wipe

00:40:42his mouth and ask.

00:40:43Where's the bill

00:40:44for this month?

00:40:45I kept careful

00:40:47records of every expense.

00:40:50Groceries,

00:40:50Mira's medicine,

00:40:52utilities.

00:40:53He'd flip through

00:40:54it quickly,

00:40:55nod,

00:40:56and say,

00:40:58You worked hard.

00:41:00Then he'd leave

00:41:01for the main city

00:41:02the next morning.

00:41:05I used to think

00:41:06that was the price

00:41:07of love.

00:41:07Now I understood

00:41:09completely.

00:41:10That was never love.

00:41:12It was just me

00:41:13giving,

00:41:14and giving,

00:41:15maintaining a transaction

00:41:16that would never

00:41:17be repaid.

00:41:21What are you

00:41:21thinking about?

00:41:25Caleb waved his hand

00:41:26in front of my face.

00:41:28I didn't expect you

00:41:29to be such a smooth

00:41:30talker now.

00:41:30I blinked,

00:41:31coming back to the present.

00:41:33When we first met,

00:41:35you weren't this slick.

00:41:36He pretended

00:41:36to be wronged.

00:41:38I was playing

00:41:39the long game.

00:41:42Fine,

00:41:43fine.

00:41:44Strategic mastermind.

00:41:45I stood up

00:41:46to clear the dishes.

00:41:48He snatched

00:41:49the plates away.

00:41:50Sit.

00:41:51I'll do it.

00:41:53I watched him

00:41:54fumble around

00:41:55at the sink.

00:41:57Those hands

00:41:58could knock out

00:41:58an adult male wolf

00:41:59with one punch,

00:42:00but they couldn't

00:42:01wring out a dishcloth.

00:42:04Water went everywhere.

00:42:07But in that moment,

00:42:09he was the most

00:42:10dazzling sight

00:42:11in my eyes.

00:42:15My bakery

00:42:16business grew.

00:42:19I rented a new shop

00:42:20across from

00:42:21the family quarters

00:42:22and hired

00:42:22two female wolves

00:42:24whose mates

00:42:25were stationed locally.

00:42:29That afternoon,

00:42:30I just took

00:42:30the last batch

00:42:31batch of cookies

00:42:32out of the oven

00:42:33when the shop

00:42:33door's wind chime rang.

00:42:40Welcome.

00:42:44I froze.

00:42:49It was

00:42:50old Mrs. Marta.

00:42:51She had lived

00:42:52on the same street

00:42:53in Greywood

00:42:54for 30 years.

00:42:56She always said

00:42:57I was too stubborn

00:42:58and naive.

00:42:59She was the one

00:43:00who helped me

00:43:01cover my tracks

00:43:02when I sold

00:43:02the house

00:43:03and left.

00:43:04Yuna!

00:43:05Yuna!

00:43:08She took my hands,

00:43:10her eyes red.

00:43:13I finally found you.

00:43:17You left

00:43:18without a word.

00:43:20I asked so many

00:43:21people

00:43:22before I got

00:43:23your address.

00:43:24My heart tightened.

00:43:26I pulled her

00:43:27to a seat.

00:43:30Marta?

00:43:31Sit down.

00:43:33Let me get you

00:43:34some water.

00:43:37Marta sat down

00:43:38and looked around

00:43:39the shop,

00:43:40clicking her tongue.

00:43:43Look at you now.

00:43:44Did you build

00:43:45all this yourself?

00:43:46Just a small business.

00:43:48Enough to get by.

00:43:49I handed her

00:43:50the water.

00:43:51Are you down south

00:43:52for a trip?

00:43:54A trip?

00:43:55No, I came

00:43:56all this way

00:43:57to find you.

00:43:58She pulled

00:43:59a brown envelope

00:44:00from her bag

00:44:00and put it

00:44:01on the counter.

00:44:03The final payment

00:44:04for your house.

00:44:05The agent

00:44:06transferred it

00:44:07to my account.

00:44:08I brought it

00:44:09to you.

00:44:11I looked at her.

00:44:13You came

00:44:14all this way

00:44:14just for that?

00:44:16You could have

00:44:16just sent me

00:44:17a transfer.

00:44:18You cancelled

00:44:19your number.

00:44:20How was I

00:44:21supposed to

00:44:22contact you?

00:44:23She pretended

00:44:24to glare at me.

00:44:26Then her voice

00:44:26softened.

00:44:31More importantly,

00:44:33I was worried

00:44:33about you.

00:44:34You left

00:44:35so suddenly.

00:44:36I've been

00:44:37thinking about you.

00:44:39Warmth

00:44:40filled my heart.

00:44:41I squeezed

00:44:42her hand.

00:44:45Marta,

00:44:46I'm doing

00:44:46well.

00:44:47Really well.

00:44:50She looked

00:44:51around and

00:44:52lowered her voice.

00:44:53That boss

00:44:54boy hasn't

00:44:55bothered you

00:44:55again,

00:44:56has he?

00:44:56He came

00:44:57once.

00:44:58I chased

00:44:58him off.

00:45:00Good!

00:45:02She slapped

00:45:03the counter.

00:45:05That

00:45:07ungrateful

00:45:08brat.

00:45:08You don't

00:45:09know how

00:45:09badly he's

00:45:10doing now!

00:45:11I smiled

00:45:13and cut

00:45:13her off.

00:45:14Marta,

00:45:15I don't

00:45:15want to

00:45:16hear about

00:45:16him anymore.

00:45:18His life,

00:45:19good or

00:45:19bad,

00:45:20has nothing

00:45:20to do

00:45:21with me.

00:45:22She paused,

00:45:24then smiled,

00:45:25her eyes

00:45:26getting red.

00:45:28Right,

00:45:28right,

00:45:29don't talk

00:45:29about him.

00:45:32My

00:45:33Yuna

00:45:33only looks

00:45:34forward,

00:45:35never back.

00:45:38The bell

00:45:39rang again.

00:45:43Caleb walked

00:45:44in wearing

00:45:44his training

00:45:45uniform,

00:45:45full of

00:45:46energy.

00:45:47Babe,

00:45:48training

00:45:48ended early,

00:45:49I'm here to

00:45:49take you

00:45:49home.

00:45:50Oh,

00:45:50we have

00:45:50a guest?

00:45:51I

00:45:51introduced

00:45:52them.

00:45:53This is

00:45:53Mrs.

00:45:54Marta,

00:45:54an old

00:45:55neighbor from

00:45:55Greywood.

00:45:56She helped

00:45:57me a lot

00:45:57back then.

00:46:02Caleb

00:46:02immediately

00:46:03straightened

00:46:03up and

00:46:04gave a

00:46:04serious

00:46:05salute.

00:46:05Hello,

00:46:06ma'am.

00:46:06I'm

00:46:07Yuna's

00:46:07mate,

00:46:08Caleb

00:46:08Hunter.

00:46:09Thank

00:46:09you for

00:46:09taking care

00:46:10of her.

00:46:13Marta

00:46:13laughed so

00:46:14hard,

00:46:14she wiped

00:46:15away tears.

00:46:18This

00:46:19boy has

00:46:19such a

00:46:20good

00:46:20character

00:46:20and

00:46:21so

00:46:21handsome.

00:46:23Yuna,

00:46:25you finally

00:46:26chose the

00:46:26right one

00:46:26this time.

00:46:29Caleb

00:46:30grinned

00:46:30from ear

00:46:31to ear.

00:46:32He

00:46:32leaned

00:46:33down

00:46:33and

00:46:33whispered

00:46:34to me,

00:46:35babe,

00:46:37she says

00:46:38I'm

00:46:39better

00:46:39than

00:46:39that

00:46:39other

00:46:39guy.

00:46:40I rolled

00:46:41my eyes.

00:46:45She

00:46:46was just

00:46:46being

00:46:47polite.

00:46:48Don't

00:46:48let it

00:46:48go to

00:46:48your

00:46:49head.

00:46:49He

00:46:50laughed

00:46:50and

00:46:51headed

00:46:51to

00:46:51the

00:46:51back.

00:46:56I'll

00:46:57go cut

00:46:57some

00:46:57fruit.

00:47:00Marta

00:47:00watched

00:47:01him

00:47:01quietly,

00:47:02then

00:47:02gently

00:47:02squeezed

00:47:03my

00:47:03hand.

00:47:04Yuna,

00:47:05you

00:47:05really

00:47:06chose

00:47:06right

00:47:06this

00:47:07time.

00:47:10He

00:47:11looks

00:47:11at

00:47:12you

00:47:12with

00:47:12real

00:47:12care,

00:47:13real

00:47:14value.

00:47:16That

00:47:16Voss

00:47:17boy

00:47:17never

00:47:17did.

00:47:19When

00:47:20he

00:47:20looked

00:47:20at

00:47:20you,

00:47:21he

00:47:21just

00:47:21saw

00:47:21free

00:47:22labor.

00:47:23I

00:47:23didn't

00:47:24argue.

00:47:25There

00:47:25was

00:47:25no

00:47:25need.

00:47:27Seven

00:47:27years

00:47:27of the

00:47:28past

00:47:28were

00:47:28just

00:47:28a

00:47:29nightmare.

00:47:30After

00:47:30the

00:47:30nightmare,

00:47:31life

00:47:31was

00:47:32new.

00:47:33Sunlight

00:47:33streamed

00:47:34through

00:47:34the

00:47:34window,

00:47:35falling

00:47:35on

00:47:36Caleb,

00:47:36on

00:47:37my

00:47:37belly,

00:47:38on

00:47:38Marta's

00:47:39smiling

00:47:39face.

00:47:42In

00:47:43that

00:47:43moment,

00:47:44I felt

00:47:45richer and

00:47:45happier than

00:47:46any

00:47:47female

00:47:47deputy

00:47:48alpha

00:47:48in the

00:47:49world.

00:47:53I'd

00:47:54been with

00:47:54Caleb for

00:47:55two full

00:47:55years before

00:47:56I found

00:47:56out he

00:47:57had a

00:47:57sister.

00:48:00That

00:48:01day,

00:48:01an

00:48:01SUV

00:48:02drove

00:48:02right up

00:48:03to

00:48:03my

00:48:03door,

00:48:03stopping

00:48:04just

00:48:04two

00:48:05steps

00:48:05away.

00:48:08Yuna!

00:48:10Yuna!

00:48:11She

00:48:12came in

00:48:12loud,

00:48:13her voice

00:48:14even

00:48:14bigger

00:48:14than

00:48:14at

00:48:15Caleb's.

00:48:17I'm

00:48:17Jules

00:48:18Hunter,

00:48:18Caleb's

00:48:19sister,

00:48:19the

00:48:20real

00:48:20deal.

00:48:20I

00:48:21looked

00:48:21at

00:48:21the

00:48:21girl

00:48:22in

00:48:22front

00:48:22of

00:48:22Trunthot,

00:48:23swearing

00:48:23a leather

00:48:23jacket

00:48:24with her

00:48:24hair

00:48:24in a

00:48:25high

00:48:25hinaili

00:48:25full

00:48:26of

00:48:26energy.

00:48:27Then

00:48:27I

00:48:28looked

00:48:28at

00:48:28Caleb

00:48:28who

00:48:28had

00:48:29a

00:48:29guilty

00:48:29look

00:48:29on

00:48:29his

00:48:30face.

00:48:33Yuna,

00:48:34I was

00:48:34going to

00:48:35tell you

00:48:35it's

00:48:35just...

00:48:36What

00:48:37kind

00:48:37of

00:48:37work?

00:48:38Jules

00:48:38plopped

00:48:39down

00:48:39on

00:48:39the

00:48:39sofa

00:48:40and

00:48:40crossed

00:48:41her

00:48:41legs

00:48:41casually.

00:48:45Don't

00:48:46listen to

00:48:46him

00:48:46making it

00:48:47sound

00:48:47so

00:48:47mysterious.

00:48:48I'm

00:48:49a

00:48:49bounty

00:48:49hunter.

00:48:50I

00:48:50catch

00:48:51rogue

00:48:51wolves

00:48:51who

00:48:51cross

00:48:52into

00:48:52our

00:48:52territory,

00:48:53that's

00:48:53all.

00:48:56bounty

00:48:57hunter?

00:48:59She

00:48:59nodded

00:49:00proudly.

00:49:02I have

00:49:02a private

00:49:03contract

00:49:03with the

00:49:03Northern

00:49:04Pack

00:49:04Alliance.

00:49:05Any

00:49:06rogue

00:49:06wolf

00:49:06crosses

00:49:07the

00:49:07border,

00:49:07I

00:49:08catch

00:49:08them

00:49:08and

00:49:09bring

00:49:09them

00:49:09in.

00:49:09Last

00:49:10month,

00:49:10I

00:49:11caught

00:49:11three,

00:49:12all

00:49:13alive,

00:49:14all

00:49:14tied up

00:49:15tight,

00:49:16delivered

00:49:16them to

00:49:16the

00:49:16council

00:49:17myself.

00:49:19I

00:49:20looked

00:49:20at

00:49:20her

00:49:20and

00:49:20couldn't

00:49:21help

00:49:21but

00:49:21smile.

00:49:22She

00:49:23and

00:49:23her

00:49:23brother

00:49:23had

00:49:23the

00:49:23exact

00:49:24same

00:49:24personality.

00:49:26Jules

00:49:27had

00:49:27taken

00:49:27her

00:49:27annual

00:49:28leave

00:49:28specifically

00:49:29to

00:49:29come

00:49:29south

00:49:30and

00:49:30meet

00:49:30me.

00:49:31She

00:49:31stayed

00:49:32for

00:49:32two

00:49:32weeks.

00:49:33She

00:49:33spent

00:49:33every

00:49:34day

00:49:34at

00:49:34my

00:49:34bakery

00:49:35learning

00:49:35to

00:49:35make

00:49:36pastries

00:49:36for

00:49:36my

00:49:36employees.

00:49:38Unfortunately,

00:49:39she

00:49:39had

00:49:39zero

00:49:40baking

00:49:40talent.

00:49:41The

00:49:41cookies

00:49:41she

00:49:41made

00:49:42were

00:49:42hard

00:49:42enough

00:49:42to

00:49:43break

00:49:43teeth.

00:49:49Yuna,

00:49:50I

00:49:50guess

00:49:50these

00:49:50hands

00:49:51are

00:49:51only

00:49:51good

00:49:51for

00:49:51holding

00:49:52blades.

00:49:52She

00:49:53poked

00:49:53at

00:49:53a

00:49:53tray

00:49:54of

00:49:54burnt

00:49:54cookies

00:49:55and

00:49:55sighed.

00:50:02I

00:50:02held

00:50:02back

00:50:03a

00:50:03smile.

00:50:06Just

00:50:06keep

00:50:07practicing.

00:50:07You'll

00:50:08get

00:50:08better.

00:50:12Forget

00:50:12it.

00:50:13She

00:50:14washed

00:50:14her

00:50:14hands,

00:50:15then

00:50:15leaned

00:50:16close

00:50:16and

00:50:17lowered

00:50:17her

00:50:17voice.

00:50:19My

00:50:20brother

00:50:20said

00:50:20there

00:50:21used

00:50:21to

00:50:21be

00:50:21some

00:50:21asshole

00:50:22who

00:50:22treated

00:50:22you

00:50:23badly.

00:50:24I

00:50:25was

00:50:25quiet

00:50:25for

00:50:25a

00:50:26moment,

00:50:26then

00:50:27nodded

00:50:27slightly.

00:50:32That

00:50:32was a

00:50:32long

00:50:33time

00:50:33ago.

00:50:36Is

00:50:37that

00:50:37asshole

00:50:38still

00:50:38around?

00:50:39Her

00:50:39eyes

00:50:39glinted,

00:50:40her

00:50:40energy

00:50:41sharp.

00:50:42Want

00:50:43me to

00:50:43go

00:50:43deal

00:50:43with

00:50:43him?

00:50:44I've

00:50:45ripped

00:50:45out

00:50:45a

00:50:45rogue's

00:50:45throat

00:50:46with

00:50:46my

00:50:46bare

00:50:46hands.

00:50:48Jules!

00:50:49Caleb's

00:50:50warning

00:50:50voice

00:50:51came from

00:50:51the doorway.

00:50:53She

00:50:54stuck her

00:50:54tongue out

00:50:55at him

00:50:55and

00:50:55obediently

00:50:56reined

00:50:56in her

00:50:56energy.

00:50:57I

00:50:57shook

00:50:58my

00:50:58head.

00:51:00No

00:51:00need.

00:51:01He

00:51:01can't

00:51:01affect

00:51:02me

00:51:02anymore.

00:51:03She

00:51:03looked

00:51:04at me

00:51:04for a

00:51:04long

00:51:04moment,

00:51:05then

00:51:05gave

00:51:05me

00:51:06a

00:51:06thumbs

00:51:06up.

00:51:09Yuna,

00:51:09you're

00:51:09the

00:51:09coolest

00:51:10wolf

00:51:10I've

00:51:10ever

00:51:10met.

00:51:12My

00:51:12brother

00:51:13is

00:51:13so

00:51:14damn

00:51:14lucky

00:51:15to

00:51:15have

00:51:15married

00:51:15you.

00:51:16When

00:51:16that

00:51:16got

00:51:17back

00:51:17to

00:51:17at

00:51:17Caleb,

00:51:18he

00:51:18was

00:51:18insufferably

00:51:19proud for

00:51:20a whole

00:51:20week.

00:51:25It was

00:51:25the tenth

00:51:26day of

00:51:26Caleb's

00:51:26training.

00:51:28I was

00:51:29five months

00:51:29pregnant.

00:51:33I had

00:51:34just finished

00:51:34the last

00:51:35batch of

00:51:35cookies for

00:51:36the shop.

00:51:37My

00:51:37new

00:51:37employee,

00:51:38Anya,

00:51:39was helping

00:51:39me pack

00:51:40them.

00:51:41She

00:51:41kept

00:51:41glancing

00:51:42at

00:51:42my

00:51:42belly

00:51:42until

00:51:43she

00:51:43finally

00:51:44couldn't

00:51:44hold

00:51:44back.

00:51:47Boss

00:51:48Lark,

00:51:49Captain

00:51:49Hunter

00:51:49is way

00:51:50too

00:51:50intense.

00:51:51You're

00:51:52already

00:51:52this

00:51:52far

00:51:53along

00:51:53and

00:51:53he's

00:51:53still

00:51:53away

00:51:54training.

00:51:54What

00:51:55if

00:51:55you

00:51:55go

00:51:55into

00:51:55labor

00:51:56early?

00:51:57I

00:51:58shoved

00:51:58a

00:51:58cookie

00:51:58in

00:51:59her

00:51:59mouth.

00:52:03He's

00:52:04guarding

00:52:04the

00:52:04pack,

00:52:05not

00:52:05out

00:52:05playing

00:52:05around.

00:52:06And

00:52:07my

00:52:07due

00:52:07date

00:52:07is

00:52:08still

00:52:08months

00:52:08away.

00:52:09No

00:52:10need

00:52:10to

00:52:10rush.

00:52:14Anya

00:52:14chewed

00:52:15the

00:52:15cookie

00:52:15and

00:52:15muttered,

00:52:17I

00:52:18mean,

00:52:18that's

00:52:19true,

00:52:19but

00:52:20every

00:52:20other

00:52:20pregnant

00:52:21maid

00:52:21at

00:52:21the

00:52:21base

00:52:22has

00:52:22their

00:52:22partner

00:52:22glued

00:52:23to

00:52:23their

00:52:23side,

00:52:24pampering

00:52:24them.

00:52:26Only

00:52:26you,

00:52:27pregnant

00:52:28and running

00:52:28a whole

00:52:29shop

00:52:29by

00:52:29yourself.

00:52:30I

00:52:31didn't

00:52:31argue.

00:52:36Some

00:52:36happiness

00:52:37doesn't

00:52:37need

00:52:37to be

00:52:38explained

00:52:38to

00:52:39outsiders.

00:52:45The

00:52:46night

00:52:46before

00:52:46he

00:52:47left

00:52:47for

00:52:47training,

00:52:48at

00:52:49Belay's

00:52:49Caleb

00:52:49spent

00:52:50Caleb

00:52:50a

00:52:50full

00:52:51hour

00:52:51massaging

00:52:52my

00:52:52swollen

00:52:52feet.

00:52:53At

00:52:54four

00:52:54in

00:52:54the

00:52:54morning,

00:52:55he

00:52:55got

00:52:55up

00:52:56early

00:52:56and

00:52:56stocked

00:52:57the

00:52:57storage

00:52:57room

00:52:57with

00:52:58enough

00:52:58flour,

00:52:59sugar,

00:52:59and

00:53:00butter

00:53:00to

00:53:00last

00:53:00a

00:53:00month,

00:53:01all

00:53:01neatly

00:53:02arranged.

00:53:03When

00:53:04he

00:53:04left,

00:53:05he

00:53:05turned

00:53:05at

00:53:05the

00:53:06door

00:53:06and

00:53:06looked

00:53:06at

00:53:06me

00:53:07for

00:53:07a

00:53:07long

00:53:07moment.

00:53:11Yuna,

00:53:11wait for

00:53:12me to

00:53:13come

00:53:13back.

00:53:15I waved

00:53:16at him.

00:53:18Go on!

00:53:21The SUV

00:53:22drove off

00:53:22slowly.

00:53:23I stood

00:53:24in the yard

00:53:24and watched

00:53:25until it

00:53:26disappeared

00:53:26over the

00:53:26horizon.

00:53:27In that

00:53:28moment,

00:53:29I felt

00:53:29more grounded

00:53:30and secure

00:53:31than ever

00:53:31before.

00:53:33There

00:53:34are a

00:53:34thousand

00:53:34ways

00:53:35love

00:53:35can

00:53:35look.

00:53:36Damien's

00:53:37love

00:53:37was a

00:53:38thousand

00:53:38sweet

00:53:38words,

00:53:39but he

00:53:40couldn't

00:53:40even make

00:53:41me a

00:53:41hot

00:53:41breakfast.

00:53:44Caleb's

00:53:44love

00:53:45was never

00:53:45spoken out

00:53:46loud,

00:53:46but he

00:53:47knew my

00:53:47schedule

00:53:48and my

00:53:48comfort

00:53:48better

00:53:49than I

00:53:49did.

00:53:51At

00:53:52three in the

00:53:52afternoon,

00:53:53the shop

00:53:54was quiet.

00:53:55I was

00:53:56sitting at

00:53:56the register,

00:53:57sorting

00:53:57through

00:53:57bills.

00:53:59The wind

00:54:00chime rang.

00:54:02I didn't

00:54:04look up.

00:54:05Welcome.

00:54:06Buy two

00:54:07cookies,

00:54:08get one

00:54:08free.

00:54:10Yuna.

00:54:13A

00:54:14hosky,

00:54:15exhausted

00:54:15voice full

00:54:16of complicated

00:54:17emotions.

00:54:20I looked

00:54:21up.

00:54:22Damien

00:54:23Voss was

00:54:23standing in

00:54:24the doorway.

00:54:25He looked

00:54:26ten years

00:54:26older than

00:54:27when we

00:54:27last

00:54:28fought.

00:54:30His

00:54:31hair was

00:54:31gray at

00:54:32the

00:54:32Thames.

00:54:33His

00:54:33eyes were

00:54:34sunken.

00:54:35The

00:54:35powerful

00:54:35alpha

00:54:36presence

00:54:36that

00:54:36could

00:54:37intimidate

00:54:37lower

00:54:38ranked

00:54:38wolves

00:54:38was

00:54:39completely

00:54:39gone.

00:54:41I

00:54:42looked

00:54:42back

00:54:42down

00:54:42at

00:54:42my

00:54:42bills.

00:54:44You're

00:54:45lost.

00:54:46This

00:54:47is the

00:54:47south,

00:54:47not the

00:54:48main

00:54:48city.

00:54:49He

00:54:50stood

00:54:50there,

00:54:51staring

00:54:51at me,

00:54:52his throat

00:54:52bobbing.

00:54:54Yuna,

00:54:55I knew

00:54:56you weren't

00:54:56dead.

00:54:57I looked

00:54:58for you

00:54:58for six

00:54:58months.

00:55:04Looking

00:55:04for me

00:55:05for what?

00:55:07I still

00:55:08didn't look

00:55:08up.

00:55:10Aren't

00:55:11we even?

00:55:12Even?

00:55:16His

00:55:17laugh was

00:55:17dry and

00:55:18raspy.

00:55:21You

00:55:22threatened

00:55:22to kill

00:55:22yourself to

00:55:23drive me

00:55:23away,

00:55:24then turned

00:55:25around and

00:55:25married a

00:55:26border

00:55:26captain.

00:55:27Now you're

00:55:28carrying his

00:55:29child.

00:55:30And me?

00:55:34Nova turned

00:55:35me into

00:55:36a puppet.

00:55:37She and

00:55:38her beta

00:55:39lover control

00:55:40the whole

00:55:41blood-flang

00:55:42pack.

00:55:43My mother

00:55:44is sick

00:55:45in bed,

00:55:46saying your

00:55:46name every

00:55:47day.

00:55:48His voice

00:55:49cracked.

00:55:53Yuna,

00:55:54I finally

00:55:55understand.

00:55:56I get it

00:55:57all now.

00:55:58I shouldn't

00:55:59have lied

00:56:00to you.

00:56:02I shouldn't

00:56:03have made

00:56:03Mira fake

00:56:04her paralysis.

00:56:05I shouldn't

00:56:06have groveled

00:56:07to the

00:56:07Blackwood

00:56:07pack for

00:56:08the deputy

00:56:08position.

00:56:09But I

00:56:10had no

00:56:10choice back

00:56:11then.

00:56:12I had

00:56:12nothing.

00:56:14If you

00:56:14stayed with

00:56:15me, you

00:56:16would have

00:56:16suffered.

00:56:18I wanted

00:56:18to get on

00:56:19my feet

00:56:19first, then

00:56:20come back

00:56:21and make it

00:56:22up to you.

00:56:23I finally

00:56:24looked up

00:56:25at the

00:56:25man I

00:56:26had loved

00:56:26for seven

00:56:27years.

00:56:29His face

00:56:30was aged.

00:56:32His body

00:56:33hangered.

00:56:34All the

00:56:35light I

00:56:36used to be

00:56:36obsessed with

00:56:37was gone.

00:56:40I closed

00:56:41the bill

00:56:42book and

00:56:43spoke in a

00:56:43flat,

00:56:44emotionless

00:56:44tone.

00:56:47Damien,

00:56:49you never

00:56:50really understood

00:56:51anything.

00:56:52You don't

00:56:52even know

00:56:53what you

00:56:53did wrong.

00:56:55What you

00:56:56call guilt

00:56:56is just

00:56:57regret that

00:56:58you failed.

00:56:59You're not

00:57:00sorry you

00:57:00hurt me.

00:57:02You're just

00:57:02sorry about

00:57:03how things

00:57:03turned out

00:57:04for you.

00:57:07You don't

00:57:08regret lying

00:57:08to me for

00:57:09seven years.

00:57:11You just

00:57:11regret not

00:57:12using me all

00:57:13the way,

00:57:13letting me

00:57:14get away.

00:57:16You didn't

00:57:17come here

00:57:17because you

00:57:18love me.

00:57:18You came

00:57:19because you

00:57:20saw that

00:57:20without you,

00:57:21I'm

00:57:22happier than

00:57:23you.

00:57:27His face

00:57:28went completely

00:57:28pale.

00:57:29Do you

00:57:30know how

00:57:30I survived

00:57:31those seven

00:57:31years?

00:57:32I stood

00:57:33up and

00:57:34looked at

00:57:34him across

00:57:34the counter.

00:57:35I woke

00:57:36up at

00:57:36five every

00:57:37morning.

00:57:38I turned

00:57:39your mother

00:57:39over,

00:57:40cleaned

00:57:41her,

00:57:42fed her,

00:57:43massaged

00:57:44her.

00:57:46When she

00:57:47was bored,

00:57:48she'd purposely

00:57:49dirty the bed

00:57:49and watched

00:57:50me clean

00:57:51it up

00:57:51again

00:57:51again.

00:57:55The two

00:57:56days a year

00:57:56year,

00:57:57you came

00:57:57home.

00:57:58I barely

00:57:59slept,

00:58:00waiting for

00:58:01your every

00:58:01command.

00:58:03I was

00:58:03on call

00:58:0424-7,

00:58:06happy to be

00:58:06your maid,

00:58:07thinking that

00:58:08was love.

00:58:09And you?

00:58:11You showed

00:58:12up with

00:58:13your pure

00:58:14blood mate

00:58:15and your

00:58:15two kids

00:58:16and told

00:58:17me you

00:58:17could give

00:58:17me everything

00:58:18except the

00:58:19title.

00:58:20Damien,

00:58:22don't you

00:58:22think that's

00:58:23disgusting?

00:58:24His eyes

00:58:25were bloodshot,

00:58:26his lips

00:58:26trembling

00:58:27violently.

00:58:28He couldn't

00:58:29say a word.

00:58:30I let out

00:58:31a breath.

00:58:33Enough.

00:58:35I don't

00:58:36want to dwell

00:58:36on the past

00:58:37anymore.

00:58:38Leave here.

00:58:39Don't come

00:58:40back.

00:58:43Yuna!

00:58:44He lunged

00:58:44at the

00:58:45counter and

00:58:45slammed his

00:58:46hand down

00:58:46on it.

00:58:49I've already

00:58:50ended things

00:58:51with Nova.

00:58:51I ended it

00:58:52myself.

00:58:52It's all

00:58:52over.

00:58:53She spent

00:58:54my money

00:58:55on her

00:58:55lovers.

00:58:56I caught

00:58:57her in

00:58:57the act.

00:58:58And she

00:58:59still took

00:58:59half my

00:59:00territory.

00:59:01I have

00:59:02nothing left

00:59:02now but

00:59:03my true

00:59:03heart.

00:59:04Come back

00:59:05to me.

00:59:06I'll give

00:59:06you anything

00:59:07you want.

00:59:08I looked

00:59:08at him

00:59:09and almost

00:59:09laughed.

00:59:12Damien,

00:59:13do you

00:59:14know why

00:59:14I chose

00:59:14Caleb?

00:59:15He stiffened.

00:59:16Not because

00:59:17he's a

00:59:17Border Patrol

00:59:18captain.

00:59:19Not because

00:59:20he has the

00:59:20highest

00:59:21warrior

00:59:21medal.

00:59:25Not because

00:59:26of the

00:59:26council

00:59:27certified

00:59:27mate

00:59:28D-tree.

00:59:31I spoke

00:59:32slowly,

00:59:33each word

00:59:33clear.

00:59:35It's

00:59:35because he

00:59:36never

00:59:36makes me

00:59:37wait.

00:59:37He said

00:59:38he'd be

00:59:38back in

00:59:39two weeks

00:59:39and he

00:59:40came back

00:59:41on time.

00:59:41He said

00:59:42he'd petition

00:59:42the council

00:59:43for a

00:59:43mate decree

00:59:44and he

00:59:44did

00:59:44everything

00:59:45in his

00:59:46power

00:59:46to make

00:59:46it happen.

00:59:47He almost

00:59:48died in

00:59:49battle

00:59:49and his

00:59:50last act

00:59:51before dying

00:59:52was to have

00:59:52his commander

00:59:53deliver the

00:59:54certification

00:59:54to protect

00:59:55me.

00:59:56And you?

00:59:56You made

00:59:57me wait

00:59:58seven years

00:59:59and then

01:00:00you told

01:00:01me I

01:00:01wasn't

01:00:01worthy

01:00:01of a

01:00:02title.

01:00:02He opened

01:00:03his mouth

01:00:03but in

01:00:04the end

01:00:04had nothing

01:00:05to say.

01:00:07Just then

01:00:07the wind

01:00:08schlym

01:00:08rang.

01:00:10A tall

01:00:11straight

01:00:12figure

01:00:12walked

01:00:13into the

01:00:13shop.

01:00:14His

01:00:14coat

01:00:14was

01:00:14covered

01:00:15in

01:00:15dust.

01:00:16His

01:00:16eyes

01:00:16were

01:00:16sharp

01:00:17and

01:00:17cold.

01:00:20It was

01:00:21Caleb.

01:00:22He

01:00:22completely

01:00:23ignored

01:00:23Aunt

01:00:23Damien.

01:00:24He

01:00:25walked

01:00:25straight

01:00:25to me,

01:00:26reached

01:00:26out,

01:00:27and

01:00:27touched

01:00:28my

01:00:28belly,

01:00:29frowning

01:00:29slightly.

01:00:31You've

01:00:31lost

01:00:32weight.

01:00:32Have

01:00:33you

01:00:33been

01:00:33eating

01:00:33properly?

01:00:36I

01:00:36smiled.

01:00:37The

01:00:38doctor

01:00:38said

01:00:38I'm

01:00:39actually

01:00:39a

01:00:39little

01:00:39heavy.

01:00:41I

01:00:42don't

01:00:42care.

01:00:43In

01:00:44my

01:00:44eyes

01:00:44you're

01:00:44thin.

01:00:46He

01:00:47pulled

01:00:47a

01:00:47crumpled

01:00:48piece

01:00:48of

01:00:48paper

01:00:48from

01:00:48his

01:00:49pocket

01:00:49and

01:00:49slapped

01:00:50it

01:00:50on

01:00:50the

01:00:50counter.

01:00:53The

01:00:54rogue

01:00:54elimination

01:00:54and

01:00:55mission

01:00:55ended

01:00:55early.

01:00:56I

01:00:57took

01:00:57three

01:00:57days

01:00:57leave.

01:01:00Come

01:01:01on.

01:01:02I'm

01:01:02taking

01:01:03you to

01:01:03the

01:01:03healer

01:01:03for a

01:01:04prenatal

01:01:04checkup.

01:01:05I

01:01:05looked

01:01:06at the

01:01:06paper.

01:01:07The

01:01:07moon

01:01:07goddess

01:01:08wax seal

01:01:09was clear

01:01:09and bright.

01:01:11It

01:01:12was the

01:01:12mate

01:01:12bond

01:01:13decrete.

01:01:14Why

01:01:15do you

01:01:15carry

01:01:16this

01:01:16around

01:01:16with

01:01:16you?

01:01:19He

01:01:20shrugged

01:01:21casually.

01:01:25For

01:01:26the

01:01:26healer's

01:01:26bloodline

01:01:27registration.

01:01:28Proof

01:01:28that

01:01:29we're

01:01:29legal

01:01:29mates.

01:01:30I

01:01:30couldn't

01:01:31help

01:01:31but

01:01:31laugh.

01:01:35Damien

01:01:35stood

01:01:36frozen

01:01:36to the

01:01:36spot,

01:01:37his

01:01:37face

01:01:38as

01:01:38pale

01:01:38as

01:01:38paper.

01:01:45Caleb

01:01:45finally

01:01:46turned

01:01:46to

01:01:46look

01:01:47at

01:01:47him,

01:01:47one

01:01:48eyebrow

01:01:48raised.

01:01:51Mr.

01:01:51Voss?

01:01:52Still

01:01:52here?

01:01:55What?

01:01:56Here

01:01:57to buy

01:01:57cookies?

01:02:00Buy

01:02:00two,

01:02:01get

01:02:01one

01:02:01free.

01:02:02Too

01:02:03bad

01:02:03I'm

01:02:03not

01:02:03selling

01:02:04to

01:02:04you.

01:02:04Damien's

01:02:05throat

01:02:05bobbed.

01:02:06He

01:02:06grinned

01:02:06him

01:02:07teeth.

01:02:11Caleb

01:02:12Hunter,

01:02:13don't

01:02:13get

01:02:13too

01:02:13cocky.

01:02:15You

01:02:16think

01:02:16you've

01:02:16won?

01:02:17You're

01:02:18just a

01:02:18border

01:02:18patrol

01:02:19captain

01:02:19with

01:02:20your

01:02:21salary?

01:02:22What

01:02:22kind

01:02:23of

01:02:23good

01:02:23life

01:02:23can

01:02:24you

01:02:24give

01:02:24her?

01:02:27Caleb

01:02:27didn't

01:02:28get

01:02:28angry.

01:02:29Instead,

01:02:30he chuckled

01:02:31softly.

01:02:32He put

01:02:33his arm

01:02:33around my

01:02:34shoulder,

01:02:34leaned

01:02:35down and

01:02:36kissed

01:02:36my forehead,

01:02:37then looked

01:02:37up at

01:02:38Aunt

01:02:38Damien.

01:02:40Mr.

01:02:41Voss,

01:02:42do you

01:02:43know what

01:02:43a good

01:02:43life really

01:02:44means?

01:02:45It's

01:02:46having

01:02:46someone

01:02:46waiting

01:02:47for me

01:02:47at home

01:02:47when I

01:02:48come back

01:02:48from

01:02:48duty.

01:02:49It's

01:02:50someone

01:02:50cooking

01:02:50me

01:02:50a

01:02:50hot

01:02:51meal

01:02:51when

01:02:51I'm

01:02:51exhausted.

01:02:52It's

01:02:53knowing

01:02:53that

01:02:54when I

01:02:54fight

01:02:54to

01:02:54protect

01:02:55the

01:02:55pack,

01:02:55there's

01:02:56always

01:02:56someone

01:02:57behind

01:02:57me

01:02:57who

01:02:58truly

01:02:58cares

01:02:59about

01:02:59me.

01:03:00Did

01:03:01you

01:03:01ever

01:03:01give

01:03:01her

01:03:01even

01:03:02a

01:03:02shred

01:03:02of

01:03:02that?

01:03:03Seven

01:03:04years

01:03:04together,

01:03:06and you

01:03:06never once

01:03:07claimed

01:03:07her.

01:03:09You

01:03:09were

01:03:09never

01:03:09her

01:03:10legal

01:03:10mate.

01:03:11You

01:03:12were

01:03:12just

01:03:12some

01:03:12low

01:03:12life

01:03:13who

01:03:13barged

01:03:14into

01:03:14her

01:03:14life

01:03:16and

01:03:16stole

01:03:16her

01:03:17heart

01:03:18and

01:03:18her

01:03:19The last

01:03:20trace

01:03:20of

01:03:21color

01:03:21drained

01:03:21from

01:03:21Aunt

01:03:22Damien's

01:03:22face.

01:03:23Caleb

01:03:24stopped

01:03:24looking

01:03:25at

01:03:25him.

01:03:26He

01:03:26looked

01:03:26down

01:03:27at

01:03:27me,

01:03:27his

01:03:28gaze

01:03:28soft.

01:03:29Any

01:03:30cookies

01:03:30left?

01:03:30I'm

01:03:31hungry.

01:03:33I

01:03:33took a

01:03:34box of

01:03:34fresh

01:03:34cookies

01:03:35from

01:03:35under

01:03:35the

01:03:35counter

01:03:36and

01:03:36handed

01:03:36them

01:03:37to

01:03:37him.

01:03:38He

01:03:38took

01:03:38a

01:03:39bite,

01:03:39his

01:03:39eyes

01:03:40curving

01:03:40into

01:03:41a

01:03:41smile,

01:03:42warm

01:03:42and

01:03:42gentle.

01:03:43Yeah,

01:03:44that's

01:03:45the

01:03:45taste.

01:03:46He

01:03:46took

01:03:46my

01:03:47hand

01:03:47and

01:03:47walked

01:03:47out

01:03:48of

01:03:48the

01:03:48shop

01:03:48without

01:03:48looking

01:03:49back.

01:03:50As

01:03:50I

01:03:50reached

01:03:51the

01:03:51door,

01:03:51I

01:03:52glanced

01:03:52back

01:03:53out

01:03:53of

01:03:53habit.

01:03:54Damien

01:03:54was

01:03:55still

01:03:55frozen

01:03:55in

01:03:56place,

01:03:57empty

01:03:57and

01:03:57numb,

01:03:58completely

01:03:59lost.

01:04:00Sunlight

01:04:01streamed

01:04:01through

01:04:01the

01:04:02window,

01:04:02stretching

01:04:03his

01:04:03lonely

01:04:03shadow

01:04:04long.

01:04:05I

01:04:06didn't

01:04:06stop.

01:04:07I

01:04:07walked

01:04:08away.

01:04:12Walking

01:04:13down

01:04:13the

01:04:13street,

01:04:14Caleb

01:04:14held

01:04:15my

01:04:15hand

01:04:15with

01:04:15one

01:04:16hand

01:04:16and

01:04:16his

01:04:16cookie

01:04:17with

01:04:17the

01:04:17other.

01:04:18Oh,

01:04:19by

01:04:19the

01:04:20way,

01:04:20I've

01:04:20decided

01:04:20on

01:04:20the

01:04:20kids'

01:04:21names.

01:04:22Yeah?

01:04:24What

01:04:24names?

01:04:25Sorin

01:04:26for a

01:04:26boy.

01:04:28Sage

01:04:29for a

01:04:30girl.

01:04:31I

01:04:32was

01:04:32puzzled.

01:04:34Why

01:04:35those

01:04:35names?

01:04:36He

01:04:37looked

01:04:37down

01:04:37at

01:04:37me,

01:04:38his

01:04:39eyes

01:04:39soft

01:04:40and

01:04:40tender.

01:04:41Sorin

01:04:42means

01:04:42dawn.

01:04:43You

01:04:43broke

01:04:44free

01:04:44from

01:04:44the

01:04:44darkness

01:04:45of

01:04:45Greywood.

01:04:46You

01:04:46are

01:04:46the

01:04:47dawn.

01:04:48Sage

01:04:49means

01:04:49wisdom.

01:04:51I

01:04:52was

01:04:52clumsy

01:04:53and slow

01:04:53before,

01:04:54stupidly

01:04:55waiting for

01:04:55you in

01:04:56the

01:04:56south.

01:04:57I

01:04:58hope our

01:04:58kids are

01:04:59more

01:04:59clear-headed

01:04:59than we

01:05:00were.

01:05:02Boy or

01:05:03girl,

01:05:03those are

01:05:03the names.

01:05:04I was

01:05:05Caleb

01:05:05Wyatt

01:05:05for a

01:05:06long

01:05:06time,

01:05:07my eyes

01:05:07burning.

01:05:08This

01:05:09man

01:05:09wasn't

01:05:10good

01:05:10with

01:05:10words.

01:05:11He

01:05:12never

01:05:12said

01:05:12sweet

01:05:13things.

01:05:15But

01:05:15every

01:05:16single

01:05:16word

01:05:16came

01:05:17from

01:05:17deep

01:05:17love.

01:05:19I

01:05:19leaned

01:05:20gently

01:05:20against

01:05:20his

01:05:21shoulder

01:05:21and

01:05:21silently

01:05:22agreed.

01:05:23In

01:05:23the

01:05:24distance,

01:05:24the

01:05:25rumble

01:05:25of an

01:05:25SUV

01:05:26engine

01:05:26echoed.

01:05:28Once,

01:05:28that

01:05:29sound of

01:05:29people

01:05:30leaving and

01:05:30coming

01:05:30back

01:05:31terrified

01:05:31me.

01:05:32But

01:05:32now,

01:05:33I

01:05:34was

01:05:34afraid

01:05:34of

01:05:34nothing

01:05:35because

01:05:35I

01:05:36knew

01:05:36no

01:05:37matter

01:05:37how

01:05:37far

01:05:38the

01:05:38road,

01:05:38he

01:05:39would

01:05:39always

01:05:39come

01:05:40to

01:05:40me,

01:05:40always

01:05:41return

01:05:42to

01:05:42me.

01:05:44The

01:05:44man

01:05:44beside

01:05:45me

01:05:45was

01:05:45like

01:05:46that,

01:05:47and

01:05:47the

01:05:47quiet,

01:05:48steady

01:05:48happiness

01:05:49I

01:05:49had

01:05:49finally

01:05:50found

01:05:50was

01:05:50like

01:05:51that

01:05:51too.

01:05:53The

01:05:54day

01:05:54the

01:05:54twins

01:05:55were

01:05:55born,

01:05:56Caleb

01:05:56was

01:05:56out

01:05:56on

01:05:56a

01:05:56mission.

01:05:58When

01:05:58I

01:05:58was

01:05:59wheeled

01:05:59back

01:05:59to

01:05:59my

01:06:00room

01:06:00after

01:06:00delivery,

01:06:01the

01:06:01first

01:06:01thing

01:06:02I

01:06:02saw

01:06:02was

01:06:02a

01:06:02small

01:06:03with

01:06:03figure

01:06:03A

01:06:03carved

01:06:04from

01:06:04a

01:06:04fang

01:06:04on

01:06:04the

01:06:05bedside

01:06:05table.

01:06:09A

01:06:10note

01:06:10was

01:06:10tucked

01:06:11under

01:06:11it.

01:06:14Babe,

01:06:15I'm

01:06:15sorry

01:06:15I

01:06:16couldn't

01:06:16be

01:06:16there

01:06:16with

01:06:16you.

01:06:17Are

01:06:17the

01:06:17babies

01:06:18okay?

01:06:18I've

01:06:19chosen

01:06:19the

01:06:19names.

01:06:20Soren

01:06:21for

01:06:21a

01:06:21boy,

01:06:22Sage

01:06:22for

01:06:22a

01:06:22girl.

01:06:23When

01:06:23I

01:06:24come

01:06:24back,

01:06:24I'll

01:06:24take

01:06:25the

01:06:25three

01:06:25of

01:06:25you

01:06:25to

01:06:25see

01:06:25the

01:06:26border.

01:06:26Caleb.

01:06:29I

01:06:30held

01:06:30the

01:06:30note,

01:06:31laughing

01:06:31and

01:06:32crying

01:06:32at

01:06:32the

01:06:32same

01:06:33time.

01:06:34Soren

01:06:34meant

01:06:35dawn.

01:06:36Sage

01:06:37meant

01:06:37wisdom.

01:06:40Caleb

01:06:40was never

01:06:41one to

01:06:41settle

01:06:41for a

01:06:42quiet

01:06:42life.

01:06:43Some

01:06:44wolves

01:06:44belonged

01:06:44to the

01:06:45wilderness

01:06:45and the

01:06:46horizon.

01:06:48Three

01:06:49months

01:06:49later,

01:06:50he got

01:06:50a long

01:06:51leave.

01:06:56He

01:06:57kept

01:06:57his

01:06:57promise.

01:06:58He

01:06:59took

01:06:59us

01:06:59up

01:06:59to

01:06:59the

01:06:59highest

01:07:00ridge

01:07:00on

01:07:00the

01:07:00border.

01:07:04I

01:07:05sat

01:07:05in the

01:07:05passenger

01:07:06seat

01:07:06holding

01:07:06the

01:07:07two

01:07:07babies,

01:07:08looking

01:07:08down

01:07:09at

01:07:09the

01:07:09sea

01:07:09of

01:07:09clouds

01:07:10and

01:07:10the

01:07:10winding

01:07:11rivers

01:07:11below.

01:07:14I

01:07:15thought

01:07:15back

01:07:15to

01:07:16that

01:07:16blizzard

01:07:16seven

01:07:17years

01:07:17ago.

01:07:18Back

01:07:19then,

01:07:19I

01:07:19thought

01:07:19my

01:07:20life

01:07:20was

01:07:20over.

01:07:21Trapped

01:07:22in a

01:07:22cage

01:07:22called

01:07:23waiting.

01:07:24Waiting

01:07:24for

01:07:25someone

01:07:25who

01:07:25would

01:07:25never

01:07:26truly

01:07:26come

01:07:26home.

01:07:30And

01:07:30now I

01:07:31stood at

01:07:31the top

01:07:31of the

01:07:32mountain,

01:07:33holding

01:07:33my

01:07:34children

01:07:35with

01:07:35the

01:07:35man

01:07:36who

01:07:36would

01:07:36risk

01:07:36his

01:07:36life

01:07:37to

01:07:37protect

01:07:37me

01:07:37by

01:07:37my

01:07:38side.

01:07:47Yuna?

01:07:48Yeah?

01:07:49Do you

01:07:50know what I

01:07:50thought the

01:07:50first time

01:07:51I

01:07:51saw

01:07:51you?

01:07:53What?

01:07:55He

01:07:56looked out

01:07:56at the

01:07:57horizon.

01:07:58The

01:07:58whole

01:07:59clear sky

01:08:00reflected in

01:08:00his eyes.

01:08:02I

01:08:02thought

01:08:03you

01:08:04belong in

01:08:05this free

01:08:05wilderness.

01:08:08My

01:08:09heart

01:08:09tightened.

01:08:10Why?

01:08:14There's a

01:08:14light in

01:08:15your eyes

01:08:15that longs

01:08:16for freedom.

01:08:16only a

01:08:17wolf

01:08:17who

01:08:18yearns

01:08:18to run

01:08:19wild

01:08:19has

01:08:19that

01:08:19look.

01:08:22I

01:08:23smiled,

01:08:24my eyes

01:08:24stinging

01:08:25a little.

01:08:30And

01:08:31you?

01:08:32Where do

01:08:32you belong?

01:08:34He

01:08:35thought for

01:08:35a moment,

01:08:36then answered

01:08:36simply and

01:08:37firmly.

01:08:38My

01:08:39home is

01:08:39you.

01:08:40Wherever

01:08:41you are,

01:08:41I'll be.

01:08:44The

01:08:45twins in

01:08:46the back

01:08:46seat

01:08:46babbled

01:08:47and fussed,

01:08:48probably

01:08:49annoyed at

01:08:49being

01:08:49ignored.

01:08:51Caleb

01:08:52chuckled.

01:08:53Okay,

01:08:54okay,

01:08:55Daddy's

01:08:55sorry.

01:08:56Come on,

01:08:56let me

01:08:56show you

01:08:57something

01:08:57pretty.

01:08:59He

01:09:00rolled down

01:09:00the window.

01:09:01The

01:09:02mountain

01:09:02breeze

01:09:02rushed

01:09:03in,

01:09:03fresh

01:09:04and

01:09:04clean.

01:09:06The

01:09:06warm

01:09:07sun

01:09:07covered

01:09:07our

01:09:08family

01:09:08of

01:09:08four,

01:09:09gentle

01:09:09and

01:09:10steady.

01:09:12I

01:09:12remembered

01:09:12what

01:09:13Marta

01:09:13once

01:09:13said,

01:09:15some

01:09:16wolves

01:09:16belong

01:09:17to

01:09:17the

01:09:17wild.

01:09:18Some

01:09:19wolves

01:09:19belong

01:09:20only

01:09:20to

01:09:21you.

01:09:23I

01:09:24leaned

01:09:24gently

01:09:25against

01:09:25Caleb's

01:09:26shoulder,

01:09:27looked at

01:09:27the kids

01:09:27in the

01:09:27back

01:09:28seat

01:09:28and

01:09:28smiled

01:09:29with

01:09:29my

01:09:29eyes.

01:09:33The

01:09:34best

01:09:34mate

01:09:35isn't

01:09:35the

01:09:35one

01:09:35you

01:09:35wait

01:09:36for.

01:09:36It's

01:09:37the

01:09:37one

01:09:37willing

01:09:38to

01:09:38run

01:09:38beside

01:09:38you.

01:09:40The

01:09:41truest

01:09:41happiness

01:09:42is

01:09:42finally

01:09:43meeting

01:09:43someone

01:09:43who

01:09:44is

01:09:44willing

01:09:44to

01:09:45walk

01:09:45into

01:09:45the

01:09:45future

01:09:46with

01:09:46you.

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