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The Luna They Cast Aside
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00:00On the day of our mating ceremony,
00:01right after Alpha Lucian and I exchanged rings,
00:06rogue wolves crashed in,
00:08snapping and tearing at everything.
00:10Lucian didn't even hesitate.
00:12He shoved me right toward them
00:14and ran to protect his first love, Serena.
00:17The rogues pinned me down,
00:19right in front of the pack elites
00:21attending my mating ceremony.
00:23Those filthy rogues took turns violating me.
00:27By the time everyone left,
00:29my womb had been gouged out.
00:31My body was burned to a bloody pulp with branding irons.
00:35My mother and father witnessed the whole tragedy.
00:39They went into cardiac shock and collapsed on the spot.
00:43My brother, Rhett, carried me back with trembling hands.
00:46He rushed to the doors of the Council of Elders
00:49and dropped to his knees.
00:51He begged the head elder to let him go after the rogue wolves
00:54and to send the best healers to save me.
00:57Even while passed out, I faintly heard Rhett talking to the Alpha.
01:01I already killed the rogues.
01:03No one will ever know you let them into our territory to ruin Layla.
01:08But man, if you wanted Serena to be your Luna,
01:10why didn't you just say so?
01:12I would have convinced Layla to be your mistress for Serena's sake.
01:15Why torture her like this?
01:17Layla's too proud.
01:19She'd never give up the Luna title to Serena.
01:22Her dignity has to be completely shredded.
01:25That's the only way she'll learn to crawl on the ground and serve our new Luna.
01:30Back then when you were drugged, Serena bravely gave herself to your pup,
01:34but could only be your mistress.
01:37I guess the two of us just weren't meant to be.
01:41We sacrificed Layla, but we had to do it for Serena's happiness.
01:44Besides, even without a womb, Layla is still a noble she-wolf of the Winston family.
01:49No one will dare mess with her.
01:51Alpha, don't let Layla down.
01:55I'm just repaying Serena's favor.
01:57Layla is the only woman I truly love.
02:00I already transferred my estates and silver mines to Layla's name.
02:02She should be satisfied, even just being my mistress.
02:06As they spoke, they decided my future for me.
02:08A nightmare.
02:10All the suffering I endured was just to pave the way for Serena.
02:14I gathered every last ounce of my strength to throw away the Luna ring Lucian put on my finger.
02:19I didn't want any of this fake love or family anymore.
02:23The pack healers came at once and crowded around me, sweating with panic.
02:28Thank the goddess.
02:30Beta-Rite brought us in time.
02:31We can still save the Luna.
02:33But those words only made right and the Alpha look even worse.
02:38Can you still save her womb?
02:39Thinking he was worried about me, the healers quickly replied,
02:43Yes!
02:44With proper care, the Luna can still become a mother someday.
02:49The second they said that, Lucian pulled out a dagger and stepped forward.
02:56He shoved the healers aside and plunged the blade right into my lower stomach.
03:01Alpha!
03:02The healers screamed in terror, and even Wright stared at him in shock.
03:07Lucian's knife hand shook, but he still gritted his teeth.
03:11It took away my ability to have children forever.
03:15The feral wolves outside the yard smelled the blood.
03:18They rushed in, snarling and tearing it to shreds.
03:20Get lost, you beasts!
03:22Ride Road, stabbing the ferals to death.
03:25I cannot leave her with any chance of having a pup.
03:28Alpha, you're completely insane!
03:30Even if you despise her for being violated by the rogues, you shouldn't hurt her like this!
03:35Without a womb, the Luna can never get pregnant again.
03:38This will permanently ruin her body!
03:40She won't live past a year!
03:43But the healers' warnings didn't make Lucian hesitate for a single second.
03:49How could I ever despise Layla?
03:53I just promised Serena I will give her everything she wants.
03:56She said she wants her pup to be my only pup to inherit the pack.
04:00I absolutely cannot break that promise.
04:02He wiped the sweat from my forehead.
04:05Layla, you'll forgive me, won't you?
04:07No matter the cost, I will definitely keep you alive.
04:11Wright let out a long sigh.
04:13If any of you leak a single word about today, I will rip your throats out.
04:19Facing Wright's threat, the healers didn't dare say another word.
04:24Hurry up and put her under!
04:25Can't you see she's in agony?
04:28He held me close, looking heartbroken.
04:32Layla, I will never let anyone hurt you again.
04:35Don't be afraid, Layla.
04:37The Alpha and I will protect you.
04:39I kept my eyes closed.
04:41Tears slid down the sides of my face.
04:44The two people closest to me were obviously the ones who hurt me the deepest.
04:48He held me close while Riot stayed by my bedside, both of them seeming heartsick over me.
04:54But a maid outside reported that Serena was trying on DeLuna wedding gown and wanted them to come take a
04:59look.
05:02At that, both of them caught their breath.
05:07How utterly ridiculous.
05:09Just a second ago, they were swearing to guard me, terrified I'd get hurt.
05:13Now, their minds were already somewhere else.
05:16I'm not going.
05:17I designed that gown myself and personally oversaw the finest seamstresses as they rushed to finish it.
05:23I will see her in it during our new mating ceremony next week.
05:26I'm not going either.
05:27I ordered the craftsman to forge for Serena's crown.
05:31I already know what it looks like.
05:35I had people prepare our entire grand procession a month ago.
05:39Tell her to just rest and not worry about a thing.
05:41Lucien gave a small smile.
05:44I've also set up a private treasury for Serena.
05:47I saved up for ten years.
05:49It's enough to shut up the entire pack.
05:51No one will dare look down on her.
05:54Layla is still fighting for her life.
05:56We have to stay here and watch over her.
05:58It was the first time they ever chose me over her.
06:01But all I felt was overwhelming sorrow.
06:03So they did know how to plan a she-wolf's mating ceremony down to the last detail.
06:07She got a personally designed gown,
06:09an expensively forged crown,
06:11and a private treasury meant to make the entire pack jealous.
06:15But what about me?
06:17For the entire year we were engaged,
06:20Lucien said he wanted to keep things low-key.
06:23Rhett wouldn't let me go overboard.
06:25I only had a few old pieces of jewelry my mother left me from puphood.
06:29The noble ladies mocked me for being a pathetic beggar.
06:34I even had to design and rush order my own wedding gown all by myself.
06:39I remembered his dismissive smile when I finally showed him my gown.
06:44Was he so dismissive because he knew that no matter what I wore,
06:47the rogue wolves would tear it apart at my wedding?
06:50Did he smile because he was thinking of the gown he personally designed for Serena?
06:58Blood kept gushing from my wound.
07:00I passed out to the sound of their panicked, agonizing screams.
07:05When I woke up, Riot and Lucien were guarding my bedside, looking completely exhausted.
07:10The moment I opened my eyes, a burst of joyful light hit their faces.
07:15Layla, you're finally awake.
07:19It's my fault I couldn't protect you.
07:23Lucien, a man who had never shed a tear, finally broke down and sobbed.
07:27I couldn't even save my own sister! I should just cut my hands off!
07:32Reet's eyes were filled with tears too.
07:35He raised his dagger, placing it right against his wrist, ready to strike downward.
07:40I closed my eyes and swallowed down my bitter tears.
07:45How could I blame you guys?
07:47I gave a bitter smile.
07:48I can only blame my bad luck.
07:51I only blamed myself.
07:53I loved the wrong man, and I trusted the wrong people.
07:56Their expressions grew even sadder.
07:58But there was no guilt at all.
08:00Layla, the healers, said,
08:02Your womb was carved out by those Rogals.
08:05I'm afraid you can never get pregnant again.
08:08But don't worry.
08:09No one will ever know about this.
08:11Including what happened at the mating ceremony.
08:17I will never think you're dirty, Layla.
08:19You will always be the one I love.
08:21Just focus on healing.
08:23If you really want pups.
08:25Later on, we can adopt a pup, okay?
08:27Lucien looked at me so carefully.
08:29As if scared, I might break down.
08:32Adopt a pup?
08:33Serena's pup?
08:34I didn't even deserve to have a pup of my own.
08:37Why would they ever let me claim Serena's pup as my own?
08:41I'm begging you.
08:43Can you please give me my womb back?
08:47Reet and Lucien only looked confused.
08:50It was already stomped to mush by those Rogues.
08:53How could we possibly find it?
08:55Layla, don't dwell on this anymore.
08:57I swear I'll never let anything like this happen again.
09:00Just treat this as the very last thing I ever ask of you, please.
09:10You silly girl, how can you say it's the last thing?
09:13We'll find whatever you want for you.
09:18I pretended to be asleep.
09:20They lowered their voices by my bed.
09:23Thanks.
09:24I already sent word to my mother, Victoria, and the Head Elder.
09:28I told them Layla leaned up with the Rogues and slept with them in public.
09:32The Elder's methods can be quite cruel.
09:35I literally can't bear to watch Layla suffer.
09:39So I'll leave first in a bit.
09:41I also informed our parents.
09:43They already know Layla has no shame and slept around.
09:45They'll be coming over soon, to request that Layla be stripped of her Luna title.
09:51If we didn't need the Council's approval to break your engagement with Layla,
09:55I would never let her go through this kind of pain.
09:57Lying on the bed listening to their conversation,
10:00my heart felt like it was ripped in half.
10:04After they left, the Alpha's mother, the former Luna, Victoria,
10:08arrived with the Council elders.
10:11My scandal had shocked the entire pack.
10:14Victoria covered her nose as she walked up to my bed.
10:17You slutty bitch!
10:19How dare you seduce filthy rogue wolves
10:21and whore around right at the Alpha's mating ceremony!
10:26Victoria, don't be mad.
10:27Yes, the Luna committed this filthy, disgraceful act
10:30and humiliated the Alpha and the pack.
10:32But she got wrecked by filthy rogues, too.
10:34She can't even have pups anymore.
10:36Luna is already pitiful enough.
10:38Just leave her alone.
10:40Her? Pitiful?
10:42It would actually be satisfying
10:44if those filthy things had just torn her to pieces!
10:47Starting today, the engagement between the Alpha
10:50and Layla Winston is a mold.
10:52She is no longer the Luna of this pack.
10:55Banish her from the pack right now!
10:58She waved her hand.
10:59Drag her out.
11:00Today, I'm going to show everyone
11:02exactly who the shameless, embarrassing disgrace really is!
11:06The yard outside was packed with rogues, smirking lewdly.
11:10No matter how I screamed, those bastards dragged me all the way to the main gates.
11:15Every passing person stopped in their tracks.
11:17With mockery, disgust, and pure hatred,
11:21they stared down at me as I lay pinned beneath those mutts.
11:24Help! Save me!
11:27I struggled and shrieked.
11:29But no one cared.
11:31They were just watching the show.
11:33I heard this she-wolf was desperate for attention,
11:36always sneaking into the training grounds,
11:38claiming she was guarding the territory.
11:41I say she was just going there to seduce men.
11:43What a slutty whore.
11:46Just a bitch!
11:47I heard she was warring around with rogue wolves
11:50right in front of the pack elites and her parents.
11:57She made her parents so mad they passed out on the spot.
12:01Layla!
12:02Right then, my father hurried over.
12:07Right then, my father hurried over with a dark face.
12:13Father, save me.
12:15Broken words squeezed out of my throat.
12:17Father.
12:18I reached out my hand in utter despair.
12:21I prayed my father would believe me, but save me.
12:24This was the man who once loved me to death.
12:28A whip cracked across my face,
12:31shattering the very last of my hope.
12:33I can't believe I raised such a slutty daughter.
12:35I am so ashamed to face the Alpha.
12:40Starting today, Layla Wynn's name is erased from the blood moon pack.
12:43You are no longer my daughter.
12:48Father, I'm innocent.
12:49I groveled at his feet in the dirt, crying and begging.
12:53Please save me.
12:55My tears fell into the dust.
12:57My head was covered in blood.
12:58But father just looked at me coldly and dropped one last sentence.
13:03You disgust us, Layla.
13:04If you still have any conscience left, you should just go die.
13:08Tears blurred my vision.
13:09They blurred father's retreating figure.
13:12Should I go die?
13:13But what did I even do wrong?
13:16I just thought I was marrying the love of my life.
13:19Lucien rushed over from the street corner.
13:21Who gave you permission to touch Layla?
13:24His face was twisted with fury, as if my pain truly tore at him.
13:30Victoria, what will it take for you to let Layla go?
13:32I said it before, I will only love Layla in this lifetime.
13:35No matter what she becomes or what mistakes she makes, I love her.
13:38You're completely out of your mind.
13:41Victoria was so pissed, she actually snatched the whip nearby and charged over.
13:49She's nothing but a whore!
13:51Why are you so attached to her?
13:53If you won't give Layla and me your blessing, then I will take the punishment right alongside her.
14:02Victoria covered her chest in anger, swinging the whip over and over again.
14:07Lucien shielded me tightly.
14:09He took those lashes without making a single sound.
14:12He looked at me with deep affection, as if he truly loved me with every fiber of his being.
14:18But my heart had already turned to ash.
14:21I violently shoved him away and collapsed under the shadow of the whip.
14:26I've been banished by the pack.
14:28I'm no longer your Luna.
14:30I looked right at Lucien and spoke as he avoided my gaze.
14:34Since the Alpha and your mistress Serena love each other so much, let her be your Luna.
14:42As you wish.
14:43Lucien hugged me tight.
14:45He was trembling.
14:46I couldn't tell if he was sad for me or just thrilled Serena could finally be his Luna.
14:52Layla, don't worry.
14:53Serena and I are just putting on a show.
14:55You are the only one I will ever love.
14:57We'll be together forever.
14:59Forever is too long, Lucien.
15:00I don't want to love you for another second.
15:04Once I get that gift ready, I will leave this place for good.
15:09When I woke up again, I wasn't in my old bedroom.
15:12I was in a dim storage room.
15:14The air was full of dust and dampness.
15:17I coughed for so long that blood began to seep from my wounds.
15:21I kept yelling for a long time.
15:24Finally, a maid walked in and snapped.
15:26What are you yelling about?
15:27Where am I?
15:28Why did you bring me here?
15:30My throat is incredibly dry.
15:33My wounds are bleeding.
15:35Please get me some healing saves.
15:37You're just a lowly mistress.
15:39What right do you have to order me around?
15:42The Alpha ordered us to clear out the storage room for you.
15:46Only our noble new Luna gets to stay in the Alpha's bedroom.
15:50She scoffed.
15:52The Alpha and the new Luna are holding their mating ceremony very soon.
15:56The Alpha specifically ordered not to be disturbed, so he can keep the new Luna company.
16:01Don't even try to fake an illness to seduce the Alpha.
16:03It felt as if countless ants were gnawing at my heart.
16:07When I said nothing, the maid gave a cold snort and laughed.
16:11Still think she's the precious Luna!
16:13Her scandal is all over the pack!
16:15I heard the Blood Moon pack officially wiped her name out!
16:18The room was as freezing as an ice cellar.
16:21But their mockery pierced my heart far deeper than the cold air.
16:25Shrinking under the freezing blanket, I kept coughing.
16:28Bloody water continuously rolled down my throat.
16:31The door opened.
16:32My former maid, Maya, was thrown inside.
16:35Her face was covered in bruises.
16:37The second she saw me, her eyes turned red.
16:41Layla, I'm so useless.
16:42I couldn't even find a tiny bit of healing save or a brazier.
16:46She leaned over my bed and cried.
16:50They said they had to prepare for the Alpha's ceremony.
16:53They had no time to call a healer.
16:55They even locked the door and refused to let me out.
16:58Layla, what are we going to do?
17:02Coughing hard, I pointed at the things covered in dust piled up in the room.
17:07Go get those things and burn them.
17:09In this freezing winter, without a brazier, we would freeze to death.
17:13Maya carried them over, one by one.
17:16Shock and grief written all over her face.
17:19I recognized every single item.
17:22Layla, these.
17:23Surprisingly, they were all things I used to give Lucian as gifts.
17:27Everything from a short dagger to a leather tunic I designed myself.
17:32They were all here.
17:33Gathering dust.
17:34Colors fading.
17:36Just like our past love.
17:37I spaced out for a moment.
17:39No wonder I never saw him carrying around any of my gifts all these years.
17:43He always told me,
17:45The gifts Layla gives me are treasures that must be stored away safely.
17:49Turns out, they all just became garbage in the storage room.
17:53I let out a miserable laugh.
17:55Are these things any different from me or Mon Yerle?
17:58I said softly,
17:59Burn them all.
18:01The items were thrown into the fire one by one.
18:04The very last item was a photo of Lucian and me.
18:07He claimed he kept it in his breast pocket so he could look at it every day.
18:11But right now, it was just tossed in the corner of the storage room, collecting dust.
18:17On the back of the photo, he had personally written,
18:20Lucian and Layla will be together forever.
18:23I snatched the photo and threw it right into the flames.
18:28Together forever?
18:30Liar!
18:30The firelight reflected off my pale cheeks.
18:34Maya finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.
18:38Layla, they're saying the Alpha gives Serena so much because she saved his life.
18:43They said he was ambushed and poisoned by rogues.
18:46And Serena saved him to repay a debt.
18:49But you were the one who saved the Alpha, Layla.
18:52To save the Alpha, you even sacrificed your own pup.
18:55Layla, if we tell the Alpha the truth, he will definitely win you back.
18:58Maya said frantically.
18:59And Beta Reek.
19:01He was lied to as well.
19:03Everyone is saying Serena took a silver blade for Beta Reek,
19:07which is why he cherishes her so much.
19:09They Beta the Reach.
19:11But you were the one who took that silver blade for him.
19:15Layla, hold on.
19:16As long as I find a chance to escape and tell the Alpha and the Beta the truth,
19:20they will definitely...
19:24She probably saw the bitter smile on my face and stopped talking.
19:28Is that really true, Nick?
19:29Say she really did save them back then.
19:31Did I deserve to be treated like complete trash?
19:34What gave them the right?
19:36Just to repay a kindness, they brutally hurt me, framed me, and carved out my womb.
19:41What gave them the right?
19:44I grew up with the Alpha since childhood.
19:47A bond of over 20 years.
19:49What does it even mean to him?
19:53When I was getting married, they even tossed the mating gift Reedy gave me in here.
19:58For the very first time, I opened the box.
20:01Inside were just cheap, low-quality stones.
20:05Not even a single decent piece of jewelry.
20:08And this was the mating gift my brother Reet put so much thought into for me.
20:14Tears fell onto them.
20:16I threw them all into the fire.
20:18Just to repay a favor, Reet allowed the Alpha to hurt me, trash me, and banish me from the pack.
20:26Then what about his oath to protect me for the rest of his life?
20:29What about all those times I bled by his side on the battlefield?
20:33I was his right-hand woman!
20:39What do all those years of feelings even mean?
20:43It was such a flimsly lie.
20:46Why couldn't they see right through it?
20:50Because they just want an excuse.
20:52An excuse to hurt me without any guilt.
20:55And an excuse to openly favor someone else.
20:59They're betting that I love them too much to ever leave.
21:02If a precious gemstone hits the ground and doesn't shatter,
21:06they think they have an excuse to throw it again and again.
21:09They'll just say,
21:10Look!
21:11Look!
21:11It was an accident!
21:12And look!
21:13It's so tough!
21:14But I'm not a stone.
21:15I bleed.
21:17I choked out a sob.
21:19And I refuse to be that stone anymore.
21:22Just to be slammed to the ground and trashed by them over and over.
21:28I refuse to waste the rest of my life, these two worthless men.
21:31When I woke up again, Lucetian was sitting by my bed.
21:35Seeing me awake, he instantly pulled me into his arms.
21:39You clearly know I only mated with Serena to protect you.
21:44Why did you set the storage room on fire to vent your anger?
21:48Did you know hearing about the fire almost scared Serena into premature labory?
21:54I coldly shoved him away.
21:57Staring at the suggestive bite marks on his neck, I gave a cold laugh.
22:01I was freezing to death.
22:03Is it a crime to start a fire to stay warm?
22:08Did the fire scare Serena into early labor?
22:11Or did you two just fuck too hard?
22:15I had no choice.
22:17Serena sacrificed so much for us.
22:19I just wanted to give her a noble status.
22:22Stop throwing tantrums, Layla.
22:24I promise you, this is the last time.
22:27He tried to feed me the herbal brew.
22:30I know you mind Serena, but I really just wanted to repay her kindness.
22:35When I was poisoned back then, I had to mate with a she-wolf to draw the poison into her
22:39to survive.
22:42Serena risked everything to save me.
22:45She saved you, so of course you repay her.
22:48But what does that have to do with me?
22:51Did I deserve to be ruined by you two like this?
22:55What nonsense are you talking about?
23:01Your bad luck caused you to end up like this.
23:04It has absolutely nothing to do with Serena or us.
23:07He knocked the bowl over.
23:08The boiling brew splashed onto my wounds.
23:12You're completely insane.
23:14I took everyone's mockery for you.
23:16I even went and begged the head elder and the council to cancel your banishment.
23:20Instead of being grateful, you're blaming me.
23:22He was beyond furious.
23:23His chest heaved as he stared at me with pure disappointment.
23:26I was so wrong about you, you don't even compare to Serena.
23:31When I spoiled you and neglected her before, she never blamed me once.
23:37She defended me everywhere and even risked her life for me.
23:42And you?
23:44Why didn't you save me when I was poisoned?
23:47I gave a bitter laugh.
23:49Lucian, you make me sick.
23:51You're asking me where I was?
23:53Then why didn't you ever wonder about those three months you were poisoned?
23:56Why did I never show up?
23:57Where did I actually go?
23:59If you had looked into it for even one second, you'd know the truth.
24:05Don't tell me you were the one who saved me and you had to go into hiding because the poison
24:09was too deep.
24:10You think I'd buy that crap?
24:12I turned my face away to hide my tears.
24:16Since you refused to believe me, I have nothing left to say.
24:22You're just too stubborn.
24:30You're awake.
24:30After Lucian left, Serena walked in wearing a sheer nightgown.
24:35The bare skin on her shoulders was covered in suggestive bite marks.
24:39She chased the maid out.
24:42Layla, you're so pitiful.
24:44You used to be so arrogant.
24:46But soon you'll have to beg me for scraps like a dog.
24:49No, I'll make you live worse than a dog.
24:52I want you to kneel by our bed,
24:54watch us, and clean up every mark your beloved man leaves on my body.
24:59I ignored her.
25:01My heart was long dead.
25:02Her words couldn't hurt me anymore.
25:05But compared to humiliating you, I'd much rather you just die early.
25:09That way, you can never steal Lucian away again.
25:14She clapped her hands.
25:16The door suddenly pushed open.
25:18Stood a pack of filthy rogue wolves, their eyes glowing green.
25:22Serve our former Luna well.
25:24Make sure her final send off is nice and comfortable.
25:29Well, well.
25:31Pretty little thing.
25:32Did you enjoy us last time?
25:33Looking at those faces constantly flashing in my nightmares,
25:36I screamed in absolute terror.
25:37Get away from me!
25:41Please!
25:42Let me go!
25:43Serena, please, I'll leave the territory.
25:45I promise I will never come back,
25:47and I will never fight you for Lucian!
25:53Fear made me forget every ounce of my dignity.
25:55I just kept begging for mercy.
25:57What's going on in there?
25:58Suddenly, footsteps echoed outside the door.
26:00It was ripe and Lucian.
26:01A final burst of survival instinct flared inside me.
26:04Before I could even scream for help,
26:06Serena threw herself into their arms,
26:08sobbing controllably.
26:09Alpha! Riot! Save me!
26:12I was worried about Layla's health,
26:14so I kindly came to see her.
26:15I never expected her to actually hire rogues to rape me.
26:19She said if I got defiled by rogues too,
26:21you two would definitely despise me!
26:24You're totally unhinged!
26:26How dare you try to hurt Serena!
26:28You deserve to die!
26:29Riot charged furiously and slapped me hard across the face.
26:33You fucking bitch!
26:35I was blind enough to think you were depressed
26:37and to have Rice keep you company.
26:39I can't believe you still never learn.
26:41To actually go after Serena,
26:43she's pregnant!
26:44A bitch like you just needs to die!
26:47Whatever Serena turns into,
26:49she is everything to us.
26:51You disgusting bitch!
26:53You deserve to live lower than a cheap whore!
26:57Enforcers, lock her up with these rogues.
27:02He pointed at me and ordered the rogues.
27:04Whatever she hired you to do to Serena,
27:06do it to her.
27:07Ten times worse.
27:10If she survives,
27:11I will slaughter every last one of you for Serena!
27:15With that, he scooped Serena up into his arms
27:17and left without looking back.
27:19Raith Reet stared coldly as I reached my hand out to him for help.
27:23He grabbed it and snapped my wrist bone.
27:26I screamed in pure agony.
27:28He just scoffed.
27:30Just die, you whore.
27:31After coaxing Serena to sleep,
27:33the two men looked toward the storage room building.
27:35Did I go too far?
27:37Raith frowned.
27:40Forget it.
27:41If she still doesn't admit her mistake by tonight,
27:43I'll have a healer look at her tomorrow.
27:44Those rogues,
27:45the helpers she hired herself,
27:47they won't actually hurt her.
27:50They're just gonna scare her a bit.
27:51Right as he finished speaking,
27:54a thick plume of black smoke suddenly billowed from the storage room.
28:00Right after that, a massive explosion went off.
28:03The building collapsed,
28:05Flimes shooting into the sky.
28:06Alpha, bad news!
28:08The Luna, she set herself on fire!
28:10Impossible!
28:11Rett and Lucien shot up to their feet,
28:13their faces lit deathly pale by the firelight.
28:16Layla is definitely playing tricks!
28:18No one is allowed to put out the fire!
28:21Let her burn!
28:22Let's see if she still dares!
28:25Rhett paced back and forth,
28:27but his eyes stayed glued to the flames.
28:29Last time she set a fire,
28:30she almost scared Serena into early purgey.
28:34Is she trying to pull the same stunt?
28:38But this fire was entirely different from the last one.
28:41Panic set in.
28:42They quickly walked outside.
28:44We can't let her keep burning it.
28:45Serena is still here.
28:47Enforcers!
28:47Enforcers, put out the fire!
28:50Lucien frantically tried to rush into the flames,
28:52but was held back by the Enforcers.
28:56Serena also ran out.
28:57Leia is definitely just scaring you guys again,
28:59trying to shock me into early labor.
29:03Why won't she just let me go?
29:06They completely ignored her,
29:07still trying to rush into the fire.
29:10She blurted,
29:11She's playing games!
29:12She's definitely not in there!
29:14She's probably hiding somewhere right now,
29:16just watching you freak out!
29:18My stomach hurts so much!
29:20The pup's coming!
29:21Alpha!
29:22Wreath! Hurry up and take me to the healer!
29:24You're about to give birth!
29:26What are you doing out here?
29:27If your stomach hurts, why didn't you stay inside?
29:30Lucien was also panicking.
29:31He brushed her off.
29:33I'll have someone call the midwife.
29:35You go back first.
29:36We have to save Layla.
29:37We can't tend to you right now.
29:40Serena stomped her feet in anger.
29:42She waned to Raid.
29:44Raid, I think the baby's coming.
29:46Will you walk me back?
29:48But Raid only stared at the flames right now.
29:50His eyes were full of panic and terror.
29:53For the first time,
29:55he ignored Sienna's whining
29:56and charged head-first into the fire.
29:59The burning ruins were filled with charred bodies.
30:02The more he searched,
30:03the harder his heart pounded.
30:05Finally,
30:05he found a bloody, mangled body in the corner.
30:08A heavy object had crashed down,
30:10burning the person beyond recognition.
30:12The only way he could recognize me
30:14was by my broken wrists.
30:16Layla!
30:17He screamed,
30:18heart shattered,
30:19trying to lunge forward.
30:21The next second,
30:23the storage shelves collapsed,
30:24completely swallowing the body in the flames.
30:27The enforcers rushed in
30:28and forcibly dragged him out.
30:30Raid collapsed to the ground,
30:31staring at the burning house
30:33until his eyes felt ready to split.
30:37We caught a rogue trying to escape.
30:39The enforcers walked over,
30:40holding down a man
30:41and with half his face burned off.
30:44Raid raised his blade to hack him down.
30:47I'll slaughter you!
30:49The man dropped to his knees, begging.
30:52Spare me!
30:53We were just following orders!
30:55It was you who ordered us to defile the Luna!
30:57Lucien's expression changed instantly.
30:59He rushed over,
31:01grabbed him,
31:01and looked closely.
31:03It's you.
31:04It really is you.
31:06How could it be you?
31:07How could Layla possibly you guys
31:09to put on an act?
31:10Aren't you already dead?
31:13We were wrong.
31:14How could Layla possibly hire the people
31:16who defiled her to put on an act?
31:18Someone else hired them to hurt her.
31:20We blamed her wrongly.
31:21We got her killed.
31:23Impossible!
31:24Rhett was shaking all over.
31:26I gave them strict orders
31:28to throw you all in the dungeons
31:29to await execution.
31:32Didn't you have someone?
31:33The rogue begged continuously.
31:35Someone had us rescued
31:36and told us to go again!
31:38Serena suddenly screamed.
31:40Bloody water flowed down her thighs.
31:43It hurts so much!
31:44The baby is coming!
31:46She pointed at the rogue,
31:47crying.
31:48I'm so scared!
31:49Alpha!
31:50Wright!
31:51Hurry up and take him away!
31:52Seeing her bleeding,
31:53Lucien ignored his grief
31:54and immediately scooped her up,
31:56rushing outside.
31:57Call the healer!
31:58Now!
31:58Riot wiped his tears.
32:00Looking at the burned-down house,
32:02he muttered,
32:03Layla, rest in peace.
32:04I will find out
32:05who did this to you.
32:08I already know
32:09who killed my lady.
32:10Maya walked out
32:11with red eyes,
32:12giving him a miserable smile.
32:15Weren't you the ones
32:16who forced her to her death?
32:17Are you satisfied now?
32:19Her healing salves.
32:21You blocked the healers.
32:23You gave her no food
32:25and no heat.
32:27Did you know she had to burn
32:29every single thing she owned
32:30just so she wouldn't freeze to death?
32:34Reet's face went pale.
32:36Impossible.
32:37I gave them strict orders.
32:39Maya sneered.
32:41Well, it's a good thing
32:42they didn't listen to you.
32:43Otherwise,
32:43I wouldn't have escaped
32:45to fulfill Layla's final wish.
32:47She handed over a cloth bundle.
32:49These are her belongings
32:50and the farewell letter
32:52Leah told me to give you.
32:55Reet,
32:55I asked someone to find
32:57the war healer
32:57who saved you back then.
32:59If you just ask him,
33:00you'll know exactly
33:00who took that silver blade for you.
33:04As for the Alpha's poison,
33:06find Albert,
33:07the healer from back then.
33:08Open this bundle
33:09and you'll understand everything.
33:11Reet,
33:12Maya said coldly.
33:13Layla told me she heard
33:14every word you and the Alpha said.
33:16Reet collapsed to the ground,
33:18his heart feeling like
33:19it was ripped open alive.
33:21Serena kept screaming
33:22from the bedroom,
33:23but Lucien felt zero joy
33:25about becoming a father.
33:28Was he wrong?
33:29It seemed he had personally murdered
33:31the woman he loved the most.
33:33Alpha!
33:34A familiar voice called out.
33:36Lucien looked up.
33:37It was Albert,
33:38the healer who cured
33:39his poison years ago.
33:41Albert, you're here.
33:42My Luna is giving birth.
33:43Get in there and check on her.
33:44That poison was too strong back then.
33:46I'm terrified it left lasting damage
33:47on her and the pup.
33:48Giving birth?
33:48Albert looked completely baffled.
33:50How could she give birth?
33:52That's impossible.
33:53I just saw the Luna last month.
33:54Impossible.
33:56The pup in her belly
33:57was already twisted
33:58and dead from the poison.
34:00She was crying so hard that day.
34:04What did you ever see, Serena?
34:06I had Serena staying
34:07at the healing quarters
34:08for six months.
34:09Because marrying Layla,
34:10marrying completely broke,
34:11she started waiting wasted.
34:12Albert looked completely confused.
34:14Of course I'm talking about Leia.
34:15She was the one
34:16who cured your poison back then.
34:19Lucian's face turned goresly pale.
34:21He stumbled and almost fell.
34:23What?
34:24How is that possible?
34:25Layla couldn't have been pregnant.
34:26How could it be her?
34:29I let her carry that twisted dead pup's
34:32all the poison in her body
34:33would draw into it.
34:35She was terrified you'd blame yourself
34:37and grieve so she begged me
34:39to keep it a secret.
34:43Lucian trembled violently.
34:44No wonder I kept crying
34:46and begging them for my wound back.
34:47Wasn't that the exact moment
34:49I tried to tell him the truth?
34:50But he never gave a damn.
34:51He suddenly remembered
34:52the questions I asked him.
34:54Why didn't he look
34:55dreams for me during
34:55those three months continued?
34:57In the end,
34:58he was just looking
34:59for an excuse all along.
35:00An excuse to make
35:02his precious first love,
35:03the Luna.
35:05Thump.
35:05The truth finally came out.
35:07Ryle and Lucian uncovered everything
35:10that had happened
35:11over the past few years,
35:12piece by piece,
35:13crime by crime.
35:15Exactly how Serena tormented me,
35:17all of it was laid bare.
35:19Everything was dragged
35:20into the light.
35:21Serena had slept her way
35:22into power,
35:24gotten pregnant by another man
35:25and pinned the child on Lucian.
35:28I actually got the woman
35:30I loved the most killed.
35:32All for such a vicious bitch.
35:36When our parents heard the news,
35:38they passed out on the spot.
35:40Wright was dragged
35:41to the council chambers
35:42for trial.
35:43You bastard!
35:44How could you be so utterly ruthless
35:46to your own sister, Layla?
35:50Years later,
35:51rumor had it that a crippled outcast
35:54had appeared in an abandoned mill
35:56within the territory.
35:57Some said that wrenched woman
35:59looked exactly like the mistress
36:00the Alpha used to spoil to death.
36:04But none of that has anything
36:06to do with me.
36:07Even though I can never have pups
36:09in this lifetime,
36:10I hold no regrets.
36:13Over the years,
36:14I've saved dozens of orphaned pups.
36:17I love them as if they were my very own,
36:19raising them to grow up safe and sound.
36:23Looking at the beautiful weather
36:24outside the window,
36:25I let out a soft sigh.
36:28Time for me to go guide the pups.
36:31What lies ahead is my brand-new life.
36:32What lies ahead is my brand-new life.
36:35I love my family,
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