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00:01:14I was matched with three beastmen from childhood.
00:01:18On my 21st birthday, I was supposed to choose one of them to bond with.
00:01:22The fox beastman, Reese, was one of the best.
00:01:30It was warm and charming.
00:01:33The tiger beastman, Finn, was proud and sharp-tongued.
00:01:37The snake beastman, Kalem, had double the fun.
00:01:40By the time Kalem had me too sore to straighten my back, I saw their group chat.
00:01:45Whoever she picks is seriously unlucky.
00:01:48I don't like her.
00:01:49What about you two?
00:01:50You mangly fox.
00:01:51You stinking tiger.
00:01:52I don't like her either.
00:01:54She's always yanking my fur in bed.
00:01:56I'm practically going bald.
00:01:58Her sister's so much gentler, don't you think?
00:02:00Right, you dead black snake?
00:02:02Don't like her.
00:02:04She's always biting my tail tip.
00:02:07I let out a cold laugh.
00:02:10Perfect.
00:02:11As a fake heiress.
00:02:12They saved me from agonizing over who to pick.
00:02:16That same night, I booked a flight overseas for school.
00:02:22Forget it.
00:02:24I don't want any of the three of you.
00:02:26The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom.
00:02:29But what they'd said came back to me.
00:02:58I held back my tears.
00:03:01Fifteen years of waking up beside them, and it couldn't buy me one person's honest heart.
00:03:07They'd only met Sophia a handful of times, and they were already calling for her?
00:03:12I'd been sitting here counting down to my birthday next month, ready to give them an answer they'd be happy
00:03:18with.
00:03:18What a joke that looks like now.
00:03:20If I hadn't stumbled onto their real feelings today, I would have humiliated myself at next month's party.
00:03:26My identity was already shaky enough, being a fake heiress.
00:03:30And they were playing games with me on top of it.
00:03:33Tears welled up in my eyes.
00:03:35I was about to wipe it away when arms folded around me from behind.
00:03:40Caleb leaned in and carefully licked the tear from their cheek.
00:03:44I'm sorry sweetheart, are you warmed up?
00:03:46That's on me.
00:03:47We don't have to do both next time.
00:03:49I hadn't even noticed him come out of the bathroom.
00:03:52He'd just showered, still warm from the water.
00:03:55My scratches still marking his skin.
00:03:57I saw something in his eyes that looked real and not concerned.
00:04:01It made me angry.
00:04:03I shoved his hand off.
00:04:04He could say something that cool and still act this well.
00:04:12I shot him a glare over my shoulder.
00:04:15Look at him.
00:04:16Was this my fault?
00:04:17He was the one always baiting me.
00:04:20The angrier I got, the more I wanted to do something about it.
00:04:24I opened my mouth and bit down on his tail tail.
00:04:28Heart.
00:04:28Caleb let out a low grunt and pulled me closer instead.
00:04:34My tongue accidentally grazed the tail.
00:04:37I watched him tip his head back, jaw tight.
00:04:40I released his tail.
00:04:42I didn't look at the man behind me, breathing rough, the red at the corners of his eyes still
00:04:47not fading.
00:04:49I shoved the door open and walked out, right into a burning hot chest.
00:04:55Well, well.
00:04:57What happened, princess?
00:05:06Did that stupid snake leave you unsatisfied?
00:05:09Finn grinned down at me.
00:05:11Then he leaned to my ear and breathed.
00:05:13Wanna come to my room?
00:05:15Get away from me!
00:05:16I pushed him off and walked.
00:05:19Finn stared at my closed door, then turned a sharp look toward Caleb.
00:05:23You upset her?
00:05:25I didn't.
00:05:26Caleb looked just as lost.
00:05:28Did you say something to her?
00:05:30Caleb frowned.
00:05:32What's all the noise?
00:05:34Reesh leaned in the doorway.
00:05:36Talking's boring.
00:05:37Just fight it out, as if.
00:05:40Stop pretending to be reasonable.
00:05:41After the commotion died down, all three of them went back to their own rooms.
00:06:06I lay in bed and couldn't sleep, no matter which way I turned.
00:06:09I'd spent over 20 years as the heiress of this family.
00:06:13And now, I was being told it was all fake.
00:06:15The identity wasn't mine.
00:06:17My parents' love wasn't mine.
00:06:19Everything I had belonged to Sophia.
00:06:21I was the one who stole her brilliant life.
00:06:24So, I was the one who volunteered to me.
00:06:26That's how I ended up in this villa.
00:06:28I hadn't even planned on bringing the three of them.
00:06:30They showed up on their own room.
00:06:32I let out a short little sound.
00:06:34My eyes went blurry.
00:06:36I bit into my pillow.
00:06:37Fake.
00:06:37All of it.
00:06:39Fake.
00:06:39The only real thing I had was my acceptance letter from the Eastmore Conservatory.
00:06:44I picked up my phone and dialed the number I had.
00:06:46Yes.
00:06:46That's right.
00:06:47Move the date up.
00:06:48Just one person.
00:06:50I hadn't had the chance to tell them yet.
00:06:52Right when I got the acceptance letter, the story broke that I wasn't the Morrison's real daughter.
00:06:57My parents held Sophia and cried.
00:06:59I quietly picked the letter away.
00:07:01They'd hired tutors for my piano since I was small.
00:07:04They'd given me the room with the best light upstairs for a practice room.
00:07:08Every bit of skill I had came from the foundation they built for me.
00:07:12Then one day, my parents took my hands in the house.
00:07:15Lena, go somewhere else for a while.
00:07:18In our hearts, we're still our child.
00:07:20My mouth opened but I couldn't bring myself to mention going away.
00:07:25In the dark, I bit my lip.
00:07:27Honestly, maybe this was the better way.
00:07:29I had no reason to stay.
00:07:31No one loved me.
00:07:32But I would love myself just fine on my own.
00:07:35I'd meant to keep my temper in check.
00:07:37Spend one last quiet month with the three of them and leave without a scene.
00:07:41But some people never let you rest.
00:07:46Finn, get out.
00:07:48Princess, what did that stupid snake do to you?
00:07:51He acted like you hadn't heard me.
00:07:52Still upset?
00:07:53I didn't answer.
00:07:56I don't care.
00:07:57Tonight's my turn.
00:07:59I'll make it good for you.
00:08:01I pushed him back and said it again.
00:08:02I don't want to.
00:08:06Go back to your room.
00:08:07Finn finally registered that I meant it.
00:08:10His expression fell.
00:08:11What do you mean you don't want to?
00:08:14I've been waiting days.
00:08:17I slapped him across the face.
00:08:19Get out.
00:08:20Finn held his cheek, looking at me with eyes full of wounded disbelief.
00:08:24Then he slammed the door behind me.
00:08:27The noise brought Calum and Reese into the hallway.
00:08:29Lena, he ran out.
00:08:31Leave her.
00:08:32I said it quietly.
00:08:35Outside, thunder rolled.
00:08:37The rain came down hard.
00:08:47The rain came down to me with a signal.
00:08:48I quit killing her.
00:08:49Die.
00:09:00The teachers walked off today.
00:09:04We just wanna end and grab it in the hallway.
00:09:05Keep going with your首 on.
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00:09:13He was the most stubborn of the three. I wasn't worried about him getting into real trouble.
00:09:19High-level beastmen were capable in every sense of the word. It was just that this feeling of
00:09:24being slipping out of control wasn't him, like being drowned slowly in a tide of memories you
00:09:29couldn't fight off. The next morning, I walked out of my room with dark circles under my eyes.
00:09:34Kalem was standing by my door like a guard. I startled and stepped back.
00:09:38What are you doing outside my room? He didn't answer, just looked at me with those quiet,
00:09:42searching eyes. Then he reached over and tugged on the hand of my clothes.
00:09:47Can I come to your room tonight? Faced with that desperate look, I tried very hard not to roll my
00:09:52eyes. No. I'll wear that butler outfit tonight, okay? I bought a crop. Did I hurt you last time?
00:10:01You can use it on me. I turned toward the stairs and walked around. I didn't look back at whatever
00:10:08he said next. Reese was at the bottom of the stairs, watching me with an unreadable excursion.
00:10:14I stepped around him and sat down at the table. Reese paused, then came and stood behind my chair.
00:10:19Baby, he said it, baby.
00:10:21Aren't you forgetting something?
00:10:22Before, I used to give each of them a good morning kiss when they came down.
00:10:26Right now, I play dumb.
00:10:28Eat.
00:10:30Reese and Kalem exchanged a look behind me.
00:10:32Then they quietly pulled out their chairs. Halfway through the meal, the front door banged open.
00:10:38I felt my eye twitch before I even saw who it was.
00:10:41Sophia walked in behind Finn, both of them about something.
00:10:46Sophia wrapped herself around my arm like we were close.
00:10:49Selena, the clothes in your room are all so pretty.
00:10:51But I thought someone else already wore them, so that's kind of close, right?
00:10:55So I threw them all out.
00:10:58You don't mind, do you?
00:11:00No.
00:11:00No.
00:11:01No.
00:11:02No.
00:11:02No.
00:11:02No.
00:11:02What do you mean after all these years of living so well?
00:11:07Why not?
00:11:08Why don't you get on?
00:11:11The air in the room matched to us.
00:11:14I pulled her hand off my arm without changing my expression.
00:11:18I don't need them.
00:11:20I don't need them.
00:11:21I said it and glanced at the three beastmen.
00:11:23Their eyes were all on Sophia.
00:11:25Finn, in particular, was watching me with an almost defiant look.
00:11:30Lena, Sophia wants to stay here a few days.
00:11:32You don't have a problem with that, do you?
00:11:34I looked straight at Finn.
00:11:35The others watched my face for a reaction.
00:11:37Finn's eyes slid away from mine.
00:11:39Last night, if I hadn't ran into Sophia, I would have been out in that rain all night.
00:11:42You didn't even-
00:11:43Sure.
00:11:44I smiled and turned to Sophia before any of them could react.
00:11:47Stay as long as you want, little sister.
00:11:50Feel free to pick any room you like.
00:12:05And including nerves.
00:12:07Lena!
00:12:08All three said my name at the same time.
00:12:10What are you saying?
00:12:11No one goes in our rooms.
00:12:15Sweetheart, did that tiger make you lose your mind?
00:12:18He's awful.
00:12:19We don't need him.
00:12:20Finn looked like he had a lot to say, but couldn't.
00:12:23He said it quietly, then shot Reese a look.
00:12:25I didn't bother with any of them.
00:12:27I grabbed my things and took the car out alone.
00:12:30No one came with me.
00:12:32At the bar, my friend Cassek pulled me into her side.
00:12:35What's going on, princess?
00:12:37I swirled my cocktail.
00:12:38Don't call me that.
00:12:39I'm a fake.
00:12:41And everything I have is someone else's.
00:12:42I knocked the drink back.
00:12:44The burn hit my throat.
00:12:45All of it.
00:12:46I don't say that.
00:12:47You're my best friend.
00:12:49It's got nothing to do with where you come from.
00:12:51I leaned on Cassie's shoulder.
00:12:56What's got you so miserable?
00:12:57You've got three beastmen at home.
00:12:59Can't they cheer you up?
00:13:00She laughed a little.
00:13:01Don't mention them.
00:13:02They give me a headache.
00:13:09My phone kept going on.
00:13:11Messages and calls from all three of them.
00:13:13I didn't pick up one.
00:13:16By the time I got home, my steps weren't quite steady.
00:13:21I'd barely opened the door when hands gripped my shoulders.
00:13:27Why the monster?
00:13:28I don't do it.
00:13:31Lena, why didn't you answer your phone?
00:13:34Haylin's voice was right in my ear, tight with worry.
00:13:37You drank that much?
00:13:38Let me take you upstairs.
00:13:39I'm fine.
00:13:40I shrugged him off.
00:13:42I didn't drink that much.
00:13:43I wasn't lying.
00:13:44A few drinks wasn't enough to actually get me drunk.
00:13:48I said, let me walk on my own.
00:13:50Annoyance flashed across my face.
00:13:52What, you want me to dump all three of you sooner?
00:13:55Fueled by the alcohol, I blurted it out without noticing all three of them go pale.
00:14:00Lena, don't joke like that.
00:14:02I couldn't tell who said it.
00:14:04I went back to my room,
00:14:07showered, and got into bed.
00:14:17Half asleep, I felt something wrap around my waist.
00:14:21I opened my eyes to Reese's face.
00:14:23When he saw me wake, he kissed me.
00:14:25Lena, don't look like that.
00:14:27My head was still foggy.
00:14:31He pressed his face against my neck,
00:14:33the rounded ears on top of his head brushing my chin.
00:14:39He was looking at me with that practiced, melting gaze.
00:14:43The alcohol dulled my brain.
00:14:48Reese, you're wet.
00:14:50He didn't wait.
00:14:52He didn't wait.
00:15:06Then we ended up sleeping together, swept up and wanting it.
00:15:10After days of nothing, I couldn't say no.
00:15:12Reese held me close and spoke against my ear.
00:15:15Lena, you'll choose me, won't you?
00:15:18Just me.
00:15:19Choose?
00:15:20I barely registered what he was asking.
00:15:22I just nodded along.
00:15:23It seemed to light something in him.
00:15:25He threw himself into it, more eager than before.
00:15:29Here?
00:15:30Is this the right amount of pressure?
00:15:33Lena, pull my foot.
00:15:35Really pull it.
00:15:42After that reckless night, the morning came.
00:15:45I had just woken up in Reese's arms.
00:15:47Then I found Calum and Finn standing at the side of the bed, watching us in silence.
00:15:52Clothes scattered all over the floor.
00:15:55Awkward, didn't quite cover it.
00:15:56Reese acted like he couldn't sense anything was wrong.
00:15:59His full tail patting lazily against my chest.
00:16:02Good morning, Lena.
00:16:04He kissed my cheek with a loud snap.
00:16:07Well, things were already a mess, so I figured I might as well go with it.
00:16:11I had too much sleep this night.
00:16:13I wasn't thinking so long.
00:16:16Excuse me.
00:16:18You said yourself you weren't drunk, Lena.
00:16:20Are you playing favorites now?
00:16:22If you wanted someone, you should have come to me!
00:16:24Finn's eyes were red at the corners.
00:16:26We agreed, when you turned 18, every two days, rotate.
00:16:31Do you have any idea how long it's been since you came to my room?
00:16:34Shut up.
00:16:35I shook my head and pushed Reese's tail off me.
00:16:37Since that's how it is, let's cancel it.
00:16:41Cancel it what?
00:16:42The rotation.
00:16:43The room went quiet in a way that felt like something cracking.
00:16:53Sophia was leaving the very next day.
00:16:56She had etiquette classes and trainings to get to.
00:16:59She has no time to keep making a scene.
00:17:02Lena, I'm so jealous of you.
00:17:05I have so many nice things.
00:17:08My mouth twitched.
00:17:09I have nothing.
00:17:10Sophia's eyes had barely left the three of them to hold Reese's tail off me.
00:17:15It'll all be yours soon.
00:17:18Sophia left.
00:17:19I had somewhere to be confused.
00:17:20Seeing his face just reminds me of last night.
00:17:24Where do you think you're going?
00:17:25Back to campus.
00:17:26I have some paperwork to sort out.
00:17:28I'll come with you.
00:17:29All three stepped forward at the same time.
00:17:33Are you serious?
00:17:34You're still going?
00:17:35Have you got no shame?
00:17:36Finn elbowed Reese aside.
00:17:37Fair competition.
00:17:39You're just jealous, aren't you?
00:17:41While they argued, Kalem caught my hand.
00:17:44Take me with you.
00:17:46You dead snake!
00:17:50Enough.
00:17:51Everyone, stop.
00:17:53I shook my head.
00:17:54I'm going alone.
00:17:55No one is coming.
00:17:56Then I left.
00:17:57Of course I couldn't bring them.
00:17:58I was going back to submit paperwork for studying abroad.
00:18:04Lena, congratulations.
00:18:05Maestro Harlan almost never takes students.
00:18:07Your future is very bright.
00:18:11I walked toward the gate.
00:18:13Then I found Kalem leaning against a car, waiting.
00:18:16How did you know where I was?
00:18:18He opened the door, head bowed.
00:18:20I hesitated for a moment, then got in with him.
00:18:25Kalem, you...
00:18:26A hand pressed to the back of my head, and he kissed me.
00:18:34Hard and desperate, like a small animal with no sense of safety trying to prove something.
00:18:40I was forced to tilt my head back and stay tangled up with him for a moment.
00:18:45Enough.
00:18:45I moved his hand away before it could wander.
00:18:48Kalem's tail wound around my waist, slowly tightened.
00:18:52Baby, are you going to leave me?
00:18:53I smiled, swallowing down the bitter edge beneath it.
00:18:57Who left who first?
00:18:58Stop imagining things.
00:19:00Is that so?
00:19:02He was already undoing the buttons of his shirt as he said it.
00:19:05He pressed my hand against his chest.
00:19:07Touch it for me.
00:19:08I smacked his hand away in exasperation.
00:19:11Kalem shuddered.
00:19:12Then his breathing went rougher and more wanting.
00:19:15Damn, he enjoyed that.
00:19:16You'll choose me, won't you, baby?
00:19:19I broke into a smile then.
00:19:21Of course.
00:19:22Kalem looked at me with those liquid eyes.
00:19:25Serious, the heat in them not quite gone.
00:19:28Good.
00:19:29I was worried you...
00:19:30Never mind.
00:19:31A few more days, and then it's just the two of us.
00:19:35He trailed off near the end, said it too quietly.
00:19:37I didn't catch it.
00:19:59I wasn't even out of the car when I got back,
00:20:02and Reese came sprinting toward me.
00:20:04Bad news, Lena.
00:20:05The tiger went into paint earlier.
00:20:06Stop!
00:20:07Before, whenever one of them went into heat,
00:20:11I was the one who handled it.
00:20:12Under the current circumstances, I wasn't exactly eager.
00:20:16I barely touched the door handle before it flew open.
00:20:19Finn scooped me up and dropped me onto the bed.
00:20:21He searched for my lips urgently,
00:20:23and when he found them, a low, relieved sound left him.
00:20:27His hands moved under my clothes, setting fires.
00:20:30Lena, you're such a bad girl.
00:20:32His eyes had gone red,
00:20:33his ears and tail already showing in the half-shifted state.
00:20:37Finn, calm down.
00:20:40I pushed his head back.
00:20:43What's that supposed to mean?
00:20:45You're really refusing me?
00:20:46He held me too tightly, and it hurt.
00:20:49Let go.
00:20:50Keep this up in your hands.
00:21:04Keep this up in your hands.
00:21:04Handling it yourself.
00:21:06Finn wrapped himself around me, subdued,
00:21:08no longer pushing,
00:21:09just rubbing his cheek against my thigh, quiet.
00:21:13Didn't you used to like it?
00:21:14I've got bobs.
00:21:15i looked away finn looked like he might cry again then at least touch me
00:21:24i worked his tail with my hands not enough lower by the time my hands were too tired to keep
00:21:32going
00:21:33finn pressed a kiss to the top of my head lena you'll choose me won't you i could barely keep
00:21:40my eyes open what had gotten into all three of them coming to ask me that one after another i
00:21:45kissed
00:21:46his lips of course desire moved through finn's eyes possessive and searching landing on my mouth
00:21:53good when the time comes i'm collecting everything with interest one week left before my birthday the
00:22:00four of us held ourselves in a strange fragile calm on the day of the party i wore a deep
00:22:06plum strapless
00:22:07gown with a fishtail hem the three beast men looked at me like they were trying to see straight
00:22:12through the fabric i pretended not to notice and got into the car with them under normal circumstances
00:22:17the identity of a fake heiress wouldn't warrant such a formal event but everything had been arranged far
00:22:23in advance and business contacts were already coming to network my parents also weren't willing
00:22:28to write off their investment in me so the party continued at the estate i moved through the crowd
00:22:33with a composed smile my mother came over a touch of apology on her face lena you've been away so
00:22:40long
00:22:40your father and i aren't trying to push you out i just get along with your sister
00:23:00i'm fine mom i looked down and kept my voice level she touched my hair tonight's your birthday
00:23:06keep your composure have you thought about your decision with the beast men
00:23:10don't worry i'll give you an answer you're satisfied with i took a glass of champagne
00:23:15looked up and locked eyes with sophia across the room i smiled and lifted my glass to her
00:23:20be grateful little sister i'm not fighting you for a single thing i stood on the balcony and made a
00:23:26call
00:23:26is everything loaded and ready yes wait at the front gate i should be out by 10 if nothing goes
00:23:31wrong don't forget extra security the door opened behind me i ended the call quickly then arms came
00:23:36around me from behind lena i'm so happy reese looked at me with soft burning eyes you'll choose
00:23:43me won't you maybe it was just my imagination but i thought i saw longing and a hint of humility
00:23:48in his
00:23:49eyes little fox don't you trust me at all i smiled and patted his head he leaned in eager to
00:23:55kiss me
00:23:56don't my makeup reese followed me back into the hall if he'd had his tail out right now it would
00:24:02have been
00:24:02wagging
00:24:07under the attention of the room i stepped up onto the stage the hall quieted the lights came down on
00:24:14me my parents and sophia stood at the front closest to the stage calem reese and finn stood below it
00:24:21i
00:24:21looked at them one more time before i began to speak the dim light fell across their faces so i
00:24:26didn't
00:24:27see what was written there three faces wearing the same expression a sick consuming need to possess
00:24:35good evening everyone thank you for being here before i give my formal remarks i have something
00:24:41i'd like to say
00:24:45first i'm sure you're all aware by now that i'm not the morrison's biological daughter
00:24:51that's something that saddens me deeply
00:24:54i spent 20 years in a life that belonged to sophia and i am truly sorry for that the hall
00:25:00filled with
00:25:01murmuring no one had expected me to say it here like this my parents expressions faltered my mother
00:25:08gave me a warning look i returned it with something steady and reassuring
00:25:18she'd been my mother for 20 years she knew what i was doing i'm deeply grateful to the morrison family
00:25:23for
00:25:24raising me and in my eyes they will always be my parents wherever they need me i will always show
00:25:29up
00:25:29for them but sophia did suffer because of me and i want to do everything in my power to make
00:25:35that right
00:25:39as you all know today is the day i meant to choose a partner from the three beastmen i was
00:25:43matched with
00:25:43at birth they are all exceptional i mention this not to boast because in truth everything i have always
00:25:51belonged to sophia only old money families had the resources to arrange beastman matches from childhood
00:25:57it wasn't available to most people i paused sophia's expression had gone slightly blank
00:26:03downstage all three beastmen had gone pale therefore i raised my voice i am releasing all three of my
00:26:10beastmen to sophia i won't be claiming any of them the hall roared my parents and sophia were on their
00:26:19feet sophia's eyes blazed with something like joy
00:26:24you promised me you can't lie to me his voice broke tinged with tears
00:26:32calem and reese came running toward me like they'd gone mad
00:26:54i raised a hand the guards i'd placed moved in front of me i ran off the stage cut through
00:27:00the
00:27:00commotion and was out of the estate before anyone could stop me i got into the waiting car
00:27:07that's my girl
00:27:09i watched the live stream
00:27:12i said it immediately the three of them had already made it outside disheveled nothing left of their
00:27:17polished composure from an hour ago they were faster than i expected the car sped up but they ran
00:27:22behind it and didn't stop these men's speed was no joke they could outrun a car on foot calem slapped
00:27:28my window his voice breaking lena don't leave me you promised
00:27:34then tried to cut off the car the chassis lurched as they grabbed it oh my god they're insane they're
00:27:39absolutely insane cassie screamed and clung to my arm do something almost just as the tires were close
00:27:47to screaming the roar of motorcycles cut through from the side my guards pulled up alongside great guns
00:27:54in hand each of the three got a shot their pace slowed then they fell onto the road
00:28:17they could only watch as i drove away
00:28:21where did you even find those people cassie pressed yourself against the rear window i pressed my
00:28:26fingers to my brow and let out a breath money what can it do and just like that i left
00:28:34a mess behind
00:28:35me and went abroad i enrolled at the conservatory and became a student of maestro harland i had talent
00:28:42to begin with four years of hard work and i'd quietly built a name for myself in music performing across
00:28:48countries and cities constant travel had become my normal my parents hadn't let what happened push
00:28:55them away from me they were practical people the morrison family's eldest daughter lena morrison
00:29:02world-class concert pianist a name like that was worth something to the family that was enough
00:29:09i'd had no word of the three of them in years as if the night they lost their minds chasing
00:29:14my car
00:29:15never happened at all maybe they'd gotten exactly what they wanted maybe they were with the one
00:29:20they'd loved but that had nothing to do with me anymore once i walked away there was no going back
00:29:25the plane touched down and my thoughts came back to me i put on my sunglasses and walked out of
00:29:31the
00:29:31airport a wall of reporters pushed microphones for me miss morrison what brings you back this time
00:29:37you've been gone four years since you left without a word are you here to reclaim what's yours
00:29:58you're still recognized as the morrison family's eldest daughter are you coming back to contest the
00:30:02inheritance with your sister you've accomplished so much can you say a word i took off my sunglasses
00:30:07and looked at them with a calm smile i'm here to perform at an invitational piano recital my
00:30:12relationship with the morrison family is good it's nothing like what you're imagining
00:30:16miss morrison the three elite beastmen who grew up alongside you why did you give them up
00:30:22they've each made a name for themselves since then in finance entertainment and medicine did they do
00:30:27something to betray you can you share anything you refused to bond with them at your birthday
00:30:31was it exhaustion or something you couldn't say out loud then i said evenly unimportant people
00:30:37people i forgot them a long time ago then i got in and drove away back at the villa everything
00:30:44felt
00:30:44so familiar that it almost felt like another lifetime my phone rang while i was sitting on the bed
00:30:54staring at nothing hi mom lena why didn't you come straight home i turned something over in my fingers
00:31:01a single white hair i wanted to settle in first i'll be over tonight
00:31:21i hung up and lay back on the bed i frowned at the ceiling genuinely puzzled four years of housekeeping
00:31:30and they still hadn't managed to get rid of every trace of them the house was full of warmth when
00:31:36i
00:31:36arrived lena my mother ran to me and held my face in her hands you've lost weight the food abroad
00:31:43isn't
00:31:43any good is it come come cook has made all your favorites thank you mom i brought gifts back from
00:31:51overseas for everyone you and dad and sophia you've gone formal on us going away for a few years
00:31:57we made small talk and i sat down as luck would have it right next to sophia four years word
00:32:05was she'd
00:32:05already been placed into a role at our father's company sophia tapped the table with her diamond
00:32:10tipped nails lena long time no see long time no see i looked her over
00:32:23four years of comfortable living had done a lot for her she sparkled carried herself differently than i
00:32:30remembered you left quite gracefully back then sophia said made me look bad you know tone hard to read
00:32:36i took a sip of water and genuinely didn't know what to make of that i'd handed her three top
00:32:41tier beastmen
00:32:42by any measure that was a gain was she upset they'd been touched by someone else first that
00:32:47seemed petty it wasn't that kind of era anymore that's enough don't bring it up lena now that
00:32:53you're back are you planning to stay she's not going anywhere we're gonna find her a good match
00:32:58and settle her i hadn't even answered when my mother cut in i poked at the fish in my bowl
00:33:04mom that's really not something you need to do for me i spent years grinding to get where i am
00:33:09i didn't do that just to become someone's wife i still have places to go and things to see
00:33:17my mother went quiet she looked at me for a moment then her smile faded slowly
00:33:47she was distracted for the rest of the meal after dinner my father called me into a study
00:33:53he transferred a portion of the company shares into my name the condition was that i continue as
00:33:59a public ambassador for the brand sofia had a rough childhood so she'll take the larger share of the
00:34:05company any objections i've already begun training her in management no objection i looked out calmly
00:34:12at the dark evening and thought of the sky above lake takapo in new zealand that absolute clean kind
00:34:19of dark nothing like here my father let out a long breath he seemed like he had more to say
00:34:25you were
00:34:26always too headstrong if you'd stayed and fought back then things might have been different thank you
00:34:31dad but i only want to play piano i'm not going to fight sofia for anything i pulled the door
00:34:38open
00:34:38to leave and found sofia standing right outside it i glanced at her and went downstairs wait sofia
00:34:45followed then stopped in front of me with an oddly uncomfortable expression did you mean what you said in
00:34:51there of course i have my own career now i have no interest in the company you'd better mean it
00:34:58sofia said lifting her chin and by the way your beast men refused go with me no matter what
00:35:07i never touched them
00:35:14that sentence made me stop breathing for a second then i pulled myself back together that has nothing
00:35:19to do with me anymore it's their choice what do you mean sofia looked genuinely puzzled i have nothing
00:35:26to do with those three they're terrifying i don't know how you ever liked that type when you left
00:35:33they nearly came apart she paused oh actually you should just hear it from them here they come i looked
00:35:41into the living room there they were four years and none of them looked much different if what sophia
00:35:48said was true and she'd never taken them they would have been processed by the beast man registry and
00:35:53placed into work independently not a hardship for them they'd always been in elite programs even back
00:36:01in school in their own specialized tracks alongside my international curriculum trained to the highest
00:36:07standard in everything lena kalem spoke first his eyes were fixed on me hurt and hoping
00:36:19i changed direction and walked toward the door
00:36:25i have nothing to say to any of you what's done is done don't come looking for me again
00:36:29i got in the car and left when i got home i went straight to the piano room and played
00:36:35for hours
00:36:36before i finally stopped breathing hard sophia's words kept circling in my head was she lying to me but
00:36:43what would she gain from that if what she said is true then what happened back then was a
00:36:48misunderstanding so what made them say something that cruel i couldn't work it out i poured a glass
00:36:54of red wine and sat in the armchair by the floor to ceiling window shadows moved outside then were still
00:37:00i narrowed my eyes then picked up my phone add extra guards outside everyone keeps a tramp gun on hand
00:37:06after that i went contentedly to sleep i woke up because i couldn't breathe when i finally got my eyes
00:37:12open
00:37:12i was wrapped up tight in someone's arms i knew it let go i said it through my teeth
00:37:24finn was the closest one his face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck lena if i
00:37:30let go are you gonna run again reese had his arm around my waist his large tail looped around my
00:37:35legs
00:37:36baby to you were just unimportant people you actually said that you promised me calem's arms
00:37:42encircled me from behind i'm sorry the dark tail tip grazing my lips please this time don't leave
00:37:47me you can bite me if you want as long as you're not angry i'll take anything reese's tail shot
00:37:53into
00:37:53my hand then pull my fur too pull it bald if you want stop it all of you are you
00:37:58trying to suffocate me
00:37:59they pressed in again hot lips touched the back of my neck lena four years do you know what these
00:38:07four years were like for me i clenched my fist this is all an act now didn't you say it
00:38:11yourselves
00:38:12you both loved sophia so much said she was gentle said whoever i picked was unlucky didn't you want
00:38:19to be with her now that it turns out you couldn't manage to stay in her life you come back
00:38:23to me
00:38:23that's not it i never liked her i never liked all three denied it immediately stop pretending
00:38:30i read your chat you hated me biting your tail you hated me pulling your fur
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00:59:27Finn was the closest one, his face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:59:37Lena, if I let go, are you going to run again?
00:59:39Reese had his arm around my waist. His large tail looped around my legs.
00:59:44Baby, to you we're just unimportant people? You actually said that. You promised me.
00:59:49Calum's arms encircled me from behind, the dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:59:54Please, this time, don't leave me. You can bite me if you want. As long as you're not angry, I'll
00:59:58take anything.
00:59:59Reese's tail shot into my hand.
01:00:01Then pull my fur too. Pull it bald if you want.
01:00:04Stop it, all of you! Are you trying to suffocate me?
01:00:07They pressed in again. Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
01:00:11Lina, four years. Do you know what these four years were like for me?
01:00:15I clenched my fist. This is all an act now. Didn't you say it yourselves?
01:00:19it might be testified in my time. I saw
01:00:19different управs, FE thought it would be clean.
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