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00:00:06I think I'll leave a souvenir.

00:00:12Stop!

00:00:28On our 10th anniversary, my boyfriend told me he's getting gauged to his bribed enemy.

00:00:34I'm going to let him see for himself how the very thing he threw away is now being cherished.

00:00:51You've been working hard.

00:00:55It's not every day you stay for breakfast.

00:00:57I'm getting engaged next month.

00:01:02What?

00:01:04The Lorraine heiress.

00:01:05Political match.

00:01:07You know how it works.

00:01:08And where does that leave me?

00:01:11Nothing changes for you.

00:01:12We can keep things exactly the way they are, under the radar.

00:01:16You know I can't quit you.

00:01:17So what you're saying is, I'm your mistress.

00:01:22Good girl.

00:01:23I'll stop by tonight.

00:01:26I am not your damn dog!

00:01:3910 years.

00:01:4110 years.

00:01:42And all I get are 4 words.

00:01:43Keep it a secret.

00:01:5310 years.

00:01:54I finally found you.

00:02:00When I woke up again, a boy appeared before me.

00:02:03Don't worry. You're safe.

00:02:05I decided from that moment on to follow the one who had saved me.

00:02:18In this downpour, are you looking to catch a fever, miss?

00:02:22Or would you rather grab a hot coffee on the way?

00:02:24It's him. Martius' biggest rival? Why is he here? A coincidence? Or coffee?

00:02:29You don't strike me as the terrible type, sir.

00:02:31Maybe I'm just someone who hates seeing good things go to waste.

00:02:35Take a look at this.

00:02:40Mathias and his fiancée, taken at Amber Manor last week. Perfect match, aren't they?

00:02:44Ten years. He wouldn't even give you a title.

00:02:46Now he's getting married and you are still his dirty little secret.

00:02:49Don't you know what you are to him by now?

00:02:50What exactly are you trying to say?

00:02:53Get in.

00:02:54Or do you plan to keep standing in the rain, crying over someone who isn't worth it?

00:02:58Okay.

00:03:01Ten years. I've finally found you.

00:03:04This time, I won't let you out of my sight again.

00:03:11Speak.

00:03:13What is it you want from me?

00:03:14No rush. Clean yourself up first.

00:03:16Is it really worth ruining yourself over a man who doesn't love you?

00:03:19No need. Just say what you have to say.

00:03:22I have a proposal. Partner with me and let's pull Mathias down from the throne he's so proud of.

00:03:28No. No matter what, he's sheltered me for ten years. I won't do anything to hurt him.

00:03:32Stop the car. I'm getting out.

00:03:33He is unfaithful to you, yet you refuse to hurt him? Ten years.

00:03:37He hid you away for ten years, then throw you out when he was done, and you're still defending him?

00:03:40It's different. He raised me for ten years. I will never harm him. Do you hear me?

00:03:44Never. Open the door.

00:03:45No.

00:03:46What's wrong with you?

00:03:48She passed out from the fever.

00:03:51Back to the mansion.

00:03:54Ten years.

00:03:55I've been looking for you for ten years, too.

00:03:58You don't get to check out on me.

00:04:07It's you?

00:04:11Awake.

00:04:12You were in the rain for too long and running a fever.

00:04:14The doctor said you need rest.

00:04:17You've got a fever. Don't move.

00:04:19Staying right here with me is the safest place you could be.

00:04:23My clothes. Who changed them?

00:04:25Relax. Everything I should see and everything I shouldn't, I've seen it all.

00:04:28No one gets to touch you but me.

00:04:30You're unbelievable.

00:04:32Unbelievable?

00:04:33I just had the maid change your wet clothes so you wouldn't catch pneumonia.

00:04:36Your life is worth more than mine. I'm not taking any chances.

00:04:39I should go.

00:04:40It's pouring out there. You leave now, you'll just be a half-dressed mess.

00:04:43Why not stay? Let me take good care of you.

00:04:48Why are you helping me? I rejected you.

00:04:52I hate being rejected, but I hate seeing you cry in the rain even more.

00:04:56You gave him your whole heart, but he's already holding someone else while planning their wedding.

00:05:00Your feelings mean nothing to him.

00:05:01Stop!

00:05:02I won't stop. He doesn't deserve you, but I want you.

00:05:05Stay with me. Be mine.

00:05:07What he couldn't give, I will.

00:05:09I'll spoil you. I'll hold you.

00:05:10And I'll take all your sorrow away.

00:05:12I'm fine. I won't be your mistress.

00:05:14And I won't ruin him.

00:05:16You've got spine, I'll give you that.

00:05:18But a spine doesn't fill the void in your heart, and it won't buy you the truth.

00:05:22Don't you want to ask him yourself?

00:05:24If he ever actually felt anything for you?

00:05:27Take me to his wedding reception.

00:05:28Fine.

00:05:30Next week, I'm taking you.

00:05:32I want Matthias to see for himself what he missed.

00:05:42Can you stand?

00:05:45I'm not that fragile.

00:05:47Good. We're dress shopping this afternoon.

00:05:50You're going to his wedding reception, right?

00:05:52Tell me you're not planning to show up looking like that.

00:05:54What?

00:05:5530 minutes. I'll be downstairs.

00:05:57I can handle it myself.

00:06:04Something wrong?

00:06:05Something wrong?

00:06:06Nothing. It's just, the dresses here are expensive.

00:06:09Worried I can't foot the bill?

00:06:14What's wrong? Do you know them?

00:06:16No. Never seen them.

00:06:19This one doesn't suit you. Let's try the next place.

00:06:22Okay.

00:06:26That woman. I swear I've seen her somewhere.

00:06:29You're probably just overthinking it.

00:06:30Is that so?

00:06:32Something urgent came up. I've got to take care of it.

00:06:34Pick out a dress yourself. Whatever you like. Put it on my tab.

00:06:36All right.

00:06:36I'll pick you up in an hour.

00:06:49I'll be taking this one.

00:06:50I'm afraid I had it first.

00:06:53Do you have any idea who I am?

00:06:55This dress is custom made for nobility.

00:06:57Let me spell it out for you.

00:06:59It's not something you can just buy with money.

00:07:00A nobody who'd even dare say her name trying to wear the same dress as me?

00:07:03Are you trying to humiliate me?

00:07:11Let go of me!

00:07:18If a single hair on her head is harmed, I will make you pay tenfold.

00:07:26No.

00:07:31Are you okay?

00:07:32I'm fine.

00:07:36What's going on?

00:07:37You're here!

00:07:37They hit me!

00:07:38I want that woman to kneel and apologize!

00:07:40I want to...

00:07:40Shut up!

00:07:43Do you know what you're doing?

00:07:45I was merely reminding your woman, some people shouldn't be touched.

00:07:49Are you sure you want to go to war over this?

00:07:54Fine.

00:07:55I'll remember this.

00:08:06It's over.

00:08:09Thanks.

00:08:16Go change.

00:08:17Now?

00:08:18I'm not in a good state.

00:08:19Go change.

00:08:20I'll wait outside.

00:08:23I'll wait outside.

00:08:50You're clearly beautiful.

00:08:51Why do you never dress up?

00:08:52He didn't like me dressing up.

00:08:54Said it was too flashy.

00:08:56Just needed to stay clean, not beautiful.

00:08:58Now that you've left him, you can dress like this for anyone.

00:09:00For example, for me.

00:09:03Baron, I have no intention of being anyone's decorative boss.

00:09:06Being my lover, have you really not considered it?

00:09:09Stand with me, and he'll go mad.

00:09:14No.

00:09:14He showed me kindness.

00:09:17Without him, I would have died long ago.

00:09:24You'll change your mind someday.

00:09:26This dress, consider it a down payment.

00:09:28Let's go.

00:09:29Change.

00:09:29You have a banquet to prepare for.

00:09:41We're here.

00:09:42We're here.

00:09:47Nervous?

00:09:47Remember you asked for this.

00:09:48It's not too late to back out.

00:09:50I'm fine.

00:09:52Go ahead.

00:09:53Go see for yourself.

00:09:55What kind of trash the man you've guarded for ten years really is.

00:10:10Excuse me for a moment.

00:10:12Someone is looking for me.

00:10:17Oh, look who's here.

00:10:19I recognize you.

00:10:20You're that wild woman Martias got tired of playing with, aren't you?

00:10:23I don't know what you're talking about.

00:10:24Don't know?

00:10:25Let me make it clear.

00:10:26Does a lowly mistress deserve to be at my wedding banquet?

00:10:38Mathias.

00:10:38Looks like even he doesn't want to care about you.

00:10:43What are you going to do?

00:10:48This is to punish your pestering on behalf of Mathias.

00:10:54Don't just stand there.

00:10:56Grab her.

00:10:58No!

00:10:58Let go of me!

00:11:04You think this is over?

00:11:07I think there's a lot of beautiful women here.

00:11:09Sir, we have a situation.

00:11:10Elena is attacking Ms. Dove.

00:11:12Mathias is ten steps away doing nothing.

00:11:13What?

00:11:14No need to call security.

00:11:16I'll personally make them regret what they've done.

00:11:18What?

00:11:19Does it hurt?

00:11:21Stop.

00:11:27Why cover up?

00:11:28Now do you feel ashamed?

00:11:29Should have thought of that before stealing someone else's fiance.

00:11:37Come on, smile for the camera.

00:11:39Let's see who wants you after this.

00:11:44To the loser.

00:11:55I think I'll leave a souvenir.

00:12:00Stop!

00:12:02Stop!

00:12:19Sophia, I am Vance Sterling's legal wife, Quinn Hartwood.

00:12:23When my husband's mistress publicly stripped me, I finally decided to reveal the identity

00:12:28even my husband didn't know about.

00:12:30It was time to make them all regret it.

00:12:33My friend Haley and I were about to leave after lunch.

00:12:35A woman suddenly blocked our way.

00:12:38Pay for my table, too.

00:12:39Are you crazy?

00:12:41I don't even know you.

00:12:42Why would I pay for you?

00:12:43In New York, if you dare disrespect Sterling Corp, you won't live to regret it.

00:12:47Do you know who I am?

00:12:49Sophia, wife of Vance Sterling, CEO of Sterling Corp.

00:12:52Isn't Vance your husband?

00:12:54I was about to call Vance and ask what was going on.

00:12:57Still calling someone?

00:12:59Let's see if you can even walk out of this restaurant.

00:13:01Stop it.

00:13:02Is this all the manners Sterling Corp people have?

00:13:04Blocking others, making them pay, and even getting physical?

00:13:08Manners?

00:13:09In New York, the name Sterling Corp is manners.

00:13:11Making you pay is a privilege I'm giving you, understand?

00:13:15I laughed.

00:13:17Even if Sterling is great, it doesn't give you the right to block people and rob them.

00:13:21I'm giving you access to my network, and you can't even appreciate it.

00:13:25Do you know how many people in New York would love the chance to buy me dinner?

00:13:50In New York, I make the rules.

00:13:52Hold down these two trash.

00:13:57No sooner had she spoken than seven or eight black-suited bodyguards swarmed in, surrounding us.

00:14:04Hayley instinctively pulled me back, her eyes sharp.

00:14:07There were too many of them.

00:14:08Before she could act, two guards clamped down on her arms.

00:14:12Hayley!

00:14:12I rushed forward, but a strike hit the back of my neck, and my vision went black.

00:14:17In a daze, I saw Hayley curse.

00:14:19Bastard!

00:14:20Before a punch hit her cheek, and blood instantly ran from her mouth.

00:14:24Pinned to the ground, all I could do was watch Sophia lift her foot and kick Hayley in the stomach.

00:14:29Today, you'll learn the consequences of offending Sterling Corp!

00:14:32The bodyguards' fists came down hard.

00:14:35Hayley had only come to have fun.

00:14:36This had nothing to do with her.

00:14:38Sophia, I am Vance Sterling's legal wife, Quinn Hartwood.

00:14:41She is Hayley Langley from Washington's Langley family.

00:14:45Let us go now, and this could still be resolved!

00:14:49Vance's wife?

00:14:50The Langley family?

00:14:51Are you two idiots?

00:14:53Who in New York doesn't know the only woman around Vance Sterling is Sophia?

00:14:56At least do some research before you start lying.

00:14:59Langley?

00:15:00Never heard of it.

00:15:00She's making it up to scare people.

00:15:02Sophia bent down, grabbing my hair with a vicious grin.

00:15:05One more word about being his wife, and I'll tear your mouth apart.

00:15:09Vance is mine!

00:15:10Quinn, even the mistress is acting like this?

00:15:13And you're just letting this happen?

00:15:17That made me pause for a second.

00:15:19Then I laughed, too, when I suddenly turned my head and bit down hard on her wrist.

00:15:23I drove my knee into another bodyguard's backside.

00:15:26I grabbed a nearby wine bottle and smashed it across another guard's forehead.

00:15:30By the time Sophia reacted, I was already in front of her.

00:15:32My fist slammed into her face.

00:15:34She staggered back two steps, blood pouring from her nose.

00:15:38You hit me?

00:15:39She reached for my face, but I caught her arm and threw her hard onto the floor.

00:15:43I climbed on top of her and started punching.

00:15:45The Sterling Corp employees, reeking of alcohol, rushed toward...

00:15:48Baby!

00:15:49At some point, Hailey had broken free.

00:15:51Beat the hell out of her!

00:15:52I'm not swallowing this today!

00:15:54In the middle of the chaos, someone swung a tear into my back.

00:15:57Sophia shrieked while clawing at my hand.

00:16:00Kick her ass!

00:16:01Triple the bonus!

00:16:02The employees rushed us like madmen.

00:16:04Some grabbed my arms.

00:16:06Some wrapped around my waist.

00:16:07Others kicked at my legs.

00:16:09Taking advantage of the moment I was distracted, Sophia suddenly kicked me in the stomach.

00:16:13I stumbled back two steps.

00:16:15Everybody stop!

00:16:17Several police officers pushed their way aside.

00:16:20The moment their eyes landed on Sophia, their expressions changed.

00:16:24Sophia?

00:16:24What happened here?

00:16:25A heavyset officer named Richards hurried over, his tone full of flattery as he reached out to help her up.

00:16:31The second Sophia saw the police, she finally found someone to back her up.

00:16:35Officer Richards!

00:16:35These two crazy bitches attacked me!

00:16:37They dined and dished, assaulted people, and even injured my employees!

00:16:40You two did this?

00:16:41Fighting in broad daylight and injuring Sterling Corp employees?

00:16:44You've got some nerve.

00:16:45She stopped us first and attacked us.

00:16:47That's a lie!

00:16:48I gave them a chance to enjoy Sterling Corp's influence.

00:16:50And they attacked me, even pretending to be my husband's wife.

00:16:52One of them even claimed to be from some Langley family.

00:16:55Total nonsense!

00:16:56The officer clearly believed her.

00:16:58That's your fault.

00:16:59In New York, everyone gives Sterling Corp some respect.

00:17:02Sophia is Mr. Vance Sterling's woman.

00:17:03Touching her means going against the rules of this city.

00:17:06Enough talking.

00:17:07You're coming with us.

00:17:09The bill for Miss Sophia's table, the restaurant damages, medical expenses, and emotional distress

00:17:13compensation will all be paid by you.

00:17:14What?

00:17:15If you kneel and apologize to Sophia, we might be able to settle this privately.

00:17:18She started this.

00:17:20You're judging us without even investigating.

00:17:21Why?

00:17:21You follow the rules here.

00:17:23Sophia was giving you face.

00:17:24Don't be ungrateful.

00:17:25I'd like to see whether your rules are bigger than the law.

00:17:28Still acting tough?

00:17:29The thin officer stepped forward and tried to cuff me.

00:17:32Then I'll have to teach you a lesson.

00:17:34You are abusing your authority!

00:17:36Abusing authority?

00:17:37This is called doing our job.

00:17:39Anything involving Sterling Corp is important.

00:17:41People who don't know their place need to be taught some rules.

00:17:44You pathetic bootlickers!

00:17:46Your day is coming!

00:17:48Really?

00:17:48Once you're locked up and getting beaten every day, we'll see how tough you still sound.

00:17:51Sophia, is this enough?

00:17:52If not, I can turn it up?

00:17:53More.

00:17:54Let them know who makes the rules here.

00:17:57By the way, Sophia, when's your due date?

00:17:59My partner and I will definitely prepare a nice gift to congratulate you and Mr. Sterling.

00:18:03Four or five more months.

00:18:04We had it checked.

00:18:05It's a boy.

00:18:06Sophia was pregnant.

00:18:07The news hit me like a truck.

00:18:10I had been away on a business trip for six months.

00:18:13I had just returned to New York, and Vance already had a child on the way.

00:18:17The words slammed into me one after another.

00:18:19Blood rushed straight to my head.

00:18:21We had been married for to get up.

00:18:23Seeing that I was still moving, the thin officer immediately struck the back of my neck with

00:18:28the sun before.

00:18:29Electricity exploded through my body.

00:18:31My vision went dark, and I nearly collapsed.

00:18:33Sophia grabbed a chair and raised it over her head, ready to smash it into me.

00:18:37At that moment, hurried footsteps echoed from the restaurant entrance.

00:18:41Vance walked in.

00:18:42What happened?

00:18:45Vance looked over the destruction without much reaction.

00:18:48Only when his eyes landed on Sophia did his expression soften slightly.

00:18:52Who hurt you?

00:18:54Vance, you're here.

00:18:55These people went mad, pretended to be your wife, and even attacked people.

00:19:00Even hit the police.

00:19:02Mr. Sterling, you arrived just in time.

00:19:05These outsiders caused trouble and insulted you and Mrs. Sophia.

00:19:08We are handling it according to the law.

00:19:10Quinn, I really underestimated you.

00:19:12Returning from a six-month trip and already learning how to fight and throw a scene.

00:19:16And your friends?

00:19:17What a disgrace.

00:19:18Coming here to make a scene as if Sterling Corp were just for show.

00:19:20You know her?

00:19:22Yes, just an annoying woman.

00:19:23Hearing that, Sophia visibly relaxed.

00:19:26Vance, you better find out what really happened first.

00:19:28Officer Richards, what exactly happened?

00:19:31Richards rolled his eyes.

00:19:33Mr. Sterling, it was this woman.

00:19:35She came in, lost her temper at Sophia, and insisted on pay for Sophia's table, claiming she wanted to get

00:19:39close to her.

00:19:40Sophia was polite, but this woman accused her of down on hard on Kaisa troubles.

00:19:43Exactly!

00:19:44Sophia refused to let her pay, so she lost her temper and attacked her.

00:19:47Completely upside down!

00:19:48She was the one blocking us!

00:19:50Shut up!

00:19:50Do you have the right to speak here?

00:19:53Vance, she didn't have to go this far.

00:19:55She got angry over not being allowed to pay and even threatened Sterling Corp to make you look bad.

00:19:59Quinn, really?

00:20:00You can be this shameless?

00:20:02Wanting to connect with someone, and when refused, you get angry and start hitting people?

00:20:06I didn't.

00:20:06Didn't?

00:20:07Even the police said it.

00:20:08And you still want to argue?

00:20:10Vance, don't get upset.

00:20:12Maybe she just lost her mind for a moment.

00:20:14Lost her mind?

00:20:15I think she's incurable.

00:20:17Handle it however it needs to be handled.

00:20:19Not a single cent less for compensation.

00:20:21I want to see how she's going to pay.

00:20:23She lunged at me with terrible form.

00:20:25Before she even got close, she dropped to her knees and started slapping herself.

00:20:29It's my fault!

00:20:30I shouldn't have tried to marry Cork!

00:20:32I'm sorry!

00:20:32Just then, a flying kick came at me.

00:20:35I left the window open on purpose with another man all night.

00:20:39The next morning he came to me with a dark look on his face and asked who the man was.

00:20:43I couldn't even be bothered to look at him.

00:20:45What's the rush?

00:20:46Aren't you only interested in that woman Lily?

00:20:49That shut him up completely.

00:20:50He slammed the door and stormed out.

00:20:52Cork and I had been together for ten years.

00:20:54I helped him seize territory from rival clans and build everything he had now.

00:20:58And yet after all that, he broke his promise to marry me and chose another woman instead.

00:21:03Even the tribe's soldiers couldn't understand it.

00:21:05Mara fought beside you for every inch of this coast.

00:21:07So what happened?

00:21:08A woman with blood on her hands gives me chills.

00:21:11Lily's different.

00:21:12She's innocent.

00:21:13But if Mara betrays you, we're finished.

00:21:16The entire serpent coast belongs to me.

00:21:19She's only one person.

00:21:20He had no idea I was standing in the hallway.

00:21:23I threw the ointment I'd brought him into the trash.

00:21:25Then sent a text to his biggest rival.

00:21:27Cork's territory?

00:21:29Cork's life.

00:21:30Want them?

00:21:30They're yours.

00:21:31I was making plans to leave when Cork came looking for me.

00:21:34A shipment's arriving in two days.

00:21:36You'll pick it up personally.

00:21:38And clear out your room.

00:21:39I need it.

00:21:40His tone was cold and commanding.

00:21:42But all I felt was amusement.

00:21:43The shipment was probably for the wedding.

00:21:45And my room was obviously being prepared for Lily.

00:21:48I simply nodded.

00:21:49My calm reaction seemed to irritate him.

00:21:51What are you sulking about now?

00:21:53I already told you I can't make our relationship public because the situation's unstable.

00:21:57Again?

00:21:58Back then I believed every word he said.

00:22:00Whenever he needed weapons, I became a dragon.

00:22:03Whenever he needed soldiers, I took human form and fought for him.

00:22:06Now I realized it had all been lies.

00:22:09I slid the signed clearance pass toward him between stacks of purchase lists.

00:22:12I'm not angry.

00:22:14I'm just used to it.

00:22:18Everything on this island belongs to me.

00:22:20Including you.

00:22:21So quit giving me that attitude!

00:22:23He mistook my silence for submission.

00:22:25I didn't correct him.

00:22:27I walked outside, looked at the open sea beyond the docks, and smiled.

00:22:32That evening, Lily appeared at the docks in a white dress, glowing and delicate, exactly

00:22:37the way Kor liked.

00:22:38Behind her, crate after crate of luggage was carried ashore.

00:22:42You work so hard for Koror.

00:22:43I'm sure he'll promote you eventually.

00:22:46As for me, Kor can't wait to marry me.

00:22:50I shot her a cold glance and started to walk away.

00:22:53But Lily blocked my path and pulled out a diary from her bag.

00:22:56Kor writes in this whenever he misses me.

00:22:59Could you throw it away for me?

00:23:01Then she strutted off.

00:23:03I stood at the edge of the cliff, my hands trembling as I opened the diary.

00:23:07April 12th.

00:23:08That was the day I covered Koror during a gunfight, while Zane's men broke through the line.

00:23:11He had written,

00:23:12Lily, if I make it back alive, I'm going to treat you right.

00:23:15August 5th.

00:23:16Koror got shot.

00:23:17I stormed into Zane's camp alone, changing direction while running to draw fire, and dragged

00:23:22him back out.

00:23:23That same day, he wrote,

00:23:24God, baby, you looked beautiful today.

00:23:26January 24th.

00:23:27He'd been captured by a hostile tribe.

00:23:29I volunteered to take his place.

00:23:31He wrote,

00:23:32If it were you, I'd never let you go through something like that.

00:23:34While I was risking my life for him, he was rejecting my feelings and writing love notes

00:23:38to another woman.

00:23:39The more I read, the harder I broke apart.

00:23:43Finally, I hurled the diary onto the ground.

00:23:45Right then, a message from Zane came through.

00:23:47We should talk about your offer.

00:23:49After settling the details with Zane, I headed back and overheard Kor talking to his crew.

00:23:53Lord, the wedding dress we bought at auction, the one worth billions, has arrived.

00:23:56Should we send it to Lily now?

00:23:58Yeah.

00:23:59The wedding's tomorrow.

00:24:00I won't allow any interference.

00:24:02If anyone leaps this tomorrow, they die.

00:24:04I'd already decided to leave, but hearing Koror talk about me like I was some threat that

00:24:08needed controlling still hurt.

00:24:10I went back to my room to pack, only to realize I owned almost nothing besides weapons.

00:24:14Of course, Koror had never given me anything else.

00:24:17The one time I asked, he told me,

00:24:18Even if you wear dresses and earrings, you still don't look like a woman.

00:24:22Don't embarrass yourself.

00:24:23The memory hollowed me out all over again.

00:24:25Meanwhile, Lily's luggage was overflowing with jewelry,

00:24:28beautiful clothes, and expensive accessories.

00:24:31I dug out the red dress I'd hidden away years ago,

00:24:33put it on, applied makeup, and watched the last traces of silver shimmer fade from my skin.

00:24:38Just then, Lily walked in without knocking.

00:24:40Mara, you read the diary, didn't you?

00:24:43Kor's feelings for me.

00:24:44Her voice stopped abruptly.

00:24:46She stared at me in stunned silence, shocked by how beautiful I looked dressed up.

00:24:50You know he doesn't want you, and you're still trying to seduce him?

00:24:52I'll tear you apart!

00:24:54She lunged at me with terrible form.

00:24:56Before she even got close, I punched her straight in the face.

00:24:59You hit me?

00:25:00Koror is going to destroy you!

00:25:02You attacked me first.

00:25:04Cut out those pathetic little tricks of yours.

00:25:06She suddenly dropped to her knees and started slapping herself.

00:25:10It's my fault!

00:25:11I shouldn't have tried to marry Kork!

00:25:12I'm sorry!

00:25:14Just then, a flying kick came at me.

00:25:17Mara, how dare you lay a hand on her!

00:25:18Koror's boot carried the full strength of dragon blood.

00:25:21I twisted aside just in time, but I landed badly and rolled my ankle.

00:25:25Fighting through the pain, I looked up at him.

00:25:27He went straight to Lily and pulled her to her feet.

00:25:29When he finally turned back toward me, I saw the shock in his eyes.

00:25:32Maybe he'd never imagined I could look this beautiful.

00:25:35Koror froze for two seconds before his expression turned cold again.

00:25:38No matter how pretty you make yourself, you're not even half of what Lily is to me.

00:25:42Lily buried her face against his chest and sobbed.

00:25:45Mara kept pressuring me about the wedding, and I accidentally let it slip.

00:25:48I'm sorry.

00:25:49It's fine.

00:25:49Just minutes ago, people had been threatened with death for leaking the news.

00:25:53Now suddenly, none of it mattered.

00:25:55So you're really marrying her?

00:25:56Yes.

00:25:57Tomorrow.

00:25:58Come if you want.

00:25:59Just don't cause trouble.

00:26:00Hearing him say it out loud felt like something tearing through my chest.

00:26:04I want Mara to be my witness at the wedding.

00:26:06Koror's expression softened instantly.

00:26:08Being a witness isn't a big deal.

00:26:10You don't mind, do you?

00:26:11Rage spread through me like wildfire.

00:26:13Silver light crawled up my arms.

00:26:16Both of you, get out!

00:26:19I slammed them out the door with dragon force, then collapsed onto the floor.

00:26:23Only after my hands finally looked human again did I start to cry.

00:26:27Right then, my phone lit up.

00:26:29A message from Zane.

00:26:30Look by the window.

00:26:32Confused, I turned my head and found a small package floating outside the window.

00:26:36I pulled it toward me and opened it.

00:26:38Inside was a bottle of ointment.

00:26:40Koror had always believed this island was hidden from the world.

00:26:42Turns out everything here had been under Zane's watch the whole time.

00:26:45That alone proved I'd chosen the right ally.

00:26:47I'd just finished applying the ointment and was about to sleep when Koror came back.

00:26:51He lifted me into his arms, carried me to the bed, and applied his own medicine to my ankle.

00:26:55Don't worry.

00:26:57It'll heal soon.

00:26:58He was soaked through.

00:26:58Beneath the wet fabric of his shirt, faint traces of scales showed along his shoulders

00:27:02where the cold had brought them to the surface.

00:27:04I used to be terrified of pain.

00:27:05Whenever I got hurt, Koror would press his forehead against mine and comfort me.

00:27:09Those years were hard.

00:27:10But with him beside me, I always felt safe.

00:27:12Then one day, he stopped showing up.

00:27:14After all these years, I thought I'd stopped being afraid of pain.

00:27:17So why now?

00:27:18What was he trying to do?

00:27:19Gone was the coldness from earlier.

00:27:21You've gotten thinner.

00:27:22I haven't taken care of you properly.

00:27:23I'm sorry.

00:27:24Lily saved my life.

00:27:26I have no choice.

00:27:27Once I deal with Zane,

00:27:28I'll end all this and come back to you.

00:27:30I stared at the ring on his finger.

00:27:32A pale white scale from Lily had been set into the silver band.

00:27:35Kerr, did you ever really love me?

00:27:37He pulled me closer, his expression unwavering.

00:27:40Yes.

00:27:40Only you.

00:27:41It's always been you.

00:27:43Then he handed me a glass of milk.

00:27:44Get some sleep.

00:27:45The moment I drank it, I tasted the sedative.

00:27:47My throat tightened instantly.

00:27:49So in the end, he was still lying to me.

00:27:51I finished the milk anyway.

00:27:52Koror smiled that bright, familiar smile,

00:27:54then watched as I closed my eyes.

00:27:55What he didn't know was that after enduring so many injuries over the years,

00:27:59sedatives no longer worked on me.

00:28:01A while later, Lily's voice drifted into the room.

00:28:04Will that really keep her asleep for a whole day?

00:28:07Of course.

00:28:08Perfect timing, sweetheart.

00:28:09He pulled Lily into his arms.

00:28:11Every sound tore at me,

00:28:12but I had no choice except pretend to sleep.

00:28:15The second the door closed, I shot upright.

00:28:17At dawn, I slung my bag over my shoulder

00:28:20and headed for the cliffs on the island's northern side.

00:28:22One of the guards spotted me and stopped me.

00:28:25Mara, where are you going?

00:28:27Does Koror know about this?

00:28:28He was one of the few people who knew the truth about our relationship

00:28:31and how much Koror had relied on me all these years.

00:28:34Stunned by what I saw.

00:28:37The royal guards and palace servants bowed to welcome me.

00:28:40When Arthur appeared at the top of the castle steps,

00:28:42my breath caught.

00:28:44Tall and broad-shouldered,

00:28:45he looked born to rule,

00:28:46but behind those clear blue eyes was a quiet, dangerous control.

00:28:49This is your home now.

00:28:50He possessively gripped my fingertips,

00:28:52his palm warm and dry.

00:28:53Don't be nervous.

00:28:55My fianc Seraphion was the commander of the Light Knights.

00:28:58He was sacred, restrained, and untouchable,

00:29:00and I was the royal high priestess.

00:29:02Until the night before our wedding,

00:29:03I saw Seraphion kneeling beside Laurel's bed.

00:29:05Her limp hand closed around him,

00:29:06and his whole body went rigid, hot, and feverish.

00:29:10Laurel,

00:29:11the only reason I agreed to marry your sister

00:29:13was so I could come see you every single day.

00:29:15After that night,

00:29:16I tore up our betrothal scroll.

00:29:18I'm not marrying Seraphion anymore.

00:29:19I'm marrying Arthur.

00:29:20Yavelle?

00:29:21Have you lost your mind?

00:29:22Arthur was mutilated by a cursed blade three years ago.

00:29:25Everyone says he can't even sleep with a woman now.

00:29:27He beats people half to death over nothing.

00:29:29You're marching straight to your grave if you marry him!

00:29:32I gently pulled my hand free.

00:29:33Mother,

00:29:34at this point,

00:29:35it does not matter who I marry.

00:29:37Besides,

00:29:38do you really think we can refuse the Imperial family?

00:29:41In the receiving hall,

00:29:42Father was smiling from ear to ear.

00:29:43He poured tea for the envoys himself.

00:29:45It is an honor that his minis would consider my daughter,

00:29:47but my eldest daughter still sleeps under a holy curse,

00:29:49and my second daughter is bound to the Lankan family by engagement.

00:29:52An engagement is still only a contract.

00:29:54Breaking.

00:29:55Father's hands began to shake.

00:29:56The Auguste Imperial family ruled the empire,

00:29:58and even the Sunday temple stood under its protection.

00:30:00My family had served the temple for generations,

00:30:02and no name in the Imperial family was more feared than Prince Arthur's.

00:30:05As Father hesitated,

00:30:06the envoy looked straight at me.

00:30:08If Lady Yithra Valian agrees to marry His Highness,

00:30:12the Imperial family will offer a vassal of sacred sunblood as the bridegift.

00:30:15I hear it has awakened sleepers sealed by curses before.

00:30:18I watched my father's eyes light up instantly.

00:30:21I'll do it!

00:30:22Just like that,

00:30:22my marriage was decided.

00:30:24After the envoys left,

00:30:25Father frowned at me.

00:30:26Yvette,

00:30:26haven't you always loved Seraphion?

00:30:28Why so suddenly?

00:30:29I did not answer.

00:30:30Because every time I thought of what I had seen that night,

00:30:33my heart ached unbearably.

00:30:34My ten years of devotion suddenly felt like a joke.

00:30:38Vial of sacred sunblood worked.

00:30:39Within three days,

00:30:40Aurora woke up.

00:30:41Father was overjoyed to prepare a celebration feast for her.

00:30:44Temple guests gathered beneath the high ceiling.

00:30:46That was when I saw Aurora.

00:30:47She was wearing the gown Mother had spent months making for me.

00:30:50Yvette,

00:30:50may I borrow this gown for tonight?

00:30:53I just woke up.

00:30:54I had no time to prepare a new gown.

00:30:55Mother tugged at my sleeve.

00:30:57Your sister just recovered.

00:30:59Let her have it.

00:31:00I forced a smile.

00:31:01Of course.

00:31:02Aurora lowered her eyes.

00:31:03May the light bless you, Yvela.

00:31:05But as I turned away,

00:31:06I heard her whisper to a noble lady beside her.

00:31:08This gown gets me better, doesn't it?

00:31:10Yedette is too thin.

00:31:11She cannot fill it out.

00:31:12My Aurora has awakened.

00:31:14From tonight on,

00:31:16she will return as the High Priestess of the Sun Temple.

00:31:18I tightened my grip on the wine cup.

00:31:20For three years,

00:31:21I had served as High Priestess in Aurora's place.

00:31:23But now that she was awake,

00:31:25everything belonged to her again.

00:31:26And I was nothing.

00:31:28Suddenly,

00:31:29the hall doors opened.

00:31:30The moment Seraphion stepped into the hall,

00:31:32every voice fell silent.

00:31:33He walked straight to Aurora.

00:31:35Then,

00:31:35in front of everyone,

00:31:37he dropped to one knee.

00:31:38Welcome back,

00:31:39my High Priestess.

00:31:40You were always the one I was sworn to serve.

00:31:42My breath stopped.

00:31:43He was always so aloof,

00:31:44so proud.

00:31:45I had never seen him kneel before anyone.

00:31:47But as long as it was about Aurora,

00:31:48even the holiest knight would lose his heart.

00:31:50See?

00:31:51The one Seraphion truly loves is Aurora.

00:31:53The marriage only fell to Yvette

00:31:54because Aurora was cursed and fell into sleep.

00:31:57I bet Yvette must be dying of embarrassment right now.

00:32:01I walked alone onto the terrace.

00:32:04But even the cold wind could not ease the pain in my chest.

00:32:07Then I heard footsteps behind me.

00:32:09Does it hurt?

00:32:13Aurora approached,

00:32:14a bright smile on her face.

00:32:15You must have enjoyed yourself while I was in a coma,

00:32:17didn't you?

00:32:18You even took my bedrothal to Seraphion.

00:32:20I looked at her in silence.

00:32:21Father told me it was Arthur's sacred sunblood that woke me.

00:32:24But do not expect me to thank you.

00:32:26Remember this clearly, Yvette.

00:32:28You will always live in my shadow.

00:32:31Just like when we were children.

00:32:32You only ever got what I had already grown tired of.

00:32:35Before I could answer,

00:32:36Aurora suddenly raised the chalice.

00:32:38She poured the golden wine over herself.

00:32:40Her scream cut through the feast hall.

00:32:41Seraphion rushed straight to Aurora.

00:32:42Before I could explain,

00:32:44What have you done?

00:32:45Seraphion drew the holy sword and fingered the Ae.

00:32:47A sharp wave of force crossed my lips.

00:32:50Kurt Moore was the way he looked at me,

00:32:51full of disgust.

00:32:52My eyes burned.

00:32:53I forced myself to turn away

00:32:54before anyone could see me break.

00:32:56But the moment I stepped outside,

00:32:57I saw a runaway war horse charging toward a child's eye.

00:33:00Its iron-shod hoof scraped across my leg

00:33:02and crushed me against the stone steps.

00:33:04Searing pain tore through my body.

00:33:05Through the blur,

00:33:06I saw Seraphion take one hesitant step toward me.

00:33:08I'm so scared.

00:33:09I feel dizzy.

00:33:10Seraphion held Aurora at once.

00:33:12Then he turned away without hesitation.

00:33:13When I woke up again,

00:33:14Emma was sitting beside my bed

00:33:15in the temple healing chamber.

00:33:16She was cursing through her tears.

00:33:18Seraphion, that bastard!

00:33:20Stop crying, Emma.

00:33:21Remember?

00:33:22I'm marrying Arthur.

00:33:24Then Emma cried even harder.

00:33:28To keep Mother from worrying,

00:33:29I told her I was leaving for a quiet prayer retreat.

00:33:32In truth,

00:33:32I stayed alone in the temple healing chamber for three days.

00:33:35The day I was allowed to leave,

00:33:36one of Seraphion's attendants came to me.

00:33:39Lady Idette,

00:33:40Commander Seraphion wishes to see you at the garden pavilion.

00:33:43Seraphion pushed a delicate white box across the table.

00:33:45Inside was a pair of pale blue lace gloves.

00:33:47I will still honor the betrothal,

00:33:49as long as you stop targeting Aurora.

00:33:52No need.

00:33:53It was always my sister's betrothal anyway.

00:33:55For the first time,

00:33:56he actually tried to explain.

00:33:57Before he could finish,

00:33:58Aurora appeared beside him.

00:34:00She was dressed in a pale blue gown.

00:34:01Her lace sleeves matched the gloves in the box exactly.

00:34:03It was not a gift chosen for me.

00:34:05It was something Aurora did not want.

00:34:07Yvette...

00:34:07Aurora linked her arm through Seraphion's.

00:34:08I asked Seraphion to bring you this.

00:34:11Do you like it?

00:34:12I forced a smile.

00:34:13My nails dug deep into my palm.

00:34:14When I returned to the Valon estate,

00:34:16I saw Mother limping down the stairs.

00:34:18Mother!

00:34:18I rushed over to help her.

00:34:20My fingers brushed the bruises on her wrist.

00:34:22Did Aurora push you again?

00:34:24For years,

00:34:25Aurora had called my mother a lowborn slut

00:34:26who stole her dead mother's place.

00:34:28She even laid hands on her.

00:34:29Suddenly,

00:34:30the front door burst open.

00:34:31Aurora walked in as if nothing had happened.

00:34:33I could not hold back.

00:34:35Aurora,

00:34:36why did you push my mother?

00:34:40Aurora raised her hand

00:34:42and slapped Mother across the face.

00:34:43Who told her to steal someone else's place?

00:34:45At that moment,

00:34:46she looked nothing like a priestess,

00:34:48only cruel.

00:34:48My mind went blank.

00:34:49When I came back to myself,

00:34:50my palm had already struck Aurora's cheek.

00:34:52My mother did not steal anyone's place.

00:34:55She married father three years after your mother died.

00:34:58Mother grabbed my arm in panic.

00:34:59Please stop!

00:35:00We are still family!

00:35:02Family?

00:35:03Who is family with you filthy people?

00:35:06She backhanded Mother again.

00:35:07I completely lost control.

00:35:09My hand was already raised

00:35:10when a sharp voice cut through the room.

00:35:12Yvette Veylon!

00:35:13What are you doing?

00:35:17Seraphine was still holding Aurora's forgotten cloak.

00:35:19Aurora's expression changed instantly.

00:35:22Seraphine,

00:35:22my sister tried to hit me!

00:35:24I watched him pull her closer.

00:35:25I watched the revulsion in his eyes.

00:35:27Suddenly,

00:35:27it all felt absurdly funny.

00:35:29A few days later,

00:35:30the day came for Aurora to return

00:35:31as High Priestess.

00:35:32You embarrassed yourself at the feast.

00:35:34Today,

00:35:35you will play for Aurora

00:35:36at her return ceremony.

00:35:39Consider it your apology to Aurora.

00:35:41Do not disgrace the Veylon name again.

00:35:44I sat at the grand piano

00:35:45set beside the ceremonial platform.

00:35:47My fingers moved mechanically across the keys.

00:35:49From the corner of my eye,

00:35:50I saw Aurora glance at me again and again.

00:35:53The moment the final note faded,

00:35:54a deafening bang rang out.

00:35:56Heavy piano lid slams down without warning.

00:35:57The lid crashed over my hands.

00:35:59Excruciating pain

00:36:00shot through all ten fingers.

00:36:01I screamed.

00:36:02My vision was going black.

00:36:03Instinctively,

00:36:04I looked toward Seraphine in the distance.

00:36:06Don't worry about her.

00:36:08She has always made a scene

00:36:10over the smallest things.

00:36:11Even a bug could make her scream.

00:36:14Seraphine,

00:36:15the dawn procession is about to begin.

00:36:17Please,

00:36:18walk with me.

00:36:19Before I passed out from the pain,

00:36:21all I saw was their backs as they left.

00:36:24When I woke up,

00:36:25Mother was sitting by my bed.

00:36:26Mother sits beside me

00:36:27with red, swollen eyes.

00:36:29She gently touched my bandaged hands.

00:36:31Arthur sent his best royal physician.

00:36:33I think,

00:36:34perhaps his highness

00:36:35is not as terrible

00:36:36as the rumors say.

00:36:39Where are father and Aurora?

00:36:42Your father went to join

00:36:43Aurora's dawn procession.

00:36:45The whole cathedral

00:36:46is celebrating her return.

00:36:48I said nothing,

00:36:49but tears streamed down my face.

00:36:50Besides Mother,

00:36:51it seemed no one in this world

00:36:52truly cared about me.

00:36:54Maybe leaving

00:36:54was the best choice.

00:36:55That night,

00:36:56I returned to my room

00:36:57at the Veylon estate.

00:36:59Everything related to Seraphine

00:37:00was still there.

00:37:01The letters I had written

00:37:02but never sent.

00:37:03The sketches I had drawn of him.

00:37:05And the broken betrothal scroll.

00:37:06I placed them all

00:37:07into the fireplace.

00:37:09One by one,

00:37:10those ten years burned away.

00:37:11Seraphine,

00:37:12from now on,

00:37:13we are done.

00:37:13The day I arrived

00:37:14at Arthur's estate,

00:37:15I was stunned

00:37:16by what I saw.

00:37:19The royal guards

00:37:20and palace servants

00:37:21bowed to welcome me

00:37:22when Arthur appeared

00:37:23at the top of the castle steps.

00:37:24My breath caught.

00:37:26Tall and broad-shouldered,

00:37:27he looked born to rule,

00:37:28but behind those clear blue eyes

00:37:30was a quiet,

00:37:30dangerous control.

00:37:31This is your home now.

00:37:32He possessively gripped

00:37:33my fingertips,

00:37:34his palm warm and dry.

00:37:35Don't be nervous.

00:37:37I turned to walk away.

00:37:39He snatched my wrist,

00:37:40his grip tightening like a vice.

00:37:42I didn't say a word.

00:37:43I just ripped my hand back

00:37:44and stared at him.

00:37:45He was losing his mind.

00:37:47Still playing innocent?

00:37:48We both know

00:37:49how desperate you are, Ivy.

00:37:50You're a slut to your core

00:37:51and no amount of acting

00:37:52can hide that rot.

00:37:53Watch your mouth, Caleb.

00:37:57Day.

00:37:57Every student at the academy

00:37:59bonds with a guardian spirit

00:38:00at 18.

00:38:01Headmaster Sterling

00:38:02granted me a rare privilege,

00:38:03a choice between

00:38:04the two most powerful

00:38:04guardian spirits in existence.

00:38:06Caleb,

00:38:07the golden lion.

00:38:08Or Kale,

00:38:09the shadow dragon

00:38:09they kept chained

00:38:10in the depths

00:38:10of the academy's dungeon.

00:38:12Everyone warned me

00:38:13to stay away from the dragon.

00:38:14They said Kale was a monster,

00:38:16volatile,

00:38:16violent,

00:38:17and untamable.

00:38:18But I looked the headmaster

00:38:19straight in the eye

00:38:20and gave my answer.

00:38:21I choose Kale.

00:38:22In my last life,

00:38:23I chose Caleb.

00:38:24He was the academy's

00:38:25golden boy,

00:38:26headmaster Sterling's

00:38:27pride and joy.

00:38:28The night we bonded,

00:38:29he was tender,

00:38:30gentle.

00:38:30But six months later,

00:38:32he threw me into a dungeon

00:38:33and watched me scream

00:38:34as I was tortured to death.

00:38:35It was Kale who broke

00:38:36into that cell,

00:38:37covered in blood

00:38:37and fueled by a rage

00:38:38that shook the heavens.

00:38:39He held my cool body

00:38:40and let out a roar

00:38:41that tore the world apart.

00:38:42He gave up his soul

00:38:43for my second chance.

00:38:45This time,

00:38:45I won't make the same mistake.

00:38:47I walked out of the

00:38:48headmaster's office

00:38:49and across the training grounds.

00:38:51That's where I saw him,

00:38:52Caleb.

00:38:53He was surrounded

00:38:53by his usual sycophants.

00:38:55His practice staff

00:38:56slipped from his hand.

00:38:57It clattered on the ground,

00:38:59stopping just a few feet

00:39:00away from me.

00:39:00He didn't even glance at me.

00:39:02Pick it up.

00:39:03Pick it up yourself.

00:39:04You dare talk back to me?

00:39:06Well, I...

00:39:07This is new.

00:39:08Two days ago,

00:39:09you were still glued to him.

00:39:10Weren't you his little shadow?

00:39:11Your father would roll over

00:39:12in his grave

00:39:13if he saw you now.

00:39:14Then,

00:39:15Maya arrived.

00:39:16She was limping,

00:39:17her clothes stained

00:39:18with fresh blood.

00:39:19She knelt down,

00:39:20her hands trembling

00:39:20as she reached for the staff,

00:39:22cold sweat beating

00:39:22on her forehead.

00:39:23Caleb grabbed her

00:39:24by the wrist.

00:39:25You should be resting.

00:39:27Why are you even out here?

00:39:28He turned back to me.

00:39:29Look at her.

00:39:30She's barely holding herself together

00:39:32and she still came out here for me.

00:39:33You?

00:39:34You can't even be bothered.

00:39:36You just came from

00:39:36my father's office,

00:39:37didn't you?

00:39:38What were you doing?

00:39:39Let me guess.

00:39:40You tried to play

00:39:40the pity card again,

00:39:41using your father's sacrifice

00:39:42to beg for a bond with me?

00:39:43You're pathetic, Ivy.

00:39:45I didn't ask for anything.

00:39:47The headmaster summoned me

00:39:48because he's personally

00:39:49overseeing my bonding ceremony.

00:39:51The other students

00:39:52swarmed us immediately.

00:39:53Caleb!

00:39:54If your dad is involved,

00:39:56I guess you're stuck with her.

00:39:57Look on the bright side,

00:39:58at least the academy

00:39:59will be yours one day.

00:40:00I'm not bonding with you.

00:40:02Not unless you want

00:40:03history repeating itself.

00:40:04And whatever is going on

00:40:05between me and Maya,

00:40:06keep out of it.

00:40:08My heart skipped a beat.

00:40:09History?

00:40:10Did he remember

00:40:11the past life too?

00:40:12Was he reborn,

00:40:13just like me?

00:40:14He swept Maya up

00:40:15into his arms

00:40:15and walked away

00:40:16without a backward glance.

00:40:17I watched them leave

00:40:18and let out a soft,

00:40:19cold laugh.

00:40:20Perfect.

00:40:21Stay with her.

00:40:22I never planned

00:40:23on being bonded to you anyway.

00:40:25One week later,

00:40:26the day of the bonding

00:40:26ceremony arrived.

00:40:28Caleb and Maya

00:40:28made their entrance late

00:40:29and they didn't care

00:40:30who saw why.

00:40:31His collar was smeared

00:40:32with her lipstick

00:40:33and fresh nail scratches

00:40:34lined his neck.

00:40:35Maya's dress was

00:40:36half unzipped at the back,

00:40:37her skin covered in dark,

00:40:39blooming hickeys.

00:40:40They didn't even try

00:40:40to hide it.

00:40:41They wanted everyone

00:40:42to know exactly

00:40:43what they'd been doing.

00:40:44In my past life,

00:40:46I would have screamed.

00:40:47I would have torn them apart.

00:40:49Now,

00:40:49one look was enough.

00:40:51I turned away.

00:40:52I refused to give them

00:40:53the satisfaction.

00:40:54Caleb let out a cruel,

00:40:55sharp laugh.

00:40:56What is this, Ivy?

00:40:57Playing hard to get?

00:40:58You're scared

00:40:58I won't choose you,

00:40:59aren't you?

00:41:00Here's the deal.

00:41:01You come to my room tonight.

00:41:03Strip off those clothes,

00:41:05crawl to my bed

00:41:06on your knees

00:41:06and beg me to take you.

00:41:08Maya pouted,

00:41:09leaning against him.

00:41:10Don't bother, Caleb.

00:41:11Everybody knows

00:41:12she'd just lie there.

00:41:14Besides,

00:41:15my body is way better

00:41:16than hers.

00:41:17But I took hold

00:41:18of the werewolf clan.

00:41:19I won my husband's devotion

00:41:20and became the woman

00:41:21everyone envied.

00:41:22She switched my tea

00:41:24before I died.

00:41:27Go to hell with me.

00:41:29We were back.

00:41:30Back to the choosing.

00:41:32Silette, Val, and I

00:41:33were summoned back

00:41:33to choose our

00:41:34beast-born marriage partners.

00:41:35She was excited.

00:41:37Too excited.

00:41:40She chose the very trap

00:41:41meant for me.

00:41:42Silette rushed forward first.

00:41:44Did she truly understand

00:41:45what she had chosen?

00:41:48Werewolves were ruled

00:41:49by instinct.

00:41:50Could she endure it?

00:41:52Even Duchess Vale froze.

00:41:56Have you truly

00:41:58thought this through?

00:41:59Mother,

00:41:59in this life,

00:42:00I will marry

00:42:01no one but him.

00:42:02His instinct

00:42:03had already answered her.

00:42:05In the end,

00:42:05Duchess Vale agreed.

00:42:07The dragonborn heir

00:42:08saw the decision settle.

00:42:10Then,

00:42:10Lady Evelyn,

00:42:11I will send the betrothal

00:42:12gifts tomorrow.

00:42:13So she wanted

00:42:13my old fate.

00:42:15Let her have it.

00:42:16For three years,

00:42:17Cale and Solis

00:42:17played an affectionate

00:42:18couple in public.

00:42:19Behind closed doors,

00:42:20he treated her

00:42:21with chilling indifference.

00:42:23Then his hidden mistress

00:42:24appeared with

00:42:25an illegitimate son.

00:42:26Celeste lost

00:42:27every shred of dignity.

00:42:28Even Dutch Vale

00:42:29could not save her.

00:42:30This time,

00:42:31she took my old husband first.

00:42:33She thought she had

00:42:33stolen my fortune,

00:42:34but I knew how

00:42:35that fate truly ended.

00:42:36To everyone else,

00:42:38Cale seemed cold,

00:42:39noble,

00:42:39and unmatched.

00:42:40But he had hidden

00:42:41another woman all along.

00:42:42Were thrown out

00:42:43before everyone.

00:42:44She knew none

00:42:45of what waited for her.

00:42:46Everyone knew

00:42:47the werewolf clan

00:42:48was despised.

00:42:49The dragonborn

00:42:49claimed one lawful mate

00:42:51for life.

00:42:51So now,

00:42:52Cale was mine to use.

00:42:54How long could she

00:42:55endure his devotion?

00:42:57She had chosen first.

00:43:00In this life,

00:43:01she chose my former

00:43:02husband first.

00:43:03How long can she

00:43:04endure his devotion?

00:43:05The drail gifts

00:43:06arrived quickly.

00:43:08Half the courtyard

00:43:09became my dowry.

00:43:11Every gift

00:43:12made my position

00:43:13harder to erase.

00:43:14Celeste ignored

00:43:15the werewolf clan's

00:43:16poor gifts.

00:43:17Mother,

00:43:18add more to my dowry.

00:43:20Duchess Vale

00:43:20still gave her

00:43:21what she wanted.

00:43:22Then Liana

00:43:23brought me news.

00:43:24We have met in private

00:43:25several times.

00:43:26So it had already begun.

00:43:28Once,

00:43:29they came out of a

00:43:29narrow alley in disarray.

00:43:31Many passersby

00:43:32saw them.

00:43:33By that evening,

00:43:34the whole estate

00:43:35would know.

00:43:36That very day,

00:43:37she came to flaunt

00:43:38it before me.

00:43:40My future

00:43:40husband and I

00:43:42are in love.

00:43:44That is how

00:43:45he adores me.

00:43:46If you gossip

00:43:46to mother,

00:43:47I will not

00:43:48spare you.

00:43:49She glared at me

00:43:50and walked away.

00:43:51I did not care

00:43:53about her threat.

00:43:54She no longer

00:43:55looked innocent.

00:43:57What should not

00:43:58have happened

00:43:58already had.

00:44:02On my wedding day,

00:44:03two white-draped

00:44:04carriages left

00:44:05the Vale estate.

00:44:06The bells rang.

00:44:07Everyone saw

00:44:08only grandeur.

00:44:09Vale looked pleased.

00:44:10I knew why.

00:44:11This wedding

00:44:12was never about love.

00:44:13He needed a

00:44:13lawful wife first.

00:44:15House Draven

00:44:15had one legitimate son.

00:44:17He could not inherit

00:44:17until he married

00:44:18and produced an heir.

00:44:20If I had no heir,

00:44:21he would bring them in.

00:44:23And his secret

00:44:24had come to watch.

00:44:26No matter what happened,

00:44:27Kale would benefit.

00:44:28I am truly sorry.

00:44:30I will leave at once.

00:44:32I could not let her

00:44:33leave so easily.

00:44:35One word from me

00:44:36could change

00:44:36where she stood.

00:44:37My lord,

00:44:38why be so harsh?

00:44:40They do not seem

00:44:41to have meant harm.

00:44:43He feared her staying.

00:44:45That was enough.

00:44:47Today is our wedding day.

00:44:49Let us do one kind thing.

00:44:50She wanted

00:44:51House Draken

00:44:52more than mercy.

00:44:55I need another woman

00:44:56to serve near me.

00:44:58Kale's silence

00:44:58was louder than denial.

00:45:00Let her enter

00:45:00the estate with us.

00:45:01She saw the door.

00:45:03She would not refuse.

00:45:04And I thank you,

00:45:05my lady.

00:45:07He could not stop her

00:45:08in front of everyone.

00:45:10From this moment,

00:45:11she entered my board.

00:45:12A door opened for her.

00:45:13A trap opened for him.

00:45:16The procession moved on,

00:45:18and so did the rumor.

00:45:19The new duchess

00:45:20is truly kind.

00:45:22She even gave

00:45:23that poor woman work.

00:45:25They praised me

00:45:27for opening the gate.

00:45:28Just like House Drapen.

00:45:29They are good people.

00:45:31Let her come.

00:45:32I needed her close.

00:45:35The ceremony was over.

00:45:36The real game had begun.

00:45:38Liana sent the attendants away

00:45:39before she dared speak.

00:45:40She was furious.

00:45:41I already knew why.

00:45:43My lady,

00:45:44Lord Kale secretly sent a man

00:45:45to settle that woman

00:45:46and her heir

00:45:46in the side courtyard.

00:45:49Oh.

00:45:51My lady,

00:45:53doesn't House Dracal

00:45:53forbid concubines?

00:45:55How can Lord Kale

00:45:56still do such a filthy thing?

00:45:58You have not truly settled

00:45:59into this marriage.

00:46:00Expose him

00:46:01and return to your family.

00:46:02What is the hurry?

00:46:03I was already inside House Draven.

00:46:06Since I have come here,

00:46:07I will not let an outside woman

00:46:08climb over my head.

00:46:09Unlike Celeste,

00:46:10I had no mother

00:46:11powerful enough to defend me.

00:46:12To them,

00:46:13I was only a pawn.

00:46:15If I went home,

00:46:16I would be mocked

00:46:17and cast out.

00:46:18What I wanted

00:46:19was House Draven itself.

00:46:20So what if Kale

00:46:21was rotten at the core?

00:46:23With a son or daughter,

00:46:24no one could shake my position.

00:46:27Right on time.

00:46:29My fianchia crossed out

00:46:31his own name

00:46:31on the mate registration form

00:46:32and replaced it

00:46:33with his impotent uncle's

00:46:34Lucian Graves

00:46:35set to his lover.

00:46:35The girl sitting on Damon's lap

00:46:37and kissing his neck

00:46:38was Ruby Snow.

00:46:38He always told me

00:46:39Ruby was like a little sister to him.

00:46:41Now I finally understood.

00:46:42She was my promised

00:46:43Alpha's private little plaything.

00:46:44What if Serena

00:46:45really becomes Lucian's mate?

00:46:47Impossible.

00:46:48My uncle can't even have sex.

00:46:49How can he mark Serena?

00:46:50Besides,

00:46:50Serena has loved me

00:46:51for seven years.

00:46:52She will cry

00:46:52and beg me to be her Alpha.

00:46:53The next day,

00:46:54my mother came to me

00:46:55with the registration form.

00:46:56Serena,

00:46:57the name on the mate

00:46:57registration form is wrong.

00:46:58Lucian is disabled.

00:46:59He can't perform.

00:47:01Mom,

00:47:02the name on the form

00:47:02is not wrong.

00:47:04Damon gave me to his uncle

00:47:05as a joke.

00:47:06I will make him call me

00:47:07Aunt Serena.

00:47:08Lady Graves was shocked

00:47:08when she heard

00:47:09I wanted to marry

00:47:09her disabled son,

00:47:10Lucian.

00:47:11Are you sure?

00:47:12Yes.

00:47:13He can't get hard.

00:47:14That's fine.

00:47:15Seven years ago,

00:47:16Lucian Graves was betrayed

00:47:17by his own men.

00:47:18A bullet hit his tailbone.

00:47:19Everyone said he could

00:47:20no longer stand or sex.

00:47:21No woman wanted to marry him.

00:47:22So the prenup was generous.

00:47:24Five million dollars.

00:47:25Two coastal estates.

00:47:26A trust fund under my name.

00:47:27Serena,

00:47:28Lucian added all of this himself.

00:47:30Sounds good.

00:47:31When we went to Graves Manor

00:47:32to discuss the wedding,

00:47:33I met Lucian for the first time.

00:47:34He sat in a wheelchair.

00:47:36Like a saint.

00:47:36Handsome and gentle.

00:47:37But he was hot.

00:47:38Dangerously hot.

00:47:39A hot saint.

00:47:40I pushed his wheelchair

00:47:41into the greenhouse.

00:47:42Lucian was easy to talk to.

00:47:43He talked about war and jewelry.

00:47:45Every word landed right.

00:47:46Miss Vale?

00:47:47Lady Graves wants you

00:47:48to try on the wedding dress.

00:47:49I'll go then.

00:47:50You can't follow me.

00:47:51The groom is not supposed

00:47:52to see the bride

00:47:53before the wedding.

00:47:54Fine.

00:47:55I walked into the fitting room.

00:47:57The dress was beautiful,

00:47:58but the zipper

00:47:58was stuck behind my back.

00:47:59Mary?

00:48:00Can you come in

00:48:01and help me with the zipper?

00:48:02Mary?

00:48:02The next second,

00:48:04a large hand covered my mouth.

00:48:05Damon pulled me back

00:48:06against his chest.

00:48:07His breath burned

00:48:07against my ear.

00:48:08Serena,

00:48:09what were you doing

00:48:10with my uncle?

00:48:13Why were you looking

00:48:13at him like that?

00:48:14Don't move.

00:48:15Serena,

00:48:16you look beautiful

00:48:16in that dress.

00:48:18Damon, get out!

00:48:20Still shy?

00:48:21You waited seven years

00:48:22for me.

00:48:22Now I'm finally

00:48:23going to marry you.

00:48:24You must be so happy

00:48:24you can barely stand it.

00:48:26Are you insane?

00:48:27Damon looked at me

00:48:28in the mirror.

00:48:29His lips brushed

00:48:29the side of my neck.

00:48:30Serena,

00:48:31stop pretending.

00:48:32You are crazy about me.

00:48:33So what if I kiss you now?

00:48:35What if I touch you a little?

00:48:37I have always wanted

00:48:38to know what you would

00:48:38look like in my arms,

00:48:39wearing a wedding dress.

00:48:41Just then,

00:48:42Ruby's voice came

00:48:42from outside the door.

00:48:43Damon,

00:48:44where are you?

00:48:44I already packed

00:48:45for the beach.

00:48:46When is the wedding?

00:48:47In one week.

00:48:48Can't you push it back

00:48:48one more day?

00:48:49Ruby's been in a bad mood

00:48:50lately.

00:48:51I need to take her

00:48:51to the beach.

00:48:52Forget it.

00:48:53I'll try to make it

00:48:54back in time.

00:48:54How else am I supposed

00:48:55to show up as your mate?

00:48:56I finally understood.

00:48:57Damon still thought

00:48:58this wedding was

00:48:58for me and him.

00:48:59In his eyes,

00:49:00Lucian was not a real man

00:49:01and changing the form

00:49:02was only a joke

00:49:02that would never count.

00:49:03I wanted to explain

00:49:04but Damon had already

00:49:05opened the door.

00:49:06Ruby threw herself

00:49:07into his arms.

00:49:08Then she saw my

00:49:08messy wedding dress.

00:49:10Her face twisted at once.

00:49:11Serena,

00:49:12you are so lucky.

00:49:13Before the wedding,

00:49:14I still need to take

00:49:15this little prubbling

00:49:16to the beach.

00:49:17Don't miss her dance,

00:49:17Serena.

00:49:18You always knew

00:49:18Ruby was like

00:49:19a little sister to me.

00:49:20Once you enter

00:49:20the Graves family,

00:49:21I'll treat you well.

00:49:23Leave them.

00:49:24I brought them home.

00:49:24Under my care,

00:49:25they recovered fast.

00:49:26A few months later,

00:49:27they hit their

00:49:28maturation phase

00:49:29and all three of them

00:49:30shifted into men.

00:49:31I should have brought

00:49:32them to a shifter registry.

00:49:33After being fully claimed,

00:49:34I fell into sound sleep.

00:49:36Oh my god,

00:49:36look at her.

00:49:37That body,

00:49:37that stamina.

00:49:38And she thought

00:49:39she could handle

00:49:39three of us.

00:49:40Doesn't matter.

00:49:41The second she taps out,

00:49:42she'll hand us off

00:49:42to her sister.

00:49:43She can't even get

00:49:44out of bed right now.

00:49:45A few more days of this

00:49:46and she'll give up

00:49:46on us for good.

00:49:47The conversation

00:49:47from the living room

00:49:48kept going.

00:49:49They thought I was

00:49:49still asleep.

00:49:50I kept my eyes low,

00:49:51watching the marks

00:49:52on my wrists and legs

00:49:53and the amber glow

00:49:54of the bedside lamp.

00:49:55Every single one of them.

00:49:56Unmistakable.

00:49:57She's not gonna hand

00:49:58all three of us

00:49:58over to her sister.

00:49:59Right.

00:50:00Which means at least

00:50:00one of us stays.

00:50:02Ugh.

00:50:02Elena's dull and boring.

00:50:03You wanna stay?

00:50:04Go ahead.

00:50:05I don't.

00:50:05Same.

00:50:06Whatever.

00:50:07Fate decides.

00:50:08Is she up yet?

00:50:09No way.

00:50:10She was crying so hard

00:50:10she nearly passed out.

00:50:12She's not waking up

00:50:12anytime soon.

00:50:13So weak.

00:50:14Let's get her up in a bit.

00:50:15A few more days of this

00:50:16and she'll give up on us.

00:50:17My vision went dark.

00:50:18I reached for my phone,

00:50:19face pale,

00:50:20and called Chloe.

00:50:21She picked up fast.

00:50:22What's wrong, sis?

00:50:24Weren't you just saying

00:50:25you were unsatisfied?

00:50:26Take all three of mine.

00:50:28Give me that celibate

00:50:29snake shifter of yours.

00:50:32Is that okay?

00:50:33Are they willing?

00:50:34They like you.

00:50:35She understood

00:50:36because it was the truth.

00:50:38Everyone liked Chloe more.

00:50:40Alright.

00:50:41Your place is small anyway.

00:50:42Not really ideal for them.

00:50:43But my snake shifter, sis?

00:50:46He's cold.

00:50:47If he weren't celibate,

00:50:48I wouldn't have asked

00:50:49for him in the first place.

00:50:51I'm completely wrecked.

00:50:54I just need someone

00:50:55to handle the housework.

00:50:58I just hope he doesn't turn out

00:50:59like these three wolves.

00:51:01Don't worry.

00:51:02I haven't managed

00:51:03to tame him yet.

00:51:04He's not going to be

00:51:05interested in you.

00:51:06I'll come pick them up

00:51:07this afternoon.

00:51:08The line went dead.

00:51:09That exact second,

00:51:10the bedroom door swung open.

00:51:11You're up?

00:51:12He crossed the room

00:51:12and reached for my blanket.

00:51:14Wait!

00:51:15What is it, mistress?

00:51:16I'm exhausted.

00:51:17I need to rest.

00:51:18Can't do that,

00:51:18he said easily.

00:51:19Mistress,

00:51:20you took us in.

00:51:20That means you're

00:51:20responsible for us.

00:51:21We're nowhere near satisfied.

00:51:22If you rest,

00:51:23what are we supposed to do?

00:51:26Chloe's coming to take

00:51:27all of you this afternoon.

00:51:29He went still.

00:51:30The two leaning

00:51:31in the doorway froze too.

00:51:33Which two of us?

00:51:35All of you.

00:51:36Wet, gray afternoon.

00:51:38They were collapsed

00:51:39on the concrete.

00:51:40Firm matted.

00:51:40Blaine.

00:51:41I almost walked away.

00:51:42But then,

00:51:43one of them flicked its tail.

00:51:44Just twice.

00:51:45Slow and weak.

00:51:46Then curled it around my ankle.

00:51:48I couldn't leave them.

00:51:49I brought them home.

00:51:50Under my care,

00:51:50they recovered fast.

00:51:52A few months later,

00:51:52they hit their maturation phase.

00:51:54And all three of them

00:51:55shifted into men.

00:51:56I should have brought them

00:51:57to a shifter registry.

00:51:58But the registry told me

00:51:59they'd already bonded.

00:52:01Recognized me completely

00:52:02as their owner.

00:52:03Releasing them without care

00:52:04would cause serious

00:52:05psychological harm.

00:52:06I looked at those three pairs

00:52:07of beautiful eyes

00:52:08and caved.

00:52:09I let them stay.

00:52:10They said they had no names.

00:52:11So I gave them some.

00:52:12Oldest to youngest.

00:52:13Ethan, Eric, Evan.

00:52:15Young, hot-blooded wolf-shifters

00:52:17with energy to burn.

00:52:18Even inhuman me

00:52:19every hour of every day.

00:52:21Then one afternoon,

00:52:22Chloe called.

00:52:23Sis, aren't you going to come home

00:52:25for the arranged marriage?

00:52:26The man has had three wives

00:52:27die on him.

00:52:27And he's ugly.

00:52:28But his family has money.

00:52:30I looked away.

00:52:31That was exactly why

00:52:32my family had cut me off

00:52:33after I fought the arrangement.

00:52:34They couldn't bring themselves

00:52:35to send Chloe in my place.

00:52:37So instead,

00:52:38they applied steady,

00:52:39relentless pressure on me.

00:52:40Eric, who always read

00:52:41the room perfectly.

00:52:42Don't like the call?

00:52:43Hang up.

00:52:44What was that voice?

00:52:45I took the opening

00:52:45to change the subject.

00:52:46I rescued three injured

00:52:48wolf pups a while back.

00:52:49They just shifted recently

00:52:50and they won't leave me alone.

00:52:52We can barely keep up.

00:52:53A few seconds of silence.

00:52:54I'm honestly jealous.

00:52:56My snake shifter

00:52:57won't even let me touch him.

00:52:59He'll warm up eventually.

00:53:00Chloe just gave a soft,

00:53:01unconvinced hum.

00:53:02The next day,

00:53:03she showed up at my door

00:53:04with bags upon bags.

00:53:06She wore a pretty little

00:53:07white dress,

00:53:08beaming at me.

00:53:09Surprise, sis.

00:53:10I turned around.

00:53:11All three shifters' eyes

00:53:12went straight to her.

00:53:14I quietly turned back.

00:53:16I was used to it, honestly.

00:53:17Everyone gravitated

00:53:18toward Chloe.

00:53:19She was radiant

00:53:19and magnetic.

00:53:20Every gesture,

00:53:21every smile

00:53:22pulled at people

00:53:22without even trying.

00:53:24Standing next to her,

00:53:25I felt exactly like

00:53:26what I was.

00:53:26Plain and unremarkable.

00:53:28Chloe glanced around.

00:53:29Your apartment

00:53:29is so much smaller

00:53:30than the family estate.

00:53:32Is there even enough

00:53:33room for them?

00:53:34It's fine.

00:53:34Then I watched Ethan,

00:53:36usually disinterested

00:53:36in everything,

00:53:37let his gaze drift

00:53:38to Chloe.

00:53:39Eric's devastating smile

00:53:40turned itself on her instead.

00:53:42Even Evan,

00:53:43the moody one,

00:53:44propped his head up

00:53:44to stare at her,

00:53:45his wolf ears

00:53:46flickering nonstop.

00:53:47Chloe didn't seem to notice.

00:53:49She sipped her water

00:53:49with perfect innocence.

00:53:51In that moment,

00:53:52I knew.

00:53:52My things were about

00:53:53to drift quietly

00:53:54toward Chloe again.

00:53:56After that,

00:53:56the gentle,

00:53:57clingy warmth

00:53:58till I heard their conversation.

00:53:59I'd been right all along.

00:54:01The afternoon came fast.

00:54:02A knock at the door.

00:54:03Chloe arrived.

00:54:04The silence

00:54:05that had settled

00:54:05over the apartment

00:54:06deepened into something heavier.

00:54:08You're really giving

00:54:08all three of us to her?

00:54:10Yes.

00:54:11Not keeping one for yourself?

00:54:13Which of you

00:54:13wants to stay with me?

00:54:14The air curdled.

00:54:15No one answered.

00:54:16Finally,

00:54:17Evan got up

00:54:17and went to open the door.

00:54:19He rolled his eyes,

00:54:20a flick of contempt

00:54:20on his face.

00:54:21Stop pretending

00:54:22to be decent.

00:54:23Both of you.

00:54:24Chloe's bright smile

00:54:25filled the frame.

00:54:26Hi, boys.

00:54:27My sister

00:54:28already explained things, right?

00:54:30You all belong to me now.

00:54:32Hey there,

00:54:33new mistress.

00:54:34Chloe looked him over

00:54:35with satisfaction,

00:54:35then let her gaze

00:54:37sweep across Eric and Ethan.

00:54:38You're all gorgeous.

00:54:40Did you pack?

00:54:41Actually, never mind.

00:54:43I'm sure my sister

00:54:43couldn't afford

00:54:44to buy you much anyway.

00:54:45We'll get everything

00:54:46new at the villa.

00:54:46Ethan gave a lazy

00:54:47murmur of agreement.

00:54:49Eric glanced at Chloe,

00:54:50then slid his eyes

00:54:51over to me.

00:54:51I kept my face blank.

00:54:53Every set of eyes

00:54:54in the room

00:54:54landed on me at...

00:55:08It's a gold egg.

00:55:09It's a gold egg.

00:55:15Veronica,

00:55:16today is the day of birth.

00:55:19Let's see what you do

00:55:20when I present

00:55:21a gold dragon egg.

00:55:24Seduce me,

00:55:25get what you want

00:55:25and run away.

00:55:31You're quite the bold

00:55:32little thing,

00:55:33aren't you?

00:55:57She's giving birth!

00:55:58Elena is having the baby!

00:56:00I can't believe

00:56:00Elena is going into labor

00:56:01on the exact same day

00:56:02as her sister!

00:56:07Gold!

00:56:07The ancient dragon

00:56:08ranks bloodlines

00:56:09by their glow.

00:56:10Gold, purple, blue,

00:56:12red, green, white,

00:56:13and black.

00:56:13Elena's egg!

00:56:14It's gold!

00:56:15This is a top order

00:56:16pure black!

00:56:21What the hell?

00:56:22My egg was just gold

00:56:23a second ago.

00:56:29Elena, you bitch!

00:56:31I've got the noblest gold

00:56:33dragon blood

00:56:33in the dragon lord family.

00:56:35And you give me the lowest,

00:56:36trashiest black egg?

00:56:38No!

00:56:38Our egg was gold

00:56:39just a second ago!

00:56:40Everyone saw it!

00:56:41My sweet sister,

00:56:43Grayson is a first-honored

00:56:44gold dragon.

00:56:45And so are you.

00:56:46How could two first-honored

00:56:47gold dragons

00:56:48ever spawn a bottom order

00:56:49black egg?

00:56:50He must have been

00:56:51sneaking around

00:56:52behind his back,

00:56:53sleeping with filthy

00:56:54half-breeds

00:56:55or even monsters

00:56:56from the abyss

00:56:56to spawn this

00:56:57little bastard.

00:56:58Veronica!

00:56:59You're my sister!

00:57:00You don't believe me either!

00:57:03You slut!

00:57:04Cheating on me

00:57:04and trying to taint

00:57:05my gold dragon bloodline!

00:57:10A gold dragon egg?

00:57:12You laid a gold egg too!

00:57:15Surprise, sweetie!

00:57:16This is Grayson's baby too.

00:57:20You two!

00:57:21Why are you doing this to me?

00:57:23Why?

00:57:24Growing up,

00:57:24you always paraded around

00:57:25as a first-order gold dragon

00:57:26rubbing it in my face

00:57:27since I'm just a

00:57:28fifth-order green dragon.

00:57:29Well, guess what?

00:57:30Grayson and I have been

00:57:31together for a while now.

00:57:32Oh, and by the way,

00:57:33I swapped your gold egg

00:57:34from Blackmon.

00:57:35You!

00:57:39Shameless bitch!

00:57:40Since you birthed

00:57:41this little bastard,

00:57:42you can swallow it

00:57:43right back down.

00:57:47Guards!

00:57:47Throw Elena

00:57:48into the dragon pit.

00:57:49Let the dragon fire

00:57:50burn her to ash.

00:57:52Elena and I

00:57:53are the only gold dragons

00:57:54left in the dragon lord family,

00:57:55but her bloodline

00:57:56is way stronger than mine.

00:57:57She'll totally undermine

00:57:59my authority

00:57:59sooner or later.

00:58:01Once she's dead,

00:58:02I'll be the sole heir

00:58:03to the ancient dragon egg.

00:58:04No!

00:58:05No!

00:58:06Grayson,

00:58:07you can't do this to me!

00:58:08No!

00:58:09Since you're about to die anyway,

00:58:11I'll let you in

00:58:11on a little secret.

00:58:12I'm not an ancient dragon at all.

00:58:16Veronica!

00:58:17When you were dying,

00:58:19I was the one

00:58:19who saved you

00:58:20and begged my father

00:58:21to adopt you,

00:58:22but you stabbed me

00:58:23in the back,

00:58:24stole my mate,

00:58:25switched my baby.

00:58:26If I get a second chance

00:58:28at life,

00:58:28I swear,

00:58:29I'll make you

00:58:29and Grayson pay.

00:58:32Interesting.

00:58:33The scent

00:58:33of a pure-blood

00:58:34gold dragon.

00:58:41Grand Witch,

00:58:42today is the

00:58:42coming-of-age ceremony

00:58:43for my two daughters.

00:58:44I humbly ask you

00:58:45to officiate and pray

00:58:46for the ancestors

00:58:47to reveal their

00:58:48bloodline prophecy.

00:58:52The ancestor altar!

00:58:54Grayson,

00:58:54Veronica!

00:58:57I've been reborn

00:58:57on the day

00:58:58of my coming-of-age ceremony,

00:58:59right before

00:59:00the bloodline prophecy ritual.

00:59:02Veronica,

00:59:03in my past life,

00:59:04you tampered with the ritual,

00:59:05turned my gold egg black,

00:59:07and sent me to a gruesome

00:59:08death in the dragon.

00:59:09This time,

00:59:10I'm going to make you

00:59:11both pay.

00:59:13On the day

00:59:14our dragon maidles

00:59:15come of age,

00:59:16they must stand

00:59:16before the ancestral grounds

00:59:18and beg the ancient

00:59:19dragon ancestors

00:59:20for a bloodline prophecy.

00:59:21Whoever is destined

00:59:22to bear gold dragon offspring

00:59:23will be crowned

00:59:24the supreme dragon mother.

00:59:26Are you ready?

00:59:30Word is,

00:59:31whoever the ancestors

00:59:31chooses today

00:59:32will be the one

00:59:32to hatch gold dragon baby.

00:59:34Elena has a first order

00:59:35gold dragon bloodline.

00:59:36She's got the best shot

00:59:37at laying a gold egg.

00:59:39Grandwitch,

00:59:40I'm ready.

00:59:42My dearest sister,

00:59:43you're the noblest gold dragon

00:59:44in our dragon lords.

00:59:45Even without the ancestors' blessing,

00:59:47you'll definitely lay a gold egg

00:59:49and bring glory to our house,

00:59:50right?

00:59:51So you embrace him

00:59:52while already cooking up

00:59:53behind your heart

00:59:53as very hard.

00:59:57How dare you hit me?

00:59:58The ancient dragon id

00:59:59has been around

00:59:59for 10,000 years.

01:00:01Every dragon ladle

01:00:01upon coming of age

01:00:02must come to the ancestral grounds

01:00:03to ask for the blessing

01:00:04of offspring

01:00:05and then secure a marriage

01:00:06based on her order.

01:00:07With what you just said,

01:00:08are you telling me

01:00:08to completely ignore

01:00:09the dragon lord's rules?

01:00:10I didn't.

01:00:11How dare you

01:00:11to lay a hand on me?

01:00:12Just wait until I marry Grayson

01:00:14and become the dragon mother

01:00:14with ultimate power.

01:00:16I'll throw you

01:00:16straight into the dragon pit.

01:00:17Veronica,

01:00:18your punishment

01:00:18is just beginning.

01:00:19Just you wait.

01:00:21Shut your mouths,

01:00:21both of you.

01:00:22How dare you act like this

01:00:23in front of the ancestor altar?

01:00:24We have business

01:00:25to attend with.

01:00:27Grandwitch,

01:00:28please ask the ancestors

01:00:29for their blessing.

01:00:30Very well.

01:00:36Eternal abyss

01:00:37guided by dragon bone.

01:00:39Rows of flame

01:00:40light up the sky.

01:00:42Seven-colored holy flame

01:00:43open the doors

01:00:44of the ancestors.

01:00:47Grant our wish,

01:00:49dragon ancestors,

01:00:50and bless the gold dragon.

01:00:55It's here.

01:00:56The gold dragon spirit

01:00:57has appeared.

01:00:58Whoever the gold dragon spirit

01:00:59chooses is destined

01:01:00to lay a gold egg

01:01:01and hatch gold dragon baby.

01:01:03It's me.

01:01:04The gold dragon spirit

01:01:05chose me.

01:01:06No way.

01:01:07Veronica's only a

01:01:07fifth-level green dragon.

01:01:09Why would the gold dragon

01:01:09spirit choose her?

01:01:11My dear sister,

01:01:11I'm so sorry,

01:01:12but the gold dragon spirit

01:01:13chose me.

01:01:13You're not mad,

01:01:14are you?

01:01:20It's Elena.

01:01:22The gold dragon spirit

01:01:23chose Elena.

01:01:25Please,

01:01:26dragon mother,

01:01:27choose your mate.

01:01:28In three days,

01:01:30you will lay a gold dragon egg

01:01:31for the ancient dragon egg

01:01:32and bring us ultimate glory.

01:01:34Please choose your mate,

01:01:35dragon mother.

01:01:36Defer to a gold dragon egg

01:01:38in three days

01:01:39and bring glory

01:01:39to our house.

01:01:42My dearest sister,

01:01:44the gold dragon spirit

01:01:45chose me in the end.

01:01:47You're not mad,

01:01:48are you?

01:01:49Since I'm the gold dragon mother

01:01:51and get to pick my mate

01:01:53right here and now,

01:01:54who do you think

01:01:55I'll choose?

01:02:01Why would I be mad,

01:02:02sister?

01:02:03I couldn't be happier

01:02:04that you're going

01:02:05to have a gold dragon egg.

01:02:08The hierarchy is set.

01:02:10Elena,

01:02:11you didn't let

01:02:11the ancient dragon chill down.

01:02:13I will personally select

01:02:15the noblest mate

01:02:16in the dragon lord family

01:02:17for you,

01:02:18so you and your gold egg

01:02:19get nothing but the best.

01:02:21The only noble dragon

01:02:22in the whole dragon lords

01:02:22is Grayson Gold Dragon.

01:02:25Grayson!

01:02:26Grandwitch,

01:02:27you are the only gold dragon

01:02:28in this dragon lords

01:02:29besides Elena.

01:02:30I assume you're here today

01:02:31to ask for the hand

01:02:32of the dragon mother

01:02:33who can give you a gold egg?

01:02:34Of course.

01:02:35In my past life,

01:02:37Grayson slept with Veronica

01:02:38and personally threw me

01:02:39into the dragon pit.

01:02:40I will never let history

01:02:41repeat itself this time.

01:02:43Then I officially betrothed

01:02:45Elena to you

01:02:46waiting.

01:02:49Fools.

01:02:50Do you truly believe

01:02:51that just because

01:02:52the gold dragon spirit

01:02:53chose Elena,

01:02:54she can actually

01:02:55lay a gold egg,

01:02:56do you?

01:02:58Are you questioning

01:02:59the ancestors' blessing?

01:03:01I wouldn't dare question

01:03:03the ancestors,

01:03:03but as the supreme gold dragon,

01:03:06I can promise you all this.

01:03:09Elena can't lay a gold egg

01:03:10at all.

01:03:11Her bloodline has been

01:03:12cursed by the abyss.

01:03:14She's nothing but

01:03:15tainted trash.

01:03:16She's only capable of

01:03:17laying the lowest,

01:03:18filthiest black egg.

01:03:22What?

01:03:23Elena can only lay a black egg?

01:03:25Elena is a gold dragon

01:03:26himself.

01:03:27If she can't produce a gold egg,

01:03:28why would the gold dragon

01:03:29spirit choose her?

01:03:31The gold dragon spirit

01:03:32chose her because she

01:03:33used her gold dragon aura

01:03:34to temporarily mask the curse.

01:03:36But a cheap trick

01:03:37won't change the facts.

01:03:38The one who will actually

01:03:39lay a gold egg in three days

01:03:41is Veronica.

01:03:42Elena can only lay a black egg?

01:03:43Laying a black egg

01:03:44is an absolute disgrace

01:03:45to the dragon lords.

01:03:46I can't believe a gold dragon

01:03:48like Elena is actually

01:03:49pure trash.

01:03:50How does Grayson know

01:03:51I'm going to lay a black egg

01:03:52and Veronica will lay a gold one?

01:03:54Did he get reborn too?

01:03:56So the one I'm asking

01:03:57to marry today

01:04:00is Veronica,

01:04:01the one who will actually

01:04:02lay the gold egg.

01:04:03Please grant us

01:04:04your blessing, graduate.

01:04:08Just as I thought,

01:04:11Grayson was reborn too.

01:04:22Don't trouble yourself,

01:04:23Grandwitch.

01:04:24I don't give a damn

01:04:25about a shameless mate

01:04:26like him anyway.

01:04:27Very well.

01:04:31Then I pronounce Veronica

01:04:32married to Grayson.

01:04:35You two must mate

01:04:36as soon as possible

01:04:37to produce a gold dragon egg.

01:04:38Deliver it on the day of birth

01:04:40three days from now

01:04:41to secure the future

01:04:42of the ancient dragon inn.

01:04:43Thank you for your blessing,

01:04:44Grandwitch.

01:04:47My dear sister,

01:04:49you don't blame me

01:04:50for stealing your mate,

01:04:51do you?

01:04:54He's just a guy.

01:04:56If you like him so much,

01:04:57take him.

01:04:59Drop the act.

01:05:00Grayson tossed you

01:05:01a gold dragon aside

01:05:02and picked me,

01:05:03a fifth weather green dragon.

01:05:04You must be dying inside

01:05:06right now, huh?

01:05:07Dying inside?

01:05:08Don't forget the gold dragon spirit

01:05:10chose me.

01:05:11So what if the spirit

01:05:12chose you?

01:05:13Grayson chose me.

01:05:15Without a mate to bond with,

01:05:16how are you going to lay

01:05:17a gold egg?

01:05:18How are you going to be

01:05:19the dragon mother?

01:05:20I'm a pure blood gold dragon.

01:05:22With or without Grayson,

01:05:23I can lay a gold dragon egg.

01:05:24You're not thinking of

01:05:25picking a mate publicly,

01:05:27are you?

01:05:28The whole dragon lord

01:05:30knows you're cursed

01:05:31by the abyss

01:05:31and will lay a black egg.

01:05:34Who would possibly

01:05:35want you now?

01:05:37Veronica's right.

01:05:38If you want to pick a dragon

01:05:39for a husband,

01:05:40you actually need someone

01:05:41willing to take you.

01:05:44Do you want her?

01:05:45A cursed piece of trash?

01:05:47Hell no!

01:05:48If I mate with her,

01:05:49I'll get tainted

01:05:50by the abyss too!

01:05:52Do you want her?

01:05:54Laying a black egg

01:05:55is a disgrace

01:05:55to the dragon lords.

01:05:56Even if this slut

01:05:57got on her knees

01:05:57and begged me,

01:05:58I'd feel sick.

01:05:59Who knows what kind

01:06:00of nasty curse

01:06:01she's carrying.

01:06:04Hear that, sister?

01:06:06Today is our

01:06:06coming of age day,

01:06:07which also kicks off

01:06:08the dragon mating system.

01:06:10If you don't find

01:06:10a partner to bond with,

01:06:11your magic will spiral

01:06:12out of control

01:06:13and you'll literally explode.

01:06:16Exploding is one thing,

01:06:17but I'm more worried

01:06:17you'll get desperate

01:06:18and hook up with

01:06:19some patterful heartbreed

01:06:20or a monster from the abyss

01:06:21spawning some disgusting fruit

01:06:23would be absolutely hilarious.

01:06:24My dear sister,

01:06:26we'd better get knocked up

01:06:26with a dragon egg soon.

01:06:28Don't disappoint me now.

01:06:33The day of birth

01:06:34is in three days.

01:06:36If you're not pregnant by then,

01:06:37your scales will be

01:06:38plucked in front of everyone

01:06:39to feed Veronica's dragon egg.

01:06:41In the dragon world,

01:06:43power is everything.

01:06:44I can't protect you.

01:06:48Don't worry, father.

01:06:50I will absolutely

01:06:51get pregnant within three days

01:06:52and lay a gold dragon egg.

01:06:59I'm so pissed!

01:07:01If Veronica and Grayson

01:07:02actually produce

01:07:03a gold dragon egg,

01:07:04you're dead meat!

01:07:05So what?

01:07:06If she can do it,

01:07:08so can I.

01:07:08The whole dragon lord's

01:07:10knows you're going

01:07:11to lay a black egg.

01:07:12Who's going to want you?

01:07:13Your magic is already

01:07:14going haywire.

01:07:15If you don't find a mate

01:07:17in three days,

01:07:18you're literally going to die.

01:07:19There is one guy

01:07:20who will.

01:07:29You...

01:07:29You don't mean

01:07:30the black dragon

01:07:31at the bottom

01:07:31of the dragon pit,

01:07:32do you?

01:07:46Exactly.

01:07:50Desperate times

01:07:50call for desperate measures.

01:07:54I'm going to

01:07:55borrow his seed.

01:07:59Borrow his seed?

01:08:00Are you out of your mind?

01:08:19Are you seriously

01:08:20going to look for

01:08:21that lowly black dragon?

01:08:23Keep your voice down.

01:08:24You trying to let

01:08:25every dragon hear you?

01:08:26He's the lowest order

01:08:27of black dragon

01:08:28and you're a supreme

01:08:28gold dragon!

01:08:30How could you possibly

01:08:31with him?

01:08:33The gold dragon spirit

01:08:34chose me.

01:08:35Even if he's a black dragon,

01:08:36I know I can still

01:08:38hatch a gold egg.

01:08:39But he's ancient!

01:08:40If he's not 9,000 years old,

01:08:42he's at least 8,000!

01:08:43He's older than

01:08:44our grand witch!

01:08:45Legend has it

01:08:46he's a primordial dragon

01:08:47who actually saw the war

01:08:49between dragons and gods!

01:08:51Better old than nothing, right?

01:08:52He's a criminal dragon!

01:08:54Elena,

01:08:55rumor has it

01:08:55he committed

01:08:56an unforgivable sin

01:08:57and was locked in the dragon pit

01:08:58to burn in dragon fire

01:08:59for eternity!

01:09:00He's a violent,

01:09:01bloodthirsty psycho!

01:09:03Last time a dragon

01:09:04accidentally fell into the pit,

01:09:05he torched them to ash

01:09:06with a single breath!

01:09:08Even so,

01:09:09I have to go.

01:09:10I have to become

01:09:11the dragon mother.

01:09:12It's the only way

01:09:12I can claim the ultimate power

01:09:14of the ancient dragon ache

01:09:15and kill Grayson and Veronica.

01:09:16But the craziest part is,

01:09:18rumor has it

01:09:18he's got two.

01:09:20Two dicks!

01:09:21If you go to him

01:09:22for his seed,

01:09:23are you even going

01:09:24to make it out alive?

01:09:27I'll die trying.

01:09:30The day of births

01:09:31in three days.

01:09:32I have to get pregnant

01:09:33by then,

01:09:34become the dragon mother

01:09:35and rule over all dragons.

01:09:37Then I'll expose

01:09:38Veronica and Grayson

01:09:39and avenge my past life!

01:09:42I seriously can't deal with you.

01:09:44Here,

01:09:45I'm a thunderbird

01:09:46and these are my

01:09:47two most potent feathers.

01:09:48The red one

01:09:49is an aphrodisiac.

01:09:50It'll make him cave.

01:09:51The gold one

01:09:52guarantees fertility.

01:09:53Swallow it before

01:09:54you do the bead

01:09:54and you'll get pregnant

01:09:55on the very first try.

01:10:01Thanks.

01:10:02You better make it

01:10:03back alive!

01:10:03I'm still counting on you

01:10:04to catch bugs for me!

01:10:06I know.

01:10:13Damn it.

01:10:15Why did the mating season

01:10:16hit me now?

01:10:17My magic is spiraling

01:10:19out of control.

01:10:23water.

01:10:26I need water.

01:10:29I need water.

01:10:41Finally found you.

01:11:00a female dragon in heat

01:11:03trying to drug me.

01:11:09I feel so hot.

01:11:13my magic is spiraling.

01:11:14My magic is spiraling.

01:11:22Help me.

01:11:27You're far too young.

01:11:28Not even a century old,

01:11:30are you?

01:11:31And you dare

01:11:31to seduce me.

01:11:34Help me!

01:11:37Help you?

01:11:38How exactly do you want me to help you?

01:11:41Give me a baby, or else I'm going to die in three days.

01:11:48I can go five hundred times a day, and I need at least three days to be satisfied.

01:11:56Can a little whist like you, not even a century old, handle that?

01:12:25I've got a dragon egg!

01:12:31Thanks, little black dragon.

01:12:34I'm going to look inside my womb and check on my dragon baby right now.

01:12:42...wreck her himself for embarrassing him on his engagement time.

01:12:46For sure. Lorenzo's connected with the Mafia, right? The Moretti family?

01:12:50Joy, Leah, put that tramp into the cage!

01:12:58All of you will pay for this!

01:13:01You're just a shameless mistress.

01:13:03My sister is marrying to the DeLuca family.

01:13:06You will pay for messing with her.

01:13:08When Lorenzo finds out about this, you'll die. All of you.

01:13:17No, he won't. He'll thank me for burying his scandalous affair.

01:13:22We'll see.

01:13:25I see Lorenzo's car parked outside.

01:13:28Finish this. Lorenzo will be here in a second.

01:13:30And then, yes.

01:13:31Oh, thank you so much!

01:13:35Oh, calculations!

01:13:38L

01:13:39And one, you're doing everything!

01:13:39We'll also have friends, women, and they're...

01:13:39Today, yeah, we'll see you soon!

01:13:39There's going on, George!

01:13:39The Here's what we do

01:13:39They're right!

01:13:40I need you...

01:13:40little ain't weird.

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