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00:00I fold. Avery's yours for tonight.
00:03You're willing to give her up?
00:04Since you like her, I'll gladly step aside.
00:08Although, we've been together for almost a year.
00:10If you think she's secondhand, no need. I'll take her.
00:17Fine. Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
00:21As soon as Liam left, the room immediately came alive again.
00:25Logan, are you serious?
00:27You chased Avery for three months, went all soft for her, and you're already bored?
00:29It's not even been a year.
00:32A bet's a bet. And besides, she's just a girl.
00:35So Avery wasn't anything special to you after all?
00:40At first she was. Hard to get. A bit high and mighty.
00:43But now, she's no different from the others.
00:48Still the same. Behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
00:50Hey, Logan. Next time, can I have a turn with her?
00:56But Logan, what if Liam actually gets to her? What then?
01:01He won't. They say he didn't even touch a girl back in military school. Ice cold type.
01:06That's not necessarily true, though. He did look at Avery a few times when she wore that dress showing her
01:09legs.
01:10He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
01:13Bet on it then, Logan. You in?
01:14Don't forget. Avery is obsessed with me. She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
01:18If you really want to bet, you better be ready to lose everything.
01:21Logan stood up and walked out. A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
01:26He shoved her against the hallway wall and kissed her. Hard.
01:28No one noticed that I, the subject of the twins' bet, had already heard everything.
01:34If he could openly bet me away to another guy, then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
01:40And if I was stupid enough to make a scene and embarrass him in front of everyone, I'd be the
01:45one paying the price.
01:46Everyone knows Logan's family had endowed the athletic center of our school.
01:50His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway, in letters bigger than most people's futures.
01:55That's why he could break rules, get into fights, and cause trouble at school without ever getting expelled.
02:02Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
02:05Logan had chased her for months, before she finally said yes. He spoiled her.
02:09Let her get away with things no one else could.
02:12For a while, everyone thought that she'd gotten the notorious bad boy to settle down.
02:18But less than six months later, he got bored and messed up with other girls.
02:23The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle, making a scene in front of half the school.
02:32A few days later, she fell during rehearsal.
02:36She lived, but she was paralyzed from the waist down, her whole life finished.
02:42She withdrew from Stonebridge High before the semester was over.
02:46Officially, she'd transferred to a performing arts academy in another state.
02:50Unofficially, nobody wanted to talk about it.
02:53Back when Logan was chasing me, someone told me that he had been quietly looking into my scholarship.
02:58If he wanted to, he could make my life at this school a living hell.
03:02I had said yes to him because I was afraid of saying no.
03:04I had stayed with him for a year, keeping my head down, and now he'd put me in a card
03:10game.
03:11I went back to the guest room and lay down on the couch, pulling the blanket over myself.
03:16The door opened, footsteps across the room, and then the smell, clean and unfamiliar, not Logan.
03:22You should sleep in an actual bed.
03:27Finally, I've been waiting forever, Logan.
03:31Have you been waiting long?
03:32Hmm, my head is killing me.
03:35You'll feel better once you get something in your stomach.
03:37I'm tired, take me somewhere.
03:39You smell different tonight?
03:41Do I?
03:42Yeah, it's better though, actually better.
03:45A lot.
03:46Glad you like it.
03:49Two days earlier, I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
03:52Logan never talked about him.
03:54In fact, he seemed almost wary of him.
03:56Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit, transfer student, previously enrolled in Vermont,
04:01joining us for senior year.
04:03The rumors spread fast.
04:04He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
04:07He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight and had no marks on him afterward.
04:11He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
04:13He had a 4.0, and no one at his previous schools would say much about him,
04:18which people interpreted as either very good or very bad.
04:21At dinner, I sat next to Logan.
04:23Liam sat alone at another table.
04:24Near the end, his eyes moved to me, just for a second.
04:28He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
04:30I had no idea why he would agree to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
04:34But one thing became clear the moment I heard that bet.
04:37If I wanted to walk away from this game those rich guys were playing without getting hurt,
04:41Liam might be my only way out.
04:43I had just stepped out of the bathroom when Liam pulled me into his arms from behind.
04:58You're unusually impatient tonight, Logan.
05:03Change how you call me.
05:06Then what do you want me to call you?
05:09What do you usually call me?
05:11Your name, Mr. Hayes, and I've called you Baby.
05:17Then tonight call me Sir.
05:38The next day I opened my eyes to full daylight.
05:41Every part of me ached.
05:43The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
05:46The room was empty.
05:47Liam was gone.
05:48I didn't know when he'd left.
05:50Through the glass, I could see the back lawn below, and Logan standing in it.
05:54I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, revealing the marks on purpose.
06:03Hey, what's wrong?
06:08Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
06:10What for?
06:10What hurts?
06:11Last night you were really rough.
06:13I didn't realize until the shower.
06:15There was...
06:16It bled a little.
06:17It really hurts.
06:19I fold.
06:20Avery's yours for tonight.
06:22You're willing to give her up?
06:23Since you like her, I'll gladly step aside.
06:27Although, we've been together for almost a year.
06:29If you think she's secondhand, no need.
06:32I'll take her.
06:36Fine.
06:37Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
06:40As soon as Liam left, the room immediately came alive again.
06:45Logan, are you serious?
06:46You chased Avery for three months, went all soft for her, and you're already bored?
06:48It's not even been a year.
06:51A bet's a bet, and besides, she's just a girl.
06:54So Avery wasn't anything special to you after all.
06:59At first she was, hard to get, a bit high and mighty.
07:02But now, she's no different from the others.
07:07Still the same, behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
07:10Hey Logan, next time, can I have a turn with her?
07:15But Logan, what if Liam actually gets to her, what then?
07:20He won't.
07:21They say he didn't even touch a girl back at military school, ice cold type.
07:25That's not necessarily true though.
07:26He did look at Avery a few times when she wore that dress showing her legs.
07:29He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
07:32Bet on it then, Logan.
07:33You in?
07:33Don't forget, Avery is obsessed with me.
07:36She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
07:38If you really want to bet, you better be ready to lose everything.
07:41Logan stood up and walked out.
07:42A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
07:45He shoved her against the hallway wall and kissed her, hard.
07:48No one noticed that I, the subject of the twins bet, had already heard everything.
07:54If he could openly bet me away to another guy, then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
07:59And if I was stupid enough to make a scene, and embarrass him in front of everyone, I'd be the
08:04one paying the price.
08:05Everyone knows Logan's family had endowed the athletic center of our school.
08:09His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway, in letters bigger than most people's futures.
08:14That's why he could break rules, get into fights, and cause trouble at school without ever getting expelled.
08:21Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
08:24Logan had chased her for months before she finally said yes.
08:27He spoiled her.
08:29Let her get away with things no one else could.
08:31For a while, everyone thought that she'd gotten the notorious bad boy to settle down.
08:37But less than six months later, he got bored and messed up with other girls.
08:42The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle, making a scene in front of half the school.
08:51A few days later, she fell during rehearsal.
08:55She lived, but she was paralyzed from the waist down, her whole life finished.
09:01She withdrew from Stonebridge High before the semester was over.
09:05Officially, she'd transferred to a performing arts academy in another state.
09:09Unofficially, nobody wanted to talk about it.
09:12Back when Logan was chasing me, someone told me that he had been quietly looking into my scholarship.
09:17If he wanted to, he could make my life at this school a living hell.
09:21I had said yes to him because I was afraid of saying no.
09:24I had stayed with him for a year, keeping my head down.
09:27And now he'd put me in a card game.
09:30I went back to the guest room and lay down on the couch, pulling the blanket over myself.
09:35The door opened, footsteps across the room, and then the smell, clean and unfamiliar, not Logan.
09:41You should sleep in an actual bed.
09:46Finally, I've been waiting forever, Logan.
09:50Have you been waiting long?
09:51Hmm, my head is killing me.
09:54You'll feel better once you get something in your stomach.
09:56I'm tired, take me somewhere.
09:58You smell different tonight?
10:00Do I?
10:01Yeah, it's better though, actually better.
10:04A lot.
10:05Glad you like it.
10:08Two days earlier, I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
10:11Logan never talked about him.
10:13In fact, he seemed almost wary of him.
10:15Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit, transfer student, previously enrolled in Vermont,
10:21joining us for senior year.
10:22The rumors spread fast.
10:24He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
10:26He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight and had no marks on him afterward.
10:30He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
10:32He had a 4.0, and no one at his previous schools would say much about him,
10:37which people interpreted as either very good or very bad.
10:40At dinner, I sat next to Logan.
10:42Liam sat alone at another table.
10:44Near the end, his eyes moved to me, just for a second.
10:47He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
10:49I had no idea why he would agree to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
10:53But one thing became clear the moment I heard that bet.
10:56If I wanted to walk away from this game those rich guys were playing without getting hurt,
11:00Liam might be my only way out.
11:02I had just stepped out of the bathroom when Liam pulled me into his arms from behind.
11:18You're unusually impatient tonight, Logan.
11:22Change how you call me.
11:25Then what do you want me to call you?
11:28What do you usually call me?
11:31Your name, Mr. Hayes, and I've called you Baby.
11:36Then tonight call me Sir.
11:40Sir?
11:57The next day, I opened my eyes to full daylight.
12:00Every part of me ached.
12:02The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
12:05The room was empty.
12:06Liam was gone.
12:07I didn't know when he'd left.
12:09Through the glass, I could see the back lawn below, and Logan standing in it.
12:13I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, revealing the marks on purpose.
12:21Hey.
12:22What's wrong?
12:27Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
12:29What for?
12:29What hurts?
12:30Last night, you were really rough.
12:32I didn't realize until the shower.
12:34There was-
12:35It bled a little.
12:36It really hurts.
12:38I fold.
12:39Avery's yours for tonight.
12:41You're willing to give her up?
12:42Since you like her, I'll gladly step aside.
12:46Although, we've been together for almost a year.
12:48If you think she's secondhand, no need.
12:51I'll take her.
12:55Fine.
12:56Then enjoy yourself tonight, brother.
13:00As soon as Liam left, the room immediately came alive again.
13:04Logan, are you serious?
13:05You chased Avery for three months, went all soft for her, and you're already bored?
13:08It's not even been a year.
13:10A bet's a bet.
13:11And besides, she's just a girl.
13:13So Avery wasn't anything special to you after all.
13:18At first, she was hard to get, a bit high and mighty.
13:21But now, she's no different from the others.
13:26Still the same, behaves like a damn dog in front of me.
13:29Hey, Logan.
13:30Next time, can I have a turn with her?
13:34But Logan, what if Liam actually gets to her?
13:37What then?
13:40He won't.
13:40They say he didn't even touch a girl back in military school.
13:42Ice cold type.
13:44That's not necessarily true, though.
13:45He did look at Avery a few times when she wore that dress showing her legs.
13:48He just hates girls who try too hard to show off.
13:51Bet on it then, Logan.
13:52You in?
13:53Don't forget, Avery is obsessed with me.
13:55She'd rather die than let another guy touch her.
13:57If you really want to bet, you better be ready to lose everything.
14:00Logan stood up and walked out.
14:01A pretty cheerleader was already waiting outside the door.
14:04He shoved her against the hallway wall and kissed her hard.
14:07No one noticed that I, the subject of the twins' bet, had already heard everything.
14:13If he could openly bet me away to another guy, then I meant absolutely nothing to him.
14:18And if I was stupid enough to make a scene and embarrass him in front of everyone, I'd be the
14:23one paying the price.
14:25Everyone knows Logan's family had endowed the athletic center of our school.
14:28His name was on the donor wall in the main hallway, in letters bigger than most people's futures.
14:34That's why he could break rules, get into fights, and cause trouble at school without ever getting expelled.
14:40Someone told me there had been a ballet dancer before me.
14:43Logan had chased her for months, before she finally said yes.
14:46He spoiled her.
14:48Let her get away with things no one else could.
14:50For a while, everyone thought that she'd gotten the notorious bad boy to settle down.
14:56But less than six months later, he got bored and messed up with other girls.
15:01The ballet girl slashed the tire of Logan's motorcycle, making a scene in front of half the school.
15:10A few days later, she fell during rehearsal.
15:14She lived, but she was paralyzed from the waist down.
15:17Her whole life, finished.
15:20She withdrew from Stonebridge High before the semester was over.
15:24Officially, she'd transferred to a performing arts academy in another state.
15:28Unofficially, nobody wanted to talk about it.
15:31Back when Logan was chasing me, someone told me that he had been quietly looking into my scholarship.
15:36If he wanted to, he could make my life at this school a living hell.
15:40I had said yes to him because I was afraid of saying no.
15:43I had stayed with him for a year, keeping my head down.
15:47And now, he'd put me in a card game.
15:49I went back to the guest room and lay down on the couch, pulling the blanket over myself.
15:54The door opened, footsteps across the room, and then the smell, clean and unfamiliar.
15:59Not Logan.
16:00You should sleep in an actual bed.
16:05Finally, I've been waiting forever, Logan.
16:09Have you been waiting long?
16:11My head is killing me.
16:13You'll feel better once you get something in your stomach.
16:16I'm tired. Take me somewhere.
16:18You smell different tonight.
16:19Do I?
16:20Yeah, it's better though. Actually better.
16:23A lot.
16:24Glad you like it.
16:27Two days earlier, I hadn't known Liam Hayes existed.
16:30Logan never talked about him.
16:32In fact, he seemed almost wary of him.
16:34Mrs. Patterson introduced Liam in AP Lit.
16:36Transfer student, previously enrolled in Vermont, joining us for senior year.
16:41The rumors spread fast.
16:43He'd been kicked out of multiple schools.
16:45He'd hospitalized two guys in a fight and had no marks on him afterward.
16:49He'd been at a military academy before Vermont.
16:52He had a 4.0, and no one at his previous schools would say much about him,
16:56which people interpreted as either very good or very bad.
16:59At dinner, I sat next to Logan. Liam sat alone at another table.
17:02Near the end, his eyes moved to me. Just for a second.
17:06He didn't talk to anyone before leaving.
17:09I had no idea why he would agree to something as ridiculous as Logan's bet.
17:12But one thing became clear the moment I heard that bet.
17:15If I wanted to walk away from this game those rich guys were playing without getting hurt,
17:19Liam might be my only way out.
17:21I had just stepped out of the bathroom when Liam pulled me into his arms from behind.
17:36You're unusually impatient tonight, Logan.
17:41Change how you call me.
17:44Then what do you want me to call you?
17:47What do you usually call me?
17:49Your name, Mr. Hayes, and I've called you Baby.
17:55Then tonight call me Sir.
17:59Sir?
18:17The next day, I opened my eyes to full daylight.
18:19Every part of me ached.
18:21The kind of all-over soreness that goes bone deep.
18:24The room was empty.
18:25Liam was gone.
18:26I didn't know when he'd left.
18:28Through the glass, I could see the back lawn below, and Logan standing in it.
18:32I picked out a dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline, revealing the marks on purpose.
18:40Hey.
18:41What's wrong?
18:46Can you go get me some medicine from the infirmary?
18:48What for?
18:49What hurts?
18:49Last night, you were really rough.
18:51I didn't realize until the shower.
18:53There was...
18:54It bled a little.
18:55It really hurts.
18:59My own sister and my naga husband were wrapped around each other, laughing as my windpipe crushed.
19:04He belongs to me, Eve.
19:06Burn to ashes in this hellfire.
19:08In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
19:18Yet Sophia loathe the serpent's creepy, icy scales.
19:21So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix, and shoved the ugly snake down my throat.
19:26But then, the heatfall came.
19:27The phoenix's fire aura cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's eyes kept me perfectly safe.
19:32Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced my husband at the brink of death.
19:35They slaughtered me.
19:36But now, I open my eyes.
19:38We are right back to the day the eggs hatched.
19:40Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
19:45The serpent is mine!
19:46You can keep that useless bird!
19:48She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket to surviving the heatfall.
19:51What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers because I fed him my
19:56blood.
19:56It was pure torture.
20:00Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy being drained alive.
20:05If that's what you want, Sophia, he's yours.
20:09In my last life, Vayne only married me because the ancient covenant forced his hand.
20:13But now, he doesn't even wait for me.
20:16He grabs Sophia and glares at me like I'm trash.
20:18Sophia wants me, Eve.
20:20I belong to her now.
20:21Get over it.
20:23Look at how he rejects me.
20:25This isn't their first meeting.
20:26They are already hooked up behind my back.
20:28Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn.
20:31The global boiling starts soon.
20:33Sophia whispers in my ear.
20:35Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days of cool air.
20:38I almost burst out laughing.
20:40She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant.
20:43Sophia drags him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes.
20:47I turn to the shivering phoenix.
20:49Ever since he cracked his shell, he's been terrified and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
20:55I didn't mean to.
20:56Please don't hit me.
20:57He looks at me, petrified.
20:58Why are you so scared?
21:00Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
21:04Don't say her name.
21:05Please never say it again.
21:06Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life and take it all out on him?
21:09The phoenix curls up.
21:11My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
21:16I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly.
21:19It's okay.
21:20It's all over now.
21:21I've got you, and nobody will ever hurt you again.
21:24He looks up at me.
21:25Do you really accept me?
21:26In the last life, Sophia hated my heat.
21:28She said I was nothing compared to the serpent.
21:30She ruined my body, then dumped me outside like trash.
21:32Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him.
21:35That snake is the real trash.
21:36In my last life, he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
21:40But why?
21:40Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us, or we'll face a terrible curse.
21:44How did he dare betray you like that?
21:46It doesn't matter anymore.
21:48Let's head to my house first.
21:49We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away.
21:51I give the phoenix a new name, Blaze.
21:54He loves it.
21:55He asks me to sit on his back, spreads wise.
22:04In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse.
22:07We decide to dig his cellar.
22:09A hundred meters deep underground.
22:11Won't need any AC or cooling gear.
22:13An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
22:15We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
22:19But down here, it's absolute heaven.
22:22Tomorrow, the world burns.
22:24Sophia?
22:25Let's see who makes it out alive this time.
22:29Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
22:32Finally, no more firepower.
22:35Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted.
22:37The blood drain to stop the heat day and night was too much.
22:39I am totally spent.
22:41Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up.
22:43Your power drains your own blood?
22:44Yeah, but you would have chosen to freeze just to save me.
22:49I won't let you hold back for my sake.
22:51Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's nothing.
22:54Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless, my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder.
22:58How are Veen and Sophia doing anyway?
23:00Too bad I can't watch it in person.
23:02Blaze grins, summoning a mirror from his flames.
23:06Eve, want to watch their live show?
23:12My own sister and my naga husband were wrapped around each other, laughing as my windpipe crushed.
23:17He belongs to me, Eve!
23:19Burn to ashes in this hellfire!
23:21In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
23:31Yet Sophia loathed the serpent's creepy, icy scales.
23:34So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix, and shoved the ugly snake down my throat.
23:39But then, a heat fall came.
23:40The phoenix's fire aura cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's eggs kept me perfectly safe.
23:45Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced my husband at the brink of death.
23:48They slaughtered me.
23:49But now, I open my eyes. We are right back to the day the eggs hatched.
23:54Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
23:58The serpent is mine! You can keep that useless bird!
24:01She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket to surviving the heat fall.
24:04What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers because I fed him my
24:09blood.
24:09It was pure torture.
24:13Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy being drained alive.
24:18If that's what you want, Sophia, he's yours.
24:22In my last life, Vayne only married me because the ancient covenant forced his hand.
24:26But now, he doesn't even wait for me. He grabs Sophia and glares at me like I'm trash.
24:31Sophia wants me, Eve. I belong to her now. Get over it.
24:36Look at how he rejects me. This isn't their first meeting. They are already hooked up behind my back.
24:41Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn.
24:44The global boiling starts soon.
24:46Sophia whispers in my ear.
24:48Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days of cool air.
24:51I almost burst out laughing. She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant.
24:56Sophia drags him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes.
25:00I turn to the shivering phoenix. Ever since he cracked his shell,
25:04he's been terrified and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
25:08I didn't mean to. Please don't hit me.
25:10He looks at me, petrified.
25:12Why are you so scared? Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
25:17Don't say her name. Please never say it again.
25:19Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life and take it all out on him?
25:23The phoenix curls up. My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
25:29I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly.
25:32It's okay. It's all over now. I've got you, and nobody will ever hurt you again.
25:37He looks up at me.
25:38Do you really accept me? In the last life, Sophia hated my heat. She said I was nothing compared to
25:42the
25:42serpent. She ruined my body then dumped me outside like trash.
25:45Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him. That snake is the real trash. In my last life,
25:50he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
25:53But why? Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us or we'll face a
25:56terrible
25:56curse. How did he dare betray you like that? It doesn't matter anymore. Let's head to my house
26:01first. We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away.
26:04I give the phoenix a new name, Blaze. He loves it. He asks me to sit on his back. Spread
26:10silence.
26:11Wise.
26:17In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse. We decide to dig a cellar. A hundred meters
26:23deep
26:23underground. Won't need any AC or cooling gear. An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
26:29We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
26:32But down here, it's absolute heaven. Tomorrow, the world burns. Sophia, let's see who makes it
26:39out alive this time. Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
26:45Finally, no more firepower. Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted.
26:50The blood drain to stop the heat day and night was too much. I am totally spent.
26:54Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up. Your power drains your own blood?
26:57Yeah. But you would have chosen to freeze just to save me. I won't let you hold back for my
27:03sake.
27:04Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's nothing. Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless,
27:09my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder. How are Veen and Sophia doing anyway?
27:13Too bad I can't watch it in person. Blaze grins, summoning a mirror from his flames.
27:18Eve, want to watch their live show?
27:25My own sister and my naga husband were wrapped around each other, laughing as my windpipe crashed.
27:31He belongs to me, Eve! Burn to ashes in this hellfire!
27:35In our past life, Sophia and I found two beastkin eggs.
27:44Yet Sophia loathed the serpent's creepy, icy scales. So she threw a fit, hijacked my phoenix,
27:50and shoved the ugly snake down my throat. But then, the heatfall came. The phoenix's fire aura
27:55cooked Sophia alive, while the serpent's eggs kept me perfectly safe. Mad with jealousy, Sophia seduced
28:00my husband at the brink of death. They slaughtered me. But now, I open my eyes. We are right back
28:05to
28:06the day the eggs hatched. Before I can even blink, Sophia rushes forward and snatches the frost serpent.
28:11The serpent is mine! You can keep that useless bird! She thinks the serpent is her golden ticket
28:16to surviving the heatfall. What the bitch doesn't know is, in our last life, he only kept his powers
28:21because I fed him my blood. It was pure torture. Since Sophia wants him so badly, I'll let her enjoy
28:29being
28:29drained alive. If that's what you want, Sophia. He's yours. In my last life, Vane only married me
28:37because the ancient covenant forced his hand. But now, he doesn't even wait for me. He grabs Sophia
28:43and glares at me like I'm trash. Sophia wants me, Eve. I belong to her now. Get over it.
28:49Look at how he rejects me. This isn't their first meeting. They are already hooked up behind my back.
28:54Sophia and I aren't the only ones reborn. The global boiling starts soon.
28:59Sophia whispers in my ear. Get on your knees and beg me, and I might give you a few days
29:04of cool air.
29:05I almost burst out laughing. She has no idea she just signed her own death warrant. Sophia drags
29:10him away with her head high, totally blind to the pure evil in his eyes. I turn to the shivering
29:15phoenix. Ever since he cracked his shell, he's been terrible and only calms down after Sophia leaves.
29:21I didn't mean to. Please don't hit me. He looks at me, petrified.
29:25Why are you so scared? Did Sophia do something terrible to you?
29:30Don't say her name. Please never say it again. Did Sophia lose her mind in the heat last life
29:34and take it all out on him? The phoenix curls up. My god, the phoenix is reborn too.
29:42I kneel and pull him close, whispering softly. It's okay. It's all over now. I've got you,
29:48and nobody will ever hurt you again. He looks up at me. Do you really accept me? In the last
29:53life,
29:53Sophia hated my heat. She said I was nothing compared to the serpent. She ruined my body,
29:57then dumped me outside like trash. Trust me, you are a hundred times better than him. That snake is
30:01the real trash. In my last life, he drained my blood every single day and then killed me with Sophia.
30:06But why? Our ancient rules say we must be loyal to the one who saved us or we'll face a
30:09terrible curse.
30:10How did he dare betray you like that? It doesn't matter anymore. Let's head to my house first.
30:15We have to start prepping for the end of the world right away. I give the phoenix a new name,
30:19Blaze. He loves it. He asks me to sit on his back. Spread silence. Wise.
30:30In no time, he carries me right back to the farmhouse. We decide to dig his cellar. A hundred
30:36meters deep underground. Won't need any AC or cooling gear. An unexpected bonus, he hit water while digging.
30:41We land at the bottom of the cellar and I'm instantly covered in a wonderful chill.
30:45But down here, it's absolute heaven. Tomorrow, the world burns. Sophia? Let's see who makes it
30:52out alive this time. Now, it's just a perfect, comfortable temperature.
30:58Finally, no more firepower. Blaze stretches near the bed, exhausted. The blood drain to stop the heat
31:04day and night was too much. I am totally spent. Heartbroken and guilty, I sit right up.
31:09Your power drains your own blood? Yeah. But you would have chosen to freeze
31:13just to save me. I won't let you hold back for my sake. Blaze pinches my cheek, smiling like it's
31:19nothing. Looking at Blaze, so gentle and selfless, my heart breaks and swells at the same wonder.
31:24How are Veen and Sophia doing anyway? Too bad I can't watch it in person. Blaze grins,
31:29summoning a mirror from his flames. Eve, want to watch their live show?
31:39My three brothers destroyed me. Just to make my father's bastard daughter. Celeste, the next queen.
31:45My eldest brother set his beast on me. It tore half my face off. I was scarred for life.
31:50My second brother let rogues into our estate. They cut the tendons in my wrists. I'd never
31:54paint a rune again. All my talent gone. My third brother slipped a drug into my drink. Let his
31:58rogue friend mark me. My honor was ruined. Celeste took my place. She became the future queen.
32:04Alara, listen. We'll make this right. We've got you always. Once their wish was granted,
32:09my brothers finally remembered me. I gripped the marriage contract from the crippled king's hand.
32:12Don't. I don't need your apologies. I cut ties with my brothers in three days,
32:19then climbed into the wedding car without looking back. Ladder, I heard my three brothers
32:22turn the whole territory upside down. They even posted a bounty. Just to bring me home. But what
32:27did it matter? We were strangers now. In the clan's beast grounds, my eldest brother Magnus was
32:32personally training a tiger cub. He was the finest beast master in the Northern Territory. The royal clan
32:36came to. Whoa, whoa, Pip. Pip, you have to be a good girl. So one day,
32:42you can protect Celeste better. Tears slid down behind my mask. They seeped into the wound on my
32:48face that hadn't healed yet. The pain cut deep. Brother, I wanted a spirit cub of my own. But
32:53Magnus would always snap at me, he said. Spirit beasts were sacred. Only royals were worthy of
32:59them. Back then, I thought he was just following the rules. That he was protecting me from getting
33:02in trouble. Now, I knew better. For someone he truly loved, he'd break any rule. Fifteen years ago,
33:07my mother died. She was the Aldwyn matriarch. My three brothers weren't born to her. She took them in as
33:12orphans and raised them as her sons. On her deathbed, she made them swear one thing.
33:16Protect Alera. Always. Promise me, boys. But months later, my father brought home his
33:23mistress and her bastard daughter, Celeste. His eyes only saw Celeste. He stopped seeing me.
33:28The daughter, his matriarch, died begging him to protect. I walked over to Pip. Brother,
33:32do you remember? I lowered my head and stroked her soft little ears. I always wanted a spirit cub,
33:36too. Magnus looked at me. He scooped Pip up and stepped back, eyes sharp. Laura. Honestly,
33:41his change toward me wasn't sudden. What are you trying to do? This is Celeste's maiden gift.
33:46Don't even think about taking it. Fifteen years ago, the day Celeste first arrived,
33:50she came to my room in a fancy new dress just to rub it in my face. I didn't even
33:53bother with
33:54her. Fifteen years, nothing changed. All these years, I tried to prove my innocence. All I got
33:58back was disgust and cold stares. Enough! In his mind, every word out of my mouth was a lie.
34:04Now that I was about to leave, I let it go. You can't make someone love you back. I had
34:08one goal today.
34:09Sever the bond. Magnus scanned the kinship severance. He scoffed. A pure-blooded daughter
34:14of this clan, and you're this petty, not half as graceful as Celeste. Having a sister like you
34:19is the greatest shame of my life. Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life. I
34:25touched
34:26the cold porcelain of my mask. I let out a bitter laugh. Having a brother like you is my shame.
34:30When his beast clogged my face, I didn't accuse him. This was the first time in my life I'd ever
34:34spoken back.
34:35Magnus was pissed. He grabbed me by the throat. His eyes flashed red.
34:38Hilara, you brought this on yourself.
34:43When you set that cub on Celeste, you should have known this day would come.
34:47Suddenly, I remembered the summer. I was forced the words out through the pain.
34:50Magnus, if you hate me so much, just sign the kinship severment.
34:56That way, Celeste can be officially recognized as the rightful daughter-
34:59Someone as twisted as you doesn't deserve to be my sister.
35:03He scrawled his name.
35:04Don't you dare regret this. Look at yourself. Who else would want you? Severed or not,
35:10you'll still end up crawling back to this estate, eating our food, wearing our clothes.
35:16He threw the contract at my feet.
35:17Corbla. I picked up the contract from the floor, folded it carefully, tucked it into my coat.
35:21Don't worry, Lord Magnus. Alara has no intention of coming back.
35:25His eyelashes trembled.
35:26You're calling me Lord now.
35:27The bond is severed. I stepped back. Of course I should.
35:30Magnus shook with rage. He clenched his teeth.
35:32Fine. Be as proud as you want. Don't come crawling to me later.
35:35I wouldn't. In three days, I'd leave the Aldwyn estate.
35:38I'd never come back, whether I regretted it or struggled to survive.
35:41It was no one's business, but mine.
35:45The next day, I walked straight into my second brother Sorin's study.
35:49After father died, Sorin took over as the most accomplished son.
35:52He inherited father's seat. He became the clan's CFO.
35:55He was steadier than Magnus, colder. When I barged in, he didn't even glance up.
35:59He kept writing.
36:00How are your hands?
36:01I looked at my hands. The wounds had closed, but I'd never hold a brush again.
36:04Better. Thanks for leaving me with at least something, brother.
36:07Now that's more like what you should be. A proper lady.
36:12Alara, don't blame me. Celeste suffered so much as a child.
36:15She could never paint runes the way you used to.
36:17I touched the frost flower rune hanging on his wall. The one I'd given him. My chest ached.
36:21If we hadn't helped her this time, she'd have lost the Prince Lucan. She'd have ended up with no one.
36:25And me, Sorin? My engagement is destroyed too. What about me?
36:30Should I die alone?
36:32But he thought I was demanding answers. His guilty look vanished. Annoyance took its place.
36:38Alara, I'm trying to spare you. You and the Prince Lucan. You know how that engagement really happened.
36:43Celestia saved him that night. You stole the sunstone pendant he left her.
36:46You tricked him into the wrong betrothal. This is what you owe her.
36:51I tossed the pendant on my dresser without a thought.
36:57Celeste's mother came by a few days later. She saw the pendant.
37:01She had her people dig up the whole story. But when Prince Lucan came to formalize the betrothal,
37:06he didn't recognize the pendant. He closed his eyes, reached out, touched my hand, then said,
37:11That's right. Lady Alara saved me. I'd know her hand anywhere.
37:15The Prince's verdict didn't clear my name. If anything, it made my family hate me more.
37:20They were convinced I'd seduced him. That was when Sorin gave up on me.
37:25He stood with Celeste for good.
37:28Help Celeste take back what's hers.
37:31He clung to Father's dying words.
37:34Alara, if you have a shred of decency, you'll wish her well and shut up about it!
37:39His voice yanked me back. I had no fight left. I nodded calmly.
37:43As you wish, my lord. I pulled the frostflower rune off the wall.
37:47This is the best work I've ever made.
37:49Let it be my mating gift to the Prince Lucan and Celeste.
37:55You never liked it anyway, brother.
37:57A flicker crossed his eyes. Maybe regret. But pride wouldn't let him show it.
38:00He looked down, cool as ever.
38:02Suit yourself.
38:05Just don't go bothering Celeste.
38:08I pulled out the kinship severance, spread it on his desk, held out the pen.
38:13Sign it, my lord. And I swear I'll never trouble Celeste again.
38:18His head snapped up.
38:20Are you threatening me?
38:21I answered calmly, yes.
38:23He hesitated, then snatched the pen signed.
38:26You said it yourself. Don't you dare go back on your word.
38:30I folded the contract.
38:31Took one last look at the document on his desk.
38:33His territory expansion plan.
38:35Lord Sorten.
38:36Pushing into the eastern border now is a mistake.
38:38The Ravenshot clan has three alphas there.
38:41You'll burn through your scouts in a month.
38:43Take the western flats first. They have no leadership.
38:46Settle the territory. Build the farms back up. That's the way.
38:48His eyes lit up. The corner of his mouth twitched up. He nodded.
38:53Alara. You're really good at strategy. Such a shame your heart is rotten. Stay with me.
38:58Be my advisor. It's the best way for you.
39:02Then, the kinship severment. I'll just take it as a joke.
39:05Thank you, my lord. But my tongue would only annoy you. I won't speak out of turn anymore.
39:09Consider this my repayment for all the years you sheltered me. He sighed.
39:13Fine. I can wait. Once you've cooled down, we'll talk again.
39:17My brother, you won't have time to wait. In two days, we'll part ways. Forever.
39:23On the third day, I cornered my third brother Zane at the Gilded Fang of all three sons.
39:28Zane was the family disappointment. He spent every night at the nightclub.
39:31He ran with the worst crowd in town. Lazy. Cruel. With too much money and too much time.
39:36The rogue who marked me was his closest friend, Dax Renner. Son of the Renner pack.
39:40When Dax saw me, his eyes lit up with that filthy gleam. He smirked.
39:44Well, well. If it isn't my little bride. What's the matter, sweetheart? Missed me?
39:49Brushed his fingers against my mask. Clicked his tongue.
39:52Shame about that face of yours. Otherwise, I'd have taken you home and kept you.
39:58Zane swirled his drink. Watched the whole thing with a smirk. Zane.
40:01I knew the answer already. You let this scum mark me? But I asked anyway.
40:05Now you're going to watch him touch me too? You're already Dax's, aren't you?
40:09What's a little touch? Maybe one day, when no one else wants you, you'll beg him to take you in.
40:16Lord Zane, she's still your sister. Even the hostess couldn't stand it.
40:20I don't have a sister this rotten. My only sister is Celeste.
40:26The wound in my chest ripped open again. The pain stole my breath. When we were little,
40:30Zane loved me the most. I used to play tricks on him and tease him. He never got mad. I
40:34never
40:34pranked him again. Every time we saw a snake, I'd step in front of him. He'd grin and say,
40:39Anyone who messes with my sister, I'll break their legs. His words still rang in my ears,
40:43but everything had changed. Maybe Zane never imagined the one who'd hurt me deepest would be him.
40:47The hostess looked away, sick to her stomach.
40:49Don't pity her. You don't know how rotten she is.
40:52Two years ago, she snuck a man into our estate. She wanted him to assault Celeste.
41:00My three brothers destroyed me. Just to make my father's bastard daughter. Celeste, the next
41:05queen. My eldest brother set his beast on me. It tore half my face off. I was scarred for life.
41:11My second brother let rogues into our estate. They cut the tendons in my wrists. I'd never
41:14paint a rune again. All my talent gone. My third brother slipped a drug into my drink. Let his rogue
41:19friend mark me. My honor was ruined. Celeste took my place. She became the future queen.
41:25Alara, listen. We'll make this right. We've got you, always.
41:28Once their wish was granted, my brothers finally remembered me. I gripped the marriage contract
41:32from the crippled king's hand. Don't. I don't need your apologies.
41:37I cut ties with my brothers in three days, then climbed into the wedding car without looking back.
41:42Later, I heard my three brothers turn the whole territory upside down. They even posted a bounty,
41:46just to bring me home. But what did it matter? We were strangers now. In the clan's beast grounds,
41:51my eldest brother Magnus was personally training a tiger cub. He was the finest beast master in the
41:56northern territory. The royal clan came to it. Whoa, whoa, Pip. Pip, you have to be a good girl,
42:02so one day you can protect Celeste better. Tears slid down behind my mask. They seeped into the wound
42:09on my face that hadn't healed yet. The pain cut deep. Brother, I wanted a spirit cub of my own.
42:14But Magnus would always snap at me, he said. Spirit beasts were sacred. Only royals were
42:19worthy of them. Back then, I thought he was just following the rules, that he was protecting me
42:23from getting in trouble. Now, I knew better. For someone he truly loved, he'd break any rule.
42:27Fifteen years ago, my mother died. She was the Aldwyn matriarch. My three brothers weren't born to her.
42:32She took them in as orphans and raised them as her sons. On her deathbed, she made them swear one
42:36thing.
42:37Protect Alera. Always. Promise me, boys. But months later, my father brought home his
42:44mistress and her bastard daughter, Celeste. His eyes only saw Celeste. He stopped seeing me. The
42:49daughter, his matriarch, died begging him to protect. I walked over to Pip. Brother, do you remember?
42:53I lowered my head and stroked her soft little ears. I always wanted a spirit cub, too. Magnus looked at
42:58me. He scooped Pip up and stepped back, eyes sharp. Lara. Honestly, his change toward me wasn't sudden.
43:03What are you trying to do? This is Celeste's maiden gift. Don't even think about taking it.
43:08Fifteen years ago, the day Celeste first arrived, she came to my room in a fancy new dress just to
43:13rub it in my face. I didn't even bother with her. Fifteen years, nothing changed. All these years,
43:17I tried to prove my innocence. All I got back was disgust and cold stares. Enough!
43:22In his mind, every word out of my mouth was a lie. Now that I was about to leave, I
43:27let it go. You can't
43:28make someone love you back. I had one goal today. Sever the bond. Magnus scanned the kinship severance.
43:32He scoffed. A pure-blooded daughter of this clan. And you're this petty. Not half as graceful as
43:38Celeste. Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life.
43:44Having a sister like you is the greatest shame of my life. I touched the cold porcelain of my mask.
43:48I let out a bitter laugh. Having a brother like you is my shame. When his beast clogged my face,
43:53I didn't accuse him. This was the first time in my life I'd ever spoken back. Magnus was pissed.
43:57He grabbed me by the throat. His eyes flashed red. Hilara, you brought this on yourself.
44:04When you said that cub on Celeste, you should have known this day would come.
44:08Suddenly, I remembered the summer. I was forced the words out through the pain.
44:11Magnus, if you hate me so much, just sign the kinship severment.
44:17That way, Celeste can be officially recognized as the rightful daughter-
44:20Good. Someone as twisted as you doesn't deserve to be my sister. He scrawled his name.
44:25Don't you dare regret this. Look at yourself. Who else would want you? Severed or not,
44:31you'll still end up crawling back to this estate. Eating our food, wearing our clothes. He threw the
44:37contract at my feet.
44:38Corbla. I picked up the contract from the floor, folded it carefully, tucked it into my coat.
44:42Don't worry, Lord Magnus. Hilara has no intention of coming back.
44:45His eyelashes trembled.
44:46You're calling me Lord now.
44:48The bond is severed.
44:49I stepped back.
44:50Of course I should.
44:51Magnus shook with rage. He clenched his teeth.
44:53Fine. Be as proud as you want. Don't come crawling to me later.
44:56I wouldn't. In three days, I'd leave the Aldwyn estate. I'd never come back,
45:00whether I regretted it or struggled to survive. It was no one's business but mine.
45:06The next day, I walked straight into my second brother Sorin's study. After father died,
45:11Sorin took over as the most accomplished son. He inherited father's seat. He became the clan's
45:15CFO. He was steadier than Magnus. Colder. When I barged in, he didn't even glance up. He kept writing.
45:21How are your hands?
45:22I looked at my hands. The wounds had closed, but I'd never hold a brush again.
45:25Better. Thanks for leaving me with at least something, brother.
45:28Now that's more like what you should be. A proper lady.
45:33Alara, don't blame me. Celeste suffered so much as a child. She could never paint runes the way you used
45:37to.
45:38I touched the frost flower rune hanging on his wall. The one I'd given him. My chest ached.
45:42If we hadn't helped her this time, she'd have lost the Prince Lucan. She'd have ended up with no one.
45:46And me, Sorin? My engagement is destroyed too. What about me?
45:51Should I die alone?
45:52But he thought I was demanding answers. His guilty look vanished. Annoyance took its place.
45:58Alara, I'm trying to spare you. You and the Prince Lucan. You know how that engagement really happened.
46:04Celestia saved him that night. You stole the sunstone pendant he left her.
46:07You tricked him into the wrong betrothal. This is what you owe her.
46:12I tossed the pendant on my dresser without a thought.
46:17Celeste's mother came by a few days later. She saw the pendant.
46:22She had her people dig up the whole story. But when Prince Lucan came to formalize the betrothal,
46:27he didn't recognize the pendant. He closed his eyes, reached out, touched my hand, then said,
46:32That's right. Lady Alara saved me. I'd know her hand anywhere.
46:35The Prince's verdict didn't clear my name. If anything, it made my family hate me more.
46:41They were convinced I'd seduced him. That was when Sorin gave up on me.
46:46He stood with Celeste for good. Help Celeste take back what's hers.
46:52He clung to father's dying words.
46:55Alara, if you have a shred of decency, you'll wish her well and shut up about it.
46:59His voice yanked me back. I had no fight left. I nodded calmly.
47:04As you wish, my lord. I pulled the frostflower rune off the wall.
47:07This is the best work I've ever made. Let it be my mating gift to the Prince Lucan and Celeste.
47:15You never liked it anyway, brother. A flicker crossed his eyes. Maybe regret,
47:20but pride wouldn't let him show it. He looked down, cool as ever.
47:23Suit yourself.
47:24You
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