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