▶ The dragon slave i whipped is now my king#DRAMA US(2026)#FULL ENG SUB# — Full Episode
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00:26:20Trust me, I will bring father home
00:26:23I looked at the young man standing before me
00:26:26His shoulders broad and his gaze steady
00:26:29The little boy who used to trail behind me
00:26:33Crying over scraped knees
00:26:35Had truly grown up
00:26:36I offered a few soft words of caution
00:26:39Before retreating to my room
00:26:41But the dull, persistent ache in my womb
00:26:44Kept me tossing and turning in a feverish unrest
00:26:48Hours later, I stepped out into the hallway and froze
00:26:52There stood Julian
00:26:53But he was unrecognizable
00:26:56He had changed into a garish flamboyant suit of shimmering silks
00:27:00With an oversized ruby pendant dangling against his chest
00:27:04Julian, what are you dressed like?
00:27:10I heard Duchess Audley has a weakness for collecting exquisite young men
00:27:13I'm going to her estate to offer myself
00:27:15If she takes me as her pet
00:27:17Even the crown prince will have to show her some respect
00:27:20That's how I'll save father
00:27:22My heart stopped
00:27:24Julian was a once in a century genius at the Arcane Academy
00:27:28I couldn't let him sell his soul
00:27:31Panic surged through me
00:27:33As I tricked him into the wine cellar
00:27:34And slammed the heavy iron door
00:27:36Locking it tight
00:27:40Let me out!
00:27:41I was born for this!
00:27:43If it saves father, what does it matter?
00:27:45If I'm just a plaything
00:27:48I couldn't let my brother destroy his future and his dignity
00:27:52The thought of Julian
00:27:53A brilliant prodigy
00:27:55Rotting away as a noblewoman's plaything
00:27:57Was a nightmare I wouldn't allow to come true
00:28:00Begging Arthur again was a dead end
00:28:02It would only invite more humiliation
00:28:03And perhaps even ignite his lethal temper
00:28:06That left Christopher
00:28:08The hypocritical viper
00:28:09As much as I loathed the idea of becoming his caged bird
00:28:13It seemed the path had narrowed
00:28:14Until there was nowhere left to run
00:28:16As night fell
00:28:17I carried a single flickering magic lamp
00:28:20And crept toward Christopher's secret villa
00:28:22On the south side of the city
00:28:23I spent the entire journey numbing my mind
00:28:26Whispering to myself that this was merely a sacrifice
00:28:29I told myself
00:28:30It would be like being bitten by a wild beast
00:28:33Painful, yes
00:28:33But something I could endure if I just closed my eyes
00:28:36The moment I stepped into that dim oppressive bedroom
00:28:40And saw Christopher unfastening his outer robe
00:28:42My stomach churned with violent revulsion
00:28:45Miss Vivian
00:28:47I have waited two long years for this day
00:28:50He undid the silver clasps at his collar
00:28:52His smile thick with a sticky predatory mouth
00:28:55From this moment on you are my private property
00:28:57Now come here
00:28:59Help me undress
00:29:00My body is rigid as stone
00:29:02Not used to this yet?
00:29:04Don't worry
00:29:04I'll spend the rest of the night teaching you exactly how to serve me
00:29:10Christopher shed his hypocritical priestly robes
00:29:12His eyes gleaming with a feverish light
00:29:14Tonight we finally celebrate our sacred union
00:29:18Two years late
00:29:19He advanced toward me
00:29:20One predatory step at a time
00:29:22Despite the biting cold of the room
00:29:23My palms were slit with a cold sweat
00:29:25I realized in that moment that I couldn't endure his proximity
00:29:28The sensation was visceral
00:29:29Like a slimy serpent slithering up my ankle
00:29:31Cold and suffocating
00:29:33A sickly distorted desire burned in his gaze
00:29:35He lunged forward
00:29:36His hands clamping around my waist like iron shackles
00:29:39As he tried to bury his face in the hook of my neck
00:29:41The scent of yours
00:29:42It's enough to drive a man mad
00:29:44Stop!
00:29:45Christopher, listen to me
00:29:46I will give you every coin in the Vivian family bolts
00:29:48Just save my father and let me go
00:29:52I don't want your filthy gold, Elena
00:29:54I want you!
00:29:55His face twisted into a mask of pure malice
00:29:57As he shoved me backward onto the black velvet shade
00:29:59He began to tear at my sacred roads with a frantic, desperate violence
00:30:02Go ahead, keep fighting me
00:30:04If you do, I'll make sure Bernard is dead
00:30:07Before the sun rises tomorrow
00:30:08Arthur was a man of violence
00:30:10But when he touched me, there was a part of my soul that didn't recoil
00:30:14Here, pinned under Christopher, I felt only a bone-deep revulsion
00:30:19Ever since I saw you standing so high above everyone two years ago, I've dreamt of dragging you into the
00:30:24mud
00:30:24Tonight, I finally get what I've always deserved
00:30:31I first met Christopher when I was still young
00:30:33No one could have ever guessed that behind his gentle, refined demeanor
00:30:38Hit a dark and twisted heart
00:30:41He leaned close to my neck
00:30:43His every word laced with chilling, hidden malice
00:30:47That sent shivers down my spine
00:30:49To tell you the truth, Elena
00:30:53I orchestrated everything
00:30:56Bernard's downfall
00:30:57The treason
00:30:58The trial
00:30:59It was all my design
00:31:01My eyes snapped wide as the horror of his confession sank in
00:31:05He funded your education
00:31:08He gave you a future
00:31:11How could you betray the man who saved you?
00:31:14If he hadn't gone to prison
00:31:15Would you be here now, kneeling and begging for my favor?
00:31:20No
00:31:20So be a good girl and please me
00:31:23I have the power to make your father's life a living hell
00:31:26And I can just as easily destroy your mother and Julian
00:31:29The sheer cruelty of it left me gasping
00:31:31I wanted nothing more than to kill him and myself in a single stroke of vengeance
00:31:36He held my every weakness in his hand
00:31:38No matter how much my soul screamed in protest
00:31:40I was trapped, forced to shiver and endure beneath him
00:31:45Now, kiss me
00:31:46He ruthlessly tore open my inner robes
00:31:49The sudden bite of the cold air stung my exposed skin
00:31:52I couldn't stop shaking
00:31:53And as his face descended toward mine
00:31:55A wave of visceral, physical revulsion took hold
00:31:58Every ounce of strength I had left
00:32:00I shoved him away
00:32:04Christopher's mask of civility shattered into a hundred jagged pieces
00:32:08His patience had run dry
00:32:10And he pinned me against the edge of the shards with a terrifying heavy weight
00:32:15Get off me!
00:32:17Don't touch me!
00:32:20Keep shouting, Elena
00:32:21But for every word you scream
00:32:23I'll have a piece of Bernard's flesh carved away
00:32:26I went silent instantly
00:32:27The sound of my own teeth grinding together echoing in my skull
00:32:30To save my father from the torture rack
00:32:31I could only close my eyes in absolute despair
00:32:33Just as I prepared to bite my own tongue and end it all
00:32:35The heavy oak doors of the bedchamber were obliterated
00:32:39Kicked inward with a force that shook the foundations of the villa
00:32:43It was Arthur
00:32:48Christopher stood paralyzed
00:32:50His eyes wide with disbelief
00:32:53He never imagined the crown prince would descend upon this secret sanctuary
00:32:58Panicked, he scrambled to clutch his discarded robes
00:33:02His face draining of color
00:33:03As the temperature in the room plummeted
00:33:06Arthur approached with a terrifying predatory calm
00:33:13Your highness
00:33:15I do not understand why you would strike me
00:33:17Since when is it a crime to enjoy a midnight thrisk with one's own lover?
00:33:22Lover
00:33:25Since when is it a crime to enjoy a midnight thrisk with one's own...
00:33:31Arthur rained down blow after brutal blow
00:33:34Until Christopher lay unconscious in an ever-widening pool of blood
00:33:38I have not yet signed the decree of abdulation
00:33:41Until I do
00:33:42She belongs to me
00:33:44You dared to touch what is mine
00:33:47And for that, you will die!
00:33:51Between the sheer terror of the night
00:33:54And the gnawing dread for my father's life
00:33:56The fragile dam of my emotions finally broke
00:34:00My pregnancy had made me volatile
00:34:03And now, the tears fell in a relentless, silent torrent that I couldn't stop
00:34:08Arthur reached out, his arms snaking around me like an iron band to haul me into his chest
00:34:14Seeing my face streaked with tears
00:34:17The darkness in his eyes didn't soften
00:34:20Instead, his fury seemed to congeal into something even more lethal
00:34:25Do you love him that much?
00:34:27Do you love him that much?!
00:34:32Does it break your heart that I interrupted your little trisk?
00:34:37You actually degraded yourself to this point for a piece of filth like him!
00:34:42When had I ever shown an ounce of affection for Christopher?
00:34:46The man was a monster
00:34:47Yet here was Arthur
00:34:50Twisting my desperation into a betrayal
00:34:52But I didn't dare fight back
00:34:54I couldn't risk my father bearing the brunt of a crown prince's lightning strike rage
00:34:59I could only bury my face against his chest
00:35:01My body shaking with muffled, agonizing sobs
00:35:07Is being with me such a miserable fate, Elena?
00:35:10Well, weep all you want, it doesn't change a thing
00:35:13You're coming back to the palace with me, where you belong
00:35:17Arthur tossed me into his massive war chariot
00:35:20Pulled by snarling drakes
00:35:22As if I were nothing more than a conquest claimed on a battlefield
00:35:26I had no hope of escape
00:35:28Within the hour, I was back in the palace
00:35:31Thrown once again onto the suffocating black fox furs of his bed
00:35:35I curled into a ball, my eyes red and swollen
00:35:39Rubbing the small of my back where the impact had left a dull, throbbing ache
00:35:46His voice was a low, terrifying rumble
00:35:49Cold as a mountain grave
00:35:51He pressed his callous thumb against my lips
00:35:54Rubbing them with a punishing force that threatened to draw blood
00:35:59Did he kiss you here?
00:36:03I won't stay
00:36:07I won't be your secret pet
00:36:11You think you're worthy of being my mistress?
00:36:15Don't flatter yourself
00:36:16Let me make this clear, Elena
00:36:20Until the day I choose to discard you
00:36:22If you ever dare to shame me with another man again
00:36:25I will personally ensure you never draw another breath
00:36:37I stared at Arthur
00:36:38My heart hammering against my ribs like a trapped bird
00:36:42His heterochromatic eyes were threaded with dark red veins
00:36:46And the draconic aura swirling around him was so suffocating
00:36:50It felt as though he had just clawed his way out of the deepest pits of hell
00:36:54Looking at the sheer madness in his expression
00:36:56I knew with terrifying certainty
00:36:59If I admitted that Christopher's lips even brushed mine
00:37:02He would cut my lips away without a second thought
00:37:05In truth, Christopher hadn't touched me
00:37:08I should have been paralyzed by fear
00:37:11But every nerve in my body was screaming in pain and exhaustion
00:37:14I couldn't help but lash out
00:37:18It's none of your business
00:37:21You're that desperate to escape me, Vivian
00:37:25You torture me
00:37:27You humiliate me
00:37:30Isn't this exactly what you wanted?
00:37:32Take it!
00:37:34Whip me to death if that's what it takes
00:37:36I stepped on your shoulders
00:37:38I crushed your pride
00:37:39So take my hands
00:37:41Take my feet
00:37:42Do whatever you want
00:37:44Just save my father
00:37:46If you promise to save him
00:37:48I'll let you sacrifice me
00:37:50On the altar right now
00:37:55Arthur remained silent
00:37:56As he reached down to retrieve the heavy jewel-encrusted whip
00:37:59I couldn't help the violent flinch that wracked my body
00:38:02I had wielded this very weapon countless times
00:38:05But I was naturally frail
00:38:06My strikes had barely left a red mark on his skin
00:38:09Arthur was different
00:38:11He possessed the terrifying raw strength of the dragon race
00:38:14If he struck me once with that whip, I would shatter
00:38:17I forced my spine to straighten and close my eyes
00:38:20Waiting for the end
00:38:23After I'm gone
00:38:26Would you place a bouquet
00:38:28Of fresh roses on my grave
00:38:32I'm afraid of the cold
00:38:35On the other side
00:38:41A woman from this wretched holy kingdom
00:38:43Has no place beside my throne
00:38:49He didn't swing the whip
00:38:51Instead he lunged forward
00:38:52His searing fingers clamping around my slender waist like iron bands
00:38:57Is my touch really that repulsing to you
00:39:01Well, too bad
00:39:03Tonight I'm taking exactly what I want
00:39:08His lips crashed against mine
00:39:10Fueled by a scorching desperate rage
00:39:12In the chaos of the kiss
00:39:14A memory of my birthday last year surfaced
00:39:16He was still my shadow then
00:39:17He had spent weeks carving a wooden statuette of me
00:39:20A perfect miniature saintess
00:39:23When I saw the gift
00:39:24My heart had hammered so wildly
00:39:27I had accused him of placing a curse on me
00:39:29I punished him
00:39:31Forcing him to kneel shirtless on the cold temple floor
00:39:34While I used gold ink to paint a massive ridiculous creature across his broad back
00:39:38His ears had turned a deep burning crimson
00:39:41I thought it was humiliation
00:39:43So I insolently grabbed his ear to make him turn around
00:39:46But as he moved
00:39:48I lost my balance and tumbled into his arms
00:39:51Our lips met
00:39:52That kiss had been clumsy
00:39:54Yet so tender
00:39:55He had whispered broken pleas
00:39:57Begging me to let him kiss me just once more
00:40:00My shadow had been so kind then
00:40:02No matter how I shamed him
00:40:04He would have handed me the entire world on a silver platter just to see me smile
00:40:10But the Arthur of today
00:40:11Only knew how to bully me
00:40:13How to make me hurt
00:40:14As he ruthlessly tore away my silk inner robes
00:40:18The tears I had fought so hard to suppress
00:40:20Finally broke through the dam once again
00:40:22They cascaded down my cheeks
00:40:25Hot and bitter
00:40:26Splashing against the side of his face
00:40:28Arthur's movements froze instantly
00:40:30He remained motionless
00:40:32His hands still white-knuckled around a shred of the ruined silk
00:40:35Is my touch so unbearable?
00:40:38He let out a sharp guttural sound of disgust
00:40:40And shoved me aside like a discarded rag
00:40:42Before I could even shiver
00:40:44He grabbed a heavy black fox fur blanket
00:40:46And wrapped it around me
00:40:48That piece of filth, Christopher
00:40:51Already has a wife
00:40:52High justice own daughter
00:40:55And yet here you are
00:40:56Playing the martyr
00:40:58Preserving your purity
00:40:59To venus' your controls no purity for him
00:41:04You really are a devoted fool, Miss Vivian
00:41:08He stood up
00:41:09His eyes flashing with a final, cutting spark of disdain
00:41:12Don't flatter yourself
00:41:14You aren't the only woman in the world
00:41:17I don't need you
00:41:19He turned and strode out of the chamber
00:41:21The massive oak door slamming shut
00:41:23With a thunderous crash that echoed through the hollow silence of my heart
00:41:27I wept until my throat was raw
00:41:29And only then did the dull, throbbing ache in my womb begin to subside
00:41:33I was desperate to go home
00:41:35To save my father
00:41:37To stop Julian from selling his soul for a scrap of influence
00:41:40But the world outside had vanished
00:41:43Arthur had placed me under house arrest
00:41:45I knew his game
00:41:46He wanted to break me slowly
00:41:48He wanted to watch the once-haughty saintess rot in a gilded cage
00:41:52Until there was nothing left of my pride
00:41:54For seven days
00:41:56Arthur never showed his face
00:41:58Instead he sent a flock of handmaids to tend to me
00:42:00They were meticulously attentive
00:42:02Yet their voices were venomous
00:42:08Did you really think he'd keep a broken doll?
00:42:12His Highness gifted Lady Isabella
00:42:14The legendary Starry Night Necklace
00:42:16The Prince and the Duke's daughter
00:42:19Are inseparable at the royal hunting grounds
00:42:22They looked so perfect together
00:42:25Every day they made sure I heard the rumors of Arthur's devotion to Isabella
00:42:28Each word cut deeper than any whip
00:42:31I loathed being a caged bird
00:42:33But my true terror
00:42:34Was the fear that the next time I saw my father
00:42:36He would be a corpse
00:42:38On the eighth day of my imprisonment
00:42:40The heavy doors finally groaned open
00:42:42A silhouette draped in black and gold
00:42:44Stepped through the threshold
00:42:45Bringing with him a rush of winter air
00:42:47Arthur had returned
00:42:51Arthur you bastard
00:42:52The days of isolation had driven me to the brink of madness
00:42:57Let me out
00:42:58I have to see my mother
00:43:00I have to save my father
00:43:03Shadow you are nothing but a cold blooded beast
00:43:06If you let my father die without me saying goodbye
00:43:10I swore make you regret it for the rest of your life
00:43:13I snatched out the ruby encrusted whip
00:43:15Trying to shield my vulnerability
00:43:17Behind a pathetic empty threat
00:43:18Bernard is still alive
00:43:22The air rushed back into my lungs
00:43:24My father was safe
00:43:26At least for now
00:43:28But as the panic receded
00:43:30A different kind of poison took its place
00:43:32I remembered the maid's whispers
00:43:35Stories of how he had spent the last few nights
00:43:38Locked away with Isabella
00:43:40Lost in a passion that lasted until dawn
00:43:43The jealousy was a sudden searing heat
00:43:46When he had taken me
00:43:48He hadn't shown half that much endurance
00:43:50He was spending so much time entangled with that duke's daughter
00:43:54I wondered if he was trying to drain every drop of his royal blood dry
00:44:00Are you so desperate to run back to Christopher
00:44:02To wallow in the dirt as his caged bird keep dreaming
00:44:06I just refuse to stay near a man who belongs to Isabella
00:44:09In a fit of blind rage
00:44:10I lunged at him and sank my teeth into his shoulder
00:44:14Vivian, stop!
00:44:17Are you truly in such a hurry to bury your father?
00:44:19I stopped struggling
00:44:21But the air between us was thick with loathing
00:44:24I backed away, slammed the door shut
00:44:27And turned the lock with a definitive click
00:44:29Then, staring him straight in the eyes
00:44:32I began to uncask my sacred robes
00:44:36Elena, stop
00:44:38Put your clothes back on
00:44:39His breath hitched
00:44:41But I wouldn't be swayed by his feigned restraint
00:44:44You want your revenge?
00:44:46Then take it!
00:44:47Do to me exactly what I did to you two years ago
00:44:51Press your boot into my shoulder
00:44:53Draw those ridiculous, mocking creatures on my skin
00:44:57Burn me with your humiliation!
00:44:59My voice broke into a pathetic, desperate sob
00:45:03As I looked at him through a blur of tears
00:45:06I'm begging you
00:45:08Just finish your revenge and save my father
00:45:11You swore an oath of loyalty to him before the altar
00:45:14For the sake of that one vow, please help him
00:45:19Arthur stood like a statue
00:45:21His expression unreadable and frozen
00:45:24The silence was deafening
00:45:26I realized then that my words weren't enough
00:45:30My tears weren't enough
00:45:31I know what you want
00:45:34You're still angry about that winter
00:45:36About how I forced you into the frozen lake
00:45:40Well, it's winter again
00:45:41I'll go
00:45:42I'll jump into the ice in the back garden
00:45:46And catch every single one of those damn fish for you
00:45:49I remembered that day vividly
00:45:51The snow had been blinding
00:45:53And he had been practicing his sword play in the courtyard
00:45:57I had been in a foul mood
00:45:59Agitated by the sight of his bare powerful torso
00:46:03I had mocked him
00:46:04My voice dripping with disdain
00:46:06If you're really as strong as you look
00:46:10Why don't you dive into the lake
00:46:13And bring me a snack
00:46:15I hadn't expected him to do it
00:46:17But without a word
00:46:19He had plunged into the bone-chilling waters of the sacred lake
00:46:24I spun around and bolted toward the door
00:46:26Vivian!
00:46:27Have you lost your mind?
00:46:29Where do you think you're going dressed like that?
00:46:31Whether a filthy woman like me lives or dies
00:46:36What is it to you?
00:46:41None of my business?
00:46:43Elena
00:46:44I'm going to make sure
00:46:46You never forget exactly who I am!
00:46:50The predatory glint in his eyes was enough to devour me
00:46:53I am Arthur
00:46:56I am your sworn knight
00:46:58He descended upon me like a wolf
00:47:00And I am your lawful husband
00:47:02His teeth raising my lips
00:47:04With a kiss
00:47:05That felt more like a claim of territory
00:47:07You bastard!
00:47:08You aren't human!
00:47:10But the more I struggled
00:47:11The more his possessiveness spiraled into a feverish madness
00:47:16I hurled every curse I knew at him
00:47:19Even as the world began to blur into a dizzying, unwanted pleasure
00:47:22I wanted him to feel my hatred
00:47:25Even if my body was betraying me in his arms
00:47:29I felt my life force draining away like sand through an hourglass
00:47:34As he pinned me to the bed once more
00:47:36Claiming me with a desperate crushing intensity
00:47:39A sharp tearing agony exploded deep within my abdomen
00:47:43It was as if a blade had been twisted inside me
00:47:46I collapsed into the black fox furs
00:47:49A rose severed from its stem
00:47:51And the world dissolved into a hollow, silent void
00:47:55Helena!
00:47:57Helena!
00:47:58Was that panic in his voice?
00:48:00It felt almost comedic
00:48:01Didn't he want to cast this beautiful witch into the fires of purgatory?
00:48:05In the final second before the darkness swallowed me whole
00:48:08I felt a pair of searing calloused hands trembling
00:48:11As they pulled me tight against a racing heart
00:48:14When I finally drifted back to consciousness
00:48:17The heavy velvet curtains had been drawn, sealing out the daylight
00:48:21The chamber was thick with the bitter, cloying scent of medicinal herbs
00:48:26And the metallic tang of holy water
00:48:28From beyond the veil of the bed curtains
00:48:31I heard Arthur's voice
00:48:33A low, dangerous growl vibrating with suppressed fury
00:48:38Why isn't she awake yet?
00:48:45Your Highness
00:48:47Miss Vivian's spirit
00:48:49Was already fragile
00:48:54After the physical trauma
00:48:57She is showing signs
00:48:59Of a miscarriage
00:49:04If it weren't for
00:49:05The powerful dragon bloodline
00:49:07Within the fetus
00:49:10Fighting to survive
00:49:13The hatchling would have
00:49:14Already been lost
00:49:17A hatchling
00:49:19Signs of a miscarriage
00:49:20A bitter, self-deprecating smile touched my lips
00:49:24My little dragon was still there
00:49:26It was far more resilient than I had imagined
00:49:28But within seconds
00:49:29A bone-chilling dread washed over me
00:49:32Arthur knew
00:49:34He knew that within me
00:49:36A secret was growing
00:49:38A secret the temple would never allow to exist
00:49:41In an empire where blood purity was everything
00:49:44The bastard of a fallen saintess
00:49:47Would likely never be given the chance to draw its first breath
00:49:52In a surge of sheer panic
00:49:54My hand struck the wooden bed frame with a sharp crack
00:49:56At the sound
00:49:57Arthur pulled back the heavy velvet curtains
00:49:59He sat beside me
00:50:00His face a mask of cold stone
00:50:02I instinctively recoiled into the corner of the bed
00:50:05Desperate for a shred of safety
00:50:06I knew the protocol of the empire
00:50:08If I hadn't woken up
00:50:09Might have already ordered the priest to prepare a purification draft
00:50:12To erase the evidence of my shame
00:50:14Arthur gripped my hand with bruising force
00:50:16His voice devoid of warmth
00:50:18Are you still in pain?
00:50:19Mind race
00:50:20Should I tell the truth?
00:50:21Physical ache had mostly subsided
00:50:23I knew he lived for my suffering
00:50:24If I told him I was in agony
00:50:25Perhaps his thirst for vengeance would be satisfied
00:50:28Yes
00:50:29It hurts
00:50:31Terrified that he would force the draft down my throat right then
00:50:33I scrambled to reassure him
00:50:35You don't have to worry
00:50:37I would never use this child to trap you or force you
00:50:40Just let me go
00:50:41Once I return to my family lands
00:50:44I'll deal with it myself
00:50:45I'll make sure it's gone
00:50:48It was a lie that tasted like ash
00:50:50I loved my little dragon already
00:50:53But I needed him to believe I was no threat to his future
00:50:57Deal with it?
00:51:00You're truly that eager to get rid of these two children
00:51:04Two?
00:51:05I was stunned into silence
00:51:07Dragon twins were a miracle
00:51:09A rarity whispered of in legends
00:51:11It meant I was carrying a double dragon pulse
00:51:14My resolve to protect them hardened instantly
00:51:16But I forced my voice to stay cold
00:51:19Yes, I don't want them!
00:51:20I'd rather die than have them!
00:51:23I'll brew two bowls of the draft
00:51:24And wipe them from existence
00:51:26I glanced at the priests standing in the shadows
00:51:29They weren't moving to help
00:51:30Instead, they were visibly trembling in terror
00:51:34You really are heartless, Elena
00:51:35He shoved my hand away and stormed out
00:51:38His cloak swirling like a dark cloud
00:51:40I shouted after him
00:51:42My voice cracking with desperation
00:51:44If two bowls aren't enough
00:51:46I'll drink ten!
00:51:49Arthur vanished again for several days
00:51:52I was forced to listen to the maids gossiping in the hallways
00:51:55Their whispers like jagged glass
00:51:58They said he spent every waking and sleeping
00:52:01Hour in Isabella's chambers
00:52:04Rumor had it that once the dragon bloodline awakened
00:52:07The host possessed a terrifying near limitless stamina
00:52:11He and the Duke's daughter were reportedly lost in each other's embrace
00:52:15Until the break of every dawn
00:52:19A bitter wave of sorrow crashed over me
00:52:22I assumed he found the idea of having children with a twisted woman
00:52:27Like me, repulsive
00:52:29Leading him to seek solace in someone pure
00:52:32I pitied his burden
00:52:35Yet the ache in my own chest only grew more hollow
00:52:38To my absolute shock
00:52:40A summons arrived
00:52:41The emperor and empress demanded an audience with me
00:52:45Before Arthur reclaimed his throne
00:52:47The highest authority I had ever encountered
00:52:50Was a local provincial lord
00:52:52To be called before the absolute rulers of the empire
00:52:55Was terrifying
00:52:56I was certain they intended to put me on trial
00:53:00For the crime of desecrating the crown prince
00:53:03The imperial couple was legendary for their sole covenant
00:53:06The emperor had married a commoner
00:53:09When he was nothing more than a minor noble
00:53:12And they had remained devoted to one another ever since
00:53:16After Arthur disappeared at age 6
00:53:18The empress was so devastated by grief and injury
00:53:22That she could never bear another child
00:53:24Their love for Arthur was boundless
00:53:27And then there was me
00:53:29The witch who had tormented their precious long lost son
00:53:33I felt certain that if I wasn't sent straight to the pyre
00:53:36It would be a miracle
00:53:42The imperial palace was a fortress of limestone and gold
00:53:45Looming over me with a heavy sacred weight
00:53:48Every footstep echoed against the marble
00:53:50Amplifying my dread
00:53:53I kept my head bowed, trembling
00:53:54Until a pair of silk slippers appeared in my vision
00:53:59When I looked up
00:54:00I saw a woman of such timeless beauty
00:54:03She looked less like Arthur's mother
00:54:05Please, stand up
00:54:06And more like an elder sister
00:54:07She reached out and personally helped me to my feet
00:54:10I held my breath, my heart hammering against my ribs
00:54:14Was she inspecting my skin to decide which torture would be most effective?
00:54:19Was she looking for the mark of the witch?
00:54:22You are breathtaking
00:54:25Even more beautiful than the way Arthur described you
00:54:30I heard that when he was a lost nine-year-old wandering the wilderness
00:54:34You were the one who gave him the hope to keep living
00:54:36Is that true?
00:54:41I froze completely blindsided
00:54:43I had no memory of saving a prince
00:54:48When I was nine, I had slipped away from the temple to explore
00:54:53I found a starving, filthy beggar boy collapsed by the roadside
00:54:57I had simply tossed him a high-grade healing pill and a heavy pouch of gold coins
00:55:02I only gave him the gold because the coins were weighing down my dress
00:55:06And I wanted to be rid of them
00:55:08It was a casual gesture to a stranger
00:55:11It wasn't until two years ago
00:55:13In the stench of a blood-soaked gladiator pit
00:55:16That I recognized those striking, mismatched eyes again
00:55:19I bought him for a single gold coin
00:55:22Just so I wouldn't have to watch him rot in the mud
00:55:24I don't understand why they're making such a fuss
00:55:29I only gave him some gold I was planning to throw away
00:55:37Such a good child
00:55:41Without another word, she carefully removed a shimmering mithril amulet from her own neck
00:55:46An artifact pulsing with divine light
00:55:49And placed it gently in my open
00:55:57The Empress spent hours speaking with me
00:55:59Her voice a gentle lilt as she asked about my past with Arthur at the temple
00:56:03Cold sweat trickled down my face
00:56:05How could I possibly confess the truth?
00:56:08How could I tell her that I had once punished him
00:56:10By making him kneel shirtless on freezing stone steps?
00:56:13Or that I had branded his chest with the word shadow
00:56:16A title of absolute desecration
00:56:18I could only offer pale, hollow lies
00:56:21Claiming we had lived as the closest of companions
00:56:23When I returned to the Crown Prince's estate
00:56:25I was greeted by an overwhelming display of favor
00:56:29Cards filled with rare medicinal tonics
00:56:31And bolts of the finest silk were being unloaded into my side hall
00:56:35The Empress had even promised to visit me personally in the coming days
00:56:38My mind was a whirlwind of confusion
00:56:41Arthur loathed me
00:56:42Why then had he told his parents I was his savior?
00:56:45But I ran out of time to wonder
00:56:47The doors to the chambers were thrown open by Arthur's head guard
00:56:50In his hands, he carried a porcelain bowl filled with a black steaming liquid that smelled of death
00:56:56It was the purification draft
00:56:58His highness's orders
00:57:00Miss Vivian is to drink this immediately
00:57:03We cannot allow anything improper to stain the purity of the royal bloodline
00:57:08The world turned to ice
00:57:09He was finally coming for the life inside me
00:57:12He wanted to personally destroy these twin dragon pulses
00:57:15To burn away the last lingering evidence of our humiliating past
00:57:19I looked at the black liquid
00:57:20My hand instinctively dropping to cover my stomach
00:57:23I could feel them
00:57:24Tiny, flickering sparks of light
00:57:26I have to run
00:57:26I have to escape
00:57:28The Emperor of the Empire was indeed
00:57:31A just and formidable ruler
00:57:32When I knelt before him
00:57:34And begged for a thorough investigation into my father's wrongful imprisonment
00:57:37He gave me his word that the case had been transferred to the High Tribunal
00:57:41I finally felt a weight lift from my chest
00:57:43I clung to the belief that once the truth was laid bare
00:57:46The honor of the Vivian family would be restored to its former glory
00:57:50Now, my only remaining weakness
00:57:52Was the twin dragon pulses growing within me
00:57:54The moment I returned from the palace
00:57:56A maid entered my chambers carrying a bowl of liquid
00:57:58That shimmered with an eerie violet light
00:58:00She called it a sacred essence supplement
00:58:03Claiming it was meant to bolster my strength
00:58:05I wasn't a fool
00:58:06I knew Arthur was incapable of such sudden mercy
00:58:08I pretended to drink it with a grateful smile
00:58:10But the second the doors were closed and the windows latched
00:58:13I tipped the bowl into a pot of moonlight ivy
00:58:15The magic plant, known for its incredible resilience
00:58:18Reacted instantly
00:58:19The moment the liquid touched the soil
00:58:21The lush leaves shriveled
00:58:23Turning into brittle blackened husks
00:58:25As if scorched by dragon fire
00:58:27My blood ran cold
00:58:28It wasn't a supplement at all
00:58:30It was a blood cleansing draught
00:58:32A lethal poison designed to starve my hatchlings of their magic
00:58:35And kill them in the womb
00:58:38Gold can buy even the most depraved of souls
00:58:41Using a priceless mithril hairpin as a bribe
00:58:43I managed to smuggle a desperate message to Julian through a kitchen maid
00:58:47I begged him for a vial of
00:58:49Draft of the living death
00:58:50A forbidden alchemical concoction that could halt a heartbeat
00:58:54And mimic the cold stillness of the grave
00:58:56All without harming the fragile dragon sprouts in my womb
00:59:00When a person dies, their debts are supposedly settled
00:59:03If I were dead, Arthur would have no reason to force those cruel poisonous draughts down my throat
00:59:09At worst, he would have my body tossed into a mass grave in the desolate barrens
00:59:14Once the effects wore off
00:59:16I could crawl out of the dirt and vanish into the night with my children to find my mother
00:59:20My only terror was Arthur's depravity
00:59:22I feared that even in death
00:59:24He might clunge a blade into my chest
00:59:26Just to be certain
00:59:27The potion took hold with terrifying speed
00:59:30A bone deep chill spread through my limbs
00:59:33Turning my blood to slush
00:59:35My mind remained agonizingly sharp
00:59:37Yet I was a prisoner in my own skin
00:59:40Unable to move a muscle
00:59:42Unable to flicker an eyelid
00:59:43Until the heavy door's doors opened
00:59:46Help! Someone help!
00:59:53Miss Vivian...
00:59:54She stopped breathing!
00:59:57The frantic scream echoed through the stone chamber
01:00:00Sounding more like a celebration of my freedom than a mourning of my life
01:00:04I lay there, a hollow shell, waiting to see if my gambit would lead to the wilderness or the pyre
01:00:12Before I heard the heavy rhythmic thud of leather boots against the stone floor
01:00:18Arthur had arrived
01:00:19He seemed unable to fathom that the witch who had once tormented him so ruthlessly could fall so easily
01:00:27Who says she is dead?
01:00:30If you are mocking me again
01:00:34I swear I will bury the entire Vivian family
01:00:39Along with you!
01:00:42But I was merely a corpse now
01:00:44A silent witness to his descent into hysteria
01:00:48I stayed frozen
01:00:50Locked in the icy grip of the draft
01:00:53His voice grew softer
01:00:54Losing its edge
01:00:56Until it was filled with a frantic, staggering sense of panic I had never heard before
01:01:01Why was he so shaken?
01:01:04Wake up!
01:01:05Was he afraid my vengeful spirit would haunt him for the rest of his days?
01:01:09Or was he simply realizing that his favorite toy had finally broken beyond repair?
01:01:14Either way, I remained still
01:01:17Praying for the darkness of the burial grounds to come quickly
01:01:23By now, he must have found the letter I left behind
01:01:26In it, I wrote that I had finally reached my breaking point
01:01:31That I had swallowed a lethal poison to end the humiliation
01:01:35And that no one else was to blame
01:01:38My only dying wish was for him to honor our old contract
01:01:42And return my remains to my family's ancestral lands
01:01:45But his reaction after reading those words
01:01:48Sent a fresh wave of horror through my frozen soul
01:01:51Do you love Christopher that much?
01:01:54Do you love him so deeply
01:01:55That you would rather commit suicide?
01:02:00You want your bones returned home?
01:02:02Never
01:02:04You will stay by my side
01:02:07Even if you rot
01:02:09You will do so in my arms
01:02:12The living death only lasted 12 hours
01:02:15If he didn't hurry up and bury me
01:02:18I was going to resurrect right in front of him
01:02:21Elena, please
01:02:25Open your eyes and look at me
01:02:27Then, I felt it
01:02:29A cold, trembling kiss pressed against my unresponsive lips
01:02:37Time was running out
01:02:39Outside, the night was dark and the wind was howling
01:02:43The effects of the draft were finally beginning to wane
01:02:46Arthur was on the jagged edge of a mental collapse
01:02:49Blinded by a grief I never expected
01:02:53As the feeling returned to my limbs
01:02:55My fingers brushed against the paralyzing silver needle Julian had hidden among my supplies
01:03:00I waited
01:03:02Holding my breath
01:03:03Until Arthur slumped against my neck with a broken moan
01:03:08With every ounce of strength I had regained
01:03:10I lunged and drove the needle deep into the pressure point at the nape of his neck
01:03:15Even a crown prince of the dragon line couldn't withstand a strike so precise and unexpected
01:03:20I moved like a ghost
01:03:22I snatched the dragon seal
01:03:24The symbol of supreme authority
01:03:26From his belt
01:03:27And threw on a nondescript maid's cloak
01:03:30Keeping my head low
01:03:32I slipped out of the chamber
01:03:36I abandoned the memory-haunted north
01:03:38Seeking refuge in Emerald Harbor
01:03:41The southern air was sweet and blooming with flowers
01:03:45A place where I could finally fade away
01:03:48The night I fled
01:03:50Julian met me at the city gates
01:03:52Sobbing like a child
01:03:54He pressed a mountain of mana crystal cards into my hands
01:03:58Begging to follow
01:04:00It took hours to convince him to stay until my father was freed
01:04:04Julian had liquidated half of the Vivian family fortune for me
01:04:08Even if I lived a life of absolute decadence
01:04:12This wealth would last for lifetimes
01:04:15I opened a boutique named Amber Eyes
01:04:18While I loathed the dry imperial codes
01:04:21I had a genius for alchemy
01:04:24Distilling oils and crafting the eternal youth elixirs
01:04:28That once drove the capital's elite into a frenzy
01:04:31But in the quiet moments
01:04:33The ghosts returned
01:04:35I saw my father's face
01:04:37Then Arthur's
01:04:39I remembered the whispers of his nights with Isabella
01:04:43And the steam rising from the poison he sent for my children
01:04:46Whenever the pain flared
01:04:48I drowned it in work
01:04:50My little dragons were growing
01:04:52And for them
01:04:53I had to be strong
01:04:57I found a few displaced starving girls wandering the streets
01:05:00And took them in
01:05:02Under my care
01:05:04Their hollow cheeks filled out
01:05:06And their fearful eyes began to spark with life
01:05:09They became my loyal apprentices
01:05:11Learning the delicate secrets of my shop
01:05:14But I wanted more for them
01:05:16I used my fortune to establish a women's academy at the harbor
01:05:20This world has always been cruel to women
01:05:23Demanding they be nothing more than ornaments or property
01:05:27I don't harbor grand illusions of saving the world
01:05:31But I want these girls to master weaving, commerce, or even basic arcana
01:05:36I want them to have a trade and a voice
01:05:39My business flourished beyond my wildest dreams
01:05:42Within six months
01:05:44Amber eyes became the ultimate obsession for the noble women of the south
01:05:49People often ask me if I fear bankruptcy
01:05:52Considering the academy charges no tuition
01:05:55I simply offer a faint smile and say nothing
01:05:59They have no idea I am the daughter of the wealthiest man in the holy kingdom
01:06:04Besides, Julian still sends crates of mana crystals via secret caravans every month
01:06:08In his eyes, I am likely still his reckless spendthrift sister
01:06:13Who might run out of pocket money at any moment
01:06:17Letters from the capital arrived occasionally through secret channels
01:06:21Carrying whispers of a world I had left behind
01:06:24Five months ago my father, Bernard, was finally exonerated and released
01:06:29The High Tribunal had uncovered everything
01:06:32It was all a web of lies spun by Christopher
01:06:35The shadow that had loomed over my family's honor was finally dispelled
01:06:40According to Julian, Christopher's obsession had spiraled into madness
01:06:45Desperate to replace me, he had kidnapped a girl who shared a passing resemblance to me
01:06:50And kept her imprisoned in a secret villa, calling her by a pet name
01:06:55But his highborn wife, the daughter of the Lord Chief Justice, discovered his sordid spirit
01:07:01In a fit of betrayed rage, she stormed the villa with her retainers
01:07:06The innocent girl caught in the crossfire met a horrific end at the hands of a woman scorned
01:07:14Christopher, the man who pretended to love me so deeply, didn't spare a single tear for his victim
01:07:20He immediately turned on the dead girl, slandering her memory to save his own skin and his political career
01:07:28He underestimated a woman's wrath
01:07:30His wife stripped away his mask, exposing his embezzlement in treason
01:07:35Now, he rots in a lightless dungeon, his limbs broken and his mind shattered
01:07:41He is a pathetic creature
01:07:44A far cry from the elegant scholar he once pretended to be
01:07:48I felt no pity as I burned the letter
01:07:50He earned every second of his agony
01:07:54The Vivian family was unable to return to the Holy Kingdom
01:07:57Julian's letters became increasingly frantic
01:08:00Claiming that Arthur had descended into a state of pure madness
01:08:04The wedding between Arthur and Isabella never happened
01:08:06Instead, in a shocking twist that paralyzed the capital
01:08:10He personally assorted Isabella to the ghost tower
01:08:13Arthur! Please! You can't do this!
01:08:17No one knew the reason, but I could guess
01:08:19A man like Arthur would never tolerate anyone who dared to touch his secrets
01:08:24Or threaten his absolute control
01:08:26Now Arthur spends his days scouring the capital for a ghost
01:08:30He searches for any trace of my existence
01:08:32And at night, he stands before my empty grave
01:08:36Screaming to the heavens that I am his only true crown princess
01:08:40I felt nothing but cold disdain when I read those words
01:08:44He had spent his nights lost in the arms of another woman
01:08:47And now, he wants to play the role of the grieving, devoted husband
01:08:52It was a pathetic performance
01:08:54My only focus now is the safety of my two little dragons
01:08:57The most experienced midwife in the south warned me
01:09:00The carrying twins, especially those of the dragon line
01:09:03Is a treacherous path
01:09:05She told me that the day of their birth
01:09:07Would be like walking along the precipice of the underworld
01:09:10It is a gamble with death
01:09:12A heavy fear has settled in my bones
01:09:15I am terrified that I will never wake to see Julian become a grand archmage
01:09:19And even more terrified that my children will enter this world only to find themselves motherless
01:09:26A soft touch on my shoulder pulled me from my thoughts
01:09:29I looked up to see Perrin standing before the counter
01:09:32His usual modest expression colored by a hint of nerves
01:09:35Perrin was a wandering scholar I had rescued three months ago
01:09:38After he collapsed outside my shop
01:09:40He was handsome in a gentle, intellectual way
01:09:44Possessing a quiet grace that persisted despite his poverty
01:09:47The young girls who worked for me loved to whisper that he was hopelessly in love with me
01:09:51I always dismissed it as childish gossip
01:09:54Why would a brilliant young man with his whole life ahead of him want a woman like me?
01:09:58I was a widow with a swollen belly
01:10:01Living under a story that my husband had perished on some distant battlefield
01:10:05Is something wrong Mr. Perrin?
01:10:07His face flushed crimson
01:10:08The heat spreading all the way to his ears
01:10:12He hesitated for what felt like an eternity
01:10:14Fidgeting with his sleeves as of trying to summon every ounce of courage in his soul
01:10:18Miss Vivian, I have admired you for a very long time
01:10:22I don't care about your past and I don't care about the rumors
01:10:25I want to take care of you
01:10:27If you would honor me by becoming my wife
01:10:30I promise to love your children as if they were my own blood
01:10:32I froze, my mind racing to find a kind way to reject him
01:10:37Before I could speak however
01:10:38A voice like a sudden arctic gale tore through the room
01:10:42Turning the humid southern air to ice
01:10:45Elena, you intend to take my children and marry
01:10:49This pathetic lowly commoner
01:10:52My body turned to stone
01:10:53I turned my head slowly toward the doorway
01:10:56There, framed against the dying rays of the sunset
01:10:59Stood the man who should have been a thousand miles away
01:11:03Arthur's face was a mask of sheer murderous rage
01:11:10The moment Perrin finished his confession
01:11:12The air in the room shattered
01:11:14A suffocating pressure
01:11:15The raw, primal weight of a dragon's aura
01:11:19Exploded outward, pinning everyone to the spot
01:11:22Arthur stepped into my workshop
01:11:23Clad in robes of deep obsidian and gold
01:11:26His eyes were twin glaciers
01:11:28Harboring a frost cold enough to freeze the entire southern coast
01:11:31He moved with a heavy, deliberate stride
01:11:34And I knew instantly that the day of reckoning for my six month escape
01:11:38Had finally arrived
01:11:39My legs turned to water
01:11:41In a frantic, useless panic
01:11:43I grabbed a handful of monocrystals and tried to bolt for the back exit
01:11:47But it was already too late
01:11:48The doorway was blocked by a wall of iron
01:11:50A phalanx of paladins
01:11:52Their armor gleaming with an oppressive holy light
01:11:55There was no escape
01:11:56His eyes turned a violent, bloodshot crimson
01:11:59His voice cracking with a shock that looked far too much like genuine pain
01:12:03Faking your own death to deceive me?
01:12:05Elena, your audacity truly knows no bounds
01:12:08You were the one who sent that bowl of poison
01:12:11If I hadn't fled
01:12:13My children would be nothing but a memory by now
01:12:16Poison?
01:12:17I never gave such an order
01:12:23Perrin stood paralyzed
01:12:25The sheer weight of the crown prince's presence crushing the air from his lungs
01:12:29He looked at me
01:12:30You told me your husband had...
01:12:32That he had been marted on the northern front
01:12:35Marted?
01:12:36Elena, are you so desperate for my death that you've already buried me in your stories?
01:12:40I couldn't look him in the eye
01:12:41I hadn't wished for his death
01:12:43It was quite the opposite
01:12:44I had missed him so much that the only way to survive the silence was to bury his memory under
01:12:49a lie
01:12:50Your highness, please, do not distress her
01:12:54She is heavily pregnant, she cannot handle such a shock
01:12:57Despite the visible trembling of his hands, Perrin stepped forward, shielding me with his own body
01:13:02Get out of my way!
01:13:03He lunged forward, reaching to seize me
01:13:06But before his fingers could brush my skin, a cataclysmic pain tore through my lower body
01:13:11It felt as if my very soul was being ripped in two
01:13:14It hurts
01:13:16Arthur, something is wrong
01:13:17The hatchlings, they're coming now
01:13:20I doubled over, my breath pitching and strangled screams as the world began to tilt into darkness
01:13:28The crown prince, who only moments ago had looked ready to tear the world apart
01:13:32Instantly lost his composure
01:13:34Arthur gathered me into his arms
01:13:36Those hands, usually so steady when gripping a sword or signing a death warrant
01:13:41Were now shaking uncontrollably
01:13:44Don't be afraid, Elena
01:13:47I've got you
01:13:49I'm taking you home
01:13:51He stayed right there
01:13:52Pacing the halls of the manor I had bought six months ago
01:13:55The healers and midwives begged him to leave
01:13:58Citing ancient superstitions that a crown prince's presence in a birthing chamber would bring ruin to his divine love
01:14:04Arthur didn't argue, he simply drew his sword and stood guard at the door
01:14:08As the hours bled into one another and the labor became unbearable
01:14:12I began to sob, the tears flowing freely
01:14:15Every time I cried out, the cold, ruthless leader of the dragon line
01:14:18The man who made the empire tremble
01:14:20Found his own eyes welling with moisture
01:14:23Finally, two sharp piercing cries rang out
01:14:26A boy and a girl had safely entered the world
01:14:29The midwives whispered among themselves as they cleaned the infants
01:14:32In all their years of delivering children, they had never seen a mother endure labor
01:14:36While the father stood by and cried his eyes out
01:14:40When I finally opened my eyes, the room was bathed in the golden dying light of the next day's twilight
01:14:45Arthur was right there, sitting by the bed
01:14:48But as soon as my mind cleared, the old bitterness flared up
01:14:51Stop pretending to care!
01:14:52You never wanted us!
01:14:53The day you returned to the capital, you were so eager to have me disposed
01:14:57You stayed in your chambers with Isabella for three days and three nights
01:15:01They said you were lost in each other until dawn
01:15:03That the priests had to change the holy water twenty times because of your pravity
01:15:08I never touched Isabella
01:15:10And I never, not for a single second intended to depose you
01:15:12When I returned, my father did push for an alliance
01:15:16But I stood before the entire court and declared that I already had a wife by sacred contract
01:15:20He urged me to bring you to the palace immediately
01:15:23I thought your heart was still full of Christopher
01:15:24I was so mad with pain
01:15:27That I delayed the official proclamation of your title
01:15:31I was a fool, Elena, but I was never unfaithful
01:15:36A deep flush crept up my neck
01:15:38All those stories, the whispered nights of passion
01:15:42Were nothing more than illusions and rumors engineered by Isabella
01:15:45To drive me to the edge of insanity
01:15:48I've uncovered the truth
01:15:53It was Isabella
01:15:56She bribed the priests in the side hall
01:16:00To lace your medicine with a cursed powder
01:16:03Designed to wither the dragon line
01:16:05His voice turned cold and predatory
01:16:08A low vibration of pure hatred
01:16:12I've stripped her of her noble name
01:16:14And condemned her the tower to eternal waiths
01:16:18For the rest of her life
01:16:21Elena, thank God you were alert enough
01:16:23To refuse that drast
01:16:27If you hadn't
01:16:28His arms began to shake violently
01:16:30This powerful, terrifying crown prince
01:16:33Looked suddenly, heartbreakingly fragile
01:16:35The walls I had built around my heart crumbled in an instant
01:16:37For the first time in two years
01:16:39I reached out and wound my arms around his neck
01:16:41Leaning into him with a surge of pure, unadulterated longing
01:16:45Since you never chose her
01:16:47You aren't allowed to look at anyone else ever again
01:16:49Arthur, if you ever dare to betray our contract
01:16:52I will take our children and vanish into the mistward
01:16:55I will hide so well that you could spend the rest of your life searching
01:16:58And never see my face again
01:17:00What did you just say?
01:17:04You...
01:17:04You're willing to stay for me?
01:17:06He pulled back, his eyes searching mine with a look of frantic, overwhelming joy
01:17:11As if he were a drowning man who had finally found the shore
01:17:16I looked at his face
01:17:18The face of a man so devastatingly handsome
01:17:20Yet currently twisted into an expression of clumsy, desperate anxiety
01:17:26And I couldn't help but let out a soft laugh
01:17:30I've always had a fondness for beasts
01:17:32Especially a dragon like you
01:17:35Greedy, humble, and so utterly obsessed
01:17:39That once you've chosen a master
01:17:42You can never be shaken off
01:17:44Arthur's gaze darkened instantly
01:17:47That predatory glint returned to his mismatched eyes
01:17:51Dancing with a renewed fire
01:17:53He crushed his lips against mine
01:17:55Kissing me with a ferocity that suggested he wanted to grind my very soul into his own
01:18:03I am your shadow
01:18:06I am your guardian dragon
01:18:10You will never push me away again as long as you live
01:18:12His kiss was beginning to wander
01:18:15Growing more fervent and hungry
01:18:17Until it was abruptly shattered by two loud synchronized wails
01:18:24The babies! Arthur, stop! I haven't even seen our children yet!
01:18:28The dignified crown prince lowered his lashes in a fit of silent, brooding resentment
01:18:34He looked exactly like a great dragon
01:18:37Who had just seen his most precious treasure stolen
01:18:40Yet lacked the heart to retaliate
01:18:42With a resigned sigh, he reached into the bassinets and scooped up the two velvet wrap bundles
01:18:52Elena, even with these two little things stealing your attention
01:18:56You are not allowed to reduce the love you give me by a single inch
01:19:02I gave a helpless, quiet laugh
01:19:05My fingertips brushed against the faint, shimmering gold scales on the hatchlings' foreheads
01:19:10The most sacred mark of the imperial line
01:19:12Then, to be fair, I leaned up and pressed a lingering, reassuring kiss to the lips of their jealous father
01:19:20The evening breeze of Emerald Harbor drifted through the window
01:19:23Carrying the scent of salt and blooming flowers
01:19:27On this ancient continent of miracles and strong wine
01:19:31We finally had our future
01:19:33And for the first time
01:19:36It was enough
01:19:37Thank you
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