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00:02:00Don't you think? Right, you dead black snake? Don't like her. She's always biting my tail tip.
00:02:07I let out a cold laugh. Perfect. As a fake heiress, they saved me from agonizing over who to pick.
00:02:17That same night, I booked a flight overseas for school.
00:02:22Forget it. I don't want any of the three of you.
00:02:26The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom, but what they'd said came back to me.
00:02:58I held back my tears. Fifteen years of waking up beside them, and it couldn't buy me one person's
00:03:06honest heart. They'd only met Sophia a handful of times, and they were already falling for her?
00:03:12I'd been sitting here, counting down to my birthday next month, ready to give them an answer they'd be happy
00:03:18with.
00:03:18What a joke that looks like now.
00:03:20If I hadn't stumbled onto their real feelings today, I would have humiliated myself at next month's party.
00:03:26My identity was already shaky enough, being a fake heiress, and they were playing games with me on top of
00:03:33it.
00:03:33Tears welled up in my eyes.
00:03:35I was about to wipe it away when arms folded around me from behind.
00:03:40Caleb leaned in and carefully licked the tear from their cheek.
00:03:44I'm sorry, sweetheart. Are you warmed up? That's on me. We don't have to do both next time.
00:03:49I hadn't even noticed him come out of the bathroom.
00:03:52He'd just showered, still warm from the water, my scratches still marking his skin.
00:03:57I saw something in his eyes that looked real and I'm concerned. It made me angry.
00:04:03I shoved his hand off. He could say something that cruel and still act this well.
00:04:12I shot him a glare over my shoulder. Look at him. Was this my fault? He was the one always
00:04:19baiting me.
00:04:19The angrier I got, the more I wanted to do something about it.
00:04:24I opened my mouth and bit down on his tail tip.
00:04:28Heart.
00:04:29Caleb let out a low grunt and pulled me closer instead.
00:04:34My tongue accidentally grazed his tail.
00:04:37I watched him tip his head back, jaw tight.
00:04:40I released his tail.
00:04:41I didn't look at the man behind me, breathing rough, the red at the corners of his eyes still not
00:04:47fading.
00:04:48Liar.
00:04:49I shoved the door open and 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, then turned a sharp look toward Calum.
00:05:23You upset her?
00:05:25I didn't.
00:05:26Calum looked just as lost.
00:05:28Did you say something to her?
00:05:30Calum frowned.
00:05:32What's all the noise?
00:05:34Reese leaned in the doorway.
00:05:36Talking's boring.
00:05:37Just fight it out, as if.
00:05:40Stop pretending to be reasonable.
00:05:41After the commotion died down, all three of them went back to their own rooms.
00:05:47I'm on the phone.
00:05:48I'm on the phone.
00:06:06I lay in bed and couldn't sleep, no matter which way I turned.
00:06:09I'd spent over 20 years as the heiress of this woman.
00:06:13And now, I was being told it was all fake.
00:06:15The identity wasn't mine.
00:06:17My parents' love wasn't mine.
00:06:19Everything I had belonged to Sophia.
00:06:21I was the one who stole her brilliant life.
00:06:24So, I was the one who volunteered to me.
00:06:26That's how I ended up in this villa.
00:06:28I hadn't even planned on bringing the three of them.
00:06:31They showed up on their own.
00:06:32The letter was short, bitter sound.
00:06:34My eyes went blurry.
00:06:35I bit into my pillow.
00:06:37Fake.
00:06:38All of it.
00:06:39Fake.
00:06:39The only real thing I had was my acceptance letter from the Eastmore Conservatory.
00:06:44I picked up my phone and dialed the number I had.
00:06:46Yes, that's right.
00:06:47Move the date up.
00:06:48Just one person.
00:06:50I hadn't had the chance to tell them yet.
00:06:52Right when I got the acceptance letter, the story broke that I wasn't the Morrison's real daughter.
00:06:57My parents held Sophia and cried.
00:07:00I quietly put the letter away.
00:07:01They'd hired tutors for my piano since I was small.
00:07:04They'd given me the room with the best light upstairs for a practice room.
00:07:08Every bit of skill I had came from the foundation they built for me.
00:07:12Then one day, my parents took my hands and yours.
00:07:15Lena, go somewhere else for a while.
00:07:18In our hearts, we're still our child.
00:07:21My mouth opened, but I couldn't bring myself to mention going away.
00:07:25In the dark, I bit my lip.
00:07:27Honestly, maybe this was the better way.
00:07:29I had no reason to stay.
00:07:31No one loved me.
00:07:32But I would love myself just fine on my own.
00:07:35I'd meant to keep my temper in check.
00:07:37Spend one last quiet month with the three of them and leave without a scene.
00:07:41But some people never let you rest.
00:07:46Finn, get out.
00:07:48Princess, what did that stupid snake do to you?
00:07:51He acted like you hadn't heard me.
00:07:52Still upset?
00:07:53I didn't answer.
00:07:56I don't care.
00:07:57Tonight's my turn.
00:07:59I'll make it good for you.
00:08:01I pushed him back and said it again.
00:08:02I don't want to.
00:08:06Go back to your room.
00:08:07Finn finally registered that I meant it.
00:08:10His expression fell.
00:08:11What do you mean you don't want to?
00:08:14I've been waiting days!
00:08:17I slapped him across the face.
00:08:19Get out.
00:08:20Finn held his cheek, looking at me with eyes full of wounded disbelief.
00:08:24Then he slammed the door behind me.
00:08:27The noise brought Kalem and Reese into 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.
00:08:46The rain came down hard.
00:09:09That whole night, every time I closed my eyes, I felt like he was the most stubborn of the three.
00:09:16I wasn't worried about him getting into real trouble.
00:09:18High-level beastmen were capable in every sense of the word.
00:09:22It was just that this feeling of being slipping out of control wasn't good.
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.
00:09:34Kalem 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.
00:09:41Just looked at me with those quiet, searching eyes.
00:09:43Then he reached over and tugged on the hand 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.
00:09:54Oh no.
00:09:55I'll wear that butler outfit tonight, okay?
00:09:58I bought a crop.
00:09:59Did I hurt you last time?
00:10:01Can you use it on me?
00:10:05I turned toward the stairs and walked away.
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 excursion.
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.
00:10:20He said it.
00:10:21Aren'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 going to be honest, 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 matched the rest.
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.
00:11:43You didn't even-
00:11:43Sure.
00:11:44I smiled and turned to Sophia before any of them could react.
00:11:47Stay as long as you want, little sister.
00:11:50Feel free to pick any room you like.
00:12:05And including nerves.
00:12:07Lena!
00:12:08All three said my name at the same time.
00:12:10What are you saying?
00:12:11No one goes in our rooms.
00:12:15Sweetheart, did that tiger make you lose your mind?
00:12:18He's awful.
00:12:19We don't need him.
00:12:20Finn looked like he had a lot to say but couldn't.
00:12:23He said it quietly then shot Reese a look.
00:12:25I didn't bother with any of them.
00:12:27I grabbed my things and took the car out alone.
00:12:30No one came with me.
00:12:32At the bar, my friend Cassie pulled me into her side.
00:12:35What's going on, princess?
00:12:37I swirled my cocktail.
00:12:38Don't call me that.
00:12:39I'm a fake 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.
00:12:49That's got nothing to do with where you come from.
00:12:51I leaned on Cassie's shoulder.
00:12:56What's got you so miserable?
00:12:57You've got three beastmen at home.
00:12:59Can't they cheer you up?
00:13:00She laughed a little.
00:13:01Don't mention them.
00:13:02They give me a headache.
00:13:09My phone kept going on.
00:13:11Messages and calls from all three of them.
00:13:13I didn't pick up once.
00:13:17By the time I got home, my steps weren't quite steady.
00:13:21I'd barely opened the door when hands gripped my shoulders.
00:13:27I'm a monster.
00:13:28I'm a monster.
00:13:28I'm a monster.
00:13:29I'm a monster.
00:13:30I'm a monster.
00:13:31Lena!
00:13:32Why didn't you answer your phone?
00:13:34Haylin's voice was right in my ear, tight with worry.
00:13:37You drank that much?
00:13:38Let me take you upstairs.
00:13:39I'm fine.
00:13:40I shrugged him off.
00:13:42I didn't drink that much.
00:13:43I wasn't lying.
00:13:44A few drinks wasn't enough to actually get me drunk.
00:13:47I'm a monster.
00:13:48I said, let me walk on my own.
00:13:50Annoyance flashed across my face.
00:13:52What, you want me to dump all three of you sooner?
00:13:55Fueled by the alcohol, I blurted it out without noticing all three of them go pale.
00:14:00Lena, don't joke like that.
00:14:02I couldn't tell who said it.
00:14:04I went back to my room,
00:14:07showered, and got into bed.
00:14:17Half asleep, I felt something wrap around my waist.
00:14:21I opened my eyes to Reese's face.
00:14:23When he saw me wake, he kissed me.
00:14:25Lena, don't look like that.
00:14:27My head was still foggy.
00:14:31He pressed his face against my neck,
00:14:33the rounded ears on top of his head brushing my chin.
00:14:39He was looking at me with that practiced, melting gaze.
00:14:43The alcohol dulled my brain.
00:14:48Reese, you're wet.
00:14:50He didn't wait.
00:15:06Then we ended up sleeping together,
00:15:08swept up and wanting it.
00:15:10After days of nothing,
00:15:11I couldn't say no.
00:15:12Reese held me close and spoke against my ear.
00:15:15Lena,
00:15:17you'll choose me, won't you?
00:15:18Just me.
00:15:19Choose?
00:15:19I 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,
00:15:27more eager than before.
00:15:29Here?
00:15:30Is this the right amount of pressure?
00:15:32Lena,
00:15:34pull my foot.
00:15:35Really pull it.
00:15:42After that reckless night,
00:15:44the 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,
00:15:55didn't quite cover it.
00:15:57Reese 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,
00:16:07things were already a mess,
00:16:08so I figured I might as well go with it.
00:16:10I had too much sleep this night.
00:16:13I wasn't thinking through it.
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,
00:16:23you should have come to me!
00:16:24Finn's eyes were red at the corners.
00:16:26We agreed.
00:16:27When you turned 18,
00:16:28every two days,
00:16:29rotate.
00:16:31Do you have any idea how long it's been
00:16:33since you came to my room?
00:16:34Shut up!
00:16:34I shook my head
00:16:35and pushed Reese's tail off me.
00:16:38Since that's how it is,
00:16:39let's cancel it.
00:16:41Cancel what?
00:16:42The rotation.
00:16:44The room went quiet
00:16:45in a way that felt like something cracking.
00:16:53Sophia was leaving the very next day.
00:16:56She had etiquette classes
00:16:58and trainings to get to.
00:16:59She has no time to keep making a scene.
00:17:02Lena, I'm so jealous of you.
00:17:05I have so many nice friends.
00:17:08My mouth twitched.
00:17:10I have nothing.
00:17:11Sophia's eyes had barely left
00:17:12the three of them to hold them.
00:17:14Stop!
00:17:16It'll all be yours soon.
00:17:18Sophia left.
00:17:19Damn it.
00:17:20Seeing this face just reminds me
00:17:21of 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
00:17:31at the same time.
00:17:33Are you serious?
00:17:33You're still going?
00:17:35Have you got no shame?
00:17:36Finn elbowed Reese aside.
00:17:38Fair competition.
00:17:39You're just jealous, aren't you?
00:17:41While they argued,
00:17:42Kalem 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
00:18:00for 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
00:18:13leaning 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,
00:18:22then got in with him.
00:18:25Kalem, you...
00:18:26A hand pressed to the back of my head
00:18:28and he kissed me.
00:18:34Hard and desperate,
00:18:36like a small animal
00:18:37with no sense of safety
00:18:38trying to prove something.
00:18:40I was forced to tilt my head back
00:18:41and stay tangled up with him
00:18:43for a moment.
00:18:45Enough.
00:18:45I moved his hand away
00:18:47before 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,
00:18:54swallowing down the bitter edge beneath it.
00:18:57Who left who first?
00:18:58Stop imagining things.
00:19:00Is that so?
00:19:02He was already undoing
00:19:03the buttons of his shirt
00:19:04as 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
00:19:09in exasperation.
00:19:11Kalem shuddered.
00:19:12Then his breathing went rougher
00:19:13and 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
00:19:23with those liquid eyes,
00:19:25serious,
00:19:25the heat in them
00:19:26not quite gone.
00:19:28As a beast, Kalem.
00:19:29I was worried you...
00:19:30Never mind.
00:19:31A few more days
00:19:33and then it's just the two of us.
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
00:20:01when I got back
00:20:02and Reese came sprinting toward me.
00:20:04Bad news, Lena.
00:20:05The tiger went into heat earlier.
00:20:06Stop!
00:20:07Before,
00:20:08whenever one of them
00:20:09went into heat,
00:20:11I was the one who handled it.
00:20:12Under the current circumstances,
00:20:14I wasn't exactly eager.
00:20:16I barely touched the door handle
00:20:17before it flew open.
00:20:19Finn scooped me up
00:20:20and dropped me onto the bed.
00:20:21He searched for my lips urgently
00:20:23and when he found them,
00:20:25a low, relieved sound left him.
00:20:27His hands moved under my clothes,
00:20:29setting fires.
00:20:30Lena, you're such a bad girl.
00:20:32His eyes had gone red,
00:20:33his ears and tail already showing
00:20:35in the half-shifted state.
00:20:37Finn,
00:20:38calm down.
00:20:39I pushed his head back.
00:20:43What's that supposed to mean?
00:20:45You're really refusing me?
00:20:47He held me too tightly
00:20:48and it hurt.
00:20:49Let go.
00:20:50Keep this up in your hand.
00:21:04Handling it yourself.
00:21:05Finn wrapped himself around me,
00:21:07subdued,
00:21:08no longer pushing,
00:21:10just rubbing his cheek
00:21:11against my thigh,
00:21:12quiet.
00:21:13Didn'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
00:21:31were too tired to keep going,
00:21:33Finn pressed a kiss
00:21:34to the top of my head.
00:21:36Lena,
00:21:37you'll choose me,
00:21:38won'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,
00:21:50possessive and searching,
00:21:52landing on my mouth.
00:21:53Good.
00:21:54When the time comes,
00:21:56I'm collecting everything with interest.
00:21:58One week left before my birthday.
00:22:00The four of us held ourselves in a strange, fragile calm.
00:22:04On the day of the party,
00:22:05I wore a deep plum strapless gown with a fishtail hem.
00:22:08The three beast men looked at me like they were trying to see straight through the fabric.
00:22:13I 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.
00:23:02I 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.
00:23:26Is everything loaded and ready?
00:23:28Yes.
00:23:29Wait 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, but 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, my 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.
00:24:32A 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.
00:25:17She'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.
00:25:33And 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
00:25:42from the three Beastmen I was matched with at birth.
00:25:45They are all exceptional.
00:25:47I mention this not to boast.
00:25:48Because in truth, everything I have always belonged to Sophia.
00:25:53Only old money families had the resources to arrange Beastmen 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.
00:27:12I said it immediately.
00:27:13The three of them had already made it outside.
00:27:16Disheveled, nothing 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.
00:27:28Kalem slapped my window, his voice breaking.
00:27:30Lena!
00:27:31Don't leave me!
00:27:32You promised!
00:27:34Then 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,
00:27:48the roar of motorcycles cut through from the side.
00:27:51My guards pulled up alongside,
00:27:53straight 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.
00:28:29Money.
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.
00:30:01Are you coming back to contest the inheritance with your sister?
00:30:03You've accomplished so much.
00:30:04Can 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 invitational 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, why 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?
00:30:28Can 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,
00:30:36Unimportant people.
00:30:37I 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.
00:30:57Lena, why didn't you come straight home?
00:30:59I turned something over in my fingers.
00:31:01A single white hair.
00:31:03I wanted to settle in first.
00:31:05I'll be over tonight.
00:31:15Come soon.
00:31:16We've been waiting.
00:31:17You're always so busy.
00:31:19It's been so long.
00:31:20We want a proper conversation tonight.
00:31:22Okay.
00:31:22I'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.
00:31:38Lena!
00:31:39My mother ran to me and held my face in her hands.
00:31:42You've lost weight.
00:31:43The food abroad isn't any good, is it?
00:31:45Come, come. Cook has made all your favorites.
00:31:48Thank you, Mom.
00:31:50I brought gifts back from overseas for everyone.
00:31:52You 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.
00:32:12Lena, 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?
00:32:47That seemed petty.
00:32:48It wasn't that kind of era anymore.
00:32:50That's enough.
00:32:51Don't bring it up.
00:32:52Lena, 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.
00:33:47She was distracted for the rest of the meal.
00:33:49After dinner, my father called me into a study.
00:33:53He transferred a portion of the company shares into my name.
00:33:57The condition was that I continue as a public ambassador for the brand.
00:34:02Sophia had a rough childhood, so she'll take the larger share of the company.
00:34:06Any objections? I'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. Nothing like here.
00:34:21My father let out a long breath. He 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.
00:34:31Thank you, Dad. But I only want to play piano. I'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. I have my own career now. I have no interest in the company.
00:34:57You'd better mean it. Sophia said, lifting her chin.
00:35:00And by the way, your beastmen refused to go with me no matter what.
00:35:14That sentence made me stop breathing for a second. Then I pulled myself back together.
00:35:18That has nothing to do with me anymore. It'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. I 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. There 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,
00:35:50they would have been processed by the Beastman registry and placed into work
00:35:57independently. Not a hardship for them.
00:35:59They'd always been in elite programs, even back in school,
00:36:02in their own specialized tracks alongside my international curriculum.
00:36:06Trained to the highest standard in everything.
00:36:09Lena.
00:36:10Kalem spoke first.
00:36:11His eyes were fixed on me.
00:36:13Hurt and hoping.
00:36:19I changed direction and walked toward the door.
00:36:25I have nothing to say to any of you.
00:36:27What's done is done. Don't come looking for me again.
00:36:29I got in the car and left.
00:36:32When I got home, I went straight to the piano room and played for hours before I finally stopped,
00:36:38breathing hard.
00:36:39Sophia's words kept circling in my head.
00:36:42Was she lying to me?
00:36:43But what would she gain from that?
00:36:45If what she said is true, then what happened back then was a misunderstanding.
00:36:50So what made them say something that cruel?
00:36:52I couldn't work it out.
00:36:53I poured a glass of red wine and sat in the armchair by the floor-to-ceiling window.
00:36:58Shadows moved outside, then were still.
00:37:00I narrowed my eyes, then picked up my phone.
00:37:03Add extra guards outside.
00:37:04Everyone keeps a tramp gun on hand.
00:37:06After that, I went contentedly to sleep.
00:37:08I woke up because I couldn't breathe.
00:37:10When I finally got my eyes open, I was wrapped up tight in someone's arms.
00:37:15I knew it.
00:37:16Let go.
00:37:17I set it through my teeth.
00:37:25Finn was the closest one, his face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:37:29Lena?
00:37:30If I let go, are you going to run again?
00:37:31Reese had his arm around my waist.
00:37:33His large tail looped around my legs.
00:37:36Baby, to you we're just unimportant people.
00:37:38You actually said that.
00:37:40You promised me.
00:37:41Kalem's arms encircled me from behind.
00:37:43I'm sorry.
00:37:44The dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:37:46Please, this time, don't leave me.
00:37:48You can bite me if you want.
00:37:49As long as you're not angry, I'll take anything.
00:37:52Reese's tail shot into my hand.
00:37:54Then pull my fur, too.
00:37:55Pull it bald if you want.
00:37:56Stop it, all of you!
00:37:58Are you trying to suffocate me?
00:37:59They pressed in again.
00:38:01Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
00:38:04Lena, four years.
00:38:05Do you know what these four years were like for me?
00:38:08I clenched my fist.
00:38:09This is all an act now.
00:38:11Didn't you say it yourselves?
00:38:12You both loved Sophia so much.
00:38:14Said she was gentle.
00:38:15Said whoever I picked was unlucky.
00:38:18Didn't you want to be with her?
00:38:20Now that it turns out you couldn't manage to stay in her life, you come back to me?
00:38:23That's not it.
00:38:24I never liked her.
00:38:26I never liked her.
00:38:26All three denied it immediately.
00:38:28Stop pretending.
00:38:30I read your chat.
00:38:32You hated me biting your tail.
00:38:35You hated me pulling your fur.
00:39:01A guy.
00:39:16Alright.
00:39:20I was gonna die.
00:39:20I didn't know what he said.
00:39:20He's like, I mean, I don't think that's the best part of you.
00:39:20Because for you, you know?
00:39:20I mean, I don't need to be up in half.
00:39:20That's the best part of my life.
00:39:20Here's what Bhavio was.
00:39:20I'm like, I'm going to be a good part of me.
00:39:21I thought I'd be a good part of my life.
00:39:22Oh, that's ok.
00:39:26I'm like, I'm going to be a good part of my life.
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