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00:00:00Yona wasted seven years caring for Damien's fake paralyzed mother.
00:00:05She discovered At Damien had already mated a pureblood female named At Nova.
00:00:10Damien only used At Yuna as a free caretaker to secure his beta position.
00:00:16Yuna burned their unofficial mate bond and left the town immediately.
00:00:21She accepted the mating mark from a loyal Border Patrol captain named Caleb.
00:00:25Caleb risked his life to secure an official mate recognition decree for her.
00:00:31Damien lost his power and begged At Yuna to come back.
00:00:34Yuna rejected him and built a happy life with Caleb and their twin pups.
00:00:39I spent seven years of my youth making sure Damien Voss had no burdens as he fought for the position
00:00:46of Deputy Alpha of the Bloodfling Pack.
00:00:49I stayed in that forgotten little town of Greywood, hidden in the woods, taking full-time care of his paralyzed
00:00:55mother, Mira.
00:00:56Seven years.
00:00:58Damien only came home once a year, for the blood moon, and stayed just two days.
00:01:04He never even shared a bed with me.
00:01:07Half of the Bloodfling Pack want the Deputy Alpha spot.
00:01:10I can barely protect myself right now, let alone you.
00:01:15If you got pregnant, I'd have to drag you into hiding everywhere I go.
00:01:18Just the thought of that makes me lose control.
00:01:21Every time we said goodbye at the edge of town, his eyes would turn blood-wet, and he'd hold me
00:01:27so tight it hurt.
00:01:28Once I secure the deputy position, I'll claim you under the full moon, in front of the entire pack.
00:01:35You'll be my mate, openly and honorably.
00:01:38In the seventh winter, a sudden blizzard swept through the hole of Greywood.
00:01:43Damien was stuck on the road, delayed for days.
00:01:47I had just finished making bone broth and was carrying a bowl to Mira's room when I stopped in my
00:01:53tracks.
00:01:53The door was cracked open.
00:01:55She was on a video call with Damien's cousin.
00:01:59Aunt Mira, how long are you going to keep up the wheelchair act?
00:02:02Keep faking and your legs will really be crippled for good.
00:02:10Mira let out a loud, sharp snort, full of energy, nothing like a sick person.
00:02:16You don't get it.
00:02:18I'm doing this for Damien.
00:02:20Three years ago, he mated with Nova, Magnus Blackwood's daughter.
00:02:27Their pure-blood twins are already running around.
00:02:31If I didn't pretend to be paralyzed and keep Yona trapped here, she would have gone to the city and
00:02:37exposed everything.
00:02:39Once the elders investigate Damien's double-mate bond, his deputy alpha position is done for.
00:02:46True. I guess we'll have to keep this secret for now.
00:02:50Damien said once his deputy position is solid, he'll give Yona some money and send her away.
00:02:56The bowl slipped out of my hand.
00:02:59It hit the floor without a sound.
00:03:01The boiling hot bone broth splashed over my feet, burning like ice, but I felt nothing.
00:03:07My blood ran cold.
00:03:09My teeth started chavering uncontrollably.
00:03:13So all his sweet words were, never to protect me.
00:03:17He'd had a real mate in the city the whole time.
00:03:19Seven years.
00:03:20Never changed.
00:03:22I didn't scream.
00:03:23I didn't storm in and confront them.
00:03:25I just turned and walked out of that cabin that had been my prison for seven years.
00:03:31I braved the blizzard and took a car straight to the Silver Ridge Border Patrol stace to find the one
00:03:37person who had once looked at me like I was his whole world.
00:03:40Caleb, does your offer still stand?
00:03:42The man in patrol uniform spun around.
00:03:46His eyes, always so wild and proud, were full of disbelief.
00:03:51His hands trembled slightly.
00:03:53He blinked a few times, then spoke in a deep, rough voice.
00:03:57Yona, just say the word, and everything I have is yours.
00:04:01But give me two weeks.
00:04:04My squad leaves tonight.
00:04:06We're wiping out a rogue wolf pack crossing the border.
00:04:08When I come back, I'll give everything I have to petition the elders for a mate bond decree.
00:04:14Under the moonlight, in front of the whole pack, we'll be bound officially.
00:04:20I reached up and smoothed his collar.
00:04:23I don't need a decree.
00:04:25I just need you to come back safe and take me with you.
00:04:28I watched Caleb's kai drive off, then walked back to Greywood through the snow.
00:04:34The house should have been dark, but all the lights were on.
00:04:37The front door was open.
00:04:39A tall figure rose from the sofa and stood there.
00:04:42Yona, I came back early.
00:04:45Seven years had worn away all of Damien's tenderness.
00:04:49Now he was a wolf strong enough to make anyone fear him.
00:04:52He instinctively opened his arms, waiting for me to run to him and brush the snow off his shoulders.
00:04:59I didn't.
00:05:02I just sat down, took off my soaked boots and said in a flat voice,
00:05:07Have you eaten? I'll get you some food.
00:05:09His arms froze in midair.
00:05:11His jaw tightened.
00:05:13He tugged at his collar, trying to hide his embarrassment.
00:05:17What's wrong?
00:05:18Are you mad because I was late?
00:05:19In the past, I would have been crying my eyes out.
00:05:22What female wolf would willingly waste her best years trapped in endless waiting?
00:05:26But once the truth is completely revealed,
00:05:29love dies for good.
00:05:31Making a scene would only make me look pathetic.
00:05:33Leaving with dignity was the only choice.
00:05:35I didn't answer.
00:05:37I just walked into the kitchen.
00:05:39Go see Mira.
00:05:40Mira, I'll call you when the food is ready.
00:05:44He followed me and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind, his voice cold.
00:05:50You know what's really going on with you?
00:05:52Did someone in town say something to you?
00:05:56I didn't struggle.
00:05:57I just gently plied his fingers off my waist and turned around with a tired little smile.
00:06:02They're all elderly omegas in this town.
00:06:06Why would I take their gossip seriously?
00:06:09You're being paranoid.
00:06:11The suspicion in his eyes faded, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
00:06:15He reached up to stroke my hair, his voice condescendingly gentle.
00:06:22Yuna, this time I'm back.
00:06:24I want to move you and mother to the city.
00:06:26There's something I need to tell you first.
00:06:28My heart clenched.
00:06:32Finally, here it comes.
00:06:34After seven years, he couldn't even pretend to be affectionate anymore.
00:06:39Damien led me into the living room.
00:06:41The scene before me was like a nightmare.
00:06:44On my sofa sat a woman in an expensive coat and high heels.
00:06:50Two children stood beside her, their features identical to Damien's.
00:06:56Mira sat in her wheelchair, staring at the floor.
00:06:59And that woman, she was stunning and carried herself with extraordinary grace.
00:07:06She walked over slowly in her red-soled heels, took off her sand glasses, and gave me a fake smile.
00:07:12You must be Yuna.
00:07:14I'm Nova Blackwood.
00:07:16I heard you've been taking care of everything here all these years, looking after Damien.
00:07:21She paused, then nudged the two children forward.
00:07:24Come on.
00:07:25Say hello to Auntie Yuna.
00:07:29I couldn't breathe.
00:07:31Couldn't speak.
00:07:32When Damien saw how pale I'd gone, he immediately stepped in front of Nova and grabbed my wrist.
00:07:42Yuna, let me explain, please.
00:07:46When I first got to the city, I was ambushed by rogue wolves.
00:07:51I nearly died.
00:07:53Nova and the Blackwood Warriors saved me.
00:07:56The Blackwood Pack never accepts outsiders.
00:07:59The only way I could get into their inner circle was to mate with Nova.
00:08:03I had no choice.
00:08:05But the one I love has always been you.
00:08:08Always.
00:08:09This is just a power play.
00:08:10I never meant to have children with her.
00:08:14He was getting more and more agitated.
00:08:17He raised his hand and swore.
00:08:19Yuna.
00:08:21I did all of this for our future.
00:08:24Come to the city with me.
00:08:26I can give you everything except the title of Deputy Alpha's mate.
00:08:30Everything.
00:08:31No holding back.
00:08:32You never have to see her.
00:08:36I'll protect you, I swear.
00:08:38Watching him pour out his heart with all those lies made me want to throw up.
00:08:43I pulled my wrist back.
00:08:45No tears.
00:08:47Just a faint smile.
00:08:48I'm just glad you've made a place for yourself in the city.
00:08:52No need to explain.
00:08:53The calmness in my own voice surprised me.
00:08:56Mira's leg will never heal here in Greywood.
00:08:59The city has the best healers.
00:09:01She might even walk again.
00:09:04Damien froze.
00:09:05He had expected me to break down, cry, yell, question him.
00:09:10But not this calm.
00:09:12His face lit up instantly.
00:09:14He couldn't wait to speak.
00:09:16Really?
00:09:17Yuna!
00:09:18You actually understand?
00:09:19You're not mad?
00:09:21The tension in the air melted away.
00:09:24He started planning out loud.
00:09:25Pack tomorrow.
00:09:27Leave the day after.
00:09:29We'll make it just in time for the Blood Moon Feast.
00:09:33I'm not going with you.
00:09:35I cut him off directly.
00:09:36The smile vanished from his face.
00:09:41What?
00:09:43Yuna, you just said-
00:09:44I looked him straight in the eye and lied without flinching.
00:09:48The house and my shop are my assets.
00:09:51It'd be a shame to leave them empty.
00:09:53You take Mira to the city and get settled.
00:09:56I'll stay behind to handle the property and organize Mira's medical records.
00:10:01I'll come find you after the Blood Moon.
00:10:03His expression shifted slightly.
00:10:06He knew very well how hard she had worked for that house and that shop.
00:10:10From the day I became an adult, I worked at the healing clinic all day and set up a stall
00:10:16at the night market.
00:10:18Saving every penny.
00:10:20Scraping by.
00:10:21Just to build him a stable home to come back to.
00:10:25A flicker of fake guilt.
00:10:27Guilt passed through his eyes.
00:10:30Yuna, I'm about to become the deputy alpha of the blood-flaying pack.
00:10:34I could buy half this town without blinking.
00:10:38That house is nothing.
00:10:40Don't worry about it.
00:10:41I shook my head.
00:10:42I built this with my own hands.
00:10:45I'm not giving it up easily.
00:10:48Damien hesitated.
00:10:50Nova sensed something was off.
00:10:52She took his arm and lowered her voice.
00:10:55Honey, let her handle it.
00:10:59All the elders are watching you right now.
00:11:02If you bring your old flame into the city on the eve of your appointment,
00:11:07your deputy alpha position is as good as gone.
00:11:11That hit him right in his weak spot.
00:11:13What he feared most was that I, the one who'd waited for him for seven years without ever
00:11:19being officially claimed, would ruin his future.
00:11:22I watched him weigh his options, swallowing the last bit of pain in my heart.
00:11:27To get rid of him for good, I gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.
00:11:32Damien, Nova's right.
00:11:34You can't afford any trouble right now.
00:11:36To put your mind at ease, let's dissolve our old mate bond.
00:11:44Even Atmira's head shot up.
00:11:46His eyes narrowed.
00:11:47That vow?
00:11:48We never had a formal pack ceremony, but back when we were young, we made a private vow
00:11:55on the old street of Greywood.
00:11:57He had signed a mate contract with his own blood.
00:12:00In the eyes of the old school Greywood wolves, that bond was real and unbreakable.
00:12:07Once that contract burns, we're done for good.
00:12:10When Caleb comes back, I'll be free to accept his claim.
00:12:13Damien stared at me, hesitating, genuinely torn.
00:12:17Yonah, you once said that contract meant more to you than your own life.
00:12:23It was proof of our love.
00:12:25Burning it will cause your bloodline to reject you.
00:12:28Now, he remembered everything.
00:12:32But so what?
00:12:34For seven years, he'd lived side by side with another female, climbing the ranks with the
00:12:42help of her family's elders.
00:12:44And me?
00:12:45I spent every day taking care of his mother, who was faking her paralysis.
00:12:50He made me so many beautiful promises, but he never kept a single one.
00:12:54I forced some wetness into my eyes and played the pitiful Omega once more.
00:12:59If it helps you, I can handle a little pain.
00:13:02Once you're settled in the city, you can throw me a big ceremony.
00:13:05We have plenty of time.
00:13:07Mira immediately chimed in.
00:13:10Yonah's right.
00:13:11This is a critical moment.
00:13:13You can't leave any loose ends.
00:13:15Yonah is being so understanding.
00:13:18The Vos family will make it up to her, I promise.
00:13:22Under the watchful eyes of both his mother and Nova, Damien finally pulled out the yellowed
00:13:28contract paper from his coat.
00:13:30He flicked his lighter.
00:13:34Yonah, wait for me.
00:13:36After the blood moon, I will come back for you.
00:13:40The contract turned to ash and scattered in the wind.
00:13:45Every chain that had bound me for seven years was broken.
00:13:50I laughed softly.
00:13:52Okay.
00:13:54That night, after everyone went to sleep, At Nova stopped me in the hallway.
00:14:01Miss Lark, don't go believing that sob story.
00:14:05Nova looked down at me with disdain.
00:14:09That ambush story, him being forced to mate with me, all of it was a lie Damien made up.
00:14:16He was just afraid you'd ruin his future.
00:14:19I thought spending seven years of my life being lied to by the whole Vos family was rock bottom.
00:14:25I was wrong.
00:14:29Don't be naive, Miss Lark.
00:14:32She kept talking.
00:14:36There was no rogue ambush.
00:14:38He came to my father's door himself, knelt in the rain all night, and swore his loyalty
00:14:44just to get into the inner circle.
00:14:47Mating with me was his idea.
00:14:50He called it proving his loyalty.
00:14:54He knows you too well.
00:14:56He knows you're soft-hearted, and you keep your promises.
00:15:01This whole tragic forced marriage act was a scam he and his mother cooked up.
00:15:08He just wanted a free caretaker, and he wanted you to feel so guilty that you'd come to the
00:15:13city and quietly be his secret mate.
00:15:17She stepped closer, her strong perfume choking my throat.
00:15:21Damien signed a formal mate pact with me.
00:15:23I am his only legal mate, the mother of his only legal children.
00:15:28Stay in line, and your seven years of free labor might still earn you a little support.
00:15:34The Vos family can't afford to keep you.
00:15:40If you even think about stepping out of line, the Northern Packs have plenty of ways to make
00:15:46sure you can't survive anywhere.
00:15:48I looked at this proud, pure-blood female wolf standing before me.
00:15:52I felt no anger, just as disgust for Damien.
00:15:55I gave a faint smile.
00:15:57Don't worry, Miss Blackwood, I don't touch trash.
00:16:01Two days later, on the road out of Greywood, I took off the Vos family heirloom moonstone
00:16:07bracelet from my wrist and held it out to Nova.
00:16:10Mira's face changed.
00:16:12She reached out to Kraut to grab it.
00:16:16Yuna, that bracelet is a Vos family symbol, meant for the Deputy Alpha's rightful mate.
00:16:24What are you doing?
00:16:27I stepped back and placed the bracelet in Outnova's palm.
00:16:34Aunt Mira, the whole town of Greywood knows what that bracelet means.
00:16:40You're about to move to the main city.
00:16:43Keeping this on me would hurt Damien's reputation.
00:16:47It's right to give it back.
00:16:49Best for everyone.
00:16:51Nova looked at Aunt Mira with a smug expression.
00:16:54She put the bracelet on in front of me, rubbing her fingers over it again and again.
00:17:00That was a wolf's way of marking possession with her scent.
00:17:04Yuna is very sensible, Auntie.
00:17:06I'll hold on to this for Damien for now.
00:17:09Mira was furious, but she couldn't argue.
00:17:12Nova's rank was far above her.
00:17:14She could only force a smile.
00:17:15I turned to Aunt Damien.
00:17:18He was wearing the bone pendant I had carved for him, close to his skin.
00:17:23Mr. Vos, that bone was carved with my first page from healing.
00:17:28I made it with my own hands.
00:17:30My soul mark is carved on the back.
00:17:33It doesn't suit your status anymore.
00:17:35Give it back.
00:17:36Damien raised his hand to protect his chest.
00:17:39Yuna, you're calling me Mr. Vos now?
00:17:42What is wrong with you?
00:17:46Just say my name.
00:17:48My expression was calm, with a small smile.
00:17:51Better to keep some distance and boundaries.
00:17:53Don't want to start rumors.
00:17:55Damien sighed, but still refused to take off the bone pendant.
00:17:58I'm keeping this.
00:17:59It's proof that you stayed with me through the hard times.
00:18:02I'm keeping it.
00:18:04When you're done with your business in Greywood and come to the city after the blood moon,
00:18:08I'll give it back to you then.
00:18:10Even at this moment, he still believed I would come back.
00:18:14That I would be his secret mate, hidden in the shadows.
00:18:19I watched their car drive away.
00:18:24I didn't look back.
00:18:26I turned and went inside, picked up the bag I had already packed, and left for good.
00:18:31Silver Ridge, where Caleb's patrol base was.
00:18:36Winter in the south wasn't bone-chillingly cold.
00:18:40The sun could always break through the clouds.
00:18:44My savings were small.
00:18:46I rented a little house with a yard, a few miles from the patrol base.
00:18:54The landlord was a retired wolf warrior.
00:18:57When he heard I was waiting for a patrol team member to return, he helped me carry my bags inside.
00:19:03Young lady, which member are you waiting for?
00:19:06That mission of theirs, it's extremely dangerous.
00:19:10I handed him a bottle of water and said softly,
00:19:13Caleb Hunter.
00:19:14Caleb Hunter!
00:19:15The old man froze.
00:19:17Then he slapped his knee and handed me back my entire deposit.
00:19:21You're Hunter's mate?
00:19:23Take your money.
00:19:25Hunter is a stand-up wolf.
00:19:27A good one.
00:19:28The year before last, during that forest fire,
00:19:32he almost died saving a litter of pups.
00:19:35You can stay in this house as long as you want.
00:19:38Consider it a wedding gift from me to you both.
00:19:44I held that money in my hand and a warm feeling rose in my chest.
00:19:50Caleb usually acted so carefree, cocky, and proud.
00:19:54But here on the border, he had built a solid life for himself.
00:19:59During the days of waiting, I did have doubts.
00:20:02He had begged me with red eyes to give him two weeks.
00:20:05But I had been trapped by Damien for seven years.
00:20:08I was afraid Caleb was just acting on impulse.
00:20:12But I let it go quickly.
00:20:15Even if he changed his mind,
00:20:17I had already escaped the Voss family nightmare.
00:20:20I could start over anywhere.
00:20:22I went to the fabric store and bought red velvet material.
00:20:26I sewed my own ceremonial robe for the mating ceremony.
00:20:29In those seven years with Aunt Damien,
00:20:32I never had a ceremonial robe.
00:20:33I never even had a real anniversary.
00:20:36The old lady Marta back home used to call me foolish.
00:20:40She said I was good looking.
00:20:42A professional omega healing apprentice.
00:20:44Yet I was wasting my life as a free maid for a wolf with no status or formal pack.
00:20:50I used to argue with her, telling her Damien had a bright future.
00:20:54Now I understood.
00:20:56Marta had been right all along.
00:20:57She was the one who helped me escape Greywood in secret.
00:21:01She found a real estate agent for me.
00:21:04She deliberately walked past my house every day so the neighbors would think I was still home.
00:21:10She covered for me for almost two weeks.
00:21:15The more you fear something, the more it happens.
00:21:18Caleb still hadn't returned.
00:21:20On the third day, a black SUV with city license plates screeched to a halt in front of my yard.
00:21:26The door flew open.
00:21:28Damien stepped out, covered in dust and the cold of winter.
00:21:34His hair was a mess.
00:21:36His eyes were bloodshot.
00:21:38His tie was gone.
00:21:40He didn't look at all like the next deputy alpha of the bloodflang pack.
00:21:45Unilark, you're getting bolder and bolder.
00:21:47He stormed into the yard and grabbed my wrist, squeezing so hard it felt like he might crush the bone.
00:21:53You said you were staying in Greywood to deal with the property.
00:21:57The agent told me that house was listed for sale two weeks ago.
00:22:00You cancelled your phone number?
00:22:02Blocked me on everything?
00:22:03I had the pack search all over Greywood for you.
00:22:06I thought a rogue pack had taken you, you know that?
00:22:09His chest heaved.
00:22:10He was furious.
00:22:11But underneath it all, there was fear.
00:22:14He held my wrist in a death grip.
00:22:16I didn't struggle.
00:22:18I just looked at him calmly.
00:22:20Mr. Voss, you came all this way just to yell at me?
00:22:24Our mate bond is already broken.
00:22:26I don't owe the Voss family anything.
00:22:29Where I go, whether I live or die, is none of your business.
00:22:33Those words cut him deep.
00:22:35None of my business?
00:22:40He yanked me toward him, his eyes turning red.
00:22:44Seven years!
00:22:46We were together for seven years!
00:22:50You think a piece of paper can wipe that all away?
00:22:54Yuna, I know you've been wronged.
00:22:56I know I lied to you.
00:22:58I'm sorry, okay?
00:22:59I was wrong.
00:23:01Come back with me.
00:23:04I'll buy you a mansion, the best part of the city.
00:23:07Everything Nova has, I can give you except the title.
00:23:09Everything.
00:23:10I swear.
00:23:12I'll spend every full moon with you.
00:23:17It's just a house.
00:23:19I couldn't help but laugh.
00:23:23He thought I was negotiating.
00:23:26His brow frontaled.
00:23:27If a house on the ridge isn't enough,
00:23:29I'll get you an estate with a private courtyard.
00:23:33Yuna, the Blackwood Pack saved me.
00:23:36I can't betray them.
00:23:39But the one I love is still you.
00:23:42Shut up, Damien.
00:23:43I pushed him away and stepped back.
00:23:46Stop saying you owe them.
00:23:49It's disgusting.
00:23:50You think you're so clever?
00:23:52Nova told me everything.
00:23:54You're the one who approached the Blackwood Pack.
00:23:59You knelt in the rain all night,
00:24:01begging to get into their inner circle.
00:24:04His face turned pale.
00:24:06He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
00:24:09You knew Nova's pack would never share a mate.
00:24:13So you had your mother pretend to be paralyzed
00:24:16to trap me here for seven years.
00:24:18Working for free.
00:24:20And now you want to act heartbroken?
00:24:22Are you sad about losing me?
00:24:25Or sad that you'll never again have someone
00:24:27so devoted to wait on your mother for free?
00:24:31Looking at his pale face,
00:24:33I cut the last bit of feeling I had for him.
00:24:36The Yuna you remember died the moment I heard that phone call.
00:24:40Get off my property.
00:24:43My mate is coming back from his mission soon.
00:24:45I don't want him to get the wrong idea.
00:24:47His face twisted.
00:24:50Mate?
00:24:51What mate?
00:24:52Who is it?
00:24:53I brushed the dust off my coat.
00:24:56Just a border patrol captain.
00:24:59You wouldn't know him.
00:25:00We're not even from the same world.
00:25:02Leave on your own.
00:25:03He lost it completely.
00:25:05His voice shot up.
00:25:09Yuna, have you lost your mind?
00:25:13You're giving up the next deputy alpha of the blood-flang bang pack
00:25:16for some nobody border patrol grunt with no power or status?
00:25:21With his salary, what kind of life can he give you?
00:25:24You're going back to scraping by and pinching pennies?
00:25:28I looked at him and thought it was absolutely ridiculous.
00:25:32Scraping by?
00:25:35I worked for free for seven years taking care of your fake paralyzed mother
00:25:39and you think I'm afraid of being poor?
00:25:42Damien, don't judge everyone by your own filthy standards.
00:25:47He doesn't have your power or your status,
00:25:50but he has a clean heart.
00:25:52He would never do the disgusting things you did.
00:25:56You?
00:25:56He couldn't get a word out.
00:25:58Then his face changed.
00:26:01He smiled.
00:26:02Dark.
00:26:04He smoothed down his coat.
00:26:07Yuna, I won't argue with you.
00:26:09I can forgive you.
00:26:11But if you insist on staying on this foolish path,
00:26:17don't blame me for what happens next.
00:26:21He pulled out his phone,
00:26:23his face showing a kind of extreme arrogance I had never seen on him before.
00:26:28Southern Border Patrol Commander Renwick just got backing from the Blackwood Pack.
00:26:36One phone call from me.
00:26:38Your little captain will be fired before dawn.
00:26:42Play nice, and I might even let him get a severance package.
00:26:46I had never been a violent wolf.
00:26:51But his words lit a fire in me.
00:26:54He was despicable,
00:26:55and now he wanted to use pureblood family power to destroy Caleb.
00:26:59Caleb, who had fought his way up with nothing but his own blood and sweat.
00:27:03I picked up the silver dagger Caleb had left for me from the porch table.
00:27:10The silver blade hissed against my skin, burning a mark into it.
00:27:16The stinging scent of silver triggered Damien's animal instincts.
00:27:20He stepped back, involuntarily.
00:27:23Damien, try it.
00:27:26Touch him, and we both go down.
00:27:31I stared him down.
00:27:35My life may be worthless,
00:27:37but you've just been confirmed by the council as the candidate for Deputy Alpha.
00:27:42If word gets out tomorrow that the Voss family candidate drove his former mate to suicide,
00:27:49do you think the Blackwood Pack will keep you around?
00:27:52He never expected me to be this extreme.
00:27:55In his eyes, I was always the meek, submissive Omega who never fought back.
00:28:01The air was thick with the smell of burning silver.
00:28:05He quickly raised his hands and stepped back.
00:28:08Yuna, put the knife down.
00:28:10You're crazy.
00:28:12Just then, the sound of a vehicle came from the yard entrance.
00:28:19The car door opened.
00:28:21A tall, straight man in uniform walked over,
00:28:24his powerful Alpha presence filling the space.
00:28:26A squad of guards followed behind him.
00:28:28Damien recognized him.
00:28:31His pupils contracted.
00:28:36He forced a smile and walked up to him.
00:28:39Uh, Commander Holt, what brings you here?
00:28:44At the Pack Council meeting last week, I just...
00:28:48Holt ignored him completely.
00:28:50His eyes landed on me,
00:28:52on the dagger in my hand,
00:28:54on the wound on my neck.
00:28:56He frowned.
00:28:58Seeing this,
00:28:59At Damien quickly stepped in front of me.
00:29:02Commander, don't mind her.
00:29:04She's my distant cousin,
00:29:05just having a little emotional fit.
00:29:07It's just a family matter.
00:29:09Why would you be in a place like this?
00:29:11Mr. Voss,
00:29:13I'm here on official business.
00:29:17Holt walked around him and softened his voice.
00:29:20Are you Miss Unilark?
00:29:25I nodded.
00:29:26I still had the dagger in my hand,
00:29:28the burn on my neck still smoking.
00:29:29Holt breathed a sigh of relief,
00:29:31a look of relief in his eyes.
00:29:33Then I'm in the right place.
00:29:35I'm Commander Holt of the Southern Border Patrol,
00:29:38Caleb Hunter's direct superior.
00:29:40Hearing Caleb's name,
00:29:41my heart stopped for a second.
00:29:43Damien looked confused and quickly cut in.
00:29:46Commander, there must be a misunderstanding.
00:29:47My cousin has always been in Greywood.
00:29:50She has nothing to do with your patrol team.
00:29:52That Caleb must have been harassing her.
00:29:54Holt's head snapped toward him,
00:29:55his powerful alpha presence silencing Damien
00:29:58before he could finish.
00:29:59Mr. Voss, watch your words.
00:30:02Warrior Caleb Hunter
00:30:04just completed a 15-hour cross-border battle.
00:30:08He rescued over 20 captive Omikas and pups
00:30:11from rogue wolves.
00:30:12He was severely wounded,
00:30:15lost control of his shifting ability
00:30:17and had to be airlifted to the main city healer base.
00:30:21The council has decided to award him
00:30:24the highest warrior medal.
00:30:26He asked for no land,
00:30:28no bounty.
00:30:29His only request was a mate-bond decree.
00:30:36Holt took a sealed letter from his briefcase.
00:30:39The seal was red wax
00:30:41stamped with the moon goddess.
00:30:43He handed the letter to me.
00:30:46Miss Yona Lark,
00:30:48before Caleb went into surgery,
00:30:50he specifically asked me
00:30:51to deliver this to you in person.
00:30:55He said,
00:30:57even if he doesn't wake up
00:30:58or if it takes a long time,
00:31:00he won't let anyone hurt you.
00:31:06Holt looked at Aunt Damien,
00:31:08whose face had turned white.
00:31:12The council has completed
00:31:14the bloodline verification.
00:31:16All members voted unanimously for approval.
00:31:20As of today,
00:31:21Miss Aunt Yona Lark
00:31:23is the legally recognized mate
00:31:25of a decorated warrior
00:31:26protected by the council,
00:31:28Mr. Voss.
00:31:31Were you just talking about
00:31:32having Commander Rentrick
00:31:34fire one of his men?
00:31:40Shall I call the council right now,
00:31:43in front of you,
00:31:44to confirm the consequences?
00:31:46I covered my mouth,
00:31:48tears streaming down my face.
00:31:50That carey, wild man,
00:31:53gravely wounded,
00:31:54had fought with everything he had
00:31:56to win the pack's highest honor,
00:31:59just to give me a protection
00:32:00no one could touch.
00:32:02Damien stood frozen,
00:32:03stepping back.
00:32:05All his wealth,
00:32:06all his status,
00:32:07seemed ridiculous and laughable
00:32:09in front of that blood-stained metal
00:32:10and the sealed decree.
00:32:13Impossible.
00:32:14How can this be?
00:32:16His lips trembled uncontrollably.
00:32:20Holt's voice was ice cold.
00:32:23Mr. Voss,
00:32:23if there's nothing else,
00:32:25please leave.
00:32:26Damien moved his feet mechanically.
00:32:28He couldn't even be bothered
00:32:29to keep up appearances.
00:32:31He climbed into his SUV
00:32:33and fled in a panic.
00:32:36Caleb was unconscious
00:32:37for three days.
00:32:40The day he was transferred
00:32:41to a regular room,
00:32:43we signed the mate bond decree
00:32:46by his hospital bed.
00:32:53He still had bandages
00:32:55on his head.
00:32:56His hand holding the pen
00:32:58trembled slightly.
00:33:00But he couldn't stop smiling,
00:33:02full of joy.
00:33:05Yuna,
00:33:06the council has stamped it.
00:33:08You're stuck with me for life.
00:33:10No take-backs.
00:33:17After Caleb recovered
00:33:18and returned to duty,
00:33:19the patrol base
00:33:21held our mating ceremony for us.
00:33:23No fancy hotel,
00:33:24no fake guests,
00:33:26just the full moon overhead
00:33:27and the howling blessings
00:33:28of his entire team,
00:33:30loud enough to shake the sky.
00:33:36That simple ceremony
00:33:38was a hundred times better
00:33:39than any grand celebration
00:33:41Damien had ever promised.
00:33:45The next year,
00:33:46I moved into the family quarters
00:33:48at the base.
00:33:50Life wasn't luxurious.
00:33:52I opened a small bakery.
00:33:55Every day,
00:33:56surrounded by the smell
00:33:57of fresh bread,
00:33:58I waited for my love
00:33:59to come home safe.
00:34:02Sometimes I heard news
00:34:03about Damien
00:34:04from old acquaintances
00:34:05in Greywood.
00:34:09Nova used the Blackwood family's power
00:34:12to completely side-side
00:34:13at Damien
00:34:14in the Bloodfin pack.
00:34:16He became a puppet deputy alpha
00:34:18with no real authority.
00:34:20She openly flaunted her affairs,
00:34:23doing whatever she wanted.
00:34:30Damien was too afraid
00:34:31afraid to speak up.
00:34:32The slightest resistance
00:34:33would get all his titles stripped.
00:34:37Mira had faked her paralysis
00:34:38for seven years,
00:34:39but not long after moving
00:34:41to the city,
00:34:42Nova crushed her completely.
00:34:44This time,
00:34:45she really fell ill
00:34:46and was bedtidden for good.
00:34:51Damien was trapped in a nightmare,
00:34:53fighting at home,
00:34:55struggling in the pack.
00:34:57He aged quickly.
00:34:59The proud, confident man
00:35:01who had strutted
00:35:02into the city
00:35:03was gone.
00:35:06Hearing all of this,
00:35:08I felt nothing inside,
00:35:09not even a trace
00:35:10of satisfaction.
00:35:13Every choice
00:35:15has its price.
00:35:17That was their ending,
00:35:19none of my concern.
00:35:22I turned off the oven
00:35:23and started packing orders.
00:35:29Caleb's squad
00:35:30was in training rotation.
00:35:32His appetite
00:35:32had been off lately.
00:35:36I made his favorite food.
00:35:38I was tying ribbons
00:35:40on gift boxes
00:35:40when suddenly
00:35:42a pair of rough,
00:35:43large hands
00:35:44wrapped around my waist
00:35:46from behind.
00:35:47He was in his training uniform,
00:35:50his chin resting
00:35:51on my shoulder.
00:35:52Boss Lady Lark,
00:35:53the healer said
00:35:54you're carrying twins.
00:35:56No overworking.
00:35:59If I catch you
00:36:00in the kitchen again,
00:36:01I'm throwing the oven out.
00:36:05I laughed,
00:36:07turned around,
00:36:08and pinched his nose.
00:36:10Like I wouldn't
00:36:11take good care
00:36:12of my mate?
00:36:13At 5.30 in the morning,
00:36:15before the bass's
00:36:16morning whistle,
00:36:17I was already awake.
00:36:18Not because of
00:36:19the baby's kicking.
00:36:21They'd been quiet lately,
00:36:23probably intimidated
00:36:24by their father's
00:36:25nightly lectures
00:36:26to my belly
00:36:27every time
00:36:28before Caleb
00:36:28went on a mission.
00:36:30He'd lie down
00:36:31with his head
00:36:31on my belly
00:36:32and lecture
00:36:32the two kids.
00:36:34I'm your father,
00:36:36Caleb Hunter.
00:36:37Here are the rules.
00:36:39One,
00:36:39don't kick your mother.
00:36:41Two,
00:36:42don't be picky eaters.
00:36:44Three,
00:36:45when you grow up,
00:36:46you both join
00:36:47the border patrol.
00:36:48I always told him
00:36:50he was being ridiculous.
00:36:51The kids weren't
00:36:52even born yet,
00:36:52and he'd already
00:36:53planned out
00:36:54three generations
00:36:55of border warriors.
00:36:57He didn't care at all.
00:37:00The hunter bloodline
00:37:01is meant to guard
00:37:01the border.
00:37:04Today was the last day
00:37:05of his current
00:37:06training rotation,
00:37:07and also our second
00:37:08anniversary as mates.
00:37:10I got up early
00:37:11and quiet,
00:37:12six months pregnant
00:37:14but still moving
00:37:15quickly through the kitchen,
00:37:16baking his favorite steak.
00:37:18I'd marinated the meat
00:37:20last night.
00:37:21The whole house
00:37:22smelled of meat.
00:37:25Then I heard a noise
00:37:26from the yard.
00:37:29I peeked out the window
00:37:31and couldn't help
00:37:32but laugh.
00:37:37Caleb was hunched over,
00:37:39sneaking into the yard,
00:37:40carrying a stack
00:37:41of seven or eight boxes,
00:37:42big and small.
00:37:44I was honestly curious
00:37:45how he managed
00:37:46to carry all that
00:37:47back from the base
00:37:48by himself.
00:37:51Captain Hunter,
00:37:52did you empty
00:37:53the base supply warehouse?
00:37:55Hey!
00:37:56He jumped.
00:37:57The boxes almost fell.
00:37:59He quickly turned around.
00:38:02Why are you awake?
00:38:03The healer told you
00:38:04to sleep more.
00:38:05I leaned against
00:38:06the doorframe.
00:38:06You made so much noise
00:38:08you woke up the birds
00:38:09in the yard.
00:38:10How could I sleep?
00:38:14He set the boxes down
00:38:15and stepped inside
00:38:16in two strides.
00:38:19He looked me over
00:38:20from head to toe,
00:38:22making sure I was fine.
00:38:23Then reached out
00:38:25and gently touched
00:38:25my belly.
00:38:27Hey there, boys.
00:38:29Miss your dad?
00:38:30How do you know
00:38:31they're boys?
00:38:32Maybe they're girls.
00:38:33He grinned.
00:38:35Even better.
00:38:36They'll take after you,
00:38:38beautiful.
00:38:39I'll protect the three
00:38:40of you for life.
00:38:41I pushed him
00:38:42toward the bathroom.
00:38:44Go wash up.
00:38:45Food will be ready soon.
00:38:46He stood still
00:38:48and pulled a small box
00:38:49from his pocket,
00:38:50tucking it into
00:38:51my apron pocket.
00:38:55What's that?
00:38:56Open it.
00:38:58I opened the box.
00:39:01Inside was a ring
00:39:02carved from a wolf's fang.
00:39:05This fang came from
00:39:07the first rogue alpha
00:39:08had hunted alone.
00:39:10The carving wasn't
00:39:11exactly delicate,
00:39:13but every edge
00:39:14had been polished smooth
00:39:15by his own hands.
00:39:18Made it
00:39:20during training
00:39:21in my spare time?
00:39:25Caleb scratched
00:39:26the back of his head,
00:39:27a little awkward.
00:39:28It's not as nice
00:39:29as your ring,
00:39:30but...
00:39:31I slipped the fang ring
00:39:33onto my finger,
00:39:34right next to the
00:39:35council-certified mate ring.
00:39:38This one is better,
00:39:39I said.
00:39:40You made it
00:39:41with your own hands.
00:39:43It's one of a kind.
00:39:45He stood there quietly
00:39:46for a moment.
00:39:47Then he pulled me
00:39:48into his arms.
00:39:53His chin
00:39:54with timeth.
00:39:55His rested
00:39:56on top of my head.
00:39:58His voice
00:39:59was rough.
00:40:00Yuna,
00:40:01I must have
00:40:02saved up a lifetime
00:40:03of good luck
00:40:03in my past life
00:40:04to meet you
00:40:05in this one.
00:40:06I leaned into
00:40:07his chest
00:40:08and smiled.
00:40:09Then you'd
00:40:10better cherish it.
00:40:11Good luck
00:40:12doesn't strike twice.
00:40:14The food
00:40:14was ready.
00:40:15Caleb ate
00:40:16every last bite,
00:40:17even drinking
00:40:18all the broth.
00:40:21I sat across
00:40:22the table
00:40:22from him,
00:40:23watching him.
00:40:26My thoughts
00:40:27drifting back
00:40:28to Greywood.
00:40:29I used to cook
00:40:30for Damien too.
00:40:31I used to sit
00:40:32and watched him eat.
00:40:34But he never
00:40:35said thank you.
00:40:37He never hugged
00:40:38me from behind.
00:40:40He never asked
00:40:41if I was tired.
00:40:43After eating,
00:40:44he'd just wipe
00:40:45his mouth
00:40:45and ask.
00:40:46Where's the bill
00:40:47for this month?
00:40:49I kept careful
00:40:50records of every
00:40:51expense.
00:40:53Groceries,
00:40:54Mira's medicine,
00:40:55utilities.
00:40:56He'd flip through
00:40:57it quickly,
00:40:58nod,
00:40:59and say,
00:41:01You worked hard.
00:41:03Then he'd leave
00:41:04for the main city
00:41:05the next morning.
00:41:08I used to think
00:41:09that was the price
00:41:10of love.
00:41:10Now I understood
00:41:12completely.
00:41:13That was never love.
00:41:15It was just me
00:41:16giving and giving,
00:41:18maintaining a
00:41:19transaction that
00:41:19would never be
00:41:20repaid.
00:41:24What are you
00:41:24thinking about?
00:41:28Caleb waved his
00:41:29hand in front of
00:41:30my face.
00:41:31I didn't expect
00:41:32you to be such
00:41:32a smooth talker
00:41:33now.
00:41:34I blinked,
00:41:35coming back
00:41:35to the present.
00:41:36When we first
00:41:37met,
00:41:38you weren't this
00:41:38slick.
00:41:39He pretended
00:41:40to be wronged.
00:41:41I was playing
00:41:42the long game.
00:41:45Fine,
00:41:46fine.
00:41:47Strategic
00:41:47mastermind.
00:41:48I stood up
00:41:49to clear the dishes.
00:41:51He snatched
00:41:52the plates away.
00:41:53Sit.
00:41:54I'll do it.
00:41:56I watched him
00:41:57fumble around
00:41:58at the sink.
00:42:00Those hands
00:42:01could knock out
00:42:01an adult male wolf
00:42:03with one punch,
00:42:04but they couldn't
00:42:05wring out a dishcloth.
00:42:07Water went
00:42:08everywhere.
00:42:10But in that
00:42:11moment,
00:42:12he was the
00:42:13most dazzling
00:42:13sight in my
00:42:14eyes.
00:42:18My bakery
00:42:19business grew.
00:42:22I rented a
00:42:23new shop
00:42:23across from
00:42:24the family
00:42:24quarters and
00:42:25hired two
00:42:25female wolves
00:42:27whose mates
00:42:28were stationed
00:42:29locally.
00:42:32That afternoon,
00:42:33I just took
00:42:33the last batch
00:42:34batch of cookies
00:42:35out of the oven
00:42:36when the shop
00:42:36door's
00:42:37wind chime
00:42:37rang.
00:42:43Welcome.
00:42:47I froze.
00:42:52It was
00:42:53old Mrs.
00:42:54Marta.
00:42:54She had lived
00:42:55on the same
00:42:56street in
00:42:56Greywood for
00:42:5730 years.
00:42:59She always
00:43:00said I was
00:43:00too stubborn
00:43:01and naive.
00:43:03She was the
00:43:03one who helped
00:43:04me cover my
00:43:04tracks when I
00:43:05sold the house
00:43:06and left.
00:43:10She took my
00:43:12hands, her
00:43:13eyes red.
00:43:16I finally
00:43:17found you.
00:43:20You left
00:43:21without a
00:43:22word.
00:43:23I asked so
00:43:24many people
00:43:25before I got
00:43:26your address.
00:43:27my heart
00:43:28tightened.
00:43:29I pulled her
00:43:30to a seat.
00:43:34Marta, sit
00:43:35down.
00:43:36Let me get
00:43:37you some
00:43:37water.
00:43:40Marta sat
00:43:41down and
00:43:41looked around
00:43:42the shop,
00:43:43clicking her
00:43:43tongue.
00:43:46Look at you
00:43:47now.
00:43:47Did you build
00:43:48all this
00:43:48yourself?
00:43:49Just a small
00:43:50business.
00:43:51Enough to get
00:43:51by.
00:43:52I handed
00:43:53her the
00:43:53water.
00:43:54Are you
00:43:55down south
00:43:56for a
00:43:56trip or?
00:43:57A trip?
00:43:58No, I
00:43:59came all
00:43:59this way
00:44:00to find
00:44:00you.
00:44:01She pulled
00:44:02a brown
00:44:02velope from
00:44:03her bag
00:44:03and put
00:44:04it on
00:44:04the
00:44:04counter.
00:44:06The
00:44:06final
00:44:07payment
00:44:07for
00:44:07your
00:44:08house.
00:44:08The
00:44:09agent
00:44:09transferred
00:44:10it to
00:44:10my
00:44:10account.
00:44:11I
00:44:11brought
00:44:12it
00:44:12to
00:44:12you.
00:44:14I
00:44:14looked
00:44:14at
00:44:15her.
00:44:16You
00:44:17came
00:44:17all
00:44:17this
00:44:17way
00:44:17just
00:44:18for
00:44:18that?
00:44:19You
00:44:19could
00:44:19have
00:44:20just
00:44:20sent
00:44:20me
00:44:20a
00:44:20transfer.
00:44:21You
00:44:21canceled
00:44:22your
00:44:22number.
00:44:23How
00:44:24was I
00:44:24supposed
00:44:25to
00:44:25contact
00:44:25you?
00:44:27She
00:44:27pretended
00:44:28to
00:44:28glare
00:44:28at
00:44:28me.
00:44:29Then
00:44:29her
00:44:29voice
00:44:30softened.
00:44:35More
00:44:35importantly,
00:44:36I was
00:44:36worried
00:44:36about
00:44:37you.
00:44:38You
00:44:38left
00:44:38so
00:44:38suddenly.
00:44:39I've
00:44:40been
00:44:40thinking
00:44:41about
00:44:41you.
00:44:42Warmth
00:44:43filled
00:44:43my
00:44:43heart.
00:44:44I
00:44:45squeezed
00:44:45her
00:44:45hand.
00:44:48Martha,
00:44:49I'm
00:44:49doing
00:44:49well.
00:44:50really
00:44:51well.
00:44:53She
00:44:54looked
00:44:54around
00:44:55and
00:44:55lowered
00:44:55her
00:44:55voice.
00:44:56That
00:44:57boss
00:44:57boy
00:44:58hasn't
00:44:58bothered
00:44:58you
00:44:58again,
00:44:59has
00:44:59he?
00:45:00He
00:45:00came
00:45:00once.
00:45:01I
00:45:01chased
00:45:02him
00:45:02off.
00:45:03Good!
00:45:05She
00:45:06slapped
00:45:06the
00:45:06counter.
00:45:08That
00:45:10ungrateful
00:45:11brat.
00:45:12You
00:45:12don't
00:45:12know how
00:45:13badly
00:45:13he's
00:45:13doing
00:45:14now!
00:45:15I
00:45:15smiled
00:45:16and
00:45:16cut
00:45:17her
00:45:17off.
00:45:17Marta,
00:45:18I
00:45:18don't
00:45:18want
00:45:19to
00:45:19hear
00:45:19about
00:45:19him
00:45:19anymore.
00:45:21His
00:45:21life,
00:45:22good
00:45:22or
00:45:22bad,
00:45:23has
00:45:23nothing
00:45:23to
00:45:24do
00:45:24with
00:45:24me.
00:45:25She
00:45:26paused,
00:45:27then
00:45:28smiled,
00:45:29her
00:45:29eyes
00:45:29getting
00:45:30red.
00:45:31Right,
00:45:31right,
00:45:32don't
00:45:32talk
00:45:32about
00:45:32him.
00:45:35My
00:45:36Yuna
00:45:36only
00:45:37looks
00:45:37forward,
00:45:38never
00:45:38back.
00:45:41The
00:45:41bell
00:45:42rang
00:45:42again.
00:45:46Caleb
00:45:46walked
00:45:47in
00:45:47wearing
00:45:47his
00:45:47training
00:45:48uniform,
00:45:48full
00:45:49of
00:45:49energy.
00:45:50Babe,
00:45:51training
00:45:51ended
00:45:51early,
00:45:52I'm
00:45:52here to
00:45:52take
00:45:52you
00:45:53home.
00:45:53Oh,
00:45:53we
00:45:53have
00:45:53a
00:45:53guest?
00:45:54I
00:45:54introduced
00:45:55them.
00:45:56This
00:45:56is
00:45:56Mrs.
00:45:57Marta,
00:45:58an
00:45:58old
00:45:58neighbor
00:45:58from
00:45:58Greywood.
00:45:59She
00:46:00helped
00:46:00me a
00:46:00lot
00:46:00back
00:46:00then.
00:46:05Caleb
00:46:05immediately
00:46:06straightened
00:46:06up and
00:46:07gave a
00:46:07serious
00:46:08salute.
00:46:09Hello,
00:46:09ma'am.
00:46:10I'm
00:46:10Yuna's
00:46:10mate,
00:46:11Caleb
00:46:11Hunter.
00:46:11Thank
00:46:12you
00:46:12for
00:46:12taking
00:46:13care
00:46:13of
00:46:13her.
00:46:16Marta
00:46:16laughed
00:46:17so hard
00:46:17she
00:46:18wiped
00:46:18away
00:46:18tears.
00:46:21This
00:46:22boy
00:46:22has
00:46:22such
00:46:23a
00:46:23good
00:46:23character
00:46:23and
00:46:24so
00:46:24handsome.
00:46:26Yuna,
00:46:28you
00:46:28finally
00:46:29chose
00:46:29the
00:46:29right
00:46:29one
00:46:30this
00:46:30time.
00:46:32Caleb
00:46:33grinned
00:46:34from ear
00:46:34to ear.
00:46:35He
00:46:35leaned
00:46:36down
00:46:36and
00:46:36whispered
00:46:37to
00:46:37me,
00:46:38Babe,
00:46:41she
00:46:41says
00:46:41I'm
00:46:42better
00:46:42than
00:46:42that
00:46:42other
00:46:42guy.
00:46:44I
00:46:44rolled
00:46:44my
00:46:45eyes.
00:46:48She
00:46:49was
00:46:49just
00:46:49being
00:46:50polite.
00:46:51Don't
00:46:51let it
00:46:51go to
00:46:52your
00:46:52head.
00:46:53He
00:46:53laughed
00:46:53and
00:46:54headed
00:46:54to
00:46:54the
00:46:54back.
00:46:59I'll
00:47:00go
00:47:00cut
00:47:00some
00:47:00fruit.
00:47:03Marta
00:47:04watched
00:47:04him
00:47:04quietly,
00:47:05then
00:47:05gently
00:47:06squeezed
00:47:06my
00:47:06hand.
00:47:08Yuna,
00:47:08you
00:47:09really
00:47:09chose
00:47:09right
00:47:10this
00:47:10time.
00:47:14He
00:47:14looks
00:47:14at
00:47:15you
00:47:15with
00:47:15real
00:47:16care,
00:47:16real
00:47:17value.
00:47:19That
00:47:20Voss
00:47:20boy
00:47:20never
00:47:20did.
00:47:22When
00:47:23he
00:47:23looked
00:47:23at
00:47:23you,
00:47:24he
00:47:24just
00:47:24saw
00:47:24free
00:47:25labor.
00:47:26I
00:47:26didn't
00:47:27argue.
00:47:28There
00:47:28was
00:47:28no
00:47:29need.
00:47:30Seven
00:47:30years
00:47:30of the
00:47:31past
00:47:31were
00:47:31just
00:47:32a
00:47:32nightmare.
00:47:33After
00:47:33the
00:47:33nightmare,
00:47:34life
00:47:35was
00:47:35new.
00:47:36Sunlight
00:47:36streamed
00:47:37through
00:47:37the
00:47:37window,
00:47:38falling
00:47:38on
00:47:39Caleb,
00:47:40on
00:47:40my
00:47:40belly,
00:47:41on
00:47:41Marta's
00:47:42smiling
00:47:42face.
00:47:45In
00:47:46that
00:47:46moment,
00:47:47I felt
00:47:48richer
00:47:48and happier
00:47:49than any
00:47:50female
00:47:50deputy
00:47:51alpha
00:47:51in the
00:47:52world.
00:47:56I'd
00:47:57been with
00:47:57Caleb for
00:47:58two full
00:47:58years before
00:47:59I found
00:47:59out he
00:48:00had a
00:48:00sister.
00:48:03That
00:48:04day,
00:48:04an SUV
00:48:05drove
00:48:05right up
00:48:06to my
00:48:06door,
00:48:06stopping
00:48:07just
00:48:07two
00:48:08steps
00:48:08away.
00:48:11Yuna!
00:48:13Yuna!
00:48:14She
00:48:15came in
00:48:15loud,
00:48:16her voice
00:48:17even bigger
00:48:17than at
00:48:18Caleb's.
00:48:20I'm
00:48:21Jules
00:48:21Hunter,
00:48:21Caleb's
00:48:22sister,
00:48:23the real
00:48:23deal.
00:48:24I
00:48:24looked at
00:48:24the
00:48:24girl in
00:48:25front
00:48:25of
00:48:25Trunthot,
00:48:26swearing
00:48:26a leather
00:48:27jacket
00:48:27with her
00:48:27hair in
00:48:28a high
00:48:28hinaili
00:48:28full of
00:48:29energy.
00:48:30Then I
00:48:31looked at
00:48:31Caleb,
00:48:32who had
00:48:32a guilty
00:48:32look on
00:48:33his face.
00:48:36Yuna,
00:48:37I was
00:48:38going to
00:48:38tell you
00:48:38it's
00:48:38just...
00:48:39What
00:48:40kind of
00:48:40work?
00:48:41Jules
00:48:41plopped
00:48:42down on
00:48:42the sofa
00:48:43and crossed
00:48:44her legs
00:48:44casually.
00:48:48Don't
00:48:49listen to him
00:48:49making it
00:48:50sound so
00:48:50mysterious.
00:48:51I'm a
00:48:52bounty hunter.
00:48:53I catch
00:48:54rogue wolves
00:48:54who cross
00:48:55into our
00:48:55territory,
00:48:56that's
00:48:56all.
00:49:00bounty
00:49:00hunter?
00:49:02She
00:49:03nodded
00:49:03proudly.
00:49:05I have
00:49:05a private
00:49:06contract
00:49:06with the
00:49:07Northern
00:49:07Pack
00:49:07Alliance.
00:49:08Any
00:49:09rogue wolf
00:49:09crosses
00:49:10the border,
00:49:10I catch
00:49:11them and
00:49:12bring them
00:49:12in.
00:49:13Last
00:49:13month,
00:49:14I caught
00:49:14three,
00:49:15all alive,
00:49:17all tied
00:49:18up tight,
00:49:19delivered
00:49:19them to
00:49:19the council
00:49:20myself.
00:49:22I looked
00:49:23at her
00:49:23and couldn't
00:49:24help but
00:49:24smile.
00:49:25She and
00:49:26her brother
00:49:26had the
00:49:27exact same
00:49:27personality.
00:49:29Jules had
00:49:30taken her
00:49:30annual leave
00:49:31specifically to
00:49:32come south
00:49:33and meet
00:49:33me.
00:49:34She stayed
00:49:35for two
00:49:35weeks.
00:49:36She spent
00:49:36every day
00:49:37at my
00:49:37bakery,
00:49:38learning to
00:49:39make pastries
00:49:39for my
00:49:40employees.
00:49:41Unfortunately,
00:49:42she had
00:49:42zero baking
00:49:43talent.
00:49:44The cookies
00:49:44she made
00:49:45were hard
00:49:45enough to
00:49:46break
00:49:46teeth.
00:49:52Yuna,
00:49:53I guess
00:49:53these hands
00:49:54are only good
00:49:54for holding
00:49:55blades.
00:49:56She poked
00:49:56at a tray
00:49:57of burnt
00:49:57cookies
00:49:58and sighed.
00:50:05I held
00:50:06back a
00:50:06smile.
00:50:09Just keep
00:50:10practicing.
00:50:11You'll get
00:50:11better.
00:50:15Forget it.
00:50:16She washed
00:50:17her hands,
00:50:18then leaned
00:50:19close and
00:50:20lowered her
00:50:20voice.
00:50:22eyes.
00:50:23My brother
00:50:23said there
00:50:24used to be
00:50:24some asshole
00:50:25who treated
00:50:25you badly.
00:50:27I was quiet
00:50:28for a moment,
00:50:29then nodded
00:50:30slightly.
00:50:35That was a
00:50:36long time
00:50:36ago.
00:50:39Is that
00:50:40asshole still
00:50:41around?
00:50:42Her eyes
00:50:43glinted,
00:50:43her energy
00:50:44sharp.
00:50:45Want me to
00:50:46go deal
00:50:46with him?
00:50:47I've ripped
00:50:48out a rogue's
00:50:49throat with
00:50:49my bare
00:50:49hands.
00:50:52Jules!
00:50:53Caleb's
00:50:53warning voice
00:50:54came from
00:50:55the doorway.
00:50:56She stuck
00:50:57her tongue
00:50:57out at him
00:50:58and obediently
00:50:59reined in
00:50:59her energy.
00:51:00I shook
00:51:01my head.
00:51:03No need.
00:51:04He can't
00:51:05affect me
00:51:05anymore.
00:51:06She looked
00:51:07at me for a
00:51:07long moment,
00:51:08then gave
00:51:09me a
00:51:09thumbs up.
00:51:12Yuna,
00:51:12you're the
00:51:12coolest wolf
00:51:13I've ever
00:51:14met.
00:51:15My brother
00:51:16is so
00:51:17damn lucky
00:51:18to have
00:51:18married you.
00:51:19When that
00:51:19got back
00:51:20to at
00:51:20Caleb,
00:51:21he was
00:51:21insufferably
00:51:22proud for
00:51:23a whole
00:51:23week.
00:51:28It was
00:51:28the tenth
00:51:29day of
00:51:29Caleb's
00:51:30training.
00:51:31I was
00:51:32five months
00:51:32pregnant.
00:51:36I had
00:51:37just finished
00:51:37the last
00:51:38batch of
00:51:38cookies for
00:51:39the shop.
00:51:40My new
00:51:40employee,
00:51:41Anya,
00:51:42was helping
00:51:42me pack
00:51:43them.
00:51:44She kept
00:51:45glancing at
00:51:45my belly
00:51:46until she
00:51:46finally couldn't
00:51:47hold back.
00:51:51Boss
00:51:51Lark,
00:51:52Captain
00:51:52Hunter is
00:51:53way too
00:51:53intense.
00:51:54You're
00:51:55already this
00:51:55far along
00:51:56and he's
00:51:56still away
00:51:57training.
00:51:57What if
00:51:58you go
00:51:58into labor
00:51:59early?
00:52:00I shoved
00:52:01a cookie
00:52:02in her
00:52:02mouth.
00:52:06He's
00:52:07guarding
00:52:07the pack,
00:52:08not out
00:52:08playing around.
00:52:09and my
00:52:10due date
00:52:10is still
00:52:11months
00:52:11away.
00:52:12No need
00:52:13to rush.
00:52:17Anya
00:52:17chewed the
00:52:18cookie and
00:52:18muttered,
00:52:20I mean,
00:52:21that's true,
00:52:22but every
00:52:23other pregnant
00:52:24maid at the
00:52:24base has
00:52:25their partner
00:52:25glued to
00:52:26their side,
00:52:27pampering
00:52:27them.
00:52:29Only you,
00:52:30pregnant and
00:52:31running a
00:52:31whole shop
00:52:32by yourself.
00:52:33I didn't
00:52:34argue.
00:52:39Some
00:52:39happiness
00:52:40doesn't need
00:52:41to be
00:52:41explained to
00:52:42outsiders.
00:52:48The night
00:52:49before he
00:52:50left for
00:52:50training,
00:52:52at
00:52:52Belay's
00:52:52Caleb spent
00:52:53Caleb a
00:52:53full hour
00:52:54massaging my
00:52:55swollen feet.
00:52:56At four in
00:52:57the morning,
00:52:58he got up
00:52:59early and
00:52:59stocked the
00:53:00storage room
00:53:00with enough
00:53:01flour,
00:53:02sugar,
00:53:02and butter
00:53:03to last a
00:53:03month,
00:53:04all neatly
00:53:05arranged.
00:53:07When he
00:53:07left,
00:53:08he turned
00:53:08at the
00:53:09door and
00:53:09looked at
00:53:10me for
00:53:10a long
00:53:10moment.
00:53:14Yuna,
00:53:15wait for
00:53:15me to
00:53:16come back.
00:53:18I waved
00:53:19at him.
00:53:21Go on!
00:53:24The SUV
00:53:25drove off
00:53:26slowly.
00:53:26I stood
00:53:27in the yard
00:53:28and watched
00:53:28until it
00:53:29disappeared
00:53:29over the
00:53:30horizon.
00:53:30In that
00:53:31moment,
00:53:32I felt
00:53:32more grounded
00:53:33and secure
00:53:34than ever
00:53:34before.
00:53:36There are
00:53:37a thousand
00:53:37ways love
00:53:38can look.
00:53:40Damien's
00:53:40love was
00:53:41a thousand
00:53:41sweet words,
00:53:42but he
00:53:43couldn't
00:53:43even make
00:53:44me a
00:53:44hot
00:53:44breakfast.
00:53:47Caleb's
00:53:48love was
00:53:48never spoken
00:53:49out loud,
00:53:49but he
00:53:50knew my
00:53:50schedule and
00:53:51my comfort
00:53:52better than
00:53:52I did.
00:53:55At three
00:53:55in the
00:53:56afternoon,
00:53:56the shop
00:53:57was quiet.
00:53:58I was
00:53:59sitting at
00:53:59the register,
00:54:00sorting
00:54:00through
00:54:00bills.
00:54:03The wind
00:54:03chime
00:54:04rang.
00:54:06I didn't
00:54:07look up.
00:54:08Welcome!
00:54:09Buy two
00:54:10cookies,
00:54:10get one
00:54:11free.
00:54:13Yuna!
00:54:16A
00:54:17hosky,
00:54:18exhausted
00:54:19voice full
00:54:19of complicated
00:54:20emotions.
00:54:24I looked
00:54:25up.
00:54:25Damien
00:54:26Voss was
00:54:26standing in
00:54:27the doorway.
00:54:28He looked
00:54:29ten years
00:54:30older than
00:54:30when we
00:54:31last fought.
00:54:33His hair
00:54:34was gray
00:54:35at the
00:54:35Tims.
00:54:36His eyes
00:54:37were sunken,
00:54:37the powerful
00:54:38alpha
00:54:39presence that
00:54:40could intimidate
00:54:40lower-ranked
00:54:41wolves was
00:54:42completely
00:54:42gone.
00:54:44I looked
00:54:45back down
00:54:45at my
00:54:46bills.
00:54:47You're
00:54:48lost.
00:54:49This is the
00:54:50south,
00:54:51not the
00:54:51main city.
00:54:52He stood
00:54:53there,
00:54:54staring at
00:54:54me,
00:54:55his throat
00:54:55bobbing.
00:54:57Yuna,
00:54:58I knew
00:54:59you weren't
00:54:59dead.
00:55:00I looked
00:55:01for you
00:55:01for six
00:55:01months.
00:55:07Looking
00:55:07for me
00:55:08for what?
00:55:10I still
00:55:11didn't look
00:55:11up.
00:55:13Aren't we
00:55:14even?
00:55:15Even?
00:55:19His laugh
00:55:20was dry
00:55:21and raspy.
00:55:24You threatened
00:55:25to kill
00:55:25yourself to
00:55:26drive me
00:55:26away,
00:55:27then turned
00:55:28around and
00:55:28married a border
00:55:29captain.
00:55:30Now you're
00:55:31carrying his
00:55:32child.
00:55:33And me?
00:55:37Nova turned
00:55:38me into a
00:55:39puppet.
00:55:41She and
00:55:41her beta
00:55:42lover control
00:55:43the whole
00:55:44blood-flang
00:55:45pack.
00:55:46My mother
00:55:47is sick
00:55:48in bed,
00:55:49saying your
00:55:50name every
00:55:50day.
00:55:51His voice
00:55:52cracked.
00:55:56Yuna,
00:55:57I finally
00:55:58understand.
00:55:59I get
00:56:00it all
00:56:00now.
00:56:02I
00:56:02shouldn't
00:56:02have lied
00:56:03to you.
00:56:05I
00:56:05shouldn't
00:56:06have made
00:56:06Mira fake
00:56:07her paralysis.
00:56:08I
00:56:09shouldn't
00:56:09have groveled
00:56:10to the
00:56:10Blackwood
00:56:11Pack for
00:56:11the deputy
00:56:12position.
00:56:13But I
00:56:13had no
00:56:13choice back
00:56:14then.
00:56:15I had
00:56:15nothing.
00:56:17If you
00:56:18stayed with
00:56:18me, you
00:56:19would have
00:56:19suffered.
00:56:21I wanted
00:56:21to get on
00:56:22my feet
00:56:22first, then
00:56:23come back
00:56:24and make
00:56:25it up to
00:56:25you.
00:56:26I
00:56:27finally
00:56:27looked up
00:56:28at the
00:56:28man I
00:56:29had loved
00:56:29for seven
00:56:30years.
00:56:32His face
00:56:33was aged.
00:56:35His body
00:56:36hangered.
00:56:38All the
00:56:38light I
00:56:39used to be
00:56:39obsessed with
00:56:40was gone.
00:56:44I
00:56:44closed the
00:56:45bill book
00:56:45and spoke
00:56:46in a
00:56:46flat,
00:56:47emotionless
00:56:48tone.
00:56:51Damien,
00:56:52you never
00:56:53really understood
00:56:54anything.
00:56:55You don't
00:56:56even know
00:56:56what you
00:56:56did wrong.
00:56:58What you
00:56:59call guilt
00:56:59is just
00:57:00regret that
00:57:01you failed.
00:57:02You're not
00:57:03sorry you
00:57:03hurt me.
00:57:05You're just
00:57:05sorry about
00:57:06how things
00:57:06turned out
00:57:07for you.
00:57:10You don't
00:57:11regret lying
00:57:12to me
00:57:12for seven
00:57:12years.
00:57:14You just
00:57:15regret not
00:57:15using me
00:57:16all the
00:57:16way,
00:57:16letting me
00:57:17get away.
00:57:19You didn't
00:57:20come here
00:57:20because you
00:57:21love me.
00:57:21You came
00:57:22because you
00:57:23saw that
00:57:23without you,
00:57:24I'm happier
00:57:25than you.
00:57:30His face
00:57:31went completely
00:57:31pale.
00:57:32Do you
00:57:33know how
00:57:33I survived
00:57:34those seven
00:57:34years?
00:57:35I stood
00:57:36up and
00:57:37looked at
00:57:37him across
00:57:37the counter.
00:57:38I woke
00:57:39up at
00:57:39five every
00:57:40morning.
00:57:41I turned
00:57:42your mother
00:57:43over,
00:57:43cleaned
00:57:44her,
00:57:45fed her,
00:57:46massaged
00:57:47her.
00:57:49When she
00:57:50was bored,
00:57:51she'd purposely
00:57:52dirty the
00:57:52bed and
00:57:53watch me
00:57:53clean it
00:57:54up again
00:57:54again.
00:57:58The two
00:57:59days a
00:57:59year,
00:58:00year,
00:58:00you came
00:58:00home.
00:58:01I barely
00:58:02slept,
00:58:03waiting for
00:58:04your every
00:58:04command.
00:58:06I was on
00:58:07call 24-7
00:58:08happy to be
00:58:10your maid
00:58:10thinking that
00:58:11was love.
00:58:12And you?
00:58:14You showed
00:58:15up with
00:58:16your pure
00:58:17blood mate
00:58:18and your
00:58:18two kids
00:58:19and told me
00:58:20you could
00:58:20give me
00:58:21everything
00:58:21except the
00:58:22title.
00:58:24Damien,
00:58:25don't you
00:58:25think that's
00:58:26disgusting?
00:58:27His eyes
00:58:28were bloodshot,
00:58:29his lips
00:58:29trembling
00:58:30violently.
00:58:31He couldn't
00:58:32say a
00:58:32word.
00:58:33I let
00:58:34out a
00:58:34breath.
00:58:36Enough.
00:58:38I don't
00:58:39want to dwell
00:58:39on the
00:58:39past anymore.
00:58:41Leave
00:58:42here.
00:58:42Don't
00:58:43come back.
00:58:46Yuna!
00:58:47He lunged
00:58:48at the
00:58:48counter and
00:58:48slammed his
00:58:49hand down
00:58:49on it.
00:58:52I've already
00:58:53ended things
00:58:54with Nova.
00:58:54I ended
00:58:55it myself.
00:58:55It's all
00:58:56over!
00:58:57She spent
00:58:57my money on
00:58:58her lovers.
00:58:59I caught
00:59:00her in
00:59:00the act
00:59:00and she
00:59:02still took
00:59:02half my
00:59:03territory!
00:59:04I have
00:59:05nothing left
00:59:05now but
00:59:06my true
00:59:06heart.
00:59:07Come back
00:59:08to me.
00:59:09I'll give
00:59:10you anything
00:59:10you want.
00:59:11I looked
00:59:11at him
00:59:12and almost
00:59:12laughed.
00:59:15Damien,
00:59:16do you know
00:59:17why I chose
00:59:17Caleb?
00:59:18He stiffened.
00:59:19Not because
00:59:20he's a border
00:59:21patrol captain.
00:59:22Not because
00:59:23he has the
00:59:24highest warrior
00:59:24medal.
00:59:28Not because
00:59:29of the
00:59:29council
00:59:30certified
00:59:30mate
00:59:31Dietrich.
00:59:34I spoke
00:59:35slowly,
00:59:36each word
00:59:36clear.
00:59:38It's because
00:59:39he never
00:59:39makes me
00:59:40wait.
00:59:40He said
00:59:41he'd be
00:59:41back in
00:59:42two weeks
00:59:42and he
00:59:43came back
00:59:44on time.
00:59:44He said
00:59:45he'd petition
00:59:46the council
00:59:46for a
00:59:46mate
00:59:47decree
00:59:47and he
00:59:47did
00:59:48everything
00:59:48in his
00:59:49power
00:59:49to make
00:59:49it
00:59:49happen.
00:59:50He
00:59:51almost
00:59:51died
00:59:52in
00:59:52battle
00:59:52and his
00:59:53last act
00:59:54before
00:59:54dying
00:59:55was to
00:59:55have
00:59:55his
00:59:56commander
00:59:56deliver
00:59:57the
00:59:57certification
00:59:57to
00:59:58protect
00:59:58me.
00:59:59And
00:59:59you?
01:00:00You made
01:00:00me wait
01:00:01seven
01:00:01years.
01:00:03And then
01:00:03you told
01:00:04me I
01:00:04wasn't
01:00:04worthy
01:00:05of a
01:00:05title.
01:00:05He
01:00:06opened
01:00:06his
01:00:06mouth
01:00:06but in
01:00:07the
01:00:07end
01:00:07had
01:00:08nothing
01:00:08to
01:00:09say.
01:00:10Just
01:00:10then
01:00:10the
01:00:11wind
01:00:11schlyme
01:00:12rang.
01:00:14A
01:00:14tall
01:00:14straight
01:00:15figure
01:00:15walked
01:00:16into
01:00:16the
01:00:16shop.
01:00:17His
01:00:17coat
01:00:17was
01:00:18covered
01:00:18in
01:00:18dust.
01:00:19His
01:00:19eyes
01:00:19were
01:00:20sharp
01:00:20and
01:00:20cold.
01:00:23It was
01:00:24Caleb.
01:00:25He
01:00:25completely
01:00:26ignored
01:00:26Aunt
01:00:27Damien.
01:00:27He
01:00:28walked
01:00:28straight
01:00:28to
01:00:28me,
01:00:29reached
01:00:29out,
01:00:30and
01:00:30touched
01:00:31my
01:00:31belly,
01:00:32frowning
01:00:32slightly.
01:00:34You've
01:00:34lost
01:00:35weight.
01:00:35Have
01:00:36you
01:00:36been
01:00:36eating
01:00:36properly?
01:00:39I
01:00:39smiled.
01:00:40The
01:00:41doctor
01:00:41said
01:00:41I'm
01:00:42actually
01:00:42a
01:00:42little
01:00:42heavy.
01:00:44I
01:00:45don't
01:00:45care.
01:00:46In
01:00:47my
01:00:47eyes
01:00:47you're
01:00:47thin.
01:00:49He
01:00:50pulled
01:00:50a
01:00:50crumpled
01:00:51piece
01:00:51of
01:00:51paper
01:00:51from
01:00:52his
01:00:52pocket
01:00:52and
01:00:53slapped
01:00:53it
01:00:53on
01:00:53the
01:00:53counter.
01:00:56The
01:00:57rogue
01:00:57elimination
01:00:58and
01:00:58mission
01:00:58ended
01:00:58early.
01:00:59I
01:01:00took
01:01:00three
01:01:00days
01:01:00leave.
01:01:04Come
01:01:04on.
01:01:05I'm
01:01:05taking
01:01:06you to
01:01:06the
01:01:06healer
01:01:06for
01:01:07a
01:01:07prenatal
01:01:07checkup.
01:01:08I
01:01:09looked
01:01:09at
01:01:09the
01:01:09paper.
01:01:10The
01:01:10moon
01:01:11goddess
01:01:11wax seal
01:01:12was
01:01:12clear
01:01:12and
01:01:12bright.
01:01:14It
01:01:15was
01:01:15the
01:01:15mate
01:01:15bond
01:01:16decreed.
01:01:17Why
01:01:18do
01:01:18you
01:01:18carry
01:01:19this
01:01:19around
01:01:19with
01:01:19you?
01:01:23He
01:01:23shrugged
01:01:24casually.
01:01:28For
01:01:29the
01:01:29healer's
01:01:29bloodline
01:01:30registration.
01:01:31Proof
01:01:32that
01:01:32we're
01:01:32legal
01:01:32mates.
01:01:33I
01:01:33couldn't
01:01:34help
01:01:34but
01:01:34laugh.
01:01:38Damien
01:01:38stood
01:01:39frozen
01:01:39to
01:01:39the
01:01:39spot,
01:01:40his
01:01:40face
01:01:41as
01:01:41pale
01:01:41as
01:01:41paper.
01:01:48Caleb
01:01:49finally
01:01:49turned
01:01:49to
01:01:49look
01:01:50at
01:01:50him,
01:01:50one
01:01:51eyebrow
01:01:51raised.
01:01:53Mr.
01:01:54Voss?
01:01:55Still
01:01:55here?
01:01:58What?
01:01:59Here
01:02:00to buy
01:02:00cookies?
01:02:03buy two
01:02:04get one
01:02:04free.
01:02:05Too bad
01:02:06I'm not
01:02:07selling to
01:02:07you.
01:02:07Damien's
01:02:08throat
01:02:08bobbed.
01:02:09He
01:02:09grinned
01:02:10him
01:02:10teeth.
01:02:14Caleb
01:02:15Hunter,
01:02:16don't get
01:02:16too
01:02:16cocky.
01:02:18You think
01:02:19you've
01:02:19won?
01:02:20You're just
01:02:21a border
01:02:21patrol
01:02:22captain.
01:02:23With
01:02:23your
01:02:24salary,
01:02:25what
01:02:25kind
01:02:26of
01:02:26good
01:02:26life
01:02:26can
01:02:27you
01:02:27give
01:02:27her?
01:02:30Caleb
01:02:30didn't
01:02:31get
01:02:31angry.
01:02:32Instead,
01:02:33he
01:02:33chuckled
01:02:34softly.
01:02:35He
01:02:36put his
01:02:36arm
01:02:36around
01:02:37my
01:02:37shoulder,
01:02:38leaned
01:02:38down
01:02:38and
01:02:39kissed
01:02:39my
01:02:39forehead,
01:02:40then
01:02:40looked
01:02:40up at
01:02:41Damien.
01:02:43Mr.
01:02:44Voss,
01:02:45do you
01:02:46know what
01:02:46a good
01:02:46life really
01:02:47means?
01:02:49It's
01:02:49having
01:02:49someone
01:02:50waiting
01:02:50for me
01:02:50at home
01:02:51when I
01:02:51come back
01:02:51from
01:02:51duty.
01:02:52It's
01:02:53someone
01:02:53cooking
01:02:53me a
01:02:53hot
01:02:54meal
01:02:54when I'm
01:02:54exhausted.
01:02:56It's
01:02:56knowing
01:02:56that when
01:02:57I fight
01:02:57to protect
01:02:58the pack,
01:02:58there's
01:02:59always
01:03:00someone
01:03:00behind
01:03:00me
01:03:01who
01:03:01truly
01:03:01cares
01:03:02about
01:03:02me.
01:03:03Did
01:03:04you
01:03:04ever
01:03:04give
01:03:04her
01:03:05even
01:03:05a
01:03:05shred
01:03:05of
01:03:05that?
01:03:06Seven
01:03:07years
01:03:07together,
01:03:09and you
01:03:10never once
01:03:10claimed
01:03:11her.
01:03:12You
01:03:12were
01:03:12never
01:03:13her
01:03:13legal
01:03:13mate.
01:03:14You
01:03:15were
01:03:15just
01:03:15some
01:03:15low
01:03:16life
01:03:16who
01:03:17barged
01:03:17into
01:03:17her
01:03:17life
01:03:19and
01:03:19stole
01:03:20her
01:03:20heart
01:03:20and
01:03:21her
01:03:22time.
01:03:23The
01:03:23last
01:03:23trace
01:03:24of
01:03:24color drained
01:03:24from
01:03:25Aunt
01:03:25Damien's
01:03:25face.
01:03:27Caleb
01:03:27stopped
01:03:27looking at
01:03:28him.
01:03:29He
01:03:29looked down
01:03:30at me,
01:03:30his gaze
01:03:31soft.
01:03:32Any
01:03:33cookies
01:03:33left?
01:03:34I'm
01:03:34hungry.
01:03:36I took
01:03:37a box
01:03:37of fresh
01:03:38cookies
01:03:38from under
01:03:38the counter
01:03:39and handed
01:03:39them to
01:03:40him.
01:03:41He took
01:03:42a bite,
01:03:42his eyes
01:03:43curving
01:03:43into a
01:03:44smile,
01:03:45warm
01:03:45and gentle.
01:03:46Yeah,
01:03:47that's the
01:03:48taste.
01:03:49He took
01:03:49my hand
01:03:50and walked
01:03:51out of the
01:03:51shop without
01:03:51looking
01:03:52back.
01:03:53As I
01:03:53reached the
01:03:54door,
01:03:55I glanced
01:03:55back out
01:03:56of habit.
01:03:57Damien was
01:03:58still frozen
01:03:58in place,
01:04:00empty and
01:04:00numb,
01:04:01completely
01:04:02lost.
01:04:03Sunlight
01:04:04streamed
01:04:04through the
01:04:05window,
01:04:06stretching his
01:04:06lonely shadow
01:04:07long.
01:04:08I didn't
01:04:09stop.
01:04:10I walked
01:04:11away.
01:04:15Walking
01:04:16down the
01:04:16street,
01:04:17Caleb held
01:04:18my hand
01:04:18with one
01:04:19hand and
01:04:19his cookie
01:04:20with the
01:04:20other.
01:04:22Oh,
01:04:22by the
01:04:23way,
01:04:23I've
01:04:23decided on
01:04:23the kids'
01:04:24names.
01:04:25Yeah?
01:04:27What names?
01:04:28Sorin for
01:04:29a boy.
01:04:32Sage for
01:04:33a girl.
01:04:35I was
01:04:35puzzled.
01:04:37Why those
01:04:38names?
01:04:39He looked
01:04:40down at
01:04:41me,
01:04:42his eyes
01:04:42soft and
01:04:43tender.
01:04:44Sorin
01:04:45means dawn.
01:04:46You broke
01:04:47free from
01:04:47the darkness
01:04:48of Greywood.
01:04:49You are
01:04:50the dawn.
01:04:51Sage means
01:04:52wisdom.
01:04:55I was
01:04:55clumsy and
01:04:56slow before,
01:04:57stupidly waiting
01:04:58for you in
01:04:59the south.
01:05:01I hope our
01:05:01kids are more
01:05:02clear-headed
01:05:02than we were.
01:05:05Boy or
01:05:06girl,
01:05:06those are
01:05:06the names.
01:05:07I was
01:05:08Caleb Wyatt
01:05:08for a long
01:05:09time,
01:05:10my eyes
01:05:10burning.
01:05:12This man
01:05:12wasn't good
01:05:13with words.
01:05:14He never
01:05:15said sweet
01:05:16things.
01:05:18But every
01:05:19single word
01:05:20came from
01:05:20deep love.
01:05:22I leaned
01:05:23gently against
01:05:23his shoulder
01:05:24and silently
01:05:25agreed.
01:05:26In the
01:05:27distance,
01:05:27the rumble
01:05:28of an
01:05:28SUV engine
01:05:30echoed.
01:05:31Once,
01:05:32that sound
01:05:32of people
01:05:33leaving and
01:05:33coming back
01:05:34terrified me.
01:05:35But now,
01:05:36I was afraid
01:05:37of nothing,
01:05:38because I
01:05:39knew,
01:05:39no matter
01:05:40how far
01:05:41the road,
01:05:42he would
01:05:42always come
01:05:43to me,
01:05:44always return
01:05:45to me.
01:05:47The man
01:05:48beside me
01:05:48was like
01:05:49that,
01:05:50and the
01:05:50quiet,
01:05:51steady
01:05:51happiness
01:05:52I had
01:05:52finally
01:05:53found
01:05:53was like
01:05:54that,
01:05:54too.
01:05:57The day
01:05:57the twins
01:05:58were born,
01:05:59Caleb was
01:05:59out on a
01:06:00mission.
01:06:01When I was
01:06:02wheeled back
01:06:02to my room
01:06:03after delivery,
01:06:04the first
01:06:05thing I saw
01:06:05was a small
01:06:06with figure A
01:06:06carved from a
01:06:07fang on the
01:06:08bedside table.
01:06:13A note
01:06:13was tucked
01:06:14under it.
01:06:17Babe,
01:06:18I'm sorry
01:06:18I couldn't
01:06:19be there
01:06:19with you.
01:06:20Are the
01:06:20babies okay?
01:06:22I've chosen
01:06:22the names.
01:06:23Sorin for a
01:06:24boy,
01:06:25Sage for a
01:06:25girl.
01:06:26When I
01:06:27come back,
01:06:27I'll take
01:06:28the three
01:06:28of you
01:06:28to see
01:06:29the border.
01:06:29Caleb.
01:06:33I held
01:06:33the note,
01:06:34laughing and
01:06:35crying at
01:06:35the same
01:06:36time.
01:06:37Sorin
01:06:38meant dawn.
01:06:39Sage
01:06:40meant wisdom.
01:06:43Caleb was
01:06:44never one to
01:06:44settle for a
01:06:45quiet life.
01:06:46Some wolves
01:06:47belonged to
01:06:48the wilderness
01:06:49and the
01:06:50horizon.
01:06:51Three months
01:06:52later,
01:06:53he got a
01:06:53long leave.
01:07:00He kept
01:07:00his promise.
01:07:01He took
01:07:02us up to
01:07:02the highest
01:07:03ridge on
01:07:03the border.
01:07:08I sat
01:07:08in the
01:07:09passenger
01:07:09seat holding
01:07:10the two
01:07:10babies,
01:07:11looking down
01:07:12at the
01:07:12sea of
01:07:13clouds and
01:07:13the winding
01:07:14rivers below.
01:07:17I thought
01:07:18back to
01:07:19that blizzard
01:07:19seven years
01:07:20ago.
01:07:21Back then,
01:07:22I thought
01:07:23my life
01:07:23was over,
01:07:24trapped in
01:07:25a cage
01:07:25called
01:07:26waiting,
01:07:27waiting for
01:07:28someone who
01:07:28would never
01:07:29truly come
01:07:30home.
01:07:33and now
01:07:34I stood
01:07:34at the
01:07:34top of
01:07:35the mountain
01:07:36holding my
01:07:37children with
01:07:38the man who
01:07:39would risk
01:07:39his life to
01:07:40protect me
01:07:40by my
01:07:41side.
01:07:50Yuna?
01:07:51Yeah?
01:07:52Do you know
01:07:53what I thought
01:07:53the first time
01:07:54I saw you?
01:07:56What?
01:07:58He looked
01:07:59out at the
01:08:00horizon.
01:08:01The whole
01:08:02clear sky
01:08:03reflected in
01:08:04his eyes.
01:08:05I thought
01:08:07you belong
01:08:08in this
01:08:08free wilderness.
01:08:11My heart
01:08:12tightened.
01:08:14Why?
01:08:17There's a
01:08:18light in your
01:08:18eyes that
01:08:18longs for
01:08:19freedom.
01:08:20Only a
01:08:20wolf who
01:08:21yearns to
01:08:22run wild
01:08:22has that
01:08:23look.
01:08:26I smiled,
01:08:27my eyes
01:08:27stinging a
01:08:28little.
01:08:33And you?
01:08:35Where do
01:08:35you belong?
01:08:37He thought
01:08:38for a moment,
01:08:39then answered
01:08:39simply and
01:08:40firmly.
01:08:41My home
01:08:42is you.
01:08:43Wherever
01:08:44you are,
01:08:45I'll be.
01:08:48The twins
01:08:49in the
01:08:49back seat
01:08:50babbled
01:08:50and fussed,
01:08:51probably annoyed
01:08:52at being
01:08:52ignored.
01:08:54Caleb
01:08:55chuckled.
01:08:56Okay,
01:08:57okay.
01:08:58Daddy's
01:08:58sorry.
01:08:59Come on,
01:08:59let me show
01:09:00you something
01:09:00pretty.
01:09:02He rolled
01:09:03down the
01:09:03window.
01:09:04The mountain
01:09:05breeze rushed
01:09:06in, fresh
01:09:07and clean.
01:09:09The warm
01:09:10sun covered
01:09:10our family
01:09:11of four,
01:09:12gentle and
01:09:13steady.
01:09:13body.
01:09:14I remembered
01:09:16what
01:09:16Marta
01:09:16once said,
01:09:18some wolves
01:09:19belong to
01:09:20the wild.
01:09:22Some wolves
01:09:22belong only
01:09:24to you.
01:09:26I leaned
01:09:28gently against
01:09:28Caleb's
01:09:29shoulder,
01:09:30looked at the
01:09:30kids in the
01:09:31back seat,
01:09:31and smiled
01:09:32with my
01:09:32eyes.
01:09:37the best
01:09:37mate isn't
01:09:38the one
01:09:38you wait
01:09:39for.
01:09:39It's the
01:09:40one willing
01:09:41to run
01:09:41beside you.
01:09:43The
01:09:44truest
01:09:44happiness
01:09:45is finally
01:09:46meeting
01:09:46someone who
01:09:47is willing
01:09:47to walk
01:09:48into the
01:09:49future with
01:09:49you.
01:09:50It's the
01:09:50one willing
01:09:52to walk
01:09:52into the
01:09:52world.
01:09:53It's the
01:09:54one willing
01:09:54to walk
01:09:54into the
01:09:54world.
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