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00:00:00I died in the year I loved Alpha Callister Compton most.
00:00:03I was carrying his pup when Callister and my sister Caitlin Donnie locked me inside and set the dark ritual
00:00:09fire.
00:00:12The silver chains bit into my wrists.
00:00:14The flames burned my Volf soul before they touched my skin.
00:00:18My ancient white Volf bloodline screamed as the fire climbed higher.
00:00:22Yet my Volf spirit lingered long enough to witness Xavier Remington's arrival.
00:00:27The most powerful Lycan king alive.
00:00:30His dark green pupils found my charred body.
00:00:34Something inside him shattered.
00:00:37His Volf howled.
00:00:39The sound ripped through every pack member within Lyles and drove them to their knees.
00:00:44Xavier cast everything aside and avenged me with the ruthless efficiency of an Alpha protecting his true mate.
00:00:52Finally, cradling my unrecognizable body, he leaped with me into the raging flames.
00:01:01Gwynne, I'll keep you company.
00:01:04You won't be alone.
00:01:06Don't worry.
00:01:07However, the moon goddess gave me a second chance.
00:01:14I returned to six years in the past.
00:01:18The day of my wedding to Callister Compton.
00:01:24I ripped off my ceremonial dress.
00:01:29Under the shocked stares of every pack guest.
00:01:32I left Callister at the altar and walked toward Xavier Remington.
00:01:36The Lycan king who had died for me.
00:01:39This time, I wouldn't miss the mate the moon goddess had chosen for me.
00:01:43The mate bond pulled us together like gravity.
00:01:49The first time he claimed me.
00:01:51His wolf surfaced beneath his skin.
00:01:52Dark green eyes burning.
00:01:54A low growl vibrating through his chest.
00:01:56His hands traced my body like he was memorizing territory.
00:01:59The bond hummed between us.
00:02:00A live wire neither of us wanted to sever.
00:02:03When he pressed inside me.
00:02:04The mate bond flared white hot.
00:02:06I felt his need.
00:02:07His obsession.
00:02:08His wolf howling mine.
00:02:10Then I suddenly felt uneasy.
00:02:12A wrongness I couldn't name.
00:02:15But in the second year of our mating.
00:02:17Callister Compton was also reborn.
00:02:19He knelt before me in the pack temple.
00:02:22Crying his eyes out.
00:02:23Listing all his sins.
00:02:25He offered to transfer all his territory to my name.
00:02:28He came to the temple daily to pray.
00:02:30Hoping to earn my forgiveness.
00:02:32His eyes were red rimmed.
00:02:33He looked years older than I remembered.
00:02:37Gwyn.
00:02:38Give me one more chance.
00:02:40I'll only love you in this life.
00:02:42I coldly pulled the hem of my skirt from his grasp.
00:02:45My words were clear and cold.
00:02:48My words were clear and cold.
00:02:53Yet, the man I only wanted had changed.
00:02:56It started with a wrongness in his scent.
00:02:59Something foreign coiled through Xavier Remington's natural musk.
00:03:03Then his eyes.
00:03:04His dark green pupils no longer flared when I walked in.
00:03:07They dimmed.
00:03:08Clouded by something I couldn't name.
00:03:12And finally, Xavier chose Caitlyn Donnie.
00:03:15The very sister who had burned me alive with Callister in my past life.
00:03:19Caitlyn's scent hit me before I saw her rotting roses.
00:03:23The mark of the ancient dark wolf bloodline.
00:03:26I collapsed in the living room from stomach pain while...
00:03:28Xavier was having a candlelit dinner with Caitlyn at a top-notch restaurant.
00:03:32When I confronted him, Xavier only looked at me coldly.
00:03:37Do people really need a reason to fall out of love?
00:03:39At that moment, I stopped asking for reasons.
00:03:42I could feel it now the mate bond between us had turned sour.
00:03:46His wolf, who had once been so intimate with mine, was silent.
00:03:50Caged.
00:03:52Something dark had wrapped itself around our bond.
00:03:55I drafted Luna abdication papers overnight and told Mariah Remington, Xavier's mother, who had always been kind to me.
00:04:01I would leave with nothing.
00:04:03To ensure Xavier wouldn't stop me.
00:04:05I even booked RIP services.
00:04:07The underground network that specialized in making people disappear.
00:04:11Seven days.
00:04:14The next day, I went to Xavier Remington's pack hall.
00:04:17Sorry, Ms. Downey.
00:04:18The Lycan King is meeting with a guest.
00:04:20You can't go up.
00:04:21The pack sentry wore a professional smile.
00:04:23But her eyes held a hint of contempt.
00:04:25I didn't need to guess.
00:04:27The guest was Caitlyn.
00:04:29Caitlyn's scent hit me before I reached the door rotting roses.
00:04:32I held up the Luna abdication papers.
00:04:34My voice was eerily calm.
00:04:35I didn't come to catch up.
00:04:36I'm here to advocate as Luna.
00:04:38The pack sentry's smile froze, replaced by sheer shock.
00:04:41I ignored her and walked straight to the elevator.
00:04:44The door to the Lycan King's war room was slightly ajar.
00:04:48The sound that drifted out was unmistakable.
00:04:50Zav, who makes you feel better?
00:04:53Me or Gwen?
00:04:54Then came Xavier's low laugh, laced with post-satisfaction laziness.
00:05:00Do you even have to ask?
00:05:02Caitlyn seemed unsatisfied.
00:05:04Then why did you claim Gwen in the first place?
00:05:06Why not choose me?
00:05:07A moment of silence fell inside.
00:05:09Through the crack in the door,
00:05:10I saw Xavier shirtless,
00:05:12twirling Caitlyn's long hair carelessly.
00:05:16The sight was so sickening that I almost threw up.
00:05:19Then I heard Xavier's emotionless voice drift out softly.
00:05:22Maybe I just felt sorry for her.
00:05:26I pushed the door open.
00:05:29The sounds inside stopped abruptly.
00:05:32Caitlyn gasped and hurried to cover herself,
00:05:35yet her face was flushed with triumph.
00:05:42Xavier glanced over, then buried his chin back into the crook of Caitlyn's neck.
00:05:46His voice was thick with annoyance at the interruption.
00:05:49Who let you in?
00:05:50I held back the metallic taste rising in my throat and set the Luna abdication papers on the desk.
00:05:56Xavier did not even bother to look.
00:05:58He only gestured to Caitlyn in his arms.
00:06:02You sign it.
00:06:03It curled against him.
00:06:04Caitlyn picked up the document.
00:06:07Zav, Gwen brought this for you to sign.
00:06:09You won't even look before making me sign.
00:06:11What if it's something important?
00:06:12Just sign it.
00:06:13You have my full authority.
00:06:14I stared at Xavier in shock.
00:06:16Xavier, take a look!
00:06:17This is-
00:06:18Her word is as good as mine.
00:06:20He cut me off with a derisive snort.
00:06:25Come on, you think I'd go back on my word?
00:06:27In that moment, I couldn't tell if it was disappointment or something else.
00:06:31Even at our worst, Xavier had always reviewed every document I brought before signing.
00:06:37As I watched blankly, Caitlyn picked up the pen and signed Xavier's name where the mate should sign.
00:06:43The second she finished, her face showed unbridled pride and triumph.
00:06:49I took the papers that symbolized my failed rebirth and turned to leave.
00:06:53But I had only taken one step when Xavier's voice came from behind me.
00:06:57Wait.
00:06:57Xavier yanked me back forcibly.
00:06:59Caught off guard, I fell to the floor and looked straight up into Xavier's eyes.
00:07:03For a split second, a tremor ran through him.
00:07:06His wolf surfaced, howling beneath his skin.
00:07:08I felt it.
00:07:09Xavier's wolf, in agony, in panic.
00:07:12It was the same presence I had felt in my past life.
00:07:15When Xavier cradled my charred body in the flames, then his wolf went silent.
00:07:19Coldness.
00:07:20Annoyance.
00:07:20The Xavier the ritual had made.
00:07:23You're coming home.
00:07:25His voice carried the weight of a Lycan command.
00:07:29Lynn's carrying my pup.
00:07:31She's moving into the pack house from today on.
00:07:33You'll take care of her every need.
00:07:35Xavier paused and added.
00:07:37Your chicken soup tastes good.
00:07:39Go make some for her when we get home.
00:07:42Carrying his pup.
00:07:43Only then did I notice the pronounced curve of Caitlyn's belly.
00:07:49But something was wrong.
00:07:51My wolf stirred uneasily, pressing against my ribs.
00:07:54No pup scent.
00:07:56No heartbeat.
00:07:56Only the heavy smell of ritual smoke.
00:08:00I bit down hard to keep from vomiting on the spot.
00:08:03I won't make it.
00:08:04You'd better look at those papers.
00:08:07It's alright, Zav.
00:08:09Caitlyn cut in softly, tugging Xavier's sleeve with feigned fragility.
00:08:12Don't make her do something she doesn't want to.
00:08:15I can manage on her own.
00:08:17Sure enough, the next second, Xavier grabbed my wrist.
00:08:20His grip carried the full weight of Lycan authority.
00:08:23You'll do what I tell you.
00:08:24You're my mate.
00:08:26Bound to me under the moon goddess.
00:08:27And you know exactly what happens when an alpha is crossed.
00:08:31Xavier brought me back to the packhouse against my will.
00:08:34The moment we arrived, Caitlyn stepped close.
00:08:38Caitlyn's rotting rose scent hit me full in the face.
00:08:40See, Gwen?
00:08:42Caitlyn's voice was soft but cutting deep.
00:08:47What's the point of a second chance?
00:08:52No matter who you choose, you can never win against me.
00:08:58I froze in place.
00:09:00My mind went blank.
00:09:02Caitlyn was reborn too.
00:09:03I turned slowly and looked at Caitlyn Donnie, who was nestled in Xavier Remington's arms.
00:09:09Caitlyn's eyes were full of provocation and triumph.
00:09:12What are you waiting for?
00:09:13Do you want Lynn to go hungry?
00:09:15Xavier's voice was cold.
00:09:16Without another word, I walked into the kitchen.
00:09:19I didn't mention the Luna abdication again.
00:09:21Because I knew Caitlyn, who had died because of me in our past life, would never let me off easily.
00:09:27At that moment, I was glad I had planned my escape through the Undercity.
00:09:31In the kitchen, I chopped, prepped ingredients, and lit the stove.
00:09:35Just as I had done for every meal I'd made Xavier over the past two years.
00:09:39Yet every slice of the knife felt like cutting away my last illusion of the mate I once knew.
00:09:44Just a little longer.
00:09:46Once I found a moment alone, I would make the call to set my plan in motion.
00:09:51Gwen!
00:09:52Use less salt!
00:09:53Zav likes it light!
00:09:56Caitlyn giggled and leaned over from the sofa to order me around.
00:10:00Xavier hummed an agreement and turned to Caitlyn.
00:10:02You're always so thoughtful.
00:10:04My hand paused for a second before resuming its rhythm.
00:10:06Just as the soup was almost ready, Xavier's phone rang.
00:10:11He stroked Caitlyn's hair.
00:10:14Wait for me.
00:10:16Xavier walked straight to the study on the second floor.
00:10:22The study door clicked shut.
00:10:24Only Caitlyn and I remained on the first floor.
00:10:28Caitlyn sauntered over to me the next second.
00:10:31Gwen, your soup smells amazing.
00:10:34Even better than the stuff you made in our past life.
00:10:37Then again, I could never stomach the garbage you cook.
00:10:40Before Caitlyn finished speaking, she reached out suddenly,
00:10:44picked up the scalding soup pot,
00:10:46and hurled it straight at me.
00:10:47A sizzling sound filled the air.
00:10:49A second later, Caitlyn's piercing scream echoed through the entire path house.
00:10:54Xavier rushed in.
00:10:56What's wrong?
00:10:57The moment Xavier saw my red, swollen hands,
00:10:59I saw a flicker of panic in his eyes.
00:11:05Zav?
00:11:06Caitlyn's eyes were red-rimmed.
00:11:08She buried herself in Xavier's chest and began to sob quietly.
00:11:13I tried to help Gwen carry the soup,
00:11:15but she tried to throw it at me.
00:11:18I curled up in pain.
00:11:20The burning agony almost made me faint.
00:11:23But at Caitlyn's lie,
00:11:25I looked up sharply.
00:11:27How can you be so despicable?
00:11:30You did this!
00:11:31Xavier turned to Caitlyn,
00:11:33doubt in his eyes.
00:11:35Seeing his look,
00:11:36I pointed to the camera in the kitchen.
00:11:39You can check the footage!
00:11:41See the truth for yourself!
00:11:43A smart camera was installed there,
00:11:46connected to the pack house security system.
00:11:48Xavier had picked it himself on our first day of mating.
00:11:51He said he wanted to see me anytime.
00:11:55Xavier looked where I pointed.
00:11:58As if remembering his old promise,
00:12:01Xavier froze completely.
00:12:03At that moment,
00:12:04Caitlyn,
00:12:05still in Xavier's arms,
00:12:07turned pale.
00:12:09Shut up!
00:12:10Xavier laughed coldly,
00:12:12full of anger and mockery.
00:12:14His voice was firm.
00:12:16I believe her!
00:12:18You tried to hurt her and ended up like this!
00:12:21You deserve it!
00:12:23Caitlyn held out her slightly blistered finger pitifully.
00:12:27Sav, it hurts!
00:12:29Xavier immediately panicked
00:12:31and prepared to take Caitlyn to the pack hospital.
00:12:35A dull pain hit my heart.
00:12:37I shook my head with a bitter smile.
00:12:39How stupid I was to think Xavier would care about me.
00:12:42I could no longer hold on and fainted.
00:12:47Gwen.
00:12:47As I collapsed,
00:12:49I thought I saw Xavier Remington rushing toward me.
00:12:52His steps were frantic.
00:12:54His voice was filled with worry.
00:12:55When I awoke again,
00:12:57I found myself lying in a treatment room.
00:12:59My own blood know.
00:13:01My ancient bloodline essence
00:13:02was being steadily drawn into Caitlyn,
00:13:04who lay beside me.
00:13:06The dark ritual's first stage.
00:13:10I tried to pull out the tube,
00:13:13but Xavier grabbed my wrist.
00:13:15Xavier looked down at me sharply.
00:13:18Don't you dare move!
00:13:19Stay still!
00:13:21And give your blood to Lynn!
00:13:23You've scared her so badly,
00:13:25she's hemorrhaging!
00:13:26I watched Xavier's mouth move,
00:13:28but my vision grew blurrier.
00:13:29I fainted again.
00:13:31The second I closed my eyes,
00:13:32I heard Xavier roar in anger.
00:13:40I only told you to take 20 milliliters to scare her!
00:13:44How dare you take 2,000!
00:13:47Don't you know taking that much can kill her?
00:13:50You idiots!
00:13:52You idiots!
00:13:54His valve had broken through for one breath.
00:13:58Then the ritual dragged him back under.
00:14:01I didn't know how much time had passed
00:14:03before my consciousness slowly returned.
00:14:06My body still burned from the scald.
00:14:09Even breathing sent sharp,
00:14:11stabbing aches through me.
00:14:13Xavier walked in and yanked me up.
00:14:17Stop your acting.
00:14:19Get up.
00:14:20We're going back to mom's place.
00:14:22What the hell did you do to my mother?
00:14:27She even spent a fortune throwing a party
00:14:30just to pave the way for you.
00:14:32You're so scheming!
00:14:35Xavier shoved me into the car.
00:14:38Xavier's movements were devoid of any gentleness.
00:14:43When we get there,
00:14:44you'd better be careful about what you say.
00:14:46Don't make mom worry about you.
00:14:48Weak from the massive bloodline extraction,
00:14:50I curled up in the passenger seat.
00:14:52I understood perfectly.
00:14:54In this life,
00:14:55after choosing Xavier over Collister,
00:14:58I once thought I held to most precious things.
00:15:01One was Xavier.
00:15:02The other was Mariah,
00:15:04who treated me like her own daughter.
00:15:05On my first visit,
00:15:08Mariah had taken my hand
00:15:09and slipped the family moonstone onto my wrist.
00:15:11From now on,
00:15:12this is your pack.
00:15:13But now,
00:15:15one had changed.
00:15:16And I would soon lose the other too.
00:15:19The car smoothly pulled up
00:15:21to the Remington pack territory.
00:15:23The moment I stepped out,
00:15:25Mariah Remington hurried over to meet me.
00:15:29My heart jolted.
00:15:30I feared Mariah would tell Xavier
00:15:32about the Luna abdication.
00:15:34I was about to signal Mariah
00:15:36when Xavier's phone suddenly rang.
00:15:39Xavier glanced at it
00:15:40and rushed outside.
00:15:43Whatever it is,
00:15:44wait till I get back.
00:15:45Mariah tried to stop him,
00:15:46but I held her hand
00:15:47and shook my head.
00:15:49I know who's calling.
00:15:51Let him go.
00:15:53He already signed
00:15:53the Luna abdication papers.
00:15:55He's having a pup with my sister.
00:15:57The pup needs a family.
00:15:59Mariah was shocked at first,
00:16:01then choked up.
00:16:02Gwen,
00:16:03you're a good girl.
00:16:04Our pack has failed you.
00:16:06At Mariah's words,
00:16:07all the grievances I had bottled up
00:16:09finally overflowed.
00:16:10I began to sob uncontrollably.
00:16:14I planned to introduce you
00:16:17to some people tonight.
00:16:18They might be helpful to you
00:16:20in the future.
00:16:21I wanted to refuse.
00:16:23After all,
00:16:24I planned to sever my mate bond
00:16:25and disappear.
00:16:26These connections meant nothing to me.
00:16:27But when I saw the tears
00:16:29in Mariah's eyes,
00:16:30I agreed.
00:16:32Mariah picked a beautiful dress for me
00:16:34and formally introduced me
00:16:35at the start of the full moon banquet.
00:16:37After socializing with pack allies
00:16:38for a long time,
00:16:40I excused myself
00:16:41to step aside and rest.
00:16:42A familiar figure
00:16:44appeared in front of me.
00:16:45Even though this wasn't the first time
00:16:47I'd seen Collister
00:16:48since my rebirth,
00:16:49the sight of him
00:16:50still sent an indelible wave
00:16:51of fear through me.
00:16:52What was Collister doing
00:16:54at the Remington Pack territory?
00:16:56His vault had faded.
00:16:58I could see it in his posture,
00:17:00in the muddy gray-green of his eyes.
00:17:02Just as I turned to leave,
00:17:04Collister grabbed my wrist
00:17:05with shocking force.
00:17:06His voice was full of painful,
00:17:09desperate joy
00:17:09at finding me again.
00:17:12Gwen!
00:17:14Come with me!
00:17:15I can't lose you again!
00:17:17Pack guests nearby stared
00:17:19and began to whisper.
00:17:20I struggled fiercely.
00:17:22My voice was a low,
00:17:24urgent warning.
00:17:26Callista,
00:17:27I made myself perfectly clear
00:17:29the other day.
00:17:30Since we've all been given
00:17:32a second chance,
00:17:33please,
00:17:33just stay out of my life.
00:17:36Okay?
00:17:37Every word pierced
00:17:38Collister's heart.
00:17:39When I ran away
00:17:40from our mate ceremony,
00:17:41Collister had only felt anger
00:17:43and the humiliation
00:17:44of betrayal.
00:17:45But last year,
00:17:46memories of his past life
00:17:47flooded back.
00:17:49Cheating.
00:17:50Betrayal.
00:17:51Our unborn pup.
00:17:52The raging dark ritual fire.
00:17:55Endless regret
00:17:56almost drowned him.
00:17:57He thought Xavier
00:17:58was my salvation.
00:17:59But when Collister
00:18:00found out Xavier
00:18:01was entangled
00:18:02with Caitlyn,
00:18:03even worse than he had been
00:18:04in his past life,
00:18:05he thought he had
00:18:06another chance.
00:18:07He thought I would
00:18:08see his remorse.
00:18:10But my eyes held
00:18:11only cold distance.
00:18:12It's been two years!
00:18:14I've turned you down
00:18:15for two years,
00:18:16Callister!
00:18:17Haven't I made myself
00:18:17clear enough?
00:18:18I don't care how much
00:18:20you regret hurting me.
00:18:21I seized the moment
00:18:22to wrench my wrist free.
00:18:23I was about to leave
00:18:25when a woman's scream
00:18:26suddenly rang out.
00:18:28There was Caitlyn,
00:18:29completely naked,
00:18:31storming into
00:18:31the magnificent hall.
00:18:35Under everyone's
00:18:36shocked gaze,
00:18:37Caitlyn dropped
00:18:37to her knees
00:18:38and begged me.
00:18:39I know it's wrong
00:18:45that I'm pregnant
00:18:45with Zav's club.
00:18:46I can leave.
00:18:47But please don't
00:18:48send thugs to rape me.
00:18:50An uproar broke out.
00:18:51The scandalous revelation
00:18:53ignited furious whispers
00:18:54among the pack guests.
00:18:56What game are you
00:18:58playing at?
00:18:59My voice was loud
00:19:00and clear.
00:19:01The next second,
00:19:02Xavier pushed
00:19:03through the crowd.
00:19:04Xavier's face
00:19:05was ashen.
00:19:06Xavier slapped me hard.
00:19:08Gwylan, I never knew
00:19:09you could be this vicious!
00:19:11Xavier's gaze
00:19:12then flicked to Collister,
00:19:13who was rushing forward.
00:19:16Xavier shot me
00:19:17a look of utter contempt.
00:19:19Disgusting.
00:19:23Before leaving,
00:19:24Xavier warned
00:19:25all pack guests
00:19:26not to leak a word
00:19:27of what happened that day.
00:19:29Otherwise,
00:19:29they would become
00:19:30mortal enemies
00:19:31of the Remington Pack.
00:19:32I refused
00:19:33Mariah's company
00:19:34and Collister,
00:19:35who tried to follow.
00:19:36I stumbled home alone.
00:19:40As soon as I entered,
00:19:41my phone vibrated.
00:19:43It was a notice
00:19:44from the Undercity
00:19:45informing me
00:19:45that my identity documents
00:19:47had been officially nullified.
00:19:48The recorded cause of death
00:19:50for my staged disappearance
00:19:51was drowning at sea.
00:19:53There were only five days to go.
00:19:55In five days,
00:19:56it would be my mate's
00:19:57ceremony anniversary
00:19:58with Xavier.
00:19:59Since my love for Xavier
00:20:01and our past life
00:20:02began in his embrace,
00:20:03I decided to end it
00:20:04before his eyes
00:20:05in this one.
00:20:07I deleted all personal files
00:20:09on my computer,
00:20:10deactivated all social media accounts,
00:20:12and wore my mother's
00:20:13moonstone around my neck.
00:20:15It was like holding a silent,
00:20:17private funeral
00:20:18for myself in advance.
00:20:21Late the next night,
00:20:22the bedroom door
00:20:23was kicked open.
00:20:24Xavier returned,
00:20:26reeking of alcohol.
00:20:27Before I could react,
00:20:31Xavier grabbed me
00:20:32by the throat
00:20:33and pinned me
00:20:33to the bed.
00:20:36His alpha pressure
00:20:37crushed down on me.
00:20:39Are you so jealous
00:20:41of her carrying my pup
00:20:42that you'd hire someone
00:20:43to assault her?
00:20:45She went into premature labor
00:20:46because of you.
00:20:47The pup isn't out
00:20:49of danger yet.
00:20:50Xavier stared
00:20:51into my emotionless eyes
00:20:52as I tilted my head back.
00:20:54Xavier froze for a moment,
00:20:55then flared with anger.
00:20:57If you want a pup so badly,
00:20:59I'll give you one!
00:21:00Before I could refuse,
00:21:02Xavier bit down hard
00:21:03on my shoulder.
00:21:04Is that right where a mate
00:21:05Xavier bit down hard
00:21:06on my shoulder?
00:21:07The metallic tongue of blood
00:21:08filled the air.
00:21:09Right where a mate might be.
00:21:10I felt it trickle down
00:21:11my back from the wound.
00:21:13Xavier froze.
00:21:15Xavier's voice softened
00:21:17with guilt.
00:21:19Why didn't you dodge?
00:21:21The vault made a low sound
00:21:23inside him.
00:21:24Xavier ignored it.
00:21:28Thinking about the
00:21:29Undercity confirmation
00:21:30I had received
00:21:30the night before,
00:21:31I looked into
00:21:32Xavier's eyes.
00:21:35My eyes reddened
00:21:36instantly.
00:21:38I finally asked
00:21:39the question
00:21:40I had been afraid to,
00:21:41but desperate
00:21:42to know the answer.
00:21:45Xavier,
00:21:46tell me.
00:21:47Why did you stop
00:21:48loving me
00:21:49after we were reborn?
00:21:51His grip on my neck
00:21:52suddenly loosened.
00:21:54A flash of struggle
00:21:55and pain crossed Xavier's face,
00:21:57but it was quickly replaced
00:21:58by overwhelming rage.
00:22:01Reborn?
00:22:02What reborn?
00:22:03I don't understand
00:22:04what you're talking about!
00:22:06Tears spilled from my eyes
00:22:07as I looked into his red eyes.
00:22:11But you used to love me
00:22:13so much.
00:22:15Enough!
00:22:15You don't get to say that!
00:22:17He stormed out,
00:22:18slamming the door
00:22:19behind him.
00:22:24Contact Dr. Elwood.
00:22:26Have him come tomorrow
00:22:27to give her
00:22:27a psychological evaluation.
00:22:29As the door slammed shut,
00:22:31my last hope
00:22:32that he might have
00:22:32a hidden reason
00:22:33vanished completely.
00:22:34I was woken early
00:22:36the next morning
00:22:36by the housekeeper knocking.
00:22:40Miss Dorney?
00:22:41The Lyman King is back.
00:22:43He wants you downstairs.
00:22:44I gave no response
00:22:45until the bedroom door
00:22:46was roughly pushed open again.
00:22:50Lynn's condition is bad.
00:22:53You're going to the
00:22:53pack hospital
00:22:54and attend to her.
00:22:56Without even glancing
00:22:57his way,
00:22:57I refused flatly.
00:22:59I'm not her servant.
00:23:02Xavier ignored me.
00:23:03He stepped forward
00:23:05and tore the moonstone
00:23:06pendant from my neck.
00:23:10What are you doing?
00:23:12I lunged to take it back.
00:23:14It was the only keepsake
00:23:16my late mother
00:23:16had left me.
00:23:17Xavier Isley
00:23:18raised it high,
00:23:19out of my reach.
00:23:20I know this means
00:23:21everything to you.
00:23:23His voice was measured,
00:23:25chillingly clear.
00:23:28So,
00:23:29you will take care of Lynn
00:23:30obediently.
00:23:31Otherwise,
00:23:32I'll destroy it.
00:23:34Xavier!
00:23:35Don't you dare!
00:23:36Give it back!
00:23:37I threw myself at him
00:23:38like a mad woman.
00:23:39Xavier pushed me
00:23:40to the floor
00:23:41impatiently.
00:23:42My forehead
00:23:42hit the floor hard
00:23:43and my vision blurred.
00:23:45When I saw
00:23:45Xavier raise his arm
00:23:47as if to smash it,
00:23:48I gave in.
00:23:50Xavier,
00:23:50I'll go.
00:23:52But will you
00:23:53spend our mate
00:23:54ceremony anniversary
00:23:55with me this year?
00:23:57Xavier looked
00:23:58into my lifeless eyes
00:23:59and nodded
00:24:00without thinking.
00:24:02When I arrived
00:24:03at the pack hospital room,
00:24:05Caitlin was holding
00:24:05the infant.
00:24:06Her face was full
00:24:08of unhidden triumph.
00:24:10Gwen, you see?
00:24:11I told you.
00:24:14Either in our past life
00:24:15or this one,
00:24:16you could never win
00:24:17against me.
00:24:18I ignored her provocation
00:24:19and asked calmly,
00:24:21Why, Caitlin?
00:24:23I never wronged you.
00:24:26Why have you targeted
00:24:27me in both lives?
00:24:29Caitlin's face
00:24:30twisted instantly.
00:24:31Because I hate you!
00:24:33I hate that you
00:24:34were always better
00:24:35than me at everything!
00:24:36I hate that
00:24:37everyone loved you!
00:24:39Why should they?
00:24:42Hesitation flickered
00:24:43in her eyes.
00:24:44This wasn't
00:24:45the whole truth.
00:24:46The next second,
00:24:48her twisted expression
00:24:49turned into an eerie
00:24:50smile.
00:24:51She let out
00:24:52a sharp scream.
00:24:55Then,
00:24:56to my horror,
00:24:57she raised the infant
00:24:58in her arms
00:24:59and hurled it
00:24:59with all her strength
00:25:00onto the hard
00:25:01hospital floor.
00:25:02A sickening thud
00:25:03echoed in the room.
00:25:05The infant didn't
00:25:06even get to cry.
00:25:08Almost simultaneously,
00:25:09the hospital door
00:25:10burst open.
00:25:12Xavier and the
00:25:12medical staff
00:25:13rushed in.
00:25:14He saw the infant
00:25:15on the floor at once
00:25:16and froze completely.
00:25:18Caitlin clutched
00:25:19her head,
00:25:19letting out
00:25:20a piercing wail.
00:25:23Gwen,
00:25:23I know you hate me,
00:25:25but the pup
00:25:25was innocent!
00:25:26It's all my fault!
00:25:28I shouldn't be alive!
00:25:29She cried out,
00:25:30spun around,
00:25:30and threw herself
00:25:31at the floor-to-ceiling window.
00:25:32No!
00:25:33Xavier tried to grab her,
00:25:34but he was too late.
00:25:36The huge glass shattered.
00:25:37Caitlin's body
00:25:38disappeared outside,
00:25:39leaving behind
00:25:40only a spray of blood
00:25:41carried by the wind.
00:25:42Ritual smoke
00:25:42curled where she had stood.
00:25:44Xavier completely
00:25:45lost his mind.
00:25:46He rushed to the
00:25:47broken window,
00:25:48stared at the
00:25:48bloody figure below,
00:25:49then spun around.
00:25:50His eyes were
00:25:51terrifyingly red
00:25:52as they fixed on me.
00:25:53Guards!
00:25:54Take her to the
00:25:55ritual altar!
00:25:56If Lynn needs anything,
00:25:57take it from her!
00:25:58If Lynn dies-
00:25:59His gaze made his
00:26:00meaning perfectly clear.
00:26:01I would pay with my life.
00:26:04The pack healer ran out,
00:26:05sweating.
00:26:07Lyran King,
00:26:08the patient has a
00:26:09ruptured liver
00:26:10and is bleeding severely.
00:26:11She needs an
00:26:12immediate transplant.
00:26:13And the infant
00:26:16has intracranial bleeding
00:26:18and also needs-
00:26:19Xavier turned slowly
00:26:21and looked at me,
00:26:22held firmly by
00:26:23his pack warriors.
00:26:24My heart turned cold.
00:26:26I shook my head
00:26:27desperately.
00:26:29Xavier!
00:26:29I didn't push her!
00:26:31She threw the infant
00:26:33herself!
00:26:33She jumped on her own!
00:26:35You owe her this.
00:26:37Xavier stepped closer
00:26:38and pulled the
00:26:38moonstone pendant
00:26:39from his pocket.
00:26:40He held it in front
00:26:41of my eyes.
00:26:42Are you going onto
00:26:43the altar willingly?
00:26:44Or shall I smash
00:26:45this right now
00:26:46and drag you onto it?
00:26:48At the sight of
00:26:48the moonstone that
00:26:49held all my mother's
00:26:50love, I stopped
00:26:51struggling instantly.
00:26:53Every bit of fight
00:26:54drained from my body.
00:26:58I was led to the
00:26:59dark ritual altar
00:27:00while Xavier stood
00:27:01beside me,
00:27:02overseeing everything.
00:27:07Xavier!
00:27:08I suddenly laughed,
00:27:09tears sliding down
00:27:10my cheeks.
00:27:12If I die here today,
00:27:13will you regret it?
00:27:16No.
00:27:17His answer was
00:27:18unhesitating.
00:27:19You deserve this.
00:27:21I closed my eyes.
00:27:23The ritual haze
00:27:25blurred my consciousness.
00:27:26In a daze,
00:27:27I saw Xavier
00:27:28in his formal alpha coat,
00:27:30overlapping with the man
00:27:31who had rushed
00:27:32into the dark ritual fire
00:27:33and held my charred body
00:27:34in my past life.
00:27:36Gwen, I'll keep you
00:27:38a company.
00:27:38You won't be alone.
00:27:39Don't worry.
00:27:41Was it a vision?
00:27:42Before I blacked out
00:27:44completely,
00:27:44I thought I heard
00:27:45his wolf howl.
00:27:51A muffled roar
00:27:53filled with unbearable
00:27:54agony.
00:27:55Enough!
00:27:56Take mine!
00:27:58Use my liver!
00:27:59Hurry!
00:27:59Hurry!
00:28:00Then came the healer's
00:28:00panicked protests.
00:28:03I thought it must be
00:28:04a delusion.
00:28:05The Xavier who had loved me
00:28:07so deeply in our past life
00:28:08had vanished the moment
00:28:09I chose him in this one.
00:28:11When I awoke,
00:28:12every part of me
00:28:13screamed with pain.
00:28:15I struggled to open my eyes
00:28:17and found the cold,
00:28:18smooth moonstone pendant
00:28:19clutched tightly in my hand.
00:28:22The tearing pain
00:28:23in my abdomen
00:28:24brought back
00:28:25a vague memory
00:28:25of Xavier's howl.
00:28:27Take mine.
00:28:28Was it another delusion?
00:28:30A pack healer
00:28:32entered to change
00:28:32my bandages,
00:28:33her movements gentle.
00:28:35My lips were dry
00:28:36and cracked.
00:28:38Excuse me.
00:28:40Who donated the liver?
00:28:41Was it Xavier?
00:28:43The healer gave me
00:28:44a strange look,
00:28:45continuing her task.
00:28:48It was yours,
00:28:49of course.
00:28:50The Lycan King?
00:28:51He's been in the VIP room
00:28:53next door with
00:28:53Miss Caitlin and the infant.
00:28:55Just as I thought.
00:28:56It was a delusion.
00:28:58He only believed
00:28:59what he saw.
00:29:00How could he ever
00:29:01give his own liver for me?
00:29:02The next second,
00:29:03I picked up my phone
00:29:04and checked the time.
00:29:06I let out a breath
00:29:07of relief.
00:29:08I still had two days left.
00:29:11Thankfully,
00:29:11I hadn't slept too long.
00:29:14The hospital door
00:29:15was slammed open.
00:29:18Xavier walked in,
00:29:19bringing a chill with him.
00:29:21Exhaustion shadowed his eyes.
00:29:24Why did you throw the infant?
00:29:25Do you know he almost died?
00:29:27He's still in the ICU!
00:29:29Every word was laced
00:29:30with barely contained fury.
00:29:32Gwyndlin Dally,
00:29:33can you really not stand her?
00:29:36I didn't.
00:29:37My denial only
00:29:39earned a cold laugh from him.
00:29:41If you want a pup
00:29:42that badly,
00:29:43I can give you one.
00:29:44But you won't touch
00:29:45the one Caitlin had.
00:29:47Once you have one,
00:29:49you raise it.
00:29:51How does that sound?
00:29:52Before he finished,
00:29:53he reached to tear off
00:29:54my hospital gown.
00:29:55At that moment,
00:29:56the door was kicked open
00:29:57from the outside.
00:29:58Xavier!
00:29:59You bastard!
00:30:01Collister rushed in
00:30:02with bloodshot eyes,
00:30:03shoved Xavier off me,
00:30:04and punched him
00:30:05in the face.
00:30:06Blood immediately appeared
00:30:07at the corner
00:30:08of Xavier's mouth.
00:30:09He wiped it away,
00:30:10not with anger,
00:30:11but with a derisive smile.
00:30:13Hey, Xavier!
00:30:14Do you know how she died
00:30:16in her past life?
00:30:17She was burned alive
00:30:18by dark ritual fire!
00:30:19What you're doing now
00:30:21is no different!
00:30:22Collister's roar
00:30:22was raw with frenzy.
00:30:24At the words past life,
00:30:25Xavier froze completely.
00:30:27Xavier's wolf tore a crack
00:30:29through the ritual's hold.
00:30:30He slowly turned to Collister,
00:30:32his eyes turning cold.
00:30:35She's my mate.
00:30:37It's none of your business.
00:30:39Just then,
00:30:40Caitlin appeared at the door
00:30:41in a wheelchair.
00:30:43Sav, Cal,
00:30:44stop fighting.
00:30:46Xavier called for his pack warriors
00:30:47to drag Collister out by force.
00:30:49Xavier!
00:30:50If you don't love her,
00:30:51why did you claim her?
00:30:52You'll regret this!
00:30:53You will!
00:30:54The room fell into dead silence.
00:30:56Xavier straightened
00:30:57his disheveled collar
00:30:58and turned back to me
00:30:59on the bed.
00:31:00It seems you and he
00:31:02share quite a few secrets
00:31:03I don't know about.
00:31:07We're going home.
00:31:09No one is allowed to visit
00:31:11without my permission.
00:31:12Ignoring my injuries,
00:31:14Xavier forcibly brought me
00:31:15back to the pack house.
00:31:17He also brought Caitlin back,
00:31:19claiming I should
00:31:19make amends by caring for her
00:31:21during her recovery.
00:31:22As long as the infant
00:31:23was not fully recovered,
00:31:25I would have to keep
00:31:26serving them.
00:31:27With less than two days left,
00:31:29I did everything numbly.
00:31:31Caitlin accepted the service
00:31:32with a sense of entitlement,
00:31:34constantly hurling insults
00:31:36and boasting about Xavier's
00:31:37care and attentiveness.
00:31:38Her rotting rose sent
00:31:40pressed close every time
00:31:41she leaned in.
00:31:42That night,
00:31:43I sat by the bed,
00:31:45staring at the moonstone
00:31:46pendant in the moonlight.
00:31:47I counted down the seconds
00:31:48until I could leave.
00:31:49The bedroom door suddenly opened.
00:31:51Xavier walked in
00:31:52and immediately spotted
00:31:53the item in my hand.
00:31:54It seems you still
00:31:55haven't learned your lesson.
00:31:56He let out a cold smile
00:31:57and stepped closer.
00:31:58Since you still have time
00:31:59to dwell on the past,
00:32:00I quickly hid the pendant
00:32:01behind me
00:32:02and looked up
00:32:02to meet his gaze.
00:32:04In two days,
00:32:05it'll be our mate
00:32:06ceremony anniversary.
00:32:07My voice was completely calm.
00:32:09You promised me.
00:32:10This was the final part
00:32:11of my plan.
00:32:12I would die before his eyes
00:32:14in the most final way
00:32:15to end this absurd entanglement
00:32:17spanning to lifetimes.
00:32:19Xavier froze.
00:32:21He studied my blank eyes
00:32:22and slowly nodded
00:32:23after a moment.
00:32:26Fine.
00:32:27Xavier withdrew his hand
00:32:29and gave his final warning.
00:32:31But if I catch you
00:32:32hurting Lynn or the infant again
00:32:33or having any contact
00:32:34with Callister,
00:32:35this will turn to dust
00:32:36at once.
00:32:37On the day of the anniversary,
00:32:39Caitlyn claimed she was upset
00:32:40and wanted to see the infant.
00:32:42She had the driver
00:32:43take me and her
00:32:44to the pack hospital.
00:32:46Standing before the viewing window
00:32:48of the NICU,
00:32:49Caitlyn stared at the tiny,
00:32:50pitiful infant
00:32:51in the incubator.
00:32:53Venom boiled in her eyes.
00:32:55She suddenly turned
00:32:56and smiled.
00:32:57Gwen,
00:32:58if that infant
00:32:58was never meant to live,
00:33:00wouldn't it be better
00:33:00if it just died?
00:33:01That way at least
00:33:02it could make Zab
00:33:03feel sorry for me.
00:33:04Before I could react,
00:33:05Caitlyn ripped out
00:33:06the infant's ventilator.
00:33:07She grabbed a pillow
00:33:08and pressed it hard
00:33:09over the tiny face.
00:33:10You're insane!
00:33:12I lunged to take
00:33:13the pillow away,
00:33:14but the second my hand
00:33:15touched the pillow,
00:33:16pain shot through my neck.
00:33:18The dark rituals touch.
00:33:22My vision went black
00:33:23and I lost consciousness.
00:33:25I woke up to chaos.
00:33:27Xavier's roar,
00:33:28Caitlyn's heart-wrenching sobs,
00:33:30and the medical staff's
00:33:31panicked voices.
00:33:32The moment I opened my eyes,
00:33:34I saw Xavier's livid face.
00:33:35He grabbed me by the throat
00:33:37and slammed me
00:33:37against the wall.
00:33:38His alpha pressure
00:33:39crushed the air
00:33:40from my lungs.
00:33:41You evil woman.
00:33:43That was a life!
00:33:45How could you be so cruel
00:33:47to a newborn infant?
00:33:48I struggled to explain,
00:33:51pointing at Caitlyn,
00:33:52who had collapsed in tears.
00:33:57Caitlyn held the lifeless infant,
00:33:59sobbing so hard
00:34:00she almost fainted.
00:34:02Xavier stared at me fiercely.
00:34:06Which hand touched the pillow?
00:34:08He stared at my hands,
00:34:09trembling from fear.
00:34:10If you can't behave
00:34:11and keep using these hands
00:34:12to hurt people,
00:34:13then perhaps we should
00:34:14just get rid of them.
00:34:15Overwhelmed with terror,
00:34:17I felt a lump rise in my throat.
00:34:19Xavier dragged me away
00:34:21in front of everyone
00:34:21and drove home.
00:34:23In the car,
00:34:24no matter how I cried
00:34:25or explained,
00:34:26he ignored me completely.
00:34:28Driven to utter despair,
00:34:29I yanked the car door open
00:34:30and threw myself out.
00:34:31My body tumbled
00:34:32across the asphalt.
00:34:34Sharp pain shot through me,
00:34:35but I didn't have time for it.
00:34:37I struggled to run.
00:34:38A harsh breaking sound rang out
00:34:40and I was hit and sent flying.
00:34:43Xavier stopped the car,
00:34:44got out expressionlessly,
00:34:46looked at my messy figure
00:34:47and dragged me back into the car.
00:34:51Back at the pack house,
00:34:53I saw Xavier's face
00:34:54immediately knew,
00:34:55Xavier, let me go!
00:34:58There must be surveillance
00:34:59in the hospital.
00:35:00Please check it!
00:35:01I tried to run out at once.
00:35:03He pulled me back.
00:35:04Then he cut off my hands.
00:35:09I screamed.
00:35:10My blood splashed onto his face.
00:35:12In that moment,
00:35:13his wolf howled inside him.
00:35:15A sound full of agony.
00:35:16But his hands didn't stop.
00:35:17Now you can never leave me.
00:35:19When I woke again,
00:35:20the pain was excruciating.
00:35:22Sharp, dull,
00:35:24and all-consuming.
00:35:25Then I saw the ends of my arms,
00:35:27wrapped in thick bandages,
00:35:29empty and numb.
00:35:30I had no hands anymore.
00:35:32Xavier sat by the bed.
00:35:33When he saw me open my eyes,
00:35:35he reached out as if to touch my forehead.
00:35:37I waved him away fiercely with my stumps.
00:35:39My movement was small,
00:35:40but it froze his outstretched hand in midair.
00:35:43His Adam's apple bobbed.
00:35:44The healer used the best medicine.
00:35:46You'll heal.
00:35:49I suddenly laughed.
00:35:50The sound was hoarse,
00:35:52jarring,
00:35:53echoing in the empty room.
00:35:55I looked straight at him.
00:35:58Xavier,
00:35:59have I atoned for my sins?
00:36:00He fell silent for a moment,
00:36:02then stood up and turned his back to me.
00:36:05You got what you deserved.
00:36:09Today,
00:36:11I looked out the window.
00:36:16Can we still celebrate our mate ceremony anniversary?
00:36:19Xavier turned around suddenly,
00:36:21looking at me in disbelief.
00:36:23In your condition,
00:36:24you still want that?
00:36:26I nodded slowly,
00:36:27using all my strength.
00:36:29Yes.
00:36:31Xavier stared at me for a long time,
00:36:32emotions churning in his deep,
00:36:34unreadable eyes.
00:36:35Finally,
00:36:35he turned and walked away.
00:36:39Fine.
00:36:40I happen to have something to tell you.
00:36:42Shortly after he left,
00:36:44Mariah rushed in with red eyes.
00:36:46Gwen,
00:36:47my dear,
00:36:49how could he do this to you?
00:36:52I looked at her and cried too.
00:36:55Summoning the last of my strength,
00:36:56I pleaded.
00:36:59Mariah,
00:36:59I need your help with one thing.
00:37:01Tonight,
00:37:02help me sever the mate bond,
00:37:04downgrade to rogue,
00:37:06and take me to the sea.
00:37:08Mariah froze.
00:37:10I told her the escape plan clearly.
00:37:12I could no longer do it on my own.
00:37:13Mariah hugged me,
00:37:14shaking with sobs,
00:37:15and finally nodded firmly.
00:37:17Okay,
00:37:17I'll help you.
00:37:19Our pack owes you this.
00:37:21Night fell.
00:37:22The appointed time finally arrived.
00:37:26Mariah changed me into my favorite white dress,
00:37:29combed my long hair,
00:37:31and put on delicate makeup.
00:37:32I looked beautiful,
00:37:34yet no cosmetics could hide the two empty sleeves hanging by my sides.
00:37:39Mariah turned her head,
00:37:40unable to bear the sight.
00:37:42Mariah,
00:37:42don't cry.
00:37:44It's time to be free.
00:37:46The sound of a car engine came from downstairs.
00:37:50Xavier had arrived.
00:37:52Pale and weak,
00:37:53I said to Xavier,
00:37:54who was about to go downstairs.
00:37:56I want Mariah to go with me.
00:37:58Xavier frowned,
00:38:00but looking at my fragile figure,
00:38:02he agreed.
00:38:03He walked me downstairs,
00:38:05Mariah following close behind.
00:38:07When we reached the car,
00:38:08he opened the door for me.
00:38:09Before getting in,
00:38:11I looked back one last time at the pack house that had held two years of my hopes and despair.
00:38:15Under the night sky,
00:38:17the mansion's lights shone brightly,
00:38:18but they held not a shred of warmth anymore.
00:38:21The car drove smoothly toward the dock.
00:38:24I didn't look at the scenery outside.
00:38:26I only stared at Xavier's profile in the driver's seat through the rearview mirror.
00:38:30His features were sharp,
00:38:31just like when we first met.
00:38:33The sea air is good.
00:38:35The healer said an open environment helps with recovery.
00:38:38His voice held no emotion,
00:38:40sounding more like a routine statement.
00:38:42I didn't respond.
00:38:45On the yacht's deck,
00:38:46Caitlin lay lazily on a lounge chair in an elegant swimsuit.
00:38:50When she saw us,
00:38:51she waved with a smile.
00:38:56Mariah tensed instinctively and stepped in front of me,
00:38:59but my gaze swept past Caitlin without lingering.
00:39:04Lynn's upset.
00:39:05I brought her out to relax.
00:39:06I remained silent.
00:39:07My gaze fixed quietly on the distant horizon where the sky met the sea.
00:39:11I didn't care who was there or not.
00:39:13I was waiting for a final release.
00:39:14Xavier was acting strangely tonight.
00:39:17He brought a plate of cut fruit to me.
00:39:18When he saw my bandaged stumps,
00:39:20he suddenly remembered and froze.
00:39:21I'll feed Gwen.
00:39:23Mariah took the plate and fed me herself.
00:39:25Xavier stood there silently for a moment before turning and walking away.
00:39:31Not long after,
00:39:33he returned with a cup of milk.
00:39:34But before he could hand it over,
00:39:37Mariah blocked him.
00:39:38I sat like a soulless puppet the entire time,
00:39:41quiet and unresponsive to everything around me.
00:39:44Xavier found a chance to approach me for the third time.
00:39:48Gwendolyn.
00:39:49He crouched down to meet my eyes.
00:39:51I've arranged fireworks here at midnight tonight.
00:39:54He paused.
00:39:57I have something I want to tell you then.
00:40:00I finally reacted.
00:40:01I nodded slightly.
00:40:03He would probably talk about making me keep being Caitlin's blood source and servant.
00:40:07It didn't matter anymore.
00:40:09Xavier seemed relieved by my response.
00:40:12He gave me a deep look,
00:40:14then stood up and went into the cabin.
00:40:19The next moment,
00:40:21seeing Mariah was gone,
00:40:22Caitlin walked over gracefully.
00:40:23Poor Gwen.
00:40:24Do your hands still hurt?
00:40:26Oh right,
00:40:27I forgot you don't have hands anymore.
00:40:29How can you possibly hurt?
00:40:31I ignored her.
00:40:33Caitlin shook the diamond bracelet on her wrist proudly.
00:40:36Zav gave it to me.
00:40:37Isn't it pretty?
00:40:40By the way,
00:40:41he still doesn't know the Doc you made me sign
00:40:43was your Luna abdication.
00:40:45Caitlin admired my pale face.
00:40:48He thought it was just a normal property document.
00:40:51You know how much he trusts me now?
00:40:54Gwen,
00:40:55guess what he wants to tell you with all those big fireworks tonight?
00:40:59She watched me,
00:41:00but I stayed unmoved.
00:41:01Her smile faded,
00:41:02replaced by annoyance at being ignored.
00:41:04What are you still pretending for?
00:41:05It's disgusting!
00:41:07She gently touched her flat belly.
00:41:09So what if the infant died?
00:41:11So what if you ran away from Callister in this rebirth?
00:41:14In the end,
00:41:15you still lost everything.
00:41:16I finally lifted my head slowly and looked at Caitlin.
00:41:20My eyes held no anger,
00:41:21no hatred,
00:41:23not even tears.
00:41:24There was only cold desolation.
00:41:26The smile on Caitlin's face faltered for a second.
00:41:31Yes!
00:41:32He still loves you!
00:41:35Caitlin suddenly leaned closer,
00:41:36her face twisted with madness.
00:41:38But so what?
00:41:39I just want to see when it's a matter of life and death.
00:41:43Who will he choose?
00:41:46Before she finished,
00:41:47Caitlin grabbed my shoulders
00:41:48and shoved me as hard as she could toward the edge of the deck.
00:41:52Go ask him together!
00:41:53I lost balance instantly and fell backward.
00:41:56At that moment,
00:41:57a huge wave hit the yacht without warning.
00:41:59Both of us were swept up by the immense force
00:42:01and thrown into the freezing sea.
00:42:03The sea swallowed us whole in an instant.
00:42:06Suffocation and cold hit at once,
00:42:08sharp and overwhelming.
00:42:09As I tumbled in the water,
00:42:11my unhealed stump slammed into the yacht's metal edge.
00:42:14Blood immediately spread in the sea.
00:42:16Man overboard!
00:42:17Help!
00:42:18Someone help!
00:42:19Panic broke out on the deck.
00:42:21Xavier and Mariah rushed out, frantic.
00:42:23A rescuer jumped in quickly but surfaced soon after.
00:42:26Lion King!
00:42:27Their blood will attract sharks soon!
00:42:29They fell in opposite directions!
00:42:30For safety!
00:42:31We can only save one first!
00:42:33On one side was Caitlin,
00:42:35flailing and struggling.
00:42:36On the other was me,
00:42:37almost swallowed by the waves,
00:42:39only a flash of white skirt visible.
00:42:42Save Caitlin!
00:42:45Xavier's roar cut through the chaos.
00:42:47When I heard those words,
00:42:49I had already swallowed several mouthfuls of salty seawater.
00:42:55I watched the rescuer swim to Caitlin without hesitation.
00:42:59I saw Xavier's face filled with anxiety and panic.
00:43:03I suddenly wanted to laugh.
00:43:05Did he still love me?
00:43:07If he truly loved me,
00:43:08how could he hurt me over and over?
00:43:10I had known it all along.
00:43:12I closed my eyes.
00:43:13Inside me,
00:43:14I reached for the mate bond.
00:43:16The thread that bound me to him,
00:43:18to the Remington pack,
00:43:19to the world above.
00:43:23I,
00:43:24Gwendolyn Donnie,
00:43:26reject you as my mate.
00:43:29Soul-tearing pain ripped through me.
00:43:33A jagged pain tore through Xavier's chest.
00:43:36His wolf let out a howl,
00:43:38sharp as a dying beast.
00:43:40His whole body shuddered.
00:43:47Then I gave up all struggle
00:43:49and let my body sink deeper into the sea.
00:43:55In a daze,
00:43:56I saw a huge black shadow rushing toward me.
00:43:59It was short.
00:44:01Extreme,
00:44:02sharp pain came from my leg.
00:44:04At the last moment before I lost consciousness,
00:44:06I saw the blue seawater turn eerie red,
00:44:09bit by bit,
00:44:10from my blood,
00:44:11and a resolute figure jumped off the yacht,
00:44:14rushing toward the sea of blood where I was.
00:44:16A dark shape sliced through the water
00:44:18from the opposite direction.
00:44:25Gwen!
00:44:26The blue seawater surged into Xavier's mouth and nose.
00:44:31He swam toward the spreading crimson on the surface.
00:44:37Several massive dark shapes darted through the blood.
00:44:40They were tearing at something.
00:44:42He charged at the sharks.
00:44:45He punched the nearest one with all his might.
00:44:48A sharp pain shot through his leg.
00:44:51Blood dyed the water around him red.
00:44:53His vision blurred.
00:44:54The icy cold drained his last strength.
00:44:57Before he lost consciousness,
00:44:58a flash of raging fire.
00:45:02Zav, wake up!
00:45:04Don't scare me!
00:45:05Caitlin's sobbing sounded in his ears.
00:45:09Xavier's consciousness returned.
00:45:12Outside the door,
00:45:13the healer and Mariah whispered,
00:45:15the injuries are too severe.
00:45:17To save his life,
00:45:18amputation is the only option.
00:45:20Xavier's body went rigid.
00:45:22He tried to move his leg,
00:45:23his left leg.
00:45:25Below the knee,
00:45:26there was nothing.
00:45:31Where is Gwendolyn?
00:45:32The hospital room fell into dead silence.
00:45:35Mariah stood at the door.
00:45:37The usually gentle eyes swirled with emotions.
00:45:41Caitlin, Gritis...
00:45:42Don't get upset, Gwen.
00:45:45Gwen still hasn't been found.
00:45:47The rescue team searched for a long time
00:45:49and said she was probably eaten by sharks
00:45:52with nothing left behind.
00:45:55Impossible!
00:45:56She can't be dead!
00:45:57Keep searching!
00:45:58Keep searching for her!
00:46:00A violent pain twisted in his chest.
00:46:03Xavier's vision went black
00:46:04and he fainted.
00:46:05Seven days after the accident,
00:46:07Xavier sat in the bedroom he shared with me.
00:46:10He had barely slept.
00:46:11His head would ache without warning.
00:46:13His hands shook.
00:46:14He stared at the empty kitchen,
00:46:16the empty sofa.
00:46:17As Wolf whimpered inside him,
00:46:18Xavier hurled the documents across the room.
00:46:21Get out!
00:46:24The room was empty.
00:46:25Dr. Elwood came for a follow-up visit.
00:46:27He looked at the bloodshot-tied man amid the mess.
00:46:29He prepared a sedative.
00:46:31Lie on, King.
00:46:32The treatment you interrupted before needs to continue.
00:46:36I had a very, very long dream.
00:46:39In my dream,
00:46:40the fire from my past life
00:46:42and the sea of my present intertwined.
00:46:45Meister's betrayal,
00:46:46Xavier's cruelty,
00:46:48and Caitlyn's smug face flashed before my eyes,
00:46:51just as I was about to give up
00:46:52and sink deeper into the sea.
00:46:55Miss Donnie, wake up.
00:46:57I struggled to open my eyes.
00:46:59The first thing I saw
00:47:00was an unfamiliar yet strikingly handsome face.
00:47:05You are...
00:47:06I am the executor of your R.I.P. services plan.
00:47:09My name is Silas Red.
00:47:11The man smiled and handed me a glass of warm water.
00:47:15Congratulations.
00:47:17Your escape plan was a great success.
00:47:19I instinctively tried to take the glass,
00:47:21but only moved my bandage stump.
00:47:23I stared blankly at my empty sleeve.
00:47:26Silas placed the glass on the bedside table.
00:47:28There were some unexpected circumstances.
00:47:30After you fell into the water,
00:47:32the Lycan King jumped in after you.
00:47:35Sharks are more sensitive to blood and struggling motions.
00:47:39His violent resistance attracted all the sharks' attention.
00:47:43Fortunately, you had lost both arms and couldn't struggle,
00:47:46so our people were able to rescue you in the chaos.
00:47:50By the way, Miss Donnie,
00:47:51I am personally conducting a clinical trial on neural pathetics.
00:47:56I wonder if you would be interested in participating.
00:47:59He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses.
00:48:03Welcome to the other world, Mrs. Downey.
00:48:07The needle pierced Xavier's skin.
00:48:09His body collapsed onto the sofa.
00:48:12The healer left.
00:48:14Caitlyn immediately walked into the master bedroom.
00:48:17She opened the wardrobe.
00:48:19She began picking.
00:48:20Through the clothes with the air of a pack Luna.
00:48:24Xavier awoke from his deep sleep.
00:48:27He opened his eyes.
00:48:28Caitlyn stood there wearing my pajamas.
00:48:32Get out!
00:48:34Who told you to wear her clothes?
00:48:37A cup shattered at Caitlyn's feet.
00:48:40You're still thinking about her?
00:48:42She's dead!
00:48:43He's my shark!
00:48:45Caitlyn screamed hysterically.
00:48:47Did you forget how she betrayed you for Callister in your past life?
00:48:51Did you forget how she and Callister...
00:48:53Xavier rushed over with his cane.
00:48:55He gripped her throat tightly.
00:48:57Shut up!
00:48:58She's not dead!
00:48:59As long as she hasn't been found, she's still alive!
00:49:05The pack house door was kicked open from the outside.
00:49:08Callister, eyes bloodshot, stormed in.
00:49:11He grabbed Xavier by the collar.
00:49:16Xavier, you beast!
00:49:20Where's Gwen?
00:49:21What did you do with my Gwen?
00:49:25What do you mean you're Gwen?
00:49:28She's mine!
00:49:30Xavier punched Callister in the face.
00:49:33You cheated on her and got her killed in your past life.
00:49:36Wasn't that enough?
00:49:37Why are you still bothering her in this life?
00:49:41Why did you go to the pack temple daily to pray for her?
00:49:46Callister's movements froze.
00:49:51You were reborn too?
00:49:53Yes, I was reborn long ago.
00:49:57The year before she chose you!
00:50:00Callister's voice trembled.
00:50:02Then what did you do in this life?
00:50:04Drained her blood?
00:50:06Cut off her hands?
00:50:07You're even worse than me!
00:50:09I thought I was already a bastard in my past life, but you are a complete monster!
00:50:15Do you have any faults yourself?
00:50:18If you hadn't barged into her life again and again, would she have ended up like this?
00:50:25I'm trying to atone!
00:50:29Callister roared, veins bulging.
00:50:32Enough!
00:50:33Both of you stopped!
00:50:34Caitlyn rushed over, crying out.
00:50:37Gwen is already dead!
00:50:39Can't you look at me?
00:50:41She's already dead!
00:50:42Both men stopped, their eyes read.
00:50:45They spoke in unison.
00:50:46She's not dead!
00:50:48She's still waiting for me to find her!
00:50:52Callister and Xavier turned toward the door.
00:50:54The beta handed over a semi-transparent waterproof sealed bag inside.
00:50:58A moonstone pendant lay quietly next to it.
00:51:02A phone with a shattered screen.
00:51:03Founded in a crevice among the reefs, three nautical miles from the point where she fell into the water.
00:51:11The phone is completely destroyed.
00:51:14We've sent it to a professional agency to attempt data recovery.
00:51:17Based on the ocean current model and the spread of blood at the scene,
00:51:20the chances of survival for the Luna are extremely low.
00:51:24For though more, after a shark attack, the remains are likely incomplete.
00:51:32Callister grabbed Xavier by the collar.
00:51:36Did you hear that?
00:51:38It's all your fault!
00:51:40You killed her!
00:51:42Get out.
00:51:43Three words, flat and emotionless.
00:51:47Get them all out.
00:51:49Pack warriors dragged the still-shouting Callister and the crying Caitlyn out.
00:51:54Hey, Xavier!
00:51:56She can't be dead!
00:51:57Since you can't find her, I'll go look for her!
00:52:00In the empty living room, Xavier poured the moonstone pendant into his palm.
00:52:06I won't believe she's dead until I see her body.
00:52:10Early the next morning, Caitlyn directed the servants to throw away all of my belongings.
00:52:17Who gave you permission to touch those?
00:52:20Mariah came downstairs.
00:52:22She snatched the bag of clothes from the servants' hands.
00:52:25Caitlyn's eyes reddened.
00:52:28Mariah, Gwen is gone.
00:52:31Someone has to take care of this pack house.
00:52:35Zav needs someone to look after him, too.
00:52:37She tried to walk toward the master bedroom.
00:52:40Mariah blocked her directly.
00:52:41You know better than anyone how you lost the pup in your belly.
00:52:46The surveillance was broken.
00:52:48But unless you want no one to know, don't do anything you shouldn't.
00:52:53Caitlyn's face turned pale.
00:52:55Xavier came out of the study.
00:52:57He leaned on his cane, expressionless.
00:53:04Zav!
00:53:05Caitlyn's eyes glistened with tears.
00:53:07Xavier's gaze swept over them both.
00:53:09Stop arguing.
00:53:11No one is allowed to touch anything in the master bedroom.
00:53:15That night, the steward delivered the report from the technical department.
00:53:22Lichen King.
00:53:24Part of the phone data has been recovered.
00:53:27Most are daily photos.
00:53:28In addition, an unsent text message was found in the drafts.
00:53:32A string of order numbers and a few words.
00:53:35The plan remains unchanged.
00:53:38The final payment has been made.
00:53:41Xavier opened the recovered photo album.
00:53:44Photos of him.
00:53:45Almost all of him.
00:53:47His profile working in the study.
00:53:50The way he slept on the sofa.
00:53:52His silhouette while driving.
00:53:53All taken from secret angles.
00:53:56Mariah entered with red eyes.
00:53:58She slammed a stack of bank statements in front of Xavier.
00:54:02Look at this!
00:54:03Take a good look!
00:54:05In just a few days, how much money has Caitlyn transferred from the pack account under the
00:54:10Luna's name?
00:54:11Caitlyn rushed in.
00:54:13Escorted by T'Pak warriors.
00:54:16Zack!
00:54:16Let me explain!
00:54:17I was afraid!
00:54:19Afraid Gwen's funeral would need money, so I temporarily transferred it.
00:54:22Besides, you promised to make me your Luna.
00:54:26Make you Luna?
00:54:28Mariah let out a cold laugh.
00:54:31If you can't even protect the eldest legitimate pup of our Remington pack, why should you be
00:54:38claimed?
00:54:39Caitlyn's agitation burst out.
00:54:42That wasn't Zav's pup!
00:54:45It was just a defective, sick fetus that wouldn't have survived anyway!
00:54:49The entire living room fell into deathly silence.
00:54:53Caitlyn covered her mouth in terror.
00:54:55She backed away, knocking over the box on the coffee table.
00:54:59Fragments of a ceremonial dress scattered across the floor.
00:55:03Xavier slowly raised his head.
00:55:06His dark green eyes turned forward.
00:55:09What did you say?
00:55:12Exactly.
00:55:14The steward's voice continued.
00:55:17Lycan King, we also discovered that a week before Mrs. Dawny's accident, a large sum of
00:55:24money was transferred from your pack account into this company's account.
00:55:29Severely injured, Xavier used every connection he could.
00:55:33He turned the entire territory upside down.
00:55:37In an inconspicuous office, he met the man.
00:55:41My name is Silas.
00:55:44Ms. Gwendolyn was indeed our client.
00:55:47Xavier leaned on his cane, approaching step by step.
00:55:51Cold sweat beaded on his forehead from the pain in his missing leg.
00:55:57Where is she?
00:56:00Silas adjusted his glasses.
00:56:04We went to pick her up as planned, but there was an accident at the spot where she fell into
00:56:09the water.
00:56:10A large number of sharks were attracted by the scent of blood.
00:56:14Our people took a risk and only managed to retrieve this.
00:56:19She handed over a semi-transparent waterproof sealed bag.
00:56:22A tattered piece of white dress inside, stained with dark red, dried blood.
00:56:27Beside it, half a piece of gauze soaked in blood.
00:56:31In the corner of the gauze, two words written with a marker.
00:56:34My name.
00:56:35Xavier stared at those two words.
00:56:38His cane struck the ground with a heavy thud.
00:56:43Lie on King, in her final moments.
00:56:46She must have been in a lot of pain.
00:56:50Hey, Xavier!
00:56:53Callister burst in, and he saw the sealed bag of Xavier's feet.
00:56:57He broke down.
00:56:58He grabbed Xavier by the collar.
00:57:00He punched him hard.
00:57:02Are you satisfied now?
00:57:03You forced her to plan her own escape, and now she's really dead.
00:57:06You killed her!
00:57:08Xavier did not resist.
00:57:09This landed on his face.
00:57:11Blood filled his mouth.
00:57:13Equally battered men wrestled in the empty room.
00:57:15One with a missing one, one with a broken soul.
00:57:19Then something shifted inside.
00:57:21Xavier, his wolf broke free.
00:57:23But the mate Bond's other end was empty.
00:57:25Gwen had already severed it.
00:57:27Xavier went alone to that stretch of sea.
00:57:29Only leaning on his cane.
00:57:31Limping across the cold beach, he took out the moonstone and left.
00:57:36He knelt on the sand.
00:57:38He began to burn the photos recovered from her phone.
00:57:40The firelight reflected off his face.
00:57:43Streaked with tears.
00:57:45Gwen, I was wrong.
00:57:47He collapsed on the sand.
00:57:50When Xavier woke again, he was in the pack hospital.
00:57:53Mariah held his hand.
00:57:54Her eyes read.
00:57:56Zach.
00:57:58She wanted you to stay alive.
00:58:01Xavier turned his head numbly to look out the window.
00:58:04A nurse came in to change his dressing.
00:58:09Lion King, there was a woman downstairs just now.
00:58:12Her back looked a lot like the former Luna, but she had both arms.
00:58:17Xavier dashed out of bed.
00:58:21The surveillance!
00:58:22Pull up the footage from the main entrance!
00:58:24On the footage, a woman in a hospital gown was helped into a car.
00:58:28Her hair was cut short to her ears.
00:58:30Her back thin and frayed.
00:58:32Xavier began searching frantically.
00:58:35Collister also received the news.
00:58:36The two former enemies mobilized all their resources.
00:58:40The clues led to a high-end private rehabilitation seizure.
00:58:43It's mean program.
00:58:44Clinical Trials for Neural Prosthetics.
00:58:47Xavier and Collister disguised insults as visiting family members.
00:58:50They sneaked inside.
00:58:52At the end of a quiet corridor.
00:58:54Through a large glass window.
00:58:56A woman sat by the window in a pale pink hospital gown.
00:58:58Her arms were intact.
00:59:00She.
00:59:00Carefully tried to grasp a cup with mechanical fingers.
00:59:03A faint smile appeared on her pale profile.
00:59:06Xavier and Collister pushed open the glass door.
00:59:10Gwendolyn!
00:59:13Gwendolyn!
00:59:14Xavier and Collister's voices trembled with wild joy.
00:59:17I slowly turned my head.
00:59:19Xavier's eyes reddened instantly.
00:59:21Leaning on his crutch, he staggered forward.
00:59:23Gwendolyn!
00:59:23I knew it!
00:59:24I knew you weren't dead!
00:59:25Collister rushed forward.
00:59:27He reached for my hand.
00:59:28Then he froze.
00:59:28These were not real hands.
00:59:30They were mechanical prosthetics covered with bionic skin.
00:59:32Mr. Remington.
00:59:33Mr. Compton.
00:59:35Silas stepped forward, positioning himself before me.
00:59:37His gaze behind the gold-rimmed glasses was polite yet distant.
00:59:40This is a rehabilitation center.
00:59:43Please keep quiet and do not disturb my patient.
00:59:46Your patient?
00:59:47Xavier stared at Silas's protective stance.
00:59:50Bloodshot eyes surging with emotion.
00:59:53She is my Luna!
00:59:55Former Luna.
00:59:56My voice was a little hoarse but clear.
01:00:00Xavier.
01:00:01You signed the Luna abdication papers yourself.
01:00:04Katelyn was your proxy, and you authorized it in person.
01:00:08Do you need me to remind you?
01:00:10Xavier looked as if I was struck by lightning.
01:00:12His whole body swayed.
01:00:17Dr. Reed.
01:00:18I tilted my head slightly.
01:00:18I'm tired.
01:00:19Let's go back to my room.
01:00:22Alright.
01:00:23Silas began to turn me away.
01:00:25Don't go!
01:00:26Xavier rushed forward, trying to grab me.
01:00:29Silas roughly blocked him.
01:00:31Gwyn!
01:00:32Come with me!
01:00:32I'll get your hands treated.
01:00:34I'll find the best healers in the world.
01:00:36Whatever Xavier can give you, I can give you too!
01:00:38And what he can't, I still can!
01:00:40I kept my back to them.
01:00:42I walked farther and farther away.
01:00:44Xavier tried to chase after me.
01:00:46His missing leg caused him to fall awkwardly to the ground.
01:00:49He lay on the floor, watching the slowly closing door.
01:00:52A low, beast-like growl escaped his throat.
01:00:54Inside the door, the rehabilitation room hummed with the ticking of machines.
01:00:58Silas crouched in front of me.
01:01:00He held my cold mechanical wrist.
01:01:02His fingertips gently pressed several sensors.
01:01:06You controlled the grip on the cup very well just now.
01:01:09The neural network adaptation is progressing faster than expected.
01:01:13He looked up at me.
01:01:15However, it seems your emotional fluctuations affected the stability.
01:01:18The sensors show your heart rate was too fast just now.
01:01:21I lowered my lashes and said nothing.
01:01:27If you don't want to see them, you don't have to in the future.
01:01:31Silas stood up and walked to the console.
01:01:33Your death is officially recognized.
01:01:36They have no right to take you away.
01:01:39This rehabilitation center has the best security and my personal guards.
01:01:44You are safe here.
01:01:46I know.
01:01:46My voice was very soft.
01:01:47I just didn't expect that they could find this place.
01:01:51I gazed out the window.
01:01:52A faint light appeared on my pale face.
01:01:56But Dr. Reed, thank you.
01:01:58Not just for these hands.
01:02:01Xavier and Collister did not leave.
01:02:02They stood stubbornly outside the rehabilitation center, like two immovable sentinels.
01:02:08Have you found out everything about that, Simus?
01:02:10Xavier asked his steward, his voice hoarse.
01:02:12Lion King, I have checked.
01:02:13Simus, read.
01:02:13His records trace back only to the Undercity.
01:02:15He holds dual doctorate intermedicine and mechanical engineering.
01:02:18His power isn't in the packed territories.
01:02:19It's in the Undercity.
01:02:20Even a Lion King cannot reach him there.
01:02:22Xavier clenched his fists tightly.
01:02:24Collister tried to bribe the staff with money, resources, and every means at his disposal.
01:02:29The people here showed an astonishing level of loyalty to Silas.
01:02:33It was not until the third day that Caitlin appeared.
01:02:35She knelt pitifully outside the main gate in a plain white dress, holding up a cardboard sign.
01:02:41Gwen, I was wrong.
01:02:43Please forgive me.
01:02:45Let me see you just once.
01:02:46Xavier frowned deeply.
01:02:48Collister rushed straight down.
01:02:51Caitlin!
01:02:51How dare you show your face here!
01:02:53Get out!
01:02:55Cal!
01:02:55Caitlin cried even harder.
01:02:57I know I was wrong.
01:02:58I really know I was wrong.
01:03:00I just want Gwen's forgiveness.
01:03:02I want to atone.
01:03:04Atonement?
01:03:05Collister sneered.
01:03:06With what will you atone?
01:03:08With that bastard pup who isn't even Xavier?
01:03:11Collister sneered.
01:03:12Caitlin's face instantly turned as pale as paper at that moment.
01:03:15The side door of the rehabilitation center opened.
01:03:18Silas came out, walking beside me.
01:03:21I had changed out of my hospital gown and wore a simple beige sweater.
01:03:24My short hair was gently tousled by the mountain breeze.
01:03:30Gwen!
01:03:33Caitlin, as if seeing her savior, scrambled desperately toward me.
01:03:37Silas' guard stopped her.
01:03:40My gaze passed over her and landed on Xavier and Collister.
01:03:44It seems all three of you are here.
01:03:46My voice was...
01:03:47Good.
01:03:47There are some things I want to make clear, all at once.
01:03:51Xavier and Collister immediately stepped forward.
01:03:54Hope rekindled in their eyes.
01:03:55I raised my mechanical hands.
01:03:58Silver white light my wolf's energy flowed beneath the bionic skin.
01:04:02These hands, Xavier.
01:04:04You cut them off with your own hands.
01:04:06I looked at Xavier, my tone as calm as if I were telling someone else's story.
01:04:10Xavier's face instantly lost all color.
01:04:13He swayed, barely able to stand.
01:04:16This life, too.
01:04:18You pushed it into hell again and again.
01:04:21Drawing my blood.
01:04:23Cutting out my liver on a dark ritual altar.
01:04:27Framing me.
01:04:28The sharks in the sea.
01:04:30I paused and looked at Collister.
01:04:33As for you, Calliston.
01:04:35The fire in my past life was half your doing.
01:04:39The entanglement in this life disgusts me.
01:04:42My silver white pupils met Xavier's dark green old blood ancient blood.
01:04:47Eye to eye.
01:04:49I don't care if you regret, want to atone, or have your own reasons.
01:04:55I spoke each word clearly and forcefully.
01:04:58Your love shattered me.
01:05:00Destroyed me completely.
01:05:02I cannot bear it.
01:05:03Nor do I want it.
01:05:05The Gwendolyn standing here today is someone who has died once.
01:05:09All the past, love and hate, have been burned away and drowned.
01:05:13I moved my mechanical hand and gently held Silas's hand.
01:05:16Silas was slightly startled, but did not pull away.
01:05:20The ancient white wolf doesn't need any Alpha's protection.
01:05:23Or any Alpha's confession.
01:05:26Looking at the two men's ashen faces, I said softly to Silas.
01:05:30Let's go back, Dr. Reed.
01:05:32It's winded out here, and a litter lung.
01:05:37We turned and slowly walked back through the door.
01:05:39The door closed, completely separating the two worlds.
01:05:46Caitlyn's retribution came swiftly.
01:05:48A video of her kneeling and begging me for forgiveness was posted online.
01:05:53Faking pregnancy to win favor.
01:05:55Framing her own sister, the pup not being the Lycan kings.
01:05:59Neither PAC tried to suppress the news.
01:06:02Overnight, Caitlyn became infamous within PAC society.
01:06:06The photos and onlookers surrounded her apartment.
01:06:09Her phone was bombarded with insects and threats.
01:06:14One night, several masculine broke into her apartment.
01:06:17They stripped her naked.
01:06:19Wrote rich and venomous Shevolve all over her body.
01:06:21Mark took photos and videos, and left those photos soon appeared on shady websites.
01:06:26Caitlyn hid in a cheap motel.
01:06:28Surviving by selling her jewelry, her mind grew increasingly unstable.
01:06:32Plagued by hallucinations.
01:06:34She coughed black blood.
01:06:35Her spine twisted.
01:06:37Her rotting rose scent turned acrid.
01:06:39Even rogues avoided her shadow.
01:06:40The dark ritual began to devour its maker.
01:06:44One day, Caitlyn wandered down the street.
01:06:48On a huge electronic screen, Xavier, leaning on a game, announced a major strategic shift
01:06:54for the Remington PAC.
01:06:55When reporters asked about his private life, he paused.
01:07:00This is the price I have to pay.
01:07:02Caitlyn laughed foolishly, but what about her price?
01:07:08At that moment, the car suddenly lost control and sped toward her.
01:07:12Amid screeching breaks and screams, Caitlyn was thrown into the air.
01:07:16Crashing heavily to the ground through the agony, she vaguely saw the driver's face.
01:07:20Hollister.
01:07:21Xavier.
01:07:22No one cared anymore.
01:07:23Her life was saved.
01:07:25But both her legs were shattered and her spine was damaged.
01:07:28The healers said she had spent her life in a wheelchair.
01:07:31The Volf Council's judgment connects dark bloodline forbidden ritual.
01:07:35Interference with a mate bond, false pregnancy to reserve the act rank.
01:07:39Three charges.
01:07:40One sentence.
01:07:42The Volf Soul Extracts.
01:07:44The blackness was ripped from the body.
01:07:46Dissipating into nothing, she became something lower than worthless.
01:07:51In the rehabilitation center.
01:07:53I saw the news of Caitlyn's downfall.
01:07:56I stared at the screen for a few seconds.
01:07:58Then calmly closed the page.
01:08:00No satisfaction.
01:08:02No sympathy.
01:08:03As if reading a piece of pack news unrelated to myself.
01:08:06My rehabilitation progressed smoothly.
01:08:08With Silas's personalized training and neural interface technology.
01:08:12My control over my prosthetic hands grew precise.
01:08:14I could write, draw, and use utensils again.
01:08:19Silas respected my boundaries.
01:08:21Never overstepped.
01:08:22He brought me books.
01:08:23Played soothing music.
01:08:24Handed me honey water when I was exhausted.
01:08:27He discussed prosthetic improvements with me.
01:08:30Asking for my feedback.
01:08:31As if I were not just a patient, but a partner in this technology.
01:08:36During the neural interface calibration.
01:08:39Silas noticed an anomaly in the data.
01:08:41My neural signals at specific frequencies produced energy fluctuations that shouldn't.
01:08:45Exist.
01:08:46This wasn't a cannibal.
01:08:47It was ancient.
01:08:49He adjusted the parameters and triggered a test frequency.
01:08:52My pupils turned silver white and stayed that way for a full minute.
01:08:57An ancient, majestic voice echoed in my mind.
01:09:00Finally willing to face the truth, my little wolf cub.
01:09:03My wolf was waking.
01:09:07That afternoon, Silas wheeled me to the observation deck at the top of the hill.
01:09:11The setting sun painted the horizon in brilliant shades of gold and red.
01:09:15According to the plan, next week you can undergo the final stage of neural adaptation testing.
01:09:20If all goes well, you can be discharged.
01:09:23Silas stood by my side, his voice gentle.
01:09:27After that, have you thought about where you want to go?
01:09:29I gazed at the distant sunset, silent for a long time.
01:09:33I don't know.
01:09:35Before, I just wanted to escape, as far away as possible.
01:09:39Now, it seems I suddenly have freedom, but I don't know where to go.
01:09:43There's no rush.
01:09:44Take your time to think.
01:09:46You can stay at the center as a special consultant.
01:09:48Or, if you want a change of environment, I have a research institute in the Northern Sanctuary.
01:09:53It's quiet there, beyond any pack's reach.
01:09:56He paused and looked at me.
01:09:58It belongs to no pack territory.
01:10:02The choice is entirely yours.
01:10:04I turned to look at him.
01:10:05The afterglow of the sunset outlined him in gold.
01:10:07Dr. Reed, why are you helping me like this?
01:10:11Is it just because I'm your clinical trial subject?
01:10:13Silas was slightly taken aback, then smiled.
01:10:16At first, yes.
01:10:17Your case is very special.
01:10:19But later...
01:10:20He paused.
01:10:21Later, I saw your resilience.
01:10:23After all you've been through, you still chose to seize a new life.
01:10:27That's remarkable.
01:10:28These hands shouldn't be used only for revenge or defense.
01:10:31They can build something new.
01:10:33Something that bridges both worlds.
01:10:36I hope I can be part of building that future with you.
01:10:40That's all.
01:10:42His words carried no ambiguity.
01:10:44Yet they made me feel more grounded than any words of affection could.
01:10:48The mountain breeze swept by, carrying the fresh scent of pine.
01:10:52The Northern Sanctuary.
01:10:55I repeated softly.
01:10:57That sounds like a start.
01:10:59The final stage of testing proceeded smoothly, on the night before my discharge.
01:11:04Silas brought a delicate gift box.
01:11:06A discharge gift for you, and also...
01:11:09The beginning of a new identity.
01:11:11Inside were finely crafted clothes, a cashmere coat, soft flat shoes, a passport, an ID card, and a bank card.
01:11:17The name on the passport was...
01:11:19Irene Donnie.
01:11:20Irene.
01:11:21I softly murmured the name.
01:11:23Gwenlyn Dusk's room became Irene.
01:11:25Radiance in bloom.
01:11:26I carefully put away the documents.
01:11:30Do you like it?
01:11:31I like it.
01:11:34Tomorrow morning at 7, the helicopter will be waiting.
01:11:37Get a good rest tonight.
01:11:39Late at night, I found myself unable to sleep.
01:11:41I walked to the window and gazed at the tranquil night outside.
01:11:44Suddenly, a faint commotion arose downstairs.
01:11:46My heart tightened.
01:11:47A few minutes later, my door was gently knocked.
01:11:52A minor problem.
01:11:54Silas's expression was calm, but his gaze behind the lenses was sharper than usual.
01:11:59Xavier and Callister bribed a nurse, obtained part of the internal map, and tried to sneak in through a backup
01:12:04passage.
01:12:05Security has already subdued them.
01:12:07I gripped the edge of the bed tightly.
01:12:11Where are they?
01:12:20I was silent for a moment.
01:12:24I was silent for a moment.
01:12:35Let me see them.
01:12:37I was silent for a moment.
01:12:38Gwyn.
01:12:38Xavier's gaze lingered on my face, then landed painfully on my hands.
01:12:44I'm sorry.
01:12:45I'm sorry.
01:12:47Gwyn!
01:12:48Don't go with him!
01:12:49Callister spoke urgently.
01:12:52Silas has a complicated background.
01:12:55I can give you a better life.
01:12:56I swear, I'll never force you again.
01:13:00Make it up to me.
01:13:01I interrupted him, my voice flat.
01:13:04Calliston, your way of making it up to me is to barge into my life again and again.
01:13:09It was like this in the past life, and it's the same in this one.
01:13:12Your love has always been possessive and selfish.
01:13:15Callister looked as if he had been struck hard.
01:13:18I turned to Xavier.
01:13:19Xavier, you said you were ill.
01:13:22Psychological disorders, cognitive distortions, hallucinations.
01:13:26So, you chose to hurt me to keep me?
01:13:29To make me your prisoner?
01:13:31Your blood source, your cripple?
01:13:33Xavier's breathing grew heavy.
01:13:35Tears rolled down his cheeks.
01:13:37Yes, I was cowardly.
01:13:38I was despicable.
01:13:39I didn't dare tell you the truth.
01:13:41I was afraid you'd leave, but I regret it.
01:13:43From the moment you jumped into the sea,
01:13:46I don't need your legs or your life!
01:13:48I shook my head.
01:13:49Xavier, maybe your illness is real,
01:13:51but the way you chose was wrong, terribly wrong.
01:13:55Your love chills me to the bone.
01:13:57I turned to Callister.
01:13:58My wolf surged forward.
01:13:59Silver-white fur rippled across my skin.
01:14:02My bones shifted.
01:14:03My form expanded.
01:14:04The ancient white wolf stood where I was going.
01:14:07Callister's knees buckled.
01:14:09His fader.
01:14:09Alpha wolf dropped to its belly and bared its throat.
01:14:12Not a challenge.
01:14:13Submission.
01:14:19I shifted back.
01:14:20My silver-white eyes still locked on his.
01:14:23Callister.
01:14:24I don't need your apologies.
01:14:26I just need you gone.
01:14:28Looking at the two men,
01:14:29I felt nothing but exhaustion.
01:14:30You always say you love me,
01:14:32but what is your love?
01:14:33Possession?
01:14:34Suspicion?
01:14:34Harm?
01:14:35You never once asked me what I wanted.
01:14:37Now I'll tell you.
01:14:38I want peace, freedom, and to be respected as a person, not as a possession.
01:14:43I no longer looked at them.
01:14:45I nodded to Silas.
01:14:46Silas turned me around.
01:14:49Gwendolyn!
01:14:49Don't go!
01:14:51Please!
01:14:52Xavier's desperate cries echoed behind me.
01:14:55Gwen!
01:14:57Give me one more chance!
01:14:59Just one last chance!
01:15:00Callister's voice was broken and worse.
01:15:02I kept my back straight and did not look back.
01:15:05The door of the security room closed behind me.
01:15:08Shutting out all the shouting and crying,
01:15:09the corridor was quiet,
01:15:11with only the faint sound of our footsteps.
01:15:13It's all over.
01:15:14Silas said softly.
01:15:16Hmm.
01:15:17I closed my eyes,
01:15:18took a deep breath,
01:15:19and slowly exhaled.
01:15:23It's all over.
01:15:24Behind the closed door,
01:15:25Xavier's dark green pupils held the last flicker of light,
01:15:28and then it went out.
01:15:29His vault didn't step forward,
01:15:31because its mate had already made her choice.
01:15:35Silas handed me the cocoa and glanced at the intelligence flows I was managing over three years.
01:15:40A tacit understanding had formed between us,
01:15:42making words unnecessary.
01:15:44The Undercity had given me technology.
01:15:46The surface had tried to give me a cage.
01:15:48I took the first and rejected the second.
01:15:50Now I had built something that belonged to neither.
01:15:53A sanctuary,
01:15:54for the broken,
01:15:55the wolfless.
01:15:56The rogue,
01:15:57any wolf who needed a place to stand.
01:15:59The only rogue whose wolf made,
01:16:01Alpha's Neil,
01:16:02and the only voice both worlds would hear.
01:16:04Silas supported all my creations.
01:16:07Constantly optimized the performance of my prosthetics.
01:16:09He never treated me as someone to be pitied,
01:16:11but as an equal and respected partner,
01:16:13and I,
01:16:14in his company and the purpose of this work,
01:16:16slowly healed the cracks in my heart.
01:16:19By the way,
01:16:20Silas spoke as if casually.
01:16:22There is news from the territories.
01:16:24The Remington pack fell into a severe crisis last year.
01:16:28Their influence cut in half.
01:16:30Xavier managed to save the pack from collapse.
01:16:33But it was badly damaged.
01:16:37He himself seems to be in poor health.
01:16:40The ritual's permanent scars.
01:16:42He rarely appears in public now.
01:16:45Three years later,
01:16:47the Northern Sanctuary,
01:16:48a quiet lakeside town beyond,
01:16:50pack borders,
01:16:51a thin layer of early winter snow
01:16:53covered the stone houses
01:16:54and the distant northern peaks.
01:16:56In a lakeside building with a glass-walled workspace,
01:16:59the fireplace burned with a warm flame.
01:17:01This was my command center.
01:17:04Holographic data screens covered the walls' surface-packed politics on the left.
01:17:08Under city network nodes on the right at the center console.
01:17:11I worked swiftly,
01:17:12my mechanical fingers gliding across the interface.
01:17:16Sanctuary requests,
01:17:18relocation routes,
01:17:19medical dispatches,
01:17:20each touch of my hand gave someone a place to stand.
01:17:23My short hair,
01:17:25now a bit longer,
01:17:26was softly tucked behind my ear,
01:17:27in the firelight.
01:17:29My hands shimmered with a cold yet vibrant luster.
01:17:32The door was gently pushed open.
01:17:34Silas walked in carrying two cups of hot cocoa.
01:17:37He had shed his white coat and changed into simple home clothes.
01:17:43Three new arrivals this week.
01:17:45That's a record.
01:17:47I paused for a moment as I stirred my cocoa,
01:17:50then returned to my natural demeanor.
01:17:53What about Callista?
01:17:54He entered an arranged mating a year ago,
01:17:57to a she-wolf from an allied pack.
01:18:00Their bond doesn't seem harmonious.
01:18:03He's often photographed drinking to excess.
01:18:06The Compton pack's territory is also much diminished.
01:18:09And Caitlin.
01:18:10She's been in a sanitarium.
01:18:12A wolfless ward.
01:18:13Her mental state fluctuates.
01:18:15She needs to use a wheelchair permanently.
01:18:18Lives on a small amount of relief money.
01:18:20It's said she often curses at the air.
01:18:22Sometimes cries and begs for mercy.
01:18:25I drank my cocoa in silence.
01:18:26Those names, those past events,
01:18:28now sounded so distant.
01:18:30As if they belonged to a previous life.
01:18:32There was no longer hatred or turmoil in my heart.
01:18:34But, only a faint sense of distance.
01:18:36They had all once been mad for me.
01:18:38And all paid a heavy price for it.
01:18:41It's all in the past.
01:18:42Silas held my slightly cool mechanical fingers.
01:18:44His warm body heat passing through the sensors.
01:18:47You are Irene Donnie now.
01:18:49The mistress of no pack.
01:18:51The bridge between two worlds.
01:18:53I looked up at him.
01:18:54The firelight from the hearth warm on my face.
01:18:56Yes.
01:18:57It's all in the past.
01:18:59Outside the window, snowflakes began to fall quietly again.
01:19:02Covering old scars and nurturing new life.
01:19:04The lake was like a mirror.
01:19:06Reflecting a peaceful world.
01:19:08On the wall, a painting of the blood moon over the snow-capped northern peaks hung tranquil and full of
01:19:13light.
01:19:14I didn't choose any alpha.
01:19:15I chose myself.
01:19:16I didn't belong to any pack.
01:19:18I belong to both worlds.
01:19:20And to neither.
01:19:20I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:20I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:20I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:20I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:20I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:21I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:21I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:21I don't belong to any pack.
01:19:22I don't belong to any pack.
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