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00:01afraid the snake gets jealous his feelings aren't my concern but i genuinely can't be bothered to
00:08see you i'm not your owner anymore you are we never thought of chloe as our owner we never
00:14touched her either if you'd wanted we would have helped you disappear from that wedding
00:19a long time ago so in your eyes i'm still your owner but in mine you haven't been worth that
00:27in a long time director ashford these contracts need your review come in i set the pen down
00:39before you go let everyone know those three shifters downstairs are not to be let up
00:45if they come back have security remove them understood director also you have a meeting
00:50shortly what coffee would you like oh right the meeting i picked up my phone and sent vance a
00:57small emoji a little pat might be home late be good and wait for me without waiting for a reply
01:02i stood smoothed the front of my jacket and walked out actually no coffee just water tell everyone
01:11the conference room of course director ashford vance was often with me when i worked sometimes
01:18when i'd been absorbed in something too long a cool smooth tail would drift over and coil slowly
01:24around my waist why is he so clingy i sighed more fond than exasperated and stroked a tail in what
01:31i
01:31hoped was reassuring human form this time please shifter form is genuinely too much for me
01:42okay i never asked about his other identity whether he was the heir to some family or the head of
01:47some
01:48organization what his name meant in the world outside these walls i wasn't curious i only needed
01:53him here that was enough the way ethan had once said at the airport we actually have our own names
01:59i don't need to know and i don't want to that had been the end of it as for the
02:03business deals vance
02:04had quietly helped put into motion i chose not to notice i simply rewarded him from time to time
02:09small things warmly given vance had hurt eric and evan badly enough that it had taken time for them to
02:16recover by the time they were well i was gone it couldn't find me eventually it seemed they'd left
02:21the ashford estate too until recently
02:27director ashford there are three people downstairs requesting to see you
02:31they say their names are ethan eric and evan
02:36put them through yes ma'am elena you're back in the country i am
02:45come meet us no time not interested i stepped into the role chloe had been holding and i was better
02:54at it the group began to stabilize my father's condition improved somewhat i mentioned it to vance
03:00absently in the top floor office
03:05when a sick person suddenly gets better
03:08sometimes it's the last flare of strength before the end vance's pale fingers wound slowly through
03:14a strand of my hair i see
03:19father got worse again
03:22his current condition left him with no real grip on the company
03:26he knew it i went to visit him
03:32sign over whatever shares you have left all of them the man in the hospital bed frail now
03:38aged past recognition erupted in fury but all he could do was cough
03:44you built this company do you want to watch chloe run it into the ground
03:49he glared i smiled give a little now and i'll make sure she's taken care of
03:55you've already seen what she becomes without me that's your precious daughter when you're not watching
04:06father i'm your daughter too
04:09i have your blood who better to leave it with he stared at me for a long time something painful
04:17moved behind his eyes i smiled everything was in place tall striking almost violently beautiful she
04:25recognized him her sister as a child had found a half-dead venomous snake and refused to leave it
04:30alone chloe had screened at her then get away from it are you insane kind oblivious sister hadn't
04:36listened she'd nursed the snake back to health her sister had probably forgotten all about it chloe
04:40remembered so she brought fans home she knew why he agreed he could smell her sister's presence in the
04:45house traces left from childhood here to repay a kindness what a pity my sister won't even know who
04:50you are vance didn't like chloe not even a little and the more he didn't the more she wanted that
04:55to
04:55change it never did then her sister called wanting to trade chloe barely thought about it and said yes
05:00good let this cold snake see exactly what kind of person her sister is how she opens her hands for
05:05everyone and how quickly she can close them as expected the three wolves took to chloe almost
05:10instantly but what she hadn't expected her sister had genuinely forgotten vance and yet she still treated
05:15him gently instinctively why after everything that's been done to her why can't she just stop a
05:20dying snake as a child a litter of abandoned wolf pups she picked them all up impossible
05:25it was fine her sister was about to be forced into a marriage with a man who'd outlasted three
05:30wives the pressure would crush her would she come crawling to chloe then the way chloe used to visit
05:35bringing gifts to that small apartment the generous sibling would she finally be desperate enough to
05:40need chloe's help that would be the right choice come to her sister not scatter kindness into the void
05:45chloe thought about all of it with something close to pleasure until she realized her sister had
05:50played her as they got older chloe learned something she was prettier than her sister not that her
05:54sister was ugly she was genuinely lovely in a quiet clean way but chloe had inherited every striking
06:00feature with perfect precision head to toe so the pattern became this those who saw chloe first then
06:05her sister looked vaguely let down those who saw her sister first then chloe looked stunned
06:11every time this happened chloe thought to herself her sister must be so hurt so humiliated
06:17when they were teenagers her sister drew attention the ashford family's eldest daughter graceful enough
06:23that boys noticed despite everything inevitably those boys noticed chloe and redirected of course
06:28they did she was brighter prettier warmer pathetic shallow idiots chloe thought it internally all contempt
06:34but honestly if they'd spent more time with her sister they'd have found out her sister was smarter
06:38and more interesting than anyone gave her credit for too bad they lacked the patience to look past the
06:43surface at that thought chloe would feel something almost like pity poor thing no matter how kind her
06:49sister was to everyone people still chose chloe she imagined her sister in the dark seething with jealousy
06:54hating her somehow that thought made the exhaustion of performing warmth all day vanish chloe would hum to
07:01herself lighter then she met a snake shifter her sister always had people around her boys and girls a full
07:08crowd her sister stood in the middle of them smiling then she noticed chloe and waved
07:18chloe come here when the others saw chloe their expressions shifted to something like wonder chloe walked
07:25over her sister reached into her pocket and pressed a candy into her hand i saved this for you strawberry
07:33your favorite chloe took it happily then one of the girls said elena is so thoughtful she remembers
07:42everyone's favorite chloe's smile went stiff why she was her sister why was she this nice to everyone
07:47shouldn't she save the best of herself for chloe chloe turned and walked away
07:55behind her voices floated is that your sister she's gorgeous like a doll her eyes are so big her skin
08:04she didn't hear what her sister said back she turned the corner and dropped the strawberry candy into a
08:09trash can i switched to an overseas number no one could reach me chloe never ended up marrying the man
08:15the two families became enemies when i returned my parents had aged my father spent most of his time
08:20in a hospital bed they couldn't trust the extended family with the company so they'd given it to chloe
08:25but under chloe's management the group was declining steadily then i walked through the door my mother's
08:31hand rose on instinct she was going to slap me i stepped back i smiled are you sure i'm the
08:38only one
08:38who can save you now froze mid-air i looked over chloe had her eyes locked on me sharp and
08:44searching
08:44but she looked nothing like before the polish was gone she was frayed worn down by everything she'd
08:50been holding together about her too long time no see little sister for her gaze away and burst into
08:56tears chloe had hated her sister since childhood why it started in primary school band sat beside me on
09:02the flight he looked down long lashes casting a faint shadow across his cheeks so you really were
09:11gonna take the groom's place and marry me
09:16you move fast after realizing i wasn't there it slipped out immediately that brief shadow on the
09:22live stream only i would have recognized it your scent went faint right the terrifying thing about
09:28shifters was their sense of smell precise and absolute i'll be overseas for a while until the timing is
09:35right to come back vance leaned in close that cool faint air of his wrapped around me
09:41his lips pressed lightly to the side of my neck this time he didn't bite i almost smiled they said
09:47wolves
09:48were canines bonded hard but this cold-blooded snake seemed more bonded than any of them over the months
09:54that followed the ashford family fell into disarray vance settled behind me his chin coming to rest on my
10:01shoulder one arm loosely circling my waist an embrace cool as winter air i'm talking to you vance smiled
10:09why something unsettling in it would it make you happy if something happened to them
10:15i paused eric and evan were ethan's brothers why would they're getting hurt make him happy ethan's throat moved
10:23where are they no idea probably close to dead though ice went through me but ethan contrary to
10:32everything i'd expected didn't turn and run you're both leaving together isn't it obvious why are you
10:41taking him the vein at ethan's temple stood out you all right chloe gave him to me i'm his owner
10:49then you're still mine you all belong to chloe now don't you remember
10:56you're the one who sent me to her something dark pooled in his eyes i heard everything you said in
11:02the living room that morning how much you all liked chloe i was doing you a favor
11:09and now you're turning it around on me you heard all of that i had nothing more to say to
11:14him
11:14i pulled vance by the hand and turned to go ethan moved to follow and was stopped by the airport
11:20security i'd quietly arranged in advance at the airport my phone rang
11:27the fake husband his voice was hard come back marry me what's your problem you're not worth it i blocked
11:36him
11:36too honestly i'd overlooked him i hadn't thought he'd be this delusional i'd been waiting for a while
11:44when a shadow fell across me i smiled without looking up you're here i raised my eyes ethan i blinked
11:50what's that face disappointed who were you expecting vance his expression went cold you really can't catch a
11:59break he's not coming i nodded kept my face easy ethan dropped into the seat beside me i didn't expect
12:05you to actually pull off an escape don't bother me i really i cut him off he shut his mouth
12:10bit down
12:10on his back teeth he switched tactics no cold edge this time going not your business elena where are eric
12:17and evan ethan's expression changed they're blocking vance aren't they his face went tight then i saw him
12:28vance came through the crowd in long strides a dried cut at his temple marks on his neck something
12:33low and dark in the set of his expression when he reached me the sharp smell of blood came with
12:37him
12:38are you okay ethan clenched his jaw what did you do to them
12:49chloe's perfect face was streaked with tears shaking her head backing behind my father father's
12:54face was iron gray where's elena find her she's gone too far you said you had feelings for me her
13:01sister was willing to step aside for us and you can't even i have no idea what's going on since
13:05my son loves chloe why not let chloe take her place it's still a happy occasion for both families
13:09i'd had the foresight to block my parents the butler and chloe before leaving even with the groom's
13:14mother trying to smooth things over they couldn't afford to make a scene my mother went still then
13:18looked at chloe chloe bit her lip her voice came out no what do you mean no were you lying
13:24to me
13:24this whole time don't you have feelings for me i don't you had three wives die on you why would
13:29i ever like you complete chaos i watched with genuine satisfaction then i spotted ethan eric and evan in
13:38the corner of the frame their expressions were something else entirely the left side was also empty
13:43the venue erupted i stared at the screen two minutes later my fake husband rushed in he recovered
13:49took the microphone actually today's bride was never elena ashfun the bride i've been waiting for
13:56is my true love miss chloe ashfun that was when vance's call came through
14:04where are you on the way to the airport you before i could finish asking a news alert pushed to
14:11my screen
14:11male family heir confirmed for tonight's high profile wedding not a pure human reports indicate
14:16he is a shifter i tapped it immediately a tall unmistakable silhouette comments below looks like
14:22a snake shifter cold-blooded running a corporation actually kind of fitting something clicked in my mind
14:27vance were you just crashed the wedding i swallowed it back i'm planning to lay low abroad for a while
14:32until things settle i hung up if vance wanted to follow he would if not i didn't mind either way
14:37i turned back to the live stream total chaos at the venue the wedding day arrived the city's most
14:43prestigious hotel over 30 000 white roses cascading from the ceiling crystal chandeliers threading
14:49through the waterfall of petals long tables draped in ivory jacquard champagne flutes standing in neat
14:54rows catching the light with a faint golden tint every detail was breathtaking big budget i took one look
14:59then was ushered into the backstage dressing room over the next three hours the guest list filled
15:04from backstage i heard the steady murmur of congratulations my parents appeared several
15:08times to confirm i was still there and cooperating i looked at myself in the mirror flawless makeup
15:13then i checked the clock the ceremony was about to begin i'd already taken care of the makeup artist
15:17and assistant in advance i gathered the heavy skirt and slipped out elena the bathroom straight ahead
15:22the assistant kept pace so no one in the hallway questioned it
15:29once inside i stripped off the gown efficiently and changed into the clothes she'd stashed in her bag
15:34something light with sneakers and opened the window a black car was parked close by first floor
15:39i climbed onto the sill and dropped down cleanly
15:44once in the car i called vance
15:49two rings no answer i frowned maybe the venue was too loud he didn't hear it head to the airport
15:55the car pulled into traffic i opened my phone and found the live stream my fake husband had
16:00insisted on broadcasting the ceremony he wanted the world to see the moment chloe stepped forward
16:04out of love lucky for me that made watching very convenient welcome our bride and groom from both sides
16:12both doors opened simultaneously the right side where i was supposed to stand was empty i laughed
16:17then i looked at the left side a shadow there for just a second my smile faded
16:24vance the days before the wedding i was perfectly calm i tried on jewelry the estate meanwhile had
16:30developed its own sustained low pressure system he even chloe who normally at least maintained the
16:35pretense of civility stopped by to take a shot didn't expect five percent of the shares to be enough
16:40to break you i had no reaction that seemed to infuriate her more do you know how much i'll have
16:45eventually when father's gone all of it comes to me i paused i actually looked at her she looked
16:52satisfied jealous the filial piety in this household is truly something i couldn't help but
16:59think pathetic evan kept his face blank eric nodded ethan scrolled through his phone and said nothing
17:06pathetic are they talking about me i didn't care what they thought i was watching vance he wasn't as
17:11dark as i'd expected he just lifted his gaze and those black fathomless eyes met mine that's when
17:18i realized it when his eyes weren't carrying that cold hostility they were beautiful the shape subtle
17:24the outer corners lifting just slightly an unintentional almost lazy quality to the look
17:30the day i came home with the marriage certificate and my fake husband the entire ashford family was
17:35seated at the dining table everyone's face said something different the news about the arranged
17:40marriage had already spread through the household i caught vance's eye from across the room a small
17:45reassuring look his expression was flat but i could feel it the suppressed hostility simmering underneath
17:51the faint darkness around him it was fine once everything was resolved i had a place for him and what
17:56came next i gave him a small calm smile from across the room he glanced at me once then looked
18:01away
18:02when i slipped into the kitchen to help carry dishes eric was at the sink you don't like him who
18:08your
18:08husband eric smiled pleasantly elena ask me nicely and i'll help you run i looked at him he clarified
18:18the other two are on board too the other two ethan and evan that explained why all three of them
18:23had
18:23been off today eric's voice dropped just a shade too deliberate you don't want to spend the rest of
18:27your life with someone you don't even like do you mind your own business you'll regret this elena regret
18:36after dinner chloe chatted brightly with my fake husband effortless and radiant
18:41i slipped away to the study alone and signed the share transfer documents
18:46next week the grand wedding and the show was just getting started a few days later a private room at
18:53a cafe i took a calm sip of coffee i looked across the table and cut straight to the point
18:58i know you're in
18:58love with chloe he looked up surprised set his phone down i also know you've been approaching
19:04our family with a marriage proposal you want chloe but they keep deflecting you with the excuse that
19:10the eldest daughter has to marry first who wouldn't prefer your sister she's not indifferent to me either
19:17she just says she won't compete with you because you liked me first
19:21i have a way to get you what you want what way we get a fake marriage certificate
19:27if chloe really does feel something for you she'll get jealous when she sees us together
19:32right a fake certificate people only realize what they want when they think they're losing it
19:38if you act close to me let her see it she'll be devastated then at the ceremony itself i disappear
19:45no bride she won't be able to stand watching you humiliated in front of everyone she'll step in
19:55then you tell her it's always been her have a ring ready something chosen just for her she'll be moved
20:04that's not wrong
20:09i know we'd never make each other happy you love chloe that deeply and she feels something for you
20:14i'd rather the two of you get to be happy miss ashford i misjudged you i had no idea you
20:20were so
20:21generous as long as you're both happy first snakes were notoriously insatiable snake shifters even more
20:30so if chloe hadn't said he was celibate i never would have asked for him second certain things were
20:36simply too much but i really am getting married so i'll probably need to give you back to chloe for
20:41now
20:42she won't be marrying anytime soon something moved behind vance's eyes at last right as something
20:47brutal flickered across his gaze i asked quietly do you wanna go back to chloe have i made you miserable
20:56no you're actually pretty proactive about the housework the next second he lowered himself over me
21:03his shadow swallowing everything
21:08then don't even think about getting rid of me
21:11i was quiet then i reached out and gently touched his tail
21:15don't worry
21:17about what exactly i shook my head inwardly i had a plan already
21:22i haven't lived here in months it's still that strong
21:26something dangerous spread through the air i genuinely feared he'd consume me his sharp teeth
21:32dragged against my collarbone
21:36you just took a suppresses yesterday i brought you up here to tell you something
21:41i'm getting married
21:43vance didn't release me the way i expected instead his tail coiled tighter and i was lifted and dropped
21:49onto the bed he loomed over me then his tail slipped beneath the hem of my shirt i grabbed it
21:55on instinct
21:55then looked away fast he watched me gaze darkening you dislike me
22:04no that's not aren't you my owner shadow fell over me or are you afraid honestly a little
22:13i came back downstairs to the same quiet i walked over to vance i also had something to say to
22:19him
22:20let me show you my room evan looked at me suspiciously you haven't been back in months what's there to
22:25see
22:29want to come too who said i did chloe was picking through the fruit bowl father's still home
22:36maybe it's not appropriate her voice was deliberate you have three shifters with you
22:41i'm bringing one to my room what exactly is inappropriate
22:47we never
22:50you make a fair point sis
22:53but vance still has to be willing
22:55every pair of eyes in the room turned to the man with the perfectly unreadable face
23:00let's go
23:00i nodded and gestured for him to follow whatever the others looked like behind me
23:05i didn't care to check my room was white and minimal clean someone had kept it dusted i cleared
23:11my throat ready to speak something coiled around my waist the tail your scent is so strong here
23:19register the marriage first hold the wedding after father leaned back in his chair and sift his tea
23:25once everything is settled i'll transfer the five percent i didn't hesitate
23:29i want the shares the moment the certificate is signed the teacup hit the saucer hard the lines
23:35around his eyes deepened with irritation you really have that little faith in your own family
23:38i sighed i'm just worried chloe might throw a fit and my share disappears again he flinched
23:43visibly the irritation held but after a long beat he relented come back with your husband and the
23:48marriage certificate it said everything about what my compliance meant to them and beyond that this share
23:53transfer would also serve as a gesture of loyalty to the man i was marrying after all assets
23:58acquired during marriage get split between spouses i didn't comment on any of that and stood to leave
24:04you'll stay at the estate until the wedding no wandering off and those shifters cut that off
24:10before the ceremony that single sentence detonated evan unfolded himself from the couch pulling that sharp
24:17grin come again then a cool hand yanked me behind him vance smiled barely back off eric's expression
24:25hardened what did you just say the tension in the room snapped taut then chloe came down from upstairs
24:31all brightness i could hear you from my room what's going on they think the mark on my neck is
24:37a hickey
24:38they seem unhappy about it and want to investigate predictably chloe's smile flickered her gaze settled on
24:46my neck so is it what do you think i deflected she didn't answer silence ethan sauntered over hands in
24:57his pocket
24:58you always covered marks like that why show it today probably because i don't consider this a hiccup
25:04that seemed to click for the others evan blinked now that you mention it used to cover everything eric's eyes
25:10narrowed sis father wants you in his study you don't need to follow her up i slipped my hand quietly
25:16from vance's grip and paused i looked back at the room don't give him trouble
25:23we give him trouble elena in your eyes we're turned and walked away before he could finish
25:29silence behind me back at the ashford estate the entire first floor just ethan eric and evan
25:37the atmosphere was awkward evan set down his game controller and glanced up eyes tracking from me
25:43to vance ethan drawled why are you here it's my house can i come back ethan's expression didn't
25:50change but the corner of his mouth curved up slightly i stared eric set down the fruit he'd
25:55been arranging and walked toward me chloe said you refused to come home for months and now you show up
26:02did you miss us i stepped back before i could speak evan stopped don't even wonder without us
26:07she couldn't last a day she doesn't look particularly heartbroken to me ethan's eyes snapped up who asked
26:16you sharp hostile energy surged through the room i reached back quickly and pressed my hand over vance's
26:21cool beneath my palm trying to calm him the same as yesterday wolves and snakes were both apex level
26:27shifters if they actually fought it wouldn't end clean what you brought him here to make us jealous
26:35snakes are cold-blooded and from what chloe says this one's worse than most no feelings at all
26:41you don't actually think you can change him do you then eric grabbed my jaw fingers tight
26:48uncomfortably tight his stare locked onto my neck the mark from last night his voice came down slow and
26:55deliberate what's that a hickey i rushed after him found him bent over the washing machine pulling out
27:00clean laundry piece by piece hanging it to dry eric had put my clothes in the wash that morning he
27:05hadn't taken them out before he left i watched vance's long fingers handle my clothes and scratched
27:10my cheek i'll buy a dryer in a few days then you won't have to do this vance said nothing
27:14i never got the
27:15chance to buy that dryer the next morning an uninvited guest appeared the ashford estate's butler
27:21stood at my door with measured deference miss your father says you've had enough time it's time to
27:28return and proceed with the arranged marriage no the butler smiled miss this is the wish of both
27:38the master and madam he stepped aside several bodyguards materialized behind him i laughed coldly
27:45aren't you worried i'll stab the man with a knife on the wedding day and then kill myself the butler's
27:50expression faltered the master said should you agree to the marriage you will receive five percent
27:56of the ashford group shares my hand on the door went still the butler seemed to have anticipated
28:01exactly this the car is waiting downstairs also the second miss asked that you bring mr vance along
28:10i glanced back advance we made eye contact his dark eyes were as unreadable as ever yet somehow a chill
28:19crawled down my spine good thing the door had closed in time the scent hadn't drifted out the footsteps
28:25faded i pushed the snake shifter off and didn't let myself look at his tail i rummaged quickly for the
28:30heat suppressants the same ones i'd used on ethan eric and evan during their heat cycles when it became too
28:36much even for me plenty left i tossed them to him then went to wash my face when i came
28:42back to the
28:42living room his tail was gone the man was draped across the couch long legs crossed expression back
28:48to its cold shuttered default he glanced up at me i thought you were i started confused celibate his
28:54voice was low and rough it's a theological response it's been too long since my last suppressor oh knowing
29:00chloe's personality if she'd actually wanted to sleep with him she wouldn't have kept him on suppressants
29:04and judging by what had just happened it wasn't like he could hold back indefinitely so how had
29:08he been managing before but if he didn't want to say i wasn't going to pry i poured a glass
29:12of warm
29:12water and handed it to him rest today you can help with the housework tomorrow and if you need more
29:17recovery time take it cut me off you treated them the same way i blinked them he meant ethan and
29:23the
29:23others i was quiet for a second then nodded equality between pure humans and shifters was the standard
29:29now technically but given a shifter's nature the bonding the recognition of owners there was
29:34always emphasis on extending extra consideration to them long quietness my name is vance i registered
29:41it and smiled nice to meet you i'm elena he stood expressionless and walked toward the balcony the
29:47bedroom isn't that way wait are you going to jump if you don't like it here i can ask chloe
29:51to take you
29:52but his tail cushioned the impact it didn't hurt his breath spilled across my neck my skin broke into
29:57shivers then sharp knocking at the door eric's voice from outside are you okay my fingers stirred
30:04the pale cold gold vertical pupils staring down at me seemed to darken the coil around my waist
30:09tightened i didn't reach for the door are you in pain let me get you some heat suppresses okay
30:15the pressure around me paused the mating scent that had been thickening stopped spreading more knocking
30:20harder now chloe's voice uncertain sis are you both okay in there i thought i'd calmed him down
30:26i let out a breath i was about to speak a coldness at my neck he bit me not soft
30:31like claiming something
30:33and yet beneath it a trace of something almost indulgent i muffled a sound my voice came out slightly adrift
30:39we're fine you can go ethan's drawl you sure she said she's fine evan cut in impatient then a beat
30:48later elena
30:48that snake didn't hit you did he no i bit my lower lip behind my neck a cool tongue traced
30:54over the mark chloe didn't explain she studied my expression nothing there maybe one of them should
31:00stay with you you seem upset evan didn't move from chloe's side ethan leaned against the wall
31:06bored eric's smile stayed thin and cool no one spoke chloe wasn't surprised she gave me a small comforting
31:13smile between the two of us i was never the one who got chosen we'd both made peace with that
31:19a long
31:19time ago and him add my words chloe's posture barely shifted then she turned towards the door come in
31:26heavy footsteps a man stepped forward tall with an almost aggressive stillness to him
31:33the next second i was looking directly into a pair of dark shadow-filled eyes
31:40hello his gaze came from above sticking appraising i broke out in goosebumps he didn't
31:46acknowledge me he's just like this sis if it's too much tell me and i'll take him back
31:53who is he chloe clearly didn't want to explain i didn't know where to begin either she smiled and
31:59pivoted the car's waiting downstairs shall we the wolves were quiet for a beat then didn't push further
32:06they followed chloe out on long strides the snake shifter stayed i was about to close the door when
32:13eric looked back at me something unreadable in his face and the man beside me suddenly contracted his
32:19pupils into a cold a smooth tail wound around my waist a strange overwhelming scent burst through the air
32:29you you're in heat
32:34not keeping one for yourself which of you wants to stay with me the air curdled no one answered finally
32:40evan got up and went to open the door he rolled his eyes a flick of contempt on his face
32:45stop pretending
32:46to be decent both of you chloe's bright smile filled the frame hi boys my sister already explained things
32:54right you all belong to me now hey there new mistress chloe looked him over with satisfaction
33:01then let her gaze sweep across eric and ethan you're all gorgeous did you pack
33:07actually never mind i'm sure my sister couldn't afford to buy you much anyway we'll get everything
33:12new at the villa ethan gave a lazy murmur of agreement eric glanced at chloe then slid his eyes over
33:18to me
33:18i kept my face blank every set of eyes in the room landed on me at once chloe noticed she
33:24walked
33:24up to me don't worry sis i'll take better care of them and when you're done playing house just come
33:31home and do the arranged marriage stop stressing mom and dad arranged marriage what arranged marriage
33:38i quietly turned back i was used to it honestly everyone gravitated toward chloe she was radiant and
33:44magnetic every gesture every smile pulled at people without even trying standing next to her i felt
33:50exactly like what i was plain and unremarkable chloe glanced around your apartment is so much smaller
33:56than the family estate is there even enough room for them it's fine then i watched ethan usually
34:02disinterested in everything let his gaze drift to chloe eric's devastating smile turned itself on her
34:08instead even evan the moody one propped his head up to stare at her his wolf ears flickering
34:14non-stop chloe didn't seem to notice she sipped her water with perfect innocence in that moment i knew
34:20my things were about to drift quietly toward chloe again after that the gentle clingy warmth disappeared
34:27they became cooler like they wanted me destroyed like they couldn't stop themselves until i heard
34:32their conversation i'd been right all along one look at chloe and they'd fallen the afternoon came fast
34:39a knock at the door chloe arrived the silence that had settled over the apartment deepened
34:44into something heavier you're really giving all three of us to her yes i found the three wolf pups
34:51on a wet gray afternoon they were collapsed on the concrete firm matted blood soaked from the rain
34:57i almost walked away but then one of them flicked its tail just twice slow and weak then curled it
35:03around
35:04my ankle i couldn't leave them i brought them home under my care they recovered fast a few months later
35:10they hit their maturation phase and all three of them shifted into men i should have brought them to a
35:15shifter registry but the registry told me they'd already bonded recognized me completely as their
35:21owner releasing them without care would cause serious psychological harm i looked at those three
35:26pairs of beautiful eyes and caved i let them stay they said they had no names so i gave them
35:31some
35:31oldest to youngest ethan eric evan young hot-blooded wolf shifters with energy to burn even in human
35:39form they couldn't stop their ears and tails from flickering clinging to me every hour of every day
35:45then one afternoon chloe called sis aren't you going to come home for the arranged marriage the man has had
35:51three wives die on him and he's ugly but his family has money i looked away that was exactly why
35:57my
35:57family had cut me off after i fought the arrangement they couldn't bring themselves to send chloe in my
36:02place so instead they applied steady relentless pressure on me eric who always read the room
36:08perfectly don't like the call hang up what was that boy i took the opening to change the subject i
36:13rescued three injured wolf pups a while back they just shifted recently and they won't leave me alone
36:19we can barely keep up a few seconds of silence i'm honestly jealous my snake shifter won't even let me
36:25touch him he'll warm up eventually chloe just gave a soft unconvinced hum the next day she showed up
36:32at my door with bags upon bags she wore a pretty little white dress beaming at me surprise sis i
36:39turned around all three shifters eyes went straight to her the three wolves i saved wanted me in bed every
36:46single day but the truth is they didn't like me they just wanted to use me to get close to
36:51my sister
36:52so i called her and asked to switch mates three horny wolves in exchange for one cold serpent today
36:58after being fully claimed i fell into sound sleep god look at her that body that stamina and she
37:05thought she could handle three of us doesn't matter the second she taps out she'll hand us off to her
37:09sister she can't even get out of bed right now a few more days of this and she'll give up
37:13on us for
37:14good the conversation from the living room kept going they thought i was still asleep i kept my eyes low
37:19watching the marks on my wrists and legs and the amber glow of the bedside lamp every single one of
37:24them unmistakable she's not gonna hand all three of us over to her sister right which means at least
37:29one of us stays elena's dull and boring you want to stay go ahead i don't same whatever fate decides
37:37is she up yet no way she was crying so hard she nearly passed out she's not waking up anytime
37:42soon
37:43so weak let's get her up in a bit a few more days of this and she'll give up on
37:46us my vision went dark i
37:48reached for my phone face pale and called chloe she picked up fast what's wrong sis weren't you
37:55just saying you were unsatisfied take all three of mine give me that celibate snake shifter of yours
38:03is that okay are they willing they like you she understood because it was the truth everyone liked
38:11chloe more all right your place is small anyway not really ideal for them but my snake shifter sis
38:19he's cold if he weren't celibic i wouldn't have asked for him in the first place
38:25i'm completely wrecked i just need someone to handle the housework
38:32i just hope he doesn't turn out like these three wolves
38:36don't worry i haven't managed to tame him yet he's not going to be interested in you i'll come
38:42pick them up this afternoon the line went dead that exact second the bedroom door swung open you're
38:47up he crossed the room and reached for my blanket wait what is it mistress i'm exhausted
38:53i need to rest can't do that he said easily mistress you took us in that means you're responsible for
38:58us we're nowhere near satisfied if you rest what are we supposed to do chloe's coming to take all of
39:05you this afternoon he went still the two leaning in the doorway froze too which two of us all of
39:13you