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The Silver Judged His Betryal
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00:01for a hundred years the blackwood pack held one sacred law no male shall take a mistress or reject
00:07his mate those who violated it faced the silver whip yet in the third year of our mating silas
00:13knelt before the pack council chamber and pleaded for pack law he wanted to break our bond because
00:18his female trainee who'd been missing for three years had returned the same hands that once traced
00:23my brows in tender strokes now pushed the rejection papers toward me pain spilled from his eyes like a
00:29wound torn open laia suffered because of me i cannot betray her i held our daughter tighter
00:36my wolf whimpered in my chest already feeling the severing to come what about iris he stayed
00:42silent for a long moment then looked away laia can no longer bear children she cannot stand the
00:47sight of my pup iris will be removed from the pack records i'll find another family to place her
00:53properly i remembered the full moon hunt when he'd won that white stag for me brought me its heart
00:58still warm claiming the victory was mine his wolf had held for mine that night pure and true i tucked
01:05the rejection papers into my sleeve everything had signs all along i accept the bond breaking
01:13but iris stays with me from this day forward iris and i have nothing to do with the blackwood pack
01:19not in life not in death the council chamber went silent i tightened my hold on iris this tiny pup
01:26was
01:26my only anchor now my wolf curled protectively around her presence silas stared at me confusion
01:32flickering in his eyes he hadn't expected me to agree so readily luna blackwood rushed forward
01:38reaching for my hand elara you're being foolish pack law is iron how can he reject his mate on a
01:47whim
01:47we will never allow this alpha blackwood's beard trembled with rage his pointing finger shaking
01:54ungrateful wretch elara bore you a child managed your household what wrong has she done you would
02:01reject your mate and abandon your pup you lost your mind the elders shook their heads silas the blackwood
02:08pack has held its honor for a century we have never rejected mates or abandoned pups
02:14if you insist on this you must endure a hundred lashes first silas kept his spine straight cold
02:21sweat beating on his forehead his wolf's presence flickered conflicted weak father mother honored
02:28elders this is my fault alone but lyra suffered for years because of me now that she's returned i cannot
02:37betray her he turned to me his gaze flickered with struggle when it touched iris but quickly
02:42hardened into resolve iris i cannot keep her lyra cannot bear children she cannot stand the sight of
02:52my pup after removing her from the records i'll find her a good family she'll want for nothing
03:02good excellent bring the whip
03:07a dark silver laced whip was brought forth each strand woven with threads of pure silver blessed by the moon
03:14goddess
03:14herself silas shed his outer shirt and melt in submission when the lash fell gasp spilled the hall
03:20his back wound with blood silver burning into his flesh but he bit down hard refusing to make a sound
03:26his mouth howled silently after a hundred lashes alpha blackwood threw down the whip and pointed to the door
03:33get out kneel until you come to your senses
03:37snow was falling outside silas staggered to his feet and walked to the courtyard and knelt rigid in the snow
03:43his face was pale as paper lips turning purple and cold still he held on to those words even if
03:50i freeze to
03:51death here i will break this bond i watched him willing to die for lyra a sharp pain piercing my
03:57chest my wolf keened confused and betrayed on say he had knelt before his parents just as determined
04:03saying he would marry no one but me back then he was the capital's elite pack beta and i was
04:09an omega's
04:10daughter the gap between us was vast everyone said he'd gone mad yet he insisted on a proper courtship
04:16a blood bond ceremony to bring me into his path his wolf had reached for mine their energies
04:21intertwining as he said tenderly alara i will treat you well for all my life how did we end up
04:28here
04:29yesterday was iris's full moon celebration guests filled the halls that was when lyra appeared
04:35in tattered clothes haggard she stood at the door and called out timidly
04:40just that one word and silas always composed always said he dropped his wine cup he pushed
04:50through the congratulating guests nearly stumbling as he rushed to her and pulled her into his arms
04:54eyes bloodshot voice breaking repeating i am sorry over and over i'm sorry it was my fault lyra
05:03i shouldn't have said those terrible things i harmed you everyone watched this reunion unfold his friends
05:09murmured in sympathy silas is devoted beyond measure he finally waited for her return i stood outside the
05:17crowd holding iris like a stranger at my own celebration in that moment i still thought it is
05:22all right he is just feeling guilty until last night when he came to my chamber after a long silence
05:28he
05:28finally spoke alara let's break our hand i'm sorry but lyra was taken because of me she endured
05:35unspeakable abuse now she cannot bear children i owe her too much i must spend the rest of my life
05:42making amends the word struck like lightning break our bond what about iris what about our daughter
05:50voice horse lyra cannot stand the sight of my pup iris i'll remove her name and send her away
05:58i beat his chest like a maverick screaming how could he be so cruel he didn't dodge didn't avoid
06:03he let me rage pain filling his eyes but he never took back his words by dawn i was exhausted
06:10i said fine
06:14the whip wounds and the cold made silas collapse in the snow servants scrambled to carry him back to
06:20his chamber and called for a healer i stood outside the courtyard watching shadows move inside listening to
06:27luna blackwood's quiet sobs my heart turned to ice my wolf went silent back in my own quarters
06:34i began packing in three years at the blackwood estate i'd accumulated so much all of it jewelry
06:41fabric paintings gifts from him now they seemed like a cruel joke i was folding everyday clothes into
06:48my travel sack when footsteps sounded outside one servant helped silas inside his face was ashen
06:54his back wounds bandaged yet he still needed support to stand i didn't turn around i kept packing alara
07:02this is my wrongling my stubbornness the world will know this was my fault i'll make it clear
07:07we're breaking the bond mutually not a rejection i'll protect your reputation as much as possible
07:12you're still young you'll find another mate i'll give you sufficient compensation i stopped and
07:17turned to face him his eyes were full of remorse sincere as if he truly had my best interests at
07:23heart silas there's no need for such hypocrisy he froze i walked up to him looking up at this face
07:30i
07:31once loved deeply you just want peace of mind so you can mate with lyra without guilt you say you
07:37won't
07:38miss this chance again but these three years what was i to you his lips moved his throat worked finally
07:44words came out alara in this world regrets are common
07:53not everything can be perfect i watched him quietly watched that face that once made my heart race
07:59now wearing false apology so iris and i together matter less than your regret i heard my own voice
08:06terrifyingly calm pain flashed through his eyes but still he repeated i'm sorry i turned away and
08:12continued packing but my mind drifted to the past it was the full moon gathering i watched the pack's
08:19unmated males compete in the hunt a tradition where wolves run wild under the moon's light seeking to
08:25prove their worth i stood among the other females when a magnificent black wolf emerged from the forest
08:30a white stag's heart in his jaws he shifted back to human form elegant and refined in the moonlight
08:37he knelt before me offering the still warm heart for you alara my hunt my victory my heart all yours
08:46his wolf's eyes gleamed gold in the darkness calling to mine i was enchanted captivated he said his name
08:52was silas from that day on he often appeared on my path sometimes with gifts sometimes with books on
08:59wolf lore my father was wary investigated his background and was shocked to discover he was the
09:05elite pack alpha father warned me not to dream impossible dreams but silas knelt before my father
09:11in submission saying he wanted to court me properly father couldn't believe it silas was sincere and
09:16patient visiting repeatedly to prove his intentions finally father relented on our mating ceremony the
09:22moon hung high silas lifted my veil gazed at me and said alara i will protect you for life his
09:29wolf
09:30sang to mine their energies intertwining in the blood bond i believed him who knew it would all
09:35become a joke now as i packed i found a small carved wolf totem in a corner a gift from
09:40our mating night
09:41i stared at it for a long time then threw it in the trash behind me silas's voice came hoarse
09:47don't throw it away i didn't look back it's just nothing
09:54before leaving the blackwood estate luna blackwood came to see me she wept as she held iris her tears
10:01falling on the pup's small face alara this child cannot be without a mother please stay i gently took
10:09iris back luna iris won't be without a mother she has me that ungrateful ret i should never have born
10:17him how did i raise such a heartless son i said nothing what could i say silas made his choice
10:24nothing i could do would change it luna blackwood suddenly grabbed my hand pressing something into my
10:29palm this is a crescent locket passed down through the blackwood line take it for iris she carries
10:35blackwood blood this is her birthright i wanted to refuse but seeing the grief in her eyes i accepted
10:41it silently when iris grows up if she asks about her father tell her he wasn't always heartless
10:50then i left the blackwood estate with iris never looking back my family's territory was in the
10:56southern woodlands the journey south was long on the road iris would sometimes cry from hunger
11:02i'd stop to feed her soothing her softly my wolf crooned to the pup protective and fierce
11:10looking at this tiny child my heart ached with tenderness she was so small so innocent yet she'd
11:16been abandoned by her own father i swore silently i would protect her raise her well never let her
11:22suffer the slightest grievance finally reached southern territory father was shocked to see me
11:31alera why are you here where's silas i set down iris and knelt before father father
11:37the bond is broken from now on iris and imma rely on you father's expression went through shock fury
11:44then pain he helped me up trembling that's simus how dare he i'll take you to confront the blackwoods
11:54demand justice father it's over i don't want to entangle with them anymore
12:03i only want to live peacefully with iris father saw my hollow eyes and finally said nothing more
12:08he just held iris sighing deeply poor child born into such fate i stayed at my family estate living
12:18quietly father invited healers to check on me she said i'd suffered severe emotional trauma and needed
12:24rest and care but how could a heart wound heal how could a shattered bond mend every night i dreamed
12:31of
12:31the past dreamed of silas saying he'd protect me for life dreamed of our mating ceremony our wolves
12:37dancing together under the full moon then i'd wake reality crashing down those vows were all lies iris
12:44grew day by day she had silas's brows and eyes sometimes looking at her my heart would twist but
12:51more often she was my only comfort half a year passed news came from the capital lira had been exposed
13:03the letter was from luna blackwood her handwriting trembled with rage alera that vicious woman lyra
13:09her disappearance was a scheme she wasn't abducted at all she staged it herself to test silas's feelings
13:16that low-born wretch she fooled us all i read the letter slowly feeling nothing but cold emptiness
13:21after lyra returned silas broke our bond and brought her into the household as his mistress
13:28though he claimed they would mate properly once enough time had passed but lyra's behavior grew
13:32increasingly strange she was jealous and controlling forbidding silas from mentioning my name
13:37when the incident was exposed silas interrogated her under pressure lyra finally confessed three years
13:45ago i had deliberately disappeared to test whether silas still had feelings for me
13:49i hid in a remote village living simply waiting for silas to search for me desperately
13:54i thought if i returned haggard and pitiful silas would feel guilty and bring me into his pack
13:59her plan succeeded silas truly felt guilty truly wanted to make amends so he abandoned mate and pup
14:07breaking pack law for her but lyra's jealousy didn't end there she couldn't tolerate iris's existence
14:13couldn't stand that silas had loved another so she plotted to eliminate iris when the truth came
14:19out the capital was in uproar silas was shattered that ungrateful wretch finally realized his mistake
14:26he is kneeling at the pack council chamber begging forgiveness
14:33come back give him a chance i walked to the window looking at the southern spring scenery iris
14:41toddled in the courtyard a maid watching over her carefully my pup so innocent so pure almost killed
14:48because of her father's foolishness i would never forgive silas never i wrote back to luna blackwood
14:55with just one line what silas chooses to do is his own business it has nothing to do with me
15:01after sending the letter i thought this chapter was finally closed but a month later news came again
15:08lyra was sentenced for attempting to murder a pack pup and deceiving the elite pack beta
15:13she received 200 lashes of the silver whip and exile to the borderlands as a rogue silas personally
15:19executed the sentence when the whip fell he showed no mercy lyra screamed begging him to remember their
15:26past feelings simus please remember our past feelings
15:32you deceived me into abandoning mate and pup there are no past feelings
15:40after the punishment lyra was dragged away she screamed silas's name cursing him lyra brought it on
15:48herself as for silas his regret came too late
15:59southern territory spring was always gentle magnolia flowers bloomed white throughout the courtyard
16:05i held iris teaching her to walk beneath the trees she walked on unstable legs when she stumbled
16:12i caught her my heart melting iris walk slowly mother's here sometimes i wondered if she'd ask about
16:19her father when she grew up what would i tell her that her father abandoned her when she was barely
16:24a
16:24month old i couldn't bear to see hurt in those innocent eyes i decided when she asked i'd say her
16:30father
16:30died died died before she was born that would be kinder than the truth miss there's a visitor
16:39who says his name is rowan ashford i was surprised rowan the name was unfamiliar
16:49show him to the receiving hall
16:53i handed iris to the nanny and went to receive this unexpected guest
16:58in the hall sat a young man with refined features and a gentle bearing seeing me he
17:04rose and bowed respectfully miss winters forgive my intrusion
17:09master ashfield what brings you here i heard miss winters returned to southern territory
17:16so i came to pay my respects we've met before though you may not remember years ago at the full
17:22moon
17:22hunt you watched the competition someone won and brought you a white stag's heart i was competing that
17:30night too i remember you clearly the way you smiled when he knelt before you
17:39my heart skipped that full moon hunt i remembered silamus appearing victorious offering me the stag's heart
17:50but i didn't recall anyone else being there
17:54you only had eyes for him then of course you wouldn't notice me
17:58i just wanted to say that night i saw your smile i thought what a lovely person later i heard
18:04you mated with
18:04the elite pack beta i was happy for you but now hearing of your troubles i thought i should visit
18:09i studied him this man was straightforward and sincere no ulterior motives thank you for your
18:16concern master ashfield but i'm fine now you needn't worry rowan nodded as long as you're well
18:25if you ever need help please don't hesitate i'm not far from here
18:32thank you i thanked him and he took his lead
18:40after he left i stood in the courtyard for a long time that full moon hunt seemed like a lifetime
18:46ago
18:47back then i thought meeting silas was destiny now i realize some meetings are nothing but empty promises
18:54just ghosts just shadows
19:00after that rowan visited occasionally sometimes bringing books sometimes medicinal herbs for iris
19:07he never overstepped always respectful and proper young master ashfield is learned and well-mannered
19:14a good man father approved of him i knew father was thinking of my future but i had no such
19:21intentions
19:21the wound in my heart hadn't healed how could i think of another bond for miss iris i noticed she
19:28likes looking at pictures i accepted it gratefully rowan watched iris toddle around she's a bright child
19:36she'll grow up well a gentle smile on his face i'll do my best to raise her miss wintons i
19:42know you're
19:42still hurting but pain will fade with time i hope you'll allow me to stay by your side not as
19:48anything
19:48more just as a friend when you need someone to talk to you i'll listen and his sincerity touched me
19:53from then on rowan visited often he played with iris spoke with father and brought southern treats
19:59gentle and unassuming he made me comfortable we talked late of books and life he never spoke of silas
20:05or my past hurts just listening when i shared half a year passed like this news came from the capital
20:11again simus had resigned from his position he was coming south to find me
20:19the news made my heart sink i didn't want to see silas didn't want to open old wounds but he
20:25came
20:25anyway miss master blackwood is at the gates my hand trembled nearly dropping my teacup my wolf stirred
20:32uneasily take iris inside silas kneeling in the mud soaked through his face haggard clothes travel
20:43worn he was nothing like the proud elite pack alpha his wolf's presence was dim and broken
20:49what are you doing here i came to apologize i stood under the eaves rain dripping from the roof between
20:56us
20:56i watched him bow again and again blood mixing with rain water once his pain would have destroyed me
21:02i told silas to get up i pressed him on what he would have done if lyra hadn't deceived him
21:08i asked if he would abandon me and iris for her silas froze i laughed bitterly you would have you
21:14know
21:14you would have so whether lyra deceived you or not doesn't matter that choice revealed who you truly
21:20are rain poured harder lara i go i turned away went inside and shut the door iris and i don't
21:29need you
21:29his anguished cries and wolf's agonized howls mixed with thunder behind me the one who'd sworn
21:34to protect me broke his vow nothing left to save silas stayed outside our gates for three days and
21:43nights no food no shelter just kneeling in the rain and sun neighbors whispered father wanted to chase him
21:50away i stopped him let him kneel it's his own decision on the third day silas collapsed servants
21:59found him unconscious and brought him to a physician the physician said he had a severe fever from exposure
22:05her if untreated he might not survive father looked at me i thought of iris no matter how much i
22:13hated
22:13silas he was still her father if he died here iris would carry that shadow forever save him then send
22:21him away silas was treated and recovered after a few days when he woke he asked let me see her
22:27i refused to
22:27see him so he wrote letters every day a thick letter arrived i didn't read them just threw them in
22:34a box
22:36rowan visited during this time he knew silas was in town but said nothing just stayed by my side quietly
22:45one day iris was fussing the wet nurse couldn't calm her i took her noticing she kept grabbing at the
22:53crescent locket luna blackwood had given me i took it off and handed it to her as i did i
22:59noticed
22:59something the locket felt heavy heavier than it should i examined it closer there was a hidden clasp
23:10i pressed it and the locket opened inside was a piece of folded paper to my future grandchild if you
23:18are reading this it means the blackwood pack has failed you this locket is your birthright more than
23:23that it is proof of your bloodline present it to the alpha council if you ever need sanctuary
23:29the blackwoods may have abandoned you but the pack has not i held the locket to my chest and wept
23:36not for silence not for what we'd lost but for luna's love for her foresight
23:41for her ensuring iris would never be completely alone
23:48weeks past silas remained in southern territory but i never saw him rowan's visits became more
23:53frequent he'd bring gifts for iris chat with father sometimes stay for dinner father clearly
23:59hoped something would develop between us but i wasn't ready one afternoon rowan asked if i'd like
24:05to visit the downtown square the harvest moon festival is coming the pack puts on quite a show
24:11i hesitated that full moon hunt became my shadow which is why i've never attended any
24:17other festivals or celebrations all these years iris should see it rowan added gently she is old
24:24enough now to enjoy the celebration all right that decided we went downtown iris riding on my hip
24:29string lights blowed warm across every storefront street performers breathed fire and shifted mid-dance
24:35iris squealed with delight pointing at everything rowan bought her a small stuffed wolf toy with silver
24:41tipped her she clutched it beaming for a moment i felt light almost happy long ago we stopped at the
24:48great hall steps where pack elders told stories an old woman was recounting the legend of the first alpha
24:54and his destined mate no distance could break it no betrayal could sever it only death
25:01rowan listened intently then remember the old tales gentle smile
25:04do you remember the old stories finding their true mates about wolves who found their true mates
25:08under the full moon i nodded as we walked past the bonfire circle i noticed a figure in the shadows
25:14silas he stood alone at the edge of the firelight watching us his wolf's presence was barely a flicker
25:20now broken fading rowan noticed my gaze and looked over ignored him no mind he said today is yours and
25:25iris rising protectively today is for you and iris i nodded and turned away silas had made his choice
25:31now i was making mine
25:36spring turned to summer rowan had become part of our daily lives iris adored him calling him uncle
25:43rowan and demanding he play with her even the servants smiled seeing us together one evening
25:50rowan asked to speak with me privately we walked in the garden magnolia petals drifting around us
26:01alera i know it hasn't been long his voice was gentle but serious and i know your heart is still
26:08healing but i want you to know my feelings are sincere i'm not asking you to forget the past
26:15or to love me the way you loved him i just want to be by your side to protect you
26:20and iris to give
26:21you both a safe harbor i want to be the man you can always count on he reached into his
26:27pocket and
26:27pulled out a small box inside was a simple ring engraved with wolf patterns and pack rooms will you
26:34consider becoming mate
26:40my breath caught i looked at this man who'd shown me nothing but kindness
26:44who'd never rushed me never demanded anything who loved iris like she was his own
26:50his wolf reached for mine gently not pushing just offering
26:56rowan i
26:59you don't have to answer now take your time think about it i nodded taking the box i'll wait
27:07that night i couldn't sleep i thought about silas's promises now broken about pain and betrayal
27:13about trust shattered but i also thought about rowan steadiness his patience his genuine care for
27:20both iris and me could i love again did i want to or would i let one betrayal poison the
27:26rest of my life
27:27iris stirred in her sleep reaching for me i held her close i had to think of her future too
27:34she deserved a complete family deserved a father who would truly cherish her
27:39rowan would be that father i knew he would as for love maybe it would grow with time
27:45maybe steady warmth was better than passionate fire anyway fire burned bright but left only ashes
27:54i agreed to rowan's proposal the news spread quickly father was overjoyed the household buzzed
28:00with excitement only one person's reaction i didn't know silas the day before our mating ceremony
28:07i went to the sacred grove to pray it was a small clearing ancient trees surrounding a stone altar
28:14to the moon goddess i lit wolf spain incense and bowed my head moon goddess please bless iris
28:21keep her safe and happy as i turned to leave i saw him silas stood at the edge of the
28:27grove
28:28he looked like a shadow of his former self thin worn eyes hollow his wolf was barely present
28:34a ghost of what it once was illera his voice was barely a whisper i should have walked past him
28:41should have ignored him completely but something made me stop
28:47what do you want silas i said nothing i am glad his voice cracked i heard you're mating tomorrow
28:56glad you're moving forward that iris will have a father who deserves her
29:00i failed you both i know that now but i need to tell you i'm leaving going into self-exile
29:08leaving
29:12i stared at him living as a rogue nameless and alone
29:18i won't return to the capital won't take another mate won't have any other life
29:24this is my penance tears streamed down his face alara i loved you i truly did
29:32i was just too foolish to see what i had until i destroyed it
29:38i hope i hope you'll be happy that's all i want now he bowed deeply in submission then turned and
29:46walked away i watched him disappear into the trees a part of me felt vindicated he was suffering paying
29:53for his choices but another part felt only emptiness
29:57what good was he suffering now i touched the crescent locket around my neck
30:02it wouldn't change the past it wouldn't undo the pain i left the sacred grove and went home
30:09tomorrow i would mate with rowan tomorrow i would start anew the past was dead let it stay buried
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