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00:01:15I was matched with three Beastmen from childhood.
00:01:18On my 21st birthday, I was supposed to choose one of them to bond with.
00:01:23The Fox Beastman, Reese, was re-
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00:01:32I was supposed to be warm and charming.
00:01:33The Tiger Beastman, Finn, was proud and sharp-tongued.
00:01:37The Snake Beastman, Calum, had double the fun.
00:01:41By the time Calum had me too sore to straighten my back, I saw their group chat.
00:01:45Whoever she picks is seriously unlucky. I don't like her. What about you two? You mangly fox. You stinking tiger.
00:01:53I don't like her either. She's always yanking my fur in bed. I'm practically going bald. Her sister's so much
00:01:59gentler, don't you think? Right, you dead black snake? Don't like her. She's always biting my tail tip.
00:02:07I let out a cold laugh. Perfect. As a fake heiress, they saved me from agonizing over who to pick.
00:02:17That same night, I booked a flight overseas for school. Forget it. I don't want any of the three of
00:02:26you. The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom, but what they'd said came back to me.
00:02:59I held back my tears. 15 years of waking up beside them, and it couldn't buy me one person's honest
00:03:07heart.
00:03:07They'd only met Sophia a handful of times, and they were already falling for her? I'd been sitting here, counting
00:03:14down to my birthday next month, ready to give them an answer they'd be happy with.
00:03:19What a joke that looks like now. If I hadn't stumbled onto their real feelings today, I would have humiliated
00:03:25myself at next month's party.
00:03:26My identity was already shaky enough, being a fake heiress, and they were playing games with me on top of
00:03:33it. Tears welled up in my eyes. I was about to wipe it away when arms folded around me from
00:03:40behind.
00:03:40Caleb leaned in and carefully licked the tear from my cheek.
00:03:44I'm sorry, sweetheart. Are you warmed up? That's on me. We don't have to do both next time.
00:03:49I hadn't even noticed him come out of the bathroom. He'd just showered, still warm from the water, my scratches
00:03:56still marking his skin.
00:03:57I saw something in his eyes that looked real and not concerned. It made me angry. I shoved his hand
00:04:04out. He could say something that cruel and still act this well.
00:04:12I shot him in the glare over my shoulder. Look at him. Was this my fault? He was the one
00:04:19always baiting me.
00:04:20The angrier I got, the more I wanted to do something about it. I opened my mouth and bit down
00:04:27on his tail tail.
00:04:29Caleb let out a low grunt and pulled me closer and snapped.
00:04:35My tongue accidentally grazed his tail. I watched him tip his head back, jaw tight. I released his tail.
00:04:42I didn't look at the man behind me, breathing rough, the red at the corners of his eyes still not
00:04:48fading.
00:04:49I shoved the door open and walked out, right into a burning hot chest.
00:04:55Well, well. What happened, princess?
00:05:06Did that stupid snake leave you unsatisfied?
00:05:09Finn grinned down at me. Then he leaned to my ear and grieved.
00:05:14Wanna come to my room?
00:05:15Get away from me!
00:05:17I pushed him off and walked. Finn stared at my closed door, then turned a sharp look toward Calum.
00:05:24You upset her?
00:05:25I didn't.
00:05:26Calum looked just as lost.
00:05:28Did you say something to her?
00:05:30Calum frowned.
00:05:32No.
00:05:33What's all the noise?
00:05:35Reese leaned in the doorway.
00:05:36Talking's boring. Just fight it out. As if. Stop pretending to be reasonable.
00:05:42After the commotion died down, all three of them went back to their own rooms.
00:05:47I'm on this. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:06I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:10I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:19I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:23I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:27I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:28I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:29I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it. I don't do it.
00:06:31I don't do it. I don't do it
00:06:33The letter was short, little sound. My eyes went blurry. I bit into my pillow. Fake. All of it. Fake.
00:06:40The only real thing I had was my acceptance letter from the Eastmore Conservatory.
00:06:44I picked up my phone and dialed the mobile.
00:06:47Yes, that's right. Move the date up. Just one person.
00:06:50I hadn't had the chance to tell them yet. Right when I got the acceptance letter, the story broke that
00:06:55I wasn't the Morrison's real daughter.
00:06:57My parents held Sophia and cried. I quietly put the letter away.
00:07:02They'd hired tutors for my piano since I was small.
00:07:05They'd given me the room with the best light upstairs for a practice room.
00:07:08Every bit of skill I had came from the foundation they built for me.
00:07:12Then one day, my parents took my hands on yours.
00:07:15Lena, go somewhere else for a while.
00:07:19In our hearts, we're still our child.
00:07:21My mouth opened, but I couldn't bring myself to mention going away.
00:07:25In the dark, I bit my lip. Honestly, maybe this was the better way.
00:07:29I had no reason to stay. No one loved me, but I would love myself just fine if I'm alone.
00:07:36I'd meant to keep my temper in check, spend one last quiet month with the three of them, and leave
00:07:41without a scene.
00:07:42But some people never let you rest.
00:07:47Finn, get out.
00:07:48Princess, what did that stupid snake do to you?
00:07:51He acted like you hadn't heard me.
00:07:53Still upset?
00:07:53I didn't answer him.
00:07:56I don't care. Tonight's my turn. I'll make it good for you.
00:08:01I pushed him back and said it again.
00:08:03I don't want to.
00:08:06Go back to your room.
00:08:08Finn finally registered that I meant it. His expression fell.
00:08:12What do you mean you don't want to?
00:08:14I've been waiting days!
00:08:17I slapped him across the face.
00:08:19Get out.
00:08:20Finn held his cheek, looking at me with eyes full of wounded disbelief.
00:08:25Then he slammed the door behind me.
00:08:27The noise brought Calum and Reese into the hallway.
00:08:30Lena, he ran out.
00:08:31Leave her.
00:08:32I said it quietly.
00:08:36Outside, thunder rolled. The rain came down hard.
00:08:46The rain came down hard.
00:09:10That whole night, every time I closed my eyes, I saw him.
00:09:14He was the most stubborn of the three.
00:09:16I wasn't worried about him getting into real trouble.
00:09:19High-level beastmen were capable in every sense of the word.
00:09:23It was just that this feeling of being slipping out of control wasn't him.
00:09:27Like being drowned slowly in a tide of memories you couldn't fight off.
00:09:30The next morning, I walked out of my room with dark circles under my eyes.
00:09:34Calum was standing by my door like a guard.
00:09:37I startled and stepped back.
00:09:38What are you doing outside my room?
00:09:40He didn't answer.
00:09:41Just looked at me with those quiet, searching eyes.
00:09:44Then he reached over and tugged on the head of my clothes.
00:09:47Can I come to your room tonight?
00:09:48Faced with that desperate look, I tried very hard not to roll my eyes.
00:09:53No.
00:09:56I'll wear that butler outfit tonight, okay?
00:09:58I bought a crop.
00:09:59Did I hurt you last time?
00:10:01You can use it on me.
00:10:05I turned toward the stairs and walked around.
00:10:08I didn't look back at whatever he said next.
00:10:10Reese was at the bottom of the stairs, watching me with an unreadable expression.
00:10:14I stepped around him and sat down at the table.
00:10:17Reese paused, then came and stood behind my chair.
00:10:20Baby.
00:10:20He said it right now.
00:10:21Aren't you forgetting something?
00:10:23Before, I used to give each of them a good morning kiss when I came down.
00:10:26Right now, I play dumb.
00:10:28Eat.
00:10:30Reese and Calum exchanged a look behind me.
00:10:33Then they quietly pulled out their chairs.
00:10:35Halfway through the meal, the front door banged open.
00:10:37I felt my eye twitch before I even saw who it was.
00:10:42Sophia walked in behind Finn.
00:10:44Both of them about something.
00:10:46Sophia wrapped herself around my arm like we were close.
00:10:49Selena, the clothes in your room are all so pretty.
00:10:52But I thought someone else already wore them, so that's kind of gross, right?
00:10:56So I threw them all out.
00:10:58You don't mind, do you?
00:11:02I mean, after all these years of living so well.
00:11:12The air in the room went straight.
00:11:15I pulled her hand off my arm without changing my expression.
00:11:18I don't need them.
00:11:20I don't need them.
00:11:21I said it and glanced at the three beastmen.
00:11:24Their eyes were all on Sophia.
00:11:26Finn, in particular, was watching me with an almost defiant look.
00:11:30Lena, Sophia wants to stay here a few days.
00:11:33You don't have a problem with that, do you?
00:11:34I looked straight at Finn.
00:11:35The others watched my face for a reaction.
00:11:38Finn's eyes slid away from mine.
00:11:40Last night, if I hadn't ran into Sophia, I would have been out in that rain all night.
00:11:43You didn't even-
00:11:43Sure.
00:11:44I smiled and turned to Sophia before any of them could react.
00:11:47Stay as long as you want, little sister.
00:11:50Feel free to pick any room you like.
00:12:05And including nerves.
00:12:07Lena!
00:12:08All three said my name at the same time.
00:12:10What are you saying?
00:12:11No one goes in our rooms.
00:12:16Sweetheart, did that tiger make you lose your mind?
00:12:18He's awful.
00:12:20We don't need him.
00:12:21Finn looked like he had a lot to say, but couldn't.
00:12:23He said it quietly, then shot Reese the look.
00:12:26I didn't bother with any of them.
00:12:27I grabbed my things and took the car out alone.
00:12:30No one came with me.
00:12:33At the bar, my friend Cassie pulled me into her side.
00:12:36What's going on, princess?
00:12:37I swirled my cocktail.
00:12:38Don't call me that.
00:12:40I'm a fake.
00:12:41Everything I have is someone else's.
00:12:43I knocked the drink back.
00:12:44The burn hit my throat.
00:12:46All of it.
00:12:47Don't say that.
00:12:48You're my best friend.
00:12:50It's got nothing to do with where you come from.
00:12:52I leaned on Cassie's shoulder.
00:12:56What's got you so miserable?
00:12:57You've got three beastmen at home.
00:12:59Can't they cheer you up?
00:13:00She laughed a little.
00:13:01Don't mention them.
00:13:03They give me a headache.
00:13:09My phone kept going off.
00:13:11Messages and calls from all three of them.
00:13:13I didn't pick up one.
00:13:17By the time I got home, my steps weren't quite steady.
00:13:22I'd barely opened the door when hands gripped my shoulders.
00:13:31Lena!
00:13:32Why didn't you answer your phone?
00:13:34Hayley's voice was right in my ear, tight with worry.
00:13:37You drank that much?
00:13:38Let me take you upstairs.
00:13:40I'm fine.
00:13:41I shrugged him off.
00:13:42I didn't drink that much.
00:13:44I wasn't lying.
00:13:45A few drinks wasn't enough to actually get me drunk.
00:13:48I said, let me walk on my own.
00:13:50Annoyance flashed across my face.
00:13:52What, you want me to dump all three of you sooner?
00:13:55Fueled by the alcohol, I blurted it out without noticing all three of them go pale.
00:14:00Lena, don't joke like that.
00:14:02I couldn't tell who said it.
00:14:04I went back to my room,
00:14:07scoured, and got into bed.
00:14:17Half asleep, I felt something wrap around my waist.
00:14:21I opened my eyes to Reese's face.
00:14:23When he saw me wake, he kissed me.
00:14:26Lena, don't open the door.
00:14:27My head was still foggy.
00:14:31He pressed his face against my neck,
00:14:33the rounded ears on top of his head brushing my chin.
00:14:39He was looking at me with that practiced, melting gaze.
00:14:43The alcohol dulled my brain.
00:14:49Reese, you're good.
00:14:51He didn't wait.
00:15:06Then we ended up sleeping together.
00:15:08Swept up and wanting it.
00:15:10After days of nothing, I couldn't say no.
00:15:13Reese held me close and spoke against my ear.
00:15:16Lena, you'll choose me, won't you?
00:15:18Just me.
00:15:19Choose?
00:15:20I barely registered what he was asking.
00:15:22I just nodded along.
00:15:24It seemed to light something in me.
00:15:26He threw himself into it, more eager than before.
00:15:29Here?
00:15:30Is this the right amount of pressure?
00:15:33Lena.
00:15:34Pull my face.
00:15:35Really pull it.
00:15:43After that reckless night, the morning came.
00:15:46I had just woken up in Reese's arms.
00:15:48Then I found Calum and Finn standing at the side of the bed, watching us in silence.
00:15:53Clothes scattered all over the flame.
00:15:55Awkward.
00:15:56Didn't quite cover it.
00:15:57Reese acted like he couldn't sense anything was wrong.
00:16:00His full tail patting lazily against my chest.
00:16:03Good morning, Lena.
00:16:04He kissed my cheek with a loud snap.
00:16:07Well, things were already a mess, so I figured I might as well go with it.
00:16:11I had too much sleep this night.
00:16:14I was like, I'm going to feel it.
00:16:17Excuse me.
00:16:18You said yourself you weren't drunk, Lena.
00:16:21Are you playing favorites now?
00:16:23If you wanted someone, you should have come to me!
00:16:25Finn's eyes were red at the clouds.
00:16:27We agreed.
00:16:27When you turned 18, every two days, rotate.
00:16:31Do you have any idea how long it's been since you came to my room?
00:16:34Shut up!
00:16:35I shook my head and pushed Reese's tail off me.
00:16:38Since that's how it is, let's cancel it.
00:16:41Cancel it what?
00:16:43The rotation.
00:16:44The room went quiet in a way that felt like something cracking.
00:16:54Sophia was leaving the very next day.
00:16:57She had etiquette classes and trainings to get to.
00:17:00She has no time to keep making a scene.
00:17:02Lena, I'm so jealous of you.
00:17:06I have so many nice things.
00:17:08My mouth twitched.
00:17:10I have nothing.
00:17:11Sophia's eyes had barely left the three of them to hold this.
00:17:14Stop!
00:17:16It'll all be yours soon.
00:17:18Sophia left.
00:17:19I had somewhere to be, too.
00:17:21Seeing his face just reminds me of last night.
00:17:24Where do you think you're going?
00:17:26Back to campus.
00:17:27I have some paperwork to sort out.
00:17:29I'll come with you.
00:17:30All three stepped forward at the same time.
00:17:33Are you serious?
00:17:34You're still going?
00:17:35Have you got no shame?
00:17:36Finn elbowed Reese aside.
00:17:38Fair competition.
00:17:39You're just jealous, aren't you?
00:17:41While they argued, Kalem caught my hand.
00:17:44Take me with you.
00:17:47You dead snake!
00:17:50Enough.
00:17:52Everyone, stop.
00:17:53I shook my head.
00:17:54I'm going alone.
00:17:55No one is coming.
00:17:56Then I left.
00:17:57Of course I couldn't bring them.
00:17:59I was going back to submit paperwork for studying abroad.
00:18:04Lena, congratulations.
00:18:06Maestro Harlan almost never takes students.
00:18:08Your future is very bright.
00:18:11I walked toward the gate.
00:18:13Then I found Kalem leaning against a car, waiting.
00:18:16How did you know where I was?
00:18:18He opened the door, head bowed.
00:18:20I hesitated for a moment, then got in with him.
00:18:26Kalem, you...
00:18:26A hand pressed to the back of my head, and he kissed me.
00:18:34Hard and desperate, like a small animal with no sense of safety trying to prove something.
00:18:40I was forced to tilt my head back and stay tangled up with him for a moment.
00:18:45Enough.
00:18:46I moved his hand away before it could wander.
00:18:48Kalem's tail wound around my waist, slowly tightened.
00:18:52Baby, are you going to leave me?
00:18:54I smiled, swallowing down the bitter edge beneath it.
00:18:57Who left who first?
00:18:59Stop imagining things.
00:19:01Is that so?
00:19:02He was already undoing the buttons of his shirt as he said it.
00:19:05He pressed my hand against his chest.
00:19:07Touch it for me.
00:19:08I smacked his hand away in exasperation.
00:19:11Kalem shuddered.
00:19:13Then his breathing went rougher and more wanting.
00:19:15Damn, he enjoyed that.
00:19:17You'll choose me, won't you, baby?
00:19:20I broke into a smile then.
00:19:22Of course.
00:19:22Kalem looked at me with those liquid eyes, serious, the heat in them not quite gone.
00:19:28As a beast, Kalem.
00:19:29I was worried you...
00:19:30Never mind.
00:19:31A few more days, and then it's just the two of us.
00:19:35He trailed off near the end, said it too quietly.
00:19:38I didn't catch it.
00:19:59I wasn't even out of the car when I got back, and Reese came sprinting toward me.
00:20:04Bad news, Lena.
00:20:05The tiger went into heat earlier.
00:20:06Stop!
00:20:07Before, whenever one of them went into heat, I was the one who handled it.
00:20:13Under the current circumstances, I wasn't exactly eager.
00:20:16I barely touched the door handle before it flew open.
00:20:19Finn scooped me up and dropped me onto the bed.
00:20:22He searched for my lips urgently, and when he found them, a low, relieved sound left him.
00:20:27His hands moved under my clothes, setting fires.
00:20:30Lena, you're such a bad girl.
00:20:32His eyes had gone red, his ears and tail already showing in the half-shifted state.
00:20:38Finn, calm down.
00:20:40I pushed his head back.
00:20:43What's that supposed to mean?
00:20:45You're really refusing me?
00:20:47He held me too tightly, and it hurt.
00:20:49Let go.
00:20:50Keep this up in your hand.
00:20:51You're handling it yourself.
00:21:06Finn wrapped himself around me, subdued, no longer pushing, just rubbing his cheek against
00:21:11my thigh, quiet.
00:21:13Didn't you used to like it?
00:21:14I've got bobs.
00:21:16I looked away.
00:21:17Finn looked like he might cry again.
00:21:19Then at least touch me.
00:21:24I worked his tail with my hands.
00:21:28Not enough.
00:21:30Lower.
00:21:30By the time my hands were too tired to keep going, Finn pressed a kiss to the top of my
00:21:35head.
00:21:36Lena, you'll choose me, won't you?
00:21:39I could barely keep my eyes open.
00:21:41What had gotten into all three of them, coming to ask me that one after another?
00:21:46I kissed his lips.
00:21:48Of course.
00:21:48Desire moved through Finn's eyes, possessive and searching, landing on my mouth.
00:21:54Good.
00:21:55When the time comes, I'm collecting everything with interest.
00:21:58One week left before my birthday, the four of us held ourselves in a strange, fragile calm.
00:22:04On the day of the party, I wore a deep, plum strapless gown with a fishtail hem.
00:22:09The three beast men looked at me like they were trying to see straight through the fabric.
00:22:13I pretended not to notice and got into the car with them.
00:22:16Under normal circumstances, the identity of a fake heiress wouldn't warrant such a formal event.
00:22:21But everything had been arranged far in advance, and business contacts were already coming to
00:22:26network.
00:22:27My parents also weren't willing to write off their investment in me, so the party continued.
00:22:32At the estate, I moved through the crowd with a composed smile.
00:22:36My mother came over, a touch of apology on her face.
00:22:39Lena, you've been away so long.
00:22:41Your father and I aren't trying to push you out.
00:22:43I just get along with your sister.
00:23:01I'm fine, mom.
00:23:02I looked down and kept my voice level.
00:23:04She touched my hair.
00:23:05Tonight's your birthday.
00:23:07Keep your composure.
00:23:08Have you thought about your decision with the beast men?
00:23:11Don't worry.
00:23:12I'll give you an answer you're satisfied with.
00:23:14I took a glass of champagne, looked up, and locked eyes with Sophia across the room.
00:23:19I smiled and lifted my glass to her.
00:23:21Be grateful, little sister.
00:23:22I'm not fighting you for a single thing.
00:23:25I stood on the balcony and made a call.
00:23:27Is everything loaded and ready?
00:23:28Yes.
00:23:29Wait at the front gate.
00:23:30I should be out by 10 if nothing goes wrong.
00:23:32Right.
00:23:32Don't forget extra security.
00:23:33The door opened behind me.
00:23:34I ended the call quickly.
00:23:36Then arms came around me from behind.
00:23:38Lena, I'm so happy.
00:23:40Reese looked at me with soft, burning eyes.
00:23:43You'll choose me, won't you?
00:23:44Maybe it was just my imagination, but I thought I saw longing and a hint of humility in his eyes.
00:23:50Little fox, don't you trust me at all?
00:23:52I smiled and patted his head.
00:23:54He leaned in, eager to kiss me.
00:23:56Don't.
00:23:57My makeup.
00:23:58Reese followed me back into the hall.
00:24:00If he'd had his tail out right now, it would have been wagging.
00:24:08Under the attention of the room, I stepped up onto the stage.
00:24:11The hall quieted.
00:24:13The lights came down on me.
00:24:14My parents and Sophia stood at the front, closest to the stage.
00:24:19Kalem, Reese, and Finn stood below it.
00:24:21I looked at them one more time before I began to speak.
00:24:24The dim light fell across their faces so I didn't see what was written there.
00:24:29Three faces wearing the same expression.
00:24:31A sick, consuming need to possess.
00:24:36Good evening, everyone.
00:24:37Thank you for being here.
00:24:39Before I give my formal remarks, I have something I'd like to say.
00:24:45First, I'm sure you're all aware by now that I'm not the Morrison's biological daughter.
00:24:51That's something that saddens me deeply.
00:24:54I spent 20 years in a life that belonged to Sophia, and I am truly sorry for that.
00:25:00The hall filled with murmuring.
00:25:02No one had expected me to say it here, like this.
00:25:05My parents' expressions faltered.
00:25:08My mother gave me a warning look.
00:25:10I returned it with something steady and reassuring.
00:25:18She'd been my mother for 20 years.
00:25:20She knew what I was doing.
00:25:22I'm deeply grateful to the Morrison family for raising me, and in my eyes, they will always be my parents.
00:25:27Wherever they need me, I will always show up for them.
00:25:52Only old money families had the resources to arrange Beastman matches from childhood.
00:25:58It wasn't available to most people.
00:26:00I paused.
00:26:01Sophia's expression had gone slightly blank.
00:26:04Downstage, all three Beastmen had gone pale.
00:26:07Therefore, I raised my voice.
00:26:09I am releasing all three of my Beastmen to Sophia.
00:26:14I won't be claiming any of them.
00:26:16The hall ruled.
00:26:18My parents and Sophia were on their feet.
00:26:20Sophia's eyes blazed with something like joy.
00:26:24You promised me.
00:26:27You can't lie to me.
00:26:29His voice broke, tinged with tears.
00:26:33Caleb and Reese came running toward me like they'd gone mad.
00:26:55I raised a hand.
00:26:56The guards I'd placed moved in front of me.
00:26:58I ran off the stage, cut through the commotion, and was out of the estate before anyone could stop me.
00:27:04I got into the waiting car.
00:27:07That's my girl.
00:27:09I watched the live stream.
00:27:12Drive.
00:27:12I said it immediately.
00:27:13The three of them had already made it outside.
00:27:16Disheveled.
00:27:17Nothing left of their polished composure from an hour ago.
00:27:19They were faster than I expected.
00:27:21The car sped up, but they ran behind it and didn't stop.
00:27:24Beastmen's speed was no joke.
00:27:26They could outrun a car on foot.
00:27:28Caleb slapped my window, his voice breaking.
00:27:30Lena!
00:27:31Don't leave me!
00:27:33You promised!
00:27:34Then tried to cut off the car.
00:27:36The chassis lurched as they grabbed it.
00:27:38Oh my god, they're insane!
00:27:39They're absolutely insane!
00:27:41Cassie screamed and clung to my arm.
00:27:43Do something!
00:27:46Almost.
00:27:47Just as the tires were close to screaming, the roar of motorcycles cut through from the side.
00:27:52My guards pulled up alongside, great guns in hand.
00:27:55Each of the three got a shot.
00:27:57Their pace slowed.
00:27:58Then they fell onto the road.
00:28:18They could only watch as I drove away.
00:28:21Where did you even find those people?
00:28:23Cassie pressed herself against the rear window.
00:28:25I pressed my fingers to my brow and let out a breath.
00:28:29Money.
00:28:31What can it do?
00:28:33And just like that, I left a mess behind me and went abroad.
00:28:37I enrolled at the conservatory and became a student of Maestro Harland.
00:28:41I had talent to begin with.
00:28:43Four years of hard work and I'd quietly built a name for myself in music.
00:28:48Performing across countries and cities.
00:28:51Constant travel had become my normal.
00:28:53My parents hadn't let what happened push them away from me.
00:28:57They were practical people.
00:28:59The Morrison family's eldest daughter, Lena Morrison.
00:29:02World-class concert pianist.
00:29:05A name like that was worth something to the family.
00:29:08That was enough.
00:29:09I'd had no word of the three of them in years.
00:29:12As if the night they lost their minds chasing my car never happened at all.
00:29:16Maybe they'd gotten exactly what they wanted.
00:29:19Maybe they were with the one they'd loved.
00:29:21But that had nothing to do with me anymore.
00:29:23Once I walked away, there was no going back.
00:29:26The plane touched down and my thoughts came back to me.
00:29:29I put on my sunglasses and walked out of the airport.
00:29:32A wall of reporters pushed my thoughts forward.
00:29:36Miss Morrison, what brings you back this time?
00:29:38You've been gone four years since you left without a word.
00:29:39Are you here to reclaim what's yours?
00:29:58You're still recognized as the Morrison family's eldest daughter.
00:30:01Are you coming back to contest the inheritance with your sister?
00:30:04You've accomplished so much.
00:30:05Can you say a word?
00:30:06I took off my sunglasses and looked at them with a calm smile.
00:30:09I'm here to perform at an invitation-omal piano recital.
00:30:12My relationship with the Morrison family is good.
00:30:14It's nothing like what you're imagining.
00:30:17Miss Morrison, the three elite beastmen who grew up alongside you,
00:30:20why did you give them up?
00:30:22They've each made a name for themselves since then.
00:30:25In finance, entertainment, and medicine.
00:30:27Did they do something to betray you?
00:30:28Can you share anything?
00:30:30You refused to bond with them at your birthday.
00:30:32Was it exhaustion or something you couldn't say out loud?
00:30:35Then I said evenly, unimportant people.
00:30:37I forgot them a long time ago.
00:30:39Then I got in and drove away.
00:30:42Back at the villa, everything felt so familiar that it almost felt like another lifetime.
00:30:52My phone rang while I was sitting on the bed, staring at nothing.
00:30:57Hi, Mom.
00:30:57Lena, why didn't you come straight home?
00:30:59I turned something over in my fingers.
00:31:02A single white hair.
00:31:03I wanted to settle in first.
00:31:05I'll be over tonight.
00:31:22I hung up and lay back on the bed.
00:31:26I frowned at the ceiling, genuinely puzzled.
00:31:29Four years of housekeeping, and they still hadn't managed to get rid of every trace of them.
00:31:34The house was full of warmth when I arrived.
00:31:38Lena!
00:31:39My mother ran to me and held my face in her hands.
00:31:42You've lost weight.
00:31:43The food abroad isn't any good, is it?
00:31:45Come, come.
00:31:45Cook has made all your favorites.
00:31:49Thank you, Mom.
00:31:50I brought gifts back from overseas for everyone.
00:31:52You and Dad and Sophia.
00:31:54You've gone formal on us, going away for a few years.
00:31:58We made small talk, and I sat down.
00:32:01As luck would have it, right next to Sophia.
00:32:03Four years.
00:32:05Word was, she'd already been placed into a role at our father's company.
00:32:09Sophia tapped the table with her diamond-tipped nails.
00:32:12Lena.
00:32:13Long time no see.
00:32:15Long time no see.
00:32:16I looked her over.
00:32:24Four years of comfortable living had done a lot for her.
00:32:27She sparkled, carried herself differently than I remembered.
00:32:31You left quite gracefully back then, Sophia said.
00:32:34Made me look bad, you know.
00:32:35Tone hard to read.
00:32:36I took a sip of water and genuinely didn't know what to make of that.
00:32:40I'd handed her three top-tier beastmen.
00:32:42By any measure, that was a gain.
00:32:44Was she upset they'd been touched by someone else first?
00:32:47That seemed petty.
00:32:48It wasn't that kind of era anymore.
00:32:50That's enough.
00:32:51Don't bring it up.
00:32:52Lena, now that you're back, are you planning to stay-
00:32:55She's not going anywhere.
00:32:57We're gonna find her a good match and settle her.
00:33:00I hadn't even answered when my mother cut in.
00:33:02I poked at the fish in my bowl.
00:33:04Mom, that's really not something you need to do for me.
00:33:07I spent years grinding to get where I am.
00:33:09I didn't do that just to become someone's wife.
00:33:12I still have places to go and things to see.
00:33:17My mother went quiet.
00:33:19She looked at me for a moment.
00:33:21Then her smile faded slowly.
00:33:47She was distracted for the rest of the meal.
00:33:50After dinner, my father called me into a study.
00:33:53He transferred a portion of the company's shares into my name.
00:33:57The condition was that I continue as a public ambassador for the brand.
00:34:02Sophia had a rough childhood, so she'll take the larger share of the company.
00:34:06Any objections?
00:34:07I've already begun training her in management.
00:34:10No objection.
00:34:12I looked out calmly at the dark evening and thought of the sky above Lake Takapo in New Zealand.
00:34:17That absolute, clean kind of dark.
00:34:20Nothing like here.
00:34:22My father let out a long breath.
00:34:24He seemed like he had more to say.
00:34:26You were always too headstrong.
00:34:28If you'd stayed and fought back then, things might have been different.
00:34:31Thank you, Dad.
00:34:32But I only want to play piano.
00:34:34I'm not going to fight Sophia for anything.
00:34:37I pulled the door open to leave and found Sophia standing right outside it.
00:34:42I glanced at her and went downstairs.
00:34:45Wait!
00:34:45Sophia followed, then stopped in front of me with an oddly uncomfortable expression.
00:34:50Did you mean what you said in there?
00:34:51Of course.
00:34:52I have my own career now.
00:34:54I have no interest in the company.
00:34:57You'd better mean it.
00:34:58Sophia said, lifting her chin.
00:35:00And by the way, your beastmen refused to go with me no matter what.
00:35:08I never touched them.
00:35:14That sentence made me stop breathing for a second.
00:35:17Then I pulled myself back together.
00:35:19That has nothing to do with me anymore.
00:35:20It's their choice.
00:35:23What do you mean?
00:35:24Sophia looked genuinely puzzled.
00:35:26I have nothing to do with those three.
00:35:28They're terrifying.
00:35:30I don't know how you ever liked that type.
00:35:32When you left, they nearly came apart.
00:35:35She paused.
00:35:37Oh, actually, you should just hear it from them.
00:35:40Here they come.
00:35:41I looked into the living room.
00:35:42There they were.
00:35:44Four years and none of them looked much different.
00:35:47If what Sophia said was true and she'd never taken them,
00:35:51they would have been processed by the Beastman registry and placed into work
00:35:57independently, not a hardship for them.
00:35:59They'd always been in elite programs, even back in school,
00:36:02in their own specialized tracks alongside my international curriculum,
00:36:06trained to the highest standard in everything.
00:36:10Lena.
00:36:10Calum spoke first.
00:36:12His eyes were fixed on me, hurt and hoping.
00:36:20I changed direction and walked toward the door.
00:36:25I have nothing to say to any of you.
00:36:27What's done is done.
00:36:28Don't come looking for me again.
00:36:30I got in the car and left.
00:36:32When I got home, I went straight to the piano room and played for hours
00:36:36before I finally stopped, breathing hard.
00:36:40Sophia's words kept circling in my head.
00:36:42Was she lying to me?
00:36:44But what would she gain from that?
00:36:45If what she said is true, then what happened back then was a misunderstanding.
00:36:50So what made them say something that cruel?
00:36:52I couldn't work it out.
00:36:54I poured a glass of red wine and sat in the armchair by the floor-to-ceiling window.
00:36:58Shadows moved outside, then were still.
00:37:01I narrowed my eyes, then picked up my phone.
00:37:03Add extra guards outside.
00:37:05Everyone keeps a tramp gun on hand.
00:37:06After that, I went contentedly to sleep.
00:37:09I woke up because I couldn't breathe.
00:37:10When I finally got my eyes open, I was wrapped up tight in someone's arms.
00:37:15I knew it.
00:37:17Let go.
00:37:18I said it through my teeth.
00:37:25Finn was the closest one, his face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:37:30Lena, if I let go, are you going to run again?
00:37:32Reese had his arm around my waist.
00:37:34His large tail looped around my legs.
00:37:36Baby, to you we're just unimportant people?
00:37:39You actually said that.
00:37:40You promised me.
00:37:41Kalem's arms encircled me from behind.
00:37:44I'm sorry.
00:37:44The dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:37:46Please, this time, don't leave me.
00:37:48You can bite me if you want.
00:37:50As long as you're not angry, I'll take anything.
00:37:52Reese's tail shot into my hand.
00:37:54Then pull my fur, too.
00:37:55Pull it bald if you want.
00:37:57Stop it, all of you!
00:37:58Are you trying to suffocate me?
00:38:00They pressed in again.
00:38:02Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
00:38:04Lena, four years.
00:38:06Do you know what these four years were like for me?
00:38:08I clenched my fist.
00:38:10This is all an act now.
00:38:11Didn't you say it yourselves?
00:38:13You both loved Sophia so much that she was gentle.
00:38:16Said whoever I picked was unlucky.
00:38:18Didn't you want to be with her?
00:38:20Now that it turns out you couldn't manage to stay in her life, you come back to me?
00:38:24That's not it.
00:38:25I never liked her.
00:38:26I never liked her.
00:38:27All three denied it immediately.
00:38:29Stopped pretending.
00:38:30I read your chat.
00:38:33You hated me biting your tail.
00:38:35You hated me pulling your fur.
00:39:07I don't know.
00:39:07You loved them.
00:39:27You hated me doing nothing.
00:39:27You know when I told her a macronor and I came into the house or something, and I had to
00:39:27wait here.
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00:59:30His face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:59:37Lena, if I let go, are you going to run again?
00:59:39Reese had his arm around my waist.
00:59:41His large tail looped around my legs.
00:59:44Baby, to you we're just unimportant people.
00:59:46You actually said that.
00:59:48You promised me.
00:59:49Kalem's arms encircled me from behind.
00:59:51I'm sorry.
00:59:52The dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:59:54Please this time, don't leave me.
00:59:56You can bite me if you want.
00:59:57As long as you're not angry, I'll take anything.
01:00:00Reese's tail shot into my hand.
01:00:02Then pull my fur too.
01:00:03Pull it bald if you want.
01:00:04Stop it, all of you!
01:00:06Are you trying to suffocate me?
01:00:07They pressed in again.
01:00:09Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
01:00:12Lena, four years.
01:00:14Do you know what these four years were like for me?
01:00:16I clenched my fist.
01:00:17This is all an act now.
01:00:19Didn't you say it yourselves?
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