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00:00:00I died.
00:00:01A second later my eyes snapped open.
00:00:03I was reborn.
00:00:04Back on the day of the ceremony.
00:00:05How stupid was I in my past life?
00:00:07I waited like a loyal dog.
00:00:09Your little games won't work on me this time.
00:00:11Cutting Alaric off before he could claim me.
00:00:13I, Evelyn, reject my fated bond with Alpha Alaric.
00:00:16He crashed to his knees.
00:00:17His wolf howled in agony, crashing beside him.
00:00:20But me.
00:00:20I felt nothing.
00:00:21No pain.
00:00:22No tearing.
00:00:23Nothing at all.
00:00:24He couldn't understand why I felt no backlash.
00:00:26I walked away without looking back.
00:00:28Evelyn, you bitch!
00:00:30Fucking a rogue in the sacred woods?
00:00:31No!
00:00:32It wasn't me!
00:00:34Alaric, please look at me!
00:00:35That's not me!
00:00:38At the ceiling of its moon, Alpha Alaric was about to mark me.
00:00:42Then, a vision above the altar shattered the ceremony.
00:00:45I dropped to my knees, screaming my innocence, but no one listened.
00:00:49Alaric ripped the moonstone necklace from my neck, the ultimate symbol of a luna.
00:00:52You don't deserve to be my mate.
00:00:58Behind him, my stepsister Serafina watched from the crowd, smiling sweetly, like she always
00:01:02did.
00:01:02Cast her out of Solarian!
00:01:04No!
00:01:04It wasn't me!
00:01:06Alaric!
00:01:07No!
00:01:07Hey!
00:01:08No!
00:01:08The guards dragged me away, shoved me out into the wastelands.
00:01:12I fell to the bottom of the cliff.
00:01:13I died.
00:01:15A second later, my eyes snapped open.
00:01:17I gasped for air.
00:01:18I was reborn, back on the day of the ceremony, before the nightmare began.
00:01:23Evelyn, you look stunning today.
00:01:25I grabbed her hand tightly, shoving her away in pure disgust.
00:01:29Serafina, you look stunning too.
00:01:31I turned to the center of the altar, cutting Alaric off before he could claim me.
00:01:35Enter, High Priestess!
00:01:37Everyone at the ceremony turned in confusion toward the priestess in white robes.
00:01:40Yes, High Priestess, before the ceremony begins, I request the rite of truth.
00:01:50Serafina rubbed her wrist, glaring at me.
00:01:52At those words, her face went instantly payoff.
00:01:55The priestess raised her staff.
00:01:57Evelyn, what is this?
00:01:59Serafina gaped at me.
00:02:00She never expected me to play her trump card first.
00:02:02The exact proof she used to ruin my last life.
00:02:06Keep watching.
00:02:07The next second, the face in the vision peeled away.
00:02:09It was Serafina's person maid.
00:02:12You bitch!
00:02:13How dare you frame my sister!
00:02:15Without a flinch, she snapped her maid's neck.
00:02:20Evelyn, I'm so sorry!
00:02:22I had no idea this slut was trying to set you up!
00:02:25I stepped over with a sneer and leaned down to her ear.
00:02:27Save your tears, Serafina.
00:02:29Your little games won't work on me this time.
00:02:32Evelyn, that's enough.
00:02:33She's your sister.
00:02:34It wasn't her fault.
00:02:36He wiped her tears away gently.
00:02:38Then glared at me.
00:02:39You're about to be the Luna of Salarian.
00:02:41Show some grace.
00:02:42Watching him shield Serafina, I shook my head with a bitter laugh.
00:02:46How stupid was I in my past life?
00:02:48While he was busy fucking Serafina.
00:02:51I waited like a loyal dog, grateful he was even willing to mark me.
00:02:57All right, the ceremony continues.
00:03:00Evelyn, come here.
00:03:01Alaric let go of Serafina and held his hand out to me.
00:03:04Alaric!
00:03:05I reject your mark!
00:03:10What did you just say?
00:03:12I, Evelyn, reject my fated bond with Alpha Alaric.
00:03:16At that, the crowd erupted in murmurs.
00:03:18The next second, Alaric's pupils shrank.
00:03:21Thick blood surged up in his throat.
00:03:25Sevelin, the fated Nathaniel, incited once the seamless punishment in the path.
00:03:29Enough to shatter both our wolf souls.
00:03:31He crashed to his knees, bracing himself against the altar.
00:03:34His wolf howled in agony, crashing inside him.
00:03:37But me.
00:03:38I felt nothing.
00:03:39No pain.
00:03:40No tearing.
00:03:40Nothing at all.
00:03:41Alaric looked up at me in shock, mouth dripping with blood.
00:03:44He couldn't understand why I felt no backlash.
00:03:46Evelyn!
00:03:47You'll regret this!
00:03:50He dragged his broken body up and yanked Serafina over, right in front of everyone.
00:03:54He drove his fangs deep into her neck.
00:03:57Serafina let out a sweet, breathy moan.
00:03:59I heard Alaric's wolf screaming.
00:04:02No!
00:04:03She's not our mate!
00:04:04Stop!
00:04:05He didn't stop.
00:04:06I walked away without looking back.
00:04:14Evelyn, you bitch!
00:04:15Fucking a rogue in the sacred woods!
00:04:17No!
00:04:18It wasn't me!
00:04:19Alaric, please look at me!
00:04:21That's not me!
00:04:27That's not me!
00:04:28No!
00:04:29That's not me!
00:04:31No!
00:04:31That's not me!
00:04:32That's not me!
00:04:32No!
00:04:33No!
00:04:34That's not me!
00:04:34No!
00:04:38No!
00:04:38You don't deserve to be my mate!
00:04:44Behind him, my stepsister Serafina watched from the crowd, smiling sweetly, like she always
00:04:48did.
00:04:48Cast her out of Solarian!
00:04:50No!
00:04:50It wasn't me!
00:04:52Alaric, no!
00:04:53Hey!
00:04:54No!
00:04:54The guards dragged me away, shoved me out into the raised hands.
00:04:58I fell to the bottom of the cliff.
00:04:59I die.
00:05:01A second later, my eyes snapped open.
00:05:03I gasped for air.
00:05:04I was reborn, back on the day of the ceremony, before the nightmare began.
00:05:09Evelyn, you look stunning today.
00:05:11I grabbed her hand tightly, shoving her away in pure disgust.
00:05:15Seraphina, you look stunning too.
00:05:17I turned to the center of the altar, cutting Alaric off before he could claim me.
00:05:21Enter, High Priestess!
00:05:23Everyone at the ceremony turned in confusion toward the priestess in white robes.
00:05:27High Priestess, before the ceremony begins, I request the rite of truth.
00:05:36Seraphina rubbed her wrist, glaring at me.
00:05:38At those words, her face went instantly pay off.
00:05:41The priestess raised her staff.
00:05:43Evelyn, what is this?
00:05:45Seraphina gaped at me.
00:05:46She never expected me to play her trump card first.
00:05:48The exact proof she used to ruin my last life.
00:05:51Keep watching.
00:05:53The next second, the face in the vision peeled away.
00:05:55It was Seraphina's person maid.
00:05:58You bitch!
00:05:59How dare you frame my sister!
00:06:01Without a flinch, she snapped her maid's neck.
00:06:06Evelyn, I'm so sorry!
00:06:08I had no idea this slut was trying to set you up!
00:06:11I stepped over with a sneer and leaned down to her ear.
00:06:13Save your tears, Seraphina.
00:06:15Your little games won't work on me this time.
00:06:18Evelyn, that's enough!
00:06:19She's your sister!
00:06:20It wasn't her fault!
00:06:22He wiped her tears away gently, then glared at me.
00:06:25You're about to be the Luna of Salarian.
00:06:27Show some grace.
00:06:28Watching him shield Seraphina, I shook my head with a bitter laugh.
00:06:32How stupid was I in my past life, while he was busy fucking Seraphina.
00:06:37I waited like a loyal dog, grateful he was even willing to mark me.
00:06:43All right.
00:06:44The ceremony continues.
00:06:46Evelyn, come here.
00:06:47Alaric let go of Seraphina and held his hand out to me.
00:06:50Alaric!
00:06:51I reject your mark!
00:06:56What did you just say?
00:06:58I, Evelyn, reject my fated bond with Alpha Alaric.
00:07:02At that, the crowd erupted in murmurs.
00:07:04The next second, Alaric's pupils shrank.
00:07:07Thick blood surged up in his throat.
00:07:11Sedlin, the fate of Nathan, who incited once the finest punishment in the power,
00:07:15enough to shatter both our wolf souls.
00:07:17He crashed to his knees, bracing himself against the altar.
00:07:20His wolf howled in agony, crashing inside him.
00:07:23But me.
00:07:24I felt nothing.
00:07:25No pain.
00:07:25No tearing.
00:07:26Nothing at all.
00:07:27Alaric looked up at me in shock, mouth dripping with blood.
00:07:30He couldn't understand why I felt no backlash.
00:07:32Evelyn!
00:07:33You'll regret this!
00:07:36He dragged his broken body up and yanked Seraphina over, right in front of everyone.
00:07:40He drove his fangs deep into her neck.
00:07:43Seraphina let out a sweet, breathy moan.
00:07:45I heard Alaric's wolf swing on the floor and said,
00:07:48No!
00:07:49She's not our mate!
00:07:50Stop!
00:07:51He didn't stop.
00:07:52I walked away without looking back.
00:08:00Evelyn, you bitch!
00:08:01Fucking a rogue in the sacred woods!
00:08:03No!
00:08:04It wasn't me!
00:08:05Alaric!
00:08:06Please look at me!
00:08:07That's not me!
00:08:23You don't deserve to be my mate!
00:08:29Behind him, my stepsister Seraphina watched from the crowd, smiling sweetly, like she always
00:08:34did.
00:08:34Cast her out of Solerion!
00:08:36No!
00:08:36No!
00:08:37It wasn't me!
00:08:38It wasn't me!
00:08:38Alaric!
00:08:39No!
00:08:39Hey!
00:08:40No!
00:08:40The guards dragged me away, shoved me out into the wafinges.
00:08:44I fell to the bottom of the cliff.
00:08:45I die.
00:08:47A second later, my eyes snapped open.
00:08:49I gasped for air.
00:08:50I was reborn, back on the day of the ceremony, before the nightmare began.
00:08:55Evelyn, you look stunning today.
00:08:57I grabbed her hand tightly, shoving her away in pure disgust.
00:09:01Seraphina, you look stunning too.
00:09:03I turned to the center of the altar, cutting Alaric off before he could claim me.
00:09:07Enter, High Priestess!
00:09:09Everyone at the ceremony turned in confusion toward the priestess in white robes.
00:09:12High Priestess, before the ceremony begins, I request the rite of truth.
00:09:22Seraphina rubbed her wrist, glaring at me.
00:09:24At those words, her face went instantly pay off.
00:09:27The priestess raised her staff.
00:09:29Evelyn, what is this?
00:09:31Seraphina gaped at me.
00:09:32She never expected me to play her trump card first.
00:09:34The exact proof she used to ruin my last life.
00:09:37Keep watching.
00:09:39The next second, the face in the vision peeled away.
00:09:41It was Seraphina's person maid.
00:09:44You bitch!
00:09:45How dare you frame my sister!
00:09:46Without a flange, she snapped her maid's neck.
00:09:52Evelyn, I'm so sorry!
00:09:54I had no idea this slut was trying to set you up!
00:09:57I stepped over with a sneer and leaned down to her ear.
00:09:59Save your tears, Seraphina.
00:10:01Your little games won't work on me this time.
00:10:04Evelyn, that's enough!
00:10:05She's your sister!
00:10:06It wasn't her fault!
00:10:08He wiped her tears away gently, then glared at me.
00:10:11You're about to be the Luna of Salarian.
00:10:13Show some grace.
00:10:14Watching him shield Seraphina, I shook my head with a bitter laugh.
00:10:18How stupid was I in my past life?
00:10:20While he was busy fucking Seraphina.
00:10:23I waited like a loyal dog, grateful he was even willing to mark me.
00:10:29Alright, the ceremony continues.
00:10:32Evelyn, come here.
00:10:33Alaric let go of Seraphina and held his hand out to me.
00:10:36Alaric!
00:10:37I reject your mark!
00:10:42What did you just say?
00:10:44I, Evelyn, reject my fated bond with Alpha Alaric.
00:10:48At that, the crowd erupted in murmurs.
00:10:50The next second, Alaric's pupils shrank.
00:10:53Thick blood surged up in his throat.
00:10:57Sevelin, the fated naked angel incited once the seamless punishment in the path.
00:11:01Enough to shatter both our wolf souls.
00:11:03He crashed to his knees, bracing himself against the altar.
00:11:06His wolf howled in agony, crashing inside him.
00:11:09But me, I felt nothing.
00:11:11No pain.
00:11:11No tearing.
00:11:12Nothing at all.
00:11:13Alaric looked up at me in shock, mouth dripping with blood.
00:11:16He couldn't understand why I felt no backlash.
00:11:18Evelyn!
00:11:19You'll regret this!
00:11:22He dragged his broken body up and yanked Seraphina over, right in front of everyone.
00:11:26He drove his fangs deep into her neck.
00:11:28Seraphina let out a sweet, breathy moan.
00:11:31I heard Alaric's wolf screaming as a man saying,
00:11:34No!
00:11:35She's not our mate!
00:11:36Stop!
00:11:37He didn't stop.
00:11:38I walked away without looking back.
00:11:43On April Fool's Day, Grayson handed me a divorce agreement.
00:11:46I'd been married twice.
00:11:47I helped Spencer secure his family trust inheritance.
00:11:49I helped Ethan dodge an arranged marriage.
00:11:51I thought I'd finally married the right man.
00:11:53Then one day, I came home early from a business trip.
00:11:56I stood outside the door, catching every single word of the scheming going on.
00:11:59I'm definitely divorcing her.
00:12:01There's no way she'll dare go through a third divorce.
00:12:03Smart move, picking April Fool's Day.
00:12:05Tell her it was an April Fool's jokes.
00:12:06I've signed both copies.
00:12:07Since everyone's here, when are you moving out?
00:12:10This house is under my name after all.
00:12:13Would be under another woman's name.
00:12:14On April Fool's Day, Grayson handed me a divorce agreement out of nowhere.
00:12:18Your two ex-husbands called to taunt me yesterday.
00:12:20Said you're too uptight to take an April Fool's joke.
00:12:23That there's no way you'd actually sign divorce papers.
00:12:25I'd been married twice.
00:12:26Before we got married, I'd explained everything to Grayson.
00:12:29The first time I helped Spencer secure his family trust inheritance.
00:12:32The second time I helped Ethan dodge an arranged marriage.
00:12:35Both times, clean breaks.
00:12:37No feelings.
00:12:38No baggage.
00:12:38If that bothers you, we don't have to-
00:12:40I trust you.
00:12:41The past is the past.
00:12:42From now on, I'm the only one you see.
00:12:44After we got married, he and my two ex-husbands were like oil and water.
00:12:48But with me, he was gentle.
00:12:50Attentive.
00:12:50I thought I'd finally married the right man.
00:12:53Then one day, I came home early from a business trip and heard him laughing and chatting with
00:12:57those two ex-husbands like old friends in the living room.
00:12:59The second before the key turned in the lock, I stood outside the door,
00:13:02catching every single word of the scheming going on in the living room.
00:13:05Relax.
00:13:06I'm definitely divorcing her.
00:13:08She's already been divorced twice.
00:13:09She's a joke all over the Upper East Side.
00:13:11There's no way she'll dare go through a third divorce.
00:13:14It was Grayson's voice stripped of the tenderness he always lavished on me.
00:13:18Smart move.
00:13:18Picking April Fool's Day to hand her the divorce papers.
00:13:20Even if she loses it later, you just tell her it was an April Fool's joke.
00:13:23Vivian's wedding is next week.
00:13:25Her bachelorette party starts before that.
00:13:27Three of us have to be single.
00:13:30I escaped into the coffee shop across the street.
00:13:32I thought about the past.
00:13:34My first marriage, I did it to help my childhood friend, Spencer Knox, secure his family trust.
00:13:38My second marriage, I did it to help Ethan Sinclair, dodge an arranged marriage his family was forcing on him.
00:13:44I never imagined everything I'd done for them would become the very reason they thought they could manipulate me.
00:13:49I sat in that cafe for a solid hour before I finally headed home.
00:13:54Why didn't you call?
00:13:55I would have picked you up.
00:13:56You eat yet?
00:13:57Already did.
00:13:59Babe, there's something I wanted to tell you.
00:14:01The company's hit a bit of a snag lately.
00:14:03We need to do some asset separation.
00:14:05The lawyer suggested we file for divorce first, just to proform a process.
00:14:10Once the crisis were over, we'll remarry.
00:14:13A few months tops.
00:14:14I know this is a bit out of nowhere, but Spencer and Ethan called today and was like,
00:14:17you used to help them without a second thought, but now for me it's a different story, just taking digs
00:14:21the whole time.
00:14:21They even said,
00:14:23Grayson, a woman who's been divorced twice, wouldn't dare go for a third.
00:14:25Josephine definitely couldn't handle it.
00:14:27I've got it all figured out.
00:14:28Tomorrow's April Fool's.
00:14:29We go that day, get the papers, then throw right in their faces, freak them the hell out,
00:14:32see if they ever dare look down on you again.
00:14:34Babe, you wouldn't want them thinking I can't even handle something this simple, right?
00:14:39I won't.
00:14:40Then get some rest.
00:14:42Tomorrow we'll sign the papers and head to the...
00:14:46Give them a call.
00:14:49So they can stop chattering about it.
00:14:54Babe, you're the best.
00:14:57She signed.
00:14:58Told you, Josephine's always the easiest to handle.
00:15:01Alright, take care of Vivianas, I'll wrap up here and head over.
00:15:08Long time no see.
00:15:09Wanna grab a drink?
00:15:10Before, I would've replied.
00:15:12Sure.
00:15:13I would've carefully picked out what to wear, what makeup to put on.
00:15:16I would've thought about how to make Grayson look good in front of them.
00:15:19But now, I couldn't even be bothered to reply.
00:15:21I set my phone face down on the coffee table, got up, and walked to the kitchen.
00:15:25Passing by the study, Grayson was still on the phone.
00:15:28His voice was low, but carried a kind of ease I'd never heard before.
00:15:31The kitchen faucet was still running.
00:15:33I stood at the sink, washing the glasses one by one, setting them in the drying rack.
00:15:37As I finished the last one, my phone lit up again.
00:15:40This time, a message from Spencer.
00:15:42Heard you're getting divorced again?
00:15:44Grayson's a real piece of work.
00:15:45He doesn't deserve you.
00:15:46Don't be upset.
00:15:47In a few days, your grandpa's 80th birthday party is being held at the Quinn Estate.
00:15:51Ethan and I are coming to celebrate.
00:15:52Let's all catch up.
00:15:53What a sweet talker.
00:15:55Suddenly, I really wanted to know what kind of person was Vivian, exactly.
00:15:59This home.
00:16:00This man, none of it would have anything to do with me.
00:16:04The person standing outside had a flush in her cheeks.
00:16:06Clearly, she'd had more than a few drinks.
00:16:08Knew you'd still be up.
00:16:09What are you doing here?
00:16:11She didn't answer, just swayed her way inside.
00:16:13It wasn't until she spotted me standing in the living room that she paused.
00:16:16Josephine's home too.
00:16:18Josephine, she's had too much to drink.
00:16:20We were taking her home, but she insisted on swinging by here.
00:16:22Grayson, your wife's right there.
00:16:24You ever heard of keeping things appropriate?
00:16:25You got her wasted and dropped her off at my place, and now I'm the one who needs to mind
00:16:28appearances?
00:16:29I got her drunk?
00:16:30You're the one posting on Insta about being newly single.
00:16:32Fine.
00:16:32You're a saint.
00:16:33You're the upstanding one.
00:16:34I delivered the girl who got drunk over you.
00:16:35Handle it however you want.
00:16:36The air felt frozen over.
00:16:38Spencer, caught in the middle.
00:16:40All right.
00:16:41All right.
00:16:41Knock it off.
00:16:42Vivi just wanted to swing by on the way.
00:16:44I stood in the middle of the living room, watching the whole show from start to finish.
00:16:48Way too insane.
00:16:50All this time I thought the bond between me, Spencer, and Ethan was unbreakable.
00:16:54I'd even married both of them.
00:16:55When I was little and got hurt or upset, Spencer was always the one by my side.
00:16:59Ethan once even shielded me from a kidnapper with a knife.
00:17:02To me, they were closer than family.
00:17:04When Vivian showed up, bit by bit I became the afterthought.
00:17:07They only remembered I existed when they needed something from me.
00:17:10I walked to the coffee table and picked up the divorce agreement.
00:17:13Good timing, all of you.
00:17:15There's something I'd like you to witness in person.
00:17:17I've signed both copies.
00:17:19Since everyone's here, why not take a good look?
00:17:22Grayson's expression shifted slightly, but he recovered fast.
00:17:26Josephine, we can talk about this in private.
00:17:28You don't have to-
00:17:29Josephine's already put it out there.
00:17:31Mind if I ask, when are you moving out?
00:17:35This house is under my name, after all.
00:17:38You're not planning to stay here forever, are you?
00:17:42The house in her name?
00:17:44He didn't deny it.
00:17:45In that instant, a flood of images rushed through my mind.
00:17:48This is our home.
00:17:49I'll handle the paperwork, don't worry about it.
00:17:51And me, happily picking out the curtains, the couch, the dining table.
00:17:55Every single piece of furniture in this place, I'd picked out myself.
00:17:58Trip after trip to the store.
00:18:00I never cared whose name was on the deed.
00:18:02But it never crossed my mind that the home we built together would be under another woman's name.
00:18:06I'll leave right now.
00:18:07Josephine-
00:18:07Tomorrow, 9 a.m., see you at the courthouse.
00:18:11Waiting for the elevator, I could still hear voices from inside.
00:18:15Nailed it!
00:18:15She was even more cooperative than the day I asked her to marry me.
00:18:18The reflection in the mirror looked calmer than I expected.
00:18:22Come get me in a few days?
00:18:24Like I'd just stepped out for some air and would be back any minute.
00:18:27No need, Grayson.
00:18:28Don't bother coming for me.
00:18:33No need, Grayson.
00:18:35No need, Grayson.
00:18:35No need, Grayson.
00:18:36No need, Grayson.
00:18:36No need, Grayson.
00:18:37Your two ex-husbands called to taunt me yesterday.
00:18:40Said you're too uptight to take an April Fool's joke.
00:18:42That there's no way you'd actually sign divorce papers.
00:18:44I'd been married twice.
00:18:46Before we got married, I'd explained everything to Grayson.
00:18:48The first time I helped Spencer secure his family trust inheritance.
00:18:51The second time I helped Ethan dodge an arranged marriage.
00:18:55Both times, clean breaks.
00:18:56No feelings.
00:18:57No baggage.
00:18:58If that bothers you, we don't have to-
00:18:59I trust you.
00:19:00The past is the past.
00:19:02From now on, I'm the only one you see.
00:19:04After we got married, he and my two ex-husbands were like oil and water.
00:19:07But with me, he was gentle.
00:19:09Attentive.
00:19:10I thought I'd finally married the right man.
00:19:12Then one day, I came home early from a business trip and heard him laughing and chatting with
00:19:16those two ex-husbands like old friends in the living room.
00:19:19The second before the key turned in the lock, I stood outside the door, catching every single
00:19:23word of the scheming going on in the living room.
00:19:25Relax.
00:19:26I'm definitely divorcing her.
00:19:27She's already been divorced twice.
00:19:29She's a joke all over the Upper East Side.
00:19:31There's no way she'll dare go through a third divorce.
00:19:33It was Grayson's voice stripped of the tenderness he always lavished on me.
00:19:37Smart move.
00:19:38Picking April Fool's Day to hand her the divorce papers.
00:19:40Even if she loses it later, you just tell her it was an April Fool's joke.
00:19:43Vivian's wedding is next week.
00:19:45Her bachelorette party starts before that.
00:19:47Three of us have to be single.
00:19:49I escaped into the coffee shop across the street.
00:19:52I thought about the past.
00:19:53My first marriage, I did it to help my childhood friend, Spencer Knox, secure his family trust.
00:19:58My second marriage, I did it to help Ethan Sinclair, dodge an arranged marriage his family
00:20:02was forcing on him.
00:20:03I never imagined everything I'd done for them would become the very reason they thought
00:20:07they could manipulate me.
00:20:08I sat in that cafe for a solid hour before I finally headed home.
00:20:14Why didn't you call?
00:20:15I would have picked you up.
00:20:15You eat yet?
00:20:16Already did.
00:20:18Babe, there's something I wanted to tell you.
00:20:20The company's hit a bit of a snag lately.
00:20:22We need to do some asset separation.
00:20:24The lawyer suggested we file for divorce first, just to pro forma process.
00:20:30Once the crisis were over, we'll remarry.
00:20:32A few months tops.
00:20:34I know this is a bit out of nowhere, but Spencer and Ethan called today and was like,
00:20:37used to help them without a second thought.
00:20:38But now for me, it's a different story.
00:20:40Just taking digs the whole time.
00:20:41They even said,
00:20:42Grayson, a woman who's been divorced twice, wouldn't dare go for a third.
00:20:45Josephine definitely couldn't handle it.
00:20:46I've got it all figured out.
00:20:47Tomorrow's April Fool's.
00:20:48We go that day, get the papers, then throw right in their faces.
00:20:51Freak them the hell out.
00:20:51See if they ever dare look down on you again.
00:20:53Babe, you wouldn't want them thinking I can't even handle something this simple, right?
00:20:59I won't.
00:21:00Then get some rest.
00:21:01Tomorrow we'll sign the papers and head to the...
00:21:06Give them a call.
00:21:08So they can stop chattering about it.
00:21:14Babe, you're the best.
00:21:17She signed.
00:21:18Told you, Josephine's always the easiest to handle.
00:21:20Alright, take care of Vivianas.
00:21:21I'll wrap up here and head over.
00:21:27Long time no see.
00:21:28Want to grab a drink?
00:21:30Before, I would have replied.
00:21:31Sure.
00:21:32I would have carefully picked out what to wear.
00:21:34What makeup to put on.
00:21:35I would have thought about how to make Grayson look good in front of them.
00:21:38But now, I couldn't even be bothered to reply.
00:21:41I set my phone face down on the coffee table.
00:21:43Got up and walked to the kitchen.
00:21:45Passing by the study, Grayson was still on the phone.
00:21:47His voice was low, but carried a kind of ease I'd never heard before.
00:21:50The kitchen faucet was still running.
00:21:53I stood at the sink, washing the glasses one by one, setting them in the drying rack.
00:21:57As I finished the last one, my phone lit up again.
00:21:59This time, a message from Spencer.
00:22:01Heard you're getting divorced again?
00:22:03Grayson's a real piece of work.
00:22:04He doesn't deserve you.
00:22:05Don't be upset.
00:22:06In a few days, your grandpa's 80th birthday party is being held at the Quinn Estate.
00:22:10Ethan and I are coming to celebrate.
00:22:12Let's all catch up.
00:22:13What a sweet talker.
00:22:14Suddenly, I really wanted to know what kind of person was Vivian exactly.
00:22:18This home.
00:22:19This man, none of it would have anything to do with me.
00:22:23The person standing outside had a flush in her cheeks.
00:22:26Clearly, she'd had more than a few drinks.
00:22:27Knew you'd still be up.
00:22:29What are you doing here?
00:22:30She didn't answer.
00:22:31Just swayed her way inside.
00:22:32It wasn't until she spotted me standing in the living room that she paused.
00:22:36Josephine's home too.
00:22:37Josephine, she's had too much to drink.
00:22:39We were taking her home, but she insisted on swinging by here.
00:22:42Grayson, your wife's right there.
00:22:43You ever heard of keeping things appropriate?
00:22:44You got her wasted and dropped her off at my place, and now I'm the one who needs to mind
00:22:47appearances?
00:22:48I got her drunk?
00:22:49You're the one posting on Insta about being newly single.
00:22:51Fine.
00:22:52You're a saint.
00:22:52You're the upstanding one.
00:22:53I delivered the girl who got drunk over you.
00:22:55Handle it however you want.
00:22:56The air felt frozen over.
00:22:57Spencer, caught in the middle.
00:22:59All right.
00:23:00All right.
00:23:00Knock it off.
00:23:02Vivi just wanted to swing by on the way.
00:23:03I stood in the middle of the living room, watching the whole show from start to finish.
00:23:07Way too insane.
00:23:09All this time I thought the bond between me, Spencer, and Ethan was unbreakable.
00:23:14I'd even married both of them.
00:23:15When I was little and got hurt or upset, Spencer was always the one by my side.
00:23:19Ethan once even shielded me from a kidnapper with a knife.
00:23:21To me, they were closer than family.
00:23:23When Vivian showed up, bit by bit I became the afterthought.
00:23:27They only remembered I existed when they needed something from me.
00:23:29I walked to the coffee table and picked up the divorce agreement.
00:23:33Good timing, all of you.
00:23:34There's something I'd like you to witness in person.
00:23:37I've signed both copies.
00:23:38Since everyone's here, why not take a good look?
00:23:41Grayson's expression shifted slightly, but he recovered fast.
00:23:45Josephine, we can talk about this in private.
00:23:48You don't have to-
00:23:48Josephine's already put it out there.
00:23:50Mind if I ask, when are you moving out?
00:23:54This house is under my name, after all.
00:23:58You're not planning to stay here forever, are you?
00:24:01The house in her name?
00:24:03He didn't deny it.
00:24:04In that instant, a flood of images rushed through my mind.
00:24:07This is our home.
00:24:09I'll handle the paperwork, don't worry about it.
00:24:11And me, happily picking out the curtains, the couch, the dining table.
00:24:14Every single piece of furniture in this place, I'd picked out myself.
00:24:18Trip after trip to the store.
00:24:19I never cared whose name was on the deed.
00:24:21But it never crossed my mind that the home we built together would be under another woman's name.
00:24:25I'll leave right now.
00:24:26Josephine-
00:24:27Tomorrow, 9 a.m. See you at the courthouse.
00:24:31Waiting for the elevator, I could still hear voices from inside.
00:24:34Nailed it!
00:24:35She was even more cooperative than the day I asked her to marry me.
00:24:37The reflection in the mirror looked calmer than I expected.
00:24:42Come get me in a few days?
00:24:43Like I'd just stepped out for some air and would be back any minute.
00:24:46No need, Grayson.
00:24:47Don't bother coming for me.
00:24:50I'd been with Luca Russo for 6 years.
00:24:52Suddenly, he handed me a contract.
00:24:54But what I saw was mistress agreement.
00:24:563 years.
00:24:57On call 24-7.
00:24:59He chose a marriage alliance for me.
00:25:00Serena, the daughter of the Vitoli family.
00:25:02I supported you for 6 years.
00:25:04I paid for your dad's nursing home.
00:25:06But that's mistress money, not girlfriend money.
00:25:08I signed my name on the last page.
00:25:09Vittoria DeLuca.
00:25:10I picked up my phone and made a call.
00:25:12Mom, get it started.
00:25:13She was saved by the Moretti family.
00:25:15To wake up and to finally call her.
00:25:17We're even now.
00:25:18I walked-
00:25:20I'd been with Luca Russo for 6 years.
00:25:23Suddenly, he handed me a contract.
00:25:24I had thought that was a prenup.
00:25:26I was ready to sign.
00:25:27But what I saw was-
00:25:28Missed this agreement.
00:25:293 years.
00:25:30On call 24-7.
00:25:32Renew if satisfied.
00:25:33My finger trembled.
00:25:34Luca, what does this mean?
00:25:36Luca leaned back on the sofa, smoking a cigar.
00:25:38He looked at me with cold eyes.
00:25:40My father is pushing hard.
00:25:41He chose a marriage alliance for me.
00:25:43Serena, the daughter of the Vitoli family.
00:25:45They hold the entire Adriatic arms line.
00:25:47And I need that.
00:25:48My voice trembled.
00:25:49And what about me?
00:25:50Luca looked up, sneered.
00:25:51Tesoro, give me a break.
00:25:53Your dad had left you with gambling debts.
00:25:55And I had paid for his care.
00:25:57Your ex stole your identity and left you with thugs.
00:25:59My men threw them into the Hudson River.
00:26:02I'm just asking you to be my secret lover.
00:26:04Is that too much?
00:26:04I looked at the sharp black text written on paper.
00:26:07Party B must be on call 24-7.
00:26:09Party B shall not appear at any family events or social gatherings.
00:26:12If Party B gets pregnant, she must handle it herself.
00:26:15The Russo family will not acknowledge the child.
00:26:17I stared at the last one.
00:26:19And my hand instinctively touched my belly.
00:26:21My fingers were ice cold.
00:26:22Sign it.
00:26:23Luca flicked the ash from the cigar.
00:26:25Why are you just staring at it?
00:26:27I put down the contract.
00:26:29My voice trembled.
00:26:30Luca, we've been together for six years.
00:26:33He laughed.
00:26:34So what?
00:26:35Did we ever plan on getting married?
00:26:36Those words stabbed me like a knife.
00:26:38For six years, he took me to every gala.
00:26:40And all the unmarried women looked at me with calculating eyes.
00:26:43But he always introduced me as his assistant.
00:26:46His mother, Rosa, had implied more than once...
00:26:48Miakara, you should find a good man to marry.
00:26:51I thought she was teasing us.
00:26:52Now I realized she was politely telling me to get out.
00:26:55What were these six years to you?
00:26:59Luca crushed the cigar and walked to me.
00:27:02It was a fair trade.
00:27:03I supported you for six years.
00:27:05I paid for your dad's nursing home.
00:27:06I cleared your ex's debt.
00:27:07I gave you a job.
00:27:08You've managed the Russo family's accounts for six years.
00:27:11If you leave, who would dare to hire you?
00:27:13He paused, then smiled.
00:27:15Tezora, be reasonable.
00:27:16You didn't hesitate to use me when you were in trouble.
00:27:19Now I'm using you.
00:27:20It's just business.
00:27:21I felt my eyes burn.
00:27:22But I didn't shed a single drop of tears.
00:27:24He never mentioned these things.
00:27:26Though I knew he was telling the truth.
00:27:27He was right.
00:27:28My father was a loser.
00:27:29He walked out on us to gamble.
00:27:31Then spent over a decade rotting away before showing up at my door with broken legs.
00:27:35I was soft.
00:27:36So I took him in.
00:27:37As for my ex, we only dated for a month.
00:27:39I didn't even know he used my identity to get a loan until three men with machetes showed up at
00:27:44my door.
00:27:45It was Luca's men who came and cleared the trouble.
00:27:47I knew I owed him, but I never thought he was keeping a ledger of every cent.
00:27:51So I pushed his hand away.
00:27:52There was no love?
00:27:53Only investment?
00:27:54Luca laughed.
00:27:55Don't be silly.
00:27:56You call this an investment?
00:27:58I've got nothing back from you, haven't I?
00:28:00Luca dropped a black card on the table.
00:28:02Sign, and it's yours.
00:28:03In three years, if you want to stay, we will renew.
00:28:05If not, keep the money.
00:28:07500k, enough to buy ten lives, but not enough to buy me.
00:28:11I wanted to say something, but it was caught in my throat, because I remembered the nursing home's call.
00:28:15If I don't pay, they'll kick my father out.
00:28:18Luca knew I needed money, so he just dropped that card in front of me, like feeding a treat to
00:28:22a dog.
00:28:22Is it not enough?
00:28:24I get it.
00:28:25Six years for 500k isn't much.
00:28:27But that's mistress money, not girlfriend money.
00:28:29As of now, this is exactly what you're worth.
00:28:31He paused again and smiled.
00:28:33Of course you can refuse.
00:28:37But then...
00:28:39But then, you need to move out of this apartment.
00:28:41My heart felt like it was being crushed.
00:28:43Over the past six years, I have treated this place as my home.
00:28:46I planted the roses on the balcony myself.
00:28:48In the kitchen, my favorite vinegar always sat next to his jar of olives.
00:28:51Our travel photos are still on the nightstand, but in the end, I was just a tenant who could be
00:28:56kicked out at any time.
00:28:57Luca.
00:28:58My voice was still trembling.
00:28:59If you don't love me, let's say goodbye.
00:29:01You don't have to humiliate me like this.
00:29:03Love?
00:29:04He crushed the cigar, leaned in, put his hands on either side of the armrest.
00:29:08Did your father love you?
00:29:09Did your ex love you?
00:29:11Does anyone in this world truly care about you?
00:29:13He whispered, looked into my eyes.
00:29:15I paid your debts.
00:29:16I protected you.
00:29:18I can't give you a marriage, but I'm giving you a way to survive.
00:29:21My tears fell eventually, because at some point, I realized he's right.
00:29:25He handed me the pen, clearly running out of patience.
00:29:27Well, are you signing it or not?
00:29:29I opened my mouth.
00:29:31I looked at the pregnancy rule again.
00:29:32I swallowed my words.
00:29:33If my mother and I had planned to get married early next month, would you still have made me sign
00:29:38this?
00:29:38Married?
00:29:39He laughed.
00:29:40Planned with whom?
00:29:41Your drowned mother?
00:29:42Even without these changes, I never planned to marry you.
00:29:46You have quite an imagination.
00:29:48I closed my eyes.
00:29:49Six years.
00:29:50This marriage was never meant to be.
00:29:52I opened my eyes and picked up the pen.
00:29:54I signed my name on the last page.
00:29:55Vittoria DeLuca.
00:29:57My hands had stopped trembling.
00:29:58Luca collected the contract.
00:30:00Good girl.
00:30:01Everything stays the same.
00:30:03But from now on, in public, you call me Mr. Russo.
00:30:07He kissed my forehead coldly.
00:30:09Be good.
00:30:10Luca left.
00:30:11The door closed.
00:30:12He was gone.
00:30:12I looked down at the black card in my hand.
00:30:14I slowly squatted down on the floor, burying my face in my knees.
00:30:18I didn't know how long I'd been sitting here.
00:30:20My legs were numb, and my tears had finally dried up.
00:30:23I stood up unsteadily and walked into the bathroom.
00:30:25I turned on the faucet and splashed cold water on my face repeatedly.
00:30:28Until I finally calmed down, I picked up my phone and made a call.
00:30:31Mom.
00:30:32You were right.
00:30:33I've lost.
00:30:34That thing you mentioned before?
00:30:36Get it started.
00:30:37I'm ready.
00:30:37The person on the other end paused.
00:30:39Are you sure?
00:30:40There's no turning back.
00:30:41I looked out at the cathedral.
00:30:43The bells were tolling like a funeral.
00:30:45It's Ave Maria.
00:30:47I'm sure.
00:30:49The next morning, I went to the nursing home.
00:30:52My father was in a wheelchair, being pushed into the yard by a nurse.
00:30:55He looked very old, like a hollow tree.
00:30:57His hair was completely white.
00:30:59Both his legs were gone.
00:31:00They had been crushed by a van six years ago.
00:31:03Victoria.
00:31:04His lips trembled.
00:31:05Something lit up in his murky eyes.
00:31:06I handed him that black card.
00:31:08There's 500k euros in here.
00:31:10It's enough for the best care and the best nurses.
00:31:12From today on, I won't see you again.
00:31:14Where are you going?
00:31:16I'm going back to her, with a clean slate.
00:31:20I took out a photo and put it in his hand.
00:31:22It's a photo of my mom when she was young.
00:31:24Wearing a white dress, standing in a lemon grove, smiling brightly.
00:31:29She asked me to give you a message.
00:31:30I said,
00:31:31What message?
00:31:32La morte è troppo buona per te.
00:31:33He burst into tears, touching the photo with shaking hands.
00:31:37He had thought she had committed suicide.
00:31:39He had no idea she was actually alive, but he didn't know she was alive.
00:31:42She was saved by the Moretti family.
00:31:45It had all been a play she had staged to fake her death.
00:31:48She waited six years for me.
00:31:49She waited for me to lose everything, to wake up, and to finally call her.
00:31:53I turned to leave, but I stopped at the corner.
00:31:56Dad, that car back then?
00:31:58Was it your doing?
00:31:59The air went silent.
00:32:00He opened his mouth, then closed it.
00:32:03Tears streamed down his wrinkled face.
00:32:05No.
00:32:06Victoria, really, no.
00:32:08I didn't know that car was coming.
00:32:11I just saw it heading for you, and I...
00:32:14And you pushed me out of the way?
00:32:16Yes.
00:32:17I wanted to save you, even if it cost my life.
00:32:21I'm a deadbeat.
00:32:22I owe you and your mother too much.
00:32:23I closed my eyes.
00:32:24I believed him.
00:32:25A bastard father who abandoned his wife and daughter actually acted like a father in that
00:32:30moment.
00:32:32But that didn't mean I forgave him.
00:32:33That money is to pay you back for my life.
00:32:36We're even now.
00:32:37I walked out of the nursing home.
00:32:39I heard him crying and laughing behind me.
00:32:42She's alive.
00:32:43She's not dead.
00:32:44Good.
00:32:45Good.
00:32:46Good.
00:32:46Go now.
00:32:46Don't ever come back.
00:32:47I didn't look back.
00:32:50After that, I went back to work in the casino, as usual.
00:32:53The Russo family owned many businesses, and the casino was just one of them.
00:32:58All the dirty money from weapons, smuggling, and loans was laundered through those accounts.
00:33:04And I was the one who kept the books.
00:33:06Luca walked in while I was organizing the monthly statements.
00:33:09He looked at me with no expression.
00:33:11When this quarter's books are done, bring them to my office.
00:33:13Yes, Mr. Russo.
00:33:14I replied naturally.
00:33:16Luca paused, looking surprised.
00:33:18You've adapted quickly.
00:33:19He whispered and moved his finger across the back of my hand on purpose.
00:33:22I didn't move, nor react.
00:33:24Our relationship wasn't a secret.
00:33:26For six years, he picked me up from work and took me everywhere.
00:33:30The inner circle had always known, an unspoken truth among them.
00:33:34But he never officially announced us.
00:33:36Since we were never official, calling him Mr. Russo now actually made things look more professional to others.
00:33:41At night, Luca sent me a location.
00:33:44I took a taxi here.
00:33:45I opened the door to a suite.
00:33:46The floor was covered in rose petals.
00:33:48A silk nightgown was hanging on a rack.
00:33:50The air was thick with the scent of Guerlain.
00:33:53That's the brand Serena liked.
00:33:55Seen enough?
00:33:55His voice came from behind.
00:33:57Luca leaned against the doorframe, looking at me with a half-smile.
00:34:01The engagement party is next week.
00:34:03You're coming to help.
00:34:06Help with what?
00:34:07I channeled the calmness I had spent the last few days cultivating.
00:34:10They hired the best planning team in Sicily for their engagement party.
00:34:13They didn't need an ex-girlfriend getting in the way.
00:34:16Hosting guests.
00:34:18And Serena feels you must witness our happiness.
00:34:21I let out a short laugh.
00:34:23That last part was the real reason.
00:34:25Fine.
00:34:26I will confirm the details with Mr. Russo tomorrow.
00:34:29If that's all, can I go?
00:34:30You aren't upset at all?
00:34:31Does Mr. Russo want me to be upset?
00:34:33He walked over and grabbed my chin.
00:34:34You've changed a lot lately.
00:34:36You've become a bit annoying.
00:34:37How does Mr. Russo want me to be?
00:34:39I can change.
00:34:41Years ago, he had been attracted to me because I was the closest person to him.
00:34:45Yet, I never asked for anything.
00:34:47Back then, he called it integrity.
00:34:49Now, he calls it annoying.
00:34:51It had never been me who changed.
00:34:52He stared at me for a long time and let go.
00:34:56Forget it.
00:34:57Go home.
00:34:57As I turned to leave, he suddenly hugged me from behind.
00:35:00He rested his chin on my shoulder, his voice muffled.
00:35:03Do you know why I won't let you leave?
00:35:05He meant the agreement.
00:35:06Because you are a good girl.
00:35:08You never make things difficult for me.
00:35:10You don't fight with me or ask where I've been.
00:35:12Not like her.
00:35:13She checks on me every day.
00:35:15He tightened his arms around me.
00:35:16Sometimes I think, if only you had a decent family background, I wouldn't have to marry
00:35:22someone else.
00:35:22I almost let out a laugh.
00:35:24In the end, he was blaming me for not having a high-class background.
00:35:27But he forgot that he was the one who came after me first.
00:35:31Mr. Russo.
00:35:32I gently pulled Luca's hands away.
00:35:35What color should I wear to the engagement party?
00:35:37I need to prepare in advance.
00:35:39His hands froze in midair.
00:35:41I ignored him and turned to leave.
00:35:43After I walked out of the hotel, I realized my palms were bleeding from my own fingernails.
00:35:49Hmph.
00:35:50After that, I went back to work in the casino as usual.
00:35:53The Russo family owned many businesses.
00:35:55And the casino was just one of them.
00:35:58All the dirty money from weapons, smuggling, and loans was laundered through those accounts.
00:36:04And I was the one who kept the books.
00:36:06Luca walked in while I was organizing the monthly statements.
00:36:09He looked at me with no expression.
00:36:10When this quarter's books are done, bring them to my office.
00:36:13Yes, Mr. Russo.
00:36:14I replied naturally.
00:36:16Luca paused, looking surprised.
00:36:17You've adapted quickly.
00:36:19He whispered and moved his finger across the back of my hand on purpose.
00:36:22I didn't move, nor react.
00:36:24Our relationship wasn't a secret.
00:36:26For six years, he picked me up from work and took me everywhere.
00:36:30The inner circle had always known.
00:36:32An unspoken truth among them.
00:36:33But he never officially announced us.
00:36:36Since we were never official, calling him Mr. Russo now actually made things look more professional to others.
00:36:41At night, Luca sent me a location.
00:36:43I took a taxi here.
00:36:45I opened the door to a suite.
00:36:46The floor was covered in rose petals.
00:36:48A silk nightgown was hanging on a rack.
00:36:50The air was thick with the scent of Guerlain.
00:36:53That's the brand Serena liked.
00:36:54Seen enough?
00:36:55His voice came from behind.
00:36:57Luca leaned against the doorframe, looking at me with a half-smile.
00:37:01The engagement party is next week.
00:37:03You're coming to help.
00:37:06Help with what?
00:37:07I channeled the calmness I had spent the last few days cultivating.
00:37:10They hired the best planning team in Sicily for their engagement party.
00:37:13They didn't need an ex-girlfriend getting in the way.
00:37:16Hosting guests, and Serena feels you must witness our happiness.
00:37:21I let out a short laugh.
00:37:22That last part was the real reason.
00:37:25Fine.
00:37:25I will confirm the details with Mr. Russo tomorrow.
00:37:28If that's all, can I go?
00:37:30You aren't upset at all?
00:37:31Does Mr. Russo want me to be upset?
00:37:33He walked over and grabbed my chin.
00:37:34You've changed a lot lately.
00:37:36You've become a bit annoying.
00:37:37How does Mr. Russo want me to be?
00:37:39I can change.
00:37:40Years ago, he had been attracted to me because I was the closest person to him.
00:37:45Yet, I never asked for anything.
00:37:47Back then, he called it integrity.
00:37:49Now, he calls it annoying.
00:37:50It had never been me who changed.
00:37:52He stared at me for a long time and let go.
00:37:55Forget it.
00:37:56Go home.
00:37:57As I turned to leave, he suddenly hugged me from behind.
00:38:00He rested his chin on my shoulder.
00:38:02His voice muffled.
00:38:03Do you know why I won't let you leave?
00:38:05He meant the agreement.
00:38:06Because you are a good girl.
00:38:08You never make things difficult for me.
00:38:10You don't fight with me or ask where I've been.
00:38:12Not like her.
00:38:13She checks on me every day.
00:38:15He tightened his arms around me.
00:38:16Sometimes I think, if only you had a decent family background, I wouldn't have to marry
00:38:21someone else.
00:38:22I almost let out a laugh.
00:38:24In the end, he was blaming me for not having a high-class background.
00:38:27But he forgot that he was the one who came after me first.
00:38:31Mr. Russo.
00:38:32I gently pulled Luca's hands away.
00:38:34What color should I wear to the engagement party?
00:38:37I need to prepare in advance.
00:38:39His hands froze in midair.
00:38:41I ignored him and turned to leave.
00:38:43After I walked out of the hotel, I realized my palms were bleeding from my own fingernails.
00:38:48Hmph.
00:38:50I was betrayed by my best buddy and the woman I thought was my true love.
00:38:53But she pushed me off the tallest building in Vegas.
00:38:55My memories are like shredded playing cards.
00:38:57Sir, I'm Leah.
00:38:58My father, Sam, runs a small bar nearby.
00:39:00Who the hell said you could touch my bar stuff?
00:39:02He shuts hard.
00:39:03I stagger back.
00:39:04My lower back crashing into the bar.
00:39:05And when my elbow knocks over a stack of dice, the dice scatter across the counter.
00:39:09I grab a whiskey glass on instinct, scooping the scattered dice inside.
00:39:13Wrist rotating.
00:39:14Then flick.
00:39:15Flip themselves over in the vibration.
00:39:17A leopard.
00:39:17All sixes.
00:39:18The moment they shut me out the window, I heard Kate laughing.
00:39:21Say goodbye to your life of the Vegas gambling king, bro.
00:39:24That was John Miller speaking.
00:39:25My best friend.
00:39:26And Kate, my wife of three years, stood right beside it.
00:39:29His hand was sliding over the waist.
00:39:30She was still holding that bottle of champagne.
00:39:32She drugged me.
00:39:33Then they kissed.
00:39:34I started falling from 30 floors.
00:39:36The wind roared in my ears.
00:39:37Ten minutes ago, I was still at the table.
00:39:39Your turn?
00:39:39All in.
00:39:40I flipped the cards.
00:39:41Perfect 21.
00:39:42The crowd erupted.
00:39:43Confetti cannons fired.
00:39:44Golden paper rang for the scene.
00:39:46Vegas!
00:39:47Welcome your new king!
00:39:49Fifty million in prize money.
00:39:50Ten years of gambling with zero losses.
00:39:52Then one glass of champagne.
00:39:54And everything went to zero.
00:39:55I was betrayed by my best buddy and the woman I thought was my true love.
00:39:58He forced me to sign the divorce papers.
00:40:00Transferred my trillion dollar fortune.
00:40:02I reached for her, but she pushed me off the tallest building at Vegas.
00:40:05The new legendary gambling king of Las Vegas.
00:40:07Falling on the very day of his coronation.
00:40:09Who am I?
00:40:10Where did I come from?
00:40:10My memories are like shredded playing cards scattered across the ground.
00:40:13Impossible to piece together into anything.
00:40:15Only hunger is real.
00:40:18Bad luck.
00:40:19Even trash wants to steal my food.
00:40:20The boot kicks my shoulder.
00:40:21I tumble backward.
00:40:22My skull cracks against concrete.
00:40:24The second kick is coming.
00:40:25Stop!
00:40:26I'll call the police!
00:40:29The homeless man mutters and shuffles away.
00:40:32The girl crouches down.
00:40:33Streetlight gilds her hair with warm gold.
00:40:35Sir, are you okay?
00:40:36I stare at her blankly.
00:40:37Something churns in the depths of my memory.
00:40:39Shattering wine glasses.
00:40:41The world spinning.
00:40:41A pushing palm.
00:40:42The weightlessness of falling.
00:40:43But I can't catch a single clear face.
00:40:45We can help you contact your family.
00:40:47I don't know!
00:40:47I don't know anyone!
00:40:48Please don't kill me!
00:40:49Don't kill me!
00:40:50The girl and her father exchange glances.
00:40:52Dad, I think he has amnesia.
00:40:54And his hands!
00:40:55Both hands fractured.
00:40:56Without care, he won't last a few days.
00:40:58A few days.
00:40:59So that's all my life is worth.
00:41:00Sir, I'm Leah.
00:41:01My father Sam runs a small bar nearby.
00:41:03You can stay for a while.
00:41:05Maybe you'll remember something.
00:41:06Okay?
00:41:06I stare at that hand.
00:41:07Hesitate for one heartbeat.
00:41:09And slowly, slowly, I take it.
00:41:11Sean!
00:41:11Table three needs another round!
00:41:14Sean, whiskey on the rocks!
00:41:18The crowd roars.
00:41:19The atmosphere burns.
00:41:20Behind the bar, Sam and Leah watch from a distance.
00:41:23Smiles pulling at their mouths.
00:41:24Look at those moves.
00:41:25If I hadn't seen it myself, who'd believe this was the beggar from that alley?
00:41:28He wanted to save enough to pay us back for the medical bills.
00:41:31Medical bills?
00:41:32With what he's done to our revenue, I should be paying him a bonus.
00:41:35Your drink, miss.
00:41:35Their laughter never stops.
00:41:36They don't just order more.
00:41:37They stuff tips into my apron.
00:41:39Leah walks over.
00:41:39Hand me a water bottle.
00:41:40Dad couldn't stop talking about capable you are.
00:41:42I reach for it.
00:41:43Our fingertips brush.
00:41:45We both freeze.
00:41:46She jerks her hand back, ears burning red.
00:41:48This isn't just helping out.
00:41:50This bar was dying before you came.
00:41:54Who the hell said you could touch my bar stuff?
00:41:56He grabs my collar.
00:41:57Alcohol and casino cigar.
00:41:58Stinch blasts my face.
00:42:00You've got it wrong, sir.
00:42:01I'm the server here, and we're actually closing the bar.
00:42:03Wrong my ass!
00:42:05I'm sick!
00:42:08When I opened my eyes again, I had gone back to the day of the bonfires of summer.
00:42:12In my past life, my brother saved her, only for her to scheme against him.
00:42:16He had forced a mating mark on her in the water, forcing him to take her as his Luna,
00:42:20only to return home crippled.
00:42:22Repaid him by forcing a vial of deadly wolf beat down his throat.
00:42:25Having regressed back to this lie, never let my brother march to his death again.
00:42:29The girl can be saved, but not by you.
00:42:32Silas, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:42:33I am pointing you toward a path of absolute fortune.
00:42:36You will get yourself a high-born Omega wife for free.
00:42:39At the bonfires of summer, Elena, the illegitimate Omega daughter of the treasury Pax Alpha, fell into the lake.
00:42:46In my past life, my brother saved her, only for her to scheme against him.
00:42:50She tearfully claimed he had forced a mating mark on her in the water, forcing him to take her as
00:42:54his Luna.
00:42:55He forced it on me, under the water.
00:42:57I couldn't breathe.
00:42:58He held me down.
00:42:59She threatened to bring the scandal before the Lycan king and queen to destroy him.
00:43:07Since my brother was at the critical moment of inheriting the Silver Moon Pax Alpha title, I feared the scandal
00:43:12would ruin his future.
00:43:13I forced him to bow his head and marry her.
00:43:15Seven months later, she gave birth to twins.
00:43:18My brother endured the ultimate humiliation, raising another man's pups as his own.
00:43:22He bled for our pack on the brutal rogue frontlines, only to return home crippled.
00:43:27Yet that ungrateful bitch and her two pups repaid him by forcing a vial of deadly wolfbeat down his throat,
00:43:32leaving him to die a bloody, agonizing death in his own bed.
00:43:36When I tried to report them to the royal pack enforcers, my own fated mate, Donald, wrapped his leather belt
00:43:42around my neck, choking the life out of me.
00:43:44His last words echoed in my ears.
00:43:46If you report this, Elena and my two sons will pay with their lives.
00:43:52When I opened my eyes again, I had gone back to the day of the bonfires of summer.
00:43:57Seeing Elena drowning in the lake, I clutched my brother's arm tightly.
00:44:01Then, I turned to the scarred rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:44:05Simus, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:44:08Sister, someone fell into the water.
00:44:09We need to save her, fast!
00:44:10I looked at my brother, Grey, towering, muscular, and possessing an exceptionally powerful inner wolf.
00:44:16But in my mind, a horrific vision of my past life flashed before my eyes.
00:44:20Grey, crippled in both legs, left to die a miserable death, poisoned in a bed covered in filth and feces
00:44:26within our own packhouse.
00:44:27Tears instantly spilled over.
00:44:30You are not going!
00:44:31I barked, grabbing Grey in a death grip.
00:44:34Having regressed back to this life, I would absolutely never let my brother march to his death again.
00:44:40Never again.
00:44:41Sister, why are you crying all of a sudden?
00:44:43These were tears of overwhelming joy.
00:44:45I'm fine, just the wind.
00:44:46Watching the figure thrashing in the lake, Grey grew so anxious that his inner wolf began to howl in distress
00:44:52inside his mind.
00:44:53Sister, let me go! Saving a life comes first!
00:44:55I said you are not going!
00:44:57Grey stared at me in utter disbelief.
00:45:00Sister, have you lost your mind? A life is on the line!
00:45:02Our silver moon pack had always been known for our benevolence and charity.
00:45:06Forget a high-ranking wolf, even if a filthy rogue muth were drowning, we would still pull it out.
00:45:11The girl can be saved, but not by you.
00:45:13I turned around to the stout, rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:45:17Silas, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:45:19Silas was the lowest-ranking peck driver employed by our silver moon pack.
00:45:23He was broad-shouldered, thick-waisted, his face covered in nasty scars, and his breath reeked behind a mouthful of
00:45:30yellow teeth.
00:45:31Lazy to the bone, he spent his days loitering in underground gambling dens and low-end pubs.
00:45:36An ordinary servant like him would have been kicked out of the silver moon territory long ago.
00:45:41But Silas had a stroke of luck.
00:45:43He had a fiercely loyal father.
00:45:44Years ago, it was old Silas who carried our father, the old Alpha, on his back out of the mountain
00:45:50of corpses during the brutal rogue wars.
00:45:53Bound by that ultimate debt of gratitude, as long as the silver moon pack stood, we would support his family
00:45:59for generations.
00:46:00Thus, even though Silas was just a lowly rogue driver, his status in our territory was unique.
00:46:06Normally, even the core management like my brother and I had to give him some face and wouldn't order him
00:46:12around lightly.
00:46:13Today, only because our two exclusive drivers fell ill, he had stepped in as a temporary replacement,
00:46:19driving the SUV to bring my brother and me to this new moon festival.
00:46:26Silas froze for a second.
00:46:28Then, scratching his greasy hair, he let out a vulgar grin.
00:46:32The eldest miss, of course. This servant wants one.
00:46:35I pulled him aside.
00:46:37Silas, today, I am pointing you toward a path of absolute fortune.
00:46:41Go down there and pull that drowning lady out of the water.
00:46:46But, the moment you save her, hide yourself in the dense bushes by the shore immediately.
00:46:51Suppress your aura.
00:46:53And make sure no one sees you.
00:46:55Do not come out until I call for you.
00:46:57As long as you do exactly what I say,
00:46:59I guarantee that after today, you will get yourself a high-born Omega wife for free.
00:47:05When the time comes, I'll even throw you a massive gift to make sure your wedding is as grand and
00:47:10rowdy as can be.
00:47:11Hearing this, Silas' eyes instantly lit up.
00:47:14His inner wolf let out an excited low growl in his chest, and he nodded frantically.
00:47:18This servant will obey your every command, eldest miss.
00:47:21Go! Save her!
00:47:24At the bonfires of summer, Elena, the illegitimate Omega daughter of the Treasury Pax Alpha, fell into the lake.
00:47:31In my past life, my brother saved her, only for her to scheme against him.
00:47:35She tearfully claimed he had forced a mating mark on her in the water, forcing him to take her as
00:47:40his Luna.
00:47:40He forced it on me, under the water.
00:47:42I couldn't breathe.
00:47:44He held me down.
00:47:45She threatened to bring the scandal before the Lycan king and queen to destroy him.
00:47:52Since my brother was at the critical moment of inheriting the Silver Moon Pax Alpha title,
00:47:56I feared the scandal would ruin his future.
00:47:58I forced him to bow his head and marry her.
00:48:01Seven months later, she gave birth to twins.
00:48:03My brother endured the ultimate humiliation, raising another man's pups as his own.
00:48:08He bled for our pack on the brutal rogue frontlines, only to return home crippled.
00:48:13Yet that ungrateful bitch and her two pups repaid him by forcing a vial of deadly wolfbeat down his throat,
00:48:18leaving him to die a bloody, agonizing death in his own bed.
00:48:22When I tried to report them to the Royal Pack Enforcers,
00:48:25my own fated mate, Donald, wrapped his leather belt around my neck, choking the life out of me.
00:48:30His last words echoed in my ears.
00:48:31If you report this, Elena and my two sons will pay with their lives.
00:48:37When I opened my eyes again, I had gone back to the day of the bone fires of summer.
00:48:42Seeing Elena drowning in the lake, I clutched my brother's arm tightly.
00:48:47Then, I turned to the scarred rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:48:50Simus, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:48:53Sister, someone fell into the water! We need to save her, fast!
00:48:56I looked at my brother Gray, towering, muscular, and possessing an exceptionally powerful inner wolf.
00:49:01But in my mind, a horrific vision of my past life flashed before my eyes.
00:49:05Gray, crippled in both legs, left to die a miserable death,
00:49:08poisoned in a bed covered in filth and feces within our own packhouse.
00:49:13Tears instantly spilled over.
00:49:16You are not going!
00:49:17I barked, grabbing Gray in a death grip.
00:49:20Having regressed back to this life, I would absolutely never let my brother march to his death again.
00:49:25Never again.
00:49:26Sister, why are you crying all of a sudden?
00:49:28These were tears of overwhelming joy.
00:49:30I'm fine, just the wind.
00:49:32Watching the figure thrashing in the lake,
00:49:34Gray grew so anxious that his inner wolf began to howl in distress inside his mind.
00:49:38Sister, let me go! Saving a life comes first!
00:49:40I said you are not going!
00:49:43Gray stared at me in utter disbelief.
00:49:45Sister, have you lost your mind? A life is on the line!
00:49:48Our silver moon pack had always been known for our benevolence and charity.
00:49:51Forget a high-ranking wolf, even if a filthy rogue muth were drowning, we would still pull it out.
00:49:56The girl can be saved, but not by you.
00:49:59I turned around to the stout, rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:50:02Silas, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:50:05Silas was the lowest-ranking peck driver employed by our silver moon pack.
00:50:09He was broad-shouldered, thick-waisted, his face covered in nasty scars,
00:50:13and his breath reeked behind a mouthful of yellow teeth.
00:50:17Lazy to the bone, he spent his days loitering in underground gambling dens and low-end pubs.
00:50:22An ordinary servant like him would have been kicked out of the silver moon territory long ago,
00:50:26but Silas had a stroke of luck.
00:50:28He had a fiercely loyal father.
00:50:30Years ago, it was old Silas who carried our father, the old Alpha,
00:50:35on his back out of the mountain of corpses during the brutal rogue wars.
00:50:38Bound by that ultimate debt of gratitude, as long as the silver moon pack stood,
00:50:43we would support his family for generations.
00:50:46Thus, even though Silas was just a lowly rogue driver, his status in our territory was unique.
00:50:52Normally, even the core management like my brother and I had to give him some face
00:50:56and wouldn't order him around lightly.
00:50:58Today, only because our two exclusive drivers fell ill,
00:51:02he had stepped in as a temporary replacement,
00:51:05driving the SUV to bring my brother and me to this new moon festival.
00:51:12Silas froze for a second.
00:51:14Then, scratching his greasy hair, he let out a vulgar grin.
00:51:17The eldest miss, of course. This servant wants one.
00:51:21I pulled him aside.
00:51:23Silas, today, I am pointing you toward a path of absolute fortune.
00:51:27Go down there and pull that drowning lady out of the water.
00:51:31But, the moment you save her,
00:51:34hide yourself in the dense bushes by the shore immediately.
00:51:37Suppress your aura.
00:51:38And make sure no one sees you.
00:51:41Do not come out until I call for you.
00:51:43As long as you do exactly what I say,
00:51:45I guarantee that after today,
00:51:47you will get yourself a high-born Omega wife for free.
00:51:50When the time comes,
00:51:52I'll even throw you a massive gift
00:51:54to make sure your wedding is as grand and rowdy as can be.
00:51:57Hearing this, Silas' eyes instantly lit up.
00:51:59His inner wolf let out an excited low growl in his chest,
00:52:02and he nodded frantically.
00:52:03This servant will obey your every command, eldest miss.
00:52:06Go! Save her!
00:52:10At the bonfires of summer,
00:52:12Elena, the illegitimate Omega daughter of the Treasury Pax Alpha,
00:52:16fell into the lake.
00:52:17In my past life, my brother saved her,
00:52:19only for her to scheme against him.
00:52:21She tearfully claimed he had forced a mating mark on her in the water,
00:52:24forcing him to take her as his Luna.
00:52:26He forced it on me, under the water.
00:52:28I couldn't breathe.
00:52:29He held me down.
00:52:30She threatened to bring the scandal
00:52:32before the Lycan king and queen to destroy him.
00:52:37Since my brother was at the critical moment
00:52:39of inheriting the Silver Moon Pax Alpha title,
00:52:42I feared the scandal would ruin his future.
00:52:44I forced him to bow his head and marry her.
00:52:46Seven months later, she gave birth to twins.
00:52:49My brother endured the ultimate humiliation,
00:52:51raising another man's pups as his own.
00:52:53He bled for our pack on the brutal rogue frontlines,
00:52:56only to return home crippled.
00:52:58Yet that ungrateful bitch and her two pups
00:53:00repaid him by forcing a vial of deadly wolfbeat down his throat,
00:53:03leaving him to die a bloody, agonizing death in his own bed.
00:53:07When I tried to report them to the Royal Pack Enforcers,
00:53:10my own fated mate, Donald,
00:53:12wrapped his leather belt around my neck,
00:53:14choking the life out of me.
00:53:15His last words echoed in my ears.
00:53:17If you report this,
00:53:18Elena and my two sons will pay with their lives.
00:53:23When I opened my eyes again,
00:53:24I had gone back to the day of the bone fires of summer.
00:53:28Seeing Elena drowning in the lake,
00:53:30I clutched my brother's arm tightly.
00:53:32Then, I turned to the scarred rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:53:36Simus, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:53:39Sister, someone fell into the water.
00:53:40We need to save her, fast!
00:53:41I looked at my brother Gray,
00:53:43towering, muscular,
00:53:44and possessing an exceptionally powerful inner wolf.
00:53:46But in my mind,
00:53:48a horrific vision of my past life flashed before my eyes.
00:53:51Gray, crippled in both legs,
00:53:53left to die a miserable death,
00:53:54poisoned in a bed covered in filth and feces
00:53:57within our own packhouse.
00:53:58Tears instantly spilled over.
00:54:01You are not going!
00:54:02I barked, grabbing Gray in a death grip.
00:54:05Having regressed back to this life,
00:54:07I would absolutely never let my brother march to his death again.
00:54:11Never again.
00:54:12Sister, why are you crying all of a sudden?
00:54:14These were tears of overwhelming joy.
00:54:16I'm fine, just the wind.
00:54:17Watching the figure thrashing in the lake,
00:54:19Gray grew so anxious that his inner wolf
00:54:21began to howl in distress inside his mind.
00:54:24Sister, let me go!
00:54:24Saving a life comes first!
00:54:26I said you are not going!
00:54:28Gray stared at me in utter disbelief.
00:54:31Sister, have you lost your mind?
00:54:32A life is on the line!
00:54:33Our silver moon pack had always been known
00:54:35for our benevolence and charity.
00:54:37Forget a high-ranking wolf,
00:54:38even if a filthy rogue muth were drowning,
00:54:40we would still pull it out.
00:54:42The girl can be saved,
00:54:43but not by you.
00:54:44I turned around to the stout,
00:54:46rogue werewolf waiting nearby.
00:54:48Silas, do you want a she-wolf for yourself?
00:54:50Silas was the lowest-ranking peck driver
00:54:52employed by our silver moon pack.
00:54:54He was broad-shouldered,
00:54:56thick-waisted,
00:54:57his face covered in nasty scars,
00:54:59and his breath reeked
00:55:00behind a mouthful of yellow teeth.
00:55:02Lazy to the bone,
00:55:03he spent his days loitering
00:55:05in underground gambling dens
00:55:06and low-end pubs.
00:55:07An ordinary servant like him
00:55:09would have been kicked out
00:55:10of the silver moon territory long ago,
00:55:12but Silas had a stroke of luck.
00:55:14He had a fiercely loyal father.
00:55:16Years ago,
00:55:17it was old Silas who carried our father,
00:55:19the old Alpha,
00:55:20on his back out of the Mountain of Corpses
00:55:22during the brutal rogue wars.
00:55:24Bound by that ultimate debt of gratitude,
00:55:26as long as the silver moon pack stood,
00:55:28we would support his family for generations.
00:55:31Thus,
00:55:32even though Silas was just a lowly rogue driver,
00:55:35his status in our territory was unique.
00:55:38Normally,
00:55:39even the core management like my brother and I
00:55:41had to give him some face
00:55:42and wouldn't order him around lightly.
00:55:44Today,
00:55:44only because our two exclusive drivers fell ill,
00:55:47he had stepped in as a temporary replacement,
00:55:50driving the SUV to bring my brother and me
00:55:52to this new moon festival.
00:55:57Silas froze for a second.
00:55:59Then,
00:56:00scratching his greasy hair,
00:56:01he let out a vulgar grin.
00:56:03The eldest miss, of course.
00:56:04This servant wants one.
00:56:06I pulled him aside.
00:56:08Silas,
00:56:09today,
00:56:09I am pointing you toward a path of absolute fortune.
00:56:12Go down there
00:56:13and pull that drowning lady out of the water.
00:56:16But,
00:56:17the moment you save her,
00:56:19hide yourself in the dense bushes by the shore immediately.
00:56:22Suppress your aura
00:56:23and make sure no one sees you.
00:56:26Do not come out until I call for you.
00:56:28As long as you do exactly what I say,
00:56:31I guarantee that after today,
00:56:32you will get yourself a high-born omega wife for free.
00:56:36When the time comes,
00:56:37I'll even throw you a massive gift
00:56:39to make sure your wedding is as grand and rowdy as can be.
00:56:42Hearing this,
00:56:43Silas' eyes instantly lit up.
00:56:44His inner wolf let out an excited low growl in his chest,
00:56:47and he nodded frantically.
00:56:49This servant will obey your every command,
00:56:51eldest miss.
00:56:51Go!
00:56:52Save her!
00:56:53Before the black castle of House Blackthorn,
00:56:55a broken man knelt in the ice.
00:56:56Heavy black chains pierced through his shoulders.
00:56:59Seeing the man's face,
00:57:00I was completely froze.
00:57:01No.
00:57:02Uncle.
00:57:02I reached the chains binding my uncle
00:57:04and cut them apart with one step.
00:57:05I came back to destroy them.
00:57:07Watch carefully, uncle.
00:57:08Every person who destroyed our family will die.
00:57:11Who broke my uncle's legs.
00:57:12Tyrant stepped up.
00:57:13I snapped it with my boot.
00:57:15A stroke of blue-green sword light crossed Tyrant at the waist.
00:57:18You killed my sons!
00:57:20I'll tear your entire bloodline apart!
00:57:23Don't worry.
00:57:24I'll make your whole family reunite in hell.
00:57:26Dozens of room needles spun between my fingers.
00:57:28The next second,
00:57:29every glowing needle pierced into the serpent guardian's back.
00:57:32The serpent bloodline's eyes flew open.
00:57:33The fire curse that had consumed her body for centuries rapidly faded from the sleep.
00:57:37After all these centuries,
00:57:39someone has finally broken my curse.
00:57:40I rose to my feet and stepped down once.
00:57:43All eight guardians attacked at the same time.
00:57:46I slowly lifted my crimson eyes.
00:57:49Behind me,
00:57:50the phantom of an enormous black dragon emerged from the darkness.
00:57:53A dragon bloodline seen only once in centuries,
00:57:57possessing both destruction and healing.
00:58:00Go to take your revenge,
00:58:01Lucian Dracaius.
00:58:03Let the world fear your name.
00:58:05Hail the Lord of Dragons.
00:58:08Those who slaughtered my clan back then.
00:58:11No one will survive this time.
00:58:14A Rolls Royce was speeding toward House Blackthern,
00:58:17the murderer of my family.
00:58:18Inside,
00:58:19Sylvia Vale just cut the connection to the crystal communicator.
00:58:22Miss Vale,
00:58:23you summon the Shade.
00:58:25He's the ultimate hunter of House Vale.
00:58:28Anyone who touches Lucian
00:58:31becomes an enemy.
00:58:33With the Shade,
00:58:34even House Black haunts
00:58:35we'll think twice before making a move.
00:58:38I sat beside her in silence,
00:58:39one hand resting on the hilt of the seraphic sword.
00:58:41Sylvia looked at me,
00:58:42and the coldness in her eyes faded for a moment.
00:58:44You don't have to carry this alone anymore, Lucian.
00:58:47Sylvia,
00:58:47I'll protect you too.
00:58:48The car drifted to a violent stop
00:58:50before the black castle of House Blackthorn.
00:58:53At the center of the castle gate,
00:58:54a broken man knelt in the ice.
00:58:56Heavy black chains pierced through his shoulders
00:58:59and wrapped around his throat.
00:59:00A rusted metal bowl sat beside him,
00:59:02filled with rotten scraps and dirty water.
00:59:03Eat up, old dog!
00:59:04Lord Blackthrone said you're not allowed to die yet.
00:59:06Twenty years,
00:59:07and this cripple still refuses to rot.
00:59:08Seeing the man's face,
00:59:09I was completely froze.
00:59:10My eyes were bloodshot.
00:59:11Dark energy exploded through my body.
00:59:13Lucian,
00:59:14your power!
00:59:14I could barely hear him.
00:59:16My eyes remained fixed on the broken man,
00:59:17chained in the snow.
00:59:19Uncle?
00:59:23Seraphic sword closed around cum.
00:59:25I vanished.
00:59:26My lord, snatch.
00:59:27A crescent of black energy sliced through the air.
00:59:30Six heads flew upward at once.
00:59:32I walked through them like death itself.
00:59:34The seraphic sword danced once more.
00:59:37Bodies split cleanly in half.
00:59:39Limbs scattered across the frozen ground.
00:59:40I reached the chains binding my uncle
00:59:42and cut them apart with one strike.
00:59:44Then I dropped to my knees before him,
00:59:45cracking the stone floor beneath us.
00:59:47Uncle, I came too late.
00:59:48I'm sorry.
00:59:49The old man slowly lifted his head.
00:59:52His cloudy eyes trembled as recognition returned.
00:59:56You're alive.
00:59:59It's really you.
01:00:00Lucian.
01:00:01Yes.
01:00:03I came back to destroy them.
01:00:06His shaking hand touched my hair
01:00:07like he still remembered the child I once was.
01:00:09You have to run!
01:00:10House Blackthorn has an A-rank hunter!
01:00:12You can't fight them!
01:00:13I rose slowly to my feet.
01:00:16Watch carefully, uncle.
01:00:18Every person who destroyed our family
01:00:20will die kneeling before you.
01:00:22Warriors flooded out from inside the castle.
01:00:24Their leader pointed his blade at-
01:00:25You bastard!
01:00:26Do you know where you are?
01:00:27My figure became a blur as I moved through the crowd.
01:00:32Please!
01:00:33Spare me!
01:00:34Won't you spare my family?
01:00:35Stepping over blood and corpses,
01:00:37I walked forward.
01:00:38Then my voice echoed telepathically
01:00:39across the entire castle
01:00:40like the roar of a dragon.
01:00:42House Blackhill.
01:00:43Come outside and die.
01:00:45I stood among the corpses.
01:00:46Sylvia and Magnus entered behind me
01:00:48with ten hunters.
01:00:49Is everyone in House Blackhone already dead?
01:00:52Get out here!
01:00:53Inside the luxurious hall of the castle,
01:00:55Victor Blackthorn sat calmly across
01:00:56from Adrian Morkant of the Black Magic Council.
01:00:59The two were in the middle of a chess match.
01:01:01Tyron, Gideon, go deal with it.
01:01:03Don't let Mr. Morak see a joke.
01:01:04Yes, father.
01:01:05Looks like some fearless fool
01:01:06came to seek death tonight.
01:01:08I want to go watch the show.
01:01:11Off to you.
01:01:12Tyron and Gideon led a group of guards
01:01:13into the courtyard and stopped before me.
01:01:15Where did this bastard come from?
01:01:16How dare you cause trouble at House Blackthorn?
01:01:21Open your damn eyes and look carefully, Tyron.
01:01:24Sylvia Vale?
01:01:25You brought all these people
01:01:26just for this pretty boy?
01:01:27Planning to rebel?
01:01:29He's under my protection.
01:01:31Anyone who touches him
01:01:32becomes an enemy of House Vale.
01:01:34To wipe out House Blackthorn.
01:01:36I alone am enough.
01:01:39Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
01:01:41Kill him!
01:01:42The guards charged one instant.
01:01:44Then a black shadow flashed
01:01:45across the courtyard like a phantom.
01:01:47The shade?
01:01:48House Vale actually sent him?
01:01:52Ha ha ha ha ha!
01:01:53Sylvia Vale, just wait.
01:01:54After I capture this little bastard,
01:01:56I'll enjoy you all night long.
01:01:58You're courting death!
01:02:03Looking for death!
01:02:05Behind them, Victor and Adrian
01:02:06stepped out with over a dozen hunters.
01:02:08I raised my head
01:02:09and locked my eyes on Victor.
01:02:10Who broke my uncle's legs?
01:02:12Tyron stepped up.
01:02:13You mean the dog chained outside?
01:02:15I snapped it with my boot.
01:02:17What are you going to-
01:02:20Stroke of blue-green sword light
01:02:21crossed Tyron at the waist.
01:02:23Ah!
01:02:24My legs!
01:02:25My legs are gone!
01:02:26Brother!
01:02:27Fenwick, kill him!
01:02:30Die!
01:02:31I swung from where I stood.
01:02:39This-
01:02:40This can't be.
01:02:41Fenwick is an A-rank hunter.
01:02:42Excellent.
01:02:43Such a magnificent body.
01:02:45Mr. Blackthorn,
01:02:46take him alive.
01:02:46I want to bring him back
01:02:47to the Black Magic Council
01:02:48for dissect.
01:02:49Mr. Morkant,
01:02:50he hurt my son
01:02:50and killed our A-rank hunter.
01:02:52If we don't grind him into dust,
01:02:54House Blackhorn
01:02:54becomes a laughingstock.
01:02:56Are you really willing
01:02:57to risk your dealings
01:02:59with the Black Magic Council
01:03:00over this?
01:03:01Victor snapped.
01:03:02Teeth clenched.
01:03:04All units!
01:03:05Kill him!
01:03:06Dozens of hunters
01:03:07moved to form
01:03:08a killing encirclement.
01:03:09I'll ask one more time.
01:03:12Who broke my uncle's legs?
01:03:14A white-haired elder
01:03:15stepped forward and laughed.
01:03:18I did.
01:03:19I cut him apart
01:03:20piece by piece.
01:03:22I kept him kneeling
01:03:23like a dog
01:03:24for five years.
01:03:25And now you-
01:03:28Stand in my way
01:03:29and die.
01:03:32I passed the elder
01:03:33without stop.
01:03:34The smile froze.
01:03:35A thin red line
01:03:37appeared across his throat.
01:03:38Then his head
01:03:39slipped from his body.
01:03:41I caught it in one hand
01:03:42without looking back
01:03:43and walked out
01:03:44of House Blackthorn.
01:03:45Kill him!
01:03:46Don't let him escape!
01:03:47Rage echoed
01:03:48from inside the castle.
01:03:49Outside the gates,
01:03:50I dropped to my knees
01:03:51in the snow.
01:03:52Before me,
01:03:52my uncle.
01:03:53Broken,
01:03:54barely alive.
01:03:55I placed the head
01:03:55at his feet.
01:03:56It rolled gently
01:03:57across the ice.
01:03:58Uncle.
01:03:58My voice shook.
01:03:59The bastard
01:04:00who hurt you back then.
01:04:02I've killed him.
01:04:03His entire body trembled
01:04:04as he stared at it.
01:04:05You-
01:04:05You really did it.
01:04:07Good child.
01:04:09You avenged them.
01:04:10You avenged our family.
01:04:12No.
01:04:13My voice turned cold again.
01:04:15This isn't over.
01:04:17And I'm going to erase
01:04:18House Blackhill completely.
01:04:20I stepped back
01:04:20through the gates.
01:04:21The courtyard
01:04:22had already turned
01:04:22into a slaughterhouse.
01:04:23Screams filled the court.
01:04:25Tyron dragged himself
01:04:26through the blood,
01:04:27half collapsed.
01:04:27Brother!
01:04:28Save me!
01:04:29Get a healer!
01:04:31I appeared
01:04:31and broke Tyron.
01:04:32He froze.
01:04:34You-
01:04:35I pointed my sword forward.
01:04:37A surge of sword energy
01:04:38instantly pierced
01:04:39through Tyron's room,
01:04:40leaving a charmed,
01:04:41blood-blackened whole.
01:04:45Brother-
01:04:45He had roared
01:04:46in grief and rage.
01:04:47Brother!
01:04:47You monster!
01:04:48I'll kill you!
01:04:53I pulled the sword free.
01:04:54Blood rained down.
01:04:56Gideon collapsed upright
01:04:57for a brief moment
01:04:57and then fell heavily
01:04:58to the ground.
01:05:00Victor stood among the corpses.
01:05:01His aura went unstable,
01:05:03rage spiraling out of control.
01:05:05You killed my sons!
01:05:07You killed everything!
01:05:09I'll tear your entire
01:05:10bloodline apart!
01:05:11I wiped the blood
01:05:12from my face slowly.
01:05:13Then I smile.
01:05:15I raised the seraphic sword.
01:05:16Don't worry.
01:05:18I'll make your whole family
01:05:19reunite in hell.
01:05:20My husband
01:05:21threw my corpse
01:05:22into the dragon scale.
01:05:23I drew my last breath
01:05:24in unbearable agony.
01:05:25I opened my eyes anew,
01:05:27reborn at the glacier banquet.
01:05:28In that instant,
01:05:29I understood.
01:05:30He had been reborn too.
01:05:31Then declared to everyone,
01:05:33I, the third prince,
01:05:34will take only Lilina Vos.
01:05:36He sneered at me.
01:05:37How dare you dream
01:05:38of marrying me?
01:05:39And I declared
01:05:39to the entire court,
01:05:40I will not marry Lucien.
01:05:42I choose him.
01:05:43Archduke of the Eternal Frost,
01:05:44My husband threw my corpse
01:05:46into the dragon scale ice lake.
01:05:4810,000 years of ice.
01:05:50Ice speared through me.
01:05:51Soul frozen solid.
01:05:53Bones trapped in eternal ice.
01:05:54This was the second time
01:05:55I gave him everything
01:05:56and died with nowhere
01:05:58to be buried.
01:05:59Born blind in my past life,
01:06:00I bore the silver frost dragon soul.
01:06:02Able to understand dragon tongue
01:06:04and use soul sight
01:06:05to read the hearts of others.
01:06:06I married third prince Lucien
01:06:08against dragon taboos.
01:06:10I shed half my dragon blood
01:06:11and drained my soul sight.
01:06:12And sacrificing 10 years
01:06:14to crown him emperor
01:06:15with my own hands.
01:06:16Yet on Lucien's coronation day,
01:06:18my elder sister Lila
01:06:19was held down on the bed
01:06:20by the brutal elder prince,
01:06:21abused relentlessly
01:06:22till she perished.
01:06:23When Lucien found out,
01:06:25he stood over my sister's corpse,
01:06:26gripped my jaw,
01:06:27and forced heart-burning poison
01:06:29down my throat.
01:06:30Lila should have been mine.
01:06:31You made her end up
01:06:31with my brother,
01:06:32leading to her cruel death.
01:06:34This is all your fault.
01:06:35I drew my last breath
01:06:36in unbearable agony.
01:06:38I opened my eyes anew,
01:06:39reborn at the glacier banquet
01:06:40where my sister and I
01:06:41chose our spouses.
01:06:42Lucien's eyes were crimson as blood,
01:06:44the exact same look
01:06:45he had worn the night
01:06:46he killed me.
01:06:47He strode right past me
01:06:48and took Lila's hand,
01:06:49as if fearing anyone
01:06:50would stand in his way.
01:06:51In that instant,
01:06:52I understood.
01:06:53He had been reborn too,
01:06:54and he remembered everything.
01:06:56Lila curled against his chest,
01:06:57eyes red-rimmed,
01:06:59playing the fragile victim,
01:07:00but beneath it,
01:07:01her envy was so thick
01:07:02it could not be hidden.
01:07:03He sneered at me.
01:07:04How dare you dream
01:07:05of marrying me?
01:07:05You are not even worthy
01:07:06to lace Lina's shoes.
01:07:08Heavens!
01:07:08Even the third prince
01:07:10won't take the blind one!
01:07:11Exactly.
01:07:12Blind,
01:07:13and still scheming
01:07:14to climb above her status.
01:07:15Doesn't she know
01:07:16what she is?
01:07:17Laughter erupted around me,
01:07:18and all eyes locked on me.
01:07:20I swept my soul sight
01:07:21across the entire hall.
01:07:22Lucien's soul blazed
01:07:23scarlet with greed.
01:07:25Lila's glinted jade green
01:07:26with venomous envy.
01:07:27All souls in this hall
01:07:28were drowned
01:07:29in abysmal corruption.
01:07:30Just then,
01:07:31cold mist erupted,
01:07:32and a glacial chill
01:07:33swept the heavens and earth.
01:07:34A man descended from the clouds
01:07:36in a chariot of ice crystal,
01:07:38wreathed in frost fog,
01:07:39an obsidian ice dragon
01:07:40coiling above him.
01:07:41When his cold jade wheelchair
01:07:43touched the ground,
01:07:44our gazes locked.
01:07:45I turned my soul sight
01:07:46upon his soul.
01:07:47He bore a crystalline heart
01:07:48of glowing gold,
01:07:49pure,
01:07:50untainted,
01:07:51sovereign beyond measure.
01:07:52That was
01:07:53the last true dragon bloodline
01:07:55left in this world,
01:07:56and I declared
01:07:56to the entire court,
01:07:57I will not marry Lucien.
01:07:59Lucien cast me
01:08:00one contemptuous glance,
01:08:01then declared
01:08:02to everyone,
01:08:03I,
01:08:03the third prince,
01:08:04will take only
01:08:05Lilina Vos,
01:08:06heiress of House Vos,
01:08:07as my wife in this life.
01:08:08She is the one
01:08:09I truly love.
01:08:11In this life,
01:08:12I will have no other.
01:08:13The other nobles
01:08:13turned pitying eyes on me.
01:08:15No sane man
01:08:16would ever choose
01:08:16to marry her.
01:08:17Of course she's
01:08:18a frost-blind witch.
01:08:19Trash like her
01:08:20belongs locked in a tower,
01:08:21not standing
01:08:22at the glacier betrothal ball.
01:08:23I was the second daughter
01:08:24of House Vos,
01:08:25of the gilded empire
01:08:26of the south,
01:08:27from childhood
01:08:28I had been locked
01:08:28in a cold attic,
01:08:30abused and tormented,
01:08:31but my elder sister,
01:08:32she was the jewel
01:08:33of the realm,
01:08:34a beauty beyond
01:08:35mortal description,
01:08:36so our family adored her,
01:08:37granting her every wish,
01:08:38and me,
01:08:39they see me as a mistake
01:08:40that never ought to exist.
01:08:42Lucien half knelt
01:08:43before her,
01:08:43uttering his solemn oath,
01:08:45Lilina,
01:08:45accept my mark.
01:08:47I swear I will make you
01:08:48the most exalted woman
01:08:49in this world.
01:08:50He believed
01:08:50that even without me,
01:08:51he could still take
01:08:52the throne in this life,
01:08:53but he did not know,
01:08:54until the day I died
01:08:55last life,
01:08:56I had been hiding
01:08:57one secret from him.
01:08:58Yes,
01:08:59I couldn't open my eyes,
01:09:00but that had never
01:09:01stopped me from seeing.
01:09:02With these blind eyes,
01:09:04I could pierce
01:09:04the human soul.
01:09:05Envy turned a soul
01:09:06emerald green,
01:09:08hatred dyed the soul
01:09:09obsidian black.
01:09:10In my last life,
01:09:11I had used this gift
01:09:12to steer him clear
01:09:12of every blade
01:09:13and every poisoned cup.
01:09:14I told him whom to trust,
01:09:16whom to slay.
01:09:17That was how he climbed
01:09:18onto the throne.
01:09:19This time,
01:09:19since he insists
01:09:20on marrying my sister,
01:09:21I shall let him have
01:09:22exactly what he wants
01:09:23and see what price
01:09:24he pays for it.
01:09:25I hope he will not
01:09:26regret it.
01:09:27I'm only a blind girl.
01:09:28Truly,
01:09:29I'm not fit to marry you.
01:09:30You blind fool,
01:09:30at least you know
01:09:31your place.
01:09:32A useless frost blind witch.
01:09:33Even if you were
01:09:34the last woman in the world,
01:09:35I would not pick you.
01:09:36Now crawl to me
01:09:36on your knees.
01:09:37Hearing his sneers,
01:09:38Mother clutched her kerchief,
01:09:40nearly revealing my secret.
01:09:41Elara is blind,
01:09:43yet whoever weds her
01:09:44can claim the throne.
01:09:45Thankfully,
01:09:45her voice was small.
01:09:47No one heard.
01:09:47I squeezed her hand
01:09:48and she went silent.
01:09:49Beneath my ice silk blindfold,
01:09:51I swept my gaze
01:09:52across the princes
01:09:52at the feast.
01:09:53The second prince,
01:09:54sinister and ruthless.
01:09:55His soul was ash gray.
01:09:57The fourth prince,
01:09:58a lecher with a manor
01:09:59full of concubines.
01:10:00His soul was a lurid red.
01:10:01In my last life,
01:10:02I had chosen Lucian
01:10:03because his soul
01:10:03looked purer
01:10:04than any other man's.
01:10:05I never imagined.
01:10:06He was simply better
01:10:07at hiding it.
01:10:07Not until the day
01:10:08he killed me
01:10:09did I finally see
01:10:09the true color
01:10:10of Lucian's soul.
01:10:11Dark violet fading to black.
01:10:13Hatred rooted deep
01:10:13in his soul.
01:10:14I swore I would never
01:10:15repeat the mistakes
01:10:16of my past life
01:10:17in this life.
01:10:17Lila arched her brow at me.
01:10:19Little sister,
01:10:20look around.
01:10:21Pick whoever you like.
01:10:22Anyone you fancy.
01:10:24I'll let you have him.
01:10:25The smug color
01:10:25blooming in her heart
01:10:26was ugly, glaring.
01:10:28Lucian saw that I ignored her
01:10:29and flared up on her behalf.
01:10:30Alara,
01:10:31when no one wants you,
01:10:32I'll take you in, alright?
01:10:33And make this blind girl
01:10:34nothing but a foot washer!
01:10:35I was about to say
01:10:36that not one of the princes
01:10:37in this hall
01:10:37had caught my eye.
01:10:38And then I heard it.
01:10:39The slow turning of wheels
01:10:40drawing closer.
01:10:41The man in the wheelchair,
01:10:42silver hair,
01:10:43ice blue eyes,
01:10:44a face pale and cold
01:10:46as carved jade.
01:10:47I saw his dragon soul
01:10:48was gold.
01:10:49Pure,
01:10:49blazing,
01:10:50blinding gold.
01:10:51The mark of the highest dragon line.
01:10:53In my last life,
01:10:54Caelan Blackthorn,
01:10:55Archduke of the Eternal Frost
01:10:56in the north,
01:10:57never appeared at the
01:10:58Glacier Betrothal Ball.
01:10:59Later,
01:11:00while I was helping Lucian
01:11:01seize the throne,
01:11:02Caelan had retreated
01:11:03to his Frostlands domain
01:11:04in the north.
01:11:05The realm fell into chaos.
01:11:07He led his dragon legions
01:11:08in defense of his city,
01:11:09shielded its people
01:11:10from the fires of war,
01:11:12and fought until his
01:11:12very last breath.
01:11:13And I,
01:11:14I chose the wrong man,
01:11:16ending up with my soul
01:11:17sealed in frostlight,
01:11:18forever barred from reincarnation.
01:11:20But this time...
01:11:22I choose him.
01:11:24Archduke of the Eternal Frost,
01:11:26they say he's cursed,
01:11:26his legs ruined for over a decade,
01:11:28he probably can't even stand.
01:11:30He must be picking up
01:11:31the unwanted blind one
01:11:32as a decoration,
01:11:33just to save face.
01:11:35Alara,
01:11:35what a pick.
01:11:36Sightless yourself,
01:11:37you picked a crippled man.
01:11:38A blind woman with a crippled man,
01:11:40what a laughable,
01:11:41perfect mismatch.
01:11:41Alara,
01:11:42you don't know
01:11:42he's confined to a wheelchair,
01:11:44I'll let you choose anew.
01:11:45If you fail to find
01:11:46a proper husband,
01:11:46you may be my maid
01:11:47when I marry
01:11:48and I'll keep you fed.
01:11:49I, Alara Voss,
01:11:50will never be anyone's servant.
01:11:52If not a servant,
01:11:53what else do you imagine?
01:11:54Someone will actually
01:11:55marry you?
01:11:56Alara,
01:11:57look at yourself clearly.
01:11:58How could you ever compare
01:12:00with your sister Lila?
01:12:01Through it all,
01:12:02Kalen had said nothing.
01:12:03He simply moved
01:12:04his ice crystal wheelchair forward
01:12:05until he was directly facing me.
01:12:07Then he took my hand
01:12:08and laid it gently on his knee.
01:12:10Through the fabric,
01:12:11I feel his vivid warmth
01:12:12and beating heart.
01:12:13Then his cool fingertip
01:12:14touched the edge
01:12:15of my ice silk blindfold.
01:12:16A frost blue light
01:12:18shimmered in resonance
01:12:18with my own.
01:12:19My blood began to boil.
01:12:21I could almost hear him
01:12:22whispering to me
01:12:23in the dragon tongue.
01:12:24My dragon speaker,
01:12:26I've finally waited for you.
01:12:28Lucian cast me
01:12:28one contemptuous glance,
01:12:30then declared to everyone,
01:12:31I, the third prince,
01:12:33will take only Lelina Vos,
01:12:35heiress of House Vos,
01:12:36as my wife in this life.
01:12:37She is the one
01:12:38I truly love.
01:12:39In this life,
01:12:40I will have no other.
01:12:42The other nobles
01:12:42turned pitying eyes on me.
01:12:44No sane man
01:12:44would ever choose
01:12:45to marry her.
01:12:46Of course,
01:12:46she's a frost-lined witch.
01:12:47Trash like her
01:12:48belongs locked in a tower,
01:12:50not standing
01:12:51at the glacier betrothal ball.
01:12:52I was the second daughter
01:12:53of House Vos,
01:12:54of the gilded empire
01:12:55of the south.
01:12:56From childhood,
01:12:56I had been locked
01:12:57in a cold attic,
01:12:58abused and tormented.
01:12:59But my elder sister,
01:13:01she was the jewel of the realm,
01:13:02a beauty beyond
01:13:03mortal description.
01:13:04So our family adored her,
01:13:06granting her every wish.
01:13:07And me,
01:13:08they see me as a mistake
01:13:09that never ought to exist.
01:13:10Lucian half knelt before her,
01:13:12uttering his solemn oath.
01:13:13Lina,
01:13:14accept my mark.
01:13:16I swear I will make you
01:13:17the most exalted woman
01:13:18in this world.
01:13:18He believed that even without me,
01:13:20he could still take the throne
01:13:21in this life.
01:13:22But he did not know,
01:13:23until the day I died last life,
01:13:25I had been hiding
01:13:26one secret from him.
01:13:27Yes,
01:13:27I couldn't open my eyes,
01:13:29but that had never
01:13:29stopped me from seeing.
01:13:31With these blind eyes,
01:13:32I could pierce the human soul.
01:13:34Envy turned a soul
01:13:35emerald green.
01:13:36Hatred dyed the soul
01:13:37obsidian black.
01:13:38In my last life,
01:13:39I had used this gift
01:13:40to steer him clear
01:13:41of every blade
01:13:42and every poisoned cup.
01:13:43I told him whom to trust,
01:13:45whom to slay.
01:13:45That was how he climbed
01:13:46onto the throne.
01:13:47This time,
01:13:48since he insists
01:13:49on marrying my sister,
01:13:50I shall let him have
01:13:51exactly what he wants
01:13:52and see what price
01:13:53he pays for it.
01:13:54I hope he will not regret it.
01:13:55I'm only a blind girl.
01:13:57Truly,
01:13:57I'm not fit to marry you.
01:13:58You blind fool,
01:13:59at least you know
01:14:00your place.
01:14:01A useless frost blind witch.
01:14:02Even if you were
01:14:03the last woman in the world,
01:14:04I would not pick you.
01:14:05Now crawl to me
01:14:05on your knees.
01:14:06Hearing his sneers,
01:14:07Mother clutched her kerchief,
01:14:08nearly revealing my secret.
01:14:10Elara is blind,
01:14:12yet whoever weds her
01:14:13can claim the throne.
01:14:14Thankfully,
01:14:14her voice was small.
01:14:15No one heard.
01:14:16I squeezed her hand
01:14:17and she went silent.
01:14:18Beneath my ice silk blindfold,
01:14:19I swept my gaze
01:14:20across the princes
01:14:21at the feast.
01:14:22The second prince,
01:14:23sinister and ruthless.
01:14:24His soul was ash gray.
01:14:25The fourth prince,
01:14:26a lecher with a manor
01:14:27full of concubines.
01:14:28His soul was a lurid red.
01:14:30In my last life,
01:14:31I had chosen Lucian
01:14:31because his soul
01:14:32looked purer than any other man's.
01:14:34I never imagined.
01:14:35He was simply better at hiding it.
01:14:36Not until the day he killed me
01:14:37did I finally see
01:14:38the true color of Lucian's soul.
01:14:40Dark violet fading to black.
01:14:41Hatred rooted deep in his soul.
01:14:43I swore I would never repeat
01:14:44the mistakes of my past life
01:14:45in this life.
01:14:46Lila arched her brow at me.
01:14:47Little sister,
01:14:48look around.
01:14:49Pick whoever you like.
01:14:51Anyone you fancy.
01:14:52I'll let you have him.
01:14:53The smug color blooming
01:14:54in her heart was ugly,
01:14:56glaring.
01:14:56Lucian saw that I ignored her
01:14:58and flared up on her behalf.
01:14:59Alara,
01:15:00when no one wants you,
01:15:00I'll take you in,
01:15:01alright?
01:15:02And make this blind girl
01:15:02nothing but a foot washer!
01:15:04I was about to say
01:15:04that not one of the princes
01:15:05in this hall had caught my eye.
01:15:07And then I heard it.
01:15:08The slow turning of wheels
01:15:09drawing closer.
01:15:10The man in the wheelchair.
01:15:11Silver hair.
01:15:12Ice blue eyes.
01:15:13A face pale and cold
01:15:14as carved jade.
01:15:15I saw his dragon soul
01:15:17was gold.
01:15:17Pure,
01:15:18blazing,
01:15:19blinding gold.
01:15:19The mark of the highest
01:15:20dragon line.
01:15:21In my last life,
01:15:23Caelan Blackthorn,
01:15:24Archduke of the Eternal Frost
01:15:25in the north,
01:15:26never appeared at the
01:15:27Glacier Betrothal Ball.
01:15:28Later,
01:15:29while I was helping Lucian
01:15:30seize the throne,
01:15:31Caelan had retreated
01:15:32to his Frostland's domain
01:15:33in the north.
01:15:34The realm fell into chaos.
01:15:35He led his dragon legions
01:15:37in defense of his city,
01:15:38shielded its people
01:15:39from the fires of war,
01:15:40and fought until
01:15:41his very lowest breath.
01:15:42And I,
01:15:43I chose the wrong man,
01:15:45ending up with my soul
01:15:46sealed in frostlight,
01:15:47forever barred
01:15:48from reincarnation.
01:15:49But this time,
01:15:51I chose him.
01:15:53Archduke of the Eternal Frost,
01:15:54they say he's cursed.
01:15:55His legs ruined
01:15:56for over a decade.
01:15:57He probably can't even stand.
01:15:58He must be picking up
01:15:59the unwanted blind one
01:16:01as a decoration,
01:16:02just to save face.
01:16:04Alara,
01:16:04what a pick.
01:16:05Sightless yourself,
01:16:06you picked a crippled man.
01:16:07A blind woman
01:16:08with a crippled man,
01:16:09what a laughable
01:16:09perfect mismatch.
01:16:10Alara,
01:16:11you don't know
01:16:11he's confined to a wheelchair.
01:16:12I'll let you choose anew.
01:16:13If you fail to find
01:16:14a proper husband,
01:16:15you may be my maid
01:16:16when I marry
01:16:16and I'll keep you fed.
01:16:17I,
01:16:18Alara Voss,
01:16:19will never be anyone's servant.
01:16:21If not a servant,
01:16:22what else do you imagine?
01:16:23Someone will actually
01:16:24marry you?
01:16:25Alara,
01:16:26look at yourself clearly.
01:16:27How could you ever compare
01:16:28with your sister Lila?
01:16:29Through it all,
01:16:30Kalen had said nothing.
01:16:32He simply moved
01:16:32his ice crystal wheelchair forward
01:16:34until he was directly facing me.
01:16:36Then he took my hand
01:16:37and laid it gently on his knee.
01:16:39Through the fabric,
01:16:40I feel his vivid warmth
01:16:41and beating heart.
01:16:42Then his cool fingertip
01:16:43touched the edge
01:16:44of my ice silk blindfold.
01:16:45A frost blue light
01:16:46shimmered in resonance
01:16:47with my own.
01:16:48My blood began to boil.
01:16:50I could almost hear him
01:16:51whispering to me
01:16:51in the dragon tongue.
01:16:53My dragon speaker,
01:16:55I've finally waited for you.
01:16:56The door to Silas' bedroom
01:16:57was ajar.
01:16:58Through the crack,
01:16:59cast two intertwined figures
01:17:01on the wall.
01:17:01It was Vivian.
01:17:02She saved your life.
01:17:04Silas scoffed.
01:17:04Her only value in life
01:17:05is to be our stepping stone.
01:17:07But accidentally kicked
01:17:08a shard of gravel
01:17:08in the corner.
01:17:09Woo!
01:17:10The next second,
01:17:11the door was flung open
01:17:12and Silas stood shirtless
01:17:14in the doorway.
01:17:14Looks like our little sacrifice
01:17:16heard something
01:17:16he shouldn't have.
01:17:17I didn't resist,
01:17:18only looking at Silas
01:17:19indifferently.
01:17:20Simus,
01:17:20I pulled you back
01:17:21from the brink of death.
01:17:23I gave you everything.
01:17:24You can't do this to me.
01:17:25He sneered.
01:17:26How dare a lowly trash
01:17:28like you stand beside me.
01:17:30Slammed me violently
01:17:30onto the cold,
01:17:31sacrificial stone.
01:17:32In the dead of night,
01:17:34the iron swamp wolf den
01:17:35was chilled
01:17:35by the stench of blood
01:17:36seeping from the cracks
01:17:38in the rocks.
01:17:38I carried a jar
01:17:39of freshly brewed medicine,
01:17:41my steps as light
01:17:42as a cat's.
01:17:43Three days ago,
01:17:43Silas had cut his shoulder
01:17:45with silver
01:17:45while clearing out
01:17:46roaming wolves
01:17:47and I was bringing him
01:17:48medicine as usual.
01:17:49The door to Silas' bedroom
01:17:51was ajar.
01:17:52Through the crack,
01:17:53the flickering firelight
01:17:54cast two intertwined figures
01:17:55on the wall.
01:17:56Silas was shirtless
01:17:57and in the throes of lust,
01:17:59black claws sprouted
01:18:00from his fingertips
01:18:01and gray wolf fur
01:18:02appeared on his cheekbones.
01:18:04It was Vivian.
01:18:05She raised her head
01:18:06and let out a low laugh.
01:18:07She scratched the old wound
01:18:08on Silas' back
01:18:09with her fingertips
01:18:09and dug her nails
01:18:10into the flesh.
01:18:13Be gentle, Silas.
01:18:15Control your wolf nature
01:18:16and don't leave
01:18:17a permanent mark.
01:18:20Otherwise,
01:18:20tomorrow's ceremony
01:18:21will be ruined.
01:18:22I raised an eyebrow,
01:18:23showing no surprise,
01:18:24only a slight disappointment.
01:18:26Yet another candidate
01:18:27had fallen before
01:18:28ambition and vanity.
01:18:29I am the moon goddess,
01:18:31descended to earth
01:18:32in the form
01:18:33of a classless omega,
01:18:34seeking an heir
01:18:35worthy of the
01:18:36ancient bloodline.
01:18:37To ensure
01:18:37absolute fairness
01:18:38in the trial,
01:18:39I completely sealed away
01:18:40all divine power,
01:18:42even stripping werewolves
01:18:43of their most basic
01:18:44self-healing abilities
01:18:45and senses.
01:18:45Silas was a candidate
01:18:46I had observed
01:18:47for half a year.
01:18:48I had saved his life
01:18:49and tacitly allowed him
01:18:50to publicly declare me
01:18:51his partner,
01:18:52merely to see
01:18:53his true nature
01:18:53up close.
01:18:54The sounds from
01:18:55under the door
01:18:56continued.
01:18:56I turned to leave,
01:18:57but accidentally
01:18:58kicked a shard of gravel
01:18:59in the corner.
01:19:03The next second,
01:19:04the door was flung open
01:19:06and Silas stood
01:19:07shirtless in the doorway.
01:19:08Vivienne stepped out,
01:19:09toying with a silver
01:19:10knife in his hand.
01:19:13Looks like our little
01:19:14sacrifice heard something
01:19:15he shouldn't have.
01:19:16I straightened up
01:19:16and calmly looked at them.
01:19:18I gave you a chance,
01:19:19Silas.
01:19:20Silas's face
01:19:21instantly contorted
01:19:22into a ferocious grin.
01:19:23He grabbed my neck,
01:19:25the force so strong
01:19:26it felt like he wanted
01:19:26to crush my bones.
01:19:28Cut the fucking act!
01:19:30You heard it all,
01:19:31so we ain't waiting
01:19:32till tomorrow!
01:19:35Perfect timing.
01:19:37The full moon
01:19:37has already risen.
01:19:41Hold the ceremony early,
01:19:42lest something
01:19:44unforeseen happens.
01:19:45I didn't resist,
01:19:47only looking at Silas
01:19:48indifferently.
01:19:48You'll regret this.
01:19:50Silas sneered.
01:19:51Regret?
01:19:52Dragging me towards
01:19:53the sacrificial site
01:19:54on the mountaintop.
01:19:54My biggest regret
01:19:55is that I didn't
01:19:56just kill you back then!
01:19:57He dragged me
01:19:58through the silent corridor,
01:19:59the guards along the way
01:20:00knowingly lowering
01:20:01their heads
01:20:02when they saw Vivienne.
01:20:03The full moon
01:20:04hung like a plate
01:20:04above the territory
01:20:05of the iron swamp wolves.
01:20:07Silas slammed me violently
01:20:08onto the cold
01:20:09sacrificial stone.
01:20:10This sacrificial altar
01:20:11was a mortal plaything
01:20:12I had carved myself
01:20:13a thousand years ago.
01:20:15I never imagined
01:20:16they would place me
01:20:16on their own altar
01:20:17for execution.
01:20:18When I struggled
01:20:19to sit up,
01:20:19my broken body aching,
01:20:21Silas looked down at me,
01:20:22his eyes filled
01:20:23with disgust.
01:20:26Silas,
01:20:26I pulled you back
01:20:27from the brink of death.
01:20:29I gave you everything.
01:20:30You can't do this to me.
01:20:32I tested his conscience
01:20:33one last time.
01:20:34He sneered.
01:20:36How dare
01:20:36a lowly trash like you
01:20:38stand beside me?
01:20:40Don't embarrass yourself!
01:20:41But they didn't know
01:20:42any wolf
01:20:43that blasphemes
01:20:44against the gods
01:20:45will be forever stripped
01:20:46of its wolf soul,
01:20:47reduced to a mindless,
01:20:48soulless being.
01:20:49I pitied them
01:20:50and wanted to leave
01:20:50the wolf pack
01:20:51a final shred of forgiveness.
01:20:52I am the moon goddess!
01:20:54Those who harm me
01:20:55will suffer the consequences!
01:20:57Before the words
01:20:58were even finished,
01:20:59Vivian's knife
01:20:59had already slashed
01:21:00across my face,
01:21:01leaving a bloody gash.
01:21:05Dare to pretend
01:21:06to be the moon goddess?
01:21:07Strip her naked!
01:21:09Let everyone see
01:21:10her despicable nature!
01:21:15Silas urged with disgust.
01:21:17She's nothing
01:21:17but a sacrifice, Viv.
01:21:20Not worth a second glance.
01:21:22Get it over with.
01:21:23Instinct roared within me,
01:21:24urging me to run.
01:21:25I took off running.
01:21:27The sealed divine power
01:21:29within me
01:21:29struggling weakly,
01:21:30unable to even muster
01:21:31a shred of transformation.
01:21:33Vivian flicked her wrist
01:21:33and four silver blades
01:21:35appeared out of thin air,
01:21:36slicing into my calves.
01:21:37I fell heavily
01:21:38to the ground.
01:21:41Vivian, why?
01:21:42Why did you do this?
01:21:43Every fifty years,
01:21:45the moon god
01:21:45will grant a qualified wolf
01:21:46the ability
01:21:47to awaken ancient bloodlines.
01:21:49The summoning ritual
01:21:50requires the sacrifice
01:21:52of a sinful wolf
01:21:53to purify the sins
01:21:54of the clan.
01:21:55I've always been kind,
01:21:56never done or done evil.
01:21:58How can you treat me
01:21:59like this?
01:22:00Isn't that simple?
01:22:02I've already mastered
01:22:04the sin transfer spell.
01:22:05All I need to do
01:22:06is I transfer
01:22:07all committal onto you,
01:22:08isn't it, no?
01:22:08I was filled with sorrow.
01:22:10If this fabricated ritual
01:22:12were completed,
01:22:12the punishment
01:22:13wouldn't just fall on them,
01:22:15but would devour
01:22:15the entire pack.
01:22:17The iron swamp wolves
01:22:18had prided themselves
01:22:19for generations
01:22:20on upholding honor
01:22:20and protecting the innocent.
01:22:22I couldn't bear
01:22:23to see it perish
01:22:23because of the sins
01:22:24of two wolves.
01:22:25Please, stop.
01:22:27Just say what you want.
01:22:29Don't do this.
01:22:30This time,
01:22:31the awakening
01:22:32will be foolproof.
01:22:34He bound my wrists
01:22:35with silver cords,
01:22:36the silver searing my skin.
01:22:38He seized my hair
01:22:39and wrenched it
01:22:39harshly backward,
01:22:40forcing Vivian
01:22:41to perform
01:22:41the sin transference ritual.
01:22:43It felt as if
01:22:44every nerve across my body
01:22:45burned all at once.
01:22:47Countless sinful memories
01:22:48that never belonged to me
01:22:49surged into my mind.
01:22:50Massacres,
01:22:51betrayals,
01:22:52poisonings,
01:22:53each one enough
01:22:54to make even the fiercest
01:22:55roaming wolves
01:22:55tremble with fear.
01:22:56I screamed in torment.
01:22:58He sneered.
01:22:59Be obedient.
01:23:00Once we attain awakening,
01:23:02we shall remember
01:23:03all you have done for us.
01:23:06My lunar goddess powers
01:23:07have yet to revive,
01:23:08leaving me with nothing
01:23:09but feeble words.
01:23:11I am the moon goddess.
01:23:14Lay a hand on me
01:23:15and you shall lose
01:23:16everything in the end.
01:23:18Fingers were ruthlessly severed
01:23:19right on the sacrificial
01:23:20stone platform.
01:23:21I wailed in sheer
01:23:23agony.
01:23:23In an instant,
01:23:24a clap of thunder
01:23:25split the sky.
01:23:28They didn't know
01:23:29this thunder was a warning
01:23:30of divine punishment.
01:23:32Just then,
01:23:33an elderly wolf approached.
01:23:35He was Elder Marcus,
01:23:36who had spent years
01:23:37providing medical care
01:23:38in border villages
01:23:39and thus recognized me.
01:23:40I forced my mutilated
01:23:42hand to wave.
01:23:43Marcus!
01:23:43Vivian's eyes were icy.
01:23:45With a flick of her wrist,
01:23:46my tongue was severed.
01:23:47The stench of blood
01:23:48reached Marcus,
01:23:49who stopped.
01:23:50What are you doing here?
01:23:51Silas abruptly stepped
01:23:53in front of me,
01:23:54shielding my face.
01:23:55Marcus!
01:23:55We've captured a notorious
01:23:57roaming wolf
01:23:57and are performing
01:23:58a blood sacrifice.
01:24:00I've never heard of this.
01:24:01Are you sure she's guilty?
01:24:04Vivian handed him
01:24:05the documents.
01:24:06My father signed them.
01:24:08Aren't you supposed to be
01:24:08on your medical mission?
01:24:09Don't waste time.
01:24:10Marcus hesitated,
01:24:12his gaze lingering on me
01:24:13for a moment.
01:24:14I feel like she looks familiar.
01:24:16Silas brushed it off,
01:24:17making excuses
01:24:18that she was just
01:24:18a roaming wolf.
01:24:19My face was pressed
01:24:20to the ground,
01:24:21all filthy and disheveled.
01:24:22Marcus did not linger
01:24:23and continued onward.
01:24:25Watching Marcus's figure
01:24:26recede into the distance,
01:24:28the last vestige of strength
01:24:29in my body dissipated
01:24:30and I fainted.
01:24:31A bucket of cold water
01:24:32jolted me awake.
01:24:34Vivian leaned down
01:24:35and smirked.
01:24:35It's not your time
01:24:36to die yet.
01:24:37Take her to the
01:24:38high priest's altar.
01:24:40Silas said coldly,
01:24:41You know why?
01:24:43You're too kind.
01:24:44Always looking after me
01:24:45so well.
01:24:46But every bit of it
01:24:47just keeps reminding me
01:24:48how badly hurt I was,
01:24:50how close I came to dying
01:24:51right in front of you,
01:24:52how weak and helpless
01:24:52I used to be.
01:24:54But I am a beta
01:24:55of the werewolf clan.
01:24:57I deserve nothing
01:24:58but admiration.
01:25:01How could I ever
01:25:03have been saved
01:25:03by someone like you?
01:25:05A rankless Omega.
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