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00:00My father poisoned my mother for his mistress, seized my grandfather's clan as his own, and tried to have me
00:06and my brother killed. They thought I was dead. Instead, I walked into the palace under another name, and became
00:12Alpha King's fated mate. Every single one of them will pay for what they've done.
00:16My mother died giving birth to my brother. At her funeral, my father broke down sobbing again and again. The
00:22guests caught his grief and cried along with him. Everyone said what a devoted man he was, how deeply he
00:28had loved her. Only I knew he was performing. When my mother went into labor, my father locked me in
00:33the east attic.
00:34You're just a little brat who'll only get in the way.
00:36I was seven. I didn't fully understand what was happening. I only knew my mother needed me. So while the
00:43servants weren't watching, I slipped out through the attic's side door. On the way to her room, I heard him
00:48tell the nurse.
00:49Save the child. Don't worry about the mother.
00:52I stumbled backward and ran. He caught me. His face was blank. Grabbed my arm and dragged me back to
01:00the attic.
01:02Not a word. Or I'll make sure you never speak again.
01:06By the time I escaped a second time and reached my mother's room, they told me she was gone. Too
01:11much blood loss during delivery. I pushed inside and saw her face. Gray. Sallow. The skin around her lips and
01:18nose dark and discolored. That wasn't blood loss. That was poison. I was a child. I screamed it at everyone
01:24in that room. No one listened. Because no one dared.
01:27My father locked me in the basement. Then he brought a doctor to the house and had the doctor tell
01:32everyone I was out of my mind with grief. That I didn't know what I was saying.
01:36I stayed in the basement for seven days. The servants brought only water. Just enough to keep me alive. My
01:41father came on the seventh day. He stood in front of me. I was nearly faint from hunger. He wanted
01:47me dead. I grabbed his leg.
01:48Father. I was wrong. I made a mistake. Mother died from blood loss. That's all.
01:56They let me out. By then the mourning period was already over and she had been quietly buried. My father
02:01wept many times at her funeral. So many times that everyone said what a sentimental man he was.
02:07Then a new person came to live with us. Her name was Sylvia Cole. The servants called her Mrs. Cole.
02:12My father told me to call her Aunt Sylvia. She brought her six-year-old daughter Selene with her.
02:18Sylvia was her mother's closest friend before her marriage, almost like a sister. She felt compassion for the two children
02:25who had lost their mother and decided to stay and help us.
02:28I was only seven, but I wasn't stupid. My mother had no friend named Cole, but my father had a
02:35childhood sweetheart named Cole. I knew this because my mother had been beaten more than once over that woman.
02:43My father, Ethan Voss, came from nothing. But he was brilliant.
02:52And he caught the attention of my grandfather.
02:57My grandfather, who was the Campbell clan's alpha leader at the time. My grandfather had only one child, a mother,
03:03and no male heir. He brought Ethan into the pack.
03:07Made him my mother's mate. Gave him rank. Gave him everything.
03:11Within five years, Ethan had risen from a commoner to one of the most powerful figures in the clan.
03:16My grandfather treated him like a son. Then my grandfather died suddenly, and the leadership passed to Ethan.
03:27After that, he changed. First came the insides. Then violence. It only stopped when my mother became pregnant.
03:39During those months, Ethan barely came home. One day, my mother received a message and rushed out.
03:50She came back half a day later. Her face swore on. Her eyes red. She refused to tell me what
03:56had happened. She just held me and cried.
03:59I pieced together the truth later from fragments of overheard conversation. Ethan had been keeping a woman in secret. Her
04:06name was Sylvia. They had grown up together. They had a daughter who was only a year younger than me.
04:14So when Sylvia Cole walked into our territory, with little Selene, I finally understood why my mother was dead. Ethan
04:21and Sylvia had taken everything.
04:24It wasn't the Campbell clan anymore. It was Ethan Voss' clan. I began to wonder whether my grandfather's death had
04:30really been an accident.
04:37So my brother and I had to survive.
04:40Sylvia was capable. Within a year, she became my father's official mate.
04:45She took over the clan's affairs, large and small, and had every servant loyal to her within months.
04:52Her reputation spread. She was the moon goddess' gift to the earth, generous and full of love, who cherished her
04:59mate's children more than her own.
05:02Only, I knew she was slowly destroying us.
05:04She hired the strictest tutors for Selene.
05:08Dance.
05:11Combat training.
05:13Etiquette.
05:13Conduct.
05:14Everything a future alpha's mate or high-ranking beta would need to know.
05:18As for me, she said she couldn't bear to watch me suffer.
05:21So I had no teachers.
05:22No instruction of any kind.
05:24You'll find a good mate eventually.
05:26There's no need to push yourself.
05:27On the surface, the best food and supplies were sent to my room.
05:32In reality, they only passed through my room on their way to Selene's.
05:36My meals were worse than the servants.
05:38I complained.
05:39No one believed me.
05:41My father may have had his suspicions, but he didn't care.
05:45When I accused Sylvia, she never argued back.
05:48She only pressed her lips together and let the tears fall.
05:52In everyone's eyes.
05:53I was a spoiled, ungrateful girl.
05:56And she was a silent saint, enduring my cruelty.
06:00What waited for me afterward was my father's hand across my face.
06:04You're exactly like your mother.
06:07Disgusting.
06:08You were born useless.
06:14I was punished by the clan for speaking against Sylvia.
06:18I was bedridden for more than two weeks.
06:20You were born useless.
06:22My reputation grew worse.
06:24Sylvia began using uglier tactics.
06:27Alphas and betas started appearing around me.
06:30All of them handsome young men who paid me particular attention, wrote me letters.
06:34And one even suggested we run away together.
06:37The woman who ran away from the clan lost her status.
06:41Even her right to bond.
06:42Even if she was a high-ranking beta.
06:45I sent them all away.
06:46But my reputation kept deteriorating.
06:49My father used it to accuse me constantly.
06:53Undisciplined.
06:54Shameless.
06:55A disgrace to the family.
06:57The others in the territory whispered that I was a flirt.
07:00That I was loose.
07:02Selene often came to mock me.
07:05Sending servants to sneer at me when I walked past.
07:07I understood what they were doing.
07:10They wanted to break me with words until I collapsed.
07:14I was not going to give them that.
07:20My brother's situation was slightly better.
07:23Sylvia had no sons.
07:25Which made my brother my father's only son.
07:27She didn't dare abuse him openly.
07:29So his meals were decent.
07:31But in every other way.
07:33She was crueler to him than she was to me.
07:36When he was five.
07:38She arranged for two young betas to teach him to gamble.
07:43I found out and broke both their hands.
07:47He's a fast learner.
07:48When he was seven.
07:49He'll be a great night.
07:51Thank you Master Cole.
07:52That means a great deal to us.
07:54His teachers praised his academic progress.
07:59The next day.
08:02Two beautiful omegas appeared in his room.
08:05Claiming they were worried about the cold.
08:09That same night.
08:15I returned them both to Sylvia's room.
08:24People called me a violent lunatic.
08:29I knew I couldn't protect my brother forever.
08:32I was nearly of mating age.
08:34When that day came.
08:36I would be sent away.
08:37But my reputation was already destroyed.
08:40No respected alpha in this territory would take me as a mate.
08:44Sylvia would have me expelled from the territory.
08:46And killed on the road to wherever they sent me.
08:49I had considered running away with my brother.
08:52But unmated women from the clan couldn't enter other territories.
08:56We wouldn't get far.
08:57And Sylvia would have us tracked down and killed.
08:59And blame it on rogue wolves.
09:01This territory.
09:02This clan.
09:03Had been built by my grandfather.
09:05And inherited by my mother.
09:07I was not going to hand it to Sylvia and my father.
09:13The moon goddess gave my brother and me a reason to hope.
09:16The alpha king had taken the throne.
09:19He needed a mate.
09:21Every clan leader was required to send one daughter to the palace.
09:24From whom the most suitable woman would be chosen as the alpha king's companion.
09:29In the Vos family.
09:31Only I and Sylvia qualified.
09:33I was the eldest daughter of the Vos family.
09:36Sylvia was my stepsister.
09:37By right.
09:38It should be me who was sent to the palace.
09:41I knew my father and Sylvia would never allow it.
09:43They were afraid of what I might do if I ever gain real standing.
09:47So I went to Sylvia directly.
09:48Send my brother to the royal academy.
09:50Give him enough money to study there for ten years.
09:52I'll enter a convent and become a nun.
09:54Let Selene go to the palace in my place.
09:57The royal academy was far from the territory.
10:00Its headmaster had been the old alpha king's teacher.
10:02My father had no influence there.
10:05Neither did Sylvia.
10:06Ten years would be enough time for my brother to grow into a strong and independent alpha.
10:12You've used underhanded means to put Selene in my place.
10:14But as long as I'm alive I will expose the scheme.
10:17I knew she didn't want my brother out of her reach.
10:19But she wanted Selene in the palace.
10:21Both you and Selene would be finished in the alpha king's eyes.
10:24Is it worth it?
10:26The next morning her servant came to tell me my brother's bags were packed.
10:31Your brother has already packed his bags.
10:35My brother came to say goodbye.
10:37His eyes were red.
10:39He started crying.
10:41Sister, I'm leaving.
10:43What about you?
10:44I ruffled his hair.
10:46Study hard.
10:47Become an alpha everyone respects.
10:51Then come back and protect me.
10:53I didn't tell him about my plans for revenge.
10:55He was only eight.
10:59We only knew our mother was dead.
11:02That Sylvia and Selene treated us like outsiders.
11:06That our father didn't care.
11:08We only had each other.
11:11Sister, in five years I'll come back at the top of my class.
11:13I'll be your support.
11:14I'll take you away from here.
11:16And give you the best life.
11:17I smiled and nodded.
11:23I'll be great.
11:25When you get there, dismiss every person Sylvia sent with you.
11:28Not one should remain.
11:30Find your own staff.
11:31And whatever Sylvia or father write to you, don't leave it.
11:34Even if they tell you I've died and ask you to come home, don't come back.
11:37Study, grow up, then come protect me.
11:42He went pale and nodded slowly.
11:44I understand, sister.
11:45Take care of yourself.
11:47Promise me you'll wait.
11:49Promise.
11:51The next morning I hurried him out early.
11:54I was afraid of delays.
11:56Afraid something would go wrong.
11:58He understood.
11:59He looked back one last time before he left.
12:05After he was gone, Sylvia moved quickly.
12:08She started spreading rumors.
12:10She said I had become devout.
12:12That I wanted to enter a comment.
12:14And that she had been desperately trying to talk about it.
12:18She looked genuinely worried.
12:20I asked quietly around and found out why.
12:23The Alpha King's selection date had been moved forward.
12:26I didn't argue.
12:28I let the rumors spread.
12:29I began praying visibly at home.
12:32Announcing that I intended to become a man.
12:35I declared that in three days I would leave for the convent outside the territory.
12:39I knew this was my first real confrontation with Sylvia.
12:43My brother was safe.
12:45I had nothing holding my back.
12:47Sylvia wanted Selina in the palace.
12:50So did I.
12:51Not for wealth.
12:52For power.
12:53Only power would let me bring those two to justice.
12:57So I had to win.
12:59Three days later, two things shook the territory.
13:03First, Serena Vos.
13:05The eldest Alpha daughter of the Vos family.
13:08Had renounced clan life.
13:10And left alone for the convent.
13:12Second, the clan leader and his wife refused to let her go.
13:16But Serena got into a carriage and left anyway.
13:19On the road, she was attacked.
13:22The carriage was never killed.
13:24Nobody was ever found.
13:30Witnesses said the clan leader and his wife collapsed at the cliff's edge.
13:34The wife tried to throw herself over several times.
13:37People said she truly loved that girl.
13:39I walked through the market listening to vendors gossip about how kind Sylvia was.
13:44And how reckless and ungrateful Serena had been.
13:47I had to stop myself from laughing.
13:50Ethan and Sylvia worked in perfect coordination.
13:54Their performance was flawless.
13:56That ambush had been arranged by Sylvia.
13:58But I had seen it coming.
14:00She couldn't let me keep threatening Selene's position.
14:03Even if I actually entered a convent, she wouldn't trust me.
14:07So the whole convent plan was a performance for her benefit.
14:10And I happened to need a reason to disappear.
14:13When the attackers appeared on the road, I punctured their rear wheel with a nail and let the carriage roll
14:18toward the cliff.
14:20In confusion, I jumped out and hid in the trees.
14:24From where the witnesses stood.
14:26It looked like the carriage went over with someone in it.
14:29I was dead now.
14:31Ethan and Sylvia had no reason to keep watching me.
14:34Which meant I could travel to the palace without interference.
14:38My father had the clan title and connections.
14:41If he wanted to block me from the selection, he could.
14:44But as a dead woman, no one would stop me.
14:47I stopped in front of a large house on the edge of the city.
14:51I had to come here.
14:52The man inside was my way into the palace.
14:56I waited until sunset.
14:58A covered carriage came down the road and stopped.
15:01An older man stepped out.
15:03Ruddy-faced.
15:04Wearing the grey uniform of a royal steward.
15:07I smiled.
15:09Pulled back my hood.
15:10And stepped forward.
15:19The royal steward standing before me was Gerald Holt.
15:23He had served as the head steward to the previous Alpha King for decades.
15:27When the old Alpha King died, many loyal servants chose to die with him.
15:32Those who remained were reassigned.
15:34Gerald had been moved to the palace's internal administration department.
15:38He now oversaw the current year's mate selection.
15:41He had known my mother.
15:43I looked like her.
15:45He recognized me at once.
15:48Forty years in the palace had made him shrewd.
15:51He understood my intentions quickly.
15:54Everyone says Miss Voss is savage, cruel, and ungrateful.
15:58Standing here now, this old man thinks the people of that territory have been thoroughly deceived.
16:05The disappearance plan is clever.
16:07But I don't quite understand what Miss Voss has to do with me.
16:11I'm afraid I can't accept someone calling me father.
16:14I bowed again.
16:18I want to enter Alpha King's palace.
16:20Please help me.
16:26Gerald narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
16:29You were the old Alpha King's chief steward.
16:33Everyone in the palace respects you.
16:36Now there's a new Alpha King on the throne.
16:38And you've been moved from chief steward to internal administration.
16:43On the surface, not much has changed.
16:45But you know it has.
16:47You know too much.
16:48The people who want you gone are still holding back because the old king hasn't been dead long.
16:53But in two years, your position will become very dangerous.
16:57One evening, someone might find you face down in the fountain.
17:01If I enter the palace, I can protect you.
17:04Once I have standing, I will protect you.
17:07As a show of good faith, I would like to call you my foster father.
17:11Just between us, a daughter greeting her father.
17:18Gerald had not chosen to die with the old king, which told me he feared death.
17:22Forty years in that place had made him many enemies.
17:25His protector was gone.
17:26He needed an ally.
17:28He was silent for a long moment.
17:31It seems I'm lucky even at my age.
17:34What a clever daughter I have.
17:38Three days later, I entered the Alpha King's territory.
17:42My cover identity was Serena Ward, daughter of the Hollow Clan leader, an Alpha.
17:48Gerald said the shared first name was a coincidence.
17:51And that the Hollow Bloodline had a distant connection to my grandfather's family a few generations back.
17:56Which might explain any resemblance people noticed.
17:59The Hollow Clan leader held a mid-level position.
18:03Under normal circumstances, his daughter would not have qualified for the mate selection.
18:08But there were exceptions.
18:11After consolidating power, the new Alpha King's treasury was strained.
18:16Officials who voluntarily donated to the royal family received certain privileges in return.
18:20Gerald had paid my entry fee.
18:23He had specifically chosen the Hollow family, because the overlapping bloodlines gave me a plausible explanation.
18:30If anyone noticed I looked like someone from the Vos family, I received the lowest candidate rank.
18:39Gerald told me that Selene had also entered the territory, at a much higher rank.
18:45Her father Ethan held the Vos clan leadership title in a beta advisory position.
18:50Both of which carried significant weight at the royal court.
18:54The new arrivals entered the palace in order of rank.
18:57Selene walked at the front, surrounded by the flattery of the others.
19:01She didn't notice me at all.
19:03I made sure she would.
19:05I deliberately made noise.
19:07Drew everyone's attention.
19:08And Selene turned around and saw me.
19:11Her face went white.
19:13She kept her composure and didn't confront me immediately.
19:16Once we were assigned to our rooms, I could feel her eyes following me across the courtyard.
19:22She stared as she left.
19:24As if trying to see through my face.
19:26I smiled pleasantly, pretended not to notice, and struck up a conversation with one of the other candidates.
19:36My quarters were in the east courtyard, a quiet garden.
19:40I was the only one there, which was not a privilege.
19:44It was the most remote part of the palace, furthest from the Alpha King's residence.
19:49The others had paid to be placed in closer rooms.
19:52I had paid nothing.
19:54The current Alpha King was not a man who indulged in female company.
19:58He was upright, and had not sought a mate until after his coronation.
20:02He wanted only a fated partner.
20:05Someone whose compatibility with him was the highest possible.
20:09In those first days, all the new candidates underwent etiquette training.
20:14On the night of the full moon, we would be arranged to take the compatibility test with the Alpha King.
20:19I stayed in my room every day.
20:22Selene and the other candidates found every opportunity to cross paths with the Alpha King, hoping to make an impression.
20:29Half a month has passed.
20:31Gerald came to find me.
20:33He claimed he was bringing fabric samples for new clothes.
20:36When he arrived, I was mixing perfume.
20:41What a leisurely life you lead.
20:45Why did Father come himself?
20:47Something this small any servant could handle.
20:50Gerald was visibly anxious, which was unusual.
20:54The first time I saw him, he had been unreadable and composed.
20:57Now he was the opposite.
20:59Everyone is saying the Alpha King is very taken with Selene.
21:03She may very well become his mate.
21:08He glanced at my perfumes, clearly not understanding what I was doing, and continued.
21:13Selene used her connections to inquire about you.
21:16I've arranged for your file to be passed to her.
21:20I smiled.
21:21Thank you for the trouble.
21:23What exactly are you planning?
21:25Did you let Selene know you were here on purpose?
21:27Aren't you afraid she'll report you to the Queen Mother?
21:30I looked at him.
21:33Are you worried Selene will report me and bring you down with me?
21:36Gerald shook his head.
21:38At most, I'd face a charge of negligence.
21:41The Queen Mother wouldn't hold me responsible for that.
21:44I never intended to hide your identity from the Alpha King, either.
21:48But there's one thing he cannot stand.
21:50Being deceived.
21:51You can make mistakes, but you cannot lie to him.
21:55I smiled.
21:56Then let father sit back and enjoy what happens next.
22:00Gerald gave up.
22:01Took my measurements.
22:03And left.
22:04Three days later, just when I had started to think Selene wasn't going to move against me,
22:09a senior servant arrived at my courtyard with several others.
22:12The Queen Mother would like to see you.
22:17I followed the servant to the Queen Mother's residence.
22:20The room was already full.
22:21The Queen Mother sat in the center.
22:24Behind her stood Selene.
22:25Behind Selene stood the other candidates.
22:28Selene looked at me with a cold smile.
22:30I stepped forward and addressed the Queen Mother first, with a formal greeting.
22:34Miss Ward, Miss Voss tells me you are not Serena Ward, daughter of the Hallow Clan leader.
22:40Using a false identity is a grave offense.
22:43Do you admit it?
22:44I gave a slight bow.
22:47I am Serena Ward.
22:50I don't know why Miss Vox would say otherwise.
22:53Selene let out a contemptuous sound.
22:54Serena Voss, stop performing.
22:57I wouldn't have reported you without evidence.
22:59The young woman before you is my sister, Serena Voss.
23:02Eldest daughter of the Voss family.
23:04She faked her own death, fabricated a staged attack, and infiltrated this place under a false name.
23:11Her contempt for the Alpha King is unforgivable.
23:14My father taught me to place the Alpha King above all else.
23:18Seeing someone desecrate the royal family in this way, I had no choice but to report it.
23:24I cannot allow her to continue.
23:26A few candidates began murmuring for this.
23:29What integrity, what loyalty.
23:32The Queen Mother looked at me.
23:34What do you have to say?
23:38I looked at Selene.
23:41What evidence does Miss Voss have?
23:43I may only be a low-ranked candidate, but I have my dignity.
23:47If Miss Voss wishes to make an accusation, I'd like to see actual proof.
23:52Selene's expression sharpened.
23:53You can change your appearance, but you can't change everything.
23:56I've asked around.
23:58Your eating habits.
24:00Your mannerisms, all of them match Serena Voss.
24:03I can bring members of the Voss family to testify.
24:07She turned to the Queen Mother.
24:08Serena Voss has a burn scar on her shoulder.
24:11She was careless as a child got too close to a fire.
24:15I've asked the other candidates.
24:17Miss Voss has the same scar.
24:19Whether or not she's my sister can be verified with a simple inspection.
24:24I smiled at myself.
24:26My eating habits had been reported to Selene by Gerald's people according to my instructions.
24:31As for the scar, it had nothing to do with childhood carelessness.
24:36When I stopped Selene from getting a lantern my brother had made, she was furious and pressed a candle on
24:43my shoulder.
24:43Then she told everyone I had been playing carelessly with fire.
24:49Every eye in the room was on me.
24:51I gave a small bow and spoke.
24:53Your Highness, Miss Voss says her witnesses are all from her own family.
24:57They will naturally speak in her favor.
24:59That proves nothing.
25:00As for the resemblance between myself and this Serena Voss,
25:04it may be explained by the distant shared ancestry between the Hallow family and the Voss family.
25:10Some likeness between us would not be surprising.
25:14If Miss Voss wishes to verify this, she is welcome to send someone to the Hallow territory.
25:19My family will confirm everything.
25:21I looked at her.
25:22Selene held her breath.
25:24She could not bring the Hallow family to the palace,
25:25and she could not bring the Voss family either,
25:27because the Voss family was originally the Campbell family.
25:30For years, Ethan had made sure that any distant relatives of my grandfather's bloodline
25:36had no connection to his territory.
25:38He inherited the clan leadership under the Campbell name,
25:41and then broke in his oath.
25:43If any Campbell blood appeared, even distant relations,
25:46they might challenge his right to the title.
25:48He had lived in fear of that for years.
25:53Selene changed tactics.
25:54That's deflection.
25:56If you have nothing to hide, show us your shoulder.
25:58I let my expression show hurt.
26:01Even as a low-ranked candidate, I have a family reputation to protect.
26:06Miss Voss is demanding I undress in front of this many people.
26:09That is a profound humiliation.
26:12Not only to me, but to the Alpha King I serve.
26:16I looked toward the Queen Mother.
26:17I ask your Highness to protect my dignity.
26:21Selene read my resistance as guilt, which made her more confident.
26:25Serena Voss, you're panicking.
26:28If you're innocent, why won't you prove it?
26:32The Queen Mother remained silent throughout.
26:34I knew she didn't want to be directly involved,
26:37so she had let Selene take the lead.
26:39But none of that mattered now.
26:41I pulled back my collar and bared my shoulder.
26:44Smooth skin.
26:46No scar.
26:51No physical evidence.
26:53Selene's entire accusation was unfunded, which made me the victim.
26:57I'm only a humble candidate.
26:59Having been publicly humiliated by Miss Voss, what reason do I have to go on living?
27:03I turned and walked directly into the nearest stone pillar I had practiced.
27:08The impact looked severe, but only broke the skin.
27:11Blood came.
27:12I closed my eyes.
27:14Candidate bullying was an extremely serious matter.
27:17No one had expected anything like this.
27:19No one could accuse me of it.
27:21In everyone's eyes, I had harmed myself out of shame.
27:24The blame belonged to the one who had shamed me.
27:26Selene stood frozen.
27:28She couldn't believe there was nothing on my shoulder.
27:30The Queen Mother immediately called a doctor.
27:32Just because I was carried back to my courtyard.
27:35The doctor arrived and bandaged my wound.
27:37The whole palace was thrown into chaos.
27:40Word reached the Alpha King.
27:43I lay still, working to control my breathing.
27:46Taking in the faint scent drifting through the room.
27:50It was the fragrance I had been mixing since I arrived at the palace.
27:54Months of careful preparation.
27:56Whether my plan succeeded or failed would be decided in this moment.
28:03I felt the Alpha King come to stand at my bedside.
28:06He sat down and said nothing.
28:07Then he spoke.
28:08Miss Voss's accusations were baseless.
28:10She has not yet learned proper royal conduct.
28:13She has been demoted and placed under house arrest.
28:16The best doctor will treat you.
28:18There will be no scarring.
28:20We were alone in the room.
28:21I could feel him watching me.
28:23The Alpha King sat quietly.
28:24I kept still and pretended to sleep.
28:27After some time, I heard slow and even breathing.
28:30The silence around me grew deeper.
28:32I carefully opened one eye.
28:33The Alpha King had fallen asleep, leaning against the side of my bed.
28:36I let out a breath so quiet it barely existed.
28:39I had done it.
28:40Months of careful preparation had finally paid off.
28:45The Alpha King was not a man who sought pleasure or company.
28:48Reaching someone like that required something less obvious.
28:51It was said that when the Alpha King was young, a jealous uncle had placed a curse on him.
28:56If he failed to find a high compatibility move before 30, he would die of a madness that would consume
29:01him.
29:02He hadn't believed it at first.
29:03Then he came of age and the curse proved real.
29:06His temper became erratic.
29:07He couldn't sleep at night.
29:08Each time the full moon came, he shifted into Wolfram, who lost all reasons to keep him from injuring himself
29:14or others.
29:15The servants found him in chains.
29:16He had no choice but to seek his fated mate.
29:19There were 15 days until the next full moon.
29:22Gerald had told me the Alpha King hadn't slept properly in days.
29:26Now he was asleep against my pillow because of the calming perfume I had made.
29:30The plan had worked.
29:33The Alpha King came to my room for three days in a row.
29:36While he was there, I simply stayed quiet.
29:39Sometimes I read.
29:40Sometimes I sat beside him while he handled official affairs.
29:44Occasionally he would hold me, pressing his face into the curve of my neck, breathing me in.
29:49He said the scent always made him calm.
29:50He was young.
29:51He was handsome.
29:52No wonder the candidates were always trying to cross his path.
29:55He noticed me watching him and looked up.
29:57I looked away quickly, a little flustered.
29:59This voice.
30:00My heart jumped.
30:00Yes.
30:01You're holding the book upside down.
30:03I closed it immediately.
30:04The Alpha King stood, crossed where I sat, and picked me up.
30:09He carried me to the bed, lay down beside me, and pulled me close.
30:14Sleep.
30:16He allowed me into his study, a privilege no other candidate had received.
30:25I set a cup of tea at his side and caught sight of the letter in his hand.
30:29I went still.
30:31It was a report from Ethan Voss.
30:32The corner of my eye twitched.
30:34A formal letter of apology regarding the Selene incident.
30:38Pouring tea had been a pretext.
30:41The Alpha King had wanted to watch my reaction to that letter.
30:50Why did you come to the palace?
31:09The Alpha King held my gaze and said nothing.
31:16If my answer angered him, I would be executed on the spot.
31:19The Alpha King tilted his head down slowly, and I felt them trace lightly along my neck.
31:24Gerald had told me from the beginning that the Alpha King likely already knew who I was, so there was
31:29no point in trying to deceive him.
31:31The Alpha King suddenly shifted, and I tumbled off his lap onto the floor with a small cry.
31:37I saw his mouth curve.
31:42The tea was too bitter today.
31:45I stood up and brushed the dust from my skirt.
31:48Wait for me in your room.
31:51I'll come once today's business is done.
31:53I walked out of his study and only then understood.
31:56He hadn't touched that tea.
31:58He had done that on purpose.
32:00When I returned to my room, Gerald was already waiting.
32:03You pretended to side with Ethan.
32:06I needed advance word of their next moves.
32:11Gerald hesitated, but agreed.
32:14That night, the Alpha King came to my room as usual.
32:18Something was different.
32:20His breathing was faster than before.
32:24His eyes flickered with a dim green light.
32:27The perfume seemed to have no effect on him.
32:30He held me tightly, breathing hard, almost desperately.
32:34Serena.
32:37I reached up and held him back.
32:39The Alpha King raised his head and looked at me.
32:42Serena.
32:42A gust of wind cleared the clouds.
32:45The moon, which had been hidden, appeared whole and bright.
32:49Moonlight fell across the room, fell across the Alpha King.
32:53His frame began to grow.
32:55His limbs thickened.
32:57The shift had come early.
32:59I cried out.
33:03The higher the Alpha, the more completely they lost themselves when they shifted.
33:08The Alpha King in that state would tear me apart.
33:11I should have run immediately, but I was afraid.
33:14I had no idea how to leave his sight.
33:18Oliver!
33:18I called his name directly, boldly.
33:21He seemed to still recognize it.
33:23I forced down my fear and reached out my hand toward him.
33:27This was my only chance.
33:29If I could pull him back from the madness, it would be over.
33:32I walked toward him.
33:34The moonlight surrounded us both.
33:37A gentle white light rose from my palm and slowly expanded.
33:42Servants and guards who had heard my cry pushed open the door and gasped when they saw us.
33:47I glanced back at them.
33:49The Alpha King was agitated by the intrusion.
33:53My other hand caught him.
33:55Don't be afraid.
33:57He turned back to me.
33:59I pressed my palm to his chest.
34:02The white light moved slowly into him.
34:04It traveled through him.
34:06His body gradually returned to its natural form.
34:10Some onim behind me shouted...
34:11Miss Voss is the Alpha King's fated mate!
34:19The news spread through the entire palace immediately.
34:22But because it was my first time using my healing ability,
34:25the Alpha King recovered while I lost consciousness.
34:29When I woke up, there was a letter from the Voss family.
34:33Ethan was ordering me to find a way to keep Selene at the palace,
34:36or he would expose my identity.
34:39I said nothing.
34:40I burned the letter.
34:42The Alpha King had found his fated mate.
34:44The other candidates were sent back to their territories,
34:48including Selene.
34:49Before she left...
34:50Serena!
34:51She came to see me.
34:52You scheming little snake!
34:53Her eyes were full of hatred.
34:55Because she had been under house arrest,
34:57she'd had no chance to get near the Alpha King at all,
35:00let alone test their compatibility.
35:02She lunged forward and wrapped her hands around her...
35:05Stop!
35:05...and the Alpha King walked in at exactly that moment.
35:08The guard seized Selene.
35:10The Alpha King was furious.
35:12He ordered Selene never be permitted to enter the palace again.
35:27The Alpha King held a grand bonding ceremony for me.
35:31My brother, as my only living family, came from the academy.
35:35We held each other tightly.
35:36I became the mate of the most powerful person in the territory.
35:40Every clan leader came with their families to offer congratulations.
35:44Except the Vos family.
35:46The Alpha King had ordered them forbidden from setting foot on royal land,
35:49but my revenge was not yet finished.
35:52Since coming to the Vos family,
35:54Sylvia had never produced a son.
35:56Ethan's only son was my brother,
35:57and my brother clearly did not stand on his father's side.
36:00I had Gerald deliver a beautiful omega to Ethan.
36:03Then, Sylvia had gone years without conceiving.
36:06Ethan had to be desperate by now.
36:08If a woman suddenly appeared carrying a child he believed was his,
36:12even if it turned out to be an omega daughter,
36:15Sylvia would experience exactly what my mother had once suffered.
36:20Through Gerald's careful arrangement,
36:22Sylvia learned of Ethan's other woman.
36:24She brought a group of people to find omega and beat her badly.
36:28By the time Ethan arrived,
36:30the omega had already miscarried.
36:33Ethan slapped Sylvia in front of everyone.
36:36Expels her from the family!
36:39Sylvia threatened him.
36:40If I am fired,
36:41I will expose everything you have done.
36:45Ethan backed down and withdrew the room.
36:46What was just said is void.
36:47When Gerald told me this,
36:49I smiled.
36:51Everything Ethan had built over the years
36:53depended on Sylvia's silence.
36:55Her first-hand witness to what he had done.
36:57Ethan, they had each trapped the other.
36:59They were each other's prisoners.
37:01But Ethan was not a man who tolerated being threatened.
37:05Withdrawing the order was just a delay.
37:08I knew Sylvia didn't have much longer.
37:12Gerald reported to me regularly about Ethan and Sylvia.
37:16They had turned on each other completely.
37:18All I needed was a small push.
37:21Ethan was obsessed with having an heir.
37:23In his eyes, my brother and I were Campbell blood,
37:26not his own children.
37:28What he truly wanted had always been a biological son.
37:31Gerald said that after the Omega miscarried,
37:34Ethan had almost immediately begun looking for someone else.
37:37This time he was more careful.
37:38I didn't act immediately.
37:40I waited four months.
37:42Then, while Ethan was away at another territory on business,
37:45I had a message quietly delivered to Sylvia.
37:49The woman had miscarried again.
37:51Reportedly a boy.
37:52And Ethan had slapped Sylvia in front of everyone.
37:55I had arranged it.
37:56And still I felt a small weight of guilt.
37:58But I had no regrets.
37:59I made sure Gerald gave the woman generous compensation.
38:06That evening, the Alpha King noticed my color was off
38:09and immediately called for a doctor.
38:18Startled and overjoyed, saying my name again and again,
38:21I held him back, just as happy.
38:23I knew then, my happiness was on its way to me.
38:27Whole and complete.
38:28Sylvia did not die.
38:30She fell gravely ill.
38:32I knew Ethan had finally moved.
38:34But he hadn't killed her immediately.
38:36Which meant something was holding him back.
38:38It had to be Selene.
38:40When Selene had returned to the Vos territory,
38:43Ethan had sent her to the most remote corner of it.
38:46Tell Selene what's happening to her mother.
38:49Let them sort it out themselves.
38:52That evening, Gerald told me Selene had arrived.
38:56She had always been beautiful and proud.
38:58Now she was wrapped in a dark cloak, keeping to the shadows.
39:02I knew she hated me.
39:04But now she had no choice but to come to me.
39:07I want to make a deal.
39:08I was not interested.
39:11It's late, Miss Vos.
39:12You should go home.
39:13I'm tired.
39:14Selene hadn't expected that tone.
39:16Her expression stiffened.
39:18But she thought of her mother and pressed on.
39:23Serena Vos.
39:24There are only two of us here.
39:25You don't have to pretend.
39:27Don't you want justice for your mother?
39:29If you agree to help,
39:30my mother and I will both testify in court.
39:32Even as queen,
39:33bringing down a clan leader isn't simple.
39:34We'll provide everything you need to take Ethan down.
39:37I don't know what Miss Vos means.
39:39My mother is with the Hallow family.
39:41In good health.
39:44Show her out.
39:47Selene had been banned from the palace.
39:49When the guards threw her out, she shouted.
39:53Serena Vos!
39:54You'll regret this!
39:56Ethan won't let you go!
39:58I gave a quiet smile.
39:59I wouldn't let him go either.
40:02Your Highness,
40:03Ethan wishes to see you.
40:04I agreed.
40:06He had aged.
40:07It had been less than a year since I last saw him.
40:09But when he saw me, he gave a composed bow.
40:12Lord Vos,
40:13what brings you here?
40:14He raised his head slightly.
40:15There was calculation in his eyes.
40:17Steady and present.
40:19After silence, he spoke.
40:20Your Highness,
40:21I'll say it plainly.
40:22You do what you do.
40:24I do what I do.
40:25We don't interfere with each other.
40:26Is that acceptable?
40:27I said nothing.
40:28I watched him.
40:30His tone shifted.
40:32A faint thread of threat entered it.
40:33Your Highness knows very well how you came to be in this position.
40:37I have substantial evidence that your path here was not as straightforward as it appears.
40:41If I were to pursue this, it would cause problems for everyone.
40:43I smiled slightly.
40:46Does Lord Vos believe his evidence is genuine?
40:49Ethan smiled back.
40:51Why is Your Highness so certain it isn't?
40:54He bowed again and left.
40:55The next morning, Gerald told me-
40:57Gerald said Sylvia died.
40:58And my final plan began.
41:00A few months later, two things shook the entire kingdom.
41:04First, a grave robber broke into the burial site of the Vos clan leader's deceased mate
41:09and discovered that the bones had turned black.
41:15This was not natural death.
41:18This was poison.
41:20Moved by what he knew of the clan leader's conduct.
41:22The grave robber turned himself in to the territory's court and reported his findings.
41:27At the same time, Ethan Vos' son.
41:29Ethan, his recognized heir.
41:31Ethan poisoned my biological mother!
41:35The kingdom erupted in shock and outrage.
41:39Then a nurse arrived at the palace under guard.
41:43Ten years ago, I personally witnessed Ethan giving the orders and saw firsthand everything that followed.
41:49This woman was one I had found long ago.
41:51I had memorized her face many years earlier.
41:55After my mother died, I was afraid Ethan would kill this nurse to silence her.
42:00So I found her first.
42:02I had kept her hidden ever since.
42:04I had been waiting for this day.
42:08Others began questioning my grandfather's death as well.
42:12His burial site was opened.
42:14Also poisoned.
42:15My brother brought the case to the palace.
42:18The Alpha King ordered a full investigation.
42:20The results came quickly.
42:21The investigation also revealed that Sylvia had not died of illness.
42:25She too had been killed by Ethan.
42:28Three deaths.
42:28Ethan was formally arrested and imprisoned.
42:31In the interrogation room.
42:33He refused to confess.
42:35And instead accused me loudly.
42:37The Alpha King ordered his tongue removed.
42:39Shortly afterward.
42:40The Vos clan leadership was formally transferred to my brother.
42:43Number it was the Campbell clan now.
42:45Ethan's execution date was set.
42:47And my own due date was approaching.
42:51The child was born.
42:53A healthy boy.
42:54The Alpha King named him Cain and declared he would be his sole heir.
42:58Cain received the priest's blessing.
43:01I imagined he would grow up to be as strong and upright as his father.
43:05My brother was too occupied with clan affairs to come in person.
43:09So he sent a letter.
43:11He said he was sorry.
43:13He hadn't grown up fast enough.
43:15He had let me suffer.
43:16I told him I hadn't suffered.
43:18The Alpha King had sheltered me.
43:20And now I had Cain.
43:22That night I held Cain.
43:24And the Alpha King held me.
43:26Alpha King.
43:28Call me by my name.
43:30I looked at him.
43:34Oliver.
43:36Thank you for the fate that brought me to you.
43:38Oliver lowered his head and kissed me.
43:40Those words should come from me.
43:41Because of you, I found myself again.
43:43I laughed.
43:44Cain laughed too.
43:46Oliver couldn't help himself.
43:48The moonlight fell across the bed and held the three of us.
43:52I knew then.
43:53My happiness had come.
43:55All of it.
43:57Complete.
43:57Complete.
43:58Complete.
43:58Complete.
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