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He's The Father, Now He Wants Her Back
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00:01Fill out this mate registration form quickly and submit it.
00:04I stared at the mate bond registration form.
00:07The familiar scene made me feel dizzy and disoriented.
00:10In my previous life, I had devoutly written my own name on the application form,
00:15then happily discussed the details of the marking ceremony with Adrian.
00:19However, he scold me harshly.
00:21Once we get the mate certificate, we'll be legal mates,
00:24but the ceremony is all just for show.
00:26As for marking, that can happen anytime.
00:28It doesn't have to be during the ceremony.
00:30He was busy planning to hunt a fox pelt for my sister, Sophia Harrington,
00:34because she mentioned feeling cold when going out in winter.
00:37At this moment, he kept glancing at his phone,
00:40his expression showing signs of restlessness.
00:42My fingertips gently traced the smooth paper as I suppressed the bitterness in my heart.
00:48If you have something to do, go ahead.
00:52I'll finish filling this up and submit it myself.
00:54He visibly relaxed and spoke to me with a rare tone of gentleness.
00:59Don't worry.
01:00You'll be my legal mate from now on.
01:03I'll take responsibility for you.
01:05After saying this, he frowned slightly and added,
01:09Stop targeting Sophia all the time and ruining her reputation.
01:13You two need to get along.
01:15Understand?
01:17I remained silent.
01:19I had tried explaining countless times in my previous life
01:22that I had never ruined her reputation or bullied her,
01:25but no one believed me.
01:28In his eyes, I was just a jealous, malicious sister
01:31who could not tolerate her gentle, kind younger sister.
01:34The night Adrian marked me,
01:36he used the excuse of caring for my injured sister
01:39and never came home.
01:41When he went south with the troops to fight,
01:43he only took Sophia with him,
01:45saying that she had never seen the sight of other packs.
01:48Even when our son was born, he did not come back to see him,
01:51focusing only on comforting Sophia, who had lost her mate.
01:55Even on my deathbed,
01:56my son was still trying to convince me to dissolve the mate bond.
02:00Mom, just break the bond with Dad.
02:02He loves Aunt Sophia.
02:04But has been forcing himself to live with you.
02:07He's so pitiful.
02:08You should let him go.
02:13When I thought of the frustration from my previous life,
02:17tears of grievance kept falling down my cheeks.
02:20Since they loved each other,
02:21I would fulfill their wishes.
02:23In this life,
02:24I would live for myself.
02:28Adrian,
02:29since you love her so much,
02:31let it be as you wish.
02:33I submitted the completed registration form
02:35to the City Hall staff
02:36and soon received the mate certificate.
02:39I was not sad.
02:41Instead,
02:42I felt an indescribable sense of relief.
02:45My sister and I lost our parents in the territorial wars
02:48and Adrian's family adopted us.
02:51I was someone who worked quietly without fighting or competing,
02:54while my sister had a personality that knew how to please others.
02:58Adrian's mother had long ago decided Sophia would be her daughter-in-law.
03:03However,
03:04Sophia looked down on Adrian when he was just an ordinary warrior.
03:08She used the excuse of not want to compete with me,
03:11supposedly allowing Adrian to willingly mark me instead.
03:14She wanted to find a better mate,
03:16but could not bear to give up the Northgate's affection for her.
03:22Everyone praised her as a good sister
03:24who sacrificed her happiness for her older-snof sister.
03:28However,
03:29in secret,
03:30she framed me repeatedly,
03:32deliberately hurting herself to make others think I was jealous.
03:36I trashed our sisterly bond
03:38and gave in to her every time,
03:40thinking that if I showed genuine care,
03:42they would eventually see who I really was.
03:47Despite this,
03:48in my previous life,
03:50even until the moment I died,
03:52I never received the recognition I deserved.
03:57Before leaving,
03:58I applied to a university in the Northern Grasslands.
04:02Returning to the Bothgate Mansion,
04:04I heard Sophia's pitiful voice
04:06as soon as I docked through door.
04:09Adia,
04:09you left my sister to come back and keep me company.
04:13Won't she be angry?
04:15No.
04:16Elena listens to me.
04:17She would never cause trouble.
04:19You get cold hands and feet every winter,
04:21and I worry about you being home alone.
04:23After you and my sister become mates,
04:25will you still treat me as well as you do now?
04:29Of course.
04:31I'll always be good to you.
04:34If Elena treats you badly,
04:35I'll break our mate bond.
04:37I bit my lip hard to keep myself from crying out loud.
04:41Even though I had been reborn,
04:43hearing my former mate speak so carlessly
04:45still hurt deeply.
04:47Taking a deep breath to suppress my sadness,
04:50I walked into the house.
04:54Sophia isn't feeling well.
04:56I was just checking on her.
04:58Their excessive intimacy and closeness
05:01were unacceptable to me,
05:02and I would argue with him
05:03every time I witnessed it.
05:07However,
05:08this time I just hummed softly in acknowledgement
05:10and turned to go back to my room.
05:12A flash of surprise crossed Adrian's face,
05:14as if he had not expected me to be so calm.
05:17Elena,
05:18if you want,
05:19we can have a simple marking ceremony at home
05:21instead of going to a hotel.
05:24There's no need for all that ceremony.
05:26Marking can be done any time.
05:29Elena,
05:29are you still angry that Adi left you
05:32to come back and take care of me?
05:34She was wearing a beautiful dress,
05:36the wedding gown I had bought
05:38explicitly for the marking ceremony.
05:40I had saved up my living expenses
05:42for half a year to buy it,
05:44and I had never even worn it myself.
05:47Adrian just dirtied my clothes
05:49and then wore yours instead.
05:52Elena,
05:53you're not angry,
05:54are you?
05:55Elena,
05:56don't...
05:56It's fine.
05:57You look beautiful in it.
05:59Keep it.
06:00I've never worn it anyway.
06:04I returned to my room
06:05and locked the door.
06:07I began quietly packing my luggage.
06:11Studying at Northern Grassland Werewolf University
06:13was my dream.
06:14In my previous life,
06:16I had given up my education for Adrian,
06:18willingly sacrificing everything
06:19for this family.
06:21I would be able to leave this place
06:23in three days.
06:25Before then,
06:25I had to pack everything
06:27as quickly as possible,
06:28as I would never return
06:30to this place again.
06:33A knock at the door
06:34suddenly broke the silence.
06:36After a long while,
06:38I reluctantly went over
06:39to open it.
06:40Why did it take you
06:41so long to answer?
06:42Come down for dinner.
06:44I had the cooks
06:45make your favorite.
06:46Venison heart.
06:48There's no need.
06:49I already ate outside.
06:50That's impossible.
06:51You never spend money
06:52on eating out.
06:53My heart stung.
06:54In the pit,
06:55I had saved all of my living expenses
06:56to buy him gifts,
06:57but every carefully chosen present
06:59had ended up in Sophia's hands.
07:01Adrian looked at me
07:01with a complex expression,
07:03and then his gaze fell
07:04on the luggage I was packing.
07:06I'm planning to take Sophia
07:07to the Southern Territories first.
07:09You don't need to pack.
07:11What's wrong with you?
07:13You seem like
07:13a completely different person.
07:18Nothing's wrong.
07:19I'm just packing some things.
07:21After you leave White Moon Pack,
07:23I'm moving back
07:24to the Harrington resident.
07:25It's not that I don't want you
07:26to come to the Southern Territories.
07:28It's just that Sophia
07:30has never seen
07:31the Southern scenery
07:32and wants to pay a visit.
07:36I'll come back for you
07:37in a few months.
07:38In my previous life,
07:39he never came back for me,
07:41not for ten whole years.
07:44He only returned,
07:45heartbroken,
07:46after Sophia mated
07:48with an Alpha
07:48from a Southern pack.
07:50You've always said
07:51you wanted to take
07:51some wedding photos.
07:52Let's go take them tomorrow.
07:55Forget it.
07:56Don't waste the money.
07:58I can afford wedding photos, Elena.
08:00You don't need to be so freegal.
08:02What are you talking about?
08:04Taking photos?
08:05I want to take
08:06pretty pictures too.
08:08Sure.
08:09We'll all go together tomorrow.
08:10Nothing is more important
08:11than taking mate photos.
08:13It's decided.
08:15Elena,
08:16you're not refusing
08:17just because of me,
08:18aren't you?
08:20Early the next morning,
08:21I heard Sophia's
08:22cheerful laughter.
08:24She was wearing
08:24the beautiful wedding dress
08:26I had bought,
08:27dancing joyously
08:29beside Adrian.
08:31The two of the
08:31looked like a perfectly
08:32matched couple in love.
08:34It doesn't matter.
08:36In two days,
08:37I could completely
08:38escape this miserable life.
08:40Adrian carefully
08:41adjusted the wrinkles
08:42in Sophia's dress trail.
08:44I smiled,
08:45hittered,
08:45and looked away.
08:46This special treatment
08:48was reserved
08:48only for Sophia.
08:53My lieutenant said
08:54this symbolizes
08:55the mate bond.
08:57I bought you one.
08:58I stared blankly
09:00at the ring.
09:01In my previous life,
09:03I had never received
09:04such a symbolic gift.
09:05What a big moonstone.
09:07It's so beautiful.
09:08If you like it,
09:09you can have it.
09:10Don't be ridiculous.
09:12That's our mate ring.
09:15I'll buy you
09:16a new one next time.
09:18I nodded indifferently.
09:20He had never kept
09:21a single promise
09:22he had made to me.
09:23But what did it matter anymore?
09:25I no longer cared
09:27about any of this.
09:31Adrian had hired
09:32a professional photographer
09:34and we left the pack
09:35to take photos
09:36at the most scenic spot
09:37by the forest edge.
09:39Sophia,
09:40wearing the wedding
09:41dress,
09:42took many photos
09:44with Adrian.
09:45The photographer
09:46kept praising
09:47how well-coordinated
09:48they were
09:48and how beautiful
09:49the pictures turned out.
09:51I haven't seen
09:51such a well-matched couple
09:53in a long time.
09:54Sorry,
09:55she's actually my mate.
09:56Could you please
09:57take some mate photos of us?
10:01I'm sorry,
10:02the memory card's full.
10:03It's okay.
10:04It doesn't matter
10:05whether I have photos
10:06taken or not.
10:07This is a train ticket
10:09to the southern territories.
10:11I don't mean
10:11to abandon you.
10:13It's just that
10:14we need to go
10:14settle in first,
10:15then have you
10:16join us later.
10:18He had not even
10:18bothered to buy me
10:19a ticket with a seat.
10:21Don't worry.
10:23Even though you
10:23won't be living with me,
10:25you're different
10:26from Sevilla.
10:26she's just like
10:27my sister.
10:29But you're my only mate.
10:31I'll treat you well
10:32from now on.
10:33A large pack
10:34of rogue wolves
10:35was charging
10:36towards us
10:36aggressively.
10:38They bared
10:39their gleaming
10:39white fangs
10:40and their powerful paws
10:42left deep holes
10:43in the ground
10:44with every step.
10:45Oh no!
10:46The leader
10:46is a rogue alpha!
10:47Run!
10:51I was startled.
10:53This fierce wolf pack
10:55had appeared
10:55in my previous life too.
10:57Why were they
10:57appearing so early
10:58this time?
11:03I fell hard
11:05to the ground.
11:06The rogue wolf pack
11:07was already
11:07catching up behind me.
11:09I could even hear
11:10their deep growls.
11:11I reached out
11:13toward Adrian
11:14in terror.
11:15But in the blink
11:16of an eye,
11:17Adrian had scooped up
11:18Sophia.
11:19They had escaped
11:20the wolves'
11:21encirclement
11:21in a few swift movements.
11:25My heart sank.
11:27My gaze pierced
11:28through the wolf pack
11:28and landed on Adrian
11:30in the distance.
11:31He was holding Sophia,
11:33standing in a safe place
11:34far from the wolves,
11:35completely aware
11:37of my situation.
11:38His entire heart
11:39was with Sophia.
11:41He did not care
11:42about my predicament
11:43at all.
11:46So this was what
11:47he meant
11:47by treating me well
11:49from now on.
11:51Just when I thought
11:52I was going to die there,
11:53I heard a concerned
11:54voice asking,
11:56Miss,
11:56are you okay?
11:57Can you stand up?
11:58A wolf pack patrol
11:59member arrived promptly
12:00and rescued me,
12:02then carefully
12:03took me to the hospital.
12:04The kind patrol team
12:05members helped arrange
12:06all my hospital examinations.
12:12It was not until dark
12:13that Adrian finally
12:14walked into the room
12:15with an exhausted expression.
12:17Elena,
12:18how do you feel?
12:19Are you better?
12:20Sophia was terrified
12:22and kept asking me
12:23to stay with her.
12:24You know how weak she is.
12:26Elena,
12:27when the rogues attacked,
12:28the situation was too urgent.
12:30Sophia was right next to me,
12:32so I instinctively
12:33saved her first.
12:35Besides,
12:35I didn't know you had fallen
12:36and been caught by the rogues.
12:38With your skills,
12:39you should have been able to escape.
12:43When are you leaving
12:44for the Southern Territories?
12:46We're leaving tomorrow.
12:47I see.
12:48You should go back now.
12:50I'm tired.
12:54I'll go then.
12:56Remember to come find me
12:57in four days.
12:58I'll pick you up
12:59at the train station.
13:11The next day,
13:12Adrian's mother,
13:13Margaret Whitmark,
13:15came carrying a thermos.
13:16Elena,
13:17Adrian asked me
13:18to take care of you.
13:22Going to such a distant place,
13:24Sophia definitely
13:25won't be used to it.
13:27Adrian can be
13:28so careless sometimes.
13:30I just don't know
13:31if he will be able
13:31to take good care of her.
13:38Margaret,
13:39actually,
13:39the person who got
13:41the mate certificate
13:42with Adrian was Sophia.
13:44Really?
13:45Oh, Elena,
13:46you're such a wonderful girl.
13:48I always knew
13:49you had the biggest heart.
13:51Elena,
13:51don't worry.
13:52I'll definitely find you
13:53an even better mate.
13:55You're a sweet girl,
13:56Elena,
13:57but Sophia
13:58is just so thoughtful.
14:00Margaret,
14:01please don't tell them
14:02about this yet.
14:03Of course.
14:04I understand.
14:06So what are your plans
14:07for the future?
14:09I'll be leaving tomorrow too.
14:11On the day I was discharged,
14:13I did not notify anyone.
14:15I went back to my room
14:17and grabbed the suitcase
14:18I had already packed.
14:19I left Adrian and Sophia's
14:21mate certificate
14:22on the table
14:22along with that train ticket.
14:27Then I walked out
14:28of the Northgate residence
14:29for the last time,
14:30never once looking back.
14:34A few days later,
14:35Adrian took half the day off
14:36to wait for me
14:37at the train station.
14:38He waited all day,
14:39but I never showed up.
14:40He tried calling my phone
14:41over and over,
14:42but nobody answered.
14:44A sense of unease
14:45crept across his chest,
14:46mixed with irritation.
14:48He called his mother,
14:49but she just mumbled
14:50vague responses
14:51and could not tell him
14:52where I had gone.
14:53Finally,
14:54Adrian requested leave
14:55from his unit
14:55and headed back
14:56to White Moon Pack
14:57with Sophia.
14:58The second he walked
14:59through the door,
14:59he stopped short.
15:00The house was decked out
15:01like a celebration,
15:02with stream-ins
15:03and balloons everywhere.
15:05What was all this for?
15:06He brushed past
15:07the decorations
15:08and headed straight
15:09for my room.
15:10When he opened the door,
15:12his stomach dropped.
15:13The room was completely bare.
15:15Every single thing
15:17that belonged to me
15:17was gone.
15:18Panic hit him
15:19out of nowhere.
15:20He spun around
15:21and nearly crashed
15:22into Margaret.
15:23Mom, where's Elena?
15:24What happened
15:24to all her stuff?
15:26Don't worry about Elena
15:27right now.
15:27You and Sophia
15:28need to get downstairs.
15:29We're about to start.
15:32So, start what?
15:34Before he could get
15:35another word out,
15:36Sophia appeared,
15:37looking bewildered
15:38in a gorgeous dress
15:39as someone pushed her forward.
15:41You're marking ceremony
15:43with Sophia, obviously!
15:47Adrien grabbed the certificate,
15:49staring at it
15:50in complete disbelief.
15:51No way!
15:53Why is my name there?
15:55Sophia, honey,
15:56aren't you two crazy
15:56about each other?
15:57You would have been together
15:58ages ago
15:59if Elena hadn't been
16:00in the picture.
16:01She finally stepped aside,
16:02so why do you look
16:03like someone died?
16:04No, no, it's just...
16:05I can't steal
16:06my sister's mate.
16:07Adrien is hers.
16:08I wouldn't do that to her.
16:09Steal?
16:09What are you talking about?
16:11Elena stepped aside willingly.
16:12Your name's right there
16:13on the certificate.
16:14The phrase stepped aside
16:15willingly,
16:15hit Adrien like a punch
16:16to the gut.
16:17Strangely,
16:18seeing Sophia's name
16:18on that certificate
16:19did not make him happy at all.
16:20Instead,
16:21all he could think about
16:22was my face,
16:23so quiet,
16:23so compliant.
16:24Mom, where did Elena go?
16:26I honestly don't know.
16:28She packed up
16:29and left the day
16:29after you guys did.
16:30She just left
16:31this certificate behind.
16:33He now realized
16:33I had been planning
16:34to leave him all along.
16:35But why?
16:37He'd promised me
16:38the mate position.
16:39Adie,
16:39you have to find my sister.
16:41We need to break
16:41this bond right now.
16:42You're supposed to be
16:43with her.
16:43Sophia,
16:44you don't want
16:44to be Adrien's mate?
16:45Why not?
16:46Haven't we treated you well?
16:48I thought you were
16:48just being considerate
16:49of your sister,
16:50but now it sounds like
16:51you think you're
16:51too good for my son.
16:52She was livid.
16:53She'd completely
16:54misread Sophia.
16:55It seemed like
16:56the girl thought
16:56she was too good
16:57for them.
16:59If it had been me,
17:00Margaret shook her head,
17:02trying to ignore
17:02the guilt
17:03nawning at her.
17:04The air in the
17:05northern grasslands
17:06was crisp
17:07and sweet.
17:08Walking across
17:08the northern grassland
17:09Werewolf University
17:11campus,
17:11I actually felt like
17:12I could breathe again.
17:13During the day,
17:14I sat in classrooms
17:15listening intently,
17:16soaking up knowledge
17:17I'd never had the chance
17:18to learn in my previous life.
17:19At night,
17:20I worked part-time
17:21at the pup training grounds,
17:22helping young wolves
17:23with their exercises
17:24and cleaning up equipment
17:25until my back ached.
17:27However,
17:28even bone-depped tired,
17:29I felt more alive
17:30than I had in years.
17:31After a month,
17:33I had settled into this
17:34busy but fulfilling routine.
17:36I was gradually
17:37forgetting Adrian
17:38and the memories
17:39of my past life
17:40were fading
17:40with the passage of time.
17:42I never expected Adrian
17:43to come to the northern grasslands
17:44looking for me.
17:45He stood outside
17:46my dorm building
17:47and the moment he saw me,
17:48he exploded with anger.
17:50Elena,
17:51why did you put
17:52Sophia's name
17:53on the mate certificate
17:54and why didn't you come
17:55to the southern territories?
17:57I looked at him calmly,
17:58my heart completely still.
18:00Isn't that what you wanted?
18:02Sophia as your mate?
18:03I got out of the way.
18:04You should be thrilled.
18:06That's crazy talk.
18:08Sophia's like my sister.
18:11Right.
18:12The kind of sister
18:13you're all over constantly?
18:15Come on, Adrian.
18:16I'm not stupid.
18:18Elena,
18:18stop this.
18:20You're my only mate.
18:21There's nothing
18:22between Sophia and me.
18:25Come back with me.
18:27I'll change the name
18:28on the mate certificate
18:29back to yours.
18:29Adrian,
18:30I'm not going back with you.
18:31Whether or not
18:32you and Sophia
18:33have something going on
18:34no longer concerns me.
18:35I just want nothing
18:36to do with you ever again.
18:38I turned and walked away
18:39decisively,
18:40not wanting to look at him
18:41for another second.
18:43Elena,
18:43we're mates.
18:44You can't treat me like this.
18:46Over the next few days,
18:47Adrian kept lurking
18:48around campus.
18:49I deliberately avoided him,
18:51wanting no further contact,
18:52but I never imagined
18:53that he could be so shameless.
18:55During class,
18:57the dean,
18:57Caleb Pohl,
18:58called me to his office.
19:00That was when I learned
19:01that Adrian was trying
19:02to withdraw me
19:03from school.
19:04Adrian,
19:04what exactly
19:05are you trying to do?
19:06What gives you the right
19:07to make me drop out?
19:11I want you to come back
19:12with me.
19:14Go back?
19:16To watch you and Sophia
19:17being all lovey-doovey
19:18in front of me every day?
19:19Adrian,
19:20Sophia is your mate.
19:21Her name is on
19:22the mate certificate
19:23and she's the one
19:25you actually care about.
19:26Can't you just
19:27leave me alone?
19:28The mate certificate
19:29was filled out wrong.
19:30We can change it back.
19:32I know I screwed up before,
19:34but I won't do it again.
19:36He had said the exact same thing
19:38dozens of times
19:38in my previous life,
19:39and every single time,
19:41he would go right back
19:42to doting on Sophia
19:43like it was hardwired
19:44into his DNA.
19:48Mr. Pohl,
19:49I really want to continue
19:50studying here.
19:52Please don't make me withdraw.
19:54Mr. Northgate,
19:55you have no authority
19:55over Miss Elena.
19:56You cannot withdraw
19:58her from this institution.
19:59I breathed a sigh of relief.
20:02Adrian started to argue,
20:03but Caleb was already
20:04escorting him
20:05towards the door.
20:08I thought Adrian would
20:09back off after that incident,
20:11but I was wrong.
20:12Sophia showed up too.
20:14Adi, let's go back
20:15and dissolve the mate bond.
20:16I don't want to steal
20:17my sister's mate.
20:18I'm such a terrible person.
20:21Don't cry, Sophia.
20:22This isn't your fault.
20:24I'm the one who messed up
20:25and made you suffer.
20:26I'll go back with you
20:27right now.
20:30Alina, I'm so sorry.
20:31Please don't be angry
20:32with Adrie.
20:33We really don't have
20:34anything going on.
20:39Alina, are you happy now?
20:41All of this is just because
20:42you're jealous of Sophia,
20:43isn't it?
20:44I was so wrong about you.
20:46If you don't want
20:46your precious little sister
20:47to suffer,
20:48then take her home.
20:49You two are perfect
20:50for each other.
20:51Just stop bothering
20:52other people.
20:53Alina, since this is
20:54your choice,
20:55don't you dare
20:56regret it later.
20:58This time,
20:59I would not live
21:00for anyone else.
21:02Adrian never showed up
21:03again after that day.
21:04While working part-time
21:05at the training grounds,
21:06I met Garrett Sterling.
21:07He was a year ahead of me,
21:09tall, lean,
21:10and had a smile
21:10that could light up a room.
21:12After we got to know
21:13each other,
21:13he looked out for me
21:14constantly,
21:15making my job easier
21:16and giving me more time
21:17to focus on my studies.
21:18He was an excellent student
21:19and would tutor me
21:20in his spare time.
21:22I often treated him
21:23to meals to thank him.
21:24Just as our friendship
21:25was deepening,
21:27Adrian started harassing
21:28me again.
21:30He had somehow
21:31gotten my new phone number
21:32and bombarded me
21:33with messages daily.
21:35Alina, are you still
21:36mad at me?
21:36I know I was wrong.
21:37Please come back.
21:38Alina, Sophia's pregnant.
21:40The pup is mine.
21:41I know this is hard
21:42for you to accept,
21:43but you have to believe
21:44that you're the only one
21:45in my heart.
21:45I deleted every message
21:47and blocked his number.
21:49After living with him
21:50for a lifetime,
21:51I never realized
21:52just how thick-sheeted
21:53he could be.
21:57What's wrong?
21:58Someone giving you trouble?
22:00Your cheeks are all puffed up
22:01like a little hampunger.
22:04You're the hamster!
22:05I'm not buying you dinner anymore!
22:07No, no, no!
22:08I've been looking forward
22:09to this meal forever.
22:10I'm sorry, okay?
22:11He looked down at me,
22:12his feelings written plainly
22:14across his face.
22:15Perhaps my past experiences
22:16were too traumatic,
22:17so I instinctively resisted
22:19getting too close to Garrett.
22:21He must have sensed
22:22my reluctance
22:22because he gracefully
22:23stepped back
22:24into the friend zone,
22:25quietly caring for me
22:27from a distance.
22:28He never let me handle
22:29the heavy work
22:30at the training grounds,
22:31spent countless hours
22:32helping me with my studies,
22:33and even though I insisted
22:34on treating him to meals,
22:36he would always sneak off
22:37to pay the bill
22:38so I would not spend a dime.
22:40Through knowing him,
22:41I finally understood
22:43what it felt like
22:43to be someone's favorite person.
22:49During winter break,
22:50Margaret kept calling me non-stop.
22:53Christmas is coming,
22:54and we always spend
22:55the holidays together.
22:56When are you coming home?
22:58I really did not want
22:59to go back,
22:59but Adrian's parents
23:02had raised me.
23:03I cannot bring myself
23:03to be completely heartless.
23:05After thinking it over
23:06for a long time,
23:07I finally bought
23:07a train ticket
23:08and headed back
23:08to White Moon Pack
23:09with a bag full
23:10of local souteners.
23:11The moment I walked
23:12through the mansion's
23:13front door,
23:14I heard Sophia's
23:15strill screaming.
23:17Adrian, how can you
23:17treat me like this?
23:19I'm carrying your pup!
23:20I stared at the
23:21mate-bond registration form.
23:22The familiar scene
23:23made feel dizzy and disloving.
23:24Sophia, you need to relax.
23:25The doctor said
23:26that getting upset
23:27isn't good for the pup.
23:28I want that moonstone necklace,
23:29and I want it now!
23:31Sophia, can I get it
23:32for you next month?
23:34I just bought you
23:35that purse at the auction
23:36a couple of days ago.
23:36I don't have any
23:37extra money right now.
23:39Are you hiding money somewhere?
23:41Maybe sending it
23:41to my sister behind my back?
23:43Sophia, don't say
23:44crazy things.
23:45I cut ties with her
23:46ages ago.
23:47Cut ties?
23:48Do you think I'm stupid?
23:49You text her
23:50every single day.
23:51You think I don't
23:51know about that?
23:58Sophia, you're
23:59finally being honest, huh?
24:00You look down on me,
24:01and that's why you
24:02never wanted to be
24:03my mate.
24:03I was such an idiot!
24:05In my past life,
24:06I was his mate,
24:07but he went behind
24:08my back to treat
24:09Sophia well.
24:11Elena, you're back!
24:14Please talk some sense
24:15into Sophia.
24:16That girl's temper
24:16just keeps getting worse.
24:18Their business
24:19has nothing to do
24:20with outsiders.
24:21I made an excuse
24:22about being tired
24:23and went to my room,
24:24not even glancing
24:25at her complicated
24:26expression.
24:27Elena,
24:28we need to talk.
24:34Elena,
24:35I've been thinking
24:36these past few days,
24:37and I've realized
24:38that you're the mate
24:38I've always wanted.
24:39Sophia is too
24:40materialistic.
24:41She spends money
24:42like water,
24:42and her temper
24:43keeps of getting worse.
24:44She's not cut out
24:45to be a mate.
24:46Come back to me.
24:48I've been waiting
24:49for you.
24:49Waiting for me?
24:51While you were waiting,
24:52you got Sophia pregnant.
24:54What exactly
24:54do you take me for?
24:56Let me explain.
24:57That was just an accident.
24:59I was drunk that night.
25:00I've been having
25:01these dreams lately.
25:03Dreams where
25:03you're my mate.
25:04You were gentle
25:05and caring,
25:06and you stayed
25:07in White Moon Pack
25:08to take care
25:08of my parents.
25:09But in the dreams,
25:10I only had eyes
25:10for Sophia.
25:11I neglected you,
25:12hurt you,
25:13and even forced you
25:13to break up.
25:14I was stunned.
25:15He was actually dreaming
25:16about our past life.
25:17I was such a bastard
25:18in those dreams.
25:19I'm so sorry.
25:20I want to make it up to you.
25:21If you really want
25:22to make it up to me,
25:23then live a good life
25:24with Sophia
25:25and stop bothering me.
25:28Don't I have
25:29any chances left?
25:30Can't we really
25:31be together?
25:32Just go.
25:33It's not possible
25:34between us.
25:34Sophia,
25:35we're already living here.
25:36There was no reason
25:37for me to stay.
25:42Thank you for taking
25:43care of me
25:43all these years.
25:44This money is my way
25:45of repaying you
25:46for raising me.
25:47Elena,
25:48I can't take this.
25:49Please keep it.
25:50We probably won't
25:51see each other
25:52much anymore.
25:53What do you mean by that?
25:54You're not coming back?
25:56Elena,
25:57actually,
25:58Adrian,
25:58he-
25:58I have things to handle
25:59at school.
26:00I need to go.
26:02Whether they regretted
26:03anything did not matter
26:04anymore.
26:04I was letting them go
26:05and I would have
26:06a better life ahead.
26:07Rushing to the dock
26:08with my luggage,
26:09I wondered if I could
26:10still get a ticket
26:10to the northern grasslands.
26:12Just as I was thinking
26:13about this,
26:14Garrett appeared
26:15in front of me
26:15pairing a lard bag
26:17looking surprised
26:17and delighted.
26:19Elena!
26:20Garrett!
26:21I didn't know
26:21you were from
26:22White Moon Pack 2.
26:23Yeah.
26:24Aren't you here
26:24for the holidays?
26:25What are you doing
26:26at the dock?
26:26Just some personal stuff.
26:28I want to head
26:29back to school now.
26:35Why don't you come over
26:36and spend Christmas
26:37at my place instead?
26:42Okay,
26:43I'll come with you.
26:45At that moment,
26:46I knew a new chapter
26:47of my life
26:48was about to begin.
26:50I suddenly smiled,
26:52my mood lifting
26:53completely.
26:53completely.
26:54.
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