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Cassian rejects her at the Mate Claim Ceremony and chooses her sister instead. But the moment he breaks her mother’s necklace, she stops waiting for him and walks toward the Lycan king’s heir.
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Cassian rejects her at the Mate Claim Ceremony and chooses her sister instead. But the moment he breaks her mother’s necklace, she stops waiting for him and walks toward the Lycan king’s heir.
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00:00:02my fated mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to
00:00:08the wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian voss future alpha of blackline pack reject nila as
00:00:14my fated mate maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our
00:00:20pack maris had cried through the whole ceremony the law of silver felds pack is plain a she-wolf
00:00:26who turns 18 without a mate bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate
00:00:33hers had died before she ever came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a
00:00:40mate did not make her unable to bear pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and
00:00:46the council's next decree she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
00:00:54nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
00:00:59alpha
00:00:59i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her
00:01:06she lost her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you
00:01:12again
00:01:13you are still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three
00:01:22days i turn 18 he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my
00:01:29chest
00:01:29something inside me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me
00:01:36to
00:01:36the lycan king's air everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur
00:01:43goddess cassian rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now the council will marry her off
00:01:53i watched the looks changed on every face shock softened into pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's
00:02:01chest she was still crying something ugly flickered across cassian's face only now did he remember that
00:02:10law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when she glanced at me her mouth curved just
00:02:18slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left to ask he had already made his choice
00:02:24i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian boss
00:02:31my acceptance wiped the certainty of cassian's face he finally loosened his hold on maris
00:02:37but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again cassian lowered his voice
00:02:43nila you didn't have to accept
00:02:48i only used the ceremony to block the elders once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:02:57he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:03:04i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too
00:03:10this is not something you can take back around us the pack members went quiet they had not expected
00:03:17me to cut the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:03:24why humiliate cassian on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never
00:03:30truly punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you
00:03:36wait
00:03:39once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you
00:03:42the voices around us drop lower her father is the alpha nila must still have a way out
00:03:48maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian are you certain
00:03:54you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer
00:03:58his hand still held maris i understood that was his answer they all thought i still had a way out
00:04:06but a letter already waited in my father's study it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward
00:04:12and studied maris stop crying you've suffered enough tonight she looked at me nila it is done
00:04:19don't shame silvercrest pack further at last i understood they wanted me to swallow the betrayal
00:04:25and step aside with a smile just then maris's gaze dropped it landed on the moonstone at my
00:04:33collar tine the necklace was my mother's last gift to me she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your
00:04:39moonstone necklace for one night
00:04:41i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collar ron my mother left it to me
00:04:49it was no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom it is a silvercrest tradition
00:04:57it proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear it for cassian's claim
00:05:02now cassian had chosen maris and maris had fed her sights on it she reached out tears still on her
00:05:10face
00:05:10nila just one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i can't shame blackrush pack
00:05:17i did not move my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that is her mother's keepsake
00:05:23i looked at mara to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't blow this up it's
00:05:31only a
00:05:31necklace i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not understand he thought a gift could
00:05:38replace my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it maris lowered her head at
00:05:44once i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace my father started to speak but
00:05:53cassian moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collarstone his voice turned hard nila give it to
00:06:01her i stepped back don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat
00:06:11then it kept reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize
00:06:17my
00:06:17mother's keepsake the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin
00:06:24my fingers snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
00:06:32maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
00:06:39maris this one stays
00:06:42i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but it matches my gown
00:06:48best
00:06:48one night is that too much cassian frowned
00:06:53nila it's only a necklace why push maris this hard i looked at maris
00:06:59you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her head
00:07:05i know you're upset but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side
00:07:11without a proper necklace blackridge pack will think he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold
00:07:17enough choosing maris was my call blame me if you want give her the necklace i'll replace it with
00:07:24two better ones i shielded the necklace it was not a prop to dress up a new luna it was
00:07:30the last
00:07:30thing my mother left me even if the council sent me away it would go with me maris did not
00:07:37want the
00:07:37necklace
00:07:41she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
00:07:49and grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway
00:07:56the chain broke the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet
00:08:04maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the moonstone the stone split in two
00:08:09the white gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris covered her mouth
00:08:15naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and stone cassian
00:08:21finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris was still crying
00:08:28but she knew what she had crushed my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i will collect
00:08:35myself
00:08:38maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand pressed to her cheek
00:08:46cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not look at him maris
00:08:53you knew
00:08:53this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose maris's lips went white
00:09:01it wasn't like that
00:09:05i took a step closer drop the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to lose to you
00:09:10in public
00:09:11nila she already apologized
00:09:13i finally turned to him so did you i said don't touch it and you grabbed it he opened his
00:09:19mouth
00:09:19i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the broken chain in my palm
00:09:26so what i explained you didn't listen
00:09:32understanding it now is too late cassian tried to say my name i cut him off
00:09:36don't call me nila anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted from now on we are nothing
00:09:44to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall that's enough for
00:09:50tonight cassian take maris out of the silver trove ceremony hall cassian looked at me this time i did
00:09:57not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on the desk it bore
00:10:04the
00:10:04lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir the one rumored to be
00:10:11dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim you tonight
00:10:18at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late blackridge pack changed their
00:10:24choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the letter a long
00:10:29time
00:10:30i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet rowan vey
00:10:50my faded mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
00:10:55wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian voss future alpha of black line pack reject nila as my faded
00:11:02mate
00:11:02maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had cried
00:11:09through the whole ceremony the law of silver feld's pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without a
00:11:15mate
00:11:15bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate hers had died before she ever
00:11:22came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her unable to
00:11:29bear
00:11:29pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next decree she crossed
00:11:36the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me
00:11:44safe
00:11:44the elders will hand me to the old alpha i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand
00:11:51he looked at me i'm only saving her she lost her mate the council could ship her off any day
00:11:57once she is safe i will claim you again you are still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten
00:12:06one thing i am older than maris in three days i turn 18 he had just rejected me before the
00:12:12whole pack
00:12:14the pain still pressed down on my chest something inside me felt torn loose in three days i would be
00:12:21the one sent away they would give me to the lycan king's heir everyone whispered that he was dying
00:12:27around the hall the pack began to murmur goddess cassian rejected nila for maris
00:12:35what happens to nila now the council will marry her off i watched the looks changed on every face
00:12:44shock softened into pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's chest
00:12:51she was still crying something ugly flickered across cassian's face
00:12:56only now did he remember that law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when she glanced
00:13:03at me her mouth curved just slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left to ask
00:13:10he had already made his choice i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian boss
00:13:19my acceptance wiped the certainty of cassian's face he finally loosened his hold on maris
00:13:25but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again cassian lowered his voice
00:13:31nila you didn't have to accept
00:13:35i only used the ceremony to block the elders once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:13:44he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:13:51i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too this is
00:13:58not something you can take back around us the pack members went quiet they had not expected me to cut
00:14:05the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:14:11why humiliate cassian on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
00:14:17punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
00:14:27once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us drop lower
00:14:32her father is the alpha nila must still have a way out
00:14:36maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian are you certain you chose maris not nila
00:14:44cassian did not answer his hand still held maris
00:14:48i understood that was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter
00:14:54already waited in my father's study it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied
00:15:00maris stop crying you've suffered enough tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame
00:15:08silvercrest pack further at last i understood they wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside
00:15:14with a smile just then marisa's gaze dropped it landed on the moonstone at my collar tine
00:15:21the necklace was my mother's last gift to me she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your
00:15:27moonstone necklace for one night i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collar
00:15:35my mother left it to me it was no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom
00:15:42it is a silvercrest tradition it proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear
00:15:49it for cassian's claim now cassian had chosen maris and maris had fed her sights on it she reached
00:15:56out tears still on her face nila just one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me
00:16:03i can't shame black rush pack i did not move my father's hand pressed flat on the table
00:16:09maris that is her mother's keepsake i looked at mara to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned
00:16:16nila don't blow this up it's only a necklace i'll buy you a new one name your price he still
00:16:22did not
00:16:23understand he thought a gift could replace my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him
00:16:29you can't afford it maris lowered her head at once i knew it nila still hates me she won't even
00:16:37lend one
00:16:37necklace my father started to speak but cassian moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collar
00:16:44stone his voice turned hard nila give it to her i stepped back
00:16:52don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it kept
00:16:59reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's keepsake
00:17:06the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
00:17:13snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
00:17:19maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
00:17:26maris this one stays i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once
00:17:34but it matches my gown best one night is that too much cassian frowned
00:17:40nila it's only a necklace why push maris this hard i looked at maris
00:17:47you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her head i know you're upset
00:17:54but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side without a proper necklace blackridge pack will think
00:18:02he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold enough choosing maris was my call blame me if you want
00:18:09give her the necklace i'll replace it with two better ones i shielded the necklace it was not a
00:18:15prop to dress up a new luna it was the last thing my mother left me even if the council
00:18:21sent me away
00:18:22it would go with me maris did not want the necklace
00:18:29she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
00:18:37and
00:18:37grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke
00:18:47the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet
00:18:51maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the moonstone the stone split in two the white gold
00:18:58setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris covered her mouth naya i'm sorry i really
00:19:04didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and stone cassian finally spoke
00:19:11nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris was still crying
00:19:16but she knew what she had crushed it's my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i will
00:19:22collect
00:19:22myself maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand pressed to
00:19:32her cheek cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not look at
00:19:39him maris
00:19:40you knew this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose maris's lips
00:19:48went white it wasn't like that i took a step closer drop the act you never wanted the necklace
00:19:56you wanted me to lose to you in public nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did
00:20:03you i said don't touch it and you grabbed it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your
00:20:08mother's
00:20:08keepsake i closed the broken chain in my palm
00:20:14so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried to say my name
00:20:23i cut him off don't call me my let anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted from now
00:20:30on
00:20:30we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall that's
00:20:38enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silver close ceremony hall cassian looked at me
00:20:44this time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on
00:20:50the
00:20:50desk it bore the lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir
00:20:57the one rumored to be dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim
00:21:03you
00:21:03tonight at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late black ridge pack
00:21:11changed their choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the letter
00:21:17a long time i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet rowan vey
00:21:37my fated mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
00:21:43wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian vos future alpha of black line pack reject nyla as my fated
00:21:50mate maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had
00:21:56cried through the whole ceremony the law of silver feld's pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without
00:22:02a
00:22:03mate bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate hers had died before she
00:22:10ever came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her unable
00:22:16to
00:22:16bear pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next decree
00:22:23she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
00:22:29nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
00:22:34alpha
00:22:34i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her she
00:22:42lost her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you again
00:22:48you are still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three
00:22:57days i turn 18 he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my
00:23:04chest
00:23:05something inside me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me
00:23:11to
00:23:11the lycan king's air everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur
00:23:18goddess cassian rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now the council will marry her off
00:23:28i watched the looks changed on every face shock softened into pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's
00:23:36chest she was still crying something ugly flickered across cassian's face only now did he remember that
00:23:45law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when she glanced at me her mouth curved just
00:23:52slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left to ask he had already made his choice
00:23:59i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian boss my acceptance wiped the certainty off cassian's
00:24:09face he finally loosened his hold on maris but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again
00:24:16cassian lowered his voice nila you didn't have to accept
00:24:23i only used the ceremony to block the elders once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:24:32he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:24:39i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too
00:24:45this is not something you can take back or around us the pack members went quiet they had not
00:24:51expected me to cut the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:24:59why humiliate cassiam on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
00:25:05punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
00:25:14once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us drop lower her father
00:25:20is the alpha nila must still have a way out maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian
00:25:28are you certain you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer his hand still held maris i understood
00:25:37that was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter already waited in my
00:25:43father's study
00:25:43it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied maris stop crying you've suffered enough
00:25:51tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame silvercrest pack further at last i understood
00:25:58they wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside with a smile just then marisa's gaze dropped
00:26:05it landed on the moonstone at my collar tine the necklace was my mother's last gift to me
00:26:11she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your moonstone necklace for one night
00:26:18i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collarone my mother left it to me it was
00:26:25no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom it is a silvercrest tradition
00:26:32it proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear it for cassian's claim now cassian
00:26:39had chosen maris and maris had fed her sights on it she reached out tears still on her face nila
00:26:46just
00:26:46one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i can't shame black rush pack i did
00:26:53not move
00:26:53my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that is her mother's keepsake i looked at mara to her
00:27:00i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't blow this up it's only a necklace
00:27:07i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not understand he thought a gift could replace
00:27:13my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it maris lowered her head at once
00:27:20i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace my father started to speak but cassian
00:27:28moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collarstone his voice turned hard nila give it to her i
00:27:37stepped
00:27:37back don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it
00:27:46kept reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's
00:27:52keepsake
00:27:54the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
00:28:00snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
00:28:06maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
00:28:13maris this one stays
00:28:17i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but it matches my gown
00:28:23best
00:28:23one night is that too much cassian frowned nila it's only a necklace why push maris this hard i looked
00:28:32at
00:28:32maris you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her head i know you're upset
00:28:42but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side without a proper necklace blackridge pack will think
00:28:49he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold enough choosing maris was my call blame me if you want
00:28:57give her the necklace i'll replace it with two better ones i shielded the necklace it was not a
00:29:02prop to dress up a new luna it was the last thing my mother left me even if the council
00:29:09sent me away
00:29:10it would go with me maris did not want the necklace
00:29:16she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
00:29:24and
00:29:25grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke
00:29:34the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the
00:29:42moonstone the stone split in two the white gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris
00:29:49covered her mouth naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and
00:29:55stone cassian finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris
00:30:03was still crying but she knew what she had crushed my fist around the broken chain this is a debt
00:30:09i
00:30:09will collect myself
00:30:13maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand pressed to her cheek
00:30:20cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not look at him maris
00:30:28you knew
00:30:28this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose maris's lips went white it
00:30:37wasn't like that i took a step closer drop the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to
00:30:44lose to
00:30:45you in public nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did you i said don't touch it
00:30:52and you
00:30:52grabbed it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the broken chain in
00:30:58my
00:30:58palm
00:31:01so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried to say my name
00:31:10i cut him off don't call me nila anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted from now on
00:31:18we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall that's
00:31:25enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silver trove ceremony hall cassian looked at me this
00:31:31time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on the
00:31:38desk
00:31:38it bore the lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir the one
00:31:45rumored to be dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim you
00:31:50tonight at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late blackridge
00:31:58pack changed their choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father
00:32:03held the letter a long time i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet
00:32:09rowan vey
00:32:25my fated mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
00:32:30wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian voss future alpha of black line pack reject nila as my fated
00:32:37mate maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had
00:32:44cried
00:32:44through the whole ceremony the law of silver feldst pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without
00:32:50a mate bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate hers had died before
00:32:57she ever came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her
00:33:03unable to bear pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next
00:33:09decree she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
00:33:16nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
00:33:21alpha
00:33:22i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her
00:33:29she lost her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you
00:33:34again
00:33:36you are still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three
00:33:44days i turn 18 he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my
00:33:51chest
00:33:52something inside me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me
00:33:58to
00:33:58the lycan king's air everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur
00:34:05goddess cassian rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now the council will marry her off
00:34:16i watched the looks changed on every face shock softened into pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's
00:34:24chest she was still crying something ugly flickered across cassian's face only now did he remember that
00:34:33law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when she glanced at me her mouth curved just
00:34:40slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left to ask he had already made his choice
00:34:46i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian voss my acceptance wiped the certainty off cassian's
00:34:57face he finally loosened his hold on maris but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again
00:35:03cassian lowered his voice nila you didn't have to accept
00:35:10i only used the ceremony to block the elders once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:35:19he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:35:26i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too
00:35:32this is not something you can take back around us the pack members went quiet they had not expected
00:35:39me to cut the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:35:46why humiliate cassiam on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
00:35:52punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
00:36:01once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us drop lower her father
00:36:08is the alpha nila must still have a way out maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian
00:36:15are you certain you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer his hand still held maris i understood
00:36:24that was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter already waited in my
00:36:30father's study
00:36:31it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied maris stop crying you've suffered enough
00:36:38tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame silvercrest pack further at last i understood
00:36:45they wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside with a smile just then marisa's gaze dropped
00:36:53it landed on the moonstone at my collar tine the necklace was my mother's last gift to me
00:36:58she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your moonstone necklace for one night
00:37:06i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collar rhone my mother left it to me
00:37:12it was no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom
00:37:17it is a silvercrest tradition it proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear
00:37:24it for cassian's claim now cassian had chosen maris and maris had fed her sights on it she reached out
00:37:31tears still on her face nila just one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i
00:37:38can't shame black rush pack i did not move my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that
00:37:45is her mother's keepsake i looked at mara to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't
00:37:52blow this up it's only a necklace i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not
00:37:58understand
00:37:59he thought a gift could replace my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it
00:38:05maris lowered her head at once i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace
00:38:14my father started to speak but cassian moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collar
00:38:19stone his voice turned hard nila give it to her i stepped back
00:38:27don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it kept
00:38:34reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's keepsake
00:38:41the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
00:38:48snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
00:38:54maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
00:39:01maris this one stays i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but
00:39:09it
00:39:09matches my gown best one night is that too much cassian frowned nila it's only a necklace why push maris
00:39:18this hard i looked at maris you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her head
00:39:27i know you're upset but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side without a proper necklace
00:39:35blackridge pack will think he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold enough choosing maris was my call
00:39:42blame me if you want give her the necklace i'll replace it with two better ones i shielded the
00:39:48necklace it was not a prop to dress up a new luna it was the last thing my mother left
00:39:54me
00:39:55even if the council sent me away it would go with me maris did not want the necklace
00:40:04she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this
00:40:09no one touches it cassian reached out and grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop
00:40:16this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet
00:40:26maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the moonstone the stone split in two the white
00:40:32gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris covered her mouth
00:40:37naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and stone cassian
00:40:43finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris was still crying
00:40:51but she knew what she had crushed my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i will collect
00:40:57myself
00:41:01maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand pressed to her cheek
00:41:08cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not look at him maris
00:41:15you knew
00:41:16this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose maris's lips went white it
00:41:24wasn't like that i took a step closer dropped the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to
00:41:32lose to you in public nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did you i said don't
00:41:39touch
00:41:39it and you grabbed it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the
00:41:45broken
00:41:45chain in my palm so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried
00:41:57to say my name i cut him off don't call me mila anymore you rejected me in public and i
00:42:04accepted from
00:42:05now on we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the
00:42:12hall that's enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silver trove ceremony hall cassian looked
00:42:18at me this time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter
00:42:24sat on
00:42:25the desk it bore the lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir
00:42:32the one rumored to be dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim
00:42:38you
00:42:38tonight at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late black ridge pack
00:42:46changed their choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the
00:42:51letter a long time i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet rowan vey
00:43:12my fated mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
00:43:18wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian vos future alpha of black line pack reject nyla as my fated
00:43:24mate maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had
00:43:31cried through the whole ceremony the law of silver feld's pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without
00:43:37a
00:43:38mate bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate hers had died before she
00:43:45ever came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her unable
00:43:51to
00:43:51bear pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next decree
00:43:58she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
00:44:03nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
00:44:08alpha
00:44:09i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her she
00:44:16lost
00:44:17her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you again you
00:44:24are still
00:44:24my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three days i turn
00:44:3218.
00:44:33he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my chest something inside
00:44:41me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me to the
00:44:46lichen king's
00:44:47air everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur goddess cassian
00:44:55rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now the council will marry her off i watched the looks
00:45:04changed on every face shock softened into pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's chest
00:45:14she was still crying something ugly flickered across cassian's face only now did he remember
00:45:20that law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when she glanced at me her mouth curved
00:45:27just slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left to ask he had already made his
00:45:33choice
00:45:34i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian boss my acceptance wiped the certainty of cassian's
00:45:44face he finally loosened his hold on maris but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again
00:45:51cassian lowered his voice nila you didn't have to accept
00:45:58i only used the ceremony to block the elders once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:46:06he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:46:14i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too
00:46:20this is not something you can take back or around us the pack members went quiet they had not
00:46:26expected me to cut the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:46:34why humiliate cassiam on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
00:46:40punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
00:46:49once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us drop lower her father
00:46:55is the alpha nila must still have a way out maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian
00:47:03are you certain you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer his hand still held maris i understood
00:47:12that was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter already waited in my
00:47:18father's
00:47:18study it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied maris stop crying
00:47:25you've suffered enough tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame silvercrest pack
00:47:31further at last i understood they wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside with a smile
00:47:37just then maris's gaze dropped it landed on the moonstone at my collar tine the necklace was my
00:47:44mother's last gift to me she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your moonstone necklace for one night
00:47:53i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collar rhone my mother left it to me it
00:48:00was
00:48:00no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom it is a silvercrest tradition it
00:48:07proves both families blessed the claiming i had meant to wear it for cassian's claim now cassian had
00:48:14chosen maris and maris had set her sights on it she reached out tears still on her face nila just
00:48:21one
00:48:21night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i can't shame black rush pack i did not
00:48:28move
00:48:28my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that is her mother's keepsake i looked at mara
00:48:34to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't blow this up it's only a necklace
00:48:42i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not understand he thought a gift could replace
00:48:48my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it maris lowered her head at once
00:48:54i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace my father started to speak but cassian
00:49:03moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collar stone his voice turned hard nila give it to her
00:49:11i stepped back
00:49:14don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it kept
00:49:21reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's keepsake
00:49:29the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
00:49:35snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
00:49:41maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
00:49:48maris this one stays i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but
00:49:57it
00:49:57matches my gown best one night is that too much cassian frowned nila it's only a necklace why push
00:50:05maris this hard i looked at maris you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her
00:50:13head i know you're upset but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side without a proper necklace
00:50:23blackridge pack will think he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold enough choosing maris was my call
00:50:30blame me if you want give her the necklace i'll replace it with two better ones i shielded the
00:50:36necklace it was not a prop to dress up a new luna it was the last thing my mother left
00:50:41me
00:50:43even if the council sent me away it would go with me maris did not want the necklace
00:50:51she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
00:50:59and
00:51:00grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke
00:51:09the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the
00:51:17moonstone the stone split in two the white gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris
00:51:24covered her mouth naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and
00:51:30stone cassian finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris was still
00:51:38crying but she knew what she had crushed it's my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i
00:51:44will
00:51:44collect myself maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand
00:51:54pressed to her cheek cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not
00:52:01look
00:52:01at him maris you knew this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose
00:52:09maris's lips went white it wasn't like that
00:52:15i took a step closer drop the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to lose to you
00:52:20in public
00:52:20nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did you i said don't touch it and you grabbed
00:52:27it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the broken chain in my
00:52:33palm
00:52:36so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried to say my name
00:52:45i cut him off don't call me nila anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted from now on
00:52:53we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall that's
00:53:00enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silvertroze ceremony hall cassian looked at me this
00:53:06time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on the
00:53:12desk
00:53:13it bore the lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir the one
00:53:20rumored to be dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim you tonight
00:53:28at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late blackridge pack changed their
00:53:34choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the letter a long
00:53:39time i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet rowan vey
00:53:59my faded mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
00:54:05wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian vos future alpha of black line pack reject nila as my faded
00:54:12mate
00:54:13maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had cried
00:54:19through the whole ceremony the law of silver feld's pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without a
00:54:25mate
00:54:25bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no faded mate hers had died before she ever came
00:54:33of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her unable to bear
00:54:39pups
00:54:39it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next decree
00:54:45she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
00:54:51nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
00:54:56alpha
00:54:56i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her she
00:55:04lost her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you again
00:55:10you are
00:55:11still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three days i
00:55:20turn 18
00:55:20he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my chest something inside
00:55:28me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me to the
00:55:33lichen king's
00:55:34heir everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur goddess
00:55:42cassian rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now
00:55:48the council will marry her off i watched the looks changed on every face shock softened into
00:55:55pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's chest she was still crying something ugly flickered across
00:56:05cassian's face only now did he remember that law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when
00:56:12she glanced at me her mouth curved just slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left
00:56:19to ask he had already made his choice i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian boss
00:56:29my acceptance wiped the certainty of cassian's face he finally loosened his hold on maris
00:56:35but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again cassian lowered his voice
00:56:40yes nila you didn't have to accept
00:56:45i only used the ceremony to block the elders
00:56:49once maris is safe i will claim you again
00:56:54he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
00:57:01i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too this is
00:57:08not
00:57:08something you can take back or around us the pack members went quiet they had not expected me to cut
00:57:15the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
00:57:21why humiliate cassiam on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
00:57:27punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
00:57:37once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us dropped lower her father
00:57:42is the alpha nila must still have a way out maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian
00:57:50are you
00:57:51certain you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer his hand still held maris i understood that
00:58:00was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter already waited in my father's
00:58:06study
00:58:06it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied maris stop crying you've suffered enough
00:58:13tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame silvercrest pack further at last i understood they
00:58:21wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside with a smile just then maris's gaze dropped it landed
00:58:29on the moonstone at my collar tine the necklace was my mother's last gift to me she wiped her tears
00:58:35nila could i borrow your moonstone necklace for one night
00:58:38i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collarone my mother left it to me it
00:58:47was no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom it is a silvercrest tradition it
00:58:55proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear it for cassian's claim now cassian had chosen
00:59:02maris and maris had fed her sights on it she reached out tears still on her face
00:59:08nila just one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i can't shame blackrush pack
00:59:14i did not move my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that is her mother's keepsake
00:59:21i looked at mara to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't blow this up it's
00:59:28only a
00:59:28necklace i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not understand he thought a gift could
00:59:35replace my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it maris lowered her head at
00:59:41once i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace my father started to speak but
00:59:50cassian
00:59:51moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collar stone his voice turned hard nila give it to her
00:59:58i stepped
00:59:59back don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it
01:00:09kept reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's
01:00:15keepsake
01:00:16the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
01:00:23snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
01:00:29maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
01:00:36maris this one stays i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but
01:00:44it
01:00:44matches my gown best one night is that too much cassian frowned nila it's only a necklace why push
01:00:53maris this hard i looked at maris you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her
01:01:01head i know you're upset but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side without a proper necklace
01:01:10blackridge pack will think he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold enough choosing maris was my call
01:01:17blame me if you want give her the necklace i'll replace it with two better ones i shielded the
01:01:23necklace it was not a prop to dress up a new luna it was the last thing my mother left
01:01:29me
01:01:30even if the council sent me away it would go with me maris did not want the necklace
01:01:39she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
01:01:47and
01:01:47grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke
01:01:57the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the
01:02:04moonstone the stone split in two the white gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris
01:02:11covered her mouth naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and
01:02:17stone cassian finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him he can't afford it maris was still
01:02:25crying but she knew what she had crushed it's my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i
01:02:32will
01:02:32collect myself maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand
01:02:42pressed to her cheek cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not
01:02:49look
01:02:49at him maris you knew this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose
01:02:57maris's lips went white it wasn't like that
01:03:02i took a step closer dropped the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to lose to you
01:03:07in public nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did you i said don't touch it
01:03:14and you grabbed it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the broken
01:03:20chain in my palm so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried to
01:03:32say
01:03:32my name i cut him off don't call me nila anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted from
01:03:40now on
01:03:40we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall
01:03:47that's enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silvertrow ceremony hall cassian looked at me
01:03:53this time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on
01:04:00the desk
01:04:00it bore the lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir the one
01:04:08rumored to be dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim you tonight
01:04:15at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late blackridge pack changed their
01:04:21choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the letter a long
01:04:27time
01:04:27i drew it out from under his hand i accept i'm going to meet rowan vey
01:04:47my faded mate rejected me at our own mate claim ceremony in three days i'll be handed over to the
01:04:53wolf king's heir as his mate i cassian voss future alpha of black line pack reject nila as my fated
01:04:59mate maris was the daughter of mara my father's new luna mara had brought her into our pack maris had
01:05:06cried through the whole ceremony the law of silver feld's pack is plain a she-wolf who turns 18 without
01:05:12a mate bond cannot choose the council chooses for her maris had no fated mate hers had died before she
01:05:20ever came of age the half-formed bond had snapped with him losing a mate did not make her unable
01:05:26to
01:05:26bear pups it only left her unprotected nothing stood between her and the council's next decree
01:05:32she crossed the floor toward me her eyes were swollen red
01:05:38nila don't blame him i have no bond to keep me safe the elders will hand me to the old
01:05:43alpha
01:05:44i won't survive it cassian tightened his grip on her hand he looked at me i'm only saving her she
01:05:51lost her mate the council could ship her off any day once she is safe i will claim you again
01:05:57you are
01:05:59still my luna you always were cassian had forgotten one thing i am older than maris in three days i
01:06:07turn 18
01:06:08he had just rejected me before the whole pack the pain still pressed down on my chest something inside
01:06:15me felt torn loose in three days i would be the one sent away they would give me to the
01:06:21lichen king's
01:06:22heir everyone whispered that he was dying around the hall the pack began to murmur goddess
01:06:30cassian rejected nila for maris what happens to nila now
01:06:35the council will marry her off i watched the looks changed on every face shock softened into
01:06:43pity maris stayed tucked against cassian's chest she was still crying something ugly flickered across
01:06:52cassian's face only now did he remember that law maris leaned into him her voice still trembled but when
01:07:00she glanced at me her mouth curved just slightly i looked at cassian all at once i had nothing left
01:07:06to ask he had already made his choice i lifted my chin i nila accept your rejection cassian voss
01:07:16my acceptance wiped the certainty of cassian's face he finally loosened his hold on maris
01:07:23but maris leaned right back into him the tears started again cassian lowered his voice
01:07:28yes nila you didn't have to accept
01:07:33i only used the ceremony to block the elders
01:07:37once maris is safe i will claim you again
01:07:41he raised a hand to touch me i stepped back his face went paler
01:07:49i looked at him you rejected me before the whole pack i accepted before the whole pack too this is
01:07:56not
01:07:56something you can take back or around us the pack members went quiet they had not expected me to cut
01:08:02the tie maris grabbed at cassian's sleeve nila you already accepted the rejection
01:08:09why humiliate cassiam on top of that my father has always shielded you most the elders will never truly
01:08:15punish you cassian stepped in front of her at once maris has begged you this far why can't you wait
01:08:24once she escapes this assignment i will come back for you the voices around us dropped lower her father
01:08:30is the alpha nila must still have a way out maris is a different story my father finally spoke cassian
01:08:38are you
01:08:38certain you chose maris not nila cassian did not answer his hand still held maris i understood that
01:08:47was his answer they all thought i still had a way out but a letter already waited in my father's
01:08:53study
01:08:53it carried the lichen royal seal mara came forward and studied maris stop crying you've suffered enough
01:09:01tonight she looked at me nila it is done don't shame silvercrest pack further at last i understood
01:09:08they wanted me to swallow the betrayal and step aside with a smile just then maris's gaze dropped
01:09:15it landed on the moonstone at my collar tine the necklace was my mother's last gift to me
01:09:20she wiped her tears nila could i borrow your moonstone necklace for one night
01:09:25i looked down at the moonstone necklace it rested against my collarone my mother left it to me it was
01:09:35no ordinary jewel tonight the chosen luna wears a family heirloom it is a silvercrest tradition it
01:09:42proves both families bless the claiming i had meant to wear it for cassian's claim now cassian had chosen
01:09:49maris and maris had set her sights on it she reached out tears still on her face
01:09:55nila just one night i have nothing fit for a ceremony cassian chose me i can't shame blackrush pack
01:10:02i did not move my father's hand pressed flat on the table maris that is her mother's keepsake
01:10:08i looked at mara to her i had never counted at all cassian frowned nila don't blow this up it's
01:10:15only a
01:10:16necklace i'll buy you a new one name your price he still did not understand he thought a gift could
01:10:22replace my mother's keepsake how absurd i looked at him you can't afford it maris lowered her head at
01:10:29once i knew it nila still hates me she won't even lend one necklace my father started to speak but
01:10:38cassian
01:10:38moved first he stared at the moonstone on my collar stone his voice turned hard nila give it to her
01:10:46i stepped
01:10:47back don't touch it my hand pressed over the necklace cassian's hand paused for a beat then it kept
01:10:56reaching for me he truly meant to take it in front of both packs he would seize my mother's keepsake
01:11:04the next second his hand closed on the chain the white gold pressed against my skin my fingers
01:11:10snapped tight he had no idea what he was about to break
01:11:16maris stared at my moonstone necklace i was done humoring her
01:11:23maris this one stays
01:11:27i'll have my father pick a new one for you her eyes reddened at once but it matches my gown
01:11:32best
01:11:33one night is that too much cassian frowned
01:11:38now it's only a necklace why push maris this hard i looked at maris
01:11:44you know it isn't yours so don't reach for it maris lowered her head
01:11:50i know you're upset but cassian chose me tonight i stand at his side
01:11:56without a proper necklace blackridge pack will think he chose wrong cassian's eyes turned cold
01:12:02enough choosing maris was my call blame me if you want give her the necklace i'll replace it with
01:12:09two better ones i shielded the necklace it was not a prop to dress up a new luna it was
01:12:15the last thing
01:12:15my mother left me even if the council sent me away it would go with me maris did not want
01:12:22the necklace
01:12:26she wanted the last thing i had left my mother left me this no one touches it cassian reached out
01:12:34and
01:12:34grabbed the chain my father stepped forward cassian stop this now he yanked it down anyway the chain broke
01:12:44the moonstone necklace fell at maris's feet maris shrewd and stumbled back her heel came down on the
01:12:51moonstone the stone split in two the white gold setting bent under her ceremony hall fell silent maris
01:12:59covered her mouth naya i'm sorry i really didn't mean to i crouched and gathered the broken chain and
01:13:05stone cassian finally spoke nila i'll pay for it i looked at him you can't afford it maris was still
01:13:13crying but she knew what she had crushed it's my fist around the broken chain this is a debt i
01:13:19will
01:13:19collect myself maris started to explain again i raised my hand and slapped her she froze a hand pressed
01:13:30to her cheek cassian moved to block her at once nila have you lost your mind i did not look
01:13:36at him
01:13:37maris you knew this was my mother's necklace you knew i'd refuse so you broke it on purpose
01:13:44maris's lips went white it wasn't like that
01:13:50i took a step closer i dropped the act you never wanted the necklace you wanted me to lose to
01:13:55you in
01:13:55public nila she already apologized i finally turned to him so did you i said don't touch it and you
01:14:02grabbed it he opened his mouth i didn't know it was your mother's keepsake i closed the broken chain in
01:14:08my palm so what i explained you didn't listen understanding it now is too late cassian tried to
01:14:20say my name i cut him off don't call me mila anymore you rejected me in public and i accepted
01:14:27from now
01:14:27on we are nothing to each other my father stepped to my side his voice pressed down over the hall
01:14:34that's
01:14:35enough for tonight cassian take maris out of the silvertroze ceremony hall cassian looked at me this
01:14:41time i did not look back late that night i walked into my father's study a letter sat on the
01:14:47desk it bore the
01:14:49lichen royal seal the name was written plainly rowan veil the lichen king's heir the one rumored to be
01:14:56dying my father pressed his hand on the letter i can have another pack claim you tonight
01:15:02at least you'd avoid the lichen royal house i shook my head it's too late blackridge pack changed their
01:15:09choice in front of everyone silver crisp pack has no way out now my father held the letter a long
01:15:14time
01:15:15i drew it out from under his hand i accept i am going to meet rowan vey
01:15:20so
01:15:20i am going to be here
01:15:21so
01:15:21i am going to be here
01:15:22so
01:15:23i am going to be here
01:15:24and i am going to be here
01:15:32so
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