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