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00:00:00They tripped me first!
00:00:01See?
00:00:02Even here he talks back.
00:00:04Yet you brought unclaimed children before the Moonstone.
00:00:08You did nothing wrong.
00:00:09Noah!
00:00:10And you punished the weak!
00:00:12Noah!
00:00:13Stop!
00:00:13Then you have no right to judge my mother!
00:00:16A fatherless child dares lecture me on justice?
00:00:20Take this bastard away!
00:00:22Seal his wolf!
00:00:26Twenty years in Moonwolf Palace.
00:00:29After tonight, I'm finally free.
00:00:31Packed already?
00:00:33Dawn can't come fast enough for her.
00:00:37Twenty years in the palace,
00:00:38and still just a lowborn maid.
00:00:41Tonight of all nights,
00:00:43the Alpha King takes his blessing.
00:00:45Then keep that old maid's scent away from him.
00:00:50Old Moon Temple.
00:00:51We need hands. Now.
00:00:53That cursed place?
00:00:55No Omega goes in there.
00:00:56Hot water.
00:00:57Clotting salve.
00:00:58Move.
00:00:59Everly.
00:01:01You're going.
00:01:02Me?
00:01:03You leave at dawn.
00:01:05No one will miss you by morning.
00:01:08Listen carefully.
00:01:10What happened there?
00:01:11Don't look at his face.
00:01:12Don't leave your scent.
00:01:14And if anyone remembers you were there,
00:01:16you won't see Dawn.
00:01:23His alpha aura.
00:01:25I can barely breathe.
00:01:27Hot water and salve.
00:01:29I was told to leave them here.
00:01:31Leave!
00:01:32I will.
00:01:33I won't come in.
00:01:36Silva.
00:01:38Poison.
00:01:40Poison.
00:01:49Poison.
00:01:51Leave!
00:01:52Poison.
00:01:57Poison.
00:02:01Poison.
00:02:02Poison.
00:02:02Do you want to die?
00:02:03No.
00:02:05Then leave.
00:02:07I will.
00:02:08After I pull that blade out.
00:02:17what
00:02:20oh mate mark
00:02:33one more step
00:02:34and i'm free
00:02:38stay with me
00:02:42i should be running
00:02:44so why am i holding on
00:02:58last chance
00:02:59push me away
00:03:00live
00:03:02please
00:03:03please
00:03:18oh dan
00:03:20he's not some common alpha
00:03:22if he's royal i'm dead
00:03:32your majesty
00:03:41find her
00:03:42your majesty
00:03:43the omega from last night
00:03:45now
00:03:57careful
00:03:58mum just fell asleep
00:03:59she coughed all night
00:04:04who told you to stoke the fire
00:04:06the soup was getting cold
00:04:07cold soup makes your cough worse
00:04:13you take the big piece
00:04:14mum
00:04:20no child goes hungry
00:04:21in this house
00:04:27where did you get these
00:04:29i hold wood for the blacksmith
00:04:31i told you
00:04:33i'll get the academy fee
00:04:35registration closes
00:04:36at the end of the month
00:04:38we're still short 27 silver coins
00:04:40that doesn't mean you should
00:04:41haul firewood
00:04:44i don't want you carrying
00:04:46everything alone
00:04:49these hands should be turning pages
00:04:51not hauling wood
00:04:51i'll make it in
00:04:53i promise
00:04:54and i'll become a moon priestess
00:04:56and make your cough go away
00:05:06noah
00:05:07no blacksmith today
00:05:09then i'll carry the clothes
00:05:11you'll carry your book
00:05:12i'll get the silver
00:05:15look
00:05:15fatherless pup thinks he belongs at the academy
00:05:18no one even knows his robes say
00:05:21pick them up
00:05:22are you giving me orders
00:05:24your mother got kicked out of the palace
00:05:26no one even knows which robes side you
00:05:30kneel
00:05:34claws in
00:05:36they deserve it
00:05:37save your claws for real enemies
00:05:39not spoiled pups
00:05:40they insulted you
00:05:42then get into the academy
00:05:43earn your crest
00:05:45make them swallow every word
00:05:46pick them up
00:05:50noah
00:05:52those eyes
00:05:53they look more like his every day
00:05:55the elder council smells weakness
00:05:58i'm still alive
00:06:00and airless
00:06:02that's all they need
00:06:04your majesty
00:06:06let me stay tonight
00:06:10live
00:06:11please
00:06:13everyone out
00:06:14you won't even look at me
00:06:16i did
00:06:18you're not her
00:06:20six years
00:06:21kale
00:06:24choose your next words
00:06:25carefully
00:06:25no air
00:06:27no luna
00:06:28all for an omega
00:06:29from one night
00:06:30she was never just one night
00:06:32she's my fated mate
00:06:33if he won't choose a luna
00:06:35i'll give every pack a sign
00:06:36they can't ignore
00:06:36grand luna
00:06:37you mean
00:06:38the moonborn blessing
00:06:39every pup
00:06:40six or younger
00:06:41comes to the royal city
00:06:42noble
00:06:43common
00:06:44border pack
00:06:44i want them all
00:06:45every pack will talk
00:06:46good
00:06:47let them talk
00:06:48we put every young pup
00:06:49before the moonstone
00:06:50for an heir
00:06:51for a sign
00:06:52and the elder council
00:06:56then they'll stop treating the crown
00:06:58like it's theirs to divide
00:07:02mercy
00:07:03she came back with shame
00:07:05she knew this pack wouldn't forget
00:07:07mom
00:07:08get up
00:07:09don't beg him
00:07:10ever leave the children
00:07:11i know
00:07:15still proud
00:07:16you kept their names off the register
00:07:18don't play innocent now
00:07:19no sir line
00:07:20and they still think they belong here
00:07:22she just wants our well and our grain
00:07:24leave my mother out of this
00:07:26this is about blood
00:07:27yours has stained this pack
00:07:29don't tie the greys to her
00:07:30my son has a sire line
00:07:32her bastards have no claim to us
00:07:35kane
00:07:35they're fine
00:07:36old enough to shame us
00:07:38they barely know the world outside this village
00:07:40don't punish children for your pride
00:07:41enough
00:07:42beg again and you leave with them
00:07:46the moon goddess should judge you
00:07:50what did you say
00:07:51you shame mothers
00:07:52you make elders kneel
00:07:54you don't deserve to lead this pack
00:07:57kneel
00:07:58apologize to her
00:08:01kneel
00:08:03apologize to her
00:08:06you dare bark orders at me
00:08:08before a royal envi
00:08:11i ask for justice
00:08:15who gave you the right to send the mother and her children out to die
00:08:24what's this
00:08:28your majesty
00:08:30no
00:08:35stop
00:08:36please
00:08:40mom
00:08:41did i do something wrong
00:08:46those eyes
00:08:47those words
00:08:49just like his majesty as a boy
00:08:51call it sorcery
00:08:52and you answer to me
00:08:53sir gideon
00:08:54what happens to the children now
00:08:56they go to the royal city
00:08:58his majesty must see this boy
00:09:03your majesty
00:09:05sir gideon
00:09:11whose eyes
00:09:13sir gideon
00:09:14he was frightened
00:09:15we'll leave
00:09:16leave
00:09:16he brought a royal envoy to his knees
00:09:19i didn't hurt him
00:09:20not yet
00:09:21you all saw it
00:09:22a five-year-old with no sireline
00:09:24just froze royal guards
00:09:25does that look normal
00:09:27my knees almost gave down
00:09:28i couldn't move
00:09:29something is wrong with that child
00:09:31he could make us all kneel next time
00:09:34and who suffers when he does
00:09:36mom
00:09:39she came back from the royal city pregnant
00:09:41no mate bond
00:09:42no sourline
00:09:43and now she's raised a monster
00:09:44no it's not a monster
00:09:45then name his father
00:09:48say it evalue
00:09:49twenty years in the palace
00:09:50and you can't name their father
00:09:52no answer
00:09:52then it was a rogue
00:09:54shut up
00:09:55noah
00:09:55wait
00:09:59she left the royal city six years ago
00:10:01yes
00:10:02she served in moonwolf palace
00:10:03pregnant
00:10:04with no mate
00:10:05no father named
00:10:07this pack
00:10:08has sheltered her shame
00:10:09long enough
00:10:10that was years ago
00:10:11we won't cause trouble
00:10:13no trouble
00:10:13you just brought a royal envoy
00:10:16to his knees
00:10:16she already brought shame here
00:10:18now her son brings danger
00:10:19don't let them drag us down with them
00:10:22everly gray
00:10:23the pack has spoken
00:10:24you and those two pups
00:10:25are cast out
00:10:26mom
00:10:27where will we go
00:10:28drive them out
00:10:29you wouldn't dare
00:10:30get out
00:10:31no well water
00:10:33no grain
00:10:33not one stick of firewood
00:10:38kane
00:10:38they're children
00:10:39you can't cast them out
00:10:41mabel
00:10:42your daughter has shamed this pack long enough
00:10:45keep begging
00:10:46and you go with her
00:10:49you already pushed her to the edge of the village
00:10:52how much further do you want to push her
00:10:55she brought this on herself
00:10:56six years protecting her
00:10:58and she still brought shame home
00:11:00keep her off the registry if you must
00:11:02mabel
00:11:03cut her off from the stores
00:11:04even the well
00:11:07just don't cast them out
00:11:08too late
00:11:09no
00:11:10mom
00:11:10please don't throw them out
00:11:12they'll die out there
00:11:13kane
00:11:14have mercy
00:11:18mercy
00:11:19she came back with shame
00:11:20she knew this pack wouldn't forget
00:11:23mom
00:11:23get up
00:11:24don't beg him
00:11:25everly
00:11:26the children
00:11:27i know
00:11:31still proud
00:11:32you kept their names off the register
00:11:34don't play innocent now
00:11:35no sir line
00:11:36and they still think they belong here
00:11:37he just wants our well and our grain
00:11:40leave my mother out of this
00:11:41this is about blood
00:11:42yours has stained this pack
00:11:44don't tie the greys to her
00:11:46my son has a sire line
00:11:47her bastards have no claim to us
00:11:50kane
00:11:51they're five
00:11:52old enough to shame us
00:11:53they barely know the world outside this village
00:11:55don't punish children for your pride
00:11:57enough
00:11:58beg again and you leave with them
00:12:01the moon goddess should judge you
00:12:06what did you say
00:12:07you shame mothers
00:12:08you make elders kneel
00:12:10you don't deserve to lead this path
00:12:13kneel
00:12:14apologize to her
00:12:16kneel
00:12:19apologize to her
00:12:21you dare bark orders at me before a royal anvite
00:12:27i ask for justice
00:12:31who gave you the right to send a mother and her children out to die
00:12:39what's this
00:12:43your majesty
00:12:49no
00:12:50stop
00:12:51please
00:12:55mom
00:12:56did i do something wrong
00:13:02those eyes
00:13:03those words
00:13:04just like his majesty as a boy
00:13:06call it sorcery
00:13:08and you answer to me
00:13:09sir gideon
00:13:10what happens to the children now
00:13:12they go to the royal city
00:13:14his majesty must see this boy
00:13:17this place is huge
00:13:19stay close
00:13:21don't let go
00:13:36they looked at you like you didn't belong
00:13:37not here noah
00:13:39no fights today
00:13:40everly
00:13:41i almost didn't recognize you
00:13:43iris
00:13:44it's been years
00:13:45and these two
00:13:47grandchildren
00:13:49my children
00:13:52yours
00:13:53that's the part she never explains
00:13:56she left this palace pregnant
00:13:59six years later
00:14:00no pack will claim them
00:14:05everly
00:14:06you brought them into the palace
00:14:08at her age
00:14:09with some rogue
00:14:11and now his pups are in the palace
00:14:14don't talk about my children like that
00:14:16then put them before the moonstone
00:14:20let it prove me wrong
00:14:24see
00:14:25even she knows better
00:14:27don't let your children near them
00:14:36noah
00:14:36look at me
00:14:38don't give them what they want
00:14:40i won't
00:14:41know your place everly
00:14:43the moonstone isn't for old servants or unclaimed pups
00:14:56noah
00:14:57i won't use my rule
00:14:59i just want an apology
00:15:01noah
00:15:05your majesty
00:15:06the grand lunar is waiting inside
00:15:13that boy
00:15:15why do i know that walk
00:15:21still chasing us fatherless pup
00:15:23noah
00:15:24stay back
00:15:25he could snap any second
00:15:27healer
00:15:29don't touch me
00:15:32what's your name
00:15:39your majesty
00:15:45is he your son
00:15:47yes
00:15:49he's bleeding
00:15:50get him to the healer
00:15:52yes your majesty
00:15:55your majesty
00:15:57the grand lunar is waiting
00:16:00that scent
00:16:01no
00:16:02it can't be
00:16:10bring the children
00:16:12bring the children forward
00:16:20those eyes
00:16:23i've seen them before
00:16:24little one
00:16:25come here
00:16:35what's your name
00:16:37alara gray
00:16:38gray
00:16:40who hurt you
00:16:52grand lunar don't let that sweet face fool you
00:16:56who are you
00:16:57cora gray
00:16:58i'm her cousin
00:17:00cora
00:17:01enough
00:17:02enough
00:17:02you hid those children for six years
00:17:05she left this palace pregnant
00:17:06with no mate and no father named
00:17:10and they let her into the temple
00:17:14her son already started trouble outside
00:17:17they tripped me first
00:17:19see
00:17:20even here he talks back
00:17:23no mate bond
00:17:27grand lunar
00:17:29she brought unclaimed children before the moonstone
00:17:33that is an insult to this temple
00:17:44is that true
00:17:50grand lunar
00:17:51they're my children
00:17:52then answer for them
00:17:54they did nothing wrong
00:17:56then why are they on no pack record
00:17:58and why bring them before the moonstone
00:18:00she wanted the moonstone
00:18:01to wash it all away
00:18:04this palace gave her a home
00:18:06she brought scandal back
00:18:08you served in this palace
00:18:10yes grand lunar
00:18:11and when you left
00:18:13were you already carrying them
00:18:15she won't answer
00:18:17because whatever happened to her
00:18:20happened inside these walls
00:18:22don't talk about my mother like that
00:18:25look at you
00:18:25rogue born through and through
00:18:27don't call us that
00:18:28and don't lie about my mom
00:18:30grand lunar
00:18:31he's challenging you in your own temple
00:18:33an unclaimed pup
00:18:35bears his teeth in my temple
00:18:38grand lunar please
00:18:39he's just a child
00:18:41punish me not him
00:18:42mom you did nothing wrong
00:18:44no
00:18:45she raised us alone
00:18:47she never hurt anyone
00:18:49why punish her for a lie
00:18:52grand lunar
00:18:53he's talking back to you
00:18:55if the boy is this dangerous
00:18:57what about the girl
00:18:59touch my sister
00:19:01and see
00:19:04you release your error
00:19:06in my temple
00:19:06and expect mercy
00:19:08he wasn't trying to hurt anyone
00:19:10he was protecting his sister
00:19:12protecting her
00:19:13he's losing control
00:19:14inside the palace
00:19:18everly gray
00:19:19you knew the law
00:19:20of this temple
00:19:21i never meant to insult it
00:19:23yet you brought
00:19:24unclaimed children
00:19:25before the moonstone
00:19:26my children are innocent
00:19:28then you should have
00:19:30spared them this shame
00:19:32take her to the front
00:19:36grand lunar
00:19:37twenty strokes
00:19:38let every pack know
00:19:40this temple
00:19:41will not protect
00:19:42disgrace
00:19:43no
00:19:44take care of your sister
00:19:45i'm not leaving you
00:19:47no
00:19:48no
00:19:48please
00:19:48don't hurt ma
00:19:50don't touch her
00:19:54you don't get to hurt her
00:19:55your mother is being punished
00:19:57what can a bastard do
00:20:00you're the ones who don't belong before the moonstone
00:20:03what did you say
00:20:04you don't want the truth
00:20:07you listen to lies
00:20:09and you punish the weak
00:20:11noah
00:20:12stop
00:20:12then you have no right to judge my mother
00:20:17grand lunar
00:20:18he's defying the temple
00:20:20how dare you
00:20:22a fatherless child
00:20:23dares lecture me on justice
00:20:27you don't get to decide
00:20:28if i have a father
00:20:31take this bastard away
00:20:33seal his wolf
00:20:38grand lunar
00:20:40they're my children
00:20:41then answer for them
00:20:42they did nothing wrong
00:20:44then why are they on no pack record
00:20:46and why bring them before the moonstone
00:20:48she wanted the moonstone
00:20:50to wash it all away
00:20:53this palace gave her a home
00:20:55she brought scandal back
00:20:57you served in this palace
00:20:59yes grand lunar
00:21:00and when you left
00:21:01were you already carrying them
00:21:04she won't answer
00:21:05because whatever happened to her
00:21:08happened inside these walls
00:21:10don't talk about my mother like that
00:21:13look at you
00:21:14rogue born through and through
00:21:15don't call us that
00:21:17and don't lie about my mom
00:21:19grand lunar
00:21:19he's challenging you in your own temple
00:21:21an unclaimed pup
00:21:23bears his teeth in my temple
00:21:26grand lunar please
00:21:28he's just a child
00:21:29punish me
00:21:30not him
00:21:31mom you did nothing wrong
00:21:32no
00:21:34she raised us alone
00:21:35she never hurt anyone
00:21:37why punish her for a lie
00:21:41grand lunar
00:21:42he's talking back to you
00:21:43if the boy is this dangerous
00:21:45what about the girl
00:21:48touch my sister and see
00:21:52you release your error in my temple
00:21:55and expect mercy
00:21:56he wasn't trying to hurt anyone
00:21:58he was protecting his sister
00:22:00protecting her
00:22:01he's losing control inside the palace
00:22:06everly gray
00:22:07you knew the law of this temple
00:22:09i never meant to insult it
00:22:11yet you brought unclaimed children
00:22:13before the moonstone
00:22:15my children are innocent
00:22:17then you should have spared them this shame
00:22:20take her to the front
00:22:24grand lunar
00:22:26twenty strokes
00:22:27let every pack know
00:22:29this temple will not protect
00:22:30disgrace
00:22:31no
00:22:32take care of your sister
00:22:34i'm not leaving you
00:22:35no
00:22:36please
00:22:37don't hurt ma
00:22:39don't touch her
00:22:42you don't get to hurt her
00:22:44your mother is being punished
00:22:45what can a bastard do
00:22:48you're the ones who don't belong before the moonstone
00:22:51what did you say
00:22:53you don't want the truth
00:22:55you listen to lies
00:22:58and you punish the weak
00:22:59noah
00:23:00stop
00:23:01then you have no right to judge my mother
00:23:05grand lunar
00:23:06he's defying the temple
00:23:08how dare you
00:23:10a fatherless child
00:23:12dares lecture me on justice
00:23:15you don't get to decide
00:23:17if i have a father
00:23:19take this bastard away
00:23:21seal his wolf
00:23:25my cousin
00:23:26she carried another dragon egg
00:23:28i kept my eyes closed
00:23:29breathed steady
00:23:30let her think i was sleeping
00:23:32cinder stopped beside the cradle
00:23:33then she lifted my golden shelled egg
00:23:36and replaced it with her own dull cracked one
00:23:38behind her
00:23:39ash stood in rags
00:23:41bruises everywhere
00:23:42scalp bleeding where hair had been torn out
00:23:44no dragon spark in her eyes
00:23:46just fear
00:23:47my daughter
00:23:47born from the egg
00:23:49cinder had stolen from me
00:23:50dragons gather
00:23:51the weavers watched from the heavens
00:23:53seraphina descended in a gown of woven starlight
00:23:56the crowd gasped at her beauty
00:23:57her power
00:23:58her perfection
00:23:59cinder stumbled through the crowd
00:24:01clutching a bloodstone
00:24:02ash trailed behind her on an iron chain
00:24:05crawling across the marble like an animal
00:24:07stop the trial
00:24:08it's all a lie
00:24:10seraphina's is my daughter
00:24:12swapped the eggs a century ago
00:24:14very well let's swap them back
00:24:15cinder froze
00:24:16she'd prepared speeches
00:24:18arguments
00:24:18threats
00:24:19none needed
00:24:20kale's face darkened
00:24:22ash is my daughter
00:24:23i watched the eggs get swapped
00:24:25ash's eyes went wide
00:24:26she crawled toward me
00:24:28mouth opening
00:24:28trying to say
00:24:29mother
00:24:30through her ruined tongue
00:24:31i watched my cousin steal my dragon egg
00:24:36and i let her
00:24:39for 100 years
00:24:40she tortured my real daughter
00:24:45while i raised hers as the future dragon queen
00:24:50then
00:24:51at the air ascension trial
00:24:53my cousin exposed the truth
00:24:55stop the trial
00:24:57she thought she had won
00:24:58she thought she was about to take back her daughter
00:25:01and steal my future
00:25:02because i had been waiting 100 years
00:25:06for this exact moment
00:25:08moonlight spilled across the crystal cradle beside my bed
00:25:11inside rested a golden dragon egg
00:25:14my heir
00:25:15the future of the dragon empire
00:25:17then the door opened
00:25:19my cousin
00:25:20she carried another dragon egg
00:25:24i kept my eyes closed
00:25:25breathed steady
00:25:26let her think i was sleeping
00:25:28cinder stopped beside the cradle
00:25:30tears filled her eyes
00:25:31it should have been me
00:25:33kyle should have chosen me
00:25:35then she lifted my golden shelled egg
00:25:37and replaced it with her own
00:25:38dull cracked one
00:25:39my nails dug into my palms
00:25:41cinder left with my egg
00:25:42the door closed behind her
00:25:44i opened my eyes
00:25:45a stranger egg sat in my cradle
00:25:48i stared at it
00:25:49i could have stopped her
00:25:50but i didn't
00:25:52tired opposite of
00:25:54the world is another
00:25:55larbly enchast
00:25:59aliria
00:26:00you're working seraphina too hard
00:26:03poor thing
00:26:04are you hungry
00:26:06tired
00:26:07you don't deserve this
00:26:10i've got a flame gem
00:26:11that can help you get through the dragon trial
00:26:13i'll send it to you tomorrow
00:26:14this was her ritual
00:26:15ever since the swap
00:26:17cinder found every excuse to be near
00:26:19her daughter
00:26:20criticizing my parenting
00:26:22offering gifts
00:26:23stealing moments with the girl she'd stolen from my arms
00:26:26i said nothing
00:26:28behind her
00:26:30ash stood in rags
00:26:31bruises everywhere
00:26:32scalp bleeding where hair had been torn out
00:26:35no dragon spark in her eyes
00:26:36just fear
00:26:37my daughter
00:26:38born from the egg
00:26:39cinder had stolen from me
00:26:41cinder turned
00:26:42grabbed ash by the hair
00:26:43and dragged her forward
00:26:48look at seraphana
00:26:49look at what you can never be
00:26:51ash whimpered
00:26:53cinder pulled harder
00:26:54a clump of bloody hair came free
00:26:58teach you what happens
00:26:59when you forget your place
00:27:01she held the bloody hair
00:27:03in front of my face
00:27:04see aurelia
00:27:05this is how you train trash
00:27:12you're too kind
00:27:13cinder's smile faltered
00:27:15she wanted me to care
00:27:16because the girl in chains
00:27:18she was never my daughter
00:27:20not really
00:27:22seraphina loved firefish
00:27:23and cinder spent dinner
00:27:25deboning it for her
00:27:26never eating
00:27:27as her full attention
00:27:28stayed on the daughter
00:27:29she believed was hers
00:27:31ash sat chained to the table leg
00:27:32iron collar
00:27:34rusty and tight
00:27:35digging into her neck
00:27:37mother
00:27:38may i have bread
00:27:41cinder's face transformed
00:27:42into something demonic
00:27:43she seized ash's head
00:27:45and shoved it into the slop bucket
00:27:46leftovers
00:27:47bones
00:27:48grease
00:27:51eat
00:27:52eat you ungrateful worm
00:27:54ash's face emerged
00:27:55covered in filth
00:27:56tears cut through the grime
00:27:58she looked at me
00:27:59pleading
00:28:00begging for the mother
00:28:01who had never once
00:28:02defended her
00:28:02i lifted my wine glass
00:28:04i took a sip
00:28:05didn't move
00:28:06seraphina turned pale
00:28:08cinder noticed immediately
00:28:10what's wrong dear
00:28:11you look pale
00:28:12she hauled ash away
00:28:14by the collar
00:28:14and
00:28:19you've upset your eminency
00:28:20i'll deal with you later
00:28:23the next morning
00:28:24cinder brought the flame gem
00:28:25as promised
00:28:26last night
00:28:27i sent three males
00:28:29to teach the little brat
00:28:30some manners
00:28:31she watched my face
00:28:32for a reaction
00:28:33she's just an ashborne
00:28:35what matters is seraphina
00:28:36right cousin
00:28:37i gave her none
00:28:38kale
00:28:39my husband
00:28:40shot me a look of disappointment
00:28:41he'd always behave
00:28:43the honorable type
00:28:45cinder pressed the flame gem
00:28:46into seraphina's hands
00:28:51this will protect you
00:28:52through the ascension trial
00:28:53then leaned down
00:28:54to seraphina's ear
00:28:56on the day you win
00:28:59i'll tell you a great secret
00:29:00i closed the door behind them
00:29:02masking the cold fire
00:29:03in my eyes
00:29:06yes
00:29:08some secrets are overdue
00:29:09seraphina's clothes
00:29:10gradually disappeared
00:29:11and her body was enveloped
00:29:13by an orb of light
00:29:15then the orb of light
00:29:16shattered into fragments
00:29:17and her body transformed
00:29:19into a dragon
00:29:23cinder watched
00:29:24mesmerized
00:29:25then her gaze
00:29:25snapped to the tail
00:29:27she's missing a scale
00:29:29how could you miss this
00:29:30what kind of mother are you
00:29:32your daughter's nearly bald
00:29:34from lesson lets
00:29:34but seraphina loses one scale
00:29:36and you're screaming
00:29:38cinder trembled with rage
00:29:40then her lips twisted
00:29:42into something venomous
00:29:43she activated her communication crystal
00:29:46scar the little one's face
00:29:49your eminency lost a scale
00:29:50she must have cursed her
00:29:54from the crystal
00:29:55screams
00:29:58please
00:29:59i beg you
00:30:00i'll be good
00:30:03cinder closed her eyes
00:30:04in bliss
00:30:09seraphina frowned
00:30:10auntie
00:30:11i knocked the scale off myself
00:30:13it doesn't affect my power
00:30:15every scale matters
00:30:17auroria
00:30:18you must infuse her again
00:30:19with heart flame
00:30:20i stared until cinder squirmed
00:30:21i'm sure seraphina appreciates
00:30:24your concern
00:30:25you should worry about
00:30:26your own daughter
00:30:27not mine
00:30:28i said it flatly
00:30:29then turned and walked away
00:30:31i heard cinder whisper
00:30:33when you're the ascended queen
00:30:35i'll tell you everything
00:30:40i smiled
00:30:41she'd tell seraphina nothing
00:30:43because i would tell everyone first
00:30:45and the great secret she planned to reveal
00:30:48the ascension trial was three days away
00:30:50i had waited 100 years
00:30:52i could wait three more days
00:31:04the dragons gather
00:31:05the weavers watched from the heavens
00:31:08seraphina descended in a gown of woven starlight
00:31:11the crowd gasped at her beauty
00:31:13her power
00:31:14her perfection
00:31:15elders raised his staff
00:31:22by blood and fire
00:31:24we named the
00:31:24wait
00:31:25cinder stumbled through the crowd
00:31:27clutching a bloodstone
00:31:28ash trailed behind her on an iron chain
00:31:31collarbone bleeding
00:31:32crawling across the marble like an animal
00:31:35stop the trial
00:31:37it's all a lie
00:31:39seraphina is my daughter
00:31:41swapped the eggs a century ago
00:31:43aleria give me back my baby
00:31:50cinder fell to her knees
00:31:51grasping my skirt
00:31:53aleria take your ash borne back
00:31:56seraphina is my daughter
00:31:58the crowd erupted
00:32:00seraphina's an ember class dragon
00:32:02you're a wisen
00:32:04how could you birth an ember class
00:32:05the ash borne's been ruined
00:32:06you want to swap now
00:32:07the ash borne does look more like ariria
00:32:10the ash borne does look more like ariria
00:32:12ash glanced at me
00:32:12looked away
00:32:14kale rose from his throne
00:32:16this is absurd
00:32:17my wife would never
00:32:19i raised my hand
00:32:20silence fell
00:32:21then i smiled
00:32:22very well
00:32:23let's swap them back
00:32:24cinder froze
00:32:25she'd prepared speeches
00:32:27arguments
00:32:28threats
00:32:28none needed
00:32:29kale's face darkened
00:32:31he rushed to me
00:32:33you can't this alone
00:32:35we've invested everything in seraphina
00:32:37i looked at the crowd
00:32:38at ash
00:32:39ash is my daughter
00:32:43i watched the eggs get swapped
00:32:45ash's eyes went wide
00:32:47she crawled toward me
00:32:48mouth opening
00:32:49trying to say
00:32:50mother
00:32:50through her ruined tan
00:32:54his eyes were red with fury
00:33:02why aliria
00:33:03why
00:33:15the dragons gather
00:33:16the weavers watched from the heavens
00:33:19seraphina descended in a gown of woven starlight
00:33:22the crowd gasped at her beauty
00:33:24her power
00:33:25her perfection
00:33:26elders raised his staff
00:33:32by blood and fire we name the
00:33:35wait
00:33:36cinder stumbled through the crowd
00:33:38clutching a bloodstone
00:33:39ash trailed behind her on an iron chain
00:33:42collarbone bleeding
00:33:43crawling across the marble like an animal
00:33:46stop the trial
00:33:48it's all a lie
00:33:50seraphina's is my daughter
00:33:52swapped the eggs a century ago
00:33:54aliria give me back my baby
00:34:01cinder fell to her knees
00:34:02grasping my skirt
00:34:03aliria take your ashborne back
00:34:06seraphina is my daughter
00:34:08the crowd erupted
00:34:11seraphina's an ember class dragon
00:34:13you're a wisen
00:34:14how could you birth an ember class
00:34:16the ashborne's been ruined
00:34:17you want to swap now
00:34:18the ashborne does look more like ariria
00:34:20the ashborne does look more like
00:34:22ash glanced at me
00:34:23looked away
00:34:25kail rose from his throne
00:34:27this is absurd
00:34:28my wife would never
00:34:29i raised my hand
00:34:30silence fell
00:34:31then i smiled
00:34:33very well let's swap them back
00:34:35cinder froze
00:34:36she'd prepared speeches
00:34:38arguments
00:34:38threats
00:34:39none needed
00:34:41kail's face darkened
00:34:42he rushed to me
00:34:44you can't this alone
00:34:45we've invested everything
00:34:47in seraphina
00:34:48i looked at the crowd
00:34:49at ash
00:34:50ash is my daughter
00:34:54i watched the eggs get swapped
00:34:56ash's eyes went wide
00:34:57she crawled toward me
00:34:59mouth opening
00:35:00trying to say mother
00:35:01through her ruined taan
00:35:04his eyes were red with fury
00:35:13why aleria
00:35:14why
00:35:15i'm a top tier adult content creator
00:35:17then my monitor went black
00:35:19only the mirror
00:35:20except
00:35:20there was someone inside it
00:35:22my faded mate
00:35:24and the mirror grabbed me
00:35:25cut out their heart
00:35:26offer it to the throne
00:35:27or die
00:35:28then suddenly mia shoved me
00:35:29straight into the center
00:35:30suddenly something cold pressed
00:35:32against my waist
00:35:33the chainsaw
00:35:34I'm a top-tier adult content creator.
00:35:36I've seen every wild request imaginable,
00:35:38and I know how to fulfill my subscribers' darkest fantasies.
00:35:402.03, and I refreshed my earnings page.
00:35:43Then my monitor went black.
00:35:44Red text slowly appeared.
00:35:46A million-dollar donor?
00:35:48Okay, either I'm hallucinating, or my rent problems are officially over.
00:35:51Another message appeared.
00:35:52The room suddenly felt colder slowly.
00:35:54I looked behind me.
00:35:55Only the mirror, except there was someone inside it.
00:35:59A man sat upon a massive black throne, or half a man,
00:36:02below his waist, coiled an enormous serpent tail covered in dark scales,
00:36:06long black hair, gold-slit pupils, ancient eyes that looked almost inhuman.
00:36:10Then he smiled.
00:36:10There you are, my fated mate.
00:36:13The word echoed strangely in my head, like it belonged to something old.
00:36:16I stepped closer.
00:36:18My fingers almost touched the glass, and the mirror grabbed me.
00:36:21The livestream never ended.
00:36:24387,421 viewers watched the screen shake violently.
00:36:28Then the mirror cracked down the center.
00:36:29Red text splashed across the stream.
00:36:31Rule number zero.
00:36:32If the king calls you mate, do not resist.
00:36:41The monitor flickered with static.
00:36:43Then the livestream interface changed on its own.
00:36:45The Scarlet Kingdom season finale tonight's featured guest.
00:36:48The king's mate, special notice.
00:36:50The king is watching tonight.
00:36:54The screen glitched dot, and suddenly,
00:36:57I was thrown hard onto the pulled stone floor of a dim corridor.
00:37:02I looked down at my self-dot black silk slip dress,
00:37:05leather garter around my thigh,
00:37:07five-inch red bottom heels.
00:37:08My working uniform.
00:37:10Crimson lights flickered overhead like broken streamer lights
00:37:14during a haunted sponsorship event.
00:37:16No way!
00:37:16They actually brought in a streamer?
00:37:18That outfit is not survival-approved.
00:37:20Wait, the king?
00:37:23What is this?
00:37:24Some kind of reality show?
00:37:28Welcome, Contestus.
00:37:29Tonight's entertainment will begin shortly.
00:37:31Find the one who unleashed the Scarlet Rot.
00:37:33Cut out their heart.
00:37:34Offer it to the throne.
00:37:35Or die.
00:37:36Heavy footsteps echoed somewhere ahead.
00:37:38Two figures emerged from the red haze.
00:37:44The first was a massive man covered in scars,
00:37:47dressed like a mercenary.
00:37:49He looked me up and down and laughed.
00:37:50Great.
00:37:51Influencer bait.
00:37:52The woman beside him elbowed his ribs
00:37:55before stepping toward me.
00:37:58Ignore him.
00:37:58I'm Mia.
00:38:00Stay close to me.
00:38:01First-time contestants die fast here.
00:38:02Before anyone reaches the palace,
00:38:04they have to pass through the slaughterhouse.
00:38:06And that's where the kingdom's favorite monster lives.
00:38:09The butcher, if he starts chasing you,
00:38:11that usually means the episode is over.
00:38:14The slaughterhouse looked like something
00:38:16ripped out of a nightmare.
00:38:17Transparent plastic sheets covered the floor.
00:38:19Blood smeared the stone walls.
00:38:20And somewhere in the darkness,
00:38:24a chainsaw growled low and steady.
00:38:27I held my breath,
00:38:29praying we wouldn't run into the butcher.
00:38:30Then suddenly Mia shoved me straight into the center.
00:38:34The butcher only takes one victim an hour.
00:38:36Thanks for volunteering, Barbie.
00:38:38Before I could react,
00:38:39she and the mercenary disappeared into the red fog.
00:38:41My heel caught between cracked stones.
00:38:43I bent down to pull it free.
00:38:48Suddenly something cold pressed against my waist.
00:38:50The chainsaw.
00:38:56I'm a top-tier adult content creator.
00:38:58My fated mate.
00:39:05And the mirror grabbed me.
00:39:06Cut out their heart.
00:39:07Offer it to the throne.
00:39:08Or die.
00:39:09Then suddenly Mia shoved me straight into the center.
00:39:12Suddenly something cold pressed against my waist.
00:39:14The chainsaw.
00:39:15I'm a top-tier adult content creator.
00:39:17I've seen every wild request imaginable.
00:39:18And I know how to fulfill my subscribers' darkest fantasies.
00:39:21203.
00:39:22And I refreshed my earnings page.
00:39:23Then my monitor went black.
00:39:25Red text slowly appeared.
00:39:27A million dollar donor?
00:39:29Okay, either I'm hallucinating,
00:39:30or my rent problems are officially over.
00:39:32Another message appeared.
00:39:33The room suddenly felt colder.
00:39:35Slowly I looked behind me.
00:39:36Only the mirror.
00:39:37Except.
00:39:38There was someone inside it.
00:39:40A man sat upon a massive black throne.
00:39:42Or half a man.
00:39:43Below his waist.
00:39:44Coiled an enormous serpent tail covered in dark scales.
00:39:47Long black hair.
00:39:48Gold-slit pupils.
00:39:49Ancient eyes that looked almost inhuman.
00:39:50Then he smiled.
00:39:51There you are.
00:39:53My fated mate.
00:39:54The word echoed strangely in my head,
00:39:56like it belonged to something old.
00:39:57I stepped closer.
00:39:59My fingers almost touched the glass.
00:40:00And the mirror grabbed me.
00:40:02The live stream never ended.
00:40:05387,421 viewers watched the screen shake violently.
00:40:09Then the mirror cracked down the center.
00:40:10Red text splashed across the stream.
00:40:12Rule number zero.
00:40:13If the king calls you mate, do not resist.
00:40:22The monitor flickered with static.
00:40:24Then the live stream interface changed on its own.
00:40:26The Scarlet Kingdom season finale tonight's featured guest.
00:40:29The king's mate, special notice.
00:40:31The king is watching tonight.
00:40:35The spring glitched dot,
00:40:37and suddenly I was thrown hard onto the fold stone floor
00:40:40of a dim corridor.
00:40:43I looked down at myself dot black silk slip dress,
00:40:46leather garter around my thigh,
00:40:48five-inch red bottom heels.
00:40:49My working uniform.
00:40:51Crimson lights flickered overhead like broken streamer lights
00:40:55during a haunted sponsorship event.
00:40:57No way!
00:40:57They actually brought in a streamer?
00:40:59That outfit is not survival approved.
00:41:01Wait, the king?
00:41:02The king?
00:41:04What is this?
00:41:05Some kind of reality show?
00:41:09Welcome, Contestus.
00:41:10Tonight's entertainment will begin shortly.
00:41:12Find the one who unleashed the scarlet rot.
00:41:14Cut out their heart.
00:41:15Offer it to the throne.
00:41:16Or die.
00:41:17Heavy footsteps echoed somewhere ahead.
00:41:19Two figures emerged from the red haze.
00:41:25The first was a massive man covered in scars,
00:41:28dressed like a mercenary.
00:41:30He looked me up and down and laughed.
00:41:31Great.
00:41:32Influencer bait.
00:41:33The woman beside him elbowed his ribs before stepping toward me.
00:41:39Ignore him.
00:41:39I'm Mia.
00:41:41Stay close to me.
00:41:41First time contestants die fast here.
00:41:43Before anyone reaches the palace, they have to pass through the slaughterhouse.
00:41:47And that's where the kingdom's favorite monster lives.
00:41:50The butcher.
00:41:51If he starts chasing you, that usually means the episode is over.
00:41:55The slaughterhouse looked like something ripped out of a nightmare.
00:41:58Transparent plastic sheets covered the floor.
00:42:00Blood smeared the stone walls.
00:42:01And somewhere in the darkness,
00:42:05a chainsaw growled low and steady.
00:42:09I held my breath, praying we wouldn't run into the butcher.
00:42:11Then suddenly Mia shoved me straight into the center.
00:42:15The butcher only takes one victim an hour.
00:42:17Thanks for volunteering, Barbie.
00:42:19Before I could react, she and the mercenary disappeared into the red fog.
00:42:22My heel caught between cracked stones.
00:42:24I bent down to pull it free.
00:42:29Suddenly something cold pressed against my waist.
00:42:31The chainsaw.
00:42:37I'm a top tier adult content creator.
00:42:39Then my monitor went black.
00:42:41Only the mirror, except there was someone inside it.
00:42:44My faded mate.
00:42:46And the mirror grabbed me.
00:42:47Cut out their heart.
00:42:48Offer it to the throne.
00:42:49Or die.
00:42:50Then suddenly Mia shoved me straight into the center.
00:42:53Suddenly something cold pressed against my waist.
00:42:55The chainsaw.
00:42:56I'm a top tier adult content creator.
00:42:58I've seen every wild request imaginable.
00:43:00And I know how to fulfill my subscribers' darkest fantasies.
00:43:022.03.
00:43:03And I refreshed my earnings page.
00:43:05Then my monitor went black.
00:43:06Red text slowly appeared.
00:43:08A million dollar donor?
00:43:10Okay, either I'm hallucinating,
00:43:11or my rent problems are officially over.
00:43:13Another message appeared.
00:43:14The room suddenly felt colder.
00:43:16Slowly I looked behind me.
00:43:17Only the mirror, except there was someone inside it.
00:43:21A man sat upon a massive black throne, or half a man, below his waist,
00:43:25coiled an enormous serpent tail covered in dark scales, long black hair, gold-slit pupils,
00:43:30ancient eyes that looked almost inhuman.
00:43:32Then he smiled.
00:43:32There you are, my faded mate.
00:43:35The word echoed strangely in my head, like it belonged to something old.
00:43:39I stepped closer.
00:43:40My fingers almost touched the glass.
00:43:41And the mirror grabbed me.
00:43:43The live stream never ended.
00:43:46387,421 viewers watched the screen shake violently.
00:43:50Then the mirror cracked down the center.
00:43:51Red text splashed across the stream.
00:43:53Rule number zero.
00:43:54If the king calls you mate, do not resist.
00:44:03The monitor flickered with static.
00:44:05Then the live stream interface changed on its own.
00:44:07The Scarlet Kingdom season finale tonight's featured guest.
00:44:10The king's mate, special notice.
00:44:12The king is watching tonight.
00:44:16The screen glitched dot,
00:44:18and suddenly I was thrown hard onto the pulled stone floor of a dim corridor.
00:44:24I looked down at myself dot black silk slip dress,
00:44:27leather garter around my thigh,
00:44:29five-inch red bottom heels.
00:44:30My working uniform.
00:44:32Crimson lights flickered overhead like broken streamer lights
00:44:36during a haunted sponsorship event.
00:44:38No way!
00:44:38They actually brought in a streamer?
00:44:40That outfit is not survival approved.
00:44:42Wait, the king?
00:44:44What is this?
00:44:46Some kind of reality show?
00:44:49Welcome, Contestus.
00:44:51Tonight's entertainment will begin shortly.
00:44:53Find the one who unleashed the scarlet rot.
00:44:55Cut out their heart.
00:44:56Offer it to the throne.
00:44:57Or die.
00:44:58Heavy footsteps echoed somewhere ahead.
00:45:00Two figures emerged from the red haze.
00:45:06The first was a massive man covered in scars,
00:45:09dressed like a mercenary.
00:45:11He looked me up and down and laughed.
00:45:13Great.
00:45:14Influencer bait.
00:45:14The woman beside him elbowed his ribs before stepping toward me.
00:45:20Ignore him.
00:45:21I'm Mia.
00:45:22Stay close to me.
00:45:23First time contestants die fast here.
00:45:24Before anyone reaches the palace,
00:45:26they have to pass through the slaughterhouse.
00:45:28And that's where the kingdom's favorite monster lives.
00:45:31The butcher.
00:45:32If he starts chasing you,
00:45:33that usually means the episode is over.
00:45:36The slaughterhouse looked like something ripped out of a nightmare.
00:45:39Transparent plastic sheets covered the floor.
00:45:41Blood smeared the stone walls.
00:45:42And somewhere in the darkness,
00:45:46a chainsaw growled low and steady.
00:45:50I held my breath,
00:45:51praying we wouldn't run into the butcher.
00:45:52Then suddenly Mia shoved me straight into the center.
00:45:56The butcher only takes one victim an hour.
00:45:58Thanks for volunteering, Barbie.
00:46:00Before I could react,
00:46:01she and the mercenary disappeared into the red fog.
00:46:03My heel caught between cracked stones.
00:46:05I bent down to pull it free.
00:46:10Suddenly something cold pressed against my waist.
00:46:12The chainsaw.
00:46:16How many of us are there?
00:46:17Only us, Kane.
00:46:18I've been searching for three years.
00:46:20Two.
00:46:20In the entire world.
00:46:22Just two.
00:46:22I got cornered by three drunk guys in the basement.
00:46:25When I opened my eyes,
00:46:26all three of them were on the ground.
00:46:27Gold lines were flowing across the surface of my skin.
00:46:30I went to the underground fighting ring.
00:46:32Every beating I took only made me stronger.
00:46:34We're nothing alike.
00:46:35My power is different from yours.
00:46:36I can manipulate electromagnetic fields.
00:46:39Anything with electricity or the human nervous system.
00:46:41I can touch it,
00:46:43bend it,
00:46:43break it.
00:46:44I'm a junior in the mechanical engineering department.
00:46:46Bottom of the class in every fitness test.
00:46:48That day.
00:46:49I got cornered by three drunk guys
00:46:51in the basement parking garage of the lab building.
00:46:54When I opened my eyes,
00:46:55all three of them were on the ground.
00:46:57And my right fist was still buried in the concrete wall.
00:46:59I looked down at my hand.
00:47:01Dark gold lines were flowing across the surface of my skin.
00:47:04I punched through a load-bearing wall
00:47:06just to make sure it wasn't a hallucination.
00:47:07It was definitely a superpower.
00:47:11So, you sure you got jumped by three guys?
00:47:13Yeah, I'm sure.
00:47:15Well, you ought to thank your mama for good genes, kid.
00:47:17Zero fractures, zero internal bleeding.
00:47:18You got some scrapes and bruises.
00:47:19Slap a band-aid on it and you're good.
00:47:20I went back to my dorm,
00:47:22locked the door,
00:47:22wanted to test whether the superpower was still there.
00:47:25The lines didn't light up.
00:47:26Nothing happened.
00:47:27So it's not just self-harm.
00:47:29Gotta be something else.
00:47:30I went to the underground fighting ring
00:47:31behind the back street of campus.
00:47:35What do you want?
00:47:37Fighting.
00:47:38I want to fight.
00:47:39Yo, we got a skinny one out here saying he wants to fight!
00:47:46This ain't no tea party, kid.
00:47:48Alright, go on in.
00:47:49Sign the waiver first.
00:47:50You die, that's on you.
00:47:56Derek, nickname The Hammer.
00:47:58Just put an amateur boxer in the ICU last fight.
00:48:04Hey, I mean...
00:48:05I was pulling his head!
00:48:06Get up, you piece of crap!
00:48:08He ain't even breathing.
00:48:09Told you he didn't stand a chance.
00:48:11Awakening reconstruction activated.
00:48:13Attribute level increased by one.
00:48:19That's what I'm talking about!
00:48:24What the hell?
00:48:25He's alive!
00:48:25He's all the fucking way!
00:48:34Over the next few days, I went there every night.
00:48:40Winner!
00:48:40I can't experiment.
00:48:42Holy shit!
00:48:43That was insane!
00:48:45No one would fight me anymore.
00:48:47The rules were clear now.
00:48:49Every beating I took only made me stronger.
00:48:52Thanks for letting me in that first night, man.
00:49:04I thought I heard something.
00:49:06Not normal city nose.
00:49:10Please.
00:49:11Please, just let me go.
00:49:12Come on, baby.
00:49:13Don't be like that.
00:49:14We're just having fun.
00:49:14Oh, she's begging.
00:49:15That's cute.
00:49:15Do it again.
00:49:16Say it again for the camera.
00:49:21Hey!
00:49:23Mind your own business, kid.
00:49:25Walk away, kid.
00:49:26Last chance.
00:49:31No.
00:49:40Don't ever come back to the street.
00:49:48Hey, you okay?
00:49:54Ella Martinez, freshman biology major, lives in the dorms east of campus.
00:50:00Her birthday party got canceled tonight.
00:50:03I don't even know your name.
00:50:04Kane.
00:50:04Kane Morrison.
00:50:05Kane.
00:50:07Thank you, Kane.
00:50:08Happy birthday, by the way.
00:50:10Worst birthday ever, but at least the ending wasn't that.
00:50:16I thought that was the end of it.
00:50:25That man was just like me.
00:50:27He had it, too.
00:50:35Relax.
00:50:36I'm not here to fight.
00:50:37What do you want?
00:50:39Who are you?
00:50:40Marcus Gray.
00:50:41But people call me Gray.
00:50:42Gray?
00:50:43Yeah, like the color.
00:50:44Fits, doesn't it?
00:50:45Gray coat, red eyes.
00:50:46I didn't choose the aesthetic, but I've learned to lean into it.
00:50:48What do you want, Marcus?
00:50:50To talk, that's all.
00:50:51Sit down.
00:50:51This is going to take a minute.
00:50:52What do you want?
00:50:54Straight to the point.
00:50:55I like that.
00:50:57I like that.
00:51:21You felt it, too, didn't you?
00:51:23What happened to you?
00:51:25I died in a car accident.
00:51:26But Marcus came back.
00:51:28My power is different from yours.
00:51:29I can manipulate electromagnetic fields.
00:51:32Anything with electricity or the human nervous system.
00:51:35I can touch it, bend it, break it.
00:51:41How many of us are there?
00:51:46Just us.
00:51:48What?
00:51:51Only us, Cain.
00:51:52I've been searching for three years.
00:51:54Scanning every frequency.
00:51:56Monitoring every anomaly.
00:51:57Chasing every impossible report.
00:51:59Two in the entire world.
00:52:01Just two.
00:52:04Three years.
00:52:05You've been doing this for three years.
00:52:07What have you been doing with your ability?
00:52:11Building something.
00:52:22How many of us are there?
00:52:24Only us, Cain.
00:52:25I've been searching for three years.
00:52:26Two in the entire world.
00:52:28Just two.
00:52:29I got cornered by three drunk guys in the basement.
00:52:31When I opened my eyes, all three of them were on the ground.
00:52:34Gold lines were flowing across the surface of my skin.
00:52:37I went to the underground fighting ring.
00:52:38Every beating I took only made me stronger.
00:52:40We're nothing alike.
00:52:41My power is different from yours.
00:52:43I can manipulate electromagnetic fields.
00:52:45Anything with electricity or the human nervous system.
00:52:48I can touch it, bend it, break it.
00:52:50I'm a junior in the mechanical engineering department.
00:52:52Bottom of the class in every fitness test.
00:52:55That day.
00:52:56I got cornered by three drunk guys in the basement parking garage of the lab building.
00:53:00When I opened my eyes, all three of them were on the ground.
00:53:03When my right fist was still buried in the concrete wall, I looked down at my hand.
00:53:07Dark gold lines were flowing across the surface of my skin.
00:53:10And I punched through a load-bearing wall just to make sure it wasn't a hallucination.
00:53:14It was definitely a superpower.
00:53:17So, you sure you got jumped by three guys?
00:53:20Yeah, I'm sure.
00:53:21Well, you ought to thank your mama for good genes, kid.
00:53:23Zero fractures, zero internal bleeding.
00:53:25You got some scrapes and bruises.
00:53:26Slap a band-aid on it and you're good.
00:53:27I went back to my dorm.
00:53:28Locked the door.
00:53:29Wanted to test whether the superpower was still there.
00:53:31The lines didn't light up.
00:53:33Nothing happened.
00:53:33So, it's not just self-harm.
00:53:35Gotta be something else.
00:53:37I went to the underground fighting ring behind the back street of campus.
00:53:41What do you want?
00:53:44Fighting.
00:53:45I want to fight.
00:53:46Yo, we got a skinny one out here saying he wants to fight!
00:53:52This ain't no tea party, kid.
00:53:54Alright, go on in.
00:53:56Sign the waiver first.
00:53:57You die, that's on you.
00:54:02Derek, nickname the Hammer.
00:54:04Just put an amateur boxer in the ICU last fight.
00:54:10Damn it!
00:54:12That's pulling his head!
00:54:13Get up, you piece of track!
00:54:15He ain't even breathing.
00:54:16Told you he didn't stand a chance.
00:54:18Awakening reconstruction activated.
00:54:20Attribute level increased by one.
00:54:26That's what I'm talking about!
00:54:30What the hell?
00:54:31He's alive!
00:54:32No fucking way!
00:54:41Over the next few days, I went there every night.
00:54:46Winner!
00:54:47I can't experiment.
00:54:48Holy shit!
00:54:49That was insane!
00:54:52No one would fight me anymore.
00:54:54The rules were clear now.
00:54:55Every beating I took only made me stronger.
00:54:58Thanks for letting me in that first night, man.
00:55:11I thought I heard something.
00:55:13Not normal city nose.
00:55:16Please.
00:55:17Please just let me go.
00:55:19Come on, baby.
00:55:19Don't be like that.
00:55:20We're just having fun.
00:55:21Oh, she's begging.
00:55:21That's cute.
00:55:22Do it again.
00:55:22Say it again for the camera.
00:55:27Hey!
00:55:29Mind your own business, kid.
00:55:31Walk away, kid.
00:55:32Last chance.
00:55:38No.
00:55:46Don't ever come back to the street.
00:55:54Hey, you okay?
00:56:00Ella Martinez, freshman biology major, lives in the dorms east of campus.
00:56:06Her birthday party got canceled tonight.
00:56:09I don't even know your name.
00:56:10Kane.
00:56:11Kane Morrison.
00:56:12Kane.
00:56:14Thank you, Kane.
00:56:15Happy birthday, by the way.
00:56:16Worst birthday ever.
00:56:17But at least the ending wasn't that.
00:56:23I thought that was the end of it.
00:56:31That man was just like me.
00:56:33He had it, too.
00:56:42Relax.
00:56:42I'm not here to fight.
00:56:44What do you want?
00:56:46Who are you?
00:56:47Marcus Gray.
00:56:48But people call me Gray.
00:56:49Gray?
00:56:49Yeah, like the color.
00:56:51Fits, doesn't it?
00:56:51Gray coat, red eyes.
00:56:53I didn't choose the aesthetic, but I've learned to lean into it.
00:56:55What do you want, Marcus?
00:56:56Just to talk, that's all.
00:56:57Sit down.
00:56:57This is going to take a minute.
00:56:59What do you want?
00:57:01Straight to the point.
00:57:02I like that.
00:57:08I want to talk about what we are.
00:57:10We?
00:57:12Don't play dumb, Kane.
00:57:13I saw what you did in that garage.
00:57:14I saw what you did in the ring every night.
00:57:15Three days ago, I watched you snap a man's wrist like a breadstick.
00:57:18You and me, we're the same.
00:57:19We're nothing alike.
00:57:22I saw what you did in a car accident, but Marcus came back.
00:57:34My power is different from yours.
00:57:36I can manipulate electromagnetic fields.
00:57:38Anything with electricity or the human nervous system.
00:57:41I can touch it, bend it, break it.
00:57:48How many of us are there?
00:57:53Just us.
00:57:55What?
00:57:58Only us, Kane.
00:57:59I've been searching for three years.
00:58:01Scanning every frequency, monitoring every anomaly, chasing every impossible report.
00:58:06Two in the entire world.
00:58:08Just two.
00:58:11Three years.
00:58:12You've been doing this for three years.
00:58:13What have you been doing with your ability?
00:58:18Building something.
00:58:19Building something.
00:58:26I waited for him for three long years.
00:58:28Now he's back.
00:58:29And he finally proposed.
00:58:31But the girl he proposed to wasn't me.
00:58:33A timid girl named Luna knelt next to him, cradling her heavily pregnant belly.
00:58:37You shouldn't have messed with me in the first place.
00:58:39Julian raised his open hands toward me.
00:58:41I crushed the cherry of the cigarette right into his bare palm.
00:58:44I pulled one out at random and said yes.
00:58:47On my wedding day, Julian hijacked the venue with a gun.
00:58:50And I'll blow his brains out.
00:58:52Three years ago,
00:58:53I was about to make it official with Julian,
00:58:56our youngest capo.
00:58:59That's when my father, the Don,
00:59:01sent him on a suicide mission.
00:59:04If I make it out of this alive,
00:59:07I swear I'm going to give you the wedding of the century.
00:59:10I rejected every arranged marriage.
00:59:13I waited for him for three long years.
00:59:16Miss!
00:59:17Until the day he finally returned.
00:59:21Miss!
00:59:26Julian dropped to his knees before the Don.
00:59:29Don.
00:59:29I want to claim my reward for completing this mission.
00:59:32I want your blessing to marry Luna Cinchalia.
00:59:40Julian is covered in scars with a crippled leg and missing fingers.
00:59:43A timid girl named Luna knelt next to him,
00:59:47cradling her heavily pregnant belly.
00:59:52The Don instinctively looked at me.
00:59:56Everyone in the room braced themselves.
00:59:59They expected me to skin them alive,
01:00:02to tear the place apart until nothing was left.
01:00:05But I didn't.
01:00:07Congratulations, Miss Sinclair.
01:00:15Without another word,
01:00:16I went back to my room and locked the door.
01:00:19Over the last three years,
01:00:20marriage alliance offers had piled up everywhere.
01:00:23I pulled one out at random and said yes.
01:00:26On my wedding day,
01:00:28Julian hijacked the venue with a gun.
01:00:30Say I do.
01:00:32And I'll blow his brains out.
01:00:37The Don has seven capos who would die for him.
01:00:39Julian is the seventh.
01:00:40He was the most handsome of them all.
01:00:42And the one I've loved since I was a little girl.
01:00:46The Don later told me,
01:00:48if he had known about us,
01:00:49he never would have sent Julian on that mission.
01:00:52That's exactly why the Don chose him.
01:00:55But that was three years ago.
01:00:57I still didn't know if he...
01:00:59Miss!
01:01:00Julian is back!
01:01:05Miss...
01:01:07Wait.
01:01:09I instantly understood.
01:01:11Whatever was waiting for me out there
01:01:12wouldn't be a happy reunion.
01:01:14I know.
01:01:15The rain instantly soaked my dress,
01:01:18but I didn't stop.
01:01:22The front hall was packed with the family's men.
01:01:24Julian was down on one knee,
01:01:26his face grim.
01:01:27The other six capos lined the hall.
01:01:30They stared at Julian,
01:01:31their faces torn between relief and rage.
01:01:33The tension in the room was suffocating.
01:01:36I had no idea why.
01:01:38Don...
01:01:39All eyes fell on me.
01:01:41The lethal hostility,
01:01:42radiating from the Don,
01:01:44finally began to ease.
01:01:47What's going on?
01:01:48Why is he on his knees?
01:01:49Julian barely gave me a glance,
01:01:51like I was a total stranger.
01:01:52Don, she and the baby are innocent.
01:01:54I can't just abandon them.
01:01:55I'm begging you, Don.
01:01:57Begging you, Chloe.
01:01:58Please give us your blessing.
01:02:00He looked up,
01:02:02meeting the Don's stare for a second
01:02:03before lowering his eyes again.
01:02:05In that split second,
01:02:06it all finally clicked.
01:02:08Right then,
01:02:09a timid girl stepped into the hall.
01:02:12She looked about my age,
01:02:14but beneath her pure white dress,
01:02:16there was no hiding that heavily pregnant belly.
01:02:19Sobbing,
01:02:20she dropped to her knees,
01:02:21right in front of the Don.
01:02:23The Don just rolled a coin over his knuckles,
01:02:25dead silent.
01:02:27Julian never expected getting this blessing
01:02:29to be so damn hard.
01:02:31After all,
01:02:31we never went public.
01:02:32No one knew about us,
01:02:34but he forgot one thing.
01:02:36If I hadn't confessed everything to the Don,
01:02:39I would have been packed off
01:02:40in an arranged marriage years ago.
01:02:42I never could have waited
01:02:43three long years just for him.
01:02:45Every single capo in that room
01:02:47was looking at me with pity.
01:02:48I might look sweet.
01:02:50Put down the gun.
01:02:51But a mafia princess is nobody's fool.
01:02:53My eyes locked onto Julian three years.
01:02:55He looked so much older,
01:02:57a deep scar slashed across his brow,
01:02:59a crippled leg,
01:03:00missing fingers.
01:03:01It was obvious.
01:03:02These past three years
01:03:03hadn't been easy for him.
01:03:04Julian has bled for the Winchester family.
01:03:06We can't have a man like him on his knees,
01:03:08now can we?
01:03:10I turned my head,
01:03:11looking down at the man
01:03:12who secretly promised himself to me
01:03:14three years ago.
01:03:15Papa,
01:03:16let's say the third of next month.
01:03:17That gives us plenty of time
01:03:19to arrange Julian and Luna's wedding.
01:03:20For a split second,
01:03:22the cold, ruthless Don actually froze.
01:03:24The other capos lowered their heads
01:03:26in dead silence
01:03:27because the third of next month
01:03:29was the date the Don had set
01:03:31for our wedding.
01:03:32A grand wedding
01:03:33with the whole family present.
01:03:34The Don had set
01:03:35three backup dates for it.
01:03:37This was the final one.
01:03:38He said one of them
01:03:39had to be the day Julian finally came home.
01:03:42Now he's back.
01:03:42And he finally proposed.
01:03:44But the girl he proposed to
01:03:45wasn't me.
01:03:46Outside,
01:03:47a light rain began to fall.
01:03:49The couple's crying
01:03:50and holding each other
01:03:51for everyone to see.
01:03:52Seeing the sheer tenderness in his eyes,
01:03:54I finally snapped.
01:03:55Are you all mute?
01:03:58Pay your respects!
01:04:00Sir, now!
01:04:02I could feel the questioning stares
01:04:04burning into my back,
01:04:05but I didn't give a damn.
01:04:06I'm a mafia princess.
01:04:08A man doesn't break me.
01:04:11You didn't deserve that, kid.
01:04:13I pushed open the door to my room.
01:04:15Marriage proposals from the last three years
01:04:17were piled up in every corner.
01:04:18Marcus, out of all these suitors,
01:04:20who do you think brings the most value to the...
01:04:21Where the Winchester family stands today
01:04:23and Alliance is just icing on the cake.
01:04:24Then who's the best looking?
01:04:26Seeing Marcus hesitate,
01:04:27I pulled out a random file.
01:04:30Davis Stewart,
01:04:31this one's fine.
01:04:33You might want to reconsider that one.
01:04:35Why?
01:04:37Because his reputation is garbage.
01:04:39All he does is drink and play,
01:04:40and he doesn't know shit about politics or business.
01:04:43A notorious degenerate.
01:04:44I looked him up and down,
01:04:45then glanced back at the proposal in my hand.
01:04:48You look better than your picture.
01:04:49You little shit!
01:04:50You dare scale a Winchester wall?
01:04:52You want me to break your legs?
01:04:55Marcus,
01:04:56let's go with him.
01:04:58Clean up your mess with Julian,
01:04:59and I'll be back to marry you in seven days.
01:05:02With that,
01:05:02he vaulted backward over the wall.
01:05:07What a useless little punk.
01:05:10Not entirely useless.
01:05:12At least he's well informed.
01:05:14If a piece of trash like that
01:05:15could find out about me and Julian this fast,
01:05:17then he isn't trash at all.
01:05:18That evening,
01:05:19I went out.
01:05:20I sat in a pavilion,
01:05:22waiting for Julian to show.
01:05:23He sat across from me
01:05:25and dismissed all my men
01:05:26with a single glance.
01:05:28I sipped my whiskey,
01:05:29casually flipping through a business magazine.
01:05:31The baby she's carrying,
01:05:34is it yours?
01:05:36He didn't answer for a long time,
01:05:38just quietly shelled a few nuts for me.
01:05:41Miss, uh, Julian,
01:05:42excuse the interruption.
01:05:43Miss, here are the files you asked for.
01:05:45I leaned back,
01:05:46casually lit a cigarette,
01:05:48and began skimming her background check.
01:05:50Julian, however,
01:05:50couldn't sit still anymore.
01:05:52I'm the one who wronged you,
01:05:54but her showing up,
01:05:55it made me want a peaceful life.
01:05:56She can wait for me,
01:05:57but the baby can't.
01:05:58I want to give them legal status.
01:06:00I won't let my kid be born a bastard.
01:06:03If you wanted a peaceful life,
01:06:04you shouldn't have messed with me
01:06:05in the first place.
01:06:06Julian pulled a vintage coin bracelet
01:06:08from his inside pocket.
01:06:09The one thing you loved most
01:06:11three years ago.
01:06:12I've traveled all over the world,
01:06:14but I finally collected every piece.
01:06:16You think a bracelet
01:06:17is going to make me write this off?
01:06:19Julian, I'm a Winchester.
01:06:21Did you just meet me today?
01:06:27I'm sorry.
01:06:28Take my life if you want.
01:06:30But please,
01:06:31can you spare her?
01:06:32I smiled and stood up.
01:06:34I took one last drag of my cigarette,
01:06:36looking around for an ashtray.
01:06:38Left with no choice,
01:06:39Julian raised his open hands toward me,
01:06:41his eyes dark with resignation.
01:06:43I crushed the cherry of the cigarette
01:06:45right into his bare palm.
01:06:46He took the burn without daring
01:06:48to make a single sound.
01:06:49Then go die right now.
01:06:53I pulled my custom subcompact pistol
01:06:56from my purse,
01:06:57toying with it in my hand
01:06:58with amusement.
01:06:59Is this how you tricked
01:07:00that little girl?
01:07:01With pretty words?
01:07:03Julian,
01:07:04if pretty words
01:07:05could solve our problems,
01:07:06the Winchester family
01:07:07wouldn't be the ones
01:07:08sitting on the throne today.
01:07:10I grabbed my purse
01:07:11and headed toward the main estate.
01:07:13My bodyguard hurried after me.
01:07:14Miss, you left this.
01:07:15I noticed he was still holding
01:07:16that vintage coin bracelet
01:07:18in his hand.
01:07:18The bracelet might be worth
01:07:19a few bucks.
01:07:20Keep it.
01:07:21Thank you, miss.
01:07:21In the main parlor,
01:07:22a few of the family elders
01:07:24smiled and welcomed me in.
01:07:25The second I sat down,
01:07:27Luna grabbed my hand.
01:07:28Little princess,
01:07:29I heard you and Julian
01:07:30are very close
01:07:31and that he's the only one
01:07:32you listened to.
01:07:33Once we're married next month,
01:07:34you should still come around often,
01:07:36just like before.
01:07:36She smiled warmly,
01:07:38but there was a calculated edge
01:07:39of amusement in her eyes.
01:07:41She pulled out her phone.
01:07:42Chloe,
01:07:43we should exchange numbers,
01:07:44don't you think?
01:07:44Her lock screen was a photo
01:07:46of her and Julian.
01:07:47Oh, right, silly me.
01:07:48I'm looking at Julian's
01:07:49old contact list.
01:07:50Little princess,
01:07:51Julian didn't save any names.
01:07:53Which one is you?
01:07:54She beamed at me.
01:07:54The elders sitting across from us
01:07:56had already sensed
01:07:57the tension in the room.
01:07:58She was giving me
01:07:58a show of strength.
01:07:59I took a glance at the screen.
01:08:01It was definitely
01:08:01Julian's old account.
01:08:03Since she wanted to know
01:08:04so badly,
01:08:04I didn't mind telling her.
01:08:05Did she really think
01:08:06the two of them
01:08:07still had any power
01:08:08to hurt me?
01:08:09What do you mean,
01:08:09no names?
01:08:10The one saved as baby,
01:08:11that's me.
01:08:13Luna never expected me
01:08:14to own up to it
01:08:15so shamelessly.
01:08:16The color instantly
01:08:17drained from her face.
01:08:21You two must be really close.
01:08:23Is this you?
01:08:24She held up the phone,
01:08:25pretending to show it to me,
01:08:27but framing it
01:08:27so everyone at the table
01:08:28could see.
01:08:29The screen was packed
01:08:30with paragraphs of text.
01:08:32Me caring for Julian,
01:08:33asking if he was safe,
01:08:34and telling him
01:08:35how much I missed him.
01:08:36My phone broke,
01:08:37so I've been using his.
01:08:41Little princess,
01:08:42Julian probably never
01:08:43even saw these messages.
01:08:45Should I send them
01:08:46to him for you?
01:08:53Go show it to Julian.
01:08:55Yes, miss.
01:08:57He snatched the phone
01:08:59right out of Luna's hand
01:09:00and handed it to Julian
01:09:01as he walked up.
01:09:04Julian barely gave
01:09:05the chat history a glance,
01:09:06but when his eyes
01:09:08landed on the bodyguard's wrist,
01:09:09he froze.
01:09:11Where did you get that?
01:09:13Miss wanted me
01:09:14to show you the phone, sir.
01:09:16I'm talking about
01:09:17the bracelet.
01:09:17Where did you get it?
01:09:18It was a gift
01:09:19from Miss Winchester.
01:09:20Julian's eyes
01:09:21instantly darkened
01:09:22into something volatile
01:09:23and unreadable.
01:09:24He pulled out the chair
01:09:26and sat down
01:09:27right next to me.
01:09:30Sitting here
01:09:32might be a bit hard
01:09:32to explain to your fiancé.
01:09:34If I don't sit here,
01:09:35it'd be hard
01:09:36to explain to you.
01:09:37He stayed by my side
01:09:39until the dinner
01:09:39officially began,
01:09:41casually serving me
01:09:42food off and on.
01:09:43Just as dinner
01:09:44was winding down,
01:09:45he suddenly spoke,
01:09:46his voice completely cold.
01:09:48Why give away
01:09:48something you loved?
01:09:50Are we talking about
01:09:51the bracelet?
01:09:52Or a person?
01:09:53This time,
01:09:54it was his turn
01:09:55to shut up.
01:09:58That evening,
01:09:59I went out.
01:10:00I sat in a pavilion,
01:10:02waiting for Julian
01:10:03to show.
01:10:04He sat across from me
01:10:05and dismissed all my men
01:10:06with a single glance.
01:10:08I sipped my whiskey,
01:10:09casually flipping through
01:10:10a business magazine.
01:10:11The baby she's carrying,
01:10:14is it yours?
01:10:16He didn't answer
01:10:17for a long time,
01:10:18just quietly
01:10:19shelled a few nuts
01:10:20for me.
01:10:21Miss, uh,
01:10:22Julian,
01:10:22excuse the interruption.
01:10:23Miss,
01:10:23here are the files
01:10:24you asked for.
01:10:25I leaned back,
01:10:26casually lit a cigarette,
01:10:28and began skimming
01:10:29her background check.
01:10:30Julian, however,
01:10:31couldn't sit still anymore.
01:10:32I'm the one
01:10:33who wronged you,
01:10:34but her showing up,
01:10:35it made me want
01:10:35a peaceful life.
01:10:36She can wait for me,
01:10:37but the baby can't.
01:10:38I want to give them
01:10:39legal status.
01:10:40I won't let my kid
01:10:41be born a bastard.
01:10:43If you wanted
01:10:43a peaceful life,
01:10:44you shouldn't have
01:10:44messed with me
01:10:45in the first place.
01:10:46Julian pulled a vintage
01:10:47coin bracelet
01:10:48from his inside pocket.
01:10:49The one thing
01:10:50you loved most
01:10:51three years ago.
01:10:52I've travelled
01:10:53all over the world,
01:10:54but I finally collected
01:10:54every piece.
01:10:56You think a bracelet
01:10:57is going to make me
01:10:58write this off?
01:10:59Julian,
01:11:00I'm a Winchester.
01:11:00Did you just
01:11:01meet me today?
01:11:07I'm sorry.
01:11:08Take my life
01:11:09if you want,
01:11:10but please,
01:11:11can you spare her?
01:11:12I smiled and stood up.
01:11:14I took one last drag
01:11:15of my cigarette,
01:11:16looking around
01:11:17for an ashtray.
01:11:18Left with no choice,
01:11:19Julian raised his
01:11:20open hands toward me,
01:11:21his eyes dark
01:11:22with resignation.
01:11:23I crushed the cherry
01:11:24of the cigarette
01:11:25right into his bare palm.
01:11:26He took the burn
01:11:27without daring
01:11:28to make a single sound.
01:11:29Then go die right now.
01:11:33I pulled my custom
01:11:34subcompact pistol
01:11:36from my purse,
01:11:37toying with it
01:11:37in my hand
01:11:38with amusement.
01:11:39Is this how you tricked
01:11:40that little girl?
01:11:41With pretty words?
01:11:43Julian,
01:11:44if pretty words
01:11:45could solve our problems,
01:11:46the Winchester family
01:11:47wouldn't be the ones
01:11:48sitting on the throne today.
01:11:50I grabbed my purse
01:11:51and headed toward
01:11:52the main estate.
01:11:53My bodyguard hurried
01:11:54after me.
01:11:54Miss,
01:11:55you left this.
01:11:55I noticed he was still
01:11:56holding that vintage
01:11:57coin bracelet in his hand.
01:11:58The bracelet might be
01:11:59worth a few bucks.
01:12:00Keep it.
01:12:00Thank you, miss.
01:12:01In the main parlor,
01:12:02a few of the family elders
01:12:03smiled and welcomed me in.
01:12:05The second I sat down,
01:12:07Luna grabbed my hand.
01:12:08Little Princess,
01:12:09I heard you and Julian
01:12:10are very close
01:12:11and that he's the only
01:12:12one you listen to.
01:12:13Once we're married next month,
01:12:14you should still come around often,
01:12:16just like before.
01:12:16She smiled warmly,
01:12:18but there was a calculated
01:12:19edge of amusement
01:12:20in her eyes.
01:12:20She pulled out her phone.
01:12:22Chloe,
01:12:23we should exchange numbers,
01:12:24don't you think?
01:12:24Her lock screen
01:12:25was a photo of her
01:12:26and Julian.
01:12:27Oh, right.
01:12:28Silly me.
01:12:28I'm looking at Julian's
01:12:29old contact list.
01:12:30Little Princess,
01:12:31Julian didn't save any names.
01:12:33Which one is you?
01:12:34She beamed at me.
01:12:34The elders sitting across from us
01:12:36had already sensed
01:12:37the tension in the room.
01:12:37She was giving me
01:12:38a show of strength.
01:12:39I took a glance at the screen.
01:12:41It was definitely
01:12:41Julian's old account.
01:12:43Since she wanted to know
01:12:44so badly,
01:12:44I didn't mind telling her.
01:12:45Did she really think
01:12:46the two of them
01:12:47still had any power
01:12:48to hurt me?
01:13:01What do you mean,
01:13:05I got the phone,
01:13:05pretending to show it to me,
01:13:07but framing it so everyone
01:13:08at the table could see.
01:13:09The screen was packed
01:13:10with paragraphs of text.
01:13:12Me caring for Julian,
01:13:13asking if he was safe,
01:13:14and telling him
01:13:15how much I missed him.
01:13:16My phone broke,
01:13:17so I've been using his.
01:13:19Hmm.
01:13:21Little Princess,
01:13:22Julian probably never even
01:13:24saw these messages.
01:13:25Should I send them
01:13:26to him for you?
01:13:33Go show it to Julian.
01:13:35Yes, Miss.
01:13:37He snatched the phone
01:13:39right out of Luna's hand
01:13:40and handed it to Julian
01:13:41as he walked up.
01:13:44Julian barely gave
01:13:45the chat history a glance,
01:13:46but when his eyes landed
01:13:48on the bodyguard's wrist,
01:13:49he froze.
01:13:51Where did you get that?
01:13:53Miss wanted me
01:13:54to show you the phone, sir.
01:13:56I'm talking about the bracelet.
01:13:57Where did you get it?
01:13:58It was a gift
01:13:59from Miss Winchester.
01:14:00Julian's eyes
01:14:01instantly darkened
01:14:02into something volatile
01:14:03and unreadable.
01:14:04He pulled out the chair
01:14:06and sat down
01:14:07right next to me.
01:14:10Sitting here
01:14:11might be a bit hard
01:14:12to explain to your fiancé.
01:14:14If I don't sit here,
01:14:15it'd be hard
01:14:16to explain to you.
01:14:17He stayed by my side
01:14:19until the dinner
01:14:19officially began,
01:14:21casually serving me
01:14:22food off and on.
01:14:23Just as dinner
01:14:24was winding down,
01:14:25he suddenly spoke,
01:14:26his voice completely cold.
01:14:28Why give away
01:14:28something you loved?
01:14:30Are we talking
01:14:30about the bracelet?
01:14:32Or a person?
01:14:33This time,
01:14:34it was his turn
01:14:35to shut up.
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