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00:00:02the day i found out i was pregnant with twins i saw my mate alpha vigo bringing another she
00:00:08wolf to her prenatal checkup i froze on the spot the pregnancy report crumpling in my fist
00:00:14that night at the pax feast he made demands of me in front of everyone she's carrying my pup
00:00:19her wolf is unstable you will brew her calming tonics every single day she's sensitive she
00:00:24can't sleep without my scent so move your things to the west wing make room for her
00:00:29the huge villa fell deathly silent my wolf howled a sharp wounded cry pain from our mate bond ripped
00:00:35through my soul but i didn't shed a single tear i just calmly grabbed the suitcase i'd already
00:00:39packed and walked toward the door the guards tried to stop me but vigo didn't even glance up
00:00:44she'll be back he said swirling the wine in his glass his alpha arrogance on full display three
00:00:50days that's all she'll last her wolf will drive her mad without my touch she'll come crawling back
00:00:54begging the clansmen and allies who'd come to our feast burst into loud laughter a few of them even
00:00:59made a bet right in front of me waging a million dollar aurora iron mine she doesn't look like a
00:01:05luna at all scurrying around like a stray dog let me guess how long nysa can hold out lone wolves
00:01:09without a mate don't fare well out in the wild i bet two days no not even two days she'll
00:01:12be begging
00:01:12vigro to take her back before midnight tears streaming down her face
00:01:16but they had no idea my birth father had already secretly sent off amni token i am the heir to
00:01:22dawn crest the most powerful park in the south i would leave at once this time i would shatter our
00:01:30bond for good
00:01:38vigro i'm the one leaving you this time
00:01:43the chief healer grazed at the ultrasound his voice filled with awe the pups are very strong luna
00:01:49their power signature is astonishing they are without question the strongest heirs i have ever
00:01:55seen i listened in silence my fingers clenching the fabric of my dress healer can i get rid of them
00:02:01the healer stared at me his eye with way luna have you lost your mind these are the alpha's heirs
00:02:06is this the pregnancy sickness talking perhaps you should bring the alpha with me my mouth twisted
00:02:12in a bitter smile bring him here he was probably at another woman's side right now i laid a hand
00:02:19on
00:02:19my still flat stomach feeling the two faint but resilient sparks of left life within me my heart
00:02:24clenched pain in the end i couldn't bring myself to destroy my own flesh and blood i turned and left
00:02:29the healer's office in silence the moment i returned to the pack manor which was alive with preparations for
00:02:34the full moon feast i ran right into vigro nice here perfect timing take off that bracelet give it
00:02:40to odette i instinctively covered the moon heartstone bracelet on my wrist it was my mother's last gift
00:02:45to me when i was a child dying she spent 99 days on her knees in the moon temple praying
00:02:51for this divine
00:02:52stone to save me it was the only thing that could calm my unstable wolf i hadn't taken it off
00:02:58since i
00:02:58was seven on the night of our mating ceremony vinger had kissed this very bracelet and made a promise
00:03:03i will stay by your side forever just like this stone
00:03:09vinger this is i heard my own strained voice i know what it is he cut me off his tone
00:03:15chillingly casual
00:03:16but odell is just an omega the pregnancy is hard on her she needs the moon heartstone far more than
00:03:24you do
00:03:27i clenched my fists searching his face the mate bond flared with pain again as he focused on odette's
00:03:33needs that's when i knew he was serious he saw me clutch my chest in agony his gaze faltered for
00:03:40a
00:03:40heartbeat i saw a flicker of regret in his dark eyes but just as quickly the cold mask of cruelty
00:03:45slammed
00:03:46back into place he looked straight at me there are plenty of jewels in the pack vault i can give
00:03:50you as
00:03:50compensation you're a beta your wolf is strong let her have it let her have it those many words
00:03:56again i'd lost count of how many times i'd heard them i remembered the last time my wolf was acting
00:04:01up i forced myself to attend an alliance banquet vago i don't feel well i need you on the way
00:04:07back
00:04:07vago left me in the snow 50 kilometers from our territory just because odell whined that she was
00:04:13feeling unwell and wanted him with her immediately get out odell needs me but i said get out
00:04:21that night i walked for eight hours in a blizzard my feet went numb every breath i took tasted like
00:04:29blood and him he was in a warm bed whispering comforts to his new favorite thinking of that
00:04:36i gave in no matter what i did he would always choose her if she just said the word wouldn't
00:04:42he
00:04:42i glanced down at my belly i was carrying his pups too fine i said walking toward odette my voice
00:04:51was
00:04:51soft i hope it protects you and the baby my hands trembled as i undid the class the moon heart
00:04:57stone
00:04:57glowed with a soft silver light under the crystal chandeliers the moment i fastened the bracelet on
00:05:04odette's wrist vago smiled satisfied see if you just listened before he could finish the chain
00:05:13always so strong suddenly snapped the moon heart stone hit the floor and shattered into a dozen pieces
00:05:20the broken crystals wished a chaotic storm of energy a stinging silver light filled the air
00:05:28it hurts my wolf our pup odette heal her now vigo lunged forward pulling her into a protective embrace
00:05:38he whipped his head around to face me his eyes blazing of furious beastly gold he glared at me as
00:05:45if i
00:05:45were a traitor despite his coldness i remembered him holding me just like that when i was sick
00:05:50staying by my bedside for three days and three nights now our pack members and allies the people i once
00:05:56considered fam just stood there watching indifferently as their luna was publicly cast aside by her alpha
00:06:01i couldn't take it anymore i grabbed my suitcase and turned to leave but in the next second
00:06:07a crushing alpha command froze me in place an invisible force dragged me back toward the broken
00:06:13shawls use your blood to calm her out of control wolf before i could react vago slammed my palm down
00:06:20onto
00:06:20the sharpest spread of the moon heart stone does it hurt you deserve this
00:06:30agony ripped through me blood gushed from the wound dripping onto the broken crystals
00:06:37miraculously my blood did soothe the chaotic energy odette's pained whimpers began to subside
00:06:43vigo stared down at me only when he felt the pain from my wolf and saw my blooded hand did
00:06:48his own fingers
00:06:49twit at his side he finally let go don't pretend to be generous if you're not going to
00:06:54you pulled this little stunt don't you think you should apologize in that moment i remembered all
00:07:01the humiliating apologies from the past year apologizing for interrupting their dates
00:07:08apologies apologizing because the calming tonic i brewed didn't suit odette's taste
00:07:18apologizing for walking in on on her kissing him in his office
00:07:27every single time the mate bond would flare with agony and every single time the result was the same
00:07:33i was forced to submit i fought back the wine of my wolf clenching my fists until blood filled my
00:07:39palm letting the pain replace the urge to cry then i straightened my spide bind and i bowed three times
00:07:47a complete humiliating submission to an omega is that enough i lifted my head a numb smile stretched
00:07:53across my pale face he looked into my empty eyes and his chest tightened he let go of my hand
00:08:02and
00:08:03grabbed my chin as if to hide his reaction you're all alone now who else do you have but me
00:08:09who are
00:08:10you trying to impress with this arrogant act then he shoved me away and turned to lift odletha
00:08:17carrying her toward the medical wing he stepped right over the pool of my blood
00:08:23i slowly got to my feet looking at the bleeding wound on my palm
00:08:34my mother's moon heart stone was shattered beyond repair just like our 10 years together
00:08:41i walked to the main door step by step stopping by the trash can
00:08:48from my pocket i pulled out the silk handkerchief soaked in my blood
00:08:52his initials were still embroidered on it
00:08:56i opened my fingers the handkerchief fluttered into the trash
00:09:00just like him just like the love i once had for him garbage
00:09:05vigo i don't want you anymore
00:09:16i didn't make it out of the territory just before i could reach the guards sent to retrieve me
00:09:21vigro's men dragged me like captured prey to the dark underground ritual chamber
00:09:26let go of me
00:09:29what are you going to do to me
00:09:33the cold stone altar the ancient runes the chilling ceremonial tools they bound me tightly
00:09:40to the altar silver chains cold as ice shackled my wrists and ankles every time i struggled
00:09:46the silver seared angry red marks into my skin
00:09:49let me go
00:09:50vigro
00:09:52the door opened
00:09:54vigro strode in
00:09:55followed by the pack's healer
00:10:02the white-haired old man trembled as he examined my wounds
00:10:05then turned to vig
00:10:07alpha
00:10:08the pup in odette's womb is very unstable from the energy blast
00:10:13the healer said
00:10:15his voice filled with worry
00:10:17it needs to be nourished with life force and the luna
00:10:20she is the only option
00:10:21then begin
00:10:23vigro said
00:10:24his face a blank mask
00:10:29what
00:10:30the healer said cautiously
00:10:32this kind of forced life-draining ritual is extremely harmful to the
00:10:38giver
00:10:39it could permanently damage the luna's wolf
00:10:44my blood ran cold
00:10:46permanently damaged my wolf
00:10:49i knew exactly what that meant
00:10:51it meant i would be stripped of my wolf
00:10:54i would become a shell
00:10:56powerless
00:10:58lower than an omega
00:11:01you said it could
00:11:02that means it's not a certainty
00:11:05vigro said coldly
00:11:06she was protected by the moonheart stone for years
00:11:09she'll be fine
00:11:11prepare the ritual
00:11:15no
00:11:17vigro
00:11:17you can't
00:11:22my wolf thrasked inside me
00:11:24howling in despair
00:11:26i couldn't believe it
00:11:28the man who once swore to protect me
00:11:30with his life
00:11:31was now about to destroy everything i was
00:11:36seeing the shock on my face
00:11:38vigro walked to the altar
00:11:40he reached out and stroked my cold cheek
00:11:43his rough thumb trembled
00:11:45just for a second
00:11:46his voice was almost gentle
00:11:48just bear it for a little while
00:11:50it'll be over soon
00:11:52the words of a butcher
00:11:53coaxing a lamb to the slaughter
00:11:55the ritual began
00:11:57ancient runes around me lit up
00:11:59their blood-red glow stinging my eyes
00:12:01i felt my life force being siphoned away
00:12:04thread
00:12:05my painful thread
00:12:07feeding the woman in the next room
00:12:09my wolf fought violently
00:12:11the mate bond screamed with a pain that tore me apart
00:12:15i couldn't stop a groan of agony
00:12:18endure it
00:12:20for my heir
00:12:21i desperately told myself to accept it
00:12:24this was the final price for our ten-year bond
00:12:27and then i sent a silent frastic prayer to the moon goddess
00:12:33my twins
00:12:34my pups
00:12:35they could not be harmed
00:12:37halfway through the ritual
00:12:38my body started to go cold and convult
00:12:41i could barely breathe
00:12:44i felt the drain of my life force slowing
00:12:46and i thought the cruel ritual was finally ending
00:12:50but just then
00:12:51but just then
00:12:52a weak moan came from the next room
00:12:55vigo
00:12:56am i
00:12:57going to die
00:12:59it hurts
00:13:01my pup
00:13:02vigo's movement to embrace me stopped
00:13:07his hand froze in midair
00:13:10he turned and ordered the healer
00:13:12continue the ritual
00:13:14strengthen the transfer
00:13:16the healer's eyes went wide with shock
00:13:19alpha
00:13:20any more will kill her
00:13:21she is carrying my air
00:13:24vigoro's voice was a blade of ice
00:13:29she is the priority
00:13:30my voice came out as a raw whisper
00:13:34do
00:13:35do
00:13:36do as he says
00:13:39as long as this could all be over
00:13:41as long as he would let me go
00:13:43after this
00:13:44let me go
00:13:46vigo's face changed
00:13:48the guilt and connection in his eyes vanished
00:13:51replaced by a hard coldness
00:13:53the insecurity hidden beneath his arrogance
00:13:56erupted
00:13:59enough
00:13:59he snored
00:14:01stop threatening to leave me
00:14:03you know you can't live without me
00:14:06your life
00:14:07your wolf
00:14:08it all belongs to me
00:14:10behave
00:14:11and i'll make it up to you
00:14:13before my weak body could respond
00:14:15odetch's call came again
00:14:18vigo
00:14:18i'm scared
00:14:23he turned and left without a second thought
00:14:26going to his omega's side
00:14:27leaving me to endure this lethal pain
00:14:29pain alone
00:14:33in my agony
00:14:34i remembered that inspection tour at the mines a few years ago
00:14:41i was gravely injured by an energy blast
00:14:44on the brink of death
00:14:45when vigo heard the news
00:14:47he immediately abandoned an important alliance meeting and rushed back
00:14:51he never left my side
00:14:52watching over me for three days and three nights without sleep
00:14:56nice
00:14:57when i finally woke up healed
00:15:00he was so thrilled he rewarded every healer who had helped me and announced the good news to the entire
00:15:07path
00:15:08late that night
00:15:09late that night when it was just the two of us
00:15:36late that night when it was just the two of us he couldn't hold back any longer
00:15:45when it was just the two of us who had been able to do it
00:15:50and i was just the one of us who had been able to do it
00:16:07away faster and faster. I sank into darkness and passed out. Finally, am I paying you back
00:16:14for everything? I'm so tired. Viga, we're even now.
00:16:26Two days later, I woke up in the medical center. I could feel my wolf was now just a faint
00:16:33whisper
00:16:33inside me. I couldn't stop coughing, even just sitting up. Tears streamed down my face, beyond
00:16:42my control. I could never be a warrior again. My beta strength was gone. Then the next second,
00:16:50I felt it. A faint flutter of life from deep within my belly. Relief washed over me. My pups
00:16:57are still here. Thank the goddess. You're still protecting your mama.
00:17:04You're awake. Vigo walked in with a bowl of warm brew.
00:17:10Drink this. Get your strength back. Are you uncomfortable anywhere else?
00:17:16But I had no energy left to respond to his half-hearted concern. I fought back the wave
00:17:22of Nasa that came with the pregnancy and stared at him, my eyes blank, like he was a complete
00:17:30stranger. Hand me my phone. My voice was polite and distant. He hesitated for a second, then
00:17:39did as I asked. The screen showed dozens of unread messages, all from the same unknown encrypted
00:17:45channel. Maybe my attitude was starting to make him panic. For the first time in ages, he
00:17:51actually showed interest in my affairs. Who is this? He asked with a frown. Someone you
00:17:57don't know. I said flatly. Nasa! He snared, grabbing my chin. How long will you keep up
00:18:04this cold act? I'm feeding you myself. What more could you possibly want?
00:18:13A dull ache started in my chest, but I looked away. This rage of his was so familiar. Before,
00:18:24whenever he got angry, I would frantically try to soothe him. But now, my weakened wolf left
00:18:30me exhausted and in pain. I didn't have any energy left to care about his feelings. Just then,
00:18:37through our still-solid mate bond, I felt Odette calling for him. I closed my eyes and spoke
00:18:42softly. Your Omega is looking for you, Alpha. Vigo froze. The fire in his eyes vanished, replaced
00:18:51by a flash of stung embarrassment. Then, he got up and left the room to answer the mind link.
00:19:00I watched him go and picked up my phone. The voice on the other end was frantic.
00:19:06Nylia, you promised you were coming back. Our people were waiting, but you never showed.
00:19:10Don't you want to return to the pack? I've prepared everything for you. Please,
00:19:14just come back for a short visit. Is that okay? Listening to his anxious concern,
00:19:19my voice became warmer than it had been in years. There was a little accident.
00:19:23Don't worry. Give me a few more days. I'll be there soon.
00:19:29When Vigo walked back in, the ghost of a smile from my call was still on my lips.
00:19:35He stopped. His deep, gray eyes stared at me, as if trying to burn the expression into his memory.
00:19:42I hadn't smiled like that, so genuinely happy in front of him for a very long time,
00:19:47and this smile wasn't for him. His lips tightened. He looked like he wanted to ask something,
00:19:53but in the end, he just picked up the medical report from the table.
00:19:57Rest well.
00:19:58His voice was a bit stiff.
00:20:00You are still the luna of this pack.
00:20:03Then he turned and left without another glance.
00:20:07After all, the pup he had to care for was waiting for him.
00:20:11For the next four days, Vigar didn't come back.
00:20:16Instead, my phone buzzed constantly with notifications from the pack's social feed.
00:20:22Video after video, Vigo taking Odita to various alliance dinners.
00:20:28He even scented her in public, pressing his glane to her neck to claim her,
00:20:33a possessive act reserved only for a true mate.
00:20:36His arm was wrapped around her waist as he introduced her to other alphas.
00:20:41He draped his jacket over her shoulders and nuzzled her neck.
00:20:45The entire pack was buzzing.
00:20:47Vigro and Odell share such a deep, loving bond. I'm so envious of their love.
00:20:52The day I was discharged, Viggy posted nine photos online.
00:20:56On his private jet, his suit jacket was draped on Odella's shoulders
00:20:59as they held hands looking down at the city lights.
00:21:02The caption was simple.
00:21:04The future is bright.
00:21:06I left a comment.
00:21:08Congratulations to the Alpha and his future Luna.
00:21:11May you bring glory to the pack.
00:21:17After posting, I turned off my phone.
00:21:20Ten minutes later, it started vibrating like crazy.
00:21:25Call after call from Vigo.
00:21:28I didn't answer a single one.
00:21:30After finishing my discharge paperwork,
00:21:32I was passing the Pup Rating Center when I heard familiar voices.
00:21:36Through the half-open door,
00:21:38I saw Vigar and Odita getting a routine checkup.
00:21:42The Alpha is so considerate.
00:21:44He even carries you everywhere.
00:21:48I heard he rushes to your side the moment you feel the slightest disfeminced.
00:21:52A true model mate.
00:21:55I didn't have the strength to correct them.
00:21:58Odette wasn't his official mate yet.
00:22:00But she would be soon, wouldn't she?
00:22:04Without thinking, my hand drifted to rest on my stomach.
00:22:09My pups?
00:22:11They don't need a father like him.
00:22:13Do they?
00:22:15I was about to slip away when a voice behind me cut through the air.
00:22:19What are you doing here?
00:22:28I turned.
00:22:30Vigo was staring at me, his eyes sharp,
00:22:33as if interrogating an intruder with bad intentions.
00:22:39I knew what he was really asking.
00:22:41Why didn't I answer his calls?
00:22:44Why did I leave that comment?
00:22:46But I didn't want to explain anymore.
00:22:50I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be here.
00:22:51I instinctively lowered my head.
00:22:53I was just passing by.
00:22:55I wasn't following you.
00:22:57It was a habit.
00:22:58A submissive posture herned over nine years of shame.
00:23:03I started to turn away, but his cold voice stopped me.
00:23:08Wait.
00:23:09I stopped.
00:23:12Odette peeked her head out of the examine room.
00:23:15When she saw me, a flash of dark triumph crossed her eyes.
00:23:19It was immediately replaced by a gentle expression.
00:23:22Nyaza?
00:23:23Oh, good.
00:23:24I'm so glad I ran into you.
00:23:26She leaned weakly against the doorframe.
00:23:28Why don't you come back to the main house with us?
00:23:30I've been wanting to thank you in person.
00:23:32She gently stroked her stomach, her voice filled with gratitude.
00:23:36If you hadn't transferred your life force to me and the pup, I don't know what would have
00:23:40happened to us.
00:23:41Then she turned to Vigo, her eyes pleading.
00:23:44Vigo, can Nyra come back with us?
00:23:47I'd love to host her properly.
00:23:50As if she was the true lady of the house.
00:23:56Vigo nodded.
00:23:59Even though a dull ache spread through my chest, I didn't refuse.
00:24:03It was perfect, actually.
00:24:06I needed to go back and pack the rest of my things.
00:24:09In the car, I took my usual seat in the far corner.
00:24:13Odette leaned against Vigo's shoulder, the two of them whispering to each other.
00:24:18I stared out the window at the passing scenery, the warm voice from my phone call replaying
00:24:23in my mind.
00:24:24After a few minutes, my foot hit something.
00:24:27Something hard.
00:24:28I looked down.
00:24:29A suppression collar.
00:24:31The kind used during an Omega's heat.
00:24:33It reeked of her sickeningly sweet scent, and it was covered in bite marks.
00:24:41Odette suddenly gasped dramatically, playfully tapping Vigo's chest.
00:24:45How could you not put something so private away?
00:24:47Honestly.
00:24:48Her tone was full of flirty at teasing, like a new wife who'd Gus discovered her husband
00:24:52selt Mimi.
00:24:53I took a deep breath, forcing myself to ignore what I'd just seen and the bile rising in my
00:24:59throat from the biological repulsion.
00:25:02I just forgot.
00:25:07But I could feel his eyes on me, secretly watching my reaction.
00:25:11He wanted to see if I was shocked, angry, or jealous.
00:25:15I lifted my head and met his gaze, my face a blank mask.
00:25:19No emotion at all.
00:25:20He was the one who reacted.
00:25:22The moment our eyes met, a flicker of awkwardness crossed his face, quickly replaced by the irritation
00:25:27of a hunter whose prey has slipped its leash.
00:25:29His smile froze for a second, as if his little performance hadn't gotten the reaction he wanted,
00:25:34and he suddenly lost interest.
00:25:36Halfway through the drive, he turned to me, his voice sharp with annoyance.
00:25:39What are you staring at?
00:25:41Can't you just sit still?
00:25:43It's nothing, I answered calmly.
00:25:44I was just in the hospital for two days.
00:25:46I wanted to catch up on any PAC or Alliance Nashus.
00:25:50That official-sounding answer made Vigo's face harden instantly.
00:25:53He reached out, natched my phone, and unlocked it effortlessly with his own face.
00:25:57He did it so naturally, as if it was his own property.
00:26:00We both froze.
00:26:02I remembered when I was deeply in love with him.
00:26:04I gave him everything.
00:26:05I told him there should be no secrets between mates, so he could always look through my phone.
00:26:10Back then, I thought that was the honesty a mate chond required.
00:26:13Now it just seemed foolish.
00:26:15It seemed he remembered.
00:26:17He shoved the phone back at me.
00:26:19Don't get any ideas about crossing the line.
00:26:22Of course not, I said, taking the phone, my voice flat.
00:26:27I won't interfere in the Alpha's business.
00:26:31That only seemed to make him angrier.
00:26:34Just then, Odette sensed the tension in the car and immediately threw herself into Vigo's arms.
00:26:41Vigo, I feel the pup's life force fluctuating.
00:26:44She whined, guiding his hand to her stomach.
00:26:46I think he misses his daddy.
00:26:50Vigo's attention was instantly diverted.
00:26:53He gently stroked her belly.
00:26:55I turned my head away, refusing to look at them.
00:26:58When we arrived, Vigo carefully helped Odette out of the car, coddling her as he walked her to her room.
00:27:05He casually called out to the butler.
00:27:07Make Odile something she likes, something to calm the pup.
00:27:11He paused.
00:27:12Then his voice dropped so low he probably thought I couldn't hear.
00:27:16And the freshest roasted venison with moon wine.
00:27:20My feet froze for a second.
00:27:21Roasted venison and moon wine.
00:27:23My old favorites.
00:27:24Ever since we were first mated, whenever I was feeling down, he would have the chefs prepare those two things
00:27:29for me.
00:27:30But what was he doing now?
00:27:31After everything he'd done, was this his idea of kindness?
00:27:34A pathetic attempt to prove he still cared?
00:27:37After everything that had happened, how was I supposed to face him?
00:27:39I dragged my heavy feet back to my room in the west wing.
00:27:43The moment I pushed open the door, I froze.
00:27:45My room had been ransacked.
00:27:47My suitcase was ripped open, its contents destroyed.
00:27:53It was filthy, soaked in the foul, coppery stench of some kind of beast's blood.
00:27:58My dresses, torn to shreds.
00:28:00My jewelry, crushed underfoot.
00:28:02Even my undergarmold, stained and defiled.
00:28:05Luckily, the token from my birth father was well hidden and hadn't been found.
00:28:09I was about to start cleaning up the mess and leave quietly when the door was pushed open.
00:28:14Odile walked in, her eyes filled with smug mockery.
00:28:17You're so stubborn, so shameless.
00:28:21After all that, you still won't step down and leave on your own?
00:28:24She walked right up to me, her voice soft but laced with venom.
00:28:29By the way, do you know why Vigo couldn't make it back when your mother died three months ago?
00:28:36My entire body went ragged because he was with me.
00:28:41On a private island, Odette perped.
00:28:44He said your mother was sick for years.
00:28:47A waste of pack resources, he called it, trying to save her.
00:28:54Shut up!
00:28:56I couldn't hold back anymore.
00:28:57I slapped her across the face.
00:29:00The sharp crack echoed in the room.
00:29:03Odette clutched her cheek.
00:29:05Instead of getting angry,
00:29:07she burst into crazed laughter.
00:29:13Finally lost your temper, did you?
00:29:15She pulled several high concentration, silver, dust fire, starters from her pocket, mixed with wolfsbane crystals.
00:29:22Thank you for the life force you gave me, Nylia.
00:29:25Not only can I control this energy now, but Vigor also gave me access to all the pack vaults.
00:29:30Since you won't leave revealingly, I'll just add a little margin fire.
00:29:36What are you doing?
00:29:37I realized the danger and tried to stop her, but it was too late.
00:29:42Odette hurled the silver dust fire-siders.
00:29:44A massive explosion engulfed the entire room.
00:29:48A large section of the west wing collapsed.
00:29:51Greenish flames, laced with silver, shot into the sky.
00:29:55Huge chunks of stone and burning beams rained down from above.
00:29:59I was pinned under a collapsed wall.
00:30:01Blood streamed from a gash on my head, and my vision blurred.
00:30:08Odette's scream came from the other side of the rubble.
00:30:13Seconds later, I heard familiar footsteps.
00:30:16Vigo charged into the ruins.
00:30:19It's okay. I'm here.
00:30:21He soothed her gently.
00:30:23Then he turned and looked in my direction.
00:30:26Our eyes met across the ruins.
00:30:28I saw the panic bloom in his gaze.
00:30:30The hesitation. It lasted only a second.
00:30:32He was probably sure my constitution was strong enough to survive a fire,
00:30:37but he underestimated how deadly silver-laced wolfbane fire is to a crippled wolf.
00:30:41Then he set his draw, turned his back on me, and carried Odette from the flames.
00:30:46He abandoned me to the fire and smoke.
00:30:48Just as darkness was taking me, the life inside me suddenly surged,
00:30:52shielding me from a fatal blow.
00:30:54The agony of the mate bond vanished.
00:30:57I unleashed a surprising burst of strength and shoved the wreckage off my body.
00:31:01My pups, they were protecting me.
00:31:04I crawled toward a secret passage that only I knew,
00:31:07and pulled myself out, inch by painful inch.
00:31:11The silver-laced smoke burned my weakened wolf,
00:31:13but I bit down hard on my own arm,
00:31:15forcing myself to keep crawling, to get out.
00:31:18When I finally collapsed outside the estate,
00:31:20covered in blood,
00:31:21I was smiling with pure freedom.
00:31:29The guard sent to get me arrived quickly,
00:31:32helping me onto the waiting, private plane.
00:31:35Just as the plane took off,
00:31:37Figo's voice roared in my mind,
00:31:39furious, with an unmistakable tremor of panic.
00:31:43Naisna!
00:31:44Where are you?!
00:31:45Get back here!
00:31:46No, now!
00:31:47You will apologize to Odette for this stunt!
00:31:50I closed my eyes,
00:31:51and severed the mind link,
00:31:53cutting off all contact.
00:31:55I motioned for the guards to erase every trace of my scent from the territory.
00:32:02The plane climbed into the clouds.
00:32:04I watched out the window as the estate shrank to a tiny speck of light below.
00:32:09Figo and I, we were over.
00:32:12For good.
00:32:13Shortly after my plane pierced the clouds outside the emergency room of the pup,
00:32:17rearing center.
00:32:19Vigo was pacing.
00:32:21Odette was inside,
00:32:22receiving emergency care.
00:32:25Unable to reach me,
00:32:26he'd crushed his phone in a fit of rage.
00:32:28He snarled at his guards.
00:32:30Naisna is being infuriating.
00:32:32Odette is pregnant.
00:32:33She's been terrified.
00:32:34And what does her Luna do?
00:32:36Instead of helping,
00:32:37she runs off to throw a childish tantrum!
00:32:39As the words left his mouth,
00:32:41the pack's head healer,
00:32:43just back from a trip,
00:32:44hurried down the corridor.
00:32:45A stack of medical files in his arms.
00:32:48Seeing Vigo,
00:32:50the healer's face lit up.
00:32:52Alpha!
00:32:52Perfect timing!
00:32:54I assume you're here for Luna Naisa's follow-up appointment?
00:32:57It should be right around this time.
00:33:00After all,
00:33:01she's carrying twins.
00:33:03The hospital corridor fell deathly silent.
00:33:06Vigo froze.
00:33:10The raw fury on his face drained away,
00:33:12leaving it a ghostly white.
00:33:15What did you say?
00:33:17Twins?
00:33:18Vigo launched,
00:33:19grabbing the doctor by the collar,
00:33:20his eyes blazing red.
00:33:22The doctor stammered,
00:33:23terrified by his sudden rage.
00:33:26Yes, Alpha.
00:33:27Luna Naisa is carrying your twins.
00:33:29She's over three months along,
00:33:30and their power signature is incredible.
00:33:32They are without a doubt
00:33:32the strongest, purest airs I have ever seen.
00:33:35Though his body rigid with shock,
00:33:36and he'd lost his airs.
00:33:38The strongest, purest twins his bloodline had ever known.
00:33:41No.
00:33:42Impossible.
00:33:45Vigo!
00:33:46Wait!
00:33:47It's okay!
00:33:49We still have our pup!
00:33:50The one I'm bringing is your heir, too!
00:33:53She cried,
00:33:54grabbing his arm.
00:33:55Vigo violently threw her off,
00:33:57his eyes filled with disgust.
00:33:59Who the hell do you think you are?
00:34:01His voice was a blade of ice.
00:34:04My Luna's pups are my only true heirs.
00:34:07Anything from an Omega like you
00:34:09is just a bastard.
00:34:13Odette's face went pale.
00:34:14She staggered back.
00:34:15But Vigo was already gone,
00:34:17storming out of the medical center.
00:34:19He rushed straight back to the pack manor
00:34:21and frantically searched for every trace
00:34:23I had left behind.
00:34:25But my scent was gone,
00:34:26completely,
00:34:27as if I had never lived in this manor at all.
00:34:29A raw, unfamiliar panic began to eat him alive.
00:34:34Find her!
00:34:39Tear this place apart if you have to,
00:34:41but find her!
00:34:43He roared at his guards.
00:34:45Alpha,
00:34:46we've searched everywhere.
00:34:48Then search wider!
00:34:52The allied packs,
00:34:54the neutral lands,
00:34:55even the human cities!
00:34:58Vigo's eyes were wild,
00:35:00his voice a raw growl.
00:35:05She took my heirs!
00:35:09I won't let her get away!
00:35:11But a full week passed,
00:35:13and there was still no trace of me.
00:35:16A new terror gripped him.
00:35:20His father,
00:35:21the former Alpha Marcus,
00:35:23was returning from his tour.
00:35:25If his father found out his Luna was missing,
00:35:28right after the grand celebration,
00:35:30that he'd lost his twin heirs.
00:35:32The consequences were unthinkable.
00:35:35Driven by panic,
00:35:37Vigo made a desperate move.
00:35:38He ignored the Council of Elders
00:35:40and used his ultimate Alpha authority
00:35:42to issue an Alpha decree,
00:35:44the Winter Celestis Concreation.
00:35:46It was the largest burying of packs in a century.
00:35:48All Alphas and Lunas were required to attend,
00:35:51no exceptions.
00:35:52And in the summons,
00:35:53he named me directly.
00:35:56My Luna, Nysa,
00:35:58must be in attendance.
00:35:59He was trying to make a public declaration
00:36:01of his claim to the entire werewolf world
00:36:03to force whoever was hiding me to give me up.
00:36:05The last line of the decree
00:36:07was written in what looked like blood-red ink.
00:36:11Any pack who dares to shelter my mate
00:36:14will face the full wrath of the Black Roach Pack.
00:36:20The news sent shockwaves
00:36:22through the werewolf world.
00:36:23Has Vigo gone mad?
00:36:25The other Alphas muttered.
00:36:26All this for a missing Luna?
00:36:28I heard she was just an orphan.
00:36:29What's so special about her?
00:36:30But no one dared to ignore a threat
00:36:32from the Black Ridge Pack.
00:36:34On the day of the gala,
00:36:35the Great Moon Hall was filled
00:36:37with every Alpha and Luna from the North.
00:36:39Crystal chandeliers cast a brilliant light,
00:36:41but they couldn't pierce the storm
00:36:43raging on Vagro's face.
00:36:44He sat on his throne,
00:36:46his gaze sharp as a hawk's,
00:36:48scanning every face,
00:36:49searching for me.
00:36:50But I was not there.
00:36:52With every passing second,
00:36:54his panic deepened.
00:36:55He was terrified.
00:36:57If I really didn't show up,
00:36:59he'd be the laughingstock of every pack.
00:37:01Worse, he'd have to face his father's fury.
00:37:06Just then, the great door swung open.
00:37:09The former Alpha, Marcus,
00:37:12walked in slowly,
00:37:13leaning on a silver-tipped cane.
00:37:15His commanding gaze swept over the hall,
00:37:17finally landing on Viggo.
00:37:19The room fell silent.
00:37:21Marcus slammed his cane on the floor.
00:37:23The sharp crack echoed in the dead silence.
00:37:25His voice was like thunder wrapped in ice.
00:37:28Your Luna,
00:37:30and your heirs,
00:37:31where are they, Vigro?
00:37:36Faced with his father's thunderous question,
00:37:38Viggo's mouth opened,
00:37:40but no words came out.
00:37:42Cold sweat dripped down his forehead,
00:37:44his hands trembling.
00:37:46He could only pray that the pressure would force me to appear.
00:37:49The hall was trapped in a deathly silence.
00:37:52Every eye was on him,
00:37:53waiting.
00:37:54Suddenly,
00:37:55the doors opened again.
00:37:56A stranger in a dark cloak walked in.
00:37:59On his chest was an ancient sigil burned onto the leather.
00:38:03The crest of the southern dawn crest pack.
00:38:05A collective gasp went through the crowd.
00:38:09The dawn crest pack,
00:38:11a legendary ancient bloodline,
00:38:13thought to have vanished decades ago.
00:38:18The emissary strode to the center of the hall,
00:38:21and tossed an ancient,
00:38:23black box at Viggo's feet.
00:38:25It landed with a dull thud.
00:38:29What is this?
00:38:30Viggo scowled.
00:38:32The emissary didn't answer,
00:38:33just stared at him coldly.
00:38:35Viggo bent down to pick up the box.
00:38:37The moment his fingers touched it,
00:38:38a white hot agony,
00:38:40seared through his very soul.
00:38:44Viggo screamed,
00:38:45collapsing to his knees.
00:38:47He clutched his chest,
00:38:48his body convulsing,
00:38:50as if his heart was being ripped in two.
00:38:52It wasn't a physical wound,
00:38:54but a tearing deep within his soul.
00:38:56Every wolf in the hall felt it,
00:38:58a surge of sacred power,
00:39:00the severing of a mate bond.
00:39:04No.
00:39:05Impossible.
00:39:06Viggo curled on the floor,
00:39:08gasping in agony.
00:39:09This can't be.
00:39:17Over his pained breaths,
00:39:19the emissary opened the black box.
00:39:22Inside lay all the traditional courting gifts
00:39:25from Viggo's pack to their luna.
00:39:27The rings,
00:39:28the necklaces,
00:39:30even the first gift he'd ever given her.
00:39:32Every item was a silent testament
00:39:34to a relationship that was now over.
00:39:36The emissary looked down at Viggo,
00:39:38who was writhing on the floor.
00:39:39His voice was ice.
00:39:41From this moment on,
00:39:43Nyxodon crossed
00:39:44has no connection to you.
00:39:46She is free.
00:39:48The hall erupted,
00:39:49an alpha publicly rejected by his own luna.
00:39:52It was the ultimate humiliation.
00:39:55Marcus's face was ashen with rage.
00:39:57Seeing his son trembling on the floor,
00:39:59his soul torn apart,
00:40:01he felt a shame he'd never known.
00:40:04Dirt legs, fool!
00:40:06He roared,
00:40:07raising his silver cane
00:40:09and bringing it down hard on Viggo's back.
00:40:12You have brought nothing but disgrace
00:40:15to this pack
00:40:16and our family!
00:40:24Again and again,
00:40:26the cane fell,
00:40:27but Viggo couldn't feel it.
00:40:28The agony of his ripped soul
00:40:30drowned out everything else.
00:40:33Father,
00:40:36I...
00:40:36He tried to explain.
00:40:39Silence, son!
00:40:41Marcus bellowed.
00:40:43Do you have any idea
00:40:46the shame you've brought us?
00:40:49The other alpha started whispering,
00:40:51the Blackridge pack is finished.
00:40:54To be rejected by his own luna like this?
00:40:57It's unheard of.
00:40:59I heard she took the twin heirs with her too.
00:41:02Every word was a knife in Viggo's heart.
00:41:05He had gone from a revered alpha
00:41:07to a pathetic creature
00:41:08abandoned by his mate.
00:41:10The Dawncrest emissary,
00:41:11having seen enough,
00:41:13turned to leave.
00:41:14He glanced back before exiting and spoke.
00:41:17Lady Nyoxa Dawncrest
00:41:18asked me to give you a final message.
00:41:20From now on,
00:41:22you are strangers.
00:41:24The gala ended in disaster.
00:41:26The pack leaders left,
00:41:28leaving behind chaos
00:41:29and endless humiliation.
00:41:31Viggo sat on the floor,
00:41:32clutching the box full of memories.
00:41:34The hole where his mate bond used to be
00:41:36was a raw, festering wound in his soul,
00:41:38driving him mad.
00:41:39Late that night,
00:41:40he drove wildly to the small, shabby wing
00:41:43where he had sent me to be ignored.
00:41:45He stood outside the dark,
00:41:47lifeless house like a ghost.
00:41:50He stood there,
00:41:51but all night,
00:41:52as if his presence could deny what had happened.
00:41:57As if I would simply walk through the door,
00:42:00just like she always had.
00:42:03As if we could start over.
00:42:04When the first light of dawn broke,
00:42:07the house remained silent.
00:42:09Why did this happen?
00:42:17A suffocating fear seized vigor.
00:42:20After that night outside the empty house,
00:42:22he threw all his power into finding me.
00:42:26The dawn crest pack.
00:42:28What was my connection to them?
00:42:30Where was I?
00:42:32Three days later,
00:42:33he got a lead.
00:42:35I was in dawn light city.
00:42:38A sliver of manic hope shot through him.
00:42:41He raced straight for the airport.
00:42:45Viggo!
00:42:45Wait for me!
00:42:48She stumbled after him.
00:42:52You can't just leave us!
00:42:57Viggo stopped and turned slowly.
00:43:00He looked at her with a weary,
00:43:02contemptuous gaze,
00:43:04as if she were something disposable
00:43:05she no longer needed.
00:43:07I've arranged a new place for you.
00:43:08His voice was void of all emotion.
00:43:11Raise the pup quietly
00:43:12and never show your face to me again.
00:43:15Odette's eyes widened in disbelief.
00:43:17But, our pup!
00:43:19Your pup.
00:43:20Viggo corrected her,
00:43:21his voice cold as steel.
00:43:23It's only yours.
00:43:24My mate and my Luna is,
00:43:26and always will be,
00:43:28Nyla.
00:43:32With that,
00:43:33he turned and walked toward the gate.
00:43:35Odette's sobs followed him,
00:43:37but he never glanced back.
00:43:39Before boarding,
00:43:41Viggo made another mad decision.
00:43:43He returned to the pack manor,
00:43:45and broke into the forbidden underground vault.
00:43:48He had one target,
00:43:49the chains of paternal dominion.
00:43:51It was a dark and domineering relic
00:43:54that could brand his paternal claim
00:43:55directly onto his unborn pup souls,
00:43:58bypassing the mother entirely.
00:44:03It could even be used to forcibly rebind a severed mate bond.
00:44:09As his hand closed around the ancient silver chain,
00:44:13a malevolent power seeped into his soul.
00:44:16Pain shot through him,
00:44:18but he gritted his teeth and held on.
00:44:20This is my last chance.
00:44:23My last chance to get my pups back.
00:44:27To win Nyxia back.
00:44:38Hours later,
00:44:39he stood before the largest flower shop in Dawnlight City.
00:44:42He bought every single red rose,
00:44:44filling the rented sports car to the brim.
00:44:47Just like their first date,
00:44:49he would use these flowers,
00:44:50and this dark artifact,
00:44:52to prove that I still belong to him.
00:44:56As the sun set over the Dawncrest estate,
00:45:00Viggo walked through the gates,
00:45:01his arms full of roses.
00:45:03But when he rounded the final corner,
00:45:06the sight before him made him freeze.
00:45:08There, in the golden sunset,
00:45:10was I.
00:45:11I was nestled in the arms of another alpha-tall and handsome,
00:45:15with a gentle smile.
00:45:16He was stroking my hair softly,
00:45:18and I was smiling a sweet,
00:45:21genuine smile he had never seen before.
00:45:24It was pure.
00:45:25Free.
00:45:27Unguarded.
00:45:28A smile he had never earned.
00:45:30The roses slipped from his arms,
00:45:32scattering on the ground.
00:45:34The chain grew cold against his chest,
00:45:37a reminder of his mission.
00:45:38But now,
00:45:40his plan felt meaningless.
00:45:42Rage.
00:45:43Jealousy.
00:45:44Despair thee.
00:45:45All crashed over him.
00:45:46His eyes turned bloodshot as he rasped out my name.
00:45:50Nyster!
00:45:54The alpha holding me turned,
00:45:56pulling me protectively behind him.
00:45:58And I looked at the other alpha not with surprise or longing,
00:46:02but with a strange, unnerring calm,
00:46:05as if I were looking at a complete stranger.
00:46:08Viggo felt his heart shatter.
00:46:10He stared at the man holding me,
00:46:13his voice trembling with rage.
00:46:17Who is he?
00:46:19Rowan kept me shielded behind him,
00:46:21a defiant smirk on his face.
00:46:23I'm Rowan Blackwood.
00:46:25Nyera's intended.
00:46:27The words hit Viggo like a physical blow.
00:46:30Mate?
00:46:31His voice shook.
00:46:33No.
00:46:35Impossible.
00:46:37He unleashed his alpha command,
00:46:39his voice cracking with desperation.
00:46:41Get over here!
00:46:43You are my mate!
00:46:44You're coming back with me!
00:46:46But I just stood silently behind Rowan.
00:46:49My calm indifference was more brutal than any words.
00:46:53Viggo's sanity finally snapped.
00:46:55He pulled the dark, sinister chains of paternal dominion from his coat,
00:46:59his eyes glinting with madness.
00:47:01If you won't come back,
00:47:03then I'll take back what's mine!
00:47:06He raised the chain and began chanting an ancient, profane chant.
00:47:11Black energy coiled out from it,
00:47:14shooting toward my stomach.
00:47:17Stop!
00:47:21Rowan lunged forward,
00:47:23but the dark energy formed a barrier that threw him back violently.
00:47:27What are you doing?
00:47:28I finally spoke,
00:47:30my voice laced with fury.
00:47:32I'm claiming my pups!
00:47:33Viggo laughed,
00:47:34a crazed sound.
00:47:36This chain will force a link to my bloodline.
00:47:39Whether you want it or not,
00:47:41they will always belong to me!
00:47:43The runes on the chain began to glow
00:47:44as the evil power sermed toward me.
00:47:46In that split second,
00:47:48a silver light flashed in my eyes.
00:47:50I felt the twins inside me stir violently.
00:47:53The two pups,
00:47:54heirs to the purest and most powerful bull Donruss bloodline,
00:47:57sensed the dark malice from their father.
00:47:59Their instinct to protect their mother ignited.
00:48:02A rage rose from deep within me.
00:48:05You dare harm my pups?
00:48:09My voice was soft,
00:48:11but the power in it made the very air tremble.
00:48:14The ultimate power of the Donruss bloodline,
00:48:17resonating with the immense life force of my twins,
00:48:20awakened completely.
00:48:21A torrent of pure, dominant energy,
00:48:24gold and silver intertwined,
00:48:26erupted from my womb and merged with my own spirit.
00:48:29This power,
00:48:30carrying the stunning force of the twins themselves,
00:48:32slammed directly into the chains of paternal dimmonen.
00:48:35Impossible!
00:48:38Viggo stared in disbelief.
00:48:42He finally understood what the doctor meant by the strongest airs.
00:48:46There was a deafening crack.
00:48:47The dark artifact,
00:48:49a relic passed down for centuries,
00:48:51shattered into pieces before the brilliant bloodline power.
00:48:54Silver light flooded the courtyard,
00:48:56banishing all darkness.
00:48:57Viggo felt a terror he had never known,
00:48:59not just because the artifact was destroyed,
00:49:01but because he felt like he was truly seeing me for the first time.
00:49:03I stood there,
00:49:04bathed in a silver glow,
00:49:05like a moon goddess given flesh.
00:49:07Powerful,
00:49:08beautiful,
00:49:09untouchable.
00:49:09It was the first true awakening of my power as a Dawncrest heir.
00:49:12At the same time,
00:49:13the artifact's destruction sent a violent backlash through Viggo.
00:49:17It was a schism in his soul,
00:49:18a pain beyond any physical torture.
00:49:20That pain,
00:49:21combined with the pure rejection and disgust
00:49:23he now felt from me through their broken bond,
00:49:26was too much to bear.
00:49:29He let out a final agonished scream and collapsed,
00:49:33clutching his chest.
00:49:34A ripping pain tore through his heart
00:49:36as if it were being shredded by a thousand blades.
00:49:39His vision blurred.
00:49:40His breathing grew rabid.
00:49:42In the last moment before he lost consciousness,
00:49:44he saw my eyes,
00:49:46cold and indifferent.
00:49:47There was no pity in them,
00:49:48no mercy,
00:49:50only absolute disgust and finality.
00:49:52And behind me,
00:49:53Rowan was looking down on him with utter contempt,
00:49:55like he was a pathetic insect.
00:50:00He managed to gasp with his last breath,
00:50:02but the only answer was cold,
00:50:05unforgiving silence.
00:50:09When Viggo opened his eyes again,
00:50:11he was in a lavish guest room,
00:50:13but the windows were sealed
00:50:15with an invisible energy barrier.
00:50:18He was a prisoner.
00:50:19He struggled to sit up,
00:50:21but a spasm of agony from his torn soul cry out.
00:50:26The severed mate bond left a gaping,
00:50:29bleeding hole where half his soul used to be.
00:50:32He staggered to the window
00:50:33and saw a sight that made his heart stop.
00:50:37In the moonlit garden below,
00:50:39I was in Rosen's arms.
00:50:41The man stroked my hair,
00:50:43then slowly lowered his head.
00:50:44We kissed.
00:50:45A deep, passionate kiss
00:50:47under the silver moon.
00:50:49Viggo roared,
00:50:50throwing himself at the balcony door,
00:50:52trying to get out.
00:50:53But the invisible barrier
00:50:54threw him back hard.
00:50:56He was a wolf in a cage,
00:50:57declawed and defamed.
00:50:59He slammed his bloody fists
00:51:00against the barrier,
00:51:01his eyes blazing red.
00:51:03Niska!
00:51:04You're mine!
00:51:05You can't do this to me!
00:51:09But his voice was trapped.
00:51:11He could only watch
00:51:12as the tender kiss went on and on,
00:51:15watching his mate melt
00:51:16in another's arms
00:51:17from behind a cold wall of glass.
00:51:20Had enough of a show?
00:51:22A powerful voice
00:51:23broomed behind him.
00:51:24Viggo spun around
00:51:26as a terrifying wave of alpha power
00:51:28crashed down on him,
00:51:29making his own wolf spirit
00:51:31whine in pain.
00:51:32The man looked to be in his fifties,
00:51:34with silver-gray hair
00:51:36and deep, piercing eyes.
00:51:37The era of command
00:51:39rolling off him
00:51:39was stronger than anyone
00:51:40Viggo had ever met,
00:51:42including his own father.
00:51:43Who are you?
00:51:45Viggo's voice trembled with fear.
00:51:47I am Aldric Dawncrest,
00:51:49Nerea's father,
00:51:50the Alpha King of the South.
00:51:52The name struck Viggo like lightning.
00:51:54Aldric Dawncrest,
00:51:56the legendary Alpha King,
00:51:57ruler of the entire
00:51:58Southern Collective.
00:51:59Viggo collapsed to the floor.
00:52:01Impossible.
00:52:02Nylea,
00:52:03she's just a common beta.
00:52:05Common?
00:52:06My father scoffed.
00:52:08Do you have any idea
00:52:09how many years
00:52:10I spent looking for her?
00:52:14Years ago,
00:52:15a web of lies
00:52:16tore her mother from me.
00:52:19I was told
00:52:20they were both dead.
00:52:21The pup,
00:52:23gone.
00:52:25I believed those lies
00:52:27and spent over 20 years
00:52:28in grief.
00:52:29My father turned,
00:52:30his gaze like a blade,
00:52:32only recently
00:52:33did I learn
00:52:34I had a daughter.
00:52:35A daughter forced into exile,
00:52:37who suffered
00:52:38nothing but humiliation.
00:52:40He walked toward Viggin,
00:52:41each step crushing him
00:52:43with overwhelming pressure.
00:52:44And you,
00:52:46you are the one
00:52:47who caused my daughter
00:52:48so much pain.
00:52:50Viggo couldn't breathe.
00:52:51The Alpha King's aura
00:52:53was going to break him.
00:52:54I,
00:52:55I didn't know.
00:52:56My father's voice
00:52:57turned dangerous.
00:52:58Didn't know?
00:53:00Do you have any idea
00:53:01how many years
00:53:02I spent looking for her?
00:53:06Every word
00:53:07was a whiplash
00:53:08against Vigro's soul.
00:53:09She is my long-lost treasure,
00:53:11and you threw that treasure
00:53:13away like trash.
00:53:15He stood over Vigro,
00:53:16looking down at him.
00:53:17This is your only warning.
00:53:20Dawnlight City
00:53:21is not for you.
00:53:22Any attempt
00:53:23to approach Nyxa
00:53:24or her unborn cups
00:53:25will be considered
00:53:26an act of war
00:53:26against the entire
00:53:27Southern collection.
00:53:27Viggo wanted to argue,
00:53:28but in front of this
00:53:29legendary Alpha,
00:53:30all his power and status
00:53:32meant nothing.
00:53:32You think your Black Ridge
00:53:34pack is strong?
00:53:35My father sneered.
00:53:36Before me,
00:53:37your entire pack
00:53:38is nothing but insects.
00:53:40If you dare harm
00:53:41a single hair
00:53:41on my daughter's head again,
00:53:43I will wipe your pack
00:53:44from existence.
00:53:45It wasn't a threat.
00:53:46It was a statement of fact.
00:53:48Fear and despair
00:53:49like nothing he'd ever known
00:53:50washed over him.
00:53:52He had gone
00:53:53from a Supreme Alpha
00:53:54to a pathetic prisoner,
00:53:56forced to watch
00:53:57the love of his life
00:53:58find happiness
00:53:59with someone else.
00:54:02He asked,
00:54:03his voice shaking.
00:54:05Why didn't you tell me
00:54:06who she was sooner?
00:54:09Because she doesn't need
00:54:11a title to prove her worth.
00:54:12My father said coldly,
00:54:14someone who truly loved her
00:54:15wouldn't have cared
00:54:16about her origins.
00:54:18And you clearly
00:54:19are not that person.
00:54:22My father turned to leave.
00:54:24At the door,
00:54:25he stopped.
00:54:26She and Rowan
00:54:27will have their bonding
00:54:28ceremony tomorrow.
00:54:30If you have any sanity left,
00:54:32you won't be there.
00:54:33The door closed,
00:54:34leaving Vigro alone.
00:54:36The moonlight outside
00:54:36was bright,
00:54:37but the garden
00:54:38was empty now.
00:54:39Vigro slumped to the floor,
00:54:40staring out into the night,
00:54:42gasping for breath
00:54:43as tears and blood
00:54:44mixed on his face.
00:54:45He had lost everything,
00:54:47but even facing
00:54:48the threat of war,
00:54:49even knowing
00:54:49he had nothing left,
00:54:51he haunted the window,
00:54:53obsessively watching
00:54:54Nyjah's every move
00:54:55from the shadows.
00:54:56Nyjah,
00:54:57you're mine.
00:55:00Three days later,
00:55:02after the elders intervened,
00:55:04Vigro was given
00:55:05one chance.
00:55:06Under the guise
00:55:07of a final negotiation,
00:55:08he was allowed to meet me
00:55:09in a neutral territory.
00:55:11That night,
00:55:12in a desolate valley,
00:55:13Vigro arrived early.
00:55:14He carefully set his track.
00:55:16Closing his eyes,
00:55:17he focused all his
00:55:18spiritual energy,
00:55:19creating the illusion
00:55:20of a massive,
00:55:21blood-red moon
00:55:22in the sky.
00:55:23It was the same moon
00:55:24from the night
00:55:25we first confirmed
00:55:26our bond.
00:55:27Under a moon
00:55:28just like this one,
00:55:29we had exchanged vows,
00:55:31and I had accepted
00:55:32his mark with reverence.
00:55:34He would use that memory
00:55:36to break my heart.
00:55:37Soon,
00:55:38I and Rowan
00:55:38appeared at the valley's
00:55:39entrance.
00:55:40My expression didn't change
00:55:42at the sight
00:55:42of the blood moon.
00:55:43Rowan, however,
00:55:45had a flash of fury
00:55:46in his eyes.
00:55:47What kind of trick
00:55:48is this?
00:55:49Rowan demanded,
00:55:50stepping in front of me.
00:55:51Vigro emerged
00:55:52from the shadows,
00:55:54his face a mask
00:55:55of pained devotion.
00:55:57Nyster,
00:55:58don't you remember?
00:55:59Nine years ago,
00:56:00under a moon
00:56:01just like this,
00:56:01we-
00:56:01Enough!
00:56:02That's all in the past.
00:56:03My indifference
00:56:04was cooler
00:56:05than any rage.
00:56:07Vigro's heart tore,
00:56:08but he didn't give up.
00:56:09I know I hurt you,
00:56:10but the memories
00:56:11we shared-
00:56:17Memories.
00:56:17Rowan sneered.
00:56:19You think you can
00:56:20move her with something?
00:56:21fake illusion?
00:56:22He saw right through
00:56:24Vigro's ploy
00:56:24and charged,
00:56:25enraged.
00:56:26In an instant,
00:56:27they both shifted,
00:56:28two wolves fighting
00:56:29violently under the blood moon.
00:56:31Vigro deliberately
00:56:32left an opening,
00:56:33letting Rowan's claws
00:56:34tear three deep gashes
00:56:35across his chest.
00:56:36Blood matted his fur.
00:56:38Enough!
00:56:39The neutral elders,
00:56:40alerted by the fight,
00:56:42rushed to intervene.
00:56:43Stop it!
00:56:43This is a neutral zone!
00:56:45They were forced apart
00:56:46and shifted back.
00:56:47Vigro clutched
00:56:48his bleeding chest.
00:56:49As guards moved
00:56:51to separate them,
00:56:52Vigro spoke weakly.
00:56:53I-
00:56:54I just want a moment
00:56:55alone with Nythra
00:56:56as a final goodbye.
00:56:59His voice was faint,
00:57:01as if he were
00:57:02on the verge of death.
00:57:03I looked at the deep wounds
00:57:05on his chest
00:57:06and finally nodded.
00:57:10Five minutes.
00:57:13In the infirmary,
00:57:14they were alone.
00:57:16Vigro sat on the cod,
00:57:17letting blood soak
00:57:18through his bandages.
00:57:19He spoke,
00:57:20his voice trembling.
00:57:21Nythra,
00:57:21I know I don't have
00:57:22the right to love you anymore.
00:57:24You're right.
00:57:25I said from the doorway,
00:57:27my voice ice.
00:57:28You don't.
00:57:29Just then,
00:57:30Vigro took out his phone
00:57:31and dialed a number.
00:57:33Begin.
00:57:33He said into the phone,
00:57:35then put it on Speeder.
00:57:36A blood-curdling scream
00:57:38came from the other end.
00:57:39Vigro,
00:57:40please!
00:57:41Spare my pup!
00:57:42I froze.
00:57:43I recognized Odella's voice.
00:57:45What are you doing?
00:57:46I stared at him in horror.
00:57:47Vigro didn't answer,
00:57:49just listened.
00:57:50A sick smile
00:57:51playing on his lips.
00:57:53Alpha,
00:57:54the pup expulsion ritual
00:57:55has begun.
00:57:56A cold voice
00:57:57reported from the phone.
00:57:58We are purging the pup
00:57:59from her womb.
00:58:00No!
00:58:01Odette's screams
00:58:02grew more desperate.
00:58:04My baby!
00:58:06My baby!
00:58:08I felt sick
00:58:09to her stomach.
00:58:10Vigro,
00:58:11are you insane?
00:58:12He finally looked up,
00:58:14his eyes shining
00:58:15with a twisted,
00:58:15obsessive fever.
00:58:17I'm cleansing myself
00:58:18for you.
00:58:22The herbs have been administered.
00:58:24The voice on the phone
00:58:25continued.
00:58:26Her womb has been destroyed.
00:58:28She will never be able
00:58:29to conceive again.
00:58:31Odette's screams
00:58:31faded into hopeless sobs.
00:58:34Vigro hung up,
00:58:35satisfied.
00:58:36He struggled to his feet,
00:58:38covered in his own blood,
00:58:40and staggered toward me.
00:58:41Now,
00:58:42I am pure.
00:58:43That Omega and her pup
00:58:45will never come
00:58:45between us again.
00:58:46He grabbed my hand
00:58:47and pressed it
00:58:48to his cheek,
00:58:49his posture
00:58:50one of pathetic desperation,
00:58:51his voice shaking
00:58:52with despair.
00:58:53Now,
00:58:54I'm clean.
00:58:55Can you,
00:58:56can you forgive me
00:58:57just a little?
00:58:58Listening to Odette's screams,
00:58:59I felt bile rise
00:59:01in my throat.
00:59:01I ripped my hand away,
00:59:03as if I'd been touched
00:59:04by something filthy.
00:59:05You are a monster.
00:59:07The hope in Viggo's eyes
00:59:09shattered,
00:59:09replaced by an even
00:59:10deeper despair.
00:59:12Nielsa,
00:59:13I did all of this
00:59:14for you.
00:59:15For me?
00:59:16I laughed,
00:59:17a cold,
00:59:17sharp sound.
00:59:18You murdered
00:59:19an innocent pup for me?
00:59:20You destroyed
00:59:21a woman's ability
00:59:22to have pups for me?
00:59:23I was just clearing
00:59:24away the obstacles.
00:59:25You were just satisfying
00:59:26your own twisted need
00:59:28for possession.
00:59:28I cut him off,
00:59:29my voice like a razor's edge.
00:59:31You always have.
00:59:33I turned and walked
00:59:34out of the infirmary
00:59:35without a second glance.
00:59:39Three weeks later,
00:59:41I stood in the moon goddess
00:59:42sanctuary of the
00:59:43Dawncrest Pack
00:59:44for my binding ceremony
00:59:46with Rowan.
00:59:47It was also a sacred blessing
00:59:49for the twins in my womb.
00:59:50Sunlight filtered
00:59:51through the branches
00:59:52of the great holy tree
00:59:53onto the ancient altar.
00:59:54I wore a long white dress,
00:59:57my belly showing
00:59:57a gentle curve.
00:59:59My father watched me,
01:00:01his eyes full of pride.
01:00:02In the sight of the moon goddess,
01:00:04two ancient souls
01:00:05will entwine their fates
01:00:07as one.
01:00:08Niza Dawncrest,
01:00:09do you take Rowan Blackwood
01:00:11as your mate
01:00:12to cherish for all your days?
01:00:14I do.
01:00:15Just as the priestess
01:00:17was about to declare
01:00:18the rite complete,
01:00:19the sanctuary's great thorn gates
01:00:21were smashed open.
01:00:23Vigo stumbled in,
01:00:25covered in blood,
01:00:25his eyes wild with madness.
01:00:27Everyone stared
01:00:28at the intruder.
01:00:30Nysia!
01:00:31He collapsed onto
01:00:32the ceremonial rug,
01:00:33this once proud alpha,
01:00:35begging like a stray dog.
01:00:37Don't leave me.
01:00:38Please.
01:00:41The guards moved
01:00:42to restrain him,
01:00:43but I held up a hand.
01:00:45You have no right
01:00:46to interfere
01:00:47with this ceremony.
01:00:49Vigo,
01:00:49weeping,
01:00:50ripped open his collar,
01:00:52pointing to the mating bite
01:00:53on his neck.
01:00:54Look!
01:00:55My neck still has your mark.
01:00:57But when his collar tore away,
01:00:59it revealed only martled,
01:01:00corrupted flesh.
01:01:01The sacred mark
01:01:02of their bond was gone.
01:01:03Replaced by a flustering,
01:01:05black scar.
01:01:06I couldn't help it.
01:01:07I started laughing.
01:01:09The sound echoed off the altar,
01:01:11cold and merciless.
01:01:12A true mate bond
01:01:13is held together
01:01:14by loyalty and love.
01:01:16The moment you first
01:01:17held that omega,
01:01:18the moment you got her pregnant,
01:01:20the moment you drained
01:01:21my life force for her
01:01:23and left me to die in a fire,
01:01:25that mark began to fade.
01:01:27I looked at his bloodless face,
01:01:29my voice like ice.
01:01:31You say you love me,
01:01:32but you never once cared
01:01:33how much pain I was in.
01:01:35For nine years,
01:01:36you never cared about my soul.
01:01:38You loved the idea of me.
01:01:40You loved a possession,
01:01:41an obedient thing
01:01:42that fed your ego.
01:01:44You were never worthy.
01:01:45Those words were the final blow.
01:01:47As Rowan slid
01:01:48the silver bonding bracelet
01:01:49onto my wrist,
01:01:51Viggo let out
01:01:52an inhuman roar.
01:01:53His body began
01:01:54to shake uncontrollably,
01:01:56the last of his reason gone.
01:01:57If I can't have you,
01:01:59no one can!
01:02:03He began to shift
01:02:04into his crazed wolf form,
01:02:06ready to take everyone
01:02:07down with him.
01:02:09The moment he lunged for me,
01:02:12I felt the twins inside me
01:02:13jolt again.
01:02:14My pups,
01:02:15with the most powerful
01:02:16Dawnquest blood,
01:02:17sensed the mortal threat
01:02:18to their mother
01:02:19and unleashed
01:02:19their staggering power.
01:02:21A shield of pure golden energy
01:02:23erupted from my abdomen.
01:02:24The force of their bloodline
01:02:26slammed into him,
01:02:27throwing him back
01:02:28several meters.
01:02:29He crashed to the ground,
01:02:30his insides ruptured.
01:02:32It was only a moment,
01:02:34but it was enough.
01:02:35The guards,
01:02:35already in position,
01:02:36took their chance.
01:02:38A soft crack,
01:02:39a specially made
01:02:40silver core bullet
01:02:41hit him square in the heart.
01:02:43Ego collapsed
01:02:44in a pool of blood.
01:02:45With his last breaths,
01:02:46he looked at me,
01:02:47whispering over and over,
01:02:49Neistar,
01:02:50I love you.
01:02:52Neistar.
01:02:53I walked slowly
01:02:54to his side
01:02:55and looked down at him,
01:02:56in the final second
01:02:58before his eyes
01:02:59closed forever.
01:03:00I leaned in
01:03:01and whispered in his ear,
01:03:02that wasn't love,
01:03:04Viggo.
01:03:05It was possession.
01:03:06A final flicker of regret
01:03:08and agony
01:03:09crossed his face
01:03:10and then the light
01:03:11went out of his eyes
01:03:12for good.
01:03:13I stood up
01:03:14and took Rowan's warm hand.
01:03:17Surrounded by the blessings
01:03:18of our people,
01:03:19we walked out
01:03:20of the sanctuary.
01:03:21The sun was bright outside,
01:03:23its warmth falling on us.
01:03:24I gently touched my stomach,
01:03:27feeling the calm,
01:03:28steady heartbeats
01:03:28of my twins.
01:03:30I was finally free
01:03:31of the past,
01:03:32walking towards
01:03:33a future of my own making,
01:03:35a future of happiness
01:03:36for me and my pups.
01:03:38As for Viggo,
01:03:40he was nothing more
01:03:41than a ghost of the past.
01:03:42S 90% of the past.
01:03:43.
01:03:43.
01:03:43.
01:03:45.
01:03:45You
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