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00:22:04Back to the laundry room, that's where you belong
00:22:09Every paper, her photo with the mummy, everywhere
00:22:13The curse didn't come, not like I feared
00:22:17If anything, she became New York's darling
00:22:28Isabella, you're perfect for the lead in Cleopatra
00:22:31No one else even comes close
00:22:34My girl was born to be a movie star
00:22:37Celise said that photo would bring bad luck
00:22:39Well, look at me now, New York is at my feet
00:22:46Still clutching this rag?
00:22:48You're actually planning to wear that to the ballet premiere?
00:22:50It's the only one that still fits
00:22:54Of course it is
00:22:55I'm on billboards all over New York now
00:22:57You'll never have a life like this
00:23:07Keep going
00:23:08I need to be perfect
00:23:12You're barely breathing, baby
00:23:13I don't care!
00:23:14I want every woman to hate me for how slim I am!
00:23:20No matter what I say, they just call me jealous
00:23:22But don't they see it?
00:23:23She looks like a corpse now
00:23:28The gypsy said it's a trade
00:23:32Isabella is withering away
00:23:34Then the mummy
00:23:35Just a dream
00:23:41But that rotting smell
00:23:43Why was it so real?
00:23:51What is that stench?
00:23:52I'm drowning in Chanel and I still...
00:23:54That smell, maybe it's coming from her
00:23:56That's it, I'm done
00:24:05Isabella, sweetheart
00:24:06Don't be upset
00:24:08Look what I got you
00:24:10Serpent Queen's kiss?
00:24:12Only a real queen gets the real thing
00:24:14Here, let me
00:24:22Don't!
00:24:27That thing's cursed
00:24:28It's stolen from the Pharaoh's tomb
00:24:30Take what is not yours
00:24:31And death will follow
00:24:32Jesus, the louse
00:24:33You again?
00:24:34No wonder it stinks around here
00:24:35It's...
00:24:36Bitch!
00:24:37You really think posing with a mummy
00:24:39Makes you an actress?
00:24:40That's my role
00:24:40Your role?
00:24:41You're already washed up, you hag
00:24:51Oh my God
00:24:53What happened?
00:24:54The curse has begun
00:24:58The hair
00:24:59It wasn't ripped out
00:25:00It was like it had already died on her head
00:25:02It's just...
00:25:03The diet
00:25:04I've been pushing too hard for the shoot
00:25:07That's all this is
00:25:08Her body will waste away
00:25:10Her hair will fall
00:25:11Her skin will rot
00:25:12Step by step
00:25:13Until she's hollow
00:25:22Look, that's the Cleopatra
00:25:24God, she's stunning
00:25:25Yeah
00:25:26But, I don't know
00:25:27She looks like a corpse
00:25:33Almost gone
00:25:34It's just a bruise
00:25:37Get off me!
00:25:38Get off me!
00:25:41Isabella?
00:25:42Mom asked me to tidy up in there
00:25:44Get lost, Celeste!
00:25:45You just want to see me like this, don't you?
00:25:47Sweetheart, you look so pale
00:25:49Maybe we should have someone take a look at you
00:25:53I'm tired!
00:25:54That's it!
00:25:55I just need to sleep!
00:25:56Leave me alone!
00:26:02What is this?
00:26:06First the weight
00:26:07Then the hair
00:26:08Now the rot
00:26:08The gypsy's words
00:26:09They're all coming true
00:26:11Curse, it's real!
00:26:15What the hell is happening to your hair?
00:26:17That curse
00:26:18It's real?
00:26:19Well, shut up!
00:26:20I said I'm just exhausted!
00:26:23Fine
00:26:23No more shoots
00:26:25No more movies
00:26:26Is that what you want?
00:26:27Get out!
00:26:38Isabella?
00:26:40I'm sorry!
00:26:41Isabella!
00:26:42Wake up!
00:26:47She was here
00:26:48She dragged me into her tomb
00:26:50She's going to replace me
00:26:51Nobody's here
00:26:52You were choking yourself
00:26:54Just a nightmare
00:26:55Baby
00:26:57Come stay with me tonight
00:26:58Isabella never calls me baby
00:27:00It's not her
00:27:04This is the gypsy's cat
00:27:09Get that damn cat out of here!
00:27:13He sent you here?
00:27:40Is he really an exorcist?
00:27:43Or something worse than the curse.
00:27:46Who's there?
00:27:57It's you.
00:27:59Not a good idea to be downtown alone at midnight?
00:28:03It's Isabella.
00:28:05Her hair, her weight.
00:28:07Everything you said.
00:28:08It's all happening.
00:28:10She took something that wasn't hers.
00:28:12Beauty.
00:28:13Fame.
00:28:14Attention.
00:28:15The pharaoh demands balance.
00:28:18Take what is not yours.
00:28:19And doom will follow.
00:28:21My mother used to say the same thing.
00:28:23Who are you?
00:28:31Even the pharaoh bow to us now!
00:28:33Come on, everyone!
00:28:37Let's show this mummy who rules the world now!
00:28:42Stop it!
00:28:44Stop it!
00:28:45The pharaoh demands balance.
00:28:46Take what is not yours and doom will follow!
00:28:49Helena, really?
00:28:50Next you'll tell me the dead can crawl out of their tombs and attack us!
00:28:58You're mother saved me once.
00:29:00I offer this for her sake.
00:29:02The pharaoh demands balance.
00:29:03Blood for blood.
00:29:05Vanity for mercy.
00:29:06Your sister has to return.
00:29:08Shave her head before the mummy.
00:29:10And beg.
00:29:12That's her last chance.
00:29:13Sacrifice her beauty?
00:29:14No way!
00:29:24So, the one who saved your life, how are you going to pay it back?
00:29:29I'm talking about Bastide.
00:29:31If she hadn't showed up, you'd be dead by now.
00:29:37Meow!
00:29:45Thank you, bastard.
00:29:50It's a full moon tonight.
00:29:51Your sister must return to the Sarcologus.
00:29:54Offer her vanity to the pharaoh.
00:29:56Only then might the curse be lifted.
00:29:58Get me out of here!
00:30:00Her heartbeat!
00:30:01She can't be human!
00:30:05Find another doctor!
00:30:06Now!
00:30:07I don't care how much it costs!
00:30:10My poor girl.
00:30:11What is happening to her?
00:30:16Isabella, come with me!
00:30:18Tonight is your only chance to survive.
00:30:26I'm going to be a nut!
00:30:28You two are disgusting!
00:30:29No!
00:30:30My stepsister, Wendy Liddell, drugged my childhood friend.
00:30:34Here, Connor, drink this.
00:30:36It'll help you relax.
00:30:38How can I love when I'm old?
00:30:43You stay here with him, Willow.
00:30:46After all, you've always wanted him, haven't you?
00:30:50What are you doing?
00:30:53What are you doing?
00:30:59Willow, it hurts.
00:31:03I'm here, Connor.
00:31:06Wendy ran off and married a cruel mafia doom.
00:31:09I got pregnant.
00:31:10At that point, he started to despise me.
00:31:13During the ten long years of marriage,
00:31:15he treated me and our son coldly.
00:31:18But during...
00:31:19When I next opened my eyes,
00:31:21I found that I had gone back in time.
00:31:23Willow.
00:31:23I had traveled back to the night
00:31:24when Wendy had drugged Connor
00:31:26and locked me in his room.
00:31:27Help me.
00:31:28Willow.
00:31:29In the previous timeline,
00:31:30I spent the night with him.
00:31:37I'm going to be a nut.
00:31:38You are disgusting.
00:31:40No.
00:31:42After we stopped her from doing that,
00:31:43she married a mafia don in her house.
00:31:46Soon after that,
00:31:47she passed away in an accident.
00:31:49After I got pregnant,
00:31:50Connor married me
00:31:51out of a sense of responsibility.
00:31:53I'll marry you, Willow.
00:31:54It's the right thing to do.
00:31:57This marriage is just a duty.
00:31:58Don't expect some left for me.
00:32:01Help me.
00:32:03Help me.
00:32:04After all,
00:32:05in the previous timeline,
00:32:06he had sacrificed himself to save me.
00:32:10I had to pay him back for that.
00:32:11The antidote and cold water
00:32:13have helped him regain some of his senses.
00:32:17Where's Wendy?
00:32:19Don't worry.
00:32:19The driver has sent her home.
00:32:21Good.
00:32:22About tonight...
00:32:23Don't worry.
00:32:23I won't tell anyone what happened.
00:32:26Besides,
00:32:27we didn't do anything, right?
00:32:30From the time I was a child,
00:32:32I loved chasing after him
00:32:34and calling his name.
00:32:35I was his biggest admirer.
00:32:37But now,
00:32:38everything has changed.
00:32:49Connor isn't feeling well.
00:32:51Please come take care of him.
00:33:04Didn't Connor ask you to stay, sis?
00:33:08Don't call me that.
00:33:14I'm only calling you that
00:33:15because I pity you.
00:33:17So what if you're the oldest daughter
00:33:18of the Litter family?
00:33:22You were practically wrapped up in a bow
00:33:24and presented before him tonight.
00:33:27But you weren't even worth
00:33:29being his outlet for release.
00:33:32You can't beat me.
00:33:34I'm not interested
00:33:35in beating you at anything.
00:33:39Everything you have,
00:33:41you got from me.
00:33:55Willow!
00:33:56What have you done to your sister?
00:33:58How dare you bully her again?
00:34:01Willow,
00:34:02how long will you act so petrally?
00:34:05All these years,
00:34:06you've never given me
00:34:07a day of peace!
00:34:11Peace?
00:34:12Ever since she and her mother
00:34:14came into this house
00:34:15and forced my mother
00:34:16to her death,
00:34:17this family was never
00:34:18destined for peace.
00:34:25I'll fulfill the marriage agreement
00:34:26with that mafia Don in her rack.
00:34:30I've already written my name
00:34:31on the document.
00:34:32You don't have to think up
00:34:33ways to get me to go.
00:34:35The mafia in her rack
00:34:36was very powerful.
00:34:37However,
00:34:38he was unwilling to let
00:34:39his precious younger daughter
00:34:40marry its Don,
00:34:41whose past three wives
00:34:42had all died.
00:34:44Dad,
00:34:45Willow doesn't really
00:34:45want to marry him
00:34:46and go all the way
00:34:47to her rack.
00:34:49I saw her drugging Connor
00:34:51with my own eyes
00:34:52last night.
00:34:53I spent the night
00:34:54in the same room.
00:34:57How shameless can you be?
00:34:59You signed the marriage agreement,
00:35:00yet you're still trying
00:35:01to cling to Connor?
00:35:03He glared at me
00:35:04before going inside.
00:35:05When he came back out,
00:35:06his expression
00:35:07had lost the urgency
00:35:08of before.
00:35:09He came by my side.
00:35:11Willow,
00:35:12I know your mother
00:35:12and mine had made
00:35:13a marriage agreement
00:35:13between us,
00:35:14but I can't marry you
00:35:15right now.
00:35:16I can't let Wendy
00:35:17go to her rack.
00:35:18I scoffed internally.
00:35:19He did not seem to know
00:35:21that I was the one
00:35:22going room overseas
00:35:23to fulfill that
00:35:24marriage agreement.
00:35:25If she doesn't go,
00:35:26then I have to.
00:35:29I will plead the case
00:35:30to Mr. Lidler.
00:35:31The Gordon family
00:35:32will also do its best
00:35:33to find a way
00:35:33out of this marriage agreement.
00:35:34Connor looked at the document
00:35:36in my hand
00:35:36and suddenly laughed.
00:35:39Willow,
00:35:39were you trying
00:35:40to beg your father
00:35:41to make me marry you?
00:35:43He must have made you
00:35:44come out here
00:35:44because he's so troubled
00:35:45right now.
00:35:46Go inside.
00:35:47Once I make sure
00:35:47Wendy is safe,
00:35:49I'll marry you
00:35:49as agreed.
00:35:50You no longer
00:35:51have to worry
00:35:52right here.
00:35:52After saying this,
00:35:53Connor turned
00:35:54to look at me tenderly
00:35:55and patted the back
00:35:56of my hand gently.
00:35:57He behaved just as he had
00:35:58when he was a boy.
00:36:00Perhaps he may have liked me
00:36:01as we grew up together.
00:36:02However,
00:36:03we would inevitably
00:36:04torment each other
00:36:05and run into bad ends.
00:36:09You don't have to worry
00:36:10about me.
00:36:11I moved away
00:36:12from his touch.
00:36:13Connor frowned
00:36:14and grabbed the document
00:36:15from me to take a peek.
00:36:16What are you talking about,
00:36:17Willow?
00:36:17Haven't I worried
00:36:18about you plenty
00:36:18growing up?
00:36:19That was true.
00:36:20Our mother,
00:36:21but it was long past time
00:36:22that I woke up
00:36:23from my daydreams.
00:36:25We're all grown up now,
00:36:26Connor.
00:36:26This time,
00:36:27we'll all get what we want.
00:36:29What are you talking about?
00:36:30The marriage agreement
00:36:31is set in stone.
00:36:32Who else would you marry?
00:36:33I looked at him silently.
00:36:34In this timeline,
00:36:35I would be the one to-
00:36:36Even though I knew
00:36:37that everything
00:36:38in the previous timeline
00:36:39would only end
00:36:40in pain and heartbreak,
00:36:42the love and trust
00:36:43I felt for Connor
00:36:44was not so easily vanquished.
00:36:46In the end,
00:36:47I could not stand
00:36:48the heat of the day
00:36:49and fanted.
00:36:51Willow!
00:36:54Willow!
00:36:57Before I fully lost
00:36:58consciousness,
00:36:59I saw Connor
00:37:00worriedly pull me
00:37:01into his embrace.
00:37:04When I woke up,
00:37:06I smelled the hospital's
00:37:07disinfectants.
00:37:08Connor was sleeping
00:37:09in a chair beside the bed.
00:37:11A hand rested
00:37:12on the corner
00:37:12of my blanket.
00:37:13As I looked at him
00:37:14in that state,
00:37:15I would have believed
00:37:16that he really loved me, too,
00:37:18if not for his last words
00:37:20in the previous timeline.
00:37:22As if he could sense
00:37:23that I had woken up,
00:37:24Connor quickly awakened
00:37:25as well.
00:37:27What's the matter with you?
00:37:29I was just telling you
00:37:31to chill out,
00:37:32and you fainted
00:37:33from the heat.
00:37:34Don't you know
00:37:35your body's always
00:37:35been weak?
00:37:37Connor?
00:37:38Yeah?
00:37:39Do you remember
00:37:40the amusement park
00:37:40we always went to
00:37:41as children?
00:37:43I looked at him
00:37:44and smiled.
00:37:46Take me there
00:37:47one more time, please.
00:37:48Connor looked
00:37:49a little displeased.
00:37:50Why are you talking
00:37:51like that?
00:37:52We can go as many times
00:37:53as you want
00:37:53after we get married
00:37:54in the future.
00:37:58There's no more
00:37:58future for us.
00:38:00Surely it would be
00:38:01a huge surprise
00:38:02to him when
00:38:02Wendy marries him.
00:38:06Let's go this evening.
00:38:08I feel fine now.
00:38:09All right.
00:38:10Just this once.
00:38:12After that,
00:38:13I still need to deal
00:38:13with that marriage agreement
00:38:14between your family
00:38:16and the mafia
00:38:16in Herak.
00:38:17Connor did not
00:38:18stay long.
00:38:19He returned to the office
00:38:20to handle some matters
00:38:21after making arrangements
00:38:22to meet at the
00:38:23Antic Me Amused
00:38:24Rentrance of the
00:38:25amusement park.
00:38:26I went back to my
00:38:27apartment to pack up
00:38:28some things.
00:38:29I looked around
00:38:29the empty room.
00:38:31No one will miss me here.
00:38:33After my mother died,
00:38:35Dad took Wendy
00:38:36and her mother
00:38:36to Little Manor.
00:38:37I moved out.
00:38:38Before Wendy showed up,
00:38:40Connor would make me
00:38:40a carved figurine
00:38:41every year for my birthday.
00:38:43These figurines
00:38:44came in various shapes.
00:38:45One was a dog
00:38:46I used to own,
00:38:47and some others
00:38:48were delicate bouquets
00:38:49of flowers.
00:38:50There was even one
00:38:50of my mother and myself.
00:38:51This only lasted
00:38:52until my 18th birthday,
00:38:54when Wendy was taken in.
00:38:56From then on,
00:38:57the figurines
00:38:58went to Wendy.
00:39:00The gifts I got
00:39:01were half-hearted things
00:39:02his assistant bought.
00:39:04I kept the figurine
00:39:05of my mother and myself
00:39:07on my person.
00:39:08The rest were shipped off.
00:39:11Mom,
00:39:12I only have you left.
00:39:15After it was all done,
00:39:16I stood at the rendezvous
00:39:17and waited for Connor,
00:39:18but even after all the lights
00:39:19were turned off
00:39:20at the amusement park,
00:39:21Connor still did not show up.
00:39:23There were also
00:39:24no messages or calls
00:39:25on my phone.
00:39:27It started to rain,
00:39:28but I did not have
00:39:29an umbrella with me.
00:39:30I also did not have
00:39:32a driver to pick me up.
00:39:35He stood me up again.
00:39:39The rain soaked my clothes
00:39:40and drouched my hair.
00:39:43I took one last look
00:39:45at the amusement park
00:39:46behind me,
00:39:46the place where Connor
00:39:47and I had shared
00:39:48so many happy memories.
00:39:51Goodbye, Connor.
00:39:52I hope we never
00:39:53see each other again.
00:39:54I hope you're happy
00:39:55in this life.
00:39:58Before I even turned
00:39:59to go,
00:40:00something hit me hard
00:40:01from behind.
00:40:01After that,
00:40:02I was released
00:40:03from my binds
00:40:04and held in a warm embrace.
00:40:05Before I blacked out,
00:40:07I saw Connor's teary eyes.
00:40:09I'm sorry, Willow.
00:40:10I can't bear to hurt you.
00:40:12But you should not
00:40:12have hurt Wendy.
00:40:13You must remember
00:40:14this lesson well.
00:40:15Why was Connor acting
00:40:16like he could not
00:40:17bear to hurt me
00:40:18when he was the one
00:40:19who ordered my torment?
00:40:20This was just like
00:40:21the contradictory relationship
00:40:22we had in the previous timeline.
00:40:24Connor brought me back
00:40:25to my apartment.
00:40:27After my mother's death,
00:40:28Connor would visit me
00:40:29often to look after me.
00:40:30I had even given him a key.
00:40:31He got a doctor
00:40:32to make a house call.
00:40:33After the doctor
00:40:34made sure I was okay,
00:40:35Connor spent the night
00:40:36at my bedside,
00:40:37caring for me.
00:40:41I'm sorry, Willow.
00:40:42After our wedding,
00:40:43I'll make it all up to you.
00:40:45That was what I heard him say
00:40:46at dawn before he left.
00:40:48But there will not be
00:40:49any weddings.
00:40:50I would make certain of it.
00:40:52Because my legs
00:40:53had been bound last night,
00:40:54I walked with a slight limp
00:40:55in Yoteg.
00:40:59The figurine of my mother
00:41:00was still there.
00:41:01Thankfully,
00:41:02the door was suddenly
00:41:03tripped open.
00:41:04Wendy stormed before me.
00:41:09What happened to you, sis?
00:41:12Do you know why
00:41:13you nearly drowned last night?
00:41:15Connor didn't go to the amusement park
00:41:17with you last night, did he?
00:41:20It's such a shame
00:41:21that he doesn't know
00:41:22you'll be going overseas
00:41:23to fulfill that marriage agreement.
00:41:25Or that you wanted
00:41:27to say goodbye to him last night.
00:41:29All I said to him
00:41:30was that you went home,
00:41:32threw another tantrum,
00:41:33and pushed me into the pool.
00:41:35after that,
00:41:37he arranged for someone
00:41:38to kidnap you
00:41:39to punish you.
00:41:41I paid the kidnappers extra
00:41:43so they would keep
00:41:44dunking you into the waters.
00:41:47You poor thing, Willow!
00:41:49Shut up.
00:41:51Aren't you worried
00:41:52that Connor will find out
00:41:53the truth?
00:41:54He hates liars.
00:41:57And how would he know?
00:41:58You'll be going overseas soon.
00:42:01Three wives of that mafia don died.
00:42:04How long do you think
00:42:05you'll survive?
00:42:09Didn't you say that I got
00:42:10everything I have from you?
00:42:11I destroy everything you have.
00:42:17By the time Connor finished his work
00:42:19and came to the apartment
00:42:20to look for me,
00:42:21the place was blanketed
00:42:22in darkness.
00:42:23He felt a sense of unease
00:42:25rise within him,
00:42:26and he rushed
00:42:27to Little It Manor.
00:42:30Mr. Linden,
00:42:31where is Willow?
00:42:32Willow?
00:42:33She should have arrived
00:42:33in her act by now.
00:42:37Why is she in her act?
00:42:40Oh, you still don't know,
00:42:41Connor?
00:42:42The other day,
00:42:43Willow came to talk to me.
00:42:45She said she was willing
00:42:46to go overseas
00:42:46to fulfill the marriage agreement.
00:42:48Father,
00:42:48I shall travel overseas
00:42:50to honor the betrothal.
00:42:51By now.
00:42:53Ah,
00:42:53it was the day
00:42:54you were outside
00:42:55the manor together.
00:42:55You young people.
00:42:57All of you are so impulsive.
00:42:59I thought Willow
00:42:59told you about it.
00:43:00It's a big deal,
00:43:01after all.
00:43:04Afterward,
00:43:04he called Wendy
00:43:05to come over.
00:43:06Connor,
00:43:06I can tell that you like Wendy.
00:43:07I've decided to play
00:43:09matchmaker
00:43:09and set you two up.
00:43:11Connor had thought
00:43:12about this many times.
00:43:13If not for his
00:43:14marriage agreement
00:43:15with Willow,
00:43:15he would want
00:43:16to marry Wendy.
00:43:18What consumed his mind
00:43:19was the thought
00:43:20that Willow
00:43:20had actually left him.
00:43:22But did he not
00:43:23like Wendy instead?
00:43:24The only thing he had
00:43:25with Willow
00:43:26was their marriage agreement,
00:43:27was it not?
00:43:28However,
00:43:29for some reason,
00:43:30his heart hurt.
00:43:31He felt like he had
00:43:32lost everything
00:43:33in the world.
00:43:34It was impossible.
00:43:36Willow would never
00:43:37leave him so easily.
00:43:39They had set a date
00:43:40to go to the amusement
00:43:41park together.
00:43:46Connor contacted
00:43:47his executive assistant,
00:43:48the Norbley Sistenside
00:43:49Assistries
00:43:49Your Caring Grace.
00:43:50Book me a seat
00:43:51on the earliest flight
00:43:52to Herat tomorrow.
00:43:53But sir,
00:43:54Mr. Gordon
00:43:54has asked you
00:43:55to go home
00:43:55to discuss the matter
00:43:56of your engagement
00:43:57with Wendy Little.
00:43:59I'm sure his bodyguards
00:44:00are already on the way
00:44:01to you.
00:44:02Connor simply hung up.
00:44:04He frantically sped
00:44:05to Willow's apartment.
00:44:08He had spent
00:44:09so much time
00:44:10snuggled up with Willow
00:44:11on that couch,
00:44:12watching movies.
00:44:14He had also cooked
00:44:15for her in that kitchen
00:44:16when she was sick.
00:44:17He pushed open
00:44:18the door to the study.
00:44:19In a beautiful jewelry box
00:44:21were the figurines
00:44:22he had carved
00:44:23for Willow.
00:44:23He had carved the dog
00:44:25that had been with her
00:44:25for ten years,
00:44:26along with her favorite roses.
00:44:29She had not taken
00:44:30any of the figurines
00:44:31with her.
00:44:34The only piece
00:44:35that was missing
00:44:35was the figurine
00:44:36of her and her mother.
00:44:39He still remembered
00:44:40when Willow's mother
00:44:41passed away.
00:44:42He did not sleep
00:44:42for three days
00:44:43and three nights
00:44:44to carve that figurine.
00:44:46When he had given it
00:44:47to Willow,
00:44:47her ever-determined
00:44:48pisauld broke
00:44:49and her eyes
00:44:50had been filled
00:44:50with tears.
00:44:51Had she taken it
00:44:52away with her?
00:44:53Did she still care for him?
00:44:54His tired eyes
00:44:55landed on a shard
00:44:56of something
00:44:57by the couch.
00:44:58He carefully picked it up.
00:44:59He was sure
00:45:00that he recognized it.
00:45:01It was a piece
00:45:02of the figurine
00:45:02of Willow
00:45:03and her mother.
00:45:04It was shattered.
00:45:05Could it be
00:45:06that Willow
00:45:06did not even
00:45:07want that figurine?
00:45:09A young boy's
00:45:10head poked in.
00:45:11He looked curiously
00:45:12at Connor.
00:45:13Are you here
00:45:13to look for the lady
00:45:14who lived here?
00:45:20Tell me, kid.
00:45:21What did those people
00:45:21look like?
00:45:22That woman
00:45:23with the doll-like face?
00:45:24She looked sweet
00:45:25and innocent
00:45:26like a fortune doll.
00:45:27Have you seen her, kid?
00:45:28Lots of people
00:45:29came here last night.
00:45:30They were so scary.
00:45:31They beat up the lady here.
00:45:33I saw it hiding
00:45:33behind my front door.
00:45:35They broke the lady's figurine.
00:45:37I picked this piece
00:45:37up at my door.
00:45:40Connor went through
00:45:41the pictures in his phone
00:45:42and picked one out.
00:45:44The boy pointed
00:45:45at Wendy's smiling face.
00:45:47It was her.
00:45:59At the graduation banquet,
00:46:01someone suggested
00:46:01playing the
00:46:02heartbeat resonance challenge.
00:46:03The rules were simple.
00:46:04If a boy and girl's
00:46:05heartbeat resonance
00:46:06both exceeded 130
00:46:07while locking eyes,
00:46:08they had to become
00:46:09a contract couple
00:46:10for two months.
00:46:11The first pairing was me
00:46:12and Lucian Ashcroft,
00:46:13my secret boyfriend
00:46:14of three years.
00:46:15My heart resonance
00:46:15hit 150.
00:46:17Lucian showed 70.
00:46:17He looked at me
00:46:18like a total stranger.
00:46:22No way!
00:46:23You've grown up together
00:46:23your whole lives.
00:46:24Lucian doesn't even react to her?
00:46:26Damn!
00:46:26That's actually embarrassing.
00:46:27Have some self-respect!
00:46:29None of them knew.
00:46:31Lucian and I had been together
00:46:32for three years.
00:46:33Tonite, I had planned
00:46:33to finally make
00:46:34our relationship public.
00:46:35Instead, he was doing
00:46:36everything he could
00:46:37to draw a line between us.
00:46:38The second round began.
00:46:39Lucian was paired
00:46:40with Serafina Vale,
00:46:41his academic rival.
00:46:42The two argued
00:46:43every time they met,
00:46:44everyone expected
00:46:45another disaster.
00:46:46Then they looked
00:46:46at each other.
00:46:47The crystal flashed.
00:46:48Serafina's reading
00:46:48hit 160.
00:46:50Lucian's hit 163.
00:46:51The hall erupted.
00:46:52No freaking way!
00:46:53They hate each other!
00:46:54This is fate!
00:46:56Both of them
00:46:57immediately demanded
00:46:58another test,
00:46:58but the students
00:46:59surrounded them,
00:47:00cheering loudly.
00:47:01They reluctantly agreed
00:47:01to be a couple
00:47:02for the next two months.
00:47:03My phone vibrated.
00:47:04A private message
00:47:05from Lucian.
00:47:06Elena, let's break up
00:47:07for now.
00:47:07Just two months.
00:47:08After I enter
00:47:09Imperial College
00:47:09and we'll get back together.
00:47:10I refuse to lose
00:47:11to Serafina.
00:47:12I stared at the message.
00:47:13After a moment,
00:47:13I replied,
00:47:14For the entire summer,
00:47:16I had struggled over
00:47:17whether to tell him
00:47:17about my overseas application
00:47:18to Arcadia Academy.
00:47:20Now I didn't have to.
00:47:20The banquet grew louder.
00:47:22Lucian and Serafina
00:47:23were pushed
00:47:23into the center
00:47:24of the room.
00:47:26The two who fought
00:47:27nonstop every day
00:47:27were both bright red
00:47:28right now.
00:47:29Lucian draped an arm
00:47:30around Serafina's shoulder.
00:47:32We've been together
00:47:32less than a day.
00:47:33It's just a contract.
00:47:34We'll break up
00:47:35in two months.
00:47:35The cheering
00:47:36only got louder.
00:47:37Samonan suddenly
00:47:37pointed at me.
00:47:38Wait,
00:47:39what about Elena?
00:47:40Her resonance with Lucian
00:47:41was the highest
00:47:41after theirs.
00:47:42She couldn't even
00:47:43look him in the eye.
00:47:44All eyes turned toward me.
00:47:45Lucian glanced over.
00:47:46She's just a friend.
00:47:48Not my type.
00:47:49Just a friend.
00:47:49That one sentence
00:47:50erased everything
00:47:50we'd ever had.
00:47:51The joke started immediately.
00:47:53So what if they
00:47:53grew up together?
00:47:54She's so plain.
00:47:55How'd she ever think
00:47:55Lucian would like her?
00:47:57Lucian's the Academy's
00:47:58golden boy.
00:47:58She never had a chance.
00:47:59I lowered my gaze.
00:48:00I had heard these
00:48:01words for years.
00:48:02Every one at the
00:48:03Mage Academy knew
00:48:03I liked Lucian.
00:48:04I never hid my feelings.
00:48:05But Lucian always
00:48:06kept his distance
00:48:07from me on campus.
00:48:08He never reacted at all
00:48:09when people joked
00:48:10about us.
00:48:10Off school grounds though.
00:48:11He'd hold my hand
00:48:12walking me home,
00:48:13pin me against
00:48:13alley walls to kiss me.
00:48:14Whenever I was upset,
00:48:15he'd pull me tight
00:48:16to comfort me.
00:48:17Elena Hart likes
00:48:17Lucian Ashcroft.
00:48:18That was the oldest joke
00:48:19in the Academy.
00:48:20Lucian Ashcroft
00:48:21is Elena Hart's boyfriend.
00:48:22That was a secret.
00:48:23Only I knew.
00:48:24The banquet ended
00:48:24after midnight.
00:48:25Rain poured across
00:48:26the Academy grounds.
00:48:27Students hurried
00:48:28toward the portal station.
00:48:29I opened my umbrella.
00:48:30Before I could leave,
00:48:31Lucian snatched it
00:48:31from my hand.
00:48:32Elena,
00:48:32Serafina and I
00:48:33don't have one.
00:48:34We'll borrow yours.
00:48:34Before I could answer,
00:48:35Serafina smiled.
00:48:36Thanks, Elena.
00:48:37We'll return it tomorrow.
00:48:38Lucian was already
00:48:38pulling her away.
00:48:39As they disappeared
00:48:40into the rain,
00:48:41I heard them arguing.
00:48:42Don't flatter yourself,
00:48:42Serafina.
00:48:43Two months,
00:48:44then we're done.
00:48:45Good.
00:48:46I don't even like you.
00:48:47Their voices faded.
00:48:48Only I noticed
00:48:48that the umbrella
00:48:49leaned almost entirely
00:48:50toward Serafina.
00:48:51Lucian's own shoulder
00:48:52was soaked.
00:48:52One by one,
00:48:53everyone left.
00:48:54Nobody asked
00:48:54how I would get home.
00:48:55I stood alone in the rain.
00:48:56My tears mixed
00:48:57with the water
00:48:58running down my face.
00:48:59Lucian knew
00:48:59I wasn't close
00:49:00with anyone in class.
00:49:01He knew nobody
00:49:01would stay behind for me.
00:49:02Yet he still took my umbrella
00:49:04and left me there,
00:49:04alone.
00:49:05He had promised
00:49:05that after graduation,
00:49:07we'd finally tell
00:49:07everyone the truth.
00:49:08Instead,
00:49:09I got a breakup
00:49:09and another girl
00:49:10took my place.
00:49:11My phone suddenly rang,
00:49:12calling from overseas.
00:49:13It was my mother.
00:49:17Linam,
00:49:18if you still want
00:49:18to stay here
00:49:19and attend Imperial Collium,
00:49:20that's okay too.
00:49:20We trust Lucian.
00:49:21If you're together,
00:49:22your father and I
00:49:22won't object.
00:49:23I closed my eyes.
00:49:24Cold rain
00:49:25struck my face.
00:49:28Mom,
00:49:29I've made my decision.
00:49:30Please process
00:49:31my enrollment paperwork.
00:49:32I'm going to Arcadia Academy.
00:49:34When I got home,
00:49:34I was soaked
00:49:35from head to toe.
00:49:36A notification chimed.
00:49:37Lucian never posted
00:49:38on social media,
00:49:38but he just updated
00:49:39his profile.
00:49:40introducing my girlfriend
00:49:41Serafinavel.
00:49:42The photo showed Lucian
00:49:42with an arm draped
00:49:43around Serafina's shoulders.
00:49:44He was grinning.
00:49:45She was glaring at him.
00:49:46The comments exploded
00:49:47instantly.
00:49:48I knew it!
00:49:49The Academy's favorite
00:49:50enemies to lovers couple.
00:49:51About time!
00:49:52I kept scrolling.
00:49:53Then I saw a new comment.
00:49:54Poor Elena.
00:49:55She must be crying right now.
00:49:57Why?
00:49:57She never stood a chance.
00:49:59Lucian was way out
00:50:00of her league.
00:50:00More comments followed.
00:50:01Some included
00:50:02old photos of me.
00:50:03Unflattering ones.
00:50:04The same jokes.
00:50:05The same mockery.
00:50:05I locked my screen
00:50:06and dropped onto the couch.
00:50:07Tears blurred my vision.
00:50:08Out of your league.
00:50:09I'd heard those words
00:50:10for years.
00:50:11Lucian was brilliant
00:50:11and handsome.
00:50:12The top-ranked mage
00:50:13in our academy.
00:50:14I was ordinary
00:50:14and forgettable.
00:50:15The girls hated
00:50:15that I grew up beside him.
00:50:17The boys never missed
00:50:17a chance to make fun of me.
00:50:18They came up with
00:50:19all kinds of cruel nicknames.
00:50:21Manaless groupie.
00:50:22At the academy,
00:50:23Lucian never got close to me.
00:50:24But whenever someone
00:50:24picked on me,
00:50:25he was always the first
00:50:26to step in.
00:50:26The worst time,
00:50:27he got into a fight
00:50:28with a group of boys
00:50:29because of me.
00:50:29He nearly got suspended.
00:50:30I cried the entire time
00:50:31I cleaned and bandaged
00:50:32his wounds.
00:50:33My heart hurt too much
00:50:34for words.
00:50:34Not long after that,
00:50:35we started dating in secret.
00:50:37Back then,
00:50:37I truly believed
00:50:38I was different.
00:50:39That I meant something to him.
00:50:40Everything changed
00:50:40when Serafina transferred here.
00:50:42She was a gifted mage,
00:50:43beautiful and powerful.
00:50:44Right after she arrived,
00:50:45she knocked Lucian
00:50:46off his spot as top student.
00:50:47He could never stand to lose.
00:50:48He began bickering with her.
00:50:50Competing in mage rankings
00:50:51and tournament points.
00:50:52The loser had to obey
00:50:53whatever the winner said.
00:50:55The entire academy
00:50:56shipped them together.
00:50:57Every time someone mentioned it,
00:50:59Lucian rolled his eyes
00:51:00and complained.
00:51:00But I noticed things
00:51:01nobody else did.
00:51:02The way his gaze
00:51:03followed her during presentations.
00:51:04The way he secretly left
00:51:06healing potions for her
00:51:07after training.
00:51:08The way he pushed her harder
00:51:09whenever she wanted to give up.
00:51:10At the time,
00:51:11I convinced myself
00:51:12it meant nothing.
00:51:13Then came the final rankings
00:51:14before graduation.
00:51:15Serafina dropped
00:51:16several places.
00:51:17For the first time,
00:51:18Lucian didn't celebrate
00:51:18finishing first.
00:51:19Instead,
00:51:20he spent every spare moment
00:51:21helping her prepare
00:51:22for the final mage examination.
00:51:23He cancelled our plans,
00:51:25skipped our dates,
00:51:26spent every afternoon
00:51:27in the library with her.
00:51:28One day I asked
00:51:29if I could join them.
00:51:30Elena,
00:51:31the things we're working on
00:51:32are too advanced.
00:51:33you wouldn't understand.
00:51:34The words hit harder
00:51:35than he realized.
00:51:36You wouldn't understand.
00:51:38Just one sentence.
00:51:39Yet they drew a line
00:51:40between us.
00:51:41Still,
00:51:41he smiled afterward.
00:51:42Be patient.
00:51:44After graduation,
00:51:45we'll tell everyone about us.
00:51:46But the promise to go public
00:51:47made me wait willingly
00:51:48for such a long time.
00:51:49I could ignore everything
00:51:49as long as he came back to me.
00:51:51But it suddenly dawned
00:51:52on me today.
00:51:52It was never only the other students
00:51:54who looked down on me.
00:51:55Lucian was one of them too.
00:51:56Rain tapped against the windows,
00:51:57I cried myself to sleep.
00:51:59Morning came.
00:51:59The storm was gone.
00:52:00The doorbell rang.
00:52:02Lucian stood outside.
00:52:03Elena,
00:52:04I had the comments delighted.
00:52:05The post wasn't serious.
00:52:06Don't overthink it.
00:52:07He reached for my hand.
00:52:08I stepped back.
00:52:09He forced a smile.
00:52:09My mom wants you over for dinner.
00:52:10Come.
00:52:14At the Ashcroft estate,
00:52:15I froze.
00:52:16Serafina was there.
00:52:17She handed me my umbrella.
00:52:18Lucian forgot to return it.
00:52:20Mrs. Ashcroft appeared.
00:52:22Elena,
00:52:22you're here.
00:52:23This kid hid his girlfriend
00:52:25for this long.
00:52:26Lucian shot me a look.
00:52:27A warning.
00:52:27Don't say anything.
00:52:28I nodded.
00:52:29At dinner,
00:52:30Mrs. Ashcroft beamed at Serafina's grades.
00:52:32You two are perfect.
00:52:33My son should be with someone outstanding.
00:52:36My grip on the fork tightened.
00:52:37Lucian changed the subject.
00:52:39I'm going to Imperial College,
00:52:40you Serafina?
00:52:41Obviously.
00:52:42I'm not letting you beat me.
00:52:43They looked at each other
00:52:44like they belonged in the same world.
00:52:46Mrs. Ashcroft turned to me.
00:52:47Elena,
00:52:48what about you?
00:52:49Serafina answered first.
00:52:50Imperial might be difficult for Elena,
00:52:52but she can try somewhere nearby.
00:52:54Before the breakup,
00:52:55that had been my plan.
00:52:56Not anymore.
00:52:56I haven't decided yet.
00:52:58Lucian's expression darkened.
00:52:59My phone buzzed.
00:53:00What do you mean?
00:53:01We were supposed to go together.
00:53:02We'll get back together.
00:53:03I didn't reply.
00:53:04After dinner,
00:53:05Mrs. Ashcroft handed Lucian cash.
00:53:07Take your girlfriend somewhere nice.
00:53:09Serafina laughed.
00:53:10You should come too, Elena.
00:53:11We're all friends.
00:53:13Superiority laced with pity.
00:53:14The same look Lucian always gave me.
00:53:16Coming?
00:53:16No.
00:53:17I think I'm getting sick.
00:53:18You two go.
00:53:19The tension on his face vanished.
00:53:21All right.
00:53:21He left with Serafina,
00:53:22hand in hand.
00:53:23I watched their fingers intertwine
00:53:24and suddenly thought of that game.
00:53:26Maybe I'd already lost from the very beginning.
00:53:28At the graduation banquet,
00:53:29someone suggested playing the heartbeat resonance challenge.
00:53:32The rules were simple.
00:53:33If a boy and girl's heartbeat resonance
00:53:34both exceeded 130 while locking eyes,
00:53:37they had to become a contract couple for two months.
00:53:39The first pairing was me and Lucian Ashcroft,
00:53:42my secret boyfriend of three years.
00:53:43My heart resonance hit 150.
00:53:45Lucian showed 70.
00:53:46He looked at me like a total stranger.
00:53:50No way.
00:53:51You've grown up together your whole lives.
00:53:53Lucian doesn't even react to her?
00:53:54Damn.
00:53:55That's actually embarrassing.
00:53:56Have some self-respect.
00:53:58None of them knew.
00:53:59Lucian and I had been together for three years.
00:54:01Tonight, I had planned to finally make our relationship public.
00:54:04Instead, he was doing everything he could
00:54:06to draw a line between us.
00:54:07The second round began.
00:54:08Lucian was paired with Serafina Vale,
00:54:10his academic rival.
00:54:11The two argued every time they met,
00:54:13everyone expected another disaster.
00:54:14Then they looked at each other.
00:54:15The crystal flashed.
00:54:16Serafina's reading hit 160.
00:54:19Lucian's hit 163.
00:54:20The hall erupted.
00:54:21No freaking way!
00:54:22They hate each other!
00:54:23This is fate!
00:54:25Both of them immediately demanded another test,
00:54:27but the students surrounded them,
00:54:29cheering loudly.
00:54:29They reluctantly agreed to be a couple
00:54:31for the next two months.
00:54:32My phone vibrated.
00:54:33A private message from Lucian.
00:54:34Elena, let's break up for now.
00:54:36Just two months.
00:54:37After I enter Imperial College
00:54:38and we'll get back together.
00:54:39I refuse to lose to Serafina.
00:54:40I stared at the message.
00:54:42After a moment, I replied,
00:54:43For the entire summer,
00:54:44I had struggled over whether to tell him
00:54:46about my overseas application
00:54:47to Arcadia Academy.
00:54:48Now I didn't have to.
00:54:49The banquet grew louder.
00:54:51Lucian and Serafina were pushed
00:54:52into the center of the room.
00:54:54The two who fought non-stop every day
00:54:56were both bright red right now.
00:54:57Lucian draped an arm
00:54:58around Serafina's shoulder.
00:55:00Ahem.
00:55:00We've been together less than a day.
00:55:02It's just a contract.
00:55:03We'll break up in two months.
00:55:04The cheering only got louder.
00:55:05Someone suddenly pointed at me.
00:55:07Wait, what about Elena?
00:55:08Her resonance with Lucian
00:55:09was the highest after theirs.
00:55:11She couldn't even look him in the eye.
00:55:12All eyes turned toward me.
00:55:14Lucian glanced over.
00:55:15She's just a friend.
00:55:16Not my type.
00:55:17Just a friend.
00:55:18That one sentence erased
00:55:19everything we'd ever had.
00:55:20The joke started immediately.
00:55:21So, what if they grew up together?
00:55:23She's so plain.
00:55:23How'd she ever think
00:55:24Lucian would like her?
00:55:25Lucian's the Academy's golden boy.
00:55:27She never had a chance.
00:55:28I lowered my gaze.
00:55:29I had heard these words for years.
00:55:31Every one at the Mage Academy
00:55:32knew I liked Lucian.
00:55:33I never hid my feelings.
00:55:34But Lucian always kept
00:55:35his distance from me on campus.
00:55:37He never reacted at all
00:55:38when people joked about us.
00:55:39Off school grounds, though.
00:55:40He'd hold my hand walking me home,
00:55:42pin me against alley walls
00:55:43to kiss me.
00:55:43Whenever I was upset,
00:55:44he'd pull me tight to comfort me.
00:55:45Elena Hart likes Lucian Ashcroft.
00:55:47That was the oldest joke
00:55:48in the Academy.
00:55:49Lucian Ashcroft is
00:55:50Elena Hart's boyfriend.
00:55:51That was a secret.
00:55:52Only I knew.
00:55:53The banquet ended after midnight.
00:55:54Rain poured across
00:55:55the Academy grounds.
00:55:56Students hurried
00:55:56toward the portal station.
00:55:57I opened my umbrella.
00:55:58Before I could leave,
00:55:59Lucian snatched it from my hand.
00:56:01Elena.
00:56:01Serafina and I don't have one.
00:56:02We'll borrow yours.
00:56:03Before I could answer,
00:56:04Serafina smiled.
00:56:05Thanks, Elena.
00:56:06We'll return it tomorrow.
00:56:07Lucian was already
00:56:07pulling her away.
00:56:08As they disappeared into the rain,
00:56:09I heard them arguing.
00:56:10Don't flatter yourself,
00:56:11Serafina.
00:56:12Two months,
00:56:12then we're done.
00:56:14Good.
00:56:14I don't even like you.
00:56:16Their voices faded.
00:56:16Only I noticed that the umbrella
00:56:18leaned almost entirely
00:56:19toward Serafina.
00:56:20Lucian's own shoulder
00:56:20was soaked.
00:56:21One by one,
00:56:22everyone left.
00:56:22Nobody asked how I would get home.
00:56:24I stood alone in the rain.
00:56:25My tears mixed with the water
00:56:26running down my face.
00:56:27Lucian knew I wasn't close
00:56:28with anyone in class.
00:56:29He knew nobody would
00:56:30stay behind for me.
00:56:31Yet he still took my umbrella
00:56:32and left me there,
00:56:33alone.
00:56:34He had promised that
00:56:34after graduation,
00:56:35we'd finally tell everyone
00:56:36the truth.
00:56:37Instead, I got a breakup
00:56:38and another girl
00:56:39took my place.
00:56:40My phone suddenly rang,
00:56:41calling from overseas.
00:56:42It was my mother.
00:56:46Lenam,
00:56:46if you still want to stay here
00:56:47and attend Imperial Collium,
00:56:48that's okay too.
00:56:49We trust Lucian.
00:56:50If you're together,
00:56:50your father and I won't object.
00:56:52I closed my eyes.
00:56:53Cold rain struck my face.
00:56:56Mom,
00:56:58I've made my decision.
00:56:59Please process my
00:57:00enrollment paperwork.
00:57:01I'm going to Arcadia Academy.
00:57:02When I got home,
00:57:03I was soaked from head to toe.
00:57:04A notification chimed.
00:57:06Lucian never posted
00:57:06on social media,
00:57:07but he just updated
00:57:08his profile.
00:57:09Introducing my girlfriend,
00:57:10Serafinovel,
00:57:10the photo showed Lucian
00:57:11with an arm draped
00:57:12around Serafina's shoulders.
00:57:13He was grinning.
00:57:14She was glaring at him.
00:57:15The comments exploded
00:57:16instantly.
00:57:17I knew it!
00:57:18The Academy's favorite
00:57:19enemies to lovers couple.
00:57:20About time!
00:57:21I kept scrolling.
00:57:22Then I saw a new comment.
00:57:23Poor Elena.
00:57:24She must be crying right now.
00:57:26Why?
00:57:26She never stood a chance.
00:57:27Lucian was way out
00:57:28of her league.
00:57:29More comments followed.
00:57:30Some included old photos
00:57:31of me.
00:57:32Unflattering ones.
00:57:32The same jokes.
00:57:33The same mockery.
00:57:34I locked my screen
00:57:35and dropped onto the couch.
00:57:36Tears blurred my vision.
00:57:37Out of your league.
00:57:38I'd heard those words
00:57:39for years.
00:57:39Lucian was brilliant
00:57:40and handsome.
00:57:41The top-ranked mage
00:57:42in our academy.
00:57:42I was ordinary
00:57:43and forgettable.
00:57:44The girls hated
00:57:44that I grew up beside him.
00:57:45The boys never missed
00:57:46a chance to make fun of me.
00:57:47They came up with
00:57:48all kinds of cruel nicknames.
00:57:50Maniless Groupie.
00:57:51At the academy,
00:57:52Lucian never got close to me.
00:57:53But whenever someone
00:57:53picked on me,
00:57:54he was always the first
00:57:55to step in.
00:57:55The worst time,
00:57:56he got into a fight
00:57:56with a group of boys
00:57:57because of me.
00:57:58He nearly got suspended.
00:57:59I cried the entire time
00:58:00I cleaned and bandaged
00:58:01his wounds.
00:58:02My heart hurt too much
00:58:02for words.
00:58:03Not long after that,
00:58:04we started dating in secret.
00:58:05Back then,
00:58:06I truly believed
00:58:07I was different.
00:58:07That I meant something to him.
00:58:08Everything changed
00:58:09when Serafina transferred here.
00:58:10She was a gifted mage,
00:58:11beautiful and powerful.
00:58:13Right after she arrived,
00:58:14she knocked Lucian
00:58:14off his spot as top student.
00:58:16He could never stand to lose.
00:58:17He began bickering with her,
00:58:18competing in mage rankings
00:58:20and tournament points.
00:58:21The loser had to obey
00:58:22whatever the winner said.
00:58:24The entire academy
00:58:25shipped them together.
00:58:26Every time someone mentioned it,
00:58:27Lucian rolled his eyes
00:58:28and complained.
00:58:29But I noticed things
00:58:30nobody else did.
00:58:31The way his gaze followed her
00:58:32during presentations.
00:58:33The way he secretly left
00:58:35healing potions for her
00:58:36after training.
00:58:36The way he pushed her harder
00:58:37whenever she wanted to give up.
00:58:39At the time,
00:58:40I convinced myself
00:58:41it meant nothing.
00:58:41Then came the final rankings
00:58:43before graduation.
00:58:44Serafina dropped several places.
00:58:45For the first time,
00:58:46Lucian didn't celebrate
00:58:47finishing first.
00:58:48Instead,
00:58:49he spent every spare moment
00:58:50helping her prepare
00:58:51for the final mage examination.
00:58:52He canceled our plans,
00:58:54skipped our dates,
00:58:54spent every afternoon
00:58:55in the library with her.
00:58:56One day I asked
00:58:57if I could join them.
00:58:59Elena,
00:59:00the things we're working on
00:59:01are too advanced.
00:59:02You wouldn't understand.
00:59:03The words hit harder
00:59:04than he realized.
00:59:05You wouldn't understand.
00:59:06Just one sentence.
00:59:08Yet they drew a line between us.
00:59:09Still,
00:59:10he smiled afterward.
00:59:11Be patient.
00:59:12After graduation,
00:59:13we'll tell everyone about us.
00:59:14But the promise to go public
00:59:15made me wait willingly
00:59:16for such a long time.
00:59:17I could ignore everything
00:59:18as long as he came back to me.
00:59:19But it suddenly dawned on me today.
00:59:21It was never only the other students
00:59:22who looked down on me.
00:59:23Lucian was one of them too.
00:59:25Rain tapped against the windows,
00:59:26I cried myself to sleep.
00:59:27Morning came.
00:59:28The storm was gone.
00:59:29The doorbell rang.
00:59:31Lucian stood outside.
00:59:32Elena,
00:59:32I had the comments delighted.
00:59:34The post wasn't serious.
00:59:35Don't overthink it.
00:59:36He reached for my hand.
00:59:37I stepped back.
00:59:37He forced a smile.
00:59:38My mom wants you over for dinner.
00:59:39Come.
00:59:43At the Ashcroft estate,
00:59:44I froze.
00:59:45Serafina was there.
00:59:46She handed me my umbrella.
00:59:47Lucian forgot to return it.
00:59:49Mrs. Ashcroft appeared.
00:59:50Elena!
00:59:51You're here!
00:59:52This kid hid his girlfriend
00:59:53for this long.
00:59:54Lucian shot me a look.
00:59:56A warning.
00:59:56Don't say anything.
00:59:57I nodded.
00:59:58At dinner,
00:59:58Mrs. Ashcroft
00:59:59beamed at Serafina's grades.
01:00:01You two are perfect.
01:00:02My son should be
01:00:03with someone outstanding.
01:00:05My grip on the fork tightened.
01:00:06Lucian changed the subject.
01:00:07I'm going to Imperial College,
01:00:09You Serafina?
01:00:10Obviously.
01:00:11I'm not letting you beat me.
01:00:12They looked at each other
01:00:13like they belonged
01:00:14in the same world.
01:00:15Mrs. Ashcroft turned to me.
01:00:16Elena,
01:00:17what about you?
01:00:18Serafina answered first.
01:00:19Imperial might be difficult
01:00:20for Elena,
01:00:21but she can try
01:00:22somewhere nearby.
01:00:22Before the breakup,
01:00:23that had been my plan.
01:00:24Not anymore.
01:00:25I haven't decided yet.
01:00:26Lucian's expression darkened.
01:00:28My phone buzzed.
01:00:29What do you mean?
01:00:29We were supposed to go together.
01:00:31We'll get back together.
01:00:32I didn't reply.
01:00:33After dinner,
01:00:34Mrs. Ashcroft handed Lucian cash.
01:00:36Take your girlfriend
01:00:36somewhere nice.
01:00:37Serafina laughed.
01:00:38You should come too, Elena.
01:00:40We're all friends.
01:00:41Superiority laced with pity.
01:00:43The same look Lucian
01:00:44always gave me.
01:00:44Coming?
01:00:45No,
01:00:46I think I'm getting sick.
01:00:47You two go.
01:00:48The tension on his face vanished.
01:00:49Alright.
01:00:50He left with Serafina,
01:00:51hand in hand.
01:00:52I watched their fingers intertwine,
01:00:53and suddenly thought of that game.
01:00:55Maybe I'd already lost
01:00:56from the very beginning.
01:00:57The air in the black market arena
01:00:58was thick with pheromones and iron.
01:01:00Humans were Omega assets here,
01:01:02displayed inside glass-lit cages
01:01:04like exotic relics.
01:01:05Lot 77.
01:01:07Omega female.
01:01:08Fertility index,
01:01:10exceptional.
01:01:11Previously unacclaimed
01:01:12for six months
01:01:13in the Omega zone.
01:01:14The cage door swings open.
01:01:16I am shoved forward,
01:01:17barefoot,
01:01:17heavy iron shackles
01:01:18clamped around my wrists.
01:01:20My expression stays calm,
01:01:21unflinching.
01:01:22The traders hated that.
01:01:24Most Omegas cried
01:01:25when they entered the arena.
01:01:26Some begged.
01:01:27Some broke.
01:01:28But I would never do that.
01:01:30The moment I believed they owned me,
01:01:31they would truly chain my soul forever.
01:01:33She's unmarked?
01:01:36Impossible.
01:01:36That body type survived Omega zone?
01:01:38She looks expensive.
01:01:40And at the center,
01:01:41Serpent King Kael Veereth,
01:01:43half-shadowed,
01:01:44immobile,
01:01:45watching,
01:01:45his tail curled slowly around the throne
01:01:47like a living verdict.
01:01:48A single flick of his fingers.
01:01:50I will take her.
01:01:519,800,000 credits,
01:01:53auto-accepted.
01:01:54No further bids.
01:01:55Serpent King claims lot 77
01:01:57at full sovereign price.
01:02:00The gavel fell.
01:02:01In the serpent world,
01:02:02fertility is a curse.
01:02:04Most females never conceive,
01:02:05but I gave birth to three serpent heirs at once.
01:02:08Cashin,
01:02:09Rowan,
01:02:09and Nico.
01:02:10Annual mate reconfirmation ceremony.
01:02:12The hall was filled with nobles.
01:02:14But tonight,
01:02:15the king did not stand beside his official mate.
01:02:17He holds Isla Saran in his arms,
01:02:19another Omega.
01:02:20Soft,
01:02:21fragile,
01:02:22familiar.
01:02:23Leora Vance is no longer my mate.
01:02:25I stood at the far end of the hall.
01:02:26His eyes drifted over my body.
01:02:28I should never have brought you back from that auction.
01:02:30Isla suffered for years because of my mistake.
01:02:33You are nothing but a breeding vessel.
01:02:35I felt the room waiting for me to crumble.
01:02:37To beg.
01:02:38To prove him right.
01:02:39But I had learned long ago in the Omega Zone,
01:02:42the people who enjoy humiliating you
01:02:43never stop when you give them tears.
01:02:45Are you certain?
01:02:46I am the mother of the Virith line.
01:02:48The kingdom needs me.
01:02:49Need you?
01:02:50Those curves,
01:02:51that fertility,
01:02:52that's all you were.
01:02:53You may stay.
01:02:55After all,
01:02:56you did produce hairs.
01:02:57But you will no longer be my mate.
01:02:59My brother's household still lacks a mate.
01:03:02You will be transferred to Darius.
01:03:04The Lost Prince?
01:03:05He's assigning his mate to the Vanished War God?
01:03:06Darius Vera.
01:03:07King's brother.
01:03:08The kingdom's most feared war god.
01:03:10He vanished during the Northern Campaign.
01:03:13But one thing remained unchanged.
01:03:14No one had ever dared claim his title.
01:03:16The man who had visited too often.
01:03:18Even when I was first bought at the auction,
01:03:20I remember it now.
01:03:22He was there.
01:03:23Sitting at the edge of the arena shadows.
01:03:25Not bidding.
01:03:26Just watching me.
01:03:27He wanted me.
01:03:28And that scared me more than Kale's cruelty ever did.
01:03:31My eyes met Kale's without trembling.
01:03:33If I am being transferred like property,
01:03:35then I refuse to belong to anyone who discarded me.
01:03:38At the center of the chamber floated an enormous silver scroll.
01:03:41Hundreds of glowing names drifted across its surface.
01:03:43Every bonded pair in the serpent kingdom.
01:03:45King Kale Veeroth.
01:03:47You are requesting a permanent mate transfer decree?
01:03:51Once removed from the blood scroll,
01:03:53this bond can never be restored.
01:03:55Do you know how many clans would start a war for an Omega like her?
01:03:58She carried triplets and survived.
01:04:00That's practically royal blood level.
01:04:01Proceed.
01:04:02He answered coldly,
01:04:03without looking at me once.
01:04:04The elder raised his staff.
01:04:06Runes ignited beneath my feet.
01:04:08Ancient magic awakened.
01:04:10The golden scroll slowly unfurled itself.
01:04:12Then my name appeared.
01:04:13Leora Vance.
01:04:14Mate of Kale Veeroth.
01:04:16The entire chamber trembled.
01:04:18The silver letters of my name began to crack.
01:04:20One by one.
01:04:22For a second,
01:04:22I couldn't breathe.
01:04:24I collapsed to my knees.
01:04:25As if all the strength had drained out of me.
01:04:27A tiny cry suddenly echoed through the hall.
01:04:30My children.
01:04:31The magic wasn't finished.
01:04:32Another line slowly appeared.
01:04:34Leora Vance.
01:04:35Mate of Darius Veeroth.
01:04:37Then something unexpected happened.
01:04:39Silver flames raced through the names.
01:04:41What is happening?
01:04:42The elder's face had gone pale.
01:04:45Impossible.
01:04:46For the first time all night,
01:04:47Kale looked up.
01:04:48The moment Prince Darius returns,
01:04:50the scroll will complete the claiming ceremony.
01:04:52Kale's expression changed.
01:04:54He had just given away something he would never get back.
01:04:57The next morning,
01:04:58the palace servants arrived.
01:05:00Not to help me move.
01:05:01To remove me.
01:05:02Careful with those.
01:05:04Anything that belonged to the former mate goes.
01:05:06Isla,
01:05:07wearing Kale's royal robes,
01:05:09issued an eviction order against me.
01:05:10Former mate.
01:05:11The word spread through the courtyard.
01:05:13Like a disease.
01:05:14Servants avoided my eyes.
01:05:16Some looked embarrassed.
01:05:18Most looked relieved.
01:05:19The king's discarded mate was no longer their concern.
01:05:22Isla pointed toward my herb garden.
01:05:24Rip it out!
01:05:25It's ugly!
01:05:28Lady Lyra planted those for the royal earth.
01:05:30Isla's smile never moved.
01:05:32Then plant prettier ones.
01:05:33The roots were torn from the earth.
01:05:35One by one.
01:05:37Mama!
01:05:38It's alright,
01:05:39don't be afraid.
01:05:40Then Isla picked up the toy.
01:05:42That Kale had carved years ago.
01:05:43This junk too.
01:05:46The toy hit the ground.
01:05:47Crack!
01:05:48Enjoy the palace.
01:05:50Everything worth having was never yours.
01:05:53By sunset,
01:05:54I stood outside the palace gates.
01:05:57She has nothing.
01:05:58Where will she take the heirs?
01:05:59Poor thing.
01:06:01Three children.
01:06:02No baggage.
01:06:03Nowhere to go.
01:06:05A horn echoed across the city.
01:06:07Once.
01:06:08Twice.
01:06:08Three times.
01:06:10Every head turned.
01:06:11Black armored riders entered the capital.
01:06:13Elite royal guards.
01:06:14The crowd immediately stepped aside.
01:06:16The captain dismounted.
01:06:18Walked directly toward me.
01:06:19Lady Lyra.
01:06:20The prince's household has come to escort you home.
01:06:24The estate died when the prince vanished.
01:06:27Nobody had entered Darius Veritha's estate for years.
01:06:29Not since the day he disappeared.
01:06:31The gates stood silent.
01:06:32Covered in dust.
01:06:34Like a tomb.
01:06:34The moment I stepped forward,
01:06:36the gates swing open on their own.
01:06:38Golden light exploded through the estate.
01:06:40Gasps everywhere.
01:06:41Ancient serpent runes ignited.
01:06:43Fountains awakened.
01:06:44Statues opened glowing eyes.
01:06:46The entire palace came alive.
01:06:49The estate recognizes its mistress.
01:06:52It never responded to anyone.
01:06:54Inside, the walls were lined with maps.
01:06:56Weapons.
01:06:57Military banners.
01:06:59Portraits.
01:07:00Then my oldest son Cashin stopped walking.
01:07:02A painting.
01:07:03Not of Darius.
01:07:04Of us.
01:07:05Me.
01:07:06And the triplets.
01:07:07My breath caught.
01:07:08I had never seen it before.
01:07:10Yet somehow, someone had painted every detail perfectly.
01:07:13Cashin picked up a wooden carving.
01:07:15A tiny serpent knight.
01:07:16Right.
01:07:17Uncle Darius made this.
01:07:19What?
01:07:20He always brought us gifts.
01:07:22The servants exchanged looks.
01:07:23As if they suddenly understood something.
01:07:26Something I didn't.
01:07:27I entered Darius' study.
01:07:29A single sealed letter sat on the desk.
01:07:31Addressed to me.
01:07:32I broke the seal.
01:07:34Leora, if you are reading this, then my brother has failed you.
01:07:37I always feared he would.
01:07:38Kale mistakes possession for love.
01:07:41And one day, that mistake will cost him everything.
01:07:43My breath caught.
01:07:44I turned the page.
01:07:46Another line waited there.
01:07:47There is something you deserve to know.
01:07:49The day I saw you in the auction arena, I...
01:07:53My lady!
01:07:55The children!
01:07:56What happened?
01:07:57It's Lady Isla.
01:07:58She's gone to find them.
01:08:00You should be grateful.
01:08:02Your mother was lucky anyone wanted her.
01:08:05Mama is the best in the world!
01:08:06The boy's eyes flashed gold.
01:08:08A warning instinct awakened.
01:08:10Don't talk about mum!
01:08:12This royal heir actually showed defensive instincts so early.
01:08:15That's the crown prince and bloodline.
01:08:16The bond mark on my wrist ignited for a second.
01:08:19What happened?
01:08:20It was Kale.
01:08:21Isla's face immediately lost colour.
01:08:24Kale!
01:08:24The air in the black market arena was thick with pheromones and iron.
01:08:28Humans were Omega assets here.
01:08:30Displayed inside glass-lit cages like exotic relics.
01:08:33Lot 77!
01:08:35Omega female!
01:08:36Fertility index exceptional!
01:08:39Previously unacclaimed for six months in the Omega Zone!
01:08:42The cage door swings open.
01:08:43I am shoved forward, barefoot, heavy iron shackles clamped around my wrists.
01:08:47My expression stays calm, unflinching.
01:08:50The traders hated that.
01:08:51Most Omegas cried when they entered the arena.
01:08:54Some begged.
01:08:55Some broke.
01:08:56But I would never do that.
01:08:57The moment I believed they owned me, they would truly chain my soul forever.
01:09:01She's... unmarked?
01:09:03Impossible.
01:09:04That body type survived Omega Zone?
01:09:06She looks expensive.
01:09:07And at the center, Serpent King Kale Veereth.
01:09:10Half-shadowed.
01:09:11Immobile.
01:09:12Watching.
01:09:13His tail curled slowly around the throne like a living verdict.
01:09:16A single flick of his fingers.
01:09:18I will take her.
01:09:189,800,000 credits, auto-accepted.
01:09:22No further bids.
01:09:23Serpent King claims Lot 77 at full sovereign price.
01:09:28The gavel fell.
01:09:29In the serpent world, fertility is a curse.
01:09:31Most females never conceive.
01:09:33But I gave birth to three serpent heirs at once.
01:09:36Cashin, Rowan, and Nico.
01:09:37Annual mate reconfirmation ceremony.
01:09:39The hall was filled with nobles.
01:09:41But tonight, the king did not stand beside his official mate.
01:09:45He holds Isla Saran in his arms, another Omega.
01:09:48Soft.
01:09:49Fragile.
01:09:49Familiar.
01:09:50Leora Vance is no longer my mate.
01:09:52I stood at the far end of the hall.
01:09:54His eyes drifted over my body.
01:09:56I should never have brought you back from that auction.
01:09:58Isla suffered for years because of my mistake.
01:10:01You are nothing but a breeding vessel.
01:10:02I felt the room waiting for me to crumble.
01:10:05To beg.
01:10:06To prove him right.
01:10:07But I had learned long ago in the Omega Zone.
01:10:09The people who enjoy humiliating you, never stop when you give them tears.
01:10:13Are you certain?
01:10:14I am the mother of the Virith line.
01:10:16The kingdom needs me.
01:10:17Need you?
01:10:18Those curves, that fertility.
01:10:20That's all you were.
01:10:21You may stay.
01:10:22After all, you did produce hairs.
01:10:25But you will no longer be my mate.
01:10:27My brother's household still lacks a mate.
01:10:29You will be transferred to Darius.
01:10:31The Lost Prince?
01:10:32He's assigning his mate to the Vanished War God?
01:10:34Darius Vera.
01:10:35King's brother.
01:10:36The kingdom's most feared war god.
01:10:38He vanished during the Northern Campaign.
01:10:40But one thing remained unchanged.
01:10:42No one had ever dared claim his title.
01:10:44The man who had visited too often.
01:10:46Even when I was first bought at the auction.
01:10:48I remember it now.
01:10:49He was there.
01:10:50Sitting at the edge of the arena shadows.
01:10:53Not bidding.
01:10:54Just watching me.
01:10:55He wanted me.
01:10:56And that scared me more than Kale's cruelty ever did.
01:10:58My eyes met Kale's without trembling.
01:11:00If I am being transferred like property, then I refuse to belong to anyone who discarded me.
01:11:06At the center of the chamber floated an enormous silver scroll.
01:11:08Hundreds of glowing names drifted across its surface.
01:11:11Every bonded pair in the Serpent Kingdom.
01:11:13King Kale Veereth.
01:11:15You are requesting a permanent mate transfer decree?
01:11:19Once removed from the Blood Scroll, this bond can never be restored.
01:11:22Do you know how many clans would start a war for an Omega like her?
01:11:26She carried triplets and survived.
01:11:27That's practically royal blood level.
01:11:29Proceed.
01:11:29He answered coldly, without looking at me once.
01:11:32The Elder raised his staff.
01:11:34Runes ignited beneath my feet.
01:11:36Ancient magic awakened.
01:11:37The Golden Scroll slowly unfurled itself.
01:11:39Then my name appeared.
01:11:41Leora Vance.
01:11:42Mate of Kale Veereth.
01:11:44The entire chamber trembled.
01:11:45The silver letters of my name began to crack.
01:11:48One by one.
01:11:49For a second, I couldn't breathe.
01:11:51I collapsed to my knees.
01:11:53As if all the strength had drained out of me.
01:11:55A tiny cry suddenly echoed through the hall.
01:11:57My children, the magic wasn't finished.
01:12:00Another line slowly appeared.
01:12:02Leora Vance.
01:12:03Mate of Darius Veereth.
01:12:05Then something unexpected happened.
01:12:07Silver flames raced through the names.
01:12:09What is happening?
01:12:10The Elder's face had gone pale.
01:12:12Impossible.
01:12:13For the first time all night, Kale looked up.
01:12:16The moment Prince Darius returns, the scroll will complete the claiming ceremony.
01:12:20Kale's expression changed.
01:12:21He had just given away something he would never get back.
01:12:24The next morning, the palace servants arrived.
01:12:27Not to help me move.
01:12:29To remove me.
01:12:30Careful with those.
01:12:32Anything that belonged to the former mate goes.
01:12:34Isla, wearing Kale's royal robes, issued an eviction order against me.
01:12:38Former mate.
01:12:39The word spread through the courtyard.
01:12:41Like a disease.
01:12:42Servants avoided my eyes.
01:12:44Some looked embarrassed.
01:12:45Most looked relieved.
01:12:47The king's discarded mate was no longer their concern.
01:12:49Isla pointed toward my herb garden.
01:12:51Rip it out!
01:12:52It's ugly!
01:12:55Lady Leora planted those for the royal heirs.
01:12:58Isla's smile never moved.
01:12:59Then plant prettier ones.
01:13:01The roots were torn from the earth.
01:13:03One by one.
01:13:04Mama!
01:13:06It's alright, don't be afraid.
01:13:08Then Isla picked up the toy.
01:13:09That Kale had carved years ago.
01:13:11This junk too.
01:13:13The toy hit the ground.
01:13:15Crack.
01:13:16Enjoy the palace.
01:13:18Everything worth having was never yours.
01:13:20By sunset, I stood outside the palace gates.
01:13:24She has nothing.
01:13:26Where will she take the heirs?
01:13:27Poor thing.
01:13:29Three children.
01:13:30No baggage.
01:13:31Nowhere to go.
01:13:32A horn echoed across the city.
01:13:34Once.
01:13:35Twice.
01:13:36Three times.
01:13:37Every head turned.
01:13:38Black armored riders entered the capital.
01:13:41Elite royal guards.
01:13:42The crowd immediately stepped aside.
01:13:44The captain dismounted.
01:13:45Walked directly toward me.
01:13:47Lady Leora.
01:13:48The prince's household has come to escort you home.
01:13:51The estate died when the prince vanished.
01:13:54Nobody had entered Darius Veritha's estate for years.
01:13:57Not since the day he disappeared.
01:13:58The gates stood silent.
01:14:00Covered in dust.
01:14:01Like a tomb.
01:14:02The moment I stepped forward, the gates swing open on their own.
01:14:05Golden light exploded through the estate.
01:14:07Gasps everywhere.
01:14:09Ancient serpent runes ignited.
01:14:11Fountains awakened.
01:14:12Statues opened glowing eyes.
01:14:14The entire palace came alive.
01:14:17The estate recognizes its mistress.
01:14:19It never responded to anyone.
01:14:22Inside, the walls were lined with maps.
01:14:24Weapons.
01:14:25Military banners.
01:14:26Portraits.
01:14:27Then my oldest son, Cashin, stopped walking.
01:14:29A painting.
01:14:30Not of Darius.
01:14:32Of us.
01:14:32Me.
01:14:33And the triplets.
01:14:34My breath caught.
01:14:36I had never seen it before.
01:14:37Yet somehow, someone had painted every detail perfectly.
01:14:41Cashin picked up a wooden carving.
01:14:43A tiny serpent knight.
01:14:45Uncle Darius made this.
01:14:47What?
01:14:48He always brought us gifts.
01:14:49The servants exchanged looks.
01:14:51As if they suddenly understood something.
01:14:53Something I didn't.
01:14:55I entered Darius' study.
01:14:56A single sealed letter sat on the desk.
01:14:58Addressed to me.
01:14:59I broke the seal.
01:15:01Leora, if you are reading this, then my brother has failed you.
01:15:04I always feared he would.
01:15:06Kale mistakes possession for love.
01:15:08And one day, that mistake will cost him everything.
01:15:11My breath caught.
01:15:12I turned the page.
01:15:14Another line waited there.
01:15:15There is something you deserve to know.
01:15:17The day I saw you in the auction arena, I...
01:15:21My lady!
01:15:22The children!
01:15:24What happened?
01:15:25It's Lady Isla.
01:15:26She's gone to find them.
01:15:28You should be grateful.
01:15:30Your mother was lucky anyone wanted her.
01:15:32Mama is the best in the world!
01:15:34The boy's eyes flashed gold.
01:15:36A warning instinct awakened.
01:15:38Don't talk about mum.
01:15:40This royal air actually showed defensive instinct so early.
01:15:42That's the crown prince and bloodline.
01:15:44The bond mark on my wrist ignited for a second.
01:15:46What happened?
01:15:48It was Kale.
01:15:49Isla's face immediately lost colour.
01:15:51Kale!
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