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00:00I'm lying on the velvet bed in my castle bedroom, and three guys are leaning over me at the same
00:03time.
00:04Sebastian kneels beside me and undoes his cravat.
00:06His pale wrist comes up to my mouth, and he bites his own skin with his fangs.
00:11Little drops of blood fall onto my lips.
00:12Come on, do that, and I'm yours.
00:17Connor is lying at the foot of the bed, his furry head resting on my thighs.
00:20He rubs his cheek against my palm, his tail sweeping restlessly over my ankles.
00:23Don't drink his mirror. Just hold me while we sleep. I'm warm.
00:27Ilion sits by my head, his dew-touched fingertips gently stroking my forehead.
00:31His golden hair falls down, brushing against my collarbone.
00:34Both of you shut it. My nature magic is what our mistress truly loves.
00:38Their eyes meet over me, and invisible sparks fly.
00:41Sebastian's nails grow longer. Connor's claws come out.
00:44Ilion's vines are already winding around the bedposts.
00:46I close my eyes and pretend to be asleep.
00:49Doesn't matter who I pick. The other two will tear this castle apart anyway.
00:52The thing is, a month ago, I didn't even have a real bed to sleep in.
00:55Back then, I lived in a leaky little cabin on the farm.
00:57My dad was sick. Before he died, he shoved three old land deeds into my hands.
01:01Sweetheart, we don't have any family fortune.
01:04Those three seal stones at the edge of the farm, those are our ancestors' treasures.
01:08If you get into trouble, go dig them up. I mean, go invite them out.
01:13I didn't even have time to ask who I was supposed to invite, before someone started pounding on the gate.
01:17Butcher Barnaby kicked the door open with a dozen thugs behind him.
01:23Butcher Barnaby kicked the door open with a dozen thugs behind him.
01:25He spat his words in my face.
01:27Meera Thatcher, your old man owes me fifty dollars.
01:30Pay up today, or I take your cow.
01:32Or you come work as a barlet in my tavern to cover the debt!
01:34Two thugs were already yanking my old dairy cow out of the barn by her rope.
01:37That cow was the only thing our family owned.
01:40I gripped those deeds tight, watched my dad's eyes close for the last time,
01:43then grabbed the shovel from the corner, and ran toward the dark woods at the back of the farm.
01:47The dirt over the first seal stone was loose, like someone had left it easy to dig up centuries ago.
01:51I swung the shovel, maybe ten times, before I hit a black wooden coffin wrapped in chains.
01:55The lid wasn't nailed shut, I pried it open with the shovel.
01:58The second I pushed that lid open, I forgot how to breathe.
02:01A man lay inside, skin pale as paper, sharp features like a statue from the Middle Ages.
02:05He wore fancy but faded, velvet clothes, his hands folded over his chest.
02:09I couldn't help myself.
02:10I reached down and poked his cold cheek.
02:12Hard and cold, no warmth.
02:14Then I lifted his eyelid.
02:16Wake up!
02:16Someone's stealing my cow, and if I can't pay the debt,
02:19I'm gonna get sold off to be a maid!
02:21No reaction.
02:22So I just climbed right into the coffin,
02:24hauled back, and slapped him across the face.
02:27His eyes snapped open, blood red, furious.
02:30A hundred years of being trapped in the dark, radiating off him like ice.
02:35Hoo!
02:37Meera Thatcher, last living heir to this farm.
02:41I climbed back out of the coffin.
02:42My dad said you were a lord sealed here by our ancestors.
02:45The Thatcher family's in trouble.
02:47You have to help.
02:48He laughed, a nasty sound, and sat up.
02:51His pale joints cracked.
02:52His lips curled back, showing off sharp fangs.
02:55Lock me away for centuries, and now you want my help?
02:58I'll drain you dry first, then slaughter this whole village!
03:02He didn't even finish the sentence before a dark, red, black flash of magic
03:04came out of nowhere and exploded right on his forehead.
03:07His elegant curls frizzed up like an afro.
03:09His face turned black as soot.
03:11He froze, those red eyes going wide.
03:13A blood pact?
03:14That damned woman carved a contract in into my very soul!
03:18My eyes lit up.
03:19So you have to do what I say?
03:21Dream on!
03:22I raised my hand toward the sky.
03:23In the name of God!
03:25Stop, stop, stop!
03:26He clamped his hand over my mouth, just as a second lightning bolt of magic sizzled past
03:29his cape.
03:30Fine!
03:30I'll help!
03:31Just stop chanting, or you'll burn my clothes right off me!
03:34I let go of his hand, satisfied.
03:37What's your name?
03:39Sebastian.
03:40He shook out his fried hair, looking totally grumpy.
03:43Vampire Prince, Lord of the Night.
03:45Remember, I'm not helping you because I want to.
03:48That stupid contract is forcing me.
03:49You're my personal blood bag now!
03:51Got it, Mr. Vampire.
03:53Now come on, save my cow before I get sold!
03:55I said Vampire Prince, not some ordinary vampire!
03:57By the time we got back, Butcher Barnaby was already leading my cow away.
04:00Sebastian raised an eyebrow, his pale, elegant fingers flicked once.
04:04A dark red flame shot out of nowhere and set Barnaby's pants leg on fire.
04:09The thugs ran screaming in all directions.
04:12Barnaby was slapping at the flames, howling-
04:13Monsters!
04:14There are dark monsters here!
04:16A few seconds later, it was just the two of us, and my confused old cow under the windmill.
04:20I patted her back, and let out a long breath.
04:22Then I turned around, and saw Sebastian, leaning against the hay bales, arms crossed, staring
04:27at the cow's neck.
04:28Pretty impressive, right?
04:29Now go get me some fresh animal blood so I don't lose control.
04:32I pointed at the kitchen.
04:34There's cornbread and milk.
04:35Get it yourself, the great vampire prince.
04:38Hadn't eaten in centuries, and his first meal after waking up was time's cornbread.
04:41Before we could argue, heavy hoofbeats sounded outside the gate.
04:44A man in a leather duster stood at the door, a silver compass spinning wildly in his hand,
04:48its needle pointing straight at the dark woods.
04:50Such strong dark energy.
04:52Heretic!
04:53How dare you walk the mortal realm!
04:55Sebastian's face went dark.
04:57Leave.
04:57The witch hunter laughed, and threw three bottles of holy water.
05:02A freshly unsealed vampire, acting tough?
05:05I'll cleanse you right now and be done with it!
05:08My heart sank.
05:09I tugged Sebastian's sleeve.
05:10Don't fight him.
05:11Let's go to the back hill.
05:12The back hill?
05:13Why?
05:14To unseal the other two.
05:17I grabbed my shovel.
05:18Three against one, right?
05:19We'll win!
05:21The vampire prince, calling for backup.
05:23Before he could argue, I dragged him at a sprint toward the edge of the dark woods.
05:26The second seal stone was buried near a creepy cellar, under the trees, covered in moon-faced
05:30carvings.
05:31One shovelful cracked the stone.
05:32The cellar door blew open from the inside with a wild, feral force.
05:35Then a huge, muscular shadow lunged out of the cellar.
05:38Ripped shirt, corded muscles, a low animal growl in his throat.
05:41His green eyes glowed in the lantern light, wild and untamed.
05:44Sebastian stepped in front of me, fangs out.
05:46Connor?
05:48What are you doing here?
05:49The shadow lunged forward.
05:50I finally saw him clearly.
05:51A rugged, wild-looking guy.
05:53Bronze skin, messy hair, pure power and feral energy radiating off him.
05:57His eyes went right past Sebastian and landed on me.
06:00The aggression in his face melted into pure...
06:02Pack leader.
06:03You finally came for me.
06:04Sebastian's eyes went dark with jealousy.
06:06She's not your pack leader.
06:07She's my blood bag.
06:09Just then, the third seal stone under the big old oak tree shattered all by itself.
06:13Out of the blue magical glow, a blonde man rose up from the dirt and roots beneath the tree.
06:17Tall and lean, with pointed ears.
06:19The elf, Ilion, didn't even glance at the other two arguing.
06:22He walked straight to me, gave a graceful bow, took my hand.
06:25Nature mage Ilan at your service.
06:27And pressed an icy kiss to my knuckles.
06:29I have waited a hundred years for you, my lady.
06:31Let me be your reason, your shield.
06:34Before I could react, Connor let out a happy and launched himself at me.
06:38Sebastian and Ilion moved at the same time.
06:40Don't you dare touch her!
06:42But Connor dodged them both and buried his face in my chest,
06:44rubbing his broad shoulder against my neck like a giant.
06:47Desperate puppy.
06:48Mira!
06:49Mira!
06:49I missed you so much!
06:51You still smell so good!
06:53I looked at the clingy, feral wolfman in my arms.
06:55Then at the cold, elegant elf.
06:57Then at the vampire, whose pale face was turning even paler with rage.
07:00My dad wasn't lying.
07:02Those three seal stones really were treasures.
07:04Three treasures who could fight, do chores, and call me mistress.
07:08Okay, um...
07:09I cleared my throat.
07:10Can we skip the reunion for a second?
07:13There's a witch hunter outside who says he's gonna smash your stones and cleanse you.
07:16The back of Connor's hand was covered with wolf fur and sharp claws, and his eyes were fierce.
07:19Anyone tries to smash my stone, I'll rip him apart.
07:22Ilion's slender fingertips condensed a strand of emerald green magic power.
07:27Stupid mortal.
07:28Sebastian snorted and straightened his cravat.
07:30Neither of you lift a finger.
07:31I'll handle him myself.
07:32The three of them locked eyes, and sparks literally flew.
07:35The witch hunter had just reached the barn, when he saw three beings radiating terrifying dark and magical energy.
07:40His face went white.
07:41Three?
07:41Three epic level monsters?
07:46The hunter turned, and ran.
07:48Connor dropped to all fours, and charged like a giant wolf.
07:51Ilion raised a finger, and roots burst out of the ground, wrapping around the hunter's ankles.
07:55Sebastian became a blur, reappeared, and planted a foot on his chest.
07:58Three seconds.
07:59That's all it took.
08:00The cocky witch hunter was tied up in vines.
08:02God in heaven! Mercy!
08:04I squatted down in front of him.
08:06You go back and tell your witch hunter's guild that this farm is that's your private property.
08:10Anyone who comes back here causing trouble gets their guild hall torn down by these three.
08:13Yes! Yes! I'll tell them!
08:15The hunter scrambled up, and ran into the woods.
08:17Crisis over.
08:18I let out a breath, and turned to the three of them.
08:21All right, let's go inside.
08:23Okay.
08:24Mira, I'll carry your tools for you.
08:26Ilion stepped close, and flicked his fingers.
08:28A little breeze brushed the dust off my shoulders.
08:29You must be tired, my lady.
08:31Let me carry you home with magic.
08:33Sebastian yanked me into his dark cape, and glared at the other two.
08:35Both of you, back off.
08:36She's my contractor.
08:38My blood bag.
08:40What gives you the right?
08:41Connor argued.
08:42I'm the strongest!
08:43I'm the muscle of this farm!
08:45I have the most wisdom.
08:47Ilion said, calmly.
08:48I can give her the most rational advice.
08:50I-I-I have the most class.
08:52Sebastian sputtered.
08:53Her blood belongs only to me!
08:55Help!
08:56I didn't unseal three helpers.
08:58I woke up three jealous, attention-hungry monsters.
09:03Back at the farmhouse, it was already noon.
09:05I baked a big tray of cornbread, and fried six big slabs of bacon.
09:08The second I put the plate on the table, three hands reached for it.
09:11All three collided.
09:13I was woken up first.
09:14I get three.
09:15Huh!
09:16Says who?
09:16I'm the strongest.
09:17I do the most work.
09:19I get three.
09:20I have the longest lifespan.
09:22Show some respect for your elders.
09:23Nobody respects a leaf-eating old elf.
09:26Who are you calling old-
09:27They were about to come to blows, when I slammed my tin cup on the table.
09:31Stop!
09:32All three froze.
09:34They sat down properly, like kids caught by a teacher.
09:36Two pieces each.
09:38No fighting.
09:39Now eat up.
09:40I divided everything evenly.
09:43Then you're all working.
09:44Sebastian split firewood.
09:46Ilyan, draw water from the well.
09:47Connor, fix the barn roof.
09:49I was so naive.
09:51They were great workers.
09:52Sebastian, with vampire strength, split ten logs with one swing.
09:55He'd piled up a whole yard of wood, in no time.
09:57Ilyan drew water gracefully, not a drop spilled, and filled the barrel fast.
10:00Connor fixed the barn roof easily, lifting entire beams by himself, without a ladder.
10:04But they were also trouble magnets.
10:07While splitting wood, Sebastian kicked sawdust all over Ilyan's white silk shirt,
10:10leaving black smudges.
10:12When Ilyan came back from the well, he used his magic to flick water droplets
10:15onto Sebastian's polished Italian leather shoes.
10:17After Connor fixed the barn, he saw the other two fighting, and gleefully joined in,
10:21slamming into Sebastian with his wolf strength.
10:23The fight escalated.
10:24Sebastian turned into a swarm of bats to confuse them.
10:26Ilyan summoned thorns to tangle their ankles.
10:29Connor grew claws and started wrecking everything around him.
10:33By the time I ran out to see what the noise was, the farmyard was a disaster zone.
10:36Fooling around with another woman right in front of my eyes.
10:39I'm not going to marry you anymore.
10:40That night I accepted my father's arranged match and left Dusk Hollow entirely.
10:44Three years later, I was back to the town.
10:46I walked out and froze.
10:47That person was Silas, my ex.
10:49I told you, she'd come crawling back.
10:51He grabbed my wrist again and ripped the pendant free.
10:54Caius gave me that.
10:54Silas hit me across the face.
10:56Frank is the lady of the ash wheel line.
10:57She's made it to the Lord Caius, our bar's mistress.
11:00My husband's bar.
11:01Where do you think you're going?
11:02I pulled free.
11:03That's your table.
11:04Mine is up there.
11:05I watched my boyfriend fooling around with another woman right in front of my eyes.
11:09My heart shattered completely.
11:11How could he betray me like this?
11:12Lena, Nova is with my baby.
11:14I'm not going to marry you anymore.
11:16Still there?
11:17Fuck off.
11:19I think back to all the kindness he showed me.
11:22But all of that is long gone.
11:24He walked out with the new female bartender instead.
11:26He looked at me like it meant nothing.
11:29Nova's baby needs a father on paper.
11:31Once I divorce her, I'll marry you.
11:33That night I accepted my father's arranged match and left Dusk Hollow entirely.
11:37Three years later, I was back to the town.
11:40My husband had a work emergency, so he had his people in Dusk Hollow to collect me.
11:44I walked out and froze.
11:45That person was Silas, my ex.
11:48Hey, isn't that you obsessed ex?
11:50Isn't that waiter Lena?
11:55See?
11:56I told you.
11:57She'd come crawling back.
11:58She vanished without a trace.
12:00Now she sees Silas as rich.
12:01She probably cries herself to sleep every night.
12:03But Lena, if you were going to stage a reunion, at least show up in something decent.
12:06You can't afford better than that?
12:08You look this pathetic.
12:11I used to dress sharply every single time I knew I'd see Silas.
12:15Best clothes.
12:16Best version of myself.
12:17Always.
12:17Not anymore.
12:18No point.
12:19I was pregnant now.
12:20My husband had told me to wear whatever was comfortable.
12:23The clothes I'm wearing were chosen by him.
12:24They had no idea I was the person they'd been sent here to collect.
12:27Lena, hey, it's good you're back.
12:29Simon's been asking after you for years.
12:32Our son is entering the young training cohort soon.
12:34From now on, you're in charge of the drop-off.
12:36He was still so incredibly arrogant, but I wasn't that naive girl anymore.
12:39I didn't want to waste another second on them.
12:42I am-
12:42Please don't blame Silamus.
12:44He's just trying to take care of you.
12:45Who knows what kind of shady stuff you had to do to survive these years.
12:48Maybe a hooker.
12:50Silas caught my face and assumed I was jealous.
12:52Something flickered in his eyes.
12:53Satisfaction.
12:54Alright, Lena, drop the attitude.
12:55You clearly can't survive out there, so stop throwing tantrums and learn your place.
12:59Damn, Lena.
13:00Look how good Silas is to you.
13:02He's giving you free room and board.
13:05Isn't babysitting better than whatever trashy life you're living now?
13:08Hurry up and say thank you.
13:10Don't worry, dear.
13:11If my son acts up, I'll handle him myself.
13:13You won't be mistreated.
13:14Why would she be mistreated?
13:15She bolted over nothing.
13:16She's back because the outside world didn't want her.
13:19A little humility is good for her.
13:20My heart stopped for a beat.
13:21The Silas who used to love me was long gone.
13:23He was no longer the one who protected me when I was sexually assaulted in the bar.
13:27But that was fine.
13:28It was over.
13:28No point.
13:29I was about to have my second child.
13:33Aren't you here to pick me up?
13:35Let's go.
13:35Silence fell over the clearing.
13:37Then someone laughed.
13:38Pick you up?
13:39Please.
13:40Read this carefully.
13:41We're here for Ren.
13:43You even know who that is?
13:44Of course I knew.
13:45It was my name.
13:46Renk is the Lady of the Ash Wheel line.
13:47She's made it to the Lord Caius, our bar's mistress.
13:50Yeah.
13:50Caius is a legend.
13:51The child of the dark.
13:53He is coldest creature alive in the field, but completely devoted to one mate.
13:56Rumor is he refused every offer for years.
13:58Just waiting for Ren.
13:59Everyone who matters knows the rule.
14:01You want Caius' favor?
14:02Go through Wern.
14:02She is everything to him.
14:04I listened to them talk and felt myself smile.
14:07Three years of marriage.
14:08Caius' bussiness had doubled.
14:09So had his reputation as the most fiercely devoted mate any supernatural alive had ever witnessed.
14:14Caius had a one-of-a-kind peace commissioned.
14:16The Nightbloom Pendant.
14:17An enchanted Moonstone set in black iron.
14:19He paid a witch lord's ransom for it.
14:20Just to give to Rin.
14:22That pendant.
14:23That's it!
14:25Everyone looked.
14:26The whole entrance went quiet.
14:30Nice knockoff.
14:31Is this your salary for fucking man?
14:33I ran my thumb over the Moonstone.
14:35Silas saw me smiling and his expression changed.
14:38He grabbed my wrist again and ripped the pendant free.
14:41Nova took it from him, turned it over in her hands.
14:43Better quality than the replica I had made.
14:45Not that I'd ever wear mine outside.
14:47This outer territory imitation is something else.
14:49Then she left.
14:51Wait.
14:52Don't tell me you're Rin.
14:53Don't tell me you're Lord Caius' mate.
14:54The whole group fell apart.
14:56Caius was a myth walking.
14:57No one had ever seen his face and lived to gossip carelessly about it.
15:01And three years ago, I was just the wolf girl who'd been abandoned.
15:04They certainly wouldn't believe that two people like that could have any connection.
15:10I'll buy it off you, Lena.
15:12Double what you paid.
15:13I was scared she'd drop it.
15:16Give it back.
15:18Caius gave me that.
15:19Silas hit me across the face.
15:20My head snapped sideways.
15:21I tasted blood.
15:23Shut up!
15:23He looked furious.
15:24You do not say that man's name.
15:27You want to spread rumors about being connected to him?
15:29You trying to get us all killed?
15:30Caius is the bar boss!
15:32We all answer to him!
15:33Everything depends on staying in his favor!
15:35Whatever he saw in my eyes made him flinch.
15:38Nova caught it, pointed a finger in my face.
15:41Pathetic.
15:43He pulled out a coin pouch.
15:45For old time's sake, I'm letting this go.
15:47Take the gold.
15:48Get yourself something decent to wear.
15:49If you don't want to watch my pup, I'll find you something tolerable.
15:52Don't worry.
15:52The charity in his voice made me sick.
15:54I pushed the pouch back.
15:55Took the pendant from Nova's grip.
15:56No thanks.
15:57I don't take things from strangers.
16:00The Hollow and Fang is hosting the Grand Conqueration in three days.
16:03I was going to bring you.
16:04Show you something real.
16:05He looked me up and down.
16:06But you'd need to actually look the part.
16:08Can't embarrass me.
16:10I'm good.
16:11But thanks.
16:12His hand froze midair.
16:14He bit down.
16:14Fine.
16:15I'll take Nova.
16:17I won't let you down.
16:18I didn't look back.
16:19Hope you're still this confident in three days.
16:22Fresh air.
16:23The nausea faded.
16:24I put on a little Charmink and made my way to the Hollow and Fang alone.
16:27The Hollow and Fang.
16:29The most famous gathering place in the supernatural world.
16:31My husband's bar.
16:32Silas saw me the second I pushed through the iron door.
16:35Couldn't stay away.
16:36But if you're trying to win me back, you have to put in more effort.
16:38You can't show up to the Grand Conqueration dressed like that.
16:40I walked past him without a word.
16:42He grabbed my arm.
16:43I'm talking to you.
16:44Our staff table is over here.
16:46Where do you think you're going?
16:47I pulled free.
16:49That's your table.
16:50Mine is up there.
16:52His face went pale.
16:56How did she get in here?
16:58Our son is entering the young training cohort soon.
17:00From now on, you're in charge of the drop-off.
17:02He was still so incredibly arrogant.
17:04But I wasn't that naive girl anymore.
17:06I didn't want to waste another second on them.
17:08I am-
17:09Please don't blame Silomus.
17:10He's just trying to take care of you.
17:12Who knows what kind of shady stuff you had to do to survive these years.
17:15Maybe a hooker.
17:16Silas caught my face and assumed I was jealous.
17:18Something flickered in his eyes.
17:20Satisfaction.
17:20Alright, Lena.
17:21Drop the attitude.
17:22You clearly can't survive out there, so stop throwing tantrums and learn your place.
17:25Damn, Lena.
17:26Look how good Silas is to you.
17:28He's giving you free room and board.
17:31Isn't babysitting better than whatever trashy life you're living now?
17:34Hurry up and say thank you.
17:36Don't worry, dear.
17:37If my son acts up, I'll handle him myself.
17:39You won't be mistreated.
17:41Why would she be mistreated?
17:42She bolted over nothing.
17:43She's back because the outside world didn't want her.
17:45A little humility is good for her.
17:47My heart stopped for a beat.
17:48The Silas who used to love me was long gone.
17:50He was no longer the one who protected me when I was sexually assaulted in the bar.
17:53But that was fine.
17:54It was over.
17:55No point.
17:56I was about to have my second child.
18:00Aren't you here to pick me up?
18:01Let's go.
18:02Silas fell over the clearing.
18:03Then someone laughed.
18:05Pick you up?
18:06Please.
18:06Read this carefully.
18:08We're here for Ren.
18:09You even know who that is?
18:11Of course I knew.
18:11It was my name.
18:12Renk is the Lady of the Ash Wheel line.
18:14She's mated to the Lord Caius, our bar's mistress.
18:16Yeah.
18:17Caius is a legend.
18:18The child of the dark.
18:19He is coldest creature alive in the field, but completely devoted to one mate.
18:23Rumor is he refused every offer for years.
18:25Just waiting for Ren.
18:26Everyone who matters knows the rule.
18:27You want Caius' favor?
18:28Go through Wern.
18:29She is everything to him.
18:30I listened to them talk and felt myself smile.
18:33Three years of marriage.
18:34Caius' bussiness had doubled.
18:35So had his reputation as the most fiercely devoted mate any supernatural alive had ever witnessed.
18:40Caius had a one-of-a-kind piece commissioned.
18:42The nightbloom pendant.
18:44An enchanted moonstone set in black iron.
18:45He paid a witchlord's ransom for it.
18:47Just to give it to Rin.
18:48That pendant.
18:49That's it!
18:52Everyone looked.
18:53The whole entrance went quiet.
18:57Nice knockoff.
18:58Is this your salary for fucking man?
18:59I ran my thumb over the moonstone.
19:02Silas saw me smiling and his expression changed.
19:04He grabbed my wrist again and ripped the pendant free.
19:07Nova took it from him, turned it over in her hands.
19:09Better quality than the replica I had made.
19:11Not that I'd ever wear mine outside.
19:13This outer territory imitation is something else.
19:16Then she lied.
19:17Wait.
19:18Don't tell me you're Rin.
19:19Don't tell me you're Lord Caius' mate.
19:21The whole group fell apart.
19:23Caius was a myth walking.
19:24No one had ever seen his face and lived to gossip carelessly about it.
19:27And three years ago, I was just the wolf girl who'd been abandoned.
19:30They certainly wouldn't believe that two people like that could have any connection.
19:37I'll buy it off you, Lena.
19:38Double what you paid.
19:40I was scared she'd drop it.
19:43Give it back.
19:44Caius gave me that.
19:45Silas hit me across the face.
19:46My head snapped sideways.
19:47I tasted blood.
19:49Shut up!
19:50He looked furious.
19:51You do not say that man's name.
19:53You want to spread rumors about being connected to him?
19:55You trying to get us all killed?
19:57Caius is the bar boss!
19:58We all answer to him!
19:59Everything depends on staying in his favor!
20:02Whatever he saw in my eyes made him flinch.
20:04Nova caught it, pointed a finger in my face.
20:08Pathetic.
20:09He pulled out a coin pouch.
20:11For old time's sake, I'm letting this go.
20:13Take the gold.
20:14Get yourself something decent to wear.
20:16If you don't want to watch my pup, I'll find you something tolerable.
20:18Don't worry.
20:19The charity in his voice made me sick.
20:21I pushed the pouch back.
20:22Took the pendant from Nova's grip.
20:23No thanks.
20:24I don't take things from strangers.
20:26The Hollow and Fang is hosting the Grand Conqueration in three days.
20:30I was going to bring you.
20:31Show you something real.
20:32He looked me up and down.
20:33But you'd need to actually look the part.
20:35Can't embarrass me.
20:36I'm good.
20:38But thanks.
20:39His hand froze midair.
20:40He bit down.
20:41Fine.
20:41I'll take Nova.
20:43I won't let you down.
20:45I didn't look back.
20:46Hope you're still this confident in three days.
20:48Fresh air.
20:49The nausea faded.
20:50I put on a little charm ink and made my way to the Hollow and Fang alone.
20:54The Hollow and Fang.
20:55The most famous gathering place in the supernatural world.
20:58My husband's bar.
20:59Silas saw me the second I pushed through the iron door.
21:01Couldn't stay away.
21:02But if you're trying to win me back, you have to put in more effort.
21:04You can't show up to the Grand Conqueration dressed like that.
21:06I walked past him without a word.
21:08He grabbed my arm.
21:09I'm talking to you.
21:11Our staff table is over here.
21:12Where do you think you're going?
21:13I pulled free.
21:15That's your table.
21:16Mine is up there.
21:19His face went pale.
21:23How did she get in here?
21:24In my last life, Celeste chose the dragonborn heir first.
21:30I am the Duchess of Draen now.
21:32That one sentence stripped Celeste of everything.
21:35From that day on, she lost her mind.
21:38I am the clan lord's wife.
21:40I am.
21:41But I took hold of the werewolf clan.
21:43I won my husband's devotion and became the woman everyone envied.
21:47She switched my tea before I died.
21:51Go to hell with me.
21:53We were back.
21:54Back to the choosing.
21:56Celeste, Val, and I were summoned back to choose our beast-born marriage partners.
21:59She was excited.
22:01Too excited.
22:04She chose the very trap meant for me.
22:06Celeste rushed forward first.
22:08Did she truly understand what she had chosen?
22:12Werewolves were ruled by instinct.
22:14Could she endure it?
22:16Even Duchess Vale froze.
22:21Have you truly thought this through?
22:23Mother, in this life, I will marry no one but him.
22:26His instinct had already answered her.
22:28In the end, Duchess Vale agreed.
22:31The dragon-born heir saw the decision settle.
22:34Then, Lady Evelyn, I will send the betrothal gifts tomorrow.
22:37So she wanted my old fate.
22:39Let her have it.
22:40For three years, Cale and Celeste played an affectionate couple in public.
22:43Behind closed doors, he treated her with chilling indifference.
22:47Then his hidden mistress appeared with an illegitimate son.
22:50Celeste lost every shred of dignity.
22:52Even Dutch Vale could not save her.
22:54This time, she took my old husband first.
22:57She thought she had stolen my fortune.
22:59But I knew how that fate truly ended.
23:01To everyone else, Cale seemed cold, noble, and unmatched.
23:04But he had hidden another woman all along.
23:07Were thrown out before everyone.
23:08She knew none of what waited for her.
23:10Everyone knew the werewolf clan was despised.
23:13The dragon-born claimed one lawful mate for life.
23:16So now, Cale was mine to use.
23:18How long could she endure his devotion?
23:21She had chosen first.
23:24In this life, she chose my former husband first.
23:27How long can she endure his devotion?
23:29The drail gifts arrived quickly.
23:32Half the courtyard became my dowry.
23:35Every gift made my position harder to erase.
23:38Celeste ignored the werewolf clan's poor gifts.
23:41Mother, add more to my dowry.
23:44Duchess Vale still gave her what she wanted.
23:46Then Liana brought me news.
23:48We have met in private several times.
23:50So it had already begun.
23:52Once, they came out of a narrow alley in disarray.
23:55Many passers-by saw them.
23:57By that evening, the whole estate would know.
24:00That very day, she came to flaunt it before me.
24:04My future husband and I are in love.
24:08That is how he adores me.
24:10If you gossip to mother, I will not spare you.
24:13She glared at me and walked away.
24:16I did not care about her threat.
24:19She no longer looked innocent.
24:21What should not have happened?
24:23Already had.
24:26On my wedding day, two white-draped carriages left the Vale estate.
24:30The bells rang.
24:31Everyone saw only grandeur.
24:33Vale looked pleased.
24:34I knew why.
24:35This wedding was never about love.
24:37He needed a lawful wife first.
24:39House Draven had one legitimate son.
24:41He could not inherit until he married and produced an heir.
24:43No matter what happened, Kale would benefit.
24:47Relief flashed first.
24:49Distipleasure came after.
24:50Today is the day I marry my Duchess.
24:53If he had startled the carriage, ten heads would not be enough.
24:56Servants, take them away.
25:01I am truly sorry.
25:02I will leave at once.
25:04I could not let her leave so easily.
25:07One word from me could change where she stood.
25:10My lord, why be so harsh?
25:12He feared her staying.
25:14That was enough.
25:16Today is our wedding day.
25:18Let us do one kind thing.
25:19She wanted House Draken more than mercy.
25:24I need another woman to serve near me.
25:27Kale's silence was louder than denial.
25:29Let her enter the estate with us.
25:30She saw the door.
25:32She would not refuse.
25:33Then I thank you, my lady.
25:36He could not stop her in front of everyone.
25:39From this moment, she entered my board.
25:41A door opened for her.
25:43A trap opened for him.
25:45The procession moved on, and so did the rumor.
25:48The new Duchess is truly kind.
25:51She even gave that poor woman work.
25:55They praised me for opening the gate.
25:57Just like House Draken.
25:58They are good people.
26:00Let her come.
26:01I needed her close.
26:04The ceremony was over.
26:05The real game had begun.
26:07Liana sent the attendants away before she dared speak.
26:09She was furious.
26:10I already knew why.
26:12My lady, Lord Kale secretly sent a man to settle that woman and her heir in the side courtyard.
26:18Oh.
26:20My lady, doesn't House Dracal forbid concubines?
26:24How can Lord Kale still do such a filthy thing?
26:27You have not truly settled into this marriage.
26:29Expose him, and return to your family.
26:31What is the hurry?
26:33I was already inside House Draken.
26:35Since I have come here, I will not let an outside woman climb over my head.
26:38Unlike Celeste, I had no mother powerful enough to defend me.
26:42To them, I was only a pawn.
26:44If I went home, I would be mocked and cast out.
26:47What I wanted was House Draen itself.
26:49So what if Kale was rotten at the core?
26:52With a son or daughter, no one could shake my position.
26:56Right on time.
26:59In my last life, Celeste chose the dragonborn heir first.
27:05I am the Duchess of Draen now.
27:08That one sentence stripped Celeste of everything.
27:10From that day on, she lost her mind.
27:13I am the clan lord's wife!
27:15I am!
27:16But I took hold of the werewolf clan.
27:18I won my husband's devotion, and became the woman everyone envied.
27:22She switched my tea before I died.
27:26Go to hell with me!
27:28We were back.
27:30Back to the choosing.
27:31Celeste, Val, and I were summoned back to choose our beast-born marriage partners.
27:35She was excited.
27:36Too excited.
27:39She chose the very trap meant for me.
27:42Celeste rushed forward first.
27:43Did she truly understand what she had chosen?
27:47Werewolves were ruled by instinct.
27:49Could she endure it?
27:51Even Duchess Vale froze.
27:56Have you truly thought this through?
27:58Mother, in this life, I will marry no one but him.
28:02His instinct had already answered her.
28:04In the end, Duchess Vale agreed.
28:07The dragon-born heir saw the decision settle.
28:09Then, Lady Evelyn, I will send the betrothal gifts tomorrow.
28:12So she wanted my old fate.
28:15Let her have it.
28:15For three years, Cale and Celise played an affectionate couple in public.
28:18Behind closed doors, he treated her with chilling indifference.
28:22Then his hidden mistress appeared with an illegitimate son.
28:25Celeste lost every shred of dignity.
28:28Even Duchess Vale could not save her.
28:30This time, she took my old husband first.
28:32She thought she had stolen my fortune, but I knew how that fate truly ended.
28:36To everyone else, Cale seemed cold, noble, and unmatched.
28:40But he had hidden another woman all along.
28:42We're thrown out before everyone.
28:44She knew none of what waited for her.
28:45Everyone knew the werewolf clan was despised.
28:48The dragon-born claimed one lawful mate for life.
28:51So now, Cale was mine to use.
28:54How long could she endure his devotion?
28:57She had chosen first.
28:59In this life, she chose my former husband first.
29:02How long can she endure his devotion?
29:05The drail gifts arrived quickly.
29:08Half the courtyard became my dowry.
29:10Every gift made my position harder to erase.
29:14Celeste ignored the werewolf clan's poor gifts.
29:16Mother, add more to my dowry.
29:19Duchess Vale still gave her what she wanted.
29:22Then Lyanna brought me news.
29:23We have met in private several times.
29:26So it had already begun.
29:27Once, they came out of a narrow alley in disarray.
29:31Many passersby saw them.
29:32By that evening, the whole estate would know.
29:35That very day, she came to flaunt it before me.
29:39My future husband and I are in love.
29:43That is how he adores me.
29:45If you gossip to mother, I will not spare you.
29:48She glared at me and walked away.
29:51I did not care about her threat.
29:54She no longer looked innocent.
29:56What should not have happened?
29:58Already had.
30:01On my wedding day, two white-draped carriages left the Vale estate.
30:05The bells rang.
30:06Everyone saw only grandeur.
30:08Vale looked pleased.
30:09I knew why.
30:10This wedding was never about love.
30:12He needed a lawful wife first.
30:14House Draven had one legitimate son.
30:16He could not inherit until he married and produced an heir.
30:19No matter what happened, Kale would benefit.
30:22Relief flashed first.
30:24Distipleasure came after.
30:26Today is the day I marry my Duchess.
30:28If he had startled the carriage, ten heads would not be enough.
30:32Servants, take them away.
30:36I am truly sorry.
30:38I will leave at once.
30:40I could not let her leave so easily.
30:43One word from me could change where she stood.
30:45My lord, why be so harsh?
30:47He feared her staying.
30:49That was enough.
30:51Today is our wedding day.
30:53Let us do one kind thing.
30:55She wanted House Draken more than mercy.
30:59I need another woman to serve Nanny.
31:02Kale's silence was louder than denial.
31:04Let her enter the estate with us.
31:06She saw the door.
31:07She would not refuse.
31:09Then I thank you, my lady.
31:11He could not stop her in front of everyone.
31:14From this moment, she entered my board.
31:17A door opened for her.
31:18A trap opened for him.
31:20The procession moved on, and so did the rumor.
31:24The new Duchess is truly kind.
31:26She even gave that poor woman work.
31:30They praised me for opening the gate.
31:32Just like House Drapen.
31:34They are good people.
31:35Let her come.
31:36I needed her close.
31:39The ceremony was over.
31:41The real game had begun.
31:42Liana sent the attendants away before she dared speak.
31:45She was furious.
31:46I already knew why.
31:47My lady, Lord Kale secretly sent a man to settle that woman and her heir in the side courtyard.
31:53Oh.
31:55My lady, doesn't House Dracal forbid concubines?
31:59How can Lord Kale still do such a filthy thing?
32:02You have not truly settled into this marriage.
32:04Expose him, and return to your family.
32:07What is the hurry?
32:08I was already inside House Draven.
32:10Since I have come here, I will not let an outside woman climb over my head.
32:14Unlike Celeste, I had no mother powerful enough to defend me.
32:17To them, I was only a pawn.
32:19If I went home, I would be mocked and cast out.
32:22What I wanted was House Draven itself.
32:25So what if Kale was rotten at the core?
32:27With a son or daughter, no one could shake my position.
32:32Right on time.
32:35I'm lying on the velvet bed in my castle bedroom, and three guys are leaning over me at the same
32:38time.
32:39The thing is, a month ago, I didn't even have a real bed to sleep in.
32:42Back then, I lived in a leaky little cabin on the farm.
32:44My dad was sick.
32:45Before he died, he shoved three old land deeds into my hands.
32:48Butcher Barnaby kicked the door open, with a dozen thugs behind him.
32:50Your old man owes me $50.
32:52Pay up today, or I take your cow.
32:54Then grabbed the shovel from the corner, and ran toward the dark woods at the back of the farm.
32:57Before I hit a black wooden coffin, wrapped in chains.
32:59No reaction.
33:00So I just climbed right into the coffin, pulled back, and slapped him across the face.
33:04What's your name?
33:05Sebastian.
33:06Vampire prince, lord of the night.
33:07Heavy hoofbeats sounded outside the gate.
33:09A man in a leather duster stood at the door, a silver compass spinning wildly in his hand.
33:13Such strong dark energy.
33:15Heretic!
33:15Let's go to the back hill.
33:16Why?
33:17To unseal the other two.
33:19Then a huge, muscular shadow lunged out of the cellar.
33:22Pure power and feral energy radiating off him.
33:24The third sealstone under the big old oak tree shattered all by itself.
33:27A blonde man rose up from the dirt and roots, tall and lean, with pointed ears.
33:31The elf, Ilion.
33:33My dad wasn't lying.
33:34Those three sealstones really were treasures.
33:36Three treasures who could fight, do chores, and call me mistress.
33:40I'm lying on the velvet bed in my castle bedroom, and three guys are leaning over me at the same
33:43time.
33:44Sebastian kneels beside me and undoes his cravat.
33:46His pale wrist comes up to my mouth, and he bites his own skin, with his fangs.
33:50Little drops of blood fall onto my lips.
33:52Come on.
33:53Do that.
33:55Just hold me while we sleep.
33:57I'm warm.
33:58Ilion sits by my head, his dew-touched fingertips gently stroking my forehead.
34:01His golden hair falls down, brushing against my collarbone.
34:04Both of you shut it.
34:05My nature magic is what our mistress truly loves.
34:08Their eyes meet over me, and invisible sparks fly.
34:11Sebastian's nails grow longer.
34:13Connor's claws come out.
34:14Ilion's vines are already winding around the bedposts.
34:16I close my eyes, and pretend to be asleep.
34:19Doesn't matter who I pick.
34:20The other two will tear this castle apart anyway.
34:22The thing is, a month ago, I didn't even have a real bed to sleep in.
34:25Back then, I lived in a leaky little cabin on the farm.
34:28My dad was sick.
34:29Before he died, he shoved three old land deeds into my hands.
34:32Sweetheart, we don't have any family fortune.
34:34Those three seal stones at the edge of the farm, those are our ancestors' treasures.
34:39If you get into trouble, go dig them up.
34:41I mean, go invite them out.
34:43I didn't even have time to ask who I was supposed to invite, before someone started pounding on the gate.
34:47Butcher Barnaby kicked the door open, with a dozen thugs behind him.
34:53Butcher Barnaby kicked the door open, with a dozen thugs behind him.
34:56He spat his words in my face.
34:57Meera Thatcher!
34:58Your old man owes me fifty dollars.
35:00Pay up today, or I take your cow.
35:02Or you come work as a barlet in my tavern to cover the debt!
35:05Two thugs were already yanking my old dairy cow out of the barn by her rope.
35:08That cow was the only thing our family owned.
35:10I gripped those deeds tight, watched my dad's eyes close for the last time,
35:14then grabbed the shovel from the corner, and ran toward the dark woods at the back of the farm.
35:17The dirt over the first seal stone was loose, like someone had left it easy to dig up centuries ago.
35:21I swung the shovel, maybe ten times, before I hit a black wooden coffin wrapped in chains.
35:26The lid wasn't nailed shut, I pried it open with the shovel.
35:29The second I pushed that lid open, I forgot how to breathe.
35:31A man lay inside, skin pale as paper, sharp features like a statue from the Middle Ages.
35:36He wore fancy but faded, velvet clothes, his hands folded over his chest.
35:39I couldn't help myself.
35:41I reached down and poked his cold cheek.
35:43Hard and cold, no warmth.
35:45Then I lifted his eyelid.
35:46Wake up!
35:47Someone's stealing my cow, and if I can't pay the debt, I'm gonna get sold off to be a maid!
35:51No reaction.
35:52So I just climbed right into the coffin, hauled back, and slapped him across the face.
35:57His eyes snapped open, blood red, furious.
36:01A hundred years of being trapped in the dark, radiating off him like ice.
36:05Who?
36:08Meera Thatcher, last living heir to this farm.
36:11I climbed back out of the coffin.
36:13My dad said you were a lord sealed here by our ancestors.
36:16The Thatcher family's in trouble.
36:18You have to help.
36:19He laughed, a nasty sound, and sat up.
36:21His pale joints cracked.
36:22His lips curled back, showing off sharp fangs.
36:25Lock me away for centuries, and now you want my help?
36:29I'll drain you dry first, then slaughter this whole village!
36:32He didn't even finish the sentence before a dark, purple black flash of magic came out of nowhere, and exploded
36:36right on his forehead.
36:37His elegant curls frizzed up like an afro.
36:39His face turned black as soot.
36:41He froze, those red eyes going wide.
36:43Her blood pact?
36:45That damned woman carved a contract into my very soul!
36:48My eyes lit up.
36:49So you have to do what I say?
36:51Dream on!
36:52I raised my hand toward the sky.
36:53In the name of God!
36:55Stop, stop, stop!
36:56He clamped his hand over my mouth, just as a second lightning bolt of magic sizzled past his cape.
37:00Fine! I'll help!
37:01Just stop chanting, or you'll burn my clothes right off me!
37:05I let go of his hand, satisfied.
37:08What's your name?
37:09Sebastian.
37:10He shook out his fried hair, looking totally grumpy.
37:14Vampire Prince, Lord of the Night.
37:15Remember, I'm not helping you because I want to.
37:18That stupid contract is forcing me.
37:20You're my personal blood bag now!
37:22Got it, Mr. Vampire.
37:23Now come on, save my cow before I get sold!
37:25I said Vampire Prince, not some ordinary vampire!
37:28By the time we got back, Butcher Barnaby was already leading my cow away.
37:31Sebastian raised an eyebrow, his pale, elegant fingers flicked once.
37:34A dark red flame shot out of nowhere and set Barnaby's pants leg on fire.
37:40The thugs ran screaming in all directions.
37:42Barnaby was slapping at the flames, howling-
37:44Monsters! There are dark monsters here!
37:46A few seconds later, it was just the two of us and my confused old cow under the windmill.
37:50I patted her back and let out a long breath.
37:53Then I turned around and saw Sebastian, leaning against the hay bales, arms crossed, staring at the cow's neck.
37:58Pretty impressive, right?
38:00Now go get me some fresh animal blood so I don't lose control.
38:03I pointed at the kitchen.
38:04There's cornbread and milk!
38:06Get it yourself.
38:07The great vampire prince hadn't eaten in centuries, and his first meal after waking up was time's cornbread.
38:12Before we could argue, heavy hoofbeats sounded outside the gate.
38:14A man in a leather duster stood at the door, a silver compass spinning wildly in his hand, its needle
38:19pointing straight at the dark woods.
38:20Such strong dark energy.
38:22Heretic!
38:23How dare you walk the mortal realm!
38:26Sebastian's face went dark.
38:27Leave.
38:27The witch hunter laughed, and threw three bottles of holy water.
38:32A freshly unsealed vampire, acting tough? I'll cleanse you right now and be done with it.
38:38My heart sank. I tugged Sebastian's sleeve.
38:40Don't fight him. Let's go to the back hill.
38:42The back hill? Why?
38:44To unseal the other two.
38:47I grabbed my shovel.
38:48Three against one, right? We'll win!
38:51The vampire prince, calling for backup.
38:53Before he could argue, I dragged him at a sprint toward the edge of the dark woods.
38:57The second seal stone was buried near a creepy cellar, under the trees, covered in moon-faced carvings.
39:01One shovelful cracked the stone.
39:03The cellar door blew open from the inside with a wild, feral force.
39:06Then a huge, muscular shadow lunged out of the cellar.
39:08Ripped shirt, corded muscles, a low animal growl in his throat.
39:11His green eyes glowed in the lantern light, wild and untamed.
39:15Sebastian stepped in front of me, fangs out.
39:17Connor? What are you doing here?
39:19The shadow lunged forward. I finally saw him clearly.
39:22A rugged, wild-looking guy.
39:24Bronze skin, messy hair, pure power and feral energy radiating off him.
39:28His eyes went right past Sebastian, and landed on me.
39:30The aggression in his face melted into pure...
39:32Pack leader. You finally came for me.
39:35Sebastian's eyes went dark with jealousy.
39:37She's not your pack leader. She's my blood bag.
39:39Just then, the third seal stone under the big old oak tree shattered all by itself.
39:43Out of the blue magical glow, a blonde man rose up from the dirt and roots beneath the tree.
39:47Tall and lean, with pointed ears.
39:50The elf, Ilion, didn't even glance at the other two arguing.
39:53He walked straight to me, gave a graceful bow, took my hand...
39:56Nature mage Ilan at your service.
39:58...and pressed an icy kiss to my knuckles.
39:59I have waited a hundred years for you, my lady.
40:01Let me be your reason, your shield.
40:05Before I could react, Connor let out a happy and launched himself at me.
40:08Sebastian and Ilion moved at the same time.
40:11Don't you dare touch her!
40:12But Connor dodged them both, and buried his face in my chest, rubbing his broad shoulder against my neck like
40:16a giant, desperate puppy.
40:18Mira! Mira! I missed you so much! You still smell so good!
40:23I looked at the clingy, feral wolfman in my arms, then at the cold, elegant elf, then at the vampire,
40:28whose pale face was turning even paler with rage.
40:31My dad wasn't lying. Those three seal stones really were treasures.
40:35Three treasures who could fight, do chores, and call me mistress.
40:39Okay, um...
40:39I cleared my throat.
40:41Can we skip the reunion for a second?
40:43There's a witch hunter outside who says he's gonna smash your stones and cleanse you.
40:46The back of Connor's hand was covered with wolf fur and sharp claws, and his eyes were fierce.
40:50Anyone tries to smash my stone, I'll rip him apart.
40:53Ilion's slender fingertips condensed a strand of emerald green magic power.
40:57Stupid mortal.
40:58Sebastian snorted and straightened his cravat.
41:00Neither of you lift a finger. I'll handle him myself.
41:03The three of them locked eyes, and sparks literally flew.
41:05The witch hunter had just reached the barn, when he saw three beings radiating, terrifying, dark, and magical energy.
41:10His face went white.
41:11Three? Three epic level monsters?
41:16The hunter turned, and ran.
41:18Connor dropped to all fours, and charged like a giant wolf.
41:21Ilion raised a finger, and roots burst out of the ground, wrapping around the hunter's ankles.
41:25Sebastian became a blur, reappeared, and planted a foot on his chest.
41:28Three seconds. That's all it took.
41:30The cocky witch hunter was tied up in vines.
41:32God in heaven! Mercy!
41:34I squatted down in front of him.
41:36You go back and tell your witch hunter's guild that this farm is that's your private property.
41:40Anyone who comes back here causing trouble gets their guild hall torn down by these three.
41:44Yes! Yes! I'll tell them!
41:45The hunter scrambled up, and ran into the woods.
41:48Crisis over.
41:48I let out a breath, and turned to the three of them.
41:51Alright, let's go inside.
41:53Okay.
41:54Mira, I'll carry your tools for you.
41:56Ilion stepped close, and flicked his fingers.
41:58A little breeze brushed the dust off my shoulders.
42:00You must be tired, my lady. Let me carry you home with magic.
42:03Sebastian yanked me into his dark cape, and glared at the other two.
42:05Both of you, back off. She's my contractor. My blood bag.
42:10What gives you the right?
42:11Connor argued.
42:12I'm the strongest! I'm the muscle of this farm!
42:15I have the most wisdom.
42:17Ilion said, calmly.
42:18I can give her the most rational advice.
42:20I-I-I have the most class.
42:22Sebastian sputtered.
42:24Her blood belongs only to me!
42:26Help!
42:26I didn't unseal three helpers.
42:28I woke up three jealous, attention-hungry monsters.
42:33Back at the farmhouse, it was already noon.
42:35I baked a big tray of cornbread, and fried six big slabs of bacon.
42:38The second I put the plate on the table, three hands reached for it.
42:42All three collided.
42:43I was woken up first.
42:45I get three.
42:46Huh! Says who?
42:47I'm the strongest.
42:48I do the most work.
42:49I get three.
42:50I have the longest lifespan.
42:52Show some respect for your elders.
42:54Nobody respects a leaf-eating old elf.
42:56Who are you calling old?
42:58They were about to come to blows, when I slammed my tin cup on the table.
43:02Stop!
43:03All three froze.
43:04They sat down properly, like kids caught by a teacher.
43:06Two pieces each.
43:08No fighting.
43:09Now eat up.
43:10I divided everything evenly.
43:13Then you're all working.
43:15Sebastian split firewood.
43:16Ilion, draw water from the well.
43:18Connor, fix the barn roof.
43:20I was so naive.
43:21They were great workers.
43:22Sebastian, with vampire strength, split ten logs with one swing.
43:25He'd piled up a whole yard of wood, in no time.
43:28Ilion drew water gracefully, not a drop spilled, and filled the barrel fast.
43:31Connor fixed the barn roof easily, lifting entire beams by himself, without a ladder.
43:34But they were also trouble magnets.
43:37While splitting wood, Sebastian kicked sawdust all over Ilion's white silk shirt, leaving black smudges.
43:42When Ilion came back from the well, he used his magic to flick water droplets onto Sebastian's polished Italian leather
43:47shoes.
43:48After Connor fixed the barn, he saw the other two fighting, and gleefully joined in, slamming into Sebastian with his
43:52wolf strength.
43:53The fight escalated.
43:54Sebastian turned into a swarm of bats to confuse them.
43:57Ilion summoned thorns to tangle their ankles.
43:59Connor grew claws and started wrecking everything around him.
44:03By the time I ran out to see what the noise was, the farmyard was a disaster zone.
44:06Woodpile knocked over, water buckets tipped, the barn I'd just had fixed was half collapsed again.
44:10Even my bedsheets, hanging on the line, were shredded.
44:13I took a deep breath, and screamed at the top of my lungs.
44:15Everyone stop!
44:17All three froze instantly.
44:18They shifted back to human form, and stood there, heads down, not looking at me.
44:22Who started it?
44:24Him!
44:29I said furiously,
44:30Nobody gets dinner tonight.
44:31Whoever made this mess cleans it up.
44:33Whoever broke the barn fixes it.
44:35You keep fixing it until it's done, even if you work till dawn.
44:38Then I turned around, and went inside.
44:40Leaving three tall, long-legged, supernatural creatures, standing in the wreckage, staring at each other.
44:46By evening, the yard was cleaned up, and the half-collapsed barn was barely standing again.
44:50I made a pot of thick meat stew, and carried it outside.
44:52The three of them, were squatting under the windmill, looking up at me, with pathetic eyes.
44:57Sebastian's curls were a mess.
44:58His velvet suit, stained with dirt, looked ridiculous, and pitiful.
45:02Illion's shirt, had a tear in it, showing his pale shoulder, with a shallow scratch across his face.
45:07Connor had it worst.
45:08Bruises all over, a split lip, and he was licking his own paw sadly.
45:12My heart softened.
45:13I sighed, come eat.
45:14The eyes lit up.
45:18My husband hated me for giving birth to a monster, unaware that from beginning to end, it was his own
45:22tainted bloodline.
45:23He killed all my cubs.
45:25And me.
45:26My cousin Sarah and I were both given to the dragon court.
45:29I went to the firstborn, Aldric.
45:31She went to the second son, Dorian.
45:34A year later, Sarah bore a white dragon, while I came out nine ugly, malformed, nothing resembling a dragon.
45:41The dragon king cared deeply about appearances.
45:44Dorian, my heir.
45:47He named Dorian his heir on the spot.
45:51Aldric, in his fury, he compared to dispense than my southerst, he jandit.
45:55He three is astranting nude and shoelate.
45:58He handed all nine of my children to the phoenix court as blood catalysts.
46:02If I marry Sarah, the throne will be mine.
46:04No!
46:05I couldn't survive the shame.
46:07I walked into the sacred flame and let it take me.
46:11He didn't know.
46:12Sarah was hybrid.
46:14I was pure.
46:15My children had been ugly because they took after him.
46:17When I opened my eyes, I was back on selection day.
46:20Aldric.
46:22Dorian.
46:22The fox clan has sent two.
46:24Each of you choose.
46:25I understood immediately.
46:26I had been reborn.
46:27This life, but as I stood there scheming, Aldric walked past me with a look of distaste and pulled
46:31Sarah forward instead.
46:32I reached for Sarah's hand, shook my head at her.
46:34The dragon king wasn't a tyrant of these things.
46:36If she refused, she could go home.
46:38Sarah yanked her hand away.
46:39Lila, don't tell me you're jealous that Aldric chose me.
46:42The dragon court passed its throne the same way most courts did.
46:45Bloodline first, then birth order.
46:47Aldric and Dorian were both sons of the dragon queen.
46:49Aldric had precedence.
46:51Sarah was blinded by the crown she thought she could see.
46:53I cursed her silently for a fool, then let her go.
46:56If Aldric took Serera, that left me with Dorian.
46:58Except Dorian refused on the spot.
47:00Father, I'm not ready for a consort.
47:02I blinked.
47:02Touched my face.
47:03I really wasn't that bad.
47:04Go home, find a fox-blooded man who actually deserved me.
47:09Brother, did you forget I haven't taken a consort either?
47:13Brother, was this Caelan the dragon king's longest sibling?
47:16Rumor had it the dragon king doted on him, had even once considered naming him heir.
47:20But Caelan was wild, unpredictable, refused to take consort or sire children.
47:24The idea was shelved.
47:25He hadn't appeared in my first life at all.
47:28Brother, she's beautiful.
47:30You let your sons choose first and didn't think of me?
47:33Hardly fair.
47:34Dragon king reluctantly handed me over to Caelan.
47:37Aldric, still holding Serera's arm, couldn't resist.
47:40Uncle, don't let her face fool you.
47:44Who I choose is not your business.
47:48He brought me to his quarters.
47:49No intention of removing the mask.
47:51Not even that night, alone together.
47:53What surprised me more, he had no intention of sharing the bed.
47:55You sleep on the outside.
47:56He placed a folded blanket down the center of the stone bed.
47:58Divided it precisely in two.
48:00I sat there, clutching my blanket.
48:01Genuinely confused.
48:02Dragon men were known for their appetites.
48:04In my first life, Aldric had been relentless.
48:06Illness didn't slow him.
48:07My discomfort didn't slow him.
48:08Was Caelan, perhaps, unable?
48:10He seemed to read my thoughts.
48:12His expression cooled.
48:14I married you because I pitted you.
48:15If I hadn't, do you know where you'd be right now?
48:17Aldric had planned to have me killed again.
48:19He wasn't going to marry me, but he wasn't going to release me either.
48:21The moment I stepped outside the dragon court unattached, I would have been bound and delivered
48:25to the Phoenix Lord as a gift.
48:26Aldric carried memories from our first life.
48:28He knew the Phoenix Lord wanted me.
48:30He intended to use that.
48:32The thought of what the Phoenix Lord did to the women in his court made me cold all over.
48:37That cold fear turned quickly into hatred.
48:40In our first life, Aldric had bled my nine children dry.
48:42He had cornered me into the flame.
48:44Now reborn.
48:45He still wasn't finished.
48:46How could something so brutal claim the right to rule?
48:50The thought followed me into sleep.
48:52Dawn.
48:53Caelan pulled me up to pay morning respects to the Dragon King.
48:56I was still yawning when we arrived.
48:58Aldric and Sarah were already there.
49:00Composed.
49:00Impeccable.
49:01Sarah looked radiant.
49:02Her legs were shaking slightly.
49:04Marks on her neck.
49:05A great many of them.
49:06I winned.
49:06Aldric was rough even when welcomed.
49:08For Sarah's first time, she probably needed help getting out of bed.
49:11She caught my expression and mistook it for envy.
49:13She tugged her collar and leaned close.
49:14How was your night, Lyra?
49:16Word is he didn't touch you at all.
49:17I glanced pointively at her inner thighs.
49:19Enri Swassov.
49:19Worry about yourself, Sarah.
49:21Enjoy it now.
49:22Wait until the king finishes with you.
49:23She drew back with a huff.
49:25Sure enough.
49:25The Dragon King's voice came cold and measured.
49:29Caelan, explain yourself.
49:30Caelan looked entirely unbothered.
49:32Thought she was interesting yesterday.
49:34Changed my mind by evening.
49:36Disgraceful.
49:38After the morning audience, the Dragon King summoned me privately.
49:41He wanted to know what had actually happened.
49:43I told him I'd been too shy.
49:45He studied me for a long time.
49:47Give Caelan an air.
49:49Soon.
49:50Told me to give Caelan an air soon.
49:53Then sent me on my way.
49:54I returned to find Caelan waiting, frost in his eyes.
50:00What did he ask you?
50:02I told him everything.
50:03He was quiet for a moment.
50:05Then he told me to avoid private meetings with the Dragon King going forward.
50:09It only deepened the mystery.
50:10The dynamic between these two was as unreadable as the mask Caelan never removed.
50:15Before I could untangle any of it, news swept through the entire court.
50:18Sarah was with child.
50:19A golden light surrounded her belly.
50:21Aldric was beside himself.
50:23He invited the whole court to witness at dawn.
50:26I was invited too.
50:27Of course.
50:28Sarah opened with a performance.
50:30She dropped the Dragon Pearl on the floor and smiled at me sweetly.
50:33Lyra, I'm carrying Breein Dragon Young.
50:35Could you pick that up for me?
50:36She was barely a month along.
50:37She could bend perfectly well.
50:39This was theater.
50:40The court watched with amusement.
50:42Aldric joined in, implying I was a pretty bird who couldn't lay eggs.
50:45I was about to respond when...
50:49Caelan lowered his wrist.
50:50He looked at Sarah with no particular expression.
50:52Did you lose the use of your hands?
50:56Aldric, humiliated.
50:57Redirect me.
50:58Uncle.
50:58She only asked her to pick something up.
51:00Why the outburst?
51:01Lyra's pretty, I'll give her that.
51:02But she can't even carry a dragon child.
51:04You're the only one who sees anything in her.
51:06She's beautiful.
51:07At least, the two of you are ugly and useless.
51:10That puts her ahead.
51:22Miss Gevings crept across the hall.
51:24Was he truly destined to be king?
51:26Aldric stopped before he could lose more thoroughly.
51:28He grabbed Sarah and walked out.
51:29When my white dragon is born and takes the throne, none of you will be laughing!
51:33Gone before anyone could point out he'd forgotten entirely about the golden light he'd summoned everyone to see.
51:41Aldric didn't forget slights.
51:42He waited until Kaelin was away and came for me.
51:45He wove mist across the back courtyard, trapping me on the hillside.
51:48Called wind and rain down until I was soaked through and shaking.
51:51Only then did he appear.
51:52Lyra, he still hasn't touched you, hasn't he?
51:54Your bloodline isn't quite right for a proper consort, but a secondary one?
51:57That could work.
52:01Even now, Kaelin's name keeps him from going all the way.
52:04When he finds out the only things you can produce are malformed little monsters, let's see how long he protects
52:09you.
52:09You're a low-clan princess, Lyra.
52:11When that day comes, I'll crush you like nothing.
52:15He didn't know.
52:16The clan he despised was about to ruin him completely.
52:20I cast my glamour.
52:23Between one breath and the next, we were standing in front of the Dragon King's council chamber.
52:27Every word Aldric had just said had fallen on the Dragon King's ears, and the ears of every allied clan
52:32lord present.
52:33The Fox Clan was low-ranked, yes, but they were under Dragon Court protection.
52:36What Aldric had amounted to announcing, in public, that the Dragon Court held its subject clans in canteen.
52:41Not something a future king could afford to say aloud.
52:44The Dragon King's crystal scepter cracked against Aldrin's knees.
52:47You have deeply disappointed me.
52:50Aldric hit the ground.
52:51His shoulders trembled.
52:52The Dragon King stripped him of his privileges and confined him to quarters.
52:56The air presumptive, favorite of the court one hour ago, became invisible by afternoon.
53:00I had won cleanly.
53:02Kaelin was furious.
53:05Do you understand how dangerous that was?
53:07What if he had actually killed you?
53:08He'd figured it out, of course.
53:10I had used an enchantment to lure Aldric in deliberately.
53:13Revenge, yes, but also self-preservation.
53:16Aldric wasn't gonna leave me alone regardless.
53:18Better to move first.
53:19I hadn't consulted Kaelin, because he didn't know about my first life.
53:23He looked at me, soaking wet, and couldn't bring himself to say much more.
53:30Don't do something like that without telling me.
53:32I'm your husband.
53:33Protecting you is my responsibility.
53:35Something warm moved through my chest when he said it.
53:37Something I hadn't expected.
53:40The night Sarah went into labor, a storm rolled in.
53:43Lightning, black clouds, golden light pouring off the palace walls.
53:46The court's ritual seers declared it the sign of a golden dragon's birth.
53:49The Dragon King got out of chair and went to Sarah's chambers to wait.
53:53I wasn't going to miss this.
53:55Aldric's bloodline wasn't pure enough for a golden dragon.
53:58If that light was real, it wasn't his.
54:01Sarah labored all night.
54:03Dragon Young were large.
54:04She screamed until dawn.
54:07Then the screaming stopped.
54:09The child was not brought out.
54:11The Dragon King went by himself.
54:13What followed was a silence, somehow worse than the screaming.
54:16Seal it.
54:17No one speaks of it.
54:17Seal it.
54:18Tell no one.
54:19Word leaked anyway.
54:20It always does.
54:21Did you see the light?
54:22Not a dragon.
54:22Not a dragon.
54:23A common golden serpent could, with enough medicine and time, be coaxed into dragon form.
54:27A one-cloved one could not.
54:29Too weak.
54:29It would never transform.
54:31And across its face, a large, dark birth bark.
54:33Ugly and unmistakable.
54:34And across its face, a large, dark birthmark.
54:36Ugly and unmistakable.
54:37The Dragon King took one look and left without naming it.
54:40In my first life, Sarah and Dorian produced a white dragon together.
54:42Sarah and Aldric produced this.
54:45The Dragon Court hadn't seen a birth to this poor in over a thousand years.
54:48The bloodline failure was obvious.
54:51Aldric's own lineage wasn't as pure as he'd always believed.
54:54They crossed the king.
54:54They lost his hidden limit.
54:55They lost myื่els.
54:55They lost their anger because of who came into today.
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