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00:00On the first night of our marriage, I sat in the bridal suite until dawn.
00:04Early the next morning, my husband, the president of St. Clair Group, Caspian,
00:09came back with a box of documents.
00:11Lenore Ashford, this is the bad debt waiver agreement from the bank.
00:14Your dad's company owes 372 debts. Go through each one.
00:17Only one of them has my real check hidden inside.
00:20Find it and I'll put in the money.
00:21Don't find it and your dad can watch his company go bankrupt.
00:23I quietly took the box and opened it.
00:25First document, debt waiver agreement.
00:28Void.
00:28Second one, still void.
00:30Third one, still void.
00:31Caspian leaned against the door frame watching me.
00:34He scoffed.
00:35That's all you've got?
00:36Weren't you so tough yesterday when you poured red wine on Elwyn Thorn?
00:39I stared blankly at the pile of documents.
00:41I won't do it again.
00:42Yeah, that's better.
00:43Remember, don't bully Elwyn anymore.
00:46He casually took out a checkbook from his pocket, scribbled a few lines,
00:49poured it off, and patted my cheek.
00:50This money will keep your dad's company afloat for three months.
00:53No need.
00:54He didn't know.
00:55My dad was already dead.
00:56Dead people don't need money.
00:57Lenore.
00:58Don't play hard to get with me.
00:59I told you yesterday, Elwyn is just a secretary.
01:02You pouring wine on her in front of everyone embarrassed me.
01:05I didn't give you the money to teach you a lesson.
01:07I spotted a smudge of lipstick on his shirt.
01:09That was Elwyn's favorite color.
01:11I see.
01:12What did you understand?
01:14I was wrong before.
01:17Good that you understand.
01:18Don't always expect someone to clean up your mess.
01:21He looked completely different from the first time he came to my house for dinner.
01:25That day, my dad made a whole table of food.
01:27After the meal, he called Caspian into the study and solemnly placed my hand in his.
01:31Lenore's been spoiled by me.
01:33She has a temper.
01:34Please be patient with her.
01:36Caspian used to held my hand at that moment.
01:37Don't worry, sir.
01:38I'll protect her.
01:39I won't let her suffer.
01:40That night, my eyes got red.
01:42But now, the man who once promised to protect me was forcing me to bow my head and apologize.
01:47The phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
01:49What's wrong?
01:50His voice instantly softened.
01:51I'll be right there.
01:53Elwyn's having an allergic reaction.
01:54I'm going to check on her.
01:56Lenira, you've just been spoiled by your dad.
01:58Everyone used to give in to you.
01:59But now that you're married to me, you need to learn to lower your head.
02:01I stood still, watching him straighten his tie,
02:03looking down at the 23 missed calls on his own phone.
02:06Are you going to the hospital?
02:08What?
02:08You want to check up on me again?
02:10No.
02:11Take that check with you.
02:12Buy her a new dress.
02:13Caspian's face darkened.
02:15He walked over to me in big strides.
02:17Lenore, do you have to be so sarcastic right now?
02:19He let out a cold laugh.
02:21Since you're so generous, I'll push back the funding another three days.
02:24When you learn how to talk nicely, then I'll send the money.
02:26Ever since Ashford Company's cash flow dried up,
02:29everyone knew Caspian St. Clair was the Ashford family's last lifeline.
02:32And because of that, he became more and more sure that I couldn't leave him.
02:36He started ignoring my calls, started taking Elwyn to all kinds of events,
02:39started shutting me up with, make another scene and the money will come later.
02:43He turned and walked out.
02:44You'd better finish checking those documents.
02:45I'll inspect them tomorrow morning.
02:47Don't make that sad face.
02:48It's bad luck.
02:48The door slammed shut.
02:50The bridal suite fell silent.
02:52I walked to the walk-in closet and took out a suitcase.
02:55I started folding my clothes and putting them inside.
02:58Caspian didn't know.
02:59Caspian and I had been tangled for seven whole years.
03:02Seven years of holding back, giving in, and thinking it was love.
03:05Three days ago, we finally had our wedding.
03:07Also three days ago, the night before the bankruptcy,
03:09my dad went back to the empty company alone to pack up his personal things.
03:13He was out of it.
03:14He fell from the top floor terrace, died on the spot.
03:17When she died, he still had the wedding invitation for me and Caspian in his pocket.
03:21The next morning, I walked out of the St. Clair mansion with my suitcase.
03:24The butler, Crispin Wainwright, stopped me at the door.
03:26Mrs. St. Clair, where are you going?
03:28Out to take care of something.
03:30Sir said if you leave the house, you have to report it to him.
03:32The phone rang for a long time before he picked up.
03:35What now?
03:36Caspian's voice was full of annoyance.
03:37I'm going out.
03:38Where?
03:39To the hospital.
03:40What for?
03:41You're not sick.
03:42Why are you pretending?
03:43Just something.
03:44Caspian snorted.
03:45He paused for a second, like he remembered something.
03:47Don't bring the hospital's bad luck back home.
03:49Okay.
03:51The hospital more.
03:52Mrs. Ashford, this is the autopsy report and the body release authorization.
03:56My dad had a lot of friends in life and even more business contacts.
03:59But after he died, the only person left to sign the authorization for him was me.
04:03Do you need to call any other family members?
04:04No.
04:05I gripped the pen tightly.
04:06My nails dug into my palm.
04:07The pain finally studied my hand.
04:09When can he be cremated?
04:11Tomorrow morning at nine.
04:12Okay.
04:14I walked out of the hospital.
04:15The sunlight outside was blinding.
04:17The first time my dad went to the hospital for a checkup, the sun was just as blinding.
04:22Caspian had canceled his meetings that day and waited with me in the hospital hallway.
04:26My palms were so sweaty from nerves and he wrapped my hand in his.
04:30Don't be scared.
04:31I'm here.
04:33Later, my dad laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
04:36Caspian, Lanoi is timid.
04:38I'll leave it to you to look after her.
04:40Don't worry, sir.
04:41As long as I'm here, she'll never have to carry things alone.
04:44But now, at the same hospital, I signed my dad's body release authorization all by myself.
04:50My phone buzzed again.
04:51It was Cyrus Ashby, the Ashford company accountant.
04:54Miss Ashford, Mr. St. Klain still hasn't sent the money.
04:57I know.
04:58Miss Ashford, please beg Mr. St. Klain again.
05:00Mr. Ashford can't be reached.
05:01The company can't just collapse like this.
05:03Uncle Cyrus, how much money is left in the company account?
05:05Less than $10,000.
05:07Give that to the employees as severance.
05:08Tell everyone to go home today.
05:10Cyrus froze.
05:11Miss Ashford, what do you mean?
05:12The company is going to declare bankruptcy.
05:14On the other side, Caspian had just come out of the mall with Elowen.
05:18His assistant stood by the car and quietly reported,
05:21Mr. St. Klain, there's been some situation at Ashford company today.
05:24It seems Mr. Ashford had an accident.
05:25Caspian was opening the car door for Elowen and frowned upon hearing this.
05:28An accident?
05:29Is Lenora putting you up to this again?
05:31No, Mr. St. Clair-
05:32Enough!
05:33Caspian cuts him off directly.
05:34Didn't I say not to bother me with bad news about the Ashfords for the next few days?
05:38On the first night of our marriage, I sat in the bridal suite until dawn.
05:42Early the next morning, my husband, the president of St. Clair Group, Caspian,
05:47came back with a box of documents.
05:49Lenora Ashford, this is the bad debt waiver agreement from the bank.
05:52Your dad's company owes 372 debts.
05:54Go through each one.
05:55Only one of them has my real check hidden inside.
05:57Find it and I'll put in the money.
05:59Don't find it and your dad can watch his company go bankrupt.
06:01I quietly took the box and opened it.
06:03First document, debt waiver agreement.
06:05Void.
06:06Second one, still void.
06:08Third one, still void.
06:09Caspian leaned against the door frame watching me.
06:12He scoffed.
06:13That's all you've got?
06:14Weren't you so tough yesterday when you poured red wine on Elwyn Thorn?
06:17I stared blankly at the pile of documents.
06:18I won't do it again.
06:20Yeah, that's better.
06:21Remember, don't bully Elwyn anymore.
06:23He casually took out a checkbook from his pocket, scribbled a few lines, pour it off, and patted
06:28my cheek.
06:28This money will keep your dad's company afloat for three months.
06:31No need.
06:32He didn't know.
06:33My dad was already dead.
06:34Dead people don't need money.
06:35Lenore, don't play hard to get with me.
06:37I told you yesterday, Elwyn is just a secretary.
06:40You pouring wine on her in front of everyone embarrassed me.
06:42I didn't give you the money to teach you a lesson.
06:44I spotted a smudge of lipstick on his shirt.
06:47That was Elwyn's favorite color.
06:48I see.
06:50What did you understand?
06:52I was wrong before.
06:54Good that you understand.
06:56Don't always expect someone to clean up your mess.
06:59He looked completely different from the first time he came to my house for dinner.
07:03That day, my dad made a whole table of food.
07:05After the meal, he called Caspian into the study and solemnly placed my hand in his.
07:09Lenore's been spoiled by me.
07:11She has a temper.
07:12Please be patient with her.
07:13Caspian used to held my hand at that moment.
07:15Don't worry, sir.
07:16I'll protect her.
07:17I won't let her suffer.
07:18That night, my eyes got red.
07:20But now, the man who once promised to protect me was forcing me to bow my head and apologize.
07:25The phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
07:27What's wrong?
07:27His voice instantly softened.
07:29I'll be right there.
07:31Elwyn's having an allergic reaction.
07:32I'm going to check on her.
07:34Lenira, you've just been spoiled by your dad.
07:36Everyone used to give in to you.
07:37But now that you're married to me, you need to learn to lower your head.
07:39I stood still, watching him straighten his tie, looking down at the 23 missed calls on his own phone.
07:44Are you going to the hospital?
07:46What?
07:46You want to check up on me again?
07:48No.
07:49Take that check with you.
07:50Buy her a new dress.
07:51Caspian's face darkened.
07:53He walked over to me in big strides.
07:54Lenore, do you have to be so sarcastic right now?
07:57He let out a cold laugh.
07:59Since you're so generous, I'll push back the funding another three days.
08:02When you learn how to talk nicely, then I'll send the money.
08:04Ever since Ashford Company's cash flow dried up, everyone knew Caspian St. Clair was the Ashford family's last lifeline.
08:10And because of that, he became more and more sure that I couldn't leave him.
08:14He started ignoring my calls, started taking Elowen to all kinds of events, started shutting me up with,
08:19Make another scene and the money will come later.
08:21He turned and walked out.
08:22You'd better finish checking those documents.
08:23I'll inspect them tomorrow morning.
08:25Don't make that sad face.
08:26It's bad luck.
08:26Door slammed shut.
08:28The bridal suite fell silent.
08:30I walked to the walk-in closet and took out a suitcase.
08:33I started folding my clothes and putting them inside.
08:35Caspian didn't know.
08:37Caspian and I had been tangled for seven whole years.
08:40Seven years of holding back, giving in, and thinking it was love.
08:43Three days ago, we finally had our wedding.
08:45Also three days ago, the night before the bankruptcy, my dad went back to the empty company alone to pack
08:50up his personal things.
08:51He was out of it.
08:52He fell from the top floor terrace, died on the spot.
08:55When she died, he still had the wedding invitation for me and Caspian in his pocket.
08:59The next morning, I walked out of the St. Clair mansion with my suitcase.
09:02The butler, Crispin Wainwright, stopped me at the door.
09:04Mrs. St. Clair, where are you going?
09:06Out to take care of something.
09:08Sir said if you leave the house, you have to report it to him.
09:10The phone rang for a long time before he picked up.
09:13What now?
09:13Caspian's voice was full of annoyance.
09:15I'm going out.
09:16Where?
09:17To the hospital.
09:18What for?
09:19You're not sick.
09:20Why are you pretending?
09:21Just something.
09:21Caspian snorted.
09:23He paused for a second, like he remembered something.
09:25Don't bring the hospital's bad luck back home.
09:27Okay.
09:29The hospital more.
09:30Mrs. Ashford, this is the autopsy report and the body release authorization.
09:33My dad had a lot of friends in life, and even more business contacts.
09:37But after he died, the only person left to sign the authorization for him was me.
09:41Do you need to call any other family members?
09:42No.
09:43I gripped the pen tightly.
09:44My nails dug into my palm.
09:45The pain finally steadied my hand.
09:47When can he be cremated?
09:49Tomorrow morning at nine.
09:51I walked out of the hospital.
09:53The sunlight outside was blinding.
09:55The first time my dad went to the hospital for a checkup, the sun was just as blinding.
10:00Caspian had canceled his meetings that day and waited with me in the hospital hallway.
10:04My palms were so sweaty from nerves, and he wrapped my hand in his.
10:08Don't be scared.
10:09I'm here.
10:10Later, my dad laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
10:14Caspian, Lanoi is timid.
10:16I'll leave it to you to look after her.
10:18Don't worry, sir.
10:19As long as I'm here, she'll never have to carry things alone.
10:22But now, at the same hospital, I signed my dad's body release authorization all by myself.
10:28My phone buzzed again.
10:29It was Cyrus Ashby, the Ashford Company accountant.
10:32Miss Ashford, Mr. St. Klan still hasn't sent the money.
10:35I know.
10:36Miss Ashford, please beg Mr. St. Klan again.
10:38Mr. Ashford can't be reached.
10:39The company can't just collapse like this.
10:41Uncle Cyrus, how much money is left in the company account?
10:43Less than $10,000.
10:45Give that to the employees as severance.
10:46Tell everyone to go home today.
10:48Cyrus froze.
10:48Miss Ashford, what do you mean?
10:50The company is going to declare bankruptcy.
10:52On the other side, Caspian had just come out of the mall with Elowen.
10:56His assistant stood by the car and quietly reported.
10:59Mr. St. Clair, there's been some situation at Ashford Company today.
11:02It seems Mr. Ashford had an accident.
11:03Caspian was opening the car door for Elowen and frowned upon hearing this.
11:06An accident?
11:07Is Lenora putting you up to this again?
11:09No, Mr. St. Clair.
11:10Enough!
11:10Caspian cuts him off directly.
11:12Didn't I say not to bother me with bad news about the Ashford for the next few days?
11:16A woman jumped off the cross-sea bridge 10 minutes ago.
11:19Preliminary checks on her belongings confirmed the victim is Claire Vega, wife of Gambino Air, Tony.
11:25Rescue teams have rushed to the scene and her condition remains unknown.
11:29I'm going to prepare for you for a surprise tonight, which will leave you full of pride.
11:38Speaking I understood no Russian, they grew increasingly suggestive in their talk.
11:44The surrounding guests exchanged knowing grins.
11:47Tony shot them a hushing gesture.
11:49Ne parlez pas grandement, ne parlez pas de ma mère, sinon je vais me débrouiller de la maison.
12:18a brand new identity for myself.
12:20I lifted my wine glass and smiled
12:22at Tony. To my new life.
12:28In three days,
12:29Claire Vega would vanish without
12:30a trace, beyond his reach
12:32forever. Tony noticed I hadn't
12:35touched a bite of food. He leaned in,
12:37his warm breath brushing my ear,
12:39asking with apparent concern.
12:40Why aren't you eating? Is the food not to your liking?
12:43His eyes brimmed with
12:44feigned care, yet nausea
12:47churned in my stomach.
12:48I forced a thin smile. My unseen
12:51hand clenched tight at my side.
12:53Nothing at all.
12:54I was just wondering what you were chatting about earlier.
12:57A flicker of guilt crossed Tony's
12:59eyes before his expression smoothed over.
13:01He said casually, we were discussing
13:03doctrines.
13:04We switched to Russian to spare you from grisly business
13:07details. My disgust, deepened.
13:09I pulled his arm off my waist, no longer
13:11willing to stay amid the noisy banquet.
13:13Carry on with your guests. I'm heading to
13:15the garden for some fresh air. I left
13:17without waiting for him to stop me.
13:18Servants and guests bowed as I passed,
13:20only to lower their voices once I was out of earshot.
13:23That's Mrs. Gambino.
13:25Their wedding shook all of Europe every major mafia
13:27clan attended. Her birthday parties
13:29are always lavish. They seem madly in love
13:31after all these years. I'm so envious.
13:33Such compliments once filled me with joy,
13:35but now every word cut like a blade.
13:37I retreated to a quiet garden corner
13:39and breathed out heavily.
13:40My phone vibrated with a message from my contact.
13:43Miss, your new identity and
13:45Swiss bank accounts are finalized.
13:47Flight details for three days away are in
13:49your email. Are you absolutely certain?
13:51I fell into my soul refuge.
13:54Yet last month,
13:55I found a hidden phone tucked in his
13:57study drawer full of intimate footage of
13:59him and Sasha Arden in a-
14:00You're lively and fun.
14:02Nothing like that dull doll I keep at home.
14:05A dull doll.
14:07That was all I was to him.
14:09I made up my mind and typed firmly,
14:11erase every trace of my existence here.
14:14Once all records are wiped,
14:15Claire Vega will cease to exist entirely.
14:17What if Mr. Gambino loses control
14:19and launches a worldwide manhunt?
14:20I let out a cold chuckle.
14:22He won't look for me.
14:23He's long grown tired of me.
14:25Understood.
14:26I'll get to work right away.
14:27Take care of yourself.
14:28The call had barely ended
14:30when a shadow loomed overhead.
14:32Who won't be searching for you?
14:34I turned to meet Tony's probing gaze
14:36and calmly put my phone away.
14:38A distant cousin got cheated on by her boyfriend.
14:40I was comforting her.
14:41Tony studied my features closely.
14:43Satisfied nothing was amiss,
14:45he pulled me into his embrace,
14:46resting his chin on my hair.
14:47Don't trouble yourself over others, Claire.
14:49I'll be the perfect husband
14:50and never let you down.
14:52Leaning against his sturdy chest,
14:53I listened to his familiar yet alien heartbeat
14:56and murmured,
14:56What if you betray me one day?
14:58His arms tightened abruptly,
15:00nearly crushing my ribs.
15:01That can never happen.
15:03You're the only love of my life.
15:05I pressed on.
15:06Just hypothetically.
15:07He fell quiet,
15:08his warm breath brushing my ear,
15:10his words laced with quiet cruelty.
15:12If it ever comes to pass,
15:14you may punish me.
15:15Let me scour every corner of the earth
15:17yet never find your trace.
15:19You're my whole life.
15:21I cannot go on without you.
15:23A hollow smile tugged at my lips,
15:25never reaching my eyes.
15:27The punishment Tony deserved
15:28was already on its way.
15:30In three days,
15:31I would drag him down into ruin.
15:33Just then,
15:34a sweet feminine voice
15:35cut through the air.
15:36Mr. Gambano,
15:37what you requested is ready.
15:38It was Sasha,
15:39my personal assistant,
15:40and Tony's secret mistress.
15:42Just in the server's uniform,
15:43with a tray in hand,
15:44she stood prim and proper.
15:46Nothing like the seductive woman
15:47Tony had described.
15:48Tony gave a brief nod
15:49to dismiss her.
15:50Their subtle unspoken rapport
15:52turned my stomach,
15:53and I subtly pulled away from him.
15:54Suddenly,
15:55he covered my eyes,
15:56his voice low and coaxing.
15:58Close your eyes.
15:59Your birthday surprise is coming.
16:02Five,
16:03four,
16:05three.
16:05He lifted his hand
16:06after counting down.
16:07There were no fireworks or roses.
16:09Instead,
16:10his most trusted subordinate
16:12knelt on one knee,
16:13holding a velvet case.
16:15Inside,
16:15lay a silver browning pistol,
16:17studded with tiny diamonds,
16:19glinting coldly under the lights.
16:21Tony wrapped his arms around me
16:22from behind
16:22and guided my hand
16:23to grip the gun.
16:24From today onward,
16:25we share my power.
16:27This gun is your scepter.
16:29Shoot anyone who dares respect you.
16:31I stared blankly
16:32at the firearm.
16:33Five years ago,
16:34he'd held me like this
16:34with warm milk,
16:36vowing to protect me forever.
16:37Now he offered
16:38a deadly pistol,
16:39swearing we'd stand together
16:40through all hardship.
16:42I could not tell
16:43how much of his affection
16:44was genuine.
16:44His phone rang abruptly.
16:47Tony frowned
16:48in irritation.
16:50I ordered
16:51no interruptions tonight.
16:53Tony cleared his throat
16:54and turned off the screen,
16:55his fingers fidgeting
16:56secretly inside his pocket.
16:58He looked at me guiltily.
16:59Sorry, Claire.
17:01I wanted to spend
17:02your birthday with you,
17:02but urgent family business
17:03calls me away.
17:04Tired of his shoddy excuses,
17:06I cut in.
17:07Go ahead.
17:08Your work comes first.
17:09Relief washed over his face,
17:11where he would normally
17:12kiss me deeply
17:12before leaving.
17:13He only brushed
17:14a quick peck on my forehead
17:15and strode off.
17:16I watched him vanish
17:17down the corridor
17:18before heading straight
17:19for the estate's surveillance room.
17:21I pulled up footage
17:22of the underground garage
17:23at once.
17:24His car had never
17:25left the grounds,
17:25parked hidden away.
17:26Car began rocking steadily.
17:28I sank into the cold chair.
17:30My chest constricted
17:31with agonizing pain,
17:32though I'd known the truth already.
17:34Seeing it felt like
17:35being played alive.
17:35I shut my eyes
17:36to steady myself,
17:38reminding myself
17:38only three more days
17:39remained until freedom.
17:40I retired to the bedroom alone.
17:42Late that night,
17:43the bedroom door
17:44creaked open
17:45and woke me.
17:46Tony climbed into bed,
17:47reeking of alcohol
17:48and cold air,
17:48relaxing when he spotted me.
17:50Why did you turn in early?
17:52I searched everywhere for you
17:53and nearly tore the villa apart.
17:54He shed his coat
17:55and pulled me tightly
17:56into his arms.
17:57You'll never vanish
17:58without a word again.
18:00If you run off,
18:00I'll scour the entire world
18:02to hug me down
18:02and keep you locked
18:03by my side forever.
18:05Tony got up early
18:06the next morning
18:07and prepared
18:08an elaborate breakfast
18:09to make amends.
18:10I was wrong yesterday.
18:12Don't be mad at me.
18:13He tried to butter me up
18:14with evident remorse.
18:16Feeling nothing,
18:17I handed him
18:17a small prepared box.
18:19I'm not upset.
18:20It's a return gift.
18:21Open it in two days.
18:23Inside was a gold coin
18:24engraved with a gambino crest,
18:26an heirloom passed down
18:28to each clan matriarch.
18:29I'd once carved
18:30my name onto it,
18:31which I scraped clean
18:33the day I found
18:33his infidelity.
18:34It would be my final gift
18:36to him.
18:37Tony took the parcel
18:38curiously.
18:39Why wait two days?
18:41Is there a special meaning?
18:42I smiled coldly
18:43into his eyes.
18:44It only carries meaning
18:45if open then.
18:46He accepted it eagerly
18:48and promised solemnly.
18:49I'll keep my word.
18:50Just then,
18:51Sasha walked in with coffee.
18:53As she set the mug down,
18:54her sleeve slipped,
18:55revealing a watch
18:56I'd gifted Tony
18:57for his birthday
18:58the previous year.
18:59Tony's face darkened
19:00with panic and rage.
19:02He shot up,
19:03grabbed Sasha's wrist,
19:04and dragged her outside.
19:06Unexpected family affairs
19:07have come up.
19:08I need to sort them up.
19:09I headed for the second
19:10floor terrace
19:10overlooking the garden.
19:12Down below,
19:13Tony gripped Sasha tightly
19:14before roughly
19:15shoving her away.
19:17Are you insane?
19:18Why wear that watch?
19:20If Claire finds out,
19:21I'll erase you for good.
19:22Trembling and in
19:23floods of tears,
19:24Sasha pulled out
19:25a medical report.
19:26I had no choice.
19:27I'm diagnosed
19:28with end-stage leukemia.
19:30The doctor says
19:31I have less than
19:32three months left to live.
19:33Sasha clunked tightly to him.
19:34Tony,
19:35I just want to stay
19:36by your side before I die.
19:37I'm terrified of death.
19:39The words of terminal leukemia
19:40froze Tony on the spot.
19:42He snatched the medical document,
19:44his anger melting
19:45into shock,
19:46pity,
19:46and regret.
19:47When was the diagnosis?
19:48Don't cry.
19:49I'll hire the world's best doctors
19:50and spare no expense
19:51to cure you.
19:52Sasha shook her head in tears
19:53and slumped weakly
19:55into his embrace.
19:55It won't help.
19:56I don't want any therapy.
19:58I only ask you to stay
19:59with me for my remaining days.
20:00Eyes reddening,
20:02Tony held her close
20:02and agreed.
20:03I'll stay and grant
20:04whatever you want.
20:05I was taken aback,
20:06for Sasha looked
20:07perfectly healthy
20:08with no sign of illness.
20:10Before they headed
20:11back indoors,
20:12I hurried downstairs
20:13to the dining table,
20:14sipping milk
20:15as if I'd had never left.
20:17Tony returned,
20:18looking worn and guilty.
20:19Claire,
20:20I have to go abroad
20:21for urgent family matters
20:22and won't be back soon.
20:23Take good care of yourself.
20:25Alright.
20:26Relieved by my easy consent,
20:28he packed hastily
20:28and departed.
20:29Staring at the calendar,
20:31I suspected
20:31this might be
20:32our final meeting.
20:33That afternoon,
20:34a multimedia message
20:36arrived from Sasha.
20:37She lay in a hospital gown
20:39in bed,
20:39while Tony held
20:40her hand tenderly.
20:42See?
20:42All I need is a fake illness
20:44to make him give everything up.
20:45I'm pregnant with his child,
20:47and he'll be overjoyed
20:48once I tell him.
20:49The next two days,
20:51Tony sent not a single call
20:52or message.
20:53I emptied all my belongings
20:54from the villa,
20:55keeping only a small suitcase.
20:57Then,
20:57another video popped up.
20:59Propose to me.
20:59We're getting married
21:00at Sacred Heart Chapel
21:01on the outskirts.
21:03I'm his true love.
21:04I typed a short reply.
21:05Congratulations,
21:06on your happy life ahead.
21:07I snapped the SIM card
21:09and tossed it out the window,
21:10speaking calmly.
21:12Let's get out of here.
21:13Meanwhile,
21:14inside Sacred Heart Chapel,
21:16the wedding march
21:17echoed softly.
21:18Draped in a custom
21:19white wedding gown,
21:20Sasha linked arms with Tony
21:22and strode toward the altar.
21:24Triumph blazing
21:25across her features.
21:26After long scheming,
21:28she had finally succeeded
21:29in ousting the lawful wife
21:30and taking her place.
21:32The priest stood at the altar
21:33with Bible in hand,
21:35about to recite
21:35the marriage vows
21:36when the huge central string
21:37abruptly cut the wedding feed
21:39for an emergency news bulletin.
21:41The reporter spoke
21:42in a calm,
21:43unemotional tone.
21:44Breaking news.
21:45A woman jumped off
21:46the Crofty Bridge
21:4710 minutes ago.
21:48Preliminary checks
21:49on her belongings
21:50to confirm the victim
21:51is Claire Vega,
21:52wife of Gambino Air,
21:54Tony.
21:54Rescue teams have rushed
21:56to the scene
21:56and her condition
21:57remains unknown.
21:59The announcement
22:00hung in the air,
22:01plunging the entire chapel
22:02into dead silence.
22:03All color drained
22:05from Tony's face.
22:06The engagement ring
22:07slipped from his grasp
22:08and clattered
22:09across the marble floor.
22:10Sasha let out
22:11a shrill scream,
22:12refusing to accept
22:13her shattered dream.
22:15In the hopes
22:15that bitch Claire
22:16is just playing tricks!
22:17In a humiliating heat,
22:19Tony's gaze
22:20stayed glued to the screen,
22:21fondness in his eyes
22:22swallowed by raw agony
22:23and madness.
22:24He rasped out my name,
22:26voice cracking.
22:27No!
22:28Claire,
22:29this can't be true!
22:33I once gave up
22:33my privileged life
22:34as a wealthy heiress
22:35for a penniless young man.
22:36After I helped build
22:37my husband up
22:38to become the richest man,
22:39he took his secretary
22:40as his mistress.
22:41I will endure this no longer.
22:42I am determined to make him
22:43and his lover
22:44pay for what they've done.
22:45When I pushed open the door,
22:46I saw it immediately.
22:47My husband,
22:47Austin's little secretary,
22:49was crouched beneath his desk.
22:50I kept my eyes forward
22:50and set the documents
22:51in front of him.
22:52Westside Project
22:53Payment Requisit,
22:54sign it.
22:59Wasn't your flight.
23:00Tomorrow,
23:00what brought you back?
23:01Came back to handle
23:02something urgent.
23:03Let her out.
23:05She's been down there
23:06too long.
23:07Her feet will fall asleep.
23:11What urgent matter?
23:12I didn't answer.
23:13I stepped out
23:13and quietly closed the door,
23:15taking care to hang
23:16the Do Not Disturb
23:17sign on the handle.
23:17He didn't know
23:18that the urgent matter
23:19had already been handled.
23:21Mr. Vance,
23:21you scared me half to death.
23:24What is there
23:25to be scared of?
23:26It's not like she's
23:26going to eat you alive.
23:27But she's your wife.
23:28Exactly,
23:29and my wife is sensible.
23:30See?
23:31She walked away on her own.
23:33So tonight,
23:34are you coming home?
23:35Fun is fun,
23:36but I still go home.
23:38Mr. Vance,
23:38I can do everything she can.
23:40Are you saying
23:40I didn't take good enough
23:41care of you just now?
23:42You and her are different.
23:43She's stubborn as a mule,
23:44but she can't leave me.
23:45You know how much trouble
23:45she caused with her family
23:46just to marry me.
23:46If I stopped coming home,
23:47how long do you think
23:48our little affair would last?
23:49So you like that about her?
23:50Looks untouchable,
23:51but underneath it all?
23:52She's just pathetic.
23:53What do you think?
23:58I think...
23:59Both of them went rigid.
24:01Forget something?
24:05Aria.
24:06After the time
24:07he'd spent tangled up with her,
24:09there was a trace
24:09of perfume on him.
24:11Sweet, feminine,
24:12the same one
24:12he'd given me last month,
24:14calling it one of a kind,
24:15made just for me.
24:16He must have bought
24:17at least five.
24:18Come home tonight.
24:19What do you want to eat?
24:19That won't be necessary.
24:20I have something
24:21to take care of tonight.
24:23What's wrong?
24:24Are you angry?
24:25Is this about Vivian?
24:27I've told you,
24:27just...
24:28I know.
24:28She's an intern.
24:29She needs your hands-on guidance.
24:31As for what kind of guidance,
24:33that was entirely up to him.
24:35All right.
24:36Whatever it is,
24:37be home by nine.
24:38Vivian stifled a laugh
24:40beside him.
24:40I looked at her.
24:41She looked back.
24:42Compared to the women
24:43I'd dealt with before her,
24:44she'd been protected too well.
24:46The triumph in her eyes
24:47wasn't even hidden.
24:48A bright,
24:49unabashed provocation.
24:50Youth is a remarkable thing.
24:52Looking at that fresh face,
24:54I found myself back in the summer
24:55I was 20.
24:59Tucked inside Austin's arms,
25:00running out of the psychiatric facility
25:02in the blazing heat of July.
25:04That was the third day
25:04after my father had me committed.
25:06Austin had spent the entire night
25:07hidden in the ventilation shaft,
25:09waiting for the morning shift to change
25:10before prying open my window.
25:12He stood below with his arms open.
25:13I closed my eyes and leapt.
25:16He caught me and hit the ground hard.
25:18His elbow fractured on impact.
25:19He never let go.
25:20We found somewhere safe
25:21and collapsed against a wall.
25:22His shirt was soaked through.
25:24He took my hand
25:24and pressed it to his chest.
25:25It was pounding.
25:26Arya,
25:27if I could get you out today,
25:28nothing in this world
25:29will ever take you from me.
25:30He dug into his pocket
25:31and pulled out a thin silver ring.
25:34His finger trembled
25:34as he slipped it on.
25:37When I have money someday,
25:38I'm gonna buy you
25:38the biggest diamond there is.
25:40The sun was brutal that day,
25:41blazing across his young face,
25:42burning bright,
25:43in his eyes.
25:44I believed it was forever.
25:45Not long after,
25:46I returned to my own office.
25:47My assistant knocked and came in.
25:48Mrs. Ashford,
25:49here's the summary of the accounts
25:51that were specially approved
25:52during your week away.
25:53Among them,
25:54there are some charges
25:55under Miss Vivian's name
25:57that require your review.
25:58I kept scrolling.
25:59My fingers stopped
26:00on the final entry.
26:01Private maternity clinic.
26:02Medical consultation.
26:04My assistant added carefully,
26:06finance noted that all of these
26:08were processed
26:08under employee benefits
26:09with special authorization
26:10from Mr. Vance.
26:12How long has Vivian
26:13been with the company?
26:14Three months.
26:15Since Mr. Vance
26:16has already approved it,
26:17process everything accordingly.
26:19Miss Ashford,
26:21there are things
26:21I've been biting my tongue
26:22to keep inside,
26:23but they just won't stay down.
26:24Then say them.
26:25The day you left
26:26for your trip,
26:27she brought Mr. Van
26:28to your office.
26:30I walked past
26:31and heard the noise.
26:32She was laughing,
26:33saying she wanted
26:33to make the thrill last.
26:35My gaze moved to the chair.
26:36The one Austin
26:36had specially ordered
26:37from Milan.
26:38He'd said,
26:39you're always complaining
26:39about your spine.
26:40This one's good for it.
26:42I'd already known, actually.
26:43Vivian was in her early 20s,
26:45not like the women before her.
26:46The ones who were afraid
26:47of crossing Austin,
26:48afraid of losing their jobs.
26:50She was bold, loud,
26:51the kind of girl
26:52who'd want every bite mark
26:53photographed.
26:53She'd never have been able
26:54to resist letting me know.
26:56Last Wednesday,
26:57two in the morning,
26:57I was hunched over a proposal
26:59in the hotel room
26:59when my phone lit up.
27:00Unknown number.
27:01A photograph.
27:02I opened it
27:03and didn't understand it
27:03for a moment.
27:04Then I saw my office.
27:05A girl whose face
27:07was hidden,
27:08seated in my chair.
27:10I didn't see her face.
27:12I didn't need to.
27:12I didn't reply.
27:13I only felt something
27:14in my chest give way.
27:15A wall, heavy and quiet,
27:17coming down.
27:17So I decided to come back early
27:19and take care of this urgent matter,
27:20the divorce.
27:21And he'd noticed nothing,
27:22not even the agreement.
27:23I'd slipped beneath
27:25the Westside Project requisition forms.
27:27The Friday after you left,
27:28she came in wearing your heels.
27:30I asked her why
27:31she was wearing your shoes.
27:32She said,
27:33Mr. Vance said they suited her,
27:34that you wouldn't mind.
27:35Mrs. Ashford,
27:36do you really not care?
27:38Those shoes never fit me right anyway.
27:39If she likes them,
27:40she can have them.
27:41Before the trip,
27:41I hadn't known
27:42about the two of them.
27:43The company had been pushing
27:44into new markets
27:45and I hadn't had the energy
27:46to watch Austin.
27:47Dry your eyes.
27:47I'll be out again next week.
27:48Keep an eye on things
27:49while I'm gone.
27:51Where are you going?
27:52I didn't answer.
27:53I turned to look out the window.
27:54The light was bright outside,
27:56the same as it had been
27:57seven years ago,
27:58the afternoon we signed our marriage.
28:00Sir,
28:01I know you don't think
28:01I'm good enough,
28:02but Aria believes in me
28:03and I won't let her lose.
28:05In the end,
28:05he was thrown out.
28:08But that evening,
28:09my father stood at the window
28:10for a long time.
28:11Then quietly,
28:11he rewrote Austin's business plan
28:13and mailed it to me himself.
28:14If I ever brought that up,
28:15it would feel like
28:16leveraging old debt,
28:17tainting what was once given freely.
28:19And if I never brought it up,
28:21Austin would go right on believing
28:22he'd built himself from nothing.
28:23That all those figures,
28:25the networks,
28:25the capital,
28:26he'd earned them on his own.
28:27He thought the blade was his.
28:28He never wondered
28:28who would ground it.
28:30After my assistant left,
28:31Austin called from the car.
28:33Your little ambush
28:33gave the girl quite a scare.
28:35Going to take a while
28:36to settle her down,
28:36so I'll be home late tonight.
28:37Leave the door unlocked.
28:38Didn't we agree
28:39there would be no children?
28:41Vivian going to a paternity clinic,
28:42you think that's a coincidence?
28:44You had her investigated?
28:45The company accounts
28:45made it obvious.
28:48A $50,000 prenatal package
28:50filed under employee benefits.
28:52Quite generous of you,
28:53Mr. Vance.
28:54He seemed genuinely caught off guard.
28:56He probably hadn't looked closely.
28:57Aria, it was an accident.
28:58She's young.
28:59She doesn't know better.
29:00She thought having a child
29:00would change things.
29:01And?
29:02I'll handle it.
29:03Your position is untouchable.
29:05You have nothing to worry about.
29:06Austin.
29:08Do you remember
29:09how we lost our first child?
29:11Come on, Aria.
29:12There's no point
29:13dragging up old things like that.
29:14I laughed softly
29:15and without warmth.
29:16You're right.
29:17It's all in the past.
29:18The child who never made it
29:19into the world.
29:20The promises he made
29:21on his knees.
29:22The thing he'd never
29:22quite let go of.
29:24Get some rest.
29:25I'll sort things out
29:26with her and come home.
29:27He ended the call.
29:28I raised my hand slowly
29:29and for the first and last time
29:30added his number
29:31to my block list.
29:32Then I replied to a message
29:33that had been waiting
29:34on my phone for a week.
29:35All taken care of.
29:36I'll be at the wedding.
29:37By the time the workday ended,
29:39my personal belongings
29:40had already been cleared out.
29:41The elevator descended.
29:42A quiet weightlessness
29:43wrapped around me.
29:44There was a time
29:44in the same elevator.
29:46He pressed me back
29:46against the mirrored wall
29:47and kissed me.
29:51Saying recklessly,
29:52Aria, what kind of luck
29:53must we have had
29:53in another life
29:54to find each other
29:54in this one?
29:57His eyes had been
29:58so bright back then.
29:59Bright enough to make you
30:00believe the nonsense
30:01he was saying.
30:01I'd arranged to meet
30:02a friend for dinner.
30:03A farewell at a restaurant
30:04along the riverfront.
30:06I'd barely sat down
30:07when Austin walked in
30:07with Vivian.
30:08His arm around Vivian's waist,
30:09his head tilted toward her.
30:11Easy smile at his mouth.
30:12He spotted me first.
30:25The urgent thing
30:26you had to do tonight
30:26was eat dinner alone?
30:28The steak here is good,
30:30but this one's too light.
30:31Let me have them
30:32bring something better.
30:33A server arrived
30:34with the bottle he'd ordered.
30:35Austin poured
30:35two glasses himself.
30:37One for me,
30:37one for Vivian.
30:40How is it?
30:41Fine.
30:42Just fine?
30:43I seem to recall
30:44you were devoted
30:44to this wine once.
30:45Said it had a particular
30:46bitter almond note.
30:48Taste change.
30:49Something you loved once.
30:50Sometimes you look at it again
30:51and wonder what the
30:52fluff was about.
30:53Did you hear that?
30:54My wife is giving you
30:56life advice.
30:56Don't let a man take up
30:58too much space
30:58in your heart.
31:00What about you?
31:01Can I let you
31:02take up space in mine?
31:03Me?
31:04Someone like me
31:05you enjoy.
31:07You just don't
31:08take seriously.
31:09He said it carelessly,
31:10probably expecting me
31:11to do what I always did.
31:13Go cold,
31:13stand up,
31:14leave them to it.
31:17She's had to cancel.
31:18Excuse me.
31:21Come to the birthday party.
31:23Next week,
31:23we're celebrating
31:24Mr. Vance's birthday
31:25on his yacht.
31:26You should come too.
31:27You really should.
31:28Mr. Vance said
31:29the birthday gift
31:29he's looking forward to most
31:30is-
31:30You talk too much.
31:32If neither of you
31:33mind me crashing
31:34the occasion,
31:35I'm happy to come.
31:36I didn't look at
31:37either of them.
31:37I walked out
31:38of the restaurant.
31:40You're home, ma'am?
31:42Mr. Vance just called
31:43to say he'll be home late.
31:44Should I keep
31:44the soup warm?
31:45No need.
31:45He won't be coming
31:46back tonight.
31:47In that case,
31:49will you be sleeping
31:50here tonight?
31:52What do you mean?
31:55While you were away,
31:57Miss Vivian
31:57has moved in.
32:00The air held still
32:01for two seconds.
32:02I went back
32:03to unfastening my coat.
32:04Which room is she in?
32:06The master bedroom.
32:07Four nights now.
32:08Mr. Vance has been here.
32:09Ma'am,
32:09it's not that
32:10I didn't want to tell you.
32:11Mr. Vance asked me not to.
32:12He said you'd be upset and-
32:14It's alright.
32:15This isn't your fault.
32:16Every piece of furniture
32:17in this house,
32:17I chose it.
32:18Every piece of art
32:19on these walls,
32:19I hung it.
32:20He loved it.
32:21Always said-
32:21Aria,
32:22this place only feels like
32:23home when you're in it.
32:24Now it was no different
32:25from a hotel.
32:25Anyone could sleep here
32:26a few nights and move on.
32:28Go home, Maria.
32:34I went upstairs.
32:36I pushed open
32:36the master bedroom door
32:38and was met with
32:39a foreign,
32:39cloying sweetness.
32:40The bedsheets
32:41had been changed.
32:42My skincare on the vanity
32:43had been pushed
32:44to one corner.
32:45I opened the window
32:45and let the night air
32:47rush in.
32:48I pulled open
32:49the deepest drawer
32:50of the walk-in wardrobe.
32:51Seven journals,
32:52arranged by year,
32:53still there.
32:54The first had to cover
32:55the color of cherry blossoms,
32:56the kind of pink
32:57a younger version of me
32:58would have chosen.
32:59Our first year of marriage.
33:00I wrote in it every day.
33:02What I cooked for him,
33:03what he said,
33:04small things.
33:04The last page
33:05had a penciled note
33:06in my own handwriting.
33:07Seven-year plan,
33:08progress,
33:09one-seventh.
33:09The second had quietly
33:10changed its subject.
33:11Pages filled with
33:12self-improvement,
33:13courses,
33:14technique,
33:14ways to be better,
33:15more appealing.
33:16By the third,
33:17the pages grew sparser,
33:18cleaner.
33:19Not because there was
33:19nothing to say,
33:20but because there was
33:21no longer time to say it.
33:22I had believed that
33:23if I documented
33:24seven years of happiness,
33:25I could outlast
33:26the seven-year itch.
33:27But I'd stopped writing
33:28four years ago.
33:29Four years of being
33:30too understanding
33:31and not understanding enough.
33:33I'd lost count of
33:34how many women
33:35I'd quietly managed
33:36and sent on their way.
33:37Seven years.
33:38My plan had barely
33:38moved past the first chapter.
33:40I was the only one
33:41who'd been working at anything,
33:42and he had long since
33:43opened his doors
33:44to anyone who came along.
33:45My phone buzzed.
33:46A flight notification.
33:48Miss Ashford,
33:49the emergency booking
33:50you requested
33:50has been confirmed.
33:51Departure at midnight.
33:52On my wedding day,
33:54my fiancé sacrificed me
33:55to a demon lord,
33:56all to keep his crown.
33:59Alaric was arrogant,
34:00possessive,
34:00and suffocating.
34:02I tried to escape
34:03countless times.
34:04He always dragged me back.
34:07You belong to me.
34:09Only me.
34:11His tail coiled around me.
34:12Then one day,
34:13I finally slipped free.
34:15I ran back to the kingdom.
34:17Nathan greeted me
34:18with a smile
34:18and drove a dagger
34:20straight into my heart.
34:23Did you really think
34:24I'd marry you?
34:25Use her corpse as bait.
34:27We'll lure the demon out.
34:28I was bound to a cliff,
34:29barely breathing.
34:30The moment he saw me,
34:31every trace of Alaric's
34:32cold arrogance shattered.
34:34Emilia!
34:36His massive black wings
34:37snapped over him.
34:38Dope.
34:39Kill him.
34:42A storm of burning magic
34:44tore through the air.
34:45His wings were pierced,
34:46his tail severed.
34:47blood soaked him
34:48head to toe.
34:49He kept flying toward me.
34:51Gotcha.
34:52He whispered
34:53and gently took my hand.
34:55But he had nothing left.
34:56In the same instant,
34:58a volley of spells
34:58ripped through his chest.
35:00With his last breath,
35:01he spread his wings around me.
35:03Then he fell.
35:05When I opened my eyes again,
35:07I was back.
35:08Back to that night,
35:09I was forced
35:09to become the demon lord's bride.
35:11His arms wrapped around me,
35:13his skin burning hot,
35:15his touch achingly gentle.
35:17Whatever you're about to say,
35:19I don't want to hear it.
35:21I will never let you go.
35:24You were destined
35:25to be my bride.
35:28Maybe this truly was fate.
35:30A second chance.
35:31This time,
35:32I would take back
35:33everything that was stolen from me.
35:35And the man
35:36I truly loved.
35:38If I remember right,
35:39the last face I saw
35:40before I died
35:41was his,
35:42Alaric,
35:43the demon lord,
35:44my husband.
35:46Amelia,
35:47don't be afraid.
35:49I can save you.
35:50If I can't drink my blood,
35:52you'll heal.
35:54Stop running.
35:55If you hate my tail,
35:56I'll never touch you
35:57with it again.
35:58Those spells
35:59should never have hurt him.
36:00He's a demon lord.
36:02He took every hit
36:03to shield me.
36:04He despised humans.
36:05He gave his life,
36:07for one.
36:08Right up until he plummeted
36:09off that cliff,
36:10he was still trying
36:11to save me.
36:12I jolted awake.
36:13Shot upright.
36:14Gasping.
36:15My back was drenched
36:16in cold sweat.
36:18Outside.
36:18Bright sun.
36:20Bird song.
36:21The world
36:21absurdly peaceful.
36:22I sat frozen on the bed.
36:24Unable to separate
36:25dream from reality.
36:26Then,
36:27a knock at the door.
36:28I knew this room.
36:29I'd lived in it
36:30for a year.
36:31Alaric's palace.
36:32I stumbled
36:33to the mirror.
36:34Day seven.
36:34Seven days
36:35since I married Alaric.
36:37Our wedding portrait
36:38sat beside a calendar.
36:39My hands shook
36:40as I picked it up.
36:41Every ugly memory
36:43came flooding back.
36:44I hate you.
36:45You tore me away
36:47from the man I loved.
36:48One day I'll kill you.
36:50You won't!
36:52Can't you see it?
36:54Stop going back
36:55to Nathan.
36:57He's the one
36:58who gave you to me.
37:00His cold hand
37:01had brushed the tears
37:02from my face.
37:03Careful.
37:04tender.
37:05I am your destined one.
37:07I'd just closed my eyes
37:08and pretended to be blind.
37:10Death.
37:11And I practically was.
37:12Blind enough
37:13to nearly lose
37:14the man who truly loved me.
37:16The knocking
37:16grew impatient.
37:17The door swung open.
37:19I expected Alaric.
37:20I spun around
37:21and found
37:22Nanny Margaret
37:23instead.
37:23She looked me
37:24up and down.
37:25Lips pursed.
37:26What are you
37:27sulking about now?
37:29The Lord already
37:30agreed to your demand.
37:31What more do you want?
37:31I blinked.
37:33What?
37:34Demand?
37:36You begged
37:37and cried
37:38to attend
37:38your ex-fiancé's
37:39coronation.
37:39The Lord said no
37:41so you threw a fit.
37:42Now you're playing dumb?
37:43Disgusting.
37:44I lowered my eyes.
37:46So
37:46this is the day
37:48I came back to.
37:49Last time
37:50I'd spent this entire day
37:51screaming at Alaric
37:52for blocking my invitation
37:54to Nathan's coronation.
37:55Not knowing
37:56it was Alaric
37:57who was trying
37:58to spare me
37:58from watching Nathan
37:59announce my own
38:00handmaid
38:01Rosalie
38:02as his new partner.
38:03I'd called Alaric
38:04every name
38:05I could think of.
38:06Told him to go die.
38:07and when I'd tried
38:08to poison myself
38:09that night
38:09he hadn't hesitated.
38:11He'd used his own
38:12heart's blood
38:13to make the cure.
38:14A man like the Lord
38:16and he ends up
38:16with her.
38:17What rotten luck.
38:19I picked up the flowers
38:20and the gown
38:21from the sofa
38:22and dropped them
38:23straight into the trash.
38:24Margaret went rigid.
38:25What are you doing now?
38:27I looked up.
38:28Where's Alaric?
38:29Margaret turned away.
38:30I don't know.
38:31No one in this palace
38:32would ever tell me
38:33where he was
38:34because every time
38:35I went looking for him
38:36something went wrong.
38:37Fine.
38:38I'd find him myself.
38:39I moved through
38:40the halls from memory
38:41room by room
38:42until I pushed
38:43open the door
38:44to his study.
38:45The smell of blood
38:46hit me like a wall.
38:48Alaric sat on the floor
38:49shirt off
38:49surrounded by a pool
38:51of dark red.
38:52His black tail
38:53cast faint
38:53flickering light
38:54head bowed
38:55face drained of color
38:57dangerous
38:58breathtaking.
38:59I'd known drawing
39:00his blood caused pain.
39:02I hadn't imagined
39:02it looked like this.
39:04He heard the door
39:04and didn't turn around.
39:05Get out.
39:06I didn't move.
39:07His aura exploded.
39:09Savage.
39:10Suffocating.
39:13Do you have a death wish?
39:15He saw it was me.
39:16The threat died
39:17in his throat.
39:18He turned away fast
39:19scrambling to hide
39:20his tail.
39:21Hands clumsy
39:22with something that
39:22looked almost like
39:23embarrassment.
39:24Seeing him alive
39:25it should have
39:26made me happy.
39:27Instead my voice cracked.
39:29Alaric
39:30does it hurt?
39:31His hand stilled
39:33then a cold laugh.
39:35Not your concern.
39:36What do you want
39:37this time?
39:38On my wedding day
39:39my fiancé
39:40sacrificed me
39:40to a demon lord
39:41all to keep
39:42his crown.
39:44Alaric was arrogant
39:45possessive
39:45and suffocating.
39:47I tried to escape
39:48countless times.
39:49He always
39:50dragged me back.
39:53You belong to me.
39:55Only me.
39:56His tail coiled
39:57around me.
39:58Then one day
39:59I finally slipped free.
40:00I ran back
40:01to the kingdom.
40:02Nathan greeted me
40:03with a smile
40:04and drew a dagger
40:05straight into my heart.
40:08Did you really think
40:09I'd marry you?
40:10Use her corpse's bait.
40:12We'll lure the demon out.
40:13I was bound to a cliff
40:14barely breathing.
40:15The moment he saw me
40:16every trace of Alaric's
40:18cold arrogance
40:18shattered.
40:19Amelia!
40:21His massive black wings
40:22snapped over.
40:23Dove.
40:24Kill him.
40:27A storm of burning magic
40:29tore through the air.
40:30His wings were pierced.
40:32His tail severed.
40:33Blood soaked
40:33head to toe.
40:35He kept flying toward me.
40:36Got you.
40:37He whispered
40:38and gently took my hand.
40:40But he had nothing left.
40:41In the same instant
40:43a volley of spells
40:44ripped through his chest.
40:45With his last breath
40:46he spread his wings
40:47around me.
40:48Then he fell.
40:50When I opened
40:51my eyes again
40:52I was back.
40:53Back to that night
40:54I was forced
40:55to become
40:55the demon lord's bride.
40:57His arms wrapped
40:58around me.
40:58His skin burning hot.
41:00His touch
41:01achingly gentle.
41:03Whatever you're
41:03about to say
41:04I don't want to hear it.
41:06I will never
41:07let you go.
41:09You were destined
41:10to be my bride.
41:13Maybe this truly
41:14was fate.
41:15A second chance.
41:16This time
41:17I would take back
41:18everything that was
41:19stolen from me.
41:20And the man
41:21I truly loved.
41:23If I remember right
41:24the last face
41:25I saw before I died
41:26was his.
41:28Alaric.
41:28The demon lord.
41:29My husband.
41:31Amelia.
41:32Don't be afraid.
41:34I can save you.
41:35If I can't
41:36drink my blood
41:37you'll heal.
41:39Stop running.
41:40If you hate my tail
41:41I'll never touch you
41:43with it again.
41:44Those spells
41:44should never
41:44have hurt him.
41:45He's a demon lord.
41:47He took every hit
41:48to shield me.
41:49He despised humans.
41:51He gave his life
41:52for one.
41:53Right up until
41:54he plummeted
41:54off that cliff
41:55he was still
41:56trying to save me.
41:57I jolted awake.
41:59Shot upright.
42:00Gasping.
42:00My back was
42:01drenched in cold sweat.
42:03Outside.
42:04Bright sun.
42:05Bird song.
42:06The world
42:06absurdly peaceful.
42:07I sat frozen
42:09on the bed.
42:09Unable to separate
42:10dream from reality.
42:12Then
42:12a knock at the door.
42:14I knew this room.
42:15I'd lived in it
42:15for a year.
42:16Alaric's palace.
42:17I stumbled
42:18to the mirror.
42:19Day seven.
42:20Seven days
42:21since I married Alaric.
42:22Our wedding portrait
42:23sat beside the calendar.
42:25My hands shook
42:26as I picked it up.
42:27Every ugly memory
42:28came flooding back.
42:29I hate you.
42:31You tore me away
42:32from the man I loved.
42:33One day
42:34I'll kill you.
42:36You won't!
42:38Can't you see it?
42:39Stop
42:40going back
42:40to Nathan.
42:42He's the one
42:43who gave you to me.
42:45His cold hand
42:46had brushed
42:47the tears
42:48from my face.
42:49Careful.
42:50Tender.
42:50I am your
42:51destined one.
42:52I'd just
42:53closed my eyes
42:53and pretended
42:54to be blind.
42:55Death.
42:56And I practically
42:57was.
42:58Blind enough
42:58to nearly lose
42:59the man
43:00who truly loved me.
43:01The knocking
43:02grew impatient.
43:03The door
43:03swung open.
43:04I expected Alaric.
43:05I spun around
43:06and found
43:07Nanny Margaret
43:08instead.
43:09She looked me
43:09up and down.
43:10Lips pursed.
43:12What are you
43:12sulking about now?
43:14The Lord already
43:15agreed to your demand.
43:16What more do you want?
43:17I blinked.
43:18What demand?
43:21You begged
43:22and cried
43:23to attend
43:23your ex-fiance's
43:24coronation.
43:25The Lord said no
43:26so you threw a fit.
43:27Now you're playing
43:28dumb?
43:28Disgusting.
43:30I lowered my eyes.
43:31So,
43:32this is the day
43:33I came back to.
43:34Last time
43:35I'd spent this
43:36entire day
43:36screaming at Alaric
43:37for blocking
43:38my invitation
43:39to Nathan's
43:39coronation.
43:40Not knowing
43:41it was Alaric
43:42who was trying
43:43to spare me
43:44from watching Nathan
43:44announce my own
43:46handmaid,
43:46Rosalie,
43:47as his new partner.
43:49I'd called Alaric
43:50every name
43:50I could think of,
43:51told him to go die,
43:53and when I'd tried
43:53to poison myself
43:54that night,
43:55he hadn't hesitated.
43:56He'd used
43:57his own heart's blood
43:58to make the cure.
44:00A man like the Lord
44:01and he ends up
44:02with her.
44:03What rotten luck.
44:05I picked up the flowers
44:06and the gown
44:06from the sofa
44:07and dropped them
44:08straight into the trash.
44:09Margaret went rigid.
44:11What are you doing now?
44:12I looked up.
44:13Where's Alaric?
44:14Margaret turned away.
44:15I don't know.
44:16No one in this palace
44:17would ever tell me
44:18where he was
44:19because every time
44:20I went looking for him,
44:21something went wrong.
44:23Fine.
44:23I'd find him myself.
44:25I moved through
44:25the halls from memory,
44:27room by room,
44:27until I pushed open
44:29the door to his study.
44:30The smell of blood
44:31hit me like a wall.
44:33Alaric sat on the floor,
44:34shirt off,
44:35surrounded by a pool
44:36of dark red.
44:37His black tail
44:38cast faint,
44:39flickering light,
44:40head bowed,
44:41face drained of color,
44:43dangerous,
44:44breathtaking.
44:45I'd known drawing
44:45his blood caused pain.
44:47I hadn't imagined
44:48it looked like this.
44:49He heard the door
44:49and didn't turn around.
44:50Get out.
44:51I didn't move.
44:52His aura exploded,
44:54savage, suffocating.
44:58Do you have a death wish?
45:00He saw it was me.
45:02The threat died
45:02in his throat.
45:03He turned away fast,
45:04scrambling to hide his tail,
45:06hands clumsy with something
45:07that looked
45:08almost like embarrassment.
45:09Seeing him alive,
45:11it should have made me happy.
45:12Instead,
45:13my voice cracked.
45:14Alaric,
45:15does it hurt?
45:17His hand stilled,
45:18then a cold laugh.
45:20Not your concern.
45:22What do you want this time?
45:23Since Alpha Ethan,
45:24my childhood sweetheart,
45:26dumped me.
45:27I've been the pack's dirt nothing,
45:28but the lowest slave.
45:29This day was the crimson rite
45:30of the Lunar Eclipse pack.
45:32Also,
45:32the day Ethan turned 18,
45:34and chose his Luna,
45:35she wolves from miles around
45:36have gathered,
45:37flaunting their bodies to sit.
45:39And then there's me,
45:40Chloe,
45:41daughter of the Alpha
45:42of the Silver Pack.
45:43Yet I stood at the very back
45:44in disgrace
45:45because I hadn't awakened my wolf.
45:47Ethan stepped off his throne,
45:48flirting with the she-wolves
45:49who shamelessly bare their chests.
45:51As he laughed his way
45:52through the crowd to me,
45:53I clenched my fists,
45:55barely suppressing the urge
45:56to shake with grief.
45:57Chloe.
45:58He dragged me to the center.
45:59I looked at him,
46:00so excited
46:01that I almost burst into tears.
46:03The wolfless run?
46:04No fucking way.
46:06Is Ethan really gonna pick
46:07this bitch as his Luna?
46:10Chloe, I love you.
46:12Ethan leaned in,
46:13his voice tender yet cruel.
46:15But I couldn't marry
46:16a spiritless waste as my Luna.
46:20Stunned,
46:21I tried to grab his arms
46:22for an explanation,
46:23but Ethan had already turned
46:24to Princess Lily
46:25from the Arctic wolf pack
46:26and took her hands.
46:27Ethan,
46:28if you don't choose me,
46:29I'll be-
46:30Only Luna could wear
46:30the moonstone necklace,
46:32but Ethan put it on Lily
46:33and kissed her forehead.
46:35I now declare Lily
46:36as my one and only mate.
46:41Lily smirked
46:42and stepped toward me.
46:43She leaned in,
46:44flicking the moonstone
46:45at her neck
46:45with a mocking grin.
46:46Chloe,
46:47you don't even have
46:47a wolf spirit,
46:48yet you still think
46:49you stand a chance?
46:54You spiritless waste!
46:55You are no princess
46:56but a damn slave!
46:57I ignored her
46:58and reached for Ethan's arm.
46:59I looked at him
47:00with pleading eyes.
47:01Ethan, please.
47:02This is my last chance.
47:04If you don't pick me,
47:05I didn't have the wolf,
47:07but every pack
47:07knew me for my beauty.
47:09This was why
47:09Ethan fell for me
47:10in the first place.
47:11If Ethan didn't
47:12choose me this time,
47:13my stepmother
47:14was going to send me
47:15to that monster.
47:16The Lycan King.
47:17A wolfless bitch
47:18like you?
47:19Trying to seduce
47:20the Eclipse Alpha?
47:21Forget it!
47:23Ignoring the blood
47:24dripping down my face,
47:25I scrambled forward
47:26a few steps.
47:29Ethan, please!
47:30Ethan strolled over
47:30with a cup of blood wine,
47:32looking amused.
47:33I thought he walked over
47:34to save me,
47:34but he splashed the wine
47:35right into my face instead.
47:37Chloe,
47:37did this wake you up?
47:39The Luna
47:40wants an apology.
47:42Start talking now.
47:43The pack erupted
47:44in laughter.
47:44Holy shit,
47:46did she just
47:46disrespect the Luna?
47:48A total nobody
47:49thinks she's a somebody.
47:50What a joke!
47:51I clenched my teeth,
47:53my vision blurred
47:54by tears
47:54as I looked
47:55at their mocking faces.
47:56This was my last chance
47:57to stay by his side,
47:58if he decided
47:59to abandon me
48:00at the Crimson Rite.
48:01Sweetheart,
48:02why are you making trouble
48:03for our Alpha and Luna?
48:04My stepmother,
48:05Vivian,
48:05pushed through the crowd.
48:06She seemed to help me
48:07up gently,
48:08but hissed a warning
48:09into my ear.
48:10Chloe,
48:10play along.
48:11Don't disgrace
48:12the silver pack.
48:13Vivian,
48:14we raised you
48:15for 18 years.
48:16Is this how
48:17you pay us back?
48:18She squeezed
48:18my swollen face
48:19and started
48:20shoving me around.
48:21I was forced back
48:22until my spine
48:22hit the cold stone pillar.
48:24I don't want you anymore.
48:25Who are you even
48:25wearing this for?
48:27A wolf-less runt
48:28like you
48:29doesn't deserve
48:30the Silver Clan's colors.
48:31Lily giggled,
48:32leaning back
48:32into Ethan's embrace.
48:34Aunt Vivian,
48:35let her strip
48:35on her own.
48:36That's right.
48:37Strip!
48:38Someone in the crowd
48:39caught the spark,
48:40and then the whole room
48:41erupted.
48:42That's right!
48:43Strip, strip!
48:44The chanting
48:44grew louder,
48:45surging toward me
48:46from every direction
48:47like a suffocating tide.
48:49I shook violently,
48:50scanning the room.
48:51Not a single soul
48:52stood up for me.
48:53Ethan sat on his throne,
48:55maintaining a stony silence.
48:56I gritted my teeth
48:57as tears slid silently
48:58down my cheeks.
49:00Then,
49:00I re-
49:01Since you can't
49:02shift into a wolf,
49:03why don't you
49:04be a dog instead?
49:05Learn to crawl.
49:06My stepsister sneered
49:08as she locked
49:08a silver,
49:09chained collar
49:10around my neck.
49:11Get your hands off me!
49:13I clawed at it
49:14in a panic,
49:14but the hidden spikes
49:16dug deep into my neck.
49:17I collapsed,
49:18and the pain
49:19drained the strength
49:20from my body.
49:21I was forced
49:21to my knees
49:22at Lily's feet,
49:23the collar choking
49:24the life out of me.
49:25Luna Lily,
49:26my sister didn't
49:27know her place.
49:28Please don't let her
49:29ruin your mood.
49:31Lily took the chain
49:32and yanked it high,
49:33forcing my head up
49:33to meet her mocking stare.
49:35Know how to crawl now?
49:36I thought you were
49:37tougher than that,
49:38Chloe.
49:38She sauntered over
49:39to Ethan,
49:40hips swaying,
49:40and sat right on his lap.
49:42But the next second,
49:43I bolted upright.
49:44Ignoring the agonizing pain,
49:46I ripped the collar off
49:47and threw it
49:48at Ethan's feet,
49:49blood dripping
49:49onto the floor.
49:50Ethan,
49:51banish me.
49:53What did you just say?
49:56Ethan's smile froze.
49:58What did you just say?
49:59He leaned forward,
50:00looking at me
50:01in pure disbelief.
50:02From this day on,
50:03I choose to be a rogue.
50:05Exile me!
50:06Now!
50:07The crowd fell
50:08deathly silent.
50:10Chloe.
50:11I didn't wait
50:11for him to finish.
50:12I turned and walked away.
50:14The second you leave
50:15this territory,
50:15you're dead meat.
50:16The rogues will rip you apart!
50:18Good luck,
50:19you're going to need it.
50:20As soon as I crossed
50:21the border,
50:22my Uncle Sam picked me up
50:23and brought me back
50:24to the Pale Moonpath.
50:25Inside the Great Hall,
50:27Uncle Sam sat on his throne,
50:28watching me
50:29with cold indifference.
50:30Uncle,
50:31please,
50:32take me in.
50:33He walked over
50:34and gripped my chin
50:35tightly with his right hand,
50:36turning my head
50:36side to side
50:37to examine.
50:38Take you in?
50:39Give me one reason
50:40why I should harbor
50:41a wolfless rogue.
50:43I've already lost everything.
50:45I will do whatever you want.
50:47He paced around me slowly,
50:48his eyes roaming
50:49up and down my body.
50:50From this moment on,
50:51you are the princess
50:52of the Pale Moonpack.
50:54The price is...
50:55I looked at him
50:56in total disbelief.
50:57You will take
50:58my daughter's place
50:59to marry
51:00the Lycan king.
51:01My body went...
51:02Which is it?
51:04You want to take
51:05your chances
51:05in his bed
51:06or get ripped to shreds
51:08by the rogues out there?
51:11Be smart.
51:13My cousin strolled
51:14toward me with a sneer,
51:15her eyes sweeping
51:16over me with contempt.
51:17I guess your face
51:18is the only thing
51:18you've got going for you.
51:20If you crawl
51:21into his bed,
51:22don't forget
51:23you owe us one.
51:24I clenched my fists
51:25until my nails
51:26pierced my palms,
51:27blood dripping
51:27onto the floor.
51:29You trade me
51:30for his protection?
51:31Is that so?
51:32Sam stepped closer
51:33and gripped my chin,
51:34forcing me to look
51:35into his glare.
51:36Chloe,
51:37do you have any idea
51:38how much I'm risking
51:39by taking in an exile?
51:40I closed my eyes
51:41in despair
51:42and collapsed
51:42onto the floor.
51:43Okay.
51:44I'll do it.
51:46Lose this bet
51:47and you'll die out there.
51:48We'll see about that.
51:51Dressed in a fine gown,
51:52I was hauled off
51:53in a carriage
51:53toward the polar night pack.
51:55On the road
51:55to the death pact,
51:56dozens of carriages
51:57rolled by,
51:58each packed
51:59with tribute she wolves.
52:00Some wept
52:01and others prayed,
52:02all terrified
52:03of the dreaded Lycan king.
52:04The convoy came
52:05to a sudden stop
52:06at the border stone
52:07of the polar night pack.
52:10Halt!
52:11Everyone out
52:12for inspection.
52:13Hundreds of polar night
52:14sentinels in black armor,
52:15riding giant wolves,
52:17emerged from the mist.
52:18What's happening?
52:19Did they shut the border?
52:21I heard this is the order
52:22from the Lyman king.
52:23Everyone needs
52:24to step out
52:24for inspection.
52:25I was rudely yanked
52:26out of the carriage
52:27and stumbled into the snow.
52:28All of the tribute she,
52:30wolves in fine gowns
52:31were forced into a line
52:32in terror,
52:33shivering in freezing wind.
52:34I stood at the back
52:35of the crowd,
52:36yet I still caught
52:37the eyes of the others.
52:38Look at this perfect face.
52:40Who is she?
52:41Wait, that face.
52:43Isn't she Chloe?
52:44The one the Lunan
52:45Eclipse Pack cast out?
52:46Looks like beauty
52:47didn't change a thing.
52:48She's still a useless
52:49piece of trash
52:49without a wolf.
52:50I said nothing.
52:51I gripped my dress
52:52and lowered my gaze.
52:54Suddenly,
52:54the pounding of hooves
52:55echoed from behind me.
52:57I turned back in shock.
52:58Ethan was riding on a horse.
53:11Chloe, come back with me.
53:15No, let go of me.
53:16I tried to struggle,
53:17but he forced me
53:18onto his horse
53:18and swept me away.
53:20Chloe, spiritless or not,
53:21your body is my property.
53:23As the border
53:23was in complete chaos,
53:24Ethan seized the chance
53:25to take me back
53:26to his hidden palace
53:27near the border.
53:28Just come back.
53:28Didn't you say
53:29I am not worthy
53:30of being your Luna?
53:31I scrambled toward
53:32the corner of the bed,
53:33trembling with fear.
53:34I've changed my mind.
53:35Ethan grabbed my ankle,
53:36dragged me beneath
53:37and kissed me hard.
53:38You belong to me
53:39and only me.
53:40Let me go!
53:41Ethan froze.
53:42The next second,
53:43he covered my mouth
53:44in shock.
53:44Shh!
53:45Quiet or you're dead.
53:46He sprayed a special
53:47wolf scent on me
53:48to mask my smell.
53:49Darling,
53:50what brings you here?
53:51He dressed quickly
53:52and went out.
53:53Lily cast a suspicious glance
53:54toward the inner chamber.
53:55Who were you talking to
53:56just now?
53:57I'm
53:58just a servant.
54:00She was clumsy
54:01and I was giving her
54:01a piece of my mind.
54:02He quickly kissed her,
54:03deliberately blocking her view.
54:05I took the chance
54:06and slipped away.
54:07I had only just crossed
54:08the mountain
54:09when Ethan caught up to me.
54:10He vaulted from his horse,
54:12crossing the distance
54:13in a few sharp strides
54:14to clamp his hands
54:15on my shoulders,
54:16looking at me
54:16with frantic adoration.
54:19Chloe,
54:19I worshipped you.
54:21Why the hell
54:21are you running away?
54:22So desperate
54:23to crawl into Ryan's bed?
54:25I shoved him away
54:26in anger.
54:27I'd rather die there
54:28than ever go back.
54:30As Ethan tried
54:31to drag me away,
54:32the Polar Knight sentinels,
54:33riding giant wolves,
54:34emerged from the dark.
54:36Ethan froze.
54:37He instinctively
54:37shielded me behind him.
54:39The Polar Knight commander
54:40stepped forward,
54:41bowing respectfully to me.
54:43Chloe,
54:43we have come to escort you.
54:45What the fuck do you want?
54:46She's mine.
54:47Ethan roared furiously,
54:48standing behind him,
54:49hearing his hypocritical words.
54:51A wave of sickness
54:52washed over me.
54:53Yours?
54:54Save your performance,
54:55Ethan.
54:55Lily is still waiting
54:56to become your Luna.
54:57Ethan snapped his head back
54:58with a desperate pleading look.
55:00I'm not marrying Lily.
55:02Chloe,
55:03you are the only one
55:03that matters to me.
55:04Even without a wolf spirit,
55:05I still wanted to keep you
55:06by my side.
55:07Are you really gonna throw away
55:08everything we've shared
55:09over these years?
55:10Save it, Ethan.
55:11You know nothing about love.
55:13You treated me
55:13like a disposable plaything.
55:15You didn't want me,
55:16but you refused
55:17to let anyone else have me.
55:18He stood paralyzed,
55:20stripped of his words.
55:21I wrenched my hand away,
55:22walking past him,
55:23and made my way directly
55:24to the polar night pack's side.
55:26A spiritless waste,
55:28standing in the grand hall
55:29of the polar night?
55:30How dare you?
55:33Plaid in a wedding gown
55:34that was little more
55:35than tattered rags,
55:36I was dragged
55:37to the center of the hall.
55:38Those tributes she wolves
55:39glared at me
55:40with pure loathing.
55:41Look at her.
55:42Doesn't she look like a stray
55:43that just crawled out of a mud?
55:44This slut actually thinks
55:46the Lilan King
55:47would accept her?
55:48No.
55:53A few noble she-wolves,
55:55draped in finery,
55:56crowded around me
55:57and began to shove me.
55:58The crowd around me
55:59erupted into shrill,
56:00mocking laughter,
56:01just as one of them
56:02raised her hand
56:03to slap me a hand
56:04clamped around her throat,
56:05hoisting her
56:06off the ground.
56:07Her face instantly
56:08turned bruised purple,
56:10her legs flailing in the air
56:11in sheer terror.
56:12With a sickening thud,
56:13she was thrown against a pole.
56:14Silence followed.
56:16Take the carcass to the wasteland
56:17and feed it to the hounds.
56:19The she-wolves
56:20who had been tormenting me
56:21shrieked and scrambled away,
56:22collapsing to their knees.
56:23It was him,
56:24the legendary butcher,
56:25Ryan,
56:25the Lichen King.
56:26I collapsed,
56:27trembling,
56:28and tried to hide within myself,
56:29waiting for the end.
56:30Will I be the next to die?
56:34Hush,
56:36little one.
56:37Ryan knelt in the dust
56:38before me,
56:38his fingers tender
56:39as he tucked my matted hair away.
56:41He cupped my face,
56:42his nose brushing against mine
56:43as he pressed a soft kiss
56:44to my lips.
56:45Chloe,
56:46I finally found you.
56:48He crushed me against his chest,
56:49his hands shaking
56:50as he stroked my head.
56:52Unfastening his cloak,
56:53he wrapped it around me
56:54and swept me up into his arms,
56:55carrying me out of the hall.
56:57Why me?
56:58Out of all of them?
56:59I'll see you next time.
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