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00:02Ten minutes before the Binding Ceremony began, my own brother, Rowan, crossed my name off the list.
00:07He filled in my mate bond with someone else's name.
00:10Kale.
00:10The Alpha King's disgraced eldest son.
00:13Three years ago, after the Border War, his wolf's hole had been damaged.
00:18Ever since then, he had been plagued by sickness and pain, and his temper had turned so violent that no
00:23one dared get close to him.
00:25Everyone in the kingdom called him a madman.
00:27Across the entire northern kingdom, not a single she-wolf was willing to marry him.
00:32I looked at the name on the parchment.
00:35The black ink had not even dried.
00:37Rowan, I'm asking you one last time.
00:40Are you sure you want to do this?
00:44Selina, Mira cried all night.
00:47She was raised to be the future Luna Queen.
00:49Then you came back, and suddenly the marriage alliance that was supposed to be hers had to go to you
00:53instead.
00:54Do the sensible thing. Let her have this.
00:56Mom, Dad, and I will find you a more suitable mate later.
01:01I almost laughed.
01:02A more suitable mate.
01:04So in his eyes, the king's sick, violent eldest son was just a lesson they could throw me into until
01:10Mira stopped crying.
01:12Fine.
01:12But you'll regret this.
01:18The bell in the hall rang.
01:20The bonding ceremony began.
01:25I followed Rowan into the royal hall.
01:29Mira sat beside Damon in an ice-white gown, her eyes red, as if she had just suffered the greatest
01:34wrong in the world.
01:36When she saw me, she bit her lip lightly and leaned closer to Damon.
01:41Damon lifted a hand to shield her.
01:45The way he looked at me made me feel like a problem that should never have existed.
01:48I walked down the red carpet and knelt on one knee before the ceremonial platform.
01:52The royal elder's voice fell over my head.
01:55Selina, daughter of the Alpha of Moonstone Pack,
01:58willingly accepts Kael, the king's eldest son, as her mate.
02:01For one breath, the entire hall went dead silent.
02:05Then the whispers spread like a tide.
02:08Kael?
02:09The madman from Pinewood residence?
02:11Rowan is ruthless.
02:13He actually sent his own sister to that kind of man.
02:16I heard Kael even attacks physicians when he loses control.
02:18How many days can she survive?
02:20Under everyone's gaze, I accepted the bonding crown.
02:26I accept.
02:29The pitiful look on Mira's face frozen.
02:32Rowan finally panicked.
02:34He stepped forward and lowered his voice.
02:37Selina, stop making trouble.
02:39I only wanted to cheer Mira up.
02:41Are you crazy?
02:42How could you actually agree to it?
02:47I did not look at him.
02:50On the high seat, the Alpha King frowned.
02:57Selina, the marriage alliance between Moonstone Pack and the royal family has stood for years.
03:02Today's change to the list was only an accident.
03:04You are the heir of Moonstone Pack.
03:06You should complete the mate bond with Damon.
03:08Before he could finish, Damon had already risen to his feet.
03:10Father, I will not marry her.
03:12The hall went quiet.
03:13Damon took Mira's hand and looked at me without the slightest shame.
03:17How could I possibly take an untrained country bumper as my mate?
03:21Damon, don't say that.
03:22But, Selina will be hurt.
03:25I'm only telling the truth.
03:27Then he turned to me as if he were tossing scraps to a stray dog.
03:32Selina, out of pity, I can allow you into the palace.
03:36You won't be my mate.
03:38But you can stay by Mira's side as a lowly maid.
03:42Serve her.
03:43Serve me too.
03:45Rowan visibly relaxed.
03:47My parents looked as if they had finally found a way out.
03:53Everyone thought I would accept that so-called mercy.
04:00No.
04:02What did you say?
04:08I said no.
04:13Selina, I know you hate me.
04:15But Damon only wanted to give you a way out.
04:18Why do you have to make this so ugly?
04:20I'm not the ugly one here.
04:22I looked at the ice white gown she was wearing.
04:24A stolen position doesn't become yours just because you dress it up.
04:28Enough! Apologize to Mira!
04:31Don't force me to humiliate you here.
04:35You already have.
04:39Rowan's face went pale.
04:40My mother finally could not hold back anymore.
04:42She stood up.
04:43Selina, you've only been back in Moonpenpack for two years.
04:46And you're already tearing this family apart.
04:49Mira is our adopted daughter.
04:51Her father died fighting for the pack.
04:52We owe her.
04:53Why do you have to fight her over everything?
04:57Did I fight her?
05:01You were the ones who brought me back.
05:03And told me I was the heir of Moonstone Pack.
05:06You were also the ones who said,
05:08The royal marriage alliance had to be completed by the heir.
05:11Now Mira cries.
05:12And suddenly I'm the one who came back too soon.
05:14No one in the hall spoke.
05:16Your Majesty, Selina accepted the bonding crown in public.
05:19Under royal law, a pledge made before the court cannot be taken back on a whim.
05:28Then let her marry Kale.
05:30When he scares her until she comes crawling back on her knees, we can talk.
05:35Selina, don't be stubborn.
05:37Kale is truly terrifying.
05:39I heard that last month, a physician merely touched his medicine bowl,
05:44and he grabbed the man by the throat and threw him out.
05:47Her voice was not loud.
05:49But it was loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.
05:52The whispers rose again.
05:54I only asked Rowan one question.
05:58Is this the result you wanted?
06:01It's just a lesson.
06:03Once you learn what fear feels like,
06:05you'll understand that we're doing this for your own good.
06:10For my own good?
06:13Then don't regret it.
06:16After we returned to the Moonstone Pack residence,
06:19my mother ordered the doors shut.
06:20Then she raised her hand and slapped me.
06:24My ears rang.
06:26Do you know how many people laughed at Meera because of you today?
06:31I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth.
06:37You should ask him why he changed the list.
06:43You're still trying to push this onto me?
06:45Enough!
06:47Tomorrow morning, you will go to Pinewood residence.
06:51After you marry Kale,
06:53don't come back and disgrace Moonstone Pack again.
06:56Selina,
06:57if you admit you were wrong now,
06:59I can plead for you.
07:00I ignored her.
07:02Damon's ceremony to name his future Lunar Queen is coming up.
07:06Since you don't want to be his lowly maid,
07:09you should at least come and watch.
07:11After all,
07:13that was supposed to be your place.
07:19At dawn the next day,
07:20I was sent to Pinewood residence.
07:23When the butler led me into the front hall,
07:25a physician had just retreated from inside.
07:28There were red marks on his neck.
07:29His medical case had fallen open.
07:31And bottles were rolling all over the floor.
07:33Miss Selina,
07:34don't go near His Highness's medication.
07:37And don't touch him.
07:39I had not come here to comfort Kale.
07:41And I certainly had not come to clean up another man's mess.
07:44But the person behind the door suddenly spoke.
07:47His voice hurried and cold.
07:49She's here.
07:50Let her in.
08:05You're the she-wolf who agreed in public to marry me?
08:08Yes.
08:11Do you regret it?
08:14Not yet.
08:15The corner of his mouth moved almost like a smile, yet not quite.
08:18The whole kingdom avoids me.
08:20You're bold.
08:21I'm not bold.
08:23I just don't want to go back and serve Damon and Mira as a lowly maid.
08:26Only then did Kale truly look at me.
08:30So you're using me as your way out?
08:32You can think of it that way.
08:38I smelled that sharp, bitter herb.
08:40It was not medicine meant to heal him.
08:43It was an herb used to suppress a wolf soul.
08:46I glanced at it, but said nothing.
08:49Moonstone Pack has sent something for Miss Selina.
08:52Just then, a maid's voice came from outside the door.
09:00Miss Mira said tomorrow is the ceremony for her to become the future Luna Queen.
09:04Since Miss Selina has never learned Royal Edict, you should begin with the simplest task.
09:09Please wear this uniform, hand her cloak to her in public, and then read this blessing.
09:15I unrolled the parchment.
09:17It was not a blessing.
09:18It was a declaration giving up my inheritance.
09:21At the bottom, someone had already signed my name for me.
09:26In the witness column, the name written there was Rowan.
09:31Who told you to bring this?
09:34Naturally, Miss Mira.
09:37Then tell her this.
09:39Tomorrow at the ceremony, I'll read it myself.
09:45They're trying to force you to validate a forged declaration in public.
09:51Do you need me to stop the ceremony for you?
09:53No.
09:54If she wants that seat, let her sit on it.
09:57The higher she climbs, the harder she'll fall.
10:02The next day, the Royal Hall was even livelier than it had been during the binding ceremony.
10:06When I walked in wearing my own black dress, the whispers beneath the platform stopped for a moment.
10:11Someone laughed.
10:12Why isn't she wearing the maid uniform?
10:14Selina, I thought you would be a little more obedient.
10:17After all, today is very important to me.
10:19The fact that you're allowed to appear here is already proof of Miraov's kindness.
10:23Don't make trouble again.
10:24I ignored him and walked straight onto the platform.
10:27The Royal Elder was about to read the ceremonial vows, when Mira suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist.
10:34Selina, yesterday you said you would read the blessing yourself.
10:37Everyone is waiting.
10:39Below the platform, Rowan stood beside our parents.
10:42The moment he saw the declaration, he visibly relaxed.
10:45He thought I would be afraid.
10:46Afraid of tearing everything open public.
10:48Afraid of disappointing my parents.
10:50Afraid of Damon's disgust.
10:51I, Selina, daughter of the Alpha of Moonstone Pack, voluntarily give up my stasis as heir.
10:57And acknowledge that Mira is better suited to become the future Luna Queen.
11:01Soft gasps sounded throughout the hall.
11:03Mira lowered her eyes, as if my generosity had moved her beyond words.
11:08Damon's expression also eased.
11:09And I am willing to serve Mira and Damon for life as a lowerly maid.
11:13I continued reading.
11:15That's too cruel.
11:16She really signed it?
11:17At last, someone could not help whispering.
11:20Selina, thank you for letting me have this.
11:23Don't rush.
11:27The bottom of this declaration there is my name.
11:31I looked at Rowan.
11:33And yours.
11:35Rowan, as the witness, do you confirm that I signed this voluntarily?
11:42Every gaze in the hall fell on him.
11:45Selina, stop throwing a tantrum here.
11:47Didn't you already agree last night?
11:50Last night?
11:51I was at Pinewood Residence last night.
11:54I never saw you.
11:56A little color drained of Rowan's face.
11:59Maybe the messenger got it wrong.
12:03Selina, don't blame Rowan.
12:05The messenger is outside.
12:15The moment the maid saw so many people, her legs nearly gave up.
12:20Who gave you this declaration yesterday?
12:23She did not dare look at Mira.
12:26Instead, she looked at Rowan.
12:30Why are you looking at me?
12:32With a thought, the maid fell to her knees.
12:34It was Mr. Rowan.
12:36He said that as long as Miss Celia read it at the ceremony, Miss Mira would smoothly become the future
12:41Luna Queen.
12:42The entire hall erupted.
12:44Mira's face went completely white.
12:50Mira began to cry.
12:51This time, her tears came faster than ever.
12:53I didn't know.
12:54I really didn't know.
12:56Rowan said was so willing to help me, so I believed him.
12:58She threw herself toward Damon, trying to grab his sleeve.
13:01Damon stepped back.
13:02It was only one small step, but everyone saw it.
13:05Mira's hand froze in mid-air.
13:10Mira, how can you say that?
13:12Last night, you were the one who said that.
13:14As long as Selina read the declaration, Damon would officially acknowledge you.
13:18I was only too scared!
13:20The moment Selina came back, everyone said she was the real heir of Moonstone Pack.
13:27I had nothing left.
13:29I only wanted to keep Damon.
13:32My mother took a step forward, clearly aching for her.
13:35Mira.
13:37Are you going to plead for her?
13:39So many Pack representatives were watching.
13:41No matter how bebiased she was, she did not dare say that forging a declaration was not wrong.
13:48Rowan, did you do this?
13:51Rowan looked as if he had been cornered.
13:53I only wanted Mira to feel less upset.
13:56Selina has already married Kale.
13:58What use does she have for the heir's title now?
14:01So in his eyes, after I had been sent to Kale, a man everyone avoided, I no longer deserve to
14:09own anything.
14:12Forging a declaration to force the heir to surrender her status and reduce the Alpha's daughter to a maid is
14:19an insult to the old Alliance.
14:22Damon finally spoke.
14:24This has nothing to do with me.
14:26Mira snapped her head toward him.
14:28Damon did not look at her.
14:29I did not know the declaration was forged.
14:32If I had known, I would never have allowed such a thing to appear at the ceremony.
14:36Mira looked at him as if she were seeing him for the first time.
14:40Damon, that isn't what you said yesterday.
14:46Shut up.
14:51The ceremony was forced to stop.
14:53Damon turned to leave, but I stepped into his path.
14:58Apologize.
15:00What did you say?
15:01You said I had never received proper training.
15:04You called me a country brumpen.
15:06You said I was only fit to be a lowly maid.
15:10Now apologize.
15:14Selina, don't push your luck.
15:16Then let the royal elder write it down.
15:18The royal heir refused to apologize after humiliating the heir of Moonstone Pack.
15:23The elder really lifted his pen.
15:25Damon's expression changed.
15:26Mira wanted to speak, but he glared at her so fiercely that she froze.
15:30In the end, he clenched his draw and forced out a sentence between his teeth.
15:34I'm sorry.
15:35To whom?
15:37The veins on the back of Damon's hand stood out was terrifyingly quiet.
15:42At last, he lowered his head.
15:47To Selina.
15:48It was the first time he had ever bowed his head to me in front of everyone.
15:52I did not accept it.
15:53I only picked up the forged declaration, tore it in half, and threw it at Mira's feet.
15:59Next time you try to steal my place, remember to find someone smarter to help you.
16:03Just then, a suppressed cough came from outside the doors.
16:07Kale stood at the entrance, wrapped in a black coat.
16:10His face was pale, but his eyes were cold enough to make people shrink back.
16:14He was clearly very ill, yet he had still forced himself to come.
16:17He looked at Damon.
16:19Even your apology has to be forced out of you.
16:22And you think you're fit to be the royal heir?
16:29Kale, can your body even handle this?
16:32Don't lose control here.
16:33Mira, as if she had finally found an opening, immediately retreated behind Damon.
16:37His Highness Kale looks very unwell.
16:40Selina, why did you bring him out?
16:41What if he loses control and hurts someone?
16:43Her voice was not loud, but the she-wolves in the hall all began backing away.
16:47Kale's rumors were too terrifying.
16:49Everyone feared him.
16:51I looked at Mira.
16:52You were just crying and claiming you knew nothing.
16:54Now you still have the energy to worry about whether he'll lose control?
16:57Mira's gaze flickered.
16:59Very soon, her maid came over carrying a cup of medisicated wine.
17:02Your Highness, the Luna Queen asked the physician to send this.
17:05She said it would help stabilize your wolf soul.
17:08I smelled that familiar herbal bitterness.
17:10It was the same scent as the medicine bowl at Pinewood Residence.
17:13Selina, didn't you say you understood medicine?
17:15Then you should let Kale drink it.
17:17You can't expect everyone here to risk themselves with him.
17:20She made it sound so reasonable.
17:21If Kale refused to drink, then he was dangerous.
17:24If Kale drank and lost control, they could still blame it on his madness.
17:28What are you trying to do now?
17:30If this medicine stabilizes a wolf soul, anyone can drink it, right?
17:37I handed the cup to the guard standing behind Daemon.
17:41You, drink it.
17:43That is for Kale.
17:46So no one else can drink it.
17:49Then what is it exactly?
17:51Medicine or something that only works on Kale?
17:56Mira's lips turned pale.
18:01The people below the platform heard the flaw in Mira's logic too.
18:04Daemon was cornered, so he could only give the guard a nod.
18:07The guard drank the medicated wine.
18:09At first, he only frowned.
18:10Soon, his eyes went bloodshut, his claws extended uncontrollably,
18:14and a pain and growl tore from his throat.
18:16The next second, he lunged at a nearby attendant.
18:19Screams imploded.
18:21A serving tray crashed to the floor, and wine splashed across the red carpet.
18:27Several guards rushed forward and barely managed to pin him down.
18:36Explain.
18:38Mira's face changed completely.
18:41I don't know.
18:42I didn't prepare that.
18:44Your maid delivered it.
18:46She was bought by you!
18:49Was the maid who delivered the Forge declaration yesterday bought by me too?
18:54Mira had no answer.
18:56The way Daemon looked at her had already changed.
18:59He finally realized that if he continued protecting her today,
19:02he would also be drained to discup des Medetajou.
19:05Daemon turned to Mira.
19:07Mira.
19:08You've disappointed me.
19:10Mira looked as if someone had slapped her in public.
19:13Daemon, you can't do this to me.
19:15The medicated wine wasn't only my idea.
19:18Daemon shook her off.
19:19Take her away.
19:20The pleading in Mira's eyes turned into terror.
19:24You're pushing me out as the scapegoat?
19:29By the time Mira was dragged into the side hall of the royal city,
19:32the hem of her gown was already filthy.
19:34She struggled and cried Daemon's name.
19:36Daemon finally came, but he had not come to save her.
19:38Admit that you prepared the medicated wine.
19:42As long as you confess, I'll keep you alive.
19:44You want me to take the blame alone?
19:47Daemon did not answer.
19:48Silence was his answer.
19:50Mira suddenly laughed.
19:51She laughed until tears fell from her eyes.
19:54Daemon, you're ruthless.
19:55Yesterday you said that once I became the future Luna Queen,
19:59Selina would only be able to kneel at my feet.
20:03Now that something has happened, you want me to confess alone?
20:07Stop talking nonsense.
20:10Nonsense?
20:11Mira lifted her hand and wiped away her tears.
20:13At last, there was no more weakness in her eyes.
20:17That cup of medicated wine was sent by your mother's people.
20:21She said that as long as Kale lost control in front of everyone,
20:25you could lock him back inside Pinewood Residation for good.
20:28By then, who would dare say he had once been more suited to inherit than you?
20:34Shut up!
20:35You knew too.
20:37You always knew.
20:38Mira's face flushed from lack of air, but she was still laughing.
20:43Footsteps came from outside the door.
20:45Daemon froze.
20:46The side door of the hall was pushed open.
20:52The Alpha King stood at the entrance.
20:54Behind him was the reigning Luna Queen, her face paper white.
20:57Kale stood on the other side, one hand braced against the doorpane, his lips almost bloodless.
21:01He had not appeared by accident.
21:03The moment the medicated jaw caused trouble in the hall,
21:05he had asked the butler to summon the Alpha King.
21:08Daemon's hand was still around Mira's throat.
21:10And Mira had just personally named the reigning Luna Queen as the source of the wine.
21:15Every explanation came too late.
21:18The Alpha King's gaze settled on Daemon.
21:22Let go.
21:27Your Majesty, Mira is agitated and speaking nonsense.
21:31She was jealous of Selina and wanted to harm Kale.
21:35This has nothing to do with Daemon.
21:37Mira looked up at her.
21:38In that instant, she finally understood that she had been completely abandoned.
21:42She pulled a stack of crumpled letters from her clothes and hurled them onto the floor.
21:47Nothing to do with Daemon?
21:48Who gave me these prescriptions?
21:50Who told me to send medicine into Pinewood resident?
21:53Who said that as long as Kale stayed sick forever,
21:55Daemon's position would never be shaken?
21:57The papers scattered everywhere.
21:59The reigning Luna Queen's face went corpse pole.
22:02Daemon still wanted to speak,
22:04but Mira had already lunged over and grabbed his collar.
22:06You're saying you didn't know now?
22:07When you held me and called Selina a country bumper,
22:10why didn't you say you didn't know?
22:13Daemon shoved her away.
22:15Do you all see it now?
22:16This is the royal heir you chose.
22:19Mira fell to the floor,
22:20blood bursting from the corner of her forehead.
22:25The side hall was so quiet that only Mira's breathing remained.
22:29The Alpha King bent down and picked up one of the letters.
22:32He only glanced at it once before his face turned terrifyingly dark.
22:35The letter contained more than a prescription.
22:38It also contained a single line.
22:39As long as Kale's wolf soul remains unstable,
22:43Daemon's sixth position remains secure.
22:47The reigning Luna Queen finally panicked.
22:49I only did it for the stability of the kingdom.
22:52Kale had already lost control back then.
22:54Everyone feared him.
22:55He was not fit to inherit the throne.
22:58Kale coughed once.
23:00He did not rage.
23:01He did not lunge forward to question her.
23:04So you drugged me for three years?
23:07The reigning Luna Queen's lips moved.
23:09No words came out.
23:11The Alpha King looked at her.
23:13You told me it was medicine to heal him.
23:15I had no choice.
23:18Daemon is my son.
23:20I couldn't watch him spend his whole life beneath Kale's shadow.
23:24The moment those words came out,
23:25Daemon's face became even uglier because she was not saving him.
23:28She was admitting in public that his position had been secured by poison.
23:34Father, I didn't know anything about this.
23:37I was kept in the dark too.
23:40You didn't know?
23:42Then why did you tell me to confess just now instead of saying we should investigate?
23:48You were only afraid I would drag you down with me!
23:52Shut up!
24:02Shut up!
24:04You should be the one shutting up.
24:07It was the first time I spoke.
24:10Everyone looked at me.
24:12You say you didn't know about the drug.
24:14What about this declaration?
24:16Did you not know about this either?
24:18Daemon's face stiffened.
24:19You waited during the ceremony for me to read it.
24:23You waited for me to admit with my own mouth that I deserved to be a lowly maid.
24:27You didn't know it was forged, but you knew it would destroy me.
24:32I turned to the Alpha King.
24:35Your Majesty,
24:37this is Daemon's so-called ceremony for the future Lunar Queen.
24:41A forged declaration of succession.
24:44An heir forced into servitude.
24:46Medicated wine meant to provoke the king's eldest son into losing control.
24:51Can a royal heir like this truly command the loyalty of the Pax?
24:55Selina!
24:56I did not look at him.
24:58The Alpha King closed his eyes.
24:59When he opened them again, his voice was cold enough to carry no warmth at all.
25:03From this day forward, Daemon is stripped of his status as royal heir.
25:08Daemon looked as if lightning had struck him.
25:10Father!
25:14Take him away.
25:16The guard stepped forward.
25:18Daemon suddenly pointed at Meera.
25:19It was her!
25:20It was all her!
25:22She wanted to be the future Lunar Queen!
25:25She was jealous of Selina.
25:27She sent the Medicaid wine to Kale.
25:29Meera's eyes widened.
25:30I was deceived by her!
25:31The next second, she lunged at him and bit his arm.
25:34Now you say I deceived you?
25:36When you held me and cursed Selina, why didn't you say you were deceived then?
25:43The two of them tore at each other inside the side hall.
25:46Daemon shoved Meera away.
25:52Meera fell to the floor, then crawled up again and clawed at his face.
25:56The royal heir and the future Lunar Queen everyone had once envied.
26:01When Rowan and my parents arrived, they happened to see that scene.
26:06Meera's hair was disrevelled, and she was being held down by the guards.
26:11When she saw my mother, she cried.
26:13Mother, save me!
26:15You said I was your daughter!
26:18My mother instinctively took a step forward.
26:21My father grabbed her hard and held her back.
26:25The forged declaration, the changed list, the maid uniform.
26:31None of them could wash their hands of it.
26:33Rowan's face was deathly pale.
26:36At last, he looked at me.
26:42Selina, I only wanted to make Meera happy for a little while.
26:48Was she happy?
26:50Happiness at the expense of someone else's suffering isn't happiness.
26:54It's just spite.
26:57Vicious.
26:58Ugly spite.
27:00And it makes me sick.
27:02Rowan fell silent.
27:03He just stared at me, finally seeing that I was no longer the person he'd expected me to be.
27:10Daemon had been the royal heir since childhood.
27:14Everyone who saw him had always lowered their heads.
27:17But that day, his hands were bound.
27:19His shoulders were pinned down by guards, and his wolf soul was suppressed so completely that he could not even
27:23break free.
27:24When Daemon saw me, he suddenly stopped.
27:28Selina.
27:33The guards urged Daemon to move, but he stared at me.
27:37I can restore your status.
27:38You were meant to stand beside me.
27:40As long as you speak up now, I'll have Father reconsider.
27:42He still had that tone, as if I were only throwing a tantrum.
27:45As if the moment he reached out, I should return to him with Grative.
27:49I looked at him.
27:49Daemon, do you still not understand?
27:51I'm not refusing to marry you because of Kale.
27:53I'm refusing because you are not good enough for me.
27:56Daemon's face went pale inch by inch.
27:58Kale stood at my side.
28:00His face was still pale, but his fingers held my wrist steadily.
28:03Daemon stared at his hand and suddenly lost control.
28:05Kale has been crippled for three years!
28:07What gives him the right to return?
28:11Because you poisoned me for three years, and still couldn't kill me.
28:16After that, no one in the hall dared speak for Daemon again.
28:19The guards dragged him forward.
28:23Daemon looked back once, but no one bowed to him anymore.
28:27The pack representatives who had once praised him now stepped aside as if he were something dirty.
28:32For the first time, Daemon saw the court from below.
28:37When Mira was dragged out, she looked as if her soul had been emptied.
28:41Mother, save me!
28:42You said that whether or not I was your biological daughter, I was still your daughter!
28:47My mother instinctively took one step forward.
28:49My father seized her arm.
28:51The representatives from every pack were watching.
28:54If they protected Mira now, Moonstone Pack would be dragged into the scandal of poisoning the king's eldest son.
29:00At last, my mother stopped.
29:02Mira understood.
29:03The pleading in her eyes turned into hatred.
29:06Now you don't want me anymore?
29:08Weren't you the ones who put the ceremonial crown on my head?
29:11Weren't you the ones who let me sit but decide, Daemon?
29:13Every time I cried, didn't you all said I was more like your real daughter?
29:17Shut up!
29:19You're afraid too!
29:21She was dragged away by the guards, her nails scraping across the floor with an ear-putching sound.
29:26Rowan stood nearby, his face ashen.
29:30When you crossed my name off the list, did you ever think about what would happen to me?
29:34He could not answer, so I answered for him.
29:37No.
29:38You only wanted Mira to be happy.
29:44Rowan's lips moved, but the words never came out.
29:48Three days later, Moonstone Pack held an elders' meeting.
29:52I did not attend.
29:54The butler told me the news.
29:55Rowan's name had been crossed off the succession list.
29:59That list was hung in the most visible place in the ceremonial hall.
30:02Every member of Moonstone Pack could see it.
30:05He had once crossed out my name with his own hand.
30:08Now, he knew what it felt like to be crossed out.
30:13Rowan, by changing the royal bonding list without authority,
30:17and witnessing a forged declaration,
30:19you have damaged Moonstone Pack's honor before the kingdom.
30:24Rowan stood beneath the list.
30:26His face had no color.
30:29I only wanted to calm Mira down.
30:31I never meant for it to become this serious.
30:33You did not think it was serious.
30:36Because Selina was the one paying the price.
30:39The elders did not kill him.
30:41He was sent to the coldest patrol line outside the royal city.
30:44The wind there was fierce.
30:46The nights were long.
30:47And in winter, out-of-control wild wolves often approached the border.
30:52On his first night on duty, heavy snow fell.
30:55He stood in the wind, his fingers turning purple from the cold.
30:59But he did not dare take even half a step away.
31:04The patrol captain looked him up and down.
31:07You're no longer the heir of Moonstone Pack.
31:11Stop acting like you matter.
31:13No one here will indulge you.
31:16Rowan lowered his head.
31:17For the first time, there was no one around to excuse him.
31:24By the third day after Damon was taken away,
31:27the royal city was still talking about that farce.
31:30Some said that if he had not been so eager to trample on me,
31:33he might have at least preserved one last scrap of dignity.
31:37Others said that no matter how beautifully Mira cried,
31:39she had never been the heir of Moonstone Pack.
31:42When those words reached Pinewood residents,
31:44Mira was washing bloody linens in the back courtyard.
31:47What she used to fear most was hearing people say she had no rightful status.
31:52Now, every person who passed by her
31:54chewed those words up and spit them back in her face.
31:57An injured wolf walked past and looked down at her.
32:01I heard you used to be the future Lunar Queen.
32:05Someone beside him laughed.
32:07The future Lunar Queen?
32:09What a joke!
32:15Mira buried her head very low,
32:17but those words still drilled into her ears,
32:20every single one of them.
32:22That night, she secretly ran to the front hall
32:24and knelt outside, wanting to beg me.
32:26Selina, I was wrong.
32:29Can you make them let me go?
32:31I don't want Damon anymore.
32:32I don't want the Lunar Queen's position either.
32:35I stood inside the door and watched her shivering in the cold.
32:38Through her tears, she said,
32:40We grew up together.
32:43I smiled.
32:47I was only brought back two years ago.
32:50Mira's sobs stopped for a moment.
32:53In these two years, you framed me,
32:55stole my marriage alliance,
32:56tried to force me to read a declaration
32:58giving up my inheritance,
33:00and even tried to make Kale lose control.
33:03Isn't it a little late to talk about growing up together now?
33:09She could not say another word.
33:13The butler dragged her back to the rear courtyard.
33:18After Kale stopped taking those drugs,
33:20his condition worsened for a while.
33:22A wolf soul that had been suppressed for three years
33:25could not recover overnight.
33:27Sometimes at night,
33:28he would hurt so bad that his whole body trembled,
33:30his fingers digging deep into the edge of the bed.
33:33Everyone in Pinewood residence feared he might lose control.
33:36Only I stayed beside him.
33:38The butler stood outside the door,
33:39his voice low with worry.
33:41Miss Selina, you should step back.
33:45His heighteness may not recognize anyone when the pain rises.
33:48Kale's breathing was rough.
33:50His claws had pressed marks into the wood,
33:52but he never reached for me.
33:53I dipped a cloth into cold water
33:55and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
33:58Kale panted and asked me,
34:00Aren't you afraid?
34:02I am.
34:03He looked at me.
34:04I changed the cloth,
34:05then pressed it gently against his wrist
34:07where the pulse was beating too fast.
34:08But I hate letting them win even more.
34:11Kale gave a low laugh.
34:12That was the first time I saw him truly smile.
34:14His smile was faint and exhausted,
34:16but it made the room feel less like a sick room.
34:19You chose a difficult road.
34:21No.
34:22They chose it for me.
34:23I looked towards from the closed door.
34:25I'm just making sure it leads somewhere better
34:26than the place they wanted to bury me.
34:28For the first time since I arrived at Pinewood residence,
34:31the so-called madman fell asleep without breaking anything.
34:35Half a month later,
34:36the Alpha King officially restored Kale's status as royal heir.
34:40That day, the royal city held an oath ceremony.
34:44Kale walked onto the platform
34:45in a black ceremonial's cloak.
34:49His face was still pale,
34:51but his back was straight.
34:53The old ministers,
34:55who had avoided mentioning his name for three years,
34:58finally lowered their heads.
35:01Kale,
35:02eldest son of the royal bloodline,
35:04has endured false treatment
35:06and unlawful suppression.
35:08From this day forward,
35:10his status as royal heir is restored.
35:16The packs below the platform knelt.
35:27Kale's gaze did not move to the crowd first.
35:32It found me.
35:35I stood beneath the platform and watched him take back what had been stolen.
35:40Damon had no right to attend.
35:42He had been locked in the northern prison.
35:47It was damp and cold there,
35:49and every day,
35:51he could only see a small piece of grey-white sky through a narrow window.
35:56Whenever the bells of the royal city reached him,
35:59he would slam himself against the door like a madman.
36:02Open the door!
36:04I am the royal heir!
36:11The guard outside laughed, laughed coldly.
36:15Stop slamming yourself against it.
36:24Today is the day.
36:27His Highness Kale is restored as royal heir.
36:32Daemon froze.
36:33The guard added,
36:37Miss Selina is there too.
36:39I heard the Alpha King has already agreed
36:43that she will become the future Lunar Queen.
36:52This time,
36:53Daemon did not roar again.
36:57He leaned against the wall and slowly slid down.
37:03All of this was supposed to be his.
37:07After that day,
37:08the reigning Lunar Queen was stripped of her honors
37:10and imprisoned in the highest tower of the royal city.
37:13That tower faced Pinewood residents.
37:15Every day,
37:16she could see Kale's carriages coming and going.
37:18She could see the old ministers bowing to him again.
37:21She could see Daemon's place being erased piece by piece.
37:23That was more painful than killing her.
37:25The first morning after she was locked inside,
37:27she still tried to stand like a queen.
37:29Tell his majesty I demand to see him.
37:32I acted for Daemon and for the stability of the kingdom.
37:35The tower guard did not bow.
37:36You have no audience rights left.
37:39She gripped the iron bars.
37:41I am the Lunar Queen.
37:43Not anymore.
37:44Outside the tower,
37:45the bells rang for Kale's restored oath.
37:47Every sound struck the stone room like a sentence.
37:49Below stepped out of his carriage,
37:50the minister who once avoided Pine Gent low before him.
37:52Your Highness,
37:52the border reports are ready.
37:54He did not need to have to shout.
37:55Kale accepted the file with it not looking to origin words.
37:57His return alone was enough.
37:59Behind the iron bars,
38:01the woman who had poisoned him for three years
38:04watched her own son's future disappear,
38:07piece by piece,
38:09from a window she could not leave.
38:13After the oath ceremony ended,
38:15my parents and Rowan knelt outside the royal city,
38:18begging to see me.
38:21When I walked out,
38:23my mother seemed to have aged greatly.
38:29Selina, we know we were wrong.
38:34Your father is in poor health,
38:36and Rowan has been punished.
38:38Can you,
38:39for the ale of our blood kinds,
38:41ask Kale
38:42to put in one word for Moonstone Pack?
38:46Selina,
38:47I'm your brother.
38:48I looked at his cracked hands.
38:50When you crossed my name off the list,
38:52did you remember I was your sister?
38:57His face went white.
38:59I looked at my mother again.
39:03Two years ago,
39:04when I had just been brought back,
39:07Mira said I pushed her into the water
39:09and you made me kneel for an entire night.
39:13I was confused.
39:15Mira cried so hard,
39:17I thought you were stronger.
39:19So because I didn't cry,
39:21I deserved less?
39:23She could not answer.
39:25My father lowered his head.
39:27Moonstone Pack cannot survive
39:29if the royal family keeps punishing us.
39:32Moonstone Pack survived
39:33when you sacrificed me.
39:35I did not soften.
39:36You didn't lose me.
39:39I finally stopped choosing you.
39:43I turned and walked back to Kale's side.
39:46Kale did not speak for me.
39:47He only stood beside me,
39:49letting them understand that this time,
39:51I had someone behind me
39:52who would not hand me away.
39:56When the coronation bells rang,
39:58every wolf in the royal city
40:00lowered their heads.
40:01Kale stood on the high platform.
40:05His face was still pale,
40:07but his eyes were calm
40:09and sharp.
40:11The Alpha King
40:13placed the crown
40:14of the future Luna Queen before me.
40:16Below the platform,
40:18the people who had once mocked me
40:19no longer dared lift their heads.
40:21I saw Rowan standing
40:22in the very last row.
40:26The wind and snow
40:27had roughened his face
40:28and his shoulders
40:29were no longer straight.
40:31He wanted to look at me,
40:33but he did not dare
40:34look for too long.
40:36I also saw my parents.
40:38They wore the plainest formal clothes
40:39and had been placed
40:40as far from the platform
40:41as possible.
40:42My mother's hands
40:43clutched Gert tightly,
40:44her eyes painfully red.
40:46Once,
40:46she had said Mir
40:47was more like her daughter.
40:49Now,
40:49she finally knew
40:50what she had thrown away
40:51with her own hands.
40:52The Alpha King's voice
40:54echoed across the square.
40:56Selina of Moonstone Pack
40:58stood before this court
40:59when Truth was buried
41:01and she exposed
41:02a false ceremony,
41:04a forged declaration,
41:05and a crime
41:06against the royal bloodline.
41:07From today forward,
41:09she will stand aside Kale
41:11as the future Luna Queen.
41:15The crown glowed
41:16under the winter light.
41:18Kale turned slightly
41:19and looked at me.
41:20You don't have to accept
41:21because of me.
41:22I'm not accepting
41:23because of you.
41:24I looked down
41:25at the court.
41:26All this time,
41:26I was waiting for a day
41:27when I'd rise high enough
41:28to make my own choices
41:29and when I'd finally
41:30stop living beneath
41:31the gaze of people
41:32who had no love
41:33to give me.
41:36Mira was not qualified
41:38to enter the hall.
41:39She was in the back
41:40cat yard of Pinewood residents
41:41holding a basin
41:43of the bloody water.
41:45When the bells rang,
41:46her hands shook
41:47and the dirty water
41:48splashed all over her skirt.
41:50The steward frowned.
41:54Hurry up.
41:56Do you think you're still
41:57the future Luna Queen?
42:01Mira lowered her head
42:02and her tears fell
42:04one by one
42:04into the blood-blind water.
42:06She had once wanted me
42:07to wear a maid's uniform
42:08and hand her cloak
42:09to her in public.
42:10Now,
42:11she was the one
42:12standing in a back
42:12ackyard no guest
42:14would ever see.
42:15Damon heard the bells
42:16inside the northern prison.
42:17He asked the guard,
42:19What day is it?
42:19The new royal heir
42:20and the future Luna Queen
42:21are accepting the oaths
42:22of the Pax.
42:23Damon pounded on the door
42:24until the back
42:25of his hand bled.
42:26I should have been
42:26the one standing there!
42:28No one paid him
42:29any attention.
42:30In the highest tower,
42:31the reigning Luna Queen
42:33also heard the bells.
42:35She threw herself
42:36toward the window
42:37and looked through
42:37the iron bars
42:38at the royal city.
42:39There was Kale
42:41and there was me.
42:43No.
42:45No,
42:45this should have been
42:46Damon's day.
42:47The tower guard
42:48closed the viewing slit
42:49halfway.
42:50You may watch quietly
42:51or you may watch nothing.
42:52At last,
42:53she broke down
42:54and sobbed.
42:59On the platform,
43:00Kale took my hand.
43:02His hand was still
43:03a little cold.
43:05But it was
43:06much steadier
43:07than when we first met.
43:08Will you regret it?
43:10And it was the first
43:12step took towards the throne.
43:14I look back at Kale.
43:17No.
43:19Kale's fingers
43:20tightened around mine.
43:22Then accept the oaths!
43:26One by one,
43:27the pack representatives
43:28stepped forward.
43:30The same people
43:32who had whispered
43:32that I would not survive Kale
43:34now lowered their heads
43:35and offered loyalty.
43:37We honor the future Luna Queen.
43:39We honor His Highness Kale.
43:41I did not feel the need
43:42to look back
43:43at my family again.
43:44The crown before me
43:45was not a gift from Kale.
43:46This is my own choice
43:48and the place
43:49I was always meant to stand.
43:52This time,
43:53no one could cross out
43:54my name.
43:58After the oath,
43:59the royal elder
44:00brought out
44:00the new alliance record.
44:02The portrait was laid
44:03on a stone table
44:03before the entire court.
44:05The future Lunar Queen's name
44:08must be entered
44:09into the royal register
44:11before the packs
44:12dispass.
44:16For a moment,
44:17I remembered another pen.
44:20Rowan's pen.
44:22The one that had crossed
44:23my name off the bonding list
44:25ten minutes before
44:26the ceremony began.
44:27That one stroke
44:28had been meant
44:28to send me into ruin.
44:30Now another stroke
44:32would seal my return.
44:33Selina of Moonstone Pack,
44:36mate of His Highness Kale,
44:38future Lunar Queen
44:39of the Northern Kingdom.
44:43Your Highness,
44:45Moonstone Pack
44:45honors the royal decision.
44:47I knew what he really wanted.
44:52He wanted me to soften.
44:54This record will not be altered
44:56without Selina's consent.
44:57The royal elder
44:59nodded once.
45:00By order of the royal court,
45:02no one may replace her name,
45:04speak for her,
45:05or surrender her status
45:06on her behalf.
45:08The court heard every word.
45:10So did Moonstone Pack.
45:14My name had once
45:16been crossed out in secret.
45:19Now it was written
45:20back in public,
45:21where everyone could see.
45:27The next day,
45:29Daemon was brought
45:30before the royal hearing hall.
45:33He no longer wore
45:34royal heir's cloak.
45:36His wrists were bound,
45:37and the guards
45:38did not lower their heads
45:39when they pushed him forward.
45:41Daemon looked first
45:42at the Alpha King,
45:43then at Kale,
45:44and finally at me.
45:46Father,
45:47this is unnecessary.
45:48I have already lost my title.
45:50You lost your title
45:51because you were unworthy.
45:52Today the packs
45:54will hear why.
46:00The royal elder
46:01opened the record
46:02and read each charge.
46:03Public humiliation
46:04of the rightful
46:05Moonstone heir.
46:06Acceptance of a forged
46:07succession declaration.
46:09Attempted use of
46:10poisoned,
46:11mediclated wine
46:11to provoke
46:12His Highness Kale.
46:14Concealment of evidence
46:15regarding the long-term
46:16suppression
46:16of His Highness
46:17Wolf's soul.
46:18Kale looked at him
46:19coldly.
46:24But you plan
46:25to benefit
46:26from it.
46:31Daemon's eyes
46:32flicked toward me.
46:33Selina,
46:34tell them I never
46:34wanted you dead.
46:35I only wanted you
46:36to learn your place.
46:38The hearing hall
46:39went silent.
46:41I stood up.
46:44That is exactly
46:45why you deserve
46:46this judgment.
46:48Daemon stared at me.
46:50You thought my place
46:51was beneath you.
46:53Beneath Mira.
46:54Beneath whatever lie
46:55made you comfortable.
46:57Now your place
46:57is the one the court
46:58gives you.
46:59The Alpha King
46:59struck the stone
47:00armrest once.
47:01Daemon is stripped
47:02of all royal privileges,
47:04inheritance rights,
47:06military command,
47:07and access
47:08to the palace.
47:08He will remain
47:10in the northern prison
47:11until the court
47:12decides his labor
47:13sentence.
47:13Daemon's face
47:14finally cracked.
47:15Labor sentence?
47:17You will repair
47:18the same border walls
47:20Kale bled
47:21to defend.
47:30Daemon was led away.
47:31I stood beside Kale
47:33on the high platform
47:34facing the packs
47:35of the northern kingdom.
47:36Kale's hand
47:37was still cooler
47:38than most people's
47:39but his grip
47:39was steady.
47:40From today onward
47:41no one speaks
47:42over you.
47:43Not Moonstone Pack,
47:44not the royal court,
47:46not me.
47:48I looked at him
47:50and no one hides
47:52poison behind
47:52concern again.
47:53A faint smile
47:55touched his mouth.
47:56Never again.
47:57He took my hand
47:59and led me out.
48:00From this day forward
48:02no one would dare
48:03change my name
48:03on the list again.
48:05No one would
48:06hand me a maid's
48:07uniform.
48:08No one would
48:09presume to write
48:09for me.
48:10And no one
48:11would ever ask
48:13me to step
48:13aside again.
48:19I sat in the
48:19courtyard
48:20letting the feeling
48:21of freedom
48:21wash over me.
48:23Kale came up
48:24behind me
48:24and wrapped
48:25his arms around me.
48:26What are you
48:27thinking about?
48:28I was wondering
48:28what would have
48:29happened if I
48:30hadn't taken
48:30that crown
48:31back then
48:31if I hadn't
48:32chosen you.
48:33Suit one sat
48:34down beside me.
48:35With or without
48:36me you would
48:37have become
48:38free on your
48:38own.
48:39Why do you
48:39say that?
48:40Because you're
48:40brave and clever.
48:41You would never
48:42let yourself be
48:42someone else's
48:43second option.
48:44Even without me
48:45you would have
48:45found your way
48:46out.
48:47I just got
48:47lucky.
48:48Lucky enough
48:49to earn
48:49your favor.
48:52That's my honor.
48:57It was the
48:57first time
48:58anyone had
48:58ever said
48:59that being
48:59chosen by
49:00me was
49:00their honor.
49:06Meeting you
49:06is my honor
49:07too.
49:11My dear Luna,
49:12may we go
49:13without a
49:13condom tonight?
49:17Father was
49:18urging me today
49:18to produce an
49:19heir.
49:19His erect
49:20cock pressed
49:20against my
49:21pussy and I
49:22quickly grew
49:22wet.
49:25Okay.
49:26As his thick
49:27cock slid
49:27into me,
49:28I thought
49:28with satisfaction.
49:29I'm so glad
49:30I chose him.
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