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00:30We cannot widen that doorway again
00:35Celeste placed half a slice of roast meat on my plate
00:38The Luna can no longer shift
00:40She hardly needs a warrior's portion
00:46You should eat less, my lady
00:49You may have an appetite, but the Alpha certainly won't after looking at you
00:53A polished copper tray caught my reflection
00:56Six years of medicine had left my cheeks full and my body swollen
00:59My breasts strained against my dress
01:02The stays cut into my waist
01:04Forcing my soft belly over the top
01:06While my thighs pressed together beneath the skirt
01:16Take it off
01:18Why?
01:19The Alpha said it was wasted in your wardrobe
01:22He said black silk should be worn by a woman he still wanted to look at
01:28I stepped toward her and smelled cedar on the fabric
01:32Damien's scent
01:34I took the carving knife from the table
01:40A russet she-wolf rose behind Celeste and bared its teeth
01:45I caught the embroidered white wolf between two fingers and cut it from the nightcow
01:49Keep the silk
01:51You will not wear my family's wolf
01:58Serena, what have you done?
02:00Celeste immediately moved to his side
02:02She threatened me with a knife
02:05I threw the fabric in my hand at Damien's face
02:08My voice tight
02:09Did you take this from my room and give it to her?
02:14Yes
02:20You entered my bedroom
02:22Took the gift I made for our anniversary and put it on another woman?
02:26It was only gathering dust
02:27He pulled Celeste behind him and closed the torn edge of the nightgown over her chest
02:35You could not fit into it anyway
02:37His eyes moved over my body in front of every servant
02:42Have you looked in a mirror, Serena?
02:45That silk would only show every roll around your waist
02:48The servants lowered their heads, but several of them were still smiling
02:54Ever since I was gravely wounded by a silver arrow six years ago, I've had to take medicine three times
02:59a day
02:59Every dose required food
03:01Damien used to bring medicine to my bed himself
03:04You saved our pup
03:06Whatever this poison does to you, you will always be my mate
03:09But now, everything has changed
03:16Celeste is warm, strong
03:18She raised a child alone
03:20She makes the Alpha's residents feel alive again
03:25And what am I?
03:28Someone I have spent six years taking care of
03:32I want to sever our mate, Hond
03:34He watched me, prepared for tears, pleading, or a scene
03:38But I didn't
03:39All right, his shoulders loosened
03:42You can keep enough gold to live comfortably
03:44Your adopted daughter Lyra can go with you
03:48Just stay away from Celeste
03:55I do not want your gold
03:57I looked past him at the Silver Ridge insignia on his coat
04:00Once our bond is severed
04:02You will return my pack
04:04And leave Silver Ridge pack
04:08The relief vanished from Damien's face
04:12What did you say?
04:15You heard me
04:16I had been born the sole heir to Silver Ridge pack
04:20Damien entered the pack as an ordinary warrior
04:22And became acting Alpha only because he was my mate
04:25My white wolf led the patrol through the cedar forest
04:28Damien's black wolf ran behind my right flank
04:32Then hunters attacked the club shelter
04:34My father died defending the eastern gate
04:37I found Lyra beneath a collapsed beam
04:39As a hunter aimed a silver arrow at her
04:42I covered her with my body
04:43The arrow entered my right side
04:46Silver burned through my blood
04:48And my wolf disappeared before I hit the ground
04:50While I lay unconscious
04:52The elders appointed Damien acting Alpha until I recovered
05:01My father did not give you Silver Ridge pack
05:04The elders did not elect you for life
05:07You were supposed to hold my place until I could stand again
05:10Damien laughed
05:11Stand again?
05:12You cannot shift
05:14You cannot cross the pack compound without stopping for breath
05:18Last month you became trapped between the arms of a chair at the full moon anchor
05:21I remembered the servants pulling the chair away
05:25While the entire hall watched
05:27Damien had ordered them to seat me at the far end of the table
05:31By morning
05:32Everyone in Silver Ridge pack was calling me the lunar who could swallow a chair
05:37You let them laugh
05:39They need confidence in their leader
05:42So you made me look weak enough for them to accept you
05:47The warriors answer to me now
05:48The elders recognize me as Alpha
05:52Silver Ridge pack stopped belonging to you six years ago
05:57Is that so?
05:58We'll see
06:03Before I fought Damien for Silver Ridge pack
06:05I had to get Lyra safely out of his reach
06:09But before any of that
06:10I had to give Lyra the birthday she deserved
06:14The next day I prepared a beautiful raspberry filled cake
06:17And a whole venison leg steak
06:20Sprinkled with salt and pepper
06:30She brightened when she saw the cake
06:32But she kept her left arm behind her back
06:34When I helped her change
06:36I found finger-shaped bruises around her upper arm
06:40And shallow claw marks beside them
06:42Who did this?
06:45I fell
06:46Werewolf pups healed quickly
06:48But falling did not leave marks shaped like someone's hand
06:53Damien came downstairs before I could ask again
06:57Daddy, will you have dinner with me tonight?
07:00Something came up with the elders
07:01I will try to return early
07:03He left without noticing the bruises on her arm
07:06Or the disappointment on her face
07:08Not long after dinner began
07:10A maid quietly told me Damien had never gone to the Silver Ridge pouncil chamber
07:15Alpha went straight into Solicitor's cottage
07:18Lyra sat at the far end of the long table
07:21Saving the largest piece of cake for Damien
07:24The candles burned lower
07:26The cream on his slice began to soften
07:29But Lyra would not let the servants clear it away
07:33Maybe the elders need him more than I do
07:35I could not tell her that her father had chosen another woman's cottage over his daughter's birthday
07:41Near midnight, Lyra carried the untouched cake to the window and stared towards Celeste's cottage
07:49Mommy, does Daddy have another family now?
07:54I could not answer Lyra that night
07:57The next morning I took Lyra to the pup academy
08:00I slowed twice, crossing the courtyard breathless
08:03And the parents made sure I heard them
08:06She is even fatter than the roomess
08:09No wonder the Alhar chose so late
08:13Before I reached the instructor, Celeste stormed into the corridor with Mason
08:17Your adopted daughter attacked my son
08:20I didn't!
08:22He called Mummy a fat pig
08:24Grabbed my arm
08:25And said the Alpha was throwing us out
08:36A woman who cannot control her own body should not be surprised when she cannot control her child
08:42Apologize to Lyra
08:43Celeste raised her hand toward my daughter
08:45I caught her wrist before she could touch her
08:47Try it
08:53The Alpha will decide who deserves an apology
08:59When Lyra and I returned to the Alhar residence
09:02Celeste was already sitting beside Damien in my receiving room
09:05Mason stood at Lyra's toy chest with her rabbit doll in one hand and a pair of scissors in the
09:10other
09:10Lyra stood in the doorway
09:12Her face went white
09:14That rabbit was the only thing her birth mother had left her
09:17Mason pressed one blade against its ear
09:22Apologize
09:24I didn't do anything wrong
09:26Mason slowly opened the scissors
09:30Apologize
09:31Or I cut it
09:34Stop!
09:37Mason closed the scissors and cut off one of the rabbit's ears
09:42When Lyra planched to take it back
09:44He cut off the other
09:48I tore the doll from him and pulled Lyra into my arms
09:53Who allowed them into my rooms?
09:55This is a small disagreement between children
09:58Celeste came here in person to resolve it
10:00That shows sincerity
10:02Her son's sincerity is destroying Lyra's belongings?
10:07It's only a toy
10:12That rabbit was the only thing her birth mother had left her
10:15Damien knew that
10:17Lyra, apologize to Mason
10:20And this ends today
10:23Daddy, he hurt me first!
10:25Mason has always been a good child
10:27It has not been easy for Celeste to raise him alone
10:29You cannot use your position to bully him
10:32You haven't looked at her injuries
10:33You haven't let her finish speaking
10:35And you've already decided she is guilty
10:39Serena, do not take your resentment to whence Celeste out on a child
10:44Mason left those
10:46You spent her birthday in Celeste's bed
10:48Now you let him destroy the only thing her mother left her
10:51And order her to bow to him
10:53Celeste began to cry
10:54We have not formed a mate bond
10:56You are ruining my reputation
11:00You're sitting in the Alpha residence wearing my nightgown
11:03What reputation is left for me to ruin?
11:08Damien rose
11:09Enough!
11:10His Alpha aura crashed over the room
11:13A massive black wolf stood behind him
11:15A russet she-wolf appeared beside Celeste and bared its teeth at me
11:19If Lyra refuses to apologize
11:21The elders will reconsider who keeps her after our bond is severed
11:27You're using her to threaten me?
11:29You have no home
11:30You cannot shift
11:32You cannot cross the pack compound without stopping for breath
11:34If I tell the elders the silver poison damaged your mind
11:38They will never place Lyra in your care
11:40Lyra shook in my arms
11:43Mommy, I'll apologize
11:45If I bow my head, will they stop hurting you?
11:48Six years ago, I had taken a silver arrow for her
11:51Now she was preparing to sacrifice her dignity to protect me
11:57No, you did nothing wrong
11:59You will not bow to anyone
12:01A white wolf lifted its head behind me
12:03The silver wound marked her right side
12:06Her was faint
12:07But she stood and showed her teeth to Damien's wolf
12:18I've seen Mason's real mother
12:20Celeste went rigid
12:22I was at the Northern Temple when he was born
12:24Shall I ask the elders how you obtained that child?
12:28The russet behind Celeste flattened its ears
12:31Take him to the temple and let us examine the birth records
12:36Celeste seized Mason by the arm
12:37There is no need for an apology
12:39This was only a misunderstanding between children
12:43She dragged Mason away without looking at Damien
12:45The servants who had laughed at me in the kitchen now watched her flee in silence
12:50Damien blocked my path
12:51You are threatening the woman I intend to make, Luna
12:53No
12:54I am reminding an imposter that stolen children and stolen titles leave records
13:01For years Damien had counted on my love, my illness and my silence
13:06The moment he used Lila against me, he lost all three
13:10Tomorrow, I will sever our mate bond
13:14Serena
13:15I looked past him at the Silver Ridge pack insignia on his coat
13:19But remember this
13:21You are not rejecting me
13:22I am leaving you
13:26Severing the mate bond hurt more than I expected
13:29The moon goddess's altar stood above twenty stone steps
13:32By the twelfth, my knees shook
13:34And I had to stop for breath
13:36The alpha is finally free of her
13:39Another person laughed
13:41Give it two years and four warriors will have to carry her up
13:45Damien heard them
13:47He did not turn around
13:48At the altar, he cut his palm and let our blood fall onto the pale stone
13:52His black wolf stood on the left
13:54My wounded white wolf crouched on the right
13:57I spoke the words that ended our bond
13:59I, Serena, release Damien from our mate bond
14:02Pain carved through my chest
14:04Damien scoffed
14:06Held out a bag of gold
14:08Take it
14:09Life outside Silver Ridge Pack is not as easy as you think
14:15I don't need trash
14:18You'll come back when you low one wants a fat woman who cannot shift or climb onto a horse
14:25We'll see
14:36I stepped onto the carriage board twice and failed to pull myself up
14:39The wood groaned and laughter broke out behind me
14:43A scarred woman in worn leather armor took my arm and lifted me firmly into the carriage
14:50Instructor Lara?
14:52She had been my father's most trusted lieutenant
14:55Damien banished her after she questioned the official account of the battle
14:59You finally came out?
15:01I tried to smile, but tears came first
15:03Alara opened her arms
15:05Lyra and I fell into them
15:07When the carriage crossed Silver Ridge Pack's border
15:10I did not look back
15:15Alara took us to the northern border garrison
15:19The healer examined my silver wound
15:21Then unfolded the treatment sheet
15:24Tucked beneath the medicine jars
15:27Why are you still taking this mixture?
15:30The Silver Ridge Pack healer said it suppresses the silver poison
15:34The healer placed one finger on a line written two years earlier
15:39Your own healer recorded that the silver had already left your body
15:43Below it, Damien's seal had been pressed beside a second order
15:48Continue the full dose
15:49No further examination without the alpha's approval
15:52Long-term use causes swelling, muscle weakness, and suppression of the inner wolf
15:58I stared at Damien's seal
16:00Every time I tried to stop, he said the risk was too great
16:03He told me he could not bear to lose me again
16:05I had believed that was love
16:08But now I understood
16:09It was murder
16:15The healer sealed the treatment record
16:17And a sample of the medicine inside a leather evidence pouch
16:25The dose was reduced slowly
16:27The first two weeks were brutal
16:29My bones burned
16:31I could not sleep
16:32And the hunger became worse
16:34One evening
16:35I finished dinner and still reached for another loaf of bread
16:38Lyra pulled over a stool and sat beside me
16:42Mummy, does it hurt again?
16:44For years I had believed that if I kept my mouth full
16:46I would not hear the whispers or feel Damien's rejection
16:50Food had never healed me
16:51It only helped me forget
16:53For a few minutes
16:54That I was sinking
16:55I put the bread back
16:58A little
17:00Lyra took my hand
17:01Then I'll stay with you
17:02Mummy
17:03You'll become the strongest white wolf again
17:06I believe in you
17:09From that day on
17:11I trained with Alara
17:12On the first morning
17:13One lap around the yard left me gasping
17:15I braced myself against a wooden post
17:19This is the hero you told us about?
17:21She can't walk one lap
17:23If rogues attack
17:24We'll have to drag her from the dirt
17:26Six years ago
17:27She led Silver Ridge Pack's defense at the Western Gate
17:30You are alive to judge her
17:31Because she stood between the hunters and dozens of pups
17:34The yard fell silent
17:37How many people know the truth?
17:39Every warrior who followed you that day
17:40Then why did no one speak?
17:42You woke and publicly gave Damien the victory
17:44When two warriors later challenged the official record
17:46He stripped their rank and sent them to the most dangerous border posts
17:50He broke up your old patrol
17:53I kept asking questions so he banished me
17:57The others had mates, pups and families living under his rule
18:01Silence had not meant they believed him
18:06For many of them silence had become the price of keeping their families safe
18:11I had thought giving my mate the glory was something a husband and wife did not need to measure
18:17I had not understood that when a man stole from you once and paid no price
18:21He began to believe everything you had was his
18:26What happened to my father's succession decree?
18:29Alara's expression turned grim
18:31Your father entrusted it to Elder Osmond
18:34He refused to recognize Damien as permanent alpha
18:38So Damien sent him to the Northern Temple
18:41Is he alive?
18:43I saw him three months ago
18:44And he still has the decree?
18:47If you are truly ready to take Silver Ridge Pack back
18:50I looked toward Lila
18:52The bruises on her arm had not fully faded
18:55But she kept sending arrow after arrow toward the center of the target
19:01I'm ready
19:07The next morning, Alara rode to the Northern Temple to find Osmond
19:12I stayed at the border and kept training
19:14Three weeks later, a horse collapsed outside the garrison gate
19:19A former maid from Silver Ridge Pack slid from the saddle, half frozen, with a leather ledger strapped beneath her
19:25cloak
19:26I didn't know who else to bring this to
19:28Inside my room, she opened the ledger across the table
19:32Damien moved Celesta into the alpha residence
19:35She took your bedroom, your jewels, and wore your black nightgown beneath a silver stress at the full moon banquet
19:42Her finger moved to the minutes preets of the first elders meeting after our bond ended
19:48They asked what right he had to rule now that he was no longer your mate
19:54What did he say?
19:56His black wolf stood behind the table
19:59He said six years of power made him alpha
20:01And strength mattered more than a failed bloodline
20:03Then she turned to seven consecutive entries marked full moon feast
20:08Celesta said a new lunar should make the pack look prosperous
20:12The next page showed the winter medicine budget crossed out
20:15Beside it was a payment for pearls, musicians, and imported wine
20:19The southern border post is already feeding its warriors watered broth
20:27Innocent people were paying for Damien's pride and Celesta's vanity
20:32I asked the northern commander to release two emergency grain wagons in my name
20:38It would not save Silver Ridge Pack for the winter
20:41But it would keep the border pups fed for another month
20:45They still remember who used to check every storehouse herself
20:51I closed the ledger and returned it to her
20:56Tell them to hold on
21:00If I waited until I looked perfect
21:02Damien's pride would starve my people first
21:09Before I could return to Silver Ridge Pack
21:11I needed my wolf back
21:14After three months
21:15Most of the swelling had left my body
21:17The belt that once cut into my stomach fastened for holes tighter
21:20I could climb three floors of the watchtower without stopping
21:23My wolf grew stronger
21:25Her claws became razor sharp
21:27And her fangs could tear through anyone's throat
21:29I could even hear footsteps from miles away
21:33One full moon night
21:34Pain deep in my bones woke me
21:36I walked alone to the frozen lake beyond the walls
21:39White fur spread from my arms to my shoulders
21:41My bones lengthened
21:43I collapsed into the snow
21:45When I stood again
21:46For wolf paws rested on the ice
21:49The lake reflected a massive white wolf
21:51She was broader and heavier than she had been six years ago
21:54The scar from the silver arrow remained on her right side
21:57I can shift again
22:00Lyra ran to the shore in her cloak
22:03Mommy
22:09I knew you would come back
22:11Over the next few weeks
22:12Alara pushed me through the border forest every morning
22:15By the end of the month
22:16She no longer had to wait for me
22:18That night an alarm horn tore through the garrison
22:28Warriors rushed toward the walls
22:30I lifted my head
22:32Beneath the smoke
22:33Blood
22:34And pine
22:35The wind carried another scent
22:37From the south
22:38From the pup camp
22:42Move everyone to the north gate
22:44No
22:45The northern gate is bait
22:47They're going after the pups
22:49You cannot know that from one scent
22:52Are you certain?
22:54Yes
22:56She handed command to me
22:57I ordered half the warriors to continue the sounds of pursuit
23:00While the rest circled through the forest
23:02More than 20 rogues were climbing the southern wall
23:05I shifted and ran for the pup camp
23:07A grey wolf snapped at my throat
23:09I twisted a side
23:10Caught its shoulder in my jaws
23:12And hurled it into the timbers
23:14A second attack from my flank
23:16I brought down one front boar and crushed it into the snow
23:19Inside the tent
23:20Lyra and the other pups huddled together
23:23Mommy
23:26Under my command
23:27The garrison drove off the attack with minimal losses
23:30A royal inspector witnessed the battle
23:32Three days later
23:34He brought a letter bearing the royal seal
23:38The king and the council of elders summon you to the capital
23:41To give your account of the battle for Silver Ridge Pack
23:45At the same time
23:47Lyra returned from the northern temple with elder Osman
23:50Osman opened an old iron box
23:52Inside was my father's original succession decree
23:55Damien could serve as acting alpha
23:57Only while I remained unable to lead
23:59His signature was at the bottom
24:01Two years ago
24:03Damien asked me what would happen if you never recovered
24:06I told him
24:08He could remain alpha
24:10Only while you were unable to shift
24:13Two years ago
24:15The same year my healer recorded that the silver poison was gone
24:18And Damien ordered the full dose to continue
24:20He had not simply used my illness
24:22He had made sure it continued
24:24I folded the decree
24:28Tell Damien to enjoy my alpha seat while he can
24:32I'm coming to take it back
24:35Before leaving for the capital
24:36I tried on the riding outfit I had worn six years ago
24:39I barely fastened the last button
24:41Lose a little more weight my lady
24:44And you'll be exactly as you were before
24:47My waist had returned
24:48But my shoulders and arms were stronger than when I was young
24:51I removed the tight clothes and chose the next size up
24:54I don't need to be exactly as I was before
24:59I needed to be healthier and stronger
25:01The royal council chamber was filled with alphas and elders
25:04When I entered
25:05The noise died
25:08Is this that Serena?
25:09Six months ago she couldn't fit into a chair
25:12Damien shot to his feet
25:13His gaze traveled from my face to my waist
25:16I wore white riding clothes
25:18With Lyra holding my hand and Alara behind me
25:20Serena
25:21A northern commander blocked him
25:23The opposing parties may not speak privately before the review
25:26I was her mate
25:28Was
25:29Celeste entered wearing a silver white gown and my pearl circlet
25:32She stared at me
25:34You can't be that fat woman
25:37The chamber went silent
25:38The familiar silver wolf on her chest came from my nightgown
25:42She had cut it apart and used it as her dress lining
25:47Of course I am
25:49And once again you're wearing something that belongs to me
25:53The review did not immediately decide who would rule Silver Ridge Pack
25:57The council gave both sides 30 days to return to the pack
26:00And present their claims before its warriors and elders
26:03Damien caught up with me in the corridor
26:05We need to talk
26:08We have nothing to discuss
26:10I can send Celeste away
26:11I stopped
26:12He mistook it for hesitation
26:15Letting her move into the Alpha's residence was a mistake
26:19Come back
26:21We can restore the mate bond
26:23You will still be Luna
26:25You still think I want the Luna's position?
26:28You are my Luna
26:30You always were
26:32No
26:33I am the heir to Silver Ridge Pack
26:36You became acting Alpha through your bond with me
26:39After I took a silver arrow for our pack
26:41You claimed my victory
26:43Hid my father's decree
26:45Forced me out of the council chamber
26:47And told everyone I was a useless fat woman who needed you to survive
26:51The color left his face
26:53I did what I had to do to keep the pack stable
26:56Perhaps the first lie was about stability
26:58What about the second?
27:01What about the second?
27:01The third?
27:02Every time someone called you the hero of Silver Ridge Pack
27:06You had another chance to tell the truth
27:08You've changed
27:10You were never this aggressive
27:12Before
27:13I made too many excuses for you
27:15I turned away
27:18They only see that you've lost weight and can use your wolf again
27:23I looked back
27:25Then pray they don't remember who truly saved them six years ago
27:31The road outside the Silver Ridge Packgrounds was packed with people
27:34When the gates opened
27:35I did not arrive in a carriage
27:37A massive white wolf stepped onto the drawbridge
27:40Alara walked at her left as a grey wolf
27:43Lyra, a grey-white pup
27:44Stayed beside my front legs
27:46The guards raised their spears
27:48An old warrior recognized the scar on my side and dropped to one knee
27:54Welcome home, Lady Serena
27:56A second warrior knelt
27:57Then a third
27:58At the pack hole steps
28:00I returned to human form
28:02Lyra shifted beside me
28:03Damien stood above us
28:05His face darkening with every warrior who knelt
28:08Celeste clung to his arm
28:09They only kneel because they remember your father
28:12That does not make you fit to be Alpha
28:15I ignored her and went first to the pup academy
28:18The instructor and three pups had prepared their testimony
28:22Mason insulted Lyra first
28:24And clawed her arm
28:27Lyra never struck him
28:30Why was the investigation stopped?
28:33Damien's men ordered it
28:35The Alpha said more questions would damage the pack's reputation
28:40I'm sorry, I should have protected Lyra
28:43Lyra looked at her for a long moment
28:45Then don't let another pup be treated that way
28:47She did not forgive the woman
28:49She did not cry
28:51I realized how much my daughter had grown since we left
28:54That evening, we returned to our temporary rooms with the testimony secured
28:58Someone was already searching our trunk
29:03Celeste had opened our trunk and taken the iron box that once held the succession decree
29:06The guards caught her before she reached the door
29:10The box was empty
29:11Elder Osmond kept the real decree with him
29:14Celeste screamed as they brought her before me
29:17Damien told me to do it!
29:19Damien arrived moments later
29:22I did not
29:24You said that if the decree disappeared, she would be nothing
29:28I was trying to help you!
29:30Be quiet
29:31For the first time, he threw off her hand in front of everyone
29:34Now you don't want me because she's thinner?
29:38Because she's beautiful again?
29:40You gave me her nightgown!
29:44You were the one who said watching her eat!
29:47It made you sick!
29:50Damien looked at me
29:52Serena, at the time
29:53Don't explain
29:54Some words could not be taken back because the person regretted being heard
29:58Celeste turned on me
30:00You think you've won?
30:02A woman who can't give the pack an heir will never hold the alpha's seat
30:06A trembling voice came from the end of the corridor
30:09You have no right to speak about anyone else's child
30:13A thin woman with auburn hair stood there, clutching an old wooden token
30:17Mason stared at her in confusion
30:19Mara covered her mouth as tears spilled down her cheeks
30:24Mason
30:26I'm your mother
30:29Mara approached with red-rimmed eyes
30:31Six years ago, I asked you to care for Mason for three months
30:36You ran away with him and told everyone I was dead
30:41She raised the Northern Temple birth token
30:43Mason's name and mirage were carved into it
30:46I have searched for him for six years
30:52I won't hurt you
30:53The pup sniffed her fingers and the scent at her wrist
30:56After two small steps, Mara gathered him into her arms
31:00Tears sinking into his fur
31:01Celeste stepped back
31:04She couldn't care for him
31:06I gave him a better life
31:08You used him to pose as a war widow
31:12Then taught him to humiliate another child who had lost her birth parents
31:16The Royal Guard Captain opened the birth record and the report of the stolen succession box
31:29The guards locked iron cuffs around her wrists
31:31One removed the pearl circlet she had taken from my rooms and dropped it into the evidence box
31:36Damien! Help me! You promised I would be Luna!
31:41Damien looked at the circlet, then at the child she had stolen
31:45Celeste lunged toward him
31:46The chains snapped tight, and the russet she-wolf behind her clawed at the stone as the guards dragged her
31:52backward
31:52I AM THE FUTURE LUNA OF SILVER RIDGE PACK!
31:57You were never Luna
31:58The crowd parted as the guards dragged her outside and shoved her into the waiting prison wagon
32:03The doors slammed shut
32:04Mason buried his face in the russet fur and did not look back
32:08Celeste finally understood that every title Damien had promised her had been stolen from someone else
32:14The public hearing filled SILVER RIDGE PACK'S GREAT HALL
32:17Every adult warrior, every elder, and the royal inspector was present
32:22Damien spoke first
32:23I have ruled SILVER RIDGE PACK for six years
32:27I defeated the hunters and kept the pack stable
32:29Serena could not shift for years
32:31She abandoned the pack for six months, demands succession only because she cannot accept our bond ended
32:36The woman I had once been might have doubted herself
32:39Now I walk to the center of the hall
32:41Elder Osman opened my father's decree and read every term aloud
32:45Serena Vale is the sole heir
32:47Damien may serve only as acting alpha
32:51While she remains unable to fulfill her duties
32:54The inspector held it up so everyone could see Damien's signature
32:57Then the former SILVER RIDGE PACK HEALER stepped forward with the sealed treatment record
33:01I recorded that the SILVER POISON had left Serena's body two years ago
33:07Damien ordered me to continue the full dose
33:10And refused every quest to examine her again
33:13The inspector opened the pouch and displayed Damien's seal beneath the order
33:16I was protecting her
33:19Stopping the medicine could have killed her
33:21The medicine was suppressing her muscles and her wolf
33:25I warned you!
33:28A murmur moved through the hall
33:30A treatment record still does not prove she can protect the pack now
33:36Then we will discuss ability
33:38She described the hunter attack
33:40One by one, the warriors who had fought that day entered the center of the hall
33:45Serena discovered the hunters circling from the west
33:49Serena ordered us to evacuate the pups
33:51She held the gate and took the silver arrow for Lyra
33:55Damien took command only after she fell
33:58So why did you not correct the battle record?
34:01The pack needed a leader who was still standing
34:03And after Serena woke
34:05Royal inspector
34:07For six years
34:09You accepted royal honors
34:11For a victory
34:13That was not yours
34:16The hall erupted
34:17Damien opened his mouth
34:19But no one waited for another excuse
34:21The academy instructor and three pups testified next
34:28Mason was the aggressor
34:30Damien's men ordered us to end the investigation
34:32Lyra stood beside me
34:34Holding the rabbit doll with no ears
34:36When Damien called her name
34:38She did not respond
34:39After the testimony
34:40The elders demanded proof that I could carry the duties of an alpha
34:44She regale wolf only months ago
34:46Being able to shift does not mean she can lead Silver Ridge pack
34:50I walked into the snow beyond the hall
34:52Everyone followed
34:54Damien shifted first
34:55The black wolf landed at the foot of the steps and bared its teeth
34:58I shifted next
35:00The massive white wolf stood in the snow
35:03The black wolf circled
35:04Then lunged directly for that scar
35:06His teeth scraped the old wound
35:08Pain flashed through my ribs
35:10But I did not fall
35:12Damien hesitated
35:13He had built his rule around the belief that one wound had destroyed me
35:17He attacked the same side again
35:19This time I let my right leg buckle as if the pain had weakened me
35:23He committed his full weight
35:25I pivoted beneath him
35:27Drove my shoulder into his chest
35:29And hurled him across the snow
35:30The black wolf rolled
35:32Regained his feet
35:33And sprang for my throat
35:35I ducked beneath his jaws
35:36Caught his front leg
35:38And dragged him down
35:39He tore three and charged once more
35:41Aiming for the side he still believed was weak
35:44I struck from that same side
35:46My jaws closed around the back of his neck
35:48And I forced him flat against the ground
35:51He struggled until his legs gave way
35:53The black wolf exposed his throat
35:55I released
35:56Him and raised my head in a roar
35:58The mountains answered
36:03One warrior after another dropped to one knee
36:07Alpha Serena
36:08Alpha Serena
36:13The black wolf stayed flat beneath the scarred white wolf
36:16While the entire pack shouted the name he had tried to erase
36:20Only after the pack's shouts faded did the royal inspector announce the ruling
36:24Damien hid the succession decree
36:26Claimed another warrior's victory
36:28Continued medicine that suppressed Serena after her recovery
36:31And abused the authority of acting alpha
36:34Effective immediately
36:35He loses all right to rule Silver Ridge Pack
36:37And all royal honors granted for the battle
36:39He was ordered to leave without taking the pack's property or warriors
36:43Damien and I shifted back into human form
36:45His face was gray as he rushed toward me
36:50Serena
36:50I know I was wrong
36:53Celeste is gone
36:54I can make this right with you and Lyra
36:56He reached for me
36:57I stepped back
36:58We truly loved each other once
37:00You cannot erase ten years together
37:02I have not erased the past
37:04I remember exactly how you once loved me
37:07That is why I understand every choice you made afterward
37:11You did not make one mistake
37:13For six years you stole my victory
37:16My pack
37:17And my dignity one piece at a time
37:23Give me one more chance
37:24A chance?
37:25When Mason hurt her
37:27You had a chance to investigate
37:30When you saw her crying
37:32You had a chance to protect her
37:35When you threatened to take her from me
37:37You had a chance to stop
37:39Lyra held the damaged rabbit against her chest
37:41And did not look at him
37:43A father should have listened when I said I was hurt
37:46You didn't
37:47I walked past Damien
37:50Now you live with the consequences
37:52Behind me the warriors repeated my title
37:59This time no one called me Luna
38:03Two years later
38:04A grey-white pup raced beside my white wolf through the northern fields
38:09Lyra reached the watchtower first and shifted back with a grin
38:15You slowed down for me
38:18I returned to human form and tightened the belt of the black training clothes cut for the body
38:22I had now not the body I had at twenty
38:24Only at the last hill
38:26At the training yard
38:27A young warrior offered me a wooden practice blade
38:30Three moves later he landed flat on his back while the watching recruits laughed
38:37Again tomorrow alpha?
38:38After you learned to protect your left side
38:41My body was still fuller than most she-wolves
38:43The silver wound still ached before rain
38:45It could also ride for hours
38:47Lead a patrol
38:49And throw a trained warrior into the dirt
38:52I no longer measured it against the narrow shape I once had
38:55That afternoon
38:56The founding celebration filled the ceremonial hall with petitions
39:00A mother placed an academy report before me
39:03The investigator refused to close my daughter's case
39:06Until every pup had spoken
39:09Good
39:10No alpha or elder will bury a bullying complaint again
39:14Lyra recorded the order beside me
39:16Then Mara entered with Mason
39:19He was taller now, quieter
39:21And kept both hands visible as he approached Lyra's table
39:23The old rabbit with its missing ears rested beside her ledger
39:27I know saying sorry does not repair what I did
39:31Lyra looked at him
39:33But I am sorry
39:35I heard you
39:37I'm not ready to forgive you
39:39Mason lowered his head
39:40I understand
39:41I did not ask Lyra to be kinder for his comfort
39:47Then not yet
39:48Mara led him away
39:49One hand resting steadily on his shoulder
39:54Lyra turned to the next petition
39:57Next
39:57A thin man in an old cloak stepped out of the line
40:00A frayed patch from a remote village night guard remained on his sleeve
40:04His blonde hair had lost its shine
40:06And deep shadows lay beneath his eyes
40:08I almost did not recognize Damien
40:13Sir, write your name and the reason for your visit
40:16Damien's hand stopped in Mida
40:19I'm your father
40:20Lyra answered calmly
40:22My father once promised to protect me
40:26You are not him
40:27The light in his eyes went out
40:29Then he looked at me
40:31Serena, I only wanted to see you both
40:33You have seen us
40:34Can I stay even as an ordinary guard?
40:37I did not answer
40:38Lyra pointed to the line behind him
40:40Sir, please do not block the way
40:43Many people are waiting to speak to the Alpha
40:45The line moved forward
40:46Damien tried to say something else
40:48But the next petitioners forced him aside
40:51I lowered my head and continued reading the next request
40:54Alpha Serena
40:55The northern village requests two more healers before winter
41:01Approve one now
41:02Send an inspector to confirm whether the second is needed
41:05Lyra recorded the order on the parchment
41:08Damien stood at the edge of the hall and watched warriors
41:11Farmers, healers, and parents bring their problems to the woman he once said could not care for herself
41:16No one looked to him for permission
41:17No warrior waited for his command
41:20Once I had given him my pack
41:22My victory
41:22And all my trust
41:24He believed I would have nothing left without him
41:26But in the end
41:28He was the one who lost everything
41:30And I had reclaimed my name
41:31My wolf
41:32And the life that had always been mine
41:36I am Serena Vale
41:39I am the Alpha of the Silver Ridge Pack
41:41Hopefully
41:42I will take aнуть
41:43At the beginning
41:44I have to refuse you
41:44I am the Alpha of the Ring
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