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The Triplet Alphas' Reluctant Bride is worth analyzing because it blends dark fantasy with real emotional stakes. Xanthea is an illegitimate Omega of the Virgo pack. Her stepmother, the Luna, abused her physically and mentally, trying to crush her dream of becoming a doctor. But Xanthea found a way through. She was about to enter medical college.
Then everything changed. She was sent as a bride to the ruthless triplet Alphas – the demon lords of the Infernal pack. The stories about them are terrifying. Every suitor before her met a tragic end.
What makes this series work is the contrast between Xanthea's medical ambitions and the brutal world she's pulled into. She's not just fighting for survival – she's fighting to hold onto who she is. The triplet Alphas are presented as monsters, but the story slowly reveals there's more beneath the surface. The suspense builds with every episode, and the power dynamics keep shifting.
For viewers who appreciate dark fantasy with complex characters and real stakes, this one delivers. Worth a watch for drama fans who like their romance with a side of danger.
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The Triplet Alphas' Reluctant Bride is worth analyzing because it blends dark fantasy with real emotional stakes. Xanthea is an illegitimate Omega of the Virgo pack. Her stepmother, the Luna, abused her physically and mentally, trying to crush her dream of becoming a doctor. But Xanthea found a way through. She was about to enter medical college.
Then everything changed. She was sent as a bride to the ruthless triplet Alphas – the demon lords of the Infernal pack. The stories about them are terrifying. Every suitor before her met a tragic end.
What makes this series work is the contrast between Xanthea's medical ambitions and the brutal world she's pulled into. She's not just fighting for survival – she's fighting to hold onto who she is. The triplet Alphas are presented as monsters, but the story slowly reveals there's more beneath the surface. The suspense builds with every episode, and the power dynamics keep shifting.
For viewers who appreciate dark fantasy with complex characters and real stakes, this one delivers. Worth a watch for drama fans who like their romance with a side of danger.
— DD, the dose you didn't know you needed 🎬
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00:00:08we are gathered to witness the soul bond a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:00:14they didn't just want my body they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:00:18alpha raven zephyr step forward the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
00:00:30look into my eyes i didn't want to look but my body moved on its own some unseen force was
00:00:36controlling it we each cut a finger on the blade a gem drank in our blood agony tore through my
00:00:41chest
00:00:42like a heart attack do you give your body blood and soul to raven zephyr i i do alpha ezra
00:00:52zephyr
00:00:53step forward the blue-eyed one he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
00:00:58he forced my hand onto the blade do you ezra bind your soul to hers
00:01:05i do
00:01:09alpha asher zephyr the gray-eyed one he didn't force me he waited he let me cut my own finger
00:01:21i do he said quietly his eyes locked on mine i declare their souls bound the dagger twisted in
00:01:28the air it reshaped into a crown of thorns set with jewels of flowing blood the three of them
00:01:33placed it on my head together the thorns pierced my scalp blood ran down my face the crown grew heavier
00:01:40my soul felt like it was being torn in two the whole room began to spin my knees gave out
00:01:47raven caught my arm ezra steadied my shoulder asher wrapped his arm around my waist my back
00:01:53against his chest ezra leaned close to my ear you can't afford to be weak our wife
00:02:02tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:02:08this world has three realms the heavens ruled by the pure moon goddess
00:02:15the mortal realm 12 wolf packs ruled by the alpha king
00:02:20and below it all lies hell the infernal pack ruled by three demon lords triplet werewolf demons
00:02:30the wolves of hell are merciless
00:02:35to keep the peace the mortal realm began three years ago offering a royal bride every year
00:02:44every year no bride has come back alive instead she is found hanged outside her own palace
00:02:54no one knows how she was tortured three brides three princesses of alpha blood
00:03:01not one lived past a year this year the alpha king chose my pack
00:03:07i was blindfolded and delivered to the bed of the demon triplets
00:03:16kisses and hands roamed over my body
00:03:18i had no choice
00:03:20i was arranged like a doll for them
00:03:24other hands moved up along my thighs
00:03:26every inch searching inward
00:03:30i tried to close my legs
00:03:32i couldn't
00:03:33why do princess
00:03:36a mouth pressed against my chest
00:03:39burning full of hunger
00:03:42i felt warm and wet
00:03:45but i am not an alpha princess
00:03:49i am the forgotten omega of the royal house
00:03:55my name is xanthia
00:03:57today is the anniversary of my mother's death
00:04:00it is also my 23rd birthday
00:04:04she died not long after giving birth to me
00:04:08my father is alpha valdemir virgo
00:04:12i am the proof of his affair
00:04:14a bastard daughter
00:04:18he brought me to the palace and raised me
00:04:23the luna and my step-siblings bullied me
00:04:25treated me as a maid
00:04:28filthy bastard
00:04:29kneel
00:04:31useless trash
00:04:33you only deserve to sleep in the storage
00:04:35pausing
00:04:39if you don't finish scrubbing the palace floors today
00:04:43you don't eat
00:04:46she broke a plate
00:04:47drag her down
00:04:49lock her up for three days
00:04:53they never let me own anything
00:04:55but one thing was mine
00:04:59my mother's house
00:05:01and her diaries
00:05:03her flowers
00:05:04her dreams
00:05:05she was a gardener
00:05:07a healer
00:05:08she knew herbs that had no names even in books
00:05:12i studied every word she ever wrote
00:05:15tomorrow i take the international medical entrance exam
00:05:19if i pass
00:05:20i can leave this pack forever
00:05:24it's the only dream i have left
00:05:26i just need to survive today
00:05:32a gray car pulled up beside me
00:05:34it was my half-brother nikolai
00:05:36the crown prince
00:05:37get in
00:05:40my stepsister nathalia laughed from the window
00:05:42look at that ugly face
00:05:44someone should run her over
00:05:46there's a drift race tonight
00:05:47this road belongs to them
00:05:49nikolai grabbed my arm and dragged me into the passenger seat
00:05:52be a good little doll
00:05:55you know what happens if you disobey me
00:05:57the car sped off
00:05:59he drifted it through the pack of racers
00:06:03i heard you signed up for the royal medical academy exam
00:06:06stop the car and let me out
00:06:10refusing to answer
00:06:13you just want out
00:06:14then let me help you
00:06:18he unbuckled my seatbelt and shoved me out of the speeding car
00:06:21the ground tore my skin open
00:06:23my arm broke
00:06:24nikolai reversed the car to the end of the road
00:06:27a bastard worthy of the royal academy
00:06:29he fixed the headlights on my eyes
00:06:31let's play a game little sister
00:06:33let's see how good my brakes are
00:06:37he hit the gas
00:06:38the car surged toward me
00:06:41at the very last second
00:06:43three unknown cars cut sideways between me and nikolai
00:06:51i didn't die
00:06:54i don't know who they were
00:06:57i took the chance and ran
00:07:02the exam was the next afternoon
00:07:06i got through it on painkillers writing with a broken hand
00:07:12one hour left
00:07:14the proctor leaned down toward me
00:07:20you have to leave
00:07:21you're no longer eligible for the exam
00:07:23i froze
00:07:23the door opened
00:07:26nikolai walked in smiling
00:07:31trying to run again sister
00:07:33he grabbed my broken hand and dragged me out
00:07:39mother wants you home tonight
00:07:50back at the palace
00:07:52the maids removed the cast from my hand
00:07:55they wrapped it in bandages so it wouldn't show
00:07:59they dressed me in a long white gown
00:08:02a wedding dress
00:08:06i stared at myself in the mirror
00:08:08a pretty bride doll
00:08:10the only thing i've ever been allowed to be
00:08:13but no one told me why
00:08:16my father came to my room
00:08:19in 23 years this was only our third time face to face
00:08:23he was never cruel to me
00:08:25nor was he ever warm
00:08:26we were strangers who shared blood
00:08:29you're being married off tonight
00:08:31to the demon triplet alphas of the infernal pack
00:08:35as their shared bride
00:08:42my world collapsed
00:08:43the demon lords
00:08:45alpha triplets
00:08:46it was a tradition that began three years ago
00:08:49every year the mortal packs offer hell a royal bride
00:08:53in exchange for peace
00:08:59but in three years three brides
00:09:02not one came back alive
00:09:04they died horribly
00:09:09their bodies were hung at the packs gate
00:09:15nathalia is too young
00:09:17the fate of our pack
00:09:18rests in your hands
00:09:23as your father i never imagined it would come to you
00:09:25you could have just sent a servant to tell me
00:09:30that's what you always do
00:09:33i had never spoken to him like that
00:09:35i was terrified
00:09:37my hand was shaking
00:09:39the bandit showed
00:09:42he saw it
00:09:43he saw it
00:10:11his face changed
00:10:11the doctor confirmed the fracture
00:10:13the doctor confirmed the fracture
00:10:14my father stood up
00:10:16she can't marry the triplets
00:10:18her father
00:10:18and she was like this
00:10:18get nathalia ready
00:10:20mother please i don't want to
00:10:22nathalia started screaming
00:10:23i had hated her my whole life
00:10:25but fear made us the same kind of creature
00:10:31they're here
00:10:32nicolei ran into the room
00:10:33his face
00:10:34has the alpha king come to collect her?
00:10:36no
00:10:37nicolei shook his head
00:10:43and the demon lords didn't send anyone either
00:10:46they came themselves
00:10:52no one had ever seen anything like it
00:10:54the demon lords coming in person to collect their bride
00:10:57the whole palace froze
00:11:02nathalia sobbed in her room
00:11:04draped in diamonds and white lace
00:11:07then she said something i never expected
00:11:10it's my fault
00:11:12i broke her hand
00:11:13it was my idea
00:11:14this is calm
00:11:15the clock struck midnight
00:11:19the air turned heavy, thick
00:11:20like a hand closing around the whole palace
00:11:23they had arrived
00:11:37nathalia ran back to her room and locked the door
00:11:41nicolei kicked the door open and dragged her out
00:11:48she had stopped screaming
00:11:50she couldn't even cry anymore
00:11:52and i, hidden behind the wall, watched it all
00:11:54i thought of my mother
00:11:56you can live with regret
00:11:58but guilt kills you a little every day you're alive
00:12:02i had nothing left
00:12:04no dreams
00:12:05no exam
00:12:06no future
00:12:07no one would cry over my death
00:12:11if i died it would be no one's loss
00:12:14but if nathalia died i would carry it for the rest of my life
00:12:18i lifted my skirts
00:12:20and ran on a sprained ankle down the empty corridor
00:12:24i reached the ballroom doors
00:12:26the entire pack was gathered inside
00:12:34i pushed through the crowd to where my father and nathalia stood
00:12:38nicolei blocked me
00:12:39come to watch us suffer
00:12:40you're the only one who finds joy in other people's pain
00:12:43i won't
00:12:45i walked past him
00:12:47and stood before my father
00:12:51i offer myself to the demon lords
00:12:55let nathalia go
00:12:57the crowd gasped as one
00:13:00nathalia stared at me, stunned
00:13:03she pushed the bouquet of forget-me-nots back into my hands
00:13:06i pulled the veil down over my face
00:13:10i placed my hand in the crook of my father's arm
00:13:13he didn't say a word
00:13:14we walked down the red carpet
00:13:17my father could only walk me this far
00:13:20the rest of the way i have to walk alone
00:13:24halfway there my steps stopped
00:13:28the forget-me-nots in my hands
00:13:30withered
00:13:30they twisted into a bundle of red spider lilies
00:13:34flowers of death
00:13:36a stain of black crept up my white gown
00:13:38from the hem, to the bodice, to the sleeves
00:13:42even the veil covering my face turned black
00:13:46i steadied myself and kept walking
00:13:51three figures stood above me
00:13:57slowly
00:13:58the three of them turned together to look at me
00:14:00slowly
00:14:02the three of them turned together to look at me
00:14:08three alphas stood on the platform
00:14:09a violent wind tore through the hall
00:14:11ripping the veil from my face
00:14:13a whisper brushed past my ear
00:14:14it wasn't the wind
00:14:16it wasn't the wind
00:14:17so sweet
00:14:18i looked up
00:14:19three men
00:14:21tall
00:14:22dark
00:14:23impossibly handsome
00:14:24suits of grey and black
00:14:26their eyes
00:14:27cold
00:14:28black
00:14:28ancient
00:14:29the first had brown eyes
00:14:31his hair tied in a long ponytail
00:14:33he looked at me
00:14:34as if i were beneath him
00:14:35the second had deep blue eyes
00:14:37he wore a playful, dangerous smile
00:14:39the third had grey eyes
00:14:41his hair unkempt
00:14:42he simply watched me, weighing me in silence
00:14:45their power pressed down on me
00:14:47until i felt like nothing
00:14:49a hooded sorcerer stepped forward
00:14:51there was no priest at this wedding
00:15:00we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:15:04a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:15:06they didn't just want my body
00:15:08they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:15:10alpha raven ziphyr, step forward
00:15:12the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
00:15:18the sorcerer
00:15:21look into my eyes
00:15:23i didn't want to look
00:15:25but my body moved on its own
00:15:27some unseen force was controlling it
00:15:29we each cut a finger on the blade
00:15:31a gem drank in our blood
00:15:32agony tore through my chest
00:15:34like a heart attack
00:15:35do you give your body, blood and soul to raven ziphyr?
00:15:41i... i do
00:15:43alpha ezra ziphyr, step forward
00:15:47the blue eyed one
00:15:48he smiled at me
00:15:49as if he couldn't see my tears
00:15:51he forced my hand onto the blade
00:15:53do you ezra
00:15:54bind your soul to hers?
00:15:58i do
00:16:01alpha asher ziphyr
00:16:03the grey eyed one
00:16:04he didn't force me
00:16:05he waited
00:16:06he let me cut my own finger
00:16:13i do
00:16:14he said quietly
00:16:15his eyes locked on mine
00:16:17i declare their souls bound
00:16:19the dagger twisted in the air
00:16:20it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:16:22set with jewels of flowing blood
00:16:24the three of them placed it on my head together
00:16:27the thorns pierced my scalp
00:16:29blood ran down my face
00:16:31the crown grew heavier
00:16:32my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:16:35the whole room began to spin
00:16:38my knees gave out
00:16:39raven caught my arm
00:16:41ezra steadied my shoulder
00:16:43asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:16:45my back against his chest
00:16:47ezra leaned close to my ear
00:16:49you can't afford to be weak
00:16:51our wife
00:16:54tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:17:10we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:17:14a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:17:16they didn't just want my body
00:17:18they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:17:20alpha raven ziphyr step forward
00:17:22the sorcerer raised a double edged dagger between us
00:17:27the sorcerer
00:17:31look into my eyes
00:17:33i didn't want to look
00:17:34but my body moved on its own
00:17:37some unseen force was controlling it
00:17:39we each cut a finger on the blade
00:17:40a gem drank in our blood
00:17:42agony tore through my chest
00:17:43like a heart attack
00:17:45do you give your body blood and soul to raven ziphyr
00:17:51i... i do
00:17:53alpha ezra ziphyr step forward
00:17:56the blue eyed one
00:17:58he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
00:18:00he forced my hand onto the blade
00:18:02do you ezra bind your soul to hers
00:18:07i do
00:18:10alpha asher ziphyr
00:18:13the grey eyed one
00:18:14he didn't force me
00:18:15he waited
00:18:16he let me cut my own finger
00:18:23i do
00:18:24he said quietly
00:18:25his eyes locked on mine
00:18:27i declare their souls bound
00:18:28the dagger twisted in the air
00:18:30it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:18:32set with jewels of flowing blood
00:18:34the three of them placed it on my head together
00:18:36the thorns pierced my scalp
00:18:38blood ran down my face
00:18:40the crown grew heavier
00:18:42my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:18:45the whole room began to spin
00:18:47my knees gave out
00:18:49raven caught my arm
00:18:51ezra steadied my shoulder
00:18:52asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:18:54my back against his chest
00:18:57ezra leaned close to my ear
00:18:59you can't afford to be weak
00:19:00our wife
00:19:04tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:19:10this world has three realms
00:19:13the heavens
00:19:13ruled by the pure moon goddess
00:19:17the mortal realm
00:19:18twelve wolf packs ruled by the alpha king
00:19:22and below it all lies hell
00:19:24the infernal pack
00:19:26ruled by three demon lords
00:19:29triplet werewolf demons
00:19:32the wolves of hell are merciless
00:19:37to keep the peace
00:19:39the mortal realm began three years ago
00:19:42offering a royal bride every year
00:19:46every year
00:19:47no bride has come back alive
00:19:51instead she is found hanged outside her own palace
00:19:56no one knows how she was tortured
00:19:59three brides
00:20:00three princesses of alpha blood
00:20:03not one lived past a year
00:20:06this year the alpha king chose my pack
00:20:09I was blindfolded and delivered to the bed of the demon triplets
00:20:17kisses
00:20:18kisses and hands roamed over my body
00:20:20i had no choice
00:20:22i was arranged like a doll for them
00:20:25other hands moved up along my thighs
00:20:28every inch
00:20:30searching inward
00:20:32i tried to close my legs
00:20:34i couldn't
00:20:36i couldn't
00:20:36why the princess
00:20:38a mouth pressed against my chest
00:20:41burning full of hunger
00:20:44i felt warm and wet
00:20:47but i am not an alpha princess
00:20:51i am the forgotten omega of the royal house
00:20:57my name is xanthia
00:20:59today is the anniversary of my mother's death
00:21:02it is also my 23rd birthday
00:21:06she died not long after giving birth to me
00:21:10my father is alpha valdemir virgo
00:21:14i am the proof of his affair
00:21:15a bastard daughter
00:21:20he brought me to the palace and raised me
00:21:24the luna and my step siblings bullied me
00:21:27treated me as a maid
00:21:30filthy bastard
00:21:32kneel!
00:21:32useless trash
00:21:34you only deserve to sleep in the storage closet
00:21:41if you don't finish scrubbing the palace floors today
00:21:45you don't eat
00:21:48she broke a plate
00:21:49drag her down
00:21:51lock her up for three days
00:21:55they never let me own anything
00:21:57but one thing was mine
00:22:01my mother's house
00:22:03and her diaries
00:22:05her flowers
00:22:06her dreams
00:22:07she was a gardener
00:22:09a healer
00:22:10she knew herbs that had no names even in books
00:22:14i studied every word she ever wrote
00:22:17tomorrow i take the international medical entrance exam
00:22:21if i pass i can leave this pack forever
00:22:26it's the only dream i have left
00:22:28i just need to survive today
00:22:34a grey car pulled up beside me
00:22:36it was my half brother nikolai
00:22:38the crown prince
00:22:40get in
00:22:41my stepsister nathalia laughed from the window
00:22:44look at that ugly face
00:22:46someone should run her over
00:22:48there's a drift race tonight
00:22:49this road belongs to them
00:22:51nikolai grabbed my arm and dragged me into the passenger seat
00:22:54be a good little doll
00:22:57you know what happens if you disobey me
00:22:59the car sped off
00:23:01he drifted it through the pack of racers
00:23:05i heard you signed up for the royal medical academy exam
00:23:07stop the car and let me out
00:23:12refusing to answer
00:23:14you just want out
00:23:16then let me help you
00:23:20he unbuckled my seatbelt and shoved me out of the speeding car
00:23:23the ground tore my skin open
00:23:25my arm broke
00:23:26nikolai reversed the car to the end of the road
00:23:29a bastard worthy of the royal academy
00:23:31he fixed the headlights on my eyes
00:23:33let's play a game little sister
00:23:34let's see how good my brakes are
00:23:38he hit the gas
00:23:40the car surged toward me
00:23:43at the very last second
00:23:45three unknown cars cut sideways between me and nikolai
00:23:53i didn't die
00:23:56i don't know who they were
00:23:59i took the chance and ran
00:24:04the exam was the next afternoon
00:24:08i got through it on painkillers writing with a broken hand
00:24:14one hour left
00:24:16the proctor leaned down toward me
00:24:22you have to leave
00:24:23you're no longer eligible for this exam
00:24:24i froze
00:24:25the door opened
00:24:28nikolai walked in smiling
00:24:32trying to run again sister
00:24:35he grabbed my broken hand and dragged me out
00:24:41father wants you home tonight
00:24:43you have very important guests
00:24:47if you dare tell father about your hand
00:24:49be warned
00:24:51i'll break the rest of you too
00:24:52back at the palace
00:24:54the maids removed the cast from my hand
00:24:57they wrapped it in bandages so it wouldn't show
00:25:00they dressed me in a long white gown
00:25:04a wedding dress
00:25:08i stared at myself in the mirror
00:25:10a pretty bride doll
00:25:12the only thing i've ever been allowed to be
00:25:15but no one told me why
00:25:18my father came to my room
00:25:21in 23 years this was only our third time face to face
00:25:25he was never cruel to me
00:25:26nor was he ever warm
00:25:29we were strangers who shared blood
00:25:31you're being married off tonight
00:25:33to the demon triplet alphas
00:25:35of the infernal pack
00:25:37as their shared bride
00:25:44my world collapsed
00:25:45the demon lords
00:25:47alpha triplets
00:25:48it was the tradition that began three years ago
00:25:51every year the mortal packs offer hell a royal bride
00:25:55in exchange for peace
00:26:01but in three years three brides
00:26:04not one came back alive
00:26:06they died horrible
00:26:11their bodies were hung at the pack's gate
00:26:16Nathalia is too young
00:26:18the fate of our pack rests in your hands
00:26:24as your father
00:26:25i never imagined it would come to you
00:26:27you could have just sent a servant to tell me
00:26:32that's what you always do
00:26:35i had never spoken to him like that
00:26:38i was terrified
00:26:39my hand was shaking
00:26:41the bandage showed
00:26:44he saw it
00:26:45his face changed
00:26:49how did this happen?
00:26:54before i could answer
00:26:55luna burst in
00:26:58she smiled like sugar smeared on a blade
00:27:02sweetheart
00:27:02how did you get hurt?
00:27:04i stared at the floor
00:27:09i fell
00:27:10down the stairs
00:27:12the doctor confirmed the fracture
00:27:15my father stood up
00:27:18she can't marry the triplets like this
00:27:20get Nathalia ready
00:27:22mother please
00:27:23i don't want to
00:27:23Nathalia started screaming
00:27:25i had hated her my whole life
00:27:27but fear made us the same kind of creature
00:27:33they're here
00:27:34Nikolai ran into the room
00:27:35his face
00:27:36has the alpha king come to collect her?
00:27:38no
00:27:38Nikolai shook his head
00:27:44and the demon lords didn't send anyone either
00:27:48they came themselves
00:27:54no one had ever seen anything like it
00:27:56the demon lords coming in person to collect their bride
00:27:59the whole palace froze
00:28:04Nathalia
00:28:05Nathalia sobbed in her room
00:28:06draped in diamonds and white lace
00:28:08then she said something i never expected
00:28:12it's my fault
00:28:13i broke her hand
00:28:15it was my idea
00:28:16this is calm
00:28:17the clock struck midnight
00:28:20the air turned heavy, thick
00:28:23like a hand closing around the whole palace
00:28:25they had arrived
00:28:38Nathalia ran back to her room and locked the door
00:28:43Nikolai kicked the door open and dragged her out
00:28:50she had stopped screaming
00:28:52she couldn't even cry anymore
00:28:54an eye hidden behind the wall watched it all
00:28:57i thought of my mother
00:28:58you can live with regret
00:28:59but guilt kills you a little every day you're alive
00:29:04i had nothing left
00:29:06no dreams
00:29:07no exam
00:29:08no future
00:29:09no one would cry over my death
00:29:13if i died it would be no one's loss
00:29:16but if Nathalia died
00:29:17i would carry it for the rest of my life
00:29:20i lifted my skirts
00:29:22and ran on a sprained ankle down the empty corridor
00:29:26i reached the ballroom doors
00:29:28the entire pack was gathered inside
00:29:36i pushed through the crowd to where my father and Nathalia stood
00:29:40Nikolai blocked me
00:29:41come to watch us suffer
00:29:42you're the only one who finds joy in other people's pain
00:29:45i won't
00:29:47i walked past him
00:29:48and stood before my father
00:29:53i offered myself to the demon lords
00:29:57let Nathalia go
00:29:59the crowd gasped as one
00:30:02Nathalia stared at me
00:30:03stunned
00:30:05she pushed the bouquet of forget-me-nots back into my hands
00:30:08i pulled the veil down over my face
00:30:11i placed my hand in the crook of my father's arm
00:30:15he didn't say a word
00:30:16we walked down the red carpet
00:30:19my father could only walk me this far
00:30:22the rest of the way i have to walk alone
00:30:26halfway there my steps stopped
00:30:29the forget-me-nots in my hands
00:30:31withered
00:30:32they twisted into a bundle of red spider lilies
00:30:35flowers of death
00:30:37a stain of black crept up my white gown
00:30:40from the hem
00:30:41to the bodice
00:30:42to the sleeves
00:30:44even the veil covering my face turned black
00:30:48i steadied myself
00:30:49and kept walking
00:30:53three figures stood above me
00:30:58slowly
00:31:00the three of them turned together to look at me
00:31:10three alphas stood on the platform
00:31:11a violent wind tore through the hall ripping the veil from my face
00:31:15a whisper brushed past my ear
00:31:16it wasn't the wind
00:31:19so sweet
00:31:21i looked up
00:31:21three men
00:31:22tall
00:31:23dark
00:31:25impossibly handsome
00:31:26suits of grey and black
00:31:28their eyes
00:31:29cold
00:31:29black
00:31:30ancient
00:31:31the first had brown eyes
00:31:33his hair tied in a long ponytail
00:31:35he looked at me as if i were beneath him
00:31:37the second had deep blue eyes
00:31:39he wore a playful dangerous smile
00:31:41the third had grey eyes
00:31:43his hair unkempt
00:31:44he simply watched me
00:31:46weighing me in silence
00:31:47their power pressed down on me
00:31:49until i felt like nothing
00:31:51a hooded sorcerer stepped forward
00:31:53there was no priest at this wedding
00:32:02we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:32:06a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:32:08they didn't just want my body
00:32:10they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:32:12alpha raven ziphyr
00:32:13step forward
00:32:14the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
00:32:23look into my eyes
00:32:25i didn't want to look
00:32:27but my body moved on its own
00:32:29some unseen force was controlling it
00:32:31we each cut a finger on the blade
00:32:33a gem drank in our blood
00:32:34agony tore through my chest
00:32:36like a heart attack
00:32:37do you give your body blood and soul to raven ziphyr
00:32:43i... i do
00:32:45alpha ezra ziphyr
00:32:47step forward
00:32:49the blue eyed one
00:32:50he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
00:32:53he forced my hand onto the blade
00:32:55do you ezra bind your soul to hers
00:32:58yes
00:32:59i do
00:33:03alpha asher ziphyr
00:33:05the grey eyed one
00:33:06he didn't force me
00:33:07he waited
00:33:08he let me cut my own finger
00:33:15i do
00:33:16he said quietly
00:33:17his eyes locked on mine
00:33:19i declare their souls bound
00:33:20the dagger twisted in the air
00:33:22it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:33:24set with jewels of flowing blood
00:33:26the three of them placed it on my head together
00:33:29the thorns pierced my scalp
00:33:31blood ran down my face
00:33:32the crown grew heavier
00:33:34my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:33:37the whole room began to spin
00:33:40my knees gave out
00:33:41raven caught my arm
00:33:43ezra steadied my shoulder
00:33:44asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:33:47my back against his chest
00:33:49ezra leaned close to my ear
00:33:51you can't afford to be weak
00:33:52our wife
00:33:56tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:33:59you can't afford to be weak
00:34:12we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:34:16a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:34:18they didn't just want my body
00:34:20they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:34:21alpha raven ziphyr step forward
00:34:24the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
00:34:33look into my eyes
00:34:35i didn't want to look
00:34:37but my body moved on its own
00:34:39some unseen force was controlling it
00:34:41we each cut a finger on the blade
00:34:42a gem drank in our blood
00:34:44agony tore through my chest
00:34:45like a heart attack
00:34:46do you give your body
00:34:48blood and soul to raven ziphyr
00:34:52i... i do
00:34:55alpha ezra ziphyr step forward
00:34:58the blue-eyed one
00:35:00he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
00:35:02he forced my hand onto the blade
00:35:04do you ezra bind your soul to hers
00:35:09i do
00:35:12alpha asher ziphyr
00:35:15the gray-eyed one
00:35:16he didn't force me
00:35:17he waited
00:35:18he let me cut my own finger
00:35:25i do
00:35:26he said quietly
00:35:27his eyes locked on mine
00:35:28i declare their souls bound
00:35:30the dagger twisted in the air
00:35:32it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:35:34set with jewels of flowing blood
00:35:36the three of them placed it on my head together
00:35:39the thorns pierced my scalp
00:35:41blood ran down my face
00:35:42the crown grew heavier
00:35:44my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:35:47the whole room began to spin
00:35:49my knees gave out
00:35:51raven caught my arm
00:35:53ezra steadied my shoulder
00:35:54asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:35:56my back against his chest
00:35:59ezra leaned close to my ear
00:36:00you can't afford to be weak, our wife
00:36:06tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:36:12this world has three realms
00:36:14the heavens ruled by the pure moon goddess
00:36:18the mortal realm
00:36:20twelve wolf packs ruled by the alpha king
00:36:24and below it all lies hell
00:36:26the infernal pack ruled by three demon lores
00:36:30triplet werewolf demons
00:36:34the wolves of hell are merciless
00:36:39to keep the peace
00:36:40the mortal realm began three years ago
00:36:43offering a royal bride every year
00:36:47every year
00:36:48no bride has come back alive
00:36:53instead, she is found hanged outside her own palace
00:36:58no one knows how she was tortured
00:37:00three brides
00:37:02three princesses of alpha blood
00:37:05not one lived past a year
00:37:08this year, the alpha king chose my pack
00:37:10i was blindfolded and delivered to the bed of the demon triplets
00:37:19kisses and hands roamed over my body
00:37:22i had no choice
00:37:24i was arranged like a doll for them
00:37:27other hands moved up along my thighs
00:37:30every inch
00:37:32searching inward
00:37:34i tried to close my legs
00:37:36i couldn't
00:37:38why do princess
00:37:40a mouth pressed against my chest
00:37:42burning
00:37:43full of hunger
00:37:46i felt warm and wet
00:37:49but i am not an alpha princess
00:37:53i am the forgotten omega of the royal house
00:37:59my name is xanthia
00:38:01today is the anniversary of my mother's death
00:38:04it is also my 23rd birthday
00:38:08she died not long after giving birth to me
00:38:12my father is alpha valdemir virgo
00:38:16i am the proof of his affair
00:38:17a bastard daughter
00:38:22he brought me to the palace and raised me
00:38:26the luna and my step siblings bullied me
00:38:29treated me as a maid
00:38:30you filthy bastard
00:38:33kneel
00:38:34useless trash
00:38:36you only deserve to sleep in the storage closet
00:38:43if you don't finish scrubbing the palace floors today
00:38:47you don't eat
00:38:50she broke a plate
00:38:51drag her down, lock her up for three days
00:38:57they never let me own anything
00:38:59but one thing was mine
00:39:02my mother's house
00:39:05and her diaries
00:39:07her flowers
00:39:08her dreams
00:39:10she was a gardener
00:39:11a healer
00:39:13she knew herbs that had no names even in books
00:39:16i studied every word she ever wrote
00:39:19tomorrow
00:39:20i take the international medical entrance exam
00:39:22if i pass
00:39:24i can leave this pack forever
00:39:28it's the only dream i have left
00:39:30i just need to survive today
00:39:36a grey car pulled up the side
00:39:37it was my half brother nikolai
00:39:40the crown prince
00:39:42get in
00:39:43my stepsister nathalia laughed from the window
00:39:46look at that ugly face
00:39:48someone should run her over
00:39:49there's a drift race tonight
00:39:51this road belongs to them
00:39:53nikolai grabbed my arm and dragged me into the passenger seat
00:39:56be a good little doll
00:39:58you know what happens if you disobey me
00:40:01the car sped off
00:40:03he drifted it through the pack of racers
00:40:06i heard you signed up for the royal medical academy exam
00:40:09stop the car and let me out
00:40:14refusing to answer
00:40:16you just want out
00:40:18then let me help you
00:40:21he unbuckled my seatbelt and shoved me out of the speeding car
00:40:24the ground tore my skin open
00:40:27my arm broke
00:40:28nikolai reversed the car to the end of the road
00:40:30a bastard worthy of the royal academy
00:40:33he fixed the headlights on my eyes
00:40:35let's play a game little sister
00:40:36let's see how good my brakes are
00:40:40he hit the gas
00:40:41the car surged toward me
00:40:45at the very last second
00:40:47three unknown cars cut sideways between me and nikolai
00:40:55i didn't die
00:40:58i don't know who they were
00:41:01i took the chance and ran
00:41:06the exam was the next afternoon
00:41:10i got through it on painkillers writing with a broken hand
00:41:15one hour left
00:41:17the proctor leaned down toward me
00:41:23you have to leave
00:41:24you're no longer eligible for this exam
00:41:26i froze
00:41:28the door opened
00:41:30nikolai walked in smiling
00:41:34you're trying to run again sister
00:41:37he grabbed my broken hand and dragged me out
00:41:43mother wants you home tonight
00:41:45we have very important guests
00:41:49if you dare tell father about your hand
00:41:51he warned
00:41:53i'll break the rest of you too
00:41:54back at the palace
00:41:56the maids removed the cast from my hand
00:41:59they wrapped it in bandages so it wouldn't show
00:42:02they dressed me in a long white gown
00:42:06a wedding dress
00:42:09i stared at myself in the mirror
00:42:12a pretty bride doll
00:42:14the only thing i've ever been allowed to be
00:42:17but no one told me why
00:42:20my father came to my room
00:42:23in twenty three years
00:42:24this was only our third time face to face
00:42:26he was never cruel to me
00:42:28nor was he ever warm
00:42:30we were strangers who shared blood
00:42:32you're being married off tonight
00:42:34to the demon triplet alphas of the infernal pack
00:42:39as their shared bride
00:42:46my world collapsed
00:42:47the demon lords
00:42:49alpha triplets
00:42:50it was a tradition that began three years ago
00:42:54every year the mortal packs offer hell a royal bride
00:42:58in exchange for peace
00:43:03but in three years three brides
00:43:06not one came back alive
00:43:08they died horribly
00:43:13their bodies were hung at the packs gate
00:43:18the thalia is too young
00:43:21the fate of our pack rests in your hands
00:43:26as your father i never imagined it would come to us
00:43:29you could have just said to servant to tell me
00:43:34that's what you always do
00:43:37i had never spoken to him like that
00:43:40i was terrified
00:43:41my hand was shaking
00:43:43the bandage showed
00:43:46he saw it
00:43:47his face changed
00:43:51how did this happen?
00:43:56before i could answer
00:43:57luna burst in
00:44:00she smiled like sugar smeared on a blade
00:44:04sweetheart, how did you get hurt?
00:44:06i stared at that woman
00:44:11i fell down the stairs
00:44:14the doctor confirmed the fracture
00:44:17my father stood up
00:44:20she can't marry the triplets like this
00:44:22get nathalia ready
00:44:24mother please, i don't want to
00:44:25nathalia started screaming
00:44:27i had hated her my whole life
00:44:29but fear made us the same kind of creature
00:44:35they're here
00:44:35nikolai ran into the room
00:44:37his face paid
00:44:38has the alpha king come to collect her?
00:44:40no
00:44:40nikolai shook his head
00:44:46and the demon lords didn't send anyone either
00:44:50they came themselves
00:44:56no one had ever seen anything like it
00:44:58the demon lords coming in person to collect their bride
00:45:01the whole palace froze
00:45:06nathalia sobbed in her room
00:45:08draped in diamonds and white lace
00:45:10then she said something i never expected
00:45:13it's my fault
00:45:15i broke her hand
00:45:16it was my idea
00:45:18this is calm
00:45:19the clock struck midnight
00:45:22the air turned heavy
00:45:24thick
00:45:25like a hand closing around the whole palace
00:45:27they had arrived
00:45:40nathalia ran back to her room and locked the door
00:45:45nikolai kicked the door open and dragged her out
00:45:52she had stopped screaming
00:45:54she couldn't even cry anymore
00:45:55she had stopped screaming
00:45:56and i, hidden behind the wall, watched it all
00:45:58i thought of my mother
00:46:00you can live with regret
00:46:01but guilt kills you and even everyday you're alive
00:46:05i had nothing left
00:46:07no dreams
00:46:08no exam
00:46:10no future
00:46:11no one would cry over my death
00:46:14if i died
00:46:15it would be no one's loss
00:46:17but if nathalia died
00:46:19i would carry it for the rest of my life
00:46:22i lifted my skirts
00:46:24and ran on a sprained ankle down the empty corridor
00:46:28i reached the ballroom doors
00:46:30the entire pack was gathered inside
00:46:37i pushed through the crowd to where my father and nathalia stood
00:46:41nikolai blocked me
00:46:42come to watch us suffer
00:46:44you're the only one who finds joy in other people's pain
00:46:47i won't
00:46:49i walked past him
00:46:50and stood before my father
00:46:55i offered myself to the demon lords
00:46:59let nathalia go
00:47:01the crowd gasped as one
00:47:04nathalia stared at me, stunned
00:47:07she pushed the bouquet of forget-me-nots back into my hands
00:47:10i pulled the veil down over my face
00:47:13i placed my hand in the crook of my father's arm
00:47:17he didn't say a word
00:47:18we walked down the red carpet
00:47:21my father could only walk me this far
00:47:24the rest of the way i have to walk alone
00:47:28halfway there my steps stopped
00:47:31the forget-me-nots in my hands
00:47:34withered
00:47:35they twisted into a bundle of red spider lilies
00:47:38flowers of death
00:47:39a stain of black crept up my white gown
00:47:41from the hem
00:47:43to the bodice
00:47:44to the sleeves
00:47:45even the veil covering my face turned black
00:47:49i steadied myself and kept walking
00:47:55three figures stood above me
00:48:00slowly
00:48:01the three of them turned together to look at me
00:48:11three alphas stood on the platform
00:48:13a violent wind tore through the hall
00:48:15ripping the veil from my face
00:48:16a whisper brushed past my ear
00:48:18it wasn't the wind
00:48:21so sweet
00:48:22i looked up
00:48:23three men
00:48:25tall
00:48:26dark
00:48:27impossibly handsome
00:48:28suits of grey and black
00:48:30their eyes
00:48:31cold
00:48:31black
00:48:32ancient
00:48:33the first had brown eyes
00:48:35his hair tied in a long ponytail
00:48:36he looked at me
00:48:37as if i were beneath him
00:48:39the second had deep blue eyes
00:48:41he wore a playful dangerous smile
00:48:44the third had grey eyes
00:48:45his hair unkempt
00:48:46he simply watched me
00:48:48weighing me in silence
00:48:49their power pressed down on me
00:48:51until i felt like nothing
00:48:52a hooded sorcerer stepped forward
00:48:55there was no priest at this wedding
00:49:04we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:49:08a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:49:10they didn't just want my body
00:49:12they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:49:13alpha raven ziffer
00:49:15step forward
00:49:16the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
00:49:25look into my eyes
00:49:27i didn't want to look
00:49:29but my body moved on its own
00:49:31some unseen force was controlling it
00:49:33we each cut a finger on the blade
00:49:34a gem drank in our blood
00:49:36agony tore through my chest
00:49:37like a heart attack
00:49:39do you give your body
00:49:40blood and soul to raven ziffer
00:49:45i... i do
00:49:47alpha ezra ziffer
00:49:49step forward
00:49:51the blue eyed one
00:49:52he smiled at me
00:49:53as if he couldn't see my tears
00:49:54he forced my hand onto the blade
00:49:57do you ezra bind your soul to hers?
00:50:01i do
00:50:04alpha asher ziffer
00:50:06the grey eyed one
00:50:08he didn't force me
00:50:09he waited
00:50:10he let me cut my own finger
00:50:17i do
00:50:18he said quietly
00:50:19his eyes locked on mine
00:50:20i declare their souls bound
00:50:22the dagger twisted in the air
00:50:24it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:50:26set with jewels of flowing blood
00:50:28the three of them placed it on my head together
00:50:31the thorns pierced my scalp
00:50:33blood ran down my face
00:50:34the crown grew heavier
00:50:36my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:50:39the whole room began to spin
00:50:41my knees gave out
00:50:43raven caught my arm
00:50:44ezra steadied my shoulder
00:50:46asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:50:48my back against his chest
00:50:51ezra leaned close to my ear
00:50:53you can't afford to be weak
00:50:54our wife
00:50:58tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:51:14we are gathered to witness the soul bond
00:51:17a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
00:51:20they didn't just want my body
00:51:21they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
00:51:23alpha raven ziffer step forward
00:51:26the sorcerer raised a double edged dagger between us
00:51:35look into my eyes
00:51:36look into my eyes
00:51:37i didn't want to look
00:51:39but my body moved on its own
00:51:41some unseen force was controlling it
00:51:43we each cut a finger on the blade
00:51:44a gem drank in our blood
00:51:46agony tore through my chest
00:51:47like a heart attack
00:51:48do you give your body blood and soul to raven ziffer
00:51:54i
00:51:54i do
00:51:56alpha ezra ziffer
00:51:58step forward
00:52:00the blue eyed one
00:52:01he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
00:52:04he forced my hand onto the blade
00:52:06do you ezra bind your soul to hers
00:52:11i do
00:52:14alpha asher ziffer
00:52:16the gray eyed one
00:52:17the gray eyed one
00:52:18he didn't force me
00:52:19he waited
00:52:19he let me cut my own finger
00:52:27i do
00:52:28he said quietly
00:52:29his eyes locked on mine
00:52:30i declare their souls bound
00:52:32the dagger twisted in the air
00:52:34it reshaped into a crown of thorns
00:52:36set with jewels of flowing blood
00:52:38the three of them placed it on my head together
00:52:40the thorns pierced my scalp
00:52:42blood ran down my face
00:52:44the crown grew heavier
00:52:45my soul felt like it was being torn in two
00:52:49the whole room began to spin
00:52:51my knees gave out
00:52:53raven caught my arm
00:52:55ezra steadied my shoulder
00:52:56asher wrapped his arm around my waist
00:52:58my back against his chest
00:53:00ezra leaned close to my ear
00:53:02you can't afford to be weak
00:53:04our wife
00:53:08tonight you have three husbands to attend to
00:53:14this world has three realms
00:53:16the heavens
00:53:17ruled by the pure moon goddess
00:53:20the mortal realm
00:53:22twelve wolf packs ruled by the alpha king
00:53:26and below it all lies hell
00:53:28the infernal pack ruled by three demon lords
00:53:33triplet werewolf demons
00:53:35the wolves of hell are merciless
00:53:40to keep the peace
00:53:42the mortal realm began three years ago
00:53:45offering a royal bride every year
00:53:49every year
00:53:50no bride has come back alive
00:53:55instead
00:53:55she is found hanged outside her own palace
00:54:00no one knows how she was tortured
00:54:02three brides
00:54:03three princesses of alpha blood
00:54:07not one lived past a year
00:54:09this year the alpha king chose my pack
00:54:12i was blindfolded and delivered to the bed of the demon triplets
00:54:21kiss
00:54:22kisses and hands roamed over my body
00:54:24i had no choice
00:54:26i was arranged like a doll for them
00:54:29other hands moved up along my thighs
00:54:32every inch
00:54:34searching inward
00:54:36i tried to close my legs
00:54:38i couldn't
00:54:40why do princess
00:54:42a mouth pressed against my chest
00:54:44burning full of hunger
00:54:48i felt warm and wet
00:54:51but i am not an alpha princess
00:54:55i am the forgotten omega of the royal house
00:55:00my name is xanthia
00:55:03today is the anniversary of my mother's death
00:55:06it is also my 23rd birthday
00:55:09she died not long after giving birth to me
00:55:14my father is alpha valdemir virgo
00:55:17i am the proof of his affair
00:55:19a bastard daughter
00:55:24he brought me to the palace and raised me
00:55:28the luna and my step siblings bullied me
00:55:31treated me as a maid
00:55:33you filthy bastard
00:55:35kneel
00:55:36useless trash
00:55:38you only deserve to sleep in the storage closet
00:55:44if you don't finish scrubbing the palace floors today
00:55:48you don't eat
00:55:51she broke a plate
00:55:53drag her down
00:55:54lock her up for three days
00:55:59they never let me own anything
00:56:01but one thing was mine
00:56:04my mother's house
00:56:07and her diaries
00:56:08her flowers
00:56:10her dreams
00:56:12she was a gardener
00:56:13a healer
00:56:14she knew herbs that had no names even in books
00:56:18i studied every word she ever wrote
00:56:21tomorrow i take the international medical entrance exam
00:56:24if i pass
00:56:26i can leave this pack forever
00:56:29it's the only dream i have left
00:56:32i just need to survive today
00:56:37a grey car pulled up beside me
00:56:40it was my half brother nikolai
00:56:42the crown prince
00:56:43get in
00:56:45my stepsister nathalia laughed from the window
00:56:48look at that ugly face
00:56:50someone should run her over
00:56:51there's a drift race tonight
00:56:53this road belongs to them
00:56:55nikolai grabbed my arm and dragged me into the passenger seat
00:56:57be a good little doll
00:57:00you know what happens if you disobey me
00:57:03the car sped off
00:57:05he drifted it through the pack of racers
00:57:08i heard you signed up for the royal medical academy exam
00:57:11stop the car and let me out
00:57:15refusing to answer
00:57:18you just want out
00:57:20then let me help you
00:57:23he unbuckled my seatbelt and shoved me out of the speeding car
00:57:26the ground tore my skin open
00:57:28my arm broke
00:57:30nikolai reversed the car to the end of the road
00:57:32a bastard worthy of the royal academy
00:57:35he fixed the headlights on my eyes
00:57:36let's play a game little sister
00:57:38let's see how good my brakes are
00:57:42he hit the gas
00:57:43the car surged toward me
00:57:47at the very last second
00:57:49three unknown cars cut sideways between me and nikolai
00:57:57i didn't die
00:57:59i don't know who they were
00:58:02i took the chance and ran
00:58:08the exam was the next afternoon
00:58:12i got through it on painkillers writing with a broken hand
00:58:17one hour left
00:58:19the proctor leaned down toward me
00:58:25you have to leave
00:58:26you're no longer eligible for this exam
00:58:28i froze
00:58:29the door opened
00:58:32nikolai walked in smiling
00:58:36you're trying to run again sister
00:58:39he grabbed my broken hand and dragged me out
00:58:45the door opened
00:58:45father wants you home tonight
00:58:46we have very important guests
00:58:51if you dare tell father about your hand
00:58:53who won't
00:58:54i'll break the rest of you too
00:58:56back at the palace
00:58:57the maids removed the cast from my hand
00:59:01they wrapped it in bandages so it wouldn't show
00:59:04they dressed me in a long white gown
00:59:08a wedding dress
00:59:11I stared at myself in the mirror
00:59:14a pretty bride doll
00:59:16the only thing I've ever been allowed to be
00:59:19but no one told me why
00:59:22my father came to my room
00:59:25in 23 years this was only our third time face to face
00:59:28he was never cruel to me
00:59:30nor was he ever warm
00:59:32we were strangers who shared blood
00:59:34you're being married off tonight
00:59:36to the demon triplet alphas of the infernal pack
00:59:41as their shared bride
00:59:47my world collapsed
00:59:49the demon lords, alpha triplets
00:59:52it was a tradition that began three years ago
00:59:55every year the mortal packs offer hell a royal bride
00:59:59in exchange for peace
01:00:04but in three years three brides
01:00:07not one came back alive
01:00:10they died horribly
01:00:14their bodies were hung at the pack's gate
01:00:20Nathalia is too young
01:00:22the fate of our pack rests in your hands
01:00:28as your father
01:00:29I never imagined it would come to you
01:00:31you could have just sent a servant to tell me
01:00:36that's what you always do
01:00:39I had never spoken to him like that
01:00:41I was terrified
01:00:43my hand was shaking
01:00:44the bandit showed
01:00:47he saw it
01:00:48his face changed
01:00:53how did this happen?
01:00:57before I could answer
01:00:59Luna burst in
01:01:02she smiled like sugar smeared on a blade
01:01:05sweetheart
01:01:06how did you get hurt?
01:01:08I stared at the phone
01:01:13I fell down the stairs
01:01:16the doctor confirmed the fracture
01:01:19my father stood up
01:01:21she can't marry the triplets like this
01:01:24get Nathalia ready
01:01:25mother please
01:01:26I don't want to
01:01:27Nathalia started screaming
01:01:29I had hated her my whole life
01:01:31but fear made us the same kind of creature
01:01:37Nikolai ran into the room
01:01:39his face
01:01:39has the Alpha King come to collect her?
01:01:42no
01:01:42Nikolai shook his head
01:01:48and the demon lords didn't send anyone either
01:01:52they came themselves
01:01:57no one had ever seen anything like it
01:02:00the demon lords coming in person to collect their bride
01:02:03the whole palace froze
01:02:08Nathalia sobbed in her room
01:02:09draped in diamonds and white lace
01:02:12then she said something I never expected
01:02:15it's my fault
01:02:16I broke my hand
01:02:18it was my idea
01:02:19this is calm
01:02:21the clock struck midnight
01:02:24the air turned heavy
01:02:25thick
01:02:26like a hand closing around the whole palace
01:02:29they had arrived
01:02:42Nathalia ran back to her room
01:02:43and locked the door
01:02:47Nikolai kicked the door open
01:02:48and dragged her out
01:02:54she had stopped screaming
01:02:56she couldn't even cry anymore
01:02:57and I hidden behind the wall watched it all
01:03:00I thought of my mother
01:03:01you can live with regret
01:03:03but guilt kills you a little every day you're alive
01:03:07I had nothing left
01:03:09no dreams
01:03:10no exam
01:03:11no future
01:03:12no one would cry over my death
01:03:16if I died
01:03:17it would be no one's loss
01:03:19but if Nathalia died
01:03:21I would carry it for the rest of my life
01:03:24I lifted my skirts
01:03:26and ran on a sprained ankle
01:03:27down the empty corridor
01:03:30I reached the ballroom doors
01:03:32the entire pack was gathered inside
01:03:39I pushed through the crowd
01:03:41to where my father and Nathalia stood
01:03:43Nikolai blocked me
01:03:44come to watch us suffer
01:03:45you're the only one who finds joy in other people's pain
01:03:49I won't
01:03:51I walked past him
01:03:52and stood before my father
01:03:57I offer myself to the demon lords
01:04:00let Nathalia go
01:04:03the crowd gasped as one
01:04:06Nathalia stared at me
01:04:07stunned
01:04:08she pushed the bouquet of forget-me-nots
01:04:10back into my hands
01:04:12I pulled the veil down over my face
01:04:15I placed my hand in the crook of my father's arm
01:04:18he didn't say a word
01:04:20we walked down the red carpet
01:04:23my father could only walk me this far
01:04:25the rest of the way
01:04:27I have to walk alone
01:04:30halfway there my steps stopped
01:04:33the forget-me-nots in my hands
01:04:35withered
01:04:36they twisted into a bundle of red spider lilies
01:04:39flowers of death
01:04:41a stain of black crept up my white gown
01:04:43from the hem
01:04:45to the bodice
01:04:46to the sleeves
01:04:47even the veil covering my face turned black
01:04:51I steadied myself and kept walking
01:04:57three figures stood above me
01:05:02slowly
01:05:03the three of them turned together to look at me
01:05:13three alphas stood on the platform
01:05:15a violent wind tore through the hall
01:05:17ripping the veil from my face
01:05:18a whisper brushed past my ear
01:05:20it wasn't the wind
01:05:22so sweet
01:05:24I looked up
01:05:25three men
01:05:26tall
01:05:27dark
01:05:29impossibly handsome
01:05:30suits of grey and black
01:05:31their eyes
01:05:32cold
01:05:33black
01:05:34ancient
01:05:34the first had brown eyes
01:05:36his hair tied in a long ponytail
01:05:38he looked at me
01:05:39as if I were beneath him
01:05:41the second had deep blue eyes
01:05:42he wore a playful
01:05:44dangerous smile
01:05:45the third had grey eyes
01:05:47his hair unkempt
01:05:48he simply watched me
01:05:49weighing me in silence
01:05:51their power pressed down on me
01:05:53until I felt like nothing
01:05:54a hooded sorcerer stepped forward
01:05:57there was no priest at this wedding
01:06:06we are gathered to witness the soul bond
01:06:09a wedding to a demon lord is not a wedding
01:06:12they didn't just want my body
01:06:13they wanted to bind my soul to theirs
01:06:15alpha raven zephyr
01:06:17step forward
01:06:18the sorcerer raised a double-edged dagger between us
01:06:27look into my eyes
01:06:29I didn't want to look
01:06:30but my body moved on its own
01:06:32some unseen force was controlling it
01:06:35we each cut a finger on the blade
01:06:36a gem drank in our blood
01:06:38agony tore through my chest
01:06:39like a heart attack
01:06:40do you give your body blood and soul to raven zephyr
01:06:46I... I do
01:06:48alpha ezra zephyr
01:06:50step forward
01:06:52the blue-eyed one
01:06:53he smiled at me as if he couldn't see my tears
01:06:56he forced my hand onto the blade
01:06:58do you ezra bind your soul to hers
01:07:03I do
01:07:06alpha asher zephyr
01:07:08the gray-eyed one
01:07:10he didn't force me
01:07:11he waited
01:07:11he let me cut my own finger
01:07:19I do
01:07:20he said quietly
01:07:21his eyes locked on mine
01:07:22I declare their souls bound
01:07:24the dagger twisted in the air
01:07:26it reshaped into a crown of thorns
01:07:28set with jewels of flowing blood
01:07:30the three of them placed it on my head together
01:07:32the thorns pierced my scalp
01:07:34blood ran down my face
01:07:36the crown grew heavier
01:07:38my soul felt like it was being torn in two
01:07:41the whole room began to spin
01:07:43my knees gave out
01:07:45raven caught my arm
01:07:46ezra steadied my shoulder
01:07:48asher wrapped his arm around my waist
01:07:50my back against his chest
01:07:53ezra leaned close to my ear
01:07:54you can't afford to be weak
01:07:56our wife
01:08:00tonight you have three husbands to attend to
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