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When Cole walked away from Nova on their wedding day, he thought he left her with nothing. He didn't know that Alpha King Ronan had been silently waiting twenty years for the chance to protect her. Now, as Luna of the Draven royal family, Nova uncovers the hidden truth behind Ronan's proposal. Was fate secretly orchestrating their destiny all along?
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When Cole walked away from Nova on their wedding day, he thought he left her with nothing. He didn't know that Alpha King Ronan had been silently waiting twenty years for the chance to protect her. Now, as Luna of the Draven royal family, Nova uncovers the hidden truth behind Ronan's proposal. Was fate secretly orchestrating their destiny all along?
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00:00:06On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding
00:00:11because he didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronan.
00:00:15They became mates that same night.
00:00:18Cole lost control and fucked her 99 times straight.
00:00:22Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.
00:00:24The whole pack was waiting to watch me and Ronan become a joke.
00:00:28A general's daughter and an Alpha King both rejected on the same night.
00:00:32But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.
00:00:37A debt is a debt.
00:00:39Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.
00:00:42I want you as my mate.
00:00:44That's fair, isn't it?
00:00:46I'll marry you.
00:00:47He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.
00:00:53That's what you said.
00:00:54I'll come for you in three days.
00:00:56Don't you dare change your mind.
00:01:03He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.
00:01:05If anything, he was a little endearing.
00:01:08Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home to pack my things and move out.
00:01:14Halfway through, Cole came back.
00:01:16He was holding Alara, and this time she didn't bother hiding it.
00:01:20She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.
00:01:25So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.
00:01:29Disgusting.
00:01:31Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate.
00:01:35What could you possibly want now?
00:01:37Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.
00:01:39But Alara is gentle.
00:01:40And she's my fated mate.
00:01:42She's carrying my child.
00:01:43I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.
00:01:50I'm a strong alpha.
00:01:52How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?
00:01:55And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.
00:02:00The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.
00:02:04Then that settles it.
00:02:05Our wedding is off.
00:02:09Nova, don't be like this.
00:02:10Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.
00:02:13I've already decided.
00:02:14You'll marry me too.
00:02:16You'll be my Luna as well.
00:02:17Two Lunas?
00:02:18Since when has our pack ever allowed that?
00:02:22You swore to the Moon Goddessy.
00:02:24You said you would be loyal to me.
00:02:26And only me.
00:02:27I did.
00:02:28I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.
00:02:32You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.
00:02:35But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.
00:02:39Nothing in this world compares to her.
00:02:41I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.
00:02:46You knew he already had a mate.
00:02:49So why did you run from your own wedding?
00:02:51Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?
00:02:53Alara's eyes welled up instantly.
00:02:58You're so harsh with me.
00:03:00Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.
00:03:02That's all he did.
00:03:03He saved me.
00:03:05Are you...
00:03:05Are you just jealous?
00:03:07Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.
00:03:13An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?
00:03:19Alara's face crumbled instantly.
00:03:20She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.
00:03:26Nova, how could you say something like that to her?
00:03:29Look what you've done.
00:03:30You've made her cry.
00:03:31He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.
00:03:35Alara is so kind-hearted.
00:03:38Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.
00:03:41I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.
00:03:45You and Alara will both be my Lunas.
00:03:47As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.
00:03:51Oh, and what exactly are these duties?
00:03:55You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.
00:03:59Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.
00:04:01So you want two Lunas?
00:04:02One to sleep beside you, and one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?
00:04:07A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.
00:04:10I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.
00:04:15I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.
00:04:18This is already the best outcome you're going to get.
00:04:20Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.
00:04:25Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.
00:04:28Just agree to be Luna alongside her.
00:04:33She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.
00:04:38We're done.
00:04:40What?
00:04:41What did you just say?
00:04:42The pack members were already whispering among themselves.
00:04:45Is she out of her mind?
00:04:46She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?
00:04:48If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.
00:04:54You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.
00:04:57I almost laughed.
00:04:58Who exactly stormed a wedding ceremony and claimed another woman as his mate the night before ours?
00:05:03Who turned me into the pack's laughing stock?
00:05:05And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.
00:05:11I told you, I will never be your second Luna.
00:05:14He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.
00:05:17Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.
00:05:20Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.
00:05:22I've had my fill of you for years.
00:05:24Do you really think anyone else would want you now?
00:05:27Get out of my house!
00:05:30Good, let her go.
00:05:32Don't let her take a single thing with her.
00:05:34So you want me dead?
00:05:35And you want to take everything I own?
00:05:37My whole body was shaking with fury.
00:05:39Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.
00:05:41Reject that bitch!
00:05:44Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.
00:05:49I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his
00:05:53world,
00:05:54the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.
00:05:58What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.
00:06:01But it doesn't matter.
00:06:02Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.
00:06:06And soon, we would be married.
00:06:08Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.
00:06:11The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose,
00:06:15carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts,
00:06:17filling my room to the brim.
00:06:20I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage
00:06:23when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.
00:06:28Seeing the chests piled everywhere,
00:06:30the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.
00:06:33Sister, is this all your dowry?
00:06:35I knew it. You're marrying Alpha Cole, after all.
00:06:38And you're even throwing in all of this on top of it.
00:06:41See, and you kept saying you weren't.
00:06:43Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.
00:06:45I frowned, denying it immediately.
00:06:47It's not what you think.
00:06:48Stop pretending.
00:06:49Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me,
00:06:51and now you've already got your dowry ready.
00:06:54That's right, Nova.
00:06:55Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.
00:06:59Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?
00:07:02Hurry, give it to me.
00:07:03As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.
00:07:07A necklace, resting against her collarbone.
00:07:09The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations,
00:07:13always meant for the family's future Luna.
00:07:15I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.
00:07:19He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.
00:07:23Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.
00:07:26A worn, cracked leather bracelet, and tossed it at me.
00:07:31Here, this is for you.
00:07:33Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.
00:07:37What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?
00:07:40You used to look down on me.
00:07:42Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.
00:07:45The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.
00:07:49Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.
00:07:52My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.
00:07:55When she accidentally spilled wine on someone,
00:07:57she was struck across the face without a second thought.
00:08:00Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.
00:08:03After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again,
00:08:06he started looking out for her, always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.
00:08:11I just feel bad for her, that's all. I only want to help her.
00:08:13At first, I believed him. I thought it really was just pity.
00:08:16Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan,
00:08:19and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.
00:08:21That was when I finally understood.
00:08:23Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing,
00:08:26Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.
00:08:30So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.
00:08:34No need.
00:08:35Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.
00:08:39Cole's face darkened instantly.
00:08:42Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.
00:08:48Fine. If you don't want it, then it's trash.
00:08:51And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.
00:08:54I told you.
00:08:55Our wedding has already been called off.
00:08:57Say that again?
00:09:02Huh.
00:09:03Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.
00:09:06You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.
00:09:10I didn't even bother explaining anymore.
00:09:13If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.
00:09:16But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.
00:09:20Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.
00:09:23I know you're upset with me.
00:09:25If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?
00:09:30Get off. Don't touch me.
00:09:32The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.
00:09:37Cole's eyes flared red.
00:09:38Do not touch her. She is carrying my child.
00:09:41His fingers began to shift, claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.
00:09:45He struck.
00:09:47In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once shifted his
00:09:52claws against me.
00:09:53Not once.
00:09:54And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.
00:09:57For a moment, Cole hesitated.
00:10:00He looked down at the blood running down my arm.
00:10:03But Alara saw her chance.
00:10:07She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away immediately.
00:10:13After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without looking back.
00:10:20Alara glanced back over his shoulder.
00:10:25Die alone? Funny.
00:10:27I was getting married in three days.
00:10:30The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival, the one day a year I had always loved the
00:10:35most.
00:10:36Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.
00:10:40This year, for the first time, I went alone.
00:10:42When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.
00:10:46Every vendor had been pushed aside.
00:10:48Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.
00:10:50Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.
00:10:54I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his mate happy.
00:10:59That's not even half of it.
00:11:00He went against the entire Elder Council for her.
00:11:02Exactly.
00:11:03He even angered the young lord and forced his own nova into being a concuboon, just for her.
00:11:07I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.
00:11:10I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.
00:11:13Nova?
00:11:14I turned instinctively, and there they were.
00:11:17Cole and Alara, standing not far away.
00:11:22Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?
00:11:27How's your shoulder?
00:11:28I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.
00:11:31It's fine.
00:11:32Alara held the lantern out towards me.
00:11:34I'm sorry, Nova.
00:11:36Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.
00:11:38Here, why don't you take this one?
00:11:40No, thank you.
00:11:42I stepped back.
00:11:43I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.
00:11:46Not objects.
00:11:47Not people.
00:11:48But Alara wouldn't let it go.
00:11:50She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.
00:11:53I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.
00:11:56But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto the ground.
00:12:01Cole!
00:12:02Nova's trying to kill our baby!
00:12:04Cole's face twisted with fury, the instant he saw her on the ground.
00:12:08He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.
00:12:11How dare you do this!
00:12:13Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!
00:12:15It happened too fast.
00:12:17I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.
00:12:23And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through the air behind me.
00:12:30Who dares touch my mate?
00:12:32I turned around.
00:12:33A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street, its presence so overwhelming it seemed to
00:12:38swallow the light around it whole.
00:13:08That's, that's the Alpha King's nightfall wolf.
00:13:10To a narrow alley, I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back. I looked up. It was Ronin.
00:13:14I followed you the whole way. Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.
00:13:20And why did you follow me?
00:13:23I, I'm marrying you tomorrow. I was too excited to sleep at all.
00:13:27I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.
00:13:29A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.
00:13:33Just don't come to regret this.
00:13:36I won't.
00:13:37He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.
00:13:41As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.
00:13:46A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.
00:13:53Why, why was his scent pulling at me like this? Why couldn't I resist it?
00:13:57I pulled back sharply, staring at him, my heart pounding for reasons I couldn't explain.
00:14:02Are you my...
00:14:04Ronin seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.
00:14:08I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.
00:14:11The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.
00:14:17That was when it finally felt real. I was really getting married.
00:14:21Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.
00:14:26It was Alpha King Ronin.
00:14:28When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.
00:14:31Leading it was Cole.
00:14:32He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.
00:14:39How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?
00:14:42You're nothing but a chosen mate!
00:14:44I'm here today to take my second Luna.
00:14:46Go change. Right now.
00:14:48I didn't back down for a second.
00:14:50I've told you this more than once.
00:14:52Our wedding is off.
00:14:53The man I'm marrying today isn't you.
00:14:57Don't throw a fight over this.
00:14:58Isn't it just because I made a lemur a Luna too?
00:15:01You're both my Lunas. I'll treat you equally.
00:15:03Come with me, okay?
00:15:08Ronin rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him,
00:15:13each one loaded with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.
00:15:16His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.
00:15:23Well, well. Alpha Cole.
00:15:25Trying to steal my wife again?
00:15:38On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding
00:15:44because he didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronin.
00:15:48They became mates that same night.
00:15:51Cole lost control and fucked her 99 times straight.
00:15:55Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.
00:15:57The whole pack was waiting to watch me and Ronin become a joke.
00:16:00A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.
00:16:05But the next day, Ronin came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.
00:16:10A debt is a debt.
00:16:12Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.
00:16:15I want you as my mate.
00:16:17That's fair, isn't it?
00:16:18I'll marry you.
00:16:19He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.
00:16:24You, you, that's what you said.
00:16:27I'll, I'll come for you in three days.
00:16:29Don't you dare change your mind.
00:16:35He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.
00:16:38If anything, he was a little endearing.
00:16:41Not long after Ronin left, I went back to Cole's home to pack my things and move out.
00:16:47Halfway through, Cole came back.
00:16:49He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.
00:16:53She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.
00:16:57So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.
00:17:02Disgusting.
00:17:04Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate.
00:17:07What could you possibly want now?
00:17:09Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.
00:17:12But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.
00:17:15She's carrying my child.
00:17:16I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.
00:17:23I'm a strong alpha.
00:17:25How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?
00:17:28And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.
00:17:33The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.
00:17:37Then that settles it.
00:17:38Our wedding is off.
00:17:42Nova, don't be like this.
00:17:43Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.
00:17:46I've already decided.
00:17:47You'll marry me too.
00:17:49You'll be my Luna as well.
00:17:50Two Lunas?
00:17:51Since when has our pack ever allowed that?
00:17:54You swore to the Moon Goddessy.
00:17:57You said you would be loyal to me.
00:17:59And only me.
00:18:00I did.
00:18:01I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.
00:18:05You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.
00:18:07But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.
00:18:12Nothing in this world compares to her.
00:18:14I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.
00:18:19You knew he already had a mate.
00:18:22So why did you run from your own wedding?
00:18:24Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?
00:18:26Alara's eyes welled up instantly.
00:18:31You're so harsh with me.
00:18:33Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.
00:18:35That's all he did.
00:18:36He saved me.
00:18:38Are you...
00:18:38Are you just jealous?
00:18:40Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.
00:18:46An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?
00:18:51Alara's face crumbled instantly.
00:18:53She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.
00:18:59Nova, how could you say something like that to her?
00:19:02Look what you've done, you've made her cry.
00:19:04He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.
00:19:08Alara is so kind-hearted.
00:19:11Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.
00:19:14I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.
00:19:18You and Alara will both be my Lunas.
00:19:20As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.
00:19:24Oh, and what exactly are these duties?
00:19:28You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.
00:19:31Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.
00:19:34So you want two Lunas?
00:19:35One to sleep beside you, and one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?
00:19:40A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.
00:19:43I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.
00:19:48I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.
00:19:51This is already the best outcome you're going to get.
00:19:53Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.
00:19:58Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.
00:20:01Just agree to be Luna alongside her.
00:20:06She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.
00:20:11We're done.
00:20:13What did you just say?
00:20:15The pack members were already whispering among themselves.
00:20:18Is she out of her mind?
00:20:19She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?
00:20:21If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.
00:20:27You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.
00:20:30I almost laughed.
00:20:31Who exactly stormed a wedding ceremony and claimed another woman as his mate the night before ours?
00:20:36Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?
00:20:38And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.
00:20:43I told you, I will never be your second Luna.
00:20:47He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.
00:20:50Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.
00:20:53Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.
00:20:55I've had my fill of you for years.
00:20:57Do you really think anyone else would want you now?
00:20:59Get out of my house!
00:21:03Good.
00:21:04Let her go.
00:21:05Don't let her take a single thing with her.
00:21:07So you want me dead?
00:21:08And you want to take everything I own?
00:21:09My whole body was shaking with fury.
00:21:12Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.
00:21:14Reject that bitch!
00:21:17Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.
00:21:22I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his
00:21:26world,
00:21:27the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.
00:21:31What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.
00:21:34But it doesn't matter.
00:21:35Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.
00:21:39And soon, we would be married.
00:21:41Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.
00:21:44The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose,
00:21:48carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room to the brim.
00:21:53I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage,
00:21:56when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.
00:22:01Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.
00:22:06Sister, is this all your dowry?
00:22:08I knew it. You're marrying Alpha Cole, after all.
00:22:11And you're even throwing in all of this on top of it.
00:22:14See, and you kept saying you weren't.
00:22:15Oh, Nova. You really are in love with me.
00:22:18I frowned, denying it immediately.
00:22:20It's not what you think.
00:22:21Stop pretending.
00:22:22Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me, and now you've already got your dowry ready.
00:22:27That's right, Nova.
00:22:28Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.
00:22:31Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?
00:22:35Hurry, give it to me.
00:22:36As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.
00:22:39A necklace, resting against her collarbone.
00:22:42The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations,
00:22:46always meant for the family's future Luna.
00:22:48I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.
00:22:52He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.
00:22:56Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.
00:22:59A worn, cracked leather bracelet and tossed it at me.
00:23:04Here, this is for you.
00:23:06Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.
00:23:10What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?
00:23:13You used to look down on me.
00:23:15Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.
00:23:18The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met at a family banquet.
00:23:22Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter, my family, even the servants, treated
00:23:27her like a maid.
00:23:28When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second
00:23:32thought.
00:23:33Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.
00:23:36After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her, always saving
00:23:41the best food, the best gifts, for her first.
00:23:43I just feel bad for her, that's all.
00:23:45I only want to help her.
00:23:46At first I believed him.
00:23:47I thought it really was just pity.
00:23:49Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal
00:23:53her away.
00:23:54That was when I finally understood.
00:23:56Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place
00:24:00in his heart.
00:24:03So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.
00:24:07No need.
00:24:08Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.
00:24:12Cole's face darkened instantly.
00:24:15Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.
00:24:20Fine.
00:24:21If you don't want it, then it's trash.
00:24:23And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.
00:24:27I told you.
00:24:28Our wedding has already been called off.
00:24:30Say that again?
00:24:35Huh.
00:24:36Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.
00:24:39You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.
00:24:43I didn't even bother explaining anymore.
00:24:46If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.
00:24:49But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.
00:24:53Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.
00:24:56I know you're upset with me.
00:24:58If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?
00:25:03Get off.
00:25:04Don't touch me.
00:25:05The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's
00:25:09chest as if struck.
00:25:10Cole's eyes flared red.
00:25:11Do not touch her.
00:25:12She is carrying my child.
00:25:13His fingers began to shift, claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.
00:25:18He struck.
00:25:20In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once
00:25:24shifted his claws against me.
00:25:26Not once.
00:25:27And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.
00:25:30For a moment, Cole hesitated.
00:25:32He looked down at the blood running down my arm.
00:25:36But Alara saw her chance.
00:25:40She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away
00:25:44immediately.
00:25:46After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without
00:25:52looking back.
00:25:53Alara glanced back over his shoulder.
00:25:58Die alone?
00:25:59Funny.
00:26:00I was getting married in three days.
00:26:03The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival.
00:26:05The one day a year I had always loved the most.
00:26:08Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.
00:26:13This year, for the first time, I went alone.
00:26:15When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.
00:26:19Every vendor had been pushed aside.
00:26:21Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.
00:26:23Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.
00:26:27I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his
00:26:31mate happy.
00:26:32That's not even half of it.
00:26:33He went against the entire Elder Council for her.
00:26:35Exactly.
00:26:36He even angered the young lord and forced his own Nova into being a concuboon, just for
00:26:40her.
00:26:40I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.
00:26:43I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.
00:26:46Nova?
00:26:47I turned instinctively, and there they were.
00:26:50Cole and Alara, standing not far away.
00:26:55Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?
00:27:00How's your shoulder?
00:27:01I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.
00:27:04It's fine.
00:27:05Alara held the lantern out towards me.
00:27:07I'm sorry, Nova.
00:27:08Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.
00:27:11Here, why don't you take this one?
00:27:13No, thank you.
00:27:14I stepped back.
00:27:16I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.
00:27:19Not objects.
00:27:20Not people.
00:27:21But Alara wouldn't let it go.
00:27:23She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.
00:27:25I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.
00:27:29But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto
00:27:33the ground.
00:27:34Cole!
00:27:35Nova's trying to kill our baby!
00:27:37Cole's face twisted with fury the instant he saw her on the ground.
00:27:41He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.
00:27:44How dare you do this!
00:27:45Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!
00:27:48It happened too fast.
00:27:49I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.
00:27:56And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through
00:28:02the air behind me.
00:28:03Who dares touch my mate?
00:28:05I turned around.
00:28:06A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street, its presence so
00:28:10overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.
00:28:14That's the Alpha King's Nightfall Wolf.
00:28:16Why is it here?
00:28:18The black shadow slowly faded, dissolving into the night air until it was gone completely.
00:28:22Cole and Elyra stood there for a moment, trying to comfort each other.
00:28:27You don't think he's come back for you, do you?
00:28:29Elyra's face drained of color instantly, panic flooding her eyes.
00:28:33Confidence they'd carried a moment Bagor was gone.
00:28:35The two of them slipped away quickly.
00:28:37I kept walking alone, the mood of the night thoroughly ruined.
00:28:41Without warning, a hand grabbed me and pulled me into a narrow alley.
00:28:44I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.
00:28:46I looked up.
00:28:46It was Ronan.
00:28:47I followed you the whole way.
00:28:49Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.
00:28:53And why did you follow me?
00:28:56I'm marrying you tomorrow.
00:28:57I was too excited to sleep at all.
00:29:00I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.
00:29:02A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.
00:29:06Just don't come to regret this.
00:29:09I won't.
00:29:10He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.
00:29:14As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.
00:29:19A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.
00:29:26Why was his scent pulling at me like this?
00:29:28Why couldn't I resist it?
00:29:30I pulled back sharply, staring at him, my heart pounding for reasons I couldn't explain.
00:29:35Are you my...
00:29:37Ronan seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.
00:29:41I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.
00:29:44The next morning, the maids woke me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.
00:29:50That was when it finally felt real.
00:29:52I was really getting married.
00:29:54Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.
00:29:59It was Alpha King Ronan.
00:30:00When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.
00:30:04Leading it was Cole.
00:30:05He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.
00:30:12How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?
00:30:15You're nothing but a chosen mate!
00:30:17I'm here today to take my second Luna.
00:30:19Go change.
00:30:20Right now.
00:30:21I didn't back down for a second.
00:30:23I've told you this more than once.
00:30:24Our wedding is off.
00:30:26The man I'm marrying today isn't you.
00:30:29Don't throw a fight over this.
00:30:31Isn't it just because I made a lemur a Luna too?
00:30:34You're both my Lunas.
00:30:35I'll treat you equally.
00:30:36Come with me, okay?
00:30:41Ronan rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind
00:30:45him, each one loaded with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.
00:30:49His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people
00:30:53in total.
00:30:56Well, well.
00:30:57Alpha Cole.
00:30:58Trying to steal my wife again?
00:31:01Okay.
00:31:11On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left, and took my illegitimate sister Alara from
00:31:16her wedding, because he didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King
00:31:20Ronan.
00:31:21They became mates that same night.
00:31:23Cole lost control, and fucked her 99 times straight.
00:31:27Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.
00:31:30The whole pack was waiting, to watch me and Ronan become a joke.
00:31:33A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.
00:31:37But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.
00:31:43A debt is a debt.
00:31:45Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.
00:31:48I want you as my mate.
00:31:49That's fair, isn't it?
00:31:51I'll marry you.
00:31:52He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.
00:31:57You, you, that's what you said.
00:32:00I'll, I'll come for you in three days.
00:32:02Don't you dare change your mind.
00:32:08He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.
00:32:11If anything, he was a little endearing.
00:32:14Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home, to pack my things and move out.
00:32:20Halfway through, Cole came back.
00:32:22He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.
00:32:25She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.
00:32:30So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.
00:32:34Disgusting.
00:32:36Cole, you're standing here, with your six-month pregnant mate.
00:32:40What could you possibly want now?
00:32:42Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.
00:32:44But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.
00:32:47She's carrying my child.
00:32:49I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.
00:32:56I'm a strong alpha.
00:32:57How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?
00:33:00And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.
00:33:05The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.
00:33:09Then that settles it.
00:33:10Our wedding is off.
00:33:14Nova, don't be like this.
00:33:16Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.
00:33:19I've already decided.
00:33:20You'll marry me too.
00:33:21You'll be my Luna as well.
00:33:22Two Lunas?
00:33:24Since when has our pack ever allowed that?
00:33:27You swore to the Moon Goddessy.
00:33:29You said you would be loyal to me.
00:33:31And only me.
00:33:33I did.
00:33:34I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.
00:33:38You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.
00:33:40But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.
00:33:45Nothing in this world compares to her.
00:33:47I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.
00:33:52You knew he already had a mate.
00:33:54So why did you run from your own wedding?
00:33:56Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?
00:33:59Alara's eyes welled up instantly.
00:34:03You're so harsh with me.
00:34:05Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.
00:34:08That's all he did.
00:34:09He saved me.
00:34:10Are you...
00:34:11Are you just jealous?
00:34:13Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.
00:34:19An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?
00:34:24Alara's face crumbled instantly.
00:34:26She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.
00:34:32Nova, how could you say something like that to her?
00:34:35Look what you've done, you've made her cry.
00:34:37He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.
00:34:41Alara is so kind-hearted.
00:34:44Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.
00:34:46I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.
00:34:50You and Alara will both be my Lunas.
00:34:53As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.
00:34:56Oh, and what exactly are these duties?
00:35:01You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.
00:35:04Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.
00:35:06So you want two Lunas?
00:35:08One to sleep beside you, and one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?
00:35:13A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.
00:35:15I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.
00:35:21I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.
00:35:24This is already the best outcome you're going to get.
00:35:26Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.
00:35:30Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.
00:35:34Just agree to be Luna alongside her.
00:35:39She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.
00:35:43We're done.
00:35:45What?
00:35:46What did you just say?
00:35:48The pack members were already whispering among themselves.
00:35:50Is she out of her mind?
00:35:52She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?
00:35:54If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.
00:36:00You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.
00:36:02I almost laughed.
00:36:04Who exactly stormed a wedding ceremony and claimed another woman as his mate the night before ours?
00:36:09Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?
00:36:11And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.
00:36:16I told you, I will never be your second Luna.
00:36:20He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.
00:36:23Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.
00:36:25Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.
00:36:28I've had my fill of you for years.
00:36:30Do you really think anyone else would want you now?
00:36:32Get out of my house!
00:36:36Good.
00:36:36Let her go.
00:36:37Don't let her take a single thing with her.
00:36:39So you want me dead?
00:36:40And you want to take everything I own?
00:36:42My whole body was shaking with fury.
00:36:44Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.
00:36:47Reject that bitch!
00:36:50Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air,
00:36:52striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.
00:36:55I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his
00:36:59world,
00:36:59the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.
00:37:04What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.
00:37:07But it doesn't matter.
00:37:08Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.
00:37:11And soon, we would be married.
00:37:14Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.
00:37:16The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose,
00:37:20carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room to the brim.
00:37:25I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage,
00:37:29when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.
00:37:33Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.
00:37:38Sister, is this all your dowry?
00:37:41I knew it. You're marrying Alpha Cole, after all.
00:37:43And you're even throwing in all of this on top of it.
00:37:46See, and you kept saying you weren't.
00:37:48Oh, Nova. You really are in love with me.
00:37:51I frowned, denying it immediately.
00:37:53Not what you think!
00:37:53Stop pretending.
00:37:55Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me,
00:37:57and now you've already got your dowry ready.
00:37:59That's right, Nova.
00:38:01Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.
00:38:04Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?
00:38:08Hurry, give it to me.
00:38:09As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.
00:38:12A necklace, resting against her collarbone.
00:38:14The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations,
00:38:18always meant for the family's future Luna.
00:38:20I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.
00:38:24He always found some excuse to avoid the subject,
00:38:27never once willing to give it to me.
00:38:29Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat,
00:38:31a worn, cracked leather bracelet, and tossed it at me.
00:38:37Here, this is for you.
00:38:39Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.
00:38:42What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?
00:38:45You used to look down on me.
00:38:47Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.
00:38:50The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met,
00:38:53at a family banquet, because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.
00:38:57My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.
00:39:00When she accidentally spilled wine on someone,
00:39:03she was struck across the face without a second thought.
00:39:05Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.
00:39:09After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again,
00:39:11he started looking out for her, always saving the best food,
00:39:14the best gifts, for her first.
00:39:16I just feel bad for her, that's all.
00:39:18I only want to help her.
00:39:19At first I believed him, I thought it really was just pity.
00:39:22Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan,
00:39:24and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.
00:39:27That was when I finally understood.
00:39:29Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing,
00:39:31Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.
00:39:36So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.
00:39:39No need.
00:39:41Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.
00:39:45Cole's face darkened instantly.
00:39:48Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand
00:39:50and hurled it out the window.
00:39:53Fine.
00:39:54If you don't want it, then it's trash.
00:39:56And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me
00:39:59when you get married.
00:40:00I told you.
00:40:01Our wedding has already been called off.
00:40:03Say that again?
00:40:07Huh.
00:40:09Leave Alpha Cole,
00:40:10and nobody's ever going to want you.
00:40:12You'll come crawling back,
00:40:14begging him not to let you go.
00:40:16I didn't even bother explaining anymore.
00:40:19If the two of you have nothing else,
00:40:20please leave.
00:40:22But clearly,
00:40:23neither of them took my words seriously.
00:40:26Nova,
00:40:26don't say things like that out of anger.
00:40:29I know you're upset with me.
00:40:31If it makes you feel better,
00:40:32why don't you hit me a couple times?
00:40:35Get off.
00:40:36Don't touch me.
00:40:37The moment my hand left her arm,
00:40:39Alara let herself go loom,
00:40:40collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.
00:40:42Cole's eyes flared red.
00:40:44Do not touch her.
00:40:45She is carrying my child.
00:40:46His fingers began to shift,
00:40:48claws tearing through skin,
00:40:50dark and sharp.
00:40:51He struck.
00:40:53In all the years Cole and I had known each other,
00:40:55grown up together,
00:40:56he had never once shifted his claws against me.
00:40:59Not once.
00:41:00And the first time he finally did,
00:41:02it was for another woman.
00:41:03For a moment,
00:41:04Cole hesitated.
00:41:05He looked down at the blood running down my arm.
00:41:08But Alara saw her chance.
00:41:13She let out a sharp,
00:41:14sudden cry,
00:41:15clutching her belly,
00:41:16and begged him to take her away immediately.
00:41:19After a moment of hesitation,
00:41:21Cole scooped her up into his arms
00:41:23and walked out without looking back.
00:41:26Alara glanced back over his shoulder.
00:41:31Die alone?
00:41:32Funny.
00:41:33I was getting married in three days.
00:41:35The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival,
00:41:38the one day a year I had always loved the most.
00:41:41Every year before this one,
00:41:43Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.
00:41:45This year, for the first time, I went alone.
00:41:48When I stepped into Silvermoon City,
00:41:50the entire street stood empty.
00:41:52Every vendor had been pushed aside,
00:41:53their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.
00:41:56Confused, I slowed my steps
00:41:57and caught the voices of two young women nearby.
00:42:00I heard Alpha Cole bought out
00:42:01every single crystal lantern on this street
00:42:03just to make his mate happy.
00:42:05That's not even half of it.
00:42:06He went against the entire Elder Council for her.
00:42:08Exactly.
00:42:08He even angered the young lord
00:42:10and forced his own Nova into being a concubine,
00:42:12just for her.
00:42:13I'd howl at the moon alone for a year
00:42:14for someone that devoted.
00:42:16I turned to leave,
00:42:17having no reason to stay any longer.
00:42:19Nova?
00:42:19I turned instinctively,
00:42:21and there they were,
00:42:22Cole and Alara,
00:42:24standing not far away.
00:42:27Nova,
00:42:28are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?
00:42:32How's your shoulder?
00:42:34I pushed his hand away,
00:42:35without a shred of warmth in my voice.
00:42:37It's fine.
00:42:38Alara held the lantern out towards me.
00:42:40I'm sorry, Nova.
00:42:41Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.
00:42:44Here, why don't you take this one?
00:42:46No, thank you.
00:42:47I stepped back.
00:42:48I never made a habit of using anything
00:42:50someone else had already touched.
00:42:52Not objects.
00:42:53Not people.
00:42:54But Alara wouldn't let it go.
00:42:55She kept crowding closer,
00:42:57refusing to back off.
00:42:58I only meant to push her away,
00:43:00barely any force behind it at all.
00:43:02But Alara clutched at her dress
00:43:03and threw herself backward,
00:43:04dramatically,
00:43:05collapsing onto the ground.
00:43:07Cole!
00:43:08Nova's trying to kill our baby!
00:43:10Cole's face twisted with fury
00:43:12the instant he saw her on the ground.
00:43:13He shoved me,
00:43:14hard,
00:43:15without a second of hesitation.
00:43:16How dare you do this!
00:43:18Kneel down and apologize to her,
00:43:20right now!
00:43:21It happened too fast.
00:43:22I had no chance to brace myself
00:43:24before I hit the ground,
00:43:25forced down onto my knees.
00:43:29And then,
00:43:30a voice,
00:43:31low,
00:43:31deep,
00:43:32carrying and pressed down
00:43:33on the entire street,
00:43:34cut through the air behind me.
00:43:35Who dares touch my mate?
00:43:37I turned around.
00:43:38A massive black wolf shadow
00:43:40hung suspended in the air
00:43:41above the street,
00:43:42its presence so overwhelming
00:43:43it seemed to swallow the light
00:43:45around it whole.
00:43:47That's the Alpha King's Nightfall Wolf.
00:43:49Why is it here?
00:43:50The black shadow slowly faded,
00:43:52dissolving into the night air
00:43:53until it was gone completely.
00:43:55Cole and Elyra stood there
00:43:56for a moment,
00:43:57trying to comfort each other.
00:44:00You don't think he's come back
00:44:01for you, do you?
00:44:02Elyra's face drained of color
00:44:03instantly,
00:44:04panic flooding her eyes.
00:44:05Confidence they'd carried
00:44:06a moment Bagor was gone.
00:44:08The two of them
00:44:08slipped away quickly.
00:44:10I kept walking alone,
00:44:11the mood of the night
00:44:12thoroughly ruined.
00:44:13Without warning,
00:44:14a hand grabbed me
00:44:15and pulled me into a narrow alley.
00:44:16I tensed instantly,
00:44:17already bracing to fight back.
00:44:18I looked up.
00:44:19It was Ronan.
00:44:20I followed you the whole way.
00:44:21Watching you get pushed around
00:44:23like that,
00:44:23it put me in a foul mood.
00:44:26And why did you follow me?
00:44:28I,
00:44:29I'm marrying you tomorrow.
00:44:30I was too excited
00:44:31to sleep at all.
00:44:33I'm nothing but a rejected Luna,
00:44:34you know.
00:44:35A general's daughter
00:44:36who's never even had
00:44:36a wolf of her own,
00:44:37let alone a faded mate.
00:44:39Just don't come to regret this.
00:44:42I won't.
00:44:43He pulled me closer,
00:44:44gently drawing me
00:44:45toward the curve of his neck.
00:44:47As I leaned in,
00:44:48close enough to feel
00:44:48the warmth of his skin,
00:44:50something strange
00:44:50stirred inside me.
00:44:52A scent,
00:44:53faint,
00:44:53unfamiliar,
00:44:54and yet impossibly familiar
00:44:55all at once,
00:44:56wrapped around me.
00:44:58Why,
00:44:59why was his scent
00:45:00pulling at me like this?
00:45:01Why couldn't I resist it?
00:45:02I pulled back sharply,
00:45:04staring at him,
00:45:04my heart pounding
00:45:05for reasons I couldn't explain.
00:45:08Are you my...
00:45:09Ronan seemed thrown off
00:45:11by the way I was staring at him.
00:45:13I'll see you tomorrow,
00:45:15my Luna.
00:45:16The next morning,
00:45:17the maids woked me early,
00:45:19dressing me,
00:45:20styling my hair,
00:45:21wrapping me in my wedding gown.
00:45:23That was when it finally felt real.
00:45:25I was really getting married.
00:45:26Only this time,
00:45:27the groom waiting for me
00:45:28wasn't Cole,
00:45:29the childhood companion
00:45:30I had spent years hoping for.
00:45:32It was Alpha King Ronan.
00:45:33When the wedding procession
00:45:34finally arrived,
00:45:35I froze.
00:45:36Leading it was Cole.
00:45:38He saw me standing there,
00:45:39in my full wedding attire,
00:45:40and his expression
00:45:41twisted instantly.
00:45:44How dare you dress
00:45:45more beautiful
00:45:46than Alara did
00:45:47on her wedding day.
00:45:48You're nothing
00:45:48but a chosen mate.
00:45:50I'm here today
00:45:50to take my second Luna.
00:45:52Go change.
00:45:53Right now.
00:45:54I didn't back down
00:45:55for a second.
00:45:56I've told you this
00:45:56more than once.
00:45:57Our wedding is off.
00:45:58The man I'm marrying today
00:46:00isn't you.
00:46:02Don't throw a fight
00:46:03over this.
00:46:04Isn't it just because
00:46:05I made a lemur a Luna too?
00:46:06You're both my Lunas.
00:46:08I'll treat you equally.
00:46:09Come with me, okay?
00:46:13Ronan rode in
00:46:14at the head of the procession,
00:46:15an endless line of carriages
00:46:17trailing behind him,
00:46:18each one loaded with gold,
00:46:19jewels,
00:46:20treasures beyond counting.
00:46:21His gaze landed on Cole,
00:46:23and on the pitiful procession
00:46:24behind him,
00:46:25fewer than 20 people in total.
00:46:28Well, well, Alpha Cole.
00:46:30Trying to steal my wife again?
00:46:44On our wedding day,
00:46:45my chosen mate Cole left
00:46:46and took my illegitimate sister
00:46:48Alara from her wedding
00:46:49because he didn't want her
00:46:50to marry the pack's
00:46:51infamous playboy,
00:46:52Alpha King Ronan.
00:46:54They became mates
00:46:54that same night.
00:46:56Cole lost control
00:46:57and fucked her
00:46:5899 times straight.
00:47:00Alira's moans and screams
00:47:01ringing out through the pack.
00:47:03The whole pack was waiting
00:47:04to watch me and Ronan
00:47:05become a joke.
00:47:06A general's daughter
00:47:07and an Alpha King
00:47:08both rejected
00:47:09on the same night.
00:47:10But the next day,
00:47:11Ronan came to my door,
00:47:12dragging chests of gold
00:47:14and jewels behind him.
00:47:16A debt is a debt.
00:47:17Cole stole my bride,
00:47:19so he owes me his.
00:47:20I want you as my mate.
00:47:22That's fair, isn't it?
00:47:24I'll marry you.
00:47:25He clearly hadn't expected me
00:47:26to agree to something
00:47:27so absurd.
00:47:31That's what you said.
00:47:32I'll come for you
00:47:33in three days.
00:47:34Don't you dare
00:47:35change your mind.
00:47:41He wasn't nearly
00:47:42as reckless
00:47:42as the rumors claimed.
00:47:44If anything,
00:47:45he was a little endearing.
00:47:46Not long after Ronan left,
00:47:48I went back to Cole's home
00:47:49to pack my things
00:47:50and move out.
00:47:52Halfway through,
00:47:53Cole came back.
00:47:54He was holding Alara,
00:47:56and this time,
00:47:57she didn't bother hiding it.
00:47:58She lifted her dress
00:47:59to show off
00:47:59her six-month pregnant belly.
00:48:03So they'd been
00:48:04sneaking around
00:48:04behind my back
00:48:05for at least six months.
00:48:07Disgusting.
00:48:09Cole,
00:48:10you're standing here
00:48:11with your six-month
00:48:12pregnant mate.
00:48:13What could you
00:48:13possibly want now?
00:48:15Nova,
00:48:15I didn't want it
00:48:16to be this way,
00:48:17but Alara is gentle,
00:48:18and she's my fated mate.
00:48:20She's carrying my child.
00:48:21I couldn't just watch
00:48:22her get thrown
00:48:23to that reckless
00:48:24playboy of an alpha king.
00:48:28I'm a strong alpha.
00:48:30How could I let
00:48:31my fainted mate
00:48:31suffer a marriage
00:48:32like that?
00:48:33And yet he could
00:48:34watch me
00:48:34and the entire
00:48:35Draven family
00:48:36become the pack's
00:48:37laughingstock
00:48:37without blinking.
00:48:38The moment he stormed
00:48:39that ceremony,
00:48:40whatever we had
00:48:41was already over.
00:48:42Then that settles it.
00:48:43Our wedding is off.
00:48:47Nova,
00:48:48don't be like this.
00:48:49Even if I marry her,
00:48:50it won't change
00:48:50anything between us.
00:48:51I've already decided
00:48:52you'll marry me too.
00:48:54You'll be my Luna as well.
00:48:55Two Lunas?
00:48:56Since when has our pack
00:48:58ever allowed that?
00:49:00You swore to the moon goddessy.
00:49:02You said you would be
00:49:03loyal to me
00:49:04and only me.
00:49:05I did.
00:49:06I chose you as my mate
00:49:08because I needed someone
00:49:09fit to be my Luna.
00:49:10You were never more
00:49:11than my chosen mate,
00:49:12Nova.
00:49:13But when I met Alara,
00:49:14I realized
00:49:15she's my fated mate.
00:49:17Nothing in this world
00:49:18compares to her.
00:49:19I looked at Alara,
00:49:20who was still stroking
00:49:22her belly,
00:49:22making sure everyone saw it.
00:49:24you knew he already
00:49:26had a mate.
00:49:27So why did you run
00:49:28from your own wedding?
00:49:29Why choose to be
00:49:30someone's mistress instead?
00:49:31Alara's eyes
00:49:32welled up instantly.
00:49:36You're so harsh with me.
00:49:38Alpha Cole just didn't
00:49:39want me to suffer.
00:49:40That's all he did.
00:49:42He saved me.
00:49:43Are you...
00:49:44Are you just jealous?
00:49:46Alpha Cole already said
00:49:47you could be his Luna too.
00:49:51An illegitimate daughter
00:49:52really doesn't know
00:49:53how to carry herself
00:49:55in front of others,
00:49:56does she?
00:49:57Alara's face
00:49:57crumbled instantly.
00:49:58She burst into tears,
00:50:00burying herself
00:50:00against Cole's chest.
00:50:04Nova,
00:50:05how could you say
00:50:06something like that to her?
00:50:07Look what you've done,
00:50:08you've made her cry.
00:50:09He held Alara tighter,
00:50:11glaring at me,
00:50:11as if I were the one
00:50:12in the wrong.
00:50:13Alara is so kind-hearted.
00:50:16Once you marry in,
00:50:17she won't make things
00:50:18hard for you.
00:50:19I know it's a step down,
00:50:20but you'll just have to
00:50:21accept being my second
00:50:22Luna for now.
00:50:23You and Alara will both
00:50:24be my Lunas.
00:50:25As long as you fulfill
00:50:26your duties,
00:50:27I won't play favorites.
00:50:29Oh,
00:50:30and what exactly
00:50:31are these duties?
00:50:33You'll raise our children,
00:50:34and you'll still manage
00:50:35the pack's daily affairs.
00:50:37Your standing in the pack
00:50:38won't be affected at all.
00:50:39So you want two Lunas?
00:50:41One to sleep beside you,
00:50:42and one to obediently
00:50:43raise your children
00:50:44and handle your chores?
00:50:45A general's daughter,
00:50:47reduced to a second Luna,
00:50:48I almost admired him
00:50:49for having the nerve
00:50:50to say it out loud.
00:50:54I'd advise you to cherish
00:50:55what's already been
00:50:55arranged for you.
00:50:56This is already the best
00:50:57outcome you're going to get.
00:50:59Cole stepped forward,
00:51:00his tone softening,
00:51:01as if he were doing me
00:51:02a favor.
00:51:03Nova,
00:51:04Alara has already
00:51:05sacrificed so much.
00:51:07Just agree to be Luna
00:51:08alongside her.
00:51:11She doesn't need to
00:51:12sacrifice anything at all,
00:51:14because I will never agree.
00:51:16We're done.
00:51:18What?
00:51:19What did you just say?
00:51:20The pack members
00:51:21were already whispering
00:51:22among themselves.
00:51:23Is she out of her mind?
00:51:24She actually wants
00:51:25to leave Alpha Cole?
00:51:26If she leaves the pack,
00:51:28she won't survive
00:51:29a week out there.
00:51:32You're really making
00:51:33this difficult for me,
00:51:34Nova.
00:51:35I almost laughed.
00:51:36Who exactly stormed
00:51:38a wedding ceremony
00:51:38and claimed another woman
00:51:40as his mate
00:51:40the night before ours?
00:51:41Who turned me
00:51:42into the pack's
00:51:43laughingstock?
00:51:44And now he had
00:51:44the nerve to say
00:51:45I was the one
00:51:46making things difficult.
00:51:49I told you,
00:51:50I will never be
00:51:51your second Luna.
00:51:52He raised his hand
00:51:53and struck me hard
00:51:54across the face.
00:51:55Nova,
00:51:56you're being
00:51:57completely unreasonable.
00:51:58Everyone knows
00:51:59you've clung to me
00:52:00since childhood.
00:52:01I've had my fill
00:52:01of you for years.
00:52:03Do you really think
00:52:03anyone else would
00:52:04want you now?
00:52:05Get out of my house!
00:52:08Good.
00:52:09Let her go.
00:52:10Don't let her
00:52:10take a single thing
00:52:11with her.
00:52:12So you want me dead?
00:52:13And you want to take
00:52:14everything I own?
00:52:15My whole body
00:52:16was shaking with fury.
00:52:17Behind me,
00:52:18Cole's pack members
00:52:19roared in unison.
00:52:19Reject that bitch!
00:52:22Rotten vegetables
00:52:23and eggs
00:52:24flew through the air,
00:52:25striking my back,
00:52:26my shoulders,
00:52:26the ground at my feet.
00:52:27I knew,
00:52:28in that moment,
00:52:29that the Cole
00:52:30who once looked at me
00:52:30like I was the center
00:52:31of his world,
00:52:32the one who couldn't bear
00:52:33to see me suffer
00:52:34even the smallest slight,
00:52:35was already dead.
00:52:36What stood in front of me
00:52:37now was nothing more
00:52:38than Alara's mate.
00:52:39But it doesn't matter.
00:52:40Luckily,
00:52:41I already have a new,
00:52:42much better mate
00:52:43who could crush them
00:52:43in seconds.
00:52:44And soon,
00:52:45we would be married.
00:52:46Ronan didn't give me
00:52:47any time to change my mind.
00:52:49The very next day,
00:52:50the Draven family
00:52:51came to formally propose,
00:52:53carrying 108 chests
00:52:55of betrothal gifts,
00:52:56filling my room
00:52:57to the brim.
00:52:58I was just about
00:52:59to have the servants
00:53:00move everything
00:53:01into storage
00:53:01when Cole walked in,
00:53:03Alara trailing behind him.
00:53:06Seeing the chests
00:53:07piled everywhere,
00:53:08the two of them
00:53:09clearly jumped
00:53:10to their own conclusion.
00:53:11Sister,
00:53:12is this all your dowry?
00:53:14I knew it,
00:53:14you're marrying
00:53:15Alpha Cole after all,
00:53:16and you're even
00:53:17throwing in all of this
00:53:17on top of it.
00:53:19See,
00:53:19and you kept saying
00:53:20you weren't.
00:53:21Oh, Nova,
00:53:22you really are
00:53:23in love with me.
00:53:23I frowned,
00:53:24denying it immediately.
00:53:25It's not what you think.
00:53:26Stop pretending.
00:53:28Yesterday,
00:53:28you said you weren't
00:53:29marrying me,
00:53:29and now you've already
00:53:30got your dowry ready.
00:53:32That's right,
00:53:33Nova.
00:53:33Once you marry in,
00:53:35we'll all be one family.
00:53:37Alpha Cole,
00:53:38didn't you also
00:53:39prepare a gift for Nova?
00:53:40Hurry,
00:53:41give it to me.
00:53:41As she reached for him,
00:53:42something caught the light
00:53:43and flickered past my eyes.
00:53:45A necklace,
00:53:46resting against her collarbone.
00:53:47The Cole family
00:53:48kept an heirloom necklace,
00:53:49passed down for generations,
00:53:51always meant
00:53:51for the family's
00:53:52future Luna.
00:53:53I had hinted at it,
00:53:54asked about it,
00:53:55more times than I could
00:53:56count over the years.
00:53:57He always found
00:53:58some excuse to avoid
00:53:59the subject,
00:53:59never once willing
00:54:00to give it to me.
00:54:01Cole scowled
00:54:02and dug something out
00:54:03from inside his coat,
00:54:04a worn,
00:54:05cracked leather bracelet
00:54:06and tossed it at me.
00:54:09Here,
00:54:10this is for you.
00:54:11Alara wore it
00:54:12until it fell apart,
00:54:13but you can still use it.
00:54:15What goes around
00:54:16comes around,
00:54:17doesn't it, sister?
00:54:18You used to look down on me.
00:54:20Now,
00:54:20all you get to have
00:54:21is what I've already
00:54:22worn out.
00:54:23The moment brought me back
00:54:24to the first time
00:54:25we ever met
00:54:26at a family banquet,
00:54:27because she was nothing more
00:54:28than an legitimate daughter.
00:54:30My family,
00:54:31even the servants,
00:54:32treated her like a maid.
00:54:33When she accidentally
00:54:34spilled wine on someone,
00:54:35she was struck across the face
00:54:37without a second thought.
00:54:38Cole couldn't stand
00:54:39watching it happen
00:54:40and stepped in to help her.
00:54:41After that,
00:54:42afraid she'd be mistreated again,
00:54:44he started looking out for her,
00:54:45always saving the best food,
00:54:47the best gifts,
00:54:48for her first.
00:54:49I just feel bad for her,
00:54:50that's all.
00:54:50I only want to help her.
00:54:51At first,
00:54:52I believed him.
00:54:53I thought it really was just pity.
00:54:54Not until the day
00:54:55Alara was forced
00:54:56to marry Ronan,
00:54:57and Cole stormed the ceremony
00:54:58to steal her away.
00:55:00That was when
00:55:00I finally understood.
00:55:01Somewhere along the way,
00:55:03without my ever noticing,
00:55:04Alara had already
00:55:05carved out a place
00:55:05in his heart.
00:55:08So generous with Alaya,
00:55:10so stingy with me.
00:55:12No need.
00:55:13Something this precious
00:55:15should stay with your Alaya.
00:55:17Cole's face darkened
00:55:18and instantly.
00:55:20Humiliated,
00:55:21he snatched the bracelet
00:55:22out of my hand
00:55:23and hurled it out the window.
00:55:26Fine.
00:55:27If you don't want it,
00:55:28then it's trash.
00:55:29And don't you dare think
00:55:30you're taking a single thing
00:55:31from me when you get married.
00:55:32I told you.
00:55:33Our wedding has already
00:55:34been called off.
00:55:35Say that again?
00:55:40Huh.
00:55:41Leave Alpha Cole,
00:55:42and nobody's ever
00:55:43going to want you.
00:55:45You'll come crawling back,
00:55:46begging him not to let you go.
00:55:49I didn't even bother
00:55:50explaining anymore.
00:55:51If the two of you
00:55:52have nothing else,
00:55:53please leave.
00:55:54But clearly,
00:55:55neither of them
00:55:56took my words seriously.
00:55:58Nova,
00:55:59don't say things like that
00:56:00out of anger.
00:56:01I know you're upset with me.
00:56:03If it makes you feel better,
00:56:05why don't you hit me
00:56:05a couple times?
00:56:08Get off.
00:56:09Don't touch me.
00:56:10The moment my hand
00:56:11left her arm,
00:56:11Alara let herself go loom,
00:56:13collapsing softly
00:56:13into Cole's chest
00:56:14as if struck.
00:56:15Cole's eyes flared red.
00:56:16Do not touch her.
00:56:17She is carrying my child.
00:56:19His fingers began to shift.
00:56:21Claws tearing through skin,
00:56:22dark and sharp.
00:56:23He struck.
00:56:26In all the years
00:56:27Cole and I had known each other,
00:56:28grown up together,
00:56:29he had never once
00:56:30shifted his claws against me.
00:56:31Not once.
00:56:32And the first time
00:56:33he finally did,
00:56:34it was for another woman.
00:56:36For a moment,
00:56:37Cole hesitated.
00:56:38He looked down
00:56:39at the blood
00:56:39running down my arm.
00:56:41But Alara saw her chance.
00:56:45She let out a sharp,
00:56:47sudden cry,
00:56:47clutching her belly,
00:56:48and begged him
00:56:49to take her away immediately.
00:56:51After a moment of hesitation,
00:56:53Cole scooped her up
00:56:54into his arms
00:56:56and walked out
00:56:57without looking back.
00:56:58Alara glanced back
00:56:59over his shoulder.
00:57:03Die alone?
00:57:04Funny.
00:57:05I was getting married
00:57:07in three days.
00:57:08The day before my wedding
00:57:09fell on the moon festival,
00:57:11the one day a year
00:57:12I had always loved the most.
00:57:14Every year before this one,
00:57:15Cole had always come with me
00:57:16to buy crystal lanterns.
00:57:18This year,
00:57:19for the first time,
00:57:20I went alone.
00:57:20When I stepped into
00:57:21Silvermoon City,
00:57:22the entire street stood empty.
00:57:24Every vendor had been pushed aside,
00:57:26their tolves cleared
00:57:27to the edges of the road.
00:57:28Confused,
00:57:29I slowed my steps
00:57:30and caught the voices
00:57:31of two young women nearby.
00:57:32I heard Alpha Cole
00:57:33bought out
00:57:34every single crystal lantern
00:57:35on this street
00:57:36just to make his mate happy.
00:57:37That's not even half of it.
00:57:38He went against
00:57:39the entire Elder Council for her.
00:57:40Exactly.
00:57:41He even angered
00:57:42the young lord
00:57:42and forced his own Nova
00:57:43into being a concuboon
00:57:44just for her.
00:57:45I'd howl at the moon alone
00:57:46for a year
00:57:47for someone that devoted.
00:57:48I turned to leave,
00:57:50having no reason
00:57:50to stay any longer.
00:57:51Nova?
00:57:52I turned instinctively
00:57:53and there they were,
00:57:55Cole and Alara,
00:57:56standing not far away.
00:58:00Nova,
00:58:01are you here
00:58:01to buy crystal lanterns too?
00:58:05How's your shoulder?
00:58:06I pushed his hand away
00:58:07without a shred of warmth
00:58:08in my voice.
00:58:09It's fine.
00:58:11Alara held the lantern
00:58:12out towards me.
00:58:13I'm sorry, Nova.
00:58:14Alpha Cole bought out
00:58:15every lantern on this street.
00:58:16Here,
00:58:17why don't you take this one?
00:58:19No, thank you.
00:58:20I stepped back.
00:58:21I never made a habit
00:58:22of using anything
00:58:23someone else
00:58:23had already touched.
00:58:24Not objects.
00:58:26Not people.
00:58:26But Alara wouldn't let it go.
00:58:28She kept crowding closer,
00:58:30refusing to back off.
00:58:31I only meant to push her away,
00:58:33barely any force
00:58:33behind it at all.
00:58:34But Alara clutched
00:58:35at her dress
00:58:36and threw herself backward,
00:58:37dramatically,
00:58:38collapsing onto the ground.
00:58:40Cole!
00:58:41Nova's trying to kill our baby!
00:58:43Cole's face twisted
00:58:44with fury
00:58:44the instant he saw her
00:58:45on the ground.
00:58:46He shoved me,
00:58:47hard,
00:58:48without a second of hesitation.
00:58:49How dare you do this!
00:58:51Kneel down
00:58:51and apologize to her,
00:58:53right now!
00:58:53It happened too fast.
00:58:55I had no chance
00:58:56to brace myself
00:58:56before I hit the ground,
00:58:57forced down onto my knees.
00:59:02And then,
00:59:02a voice,
00:59:03low,
00:59:04deep,
00:59:04carrying and pressed down
00:59:06on the entire street,
00:59:07cut through the air behind me.
00:59:08Who dares touch my mate?
00:59:10I turned around.
00:59:11A massive black wolf shadow
00:59:12hung suspended
00:59:13in the air above the street,
00:59:15its presence so overwhelming
00:59:16it seemed to swallow
00:59:17the light around it whole.
00:59:20That's the Alpha King's
00:59:21nightfall wolf.
00:59:22Why is it here?
00:59:23The black shadow
00:59:24slowly faded,
00:59:25dissolving into the night air
00:59:26until it was gone completely.
00:59:27Cole and Elyra
00:59:28stood there for a moment,
00:59:29trying to comfort each other.
00:59:32You don't think
00:59:33he's come back for you,
00:59:34do you?
00:59:34Elyra's face
00:59:35drained of color instantly,
00:59:36panic flooding her eyes.
00:59:38Confidence they'd carried
00:59:39a moment
00:59:39Begore was gone.
00:59:40The two of them
00:59:41slipped away quickly.
00:59:43I kept walking alone,
00:59:44the mood of the night
00:59:45thoroughly ruined.
00:59:46Without warning,
00:59:47a hand grabbed me
00:59:47and pulled me
00:59:48into a narrow alley.
00:59:49I tensed instantly,
00:59:50already bracing to fight back.
00:59:51I looked up.
00:59:52It was Ronan.
00:59:53I followed you
00:59:53the whole way.
00:59:54Watching you get
00:59:55pushed around like that,
00:59:56it put me in a foul mood.
00:59:58And why did you follow me?
01:00:01I...
01:00:01I'm marrying you tomorrow.
01:00:03I was too excited
01:00:03to sleep at all.
01:00:05I'm nothing but
01:00:06a rejected Luna, you know.
01:00:07A general's daughter
01:00:08who's never even had
01:00:09a wolf of her own,
01:00:10let alone a fated mate.
01:00:11Just don't come
01:00:12to regret this.
01:00:14I won't.
01:00:15He pulled me closer,
01:00:17gently drawing me
01:00:18toward the curve
01:00:18of his neck.
01:00:19As I leaned in,
01:00:20close enough to feel
01:00:21the warmth of his skin,
01:00:22something strange
01:00:23stirred inside me.
01:00:24A scent,
01:00:25faint,
01:00:26unfamiliar,
01:00:27and yet impossibly familiar
01:00:28all at once,
01:00:29wrapped around me.
01:00:31Why...
01:00:31Why was his scent
01:00:32pulling at me like this?
01:00:33Why couldn't I resist it?
01:00:35I pulled back sharply,
01:00:36staring at him,
01:00:37my heart pounding
01:00:38for reasons
01:00:38I couldn't explain.
01:00:40Are you my...
01:00:42Ronan seemed thrown off
01:00:43by the way
01:00:44I was staring at him.
01:00:46I'll see you tomorrow,
01:00:47my Luna.
01:00:49The next morning,
01:00:50the maids woke me early,
01:00:52dressing me,
01:00:53styling my hair,
01:00:54wrapping me
01:00:54in my wedding gown.
01:00:55That was when
01:00:56it finally felt real.
01:00:58I was really getting married.
01:00:59Only this time,
01:01:00the groom waiting for me
01:01:01wasn't Cole,
01:01:02the childhood companion
01:01:03I had spent years
01:01:03hoping for.
01:01:04It was Alpha King Ronan.
01:01:05When the wedding procession
01:01:07finally arrived,
01:01:08I froze.
01:01:09Leading it was Cole.
01:01:10He saw me standing there,
01:01:12in my full wedding attire,
01:01:13and his expression
01:01:14twisted instantly.
01:01:17How dare you dress
01:01:18more beautiful
01:01:19than Alara did
01:01:20on her wedding day.
01:01:21You're nothing
01:01:21but a chosen mate.
01:01:22I'm here today
01:01:23to take my second Luna.
01:01:25Go change.
01:01:26Right now.
01:01:27I didn't back down
01:01:27for a second.
01:01:28I've told you this
01:01:29more than once.
01:01:30Our wedding is off.
01:01:31The man I'm marrying today
01:01:32isn't you.
01:01:35Don't throw a fight
01:01:36over this.
01:01:37Isn't it just because
01:01:37I made a lemur a Luna too?
01:01:39You're both my Lunas.
01:01:40I'll treat you equally.
01:01:41Come with me, okay?
01:01:46Ronan rode in
01:01:47at the head
01:01:47of the procession,
01:01:48an endless line
01:01:49of carriages
01:01:49trailing behind him,
01:01:51each one loaded
01:01:51with gold, jewels,
01:01:53treasures beyond counting.
01:01:54His gaze landed on Cole
01:01:55and on the pitiful
01:01:56procession behind him,
01:01:57fewer than 20 people
01:01:59in total.
01:02:01Well, well.
01:02:02Alpha Cole.
01:02:03Trying to steal
01:02:04my wife again?