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00:00In the seventh year of my union with Ralph Hemming, Alpha of the Eclipse Pack,
00:03I went to the central tower of his territory to look for him.
00:07As his Luna, I wasn't supposed to eavesdrop,
00:09but my heightened senses picked up a conversation inside his office before I even reached the door.
00:14Alpha, you've been bonded for seven years now.
00:17Your Luna still drops by to see you often like she did during the honeymoon phase.
00:20You must be really happy, huh?
00:25What if I told you I never loved her?
00:28Would you believe me?
00:29Come on, Alpha.
00:30How could you be with someone for seven years and not love her?
00:34Don't tell me you're still hung up on that human girl, Bonnie, wasn't it?
00:37She left ages ago.
00:41Watch your mouth.
00:43But then, with a sigh heavy with memories, he added,
00:46Bonnie and I...
00:48That's long over.
00:49Bonnie Snow, a witch.
00:51Ralph's first love.
00:52It had been years since I'd heard that name.
00:55But hearing it now,
00:57something stirred.
00:59The wolf spirit inside me snarled in frustration,
01:01roused from its long, uneasy slumber.
01:03My hand on the doorknob slowly dropped.
01:05The thermos I held was still warm.
01:07It held a thick herbal stew I had made myself,
01:10infused with calming herbs to soothe an unsettled wolf spirit.
01:13Ralph had mentioned his wolf was restless lately,
01:15stressed by the pressures of territorial expansion.
01:17I'd made it for him.
01:18But suddenly, the warmth drained from the thermos,
01:20as if his words had sucked the heat right out of it,
01:22leaving only a chill that cut to the bone.
01:24I turned away, placed the thermos quietly on his secretary's desk,
01:27and walked out without a word.
01:32Seven years.
01:34It had been seven years since our political union began.
01:37To say I wasn't hurt would be a lie.
01:40I had once been the pride of my family,
01:42born as an alpha, raised to lead.
01:44But for the benefit of the alliance,
01:46I'd stepped down and offered myself as a bride to Ralph.
01:49Because only one alpha could rule a pack.
01:51And so, I performed the ancient rite to suppress my nature.
01:55Disguising myself as a delicate omega.
01:57I married him.
01:58Enduring the dismissive looks and instive condescency
02:02he showed towards omegas.
02:04All the while believing that time would change things.
02:08But it hadn't.
02:09Turns out the seven year Iche was real.
02:11Only Ralph never even itched for me.
02:13Around two, Ralph returned.
02:15The door opened with a gust of cold air and the scent of rain.
02:18And him.
02:19His alpha pheromones swept through the room like a storm front.
02:22Commanding and heavy.
02:26You're still up?
02:29Couldn't sleep.
02:30We lay in the same bed but back to back.
02:32Divided as if we belonged to rival packs with clearly drawn borders.
02:35Thunder flashed through the windows.
02:37His words echoed in my mind.
02:39He never loved me.
02:40A dull ache spread in my chest.
02:41I bit my lip but the tears came anyway.
02:44My wolf spirit roared inside me.
02:46Demanding I bear my claws.
02:48Demand answers and challenge his authority.
02:51But I couldn't.
02:52For the sake of my fading pack, I had to endure.
02:55Ralph hadn't fallen asleep.
02:56He rolled over.
02:58His body pressing up against my back as he wrapped an arm around me.
03:01Tomorrow's our union anniversary.
03:03How do you want to spend it?
03:05For seven years, I had longed for this embrace.
03:08Now, all I felt was the urge to pull away.
03:11I wiped my nose.
03:12Buried my emotions.
03:15Anything's fine.
03:16I've already asked my beta to take care of your gift.
03:18Tomorrow's packed.
03:19I won't have much time to keep you company.
03:21With that, he let go of me and rolled away.
03:23I was used to it.
03:24Every year on this day, I celebrated the anniversary alone.
03:28I was tired.
03:29Too tired to keep pretending.
03:31Too tired to keep score.
03:34I called Ralph to confirm that he'd be home for dinner tonight.
03:37He said yes.
03:38So I spent three hours cooking all his favorite dishes.
03:43Before I married him, I'd never set foot in a kitchen.
03:46As the future alpha of our pack, it wasn't expected of me.
03:49But Ralph once told me that werewolves had delicate stomachs.
03:52He said his digestion was poor.
03:54So I learned how to cook.
03:55For him.
03:55He promised to make me the most honored Luna and said I'd always be safe under his protection.
04:00And I believed him.
04:01I played the part of the perfect omega.
04:04Orbiting around my alpha like he was the center of my world.
04:07But Ralph had a habit of breaking promises.
04:09He was late to every dinner.
04:11Every meeting.
04:12Every moment we were supposed to share.
04:14Tonight was no different.
04:15I sat at the table.
04:17Watching steam slowly fade from the food.
04:19My heart felt nothing.
04:21Just silence.
04:22I called him again.
04:24After all, this wasn't just dinner.
04:27We were supposed to discuss ending the political alliance between our two packs.
04:31That wasn't something to do over text.
04:33It deserved a face-to-face.
04:35He finally picked up on the third try.
04:38I'm busy.
04:39Don't wait for me.
04:43I...
04:43Ralph?
04:44I'm starving.
04:47I'm starving.
04:49The voice was sweet, high-pitched, and laced with fake innocence.
04:53It was Bonnie.
04:54The witch.
04:55She was back.
04:56A sharp pain stabbed through my chest.
04:58I clenched the phone tightly.
05:00Ralph?
05:01Today's our anniversary.
05:03It's just an anniversary.
05:04Does it really matter?
05:05I said I'd spend time with you tomorrow.
05:07Isn't that enough?
05:08I let out a bitter laugh.
05:10So Bonnie's more important than the alliance between two werewolf packs?
05:13What about nullifying the bond?
05:15Should that wait until tomorrow, too?
05:16Tala, don't start.
05:17You've talked about breaking the bond so many times.
05:19Did you ever mean it?
05:20Anyway, happy seventh anniversary.
05:22I listened to the beeping of the disconnected line.
05:24Then I reached into the drawer, pulled out the mate bond separation pitch,
05:27a document blessed by the moon goddess himself,
05:29and signed my name in firm, steady strokes.
05:31I packed everything I owned.
05:36And I walked out of the cold, empty house.
05:45I went straight to my friend Violet Lane, a beta wolf.
05:53This was the eighth time she asked me.
05:56Are you really going through with it?
05:58I nodded.
05:59I already signed.
06:06Tala, you've lost your mind.
06:10You're talking about the Alpha of the Eclipse pack?
06:13The one you spent fifteen years pretending to be someone else just to marry?
06:18She wasn't wrong.
06:19I had lived a lie for fifteen years, all to secure this union.
06:23But Ralph had never loved me.
06:25His heart always belonged to that witch.
06:28I said quietly, my voice steady and flat.
06:31It doesn't matter anymore.
06:33The next morning, Ralph tried calling.
06:36I didn't answer.
06:37Then came the texts.
06:39Where are you?
06:40Are you really breaking the bond?
06:41Seriously?
06:42Stop being dramatic.
06:43You know I won't agree to this.
06:45Just because I missed some dumb anniversary?
06:48Tala, you're not that petty.
06:49Yesterday wasn't our anniversary.
06:51It's on the fifteenth of next month.
06:56Violet immediately clamped her mouth shut.
06:59I turned off my phone and went back to packing.
07:02Suddenly, sweat broke out on my forehead.
07:04A wave of nauseas turned my stomach.
07:06My wolf spirit surged inside me, crashing wildly like it had a mind of its own.
07:10I barely made it to the bathroom before the dry heavling started.
07:13Tala?
07:14Violet was shocked.
07:15What's happening?
07:16Is something wrong?
07:17I don't know.
07:18Maybe just a stomach ache.
07:19I lied to keep her calm, but I knew it was more than that.
07:22This wasn't just indigestion.
07:23Something strange, powerful, was forming inside me.
07:27It pulsed like a heartbeat.
07:30It clashed violently with the spell I'd used to keep up my Omega disguise.
07:35This had never happened before.
07:37You idiot!
07:38I'm taking you to the hospital!
07:40We went to Alex Thorne's hospital.
07:42A top-tier medical facility that catered exclusively to supernatural BCs.
07:49Tala, turn on your phone.
07:51Maybe Ralph's been trying to reach you.
07:56Before I could answer, she switched it on for me.
07:59Other than the same few old message, there was nothing.
08:02I stared at the screen as it dimmed again and gave a bitter smile.
08:06Maybe to him I'm just a political bride.
08:09Whether I'm around or not doesn't make a difference.
08:11Don't say that!
08:12Alphas are just... busy!
08:14Violet tried to defend him, but then suddenly turned her head...
08:17and froze.
08:19Coming down the hall was Ralph.
08:22At his side was a woman with a faint aura of magic surrounding her.
08:26He was carefully supporting her as they walked.
08:29Oh my gosh.
08:30Is that...
08:30Bonnie?
08:31She's back?
08:33Violet grasped under her breath.
08:35Tala, your alpha's being stolen by that witch!
08:38Stolen?
08:39Maybe Ralph was never mine to begin with.
08:42I'm going to ask him what the hell he thinks he's doing.
08:46Violet snapped.
08:48His Luna wants to break the bond, and he doesn't care.
08:52But he's got time to bring another woman to the hospital?
08:55Her raised voice caught their attention.
08:58Ralph looked up.
08:59Startled to see me.
09:01A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes.
09:05What are you doing here?
09:06He asked.
09:07His tone touched with concern.
09:09He quickly explained.
09:10Bonnie twisted her ankle this morning, so I brought her in for a checkup.
09:13My gaze dropped to his hand.
09:16He was holding Bonnie's arm carefully, like she was made of glass.
09:19Hi, Tala.
09:21Long time no see.
09:22Bonnie greeted me with a soft smile, too gentle to be genuine.
09:26I could feel the hidden edge beneath it.
09:28Yeah.
09:29Long time.
09:30I replied flatly and turned to leave.
09:33Where are you going?
09:34Are you feeling okay?
09:35I'll take you home.
09:36You have time for that?
09:38I said, pausing to look back.
09:41Shouldn't you be taking your lover home instead?
09:44I just got back and haven't found a place yet, so I stayed at one of Alpha's properties last night.
09:48Bonnie stepped in, all innocence and fake sweetness.
09:51Tala, as the Luna, you don't mind, right?
09:53Oh, and where were you last night?
09:54Ralph was worried sick about you.
09:55So he knew I was gone.
09:56And yet he never looked for me.
09:58Not even once.
09:59I don't mind.
10:00Mrs. Snow, you can stay as long as you like.
10:03I said coolly.
10:05Ralph and I are preparing to nullify the bond anyway.
10:08To my surprise, Ralph came after me, leaving Bonnie behind.
10:11At the end of the hallway, his aura closed in around me.
10:14Heavy, possessive, and demanding.
10:16What's this about?
10:17Why are you suddenly ending things?
10:18Because I missed our anniversary?
10:20Tala, I already gave you a gift.
10:21What more do you want from me?
10:22The sharp scent of cigarette smoke made my stomach churn.
10:26Pregnancy had made me extra sensitive to smells.
10:29I turned my head away and said coldly,
10:31Ralph, our anniversary is August 15th, not July 15th.
10:36He froze.
10:38A long silence passed.
10:41He crushed the cigarette under his boot.
10:43I swear.
10:44I'll remember next time, okay?
10:46Just give me one more chance.
10:50I swear.
10:52He had said the same thing in front of the elders when we signed the pact.
10:56He had promised to treat me like a true mate.
11:00And for a while, he played the part so well,
11:03even I almost believed it.
11:07Until I heard him say those words.
11:09He never loved me.
11:11It's too late, Ralph.
11:12My mind's made up.
11:14I'm not agreeing to this.
11:15I'll file for the separation with the Elder Council.
11:18You don't have to agree.
11:20Two years from now, the bond will end, whether you like it or not.
11:23Then I turned and walked away.
11:26Back at Violet's place, I collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
11:32When I woke up, night had already fallen.
11:37My throat was dry as sandpaper.
11:40As I pushed open the bedroom door,
11:42I spotted Violet heening over the balcony railing,
11:45peering down at the street.
11:48Tara, finally!
11:49You're awake!
11:51Another hour and Ralph would have turned into a fossil.
11:54I poured myself a glass of water and downed it in one long gulp.
12:00What did you just say?
12:03Ralph, he's been waiting downstairs forever.
12:06He knocked on the door earlier, but I didn't let him in.
12:08So now he's just standing there.
12:10Looks like it's gonna rain again.
12:11You want me to call him up?
12:12I think he's serious this time.
12:15I glanced outside.
12:17Sure enough, he was there.
12:19Leaning against his car, tall and poised in a tailored suit,
12:23every line of his postury rigid.
12:26Violet's resolve softened.
12:27Let him come up, Tala.
12:28Think about it.
12:29Other than being cold to you, has he really done anything unforgivable?
12:32to jeopardize the Alliance?
12:33When Ralph finally came upstairs,
12:36Violet gave us space.
12:38Come home with me, Tala.
12:39At that moment, I was scrolling through a supernatural-only social network.
12:43Bonnie had just posted a new photo.
12:45The photo showed a hand, large and strong,
12:47brushing a leaf from her shoulder.
12:49On its ring finger glinted the Eclipse pack's alpha signet.
12:52I knew that hand.
12:53I knew that ring.
12:54We'd been married for seven years.
12:56In all that time, he had never once used his alpha energy to warm me through a single winter night.
13:01Love showed in how our energy responded to each other,
13:05in how our pheromones reached out and lingered.
13:07Ralph broke the silence.
13:08Are you mad because I forgot our anniversary or because I went to see Bonnie?
13:12When I didn't reply, he kept going.
13:15She just got back.
13:15She has no one, Tara.
13:17No pack, no family.
13:18If I don't take care of her, who will?
13:20You know how fragile she is.
13:22Bonnie's only human.
13:23Fragile.
13:24I laughed bitterly inside.
13:25That woman was a witch.
13:27A powerful one.
13:28She could twist a top-teeb alpha's mind without lifting a finger.
13:31There was nothing fragile about her.
13:33Yes, Bonnie was what they called a wanderer.
13:35Years ago, when other supernatural creatures bullied her, I was the one who saved her.
13:39I was the one who introduced her to Ralph.
13:41He was ten, and the moment he laid eyes on her, he was gone.
13:44Later, Ralph's father, the former alpha, sensed the unusual magic flowing from her and made a decision.
13:49He couldn't risk his heir getting entangled with a mysterious witch who might threaten the future of the past.
13:53So he sent her overseas.
13:55During the years Ralph Spirold, I was the one who stood by him.
13:58To the rest of the pack, we were a match made in heaven.
14:00The ideal union between a strong alpha and an omega of noble lineage.
14:03We were supposed to create the next generation of legends.
14:06Our bond was sealed with the blessing of both families and witnessed by two great packs.
14:10For seven years, I believed he'd moved on from Bonnie.
14:13That maybe, just maybe, he'd started to feel something real for me.
14:16But all of it had been a joke.
14:18A cruel one.
14:19Before I could speak again, his phone buzzed.
14:20Bonnie?
14:21What's wrong?
14:22Ralph, I'm hungry.
14:24Come home and cook for me.
14:25Whether you come home or not, I won't agree to breaking our bond.
14:29He rushed after that.
14:30The witch was hungry and needed to go cook for her.
14:33In all seven years of our marriage, he never cooked a single meal for me.
14:37He once told me that real alphas don't stoop to things like that.
14:43But now, for Bonnie, he would.
14:45The days that followed were a blur of pain.
14:48The conflicting forces inside me grew forcer by the hour.
14:52The spell that masked me as an omega was draining my energy fast, while something foreign and powerful within me
14:57surged, pushing against the barrier of that disguise.
15:01I could barely eat.
15:06My body couldn't handle it.
15:08Violet, worried sick, dragged me to Alex's hospital.
15:12Inside the clean, quiet exam room, Alex studied my energy readings with a frown I'd never seen on him before.
15:18As a vampire, Alex had a rare sensitivity to life energy.
15:22Do I look that bad?
15:24What, am I dying?
15:28Alex didn't laugh.
15:31He set the report down and looked at me seriously.
15:34Your energy field is a mess.
15:36Your power is being suppressed by an overwhelming force.
15:39But underneath that, I sensed the burning energy of a top-lier alpha.
15:44Then his voice dropped lower.
15:45And there's more.
15:46I can hear two heartbeats.
15:48The second one, it's strong, wild, alpha level.
15:51This is a miracle.
15:52He hesitated, then handed me the report.
15:54His voice still tinged with disbelief.
15:57Tala, you're pregnant.
15:59Two months along.
16:03I sat there.
16:04Stunned.
16:05I'm pregnant?
16:07With Ralph's child?
16:09An alpha carrying another alpha's baby.
16:12That was unheard of.
16:13In the werewolf world, it was a miracle that would shake the foundation of every plaque.
16:20Does Ralph know?
16:22He, he'd be thrilled.
16:26No.
16:27I grabbed his wrist.
16:30Don't tell him.
16:31Please, Alex.
16:32Promise me.
16:34Not about the baby and not about who I really am.
16:37The only person who was excited about my pregnancy was Violet.
16:41This is amazing.
16:42Two alphas made a baby?
16:44What do you think, boy or girl?
16:45Can I be the godmother?
16:46You and Ralph's baby must be gorgeous and powerful.
16:50Tara, I can't wait.
16:51This pup is going to have the purest alpha bloodline ever.
16:56She went on and on the whole ride home.
17:00Completely forgetting one tiny detail.
17:03I was about to end things with Ralph.
17:05For good.
17:06Our bond wasn't officially dissolved yet, but before that could be decided,
17:11Connor Hemming, the respected former alpha of the Eclipse Pack,
17:14was about to celebrate his 800th birthday.
17:17Early that morning, Ralph showed up outside Violet's place.
17:21Connor had always treated me with kindness.
17:24I didn't want to disappoint him, so I went with Ralph back to the estate.
17:28At the party, Connor held my hand the entire time,
17:31beaming as he asked when I planned to give the pack its next air.
17:34He said he'd been waiting a long time.
17:37My hand instinctively moved to my stomach,
17:39a swirl of emotions tightening in my chest.
17:42Right on cue, Ralph reached over and clasped my fingers in his,
17:46putting on a perfect show for everyone around us.
17:49Don't worry, Grandpa.
17:51Tala and I are working on it.
17:53Watching him perform his role so flawlessly made my stomach turn.
17:56Literally.
17:59A wave of nausea surged up,
18:01and I pushed past him, rushing to the restroom to throw up.
18:04I had just finished washing my hands when I saw her.
18:07Bonnie.
18:08She appeared behind me,
18:10casually turning on the faucet as she smiled at my reflection in the mirror.
18:14There was something cold in that smile.
18:17Something laced with black magic.
18:19You're surprisingly considerate.
18:21Already thinking of ending things?
18:22Her mask dropped completely as she tilted her head,
18:25a cruel smirk curling on her lips.
18:27Tala, let's be honest.
18:28Deep down, you've always known.
18:30In Ralph's eyes, you're just my stand-in.
18:32Now that I'm back, it's time for you to step aside.
18:34The alpha blood in my veins surged at her words,
18:37but I stayed still,
18:38meeting her gaze with ice in mind.
18:40Even if I did step aside,
18:42you'd still never be Luna.
18:43That role doesn't go to a witch with no roots and a shadowy past.
18:47I held her glare without flinching.
18:49Bonnie, the elders aren't blind.
18:51They saw through you a long time ago.
18:52If they hadn't,
18:53you wouldn't have been the one exiled seven years ago.
18:55I would have.
18:55My words hit their mark.
18:56Her expression twisted in rage.
18:58You think you're so special just because your bloodline's a little purer than mine?
19:02Why does everyone adore you?
19:03Why was I the one sent away while you got to stay by his side?
19:06Because unlike Ralph,
19:07the rest of the pack can see things for what they are.
19:10They know exactly what kind of person you are, Bonnie.
19:12You can fool him, but no one else.
19:15Bonnie was never the innocent little lamb she pretended to be.
19:17Sure, she could play the harmless sweetheart in front of Ralph,
19:20but that mask had finally cracked.
19:23I'm betting Ralph's as blind as a bat.
19:25I came back for one reason.
19:27To become Luna of the Eclipse Pack.
19:30The moment the words left her mouth,
19:32a dark, shadowy magic began to swirl in her palm.
19:37Without warning, she swung her hand toward my face.
19:42But I was Fosta.
19:44Fosta.
19:48My instincts as an alpha kicked in,
19:51and I caught her wrist mid-air.
19:53With a flick of my arm,
19:54I slapped her hard across the face.
19:57That strike carried just a hint of my alpha strength,
20:00but it was enough to knock her flat to the ground.
20:02You hit me?
20:04Bonnie gasped in disbelief,
20:06clutching her cheek.
20:07Tara, please.
20:08I didn't mean any harm.
20:10I would never get between you and Ralph.
20:12What's going on here?
20:17Tara, what did you do to Bonnie?
20:20Can't you see?
20:21She tried to attack me with witchcraft.
20:23I was just defending myself.
20:25Witchcraft?
20:26Bonnie doesn't know witchcraft.
20:28Tala, how could you be so heartless?
20:29She's just a helpless human.
20:30I didn't bother arguing.
20:32But suddenly, a sharp pain tore through my abdomen.
20:34My hands flew to my stomach.
20:36No, I had shattered that shadow energy before it reached me.
20:38But something was wrong.
20:40A strange force clashed violently with the spell I've used to disguise myself as an omega.
20:44Bonnie rushed over, pretending to be concerned.
20:46But as she leaned in, her voice dropped to a whisper only I could hear,
20:50laced with venom.
20:51See?
20:52Ralph will always choose me.
20:53Go on, take a guess.
20:54If we were both hurt, who do you think he'd take to the hospital?
20:58Before I could respond,
20:59Bonnie let out a sharp, dramatic scream and collapsed to the floor.
21:03Ah!
21:04It hurts!
21:05Ralph!
21:06My stomach!
21:07It hurts so bad!
21:08A piercing cramp shot through my lower abdomen.
21:11I bent over, clutching my belly.
21:14But the pain only worsened.
21:16Then, suddenly, a hot rush surged between my legs, thick with alpha life force.
21:21The air turned heavy with the sharp, metallic scent of blood.
21:25I looked down.
21:27Red.
21:27Bright, terrifying red.
21:31Ralph!
21:32I reached toward him, barely able to lift my hand.
21:35I was desperate to tell him that our baby.
21:37We might be losing the baby.
21:39But he didn't see me.
21:41He didn't even hear me.
21:43His attention was locked on Bonnie,
21:46and the fake magical energy she radiated like cheap perfume.
21:51Hang on, Bonnie.
21:52I'm taking you to the hospital right now.
21:54As he turned to leave, I clutched at the hem of his coat.
21:59Ralph, my stomach.
22:02It hurts.
22:03Can you just be reasonable for once?
22:06He yanked his arm free from my grap.
22:08Can't you see Bonnie's in worse shape?
22:10Anyone fucking is going on watching God!
22:14Then he shoved me hard.
22:16I hit the ground.
22:17Pain exploded through me as blood bloomed beneath me,
22:21soaking into the once pristine white carpet.
22:24And without so much as a glance back,
22:26Ralphie walked away.
22:27Bonnie cradled tightly in his arms.
22:29He didn't see me.
22:31He didn't smell the blood that should have triggered
22:33every instinct in him as an alpha.
22:35The blood of his own child.
22:38Coldness crept from my chest to my fingertips.
22:41I curled my hands into fists,
22:43every nerve in my body on fire,
22:45but none of it compared with the ache in my chest.
22:48Tala!
22:48A familiar voice broke through the fog.
22:50Alex.
22:51He was at my side in seconds.
22:52Horror written across his face
22:54as he caught the scent in the air
22:55and saw the blood spreading beneath me.
22:57What happened?
22:59Where's Ralph?
23:02To the hospital.
23:06I managed to whisper before everything went dark.
23:10I didn't know how long I had been asleep.
23:13When I finally came to,
23:15I heard Alex and Violet whispering just outside the room.
23:18Is he serious?
23:20Tara's losing her baby
23:22and he's still off playing house with that witch?
23:24You knew this whole time and you didn't say anything?
23:29She told us not to tell Ralph about the baby.
23:32She's made up her mind to break the bond.
23:35Maybe losing it is a kind of release for her.
23:38The baby is gone?
23:40I hadn't even made up my mind whether to keep it
23:42and now,
23:43there was no decision left to make.
23:46That child was conceived the night Rally came home drunk.
23:49It wasn't planned and definitely not wanted.
23:52Not by him.
23:53Maybe this was for the best.
23:55Maybe this was fate tying up a loose end.
24:00Tala!
24:01You're awake!
24:03Violet rushed to my side,
24:04her eyes rimmed with red.
24:15Where are you?
24:16At the hospital.
24:18Why are you at the hospital again?
24:20Grandpa wants us over for brunch.
24:22I'm coming to pick you up.
24:25The love I once had for him bled out of me last night.
24:28With the baby gone,
24:28so was the last fragile thread tying us together.
24:32I'm busy.
24:33If Grandpa didn't ask to see you,
24:34do you really think I'd want to?
24:36We're not done talking about you attacking Bonnie yesterday.
24:38Fine.
24:39I'll be there.
24:43This time,
24:44I was going to end things properly.
24:47Once and for all.
24:52I'm coming with you.
25:00When I arrived,
25:01Ralph was already standing at the entrance of the restaurant.
25:04You didn't even bother to put on makeup before seeing me.
25:07Looking this pale,
25:08are you trying to make Grandpa think I've been mistreating you?
25:11Alex, I heard you were back.
25:12You shouldn't be getting this close to my Luna, filthy vampire.
25:15I'll wait for you in the car.
25:17If you need anything,
25:18just call.
25:19What are you wearing?
25:20Before I could say a word,
25:22Ralph yanked it off me with force
25:23and threw it at Alex.
25:25Take your death shroud back.
25:26She's not well.
25:28She shouldn't be out in the wind.
25:30And who gave you the right to call her by name?
25:32Drenching me in his overwhelming alpha scent.
25:35A clear territorial claim.
25:37Inside the private room,
25:38Connor greeted me with a warm smile the moment he saw me.
25:41Tala, you're here.
25:42Come here, sit next to me.
25:43Why do you look so awful?
25:45That brat didn't bully you, did he?
25:47Here, your favorite.
25:48I stared at the dessert,
25:50and my eyes began to well up with tears.
25:52Ralph, there's something I need to say to you.
25:54He glanced up at me,
25:55his expression sharp and warning.
25:57I pulled out the signed copy
25:59of the Mate Bon severance pact from my bag.
26:01Let's talk about how Bonnie left the country.
26:04Shut your mouth.
26:04This isn't the time or place for that.
26:06Watch your mouth, you brat.
26:08Connor barked,
26:09smacking Ralph hard on the back of the head.
26:11I stared at the two alphas before me.
26:14Grandfather and grandson,
26:15two generations of power.
26:16My expression unreadable.
26:18Seven years ago,
26:19I sensed your growing obsession with that witch.
26:22So, I used what little was left of my family's reputation
26:25to convince your father.
26:26An alliance with my declining pack
26:28would give you the purest alpha bloodline.
26:30I met Ralph's gaze,
26:32unflinching as the fury lit up behind his eyes.
26:35When Bonnie left,
26:36I took my chance.
26:37I stayed by your side through your empty days.
26:39Ralph, our bond wasn't born from love.
26:41It was stolen.
26:42A calculated political move.
26:43Shut up.
26:44I said shut up.
26:45Enough!
26:46You insolent pup.
26:48How dare you raise your voice at Tala.
26:50I saw you sneaking out of my birthday party last night with her in your arms.
26:56Ralph's rage simmered down.
26:58He sank back into his chair, but his eyes never left me.
27:01They were cold, sharp, unforgiving.
27:03I don't want your forgiveness.
27:05You should hate me.
27:06I schemed to drive away the woman you loved
27:08and manipulated my way into becoming your Luna.
27:11A wicked Omega like me was never worthy of a noble alpha like you.
27:15I've signed my name.
27:17Just add yours, and we'll be nothing to each other.
27:19Just remember, this was your choice.
27:21Don't come crawling back.
27:22He gripped the pen so tightly it looked like it might snap in his fist.
27:26I won't.
27:26I never will.
27:27Fine, Tala.
27:28If that's what you want, I'll give it to you.
27:30Ralph snatched the pen,
27:31and with a stroke as sharp and fierce as ever,
27:34signed his name.
27:35In that instant,
27:36when the ink hit the page,
27:38I felt it.
27:39The bond between us.
27:41The one sanctified by the moon goddess herself.
27:44The one that had bound us for seven long years.
27:46Shattered.
27:47Just like that.
27:49The moment the bond shattered,
27:50a wave of emptiness and emotional backlash slammed into me.
27:54My vision darkened,
27:55and my body swayed before crashing to the ground.
27:57My bag hit the floor with me,
27:59its contents spilling out across the tiles.
28:02Among them was the medical report from Alex's hospital,
28:05the one detailing my current condition.
28:07My chest tightened.
28:08I reached for it instinctively,
28:10but Ralph was faster.
28:11He snatched it up before I could stop him.
28:14What's this?
28:14Give it back.
28:15It has nothing to do with you.
28:16But I was too late.
28:18Ralph had opened it.
28:19He couldn't understand the unique glyphs,
28:21but his alpha instinct picked up on the energy.
28:24A miscarriage.
28:25Ralph's eyes widened.
28:27Shock rippled through him,
28:29quickly morphing into rage.
28:30Tala, whose child did you abort?
28:32Was it mine or his?
28:33He whipped around,
28:34pointing a trembling finger at Alex,
28:36who had just appeared in the doorway.
28:38Ralph snogged.
28:39Well, that explains everything.
28:40Now I see why you were so desperate to break our bond.
28:43You've been sleeping with the damn vampire, haven't you?
28:46He hurled the report at my feet.
28:48Tala, how could you be so low?
28:49It was yours.
28:50I didn't hide it.
28:51There was no reason to anymore.
28:53I was two months along.
28:55Why would you abort our child?
28:56I didn't hurt him.
28:57You did.
28:58Last night, I told you I was in pain.
29:00I said my stomach hurt.
29:01I was bleeding, Ralph.
29:02Bleeding so much.
29:03That blood carried the life of our child.
29:05And you, you couldn't even smell it?
29:07You couldn't feel it?
29:09Your eyes were glued to that witch.
29:10You didn't even look at me.
29:12Ralph, remember this.
29:13You killed our baby.
29:14You ignored my cries for help.
29:16You let him die.
29:17What did you just say?
29:18Last night, I thought you were just fighting with Bonnie.
29:21Yes, because in your eyes, I'm always the one causing trouble.
29:24I'll never measure up to her, will I?
29:26I could be bleeding out in front of you,
29:28and you still wouldn't see me.
29:29I'm done, Ralph.
29:31I don't want to see you ever again.
29:32I turned, barely able to stand.
29:34My voice dropped to a hoarse whisper
29:36as I grabbed Alex's arm for support.
29:38Take me away from here, Alex.
29:45When I opened my eyes again,
29:47I was lying inside the medical pod at Alex's hospital.
29:49The one designed for elite supernaturals,
29:52where the energy was pure and calming.
29:54Soft moonstone light bathed the room,
29:56soothing the shattered pieces of my wolf spirit,
29:58which had been teetering on the edge of collapse.
30:01Alex told me I'd been unconscious for an entire day.
30:04Connor had come to visit in person
30:05and offered condolences on behalf of the pack
30:08for the loss of my pup.
30:09Violet sat beside me peeling an apple
30:11with visible frustration.
30:13The elders still have some decency.
30:15They sent rare herbs and energy crystals
30:17to help restore your energy.
30:19But Ralph, that jerk didn't even bother to show his face.
30:22What a heartless scumbag.
30:23Sorry, Tala, I didn't mean to bring him up.
30:26It's okay.
30:27I licked my cracked lips,
30:28the emptiness in my gut more painful than any wound.
30:31I just want some water.
30:32Here, let me help you.
30:34Alex said your core essence is badly damaged,
30:36the after effects of severing the blood oath
30:38and the miscarriage.
30:40Your body won't recover overnight.
30:41I'll take you to my place tomorrow.
30:43You can stay with me for a while.
30:45That won't be necessary.
30:46I've made up my mind.
30:47I'm going home.
30:48The door opened.
30:50Alex stepped in,
30:51holding the latest energy scan report,
30:52his expression grave.
30:54Your life force has stabilized.
30:56But the conflict between your alpha essence
30:58and the spell that masked you as an omega
31:00is growing more intense.
31:02I'll allow you to return home.
31:04But only if you promise me one thing,
31:07no emotional outbursts.
31:09And under no circumstances,
31:11are you to use your true power.
31:13Understood?
31:14Got it.
31:14You two really are the biggest nags.
31:16It was as if a crushing weight had been lifted.
31:19Seven years of silent suffering
31:21peeled away in one clean break.
31:23Maybe I'd been wrong all along.
31:25Clinging to Ralph wasn't the life I was meant for.
31:28My real life was just beginning.
31:30By the time I finished packing,
31:31it was already past three.
31:33Alex helped me out of the hospital room.
31:35You sure you want to head out in this heat?
31:37The sun's blazing.
31:38Dummy.
31:39It's fine.
31:39I'm a vampire duke, remember?
31:41A little sunlight doesn't scare me.
31:44He'd always been so nice to me.
31:45When we were kids,
31:46whenever I came home bruised and broken from alpha training,
31:49he would show up quietly.
31:51Alex, you're such a good man.
31:52Surely you have a girlfriend by now?
31:54No girlfriend.
31:56But there's someone I like.
31:58Oh, who is it?
31:58Do I know her?
31:59One day, you'll find out.
32:01But not yet.
32:03It's not time.
32:04Wow, how mysterious.
32:06Whoever she is, she must be lucky.
32:08Being your girlfriend would be pretty amazing.
32:10I hope she thinks so.
32:12I really do.
32:16Just as we were passing a bend,
32:17I caught the hushed voices of two fae nurses chatting nearby.
32:21Did you see him?
32:22Eclipse packs alpha.
32:24He's in that VIP room with his little girlfriend.
32:26I saw him.
32:27Didn't he just break the bond with his Luna?
32:29That girl he's with now?
32:31Isn't she just some witch?
32:32What's wrong with that alpha?
32:34Choosing a witch over his own heir he had just lost.
32:37Beats me.
32:38Their world is a mess.
32:39I took a slow, deep breath,
32:40but the ache in my chest returned.
32:42It was sharp and familiar.
32:43Alex's hand tightened around mine.
32:46One day,
32:47Ralph will realize losing you was the greatest mistake he'll ever make.
32:51That's his burden, not yours.
32:53Any alpha who can't tell the difference between true love and illusion.
32:57He's not someone worth breaking your heart over.
33:00You're right.
33:01He's not my concern anymore.
33:02Who he's with doesn't matter to me now.
33:05Of all the routes we could have taken,
33:07it had to be the one that passed the VIP isolation ward.
33:10As we turned the corner,
33:12Ralph stepped out of the room,
33:13his arm wrapped around Bonnie.
33:14The two of them came face to face with us.
33:17I lifted my gaze to meet hers.
33:18Bonnie looked radiant,
33:20rosy cheeks,
33:21glossy hair,
33:22and dressed head to toe in a luxury designer outfit.
33:25Compared to her,
33:26I looked like the abandoned one.
33:28Like the Omega no one wanted.
33:30Tala, you're at the hospital too?
33:32You look terrible.
33:33Are you not feeling well?
33:35I didn't want to say a word to either of them.
33:37I turned on my heel to leave.
33:39Where are you going?
33:40Apparently,
33:41the backlash from the broken oath hadn't spared him either.
33:44Home.
33:45I'll take you.
33:45No, Alex will drive me.
33:47What's going on between you and that vampire, Tala?
33:49You better explain yourself.
33:51Whether I'm with Alex or any other kind of creature,
33:53it's none of your business anymore.
33:55My body, still frail from everything I'd been through,
33:58tensed from the stress.
33:59A sharp pain twisted through me.
34:02Instinctively, I clutched my lower stomach.
34:05Are you okay?
34:06Is the pain back?
34:07You're still unwell, since we-
34:09Everything Ralph should have done for me,
34:11someone else was doing now.
34:12Alex opened my bag,
34:14found the small crystal vial and handed it to me.
34:16I drank the warm liquid,
34:18and the pain began to ease.
34:20Without looking back at the pair,
34:21I took Alex's hand and walked away.
34:23Ralph, what are we having later?
34:25I'm starving.
34:26I want a proper feast.
34:27Will you take me out?
34:28I thought you were supposed to be sick.
34:30Tell the maid to make you something light.
34:32I've got things to do.
34:33Whatever they said next, I didn't hear.
34:35I was already gone, and I didn't care.
34:37When I got back to Silver Creek Pack territory, home,
34:40it felt like the first breath of fresh air
34:42after being underwater for too long.
34:44My parents had made a full spread of home-cooked food.
34:47The familiar smells, the warmth in their eyes,
34:50the small questions and quiet concern.
34:52All of it made tears burn behind my eyes.
34:54Look at you so thin.
34:56Have you not been eating well?
34:59You haven't visited us in so long.
35:01Now that you're back, stay a while, okay?
35:04They looked so much older than the last time I was here.
35:06I noticed more white in dad's hair,
35:08deeper lines on mom's face.
35:10All these years, I'd poured everything
35:12into playing the role of Luna chasing after Ralph,
35:15and trying to be the perfect mate.
35:17I had neglected the people who truly loved me.
35:20But this time, I was going to stay
35:21for as long as they needed me.
35:23Dad picked up a piece of roasted meat, my favorite,
35:26and gently placed it on my plate.
35:28My chest tightened.
35:29I blinked hard and swallowed down the lump in my throat.
35:32I spent a few quiet days at my parents' place.
35:35Bit by bit, my body and soul began to recover.
35:37There was something about the gentle energy in Silver Creek.
35:41It soothed the ragged edges of my wounded wolf spirit.
35:44I hadn't yet found the courage to tell my parents
35:46that I'd severed the blood oath with Ralph.
35:48Let's tell it he's here.
35:50Oh, far out.
35:51He's downstairs right now.
35:52I walked to the top of the staircase.
35:54And saw him sitting stiffly on the living room couch.
35:57The force of his alpha presence filled the entire room like a storm front.
36:01Leaving my parents, Silver Creek's alpha and Luna,
36:04looking small and anxious in his shadow.
36:06Watching my dad bow and scrape like that,
36:08my heart ached like it was being stabbed with needles.
36:11Tala, it's been a while.
36:13He hadn't called my name like that in years.
36:15Not since we first sealed our blood oath.
36:17What do you want?
36:18I've come to take you home, Ralph said.
36:20You've been staying here for a few days.
36:22Grandpa's been asking about you.
36:23He used the old man as an excuse, polished and polite.
36:26Ralph thought that if I stayed silent,
36:28if I didn't tell my parents about the bond being broken,
36:31there might still be hope for us.
36:33I stared at him, expressionless.
36:36He looked tired, worn down even.
36:38So Bonnie's charm hadn't brought him much comfort after all.
36:41All right, I said simply.
36:43I didn't argue, didn't give him a fight,
36:45just nodded and followed him out the door.
36:47He clearly hadn't expected me to agree so easily.
36:50Surprise flickered across his face.
36:52Once we were in the car, he wouldn't stop talking.
36:55He went on and on about how the Elder Council was pressing him to name an heir.
36:59About his father, who'd finally returned from his years abroad.
37:02About PAC politics, new alliances, land deals.
37:05He was trying to fill the silence with noise.
37:07Trying to close the widening space between us.
37:10I said nothing.
37:11And in that silence, I realized something.
37:14For seven years, I had been the one filling the silence between us.
37:18Now the roles were reversed.
37:19We drove through the Eclipse PAC's territory,
37:22past the familiar houses and down the winding road to the estate.
37:25As I stepped back inside, everything felt different.
37:28The furniture in the hall remained exactly where I remembered.
37:32But now, there was someone else sitting on the couch.
37:36Bonnie.
37:37The moment she saw me, her face drained of color.
37:39She shot to her feet as if jolted by an electric current.
37:42You disappeared this morning?
37:44And now I find out you went together?
37:46What's that supposed to mean?
37:47Are you trying to get back together with her?
37:49Ralph's expression soured.
37:50What are you doing here?
37:51He asked, his tone heavy with frustration.
37:53I already arranged a new place for you.
37:55I told you not to come here unless it was important.
37:57I get scared when I'm alone.
37:59And since Tala already ended the blood oath, why shouldn't I move in?
38:02I'm your girlfriend now, aren't I?
38:04Their voices rose as the argument spiraled into chaos.
38:08But I had no interest in their little drama.
38:10I walked right past them and headed upstairs.
38:13I opened the door to the bedroom that had once belonged to me and Ralph.
38:16A space that had symbolized my role as Luna.
38:19But the moment I stepped inside, I was nearly knocked back by the scent.
38:22It was strong, overwhelming.
38:24An invasive mix of lilies and dark magic.
38:27The unmistakable mark of a witch.
38:30The smell clung to the air like a poisonous fog,
38:33wrapping itself around every corner of the room.
38:36It was aggressive and deliberate,
38:38like it had been poured into every surface to wipe away anything that had once been mine.
38:42I looked around.
38:44My clothes?
38:44Gone?
38:45My books?
38:46Gone?
38:47Even the small mementos I'd brought from Silver Creek, they had all vanished.
38:50In their place were Bonnie's things.
38:52Cheap, flashy and reeking of human style.
38:55Gaudy trinkets, floral printed throws and perfume bottles cluttered the nightstands.
38:59She hadn't wasted any time.
39:01It had barely been a few days since I broke the blood oath,
39:04and she was already racing to erase every trace of my existence from this house.
39:08Tala, what do you think you're doing?
39:10Where are my things?
39:12Thrown out?
39:13You're not the Luna of this pack.
39:14There's no reason for your stuff to be here.
39:17Ralph only came to get you because the elders told him to.
39:19You and him?
39:20That's over.
39:21Even if I'm done with him, it's not like things are going so well for you either.
39:25Ralph told you to stay away from here unless it was important.
39:28Seems like you're still a long way.
39:30You bitch!
39:31Bonnie snapped.
39:32Her face twisted with rage as she lunged at me.
39:35Bonnie, you'd better back off.
39:36My pup died because of your witchcraft.
39:38If you don't want to join my pup in the afterlife, you'll tell me where my things are.
39:42Now.
39:43That was when Ralph walked in.
39:45He saw a terrified witch pinned to the wall by the throat.
39:48And me, the one holding her there.
39:50Bonnie, did I give you permission to touch anything in this room?
39:54How dare you put your things here?
39:55I froze.
39:56He didn't allow Bonnie to touch anything in this room.
39:59Why?
40:00Ralph, where are my things?
40:01The birthday gift from my parents.
40:03Where did they go?
40:04I'll find them for you.
40:05Where are Tyler's things?
40:06I told the mates to toss them.
40:08They're probably in the trash outback.
40:10Ralph, look at her.
40:11I did.
40:12Too bad I didn't squeeze harder.
40:14Maybe then my pup could rest in peace.
40:16I didn't wait for a response.
40:17I walked straight out the door, heading for the trash bins behind the house.
40:21I'll ask the staff to look for them for you.
40:23No need.
40:24I bent down and began searching through the trash myself.
40:27To my surprise, Ralph slipped on his own gloves and crouched beside me,
40:30sifting through the garbage with me.
40:32And in that moment, seeing him there like that, I froze, stunned.
40:36The garbage room was tucked away in a sealed basement beneath the villa district.
40:40The air reeked of spoiled food and fermenting waste.
40:43A nauseating stench that clung to everything.
40:46For werewolves, whose sense of smell was a hundred times sharper than a human's,
40:50this place was a sensory nightmare.
40:52Everyone in the pack knew that Ralph was a clean freak to an obsessive degree.
40:56He couldn't stand even a trace of filth.
40:58And yet here he was, this proud, untreatable alpha,
41:03digging through piles of rotting trash with me.
41:05He wore gloves, his movements stiff and awkward.
41:08His brow furrowed in discomfort.
41:10It was obvious he was fighting.
41:12I stared at him, confusion churning in my chest.
41:15I paused what I was doing, unable to hold back any longer.
41:19Why?
41:19What?
41:20I said why.
41:21Why are you doing this now?
41:23Our blood oath has already been severed.
41:25At last he stopped.
41:26He lifted his head and looked at me.
41:28His dark eyes gleamed with something tangled and raw.
41:32It took me a long time to see the truth, but now I see it.
41:35Tala, I can let go of everything that happened before.
41:37I just need you to come back.
41:39I come here to take back what used to be mine.
41:41The old Tala couldn't survive without Ralph.
41:44But now, that heart had died along with the pup I lost.
41:47Tala.
41:48Just call me Miss Tala Ralph.
41:50I don't get it.
41:51It's only been a few days.
41:52How could you change so much?
41:53It's that vampire, isn't it?
41:55Alex came back and now you want to be with him.
41:57Enough Ralph.
41:58You know exactly what you did.
42:00Did you already forget how I lost our child?
42:02Ralph stood there, stunned into silence.
42:05His eyes were now filled with nothing but pain and remorse.
42:08The air between us froze over.
42:10Then, my phone buzzed.
42:11It was Alex.
42:12He'd invited me to dinner.
42:13Please tell your servant to find my things.
42:16Once they do, have them mailed to me.
42:18Tala, I'm giving you one last chance.
42:19Pick me or him.
42:20Ralph, you know who I am.
42:22Back then, I wanted the bond because I still loved you.
42:25But now, the bond is gone.
42:27And so is my love.
42:28The moment those words left my mouth, I finally felt it.
42:32Release.
42:33A strange, liberating peace.
42:34The stench clinging to my hands was unbearable.
42:37I walked into the villa's guest bathroom to wash my hands.
42:40As I stepped inside, I overheard two omega maids whispering while they cleaned.
42:45Alpha's been in a terrible mood these past few days.
42:48Nothing we do makes him happy.
42:50Every morning, we lay out his clothes, and he just tosses them all onto the floor.
42:55I don't know what's gotten into him.
42:57You really don't know?
42:58He misses Luna.
43:00She used to make all his meals.
43:02Every morning, she picked out his ties and matched them with his suits.
43:06No wonder.
43:08I saw him the other night in his study.
43:10Sitting there till midnight.
43:12Just staring at a photo of her.
43:14Strange, isn't it?
43:15When Luna was still living here, he always came home late.
43:19But ever since she left, he's back early, sitting alone in that cold empty room.
43:25So, who does he actually care about?
43:27Luna or Miss Snow?
43:29I can't tell.
43:30But I really don't think he likes Miss Snow.
43:32Every time she gets close to him, he just snaps.
43:36Really?
43:37I froze in place for a beat.
43:39I let out a soft cough to announce my presence and interrupt their conversation.
43:43They turned away quickly as I walked over to the sink.
43:46I twisted the faucet and scrubbed my hands with all the strength I had.
43:49As if I could scrub away every trace of Ralph that had clung to me these past seven years.
43:54Every scent.
43:56Every memory.
43:57Everything.
43:58Luna.
43:58Don't call me that.
43:59I no longer belong to the Eclipse Pack.
44:02Oh.
44:02Really?
44:03Luna.
44:04The Alpha still cares about you.
44:06We can all see it.
44:07Nothing pleases him these days.
44:09He keeps snapping at us.
44:11And sometimes, he even calls out your name.
44:14My hands paused under the faucet.
44:15I looked up at the reflection in the mirror.
44:18Since leaving Ralph, I actually looked healthier.
44:20The color had returned to my face.
44:22For the first time in a long while, I saw a version of myself I liked,
44:26and I had no intention of going back.
44:29Alex arrived quickly.
44:30When he saw me, he stepped forward and opened the car door like a gentleman.
44:34What do you want for dinner tonight?
44:35Anything's fine.
44:37Tala, I hope you won't regret this.
44:38I didn't even spare him a glance.
44:40Because now I realized, choosing to bond with him in the first place had been the greatest mistake of my
44:46life.
44:46After everything with Ralph had seemingly ended, I received a package from him.
44:51Inside were the gifts he had once given me, each tied to a memory from my youth.
44:55Now battered and broken, thrown out carelessly by Bonnie.
44:58I spent the entire afternoon cleaning and fixing what I could.
45:01My heart growing heavier with each item I touched, as though it had been weighed down with lead.
45:07Just then my parents burst through the door, pale and visibly shaken.
45:11My father looked defeated.
45:13His eyes hollow with despair, while my mother wept quietly beside him.
45:17What happened?
45:18Something wrong with the pack?
45:19Well, he's lost it.
45:21My father's voice trembled.
45:23He sank onto the couch like a man whose world had just crumbled.
45:27He's pulled every economic support for pack.
45:29You know as well as I do, our businesses have been struggling for years.
45:34If weeps pack's funding is the only thing keeping us afloat.
45:38Now that he's pulled out, we're finished.
45:41What?
45:42We're allied through marriage.
45:44How could he do this?
45:46You broke the blood oath.
45:48Is he punishing us because of you?
45:52That's not all.
45:53All the human companies we had contracts with, they called today.
45:57Every single one can send deals, batting out, saying they'll never work with us again.
46:03He's blacklisting us.
46:04Ralph is making sure or pack has no place left in the human world.
46:08I froze at his words, and suddenly Ralph's words from the day before came back to me.
46:13Tala, I hope you won't regret this.
46:15So that's what he meant.
46:16He wasn't just trying to hurt me.
46:18He was destroying everything I held dear just because I chose to walk away.
46:22I let out a bitter laugh.
46:23Seven years of loyalty, sacrifice and compromise.
46:26Turns out, to him, it was just a game.
46:28A game he could toss aside the moment he lost interest.
46:31Those seven years of my life were a waste.
46:34Tala, my sweet girl.
46:38Please, go talk to Ralph.
46:41Beg him, if you have to.
46:43Ralph knew exactly what he was doing.
46:45This wasn't random cruelty.
46:47It was a calculated move that targeted me.
46:50Fine, I'll go see him.
46:51The next morning, I returned to Eclipse Pack's towering headquarters.
46:55This time, I wasn't the Luna.
46:57I was merely a representative of a crumbling Silver Creek Pack, an outsider begging for help.
47:02The werewolf guards at entrance no longer looked at me with respect.
47:06Their gazes were cold.
47:07Almost amused.
47:09They didn't stop me.
47:10They knew exactly why a washer, to beg for an audience with their alpha.
47:13I was told Ralph was in a meeting, so from 9 now until nearly 11.30, I sat in the
47:19public lounge of the lobby.
47:20People stared.
47:21Some looked curious.
47:22Others judged.
47:23Most just pitied me.
47:25And that was exactly what Ralph wanted.
47:27To humiliate me publicly.
47:29Eventually, a passing employee informed me that Ralph had already left through his private elevator to go out for lunch.
47:35That's winning new.
47:36He was playing me, testing how long I'd wait, breaking me down on purpose.
47:40But I didn't leave.
47:41I had to prove I was serious.
47:42To l'arpm, Ralph finally returned.
47:45When he saw me still waiting, his lips curled into a smug smile.
47:49You've got five minutes to say what you commit to say.
47:51I'd like you to take a look at these.
47:53Some of our ventures have already turned a profit.
47:56Ralph snorted.
47:56A big breakthrough, huh?
47:58What are we talking about?
47:59A million?
48:00Two?
48:00Tala, do you have an idea how much we earn every hour?
48:03Why should I invest in your pack?
48:05His words sliced deep.
48:06I clenched the file in my hand until the edges crumpled.
48:09What do you want from Ralph?
48:10Ralph, what will it take for you to honor the Alliance, eh?
48:13You beg me.
48:13Then maybe I'll consider it.
48:14I'm begging you, Ralph.
48:16That doesn't sound like begging.
48:18Nocturne Club tonight.
48:19You'll come with me.
48:20He wanted to make a spectacle out of me.
48:23To show the world I was still a subordinate.
48:25All right, this company, this pack was my father's legacy, my people's only hope.
48:30The Nocturne Club.
48:31Every supernatural elite in the city knew it.
48:34His intentions were clear.
48:36I hadn't eaten or drunk a thing all day.
48:38And yet, is too tall.
48:39Just as I was ready to leave his office, an ice-cold place drenched in his scent, my stomach
48:44let out an untimely growl.
48:46It wasn't loud, but in this dead silent room, it was thunder to a top-tier alpha's hypersensitive
48:52ears.
48:52Worse, the hunger triggered a disruption in my internal energy.
48:56A dull ache resurfaced in the lower part of my abdomen, right where an old wound had only
49:01just healed.
49:02My face turned pale.
49:04I cursed myself under my breath.
49:06Weakness was the last thing I could afford right now.
49:09All I wanted was to leave.
49:10Stop there.
49:11His voice rang out behind me, low, commanding, and impossible to ignore.
49:16I froze, not turning around.
49:18You haven't had lunch, have you?
49:19His tone was unreadable, but I could feel his gaze, sharp and unyielding, locked on me like
49:24a hawk sizing up prey.
49:26Sitting here waiting for his majesty to hand down a verdict didn't exactly leave me time
49:30for lunch.
49:31Isn't this what you wanted?
49:32To torment me, watch me squirm and realize just how far I've fallen?
49:36When did I ever do that?
49:37I had an emergency transatlantic video call in the secured conference room upstairs.
49:42You think I skipped lunch just to mess with you?
49:44I let out a bitter laugh, not believing a word of it.
49:47It sounded like something he came up with on the fly.
49:50It took another step toward the door only to be stopped again.
49:53My lunch is on the way.
49:54Sit, eat with me.
49:55No thanks.
49:56Just then, the door creaked open.
49:58The beta's secretary, Elena Sand, stepped in, pushing a heated food cart.
50:02The cart was laden with elegant dishes, and almost instantly the rich aroma began to fill
50:07the office.
50:08Alpha, your lunch is ready.
50:09I stared in shock.
50:11There were two sets of silverware on the tray.
50:13So, he hadn't been lying.
50:15He really hadn't eaten.
50:16Come on, sit.
50:17Let's eat together.
50:18Ralph shot me a quick glance and gestured toward the chair next to him.
50:21Like nothing had ever happened.
50:23Like there if between us, the shattered blood oath, had never existed at all.
50:28The proud wolf spirit inside me snarled in protest.
50:31It wanted me to reject this hollow kindness outright.
50:34I'll eat at home.
50:35Tala, have you forgotten why you're here today, and who do you represent?
50:39That pressure nearly stole the breath from my lungs.
50:41I had to swallow my pride, along with all the bitterness, and take the seat beside him.
50:47Elena remained composed, setting out the dishes with quiet efficiency before bowing slightly
50:52and slipping out of the room.
50:53My brows furrowed as I took in the food on the table.
50:56Every dish was something I had once made for him.
50:59Rosemary roast beef, to replenish the massive energy reserves his body burned through every day.
51:05Mooncap mushroom stew with devil root, to soothe the restless wolf spirit that surged in him when
51:10pack affairs overwhelmed his mind.
51:12And even the bitter green salad, a dish he always claimed to hate but which was undeniably good for
51:18his health.
51:18I had cooked these meals for him day after day for seven years.
51:21After we broke our bond, I thought he'd purge everything that carried my mark.
51:26Erase me from his life, even from his plate.
51:28But he was still eating them?
51:30What are you staring at?
51:31Eat.
51:32You knew I'd be here all morning and wouldn't eat?
51:34We've known each other too long, I lowering his head to slice into the roast beef.
51:38We were mates for seven years.
51:40Do you really think I don't know you well?
51:41You're the most stubborn creature I've ever met.
51:43Once you set your mind on something, you'll stay until the bitter end.
51:47The words hit me hard, like an invisible hand had clenched around my heart and given it a cruel
51:52twist.
51:52He was right.
51:53That's how I'd always been.
51:55I would wait, just like a stubborn tree rooted in place, until he came back.
51:59I used to think it was loyalty.
52:01Luna's dependence on her alpha.
52:03But maybe it was the pride of another alpha, too stubborn to walk away.
52:07My thoughts tangled like brambles.
52:09I gave my head a small shake, trying to cast them off.
52:12I cut a piece of steak and brought it to my lips.
52:14The warmth spread as it slid down my throat.
52:17It dulled the ache in my body and warmed the cold that had settled deep in my bones.
52:21The cooks can't hold a candle to you.
52:23Ralph dropped his fork, visibly annoyed after just a few bites.
52:27His face was drawn in open irritation.
52:29They can't even get the seasoning right.
52:31The timing's off.
52:32Useless.
52:33I should fire the whole lot of them.
52:34Top-rated chefs that I paid a fortune to and they still can't cook like you.
52:37Really?
52:38I think it tastes good.
52:39Everything on the table, from ingredients to technique, was flawless.
52:43Yet here he was, picking it apart.
52:46If you like it so much, then finish it.
52:48All of it.
52:49Without another word, Ralph strode back to his massive desk, diving into the endless stack
52:54of paperwork.
52:55I didn't realize how much I'd eaten until I finally leaned back, full and warm.
53:00Outside, dusk had settled over the city.
53:02Ralph was still working.
53:03He was buried in files, staring down problems like a lion surveying his territory.
53:08I used to find that focused look captivating.
53:10That part hadn't changed, but something inside me had.
53:14Finished?
53:14Yeah.
53:15If there's nothing else, I'll head out.
53:17I'll meet you at Nocturne Club at 8 sharp.
53:19Okay.
53:20But at least we were talking civilly.
53:22Maybe tonight wouldn't be as difficult as I'd feared.
53:25At exactly 8 in the evening, I arrived at Nocturne Club.
53:28This wasn't your average human night spot.
53:30It was the exclusive gathering place for the city's supernatural elite.
53:35Tonight, the club shimmered with dazzling extravagance.
53:37Magical dust floated through the air like fireflies twinkling beneath the chandeliers.
53:42The heady fragrance of roses mingled with the potent pheromones, creating a charged atmosphere.
53:48It didn't feel like a party.
53:50It felt like a grand proposal.
53:51As soon as I stepped inside, a half-demon with a sly grin sauntered up to me.
53:55His eyes raked over me with barely concealed mischief.
53:58Looks like Alpha Heming's pulling out all the stops tonight.
54:01Guess he's serious about winning someone back.
54:04Word is he rented out the entire club.
54:08If that's not a show, I don't know what is.
54:11I frowned not understanding what he meant.
54:14You don't know.
54:16Tonight's supposed to be Alpha Heming's big redemption arc.
54:20Apparently, he's throwing this whole spectacle for some woman he used to love.
54:25No idea what makes her so special.
54:29But apparently, Alpha Heming thinks she's worthy.
54:32Who is the woman he's talking about?
54:35Rationally, I knew there was no way he meant me.
54:37Ralph had long since cast me aside.
54:39Could it be Bonnie?
54:41To force me to watch as he proposed to that witch?
54:44I clenched my lips.
54:45I slipped into the darkest corner of the room.
54:48Ma'am, this is for you.
54:50When the lady of the night arrives, could you please give it to her?
54:54Before I could respond, another older server rushed over and snatched the robes.
54:58Are you out of your mind?
55:00Don't you recognize her?
55:01You still don't recognize who the leading lady is tonight?
55:05If Alpha Heming's plan fails because of you, it's on your head.
55:09I am terribly sorry.
55:11Ma'am, he's new.
55:13Didn't he know who you were?
55:14Please forgive us.
55:16They vanished just as fast.
55:18Eyes were starting to turn.
55:19People were whispering, curious, watching.
55:22The lady of the night?
55:24What if Ralph invited me here tonight because he really is trying to win me back?
55:28My heart started to pound faster.
55:30Heat rushing up my neck to my cheeks.
55:33Panic bloomed in my chest.
55:35What would I do if...
55:36Ralph got down on one knee and asked his ex Luna to marry him again.
55:40Could I say no?
55:41And if I did, could my pack survive the fallout?