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00:00Abandoned me in the old City Forbidden Zone. I heard his thoughts.
00:04Ivy is the perfect mate in my heart. Too bad we were never meant to be.
00:08Tonight's birthday party is for her.
00:10Let this be our last indulgence together.
00:12Selina's just a powerless waste. Without me, no shifter would ever want her.
00:16I'll just say a few sweet words later, and she'll come running back.
00:19That was when I finally learned.
00:21The woman Felix had always loved was Ivy Reed, the fake daughter who had stolen my identity for 18 years.
00:27He didn't know the girl he abandoned was about to awaken.
00:30Then I calmly called my father.
00:31About the marriage alliance with the Blackton family you mentioned before?
00:36I agree.
00:37Really?
00:38Before I could answer, Ivy's voice cut in.
00:41Dad, come on. Felix hired the best pastry chef in the capital for my cake.
00:50The call ended. I called again. No answer.
00:53Cold wind slid under my collar. Behind me, the brush shook hard.
01:00My blood froze.
01:01A massive charcoal gray wolf stepped out from behind the ruins.
01:04He was nearly twice the size of any normal wolf.
01:07Around his neck hung a blood-stained military tag.
01:10Colonel Maddox Blackthorn, the war god of the Blackthorn Pack.
01:13Three years ago, his mindscape was shattered on the front line.
01:16Since then, he could no longer shift back into human form.
01:20Every night, psychic storms drove him mad.
01:22The massive wolf stalked closer.
01:23I scrambled back and raised my hands, but he did not attack.
01:33I froze.
01:34For me?
01:35He looked at my hand.
01:40Thank you, wolf.
01:41The broken wolf king was the only one who protected me.
01:44The next second, his massive body convulsed.
01:47He collapsed with a pained growl, choking on a broken wine.
01:50A psychic storm.
01:51Maddox, I've never done this before.
01:55I can't promise it will work.
01:57But I won't leave you here.
02:03Everyone always said I was a powerless waste.
02:05But yesterday, my psychic power awakened for the second time.
02:08When I tested my psychic power...
02:14The monitor exploded!
02:16But before it died, the screen flashed one final reading.
02:19Her psychic power is SS+.
02:23SS+.
02:24Me?
02:27I had wanted to tell Felix.
02:29I had wanted it to be a surprise.
02:31But he never gave me time to speak.
02:33Maybe that was a blessing.
02:34At first, the wolf struggled.
02:35Then slowly, he went still.
02:38It's okay.
02:39I'm here.
02:40Just before darkness swallowed me, I heard boots pounding over broken pavement.
02:44We found him!
02:44The colonel is here!
02:47And there's a girl!
02:53I woke under a ceiling I did not know.
02:56The room was elegant, cold, and expensive.
03:03Miss Alina!
03:04You're awake!
03:05This is Blackthorn Manor.
03:07The doctor said you drained your psychic core and slept all night.
03:10Maddox, is he alive?
03:12The maid shook her head.
03:13My heart dropped.
03:16I failed?
03:17The door opened.
03:18Lady Blackthorn rushed in.
03:20No, child.
03:21You saved him.
03:23Maddox's collapse rate was above 90%.
03:26The doctor said he had days at most.
03:30After your healing last night, it dropped to 85.
03:33He regained awareness.
03:35So that was why I had not heard his thoughts.
03:37My gift had not failed.
03:39He simply had no conscious mind left.
03:41And still, even feral, he had not hurt me.
03:43He had pushed me a scarf to wrap my bleeding hand.
03:45My fiancé of five years had thrown me into a forbidden zone.
03:49A broken wolf had protected me.
03:51The irony almost made me laugh.
03:52What is your name?
03:53If you can help Maddox, name your price.
03:56Anything.
03:57My name is Selina Reed.
03:58I'm also the woman Mr. Reed planned to send here for the Blackthorn Marriage Alliance.
04:03The Reed family promised us Ivy Reed.
04:05She is supposed to be an A-rank empath.
04:07Now I understood.
04:08The Blackthorns had offered a military-grade healing serum supply line.
04:12They wanted Ivy.
04:13My father could not bear to give up his precious adopted daughter.
04:16But he also refused to give up the Blackthorn fortune.
04:19So he sent me the so-called Powerless Waste.
04:22They probably planned to make me replace her.
04:25The reeds are bold.
04:28Selina, your SS Plus Awakening stays between us.
04:32Let them regret it themselves.
04:38After Lady Blackthorn left, something shifted at the door.
04:41Maddox stood outside.
04:42Then his thoughts exploded in my head.
04:45She's awake!
04:46She's awake!
04:47That was her power last night.
04:49It felt so good.
04:50Like bathing in moonlight.
04:52Mom says she's my arranged mate.
04:54Whoever said arranged marriages are bad was an idiot.
04:57Do I step in with my left paw or right paw?
04:59Which one looks more dignified?
05:00I stared at him.
05:01Outside, he looked like a king.
05:03Inside, he was a tail-wagging puppy.
05:07Maddox?
05:09He walked to my bed with perfect dignity and lowered his head.
05:13She said my name!
05:14Her voice is pretty.
05:15Her face is pretty.
05:16Want to nuzzle?
05:16Want to lick?
05:16Want pus?
05:18I fought a smile and touched his head.
05:20His fur was soft.
05:22Ridiculously good.
05:24She touched me!
05:25She likes me!
05:26Good thing I didn't trip when I carried her back last night.
05:28My image would have been ruined.
05:30You carried me back?
05:32He gave one serious bark.
05:34Of course!
05:35Only I carry my mate.
05:38My ears warmed.
05:39Then my phone lit up.
05:40Maddox looked down.
05:41Why is there a man on her phone?
05:43Does my mate have another dog outside?
05:46He's not even that handsome.
05:47Not one-tenth of me!
05:49I picked up the phone from beside his paw.
05:51As soon as I answered, Felix's furious voice hit me.
05:54Selina, where the hell are you?
05:56We were supposed to register our marriage today, and you stood me up!
06:04Leave the phone away from my ear.
06:07Do you know how long I waited?
06:09Everyone thinks you dumped me!
06:13Marriage registration?
06:16Isn't she my mate?
06:19This man shouts too much.
06:21Terrible emotional control.
06:22Not husband material.
06:23Hmph.
06:24Quiet.
06:24Maddox immediately lay down, his head resting on the bed like a scolded dog.
06:28She snapped at me for another man!
06:31It's fine.
06:32I must be generous.
06:34Mom says a good mate is obedient.
06:36His thoughts gave me a headache.
06:39Good boy.
06:40I'll be with you in a minute.
06:41There's someone with you?
06:43Selina, did you find another shifter behind my back?
06:46Didn't you say we weren't registering anymore?
06:48You're still mad because I missed your birthday?
06:50Fine.
06:51I'll make it up today.
06:52I heard the familiar words and felt nothing.
06:55For five years, whenever he gave the best things to Ivy first, he always said he would
07:00make it up later.
07:01There was never a later.
07:04Felix, do you even know why I'm angry?
07:07Ivy's soft voice drifted through the line.
07:09Felix, is she still not here?
07:11I booked a fitting with my friends.
07:12We're going to be late.
07:14The call ended.
07:15A message popped up.
07:18You made us late.
07:19We'll register another day.
07:21There won't be another day.
07:24Don't be sad.
07:26You have me.
07:26Wolves are loyal, sweet, and very petable.
07:34Laughed despite myself.
07:36Five years ago, the Reeds brought me home.
07:38That was when I learned I was their real daughter.
07:40Ivy was the adopted girl who had lived my life for 18 years.
07:44But I had no psychic power, so my parents only felt disappointment.
07:48On my 18th birthday, every Reed daughter had to choose a shifter mate.
07:54No high-ranked shifter will want you.
07:57Go to the shifter registry and buy whatever is left.
08:00That was where I found Felix.
08:01He was badly wounded, about to be disposed of by the registry.
08:05I thought he was like me, abandoned.
08:06So I paid 200,000 credits for him.
08:09I paid his medical bills, fed him medicine, cleaned his wounds.
08:13The day he tested his S-rank, I thought our lives would finally get better.
08:16I had not saved a mate.
08:18I had raised a snake.
08:20Something tugged my sleeve.
08:21I looked down.
08:24Mate, follow me!
08:25I followed him to the third floor.
08:28He shoved open a door with his shoulder and began rummaging through the room like a giant wolf-shaped disaster.
08:33The walls were covered in medals and trophies.
08:35In the center hung a photo.
08:37The man in it was tall, black-haired, with sharp gold eyes.
08:40I had to admit it.
08:42Maddox was much better looking than Felix.
08:47Mate!
08:48This is my private vault key.
08:50First meeting gifts are important in wolf culture.
08:52Unlike certain foxes who miss birthdays.
08:54I opened the vault.
08:57I stared for a long time.
09:01This is the first gift I've ever received.
09:04Maddox went still.
09:05Then he dragged out another box.
09:07Don't be sad.
09:08Take it all.
09:08My private savings, too.
09:10Everything mine is yours.
09:11Maddox, I will heal you.
09:18For dinner, I offered to continue treatment.
09:20Lady Blackthorne refused immediately.
09:24Your power just awakened.
09:26The doctor said you need seven days of rest.
09:29Eat first.
09:30You're too thin.
09:33Lord Blackthorne placed a small tube beside my plate.
09:37The best scar cream in the Alliance.
09:39A young lady shouldn't keep scars on her hands.
09:41They did not demand my value.
09:43They did not ask me to heal Maddox at once.
09:45They told me to eat.
09:46To rest.
09:48I remembered my first day back at the Reed House.
09:52My father's first words were not
09:54Welcome Home.
09:56You're useless.
09:58And you look cheap.
10:00I didn't have anything else.
10:02No one asked what I had suffered in 18 years outside their walls.
10:07But the Blackthorns had known me one day.
10:09And treated me like someone worth protecting.
10:13Thanks.
10:14That night, I moved into the room Lady Blackthorne prepared.
10:17The room was deep blue.
10:18My favorite color.
10:20The closet was full of clothes in my size.
10:27A wolf wolf popped out from under the blanket.
10:30Maddoxen!
10:31Why are you here?
10:32He looked at me with innocent gold eyes.
10:34Warming the bed for my mate.
10:36A proper wolf husband must be useful.
10:39Did you bathe?
10:40Maddox lifted his chest proudly.
10:43I did.
10:43By myself.
10:44I guard my virtue.
10:46No one touches my body except my mate.
10:52You stared at it earlier.
10:53You may touch.
10:56For the first time in years, I slept without nightmares.
11:05Next morning, an unknown call woke me.
11:08Miss Selina Reid, five years ago you claimed the shifter Felix Vale from our registry.
11:13You have not completed the marriage bond within the required period.
11:17Under Alliance law, you may extend the claim or terminate it for a full refund.
11:21Maddox was beside the bed.
11:23The clerk continued.
11:24Please note.
11:25Mr. Felix Vale has awakened as an S-rank fox shifter.
11:29If you extend the fee, it will be recalculated at his current rank.
11:33A number appeared on my screen.
11:37I almost laughed.
11:38It was dozens of times higher than what I paid for him.
11:42Miss Reid, extend or terminate?
11:44I did not hesitate.
11:46Terminate the claim.
11:47Full refund.
11:48Are you sure?
11:50Once submitted, Mr. Vale's guarantee or file will freeze.
11:53If the final signature is not completed within 24 hours, he may be recalled for reassessment.
11:59I'm sure.
11:59A system message flashed.
12:01Felix Vale's guarantee or file has been frozen.
12:04Notice forwarded to military review.
12:07That fast?
12:09Then Felix's calls started flooding in.
12:15Who is calling my mate this early?
12:18It better not be that fox.
12:23Selena, are you insane?
12:26You terminated my claim?
12:28I was in my military interview.
12:31My guarantor file froze in front of the review board.
12:34They suspended my application.
12:37You humiliated me!
12:39You always said I was clinging to you.
12:42Now I'm freeing you.
12:44Shouldn't you be happy?
12:46Stop threatening me.
12:47You're still throwing a tantrum.
12:50Because I left you in the wasteland.
12:54Selena, don't forget.
12:55No one wants a powerless waist except me.
12:58Maddox let out a low growl.
13:01What was that?
13:03Who are you with?
13:04I looked at the giant wolf beside me.
13:06Eyes icy.
13:08Tail secretly wrapping around my ankle.
13:10My fiancé.
13:17Fiancé?
13:19You mean that useless wolf from Blackthorn?
13:22You'd lie that badly just to make me jealous.
13:24I did not explain.
13:26You'll find out soon.
13:28Then I hung up.
13:29Maddox stared at me.
13:30Outside.
13:31He looked like a war king.
13:32Inside, fireworks went off.
13:36She admitted it!
13:38She called me her fiancé in front of the fox!
13:41This day belongs in wolf history!
13:43The clerk was still waiting.
13:44Miss Reed, can you come in today to sign?
13:48I looked at Maddox.
13:49I need to go out.
13:50Can the family driver take me?
13:52Maddox jumped up so fast his tail nearly knocked over the lamp.
13:56No driver needed.
13:57I can do it.
13:58Wolf war god.
13:59Safe, fast, comfortable.
14:00Mate protection included.
14:02He nudged my arm.
14:03Eyes bright.
14:04He smiled.
14:05You'll carry me?
14:08He agreed instantly.
14:11I told the clerk.
14:13I'll come now.
14:14Ten minutes later, the butler had brushed Maddox's fur.
14:17His charcoal coat gleamed.
14:18A black military collar sat at his neck, pinned with his colonel medal.
14:22He stood at the manor entrance like a wolf king.
14:25His thoughts were not kingly at all.
14:28Am I handsome?
14:30Will my mate think I'm a hundred times better?
14:33No.
14:34A thousand.
14:35I touched his ear.
14:38Very handsome.
14:39Maddox froze.
14:43She called me handsome.
14:47Move out.
14:49Today the whole city must know she has a wolf.
14:53He lowered himself.
14:54I climbed onto his back and wrapped my arms around his neck.
14:57Then he shot out at Blackthorne Manor like gray lightning.
15:05The wind tore past my ears.
15:08The wasteland blurred behind us.
15:10I held his neck tight.
15:11I was not afraid.
15:12I felt free.
15:14In the city, he slowed down.
15:16His steps were smooth, almost noble.
15:18People turned to stare.
15:22What are they looking at?
15:24Their eyes are sticking to my mate.
15:26Too many bad males outside.
15:28Good thing I came.
15:29I almost laughed.
15:31Once I begged Felix to shop with me, he always said,
15:34It's too chaotic outside.
15:36I'd have to waste energy protecting you.
15:39But when Ivy asked, he drove, carried bags, and waited in lines.
15:44He had time, just not for me.
15:47Now I did not want him.
15:49At the shifter registry, the clerk nearly dropped his tablet.
15:55Colonel Blackstorne?
15:56Maddox gave him one cold glance.
15:58His aura made the room silent.
15:59But in my head, he was shouting,
16:02Yes, me!
16:03Now hurry and refund my mate!
16:04That fox doesn't deserve to occupy her claim slot!
16:06I signed the documents.
16:08The system pinged.
16:09200,000 credits refunded.
16:11Seeing the money return to my account lifted my mood.
16:14I hugged Maddox's neck.
16:16The refund came through.
16:17It's still early.
16:18Let's go shopping.
16:19His tail stiffened.
16:21A date?
16:22This is a date, right?
16:24Our first date and I didn't bring my card.
16:26Damn it!
16:27At the mall, I bought Lord Blackthorne a vintage earth tea set,
16:31Lady Blackthorne moonstone earrings,
16:33and Maddox a tactical watch.
16:35It looked like the one in his old photo, only lighter.
16:39Better for combat.
16:40Maddox flopped onto the floor and rolled onto his back.
16:44No!
16:45How can I let my mate pay?
16:47I am an unqualified husband!
16:49I crouched and rubbed his head.
16:51These are gifts from me.
16:52Of course I pay.
16:54And I just got my refund.
16:56I have money.
16:57He went quiet for two seconds.
16:59Then Joy returned.
17:00Mate's gift!
17:02I'll lock it in the vault and polish it three times a day!
17:09I looked at him.
17:11Gifts are meant to be worn.
17:13When you shift back, wear it for me.
17:15Maddox went still.
17:17His gold eyes turned wet.
17:19She noticed.
17:20My old watch broke on the battlefield.
17:22She remembered that detail.
17:23She loves me!
17:25I love her too!
17:26My ears warmed.
17:28I pretended not to hear.
17:30That night, I gave the gifts to the Blackthorns.
17:33Lady Blackthorn held the earrings and immediately teared up.
17:36I always said daughters are sweeter.
17:38She turned and glared at Maddox.
17:40Unlike certain sons who have never bought their family anything decent.
17:45Lord Blackthorn coughed and adjusted his glasses.
17:48His hand never left the tea set.
17:50From now on, you are half our daughter.
17:53No.
17:54Our daughter.
17:56My nose stung.
17:58In the reed house, I had given my parents gifts too.
18:01They never opened them.
18:02They told the staff to throw them into storage.
18:05Cheap things embarrass the reed name.
18:07But those gifts had been the best I could afford.
18:09The gift was never wrong.
18:11The receivers were.
18:12Over the next few days, I rested and studied psychic healing.
18:16Maddox stayed glued to me.
18:18When I read, he lay at my feet.
18:19When I practiced control, he rested his head on my knee.
18:22Sometimes, when he thought I was bored, he performed a perfect backflip.
18:29What's so good about that stupid book?
18:31She hasn't petted me today.
18:34Don't steal the book.
18:35Mate will be mad.
18:36But I'm dying of loneliness.
18:39His thoughts were too loud.
18:40So I read with one hand and stroked his head with the other.
18:44Sometimes I squeezed his paw.
18:46Only then did he settle behind me and become my living backrest.
18:51My phone buzzed.
18:53Messages from Felix.
19:01Selena, you really went to the registry?
19:03Do you know how humiliating it was to be dragged out during my military interview?
19:06Mr. Reed said you agreed to the Blackthorn marriage.
19:09No wonder you cut me off so fast.
19:10You already found another man.
19:12I read them once.
19:14Then I blocked him.
19:15People who did not matter did not deserve my emotions.
19:18Behind me, Maddox was thrilled.
19:20Blocked!
19:21Mate doesn't want you anymore!
19:22You still want to join the military?
19:24Once I recover, I'll flatten you into fox jerky!
19:26The image appeared in my head.
19:28Felix getting slammed into the floor.
19:30It felt good.
19:33Maddox.
19:33I closed the book.
19:35I think I'm ready.
19:37Tonight, I'll heal you again.
19:38The doctor said if your collapse rate drops below 80, you may shift back.
19:43Maddox lunged forward and buried his wolf head against my neck.
19:46Lucky day!
19:47First thing after shifting back, I'll avenge my mate.
19:50That night, the healing room was packed outside.
19:52Everyone waited in silence.
19:54I sat beside Maddox and placed my palm on his forehead.
19:59This time, I was not afraid.
20:01I followed the lessons, slowly untangling the chaos in his mindscape.
20:05To my surprise, Maddox did not resist at all.
20:08The book said only a shifter who trusted you completely would allow your power in.
20:12Even a flicker of rejection could trigger a rampage.
20:15My heart steadied.
20:17Half an hour later, I pulled my power back.
20:19Maddox's eyes stayed closed.
20:21His breathing was calm.
20:22The massive wolf vanished.
20:24A tall man sat in front of me.
20:28And he was completely naked.
20:30I stumbled back, my face burning.
20:33When shifters turn human, do clothes not come with you?
20:38Half an hour later, I pulled my power back.
20:41Maddox's eyes stayed closed.
20:43His breathing was calm.
20:44The massive wolf vanished.
20:46A tall man sat in front of me.
20:50And he was completely naked.
20:52I stumbled back, my face burning.
20:55When shifters turn human, do clothes not come with you?
21:01Maddox looked down.
21:02His face stayed calm.
21:04Normally.
21:05Yes.
21:06It's been a long time.
21:07I forgot.
21:08His voice was deep and rough, like wind over midnight stone.
21:11If I could not hear his thoughts, I might have believed him.
21:15Hehe.
21:15I did it on purpose.
21:17Showcase the advantage.
21:18What does that fox have?
21:20In pictures, he looks small.
21:21I choked on air and started coughing.
21:23Maddox moved in front of me instantly, patting my back.
21:27What's wrong?
21:27Did you drain yourself again?
21:30Then he shouted toward the door.
21:32Mom!
21:33The door flew open.
21:34Lady and Lord Blackthorn rushed in.
21:36They surrounded me and shoved Maddox against the wall.
21:40Selina, where does it hurt?
21:42Where's the recovery serum?
21:43Bring it now.
21:43I finally stopped coughing.
21:45I'm fine.
21:46I just choked.
21:46Lady Blackthorn confirmed I was okay.
21:49Then her gaze moved between me and Maddox.
21:51She paused.
21:52The next second, she grabbed Lord Blackthorn and left.
21:55Young people need privacy.
21:57The door shut.
21:58Silence fell.
21:59Maddox pulled on a robe and knelt in front of me on one knee.
22:04Selina, thank you.
22:05I almost reached out to pet his head.
22:07Halfway there, I remembered he was human now.
22:10It's okay.
22:11I'm happy you recovered.
22:12It's late.
22:13You should rest.
22:14Maddox nodded.
22:15Then he naturally turned toward my bed.
22:18I pushed him toward the door.
22:19You're rude.
22:49I don't dislike you.
22:52I've just never slept beside a man before.
22:54I'm not used to it.
22:55Maddox's eyes lit up.
22:57Good night, Selina.
22:58He left with suspiciously light steps.
23:02Marriage.
23:03Immediate marriage.
23:04I need legal sleeping rights.
23:06The next day, he truly started planning the wedding.
23:09Everything was arranged at the highest alliance level.
23:13Dress.
23:14Venue.
23:15Guest list.
23:16Bond registration.
23:18Moon goddess ceremony.
23:20It all moved so fast I could barely breathe.
23:22But every detail came to me first.
23:24Do you like this?
23:26If not, we change it.
23:29Never make yourself small for anyone.
23:31Being valued felt strange.
23:33So strange I could not refuse.
23:35On the day of my dress fitting, Maddox was supposed to come.
23:39Right before we left, the high commander called him on a secure military line.
23:43His brows tightened.
23:45I'll be back soon.
23:46I can go alone.
23:47Handle your work.
23:48I smiled.
23:49He stayed silent for two seconds.
23:51Then he called his second in command.
23:53Ford, go with her.
23:54Colonel Ford's mouth twitched.
23:56I'm deputy commander of the Ember Legion, not a bridal boutique bodyguard.
23:59Maddox looked at him coldly.
24:01Ford saluted.
24:02Mission accepted.
24:03At the boutique, a consultant wheeled out a white gown.
24:07Tiny star crystals covered the skirt, shining like a galaxy, caught in fabric.
24:12Miss Selina, Colonel Blackthorn had this made for you.
24:15It is the only one in the alliance.
24:18I was about to enter the fitting room when a familiar voice sounded behind me.
24:22Sister?
24:28Turned.
24:28Evie walked in, holding Felix's arm.
24:31Her eyes landed on the gown.
24:32Jealousy flashed.
24:33Then she quickly smiled.
24:37Sister, why are you trying on dresses alone?
24:40Colonel Blackthorn didn't come with you?
24:42Felix said he would come with me no matter how busy he was.
24:45Felix lifted his chin, like he was waiting for me to be jealous.
24:48I only said,
24:49Move.
24:50You're blocking the way.
24:51Evie's face stiffened.
24:52Then she looked at the gown again, greed in her eyes.
24:55It's so beautiful.
24:57Sister, I love it too.
24:59We grew up together.
25:01Let me have it, okay?
25:02You won't mind, right?
25:05I mind.
25:08I just wanted matching sister dresses.
25:10I'm sorry.
25:11This gown is one of one.
25:12There is no matching version.
25:17Selina, Evie likes it.
25:18Give it to her.
25:19Give it to her.
25:20Besides, Maddox is just a barely recovered broken wolf.
25:23You could wear anything and he wouldn't know the difference.
25:26I slapped him.
25:28Hard.
25:29The whole boutique went silent.
25:31Felix held his face, stunned.
25:33You hit me?
25:38Stared at him coldly.
25:40Maddox was wounded, protecting the Alliance.
25:43Without him bleeding on the front line,
25:44you would not even have the right to stand here and mock him.
25:49Insult him again,
25:50and I'll hit you every time I see you.
25:53Felix's eyes turned red.
25:55He reached for me.
25:56A hand caught his wrist.
25:57Colonel Ford stood behind him,
25:59expression like steel.
26:01Mr. Vail,
26:02I believe you just applied to join the military.
26:04The first rule of a soldier is never attack a protected civilian.
26:07Your application will be reviewed again.
26:10Felix went pale.
26:11Colonel Ford,
26:12this isn't what it looks like.
26:13Selina, explain.
26:14You were joking.
26:16Sister,
26:16I know you still care about Felix,
26:18but you can't ruin his future because you're jealous.
26:20I looked up at the cameras.
26:24Should we pull the footage and watch it from the start?
26:27They went silent.
26:28They came in arrogant.
26:30They left humiliated.
26:33After I tried on the dress,
26:35Ford looked at me and said quietly,
26:37Thank you for defending the colonel.
26:39I shook my head.
26:40It was the truth.
26:42Ford was silent for a moment.
26:47Many soldiers go from heroes to monsters the moment their minds break.
26:52If only people remembered what they once protected.
26:54I remembered that sentence for a long time.
27:00That night,
27:01Maddox found me on the balcony.
27:04Moonlight covered his shoulders.
27:06He held a bouquet of white roses.
27:08Selina,
27:09I came to apologize.
27:11Before I could answer,
27:13he stepped closer and took my hand.
27:16You're afraid.
27:18I froze.
27:20How do you know?
27:22My gift is emotion sensing.
27:23Every S-rank shifter developed one special ability.
27:27Mine,
27:27as SSC,
27:28came with two,
27:29healing,
27:30and thought perception.
27:31After a long silence,
27:33I asked the question buried deepest in me.
27:35If one day I lose my power and become ordinary again,
27:37will you still treat me like this?
27:40Maddox did not answer immediately.
27:42He intertwined our fingers and touched his forehead to mine.
27:47Silver light rose beneath our feet.
27:51When I opened my eyes,
27:53a crescent mark glowed on his forehead.
27:56I stared at him.
27:58What did you do?
28:00The moon goddess Bond.
28:02His voice was gentle and firm.
28:04From this moment,
28:05I can only be loyal to you.
28:07If I betray you,
28:09my mind will burn every day for the rest of my life.
28:12My voice nearly broke.
28:14Aren't you afraid I'll stop loving you?
28:16In the Alliance,
28:17women were rare.
28:18Healers were rarer.
28:20The law did not limit a woman to one mate.
28:22This bond only bound him.
28:24Not me.
28:25Maddox lifted my hand and kissed it.
28:30Then from now on,
28:31I'm the one who should be afraid.
28:33His thoughts flowed into me.
28:37I haven't done enough.
28:38From now on,
28:39she gets good morning kisses
28:41and good night kisses every day.
28:42If my mate leaves me,
28:44the moon goddess will punish me for her.
28:45But she's kind.
28:46She probably won't bear to watch me suffer.
28:48So basically,
28:49she'll stay forever.
28:53Fear in my chest cracked under his clumsy,
28:56shameless devotion.
28:57I stepped forward
28:58and wrapped my arms around his waist.
29:01Maddox, I won't leave you.
29:03He went rigid.
29:04Then he pulled me tightly against him.
29:07I believe you.
29:09Mate hugged me!
29:10So soft!
29:11I want to hold her forever!
29:12Why does Alliance marriage approval take so long?
29:15Terrible efficiency!
29:16I should file a complaint!
29:18I laughed.
29:19Before he left,
29:20I rose on my toes
29:21and kissed the corner of his mouth.
29:24Good night, kiss.
29:25Maddox's ears turned red.
29:27He walked to the door with his left hand
29:29and left foot moving at the same time.
29:31Then he suddenly came back.
29:33He lowered his head
29:34and brushed his lips against mine.
29:38Good night, kiss.
29:39Then he fled.
29:41Ah!
29:42Was I stupid just now?
29:43Does she think I'm not a war god?
29:44Just a dumb dog?
29:45I shut off thought perception.
29:48Finally, peace.
29:49On the wedding day,
29:50almost every powerful family in the Alliance came.
29:53After all,
29:54this was Maddox Blackthorne's
29:56first public appearance since his injury.
29:58Silver-blue star lamps floated above the hall.
30:01The moon goddess crest shimmered
30:03across the glass dome.
30:05Guests held champagne
30:06and smiled politely.
30:08Their whispers were not polite.
30:12I heard Colonel Blackthorne's mindscape
30:14was destroyed three years ago.
30:16Can he really recover?
30:19He's probably just here for show.
30:21The Reed family made a good deal.
30:24One powerless daughter
30:24in exchange for a military serum supply line.
30:28She's basically marrying a corpse.
30:31The Reed family stood not far away.
30:34My father and mother wore perfect smiles.
30:38Evie stood beside them in an expensive gown,
30:41staring at the main stage.
30:42Felix's face was dark.
30:44He was probably waiting to see me marry a wolf
30:46who could not shift,
30:48then regret it and crawl back.
30:52The music began.
30:54The doors opened.
30:55I walked in on Maddox's arm.
30:57He wore a black military dress uniform.
31:00His shoulders were straight.
31:01His medals caught the light.
31:03His dark gold eyes swept across the room,
31:05and the whole hall went quiet.
31:07Then the whispers exploded.
31:10Colonel Blackthorne?
31:12He's human again?
31:14That's impossible.
31:16The first medical institute said
31:17only an S-rank healer could do that.
31:19When did the Alliance get a healer that strong?
31:21A glass shattered.
31:23Ivy's champagne hit the floor.
31:25Her face went white.
31:26She stared at Maddox,
31:28then at me.
31:29Jealousy burned through her eyes.
31:31Felix froze in place.
31:32He was also an S-rank shifter.
31:35But the gap between him and Maddox
31:37was not just family or strength.
31:39It was the gap between a war hero
31:41remembered by the Alliance
31:42and a social climber
31:43who barely passed military screening.
31:46After the ceremony,
31:48several military elders surrounded Maddox.
31:51You really recovered?
31:54Who healed you?
31:55You hid this well.
31:56Maddox placed his hand at my waist
31:58and drew me forward.
31:59My wife, Selena Reed.
32:01SS Plus Psychic Healer.
32:04She gave me a second life.
32:05The hall fell silent again.
32:07Every eye turned to me.
32:09Shock, envy, disbelief.
32:11The Reed couple turned chalk white.
32:14The daughter they discarded as worthless
32:16was a rare SSD healer.
32:18Ivy gripped her skirt
32:19until her knuckles blanched.
32:21She was only an A-rank empath.
32:23The Reeds had pushed me
32:25into this marriage to protect her.
32:27Now everyone knew.
32:28They had kept the glass bead
32:30and thrown away the diamond.
32:35Father reacted first.
32:37He approached with a glass of champagne
32:39and a loving smile.
32:42Selina,
32:43you awakened your power.
32:45Why didn't you tell your family?
32:47My mother's eyes reddened.
32:48You silly girl.
32:50Parents and children don't hold grudges.
32:52You will always be our daughter.
32:55Before I could speak,
32:56Maddox stepped in front of me.
33:01Where were you when she was abandoned
33:02in a forbidden zone?
33:05Where were you when she was forced
33:07into this marriage?
33:08Now that she is SS,
33:10you remember she is your daughter?
33:12His voice was not loud,
33:13but their faces turned ugly.
33:15My father looked at me,
33:17certain I would soften
33:18and speak for him.
33:19I did not even give him a full glance.
33:21The Blackthorne family
33:23did not invite you here
33:24for a reunion.
33:25Return to the guest area.
33:28The reeds left stiffly.
33:31Ladder,
33:32I went to the restroom.
33:33When I came out,
33:34Felix waited at the end
33:35of the hallway.
33:37His eyes were complicated,
33:38as if he were the wounded one.
33:40Selina,
33:40when did you awaken
33:41SS Plus Power?
33:43Why didn't you tell me?
33:45I looked at him
33:46and almost laughed.
33:48That night,
33:49you brought me to the wasteland
33:50and said you had a surprise.
33:52I told you I had one too.
33:54Did I not tell you?
33:55Or did you never give me the chance?
33:57Guilt flashed across his face.
33:59Then he argued.
34:01Then why didn't you tell me later?
34:04If you had told me,
34:05of course I would have married you.
34:07That sentence exposed him completely.
34:09I asked coldly.
34:11So whether you wanted me
34:13depended on whether
34:14I was useless?
34:18Felix,
34:18you never loved me.
34:20So why would I marry a man
34:21who left me in a forbidden zone?
34:26He had no answer.
34:28After a moment,
34:29he gritted his teeth.
34:31You think Maddox loves you?
34:33He only wants you
34:34because you can heal him.
34:35A low voice came from behind me.
34:38That is none of your concern.
34:40Maddox walked to my side.
34:41The crescent mark on his forehead
34:43glowed faintly.
34:44Selina and I have sealed
34:45the moon goddess bond.
34:47For this life,
34:48I belong only to her.
34:50Felix's face changed.
34:52Everyone in the alliance
34:52knew what that bond meant.
34:54It was not business.
34:55It was loyalty.
34:56Life and pain
34:57offered with open hands.
34:59Maddox looked down at him.
35:00If you have time to harass
35:02another man's wife,
35:03maybe train instead.
35:06I heard Colonel Ford
35:07beat you in three moves.
35:09Felix snapped.
35:10With a roar,
35:10he swung a fist.
35:12Maddox caught his wrist
35:13with almost lazy ease.
35:15Then twisted,
35:16Felix hit the floor.
35:17Maddox looked at him.
35:19I said you were weak.
35:20You didn't have to prove it.
35:21Then he kicked him twice.
35:23I stood beside him
35:24and kept watch.
35:25When footsteps sounded nearby,
35:27I tugged Maddox's sleeve.
35:29That's enough.
35:30Bad look if someone sees.
35:32Maddox stopped at once
35:33and took my hand.
35:35As you wish.
35:37Felix lay there bruised
35:39and furious,
35:40watching us leave.
35:44After the wedding,
35:46Maddox officially returned
35:47to the Ember Legion.
35:48Alliance Media
35:49covered his comeback everywhere.
35:51I received an invitation too,
35:53from the Military Neuro Recovery Center.
35:55More precisely,
35:56the retired soldier's
35:57mental restoration ward.
35:59Manny shifters there
36:01had been forced to retire
36:02after psychic storms
36:03shattered their control.
36:04They were once heroes,
36:06but once their mindscapes broke
36:07and their beasts became unstable,
36:09they were locked away as dangers.
36:11I remembered what Ford said
36:13in the Bridal Boutique.
36:14Their service should not be forgotten.
36:16So I told Maddox,
36:17I want to go to the Recovery Center.
36:19I want to heal them for free.
36:21Maddox looked at me,
36:22eyes bright.
36:23Are you sure?
36:24It will be exhausting.
36:26Dangerous too.
36:27I nodded.
36:28I have this power.
36:30Not using it would be the waste.
36:32He suddenly lifted me
36:34and spun me once.
36:35Selina, do you know?
36:37I thought you came to save me.
36:40Now I see you came to save many.
36:42Soon, news spread that I had joined
36:44the Military Neuro Recovery Center.
36:46Some praised me.
36:47Others sneered.
36:50A-rank empaths charge fortunes.
36:52Why is she pretending to be a saint?
36:53Maybe she's using treatment
36:54to steal military secrets.
36:56I did not respond.
36:58Every day, I went to work.
37:00The first month,
37:01I healed three retired soldiers
37:03who were close to permanent beast form.
37:05The second month,
37:06seven soldiers dropped below the danger line.
37:08The third month,
37:09flowers began appearing outside the center.
37:11Shifters who had been abandoned by families
37:13and feared by society
37:15stood in sunlight again.
37:16For the first time,
37:18I truly felt my existence was not a mistake.
37:20I could choose who to love
37:21and I could choose who to become.
37:26As everything improved,
37:28a report reached the Alliance inspector's office.
37:31The whistleblower was Logan Hale,
37:33a retired soldier I had recently treated.
37:35The report was clear.
37:36Selina Blackthorn repeatedly pressured me
37:38during healing sessions
37:39to reveal classified military intelligence.
37:41I suspect she and Colonel Maddox
37:42porn of treason.
37:44The internet exploded.
37:49I knew free treatment was fake!
37:51She went from powerless
37:52to SS Plus overnight, suspicious.
37:54Doesn't the insect hive have banned drugs
37:55that force psychic evolution?
37:57Investigate the Black family!
37:58I stared at the screen
37:59as my hands went cold.
38:01Maddox sat beside me
38:02and took my hand.
38:04I believe you.
38:08The inspector's office tested Logan.
38:10He did not lie.
38:12Then he believes it happened.
38:13Three hours later,
38:15I met Logan at the inspector's office.
38:17Known arm was in a cast.
38:18His eyes held guilt and suspicion.
38:20You say I asked you
38:21for classified information during healing?
38:25Yes.
38:27She did ask.
38:29At the same time,
38:30his thoughts reached me.
38:32Who else was there?
38:37Only us.
38:40My heart sank.
38:41I never performed healing alone.
38:43Every session had medical logs,
38:45nurses, and cameras.
38:50I asked.
38:51Did I ask first,
38:53then heal you?
38:55Or ask during the healing?
38:56Confusion crossed Logan's face.
38:58I don't remember.
39:04When I left the interview room,
39:06Maddox was waiting.
39:09How was it?
39:11Logan didn't frame me on purpose.
39:13His memory was altered.
39:14And among the people who hated me
39:15and had the ability to tamper with memory,
39:17I knew only one.
39:18Felix.
39:24Maddox's face turned cold.
39:27Leave it to me.
39:27That night,
39:29he pulled Logan's movements
39:30from the last 72 hours.
39:32The medical center.
39:33His home.
39:33Then,
39:34a private clinic.
39:35In the footage,
39:36Ivy approached Logan's wife
39:37as an empath
39:38and handed her a bottle.
39:43This is the Reed family's
39:44newest neural recovery serum.
39:46It will help Logan heal faster.
39:48But it was not recovery serum.
39:50It was a powerful psychic sedative.
39:52After Logan passed out,
39:54Felix entered the room
39:55and altered his memories.
39:56They thought they had covered everything.
39:58But every military family district
40:00had invisible security recorders.
40:02The evidence was submitted.
40:03A memory restoration specialist
40:05recovered Logan's true memories.
40:07When the truth surfaced,
40:09Logan knelt in front of me,
40:10tears hitting the floor.
40:12I'm sorry, ma'am.
40:13I almost destroyed the person who saved me.
40:15You were used.
40:17This wasn't your fault.
40:18Felix and Ivy were arrested that day.
40:20Malicious alteration of a retired soldier's memory.
40:23Fabrication of treason evidence.
40:25Defamation of an Alliance criminal
40:27and his spouse.
40:28Inciting public panic,
40:30each charge was enough
40:31to bury them in prison for life.
40:33As Ivy was dragged away,
40:34she cried beautifully.
40:36Sister, I was just scared.
40:38I was afraid you'd take
40:40everyone's love from me.
40:41I looked at her calmly.
40:43I didn't take anything from you.
40:45You stole it.
40:46Now you're returning it.
40:47Felix stared at me,
40:48eyes full of resentment.
40:49Selena, if you had told me you were SS,
40:51we would never have ended up like this.
40:53No.
40:55If I had told you,
40:56I would have seen sooner
40:57that you never loved me.
40:58We're so good, right there!
40:59The inspector vehicle doors closed.
41:01Their voices disappeared.
41:06After the inspector's office
41:07released the truth,
41:08public opinion flipped fast.
41:14I apologize for insulting her.
41:17The Reeds and that couple
41:18are disgusting.
41:20Lady Blackthorne deserves
41:21the Alliance highest honor.
41:24At the same time,
41:25I released my official
41:26psychic test report.
41:28My SS Pliss psychic power
41:30is a natural second awakening.
41:35That statement destroyed
41:37the Reed family's final escape.
41:39While people accused me
41:40of using insect hive drugs,
41:42the Reeds had used the rumors
41:43to sell their new serum.
41:44They claimed,
41:46Selena's second awakening happened
41:47because she took the Reed Group's
41:49neural evolution drug.
41:51Desperate people bought it
41:53by the thousands.
41:55The Reeds made a fortune in days.
42:02But my report exposed them.
42:04Then the military discovered
42:05their so-called evolution drug
42:07was not only useless,
42:08but caused psychic instability.
42:11Reed Group was investigated.
42:13Stops crashed.
42:13Partners withdrew.
42:15Within a week,
42:16the Reeds filed for bankruptcy.
42:21When my parents came
42:23to Blackthorne Manor again,
42:24they had lost their arrogance.
42:26They stood outside the gates,
42:28worn and desperate.
42:30Selena, we know we were wrong.
42:31Your father prepared
42:32a share transfer agreement.
42:34Come home,
42:34and the Reed family
42:35will be yours.
42:37My mother cried.
42:40I'll cut Ivy off completely.
42:43You are our real daughter.
42:45I looked at them
42:47through the Iron Gate.
42:48This time,
42:49I turned on thought perception.
42:50If she comes back,
42:51the family can be saved.
42:53An SS Plus healer
42:55is a living fortune.
42:56The whole alliance
42:57will beg us.
42:57Just coax her first.
42:59Give her some shares.
43:00In the end,
43:00it all stays in the family.
43:02I smiled.
43:05Now you remember
43:06I'm your real daughter?
43:11Too late.
43:13Besides,
43:14Blackthorne Group
43:15transferred 20%
43:16of its shares
43:17to me yesterday.
43:18What the Reeds have left
43:19is not worth my time.
43:21My father's face
43:22went white.
43:22I continued,
43:23You love Prophet,
43:24not your daughter.
43:26Do not come here again.
43:28The gate closed.
43:29This time,
43:30I was not the one shut out.
43:33After that,
43:34I kept working
43:35at the recovery center.
43:36Busy.
43:37Tired.
43:39Fulfilled more and more
43:40retired soldiers recovered.
43:42The alliance also established
43:44a mental healing foundation
43:45in my name
43:46to help ordinary shifters
43:47who could not afford treatment.
43:49Sometimes Maddox
43:50came from base
43:51to pick me up.
43:52He stood outside
43:53the medical center
43:54in uniform,
43:55so cold
43:55and imposing
43:56no one dared approach.
43:58Only I knew
43:59what his mind
44:00was shouting.
44:02Is my maid out yet?
44:04Can I hold her hand today?
44:06She looks tired.
44:08She needs a hug.
44:09No.
44:10Public place.
44:11Be dignified.
44:12But she is my wife.
44:13What's wrong
44:14with one hug?
44:15I walked over
44:16and took his hand first.
44:19Maddox's face
44:20did not change.
44:21His ears
44:21quietly turned red.
44:25Hand held!
44:26She held my hand first!
44:28This day belongs
44:29in wolf history.
44:30I fought a smile.
44:32Why are you here?
44:33Aren't you busy?
44:33He looked down at me.
44:35His voice was low.
44:36I am.
44:37But picking you up
44:38matters more.
44:38My heart softened.
44:40Before getting into the car,
44:41I suddenly remembered something.
44:44Maddox.
44:45Yes?
44:46Did you already know
44:47I could hear
44:47shifter thoughts?
44:48His hand froze
44:49on the door.
44:50I narrowed my eyes.
44:53So you did know.
44:58Maddox was silent
44:59for two seconds
45:00then said calmly,
45:02I guessed.
45:04When?
45:04After the first time
45:06you heard me?
45:06The way you looked
45:08at me changed.
45:09I crossed my arms.
45:12So all those
45:12needy thoughts,
45:13jealousy,
45:14and begging for pets
45:15were on purpose?
45:16He coughed.
45:17Not entirely.
45:18I stared.
45:19He added seriously.
45:21Some were genuine emotion.
45:22I punched his arm.
45:23Maddox caught my hand
45:24and kissed it.
45:26I can sense
45:27your emotions.
45:29Back then
45:29you were always unhappy
45:30and used to being cared for.
45:32I thought if my thoughts
45:33were noisy enough
45:33at least you might laugh.
45:35My anger vanished.
45:37Anything else
45:37you hid from me?
45:39Yes.
45:40He answered
45:41too quickly.
45:41I looked up at once.
45:43Maddox's gaze softened.
45:44The first night I met you
45:45I was not conscious.
45:46The psychic storm
45:47had torn my mindscape apart.
45:49Only my inner wolf remained.
45:50I didn't escape the manna
45:51to hurt people.
45:52I was chasing light.
45:54I froze.
45:55He continued.
45:56When your power leaked out
45:57it covered you like moonlight.
45:59I thought I had seen
46:00the moon goddess
46:00from the old wolf legends.
46:02Even feral
46:03I couldn't hurt you.
46:04I wanted to get close
46:05to that light.
46:06My heart trembled.
46:07Maddox held my hand tighter.
46:10After I woke
46:10my mother told me
46:11you saved me.
46:12At first I thought
46:13heaven sent you to save me.
46:14But watching you
46:15at the recovery center
46:16saving soldier after soldier
46:17I understood.
46:18You were not sent only for me.
46:19You were sent for many.
46:20He paused
46:21then added quietly.
46:22Though sometimes I'm jealous.
46:23I laughed.
46:24Jealous of my patience?
46:28Yes.
46:29He sounded completely justified.
46:31They see you more than I do.
46:32Then his thoughts rang out.
46:34Damn it!
46:35Retired soldiers are fine.
46:37But why did that young leopard
46:38smile so brightly today?
46:40If he's healed
46:41he should go home.
46:41Stop wagging his tail at my wife.
46:43I finally laughed out loud.
46:45Maddox
46:46you're a wolf
46:46not a jar of jealousy.
46:48He lowered his head.
46:49Wolves are territorial.
46:52You are my moon.
46:53Of course I guard you.
46:55My heartbeat skipped.
46:58That night
46:58a meteor shower
46:59crossed the capital.
47:01Maddox led me
47:01to the moon goddess statue
47:03where he once
47:03bound himself to me.
47:05He took out a ring set
47:06with a moon core crystal
47:07the same silver blue
47:09as my power.
47:10The wedding was rushed.
47:12He said.
47:12I owed you a real proposal.
47:17Selina Blackthorne
47:18will you choose me again?
47:19I remembered the night
47:20Felix abandoned me
47:21to the forbidden zone.
47:22I had thought the world
47:23threw me away.
47:24But it was where my life
47:26turned toward life.
47:26I will.
47:27He slid the ring
47:29on my finger
47:29and kissed my fingertips.
47:31His thoughts were soft.
47:32She chose me herself.
47:35I'm lucky.
47:37That night
47:38when you gave me that scarf
47:39I thought
47:40if you wouldn't hurt me
47:41even Farrell's
47:42you must be
47:43a very good man.
47:45Thank you for pulling me
47:46out of a world
47:46where no one loved me.
47:47He lowered his forehead
47:49to mine.
47:49I fell into darkness.
47:51Then you came
47:52like the moon.
47:53The moon may shine
47:55for many
47:55but I fell only for you.
47:57I whispered.
47:58He kissed me
47:59under the meteor sky
48:00his crescent mark
48:01glowing against my ring.
48:02His last thought
48:03reached me.
48:04My moon.
48:05My wife.
48:06My forever.
48:07This time
48:08I kept listening.
48:11The moon may be
48:11The moon may be
48:11The moon may be
48:11The moon may be
48:13The moon may be
48:13The moon may be
48:14The moon may be