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00:05After my serpent shifter, Silas Ashcroft, bit me again, I went to the clinic alone.
00:10The nurse looked at my wound and frowned.
00:12This cut is deep.
00:13It will definitely leave a scar.
00:14Has your shifter ever received proper social training?
00:16He has.
00:17He was one of the best graduates.
00:18A shimmering silver holographic screen suddenly flickered in front of me.
00:22It's just a scratch.
00:23Did you really need to go to the clinic?
00:24I'm hungry.
00:25Come back and cook for me.
00:26You can't even take proper care of me.
00:28So that was what he thought of me.
00:29I turned around and went straight to the shifter registry.
00:31Hi.
00:32I want to replace my shifter.
00:34The staff at the shifter registry was very polite.
00:36She asked the usual question.
00:37Miss Hart, you and your shifter have been registered for almost a year.
00:40You will soon be eligible for a bonding ceremony.
00:42Why do you want to replace him now?
00:44A bitter feeling rose in my chest.
00:46So it had already been a year.
00:47I used to look forward to the bonding ceremony more than anything.
00:50And I had once happily asked Silas what kind of bonding rings he liked.
00:53Silas only curled his lips in disgust.
00:57Do you really think you deserve me?
00:59No matter how much you beg, I will never bond with you.
01:02Let me kindly tell you something, lowborn human girl.
01:04You look disgusting when you cry.
01:06I was indeed a lowborn human, and I could only do basic work.
01:09No matter how hard I worked, I could never give Silas the level of care he wanted.
01:13In fact, being able to sign a contract with a pure-blood white serpent shifter like Silas had been an
01:17accident.
01:18I swallowed the lump in my throat.
01:20He doesn't like me.
01:21Maybe he even hated me.
01:23Train shifters should love their bonded human with absolute loyalty.
01:26With proper training, this should never happen.
01:28She was right.
01:29It should never happen.
01:30But it happened to me.
01:31I tried to smile as if it did not matter.
01:33Maybe I just have bad luck.
01:35There may have been a problem with our training.
01:37Please do not blame yourself.
01:38Come with me, Miss Hart.
01:40Back then, I had paid $100,000 for Silas, so I could choose a replacement shifter in the same price
01:46range.
01:46The staff swiped her wrist over the desk.
01:48Serpent shifter.
01:49Leopard shifter.
01:50They were not as stunning as Silas, but they were still beautiful.
01:53I hesitated for a moment.
01:54Actually, I wanted a wolf shifter, preferably a white wolf.
01:57I had heard wolf shifters were the most loyal to their humans.
02:00Even if I were a lowborn human, maybe he would still like me.
02:03Do you have any others?
02:04Not at the moment, but new shifters are trained very quickly.
02:06The next group will be available in two months.
02:08As compensation, we can let you choose first.
02:10I nodded.
02:11The staff walked me to the door.
02:13One hidden profile glitched at the edge of the screen.
02:15A beast man appeared inside the cracked hologram.
02:17He had cold red pupils, black dragon horns, and a long armored tail.
02:21He was beautiful in a dangerous way, but he was a dragon shifter.
02:24Actually, he is the most disciplined shifter we have.
02:27The shifter registry wanted to test a new program for dangerous bloodlines.
02:31I heard Salien is not an ordinary dragon shifter.
02:33He is war-bred.
02:34But no one wanted him.
02:35They were afraid he might hurt them.
02:36The bosses don't want to lose money, so they plan to sell him to the fighting pits today.
02:40The staff sighed even louder.
02:42I heard shifters sent to the fighting pits get torn apart, piece by piece.
02:45Sometimes they don't even come back in one piece.
02:47If he goes there, he will only die.
02:49That sounded painful and cruel.
02:51No one wanted him.
02:52No one wanted me either.
02:54Maybe dragons could be just as loyal, right?
02:56Is he really obedient?
02:57Sure.
02:58He is very obedient.
03:00Okay.
03:00I'll take him.
03:02I pressed my thumb against the glowing contract panel.
03:05The words, replacement request submitted, appeared in blue light.
03:10The registry staff said Kalen would arrive in three days.
03:13On my way home, I saw Silas and Vivian Ashford from far away.
03:17The white-haired serpent shifter stood in the evening light.
03:20His features were flawless.
03:22Vivian lived in the noble quarter, which meant she was highborn, smart, and elegant.
03:27She had everything I didn't have.
03:29After she met Silas, she often came by with premium shifter tonics, so they had become unusually close.
03:35Then Vivian saw me.
03:36Ivy, were you working again?
03:38Ivy, I don't mean to be rude, but you and Silas are almost bonded.
03:42You should at least try to dress up a little.
03:45Look at what you're wearing.
03:46If people saw you two on the street, who would believe you belong together?
03:50I think this is fine.
03:52She wouldn't look good even if she dressed up.
03:54At least this way, people can pretend she simply doesn't know how, instead of knowing she's just ugly.
03:59Silas, how can you say that to a girl?
04:01You try to help her, and she thinks you're meddling?
04:04Low-born humans can't understand how high-born people think.
04:06Being bought by her was a lifetime of bad luck.
04:08Silas had not always been like this.
04:10Even though I could not afford the premium tonics he needed.
04:13Even though the cheap clothes I bought sometimes rubbed his delicate skin raw.
04:17Silas still used to tell me he was lucky to have met me.
04:20Everything changed on that day.
04:22My bag fell onto the street, so Silas crouched down to help me pick it up.
04:25Just then, a luxury car stopped beside us.
04:28A black serpent shifter stepped out, and stepped on Silas' hand.
04:32Are you Silas?
04:34The most popular serpent at the registry?
04:35How did you end up with such an ugly low-born human?
04:39But I guess it made sense.
04:40A defective serpent and a low-born human.
04:42What a perfect match!
04:44After that, Silas locked himself in his room all night.
04:47I stayed outside his door for the whole night.
04:49Defective was just a word.
04:50We had food, a home, and each other.
04:52That was enough.
04:53Then Silas opened the door.
04:54You had never had anything better.
04:57So of course you could call this enough.
04:58Later, he met Vivian Ashford.
05:00She could give Silas what he wanted.
05:02They became closer, day by day.
05:04Sometimes, as they talked, Vivian would lean against him.
05:06I once asked him carefully.
05:08You are my shifter.
05:09Can you stay away from Vivian?
05:11If I hadn't been defective, you never would have gotten me.
05:13You took advantage of me.
05:15I never belonged to you.
05:18But back then, Silas had been the one who begged me to save him.
05:22In this new world, male shifters carried the duty of giving humans airs.
05:27Silas had once been one of the finest shifters ever trained.
05:30Before he was diagnosed as infertile, his price had been sky high.
05:34But even after his price dropped to $100,000, no human wanted a useless serpent.
05:40The shifter registry had planned to send him to the Red Lantern District to recover their loss.
05:44That day, I went there to buy my first shifter.
05:47Then Silas broke free from his restraints.
05:49Please save me.
05:50I'll be good to you.
05:51I'll be your family.
05:52I don't want to die.
05:54Please.
05:54I had never had a family, and I had grown up in an orphanage.
05:58His words reached the softest part of me.
06:00I like children, but having one family member first sounded good, too.
06:04So I spent all my savings, and even took out a loan to buy Silas.
06:08I never brought up that day again, because I was afraid of hurting his pride.
06:11But in his heart, I was the one who used him.
06:13We had a fierce argument.
06:15My hand accidentally brushed against his.
06:17Out of instinct, he shoved me away with vicious force.
06:20My arm hit the sharp corner of the table.
06:22The cut was so deep, I could see bone.
06:24If you hadn't tried to touch me, you wouldn't have been hurt.
06:26You did this to yourself, so go to the clinic yourself.
06:28I'm going shopping with Vivian today.
06:30Even if I went, it wouldn't ease your pain.
06:33Stop acting like everything was my fault.
06:35Then I went to the clinic alone.
06:36The nurse sighed while treating my wound.
06:40This cut is deep.
06:41It will definitely leave a scar and ache whenever it rains.
06:44If you and your shifter are this incompatible, maybe you should let him go.
06:47I suddenly understood that I could let him go.
06:49We did not have to be tied together forever.
06:51My thoughts returned to the present.
06:53Silas, did you really feel tortured being with me?
06:55Yes. A low-born girl like you finally got me.
06:58How could you ever let go?
06:59You would cling to me until I died.
07:04I prepared a gift for you.
07:06You'll know in a few days.
07:07Don't tell me it's another bottle of cheap tonic.
07:09The kind even a dog wouldn't drink.
07:11Do I have to waste my strength pouring it down the toilet again?
07:13No. It's what you wanted most.
07:15It had better be.
07:19Vivian came early the next morning.
07:21Silas and I agreed to go shopping today.
07:23Our taste was almost the same.
07:24We always had something to talk about when we went out.
07:27Ivy, you wouldn't be angry, right?
07:30I'm not angry.
07:31Ivy Hart, you're not angry?
07:33No. Go wherever you wanted.
07:35In the past, I would have been upset.
07:36And I wouldn't have wanted Silas to go.
07:38He never wanted to go anywhere with me.
07:40But he always had time for someone else.
07:42But today, I had things to do too.
07:44The seasonal sale at the mall started today.
07:46I had to hurry and buy things for Kaylin.
07:48Isn't it better if she doesn't make trouble?
07:50Stop wasting time.
07:52Let's go.
07:52I watched them stand so close together.
07:55There was no soreness in my chest anymore.
07:57I only put on my shoes and left quickly.
07:59The mall was full of lowborn humans with ordinary shifters.
08:02They looked crowded, cheap, and happy.
08:04Maybe that was all I had ever wanted.
08:06A warm, ordinary shifter partner.
08:08If Silas had never begged me to save him, I might have had that life long ago.
08:12By the time I got home, the sky was dark.
08:14For once, Silas was actually home.
08:15Usually, when he went out with Vivian, he would not come back until late at night.
08:19Silas sat on the sofa with his arms crossed.
08:21Where did you go?
08:22You didn't even cook for me.
08:24It's bad enough that I had to suffer with you.
08:26Now I couldn't even get a meal.
08:28Oh, I thought you would eat at Vivian's place.
08:29And I thought you didn't want my food.
08:31On your last birthday, I cooked all afternoon.
08:33But you threw everything into the trash.
08:35Silas choked on his words.
08:37I ignored him and started sorting out the things I bought for Kaylin.
08:40Scale polish.
08:41A horn brush.
08:42Scale oil.
08:42At some point, Silas came to stand behind me.
08:45Are you taking care of me like a pet now?
08:47I don't need things made for low-grade shifters.
08:49That polish would ruin my scales.
08:50And that oil isn't refined enough.
08:52Since you already bought them, I can force myself to use them.
08:55They're not for you.
08:56What did you mean?
08:57I was not good enough for a high-grade shifter like you.
08:59I already submitted the replacement request.
09:01In two days, you won't have to see me anymore.
09:05Silas and I stared at each other.
09:07So Vivian was right.
09:08What?
09:09You saw us together.
09:10Now you're pretending to replace me, so I'll regret it.
09:13She said you were full of tricks.
09:14She was right.
09:15You thought a few threats would make me crawl back to you like those cheap shifters?
09:19If that's what you wanted to believe.
09:20My calmness only made Silas angrier.
09:23He ripped the calendar off the wall.
09:24The 20th of next month had been circled with a heart.
09:27I had marked it for our bonding ceremony.
09:28You just wanted the bonding ceremony, right?
09:31You started asking about rings half a year ago
09:33and kept pushing me to live with you.
09:34If you were that desperate for me, you should have just said it.
09:38Stop playing these dirty little games.
09:39A shifter had the duty to stay by his bonded human's side.
09:42At first, I thought we simply were not close enough
09:45until I realized Silas just did not want to.
09:47Even then, we had never been intimate.
09:49I had never even held his hand.
09:51Yet I had watched him hold Vivian's.
09:53Once, when I looked hurt, Silas only sneered.
09:55Vivian almost fell.
09:56I only caught her.
09:57Not everything was as filthy as it was in a low-born human's mind.
10:01I looked at Silas.
10:02He felt like a stranger now.
10:03For the past year, I had loved him with everything I had.
10:06But in his eyes, all my love had become schemes.
10:09Silas was still furious.
10:10He tore the calendar apart.
10:12Even if I bonded with you, I would still see Vivian.
10:15When we walked outside, no one could know we were together.
10:18Silas, no wonder you were defective.
10:20Buying you was such bad luck.
10:22Silas's golden pupils contracted.
10:24He bristled.
10:25That day, the shifter registry staff arrived exactly on time.
10:33Silas stared at the dragon shifter named Kaelin.
10:35Kaelin was tall.
10:36His broad shoulders filled the doorway.
10:38I had to lift my head to meet his gaze.
10:40This was my first time standing so close to a dangerous breed.
10:43Could he really be obedient?
10:45Kaelin noticed my fear.
10:46He slowly lowered his head before me.
10:48He permitted me to touch him.
10:49Miss Hart, I am Kaelin.
10:52From today on, I belong to you.
10:55Don't be scared.
10:56Kaelin was dangerous, but he had never hurt a bonded human.
10:59He followed commands very well, especially from the person he accepted.
11:03But the shifter registry was under renovation right then.
11:06Silas's return would have to wait about two weeks.
11:09Could he stay here temporarily?
11:10The shifter registry would cover the holding fee.
11:13As she spoke, Kaelin's black dragon tail brushed lightly against my ankle.
11:17Then it curled around me once, like a silent claim.
11:20I had not answered yet.
11:22Silas looked at Kaelin.
11:23Filthy mutt.
11:25Say that again.
11:27I grabbed Kaelin's sleeve without thinking.
11:29Kaelin stopped at once.
11:31He looked down at my hand.
11:32Did I scare you?
11:34No.
11:36I wouldn't hurt him unless you allowed it.
11:38My heart skipped a beat.
11:39The worry in my chest disappeared.
11:41Who said dragons were only fierce?
11:43This dragon was dangerous, but he listened to me.
11:46Exactly what I wanted.
11:47Then she took out her work badge.
11:50Number 456.
11:52Pureblood White Serpent Shifter.
11:53Silas Oshkroth, correct?
11:55Yes.
11:56On behalf of the shifter registry, I officially informed you.
11:59Your bonded human had requested a replacement.
12:02The shifter registry was very disappointed in your failure to fulfill your duties.
12:06In two weeks, we would carry out your return process.
12:09Please be prepared.
12:11After the staff left, Silas grabbed Kaelin's arm.
12:14Get away from her mutt!
12:16Kaelin did not move, so Silas pulled harder.
12:18Take your hands off.
12:21What?
12:21Are you going to breathe fire at me?
12:24Only if Ivy allowed it.
12:25Silas's face twisted.
12:27The next second, he shoved him hard.
12:29Kaelin could have dodged, but I was standing right behind him.
12:32So he took the hit instead.
12:33His hand struck the corner of the table.
12:35Kaelin glanced at his injured hand.
12:37Then he looked at me.
12:38Were you hurt?
12:38My heart tightened.
12:39I pushed Silas aside and went to Kaelin.
12:41I'm fine.
12:42What about you?
12:44It didn't matter.
12:45Silas stumbled into the wall.
12:46Ivy, I knew exactly what you were doing.
12:48You brought this dragon here to force me into bonding with you.
12:52Go cancel the replacement request right now and send him back.
12:55Otherwise, I would never bond with you.
12:57Silas!
12:57I was completely out of patience.
12:59I'll tell you one more time.
13:01I didn't want you anymore.
13:04Silas stormed out.
13:05I stayed home and treated Kaelin's hand.
13:08Kaelin kept turning his face away instead of looking at me.
13:10My heart sank.
13:11I was afraid of meeting another Silas.
13:13So I decided to say everything first.
13:16Do you regret it?
13:17He turned back at once.
13:18If you stay with me, there will be no premium tonnets.
13:20I can only afford ordinary things.
13:21Because I am a lowborn human.
13:23I work two jobs every day.
13:25And I am not very pretty.
13:28If you feel ashamed, I can send you back.
13:31I tried to sound relaxed.
13:32But I quietly wiped my damp palm behind my back.
13:35Kaelin looked at me.
13:36I'm sorry.
13:37My heart dropped.
13:38So he really regretted it.
13:40Kaelin caught my wrist before I could pull away.
13:42I wasn't sorry you chose me.
13:44I was trying not to scare you.
13:46I was supposed to be sent to the fighting pits that night.
13:49Then they told me a human girl had chosen me.
13:51So I held your photo all night.
13:53I kept thinking, if she really wanted me, I would belong to her.
13:57If anyone hurt her, I would tear them apart.
14:01Then I met you.
14:02And you were afraid of me.
14:04So I tried to look gentle.
14:05I still thought it might have been a mistake.
14:08Maybe the registry had called the wrong name.
14:11Maybe you would see me and change your mind.
14:13But you touched my horns.
14:15You stood beside me.
14:17You asked if I was hurt.
14:18Something in my chest loosened.
14:20I held his hand.
14:21His palm was hot.
14:23A little damp from nerves.
14:24And for the first time, someone was afraid I would reject him.
14:28Don't call me Miss Hart anymore.
14:29Call me Ivy.
14:31Kaelin looked at me for a long time.
14:32Then he lowered his head.
14:34Ivy.
14:36I would never make you regret choosing me.
14:39When Silas came back, Vivian came with him.
14:42He went straight into the room.
14:43Soon, I heard him packing.
14:45Vivian stood by the entrance, with disgust in her eyes.
14:49Ivy.
14:50You've worked for so many years, and this tiny apartment was all you could afford.
14:54Have you ever thought maybe you just didn't work hard enough?
14:57Silas told me you wanted to replace him.
15:00You really didn't know how lucky you were.
15:02If I had a shifter as good as Silas, I would do whatever it took to give him the life
15:06he deserved.
15:07How could you drive him away?
15:09Silas' voice came from the room, sharp and cold.
15:12What taste could a lowborn human have?
15:13She found herself a filthy dragon.
15:15Now the whole room smelled.
15:17There were only two days left.
15:18There was no need to argue with them.
15:20I lowered my head and kept stroking Kaelin's dragon tail.
15:23Because no one had wanted him, the registry had never cared for them properly.
15:27I had to polish them well.
15:28They deserved better than neglect.
15:30Silas and Vivian kept insulting me, one sentence after another.
15:33Then Kaelin suddenly spoke.
15:35Careful, serpent.
15:36Silas rushed out of the room.
15:38What did you say?
15:39You heard me.
15:40A male who flirted outside his bond had no right to call anyone dirty.
15:44Say one more word about Ivy.
15:46I dare you.
15:48I was stunned.
15:50Was he doing this for me?
15:51A quiet worm throws in my chest.
15:54I looked at Kaelin.
15:55He was still staring at Silas.
15:57But when my fingers touched his sleeve, he immediately lowered his head.
16:00As if my touch alone could calm the dragon.
16:04Vivian let out a cold laugh.
16:06Ivy, since you disliked Silas so much, you wouldn't mind if he stayed at my place, right?
16:12I didn't mind.
16:14Ivy Hart!
16:15You had wanted to drive me away for a long time?
16:17I looked at the shirt under his foot.
16:19It had cost $500.
16:22And I was still wearing a cheap hoodie.
16:25Silas, weren't you the one who wanted to leave me?
16:28Yes, I wanted to leave you.
16:29I didn't want to stay in this broken place for another minute!
16:32Vivian quickly stepped closer.
16:34Silas, don't worry.
16:36If you came home with me, I would give you the best of everything.
16:40But Silas did not answer her.
16:43Only his white serpent tail lashed against the floor.
16:47Again and again.
16:48After a long moment, he took two steps forward.
16:51Then stopped.
16:52He looked back at me.
16:53I lowered my head and pretended not to notice.
16:57Silas?
16:57Silas moved again.
16:58But this time, he pushed Vivian out the door.
17:01I didn't want to stay here.
17:03But the shifter registry ordered me to remain at Ivy Hart's place.
17:06I wasn't breaking the rules for anyone.
17:09Vivian, when I was listed again, you could come to the shifter registry for me.
17:12The front door shut tight.
17:14Vivian's angry voice was cut off outside.
17:17Kaelin watched Silas' rigid back.
17:19Then he leaned close to my ear.
17:21Ivy, let's go back to the room.
17:23It's late.
17:23We should get some rest.
17:25My ear burned.
17:26It was an ordinary sentence, yet somehow it sounded dangerous.
17:30Silas suddenly turned around.
17:31You two are sleeping in the same room?
17:33Kaelin placed an arm around my shoulders.
17:35Yes.
17:36I stayed wherever Ivy wanted me to stay.
17:39I made the new bedding soft and comfortable.
17:42Sorry, Kaelin.
17:43When Silas left, I'd clean out that room for you.
17:46For now, you might have to sleep on the floor.
17:48The weather was warm anyway.
17:50You were a dragon, so you should be...
17:52I turned around.
17:54Kaelin was standing by the door.
17:55Ivy, did I do something wrong?
17:58No, you did nothing wrong.
18:00Then why were you putting distance between us?
18:02His voice was calm, but his tail had gone still.
18:04The small bedroom suddenly felt even smaller.
18:07We only met today.
18:08I was afraid you wouldn't want to stay so close to me.
18:11Kaelin walked toward me.
18:12He stopped in front of me and lowered himself to one knee,
18:15like a proud dragon lowering his head before the one he had chosen.
18:18I wanted to stay close to you.
18:20I wanted your scent on me.
18:22I wanted every shifter to know I belonged to you.
18:25Kaelin, he took my hand, his thumb brushed over my wrist.
18:28Ivy, I was trained to obey, but this wasn't training.
18:32This was me asking.
18:33Let me protect you.
18:35Let me be yours.
18:37My heart beat too fast.
18:40Silas had never wanted to touch me.
18:42He once said being close to a low-born human made him sick,
18:45but Kaelin lowered his head and kissed my palm.
18:48I wasn't like the serpent outside.
18:51I would never make you beg for affection,
18:54and I would never be ashamed of wanting you.
18:56I stepped back.
18:57Kaelin caught my waist before I fell.
18:59He only looked at me.
19:01Tell me to stop, Ivy.
19:02My throat went dry.
19:04I should have said something, but I only held his shoulder.
19:07Then Kaelin lowered his head and kissed me.
19:09Much later, when I could finally think again,
19:11I heard rain outside.
19:13No wonder the room felt so warm.
19:14I reached out to turn off the light,
19:16but Kaelin caught my wrist and pulled me back.
19:19I think someone was outside, knocking on the door.
19:23Don't.
19:23The kiss on my neck stopped.
19:25Then Kaelin lifted his head.
19:26Were you still thinking about him?
19:28I almost wanted to cry.
19:30No.
19:31His hand tightened around my waist.
19:32Then tell me who you wanted.
19:34I wanted you.
19:35The knocking outside stopped for a second.
19:37Outside the door, there was no sound.
19:39Then Kaelin lowered his head again.
19:41Good.
19:42The light went out.
19:43The next morning, my whole body ached as I got dressed.
19:47I complained silently.
19:48He really was as overbearing.
19:50Kaelin stood behind me and lowered his head to my neck.
19:54Ivy, your scent was still on me.
19:56I wanted it there again tonight.
19:58My face burned.
19:59I opened the door.
20:00Stop it.
20:01I could barely walk.
20:02The moment I saw Silas, my words stopped.
20:04His eyes were dark with rage.
20:06Ivy Hart, had you no shame?
20:09Before I could speak,
20:10Kaelin's hands settled around my waist.
20:12Serpent.
20:13Say one more word to her like that,
20:16and the registry would have nothing left to collect.
20:19Silas's golden pupils narrowed.
20:21Try me.
20:22The tension between the two male shifters filled the small apartment.
20:25I reached back and held Kaelin's wrist.
20:27Kaelin.
20:28Only then did he look at me.
20:29The killing intent in his eyes disappeared.
20:32Fine.
20:33I wouldn't touch him unless you asked me to.
20:36I turned to Silas.
20:38Move.
20:38Silas did not move.
20:40Instead, he stood straighter in front of the door.
20:42Don't choose him.
20:44Didn't you like me?
20:45Whatever he can give you, I can give you too.
20:48Send him back now,
20:49and I can pretend nothing happened.
20:51Behind me, Kaelin went still.
20:53I looked at Silas's hand on the doorframe.
20:54His fangs had come out.
20:56Silas, you should be happy.
20:58You said being bought by me was bad luck.
21:01Now I am letting you go,
21:02so why are you standing in my way?
21:03Silas's lips parted,
21:05but no sound came out.
21:06I reached for the door,
21:07and he grabbed my wrist.
21:08Kaelin moved.
21:09Don't.
21:10I raised my other hand.
21:11Kaelin stopped at once.
21:12Silas's gaze fell to my wrist.
21:14There was a faint mark there.
21:15He marked you.
21:16That has nothing to do with you.
21:17For the first time,
21:18cracks appeared on Silas's perfect face.
21:21Ivy,
21:21if I say I like you now,
21:23is it too late?
21:25Silas had barely finished speaking,
21:27and Kaelin moved.
21:28The next second,
21:29Silas crashed into the wall.
21:30The whole apartment shook.
21:31Kaelin grabbed him by the collar.
21:33You had a year.
21:34You used it to hurt her.
21:36Now you want to say you like her?
21:37He slammed Silas down.
21:39Too late.
21:41Silas coughed and tried to get up.
21:43Kaelin raised his fist again.
21:45Silas!
21:45His fist stopped inches from Silas's face.
21:48Stop.
21:48I stepped forward and held his wrist.
21:50If you kill him,
21:51the registry will destroy you.
21:52Kaelin's chest rose and fell.
21:54Blood stained his knuckles,
21:55but he lowered his hand.
21:56Silas looked at me from the floor.
21:58You still care about me.
21:59I care about keeping Kaelin alive.
22:02Ivy.
22:04Silas pushed himself up against the wall.
22:06I don't need a clinic.
22:07I just need you to listen.
22:08We can still bond.
22:09You wanted rings, didn't you?
22:11We can go now.
22:12Kaelin stepped in front of me,
22:13but I stopped him.
22:14I looked past him at Silas.
22:15Stella already promised to buy you.
22:17You won't be sent to the Red Lantern District.
22:19So stop pretending your fear is love.
22:22No, I'm not pretending.
22:23From the first day we met,
22:25I liked you.
22:25You were kind.
22:26You worked so hard.
22:27How could I not like you?
22:28Then your love is ugly.
22:29It called me disgusting.
22:30It hurt me.
22:31Then it told me I deserved the wound.
22:32Silas's face turned white.
22:34Silas,
22:35I don't need that kind of love,
22:36and I don't believe it is love at all.
22:38Stop lying to yourself.
22:39I held Kaelin's hand.
22:40Let's go.
22:42I took Kaelin straight to the clinic.
22:44It was the same nurse from last time.
22:46When she saw Kaelin,
22:47her eyes filled with disgust.
22:49So this is your shifter?
22:50He hurt you three times in one month
22:52and never came with you.
22:53And now he gets hurt,
22:53but you have to bring him here?
22:54No, this is my replacement shifter.
22:57I'm sorry.
22:57Last time I almost fainted from low blood sugar.
22:59Ivy caught me before I hit the floor.
23:01She took the fall for me.
23:02She is such a good girl.
23:03I thought you were the shifter who kept hurting her.
23:05Ivy,
23:06no one should have treated you like that.
23:07I was someone who could make peace with myself.
23:09When Silas treated me badly,
23:11I told myself I was not good enough for him.
23:14So I worked harder,
23:15but I still felt sad.
23:16So I turned that sadness
23:17into something that made me stronger.
23:19I thought nothing in this world could touch me anymore.
23:22But Kaelin suddenly said his heart hurt for me.
23:25He told me I was the person he liked most in the world.
23:28He saw me.
23:28A sour feeling rose in my chest.
23:31It filled my eyes.
23:32I had to lift my head.
23:34Focus on your treatment.
23:35So this was what it meant to survive the worst
23:38and finally meet something good.
23:40Maybe every painful step
23:41had only been leading me to Kaelin.
23:44After that,
23:45Kaelin and I ignored Silas together.
23:47Kaelin found a job at a warehouse
23:49near the lower district.
23:50I have hands and feet, Ivy,
23:51and I am not letting you carry this life alone.
23:54If we both work,
23:55our life will only get better.
23:57Only then did I understand.
23:59Life could be lived by two people together.
24:01Silas stayed in the apartment every day.
24:03At first,
24:04he only sat on the sofa
24:05and watched us leave.
24:06Then he started doing strange things.
24:09One night,
24:09when Kaelin and I came home,
24:11there was dinner on the table.
24:12The meat was burned,
24:13but I recognized the dishes.
24:14They were the same ones I had made for Silas' birthday,
24:17the ones he had thrown into the trash.
24:18Silas stood beside the table.
24:20His white serpent tail was stiff behind him.
24:22I made dinner.
24:23I looked at the food.
24:24Then I looked away.
24:24I'm not hungry.
24:25The next morning,
24:26my old hoodie was folded on the chair,
24:28the one Silas had once stepped on
24:30and Vivian had laughed at.
24:31It had been washed clean.
24:32Silas did not say anything.
24:34He only watched my face.
24:35I picked it up
24:36and put it into the laundry basket.
24:39That night,
24:39I saw him sitting on the floor.
24:41The torn calendar pieces
24:42were spread in front of him.
24:43He was trying to put the heart back together.
24:46The 20th of next month,
24:47our old bonding date.
24:48His fingers trembled.
24:50Some pieces were missing.
24:51No matter how hard he tried,
24:52the heart would not become whole again.
24:54I looked at it for one second.
24:56Then I walked past him.
24:57The night before his return,
24:58Silas finally stopped me at the entrance.
25:00His eyes were bloodshot.
25:01Ivy.
25:02I know I was wrong.
25:04Why can't you forgive me once?
25:06I looked at him quietly.
25:07I don't blame you.
25:08His eyes lit up.
25:09Then you forgive me?
25:10No.
25:10I just don't want you anymore.
25:12The light in his eyes shook.
25:14I can change.
25:16Tomorrow,
25:16we can send Kaylin back.
25:17I will bond with you.
25:18I will give you what you wanted.
25:20I shook my head.
25:21Kaylin will not leave.
25:23After the replacement is complete,
25:24everything will go back where it belongs.
25:27No.
25:27Silas' face twisted.
25:29I loved you.
25:30But I hated that I loved a lowborn human,
25:32so I made you beg.
25:33Because when you begged,
25:34I could pretend I was still above you.
25:36His voice broke.
25:37I forgot that I was the defective one.
25:39Only then did I understand.
25:40He had not loved me.
25:42He loved standing above me.
25:43My stomach turned.
25:44Silas reached for me in panic.
25:46I stepped back.
25:47Ivy?
25:47Don't touch me!
25:48His hand froze.
25:49I wiped my mouth.
25:50Silas,
25:51you did not love me.
25:52You used me to cover your shame.
25:54And now even your regret is about yourself.
25:56His face went white.
25:58I looked at him one last time.
26:00We are really over.
26:02The shifter registry staff came that afternoon.
26:05She placed a panel on the table.
26:06A blue contract seal lit up in the center.
26:09Miss Hart,
26:11once you sign this,
26:12Silas Oshkrod will no longer be your registered shifter.
26:16The replacement will become permanent.
26:18Caelan stood beside me.
26:19He did not speak.
26:20Silas sat in the bedroom.
26:22His eyes were empty as he stared at the ceiling.
26:24For a moment,
26:25I remembered the day I bought him.
26:26His nose was red.
26:28His eyes had been wet.
26:29He had looked at me like I was the only way out.
26:33I'm sorry.
26:34I will make sure I look better next time.
26:37You already look good now.
26:39Silas had smiled with me.
26:40Where do I look good?
26:41That was one of the few times I had seen him smile.
26:44I remembered that one fang on the left side was a little longer.
26:47But memory was only memory.
26:49The Silas from that day was gone.
26:51Silas finally sat up.
26:52Ivy,
26:53don't sign it.
26:54Caelan's body went still beside me.
26:56They only looked at Silas.
26:57You asked for freedom.
26:59I am giving it to you.
27:02I placed my palm on the panel.
27:04A cold blue light scanned across my hand.
27:07Blood signature confirmed.
27:09Silas Ashcroft.
27:10Bonded status.
27:11Terminated.
27:11Cermanent replacement approved.
27:14The system chimed.
27:15Replacement complete.
27:16Silas laughed softly.
27:18I used to think this bed was uncomfortable.
27:21Only today did I realize.
27:23It was warm.
27:24No one answered him.
27:25Then he stood up and followed the staff toward the door.
27:28His steps were slow.
27:30I never saw him again until he left.
27:33Caelan lowered his hand and brushed his knuckles against mine.
27:37Ivy, do you regret it?
27:39I took his hand.
27:40No.
27:41Caelan's fingers tightened around mine.
27:43I added.
27:44But I don't want another contract built on pity.
27:46Good.
27:47I don't want your pity.
27:49He lowered his head.
27:50I want your choice.
27:52A long time later, I heard about Silas from the registry staff.
27:58Vivian never bought him.
28:00When Vivian found out Silas could not produce an heir, she caused a scene at the registry.
28:05She said he had wasted her time.
28:08A defective serpent had no right to act so proud.
28:11I was not surprised.
28:12Vivian had never wanted Silas.
28:15She had wanted a beautiful prize.
28:16And Silas had wanted to believe he was still one.
28:20What happened to him?
28:22The staff was quiet for a moment.
28:24He got sick.
28:25Depression.
28:26He could barely speak to anyone.
28:28The bosses approved permanent retirement.
28:31Now he works at an orphanage.
28:33Children seem to calm him.
28:35After the call ended, I stood by the window for a while.
28:38Caelan came up behind me.
28:39His arms wrapped around my waist.
28:41Are you thinking about him?
28:43I placed my hand over his.
28:47I was thinking that he finally has somewhere to go.
28:49Caelan said nothing, and I touched his face.
28:52I chose you, Caelan.
28:54Caelan caught my wrist.
28:56He turned his face and kissed my palm.
28:59I want your scent on me.
29:01I want my mark on you.
29:03My heart beat hard.
29:05Caelan.
29:06He lowered himself to one knee in front of me, like a dragon king offering me his crown.
29:13Ivy, bond with me.
29:15I will spend the rest of my life making sure you never feel unwanted again.
29:19At first, I could not speak.
29:21Then I reached for him.
29:23Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:24Yes.
29:25Yes.
29:25Yes.
29:26Yes.
29:28Yes.
29:29Yes.
29:31Yes.
29:31You
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