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00:00Arthur smiled at Mary's son. Then he dug up my baby's skeleton from the barren hillside.
00:05He took my baby's femur and handed it to his men. They ground the bone slender. They drilled holes
00:11in it. To make a bow. For Mary's son. My child's bones became a toy for the child of the
00:17woman who
00:17destroyed us. I screamed until I bled from the mouth. Arthur never looked at me. My alpha mate
00:23forced me to become a pack whore. I exhausted all my shamanic power to save him. Yet he slaughtered
00:29everyone in my pack including my parents. I begged Arthur to at least spare the infant in
00:34swaddling clothes. But he fed the child's corpse to beasts before my eyes. Then he drove 99 acupuncture
00:41needles into my body. Forcing me to become the cheapest whore in the entire werewolf camp.
00:48They say witches heal faster than mortals. Since you won't die, I'll make you wish you were dead.
00:58What he didn't know was, I'd bled out every drop of my witch's essence while saving him.
01:03Now I'm burning out like a dying lamp, with less than three days left. Suddenly, the figure thrusting
01:09atop me got shoved aside. Hands yanked me from the pile of werewolves in the military rocket.
01:15They jerked my neck chain, curling me into Arthur's alpha camp.
01:20Though I landed on soft rugs, pain whitened my face the needles dug another inch deeper.
01:25A searing pain ripped across my scalp next. Someone grabbed my hair, dragging me forward
01:31without mercy. Until black boots filled my vision. I knew those boots. Trembling, I pressed
01:38my forehead to the ground. My submission earned no mercy from Arthur. His boot slammed under my chin
01:49as he scowled. I swallowed my cry along with the blood in my mouth. My heart felt kneaded into
01:58shreds. Filthy. Day and night in that brothel, enduring those beasts' violations. Even during my
02:05monthly bleeding, it never stopped. Now I reeked of their filth, feeling fouler than rotting sewage.
02:11Arthur gripped my chain in disgust. Ignoring my purpling neck, he wrenched my arm and slashed
02:16it open. Blood sprayed, pooling on the floor from my elbow. Witch's blood as a potent cure a single
02:22drop could heal any illness. Numbly, I watched him scoop one drop from the overflowing bowl to feed
02:28the feverish sheevolve beside him. I never told him my blood had lost all power. Mary clutched Arthur's
02:34sleeve, murmuring deliriously. When the blood touched her lips, her eyes flew open, tearful.
02:41Arthur, I dreamed of the past again.
02:46Fear nothing. No one can take you now. He stroked her forehead with terrifying gentleness.
02:52Watching their intimacy, I paled further as blood dripped from my raised arm.
02:57She was the she-volve he'd rescued from the city. She'd brought him his parents' death warrant,
03:02claiming our witch clan thirsted for blood. That we'd enslaved hundreds of werewolves.
03:07So Arthur took her under his protection, even finding her lost child. They grew closer daily.
03:13I watched the blood pool beneath my feet and wondered how much was left.
03:18Mary seemed to notice me then, hatred flashing in her eyes. She lunged up, striking my face.
03:32I was kicked to the ground. The mottled marks on my body instantly exposed.
03:37Miller froze, his expression darkening as he stared at me, lost in thought. I frantically wrapped
03:44myself in my tattered coat. Overwhelming shame swallowed me whole. Meanwhile, Mary clung to
03:50Miller's arm, screaming hoarsely. Miller, just kill her! Every witch clan member deserves to die!
03:57They all deserve death! I shut my eyes, trembling as I curled into a ball. Miller wouldn't kill me,
04:03but he wouldn't let me go either. True to form, he yanked my hair. His amber eyes stared coldly,
04:08lips curling in a sneer. Want to die?
04:11Blood loss made my head throb and spin. I lifted heavy eyelids, gazing blankly at Miller. The
04:17wolf cub I'd once saved had twisted into something unrecognizable, lashing out at me with claws of
04:23hatred, eager to tear me limb from limb. When I stayed silent, his eyes narrowed.
04:30He poured a bowl of blood over my head.
04:36Blood clogged my nostrils as I struggled to breathe. Miller scoffed, tightening his grip around
04:41my throat. My vision whited out instantly, hands clawing desperately at his fingers.
04:48Kay, kill me.
04:51The words made him jolt. His hand vanished from my neck.
04:54The moment air rushed back, his boot slammed into my ribs, sending me sprawling.
05:01My back hit a wooden stool, pain crackling through my nerves.
05:05Tremors shot to my fingertips as the distant man gritted through clenched teeth.
05:09Diana Walker! Seeking death for release? Impossible!
05:15Take her away.
05:18Hands grabbed my arms, dragging me like livestock. Through blood-crusted eyes,
05:23I smiled at Miller's icy face. Three days, even if I fought death now, I'd still be gone.
05:30I lay on the cold haystack, my exposed thighs covered in malicious red pinches.
05:35Ants gnawed at my skin, yet I felt no pain. Such agony paled compared to all I'd endured.
05:41The knife wound on my right arm refused to heal. Moments later, I was dragged outside again,
05:47tightly bound to a wooden stake. I closed my eyes and waited for the next blow. It always came.
05:55My cheek suddenly stung. An arrow whizzed past my ear, embedding itself into the stake.
06:02Damn! Missed!
06:04Pamela gripped a longbow, pouting as she complained to Arthur beside her.
06:08Arthur cradled a werewolf child, his expression gentle. He pressed dried meat into the child's hands,
06:14then lifted his gaze to meet mine across the distance. I frantically looked down.
06:18My breathing grew ragged, fingertips digging deep into my palms. Arthur himself had strangled
06:24our child and fed it to vultures. Now he played the doting father to another. I shut my eyes in
06:30anguish. The mere memory of that tiny, lifeless form made my world spin, heart-wrenching violently.
06:40Let me teach you.
06:41Three arrows thudded into Miss Holder before the words faded. Excruciating pain lanced through me
06:46instantly. My face drained of color. Bean-sized sweat droplets rolling down my temples. The
06:52arrowheads burrowed between bones, pushing the acupuncture needles deeper toward my heart.
06:57I could feel the needles inching closer. Death was the only thing that could stop them now.
07:03I watched helplessly as Arthur draped an arm over Pamela's shoulder. Their necks nuzzled,
07:08breaths tangling. This time their aim was true. My heart. Bitter desolation flooded me as I
07:14swallowed blood. Trembling. I closed my eyes, heart drumming wildly. Pamela quivered with excitement,
07:22fingers loosening on the bowstring. Only for Arthur to clamp down on her hand, halting the shot.
07:27She bit her lip, glaring at me with pure revulsion. Then she abruptly twisted her stance.
07:33As the bowstring snapped, Arthur's eyes widened. He shoved Pamela aside, lunging forward.
07:39When the arrow veered off course, striking the stake beside me. Arthur froze, his gaze inscrutable.
07:47I slowly opened vacant eyes, staring into nothingness. Still alive.
07:52A beat later, Arthur recovered with a cold laugh.
07:57Killing her is pointless.
07:59Yes. Pamela, the witch is immortal. Unless you pierce her heart, torture her as you please.
08:10Immortal. He still thought I was immortal. The irony made me want to laugh.
08:16I snapped my head up to see Pamela Jackson standing before me. Dagger in hand. Her lips curved upward.
08:23She raised her arm high and drove the blade deep into my shoulder without hesitation.
08:27Searing pain shot through every nerve, forcing a choked groan from my throat.
08:32Another stab followed, plunging into my abdomen. Blood gushed forth, soaking my robes crimson.
08:38My mouth hung open, only pained whimpers escaping to agonized to scream.
08:44Filthy wretch!
08:46This body's how you bewitched Arthur Miller, isn't it?
08:49She twisted the blade violently inside my womb.
08:52Watching my torment, her face contorted with perverse delight.
08:56Now you're just used goods. Trash men have worn out.
09:02Still hoping Arthur Miller would pity you?
09:07He doesn't want you dead. Should I grant that wish?
09:10The knife tip dragged slowly across my chest.
09:13I stared numbly at the glinting steel.
09:15My heart a barren wasteland.
09:17My silence, no tears.
09:19No struggle.
09:20Not even fear enraged her.
09:22Just as she poised to strike, a child's voice rang out behind her.
09:26Uncle Alpha!
09:28Felix wants to shoot the bow!
09:30Felix pointed at the bow taller than himself.
09:33Cheeks flushed as he wheedled Arthur Miller.
09:35Arthur Miller, lost in thought, ruffled the boy's hair and flashed me a smile.
09:40Ice flooded my veins.
09:43Very well.
09:44Uncle will craft you a special bow from human bones.
09:50That barren hillside.
09:54I recall a witch clan corpse lies there.
09:57My breath hitched.
09:59I stared at Arthur Miller in disbelief.
10:01What was he saying?
10:02The only body on that hill was Annie's.
10:06No!
10:08No!
10:08But my screams went ignored.
10:11Men soon hauled the tiny skeleton forward.
10:14The fragile bones curled inward.
10:16As if still floating in amniotic fluid.
10:19My vision went red.
10:21Ignoring the hemp ropes shredding my flesh.
10:23I thrashed wildly.
10:25Don't touch her!
10:28I beg you, don't.
10:31Please.
10:32The plea finally tore from my lips.
10:34Arthur Miller's mouth quirked upward.
10:37Triumph blazing in his eyes.
10:39He arched an eyebrow at me.
10:41Yet the next instant, he casually lifted Annie's femur.
10:45I watched them grind the bone slender, drilling holes.
10:49Rage surged through my veins.
10:51Suddenly, blood fountained from my mouth.
10:54Before darkness swallowed me.
10:56Someone cradled my face.
10:58Voice raw with desperation.
11:01Untie her!
11:03Untie her now!
11:05The last thing I saw was Arthur's face.
11:08Twisted with something that looked like fear.
11:12In the dim dungeon.
11:13I opened my eyes to find Arthur Miller gripping my arm.
11:17Veins bulging on his forehead.
11:19The wound that should have healed quickly now showed faint signs of festering.
11:23Something fell off to him.
11:25Yet when our eyes met, he instinctively sneered.
11:30The witch clan priestess, is this blind?
11:33Just ordinary werewolf bones scared you stiff.
11:38Still lying to me now.
11:40How could I not recognize my own child?
11:42I stared blankly at him as tears gushed out.
11:45Agony.
11:46Grief.
11:47Humiliation.
11:48They ravaged me like a raging storm.
11:51Arthur froze.
11:52Raising a trembling hand.
11:54Before his fingers touched my cheek, I turned away, choking on sobs.
12:00He'd always hated my tears.
12:02Said they made his heart ache.
12:03Yet that ache became a slap across my face.
12:08The blow left my cheek swollen, blood seeping from my lip.
12:12He stood abruptly, fury flashing in his eyes.
12:15His gaze lingered on my wounds before jerking away.
12:19Diana Walker.
12:20No tricks.
12:21I considered getting a doctor.
12:24Seems unnecessary.
12:25The bones in my fingers snapped.
12:27I winced in silence.
12:29He didn't know that no doctor could save me now.
12:32Not even a witch doctor.
12:35Then I looked up at his broader frame.
12:37And smiled through bloodied lips.
12:40Arthur.
12:41You've changed.
12:43He stiffened.
12:45I glanced at my mangled fingers.
12:47These hands had fed him medicine.
12:50Stroked his hair.
12:51Soothed him to sleep.
12:52Even interlaced with his during intimacy.
12:56Now reduced to this.
12:58Changed long ago.
13:00Had I known you'd slaughter my clan.
13:03Arthur coldly pressed down harder.
13:07I'd rather have died.
13:10Than be saved by you.
13:13I exhaled.
13:14Done explaining.
13:16He'd never believe me.
13:17If he did.
13:18He wouldn't have massacred my family.
13:21Wouldn't have strangled our newborn.
13:23But Arthur.
13:24If I met that bleeding boy again.
13:26I'd still save him.
13:28The weight vanished from my hand.
13:31Mary Jackson and I wed tomorrow.
13:34The word stabbed my tattered heart.
13:40They say the witch clan priestess can bless marriages.
13:46At noon's our spacious hour.
13:48I'll fetch you myself.
13:52You'll perform our ritual bowing ceremony.
13:56The cell door clanged shut.
13:58I blinked dry eyes and let out a bitter laugh.
14:01Tomorrow.
14:02Doubt I'll last till tomorrow.
14:04The scorching sun stabbed mercilessly at my skin.
14:08I was roughly pinned on the sacrificial altar draped with ceremonial ribbons.
14:12My wounds had long festered beyond recognition.
14:16Pus oozed out steadily.
14:17Emitting a foul stench.
14:19The werewolf beside me wore disgust on his face.
14:22Kicking me viciously.
14:24The kick landed with brutal force.
14:26I grunted.
14:28Feeling my internal organs shudder violently.
14:31Suddenly.
14:32Suddenly.
14:32Gongs and drums erupted like thunderclaps.
14:35I resisted looking up.
14:37But someone wrenched my chin.
14:39Forcing my head around.
14:40There stood Arthur and Mary dressed in shamanic robes.
14:43My gaze locked on Mary's traditional embroidered skirt.
14:47Pupils contracting sharply.
14:49That dress.
14:50I knew that dress.
14:52That bridal gown bore embroidered magnolia blooms in full glory.
14:56I had described it to Arthur once.
14:58Years ago.
14:59Was it coincidence?
15:01My heart clenched painfully.
15:03Then a bitter smile twisted my lips.
15:06Even if it were coincidence.
15:07What concern was it of mine?
15:10Arthur and I had pledged ourselves simply under open sky at the temple.
15:14He'd asked tenderly what I desired most.
15:17Smiling.
15:17I nestled against his chest and looked up.
15:23I want magnolias on my gown when we wed properly before heaven.
15:30Bow to heaven and earth!
15:33The pair knelt slowly.
15:35Bending forward in reverence.
15:37Simultaneously.
15:38A rough hand slammed my neck.
15:40Smashing my forehead against stone.
15:43A dull thud echoed as bone met cold ground.
15:45Agony lanced through me.
15:47Yet my face stayed blank.
15:50Bow to ancestors!
15:51They cowed out solemnly before the ancestral tablet.
15:55Metallic blood suddenly filled my mouth.
15:57Trickling down my chin.
15:59Everything blurred before my eyes.
16:03Another muffled crack as my skull hit earth.
16:06Crimson seeped slowly.
16:08Staining the ground before me.
16:10Bow to each other!
16:11A smile crept across my lips.
16:13The once blinding sunlight now felt strangely warm.
16:17Just then, the wedding flower between Arthur and Mary swelled monstrously in my vision.
16:23Glaringly red.
16:24Painfully bright.
16:25Blood color surged like tidal waves.
16:29It flooded across my eyelids.
16:32Swallowing my sight.
16:33That final bow my head never lifted again.
16:36Sudden commotion erupted from the sacrificial altar.
16:39Arthur Miller frowned.
16:41An ominous premonition instantly gripping him.
16:44Yet the surrounding werewolves continued their cheers.
16:47Mary Jackson before him kept her head bowed.
16:50Cheeks flushed with shyness.
16:52He clenched.
16:53The ceremonial ribbon in his hand.
16:56Finally snorting in disdain.
16:58Overthinking.
16:59What could possibly go wrong?
17:01But I had stopped breathing.
17:05When the festivities settled.
17:07They followed werewolf clan traditions.
17:10Men and women sharing tables as they drank and chatted.
17:13Children darted playfully between the tables.
17:16Arthur's expression softened a rare sight.
17:19After years living with the witch clan.
17:21He'd long severed ties with such customs.
17:24Amid clinking wine cups.
17:26He abruptly remembered.
17:28I still baking under the scorching sun outside.
17:32Arthur's chest tightened.
17:33He crooked a finger sideways.
17:36The next instant.
17:38A lifeless figure was dumped carelessly onto the ground.
17:42I lay motionless.
17:43Utterly still.
17:45For no discernible reason.
17:47Arthur's here.
17:50T lurched violently before racing.
17:53He scoffed.
17:54Though his voice quivered slightly.
18:00Diana quit playing the victim.
18:02Get up.
18:03Now.
18:03Dead silence blanketed the air.
18:05The boisterous werewolf sensed the shift.
18:08Falling utterly quiet.
18:10Arthur's breath hitched.
18:13He bolted upright.
18:14Striding to where I lay.
18:16Snatching a nearby whip.
18:18He swung it down without hesitation.
18:20The lash tore through the air.
18:22Striking my body with brutal force.
18:24My body still remained utterly unresponsive.
18:27Unnamed panic surged through him.
18:29Overriding all else.
18:30Arthur dropped to his knees.
18:32Tilting my head upward.
18:33But what met his eyes was a face deathly pale.
18:36Devoid of life.
18:38Diana?
18:38His voice faded to a whisper.
18:40Trembling hands wiped blood from my cheeks.
18:43Yet it gushed like a burst dam.
18:45An unstemmable flow from the corners of my lips.
18:48The man's legs buckled instantly.
18:50Collapsing beneath him.
18:51He frantically cradled my upper body against his chest.
18:55Desperately pressing hands against the relentless crimson tide.
18:58Eyes hollow with despair.
19:00Then.
19:01Lifting his head toward the stunned werewolves.
19:03He screamed hoarsely.
19:05Give me a doctor!
19:06Now!
19:10Doctor after doctor came.
19:12Each ultimately delivering the same verdict.
19:14I'd been dead for hours.
19:16Until one mentioned a witch doctor might still offer a sliver of hope.
19:20Arthur's eyes lit up.
19:22Lips parting to speak.
19:23Then froze.
19:25He'd slaughtered every last witch clan member.
19:28No healers remained.
19:30The man sat numbly beside my body.
19:32Clutching my twisted hand.
19:34Staring at the 99 acupuncture needles extracted from it.
19:38Suddenly, someone stumbled in from outside.
19:41Hearing the report, Arthur's face stiffened.
19:44Oh my gosh.
19:45His lips trembled.
19:47You're saying my mother and sister have returned?
19:53Arthur Miller froze in place, a chill shooting from his solace to his crown.
19:58He lunged forward, grabbing the face of the nearest sister.
20:01The sister's mouth twisted from his grip.
20:07What?
20:08Why are you grabbing me?
20:09His hand slid off her face with a light flick.
20:12His breathing grew ragged.
20:14Eyes rimmed red.
20:16Not dead.
20:18Truly not dead.
20:21Hey!
20:22You're cursing me to die?
20:24The sister jumped up, punching Arthur Miller's shoulder.
20:31As she opened her mouth to taunt, she saw her brother's unnaturally red eyes.
20:35Her whole body stiffened.
20:37Their mother tugged the sister's arm, shaking her head.
20:40Then she gazed gently at Arthur Miller.
20:44If that witch hadn't sent guides, we'd never have escaped the woods outside the dungeon.
20:50Arthur Miller.
20:52Our clan had a traitor.
20:54Traitor.
20:55Arthur Miller numbly mouthed the word.
20:57He silently listened as his mother recounted the whole truth.
21:01The witch clan never enslaved the werewolf clan.
21:04But hundreds of werewolves imprisoned in that dungeon.
21:07That was real.
21:09Only the mastermind wasn't the witch clan.
21:11But a female werewolf who betrayed her own kind.
21:15Born rebellious, she murdered her parents and deliberately stirred conflict between the clans.
21:20Mary.
21:21It had been Mary all along.
21:23Arthur Miller collapsed to the ground.
21:25Staring at his trembling hands, despair flooded his heart.
21:30What have I done?
21:34Staggering, he began crawling toward my direction.
21:39Diana.
21:43The moment I opened my eyes.
21:45A pungent smell of blood rushed into my nostrils.
21:48I stared blankly at the tent ceiling.
21:51Why am I still alive?
21:53Instinctively, I reached for the chain around my neck, but there was nothing.
21:58At the same time, I realized the wound on my arm had also vanished.
22:02Frantically, I felt all over my body.
22:05Why?
22:06My witch powers had long since disappeared.
22:08So why had all the wounds healed?
22:11High Priestess.
22:13A weak voice came from beside me.
22:15I froze, then slowly turned my head.
22:19There lay Elizabeth, my former personal guard, pale-faced and lying beside me.
22:24In her palm was a horrifyingly large gash.
22:28Blood gushed out continuously, staining the bed beneath her a glaring crimson.
22:32On her other side sat a bowl.
22:34It contained her warm blood.
22:37I lifted my hand and tremblingly touched the corner of my mouth.
22:40There seemed to be traces of blood still wet.
22:43I suddenly reached out and clamped down on her hand, which was still squeezing the wound.
22:49Elizabeth, Elizabeth, you can't do this!
22:54The Witch Clan members were ultimately different from me.
22:57Though they could heal wounds quickly, it was only slightly faster than ordinary people.
23:02Once they lost too much blood, their bodies would rapidly age.
23:06They wouldn't live more than a few days.
23:11I kept shaking my head at her, tears welling up in my eyes.
23:14She gave a faint smile.
23:16I slowly touched the back of my hand, then gripped it tightly.
23:21High Priestess.
23:24Do you know why the Witch Clan Priestess is immortal?
23:28Elizabeth lowered her head slightly, her gaze gentle.
23:36Because we are all part of the High Priestess.
23:40As long as the High Priestess lives.
23:46The Witch Clan lives.
23:48Tears fell like broken pearls from my eyes.
23:51Suddenly, it was as if I had woken from a dream.
23:55I instantly understood why Elizabeth was here.
23:58I had sent her to protect Arthur's parents, and she had fortunately escaped the Clan massacre.
24:04Now she was here exchanging blood for me, and it was undoubtedly Arthur's doing.
24:09Anger burned inside me like a raging fire, consuming me completely.
24:13With endless despair, I began to scream at the top of my lungs.
24:19Arthur!
24:20Arthur!
24:20Why won't you let me die?
24:25Do you have to be so cruel, tormenting me for a lifetime?
24:30Why?
24:30Why?
24:31I clearly did nothing wrong.
24:33So why must I bear all this pain?
24:35Even my right to die is taken away.
24:37Outside the werewolf camp, Arthur paused abruptly at the sound.
24:41He clenched his fists painfully, his knuckles turning white.
24:45I'm sorry, Diana.
24:48But I can't bear to be without you either.
24:51He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
24:53When he opened them again, his eyes were cold.
24:56He walked off in another direction.
24:59Elizabeth was fading.
25:00I could see it in her eyes.
25:02And there was nothing I could do.
25:04I buried Elizabeth's body with my own hands in the Witch Clan tombs.
25:07The place lay in ruins, littered with bleached bones everywhere.
25:11I stood among the bones of my people and felt nothing.
25:14The numbness was worse than the pain.
25:18Later I thought of leaving, but Arthur never gave me the chance.
25:23Diana, I have ordered proper burials for all Witch Clan remains.
25:29Don't go.
25:32Please don't leave.
25:35Inside the lavish Alpha's tent,
25:37the man knelt on both knees.
25:39Blood oozed from countless wounds covering his body.
25:43Those were acupuncture needles Arthur had driven into himself for penance.
25:48999 far more than I'd endured.
25:50He claimed to share every ounce of my suffering.
25:53But this spectacle only filled me with disgust.
25:57Stop playing martyr for sympathy.
26:00Just let me leave.
26:02My voice turned glacial as I watched him.
26:04Arthur froze at my words.
26:06Panic flashing in his eyes.
26:10The next instant, he dragged his battered body toward me on his knees.
26:15His trembling hand reached for mine.
26:18Revulsion surged through me.
26:20I jerked sideways instinctively.
26:22Then my palm cracked across his face.
26:24The slap meant nothing to Arthur.
26:27He seized my wrist, gaze overflowing with concern.
26:32Did you hurt your hand?
26:34Rage and humiliation exploded within me.
26:37My foot lashed out, slamming into his shoulder.
26:41Weakened by hundreds of needles, Arthur instantly paled.
26:45A stifled groan echoed sharply in the silent tent.
26:48Watching his agony brought vicious satisfaction.
26:52Hatred burned in my eyes as I spat each word.
26:55Does it hurt?
26:57But this pain couldn't touch a fraction of my torment.
27:02Countless days and nights of agony.
27:05Endless torture.
27:06Those needles covering my skin were death warrants.
27:09Constant reminders of my humiliation.
27:12All bestowed by the man before me.
27:15Suddenly a hand lifted my foot.
27:17I looked down to see Arthur's bloodless lips forcing a smile.
27:22Doesn't hurt, Diana.
27:26Do anything to me.
27:28Just don't say leave.
27:30His raspy voice held feverish persistence.
27:33My heart lurched violently.
27:36The werewolf traitor's been captured.
27:38That woman.
27:40She's why we ended like this.
27:43Arthur's breathing grew ragged.
27:46His whole body shook uncontrollably.
27:48Fingers tightening around my ankle.
27:51Kill her.
27:52And we'll go back to how we were.
27:57Mary was hung high on a wooden stake.
27:59She seemed to have been whipped for days.
28:01With no inch of her skin left unbroken.
28:04Yet her mouth kept muttering something.
28:07From afar, she was a bloody mess.
28:09Utterly horrifying.
28:11On the other side, Felix was tied to a wooden chair.
28:15Crying in terror.
28:16He kept crying for his mother.
28:18But no one present paid him any attention.
28:21Some couldn't bear it.
28:22But could only clench their fists and force themselves not to interfere.
28:26I suddenly turned to look at Arthur.
28:29Who stood calmly behind me.
28:31Even if Mary was at fault.
28:32Why did he have to torment Felix?
28:34He clearly doted on him before.
28:37But now he was willing to throw that child into hell.
28:40I suddenly remembered Annie.
28:42Whom he had strangled to death.
28:44And my lips turned pale.
28:46Arthur was a madman.
28:49Why are you looking at me like that?
28:51The man beside me suddenly spoke.
28:53I shuddered.
28:55Arthur pressed my shoulders and pushed me toward Mary.
28:57Only then did I hear clearly what she had been saying.
29:07Before she could finish, someone beside her cut out her tongue.
29:11Blood gushed from her mouth.
29:13I watched Mary convulse in pain.
29:15My hands trembling.
29:17Just then, Arthur shoved a dagger into my hand.
29:20Then he gripped my hand tightly and aimed it at Mary.
29:23He wanted me to kill her.
29:25He wanted my hands to be as bloody as his.
29:28See if she did the same to you.
29:30The dagger in my hand grew heavy.
29:32My gaze gradually calmed.
29:34And my whole body went limp.
29:37Let me go.
29:39Diana.
29:39I said let me go!
29:42Arthur pursed his lips but slowly released my hand.
29:45Then I threw the dagger to the ground and turned to leave.
29:47But he grabbed my arm.
29:49His voice hoarse.
29:51Why?
29:53No reason.
29:55I just don't like it.
29:57I pulled my arm away and looked at him warily.
30:00Arthur, you've changed.
30:03Arthur's eyes reddened, his chest heaving.
30:08I haven't changed.
30:11I haven't changed.
30:13Suddenly, he snapped and, catching me off guard, swept me up in his arms.
30:18Then, stone-faced, he headed toward the werewolf camp.
30:22I struggled in panic.
30:24What are you doing?
30:25Arthur gave me a bleak smile.
30:27Don't even think about leaving me, Diana.
30:30Don't rob me of the chance to atone.
30:33I was locked in the werewolf camp.
30:36Day and night, werewolves stood guard.
30:38Not even a fly could slip in.
30:40Arthur knew I hated him.
30:42He never entered the tent.
30:44He'd squat outside, rambling about our past.
30:47He didn't know I'd spent all my witch's essence to save him back then.
30:50When hatred blinded him, his mind went blank.
30:54He wronged me.
30:55In the end, it was simply not enough love.
30:57He didn't love me as much as I'd believed.
31:00As days dragged on, I gradually lost track of day or night outside.
31:04Just as despair set in, someone dismissed the guards and slipped through the darkness.
31:11Your Excellency, the High Priestess.
31:14A petite shivulf gazed at me with blazing eyes.
31:16Before I could react, snip.
31:18My long hair tumbled down behind me.
31:23At the same moment, a new set of werewolf clan attire appeared beside me.
31:29Please leave this place.
31:31A weary voice came from behind the small shivulf.
31:34I turned to see Arthur's mother stepping forward.
31:37She stretched out calloused hands, cupping a handful of earth, then gently smeared it on my face.
31:42This was the werewolf clan's blessing for travelers.
31:46Suddenly, Arthur's mother and younger sister knelt together.
31:49I stumbled back to steps.
31:51Their bodies trembled, yet their devotion burned fierce.
31:55Foreheads thudded against the ground boom, boom, boom, three ritual vows in total.
32:02Arthur committed monstrous crimes, yet he remained stubborn and unrepentant.
32:08Mother's eyes reddened, voice thick with tears and helplessness.
32:11Trembling, she pressed a heavy coin pouch into my hands.
32:17We raced day and night, but still arrived too late.
32:23Three hundred kilometers west.
32:26Exiled witch clan descendants live there.
32:33We found them by chance while fleeing.
32:37And this.
32:38A small bundle was offered to me.
32:40My heart clenched, eyes stinging.
32:44Annie's remains.
32:47This is our clan's debt to you.
32:50Run now.
32:51Don't look back.
32:54I left, but the path ahead ended abruptly at a sheer cliff.
32:59In the howling cold wind, scattered beacon fires flickered.
33:03I held Annie's bones tightly, locking eyes with the red-eyed Arthur behind me.
33:08He slowly reached out, his voice trembling.
33:13Come, Diana.
33:16Seeing his fearful expression, I smiled.
33:20Let me go.
33:21My voice was soft, yet it struck Arthur's heart like a sledgehammer.
33:28Impossible!
33:29He blurted out instinctively, as if that could keep me by his side forever.
33:34My smile widened, but didn't reach my eyes.
33:37Then I lifted my heel and slowly stepped back.
33:40Falling to the bottom, even the witch clan priestess would be shattered to pieces.
33:46Don't!
33:47His face instantly paled, eyes filled with agony.
33:53Alright.
33:54He finally gave in.
33:56The cold wind whipped ashes from the beacon fires against his face as Arthur gave me one last deep look.
34:01That look was complex, sorrowful, desperate.
34:05He didn't want to let me go, but even more, he didn't want me to die.
34:09I watched him retreat with his men to the mountainside, then run off without looking back.
34:13After all, this life was bought for me by Elizabeth.
34:19I wouldn't kill myself.
34:21Arthur stared fixly at my retreating figure.
34:24The acupuncture needles inside him had already pierced his vital organs.
34:28Blood gushed from his mouth.
34:30He wiped the blood from his lips with a smile and murmured.
34:34If there's a next life, don't save a beast like me again.
34:42By the time I boarded the ferry, no one had come after me.
34:47I collapsed onto the deck, gasping for breath.
34:52As I calmed down, my heart pounded like a drum.
34:56Suddenly, I glanced.
35:00Faint flames glowed in the distance.
35:02My heart leaped, thinking Arthur had caught up.
35:05But looking closer, thick smoke rose steadily from the direction of the werewolf camp.
35:10The werewolf camp was on fire.
35:13Shouts from the werewolf clan's outsiders rose and fell.
35:18But Arthur seemed not to hear, slowly kneeling on the ground.
35:23Amid the raging flames, he was covered in blood.
35:27As his forehead touched the ground, flames mercilessly inkled him.
35:33On the other side, lay the newly tailored bridal gown with floral embroidery.
35:39Only it never met its owner.
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