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00:00I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves.
00:03My half-sister Chloe was afraid her mate Brad would go feral over me, so she sold me to
00:08an impotent alpha.
00:10She patted my shoulder.
00:14Who knows, maybe he's good at other things.
00:18Three months later, I was begging for mercy every night.
00:21Funny.
00:22He seemed good at everything.
00:25Case Valerius.
00:26The Blackwood Pax Alpha.
00:28The Lycan King's most trusted war commander.
00:30He was carried back from the battlefield soaked in blood.
00:33Someone suggested,
00:34A mate bond shares life force.
00:36If Alpha Case was bound to a living, healthy mate, her strength could flow into him and
00:41pull him back.
00:41Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object.
00:45I had no way to refuse.
00:46If I wouldn't agree, she'd transfer me to serve 60-year-old Elder Kevin.
00:50I knew she resented my history with her mate.
00:53I dropped to my knees and swore to the Moon Goddess.
00:55I swear, Chloe.
00:57I had no feelings for Brad.
00:59Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead, fury in her eyes.
01:02What good is a vow?
01:04Do you have any idea how distracting you are?
01:06I hunched my shoulders.
01:08Tears slid down my cheeks.
01:09Just look at that ample body and those charming curves, parading your body in front of every
01:14male in the clan.
01:15Who among them would not lose their minds at the smell of you?
01:19I wanted to tell her.
01:20To bind my chest, I'd wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat until I broke
01:25out in a rash.
01:25Her expression softened.
01:27She wiped my tears.
01:29It's not that I don't trust you.
01:30It's that I don't trust males.
01:33Do you know how powerful Alpha Case is?
01:35If my mother and Martha weren't old friends, you wouldn't even have this opportunity.
01:40Chloe, I don't want to be anyone's offering.
01:42I'd rather scrub kitchen floors.
01:45Just don't make me.
01:48Two sharp slaps landed across my face.
01:51My cheek burned.
01:52Leah, are you out of your mind?
01:54If I hadn't vouched for you, Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance.
01:58You wouldn't even be worthy of being Case's mate.
02:00The maid burst in breathless.
02:03Miss Chloe, word from the Valerius estate.
02:05Alpha Case has woken up.
02:08Chloe dragged me straight to Valerius estate, enormous.
02:11I followed her through the main hall to a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut.
02:15Through the gap, I could make out a man's shape in the bed.
02:17Thin, motionless, chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes.
02:21Martha stood on our side, eyes red.
02:23Thank you for everything you've done for Case.
02:25I won't destroy a girl's future over it.
02:27Chloe's eyes moved, quick and calculating.
02:30This is Valerius.
02:31The bond should still be completed.
02:32Leah arrived the same day Case woke up.
02:35That's the moon goddess guiding us.
02:37Seal the bond properly.
02:38Her life force will keep pulling him back toward health.
02:41Before she could speak, the healer Ella stepped out, expression tight.
02:45Alpha Case has regained consciousness, but an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle.
02:51I'm afraid he will no longer be able to-
02:53Unable to do what?
02:54He will no longer be able to get hard.
02:57Martha's knees gave out.
02:58I caught her before she hit the floor.
03:00She looked up at me with hollowed eyes.
03:02Leah, knowing this, are you still willing?
03:06Yes, she's been looking forward to it.
03:08Chloe was already answering for me.
03:09Of course she is.
03:11She's just an Omega with no prospects.
03:13She should be grateful.
03:15I didn't speak right away.
03:16My mind went to my past.
03:18There was a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate.
03:21I first saw him through the fence gaps.
03:23Thin wrists, hollow cheeks, hunched over a cracked bowl with nothing in it.
03:27I started passing food through the gaps.
03:29Bread first, then soup, then whatever I had.
03:33Day after day, I watched him change.
03:35The hollows in his cheeks filled out.
03:37His shoulders broadened.
03:39He started training before dawn, running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep.
03:44He was going to enter the warrior trials.
03:46I knew it before he told me.
03:47When he passed, I went to find him that same night.
03:50I was happy.
03:50I remember it clearly.
03:52I was genuinely happy.
03:53I knocked on the gate.
03:54He didn't open it.
03:55His voice came,
03:56Leah, I'm betrothed now.
03:57It wouldn't be proper.
03:58Then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet.
04:00A pouch of silver.
04:01Consider my debt repaid.
04:02I stood there for a moment.
04:03Then I picked it up and walked away.
04:05That wolf became Chloe's mate.
04:07Brad.
04:08I acted like I'd never known him.
04:10Chloe found out anyway.
04:12I snapped back to reality.
04:13I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha.
04:16My lady, I'm willing.
04:18I'll complete the bond, care for Case, and serve you as long as you need me.
04:23Luna.
04:24Martha kept her word and prepared a dignified mating dress for me.
04:27Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away on pack business to send me off.
04:31She walked me to the door, guilt on her face.
04:33Even though Case can't get hard, at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing pups.
04:38Don't worry.
04:40An alpha who can't perform in that area is probably exceptional in every other.
04:44Honestly, none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind.
04:47I told myself I was simply moving to a new household.
04:50Case was too weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual.
04:53I completed the bond rites beside his ceremonial sword instead.
04:57Martha watched from the front, eyes wet the whole time.
05:01When it was done, I was alpha Case's mate.
05:04The mating chamber was quiet.
05:06I pushed the door open carefully.
05:08Case was already inside, half reclined against the headboard in a white bathrobe.
05:12He turned when he heard me.
05:14Up close, he was strikingly handsome.
05:16Sharp jaw, dark eyes, the kind of face that didn't need color in it to hold attention.
05:21I had no intention of taking a mate, he said with a low voice.
05:25If it doesn't trouble you, we can treat this as a sibling arrangement.
05:29He pointed to the chaise along the far wall.
05:32Tonight the bed is yours.
05:34I'll take that.
05:35Tomorrow you move to the guest quarters.
05:37All right, I nodded.
05:38He had thought of everything.
05:40It wasn't what I'd expected.
05:42Before the ritual, one of the older maids had pulled me aside and pressed something into my hands.
05:46A small handbook, worn at the corners.
05:49She'd whispered with a strange look.
05:51There are other ways between mates.
05:54You might find it useful.
05:55I had no idea what she meant until I opened it.
05:58Heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages.
06:02Is it too hot?
06:03Case was watching me from the bed, eyes direct, unblinking.
06:07The dress is heavy.
06:09I'm a little warm.
06:11Then wash up and rest.
06:13He pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall.
06:15Within minutes, his breathing evened out.
06:17I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down my hair.
06:21Then the layered robes, piece by piece, until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown.
06:25I turned to the mirror.
06:27The thin fabric clung to every curve.
06:29Heavy breasts straining against the cloth, slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips.
06:34I walked straight into Case's gaze.
06:36He wasn't asleep.
06:38His chest rose hard.
06:39The tips of his ears went red.
06:41His throat worked as he swallowed.
06:42I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest.
06:46Alpha, I thought you were asleep.
06:49A long pause.
06:50I could sleep later.
06:52My breath hitched.
06:54He rose slowly to his feet.
06:56His tall frame casting a shadow over me.
07:07The handbook's images came flooding in.
07:10My breathing shifted without me meaning it to, somehow falling into the same rhythm as his.
07:14Then Case turned and walked to the door.
07:16The moment cool night air rushed in, I snapped back to my senses.
07:20He'd already disappeared into the darkness.
07:22I turned it over in my mind.
07:24When he'd looked at me just now, his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock.
07:30Had my figure actually frightened him?
07:32Before I lay down, I made a firm decision.
07:35Tomorrow morning, I was binding my chest at least one full loop tighter.
07:38I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when Case slipped back in.
07:42The tips of his hair still beaded with water.
07:45He'd apparently gone to shower.
07:46By morning, he was already gone.
07:48Ivy came in to help me dress.
07:50From the corridor outside came the sound of a man.
07:53Once.
07:54Then again.
07:55Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door.
07:58Alpha Case?
07:59Why didn't you call someone to heat the water?
08:02It's already summer, but the nights are still cold.
08:04Of course you've caught a chill.
08:06I'll go brew tea right now.
08:07I glanced at Ivy.
08:09Does the Alpha usually take cold showers?
08:11I honestly don't know, miss.
08:14I dismissed her and locked the door.
08:15I wound a strip of cloth tight over my undergarments,
08:18then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the wardrobe.
08:22High neck, loose cut, heavy fabric.
08:25Then I went to living room.
08:27Case was already there when I arrived, seated beside Martha.
08:30She lit up the moment she saw me, her whole face warm with welcome.
08:34Until Case coughed, and the warmth vanished instantly.
08:38Case, I have a few private words for Leah.
08:41Go rest for a while.
08:42Case rose and left without a word.
08:44Martha waved me over and took both my hands in hers, eyes glistening.
08:49Sweet girl, our Case is lucky to have you.
08:55The pack healer says the injury drained his life force.
08:58There's no telling how long he has left.
09:01Some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt, to carry on the bloodline.
09:08But if I did that, wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you?
09:13I'm already grateful you came into this family to save Case.
09:16I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that.
09:19I've thought it through.
09:20If Case's time does come, I'll have him issue you a formal mate release.
09:24Your future stays protected.
09:26And I'll see to it that you receive property, and a place of your own.
09:30I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes,
09:33chest tight with an ache I couldn't name.
09:35Mrs. Valerius, thank you for looking out for me.
09:38I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a transferred Omega servant.
09:42I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf.
09:45My thoughts drifted to the mother I had never known.
09:47If she had been alive, if I had grown up under a mother's protection.
09:50I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through.
09:53Martha laughed through her tears.
09:55Look at me, I've gone and made you cry too.
09:58She squeezed my hands.
09:59Leah, there's no need to be so formal.
10:02Call me mom, just like Case does.
10:04She took a breath.
10:05So, I have a proposition for you.
10:08Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups.
10:10I'd like you to take over Case's daily meals and care.
10:13I just want him to live a little longer.
10:15That's my one selfish wish.
10:17By the end, her voice had gone rough.
10:19I nodded.
10:20I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients.
10:22The last time I'd prepared medicinal soup was several years ago,
10:25back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate.
10:27He'd lost both parents and lived alone in a run-down unit,
10:30skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training.
10:34One day, I found him collapsed at our back gate and brought him around.
10:37Out of sympathy, I dug through my mother's old healer journals,
10:40and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength.
10:44Only the two of us ever knew about it.
10:46From the looks of things, he was the one who told Chloe,
10:50just to get me driven out.
10:51The lengths he had gone to were truly something.
10:54I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom,
10:56and found Case directing servants to pack up his belongings.
11:01Alpha, what's this about?
11:02Weren't we agreed that I was moving the guest room?
11:04His sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction.
11:07I have fewer things.
11:09It makes more sense for me to move.
11:11At least eat first.
11:12I set the food on the table.
11:14He gave it a brief glance and sat down.
11:18You can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on.
11:21It's no different coming from me.
11:24It is different.
11:26His voice remained flat and cool.
11:28Have Ivy bring it from now on.
11:30He finished the soup in a few quick swallows,
11:32said a few words to the servants, and swept past me.
11:36In that moment, I confirmed one thing.
11:38Alpha Case couldn't stand the sight of me.
11:40I followed his instructions and had Ivy deliver
11:43his daily healing meals to the study from then on.
11:46Martha couldn't stop singing my praises.
11:48The pack healer says Case's condition has stabilized significantly.
11:52I can see the color coming back to his face.
11:54Leah, that's entirely because of you.
11:57Delighted, she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands.
12:00Back in my room, I tucked it into my jewelry box,
12:02which had been slowly filling with pieces
12:05Martha had gifted me since my arrival.
12:07Leah, you never wear any of these.
12:09Isn't it a waste to just put them away?
12:11How is it a waste?
12:13Every one of these can be converted to cash.
12:15That's my security fund.
12:17But Lady Martha gave these to you personally.
12:19Are you really going to sell all of them?
12:21Not right now.
12:22But if the mate bond is ever severed, naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand.
12:26Ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment.
12:29As she turned away, she dropped her voice to a murmur.
12:33Alpha?
12:36Alpha?
12:36I spun around and met a pair of ink-dark eyes.
12:39Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her.
12:42Case looked worse than ever.
12:44Case's face was even paler than before.
12:46His gaze was sharp and cutting, fixed on me with cold precision.
12:50The look unsettled me completely, but I didn't dare let a single trace of it show.
12:56Alpha, is there something you need?
12:58A journal.
12:59We looked together.
13:00I checked the shelves, he checked the writing desk.
13:03Neither of us spoke.
13:04I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf,
13:07behind a row of my mother's medical notes.
13:09I reached up on my toes, my fingertips just grazed the cover.
13:13Case's hand came over mine, warm, steady.
13:17He reached past me without effort and closed his hand around the journal.
13:20I turned my head.
13:22His face was right there, closer than I'd realized.
13:25He was looking down at me.
13:27Then, I lost my footing and pitched straight into him.
13:30My heavy breasts hit his chest first.
13:32My waist went straight into his palm, his hand catching me before he could react.
13:37Case didn't step back.
13:38His ear tips went red.
13:40His throat worked as he swallowed.
13:42When he exhaled, the breath came out uneven against the top of my head.
13:46His eyes flashed gold for a second, then green.
13:49I scrambled upright, face burning.
13:52Your journal.
13:53He took it without a word and walked out.
13:55Perfect.
13:56My standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower.
13:59After that day, I made every effort to avoid crossing paths with Case.
14:02He was injured and recovering.
14:04He needed to stay calm.
14:05But there was one more thing bothering me.
14:07Brad had been sending notes.
14:09Three times already.
14:10I hadn't opened a single one.
14:12Just dropped them in a box.
14:13Then, Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning.
14:15It's not just a note this time.
14:17He's here.
14:18Side entrance.
14:19Says he won't leave until you come out.
14:20I clenched my fist and walked out.
14:22I didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard.
14:25Brad was standing at the gate.
14:28Leah, you finally came.
14:29You should be calling me Mrs. Valerius.
14:32He paused, dropped his voice.
14:35Mrs. Valerius.
14:36Do you have any idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position with these meetings?
14:40I know.
14:42I just wanted to tell you.
14:44I'll be securing more power in the pack.
14:46Soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore.
14:49He stepped closer.
14:50I'll buy a house, Leah.
14:51Come with me.
14:53Anything's better than staying with a dying man.
14:55He reached for me.
14:56I stepped back.
14:58You want me as your mistress?
15:00Brad nodded, completely serious.
15:02I laughed.
15:03Why would I give up being the Alpha's mate to be your mistress?
15:07The whole pack knows Case is dying.
15:09He won't last.
15:11And he can't even stand up anymore.
15:13His eyes dropped deliberately to my chest.
15:15Isn't that a waste?
15:18Disgust surged through me.
15:20Brad, I will never be anyone's mistress.
15:24Case fought on the front lines for this pack.
15:26Those injuries are his honor.
15:29You've benefited from every battle he won, and you're standing here calling him less of a man.
15:35You're the one who's less.
15:37Come near me again, and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe.
15:41How do you think that ends for you?
15:44His face went white.
15:46I swung the gate shut.
15:48I turned around and came face to face with Case.
15:50White t-shirt, standing less than half a foot away.
15:52His full height bearing down on me.
15:54Alpha, I managed.
15:55A faint edge flickered across his expression.
15:57Wasn't it my mate just a moment ago?
15:59Why so formal all of a sudden?
16:02I looked down and started walking.
16:05Please don't misunderstand.
16:06As long as I'm in this estate, I honor this bond.
16:09Completely.
16:09Fast.
16:10It's getting late.
16:11I should go make your evening meal.
16:13I moved to step past him.
16:14His hand closed around my arm.
16:15I lost my footing and pitched straight into him.
16:17My heavy breasts against his chest.
16:19My waist caught in his grip.
16:21I looked up.
16:22His face was inches from mine.
16:24His eyes were deep and unreadable.
16:26One tilt forward and our lips would have touched.
16:28His breath hit my face.
16:30Warm.
16:31My breath hitched.
16:32Heat pooled low in my core.
16:35Case swallowed hard.
16:37As long as I remain in this estate.
16:39Each word slow.
16:40Deliberate.
16:41You counting down the days until you can leave?
16:44I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the day you die.
16:47No.
16:48Nothing like that.
16:49I shifted in his grip.
16:50Alpha, you're hurting my arm.
16:52Did you mean every word you said just now?
16:55I blinked and asked which part.
16:57He let out a quiet breath and released me.
16:59I bolted.
17:01And I noticed, for the first time,
17:03his face had actual color in it.
17:05His cheeks were just as red as mine.
17:08That night I had a strange dream.
17:10Case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek.
17:13His fingers hooked into the strap of my slip,
17:16voice dropping to a low murmur.
17:17Does my Luna want this?
17:20I nodded like someone completely under a spell.
17:22Then a fierce, consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go.
17:26I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets.
17:28Heart still hammering.
17:30Breathless.
17:31Ivy knocked and came in.
17:33I asked her to bring a basin of cold water.
17:35She stared at my sweat damp hair and murmured,
17:37It really is getting hotter.
17:39I splashed cold water onto my face.
17:41And then it hit me.
17:42That first night.
17:44Case.
17:44Cold shower.
17:46Surely he hadn't also been...
17:48No.
17:49Impossible.
17:50He was injured and recovering.
17:52He was supposed to be keeping himself calm.
17:54At midday, Martha's attendant arrived.
17:56Martha would like dinner in the garden tonight.
17:58She asks that you be sure to come.
18:00We've been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for days,
18:03just to steer clear of Case.
18:04But Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation.
18:08I couldn't say no.
18:09I stepped into the garden.
18:10A sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom.
18:13A gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals,
18:16drifting down onto the stone table, covered with every dish I loved most.
18:21Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit.
18:23Case mentioned it's your birthday today.
18:25He's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this.
18:27I looked up and met a pair of burning, intent eyes.
18:31Heat rushed straight to my face.
18:33Case lit a plate of chestnut cake in front of me without changing his expression.
18:38How did you know today was my birthday?
18:40I'd completely forgotten it myself.
18:42My birth mother died bringing me into the world.
18:45No one had ever once marked the day for me.
18:48Case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly,
18:51It's not difficult to know it.
18:53Something in my chest gave one quiet, inexplicable pull.
18:56Leah, this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve.
19:00I'm opening it just for you.
19:02But you two had better not drink too much.
19:04She pushed back her chair, said the summer evening breeze was too much for her old bones,
19:08and left.
19:10The garden went quiet.
19:12To avoid the silence, I put my head down and drank.
19:14One cup, then another, then another.
19:17The wine was sweet and dangerously potent.
19:20Before long, the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry.
19:24Case watched me but said nothing.
19:26By the third glass, I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence.
19:29By the fourth, I'd stopped feeling much of anything.
19:32I reached across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake.
19:35The dish was empty.
19:37I looked up.
19:38Where's the last piece?
19:40I ate it.
19:41I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from.
19:44I leaned straight toward his face.
19:47Who told you to eat that?
19:49Spit it back out.
19:50I pressed against his chest, trying to peer into his mouth.
19:53Case looked down at me, perfectly calm.
19:56You won't find it that way.
19:57I straightened up and stared at him.
19:59Then how am I supposed to find it?
20:01A faint flush crept across his cheeks.
20:04Try using your mouse.
20:05My gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips.
20:09I swallowed once, and kissed him without hesitation.
20:12Case went rigid, his breathing lurching unsteady.
20:15Then control shifted.
20:16His hand cupped the back of my head, and he pressed in deeper, harder.
20:21Neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower bed.
20:26Alpha, the night air is cool.
20:29Lady Martha asked me to bring you both a wrap.
20:31I had no idea how much Ivy'd seen.
20:33I shot to my feet, and the next instant the world tilted.
20:37Everything went dark.
20:40When I woke up with a splitting headache, it was already morning.
20:43I suddenly remembered.
20:45I'd promised Martha to visit Case's father's grave.
20:48It was late.
20:49I started rushing around for my things.
20:53Leah, don't worry.
20:55The driver is still getting the car ready.
20:57Ivy, was it you who brought me back last night?
21:01No.
21:02The Alpha carried you back.
21:04I spun around to check her face.
21:06She nodded, completely serious.
21:09I didn't say anything stupid, did I?
21:12Ivy bit back a smile.
21:15The Alpha set you down on the bed,
21:17and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go.
21:20You kept calling him my mate, over and over, until his whole face went red.
21:26Ivy, don't you dare make things up.
21:29She covered her mouth, laughing, and ran out.
21:32I met Martha at the front entrance.
21:35Case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory.
21:39I sat in the back of the car, completely distracted, replaying the moment I'd kissed Case last night.
21:46Martha must have misread my expression because she said,
21:50Leah, is there someone you have feelings for?
21:56I've noticed you've been avoiding Case these past few days.
22:00Please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night.
22:03I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates, you could at least be friends.
22:07But if you're uncomfortable, or if you want to leave, just say.
22:11I'll have him sever the bond.
22:13I won't let you be trapped here.
22:14Mom, no. It's not that. I was thinking about something else.
22:19What is it?
22:20I was still figuring out how to answer when the car lurched.
22:22The engine screamed. The car swung hard.
22:25Tires off the road, crashing through brush, the whole frame shaking.
22:28I grabbed Martha and looked at the driver.
22:30Slumped over the wheel, unconscious.
22:33No one to hit the brakes. A cliff, straight ahead.
22:36Martha grabbed my arm.
22:37Leah, what do we do?
22:39We jump. Now.
22:41We'll be hurt.
22:42We'll die if we don't. Hold on to me.
22:44I wrapped myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground.
22:48We hit the cliff edge and went over.
22:50My hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face.
22:53My other hand locked around Martha's wrist.
22:56Below her was a straight drop into nothing.
22:59Mom, don't look down. Don't look down.
23:02Hold on to me.
23:03Ivy and the others are right behind us.
23:05Behind us in the second car.
23:07They'll be here soon.
23:09The root groaned under our weight.
23:11Martha's voice broke.
23:14Leah, let me go.
23:16We're too heavy.
23:19It's going to snap.
23:22I'm old.
23:24I've lived my life.
23:26You have to keep living yours.
23:28My chest tightened so hard I could barely breathe.
23:32I couldn't let go.
23:34She'd been a mother to me from the first day.
23:38Mom, I would rather die with you than watch you fall.
23:42Hold on.
23:47The truth was, I had no idea.
23:51My arms were going numb.
23:53The pain had gone so deep it had stopped feeling like pain at all.
23:57Then I heard it.
24:00A wolf's howl split the air, deafening and close.
24:05Leah, don't move.
24:08I'm coming down.
24:09Case's voice.
24:10He'd called me by my name.
24:13The first time.
24:15A strong arm came under me.
24:17He'd climbed down the cliff face, wolf claws dug into the rock.
24:22He untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist.
24:26Then climbed down further and did the same for Martha.
24:29The people above pulled together.
24:33We came up one at a time.
24:35It wasn't a hallucination.
24:37Case had saved us.
24:39He held me, brow creased.
24:43Why is there so much blood?
24:45Martha clutched her face.
24:47She shielded me when we jumped.
24:50I didn't get a scratch.
24:52It's all hers.
24:55My eyelids felt like lead.
24:58Leah, don't sleep.
25:00I'm taking you to Ella.
25:02He lifted me into the car and I stayed curled against his chest.
25:06His forehead was damp with sweat.
25:08He kept one hand on the wheel and kept talking.
25:11Leah, Leah, Leah, stay awake.
25:15I'll get you chestnut cake.
25:17I'll give you all the jewelry you want to sell.
25:19You don't have to wait for me to die.
25:21I'll write the bond release today.
25:22You can leave whenever you want.
25:24My chest kept clenching.
25:26Something wet hit my face.
25:28I looked up at the sky through the windshield.
25:31It wasn't raining.
25:32Then everything went black.
25:33When I opened my eyes,
25:35every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong.
25:38My Luna, the pack healer said you can't move yet.
25:41Ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips, spooning it in slowly.
25:45You're lucky nothing's broken.
25:47Her voice was steady, but her eyes were red.
25:49The scrapes were bad.
25:50You need to stay flat or they'll scar.
25:52Your shoulder was dislocated too.
25:54She kept talking.
25:55My eyes had already drifted to the door.
25:57After I finished the medicine, I asked.
26:00Where's Case?
26:01Investigating.
26:02Someone poisoned the driver with wolf bite and cut the brake lines.
26:05It was deliberate.
26:06Who would be bold enough to target the Alpha's family directly?
26:08I was flat on my back for a full month.
26:11I didn't see Case once.
26:12Martha kept her door shut too, still recovering from the shock.
26:16Everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices,
26:19like something was being held just below the surface.
26:21I asked Ivy.
26:23She said nothing was wrong.
26:24Today, I was finally cleared to get out of bed.
26:26I opened my door and walked straight into a familiar figure.
26:30Case.
26:30Dark tactical shirt.
26:32Sharper than I remembered.
26:33He held out a small wooden box.
26:35I took it and lifted the lid.
26:37A land deed.
26:38A property contract.
26:39A severance letter.
26:41My body went rigid.
26:42Something locked around my chest and wouldn't let go.
26:45Case.
26:45Are you throwing me out?
26:47You've been waiting for this since the day you arrived.
26:50You avoided me, stayed out of my way.
26:52You never wanted anything to do with me.
26:53You were counting down the days until I died so you could walk out cleanly.
26:57I'm just doing it early.
26:59Leah, go.
27:00After today, we're finished.
27:02Something sharp flooded my chest.
27:04My mouth opened and closed.
27:06It took a long time to get anything out.
27:10So that's what you think of me.
27:13Leave now.
27:15I don't want to see you anymore.
27:17Case disappeared around the corner of the yard.
27:19Estate guards all but pushed me out the door.
27:21Ivy fell in to step beside me and the Alpha said you're used to having me around.
27:25He told me to go with you.
27:28I couldn't speak.
27:32We moved into a small house on the edge of the territory.
27:36By morning, the pack's official announcement had gone up.
27:39The announcement said Case had betrayed the pack.
27:41The announcement said he had betrayed the pack.
27:43That he had leaked the border patrol routes to a rogue faction.
27:47By order of the Lycan king, royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him, pending investigation.
27:54Case was being held in the dungeons under royal guard.
27:57The estate was locked down.
27:59Everyone inside was under scrutiny.
28:02Case would never betray his pack.
28:04He would die before he did something like that.
28:06He rushed to get me out.
28:07That was why.
28:08That was the only reason.
28:11Ivy was pacing circles around the living room.
28:13She'd grown up inside the estate.
28:15She couldn't stand still.
28:17Is there anything we can do?
28:19I made myself sit down and think.
28:21Years ago, Elder Reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest and been bitten by a snake.
28:27I'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound.
28:30Elder Reed had arrived while I was still crouched over the boy.
28:33He'd seen my face.
28:34I was sure he hadn't forgotten.
28:37I tracked him down outside the council building and stepped into his pack.
28:40Elder Reed.
28:41You remember me.
28:42I need a favor.
28:44He looked at me for a long moment.
28:46Then he nodded.
28:47Elder Reed led me into the dungeon.
28:49Thirty minutes.
28:50No more.
28:50The door unlocked.
28:51Case stood up.
28:52His eyes flashed with surprise.
28:54How did you get in?
28:55My chest ached as I looked at him through the blur of tears.
28:58That's why you kicked me out, isn't it?
29:00You were framed.
29:02Think carefully.
29:03Is there any evidence to prove your innocence?
29:05I will find it.
29:06I will investigate.
29:08I swear I will rescue you.
29:10Case's gaze deepened.
29:11Then his arm shot out and pulled me into his chest.
29:13Leah.
29:14My heart hammered.
29:16But time was running out.
29:17This wasn't the moment.
29:19I pushed against him.
29:20He didn't budge.
29:21Leah, you don't need to do anything.
29:22I can't say much.
29:25I promise.
29:27Seven days later, I will accompany you to watch the sunrise.
29:30Okay?
29:31His eyes were steady.
29:33Certain.
29:33Like he was coaxing a frightened pup.
29:36I walked out of the dungeon and straight into Brad.
29:42He stepped into my path.
29:44Slow smile spreading across his face.
29:45It's not too late to reconsider.
29:48Being my mistress beats being alone and disgraced.
29:51I swung my hand and slapped him across the face.
29:54He lunged for me.
29:55I stepped sideways and put distance between us.
29:57Try that again and every note you sent me ends up in front of Chloe's father.
30:00Every single one.
30:02You've been whispering in her ear for years, haven't you?
30:04Trying to get me pushed out thinking I'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run to you.
30:08But you never counted on Chloe handing me straight to Case.
30:10A man you can't touch.
30:12His face changed.
30:13I didn't wait for him to recover.
30:14I walked away and didn't look back.
30:16A wolf like that, the further the better.
30:19I didn't sleep well for the next five days.
30:21Case's voice kept coming back to me.
30:23I promise.
30:24Seven days later I will accompany you to watch the sunrise.
30:27Okay?
30:28On the afternoon of the sixth day, the Lycan King's official decree went up across the territory.
30:32The leak hadn't come from Case.
30:34It had come from Prince Marcus and his allies.
30:37The truth is finally revealed.
30:41The Lycan King had not yet named his heir.
30:43Both Prince Caden and Prince Marcus were in the running.
30:45Case was Prince Caden's most powerful ally.
30:47The alpha who commanded the most powerful pack.
30:50Taking Case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne.
30:53Prince Marcus had planted a spy inside the Blackwood pack.
30:55Used him to steal the border patrol routes.
30:57Then framed Case for it.
30:58So the injury had been faked.
31:00All of it.
31:01A deliberate trap to draw out the spy.
31:03But why fake being unable to mate?
31:05I turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer.
31:08Dawn was just breaking when someone knocked at the door.
31:10I didn't think.
31:11I just ran.
31:12I threw the door open and walked straight into Case's chest.
31:15He went completely still.
31:16Then his arms came around me.
31:17Slow and deliberate.
31:19And pulled me in hard.
31:20I'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt.
31:22No warning.
31:23Through the thin fabric I could feel everything.
31:25The hard muscle of his chest.
31:27His arms locked tight around me.
31:29I pressed my hands against his chest and tried to step back.
31:31Leah.
31:32His voice dropped low.
31:34I'm back.
31:34Our eyes locked.
31:35The heat between us was thick enough to touch.
31:37Then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom.
31:40I beat a fist against his chest.
31:43Weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise?
31:46You first.
31:48Sunrise after.
31:49We fell onto the bed together.
31:53Case pinned me beneath him.
31:55One hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open.
31:57Eyes never leaving mine.
31:59I covered his eyes with both hands.
32:00Don't look.
32:01It's embarrassing.
32:03He took my hands down.
32:04His breathing had gone ragged.
32:06It's beautiful.
32:08His eyes were bright and fixed.
32:10My skin went hot everywhere he touched.
32:12I pressed my palm flat against his chest.
32:14Hard muscle.
32:15Warm skin.
32:16The healer said you couldn't get hard.
32:17How is any of this possible?
32:19Lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear.
32:21You want to know if I can?
32:23There's one way to find out.
32:24He kissed me.
32:25One hand cupping my face.
32:27Tilting it up toward him.
32:28I kissed him back hard.
32:30My hands slid up his chest.
32:32Over his shoulders.
32:33Gripping his arms.
32:34He pressed me further into the mattress.
32:36His weight settling over me.
32:38The heat built fast and took over completely.
32:40My hands went slack.
32:42He caught them.
32:43Laced his fingers through mine.
32:45And pinned them above my head.
32:46He loves me very much.
32:48And completely occupies me.
32:50My face gradually became rosy.
32:52And we could only hear each other's heartbeats and breathing.
32:56His lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw.
32:58Down the side of my neck.
33:00Slow and unhurried.
33:02Then he stopped.
33:03His canines pierced my mating gland.
33:05A second of sharp, white-hot pain.
33:07And then it was done.
33:09I lay there, chest heaving.
33:11Fingers still tangled in his.
33:12On my neck, his mark ached.
33:15Finally, we weren't just mates on paper anymore.
33:19After the estate lockdown was lifted,
33:21Case took me to meet Prince Caden.
33:22A slow smile spreading across his face.
33:24So you're the woman who brought Case to his knees.
33:26I've been wanting to meet you.
33:28You flatter me, your highness.
33:30Case helped the kingdom take down a real threat.
33:32You stood by him through all of it.
33:34I'll host an official Luna ceremony for you.
33:36And when that day comes, I'll have a gift ready.
33:38Thank you, your highness.
33:40Don't blame Case, Leah.
33:42Faking the injury was always part of the plan.
33:47Too many enemies wanted him dead.
33:49The only way to keep him safe was to make them think he was already finished.
33:53The part about not being able to get hard, that was my idea.
33:56I gave the pack doctor that order myself.
34:00We grew up together.
34:01I know exactly how he is.
34:03Never any interest in women.
34:05Never any weakness.
34:06I figured it was time someone did something about that.
34:09Suddenly, I understood.
34:10Just two old friends and one very elaborate prank.
34:13The car accident.
34:15That was Prince Marcus as well.
34:16They intended it to look like an accident.
34:18They didn't expect to hurt you in the process.
34:21Luna, Leah.
34:22It's been dealt with.
34:23You and Case are safe now.
34:28I took a slow breath.
34:30Knowing it was over didn't make the memory of dangling off that cliff any less vivid.
34:34We got back to the estate to find Chloe already inside, crying.
34:37She walked an hour ago and hasn't stopped.
34:40Martha is getting a headache from it.
34:41I told Case to go to his study.
34:43I'd handle it.
34:45I sat down next to Chloe.
34:46Face red, eyes swollen.
34:48Word had already spread.
34:50Brad had been identified as one of Prince Marcus' informants.
34:53Chloe's father had been cleared, but Chloe and Brad were finished.
34:57Still crying?
34:58I'll have someone throw you out.
35:00She stopped immediately.
35:01Still shaking, but quiet.
35:02I misjudged him.
35:04I thought picking someone from a lower-ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage.
35:09I didn't think he'd be like this.
35:11I told you he wasn't a good person.
35:13You didn't say it clearly enough.
35:15I rolled my eyes.
35:16I wasn't a powerless Omega anymore.
35:19I didn't have to hold back.
35:24Were you ever angry at me for how I treated you back then?
35:29No.
35:29I cursed you in my head, but I don't hold grudges.
35:33You cursed me?
35:34Do you want to punish me for it?
35:35Chloe laughed despite herself, then caught herself and pressed her lips together.
35:39I'm sorry for the slap.
35:41Did it hurt?
35:41I already forgot about it.
35:43Then let me slap you back.
35:44We'll be even.
35:45She closed her eyes and braced herself.
35:47I raised my hand and let it land soft against her cheek.
35:51She opened her eyes.
35:55I already gave that slap to Brad.
35:57Chloe stared at me for a second.
35:58Then she laughed, really laughed, for the first time since she'd walked in.
36:02Don't call me Chloe anymore.
36:03Can we be friends?
36:04No.
36:07I don't like friends who cry too much.
36:09The light was still on when I passed case of study.
36:11I pushed the door open.
36:13Before I could say a word, an arm shot out from behind and wrapped around my waist.
36:17Bold intruder.
36:18His voice dropped low against my ear.
36:19You think you can just walk into the Alpha's office?
36:22The Alpha's mate is right here, and you still dare make a move?
36:26Case played it straight.
36:27His lips found my neck.
36:28Here?
36:29Really?
36:31Right here.
36:32I kept saying no.
36:33My hand said something else entirely, finding their way to his back.
36:37He murmured against my ear.
36:38You have no idea how many times I thought about this in this room.
36:43I wanted to say something back, but his hand was already moving,
36:46and I couldn't get a single word out.
36:48He carried me to the table and took off my clothes.
36:51Then we had a good time.
36:58When I woke up, it was almost dawn.
37:00Case was already awake, sitting up against the headboard, watching me.
37:04His eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back.
37:07Morning.
37:07I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
37:09Then I remembered.
37:10The sunrise.
37:11He'd promised.
37:13The sunrise.
37:17We still have time.
37:18He was already up.
37:19He picked up my clothes from beside the bed, handing them to me.
37:23He dressed me slowly, straightening each layer with both hands,
37:26like he'd done it a thousand times before.
37:28We walked out into the yard.
37:29Cool air.
37:30The smell of pine.
37:31To the east, the sky had just started to lighten at the edges.
37:34Case stood behind me and wrapped both arms around me.
37:36We watched the horizon together.
37:38The sun came up slowly.
37:40Gold light broke across the trees, spread across the yard, and landed on us.
37:44The clouds caught the color and held it.
37:47Beautiful.
37:47Close to my ear.
37:50Beautiful.
37:51He pulled me in tighter and said nothing else.
37:53He didn't need to.
37:56I'll watch every sunrise and sunset with you.
37:58His voice was quiet against my hair.
37:59Everyone.
38:00For as long as we have.
38:02I turned around and kissed him once, quick and light.
38:06Deal.
38:07The sun came up fully and the yard filled with light.
38:09Our shadows stretched long across the ground behind us.
38:12Over the next few days, the estate came back to life.
38:15Servants moved through the halls with easy steps again.
38:18Martha's health improved.
38:19She called me in to talk every morning, always smiling when I walked through the door.
38:23One afternoon, I was trimming the plants in the yard when Sunny came running over.
38:26Leah, Chloe is here again.
38:29She brought a lot of stuff with her.
38:30I set down my shears.
38:32Since the day she'd come in crying, Chloe had been showing up regularly.
38:35She said she was making up for lost time.
38:37Really, she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be.
38:42Let her in.
38:42I wiped my hands and went to meet her.
38:46Chloe walked in with two attendants behind her, carrying food boxes.
38:49She'd changed a lot.
38:51Less restless.
38:51She dressed simpler now and moved quieter.
39:01I made your favorite, chestnut cake.
39:04I asked the Royal Kitchen for the recipe this time.
39:07Better than anything the Blackwood Kitchen has ever made.
39:10I took a piece and bit into it.
39:12Sweet, soft, better than I expected.
39:16Good.
39:18So where's Case?
39:19Not home?
39:20He went to the pack training ground.
39:22Something came up.
39:24Chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself.
39:26For a while, neither of us said anything.
39:28Just the wind moving through the yard.
39:30My father wants me to find a new mate.
39:32I looked up.
39:33Don't rush for it.
39:35I know.
39:38After Brad, I don't know how to trust anyone.
39:40She looked at me, something flickering in her eyes.
39:43You have a good mate.
39:45Case fights for you, protects you, and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom.
39:50We just got lucky.
39:51You can't force these things.
39:52Chloe nodded and didn't say anything else.
39:54Just ate her chestnut cake.
39:56The yard went quiet.
39:58Just wind moving through the leaves.
40:00Then she said,
40:01That slap, do you really not hold it against me?
40:05Really.
40:06It's in the past.
40:08No point bringing it up.
40:10The truth was, I'd already let it go a long time ago.
40:12She wasn't a bad person.
40:14Just spoiled.
40:15Used to getting her way.
40:16Chloe's eyes went red at the edges.
40:20When I arranged the mating,
40:21part of it was because I was scared you and Brad would find your way back to each other.
40:25But part of it was genuine.
40:27I really did think Case was a good man.
40:29That he wouldn't treat you badly.
40:31We looked at each other and smiled.
40:33All the conflicts were solved.
40:37I just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time.
40:39Chloe laughed, a little embarrassed.
40:41It's in the past.
40:44Isn't this better?
40:49It is.
40:50She nodded.
40:51Can we be friends?
40:52For real?
40:52I won't be like I was before.
40:57Sure, I nodded.
40:58Something warm moved through my chest.
41:01Letting go of old grudges and coming out the other side with a friend.
41:04That wasn't a bad ending.
41:05We sat in the yard for the rest of the afternoon, eating and talking.
41:08Pack gossip, small things, nothing important.
41:11The sun came through the leaves and the air was warm and easy.
41:14When Case came back from the training grounds that evening and saw the two of us, surprise
41:18crossed his face.
41:20What are you two happy about?
41:21Talking about you.
41:23Chloe grinned.
41:24About what a liar you are, faking the whole thing and fooling everyone.
41:29Case walked over and sat down beside me.
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