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00:01:14I was matched with three Beastmen from childhood.
00:01:18On my 21st birthday, I was supposed to choose one of them to bond with.
00:01:22The Fox Beastman, Reese, was really...
00:01:31...warm and charming. The Tiger Beastman, Finn, was proud and sharp-tongued.
00:01:37The Snake Beastman, Calum, had double the fun.
00:01:40By the time Calum had me too sore to straighten my back, I saw their group chat.
00:01:45Whoever she picks is seriously unlucky. I don't like her.
00:01:49What about you two? You mangly fox. You stinking tiger.
00:01:52I don't like her either. She's always yanking my fur in bed.
00:01:56I'm practically going bald. Her sister's so much gentler, don't you think?
00:02:00Right, you dead black snake?
00:02:02Don't like her.
00:02:04She's always biting my tail tip.
00:02:06I let out a cold laugh. Perfect.
00:02:10As a fake heiress, they saved me from agonizing over who to pick.
00:02:16That same night, I booked a flight overseas for school.
00:02:22Forget it. I don't want any of the three of you.
00:02:26The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom.
00:02:29But what they'd said came back to me.
00:02:58I held back my tears.
00:03:01Fifteen years of waking up beside them, and it couldn't buy me one person's honest heart.
00:03:07They'd only met Sofia a handful of times, and they were already falling for her?
00:03:12I'd been sitting here, counting down to my birthday next month, ready to give them an answer they'd be happy
00:03:17with.
00:03:18What a joke that looks like now.
00:03:20If I hadn't stumbled onto their real feelings today, I would have humiliated myself at next month's party.
00:03:26My identity was already shaky enough, being a fake heiress.
00:03:30And they were playing games with me on top of it.
00:03:33Tears welled up in my eyes.
00:03:35I was about to wipe it away when arms folded around me from behind.
00:03:40Caleb leaned in and carefully licked the tear from their cheek.
00:03:43I'm sorry sweetheart, but you warmed up?
00:03:46That's on me.
00:03:47We don't have to do both next time.
00:03:49I hadn't even noticed him come out of the bathroom.
00:03:52He'd just showered, still warm from the water.
00:03:55My scratches still marking his skin.
00:03:57I saw something in his eyes that looked real and not concerned.
00:04:01It made me angry.
00:04:03I shoved his hand off.
00:04:04He could say something that cruel and still act this well.
00:04:12I shot him a glare over my shoulder.
00:04:15Look at him.
00:04:16Was this my fault?
00:04:17He was the one always baiting me.
00:04:20The angrier I got, the more I wanted to do something about it.
00:04:24I opened my mouth and bit down on his tail tip.
00:04:27Heart.
00:04:28Caleb let out a low grunt and pulled me closer instead.
00:04:34My tongue accidentally grazed his tail.
00:04:37I watched him tip his head back, jaw tight.
00:04:40I released his tail.
00:04:42I didn't look at the man behind me, breathing rough.
00:04:45The red at the corners of his eyes still not fading.
00:04:49I shoved the door open and walked out.
00:04:52Right into a burning hot chest.
00:04:55Well, well.
00:04:57What happened princess?
00:05:06Did that stupid snake leave you unsatisfied?
00:05:09Finn grinned down at me.
00:05:11Then he leaned to my ear and breathed.
00:05:13Wanna come to my room?
00:05:15Get away from me!
00:05:16I pushed him off and walked.
00:05:18Finn stared at my closed door, then turned a sharp look toward Calum.
00:05:23You upset her?
00:05:24I didn't.
00:05:26Calum looked just as lost.
00:05:28Did you say something to her?
00:05:30Calum frowned.
00:05:32What's all the noise?
00:05:34Reese leaned in the doorway.
00:05:36Talking's boring.
00:05:37Just fight it out.
00:05:38As if.
00:05:39Stop pretending to be reasonable.
00:05:41After the commotion died down, all three of them went back to their own rooms.
00:05:46Why not?
00:05:47I don't do it in honor.
00:06:06I lay in bed and couldn't sleep no matter which way I turned.
00:06:09I'd spent over 20 years as the heiress of this family.
00:06:13And now, I was being told it was all fake.
00:06:15The identity wasn't mine.
00:06:17My parents' love wasn't mine.
00:06:19Everything I had belonged to Sophia.
00:06:21I was the one who stole her brilliant life.
00:06:24So, I was the one who volunteered to me.
00:06:26That's how I ended up in this villa.
00:06:28I hadn't even planned on bringing the three of them.
00:06:30They showed up on their own room.
00:06:32The letter was short, bitter sound.
00:06:34My eyes went blurry.
00:06:36I bit into my pillow.
00:06:37Fake.
00:06:37All of it.
00:06:39Fake.
00:06:39The only real thing I had was my acceptance letter from the Eastmore Conservatory.
00:06:44I picked up my phone and dialed the number.
00:06:46Yes.
00:06:46That's right.
00:06:47Move the date up.
00:06:48Just one person.
00:06:50I hadn't had the chance to tell them yet.
00:06:52Right when I got the acceptance letter, the story broke that I wasn't the Morrison's real
00:06:56daughter.
00:06:57My parents held Sophia and cried.
00:06:59I quietly picked the mother away.
00:07:01They'd hired tutors for my piano since I was small.
00:07:04They'd given me the room with the best light upstairs for a practice room.
00:07:08Every bit of skill I had came from the foundation they built for me.
00:07:11Then one day my parents took my hands in the house.
00:07:15Lena, go somewhere else for a while.
00:07:18In our hearts we're still our child.
00:07:20My mouth opened but I couldn't bring myself to mention going away.
00:07:24In the dark I bit my lip.
00:07:26Honestly, maybe this was the better way.
00:07:29I had no reason to stay.
00:07:31No one loved me.
00:07:32But I would love myself just fine on my own.
00:07:35I'd meant to keep my temper in check.
00:07:37Spend one last quiet month with the three of them and leave without a scene.
00:07:41But some people never let you rest.
00:07:46Finn, get out.
00:07:48Princess, what did that stupid snake do to you?
00:07:50He acted like you hadn't heard me.
00:07:52Still upset?
00:07:53I didn't answer.
00:07:55I don't care.
00:07:57Tonight's my turn.
00:07:59I'll make it good for you.
00:08:00I pushed him back and said it again.
00:08:02I don't want to.
00:08:06Go back to your room.
00:08:07Finn finally registered that I meant it.
00:08:10His expression fell.
00:08:12What do you mean you don't want to?
00:08:13I've been waiting days!
00:08:17I slapped him across the face.
00:08:19Get out.
00:08:20Finn held his cheek, looking at me with eyes full of wounded disbelief.
00:08:24Then he slammed the door behind me.
00:08:27The noise brought Calum and Reese into the hallway.
00:08:29Lena, he ran out.
00:08:31Leave her.
00:08:32I said it silently.
00:08:35, outside, thunder rolled.
00:08:37The rain came down hard.
00:08:46one another four-sided
00:09:09that whole night every time i closed my eyes he was the most stubborn of the three i wasn't
00:09:16worried about him getting into real trouble high level beast men were capable in every sense of
00:09:21the word it was just that this feeling of being slipping out of control wasn't good like being
00:09:27drowned slowly in a tide of memories you couldn't fight off the next morning i walked out of my room
00:09:32with dark circles under my eyes galen was standing by my door like a guard i startled and stepped back
00:09:38what are you doing outside my room he didn't answer just looked at me with those quiet searching eyes
00:09:43then he reached over and tugged on the head of my clothes can i come to your room tonight
00:09:48faced with that desperate look i tried very hard not to roll my eyes no
00:09:55i'll wear that butler outfit tonight okay i bought a crop did i hurt you last time you can use
00:10:01it on me
00:10:05i turned toward the stairs and walked away i didn't look back at whatever he said next
00:10:09reese was at the bottom of the stairs watching me with an unreadable excision
00:10:13i stepped around him and sat down at the table reese paused then came and stood behind my chair
00:10:19maybe he said it maybe but you're forgetting something before i used to give each of them
00:10:24a good morning kiss when i came down right now i played dumb
00:10:30reese and kalem exchanged a look behind me then they quietly pulled out their chairs
00:10:34halfway through the meal the front door banged open
00:10:38i felt my eye twitch before i even saw who it was
00:10:41sophia walked in behind finn both of them about something
00:10:46sophia wrapped herself around my arm like we were close
00:10:49lena the clothes in your room are all so pretty
00:10:51but i thought someone else already wore them so that's kind of nice right
00:10:55so i threw them all out
00:10:57you don't mind do you
00:11:01i mean after all these years of living so well
00:11:19i said it and glanced at the three beast men
00:11:23their eyes were all on sophia
00:11:25finn in particular was watching me with an almost defiant look
00:11:30lena sophia wants to stay here a few days
00:11:32you don't have a problem with that do you i looked straight at finn
00:11:35the others watched my face for a reaction
00:11:37finn's eyes slid away from mine
00:11:39last night if i hadn't ran into sophia i would have been out in that rain all night
00:11:42you didn't even sure
00:11:43i smiled and turned to sophia before any of them could react
00:11:47stay as long as you want little sister
00:11:49feel free to pick any room you like
00:12:05and including nerves
00:12:07lena
00:12:07all three said my name at the same time
00:12:10what are you saying no one goes in our rooms
00:12:15sweetheart did that tiger make you lose your mind
00:12:17he's awful
00:12:19we don't need him finn looked like he had a lot to say but couldn't
00:12:22he said it quietly then shot ruse a look
00:12:25i didn't bother with any of them
00:12:27i grabbed my things and took the car out alone
00:12:30no one came with me
00:12:32at the bar my friend casick pulled me into her side
00:12:35what's going on princess
00:12:36i swirled my cocktail
00:12:38don't call me that
00:12:39i'm a fake and everything i have is someone else's
00:12:42i knocked the drink back
00:12:43the burn hit my throat
00:12:45all of it
00:12:46don't say that
00:12:47you're my best friend
00:12:49it's got nothing to do with where you come from
00:12:51i leaned on cassie's shoulder
00:12:55what's got you so miserable
00:12:57you've got three beastmen at home
00:12:58can't they cheer you up
00:13:00she laughed a little
00:13:01don't mention them
00:13:02they give me a headache
00:13:09my phone kept going on
00:13:10messages and calls from all three of them
00:13:13i didn't pick up once
00:13:16by the time i got home
00:13:18my steps weren't quite steady
00:13:21i'd barely opened the door
00:13:23when hands gripped my shoulders
00:13:30lena
00:13:31why didn't you answer your phone
00:13:33halen's voice was right in my ear
00:13:36tight with worry
00:13:36you drank that much
00:13:37let me take you upstairs
00:13:39i'm fine
00:13:40i shrugged him off
00:13:41i didn't drink that much
00:13:43i wasn't lying
00:13:44a few drinks wasn't enough to actually get me drunk
00:13:47i said let me walk on my own
00:13:50annoyance flashed across my face
00:13:52what you want me to dump all three of you sooner
00:13:55fueled by the alcohol
00:13:56i blurted it out without noticing all three of them go pale
00:13:59lena don't joke like that
00:14:02i couldn't tell who said it
00:14:03i went back to my room
00:14:07showered and got into bed
00:14:16half asleep
00:14:17i felt something wrap around my waist
00:14:20i opened my eyes to reese's face
00:14:23when he saw me wake
00:14:24he kissed me
00:14:27my head was still foggy
00:14:30he pressed his face against my neck
00:14:33the rounded ears on top of his head brushing my chin
00:14:39he was looking at me with that practiced melting gaze
00:14:42the alcohol dulled my brain
00:14:50he didn't wait
00:15:06then we ended up sleeping together
00:15:08swept up and wanting it
00:15:09after days of nothing
00:15:11i couldn't say no
00:15:12reese held me close
00:15:13and spoke against my ear
00:15:15lena
00:15:16you'll choose me won't you
00:15:18just me
00:15:19choose?
00:15:19i barely registered what he was asking
00:15:21i just nodded along
00:15:23it seemed to light something in me
00:15:25he threw himself into it
00:15:27more eager than before
00:15:28here
00:15:30is this the right amount of pressure?
00:15:32lean it
00:15:33pull my foot
00:15:34really pull it
00:15:42after that reckless night
00:15:44the morning came
00:15:45i had just woken up in reese's arms
00:15:47then i found calem and finn standing at the side of the bed
00:15:50watching us in silence
00:15:52clothes scattered all over the flame
00:15:54awkward
00:15:55didn't quite cover it
00:15:56reese acted like he couldn't sense anything was wrong
00:15:59his full tail patting lazily against my chest
00:16:02good morning lena
00:16:04he kissed my cheek with a loud snap
00:16:06well
00:16:07things were already a mess
00:16:08so i figured i might as well go with it
00:16:10i had too much to do this night
00:16:13i wasn't thinking through it
00:16:16excuse me
00:16:17you said yourself you weren't drunk lena
00:16:20are you playing favorites now?
00:16:22if you wanted someone you should have come to me
00:16:24finn's eyes were red at the corners
00:16:26we agreed when you turned 18
00:16:27every two days
00:16:29rotate
00:16:31do you have any idea how long it's been since you came to my room?
00:16:34shut up
00:16:34i shook my head and pushed reese's tail off me
00:16:37since that's how it is let's cancel it
00:16:40cancel what?
00:16:42the rotation
00:16:43the room went quiet in a way that felt like something cracking
00:16:53sofia was leaving the very next day
00:16:56she had etiquette classes and trainings to get to
00:16:59she has no time to keep making a scene
00:17:02lena i'm so jealous of you
00:17:05so many nice things
00:17:07my mouth twitched
00:17:09i have nothing
00:17:10sophia's eyes had barely left the three of them to hold this
00:17:15it'll all be yours soon
00:17:18sophia left
00:17:19damn it
00:17:20seeing this vase just reminds me of last night
00:17:24where do you think you're going?
00:17:25back to campus
00:17:26i have some paperwork to sort out
00:17:28i'll come with you
00:17:29all three stepped forward at the same time
00:17:32are you serious?
00:17:34you're still going?
00:17:35have you got no shame?
00:17:36finn elbowed reese aside
00:17:37fair competition
00:17:38you're just jealous aren't you?
00:17:41while they argued calem caught my hand
00:17:44take me with you
00:17:46you dead snake
00:17:50enough
00:17:50everyone stop
00:17:52i shook my head
00:17:53i'm going alone
00:17:54no one is coming
00:17:55then i left
00:17:56of course i couldn't bring them
00:17:58i was going back to submit paperwork for studying abroad
00:18:04lena congratulations
00:18:05maestro harlan almost never takes students
00:18:07your future is very bright
00:18:09thank you
00:18:11i walked toward the gate
00:18:12then i found calem leaning against a car waiting
00:18:16how did you know where i was?
00:18:18he opened the door
00:18:19head bowed
00:18:20i hesitated for a moment
00:18:21then got in with him
00:18:25calem you
00:18:26a hand pressed to the back of my head
00:18:28and he kissed me
00:18:34hard and desperate
00:18:35like a small animal with no sense of safety
00:18:38trying to prove something
00:18:39i was forced to tilt my head back
00:18:41and stay tangled up with him for a moment
00:18:44enough
00:18:45i moved his hand away before it could wander
00:18:47calem's tail wound around my waist
00:18:50slowly tightened
00:18:52baby are you going to leave me?
00:18:53i smiled
00:18:54swallowing down the bitter edge beneath it
00:18:56who left who first?
00:18:58stop imagining things
00:19:00is that so?
00:19:02he was already undoing the buttons of his shirt as he said it
00:19:05he pressed my hand against his chest
00:19:07touch it for me
00:19:08i smacked his hand away in exasperation
00:19:10calem shuddered
00:19:12then his breathing went rougher and more wanting
00:19:14damn
00:19:15he enjoyed that
00:19:16you'll choose me won't you baby?
00:19:19i broke into a smile then
00:19:21of course
00:19:22calem looked at me with those liquid eyes
00:19:24serious
00:19:25the heat in them not quite gone
00:19:27as a beast calo
00:19:29i was worried you
00:19:29never mind
00:19:30a few more days
00:19:32and then it's just the two of us
00:19:34he trailed off near the end
00:19:36said it too quietly
00:19:37i didn't catch it
00:19:59i wasn't even out of the car when i got back
00:20:01and reese came sprinting toward me
00:20:03bad news lena
00:20:04the tiger went into heat earlier
00:20:06stop
00:20:07before
00:20:07whenever one of them went into heat
00:20:10i was the one who handled it
00:20:12under the current circumstances
00:20:14i wasn't exactly eager
00:20:15i barely touched the door handle before it flew open
00:20:18finn scooped me up and dropped me onto the bed
00:20:21he searched for my lips urgently
00:20:23and when he found them
00:20:24a low relieved sound left him
00:20:27his hands moved under my clothes
00:20:29setting fires
00:20:30lena you're such a bad girl
00:20:31his eyes had gone red
00:20:33his ears and tail already showing in the half-shifted state
00:20:37finn
00:20:38calm down
00:20:39i pushed his head back
00:20:43what's that supposed to mean
00:20:45you're really refusing me
00:20:46he held me too tightly and it hurt
00:20:48let go
00:20:49keep this up in your hands
00:21:03handling it yourself
00:21:05finn wrapped himself around me
00:21:07subdued
00:21:08no longer pushing
00:21:09just rubbing his cheek against my thigh
00:21:11quiet
00:21:12didn't you used to like it
00:21:13i've got bobs
00:21:15i looked away
00:21:16finn looked like he might cry again
00:21:18then at least touch me
00:21:24i worked his tail with my hands
00:21:28not enough
00:21:29lower
00:21:30by the time my hands were too tired to keep going
00:21:33finn pressed a kiss to the top of my head
00:21:35lena
00:21:36you'll choose me
00:21:38won't you
00:21:38i could barely keep my eyes open
00:21:40what had gotten into all three of them
00:21:43coming to ask me that one after another
00:21:45i kissed his lips
00:21:47of course
00:21:48desire moved through finn's eyes
00:21:50possessive and searching
00:21:51landing on my mouth
00:21:53good
00:21:54when the time comes
00:21:56i'm collecting everything with interest
00:21:58one week left before my birthday
00:22:00the four of us held ourselves in a strange fragile calm
00:22:03on the day of the party i wore a deep plum strapless gown with a fishtail hem
00:22:08the three beast men looked at me like they were trying to see straight through the fabric
00:22:12i pretended not to notice and got into the car with them
00:22:15under normal circumstances the identity of a fake heiress wouldn't warrant such a formal event
00:22:21but everything had been arranged far in advance
00:22:23and business contacts were already coming to network
00:22:26my parents also weren't willing to write off their investment in me
00:22:30so the party continued
00:22:31at the estate i moved through the crowd with a composed smile
00:22:35my mother came over
00:22:36a touch of apology on her face
00:22:38lena you've been away so long
00:22:40your father and i aren't trying to push you out
00:22:42i just get along with your sister
00:23:00i'm fine mom
00:23:01i looked down and kept my voice level
00:23:03she touched my hair
00:23:05tonight's your birthday
00:23:06keep your composure
00:23:08have you thought about your decision with the beast men
00:23:10don't worry
00:23:11i'll give you an answer you're satisfied with
00:23:13i took a glass of champagne
00:23:15looked up and locked eyes with sophia across the room
00:23:18i smiled and lifted my glass to her
00:23:20be grateful little sister
00:23:22i'm not fighting you for a single thing
00:23:24i stood on the balcony and made a call
00:23:26is everything loaded and ready
00:23:27yes
00:23:28wait at the front gate
00:23:29i should be out by 10 if nothing goes wrong
00:23:31don't forget extra security
00:23:32the door opened behind me
00:23:34i ended the call quickly
00:23:35then arms came around me from behind
00:23:37lena i'm so happy
00:23:39reese looked at me with soft burning eyes
00:23:42you'll choose me won't you
00:23:44maybe it was just my imagination
00:23:45but i thought i saw longing and a hint of humility in his eyes
00:23:50little fox don't you trust me at all
00:23:52i smiled and patted his head
00:23:53he leaned in eager to kiss me
00:23:55don't
00:23:57my makeup
00:23:58reese followed me back into the hall
00:24:00if he'd had his tail out right now
00:24:01it would have been wagging
00:24:07under the attention of the room
00:24:09i stepped up onto the stage
00:24:11the hall quieted
00:24:12the lights came down on me
00:24:14my parents and sophia stood at the front
00:24:16closest to the stage
00:24:18kalem
00:24:19reese and finn stood below it
00:24:21i looked at them one more time before i began to speak
00:24:24the dim light fell across their faces
00:24:26so i didn't see what was written there
00:24:28three faces wearing the same expression
00:24:31a sick consuming need to possess
00:24:35good evening everyone
00:24:36thank you for being here
00:24:38before i give my formal remarks
00:24:40i have something i'd like to say
00:24:44first i'm sure you're all aware by now
00:24:47that i'm not the morrison's biological daughter
00:24:51that's something that saddens me deeply
00:24:54i spent 20 years in a life that belonged to sophia
00:24:57and i am truly sorry for that
00:24:59the hall filled with murmuring
00:25:01no one had expected me to say it here
00:25:03like this
00:25:04my parents expressions faltered
00:25:07my mother gave me a warning look
00:25:10i returned it with something steady and reassuring
00:25:17she'd been my mother for 20 years
00:25:20she knew what i was doing
00:25:21i'm deeply grateful to the morrison family for raising me
00:25:24and in my eyes they will always be my parents
00:25:27wherever they need me
00:25:28i will always show up for them
00:25:31but sophia did suffer because of me
00:25:33and i want to do everything in my power to make that right
00:25:39as you all know
00:25:40today is the day i meant to choose a partner
00:25:41from the three beastmen i was matched with at birth
00:25:45they are all exceptional
00:25:47i mention this not to boast
00:25:48because in truth everything i have always belonged to sophia
00:25:52only old money families had the resources to arrange beastman matches from childhood
00:25:57it wasn't available to most people
00:25:59i paused
00:26:00sophia's expression had gone slightly blank
00:26:03downstage all three beastmen had gone pale
00:26:06therefore i raised my voice
00:26:08i am releasing all three of my beastmen to sophia
00:26:14i won't be claiming any of them
00:26:16the hall roared
00:26:17my parents and sophia were on their feet
00:26:19sophia's eyes blazed with something like joy
00:26:24you promised me
00:26:26you can't lie to me
00:26:28his voice broke
00:26:29tinged with tears
00:26:32calem and reese came running toward me like they'd gone mad
00:26:54i raised a hand the guards i'd placed moved in front of me
00:26:58i ran off the stage cut through the commotion and was out of the estate before anyone could stop me
00:27:04i got into the waiting car
00:27:07that's my girl
00:27:09i watched the live stream
00:27:11drive
00:27:12i said it immediately
00:27:13the three of them had already made it outside
00:27:15disheveled nothing left of their polished composure from an hour ago
00:27:19they were faster than i expected
00:27:20the car sped up
00:27:21but they ran behind it and didn't stop
00:27:24beastmen's speed was no joke
00:27:26they could outrun a car on foot
00:27:27calem slapped my window
00:27:29his voice breaking
00:27:30lena
00:27:30don't leave me
00:27:32you promised
00:27:33then tried to cut off the car
00:27:35the chassis lurched as they grabbed it
00:27:37oh my god they're insane
00:27:38they're absolutely insane
00:27:40cassie screamed and clung to my arm
00:27:43do something
00:27:45almost
00:27:46just as the tires were close to screaming
00:27:48the roar of motorcycles cut through from the side
00:27:51my guards pulled up alongside
00:27:53crank guns in hand
00:27:54each of the three got a shot
00:27:56their pace slowed
00:27:58then they fell onto the road
00:28:17they could only watch as i drove away
00:28:21where did you even find those people
00:28:22cassie pressed herself against the rear window
00:28:25i pressed my fingers to my brow and let out a breath
00:28:28money
00:28:29money
00:28:30what can it do
00:28:31what can it do
00:28:58the morrison
00:28:59the morrison family's eldest daughter
00:29:00lena morrison
00:29:02world class concert pianist
00:29:04a name like that
00:29:05a name like that was worth something to the family
00:29:07that was enough
00:29:09i'd had no word of the three of them in years
00:29:11as if the night they lost their minds chasing my car
00:29:15never happened at all
00:29:16maybe they'd gotten exactly what they wanted
00:29:18maybe they were with the one they'd loved
00:29:20but that had nothing to do with me anymore
00:29:22once i walked away
00:29:24there was no going back
00:29:25the plane touched down
00:29:27and my thoughts came back to me
00:29:29i put on my sunglasses
00:29:30and walked out of the airport
00:29:31a wall of reporters
00:29:33pushed microphones toward me
00:29:35miss morrison what brings you back this time
00:29:37you've been gone four years
00:29:38since you left without a word
00:29:39are you here to reclaim what's yours
00:29:58you're still recognized as the morrison family's eldest daughter
00:30:00are you coming back to contest the inheritance with your sister
00:30:03you've accomplished so much can you say a word
00:30:05i took off my sunglasses and looked at them with a calm smile
00:30:08i'm here to perform at an invitationomal piano recital
00:30:12my relationship with the morrison family is good
00:30:13it's nothing like what you're imagining
00:30:16miss morrison the three elite beastmen who grew up alongside you
00:30:19why did you give them up
00:30:22they've each made a name for themselves since then
00:30:24in finance entertainment and medicine
00:30:26did they do something to betray you
00:30:28can you share anything
00:30:29you refused to bond with them at your birthday
00:30:31was it exhaustion or something you couldn't say out loud
00:30:34then i said evenly
00:30:35unimportant people
00:30:36i forgot them a long time ago
00:30:39then i got in and drove away
00:30:42back at the villa
00:30:43everything felt so familiar that it almost felt like another lifetime
00:30:52my phone rang while i was sitting on the bed staring at nothing
00:30:56hi mom
00:30:57lena why didn't you come straight home
00:30:58i turned something over in my fingers
00:31:01a single white hair
00:31:03i wanted to settle in first
00:31:04i'll be over tonight
00:31:15come soon we've been waiting
00:31:17you're always so busy it's been so long
00:31:20we want a proper conversation tonight
00:31:22okay i'll head over now
00:31:23i hung up and lay back on the bed
00:31:25i frowned at the ceiling
00:31:26genuinely puzzled
00:31:28four years of housekeeping
00:31:29and they still hadn't managed to get rid of every trace of them
00:31:34the house was full of warmth when i arrived
00:31:38lena
00:31:38my mother ran to me and held my face in her hands
00:31:41you've lost weight
00:31:42the food abroad isn't any good is it
00:31:44come come cook has made all your favorites
00:31:48thank you mom
00:31:49i brought gifts back from overseas for everyone
00:31:51you and dad and sophia
00:31:54you've gone formal on us going away for a few years
00:31:57we made small talk and i sat down
00:32:00as luck would have it
00:32:01right next to sophia
00:32:03four years
00:32:04word was she'd already been placed into a role at our father's company
00:32:08sophia tapped the table with her diamond tipped nails
00:32:11lena
00:32:13long time no see
00:32:14long time no see
00:32:16i looked her over
00:32:23four years of comfortable living had done a lot for her
00:32:26she sparkled
00:32:28carried herself differently than i remembered
00:32:30you left quite gracefully back then
00:32:32sophia said
00:32:33made me look bad you know
00:32:34tone hard to read
00:32:36i took a sip of water and genuinely didn't know what to make of that
00:32:39i'd handed her three top tier beast men
00:32:42by any measure
00:32:43that was a gain
00:32:44was she upset they'd been touched by someone else first
00:32:46that seemed petty
00:32:48it wasn't that kind of era anymore
00:32:50that's enough don't bring it up
00:32:51lena
00:32:52now that you're back
00:32:53are you planning to stay
00:32:55she's not going anywhere
00:32:56we're gonna find her a good match
00:32:58and settle her
00:32:59i hadn't even answered when my mother cut in
00:33:02i poked at the fish in my bowl
00:33:04mom that's really not something you need to do for me
00:33:06i spent years grinding to get where i am
00:33:08i didn't do that just to become someone's wife
00:33:12i still have places to go and things to see
00:33:17my mother went quiet
00:33:19she looked at me for a moment
00:33:20then her smile faded slowly
00:33:46She was distracted for the rest of the meal.
00:33:49After dinner, my father called me into a study.
00:33:53He transferred a portion of the company's shares into my name.
00:33:57The condition was that I continue as a public ambassador for the brand.
00:34:01Sophia had a rough childhood, so she'll take the larger share of the company.
00:34:06Any objections? I've already begun training her in management.
00:34:10No objection.
00:34:11I looked out calmly at the dark evening.
00:34:14And thought of the sky above Lake Takapo in New Zealand.
00:34:17That absolute, clean kind of dark.
00:34:20Nothing like here.
00:34:21My father let out a long breath.
00:34:23He seemed like he had more to say.
00:34:25You were always too headstrong.
00:34:27If you'd stayed and fought back then, things might have been different.
00:34:31Thank you, Dad.
00:34:32But I only want to play piano.
00:34:33I'm not going to fight Sophia for anything.
00:34:37I pulled the door open to leave and found Sophia standing right outside it.
00:34:41I glanced at her and went downstairs.
00:34:44Wait.
00:34:45Sophia followed, then stopped in front of me with an oddly uncomfortable expression.
00:34:49Did you mean what you said in there?
00:34:51Of course.
00:34:52I have my own career now.
00:34:54I have no interest in the company.
00:34:56You'd better mean it.
00:34:58Sophia said, lifting her chin.
00:35:00And by the way, your beastmen refused to go with me no matter what.
00:35:08I never touch them.
00:35:14That sentence made me stop breathing for a second.
00:35:16Then I pulled myself back together.
00:35:18That has nothing to do with me anymore.
00:35:20It's their choice.
00:35:22What do you mean?
00:35:23Sophia looked genuinely puzzled.
00:35:25I have nothing to do with those three.
00:35:28They're terrifying.
00:35:29I don't know how you ever liked that type.
00:35:32When you left, they nearly came apart.
00:35:34She paused.
00:35:36Oh, actually, you should just hear it from them.
00:35:39Here they come.
00:35:40I looked into the living room.
00:35:42There they were.
00:35:43Four years, and none of them looked much different.
00:35:47If what Sophia said was true, and she'd never taken them,
00:35:50they would have been processed by the Beastman registry
00:35:53and placed into work independently.
00:35:58Not a hardship for them.
00:35:59They'd always been in elite programs, even back in school,
00:36:02in their own specialized tracks alongside my international curriculum,
00:36:06trained to the highest standard in everything.
00:36:09Lena.
00:36:10Calum spoke first.
00:36:11His eyes were fixed on me, hurt and hoping.
00:36:19I changed direction and walked toward the door.
00:36:25I have nothing to say to any of you.
00:36:27What's done is done.
00:36:28Don't come looking for me again.
00:36:29I got in the car and left.
00:36:32When I got home, I went straight to the piano room and played for hours
00:36:36before I finally stopped, breathing hard.
00:36:39Sophia's words kept circling in my head.
00:36:42Was she lying to me?
00:36:43But what would she gain from that?
00:36:45If what she said is true, then what happened back then was a misunderstanding.
00:36:49So what made them say something that cruel?
00:36:52I couldn't work it out.
00:36:53I poured a glass of red wine and sat in the armchair by the floor-to-ceiling window.
00:36:58Shadows moved outside, then were still.
00:37:00I narrowed my eyes, then picked up my phone.
00:37:03Add extra guards outside.
00:37:04Everyone keeps a tramp gun on hand.
00:37:06After that, I went contentedly to sleep.
00:37:08I woke up because I couldn't breathe.
00:37:10When I finally got my eyes open, I was wrapped up tight in someone's arms.
00:37:14I knew it.
00:37:16Let go.
00:37:17I said it through my teeth.
00:37:24Finn was the closest one, his face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:37:29Lena.
00:37:30If I let go, are you going to run again?
00:37:31Reese had his arm around my waist.
00:37:33His large tail looped around my legs.
00:37:36Baby, to you we're just unimportant people?
00:37:38You actually said that.
00:37:40You promised me.
00:37:41Kalem's arms encircled me from behind.
00:37:43I'm sorry.
00:37:44The dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:37:46Please, this time, don't leave me.
00:37:47You can bite me if you want.
00:37:49As long as you're not angry, I'll take anything.
00:37:52Reese's tail shot into my hand.
00:37:53Then pull my fur, too.
00:37:55Pull it bald if you want.
00:37:56Stop it, all of you!
00:37:57Are you trying to suffocate me?
00:37:59They pressed in again.
00:38:01Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
00:38:03Lena.
00:38:04Four years.
00:38:06Do you know what these four years were like for me?
00:38:08I clenched my fist.
00:38:09This is all an act now.
00:38:10Didn't you say it yourselves?
00:38:12You both loved Sophia so much.
00:38:14Said she was gentle.
00:38:15Said whoever I picked was unlucky.
00:38:18Didn't you want to be with her?
00:38:19Now that it turns out you couldn't manage to stay in her life, you come back to me?
00:38:23That's not it.
00:38:24I never liked her.
00:38:25I never liked her.
00:38:26All three denied it immediately.
00:38:28Stop pretending.
00:38:30I read your chat.
00:38:32You hated me biting your tail.
00:38:35You hated me pulling your fur.
00:38:38You hated me pulling your fur.
00:38:51That said that To Buy Weiss.
00:38:55That was good.
00:38:59You really liked her DaО, Salah.
00:38:59I thought I lost my Crook crap.
00:38:59You hated me telling her.
00:38:59What was her movie?
00:39:00I never liked her.
00:39:01I never liked her story?
00:39:01But he thought about it.
00:39:07I felt so good to have money.
00:39:09She was a great
00:39:09кто-s��, her daughter.
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00:59:29His face lifting from where it had been pressed against my neck.
00:59:37Lena.
00:59:37If I let go, are you going to run again?
00:59:39Reese had his arm around my waist.
00:59:41His large tail looped around my legs.
00:59:44Baby, to you we're just unimportant people.
00:59:46You actually said that.
00:59:47You promised me.
00:59:49Kalem's arms encircled me from behind.
00:59:51I'm sorry.
00:59:51The dark tail tip grazing my lips.
00:59:53Please this time, don't leave me.
00:59:55You can bite me if you want.
00:59:57As long as you're not angry, I'll take anything.
00:59:59Reese's tail shot into my hand.
01:00:01Then pull my fur too.
01:00:02Pull it bald if you want.
01:00:04Stop it, all of you!
01:00:05Are you trying to suffocate me?
01:00:07They pressed in again.
01:00:09Hot lips touched the back of my neck.
01:00:11Lena, four years.
01:00:13Do you know what these four years were like for me?
01:00:15I clenched my fist.
01:00:17This is all an act now.
01:00:18Didn't you say it yourselves?
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