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From Ugly Nerd to Campus Luna ：The Alpha's Regret
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00:00She is an ugly mutt, but she has a great body. She's perfect for mating practice.
00:05That was how Alpha Kaled, the boy I loved, described me.
00:08To him, and the whole Blood Moon Academy, I was just a wolf-less nerd hiding behind thick, ugly glasses.
00:13He let his true mate torture me with a silver shock chair.
00:15The moment I escaped and took off those glasses, my rare white wolf beauty would shock the entire world.
00:20Alpha Caleb Sterling was the Pack Academy's notorious bad boy,
00:23and I, Scarlet Bennett, was its famous mutt, a girl with no awakened wolf spirit.
00:28No one ever expected the two of us to get together.
00:31Caleb would always find ways to coax me into bed,
00:34sweet-talking me into wearing sexy mating lingerie and posing in various positions.
00:38Tonight was no exception.
00:39I was handcuffed to the headworm by Caleb, completely naked,
00:43my long hair scattered messily across the pillows.
00:46He pinned me down, his Alpha movements fierce and ruthless, as if he wanted to devour me whole.
00:51Caleb, slow down.
00:52I trembled. He bit my ear oblique with a low chuckle.
00:55I can't. Your scent is too tempting.
00:58My heart was beating so fast, it felt like it would leap out of my chest.
01:01Then, his phone suddenly rang.
01:03The moment he saw the caller ID, his eyes changed.
01:06He released me immediately and answered the phone.
01:08Kelly's tearful voice came through.
01:11Caleb, my stomach hurts. Can you come to the Pack Healing Ward and stay with me?
01:15Wait there, I'm on my way.
01:16He hung up, threw his clothes on, and left without even looking back.
01:19Caleb and I had been secretly dating for a year,
01:21but he would ditch me for Kelly more than half the time.
01:26I was left handcuffed to the bed for the entire freezing night.
01:29It wasn't until dawn that I painfully broke free.
01:32Running a fever, I stumbled to the Pack Healing Ward for medicine.
01:35Holding my prescription, I walked groggily down the hallway,
01:37but stopped dead in my tracks passing a VIP ward.
01:40Through the half-open door, I saw Caleb gazing tenderly at the sleeping Kelly.
01:45One of his buddies couldn't help but ask,
01:47Caleb, you obviously like Kelly so much,
01:50so why are you mating with that ugly nerd?
01:52She doesn't deserve you at all.
01:54Caleb sneered, leaning back lazily.
01:55She is an ugly mutt, but she has a great body.
01:58She's perfect for mating practice.
02:00That way I won't accidentally hurt Kelly later,
02:02because I can't control my alpha strength.
02:05I stood frozen outside the door,
02:08his words ruthlessly into my heart like a sharp knife.
02:12Those lingering nights?
02:14Were all just him using me for practice?
02:15The person he truly liked was Kelly?
02:17I remembered the first time we met.
02:19I was cornered by rogue wolves,
02:20and he kicked the door open to save me.
02:22From that day on,
02:23this notorious alpha began aggressively entering my life.
02:25He walked me home,
02:26gave me his umbrella in the rain,
02:28and jumped the school wall to give me birthday chocolates.
02:31My heart was easily captured.
02:33I thought we had a future.
02:34But reality just slapped me hard in the face.
02:37Right at that moment,
02:38my homelomb teacher called.
02:43Scarlet,
02:43your exams qualify you for Silver Star University,
02:46the Elite Pack Academy.
02:47The portal closes in ten minutes.
02:49Are you sure you want to give up on it?
02:51I froze.
02:52Caleb had also qualified for Silver Star,
02:53but uncharacteristically applied to a lesser pack school.
02:56I had changed my application to be with him.
02:58Only now did I realize
03:00Kelly had gotten into that lesser school.
03:02He was following Kelly.
03:04No!
03:04I'm going to Silver Star University!
03:06I took a deep breath.
03:07This time,
03:08I chose to give up on Caleb.
03:09I changed my application at the very last second.
03:12At home,
03:12I stood in the bathroom,
03:13and slowly took off my thick glasses.
03:16In the Nurnlager had fall-less features,
03:17and eyes to run flashed,
03:19breathtaking,
03:19bingzer yinner one.
03:20No one knew that beneath the ugly disguise of a mutt
03:22laid the majestic bloodline of a rare,
03:24white wolf,
03:25because my striking appearance and pure scent
03:27drew aggressive alphas in middle school.
03:29I kept those thick glasses on,
03:30camouflaging myself as a wolf-less nerd
03:32and sealing away my true aura.
03:34I originally planned to tell Caleb the truth
03:35when we went to college.
03:37Now there was no need.
03:39I started packing my things.
03:40The sexy lingerie,
03:42the jewelry,
03:42the moonstone necklace he gave me.
03:44I threw them all into the trash box.
03:45Just as I dumped the box into the trash downstairs,
03:48I slammed into a solid chest.
03:50What are you throwing away?
03:52Caleb's deep,
03:53lazy voice came from above.
03:54I stiffened,
03:55meeting his dark eyes.
03:57Nothing.
03:59He reached out to ruffle my hair.
04:00Are you mad?
04:04I forgot to unlock your cuffs last night.
04:08Did you get hurt?
04:10He reached for my wrist,
04:11but I yanked it back.
04:13I'm fine.
04:15His phone suddenly rang.
04:24Caleb!
04:25Why aren't you here yet?
04:27Kelly whined through the receiver.
04:31Caleb hung up,
04:32turning to me.
04:34Kelly insists on going to a lunar escape room.
04:39Wanna come?
04:40I wanted to refuse,
04:41but he didn't give me a chance,
04:42grabbing my wrist and dragging me to his car.
04:44Kelly was sitting in the passenger seat.
04:46She gave me a fake smile.
04:49Sorry,
04:49I get car sick,
04:51so you'll have to sit in the back.
04:55I didn't say a word,
04:57sliding into the back seat.
05:00Drive.
05:00Carefully.
05:02I don't want to lose my life with you.
05:04Kelly teased him.
05:05Caleb chuckled softly.
05:07Don't worry.
05:09I'd die before I let you die.
05:13He thoughtfully handed her water and snacks.
05:15I watched from the back,
05:17my heart pricked by countless needles.
05:19I remembered when I ate cookies in his car,
05:21he threw them out,
05:22saying he hated a dirty car.
05:23But for Kelly,
05:24any principle could be abandoned.
05:27At the escape room,
05:28Kelly's beta friends mocked me immediately.
05:30Look,
05:31the academic ace.
05:32What will she do when Mr. Sterling dumps her?
05:35I ignored them.
05:36We put on our blindfolds
05:37and entered the pitch black room.
05:38A rogue wolf NPC suddenly lunged.
05:41I'm scared!
05:42Don't be scared.
05:43I'm here.
05:44Caleb held her tight.
05:45In the chaos,
05:46someone shoved me hard from behind.
05:47I stumbled to the ground,
05:49scraping my knees badly.
05:50Scarlet, are you okay?
05:52Caleb called from a distance.
05:54Kelly's friends immediately interrupted.
05:55Ignore her!
05:56Kelly is terrified.
05:57Let's get out of here!
05:58Their footsteps faded.
05:59I climbed up,
06:00trapped alone in the darkness.
06:01Suddenly,
06:02several hands shoved me
06:03into a freezing room.
06:04Kelly's friends swarmed in
06:05and locked the door behind them.
06:12We've been wanting to teach you a lesson.
06:14They sneered,
06:15pinning me onto a silver-laced
06:16electric shock chair
06:17and binding my hands and feet.
06:19Let me go!
06:20I struggled,
06:21but I was completely overpowered.
06:22They pressed the switch.
06:23The burning silver and electric print
06:24surged through me
06:25and I screamed uncontrollably.
06:27Caleb, save me!
06:28Footsteps stopped outside the door.
06:30Scarlet,
06:31are you in there?
06:32It was Caleb.
06:34I was about to respond
06:34when Kelly cried out from outside.
06:36Ouch!
06:37I sprained my ankle!
06:38I'll take you out first.
06:40Caleb said without hesitation.
06:42Scarlet can get out on her own.
06:43His footsteps faded away.
06:45Kelly's friends burst into mocking laughter.
06:46See that?
06:47In Caleb's heart,
06:48you can't even compare
06:49to a single strand of Kelly's hair.
06:51The electric current struck again
06:53and I finally blacked out.
06:55When I woke up,
06:56I was in the escape room lounge.
06:57A staff member said I had passed out.
07:01It was pouring rain outside.
07:03Without an umbrella,
07:04I walked home drenched.
07:08In the apartment,
07:09Caleb was playing video games.
07:12Where did you go?
07:13He asked without looking up.
07:16Kelly's friends
07:16tied me to a silver-laced shock chair.
07:19I said,
07:20rainwater pooling at my feet.
07:23He laughed out loud.
07:31Since when did you make jokes?
07:34Silver only hurts wolves.
07:36Do you have wolf?
07:37He tried to kiss me,
07:38but I pushed him away.
07:45His face darkened,
07:46and a cold war began.
07:48Three days later,
07:49my friend called.
07:50Scarlet!
07:51Check the PAC network quickly!
07:53My private bed photos
07:54with Caleb were trending.
07:55The crucial parts were censored,
07:57and his face was blurred,
07:58but everyone knew it was me.
08:01The comments were vicious.
08:03Always acting so pure,
08:05but such a slut
08:06behind closed doors?
08:07Driven into a corner,
08:09I had no choice
08:09but to beg Caleb.
08:11Can you help take them down?
08:14He smirked.
08:15Baby,
08:16asking for a favor
08:17requires some practical action.
08:20Biting my lip,
08:20I knew I had no other choice.
08:22I slowly took off my clothes
08:23and straddled him.
08:26After a night of madness,
08:27Caleb kissed my neck.
08:29The photos are down.
08:31This won't happen again.
08:32I fell asleep wearily.
08:34Later,
08:34I was awakened by a voice
08:35outside the door.
08:35Why go through all this trouble
08:37to sleep with her again?
08:38You actually fallen for her?
08:39A boy asked Cale.
08:40No.
08:41Caleb scoffed.
08:41I posted those photos
08:42to force her into bed.
08:44I just wanted to learn
08:45a few more positions
08:46to please Kelly later.
08:47My mind exploded.
08:48He ruined my reputation?
08:49Just to practice for Kelly?
08:51I backed away in shock,
08:52accidentally knocking
08:53over a cosmetics bottle.
08:54I quickly jumped back into bed,
08:56squeezing my eyes shut.
08:57Caleb pushed the door open.
08:59Tusk,
08:59it's just the cat.
09:00He muttered,
09:01closing it again.
09:02Tears silently soaked my pillow.
09:03At the graduation dinner,
09:05Caleb attentively served Kelly.
09:06Aren't you afraid
09:07your girlfriend will get jealous?
09:08Someone teased.
09:09Only then did Caleb perfunctorily
09:11put some food in my bowl all seafood.
09:12I was deadly allergic to seafood.
09:14He never knew,
09:15because to him I was just a tool.
09:16How could I have been so naive
09:17to think he actually liked me?
09:20After dinner,
09:21we played Truth or Dare.
09:23I lost the first round.
09:24Dare,
09:25take off your glasses!
09:26The boys cheered.
09:28I stiffened.
09:29I choose to drink.
09:30I downed three bottles of beer.
09:33The alcohol burned my throat,
09:34and I stumbled to the bathroom
09:36to throw up.
09:36When I stepped out,
09:37the boy who made the dare
09:38cornered me.
09:39Let me clean those glasses for you.
09:41He grabbed my wrist
09:41and ripped off my glasses.
09:44Caleb rushed in
09:45and punched him.
09:46You dare touch my girlfriend?
09:48I collapsed to the ground.
09:49Caleb picked up my glasses.
09:51Let me put these on you.
09:53I frantically covered my face.
09:54I'll do it myself!
09:56I'm too ugly.
09:57I'll scare you.
09:58He sighed helplessly,
09:59handed them to me,
10:00and stepped out.
10:01I slowly lowered my hands.
10:03The girl in the mirror
10:04was not ugly mutt.
10:05My irises were glowing
10:06with a piercing.
10:07Icy silver light
10:08and a primal.
10:10Majestic aura radiated
10:11from my pale skin.
10:12I quickly shoved
10:13the thick glasses back on,
10:15instantly sealing away
10:16the untamed
10:17and breathtaking beauty
10:18of a pure white wolf.
10:21Walking back,
10:21I stopped dead in my tracks
10:22at the corridor corner.
10:23Not far away,
10:24Caleb was supporting
10:25a tipsy Kelly.
10:26Admit it.
10:27You just like her.
10:28Kelly cried.
10:29I don't like her.
10:30Caleb sighed.
10:31There's a reason
10:31I'm with her.
10:32Kelly slipped into his arms
10:33and they kissed deeply.
10:35Unlike the rough way
10:36he kissed me,
10:36he was incredibly gentle
10:38with her.
10:38He was using the kisses
10:39he learned from me
10:40on the person
10:40he truly liked.
10:42Unable to watch,
10:43I turned and hailed
10:44a cab in the cold wind.
10:46Scarlet!
10:46Caleb chased after me
10:47and forcefully shoved me
10:48into his car.
10:49Kelly ran up,
10:49begging for a ride.
10:50Kelly gets car sick.
10:52You sit in the back.
10:53Caleb ordered me.
10:54In the car,
10:54Kelly showed Caleb photos
10:55of handsome boys.
10:56I'll have to date
10:57someone in college.
10:58Wait a little longer.
10:59Caleb promised.
11:00Once college starts,
11:01you'll meet someone better.
11:02I understood perfectly.
11:05Once college started,
11:07he would break up with me
11:07and openly pursue Kelly.
11:09My heart felt like
11:10it was being torn apart.
11:13Suddenly,
11:14the car jerked violently
11:15a crash.
11:16We were rear-ended.
11:18In a split second,
11:19Caleb instinctively lunged
11:20and shielded Kelly
11:21in his arms.
11:22My head slammed hard
11:23against the back
11:23of the front seat
11:24and I lost consciousness.
11:26When I woke up
11:27in the healing ward,
11:28Caleb was sitting by my bed.
11:29I'm sorry because
11:30Kelly was closest to me.
11:32So you subconsciously
11:33pretended to be
11:34I didn't return for days.
11:40Through Kelly's social media,
11:42I saw him feeding her porridge
11:43and gently rubbing her hair
11:44on the day I was discharged.
11:46He finally appeared
11:47to take me to Kelly's
11:48million-dollar birthday party.
11:50At the banquet,
11:50Caleb personally put
11:52a diamond necklace
11:52around Kelly's neck.
11:54How did you know
11:55I wanted this?
11:56She asked.
11:57Because I remember
11:58everything you like.
11:59Caleb smiled gently.
12:00Kelly's friends mocked
12:01me in the corner.
12:02See?
12:03You don't deserve him at all.
12:05I gripped my glass tightly.
12:06It's not that I'm not
12:07good enough for him.
12:09He's not good enough for me.
12:11Ignoring their laughter,
12:12I turned and walked
12:13out of the hall.
12:16Outside,
12:16the night breeze was cool.
12:17Suddenly,
12:18a drunken rogue wolf
12:19blocked my path.
12:19An ugly freak?
12:22Nice body, though.
12:24Weird,
12:25slapping me hard
12:26to the ground.
12:26Before he could
12:27lunge at me,
12:28a dark figure rushed over
12:29and knocked him down.
12:30You have a death wish!
12:31Caleb beat the man bloody,
12:32then turned to me.
12:33Wait here.
12:35I'll get you some medicine.
12:36As I struggled
12:37to stand and leave,
12:38Kelly blocked the doorway.
12:41Do you think
12:42cares about you
12:42just because he saved you?
12:43She grabbed my wrist.
12:45Break up with him!
12:46I shook her off.
12:47Suddenly,
12:48Kelly stumbled
12:48and fell straight
12:49toward the stairs,
12:50grabbing my clothes
12:50in panic.
12:51We tumbled down
12:51the stairs together.
12:53Caleb hurried back.
12:54He rushed forward
12:54but helped Kelly up first.
12:55What happened?
12:58Caleb,
12:59Scarlet pushed me.
13:00Kelly cried tearfully.
13:02I didn't!
13:03She fell and dragged me down!
13:05I endured the pain.
13:07Not only do you bully Kelly,
13:08but you slander her?
13:10When did you become
13:11zivicious?
13:12Caleb stared at me darkly.
13:13He scooped Kelly
13:14into his arms
13:15and tossed back an order.
13:16No one helps her.
13:17Let her learn her lesson.
13:20With his order,
13:21no one dared to help me.
13:22I dragged my bleeding leg
13:23outside in the freezing wind.
13:25At the healing ward,
13:26the nurse apologized.
13:27Mr. Sterling called
13:28all the doctors
13:28for Miss Green.
13:32I laughed,
13:33tears falling uncontrollably.
13:34I walked to more blocks
13:35to buy antibiotics
13:36at a pharmacy.
13:39Three days later,
13:41the wound scabbled over.
13:42I went to the mall
13:42to buy winter clothes
13:43for Silver Star University.
13:45Inside a store,
13:46I bumped into Caleb and Kelly.
13:48Seeing me,
13:49Caleb reflexively
13:49shielded Kelly behind him.
13:52What are you doing here?
13:54Buying clothes.
13:56I replied casually,
13:57picking up a puffer jacket.
13:59At the checkout,
14:00Caleb tried to take my bill.
14:02I got it.
14:03I swiped my own card.
14:05There's no need.
14:06I won't be spending
14:07your money anymore.
14:09His face darkened.
14:10Kelly interjected,
14:11Caleb,
14:12our flight is taking off soon.
14:13Before leaving,
14:14Caleb told me,
14:15Kelly and I booked tickets
14:17to head to the school early.
14:18You can come on registration day.
14:19Okay.
14:19I replied faintly.
14:20See you when school starts.
14:21He said,
14:22turning away.
14:23I watched the taillights fade.
14:25Then,
14:25I'll never see you again.
14:27On registration day,
14:29I packed my last piece of luggage.
14:31I handed the butler an envelope.
14:34Please pass this to Caleb.
14:36Inside was a single note.
14:39Caleb,
14:40let's break up.
14:41I know you treated me
14:42as a practice tool.
14:44But I also treated you
14:45as a vibrator.
14:47Let's not see each other again.
14:49See,
14:49I snapped the SIM card
14:50I had used for years
14:51and threw it out the window.
14:55Standing at the gates
14:56of Silver Star University,
14:57I finally took off
14:59my thick black-rimmed glasses.
15:01Underneath the disguise,
15:02my dormant white wolf spirit awakened.
15:03My almond eyes flashed
15:05with an impossible silver light.
15:06Need some help?
15:07A gentle male voice asked.
15:09I turned and met a pair
15:10of striking emerald eyes.
15:12The boy was tall,
15:12exuding an aura of absolute,
15:14yet controlled alpha power.
15:15He smelled of pine needles.
15:18Nathaniel Brooks,
15:19alpha of the Silver Star Pack.
15:21He smiled,
15:21taking my suitcases.
15:22Scarlett Bennett,
15:23school of pack strategy.
15:24I replied,
15:25for the first time in my life,
15:27my wolf purred.
15:30He noticed the silver
15:32burn scars on my arms,
15:33but didn't cry.
15:34If you need any help,
15:35contact me.
15:36He said,
15:36handing me his card.
15:37I watched him leave,
15:38a long-lost warmth
15:39rippling in my heart.
15:40This was the first person
15:41to show me kindness
15:42in this new world.
15:44At the Silver Star
15:45opening ceremony,
15:46the Grand Auditorium
15:47was packed
15:47as the freshman representative.
15:49I stood backstage,
15:50took a deep breath,
15:51and stepped onto the podium.
15:52The spotlight hit me.
15:53I heard low gasps
15:54from the audience.
15:55Is that Scarlett?
15:56She looks gorgeous
15:57without her glasses.
15:58Her white wolf aura
15:59is breathtaking.
16:00Those bath glasses
16:01complete away her beauty.
16:02I ignored the whispers
16:03and smoothly delivered
16:04my speech,
16:05winning thunderous applause.
16:06As I stepped down,
16:07I met Nathaniel's emerald eyes
16:09in the front row.
16:10He gave me a slight nod,
16:11his gaze filled
16:12with gentle approval.
16:13Meanwhile,
16:14at Blood Moon University,
16:16Kelly was showing off
16:16her diamond bracelet
16:17to a group of freshmen.
16:18This is the limited edition gift
16:20Caleb gave me.
16:21Suddenly,
16:22a girl exclaimed,
16:22look at the PAC network's
16:23trending topics.
16:24The Silver Star
16:25Repu Alps of Scarlett
16:26is way too pretty.
16:27Kelly snatched the phone.
16:29On the screen
16:29was my photo.
16:30My skin was white as snow,
16:32my features flawless.
16:33There was no trace
16:34of the ugly much
16:35she used to bully.
16:36Intense jealousy
16:37and unease surged
16:38in Kelly's heart.
16:39Caleb kicked open
16:40his dorm door,
16:41his face terrifyingly dark.
16:42He had gone to the PAC
16:44management department
16:44to look for me,
16:45only to be told
16:46I didn't exist.
16:47Then,
16:48he saw my photo
16:49on the PAC network.
16:51Why didn't I tell him
16:52I changed my application?
16:53Why did I never
16:54take off those glasses
16:55to show him
16:56my true face?
16:57He viciously
16:58smashed his phone.
17:00Turning around,
17:00he saw the envelope
17:01I left.
17:02He tore it open
17:03and read the note.
17:04Caleb,
17:05let's break up.
17:06I know you used me
17:06as a tool,
17:07but I also treated you
17:08as a vibrator.
17:09Let's never see
17:10each other again.
17:13Caleb's face
17:13instantly turned
17:14deathly pale.
17:15He stared at the words.
17:16I knew.
17:17Since when?
17:18No wonder I changed
17:19my application
17:20and acted so cold.
17:21He crumpled the letter,
17:23lit a cigarette,
17:23and took a deep drag
17:24to suppress his irritation.
17:25Kelly called urgently.
17:26Caleb,
17:27did you see
17:27Scarlett's photo?
17:28I saw it.
17:29Caleb interrupted coldly.
17:30Whether she's pretty or not
17:31has nothing to do with me.
17:33We've broken up.
17:34He hung up.
17:35Everything was going
17:35according to his plan
17:36he and Kelly were together.
17:37But why did his alpha heart
17:39feel so incredibly empty?
17:41At Silver Star,
17:42I was focused on reading
17:43in the library.
17:44A cup of hot milk tea
17:45was gently placed
17:46in front of me.
17:47You need to take breaks.
17:48Nathaniel smiled faintly,
17:50sitting opposite me.
17:51He recommended
17:52a territory resource
17:53professor's class for me.
17:54Then,
17:55he noticed the silver burn
17:56scars on my arm.
17:57Did you fall?
17:58He asked.
17:59I pulled my arm back
18:00subconsciously.
18:01Yeah,
18:01I accidentally fell down
18:02the stairs.
18:03He didn't pry.
18:04He just handed me
18:04a tube of scar healing ointment.
18:06Try this.
18:06I took the ointment,
18:07feeling a trace of warmth.
18:09Here,
18:10no one knew my past.
18:11I could truly start over.
18:12At 10.30 at night,
18:13Nathaniel brought me
18:14a hot caramel macchiato.
18:15How did you know
18:16I like this flavor?
18:17I asked.
18:18He pushed up his glasses,
18:19his emerald eyes smiling.
18:20You bought this last time
18:21at the cafeteria.
18:22I froze.
18:22He remembered a detail
18:24even I hadn't noticed.
18:26Nathaniel pulled a document
18:28from his bag.
18:29Our research group
18:30has a seminar next week.
18:31Do you want to join us?
18:33I hesitated.
18:34My past interactions
18:35with Pax had been disastrous.
18:37Don't worry.
18:37His voice was gentle
18:38and sincere,
18:39with no alpha pressure.
18:40The people are friendly,
18:41and your insights would help.
18:43I nodded.
18:44Okay.
18:44His smile thawed
18:45at a frozen corner of my heart.
18:46Meanwhile,
18:47Caleb lay on his bed,
18:48scrolling through
18:49our old chat history.
18:50My messages were earnest.
18:51The cafeteria food is great.
18:53I made you seafood rice porridge.
18:55I saved late night snacks for you.
18:56His replies were always a perfunctory.
18:59Yeah.
19:00Or simply left on read.
19:01A giant boulder blocked his chest.
19:03He felt he had lost
19:04something irreplaceable.
19:06Kelly texted him.
19:08Caleb,
19:09I saw a pretty dress.
19:10Drive me to buy it right now.
19:11Normally,
19:12he would agree instantly,
19:13but today,
19:13an inexplicable annoyance
19:14surged in him.
19:15Kelly had been throwing tantrums
19:17over the slightest things.
19:18He thought of me
19:19how I would quietly heat his food,
19:20never complaining.
19:21Even when he abandoned me for her,
19:23he sat up abruptly
19:24and clicked on my Instagram,
19:25only to find I had blocked him long ago.
19:29I stood at the podium
19:30in a lecture hall,
19:31fluently presenting my data analysis.
19:33Scarlett's analytical approach
19:35is extremely clear.
19:37Welcome to our research group.
19:39The professor praised.
19:42Nathaniel handed me
19:43a bottle of water outside.
19:44Nervous?
19:45I shook my head.
19:48It went smoother
19:49than I expected.
19:50Everything was moving
19:51in a better direction.
19:52At a large academic
19:53exchange conference,
19:55my heart sank
19:55when I saw the nameplate
19:56for Blood Moon University.
19:58Isn't that Scarlett?
19:59The dumped ex-girlfriend
20:01of our Blood Moon Alpha?
20:02A girl whispered harshly.
20:03I heard she shamelessly
20:05clung to Caleb.
20:06Deserve to get dumped.
20:08The painful memories
20:08flooded back.
20:09Suddenly,
20:10Nathaniel appeared beside me.
20:11Scarlett,
20:12your data model
20:13is highly innovative.
20:14Even the professor
20:15couldn't stop praising it.
20:16He said loudly enough
20:17for everyone to hear.
20:18The whispering stopped.
20:20The girls walked away resentfully.
20:22Back at Blood Moon,
20:23Caleb received a scheduled package
20:24I had arranged
20:25three months ago.
20:26It was a one-year
20:27anniversary photo album.
20:28Flipping through it,
20:29he saw photos of us
20:30with my handwritten notes
20:31on the back.
20:31The first time
20:32you walked me home,
20:35I wanted to spend
20:36a little more time with you.
20:37Tucked at the very end
20:38was a small box
20:39containing a pair
20:39of handmade silver rings.
20:41A sticky note fluttered down.
20:42Caleb,
20:43happy anniversary.
20:44I hope one day
20:45you'll be willing to wear it.
20:47Caleb slammed the album shut,
20:48feeling as if a blade
20:49had struck him hard
20:49in the chest.
20:52At 1 a.m.,
20:53the lights in the lab
20:54were still on.
20:55My experiment
20:55had hit a wall.
20:57Try adjusting this parameter.
20:58A savory sandwich
20:59was placed by my hand
21:00as Nathan leaned over.
21:01He carried a pleasant scent
21:02of pine and soap.
21:03I modified the formula,
21:05and it worked.
21:06While packing up,
21:06I accidentally
21:07knocked over
21:08a reagent bottle.
21:09Nathaniel blocked it
21:09with lightning speed,
21:10but the liquid spilled
21:11all over his cup.
21:12Your shirt!
21:13I panicked,
21:15pulling out tissues,
21:16remembering Caleb's
21:17explosive hanger
21:18over dirty clothes.
21:19It's fine.
21:20Nathaniel calmly
21:20took off his dress shirt,
21:21revealing a plain white t-shirt.
21:23Let's go,
21:24I'll walk you back.
21:24Under the scattered streetlights,
21:26he handed me a thermos.
21:27Collagen vanilla milk
21:29helps with sleep.
21:30I gripped the bottle.
21:32He was always like this,
21:34appearing right
21:34when I needed him,
21:35giving me an unprecedented
21:37sense of security.
21:39Scarlet,
21:39he suddenly stopped.
21:40What those people said today,
21:41you shouldn't be talked
21:42about like that.
21:43If someone is worth
21:44your true heart,
21:45they should cherish it,
21:47not betray it.
21:48My heart skipped a beat.
21:50I lowered my head.
21:51Good night, Nathaniel.
21:52Meanwhile,
21:52at blood moon,
21:53Kelly slammed her hands
21:54on the cafe table.
21:57Are you even listening to me?
21:59Is it because of
21:59the ugly geek, Scarlet?
22:01Stop calling her a geek.
22:02He interrupted coldly.
22:04Kelly froze.
22:04You're yelling at me for her?
22:07Fine!
22:08Go find her!
22:09Caleb stood up,
22:09tossed a few bills on the table,
22:10and slammed the door.
22:11Go back by yourself.
22:14In a dim bar,
22:15Caleb downed whiskey glass
22:16after glass.
22:17What's going on with you?
22:18His buddy, Marcus, asked.
22:19Is it because of Scarlet?
22:22Don't mention her to me.
22:24Caleb's eyes turned cold.
22:25Marcus frowned.
22:26Right.
22:27Last time at the lunar escape room,
22:28did Kelly's minion
22:29secretly take a remote control?
22:30That thing looked like the controller
22:31for the silver shock chair.
22:32Caleb snapped his head up.
22:33What?
22:34Someone posted on the network
22:35saying they saw Kelly
22:36lock the door on purpose,
22:37but the post was deleted quickly.
22:38Marcus lowered his voice.
22:39Caleb's knuckles turned white.
22:41He remembered me
22:42standing drenched at the door,
22:43saying I was tied to a silver shock chair.
22:45He had laughed at me.
22:46His chest felt like
22:47it had been viciously stabbed.
22:48At the same time,
22:49I received a malicious message
22:50from a former bully.
22:51It was a screenshot of Kelly's Instagram.
22:53An intimate photo
22:54of her kissing Caleb,
22:55captioned,
22:56Together forever.
22:56I casually replied,
22:58None of my business.
22:59Then I deleted the contact.
23:00After dinner,
23:01Nathaniel and I strolled by the river.
23:03When I was little,
23:04I felt stars were friends
23:06who would never betray me.
23:07I said softly,
23:09And now?
23:09He asked.
23:10Now?
23:11I found there are werewolves
23:12on Earth worth trusting too.
23:14I smiled at him.
23:15My phone suddenly rang.
23:16Scarlet.
23:17Caleb's horse voice came through.
23:18I was wrong.
23:19Can we meet up?
23:20Just once?
23:21There's no need.
23:22I said calmly,
23:23hanging up cleanly.
23:28Kelly smashed the jewelry box
23:30against the wall.
23:32Last year,
23:32you threw me a yacht party,
23:34and this year,
23:34you're brushing me off
23:35with a necklace.
23:41Scarlet?
23:42Are you regretting
23:43dumping that mutt?
23:44They're all lovey-dewey.
23:45She's completely forgotten
23:46about you.
23:48Enough.
23:49Kelly, we're done.
23:50Caleb smashed her phone
23:52and walked away,
23:52ignoring her screams.
23:54In the bar,
23:55Marcus poured Caleb a drink.
23:56Remember Scarlet's birthday
23:57last year?
23:58You just gave her chocolates,
23:59and she was thrilled.
24:01She never asked for gifts.
24:02Caleb remembered
24:03how cautious
24:03and enduring I always was.
24:05Those words stabbed
24:05viciously into his heart.
24:07He silently covered his face
24:08and let out a deep sigh.
24:09After studying,
24:10I toured on my phone
24:11to see over a dozen
24:12missed calls from my father.
24:13Your mother's old illness
24:14has flared up again,
24:15and it's quite serious.
24:17He choked with emotion.
24:19Tears streamed down my face.
24:20My mom is in the healing ward.
24:22I choked out.
24:23Nathaniel handed me a tissue
24:24and nodded gently.
24:25I'll go with you.
24:27Over the next three days,
24:29Nathaniel secured
24:30the best ward
24:30and a specialist.
24:31On the day of discharge,
24:32my mother held his hand.
24:34I leave my daughter
24:35in your care.
24:36Nathaniel nodded solemnly.
24:39Rest assured.
24:40My cheeks burned instantly.
24:42Meanwhile,
24:42in the escape room
24:43security office,
24:44a staff member
24:45accidentally clicked
24:46an archived video.
24:47The screen froze on Kelly
24:48and her friends
24:49forcing me onto
24:49a silver lace shock chair.
24:51Kelly pressed the remote
24:52and my body convulsed in agony.
24:54The staff member was shocked
24:55and sent the video
24:56to Caleb's friend.
24:57Caleb had just finished
24:58a basketball game
24:59and his phone
24:59vibrated crazily.
25:00He clicked on
25:01the surveillance screenshots.
25:03His blood seemed to freeze.
25:04In the picture,
25:05my face was deathly pale,
25:06my lips bitten to bleeding.
25:07Standing aside,
25:08Kelly wore a vicious smile.
25:09He smashed his phone,
25:10grabbed his jacket,
25:11and rushed out.
25:12He burst into Kelly's room
25:13and showed the photos
25:14in front of her.
25:15Explain.
25:16Kelly's face turned
25:17deathly pale.
25:19This is photoshopped.
25:21The staff saw it
25:23with their own eyes.
25:24Do you think I'm an idiot?
25:24Caleb forced her to look up.
25:26I just loved you too much.
25:29You provoked her first.
25:31Shut up!
25:32Caleb violently shook her off,
25:33roaring in anger.
25:34Did you know she was
25:34running a fever?
25:35Did you know she was
25:36handcuffed for an entire night?
25:38He backed away
25:39in unprecedented disgust.
25:41We're done.
25:42Don't ever show
25:43your face to me again.
25:44He slammed the door,
25:45leaving Kelly sitting
25:46paralyzed on the floor,
25:47screaming and crying.
25:50At a rustic pack tavern
25:51deep in the Silver Star
25:52territory,
25:53a thick slab of venison
25:54was roasting over
25:55an open fire.
25:56Nathaniel carved a tender,
25:57rare piece of meat
25:58and placed it on my plate.
25:59His pine scent
26:00suddenly grew stronger
26:01as he spoke.
26:01Scarlet,
26:02I have something to tell you.
26:04I looked up.
26:05His striking emerald eyes
26:06were glowing with a primal,
26:07undisguised heat.
26:08I want you.
26:10Nathaniel looked straight
26:11into my eyes.
26:12I want you to be
26:13the Luna of Silver Star.
26:14My silver fork clattered
26:16onto the wooden table.
26:17My heart raced so fast
26:19that with his enhanced
26:20alpha hearing,
26:21he could definitely
26:22hear it pounding.
26:23Over the past few months,
26:24his gentle alpha presence
26:25had slowly melted
26:26my defenses,
26:27but
26:28my wolf purrs for you too.
26:30I said softly,
26:31but I still need
26:32a little time
26:33to heal my broken bond
26:35from the past.
26:36Nathaniel nodded earnestly,
26:37patiently listening.
26:38I took a deep breath,
26:39recounting that unbearable past,
26:41how Caleb used me
26:42as a mating practice dummy,
26:44and how he left me
26:44strapped to a silver chair
26:46to die.
26:47I was like an idiot,
26:49suppressing my true
26:49white wolf aura
26:50just for him.
26:51My inner wolf
26:52let out a mournful whimper.
26:54Scalding tears
26:55splashed onto my hands.
26:56The next second,
26:57Nathaniel pulled me
26:58into his arms,
26:59enveloping me completely
27:00in his soothing forest scent.
27:02He rested his chin
27:03on my head,
27:03his chest vibrating
27:04with a protective alpha rumble.
27:06He was unworthy
27:07of your loyalty.
27:07Those simple words
27:08made me break down completely.
27:09I grabbed his shirt collar,
27:10letting out all the repressed grief.
27:12Sensitive hearing
27:12of the surrounding wolves
27:13caught my sobs,
27:14drawing curious glances.
27:16Nathaniel instantly
27:16flashed his glowing
27:17emerald eyes,
27:18releasing a heavy,
27:19warning alpha pressure
27:20across the entire tavern.
27:21The pack members
27:22immediately lowered
27:22their heads
27:23in absolute submission,
27:24not daring to look
27:25our way again.
27:27Cry.
27:28I'm right here
27:29to protect you.
27:30He whispered.
27:32Late at night
27:33in the boys' dorm,
27:34Caleb stared
27:35at his computer screen.
27:36His eyes bloodshot.
27:37He had scoured
27:38every pack network
27:39but couldn't find
27:39any recent updates
27:40about me.
27:41It wasn't until 3 a.m.
27:42that he found
27:43a group photo
27:43from an academic exchange
27:44on a classmate's Instagram.
27:46In the corner,
27:46Nathaniel and I
27:47stood shoulder to shoulder.
27:48I was looking up
27:49and smiling
27:49at the boy beside me.
27:51That smile
27:51stung Caleb's eyes.
27:52Once upon a time,
27:53a smile like that
27:54belonged only to him.
27:55He zoomed in
27:56and noticed Nathaniel's hand
27:57hovering protectively
27:58over my waist.
27:59The intimacy between us
28:00was undeniable.
28:01A sudden sourness
28:02turned on his stomach.
28:03Caleb slammed
28:03his laptop shut,
28:04grabbed his motorcycle keys,
28:06and rushed out.
28:06Meanwhile,
28:07Kelly's nightmare
28:08was just beginning.
28:09Her malicious acts
28:10of bullying
28:10flooded the campus forum.
28:12She was expelled
28:13and the green pack
28:13stock price took a hit.
28:15She hid in her villa,
28:16frantically calling Caleb
28:16but he never answered.
28:18Her laugh
28:18and shoved her to the ground,
28:20sampling her designer bag.
28:24Caleb won't let you
28:25get away with this!
28:26She screamed hysterically.
28:27He dumped you
28:29ages ago!
28:30The girls laughed.
28:31Nathaniel and I
28:32arrived at my dorm building.
28:33Thanks for today.
28:34I said,
28:35a faint smile on my lips.
28:37Thank you for trusting me.
28:38Nathaniel gently held my hand.
28:40About what you said earlier,
28:41I can wait.
28:44You won't have to wait too long.
28:46I stood on my tiptoes
28:47and pressed a soft kiss
28:48to his cheek.
28:49Good night, Nathaniel.
28:50This fleeting kiss
28:51made the tips of his ears
28:52burn red.
28:52On the other side of the street,
28:54Caleb's motorcycle
28:55was parked in the shadows.
28:56He gazed at the brightly lit campus,
28:58watching me run inside.
29:02The next day,
29:03Caleb intercepted us
29:04outside the gates
29:04of Silver Star University.
29:06He looked at me
29:07with red-rimmed eyes.
29:09Scarlet!
29:09He practically dashed over,
29:11but Nathaniel
29:11stepped sideways
29:12to block him.
29:13What are you doing?
29:13Nathaniel's gaze
29:14was calm and resolute.
29:15Get lost!
29:16Caleb shoved Nathaniel aside,
29:18but froze when he saw
29:19my subconscious
29:19backward step.
29:23What are you looking
29:24for me for?
29:25We've already broken up.
29:26My voice was very light,
29:27yet sharp as a knife.
29:28I don't want to see you.
29:29I know I was wrong.
29:30Caleb urgently pulled
29:31my handmade silver ring
29:32from his pocket,
29:32trembling as he slipped
29:33it onto his own finger.
29:34Look,
29:34I wear it every day.
29:36From now on,
29:38I'll cherish you.
29:39I'll make it up to you.
29:40The ring glinted faintly,
29:41but I only found it ironic.
29:43Back when I crafted it,
29:44he couldn't even be bothered
29:45to glance at it.
29:46Now he was using it
29:47as a bargaining chip.
29:49Caleb,
29:49I took a deep breath.
29:51Some hurts cannot be erased
29:52just by an apology.
29:54Let's just let each other go.
29:55Nathaniel took my hand
29:56at the right moment.
29:56The warmth radiating
29:57from his palm
29:58brought me an inexplicable
29:59sense of peace.
30:00Caleb stood rooted to the spot,
30:01watching us leave.
30:03Late at night,
30:04Kelly dragged her exhausted body
30:05back to her empty dorm.
30:06Just as she pushed
30:07the door open,
30:07a large hand violently
30:08yanked her inside.
30:13Her scream was muffled.
30:15In the darkness,
30:15Caleb's face was inches away,
30:17his eyes as cold as ice.
30:19Long time no see.
30:20He smiled cruelly.
30:22We still have
30:24a score to settle.
30:27Caleb dragged Kelly
30:28by the hair,
30:28shoving her into his car
30:29while she struggled
30:30and screamed.
30:31In the basement of his villa,
30:33the lighting was a sickly white.
30:35Kelly was tied
30:35to an electric shock chair,
30:37her wrists bleeding.
30:38She watched in terror
30:39as Caleb slowly put on his gloves
30:40and picked up
30:41the remote control.
30:43What you did to Scarlett
30:45back then,
30:46today,
30:47we're paying it back tenfold.
30:49He pressed the switch
30:50and the electric chair buzzed.
30:52No!
30:52Caleb!
30:53I'm begging you!
30:54The electric current
30:56surged through her body,
30:57her agonizing screams
30:58echoing through the basement.
30:59A month later,
31:00Caleb drove personally,
31:02sending the dying Kelly
31:02to a psychiatric healing ward.
31:04This patient's mental state
31:05has completely collapsed.
31:07The doctor frowned.
31:08Atone for your sins with me.
31:10Caleb said coldly,
31:11walking away
31:11from her heart-wrenching cries.
31:13Meanwhile,
31:13on the award stage
31:14of the International Academic Conference,
31:16under the dazzling lights,
31:17I stood before the microphone.
31:19I proudly raised
31:20the gleaming golden trophy
31:21in my hand.
31:22A year ago,
31:23I was casually discarded
31:24by Caleb as a practice
31:25to it and tranquil by prayer.
31:26But now,
31:27I was the center of attention.
31:28Thank you to
31:29the organizing committee.
31:31My voice was clear and firm.
31:33My gaze swept across the audience,
31:35finally resting on Nathaniel
31:36in the first row.
31:37He was looking at me intently,
31:38his eyes filled with a smile.
31:39But the person
31:40I want to thank the most
31:41is Nathaniel.
31:44If it weren't for him,
31:45I might never have walked
31:46out of the shadows of the past.
31:47I said softly,
31:48but every word was clear.
31:50He was the one who let me know
31:51that I deserve to be cherished,
31:52that I deserve to stand here.
31:53Thunderous applause
31:54erupt from the audience.
31:55The host teased with a smile.
31:57It seems our winner
31:58has a special someone to thank.
31:59Mr. Brooks,
32:00as the one singled out for thanks,
32:01how do you feel?
32:02The camera focused on Nathaniel.
32:03He stood up,
32:04pulled out a pre-prepared bouquet
32:06of white tulips
32:06from under his seat,
32:07and walked step by step
32:09toward the stage
32:09under everyone's gaze.
32:11I froze in place,
32:12my heartbeat suddenly accelerating.
32:14Nathaniel stood before me,
32:16handed me the bouquet,
32:17and then took off his glasses,
32:18revealing those emerald eyes
32:19that were always so gentle.
32:21Scarlet.
32:21He called my name softly,
32:23his voice so low only I could hear.
32:24I actually prepared
32:25a very long confession for today,
32:27but now,
32:29I'm so nervous I forgot it all.
32:31A burst of laughter and applause
32:33erupted from the audience.
32:34I couldn't help but smile too,
32:35though my eyes grew slightly hot.
32:37Nathaniel took a deep breath
32:37and held my hand,
32:38his voice finally steady.
32:40I love you.
32:41I want to spend the rest
32:42of my life with you.
32:43The entire hall instantly fell silent,
32:45everyone holding their breath,
32:46waiting for my response.
32:48I looked at him,
32:49the bits and pieces
32:50of the past six months
32:51flashing through my mind.
32:52I do.
32:52I said softly.
32:54Nathaniel froze for a second,
32:55and then a light of pleasant surprise
32:57burst from his eyes.
32:58He pulled me into his arms
32:59and amidst countless camera flashes
33:01and cheers,
33:01lowered his head and kissed me.
33:03I closed my eyes,
33:04the bouquet in my hands
33:05trembling slightly.
33:08After the awards ceremony ended,
33:10photos of the two of us
33:12and the video of our kiss
33:12quickly climbed the trending topics,
33:14related trending topics
33:15almost took over the entire pack.
33:17The comment section
33:18was full of blessings,
33:19along with many netizens
33:20who couldn't help
33:20shipping a couple.
33:23What kind of idle drama plot
33:24is this?
33:25This academic alpha-luna couple
33:27is too sweet,
33:27who said before that Scarlet
33:28wasn't good enough for Caleb.
33:30Look at who the real winner
33:31in life is now.
33:31Meanwhile,
33:32I was curled up on the sofa
33:33in Nathaniel's apartment,
33:34scrolling through the news
33:35on my phone,
33:36unable to hold back a laugh.
33:37I miss him to be at Rose.
33:39Nathaniel wrapped his arms
33:40around me from behind,
33:41resting his chin
33:42on the top of my head.
33:44How could we not be high stale?
33:45Have to let certain people
33:47see clearly
33:49whose luna you are now.
33:51I fell back into his arms,
33:53laughing.
33:53At six in the morning,
33:55a thin layer of mist
33:56still shrouded the ground floor
33:57of my dormitory.
33:58Caleb,
33:59carrying piping hot milk
34:00and a cheesecake,
34:01leaned against a tree trunk,
34:03his eyes fixed intently
34:04on the dormitory entrance.
34:06He had been doing this
34:07for a week straight.
34:08Every day,
34:10without fail,
34:10he delivered breakfast,
34:11then carefully texted me
34:13to tell me where he left it.
34:14But I never replied once,
34:16and those breakfast
34:17were always taken away
34:18untouched by the cleaning lady.
34:20Today,
34:21he specifically bought
34:22my former favorite cheesecake.
34:24When Nathaniel and I
34:25walked out side by side,
34:26brushing shoulders
34:27and smiling,
34:29Caleb's heart twisted
34:30with a fierce ache.
34:32He took a deep breath
34:34and quickly stepped forward.
34:35Scarlet!
34:36I looked up,
34:37my smile vanishing instantly.
34:39Nathaniel subconsciously
34:40took a half step forward,
34:41shielding me behind him.
34:43I know you hate me.
34:44Caleb's voice
34:44was incredibly haric.
34:45But can you give me a chance
34:46to make it up to you?
34:47Do you think I would still
34:48treat you like before?
34:49I shook my head.
34:50Those things are in the past.
34:51I'm doing great now.
34:52Nathaniel gently held my hand,
34:54their fingers intertwining.
34:55The gesture stung Caleb's eyes.
34:57Let's go.
34:58I said to Nathaniel,
34:59turning around to leave.
35:02Wait!
35:02Caleb suddenly grabbed my wrist.
35:06Just five minutes,
35:07let's talk.
35:08Nathaniel's eyes sharpened.
35:09He was about to step forward,
35:11but I gently held him back.
35:13It's fine.
35:14I'll handle it.
35:15I looked straight
35:16into Caleb's eyes.
35:18What do you want to say?
35:19Caleb opened his mouth,
35:21only to find a thousand words
35:22stuck in his throat.
35:23But in the end,
35:23he only managed to squeeze out.
35:25Are you and Nathaniel?
35:26Together?
35:27Yes.
35:28I answered crisply and cleanly.
35:30His eyes instantly turned red,
35:32tears welling up uncontrollably.
35:34I'm sorry.
35:35I was a jerk back then.
35:37I was blind.
35:38I didn't cherish you.
35:40He cried like a child,
35:41completely ignoring
35:41the growing crowd
35:42of students watching us.
35:43I looked at him quietly,
35:44my heart surprisingly calm.
35:46Those memories
35:46that once made me wish for death
35:47now felt like
35:48they belong to another lifetime.
35:49I've received your apology.
35:51I said softly,
35:52but it's impossible for us now
35:53because I don't love you anymore.
35:55I interrupted his pleas,
35:56and I am very happy now.
35:58Nathaniel stepped forward
35:59at the right moment.
35:59Caleb,
36:00if you still want to part
36:01on decent times,
36:02don't bother Scarlet ever again.
36:04Caleb defeatedly
36:04let go of his grip,
36:06turning and walking away
36:06like a man who had lost his soul.
36:09Are you really okay?
36:10Nathaniel asked
36:11with concern in the cafe.
36:12Actually,
36:14letting go is easier
36:15than I imagined.
36:16I smiled.
36:17I thought seeing him again
36:18would be agonizing,
36:19but I just realized
36:20that all of that
36:21is truly in the past.
36:22If he ever harassed you again,
36:24tell me immediately.
36:25Nathaniel reached out
36:26and held my hand.
36:27He won't come back.
36:28I looked out the window.
36:29A man as proud as Caleb
36:30has exhausted
36:31all his dignity today.
36:33Besides,
36:34I have you now.
36:35Piercing screams
36:36echoed down the hallway
36:37of the psychiatric healing ward.
36:39Kelly lunged hysterically
36:40at her roommate,
36:41reaching out to snatch a comb.
36:42This was already
36:43the third time
36:44such a conflict
36:44had occurred this week.
36:45Get not lost!
36:47Do you know who I am?
36:48Kelly,
36:49her eyes bloodshot,
36:50screamed like a madwoman.
36:51I am Alpha Caleb's mate!
36:53Just wait until
36:54I get out of here!
36:55I'll make you all pay!
36:57The patients let out
36:58sharp, mocking laughter.
36:59In here,
37:00the packed background
37:00she was so proud of
37:01was completely worthless.
37:02Amidst the shoving,
37:03someone gave her
37:04a vicious picture of the mind.
37:05Kelly's foot slipped
37:06and her entire body
37:07tipped backward.
37:07A miserable shriek
37:08was accompanied
37:09by the sickening crunch
37:10of shattering bones.
37:11She tumbled down the stairs,
37:12finally collapsing
37:13in a twisted heap
37:14on the freezing floor.
37:16When the packed doctor
37:17announced the diagnosis,
37:18Kelly's father's face
37:19turned livid.
37:21High-level paralysia?
37:23How is that possible?!
37:25I'm sorry,
37:26but Ms. Green's spine
37:27is severely damaged.
37:28She will require
37:29full-time care
37:30for the rest of her life.
37:31The doctor pushed up
37:32his glasses.
37:32In the healing ward room,
37:34Kelly lay on the bed
37:35like a corpse,
37:36only her eyes
37:36still able to move.
37:37She stared blankly
37:38at the ceiling,
37:39eventually shedding tears
37:40of my dotty tear remorse.
37:41Meanwhile,
37:42in an airport departure lounge,
37:43Caleb stared blankly
37:44at his phone screen.
37:45The last message
37:46in the chat box
37:47showed us read,
37:47but there was still
37:48no reply.
37:49Attention passengers
37:49on flight CA-920
37:51987 to London.
37:52The announcement
37:53startled him out
37:53of his thoughts.
37:54He put away his phone
37:55with a bitter smile,
37:56grabbed his carry-on,
37:57and walked toward
37:58the security checkpoint.
37:59In the moment he turned around,
38:00he seemed to see that girl
38:01with black-rimmed glasses again
38:03standing at the school gate
38:03and smiling at him.
38:04I wish you happiness.
38:05I wish you happiness.
38:06He said softly.
38:08After sending this message,
38:09he deleted all contact information,
38:11as if completely erasing
38:13an unbearable past.
38:14Under the cherry blossom trees
38:15on the Silver Star University campus,
38:17I looked at my phone screen,
38:18frowning slightly.
38:20I shook my head
38:21and decisively blocked
38:21the unknown number.
38:22Nothing,
38:23just someone irrelevant.
38:24Nathaniel understood
38:25and held my hand.
38:26You're going to France
38:27for the PAC Exchange project
38:29next week.
38:30Is everything ready?
38:32Yeah.
38:32I leaned on his shoulder.
38:33I just can't bear to leave you.
38:35A year will pass quickly.
38:37Nathaniel gently kissed
38:38the top of my head.
38:39When you come back,
38:40I have something important
38:40to tell you.
38:42In the Brooks-Pack villa
38:42over the weekend,
38:43I nervously smoothed my skirt.
38:46Don't worry.
38:47Nathaniel squeezed my palm.
38:48My parents will definitely like you.
38:50Luna Emily Brooks' eyes
38:51lit up the moment she saw me.
38:54This must be Scarlet, right?
38:57Even prettier than in the photos.
38:59Nathaniel has always been picky
39:00since he was little.
39:01Emily said with a smile,
39:03putting food on my plate.
39:04You're the first girl
39:05he's cared about this much.
39:06Before leaving,
39:07Emily slipped a diamond bracelet
39:08onto my wrist.
39:09This is passed down
39:10to the Brooks-Packs Luna.
39:12Please accept it.
39:14When saying goodbye
39:14at the airport,
39:15Nathaniel pressed a delicate
39:16little box into my hand.
39:18Open it when you get there.
39:19He hugged me tightly.
39:20His voice slightly choked.
39:22I'll wait for you to come back.
39:23As the plane soared into the sky,
39:24I opened the box.
39:25Inside was a diamond ring
39:27and a note.
39:27When you come back,
39:29we'll get engaged.
39:31I curled up on the sofa,
39:33staring at my laptop screen.
39:34The lab data came out today.
39:36I said to Nathaniel
39:37on the other side of the screen,
39:39Even better than expected.
39:41On the screen,
39:42Nathaniel was in his pajamas,
39:43clearly having just finished
39:44an all-nighter,
39:45but his eyes were strikingly bright.
39:47I knew you could do it.
39:48Have you booked the flight
39:49for next week?
39:50He asked,
39:51his voice hiding
39:52in unconcealable anticipation.
39:54I nodded,
39:55my heartbeat suddenly quickening.
39:56Arriving Sunday afternoon at 3.
39:58I'll pick you up.
40:00When I left a year ago,
40:01he said he would wait
40:02for my return.
40:03Now,
40:04I was finally going back to him.
40:06At the airport boarding gate,
40:07I checked my passport
40:08and boarding pass
40:09over and over.
40:10Over the past year,
40:12I had completed
40:13three major research projects.
40:15Yet,
40:16I always felt
40:17a piece of my heart
40:18was missing.
40:19The 12-hour flight
40:20felt like a century-long wait.
40:22When the captain
40:22announced the descent,
40:23fine beads of sweat
40:24had already formed
40:25on my palms.
40:26While claiming my luggage,
40:27my fingers trembled slightly.
40:29The exit was crowded
40:30with people,
40:31and my eyes eagerly searched
40:32for that familiar figure.
40:33And then,
40:34I saw him.
40:36Nathaniel stood
40:37at the very front
40:37of the crowd
40:38in a crisp suit,
40:39holding a large bouquet
40:40of flowers.
40:42Scarlet,
40:42he called out softly,
40:44his voice trembling a little.
40:45This moment
40:46was too precious.
40:47I didn't dare
40:48to approach easily,
40:49terrified it was just a dream.
40:50But Nathaniel
40:51had already strode forward,
40:53pulling me into his arms.
40:54The scent of flowers
40:55mixed with his familiar
40:56pine aura,
40:57making my eyes
40:58instantly well up
40:59with tears.
41:00Welcome home.
41:02He whispered in my ear,
41:03his breath hot.
41:05Nathaniel suddenly
41:06dropped to one knee,
41:07pulling a velvet box
41:08from his pocket.
41:08A year ago,
41:09I said we'd get engaged
41:10when you came back.
41:11He opened the box,
41:12revealing a diamond ring
41:13even more exquisite
41:14than the last.
41:15Now I want to ask,
41:17Scarlet,
41:18will you be my Luna?
41:20Will you marry me?
41:21The noise of the airport
41:22seemed to vanish
41:23in an instant.
41:24I looked at the man
41:26before me,
41:26whose eyes were filled
41:28only with me.
41:31I do.
41:33I heard myself say.
41:34Nathaniel's hands
41:35trembled slightly
41:36as he carefully slipped
41:37the ring onto my ring finger,
41:38then stood up
41:39to hold me tightly.
41:42I love you.
41:44He murmured against my lips.
41:45I love you too.
41:47I replied,
41:48feeling that the empty
41:49corner of my heart
41:49was finally filled.
41:50interrupts in박 Sears
41:53I like you too,
41:53Like you too,
41:53for me.ISS, or
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