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00:00On the day of my wedding to the Lycan prince, his childhood sweetheart Rue, his wet nurse's daughter, killed herself
00:05with her own claw.
00:06Cain knocked over the blood covenant cup. He was silent for a long moment.
00:09Give the wet maid some gold coins for her retirement.
00:12Bury Rue properly.
00:14Then he went back to completing the blood covenant ritual with me, as if nothing had happened.
00:18Five years later, the night before Cain's coronation as Lycan king, the elders examined me and declared I was barren.
00:23Would never bear children.
00:24He had his warriors drag me to the stone quarry behind the royal grounds.
00:27Made me pave a road of atonement.
00:29Said I could never return to court.
00:31That night, he pointed at Rue's grave marker and said,
00:33She was carrying my pup when she died.
00:36If your Stormfang tribe weren't so powerful, why would I have married you?
00:40Rue would still be alive.
00:43And so would my child.
00:45You don't deserve to have offspring.
00:47Spend the rest of your life moving stones.
00:50Atone for Rue and her pup.
00:53Within a year, my father and brother were framed for colluding with vampires.
00:56The entire Stormfang tribe was slaughtered.
00:58I coughed up blood and died.
01:00Then I opened my eyes.
01:02I was back the day I was marrying into the royal court.
01:04Outside, the wolves were howling at the moon.
01:07The sound of Alpha Cain kicking the wedding carriage axle snapped me fully awake.
01:12I was reborn.
01:13I clenched my fists.
01:15My heart pounded.
01:16If the moon goddess was giving me a second chance, I wasn't going to waste it.
01:21The Stormfang tribe wouldn't die in vain.
01:23I would live this time.
01:24And I would make him pay for every drop of blood he spilled in my past life.
01:28Cain led me into the ritual circle.
01:31Freya, my handmaiden, steadied my arm.
01:33As she leaned in, I whispered a few quick words.
01:37Freya's eyes flickered.
01:38She was a warrior raised by the Stormfling tribe.
01:41She'd been by my side since childhood.
01:43A handmaiden in name.
01:44A bodyguard in truth.
01:45I trusted her completely.
01:46The wedding between Alpha Cain and the daughter of Stormfang.
01:49Every chieftain in the northern territories had come with their mates.
01:52It was the biggest union the north had seen in years.
01:55The daughter of Stormfang was about to become the luna of the royal court.
01:59The ritual circle was alive with noise.
02:01In the name of the moon goddess, bind by blood.
02:05Then a young servant from Rue's room came running in, stumbling over herself.
02:08Alpha!
02:09Rue tried to kill herself!
02:13Tears streaming down her face.
02:15She dropped to her knees, forehead hitting the ground.
02:18Rue grew up with the Alpha.
02:20Please!
02:21Alpha!
02:22Save her!
02:22Why would she do something so stupid?
02:24I told her I'd give her a title after the wedding.
02:26He caught himself mid-sentence and shut his mouth.
02:29He turned to run.
02:30Remembered it was his wedding day.
02:32Every chieftain in the north was watching.
02:34If he left now, by tomorrow, his father's desk would be buried in letters demanding his head.
02:38Leora, I need to check on Rue.
02:41I'll come back and finish the blood covenant.
02:43The wedding's set.
02:44What's the hurry?
02:45I widened my eyes, made my voice small and pitiful.
02:48Alpha, this is a matter of life and death.
02:51Why don't I come with you?
02:53Aluna should handle household affairs after all.
02:57Kane looked relieved.
02:58Yes, yes, of course.
02:59So the Alpha and his bride-to-be left the ritual circle halfway through the ceremony to visit a wet
03:04nurse's daughter.
03:05The crowd whispered behind us.
03:07They couldn't believe it.
03:08Inside the wooden house, Rue was wearing a moonlight gown, the kind a bride was supposed to wear for the
03:12blood covenant.
03:13She'd dyed cheap burlap white herself.
03:15The stitches were crooked.
03:16Her half-shifted claws were pressed against her own throat.
03:19Her fingertips had already broken skin.
03:22Blood trickled down her neck, dripping onto the white dress.
03:24She saw Kane walk in, burst into tears.
03:29Threw herself at him.
03:31Alpha, I didn't mean to.
03:33I just want to be with you.
03:37I know I'm low-born.
03:38This entity.
03:39I can never be your Luna.
03:42But I wanted, just once, to wear a moonlight gown and complete the blood covenant with you.
03:50You know I've wanted to be your mate since we were children.
03:54Kane pulled her close.
03:56His face was twisted with pain.
03:58Why are you so stupid?
04:00Why are you stupid?
04:01I told you I'd give you a title after the Luna moved in.
04:07Why would you do this?
04:09If anything happened to you, how could I go on?
04:13Are you trying to rip my heart out?
04:15Rue took his hand, placed it gently over her stomach.
04:19Alpha, the healer came a few days ago.
04:21I'm carrying your pup.
04:24Two months.
04:25I didn't want my child to be born low-win.
04:28To be mocked and called bastard.
04:35That's why I...
04:36Really?
04:38Really?
04:41You're carrying my pup?
04:44Yes, Alpha.
04:47We're having a child.
04:49They held each other.
04:50Everyone else just stared.
04:52No way.
04:54The Alpha knocked up a wet mater's daughter?
04:58On his wedding day.
05:00And she chose today to make a scene.
05:02Look at them.
05:02This is bad.
05:04Lyora must be devastated.
05:06She's the future Luna.
05:07This is a slap in Stormfing's face.
05:10Alpha Kane.
05:10I thought she was just a servant.
05:12Now you're telling me she's pregnant with your pup?
05:14Lyora, she's my wet nurse's daughter.
05:17We grew up together.
05:18She's the woman I love.
05:20So you're in love.
05:21You've been meeting in secret.
05:22And now there's a child.
05:28Rue scrambled off the bed.
05:30Dropped to the floor in a full submission kneel.
05:33Forehead to the ground.
05:34Hands spread wide.
05:36Throat bared.
05:39Luna, it's not the Alpha's fault.
05:42Luna, it's not myself.
05:44It's mine.
05:45I couldn't control myself.
05:48I couldn't control myself.
05:53I couldn't control myself.
05:53My palm connected with her cheek.
06:00How dare you?
06:02I'm the legitimate daughter of Stormfun.
06:05I was raised with discipline.
06:07I will not be slander.
06:09I met the Alpha two times before the engagement.
06:12always with elders present never alone so don't drag my name through the mud
06:18just to make yourself look less disgusting rue sobbed shook her head
06:28it's my fault luna forgive me then she half shifted and dragged her own claws down her face
06:37three gashes from forehead to cheekbone blood poured down her cheeks pain grabbed her arms
06:43stop he looked at me i not you renounce to bend his voice was sharp with blame this isn't rue's
06:54fault that's baking at you it you were that's the only difference without your father's wolves
07:04would i want you as luna rue tried to kill herself today because of you
07:10she's carrying my pup now you're married in rue is my consort i won't leave her or my child without
07:18a title i laughed at him luna the lichen king himself had approved this match if it weren't
07:24for this engagement kane wouldn't even be sitting in the alpha's seat i lifted my chin the luna
07:29position was granted by the lichen king himself
07:34how you've behaved today on our wedding day insults not only stormfig but also the king
07:40if you loved rue why not call the engagement you wanted my family's army and your lover
07:47did you think i'd refuse you a consort
07:51and you you've known about the pregnancy you waited until wedding day to make a scene
07:58are you really not doing this on purpose
08:02i heard a servant say you make consorts drink sterilization tonic i was afraid for my pup
08:10sterilization tonic which servant my people just arrived they don't even know where the wooden
08:16houses are why would they gossip about me do you think the servants of stormburn are as
08:20undisciplined as yours go on name the servant let's have a face-to-face confrontation
08:26rue's face went red then pale finally she whispered
08:30oh i don't know maybe i misheard everyone understood it was pathetic just a whore
08:38using her belly to cause trouble on a wedding day she thought a noble bride would be too ashamed
08:43to fight back leora must be so humiliated she's a storm home the future luna then kane's wet
08:50nade rue's mother came rushing in dropped to her knees in full submission pose luna
08:58praise the alpha give rue a title or the king and queen will kill her
09:05get up
09:08you're my luna and you're making her kneel this is how stormfin treats elders
09:15i loved rue before you i accepted you as luna but if you're this jealous and petty
09:22how can you be mate to a future lichen king
09:28i remembered what he'd done to my family in my past life the blood rushed to my head
09:36this time i would not let history repeat
09:41kane and rue clung to each other i stepped back and pulled off my wolf thing necklace
09:49your love is so touching i won't stand between you we haven't completed the blood covenant
09:55technically we aren't mates and rue is already wearing her moonlight gown
09:59why don't you two complete the ritual together
10:06the engagement is over i'm not marrying you
10:11the chieftains behind me erupted no way the lichen king himself approved this match
10:22the alpha slapped stormfin in the face ranar stormfin won't let this go
10:25lyora is a stormfog princess she doesn't have to take this she'd rather lose the lunar position than
10:30tolerate a servant's bastard child
10:35kane stared at me stunned you're breaking off the engagement this is treason my father approved
10:41this marriage alpha don't fight with the luna because of me i'll give up everything go complete
10:48the blood covenant don't make the lion king angry don't break father and son apart you're always
10:55thinking of me my good room i won't fail you are you sure your father and brother will
11:02agree to this can stormvag really give up this kind of power stormfold can
11:16stormfold can it was my father behind him stood my brother ragnar stormfin this marriage was approved
11:23by the lion king your daughter cannot simply throw away a royal convovenant he humiliated you in front
11:32of every tribe hold my daughter has spoken stormfin stands with her this covenant is broken you dare
11:41defy the king's order tomorrow i'll go to court myself you dare leora if you leave the royal court today
11:50don't think you can ever come back don't worry alpha i will never set foot in this court again
12:00my father and brother brought me home my mother had already heard the news my leora
12:07you've been wronged her eyes were red as she came out to meet us because it was my wedding day
12:13our
12:13tribe's relatives and friends were all there everyone was already here don't worry you'll find someone
12:19better he's not worth it i laughed through my tears this time my family and tribe were alive i would
12:26protect them my mother held my hand i leaned into her feigning girlish neediness father you and mother
12:32have to stand up for me that alpha humiliated me he disrespected father too don't worry the alpha's out of
12:41line we're not the only ones who will be writing letters of complaint the next morning miss you're awake
12:49something huge happened you'll be so happy it turned out that after i left the wedding the
12:56servants had spread the news all the way to the lion king and queen
13:02the queen had smashed a cup of wine in fury
13:05ru morrow of all the people to offend he chose stormfane that i knew her a servant girl i never
13:15took her seriously now she's carrying his pup she thought leara would just accept it quietly
13:22on her wedding day does she even know who leara is stormberg's only daughter raised by the luna
13:28herself i picked liara for kane i spent years arranging this match and they ruined it all for
13:36a half-grown pup she thinks she can marry into the royal court because she's got a lump of flesh
13:42in her
13:42belly this court has never lacked for pups bring ru moran to the moon goddess altar make her kneel and
13:49reflect on her mistakes when the queen's female warriors dragged ru out of her wooden house she was still
13:54screaming how dare you i'm carrying the lichen royal family's pup when alpha kane finds out he'll have
14:07you executed the warriors were calm let me go the queen's orders
14:15kneel at the moon goddess altar when you understand your mistake you can get up impossible i'm carrying a
14:22future royal pup the queen can't do this to me i'm the alpha's future consort the queen's personal
14:29attendant stood to the side expressionless miss the queen has made herself clear you ruined the alpha's
14:36engagement the punishment for that is death if you don't kneel and reflect you can reflect in the
14:46dungeon instead ru's face went white she didn't say another word she spent the moonless night on
14:52her knees at the moon goddess altar hands bound behind her back an iron chain around her neck
14:58noble women passing by whispered this is the servant girl from yesterday she's not a servant she's the
15:05wet nurse's daughter her mother was claimed by a servant she was born a slave she grew up with the
15:11alpha
15:12i think she can seduce her way to the top disgusting i heard ragnar stormven went to court today to
15:19ask for
15:19the engagement to be formally arrived if that happens the queen is going to flay her alive
15:26rue broke out in a cold sweat she looked like she might collapse
15:32my father and brother knelt before the lichen king your majesty we spoiled our daughter she's not
15:37fit to marry the alpha leora heard that the alpha loved someone else that woman is pregnant leora
15:43didn't want to come between them she asked to annul the engagement please your majesty understand the
15:48king's face was dark kane what do you say kane lifted his chin ragnar stormfern where the women
15:54of stormfern never taught basic manners i'm going to be lion king so what if i have another woman she
16:01calls off the engagement over that spoiled completely spoiled my brother raised his head alpha this isn't
16:07worth it a single woman you'd ruin an alliance over one woman you sit at the highest seat of power
16:13you're supposed to set an example plenty of other women want to be my luna if your daughter doesn't
16:18want the position fine engagement annulled your majesty the alpha has agreed please issue the decree
16:26my father pressed his forehead to the ground the lion king looked at his son with disappointment
16:31you are my heir and yet you behave like this fine if you insist on breaking this engagement i will
16:37give you what you want my father and brother left the court beaming meanwhile on kane's side he barely
16:44stepped out of the hall when a servant came running your highness rue the queen locked her in the tower
16:51at the moon goddess altar kane rushed over rue was pale as death from kneeling she saw him and collapsed
16:58into his arms alpha save me kane carried her into the hall the queen rose to her feet incandescent
17:08kane you defied your father's order for her you defied my order are you trying to bring the whole
17:15court down kane set rue down knelt before the queen mother rue is carrying my first pup your grandchild
17:24the queen smashed her cup one pup against the entire stormflow tribe do you understand what you've lost
17:33stormflow's wolves the strongest warriors in the north gone kane raised his head stormfling is a loyal
17:40subject of my father whether his daughter is my luna or not he will serve the king i'm not afraid
17:47if i can't
17:48protect the woman i love what kind of alpha am i not giving rue the lunar position is already my
17:55biggest
17:55concession leora disrespected me if i'd let her into this court it would have been endless trouble
18:01the queen stared at him for a long moment she said nothing then she waved her hand years of teaching
18:09all wasted fine have it your way leave the news spread through the court kane had fought with the
18:19queen over rue some saw opportunity if rue would be the alpha's consort it was worth currying favor
18:28noble women began visiting her
18:36the queen announced she would be selecting a new luna for kane there was a banquet for the arrival of
18:42the southern emsays the queen invited all the noble daughters to keep them company after the banquet we
18:49walked through the moon goddess garden toward the spring pool rue was sitting in one of the poolside
18:54chairs wearing a dark red dress several servants stood around her she smiled when she saw us
19:00leora long time too bad the alpha isn't here today we could have caught up i heard you isn't engaged
19:07yet
19:07still waiting for the alpha oh but the queen is going to pick a new luna for him soon
19:12i bet you're regretting leaving now i sat down across from her i heard today was about choosing the
19:18alpha's luna oh but rue you're pregnant i can't just call you by name but you haven't been officially
19:23named a consort yet have you i heard today was about choosing the alpha's luna but you haven't
19:29been officially named a consort yet have you i'm not sure what to call you that servant's bastard
19:36the queen seems to really like the southern princess the luna selection is probably settled
19:42the queen might pick a luna but the alpha says i'm the only one he loves he'll bring in other
19:46women but
19:47they'll just be decorations i'm not worried whoever comes into this court they'll answer to me the luna
19:52the luna is a joke you all seem to be having such an interesting conversation mind if i join i
19:57didn't
19:57see this young lady at the banquet who is she princess this is the alpha's wet nerther's daughter
20:03one of the noble women's explained the one who caused a scene at his wedding she's the alpha's
20:09favorite none of us dare cross her a wet mercer's daughter so a servant and she doesn't even have a
20:18title then why are you sitting we outrank you are you going to stand and bow is this how things
20:25are
20:25done in the north someone teach her some manners pick her up rue screamed as the guard stepped forward
20:33don't touch me i'm carrying the alphas you're a servant teaching you manners is doing you a favor
20:38how is that a death sentence rue's voice turned strilly the alpha and i grew up together we love each
20:47other touch me and see what happens princess i said do it the princess raised her voice
20:59the guards grabbed rue and forced her to her knees the alpha will have you all killed rue struggled hit
21:07her
21:09the guards slapped rue across the face her cheek swelled
21:15rue let out a high-pitched scream shoved the guards away and half shifted she lunged at the princess the
21:23princess reacted just a second too late something cut through the stillness and left its mark i lunged
21:30forward grabbed rue and shoved her back she tripped over a tent rope she screamed but she held on and
21:36pulled me with her we both fell into the pool i could swim but rue panicked and latched onto me
21:42we sank together before i lost consciousness someone doved in they pulled rue off me dragged me to shore
21:51brother give leora your cloak she saved me brother help her
21:57the healers pounded my back finally i could breathe alpha kane lyra told that southern savage to hit me
22:04and she pushed me into the water she tried to kill my pup the queen is here the queen and
22:09her party
22:10arrived at the pool rue threw herself at the queen's feet your majesty leola tried to murder a royal pup
22:18she should be executed on the spot i stood up wiped my mouth killer chieftain's daughter on the spot
22:25you have a lot of nerve i fell in because you dragged me everyone saw the southern princess pressed
22:33a cloth to her face her voice was loud and furious your majesty i don't know the customs here but
22:40in the
22:40south attempting to assassinate a princess means execution for the assassin's entire family she tried
22:47to kill me everyone saw she clawed my face kane rushed forward and put himself between the princess
22:53and rue that's just your side of story rue is timid she would never leora you were the one who
22:59didn't want to be my luna if you're having regrets don't take it out on rue pushing her into the
23:04water with my pup inside her that's a capital crime a man stepped forward alpha kane are you
23:11saying my sister is lying he wore southern royal robes sharp features he was soren morningshide third
23:17prince of the south i happen to see everything in the pool the prince is protective of his sister
23:23understandable but you shouldn't make false accusations soren pulled the princess hand away
23:27from her face looked at the bloody gash are you saying the southern princess clawed her own face
23:34just to frame a servant girl i wasn't the only one watching your northern chieftains were there the
23:39law keepers were there are they lying too standing nearby were the chieftains and justices they were all
23:45looking at kane with cold expressions kane your woman tried to assassinate a southern princess
23:51kane's expression darkened he turned and slapped rue across the face
23:59you lying bitch you tried to frame the princess and leora apologize now rue clutched her face staring at
24:10him in disbelief you hit me for her kane leaned in voice low and threatening apologize
24:19unless you want my father to execute you now then he hurried to soren side trying to smooth things
24:26over the southern princess wasn't calming down i walked over to rue lean down spoke only loud enough
24:34for her to hear the south is here to make an alliance do you really think the alpha will take
24:40your side over theirs i could crush you like an insect you're nothing a servant's bastard
24:54soren caught my wrist the moment he touched me he went completely still mate
25:02the word was low and rough dragged up from somewhere deep i froze before i could process
25:07it he let go closed his eyes briefly collected himself when he opened them again his voice was
25:14cold and hard alpha kane you don't give my sister justice i'll take it myself rue's face twisted she
25:22pointed at soren you're defending lyora you don't know what kind of slut she is she's jealous of me
25:28she's hated me ever since kane chose me you think she likes you don't be pathetic rue not everyone is
25:36as small-minded as you i'm never marrying kane and i'm never being luna you can stop worrying rue
25:43clutched her stomach you noble girls so fake you think i don't know you're just just playing hard to
25:48get you want kane to come crawling back you talk too much
25:54the princess silver whip lashed across rue's face she clawed my face i'll take a hundred times that
26:01arrest her one hundred flashes the whip came down again and again rue screamed riled every lash left a
26:10burning welt kane tried to rush forward but the queen grabbed his arm kane do you want to start a
26:17war
26:17with the south by the 20th lash kane couldn't take it anymore he shoved the executioner aside the
26:24princess stepped forward to argue but soren stopped her a servant attacks royalty the master must answer
26:31for her the lyman king is the master here i've already sent word to our father this will be handled
26:35properly you think i'm like the noble girls here i don't make idle threats if i see your face again
26:41i'll
26:42kill you rue was carried away soaked in blood kane stood in silence head down behave yourself kane opened
26:51his mouth stay in line if you still want to be alpha the queen cut him off rue miscarried it
26:57that night
26:57she cried out all night no one came not even kane before dawn kane's steward came he moved rue and
27:05her
27:05mother out of the court to a small house on the northern border the alpha is merciful leaving before
27:10sunrise he'll report you dead you'll be brought back to court as his consort once you've recovered
27:16she waited he never came she heard that kane was taking a new luna rue ran out of the wooden
27:23house
27:23in the distance the court blazed with bonfires kane rode a giant wolf at the head of the procession
27:29the luna's carriage followed the whole territory was celebrating
27:33kane she screamed kane i'm rue i'm the woman you love don't you remember don't you remember
27:44the drums and the howls dragged round her out people shoved past her she couldn't get close
27:50she followed as far as the gates a warrior blocked her no entry i'm rue the alphas conscort
28:01the warrior pushed her back the alpha has no consort leave keep causing trouble and we won't be nice
28:10she went back to the wooden house in a daze
28:15kane's steward was there with an unfamiliar old woman
28:21the alpha gives you these coins you and your mother leave the north tonight
28:25i don't believe you the steward snapped his fingers coins or wolfaban juice a servant brought
28:33out a small bottle choose she collapsed onto the floor how did this happen he loved me the steward
28:42laughed miss the alpha is the future lion king he was infatuated but the other princes are moving up
28:50now kane knows power matters more than love rue asked who's the luna is it leora the old woman snarted
28:57our luna is a chieftain's daughter from the north i heard leora's engagement has been settled
29:03she's marrying into the south didn't you know rue stared blankly
29:11then she started laughing hysterical tears running down her face stupid i was so stupid
29:21all that scheming for nothing she looked at her hands at the full moon rising outside the window
29:30my mother was right and omega's life means nothing she poured the wolf's bane juice down her throat
29:38soren asked the lichen king for my hand the king agreed the engagement was announced soren was
29:44already the southern king's heir with the alliance sealed the southern king publicly named him crown
29:49prince i married into the south i would be the future queen soren and i lived in harmony two years
29:57later i gave birth to a son news came from the north alpha kane had been deposed for incompetence
30:06his younger brother was named heir in his place i held my son looked at the northern sky
30:14look that's where your mother comes from
30:20it's time to go home
30:22two years later i returned to the north not as alpha kane's discarded wife but as the crown princess of
30:28the south
30:29soren rode beside my carriage his hand never far from the door the royal court gates opened kane's
30:34black wolf crest was gone in its place flew the silver banner of his younger brother rowan the new
30:40heir of the north the lichen king and queen stood at the top of the steps and behind them my
30:45father my
30:45mother and my brother alive my throat tightened sore reached into the carriage and held my hand
30:51the lichen king stepped forward princess leora the north goes your justice bring him out
30:58a man was dragged forward in chains pain his hair was unkempt his face was thin his once proud shoulders
31:05were bent he looked up the moment he saw me holding my son his eyes turned red
31:13soren's hand moved to his sword then before the entire northern court the former alpha dropped to his
31:19knees kane knelt on the stone steps in my past life he had made me kneeled in the quarry until
31:25i died
31:28leora i was wrong the words came too late kane has been stripped of his title he is no longer
31:34alpha
31:35he begged to apologize before the south north alliance ceremony kane looked at my son
31:40is he yours soren's face darkened
31:46of course he is i stepped out of the carriage soren helped me down kane reached toward my hen
31:52but stopped before touching me i thought rue loved me i thought you were arrogant spoiled and cold
31:58i looked down at him no you thought power meant never having to earn love
32:03rue left something before she died kane lowered his head the steward stepped forward with a sealed leather
32:08pouch kane's voice shook it names the people who helped her my brother's expression changed helped her do
32:15what kane looked at the lycan king then at me frame stormhawk the courtyard went silent my father's face
32:23turned cold in my past life stormfang had been accused of colluding with vampires now the same
32:28knife had appeared again the lycan king broke the seal and read rue's final confession before the
32:33wedding lady marwin promised me that if i forced leora out i would become kane's only woman a murmur swept
32:38through the court lady marwick the noble woman whose daughter later became kane's luna the king continued
32:43lady marwick said stormfen was too powerful if learla married kane the queen would favor her
32:48and kane would become useless the queen's face darted she said once stormfine withdrawn evidence
32:53would appear proving ravnar stormfine had exchanged letters with vampires my brother stepped forward furious
33:01i didn't know you didn't want to know a dead servant's words prove nothing then you won't mind if
33:08the south examines your letters a southern guard entered and kneeled your highness we found a
33:13hidden raven tube in lady marwin's carriage he opened a silver case inside were three blood
33:17sealed letters the seal belonged to the vampires lady marwin tried to run
33:25my brother slammed her to the ground before she reached the steps keep her alive keep her alive
33:31the lycan king opened one of the letters his face grew colder the vampires promised troops on the eastern
33:36border in exchange lady marwin would deliver stormflund patrol routes those routes are known only to the royal
33:41court and stormflund commanders the queen looked at kane kane went pale his own household had leaked them
33:48lady marwin laughed through the blood in her mouth stormben was too strong the queen favored leora if that
33:55girl entered the royal court my daughter would never rise rue was stupid you were stupider i only pushed
34:02you where you already wanted to go kane froze i walked to lady marwin and crouched before her
34:07in another life your plan worked my father died my brother died stormfen burned
34:18for my father for my brother for stormfen the lycan king raised his hand arrest lady marwek and her
34:28household at that moment a horn sounded from the eastern wall a scout rushed in your majesty vampire riders have
34:36crossed the border the conspiracy had failed so the war began the northern court erupted
34:43my father began issuing orders storm fling riders to the eastern pass send word to frostheak and iron
34:50claw sora stepped forward the southern escort rides with storm thing the lion king looked at him
34:55this is a northern war my wife is northern my son has northern blood that makes it mine kane struggled
35:04against his chains let me fight let me fight
35:12no leora i know the eastern pass i can help i remembered the quarry the stones the blood then
35:21i looked at my father he said nothing the choice was mine i walked toward kane if i let you
35:29fight it is
35:29not forgiveness i know if you run my brother will hunt you down i know if you betray storm flag
35:38i will
35:39kill you myself kane lowered his head yes i turned to the lion king unchain him put him under storm
35:45flag
35:45command my brother stared at me sister we need every wolf the eastern war bell sounded again this time
35:51close we ride for the eastern pass before sunset my son stayed behind with my mother and the queen
35:58he kissed his forehead and left the eastern pass was burning when we arrived vampire arrows fell like
36:05rain storm float warriors held the ridge but the enemy had silver chains and fire oil my father shifted first
36:13a massive array wolf charged down the slope the storm fig line followed
36:20soren drew his sword
36:23stay where i can see you better the battle swallowed us a vampire lunged at me i drove my dagger
36:30into his
36:30ribs another came from the side kane slammed into him and tore him down for one second we looked at
36:37each
36:37other no gratitude no forgiveness only war then someone screamed lord ragnar across the ridge my father had
36:47been caught in silver nets three vampires surrounded him my brother rushed in and took a blade through his
36:52shoulder father the blade went through him my world went cold
37:04again not this time before any crown i was storm bone i tore through the battlefield toward my father
37:10and brother the vampire who stabbed my brother turned to throat i hit him with my full weight and ripped
37:17out his too late my brother stared at me sister
37:23your dress my southern silk gown was shredded and soaked in blood mother will scold me later
37:31soren cut through the silver net around my father pain helped him for a moment the former northern
37:36heir and the southern crown prince fought side by side my father rose wounded but alive
37:42the vampires began to fall back too easily soren noticed it too they wanted us to chase i turned
37:49toward the smoke a smaller vampire unit was moving west toward the royal court toward my son
37:53the main attack was a distraction i know the old hunting tunnels they lead back under the court
37:59no sirren's eyes hardened
38:03kane lowered his head i won't ask you to trust me
38:08but the main road is too slow i pointed my dagger at kane's throat this is a trap
38:13you die first
38:17kane nodded i know
38:20then we ran into the dark
38:23the hunting tunnels were narrow and cold kane led the way with a torch i followed with two storm
38:28fung warriors at the split he stopped this way leads to the queen's inner hall that way leads to
38:33the nursery wing the nursery we ran the tunnel opened behind an old stone wall the nursery corridor was
38:40filled with smoke dead guards lay on the floor my mother's shawl was torn near the doorway then i
38:45heard my son cry a vampire stood inside the nursery my mother lay injured on the floor the vampire smiled
38:51storm phone blood and southern royal blood in one child the perfect hostage put my son down
38:56he laughed then the queen moved behind him she drove a silver hairpin into his neck my son fell
39:02i dove and caught him came rushed in and killed the vampire my son cried in my arms my mother
39:09touched
39:09my shoulder he's safe the queen staggered kane caught her she looked at him and whispered you
39:16finally protected something that mattered then another scream rose outside the vampires had breached
39:21the inner court i handed my son to my mother take him to the altar chamber seal the doors my
39:27mother
39:27looked at me then nodded the queen stood despite her wound i am still queen together we entered the
39:34inner courtyard lady marwen's daughter stood beside the vampire commander kane's new luna she smiled at
39:39kane you were supposed to stay locked away kane stared at her you open the gates she lifted her chin
39:45my mother promised me a throne instead i got a deposed husband and a dying court it was always you
39:50even after you left everyone talked about leora i handed my cloak to freya who appeared beside me
39:55then stopped hiding in my shadow the traitor luna shifted and lunched freya intercepted her steel
40:01flashed against claws north wolves protect the children hold the altar kane attacked the vampire
40:09commander for once he fought without pride only atonement while he held the commander back i saw the
40:14opening i picked up the queen's silver spear and threw it straight through the vampire's heart by dawn
40:20the royal court was silent the eastern pass held soren returned before sunrise with my father and
40:26brother both wounded both alive when soren saw me holding our son he crossed the courtyard and
40:32pulled us into his arms lady marwen's daughter was captured lady marwen confessed before execution the
40:37vampire letters were read before every northern chieflin stormflin was cleared before the accusation could
40:42ever be born the lichen king issued three decrees second the south north alliance would be sealed by blood
40:47oath third kane would be sent to the border quarry the same quarry where he had once condemned me in
40:53my past life when the guards came kane did not resist he looked at me one last time i know
41:00you won't
41:01forgive me no he nodded then his eyes moved to my son protect him becoming like me soren's arm tightened
41:09around i he has a father he won't i answered coldly kane lowered his head the guards led him away
41:19the
41:19north has lost an heir the lichen king looked at soren no the north has found something better he took
41:24my hand and raised it before the court a queen who knows what it costs to lose a kingdom the
41:29northern
41:29wolves lowered their heads one by one to me my son laughed in my arms reaching toward the rising sun
41:36in my past life i died under the weight of stones in this life i came home carrying a crown
41:42and this
41:43time no one would take my family from me again
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