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00:00i woke up in the past on the exact day my sister and i were supposed to pick our mates
00:05only this time i could hear people's thoughts i'm calling dibs on the best one this time
00:09then she made a beeline for the sweet gentle mate i'd married in my previous life
00:13the violent alpha who used to beat her senseless every day she saved that one for me i almost
00:19laughed she really thought my ex was some kind of prize i came back to life on the day of
00:23the
00:23mating ceremony the day my sister and i each had to claim a mate two alpha heirs from blue
00:29moon
00:29pack stood across the long table waiting the first was leander blackwood the top contender
00:34for blue moon packs next alpha everything about him screamed danger cold distant untouchable
00:40even the way he looked at people felt like frostbite the second was thomas blackwood le
00:45ander's
00:45half-brother plenty strong on his own but his mother was an outsider omega so the pack never
00:51saw him as legitimate he had a soft easy smile that made him look completely harmless i'm picking
00:56first this time no way i'm ending up alone and kicked out of the pack again a shrill
01:01voice
01:01crashed into my head out of now here that was vivian's thought i glanced up at her
01:06her mouth
01:07was shut but her eyes were glued to thomas thomas is a softie easy to control and
01:12he'll worship the
01:13ground i walk on that brute leander someone else can deal with him let mia take the punches this
01:18time
01:18around her thoughts flooded in again and it hit me like a freight train i hadn't just been reborn
01:24i'd gained
01:25the ability to read minds and vivian clearly had come back with her memories right on cue she lifted
01:30her skirts and hurried over to thomas all shy smiles and a dainty little curts
01:34y thomas i'm vivian i'd like
01:36to choose you as my mate our father the alpha of silvercrest pack sat at the head of
01:41the table
01:41his low voice cut through the room mia your sister has chosen thomas you will be mated to
01:47leander
01:47vivian turned to me with a smirk her thoughts screaming louder than ever leander's fists
01:53blue moon packs hatred all of it is yours now enjoy suffering in my place memories from my last
01:59life came flooding back all at once back then vivian had married leander that alpha heir was a
02:05born control freak obsessed with pack politics and territory expansion romance was the last thing on his
02:11mind and vivian's clingy spoiled act only disgusted him she kept pushing his buttons trying to
02:17force
02:17him into marking her all she got in return was his fury he beat her black and blue every time
02:22and
02:22eventually she crossed a line he wouldn't forgive he threw her out of blue moon pack for good in
02:28the
02:28end because she was never marked and couldn't produce an heir for the blackwood bloodline the old
02:33luna declared her unfit to be an alpha's mate she was cast out left to fend
02:37for herself it didn't end
02:38well as for me i'd married thomas his mixed blood meant he held no real power in the
02:43blue moon pack
02:44alpha heir in name only and spoiled me like no one else i was the happiest woman in the pack
02:49everyone in blue moon pack knew how deeply in love we were then leander dropped dead out of nowhere
02:54poisoned by wolfsbane thomas stepped right into the alpha seat and just like that i became blue
03:00moon
03:00packs luna vivian lost her mind with jealousy she waited until i was out on a territory patrol
03:06then drove
03:07a silver dagger straight through my heart trying to drag me down with her two lifetimes of tangled
03:12history flashed through my mind of course father i'd be happy to leander is exactly who i
03:18want i
03:19walked over and sat down beside him the moment i got close his aura hit me like a wall raw
03:24suffocating
03:25alpha dominance laced with a faint metallic edge of blood i held my breath on instinct no wonder viv
03:31ian
03:31got beaten to a pulp in our last life this kind of alpha presence wasn't something an ordinary wolf
03:36could handle i tried to read leander's thoughts but his mind was locked behind a wall of ice
03:41nothing not a single ripple thomas on the other hand was an open book the moment he glanced
03:47down
03:47at vivian his thoughts drifted into my head lazy and amused pretty little thing might be fun
03:53to play
03:53with those words shot through me like a needle of ice before i knew it my hand shot out and
03:58grabbed
03:58leander's wrist his skin was warm nothing like the frozen aura surrounding him the sudden contact made
04:05him turn those deep unreadable eyes dropped to where my fingers gripped his wrist and something in
04:11his gaze shifted i let go in a hurry dropping my gaze to hide my expression he didn't say
04:17a word but the
04:18crushing weight of his aura eased just slightly this man was a mystery wrapped in danger but he was
04:24a
04:24thousand times more trustworthy than thomas that venomous snake hiding behind a gentle smile
04:30this time i wasn't making the same mistake i would carve out my own place in blue moon pack
04:34real power real standing i wouldn't depend on anyone i'd rewrite my own fate after the ceremony our
04:40mating
04:40rituals were scheduled for the same day mine and vivian's it had been the same in my previous
04:45life
04:46history was repeating itself on the day of the ritual leander was nowhere to be seen
04:51thomas of course arrived early looking sharp in a tailored suit he took vivian's hand and tucked
04:57her
04:57close to his side half the young she wolves in the pack watched with envy whispering about how lucky
05:02vivian was vivian paused as she passed me chin tilted up mia where's your mate can't
05:08even bother to
05:09show up for his own mating ritual guess you're not exactly a priority i appreciate the concern vivian
05:15but
05:15i can handle my own business maybe worry about your own mate instead that shut her up her face went
05:20pale
05:21with rage and her thoughts turned venomous yeah keep smiling when leander tosses you aside and the
05:27pack turns its back on you we'll see how long that smile lasts she didn't say another word
05:32she just
05:33looped her arm through thomas's and strolled into the ceremony hall like she'd already won
05:37the pack
05:38members around me noticed i was standing alone and the whispers started almost immediately i could feel
05:43their stares crawling over me and i didn't need to read their minds to know what they were
05:48saying
05:48the alpha's second daughter paired with the coldest air in the blue moon pack she'll never survive
05:54vivian stood in the center of the hall watching me from across the room the smirk on her
05:59face said
05:59everything then she rose on her tiptoes and kissed thomas right on the lips when she pulled
06:04back she
06:05turned to lock eyes with me and the challenge in her eyes couldn't have been more obvious she thought
06:09she'd won the opening move she had no idea this was just the beginning of her downfall being
06:14able to
06:15to hear people's thoughts really was the moon goddess's greatest gift to me this gift let me
06:20see through everyone's true intentions dodge every trap and stay one step ahead soon it was time to
06:26offer the ceremonial toast to the old luna i gathered my skirts and walked toward her seat calm
06:31and composed
06:32vivian trailed behind me her thoughts counting down in my head one two three now in one smooth
06:38motion i
06:39stepped aside picked up the wine glass and presented it to the old luna not a single wasted movement
06:44not a
06:45a hint of hesitation vivian on the other hand lunged too hard she couldn't catch herself in
06:50time she hit the ground with a crash the glass shattering in her hand wine splattering all over
06:55her dress vivian are you all right but his thoughts told a very different story pathetic can't even
07:02pull
07:02off something this simple she's making me look like a fool every head in the room turned the looks
07:07aimed at vivian were nothing short of contempt the old luna's expression hardened she slammed her cane
07:13against the floor the heavy thud silencing the room clumsy disgraceful is this how a future l
07:21una
07:21conducts herself luna i i didn't mean to i just slipped but beneath the panic heres
07:27were locked on
07:28me burning with resentment if this were my past self i might have softened i might have covered for
07:33her but not this time i knew exactly what vivian wanted she was waiting for me to crack to
07:39let the
07:39humiliation get to my head the way it got to hers in our last life to storm off and
07:44earn myself a
07:45reputation as some unhinged unworthy luna that was exactly what she'd done in our past
07:50life she'd thrown
07:51a fit at the mating ritual when leander didn't show smashed the ceremonial offerings stormed out
07:57in a
07:57rage and made blue moon pack lose face in front of everyone after that the old luna never gave
08:02her
08:02a moment's kindness the rest of the pack froze her out too every day she spent in blue moon
08:08pack was
08:08pure misery but i wasn't her i picked up the alpha's horn from the ritual altar raised it
08:14to my lips
08:14and blew the sound rang through the hall and silenced every whisper in the room i lifted my gaze
08:21swept
08:21it across every face in the hall and spoke with steady calm leander is handling a territorial treaty
08:28with a neighboring clan today a matter that directly affects our pack's safety and interests
08:32he couldn't be here in person i'll be stepping in for him during the toasts and the
08:37thanksgiving rites
08:38i trust you'll understand the hall went dead silent the old luna sat in her place of honor
08:43at the head of the room she was the most respected elder in the entire blue moon pack
08:48and a flicker of approval crossed her eyes she gave me a small deliberate nod the blue moon pack
08:54was the
08:54most powerful pack for a hundred miles and nothing mattered and nothing mattered more to them than
08:59reputation and the good of the clan at an event like this the maid of an alpha heir was expected
09:05to hold her composure and put the pack first that was what a real luna looked like viv
09:10ian must have
09:10caught the old luna's look because a spike of jealousy ripped through her thoughts what a fake
09:16just wait till the toasts i'll trip her in front of everyone let's see her play the
09:21perfect
09:22luna with wine down her dress she'd tried to sabotage me over and over again if she
09:27wasn't
09:28going to let me live in peace why should i show her any mercy vivian's little scene brought
09:32the
09:32mating ritual to an abrupt end the old luna didn't spare vivian another glance for the rest
09:38of the
09:38evening but when she passed me her voice softened she reached over and patted my hand warmth in
09:44her eyes
09:51i bowed thank you luna sure enough when night fell leander returned he pushed open the bedroom
10:00door
10:00still carrying the chill of the outdoors my eyes drifted to him on instinct he reached up and tug
10:05ged
10:05at the leather collar around his neck the kind only high-ranking wolves wore his face was striking
10:10but
10:11exhausted and the commanding pressure he carried during the day had softened considerably i walked
10:16over took the coat he'd shrugged off folded it neatly and set it aside then i poured
10:20him a glass
10:21of water long day huh he glanced at me didn't take the water didn't say a word
10:25just a faint nod before
10:27he headed for the bathroom in my previous life i had overheard the servants gossiping about vivian
10:32's
10:32mating night leander never came home she sat alone in that empty bedroom all night and became the laughing
10:38stock of the entire pack when she went crying to the old luna she got scolded instead the old
10:44luna
10:44told her she was useless that she couldn't even keep her own mate around while leander showered
10:49i made
10:49up his bed and then arranged the daybed nearby that one was for me he came out of the
10:54bathroom in
10:55nothing but a black robe loosely tied the fabric hung open just enough to show a well-built chest
11:00and a
11:01solid core and water still clung to his skin as it trailed down in slow drops the sight
11:06carried a
11:07kind of raw effortless magnetism his gaze landed on the two separate sleeping arrangements and he
11:12looked at me with obvious surprise i spoke up quickly before the silence could stretch any further
11:18you take the bed leander i'll be fine on the day bed he narrowed his eyes slightly
11:22and studied me
11:23his voice flat what's this mia playing hard to get his stare was intense enough to burn and i
11:30instinctively looked away my pulse picked up but i kept my voice steady it's not like that we
11:36're mates
11:36because the pack needed an alliance not because we chose each other there's nothing between us and
11:41sharing a bed would just be awkward if you're open to it i'd like to make a deal
11:46a deal he raised an
11:48eyebrow waiting for me to go on we stay mates in name only behind closed doors we live our own
11:53lives no strings attached in front of the pack we play the happy couple it protects the pack's
11:59reputation and keeps your image as the alpha air intact i didn't agree to this mating because i
12:04wanted to latch onto you or chase after some fairy tale bond i just need a place in the pack
12:10where i
12:10can stand on my own two feet i laid it out for him word by word he went quiet for
12:15a moment then a
12:16faint smile tugged at his lips it softened the cold edge around him almost making him look approach
12:21able
12:21you're a smart one not like the rest of them falling all over themselves to cling to an alpha
12:27fine i'll agree to your terms i exhaled with relief even though i was the daughter of
12:31silver
12:32crest packs alpha my wolf soul ranked at the omega level that meant i'd never been anyone's favorite
12:37in this life the only cards i held were my memories from before and the ability to read minds as
12:43an
12:43unwanted pawn married off for an alliance i had no confidence i could win over a high ranking alpha
12:48i had no intention of following vivian's playbook bending over backward to please him only to end
12:54up
12:54beaten and broken peaceful coexistence that was enough this time around i'd earn my own power
12:59build my own standing and answer to no one but myself in blue moon pack how he treated me dep
13:05ended
13:05entirely on whether the old luna approved of per hour agreement i had leander post a photo of
13:10us
13:10holding hands on the pack's social platform in the picture his hand wrapped around mine his profile was
13:16sharp and cold while i gazed downward soft-eyed the caption was just one word mate the goal
13:22was
13:22simple let the whole pack know we were a happy couple shut down the gossip and put the old l
13:27una's
13:27mind at ease i scrolled through his profile out of curiosity it was eerily clean besides the post
13:33he'd
13:33just made there was nothing then again a man like him consumed by pack business from dawn to dusk
13:39probably found social media about as interesting as watching paint dry that night true to our
13:45agreement he slept on the bed while i took the daybed nearby the daybed was small but comfortable
13:50enough i wasn't about to complain getting a high ranking alpha to agree to an arrangement like this
13:56was already a minor miracle the next morning i woke to a faint noise i crept toward the sound
14:01on alert
14:02only to find leander he was already deep into his morning workout every push-up was controlled
14:07explosive all raw power but clearly not him he'd got eight pack abs solid calves the kind
14:14of build that radiated pure strength way better than thomas not even close stop staring i'm not
14:19interested in you get dressed you're coming to breakfast with me the implication was obvious
14:24in front of the pack we had a roll to honestly after spending a little time with him
14:28he wasn't half as unapproachable as everyone made him out to be so what made him
14:33so brutal
14:33to vivian in their last life why did he beat her every single day once i was ready we
14:39headed out
14:39together the moment we stepped outside i spotted vivian and thomas walking toward us fingers intertwined
14:44she wore a revealing strapless leather dress and her collarbone and shoulders were covered in hickeys
14:50she made a point of thrusting her shoulders forward practically shoving those marks in my face
14:55her expression was pure smugness as she looked me over from head to toe
14:59covered up from neck to wrist leander definitely beat her and she's hiding the bruises
15:04an unmarked female has zero standing in front of an alpha she smirked to herself satisfied
15:08with that
15:09conclusion mia how was your mating night i glanced down at my own dress high collar sleeves to the
15:15wrist
15:15it was the traditional luna attire of blue moon pack vivian had clearly forgotten that the old
15:21luna
15:21despised flashy revealing clothing even makeup was supposed to be understated and elegant never
15:27heavy or gaudy but i wasn't about to remind her vivian by pack hierarchy you should
15:32be calling me
15:32luna not my first name her face soured instantly she bit down on her lip in defiance
15:37leander never
15:38told me to call you that who do you think you are then she turned to leander leander
15:43back me up here
15:44i felt it before i saw it the alpha dominance radiating off leander began to thicken filling
15:50the air like a slow building storm thomas cursed in his head
15:53fuck this idiot i'll deal with her tonight he tugged at vivian's hand signaling her to
15:58stop talking
15:58she didn't get the hint thomas what's the first rule of the pack
16:02leander's voice was quiet almost casual thomas's head snapped down immediately
16:06sorry leander i'll set her straight a sharp crack rang out as his palm connected with vivian
16:11's face
16:12great alpha and luna now vivian's cheek flushed red from the slap she looked ready to
16:18explode but
16:20she knew better than to push leander she ground her teeth and forced the words out good morning
16:25alpha luna thomas grabbed her arm and dragged her away before she could say anything else
16:29i remembered exactly why this happened the first rule of blue moon pack was simple no one disrespected
16:35the future alpha or his mate no first names violators got 30 lashes with the silver whip and
16:41leander was the top candidate for the next alpha in my previous life i'd memorized every single
16:46pack rule just to survive back then after vivian married leander she bullied me constantly but
16:53because i knew this exact rule i never dared talk back to her i'd assumed she knew the rules
16:57too
16:58turns out she never bothered to learn them she thought she could push me around in this life the
17:02same way she always had by the time reached the dining hall vivian had already received her punishment
17:07her face was as white as a sheet she kept her head down too shaken to cause any more trouble
17:12i caught it clearly under the table thomas kept jabbing her hand with a bone needle the entire
17:18meal
17:18bitch this is all her fault she's the reason i got chewed out thomas's silent fury
17:23grew with every jab
17:24the pressure of the needle increasing against her skin in my previous life it hadn't taken long
17:29after our mating for thomas to start abusing me he forbade me from telling anyone i couldn
17:34't run i
17:35couldn't hide i just endured it so yes i would take leander over thomas any day sorry
17:40vivian you
17:41picked this mate yourself don't blame me the old luna entered the dining hall leaning on her cane
17:46carved with the alpha's crest everyone rose to greet her she waved for everyone to sit but her
17:51gaze
17:52snagged on vivian and froze there a chill settled into her eyes vivian was still wearing
17:57that revealing
17:58strapless leather dress hickeys peeking out across her skin she hadn't covered up at all the
18:03second she
18:04noticed the old luna staring she plastered on a shy smile playing coy mom thomas did all
18:09this he
18:10said he wants me to carry a pup you know give blue moon pack an air the old luna
18:15's face twisted with
18:16rage she swung her cane and cracked it across vivian's back shameless what happens between mates stays
18:22between mates you don't parade it around and you certainly don't dress like this in public you're
18:29disgracing blue moon pack in my previous life an omega had been sentenced to a month of border
18:35patrol just for wearing a short leather skirt after that nobody dared break the pack's dress code again
18:40that was why i'd been so careful about everything from the way i spoke to the way i dressed
18:45following
18:46the rules to the letter was the only reason i'd managed to survive in blue moon pack at all
18:51and that
18:52was exactly why vivian assumed my comfortable life was all thanks to being mated to leander the
18:57future alpha
18:57her logic was flawed from the start why did a good life have to depend on someone else
19:03mom i'm sorry i didn't know vivian's forehead was slick with sweat from the pain th
19:08omas jumped in to
19:09smooth things over i i mom it's my fault i forgot to tell her the rules that was what
19:15he said out loud
19:16inside he was loving every second of it she deserves it watching her get hit best part of my morning
19:21what a sick freak still vivian was new to the pack the old luna didn't push it
19:26further she sat down and
19:27told everyone to eat leander barely spoke through the entire meal but he quietly made sure i had
19:33everything i needed i could feel vivian's glare burning into me from across the table if looks could
19:38kill i'd be in pieces i smiled even wider thank you my alpha the old luna gave me
19:43an approving smile
19:44mea after breakfast go with leander to the administrative headquarters and start learning
19:51the ropes as the future alphas mate you should understand the pack's territory resources and how
19:59things run it'll help you support leander down the road i knew she was going to say that
20:05because
20:06in my previous life she'd said the exact same thing to vivian at this very table but viv
20:11ian had waved it
20:11off i don't want to learn any of that i've got leander to take care of me
20:15that's all i need
20:16she'd shoved away the best opportunity handed to her and when she was eventually thrown out of blue
20:21moon pack she had nothing no money no skills no way to survive of course mom i gave the old
20:27luna a warm
20:28nod after dinner leander took me to the pack's administrative headquarters in the car i kept trying
20:34to read his thoughts but there was nothing dead silence it made sense a man whose entire world revolved
20:40around the pack business wouldn't have stray thoughts cluttering up his head when we arrived
20:45leander led me to his office stay here that was all he said before walking out through the glass
20:51door
20:51i watched him head straight for the council chamber curiosity got the better of me i followed i found
20:57him in the conference room deep in conversation with the alpha of blackrock pack the guy had come to
21:02sell blue moon pack a bone marrow elixir formula he claimed to have developed good thing i did
21:07my
21:07homework before coming blue moon pack is loaded this formula is barely worth a handful of low-grade
21:13herbs totally useless really but i'm gonna bleed these wolves dry and walk out with a fortune the
21:18blackrock alpha's thoughts poured into my mind crystal clear i looked up at him in surprise his
21:24expression was perfectly composed his voice steady and confident he looked like a man with nothing to
21:30hide you'd never guess the kind of scheme running behind those calm eyes he held up five fingers in
21:37five million crystal stones leander tapped his fingers on the table brow furrowed he was clearly
21:43weighing it but hadn't committed the blackrock alpha pounced on the hesitation trust me this formula
21:48is worth every stone give it six months and it'll generate profits well beyond five million it's
21:54nothing but upside for blue moon pack right as leander was about to agree i pushed the door open
22:00and
22:00walked in i gave the blackrock alpha a polite nod and greeted him in the common wolf tongue then
22:05i
22:05picked up the bottle of bone marrow elixir he'd brought and examined it i may be a
22:09regular wolf
22:10but i've studied elixirs for years i know more about what this stuff actually does than you
22:14'd think
22:15this elixir looks like it boosts strength but all it really does is give you a mild
22:20energy kick
22:20it can't even enhance basic stamina for a low-rank wolf the so-called power boost pure
22:26marketing so tell me
22:28what makes a formula this week worth five million crystal stones the blackrock alpha's jaw went slack
22:33leander watched me with open interest he didn't interrupt that said the formula isn't completely
22:39worthless blackrock pack has always been good at marketing their elixirs this one's mediocre at
22:44best plenty of low-rank wolves have heard of it so there's some brand recognition there so here
22:49's
22:49what i'm willing to offer one million crystal stones jack one million is a fair deal think it over
22:54no 10 000 crystal stones the raw ingredients for this formula were worth a few cheap herbs at most
23:01not of an 800 stones who the hell are you you think you can low balma like this this
23:06isn't a
23:06negotiation it's an insult fine i don't need to sell to blue moon pack it's not like
23:13you're my only
23:14option it turned on his knee land headed for the door over the next few days i shadowed le
23:18ander at the
23:19administrative headquarters i picked up more than i ever had before and my understanding of how the pack
23:24actually ran grew by the day one evening after work leander surprised me by suggesting
23:29we go out to a high-end restaurant for dinner i didn't expect to run into vivian
23:33and thomas there
23:34vivian had been cutting his steak for him the moment she saw me and leander she dropped the
23:39knife and
23:40fork staring at me in shock mia you're here too she caught herself immediately and corrected
23:45alpha luna you two are having dinner here as well a beat later her thoughts flooded in
23:50fuck of all the times to run into her i cannot look bad right now yep leander and i
23:55are out for
23:56dinner i linked my arm through leander's he didn't pull away thomas hurried over to
24:01greet us alpha
24:02luna leander didn't even acknowledge them he just led me to our table and sat down caught
24:08a glimpse of
24:08vivian behind us practically grinding her teeth to dust she had to be confused why wasn't leander
24:14beating
24:14me why was he taking me out to dinner when i went to the restroom she was waiting outside the
24:20door
24:20jack one million crystal stones we sign right now but first you owe my mate an apology
24:26jack spun around his eyes lighting up i didn't understand what leander was doing i tried to stop
24:31him but he shook his head signaling me to stay quiet so i bit my tongue leander now that
24:36's how you do
24:36business sorry about that didn't realize you were his mate then leander took him to sign the contract
24:42that stuff is worth a few hundred stones at best why would you pay a million you've got the
24:47eye for
24:47spotting fakes and the guts to call them out but you don't understand how packs play the
24:51long game
24:51yet the formula itself is worthless i knew that before he walked in what i'm buying is the marketing
24:57network and reputation blackrock pack already built around it the elixir is mediocre sure but it's
25:03a
25:03household name in every neighboring pack a few tweaks to the formula a push through their existing
25:07channels and we'll make that million back in three months maybe even crack open new markets
25:13for blue moon elixirs across the region it clicked all at once i understood so that was why
25:18jack had
25:19walked in so confidently coming here was the right call there was so much to learn one thing though how
25:25did you know it was only worth a few hundred stones lucky guess i took the opening and asked if
25:30he'd let me manage the packs branch operations ambitious aren't you let me guess you want the branch
25:35operations so you can make your own money and the second you've got enough you'll leave me and
25:39walk
25:40right out of blue moon pack his stare felt like it could peel back every layer i had oh my
25:45god how
25:46was he better at reading people than the girl who could literally read minds for the first time i actually
25:52felt outmatched here i was with a supernatural cheat code and he was still a step ahead maybe
25:58this
25:58was the instinct and alpha was born with of course not i just don't want to sit around doing
26:03nothing
26:03i want to learn to be useful help take some of the load off your plate i can't exactly
26:08be a luna who
26:09doesn't know how anything works fine but you train under me first once you've learned enough you can
26:13take over the look on her face said she wanted to tear me apart that look the exact same one
26:20she'd
26:20had the night she drove that silver dagger into my chest i bet leander beats the crap out of
26:25you
26:25behind closed doors drop the act you make me sick i smiled and let my gaze drift to her arm
26:30pretending to
26:31noticed the cluster of needle marks dotting her skin they hadn't healed not even with her natural
26:36regeneration oh vivian what happened why are there so many needle marks on your arm panic flashed in
26:42her eyes she clamped a hand over her arm and glared at me mind your own business that
26:47's just how
26:48thomas and i play not that you'd know anything about that leander hasn't even marked you
26:52yet has he
26:53thomas keeps me up all night i can barely keep my eyes open right her life was clearly miserable
26:59but
26:59she'd rather die than admit it i wondered how long she could keep up the act good for you
27:04too i hope it
27:05only gets better from here i turned to leave she grabbed a fistful of my hair you bitch are
27:12you
27:12mocking me i winced she was still the same unhinged lunatic same as last time i
27:17struggled to break free
27:18of her grip then leander appeared out of nowhere one swift kick sent her stumbling backward
27:29disrespecting my mate do you know what the punishment for that is in blue moon pack leander pulled
27:35me
27:35behind him and stared down at her i remembered the rule in blue moon pack anyone who laid a hand
27:41on
27:41the future alpha's mate faced 50 lashes at minimum at worst they'd be thrown into the water dungeon
27:47for three months of solitary confinement vivian had gotten me thrown in there once in our past life
27:53the place was crawling with rats roaches and water snakes so she knew exactly what was coming please
28:00leander i didn't mean it don't do this to me but leander wasn't the type
28:04to show mercy once he made
28:05a decision nothing and no one could change his mind he told thomas to take her away thomas
28:11's thoughts
28:11were venomous hopes her rots in there can't go one damn day without stirring up trouble le
28:17ander brought me
28:17back to our room and checked my head where she'd grabbed my hair you okay i'm fine she
28:23just yanked
28:23my hair a little i gently pushed him off and straightened my clothes and hair myself but why'd
28:28you come to the restroom looked up into those deep set eyes of his you were gone too long he
28:34paused
28:34also what started the fight i hesitated i couldn't exactly tell him the truth that my sister had
28:39been
28:39reborn and was targeting me on purpose so i told him vivian's been bragging about how she
28:44and thomas
28:44fuck like rabbits and she's never been happier then she started giving me shit because you haven't
28:50even marked me yet that's how the whole fight started something flickered in leander's eyes
28:54when he heard that so what you're dropping hints i realized instantly how that must have sounded and
28:59waved my hands no no no that's not what i meant i was just telling you why we
29:04got into it mia have you
29:06ever thought about actually becoming my mate letting me mark you leander's gaze bored into me of course
29:11not the answer came out without hesitation i told you from the start i just want to use your position
29:16to live a quiet comfortable life in blue moon pack that's all i've ever asked for nothing more
29:22that's really all i nodded firmly
29:26he just turned and slammed the door behind him i had no idea which part of that set him off
29:31but then i reminded myself it didn't matter we were mates in name only he hadn't even marked
29:36me
29:36his moods were not my problem all i had to do was learn the business build my skills
29:41and earn enough crystal stones that was enough the next morning leander didn't ask me to come with
29:46him
29:46to headquarters like he usually did he just sent someone to tell me i was on my own at the
29:51branch
29:52office so i threw myself into running the branch my goal was simple 10 million crystal stones then walk
29:58armed with memories from my past life i knew exactly what the neighboring packs needed
30:02i spent every day bouncing between territories locking down deals launching joint projects
30:08refining elixir formulas and streamlining the production of beast crafted goods within days
30:13the branch was pulling in serious profit when the old luna heard the results she was thrilled
30:18she personally authorized me to draw compensation directly from the branches profits bypassing the
30:23usual pack regulations just as i was buried in work and raking in money vivian was released from
30:29the
30:29water dungeon that day i'd just finished up at the branch office and headed home she was standing
30:34at my front door a few days in that dungeon had taken their toll she looked noticeably thinner her
30:39complexion sickly pale but she'd still taken the time to doll herself up in an elegant beast
30:44print
30:44dress with a light touch of makeup fighting to keep up appearances she clung to thomas's arm
30:50and
30:50walked toward me step by careful step mia i've already gotten mom's approval to work under you
30:56learn the pack's operations help take some weight off your shoulders just wait it won't be long
31:01before i put you and leander both in the ground everything in the blue moon pack will be mine
31:06a memory
31:07from my past life hit me like lightning leander's sudden unexplained death so it was th
31:12omas he killed
31:13him and in this life he wasn't just planning to take out leander he wanted me dead too
31:18i fought to keep
31:19my expression steady as i looked at vivian sure start tomorrow i said it on purpose i wanted to
31:24see what
31:25she was really up to a beat later her thoughts confirmed it what a fool she bought it just like
31:32that enjoy it while it lasts mia i'm going to put all of you in the ground leander
31:37thomas and you
31:38every last one when the dust settles blue moon pack will be mine and mine alone so those days
31:44in the
31:44dungeon had actually sharpened her she'd come out with a bigger crazier plan than before too bad
31:50she had
31:50no idea i could hear every word rattling around in her head how exactly did she plan to kill someone
31:55who could read minds in my previous life leander had died from a rare poison something that suppressed
32:01the body's ability to heal and slowly ate away at the internal organs the hidden basement in thomas
32:06's
32:06room crossed my mind i'd seen shelves lined with strange colorful vials he used to inject those things
32:12into me testing them like i was some kind of lab animal some knocked me out cold others sent my
32:17body
32:18into overdrive shaking and wired for hours looking back those were the components he'd been building
32:23that poison all along the next morning i brought vivian to the administrative headquarters and
32:29started her on the most basic tasks she was a different person now controlled and measured
32:33whatever i said whatever i asked her to do she agreed without a word of protest i knew why she
32:39was
32:39playing nice she was plotting a murder thomas meanwhile wanted me and leander dead so he could
32:44swallow blue moon pack whole vivian wanted me leander and thomas dead so she could crown
32:48herself the new alpha but the fact that she wanted thomas dead that was something i could use it
32:54didn't
32:54take long for a plan to form i went to see thomas behind leander's back i knew
32:58thomas well he liked
32:59women who behaved that was the only reason i'd lasted as long as i had with him in our
33:04past life
33:04i showed up in a form-fitting sheer beast print dress and looked him straight in the eye
33:09thomas i like you that got his attention mia aren't you worried my brother would kill you for
33:14this
33:14i've always wanted to be with you and there's something else you should know vivian is planning
33:19to poison you i heard her talking about it with some man at the headquarters yesterday
33:24the color drained from thomas's face replaced by raw fury is that true she told him you've
33:30been
33:30beating her torturing her she said she's hated you for a long time she wants you dead after
33:35that she's
33:36planning to team up with outsiders to take over blue moon pack and run it herself
33:41thank god for my memories from before they gave me exactly the ammunition i needed to play them both
33:48thomas believed every word because no one knew about his abuse except him and vivian
33:54the fact that i had details was all the proof he needed i'm gonna beat the
33:59shit out of that woman he ground his teeth sit tight babe once i take care of leander and
34:04her i'll
34:04be the alpha of blue moon pack and you'll be the happiest lunar this pack has ever seen then
34:09he
34:10was gone as if i'd actually fall for that i wasn't going anywhere near him i went straight
34:16to leander
34:17strictly speaking his life wasn't really my concern but in this life he'd done right by me he
34:24helped me
34:24find my footing in blue moon pack taught me how to run the operations and gave me the chance to
34:30earn my
34:30money that wasn't nothing i owed him one besides if anything happened to him and thomas took power
34:38i'd be the first one on the chopping block in his office leander listened to what i had
34:44to say
34:45surprise flickered across his face what proof do you have that thomas wants me dead i pulled a
34:51small
34:51recording stone from inside my coat a voice capturing device carved from beast bone it was a blue moon pack
34:58specialty i'd activated it the moment i walked into thomas's room i played back the entire conversation
35:06the first part was me flirting with thomas to gain his trust listening to it now made my own
35:12skin crawl
35:13that part was an act i was just trying to get him to talk leander didn't respond his
35:20expression darkened
35:21i wisely shut my mouth then without warning he pulled me into his arms the scent of pine washed
35:27over me i could feel his heartbeat against my chest hard and fast i froze i had no idea what
35:32to do his
35:33eyes locked onto mine mia don't ever think about betraying me as long as you're my mate
35:38i expect your
35:39loyalty the most powerful alpha in the region and that was what he focused on can we put that aside
35:45for
35:45a second your brother is literally trying to kill you what are you going to do about it let him
35:50try
35:50i'm the rightful alpha heir of blue moon pack why would i be afraid of an outsider if
35:56he can't finish
35:56the job he's the one who dies leander didn't seem bothered at all that evening he even
36:01took me to a
36:02diplomatic banquet hosted by a neighboring pack he said the event would bring together alphas and betas
36:07from all the major packs in the region good networking good exposure he wanted me to see how things
36:13worked at this level the moment we stepped into the banquet tent i felt every pair of eyes in the
36:18room land on me some curious some sizing me up and more than a few dripping with ill intent they
36:24probably couldn't wrap their heads around it a regular wolf with a basic soul rank mated to blue
36:29moon packs future alpha men are all the same trash should have never brought her here that was leander
36:35's
36:35thought out of nowhere i stared at his profile in shock his face was completely blank and yet that
36:41was what was going through his head what did that even mean he caught me staring and looked down at
36:46me then in his head he said such a little dummy i was floored this was the cold ruthless
36:53untouchable
36:53alpha air and that was what was running through his mind nothing after the banquet leander took me home
36:59thomas and vivian were waiting in the living room and vivian actually invited us to stay for
37:04dinner
37:05thomas's gaze lingered on my chest for a beat too long before he smiled
37:09hey alpha luna vivian and i caught a wild deer today top grade come eat with us
37:13seriously could the setup be any more obvious i couldn't help wondering how on earth they had
37:19managed to harm leander in our past life with such pathetic tricks the table was loaded with gorgeous
37:24dishes but i could smell it a faint bitter trace buried under the aroma of roasted venison
37:30i didn't dare touch a single bite under the table i grabbed leander's hand and squeezed don
37:36't eat
37:36but the next second he picked up a piece of roasted venison and popped it into his mouth
37:41he chewed for a moment then said casually not bad let's all eat a flash of joy crossed
37:45both
37:46vivian's and thomas's eyes i squeezed leander's hand harder practically digging my nails in
37:50he didn't flinch i'd warned him why on earth was he still eating the thought had barely
37:56formed when
37:56leander's body went limp and he collapsed onto the table a second later vivian clutched her
38:01head face
38:02twisted in pain and crumpled too the old luna appeared her voice shook with fury
38:08gods throw these two bastards into the water dungeon make sure they never come out
38:13leander turned to look at me with a faint smile mia i'm not as gullible as
38:17leander let out a soft laugh
38:19then his voice dropped low you seemed pretty scared of me dying though don't tell me you've caught
38:24feelings
38:25i didn't know why but my heart was pounding when he said that i haven't i was just
38:30worried that if
38:30you died there'd be no one left to protect me no one to help me keep my footing in
38:35blue moon pack
38:35the branch still needs you for a lot of things that's so i had mom set up wolf gly
38:40ph surveillance
38:41all over the house long before this every move thomas made while preparing the poison was caught
38:45on record the servants swapped out the poison dishes before they ever hit the table and replaced
38:51them with a mild sedative that just knocks you out for a bit once vivian and thomas
38:54were locked away
38:55in the water dungeon i finally let myself breathe the two people i feared most were out of the picture
39:01i'd saved up enough money by now the next step was asking leander to dissolve our mating contract
39:06i kept looking for the right moment but leander had been buried in pack business lately and barely
39:11came home all i could do was wait then one day i heard from the servants that thomas and
39:17vivian had
39:17both been demanding to see me i went to vivian first
39:26the pampered high maintenance girl i remembered was long gone her hair clung to her face in greasy
39:32clumps her dress was stained beyond recognition and her skin had gone sickly pale how did you know
39:38i
39:38was planning to kill you she growled her voice hoarse how how could you possibly know then it
39:44hit her
39:44her eyes went wide wait you came back too didn't you i smiled at her took you long enough
39:50to figure
39:51that out that pushed her over the edge she rushed to the cell door fingers clawing through the bars
39:58like she wanted to rip me apart you woman you've been playing us this whole time you knew th
40:04omas was a
40:04psycho from the start didn't you and you just stood there and watched me walk right into the fire
40:08how can
40:09you be this cruel mia i'm not the cruel one here you are i stared straight at her that
40:16face so similar
40:17to mine she was my own sister and in our last life she'd killed me with her own hands
40:24if i hadn't been
40:26able to hear people's thoughts in this life i'd probably be dead again by now you chose th
40:31omas you
40:32chose leander no matter who you picked you weren't happy so you blamed me not once did you
40:37ever stop to
40:37look at yourself you wanted a man to save you i only ever wanted to save myself that's the
40:43difference
40:43between us vivian screamed it like a wounded animal but why does everything always work out for you no
40:50matter who you're with i shook my head you seem doing well and think it came easy you have
40:55no idea
40:56how hard i fought behind the scenes to get here i earned every bit of this and you you never
41:01put in
41:01work you just sat around waiting for someone else to rescue you so don't act surprised that you ended
41:06up here i turned my back on her and walked away behind me she howled like a cornered
41:13beast this isn't
41:14over next time i won't lose to you thomas's cell was next he was neatly folding his
41:20blanket when i arrived
41:21same old thomas still obsessively tidy even behind bars he looked up and laughed mia gotta hand it
41:28to you
41:29you're smart and you know how to play a part you know what i actually believed you were going
41:36to be with me i had the whole thing planned out kill vivian kill leander take the pack
41:43the whole thing
41:44and then you went and pulled the rug out from under me you brought this on yourself you're a
41:49monster and
41:50monsters get what's coming to them i glared at him his face blurred with the memories of every
41:55sick
41:56thing he'd done to me in our last life the rage inside me burned white hot he took a
42:03slow step
42:04toward me eyes crawling over me from head to toe you know if i hadn't ended up in here
42:09if i'd taken
42:11control of blue moon pack i would have had your legs your waist every inch of you pinned under me
42:19and then a nice little injection to make the whole thing feel really good he laughed a hollow ugly sound
42:27i couldn't listen to another word thomas the moon goddess will make you pay for everything
42:33you've done i ran even after i left the dungeon i was still shaking i couldn't get th
42:39omas's face
42:40out of my head that twisted predatory grin but at least in this life i was fine that night
42:46leander came
42:46home he reeked of fruit wine his steps were unsteady and it was obvious he'd
42:51had way too much to drink
42:52he shoved the bedroom door open and lunged straight at me before i could react we both crashed
42:57onto the
42:58soft fur rug his chest pressed against my back and his warm breath spilled across the nape of my
43:03neck
43:03you're drunk let me go make you something to sober up i tried to push him off but an
43:08alpha's strength
43:09was on a completely different level he didn't budge his hands started working on his own clothes
43:14those possessive eyes never left my face it hit me all at once he wasn't drunk at all
43:19leander think about what you're doing we're partners mates in name only you don't get to
43:23touch
43:23me he clamped a hand over my mouth and whispered in my ear name only or not you
43:28're still my mate
43:28the future luna of blue moon pack and i'll touch you if i want i shoved him
43:33off then let's end this
43:35right here right now i want out of the mating contract i've saved enough money i don't need
43:39you anymore i knew it i knew you'd leave me something in his expression cracked he looked almost
43:45hurt mia you're heartless you know that have you really forgotten me completely what are you talking
43:51about do you remember leo the name dragged me back to a memory i hadn't thought about in
43:55years
43:56the youth training camp when we were kids there was a boy with long hair who always
44:00wore a mask over his face the other kids mocked him constantly calling him a weak little omega
44:06so i stepped in case of the boys and pulled him in the woods demanding the temple and it was
44:11cool
44:12you can't let them walk all over you like that you gotta learn to stand up for yourself
44:17thanks i was just trying to grow out my hair so i could donate it to my aunt that was
44:24the first time
44:25i saw his face i hadn't expected him to be that handsome i fell for him on the spot
44:30he told me his
44:31name was leo then his aunt passed away and he left the camp i never saw him again i
44:36've been looking for
44:37you ever since leander's voice cracked his eyes had gone red at the edges glinting with
44:42something
44:43fragile and raw the day of the mating ceremony i suddenly heard your thoughts out of everyone in
44:49the world yours were the only ones i could hear and in that moment i knew you were the one
44:54i'd been
44:55searching for all these years i never told you who i was because i wanted you to remember on your
44:59own
45:00i needed to know if some part of you still held onto the memory of me but i waited and
45:05waited and the
45:06only thing i heard in your thoughts was your plan 10 million crystal stones and then you'd leave blue
45:10moon pack leave me i've been burying myself in work these past few days dodging you on
45:16purpose just so
45:17you wouldn't get the chance to bring up ending the contract i didn't want to let you go
45:21i couldn't
45:22believe it of all the impossible coincidences he could hear thoughts too and i figured out you could
45:28hear mine that night at the banquet i thought those things on purpose just to test it i'm sorry
45:33leander i never meant to use you my previous life broke me thomas tortured me vivian sch
45:38emed
45:38against me and in the end we killed each other i was just so scared scared of being abandoned again
45:44of going through all that pain a second time that's why i wanted to save up enough and survive
45:49on my own
45:49never depend on anyone ever again so do you still want to leave me leander looked up i shook
45:56my head
45:56before i'd wanted to leave because i thought he didn't love me
46:00that staying with him would only lead to more heartbreak better to rely on myself but now i knew
46:06he was leo and he'd been waiting for me all along so no i wasn't going anywhere
46:11and suddenly it all
46:13made sense why had he been so cold to vivian in their past life he knew she wasn't
46:18me that was why
46:19he never touched her i felt his warm lips press gently against my cheek mia he whispered stay with
46:25me for real this time be my true mate be the one and only luna of blue moon pack
46:29my eyes stung with
46:31tears forever you and me thank the moon goddess for giving me a second chance so i didn't miss
46:36my
46:36mate this time around
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