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00:01I stared at the Black Panther commander, the most feared ruler in the city.
00:06God, he actually showed up this year, I'd kill for a chance with him.
00:08Then go.
00:09You first.
00:10No female can handle that much beast energy.
00:12But I'm a fox shifter who grows stronger from beast energy.
00:15What every female fears is exactly what keeps me alive.
00:18My commander, I seek the honor of becoming your mate.
00:22I died because I couldn't get enough beast energy.
00:25Starved to death, how embarrassing.
00:27I woke up in someone else's body.
00:28The first thing I sensed, the strongest beast energy I had ever encountered.
00:32He towered over me.
00:34A woman tried to approach him.
00:35Three steps in, her knees gave out.
00:37Commander, wait.
00:38I can't, it's too strong.
00:40Too strong?
00:40My gaze locked onto him.
00:42Broad shoulders.
00:43Powerful muscles.
00:44A noticeable bulge beneath his trousers.
00:47A body made for a predator behind him.
00:49A massive panther shadow flickered across the wall.
00:51My mouth waters.
00:53Nobody can even get near him.
00:54His beast energy is getting stronger.
00:56Sleeping with him can kill me.
00:58Kale walked through the crowd.
01:00Everyone moved aside.
01:01Except me.
01:02The moment he passed, I grabbed his sleeve.
01:05Let go.
01:06No.
01:06I tightened both arms around him.
01:09Mine.
01:10What?
01:11He pried my hands loose.
01:12Stop that.
01:13I held his hands tighter.
01:15No.
01:15He kept walking.
01:16So I went with him.
01:18Still hanging on.
01:19By the time he sat down, I had both arms around his neck.
01:22Both legs around his waist.
01:23Hanging from him like a koala.
01:24The entire room went silent.
01:26Are you serious?
01:27I buried my face against his chest.
01:29His beast energy flooded over me.
01:31Warm.
01:32Dense.
01:33Addictive.
01:33For the first time since waking up, the gnawing hunger inside me eased.
01:36Mine.
01:37I buried my face against his neck and inhaled desperately.
01:40Stay like this.
01:41His jaw tightened.
01:42Get off.
01:43Around us, every female stared at me like I'd lost my mind.
01:46I didn't care.
01:46At that moment, Meera stepped forward.
01:49The blonde rabbit shifter had been watching us the entire time.
01:52Her smile tightened.
01:54Commander.
01:55Choose me.
01:56I can give you everything you want.
01:57She looked at Kale.
01:58I'm not afraid of you either.
02:00Kale's golden eyes shifted toward her.
02:02Come here.
02:04Meera hesitated, then stepped closer.
02:06Her smile started to strain.
02:07Kale noticed and smiled wider.
02:09What's wrong?
02:10Meera swallowed.
02:12Nothing.
02:13She forced herself forward again.
02:15Kale suddenly reached out.
02:16Black claws slowly extended.
02:18He caught her wrist and yanked her the last step toward her.
02:20Wait, don't.
02:21Kale gave a low, mocking laugh.
02:23Everything?
02:26Commander.
02:27One sharp claw pressed beneath her chin, forcing her to look up at him.
02:31Didn't you beg me choose you?
02:33I...
02:34His golden eyes turned completely flying.
02:36Behind him, the massive panther shadow rose across the wall.
02:38Help me!
02:39Kale released her.
02:40She collapsed backward, trembling violently.
02:43The room went silent.
02:44Kale looked down at her.
02:45Then his gaze returned to me.
02:46I was still wrapped around him, watching with bright eyes instead of fear.
02:50His expression changed.
02:51Kale caught me by the back of the neck.
02:53He pulled me away.
02:54His golden eyes looked almost black now.
02:56Still want me.
02:56I nodded quickly.
02:57Of course.
02:58I never stopped.
03:01You'll say anything to climb higher, won't you?
03:04Let's see how long that lasts.
03:07Behind him, the massive black panther shadow on the wall began to move.
03:10It peeled away from the surface, slowly taking shape, becoming solid.
03:14Several women stumbled backward.
03:16Kale never looked away from me.
03:17The enormous black panther stepped closer.
03:19Its golden eyes locked onto mine.
03:21Its lips pulled back.
03:22Sharp bangs flashed.
03:24Then I found its tail swept past me so fluffy.
03:26I felt very good and gave it the most beautiful smile I could manage.
03:30The tail passed again.
03:32Gotcha.
03:33I grabbed and tightened both hands around its tail.
03:35The panther growled.
03:37Look at you.
03:39I threw both arms around its neck then buried my face in the fur around its face.
03:43So good.
03:45The panther tried to shake me off.
03:47I clung tighter.
03:48Kale's jaw tightened.
03:50Elodie.
03:51I looked at him.
03:51Then back at the panther.
03:52It's even better like this.
03:54The panther bared its teeth.
03:56Everyone backed away again.
03:58Without thinking, I kissed it.
03:59The panther froze.
04:00Kale stared at me for several seconds.
04:02Then his mouth curved.
04:04Fine.
04:05If you want to pretend you love me, I'll let you.
04:09The panther dissolved back into shadow.
04:11He immediately looked disappointed.
04:13Where did it go?
04:14Kale ignored me.
04:16Move into my private residence tonight.
04:19You'll stay close to me.
04:22Stay close?
04:23How close?
04:24All the time?
04:25His smile vanished.
04:26He stared at me for several seconds.
04:27We'll see how long you can keep pretending.
04:30The commander waved his attendants over.
04:31But before I could leave, Mira Ayo caught my wrist.
04:36Eloide, please.
04:37Her voice shook.
04:37We're friends, aren't we?
04:39Don't leave me here.
04:40I searched this body's memories.
04:42Myra.
04:42We were recruited together.
04:44The original Elodie considered her a close friend.
04:46So I looked at Kale.
04:47She comes with me.
04:48His golden eyes narrowed.
04:50There was something unreadable in them.
04:52Anything for my new favorite.
04:54He glanced at Mira.
04:55She can stay.
04:56As your personal attendant.
04:58A hint of malice flashed across Mira's face.
05:00But she quickly hid it behind a grateful smile.
05:02I noticed.
05:03Attendants brought food and energy tonics to my new room.
05:06Only after eating did my brain finally start working.
05:09This was Nocturne's in City.
05:10This body's name was Elodie.
05:11The man I had just spent the evening clinging to, was Kale Voss.
05:15The supreme commander who stood as the city's most feared predator.
05:18They said no female could survive his beast energy.
05:20But I was a monster too.
05:22And only his energy could satisfy my hunger.
05:24One night, I woke suddenly.
05:26There it was again.
05:27Kale's energy.
05:28Strong.
05:28Close.
05:30I followed it down the private corridor.
05:32Then stopped outside his bathroom.
05:34Water was running inside.
05:36Perfect.
05:36I slipped into the dressing area.
05:38A shirt lay across the bench.
05:40I grabbed it.
05:41Pressed it to my face.
05:42Not bad.
05:43Then I saw the towel beside it.
05:44Still damp and warm.
05:46I picked it up.
05:47The beast energy trapped in the fabric hit me instantly.
05:50My eyes widened.
05:51Much better.
05:52Suddenly, the water stopped.
05:53I froze.
05:54The bathroom door opened.
05:56Kale stepped out.
05:57Wet hair.
05:57Bare shoulders.
05:58A towel wrapped low around his waist.
06:00What the hell are you doing?
06:02I hugged the towel tighter.
06:03Getting closer to you.
06:05His brows tightened.
06:06Put it down.
06:07I looked disappointed.
06:09Can I keep it?
06:10Kale froze.
06:10Why?
06:11I sleep better that way.
06:12His eyes narrowed.
06:13I buried my face in the towel.
06:15Smells good too.
06:16Elodie's.
06:17What?
06:18Get out.
06:19So I can keep it?
06:20Kale closed his eyes.
06:22Take it.
06:23Now get out.
06:24Victory, that idiot had no idea I was secretly absorbing his energy.
06:27From that day on, every night I slipped into his private rooms.
06:30Every night, Kale caught me.
06:32And every night, something still disappeared.
06:35A towel, a shirt, a glove.
06:37One night, Kale reached for his pillow.
06:39It was gone.
06:40He started watching me differently.
06:44Two weeks later, Kale held a reception for me.
06:47The news spread through Nocturne City overnight.
06:49Poor girl.
06:50If Kale is only waiting for her to make one mistake, that poor girl is in for a hard night.
06:54He threw an entire reception for her?
06:56Please, he's testing her.
06:57Let's see how long she'll last.
06:59And in Mimira's room, she hurled a glass against the wall.
07:04Why her?
07:06Her chest rose sharply.
07:07We came here for the same mission.
07:09So why does she get everything?
07:12I knew none of that.
07:13I was hungry again.
07:14I looked toward Kale, miserable and accusing.
07:16He was standing across the room, surrounded by officials and guests.
07:20He noticed, then slowly smiled.
07:21He lifted one hand and crooked a finger at me.
07:23Come here.
07:24I didn't hesitate.
07:25I crossed the room immediately.
07:27The entire hall went silent.
07:28Huge mistake.
07:29The moment I reached him, his predator energy hit me.
07:32Without thinking, I grabbed the front of his jacket and kissed him.
07:35I pressed my lips to his lips.
07:37Gently licking, someone dropped a glass.
07:39Someone else gasped.
07:43Every guest stared at me, like I had just done something impossible.
07:46Or completely insane.
07:47Kale froze, completely.
07:49His golden eyes locked onto mine.
07:50For the rest of the banquet, he stayed where he was.
07:52Fingers hovering at his lips.
07:54I started feeling uneasy.
07:56Did I go too far?
07:57Then he cleared throat.
07:58The entire hall immediately quieted.
08:00His voice cut through the room.
08:02Effective tonight?
08:04Eleni is my mate.
08:06A wave of shock spread through the crowd.
08:08Before I could react, he had already turned and walked away.
08:11Leaving me surrounded by dozens of stunned faces.
08:14After I finally slipped away and caught my breath in a corner of the banquet,
08:17Mira grabbed my hands, her fingers tightened.
08:20You made Commander Kale choose you.
08:22I tilted my head.
08:23I think so.
08:24A flash crossed her face.
08:25Something ugly and angry.
08:27Then she quickly smiled again.
08:28Elida, I have to warn you.
08:31When Kale's predator instincts fully awaken, he becomes terrifying.
08:35I nodded.
08:35You don't understand.
08:37The first time someone sees his true form, is that supposed to scare me?
08:41She froze.
08:43Everyone else runs from him!
08:45I smiled.
08:46But I don't.
08:47Her expression changed.
08:50Because I like him.
08:52Mira's face twisted again.
08:54Later, while the reception continued, Mira found Kale after he'd withdrawn to a private
08:59sitting room.
08:59She told the guards I had sent her.
09:01They let her pass.
09:04Commander.
09:05Kale barely looked at her.
09:06What?
09:07Nothing important.
09:09I was just thinking about what Elidoy said.
09:12She told me the truth.
09:13She found you frightening.
09:15Kale's fist tightened as he looked at her with icy eyes.
09:18Why should I believe you?
09:19Mira swallowed.
09:21Show her your true form.
09:22And her reaction will tell you everything.
09:25Kale's expression darkened.
09:26Mira's hand trembled as she reached for his breast.
09:29I'm the one who truly admires you.
09:31I was just too scared before.
09:33I...
09:34I...
09:34I...
09:34I...
09:34Kale immediately pulled away.
09:36Mira fell backward.
09:37He stared down at her.
09:41If you're lying, I'll make sure you never lie again.
09:46Then he turned to the guards.
09:47Bring Elidoy here!
09:49I was still breathing in the expensive flowers from the banquet hall when Mira appeared.
09:53The commander wants to see you.
09:54Now.
09:56I blinked.
09:57That was unusual.
09:58Had that kiss finally gotten through to him?
10:01Excited, I grabbed some flowers and hurried toward him.
10:03When I reached his door, I pushed it open and froze.
10:08Kale stood in the middle of a black reflecting pool.
10:11At first glance, Kale still looked human.
10:15But every time his fingers flexed, the water around him shuddered.
10:19Then I noticed the walls.
10:20A massive black panther shadow moved behind him.
10:23Then another.
10:23And another.
10:25I stared.
10:26They weren't different panthers.
10:27They were all Kale.
10:32My flowers slipped from my hands.
10:34They hit the floor.
10:35Well, this is what you wanted to see.
10:38Still think you like me?
10:40Like you!
10:43You can't even look me in the eye.
10:45The water.
10:45The shadows.
10:46The golden eyes.
10:47His wet shirt.
10:48My mouth actually watered.
10:49I wiped the corner of my lips.
10:51Kale noticed.
10:52His expression went strange.
10:55You misunderstood.
10:58I'm not scared.
11:00Then what are you doing?
11:05Trying not to embarrass myself.
11:08Kale?
11:09You look incredible.
11:10For once, the supreme commander had absolutely nothing to say.
11:15Your energy is stronger like this.
11:17Your eyes are brighter.
11:18And that panther?
11:19Very impressive.
11:20You're serious.
11:21Completely.
11:22So I did the most natural thing in the world.
11:24I stepped into the shallow water and wrapped my arms around him.
11:27Kale went rigid.
11:28I pressed my cheek against his chest.
11:30His energy surged.
11:31A full body shiver ran through me.
11:35See?
11:36I smiled into his shirt.
11:37Still not running.
11:38For several seconds, he didn't move.
11:40Then the pressure in the room slowly eased.
11:42The black shadows faded.
11:44He backed away from me.
11:46Fast.
11:48Leave.
11:51Already?
11:54Alayda.
11:55Fine.
11:57And don't tell anyone what you saw.
12:00Of course, commander.
12:02The moment I stepped into the corridor, Mira rushed toward me.
12:05Her face was pale.
12:06You saw him.
12:07Mira stared at me as though I had lost my mind.
12:09The real him.
12:10And?
12:11You're not terrified?
12:13No.
12:14You weren't pretending in there?
12:15Why would I pretend?
12:17Because nobody could actually find that attractive.
12:19Behind us, a security door opened almost soundlessly.
12:22Kale had apparently followed me out.
12:23He stood beyond the corner, hidden from view listening.
12:26You should have warned me.
12:26Mira's smile died.
12:27If I'd known his full form looked that good, I would have asked to see it sooner.
12:30Behind the wall, Kale's hunched hand slowly relaxed.
12:33Unfortunately for Mira, Julian chose that exact moment to enter the residence.
12:36He slowed when he realized he had walked directly into an argument.
12:40Fine.
12:41Then answer this.
12:42Julian looked alarmed.
12:43Who's more attractive?
12:45Commander Kale?
12:47Or Envoy?
12:49I studied Julian politely.
12:51Pretty face.
12:52Nice shoulders.
12:53Calm energy.
12:53Nothing wrong with him.
12:54But Kale.
12:55Seriously?
12:56Julian's handsome.
12:58But he's too gentle.
13:00I like dangerous males.
13:01A faint sound came from behind us.
13:03I turned Kale's stepped into view.
13:05Commander.
13:09Envoy Cross.
13:10You should train more.
13:12Excuse me?
13:13You heard me.
13:16I'll keep that in mind.
13:19Actually, don't.
13:21As you wish, Commander.
13:22I stared between them.
13:23Men were strange.
13:24That night, I woke because the room smelled different.
13:27I opened my eyes.
13:28Kale was sitting beside the bed.
13:29How long have you been there?
13:30Do you really mean it?
13:32I mean, what?
13:34What you said earlier.
13:36About my true form.
13:39Oh, that.
13:40I immediately moved closer.
13:42Answer first.
13:43Yes.
13:44You weren't trying to flatter me?
13:45No.
13:46You weren't scared?
13:47Kale, if I were scared of you, do you think I'd spend every night breaking into your room?
13:50His breath stopped.
13:51I liked you before I saw the panther.
13:53Now I like you more.
13:54For such a dangerous man, he was absurdly easy to embarrass.
13:57From the first day I saw you, I wanted to stay close.
14:00That part, at least, was completely true.
14:03His arms finally came around me.
14:05Mira tried to turn me against you.
14:10She's being detained tonight.
14:11I wasn't surprised.
14:13Good.
14:15That's all?
14:18What else should I say?
14:21Nothing.
14:25Mira was taken into Nocturne City's restricted holding level.
14:28I assumed that was the end of it.
14:30It wasn't.
14:31An hour later, one of Kale's officers entered the room.
14:34Commander.
14:36Speak.
14:37The prisoner is demanding to see Eloyed Hart.
14:39Information.
14:40She says she has information concerning Eloy's life.
14:44No.
14:46Let me hear her.
14:48I'm staying nearby.
14:51Mira's wrists locked to the table.
14:53Her blonde hair hung loose around her face.
14:56Finally.
14:58I need privacy.
14:59No.
15:00Give me a minute.
15:00He looked furious, but he moved back.
15:02Not far.
15:03Just beyond normal hearing range.
15:04Get me out.
15:06You tried to get me killed.
15:07And you're going to let them dispose of me?
15:09Probably.
15:12Eloyed?
15:12What?
15:13Have you really forgotten?
15:15We didn't come to Nocturne City to find mates.
15:18We came here to kill its commander.
15:20Everything stopped.
15:22A room filled with white lights.
15:23Children standing in rows.
15:25A woman's silver hair.
15:26A voice telling us to obey.
15:27More memories crashed through me.
15:30Training rooms.
15:30Identities.
15:31Surveillance drills.
15:32Weapons.
15:33Targets.
15:33Kale's face on a screen.
15:35Helix trained us together.
15:36Director Vesper herself signed our placement orders.
15:39No.
15:39Oh yes.
15:40My head started pounding.
15:41You and I were inserted into Nocturne City for the same reason.
15:44Earn access.
15:45Then eliminate him.
15:46The memories snapped fully into place.
15:48The original Elodie had known.
15:50She had been terrified.
15:51Too terrified.
15:52That first encounter with Kale's predator pressure had overwhelmed her body.
15:56Then I woke up inside it.
15:58And inherited everything she had been sent here to do.
16:01Now you remember.
16:02I don't want to belong to Helix anymore.
16:04Neither do you.
16:06So help me.
16:08Get Kale to release me.
16:10We eliminate the remaining agents before they can expose us.
16:13Then you stay beside him.
16:14Maybe you even become the most powerful woman in Nocturne City.
16:17I stared at her for several seconds.
16:20Mira really thought she was offering me a partnership.
16:22She wasn't.
16:23We both knew better.
16:24The moment she walked free.
16:25I became the only person who could expose her.
16:27And she was now the only person who could expose me.
16:30There was no alliance here.
16:32Only two agents holding knives behind their backs.
16:34I looked down at the slim decorative pin fastening my sleeve.
16:37Then I removed it.
16:39What are you doing?
16:41You're nervous.
16:44Shouldn't I be the nervous one?
16:47As long as you're alive, you can tell Kale everything.
16:51I pushed the pin into her hand.
16:53Mira looked down.
16:54I seized her wrist, then drove the point into my own shoulder.
16:57Pain exploded through me.
16:58Blood immediately soaked through my pale shirt.
17:01Mira froze.
17:04No!
17:07Kale, she did that herself.
17:09She's lying.
17:11She's Helix!
17:12She's one of us!
17:12She was sent here to-
17:13A bullet struck the side of her neck.
17:15Her body collapsed instantly.
17:16Silence.
17:18Kale was beside me a second later.
17:20His hands shook as he checked the wound.
17:22She hurt you.
17:26You came.
17:27His arms locked around me.
17:29I had chosen the angle carefully.
17:31Blooty enough to look terrifying.
17:32Nowhere near anything vital.
17:34Kale carried me upstairs himself.
17:36He stayed while the medical unit sealed the wound.
17:38His hands stayed wrapped around mine.
17:40I should have been enjoying the beast energy pouring from him.
17:43Instead, I couldn't stop thinking.
17:45How long before Helix sent someone else?
17:47How long before Kale discovered what I was?
17:50Would he believe me if I confessed?
17:52Maybe.
17:52Maybe not.
17:53This was still Kale Voss.
17:54The Night Beast.
17:55A man the entire city, knew not to betray.
17:58If I told him I had been planted beside him as an assassin.
18:01He might forgive me.
18:02Or everything between us might end in one second.
18:05I closed my eyes.
18:06Not yet.
18:07I needed more time.
18:08A Northern Coalition security summit was scheduled days later.
18:11Kale had to attend.
18:12And because he'd publicly named me his mate, I was expected beside him.
18:15The summit grounds sat beyond the city center.
18:17Surrounded by preserved woodland and secured transit routes.
18:20For once, everything looked peaceful.
18:22Then I saw the flash.
18:23A weapon sight.
18:23High in the trees.
18:24A shot cracked through the air.
18:26Straight toward Kale.
18:27I moved before I thought.
18:28I slammed into him.
18:29Something punched into the left side of my chest.
18:31The world disappeared.
18:32When sound returned, Kale was holding me.
18:34People were shouting.
18:35Security drones were tearing through the trees.
18:37Gunfire echoed somewhere beyond the clearing.
18:39But Kale wasn't looking at any of it.
18:40Only me.
18:43Elidoy.
18:44Look at me.
18:46For the first time, the Night Beast looked terrified.
18:48Kale.
18:49No.
18:51Don't talk.
18:53Medical team.
18:54Now.
18:55I need to tell you something.
18:58Later.
19:00There might not be a later.
19:02Helix sent me.
19:04Kale stopped breathing.
19:05They told me you killed my parents.
19:08They said you ordered the attack.
19:11Helix trained me to hate you and kill you.
19:14Then why didn't you?
19:16Bad planning?
19:18No.
19:20The first time I got close enough to feel you, everything went wrong.
19:24A tear slipped from my eye.
19:25This time I didn't force it.
19:27I was supposed to destroy you.
19:30But somewhere along the way, I stopped wanting to.
19:34His jaw trembled.
19:36I lied about why I came here.
19:38I lied about Helix.
19:40But I wasn't lying every time I chose you.
19:43Something wet touched my hand.
19:45I looked up.
19:46A tear tracked down Kale's face.
19:47He was crying.
19:48Don't.
19:49Don't you dare leave me.
19:50I'll tear Helix apart.
19:52I'll find every person who used you.
19:55Just stay alive.
19:58I don't belong to Helix.
20:02I chose Nocturic.
20:05I chose you.
20:06I woke under white medical lights.
20:08My chest felt like it had been hit by a transport vehicle,
20:10which was still better than being dead.
20:12Kale was asleep beside the bed.
20:13His hands still held mine.
20:15I carefully touched the bandage over my left chest.
20:17The original Elodie's heart sat farther right than normal.
20:20The gamble worked.
20:21Kale knew I had been sent to kill him.
20:22And he'd still spent the night beside my bed.
20:24That was a very good sign.
20:26His eyes suddenly opened.
20:27For one second, relief transformed his face.
20:29Then memory returned.
20:30His expression closed.
20:31Ah, there it was.
20:32The interrogation.
20:33I let my eyes fill.
20:35Not entirely fake.
20:36Why did you save me?
20:40I betrayed Helix.
20:41I betrayed everyone who raised me.
20:44I spent my whole life believing I was avenging my parents.
20:47Now I don't even know what they died for.
20:49I pushed myself upright too quickly.
20:51Pain tore through my chest.
20:53Hale caught me instantly.
20:54Stop.
20:55What's left?
20:56If everything I believed was a lie,
20:58what exactly am I supposed to live for?
21:01Eloine.
21:05Enough.
21:07I never ordered an attack on your settlement.
21:10What?
21:11Your parents did not die because of me.
21:13But Vesper said...
21:15Vessel Kane has been manufacturing border conflicts for years.
21:19She recruits survivors,
21:21destroys the records,
21:23then gives frightened children an enemy.
21:26No.
21:27Your settlement was nowhere near any operation authorized by Noctuber City.
21:32If I'd wanted Helix territory attacked,
21:34I wouldn't have murdered civilians and hid afterwards.
21:36I would have gone straight through their front door.
21:38It felt like being shot again.
21:40All those years.
21:41All that hatred.
21:42Director Vesper.
21:42The woman who told me she'd saved me.
21:44The woman I had once trusted more than anyone.
21:47She lied.
21:49She killed them.
21:50And then she raised me.
21:52His arms came around me.
21:55Then cry.
21:57And when you're done,
21:58I'm going to tear Helix apart piece by piece.
22:00Kale didn't wait for me to fully recover.
22:03But this wasn't an old empire.
22:04He couldn't simply march an army across a border because he was angry.
22:07So he did something worse.
22:09He opened Helix.
22:10Every classified channel.
22:11Every recruitment file.
22:12Every illegal operation.
22:13Every dead civilian Helix had buried under false reports.
22:16Mira's interrogation gave Nocturne Intelligence the first access key.
22:20The rest came quickly.
22:21Kale coordinated with Northern Coalition investigators
22:23while Nocturne City's intelligence teams tore through Helix networks.
22:27Within days, secret detention sites were exposed.
22:30Then the child recruitment program.
22:31Then the forged mission records.
22:33Then the border operations.
22:34Vesper Kane went from respected intelligence director
22:36to the center of the largest political scandal in the coalition.
22:40She still refused to surrender.
22:41She locked down Helix headquarters
22:43and accused Kale of staging a coup.
22:45Then released armed units into the streets.
22:47That ended any political protection she had left.
22:49President Helena Shaw authorized a coalition warrant.
22:52Kale led the Nocturne response himself.
22:54I watched the operation from a medical room
22:56through a secure screen.
22:57Helix headquarters fell before dawn.
22:59Vesper was brought out in restraints.
23:01Even then, she looked immaculate.
23:07She looked directly into the camera directly at me.
23:10Elidoy.
23:11I gave her purpose.
23:13You gave children targets.
23:14I made them useful.
23:16That was the first time his eyes changed.
23:18Gold flashed.
23:18The Black Panther surfaced behind him for half a heartbeat.
23:21Even Vesper stopped smiling.
23:23Kale leaned closer.
23:24You should have learned the difference.
23:26She was taken away alive.
23:27Not executed.
23:28Not made into a martyr.
23:29She would stand trial.
23:30And every Helix file would become evidence.
23:32Somehow that felt better.
23:33Weeks later,
23:34President Helena Shaw arrived in Nocturne City.
23:36A coalition convoy pulling into the command complex
23:39while cameras gathered outside.
23:40I stood beside Kale.
23:42My wounds still ached.
23:43Mira remained in federal custody.
23:45Helix was being dismantled piece by piece.
23:47And I still technically had no legal identity
23:49that wasn't tied to a false Helix file.
23:51Helena stopped in front of me.
23:55Elodie Hart.
23:57Madam President.
23:58Your record is complicated.
24:02That's one way to describe it.
24:03One corner of her mouth moved.
24:05Then she handed me a digital authorization slate.
24:07My new citizenship status appeared first.
24:09Then residency.
24:10Then security clearance.
24:11Then an official designation within
24:13Nocturne City's civilian leadership structure.
24:19Nocturne City has the right to determine its own leadership.
24:22Commander Vos has made his position clear.
24:27The Northern Coalition recognizes that decision.
24:29For the first time in my life,
24:31my identity wasn't something Helix had invented.
24:33It was mine.
24:37We didn't have anything resembling an old-fashioned royal wedding.
24:40Kale would have hated it.
24:41So would I.
24:42The ceremony took place on the upper terrace of the command residence.
24:48Representatives from several autonomous cities attended.
24:51Julian Cross was there too.
24:52He caught me looking and immediately raised both hands.
24:55I've been training exactly 0% harder.
24:58Good.
25:00Still threatened by me, Commander?
25:02No.
25:04Of course not.
25:05Kale's tail appeared behind him.
25:07Just for a second.
25:08Julian immediately stopped talking.
25:10I laughed.
25:10Later, when the residence finally emptied,
25:12Kale found me alone by the bedroom window.
25:18You lied to me.
25:21Yes.
25:23The first time you said you loved me,
25:26was that a lie too?
25:28At first, I barely knew you.
25:32The first time I told you how impressive you were,
25:34I was also trying very hard not to get thrown out of your residence.
25:37Very romantic.
25:38I wasn't finished.
25:41The night you sat beside my bed and asked whether I really liked your true fame,
25:44I meant that.
25:46When I chose you over Julian?
25:47I meant that too.
25:49Obviously.
25:52And when I took that shot?
25:53Kale's face changed instantly.
25:55I touched his mouth before he could interrupt.
25:57I knew exactly who I was protecting.
25:59And right now?
26:01No lies left.
26:02I don't want to be your assignment.
26:04I don't want to be your protected agent.
26:07And I don't want Helix deciding who I am ever again.
26:11Then what do you want?
26:13You.
26:13That finally broke him.
26:14His forehead dropped against mine.
26:16And your energy?
26:18Eloide.
26:19What?
26:20I knew there was a catch.
26:21I wrapped both arms around his neck.
26:23His beast energy rolled through me.
26:30Kale's ears appeared through his hair.
26:32I grinned.
26:33There they are.
26:34Don't.
26:34His tail appeared next.
26:36I caught it before he could hide it.
26:39Still impressive?
26:41His face actually reddened.
26:42Some things never changed.
26:43I had entered Nocturne City starving.
26:45Carrying someone else's identity and a mission built on a lie.
26:48Now Helix was gone.
26:49My name was finally my own.
26:50And the monster everyone else feared had become the safest place I knew.
26:53Not bad for my second life.