🌙[Eng Sub] Rejected Luna is His Fated Mate | True Love Never Comes Late (Binge-Watch) Full Movie HD - video Dailymotion

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00:00:05On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding

00:00:10because he didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronan.

00:00:15Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.

00:00:17The whole pack was waiting to watch me and Ronan become a joke.

00:00:21A general's daughter and an Alpha King both rejected on the same night.

00:00:25But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.

00:00:30A debt is a debt. Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.

00:00:35I want you as my mate. That's fair, isn't it?

00:00:38I'll marry you. He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.

00:00:45That's what you said. I'll come for you in three days. Don't you dare change your mind.

00:00:56He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.

00:00:58If anything, he was a little endearing.

00:01:01Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home to pack my things and move out.

00:01:07Halfway through, Cole came back. He was holding Alara, and this time she didn't bother hiding it.

00:01:13She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.

00:01:17So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months. Disgusting.

00:01:23Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate. What could you possibly want now?

00:01:29Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.

00:01:32But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.

00:01:35She's carrying my child.

00:01:36I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an Alpha King.

00:01:43I'm a strong Alpha. How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?

00:01:48And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.

00:01:53The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.

00:01:57Then that settles it. Our wedding is off.

00:02:02Nova, don't be like this. Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.

00:02:06I've already decided. You'll marry me too. You'll be my Luna as well.

00:02:10Two Lunas? Since when has our pack ever allowed that?

00:02:14You swore to the Moon Goddessy. You said you would be loyal to me. And only me.

00:02:20I did. I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.

00:02:25You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova. But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.

00:02:32Nothing in this world compares to her.

00:02:34I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.

00:02:39You knew he already had a mate. So why did you run from your own wedding?

00:02:44Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?

00:02:46Alara's eyes welled up instantly.

00:02:51You're so harsh with me. Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer. That's all he did. He saved me.

00:02:58Are you... are you just jealous?

00:03:00Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.

00:03:06An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?

00:03:11Alara's face crumbled instantly. She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.

00:03:19Nova, how could you say something like that to her? Look what you've done, you've made her cry.

00:03:24He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.

00:03:28Alara is so kind-hearted.

00:03:31Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.

00:03:34I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.

00:03:38You and Alara will both be my Lunas.

00:03:40As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.

00:03:44Oh, and what exactly are these duties?

00:03:48You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.

00:03:51Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.

00:03:54So you want two Lunas?

00:03:55One to sleep beside you, and one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?

00:04:00A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.

00:04:03I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.

00:04:08I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.

00:04:11This is already the best outcome you're going to get.

00:04:13Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.

00:04:18Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.

00:04:21Just agreed to be Lunar alongside her.

00:04:26She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.

00:04:31We're done.

00:04:32What?

00:04:34What did you just say?

00:04:35The pack members were already whispering among themselves.

00:04:38Is she out of her mind?

00:04:39She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?

00:04:41If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.

00:04:47You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.

00:04:50I almost laughed.

00:04:51Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?

00:04:53And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.

00:04:58I told you, I will never be your second Luna.

00:05:02He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.

00:05:05Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.

00:05:08Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.

00:05:10I've had my fill of you for years.

00:05:12Do you really think anyone else would want you now?

00:05:14Get out of my house!

00:05:18Good.

00:05:19Let her go.

00:05:19Don't let her take a single thing with her.

00:05:21So you want me dead?

00:05:23And you want to take everything I own?

00:05:24My whole body was shaking with fury.

00:05:27Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.

00:05:29Reject that bitch!

00:05:32Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air,

00:05:34striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.

00:05:37I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his

00:05:41world,

00:05:42the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.

00:05:46What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.

00:05:49But it doesn't matter.

00:05:50Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.

00:05:54And soon, we would be married.

00:05:56Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.

00:05:58The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose,

00:06:03carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room to the brim.

00:06:08I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage,

00:06:11when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.

00:06:16Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.

00:06:20Sister, is this all your dowry?

00:06:23I knew it, you're marrying Alpha Cole after all,

00:06:25and you're even throwing in all of this on top of it.

00:06:28See, and you kept saying you weren't.

00:06:30Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.

00:06:33I frowned, denying it immediately.

00:06:35Not what you think!

00:06:36Stop pretending.

00:06:37Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me,

00:06:39and now you've already got your dowry ready.

00:06:42That's right, Nova.

00:06:43Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.

00:06:46Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?

00:06:50Hurry, give it to me.

00:06:51As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.

00:06:54A necklace, resting against her collarbone.

00:06:57The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations,

00:07:01always meant for the family's future Luna.

00:07:03I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.

00:07:06He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.

00:07:11Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.

00:07:13A worn, cracked leather bracelet and tossed it at me.

00:07:19Here, this is for you.

00:07:21Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.

00:07:25What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?

00:07:27You used to look down on me.

00:07:29Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.

00:07:33The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.

00:07:37Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.

00:07:39My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.

00:07:42When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second thought.

00:07:48Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.

00:07:51After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her,

00:07:55always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.

00:07:58I just feel bad for her, that's all. I only want to help her.

00:08:01At first I believed him. I thought it really was just pity.

00:08:03Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.

00:08:09That was when I finally understood.

00:08:11Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.

00:08:18So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.

00:08:22No need. Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.

00:08:27Cole's face darkened instantly.

00:08:30Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.

00:08:35Fine. If you don't want it, then it's trash.

00:08:38And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.

00:08:42I told you. Our wedding has already been called off.

00:08:45Say that again?

00:08:50Huh. Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.

00:08:54You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.

00:08:58I didn't even bother explaining anymore.

00:09:01If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.

00:09:04But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.

00:09:08Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.

00:09:11I know you're upset with me.

00:09:13If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?

00:09:17Get off. Don't touch me.

00:09:19The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.

00:09:25Cole's eyes flared red.

00:09:26Do not touch her. She is carrying my child.

00:09:28His fingers began to shift, claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.

00:09:33He struck.

00:09:35In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once shifted his

00:09:40claws against me.

00:09:41Not once.

00:09:42And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.

00:09:45For a moment, Cole hesitated.

00:09:47He looked down at the blood running down my arm.

00:09:51But Alara saw her chance.

00:09:55She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away immediately.

00:10:01After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without looking back.

00:10:08Alara glanced back over his shoulder.

00:10:13Die alone? Funny.

00:10:15I was getting married in three days.

00:10:18The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival, the one day a year I had always loved the

00:10:22most.

00:10:23Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.

00:10:27This year, for the first time, I went alone.

00:10:30When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.

00:10:34Every vendor had been pushed aside.

00:10:36Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.

00:10:38Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.

00:10:42I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his mate happy.

00:10:47That's not even half of it.

00:10:48He went against the entire Elder Council for her.

00:10:50Exactly.

00:10:51He even angered the young lord and forced his own nova into being a concuboon, just for her.

00:10:55I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.

00:10:58I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.

00:11:01Nova?

00:11:01I turned instinctively, and there they were.

00:11:04Cole and Alara, standing not far away.

00:11:09Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?

00:11:15How's your shoulder?

00:11:16I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.

00:11:19It's fine.

00:11:20Alara held the lantern out towards me.

00:11:22I'm sorry, Nova.

00:11:23Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.

00:11:26Here, why don't you take this one?

00:11:28No, thank you.

00:11:29I stepped back.

00:11:31I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.

00:11:34Not objects.

00:11:35Not people.

00:11:36But Alara wouldn't let it go.

00:11:38She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.

00:11:40I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.

00:11:44But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto the ground.

00:11:49Cole!

00:11:50Nova's trying to kill our baby!

00:11:52Cole's face twisted with fury the instant he saw her on the ground.

00:11:56He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.

00:11:59How dare you do this!

00:12:00Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!

00:12:03It happened too fast.

00:12:04I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.

00:12:11And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through the air behind me.

00:12:18Who dares touch my mate?

00:12:20I turned around.

00:12:20A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street.

00:12:24Its presence so overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.

00:12:56That's the Alpha King's nightfall wolf.

00:12:58To a narrow alley.

00:12:58I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.

00:13:01I looked up.

00:13:01It was Ronin.

00:13:02I followed you the whole way.

00:13:04Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.

00:13:08And why did you follow me?

00:13:10I- I'm marrying you tomorrow.

00:13:12I was too excited to sleep at all.

00:13:15I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.

00:13:17A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.

00:13:21Just don't come to regret this.

00:13:24I won't.

00:13:25He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.

00:13:29As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.

00:13:34A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.

00:13:40Why- why was his scent pulling at me like this?

00:13:43Why couldn't I resist it?

00:13:44I pulled back sharply.

00:13:46Are you my-

00:13:48Ronin seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.

00:13:52I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.

00:13:55The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.

00:14:01That was when it finally felt real.

00:14:04I was really getting married.

00:14:05Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.

00:14:10It was Alpha King Ronin.

00:14:12When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.

00:14:15Leading it was Cole.

00:14:16He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.

00:14:23How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?

00:14:27You're nothing but a chosen mate!

00:14:28I'm here today to take my second Luna.

00:14:31Go change.

00:14:32Right now.

00:14:33I didn't back down for a second.

00:14:34I've told you this more than once.

00:14:36Our wedding is off.

00:14:37The man I'm marrying today isn't you.

00:14:41Don't throw a fight over this.

00:14:43You're both my Lunas.

00:14:44I'll treat you equally.

00:14:45Come with me, okay?

00:14:49Ronin rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him, each one loaded

00:14:55with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.

00:14:57His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.

00:15:05Well, well, Alpha Cole.

00:15:06Trying to steal my wife again?

00:15:22On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left, and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding, because he

00:15:28didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronin.

00:15:31Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.

00:15:34The whole pack was waiting, to watch me and Ronin become a joke.

00:15:37A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.

00:15:41But the next day, Ronin came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.

00:15:47A debt is a debt.

00:15:49Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.

00:15:51I want you as my mate.

00:15:53That's fair, isn't it?

00:15:55I'll marry you.

00:15:56He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.

00:16:02That's what you said.

00:16:04I'll come for you in three days.

00:16:06Don't you dare change your mind.

00:16:12He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.

00:16:15If anything, he was a little endearing.

00:16:18Not long after Ronin left, I went back to Cole's home, to pack my things and move out.

00:16:24Halfway through, Cole came back.

00:16:26He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.

00:16:29She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.

00:16:34So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.

00:16:38Disgusting.

00:16:40Cole, you're standing here, with your six-month pregnant mate.

00:16:44What could you possibly want now?

00:16:46Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.

00:16:48But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.

00:16:51She's carrying my child.

00:16:53I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.

00:17:00I'm a strong alpha.

00:17:01How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?

00:17:04And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughing stock without blinking.

00:17:09The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.

00:17:13Then that settles it.

00:17:14Our wedding is off.

00:17:18Nova, don't be like this.

00:17:20Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.

00:17:22I've already decided you'll marry me too.

00:17:25You'll be my Luna as well.

00:17:26Two Lunas?

00:17:28Since when has our pack ever allowed that?

00:17:31You swore to the Moon Goddessy.

00:17:33You said you would be loyal to me.

00:17:35And only me.

00:17:37I did.

00:17:38I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.

00:17:41You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.

00:17:43But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.

00:17:48Nothing in this world compares to her.

00:17:51I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.

00:17:56You knew he already had a mate.

00:17:58So why did you run from your own wedding?

00:18:00Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?

00:18:03Alara's eyes welled up instantly.

00:18:07You're so harsh with me.

00:18:09Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.

00:18:12That's all he did.

00:18:13He saved me.

00:18:14Are you...

00:18:15Are you just jealous?

00:18:17Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.

00:18:22An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?

00:18:28Alara's face crumbled instantly.

00:18:29She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.

00:18:35Nova, how could you say something like that to her?

00:18:38Look what you've done.

00:18:39You've made her cry.

00:18:40He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.

00:18:45Alara is so kind-hearted.

00:18:48Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.

00:18:50I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.

00:18:54You and Alara will both be my Lunas.

00:18:57As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.

00:19:01Oh, and what exactly are these duties?

00:19:04You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.

00:19:08Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.

00:19:10So you want two Lunas?

00:19:12One to sleep beside you?

00:19:13And one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?

00:19:17A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.

00:19:19I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.

00:19:25I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.

00:19:27This is already the best outcome you're going to get.

00:19:30Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.

00:19:34Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.

00:19:38Just agree to be Lunar alongside her.

00:19:43She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.

00:19:47We're done.

00:19:49What?

00:19:50What did you just say?

00:19:51The pack members were already whispering among themselves.

00:19:54Is she out of her mind?

00:19:55She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?

00:19:58If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.

00:20:04You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.

00:20:06I almost laughed.

00:20:08Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?

00:20:10And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.

00:20:15I told you, I will never be your second Luna.

00:20:18He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.

00:20:21Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.

00:20:24Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.

00:20:27I've had my fill of you for years.

00:20:28Do you really think anyone else would want you now?

00:20:31Get out of my house!

00:20:34Good.

00:20:35Let her go.

00:20:36Don't let her take a single thing with her.

00:20:38So you want me dead?

00:20:39And you want to take everything I own?

00:20:41My whole body was shaking with fury.

00:20:43Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.

00:20:45Reject that bitch!

00:20:48Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.

00:20:54I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his

00:20:58world,

00:20:58the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.

00:21:02What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.

00:21:05But it doesn't matter.

00:21:06Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.

00:21:10And soon, we would be married.

00:21:12Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.

00:21:15The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose,

00:21:19carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room to the brim.

00:21:24I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage,

00:21:27when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.

00:21:32Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.

00:21:37Sister, is this all your dowry?

00:21:40I knew it. You're marrying Alpha Cole, after all.

00:21:42And you're even throwing in all of this on top of it.

00:21:45See, and you kept saying you weren't.

00:21:47Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.

00:21:49I frowned, denying it immediately.

00:21:51Not what you think!

00:21:52Stop pretending.

00:21:54Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me, and now you've already got your dowry ready.

00:21:58That's right, Nova.

00:21:59Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.

00:22:03Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?

00:22:06Nova? Hurry, give it to me.

00:22:07As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.

00:22:11A necklace, resting against her collarbone.

00:22:13The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations,

00:22:17always meant for the family's future Luna.

00:22:19I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.

00:22:23He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.

00:22:27Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.

00:22:30A worn, cracked leather bracelet and tossed it at me.

00:22:36Here, this is for you.

00:22:37Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.

00:22:41What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?

00:22:44You used to look down on me.

00:22:46Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.

00:22:49The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.

00:22:53Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.

00:22:56My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.

00:22:59When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second thought.

00:23:04Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.

00:23:07After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her,

00:23:11always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.

00:23:15I just feel bad for her, that's all.

00:23:16I only want to help her.

00:23:17At first I believed him.

00:23:19I thought it really was just pity.

00:23:20Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.

00:23:25That was when I finally understood.

00:23:27Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.

00:23:34So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.

00:23:38No need.

00:23:39Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.

00:23:43Cole's face darkened instantly.

00:23:46Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.

00:23:52Fine.

00:23:53If you don't want it, then it's trash.

00:23:55And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.

00:23:58I told you.

00:23:59Our wedding has already been called off.

00:24:01Say that again?

00:24:06Huh.

00:24:07Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.

00:24:11You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.

00:24:15I didn't even bother explaining anymore.

00:24:17If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.

00:24:20But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.

00:24:25Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.

00:24:27I know you're upset with me.

00:24:29If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?

00:24:34Get off.

00:24:35Don't touch me.

00:24:36The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's

00:24:40chest as if struck.

00:24:41Cole's eyes flared red.

00:24:42Do not touch her.

00:24:43She is carrying my child.

00:24:45His fingers began to shift, claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.

00:24:49He struck.

00:24:52In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once

00:24:56shifted his claws against me.

00:24:57Not once.

00:24:58And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.

00:25:02For a moment, Cole hesitated.

00:25:04He looked down at the blood running down my arm.

00:25:07But Alara saw her chance.

00:25:11She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away

00:25:16immediately.

00:25:17After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without

00:25:23looking back.

00:25:24Alara glanced back over his shoulder.

00:25:29Die alone?

00:25:30Funny.

00:25:31I was getting married in three days.

00:25:34The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival.

00:25:37The one day a year I had always loved the most.

00:25:40Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.

00:25:44This year, for the first time, I went alone.

00:25:47When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.

00:25:50Every vendor had been pushed aside.

00:25:52Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.

00:25:54Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.

00:25:58I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his

00:26:03mate happy.

00:26:03That's not even half of it.

00:26:04He went against the entire Elder Council for her.

00:26:06Exactly.

00:26:07He even angered the young lord and forced his own Nova into being a concuboon, just for

00:26:11her.

00:26:11I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.

00:26:14I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.

00:26:17Nova?

00:26:18I turned instinctively, and there they were.

00:26:21Cole and Alara, standing not far away.

00:26:26Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?

00:26:31How's your shoulder?

00:26:32I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.

00:26:35It's fine.

00:26:37Alara held the lantern out towards me.

00:26:39I'm sorry, Nova.

00:26:40Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.

00:26:42Here, why don't you take this one?

00:26:45No, thank you.

00:26:45I stepped back.

00:26:47I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.

00:26:50Not objects.

00:26:52Not people.

00:26:52But Alara wouldn't let it go.

00:26:54She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.

00:26:57I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.

00:27:00But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto

00:27:05the ground.

00:27:06Cole!

00:27:07Nova's trying to kill our baby!

00:27:09Cole's face twisted with fury.

00:27:10The instant he saw her on the ground, he shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.

00:27:15How dare you do this!

00:27:17Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!

00:27:19It happened too fast.

00:27:21I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.

00:27:28And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through

00:27:33the air behind me.

00:27:34Who dares touch my mate?

00:27:36I turned around.

00:27:37A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street, its presence so

00:27:42overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.

00:27:46That's the Alpha King's nightfall wolf.

00:27:48Why is it here?

00:27:49The black shadow slowly faded, dissolving into the night air until it was gone completely.

00:27:53Cole and Alara stood there for a moment, trying to comfort each other.

00:27:58You don't think he's come back for you, do you?

00:28:00Alara's face drained of color instantly, panic flooding her eyes.

00:28:04Confidence they'd carried a moment Begore was gone.

00:28:06The two of them slipped away quickly.

00:28:09I kept walking alone, the mood of the night thoroughly ruined.

00:28:12Without warning, a hand grabbed me and pulled me into a narrow alley.

00:28:15I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.

00:28:17I looked up.

00:28:18It was Ronan.

00:28:19I followed you the whole way.

00:28:20Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.

00:28:25And why did you follow me?

00:28:27I- I'm marrying you tomorrow.

00:28:29I was too excited to sleep at all.

00:28:31I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.

00:28:33A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.

00:28:37Just don't come to regret this.

00:28:40I won't.

00:28:41He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.

00:28:45As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.

00:28:50A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.

00:28:57Why- why was his scent pulling at me like this?

00:28:59Why couldn't I resist it?

00:29:01I pulled back sharply.

00:29:03Are you my-

00:29:04Ronan seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.

00:29:09I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.

00:29:12The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.

00:29:18That was when it finally felt real.

00:29:20I was really getting married.

00:29:22Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.

00:29:27It was Alpha King Ronan.

00:29:28When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.

00:29:32Leading it was Cole.

00:29:33He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.

00:29:40How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day.

00:29:43You're nothing but a chosen mate.

00:29:45I'm here today to take my second Luna.

00:29:47Go change.

00:29:48Right now.

00:29:49I didn't back down for a second.

00:29:51I've told you this more than once.

00:29:52Our wedding is off.

00:29:54The man I'm marrying today isn't you.

00:29:57Don't throw a fight over this.

00:29:59You're both my Lunas.

00:30:00I'll treat you equally.

00:30:01Come with me, okay?

00:30:06Ronan rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him, each one loaded

00:30:11with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.

00:30:14His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.

00:30:21Well, well, Alpha Cole, trying to steal my wife again?

00:30:38On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left, and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding, because he

00:30:44didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronan.

00:30:48Alara's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.

00:30:50The whole pack was waiting, to watch me and Ronan become a joke.

00:30:54A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.

00:30:58But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.

00:31:03A debt is a debt.

00:31:05Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.

00:31:08I want you as my mate.

00:31:10That's fair, isn't it?

00:31:11I'll marry you.

00:31:12He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.

00:31:18You, you, that's what you said.

00:31:20I'll, I'll come for you in three days.

00:31:22Don't you dare change your mind.

00:31:28He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.

00:31:31If anything, he was a little endearing.

00:31:34Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home, to pack my things and move out.

00:31:40Halfway through, Cole came back.

00:31:42He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.

00:31:45She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.

00:31:50So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.

00:31:55Disgusting.

00:31:56Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate.

00:32:00What could you possibly want now?

00:32:02Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.

00:32:05But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.

00:32:08She's carrying my child.

00:32:09I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.

00:32:16I'm a strong alpha.

00:32:18How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?

00:32:21And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.

00:32:26The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.

00:32:30Then that settles it.

00:32:31Our wedding is off.

00:32:35Nova, don't be like this.

00:32:36Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.

00:32:39I've already decided.

00:32:40You'll marry me too.

00:32:41You'll be my Luna as well.

00:32:43Two Lunas?

00:32:44Since when has our pack ever allowed that?

00:32:47You swore to the moon goddessy.

00:32:49You said you would be loyal to me.

00:32:52And only me.

00:32:53I did.

00:32:54I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.

00:32:58You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.

00:33:00But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.

00:33:05Nothing in this world compares to her.

00:33:07I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.

00:33:12You knew he already had a mate.

00:33:15So why did you run from your own wedding?

00:33:17Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?

00:33:19Alara's eyes welled up instantly.

00:33:24You're so harsh with me.

00:33:26Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.

00:33:28That's all he did.

00:33:29He saved me.

00:33:31Are you...

00:33:31Are you just jealous?

00:33:33Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.

00:33:39An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?

00:33:44Alara's face crumbled instantly.

00:33:46She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.

00:33:52Nova, how could you say something like that to her?

00:33:55Look what you've done.

00:33:56You've made her cry.

00:33:57He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.

00:34:01Alara is so kind-hearted.

00:34:04Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.

00:34:07I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.

00:34:11You and Alara will both be my Lunas.

00:34:13As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.

00:34:17Oh, and what exactly are these duties?

00:34:21You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.

00:34:24Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.

00:34:26So you want two Lunas?

00:34:28One to sleep beside you?

00:34:30And one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?

00:34:33A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.

00:34:36I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.

00:34:41I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.

00:34:44This is already the best outcome you're going to get.

00:34:46Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.

00:34:51Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.

00:34:54Just agreed to be Luna alongside her.

00:34:59She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.

00:35:04We're done.

00:35:05What?

00:35:07What did you just say?

00:35:08The pack members were already whispering among themselves.

00:35:11Is she out of her mind?

00:35:12She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?

00:35:14If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.

00:35:20You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.

00:35:23I almost laughed.

00:35:24Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?

00:35:26And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.

00:35:31I told you, I will never be your second Luna.

00:35:35He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.

00:35:38Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.

00:35:41Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.

00:35:43I've had my fill of you for years.

00:35:45Do you really think anyone else would want you now?

00:35:47Get out of my house!

00:35:51Good.

00:35:52Let her go.

00:35:53Don't let her take a single thing with her.

00:35:54So you want me dead?

00:35:55And you want to take everything I own?

00:35:57My whole body was shaking with fury.

00:36:00Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.

00:36:02Reject that bitch!

00:36:05Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.

00:36:10I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his

00:36:14world, the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.

00:36:19What stood in front of me now, what stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate,

00:36:22but it doesn't matter.

00:36:23Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.

00:36:26And soon, we would be married.

00:36:29Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.

00:36:31The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose, carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room

00:36:39to the brim.

00:36:41I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage, when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.

00:36:49Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.

00:36:54Sister, is this all your dowry?

00:36:56I knew it, you're marrying Alpha Cole after all, and you're even throwing in all of this on top of

00:37:01it.

00:37:01See, and you kept saying you weren't.

00:37:03Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.

00:37:06I frowned, denying it immediately.

00:37:08Not what you think!

00:37:09Stop pretending.

00:37:10Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me, and now you've already got your dowry ready.

00:37:14That's right, Nova.

00:37:16Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.

00:37:19Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?

00:37:23Hurry, give it to me.

00:37:24As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.

00:37:27A necklace, resting against her collarbone.

00:37:30The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations, always meant for the family's future Luna.

00:37:36I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.

00:37:39He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.

00:37:44Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.

00:37:46A worn, cracked leather bracelet and tossed it at me.

00:37:52Here, this is for you.

00:37:54Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.

00:37:58What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?

00:38:00You used to look down on me.

00:38:02Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.

00:38:05The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.

00:38:10Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.

00:38:12My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.

00:38:15When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second thought.

00:38:21Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.

00:38:24After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her.

00:38:28Always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.

00:38:31I just feel bad for her, that's all. I only want to help her.

00:38:34At first, I believed him. I thought it really was just pity.

00:38:37Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.

00:38:42That was when I finally understood.

00:38:44Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.

00:38:51So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.

00:38:55No need.

00:38:56Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.

00:39:00Cole's face darkened instantly.

00:39:03Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.

00:39:08Fine. If you don't want it, then it's trash.

00:39:11And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.

00:39:15I told you. Our wedding has already been called off.

00:39:18Say that again?

00:39:23Huh.

00:39:24Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.

00:39:27You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.

00:39:31I didn't even bother explaining anymore.

00:39:34If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.

00:39:37But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.

00:39:41Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.

00:39:44I know you're upset with me.

00:39:46If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?

00:39:51Get off. Don't touch me.

00:39:52The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.

00:39:58Cole's eyes flared red.

00:39:59Do not touch her. She is carrying my child.

00:40:01His fingers began to shift.

00:40:03Claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.

00:40:06He struck.

00:40:08In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once shifted his

00:40:13claws against me.

00:40:14Not once.

00:40:15And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.

00:40:18For a moment, Cole hesitated.

00:40:20He looked down at the blood running down my arm.

00:40:24But Alara saw her chance.

00:40:28She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away immediately.

00:40:34After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without looking back.

00:40:41Alara glanced back over his shoulder.

00:40:46Die alone? Funny.

00:40:48I was getting married in three days.

00:40:50The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival, the one day a year I had always loved the

00:40:55most.

00:40:56Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.

00:41:00This year, for the first time, I went alone.

00:41:03When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.

00:41:07Every vendor had been pushed aside.

00:41:09Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.

00:41:11Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.

00:41:15I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his mate happy.

00:41:20That's not even half of it.

00:41:21He went against the entire Elder Council for her.

00:41:23Exactly.

00:41:24He even angered the young lord and forced his own nova into being a concuboon, just for her.

00:41:28I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.

00:41:31I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.

00:41:34Nova?

00:41:34I turned instinctively, and there they were.

00:41:37Cole and Alara, standing not far away.

00:41:42Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?

00:41:48How's your shoulder?

00:41:49I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.

00:41:52It's fine.

00:41:53Alara held the lantern out towards me.

00:41:55I'm sorry, Nova.

00:41:56Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.

00:41:59Here, why don't you take this one?

00:42:01No, thank you.

00:42:02I stepped back.

00:42:04I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.

00:42:07Not objects.

00:42:08Not people.

00:42:09But Alara wouldn't let it go.

00:42:11She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.

00:42:13I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.

00:42:17But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto the ground.

00:42:22Cole!

00:42:23Nova's trying to kill our baby!

00:42:25Cole's face twisted with fury, the instant he saw her on the ground.

00:42:29He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.

00:42:32How dare you do this!

00:42:33Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!

00:42:36It happened too fast.

00:42:37I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.

00:42:44And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through the air behind me.

00:42:51Who dares touch my mate?

00:42:53I turned around.

00:42:53A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street.

00:42:57Its presence so overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.

00:43:02That's, that's the Alpha King's nightfall wolf.

00:43:04Why, why is it here?

00:43:05The black shadow slowly faded, dissolving into the night air until it was gone completely.

00:43:10Cole and Alara stood there for a moment, trying to comfort each other.

00:43:15You don't think he's come back for you, do you?

00:43:17Alara's face drained of color instantly, panic flooding her eyes.

00:43:20Confidence they'd carried a moment Begore was gone.

00:43:23The two of them slipped away quickly.

00:43:25I kept walking alone, the mood of the night thoroughly ruined.

00:43:29Without warning, a hand grabbed me and pulled me into a narrow alley.

00:43:31I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.

00:43:34I looked up.

00:43:34It was Ronan.

00:43:35I followed you the whole way.

00:43:37Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.

00:43:41And why did you follow me?

00:43:43I, I'm marrying you tomorrow.

00:43:45I was too excited to sleep at all.

00:43:48I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.

00:43:50A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.

00:43:54Just don't come to regret this.

00:43:57I won't.

00:43:58He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.

00:44:02As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.

00:44:07A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.

00:44:13Why, why was his scent pulling at me like this?

00:44:16Why couldn't I resist it?

00:44:17I pulled back sharply.

00:44:19Are you my...

00:44:21Ronan seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.

00:44:25I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.

00:44:28The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.

00:44:35That was when it finally felt real.

00:44:37I was really getting married.

00:44:38Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.

00:44:43It was Alpha King Ronan.

00:44:45When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.

00:44:48Leading it was Cole.

00:44:49He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.

00:44:56How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?

00:45:00You're nothing but a chosen mate!

00:45:01I'm here today to take my second Luna.

00:45:04Go change.

00:45:05Right now.

00:45:06I didn't back down for a second.

00:45:07I've told you this more than once.

00:45:09Our wedding is off.

00:45:10The man I'm marrying today isn't you.

00:45:14Don't throw a fight over this.

00:45:16You're both my Lunas.

00:45:17I'll treat you equally.

00:45:18Come with me, okay?

00:45:22Ronan rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him, each one loaded

00:45:28with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.

00:45:30His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.

00:45:38Well, well, Alpha Cole.

00:45:39Trying to steal my wife again?

00:45:55On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left, and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding, because he

00:46:01didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronan.

00:46:04Alira's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.

00:46:07The whole pack was waiting, to watch me and Ronan become a joke.

00:46:10A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.

00:46:14But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.

00:46:20A debt is a debt.

00:46:22Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.

00:46:24I want you as my mate.

00:46:26That's fair, isn't it?

00:46:28I'll marry you.

00:46:29He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.

00:46:35That's what you said.

00:46:37I'll come for you in three days.

00:46:39Don't you dare change your mind.

00:46:45He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.

00:46:48If anything, he was a little endearing.

00:46:50Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home, to pack my things and move out.

00:46:57Halfway through, Cole came back.

00:46:59He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.

00:47:02She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.

00:47:07So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.

00:47:11Disgusting.

00:47:13Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate.

00:47:17What could you possibly want now?

00:47:19Nova, I didn't want it to be this way, but Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.

00:47:24She's carrying my child.

00:47:26I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.

00:47:33I'm a strong alpha.

00:47:34How could I let my fated mate suffer a marriage like that?

00:47:37And yet he could watch me and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughing stock without blinking.

00:47:42The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.

00:47:46Then that settles it.

00:47:47Our wedding is off.

00:47:51Nova, don't be like this.

00:47:53Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.

00:47:56I've already decided.

00:47:57You'll marry me too.

00:47:58You'll be my Luna as well.

00:47:59Two Lunas?

00:48:00Since when has our pack ever allowed that?

00:48:04You swore to the moon goddessy.

00:48:06You said you would be loyal to me.

00:48:08And only me.

00:48:10I did.

00:48:11I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.

00:48:14You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.

00:48:17But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.

00:48:21Nothing in this world compares to her.

00:48:23I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.

00:48:29You knew he already had a mate.

00:48:31So why did you run from your own wedding?

00:48:33Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?

00:48:36Alara's eyes welled up instantly.

00:48:40You're so harsh with me.

00:48:42Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.

00:48:45That's all he did.

00:48:46He saved me.

00:48:47Are you...

00:48:48Are you just jealous?

00:48:50Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.

00:48:56An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?

00:49:01Alara's face crumbled instantly.

00:49:03She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.

00:49:09Nova, how could you say something like that to her?

00:49:11Look what you've done, you've made her cry!

00:49:13He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.

00:49:17Alara is so kind-hearted.

00:49:21Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.

00:49:23I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.

00:49:27You and Alara will both be my Lunas.

00:49:30As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.

00:49:34Oh, and what exactly are these duties?

00:49:37You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.

00:49:41Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.

00:49:43So you want two Lunas?

00:49:45One to sleep beside you, and one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?

00:49:50A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.

00:49:52I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.

00:49:58I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.

00:50:00This is already the best outcome you're going to get.

00:50:03Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.

00:50:07Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.

00:50:11Just agreed to be Luna alongside her.

00:50:16She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.

00:50:20We're done.

00:50:22What?

00:50:23What did you just say?

00:50:24The pack members were already whispering among themselves.

00:50:27Is she out of her mind?

00:50:28She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?

00:50:31If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.

00:50:37You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.

00:50:39I almost laughed.

00:50:41Who turned me into the pack's laughingstock?

00:50:43And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.

00:50:48I told you, I will never be your second Luna.

00:50:51He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.

00:50:54Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.

00:50:57Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.

00:51:00I've had my fill of you for years.

00:51:01Do you really think anyone else would want you now?

00:51:04Get out of my house!

00:51:07Good.

00:51:08Let her go.

00:51:09Don't let her take a single thing with her.

00:51:11So you want me dead?

00:51:12And you want to take everything I own?

00:51:14My whole body was shaking with fury.

00:51:16Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.

00:51:18Reject that bitch!

00:51:21Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.

00:51:27I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his

00:51:31world,

00:51:31the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.

00:51:35What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate.

00:51:38But it doesn't matter.

00:51:39Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.

00:51:43And soon, we would be married.

00:51:45Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.

00:51:48The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose, carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room

00:51:56to the brim.

00:51:57I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.

00:52:05Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.

00:52:10Sister, is this all your dowry?

00:52:13I knew it, you're marrying Alpha Cole after all, and you're even throwing in all of this on top of

00:52:17it.

00:52:18See, and you kept saying you weren't.

00:52:20Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.

00:52:22I frowned, denying it immediately.

00:52:24Not what you think!

00:52:25Stop pretending.

00:52:27Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me, and now you've already got your dowry ready.

00:52:31That's right, Nova.

00:52:32Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.

00:52:36Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?

00:52:39Hurry, give it to me.

00:52:40As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.

00:52:44A necklace, resting against her collarbone.

00:52:46The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations, always meant for the family's future Luna.

00:52:52I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.

00:52:56He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.

00:53:00Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.

00:53:03A worn, cracked leather bracelet and tossed it at me.

00:53:09Here, this is for you.

00:53:10Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.

00:53:14What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?

00:53:17You used to look down on me.

00:53:19Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.

00:53:22The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.

00:53:26Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.

00:53:29My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.

00:53:32When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second thought.

00:53:37Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.

00:53:40After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her.

00:53:44Always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.

00:53:48I just feel bad for her, that's all. I only want to help her.

00:53:50At first, I believed him. I thought it really was just pity.

00:53:53Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.

00:53:59That was when I finally understood.

00:54:00Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.

00:54:07So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.

00:54:11No need.

00:54:12Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.

00:54:16Cole's face darkened instantly.

00:54:19Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.

00:54:25Fine. If you don't want it, then it's trash.

00:54:28And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.

00:54:31I told you. Our wedding has already been called off.

00:54:34Say that again?

00:54:39Huh. Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.

00:54:44You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.

00:54:48I didn't even bother explaining anymore.

00:54:50If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.

00:54:53But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.

00:54:57Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.

00:55:00I know you're upset with me.

00:55:02If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?

00:55:07Get off. Don't touch me.

00:55:09The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.

00:55:14Cole's eyes flared red.

00:55:15Do not touch her. She is carrying my child.

00:55:18His fingers began to shift, claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.

00:55:22He struck.

00:55:25In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once shifted his

00:55:29claws against me.

00:55:30Not once.

00:55:31And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.

00:55:35For a moment, Cole hesitated.

00:55:37He looked down at the blood running down my arm.

00:55:40But Alara saw her chance.

00:55:44She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away immediately.

00:55:50After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without looking back.

00:55:57Alara glanced back over his shoulder.

00:56:02Die alone? Funny.

00:56:04I was getting married in three days.

00:56:07The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival, the one day a year I had always loved the

00:56:12most.

00:56:13Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.

00:56:17This year, for the first time, I went alone.

00:56:20When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.

00:56:23Every vendor had been pushed aside, their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.

00:56:27Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.

00:56:31I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his mate happy.

00:56:36That's not even half of it.

00:56:37He went against the entire Elder Council for her.

00:56:39Exactly.

00:56:40He even angered the young lord and forced his own nova into being a concuboon, just for her.

00:56:44I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.

00:56:48I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.

00:56:50Nova?

00:56:51I turned instinctively, and there they were.

00:56:54Cole and Alara, standing not far away.

00:56:59Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?

00:57:04How's your shoulder?

00:57:05I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.

00:57:08It's fine.

00:57:10Alara held the lantern out towards me.

00:57:11I'm sorry, Nova.

00:57:13Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.

00:57:15Here, why don't you take this one?

00:57:18No, thank you.

00:57:19I stepped back.

00:57:20I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.

00:57:23Not objects.

00:57:25Not people.

00:57:26But Alara wouldn't let it go.

00:57:27She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.

00:57:30I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.

00:57:33But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto the ground.

00:57:39Cole!

00:57:40Nova's trying to kill our baby!

00:57:42Cole's face twisted with fury, the instant he saw her on the ground.

00:57:45He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.

00:57:48How dare you do this!

00:57:50Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!

00:57:52It happened too fast.

00:57:54I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.

00:58:01And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through the air behind me.

00:58:07Who dares touch my mate?

00:58:09I turned around.

00:58:10A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street.

00:58:14Its presence so overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.

00:58:19That's, that's the Alpha King's nightfall wolf.

00:58:21Why, why is it here?

00:58:22The black shadow slowly faded, dissolving into the night air until it was gone completely.

00:58:26Cole and Alara stood there for a moment, trying to comfort each other.

00:58:31You don't think he's come back for you, do you?

00:58:33Alara's face drained of color instantly, panic flooding her eyes.

00:58:37Confidence they'd carried a moment Begor was gone.

00:58:39The two of them slipped away quickly.

00:58:42I kept walking alone, the mood of the night thoroughly ruined.

00:58:45Without warning, a hand grabbed me and pulled me into a narrow alley.

00:58:48I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.

00:58:50I looked up.

00:58:51It was Ronan.

00:58:52I followed you the whole way.

00:58:53Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.

00:58:57And why did you follow me?

00:59:00I, I'm marrying you tomorrow.

00:59:02I was too excited to sleep at all.

00:59:04I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.

00:59:07A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.

00:59:10Just don't come to regret this.

00:59:13I won't.

00:59:14He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.

00:59:18As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.

00:59:23A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.

00:59:30Why, why was his scent pulling at me like this?

00:59:32Why couldn't I resist it?

00:59:34I pulled back sharply.

00:59:36Are you my...

00:59:38Ronan seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.

00:59:42I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.

00:59:44The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.

00:59:51That was when it finally felt real.

00:59:53I was really getting married.

00:59:55Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.

01:00:00It was Alpha King Ronan.

01:00:01When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.

01:00:05Leading it was Cole.

01:00:06He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.

01:00:13How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?

01:00:16You're nothing but a chosen mate!

01:00:18I'm here today to take my second Luna.

01:00:20Go change.

01:00:21Right now.

01:00:22I didn't back down for a second.

01:00:24I've told you this more than once.

01:00:25Our wedding is off.

01:00:27The man I'm marrying today isn't you.

01:00:30Don't throw a fight over this.

01:00:32You're both my Lunas.

01:00:33I'll treat you equally.

01:00:34Come with me, okay?

01:00:39Ronan rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him, each one loaded

01:00:44with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.

01:00:47His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.

01:00:54Well, well.

01:00:55Alpha Cole.

01:00:56Trying to steal my wife again?

01:01:11On our wedding day, my chosen mate Cole left, and took my illegitimate sister Alara from her wedding, because he

01:01:17didn't want her to marry the pack's infamous playboy, Alpha King Ronan.

01:01:21Alara's moans and screams ringing out through the pack.

01:01:23The whole pack was waiting, to watch me and Ronan become a joke.

01:01:27A general's daughter and an Alpha King, both rejected on the same night.

01:01:31But the next day, Ronan came to my door, dragging chests of gold and jewels behind him.

01:01:36A debt is a debt.

01:01:38Cole stole my bride, so he owes me his.

01:01:41I want you as my mate.

01:01:43That's fair, isn't it?

01:01:44I'll marry you.

01:01:45He clearly hadn't expected me to agree to something so absurd.

01:01:51You, you, that's what you said.

01:01:53I'll, I'll come for you in three days.

01:01:55Don't you dare change your mind.

01:02:01He wasn't nearly as reckless as the rumors claimed.

01:02:04If anything, he was a little endearing.

01:02:07Not long after Ronan left, I went back to Cole's home, to pack my things and move out.

01:02:13Halfway through, Cole came back.

01:02:15He was holding Alara, and this time, she didn't bother hiding it.

01:02:18She lifted her dress to show off her six-month pregnant belly.

01:02:23So they'd been sneaking around behind my back for at least six months.

01:02:27Disgusting.

01:02:29Cole, you're standing here with your six-month pregnant mate.

01:02:33What could you possibly want now?

01:02:35Nova, I didn't want it to be this way.

01:02:38But Alara is gentle, and she's my fated mate.

01:02:41She's carrying my child.

01:02:42I couldn't just watch her get thrown to that reckless playboy of an alpha king.

01:02:49I'm a strong alpha.

01:02:51How could I let my fainted mate suffer a marriage like that?

01:02:54And yet he could watch me, and the entire Draven family become the pack's laughingstock without blinking.

01:02:59The moment he stormed that ceremony, whatever we had was already over.

01:03:03Then that settles it.

01:03:04Our wedding is off.

01:03:08Nova, don't be like this.

01:03:09Even if I marry her, it won't change anything between us.

01:03:12I've already decided.

01:03:13You'll marry me too.

01:03:14You'll be my Luna as well.

01:03:16Two Lunas?

01:03:17Since when has our pack ever allowed that?

01:03:20You swore to the Moon Goddessy.

01:03:22You said you would be loyal to me.

01:03:25And only me.

01:03:26I did.

01:03:27I chose you as my mate because I needed someone fit to be my Luna.

01:03:31You were never more than my chosen mate, Nova.

01:03:33But when I met Alara, I realized she's my fated mate.

01:03:38Nothing in this world compares to her.

01:03:40I looked at Alara, who was still stroking her belly, making sure everyone saw it.

01:03:45You knew he already had a mate.

01:03:48So why did you run from your own wedding?

01:03:50Why choose to be someone's mistress instead?

01:03:52Alara's eyes welled up instantly.

01:03:57You're so harsh with me.

01:03:59Alpha Cole just didn't want me to suffer.

01:04:01That's all he did.

01:04:02He saved me.

01:04:04Are you...

01:04:04Are you just jealous?

01:04:06Alpha Cole already said you could be his Luna too.

01:04:12An illegitimate daughter really doesn't know how to carry herself in front of others, does she?

01:04:17Alara's face crumbled instantly.

01:04:19She burst into tears, burying herself against Cole's chest.

01:04:25Nova, how could you say something like that to her?

01:04:28Look what you've done.

01:04:29You've made her cry.

01:04:30He held Alara tighter, glaring at me, as if I were the one in the wrong.

01:04:34Alara is so kind-hearted.

01:04:37Once you marry in, she won't make things hard for you.

01:04:40I know it's a step down, but you'll just have to accept being my second Luna for now.

01:04:44You and Alara will both be my Lunas.

01:04:46As long as you fulfill your duties, I won't play favorites.

01:04:50Oh, and what exactly are these duties?

01:04:54You'll raise our children, and you'll still manage the pack's daily affairs.

01:04:57Your standing in the pack won't be affected at all.

01:04:59So you want two Lunas?

01:05:01One to sleep beside you?

01:05:03And one to obediently raise your children and handle your chores?

01:05:06A general's daughter, reduced to a second Luna.

01:05:09I almost admired him for having the nerve to say it out loud.

01:05:14I'd advise you to cherish what's already been arranged for you.

01:05:17This is already the best outcome you're going to get.

01:05:19Cole stepped forward, his tone softening, as if he were doing me a favor.

01:05:24Nova, Alara has already sacrificed so much.

01:05:27Just agree to be Luna alongside her.

01:05:32She doesn't need to sacrifice anything at all, because I will never agree.

01:05:37We're done.

01:05:39What?

01:05:40What did you just say?

01:05:41The pack members were already whispering among themselves.

01:05:44Is she out of her mind?

01:05:45She actually wants to leave Alpha Cole?

01:05:47If she leaves the pack, she won't survive a week out there.

01:05:53You're really making this difficult for me, Nova.

01:05:56I almost laughed.

01:05:57Who turned me into the pack's laughing stock?

01:05:59And now he had the nerve to say I was the one making things difficult.

01:06:04I told you, I will never be your second Luna.

01:06:08He raised his hand and struck me hard across the face.

01:06:11Nova, you're being completely unreasonable.

01:06:14Everyone knows you've clung to me since childhood.

01:06:16I've had my fill of you for years.

01:06:18Do you really think anyone else would want you now?

01:06:20Get out of my house!

01:06:24Good.

01:06:25Let her go.

01:06:25Don't let her take a single thing with her.

01:06:27So you want me dead?

01:06:29And you want to take everything I own?

01:06:30My whole body was shaking with fury.

01:06:33Behind me, Cole's pack members roared in unison.

01:06:35Reject that bitch!

01:06:38Rotten vegetables and eggs flew through the air, striking my back, my shoulders, the ground at my feet.

01:06:43I knew, in that moment, that the Cole who once looked at me like I was the center of his

01:06:47world, the one who couldn't bear to see me suffer even the smallest slight, was already dead.

01:06:52What stood in front of me now was nothing more than Alara's mate, but it doesn't matter.

01:06:56Luckily, I already have a new, much better mate who could crush them in seconds.

01:07:00And soon, we would be married.

01:07:02Ronan didn't give me any time to change my mind.

01:07:04The very next day, the Draven family came to formally propose, carrying 108 chests of betrothal gifts, filling my room

01:07:12to the brim.

01:07:14I was just about to have the servants move everything into storage, when Cole walked in, Alara trailing behind him.

01:07:22Seeing the chests piled everywhere, the two of them clearly jumped to their own conclusion.

01:07:26Sister, is this all your dowry?

01:07:29I knew it, you're marrying Alpha Cole after all, and you're even throwing in all of this on top of

01:07:34it.

01:07:34See, and you kept saying you weren't.

01:07:36Oh, Nova, you really are in love with me.

01:07:39I frowned, denying it immediately.

01:07:41It's not what you think!

01:07:41Stop pretending.

01:07:43Yesterday, you said you weren't marrying me, and now you've already got your dowry ready.

01:07:47That's right, Nova.

01:07:49Once you marry in, we'll all be one family.

01:07:52Alpha Cole, didn't you also prepare a gift for Nova?

01:07:56Hurry, give it to me.

01:07:57As she reached for him, something caught the light and flickered past my eyes.

01:08:00A necklace, resting against her collarbone.

01:08:03The Cole family kept an heirloom necklace, passed down for generations, always meant for the family's future Luna.

01:08:08I had hinted at it, asked about it, more times than I could count over the years.

01:08:12He always found some excuse to avoid the subject, never once willing to give it to me.

01:08:17Cole scowled and dug something out from inside his coat.

01:08:19A worn, cracked leather bracelet, and tossed it at me.

01:08:25Here, this is for you.

01:08:27Alara wore it until it fell apart, but you can still use it.

01:08:30What goes around comes around, doesn't it, sister?

01:08:34You used to look down on me.

01:08:35Now, all you get to have is what I've already worn out.

01:08:39The moment brought me back to the first time we ever met, at a family banquet.

01:08:43Because she was nothing more than an legitimate daughter.

01:08:45My family, even the servants, treated her like a maid.

01:08:48When she accidentally spilled wine on someone, she was struck across the face without a second thought.

01:08:54Cole couldn't stand watching it happen, and stepped in to help her.

01:08:57After that, afraid she'd be mistreated again, he started looking out for her.

01:09:01Always saving the best food, the best gifts, for her first.

01:09:04I just feel bad for her, that's all. I only want to help her.

01:09:07At first, I believed him. I thought it really was just pity.

01:09:10Not until the day Alara was forced to marry Ronan, and Cole stormed the ceremony to steal her away.

01:09:15That was when I finally understood.

01:09:17Somewhere along the way, without my ever noticing, Alara had already carved out a place in his heart.

01:09:24So generous with Alaya, so stingy with me.

01:09:28No need.

01:09:29Something this precious should stay with your Alaya.

01:09:33Cole's face darkened instantly.

01:09:36Humiliated, he snatched the bracelet out of my hand and hurled it out the window.

01:09:42Fine. If you don't want it, then it's trash.

01:09:44And don't you dare think you're taking a single thing from me when you get married.

01:09:48I told you. Our wedding has already been called off.

01:09:51Say that again?

01:09:56Huh. Leave Alpha Cole, and nobody's ever going to want you.

01:10:00You'll come crawling back, begging him not to let you go.

01:10:04I didn't even bother explaining anymore.

01:10:07If the two of you have nothing else, please leave.

01:10:10But clearly, neither of them took my words seriously.

01:10:14Nova, don't say things like that out of anger.

01:10:17I know you're upset with me.

01:10:18If it makes you feel better, why don't you hit me a couple times?

01:10:24Get off. Don't touch me.

01:10:25The moment my hand left her arm, Alara let herself go loom, collapsing softly into Cole's chest as if struck.

01:10:31Cole's eyes flared red.

01:10:32Do not touch her. She is carrying my child.

01:10:34His fingers began to shift.

01:10:36Claws tearing through skin, dark and sharp.

01:10:39He struck.

01:10:41In all the years Cole and I had known each other, grown up together, he had never once shifted his

01:10:46claws against me.

01:10:47Not once.

01:10:48And the first time he finally did, it was for another woman.

01:10:51For a moment, Cole hesitated.

01:10:53He looked down at the blood running down my arm.

01:10:57But Alara saw her chance.

01:11:01She let out a sharp, sudden cry, clutching her belly, and begged him to take her away immediately.

01:11:07After a moment of hesitation, Cole scooped her up into his arms and walked out without looking back.

01:11:14Alara glanced back over his shoulder.

01:11:19Die alone? Funny.

01:11:21I was getting married in three days.

01:11:23The day before my wedding fell on the moon festival.

01:11:27The one day a year I had always loved the most.

01:11:29Every year before this one, Cole had always come with me to buy crystal lanterns.

01:11:34This year, for the first time, I went alone.

01:11:36When I stepped into Silvermoon City, the entire street stood empty.

01:11:40Every vendor had been pushed aside.

01:11:42Their tolves cleared to the edges of the road.

01:11:44Confused, I slowed my steps and caught the voices of two young women nearby.

01:11:48I heard Alpha Cole bought out every single crystal lantern on this street just to make his mate happy.

01:11:53That's not even half of it.

01:11:54He went against the entire Elder Council for her.

01:11:56Exactly.

01:11:57He even angered the young lord and forced his own Nova into being a concuboon, just for her.

01:12:01I'd howl at the moon alone for a year for someone that devoted.

01:12:04I turned to leave, having no reason to stay any longer.

01:12:07Nova?

01:12:07I turned instinctively, and there they were.

01:12:10Cole and Alara, standing not far away.

01:12:15Nova, are you here to buy crystal lanterns too?

01:12:21How's your shoulder?

01:12:22I pushed his hand away, without a shred of warmth in my voice.

01:12:25It's fine.

01:12:26Alara held the lantern out towards me.

01:12:28I'm sorry, Nova.

01:12:29Alpha Cole bought out every lantern on this street.

01:12:32Here, why don't you take this one?

01:12:34No, thank you.

01:12:35I stepped back.

01:12:37I never made a habit of using anything someone else had already touched.

01:12:40Not objects.

01:12:41Not people.

01:12:42But Alara wouldn't let it go.

01:12:44She kept crowding closer, refusing to back off.

01:12:46I only meant to push her away, barely any force behind it at all.

01:12:50But Alara clutched at her dress and threw herself backward, dramatically, collapsing onto the ground.

01:12:55Cole!

01:12:56Nova's trying to kill our baby!

01:12:58Cole's face twisted with fury the instant he saw her on the ground.

01:13:01He shoved me, hard, without a second of hesitation.

01:13:05How dare you do this!

01:13:06Kneel down and apologize to her, right now!

01:13:09It happened too fast.

01:13:10I had no chance to brace myself before I hit the ground, forced down onto my knees.

01:13:17And then, a voice, low, deep, carrying and pressed down on the entire street, cut through the air behind me.

01:13:24Who dares touch my mate?

01:13:25I turned around.

01:13:26A massive black wolf shadow hung suspended in the air above the street,

01:13:30its presence so overwhelming it seemed to swallow the light around it whole.

01:13:35That's the Alpha King's Nightfall Wolf.

01:13:37Why is it here?

01:13:38The black shadow slowly faded, dissolving into the night air until it was gone completely.

01:13:43Cole and Elyra stood there for a moment, trying to comfort each other.

01:13:48You don't think he's come back for you, do you?

01:13:50Elyra's face drained of color instantly, panic flooding her eyes.

01:13:53Confidence they'd carried a moment Begore was gone.

01:13:56The two of them slipped away quickly.

01:13:58I kept walking alone, the mood of the night thoroughly ruined.

01:14:02Without warning, a hand grabbed me and pulled me into a narrow alley.

01:14:04I tensed instantly, already bracing to fight back.

01:14:06I looked up.

01:14:07It was Ronan.

01:14:08I followed you the whole way.

01:14:10Watching you get pushed around like that, it put me in a foul mood.

01:14:14And why did you follow me?

01:14:17I'm marrying you tomorrow.

01:14:18I was too excited to sleep at all.

01:14:21I'm nothing but a rejected Luna, you know.

01:14:23A general's daughter who's never even had a wolf of her own, let alone a fated mate.

01:14:27Just don't come to regret this.

01:14:30I won't.

01:14:31He pulled me closer, gently drawing me toward the curve of his neck.

01:14:35As I leaned in, close enough to feel the warmth of his skin, something strange stirred inside me.

01:14:40A scent, faint, unfamiliar, and yet impossibly familiar all at once, wrapped around me.

01:14:46Why?

01:14:47Why was his scent pulling at me like this?

01:14:49Why couldn't I resist it?

01:14:50I pulled back sharply.

01:14:52Are you my...

01:14:54Ronan seemed thrown off by the way I was staring at him.

01:14:58I'll see you tomorrow, my Luna.

01:15:01The next morning, the maids woked me early, dressing me, styling my hair, wrapping me in my wedding gown.

01:15:08That was when it finally felt real.

01:15:10I was really getting married.

01:15:11Only this time, the groom waiting for me wasn't Cole, the childhood companion I had spent years hoping for.

01:15:16It was Alpha King Ronan.

01:15:18When the wedding procession finally arrived, I froze.

01:15:21Leading it was Cole.

01:15:22He saw me standing there, in my full wedding attire, and his expression twisted instantly.

01:15:29How dare you dress more beautiful than Alara did on her wedding day?

01:15:33You're nothing but a chosen mate!

01:15:34I'm here today to take my second Luna.

01:15:37Go change.

01:15:38Right now.

01:15:39I didn't back down for a second.

01:15:40I've told you this more than once.

01:15:42Our wedding is off.

01:15:43The man I'm marrying today isn't you.

01:15:47Don't throw a fight over this.

01:15:48You're both my Lunas.

01:15:50I'll treat you equally.

01:15:51Come with me, okay?

01:15:55Ronan rode in at the head of the procession, an endless line of carriages trailing behind him, each one loaded

01:16:01with gold, jewels, treasures beyond counting.

01:16:03His gaze landed on Cole, and on the pitiful procession behind him, fewer than 20 people in total.

01:16:11Well, well, Alpha Cole.

01:16:12Trying to steal my wife again?

01:16:19I'll do it.

01:16:20I'll do it.

01:16:21I'll do it.

01:16:22And then I'll do that again.

01:16:22You

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