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The Secret Luna Reborn to Destroy the Man I Once Loved ASM
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00:00chest before the alpha here. I was reborn. Back to the night I unbond my chest before the alpha here.
00:06Thank the moon goddess. I still had not told him my secret. Cassian's death was spread with
00:11portraits of the finest women in all of Silver Air Pack. Just like in my last life, he waved me
00:16over. Saren, look at these. Who would be my future Luna? In my last life, I was so jealous that
00:23I
00:23confessed everything. Born with the moon curse, I became male by day, female by night. My wolf was
00:30chained deep inside. No shifting. No mate bond. Only the mark of my true mate could break the curse.
00:39The moment Cassian learned the truth, he swore I was the woman he loved most. I got what I wanted.
00:46He marked me. From that day on, I stayed in my female body, and I thought the curse was gone
00:52for
00:52good. I happily took my place as his future Luna. My wolf stayed silent. I brushed it off as fallout
01:00from the curse. But later, he fell for another woman. Ten years, he froze me out. Our pups didn't
01:06survive the pack's struggle for power. In this life, I refused to mate with him. Never. So I pointed to
01:12Elora Ashfield, the woman he later favored most. Her. Elora Ashfield. She's your best move.
01:19Cassian went still. He hadn't expected me to choose Elora. That woman's too rigid. Every talk with her
01:26feels like a council meeting. I won't like her. That didn't matter. He would, later. On the day I
01:33died in the Luna's Tower, he told me, If I could live this again, I'd rather never have known what
01:39you
01:39are. Then I would have married Elora. I came back to myself and spoke. Lord Ashfield is head
01:46counselor of the council of the pack council. If you marry Elora, the whole pack council stands with
01:52you. Your claim to the throne will hold. Cassian looked up. His eyes locked onto mine.
02:00After a long silence, he said, I see. I knew my words sank in. Even in my past life,
02:06he had meant to marry Elora anyway, after weighing his options. Tonight was only his way of testing my
02:13reaction. He wanted to see if I still cared. I served as his beta for five years. Shared the
02:21same tower. I ate at the same table. He knew nothing about my curse. He thought I was just a
02:27man. Beneath the disguise, I was a woman. One who often helped him with strategy. Over time,
02:33I fell for him. Even he started to feel something different for me. But in his eyes,
02:39I was still a man. As the alpha hare, he needed pups to carry on the Valamont bloodline. So whatever
02:46he felt for me, he could only bury it. He would never get the chance to say it out loud.
02:51Just
02:52before I walked out, Cassian let out a sigh. Saren, if only you had a twin sister. If she were
02:57anything like you, I'd find a way. Whatever the cost. Under the moonlight, I saw the look in his eyes.
03:03It was dark, heavy, and dripping with regret. His jaw clenched tight. His Adam's chogel bobbed.
03:10I smiled. Too bad she doesn't exist. I knew how he operated. Once the marriage was locked in,
03:18he would cut me out of his life. If anyone found out the alpha hare fell for a man who
03:23couldn't give
03:23him an heir, the pack council would dethrone him. The pack would shake. The Valamont family would be
03:28ruined by his scandal. A future king could not afford to hesitate. A king who hesitates is already
03:35dead. I stood outside the iron gates of Blackthorn Manor, looking up at the carved family crest. My
03:42heart mummered against my ribs. During my 10 years as his Luna, Cassian claimed the Blackthorns held too
03:48much power in the pack council, said we threatened the crown's independence. He issued a pack dissimilation
03:54order, stripped our titles, and exiled us to the borderlands. My father, Lord Gregor Blackthorn,
04:00was a fierce warrior his whole life. His dying words burned with hatred. I spent 17 years forging
04:06you into something that could sit at the highest table, and you threw it all away for a man who
04:11will never choose you over his crown. From that day on, I lived with regret. Thank the moon goddess.
04:17She had given me one more chance. I sat in my study all night. By dawn, the news broke. The
04:24Alpha King
04:25issued a royal decree. Cassian and Alera Ashfield were officially engaged. At the same time, my own
04:31order arrived. Cassian pulled strings for me. In two months, I was departing for the south.
04:37My new title was Territorial Warden of Ashenmore. I marched to the Hare's Tower at once.
04:42But Cassian shut me out. He sent a messenger instead. I'd been looking forward to seeing
04:47him. We're Blood Oath Brothers, my closest ally. Looking out for you is part of the deal.
04:53No thanks needed. He called me his closest ally. No thanks needed, but he didn't know.
04:58In my past life, I was his Luna for a decade. And taking me out was the only thing on
05:04his mind.
05:05Ashenmere was rich and laid back, far from Silvercrest's power games. For me,
05:09that was all upside. Even my father downed a few extra shots at the family dinner.
05:14He raised a toast.
05:15Two years governing your own territory. That'll prove to everyone what you're capable of.
05:19By this time in my last life, I had already survived my mating night with Cassian.
05:23The curse shattered. I was fully female again. Snow dumped from the sky. Cassian stood outside
05:28the Alpha King's hall. He used his raw Alpha bloodline to block a King's command, never backing down.
05:33The Alpha King was furious. He would not accept a moonbound.
05:37A cursed woman who could not shift as his son's future Luma.
05:42The throne or a woman? Tell me you can see the difference.
05:46Cassian dropped to one knee. He never let anyone see his emotions.
05:49His face always showed nothing. But at that moment, a tear slipped out.
05:53Father, if I can't have Saren Blackthorn, the crown means nothing to me.
05:58In the end, the Alpha King gave in. But after that day, they bled my father's power dry in
06:03the shadows. In just a few months, his hair turned gray. Now, none of that would happen.
06:09From that day forward, I threw myself into preparing for my post. As for Cassian, he was
06:16busy locking down his future Luna. He stopped calling for me. Cale Valamont, the second prince.
06:22And I knew each other fairly well. He was notoriously idle. Never took anything seriously.
06:28But out of nowhere, he showed up at my door to question me.
06:32You two were inseparable. He personally arranged the Ashmore post for you.
06:36I'm genuinely jealous. So why haven't I seen you together lately?
06:39I smiled but said nothing. But I knew it. From here on out, Cassian and I were only going
06:45to drift apart. That was all.
06:49Not long after, Cale told me. Cassian and Allura were making a public appearance at the
06:54Lakeside party for the Moonfire Festival. He pushed me to tag along. And watch.
07:01Honestly, Saren, is something wrong with your head? You've been icing Cassian out for way
07:05too long. If you don't show your face soon, he's going to forget you.
07:11That was exactly what I wanted. I turned him down.
07:14I'm not going. I'm departing for Ashmore in two months. I've got too much to do.
07:20Cale backed off at the time. But on Moonfire Festival night, he sweet-talked me out of my
07:25tower.
07:26Cassian has never, not once, been close to a woman. Aren't you the least bit curious what
07:31he's like with Allura?
07:32Honestly, I was not curious. Because I had already seen her. He would neglect everyone for
07:37her. She was frail and could not carry pups. Until the day I died in my last life, the
07:42royal family had only the son and daughter. I gave him back when he still loved me. He
07:45would sneak her out of the palace at midnight, just to watch plays. For ten years, every noble
07:51woman in Silverhouse learned to ride, only because Allura thought it was fun. A dull ache hit
07:55me deep under my ribs. My pups. Forget it. I would not be having pups in this life anyway.
08:01With that, I turned to leave. Cale grabbed my arm and waved at someone in the distance.
08:07Cassian!
08:08I froze in my tracks. Wasn't he supposed to be at the lake now? How the hell had we run
08:14into him halfway there? Then I felt a gaze land on me. Heavy. Burning. And gone just as fast.
08:21The crowd was packed. Silver bonfires lit up every maskin in the square. On Moonfire Festival night,
08:27the air was thick with the scent of unmated wolves, all of them chasing and testing one another.
08:34I turned around, met Cassian's eyes. He had no intention of speaking to me.
08:40Instead, he started talking to Cale. They walked ahead, leaving me half a block behind in a blink.
08:47I noticed Allura was not at his side. Later, I learned this appearance had been arranged by the
08:54Alpha King and Luna Queen. But at the last minute, Cassian had stood Alina up.
09:02I had no interest in tailing them. So I turned the other way. Back in the day, Cassian never let
09:08me me out of his sight. Now, he would not care whether I stayed or went. He had Cale now.
09:15Alara too.
09:16And one day, he would have his pups. Still thank the Moon Goddess. I was no longer that jealous and
09:23neglected Luna. I wandered deep into the festival. Played a couple of street games. On the way,
09:30I happened to save a girl from a few rogues. She wore a silver mask. Her hood pulled low. Her
09:37voice
09:37cheeky with sobs. Hard to hear clearly. I was supposed to meet someone tonight. He didn't come.
09:43I did not think much of it. Tossed her a few comforting words. Thank you. But the second we
09:49parted ways, someone slammed into me. Cale bare hugged me, pounding his fist into my back. I quickly
09:55grabbed his wrist. What happened? Cale gave a huff. You impossible creature. You vanished.
10:01We've been tearing this place apart looking for you. I laughed. It's not like we never got
10:05separated before. I'm a Blackthorn. What's going to happen to me? I told him the same thing. But you
10:10know Cassian. He heard about the rogues and nearly lost his mind. He stepped aside. Cassian was
10:17standing behind him. He just stared at me. Unmovable. I noticed his eyes. The color was darker. His wolf
10:23was on the razor's edge of shifting. The way Cale was holding me, it looked way too intimate. Cale,
10:30of course, noticed nothing. His arm tightened around me and his voice turned teasing. I've seen
10:35the finest women in the velvet den and your waist is narrower than any of theirs. It's a damn shame
10:41you're not a woman. The moment the words left his mouth, my body went stiff. Damn it. It was
10:48nighttime. I was back in my female body. The moonstone pendant held the illusion in place. The wolf's
10:53scent blocker suppressed my pheromones. But physical contact this close. His hand was on
10:59my waist through my thin shirt. He could feel it. The curves were all wrong for a man. I prayed
11:06he wouldn't notice. Cassia suddenly let out a cold laugh. He stared at me. His eyes had fully
11:13shifted to deep amber. Saren Blackthorn as a woman? No one in Silverest would dare take
11:20her. Then he turned and strode away without a glance back.
11:29I knew Cassian inside out. He was furious. Good. That was exactly how it should be. It pushed
11:37us back to where we belonged. A prince and his beta. Nothing more. Before all this,
11:42we had played chess and traded letters. I was smaller than the other men. The noble
11:46brads picked on me. He was the only one who ever protected me. We were young. Too close
11:50for our own good. We were the only ones who truly knew each other. But I had lived one
11:54life more than he had. I understood now. Being with him meant ten years of ice. Endless blood
12:00and tears. I had no power now. All I could do was stay far away from him. If the chance
12:05ever
12:06came and my blade was sharp enough, I would kill him. But that afternoon, a clerk from
12:11the steward's office came to me. My appointment to Ashenmere was still missing one final formality.
12:16The heir's seal. Without his highness's heir's seal, the office cannot release the final transfer
12:21papers. I ran into an obstacle. But then I got lucky. Ashford Hall was throwing a feast
12:26to celebrate Lord Ashford's achievements in the pack council. I got the wax sealed invite
12:30in my past life too. Back then I was waiting to marry Cassian. Rumors about me were everywhere.
12:34At the time I had not wanted to go out and face any of it. But this time, my eyes
12:38lit up.
12:38If Ashford was hosting a feast, Cassian would be there.
12:43At the feast, I saw Alara. She sat beside Cassian. She already had that graceful,
12:50untouchable posture of the future Luna. I sat across from them, just watching them cozy up.
12:56It was like a glimpse of a past life. The Alpha King and his precious Luna, madly in love.
13:02Halfway through the feast, I lifted my glass and walked toward them.
13:07Your Highness.
13:08Cassian kept his eyes on the stage. He ignored me.
13:12Your Highness.
13:13He glanced sideways. He finally turned his head.
13:16What is it?
13:17I laid out my request.
13:18This is a feast for my fiancé's father. I don't want to deal with this now. Catch me another day.
13:24I took a breath and was about to press the matter. Suddenly, a mind-controlled, poisoned rogue lunged from the
13:30shadows and instinctively reached for me.
13:33I saw his move and dodged away at once. I shoved Alara beside him, but I wasn't fast enough. I
13:39collapsed on the floor. He let out a cold laugh.
13:43Loyal to a fault. You'd rather get hurt yourself to save my future Luna.
13:47Luna. That's a baiter's duty.
13:50I thought he was losing his mind. In front of the whole court, he ignored his future Luna, trying to
13:57save me instead.
13:59If word reached the Pack Council, what would the elders think of him?
14:03Hunt the assassin down.
14:05A second later, Cassian barked orders to hunt the assassin down. Then, he unclipped his heir's seal from his belt.
14:12He handed it to a nearby guard.
14:13Go to the healer's wing. Bring every royal healer here.
14:16No.
14:17Cassian looked down at me and said coldly,
14:20You're bleeding out, and you're still playing tough? Or do you want me to do it myself?
14:26The healers couldn't come. It was nighttime. If they treated the wound, my female body would be exposed. The moonstone
14:34pendant could only fool the eye.
14:36If someone touched my skin, the illusion would crack, and Cassian definitely could not touch me either.
14:42My finger pointed at Kale. He stood nearby with panic all over his face.
14:47Kale knows battlefield first aid. Let him do it.
14:50Cassian's face dartened. After a long silence, he sneered.
14:54Guess I'm just in the way.
14:55I was taken to a guest room in Asheville Hall. Kale carried me through the door. I only had the
15:01strength for one sentence.
15:03Don't let anyone else in except you.
15:05When I woke up, hours had passed. The Alpha King had summoned Cassian. He was already gone. Kale sat at
15:11the table, sipping tea. He heard me move, and slowly spoke.
15:15So, are you a man or a woman? I was born under the moon curse. Male by day, female by
15:22night. My wolf is chained. Only a mate's mark can break it.
15:26You're not gonna tell my brother? I always knew something didn't add up. Now it does. Tell him, and the
15:33Luna's crown will be yours.
15:35Not in this life. In my last life, I had already tasted the price of that choice. Hadn't I? Kale
15:43fell silent for a moment.
15:44Oh, right. Allura came by earlier.
15:47He tossed a jar of healing salve to me.
15:50She told me to give this to you.
15:52I had never expected this. I fought her my whole past life. Now, I had saved her life. Sleepiness washed
16:00over me. I fell back asleep.
16:02Later that night, my father sent a carriage for me. The carriage rolled over the cobblestone streets.
16:08The carriage rolled over the cobblestone streets.
16:12I pulled back the curtain. Coachman had been knocked unconscious.
16:18I stepped out of the carriage. Cassian stood not far away. His voice was low.
16:24Saren, didn't you say you needed my hair's seal?
16:27I nodded quickly. Taking that hit was worth it. He had come to bring it up himself.
16:32Leave by the end of the month.
16:35What?
16:37He had come just to kick me out early?
16:39He stayed silent for a moment. Gave me a slight sideways glance.
16:43Saren, I'll arrange a marriage alliance for you. The mating ceremony is on the 17th.
16:48Once it's done, you take her and leave. Get far away from Silverhead.
16:52I was already injured. Hearing that nearly made me pass out on the spot.
16:57Do I have to?
16:58He nodded and said calmly.
17:00Yes, you have to.
17:02Why?
17:03He didn't answer. I watched him in silence. After a long time, he stepped closer. He walked right up to
17:09me.
17:09He didn't stop. I stumbled back two steps.
17:12Before my waist nearly hit the carriage wall, he slid his hand behind me to cushion the impact.
17:18He didn't pull his hand away. He leaned in close to my ear. I caught his scent. Cedar, storms, and
17:27campfire smoke.
17:28It was so strong. It felt like an invasion. He lowered his voice.
17:34You're too smart, Saren. You figured it out a long time ago, didn't you?
17:39My wolf won't let me touch Alara. It never has. It only wants you.
17:44How absurd. The alpha heir. In love with a man who can't even give him pups.
17:49I stopped breathing. He actually said it.
17:52Today, I chose you over her. Tomorrow, I'd do it again. Every time.
17:59The night wind howled. His words struck like thunder. My heart pounded wildly.
18:06In my last life, he fell for Alara barely six months after marking me.
18:10He clearly didn't love me that much. So why now? Why was he saying this? Thought I was a man?
18:16At last, he said,
18:18So yes, you have to marry.
18:21He needed me to have a wife. That way, he could kill his own hope.
18:29Cassian moved fast. He picked a bride for me in record time.
18:34Her family, looks, and bloodline. Every one of them was top tier. Kale tracked me down. He flashed a wicked
18:43smirk.
18:44So what's the plan? Bait each other's hair and pretend nothing's weird?
18:48I rolled my eyes.
18:49If you won't help, at least don't mock me.
18:51He raised a brow.
18:53Hypothetically, if someone who wasn't your fated nightmare happened to fall for you, would that count? Asking for a friend?
19:00I grabbed an inkwell off the desk, smashing it at his feet.
19:04Shut up.
19:04But it triggered a memory. In my past life, after I became Luna, I had seen Kyle once.
19:10He told me he was going to work at the Northwand frontier.
19:14Not long after that, I heard news of his death.
19:17Are you planning to join the army at the Northford frontier? You need to think that through.
19:22Absolutely not. I'm not setting foot in that frozen hell over my dead body.
19:26Well, in my last life, you did go. And you really did die. But he was driving me insane.
19:32Sticking to me like glue lately.
19:34Maybe I should beg my father, too. Get me a post in Ashen Mall. If I go there, we can
19:39keep being brothers.
19:40If he didn't know my secret, I swear I would have cut him off forever. But soon enough, an idea
19:45came to me.
19:46I had Kale spread word outside. I suffered from mate-bond rejection syndrome.
19:51A super rare condition that meant I could never form a bond with anyone.
19:55The rumor blew up for two days. That Omega Bride got scared. I might cling to her.
20:00Before long, she locked down another marriage to escape me.
20:08Kale and I were both pleased. He said he wanted to buy me a drink.
20:13I could hold my liquor. I considered him a friend. So I said yes.
20:18Halfway through the night, he threw his arm around my shoulder.
20:22Just like always, his lips brushed dangerously close to my face.
20:29Saren, I really do want to go to Ashen.
20:32Through the alcohol haze, I saw who it was. Cassian. His face dark. He seized Kale by the throat and
20:40slammed him to the floor.
20:41I froze in shock. I could not say a word. Cassian kicked the table. Glasses shattered. He glared at me
20:48coldly.
20:50Ashen, I hand you a perfect marriage and you throw it away. Just to fool around with him.
20:56I did everything for you. And this is what I get?
20:59He scooped me off my feet. When he threw me into his carriage, I realized he had cleared out the
21:05whole tavern.
21:07Kale stormed out after us.
21:09What the hell is this, Cassian? Since when is having a drink with Saran a crime?
21:15Cassian scoffed. His eyes flashed, almost shifting.
21:20Get the hell out.
21:22Kale didn't flinch. His eyes flashed too.
21:26In the next second, Cassian shifted first.
21:30From the shell of his human body, a black giant wolf tore its way free.
21:33Fur the color of a starless knight, eyes molten gold with rage.
21:36His body far larger than any ordinary alphas.
21:38Kale shifted right after him.
21:40His wolf didn't back down. Cold, silver-gray fur.
21:43Leaner. Faster. Like a drawn blade.
21:45The two wolves crashed into each other in front of the tavern.
21:48Cassian snapped his jaws at Kale's throat.
21:50Kale dodged.
21:51His fangs ripped into Cassian's shoulder.
21:54Blood splattered the cobstone.
21:55Their roars were as forced every wolf within a mile to stumble back on instinct.
22:00I ran between them and shouted for them to stop.
22:04Afraid they might hurt me, they shifted back to human after a tense standoff.
22:08I looked at Kale.
22:11Kale, Cassian and I need to talk. We'll drink tomorrow.
22:15Kale grabbed my hand. He stared right into my eyes.
22:17I don't say things I don't mean. If you need me, I'm here. I'll prove it.
22:22Cassian lost his mind again.
22:24I quickly agreed with Kale, then pulled Cassial into the carriage.
22:27Go!
22:27I ordered the coachman to whip the horses. The carriage instantly rolled away.
22:31Did you misunderstand something?
22:33Cassian's face twisted.
22:35I know exactly how he looks at you. That's not how a man looks at another man.
22:39The alpha heir of the pack.
22:41In this moment, all his royal grace was gone.
22:44Replaced by pure paranoia, his eyes kept flashing between human and wolf.
22:49I opened my mouth. No sound came out. He leaned back against the carriage wall, rubbing his brow.
22:57After a long while, he finally spoke with exhaustion.
23:01What am I supposed to do with you?
23:03I stared at him.
23:05Marielara. She's good. You'll learn to love her.
23:09Cassian didn't look at me. He looked out the window. His voice choked.
23:14I won't.
23:19Cassian saw me back to Blackthorn Manor.
23:22Marriage is a big deal. It's not a game.
23:25I'll scrub those rumors clean. I'll find you another bride.
23:29Can't I decide this for myself?
23:31He looked at me calmly.
23:32Saren Blackthorn, don't forget.
23:35You picked my Luna for me. So I'm picking your wife.
23:38I could feel it. He was hanging on by his thread.
23:41After that day, Kale locked himself away.
23:43But I knew the truth. He was badly hurt.
23:46Afterward, he and Cassian fought again.
23:48Wolf against wolf, they tore into each other with murder intent.
23:51Nobody knew why. The pack just assumed the brothers were fighting over the throne.
23:55I didn't visit either of them. Not until the end of the month.
23:58The blood hunt.
23:59I saw Kale again. He arched a brow at me.
24:03Heartless. Truly heartless. You haven't spared me a single glance.
24:08I had nothing to say.
24:09Once inside the hunting grounds, my mind was elsewhere.
24:12I shot a few rabbits and a deer.
24:14I packed up my bow, ready to leave early.
24:17But I forgot something.
24:18I had no sense of direction.
24:20In the past, I always just followed Cassian.
24:22So the more I walked, the farther in I went.
24:24By the time I realized it,
24:26a feral blocked my path.
24:29Huge.
24:30Red-eyed.
24:32And mindless.
24:33In both my last life and this one,
24:36I had never faced anything like it.
24:37I drew the silver dagger at my waist.
24:40Cassius gave it to me for protection.
24:42I slashed once.
24:43The blade cut the feral's front leg.
24:46But it wasn't a kill shot.
24:47It roared and lunged again.
24:49I thought I was dead.
24:51But someone rushed in front of me.
24:53He took the hit.
24:55He was thrown to the ground,
24:56coughing up blood.
24:58He shot me one look.
25:00Then pushed himself back up
25:02and charged in again.
25:03A second later, he shifted.
25:05A giant black wolf erupted.
25:07He tackled the feral in mid-air.
25:09His fangs ripped its throat out.
25:10I watched him tear the feral to pieces.
25:13Cassian Valamont,
25:14who had always been controlled,
25:15cold, and perfect,
25:16had never looked so broken,
25:18yet so savage.
25:21Cassian blacked out.
25:23His wounds were still bleeding.
25:24He shifted back to human.
25:26Covered in blood.
25:27His clothes shredded from the shift.
25:29I patched him up the best I could.
25:31I stared at his face.
25:32It suddenly hit me.
25:34This was the man who wiped out
25:35my entire bloodline in my past life.
25:37He had treated me zorgly too.
25:39Since I woke up in this life,
25:41I forced myself to forget.
25:42If I couldn't get revenge,
25:43I had to let it go.
25:44But now he lay there before me,
25:46almost fragile.
25:47My hand moved on its own.
25:49I pulled the silver dagger at my waist.
25:52Cassian gave it to me, himself.
25:54Told me to use it for protection.
25:56But now,
25:57I was going to use it to kill him.
25:59Everything from my last life
26:00flashed before my eyes.
26:02I saw my son and daughter.
26:04They were born into pack politics
26:06and died in the end.
26:07When he issued the pack disovelation order,
26:10I ran to him crying.
26:11I told him I regretted everything.
26:13I wanted nothing.
26:15Only that he spare my family.
26:16No.
26:17The day I died was my pup's death anniversary.
26:20I went to find him.
26:21His guards locked me out.
26:23I saw him walking side by side
26:24with Alara in the royal gardens.
26:26My beautiful Luna.
26:26He picked a winter rose for her,
26:28called her beautiful Luna.
26:29I finally lost my mind
26:31and cursed Cassiel out in front of everyone.
26:33And then Cassian said to me,
26:35If I could live this again,
26:37I'd rather never have known what you are.
26:40Something hollowed out inside me.
26:42Life had no meaning anymore.
26:44That night,
26:45I tried to force my chained wolf awake.
26:49It was a forbidden rate,
26:51backfiring from within,
26:53tearing my body apart.
26:56I died.
26:58I snapped back to the present.
27:01Looking at the man before me,
27:03pure hatred boiled in my chest.
27:05It swallowed me whole.
27:07I raised my hand to drive the silver blade
27:10toward his chest.
27:11Before it could sink in,
27:13a hand caught my wrist.
27:15Cassian was awake.
27:16His eyes were open now,
27:18calm as he looked at me.
27:20Saren,
27:20what do you think you're doing?
27:25Answer me.
27:25I wanted to kill him,
27:27but was caught in the act,
27:28murdering the alpha hare.
27:30Ten lives wouldn't be enough to pay for that.
27:32I bit my lip.
27:34I just wanted to see
27:35if your wounds were getting better.
27:36It was a terrible lie.
27:38I dropped the silver blade,
27:39but he bought it.
27:40He let out a breath.
27:41My life is yours then.
27:43He closed his eyes.
27:43I didn't dare try again.
27:45I had been too reckless before.
27:46Only we remained.
27:47His death here,
27:48no matter how it happened,
27:49would be laid on me.
27:50Too heavy to carry,
27:51I could only wait.
27:52Not long after,
27:53the royal guard tracked us down.
27:54I followed them back to the heir's tower.
27:57Cassian was badly hurt.
27:59The alpha king and luna queen were frantic.
28:03Alara came too.
28:04I couldn't shake the feeling.
28:06She kept glancing at me in secret.
28:08The luna queen wiped her tears and said to me,
28:11Cassian values you most.
28:13Stay here and watch over him.
28:15I quickly agreed.
28:17Guilt swallowed me.
28:19I didn't leave his bedside all day.
28:22I meant to keep watch,
28:23but sleep crept up and took me.
28:25In that hazy half sleep,
28:27I felt someone lift me onto the bed.
28:30Someone parted my lips.
28:32A soft bite.
28:36I woke up.
28:39Cassian sat nearby,
28:40reading a stack of papers.
28:42He wore only a loose shirt,
28:44the collar open wide,
28:45his whole posture lazy and careless.
28:48He didn't look like a man
28:49who almost died yesterday.
28:51All at once,
28:52I remembered,
28:53right after our mating night in my past life.
28:55He wouldn't wake me.
28:56He sat just like this,
28:58reading beside me and waiting.
28:59He saw that I was awake.
29:00Hungry?
29:01I was about to shake my head.
29:02My stomach growled first.
29:04Cassian smiled.
29:05He had the maid bring in a bowl of venison broth.
29:08One bite in,
29:09I knew.
29:10Cassian made this himself.
29:11Too much salt.
29:13The meat was tough as leather.
29:14The same taste as the first meal he cooked for me after we mated.
29:18I stopped eating.
29:19Pushed the bowl aside.
29:20I'm leaving.
29:22Disappointment flashed in his eyes,
29:23but he still nodded.
29:25I turned for the door.
29:27He suddenly called my name.
29:28Ren.
29:29I looked back.
29:30He stared at me.
29:32Confusion twisted his face.
29:34I was hurt this badly.
29:35You've been awake this whole time and you haven't asked how I am feeling.
29:38And in the woods,
29:39you hate me.
29:41He sounded sure of it.
29:42It was the first time I'd ever seen that look on him.
29:45The alpha aura.
29:46The prince's mask.
29:48All gone.
29:49He just looked lost and broken.
29:52Why?
29:53I've never done anything to hurt you.
29:55Not once.
29:56Not in this life.
29:57A dull ache struck me under my ribs.
29:59Yeah.
29:59I always wanted to ask the past life Cassian the same thing.
30:02Cassian in front of me loved me so much.
30:04Even believing I was a man, he had saved me over and over again.
30:07So how did the old Cassian throw me away so easily?
30:10In the end, neither of us had the answer.
30:12You're overthinking it.
30:18Soon, the date was set for Cassian and Alara's mating ceremony.
30:21First day of next month,
30:22ivy and white roses crawled up the castle walls.
30:25The air was heavy with sweet floral scents.
30:27It was the best time of the year.
30:28Naturally, Cassian paid no mind to my marriage alliance.
30:32To avoid more trouble,
30:33I locked myself in Blackthorn Manor.
30:35But Kale came to see me.
30:36He said his birthday was coming.
30:37He asked if I could grant him one wish.
30:39Cassian tore him up over me,
30:41and he spent three weeks in bed.
30:42I felt a little guilty.
30:43What do you want?
30:44Just a heads up, I don't have much money.
30:46Relax, I don't want your money.
30:48Just one day.
30:48That's all I'm asking.
30:49As luck would have it,
30:51his birthday fell on the eve of Cassian's mating ceremony.
30:56Cassian gets married,
30:57then I ship off to Ashenmore.
30:59Everyone would get what they wanted.
31:01That night, I stepped out as we had agreed,
31:03but Kale didn't show.
31:05Alara did.
31:05She looked at me as if she burned all her bridges to stand here.
31:09If I could find a way out of this,
31:11would you take me with you?
31:12I stared at her.
31:13Why?
31:14Cassian doesn't want me.
31:15His heart belongs to someone else.
31:17And mine belongs to...
31:19Did you forget?
31:19You saved me twice.
31:21My mind went blank.
31:22The masked girl I saved from the rogues at the festival.
31:24It was Alara.
31:25I was completely flattered.
31:27The person she liked?
31:28Could it really be me?
31:29What a mess.
31:30A total mess.
31:31In this second life...
31:31Cassian will love you later.
31:33You two are a perfect match.
31:34Trust me.
31:36Are you really going to reject me?
31:38She bit her lip.
31:39I nodded.
31:40She pressed her lips together and studied me.
31:42Then gave a relieved smile.
31:43Are you scared I'll care about that mate bond rejection rumor?
31:46Don't worry.
31:47I don't care about that.
31:48If I marry you, we'll figure it out.
31:49In my past life,
31:50Alara was the poster child for royal perfection.
31:52I never knew she had this wild, reckless side when she was young.
31:55It's not about that.
31:56Being Luna is your best move.
31:59Trust me.
32:00Your mate will love you.
32:02Alara left.
32:03I finally let out a breath.
32:05Then a voice cut through the dark.
32:06Bad timing, I see.
32:11Yeah.
32:12Bad timing.
32:13You two should be preparing for your mating ceremony.
32:15So what are you both doing here?
32:18Cassian walked toward me,
32:19his black eyes unreadable.
32:21I just realized something.
32:23What?
32:24He gave a slow smile.
32:25His eyes were screaming with bok-duck insanity.
32:28Kale, a waste of Valamont blood,
32:29gets to sling an arm around you
32:30and look at you like that.
32:32Alara, born to the most powerful Nabal house,
32:34was trained from childhood to be flawless.
32:36She will be the future Luna,
32:37and she asks you to run away with her.
32:39I spoke before thinking.
32:40Don't get the wrong idea about Alara.
32:42She didn't mean it that way.
32:43I don't care about her.
32:45They can have you.
32:46Why can't I?
32:48His words hung in the air.
32:49A bad feeling slammed into me.
32:54But my vision went black.
32:55His raw alpha aura crushed me like a tidal wave.
32:58My legs gave out.
33:00I collapsed into his arms.
33:03He locked me up in the air's tower.
33:05The next day,
33:06Cassian and Alara held their mating ceremony.
33:09I sat in my room,
33:11listening to the bells and horns outside.
33:15I really should have killed Cassian that day.
33:17That night,
33:18after the ceremony,
33:19Cassian walked in.
33:20He wore his black and silver ceremonial mating robes,
33:23the Valamont crust on his chest.
33:25Cold, chiseled, impossibly perfect.
33:28I remembered it clearly.
33:29In my last life,
33:31he had worn the same thing.
33:32He stared down at me.
33:34Take it off.
33:41No.
33:42Then I'll do it myself.
33:45I backed up fast.
33:47I don't feel that way about you.
33:48You know we could never work.
33:49Cassian,
33:50don't throw your whole future away from me.
33:52So what?
33:53He didn't care.
33:54He leaned in,
33:56reached for my shirt without hesitation.
33:58Alpha strength was not something I could resist.
34:00Cassian!
34:01I swung my hand,
34:03slapped him hard across the face.
34:04Hmm.
34:05He was not angry in the least.
34:07But in the next second,
34:08his fingertips touched something.
34:10His hand froze midair.
34:11He stared at me blankly.
34:12He had touched my chest.
34:14The moonstone pendant flickered.
34:15His touch shattered the illusion.
34:17The moonlight was too bright tonight.
34:19It poured through the window,
34:21lit up the shock on his face.
34:22It took him a long time to process it.
34:24Then,
34:24he laughed.
34:25A deep,
34:26breathless laugh.
34:26The laughter faded.
34:28His eyes turned red.
34:29His wolf howled from deep inside him.
34:31No anger,
34:31no pain,
34:32desperate relief.
34:33Like finding water in a desert.
34:35You're a woman.
34:36My lips trembled as I pulled my shirt together over my chest.
34:39In my last life,
34:40when I had confessed my female body to Cassian,
34:42he was happy.
34:42But the Cassian in this life,
34:44he was happier than he had ever been before.
34:46He paced the room over and over,
34:48ran his hands through his hair.
34:49He didn't know what to do with himself.
34:50Finally,
34:51he stopped in front of me.
34:52I'm going to marry you.
34:53I'm going to my father right now.
34:54Cassian!
34:55You already have a Luna.
34:57Cassian froze.
34:58I can still break the bond.
35:00I never marked Alara.
35:01The mating bond isn't active.
35:04I had already guessed as much.
35:06He never marked her.
35:07But breaking the ceremony could never be that simple.
35:10It involved the pack council,
35:11the dignity of House Ashvid,
35:12and the political balance of the entire pack.
35:15If it were easy,
35:15then in my last life,
35:16he would have kicked me out of Luna's tower long ago.
35:18You know it's impossible.
35:20Cassian fell silent for a long time.
35:22I'll find a way.
35:23He glared at me.
35:24His voice shook with fury.
35:26Why didn't you tell me?
35:28Even last night,
35:29I could have stopped this.
35:30But you just watched me.
35:32Watched me struggle and break.
35:33Over and over again.
35:35You're cruel.
35:36You know that?
35:37I spoke.
35:39You've already given up too much for me.
35:41Let me go.
35:44Then who do you want?
35:46Kale?
35:47I took a deep breath.
35:49Looked up at him.
35:52Cassian.
35:54Haven't you always wanted to know why I hate you?
35:58I lived a life before this one, Cassian.
36:00And in that life, you destroyed me.
36:03That's not possible.
36:05You ordered the slaughter of my bloodline.
36:08My son and daughter died in pack politics.
36:11I would never do that to you.
36:13I wasn't even 27 when I died.
36:15By then, you had already fallen for someone else.
36:17You walked with her in the gardens.
36:19You picked a winter rose for her and called her beautiful Luna.
36:22Cassian froze.
36:23He didn't say a word for a long time.
36:25He looked at me.
36:27His eyes unreadable.
36:28I've seen that in my dreams.
36:30I looked up.
36:31He gave a broken smile.
36:32Since the hunt, I've seen it in dreams on full moon nights.
36:35A woman's blurry face.
36:36I couldn't see it clearly.
36:38I always thought it was you.
36:39I didn't know it actually happened.
36:42Blood echoes.
36:43The Royal Valamont bloodline could sense fragments of their destiny.
36:48I lost my voice.
36:50I could only be grateful he had not recovered those memories in full.
36:54After a very, very long time, he finally spoke.
36:58Go.
36:59Don't come back.
37:01Don't ever come back.
37:05Shortly after, I said goodbye to my parents.
37:08I left Silvercroast.
37:09On the road, I heard travelers talk about the Alpha Hare and his Luna.
37:14Said they were a perfect match.
37:15A golden couple.
37:16Or so everyone believed.
37:18I had been a Luna too.
37:20But in my past life, they tore me to shreds.
37:23The pack council spat on me.
37:25The Alpha King and Luna Queen despised me.
37:27The commoners called me the cursed she-wolf who bewitched the Alpha Heir to abandon his throne.
37:33Not to mention this body of mine that could never shift.
37:35Not long after I arrived in Ashenmore, Kals followed me there.
37:39You left in such a rush.
37:40Didn't even say goodbye.
37:41I came looking for you that day and couldn't find you anywhere.
37:44I was losing my mind.
37:45You know that?
37:47I'm standing right here, aren't I?
37:49You impossible creature.
37:50In my second year in Ashenmore, a silver-vein plague broke out in the city.
37:55It chewed through a wolf's essence.
37:57Killed your shifting.
37:59Drained your life.
38:00My wolf was already chained.
38:02The plague nearly took me out completely.
38:06Kale stayed by my side day and night, never once closing his eyes.
38:09One night, the fever spiked.
38:11A cold hand brushed my forehead.
38:13The scent on that hand.
38:14Cedar.
38:15Storms.
38:15Campfire smoke.
38:17At dawn, I heard the news.
38:18Cassian was here.
38:19He brought the royal cure and stayed for two weeks.
38:21The day he left, I went to see him off.
38:23I poured him a cup of wine.
38:25His hand hung in the air.
38:26Finally, he took it and drank.
38:28I drank too much, passing out on the table.
38:31Just before I faded out, I felt his lips press gently against mine.
38:35Take care of yourself.
38:36Next spring, Cassian took a fatal hit in a rebel uprising.
38:40He died.
38:42Allura remarried.
38:44Miles away in Ashenmore, I finally let myself cry.
38:48Touching my lips, I could still feel the ghost of his kiss.
38:52Soon after, I moved my parents down to Ashenmore.
38:56Kale never marked anyone.
38:58I patrolled my borders.
39:00He watched my back.
39:02I signed paperwork.
39:04He read books beside me.
39:07At 32, I made the first move.
39:10I kissed him.
39:11His eyes lit up.
39:13A quiet, deep joy.
39:15Of a love that had waited and was finally met.
39:18He kissed me back for a long time.
39:20We had our mating ceremony.
39:22When he marked me, it was different from Cassian.
39:25The moment his fangs sank in, I felt invisible chains all over my body shattering.
39:29The moon curse broke completely.
39:30My wolf tore out of the deep binding.
39:32Silver white fur.
39:33Fast as lightning.
39:35It was my first shift in two lifetimes.
39:37Tears streamed down my face.
39:39Kale.
39:40The man who died alone in my past life.
39:42He was my fated mate too.
39:44Did the curse demand marks from both mates to finally break?
39:48Their love gave me my body back.
39:50And for the first time, I was whole.
39:54That same year, I met Alara again.
39:57Hello again, Luna.
39:58How do you know?
39:59I only remembered in the second year after he died.
40:01But I never expected to fall for you in this lifetime.
40:04He was never happy after he came back.
40:06Not long after, he died in misery.
40:08She kept talking.
40:09Actually, after you died in the last life, Cassian arranged everything and then he died
40:12of a broken heart too.
40:13I froze.
40:14How could that be?
40:16Saren, do you know why I never had pups?
40:18He simply never touched me.
40:20Do you know how many blades he caught for you in those ten years?
40:23He stopped loving you because it was the only way to keep you alive.
40:27And me?
40:27I was just the decoy.
40:29But my pups?
40:29They didn't die in political and fighting.
40:31Cassian hid them away.
40:33They watched you from the shadows.
40:34Kept asking when they could come home to mom.
40:36Her words were a sledgehammer, smashing every truth I thought I knew.
40:39Your people weren't exiled either.
40:41She smiled.
40:42He smuggled them all to safety.
40:44The truth is, if you had held on a little longer in that life,
40:48he would have finished off every enemy threatening him.
40:51But back then, no one had told me any of this.
40:54Still in this life, his side really had been dangerous.
40:56I knew of several assassination attempts all on me.
40:59A dull, heavy pain crushed my chest.
41:01I thought it over in silence.
41:02When Cassian died in this life, he had not yet reached 19.
41:05I was 32 now.
41:06Everything.
41:07Everything was over.
41:08Thanks for telling me.
41:09But for me, it doesn't change anything.
41:11Not anymore.
41:11Kale was waiting for me nearby.
41:13Alara saw him.
41:14Something clicked in her head.
41:16She chuckled.
41:17In our past life, the first year Cassian pushed you away, Kale fought him.
41:22I had never seen either of them that mad.
41:24They nearly killed each other.
41:26Once Kale healed, he shipped out to the Northfield frontier.
41:28He said he'd fight Cassian again when he got back.
41:31And then, I knew.
41:33Kale never came back from the Northfield frontier.
41:36What about that?
41:38Does that change anything?
41:38Bells rang in the distance.
41:41The sunset painted the harbor lake in amber and rust.
41:47It was beautiful, and it was over.
41:51Yes.
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