In public, she was the noble daughter of the Muller family and the enviable young mistress of the Carrell family. But behind the scenes, she was a poor maid who had to wear a mask all day long and struggled for her livelihood.

Due to a conspiracy, she was forced to marry Ralph Carrell, son of the most powerful family in Northfield, in the name of Rayna Muller.

After the wedding, Ralph doted on her.

When Rayna showed up and claimed the place, she shed all her glory and left. She thought she would never see Ralph again, but Ralph took her into his arms and said, "Mrs. Carrell, you are not running away from me."

The Odd Luna Series

"I'm not justifying his wrong doings," Chuck told me. "I'm telling you what I saw. I'm not making you forgive him or telling you to either."

I shrugged, "Yeah. You're right. I saw it too but as soon as it was there, it was gone," I said.

"He is pretty good at masking his feelings. I'm sure he is regretting everything right now," Ace assured me.

"Besides, he can't keep the pack from their Luna," said Chuck. "We will help you get Oscar to understand what he is doing, not only to himself but to the whole pack," He continued.

"What if he doesn't ever understand?" I asked, sounding kind of desperate.

"We will convince h-" before Ace could finish, the sound of the doorknob turning cut him off.

"Convince who of what?" Oscar asked as he walked in. His gaze landed on me and his expression was replaced with a scowl.

Chapter 14