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 could tell Oscar was battling with his inner thoughts. He looked like he was going to pass out. Beads of sweat dripped down his face and he was a ghostly pale. Ace and Chuck both had a concerned expression on their faces. I knew there was something they were hiding from me and I was determined to figure it out.

Oscar snapped out of his thoughts and composed himself. Or at least he tried.

"I'm fine. I don't need you to act like my mother," He said in a rude tone.

"Noted," I gritted out. "Don't come running to me when you have a problem."

"Why would I run to my problem?" He said, smirking. I could feel my blood boil at his comment. I finally reached my breaking point. I abruptly stood up from the chair and slammed my hands against the desk. A flame escapes from my hands, charing the wood of the desk. It went out as quick as it came though. Everyone was taken aback at my abrupt reaction.

Chapter 15