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 couldn't open my eyes as much as I wanted to. I could hear quiet, steady beeps somewhere in the distance. For some reason, it didn't feel far. How could they be so close but sound so far away?

"When is she going to wake up?" I heard a voice from somewhere. It relieved me to recognize it as Chuck.

"It is hard to decipher right now. She hasn't eaten for two weeks. Her heart needed the energy to keep pumping but since she didn't eat, she wasn't giving energy to her heart. It is slowing down. We need to give her nutrients through the IV since she is in a coma. She also lost a lot of blood, almost reaching the lethal amount of blood loss," A female voice explained.

I'm in a coma? I asked myself. Ivy was still in the back if my head, refusing to come out.

Chapter 19