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

The door to the room opened again. Alex came into view, holding a tray of food. He set it down on my lap. It looked like it had some sort of soup in a bowl.

"Eat this." He sat down in the chair that he had left in front of me the last time I had seen him. I raised my brow at him and looked down at the tray, then back at him.

He rolled his eyes and lifted the spoon to my mouth. I pursed my lips together and lent my head back, away from the spoon. I didn't know what was in it.

"I'm still not eating it." I said. He moved the spoon closer to my face, making me repeat my previous actions. He smirked.

"You need your energy if you're going to survive me taking your powers." I gave him a disgusted look.

"That gives me more of a reason to not eat it!" I glared at him.

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