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."

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He only sighed, "I'm Alpha Caden," he approached me, bringing his hand out for me to shake. I eyed it before shaking my head.

He sighed again before retracting his hand and shoving it into his pocket.

"I understand why you're having trouble trusting me at the moment-"

"Really now?" I asked sarcastically, rolling my eyes. "It's not like you sent people to murder my whole pack and kidnap me."

It surprised me that he wasn't lashing out at me. Most Alphas would probably have killed me by now.

"I'm sorry about that, but it had to be done," he said sincerely. "You have to know the truth."

He hesitated, "It's not my place to tell you, but I can assure you that we won't hurt you."

Something within me wanted to believe Caden. He hasn't hurt me yet; at least not physically. I had this gut feeling telling me that maybe he was telling the truth.

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