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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"Norah," he said sternly, making me look back up at his bright blue orbs that glistened in the moonlight. "Please." Something about him made me want to obey. It wasn't the edge that he seemed to have to him, or the fact that he was Alpha Redmoon's son. It was a wierd feeling; one I couldn't necessarily explain in the very moment. He didn't scare me; rather, he made me feel less scared.

I ended up sighing, knowing it was not of any use to me to keep trying to run. "Fine," I said. "You win. I'll go inside."

A smile crept onto his face after hearing my words. "Thank you." He proceeded by dropping his hands from my shoulders, letting me free.

I didn't spare anyone a glance as I turned around and headed for the door of the pack house. I walked back up the steps and past Alpha Astraea. Without looking at him, I could feel the irritation that was most definately radiating off of him. I could only assume his irritation was from my escape attempt.

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