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 must've sensed my panic because he smiled. "It's nothing to be worried about," he assured. "Dad says he has something important to share with the both of us." I let out a sigh, glad that there wasn't anything going wrong.

Back at the pack house, in Oscar's office, Oscar sat in his oversized office chair. My mother had her arms slung around his neck from behind; her chin was resting on his head.

"Hey Dad," Rowan greeted as he closed the door behind us. "There was something you wanted to share with us?" Oscar stood from his seat, making my mother have to remove her arms from around his neck. He had an envelope in hand, which he dropped onto his desk before taking a step back. Rowan advanced towards the desk and picked up the envelope before handing it to me. It confused me as to why he gave it to me to open. Wasn't he curious?

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