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

"Months before coming of age, sacred wolves experience their first of many power surges. These surges happen randomly and can be lethal to anyone that is around the wolf at the time. Some have up to twelve surges every full moon.

Some of the more powerful sacred wolves discover new abilities. The type of ability is different for every wolf. With every new ability, it is not guaranteed that the wolf will be able to control it right away."

I looked up at Levi as he looked up at me.

"I had one this morning," I told him. "I made cracks in the ground. They were glowing and I--"

"Don't panic." Levi placed hand on my shoulder. "It's probably a new ability?" He suggested.

"Keep reading," I urged and nudged his shoulder.

"Symptoms include: chest pain that increasingly becomes worse, Headaches, blurry vision, dizziness, burning up, --similarly to when a female wolf goes through her heat-- and uncontrolable shaking.

Chapter 31