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

"You don't go after random wolves just because they look familiar! It could've turned around and attacked you!" I'm sure I would've been able to hold my own if it did, but he's right. You never know what it can do.

"But it didn't! If you would've seen it's eyes, you would've gone after it too. They were so captivating and beautiful," I breathe and shake my head before adding, "It doesn't matter anyway. It's gone. Let's just get back to the house." I start walking back in the direction we came from and Rowan follows without saying anything else.

They way back to the house is almost silent. The only things that can be heard are the birds chirping overhead and us stepping on grass and sticks. We occasionally brought up small conversation, sharing with each other our favorite things. We're now out of the forest and the we're almost to the top of the hill. I can see the house and people huddled around a bonfire outside of it. It's getting dark.

Chapter 60