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

<p>"There's a difference between belonging and feeling like you belong," He muttered. "I may belong somewhere, but that doesn't make me feel like I do. Look at you for example," He gestures toward me. "You belong here. This is your home, but you didn't feel like that when we first got here. You felt as if our old little pack was your home and that was where you belonged, but you do belong here and now you feel as if you do. You're always going to want to be where you feel like you belong, not where you do belong." I want to argue; to tell him that sometimes I do feel like I still belong back at our old rogue pack, but instead of interrupting him, I continue to listen. "That's exactly how I feel. No matter how much I may belong here, I don't want to be here, and I don't feel like I belong here. I want to be where I feel like I belong, not where other people say I belong."</p>

Chapter 63