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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"Okay!" he cries. "They're planning to attack the palace grounds tonight. They're coming in from outside the east border. One of their bases is located far out in that direction." I turn away from him and he continues by begging me to spare his life. I give the four behind me a satisfied look. We've spent all this time trying to get answers out of this particular spy and now we have everything we need.

I turn back to him, pulling his shirt, which pulls him tighter against the metal bars. "Anything else?" My brow rises.

"No—Nothing else. We only came this far in the planning process before I was captured." I believe him somehow even though I shouldn't. I don't think he has anything else to hide.

"Put him down, Norah," Rowan says, calmly but cautiously.

A wall of ice forms behind me, shielding me from everyone else. The spy engulfs in flames as I let go of his shirt.

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