Fay sat by the window in her small room,staring out at the vast expanse of the land that stretched out before her. The sky was a deep blue, tinged with the first light of dawn.

She couldn't stop thinking about everything that had happened, the mansion where she had been a slave, her rescue by Dominic and the overwhelming confusion of the past few days.

Her mind was clouded, torn between confusion and gratitude. She was safe now, away from Lady Rosie's clutches, but her past still ...