CHAPTER 5

“I’m married to Luke Elderman, son of Marlowe Elderman, owner of the Elderman fortune,” I said, panicking as a pack of wolves surrounded me as if they didn’t already know who I was.

Panic surged through me as I picked up a stick to defend myself, as if a stick was a match to their teeth foaming with saliva.

There was no escape. I shouldn’t have left the castle, I thought, regretting the decisions that led me up to this moment.

I wondered where Desmond was, whether he knew ...