ASHLEY

I ate food brought by my step-brothers and I was still alive. Have they changed? Or was it just the effect of the mate bond on them?

I had to clear my mind off the thoughts and get ready for school. I went downstairs just to be sure Axel had not sent the servants back to their quarters. I knew how brutal he could be. I got to the living room and everything was clean. I checked other parts of the house, and not a single thing was out of place.

This whole special treatment was beginning ...