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Chapter 6 Sweet Poison img
Chapter 7 Three Minutes img
Chapter 8 Blood On The Floor img
Chapter 9 Too Close img
Chapter 10 The Trap img
Chapter 11 The Shadow In The Hall img
Chapter 12 Borrowed Words img
Chapter 13 Under The Lamps img
Chapter 14 The Lily In The Dark img
Chapter 15 Strings In The Dark img
Chapter 16 Shattered Trust img
Chapter 17 Edges And Echoes img
Chapter 18 Page Seven img
Chapter 19 The Roof img
Chapter 20 The Headline img
Chapter 21 At The Gates img
Chapter 22 Broken Gates img
Chapter 23 Behind Closed Doors img
Chapter 24 Silk And Fangs img
Chapter 25 Stage Light img
Chapter 26 Smoke and Mirrors img
Chapter 27 The Envelope img
Chapter 28 Fault Lines img
Chapter 29 Fire Line img
Chapter 30 The Headlights img
Chapter 31 Crossed Wires img
Chapter 32 Aftershock img
Chapter 33 The Alley Whistle img
Chapter 34 Pawn To Queen img
Chapter 35 The Chase img
Chapter 36 Cracks img
Chapter 37 Flash And Smoke img
Chapter 38 Page Thirteen img
Chapter 39 Poisoned Tongues img
Chapter 40 Into The Storm img
Chapter 41 Cut To The Bone img
Chapter 42 Glass Rooms img
Chapter 43 The East Lift img
Chapter 44 Smoke And Fire img
Chapter 45 River Shadows img
Chapter 46 Branches And Breath img
Chapter 47 The Clearing And The Dark img
Chapter 48 The Tunnel's End img
Chapter 49 Fire In The Dark img
Chapter 50 The Safe House img
Chapter 51 Ashes At The Door img
Chapter 52 Games In The Dark img
Chapter 53 Red Light, Thin Air img
Chapter 54 Cross Fire img
Chapter 55 The Escape Road img
Chapter 56 The Mill img
Chapter 57 Father's Secret img
Chapter 58 The Broken Cathedral img
Chapter 59 Judas In The Dark img
Chapter 60 Smoke And Silence img
Chapter 61 Whispers Of Blood img
Chapter 62 Fire In The Veins img
Chapter 63 The Silent Betrayal img
Chapter 64 The Blood Pact img
Chapter 65 Ashes And Skin img
Chapter 66 Smoke And Betrayal img
Chapter 67 The Old Station img
Chapter 68 Smoke And Shadows img
Chapter 69 Page Forty-Three img
Chapter 70 The Cedar Box img
Chapter 71 Break In img
Chapter 72 The Second Layer img
Chapter 73 Heat Against The Storm img
Chapter 74 The Red Mark img
Chapter 75 The Inside Leak img
Chapter 76 Blue Frame img
Chapter 77 Smoke, Steel And The Safe img
Chapter 78 Ashes In The Garden img
Chapter 79 Heat And Poison img
Chapter 80 The Burning Proof img
Chapter 81 After The Flame img
Chapter 82 The Nursery Key img
Chapter 83 Corridor Of Blades img
Chapter 84 Shadows And Shackles img
Chapter 85 Morning Ashes img
Chapter 86 The Cracks in the walls img
Chapter 87 Fire And Glass img
Chapter 88 Whispers And Fire img
Chapter 89 Ashes In The Spotlight img
Chapter 90 Fire And Skin img
Chapter 91 Dawn Before The Storm img
Chapter 92 The Blue Frame img
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Chapter 4 In the midst of wolves

Selena woke up to the sound of birds chirping on the large tree that stood right outside her room window, and the sounds of water gushing from the water fountain, which stood at the heart of the mansion, downstairs.

With all that bugged her mind last night, she didn't think she was going to fall asleep without tossing and turning.

There was a gentle knock on her door. She shifted slowly to the edge of the bed, yawned, and stretched before fully getting down to get the door.

"Good morning, Miss Selena."

It was Alexandra. Something about the way she smiled was sincere and innocent. Selena already felt she could at least make an acquaintance before the loneliness in that mansion would kill her.

"Morning, Alexandra." She looked down and noticed Alexandra holding two boxes.

"What are those?"

"Your new clothes. Mr Joseph asked that I bring them to you."

"New clothes. I don't remember asking for new clothes. I have a luggage full of clothes."

"You won't be needing them," Alexandra responded softly.

"You're now a McCarthy and you're expected to dress with class."

Selena scoffed.

"Let me guess, my appearance doesn't fit Joseph's taste? He should at least have the balls to say it to my face and not throw his choices at me like I'm a puppy."

Selena spoke angrily.

"I mean no offense, Miss Selena. It's just that I follow orders and I answer to him."

Selena took a deep breath and rubbed her forehead out of frustration.

"It's not your fault, Alexandra. I'm sorry I snapped."

"I understand. You should know you're beautiful though and whatever you put on won't change that."

That was the first time Selena had received kind words since she moved into the mansion. And for the first time in a while, her face lit up.

"Thank you, Alexandra. You have such kind words."

"Of course. You can call me Alex, though."

"Great. Alex"

Alex turned to leave but remembered she needed to inform Selena about breakfast."

"Breakfast will be served in ten minutes and you're expected to be at the table with the rest of the family."

Selena was not used to being catered to, so this was strange to her.

"Sure. I'll be down soon."

God knows that being at a table with these people was the last thing she wanted to do.

Selena didn't know what to expect at breakfast with the McCarthys. But she definitely was mad at Joseph for thinking he could just throw a couple of outfits at her and determine her mode of dressing.

She deliberately put on something that would annoy him.

When she arrived at the dining table, Joseph, Sarah, and Brian were already sitting.

It was a large, luxury table made of glass with state of the art 15 seater chairs to go with it.

Joseph and his family occupied three seats but far apart from one another.

"Good mor-" Selena was cut off by Sarah before the words could leave her mouth.

"It is not normal to keep others waiting at the breakfast table in this family. What are you....Queen of Sussex?" Sarah eyed her coldly, then caught her breath.

"What on God's green Earth are you wearing?" Sarah looked at Selena from head to toe in utter disgust.

"Sit down, Selena".

Joseph finally spoke, gesturing to Selena to take her seat beside him while trying so hard to contain his rage.

"Well...Well! Here comes the Queen".

Brian finally spoke, forming a quote gesture with his first two fingers on both hands as he mockingly emphasized the word "Queen".

"Did the bugs bite?" Brian asked Selena mockingly with a smirk on his face while raising his cup to sip his coffee noisily, just to annoy Joseph.

"Enough!" Joseph barked. He hit his fists on the dining table.

"The circus is over. Selena is my wife now and I demand that you both respect her!"

"Oh please! Don't make me throw up." Sarah said, putting her hands on her throat as if to emphasize throwing up.

Joseph turned towards Selena in a hushed voice.

"I sent you some dresses. Why the hell are you in pajamas?"

"Telling me how to dress was not in the contract. I can dress however the hell is comfortable for me, stop trying to control me. I'm not your puppy!"

Joseph bit his lips in a fit of rage.

He took a deep breath, then spoke through clenched teeth.

"Selena, the last thing you want is for us to be at loggerheads."

"What difference does it make? We're not friends."

"We'll continue this conversation later."

Joseph finished.

The breakfast continued in silence. Selena felt Sarah and Brian's eyes watching her like a hawk.

Brian broke the silence.

"This one's cold, Selena. I wonder what he said to you to make you marry him. He doesn't care for any woman."

Sarah laughed sarcastically.

"Isn't it obvious what she's here for?? He probably waved some cash in her gold-digging face, then she wagged her tail and followed him like a little puppy."

Joseph dropped his fork angrily on his plate and shot a deadly look at Sarah.

"Don't you ever speak about my wife like that again! You won't like what I'd do."

Selena felt naked, belittled, and insulted.

She didn't know when the tears dropped from her eyes but what she knew was that she wasn't going to sit there and let these people rip her of her remaining dignity.

She stood up and ran to her room.

Selena sat on the floor of her room with her mom's picture in her hand. Crying.

She wondered if she was ever going to have any joy in her life.

Suddenly, there was a knock on her door.

She reluctantly went to get the door.

She didn't expect who was standing before her.

Brian.

            
            

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