She stared at the slim, drop-dead gorgeous noblewoman standing in front of her, then flicked her gaze across the faces of everyone else in the room. Every single person in this ancient castle, from the estate lord down to even the personal maids, looked terrified of this woman. Gisela turned the question over quietly in her head. Just who on earth was this lady? Alaric stood off to the side and spoke in a low, cautious tone. "Madam, why don't you let go of her first? Let the physician waiting behind you come over to check her pulse and see how she's doing?" At that, Arabella slowly loosened her arms around Gisela, her voice softening immediately. "I haven't thought this through properly. You just woke up, and I've been chattering at you nonstop this whole time. You must be sick of me b

