The news of Damon waking up quickly spread across Kingswell City. Theodore held a grand banquet to celebrate his son's recovery.
I sat beside Damon, and when I glanced toward the other end of the hall, I saw Juliette.
Ever since the Rowan family had crossed Damon during my return visit that day, every powerful family in town had quietly cut ties with them. The only person who still showed up at the Rowan family's door every day was Mark.
Grateful for the Ashford family's help when they were at their lowest, my parents rushed to marry Juliette off to Mark, afraid the opportunity would slip away if they hesitated.
For someone like Juliette, with the Rowan family already falling from grace, marrying Mark was the best lifeline she could have hoped for. But she refused to see it that way.
