The bride hid under the bed as a prank, but she overheard her mother-in-law say, “In a year, we’ll take everything from her.” That night, she realized her marriage was a trap. CHAPTER 1: THE WEDDING NIGHT

will never have a single drop of your blood in their veins.”

“Ella, please, when they ask for my parole hearing, say something good about me, you helped Leo, just help me too.”

“Leo is an innocent child, Elias, but you are not.”

I left the prison building trembling with a mixture of rage and relief.

I cried in the parking lot until Daniel came to pick continue reading …