At first, I didn’t want to overreach, but when I saw Ethan, I recognized him immediately—he had been the high school football team captain I’d secretly crushed on for three years.
At that moment, I thought fate had blessed me.
I married him full of hope, only to find he hated this arranged marriage, treating me like a servant.
I thought if I treated him sincerely, he’d at least feel a little affection for me.
But he hated me—hated me enough to wish death upon me and my entire family.
Today’s tragedy happened simply because he mistook the Parker relatives for my poor family.
But I couldn’t let the people who truly cared about me suffer for it.
By the time I finished barking ten times, my face was streaked with tears.
“I did what you asked. Now let them go.”
But from the helicopter came roaring laughter.
“She’s so stupid—she actually believed us!”
“Yeah! How could someone that gullible have won over your parents?”
And then, the chilling howls of wolves echoed from every direction.
Pairs of glowing green eyes lit up all around us, making everyone freeze in terror.
I clenched my teeth so hard my jaw ached.
“Ethan Parker! You promised to let them go!”
Ethan smirked coldly.