Barrett sighed in frustration. "Why put yourself through this? There was a royal edict for this marriage. Even when Aurora moves in, you'll be in separate wings. She won't compete with you for control of the
household. She doesn't care about those things."
"Do you really think I'm attached to managing this household?" Carissa countered.
Running this mansion was no easy task. Just the monthly medicine for Barrett's mother cost dozens of silver coins. Then, there was food, clothing, and social obligations-all these things required money. This household was practically a hollow shell. Over the past year, Carissa had used much of her dowry to keep things running.
And this was her reward.
"Enough, I won't argue with you. I just needed to inform you. Whether you agree or not changes nothing," said Barrett, his patience wearing thin.
As Carissa watched him leave in a huff, she felt even more bitter.
"My lady, my lord was too much!" said Lulu, Carissa's maid, wiping her tears away.
a stern look. "We never consummated the marriage. He's not your
the dowry list?" Lulu
girl, why would we stay in this house any
mother arranged this marriage, and your father wanted
up in Carissa's eyes at the
taking a concubine. They had six sons and one daughter. All
seven, she was sent to study under a master, where she also learned military strategy. When she returned home at fifteen, she learned her father and brothers had
too much, held Carissa close and said, "You must live like the noble girls in the kingdom. Find a good husband, marry, have children, and lead a peaceful
gouged her heart out. The pain she felt was so intense she couldn't even bring
she spent a year mastering the traditional values and duties expected
daughter, but she was also known for her beauty. So, suitors flooded their doorstep. Her mother had chosen Barrett because he had sworn he would never take another
months ago, tragedy
victim suffered numerous knife wounds, and their bodies were brutally dismembered. Carissa's youngest nephew had been only two and a half years old, born after the death
assailants. After further investigation, they were discovered to be spies from an enemy
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