Chapter 1


Chapter 1:

On the day the Bennett and Harper families united through marriage, the heavens seemed to unleash their fury, coloring the sky with the deep crimson of roaring flames.

Daniela Harper, clad in her wedding finery, watched in despair as her groom, Alexander Bennett, heroically swept Joyce Holt into his arms and navigated through the scorching heat, not once glancing back at her.

Trapped beneath a massive, fallen screen, Daniela was rendered immobile by its weight, her eyes brimming with tears of frustration and fear.

The air was thick with acrid smoke, and as Daniela struggled for breath, the encroaching shadows of unconsciousness began to cloud her vision. The grim thought of perishing in the blaze gnawed at her mind.

Yet, just as hope seemed to flicker out, a figure emerged through the smoke.

Strong arms lifted her effortlessly, and the steady, reassuring thud of her rescuer’s heartbeat against her ear brought an odd solace amidst the chaos.

Suddenly, a piercing hiss cut through the muffled sounds of destruction.

of burning flesh assaulted her senses. Heart pounding with a mix of fear and confusion, Daniela mustered the strength to pry her eyes open, only

the man bearing

her ears, relentless

warmth that had

content

eyelids, she strained to identify her

mole near the man’s eye—a mole

the edges of her consciousness began to blur once more, Daniela heard a gentle

The Harper family is already aboard. We must

Harper’s wedding. If people see her with another man, it’ll become the

stirred from her uneasy slumber in the stark,

moon loomed large outside, bathing everything in its ghostly, somber light. The room lay shrouded in silence, devoid of the

were grievous: a cracked rib and a deep, ragged cut marred her left cheek. The doctor had cautioned that without meticulous care, the gash could fetch

doctor returned to assess her

the empty room, he queried, “Where’s your

head with a bitter smile. She had tried to reach

still; moving too much could worsen your injuries. If there’s no one to assist you, I’ll arrange a

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