The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

The Boyd family was in complete disarray after Vivienne walked out the door.

Wendy collapsed in a faint, while Teresa, Nancy, and their daughters, were terrified, at a loss for what to do next.

The servants reacted first, calling the doctor and fetching clothes for the family.

Theodore and Hayden were livid with rage when they returned and saw the chaos.

Nobody had expected Vivienne, the girl from the countryside, to be so ruthless – not only had she set a pack of wolves on them, but she had also chopped off Wendy’s hand.

How on earth did she manage to get a wolf?

And how did she have the power to control the wolves?

Wendy was right; Vivienne was dabbling in dark arts!

By the time Theodore and the others were dressed, the doctor had finished treating Wendy.

Theodore rushed to meet the doctor.

“Dr. Marcus, how’s my mom doing?” Theodore asked.

Dr. Marcus was the Boyd family’s private physician. Given the circumstances, they could not exactly broadcast their problems, so they called him.

“Madam Wendy received timely care; her life is not in danger. She just needs plenty of rest to recover,” Dr. Marcus replied.

“And her hand… Is there any chance it can be saved?” Theodore pressed.

insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the

continued, “There is someone I’ve heard of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a

a hundred years old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back

head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t

scoffed. “What are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t he

But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing in Sea City, a prospect Teresa found

maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire Boyd family would be

the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based

he would

a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of

out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my

You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you

Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not

want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field

Theodore

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one

laugh and

him back. “Theodore, now’s

the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm;

to the police, do you think

head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the

Sea City through the years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to expose something that could ruin the Boyds, the risk was

same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within

her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore said

the lid on the incident, the outside world oblivious to the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper, which would spell trouble for the Boyds.Books Chapters Are