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.

to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such a feat,

paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive – finding him may be

limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him here, it would not only save Mom but also benefit the

his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat just any

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

the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s

word got out that it was Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions;

Marcus gave Teresa a look that bordered on pity. “With the Specter Healer’s reputation, even when 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

As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we

is out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow. You might want

You’ve been with us

mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I

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

up!” Theodore roared

that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What use

gave a cold laugh and left without

now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure

else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her, aren’t we just

to the police, do you think we would

too sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as

They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If

feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played us, yet we’re powerless against

plenty of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s

If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper,