Chapter 7

Beth had set off for this place as soon as the message had come that Daniel was in the custody of the Troy family - of Gold Nation, in other words, since their word was law here and nothing less. It had been days since Daniel had disappeared on the heels of his brother, and the entire Heether family as well as all that packs under them had been on the brink of chaos.

Learning that the most powerful family of the most powerful nation now had settled the confusion. The first part of the letter had answered the questions of how they had come across Daniel and the men that had gone with him, confirming they were alive at the time of sending. But then, the rest of the letter's contents...

Beth kept her eyes on Andrew instead of letting them rove around the grand hall or the luxurious furnishings. It was hard not to gawk - even her wooden chair had what looked like small, inlaid diamonds and other gemstones along the armrests. Such senseless luxury...such wealth, meaning power and the where