The Wolfless Heiress
The same mysterious, unpredictable spirit that had ghosted her for twenty years was suddenly giving her a spine of solid steel.
Arabella gathered a breath she didn't know she possessed. She straightened her back, smoothed her black apron, and looked Victoria dead in the eye with an unyielding, dangerous composure.
"I am here to work, Madam," Arabella said, her voice soft, clear, and vibrating with surprising audacity. "I have no power, no title, and no desire to interfere in your family's affairs. I obey the Don's laws, and I fulfill my duties. Nothing more."