The First Lady's Fury

ree years. Three years I'd been Elara Vance, First Lady, wife to Governor Ethan Vance. Befo

tains, the secret ways to move supplies and his key supporters when he was wounded and desperate

nica Haye

ked about like a saint. Veronica walked into our lives, and Ethan' s eyes changed. He

ld, walked the grounds with him. They stopped by the Cr

r voice carrying on the breeze. "They

on the veranda. "Perhaps some

me in our room. He

e trees," he said. "She thinks.

ng Hollow Keepers, guardians of spirits, per

ewborn son was gon

hrough the mansion, calling his name, a

g, a serene, almost holy expression on her face. A small,

"Their roots needed something pure, something innocent to

cold. I cou

aw Veronica, saw the dis

mfort me. He

mask of cold duty. "Veronica

spered, the w

death years ago, you'd never have been by my side," he stated, his

baby. An

de in the Hollow, his pleas for help

his voice softening. "A

h better now, Ethan. The

support, my love, my child, all sacrificed. This was not just betrayal, it was annihil