Chapter 1
Alone and Broken
THEN
Maria pulled her hood down over her face as she headed towards the river behind her castle. In her arms was an infant girl, the only child of her three she could save. Once she reached the river, she strapped the baby’s basket to a horse’s saddle, swatted the horse’s rear, and sent it on its way.
The horse ran for miles before coming to a stop near a gypsy camp. She trotted up to it, the baby still on her back. Neighing, s...
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