Ethan sensed that something was amiss with his wife, but he couldn't grasp what it was.

The following morning passed uneventfully, but Mara and her gang had plans.

"But Mara, why would you promise such a thing to your stepmother? How could you drug your husband to be with your sister?" Lucian asked.

"I had to promise her. She's wicked and capable of anything. I think it's time I told Ethan about us so that..." Mara trailed off.

"I told you, Owlett... If you had told your husband, maybe none of this would have happened," Evelyn interjected.

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