The Girl in the Wardrobe

Summary

Hayden Shaw came to St. Jude’s Home for Children to choose a sister.

Every other girl scrambled to be seen, praying they’d be the one.

I was the only one hidden away, fast asleep in a wardrobe.

I thought I could escape it this time. Escape the fate of becoming a Shaw, and eventually, becoming Hayden Shaw’s wife. I thought I could finally live a life that was my own, free and happy.

But when I woke up, the first thing I saw was Hayden, standing before the open wardrobe door.

He smiled and asked me, "Cora, how would you like to come home with me?"