The old friends won't return

Summary

Kaelen Vance’s first love, Annelise, offered to go to the temple to pray for us on the day of our engagement ceremony.

But on the way, she was kidnapped and taken to a brothel, where she was sold for her first night.

To protect her reputation, Kaelen spread a vicious rumor. He told everyone the woman taken to the brothel was me.

He even drugged me and had me sent to that very brothel to take Annelise’s place, to be humiliated before a crowd of strangers.

I was shamed, and rumors swirled that