A period story about a young maid who was cast out of the house she'd worked in with her mother, all of her life. A note left by her mother before she died throws her life into turmoil and sends her on a lonely journey into the unknown. Read the full chapter....
Chapter 2 takes us back to the year of Katy's birth and uncovers the hardships Lady Penderly faced, hiding her pregnancy and finding a home for her child. Read the full chapter....
Lady Catherine discovers that her daughter is hidden in the attic and has to come up with a plan to be able to keep her nearby. She tells Jameson to move Katy into an old cottage in the woods, where she can remain hidden away until they can work out the details of their plan but she isn't well enough hidden and she is discovered by another member of the family. Read full chapter here....
Jameson meets Lady Catherine secretly in the garden to tell her that her daughter is in the Castle. Lord Pemberley sees their emotional interaction and mistakenly thinks they are having an affair. He is enraged and attacks them both on their return but is stopped by Katy who smashes him over the head with an ornament. Katy runs away to hide as 3 victims are carried out of the castle, one is dead but who is it and what will happen to Katy now? After losing her mother and her home, Katy O'Brady follows the instructions in a letter left by her mother in the hope of finding safety and refuge with her mother's former employer but instead finds herself in a danger situation and, at just 15 years old, must find the strength to fight off someone with evil in mind. Read full chapter here....