Author Alpha Zack used every contact he had to find Cassie, the servant who got fired from the Vance estate. When he finally found her working at a small diner downtown, she looked tired. Beat down by life. But her eyes were clear when she spoke. "Alpha Zack," Cassie said carefully, wiping her hands on her apron. "Selina owned that house like a queen. Who would dare lock her up?" She wrapped her arms around herself. "When Elara first moved there after Luna Nadia remarried, Selina hated her instantly. She'd get her friends and lock Elara in storage rooms, bathrooms, closets. Anywhere dark." Cassie's voice dropped. "A few times, some of us couldn't watch anymore. We'd unlock the doors and let her out. But Selina went ballistic. She said if anyone helped Elara again, she'd ma

