Not A Small-Town Girl

because of Robbie. After that, Danielle ran into the mountains in a fit of anger. She encountered a house deep in the woods.

Curious, she entered the house and met her master, Cloud Waldstein. He taught her all her skills.

Cloud was once poisoned and was in grave danger. She heard from others that there was a medicine that could save Cloud’s life.

However, the medicine was only available at the border, which was a very dangerous place. She might not be able to return if she ventured there.

She couldn’t care less about the danger. Cloud treated her very well and taught her a lot. She could not watch Cloud die.

At that time, the border was in turmoil, and all the factions were constantly fighting. By chance, Danielle obtained the medicine and established the Shadow Fortress.

Over the past few years, she frequented the border from time to time to expand her faction and annex some small criminal gangs. There were a few times when she nearly died at the border.

She would have left the Granger family even if Joseph had not gone to Bane Springs to look for her. After all, the Granger family had mistreated her and disappointed her.

Currently, the Hades Fortress and the Shadow Fortress were the two largest factions at the border.

The smaller factions wouldn’t dare mess with them.

David listened to Danielle briefly recount her experiences. His heart ached for her. He loathed himself for not meeting Danielle sooner.

David thought, ’No wonder Danielle appears indifferent to everything.

David figured Danielle must have learned to be independent because she was kidnapped at a young age and was mistreated by her adoptive family. No one cared for her and loved her. She had to rely on herself for everything.

Everything Danielle knew now was a result of her tough childhood. Others might think that she was gifted, but David knew that she had gone through countless hardships in order to achieve what she had now.

David vowed to protect Danielle from now on. He would make up for all the love she did not have in the past.

David grumbled, "What were you planning to do if I didn’t show up at the auction?"

David couldn’t imagine how Danielle would escape the Wulf Clan’s besiegement unscathed with just Aiden’s help.