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Before I married Edward Knight, his mother, Grace Knight, put me through a premarital obedience test. Grace made me serve coffee respectfully to the whole family, and I accepted it. Grace made me walk barefoot across an acupressure mat to prove I could endure hardship, and I walked. Grace made me sign a prenuptial agreement that meant if we ever divorced, I would have to walk away with nothing, and I signed it. Edward watched with indifference and said, "Anna, don't make a big deal out of it. Just endure it. These are the rules in the Knight family." I smiled and nodded, but tears slipped down my face. The last part of the test was Grace slapping me without warning. "If you want to join the Knight family, you need to learn how to be humble," Grace said. I didn't move, but upstairs in his study, Edward, who was on a video conference, suddenly coughed up blood. Edward grabbed his face, looking at me with shock and terror. A voice echoed in my head. "You have successfully bonded with Edward through the empathy system. From this moment on, any harm you suffer will be felt by him with full intensity."