(Ruby's POV)I clutched the small handkerchief in my hands, staring at my clumsy embroidery. The crooked stitches seemed to mock my fall from grace."What happened after you arrived in the Northern Territory, Ruby?" Eliza asked, her voice surprisingly gentle despite our past.The memories rushed back, bitter as wolfsbane. I swallowed hard, forcing myself to meet her eyes."I arrived full of hope," I began, my voice barely above a whisper. "I believed Katherine would welcome me with open arms. After all, we shared the same blood."The bitter laugh that escaped my lips surprised even me. How naive I'd been."When I finally found her at a garden party, she looked right through me as if I were invisible," I continued, anger rising in my chest. "When I called her name, she turned with such disdain in her eyes."I could still see her face—so much like my own, yet transformed by wealth and privilege into something cold and unrecognizable."'Who are you?' she asked me. As if she didn't
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