The Duchess's Desire
She couldn’t deny that something felt off about all of this—the secrecy, the lies, the whispers of power and bloodlines—but the more she tried to understand, the more the pieces refused to fit together.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Victoria said, her voice shaking now with a mix of fear and frustration. “I don’t know anything about some... legacy or power. I only know that I’ve been trapped in this house, in this marriage, with no way out.”
Isabella laughed softly, the sound cruel and mocking. “Oh, sweet Victoria. You’ve been trapped all right. But it’s not just the marriage that’s been holding you back. It’s something much older, something that you’ve inherited.”
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