legacy of secret
“Just that some of us have spent our entire lives preparing for this legacy, and yet, here you are, waltzing in like it’s owed to you.”
“I never said it was owed to me,” I shot back.
Her smile didn’t reach her eyes. “Good. Because if you think for a second that you can take what’s mine, you’re sorely mistaken.”
With that, she placed the book back on the shelf and walked away, leaving me fuming.
That night, in her private quarters, Victoria poured herself a glass of wine, her mind racing with schemes. If I thought I could step into this family without consequences, I was in for a rude awakening.
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