EVERYONE FEARED THE DUKE’S DAUGHTER… BECAUSE NO ONE HAD EVER TOLD HER “NO” UNTIL THIS HAPPENED

Chapter 2

The story of how Victoria became who she was did not begin with cruelty. It began with love — the wrong kind of love, the kind that asked for nothing and gave everything, the kind that wrapped itself around a child until she could not breathe without it.

Duke Edward and Duchess Anne had waited seven years for a child. Seven years of prayers, physicians, and whispered hopes. Seven years of watching other families grow while their own halls remained silent. When Victoria finally arrived, the celebration lasted for days. Church bells rang. Villagers gathered outside the gates. Noble families sent gifts that took three carriages to deliver.