I moved forward and hugged her.
“Such a blessing,” George said and stepped away.
The moment he was gone from earshot, Victoria’s fingers gripped me tighter, claw-like. Gone was the friendly tone from her voice. Ice cold, she spat in my ear, “There is only one princess in this house. My daughter. And you will never take her place.”
Before I could reply, she released me, then turned to follow her husband. I stared after her in shock, unsure what had just happened. It had seemed so out of character that I thought I must have imagined it. I was still holding the scarf.
It was so strange, I went to seek out Gideon, hoping to discuss this with him.
I found him in the sitting room, and nearly started talking before I saw a pair of women’s arms wrapped around his back. My eyes went wide, my h
