Synopsis

VictoriaMonroeworkedhardforthreeyearsduringtheirhiddenmarriagetogetpregnant,andshefinallywas,onlytodiscoverthathehadachildwithsomeoneelse.Sheproposedadivorcebutwasrefused,andwhensheattemptedtoreturntowork,shefoundnumerousobstacles.Itturnedoutthatthismarriagewassomethinghehadplannedforalongtime,usingthebondofmarriagetocageher,clippingherwingsandimprisoningherbyhisside.Sicklyandobsessive,hewhisperedinherear,“Victoria,nooneelseinthisworldlovesyoumorethanIdo,don'teventhinkaboutescaping!”Buthewasunawarethathisbelovedwifewasalreadypregnantwithhischild.Onastormynight,asherushedtowardsthechildinthemistress'swomb,bloodsoakedbeneathVictoriaMonroe.Eighteenyearsofaffectionwereburiedhere,andshewasutterlydisheartened,leavingdecisively.Later,attheengagementbanquetofThePortorosCircle'sCrownPrince,hefinallyfoundhislittlerose.VictoriaMonroe,dressedinamagnificentgown,stunningbeyondcompare,washailedasthePortorosCircle'sCrownPrince,whokneltononeknee,reverentlyandrestrainedlykissingthebackofherhand.ThealwaysnoblePresidentFordhamwasred-eyedandwentmad...