Cruel World

"Wait… You want to tell me Lord Richard is actually the father of your child?" Roselyn asked. Both her mind and soul refused to believe what Victoria had said. Maybe she was saying this to vent her feelings to the world.

"Yes," she answered, her voice firm and resolute. The no nonsense look on her face answered it all; she meant every damn word. 

Roselyn wanted to say something but found herself speechless. So it was true? And come to think of it, that explained why the Queen was acting strange when Richard died. 

"Does anyone else know about this?" Roselyn knew how cruel the rules were against such an action, and even though Victoria would not get punished, the humiliation she would suffer later on would be inescapable!