Chapter 28: Boytoy or... Girltoy? (2)
Noah was the reason Beatrice had ended up like this. He had no desire to remain a mere peasant forever, and part of his plan involved molding Beatrice to his advantage.
The girl, starved of any male attention, had fallen for it.
He showered her with sweet words, told her she was beautiful, precious, desirable.
That women were meant to love, to be adored, to give themselves completely.
And so, she had, offering him her first time, believing that this was love.
Then one of her sisters caught wind of it. Seduced him. Took him.
It was the central tragedy of the fourth volume of the novel—Beatrice's heartbreak.
The moment she realized how "ugly" she was. How utterly replaceable.
The story opened with a scene, her standing thereas she caught him with her sister in bed.
If she had to guess, they were minutes away from tumbling into bed together.
And then he would seduce her.