Chapter 21

**Camille's point of view**

Victoria's gaze sharpened, finally answering the question I'd left hanging in the air. "Yes. Every lesson, every challenge, every seemingly excessive demand, they all serve that purpose. To make you stronger than Sophia was. More prepared for the dangers wealth and power attract."

"And to make me capable of the revenge you've planned."

"That too," she acknowledged without hesitation. "The people who hurt you must pay for what they've done. But ...