Violet: The Torrent

"Are you saying you won't help your sister secure her future?"

"I won't stand in her way. Sancia's going to do whatever she wants, like she always has." Violet stared her parents down. "I'm simply not going to get involved. I don't wish to be tarred with the same brush."

Sancia could no longer stay quiet. "I'm your sister! Family is supposed to help each other! Why are you being so selfish?"

Violet tried to recall a time her family had helped her in the past, genuinely helped her because they wanted to and not because they saw her as a means to line their own pockets.

She came up blank.

Instead, she replied, "I'm not interested in cleaning up your messes, Sancia. That's for you to sort. If you're grown enough to open your legs to multiple men, you're grown enough to face the consequences. I wish you the best of luck when you face the king."