Crescent Scar Vengeance

Victoria Grant was appointed as a royal consort, and I entered the palace as her maid to assist in securing her position.
She promised me that once she bore a prince, she would send me out of the palace and allow me to marry.
Finally, the day came when Victoria became pregnant.
King Alexander was overjoyed and asked Victoria what reward she desired.
Victoria smiled sweetly and pointed at me:
'Your Majesty, I worry that my half-sister hasn't found a suitable match. Perhaps you could bestow her upon Eli Carter as his companion?'
Eli Carter was notorious in the palace as an old pervert, with countless maids dying at his hands.
Forced to be his companion, I endured daily torture and beatings.
In less than six months, he beat me to death.
When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day I entered the palace with Victoria.
This time, I acted before Victoria could, revealing the crescent-shaped scar on my ankle to King Alexander.