Thank you for selecting my story to read. This is a comparatively longer story than many on the site, with long stretches of story between the sex.
I started this story after reading "A Victorian Sex Fantasy" by GeorgeEHeller1950. I consider this a tribute to that story. I modelled it closely after that story, I liked the premise but thought it should flow in a different direction.
I highly recommend reading "A Victorian Sex Fantasy."
Though this story is set in 1845 England, I would like to stipulate that this story is not historically accurate. A better description of the setting might be "anywhere England/America, anytime 1800s." So, if you are reading this for a historically accurate accounting of life/technology then seek elsewhere.
Disclaimer: This story includes scenes of assault, reluctant sex, as well as incestual sexual relations. If these are not your thing, then don't read this story. The assault, and reluctant sex scenes, set the story, but are not the overall theme.
I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please rate and comment when you're done.
Prologue
Good day to you readers. My name is Roderick Xavier Ebenezer Livingstone Esquire. At least at the start of this story anyway. I find myself in a position where I simply must record the scandalous situation that my life has become. And yet, though scandalous, I would not change but one part of it.
Before I get to the story, though, I think there are some essential things to know about my family beforehand. This knowledge will make understanding the situation easier.
To start this explanation, I would like to describe my maternal grandfather, Lord Ambrose Bennet Caspar Lockwood. He is a brilliant man, with vision. He is the younger brother to the Count of Durham, and not being directly in line for the family title, he used his small inheritance to invest.
Grandfather began his career as a solicitor, after which he tried his hands at politics. He always told me, however, that he couldn't stomach politics. He hated the deceit and lies inherent in the manoeuvring and jockeying for position and favour. When Grandfather received his small inheritance, when his father died of the cough that swept the land, he left politics and invested in the new railways. That investment paid off, and he expanded into banking with his newfound wealth.
Grandfather was a canny businessman and continued to grow his fortune.
After he married my grandmother, Lady Mercy Morrigan Lockwood, he sired ten children. The four eldest, my uncles. The six remaining children, my aunts and mother; my mother, the youngest by four minutes; Mother and Aunt Lola are identical twins.
With all of his daughters and the dowries Grandfather would have to pay, it would have depleted him even with his vast wealth. Unlike some families, who would ship daughters off to convents to ensure the dowry of the other daughters, Grandfather wanted the best for all his daughters. Grandfather also wanted to protect his wealth, keep it in
his
family, and not distribute it to that of his son-in-laws.
My grandparents worked hard to find suitable matches for their daughters, and to the best of my knowledge, they found compatible matches, generally speaking. I know Grandfather had a talk with his daughters-- Well, I should say that I know Grandfather had a conversation with Mother. Mother explained it to me one time when I asked about my father, which I will speak about more in a moment.
Grandfather told Mother that the man who would become my father was a young politician, and he was not looking for the family's money but rather the connections and influence. Though there was no love between Mother and Father, Mother agreed that they would be a compatible match after courting.
Grandfather negotiated with Father, and his family, the wedding contract. I don't know everything in the contract, but the critical part for this tale is that my mother's dowry, a large estate, would remain my mother's. Legally, it would be in my father's name, but as soon as a male child is born, that child, me, would inherit the lands, managed by Mother until I could take over management of the estate. Instead, Father would receive a stipend from the estate, and that allowance was variable depending on the number of children Father sired with Mother; Grandfather wanted many grandchildren.
And so, my mother and father married. At first, Mother lived with Father in his townhouse in the capital. There my father sired myself, and, two years later, my sister, Faith Philadelphia Livingstone.
Now, I don't know exactly what happened, but after my sister was born, Mother, with us in tow, moved to our estate in the country. After which, we only saw our father, but once or twice a year. Mother dutifully sent Father correspondence each month, reporting on our education and upbringing, but rarely did we receive anything in return.
We lived happily on our rural estate; we learned all the things we needed to function in high society. Mother provided that I was taught to ride and hunt. Mother also ensured Faith and I learned to read, write, and do arithmetic.
Mother's twin, Aunt Lola, and her three children, Edith, Ephram, and Agnes, would often come and visit us at the estate through the summer. I always enjoyed it when they came to visit. Oftentimes it was the only time when we were exposed to other children of our social class with whom we could play. My cousins, sister, and I often could be found exploring the estate, and more than once, we were found playing with the children of the tenant farmers. I don't think that Mother minded so much, but we were often reminded that social class is a crucially important thing.
That was how life went for me, up until I turned twelve. Grandfather came to visit for my twelfth name day. He was of the opinion that I needed a more formal education, one that included other boys in my social class. As such, I was shipped off to a boarding school on the other side of the country.
I only saw my mother and sister four times for the next two years. I was sent home for two weeks, twice a year. Once for Christmas, and once in the spring. I missed my family terribly during this period, but I learned a tremendous amount at the same time. Ironically, though, what I learned was not from my instructors; what we learned in class was the same things Mother had already ensured my sister and I knew. Instead, what I learned was the ways of boys. This was my first experience with other agemates. I won't go into detail, but I imagine what I learned is the same as all boys who have other boys to spend time with.
Before the Christmas break, my second year at the school, Grandfather visited. I later learned that he invested in the school, which was part of the reason I was sent there. I'm not sure if Grandfather liked or did not like what he found there because I left with him when Grandfather left. He brought me home, for which I was grateful.
Every time I came home to visit, I was astounded by the changes. Namely, my sister. She always grew so much, and that was no different upon returning home. I suppose looking back, the same could be said about me. I know Mother always exclaimed over how much I had grown.
When Grandfather left me at home, he left specific instructions; I was to accompany Mother and the senior staff to learn more about the running of the estate; which I did, gladly. I enjoyed learning about what we produced and how we made our money. Though I was not making any decisions, I was learning how and why the decisions were made.
My time at home, though, was short-lived. Grandfather sent for me that spring. Grandfather sent a letter to both my mother and myself. In his letter to me, he explained that he was quite happy with how my education was coming and that he thought I should expand my horizons. He planned on fostering me, where I would apprentice with him to become a solicitor, and learn about the family investments.
In the letter Grandfather sent to Mother, he explained how he wanted to ensure that I would have a strong male influence in my life. Since my father completely ignored us, Grandfather determined that he would fill that role.
