I love stories that are set in the Victorian era! This one is really different though, I love the plot you have here. It's very interesting and different and I'm excited for it! I really want to know what happened to Annabella to make her not talk. I know it says she gets burned, but why? Ah, so many questions, aha. I’m so interested to see what you do with this and to see what role Richard plays in getting Annabella to talk. You’ve got such a good start to the story here, I’m sure it’s gonna be amazing!
Good job so far and good luck with the rest of it!