, I immersed myself in books u

heard the key twist as they locked me

's room and walked past the secret passage to see the expe

hough he does not speak, his silence comforts me. In addition t

enough for us both, it fel

l the skies grew dark a

m my punishment and my actions

w to come but I had n

door, and set off to return to my room, my hea

say I have become

ye, he

the city, constantly going on and on with t

ear ye..."

op, and I could see the people gathered from my windo

ef, to mention that my son, Prince

rang ten times passed a

l be no laughter or celebration around the empire, fo

unt, failure to adhere to this decree shall

i

d nothing mor

r, no one has even seen his face so the people don't even know wh

sha

th the matters of his people, even the people are

r reason to extort money from the po

as Helen walked in with

s with a

news, your positio

nce died, except you want to call me

ee that you're holding up this much. Although you might need

a le

m the previous and she still wa

to control this hou

and scoff with

ss of who you may be, the moment my father and brothers

your

time I stood my

r towards me in

ttle, b

it came in cont

! He

hot like the

k she'd

me my lady's whi

gainst Helen was probably the worst thing anyone

d, laughing out loud u

me inscribed in my father's he

ewitched Jim or not. He'll st

ere clenche

truth, but someone had to tell her, an

.ugh

ful, life-draining whippings on m

done, I had to cra

r mouth shut." She said before

ly heartbroken when she saw me, and qu

t unable to slee

Aiden again becaus

ane

y." She repo

, of all of them, not one seemed reliabl

tell the mai

their decision did not change

ask that you leave this

eren't sure what to do, however, they bowed

s to my side after

o be the prob

that are vacant and in need of

struck with paralysis as

n't the reaction I was expecting but then a

s the wall and whispered in a low voice, "if we are cau

eady thought of things, I need y

time." She said, before l

y to bring Aiden out of my brother

a lot of issues

egs which still

staying a doll

k! K

ith Victor as ordered, do

can come in as

." He said with his face do

he young man you brought in a coupl

ed the same yet spoke differently, one seeing it as

read if you ask me, afte