When Eva''s aunty was taken into the darkroom she felt a shiver down her spine. She felt heartache and she felt very scared. Her step become very heavy with each step she took.


    Who in the kingdom of Avalo did not know that prince Sébastien was evil. He never had mercy on anyone. Eva''s aunty blames herself for ever thinking of fooling the crown prince.


    Although she has heard the sorry of the man killing any woman who sneaks into his bed she never believed it. A man who did not want to be entertained by a woman had no business sleeping in an inn.


    "Sir, have mercy spare me. I am only a widow trying to survive with my daughter," the woman cried as she descended the stairs with Jeffrey. If she had known that things would turn out the way they did she would never have sent Eva to the prince''s bed. She felt that the prince was a man and since he had drunk a lot of wine he would easily fall into the temptation of a beautiful woman.


    It was just that last night she was tempted by the gold bag the man gave, it was more than what she had hoped to sell Eva for. She knew that the prince could get angry and kill Eva but she did not care. With the amount of gold coin she got, she was sure that she would be able to survive for a long time before needing money again.


    She never thought that the prince will investigate the matter with so much care. What man would not be fascinated by a beautiful woman? But walking down the stairs she realizes that it was not in vain that the man had given her so much gold coin. The man must be aware of the heavy price she would pay if the prince decides to pursue the matter.


    Jeffery was not moved by the woman''s pleading. He was not stupid and he could guess that the relationship between the mother a daughter was complicated. What mother sends her daughter into the lion''s den. And the daughter throws her mother at the edge of the sword without regret.


    If the daughter never opened her mouth to betray her mother Jeffery knew they would never have suspected that anything.


    Jeffery quietly opened the door to the darkroom and let the woman in. "if you have spoken the entire truth earlier when I asked you questions then, you have nothing to be afraid of," Jeffery said. He did not know why he bothered to speak to the woman.


    When the woman heard the words that should have comforted her, her heartbeat quicken. She remembered that the man had warned her not to mention him to the prince. Now that she thought about everything carefully she realized that the man had clearly used her and Eva as a shroud.


    "welcome," prince Sébastien who was already standing inside the darkroom said. He could see the woman hugging herself by the door.


    When the woman heard the voice, she turned to look into the room but all she saw was darkness. The darkness in the room made cold sweat run all over her body. She was not sure if she heard someone speak to her or that had been her imagination.


    Prince Sébastien had no time to ask the woman questions. She had the time to have spoken the truth when Jeffery met her.


    A woman capable of selling her daughter off to an inn was definitely not a good woman so he did not see the need to spare her life even if the young lady earlier was lying.


    His hand immediately reaction out for the woman''s neck. His beautiful blue eyes were not replaced with the bloodshot eye. Prince Sebastien was eager to find out if his suspension were correct.


    The woman did not know how she managed to see those eyes. Her heart fainted and before she knew it she soul was separated from her body. Everything happened so fast.


    Prince Sébastien picked up the lifeless body and threw it into the fireplace and set it on fire.


    Prince Sébastien was gritting his teeth in angry when he stepped out of the room. He was not just angry about what he found out but he also found out the other great about the woman.


    She was indeed evil, how could someone like that be left to continue living and causing an innocent girl pain. He was not a nice person but he could never bite the hand that feed him.


    "your highness," Jeffery bowed when he saw the prince''s face he knew that things could not be as simple as he had thought.


    "Send the young lady home," prince Sébastien said.


    "yes, your highness," Jeffery bowed but he did not move. He was curious at what the prince discovered.


    Prince Sébastien seeing that Jeffrey was still standing smiled. "come," he instructed and lead Jeffery into his study.


    There was a mirror there. Prince Sébastien stood before it and cast a spell on the mirror. Soon the image of a man appeared on it.


    "I want you to gather some men together and look for him. He was the same man that paid the maid," prince Sébastien said pointing at the face in the mirror.


    "He does not look from this side. Why would he be targeting you or the princess?" Jeffery could not stop himself from asking.


    "I am certain I am his target, this has nothing to do with the princess. I must have made lots of enemies over the years. Do not leave any stone unturned, find him. Do it quietly, I do not want him to realize and flee," prince Sébastien replied.


    "yes, your highness," Jeffery bowed his head and finally walked away. Prince Sébastien looked at the face in the mirror.


    "I will find you? " he said. He could not understand why the man was after him.  Yes, he had many enemies but this man was not trying to kill him. The man was trying to prevent princess Ellen from getting pregnant with his child. This was the only logical explanation prince Sébastien could think of. Why else will he send a woman to prevent him from returning to the Palace last night? He also asked the maid to feed the princess something that will prevent her from getting pregnant.


    " Why? " prince Sébastien asked himself. After carefully thinking about everything, he could only come up with one conclusion, which was that the man may have some however found out that his redemption lay with the princess birthing a child for him.


    "When I find you, I will know all your secrets," prince Sébastien thought and walked out of the room. He wanted to join the men and train. With the numbers of his enemies known and unknown increasing the prince needed to prepare himself.


    Meanwhile, Jeffrey was walking the girl named Eva home. He tried to find out if Eva noticed anything special about the man that paid her mother.


    "I am not sure, if he ever appears in my side I will inform you," Eva answered.


    "Why?" Jeffery was curious about why Eva threw her mother at the edge of the sword. He also noticed how relieved Eva was when he informed her about her mother''s death. The girl had taken a deep breath as though a heavy weight has been lifted off his shoulder.


    Although Jeffery did not finish his question, Eva could guess what he was asking. "she is not my mother," Eva did not hold back as she explained everything about her relationship with the woman.


    Jeffrey listen but he did not expect it to be something like this. He had suspected that the woman was not Eva''s mother. Possibly a stepmother. It turns out that she was her aunt who stole Eva''s identity for her daughter.


    Jeffrey felt sorry for the lady. He knew the pain of losing one''s identity. After all, he was like that. He was separated from his family during the war between Avalo and the four great kings.


    Jeffrey was still young at that time or perhaps it was because of the turmoil of the war he witnessed he forgot everything about himself apart from his name. Even if he remembered there was a chance that his family perished during the war.


    "you will be fine now," he comforted her when they got to his house. I will come to visit later to find out if the man came to you. We want to keep the search quiet, " Jeffery said.


    Eva nodded her head and walked into the house. Today she had a lot to do. She wanted to take out all her aunty''s belongings and throw them away. That way she would feel that she was indeed free from the evil woman.


    "Thank the gods for saving me just before I was ruined," Eva felt relief. She became one of the people that like the prince.


    To her prince, Sebastian had saved her life, not only because he killed her mother but because he did not touch her the previous night.