"love someone? What nonsense are you saying?" prince Sébastien frowns his brows. He was annoyed at what he was hearing. Who was feeding her with all those information? " he asked himself.


    Princess Ellen was taken aback when she realized he read her lips but her expression did not change. It felt a bit frustrating she could not see his face. Thinking about the fact that she could not see his face a mockery smile rose on her face.


    ''how stupid I have been to think I was the only one who knew what the prince looks like. Turns out his mistress knows more than me,'' princess Ellen thought to herself as she looked at him.


    "I am relieved that you will not force yourself on me. I will prepare myself and not keep his highness waiting," princess Ellen skillfully avoided his question.


    She did not understand why he was acting dumb when he boasted about meeting his mistress last night.


    Prince Sébastien blink his latches when he heard the princess. Sure he wanted to be intimate with her but he wanted her to be willing not forced or out of duty.


    "Why do you think I have someone that I love?" prince Sébastien pressed. It was important to know if someone was feeding her false information. If that man was bold enough to send someone to his bed then it will not be out of place for prince Sébastien to think the man also had plans of creating a rumor with it and making his sunshine distance from him.


    "you said so yourself," princess Ellen replied. Prince Sébastien was surprised by her reply. He tried to think back but he could not remember when he had told her about loving someone.


    Since it had gotten to this, the prince decided to be honest with her. With the existence of a man hidden in the dark with a lot of gold coins,  prince Sébastien became convinced that it was best he was honest with the prince.


    "Did I?" prince Sébastien asked pointing at himself.


    Princess Ellen did not speak but she nodded her head.


    "Did I tell you what she looked like?" prince Sébastien asked. Ellen felt like a thousand daggers stab her heart with that question. She pined her lips before shaking her head.


    She could not cry again because of the prince so she put on a stubborn look.


    " would you like to know more about this person?" prince Sébastien asked. A mischievous grin was playing on his lips but the princess could not see it since he had his mask on.


    "No," princess Ellen replied after thinking about it for a short moment. She could not afford to sit down and listen to her husband praise the woman he loved. That will be too much torture for her.


    The heavens were already kind enough that he did not treat her too badly. She could not afford to become too greedy.


    "I will tell you anyway. I can see you are curious," prince Sébastien stand and without giving the princess any time to refuse he walked over to her and pulled her over to the mirror, and made her stand facing it.


    Princess Ellen was shocked by his sudden actions. Her heartbeat was racing as she felt his hand go around her waist and hug her from behind. Her back was resting so peacefully on his chest.


    She involuntary swallowed a none existing loop in her throat. Having him hug her like this would have made the princess happy but remembering he was going to hug her so intimately to tell her about another woman, made her heart feel numb.


    Prince Sébastien was not aware of the princess''s thoughts, so he started narrating his story. "once I have gone to fight a war and managed to sneak into the enemy''s camp. I wanted to find out more about my enemy and how to defeat them soon.," prince Sébastien said.


    Princess Ellen wanted to stop him, no she did not want to hear more but her throat felt dried and her lips a bit heavy. She could not speak.


    " That day something changed in me. In the midst of death and dirt, I saw a beautiful flower. She was fair and beautiful. She looked out of place in such a diety environment and I wanted to take her out of that place. A beautiful flower should be kept in a beautiful Vass.


    So I did just that and brought her back to Avalo, " prince Sébastien said. When princess Ellen heard the story she felt very annoyed. Of course, she could never think the beautiful lady the prince was talking about was herself.


    She wanted to ask why he married her if he already had someone in his heart but she shut her lips. She could still remember when the prince told her that he was just sacrificing himself to marry her for the sake of peace.


    Princess Ellen bites her bottom lips to stop the tears threaten to fall. When the prince saw that she did not say a thing, he decided to continue speaking.


    "I am not asking much from her, as long as she does not hate me and remains by my side. She has become the light in my darkness. I can not afford to lose her," prince Sébastien spoke.


    Princess Ellen felt her blood run cold. She could see how the prince''s eyes looked so tender just speaking about that woman. She had never been jealous of anyone this way before but if she could she would like to become that woman just to receive the love and affection the prince has to offer her.


    Princess Ellen was jealous of the woman who had the heart of her husband. She looked at the prince''s eyes through the mirror. When the prince saw that her attention was on the mirror he also looked at their reflection in the mirror and felt satisfied.


    To him, the image of them in the mirror was their perfect description. She was fair and perfect. A beautiful light, why he was evil and carry a cloud of darkness.


    "you have to seduce her with your beautiful face," his mother''s word played in his mind. He thought of taking off his mask but he stop himself. This look was also a part of him. Besides he would not want the princess to misunderstand his intention in the future.


    "Tell me, do you think she would accept my love for her if I confess everything to her?" "prince Sébastien asked.


    " How would I know? " princess Ellen could not hide the irritation in her voice.


    " you are a lady, you should know how the mind of a woman work, " prince Sébastien replied.


    Princess Ellen bites her inner chick in order not to lose control of her EMOTIONS. "I do not know this lady, so there is no way I would know how she thinks. Instead of standing here asking me all these questions, why not look for her and find the answers," princess Ellen replied and tried to pull herself out of his embrace but the prince was fast enough to stop her.


    "That is what I am doing right now, " the prince answered in a flat tone.


    "Good..," princess Ellen nodded and was about to tell him to release her from his embrace when she realized the meaning of what he just said.


    "What do you mean?" she did not dare think the prince was talking about her.


    "is it not obvious from my story?" prince Sébastien asked.


    Princess Ellen''s heart began to race as she recollected the story he just told. She had indeed been in the camp of the injured during the war and if he had really sneaked into the camp he might have seen her.


    " Why do you think Avalo suddenly offered a trace when we could have won the war?" prince Sébastien asked. Princess Ellen''s flutter in confusion and excitement. She did not dare to celebrate soon.


    "so you are trying to say you fell in love with me at first sight?" princess Ellen asked. She doubted her question.


    "no," prince Sébastien shook his head. He did not fall in love with her at first sight but he was attracted by her noble aura and kindness.


    Princess Ellen was disappointed with his answer even if she expected it. "I felt drawn to you at first sight, so I decided to Marry you," prince Sébastien said after a short pause.


    "oh! He has a little attention for me but his heart belongs to someone else," princess Ellen tried to make out sense from his words. "so this means you are attracted to me but you love your mistress?" "princess Ellen asked. She wanted to be sure of her position with him.


    If he was indeed attracted to her, then she could just seduce him and make him forget about the mistress. The idea dropped in the princess''s heart.


    " What mistress? Have you not heard anything I say to you today, " the prince was feeling frustrated.


    "I have, did you not spend your time with her last night?" princess Ellen was also a bit irritated by his behavior.


    "No," prince Sébastien shook his head with confidence.