The Truth-I

Shawn felt a dark cloud covering his heart as he disappeared through the forest, walking on his foot when he saw the castle’s shadow. He knew at once something was missing. When he was almost killed, how old was Dominic again?

Fifteen? Sixteen?

He was barely in the age where he could start a family let alone be crowned as the next heir of the duchy. He didn’t have any supporters which was natural as he didn’t have any uncle as his mother had come from another kingdom.

So who was it that had planned to kill him under the guise of assassination?

The servants who saw Shawn entering the castle quickly gathered in position. Their hands reached out so they could hold the coat in his place. The butler had came beside him, asking, “Would you like to immediately rest, milord?”

“I want everyone to be away as far as possible from my mother’s room. I want to talk to her without a single ears around.”

The butler was surprised by the order but he had been taught to never ask and continue his s