Chapter 88: Mother Queen's dangerous method

The Mother Queen was both floored and appalled, knowing the woman she thought to have Dante wed was right under her nose all this time! Her glare shifted from the newly-made courtesan to look at her granddaughter. 

"I will explain everything to you," Princess Emily said tensely. She watched her grandmother rise from her seat and begin to walk, and she followed right behind her. 

Stepping out of the Hall of Mirrors, the Mother Queen and Princess Emily made their way silently into the garden, with the latter following the older woman until they came to a spot where no one could see them or hear them speak. 

"Speak," the Mother Queen ordered once she faced her granddaughter. 

Emily nodded and began, "On the day we were returning from the old palace, I found out that Anna could speak, and the day after that she was Tasia. It wasn't m—"