A Glimpse of the Truth.

When that question was uttered, no one spoke for a moment in the room. Damien waited for an answer, while Isla stared at him in shock, not saying anything. It was as if she had forgotten to breathe.

''W-What do you mean, Damien? Of course mother has no other child apart you.'' Isla smiled, trying to clear the awkward air around them. Something that she created, if she had answered the question one time, but heart, mind and soul wasn't ready to speak of the past to her precious son.

Did he hear about Annalise's child from those children? No, what is she thinking? Of course, he would have heard something about the rumors and stories of her, her ex-husband and annalise from the nobles and their children, especially in the imperial palace.