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A Step Closer To The Truth (2)

Paul had successfully infiltrated through the aqueduct. After having him change out of his wet clothes, Viola had him climb the roof and into her bedchamber.

“You were careful I’m sure?” she couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, no one saw me.”

“What of the thing I asked you to look into?”

“The Commander of the Imperial Knights is not named Lune.”

“Ha… . Yes, I expected it to be a fake identity.” Viola shrugged.

It wasn’t even surprising at this point. He had concealed his identity and entered into a fake marriage, so she had already expected that his designation was probably a sham too. She estimated the time. Lune would be here soon…

“The name of the Commander of Imperial Knights is Kyle. He’s the crown prince’s shadow knight.”

“Kyle?” Viola murmured.

“Yes, do you know the name?” Paul queried.

“Those knights… they didn’t say their names.”

When she had first met the knights, they had all kept their mouths shut as if they had agreed upon it beforehand. Perhaps they didn’t want to leave any traces?

This must have been planned right from the start. Maybe he was suspicious of her and purposely put up a false identity? Or perhaps… Did he suspect she was a spy from her looking at the map and gathering information? Whatever the intent, she was currently the subject of surveillance and suspicion. Viola chewed her lip anxiously.

“Paul, do you remember the faces of the imperial family?”

“Some of them I remember, from driving their wagons myself.”

“What are their names?”

“One is the second son of the emperor, Grand Duke Ivan. He’s a member of the imperial family who does not hide his thirst for women. Another is a concubine’s son, who often hangs out with him.”

“Paul… .”

She was sweating without realizing it. Her back was damp with sweat.

She had been thinking about this all day. Could Lune be a member of the imperial family? If the crown prince was close enough with him to give him a woman who was to become his concubine, he was most likely a member of the imperial family. Also, what if the soldiers flying the golden flag were not the imperial knights, but the Blood Army? As she pondered over, goosebumps ran down her whole body.

What if the first person she’d ever met was of the imperial family?

That man, he…

She felt her blood boiling.

Then, she had been having s*x… with someone of that terrible imperial family and felt humiliating pleasure underneath him…

Viola was aghast. She had tried to avoid the crown prince, but if the person she had turned to for refuge was also of the imperial family, she had fallen into her destiny of inevitably becoming the imperial family’s plaything just like any other princess. She had become their prey!

“Do you remember Crown Prince Lustian’s face?”

“Yes, I clearly saw his face with a victorious smile in front of Prince Edward.”