Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Prince Sebastian looked at the lady for a bit before making up his mind. It was not a bad idea to take a Mistress. Looking at the young lady she was beautiful.

He has been thinking of hiding his true feeling for his sunshine. Taking a mistress and pretending to care more about the mistress was a good way. This way he would not have to bother about his enemies attacking the Princess in other to get him.

They will naturally all seek out the mistress who is favored. He knew this may make the princess unhappy but it was not a bad thing.

If the princess acted a little jealous then he would be sure she even considered him her husband in her heart. But then he would still hate for the news to spreading, in conflicted mind the prince dropped some gold coin on the floor "if you go against your words I will find you," prince Sébastien said and walked out of the room. 

He knew that the lady before him did not need to say anything before the news spread around, he did not just want her spreading the news, since her words will be a confirmation.

He will figure out how to deal with everything else later.  When he got outside the room he met Jeffrey standing by his door.

"How did she get into my room?" he questioned when he saw Jeffery standing by the door.

Jeffrey was surprised by the prince's question. He had followed the prince and stayed by his door all night. Wait except when he wants to answer the nature call and even then he spends less than five minutes.

Prince Sébastien looked back in the room. With the look on Jeffrey's face, he was sure that someone from his side or the inn had helped the lady sneak into his room.

"follow her and find everyone involved," prince Sébastien said and walked out of the room. When Jeffery step inside he was surprised to see the lady in a good shape. He noticed the red mark on her neck.

"Why did the prince leave her?" he wondered in his head. He unconsciously looked towards the bed and the almost naked girl.

"could he have... Jeffrey shook his head not wanting to think any more nonsense.

" Who sent you? " his voice was cold. The lady felt fear all over her body.

" My mother, " she answered. She wondered why the man who just came in was as scary as the prince.

"who is your mother?" Jeffery asked.

"nobody, she just paid a server to signaled, us when the prince got drunk. She thought I could become his highness mistress. When I got in the prince threatened to kill me if I touched him so I lay on the floor. So that I could lie to mother that the prince took a fancy of me. She would hurt me badly thinking it was my fault that the prince rejected me," the lady hurriedly explained. She was scared that the man in her front will kill her if she dare lied to him.

"So you choose death?" Jeffery raised his brows.

"No, I just wanted to stay in the room for a bit but fell asleep and the prince woke up to find me.," the lady replied as she shook her head.

" Lead me to the server who helped you in here," Jeffery said. He looked at the bed and the lady again. She even dares to try to touch him. Has! Jeffery could not understand why the lady before him was still breathing.

" Could it be that the prince took a fancy of her? " Jeffery wondered within himself. The lady looked beautiful and her skin was fair. Her cleavage was also good to look upon. Any man should be moved to see this.

Shaking his head, he decided to focus on the mission at hand.  " get dressed, " he command seeing that the lady was trying to cover her body. He felt irritated by her pretentious behavior. After trying to climb into the bed of a drunk man, she suddenly started acting like a decent maiden. 

When the lady heard his words she hurriedly put on her dress. 

"I am not certain about the server, it was late at night when he came to find me. Mother made all the arrangements. She would be able to find him," she said looking down unable to face him.

"Lead the way to you mother," Jeffery said the lady immediately nodded her head and walked out of the house. It was still late at night and everybody in the inn was still asleep.

Jeffrey walked quietly beside her and in a few minutes, they arrived at the small house. The lady knocked on the door and it was pulled open in a few minutes.  A woman holding an oil lamp was standing by the door. 

"Eva.." the woman stopped talking as she noticed the figure standing behind her daughter.

Jeffrey looked at the woman who opened the door. There was nothing friendly about his gaze. 

"How did you know the prince was in the inn?" Jeffery asked. He was trying to find out if the woman was just trying to make her daughter the prince's mistress or there was more to her action.

"I got to find out by chance," the mother answered. Her voice was calm and sincere but Jeffrey found something strange.

"were you at the inn at that time?" Jeffery asked. He knew he could not return to the prince without having a satisfying explanation for the prince.  Besides, only the prince and his men were at the inn as of that time.

"I had taken my daughter to the inn yesterday. I was wanted to sell her off, but then a man told me of the crown prince present," the woman said.

She could tell that the way the young man before her was looking at her he would not let her off if she was not been honest to him. 

" Come with me, you should show me the person who told you this?" Jeffery said. Someone had hinted to the crown prince present it could not be as simple as the woman made it seem.

" I will not, " the woman refused.

"then I guess you are ready to die?" Jeffery said drawing his sword.

The woman felt a bit scared but since it was still dark and her oil lamp was not burning so bright she tried to act strong. 

"I do not know who you are and if you do not leave this place I will scream. A few of my neighbors are skilled fighters," the woman replied boldly. Eva was surprised at her mother's words.

"then I give you the count of two to save yourself, if you do not scream or lead the way, I will ask those young men to help me carry you to the Palace. I am sure you will like to meet his highness the crown prince," Jeffery replied.

He knew that nobody will come out at the dead of the night to save anyone crying for help. This was a poor neighborhood and bandits kidnap people often around the area.  Even if anyone dared he could just finish them off.

The woman was stunned, she swallowed hard and stepped out. She knew that if the man before just wanted to kill them then she did be dead already.

"I only know the server who help my daughter into the prince's room as for the man who told me of the prince I do not know him, it was my first time of seeing him," the woman said.

Jeffery did not say anything, he just let her lead the way back to the inn. The server was brought forth in few minutes. Jeffrey asked him a few questions it turned out that even the server did not know the man who has hinted to the woman about the prince.

This made Jeffery feel that things were not as simple as they seem. It felt like an elaborate scheme. He thought of the chances that the person might just have used these people to achieve his aim.

"What could be the aim?" Jeffery was not sure so he decided to carry the three people with the help of his other brothers among the twenty to the crown prince's quarter. 

He needed to ensure that the person was not the soldiers.

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