The revelation was too much, too devastating. She had suspected something was terribly wrong, but hearing it confirmed was a different kind of torment.
"You need to be calm, My Lady. " He said to her feeling worried on how she processed what he had just said.
"I.. I am.. T-tell me how long have you known this. "
"For as long as I have served him," Matthew admitted.
"It is a closely guarded secret, known only to a few of us in the inner circle. We have done everything we can to manage it, to protect him and those around him."
her fingers gripping the edge of the sill as she tried to steady herself.
Matthew's words echoed in her mind, each syllable a heavy weight.
"He had wanted to protect you from this, My Lady. He knew it would hurt you when you got to know the truth about him," Matthew repeated softly.
