Mason's POV
The old library was quiet as I sifted through dusty papers. Suddenly, a yellowed envelope caught my eye. My heart raced as I recognized my father's handwriting.
With shaking hands, I opened it. Inside was a will, dated just before his disappearance. As I read, my world turned upside down.
"I, King Aldric, being of sound mind, declare this my last will and testament..."
The words blurred as I read on. My father had a mistress. Lady Evelyn, a name I vaguely remembered from court. And there was more - he had left her a significant portion of the royal treasury.
"To my beloved Evelyn, I leave the sum of 100,000 gold pieces, and the summer palace by the lake..."
I felt sick. How could he do this? To my mother, to our family, to the kingdom? The existence of a mistress goes aga
