Trust

"He is not like you, Irina. What will happen if your son finds out about your true nature?" Arthur asked with a satisfying smile.

Irina imagined the outcome. She knows that Raphael wouldn't be happy. Just like Arthur noticed, her son turned out to be a gentleman just like his father. For some reason, he always looked to his father for guidance and advice. Her first husband made it a point to incorporate morals and ethics in Raphael.

'A true king needs to know the difference between right and wrong ' her husband used to say. She hid her nature from her husband from the beginning and then the same went on for Raphael as well.

"Oh Arthur, you can try to tell my son about how evil his mother is. But he would never believe you. He loves me so much that he wouldn't even be willing to hear anything against me" she said confidently.

Raphael clenched his jaw. That's what he did when Arthur and Euridice tried to tell him about Irina. He blindly trusted her. He wouldn't have trusted anyone i