Lady Miriam turned to look at the man clad in black who flew into her room through the window. She watched as he sat at the edge of her bed, refusing to talk to her. She managed to sit up and rested her head on his arm. The man shrugged away from her. Miriam knew that he was angry at her and it was all the Sultan's fault. She moved closer to him again, wrapping her arms around his waist this time.

"How could you be so careless? You knew how important that pregnancy was in the plan." The man spoke, anger reflected in his voice.

Lady Miriam explained to...