Next? Roksolana thought. She was right about Lady Miriam since she had just heard about what she was doing next.

"We kill the king. This time, he won't be able to escape since I already got everything into place." The strange yet familiar voice Roksolana always heard from Lady Miriam's room responded.

"Are you sure it will work this time?" Lady Miriam's weak voice said to her lover.

"Very sure. The Sultan would be breathing his last before a week from now," the man answered.

Roksolana got angry. At first, she wanted to open the door and confront the two lovers but she decided against it instantly. She knew that...