~ Essence POV ~ When I reached the wooden house, the woman was on the verge of death. She was continuously coughing out blood and someone had stabbed her with a silver knife. I walked closer to her and when I removed the knife, my face was covered with her blood. "Ahh!" The woman screamed loudly. I looked around the place and I saw her luggage that was kept near her. Why would anyone try to kill her? "Hey! Who stabbed you and why? You… Do you know anything about my birth mother? I don't believe your story. Tell me the truth!" I tried to wake her up and when she opened her eyes a little, she only laughed after gazing at me. "Oh… it's the fake princess. Yeah, there is no point in hiding the truth from you. Look where loyalty brought me. The story… it was not true. You were found near