what could it be?

"Honey stop beating around the bush" says father and at that very moment the breakfast from the kitchen comes in. My mother then tells us to all eat without saying a word more. i wanted to know what mother was going to say. i looked at her and i could see the sadness in her eyes. "what could it be" i thought. after eating two bites my mother spoke her voice was cracking, as if she wanted to cry, she told me that after breakfast i should meet her in the gardens and she would tell me something. without another work she left the table. i was about to leave and follow my mother but my father shot a stare at me signaling me to stay and eat. so i continued eating but at a fast pace. after breakfast i rushed out of the grand dining room and towards the evergreen gardens. i saw my mother sitting at the glass table in the gardens, she was weeping. this hurt me because my mother was always there for me. she wasn't like any other duchesses that would drop their children off with the maids to be taken cared of, she woke up at night when i was crying to breastfeed me. i moved closer to the table and sat down. she looked at me and told me "I'm sorry my child" "why are you apologizing mother" i thought and knitted my brows. "earlier today i got a telegram from the imperial palace, it was clearly stated that you Lilith would be the crown princess for the second prince, prince linden. its an imperial decree and we cant go against his majesty's words, I'm sorry my child" i was shocked and scared at the same time because although he was just two years older than me he was known as the demon's son. my mothers crying became louder at that very moment