flashbacks . . . flashback to the abortifacent for his girlfriend? or is this one he's making for her as queen?

or possibly he's gonna murder the heck out of his devil mother. (doubt it, but it would be nice)

"Stop a heart"

Does he want to end himself or someone else?

Well, uh, I guess that answers the question about how he ended up without a heart(beat).

Ye gads.

Yay! I can finally comment after catching up on everything.

Either he's gonna stop his own heart or he's gonna stop the heart of his mother. Is he really that depressed that he wants to end his life now... or does he want to save the unborn child from the crazy mother?

The drama! I can't wait to read. :)

My guess is that he plans to stop his own heart - how's his mother going to install him as heir if he's dead? She's done all this "for him" whether he wants it or not, so it's time to call her out on it. Her scheme hinges on him. The only sure way he can forever avoid becoming part of her schemes and not have this whole situation become a Shakespearean tragedy/bloodbath is to sacrifice a pawn... and he's the pawn.

To quote Severus Snape: "I can teach you how to brew glory, even to stopper death..."

It will be difficult to stop a heart of someone whom hasn't it... if you catch my drift.

It will be difficult to stop a heart of someone whom hasn't it... if you catch my drift.

What if he found out that he had unknowingly played a part in his moms scheme to kill some possible rivals?

Oooof, Argus, honey. This is not a happy line of thought. "I know a hundred herbs that can stop a heart." Again, the question is whether you mean your own or someone else's. I suspect it's your own, though, given how you're in the process of sacrificing yourself in the present.