The Hidden Duchess

PROLOGUE

The Hidden Duchess | Royalty Series 1

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"Abuelo!" I yelled at the top of my lungs while firing bullets towards two armed men aiming to shoot my grandfather. "Abuelo, ¿estás bien?" Grandpa, are you ok?

I run towards him after shooting those two bastards who are trying to harm both of us. Checking if he has possible scars caused by those traitors who are trying to take us down.

"Mi nieta, no te preocupes, estoy bien." He responded, making sure that he was fine, so I looked around to see if our enemies had trailed us.

"We have to hurry Abuelo; Hermana Genevieve is waiting for us in the port; she'll help us get away from here," I said while helping him walk because he's breathing rapidly out of his age.

We stopped midway from walking because of the luxurious car speeding up, heading our way so I was alerted. I aimed my gun toward the driver seat, and before I could pull the trigger to fire, the window opened, showing my trusted security guard, Hector.

I instantly get my gun down seeing him. "Your grace, milady, hop in, I'll drive you to your destination." He said.

I walked to the backseat still assisting my abuelo to walk and enter the car. "You're not planning to betray us are you?" I asked him with suspicious eyes.

"I will never do that, Your Highness; I already promised my loyalty to you, so I will only serve you, and his grace 'till my last breath. "

"Just make sure of it Hector. If I find out that you're one of those traitors who betrayed us, I will not think twice of killing you." I threatened him.

"Yes your highness, you could trust me with your life." He responds while driving.

"What happened? Do you have any idea who are those people, and why are they trying to harm Abuelo and me? I know that some of them are our royal guards, but I don't know the reasons for their betrayal."

"They're paid, your highness." He answered with seriousness in his voice.

"Paid?" I asked confusedly. "Someone wants to kill us? Who? Why?" I am puzzled by what he said. I know that being a royalty is a bit chaotic, but this kind of chaos? I don't know.

"By whom Hector?" My Abuelo asked with a grim expression. I think he has someone in mind, but still asked my bodyguard for confirmation.

Hector became silent for a while. Trying to think whether he'll tell that information to my grandpa or not. "It's your son, your grace." He said, making my jaw drop.

Uncle, Kendrick? He's the one responsible for all of this?

"He didn't like your decision to give your title to milady, instead of him, your highness. He was furious and paid the Fuentabella's guards to get rid of the next heir so that you wouldn't have a choice but to give him the position."

"I knew he would do this!" My grandfather said with a grim expression while breathing heavily. One look and I could say that he's livid.

"Knew exactly what Abuelo?" I asked, puzzled by what he meant to say.

"Listen, mí nieta, the reason why I don't want your uncle Kendrick to be my successor is because of his greed. He won't think twice to kill anyone just to have what he wants." He said making me more confused.

"What?" I can't comprehend what he's saying. I've known Uncle Kendrick as a kind man. I've always been with him since my parents died in a car accident. He took care of me and raised me on behalf of my parents, so I can't believe what they're saying right now.

"He's the responsible of your parent's death, Kyla." He added making my eyes widen from too much information that I couldn't process anymore.

"N-no!" I said, in denial of the truth that he was stating. "Uncle Kendrick will never do that!" I said starting to be emotional.

"Listen mí nieta, Él es la razón detrás de todo. He planned everything and set up your parents death. He managed to hide and cover his crime from everyone, not until recently that my private investigator find it out and informed me about my own son's doing, and I can't believe he could do that to his own brother just to have his way to my position."

I was shattered with what I just found out so I bursed into tears. I can't believe that the person I've trusted betrayed me all this times. And now, he wants to kill me after killing my parents. I can't believe that he could do this to us.

"Sorry to interrupt your talk your grace but may I know where we should go? Kendrick already sent his men to the airport because he's expecting both of you to leave the country so we can't go there. We should also move fast before they could track us." Hector interrupted.

I'm still crying but managed to answer his question. "To port Barcelona please, we need to leave this country as soon as possible." I said as I wiped my tears away and calm myself.

"Sí signorina."

I immediately attend to my grandpa, that moment we reached the port where Genevieve have instruct me to go. Moments later, bodyguards with black suits approach us but I knew that it was the Duchess's men so I didn't panick.

"Where's Genevieve?" I asked one of them and he instantly bow down a little before responding.

"She's waiting for you inside the cruise ship your highness, we will escort you to the ship." He answered.

"Lead us the way." I ordered while dragging my grandfather. "Abuelo, let's go." I said.

I started walking while holding my Abuelo's arm but I stopped because he didn't walk with us so I looked back to him. "Abuelo?"

He smile to me with a teary eyes as he spoke. "I can't leave the country with you Kyla. I have to make sure that, the monster won't succeed on what he wants. I shouldn't let my position to go with the wrong hands."

"Abuelo what are you talking about?" He smiled sadly.

"I already talked to Genevieve about this mí nieta. You need to leave this country for your safety. But when you reach the right age, you must go back and reclaim my position to serve our people." He said.

I'm starting to tear up while shaking my head for disapproval. "No Abuelo, you'll come with me. They will kill you once they get you I can't lose you. You're the only one that I have, please don't do this." I said but he just hugged me while I'm crying out loud.

"I can't mí nieta, I have to stay to make sure that my position won't fall on your uncle's hand."

"No-no, no! Abuelo, please don't do this. Come with me please." I begged but he didn't listen.

He signaled the guards something and one of them carried and wouldn't budge while I'm trying to get out of his grip while crying.

"Déjame ir." Let me go! "¡Abuelo, por favor, no hagas esto!" Grandpa, please don't do this!

I was crying out loud but we're too far already for him to hear what I said. We entered the private cruise ship and we instantly sail away from the port to stop me from going back.

I watch how my grandfather watch me from afar while he slowly became blurry from my vision but I can't do a thing but to cry my heart out. "Abuelo, ti Amo." I uttered while sobbing.