The Grand Duchess Escape Novels & Stories

“We have gone too far now to break El Dante’s trust.” He swiveled his chair, facing me fully. “Listen to me, Leah.” He stood, towering me slowly till my neck stretched up to reach his eyes. “If we do this, we become untouchable. Crazily rich. We can finally settle the rest of the debt we owe.” His hand gently lifted my chin, thumb brushing the corner of my lips. “I’ll take you to that boutique on Rue Saint Honoré. The one with that vintage bag you couldn’t stop staring at in that magazine.”

As always, he started shouted when he got frustrated. The handwriting and the habit of conveying the message to her enemies by writing it with blood were familiar to them... because it had happened before. *Flashback* "CATCH HER!!" Thomas shouted at his men as they started running after the girl...Summer Astley. They had kidnapped her, but somehow, she managed to escape. "I WANT HER DEAD!" He shouted again. Oliver was with those guards and was running after her. She was fast and pretty good at hiding. It was the same warehouse that she had destroyed in the present time. She somehow managed to get out of their grasp and was now running on the road.

This was why by the time Massimo realised she had escaped from his father’s villa and sent his guards to search for her she was on a plane heading back to London Heathrow where her ‘parents’ would be waiting for her to hide her from the Mafia until she decided what to do next. Gabriella was stood looking out of the window at the grey streets of London, she was in the Kensington property of her Aunt and Uncle’s friends, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. It was a huge luxurious mansion right in the heart of the city near to Kensington Palace and it was hers for as long as she needed it, the elderly couple had gone to their island retreat in the Ca

"Apologies, Your Grace, but there's an urgent matter." The Duke's expression tightened. "What is it?" "Lord Thomas's men are searching the area. They're closing in." Victoria's heart raced. "If they find me here—" "They won't," the Duke assured, turning to the servant. "Prepare the carriage. We leave immediately." The servant nodded and hurried out. The Duke faced Victoria, his eyes intense. "This is your chance to escape his grasp. Will you take it?" She hesitated, the weight of her choice pressing down on her. But the distant sound of approaching hooves made the decision for her. "I'll go."

The pain medication made everything slightly hazy but I pushed through it. "Last night I positioned myself outside the old meeting hall," I began. "The duchess was meeting with Ricardo. I heard their conversation through an open window." I recounted everything. The duchess admitting to Kael's death. To the destabilization plan. To threatening Ricardo when he expressed concern about being caught. "She said, and I quote, 'The plan did work. Kael is dead. The pack is destabilized.'" I looked directly at Marsh. "There was no ambiguity. No room for interpretation. She confessed to orchestrating everything."

“Is adding another zero enough? Will $50,000 suffice? I’m not interested in you, so stop trying to get close to me.” Dante wasn’t easily fooled. From the moment Daisy walked into the room, he noticed how she eyed the valuable items and how she wore an overpowering amount of perfume. He was certain she wasn’t the woman from the previous night, but he wanted her gone quickly, so he offered her a large sum of money to expedite her departure. As expected, Daisy fell into the trap. Realizing that dealing with Dante wasn’t easy, she accepted the money and withdrew, planning to wait for another opportunity.

As soon as the tailor finished speaking, someone standing by immediately stepped forward to translate his words into sign language. The maids whispered enviously, "The Alpha is so thoughtful. He even arranged for a sign language interpreter." "Not just that. I mean, look at this dress! The Alpha went to Granite Summit just to get these gemstones!" Eric wrapped an arm around my waist. "Darling, do you like it?" I gently ran my fingers over the dress. Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful the dress was, it couldn't mend the crack in my heart. Eric seemed as though he wanted to say more, but a guard entered and whispered something into his ear.

Alex offered me an escape - and the moment I made the commitment to go, I realized just how perfect that escape would be. I'd be escaping the rumors and busybodies, of course, as well as my well-meaning mom. But this impromptu trip will also get me away from my normal life for a bit, something I didn't realize I so desperately needed until the opportunity was right in front of me. I mean, this breakup has turned my entire life upside-down - a fact that's still sinking in - and I need to take some power back. I was about to get married. Commit the rest of my life to someone else. Now I'm free. I want to live it up. Do something crazy. Embrace the unknown. And what better place to do that than

Trying to chase the ideas from his head, he looked sideways when something moved near them and Azeph watched as the shelves of the library moves away revealing a door behind them. “I see. So shooting the statue makes the secret passage open,” Louis said as he looked at the statue that had been shattered by the bullet. “It’s a long-kept secret in the house that only Elinor and I know,” The duchess said, “ No go, the three of you. Before the fire reaches us here,” “We won’t leave you here, your grace,” Azeph said, “His majesty ordered us to save both your lives.” The duchess smiled at that.

I looked at his face and once again felt the strong beating of my heart. "Your Highness," Laura said in my ear. "We need to leave immediately, or we'll miss the carriage to get back to the palace." "My, you're right, Laura." I turned to the Grand Duke, not sure how I should say goodbye to him in that peculiar situation, but he stepped forward, took my hand, and kissed the back of it gently. "Until next time, miss," he said, then walked away waving. I watched him walk away, enchanted by his broad back, until Laura called me and we ran the rest of the way, arriving just in time to avoid arousing suspicion.