hearts at war , bound by fate.

THE HEADLINES

MARTINEZ LES INDUSTRIES

Its 20:30 in the evening as I sat down looking out the window to the beautiful evening sky I felt the tension at the back of my shoulders , I have been under a lot of stress lately and I have not been able to sleep maybe I should take Joel up on his suggestion that I go see a Pythoness, I do not believe in this things but maybe they will help me understand what is going on with me, *sigh* its late now I should get home before the Duchess start calling me for no reason .

THE MARTINEZ HOUSEHOLD

Duchess Karlene

"For years I have been trying to get Kieran to open up to me, I can see he is struggling with something and whatever is bothering him this time is very deep and I would hate to see him go back to the dark place he was in before. As a mother you feel every pain your child feels even though they do not think you feel it too, I hate the fact that I cannot do much to get him to let me in. am I a bad mother? have I failed my children altogether? * Sighs* oh Gregor mon amour pourquoi m'as-tu quitté si tôt? je ne peux pas gérer ces enfants seuls."

Still lost in thoughts standing by herself in the balcony, Sanchez comes looking for his grandmother. He had found yesterday's news paper hidden in Sir Lewis car. Madame Karlene he says with a worried smile, are you feeling alright mam?

Yes my child I am alright, the Duchess says as she picks young Sanchez up

Is it was is written in the paper that is worrying you mam? It is going to be alright mam I will grow up and take care of you, I will kill anyone who makes you sad

Written in what paper my child, can I see it? Show it to grandma, run along and get it for me.

Sanchez runs off and comes back holding a newspaper , the Duchess takes it and turns it and there it is written in bold capital letters in yesterday's Eye Newspaper

MONTEBELLOS FAVOURITE ROYAL TWINS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN

Laden city's Lenora Duval lies in an induced coma in Esperer Netcare Hospital

The Duchess just stood there with the newspaper in hand not able to continue reading,

Sanchez where did you get this paper from my child?

I found it in Sir Lewiss car mam

Do not tell anyone that you found it and showed it to me now run and put it back where you found it

Duchess Karlene:

This children want to kill me before my time, why do they always follow trouble wherever it is, they just go out and fetch trouble for me. I should tell the cooks to make a family dinner tonight, I want all of us eating in one table today, let us see if they will tell me what they are trying so hard to hide from me. does this mean the whole household knows except for me? Well we shall have a feast tonight, let us see who amongst my stuff is loyal to me.

She sent out the instruction to the house cooks that tonight they should make food enough for the whole family including the cooks, the housekeepers and the securities , and she messaged her eldest son to gather all his siblings , dinner tonight is at 21:00 GMT at the castle. Everyone started being on edge, its not everyday the Duchess calls for dinner with every head in her compound somehow they knew that she may have found out about their little secret. See the Duchess is a very nice woman but she is not one to be messed with, her presence on its own commands respects, she does not have to speak for one to know that the is trouble coming their way.

Duchess Karlene was born Marianna Welma Rodriguez outside of Montebello and she is the only child to her now deceased parents. She came to Montebello one night in a train, coming to look for work and she met with young Duke Gregor and his friends , the plan was to have her for a meal but when he got closer he saw something from her and he took her to his family housekeeper quarters and kept her there . years later they got married and she bore four children for the Duke. Their marriage was a blissful one until the day Duke Gregor passed away.

"Darcy! Is there some kind of a function that I was not informed about today?"

"Yes Lord Kieran, Madame Karlene called for a family dinner tonight"

"A family dinner you say, are you sure it is for a good course?"

"I am not so certain my Lord, Madame does not look very happy tonight."

"Alright Darcy, get back to work."

"My lord, lord Darien said to tell you to head to the garden when you get home."

"Okay Darcy."

Darcy is one of the young housekeepers who have been Kierans play mates each time he sees fit, Darcy worships the ground Kieran walks on while Kieran just tolerates her because she is his housekeeper after all and a good sport. Many times have the head housekeeper said " Ms Darcy learn to keep your lower limbs closed and stay clear of the lord, I have seen a lot of your type come and go and its never good" but those words fall on deaf ears. Kieran leaves and goes around the house looking for his brother in the garden and he finds him pacing up and down talking to Sir Lewis,

"What do we do Lewis, do you maybe have a plan?"

"I told you all that when this come out, may I not be involved, you lot do not listen."

"We did not have a choice Lewis she saw a lot."

"Well you lot will deal with it without me."

"Kieran you are home, welcome brother."

"Hello Darien, Sir Lewis. what is this that you people are discussing in the dark, who died?"

"Dinner brother, what if she found out, the Sorbonne girl and the accident"

"That Sorbonne girl would have been a loose end Darien, we did what we had to do and the accident that is just that an accident. You should stop walking in eggshells around this woman, she is just a woman with a title."

"And the duchess in case you have missed that Kieran"

"Well the duchess is a woman is she not? Let s go eat "

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* mon amour pourquoi m'as-tu quitté si tôt? je ne peux pas gérer ces enfants seuls.

- my love why did you leave me so early? I cant handle this kids alone