The Princess Next Door

Chapter 30

Shawn's P.O.V.

After my meeting with Vlad I was headed to France to see the man who hopefully would give me some insight to what exactly happened. As I entered the beautiful city of Paris, you couldn't help but be overwhelmed with the city of love and the spectacular sight of the Eiffel tower. I was to meet my contact about a block away at a cafe near the tower. I had my taxi stop a few blocks away so I could enjoy the city but also to not give away my location. As I rounded the corner, I saw my contact already sitting outside at a small table at the cafe. I quickly sat down and exchanged pleasantries as I got down to business.

" Please, you have to tell me who is behind all of this" I asked her.

"Only if you can promise me that what you seek is love and that your main goal is to win the affection of whom your soul loves" she gleamed at me with hooded eyes.

" I would die for her, that's how much I love her" I replied.

" Good, now here is a safety deposit box key that belongs to a man of high importance. He has part of my heart till this day and so I know this effort will not be in vain" she smirked at me. "Where does it belong? and who does it belong to?" I asked as I held the key tightly in my clutches. " The Bank of Berlin and you will find out who when you get there" she said as I sat back in my chair, unbeknownst to me the rabbit hole I was going down.

Cara's P.O.V.

I laid back in my bed, awaiting the doctor to come release me so that I may return back to the palace. My mother walked in and thankfully the doctor soon followed. " Okay your highness, according to your test results everything checks out except you have low iron. So you need to start taking supplements or eating more red meat." He suggested as I nodded, ready to get out of here. I had already been here a week and was ready to go. I think it was a bit overkill, but my parents insisted that I was thoroughly checked out. " Don't worry doctor, we will take good care of her" my mother stated as Adrian walked in with my father. " Your majesties" the doctor said as he bowed and left the room. I got out of bed and went to gather my things as Adrian tried to dote on me and help, but it was quite annoying to say the least. " Will you be staying with us Adrian?" My mother asked as I finished gathering up my belongings. He turned to her and gave a devilish smirk, " Yes your highness if that will be okay?" He replied as she and my father nodded and smiled in agreement. I rolled my eyes and my father just looked at me sternly as if to say, " Don't even think about it" as we all walked out and towards the exit of the hospital.

The ride back to the palace was a quiet one for which I was thankful. I checked my phone and saw I had a text from an unknown number.

Unknown: For the truth of things that will soon come to pass, my love will be never ceasing. The truth will be found and we will be together again.

I reread the message and my heart dropped as I knew Shawn had sent the message. But what did he mean by the truth? I quickly text him back and put my phone away as Adrian reached down and held my other hand.

" I have so many plans for you, I can't wait to get my hands on your body" he whispered into my ear as I cringed at the thought of what he would try to do.

Shawn's P.O.V.

I left France and flew back to Berlin as soon as I could. I used one of my aliases, so that I could come back without being followed. But I had a sinking suspicion that I was being tailed, but by whom I did not know. I reached my BMW that I had left at the airport to a note that was left under the windshield wiper.

" You have no idea who your dealing with, you best watch your back. The princess will never be yours"

I instinctively went on high alert, if they knew the car I drove it may not be safe to use it. I got on the ground and underneath the chassis was a small blinking light. Somehow, they had a attached a GPS to my car so they knew where it was. It must have been Adrian, I thought to myself as I left my car and walked to the taxi station. I grabbed a cab and asked them to take me to The Bank of Berlin where I would hopefully find what I was looking for.

As I arrived, the air was cool and there was a slight mist in the air as I exited the taxi. I walked into the bank and since I had no idea whose name it was under, I was going to have to play my charm in order to gain some help. I walked up to a young female teller about 20 years old and smiled brightly. I explained to her that I had been willled this safe deposit box key by an old friend but they didn't leave what name it was under. She smiled back at me and offered to help me out, she was gone for a moment as I surveyed the bank. There were a few customers milling about, but I noticed one in particular looked out of place.

It was an older rough looking man who wore a black trench coat and black fedora. I watched him as he watched me and as our eyes met, I noticed the tattoo on his neck that belonged to the Russian Mafia. I was not alone anymore and would have to step carefully in my conquest. I didn't want any answers revealed that may be an asset to them. The young teller returned and asked me to follow her to the safety deposit room. As I followed her, I turned and watched the man watch me as I turned a corner into the room. " Here you go sir, the name was under Lorraine" she answered me. " What do you mean" I asked her. " It says the name is Bernard Lorraine, sir" I nodded and thanked her quickly as she left. Why would the King have a safety deposit box here? I quickly opened up the box and what I found, answered a lot of questions.