Prologue

Our form of government is monarchial, but inequality and hierarchy rule. Hierarchy rules, and money can even buy justice.

The most significant needs in Geordan are gold and silver since riches allows one to purchase anything they desire, including another person’s life.

There are three different categories of citizens in Geordan: Royalties, Commoners, and Criminals. The King and Queen, as well as the Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, Marquess, Marchioness, Earl, Countess, Viscount, Baron, and Baroness, fall under the Royalties. The commoners, on the other hand, are merely everyday individuals who work for the Royalties. And those who break the law are considered criminals.

Being a member of the Royalty is difficult since there are rules to obey. Because these rules have been place since the time of their forefathers, they must be followed and cannot be broken. It is forbidden for royalty to date or wed commoners because doing such things, would be a grave sin for their family.

They claimed that every Princess should marry a Prince who will guard her to the very end. Women, in my opinion, don’t need a Prince; all we need is a man who will genuinely care about us and defend us, even if it means risking his life. But in today’s generation, I don’t believe that even men can defend us because when we are in the hardest part nor peak of our lives and even if he loves you so much, he will still leave you just to save his own skin.

Napangiti ako nang mapait nang maalala ko na naman ang nangyari noong nakaraang araw, ang araw ng kaarawan niya. Ang ganda ng regalo na ibinigay ko sa kanya at dapat lang na magpasalamat siya dahil ’yon lamang ang natamo niya. Tumigil ako sa pag-iisip nang tumunog ang telepono na nasa tabi ng kama ko.

“Tapos na. Malinis at walang natirang ebidensya naming nagawa ang ipinagagawa mo,” bungad ng isang baritonong tinig mula sa kabilang linya.

“Mabuti naman. Bumalik na kayo rito at baka may makakita pa sa inyo riyan at maisama pa kayo sa mga pinagsususpetsahan,” utos ko sa kanila at binaba ang tawag. Because of excitement, agad kong hinablot ko ang remote at binuksan ang telebisyon ng sala.

BREAKING NEWS!

“Cazburns are regarded to be the second-most dominant family in the Geordan Nation. The only successor of King and Queen Cazburn of Europhia, Princess Golden Wasovich Cazburn, was discovered dead outside an abandoned building this morning. The physicians’ examination revealed that she had been burnt, rendering her corpse practically unrecognizable. She had also been poisoned, shot, stabbed, and discovered with shattered bones after being lashed by a hard instrument of crime on her back. She was reportedly died two days ago, based on claims made by the authorities. Princess Golden’s ownership of the body was established by the necklace she was wearing. The actual offender is currently being sought by the authorities.”

Agad nanlaki ang aking mga mata nang mapakinggan ’yon ngunit kalaunan ay napangisi na rin ako. Hindi ko inaasahan na gano’n ang mangyayari sa kanya pero mabuti na rin na nawala na siya sa mundong ito para wala na ring sagabal sa buhay ko.

Wala nang hahadlang para mapasakin muli si Zio, na una pa lang ay sa akin na talaga nakatakdang ipakasal, ngunit inagaw lang niya sa akin ’tulad ng pag-agaw ng mga magulang niya sa trono ng aming pamilya.

Sinabi ko naman sa inyo, masamang kalabanin ang taong may mabuting puso ngunit nabalot ng kasamaan. Cazburns murdered my family, so I will also take their lone heir, who will carry on their family’s legacy.

Revenge will hunt you down, and I, the daughter of the late King and Queen of Europhia will be your worst nightmare.