VULNERABLE

Chapter - 46

"You do not seem as fragile as they say, I saw your interview". Said my only living relative, yes it was my mother's 75 year old very arrogant, cold and ruthless looking father in all his Spanish glory - The monarch of Spain.
I chose to stay quiet.
"You look like them, your mother and her mother."
"You look like mom too." I said and he chuckled in a bit of sarcasm may be , I got my freaky eyes from him.
"We share another of our gene,I saw your interview, you have my blood after all, you can be cold and blunt like ice ."
"I am nothing like you , we share nothing but your daughter, you could not accept her, you could not accept her marriage ,then how could you accept me?I will never rule Spain. You have no idea how much my mother missed you, how she told me stories of you and her and how much she loved you, but your pride was bigger than the love for your daughter. I have nothing in common with you."

"Don't talk like that to me, your mother left her family and her duty for her own selfish reasons!"
"And I would do the same Mr. King of Spain."
"You have duty......"
"I don't !"
"Do not raise your voice young lady!" He scolded. There I lost it !
"Same to you !" Was best reaction, I could come up with.
"Adams ! Adams !" Uncle Jam rushed inside the room we were talking in.
"Yes your highness." Uncle jam greeted the old monarch with a slight bow.
I didn't like that gesture one bit.

"This is such a disgraceful , stubborn lady" he said pointing at me.
"And he is a mad old man , uncle jam !" There eyes widened on my accusation.

"You said she has a governess and an etiquette teacher James Adams."
"She has,but......"
"You aren't fit to be treated with respect, I don't like people who abandoned my parents and talk to Mr. James Adams in that tone, admit it you are only here because you need me..... You are " I was shouting at a thousand dexible in anger when Ian interrupted.

"Emma enough! Apologise now !" He looked murderous. I swear he fumed from his nose.
"Ian I.."
"Now!" His voice boomed as He went all Dom on me.
"I am sorry." I said grudgingly.

Its MY birthday ! Not his.

"Emma..." He dragged in a warning tone that promised a thorough and hard spanking.
"Fine. I am sorry Your Highness , for being rude, inappropriate, impolite and for raising my voice at you, kindly forgive me please."
My grandfather raised an eyebrow at Ian.

"I want you in the room , every time I talk to her."

"Very politely, I would like to say is - in. your .dreams! we won't ever talk again."

"Emma baby give him a chance he is your grandfather and he loved you, see he came all this way from Spain to see you." Uncle jam said softly pleading with his voice weighing me down with guilt.
"Daddy he didn't even wish me Happy Birthday , he just said how wrong and selfish my mom was that too very rudely , might I add. I don't want him to persuade me on the throne! I know his scheme and motivates behind this sudden visit and show of interest in me
. I won't have that."

"It's your duty to uphold the prestige of your title and your family name"

"Grandfather have you ever spent a night alone, cold and scared on street? You know how it feels to be abandoned, even worse orphaned? I spent almost three years in an orphanage, men molested me, women spat at me where was this family, this prestige and this title ,the duty the family name ?
You also know that the day I sit on the throne, people will come after my throat to kill me , like they killed my my mom and aunt and uncle, you want me to die too, for a legacy that abandoned me and my family ?"

"She has a point." Ian said

"I want you to sit and rule in the name of your mother, your family and the country, I will keep you safe. We didn't even know you were alive. Just please don't let our lineage cease."