Chapter 8 – An attack
Alex's Point of View
The hour after I asked Sabrina to marry me was the happiest in my life. For once I felt like I was just a normal guy that had asked his girlfriend to marry him not a nobleman or a super spy. I was simple me and the feeling was good. I think that all the mission, undercover work and training have turned me into, more of a machine than a human. I may be a machine with feelings but still a machine, I don't think Sabrina, Tom or Jack knows that they are some of the last ties to my humanity. I can feel the monster inside me growing bigger for ever mission I do but not anymore, I'm of active duty so now it will just be paperwork.
I think it will be good for me, and I can't believe I'm saying this at an age of 17. But I want to marry Sabrina as soon as possible and then try to start a family. I know it will be impossible to marry her right away, even as an member of the royal family that stayed hidden from the media I can't just marry her. No, the wedding has to be properly executed, from flowers to the guest list.
"Was you nervous?" She asked with a smile
"Yes, I think I was about to piss in my pants" I said a bit ashamed of myself, the superspy and nobleman having survived death situation many times but almost piss in his pants when asking her to marry me.
"How could you think I would say no?" Sabrina said with laughter
"I believe it's something every male go through even if they are sure about the answer" I told her after a little time of afterthought, I was about to continue when she began to pale. "Sweetheart is something wrong?"
"We have to tell my parents about this, how are we going to tell them that their 18 years old daughter is marrying her 17 years old boyfriend?" She said in a low panicking voice.
"Breath out, your parents know, I told them everything when I asked your father for his permission to marry you and the marriage can't happen for at least a year" I said with a smile
"Not that I complain but why can't the marriage before at least a year?" Sabrina asked with a confused look on her face
"Oh, it's a part of being royal, everything has to be done the right after tradition, etiquette and protocol" I said remembering back to many hours over the last months being drilled in etiquette and protocol.
"I never got to ask you but what is your connection to the royal family?" Sabrina asked a bit unsure
"I'm a cousin twice removed from the Queen" I said quietly, unsure how she would react to the news and I can see the emotion play across her face. First shock, then anger and at the end, I think it was some kind of understanding.
"How long have you know?" She asks gentle
"I was told about two months ago but I feel it was something that had to be said face to face" I say looking at the table, afraid she will end the engagement because I haven't told her about important things.
"I understand" She says with a comforting smile that lights up the day "But what is your real name?"
"Included my title it is His Highness Prince Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Duke of Gloucester and I'm number 20th in the line to the throne" I says before letting her process the information.
But before we could continue our talk, the sound of a gun going off made me automatically throw myself over Sabrina so the both of us fell to the floor before ruling us inside the protected walls of the boat cabin while more gun shoot was heard. Inside the cabin we were soon swarmed with the boat staff, some of with weapons.
"What are going on?" Sabrina asked frightened
"Sweetheart, please have patience and I will answered your question" I says before turning back to the people in the cabin, soon a man I recognized as the captain walked inside and saluted me after standing to attention.
"Stand at ease, Captain. Report" I say
"We are still under fire by some unknown shooter and it highly possible it's more than one out there but the ship walls and windows is bulletproof, Sir" He says
"Take us back to shore and have the pilot ready to take off as soon as possible. When entering land send out soldiers to be sure that none is a treat" I tells the captain before dismissing him before turning back to Sabrina, she looks very frightened so I opened my arms and she comes running into them. I must admit it is good to hold around her in a situation like this.
"How are you holding up, sweetheart?" I say quietly
"I'm surviving, but what is going on?" She asks me
"We was attacked by an unknown number of shooters that possible has something to do with the COBRA meeting that are being called tomorrow" I tell her before taking my phone out of my suit pocket.
I press one call direct to Alan's phone.
"Alan" He says coldly
"We have an emergency" I tell him
"What happened?" He asks, suddenly interested
"The boat was shoot at by unknown numbers of shooters" I told him, just giving him the facts
"I'll inform the base of your arrival in?" He left the question hanging, waiting for me to answer
"One and a half hour" I say before shutting my phone close.
I leaned back in the chair in the big room we had entered, it was just as grand as the rest of the boat but that didn't mean anything now. The best day in my life has suddenly turned to be so bad. Today it was supposed to be about Sabrina and me making a lifelong commitment but then this stupid thing has to destroy it. So in silence I swear that I will get revenge on whoever did this, destroying our date like this.