Chapter 370 - Perfect Bait!

Their lunch got finished and Diego took her for a walk into the garden of the hotel. 

As he booked the whole hotel and requested to not let anyone access the garden for a few hours, it is just he and Eliina…

"Uhmm, about the secret you want to tell me" Eliina reminded him, holding his hand as she happily walked with him. They are looking like a marriage couple...hehe. 

Meanwhile, she couldn't control her curiosity even for a minute more than this! He told her that he had a few secrets to share which are extremely important. 

However, she wouldn't have thought that his secret would shock and in fact, hurt her. 

Diego felt nervous and his body turned stiff. To hide it, he ran his fingers nervously through his hair and looked at her hesitatly, "Luna, uh..mm..can we...sit somewhere first?" he asked, not knowing how to break his true identity to her. 

Eliina chuckled. 

"You look cute when you are nervous you know" she said, pinching his cheek, which by the way she missed a lot over these month's

Diego didn't react much to her childlike treatment.

If it was in usual circumstances he would have pinched her cheek even more harder, or kissed her lips till they get swollen. 

When Eliina noticed that he is still in his nervous trance, she took his hands into hers and entwined their fingers. 

"You don't have to worry much, you know. I saw my second brother in this same condition, quite scared of how his girlfriend would react to his secrets. But it turned out she understood him and now, they are happily married now. Expecting a baby, in fact." Eliina said, recalling how Louis used to worry for nothing. 

Meanwhile, when Diego heard this, he felt his heart easing out a little.. but it is too little in comparison. 

"But my secret will be very hard to digest," he said, pursing his lips.  

"Don't worry. I am a strong woman and I have my own secret too" Eliina said, getting impatient. 

She needs to go back as soon as possible. Otherwise, someone will surely detect her absence. 

And, deploy the soldiers to search for her. She don't want to create any unnecessary troubling to her family. They had enough on their plate. 

"All right, Luna. Listen up then" Diego said, turning towards her as they say on the bench, facing each other. "It might hurt yiu' he added as he took a deep breath and mustered up all his courage. 

"The first lie I told to you is that I am a citizen of country S and the foreigner of the Five Kingdoms" Diego said, going with the tiny secrets first. 

Eliina narrowed her eyes. 

Not a foreigner but a citizen of any one of the five kingdoms?? 

But, it didn't surprise her most. 

Yes, she is angry at him for lying to her, but she learnt from her family that it would be immature to judge someone without letting them finish their explanation. 

Who knows on what circumstances he lied to her? 

Taking a deep breath she looked at him, "All right. I won't deny that I am angry with you, but I am all ears to listen to your explanation" she said, gesturing to him to proceed. 

"Could you guess from which Kingdom I am?" Diego asked. 

"I guess, Kingdom Wentris," Eliina said, just guessing it. 

If he is from other kingdoms, which are in good terms with her kingdom, he wouldn't be this scared to confess his truth. 

However, that's just a guess. 

Diego widened his eyes. 

"H...how did y...you-?" he was about to ask her, flabbergasted, but equally shocked Eliina interjected him. 

"Wa… wait, wait. Is that mean.. I am ri..right?" she asked, her heart already thumping louder. 

When Diego nodded his head vertically, confirming her fears, she felt her heart accelerate. 

Horror filled her eyes and her legs started to tremble. 

"Diego, pl… please tell..me you are from...a no...normal fam... family" she stuttered with her words as she asked him the question that would answer the future it holds for them. 

Diego felt his heart crack in pain when he saw her terror full eyes.

Why...why did he born in that family?

Especially to his father??!! Why??   

Why shouldn't he born in a normal family? Why? 

He purses his lips and shook his head horizontally, making Eliina abruptly stand as soon as she got her answer. 

Shocked, Diego stood up involuntary. 

"I.. I am the crowned prince" he said, while standing up. 

He knew this would happen!! 

He knew he would scare her out. 

"No...no...no, this..this sh... shouldn't be happening… happening. No. I sho.. shouldn't be here on the...first place" Eliina said, tears rolling down her face, her eyes red and her lips quivering. She almost choked on every syllable of her words. 

Saying so, she turned around and started running away. 

She shouldn't have come here!! 

What if this is a trap??? 

"Luna..Luna, wait!! Let me explain" Diego shouted as he ran after her, scared to lose her. 

Eliina reached the entrance of the hotel but was forced to stop in her tracks when the group of well armed men, probably guards, surrounded her with the gun targeted at her. 

Eliina instinctively froze. She is not even armed!! She didn't even bring her GPS chip embedded chain and ring. 

She is unarmed wnd helpless. 

Meanwhile, Diego, who ran after her, looked at the scene in shock, equally dumbfounded. 

What he was dreading has come true!!! 

"I order you to let her go!!" he firmly ordered, realizing that these people are from his kingdom. "I said, clear the entrance!!" he added, more stern thsn before when they didn't respond

"Your highness, we are ordered by your father to bring Princess Eliina alive" the captain robotically answered, making both Eliina and Diego shock. 

"You tricked me, you bastard!!" Eliina fumed, totally ignoring the fact that she was the one who insisted on meeting him. 

"You are a princess??" Diego asked, his eyes wide and his mouth agape. 

He..he never thought. 

"Yes, you fucking bastard. I am!! Now, I am getting kidnapped because of you!!!" She screamed, tears flowing out like a water fountain. 

She let her sister in law down. 

She let everyone down!! 

She couldn't help but get ashamed of herself.

Her family and many others were working their ass's off to stop the rebellion. 

Now, she threw herself right into the enemy den. 

"Your highness, we need to leave" the guard said as the other guards took their positions close to Diego. 

The plane is already on the runway, in a private property of Diego's father Gabriel. And, in no time they are on board. 

….

Her phone and everything were taken away. 

Including her chain, rings and even a hair pin. 

The trackers placed in her accessories got removed and were destroyed as well.

As soon as she was forced into the palace in Kingdom Wentris, the maids forcefully helped her to change her dress as well. 

After that, she was scanned to cross check if there are any tracking devices. After that they took her to the huge hall where Gabriel was waiting for her, amused and elated. 

He got a perfect bait!! 

Wait a luck!!!