It was Halloween day and three years back on the same day, Rahul met with Ana under unusual circumstances as a stranger. Her innocence  made such an impact on him, that he fell in love with her instantly, but she vanished the next morning. He had been searching for her since then and even after finding her he couldn't reveal their secret for fear of loosing her again.

Finally time has come and he planned for the secret to be revealed with a big surprise engagement party, but because of the kidnapping saga, he had to cancel all the plans.

Ana was leaving again and he couldn't  risk losing her again, so he decides on an alternate plan to reveal the truth.

Rahul called Ahmed and asked him to bring a glass of milk to Ana's room. He reached her door and knocked on it twice.

"Come in .." Ana shouted from inside.

Rahul opened the door and stepped inside the room. Ana was sitting on the bed with an open suitcase and her clothes were lying all around her on the bed.

"Oh! Rahul ... You woke up!"

"Yes" he replied looking around.

"Your eyes are all red. You need more rest." She came close and looked at his face.

"Thanks to you, I cannot. What is going on here?"

"I am planning to leave the mansion. Don't worry, I won't leave without telling you. We can talk about it later .. you need to take rest."

"I can't believe this Ana! How can you do this? May I know why?" Rahul questioned Ana, trying to keep his anger under control.

"You know Rahul  .. prince is off limits and I told you earlier, prince is not part of our contract .. if anything happens to him, I am going to leave." She replied slowly in a soothing voice to check his angry tone, rubbing his forearm with her fingers.

"This is not about the contract. You know I care about you and prince and would do anything to protect you." He replied, putting his hands on her shoulder and pulling her closer.

"I am not saying it's your fault. I am not blaming you for what happened." She looked into his eyes for confirmation.

"Then why are you punishing me?" His voice was filled with pain.

"Its about us." She replied avoiding his eyes.

"What? ... us!" He lifted her face to look into her eyes.

"Yes, Ria will haunt me for falling in love with you. She thinks I stole you from her. She will try to hurt me again and prince is a soft target for her."

"Ria is behind bars and I will make sure she remains there for a long time." His voice was firm.

"I can't take that chance Rahul. I am being forced to make a choice between you and prince .. you know .. I have to go with prince." Ana moved closer to Rahul and covered his face with her hands.

She looked into his eyes, slowly massaging his cheeks with her thumb, "I am sorry Rahul .. please forgive me." She said and turned her face away quickly.

Rahul put his hands around her waist and pulled her into him."Are you agreeing that you love me?"

Ana raised herself on her toes and kissed him, slipping her tongue inside his mouth, "Hmmm .. what do you think?"

"What makes you think I will let you go?" Rahul asked her, tightening his hands around her, pulling her into him and deepening his kiss.

"Sometimes if you love someone too much ... you have to let them go."

"Really! I don't believe in such things." He replied pulling her up.

"You can visit us anytime. I just don't want us to be together and invite wrath of your jealous rich girlfriends."

"Are you scared to be my girl?"

"No, I am not .. but  poor prince had to pay the price for my love, so I don't want to put his life in danger. Prince is dependent on me and being his only parent, I have to do what is good for him." Ana replied resting her head on his chest.

Just then Ahmed knocked on the door. Rahul released Ana slowly and opened the door and took the glass of milk from Ahmed. He took out few tablets from his pocket without Ana watching and dropped them into the milk. He brought the milk to her and handed the glass to her.

"You lost weight because of this kidnapping fiasco and look weak, so first you have to get fully better and then we will discuss about your future." He lifted her hand making sure she drank the whole cup.

"Are you going to baby sit me daily to make sure I am eating properly?"

"Yes, if I have to." He replied firmly taking the empty cup from her hand and placing it on the side table.

"You are making this decision very difficult for me. You know I love you and will keep on loving you till my last breath." She pushed him onto the bed and climbed into his lap putting her head on his chest, pulling his hands around her.

"I know!" He kissed her forehead.

"Rahul ... I will never demand anything in return for my love. I know you love me too and you don't have to do anything for me to prove it. I won't be mad . . . . even if you marry any other girl. I feel so happy and blessed to earn a place in your heart, but my first responsibility is prince and I will have to do what is best for him." She replied controlling her tone but two tears rolled down her cheek.

"Don't worry about it baby .. we can talk about it later .." he wiped her tears and kissed her cheeks. He then slipped his hands inside her shirt and slowly massaged her abdomen, pulling her into him. Ana felt like she was drugged, but wasn't sure if it was real drugs or Rahul's hands, making her mind go numb. She didn't want to care about it, to be in his arms was the safest place for her. She snuggled further into him and closed her eyes, letting the feelings take over her.

Rahul waited for half an hour to make sure Ana was asleep. He loved the way she always snuggled into him. He watched her beautiful face and bent forward and placed a kiss on her lips.

"Sorry honey, had to drug you for your own good." He slowly laid her on the bed and left the room to make arrangements.

Half an hour later Rahul carried an sleeping Ana into a waiting limo and along with prince headed towards the airport.

Around midnight ...

Ana woke up and slowly moved her eyes down to check what she was wearing. At first she couldn't recognize the furry dress covering her chest, but was amazed how comfortable it felt. At the same moment she felt her dress moving and pulling her back towards something warm and hard. Horror struck her, as she realized, it was not a dress, but someone's hand covering her bosom.

She couldn't believe it happened again. She closed her eyes and opened them again hoping it was a dream, but no it was real. She looked around in the dim light and realized the room looked the same.

"How is it possible? I should be at the mansion. I was with Rahul in my room in New York. How did I get here? This is impossible! OMG!  Today is Halloween!"

She removed the hand slowly and walked towards the huge glass windows to make sure she wasn't hallucinating and it wasn't Las Vegas.

As she got closer to the window the blinds started moving. She reached the window and looked out.

"OMG!"

Her jaw opened in awe as the breathtaking night view of the famous Las Vegas Strip lay in front of her. It was the same view, same room and same person, whom she spent the night with.

She didn't look back as she knew who the mystery guy was, but before she could process the information, she felt his familiar hands snaking around her waist and move up and cup her breasts.

She didn't hesitate or push him back like last time and he didn’t wait or ask for her permission. He pressed her body into his and kissed her neck.

"I am sorry for what happened three years back .. sweetheart!"

She realized, "I am his sweetheart he has been searching for ... the roadblock she was afraid of ..  "

"Really? Are you sure I am the same person?" Ana asked placing a hand on her heart as it started beating fast.

"Yes .. my dear, I have been searching for you since Halloween, three years back, when unknown to me, I drugged you, but spent the most wonderful moments of my life with you -  a beautiful blonde princess, right in this room. I cannot explain my happiness in words, when I learned it was you."

"When did you come to know?"

"A little while back .."

"Before the contract or after the contract?"

"Just before the contract ... after you left the mansion."

"About prince?"

"Same time .. I had been a fool .. searching for you while you were right under my nose."

"How did you come to know?"

"I will tell you everything ..", he carried her bridal style and placed her on the bed. He cradling her in his arms and started telling her his side of the story starting from their encounter by the window three years back.

He paused ... after telling her how he trapped her at the coffee shop and forced the contract on her.

She removed his hands and sat straight facing him angrily,"Huh! So you trapped me at the coffee shop and forced the contract on me?"

"I am not sorry .. I did it to protect my sweetheart and son .. won't hesitate to do it again." He replied calmly.

"Why didn't you tell me then?"

"Would you have trust me and come with me or run away to protect prince?" He challenged her.

Ana stared at him for few minutes without replying and then muttered slowly - "run away".

Rahul then continued and finished rest of the story, filling all the missing details.

Ana was surprised she didn't feel any anger, hate or resentment towards Rahul, as he explained his side of the story. She knew under the circumstances, Rahul did whatever was best for her and prince.

"What now?" Ana asked, ruffling prince's hair, who was sleeping on the other side.

"Do you know .. why prince was kidnapped?" Rahul asked Ana.

"Yes, because Ria hates me."

"No, because she knows our secret. The doctor's lab leaked it. She was trying to steal our wealth another way. She knew prince was the heir to the Shah empire."

"Oh! Is it real? I heard it from Ahmed."

"Yes Ana, he is the first born - he is the billionaire prince."

"But he is so small and how can he protect himself."

"Don't worry, I will protect him. Last time, I kept minimum security, because no one knew about him, but now that the secret is out, we will maximize his security. Prince will get used to it. I did. I will try to be a good father."

"You will be a great Dad!" Ana replied pulling him close.

Rahul reached under the pillow and took out a beautiful box. The moment Ana saw the box, she knew what was coming and her heart started to beat rapidly. She gripped him tightly.

"Rahul! "

"Yes sweetheart, Will you marry me?" He opened the box revealing a beautiful diamond ring.

Ana couldn't stop the tears and she started crying. Rahul immediately hugged her, "Its okay, no pressure .. if you want to take time to consider. ."

Ana took the ring from the box and motioned him to put it on her finger as she couldn't speak. After Rahul put the ring on, she kissed him mumbling "yes, I will. I am never leaving you again."

He pulled her on top of him. "Our billionaire prince is not going to wake up for another three to four hours - what do you think we should do - how about we repeat history, but this time make a cute little princess." Rahul hands were already busy sliding down her pants.

"Sure Mr Shah, as long as you are willing to take care of the diaper duty."

"Yes Mrs Shah!"

****** THE END ******

Note: Added Epilogue  .. don't forget to checkout next chapter.

A/N: I am really sorry for the delay in putting out this last chapter. I had to rewrite it a few times, because I had a different ending when I started the book, but the last scene kept on changing in my mind. Hope you liked it. If anyone has any different idea, please let me know.

I want to thank you all for your wonderful support and comments through out this journey.

Hope to continue seeing you guys on my new book "His Lady Boss" - Cheers!

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