Hello everyone! You're finally going to see what happened with Rachel after she was taken so let's get to the story. Enjoy!

Chapter 13: Losing Her Prince

Rachel woke up and looked around, wondering where she was. The last thing she remembered was telling Chase to leave her alone and he grabbed her then everything went black. When she turned and looked out the window, she realized she was in a helicopter and became very afraid.

One of the men noticed she was awake and gave a creepy smile. "Nice of you to finally wake up princess."

"Who are you and how do you know who I am?" she asked, trying to maintain their distance.

"We are King Bernard's guards. He has been wondering about his son's future queen and sent us to bring you back home."

Rachel's eyes widened. She was being kidnapped. "How did you know where I was?"

The guard shrugged. "King Bernard had a spy that interacted with you. He was supposed to get close to you and convince you to come back to the country but when that failed, the only other option was to take you by force. But do not fear princess. We have strict orders not to harm you so you will remain safe."

Rachel frowned and stared at window, thinking about what was happening. She was finally going back home where she would be reunited with her parents, which is what she's been wishing for weeks. But then her mind drifted to Puck and it hit her that she was being taken away from him. Just when she might've been falling in love with him.

When they arrived in Mercier, the guards led her inside of the castle quickly so no one would notice she had returned. They walked until they reached the common room, where King Bernard was talking with Hiram and Shelby. When she saw them, Rachel forgot about princess etiquette and immediately ran into her mother's arms.

"Oh my darling," Shelby breathed out in relief as she soothed her daughter.

"Mother," Rachel cried. "I thought I would never see you again"

When Shelby let her go, Hiram immediately took over and held onto Rachel. "It is alright. Everything will be okay."

Rachel shook her head. "I was kidnapped. Someone knew about me being a princess."

"Yes and I can say he was a very good spy," King Bernard cut in. "Now you may continue your family reunion in the cells. Take them away."

The guards took the royal family down to the cells of the castle and locked them in before walking away to return to King Bernard. Rachel turned to her parents. "What has been going on?"

Hiram sighed. "Grendelon's army has defeated ours and King Bernard has taken control of the castle. But never mind that. How are you? Are you alright?"

"Yes I just cannot believe I am finally with you two. I have missed you both terribly."

Shelby smiled. "We have missed you too sweetheart. How was your stay in America? Did that family take good care of you?"

Rachel nodded. "Mrs. Puckerman took very good care of me. I made friends and everyone was so wonderful."

Hiram looked at Rachel and realized what she was wearing. "I see your wardrobe has changed as well."

She looked at her outfit and remembered she was still wearing a dress that stopped above her knees. "Well it was a way for me to fit in. Where is Daniel?"

"He got away before King Bernard took over the castle. We are not sure whether or not he pass Grendelon's guards."

Rachel frowned. Daniel was like family to her and to think something happened to him made her upset. Before she could say anything else one of the guards came back and this time, he had the prince of Grendelon, Jesse, with them. He smiled at Rachel. "Hello princess. I'm glad we've finally got you back. I can't believe you tried to hide from me."

She frowned at him. "Clearly I did not hide well enough."

"Well I just came to tell you that I am looking forward to our marriage."

Hiram shook his head. "Rachel is not marrying you. We sent her away to completely avoid all of this so there is no way we are allowing it to happen."

Jesse smirked. "Are you forgetting that you are no longer in power? You do not call the shots around here anymore, my father and I do. And we want a marriage. Otherwise we will be happy to tell the people of Mercier that their royal family had an unfortunate accident and that we have stepped up to rule the country."

"Please do not hurt my parents," Rachel begged. "This is between us, they are not involved. I will marry you."

Hiram frowned. "Rachel-"

"But you have to let us out of this cell and allow us to stay in one of the rooms."

Jesse raised an eyebrow. "How do I know you will not try to run away?"

"You can lock all of the doors and windows to ensure that we will not escape. But I will not marry someone who clearly does not care about my wellbeing as well as my mother and father's."

He thought about this before nodding and motioning for the guard to unlock the cell. When the family was let out, the guard led them to one of the bedrooms in the castle and locked every door and window so there would be no chance of escaping. When they finished, they left the room as the royal family looked at each other.

"Rachel you do not have to do this," Shelby told her. "Your father and I can handle it."

"Mother I have no choice. I do not want anything bad to happen to you or Father so I must do this."

"What about your dream of falling in love?"

At the mention of love, Rachel began to think about Puck and felt tears in her eyes. If she went through with this wedding, there would be no chance of ever seeing him again or even being with him again. Was that something that she was ready to give up? Especially when she could've been finally getting her dream?

Hiram and Shelby looked at their daughter in concern. Hiram was the first to speak. "Rachel?"

As tears rolled down her cheeks, Rachel decided that she had to tell her parents about Puck, even if they would be very upset about it. "I met a boy while I was in America. He was Mrs. Puckerman's son. I did not think I would ever tolerate him, let alone like him but it happened anyway. He protected me and cared for me. He showed me I was much more than a princess and I appreciated every second of it. I think…I think I am in love with him."

Shelby frowned. "Oh darling."

"Now I can never be with him. It was foolish of me to think that I could but I was hoping some way it would happen."

Her mother went over to her and hugged her. "I am so sorry my love. I wish things were different."

Rachel thought for a second before getting up and running over to the phone. Her parents looked at her in confusion but she didn't care. She prayed that King Bernard's guards weren't monitoring the phones and that she would remember the number correctly. After three rings, she finally heard the voice she's been dying to hear answer the phone.

"Noah," she breathed out.

"Rachel?" he said in confusion and amazement. "Holy crap it's you. Are you okay?"

"Yes I am alright. I was kidnapped and taken back to my country."

"I know. Chase confessed to taking you to those guys who wanted you. But I promise I will find some way to get you back."

Rachel started crying again at the thought of Puck saving her. "I am sorry Noah but I do not think you can. I have to marry Jesse or my parents will be killed."

"Come on there has to be some way you can get out of this wedding. You can't give up on us."

"I have to. I just want you to know that no matter what, you were always my prince."

"Rach don't do this."

Before he could say anything else, Rachel hung up the phone and broke down in sobs. Shelby quickly went to comfort her. "Darling you do not have to do this to yourself. We can figure out another way."

Rachel shook her head. "I have to do this. For you, for Father, and for Mercier. I will just have to forget about Noah."

Hiram frowned. He didn't want any of this for his daughter. This shouldn't be a sacrifice she should have to make. "Rachel we will find a way out of this. We will."

Not believing it, she simply nodded. Whether they wanted to accept it or not, there was no other way for her to get out of this marriage alive. While she would've been prepared to make sacrifices for her country before all of this began, meeting and falling for Puck has changed everything. She had someone who had genuine feelings for her and wanted to be with her and she was falling in love with him as well. It was all she ever wanted. And she was throwing it away.

Sorry that's short but I wanted to save all the action for the next chapter. What do you think Puck will do to save Rachel? Let me know your thoughts. Bye for now :)