The Crown's Entrapment

782  Set a Trap

Seeing how Bulun suddenly became quiet at her accusation, Bella took that as even more proof that the man really liked her. There was just no other way to put things, and she could probably try and leverage this to attempt having a more favorable position while she was still captured.

Still, all of her scheming came to a sudden halt as the carriage suddenly stopped and the door swung open.

"Are you stupid? The plan was so easy! Take Amon's mother and get out! So why did you bring this woman with us instead?!" a gray haired woman hissed, her appearance practically screaming that she was one of Devon's many mistresses with how heavy and dark her appearance was. "His mother was the best bait for our plan. He can't even remember this woman!" "Marla, I assure you that this plan is going to work," Bulun reassured the woman. "They just got married, and I'm sure that he harbors some feelings for her based on how angry he got when I snatched her. And even if he doesn't, the optics of losing his wife right after he married her would be too catastrophic to his reputation to ignore."

Bella blinked at what she just heard. Besides the fact that they clearly wanted Amon, she couldn't help but frown at what the other woman wanted. Apparently, they really wanted the Queen Mother, and she couldn't just let that happen. Bella knew she had to stop these minions from having second thoughts on abducting her mother-in-law, so she did the only thing she knew would work.

"He may not remember me yet, but his feelings for me still remain the same," Bella intentionally remarked, backing Bulun up on his argument despite her hatred for the man. "In fact, right now, I can feel him going berserk just from the thought of me still being here with you all. He'll surely kill all of you for abducting the woman he cherishes." "As if we knew that when we got you," Marla scoffed at her before turning her attention back to Bulun. "You just wanted this woman for yourself. You could've gotten the Queen Mother just as easily, and we would've gotten an even better bait for Amon."

"But you heard what our hostage just said, right? I'm sure Amon will be coming to us soon enough," Bulun rolled his eyes at the woman as he crossed his arms. "Besides, don't you have your own problems to deal with?"

Bella kept an ear out as she listened in on the conversation these two were having. Deep inside, she already knew that Bulun really just wanted to capture her the moment he saw her. Based on what she heard, it was only fortunate for him that she was there as a potential kidnapping target instead of simply just going for the Queen Still, this other problem this woman had to deal with… What was it?

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"I'm working on it. Besides, wasn't it you that wanted to get Amon first anyway?" Marla Mother. It was like hitting two birds with one stone for him, with him getting her as his own prize while also grabbing Amon for their master Devon.

Still, this other problem this woman had to deal with… What was it?

"I'm working on it. Besides, wasn't it you that wanted to get Amon first anyway?" Marla frowned with a hint of anxiety. "Seriously, Lord Devon wants Katelina as soon as possible, and yet you chose to get Amon first? Are you stupid?"

"As if you can think of a plan to get to the woman yourself," Bulun scoffed. "We both planned to do an abduction right after the Global Summit, but it just so happened that Amon is the easier target."

"And how can you say that? As if Lord Devon would care so long as we got Katelina," Marla chided as she narrowed her eyes at him. "You just didn't want to plan around getting her as soon as you saw this woman."

"Well, for one, Katelina is currently the Queen Regent of the Kingdom of Zion, and we both know that the security there is currently far too secure for us to try and breach," he quickly defended himself. "And second, Amon was the easier target to grab for us at the time, as we can see with our success right now."

"Again, you just wanted to grab this woman, didn't you?" Marla accused with a hostile tone. "And that's on top of wanting to see me in the hot seat with Lord Devon."

"And that's not my problem," Bulun scoffed back. "Besides, Lord Devon needs a body just as urgently as this Katelina woman. He needs a body to use for his revival, and Amon is the one body that he can use to do just that."

Bella gritted her teeth as she bade her time. Just hearing these people talk about her like she was inconsequential almost wanted her to just taunt them until they took her seriously. Clearly, they thought she was expendable, but that was only for one of them as Bulun eagerly kept defending his decisions.

She could probably use that for later.

"You keep bringing that up. Don't think that I don't know what you're trying to do," Bulun accused right back at Marla. "You're jealous of this Katelina, right?"

"And what makes you say that?" Marla scoffed, her tone suddenly turning defensive for some reason. "I just don't want to face Lord Devon's righteous anger once we come back to him with just this woman you took for yourself."

"Again, I'm sure that Amon will take the bait," Bulun insisted. "But you're straying us from the topic. You're planning something, aren't you?"

Bella blinked at the conversation. She didn't know why they were arguing this extensively right in front of her, but she was more than happy to soak in as much information as she could as possible while she waited for the perfect time to escape. If all else, she wanted to have something to return to Amon once she escaped. And yes, she was fully planning on escaping all by herself. It would be best for her husband to just sit this one out, lest he put himself in too much needless danger for her.

"That's just slander, Bulun. You wouldn't want to say that to me if I were you," Marla gravely threatened. "I can put a word in on Lord Devon just as easily if I wanted to. I can tell him all about your bias about this woman that you're clearly fixated on, and I'm sure that he'd take offense to you prioritizing your needs over his."

"Ah, but again, I'd still be fine since I did exactly what he wanted," Bulun smugly replied. "Amon will come to us, and I would've done my part of the job while you're still empty handed with Katelina still running about all over the place."

"Well, that's what you think," Marla rolled her eyes. "Lord Devon doesn't care what you think."

"And he doesn't care about what you think either," Bulun rebutted right back. "There's no way that he wouldn't reward me for taking Amon to him to serve as a vessel for his revival."

Bella remained silent as she did her best to make herself as scarce as possible. This was good. She was getting all the information she could get from these two blabbing all about their plans. The Kingdom of Zion's Queen Regent was currently being targeted by Devon right now, and that was on top of what she learned about the Demon King wanting to sacrifice his body to revive himself.

That, and the bloodthread had to be removed from his body as soon as she could inform him of the dangers it posed.

"What are we even doing talking about this anyway?" Marla grunted as she moved to get out of the carriage. "Let's just go and set a trap for Amon. If you really think that he'll come to get this woman from us, then we might as well try and make it worth our while."

"I'm glad you finally saw reason," Bulun gloated. "You should focus on planning to capture Katelina while I focus on setting a trap for Amon."

And with that, the two minions finally decided to stop talking. With Marla leaving the carriage, Bella was left alone with Bulun once more as the carriage began moving once again.

"Apologies for that lengthy conversation," Bulun chuckled as he sat in front of her once more. "I'm sure you got bored just listening to us talk about our future plans."

"Are you even sure that's a bright idea?" Bella scoffed. "I heard every single one of your plans, right?"

"That's assuming you'll get to escape, which you wouldn't, Bella," he chuckled darkly. "What use is there hiding our plans from you when you'll be with me forever?"

Bella bit her tongue as she craned her neck away from Bulun's lips. He was breathing down her neck, and she did her best not to vomit from his actions.

"You'll be here forever, Bella," Bulun grinned. "Of that, I'll make sure of it."