Jaemin leads Jeno to the garden as he had an arm around the boy's waist keeping him by his side as if someone would snatch him away.

They head towards one of the garden benches near the fountain as it was thankfully cloudy outside and no one was around the area since they have other duties to do.

"Are you okay darling?" The crowned prince asked once they sat down beside each other and he looks at the royal servant's face.

Jeno blinked a few times before humming, "yeah, why do you ask?" He asked with his voice small whilst not making eye contact with his lover.

Jaemin sighed, "you're not looking at me sweetheart, and you're suddenly quiet. Is everything alright? You can tell me anything darling, no pressure," he rambles reassuring his lover.

The younger swallowed dryly, "w-what do you mean? Everything is fine Jaem," he mumbles still not looking at the elder's eyes, afraid on what's happening right now.

"No it's not Jeno, I know you. We both know we have to do something here, and we both came here to have a talk." Jaemin stated sternly before adding,  "and I want to know the truth now."

"What truth?" Jeno blurts out biting his lip harshly and swallowing down his upcoming sob.

"The truth Jeno, you know what I'm talking about. We even had an agreement that you'd tell me about it later on, and this is the right time. My mother gave us this spare minutes as a chance," Jaemin said.

When the younger didn't say anything and his shoulders only shook, the crowned prince got worried and gently took the boy's hand in his. "Dotori?" He called softly.

Once he said that, Jeno bursted into tears as he went in to Jaemin's arms crying on the elder's chest with his whole body shaking and the only sounds he had let out were sobs.

Jaemin's heart broke at the sight of his beloved bawling his eyes out as he clutched on to his once– smooth royal clothes like he's afraid to let go.

"Hey shhh, calm down baby, I'm right here. Take deep breaths okay?" He whispered hugging the younger tightly in his arms and caressing his back.

Jeno hiccups and wails as he kept holding onto his lover by the boy's clothes. "I- I-" he stutters unable to speak properly from his breathing and hiccups along with his sobs.

"I- I'm s-sorry Nana!" He lets out crying even harder, feeling so overwhelmed and stressed out.

The elder shushes him and kissed his head lovingly, "for what darling? You didn't do anything wrong," he said confused at the sudden apology.

Little did he know, his last sentence was quite the opposite for Jeno with the latter feeling even more guilty about the reason of his apology.

"I-I've been hid-hiding s-stuff from y-you!" The royal servant blurts out with Jaemin raising a brow at his words pausing his actions for a moment.

Feeling the crowned prince's pause of his actions, Jeno became scared feeling like he just made the elder angry or if he ruined everything for the both of them.

He shifts to move away with his body trembling before a pair of arms brings him back to Jaemin's side, however, he was now sitting on the elder's lap with the boy hugging him by the waist tightly.

"Tell me everything darling," the crowned prince murmured against his ear as Jeno was about to protest. "Spill it all out, I'm waiting, and I'm not mad." Jaemin adds before the younger could say his complaint.

Thus, the royal servant finally shares his story, briefly though as he didn't want to say anything else and break down again then and there before he could finish.

"An-and he continued t-torturing and pu-punishing me e-everynight," Jeno cries shaking again reminiscing the awful memories of the times Jaemin couldn't save him. No one can.

The crowned prince hummed looking all calm and collected at the story shared by his beloved, but in the inside he's burning with fury and vengeance.

"I'm so sorry for not being able to save you from that bastard, and for not noticing the signs you gave." Jaemin whispered brushing Jeno's hair behind his ear.

"The terrified look in your pretty eyes, the frown forming on your cute lips, the trembling movement on your beautiful body, the traumatized aura you gave whenever my father was around." He said trailing his finger on his lover's beautiful face.

Jeno blushed and sniffled wiping his nose with his sleeve and letting the elder do the talking this time, "I wish I knew sooner. Maybe I could've saved you before it got worse," he said.

The royal servant frowned and hiccups, "I-I'm sorry," he said apologizing again fiddling with his fingers.

Jaemin sighs, "no, don't apologize my love. I understand okay? You must've felt so overwhelmed and traumatized that you were also scared he would do something if you told."

Jeno nodded sniffling again and buries his face in to the elder's neck hugging him close. "I-I'm still scared," he whispered earning a hum and the arms around his waist tightening. "Wh-what are we going to do?" He mumbled.

"We'll keep going and not mind him for now until my coronation," Jaemin said making the royal servant doubt at his words. "Then we can–"

"Are we still continuing on dating?" The younger suddenly asks pulling his face away with his face showing fear.

The crowned prince frowned and furrowed his eyebrows at that, "of course, why are you asking on such a ridiculous thing?" He asked chuckling forcefully to lighten up the mood.

Jeno looks away biting his lip, did he mess up?

Seeing the boy's actions, Jaemin places his palm on Jeno's cheek pushing his face gently to make the younger look at him in the eyes. "Are you saying we should break up?" He asked baffled.

"N-no! It's not like that!" The royal servant exclaimed blaming himself for ruining the moment, now Jaemin had misunderstood.

"Then it's like what Lee Jeno?" The full name that had came out of Jaemin's lips gave the said boy a shiver down his spine, the elder only does that when he's upset.

"I'm afraid okay! We already got caught and now look at us! We're barely allowed to see each other and your father told us to end things! What if he does something again if we continue? I'm so scared Jaemin!" He said with his eyes tearing up.

The crowned prince calmed down and softens seeing how stressed his lover is, he shouldn't have assumed quickly and made Jeno feel guilty unintentionally.

He hugs the royal servant and leaves soft kisses on the boy's face wiping the tears away, "hey hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stress you out okay?" He said.

Once Jeno calmed down, he then sighs and gave a reassuring smile, "listen to me okay? We'll continue dating, we're not breaking up ever. No matter what anyone says, got it?"

The younger smiles a little nodding his head a bit, "my mother will surely help us out so don't stress too much alright? You can tell us anything especially on what he did, I'll protect you this time." Jaemin said.

He then leans their foreheads together, "I love you, remember that dotori," he smiles.

"I love you too my prince," Jeno smiles back, "remember that okay?" He giggled making Jaemin smile brighter before connecting their lips together lovingly.