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A H E N K A R A
⬠NIGHT
⬠SHAHI MAHAL
I got still seeing the scene infront of me. The girls are wearing minimal clothes and was dancing around the couch on which he is laying doing seductive moves.
I took a deep breath and turned towards the door and forward my foot to step ahead but a voice stop me.
" Humne apko jane ki izzat abhi di nahi hai"
" I didn't give you the permission to left yet"
I heard the gruff and slightly drunk voice from behind me and I close my eyes and clenched un clenched my fists before looking over my shoulder and saying.
" Parantu hum fir bhi jaayenge"
" But I will still leave"
The sound of music stop and I heard the sound of feet placing on floor then head the footsteps coming closer to me. He halt behind me and I can feel his presence and smell the unpleasant scent of liquor mixed with his cologne.
" Inta gurur.."
" So much ego.."
Suddenly my arm was grabbed and I was spinned around to face him.
" Janti hai aap kiske samne khadi hai"
" Do you know who you are standing in front of!" He lean a little down closer to me and whisper. I keep my gaze on him his eyes were hooded because of intoxication and the smell of liquor come from his breaths.
" Sultan-e-Sultanate ke samne"
" Infront of the Sultan of Sultanate" he move back and spread his arms before yelling throwing his head back, he move his head down and look at me with dark sinister eyes and raised brow.
And he says I have so much ego.
He clenched his teeth together and his lips formed in a smirk as he look at side where girls come and stood behind him.
" Look at her more beautiful than nay girl present in Sultanate" he move his hand gesturing a girl standing behind him wearing pink colour clothes.
" Look at her she is amazing dancer" he gestured to the another one wearing orange colour clothes she smirk when he address her.
" Look at her .."
And the list continues.
He step forward and stood in front of her.
" Abhi bhi apne upar gurur hai?"
" Still have ego over you?" He smirk raising his brow and tilting his head to side slightly and I chuckled a little in response and his brows immediately pulled together.
" Hume apne upar isliye ahenkar nahi hai ki hum sundar hai ya hum Rajkumari hai. Hume isliye ahenkar hai kyuki humme dayaalu, majaboot, dekhabhaal karane vaala, parishramee, vishvasaneey, vyaavahaarik, paripakv, prashansaneey, saksham, tvarit,
sanvedanasheel,vichaarasheel yeh sab goon hai na ki ahankaar, chhal, bhram, eershya, laalach, ghrna, anaitikata, jhooth, svaarth, avishvasaneeyata, hinsa hai. Or sabse badi baat hum Maharani Vasundhara ki putri hai"
" I have so proud on me because I have qualities like kind, gentle, strong, resilient, caring, assertive, hard-working, reliable, honest, practical, responsible, loyal, mature, creative, consistent, appreciative, capable, quick, sensitive, perceptive, patient, thoughtful, fit, trustworthy not arrogance, deception, delusion, dishonesty, ego, envy, greed, hatred, immorality, lying, selfishness, unreliability, violence and most important I'm the daughter of Queen Vasundhara" I stated proudly keep my head high and he glare at me with clenched jaw. He inhale sharply and look at me.
" So you won't stop me spending my night with them?" He asked keeping his sharp gaze on me, I shook my head.
" Hum kisi ko kuch bhi karne se nahi rok sakte kyuki aak nahi toh kal vo vayakti vahi karega jo vo karna chahta hai "
" I can't stop anyone from doing anything because at the end he will do what he wants to do " I shrugged" you're Sultan who am I to stop you from doing anything" I said and turned to left.
I heard a loud sound of metal glass hit the floor and I come out of the room.
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⬠MORNING
I'm standing just below the balcony on his chamber. I'm only allowed to roam in his wing. I look at the sand in front of me this is the only thing which reminds of me of my home or else it feels like everything else trying to strangle me.
I squat down and forward my hand to take some of sand in my hand and just I picked some sand I shrink back jerking my hand the sand was so hot.
" Kya hua Shehzaadi apke najuk hath humari Sultanate ki mitti ko chu nahi paaye?"
" What happened Princess your delicate hand can't able to touch the sand of my Sultanate?"
I turned back hearing his words full of taunt and I saw him standing behind me on a distance dressed in just black lower, a black scarf around his head and a sword in his hand nothing else I avert my gaze to floor and he walk past me outside and I frown and turn back to check does he seriously went out in so harsh sunlight.
" Aise mat dekhiye Shehzaadi ek Sultan hone se pehle ek sipahi hai kadi dup me hi jung karni hoti hai "
" Don't look like that Princess before being a Sultan I'm a soilder and a soilder has to do war in this harsh sunlight" he said without looking at me forming a pose before he start moving his sword.
Hume kya karna, humari toh yahi iccha hai suryadev se ki vo aag ke gole barshaye jisme aap jal kar bhsam ho jaye.
{ What do I have to do. I only wish from sun that throw rain balls of fire on you}
" Impressed? That's why your eyes are refused to move away from me" he turned towards me still moving his sword and I can't control my laugh.
" Impressed? In my Suryapratap Garh kids move their swords better than this" there is intense feeling in me to do his insult.
" Accha"
" Ohh " he raise both of his brows " then let's find out" he forward his hand and gestured me to come.
Did he imply I'm a kid?
I turned to leave but halt hearing him.
" What happened Princess afraid of losing?"
" No I'm afraid that I might kill you" I replied looking over my shoulder through clenched teeth.
" Then let's see" he smirked.
I clenched my teeth and move ahead stepping outside and I raise my hand sheilding my eyes from sun light.
" Rehene dijiye aapse nahi hoga"
" let it be you won't able to do" he said shooking his head and their is nothing hurt me more when someone said I can't do this.
" Hum kar sakte hai"
" I can" I move towards the stand in which swords are placed and picked one the sharp side of it shines brightly in sunlight.
I turned back and moved towards him and attacked him. The sound of swords come when the sharp sides collide. He stare in my eyes and I in his. The dark green colour look light in sunlight.
I move back and continue attack him and he only able to defend. All the anger and hate I have for him in my heart poured out in my moves. I move the sword down and he stop it holding his sword horizontal and bending back a little.
He smirk and pushed his sword with power that I stumbled back.
" Harr maan lijiye bohot majak ho gaya"
" Majak aap kar rahe honge hum nahi"
I run forward and again the sound of colliding of swords come but this time he move fast and attacked me I defended myself but he keep applying force on his sword making my feet slide back in the sand.
My heartbeat is fast and the continuous harsh sunlight made me exhausted. I place my another hand on sword to make him move away but suddenly he moved aside making me stumbled ahead but I balanced myself before I end up falling.
I immediately turned back causing my foot to sink in the sand and my sudden move cause it to twist and a sharp pain travelled through my ankle to leg but I didn't stop.
" Back off" he said glancing at my foot.
" I didn't learn about backing off" I swing my sword but my movement turned clumsy. I move my sword and he moved away from in front of me I look here and there and suddenly a bitter pain burn on my back and sword slip from my grip and I fall on knees on sand.
The pain was so much I clenched my teeth and close my eyes when a wave of dizziness hit me.
" Aap thik hai?"
" You fine?" I feel him touching my arm.
" Chuo nahi hume"
" Don't touch me" I move my arm away from his touch and I stood up and made my way inside the Palace.
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I stood in front of the mirror and moving my back towards the mirror I grip my hair and pulled them ahead on shoulder some of my hair stick to my back and my eyes widened when I saw my back covered in blood.
The wound was very big and blood is continue coming out of it. I grabbed the white cotton cloth from side table and with soft touch I clean the blood while my eyes closed. I placed the bloodied cloth back in the plate and take some yellow colour medicine in my hand and move my hand towards the wound but my hand isn't able to reach the wound and I can't move my hand properly because it will put pressure on my wound.
I close my eyes and again move my hand but my eyes flew open when I feel someone else touch and I immediately turned to look at the person. I saw him standing with the medicine paste in his hand which is still in air.
" Don't touch me" I said looking aside keeping my gaze on the table in which bowl full of fruits is placed.
" Chu nahi rahe hai apko zakhm pe malham laga rahe hai "
" I'm not trying to touch you I'm just applying medicine on the wound" he step ahead and I saw his feet nearing and I am moved backwards.
I feel him touching my arm and I jerked his hand and look up at him.
" Humne kaha na apne gande hatho se nahi chuo hume"
" I said don't touch me by your dirty hands" I growled glaring up at him my heartbeat increases in anger.
" Gande? Hum saaf kar kar aaye hai. Hume pata hai gande hath zakhm par nahi lagate"
" Dirty? I have cleaned my hands. I know one shouldn't put dirty hands on wounds" he said stepping ahead and I look at him frowning my brows.
Does he really not understand or not pretend to?
" Shehzaadi"
I turned to side my lehenga spin a little because of my movement and look ahead.
" Aapke hath humesha se gande the or humesha rahenge. Jin hatho se appne un ladkiyo ko chua unse Aap Hume Nahi Chu Sakte"
" Your hands are always dirty and will remain dirty. By hands which you touched that girls You Can't Touch Me By That Hands" I close my eyes to calm down my breathing.
" Toh apko jalan ho rahi hai"
" You're jealous"
I heard his amused voice and wanted to turn back and give him a piece full of mind to him but decide against it and move to step forward but my arm was grabbed and I pulled back and collide with a hard chest.
" Leave me" I placed my hands on his chest pushing him but he grabbed my arms tightly halting my struggle. He pulled me closer by ny arms and look straight in my eyes.
" I didn't touch them" he whispered and I blinked.
" Leave me" I again try to push him.
" Ab kya hua humne kaha na humne unhe nahi chua"
" Now what happened I said I did touch them" he asked confused.
" Hume nahi antar padta apne kya kiya ya kya nahi hume bas antar padta hai apke chune se Hume Choriye!"
" It doesn't matter if you have did something or not. All matter is your touch, Leave Me!" I struggled closing my eyes using my all strength to push him away from me.
" Kya farak padta hai?" He asked dipping his head to side as he whisper the words sensually close to my ear his one hand left my arm and snaked around my waist pulling me closer. I sigh moving my head away from his.
" Hume ghin aati hai"
" I feel disgusted"
I feel him moving his head away and I turned and found his sharp green eyes glaring at me, his jaw clenched.
" Us raat ghin nahi aayi thi jab aapne humare kehene par libaas utara tha or humare bistar me aayi thi"
" Didn't you feel disgusted when you strip for me and lied in my bed." I feel him move closer as he whisper his stubble rub against my cheek and goosebumps come over my neck.
" Jab humne apko baha chua tha"
" When I touched you down there" I feel his lips touch my ear and I fisted my hands which were on his shoulder and close my eyes shut when flashes of that night come in front of me.
Night.
Darkness.
Golden flames.
He shoved me back and I come in to reality.
" Ainda shamsheer se majak mat kijiyega"
" Don't play with sword again" he said and left.
I turned and my eyes get wide a little when I saw the medicine paste all over my wound.
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⬠NIGHT
⬠SULTAN RIYADH'S CHAMBER
I'm laying on the couch on my stomach because of the wound. I'm missing you terribly Chapla I want to talk to you there is no one I can talk too I'm feeling very alone here.
I heard the sound of door opening of chamber and I buried my head in the pillow knowing who he is. I heard the sound of footsteps stop close to me then he grabbed my arm and forcefully made me sit.
" Arey aap toh ro rahi hai"
" You are crying" he bend forward raising his both brows.
" Shikast ka itna gum"
" Crying because of losing" he raise his hand I turned my head and wipe my tear before he can wipe it.
He let his hand fall and straighten up standing beside me looking ahead.
" Humne toh pehele hi kaha tha par aap ko hi..."
" I have said it before but you.." He look down at me and I look down when our gazes meet.
I feel myself lifting up in the air and my mouth open in gasp and I circled my arms around his neck. He start walking and towards bed and I look at him but he is staring ahead. He climb the step and made me lay on the bed and I tried to sit up but he placed his hand beside me caging me and come closer making me lay down and my heart beat increase. He keep coming closer and I move my face aside.
" Humara maksad apko zakhm dena nahi tha"
" I didn't want to hurt you" I feel his nose pressed against my cheek as he whisper lightly.
I open my eyes and saw his hand on the black sheets rings on his fingers and veins moving his hand to forearm before hiding in the sleeve of his kurta.
I feel him pulling away and I sat up and he stood in front of me and forward a box and I look at the box then at him.
" Aapke liye tohfa"
" Gift for you"
I look at him finding any trace of mischief in his eyes but there was none maybe he is really guilty. I took the box from him and look at it. It was beautiful with golden carvings on top. I slowly open the lock of the box glancing up at him there is a small smile on his lips I look back and open the box.
There is nothing.
I frown and tilt the box towards me a little and suddenly a thin black snake move up and the box slip from my hands and a scream left my lips and I abruptly stood up on bed grabbing my lehenga I jump down from bed and move away from the bed. My heart were beating so fastly that it can come out anytime.
I heard a loud laugh from him.
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How was it?
Their sword fight?
Riyadh's gift?
Excited for next?