Mohini POV 

I am pacing in my room looking towards the door and waiting for Devika. I want to know what my father has planned. 

Why did he called her in the courtroom? What is he planning now? Why did he talked about her marriage? 

Earlier when I heard that the Prince and King of Suryagarh had arrived, I took out my sword scared for my people and Ramaji Dada. 

I will not let them trample over us again. 

I knew they had came to take over our empire and to threaten my father in the name of United Hind. 

They just want to have complete control over Bharat. 

One thing my father did right was to never accept their lordship. 

They have threatened us before to give Malwa to them. 

I first thought my father is hurting innocent people but when the king of Suryagarh got my mother died. 

I just knew if my father is corrupt then they are also. They both want control over Bharat for selfish reasons. 

But I will not let both of them succeed. 

I got to know about the conspiracy of my Aai death when I overheard my father saying that this is done by King of Suryagarh and the dacoits who attacked us were of their region with citizenship stamp of Suryagarh. 

I had first ran towards gallery veranda on first floor near the entrance to gauge the situation and hid myself carefully. 

But the moment I heard, 'treaty' word from my father's mouth, I turned shocked. 

I  then heard the rude response of the Prince to my father's word but I turned even more shocked when my father didn't put him in his place but rather answered him pleasantly and directed them towards Royal court. 

I looked at the prince who talked to my father liked that. 

Everyone followed my father but the prince felt my eyes and looked directly at me. 

Instead of running, I felt frozen at the spot. I was mesmerised by him. 

He has wide broad shoulders and defined muscles even visible from his maroon kurta. 

He has diamond face with a beard and moustache on his face. 

The small scar was on his eyebrow and then just below his eyes like someone slashed him diagonally but didn't caught his eyes. 

The scar gave a mysterious edge to his face. 

He had thick moustache which curved up at ends. He has deep, black eyes that looked at me like it was trying to suck me inside the darkness. 

My insides twisted and felt scared but didn't move from the place like his eyes didn't give me the permission to move but rather wanted me to drown in his eyes. 

The attendee caught his attention and he removed his eyes from me. 

At that moment whatever pull he had on me broke. 

Without giving another glance to him I ran towards my chamber all the while thinking of my strange reaction to the Prince. 

It was wrong. I shouldn't be attracted to anyone other than Rao. 

I also thought about my father's strange behaviour. Now, I was feeling scared of Rao. I have to find Dada to send message to Rao to not come here. 

I entered my room and found Devika sitting on my bed. Seeing me enter, she quickly stoop up and came to me. 

'Aap kahan thi? Hume laga ki aap tayaar hone jaa rahi hai Rao ke liye aur yaha Rao aa bhi gaye.' 

'Where were you? I thought you were getting dressed for Rao's arrival, and he has even arrived', she asked with worried voice. 

I signed and said, 

'Rao didn't came, someone else did.' 

She frowned and turned perplexed looking at me, 

'Lekin Rao ne patra mein kaha tha apse ki woh aaenge.'  

'But Rao told you that he will come, in the letter.' 

I nodded my head then told her everything through signs, 

'We have to find Dada to send warning to Rao to not come here and find out what is going on now', I signed to her. 

She nodded looking scared, just as we turned to head out, an attendee came inside and handed me a letter saying, 

'Rajkumar Ramaji sent this letter for you.' 

I nodded my head took the letter and ordered through Devika to go and close the door. 

I was worried as to why Dada sent a letter instead of coming here. I opened the letter and found that it came from Rao. 

Devika huddled close to me and we both read the letter. 

Namaskar Swikarava Chandani,

Hume maaf kijiyega par hum nahi aa paenge. Hume humare gupatcharon ne khabar di hai ki Pankaj Rao ne Suryagarh ke Raja aur Rajkumar ko bulaya hai. Hume nahi pata ki woh konsi chaal chal rahe hai par hum pata laga lenge. Kuch dino ki duri aur seh lijiye. Humari milan ki ghadi kareeb aa rahi hai. Tab tak ke liye humari pratiksha kijiye. 

Aapke, 

Sripad Rao. 

Greetings Chandani, 

Please forgive us but I cannot come today. Our spies has informed us that Pankaj Rao has called  KIng and Prince of Suryagarh. We don't know what he is planning but we will find out soon. Keep patience some more days of staying separated. The moment of our meeting is getting closer. Till then keep patience. 

Yours, 

Sripad Rao 

A lone tear rolled down my cheeks in relief that Rao is ok and in fear of what my father is planning while bringing them here. 

Suddenly the door opened of my room. I got scared and pushed the letter inside the duvet while standing up. An attendee came and told us, 

'Raje wants Devika to meet him right now.' 

Devika's eyebrows rose upwards while turning to look at me with question in her eyes. 

I gave her a short nod. We both got up to follow him but he stopped me while saying, 

'Raje has said that you can't come out of your room in any circumstances and going against his wish will gurantee a punishment.' 

I looked towards Devika who is looking scared and helpless while following him out of my room. 

I locked my room behind them. 

I paced my room for long but when Devika didn't came into the room. 

I sneaked out of my room through balcony. 

I walked by wall towards gallery and crossed the railings, running down servants' stairs, entering in the garden and through passage of bushes towards main hall.

I ran up stairs again going out by balcony and crossing towards the balcony of Royal court walking alongside the wall on borders. 

When I entered and hid behind one of the pillars, I heard a deep, guttural, loud voice speaking, '....marriage with me?' 

I did not hear what he said before, but what did he mean by marriage. I looked down I found Devika standing there with a veil. 

Are they talking about Devika's marriage to the Prince? But Devika isn't a Princess. What my father will gain through this? 

As I was pondering these things, I suddenly felt eyes on me. 

I saw that as I was thinking while looking at him he also looked up and saw me. 

Again I felt sucked in his black vortex eyes trying to drown me. 

I couldn't feel anything just him, like all the world faded. 

Then I heard Devika's approval to marriage which shifted my whole world. 

The prince attention was also snatched from me and I took this opportunity  to sneak back to my chamber. 

All the while thinking about my strange reaction to the prince. 

I have to stop these thoughts he is going to be my friend's husband. 

I came into my room without anybody knowing anything. 

Now, I am pacing in my room waiting for Devika to come, What is taking her so long? 

I want to know what is my father planning to get through this marriage? 

Suddenly a knock sounded on my door. I quickly ran to it and opened the door. 

I expected Devika to be there but it was my father with Maina kaki.

I stepped aside and let them enter the room, following them inside.

My father looked at the room then turned towards me and said,

'Aacha hua jo aap ne humare aadesh ka palan kiya. Kahin nahi gayi aap.' 

'I liked that you followed my orders. You didn't go anywhere.' 

I stepped towards him and asked with signs,

'Where is Devika? Why did you called for her?', which Maina kaki translated to him. 

He looked at me expressionless and said, 

'Hume kuch kaam tha Devika se isliye bulaya tha. Jab kaam samapt ho jaega tab hum aapke pass bhej denge.' 

'We had some work so we called Devika. We will send her to you when the work is finished.' 

He then scared me with smiling at me suddenly and held both my arms lovingly. 

I turned shocked and suspicious as to what he is doing. 

'Hum chahte hai ki aap humara ek aur aadesh mane aur bas kal tak apne kamre se bahar mat nikleyga, hume umeed hain ki aap humara ye aadesh bhi manengi.' 

'We want you to obey our one more order, just do not come out of your room till tomorrow, we hope that you will obey our this order also', he said pleasantly and then turned. 

I looked towards Maina kaki to stop him. He then turned and looked at me questioningly. 

I signed which Maina told him scaredly, 

'Why did you invite King and Prince of Suryagarh, our Aai's murderers? What are you doing?' 

He ran his hand on his face with frustration and then said stepping closer to me, 

'Aapke Aai ke hatyaare? Woh to ek chhoti cheez hai, ye log aur bhi cheezon ke gunahgar hai. 

Par agar humne unhe bulaya hai toh iske picche humara koi uddeshya hai, jisse aapka koi matlab nahi hai.' 

'The killer of your mother? That is a small thing, they are guilty of other things also. 

But if I have called them, then I have some objective behind it which has no business with you.' 

He said this while bringing his face closer to make me feel small, his eyes flashing with anger and disgust. 

Now, he sounded more like my father who always made my mother's murder insignificant. 

He then turned away from me but I held his hand stopping while taming my anger towards him. He looked at my hand on his hand which I leave. 

I then signed with anger towards Maina kaki and she turned scared with huge shocked eyes. I signalled for her to translate it to my father now. 

She translated with hitching voice, 

'Why are you fixing Devika's marriage with that prince? What will you gain from this marriage? She isn't princess. Why a prince wants to marry her? What is your plan?' 

My father's eyebrow hit his hairline with shock as he asked, 'Whose marriage?' 

I signed, 

'You know, Devika's marriage which you fixed today in Royal court', which Maina translated to my father. '

His eyes turned furious in a minute. 

In seconds he was in front of me taking my chin in his his hand squeezing it hard, 

'What did you just said?' 

I then realized that in anger I had indirectly told him that I sneaked out of my room and was present there against his orders. 

He lifted my face closer to his while I am trying to remove his hand, fighting him, he said,

'Toh aap ne humara aadesh nahi mana aur to aur shahi darbar pahunch gayi?' 

'So you did not obey our orders and even reached the royal court?' 

I tried to plead for forgiveness because generally my punishments are passed onto Dada becaude he figured out early that I am not bothered by punishments. 

Now I understand why I have not seen Dada for so long because he is locked in his room in advance so when I disobey my father he will be punished and I had gone told him everything about my disobedience. 

'Ab hum khud nishchit karke jaenge ki aap kal tak iss kamare se kahi na jaaye.' 

'Now I will ensure that you do not leave this room till tomorrow.' 

He called soldiers standing outside my room and told them that under no circumstance they will not let me leave without his permission even though I am dying. 

He asked for puzzled locks and locked all my room's windows and balcony door then walked out locking me in. 

Now, I am worried about Devika and Dada. They both are going through so much because of my father's evilness. 

I couldn't wait here forever so I made sure that soldiers don't come inside. 

Then I moved towards window locks and by solving the puzzles I unlocked it. 

My father doesn't know but I am very good in puzzles. 

I opened it crawling outside then taking support of railing I stand on the borders of fort. 

Then like before I walked towards gallery by the wall. 

I hid then I heard some ladies saying, 

'Devika is on upper floor entertaining guests just like Raje said', then they walked away. 

When I saw soldiers looking away I took servant's stairs up towards second floor. 

I was trying to find Devika, peeking in the guest chambers when I collided with a vase which became unstable in its position and made sound. 

I corrected the vase then hid myself, but when no soldiers came, I released the breath which I was holding. 

I stood up but my foot collided with something and felt myself falling forward, I closed my eyes tightly preparaing myself mentally for the fall. 

I opened my eyes and see that I am inches away from floor. 

Two wide and strong hands are holding my waist from behind. 

I hear a low, deep, voice from behind which sends shiver down my spine and goosebumps on my body. 

'Kya hum kisi ki jasoosi kar rahe hai?' 

'Are we spying on someone?', he said in teasing tone. 

Before I could do anything he spun me around and made me face him. 

Upclose he looked even more beautiful, with sharp nose, wide jaws and full lips under the moustache. 

With his hand on my waist he pulled me closer to himself suddenly and not to faceplant on his chest I put my hands on his chest. 

He is ruthless, I have heard many rumors about his skills in war, about his coldness and stone heart. When he is angry he is merciless. 

I look at him with big terrified eyes as he can do anything to me after all I am the daughter of his enemy. 

Suddenly he caressesed my face and I shied my face away from him. 

'Aakhir kar humne pata kar hi liya hai ki aap koi sundar khawab nahi, balki bhavya sacchai hai.' 

'At last I have found out that you are not a beautiful dream, but a gorgeous reality.' 

He said teasingly with a wicked smile on his face. 

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