Mohini POV

I woke up with a pain in my back. I look down to see blanket on my body. I see that I have slept on the floor in awkward position which is hurting my back. 

Last night I had expected his rage and anger but not like that I was so scared that he will kill me right there. 

I still remember his threat which makes goosebumps rise, he is not going to make it easier. 

I stand up and try to reach my back to press it which makes me whimper in pain. I will have to have hot oil in back. 

I look at the bed to see one side crumpled showing that Yuvraaj did slept here but he didn't care enough to wake me up and save me from this pain. 

Gurra. 

An attendee enters in the room saying, 

'Bai-sa, everyone is waiting for you in the temple hall. We have prepared your bath.' 

I nodded my head. I am afraid to face his family because now they know the truth. I write on a paper handing her asking, Where is Prince? 

She frowns at the paper but read it and says with a confused voice, 

'Prince is doing his daily sword practice in training area.' 

I go with her to have bath, here the pool is much bigger than back at my home. I take a bath and change in maroon lehenga laid out for me. 

The strings are really hard to tie on top of it my back hurts, so I called the attendee to help me. After wearing matching jewelleries, I tie my hair in a long braid. 

Braid looks more good on this lehenga. After putting my veil, I follow her to the temple hall. 

Nerves are hitting me right now, How will I face them all? What will be their reaction? 

I enter the temple where I see Bua-sa, the two girls from yesterday and Bapusaa standing. No one is showing any signs of hostility towards me leaving Bua-sa and one girl. 

Maybe they don't find me guilty. I step forward and worship Gods as directed by Bua-sa then I touch feet of Bua-sa and Bapusaa. 

Bua-sa removes my veil and place my dupatta on my head, I keep my eyes down, 

'Bhaisa aapki bahu mein kam se kam ek yogya baat hai ki ye bahut sundar hai.' 

'Well, there is at least one worthy thing about your daughter-in-law, that she is very beautiful.' 

Bua-sa says with distate like she doesn't want to admit it. 

She motions towards the two girls, one standing with huge smile and joyful expression while other looked like she will be anywhere than here. 

'These two are like my daughters and are best friends to each other.' 

'Naina', pointing at happy one. 

'Avantika', pointing at unhappy one who is glaring daggers at me. 

'These two, Agam, Ekansh and Viraj are very good and close friends.' 

Naina comes forward and hugs me, then pulls back, 

'You are really beautiful. You will be my new friend from now on Mohini. And we all three will have fun together and be the best trio of this palace.' 

She is holding my and Avantika's hand while saying it, but Avantika pulls her hand back roughly and says with cold voice, 

'You do what you want to do but I have no wish to have fun and be friends with our enemy's daughter at all.' 

Naina looks at me with an uneasy smile. I can understand her feelings she feels betrayed for her friend being married to me by deceit. 

'Don't take her words to heart. She just needs time to warm up to you.' 

She says while taking my hands in hers then suddenly smiled brightly at me, 

'We have to know about each other, everything. Let me start first, I like reading books in my free time, what do you like to do? Tell me.' 

Tears fill my eyes when I understand that Yuvraaj didn't tell them about my muteness. 

If this is how they treat me before knowing the deceit then how will they treat me after knowing it. 

Naina looks confused as to why I am not responding? She asks me softly, 

'You don't need to be shy Mohini, tell me.' 

How can I tell them I can't speak? I just look at them confused as to how to lead this conversation. 

'Naina ne aapse kuch puchha hai, jawab nahi dengi?' 

'Naina has asked you something, won't you answer?' 

Bua-sa says while frowning at me. 

'Atitude',  Avantika mutters under her breath. 

I hear a deep voice behind me, straightaway recognizing Yuvraaj. His voice is deep and has that husky touch to it. 

'Khamma ghani' 

He enters the temple freshly showered worships God then take blessings from Bua-sa and Bapusaa. 

'Khush rahiye', Bapusaa says with a smile. 

'Jeete Rahiye', Bua-sa says with no smile. 

He comes stand beside me but doesn't look at me. Bua-sa looks at Yuvraj and complains, 

'Agam aapki biwi ke tevar toh saat ve aasmaan par hai, kuch puchhon toh jawab dena jaruri nahi samajhti hai.' 

'Agam, your wife's attitude is on the seventh sky, if you ask anything, she doesn't consider it necessary to answer.' 

Yuvraj replies, 'She can't speak'. 

The atmosphere turns dangerous everyone's mode has dropped. Bua-sa comes forward and speaks in a menacing voice, 

'What do you mean by that?' 

To which he replies with calm and collected face and voice, 

'I mean that she is mute and her father got us married by deceit.' 

The minute he says this everything turns quite when suddenly Bua-sa grips my chin hard and pulls my face closer to hers making me whimper in pain, tears gather in my eye. 

'Itna bada dhokha apne aur aapke Pita ne diya hai? Aapke Pita ko humare Bhaisa aur Agam ka sukoon aur chaain chhine ke baad bhi sukoon nahi mila jo unhone Agam ki shaadi ek chalte phirte putale se karadi.' 

'Such a big betrayal you and your father has given? Your father did not find peace even after snatching away the peace and tranquility of my brother and Agam, which he did by marrying Agam to a walking statue.' 

Tears roll down my eyes. I don't have control on them now because it seems like this will be my life from now on. 

She fists my hair tugging it hard, 

'What do you both want from us? Why did you deceived us?' 

I squeeze my eyes close tight in pain. 

'Maa-sa chodiye inhe. Dard ho raha hai inhe.' 

'Mother, leave her alone. She is in pain.' 

Naina tries to pry her hand but she just tugs harder 

'Whatever has been done is by her father not her, she is also the victim in this', Naina tries to plead to Bua-sa. 

Bapusaa says in a loud voice, 

'Unhe chhodiye, Surekha, abhi!!'

'Leave her, Surekha, now!'

Bua-sa leaves me roughly and Naina takes me in her arms, I just keep my eyes down. 

'I told you Bhaisa not to trust that leech Pankaj Rao, don't accept his proposal, now you see what he has done, he deceived us and destroyed Agam's life.' 

Bua-sa says angrily while Bapusaa looks calm and collected just like Agam. 

'You haven't even spend one day here and you are already creating problems with your deceptions and lies.' 

Avantika says with a disgusted expression. 

'Avantika!!', Naina says with a stern voice. 

She looks at her perplexed with her behaviour and replies, 

'What? Can't you see that she is already disrupting Agam's life? She just wants us to see her as victim while she does her father's work of destroying us?' 

'Avantika, just shut up', Naina says while glaring at her. Avantika huffs and gets quiet. 

Bua-sa looks at Bapusaa and says in a calm voice, 

'What happened has happened. We can't change it but we can give that man a taste of his own medicine. Bhaisa send her back to her father and deny any relation with her.' 

The moment I heard this my eyes got wide thinking I can't go back home because then Baba will kill Dada. I have to be here for his protection. 

I move to Bua-sa and hold her legs while shaking my head looking up at her. I understand her anger but I just can't go back. 

'So you are worried that your father's reputation will be tarnished, then you should have thought about it earlier and never played role in his plan.' 

She says while making me stand and tries to go but I just hold her hand tighter pleading with my eyes and shaking my head. 

I am deseperate right now. I will even hand my self respect to her for Dada. 

'Leave me!', she tries to release herself from me. She pushes me away from her and raise her hand to slap me. 

I close my eyes and heard a slap sound but I didn't felt anything. I opened my eyes to see Yuvraj standing infront of me with his face to side. 

This means he took the slap for me. Bua-sa looks horrified and brings her hand to frame his face. 

Due to her bangle it slashed him on lower cheek. 

'What did you do Agam? Why did you come in front? Is it hurting?' 

Regret is heavy in her voice as she brushes the injured area with her fingers. 

'Bua-sa, Mohini ki koi galti nahi hai agar uske Bapusaa ne uska upyog kiya, isliye hum nahi dekh sakte the aapko usse marte hue par, hum aapka itna aadar karte hai ki hum aapka haath nahi rok sakte.'

'Bua-sa, it is not Mohini's fault if her father used her, so I can't see you beating her but we respect you so much that we can't stop your hand.' 

He says with an even tone then he looks at me while saying, 

'And she won't be going back home because this is against Dada-sa's principles of giving respect to your wife.' 

Then he walks out from there leaving a stunned Bua-sa and smiling Bapusaa. Bua-sa moves to say something but he raises his hand to quiet her, 

'This family has followed Bapusa's principles and will follow in future also. No arguments.' 

He looks at me, smiles warmly and says, 

'Naina take her to her room and prepare her for first dessert made by her.' 

Naina smiles and take me from there to my room. She sits me down and pour me a glass of water. 

Handing me the water she gives me a reassuring smile and says, 

'Don't worry Mohini, give them time they will accept you soon and Agam will always be there for you. He believes in you.' 

I drink the water thinking how wrong she is, he promised to make my life hell. But what he did outside left me speechless. 

Since his anger has come down maybe he thinks I am innocent. 

An attendee comes inside with a girl saying, 

'Bai-sa, Yuvraj has sent her to you.' 

I frown but nod at the girl who is looking at me with a warm smile. She comes forward saying, 

'Khammaghani Bai-sa, my name is Swati, I will be your helper and translator in this house.' 

She shocks me with her statement. Does that mean Yuvraj have a soft spot for me? 

I ask in signs, 'Did Yuvraj appointed you?' 

To which she replied, 'Yes he appointed me directly.' 

Naina gives me look that says I told you so. 

I now feel bad that he got slapped for me so I ask Swati to bring me some herbs and pestle from Naina and she translates to her. 

Naina looks at me perplexed but brings me said herbs and pestle, I make a soothing herbal paste for cuts. 

I then ask Swati where Yuvraj is and Naina tells me that he is in library office. I ask Naina to wait for me and Swati takes me to library on ground floor. 

I indicate her to be outside and enter his office seeing he is sitting on couch reading something. He looks at me then continue with his reading. 

I keep the paste on the table in front of him, he looks at it then frown at me. 

I motion at the paste then at the cut to indicate to apply it. 

He understands it but continue with his reading saying, 

'Isse bhi badi chote hume jungi maidan mein lagti hai, mar nahi jaenge iss chhoti si kharoch se.' 

'I have suffered bigger injuries than this in the battlefield, I will not die from this small scratch.' 

I know he is used to this but it happened to him because of me so I pushed his table back and sit on my knees in front of him. 

I take the paste from the bowl and when I go to touch him he holds my hand in middle. 

He looks at me with cold expression saying, 

'Looks like you have brought sickness of not listening to me along with your wrong intentions.' 

I just free my hand and hold his face still and rub the paste on it. The moment I touch him I feel a burning sensation but I hide it from him. 

After applying paste, I turn around and write on the paper with ink placed there. 

I know you have had worse injuries but this happened because of me so its my responsibility to heal you. 

I hand him the paper and stand up to go up. But I couldn't even take two steps when I am being spun around. 

I land up on him with his hands wrapped around my waist and my breath hitch, with my heart pounding fast. 

He walked me back and suddenly I feel wall behind me, I am breathing too fast now. 

'Don't tell me, you have feelings for me now just because I have saved you.' 

He says with a taunting smile. I shake my head rapidly. 

'Don't be mistaken, I didn't do it for you. Do you know why I don't want you to go?' 

He cages me between his body and wall, I look at him not understanding his question, he is looking every bit sinister with that cold face, when he continues, 

'You will stay here. Inside this trap made by your father. And I will solve this puzzle then find answers to my questions.' 

Now I understand he wants me here to torture me not because he thinks I am innocent. 

He leans close to my ears breathing out which makes goosebumps rise and then turn his head to my ear barely touching his lips, when he speak his lips tease the shell, 

'Aapko chhune ka ya dard dene ka hak sirf humara hai aur kisi ka nahi, hum apni vastu kisi ke saath nahi batte.' 

'The right to touch you or give you pain is only mine and no one else's, I do not share my things with anyone.' 

I fist my lehanga to prevent myself from touching him, my eyes get closed on its own, he has melted my brain so it takes a second to realize what he just said. 

The sensations are running wild. I haven't experienced anything like it.

And when I do, my eyes widen and I try to push him away by pushing on his chest. 

One second I am pushing and the next second I try to bring him closer by his kurta because he start to suck on the point where shoulder and neck meet. 

I moan silently at his assault of sensations. He suck, lick to soothe, nip and again start doing it. 

My body is on fire. My nipples poke against the blouse. Something pleasurable twists in lower belly.

He stops and I also stop climbing at him. 

'For a person who claims to have no feelings for me, just tried to climb me like a cat in heat. You are such a whore.' 

The minute he says those words, reality washes over me and a deep pain lances at the thought that he just wants to prove me that I am a whore. 

Then I got angry on myself for letting him affect me and in anger I push him away and slaps him hard on his face. 

Tears gather in my eyes but I don't want him to see me broken, so I just leave him standing there stunned. 

Coming outside, I calm myself down, will myself not to cry and put my dupatta on my head heading to Swati. 

I sign at her to take me to Naina. She takes me to the kitchen where Naina is directing everyone. 

She looks at me and smiles, 

'Aaiye Mohini, today you have to make sweet for us for the first time.' 

I ask in signs, 'What do I have to make?' 

Which Swati translated to her. Naina said, 'You should make Agam's favourite- Rabri Ghevar.' 

I look at Swati telling her that I don't know how to make it which she tells to Naina. 

Naina frowns but then she says, 

'Right, it is traditional dessert of our culture, why don't you make something of your culture?' 

I think but then ask her to tell me recipe to which she agrees, I tell her to wait here and I will bring paper and ink from my room. 

I won't admit it but somewhere in  my conscious I am doing it for Yuvraj and my slapping him was a slight overreaction so to compensate it. 

I try to find paper but I only found ink and feather pen, I look at his bookshelf and go there to find the paper. 

I was just shuffling his books here and there, when a loud, deep and menacing voice said behind me, 

'What are you doing? And what are you trying to find?' 

I whip around to see Yuvraj standing there with angry eyes and clenched fists. 

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