But he heard Anamika say, "Call for Vaidh ji(Doctor) to treat her and stop the blood flow. We have to keep her safe". Even the guards were shocked with all the revelation but more shocked with their Bahuranisa's current order to save the culprit. Pratap shouted, "Anamika!". But she cared less about his shout and signalled the guards.
Once they were out leaving a trail of blood, Kamala also left the room. Pratap came near Anamika and hold her shoulders tightly while saying, "Why do you want to save her Anamika? Didn't you hear what she said? Even after that you want to save her?". Pratap couldn't understand anything right now with the amount of anger he is holding within himself.
"I heard everything and I knew everything even before you", Anamika said with tears in her eyes and the tears are more of anger than pain. Afterall she had cried enough in pain during her last lifetime itself and what remains now is only anger which still didn't get satisfied after punishing Meenavathi for years in the last lifetime. Pratap was shocked would be an understatement and he suddenly felt anger towards Anamika as well.
He tighened his hold on her shoulders and pulled her closed to him with consideration for her baby bump and with their faces only inches away from each other, he asked, "And did you think, I'm not worthy enough to know about my unborn child? Or did you think that I am not capable enough to punish these cheap beings? Answer me Anamika ". Pratap was practically shouting at her face. He remembered how she denied to take food from the Royal kitchen and cooked herself.
Anamika can see his feelings through his eyes which are trying hard to retain the tears from spilling out. In the previous lifetime, Pratap's emotions were overpowered by his guilt of indirectly helping the traitors than anger. But now it was raw anger which blinded him to even see Anamika. He left her shoulders from his grip slowly taking her condition in mind and turned around to leave when Anamika spoke, "I could have said it to you then and there when I got to know. I could have even removed their existence from this earth without any suspicions on me".
Pratap didn't turn around but still listened so Anamika continued, "But Don't you think that we need a hefty compensation for not even allowed to feel a single moment with the child. Doesn't he/she deserves their rightful and lawful justice as the first heir of the kingdom? And above all, his/her sacrifice shouldn't be unknown to the people of this kingdom. For that She should be alive at the court with all the evidences. I know that you would have immediately resorted to killing even without minding a war with her husband's kingdom but I want the war to be justified. If we keep the personal things aside, her target was not just our child or me or you, it's the entire Kingdom and the power. So it should be proved infront of all."
Pratap understood her words and felt that it was right and he was impulsive in the moment. Anamika came infront of him and pulled his hand and kept it on her bulged stomach asking him to calm down. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath letting a tear roll down. Anamika wiped his tears while her eyes poured down. Both of them hugged each other and consoled each other without words.
"After the court hearing is done, no-one would care where she is or whether she is living or not. And then we can give a punishment as we deemed fit for her crime. Dying is easy while living in this world is difficult. And it would be even more difficult if you have to live in pain constantly. These type of criminals won't have any emotions to feel heart pain so only physical pain can teach them a lesson", Anamika said her thoughts out. Pratap got to know why Meenavathi has to be saved especially after cutting off her hands.
Suddenly Anamika felt like liquid flowing down her legs and got apart from Pratap. After looking down to confirm it, she looked at Pratap and whispered, "I think it's time". Pratap looked at her with a frown, not understanding her words. "Babies are coming", Anamika clarified for him and he froze in shock. Seeing him rooted to his place, Anamika shouted,"Kamala". The head maid immediately came inside and looking at Anamika, she understood her situation and helped her to bed and went out to call for midwife.
Pratap came out of his trance and sat beside Anamika who was controlling her breath due to pain. "Anamika! Try to relax, the midwife will come in sometime. Don't worry", Pratap tried to control his nerves while consoling Anamika. For Anamika, it was not the first time to experience this pain as she was already a mother in her previous life. But still her body is not the same as the previous life so the pain is as new as for any other woman.
As soon as the midwife came with some assistants, she made Yuvraj to go out of their bedroom and checked Anamika. Since there is still time for the babies to come out, they shifted Anamika to the birth chamber which is a chamber dedicated for birth of any Royal member and to keep the new mother away from everyone else in rest. Soon Ranasa, Ranisa and Dadisa were informed of the news and immediately arrived there and saw that Yuvraj was very restless waiting outside the chamber.
They still don't know about the Meenavathi fiasco, so they are only worried about the labour. Saudamini was already locked inside her chamber as per the order from Yuvraj before he caught her mother red handed. Soon Anamika's pain got intense and they could hear her screams. Time passed slowly and it was already early morning so Yuvraj sent Dadisa to sleep while Ranasa and Ranisa refused to miss the birth of their grandchildren. Anamika's screams were soon followed by an infant's cry which brought joy to all the souls outside as well as the one who gave birth.
While the first child was getting cleaned, Anamika soon pushed her second baby and fell asleep.
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