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Rudra POV
Finally, after finishing my work I came back here again. Only six days were left before the wedding and now I had to fix everything here. The more people stay on my side, the more It would be easy for me. Because the girl has gone insane and not listening to me.
Well, I did not want to stop her to get married. But, not in my family, not with my Uncle. She got all the right to be happy. I knew she was angry with what I did. She got all the right to be angry. But, her anger was now coming in my way.
So, I had so many reasons why she could not marry my old Uncle.
First, if she would marry him it would be hell difficult for me to get the throne. She was a powerful and strong-headed girl. And, somewhere I doubted that she knew about my strategy. That was why she was doing it. She knew that if she would get married to my Uncle then she would come into power and seeing her on the opposite side, I would become weak.
Second, I loved my Badi-Maa and I did not want anything that she would not like. For example another bride for her husband.
Third, I just could not see her spoiling her life like that. I had started having feelings for her. I knew I had started liking her that was why I left her. Because I could not love any woman until I become the King. My life was not made to love and live fairy tales. My life demands sacrifices from me. I left her because I liked her. I could not see her suffering the pain of being with me. I did not know if I would ever become the King or not. I did not know if I would ever have a good life or not. How could I promise to live with her and bring her into the small cottage to struggle with me? She was a Princess and she deserved to be Queen. Not the wife of a King's guard.
But, yes I was wrong. I was so wrong that I played with her feelings. From the start, I knew that I could not love, could not get close to a girl, could not bed any girl and could not bear a child because I was bound by the promises.
The promise I gave to my mother on her deathbed to become the best and the most powerful King.
I inhaled a deep breath reminding my mother and walked around the Kingdom to find my target.
It was almost late evening and the darkness had already surrounded the sky.
And, finally, my sight fell on a known face. Haider.
Well, being Abhinandan's best friend gave me so many insides of the Kingdoms. So much about family and so much about relatives. Haider was Abhinandan's cousin's brother. I had met him once and I knew that he was fond of drinks and through him, I could reach his father and Ruhani's husband. Ruhani was Nandani's cousin, her best friend. Often, she used to talk about her and once she mentioned her wedding to a powerful Sultan in one of her letters to me.
So, basically, I had to lessen my enemies if I had to incorporate my plan with full potential. And, to lessen the enemies I had to make them on my side rather than on Nandani's.
"Haider,"
I called him as he was going through a gallery.
He looked shocked by my voice and thinned his eyebrows animating his face like he was reminding me.
"Rudra, Abhinandan's friend. We met two years ago,"
I reminded him and he nodded.
"Yes, Rudra, how are you?"
He asked and he spread his arms for a hug. I hugged him and patted his shoulder.
"I am all well. What about you?"
He smiled looking at me.
"Well, I am in little trouble right now,"
He said in a slow voice and I asked.
"What happened?"
"My brother-in-law Aahil, such a drunkard he is. I am finding a good place to have some fun and grab some drinks, you know,"
He informed me with his quite the information and I nodded.
"Ohhh,"
"Yeah, Why are you here? By the way. You are also invited... ohhh, Of course, you are Abhinandan's friend. Nandani is like your little sister,"
He said and I immediately patted his shoulder, trying to not smack his face with a loud fist.
"Haha,"
I tried to laugh and looked at him. What stupid relatives?
"Nandani is not like my Sister, not at all,"
He furrowed his eyebrows and looked at me with surprise.
"Oh,"
He managed to say and I immediately brought my hand back.
"Well, I can help you with the drinks and other stuff. What do you want?"
I asked with a friendly smile and he said.
"Uhmm, nothing special I have got drinks with me, but if you could arrange a hukaah for me, it will be fantastic,"
I nodded.
"Okay, consider it done,"
I said and he looked at me with thinned eyebrows.
"So, you will send it to my chamber?"
He asked.
"Yes,"
I nodded.
"I will send it,"
I confirmed and he patted my shoulder.
"Perfect,"
He muttered and walked away from there.
He was useless in my mission. I had to find the Sultan, the husband of Nandani's friend. On the wedding day, I just needed fewer swords against me.
I thought of going back to Suryagarh after that. I had sneaked out when the King slept and if he would not find me there in the morning, he would get angry unnecessary.
I wanted to meet Nandani but there was no use of it. Though, I wanted to meet her. Or at least see her. But, before that, I had to arrange a Hukaah for Haider.
I turned back towards her chamber and looked at her window two floors above. As usual, I had to climb on the wall to reach there.
It was almost midnight now and I jumped inside her window.
The Chamber was dark and only a few light lamps burning. I walked towards her bed and heard the slight noise of her anklet.
My sight fell on her sleeping figure and I walked closer. Her body shivered a little and I looked at the comforter she forgot to use. Unfolding the comforter, I covered and sat on the edge of the bed near her.
My eyes looked at her sweet, angelic face and her bright pink lips that were looking beautiful in her sleep. My hands could not stop themselves from touching her soft flower petals.
"You are beautiful,"
I muttered in a slow voice and looked at her eyelids getting wrinkled as she tightly shut her eyes. She must be dreaming something.
"Why are you doing this to me? Nandani,"
I muttered in a slow voice, almost inaudible to her and looked at her beautiful face. I remembered the first time when I saw her. She was charming, intelligent and stubborn. Her knowledge about everything always surprised me. And, the most surprising thing was that she was secretly taking tuitions about seduction in her own Kingdom. She managed to get a teacher for her who used to come into the Kingdom disguised as a maid and teach her.
Suddenly, she muttered something in her sleep and I shifted a little closer to her. My finger feathered her cheek and I whispered in a slow voice.
"Calm down, it's just a bad dream, little dove,"
She shivered even more and I got it. Her menstruation was close and she was vividly dreaming in her half-sleep. For her, it was like her body gets numb during this time and from the start of her menstruation she feels sick like this way. She faints out often during this time and she could not sleep properly.
I held her hand with mine and looked at her hurt face.
"I am sorry, I know you must be dreaming about me and what happened. Trust me, I did not want it. I did not want to harm your character. But, I left because I cannot marry. I cannot become anyone's husband and I cannot bear child,"
I muttered in a slow voice and looked at her face changing as if she was listening to me.
"I am sorry. I did want to harm you but it was really ago and I am sorry I came back to harm you again but looking at your face, I just could not. I did not know what happen to me, but I just could not touch you or do anything. But, please it is hurting me, please stop it. Everything will be so complicated,"
I muttered confusingly, blabbering almost and could not stop myself from kissing her hand. I looked at her face changing to sad and even red. I leaned into kiss her forehead and promised that I would never let her marry any bad guy. Especially, the old brat, my Uncle.
I stood up to leave before anyone catches me.
After seeing her, I went back to my Kingdom, Suryagarh. I spent another four days serving the King. Though, a part of me wanted to talk to him and make him stop the wedding as if he would understand. But, I knew that a womanizer like him would never say No to a girl like Nandani.
I did not know but somewhere I was thinking that Nandani might be doing this knowingly because she knew that I could let her marry any man but if she would marry my enemy, I would get mad.
I spent the next four days like hell. With each passing day, the turbulence in my heart grew up stronger and strangely I was feeling the pain inside my chest by thinking about the situations I would face if she would get married to my Uncle. By chance. Like, For I might get the Kingdom, I would become the King and I would avenge my father's death with her family but at what cost? On the one side, I had Nandani standing against me and on the other side, all those things were waiting for me.
It was like, she had served me with only two options left. Either drop the plan of being the King because she had determined to marry my enemy and produce him an heir Or stop her from getting married by... marrying her.
But, to confirm what was going through her mind, I had to meet her and see her reaction. She was angry was one thing but I could not force her until I know what she was having for me was anger only or something else.
When everyone slept, I once again sneaked out of the Kingdom to meet her. I reached there by midnight and walked inside the secret cave. Only, two days had left for her wedding.
Walking through the gardens I was stepping ahead towards her chamber's window. I looked around and when I found no one to see me, I started climbing the wall. I reached halfway to it and suddenly a manly voice caught my attention.
"What the hell are you doing?"
And, before I could even look down at who was he, he climbed quickly and pulled me down on the ground. We both fell with a loud thud and I immediately was about to have an impactful punch on my face but I stopped him and pushed him away.
"What the hell are you doing here? Who are you? And, why are you climbing the wall like this?"
He asked in a deep and threatening voice and pulled out his knife through the sheath.
I showed both my empty hands and said to him.
"I come in peace, you see no knife, no sword, no armour,"
He scanned my body and asked.
"Who the hell are you?"
I inhaled a deep breath and looked at the young man with a good physique and charming face.
"I am Rudra,"
I finally said.
He took his knife back and walked closer.
"I am Aahil, Ruhani's husband. Ruhani is Nandani's cousin. Haider told me about you a few days ago,"
He said and I looked at him with a smile.
"But, why are you climbing the wall? And, whose chamber is that?"
He asked and looked out the window.
"It's Nandani's chamber and I was climbing the window to meet her,"
I managed to say and he thinned his eyebrows.
"Why?"
I inhaled a deep breath.
"Long story short. I betrayed her and now she is angry and getting married to my eighty years old uncle to teach me a lesson. And, I do not want that,"
"What??"
His reaction came loud.
"Eighty years old? Ewwwwww,"
He said and I looked at him.
"So, you want to make up for her so she agrees to marry you?"
He asked me and I thought for a few moments.
"Yes, I will have to marry her if she will not give up on her plan,"
He looked sharply at me.
"And, how will you do that? I mean everyone is here and her father, her brother, my father-in-law, brother in law and probably me will kill you if try to spoil a wedding,"
He tried to threaten me and I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Of course, you will all run after me to kill me but not try to make her understand that what she is doing is wrong,"
He furrowed his eyebrows and answered.
"Maybe, she got some of her reasons to do that. And, how can she trust you if you betrayed her first?"
He questioned and I inhaled a deep breath.
"Ever heard of a second chance?"
I said and he stared at me for some moments.
"Of course, but are you sure that that girl will happy with you?"
He asked and I smiled.
"She will. Her anger towards me is so devastating, wonder how much she loves me,"
I said and he nodded.
"You are right. But, what will you do?"
I smiled and looked at him.
"Kidnapping,"
He lifted his eyebrows with a smirk and clicked on her tongue.
"Interesting,"
"So, you ready to help me?"
I asked.
He blinked as if thinking deeply and my sight fell on the side of his neck with the deep red mark.
"You must be known how much loves means to someone,"
He looked at me and nodded.
"Of course, I know, young man,"
I saw him taking a few steps back and he said.
"I will decide of helping you after collecting some information about you,"
I smiled looking at him and nodded.
"Of course,"
He turned his back and I continued with my work of climbing the wall to meet her.
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