|capital of Hind|
Daarika,general and others came to capital by the next day afternoon.
Daarika looked at the street outside and smiled.
"It's still the same .....noisy and bargaining" she wispered seeing the people.
The place didn't change after all but she changed completely.
The one who is scared to Even speak with others is now a brave one.
After she was sent to the military academy which is in the west city, the other side of the kingdom, Daarika never heard and spoke with anyone from here. She lost all the connection she had.
Soon, the grandly decorated palace came into view as they went near it.
"We are here" the palace guard said.
"Let's get down Daarika" azan said.
|Daarika's pov|
I looked at him and at the palace.
I don't really want to come to this s#itty place but what do I do? I was left with no option.
I slowly got down and looked at the palace entrance.
We spotted some guards standing. Once they saw us they came and greeted us.
"Princess.....king is waiting for you in his chamber, please follow us" he said.
His chamber?? Why??
I looked at azan hoping he will come but he stopped and stood with Rohan, his right hand man.
I sighed and followed the guard.
I looked at the palace on my way to the king's chamber.
Golden colour painted wall with red curtains and green marble floors.
The palace once I was forbidden to enter was now inviting me? *Chuckle*
Soon the guard left me near a room and informed my arrival to the king.
He said king asked me to come inside .
With hesitation and a nervousness I opened the door and saw him reading some royal scripts.
I went to him and bowed to him unwilling
"Greetings your majesty....why do you want my presence here?" I asked in my as much as possible humble voice but inside I was just wanted to shout.
"You are here. Good. Get ready, you are getting married in five days " he said shocking me to the core.
"W-what?!" I wanted to shout at him but words came like wispers
He took a seat hear his bed and spoke
"You heard it right.....you are going to get married and also with the king of sultanate" he said
King of sultanate??? Isn't he married with his daughter Sarika?? Don't tell me he wants me to be his second wife!
My hands clenched into fist and my face rose up to the extreme anger. I couldn't control myself now.
"What does you think your self now huh?? My father?? Let me tell you....you might have been my biological father but the day you abandoned me in the men military academy and forced me to become what I am now.....you lost the position and power on me! How can you say me whom to marry?? I won't accept that sultan as my husband ever!! " I shouted in anger
He stood up and looked at me with furious eyes.
"Princess Daarika, that's it you have crossed your limits" he said clunching his jaws
"Princess??* Laugh* i don't no when you started seeing me as your daughter........ all you see and called me these year's was i am your illagimate daughter" i laughed scarastically
"You are marrying the king of sultanate and that it" he said
"What If I say no? What will you do? Arrest me? Kill me?" I asked him but what he told me shook me to the core
"Let me remain you.......your lover and your friend is under my control, if you can't marry him ugh what's his name?* Thinks* yea Krish.......or something. I will order them to be executed right infront of you " he said casually like he didn't care.
How does he knew them??? Does he spying me???
"H-ow did you know about them" i asked after gaining enough courage
He took the tea from the table and sipped it , enjoying his tea time while I was burning in anger
"What does you think? After leaving you in the military academy I won't even glance at you?? I know each and every move done by you and ofcourse your lovely lover and your friend" he said
"I don't believe you....you are lying" i said
"Ofcourse atleast having my blood, you are some what clever. Let me take you there, follow me" he said
I followed him quitely.
My maid was messed up really badly. What is happening with me??? God please.............i don't him to hurt my one and only family....Krish and Rudra.
We went to the............ prison????? Does he arrested them???? Imprisoned?????
The gaurds bowed to him in respect and we went inside
The prison was so dark.
"Meet your friend's" he said opening a prison which was fully dark
"Rudra! Krish!" I screamed when I saw them badly injured and blood is flowing from their head.
They were chained in the wall.
I tried to go to them but he held my hand tightly not allowing me to go near them. I looked up and saw him smirking. I tried to remove his hand but his grip was so strong.
"Rudra wake up!! Krish..." I shouted
"D-daaru i-is i-it y-you" rudra who was half concious spoke
"Rudra......what happened" i asked as tears fell from my eyes.
"D-daaru g-go a-away f-from h-ere don't s-stay h-ere i-its not safe here" Krish said and suddenly he started coughing blood.
"Krish!!" I screamed. I tried to remove my hand from his grip but he grip is getting tighter around my wrist which made blood ooze fr it.
"L-leave from here.......... g-go!!! D-don't c-care a-about us!!" Rudra said.
Tears were falling freely from my eyes. The brother whom once saved me from everyone is suffering because of me. The one who loved me is now getting the prize to suffer just because of me.
I just want them to be happy and free and for that If I want to give up my life...i will give it.
I looked at him, my father
He was enjoying seeing me in tears.
How can he be so heartless???
"So, my dear daughter.....what's your choice now? Either marry Yuhaan or let your friends die here" he said.
I looked at him and at my friends who were looking very pale
"Fine.....i will m-marry that king......under on condition........r-elease my friends and get them treated" i spoke in a very low voice
He looked at me and smiled at me for the first time in my life
"Very good....... that's like my daughter and I promise you to let them free and get treated once you get married with Yuhaan. Get ready, in five days your marriage will take place" he said leaving my wrist and went away.
I looked at them who were unconscious now
I tried to go near them but the guards didn't allow me
"I am s-sorry...............for t-this" i wispered and went from there.
Lots of things are going in my mind. Why does he want me to marry that king!? Isn't he married with Sarika??
Why just why??"
I was walking to my chamber which was allotted for me the next moment in stepped inside this huge mansion when I saw her........the person I hate the most.
Because of her....i am called as illagimate child.
She is none other than the queen of hind
"Yamini"
She was standing infront of me with her attenders.
We both were staring at each other with purely hate.
My hands turned into fist. My life is like this because of this lady infront of me.
Suddenly she smirked and spoke
"Welcome to the palace princess Daarika" she said
"Thank you your highness" i said with a same smirk.
To the people here, they may see our smiling face but only we know what race is going inside.
She must have felt very angry to see my presence
"You have come here after a long journey....have some rest and take care of yourself princess...let me take my leave" she said
"Yes your highness" i said and bowed to her even though I don't want to
She went away followed by her bunch of attendees.
I sat on the bed and started thinking about today's happenings.
Well, my father and my mother loved each other intensively. He promised that he will marry my mother who was a maid in the palace. He fell in love with my mother and same went to my mother. Their love life was fine until they found out that my mother is pregnant. My father promised my mother that he will marry her as soon as possible and with that he went to his father to tell about his love towards my mother and she is pregnant but......there comes the twist.
Yamini who was the princess of a small part which comes under the hind claimed that she is pregnant and was carrying his child infront of the court before my father tell about my mother and me.
At last his father married princess yamini and chandrashekhar together.
My mother was completely broken on hearing the news and she doesn't want to see him after that so she went to another city to live there
After that she started manipulating him saying that my mother just stayed with him for his money and fame and many more toxic words which made him actually believe it.
After going to a new city, my mother gave birth to me and due to some pregnancy complications she died as soon as she gave birth(as per the knowledge of chandrashekhar) but my mother faked her death and stayed with Vibha aunt and took care of me till I was 6.
After that my mother died due to health issues.
My aunt, Vibha took care of me after that.
My life was also fine until I turn 9. On the day when I came back after playing with my friends I saw my aunt standing with a worried face and I saw her tears. I looked beside her and saw guards standing.
They looked at me
"It's her" they said
Suddenly they came to me and gripped my wrist and started dragging me.
My aunt screamed and told them to leave me but they didn't care and took me to the court and that's how I went to the palace and he sent me to the military academy
"If this witch didn't came in our life........we would all have lived a happy life"