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Akshara bowed her head, her mind swirling around each incident that took place just a few minutes ago. She felt herself in a deep hurl of unanswered questions. She was searching for her Dada ji with tears in her eyes.
Her heart sank when finding her grandfather looked so difficult suddenly to her amongst the crowd. She couldn't help but feel extremely betrayed. She just couldn't believe it of all people her dada ji betrayed her. The man whom she thought loved her with all his heart.
A lone tear left her eye when she thought about her family. She felt broken when she thought about them.
Why did they leave her?- She asked her inner self. Her eyes teared up more.
Didn't they want me? Did they know about my sufferings but still chose to ignore it?- She questioned herself again as her hands went up to rub the remaining tears from her eyes.
Feeling dejected, Akshara sat down on the couch with tears sliding down her cheeks. The feeling of utter betrayal was overwhelming for her 15-year-old self. She sniffled when someone gently wiped her tears.
She looked up with her teary eyes and saw Adhiraj who was looking down with concern in his eyes. Adhiraj swiftly raised his hand, moving a hair strand behind her ear. Akshara's lower lip wobbled as anger boiled in her seeing the face of the man, who left her.
"Kya chahiye apko?" Her voice was laced with resentment as she asked him. The concern in his eyes angered her more. Adhiraj gently caressed her hair with a smile, "Humari jaan"
Akshara got confused, her gaze never left the identical pair of eyes that she had acquired from Adhiraj. On the other hand, Adhiraj stared at his daughter, with a tinge of longing in his eyes. Something very different from his cold demeanor.
When Akshara did not receive any perfect answer from Adhiraj. She stood up from there not wanting to interact with the person who had betrayed her, leaving her behind.
Akshara was about to move forward when Adhiraj gently took hold of her wrist and knelt in front of her.
The eyes that saw the father-daughter duo like this gasped but soon looked down as Adhiraj glared at them.
Akshara too flinched looking at his murderous glare. Adhiraj noticed the flick of fear that flashed in Akshara's eyes, cursing himself under his breath. He held Akshara by her shoulders making her look at him. The fear in her eyes was the last thing he wanted to see.
When Akshara lowered her gaze feeling intimidated by his direct stare. Adhiraj sighed, How should he explain to the girl to be not scared of him? He could burn down the world for her but never let a flame touch his beloved daughter- He thought to himself.
He raised his hands but Akshara closed her eyes, looking away. Adhiraj shook his head and gently wiped her tears and leaned in to kiss her eyes. Akshara stilled in her place feeling the unknown warmth, as she opened her eyes at Adhiraj's words,
"Hum jante hai bohot se sawal hai apke paas or jald hi apke sare sawalo ka jawab hum khud denge. But abhi ke liye aap itna jaanle ki hum kabhi aapki inn nanhi si ankho mai aansu nahi chahate toh Princess please Rona band krein" Adhiraj gently patted her tear-stained cheeks, looking at her with eyes that held nothing but pure love for his daughter.
The guests in the hall were stunned when they heard the great mafia king utter the word 'please' in front of a little girl. Adhiraj knew that it was a great blow to his image but he couldn't care less at that moment. His daughter's tears were nothing but a stab in his heart.
"Aap aese royengi toh hume acha Nahi lage ga," Adhiraj said in a soft tone, cupping Akshara's face between his palms. Her eyes remained fixed on the man in front of her. The underlying affection in Adhiraj's words somehow warmed Akshara's heart.
But once she looked around to find Ishita glaring daggers at her, the agony of the past was reminded to her. Akshara reminded herself that the man in front of her was the reason for her suffering. If he hadn't abandoned her, she would have been happier.
She looked at Adhiraj with anger in her moistened eyes, and said, "Jab apko hamari chinta nahi to ham aapki chinta kyu kare? Apko kya acha lagta hai kya nahi iski chinta hume nahi hai". She spat the words at him with disgust, yanking herself away from his hold.
"Akshara!" Adhiraj raised his voice at her disrespect. He fisted his palms, his eyes turning a shade darker. The offense was visible in Adhiraj's eyes. Akshara rolled her eyes gaining some unknown confidence in his fearsome presence.
Adhiraj kept his glare fixed on the disrespectful girl. Akshara turned around to walk away considering that the irritating interaction with her real father was over. Adhiraj gasped her left arm, turning her back to him but his anger vanished when he saw the tired look on his daughter's face.
"Rhene dijye and pls leave me muje mere dada ji ke paas jan-jana hai," She said trying to remove his hold from her hand. The crack in her voice at the end wasn't missed by Adhiraj as his heart went out for his little girl. He wanted to embrace her in a hug but he knew he couldn't. Adhiraj sighed, and nodding his head at her comment, left her hand.
Akshara spared a glance at him one last time and immediately left from there. Adhiraj stayed in his original position and kept looking at her disappearing figure with some undeciphered emotions.
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The Rajvanshis enter inside dejected and still recovering from the shock of the previous events. The reality of the situation was still to slip into the realm of their minds. They knew that the tables had turned and everyone couldn't help but feel helpless and furious about it.
The irateness of the situation was handled differently by everyone but no one had enough courage to showcase their anger and resentment in front of Adhiraj Singh Rajvanshi. The man looked anything but the person who'll submit to their tantrums.
Rajveer has warned everyone that if they had an ounce of love for their so-called precious lives, they should accept the decision rather than rebelling against the powerful Adhiraj Singh Rajvanshi.
Adhiraj and his family on the other hand were delighted by the situation. Though their faces remained stoic and emotionless yet the pleasure of the current situation wasn't hidden from anyone. By their return they had won two things back, firstly the power to the Rajvanshi throne and the other was the reason of their lives, their Akshara
Rajveer went towards Adhiraj, who stood in the middle of the hall with his same intimidating aura that could make a hundred shiver. He kept his hand on Adhiraj's shoulder and gestured towards the royal throne in front of them, "Jaiye aapki kursi aapka intezar kar rahi hai "
A devilish smirk formed its way on Adhiraj's face when his eyes skimmed at the royal throne. He looked at his father and nodded his head, making his way toward the power he always wanted to gain. His predatory steps reflected his intentions to all the people present in the room.
Gehana cursed under her breath seeing all her efforts fail as Adhiraj took his authorized seat. Viraj clenched his fists into a punch unable to conceal the boiling anger. He looked away from the throne, muttering profanities under his breath. Seeing this Aishwarya and Sameer passed each other a look, planning their next move.
On the other hand, Akshara was trying her best to avoid Akarsh's gaze on her. She kept her head buried, fiddling with her fingers not looking at anyone. The conversation with her grandfather had made her more anxious about the presence of her real family.
Her attempts failed miserably when she decided to slowly peek at him when she felt his gaze moving away. But to her pathetic luck, he was still watching her waiting for her turn to him.
Akarsh's eyes shine when his eyes meet Akshara's. Akshara cursed her stars when he smiled widely, waving at her. She couldn't help but a small smile broke on her lips but she stifled it as shortly as it came.
She gave Akarsh a stoic expression and looked away. She had decided to not let her guard fall in front of them. Akshara's eyes side glanced at Shivani who was standing beside the king, looking at her with longing in her eyes. Akshara decided to ignore her as well and look forward.
Shivani noticed it and sighed internally. She wanted to go and embrace her daughter to her heart but she was restraining herself from doing so. Some things need to be done at the right time- She reminded herself. Though the heart of a mother went out to her only daughter.
Sameer was fuming internally in rage and it touched its peak when he saw Akarsh smiling at Akshara. He nudged Aishwarya asking for her consent to their plan, which she did give him. Sameer smirked at her before his expression changed back to the initial one.
Sameer moved a little forward and yelled looking at Adhiraj, "How dare you? himaat kaise Hui aapki usss jagah pe baithne ki Jo mere Viraj chachaji ki? Aap hote jaun- urgh"
His words choked when Atharav strangled him by taking hold of his throat. Everyone gasped at the scene but no one dared to stop Atharav. Sameer side-eyes Aishwarya for help but she immediately shook her head hiding her own self beside her mother. Rajveer shook his head at the brat.
Sameer whimpered in his hold, trying to free his throat but that only resulted in Atharav's tightening his grip. When Sameer started struggling more, Atharav lifted him off the floor, suffocating him more. Sameer's eyes teared up as air hardly reached his lungs.
Shivani nudged Adhiraj to ask Atharva to stop but Adhiraj just smirked shrugging it away. Honestly, he was enjoying the scene. Shivani glared at him to which Adhiraj averted his gaze and looked in front. No matter what the king never defies his queen.
"Atharva! Chhod do usse" Adhiraj commanded in her stern tone. Atharva left Sameer who instantly fell to the ground, coughing and gasping for oxygen. Sameer's vision blurred as he tried getting up.
Everyone including Akshara and the other girls ran toward him, helping him to get up. But before they could do so Atharva placed his foot on Sameer's chest making the others shudder back at his action.
Atharva's eyes darkened with layers of anger as he said the next words, "Agar dobara tumne Raja sa ke aadesh ya isss Rajmahal ke kisi bhi niyam ka ulanghan kiya ya Rajgaddi ke khilaf jaane ki koshish ki toh hum tumse tumhari jaan le lenge. Smjhe?"
Atharva's voice boomed in the hall, sending shivers down everyone's spine. Sameer immediately nodded, breathing heavily. He had gotten enough of today's lesson as to what happens when one goes against the royal power.
"Ek baat tum sab kaan kholke sunn lo ki aaj se hum tumahre maalik h aur tum humare naukar. Jaisa tum logon ko bola jayega tumlog ek wafadar kutte ki tarah waise hi kroge. Or agar" He presses his foot on Sameer's chest gaining a painful yelp from him,"tum me se kisine apni jaban zyada chalai na toh aage jo hoga woh tumme se kisiko pasand nhi aayega"
Everyone instantly nodded not wanting to be prey to the lion. Atharva was about to step away when his eyes caught a hand that held Sameer by his shoulder. He followed the hand to its owner and he left an irritated scoff seeing Akshara, who was holding onto Sameer's arm.
A surge of jealousy ran through Atharva's heart when he saw his sister trying to help Sameer. He glared fiercely at her, wanting her to understand but Akshara who noticed his glare did not understand anything and kept her hand on Sameer's hand. She furrowed her eyebrows at him trying to figure out the reason.
She looked at Akarsh who gestured for her to leave Sameer's arm. Akshara's eyes widened in realization as she hurriedly left his arm standing up to a corner. Atharva looked down at Sameer with an intense look, wanting nothing but to rip that guy off.
Atharva shifted his foot from Sameer's chest to his arm, which Akshara was holding. He pressed on his arm, earning a crack sound and a yelp from Sameer to his ear's satisfaction. Sameer's arm broke due to the pressure. Akshara kept a hand on her mouth, her eyes just staring at the scene.
She looked up to Atharva who was already looking at her with an underlying jealousy in his eyes. Akshara unknowingly caught sight of it, internally liking it. It was the first time that someone had shown such raw emotion to her but she decided to stay silent.
"Uth beta" She heard Ishita's voice who was helping Sameer to get up. Her eyes caught sight of Sameer's broken arm and she smirked looking at it,
"Iske saath toh aisa hi hona chahiye tha", she mocked remembering yesterday's incident. When Sameer dragged her in, by bruising her arm in the process. She felt at ease that her revenge was complete.
"Akshara!" Her chain of thoughts broke when Shivani called her, gaining her attention. Akshara flinched at the cold voice and looked up waiting to meet the hatred in Shivani's gaze, but was dumbfounded finding her warm gaze.
Shivani's expressions held a very cold and stern facade but something in her voice gave Akshara a hidden reassurance that Shivani unlike others did not hate her. Shivani raised a brow at Akshara expecting an answer.
"ji?" Akshara stuttered a little while answering but Shivani let that slide off, commanding her further,"apne room mai jaake aaram kro kal subah jaldi uthna hai."
Akshara looked at her with a confused look, as to why she had to get up early. She didn't have school tomorrow. "Kal puja hai. " Shivani deadpanned clearing all her doubts. "Ji", Akshara nodded getting her phone from the nearby sofa.
While moving towards the stairs a small smile found its way onto Akshara's lips. Shivani's voice according to her had some magic. Her voice was cold yet it did not fail to warm Akshara's heart.
And the way she commanded Akshara it looked like Shivani was trying to show her rights just like Ishita does with Aishwarya. The motherly warmth was new to Akshara. Shivani felt like just the mother, whom Akshara missed her whole life.
As soon as Akshara reached the staircase, Shivani called her, "Akshara" The girl turned around and looked at her mother asking in a low voice, "Ji?"
"Tumhara room humne shift Kara diya hai royal chamber mai" Akshara's eyes widened in shock as she registered the said words. "ji?" She asked in a little louder voice, with astonishment evident on her face.
Shivani ignored her expression answering, "ha". Akshara looked towards Aishwarya to find her glaring at her with an outrageous stare. Akshara smirked at her making Aishwarya stunned.
Shivani clapped her hand as a maid entered there at the call, bowing down in respect of the Queen. It was an unsaid protocol, "yes Your Highness " The maid said meekly waiting for her queen's order.
Ishita gritted her teeth listening to the way the maid addressed Shivani. It was her place, not Shivani's, she supposed to herself. 'Tujhe mai barbaad krrr dungi Shivani' -Ishita said looking viciously at Shivani.
"Akshara ko unka Naya room dikha dijiye" Shivani dictated to the maid in her cold ruthless voice. "ji," the maid nodded her head gesturing Akshara to move ahead.
"Jaiye aur Jake aram kariye hum aapse bad mai milte hai" Shivani turned towards her daughter, motioning her.
Akshara nodded obeying her real mother's words and mumbled a small good night to which Shivani nodded. But This time faint smile appeared on her face which evaporated soon into thin air.
Aishwarya watched the whole screen while burning with jealousy and hatred, directed toward her sworn enemy Akshara. Hatred was the sole sentiment she felt for the new princess. Aishwarya had already made plans and packed her bags yesterday to shift to the royal chamber but Akshara snatched that room from her.
Akshara before moving upstairs again turned towards Aishwarya, giving her a playful wink. Aishwarya did not say anything and kept looking at her retreating figure and muttered to herself,
"Hum tujhe kabhi maaf nahi karenge Akshara kabhi nahi" She stomped her foot on the floor," tumne mujh se mera sapna Chhina hai na ab hum tumse tumhari khushiya chinege" she glanced at Shivani and said, "chin lege hum tumse wo sab jo tumhara h"
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