NARRATOR'S P.O.V
Samrat stood in front of them, clenching his fist. He appeared furious under the pale starlight. His hazel brown orbs glaring at the peeps standing in front of him, trembling in fear. Rabri and Co were now positive that they wouldn't be able to see next day's sunshine. Rabri gulped down the lump that had formed in her throat.
"Rana Ji......." Rabri tried to speak but had to shut up eventually as the King of Jaisalmer raised his hand up beckoning her to shut her trap. Nandini clutched her brother's arm tightly as she was just too terrified of Samrat. Not her fault though, Samrat doubtlessly seemed like a unhinged man, all set to slit the throats of whoever pluck up the courage to defy him.
"Samrat please try to understand. Look......Look....Nanu doesn't loves you. Please I beg you, leave my sister. We are not so wealthy and powerful as you are. Please have mercy on us, leave my sister, please. " Naksh pleaded joining his hands. Nandini sniffled behind her brother.
"Why were you running away from me baby doll. " Samrat asked calmly, endeavouring to keep his anger at bay. Nandini peeked at him through her brother's shoulder.
"Because I don't love you Sam. I.....I....want to go home. " she said softly clutching her brother's arm tightly. Samrat squeezed his eyes shut and took a deep breath, striving hard to control his anger.
"I clearly remember telling you that you can ne'er leave my palace or me. Can't you fit this tiny little thing in your head baby doll. " he yelled furiously scaring poor nandini. She sniffled.
"No matter how hard you try Samrat, she will ne'er love you. Just let us go already. " naksh yelled back at him.
"Raising your voice in front of the King is felonious. Keep your voice low, boy. " samrat muttered balling his fists as he glared at naksh with a furious glower on his face.
"I don't give a damn of who you are. Just leave my sister, that's all I care about. " naksh yelled clenching his fist.
Samrat breathed heavily striving hard to not grapple his collar and beat the life out of him.
"Sam please let me go. Look we still can be friends, like we used to be. Don't you remember our friendship Sam, we......we used to be so happy. Please for the sake of our friendship, let me go. " she begged with tears as she cried in her brother's arms. Samrat's eyes softened as he watched her crying. He ne'er wanted her to cry, he doubtlessly was furious with her little stunt yet he was a lovesick man. He can bear anything but her tears.
"If only you knew that it was love. I loved you. I loved you since the moment I saw you. You saved my life and I gave you my heart. But you just don't understand. " he said tilting his head. She looked at him in disdain. He was not even trying to understand. She didn't love him than why is he forcing her.
"But I don't love you Sam. Why can't you understand.!!! " she said clutching the hem of her dupatta. He sighed.
"Why can't you understand my love. Just give in baby doll. Accept me and start loving me. We'll be the most happiest couple in the whole world, trust me. No one can love you more than I do. Try to understand baby doll, you are mine. Just mine. The only man you will ever be with is me. I won't let any other man come near you. You are mine, just accept it baby doll. " he said stretching his arms. Nandini gulped down in fear as Samrat looked demented and atrocious right now. His hazel brown eyes yelled madness and barbarity, scaring poor nandini even further. Besides Samrat's ever lasting obsession for her was doing nothing forbye escalating her terror. Likewise naksh was also outright terrified after witnessing Samrat's obsession and madness. Naksh was positive that Samrat's obsession for her knows no boundary and he would do anything to keep her in his cage. Yet as a loving brother he would do anything to save her beloved sister from this obsessed monster's cage.
"Stop this madness Samrat. Besides just look at yourself, you are a grown man while she is merely 18. Can't you see their is no match.!!! Just think about it Samrat. You can marry any beautiful girl you want and I am certain their must be a ton of girls who would be dying to marry you. But please nanu doesn't wants to be yours. Just leave her and find someone else for yourself. " naksh said, striving hard to knock some sense in his mind. Samrat glared at him.
"I love her naksh. And I will not marry anyone besides her. And about the age, well do you think I bother about our age gap. " Samrat said folding his arms. Nandini looked at him in incredulity. Samrat was not understanding anything. And that was scaring her. She desperately wanted to go back to her own home but Samrat doesn't seems to understand her problem.
"I will ne'er love you Samrat. I hate you. Just let me go. " Nandini yelled with tears. That was it for Samrat. He was beyond furious after hearing those words from her pretty mouth. He balled his fists as he stared at her with his mad eyes.
"Chirag go and drop nanna to her home. " he said calmly staring at nandini's tear drenched face. Chirag nodded as he beckoned the other men to escort nanna to the car parking. The men nodded as they went towards nanna and tried to take her.
"Leave me you rascals. I will smash your teeth.!!! " nanna yelled as the men began to drag her towards the car parking. The siblings looked at the men agape.
"Where are you taking my nanna.!!!! Stop. " nandini yelled as she tried to stop them in vain.
"What the hell is this Samrat. " naksh yelled at him. Samrat's eyes were still on nandini who was sobbing.
"Drag naksh to the dungeon. " samrat said, his hazel brown orbs gawking at his obsession. Nandini gaped at him as she gasped. Few men came towards naksh and grappled his collar and began to drag him towards the dungeon.
"Samrat what are you doing.!!! Leave my brother please. " she yelled with tears as she ran behind the men who were dragging her beloved brother to the said dungeon. Howbeit when she was just few steps away from her brother, her head banged on a rock hard chest. She looked up to find Samrat standing in front of her, obstructing her way. She sniffled as she backed away.
"Leave my brother please. " she whimpered as she stepped back. Samrat started to take predatory steps towards her, scaring the poor girl in the process.
"Come in the palace. " he said calmly as he walked towards her while she stepped back. She shook her head like a baby as she sniffled. Samrat clenched his fist. He was finding it extremely arduous to control his temper.
"I said come in the palace baby doll. " he muttered with gritted teeth as he took predatory steps towards her. She continued to step back until her back hit the tree trunk and she gasped.
"Please no Sam. I don't want to go. " she whimpered sniffling lowly.
Samrat's eyes were bloodshot as an outcome of his sheer anger. That persistent 'no' from her was escalating his anger. He stormed towards her furiously. Grabbing her petite little figure, he throwed her on his shoulder and marched towards his palace. Nandini punched his back with her tiny fists but in vain as the hulk wouldn't even budge. He marched towards his palace, carrying a sobbing nandini on his shoulder. He entered the palace and dashed towards his room. Hunchback heard some noises and hence resolved to see the culprit accountable for it. He came out of his room only to find his diabolical cousin marching towards his room with a sobbing nandini on his shoulder. She was continuously begging him to leg her go yet the stone hearted cousin of his had no effect on him. Hunchback though couldn't apprehend anything. Fortuitously he found chirag entering inside, so he approached him.
"Chirag what is this.!! Why is bhabhi sobbing.!! " hunchback asked perplexed. Chirag sighed.
"That vamp Rabri tried to run away Ranisa from the palace. Fortuitously I came to know about it. I apprised boss prior to she could succeed in her devious plan. " chirag apprised him. Hunchback sighed.
"I don't understand why is brother forcing her. If she doesn't loves him than why can't he let her go. " hunchback muttered folding his arms. Chirag glared at him.
"Because boss loves her, shithead. He truly loves her. Trust me I have seen it in his eyes. " chirag said. Hunchback rolled his eyes.
"But the problem is she doesn't loves him. " hunchback said looking at him.
"She will start loving him. " chirag said. Hunchback rolled his eyes.
Samrat shoved his bedroom door open and dashed inside. He gently put her down on the bed. She looked at him in sheer terror as she backed away on the bed.
"I want to see my brother. " she yelled at him as she sobbed. Samrat didn't respond perhaps for the reason that he knew if he blurts out anything in anger right now than he might be remorseful for it in the near future and he didn't wanted that.
"Kesar. " he yelled, his hazel brown orbs never leaving her face. Kesar came rushing inside veiling her face.
"Hukum. " she said afraid, bowing down.
"Take care of her, and make sure she doesn't steps outside the room. " Samrat said clenching his fist. He walked towards her and she backed away on bed. He grabbed her waist and pulled her to his chest. She looked at him terror-stuck as tears cascaded down her pretty eyes.
"Don't try anything smart baby doll. You have already made me mad now don't madden me more. " he warned her gawking at her terror filled eyes. She sniffled as she looked at the madman in front of her. He harshly kissed her cheek and she squeezed her eyes shut as tears slipped down her eyes.
"I love you and you are mine. " he stated as he stood up and dashed outside. Nandini hugged her knees and sobbed.
"Stop crying Ranisa. I know Hukum is quite angry but trust me he will get fine till morn. After all he can't remain mad at you for long. " kesar said politely as she wiped her tears. Nandini hugged her as she sobbed.
Samrat sat inside the dungeon cell with his bouncers encircling him. Chirag stood beside him while hunchback stood in the corner, shielding his eyes with his hands. In front of them, Rabri and her granddaughters along with her daughter, hanged on the iron railing with a noose around their necks. They weren't dead as they were sobbing hard for mercy.
"Ranaji forgive us please. I.......I....promise I won't do that again. " Rabri sobbed as she hanged on the iron railing.
"How dare you rabri.!!! You tried to run her away from me. Huh.!!! Now face the consequences. " samrat muttered with gritted teeth. Rabri and her granddaughters sobbed.
"This is cheating Ranaji. Ranisa also tried to escape, why don't you punish her too. " chhaya yelled. Samrat glared at her as he got up and splashed the jug of hot steaming water on her face. She shrieked as her skin began to peel off as an outcome of the boiling water.
"Keep your trap shut you filthy girl. I love nanu. I will ne'er even lay a finger on her as a punishment. Do you get that.!!!! She is my queen and queens don't get punished. " he yelled at her.
"You are not kinky. " hunchback said from the corner of the cell.
"Hunchback, the people who are kinky and those who are involved in the stuff like BDSM, they are mentally sick. They need a doctor. I wonder what goes in the mind of the people who think violence in relationships is normal, even it's in sexual matters. " Samrat scowled folding his arms.
"But it makes a man feel dominant and powerful. " hunchback said, perplexed at his own words.
"Hunchback being powerful doesn't mean that we can hurt women. Besides a man who raises his hand on a woman, he is not a man. If you love someone you should always cherish them, protect them. Keep them fettered to you but with love. " samrat said looking at him.
"Where are your feet brother. " hunchback said as he fell on his feet. Chirag rolled his eyes. Hunchback clutched Samrat's legs.
"Brother I always thought that you are a monster. I always thought you are a moron. You are the most hate worthy man on this earth. You are a perfidious, a fibser, diabolical, demented, crazy, stupid, barmy, pain in the ass, but now I know you are a God. " hunchback said wailing on his feet. He looked up to find Samrat glaring at him, he stood up and looked at him perplexed.
"What happened brother.!!! " he asked puzzled. Samrat glared at him.
"I am crazy, I am barmy. Huh!!! I will tell you who I am. Hunchback. " samrat yelled as he removed his shoe and hurled at him. Hunchback ran outside the cell door as hastily as he could.
"Where the hell are you running.!!! Moron. " Samrat yelled. Chirag chortled.
"Boss leave him, he is barmy. Tell me what we have to do with them. " chirag asked pointing his finger at Rabri and Co.
"We have to do nothing. Besides this...." Samrat said as he pushed away the stool from their legs and in an instant the noose choked their necks. The sound of the bone cracking was enough for Samrat to smirk in satisfaction.
Nandini sat inside the room in the morn. She sat on the settee and gazed outside the window. She was missing her brother and nanna. Besides the fear of Samrat doing something wrong with her brother, terrified her to the core. A look of terror flashed across her face as she thought about what worse he could do with her brother. Howbeit she was outright perplexed as Samrat hadn't come back to the room since previous night. She wondered was he still angry. If he is than will he try to hurt her. Besides it was outright peculiar for Samrat to not come to the room as he was unable to sleep without her. Howbeit she wasn't complaining as Samrat's presence would have done nothing but scare her. Nevertheless the sound of the clicking of the door ended her musing. She looked at the door to find her biggest nightmare entering inside with two-three females behind him. The females were carrying something in their hands, sadly it was veiled with the royal veils and thus she couldn't see what they were bearing. Samrat came towards her and stood close to her, clasping his hands behind. His lips curled upwards as he saw her sitting on the settee. She looked up at him with fear.
"Where is my brother. " she asked afraid. He smiled as he tuck some loose strands of her hairs behind her ear.
"He is in the dungeon and he is completely fine. I have not done anything to him. " he said as his hazel brown orbs stared at her. He smiled as he walked towards the females and started to unveil the plates one by one. Nandini was shocked to see a beautiful yet expensive bridal lehenga with lavishing and extortionate jewellery. She looked at him perplexed.
"What is this.!!! " she asked in a whisper unable to think why he was showing it to her. He smiled.
"We are getting married today. " he stated with a huge grin plastered on his face. She gaped at him in shock. Her mind was unable to believe that it is true. She can't marry him.
"No.....I......" Samrat cut in.
"Shhhhhhhh....not a single word more. Be a good girl and get ready. " he said with a smile as he dashed outside but not before halting at the door. He looked at her from the door.
"Don't try anything smart baby doll. Remember your brother is in my custody. If you won't get ready for our marriage than you won't be able to see your brother ever. And than I will marry you near your brother's corpse, OK. So be a good girl and do as I say. " he warned her as he dashed outside leaving a sobbing nandini in the room.
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