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Aishwarya POV

"Hukum,"

I said in a slow voice and felt his hand gently touching my arm that was under my head.

"Hnn?"

He asked in the same slow voice and I did not know why I was suddenly feeling like crying.

My body was feeling cold and the visuals of my childhood were dancing in my brain with my closed lashes.

I inhaled a deep breath and moved my face a little away from his warm and comfortable chest to look at his face.

He also looked into mine and I felt him slowly moving his hand from my hand he was holding gently to my hair strands that were coming across my face to tuck it behind my ear.

I blinked feeling good about him being with him.

Honestly, I had never felt this before. It was surely making me feel things I could not describe but now it was making me feel comfortable and better with him.

And, moreover, his thinking that I was fortunate for him was making me feel better. No one had ever said this to me. But, still, I did not believe it. 

Every time my presence had affected people adversely then how was it possible that I was fortunate for him?

Suddenly, he shifted a life and pulled me closer to make me place my face on his upper chest. My forehead touched his jaw and he asked.

"Do you want to say something?"

I looked up at his face by placing my chin on his chest. I felt him carefully moving my open hair away from my cheeks looking at me with the soft and patient eyes no one ever had for me.

All my life I had only witnessed anger, disappointment, and negativity in the people's eyes around me. And, until now, until I had met him, I did not even know it.

I inhaled deeply and lowered my gaze to his black kurta and tried to ask.

"Hukum, do you like me?"

My heartbeats raced up immediately as the fear of him saying 'No' bubbled quickly after putting the question up.

"Yes,"

But, he immediately replied.

I gulped and blinked nervously to look into his eyes.

"Why? you are such a handsome and beautiful man. You could have find a beautiful woman. Someone with fair complexion, education, knowledge, who look like a princess and more suitable for you,"

I said in a slow voice and I saw him clicking his tongue and rolling his eyes a little away.

His silence made me feel an ache in my chest and then his voice caught my attention back.

"Yes, you are right. But, now I am married to you. What do you suggest?"

He asked and I nervously moved off his chest and sat up a little putting my weight on my one hand. My breathing was slowing down as a few scenarios were building up in my mind. He did not deserve me. He was an intelligent man and anyone would agree to that.

I thinned my brows a little and looked at my hand that was resting on his midriff. His fingers were touching my bangles waiting for my answer and I tried to say.

"Another marriage,"

He inhaled a deep breath and blinked his eyes silently and moved his hand off my bangles and rolled his eyes before bringing his gaze back to me.

My heart suddenly ached to see him gritting his teeth slightly behind his closed lips and he slowly sat up and moved my hand off his chest.

"Aaj to keh diya Aishwarya, aaj ke baad kabhi mat kehna,"

"You have said it today Aishwarya, but never repeat it ever,"

He said and moved the comforter off of him.

"Hukum,"

I tried to call him but he stepped down from the bed and my heart beats raced.

"Hukum,"

I tried to call in a slow voice but he did not say anything and silently walked out of the tent.

Tears collected in my eyes and I could feel that I hurt him.

I did not know what happened to him suddenly. Why did he leave me like that?

I just kept staring at the entrance of the tent and tears started rolling down my cheeks in no time. 

May be he needed to use the bathing room.

I gulped and silently lay back in the bed. My eyes kept staring at the entrance of the tent until it slowly starting getting faded and blurry and I dozed off to sleep.

"Bai-sa,"

I moved my swelled lashes up when I heard Moni's voice. My eyes immediately looked at the place beside me on the bed and founding it empty and untouched from the last night my heart felt an unbearable pain.

"Where is Hukum?"

I looked up at Moni and asked.

She thinned her brows a little and started folding the clothes and everything.

"I do not know, bai-sa,"

I lowered my gaze to carefully step down the bed and looking out made me realize that it was very early morning and attendees were almost half way in wrapping and packing things up.

"Are we leaving?"

I asked looking at her and she nodded.

"Ji, Bai-sa, Rananji has said that we must reach the Palace before the sun set,"

She informed and I inhaled a deep breath.

After that I quickly got ready but a part of me was missing and wondering where he could be.

I hurt him. I should not have said it. He clearly said other day that he has his eyes only for me. I did not know why I do these kind of stupid things always. That was why my sisters and father did not like me. Because, I hurt people. 

My heart was feeling really heavy and bothered.

"Aishwarya,"

Suddenly, the voice of Jiji caught my attention and I covered my head with the dupatta.

I looked at her smiling and glowing like always but my eyes immediately noticed a deep red mark on her neck.

"What happened to your neck? Jiji,"

She immediately smiled and giggled a little and said.

"Ranaji happened,"

I blinked my eyes not understanding anything but smiled back.

What did she mean?

"By the way, it is time to leave and we should sit in the palanquin now,"

She said and I nodded.

"Ji, Jiji,"

My eyes were silently looking around to find Hukum anywhere but he was not and suddenly Jiji asked.

"Looking for Devarsa?"

I startled a little with her question but nodded.

"ji,"

She thinned her brows confusingly and she asked.

"Something happened?"

I gulped nervously and my eyes were looking down at the dry dust beneath our feet while we were walking towards the palanquin.

"I angered him,"

I said and she smiled.

"Oh,"

I felt another wave of pain in my chest and she said.

"Thats why he left last night saying that he got an urgent work,"

I immediately inhaled deeply hearing it. Tears collected in my eyes but I did not want to cry in front of her.

"Do not worry, he will be okay,"

She said and smiled looking at me.

"But, how Jiji?"

I asked with the pain getting on my nerves and she said.

"Just grab him and kiss him right to his lips,"

She said casually and sat in the palanquin.

A wave of shock occured to my face.

A kiss?

He asked me for a kiss too.

She told me kiss him too.

Why?

Oh, so it could make him feel better.

But, how would I do that?

What would he feel about me doing that to him?

Obviously, he had kissed me before and I kind of did not hated it.

But, kissing him was another thing.

"Come, sit in,"

Jiji said and I immediately nodded my head nervously.

"Ji, ji, jiji,"

I lowered to sit in the palanquin and she smiled looking at me.

"But, jiji, how? What if he will get even angrier at me?"

I asked with the thinned brows and she smiled looking at me.

The palanquin lifters lifted up the palanquin and started moving. Our bodies were moving along as we could feel the movement of the rocky paths.

"He will not. Just take the chance whenever you will meet him. Or if he tries to show you tantrums, just grab him tightly, push him against the bed, climb over him and press your lips against him,"

She said and I could feel my heart beat racing so wildly just by hearing that and I tried to say.

"But, jiji, he is angry and he will get angrier if I will do that. I am sure he will not like that,"

She rolled her eyes looking at me and held my hand tightly.

"Aishwarya, he is your husband. He kissed you in front of everyone. Even Ranaji was shocked about. He claimed you and told everyone without even using words that he loves you immensely and now when he is angry, you should also show your love to him,"

She said and I bit my lower lip.

"Wait! Do you love him right?"

She asked immediately asked and I looked up at her.

A huge Storm happened in my chest and my head immediately nodded.

"Yes!"

Who would not love a man like him?

He was handsome, smart, educated, patient and everything. He tells me sweet and beautiful things.

"But, jiji,"

"Shut up and go ahead,"

She interrupted me and I just silently lowered my gaze.

But, my heart was beating windly even thinking about it. Kissing him that too when he was angry was making me feel things.

We did not talk about it for the rest of the way. We talked about other things like Empire and workings.

Moni asked me step out of Palanquin and I did.

I and Jiji both walked towards the entrance of the Empire and bent forward to touch the floor out of respect.

It was our home. The meaning of us. And, moreover fruit of our husband's hardwork.

"Alright. Now, go find your husband and make it little longer so that he will end up tossing you in the bed under him,"

She said and winked looking at me.

I did not understand anything and she said.

"And, I should go and grab mine,"

I just smiled blankly and climbed the two stairs to my chamber.

My gaze noticed the light lamps lighting all the way as I walked to the bedroom. My gaze was silently looking for him to find him out.

But, unluckily my sight was not landing on him.

And disheartedly entered the bedroom.

My gaze immediately noticed him sitting on the couch gazing down at the rolls, papers, his hands all soaked in ink and I just silently walked towards him.

He did not even lift his gaze to look at me and I thought it was better to refresh and change first.

I walked towards the bathing room and took a quick bath. After taking the bath I changed into the fresh pair of white clothes. The one I used to wear for nights.

I inhaled a deep breath and looked around to find something to talk to him about.

And, then suddenly my gaze looked at the papers on which I was making strokes on the other day.

Yes! My classes.

I took the same papers to him and inhaled a deep breath before sitting beside him. He was sitting on the floor and his gaze was looking down over the low height table adjusting the view to the papers perfectly.

"Hukum,"

I managed to say in a slow voice and he said without looking at me.

"Hnn,"

I looked at his hands making beautiful strokes on the paper as if writing something.

His behaviour was making me feel an ache in my heart and I could not help but move closer to him.

"Hukum, I am sorry,"

I said in a slow voice and waited for his answer.

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