NARRATOR'S P.O.V

The palace of Jaisalmer was in utter pandemonium. The housemaids, butlers, chauffeurs were yelping in fury. It seemed like a complete mayhem would break out if the King doesn't arrives soon. A single yell was to be held accountable for causing the pandemonium. A sharp, piercing yell heard by the entire palace residents was the reason for the fury of all. After all a commoner is not entitled to take the name of the future queen of jaisalmer. Besides the audacious fellow had the nerve to yell for the Queen by her pet name. No one besides for the King can take her pet name. The fellow was a plonker in the opinion of the housemaids. The bouncers of the mighty emperor of jaisalmer were striving hard to shove him out yet the obstinate man wouldn't even budge. The chap was obdurate on meeting the future queen of Jaisalmer. The bouncers were absolutely knackered as they were endeavouring since past half an hour to shove him away yet weren't blessed with the success. Howbeit the man wasn't sturdy as compared to them yet they couldn't push him outside. Perhaps because the man was obstinate as hell and was obdurate on meeting the queen.

A lone tear escaped nandini's eyes after she heard a familiar voice. A smile formed on her pretty lips. Samrat on the other hand was furious as hell. His hands balled into fists.
"Don't need to be so happy baby doll. You are never getting freedom. " he declared with gritted teeth as he dashed towards the door.
"I am going downstairs and you don't need to come. Stay here. " he said as he slammed the door shut behind him, leaving a sobbing nandini behind. Samrat walked downstairs, the same way the 'Lankesh' walked in his 'Lanka'. Just like a valiant, valorous and proudly King. He reached downstairs to find his brother-in-law standing in front of him. A bandage was wrapped around his leg, the same spot where he had shot him.
"Perfidious, fibster. My sister helped you, she saved your life. And what did you do. You abducted her. You are a monster. " naksh yelled at him. Samrat calmly listened to his yellings. He knew that he had the right to yell on him after all he had abducted his sister. Yet still his presence was doing nothing but aggravating him.
"Who told you that she is here. " samrat asked folding his arms. Naksh glared at him.
"That's not your lookout. I have come here to take my sister with me. Where is she.!!! " naksh asked with gritted teeth. Samrat sighed.
"You can't meet her. " he said. Naksh balled his fists.
"What do you mean I can't. " naksh asked.
"Brother-in-law try and understand, she is happy with me. " samrat explained. Howbeit his pseudo explanation only resulted in escalating the fury of her brother.
"Do you think I am halfwit.!!!! I don't believe you. You are mendacious and perfidious. " naksh said with gritted teeth. Samrat opened his mouth to utter something howbeit a shrill and grating voice interrupted him. He looked in front to find an old woman entering inside. She appeared to be in late 70s. She walked with the help of a cane howbeit she had a 'Don't mess with me ' kind of aura around her.
"Where is my little princess. " she asked as she slowly walked towards the males.
"Nanna this man, he is the one who has abducted nanu and he is not letting me meet her. " naksh said to nanna. Nanna glared at samrat with a furious glower on her face. She lightly hit Samrat's knee with her cane.
"Ouchhhh!!!! " Samrat shrieked as he rubbed his knee, glaring at Nanna.
"Where is my little girl, Motherf......." Samrat cut in.
"Nanna please." he raised his hand at her face, beckoning him to not speak any further.
"What please!!!!! Just tell me where is my granddaughter. " she yelled at him. Samrat folded his arms. Prior to he could respond a familiar pleasing voice caught his attention.
"Nanna, brother. " nandini yelled as she ran downstairs. A smile formed on samrat's lips as he watched her running downstairs. She looked like a caged fairy running from a monster yet wasn't able to. Indubitably, he was a monster and as long as she is fettered to him alone, he wasn't going to change himself nohow. She sprinted towards her nanna, sniffling adorably.
"Nanna, I missed you so much. " she sniffled as she embraced her beloved nanna. Nanna kissed her forehead and wiped her tears.
"We are here now, don't cry. " she whispered. Nandini looked beside her to find her brother standing with tears in his eyes. She hugged him tightly.
"Brother.........please......I want to.....go home. " she sniffled in his arms. Samrat calmly watched everything besides what else he could do anyways.
"Of course we are here to take you. C'mon let's go. " her brother said as he held her little hand in his. Samrat glared at him furiously. There was no way, he was going to let nandini escape from him. Nandini was his madness, he will ne'er let her run away from him.
"And what makes you think that you will be able to. " samrat asked folding his arms. Nandini sniffled adorably in her brother's arms.
"If you try to stop us than I will chop off your balls. " nanna said pointing her cane at the King of Jaisalmer who stood their agape. Nanna was literally a witch, if you ask Samrat.
"Nanna what does it mean. " nandini asked innocently wiping her tears. They all looked at each other agape.
"Umm it means nothing baby doll. " samrat laughed nervously.

Meantime hunchback and chirag entered the palace. Hunchback was chomping on a peanut chocolate bar. They both came towards Samrat.
"Wow, what a pleasant surprise!!!! Big brother have you invited your in-laws in the palace. " hunchback queried as he licked the wrapping of the chocolate bar. Samrat rolled his eyes.
"No they invited themselves. " Samrat said folding his arms. Naksh and Nanna glared at him.
"Unbidden guests. " hunchback cackled. Chirag smacked his head.
"Will you shut up, shithead. " chirag said. Hunchback clicked his tongue.
"Enough now, nanu let's go. " naksh said as he turned his shoe heels to leave howbeit prior to he could the King of Jaisalmer interrupted.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. " samrat said with his fists clenched.
"Too bad you are not me. " naksh retorted enraging the King more.
"Where is my gun. " Samrat yelled as he searched for his gun, scaring poor nandini. Hunchback looked at nandini who was sobbing, out of fear obviously. Hunchback jumped up on Samrat, his legs encircling samrat's waist.
"Brother relax. Look at Bhabhi. Do you think she will love you, if you will kill her brother. " hunchback said straddling on the King of Jaisalmer. Samrat looked at the sobbing nandini. His heart clenched seeing her like this. He sighed.
"You are right, but can you please get down, shithead. " samrat said. Hunchback grinned flaunting his half broken teeth.
"Of course " he said as he jumped down. Samrat looked at the Vashishts.
"I have a solution. Why don't you all stay here, in my palace.!!! " samrat proposed with a spurious smile on his face. Naksh looked at him for a moment.
"OK fine, we'll stay. " naksh said folding his arms. Nanna looked at him in incredulity and so did nandini. Samrat smirked.
"Welcome to my palace. " samrat said as he dashed outside.

Samrat sat in the garden, looking furious. He ne'er wanted her family to arrive in the palace. Besides he knew that once she meets her family she won't pay any attention to him, and he won't accept that. He wanted all her attention directed towards him alone, that's why he abducted her and brought her here in his palace.
"Brother where are you lost. " hunchback's pesky voice ended his musing. Samrat looked at him.
"I was thinking about her family." he said as he leaned back on the garden bench.
"Oh come on brother, what's so wrong if they have come here. Besides bhabhi is also very contented. Didn't you see, she used to cry all day prior to the arrival of her family. But now, she is smiling and laughing. What else do you want brother.!!! " hunchback said folding his arms. Samrat glared at him.
"I can also see that she is very happy after seeing her family, shithead. " samrat scowled. Hunchback furrowed his brows.
"Than what's the problem brother." hunchback asked perplexed. Samrat sighed.
"The problem is I don't want her to laugh and smile with someone else. I want her to laugh with me, just me. I can't accept the fact that she is diverting her attention from me to her family. I demand all her attention. It's me who should occupy her mind and heart, just like she occupies mine. " samrat confessed, running his hands through his pitch black hairs. Hunchback looked at his cousin, agape.
"This is not love, brother. " hunchback whispered.
"Than what it is. " Samrat asked glaring at him.
"This is obsession. This is called obsessed love. " hunchback said.
"Love at last. " samrat said as he got up from the bench.

Nandini sat with her brother and nanna in her room. She was literally elated after seeing her family. Howbeit she was missing Martha though. She had asked her brother about Martha and he apprised her that she was in Kerala as her mother was on the death's door. She will come soon to meet her though.
"I missed you so much. " she said as tears slipped down her pretty eyes. Nanna hugged her.
"I missed you too my princess. " nanna whispered as tears formed in her eyes. Her brother held her little hand in his.
"You are my life nanu, I just can't live without you. " her brother said wiping her tears. She smiled.
"Naksh I don't understand, why did you accepted his offer of staying here. We have come here to take nanu with us, not to stay here. " nanna asked perplexed. Naksh sighed.
"Nanna do you think he would have let us take nanu with us so easily. He is an obsessive maniac, nanna. He will not let nanu escape from him so easily. I am staying here so that when we get a perfect chance, we can escape. " naksh explained. Nanna nodded.
"Nanna, brother. Samrat is so bad, he....he doesn't permits me to step out of the room. And you know he fetters me to his bed so that I can't escape. He is......crazy. I am so scared of him. " nandini apprised her family, sobbing.
"Oh my baby, don't worry I will take you home. I promise. " naksh said cupping her face. Meantime the sound of clicking of the door caught the Vashisht's attention. They turned their heads towards the door only to find a housemaid standing on the door.
"Ranisa, Hukum is waiting for you in the dining room, kindly come with your family. " she said as she closed the door shut behind her. Nandini looked at the door agape.
"Sam doesn't permits me to step outside the room than why is he inviting us all. " nandini said agape.
"I don't know but I think we should just go and find out. " naksh said. Nanna and nandini nodded.

Three of them proceeded towards the dining room. Naksh opened the door and they went inside. Samrat was sitting on the chair, his eyes fixed on his queen. His lips curled up in a smirk as he saw her walking towards him with fear.
"Thanks for coming. " he said with a simper. Naksh frowned and so did Nanna. Samrat chuckled.
"Looks like you are still mad at me. " samrat asked with a smirk. Nandini clutched her brother's arm tightly.
"What do you think we should do.!!! Should we do 'Aarti' infront of you, owing to the fact that you have abducted my sister and are keeping her immured inside your palace. " naksh said with gritted teeth. Samrat chortled, vexing the Vashishts.
"Of course you can do 'Aarti' infront of me after all I am your son-in-law. " samrat chortled. Naksh clenched his fist and nandini strived to resist the urge to sob.
"You can never be my son-in-law. You are not even Gujarati. " nanna scowled at him. Samrat furrowed his brows.
"What's so wrong if am not a Gujarati. " samrat asked with his one brow raised.
"Forget it. " Naksh muttered rolling his eyes. Samrat frowned. Meantime the clicking of the door caught everyone's attention. They all looked at the door to find a very old woman entering inside, behind her was a middle aged woman and three young girls. The old woman's upper body was bent ahead and she was walking with the help of a cane. The puckers on her face were a witness of her senile age. The women walked towards the King of Jaisalmer and bowed down to him.
"Hukum. " they said bowing down. Nandini and her family looked at the females perplexed.
"Nanu meet Rabri, she is being serving the royals since she was 16 years young. And she was my nanny. And from now on she will be taking care of you. She along with her daughter and granddaughters, will serve you. " samrat said smiling. The old woman looked at nandini. She was quite astonished after seeing her. She had heard the scuttlebutt, that the future queen of Jaisalmer was very beautiful. In actual, the most beauteous Queen that Jaisalmer had ever witnessed. They were correct though. She indeed was very bewitching. With her milky white skin, pink full lips, rosy cheeks and innocent eyes, she was every man's fantasy. No doubt the King had gone crazy over her. Howbeit she was rather envious and piqued over her for the reason that she wanted one of her granddaughters to marry Samrat. But after seeing her she was positive that the King would not even glance at any other female let alone her granddaughters.
"Hi everyone, I am bindiya but you can call me bindu. " the woman standing behind her said exuberantly. Howbeit the girls standing beside her didn't say anything. Owing to the fact that they were outright furious and envious of the future queen of Jaisalmer. Firstly because she was the most beautiful girl a man can ever see and secondly she had snatched away the man they longed to marry. They ne'er loved Samrat but his wealth. Besides every woman wants luxury, than why not them.
"Ranisa is very beautiful, hukum. " the old lady said. Samrat sighed in pride.
"Bindu, Rakhi, Chhaya and Tripti, escort Ranisa to her room. And I want to hear no complaints. Do as Ranisa says.!!!! " the old lady ordered and the other females nodded.
"Baby doll, go to your room, I will send the dinner in our room. Ok. " Samrat said, nandini nodded. Nandini and her family egress shortly after that with the females. Now it was just Samrat and the old lady in the room.
"What happened Rabri, is everything alright.!!! " Samrat said as he got up from his chair. Rabri came towards him, with her left hand placed on her waist, walking with utmost difficulty.
"Ranaji, there is a scuttlebutt in the whole realm of yours, i.e. the future queen of Jaisalmer is very beautiful. More than any other Queen that the Jaisalmer has ever witnessed. " rabri said. Samrat chuckled.
"What's wrong in that, Rabri. The future queen of Jaisalmer is indeed very beautiful. " Samrat said folding his arms. Rabri cackled.
"You are not understanding, Ranaji. Today the palace guards caught two man who were secretly trying to enter inside the palace. And do I need to mention why they were here. " rabri said with a vicious smirk on her face. Samrat raised his brow.
"Why they were here.!!! " samrat asked.
"They were here to see the queen. " she said with a cruel smile, provoking the King. Samrat was furious as hell after hearing that. His hands landed on the vase that was placed on the dining table. He clutched the vase tightly as he thought about what Rabri said few seconds ago. Just an infinitesimal thought of someone looking at his precious beauty made him want to blaze this whole earth. He flung the vase on the floor, enraged.
"Who were they.!!!! I swear I will kill them. " he yelled as he kicked the chair, resulting in it's breaking.
"How many will you kill, Ranaji. " rabri said looking at him.
"I will kill everyone. Whoever will lay even an eye on her, I will kill him. She is mine. Just mine. Only I can see her, no one else can. " he yelled furiously, running his hands through his dark hairs. Rabri chuckled.
"Her beauty will invite more men, every single day. What will you do than, Ranaji. " Rabri provoked him. Samrat glared at her with his mad eyes. He respected her, perhaps that's why she was still alive. Otherwise at this moment she would be lying in the pool of her own blood.
"Don't enrage me, Rabri. " he warned her, clenching his fist. Rabri chuckled.
"I know I am not entitled to speak in front of you but I care for you Ranaji. You are like my own son. Ranaji, a caged bird doesn't always remain in the cage. One way or the other, she finds a way to escape. Same is with Ranisa. No matter how much you try to keep that beauty fettered to yourself, she will find a way to escape. She will fly away from your cage one day, Ranaji. And want to know what's even worser than that, she will find solace in someone else's arms. " rabri said. Samrat grappled her neck, enraged.
"Enough Rabri, not a single word more. " he said as applied more pressure on her neck. Rabri coughed as she wasn't able to breathe. Besides the hold of the King was so tight that she was able to see black dots dancing in front of her eyes. He pushed her on the ground and rabri coughed, striving hard to catch her breath.
"This is my 'Lanka' , Rabri. I am the Ravana of this Lanka. Nobody can enter or leave my Lanka, without my permission. And about my beauty. I will slash her wings, so she can ne'er escape from me. Rabri, always remember. She is mine, just mine. She belongs here in my palace and in my arms. And don't you dare say that again. " he warned as he stormed outside. Rabri cackled as she got up.
"Ranaji, I have added the fuel. Now Rabri will see and enjoy the Drama. " rabri cackled.

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