Nandini is dancer in Rajmahal. She just joined. Her parents are very poor, they sent her to devadasiyan to get food in return learn music and dance. That's how she became dancer, she is very beautiful, her dance is graceful and elegant, she stands proud with her art.

She came to mahal when she is just 11, along with her two dasis, she daily practices dance. When she first gave her performance in front of queen she is just 13, then she is been sent to east side mahal.

East mahal is for king's second rani, Arundhati, she is kind and caring. She got three daughters and a son. Those three daughters are good with Nandini, but son is always rude to her why she never understood.

Today is first performance before king, then she will become official dancer of court. A lady when becomes court dancer, she can't love marry or have any affair with anyone, she will be life long alone, her duty will be to dance in occasions where King want her to dance, she will even taken to war to motivate soldiers through her dance

Nandini is getting ready, all of sudden kings son Rajkumar Manik came, he is son of his second wife, who Nandini stays at.
"Parihar!" He shouted , all walked away and Nandini stood up with head bow
"You will not perform, you will not come out of this room to that sabha where all men will have their eyes on you" he said very low but with intense voice

"Kshama Rajkumar! I can't deny kings order, I will dragged to streets, beaten with stones for that better, kill me now" she sat on knees showing her obedience to him.
Manik held her elbow made her stand up, "why the hell are you so difficult for me? I hate your gunghroo when they sound I feel like burn whole world, I bet you" he said with burning rage
"Kshama Rajkumar! But I am dancer with them I can't survive, if that make you this unhappy I will try not to disturb you more, I will practice only in dance mahal daily, I will not let you hear my gunghroo voice more"
"You are not doing such things, you will not dance today let me do that first" he said with determination and left.

Manik is second son of king, his queen has first son whom he made Yuvaraj. Manik is talent, intelligent, rough,  determined, stubborn and head strong person. Many times he makes king bend to his demand. Queen hates this always. Yuvaraj envious him. He don't care. When his mother try to peruse him, he will blackmail her saying he will run away from mahal. She obeys his demands as he is only son to her.

Manik came to darbar, he wished everyone and came to king, "Maharaj, when I won the war of Marthand you promised me to grant a wish when I ask for"
"Yea yes I remember, tell me what you want?"
"If I don't get to fulfil my wish, I will take oath to leave this mahal forever" he declared
"Rajkumar! How many times I said you will not do such things, tell me what you want?"
"Promise me first"
"Ok ok you are so stubborn you know that?"
"Yes" Manik said proudly which irritated king more but he is very happy as his son is same as him,
"I promise now tell me what you want?"
"The girl who is going to dance today will not dance, bulki she will be only mine forever, no one will see her, touch her, have her eyes, purely mine"
King stood up "but she is assign to become court dancer"
"Make someone else but she will be only mine alone"
"What for? She is low class born, she is been trained to become dancer what will you do with her?"
"That is only my business, I won't show her to anyone that's final" he said stubbornly
King looked at him firmly, he is angry , never in history any son said that he want a girl to his father, they do such things but don't talk.
"Do you know that this type of works doesn't discussed with father? Definitely not in sabha Rajkumar" he said with angry
"I do everything openly, I don't do behind stage, I am Rajkumar I do things to make rules, I am not one to follow rules, so what you say?"
"You should learn to behave Rajkumar" king roared
"Ok I will leave kingdom go to your friendly kingdom attack them in your name then"
King laughed "so you are challenging me, good fight with my twenty warriors if you win, she will be only yours if you loose..
"Kill me" Manik said
"Rajkumar!!!" King roared
"Ye loosing is death for me so kill me"
King looked with anger.
"They will try to kill me, I will try to defeat them, in two hours if anyone stands in ground I declare myself as looser" Manik said with determination
King said ok "get ready but remember some have more experience than you age Rajkumar"
"I don't think experience can only make you win, a strong mountain can also be moulded by water flow, win is here in brain maharaj, I will come to ground in half an hour" he said and walked away to change

Manik got ready in warrior dress, he took his favourite swords with him, his mother came running "Rajkumar what the hell is this? Why are you like this? Zidd chodiya"
"Masa! Do you love me?"
"Yes"
"Then you will not stop me, I want her to me that's final"
"I will get you beautiful girls if you want, from good families"
"No I want her that's all" he bent down took her blessings and left room, he came to Nandini, she is ready waiting for call from king.
"Change your dress, that won't happen in anyways,"
"Rajkumar I think it's king to decide"
"No it's me and only me for you, look if I win today you will be purely mine, only mine, if I loose you will never see me again. So let me see you one last time" he took her hair and dragged her near him, he is dangerously near her, "wait for me because Rajkumar Manik sigh never looses, remove those shackles from your legs, even you breath with my permission now that I will make sure happen" he warned

Nandini didn't understand she looked confused "what does that means?"
"King challenged me with you, I am going to defeat twenty warriors and come to you, I am warning you for everything you refused back will be made sure done now and I will make it happen bit by bit" he warned and left.

Fight started, Manik is just 19. all men around him are around 35, everyone are beat warriors, Manik looked at them, then spoke to king "send all at once I don't want to waste my time"
All gasped, they are like beasts
"No that's not possible"
"No I want them all at once" Manik demanded
King with annoyed face accepted, fight started, at first they were lenient but seeing Manik aggressive, they couldn't stop themselves from self defence.

In one hour forty minutes he defeated everyone. "Shabash!" King clapped happily "I am proud of you Manik" he hugged him with proud
"Now she is only mine"
"Ok now she is yours"
Manik happily hugged his father again.

Manik straight away came to Nandini "now on you are only mine, your breath, too belongs to me, remove this dress and get ready for me, you will see who I am" he said with smirk and shouted "make lady presentable for me, and I love white on her" he ordered

Nandini changed her dress, she kept her gughroo in a box safely. She got ready with minimum jewellery and flowers.

Manik came, he took bath, had just white cotton dress and came. "Let us eat I am starving." He said sitting on chair, Nandini looked at dasi, she ran to bring food.

"Sit down" Manik said, she sat
"You will not go out of wing without my permission, you will be eating with me daily, you will take care of my things, you will be responsible for everything I get."
"Rajkumar a royal gaurd came with letter" said the gaurd
Manik asked him to come in, he came and gave letter to Nandini
"She took and opened it. It's a official letter for Nandini saying she is no longer a court dancer but she belongs to Rajkumar Manik in all means, she has to obey what he orders. She kept it inside her room carefully.

Manik smiled happily. "So now it's official."
Food came, Manik ordered her to eat with him, she did. Afterwards he took her for small walk,
"Why did you do this Rajkumar?" She asked with low tone
"What do you mean why?"
"You never liked me, you never showed ma any interest in me then why did you stop me from becoming court dancer?"
Manik looked at her a moment "why did you say I never liked you?"
"I still remember every time you see me, you say something or other thing to insult me or hurt me"
"Seeing you dance is my hateful thing in you"
"Why?"
"Dance is for men entertainment, you are not for entertainment, that is why I hate it"
"Then what am I?"
"You are mine" he said with full authority
Nandini stopped walking, she took deep breath to be courageous "I am only king's property, no one can own me, nor anyone can give me. King can order me not to dance but he can't give me order to be someone's. I will never be yours. Only king can own me" she said
Manik looked at her, came near her "what does that mean?"
"You can't touch me Rajkumar I am meant to be kuvari life long" she said take breath which she held in fear
"If it is king you will obey?"
"May be" she replied
"I own you now, if I take you by force no one will stop not even you, you know that?"
She took knife from her waistline "I can kill myself" she with force pierced her stomach. Manik roared her name in angry and fear. He held her body, lifted her and ran to her bed shouting for doctor.

Doctor came treated her, "she may take one or two months to cure totally Rajkumar" he said
When he left Manik came near her "I said your breath is also mine didn't you get it? How dare you disobey me? If you do such stupid stunts again I will kill you and your master and all those girls in her house, beware"he warned creasing her with care.

Manik took her of her, she is not allowed to go out of bed, more dasis are arranged, more servants too added up.

Whole mahal came to know about madness of Manik and stubbornness of Nandini, they all are curious to see her, know her. Mostly Yuvaraj Rudra pratap Singh. He is Wicked person, he is average in everything, he wants everything Manik wants to prove people that he is also best. But Manik never ever shares or let him snatch his things. This made Yuvaraj more envious.

Nandini became his curiosity. So oneday he came to west wing to see her. He called dasi and ordered to bring her to him in hall. Dasi informed that she is not allowed out of bed as she is not healthy, he didn't care and ordered as Yuvaraj. Nandini having no choice she got ready little and came out with the help of dasi

When she is near to Yuvaraj presence Manik roared
"Why the hell lady is outside her bed? How dare you disobey my order"
"Rajkumar Yuvaraj asked her presence"
Manik frowned, Yuvaraj came listening to Manik voice, Manik covered Nandini totally, he stood infront of her "what made Yuvaraj come to west side? And why does Yuvaraj need my lady presence?" His tone stands anger
"I just came to know she denied you brutally, she even tried to kill herself, so to have a check about such rumours I came to see with my own eyes"
"I can pluck those eyes which lay on her, that is what I got from Maharaj officially. I don't think Yuvaraj can become king if he looses eyes? What do you say Yuvaraj"

"Wow is she that beautiful or you are just hyping it?"
"That's only me to decide no one else"
"She hates you brother and I can always have anyone I want see I am Yuvaraj not any Rajkumar"
"Who is stupid, who wants what I want, who don't have his own wishes and desires, yes yes you are Yuvaraj" Manik laughed
"Manik" Yuvaraj gritted in anger
"Yuvaraj it's best you stay away from me and her, you know my sword speak more than my tongue. Even father can't stop me this time as you are at my lady residence without my permission"
"Permission? I am Yuvaraj"
"Yes permission and you are just Yuvaraj I didn't let king to see her, so definitely you are not allowed"
"Show me your face now" Yuvaraj ordered with smirk, he knows he has more authority than Manik in orders.
"Kshama Yuvaraj I am not your dasi nor any associate, you are Yuvaraj but I am not bonded to obey you" she replied politely
"You mannerless creature, guards arrest her now and beat her hundred times" Yuvaraj shouted
Manik stood front with his sword, "one step, I will kill them brutally" he warned
Still they came, Manik killed all without mercy, listening to this all other guards came. Word went to Manik mother and Yuvaraj mother, they came running, Manik stood with bloodshed sword. Bodies shattered on ground
"What the hell is happening?"
"Manik killed my guards"
"What? Arrest him now" Yuvaraj mother shouted
Meanwhile king came "what is going on?"
"Manik killed Yuvaraj guards, see he is revolting" queen complained
"I am in his wing queen? Did I came to his wing or he is in our wing? They tried to arrest my lady I stopped them, they didn't so I killed all"
"Why are you in her wing?" King questioned
"To see her" Yuvaraj said casually
"She is his exclusive lady no one can see her without his permission it's my official order then why did you come? And why do you want to arrest her?"
"She refused to show her face"
"So? You created this mess over here? She is Rajkumar exclusive lady no one has to interfere in this matter, Yuvaraj you disobeyed my orders so you will have punishment for this come to study now" king said in anger
"He killed my son guards you take it lightly king?"
"He can kill anyone who interferes in his matters, do make it ugly more come on everyone disperse" king ordered all left.

Manik asked dasi to take Nandini back to her bed. He came to gaurds "when anyone enters this wing, one of you will come to me and inform me about them. If again any such things happen I won't spare your life, clean all the mess now" he ordered and left.

Manik came to Nandini "next time you will send me a word before going out" he said with anger
"I am not slave to get your permission Rajkumar! I can protect myself"
"Really?" He raised his eyebrow, then came to her forcing himself on her, "now protect yourself from me now" he started touching her body, she is struggling hard to throw him away but she didn't had enough energy, "see this is how you will protect foolish lady, go sleep, recover fast"
"You can never touch me" she said with rage
"I only can, sleep now then fight with me" he made her sleep on bed orders some juice and make her drink totally, then he left.

Manik started to think, her words always pierce into his heart like an arrow, her rejection is one thing he want to change desperately. He is thinking a way to make her listen to him.

Manik is watching her since five years, her speaking eyes, her tender and curvy body, those careless smiles when she is in garden with animals, her pink lips always invited him, he madly resisted them till now, he hurt her with words and actions to make himself away from the attraction but which is impossible, then he accepted the reality that he will kill everyone who even want to see what he sees in her, he want to hide her in his arms with his body.

When his body felt a want of lady it was only she, he want no one else, when the training happened in Gurukul he was not aware of this dangerous beauty, he is now full aware about it and he know how dangerous she is to him. He can kill anyone, he can even die but she won't let him come near her, she just want to die rather this made him insane. A challenge and a Mistry.

He want to conquer her totally, so he want to become king now, but how? Is the major question. He is not Yuvaraj, he can't defeat his own father, if it is his brother he would have easily but father no chance. So he is thinking.

He came to his father wings, after ten years he came for him, gaurd asked him to enter, king is shocked to see his son, but also suspension, as Manik always brings problem with him,

"What happened Raj kumar? Why you came for this old man?"
"I have. A problem so I came to for advice"
"Wow advice great ok come on tell me your problem"
"You know about Jaimal,"
"Yes he is cruel ruler people are suffering"
"I want to kill him alone" said Manik clearly
"What? No need take some army with you"
"I want to kill alone and become king of that country"
King looked at him with shock
"Father you know that your Yuvaraj is waste of time but I don't want his liability, I want to become my own, and you know my capability I can't sit and follow your stupid Yuvaraj orders for life time, if hurt your ego or feelings you can tell me I will drop the idea for now"
"King smirk "really you will drop it for me?"
"For now I don't understand it?" He added

Manik smiled, "what do you say?"
"I won't send you alone?"
"I will kill him alone that's my final decision"
"Why are you always this stubborn?"
"Because I am Rajkumar" Manik said proudly
King laughed. Both spent more time together.

After a week Manik came to Nandini, she is fit and fine now, "how are you now?"
"Good Rajkumar thank you for asking"
"Uuuuuu! Good tomorrow early morning I am taking you away for sometime, pack minimum things which you need, and you won't get any dasi for few days is it ok?"
"May I know Rajkumar where are we going? And why?"
"No need to know, before bhrama muhurtham we will start"
"Rajkumar I need to know so that I can prepare myself"
"No need just wear a normal dress, get two dresses with you, other things we will have them when you need"
"Kshama Rajkumar till I know where I am going I don't think I can come"
Manik looked at her, came dangerously near her, she didn't move nor kept her attitude down, Manik smirked "you know that you have bad affect on me, still you such things which provokes me, we are going to make me king, now get ready"
Nandini looked at her with stunned expression "he is your father Rajkumar" she said
"Hahaha I will become king of Rajyol kingdom, I asked permission from father so don't worry I am not making you Raj drooh" he confirmed with laugh
Nandini became curious "why?"
"Why?"he took her elbow and made her fall on him, "to make you mine" he said with smile
She took a step away from him, "king Jaimal is cruel king"
"That is why I will kill him and become king in his place"
"He is also beast in war zone"
"Wow do you admire him? You know him this well?" He said gritting his teeth. "I don't want any such thing, now I have one more reason to kill him"
She laughed "jealousy, envy, greedy and crudeness are primary enemies of human, I think king should have such things, about that cruel king, everyone in this world knows about him to stay far away from him, being a dancer we always keep such persons in our list to keep ourselves safe"
Manik smiled "good and you look more beautiful when you laugh, I need to prepare for our journey, sleep well I will come" he bid bye and walked away
Nandini looked at him with surprise "I didn't obey Rajkumar still" she said to herself

Next day as expected she didn't even get up, Manik with disbelief shook his head and ordered dasi to pack two dresses of her and he lifted her in arms, she cling on him, he looked at her with smile and took her to his horse, made her sit hugging him, he took the bag which had dresses for them and started journey.

Because of discomfort she woke up soon, she made a marvellous comments on taking her with force, he didn't react much, just said she belongs to him, she got more irritated

After three days ride they reached the destiny. After taking two days rest, Manik made plan and executed for king to face him, all the while Nandini just co operative, she cooked for him, she helped him in preparation, Manik is happy seeing her this way.

When it's battle time, Manik used vulgar words to make Jaimal fight with him alone, they fought so dirty, no one followed rules, their aim is killing nothing else, after 18hours fight, finally Manik killed him brutally, their were some disappointments in ministers and army but Manik words and actions made them stop, common people celebrated the death of Jaimal.

Manik family came made him king, celebrations happened, Nandini was in background, when he is about to be crowned, Manik said: "I being king needs a queen for me to rule with, being king I can take my choice as queen for me, so now I am declaring that Nandini will be my queen and if you oppose, I won't take it lightly, I challenge them with my life" he said with authority

Manik father became furious, his mother is scared, whole sabha is hustle bustle, so many commented and some tried to raise voice but Manik didn't let them win, he killed a monster in middle of sabha when he commented on her as a dancer, then everyone went silent.

Nandini is been called to sabha, Rajpurohit did the ritual of marriage, Manik parents with disappointment agreed to marriage.as usual Nandini refused but Manik didn't listen "if you don't agree for marriage as king I will make you mine without marriage this time I will first tie your hands so that you won't do such things like stabbing yourself" she didn't talk much then.

Marriage happened, Manik is happy. Nandini is grumpy. After that they became queen and king. When first night arranged, Manik didn't show up,
Nandini is furious, for three days he didn't come to her, on fourth day she took food with her to talk to him.
"Pranam Ranasa"
"What a pleasant surprise? Why didn't queen come to me this early morning?" Manik said with smile
"I came to bring food for you" she said angrily.
""There are lots of servants and people to do that work I don't think it's appropriate for queen to come" he said with slight disappointment
"Why can't I come?" She said with raging anger "from three days I didn't even once, why the hell did you marry me then? She said with tears too
"What should I do, just come and see you looking tempting and come back with your rejection?" He asked sarcastically
"Why will I reject you?"
"You stabbed yourself did you forget?"
"That's because you were nothing to me, now you are my husband my king why will I reject you now?"
"So you will let me?" He asked with enthusiasm
"Why won't I?" She said more strongly
Manik shouted everyone to get out and took her to bed with blink, Manik didn't waste a second to taste her like a beast, he is wild, she is curious. Both made it passionate.

Manik didn't let Nandini sleep for one week, both were extremely exhausted, they were made to take rest for two days, with force.

After two months news of Nandini pregnancy made Manik extremely happy. She never left him easily, she always made things challenging, he always meet her challenges, they were like fire and ice.