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Nandani POV

I gulped looking at my mother, Bua and Ruhani standing in front of me.

"Yes, I remember the Haldi,"

My Bua smiled and I noticed the looks of my mother and Ruhani that were slightly off and upset.

"Let me help her to get ready,"

Ruhani said and stepped inside the chamber.

My mother and Bua left giving me the haldi clothes. Ruhani closed the door behind and I walked back to the couch, palming my face with a severe headache.

"What happened?"

She asked and Inhaled a deep breath looking at her.

"I think, I am going insane,"

I exclaimed and she looked at me with furrowed eyebrows.

"What?"

I palmed my face again and did not know what it was.

It felt like he was right here, right in from of me. It felt so real, so vivid and then suddenly then I heard the door banging. What the hell was it? It did not seem like a dream completely or I had just started hallucinating?

My head was hurting. I could not sleep well. The whole night was thinking about something. A few things I remember as the kiss was of it and others I could not understand.

"Are you alright? Nandani,"

Ruhani asked and I looked at her.

"Yes, I think so. I mean... I need to take a cold bath,"

I said and exclaimed.

She nodded and said.

"Let me help you,"

I nodded and we both moved towards the bathing room.

She was also turning sad a little and I inhaled a deep breath. To cheer her up I suddenly asked.

"So, how wild was it last night?"

She smiled looking at me and I smiled back.

"Tell me,"

She blushed and I moved forward towards the pool.

Taking off my clothes, I looked at my skirt having red blood spots of menstruation.

He was here last night.

"Wait, let me grab you some padding,"

Ruhani said looking at the spots and I nodded.

She left and inhaled a deep breath. So, it was because my date was close. That means I was not hallucinating completely. He was here and came to meet me. I talked to him as usual when I stay on my period, I pass out frequently.

But, was the kiss real? I could not catch my complete memory but a part of me wanted it to be real and others just wanted to move over him and look ahead and think about my brother, who must be planning to rage a war against him by this time.

By the time Ruhani came back with the attendee, I finished my bath and secured the padding between my fitted thongs.

Ruhani helped me wear my Lehnga for the haldi and we both came out to the main chamber.

Further, she helped me dry my hair with the help of the ash pot and tied them neatly in a loose braid. I did not wear any jewellery and then they took me to the main celebration hall.

The function included only ladies and they asked me to sit on the small stood and surrounded me.

My Bua initiated the ritual and lifted the two leaves, dipping them into the bowl of turmeric and sandalwood paste to collect it over the leaf, she brought it close to my cheek and feathery touched the cold paste against my skin. Going forward she applied it over my arm, my hands and my feet. At last, she applied it over my forehead and blessed me.

"May god bless you, Nandani,"

I smiled and I did not know but suddenly I was feeling like crying. The more we were close to the wedding, the more it was making me tremble and weak thinking about it.

After her, my mother stepped forward and did the same thing. She kissed my forehead and I smiled wholeheartedly.

Though no man was allowed to enter the place my father came.

After my mother, he did the same and touched my feet at last. His whole life, he treated me like the Goddess and on every auspicious occasion, he touches my feet. But, this time his doing that to me felt like I was so small. How could I do that with my parents? They were supportive and the best parents I could ask for and I forgot them just for a man who now left me too.

Tears collected in my eyes and he smiled looking at me.

"Do not worry, everyone is going to be yellow soon,"

He said and I chuckled all of sudden. He collect the palmful of paste and stood up. I saw him slowly approaching my mother who was hiding behind my grandmother.

"Raj, you have grown up now. What will the children think of you?"

My grandmother yelled at him and everyone laughed.

"I am still young at heart, Maa Saheb,"

He said and ran behind my grandmother to catch her. He applied all the paste against her cheek and she shot him an angry glare turning to him.

Sitting down, she also collected a palmful of haldi and rubbed it against his cheeks.

I laughed looking at them and I turned all teary seeing how much they still loved each other. My mother told me that my father hated her but when he get to know that she decided to marry Rudra's father. He got all mad and ended up marrying her. Which he regretted later when they actually fell in love. And, then they got married in front of everyone.

"Abhi!"

He playfully screamed and then looked at my Bua.

He collected more of the paste and then rubbed it against his sister's cheeks.

"Bhai Saheb,"

She yelled at him and she also collected the same for him.

But, before she could reach him, he started to run.

But, my mother stopped him midways and then my Bua applied the Haldi to him.

Meanwhile, Ruhani came closer to me and applied the haldi to me. But, her style of application was different as she called other girls to sit around me and rub the whole of the paste against each inch of my body that was not covered with the clothes.

A long passed in doing so. She started rubbing it gently with my arms, and then my legs and when father left, she applied it over my back and neck including my face.

After the Haldi she applied the oil against my whole body and removed the paste using all her strength.

It continued till late afternoon and finally, now I was asked to take the bath.

But, before that, I also applied Haldi on her cheeks gently. We hugged each other and then I was also set to get a milk bath.

Ruhani and her mother lifted the pot over my head and spilt the cold milk right over my head.

After the milk, they spilt the water and then I was asked to take the normal bath.

And, after this time, I was not allowed to move out of my chamber and a holy thread was tied around my hand.

 After taking the bath, I finally ate and lay on my bed. It was a really long day and it would be the same till the final wedding day.

The upcoming four days passed in Haldi only and a lot of entertainment happened during this time. My parents were trying to cheer me up all the time.

I saw love bites on Ruhani's neck and when I encountered his husband, I found one on his neck too. They seem like enjoying their stay here. My father was also spending a good time with Ruhani's father and my mother also seemed happy spending some time with my Bua.

But, there was one couple who was mostly missing all the time. Haider and his fiance. The man looked too love-struck and Ruhani told me everything about what happened.

She told about her too, how she got her voice and what happened to her.

Listening to her, I felt like my pain was nothing in front of what she had gone through. But, she was blessed to have Sultan in her life. He really loves her, so much.

After, the fourth day of Haldi I lay on my bed in my chamber all tired and all. They applied the Haldi today in my chamber itself. As it needed to be applied to my stomach and thighs too. Kind of private this day.

I had eaten and was resting in my chamber and as usual, my heart was making some imagination that was next to impossible. It was like my life was all about the imagination and getting chosen chills that I was craving in reality.

A part of me was worried too because I knew that the King would send a physician to check on my virginity and I did not know if he did it or not.

It was late at night and I was smelling sandalwood and turmeric after the bath. A part of me was missing Rudra and I did not know after the wedding how would we two face each other as Aunt and Nephew.

The thought alone was scary.

Closing my eyes, I try to catch on to my sleep and suddenly a similar thud caught my attention.

Not Again.

I turned my face to look at the window and there my sight fell on Rudra with the change in his looks.

He had trimmed his beard and today he was wearing black. He was not wearing any armour today, not carrying any knife or sword. Just the plain clothes and he looked at me.

"Not again,"

He walked towards the front of my bed and stood in front of me.

"Someone was missing me,"

He said in a slow voice and I chuckled lightly.

"I am not in the mood of fighting. We will meet at your Kingdom after my wedding,"

He smiled looking at me and sat on the bed beside me.

His eyes looked at my face and I looked at him silently for some time as if nothing had happened at all.

He touched my hand that was over my stomach and held it softly. Taking it closer to his nose, he smelled the fragrance of handi and sandalwood and said in a slow voice.

"Smells nice,"

I just stared blankly at his expressionless face and he slowly asked.

"Have you ever thought about how will we face each other, living in the same Kingdom? Standing outside the King's chamber, I will have to see you sleeping with him, waking up with him and helping him in thousands of non-sense things,"

Tears collected in my eyes with his slow and hurt voice.

"I was ready to live with you in the small cottage or house but... now it does not matter,"

Tears slipped through my eyes and he smelled my palm again and took it closer to his lips. But, before he could touch my hand with his lips, I brought it back.

"This is wrong, I will be your aunt in the next two days and you should go,"

He chuckled lightly and held my hand to make me stand me step down the bed all of a sudden.

"Come here,"

He took me towards the mirror I jerked his hand.

"You should leave, Rudra,"

He looked at me angrily and stepped closer to look into my eyes.

"Are you listening to me so I could listen to you?"

He asked and I gulped silently. The anger today in his eyes was different. It was not alarming or filled with warming but it was something like comprehending that I should be ready for the consequences now.

I took a step back but suddenly he held my hand and sat on the chair that was in front of the dressing mirror.

Pulling me closer, he made me sit in his lap and tightened his fist around both of my hands. I tried to protest but he held both of my arms in his hand and pulled my dupatta off my shoulder. 

"Rudra, this is wrong,"

I tried to say and looked into his eyes, trying to stand up from his lap. But he was strong and huge than me.

"It feels right to me,"

He said and tied both of my hands tightly behind me.

"Ahhhhh,"

I cried when he pulled the ends of the dupatta ensuring the tightness of the knots.

"This is wrong, you cannot do this with me,"

I tried to say and he cupped my neck from behind pulling my face closer to his. 

"Do you dream of having sex with the King?"

He asked and I looked angrily at him.

"Shut up, Rudra,"

I whisper and screamed at him.

"Now, this is what I call wrong. You marry him but inside you fantasize about me. You dream about me,"

Our faces were even in height as I was sitting on his thighs and I looked at his free hand collecting the Haldi and turmeric paste in his palm from the bowl.

"Rudra, please, this is not right,"

I tried to say with trembling lips and he looked sharply into my eyes.

"I have all the right to apply the Haldi to the would-be Queen of Suryagarh,"

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