Ruhani POV

After her mother left I just blankly stared at him.

I couldn't believe he did such a stupid thing just to avoid visiting Rabia's home. How could he?

But, suddenly my attention was caught was the physician.

"Sultan, you must have the antidote now. Otherwise, it will get worse,"

His eyes instantly turned at me and he slowly muttered in a hoarse sick voice.

"Sure,"

The physician nodded and left after saying a goodbye wish.

"I will send you that,"

The physician left and Nagina too after him.

I looked at Sultan and I didn't know what I was exactly feeling.

I was angry for what he did to himself and equally felt pity for his situation that he did it just to make me feel comfortable in our marriage.

"Ruhani,"

He called slowly and I inhaled a deep breath followed by a gulp lowering my gaze.

My fingers again traced the line of my bangles with the flood of emotions and he spoke.

"Come here,"

He said tapping the place on the bed beside him, a little.

I steal a glance at him and looked at the clean polished marble floor.

"Ruhani, come here,"

He said again, sitting a little against the pillows and I slowly took the steps forward.

Unknowingly my memories returned to the last night when he revealed a lot about himself to me. A part that did impact me in a jealous and hurt way was Rabia stripping for him.

I couldn't imagine that she and he had that kind of past. Also, I was still unsure if he was physically involved with any woman before.

Though, the words he said to me were directed toward love and everything he claimed to be saved for me. Still, I couldn't deny the fact he knew very much about those all things.

I reached closer to him and sat as he asked me to.

My eyes daring not hold the direct connection with his but the sweet move of his tucking my hair strands behind my ear made me eventually get into intense eye contact.

 "Happy Honeymoon Mehram,"

He said the last word a little teasingly and possessively while I just hold the flat gesture on my face.

"I am sorry,"

He finally said.

"This was the only way to avoid going there,"

He started with a weak and hoarse voice which hollowed my chest with pain. He got himself sick just to stay from Rabia. This was impossible. I wanted to scream at him, fight him over this but I didn't even know if he could see that I was hurt because of it. 

"Ruhani,"

He called me slowly again and I came out of my constant thoughts.

"Please, I am absolutely fine... It is not because of you. I myself do not wish to go there,"

I still was not convinced. He was Sultan, he got the responsibilities of a Sultanate. People were after him and he was behaving childishly just to avoid a visit.

"It was not just a visit Ruhani,"

He spoke all of sudden.

I lifted my lashes to look back at him. My eyebrows thinned a little and he continued.

"This was planned just to convince me to get married to Rabia. And, Because Rabia's father is related to my mother and he is a powerful Sultan of the extremely rich and powerful Sultanate of our neighboring state, who supported me often in the wars with his armies and materials when I was a kid and if he ever asks me to get married to his daughter and I deny it. It will simply be taken as an offense and then... he might think of raging war against us. Which I do not wish to see as we are still in our developing state and war against him is always a destructive option with no one remains at last,"

I gulped as this information hit me differently too. That was why he was not directly offending Rabia because he did not want any war now.

"Ruhani, I just want to avoid it until they themselves understand that there is no chance for Rabia in my life,"

I looked up at him. He also looked back at me and I just smiled.

Understood.

I understood all this very well. But, I did not know how to help him. He was surely not into Rabia as he was already putting immense effort to get rid of her. And, him making himself sick like this explained a lot.

Suddenly, I felt his warm hand on mine as he slowly took my fingers to his lips and kissed me lightly. A sudden little smile appeared on my face and he asked.

"Forgiven?"

I nodded and his stare into my eyes turned into an intense one.

"Should I take the medicine?"

He asks all of sudden in a deep voice.

My smile vanished as I thinned my eyebrows to understand what he just asked.

"I mean...umm,"

He took a pause and looked around hesitantly as if he was searching for the right word. Suddenly, he leans closer to my ear and mutters.

"The medicine --- It... it contains...,"

His hot voice fans over my ear bringing goosebumps over my neck and a chill down my spine when he continued.

"Mehram, it contains the herbs that fill extra energy and heat into your body to fight the fever. And, one of its disadvantages is... you feel attracted, driven, and tempted for --- copulation,"

He finished and I tilted my face to look into his red feverish eyes which were still dangerous. And, I shivered suddenly with a loud knock on the door.

I immediately stood up and Sultan said.

"Come in,"

A physician stepped in with a cup securely covered and greeted us. We both greeted him back as he hands the cup to him.

"Sultan, the in-charge told you to remind me of its consequences again,"

Sultan looked at me for a moment and then replied to him.

"Do not worry. I know all of it,"

Then he sips by sip finishes all the content of the cup and hands over the empty bowl.

The physician then left but not before reminding him to take a rest. 

And then, immediately after Nagina arrives with the big news.

"Sultan, Badi Begum, Shehzaade Saaed, Shehzaadi Adeena, and Shehzaadi Rabia are leaving,"

A knot formed in my stomach realizing I would be completely alone with him in this Empire.

"Ruhani,"

I looked at Sultan as he sides the comforter and stepped down the bed. He wore his Kurta and asks me.

"We should bid them goodbyes,"

I nodded and I walked forward to help him to walk.

But, he teasingly leans into my ear and mutters.

"I can lift you in my arms and run the whole palace in this condition too,"

I avoid giving him any replies and we both walk the galleries, grounds, and hallway as a couple to reach the Sultanate's entrance. 

We met everyone there and Adeena came for a hug.

"I do not wish to go but only one at a time falling sick looks realistic,"

I chuckled a little and tried to ask how many days they were leaving. Nagina behind me translated it and she replied.

"Not less than three weeks,"

A knot formed in my stomach and I realized that by the time they would come back, I would probably lose my maidenhood. Because neither he was stopping himself nor I wanted, somewhere deep in my heart.

I looked at his mother standing near the palanquin all ready to step in after her daughter. And, I walked closer to her. She noticed me around and looked at me with a confused look. I wished her goodbye with actions and kissed her hand. At first, she was a little taken aback but then she let and for the first time I heard a good word from her mouth.

"Take care,"

All though it sounded like a deep cut I smiled.

*Thud*

And, suddenly a loud thud was heard by all of us followed by a scream. I turned to look at Rabia who just fell on the ground and I wondered if she fell off from a still standing position.

She held her ankle tightly and started crying. His mother ran quickly to her with others too and asked.

"What happened Rabia?"

"My ankle... I think I broke it,"

She said in between the cries and I looked at Sultan who just huffed with the new drama.

"I do not think that I can travel in such condition Khalajaan,"

She said addressing Sultan's mother as her maternal aunt.

"But, it is your brother's wedding and you need to attend it," His mother replies with concern, and she replied after.

"I know it. But, I need to rest now. I will join in a few days. For now, I think it is best you all leave and tell the father that I will be there in some days,"

"Rather, you carefully travel in this condition and take care of yourself there too. After all, it is your home and you will be recovered soon,"

Sultan interrupted and his mother turned her gaze to him.

"By this argument, you can travel to Aashiq and rest there,"

His face fell and he turned silent all of sudden. While his mother looked at her and said.

"You stay here until you get recovered Rabia. And, in a few days, you and Aashiq both come there,"

Her words look like a final statement. I looked at Rabia's face which shows content and then at Sultan's which shows hatred.

Finally, the drama finished and her mother left with Adeena and Saeed leaving Rabia with us. The attendees helped her to walk back to her chamber and the physician started her treatment. While I and Sultan walked back to our chamber silently. I was thinking of making lunch for him of his liking. 

I stepped into the chamber and suddenly, I felt a sudden pull from him as he pushed me against the wall and looked into my eyes. I blinked nervously as I was caught off guard by the sudden move. He came dangerously closer as the noise of our breath became the only thing audible to me. And asked.

"I am feeling hot. Would you mind helping me in taking a bath?"

I gulped nervously as I processes his question a little slowly. I didn't know but I kept staring at him long and he lifted his eyebrows bringing my attention back from his godly features to the question. 

I nodded not even knowing the profile of my work completely and he replied.

"Great and I will you too in taking the one,"

I shivered as soon as I acknowledged what he just said and tried to shake my head pushing him away a little.

He chuckled and walks back towards the bed giving me a devilish look.

"I mean it,"

He said at last and I moved out of the chamber.

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