Ruhani POV

ग़िरफ़्त उनके हुस्न में,
ख़िताब गुनहग़ार है,
इलज़ाम मोहोब्बत के,
लो जान भी निसार है,
हम तो बस घायल है,
क़ातिल तो सरदार है,
मुल्ज़िम उनके दीवान के,
जहाँ सुल्तान ही फ़नकार है,

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Giraft unke husn me,

khitaab gunehgaar hai,

ilzaam mohobbat ke,

lo jaan bhi nisaar hai,

hum to bass ghayal hai,

kaatil to sardar hai,

mulzim unke deewan ke,

jahan Sultan hi funkaar hai,

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Caught in his beauty,
The title is Guilty,
The allegation is of love,
The present is my nerve,
I am just injured,
The murderer is his word,
The culprit for his court,
Where he is the only lord,

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Stepping down the stairs, his eyes landed on me. The pace of his footsteps slowed down, and my hands froze on the fabric of my dupatta.

Once again, I was reminded that I was his Begum now.

The slight noise of his footsteps brought me out of my thoughts, making me stand up quickly.

Fetching the fabric, I quickly settled it over my head, making my handful of bangles giggle. I wasn't aware why he was here all of a sudden. He entered without any announcement, which seemed a little strange to me.

He moved his gaze from me and travelled it across the chambers' corners. He seems like he is finding something.

He turned to the cupboards and opened them. The sound of wood echoed in the room, and I didn't know why I felt that this chamber belonged to him.

The thought only made my heartbeats race as I realized we would share the same chamber.

I kept my eyes fixed on him as he was searching for something. Then he closed the door back and opened another cupboard.

After searching in it, and with no success, he closed it.

He turned to me suddenly, and I blinked nervously.

He raked his eyes over the trunks and turned to open them. One after the other, he searched and lifted the cover of my book box.

"Inti kitaabe padhti hai aap?"

"You read this many books?"

He asked, turning a little to me.

I nodded.

He closed the trunk back and walked toward me.

Standing tall against me, he looked into my eyes.

His eyes were slightly nervous, but the glow on his face was godly as the sunlight was falling right into his face.

"Hum ek farmaan talaash rahe hai, mil nahi raha, madad karengi?"

"I am searching for an order document. Can you help me?"

I nodded.

"It is about making wells in the outskirts of the kingdom for villagers. It must be in a trunk full of documents. But since the chamber has your boxes too, I need your help,"

I smiled weakly and raked my eyes on all the trunks and boxes.

Three trunks didn't belong to me. I walked passing him to them. My anklets were creating chaos in that already heated environment.

He followed me silently and stopped standing a little away from me.

I opened the trunk and scanned for it, but it seems like full of clothes. Closing it, I opened the other chest with documents and books, but they were much.

I took some thick books out to empty it a little then my sights fell on almost sixty to seventy rolls of orders.

I looked at him and caught him staring at me. It made me feel nervous and blushed.

I didn't know how to tell him or call him.

But, before I could signal anything, he walked closer and muttered.

"I cannot read, can you please..."

I felt that this piece of information hit me differently. I thinned my eyebrows and nodded.

I didn't know why couldn't he read. But, focusing back on the documents, I started opening them all one by one, reading all of them.

After searching forty-three documents, I bent again to pick the next one, which was yellow, and he spoke suddenly.

"Oh, I forgot that it was yellow in colour,"

What???????

He bent a little, close to me. I felt tension between us already, or maybe I was feeling it. His long fingers accidentally touched my bangles and took the letter from me.

There were only two yellow letters. That means he did it purposely. I just stared blankly at him as he had that devilish smile.

I rolled my eyes and couldn't understand why he enjoyed troubling me. What was its purpose?

I lowered my gaze and walked away, ignoring him.

But before I could even take the third step, his hand held mine and pulled me closer to him.

My heartbeats raced when I realized he had his strong arm around my waist. My eyes turned wider with the effect of looking into his eyes. My veil slipped down my head, and he looked into my eyes.

"Aap to naraz ho gayi hamare mazak se,"

"You got angry with my joke,"

I blinked nervously, and anyone could tell that my cheeks were heated.

I slowly shook my head in a 'No'.

"Na jaane hume aapki aakhon ko dekh kar esa lagta hai ki jese ye nighahein kisi ki mohobbat me giraftar hai,"

"I don't know why looking into your eyes; I feel that you are in someone's love,"

I blushed even more at his comment. What the hell was he saying, and why the hell was he making me feel this way?

I didn't know how to react; all I could do was to broke my gaze.

He loosened his hold, and I stepped back, adjusting my dupatta.

"Kabhi hara pehniyega aap ke upar acha lagega,"

"Wear green someday you will look better,"

He teased, and I looked at him with confused eyes. He took a few steps back and said.

"Be ready for tonight's celebration,"

He said before leaving, and a slight smile appeared on his face unknowingly.

I looked into all the pairs I received, and there, my sight fell on a plate where a green attire was placed. This was one of the pairs that my mother-in-law brought here.

"Bhabhijaan,"

I shivered suddenly as I looked at Adeena, who just entered the chamber.

She looked beautiful in a light green pair of clothes. It was Sharara, and she looked beautiful. Her hair was tied in a lovely thick braid, and she asked.

"Time to get ready,"

I instantly looked outside the window, and seems like the sun was getting down to set.

She looked at all three pairs. One was red, the other was blue, and the last was green.

"I think red is perfect,"

"Green,"

I looked at Nagina, who just spoke as she entered the chamber.

"Sultan asked her to wear green,"

I looked at Adeena, whose eyes just enlarged, getting this information.

She looked at me with the broadest smile and asked.

"Is that so?"

I nodded shyly.

"Wow,"

She screamed with happiness.

"I didn't know Bhaijaan is romantic,"

"By the leave it, I think you should have lunch before getting dressed,"

She looked at Nagina, who nodded at her and went to bring the lunch.

After some time, she returned, held the plate for me, and placed it in front of me.

I sat silently and asked Adeena to eat with me too.

She thinned her eyebrows and then at Nagina.

Nagina translated it for her, and she said.

"No, no, I already had my lunch. You continue,"

She smiled, and I started eating. I was hungry but feeling nervous and excited about the celebration. Also, everything was new for me, which frightened me a little. Also, the encounter with Sultan made me feel knots in my stomach.

I finished eating, and Adeena asked.

"That's it?"

I nodded.

I signalled her.

'I don't want to eat much.'

Nagina translated it, and she said.

"Thik hai, shaam ko bhaijaan ke haath se hi pate bharke khayega,"

"All right, must eat when Bhaijaan feeds with his hands in the evening,"

I blushed. 

After eating, Adeena asked me to take a quick bath. She helped me in taking the one too.

She added a few bathing oils and fragrance boosters. It was Jasmine that I realized.

She asked the attendee to apply a particular paste on my skin and asked them to wash my hair after oiling them with a kind of oil I didn't know.

Seeing all her knowledge in grooming, I must admit that she had good taste and knew a lot about herbs.

After a long and refreshing bath, we came to my chamber back.

After drying my body, I changed into the green attire of Sharara, which had beautiful embroidery and a long dupatta.

She asked an attendee to dry my hair and asked me to sit in front of the mirror.

I did as I was asked to, and she applied the drop of oil on my face, which brought a different kind of glow.

Then she started dressing me up with all the jewellery—the bangles, necklace, headpiece, and earrings.

After the jewellery, she helped the attendee to comb my hairs which turned softer and glossy with curls. My hairs were curly, and those locks on my face were dancing after being dried.

The attendee made a loose braid of my hair that looked beautiful, as I couldn't keep it open because of its vast volume.

Suddenly, the door banged open, and I shivered.

My sight fell on Sultan as he entered and noticed us there.

Our eyes met briefly, and then he noticed Adeena there.

"How is she looking, Bhaijaan?"

He smiled a little and said without even looking at me.

"Good,"

Adeena smiled, looking at him and then turned to Nagina.

"Let's go, Nagina,"

My heartbeats raced.

They both left me alone there, and that too after shutting the door.

I didn't know what to do now.

He started walking toward me, and I lowered my gaze, acting like I was trying to wear the anklets.

He walked past me and opened one of the trunks to remove his clothes.

Taking his clothes, he went to the hammam, and I took a breath of relaxation.

I didn't know how to face him as he knew I had a lot of feelings for him in my heart. He even teased me in the afternoon about them.

Moreover, how would we spend the night in the same chamber knowing he had nothing for me and hated my family?

It was like there was a storm inside me. I knew he had the right to be angry, as anyone would be, if he got a mute wife. But it wasn't my mistake if I turned mute after that accident.

I indulged in my thoughts while trying to tie the anklets, which seemed difficult as I couldn't tighten the lock because of the strong metal.

After some time, while I was cursing this pair of anklets, he came back to the chamber in a white-coloured kurta.

My eyes froze on him. His wet hair and that recently washed face had hooked me up. He gulped, throwing the towel on the couch, and I noticed his neck—the Adam's apple.

Ah...

His steps were approaching me, and I felt my heart beats racing. His gaze was enough to drive me crazy. I didn't know how I would stay and feel normal around him.

Suddenly, he lifted his left eyebrow, and I came out of my thoughts. I blinked nervously and focused back on the lock of my anklet. My attention was fixed on his footsteps, and I could feel the slight noise.

He came closer to me and stood behind me. I straightened and noticed he was looking at himself in the mirror. My eyes weren't ready to leave him, not even for a moment.

He raked his long fingers through his hair, drying them a little, and then a slight smile appeared.

He caught me staring at him again!

I felt embarrassed and tried to focus on my anklet, as it was impossible to concentrate on anything around him.

What the hell was happening?

"Laaye, hum madad kiye dete hai"

"Let me help,"

He said, and my fingers started trembling.

I noticed him bending down and keeping his one knee on the floor.

He slowly touched my ankle, and I shook my face in protest. While looking into my eyes, he placed my foot over his knee.

He leaned into my ankle and tightened the hook of my anklet with his teeth. His lips unknowingly brushed my skin, and a knot formed in my stomach, which I tried to hide to the best of my skills.

I quickly pulled my foot back and looked into his eyes, begging slowly not to do this.

But his eyes were determined to do something other than accept my request. He touched my other foot and put it on his knee again.

Looking into my eyes, he forwarded his hand, asking for something. I stared blankly at him, not able to process anything.

Then, he signalled to the other anklet kept on the table.

I moved my hand and took it. I moved my hand to wear the anklet alone, but he took it from me.

His hands slowly moved to make me wear them. He leaned in again to my anklet and tightened the hook with his teeth.

I shivered this time.

I quickly pulled my foot back and stood up from the chair.

"Na to chupa hi paenge, na ab bataya ja raha hai...
Kya bekhauf ishq hai, dil se chadkar nighahon me nazar aa raha hai..."

"Neither will be able to hide nor is it being told now...What a fearless love; it is visible in the eyes going up from the heart..."

His comment made my steps frozen all of a sudden.

His hand held mine and pulled me back closer. My heartbeats turned mad after this bold move of his. I didn't know what he wanted to do with me.

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