Manik is not at all going away from mahal, he made best warriors to stay at Hema place and keep an eye on her. Manik himself is guarding Nandini, King is making strict orders to make mahal guard. Everyone are tensed in mahal as Manik is ready to flip in dangerous monster at every single mistake.

King is also worried about his behaviour, mothers are spending most of the time at Nandini, Chauhan's wife came and staying in mahal, she is helping Nandini all time as Manik is not at all ready to stay away from Nandini, he is eating what Nandini eats, sleeping besides her, reads to her, making everything available for her, she is not at all sleeping well because of her back pain and heavy stomach, children are kicking her every now and then she wakes up, and struggling to sleep back, when she sleeps Manik warns everyone to stay silent and let her sleep.

Nandini is excited and even tensed, she is missing her mother it's not that Chauhan's wife is lacking in anyway but, her mother dreamed about this days, she planned so many things in prior now she is not with Nandini. She miss her a lot,

Nandini woke up late night, she is almost on Manik, he held her securely in his arms without giving her any discomfort, she stirred Manik woke up, "what happened Nandu? Again back pain?"

"No Hukum I am hungry my stomach is growling I want to eat"

"Ok what you want to eat?"

"Something taste like bujya"

Manik called Siya and ordered bring bujiya, she ran to bring, mean while Chauhan's wife who is next door listened and send jyothi with some snacks and fruits, Manik made Nandini to eat she is hungry so eat without complaint, now days her eating habits are totally changed she eats late night more, all day she will be lazy and her eating sweets are like never ending fruits became her enemies, milk is her nightmare. Manik is getting worst treatment about bring her tasteless food.

Manik is always patient he just want Nandini to eat well and sleep well. Doctor and Chauhan's wife are shifted to Nandini wing, as due date is near by, Nandini is shifted to her wing. Manik is with her. Siya and jyothi are always at red alert, as Manik is making them more strict and carefull with surroundings and things around her.

Latha is tensed, as it's been three months she spent night with Manik, she didn't feel any changes though her mensural cycle is running late. She just want to be pregnant before going back so she can be ultimate queen if it is boy, and she is so sure that Nandini will give birth to girls. She called daima to check her. She checked her properly "no bahuranisa you are not pregnant" she declared

Latha slapped the old lady hard. "You moron how dare you say so? I should and must be pregnant check again" she shouted

"Even if I check hundred times it is truth. You are not pregnant"

"Why can't I?" She cried. Diama left.

She thrown everything in room with frustration, Manik came to know this, he smiled called Latha

She came, she want to get one more chance to get pregnant so she want to use this opportunity.

"Pranam Hukum"

He nodded "so you had thrown tantrum for not being pregnant?" He asked with smile

Latha kept silence

"Good I am happy" he said

"I want a heir for my kingdom Hukum" she said softly.

Manik laughed "you are worst than Hema she was sometimes stupid, but you are cunning come with me" Manik took her to Hema room

Latha gasped seeing Hema,

"How are Hema?" Manik asked

She is scared she just nodded Manik patted her head

"Next it's you staying like this, may be more worse than this, did you see that scar on her cheek? I gifted her with this very own Kangar, I love to make one on your face too should I?" Manik said proudly Latha shivered with fear

"Hema get up come here" Manik ordered

She with baby steps came near him with horror face

Manik made her kneel in front of him "Say Hema where you want another scar as it's long back I gave you one" Hema took back steps in fear, she is shivering, last time it took her total energy and brain to heal that scar, she can't bear one more not now when she is been starving from two days ,

Manik looked at her with wide eyes she stood still

"Come" he ordered Hema came with shivering body and panicked face

Manik took her wrist and gave her cut on her hand without touching any nerve she screamed Latha too joined in fear.

Manik left Hema and turned to Latha,

"Do you want to be in her place from now?"

She nodded no in hurry, "now say, are you still interested in plotting against Nandini? Because I want to invent new level tortures for you"

"No hukum no I will never do so"

"I agree too, still you made me feel worst as she did so do one thing starve for three days, and keep yourself away from water too, if I came to know you failed I will cut your throat as I did with Hema on very first day I met her here"

Latha is just still

Manik ordered guards give Hema food and water. He walked away from both.

Hema father decided to check on Hema so he personally came to see her. Manik when got news his jaw clenched in anger but kept silent. King kept him busy, which made him more suspicious. When it is dinner time he demanded about Hema

"I will show her first eat, king" Manik said

"Call me father Yuvaraj" he said with anger

"Ok" he said with attitude

They had dinner, king and Manik took him to meet Hema.

Seeing Hema like that he lost his grip and was about to fall Manik held him tight, he once got grip took his Kangar to kill king but Manik is super fast he took it with his own Kangar, he made him stumble back, then kept his Kangar on her neck "your daughter is here because she tried to kill my children called names, so behave if not you will be in same position be careful" Manik warned.

"Still you can't keep her like this she is your future queen" he roared

"Never!!!! Your daughter is useless and shameless lady, when crossed her limits by drugging me the very moment she lost the place" Manik said with cold face

"She proved what you are"

"Yes yes that is why she is here now, get up let us go" Manik said feeling sophisticated

"I want to talk to her"

"No, you won't" he called guards and asked him to get out but he is stubborn so Manik came to Hema and held her neck tight she winggled

"No no leave her you moron" he roared guards held him tight Manik hold on Hema tightened she is becoming pale

"No I will go away leave her please she will die" He said with tears

"Go away then Manik said loosening his grip he walked away with tears. Manik left Hema she fell on floor with thud" Manik felt bad but he couldn't show it on face to anyone. He walked away ordering them to feed her properly. They said ok he walked away from there.