It has been two days since we were thankfully rescued in one peice . Reaching here in my palace I almost slept for a whole day. I can't explain how happy we were to see my men coming to rescue us.

Even if some days has passed but the memories spent with her in that forest is as fresh as a beautiful morning in my mind. Embracing her during the fall , her head resting on my shoulder, the tender touch while helping each other with the medicine, carrying her on my arms and everything was just so beautiful. I wanted time to just stop there so that I could always be with her like this.

After the silent confession done to myself about my feelings for her, I felt wonderful as if I was floating high in the clouds going all dreamy about her like a teenager. Whatever I feel for her, I have never ever felt that before . where ever I saw it was only her and her, even when I closed my eyes all I saw was her, looking deep into my soul.

The feeling was so much intense that I just wanted to touch her every inch of her skin, kiss the nape of her neck , her lips , embrace and hold her tight, feel the warmth of her body marking her as mine and fill her up inside with my strong aroused sense only to hear her sweet and painful moans beneath me.

And that's when suddenly a fateful memory of Shaktinand killing my father flashed on my mind and at once I was again filled with rage and anger and due to that I vented my anger on Nandini when she was just being kind and nice to me. Guess what ?? ..... again a jerk move by me.

It always happens with me that whenever I attempt to have soft feelings for Nandini, my guilt take possession of me for not staying loyal to my father and I feel selfish of me to have feelings for a daughter of my father's killer and the same things happens when I be in a revenge mode and hurt Nandini ,my soft feelings for her clutches me again only leaving me with my guilt and the cycle of this weird dilemma keeps on repeating like this and I always fail to do anything for it.

After reaching here before entering the palace I received a grand welcome. That was nice of mypeople but I was so engrossed with my people's welcomes and the interactions that I almost forget that poor injured Nandini was still waiting to get down from the chariot. So I went to her and carried her straight inside the palace. I know what my people must have thought about it and I know how embarrassed Nandini was but when it come to her I DON'T CARE.

I ordered Ushaji to take care of her and not to allow her to work much and forcefully make her rest even if she doesn't want to because she also has gone through a lot there. Thinking about her rest and comfort, I placed a proper comfortable and soft bed for her while she stayed with Ushaji. Last time I checked on her, she was looking fresh, radiant and beautiful... and hot.... like too much hot ...... , what I mean is she was doing good.

Now I am heading towards my courtroom as so many case awaits for me to be heard. My people of this kingdom were sad and heartbroken to hear the news of my accident but after watching me safely returning to my palace through the royal paths, I saw how happy they were to have me back.

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"It was difficult for us to run the kingdom without you Your majesty. We all Thank God for returning us our King all safe and sound." Said one of my Subordinates as the court meeting just got over. we all were yet about to leave in a moment.

"Yes, very much. people of this kingdom was in so much grief to hear the new of the dreadful accident. " Said the other one while others hummed to him as an honest agreement to that sentence.

It was a nice day where I successfully took care of all the pending and unattended work . Me and my Subordinates were having a easy time after the session but this 'easy time' was short lived as suddenly two gaurds appeared in the courtroom along with someone who took me by surprise...... and again, that was none other than the mischievous and beautiful 'Nandini' . Her hands were chained while she stood in the middle of this vast coutroom full of my Subordinates and guards.

My eyes were just stuck on her as if she was the only one alone in this room and my brain bursted out with numerous questions like what on earth has she done to be chained up like this by those guards??

" Your Highness we caught her out of this palace." Complained one gaurd. I kept glaring at her while she stood lowering her eyes .

As Shourya, I had earlier

requested and pleaded her to not go anywhere without my permission. Everyone in this Kingdom knows that she is my prisoner and the daughter of my most hated enemy. My people loved their former king , my late father Devraj Veer Singh and they all know what happed to their beloved King and who killed him and that's why they can end up hurting Nandini if she roams openly without any protection provided by me. Luckily my men got her before any irreversible thing happened.

I exhaled out a deep breath and asked her being pissed in a cold tone." what made you go out without my permission??"

She stood still and silent, her eyes diving in the ground.

" I don't have all day. " I said maintaining the same tone.

" Ushaji ??..... the head maid....Her grandson, who is just a little boy is not keeping well and Ushaji couldn't go home to look after him for straight two days as she was busy here at your service." She explain with guilt mixed with worry in her voice.

"Brilliant !! ....and you didn't felt it's important to seek permission from your King..." I said sarcastically being pissed while piercing her with my gaze.

" She was looking worried so I insisted to check on her grandson who is alone at her home." She said.

"And we have to believe that. You were just trying to escape from here. Don't lie, YOU ... " said Shamdev in his hateful tone to her.

" No.... I am not lying. I had no intentions to flee away . Trust me Your majesty. all I wanted was to help Ushaji and her little grandson." She explained further.

"Oh !! Nandini .... I know about your habit of helping others and I know that you think that I will never give you any permission to do anything , like you told me as Shourya in the forest but how should I explain you that it's highly unsafe for you to go out without any protection." I said to myself internally understanding her pure intention for helping.

" I am letting this go for one last time but if such incident takes place again, where you leave the palace without my permission, will not be tolerated and be strictly punishable." I warned Nandini with my cold glare.

"I am sorry Your majesty but letting her go will not set a good example for others in this palace and rules are meant to fellowed by all and no one have right to disobey them." Objected Shamdev looking at others and me.

I really couldn't say anything beyond that because whatever just he said was absolutely right but at the same time I didn't wanted to punish her. Not this time. I really wanted to let this go.

Had this not happened in front of all the court men, I still could have tackled the situation but here it seems to be difficult to save her from punishment as all of my men are watching this and not sentencing punishment will convey a wrong message to them and hence I had to half heartedly order my gaurds to take her to the dungeons.

Nandini didn't looked shock like before, as somewhere she knew this was to happen. The gaurds took her away while I watched her go feeling helpless.

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Like alway putting her away has never given me any peace even when I lived in the stupid illusions of Hating her. All I just wanted to do was to be with her because I really didn't want this to happen.

I quickly finished other remaining works and disguised myself as Shourya and went straight to the dungeons and there she was sitting behind the bars looking at the small ventilator up above . My heart felt a pinch to see her like this.

" Nandini ..... " I called her in a hushed voice.

She instantly turned her head to look at me and sprang on her feet looking all happy to see Shourya .Me.

"Shourya !!?..... what are you doing here?? " she stood clinging to the iron bar .

"I came here for you Silly." I said looking at her holding the iron bar too.

"How come you are here ?Aren't you appointed for forest ?" She asked.

"Yes ..... anyway leave that. I saw what happened in the courtroom. "

"You did ?? Then you must know that I had no intentions to run away I just wanted to help Ushaji and her sick grandson that's it. Is it so difficult for Siddharth Veer Singh to understand this simple thing ??" She said sadly.

"I know you are annoyed at him but You didn't noticed something what I did . His highness looked helpless for sending you here."

"Looked helpless ?? " she scoffed " Why would he feel bad and helpless for me??" She asked confused in a funny manner .

"May be because........." I hastitated but spoke about my feelings to her. " .....because he likes you." I looked deep into her eyes as I wanted to see her reaction to the fact.

Hearing this she laughed like a crazy. " HA ...HA ..HA.... The one ,who would love to gulp me whole ...... He likes me ?? ...HA ...HA ..HA " she said in the middle while continuing her laughter. " Oh Shourya !! You're so naive."

"Okay. ... stop laughing." I said frowning which she obviously had no chance to notice due to my cover.

"And by the way if you are annoyed at My King than I am too not happy with you either. What about keeping the promise that you made to me 'of not stepping out without his consent ' ?"

Frowning ,She rolled her eyes elsewhere " as if he would have happily let me go? "

"Listen... You are pissed because he has put you in the dungeon and all that but he had to do that because he was left with no other choice. Still he wanted to let it go, didn't he ? And when it comes to 'not permit you to go out' because,...... who knows ?? he must be secretly protecting you from harm."

"Harm ?? What harm ?" She said in the tone like ' what nonsense '.

"You don't understand Nandini. People of this kingdom knows who's daughter you are, so they might try to harm you." I said explaining further.

" God knows what it is . But ....' Siddharth. Veer. Singh. The hater. likes me' ??! ..... This is a biggest joke of the day or may be weeks " She laughed again making fun out of me after my explanation.

" HA.. HA ... very funny" I said making a dead pan face.

"Okay..... now take these. I have got you some fruits." I said passing the bag of fruit through the bars .Accepting it she smiled happily .

" What would I have done without you. Thanks buddy ." She said while Opening the bag she quickly put a grape in her mouth.

" I am so glad to have you as a friend" she said while munching like a kid making me smile.

" Who are you ?? "asked a voice. Nandini immediately hid the bag of fruits behind her, quickly gulping her just eaten grape. I was stiffened by this sudden question because l knew what was going to happen and I cannot just reveal myself infront of Nandini like that.

I slowly truned my head to face that voice. It was just a gaurd. Not to blame him, he was just doing his job when he saw a strange unknown masked man , Me , in the dungeon this was exactly the thing he was suppose to do.

To give an immediate full stop to his confusion and to avoid being arrested in my own Palace, I slowly removed my cover from my face secretly only showing him my face. Looking at me his eyes poped out and he was just about to call me by my real identity but before he could I slightly tilted my head and gestured with my eyes to go away. Understanding it he instantly walked away.I fastened my cover back and turned to face Nandini.

" You just showed him your face?? and why did he made that expression ??"

Nandini only saw my back and the expression of that guard. Again she started questioning me like an old grandmother of a village but I had no answer for her . Not now or maybe never.

"I have to go. See you soon" I said quickly and walked away.

" WAIT !! Shourya? " watching me go she tried to stop me but I didn't because right now walking off was the correct thing to do.

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🧚‍♀️ : So ?? How was this chapter ?? Do you think Nandini will come to know who Shourya really is ?? ...... stay tuned for more until next update.

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