They say water heals our mind soothes our body......

Whenever I use be upset or lost, I use to come sit by this pool and looked into water and whenever I did that , it always use to work like a magic to calm my mind and helped me think straight.

And hence , ..I am sitting here hanging my legs and dipping my feet in the water while looking at same for quite long time but I can't find even a slightest trace of peace this time . I came here straight from my room after witnessing an absolutely brainless and torturous event executed by 'The love of my life ' .

I didn't know that she had such a talent to torture me like that. The way she looked at me as if like she owned me ...like She had a grip over me which compelled me to throw up everything infront of her ....And what could I have done where she was being foolish and trying to kill herself for an exchange of some truth.

Whatever the hell she did was literally insane of her...?? she did really scared the hell out of me. God ..!! ...what am I going to do with this girl?

I thought that I would to tell her about my feelings after the wedding but She literally snatched it out of my throat before the estimated arrival of the correct time.

I had never really given a thought about my wedding day but ......to be honest. As it is going to take place tomorrow , I didn't expect it to be this quiet and with no excitements . As per my instruction my maids and servants have started preparing and decorating the palace for the very day and as It's just one day left for our wedding and as bitter this fact is..... Nandini is obviously sad..... because She is getting married to a person whom she doesn't love and which is also a forced marriage for her .

And if I talk about myself, I won't say that I am totally sad because at least I am getting a person in my life whom I want to see in front of me every day......but somehow somewhere I AM ,..... because I am marrying a girl who doesn't love me and maybe will never love me ever in this life. As far as for 'Being excited ' is concerned .... my Dhai Ma is the one who is very excited as well as happy for the the day.

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Last night I slept in the secret room at the pool room as I was trying to avoiding another awkward encounter with Nandini in my room as I was highly embarrassed because of my forced confession.

It's next day afternoon and I am walking towards my room.

Reaching there I slightly peeked in to check if by chance Nandini is present in there. I may not show but the truth is that, that I really go nervous around her especially after yesterday .... but before I could step in.....

" Your highness...!! Your highness... !! " Said a very tensed voice .

It was one of my Subordinates ,who was right now looking highly anxious.

" What is it ...? ..?? I asked being confused with my pinched brows.

" Your highness , your presence is very much needed in the courtroom ..... immediately ". He said in a very stressed up tone while catching up his breath.

By Looking at his body language and hearing his tensed voice I could very well gauge that something was majorly not okay..... So without asking any further questions we both hustled back to the courtroom.

Reaching up there my surprise and shock both knew no boundaries..... to see a man in front of me. Who had long black hair along with some grey locks mixed with it , which was quite visible and was tied up back. His built stronger and bulkier than me , his height taller than any men standing in this courtroom . Inspite off being in his late fifties, he still had a very good muscular physique Which could easily make any young man envy him. He was wearing a maroon coloured dhoti and same colour stole which hung from his one shoulder. He wore some big golden jewelry which hung from his neck. The look at his face could give any kid a nightmare.

This was the man whom I have always dreamed of slashing him in a war zone and only imagined to rip off his soul by beheading him with my immense pleasure.

Because this wreatched man with his rotten soul, standing right in front of me was none other than Shaktinand himself.

"Why the hell is this son of a bitch here. ... that too just a day prior to our wedding day . Does he know about it ??..... . What do I care ?? Nothing is going to stop me from making Nandini mine.... NOT EVEN HER FATHER.... because THIS IS MY KINGDOM AND I AM THE KING HERE....." I thought internally as right now this was the only thought that came into my mind

He was shackled and surrounded with my soldiers who were holding spears , pointing towards him to keep him put and still.

I walked near him . Lifting my chin up, I narrow my eyes to look at him like I held a super power to grind him by just pressing my two fingers.

We both shared a look with utter hatred and too much anger while our eyes only spilled fire . Getting him to see this close really itched me to scratch his eyes out and cut his throat in one slash but however I composed myself and my anger and walked straight to my throne and sat down on it, facing the entire courtroom.

" Your highness..... king Shaktinand of Shreemadpuri was found walking straight into our borders of Jaisheelgad .... Alone , he also had killed many of our men on the way So we have Shackled him and brought him in front of you." said VeerBhadra , my newly appointed General.

" Where is my DAUGHTER...?? I want her to see RIGHT NOW." said Shaktinand in his thunderous voice.

" YOU ....." I raised my voice but controlled " are standing in MY palace , Donot order me here. " I spoke with my gritted teeth.

" JUST. BRING. ME. MY. DAUGHTER. " He yelled .

" Well .... well ... I see .... The great King Shaktinand after failing in his numerous attempts to rescue his only daughter by sending his 'Good for nothing men' is finally here... I presume You are out of options." I said sarcastically eyeing Shaktinand.

" Enough off your talks just bring me my daughter " He yelled.

" And why do you think I will let you see Her ?" I said snorting.

" FATHER......!! " All of a sudden we heard a familiar female voice.

It was Nandini Who came running into the picture and stood shocked right in the middle of the courtroom near her father.I think she must have got news about the presence of her father and so she ran here to see him.

"... Father ..." She whispered again feeling overjoyed and took some steps further towards him.

but before she could reach to hug him my soldiers pointed spear at her to make her stop.

" Please let me through ...." she pleaded to them. Her tears brimmed out of her eyes to see her father after so long. I saw Shaktinandis, too whispered with Sheer happiness to see his daughter

" Nandini .... my daughter ...."

As Nandini was stopped by my soldiers She instantly looked at me pleading to let her meet her daddy. Watching her weep I decided not to stop her....... I waved my hand to my soldiers who were stopping her. I let Shaktinand meet his daughter only and only because of Nandini as

I did this only for her . Had it been not for her ,Shaktinand would have just ended up dead even before laying his eyes on me.

The moment My soldiers cleared her way , She in a blink of a moment, ran to her father and hugged him tight. Hugging him she started shaking and crying being overwhelmed by her joyful emotions.

As I watched Nandini cry while hugging her father tight , suddenly everything stood still for me ..... like every things just stopped at that very moment. Nothing was moving at all in front of me as if this scene got paused. All I could see was Nandini holding her Father dearly.

" Do you see this Siddharth ...?? " said a voice which sounded exactly just like mine.

I turned my head to look at the direction from where the voice came. It was me but to be precise it was my ... Alter ego ( An is defined as another version of yourself.) , Who was standing wearing The same clothes as mine and leaning casually on my throne, Right beside me while I sat on it looking at Nandini and Shaktinand's who were right now paused in their current hugging action.

" Or still you want to play blind...?? " asked my alter ego sarcastically while I listened to

him looking at front.

" Can't you see.... ?? that THIS is Nandini's happiness." Said my alter ego pointing to the direction where Nandini and Shaktinand stood.

" .... Not you buddy.... You claim that you love her but is that really the thing what you do in love ...?? You captivated her and now you're forcing her to marry you. what you are doing to her is not right. You are taking away what she really wants.... she doesn't want to be with you ... Don't you see that??" My brows pinched and my eyes sadly darted at the ground thinking about his points.

He continued...

"...Are you that delusional Siddharth ?? that you can't see that all she wants is to go to her father ,.... to her home . Isn't that's what she has always wanted ....?? But instead, you want is to marry her and make her sad and feel sorry for her life ... ?? She won't be happy with you ... Think about it Siddharth. ... Think..." saying that he vanished and everything which was till now paused, again was back to motion for me.

After hearing it from my alter ego, which was my inner voice , ..... my heart tightened with sorrow and I was bound to give a thought about it . I just cannot express in words, that how much heartbreaking it was for me to hear that bitter truth from my alter ego.

After hugging and crying , I saw the father daughter duo pulled away from each other.

" Now when you're done saying hello to your daughter Now answer my question ....Why are you here ???" I asked giving him my cold look .

" I'm here for my daughter.... and today I'm going to take her with me." Snarled Shaktinand.

Listening to this , I was filled with anger that, how dare he say that he will take my Nandini away from me. Ever since I have seen her , I cannot imagine to be apart from her. For me Now ... living my life without her will be as good as living without a beating heart

Shaktinand wanted to take his daughter from me but he will never know one thing , that by taking her along with him , he will just ruin me without even touch me and he will never come to know that by taking his daughter away from me he had successfully managed to rip off my heart form my chest leaving me behind as a living dead but I however calmed myself and look at Nandini.

Watching her cry for her father after seeing him after a long time , I somewhere got encountered to the reality which I did not see it before because of my ignorance.

I have never felt love before as I was always running after revenge but after meeting her my wonded heart started to heal. I found a light in her, a light which pulled me out of the darkness of hatred. she was the only one who made me see through my revenge and anger. Her innocence, her mere presence itself has changed everything within me since the day one but at the same time I can't ignore the reality which is now exactly in the front of my eyes .

Nandini didn't wanted to get married to me.....She didn't want to do be my wife....she doesn't love me.....She always wanted to go back to her kingdom to her father and always wanted to be free from me. Her happiness only depends upon her father not me.

No matter how much I love her but the reality is Whatever I was doing to her and whatever decision I took for her, was actually not right as I was not being fair to her and if I'm doing that ..... than from which end am I a better human and any different from her father...?? The man who slaughtered my remaining family.

Exhaling a long breath and with a very heavy heart I spoke with my moist eyes which was now only on Nandini.

" If that's what you want .... than your wish is granted..... you may take away your daughter. .." I looked at Shaktinand feeling a heavy lump in my throat and gulping my sorrows. I blinked several times to fight hard for not allowing my eyes get moist and to not look broken even if I was scattered into peices internally.

Granting this permission and letting Nandini away from me was like thousand daggers pierced deep in my chest at once . My heart was crying and burning at the same time but still, I have to let her go ,if thats what makes her happy and I always want her to be smiling even if I'll never be able to see her angelic smiling face ever again.

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🧚‍♀️ : Phew !! Finally the End ...

😄😄😖🤭 hahaha.... just kidding.

Siddharth Veer has granted permission to let Shaktinand take Nandini with him...

But

This is not the End...

Will Siddharth Veer stop them ?? ...... what will Nandini do ...??

To know more for more updates and

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