" What did you do to my sister, You bastard, I will make sure you regret the day you were born?" Salah started hitting Shazain but Shazain's soldiers came and held Salahuddin to stop him.

"We did exactly what a newly married husband and wife do. You should have come later. I am very tired after so much exercise. Your sister is hard work." He again stretched his hands, displaying his muscular body. Shahzain was enjoying inciting Salahuddin.

He is my brother-in-law and I have the right to deride him. Shahzain was enjoying every moment looking at angry Salahuddin. Grandfather Hamad may Allah grant you the highest place in Jannah. What a brilliant idea you gave me years back. Now I understand what you mean. These fools can't even touch me. There were times when they were opposite each other in a war-like situation but were always stopped by their uncle Samad.

"My sister will never marry a rascal like you. Tell me what did you do to her?" Salah was shouting. Just then, his father and other brothers joined him.

They all leaped on Shahzain but were stopped by Fakhr.

" What is going on, Sultan Shahzain? Why did you abduct my daughter? What games are you playing?"

"She is not just your daughter anymore, she is my wife, father-in-law," Shahzain said in confidence and, at the same time, covered his upper body with a wrap out of respect for Fakhruddin.

"I don't believe you and you can't force a girl to marry. This marriage is invalid", Shamsuddin shouted.

Fakhr asked all of them to keep quiet.

"I did not force her. You can ask her yourself, Father-in-law. Utbah, Can you bring the Nikah(marriage) documents to show to my inlaws? " He called for his man.

Fakhr was looking at the documents.

."I can produce the witnesses and the priest who performed our marriage if you want", Shazeb added.

Murad came forward and was looking at the documents. He felt like someone sucked his soul. His childhood love, his Seher was married. The documents were authentic.

Seher's brothers were looking at Shahzain as if they would rip him off in a moment. They just kept quiet out of respect for their dad.

"Baba, why are you stopping us? He had taken advantage of our naive Seher". Shamsuddin's body was throbbing in anger.

" Keep quiet, don't open your mouth when I am speaking" Fakhruddin raised his voice as if giving a warning to all his sons. He then turned to Shahzain.

" Shahzain, I want to talk to my daughter" Fakhruddin was talking to him politely.

Shazain also gave him respect. " Just wait for a few minutes, she is getting dressed ".

Just then, one of his men came with some female clothes in his hand.

" Sultan, I got the clothes you requested for the princess."

Murad's heart was bleeding looking at the dress in the servant's hand.

Did he really consummate the marriage? His whole life was filled with darkness in just one night. He dreamt of Seher as his for a long time. He even personally brought a bridal dress for her from India. Even when he was abroad she never left his thoughts. Why was fate so cruel to him? Water pooled in his eyes.

" Please have a seat, we will join you shortly" Shahzain addressed Fakhr with respect and asked servants to treat them with sweets.

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A few hours back.....

Soon after the Nikah, everyone came forward to congratulate Shahzain.

Utbah was the first one to hug him.

" Congratulations my friend. Finally! You are a married man. May Allah keep you happy and grant you his blessings "

Rabia kissed Seher's forehead and congratulated tearful Seher.

"Princess Seher, now he is your husband. Give him a chance. He is not a bad person, but situations turned him bitter. You can change him for good."

Shahzain came near Seher. Rabia congratulated him. " Congratulations to you both, may God fill your lives with happiness and lots of children."

Shahzain looked at his wife who was crying. his mood went off. "Aunty Rabia, give her something to eat ", he walked away. He had already sent a message to the girl's father.

An hour later, he entered his tent but a female servant stopped him. "Sultan, the princess is refusing to eat anything.".

He was quiet and raised his hands as a gesture for her to leave and walked inside.

"Congratulations dear wife, I heard that you wanted to eat with me ". He marched towards the bed.

"Please don't come near me! You are such a handsome king and very powerful too. You can get any beautiful woman you want. Please take me back. My Baba must be worried." It took a lot of courage for Seher to utter these words.

Shahzain was looking at the girl dressed in bridal attire sitting on his bed. Dressed in a light blue and pink gown with a matching headdress, Seher looked just like a fallen angel. Her puffy heart-shaped lips were trembling in fear. She looked like a scared lamb. He definitely was a wild predator. Seher was still in the clothes which she wore for the prewedding function yesterday. Her sleeve was slightly torn.

" You are right, a girl like you can only dream of being with me, but I think you just got lucky. Forget about going back. You are my wife. Just mine, Shazhains property now. Did you forget our Nikah, a few hours back you willingly accepted me as Husband Little one?"

"Please let me go". She was pleading with him.

"You are my wife now and I will never let you go. Get that in your head and stop crying. I hate women with tears"

He ordered the maid to bring breakfast and he sat next to her and took a morsel, bought it near her mouth to feed her. Seher remained quiet.

"Eat quietly and I don't like repeating things, get that in your brain" Seher nodded and ate her food. He was feeding her as if she was a baby. Just then, the maid requested permission to enter. Seher was shocked by the sudden noise and hot soup fell on her.

"Don't come inside" Shazeb replied to the servant. He panicked, looking at his delicate wife, and quickly removed her dress. Leaving a horrified Seher. She covered herself with her arms and Shazeb realized what he had just done. He removed his shirt

"Wear this", he forwarded it to her. Seher quickly grabbed it and wore it.

"Are you alright? Is it hurting anywhere?" he asked in concern, walking towards her.

"Don't come near me please, don't you have any shame?" She started pleading and displaying her anger at the same time.

Shahzain got angry when he heard about her pleading. He was not a fool like his dad and vowed that he would never leave this girl. He would torture her to his heart's content and make her life miserable the same way her mom made his father's.

"Stop thinking too much about yourself. You mean nothing to me, and stop acting like a naive, pious girl. Remember one thing: I am your husband now and I can exercise my rights any time. I will not bear any of your tantrums."

He promised himself that he wouldn't let her beauty affect him, but the bond of marriage was not something that could be ignored. Her rosy lips were very tempting for him. He got closer to her. She could feel his breath on her face and Seher closed her eyes. He cupped her face with his hands and bent down, gently placing his rough lips on her soft ones. His tongue traced the seam of her closed lips, Shiver ran down Seher's spine, and gasped in horror, unintentionally giving him the access he wanted. He assaulted her innocent mouth like a starved man.

Just then he heard an angry bawl outside and knew it was his brother-in-law. He left Seher and walked outside.

Seher was terrified by Shahzain and sat on the ground pouring her eyes out.

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Shahzain entered his tent and saw Seher sitting in the same position. He gently gave her his hand, to help her get up. He wiped her tears with his hands.

"Stop crying, your father wants to meet you, get dressed. I am sure you don't want your father to worry." his voice was very gentle. He sounded Alien to himself as he never spoke to anyone in this tone. He was always harsh.

They both changed and he grabbed a wrap, placed it around her and put his arm around her waist, and walked towards his in-laws.

Shahzain Saw Murad looking at his wife and jealousy and possessiveness came over him. He brought her closer to his heart, tightening his grip, giving a clear indication of his sovereignty over her.

All her brothers leaped towards Seher.

"Why did you agree to marry him? Are you a fool Seher?" Shamsuddin was screaming at her.

Shahzain pushed Shams away."Be careful, she is my wife now. I don't like anyone making her cry except me". The last words were only for Seher to hear.

"I will leave you all alone and you can speak to her and you please stay out" he pointed at Murad. Murad just went out without any argument.

All her brothers reprimanded her.

"Seher, don't worry, we will make him divorce you," Shuja said in anger.

Fakhruddin gave him a slap."Quiet now, whatever it is, Shahzain is her husband. The decision to leave him only depends on Seher and all of you. Please leave. I want to speak to her alone."

Her brothers left the room. "Seher, be honest, what happened and why did you agree to marry him?"

Seher hugged her father and informed him how Shazain gave the threat to kill himself.

"Seher, I know you are not a fool to just agree with this silly threat. Tell me the real reason."

"Baba, I know about your promise to his father, Sultan Shazeb. I know you are indebted to his father for saving your life. Baba, it was time to repay his debt. I saw madness in Shahzain's eyes. I know his intentions are not pure. "

Fakhruddin was looking at his daughter with tears.......