Diya (pov)

We both stare at each other for a good minute.. "Now that we all are here.. Lets begin the discussion." Announces the minister, which breaks my trance and makes me realize all the unusual events. First someone enters my room without any announcement and then the prince runs after them... but never returns. I look around the courtroom... and see the Prince sitting all dressed now.. with his head a bit lowered.. he looks angry and not so proud now. I am confused... what happened here??

The king speaks " As we all know Nawaab Saheb has taken over half of our villages" he looks at the Nawaab, who smirks at his low tone. Oh these royals only know half the truth. They don't know what goes around outside these palace walls.

"Today in the middle of the night, we were attacked by your people." He gives a look at Nawaab's men. Nawaab just scoffs. "Maharaja ji... oppss not a Maharaja anymore are you?" Nawaab Mocks and his men laugh on his not so funny joke.

All the royal family members lower their head... except me. Oh so this is what happened.. now all the dots are connecting.. we were attacked.. that's why the prince left.. that's why I was saved. Just thinking about what would have happened if these Mughals had not attacked us. I would have lost a part of me forever... without my consent. I would have lost myself forever.

I look at Nawaab, who is already staring at me. I don't look away.. I keep my eyes on him. "So Raja Ji Now that I am the King of this Land.. " now that I notice he is sitting on the King's throne. God! How did I not notice that earlier. I have been soo lost... now I am seeing everything and finally understanding the situation. The King is standing in front of the Nawaab. All the Princes are not sitting but standing on the side.. with an ashamed look.

Was I so dead inside.. that I did not notice anything and my mind just created an illusion. Now I am seeing everything clearly. I don't know is this for Good or even worse.

"Hmmmm.. so what should we do with these people now Wajid?" the Nawaab asks Wajid., who just laughs "As you wish Nawaab Saheb" he lowers his head to his master. "As I wish?... Hmm why Raja ji? Should this Mongoli just kill you all?!! saying this he laughs like a Maniac.... And for the first time I am scared of him...

"Please.. spare my family. Kill me. I am a Rajput and I refuse to live under your mercy.." Raja Ji bravely eyes the Nawaab.

"Oh is it?" Nawaab raises his eyebrow with a lopsided grin... his expression seems to be appreciative but I don't think... I don't think he appreciates Raja ji's brave move.

He looks at Wajid and rubs his beard. "Ok.. your wish will be granted. After all how can we refuse the Great Rajput King Gyaan Singh" the Nawaab relaxes on the throne. Raja Ji sighs and closes his eyes.. waiting for his death... I lower my eyes..

Slashhhhh... and there falls the head of First Prince Kunwar Pratap... I am shaken.. so much so that I keep my eyes on the lifeless head of the Prince.. not in my senses to look away. "AHHHH" a cry breaks my trance.. I look at the owner of the voice.. who is none other than the wife of now dead Prince Kunwar Pratap..

I am shivering looking at the lifeless body of Prince Kunwar Pratap.. who was next in line for the Throne. Cries of despair and death surrounding the great walls of the Royal courtroom.

The King is on his knees.. too devastated by the death of his first born. "You said you will spare my family!!!!!!!! You Bastard!! You said....." Raja Ji Cries in a high pitch.

His cries of anguish are broken off by the howl of laughter by Nawaab and his Men. I am shocked... this man.. I respected this man.. in spite of the rumors about his cruelty.. I believed my heart when it told me to believe in him.. believe in our interaction.. But this man.. is not that person who I met in the jungle that day.. who saved me that day.

"oohhh Raja Saheb you are soo funny!! Wajid learn some jokes from Raja Ji" he jokes with a wide smile on his face... "when he rots in my Jail, after we kill his family." He completes his sentence with a serious vicious look...

My so called husband yells " Please spare us.. please you can take all of our riches.. all our servants, horses everything... Don't kill Us!!" he begs pathetically. All the elder Rajput Royals and King, look at him in disbelief. Rajputs never beg for life from their enemy. They Die fighting. But I did not expect bravery from this pathetic loser.

"hmmm.. someone smart here trying to make a deal Finally!!" the Nawaab claps and like a dumb loser my Husband thinks he just cracked a deal. "yes! Nawaab saheb just ask for anything!" he exclaims.

I can't believe he is this dumb. The Nawaab smiles innocently..playing along with this fool. "But Prince.. I don't need your permission for taking anything..." he grits his teeth, now serious. "I already own everything!" he shouts spreading his arms.

My pathetic husband shivers with fear.. "Please Don't kill me!! I just got married today!! My marriage day cannot be the day of my demise!" he shows his true colors. Selfish Bastard!

The Nawaab looks like he is enjoying this foolishness. "oh is it!! tch tch that's just too sad! I didn't even congratulate the newly married couple." He exclaims and I wanted the earth to just swallow me at this moment.

"That's my new wife there." The Prince points at me. And the Nawaab turns to look and I believe he gets genuinely shocked at this revelation. "Ooooo... that's your wife" he mutters. I look away.. just wanting to vanish from there.

"Prince.. about your offer earlier... I think I will spare you all" the Nawaab nods.. shocking everyone present there. But I don't believe his words because somehow I know how to understand his expressions.

"Really!!! Thank you so much!!! We owe you our lives forever for this mercy." The fool bows down to the Nawaab.

"But I want your wife in exchange for your lives" the Nawaab reveals his true intensions. I am stunned at how the tables turned and once again I am dragged in the middle of every damn thing!!

Surely the prince will not allow this.. no matter how dumb or wretched person he is.. he would not sell me to them. He just forced himself on me saying all the bullshit that he owns me.. that I am his property.

But in all my expectations, I forgot that properties and things can be sold.. they all have a price.

"Yes.. you can have her. She is yours.. just spare our lives" he answers in a second.. not even a minute. In Not even a minute.. my value has been said.. in not even a minute.. I am sold to the Nawaab.

HAHA! (evil laugh) I just love ending chapters like this!! psst sorry!! ;)

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