I reached my room and slept peacefully without any tension. I was dead tired to even think about anything. So, I just decided to sleep.

I closed my eyes. Adhira switched off the lights and left closing the door. I slept well without any tension.

I woke up when Adhira kept calling my name. What happened? I opened my eyes slightly and saw her tensed face appearing before my eyes.

"What happened, Adhira?", I asked.

"You've been sleeping for very long. It's eleven in the morning. You usually get up early 4'O clock right? What happened today?", She asked worried.

I got up from my sleeping position and settled myself in a comfortable sitting position.

"Listen! You know I was about to fall from the cliff yesterday. You also know I lost my memories.. then, why you're asking me?", I asked her and she was instantly worried.

"Princess! Let's tell to majesty.. he could bring any doctor and there could be a chance for you to regain your memories..", she said in which I shook my head strictly prihiting her to do so.

"Please don't tell this to anyone. I won't ever talk to you if you tell that to someone..", I said as she nodded and handed me a cup of tea.

I tasted the tea which was again a herbal tea. But, I love the taste. I'm gonna be addicted to this herbal tea soon.

"It's gonna be a peaceful day I guess.", I said to myself.

"But, I think this would be a disastrous day..", Adhira said hesitantly.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because Prince Arjun just arrived to check out on Aarthi. The main consort said everything about what happened yesterday night. She also added more disgrace about you to turn Prince against you..", she said which made me become mad on the main consort.

I would slap her if I could. What's Arjun gonna do now. I didn't worry much because there's father and Tamizh to protect me. He can't even lay a finger on me.

I've never felt this protective in my life. Now, I'm proud that I have father, brother, Adhira and mother to protect me against the threats on me and cherish me with their pure love.

"Arjun is a lot mad at you right now..", she said.

What should I do now?

Suddenly, I heard a knock in my silent room which made me flinch. I relieved when I realised it's just someone knocking the door.

I got up to open the door but Adhira stopped me.

"It's probably Prince Arjun. I will say you're not in my room and send him away.. you don't want to come out until I say.", She said and I replied her with a nod.

She paced near the door and opened the door slightly so that Arjun would not see me in the room.

"Where is Thara?", Arjun's deep cold voice could be heard.

"Princess is not here. She left to temple. She said she want to be alone. So I didn't go with her.", Adhira said trying to play cool.

"Don't lie to me. There will be consequences..", Arjun said in a dangerous tone.

Adhira was speechless. I don't want to put her in stake. I left to the doorstep opening the door fully and Arjun got the full view on me.

"You know how to dress well after almost killing your sister..", he complimented. I was wearing a brown simple dress after Aarthi splashed water in my previous dress.

I don't have anything else more simple. Everything was loaded with bunch of embroidery and stones. Also, the clothes were heavy.

"So, you prefer me not to wear any clothes after almost killing someone?", I said in think he chuckled.

"Also, it's not me who almost killed my sister. It's her who pushed me from cliff. Seems like you have memory issues..", I said straight to his face playfully.

"Since when you started to behave like this, Thara?"

I'm not Thara..

"I don't want you to call my name. Just call me princess.", I said.

"Why? I'm calling you that since we were young right?", He asked with his arched eyebrow. "I can sense something's terribly wrong with you recently..", he added.

"Just go and see your Aarthi already. Why are you disturbing me?", I said as he gritted his teeth.

He came forward where I stumbled backward. His dangerous eyes were meeting mine. A cold expression plastered on his face. He looked at Adhira who was frightened what would happen next..

"Adhira, leave us for five minutes..", he ordered in which she looked at me. I nodded giving her permision to leave. She left the place and closed the door behind giving us privacy.

"Why did you send her? What do you want to talk to me?", I asked clamly crossing my hands across my chest.

"Why did you hurt Aarthi? You know, how much I love her? You just hit her on head!", He said probably mad at me.

"She's putting up an act. An Oscar act!", I yelled angrily at him.

"What is Oscar?", He asked literally confused.

"Leave it! Let's come to the point that Aarthi is pretending to be ill. She's really ok. I know what happened. The main consort would've told many bad things about me and you came to scold me and warn me.. am I right?"

"She's not acting. She said her head hurt a lot because of you hit her! Don't ever touch or damage what is mine again.."

"Yours? Didn't you tell you are living with Aarthi without any choice?"

"Was. I was... First, I just accepted her because of my situation. But, seeing how she was concerned about me and loving me unconditionally, I decided she's the only one in my life.", He explained.

"Are you jealous because of that?", He asked in which I chuckled and shook my head in disbelief.

"Are you in your senses? Who am I to be jealous on you?", I asked while laughing to make him drive crazy. I just want to make him mad.

"Don't make me mad, Princess. There will be consequences.", He warned dangerously which induced no fear in me.

He pinned me to the wall in anger. I hope he doesn't kill me.. he was a lot mad at me. A lot and a lot.

"You're testing me, Princess! I came to your room just to inform you one thing. You should apologise to her. Don't tell me you can't and you won't. It's not a question. It's an order.", Saying this, he held my hand and dragged me out of the room.

"Where are you dragging me to?", I asked struggling.

"To Aarthi's room. To apologise.", He said simple as if we were gonna chit-chat..

I didn't argue back. I will go to her room with him and embarrass her infront of him. She is wrong! I will never apologise to a wrong person.

He forcefully dragged me into his room. Once I entered her room, I saw Aarthi smirk at me.

"Apologise!", Arjun ordered.

I looked straight at Aarthi who looked like a poor little dog who got hurt by a bull dog expression to Arjun.

"I won't apologise. But, I will correct my mistake.", I said and paced towards her and slapped her right on her cheek.

She snapped at me when Arjun pulled me towards him holding my wrist tightly. I was struggling against his strong grip.

"What have you done? She's a patient.", He said resisting my struggles.

"She's not. She's fooling you! Fooling everyone!", I said angrily still struggling.

"What are you doing here, Prince Arjun!?", A deep angry voice could be heard behind us. I turned back and saw Tamizh standing in the doorstep watching us.

"I came here to make your sister apologise to Aarthi..", he stated.

"Leave her hand!", Tamizh said in which Arjun ignored.

"Leave her hand before I rip you!", He yelled now.

"Not until she apologises.", He was determined to make me apologise.

"Just leave me before I punch you!", I growled which he totally ignored. He's very harsh. What is wrong with him?

Tamizh freed me from Arjun who was very mad with me. It lead to Arjun and Tamil fighting. They were fighting like animals.

They were both mad. At one stage, Arjun took out the sword from his scabbards so did Tamil. They were fighting and resisting with their sword.

"Stop it!", I yelled.

They didn't seem to stop. I turned back to Aarthi and the main consort who was smirking at me. I will teach them a lesson soon!

I turned back again trying to stop the fight. The edge of the sword got scratched almost in my eye. I bend down holding my right eye with palm because my eyes were irritating like the sword have been scratched inside my eye.

They both stopped fighting seeing that I was groaning in pain.

"W-what happened!", Arjun yelled in... Probably concern..

"Did the sword's edge scratch into your eyes?", Tamizh asked. I didn't listen to them. My eyes still holding my eye as if it's going to fall out.

"What happened?", He asked again moving my hands. I couldn't open my right eye. I was barely seeing everything through a slight corner of my left eye which was fully blured with tears that I didn't shed.

"There's blood.", Tamizh stated.

"Did you get hurt inside your eye?", Arjun asked.

"I don't know!", I mumbled while panting.

"It's your sword which scratched her eye!", Tamizh yelled at Arjun.

"Don't lie! It's yours!", Arjun yelled back. There was a sour pain near my eye and my eye was irritating.

"She'll be ok. She might be acting..", Aarthi yelled seeing both of them care for me.

"Shut up!", Arjun growled at her.

Meanwhile when my eyes were close, I felt someone lifting me in their arms. I could barely see Arjun arrying me on his chest.

I was blinking slightly and endless. I saw some stains of blood in my palm.

Please! I don't want be a blind.

Arjun was carrying me with Tamizh following him behind. My could feel burning sensation in my cheek and nose. I was panting in fear and a little pain. My eyes were irritating which made the situation worse.

I felt settling on a soft cushion and someone sat beside me.

"Are you ok? Wait a minute! Let me check. Please move your hand from your eye for a minute.", Arjun said which I didn't listen. Not like I'm ignoring him because of what had happened in Aarthi's room.

But, I ignored him because of pain. I couldn't hear anyone while I'm in pain. I don't obey them too.

I was laid in my soft bed and Arjun was saying something which I ignored. I was whimpering and frowning.

I felt Tamizh slowly moving my hand from my eye. Arjun checked my eye out revealing his clear face close to mine.

He placed his hands near my eyes checking out my small wound caused by the sword. Tears were continuously flowing from my right eye which was very irritating.

"I will order my guards to bring the doctor soon!", Tamizh said getting up.

"It's just a small injury outside her eye. Don't worry. I can dress this wound myself.", Arjun said in which Tamizh nodded. Then he looked at me.

"Listen!", He said to me which I again ignored letting out a whimper. "Listen here!", Now, his voice was still and deep. I started listening to him rather than ignoring him now.

"It's just going to take 2 minutes to stitch this. Don't struggle and hold my shoulder tightly if it pains a lot.", He said explaining what he's gonna do with me.

Stitches? Pain? There will not even a pain killer or Anastasia is present here.. I cant!

"Wait! I can't. I'm scared-"

"Don't worry.. you'll be ok! I'm here.."

I started crying. I have never experienced putting stitches on my wound. That too without pain killer? It's impossible for me.

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