"Then, why should I care about your future when you actually don't? I don't care about you.", He snorted and left the door slamming the door forcefully which made me flinch.

Did I do something wrong?

He was angry. A lot angry on me. He was hurt too. I don't know if I'm right or wrong. But, he was definitely wrong. Even if he didn't plan against me, he left his bride and came to see me.

He's supposed to care about his bride, but he's caring about me. He's supposed to worry about his bride, but he's worring about me.

It's terribly wrong. I didn't care that he left angrily. I'm just worried that this would end up in a disaster.

I left the room and reached my father's room where father, mother and Tamizh were discussing about me. Probably, they're discussing on a plan to stop my marriage. I hope so..

Their gaze met mine as soon as they saw me. Tamizh gestures me to come in and I paced towards them and they were discussing what I guessed.

"What plan have you decided?", I asked and they hesitated to tell. After few seconds of hesitation, they seem to be decided to open their pretty mouth.

"We will tell everything in Arjun's palace where the marriage is held. I will always do good to you, dear. Don't at all worry about your future. It will be more shining than a sun.", Father said in which I was standing desperately not grasping what he said.

I nodded and left from their room leaving some space to them to plan well. I hope the plan will work.

I saw Aarthi with her marriage dress along with the main consort who was very happy. They saw me and was more happy than before thinking that I would marry an old man soon.

Her dress was beautiful. It was a maroon dress with a lot of works in it.

They left after teasing me a little. I didn't get mad. They'll automatically get mad when the marriage of me doesn't happen.

We are yet to leave our palace. I assume the distance between our kingdom and theirs are far. Everyone assembled outside the palace and there was a beautifully decorated cart.

The horse was white and beautiful. I got into the cart so did Aarthi.

Should they really make her sit near me?

"Enjoy whatever you want now. You can't enjoy anything once you're married. Your life will be a living hell.", She whispered dangerously in my ear.

I'm not gonna marry first of all.

"As a concubine, you will have to warm his bed everyday. I mean warm the bed of a old man whose age is 85! That's awesome for you right? It's the right place for you.", She said while giggling at the thoughts.

"You know what? Arjun is just a second hand for you. I'm his first and you're second. I mean, you're after me for him everytime. Got it?", I said in which she got mad easily.

"Don't you dare talk about him!", She yelled.

She surely is in need of a medical help.

"He cares me a lot than you. You're his choice. I'm his one and only option. He's the one I gave you. I know how to snatch him back. But I won't. Just because I'm not like you.", I said enjoying the way she tensed up.

"Stop it before I kill you!"

"Moreover, you don't look so good. You're not at all beautiful as me. You look like an aunty.", I said.

"Just shut up!!", She yelled throwing stuff on me which was so easy to resist.

It's been 2 hours and we hadn't reached their kingdom yet. I was silently praying that time should move slowly. Because I wasn't ready for what's waiting for me.

It's been almost 3 hours and the cart stopped in a place. I got down and saw a huge palace than ours.

Woww

It was decorated very well and the people standing outside were treated very respectfully. They were excited to see the marriage. But, I'm dreading to see myself married to an old man.

I entered the palace where we were welcomed by some beautiful woman. I looked back at my mother, father and Tamizh. They were nodding assuring me that everything will be perfectly fine.

I went inside with the thought of that. The interior was more beautiful than what was outside.

I saw Arjun's heated gaze on me because I came here with a gut to marry. He was gritting his teeth, clenching his teeth and cursing under his breath.

I didn't trust him. Because, what if he works with Aarthi and pushes me to the hell.

As for my stitch under my eye, it's almost cured and I covered it with makeup. It's still pending to remove the stitch.

Ezhil was looking at me worried desperately. If he wants to help me, he would've done it already. It's the same for Arjun. They simply know that I'm not more important than their big father who's gonna marry me.

They don't want to help me through pity or when I'm not their priority. I don't want that type of concern on me.

I felt someone hold my wrist and it was my mother. She eyed me to come to the room. She dragged me to a room where Tamizh and father was.

She closed the door behind and turned back to us. The three of them were observing all my movements.

"What's the plan?", I asked as they looked at me worried.

Don't tell me y'all hadn't planned anything yet.

"W-We hadn't planned anything yet..", Tamizh said with his head lowered.

"Then why did you tell you've already planned?", I asked.

"I thought you would break into tears when you know we didn't plan anything yet. But, please believe us. We won't let you down. We can discuss plans now and execute it.", He tried to convince me but I shook my head in disbelief.

Father held my hand when I was about to leave. What does he want? He shouldn't have gave me false hopes when Aarthi is his first priority..

"I repeat! I won't let anyone lay a hand on you.", He said. He's just repeating it again and again. Now, I was threading between believing him and not believing him.

"I will come back in two minutes", I said and left the room. I was going to meet Aarthi and slap her atleast once to vent my anger. It's not good to suppress my anger. It's just good to vent it out.

One slap isn't enough..

I went straight to a room where Aarthi was correcting her dress once more.

"Get up!", I ordered with an angry expression. I already have a lot of anger issues. She's inducing more. She did what I said with a frown of confusion in her face.

I slapped her right in her face which left a mark. She was keeping her palm on the cheek where I slapped her.

"What are you doing!?", A voice behind me yelled which belonged to the main consort. I turned back to her and slapped her too. She was shocked by my sudden action.

"You will pay for this!", Aarthi yelled.

"Let's see if you can marry me off! It only happens when I obey right? I won't do it! Even if I die! Don't day dream that I would lose to you. Even if I can't do anything, there's two men to protect me who are my father and my brother.", I said and left.

I left back to my room and saw my family discussing sincerely. I felt a little awkward when the discussion was about me.

I took a seat on the bed nearby with my mind in a whole mess. I don't know how to sort out this problem.

Meanwhile, father left outside for the record that he's here leaving us to discuss. I was getting nervous as the times moves on.

It was more than one hour since father left. I have no idea if there's any problem outside.

"Where's your father? He hadn't come back yet.", Mother asked Tamizh.

"I will check out. Please wait a minute.", Tamizh said and left outisde the room.

After a long time, Tamizh hadn't come back yet. What's wrong with them? Is there a black hole outisde?

I heard the door open and it was Tamizh. I heaved a sigh of relief as he came back.

"Where is father?", I asked as confusion was plastered on his face.

"I don't know. I searched the whole palace. He's not here. I also asked the guards outisde if he left the palace. But they said no one left after entering inside.", Tamizh said.

Me and my mom both got up together. We were a little panicked. A soldier entered our room and handed us a piece of paper and left.

Tamizh received it from him and I saw the shocked reaction in his face which made my negative thoughts running wild.

"What happened, Tamizh?", Mother asked a lot worried.

"M-Mother... The main consort kidnapped our father. She have also written that she won't leave him until Thara's marriage is done. She's blackmailing us to marry off my sister in return of my father.", He said which shocked me.

Where did that old lady get that much gut?

Now, I was a little desperate if they would force to marry me off to that old man. Please, don't!

I wrinkled my eyebrows as he finished saying what was in that piece of paper. My face was dull and dim.

"Seems like it's time to teach a lesson to the main consort..", Tamizh said which made no sense to me. What he's gonna do?

"What are you going to do?", I asked as he looked at me.

"Don't worry. She will not dare to kill father. Because if father's dead, I will be the next king which is not good for her. I could even chase her out of the palace or put her to death. I'm planning to make her and Aarthi pay.", He said.

"What are you exactly planning to do?", I asked sensing something bad.

"The one who's going to marry Arjun is not Aarthi. It's you.", He said in which mine and mother's eyes widened.

"What?", A gasp left my mouth.

"Please don't joke around. Be serious. You're just risking my life for that. You think I can be happy with him? He loves Aarthi now, Tamizh. If I marry him now, neither of our life will be happy.", I said which made sense to him.

"He loves you. I swear. I eavesdroppes when he and his bodyguard was talking. He said he still can't stop loving you and caring about you. He also said Aarthi is just his choice and you're his one and only option.", Tamizh said which drowned me into confusion.

I suddenly remembered the way he cared about me when he cared about me when I had a headache and when the knife scratched below my eye. The way he handled me gently as if I was a flower.

"He also said.. his love for you is fading a little by little as time passes by. He said he wants to start a life without you in future. But, I swear you can be happy with Arjun than being with anyone else. Me and Arjun would also be fighting. Moreover, he's my rival.. but, I'm damn sure he's a very good man."

When Tamizh said his love was fading, I felt a little hurt. I don't know what to do. I can't decide in just one or two minutes.

Meanwhile, mother came near me and cupped my face.

"He's a great choice for you. He takes care of everyone while others just concentrate on hurting them to death. There's always compassion for you into his heart. Try to bring it out.", She said which I felt was wrong.

"I saw him grow up. He's a perfect man every girls wants to marry. Once he started liking someone, he is prone to give his whole life for them.", Mother continued.

Is she manipulating me or giving the best for me?

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