Shivanya pov

She is pregnant.

I kept staring her for some seconds not able to blink my eyes.

But she isn't even married.

And

She is so young.

I looked at him with my eyes opened widely. He was staring at saanvi's stomach which was covered by her dupatta with so much disgust but as soon his eyes moved to her innocent face, his eyes gets soften for some seconds.

"Don't you know women are not advised to eat papaya in this condition " he asked turning his face to my side

"S..she is " i was searching for some words

"Just because of your so called Bhai sa " he gritted his teeth almost crushing my arm in his hold.

I couldn't believe it. How is this even possible ?

"Bhai sa, it's my fault " she mumbled while fidgeting with her fingers which started trembling more " I didn't know that I can't eat papaya in pregnancy. Bhabhi sa doesn't even know that I am.. "

"Go back to your room " he interuppted

"But Bhai sa...."

"Saanvi, cant you hear me, go back to your room right now " he roared loudly that his voice echoed in whole room.

She shivered and took some steps back while staring him in fear. Her eyes filled with tear seeing him this much angry. She was sobbing like a kid, that even my heart was hurting for her.

"Sorry " she mumbled in low voice and ran away from there.

"Raana sa You shouldn't shout on her. She is scared. Saanvi " i called her and took steps to ran after her but he jerked me towards himself.

"Its because of you , that I shouted on her for the first time in my life. You are almost going to kill her baby "

"I..I think there is some misunderstanding raana sa. Bhai sa can never hurt any woman"

"So, you mean she is pretending to be pregnant. Or you want to say that it's not your bhai sa's. Saanvi is lying right " he asked in a low and dangerous voice.

I opened my mouth to say something but nothing comes out. Maybe I am not expert in judging someone's character but still one can feel whether that person's aura is good or bad.

And saanvi. She wasn't lying. I can see that innocence in her eyes. I fisted my hair lightly not able to grab the situation.

"But we didnt have any relation with Mahawargarh. I never heared Bhai sa mentioning it before "

"He used saanvi because of me. He pretended to love her and came close to her just to get information about me . He was planning to attack on Mahawargarh for so long and only hurdle in front of him was me "

I looked him shocked. I can't hear it anymore.

"Leave me " i tried to push him

"You have to listen what your bhai sa has did. Saanvi is just 18 years old. " He shouted while pulling me more closer to him almost crushing me to his chest.

"Raana sa "I held his shoulder trying to push him but his hold on my waist tighten more.

"She believed in his fake love . She is so innocent. He impregnated her and ran away. Her condition is critical. She is weak. We cant go for abortion or I would have never let her keep that bastard's baby "

"bhai sa can't do this. He can't ruin someone's life like this " i whispered to myself.

(Saanvi humari sirf behen ni h, humne use bache k tarah paala h or aapke Bhai sa n humari bachi ko takleef pahuchayi h. Is Janam m to hum unhe sukoon se ni jeene denge )

"She is not my sister, she is like my baby. And your bhai sa hurt my kid. I won't let him stay alive happy in this life "

I couldn't understand what to say to him. That's why he didn't take saanvi with us for kuldevi maa darshan as she can't travel for so long.

He announced war for his sister not caring about anyone or anything. The pain which I was feeling on my waist because of his grip was nothing which I was seeing on his face at that time.

Unknowngly I raised my hand to cup his cheeks but he held my wrist in between "You still believe in your bhai sa " he asked in a low voice.

I looked him suddenly. It was just a simple question but it's answer was so difficult. I have spend my whole childhood with my Bhai sa.

I never seen him taken any wrong decision in his life but what is in front of me is telling something else.

As saanvi matters to him, my bhai sa matters to me the most.

My hand was just an inch away from his cheeks. I can feel his breath on my palm. I can feel how much he was trying to control his anger. His veins were popping out of his skin.

He inhaled my palm from distance and closed his eyes like it was his only source of breathing while leaning his head a little. He did it like this too when he made me sit on his thighs.

It tickles. More than just tickles.

Don't know why but at that moment I wanted to touch him. I wanted to caress him.

He would let me touch him if I gave him the answer he wants.

"You still believes your bhai sa " he asked again

"I don't know " i whispered truthfully. I really don't know my answer at that time.

Thankfully, there was no bangle on my wrist or he would have already broken all of them.

"You still supporting your brother " he laughed a little "You are also guilty like him. I thought you are different that bastard. " He jerked away my hand in anger making me almost fall on the bed. He won't let me touch him.

But why it's hurting me to see so much hate in his eyes for me ? Hate which I have seen in his eyes when he was ready to kill samay Bhai sa.

(Kabaradaar Jo ye baat is kaksh k bahar gyi to. kisiko bhi is baare m pata chala to , zameen k andar itna gehra dafna denge k kabhi vapis ni aa payengi aap )

"If you dared to spread this news, i swear it won't be good for you. I will buried you so deep in the ground that you won't be able to come out of it " he warned me and went from there without turning back while my eyes were on his back only grasping everything that happened just now.

Author's pov

There are so many rooms in that palace that one can go lost in them, their walls are so thick that no one can hear what's going on behind them. That palace was keeping so many secrets in itself. Some secrets are waiting to be revealed while others were praying that no one can ever reach to them.

Just like that , in west part of that place a man was sitting having his legs spread on the table in front of him and having a glass full of madira (wine) in one hand and hunter in another.

"Hurry up..why it is taking you so long to prepare a portrait ?" He hit the hunter harshly on back of a person making him winced in pain

"J..jii hukum...I am doing it " he cried while crying in pain

"Ethiraj Bhai sa " dhruv called him a little loud while looking above from the paper he is reading and staring marks on that artist's back " shivanya is our Bhabhi sa. You are forcing him to draw her portrait " he raised his brows looking at the half prepared portrait of her.

Even her half drawn doe shaped eyes were looking so pretty that can make anyone drawn towards her some more.

"I just wanted to see my bhabhi sa " Ethiraj smiled with his eyes full of malavolence and ill-will " I have heard from people of palace that those who have seen her face have gone crazy by her beauty. Advay didn't even introduce her to me yet. He is keeping guards around her all the time . One of the guard is my brother dev himself. That bastard don't let me go near her. Atleast I can see her portrait " Ethiraj pouted innocently while wrapping hunter on his palm

"I will advise you to not do that bhai sa" dhruv whispered while writing something on letters " If advay came to know that you are secretly preparing shivanya bhabhi sa 's portrait than.." he paused to look at Ethiraj " you know what happened 10 years ago. Don't repeat same mistakes . He doesn't like you yet still left you alive that time but I have seen something different in his eyes this time. Don't dare to snatch his things again.. "

"Not just me. He doesn't like you too. " ethiraj grinned

"Correction. He doesn't like you Bhai sa. He hates you but He only has doubt on me because I stay with you" dhruv finished his work and drying the ink on page by blowing air on it

Ethiraj glared him in so much anger and started hitting that artist with hunter

"Aahh..hukum , have some mercy. Please i beg you " artist cried in pain but still dont dare to drop the brush from his hands

All guards and maids were shivering in fear but dhruv wasn't affected. He was still sitting there calmly

"You know advay. Don't piss him off Bhai sa. I am telling you again "

"Do you think I can't fight with him ? " Ethiraj shouted in anger throwing glass on the floor

"I don't just think so" dhruv replied seriously " infact , I believed it. We all are living in this palace safely because he is keeping his life in danger. He has given so much to this palace but this palace didn't given him even a little comfort. Tell father to not send him to border this time "

"Hahaha..and why would I do that ?"

"He is newly married. He doesn't wanted to leave this palace yet. You told father to send him on borders right ?"

"Yeaah, I forced father. So what ? It will be best for him. Let him go from here and We both will take care of our new bhabhi sa. You also wanted to take care of her right ?" Ethiraj laughed cruelly

Dhruv clenched his fist listening this and closed his eyes for some seconds " She is my bhabhi sa. Mind your tongue Bhai sa. I have seen in advay's eyes. He is very serious this time. And shivanya bhabhi sa, she is different. She won't leave advay. She is not like that woman who... "

Before dhruv can complete his sentence Ethiraj stood up from his seat in anger. Dhruv shut his mouth.

"You both, are you really my brother or that advay's ? That dev. Stupid. He likes being tail of that Advay and you. You don't have any back bone. You always try to be neutral. But you can't sail in 2 ships dhruv. I am telling you again, Advay is not my brother. I hate him "

"We all are brothers. Whether you accept it or not "

Ethiraj moved his fingers on forehead to calm himself.

"I won't say father to stop him. He has to go. If he wants to stay here, only way is to die. Only his death can stop him now " Ethiraj concluded while slamming his hand on the desk and glaring him "and You are a widow. It has been 5 years since your wife died. Go and take care of your daughter as you are doing in these years and mind your own business. I will take care of this palace. " He mocked him while gesturing him to go.

Dhruv fisted his hand more tightly but didn't say anything and picked all his books and scroll when his eyes falls on the knife in a fruit tray. He quickly took it and went from there.

Ethiraj was staring him seriously while scratching his long beared which was braided in style

(Agar ye dono mere bhai ni hote to sabse pehle in dono ki Jaan niklata. Saala sir m dard karke rakh diya. Maa sa n pata ni in dono k samay kya khaya tha, agar pata chal jaaye to sabse pehle vo bhojan pure rajya m band Kara dete or meri vo behen saanvi. Pata ni jeevit bhi h k mar gyi. Bevkoof ladki mujhe dekhte hi aise bhaagti h jaise koi shaitaan dekh liya ho )

"If these 2 weren't my brother's, than I would have killed both of them first. They give me headache. Don't know what maa sa has eaten at the time of their birth. If I have come to know that firstly , I would stop supply of that food in whole kingdom. And my little sister saanvi, don't know whether she is alive or not ? Stupid girl, always ran away whenever she saw me like she has seen some ghost " he was mumbling to himself while caressing his fingers on forehead.

Just than he saw artist was looking him in fear

"Who told you to stop ?" He hit the hunter on his back again making him groan in pain " You..continue portrait. Complete it fast. I want to see her as soon as possible. My eyes are dying to see her "

"Y..yess hukum. Yess " he quickly started preparing it again

On other side

Dhruv came out of the his room when his eyes falls on a girl sitting in the corner having some grapes in her dupatta. She looked here and there and eat one of it quickly

"Ummm...delicious. "

She again looked around and stuffed 5 grapes in her mouth together. His eyes opened wide.

"What are you doing ?" He asked pointing knife towards her

She gets startled and drop all grapes on the floor while staring at knife in his hand and started coughing

"A..am sorry prince. I was just washing them in water But they were delicious that I just ate them. I am so sorry. I will never eat grapes in my life. Please..please don't kill me."

He looked her confused and was going to speak when she interuppted

" My name is taara and I am youngest in my mohnam tribe. I haven't even get married yet. I have a very small house in my tribe but I am happy there. My father has 50 cows and 20 sheeps and also a little piece of land. I don't need to steal anything. I am rich in my tribe. I just eat 4 grapes " she kept mumbling while looking at the knife and taking some steps back

Dhruv looked her hands which were holding 6 grapes

"Heheh...7...I just eat 7 and Anya is like my sister. She always gave me things first. I don't need to steal anything. I swear on mahadev "

"Anya...you mean shivanya bhabhi sa. Are you her maid ? " He asked curiously

"Should I say no ? " She thought for some seconds but decided to tell truth "Don't tell raana sa about this. He seems to be very angry already "

"And these grapes "

"These are dirty " she interuppted " I will throw them " she quickly picked all of them in her dupatta.

"But .."

She bowed to him and ran away from there.

He was staring like a statue "I was going to say that I also want some grapes. They were really looking delicious " he stared at the knife

"And It is for my kitchen. I had lost knife in my kitchen so took this from Bhai Sa's room " He saw how she was running like she has seen a ghost almost tripping on her steps. He couldn't hold his smile " Mohnam tribe. Interesting. It seems everyone is crazy there "

He turned to go when his eyes falls on advay coming out of his room. He thought for some seconds and decided to go to him.

"Advay, If you want, I can't talk to father. You don't have to go on borders. I know you don't want to and "

"Who said I don't want to go ?" Advay asked raising his brows.

Dhruv looked him confused. Advay's eyes were towards his room.

"I don't want to stay in this palace " he whispered and went from there.

Dhruv's eyes furrowed " ethiraaj Bhai sa is easy to understand but advay " he whispered and staring his knife seriously "he is difficult"



shivanya pov

I can't keep sitting in my room. I was worried for saanvi and couldn't stop myself from going to her room. I was standing at the door when her eyes falls on me

"Bhabhi sa " she whispered while sobbing silently sitting at corner of bed.

It hurts to see her like this.

I sit on bed and slowly opened my arms. she quickly hugged me tightly. I can see tears flowing from her eyes.

"Am sorry. Bhai sa get angry on you because of me "

"No princess. It's not your fault " I controlled my tears while patting her back to calm her "please am sorry "

Don't know why but I wanted to apologize to her.

"Advay bhai sa is older among all of us. He used to hold me in his arms. I am a baby for him " she smiled while crying

(Ethiraj, dhruv, dev Bhai sa se zyada advay bhai sa h Jo humari sabse zyada parwah karte h . Bhai sa kabhi humse humari Jaan bhi mangenge na to bhi hum mana ni karenge bhabhi sa. Ye janna ek baad bhi k hum unke dushman se mile or pet se h unhone humse nafrat nahi ki )

"More than Ethiraj dhruv and dev Bhai sa, advay Bhai sa cares for me the most. He is like father figure to me. Even if someday he asked me for my life , I won't think twice bhabhi sa. Even after knowing that I met his enemy and even get pregnant he doesn't hate me " she take out everything out of her heart while crying in my arms like a kid.

I hugged her more tightly.

"You love him that much " I smiled still not able to believe that he can really love someone. He is so heartless who even made me count dead bodies without feeling any guilty.

She chuckled a little.

(Bhabhi sa, hum nahi, vo humse itna Prem karte h. itna k dev or advay bhai sa k alawa kisiko ni pata k hum pet se h.. Yaha tak ki maa sa ko bhi is baare m ni pata )

"Bhabhi sa, not me. It's him who loved me so much. This much that except dev and Advay Bhai sa no one knows that am pregnant. Not even maa sa knows about this "

I looked her suddenly. No one knows about this. Before I could say something she answers my silent question

(Kisiko bhi pata chala to Hume jaan se maar denge. Ek avivahit stree ka pet se hona... )

"If anyone would come to know than they will kill me. Being an unmarried woman and get pregnant.." she paused while fisting bedsheet in fear.

I can understand. To save their image, kings can do anything.

No...I can't imagine anything happen to her. I hide in my arms quickly. In this short time, I get attached to her the most. When I said I get motherly feeling for her, I wasn't lying.

"Samay Bhai sa h..how he can do this ?did he knows that you are pregnant ?" I asked quickly with a hope that maybe Bhai sa was unaware of all this.

"Through dev, Advay Bhai se has sent him letters mentioning everything. But he didn't give reply of any letter. Advay Bhai sa warned him that if he didn't reply than he will announced war against him but.."

"But still samay Bhai sa didn't give any reply " i whispered.

I remembered last some months Bhai sa used to lost in his thoughts and stay outside the palace. So, was he planning to attack on Raana sa ?

(Hum yuvraaj samay se bahut Prem karte h bhabhi sa )

"I loved yuvraaj samay so much bhabhi sa " she sobbed while bursting into tears.

"Princess..." A tear slipped from my eyes looking her condition.

(Bhai sa n humne vachan Diya h vo yuvraaj ko jaan se ni marenge. Isliye bhai sa n unhe bandi bana rakha h. Hum yuvraaj se milna chahte h bhabhi sa..Bhai sa ni manenge. Humne unhe kaafi baar kaha par vo Hume unse ni Milne de rahe h...parantu aap humari sahayta kar sakti h..Hume samay jii se milna h bhabhi sa. Hume jawab chahiye. )

"Bhai sa promised me that he won't kill yuvraaj that's why he made him culprit. I want to meet yuvraaj. Bhai sa won't agree to it..I told him many times but he didn't let me meet him. But bhabhi sa, you can help me..I want to meet samay jii. I need answers " she quickly held my hand while looking me with hope in her eyes.

I want to help her. Even I need answers. Bhai sa can't run away from his responsibilities like this. If he is at fault, I myself will break all relations with him. No matter how much I love him.

I can't see that much hate for us in raana sa' eyes. But how will we meet him ?

"You must have known how it felt to like or love someone. I have seen in your eyes the way you kept staring bhai sa and smiling for no reason "

I looked her suddenly. She was looking with a little smile on her face. She must have misunderstood me.

Raana sa is my enemy and nothing else.

"Will you help me bhabhi sa ?" She asked again , staring me with her glistening eyes.

"Princess, I will help you " I replied. A big smile came on her lips along with some more tears.

" But you should rest now. We will talk about it later " She quickly nodded her head and lay down.

After she slept i came to my room. I look around. Raana sa wasnt there. This room looks very silent without him.

He speaks a lot. He can't keep his mouth shut.

I removed my dupatta and sit on stool while removing my necklace from my neck feeling their burden on my chest. Don't know why I was feeling little pain in my breast. But its not too much so I ignored it. Maybe am tired with journey .

I removed all jwelleries except my nath (nose ring) and staring at my reflection in mirror.

"Should I call him that ? Is it the only way left ? " I cleared my throat and tried to speak

"A..ary.."

But words couldn't come out of my mouth. Why it is so difficult to say this little word.

"Taara why it is so difficult to say this little word? Woman of our tribe say it so easily "

"Because this is not just word Anya. It is very intimate things for us " she replied while arranging my jewelleries "my maa sa used to tell me, that we will understand meaning of this word when it will come from our heart"

No matter how much I try, I can't say that word if I don't have any emotions for him. Just than I remembered something .

Rituraj said that Bhai sa wasn't at fault. Does that mean rituraj also know about this. he knows about saanvi's pregnancy. Why didnt he tell me ?

I was feeling angry that he keep this information from me.

He said there is a person in palace who can help me. I need to find that person. If I can't get my answers from Bhai sa than I can ask rituraj.

But how should I find that person ?

Just then we heared some noise from outside. "Taara what is this noise outside ?"

She stood up and went to check. My eyes falls on all the things which I got from kuldevi maa temple.

"Ohhh ..I almost forget about it " There were green and red bangles and vermillion in it but what caught my attention was that thread which panditjii gave me to tie on raana Sa's arm. I touched it slightly brushing my fingers over it.

I don't think he needs any protection.

"Anya " taara called me loudly. My hand touched the vermillion box and it felt on the floor scattering it everywhere.

"Hey mahadev " i quickly stood up from the stool and bend down to pick it from the ground as much as I could. My heart was racing so fast. My hands were covered in red colour.

"Taara, why did you shout like that ? I got this from temple " i scolded her without thinking

"Am sorry anya but..."

"But " i looked her suddenly. She was looking in tension

"Anya...raana sa is going on the borders "

"Borders ? We came early from temple but still he has 2-3 days left. Why will he go today ?"

"Everyone is saying that he decided to go early. I saw him coming out of princess saanvi'a room . He already met everyone. His horse is ready at the exit gate "

"But he didn't meet me yet " i whispered.

He can't leave like this. He doesn't think it is important to tell me even for once. I won't just stay here keep waiting for him for forever.

I don't even know when he will come back.

I havent given him answer of his question yet.

He married me. Am not a piece of decoration who will listen to him only. He can't go. I know he is angry but it doesn't mean he could treat me like this.

I fisted my hand and without thinking , did what I thought was right.

I ran from there.

"Anya your dupatta....Anya stop " taara called me but I couldn't hear anything at that time.



I noticed some maids were staring me but I ignored everyone. I pulled my lehenga up a little while crossing all the halls and chambers. I didn't realise that palace is so big as I was feeling like I was running from so long but not able to reach him.

"He can't go just like that . You can't go like this " I was mumbling to myself when my arm hit with firestick and it falls on the ground.

I felt stinging pain in my arm bit I didn't have time to think of it now.

I saw there was a little crowd near the exit gate. I can see him a little as I was on the top of stairs.

" I haven't killed you yet. You are not allowed to go "

I saw him ready to mount on his horse when his eyes falls on me.

"Raana sa, you can't go like this " i whispered while running down from the stairs.

His eyes were staring me blankly for some seconds . I saw him looked around and than me. His eyes travelled from my mojri to my head while I was still running.

And his eyes turned something darker. His brows were in straight line.

He seems angry.

He wasn't even looking like this when he shouted in room some hours before .

And I don't even know why.

It should be me who should get angry now. Not him.

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