Jaipur, Sisodiya Nivas.

Author's POV

Shanti Devi glared at Garvi who was crying hysterically in her brother's arms and shouted in anger, "I always knew this girl would only bring us bad omen nothing else, and today she did it by seducing Kuwar Sa, will you explain to me girl How did you do that? What spells you did do on Kuwar Sa that he came near you, what if anything happened to him Bade Hukum (Digvijay) will kill us."

Veer looked at her and said in a slightly angry tone, "Dadisa Gudiya didn't do anything to him, she is not a witch, Kuwar Sa himself went near her and he is a sane person so he knows what he did, and what happened after that has nothing to do with her, If someone attacked him it isn't her fault, and it's nothing to do with her, Baba Sa is at Rathod palace and I am sure he will handle everything why are you blaming her for the thing which she didn't even do."

Garvi clutched her brother's shirt tightly remembering the blood which was oozing out from his chest, she hid her face more in his embrace and sobbed loudly.

Veer patted her head in a consoling manner and said lovingly to his sister, "Gudiya stop crying, Nothing happened to Kuwar Sa, he is all okay I just called Araysh and he said that Kuwar Sa is fine now, What happened with him isn't your fault so stop crying for useless reasons."

"I am warning you, Veer, if anything bad happens with my family because of this girl, I will kill her, I don't know after seeing the drama that happened in the temple, Arayash Jamai Sa (son-in-law) will marry her or not, hope it doesn't go in the wrong way and he will take this curse with him, I don't want this girl in my house anymore," Shanti Devi spotted the hateful words at Garvi and with glared at her grandchildren and dashed toward her bedroom cursing Garvi inside her heart.

Veer sighed and said soothingly, "Gudiya go inside your room and freshen up, Take some rest, I am going back to Rahod palace, and I will be back with Baba Sa."

Veer said and moved to go out but before he could move outside, Garvi's soft hands wrapped around his wrist and she said in her trembling voice, "I want to come with you Bhai Sa."

An evil smirk graced Veer's lips but it vanished in the thin air in just one second.

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Jaipur, Rathod Palace.

In the big lavish living hall of the Rathod palace, every member of the Royal family was present and was waiting for the volcano to burst out, Digvijay glanced at Prabhakar and breaking the long-lasting silence shouted in anger, "Will you explain to me, Why the hell my grandson went near your daughter? This is the rarest thing which happened in a decade, Is your daughter planning something against the Royal family or are you having something to do with it? If you are involved tell me now, and If I get to know that you are behind that attack then I promise I will wipe out your and your family's whole existence."

Prabhakar trembled hearing his words, he didn't even have the slightest idea of these things, his daughter is like a caged parrot who lives only inside the house, It was the first time that he bought in a social gathering and this havoc happened, he was regretting bringing her outside of the house, he was aware of his daughter's beauty which drawn so many attention towards herself, and his mother warned him so many times but he behaved recklessly by bringing her outside and pushing her in this danger, he is shame on the name of the father

"I don't know Bade Hukum why Hukum went near her, She....she... is innocent If you want to punish someone, please punish me but leave her, I am loyal to this family from my birth, I will never betray you or your family, If you want you can kill me  here, I will not utter a single word against you, I don't have anything to do with that attack."

But Digvijay did not believe a single word he said and shouted, "I don't believe you, Prabhakar, give me a single reason to trust that your filthy daughter didn't try to catch my grandson's attention."

Prabhakar lifted his eyes but avoided looking into Digvijay's eyes and let out in a slightly nervous voice, "My daughter is going to get married in a week Hukum."

Taking the chance Baldev quickly asked, "And who Is the groom?"

Harshvardhan felt irritated after hearing his elder brother's question it wasn't their concern that Prabhakar's daughter getting married to someone, they didn't have any right to meddle in their personal lives.

But before all these shity things, he trusts Prabhakar more than anyone, because he had known Prabhakar from the time he was young, and he had been working for him for 20 years, he knew Prabhakar had nothing to do with today's incident.

But when he saw that Baldev was dragging his daughter in that matter he quickly spoke in the defense of Prabhakar, "Do I need to clear once again Bhai Sa (brother) that you don't have no right to talk in the matter which is related to my son and I know Prabhakar from a long time he can never do such thing and why are you dragging his daughter in this matter, she didn't come near Rudra he went near her so let him wake up, he will answer your question."

Baldev let out an evil laugh and said, "Oh my dear little brother, Don't you want to know the groom's name, who is going to get married to his daughter? What if it's your son?" Baldev said like he was cracking some kind of joke but his father Digvijay glared at him hearing his displeasing words and he quickly shut his mouth.

Ratnamala Devi, who was silently chanting the Gayatri mantra in her mind and was praying to God for her grandson's well-being spoke out, "What is his name?"

Baldev smirked hearing his mother's question, he really wanted someone elder to interfere in this matter and his mother did it.

Prabhakar nervously turned towards her and answered, "He is Araysh Badi Maharani."

Everyone stared at him with shocked eyes, they didn't expect it to be him, all things were so confusing, Araysh whose first love is his duty and protecting his hukum, was getting married without Rudra's knowledge, if it was someone else they would have thought it as the useless topic but Araysh was someone from whom they never expected this.

Suddenly they heard loud footsteps and turned their heads to look in that direction.

Rudra was standing on the stairs looking downstairs, with mischievousness in his coal-black eyes, he was not looking like the patient who had just been saved from the horrible attack or came out of bed, his dark eyes were filled with amusement seeing the ongoing drama, there was no ounce of pain visible on his handsome face, but his chest was bandaged with white bandages and he was only on his black trouser, keeping his muscular body on display.

He cascaded down the stairs followed by Araysh who was too ashamed because he failed to save his hukum, The smile that was gracing Rudra's lips in the morning was still there like nothing happened and everything was okay.

Gayatri came running towards him held his hand with motherly affection and said worriedly, "Rudra why did you come down son, Go and take a rest."

Rudra glanced at his mother and replied in a calm voice, "I am fine Masa," he forwarded his feet towards the man who is his grandfather by blood, and asked mischievously, "Mr. Rathod Can I know why you are making noise pollution at this time?"

Digvijay Singh Rathod glanced at his grandson it wasn't new for him to get disrespected by him but it every time pierces his heart in different places, he looked at him with angry eyes and shouted in wrath, "Are you even in your senses Rudra, first you went at the shamshan Ghat (cemetery), then you came with the dirty body in the temple, then you went near that lower class, filthy girl and you got shot but still you are asking me as nothing happened."

Rudra didn't lose his calm and let out, "So what's new in this, or Do you care now?"

Harshvardhan sighed he knew his son is something unimaginable, he will make Digvijay go mad with his unwanted calmness, but what his son said was true, it wasn't the first time that he got shot, numerous times someone tried to kill him, and deep down in his heart he knew who is that person, he glanced at his elder brother Baldev who was looking at Rudra with so much hate in his eyes and sighed knowing that he is living with the people who are thirsty for his son's blood.

When Digvijay didn't answer Rudra he

chuckled and slumped down on the couch, he glanced at his grandfather  and said casually, "Mr. Rathod you also have three grandsons other than me, If I died also they are alive to take care of your empire."

Rudra smirked glancing at Baldev and said arching his brow, "Isn't it true Tau Sa ( elder brother of Father)?"

Hearing his words Baldev felt cold knots forming inside his stomach, the way his nephew spoke out those words, he knew his nephew knew everything he did or was doing, so why did he never take any action against him, He knew Rudra was cunning, and enough clever to know his intention, but he never did anything against him why? This question always haunts him, he knows his nephew isn't that calm the way he shows himself to the outer world, he always has twisted plans behind that calm facade but then why he is not doing anything, he didn't reply to Rudra and turned his all attention towards his father, who was burning in anger.

Digvijay glared at him and said after glancing at Araysh who was holding his gazes low, "What is new in this, do you even know the lowlife which always roams behind you was going to get married, that is also without your knowledge, still do you think I am a fool and was creating noise pollution."

"Sometimes I get doubt if this lowlife is behind all the things," Digvijay said pointing towards Araysh, Who was shocked as hell after hearing it.

Araysh didn't say anything and kept his gazes low, he and Rudra are of the same age, and he has been with him since childhood when he didn't even know from where he came in this world, The Royal family took care of him and his all expenses, they let him become literate but in the cost of his life, which he kept on his hands only to save his hukum, why he will think of harming his hukum, but he was ashamed of himself

for getting distracted, but it was all the fault of his idiot heart, which got distracted when he caught her beautiful stillhouse in the crowd of women.

Rudra laughed out loud like it was some kind of joke and said with amusement, "I think you should take treatment from Doctor, nowadays you are talking so senseless with your increasing age, If he is marrying someone then why are you telling me this, you are talking like." (he winked looking at his grandfather and said lowly, "I and Araysh are going to share his wife in bed."

Everyone gasped in horror hearing his words it was something they were ashamed of hearing and today Rudra again rubbed the salt on the slightly healed wounds of Digvijay which he did reminding the mistake Digvijay made in his adult life, but it wasn't the only mistake he did in his adult life but the walls of Rathod palace were too much strong to let any secret come out so easily and those secret were nothing but the storm which has the power to destroy everything.

Araysh who was lowering his head snapped his eyes toward his hukum, it was the first time, he didn't like the words that left his hukum's mouth but he knew he can't say anything, because the slave doesn't have a tongue.

Veer and Garvi both halted on the doorstep of Rathod palace, and Veer quickly clutched his sister's hand, who was trembling like a dry leaf after hearing Rudra's words which literally shook her to the core.