"I knew it was of no use! I knew it! Why would you listen to me, after all? I've never truly believed in you before this," he said, scowling. He wiped away his tears, and turned around, storming to the door of his bedroom. He opened it and was about to walk out, when a small, soft voice fell upon his ears, making him freeze.
"Y-Yashvir?"
His eyes widened and his breath caught in his throat, as he slowly turned around. His gaze fell directly upon Ahankara, whose eyes were open now, and staring back at him. A tear of happiness left his eye, and he instantly rushed to her, taking her hands into his.
"Are you okay? God I missed you so much," he whispered, leaning in and kissing her forehead.
"Wh-what happened?" Ahankara whispered, frowning. "I don't... I..." She trailed off.
"Wait, let me get the doctor," Yashvir said in alarm, running to the door. He ordered a guard outside to fetch the docto
Few Months Later"You okay?" Yashvir asked softly, pulling Ahankara to his chest."Yeah," she whispered, her gaze downcast."Look at me," he demanded, brushing her hair away from her face. Ahankara hesitated, but obliged, her glassy eyes meeting with his concerned ones. "Hey, my Love," Yashvir frowned, pulling her into a hug. She held onto his shirt, and sniffed, as tears left her eyes. "Ahankara... Stop crying my Beautiful Rose. I don't like your tears, you know that.""Hmm," she mumbled, but continued to shake with silent cries."Ahankara, you know this had to happen one day, right?" He asked. "She had to go some day.""I know, but it still hurts. I miss her so much already," Ahankara muttered, burying her face into his chest.He caressed her back, and the back of her head, hoping to calm her down. "If I had known this would happen, I wo
A beautiful laughter echoed in his ears, and Kabir narrowed his eyes, looking around."Did you hear that?" He asked his best friend, Yashvir, the crown Prince of Kalang."Hear what?" Yashvir asked, frowning."I think I heard a girl laughing," Kabir replied, trying to listen closely."It's probably your destiny laughing at you," Yashvir smirked. "You're the son of the King's most trusted soldier, and here you are, stuck with me as a hunting buddy.""Tch," Kabir rolled his eyes. "I'm here by choice. And secondly, I really heard someone laughing.""A girl?" Yashvir raised an eyebrow. "Out here in the forest, at this time of the day? You're going mad.""No, I'm not," Kabir waved him off. He heard a faint scream, and now he stood up, his hand on his sword. "There is definitely some girl around here. I think she's in trouble.""Yeah, but we're not in father's territory right now, so it isn't someone from your Kingdom. You don't have any obli
"Welcome to Adibar," Ahankara nodded. "So what brings you here?" She asked, her eyes back on Yashvir."You," Yashvir replied, taking another step in her direction. This time she remained rooted to her spot, since she did not want to seem intimidated by his supposed 'greatness'."Forgive me, Yuvraj, but flirting with a Princess does not fit someone of your status," Ahankara replied, and gasps escaped the mouths of most her maids. They looked at Yashvir in fear, scared that he would be offended, but Yashvir only smiled in response."There is a very real difference between being honest, and flirting, Ahankara," Yashvir replied, and Ahankara's expression hardened."I would appreciate it if you'd address me as Rajkumari Ahankara. I don't think we are friends, so I don't see why you should call me by my first name," she said, holding her head up high."I see," he smirked, nod
"What do you mean you don't want the crown anymore?!" Maharani (Queen) Hansa Bai's voice echoed in the room."I said what I said," Yashvir shrugged, as maids massaged his body with different oils. He was lying shirtless on his stomach on a charpoy (a bedstead of woven webbing stretched on a wooden frame on four legs), his forearms supporting his head like a pillow. Yashvir did not even bother to open his eyes and look up at his mother, too relaxed and lost in Ahankara's thoughts.The beautiful Princess of Adibar."Leave us," the Queen ordered the women, and they instantly stood up, bowed their heads in respect and exited the room.Yashvir sighed, now opening his eyes."I am asking you something, Yashvir. What nonsense did you just utter, and that too in front of all those servants? How dare you?" Hansa Bai scolded.Yashvir clenched his jaw, now standing up from the charpoy, and stood before his mother."I will not take the crown until you ge
"Rajkumari? What are you doing here?" Neharika asked, walking up to Ahankara, who was silently staring at the night sky."Hmm?" Ahankara hummed absent-mindedly."What are you..." Neharika paused to yawn, trying to keep her eyes open. "What are you doing in the balcony at this time of the night?""Do you think the Moon ever feels lonely?" Ahankara questioned, blinking up at it."What kind of a question is that?" Neharika frowned."It looks really lonely to me.""Well," Neharika sighed. "It has a million lovers staring up at it in the darkness of the night. The Moon is their only light in the sea of black.""But they are just people who stare at her from far off, they only use her as a source of light, to drown their own darkness," Ahankara frowned, now looking at Neharika."That may also be true, but they do admire its beauty," Neharika pointed out."But that's not enough. They just use her, for her light. Deep down they want to s
"You look beautiful, Rajkumari," Neharika complimented, while helping Ahankara wear her last bangle."I don't want to," Ahankara sighed. "I had to dress up-""Because your brother will scold you if you don't. I know. You've repeated that sentence a hundred times already," Neharika finished for her, and Ahankara sighed again."What if-" Ahankara began, but she was once again interrupted, this time by a knock on her door. "Who is it?" She rolled her eyes, standing up from her chair."Rajkumari Ahankara? It's Meena," the person replied. Ahankara took a deep breath to calm her nerves, before gesturing at Neharika to let her in."Khamma Ghanni Rajkumari," Meena greeted as soon as she entered the room, a huge smile on her face."Ghanni Khamma. What is it?" Ahankara questioned."You look stunning, Rajkumari Ahankara! This royal blue lehenga looks so beautiful on you!" She beamed at her."Thank you, Meena," Ahankara offered her a small smile.
"I know," Yashvir smirked, making Ahankara's eyes widen. Her brother would kill her if he found out that they had met before, and Ahankara had not even bothered to inform him about it."You know...?" Karan Singh frowned."I mean that's what I guessed," Yashvir replied. "Khamma Ghanni." Yashvir smirked at her, and even while her brother was standing right beside her, she found him giving her a once over. Ahankara clenched his jaw, glancing at her brother to see if he noticed, but he looked too busy in talking to Kabir.'Of course,' Ahankara thought to herself, feeling extremely annoyed."Khamma, Ghanni, Rajkumari Ahankara," Yashvir repeated each word slowly, slightly leaning in towards her. She startled when he did that, and stepped back, blinking at him in shock. Ahankara could see the glint of mischief in his eyes, and the ghost of a smirk upon his lips. Immediately, she felt her blood boil.
"We will leave your Palace tomorrow morning. After that you have three days to decide, whether you want us to become relatives, or enemies," Yashvir declared."You can't do that, Yuvraj!" Karan Singh replied, almost shaking with rage. Meanwhile Yashvir looked awfully calm."Says who?" Yashvir smirked. "I am the crown Prince of Kalang. I can go to war with any Kingdom I want, for whatsoever reason. No other Kingdom will dare to stand against us.""What... What will you achieve by this?" Karan Singh frowned, sighing in defeat as he looked at him in question.Yashvir smiled, and his eyes softened."Ahankara."- - - -"Rajkumari?" Someone knocked on the door multiple times, sounding extremely agitated."Come in," Ahankara frowned, exchanging a bewildered look with Neharika.Meena entered the room and closed th