Chapter 7|A wicked lie

Pellucid tears clouded my vision, I stood baffled at his Impassive behaviour. He was staring at me as I could feel his intense heated gaze boring holes in my side skull. 'Was my hold too strong? It wasn't intentional tho!', he whispered slightly inclining towards my shoulder, his warm breath tingled my neck as he spoke since he was positioned parallel to me.

Am I thinking too much? Really? Is this how he normally hold hands? But he didn't said sorry for hurting me whether intentional or not. I apprehensively shook my head,'N..no'. Maybe he didn't wanted to hurt me..!

'You're looking beautiful wifey!', I heard his low gruff voice sort of a hoarse whisper, his warm breath fanning my cheek as blood rushed to my face flushing it. I lowered my gaze, a tint of strawberry tainting my cheeks. We did the rituals together. During our pheras, I for the first time noticed how tall he is! Probably 6"3' to my 5"7', my height's not less but a lot smaller as compared to his height.

But still I couldn't see his complete face!! (Sigh*)

A white cloth was muffled over my vision while he was putting on the vermilion(red powder) in my hairline. Soon his bulky hands slid into my veil, encirling my neck. I could feel his cold fingers playing with the exposed skin on my nape as he was tying the mangalsutra (auspicious thread). His rough thumb was drawing circles on my back causing my breath to hitch as I felt my breath elevating...Why is he doing this deliberately? My breathing ragged but soon he retracted his hands letting the cold air raise the tiny hairs on my back. From the corner of my eyes I noticed him smirking! He was subtly noticing my reaction to his touch?!!

Soon everything ended and than the realisation dawned upon me, I'll have to bid my family a goodbye forever. Not that I can't meet with them but I'm going to have a new family and a very new life with a total stranger. God knows if I'd be able to adjust in this new surrounding, new status as I'm not a royal but now I'm the wife of the future king!!

I didn't wanted to shed tears, it'll all look formality since I'm already in the palace but my turbulent mind made every emotion to flow through one channel in the form of clear water. I sobbed and wailed hugging my mother. Soon everybody was driven to their locations through the royal vehicles. The guest were few because the ceremony was private and kept away from the media coverage.

I threw the vacant place a last glance and swiveled around to face the palace but there wasn't a soul in the courtyard! No one...everyone left me to walk on my own to my room. Shouldn't my in-laws be present here to welcome me along with my husband? But not a soul is wandering in the entire place. Even my own brand new husband is missing!!

I clutched my heavy embroidery work gown barely able to lift it as I started transacending through the staircase while sliding my hand along the metallic banister. My gaze on it's own accord landed to the magnificient palace gate where I noticed a black rolls royce parked. Adjacent to that, few guards were keeping the suitcases and trolleys in the back seat of a black SUV. Is someone left to go? I couldn't recall any such faces...Whatever!!

Reaching on the second floor of the mahal, I walked through the long alley. It was lit by the gleam of the evening hue. The palace looks too aesthetic and elegant. I still couldn't believe on my fate which is too surprising to be felt real. I folded my arms around my chest as brisk air danced through my curls. The growing night gets assisted by the chilly winds, forcing the creeping creatures to crawl back into their burrows and sand pits.

'Where are you going?', a sharp piercing voice startled me. I turned around, my mother in law stood at the end of the alley glaring at me. 'I was searching for my room but I...'

'Ground floor, Servant's quarter!! I already got your worthless items shifted in your room. You can't wander around in the palace until I order you', her rimy, lack of respect and cold attitude was quite whammy to me. The facade of warmness long gone. She looked like an evil villain who succeeded in playing her game of chess trapping the queen of the opponent, the king is fated to defeat now. An immorally corrupt smile lingered on her face noticing my befuddled form.

Why didn't I recalled the vice saying that nothing comes for free? This woman has surely planned something against me! 'Shocked daughter in law? Well be habitual to this attitude of mine. Change your bridal attire and report soon in the kitchen on the top floor. You have the leftover dishes to wash too',she chipped, her voice the perversion of the lie she fed my mother.

'Where is my husband?', I roared back, totally ignoring her verbal nuisance. Am I her servant or puppet to respond as she pleases? Never! Sorry but I'm not mum who used to work for her. She can't snatch the title of Mrs. Advait Singh even if she's the queen.

'Why, aren't you too eager for your wedding night?', the sly look she shot towards my direction made my blood boil. 'Whatever I do with my husband is none of your concerns. He's mine now legally and I don't shy away from saying that I have more rights on him than you', my body started shaking in fury when she said 'He was never yours and will never be'.

'In that case he'll not remain yours too dear mother in law!', I retorted angrily.

'Oh, I see you have a not so clever plan of taking away my son? Well he's already gone',she snickered throwing her arms over her chest as she strode towards my space with heavy steps. The frenzied look on her face was terrifying and anxious both yet I least care about that. The tiring day and now this useless debate left me in shreds. I don't have leftover energy to move a muscle. But wait...did she said he's gone? Where and when?

'Where?', I asked, my forehead muscles screwed up in sheer confusion. 'To US dear for business!', and the bomb was dropped leaving my heart leap in the pit of my ribcage. I felt dizzy and hurt like a wounded lion, angry yet broken...thousands of questions swirled in my mind but I knew the one to answer is gone!

'Why didn't he informed me?', I asked but it came out as a mere whisper only audible to my ears. 'See how big belief and claims you have on your husband and he didn't even care to address you to his friends, didn't bid you farewell, even didn't care to see you personally and tell such this big news!! Even I don't know when he'll return..'

Did he really abandoned me on my wedding day? Is this wedlock a product of lie and treachery?

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'Whatever feelings I hold for my wife has nothing to do with you. I hate her yet I married her. Isn't it enough that she's married to a prince, that she'll now get to live a life out of luxury? I don't want to give that gold digger any such priority in my life to inform her about my whereabouts. I repeat this again, she's no one to me except for a namesake wife!!', a thunderous growl rumbled through the cellphone leisurely thrown on the mattress, a distressed figure of Adrit lying adjacent to it, staring at the chandelior with various emotions flashing in his eyes, promptly- guilt and regret.

Guilt that he should have confronted that poor woman about the vile plan of his foster mother and regret that he wasn't able to do so. He's not that cruel to see his sister in law being treated as a piece of shit in this house without any fault of hers, even her husband is involved in making her life devastated in every way possible. He's unfazed by the fact that her mother has announced her the new cook and maid of this palace, not being embarrased even the slightest while doing so. Her morale was heightened by the coldness of his son towards his own wife.

'Okay, I have to leave for the airport, Prisha is already there waiting for me. Will talk to you tommorow', with those two straightfoward sentences, the call ended. For once he didn't even took her name. Instead he is accompanied by Prisha, the girl who has deep crush on Daksh since Uni and he acknowledges it too. Still he wants her to travel with him abroad. And probably share an apartment with him!?

Loveless marriage but it's a marriage! Atleast you would have showed some respect towards the holy bond!! Adrit sighed turning around to face the window and ravenous sky.

Blood red moon gleamed in the ink darkness, endless strech of dullness that even the twinkling diamonds spread across the vast dimension of eternity, scurried away witnessing it's furious, hurt and sad, demonic and devilish form...the essence of platinum tranquility submerged herself into the sea of gore showcasing her wrath for the two evils hell bent to destroy a ball of innocence, a flower not yet completely bloomed, before that, unfortunately it is caught in the hands of wicked beings to get trampled!