The Sultan's Bride

GULAAB POV

"Princess,"

An attendee stopped in front of me struggling for air as she came running to me.

I quickly stood up from bed.

"What he asked for?" I asked, my eyes big and alert.

"Princess, he asked for you as the gift from his highness," She informed lowering her gaze.

My heart beats raced insanely as I insert my feet in footwear, to run.

"But, The King can deny," She reminded me thinning her eyebrows.

"He will kill everyone then," I stated and pulled my skirt slightly up to run.

Coming out of my chamber, running through the galleries of Palace, I shamelessly entered the Royal Court and Interrupted.

"I am ready,"

It was like, I was on the verge of losing my consciousness because of this running and the weakness, I got from my last failed attempt of suicide.

I focused on my breathing and looked through my veil at the person who asked for me as a gift in exchange for his deed of saving my brother.

His height was way taller than mine. His body was well built like a warrior, broad shoulders, stoned body but I couldn't see his face because my face was covered with the veil.

All I knew was I couldn't deny what he asked because he was the King and he did hold power to smash everyone and I didn't want it at any cost.

"What the hell are you saying Gulaab? You know he is our Enemy and belongs to the different territory and Religion." My brother came to me.\

I looked at him. I couldn't tell and explain anything to him. I couldn't tell the reason to him. The tears fell off my eyes.

"I know Bhai saheb. But, please try and understand. I want to marry him...Please!" I begged him. My heart was crying aloud with the fact that that man could do anything to get what he wanted.

I never saw him, I didn't know him, I didn't know his name even but all I knew was his intentions and in no conditions, I could let him win.

If I was the cost of saving my brother, then I would pay for it.

"What happened? Gulaab, Why suddenly? If you want to get married. We can find a Prince of our culture and the one whom I Know Better." My brother looked concerned and unhappy with what I said.

"No, no, no, no Bhai Saheb! Please try and understand. Please don't say 'No' to the proposal. I am begging you Bhai Saheb!" I literally begged him and a trail of tears escaped my eye.

This was it, I crossed all the limits of shame by accepting the proposal in the Royal Court but I couldn't deny the Proposal.

"Are you Sure? Gulaab! Do you want this marriage? You are not doing all this because of anger?" He asked me again with a slow and concerned voice taking me to a corner of the Royal Court.

I was the daughter of the King who was sitting on the throne right now, I was the sister of the Prince of our Empire. I was a damn Princess but completely helpless at that moment. I couldn't even tell my family.

"Bhai Saheb! Am I looking Angry to you?" I held his hands and my voice trembling and scared as if my next breath depends on this.

"Gulaab, Is there anything I should know?" He asked again.

I looked at him, my eyes pleading and I muttered.

"Bhai Saheb, Please try and understand, I WANT TO GET MARRIED TO THIS PERSON,"

1628, Mahabaleshgarh. The most powerful and rich Empire of Entire Hind was enjoying its royalty peacefully. Their royalty and dominance were crying aloud on all the other empires as they haven't lost any war in the past fifty years. The ruthless King and Prince considered being the most unkind when it comes to finishing their Enemies.

But, little did they know was nothing about a vast conspiracy that was taking birth behind their backs. They were happily conducting their royal meeting on this day. As it was a bright, sunny day and they had a visitor in their Empire too, Sultan Rafiq Sulaiman

Sultan has traveled miles from Arab to Hind and in an incident saved the prince of Mahaleshgarh from a group of dacoits. And for that, King of Mahableshgarh requested him to ask for something in return. Sultan's face was high when he demanded something in front of everyone in the Royal court meeting, unpredictable to anyone.

When they were thinking of money, gold, ornaments, any palaces he asked for the pride of Mahabaleshgarh and the heart of Prince Rajvardhan.

He said aloud.

'Iss

registan me hamara

Gulaab

utna hi namumkin

hai

jitna

sookhe me sharab ka...

Lekin ab Kyuki...

Mehfil me Gulaab or Sharab

dono hi Maujood

hai to janab... Waqt ho chala hai

hamare

nikaah

ke

Sailaab ka'

Everyone stood up and a lot of swords came out of sheath as he finished his poetic proposal. He would have been killed by now as he asked for something Precious and something that was considered to be proud of Mahabaleshgarh. Princess Gulaab... Daughter of King and sister of Prince Rajvardhan.

He asked for a wedding with Mahabaleshgarh's princess.

She was a sensitive, innocent, and broken child of the king. She was precious, delicate, and a baby for his brother. She was a beautiful, less talkative, and hurt princess of Mahabaleshgarh.

People of the Empire hadn't seen her very much as she became introverted after an incident happened in her life. She didn't possess any power to trust anyone easily. She was afraid of betrayal, hate, and heartbreak. Her name means Rose and her situation best describes a Bleeding Rose.

While on other hand, Sultan Rafiq was something like a puzzle. His heart, peace, solace, focus, and dedication were on only becoming the king of two continents Arab and Hind. The idea he had for ruling over the hind was to kill the Prince and king of Mahabaleshgarh either in a war, in family politics, or by any other means.

His life was straight as his goal was clear. He never loved, cared, or stayed with his family. His mind and fingers were so sharp that he could have easily done what he thought without even letting anyone know, but.

There was someone, who got the hint and pulled her skirt a little up to run fastly as much as she could. The noise of her anklet bells filled the galleries of Mahabaleshgarh as she ran from her chamber to the Royal Court.

She heard the proposal from a distance and climbed the stairs of the court quickly. She didn't think twice, she didn't process the whole thing properly. The only thing that seemed right to her was a "yes".

She said aloud.

" Yes, I am ready"

Everyone was shocked. No one could believe and able to understand the reason behind the proposal of the sultan and the acceptance of the Princess.

The king couldn't deny it because now it was about the words he uttered. Now it was about the promise of giving something he just made a few moments ago.

No one could say anything now.

And there was one person who was standing more than shocked, sultan Rafiq. He didn't even know her, never saw her and his face clearly said that his plan was flipped by the princess.

The whole Empire got busy in preparation for their princess's wedding but the only princess knew what she thought and what made her say yes.

Saying yes could mean death, torture, hate, rape, or anything else. She didn't know what life was waiting for her ahead. She made herself ready to travel far away from her Empire to his and the reason was still not known to anyone.

This is the journey of Princess Gulaab from Mahabaleshgarh to the sultan's reign. She wasn't aware of what the sultan has thought for her, she wasn't aware of how she would be treated there. She didn't know anything about the sultan but she was aware of one thing. She knew that she was the only one who could save her brother and her Empire.

She was already broken and all she cares for her was nothing. She was someone whom death couldn't scare anymore. She became a venomous bleeding Rose and the sultan definitely hate Roses.