Chapter 6.

As soon as we entered the chamber, he cornered me against the wall and held my wrist in his, which was surely going to leave marks, and said in an utterly scary threatening tone.

"What were you even thinking when you went to meet the royal priest???!!! Do you have any idea what did you do??? Why did you deliberately postpone the date of Garbhdhana sanskaar??? Moreover, why did you say anything regarding dosha when it clearly doesn't exist??!! Do you even know what could have happened if maa and baba were not this understanding they would-"

"Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!! I know that if they were not this understanding they would have demanded you to leave me and what is wrong with it?? This loveless forced marriage, what are you trying to extract out of it??!!!!" I yelled at him jerking him backwards.

"What do you mean trying to extract??? Weren't you explained why the war took place in the first place??" he asked making me confused about the situation. My mind was now haywire and asked the questions that stayed in me since the time we got married.

"Why did you attack my kingdom?? Wasn't it because you wanted to gain our kingdom and expand your territory?? Why did you force me into this marriage?? Why you never asked for my consent in this marriage?? Why did you kill my father?? Why did you marry me?? Why?? Why?? Why??" I questioned him and my voice was raised with every second word. My mind wasn't working as a matter of fact.

"What are you even saying?? Are you out of your mind?? Weren't you the one who accepted our marriage and willfully agreed to it?? Who said I killed your father?? When I entered the palace to take what I came for in the first place, I saw you mourning your father. How does that make me your father's killer?? And don't... I repeat don't ever question this pious bond of ours. Mark my words one day you will willfully carry my blood in your womb. And it is my promise."

I sat down with a thud on the floor. I yelled at him, "YOU TOO MARK MY WORDS PRINCE VIKRAMADITYA!!! YOU WON'T EVER HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE ME WEAK IN FRONT OF YOU..." And he stormed out of the chamber.

I sat there for hours and reeled everything over and over again. He said he had a reason for the war. He said he came for something to the palace. He said he asked for my wish to marry. But in all this, I was never even asked. All that he said was never presented to me in the way he said.

What was the reason he came to our kingdom for?? Was it some girl that he fancied but married me for the kingdom's sake?? If he didn't kill my father then who did?? And moreover, why was I told that he killed my father?? Whatever it is I am now sure of one thing. I am manipulated.

I have to find out what actually happened.

What occurred in those three months???

My thoughts were interrupted by Aditya who came back to see me in the same position.

"Dinner is ready. Come we will have ours in the room itself. You haven't eaten anything all day." He said softly.

"Why do you do this?? The whole world calls you the cruel and. merciless with no ounce of kindness. Then why do behave so softly with me?? Why do you never treat me like how people think you are??" I asked him.

My heart and mind have their own thoughts. Heart said he is trustworthy and cared for me.

While my mind says, he is just pretending to be caring and soft to you. He has some ulterior motive.

This war between mind and heart is really exhausting. I don't know what to do and what not to do.

"I assume you never knew what occurred in the past three months and the meeting prior to it. Let time reveal all. You will come to know gradually but remember, whatever I do for you is never to pretend anything. Why everything happened?? What happened?? Let time reveal. come let's have food." he said kneeling down in front of me.

"Night came early," I stated.

"Secluding yourself from everything doesn't mean time stopped. You locked yourself and sat down but time always keeps on moving. You wasted a lot of time. Now come on get up and have food. I am very hungry." he said and my eyes widened with realisation.

"You didn't have food too??!!! why?? Do you even have an ounce of brain left?? How much of a negative effect it is going to cast on your health, do you have any idea??" I asked him.

He smiled, a real one, and said, "Concerned are we??"

"You are my husband. I have every right to be. After all your health is very important. if something happened, then what would happen to maa and pitaji? They have just one child. However, idiot you are, you are their only son."

"And you. you don't even have one child. Who would look after you if I di-"

"Don't... I repeat don't ever utter this word. How much of a bad start we had in our relationship, but still, we are bound to each other for 7 lives. I would never want you to die before me." I said to him lowering my eyes to the floor.

We were interrupted by a maid, who came with a plate of food.

We sat down to have food.

"You feed me," he demanded.

"Are you a kid to eat from my hands??" I asked narrowing my eyes.

"I am not but I am the one who could give you the kid to feed from your hands," he said with a smirk and I shake my head, knowing he can never change. I don't want to accept but deep down he looks so delicious with that smirk on his face.

I forwarded a morsel to him and he diverted it back to me. I smiled and ate it. Next, I forwarded it to him and he ate.

One thing I came to know about him is he feeds me or maa before him.

I think living with him is tolerable. I can do this.