Chapter_3

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Queen priyamvada was sitting in her comfortable chair leaning on it comfortably. She has her eyes closed and tears slide out from her eyes. She was crying remembering her son whom she used to love more than anything in this world.

Flashback

A very happy kabir entered inside his mom's chamber when she was reading a book leaning on her comfortable chair. Kabir came and hugged her from behind wrapping his arms around her neck and she smiled feeling her only son hugging her with so much of love.

" Mom, i am very happy. I can't describe you how much of happy i am. Now you don't have to be concerned about me because finally your son kabir malhotra has found who will be worried about me in future. " Kabir exclaimed and priyamvada's head just snapped in his direction and she just smiled to the fullest. 

" My baby fallen in love. wow who is she, how does she looks?? Tell me kabir, don't make me wait too much now. " Priyamvada said in her cheerful voice and a voice full of excitement.

" No mom, firstly i will share this new and her photo with manik bhai. You can see her after my brother. " Kabir said snatching priyamvada's smile but she covered in with fake happiness.

" Tell me her name and where she lives, what she does and main thing she is from which kingdom i mean which kingdom princess she is. " Queen asked and kabir look at her seriously.

" Mom she is a commoner, she doesn't belongs to a royal family but her heart is very royal. Even though she is poor but her heart is very rich and pure and i know my manik bhai won't ever say anything because he believes me. " Kabir said with a smile and priyamvada now growled in anger. "Manik bhai and manik bhai, kabir can't you see beyond your manik bhai. He doesn't even care for you and listen the queen of this estate would be of my choice and i don't want any discussion about it. "

" Ok mom but you also hear me very clearly that i am gonna marry her before you and my manik bhai would blessed us. I don't care wether you like it or not but my manik's bhai wish and blessing is important. " Kabir said in a same tone as hers and taking longs steps he finally went out and shut the door while priyamvada was just looking at the door with tears.

QUEEN PRIYAMVADA'S POV

How wrong you were kabir!! How wrong you were. You always neglect and disrespect my love for your brother manik who just forget our revenge. He is playing a romeo role in this drama kabir. He is distancing himself from our motive and taking care of nandini. Kabir that manik was never for you he was selfish. He never care about you, he just forgot so easily why i bound them together. I won't leave that nandini who just killed you and now ready to take the throne because of your blind brother. I promise you kabir i will make her beg for death.

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Nandini just got up from the bed and clean up the whole room and then went downstairs putting her chunri on head. She heard a voice suddenly a indistant voice from behind. She went towards the hall and see the queen who was sitting along with some beautiful girls. They were wearing short dresses and trying their level best to impress priyamvada.

" Queen i make you believe that if i got married to prince then i will make him happy always. " A princess said with sugar coated voice.

" Being a queen is not a cup of tea princess you should be hard hearted and royal because royalty is must to Significant the queen's charm. " Priyamvada said smirking evilly where nandini was looking down feeling ashamed.

After marrying manik her self confidence just shattered. She herself got shattered and now this humiliation, nandini got several hints from her taunting what she is implying.

" Who, who is this beautiful girl?? Is she is your relative? " Another princess asked with curiousity and jealousy mix voice.

" No, she is just a mere servant in this palace. Have you seen her no charm no beauty do you even think she can match up to our royalty." Priyamvada roared harshly and nandini stood still.

" But must say she is such a beauty and her mangalsutra, how beautiful it is. Looking like as if it is made for a queen. " One princess commented and everyone's attention gather towards her beautiful nuptial chain.

It was made of white gold and it's pandent was made of a real diamond giving it a royal look. It was indeed very beautiful and special because manik himself choose it for his nandini.

Feeling everyone's gaze on herself nandini clutch her mangalsutra and hide it behind her plates which was covering her modesty.

" Hey go and bring some juice and snacks for them. They are my special guest because soon my manik is going to select his wife the queen of our empire who will be matched up to our standards and royalty and brings positivity and prosperity." Queen ordered nandini as if she was just a servant and nodding nandini walked away.

Just in minute she came up with a big tray having various kinds of juices and two butlers behind her holding snacks. She keep everything before them and stood beside queen for her next order.

They were talking and laughing suddenly they heard the sound of door bell. Nandini understood that manik has finally came so she went to open the door. She open the door and look at his tired face. She silently take his office bag and walked behind him while he was just rolling his sleeves up to his elbow. Once he entered the hall the saw his mother with so many girls. Ignoring them he continue to strode towards his room but before that his mother called him. Unwillingly he went towards them and smile fakely. Nandini was about to go to room but before that queen called him and nandini stood beside manik. Manik was confused why his mother is not letting nandini go but her next words just made him shocked beyond imagination.

" Manik my son, these are princesses of the most prestigious kingdoms. They are here for you and i suggest you to spend some time with them and then select with whom you will get married. " Manik gasp in shocked and look at the princesses who were giving him seductive looks and then queen with a stern expression. Manik tilted his head to look at nandini who was looking down not at all bothered with the happenings.

" Yuvraaj why you're not taking anything wait, i'll serve you something." A princess said joyfully and take a glass and forward it to manik but it was stopped in between by a soft hand making everyone confused. 

"Sorry princess but yuvraaj is allergic with citrus fruits, they reacted very badly on his skin if he had them." Nandini said in very low voice and manik smiles. Princesses are hell shocked.

" You bloody servant who gave you the permission to stop me and doesn't yuvraaj knew what is suitable for him and what not." Princess shouted and manik become shocked again hearing the bloody servant words.

"Nandini knew my likes and dislikes princess and secondly she is not a servant here." Manik said coldly looking at his mother. Manik knew that before anyone he can't disclose nandini so he tried to cover it up.

"Ohh so yuvraaj, she must be your concubine. " A princess said with evil smirk but it got faded when she felt a pain in her elbow. Manik stood up and get a grip on her elbow making her stand before himself.

" How dare you use inappropriate words for her. What the hell do you think you're. You are just a princess you roam around me trying to flaunt herself so that i could spare a look to you but you know who is she. *pointing towards nandini* she never flaunt herself but i myself can't get enough of her. You are not even 1% of her and now i ordered all of you to get the hell out of my palace before i terminate our deals and abolish our relations with each other. It will cause millions of loss to you so just get lost. " Manik shouted and in an instant all of them ran away not wanting to face manik's anger which will lead their kingdoms to a heavy loss.

After all of them left nandini dismissed all the servants around and stood beside manik who was throwing angry glare at the queen.

" Didn't i tell you to not to drag my matters in your dirty politics. Don't you know i can't marry as well as can't announce nandini is my wife." Manik yelled furiously but queen priyamvada was equally angry.

"Manik first of all keep your tone low and secondly you have to marry any princess because it's a royal protocol. I can't let this girl ruin our image and what's wrong if i introduce her as our servant and a princess called her as your concubine. Didn't she do all the household works. Didn't she please you every night." Queen priyamvada said throwing her venoms on nandini. Nandini was crying because of her bad mouthing.

" Mrs. Priyamvada malhotra don't you dare raise your voice on me and my wife. Keep your vendettas with you. Don't forget you were never the queen but the concubine of my father. My mother was the real queen of this palace. I respect you from the starting that doesn't means you will take it for granted. Nandini is my queen and the real and actual queen of this kingdom so be ready to crowned her as queen. I really love kabir and i remember everything but that doesn't means i will lost my humanity. I called you queen so that my father's reputation must not gotten affected that doesn't means i accepted you as my mother. My mother was mrs. Nyonika malhotra the former queen of this kingdom you're just using her place so just enjoy this royalty. My wife is not your servant and if you do this kind of stupidity next time then i will give the place which every king's concubine had gotten here. " Manik said and started to take nandini to his room in his arms knowing her pain.

Priyamvada was shocked because for her profits she always used manik. Though she hate manik but manik always respects her because she gave him kabir his little brother. Manik never disrespect her and even follow her orders when his father and mother died but now for the first time manik have shown her what she is and what she used to be. This is the most indigestible thing to priyamvada. She is angry and now her anger will burst on nandini.

Here manik entered his room taking nandini in his arms. He was furious so he just keep her on the bed with slow bump and look at her face which was devoid of any emotion.

He chinned her up and asked her, "when they were insulting you why you didn't taken a stand. You could have told them who are you??" Manik asked with gritted teeth which made nandini shiver.

"I have no right to say anything when queen and you are present if i do so i will be beaten to death. I can't bear that pain." Nandini said slowly while wiping the tear which has rolling through her cheek.

" Even when they are pointing at your dignity and self respect." Manik asked in his angry tone.he squeeze her cheeks tightly making her eyes shut in pain. She has nothing to say.

" It's paining me please leave. " She cried holding his wrist trying to make it loosen and lastly he just set her free.

" They are princesses and i am Nothing. I have no one who will take stand for me then how can i speak before them." Saying nandini wipe her tears and went away.

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