Page 17 of The Royal Beast & His Queen

"Ishu... it's not that... I wanted to tell you but...", Ranveer started but was interrupted again...

"There is a lot of difference between wanting to tell and actually telling", Isha said

"I know bacha... I'm at fault, I'm so sorry, but trust me, I so wanted to tell you right from the start but...", He started but was interrupted again

"Tell me one thing bhai, when would you have actually told me if I didn't get to know by myself? Would you have told me or directly thrown a wedding card at my face ?", Isha asked

"Ishu...", Ranveer started but she cut him off...

"I didn't know you consider me worse than an outsider ?", she said and he huffed

"Will you stop interrupting me and listen to me ?", Ranveer raised his tone... Immediately, Sharah and Veera got up on their paws and growled angrily at him ready to attack him at his one wrong step from him to harm their queen.

Seeing this, Abhyansh smirked, he was glad that Sharah and Veera were now properly trained to protect his wife in his absence. His testing is completed now, but he felt like troubling his brother-in-law more.

"Sharah, Veera, a man is raising his tone at Rani sa and you are just growling at him ?", Abhyansh said to tease Ranveer but he didn't use that tone and modulation or actions that could help the wild carnivores understand what he meant. Hearing him, horror strikes Ranveer's face...

"See, I told you, your husband wants me dead", Ranveer complained but Isha knew her husband was just troubling her brother, that's why he made sure Sharah and Veera didn't get what he meant. So, she didn't react. Seeing the wild animals not reacting, Ranveer calmed down but still the fear of what if they pounced on him suddenly raised his heart rate.

"Sharah, Veera, what are you staring at ? Your dinner for today is here, go, get it", Abhyansh again teased, looking at Ranveer's wide eyes and horror-stricken face, legs ready to run, Abhyansh burst out laughing, this time Isha didn't glare at her husband,instead laughed with him looking at her brother who is looking extremely cute.

Ranveer glared at his sister and brother-in-law but didn't dare to raise his tone as he was still afraid. Seeing her brother's flaring nose, she stopped laughing.

"Rana sa... let's go from here, I have to prepare dinner as well, bhai is here after a long time, I'll cook his favorite dishes", she said and turned to her brother... "We'll talk after dinner bhai", she said

"His favorite dishes ? Why would you make them ? For hurting you or making you cry ?", Abhyansh asked seriously glaring at his wife, Ranveer felt guilty hearing his sister shed tears because of him. He could never see her cry and here he himself made her cry.

Sharah and Veera growled at Abhyansh seeing him raising his tone at Isha but not too loud as they trust their king but growled not liking the tone. Ranveer smirked seeing this...

"Answer me Rani sa", Abhyansh asked in a slightly raised tone and they growled again and Abhyansh lost it... "Get inside both of you", he said angrily showing them his finger towards the way to their cage rooms and they looked at Isha one last time before walking to their cage rooms understanding their king's command and they would never disobey him.

"Why did you shout at Sharah and Veera ?", Isha asked angrily while Abhyansh sighed...

"They are interrupting me... and now will you answer me ? Your brother deserves your anger, not his favorite dishes, you were crying just this evening, and seeing him you melted ?", he asked

"I didn't Rana sa, but that wouldn't stop my love, he hadn't eaten my handmade food for weeks now, and I knew he was missing it...", she said

"If he was, he wouldn't have avoided you for all these weeks just to hide his relationship, stop defending him, don't forget he had hurt you", Abhyansh said

"so did you... Did I ever ask her to stay away from you", Ranveer asked and Abhyansh raised his brow... "Okay I did, but you deserved it, you still do, you don't deserve her forgiveness, while I do, I know I had hurt my sister and I am guilty, I regret it, but I love her the most, I always did, and I'll always do. Not like you, you said you hated her first without a valid reason, now you say you love her, who knows, you might again say you hate her ? I don't trust you with my sister at all Ranawat", Ranveer burst out shocking Isha and Abhyansh as well.

Abhyansh understood that something must have triggered Ranveer's outburst and his suspicion immediately went to Nandini Rana, if that woman dared to spill something out, she wouldn't be alive to see another sunrise the next day, determined Abhyansh.

"Bhai... stop this insane behavior, why are you suddenly saying all this now ?", Isha asked her brother trying to control her emotions.

"What wrong did I say? What if he would again start hating you ? Can you bear if he leaves you for reasons unknown ?", Ranveer said and a hard punch landed on his cheek making him drop on the floor, Isha cupped her mouth, she turned to her husband to see him burning in rage...

"Don't you dare say nonsense about my marriage Rajput, It will hardly take a minute to kill you", Abhyansh said, and soon Ranveer got up and was about to punch the BEAST but he held his brother-in-law's fist before it touched his skin.

"Rana sa, leave his hand", Isha said and Abhyansh left it immediately. She slowly sat on the nearby sofa trying hard to stop her tears at the happenings. Ranveer walked to her trying to hold her palm but she jerked it glaring at him.

"Ishu, you can't be angry with me for worrying about your future, I'm your brother, it's my responsibility", Ranveer said

"My happiness was your responsibility before my marriage, now it's my husband's responsibility and to tell you, he was fulfilling it very well, I know there are unknown things between us, but we are taking one step at a time... I trust our relationship and Rana sa... I know we'll solve our problems sooner or later, don't worry about me anymore, now you have your own life, your sister is a minor part of your life, you should think about your future with Ragini instead", Isha said, Ranveer can hear the hurt he caused in her last sentence.

"No bacha... you are not just a minor part of my life, you are the most important part of my life, everyone comes after you, andyour happiness matters the most to me... I can't stop worrying about you ever...", he said cupping her face, wiping the tears slipping her eyes gently. Abhyansh walked there and sat beside his wife trying to hold her palm but she didn't let him hold it either.

"Really ? Your actions say otherwise bhai... I didn't know you are such a hypocrite, you worry for my well-being, my life and my marriage every minute even when you see me and Rana sa happy, even after knowing him completely and how much he loves me, but I shouldn't worry about my brother even if I have zero information about my brother's love life... Am I not capable of taking care of my brother ? I'm a failure as a sister, because my brother thinks I'm incapable of caring for him,and like a stupid I'm, planning to search a bride for you... Why didn't you tell me bhai ?", Isha asked holding her brother's collar... Abhyansh hugged her and this time she didn't resist, she just leaned on his shoulder and tried controlling her pain while he consoled her by rubbing her hair.

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