Page 88 of The Royal Beast & His Queen

"Did she believe in Rana's story?" Abhyansh asked, his tone was harsher.

Ranveer understood what might be running in the beast's head and he cursed himself for the lack of clarity in his words, so he quickly corrected his sentence.

"She didn't, she said she refuses to acknowledge what her aunt has said was the truth, she would only decide once she hears your side...", Ranveer cleared beast's doubt but he wanted to divert him as he couldn't discuss this topic anymore as he was afraid he would slip his tongue and talk about Advaita.

"But I am disappointed Ranawat, as her husband, I thought you knew her enough but clearly you don't, my Ishu would be broken to know this", Ranveer acted...

He understood Abhyansh and where he was coming from but that wouldn't stop him from teasing his beast of a brother-in-law.

"Rajput... Don't you dare say a word to Isha", Abhyansh warned, his wife was already very mad at him, now if she got to know about this, with the extra masala added by his brother-in-law's broadcasting channel, she would even stop talking to him... God! He needed to shut his brother-in-law's mouth.

"WOAH! Is that fear I am hearing Ranawat ?", Ranveer expressed his shock... Was his little sister actually capable of scaring the BEAST ? a man who was feared by the strongest of the strong? Pride filled in Ranveer's chest.

"Rajput... Speak about this to anyone and you'll see what I would do", Abhyansh warned his irritating brother-in-law.

"I won't, why would I after your sweet little warning ? But... I'm super happy... I thought I would die without seeing you fear something at least once in my lifetime, I kept looking for that one thing that could scare you all my life, but I didn't know I was having 'it' or better say 'her' with me all the time", Ranveer teased, well he wasn't exactly teasing, it was true, Ranveer, for years, kept looking at the thing that could intimidate the BEAST like he does everyone, but he couldn't find it. But now, he was happy, very happy.

"Bring my wife home till evening", Abhyansh said and hung up, otherwise his brother-in-law would eat his head... He cursed himself for giving away his emotions that too in front of that stupid Rajput...

Ranveer laughed at successfully irritating his brother-in-law, it gave him a kind of kick, but he couldn't forget the little fear in his tone, he never heard any emotion in Abhyansh's tone, it was always neutral, cold most of the time, even if he is madder, he just increases his tone a decibel but never puts an emotion in his tone while speaking to anyone except for his wife. But now, it started changing bit by bit and he liked it.

After a while, Isha woke up, Ranveer didn't raise the topic about the past and Isha too stayed silent. Not even a drop of energy is left in her to discuss the past, she purposely avoided it.

"Bhai... Please drop me home...", Isha said after freshening up... It's evening and she didn't even realize she slept for the whole day.

"You are in your home Ishu", Ranveer frowned, he didn't like his sister calling only Ranawat palace her home... Rajput palace is also her home... It belongs to her more than anyone and he would like to keep it that way...

"I know bhai... I was talking about the home I stay in with that rude husband of mine", Isha said, she is mad at how he talked about their separation... He would get his punishment for sputtering nonsense, she determined.

"If he was rude and you are pissed at him, then why go to him huh? Stay for today, in fact for a few days, that would be his punishment", Ranveer suggested... "By the way, why are you pissed at him ?", he added

"Don't even ask... But yeah about your idea, I must say...", She said and Ranveer smirked assuming his sister was going to praise him for his idea... "It's imprudent", she said snatching his smirk.

"Ishu...", Ranveer glared at her...

"I was mad at him because he was wrong then why should I leave my home? He should be the one doing it", she said and Ranveer looked at her with wide eyes...

"What did he do that you are thinking of kicking him out of his own palace ?", Ranveer asked astonished.

"His own palace ? It was mine too, he keeps rubbing it on my face that Ranawat palace belongs to me more than him, now is the time to show him the weight of those words", Isha said

"Ishu... Poor Ranawat... Why are you torturing him like that ? You are not my little Ishu... you became a sly woman... Does every woman become like this after marriage ?", Ranveer asked earning a glare from Isha.

"No bhai... There is always a wonderful man called husband behind this transformation", Isha said smacking his brother's arm... "By the way... aren't you showing too much compassion for Rana sa ? Why don't you share his punishment? I'll lower his punishment but you have to bear it from Ragini? What's say ?", Isha said...

"No thank you... Who said I'm compassionate about your beast of a husband? I'm not... Do whatever you want to", Ranveer said making his sister laugh... Both the siblings knew Ragini was much more dangerous and Ranveer already feared her.

"I already told you, stop calling him that... Now, drop me there... I just hope he didn't have spicy food in lunch... I forgot to ask Ma to prepare him some bland food, I thought I would go back by then", Isha said

"You don't have to worry about him, and it's been so many days since his surgery, why are you still giving him bland food? He is fine and he will be fine always, nothing could happen to him", Ranveer said dismissively waving his hand and picking up his car keys from the holder.

"Bhai... It's not a scratch or normal wounds that wouldn't require any post-care, he was shot twice and the wounds were deep... stop normalizing his pain...", Isha said not liking the way her brother said it...

"I know Ishu, but it's not the first time for him, he was trained to face all this, Ranawat is strong, that's what I meant... and you know how fussy he is about food, so all I meant was give him proper food, his mood would automatically get better, and hewon't irritate you anymore", Ranveer said, Isha rolled her eyes and walked with her brother to the exit.

The brother-sister reached the Ranawat palace... Isha saw Amruta sitting in the hall and reading a magazine... She walked to her, Amruta greeted the Rajput siblings and then Isha asked about Abhyansh's lunch. Amruta told her that Abhyansh hadn't come down for lunch which surprised her.

"He didn't even have lunch ? Was he so busy ?", Isha asked in surprise, her husband wouldn't like to miss meals at the dining table.

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