Page 60 of The Royal Beast & His Queen

"Ishu... What the hell is this ? How did you get it? You said you are fine", Ranveer got hyper seeing the wounds and scratches on his sister's arms which are now poorly bandaged.

"Bhai relax... We all are fine...", Isha said, and that's when Ranveer saw the bandages on Avyan's and Pratap's palms as well.

"This was your sister's doing", Pratap said showing his palm, Isha glared at him while he rolled his eyes... His relationship with his daughter-in-law took a U-turn in just a day, they started bickering but the playful glint wasn't missed, so Ranveer didn't mind, he was just pleasantly surprised.

"I had to do it bhai... Rana sa mentioned Sharah and Veera could never harm his blood, they both were about to attack Avyan and Sasur sa... So I did this", Isha justified and Ranveer nodded not that he minded his sister injuring them without a reason. His sister could do anything yet he would be standing by her side defending her.

Right from the minute, her brother entered in, she wanted to ask about her husband, her Rana sa, to know if he was fine or not, but she didn't want to trigger her mother-in-law's panic attacks again. Amruta was so worried for Abhyansh that she kept having panic attacks, Isha's condition was worse but she needed to be strong, at least until her husband wasn't here to manage everything.

She expected him to come back 2 days prior, she knew he would have come to her immediately if he was given the information about the attack but when he didn't come, she sensed something wrong with the whole ordeal which was what she wanted to discuss with her brother.

"Bhai... I need to talk to you about something, come with me", Isha said, Ranveer knew what it would be, so he just nodded, Avyan too got up to join them but Isha froze seeing Bhairavthere... His eyes showed how much distress he was in... Seeing him inside the back palace shocked her. As far as she knew, Bhairav never stepped inside the back palace, reasons unknown to her, but she guessed, maybe because his brother was killed in there which was true.

"Bhairav... Is Rana sa here ?", Isha asked rushing to him... Bhairav shook his head and that broke something in her, fear enveloped her entire being but she maintained a cold facade, 'Be strong', 'Be strong' she chanted.

"Let's discuss this inside, come", Isha said and Bhairav bowed. Isha walked ahead while the three men followed her.

Rajmata wanted to join but she couldn't leave Amruta alone, she was already panicking, and handling her was more important now.

"Bhai... Tell me you informed Rana sa about it but he couldn't make it due to some urgent issues he needed to attend to", Isha asked, her tone quivered... Ranveer pulled her in his arms trying to calm her... She knew her husband would come right away leaving anything and everything once he heard about the attack on his family. Especially for her. He couldn't stand even the thought of her life in danger, he would have definitely come for her unless... No... She wouldn't think anything negative.

"I couldn't reach Ranawat...", Ranveer said shattering his sister's hope.

"Bhairav, why did you come here leaving Rana sa alone ?", Isha shouted...

"Maharaj asked me to immediately travel to Ajmer, Rani sa... As soon as I landed here, I got to know about the attack on Ranawat palace, I reached here but before I could come inside, Yuvraj Ranveer pulled me with him... That's when I understood those men were still inside but you all are safe... Forgive me Rani sa, it took 2 days to get everything cleared but We couldn't reach Maharaj, that was why it took so long", Bhairav explained, he tried hard to keep his tone unwavering as even a slight quiver in his tone and the queen would lose her confidence. He knew she loved Abhyansh too much and at this point of time, it was necessary for her to stay strong.

Abhyansh would have gotten all this sorted within hours but due to his absence, it took them 2 days.

"Why can't you reach to Rana sa ? Have you tried reaching other security personnel there ?", Isha asked

"I have Rani sa, but I am unable to establish contact with any of them", Bhairav answered honestly... It's true he couldn't connect with any of them. He also contacted John who informed him that the last time Abhyansh contacted him was 2 days prior. And that's what was scaring Bhairav, his king had never stayed away from work for straight 2 days,if he wasn't able to be active the whole day, he at least managed to take updates on work every few hours but his complete disappearance was scaring them.

Bhairav already activated their network, which included their loyal men. Bhairav now realized how wrong they were that they focussed solely on the security arrangement in Ajmer and neglected the men around Abhyansh. Bhairav thought that he would be there around with Abhyansh but he was suddenly ordered to reach India. It was as if their enemies planned to end everything in those 7 hours. Bhairav decided to discuss this with Ranveer and Avyan after Isha left since he wouldn't want to stress her but what Isha did next shocked him.

"Bhairav... Tell me everything that has happened in the past few days", Isha demanded, confidence oozing from her... Everyone expected her to weaken hearing about her husband's unknown state but she surprised all of them. Her heart was breaking from within but she couldn't let those emotions weaken her, now was the time to stay strong, act vigilant and she would do anything to bring back her husband safely.

Her husband's distant vision and ingenuity saved them from such a disaster two days ago. He was well-prepared in advance for the worst of the worst situations, it took him a lot of effort to teach her all the hidden routes & passages to the back palace from every single chamber and also the interconnections there. And she knew it might have taken similar efforts for him to train Sharah and Veera to obey her. She then understood all her husband's words and why he insisted her on getting accustomed to Sharah and Veera and now it was her turn to bring him back. She was confident that he was safe because no one had the strength or brains to outsmart him. He sure might be lost for a moment, because miscalculations and mistakes can becommitted by anyone but she knew he would get through it, he was extremely capable and she just had to help him a bit.

Bhairav started narrating everything that took place over a few days and Ranveer, Isha, and Avyan carefully listened to it.

"So, This is what I feel might have happened... Rana sa was completely focussed on the security arrangements here, and he also made you take care of things here and when your focus was here, someone might have tampered with the things there...", Isha deduced and Bhairav nodded... "But, Rana sa is not someone to take his security lightly... I'm sure his disappearance was by his own will but his calculations might have gone wrong in the middle", Isha told shocking Bhairav... Yes, she was absolutely right, he knew that since he had seen Abhyansh's pattern for decades but for Isha to come to this conclusion had surprised him and strengthened his belief that his king was right in giving power to her. She was capable, there was no debate about it now.

"So, you mean to say, while they all were focussed on the security here, things have gone south in Europe, but if that's the case then at least their strict security should have been successful in protecting you and the family here?", Ranveer asked

"bhai... they tried their best but with about 100s of men with all kinds of weapons, it was impossible for anyone to protect us", Isha said and Bhairav nodded

"It's clear that they planned to end the whole Ranawat clan in a go, End us here and bhai sa in Europe. So, there is onlyone possibility, they might have sent their complete force here to end our family... and this could only happen if they were confident that they could lure bhai sa in their trap without much strength or support", Avyan said, Bhairav nodded, while Isha's brain started revolving around Avyan's statement. She didn't think that way till now but now Avyan had said it, she too felt the same. What could probably lure her husband into their trap without much force, because if Avyan's deductions were true and they planned to end all of them together, then more army was needed to chain her husband than their whole family because Abhyansh Singh Ranawat wasn't called a beast just like that, he was one in all forms and until and unless they have something that Abhyansh badly needed and he himself comes to them, it was very difficult for them to capture him.

And Isha was exactly right in thinking so. Neil Singhania was what Abhaynsh needed the most now. The kind of words he used for his sister's death, now Abhyansh was sure that he had taken part in the crime against Advaita, and the worst part was his recent conversation with him. He also knew how and when he killed Ilir. Abhyansh thought he had ended everyone with that knowledge but then Neil came into the picture bursting all his beliefs. Abhyansh was a man who always liked to stay in control and for the first time in years, he felt it slipping just because of Neil and he hated it, he wanted to regain it as soon as possible. So Abhyansh informed Khan and left to hunt his enemies with his men, but what he didn't expect was his men backstabbing him.

Thankfully, he didn't trust many people except for a few and thus he always stayed prepared for the worst, especially when Bhairav wasn't with him, his past had taught him a lot and he managed to learn from it. He understood that his enemies were plotting his end the moment Neil called him and talked about Ilir. He understood their plan of luring him to their trap and he let them think that they were succeeding. He acted as if everything was happening according to them but just when it was the time for him to play his part and win it, he was informed of the attack on the Ranawat palace and he checked the time, Bhairav wouldn't have reached by now and the fear of losing his family, especially his wife broke the resolve of the BEAST, he tossed his plans away and decided to immediately leave for Ajmer and that was his biggest mistake. He was captured by his enemies and was taken to their den making him lose his control or so they thought.

Bhairav, Ranveer, Avyan and Isha decided on the course of action and dispersed from there but Isha couldn't be at peace. She felt she was missing something, her husband wasn't careless to let her be clueless about him. Someone trusted would have definitely known about his whereabouts, in most cases that someone was Bhairav, but now if it was not him, then who was it ? Isha wondered.

Minutes passed into hours and now it was 4 days since her husband went missing and things started to get messy, that started with the state-level agency probing into R Empire's internal affairs.

Things were going as per schedule in the office, and important projects that needed Abhyansh's approval directly were put to a halt, except for that, things were running smoothly but the disruption started with top officials belonging to the Rajasthan State Bureau of Investigation, along with their director made their way into the office. The state finally made its move, for decades, they were itching to end Abhyansh Singh Ranawat's dominance but his power didn't let them do anything. The biggest strength of him was himself. He was shrewd to a point that he could defeat the biggest of the big powers so they didn't dare to do it till now, but the news they received 4 days ago was too good to hear about his disappearance. The urge to create trouble in R Empire was too much but they resisted as they didn't want to be so obvious so they waited for a couple of days.

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