Page 71 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

"Sir, please look at me, bless me like you always do, you don't have to bow your head in front of me, and also, I'm sorry for how Maharaj shouted at you... He... he was angry with me, I apologize", Isha said...

"What do you think?? Why did Maharaj stop you from touching my feet?? Even though I'm the elder, you are the queen, King is considered the father to all his people, and that way, the queen is considered the mother, and our Hindu culture says, mothers cannot hold a child's feet, it's a sin... and Isha... I don't know what compelled you to this marriage, but I hope you are not in deep trouble??", Vijayender asked, getting concerned for one of his best students, despite very limited resources and several problems, she worked hard to complete her education with flying colours, her dedication always surprised him...

"I'm currently having the happiest period of my life sir... I get to do my dream job, a family that cares for me... Now, I have everything I have dreamt of, bhai is also here, in India, he visits me every two days, in fact, we just met today for lunch...", Isha said with a wide smile and Vijayender returned a smile, looking at her kind smile, he understood she is happy... but he also knew it's not easy to be a wife to the BEAST.

They both conversed for a few minutes before Vijayender left from there... Avyan was coming to the palace at that time, and Isha asked him to drop her teacher at the main road, as no vehicle would reach the palace premises and he had to walk for 15 kilometres... It's not like no vehicle comes in except for the Ranawat's but it needs prior permission from the Ranawat security services Chief that too in a physical copy at least 3 days prior. In emergency and exceptional cases, the vehicles just need the king's 'yes' and they are allowed to the premises...

Isha after sending off her teacher walked inside, freshened up, and got into a saree, before making a coffee for her husband, he needs coffee daily at this time, so she went and gave it to him... She quickly walked away after handing him his coffee as she is afraid that her husband would question her about her life at Rajput palace which she didn't want to talk about anymore... But the BEAST had different plans, he already asked for her information and he would get it till EOD, so he doesn't want to scare her away with his questions but before he could say anything, she asked permission to leave and he didn't have any reason to stop her...

He just hoped the Rajputs treated Isha well, otherwise, it would become very hard for the beast to fulfil the promise he gave to Ranveer. But deep inside, he too knew that somewhere they treated Isha wrongly, otherwise which loving family gets their daughter married to a man like him?? And by Kailash Rajput's usage of words for her, he knew that man hated Isha... And must have definitely treated Isha badly, but not in a million years did he expect that she was caged for more than half of her life...

While Abhyansh was having dinner, one of the royal staff informed Abhyansh about three of his trusted men's arrival.Abhyansh understood why they came, he quickly finished his dinner and left for his office after which his men came inside his office.

All three men greeted Abhyansh bowing their heads, Abhyansh ordered them to take their seats which they obliged.

"Your highness, everything you asked is in these files, allow me to state the important events of her highness's early life and education", One of the three men said

"Carry on, I hope you have the correct information and everything is validated", Abhyansh asked

"Yes, Maharaj... Everything has proof, we have validated", the second man said looking down... The BEAST nodded, asking them to continue...

"The queen was born on 26th January 19** to Amar and Pallavi Rajput, she went to Little birds convent, when she was 10, her parents died in a car accident, and after that, her paternal grandmother Sanghvi Devi became her guardian, after her parents' death, she was withdrawn from the school by her uncle, Kailash Rajput and home-schooled...", the man trailed when Abhyansh interrupted him...

"Homeschooled??", Abhyansh asked, shocked...

"Yes Maharaj, she was homeschooled from then, technically she went to school only till she is 10, that was till she finished her primary school, after that, all her education was at home... Till her 12th, all her teachers are from government schools, they taught her after school, Kailash Rajput threatened to kill them if they didn't teach the princess at the palace when all theteachers collectively went to ask him to send her to school... After her school, she did her graduation and post-graduation online, details of the college are...", the man said when Abhyansh stopped him with his hand, opening the file...

"So, she never stepped inside a school or college ever??", Abhyansh asked, there is certain emotion in his tone, which is pain but the men didn't understand, hearing a different tone for the first time in years from the king, did surprise them...

"She never stepped outside the palace for 16 years,16 years 7 months 23 days, to be precise Maharaj, Kailash Rajput caged her for 16 years, after her parents' cremation is done, it was only on your wedding day, did she step out of that palace", finished the man, without realizing, how the Royal Beast's facial features are changing, and breathing laboured... "Kailash Rajput enjoyed all the properties on her name but never provided her with a single penny... she had to design her own clothes with the remaining cloth the royal designer left...", the man went on and Abhyansh's anger and patience busted hearing the tortures... Abhyansh, then understood why his wife asked for money from him on the first day of their marriage, she never saw the outside world, how could she have managed all alone?? These thoughts killed him minute by minute...

"Out... I said GET OUT.....",Abhyansh roared so loudly that even Isha, Amruta, and Avyan who are in the hall which is at the centre of the palace too heard his roar frightening them...

The men trembled in fear and scurried away... Abhyansh opened the files and searched for proof that his men were telling the truth, though his heart knew that was true, he wanted to recheck, no... that cannot be true, his wife, the kindest soul cannot be torched so much... That can't be possible... he toldhimself while going through all those files, his hands halted on finding the things against his hope...

"Bhairav...", Abhyansh roared again, which made his bodyguard run inside...

"Find Kailash Rajput, his death is waiting for him...", Abhyansh ordered, in his loud tone, which was heard by Isha, Avyan, and Amruta who ran to the office hearing his first roar, when they saw the three men running out, they asked them but they scurried out without answering them, Avyan and Amrutha wanted to remain in the hall fearing the BEAST but Isha insisted they check him once, but on nearing his office, hearing his roar about finding her uncle, she got hell scared, thinking he would show that fury on her now, so she hid behind her mother-in-law and brother-in-law...

"Yes, Maharaj... Right away...", Bhairav bowed and walked out...

As soon as he walked out, Abhyansh started throwing all the things in mad fury which shocked Amrutha and Avyaan, as he hardly lost control at that level... The thought that his wife could be tortured at that level made him mad, if Kailash Rajput could cage her inside the palace without caring what the world would think, he could only imagine what he would have done to that poor soul inside the four walls... Even thinking about the pain, she might have undergone is making him lose control... And after marriage, he tortured her more than anything, thinking about that, he destroyed the whole massive study in just a few minutes... His loud roars and shouts are making all three trembled in fear sticking them to the floor, Isha's condition is the worst, she is hiding behind Avyan and Amrutha, clutching both their clothes tightly... Abhyansh let the sharp objects hurthis arms and palms so that the physical pain could control his mental distress...

"AHHHHH...... AHHH.....", He shouted and his loud shrieks sounded as painful moans to Isha and Amrutha...

"Avyan... I'm scared, what could have happened that is paining him so much?? Let's go inside and see...", Amrutha said sobbing...

"Ma, don't talk like crazy, it was angry growls, his beast mode is on, he will kill you if you go inside... let's move from here...", Avyan who came out of shock at his mother's request urged to move, but he is late, the Beast saw them, he didn't notice Isha as she is hiding behind the both...

"Go away... before I kill you both, OUT...", Abhyansh shouted walking towards the office door to close it when he saw Isha's saree as Avyaan and Amrutha turned to walk away...

"Isha??", His voice and tone softened... Hearing him, Avyan and Amrutha moved away, shocked at his soft tone, a tone they never heard... They never saw him coming out of his BEAST mode so quickly... it took at least days for him to come out of it and they didn't go near him till he calmed...

Isha stood rooted, looking into her husband's eye, he called her by her name for the first time... he called her 'Isha' and tears made her way... She observed a lot of pain in his eyes... He walked towards her, without realizing the blood is oozing out of his palms, he wiped her tears making her cheeks soak in his blood...

"Maharaj... You are injured...", she said taking his palms in hers, her fear is gone with one look into his eyes... Amrutha and Avyan stood there rooted not understanding what was happening...

"Come... sit here... I'll bring the first aid box...", Isha said to him making him sit on the nearby chair... "Ma... come here and please check his wounds till I get the first aid box", Isha called her mother-in-law before turning to walk away...

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