Page 9 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

"This one leads to the 3 bedrooms upstairs, your belongings are kept in the main bedroom, the extreme left one... Get changed and take some rest", Amruta said and walked away...

Isha wanted to ask her mother-in-law to accompany her, but she couldn't get the heart, she could see Amruta is very tired and didn't want to strain her, so she didn't ask...

Isha made her way into the extreme left bedroom as directed by her mother-in-law...

The grand interiors made her surprised, the bedroom is vast, with high ceilings that give it a sense of openness and majesty. The ceilings are adorned with intricate carvings and gold leaf detailing. The room has large, arched windows fitted with overhanging enclosed balconies. These windows are framed with intricate lattice work and offer stunning views of the palace gardens or the surrounding landscape.

The center piece of the bedroom is a grand canopy bed, raised on a platform and draped with rich fabrics. The bed is made from dark, polished wood, intricately carved with elaborate designs. The canopy is adorned with luxurious silk or velvet curtains in deep, royal colors such as crimson, gold, and deep green. Rich Tapestries and fabrics, plush rugs and carpets are eye-catching inclusion to the majestic room. The bedroom includes a seating area with plush divans and chairs upholstered in luxurious fabrics such as brocade, silk, and velvet. The room is furnished with antique wooden furniture, including intricately carved chests, ornate cabinets, and writing desks. These pieces are often inlaid with ivory, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones, adding to the opulence of the space.

She loved every inch of it and after exploring the whole room, she is curious to explore the other bedrooms as well... So, she walked to the two other bedrooms...

The other two bedrooms too displayed the grandeur look as the first one, but Isha is confused to see the dark interiors ofthese two, one is extremely dark while the other is semi-dark... The interiors as well as the atmosphere there created ‘unsaid warning sign’ on it. She mentally noted to ask her mother-in-law, about the three bedrooms, ‘why would someone want three bedrooms in a single personal chamber?? Is he planning to have 3 wives?? No, no, what are you thinking Isha??’ She chided herself for even thinking like that...

She further went to explore more, and she saw a small hallway, which is not so small, but small enough compared to all other grand things in the palace... And the place looked more casual compared to the rest of the palace where every inch is filled with Royal touch...

She walked to the end corner and saw a door; she tried opening it pulling the knob but couldn't...

"Trying to get into trouble on the first day itself??", she heard her husband's icy tone which sent shivers to her spine...

She quickly moved back from the door and slowly turned to face him, but didn't have the courage to look at his face, so she looked down... she remembered what he told her about answering him, so she decided to answer him before he does something to her...

"No...No... Mr. Ranawat, I was just exploring, Sorry...", She said, and he marched to her, held her hand in his tight grip, and dragged her to their main bedroom which is at the extreme left...

As soon as they entered the room, he threw her on the floor roughly...

"You will address me as Maharaj just like all the maids do, you are my wife for namesake but will do all the maid's job,from tomorrow, there will not be a single maid entering this chamber, if I see a single dust particle, you will get punished... Understood??", he asked in his menacing tone... Her eyes are filled but she managed to nod...

"Words", he said holding her face in his hands, his nails digging into her cheeks...

"Y... Yes Maharaj", she said wincing in pain, he roughly jerked her away walked into the mini-bar he has in his room, and started drinking while Isha collected herself slowly, and got up to change...

She changed into her night clothes and decided to sleep as the day is very hectic... With the way Abhyansh behaved with her, she should be crying but she didn't feel anything, all she felt is a relief, yes when he said she is just a maid to him, it hurt but she expected something worse, like him forcing on her, snatching her dignity, but that didn't happen and she is relieved, all he asked was to clean the royal chamber, nothing huge, she used to do all these chores in Rajput palace too, not a big deal huh... But she has to get up a little early if she wants to complete all the chores before reaching her office...

And just then she realized, she didn't talk to her husband about letting her work... She looked at him drinking alcohol at the farther corner of the room, she took small careful steps, but came back fearing his reaction, what if he slaps her hard hearing her?? Looking at the well-built body, she could die if he slaps her too hard, she thought, but her dream, her work is important... She again prep talked and walked to the bar but again went back... When she walked to him the third time, he turned towards her...

"What??", he asked taking a sip of his whiskey...

"Mah...Maharaj, I... Work.... Woh...", she fumbled...

"I hate people who fumble, speak up", He ordered, and she shivered, looking down, holding her tears...

"Maharaj... I want to work, I got a job in...", She started but he cut her off...

"You are nothing to me but a maid, a royal one, do whatever you want to, but if there is any disruption in performing your duties here, you are as good as dead, I'll make sure of that", he told her coldly without looking at her face...

"Y..Yes Maharaj, th...thankyou", She said and scurried away...

She quickly laid down on the bed and closed her eyes, but within seconds she is harshly pulled away from the bed, and she fell on the floor hurting her elbow and arm...

"What did I tell you??", He roared

She jerked back in fear hearing his loud tone...

"You are a maid, and your place is on the floor...", saying this, he poured his alcohol on the bed and threw his lighter on it setting the whole bed on fire scaring the hell out of her...

"If I see your disgusting self on the bed again, I will set you on fire, not the bed", he said and walked out...

She quickly walked to the bathroom to bring water but luckily found a fire extinguisher, she set off the fire and dropped on the floor sobbing hard... Her life couldn't get any better... It keepsgetting worse... She sobbed for some time, before gathering herself, cleaning the whole room, and then freshening up, she laid down on the floor, and a smile made its way onto her face thinking about her first day at the office the next day...

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