Page 110 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

"Sh... stop with that and do your work, done with whipping the cream or not??", Isha tried to be stern but Avyan laughed at his Bhabhi Sa’s cute act...

"Stop laughing Avyan... ", Isha whined...

"Acha okay fine, agree that you are feeling bad for my brother and that's why you are making this, only then I'll stop", Avyan blackmailed his sister-in-law.

"Fine... I feel bad, a little bit, only a tiny winy bit", Isha said showing a small part of her index finger making Avyan and herself laugh...

Abhyansh who is fuming at the bond between his brother and his wife, smiled seeing her cuteness... he didn't like his wife sharing how she troubled him by making him eat his not-so-favourite food but he controlled his ego. If he wants to win his wife, he needs to control his temper, also he is no more in favour of hurting her anymore as it started hurting him more than her. He detested that thought as well as himself for hurting her.

"Ha ha, stop kidding okay...", Avyan said

"And you start working... now whip this cheese, make it fast, if your bhai sa gets to know that I still didn't reach my room, he would continue what he left in the morning", Isha said working on her dessert... Abhyansh’s heart ached hearing her, though she said it for fun, there is seriousness underlying her words and that terribly pained him, hate filled his heart for himself.

Both started working while talking... finally, the dessert is almost done and Isha put it in the freezer...

"Bhabhi sa, if you give this to bhai sa, he might think that you are not angry with him", Avyan said

"Ha Avyan, I didn't think about this... okay... you will give this to your brother in the morning, okay??", Isha said and Avyan looked at her like she is asking him to sacrifice his life, well going into a lion's den with a lie is not less than that...

"Aap hume bali ka bakra mat banaye(don't make me the sacrificial lamb here)", Avyan said with a scared face...

"Avyan... please... ", Isha requested...

"Bhabhi sa... please no... I will do anything except this... please, bhai sa will eat me raw", Avyan said

"Hush... your bhai sa is a vegetarian, remember, that's why we made eggless tiramisu", Isha said and Avyan looked at her as if he didn't know if he should hug her for her innocence or kill her or himself for the frustration, he is feeling right now...

"What's happening here??", Abhyansh said standing outside the royal kitchen, unable to stand his brother near his wife any longer...

Avyan and Isha's heartbeat stopped hearing his voice...

"We are dead...", both of them whispered to each other…

Both of them slowly turned to face Abhyansh who is having an emotionless face like always...

"I think I asked you something??", Abhyansh's voice again boomed startling the two... Both of them shivered in fear...

"Bhai... bhai sa... we...", Avyan fumbled

"Don't fumble...", Abhyansh said with slight irritation and Avyan closed his eyes in fear...

"What are you doing here in the kitchen?? Already realized that you are not fit to handle business so learning kitchen chores?? Very well then, carry on, help your Bhabhi sa and ma sa in cooking from tomorrow", Abhyansh said but his chauvinistic opinions didn't go well with Isha. She remembered her father's teachings, how he told both men and women are equally capable in everything, but women are gifted in the case of caregiving and men are fortunate to have them in their life. Her father always respected her mother, he was not crazy for a male child unlike his brother or the other kings of his time were... she wants to give a piece of mind to her husband, even she didn't understand, from where she found courage at that time but she did.

"What's wrong in it if he helps us in cooking?? You are saying as if it's a punishment?? We women cook because we love the family and care for them. Doesn't mean we are incapable of handling the outside world and are only fit to stay in the kitchen", Isha said looking into Abhyansh's eyes... his eyes held amusement, yes he always considered women weaker but only than him, not all the men. He thought no human either a man or a woman could defeat him or make him bow his head but this woman in front of him proved him wrong. He is ready to ask forgiveness from her, kneel in front of her and offer his entire world to her in exchange for her presence in his life. That's how much he wants her.

Avyan looked at Isha in shock, his brother's silence shocked him even more, but he is trembling in fear, he might not have said anything to her but he would definitely punish him for even witnessing a scene of someone standing up to the BEAST...

"Bh.. Bhai sa... I beg your forgiveness... allow me to leave now", Avyan said

Abhyansh so wanted to punish his brother but his wife's presence stopped him, now if he punishes his brother, he would become a villain more than he already was, and she would grow more sympathetic towards his brother and he even hated that thought. While Isha looked at Avyan as if he betrayed her by asking for forgiveness calmly and escaping cleverly leaving her with the beast whom she just countered...

'Oh no! what have I done?? Why did I say all those things?? What if he again gets angry and this time slaps me directly??', she thought... 'if he did that, I wouldn't see his face for life' she thought... would it affect him?? Huh, why would it?? Then she remembered how he pleaded her not to leave him… ‘it would affect him badly’, her heart answered.

"Avyan go to your chamber", Abhyansh said and as soon as those words left, Avyan ran like someone is chasing him with a gun...

"Traitor", Isha muttered

"Aur aap, rani sa(and you, her highness) what are you doing here??", he asked her though he knew she is making dessert for him, honestly her gesture increased his love for her ten folds... she is the purest soul he has ever met and her love is unconditional...

---