Page 115 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

"Now sleep before I make you sleep on me completely... actually, let me do it know itself, that way, you won't be sleeping on the floor", he said

"No... no.... I'll sleep, I'll sleep... I'm closing my eyes, and I slept, see", she said innocently closing her eyes tightly, he lifted his head and a wide grin appeared on his face looking at her antics...

"Good", he said coldly...

After a few minutes, she slightly removed his hand feeling his even breathing... She slowly sat up taking his palms in her soft hands... she didn't know that her husband is just acting to be asleep, and that man never sleeps just naps, and his senses are always on alert.

"Why is he so angry?? He hurt his knuckles now... I knew he would do something like this the moment he rushed out in anger...", she murmured to herself caressing his wounded knuckles, she bought the first-aid kit, removed his handkerchief, and tended his wounds bandaging them... "I'm sorry, I got you angry, you hurt yourself because of me, but I'm angry, and I still am, you said I can punish you right?? My punishment is I won't talk to you, I know it's difficult, but I won't, you hurt me a lot", she said, and her tears slipped on his fist...

She felt him opening his eyes, she pushed the first-aid box away in a blink and hurriedly slept beside him closing her eyes tightly in fear... he acted as if he is just moving in sleep and she sighed loudly for her narrow escape...

After taking deep breaths to calm herself and adjust to her husband sleeping so close to her, she slowly drifted to sleep... as soon as Abhyansh felt her even breaths, he made her turn to himfacing him, lifted his head supporting it on his left palm, and started staring at his angel, his queen, hisRani sa...

"It was my fault that I asked you to punish me, how would I stay without hearing your talks?? You can't do this to me... after 17 years, I am this happy, in fact, I'm never this happy in my entire life, we talked today, actually conversed like a proper wife and husband, you are my everything,Isha...just don't talk about leaving me or hurting yourself, I can handle everything else...I LOVE YOU andwill be waiting for that day when I could tell you this openly, when I will be sure that you forgave me wholeheartedly and accepted me. I know you love me too, but you are angry, I'm sorry for hurting you my baby, I have never been sorry in my life, but I'm today... for hurting you... please forgive me", he said caressing her hair and kissing her forehead...

"Maharaj...", she murmured in sleep... he smiled at his wife who could feel his presence even in her sleep...

"Abhyansh... it is...", he said slowly...

"Abh...", she murmured sleeping with pouting lips... he rubbed his thumb over her lips unable to control himself anymore, he kissed her pout but soon broke it pulling her head on his chest and closing his eyes to draw some self-control. He became painfully hard just by staring at her, and with the contact of her lips, it became uncontrollable... she always did this to him, sometimes, just looking at her in her casual office Kurtis too got him excited and now she is wearing a saree, though fully covered, he couldn't stop his hands... he drank some water from the bottle beside her and lay beside her pulling her onto him completely but he observed his muscles are causing her inconvenience. He sighed and made her sleep on the bed and hekept staring at her the whole night, when he felt her movement in the morning, he made her sleep on the floor and silently lay on the floor himself beside her...

She opened her eyes and realizing the night's events, she moved away from him and left for the washroom to freshen up and start her morning chores... he too woke up and left for his personal gym to work out, and when he came in the morning, he didn't see her, knowing she is in the kitchen, he quickly freshened up, went to the temple, offered prayers with just his traditional trousers, bare-chested, proudly displaying his yagnopaveetam(janeu). After the prayer, he came back to their room, which was his wife's room before, changed into his usual 3-piece suit, and was about to move downwards when he saw his wife coming inside decked up in a beautiful yellow saree with her hairline filled with vermillion, and neck adorned by mangal sutra (nuptial chain) and a choker necklace and a pair of jhumkas she usually wears.

He stared at her with love until he noticed her full-sleeved blouse, that's when he remembered Ranveer's words about how he brutally burned her wrist with a hot watch... he hated himself and remorse filled his eyes...

"Isha...", he called, he wanted to talk to her, make up for the pain he gave her in any way possible but she didn't respond to him... he thought, she didn't hear him, so he called again, but she didn't turn or respond, she took her mobile and walked away without giving him a glance and that's when he understood, she won't talk to him. She started his punishment and he sighed with longing. He wants to talk to his wife, look into her eyes, kiss her forehead, rub her soft cheeks with his rough hands, and kissthose plump lips. He closed his eyes in pain, just the image of her lips gave him.

He moved to the dining hall to have his breakfast, he maintained his usual poker face but the longing in his eyes didn't go unnoticed by his wife, but that's his punishment. Isha signalled her brother-in-law to offer his brother the dessert they made the previous night, but Avyan shook his head in a 'no', and she sighed.

She brought the Tiramisu she made for him the previous night and offered him, he finished his breakfast, took the cup in which his wife offered him a piece, and also the whole bowl of it she brought to serve others as well shocking others who looked at the retreating figure of Abhyansh as if he is possessed. He didn't care about their shocking glances; it was his wife that made the dessert specially for him for being a good boy and eating all that is given to him the previous night. He cringed at the 'good boy' word but rest all he agreed.

Ranveer came there to apologize to his sister but she gave him the same silent treatment she is giving to her husband. The difference is she had a talk with her husband and they sort of cleared the air but with her brother, she didn't, she is too hurt to do that. Avyan is too bothered by the pain of losing the delicious tiramisu his sister-in-law made and he helped, to care about Ranveer's pleadings to his sister. Amruta didn't understand anything, she thought it was their usual brother-sister fights, though she is surprised by her daughter-in-law's cold behaviour towards her brother, she didn't ask. After Amruta went inside, Avyan lashed out at Ranveer for hurting his Bhabhi sa, surprising Isha.

Ranveer apologized and explained to him his reasons and both the men after an hour sorted the things, but Avyan still refused to support him or ask his sister-in-law to forgive him. Avyan thought Ranveer deserved it for deceiving his sister-in-law.

Isha changed and left for her office, Abhyansh offered to drop her but she didn't even look at him, silently got into her cab, and went away leaving a furious at the same time disheartened king who is desperately trying to become her king.

Things continued to be the same way, Isha gave the same treatment to both brothers-in-law. Ranveer came there daily but got ignored by his sister, whereas Abhyansh got a nod or two when in front of people since she couldn't disrespect the king but ignored him all the way when they are alone. She also texted him not to take advantage of people and make her talk, if he does that, she would extend the punishment more than the duration she initially thought and that made the king stop his cunning plans. He is irked and irritated by her silence, but he secretly loved pacifying her, he is satisfied knowing that she too liked it. What made him happy and stay sane even though she didn't speak a word is their sleeping arrangement.

They both slept on the floor, and she let him put his hand on her waist and pull her into his arms, though she acted like she doesn't want it, he knew she loved it. And he took her to the bed after she slept and secretly made her sleep on the floor when she is about to wake up. He thanked his wife's heavy sleeping for it.

A week passed by, but Isha didn't talk to either of the most important men in her life. Well, now Avyan is added to that list... Abhyansh wanted her forgiveness before their first anniversary which is in two days, he wanted to celebrate it grandly making itmemorable for her but here she refused to talk to him or look at him even.

That evening, after she returned from the office, she decided to talk to her brother about something important. So, she called him to her room, and after knowing that it was now his dangerous brother-in-law's room as well, Ranveer hesitated to go alone, so he pulled Avyan along, telling him that it was going to be his punishment for not taking his side in front of his sister. They prayed for the BEAST's absence there but what they saw in front of their eyes made them numb. Both of them, for a second, thought their souls left their bodies...

"I'm sorry", Abhyansh said tailing behind his wife who is completely ignoring him and arranging her neatly folded clothes that are kept on the bed, in her wardrobe... "won't you talk to me??", He asked again but she didn't respond a thing, and continued with her work... "it's been one week Isha, you have punished me enough, don't you think??", He asked his voice going soft from his usual cold one.

Avyan held the wall for support whereas Ranveer held him rubbing his eyes... Then he saw his sister's small smile or blush that she is trying hard to hide and Ranveer got furious and jealous of his brother-in-law. He committed the mistake just because of his brother-in-law, if Abhyansh wasn't cruel to his sister, he wouldn't have deceived his sister, and the cause of everything is about to get his forgiveness while she didn't even give a single sign of even remotely near to acknowledging his(Ranveer's) presence.

"I'm dead, I think I'm in heaven, please tell me what's happening??", Avyan whispered to Ranveer

"Heaven and you?? Huh, yours is a family of demons, you won't have a place in heaven, don't worry and about what's happening, your arrogant b**t**d of a brother is about to get forgiveness for his deed from my sister but not me", Ranveer said looking at his sister, longingly and his brother-in-law, angrily who though noticed their presence acted as if they didn't exist...

"Do you really think, my Bhabhi sa would forgive bhai sa anytime sooner??", Avyan said ignoring Ranveer's previous demon's comment and enjoying the show without knowing he would soon receive punishment for enjoying his brother's i.e the BEAST's misery, now and from a week. Abhyansh just postponed his punishment so as not to anger his wife who is already on a spree of ignoring him.

CHAPTER – 27

Isha didn't reply, she kept setting her clothes in the wardrobe, she suddenly noticed her husband's ironed clothes lying neatly folded on the corner table... she is the one who arranges his wardrobe as her husband didn't like someone else entering their personal space which they both share... he told her on one of their silent nights, well she would be silent, but he talks to her about some or other thing, though very little, she observed her husband keenly this whole week and she got to know a lot more things, he hated interacting with people, he didn't converse much, he doesn't want to in the first place, but with her, he tried to talk, he wanted her to respond to him, talk to him but she didn't. He wanted to keep talking to her but after a few words, he didn't know what to say further so he used to nuzzle his head in her neck, holding her by the waist, and fall asleep inhaling her scent.

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