Page 17 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

She saw Avyan waiting outside the gate, she gave him a small smile and was about to walk away when Avyan called her...

"Bhabhi sa... I mean Mrs. Ranawat...", Avyan corrected himself quickly and looked around if someone heard him and sighed in relief when he noticed none...

"Avyan...", Isha gave a soft smile...

"I'll drop you...", Avyan said, he doesn't know that she has the money to commute now...

"No Avyan, I'll go, I don't want your brother to reprimand you, thanks for offering, and don't worry, I have money now", Isha said

"But you won't get any cabs till 15 kilometres from here, let me drop you there", Avyan said and Isha nodded getting into his car...

Avyan silently drove while Isha kept talking, though Avyan didn't say a word, she didn't feel bad, she kept her smile intact, the concern Avyan showed towards her made Avyan her second favourite after her mother-in-law...

"oh! I forgot to tell you, I got a bonus yesterday, you know I designed a saree and the customer liked it so much that she paid the amount on the spot and Ragini, my boss gave 10% to me as a reward... by the way, why won't cabs come till the palace?? Ragini gave me a smartphone and also showed me how to book cabs... but no cabs are available at the palace", Isha asked

"Bhai sa's orders", Avyan said and she nodded...

Avyan dropped Isha at the main road where cabs are available and went to his office, making sure not to get late as he is not capable of handling his brother's wrath...

Isha went to her office and Ragini and Reetu got so worried seeing her state, they asked her to take rest for a few days until she heals but she refused, she said she wants to work, Ragini assigned someone to finish the saree while Isha guides...

Days passed, and it's been more than 2 months Isha is married to Abhyansh. She never actually encountered her BEAST husband, she followed all his rules, and did all her duties perfectly, the only time she sees him is during breakfast and dinner, she serves him, and he just signals her about what he wanted or what not... that's all, no words spoken, and she isactually thankful, Amruta is disappointed seeing her son, not even giving a glance to his wife but Isha is actually glad...

The bond between Isha and Amruta became so strong that they actually became mother-daughter, Isha shares her day at work with Amruta and Amruta shares her childhood experiences with her siblings... Both of them talk a lot, but Isha never mentioned her brother... She didn't want to talk about him, she couldn't believe her brother gave up on her so easily and is heartbroken by that...

Avyan drops Isha off on the main road every day in the morning while in the evening, the cab driver drops her at the gate on her request, she didn't understand how they agree to her in the first place. She didn't know they have the king's orders to arrive at the palace gate between 5-6 in the evening, well that is the time Isha reaches home every day... And for her safety, he allowed the cab drivers to the palace at that time...

Isha keeps talking to Avyan and he replies very less, but that didn't stop Isha from talking to him. In these 2 months, Avyan got used to his sister-in-law's talks, her innocence, and kindness but didn't express it...

Isha's life is going smoothly, and that scared her, her life can't be like this, though she got punishments from her husband here and there every two days, like whenever he found a little dust in his gym, or when his wardrobe door is not closed properly(like there is a pin of space left open, she didn't even notice it till he informed her), or a painting is tilted 0.2 degrees from its original position, he punished her like asking her not to have food for a day, or two... He texted her the punishments, but never talked to her, as he didn't want to see her face except for during Breakfast and dinner... And Isha got used to such punishments, theyare pretty normal, so for her, everything is running smoothly, and her fears got justified when something unusual happened disrupting her peace...

CHAPTER - 6

Isha returned from her office on time, freshened up, and changed into her traditional wear, which is expected of a king's wife, and went down...

She met with her mother-in-law and hugged her...

"Ma... What did you do the whole day?? Did you miss me??", Isha asked her mother-in-law after settling beside her, Amruta smiled at her daughter...

"You know the answer, yet you ask this every day", Amruta said patting her daughter-in-law's cheek...

"Ma... boliye na(Ma, please say)", Isha whined...

"Yes, I missed my daughter-in-law a lot like every day, but I know she didn't miss me like every day, she must have enjoyed with her friends, huh Reetu and Ragini", Amruta said pouting, Isha giggled at her mother-in-law's drama...

"Um... actually yes, Reetu and I played a prank on Ragini today... Ragini is so mad at us, but we pacified her at the end...", Isha said and Amruta smiled at her loving daughter-in-law...

"No shame at all while accepting you didn't miss me huh... Very bad Isha...", Amruta teased

"Hehe, I'm Abhyansh Singh Ranawat's wife, I am not afraid of saying the truth", Isha said dramatically but Amruta looked at her with hope...

"You really want to become Abhyansh Singh Ranawat's wife??", Amruta asked, and Isha's smile is wiped away by her mother-in-law's question...

"Ma... Let's talk about something else", Isha said as she knew her answer would disappoint Amruta, and she didn't want to hurt her...

"Isha, please answer me...", Amruta asked, and Isha sighed...

"Ma, he didn't want anything to do with me... I'm just a maid to him...", Isha said

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