Page 54 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

How could she forget, her husband wouldn't allow her inside, huh... She should have gone when Avyan is inside only, her husband wouldn't stop her from entering in front of her brother-in-law if she got it correctly, she cursed her brain for not thinking that before...

Now tossing all her plans, she decided to hand the coffee tray to Ramlal asking him to give it to the king, but she decided to try one last time... And to her shock, Abhyansh allowed her, she thought he is desperate for coffee since she got late. She knew he needs his coffee instantly when he asks it and maybe he allowed her to punish her. That thought flew all her thoughts of teasing her husband.

"Huh, why do you have to think of teasing that emotionless BEAST?? Have you gone crazy?? Really?? Him?? Is he your friend?? or leave that, did that man ever talk to you like a normal human being, what went wrong with your brain Isha??", she muttered to herself walking inside his office, but surprisingly looking at him, all her fears flew away...

He sat, looking at his files, but his hand forwarded towards her, for a second, she thought he was calling her to come to him, and just like that, she sighed sarcastically for even thinking about him giving her some affection. And why does she want it in the first place? Cursing her head more than required, she forwarded the cup and he took the sip almost desperately. She felt bad for keeping him waiting for his coffee, all for what, for her impossible, utterly stupid plans.

"Maharaj... Apologies, for d...delay...", Isha said and he looked at her, making her quickly look down...

'Ah! idiot, why do you have to remind him of your presence, you could have quickly escaped...', she thought to herself. A small smirk appeared on his face before he masked it with his usual cold face. By looking at her face, he knew she thought he allowed her because of the coffee, yes, she is actually that stupid. If he wanted coffee, he would have asked Ramlal to just collect the coffee and ask her to go away but he didn't. Seeing her, after so many days, his heart got greedy and wanted to have one more look at her, and when the chance presented itself, he grabbed it.

"Want some punishment??", he asked casually, but the shiver he saw, made him hate himself... He scarred her for life... With that anger, he put the cup on the table with a little bit of force and she jumped in fear and he cursed again inwardly.

"Puni...Punishment?? Fo...Forgive me for this time", Isha said tears spilling her eyes, remembering how he stuck the hot watch on her wrist, she slowly looked at the scar... The pain she felt that time was a lot, it literally burned her skin completely but he didn't let her remove the watch sticking it to her skin... He followed her gaze and looked at her wrist which made him fist his palms...

"I won't hurt you", Abhyansh saidbefore he could stop himself, his tone going softer, for the first time in a decade and a half, he wanted to assure her that he wouldn't hurt her. But, how??

"You wouldn't??", Isha instantly raised her head, looking into his eyes and questioning with so much hope at the same time, disbelief, he won't hurt her anymore?? Is that true?? No, that's too good to be true...

The disbelief, vulnerability, pain, and hope caused so much distress to him. His eyes are filled with pain and regret but he soon masked them, instead, he continued staring into her eyes, that feeling is bliss, her eyes have something in them that keeps his gaze paralyzed there.

Her hazel eyes stared into his deep blue ones, she couldn't see any emotions in them except for coldness, but still, those orbs attracted her a lot. They are the most beautiful eyes she ever saw, and every time, she looked at his face, she finds herself staring at him, she couldn't take off her eyes, her husband is a very attractive man, if she has the ability to rank the most attractive men, he would top the list, but it's not his beauty that attracted her, his emotionless eyes which wanted to convey a lot of things but unable to do it that intrigued her, and glue her to them. How would he look if he smiles?? Woah, that's a dream that wouldnever come true. She is sure of it. She warned her brain to have some realistic dreams from now on.

"I won't hurt you again", he repeated, this time looking into her eyes, that sounded like a promise filled with determination, and she instantly trusted him, he didn't give any option to her, looking at his eyes, all she felt his belief and trust, even after what he did to her in the past.

He kept staring at her but she averted her eyes suddenly feeling awkward, and shy as well and that shocked her. She is shying from her BEAST husband. No way in the hell could she have any kind of romantic feelings for this man... No, even the thought scared her. He couldn't stop staring at her, not after he saw extreme trust and belief in her eyes for him. She trusted his words, despite what he did to her. He shifted on her legs getting uncomfortable now and he thought she is having aches in her legs from standing for long. Huh, expect Abhyansh Singh Ranawat to understand emotions...

"Sit down", he said and she looked at him in his eyes again with confusion and shock, she can't stay in his presence anymore, her eyes are tempting to look at his blue orbs, those addictive eyes, and attractive face but she is refraining from it. What if he caught her staring?? That would be so embarrassing.

"Huh??", she asked looking at him...

"I said sit down", his voice is back to cold, it's difficult to maintain a soft tone, he never had one, until now.

"On the floor??", She asked, she remembered him saying, she is his slave and could never use the things that would make her equal to him or even near to him. So, she didn't think he wouldask her to sit on the chair... Hearing her, again his fury raised, before he could respond, clearing her doubts, she again spoke...

"Thank you for offering Maharaj, but I'm fine standing here", she said with her kind and soft voice...

He looked at her to look into her eyes or see for any pain, surprisingly, the amateur he is in understanding emotions becomes an expert when he stares into her eyes, it's as if he could understand all that her eyes are trying to convey.

Now, since she believed that he could never hurt her as he did before, her confidence doubled and her idea to tease her husband surfaced again.

"Ignoring??", She said after a while, and his eyes widened, and she stifled her smile...

"What??", he asked in his cold tone but his expressions weren't cold, though they are emotionless...

"R...Ragini, my boss, was ignoring me for three days, she is angry with me", Isha blabbered looking here and there... At first, he thought she is being real, and he wanted to solve the problem, no one dares to ignore his wife and get away with it... But when he saw her slightly playful eyes while looking here and there, he understood his wife was talking about him.

He is surprised that she understood he is ignoring her, he corrected himself for calling her stupid earlier, she is smart, thought he.

"You want me to kill her, so that she couldn't stay angry with not only you but anyone", he said in his usual cold tone, her eyes widened hearing statement...

"WHAT??", She screamed, immediately cupping her mouth, she knew he wouldn't like someone raising their tone or speaking in a louder tone.

"S...Sorry Maharaj, she... She is very nice, She is my friend, We will sort it out... Now I will leave...", Isha blabbered and turned to leave, but instantly remembered that she wasn't supposed to leave without his permission. She slapped her head for messing things.

Well, she can't be blamed, when the BEAST talks what you can call slightly normal, and tells you he won't hurt you, people are expected to go crazy, and his wife is no exception.

"Forgive me Maharaj, I forgot to ask you, won't happen again, C...Can I leave, with your permission??", Isha asked bowing her head...

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