Page 92 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

Isha jumped away hearing his voice... she placed her hand on her heart to calm down her racing heart...

"Maharaj...", she said with disbelief...

"You okay??", he asked concerned looking at her shivering form, she is afraid of what would he say looking at her in his room at this time... she nods at him...

"I am sorry, I woke you up, I just came to check if you are fine or not... or if you need anything... I am leaving", she said and turned to go but he called her...

"Wait... check properly if I had a fever... ", he said, he wants to feel her soft hands at least for some more time...

"Huh... you don't", she said and he looked at her sternly which made her walk to him, she hesitatingly put her palm on his forehead and he looked into her eyes feeling her shyness... he held her hand and took it to his cheeks and then his neck... by then she became red due to shyness and the BEAST is enjoying it a lot along with her touch... her breathing quickened when her hand touched his neck...

"Y.. You didn't have tem... temperature Maharaj... ", she said trying to pull her palm away but he held it in his rough palm and made it cup his left cheek...

"I feel so relaxed now... why are you awake at this time by the way??", Abhyansh asked trying to divert the topic, he still had her hand on his cheek and his palm on hers... he couldn't let it go... he loved her touch too much...

"Bhai and I are talking, so didn't sleep... ", she said looking down...

He lifted her head holding her chin and pulled her to make her sit on his bed beside him, her eyes widened when she found herself on his bed...

"Maharaj...", she panicked, she remembered how he told her she is his slave and shouldn't use bed...

"Sh... it's okay... ", he said gently rubbing her palm, his little act calmed her but his proximity gave her another kind of nervousness...

"Maharaj... ", she said before her phone rang interrupting their moment, he cursed the caller while she thanked the caller guessing it was her brother and she is right... "Can I??", she asked showing her phone and he nodded looking at the contact...

"Yes bhai... ", she said into the phone...

"Ishu, where are you?? Come fast with our coffees", Ranveer said

"Yes bhai, I am coming", Isha said ignoring his first question...

"Come fast, Vik called, when I told him about the attack on you, he got so worried, he wants to talk to you", Ranveer said casually but her eyes widened...

"Vik... Vikram??", she fumbled getting up from her bed, Abhyansh fumed, hearing a man's name from his wife's mouth... and above that, the pain and longing on her face, and how she moved away from his bed immediately after hearing that man's name didn't go well with the BEAST. He pulled her again making her sit on the bed, this time more nearer to him, bringing her back from her thoughts... "Bhai... I can't... tell him I am fine...", she said cutting her brother who is saying something, but she hardly listened... she hung up and closed her eyes to calm herself...

She instantly calmed down feeling her husband's thumb rubbing the back of her palm in soothing circles and her eyes opened wide realizing what was happening, she tried to get up but he didn't let her...

"Since you are too innocent to get my hints, let me spell it for you, I want a normal husband and wife relationship with you... think about it", he said softly, her eyes widened in shock...

He realized she needs time and left both her palms; she ran outside as soon as he did. He wondered what wrong he said... he still had to learn that he can't just go and say things like that to his wife. He is that way, tells whatever is in his mind, till now, he didn't have to think about what others feel and how would they respond or react as they all acted according to him but his wife is different especially when she is hell-bent on never becoming his wife.

Abhyansh sighed, and tried to sleep but couldn't, the feeling of her palm on his face and neck kept coming into his head disrupting his sleep, above all that, the way she said 'Vikram' didn't go well with him, he is possessive to an extent that he didn't even want to hear any man's name from her mouth except for his... But she calls him 'Maharaj'. How would he change that?? He decided to ask her to call him by his name after he gets his hands on Kailash Rajput... till then he can't let people know that they are progressing in their marriage, if someone hears her calling him by name, then that's the end of it as he never allowed anyone to call him by his name except for his mother... his grandmother used to call him rarely, but when his marriage was decided, he ordered her not to... as he wanted his wife to know that he is a beast even to his family.

Regarding Vikram, he knew he is his brother-in-law's best friend and Isha also knows him, but he couldn't neglect the pain and longing on her face when Ranveer mentioned him...

He tried to sleep but he couldn't, so decided to go to his wife's room... huh... his wife's room?? When would he call their room?? He thought sighing deeply and walked towards her room...

"Ishu... coffee is wonderful, I love it bacha", Ranveer said

"Thanks, bhai... you remember the first time I made coffee for you", Isha said with a smile remembering that memory...

"Yeah... you made it so black that for a second I doubted if it was coffee or decoction", he said and she pouted...

"But still, you drank it fully praising me... I got to know from Seema kaki (cook in Rajput palace) that it's not the way to make coffee, bhayyu why don't you tell me if something I make is bad??", Isha complained

"Ishu... you were hardly 12 at that time, I was happy that you thought of making something for me, I couldn't disappoint you bacha... and trust me when I say this, I could even eat poison if you make", Ranveer said, he always says that to her...

"Then make it for breakfast tomorrow, your brother deserves it anyway", Abhyansh said walking inside...

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