Page 3 of The Royal Beast & His Rising Queen

"Hate me all you want but please don't leave now... I have never seen you like this... you are in pain... punish me more but please stay...", she pleaded with tears... she is controlling her sobs...

"You think staying with you will relieve my pain after what you did?? No... it gives me more pain... I won't see your face till your punishment ends...", he said and walked off angrily jerking her hands and leaving her in tears...

She didn't know what she did but her husband's distress-filled face kept coming in front of her eyes snatching her peace... she got crazy thinking about how he is... every time a servant came to deliver her meals, she asked about him but the servants hardly saw him as Abhyansh spent his time in his study or in his office...

After two days, Isha got so mad as she had nothing to do, she doesn't even have her phone and she is not used to sitting idly... and his thoughts made her more guilty and worried... she tried to keep herself busy, took out all the clothes in the closet and folded them and rearranged the closets, kept dusting the room but nothing could help her... the second day night, when the servant came to give her the meals... she made a request...

"Could you please convey to Maharaj that I wanted to see him as I have a request to make", Isha said, and she nodded and went away and came back after an hour...

"Rani sa... Maharaj said he doesn't want to see you until your sentence ends... he wants to know what your request is...", the servant said hesitantly shattering Isha's hopes...

'Now he didn't even want to see my face, if that's what he wants, that's what he gets she thought trying to stop her tears... hearing it from a third person did hurt her pride, he could have told her he is busy, and she would have taken the hint but no, he had to say that directly... thought she bitterly...

"Can you please convey my request to him that I want to cook for myself in the chamber kitchen??", Isha told the servant who bowed her head and went away...

The same servant came back after an hour, Abhyansh isn't allowing anyone inside except for Bhairav and the lady is conveying Isha's request through Bhairav...

"Rani sa, Maharaj said you could cook but only after he leaves for work... for every meal you are given only half an hour, for breakfast it is 10:00 to 10:30, for lunch it's 1:00 to 1:30, and for dinner, it's 7:30 to 8:00...", the same lady mentioned, Isha felt too bad at her fate, she needs a timetable to go to the kitchen in her own chamber, she thought sarcastically... he at least approved of her cooking, for that she is thankful as she thought he wouldn't agree as that would be violating the punishment rules, as according to it, she shouldn't come out of the bedroom. She nodded and dismissed the lady; tears made their way without a stop when she heard the lock sound...

Bhairav kept staring at the study door which is locked now... Abhyansh barely locked the study... when he asked the king about how the queen wanted to meet him, he said he doesn't want to see her until the end of the week and asked to convey the same to her. Bhairav felt he would regret saying those, but when Abhyansh didn't budge, he informed the same to the lady servant who came to convey Isha's request. When he heard Isha's request, Bhairav was so sure that the king was so sure that he wouldn't allow Isha to cook outside the room, but to his surprise Abhyansh allowed her...

Abhyansh knew his wife is too bored and must be going crazy inside those four walls, so he allowed her to cook though her actual punishment doesn't support it; to defend his actions andjustify his judgment, he specified times... his wife definitely committed a mistake but his inner self didn't sit calm after making her suffer... there is a mini war going on inside him and he is deeply divided between his love for her and his own sufferings and anger... the nightmares for Abhyansh continued and he stopped even closing his eyes for a nap.

Isha started cooking her meals, but her sufferings and guilt didn't let her eat properly... she is too depressed for herself and worried for her husband, is he eating his meals regularly?? How is he surviving without her coffee, how is he managing his nightmares, his scared and distressed look kept coming in her head...

After a week of her sentence, Amruta came inside and opened the door... as soon as she saw her daughter-in-law sitting in a corner, her heart bled in pain... Amruta hugged her with tears...

"Isha, my bachi(my dear), how are you?? I'm so sorry, all this is because of me...”, Amruta said hugging Isha and Isha hugged her mother-in-law and consoled her...

Her broken look didn't go well with Amruta... her daughter-in-law didn't look fine. Well, being a little sad, depressed, and in distress is fine considering her one week of being under house arrest but there is something beyond that in Isha's demeanour that Amruta didn't understand...

"Ma... is my punishment done??", Isha asked softly...

"Yes bacha, go and freshen up, wash your hair, and meet the king downstairs at breakfast, apologize to him and it will end as per the regulations and you'll receive your phone, you can go towork from today", Amruta said, Isha nodded and went inside the washroom to freshen up...

She came back after freshening up, Amruta helped her in drying up her hair... after getting ready, she walked down with her mother-in-law... she greeted everyone, Avyan walked towards Isha but stopped at Abhyansh's words...

"Avyan Singh Ranawat... I think I'm being too liberal towards you these days that you even forgot the ordinance...", Abhyansh said as until the person issues a formal apology, the punishment won't end, and none is supposed to talk to the person. Amruta was sent to Isha to make her understand the ordinance as it was Isha's first time...

"Sorry Bhai sa...", Avyan apologized bowing down, Isha gulped down her tears, hearing her husband's tone, she wanted to look at him and see if he is fine but she didn't want to give in this time... she felt what she was made to undergo is unfair and she is too hurt, and for once in her life, she wants to think about herself and her pride.

Isha made her way to her husband...

"I am sorry for the mistake I committed Maharaj... I wouldn't repeat it...", Isha said bowing her head in front of her husband... Abhyansh kept staring at her to see if she would lift her head and look at him, but she didn't... he knew that his wife is hurt but he is yet to know the extent of her pain and the damage he has done to his brewing relationship...

"Bhairav, handover Rani Sa’s phone to her...", Abhyansh said looking at Isha's still bowed head...

Everyone understood that the punishment ended finally... Bhairav came and handed her phone to her... Avyan got up and went to Isha immediately... he is hell scared of his brother, but he had to ask his sister-in-law about how she is...

"Bhabhi sa... you are fine??", Avyan asked, and Isha lifted her head and looked at her brother-in-law, her eyes are red, and she looked so much in pain, but she gave a small smile and nodded at him... "Bhabhi sa...", Avyan muttered in pain, seeing her like this pained him... her smile is always genuine but today it's filled with pain...

Isha walked away before Abhyansh or anyone could stop her, she went to her room, and called her brother...

"Ishu... what the hell has happened to you?? Why is Ranawat answering your calls always...", Ranveer blasted into the phone as soon as he heard his sister's voice...

"Bhai... I'm fine, now you get how I feel when I know something is wrong with you but didn't know what it is??", Isha interrupted and Ranveer sighed hearing his sister is fine, but he didn't believe her foolish excuse...

"Don't play these games Ishu... you are too bad at it, tell me what you are hiding??", Ranveer asked

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