"You are not hiding me anything right Ishu?? Did he just lock you in the room?? he didn't manhandle you or hurt you physically right??", Ranveer asked, after knowing how furious he is, and how he suffered a nightmare, it's hard to believe that the BEAST just locked his sister in a room, that's a huge punishment for Isha but considering Abhyansh's track record, it's very little for someone who offended him so bad.
"No bhai, he ordered me to stay in the room for a week, he didn't hurt me physically, but I'm hurt mentally", Isha said and Ranveer hugged his sister...
"Why don't you leave that BEAST??", Ranveer said
"I can't bhai, I don't want to...", she said and Ranveer gave her a surprised look...
"You love him??", Ranveer asked, and Isha nodded staring at nothing in particular... Ranveer is surprised to see his sister admitting something like this... she never admitted that before this openly...
"He suffered a lot bhai, I hate myself for doing that, I won't go against his word from now on... I can't see him like that again... it pained me so much...", Isha said sobbing hugging her brother... Ranveer consoled his sister and after she got fine, he broke the hug...
"How is Ranawat now?? Did he get any nightmares after that night??", Ranveer asked, he is worried for his brother-in-law, he couldn't imagine the mighty Abhyansh Singh Ranawat scared, the trauma must be huge if it scarred him that bad...
"I didn't see him for a week after that night, but after my punishment ended, he didn't get any...", she said "I'll try to talk to him once again about going to Rajput palace, if he won't agree, I'll stay here, you three go to Rajput palace, Vikram and Aryan won't be comfortable here... don't worry, I'll be fine, if you worry for me so much, then meet me daily", Isha said
"That I'll do... and I'm not going back... I came back for a week but after knowing what all you went through, I decided not to go... things are going fine at the company, don't worry", Ranveer said
"No bhai, Vikram alone can't handle things, it's difficult for him, he had to allot some time for Aryan as well, don't stress him too much", Isha said
"I'm not, I'm helping him a lot from here... stop worrying so much, I'll handle everything", Ranveer said, and Isha nodded...
"He isn't saying but I feel he needs some time off from me bhai, I unknowingly triggered some very rough memories for him, I want to give him some time as well as to myself", Isha said
"What about your pain Ishu??", Ranveer asked
"I'm taking care of it as well bhai", Isha said, remembering how her husband is getting pissed with her aloof behaviour...
After a while, both the brother-sister came inside, Amruta asked them to stay for dinner and at Isha's insistence, Vikram who is reluctant, agreed...
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CHAPTER – 2
Isha went inside to prepare dinner while Amruta helped her. Ranveer and Vikram along with Aryan settled in the guest room, freshened up, and sat to watch TV.
Ranveer as usual wanted to watch Cartoon Network, but the channel wasn't working. He tried other cartoon channels and was surprised to find all of them disappeared.
He called the cable operator to know about the issue and what he heard gave him answers for his asked as well as unasked questions.
"We are sorry for the inconvenience sir, but the cartoon channels are given access only to those houses with kids. We are ordered not to let anyone else authorize cartoon channels", the operator told
"Where did you receive the orders from??", Ranveer asked though everything is crystal clear to him now... his unusual bad luck with ladies, him receiving a cartoon toy every time he got rejected by a woman, and now ban on these channels, everything is interlinked and directly connects to his brother-in-law.
During one of the cartoon deliveries, Ranveer noticed a small badge on the delivery guy which only Abhyansh's men wore... he suspected his BEAST of a brother-in-law's role in troubling him but at that time he didn't think the king could be so petty but looks like he is wrong.
Ranveer isn't stupid not to understand what's happening, he already knew there's no intimate relationship between his sister and brother-in-law. This was one of the main reasons he wanted his sister to leave the BEAST as he thought his innocent sister couldn't bear the beast and his ways, Ranveer thought his brother-in-law would force his sister, but it came to a shock to see how patient the beast had been...
It's not at all in his nature and it still shocks Ranveer when he thinks of it. Hm... so this is how his brother-in-law is taking his revenge on him for keeping his sister from all the knowledge regarding physical intimacy.
Abhyansh was not angry with Ranveer just for his sufferings because of his innocent wife but also not letting her know what she was supposed to... Rajput palace wasn't a safe place for her and the innocent wife of his wouldn't have known even if she was sexually abused... especially with people like Kailash Rajput around, Ranveer would have done better in taking care of his sister, that's what he feels whenever he remembers how Madan harassed his wife. He feels an inexplicable urge to get that man alive and kill him again in a much more brutal way. Every time he thinks about it, he keeps upgrading his punishments for Kailash Rajput... he is just waiting for that man to completely recover before he starts his punishment. His son's punishment is not even one percent compared to what the BEAST has planned for him.
"Vik, I'll be back in some time, till then freshen up both of you and get ready for dinner, there are some rules you need to follow, you should be before the time at the dinner table, not even at an exact time, you should be seated at your respective places till the time king enters the dining hall. And remember, you shouldn't get up until the king finishes his dinner, you have to wait though you are done eating. Do.Not. Disobey any of this... the punishment can be very harsh, and you already know the BEAST's track record, he wouldn't step back from anything", Ranveer instructed... Vikram nodded while Aryan looked shocked, he definitely can't follow all these rules, the kid is so used to living freely in the UK with Ranveer and Vikram.
"Can't I just eat in the chamber Ranveer, look, this even has a dining hall and it's so big", Aryan whined
"No, not unless you are so sick that you couldn't even get out of bed, stop whining and get ready for dinner, don't be late, if you are, I won't be able to save you", Ranveer told
"Maybe Isha could help me escape punishment", Aryan said and Ranveer sadly laughed