Page 135 of The Royal Beast & His Rising Queen

"Really ?? It's done ?", Isha asked and Devyani nodded with a smile looking at the glee on her face...

"Okay, what's next ?", Isha asked, Devyani is about to say something when Abhyansh entered the kitchen shocking all the servants and his grandmother, as he never entered the place to their knowledge. He held his wife's wrist and pulled her outside the kitchen, Devyani Devi followed her grandson noticing his fury.

"Finish the rest of the things", he looked at the servants glaring at them... "learn how to treat a queen or next time, I won't be using words", he said, indicating how they are letting Isha do all the work, even those which they are supposed to do, they wantedto but Isha insisted she would do it herself and they couldn't deny their Rani sa... Isha felt bad for them...

"Humne hi kaha tha... (I only told them...)", she started but he shot her a glare which shut her up...

"You can't overexert yourself Rani sa", he said coldly, but she could see the concern in his eyes...

"I won't, trust me", she said softly and he sighed before pulling her with him to their chamber, but halted at the stairs...

"Aap bhi... (You too)", Abhyansh said without turning back, and then walked away pulling his wife with him holding her wrist, without any care in the world that he shocked all the people in there, especially his grandmother, did he just ask her not to overexert herself ?? Did he just show his concern for her ??

Devyani ordered the servants to finish up the rest before quickly walking to her chamber, as soon as she stepped in, her strong facade dropped down, and tears made their way. Her eldest grandson showed his concern for her after 2 decades... now, she knew that day isn't far when he would call her Dadi sa again, though he wouldn't be the same loving boy he once was, she knew she would get her grandson soon courtesy, the kind princess of Rajputs, people who are the reason behind her shattered family, but not for once did Devyani blamed Isha for it. Also, she highly doubted if Amar Rajput was really involved in it, as he didn't seem that kind of person and she can't be wrong in judging a person, but again, her grandson has even sharper judgment than her, if he blamed Amar Rajput then he must have done something.

"Abhyansh, what's this ?? I was enjoying doing all that", she complained as soon as they entered their chamber and her husband locked the doors...

"Go and change, I'll come in a minute", he said fishing out his phone and calling Bhairav, Isha glared at her husband one last time before stomping to their room, Abhyansh smiled looking at her... 'how cute' he thought when suddenly how his brother-in-law stomped in a similar way crossed his mind and he groaned in irritation, he cursed his head for thinking about his wife's stupid brother. Bhairav's tone snapped him out of his thoughts.

He detailed everything about the recent developments, Abhyansh listened attentively before humming in approval and asked Bhairav not to call him until something urgent comes up, Bhairav obliged and Abhyansh hung up before walking to his room where he saw his wife sitting on their bed cross-legged and talking to his mother on phone. she has changed into her cute Mickey Mouse pyjamas now.

"No ma, you are not fasting tomorrow, I told you na, now don't trouble Avyan", Isha said

"I'm feeling fine beta, please let me do it, I never skipped it since my marriage", Amruta pleaded to her daughter-in-law

"Ma... doctor denied it, I asked him since you were insisting, he scolded me, you know ?? He asked how could I ask such a stupid question being educated ??", Isha lied through her teeth, Abhyansh fumed but calmed down soon seeing the sheepish smile on his wife's face...

"But...", Amruta started but Isha cut her off sternly...

"No Ma, if you say a word more, I'll come there sending Avyan home, I'm telling you", she said and Amruta huffed at her Hitler daughter-in-law.

"No no, let Avyan stay here", Amruta said, Avyan chuckled seeing his mother fearing his Bhabhi sa's presence, it's true though, Isha is way stricter when it comes to taking medicines or strictly following the doctor's instructions while he gives in to his mother's demands sometimes...

"Good then, don't trouble him, if he calls me again complaining about you, the next minute, I'll come there", Isha warned and after receiving a satisfying response from her mother-in-law, she hung up.

Abhyansh looked at his wife scolding his mother in amusement... he always failed to understand why she cared so much about his mother even when he made her clear that he hated his mother. Their bond is something more than a mother-in-law - daughter-in-law thing. In most families, women respect their mothers-in-law and behave well with them because of their husbands but in Ranawat palace, the king had to respect his mother, because of his wife. Isha loved and respected Amruta not because she is her husband's mother, but because she became her mother, not a mother-in-law.

"Have some time for your husband Mrs. Abhyansh ?", he asked, she got startled hearing his tone, but soon blushed at how he addressed her, this is the first time he had called her Mrs. Abhyansh, and she liked it a lot...

"When did you come ??", she asked, trying hard to hide her blush, Abhyansh chuckled seeing her red cheeks...

"When you were busy scolding your mother-in-law like a teacher", he said, settling on the bed, and making her sit between his legs and nuzzling his head into her shoulder... she looked down embarrassed knowing he witnessed how she spoke to his mother, though she knew he wouldn't mind it.

"She was adamant on observing fast tomorrow, despite the doctor's strict 'No', she is troubling Avyan, and poor he, unable to handle her called me, I don't know why is she so afraid, God will understand right ??", Isha asked, and now he didn't know how to explain his mother's fear, she isn't afraid of God but her own husband who would give her those torturous looks filled with doubt and suspicion. He banned everyone from talking about that issue, so he thought his father could only give his mother looks filled with suspicion but not verbally abuse her on that issue, but only God can save Pratap Singh Ranawat when his son gets to know that he still abused Amruta verbally though rarely.

"I missed you", he said kissing her shoulder blade... "I hate it when you stay away from me for so long, and today you hardly spent 10 minutes with me", he complained and she giggled, he bit her neck seeing her giggle, she fisted his hair biting her lips to stop the sensation that's building in her stomach with his sweet tongue torture... "don't enjoy your husband's misery, you'll have to pay for it", he said, before turning her head to face him and taking her lips in a passionate kiss...

After he reluctantly broke the kiss sensing her struggling for oxygen, she took heavy breaths, leaning her head on his chest and he covered their feet with the duvet as he felt her shiver slightly due to the cold.

"I'm excited for tomorrow, though it's not my first Karwa Chauth, I'll do the rituals with you, after the moon, I'm going see you, not your picture", she said with a smile surprising him... he did know she observed fast for him the previous year as well, but hearing it from her made him feel good. "You will let me see you right ??", she asked suddenly looking at him with hope and vulnerability. She is afraid, what if he too didn't like celebrating it, like her father-in-law?

"Of courseIsha...why wouldn't I ??", he asked, not liking the look in her eyes...

"Um... I waited for you last year, though I knew you didn't like to see my face, I hoped you would come since you followed all the traditions religiously, though you hated me, but...", she gulped the pain, remembering the shattered feeling she had the previous year, that was the time after something changed in him for her and he was busy avoiding her...

He kissed her head multiple times, tightening his hold on her, feeling guilty of what she had to go through because of him...

"I'm sorry, I wasn't there with you last year, I'll make it up to you all our life... I promise you, I will never miss 'Karwa chauth' or any other festival for that matter from now on, we'll celebrate it together...", he said taking her palms in his and kissing her fingers one by one...

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