Page 146 of The Royal Beast & His Rising Queen

"You told me this before and I understood, when Avyan went against me and took Anshi to the CD, I didn't react like this, did I ?? Because I understood, but now ?? Putting his car on fire just because I sat in it ?? What kind of a rule is that ?? Is it any danger that you have to prevent ?? Or do I have a contagious disease that your right-hand man had to burn your brother's car to stop it from spreading ??", Isha shouted

"Stop it Rani sa... it's getting too much now...", he said angrily her talk about herself in that manner.

"Why ?? Can't handle the hard reality on how your people treat your wife ?? Or you have no answers to my questions", she asked

"It's a rule that's made for the safety, it will have no exceptions, just because the incident is minor and do not have consequences. It is a practice to follow my orders and it will continue like this, try to get accommodated to this", he said sternly

"I won't... because this is wrong, you can't keep hurting your family, because of these baseless rules, you could follow this at times of danger, I'm sure your men are smart enough to figure out where to follow this practice and where not to... Avyan is terribly hurt, why can't you make a change in rules that's hurting your family ??", she fought back

"It's not that easy... the system I have been running for decades is used to this, all this won't suddenly happen", he said trying to make her understand and controlling his fury. He never had to argue with anyone, it's either his way or no way but his wife is changing things, without even realizing it.

"At least try Abhyansh", she argued

"Bacha...why are you being so stubborn ??", he asked softly cupping her cheeks

"Because I'm hurt Rana sa, why can't you understand ?? Put yourself in my shoes and think... How am I supposed to feel when my brother-in-law's most prized possession is burnt into ashes just because I sat in it, that too my husband ordered for it ?? And worse, when I promised to prevent that from happening, it might look like a petty issue for you, but it's not... do you think I could ever look into Avyan's eyes after this ??", she asked, tears slipping, why isn't he understanding her ?? Did her disrespect not matter to him?? She knew it did, it did a lot, but his actions this time were not giving her much hope.

"Please... don't cry", he said wiping her tears, he couldn't see her in pain, but what she is asking for was huge, he couldn't bring such big changes into force, these things are for all of their safety... he tries to keep all the power and control in his hands leaving only little for his family, a little more to his wife and brother. He trusts only himself when it came to their safety, not even themselves.

"Abhyansh... you don't get it, do you ??", she asked sighing...

"I do, but Isha... you need to.....", he started but she cut him off...

"I understand... please leave from here, right now, your presence isn't making me feel any better, instead getting me angrier, which I don't want to...", she said wiping her tears, and walking to the washroom banging the door leaving her husband to control the urge to punch the wall with all the anger he is feeling for himself.

She came out after washing her face and sighed deeply seeing her husband standing there still waiting for her.

"Why are you still here??", she asked

"Rani sa... I can't let you be mad at me, tell me, will you be happy if we get a new car for Avyan?? A better model??", he asked, he knew he was going against his words, which said Avyan wouldn't be getting another car but his wife was hurt already, he would do anything possible to make her feel better.

"We?? I am sorry Rana sa, I can't afford a car, and don't call me Rani sa. I already made it clear, didn't I??", she said standing her ground.

"Isha... are we really gonna do this??", he said, he thanked Lord Shiva for recently gifting him patience. Isha shrugged her shoulders. "you are my wife, whatever is mine is yours, how long will it take you to understand", he asked at her nonchalant attitude testing his patience.

"No, whatever is yours isn't mine, today is another example of it... except for your family, I don't want to own anything related to you, it only causes pain", she said taunting him...

"What do you want from me ??", he asked exasperated... he can't do this anymore.

"Peace", she said showing him the door... he cupped her face and gently kissed her forehead leaving a sigh.

"I didn't want to hurt you my bacha... I am sorry, think about what I said with a clear mind... please don't cry... if you want you can do anything to me, I won't say a thing... but don't get hurt",he said gently wiping her lashes which are wet due to her earlier tears... she just nodded and he walked away after kissing her forehead again...

Her tear-filled eyes didn't leave his head. He called Bhairav in, his fury intensified looking at him but he couldn't even say a thing to him, because he wasn't wrong.

He just asked Bhairav to order the best car that suits Avyan till night. Bhairav bowed and left from there to immediately get to work. He wanted to do everything to make their Rani sa feel better.

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Isha walked out of their chamber after a while freshening up and changing into a casual saree and went down to prepare snacks and coffee for everyone. She handed the snacks and coffee to Avyan, Amruta, and Devyani who sat in the hall worrying for Isha. Avyan felt bad looking at Isha's red eyes. He observed she didn't look into his eyes like always and he was hurt by her pain.

"Bhabhi sa... it's okay, what's done is done, anyways it's time to change the car, it's been years I got that, but my obsession with it didn't let me, now I will buy another car, in fact, we both will go and get a car for myself, what's say??", Avyan asked holding by her shoulders, she gave a tight smile before walking back to the kitchen.

Avyan's face fell looking at how hurt his sister-in-law was, his sadness for his car slowly disappeared in his worry for her.

"She is a queen Avyan, and a very prideful Rajput, this behaviour is expected after such disrespect, let her be for now, she will getto normal soon", Devyani Devi told her younger grandson deeply thinking in her head. The time has come for her elder grandson lift some burdens off his head and hand them over to his wife.

In order to safeguard them, especially after his mother's betrayal, he took every little responsibility under his wings, whether it's palace-related or business-related. Since he is taking care of a lot of things, he is scared to loosen up a bit or make changes in one part of the system afraid of that becoming the hole in the balloon he carefully built collapsing his whole empire or even worse compromising with their security but now it's time for him to hand over the palace's responsibility to his wife. Isha is soft and kind but when it's required, she could be a tough queen, there is this hidden strength in her that Rajmata Devyani Devi witnessed today, without it, no one can stand up to the BEAST in the main hall in front of everyone. Though Abhyansh was very lenient to Isha compared to others, he didn't tolerate her disrespectful behaviour in front of people, and despite it, she fearlessly confronted him and dared to drop the 'Rani sa' title if it was only a namesake.

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