Page 174 of The Royal Beast & His Rising Queen

"This is why I told you to wear your clothes back, you'll fall sick Isha", he said sternly before she slapped his bare chest harshly asking him to shut up making him sigh deeply... this keeps happening to him, his wife loves to slap him if he dares to disturb her sleep especially when she is tired...

He cursed himself, every day it's he who makes her wear her night clothes, but today she didn't want to and he got tempted by the idea of sleeping with his na*ed wife in his arms. He tried to get away to bring her clothes but she wasn't letting him out of her arms so he had to stay back...

The next morning, he stayed back in bed after attempting a couple of times to leave the bed as his wife was hissing at the loss of his warmth, this winter is one of the coldest in Rajasthan's history. Isha woke up at her usual time and smiled widely looking at her husband who is staring at her...

"Good Morning... This is one of the best mornings I had...", Isha said running her fingers in his hair while he pushed a few tendrils of hers in place. "I want to sleep more...", she said snuggling into his warmth...

"Okay, but let me go, I'm getting late for my morning puja(prayer)", he said but she held him close to her...

"I can't sleep if you go", she whined

"What happened to you today ??", Abhyansh asked stroking her cheeks with his thumbs softly...

"I want my husband to pamper me, Is it so wrong ??", she said and he kissed her forehead with a smile...

"No, it isn't... Okay... get up... Your husband will pamper you to the fullest", he said turning towards her, and she gasped feeling him on her... He cursed his morning wood, and his wife's naked body wasn't making it any better... Abhyansh chuckled at her shocked expression...

"Don't worry, I won't take you now... Well, this is common in men, happens almost every morning to me, not necessarily due to what you are thinking... but yeah that could be one of the reasons too... Maybe you can help me in other ways ??", he asked, the last part huskily...

"Ansh... You have started early in the morning huh...", she said pushing him away making him chuckle at her shyness, she slipped into his t-shirt and went to the washroom to freshen up, after she returned, he freshened up, and went to the temple.

Soon, it's breakfast time, and after that, Abhyansh, Avyan, and Isha left for the office together, Isha apologized to Ragini for not being able to make it to work the previous day, Ragini shook her head at her friend's politeness even though she knew she (Ragini) wouldn't say a word as Isha was always excellent with her work and in-time delivery so Ragini never had a problem with the number of leaves Isha took...

Days passed and D-Day arrived, Isha was a bundle of nerves, She didn't quite understand why, as her husband already said that there won't be any formal ceremony as such, it was just a small announcement in front of the family and the staff, and she would continue performing her duties as it is... but still, she couldn't shake away the nervous feeling, maybe the fact that her husband trusted her so much to actually put the whole family's responsibility in her hands is overwhelming her.

Abhyansh didn't say a word, just silently helped her get ready. She took out a Royal Pink heavy saree with a heavy border shawl but he grabbed it from her hands and put it away, he instead picked a dark green saree which is not light but not heavy either, the golden border and the zari embroidery giving it a rich look, the full-sleeved designer blouse giving it a rich look. He helped her wear it... He knew she is already nervous, and the heavy saree would only make her more nervous, instead, he triedacting casual to keep her calm and it actually helped, she felt as if it wasn't a huge event and just another normal day though she knew it wasn't the case.

Abhyansh and Isha prayed in the temple and offered Aarti to Lord Shiva like any other Monday and the temple weather, the cool breeze, Mahadev, the prayer and last but not least her husband calmed her nerves to a greater extent. In times like these Isha is left surprised at how her husband managed to calm her without uttering a single word.

Everyone completed their breakfast and followed Abhyansh to the Royal hall where most of the announcements in the family or regarding the realm take place.

"Rani sa will be taking up the responsibilities of the family and the palace from now on...", Abhyansh announced and Isha sighed inwardly as they are done with it but what her husband did shocked her... "This key is the access to the darkest and deepest passages of the back palace, I'm sure you learned how to open it", he asked and she nodded... "I hope you never need to use this", he said and she wished the same too...

The key has access to the blueprints of all the secret passages in the palace especially secret passages involving the back palace. None in the family knew all the passages except for Abhyansh. Even Devyani didn't, she only knew those which her husband told her, but after his death, crucially after that fatal attack on the palace Abhyansh made a lot of changes but thankfully he still followed his grandfather's advice of documenting all the secret passages safely for the family at times of crisis, and Devyani did know how to open the secret safe though she doesn't have the key, she detailed the process to Isha as well though she very well knew Abhyansh wouldn't hand over the key to Isha ever, but when he did, he left the whole family shocked including Isha.

"Rana sa...", Isha said forwarding the key to her husband back, she was afraid of taking such a huge responsibility, but he cut her off...

"I trust you...", Those three words from his mouth held a lot of weight than anything and Isha understood it now better, maybe because now she understood how difficult it was for her husband to trust her completely with such crucial information that too when his own mother betrayed him using the same.

Abhyansh's one statement made it clear to everyone about the amount of power, authority, respect, and responsibility he gave to the queen. After this, everyone gave their respects to the queen who took over the palace officially, later, Abhyansh, Avyan, and Isha left for their office, Abhyansh hated letting his wife go to the office like that, he knew men would ogle at his wife as she looked too gorgeous to ignore. He even asked her to change but she shook her head with a smile... She loved herself adorned in the saree her husband picked, and she wanted to keep wearing it the whole day. Abhyansh groaned inward but didn't say anything to her.

"Arre wah... You look so gorgeous today... What's the occasion", Reetu asked whistling at Isha making her embarrassed at her friend's statement...

"She is a queen in all senses now... Look at how she is shining", Ragini said surprising Isha...

"How do you know?? I didn't tell you I guess", Isha asked Ragini, who realized her blunder but immediately covered up... Ranveer told her...

"I had a meeting with Yuvraj Avyan last evening, we were talking casually and I asked him the reason you left early, and he told me it's a big day for you, and all the details as well", Ragini said, and Isha nodded in understanding. Isha didn't mind her friendsknowing about it, Reetu and Ragini are like her family, and she forgot to tell them.

They got back to their work after a little chit chat and Ragini texted Ranveer asking him to talk to Avyan and inform him about it if at all Isha asked him. Ranveer cursed her for putting him in such a situation, but he did it nonetheless as he didn't want his sister to know about it yet, not when Ragini was still unsure about their relationship.

He was still feeling bad for not going to Ranawat palace in the morning, for not being there with his sister on one of her big days. He knew she is nervous, he talked to her on phone, but he couldn't go, as Ragini needed help, her car wasn't starting and she couldn't get a cab, she called in the morning when he is on his way to Ranawat palace to ask if he could drop her at R Empire as she had a very important meeting and this was the first time she was seeking his help, Ragini is slowly accepting him, he could feel it, and at this time he didn't want to push her back, it was a tough choice but he made it, he would have gone to his sister if she needed him but he knew his brother-in-law is there to manage her. But he couldn't remove the guilt. Her understanding pushed him into more guilt...

"It's okay bhayyu... I know there must be something very important work otherwise, you wouldn't have missed it, I understand, and don't you worry, I am completely fine, Rana sa was there with me, now don't think about it much", she assured him when he called her to ask how all of it went and to apologize for not being there...

He didn't like keeping her in the dark that too when he was dating her best friend. He just hoped Ragini would accept him soon and they could reveal their relationship to his sister.

In the evening, Isha came home, she asked her husband, father-in-law, and his grandmother to assemble in the hall. Amruta andAvyan are already present there... Seeing the whole family in the hall, Isha passed a small smile before serving them coffee, tea, and snacks.

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