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Shivay Thakvar nodded, and then he led her up the stairs towards their bedroom suite.

The moment they stepped inside and the door was shut, he pulled away from her. She felt guilty and hurt by his angry coldness.

“S-Shivay… I’m sorry,” she said. She didn’t know what else to say. “I know I should have helped more when the attack happened. I tried to call the security, but—”

“Enough,” he snapped. He watched her with a dark look. “You know damn well I am referring to your role in the attack.”

Shock ripped through her.

“W-what?” She felt too stunned.

Never did it cross her mind he suspected her of being involved in the attack.

“We were attacked by the Kabalis,” she said. “They are not my clansmen.”

He didn’t say anything.

“Please believe me,” she said desperately. “You can ask the security head as well. Kabali clan members wear black clothes and cover their faces with ash. They also use the three-clawed weapon that is unique to them. It was the Kabalis who attacked us!”

His expression remained dark even as she explained.

He looked at her. “I guess I must credit you for the elaborate planning,” he said. “Claiming that your mother fell sick. And then, having the priests tell me it was a Gujjar tradition to visit the oasis.”

Her heart jerked in shock at his words.

“What? My mother was really sick when I received the call from her nurse! And I didn’t know that the priests told you about the oasis. I didn’t even know we were going there until we reached the place!”

She felt shocked and hurt by his accusations. Fighting back tears, she stepped closer to him and placed her hand on his chest.

“Please believe me, Shivay!” she begged.

His jaw clenched at her touch. And then his eyes flashed darkly while his mouth twisted into a cruel smile. “Are you going to let me touch you again to distract and convince me? Even if you allow me to fuck you, I won’t believe you. But I’m open to that offer.”

Anger exploded inside her, and she slapped him hard.

His eyes blazed, and he gripped the back of her neck and pulled her close. She sensed the dark anger and expected him to hurt her.

Anger and fear warred inside her.

He looked at her for a long moment before he let go of her. And then, he stormed out of the bedroom suite.

She was left shaken, and tears of hurt and anger slipped down her cheeks.

I hate him.

CHAPTER 19

The sounds of the peacocks were soothing in the garden. Although Ishani normally enjoyed feeding the rabbits and birds, she was distracted that day.

She was still upset and angry. A week had passed since the visit to her mother and the oasis attack for which Shivay Thakvar blamed her.

Although she had witnessed his dark fury that day, what followed was cold and tense silence.

No. He wasn’t always cold and silent.

She recalled how dryly sarcastic he had been earlier that morning when he made her tend to his wounds. Her cheeks heated angrily at the memory.

She had gone inside the bathroom when he called her name in a curt command.

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