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There were chuckles.

“I’ve never seen big bro possessive about any woman like he is about his temporary wife,” Rishab teased.

Shivay knew his brother was partially right. He was possessive about his wife, but his brothers didn’t know his wife wasn’t a temporary one.

As though he had manifested her by his thoughts, he saw her walking in the garden throwing the bird food for the peacocks.

He heard her laughter as one of the peacocks fanned its feathers against her.

She wasn’t wearing the veil. He noticed she had stopped wearing it since their return from their hotel stay. His eyes took in the beautiful and seemingly innocent face of the woman who dominated his thoughts.

Nothing had changed about the way he thought of her. He didn’t trust her and had every reason to hurt and punish her, but all he did was claim her like a mad man.

After he had consummated their marriage in the same damn place where he had been drugged and attacked on their wedding night, he thought his hunger and need for her would be sated.

But it wasn’t.

Touching her and being inside her body made his hunger grow exponentially. He burned with the need to claim her constantly. Nothing seemed to kill his desire, not even the fact she was dangerous, untrustworthy, and risking everything he was working for.

“I want you to follow a trail,” he told his brothers.

“What is it?” Nakul asked.

“A recording device. It was mailed to Devraj Gujjar from Europe. I want to know who sent it.”

“Devraj Gujjar?” Rishab asked. “You mean Ishani’s brother?”

“Yes.”

There was silence.

Shivay held the tiny black object in his hands. It was the one his wife had thrown away in a panic two days ago in their hotel room suite.

His security had seen Devraj inside the hotel lobby and had informed him. Although he didn’t know what was spoken, he had seen the footage near the changing rooms where the Gujjar siblings conspired against him.

Shivay knew his wife was terrified. She still went ahead, took the recording device from her brother, and even carried it during dinner at the restaurant.

He should have threatened her and made her confess her betrayal that night. Instead, he claimed her until she screamed his name and slept exhausted in his arms.

The next morning when they checked out of the suite, he had asked the security team to trace the device. They found it in the bathroom trash.

What will her next plan be?

She responded to his desire, but she was still helping her brother in ways that would risk the clan treaties and bring harm.

Which meant she desperately wanted to escape from their marriage and him.

But unfortunately, she wouldn’t succeed. She was bound to him forever. Or until she succeeds in getting him killed.

CHAPTER 27

Ishani was directing the kitchen staff on the meal plan.

“Everyone is talking about how the smaller clans from the east side have laid down their weapons at the Singoor temple this morning. They are saying Shivay Thakvar is responsible for the change. We are so proud of him, madam.”

Ishani looked at the excited faces of the staff. “Yes, I’m glad most of the Eastern clans have joined the peace treaty.”

“He is a godsend, madam! I can ask my brothers to return to the Singoor province once the peace is restored. I’m sure there will be a lot of jobs and prosperity like it used to be thirty years ago.”

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