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Aadhya’s POV

"Rajkumari we have reached" Meera told me and I nodded at her. I put the veil over my head before I was about to step outside.

But to my surprise, before I could step down I saw someone holding me by the waist, I panicked and tightened my hold over my skirt.

"Calm down, it is me" I heard my husband's voice and he lifted me up by the waist.

I held his shoulders for support and fisted my hand over his kurta, I gulped as he touched my bare waist.

"Aap hume niche rakh dijiye"

"Please put me down" I say softly while hanging on a edge, this was so overwhelming. He did not say anything to me.

I was getting confused because of his actions, last night he yelled at me and now he is doing this.

"S-samrat, hum chal sakte hai"

"King, I can walk" I say so that he can put me down, he felt different. I curled my toes when he brought his face closer to me and whispered in my ear.

"Aadhya hum aapke pati hai"

"Aadhya I am your husband" He says to me, his voice was intense but this was a wrong thing for him to say.

My husband, he is but he never acted like that.

I just stayed silent throughout the way and we reached the entrance of the palace, he did not put me down even then.

I was getting embarrassed now.

"Welcome you both" I heard Rajmata's voice and she did our aarti before we moved inside.

I was waiting when he would put me down, but he did not.

"Relax," he says as I was wiggling in his hold. He was so strong and I could feel myself effortlessly in the air. 

We entered the chamber, he finally put me down. I adjusted my weight over my feet and lifted my veil, adjusting it over my head.

I saw Aarav, he went to take a bath straight away without a word. I just stood there in confusion and hurt.

"Rajkumari, you should get ready, some rituals are to be performed," Meera told me and I nodded at her aimlessly. 

"Tell me when Samrat exits," I say to her and am about to move into another room when Meera holds my hand, I glance at her.

"What?" I inquired of her, and she gave me an uneasy look, "Say?" I asked her. I know she wants to say something. She tightens her lips and speaks.

"You need to take a bath with Samrat" she says and I frown at her.

"Are you mad?" I yell at her and she shakes her head at me. "It is true, Go" she says and nudges my shoulder.

"Go where?" I say. "To your husband" I inhale sharply before turning my face away, "This is ridiculous, who told you this?" I asked her and she swallowed before saying.

"Rajmata" I snap my head at her again, "No way, she is a Queen she won't talk about these things" I say without believing her and she clasped my shoulder concurrently.

"This is not a new thing, every husband wife does that and they say it enhances your love" she elucidates me and I gulped. "What utter nonsense" I spoke.

"It is a ritual of Suryawat, and also that is why he carried you here, a part of ritual" I gave her a bored look, "There aren't any rituals like that" I was adamant.

"Don't tell me after you get scolded later" she says and goes away to do some work. 

I stood there confused, is this really a thing? I know this is ridiculous but if Rajmata had really said this then I would be doomed. The maids will spread it if I do not go.

Oh god, I am so confused.

After giving it a thought I stood up and stepped closer towards the bathing chamber. I will just take a dip with clothes on and come back. But he will be there, what will he say? 

I stop in between feeling scared again, if this is untrue then I will only appear dumb in front of him.

Okay, I will just go and put a little water over myself without him noticing.

I moved and entered inside, his back was facing me. I stilled looking at him, he looked so manly at the moment and my desires for him kicked in. I breathed deeply when he moved to take a dip inside, emerging out with the water dripping down his hair.

I fisted my skirt with nervousness but I still moved towards him, he was in the middle of the pool and I just needed to go towards the edge of the pool. 

I reached there with slow steps and I crouched down to take water in my palms, I instantly put it over my head with closed eyes.

"Aahh" I screamed as I felt a pull and in an instant I was inside the pool with a splash.

I panicked inside the pool, I was scared of this and I started to move my hands aimlessly. I was not getting air but before I could lose my senses I was pulled out, I looked at my husband.

I was breathing heavenly and my hands fisted around my husband's neck, I was holding him for dear life. He was holding me by the waist, my chest was touching his. There wasn't any space in between us and my lips were almost near his.

"S-samrat?" I say in between my heavy breathing but he just tightened his hold over my waist making me float a bit, I gasped and held him more strongly.

My veil had already fallen somewhere and he was looking at me all wet, drenched.

"I-i was just doing the ritual, I mean husband and wife need to take a bath together. S-so I-i thought I would j-just pour some water over my head-d" I babbled without looking at him and I know I sound like an idiot.

"Shhh" he says and puts his finger over my lips, I widened my eyes and looked at him with shock.

"I was waiting for you" he says and whispers in my ear, I tighten my thighs at his voice, his naked body was touching mine and I was trying my best to separate from him but his hold was so strong that even if two people dragged me, I wouldn't separate from him.

"W-waiting a-as in?" I ask him with an inaudible voice and he smirked at me with his red lips, they were tempting. I turned my face to the side felling timid.

"I was waiting so that we can do it" I snap my head towards him, "Do what?" I ask almost instantly with astonishment. I am not ready for that right now.

"Do that" he says and I gulp when he brought his lips closer to mine, "s-samrat" I say and it came out weirdly as if I am moaning.

"Aadhya, Hume Toh laga aapko pata hoga ki hum kis bare mei vichar kar the hai" 

"Aadhya, I thought you must know what I am talking about" he says and I flinch when his lips brush over my cheeks, softly. I was getting dazy again. My white blouse was see-through now and I wanted to ran away.

"Chood dijiye hume jana hai"

"Leave me I want to go" I say to him when he again pressed his lips on my cheek after a bit of interval.

"Why?" he questions and I could feel my self wet over there. This was not the first time this has happened and I know about this, when a woman desires a man and he makes love to her this happens.

"Because I have to get ready" I say with heavy breathing, he separates his lips from my cheeks and holds my chin, I look at him with tears in my eyes. I do not know why I am crying. I love what he is doing to me but I do not want it now. I want him to clear out the things between us first before we really do this.

"Aadhya, I am sorry I yelled at you, I just did not want anyone else to taste the food made by you" he says without any context and I glance at him with big eyes.

He apologized to me.

"Ji?" I asked not believing what he said and I gulpd before he brought his face closer to me.

"I said I regret yelling at you" he said and now his lips were near mine, almost touching. I wanted to lose myself and let him do whatever he wants to me.

"It is fine, just do not do that the next time" I said to him with a slow voice and he bushed his palm over my cheek, I could feel the warmth it provided me.

"I won't" he said, his lips were near, almost near. The closed proximity had me lose it all.

He tightened his hold over my waist and I snuggled his shoulders, I was still not on my toes, he was naked and I was wet for him. I had waited for this so long. "A-Aarav" I uttered in a soft and slow voice.

'He left his newlywedded bride' I recalled the words and immediately turned my face away from him.

"Hume chood dijiye, hum nahi kar sakte"

"Please leave me, I can't do this" I say, tears made way in my eyes when I remembered how he left me and how much I had cried. He was with someone else because if he wasn't he would have denied it but he stayed silent.

"Aadhya-" 

"Please Samrat, I want to go and please do not expect anything from me until you tell me about your lover. If you do not have one then you should hurry and tell me because it is just making you distant from me" I say.

He left me and I stood on my toes.

He inhaled sharply before he said, "I was with a girl-" I put my hand over his mouth and a tear escaped my eyes. He has betrayed me, I cannot understand how he can do this. 

I ran away.

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