Page 15 of Rudra Nandani: The Saga of Control And Seduction

“What?” I asked.“That you are untouched?” She counter-questioned.

Lifting my veil off, I threw my dupatta aside and sat on the edge of the bed.

“He didn't have to drug me to lie with me,” I let tears trail down my cheeks.“I was willing to do it, anyway. There was consent, intention, and trust. There was everything, yet he had to drug me and make me lose my consciousness... Do you know what that shows?” I asked, looking at her.“It means that... that he incriminated me falsely. He actually did nothing,” I hypothesised, but she became worried.

“But what if he did? What if he did, when you were not in your senses?” I closed my eyes, chewing on my lower lip.

“He did not, Suman. Because if he did, he wouldn't be here. I’m unsure, so I want to know what his next step is. Why did he come back again? What’s his motive?” She nodded, muttering in a slow voice,“Okay,”

“Can you please not mention what happened in the king's chamber to anyone?” She looked at me, taken aback, and I added,“If Maasa asks you what we talked about, just tell her we had a casual exchange about our common interests and the King wanted to know about my perspective on political matters. Will you?” I pleaded with her, and she asked,“Why?” in a confused tone.

Standing up from the bed, I walked towards her and held her shoulders,“If you tell her the truth, she will never let this happen. And I want it to happen, at any cost. Do you understand?” I asked, and she nervously nodded.

“Now, please leave me alone for some time,” I said, and she left the chamber. I heard the door closing and sat on my bed again.

Suddenly, a thudding sound invaded my privacy, and I instantly looked towards the window, astonished. I got up from my bed and found him standing there.

He sneaked into my chamber over the window?!

Taking furious steps, he swiftly strode toward me and clutched my neck, pushing me forcefully against one of the tall bedposts and looking at me menacingly.

“Whatever you are trying to pull, drop it,” he growled in a low tone, his chest puffed up, his nose flared, and his eyes glaring daggers, proving how furious he was.

I held his hand and tried to loosen his hold on me,“Leave—” I was struggling for air, and my lungs were suffocating with the way he tightly suppressed my throat.

“He is my uncle, Nandani. Anyone but him,” I snickered, wiggling under his hold.“Anyone but him.” His grip on my neck tightened, and my head tilted back with effect, making me look into his eyes.

“He is an evil man. He will use you,” he stated, and I gulped a huge lump down my dry throat.

“You already did,” He pulled me closer by my neck, our lips merely away.

“He insulted you by asking about your virginity.” He said. I made an effort to inhale, my neck hurt gravely, and a lone tear of anger escaped my eyes. My face definitely would have turned pale,getting choked like that. My lips quivered as I struggled to speak.

Ultimately, he loosened his hold, only to cup my cheek. I panted and looked back into his eyes with the same vigour.

“He was just concerned about the child’s legitimacy, the heir of Suryagarh's throne,” I said.

He clenched his jaw and drew his face nearer to mine.

Hooking his fingers into my kamarband11, he, with his other hand, abruptly pulled me closer to him by my waist. My stomach flipped with extreme anxiety, and my knees turned wobbly.

“You will never bear his child in this belly of yours. If you'll ever bear a child, it'll be mine and only mine,” he emphasised, stroking his cold fingers up and down my waist, making my insides shudder.

Due to our height differences, his face leaned over mine. His wild breaths fanned over my face, leaving me gasping for air. Holding my breath, I grumbled,“Watch your mouth. You cannot abed your aunt, boy.”

In a flash, he had me in a chokehold again, and I could feel anger dripping from his eyes. The firm grip of his fingers broke my gold kamarband11, and he brought his lips close to mine.

“I will... and remember, when I do, you will not be able to walk for weeks,” I chuckled humorlessly. Inhaling sharply and with my twitching lips, I tried to remark,“Keep dreaming!”

He suddenly pushed me onto the bed, pinning both my hands over my head.

“Rudra!” I squirmed under him, and he immediately turned me over to my front, shifting his weight entirely over my body.

I went immobile in a fraction of a moment, and he fisted my hair bun from behind to keep me still.

“Ahhh…” I wailed and sensed his hand streaming down to my nape from my hair. He had me frozen within moments.

I shivered as I felt the graze of his lips on my revealing back.

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