Page 209 of Rudra Nandani: The Saga of Control And Seduction

Please, I whispered silently, save me from these monsters.

Suddenly, my eyes snapped open, and my sight fell on a dark shadow hiding behind the trees. As the figure peeked out from the darkness, I recognised her.

It was Suman.

She had been following us.

I smartly showed her my palm, signalling her not to follow any further, but to go back to the cave and get help. She understood and left silently, while the men continued dragging me deeper into an isolated, unfamiliar place.

Once they reached, they threw me down roughly. I pushed my hair back from my face and chuckled, looking at them, all of them eyeing me like I was prey.

“Now, let's see how long your dear husband can protect you,” Surgami Dev Singh said with a wicked smirk.“We just have to wait till the first spark of morning,”

I didn’t know why, but his words made me laugh until my stomach ached.

“Such fools,” I said, wiping tears of laughter from my eyes.“If you want to kill me, kill me now. Because once he arrives, you won't even have time to take your last breath,”

His smile faltered slightly.

Suddenly, the tall brute stepped forward and landed another hard slap across my cheek. My face burned, but I only glared back,my anger rising.

Then I laughed again. Harder.

Their confusion grew. I inhaled sharply and closed my eyes, feeling his presence drawing near.

I couldn’t save them if they were so desperate to die.

I smiled, peeking up at the dark sky. He was close.

“One,” I whispered.“Two,” I breathed.“Three,” I roared, opening my eyes wide just as the sound of galloping horses filled the air, growing louder by the second.

“Take your positions!” Surgami Dev Singh shouted. The soldiers scrambled, drawing swords and surrounding me.

The tall man, seething, grabbed a blade and pressed it against my throat.“So you want to be the first to die, huh?” I taunted him coldly. I felt so bad for the poor man and the utterly oblivious soldiers, relying and working for this old skunk with a nose for nonsense.

The horses' thundering hooves shook the ground, and soon, shafts of light pierced through the trees. And there he was—my Rudra, with a sword in hand, bloodstained clothes and jaw, eyes burning with rage. Beside him, my brother Abhinandan, Ranvijay, Agastya, and a battalion of our soldiers.

As soon as they dismounted, Rudra's eyes found mine across the field, locking onto me with a fierce, possessive intensity.

He tilted his head slightly and smirked.“Comfortable, little bird?” he called.

I managed a faint smile.“Clearly not,” I replied dryly.

He chuckled lowly, but didn’t move. His gaze shifted around, analysing the situation, especially the blade so dangerously close to my neck.

“It's good too,” he said casually, causing everyone's eyes to snap toward him.

Abhinandan grabbed Rudra's collar in anger.“Are you stupid? They'll kill her!” he yelled.

Rudra didn't even flinch. He just looked back at him and said,“Then let them,”

Shock swept through everyone, but a slight smile appeared on my face.

“What the hell?!” Abhinandan shouted.

“You know what? She’s just trouble,” Rudra said coldly.

I gritted my teeth.“What? What did you just say?” I snapped.

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