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Pratap: here is a story, I want you to hear, based on this story I made my decision, in one dark day, my brother, your great grandfather and who was on this throne, brought my only son here from Paris with a girl that my son called his wife, a French student belongs to a middle class family who fooled my Prince in thinking he is in love, she reached here for one day and the next she was sent back to her family in two pieces
Omkara swallowed hard and closed his eyes hard as Pratap continued
Pratap: and my son had much terrible fate and on the day of what was to be his wedding that became your grandfather's wedding, I put his burned body with my hand on the pyre and lost my sight in tears that only I shed because my brother decided that he doesn't deserve it
Malika covered her face and sobbed as Pratap looked at her and said
Pratap in low tone: I know what you are thinking my child; you think I will avenge my son in Surbhi, his great granddaughter and your sister
Malika looked at Pratap with teary pleading eyes as he shook his head and said
Pratap: but I understand that my brother was just doing the law, what he thought was right for the family blood purity, and I didn't forget that my brother sentenced Jhanvi and after her Surbhi to death himself before he die, and If it was for what Arjun did we would have lost our last drops of the Padmani royal blood and that is a grave mistake in our law that Arjun fixed by his action
Malika's eyes widened then looked at Lakshmi and Omkara who were looking in disbelief and Arjun who was smiling in shock and shaking his head in disbelief.
Pratap in low: killing our children is not the way to keep the blood pure, my son should have not died, nor Surbhi should die (then he said strictly) you never kill the sick, you cure them from the virus
Malika smiled widely with teary eyes and looked at Arjun who for her surprise his smile vanished and swallowed as Lakshmi looked at him with confused smile don't know what took his happiness and peace away as Pratap continued
Pratap in low tone: my decision is that Surbhi shouldn't be killed, she should take her right as my heir on the throne, she is a full Princess now, an 18 years old daughter to Padmani, her last daughter and nothing can change that, and although half of her blood is pure royal blood and the other is pure mud, that dirty mud can't win over that great royal blood, never (then he nodded and said ) and that great blood is what we need for the generation that will sit on that throne, after her and me, for our pride and existence
(Then he looked at Arjun and said)
Pratap in low tone: the blood will just be purified, which something that I will make sure it will be done by myself for the wellbeing of the Princess, Princess Surbhi the last daughter of Padmani and the heir of the throne
Malika smiled widely and nodded yes hard while looking at Lakshmi who was as happy as her but a bit confused seeing Arjun just closed his eyes and not sharing their happiness and relief as Omkara whispered to him
Omkara: what he means by "purified "? I didn't get it
Arjun just smiled faintly and didn't answer as Omkara looked at Malika who was folding her hands with wide smile and thanking god and then for their shock Pratap suddenly looked towards the downstairs where the dungeon is as Arnav was coming in slow numb steps
Pratap in low tone: Prince Arnav, you weren't here? Come forward
Arnav approached in slow steps and everyone looked at him with wide eyes as he said
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Where My Heart Belongs
FanfictionAnika was a 5 years old when she was left in the Orphanage by an Old man, now the Playful careless 18 years old is in the suitable age to leave the Orphanage and search for her family and her home, but unfortunately she doesn't remember her real nam...
