Kindle to Rekindle

20 Survivor to her Saviour

Isn't love protecting the one you love more than yourself?

"Amber, I... they are looking for her," Shakti replied with her head hung low. She couldn't face her friend.

"Look at me, Shakti. Tell me everything." Amber stressed everything leaving no scope for omitting any information. Before Shakti could begin Rudra walked in making Amber suspicious. He got permission to get to this section of the palace because his daughter was missing but Rudra had no reason to get the permission.

Shakti and Vibhor narrated the story to both fathers. Amber kept quiet and walked around the palace. Rudra followed him and put his hand on Amber's shoulder making him stop and turn around.

Rudra empathised with the father whose daughter was missing, "Mr Khanna, I am sorry for what happened to Nimrit. The security is looking into the matter and I am sure they will find her soon."

"This is the reason the rights of Swarnbhoomi should be ceased. If they cannot protect their palace how will they protect their state? The iron Queen Rudrapriya Devi is dead and her heir is hiding somewhere in the bushes. Just let me find my daughter then the first thing I do is blow up your bubble. I know Swadesh Rajvanshi, the dead prince was your best friend. His son/daughter the legal heir to the throne, is in Swarnbhoomi and is under your protection. You are fighting a losing battle against the government of India. I have enough proof to file against Swarnbhoomi but I am waiting for the right time."

Rudra was not a man who could be scared or intimidated easily but Amber's words shook him to the core. No way could he let the secret he had been hiding for years come out and losing the right to govern the state was out of the question. But first, he wanted Nimrit to be safe.

"Sir, we have not been able to get any information till now. The palace is covered with CCTV but..." A royal staff member was showing the footage they could gather.
Rudra and Shakti were looking at the footage when Amber questioned the staff member, "Get all those who work in the ranch. This place should not have mud like that in a field, but it does."

The staff members widened their eyes in amazement and immediately the people working at the ranch were summoned.

Shakti briefed Rudra about Amber and his job, "Amber is the shrewdest investigator at Hawkeye. His expertise is unparalleled." Rudra had no doubts about that because to date no one had ever been able to get that close to finding the real story of the Swarnbhoomi royals.

The ranch workers arrived and the appearance of the culprit was being matched with the available CCTV image. A loud noise from somewhere caught everyone's attention and they ran to the source. It just came once so it was difficult to track.

"Shh! If you all keep quiet we can track the faint vibrations." Amber hushed everyone and pin-drop silence was maintained. Rudra, Amber, and five trained royal security men split to find the source of the sound.

Amber pushed open a door and was startled to see Nivedya hanging from the terrace holding Nimrit firmly in his arms. He was losing his grip so Amber reacted fast and gave his hand to Nivedya. The security team ran to get a rope and they got a hose pipe from the terrace garden. They threw it down and Nivedya held it tightly. They were pulled up but it was getting hard because Nimrit was not reacting, she was motionless.

"Nimrit, get in your senses baby else he will come." Nimrit opened her eyes to her father's warning. The fear of his coming could wake her up from deep slumber. But when she saw Nivedya so close to her, looking into her eyes with love, she forgot anything else existed in the world.

They were being pulled up but their eyes didn't blink. Only when they were almost up Nimrit realised she was in Nivedya's arms and her father was there. She tried to free herself but lost her balance and slipped from the pipe.