Episode 1: The proposal

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"Rajkumari-sa dheere chaliye warna fir aapke pair me moch aajayegi (Your highness walk slowly or you might sprain your ankle again)" Netra said being worried.

"Dai maa, hum dheere kaise chalein, akhir Abhyuday aur Abhimaan bhai itne saalo ke baad vides se aaj vaapis aa rahe hain ( how can I walk slowly, after all abhyuday and Abhimaan bhai are returning after so long for foreign)" she replied with a smile and rushed to the palace's entrance to her brothers who just arrived, while Netra just followed her trying her best to match her pace.

"Abhimaan Bhaiya" she chimed and hugged her oldest brother first.

"Kya hum tumhare Bhai nahi hain Avni ya tum Abhimaan Bhai ko zyada chahti ho (Ain't I your brother Avni or you like Abhimaan bhai more)" Abhyuday asked while faking sadness.

She parted from Abhimaan and headed towards Abhyuday.

"Aap me to Jaan basti hai humari Bhai, aur aap kah rahe hain ki hum aapko nahi chahte (my life resides in you Bhai, and you say I don't like you)" she told Abhyuday and embraced him.

"Hogayi tumhari flirting? Aur vaise bhi ye baat hume kahne ki nahi hai ye tum apne hone Wale pati se kahna (Are you done with your flirting? Well instead of flirting with me you should be flirting with your soon to be husband) " Abhyuday teased his little sister while she just gazed at him in confusion.

"Hone wala pati (soon to be husband)?" She asked not getting his words.

"Haan hone wala pati, dada-sa ne tumhe bataya nahi (Yes, soon to be husband, didn't grandpa tell you)" Abhimaan said,

"Dai maa, kya aapko pata hai ye kya kah rahe hain? (Nanny do you know what are they saying?)" She asked Netra.

"Ji Rajkumari - sa, Raja-sa kuch din pahle Rani - sa se aap ki shaadi ke baare me baat kar rahe the (Yes your highness, his majesty and her majesty were discussing about your marriage a few days ago)" she replied.

"To aapne hume kyu nahi bataya ( So why didn't you tell me?)" She asked and before Netra could have replied Abhimaan said, "Bacha, andar Chalke baat karte hain (Dear, let's talk inside)", she nodded and everyone headed inside the palace.

In Evening

She was upset because her marriage was fixed without even consulting her.

She was sitting at the swing in her chamber's balcony, thinking about what her husband would be like.

"Rajkumari-sa, Raja-sa aapko bula rahein hain (Your highness, his majesty has summoned you)" a maid came and informed.

" Kah dijiye unse ki hum nahi aa rahe, hum naraz hain unse (Tell him I am not coming, I am upset from him)" she told and dismissed the maid and within 12 minutes after she left, the king was there.

"Avni beta, aap humse naraz hain (Avni my child are you upset from me)" he asked and with that she realized his presence and quickly got up from the swing, fixing her pallu (scarf).

"Haan Hain hum naraz aapse, aap humari shaadi Kara rahein hain aur humse pucha bhi nahi (Yes, I am upset from you, you are marrying me off and you didn't even ask me)" she said with glistening eyes, the king approached her and patted her head.

" Beta, hum aapse puche bina kaise aapki shaadi Kara sakte hain, humne bass baat ki hai, faisla nahi liya, aur faisla to aap hi lengi, aakhir shaadi aapki hogi, bhavishya aapka hai ( My child, how can I marry you off without asking you, I just discussed, didn't decide, it's your thing to make decision after all you are the one who will be marrying and it concerns your future)" he explained to his daughter.

" Hume laga ki... aap humse bina puche hi humari shaadi Kara denge (I thought you are marrying me off without asking me)" she sobbed, "Hume maaf kar dijiye dada-sa, humne aapko galat samjha (Sorry grandpa I misunderstood you)". She apologized hugging her grandfather.

"Bacha hum aapke saath kabhi galat ni hone denge, humne aapke baba-sa aur maa-sa se Vada kiya tha ( My dear, I won't let anything wrong happen to you I promised your parents)" he told and patted her head gently.

"To ab dadu-sa bataiye aap hume kon hai vo? (So grandpa now tell me who is he?)" she asked, while fidgeting her fingers. "Arey re humari Rajkumari-sa sharma rahin hai (Woah your highness is being shy)" he teased with a chuckle.

"Vo ek Korea ke Kunwar-sa hain, tumne unke baare me tumhari social media par zaroor padha hoga (He is a korean prince, you must have read about him on that social media of yours)" He told.

"Dadu-sa ab bata bhi dijiye na kyu tadpa rahein hain hume aap (Grandpa now tell na, why are you making me desperate)" she asked her heart beat rising with each passing second.

Is it him? Is he the prince, who is famous for his looks and personality all over the world?

"He is...." "He is.....Aage bhi boliye na (Speak further as well)" "Kim Kyle, Crown Prince of Kim Dynasty of Korea" her grandfather said, making her gasp.

"Hey Kanha, Dadu-sa.. Kya aap.... kya aap sach kah rahe hain (Oh lord, Grandpa are you speaking truth)" she asked, while turning away from him, so that he can't see her flushed happy face.

"Haan Beta (Yes my child)" he replied and she turned around and embraced tightly.

"Dadu-sa you are the best" she said.




IN Korea

"Ti sto dicendo piccola che li convincerei. (I am telling you baby I would convince them)" he said to his girlfriend, cupping her visage meticulously. "No, Kyle, non puoi, il tuo matrimonio è stato risolto con quella principessa indiana. (No, Kyle you can't your marriage has been fixed with that Indian princess)" she said and a droplet of tear rolled down from her left eye.

"Riah piccola, non piangere per favore, mi fa male (Riah baby, please don't cry it hurts me)" he requested wiping off the tear droplet which rolled down her cheek.

"Dad I am telling you I ain't marrying anyone else than Riah Valentino" he told his father, "We haven't asked for your opinion Kyle, and I ain't letting you marry that Mafia princess, people already despise monarchy enough and have made enough efforts to bring us down, and you marrying a mafia princess would give them invitation to do so, so it's my final word you are marrying Kumari Avni Mewar a month from now, we would go to India after three weeks for marriage rituals, she would come back here as your bride and then you would remarry here with Korean rituals" his father replied sternly.

"Dad, but I love Riah" Kyle argued, "That's the point Kyle, you love her and you being a prince, you can have her as a mistress, loving her doesn't requires you to marry her, you will wed Avni and would bed her, give us a heir and we don't care about your affairs until and unless they're secret from public" his father replied and left leaving no room for further arguments.

Kyle told everything to Riah, and for his surprise she agreed for his arrangement saying, she can sacrifice everything to stay close to him and be the one he loves.

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