THE PRINCESS

Chapter 18

His horse ride through the remnants of a once known market. He was containing the raging fire. The wind blew the chunri & stucked on his armored chest. The familiar baby scent of it made him anxious. He pulled up the saddle, the galloping horse neighed & stopped raising his front legs. He searched through the market, it was destroyed. Bodies everywhere. Smoke coming out of the remains of once strong structure. He kneeled on ground taking the lifeless hand of the small girl. A series of memories flashed infront of his eyes. The beautiful smile of her. Naughtiness of her when she annoyed her mother. The feisty girl who fought when people thought to deceive her mother with the price. Tears flew out. Gently taking her body he searched through the market. Bodies dismembered were everywhere. He carefully placed her on his horse, a tear coming out from him, seeing the little one. Her neck was sliced, her head was barely sticking to her body. Feeling the rage & loss, he & his horse darted from there.

"maazee mei bhi ek yoddha tha..Vohi Mohobbat ki kahani.. Sabr karna hai"

Karan was shoot woken up from his sleep. Sweat beads were sticked on him. He looked at his hands, they were bare. Not any ashes nor any blood. Sighing he got up from bed. That monks words reverberated inside his head on loop making him a little tipsy, his foot got smashed on the chair there.

Ruhaan was woken up by the thud sound & hissing, sitting up he opened his eyes, Karan was there cursing rubbing his toe, which had turned angry pink.

"Why are you up this early?" Ruhaan asked rubbing his eyes & looking at Karan. The time was just a little past 3.

"I just got woken up" Karan mumbled.

"Hmm" Ruhaan mumbled something incoherent & laid down on his stomach going back to sleep.

"May be note it down when you remember..We could decode it?"

Karan sat on the desk taking his notepad, he closed his eyes. The flashes of the monk & his words, then sudden disapperance. It all made him breathless. Opening his eyes, he got up from the chair & laid beside Ruhaan. Gazing at Preeta on his phone, he slipped again to a deep slumber where it was just him & his babydoll.

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"Mommy..this was fun..we should do this again" Preeta said, a skip in her walk.

"Davvero" Ethan asked shooting glares at them.

"oww è il mio dolce Daddy.. mi sei mancato" Preeta gushed, buttering him up.

"Okay lady give his dose till i come.. ba bye" Preeta ordered to her Mother & ran inside.

"Vuoi spiegarmi dove diavolo mi hai lasciato alle spalle?" Ethan asked angrily.

"Hi hi.. You look soo hot babe & that accent" Priya said fanning herself.

"Rośe" He hissed. "You know about the attack right?" He asked firmly.

"& I know its just a teeny winy ant for you..So whats the matter?" Priya asked him unconcerned.

"I missed you" Ethan sighed hugging her, the hug was soon turned to passion when their lips touched.

Preeta was blowing the lather bubbles as she showered. She was cleaning her hair carefully at the beginning when she got tired, she screamed for Lisa, her personal head maid.

"Principessa" Lisa bowed at her.

"Aiutami" Preeta pouted showing her hair.

"Sì" Lisa nodded, calling her subordinates, she walked inside the bathroom.

Preeta who saw others coming, lathered up more soap & covered her body. The maids soon helped her clean her hair, untangling it they used  perfumed oils & shampoos. Once it was finished, Lisa & her was the only ones there.