The Barbaric Proposition {Royal Engagement Series 1}

9.Meddling Unnecessarily

Manik frowned looking at the woman smiling at him like she was expecting him to come. He walked inside and felt the room was too silent. He knew she had told him before that she don't like too many people around her so she asked for her few personal servants. But originally the palace of Samragyi should be bustling with sevikas serving her. This woman was totally different from others, in personality and also in thoughts. However he don't mind anything as long as she could keep the ShtriMahal peaceful without having him hear any complaints.

Without any words he threw a small bottle towards her which she caught skillfully in her hand. The action was actually fast but this woman reacted with equal speed. Manik smirked inwardly, such an interesting woman!

"This is your first antidote. It will give you peace for a week" Manik said coldly, "I heard you met Shanti?"

Nandini looked at the bottle in her hand then looked up, "she is related, how could I miss her?"

"She is a tricky woman, don't get involve yourself and create a mess. I don't have time for ShtriMahal" it was a warning yet Nandini only smiled in reply.

"I won't let you down Samrat. There won't be any complaints from ShtriMahal. You can definitely rest your heart without any worry"

"You better hold onto your words woman, I am not merciful to those who couldn't live up their words" after saying that he turned around and walked out of the room. Nandini stared at his back with a cold expression.

This man is so arrogant and cold. No wonder those woman in the backyard couldn't get a chance with him and only wasting their youth in the backyard with his dream. Nandini's face twisted as she thought. She shouldn't have taken the task to deal with him. If she didn't then she wouldn't have been stuck in the boundary of ShtriMahal and deal with those schemers. But unfortunately she couldn't back away. Her brow creased as her mind wander around with kind of possibilities.

"Prizzi, Samrat seemed to be really cold. It felt like the moment he stepped inside the air in the room dropped down and become colder than usual" Medha said as she walked in.

Normally the location of Samragyi Mahal in the palace could be considered remote and colder area than others. The Samragyi Mahal was vast and consists of 6 rooms while other mahals has only 3 rooms. The meeting room was where Samragyi would meet her guests, then there was dining room which was set infront of the  Pakshala, then comes the inner hall where she could rest or gossip with her sevikas and enjoy her time, then Verandah to enjoy the garden flowers outside and lastly the sleeping chamber. At this moment Nandini was sitting in the inner hall where no one could come without her permission but since Manik was Samrat he could come at his will.

"Don't talk about it, I know what kind of person he is" Nandini said then opened the lid of the bottle before drinking the medicine. She felt slight irritation in her throught but after swallowing down she felt good. "go set the dining room, I am hungry"

"Yes" Medha replied and hurried inside. Nandini sat there looking that the way where he left few moments ago.

NEXT DAY.... Unexpectedly Shanti sent her personal sevika to invite Samragyi in her mahal for first meal. When Isha informed her, Nandini was quite surprised. She has just finished her bathing and dressing herself.

"She invited me in her mahal?" Nandini frowned.

"Yes,her personal sevika Brijla was here to inform you. She said that since Rajrani didn't met you properly last time, she wanted to have chitchat with you" Isha nodded.

"Chitchat?" Nandini smiled as she combed her hair with the golden comb, "I never thought that Rajrani is interested in me, she looked disgusted at the first meet"