The Barbaric Proposition {Royal Engagement Series 1}

24. His Torture

Two days later...

Nandini frowned when she felt the burning feeling in her throat and chest. She was uncomfortable from yesterday yet she thought it may be because she was under the weather but since morning she felt the burning was much more heavier than before. She couldn't fathom what's happening. Medha who was arranging flowers noticed her discomfort.

"Prizzi are you okay?"

Nandini waved her hand, "give me a glass of water, fast" she felt her throat was dry.

"Yes" Medha hurried to bring water.

After drinking her throat was cooled down for few minutes before the burning sensation started again. Nandini squeezed her eyes rightly and hold onto the arms of the chair she was sitting.

"Prizzi you look really unwell. Are you feeling discomfort?" Medha asked.

"I felt like my throat is burning" Nandini whispered.

"You were all fine then how come your body is suddenly affected in such a way?" Medha bit her lips. She thought for a while, "could it be because of the poison? I just remembered that it's already time for your antidote yet no one from Samrat's side came to deliver it"

A sudden realisation hit Nandini. Medha has got the point accurately. She needed the medicine every week to calm the poison down from affecting her body. But it's almost the end of the week but she hasn't gotten the dose yet. Her grip on the arm tightened. That man .... He would come to give it didn't he? Then why he is not coming?

"Prizzi, if it's because of the poison then even the vaidya couldn't help you. Now Samrat seemed to be neglecting the doses" Medha was already worried.

Nandini clenched her fist. He is doing it on purpose. She got his point. She had attacked him, that's why he is now taking revenge. If she didn't get the medicine then it will affect her body too much. But if she want that medicine, it means he is waiting for her to beg for it. He wanted her to accept the defeat.

That cruel bastard.... She cursed him in her mind.

"Leave it, I want to rest. Help me get on bed" Nandini whispered. Her body is weakening. Medha helped her up and took her to the inner chamber. Nandini sat on bed but her body was too uncomfortable and for the fact that the burning was getting more severe it's making her impossible not to moan in pain.

"Prizzi how about I go there and ask for it?" Medha suggested.

"You won't get it" Nandini shook her head. He is waiting for her. That cold man wouldn't allow anyone to have it.

"Then...."

"Leave, let me be alone for sometime" Nandini said making Medha retreat.

The sun has set and Nandini was lying on bed. She couldn't eat because of the pain in her throat and chest. It's making her hard to even get up. This is the first time that someone made her this weak and unstable. She forced herself to get up from bed and she started to cough. Suddenly she puked out mouthful of blood. She rubbed her chest and wiped her mouth. Gazing at her own blood which splashed on the floor she frowned.

"I couldn't stay like this anymore. It will kill me" she mumbled to herself. She forced herself to stand but fell on the nearby table where the flower vase was pushed and dropped on the floor making sound. Medha and Isha rushed in and was horrified seeing the scene.

"Prizzi" they shouted and rushed to her.

"Take me to Samrat" Nandini whispered lowly.

"But how can you walk in such position?" Isha asked.