Mysteriously yours

Forgive

Maithili's pov

"Thank you." He said with a smile. And I felt my heart skip a beat unknowingly. "Please say "thank you" to ma on my behalf for the tea." He grabbed the cup.

"S-sure." I replied.

He took a sip of the tea and closed his eyes as he enjoyed the tea. In the meantime I noticed his hair falling over his face which made him look so serene. Abruptly I noticed the bite mark on his hand in which he was holding the tea.
I took the sharp breath and walked towards the cabinet.

"Give me your hand."

"Do you want to bite it again?!" He remarked.

I ignored his comment and held the tea cup from his hand and placed it on the table.

"You don't have to do it, Maithili." I glanced at him as I applied the antiseptic.

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"It's done!" I said. "You can leave after the breakfast!" I told him as I walked to the cabinet and placed the first aid box in the drawer.

"And you are coming with me." He caged me between him and the cabinet. I placed my hand on his chest keeping some distance between us.

"Why do you want me to come with you?" I stayed as calm as possible.

"Because you are my wife." His breath fanned over my neck. Suddenly he inched toward me and I closed my eyes. My heart raced a hundred mile of him being so close to me.

"Get ready we have to leave in an hr." He said and I opened my eyes. I took a deep breath when I noticed him standing away from me.

"What if I refuse?!" I crossed my arms. "What will you do?!"

"Trust me you don't wanna know, darling!" He smirked.

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He sat next my dad on the breakfast table while I was serving the food.

"Maithili beta. Pass the water." My Ma abruptly said when he started coughing.

"Beta you don't eat spicy food?" My ma asked while she patted his back.

"N-no...I love spicy food." He said while his face was telling a different story. "I-i ate it too fast—that's why..." he glanced at me.

'Why is he doing this? He could've just..' I immediately walked away from there.

Raghav's pov

'Bhaisa I have sent the car for you. See you at the palace.' Rohil sent a message.

"Maithili, let's go."

"I am not going anywhere!" She started to walk out the room but stopped...

"Maithili beta...are you guys ready?" Ma asked as she came into the room. "Why aren't ready yet?!" She gasped when she looked at Maithili. "Ma..I was—

"Raghav beta you go and wait in the living room; her dad is also there."

"Okay Ma." I nodded and left the room before casting a glance at her.

Awhile later she came out of her room followed by Ma. She stood in front of me in yellow sari whilst her hair was tied in a loose ponytail. "Raghav beta, take this sindoor and put it on her forehead." She handed me a small vermilion box.

I nodded solemnly and followed her ordered.

Maithili looked at me with a longing look like she wanted to say something but she kept her silence. "You both make such a good pair. May god bless you both!" Ma said with a warm smile.

"Thank you, Ma." I replied.

"Hopefully we all will meet soon." Dad said.

"We will. I hope you guys come to my official coronation ceremony."

"Of course beta, we both will be there!"
I suddenly noticed Maithili's reaction when she realized that her parents knew about me being the king and to her surprise they had accepted me just like they did that day and we both got married. My new social status didn't change anything between us as a family.

This time she didn't say or argue anything but silently sat in the car before bidding byes to her family.

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After a very long and silent journey we finally reached to the palace in Rajasthan.

Maithili's pov

As soon as we entered the palace suddenly flower showering began.

"Welcome bhaisa and bhabhisa." Rohil came towards us with warm smile on his face. "Thank you Rohil." Raghav replied as he hugged him.

"Bhabhisa this is Geeta, my younger sister. She'll take you to your room." He said while introducing.

"This way bhabhisa." She said leading me to my room. "Geeta, how many people live here?" I asked as I look around me.

"3 people—I, Rohil bhaisa and babasa—my maasa died when I was very little."

"Ooh.. I am sorry." I said.
"Is this your parents?!" I said pointing on one of the painting in the corridor.

"No, that's Raghav bhaisa's parents." She replied. "And look over there—that's Raghav bhaisa!" She said pointing to a painting in which he was a toddler.

"How come he's the king? He lived his life as a commoner?"

"It was my babasa's fault! He was after the crown.." unexpectedly Rohil replied and geeta and I turned to his side.
"—as he graudually became jealous of Raghav's parents and their popularity. When they both passed away —he took over  and he sent bhaisa to an orphanage—however my maasa was very against my father for treating bhaisa like this...but sadly after some years later she also died due to sever illness." He said keeping his eyes on the portrait behind us.

"As time passed babasa realized his mistake and he tried his best to find bhaisa but he couldn't—and when he did find bhaisa on the magazine cover of no-1 business tycoon of the country—then he couldn't acquire courage to face him and apologies." He added calmly.

"For years he tried to contact bhaisa but he gave up every time due to guilt and shame—but now that he's on his death bed—so I took everything in my hand and i went looking for bhaisa and I requested him to meet my father. He did. My father asked him forgive him and become the king. But he refused it and walked out of the hospital." Rohil glanced at me and said.

"Later when he reached to his car his bodyguard called—informing that Aahil took you to the royal court. He knew that he couldn't be in a royal court without royal status so he took my help..."

To be continued