1.A. PROLOGUE

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"Why did you do this to me?" Tara's voice trembled, her heart breaking as she stood in the very place where they had once found peace together. She looked toward the Shivling, the same one he had brought her to under the pretense of love. Now, it felt tainted, a symbol of a trust shattered beyond repair.

Rudraksh moved to speak, but she silenced him with a sharp wave of her hand. "Do you remember the promises we made here?" Her voice cracked with the weight of betrayal. "This place was sacred to us... to me. I thought you loved me." Her eyes glistened with unshed tears as she continued, her words slicing through the quiet night.

"I loved you with all my heart... yet you betrayed me. You married someone else." Her voice faltered, but her anger burned brighter. "All of it... all for the wealth and power that comes with marrying Rajkumari Tara. . You never loved me... it was always about your ambition, about becoming the most powerful king.

Tara's voice trembled with a mix of anguish and fury. " Rudraksh, the wealthiest and strongest of all the rulers... Oh, I'm sorry, Rajadhiraj Rudraksh, the most wealthy and powerful of all the kings. Your dream has come true. Your motive, your ambition, your dream-everything has come true. You used me. You played with me. I was just a pastime for you, just for your entertainment. You thought me an entertainer, showered me with fake concern, fake love. Now, you must be the happiest of all, right?"

His eyes pleaded with her, but she couldn't look at him any longer. The man who had once brought her to this sanctuary, the man who had promised her eternity, had shattered her world.

"I was such a fool to love you," she whispered, her voice breaking. "I gave you everything, and for what? To be discarded for your hunger for power."

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