Sukoon-Yeh-Ishq ( Love Is Peace )

CHAPTER 3

Anina's pov

The moment I turned I was shocked to see Sultan Aayan standing.
There was a strange calmness in his eyes. I felt like as if I was drowning in his eyes.
"As-Salam-u-Alaikum " ( greetings to you ) these were the only words that left my mouth.
"wa- alaikum- assalam" ( greetings to you too ) he said with his deep voice.
His voice was enough to make me shiver.
He further continued to say " Jana ka samay hogaya Hai." ( it's time for our departure)
to which I just nodded.
I was about to leave from there when he suddenly pulled me towards him and snaked one of his hand around my waist . He looked deep in my eyes and said " aap ko kuch puchna Hai toh aap puch sakti Hai humsa " ( if you want to ask something you can freely ask)
" aap hame apni Gulam Bana Kar rakhenge? " ( will you actually keep me as your slave ?) I asked being totally nervous about how he will react.
He looked in my eyes and anger was visible in them .
He pulled me closer to him if that was possible and said " Ha humne yeh sauda toh Kiya Hai aapki ammi sa unki beti ka liya lekin ab aap hamari begum Hai aur Azad Sultanate ki Sultana. Aur agar Hume aapsa itni nafrat hoti toh aap humare itna kareeb toh kabhi na khari hoti." ( yes that's the deal I made with your mom regarding her daughter but now you are my wife and Sulatana of the Azad kingdom as well. Also if I would have hated you so much then you wouldn't have been standing so close to me in the first place. )
The moment he said those last lines my eyes widened and my cheeks had a slight blush in them.
" Anina...... ANINA... kaha Hai aap ? "
( Anina .......ANINA.... where are you ?)
I heard my step mother calling to which I just slightly pushed him so that he loosened his grip and thankfully he did . I then rushed to my step mom saying " ji ma aayi" ( yes mom coming )

~time skips~

The carriages were ready outside for our departure.
I bet everyone goodbye and then walked towards Sultan who was already in there sitting and waiting for me so that we can take our departure.
The whole ride was silent .
None of us spoke even a single words.
It was a six hours of travelling in total.
It was around midnight when we reached the Azad Sultanate.

Sultan Aayan's pov

When Anina asked me that question my grip around her waist tightened.
In my defence against her words I said "Ha humne yeh sauda toh Kiya Hai aapki ammi sa unki beti ka liya lekin ab aap hamari begum Hai aur Azad Sultanate ki Sultana. Aur agar Hume aapsa itni nafrat hoti toh aap humare itna kareeb toh kabhi na khari hoti." ( yes that's the deal I made with your mom regarding her daughter but now you are my wife and Sulatana of the Azad kingdom as well. Also if I would have hated you so much then you wouldn't have been standing so close to me in the first place. )
The moment I said those words I saw her eyes widened and her cheeks getting a bit red .
It seemed as if her hazel coloured eyes held a lot of past and dark secrets.
She was innocent very innocent and naive.
Time skipped and the time of departure arrived.
During the whole six hours of travelling none of us spoke .
I was lost in my own thoughts.
My only fear is how will she manage in a world life this alone when she is so innocent ?
How did she got to know about the terms and conditions of the marriage ?
If she knows the why in the first place did she agree for the marriage ?
There was a lot going on in my head and because of which I never realised when I covered that long six hours of travelling .
I came out of my thoughts when I heard my guard say " Sultan we have arrived"
I nodded and looked at Anina who was half asleep.
" Anina uth jaeya Sultanate aagaya Hai" ( Anina get up we are already here.)
Anina sat up straight and nervousness was visible in her eyes.
After that we went out of the cart.

Anina's pov

'I don't know how my new married life will be.
Everything is so new for me now.
Even the religion , rituals, festivals everything is new.
What if I mess up ?
What if I disappoint Sultan then ?'
I fell asleep in the cart while thinking all this.
" Anina uth jaeya Sultanate aagaya Hai" ( Anina get up we are already here.)
Sultan's voice woke me up.
I sat up straight and nervousness was visible in my eyes.
I looked at Sultan who was already looking at me.
We both went out of the cart.
The moment I stepped out I was amused by looking at just the entrance of the Palace.
It was extremely big .
The entrance was decorated with flowers and fairy lights.
There was a huge garden surrounding the palace.
The walls of the Sultanate had carvings all over it which with time have dissolved with the colour of the walls but when touched can be felt.
The atmosphere around the Palace was extremely eerie ( so for those of you don't know eerie means strange)
It felt as if the Palace had many stories hidden in it.
We walked down to the entrance.
There were soldiers standing in front of the entrance.
The door of the Palace opened revealing a lady who I assume is the Queen.
We slowly started walking towards them.
"As-Salam-u-Alaikum Ammi" ( greetings mom ) said Sultan
"wa- alaikum- assalam. Yeh kon Hai?" ( greetings to you too. Who's this ) My mother in law pointed her finger towards me and asked .
"Ammi yeh hamari begum Hai aur hamara insa nikah hua Hai" ( Mom she is my wife and I am married to her)
"Arey waah ab aap Nikah bhi apna hi Mann ki ladki sa karenge " ( Oh wow so now you will get married to the girl of your choice ) My mother in law said laughing bitterly.
"Ammi aasa kuch nahi Hai . Hum puri baat apko baad mein bataenge." ( Mom please trust me nothing is like what you are thinking. I will explain everything to you later)
Said Sultan and fatigue was visible in his eyes.
" Jo bhi ho abhi ka liya yeh ladki hamare Mahal mein kadam nahi rakh khagi." ( Whatever the case is this girl will not keep her feets in my Palace) said mother in law looking at me with eyes full of anger and hate.
I felt humiliated.
I didn't knew what to do . I stood there with tears In my eyes.

Sultan Aayan's pov

The moment I saw tears in her eyes I don't know what happened to me but mu anger was at it's peak.
" Aap shayad yeh bhul rahi Hai Ammi Ki hum yaha ka Sultan Hai toh hamari begum yaha ki Sultana hogi aasa dekhe toh. Aur inki izzat sabko Karni hogi log chahe ya na chahe." ( I think you are forgetting Mom that I am the King of this place and by default my wife is the Queen so please will have to respect her even if they don't want to)
I said while looking at my mom with eyes full of anger .
I never wanted to say this to my Mom even though I don't have a very good relation with her but still she is my mom and that fact cannot be changed but that also doesn't mean that she can insult my wife.
After that I grabbed her hand and took her inside with me .

~~~~ END OF CHAPTER 3 ~~~~

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