Chapter 23

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"I wonder what could have been the reason"? for injuries to these pretty delicate hands"!


(Spoke Jalal taking Both her hand in his own examining them with frown on face. Jodha felt her heart flutter it was first time when he took her hands with gently with care. Unlike other time when he will manhandled them she was lost in the warmth his hand provided to her's that she for seconds forget everything but than his low husky voice made her come out of her lost emotions and she spoke).

"What will happen if you get to know the cause"!

"That's for me to know you to figure out"!  

"Strange you pay attention to wounds which I received from others"! But you never bother about wounds which you yourself give me"! 

(Jalal who was till now looking down at her hand hearing her words look up at her, her veil face head cover by ghoonghat doesn't let him get to see her face entirely. And he knew he can't expect her to take it off cause they're out in entrance corridor of Palace, sighing at his every action being judge by her or compare with his previous action he was so close to get angry but he controlled himself thus instead of replying to her sarastic words he question her ).

"You defy me by paying visit to temple"! I forbidden you even step out from your room and you"! I wonder what I should make out of your actions "? do you seek to get punished by me"? 

"I talked with Dowger Empress her Highness today she gave me permission"! What's wrong in that I just went to offer my prayer"! I don't think it's punishable act"!

"But you come back with brusie hands but not a single sign of discomfort ",I see on soldiers maid and servant went with you"! Not only your pretty hands but your dress is ruined from down"! I don't think that's how you went there"!

I just"!..

"Shh not a word come with me"!..summon the Hakima at my room"!

(Saying this he started taking her to his room Jodha immidately got alert, while ordering the servant to get Hakim in his room, she didn't wanted to be at his room last time she was there, he ended up caging her scaring her to limit by getting her on edge of terrace forged wall. Her steps started halting and a sense of protest was getting evident by her reluctant steps  Jalal sense that but choose to ignore them without giving any assurance).

"Now tell me "! what's the cause of these wounds"?

(Jodha look at him he first made her sat on couch in his room and now asking so lovingly "what's gotten on him "? why he is behaving as if as if everything is fine between us? Is it some trick of him "? to make me gave into something he wish"! Oh lord bless me show me way to understand unpredictable evil mind and twisted personality of my husband).

"It's better you take a look at happening in state under the territory of your empire"!

"You don't need to tell me what I had to do as Emperor "! And it's for me to decide what's important and what's not"! So it's better , answer as much asked"!

"On my visit to temple I saw"!..

"Forgive me your majesty", for intruption but out there are people seek to meet you"! 

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