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"𝒕𝒖𝒋𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒅 𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊
𝑨𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉"
"YOU CANNOT KNEEL BEFORE ANYONE, YASHWANT SINGH RAWAT!"
Mayukta Singh Rawat's voice echoed through the hall, sharp enough to cut through the stunned silence that had settled over the crowd.
Her furious gaze was fixed on the man before her.
Yashwant.
The prince remained on one knee, utterly unmoved by his grandmother's outburst. Not once did he turn his head toward her. His eyes never left the woman standing in front of him.
The entire gathering stared in disbelief.
A king was never meant to kneel before anyone.Yet here he was,on his knees,for her.
"Bataiye, Noor..." His voice was calm, unwavering, carrying only sincerity. "Kya aap humse shaadi karengi? Kya humein yeh mauka dengi ki hum aapke ardhang ban sakein?"
A collective gasp rippled through the room.
Noor Tripathi stood frozen, her fingers clutching the fabric of her lehenga so tightly that her knuckles had turned pale. Her heartbeat thundered in her ears as she looked at the prince kneeling before her.
"Yashwant, yeh kaisi pagalpan ki baatein kar rahe hain aap?" one of his relatives exclaimed in shock. "she is a commoner,you can not marry her ."
But Yashwant didn't spare them a single glance.
The world around him ceased to exist.There was only Noor,slowly, he extended his hand toward her.
"Noor..." His voice softened. "Sirf tab, jab aapki marzi ho. Agar aap mana karna chahein... toh bina kisi jhijhak ke kar sakti hain. Main aapke faisle ki izzat karunga."
Noor swallowed hard, hearing him when almost instinctively, her eyes searched for her father.
He stood a few steps away, watching silently.For a brief moment, father and daughter looked at each other.
Then, with the faintest smile, he gave her a gentle nod.Tears threatened to gather in Noor's eyes.
She looked back at Yashwant, whose hand still waited patiently for hers,Her lips parted,Barely above a whisper,