Chords Of Grief
"Please do not look for a heart inside me, Vaidehi," he spoke softly, his voice gentle and full of absolute respect as he carefully lifted the heavy gold wedding veil from her face. "Our parents fixed this marriage for the future of Bharatavarsh, and I will honor that. My throne, my protection and my total trust are yours until my last breath..but my heart died years ago. Never ask for it."
Vaidehi's breath hitched, her innocent eyes filling with confusion as she looked at her husband. He was not rude to her. He was not cruel. He treated her with the highest honor, yet his eyes were as empty as a desert. "Why are you saying this?"
Instead of answering, he gave her a polite, bow and walked towards the private corridor of his chambers, closing a heavy door behind him.
Vaidehi - The twenty-year-old innocent daughter of the Rajpurohit (Head Priest) of Bharatavarsh. Raised in a quiet, warm home, she is completely confused and overwhelmed on her wedding night. When her parents finalized her marriage to the Crown Prince in secret, she had no choice but to accept her destiny. What the kingdom does not know is that beneath her sweet innocence, she is a brilliant scholar and trained to be a warrior in absolute secret.
Agastya - The formidable Crown Prince of Bharatavarsh. A legendary military leader who is a perfect, deeply respectful husband in his actions, but an absolute frozen block of ice in his soul. Trapped by a secret tragedy from four years ago, he accepts the marriage fixed by his parents without any anger toward his new bride, but his heart is locked...
When an innocent girl with hidden power is forced into a marriage of duty with a haunted, yet perfectly gentle warrior prince, Can she unlock his secrets before the shadows of the past consume them both?