THE DEAL WITH THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
chapter 3
The cars pulled over infront a huge magnificent mansion
The convoy moved like a silent procession of shadows.
As the mansion gates creaked open, armed guards straightened their backs. Maids froze mid-task. Gardeners abandoned their tools. Even the flowers seemed to still in the wind
The grand foyer was lit with gold and soft crystal light.
Everything was polished to perfection—
like the house itself was trying to impress her.
And then came the man she hadn't seen in years—
Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania.
Her father.
Patriarch.
Puppetmaster.
He stood at the top of the stairs, hands clasped behind his back.
Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad
You took your time.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Wasn't planning to return
Arvind's eyes softened Looking his baby girl who had grown to be a ferocious lepoard who would hunt her prey with no mercy
Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad
you grew up to be the claws you feared
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
should have beared them long ago he would be here with us now
Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad
The gall will begin in a hour get dresses , the press will be here as well
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Where is Rafael?
Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad
Out for work will be here soon
Alishya slights nods and walks towards her room
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
hasn't changed an ounce in 5 years ( chuckles sadly )
Alishya moves around her room tracing her fingers on the surface of the desk , walls and the soft curtains
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
I am sorry ... I shouldn't have ignored my responsibility, if only I could turn the clock back , I would trade anything in the world to repant my mistake
luca agnihotri Romania/ fl brother
You should sleep now isha it's 3 am
luca agnihotri Romania/ fl brother
Isha finish your breakfast
luca agnihotri Romania/ fl brother
Hey brat that's my shirt 😤
luca agnihotri Romania/ fl brother
You look like a panda with all those dark circles 😂😂
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
And u look like a Lizard
Alishya mumbles her words as she recalls her brother
An hour quickly passes by ... The quite mansion was son replaced with chats and laughter of the guests that arrived
Everyone were lead to the ballroom which decorated according to alishya's preference
The grand ballroom of the Agnihotri Romania Estate pulsed with elegance and danger.
Every chandelier sparkled. Every eye turned.
Then—
the double doors opened.
And silence took the room like a bullet to the chest.
Alishya Agnihotri Romania.
Draped in a body-hugging saree of crimson and snow, silk cascading like water and war. Her dark hair flowed like ink spilled from the stars. Her chin tilted high. Her heels clicking with quiet defiance.
The daughter had returned.
She scanned the crowd. They stared back like ghosts seeing the sun again.
But she wasn’t looking for them.
Her eyes locked onto the one person whose gaze didn’t flicker.
Rafael.
Her younger brother.
The dreamer she left behind.
He stood by the grand staircase, tall and unreadable, dressed in black with crimson trim. The boy she once protected with bloodied fists… was gone. Replaced by a man carved by betrayal.
She approached slowly. The crowd faded to a blur.
When she finally reached him, there was no embrace.
Only silence.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Still haven’t learned to smile for a crowd? ( her as soft as it can be sweet like honey 💓 and filled with love )
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
Still haven’t learned how to say goodbye?( voice was flat and uninterested)
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Raf-
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
Don’t. Don’t say my name like you still have the right.You disappeared. Five years, Alishya.
No calls. No letters. No explanations.
I wasn’t your shadow.
I was your brother.
And you left me to rot in this golden grave.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
No more akka ( sister ) i see
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
U lost that right the moment you left me behind
She paused, blinking back the sting in her eyes. She deserved every word. Still, her voice didn’t waver.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
If I stayed, I would’ve died here.
You know that. He would've buried me alive in velvet and silence
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
Oh, but I was allowed to stay. Right? I was disposable?
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
You think I left because I didn’t care?
You think it didn’t tear me apart?
Both were right from their points, both were but kids who had to survive
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
You left because you had the choice.
I didn’t.
I was seventeen, Alishya.
I didn’t know how to fight him.
I waited every day, thinking you would come back for me.
You were my hero.
And you left me with him.
The word hero hit her like bolt after all she too lost her hero , her arms tremble and her breath uneven
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
I wasn’t strong enough then.
I didn’t know how to protect you.
But I do now.
That’s why I’m back.
To end this game. To cut the strings.
To make sure he never uses us again.
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
It’s too late for that.
You don’t get to walk in wearing silk and warpaint and pretend we’re the same people.
I had to learn to be ruthless without you.
I had to bury things too.
Do you even know what I’ve done just to survive as his son?
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Do you think I haven’t bled for every choice I made?
Do you think I sleep peacefully, Rafa?
You were my world.
And leaving you was the only way I could come back strong enough to save you.
He looked away for a second—eyes wet, jaw locked.
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
You could’ve just come back for me.
I didn’t need a savior. I needed my sister. ( his voice bearly a wisper)
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
And you still have her.
If you’ll let me.
Rafael held his ground his voice was still firm like a man he grew to be but his eyes gave him away , those eyes that craved to his sister again and longed for her presence every day held pools of tears within them that could barely be held back
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
I don’t know if I trust you anymore.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Then Let me work hard , prove myself to you and earn back your trust raffy ( her voice is smoothing)
Warren approached in the background, signaling Arvind’s speech was about to begin. But neither of them moved.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
We should get moving , the speech is gonna start
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
I didn’t come back to reclaim power, Rafa.
I came back to reclaim us.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
And this time…
I won’t run.
We avenge ourselves together
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
You’d better not.
Because if you do…
I won’t chase you again.
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
Nods her head and gives him a fluttering smile
Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl
let's go ?
Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro
let's go
Comments