Chapter 5: Aarav’s New Rules – The Maharani Will Obey
📍 Location: Rathore Palace – Maharani’s Bedroom, Early Morning
🌅 The first rays of sunlight filter through the sheer curtains, casting a golden glow on the silk-covered bed.
Saanvi Joshi
(Slowly opening her eyes, feeling the weight of exhaustion)
💭 (New day. Same prison.)
She sits up, adjusting the heavy Rajputi chooda (bridal bangles) on her wrists, feeling their unfamiliar weight.
🚪 Just as she stretches, the door swings open without a knock.
Aarav Rathore
“So, my gulaabo finally woke up.”
Saanvi Joshi
(Scowling, pulling the blanket around her tightly)
“Don’t call me that.”
Aarav Rathore
“I can call my Maharani whatever I want.”
Saanvi Joshi
“Stop this game, Aarav! I am not your toy!”😡
Aarav Rathore
(Tilting his head, amused)
“No, but you are my patrani (queen). And a queen follows her king’s rules.”
Saanvi Joshi
“Rules? What rules?”
Aarav Rathore
(Smirking, stepping closer, his voice deepening)
➤ “Rule #1 – You don’t step outside the palace without me.”
➤ “Rule #2 – You don’t remove that mangalsutra (sacred necklace). Ever.”
➤ “Rule #3 – You don’t let any other man look at you the way I do.”
Saanvi Joshi
“And what happens if I break these ‘rules’?”🙄
Aarav Rathore
(Lowering his voice, brushing a strand of hair from her face)
“Try it once, and I’ll show you what happens.”
Saanvi’s breath hitches. His touch is firm, but his voice carries a dangerous promise.
Saanvi Joshi
“You’re a rakshas (demon).”
Aarav Rathore
"And yet, you’re my Maharani.”
With that, he turns and walks out, leaving her heart pounding with frustration—and something else she refuses to name.
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📍 To Be Continued…
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