Aathmika's Pov

I was standing infront of my parent's chamber.. not deciding more I entered inside.

only to see my mother and father sitting near the window

"maa sa"

I said in slightly quivering voice trying hard to control my cries

"Aathmika .. come here child"

I got close to her and I couldn't control and started crying 

"मा सा सब झूठ था उनका प्रेम उनका अपनत्व सब झूठ था हमे समझ नही आता हम इतने नासमझ कैसे हो सकते है कैसे कर सकते है ऐसे हम |मा सा पता है आज उन्ने अपने खात मी हमारे प्रेम का हास्य मजाक बनाया मा सा आप सही थी बिलकुल सही|

मा सा अब हम विवाह के लिये तैयार है हम भी उन्हे दिखाना चाहते है कि हम भी खुश रह सकते है मा सा क्या हमारा सिर्फ इतना दोष था कि हम उनसे प्रेम करते थे क्या प्रेम करना गुनाह एच मा सा ? "

("Mother it was all a lie, his love, his belonging, all were lies, I do not understand how I can be so stupid, how can I do this.Ma sa you know what he said in the letter he made joke of my love maa saa .. maa sa you were right . so right.

Ma Sa Now I am ready for marriage, I also want to show him that I can also be happy, Ma Sa, was my only fault that I loved him , is love a crime?")

bapu saa who was silent till now .. come closer to me taking me in a hug while patting my head lovingly.

"नही आत्मिका प्रेम करना गुनाह नही है बल्की प्रेम तो साफ है सरल है लेकिन गलत इंसान से प्रेम करना गलत है आत्मिका हम आपका अच्छा चाहते है इसलिए अहिल देव से आपका विवाह रचाना चाहते है वे एक बोहोत ही सरल इंसान है आपका बोहोत खयाल रखेंगे ओर आपको बोहोत प्रेम भी करेंगे महादेव की सौगंध आत्मिका अहिल देव से प्रेम करने से आप खुद को रोक नही पायेंगी और उनसे प्रेम करने का आपको कोई पछतावा नही होगा जिस प्रेम की विजय न होने पर पछतावा हो वो कैसा प्रेम आत्मिका 

प्रेम तो वो है जिसके विजय न होने पर भी एक संतुष्टि रहे एक आंतरिक खुशी रहे जिस प्रेम का पछतावा हो वो प्रेम नही बल्की एक गलती थी |"

( No, loving  is not a crime Aathmika, infact love is clear, simple,pure. but loving the wrong person is wrong, Aathmika, we want you to get better, that's why we want to marry you with Ahil Dev, he is a very simple person, he will take great care of you and will also love you very much. You will have no regrets of loving him , what kind of love it is if you regret if you do not win.

Love is that which even if it is not conquered, there is a satisfaction, an inner happiness, the love that is regretted was not love but a mistake)

"क्या वे हमसे प्रेम करेंगे बापू सा जैसे आप मा सा से करते है क्या कभी हमे वैसा प्रेम मिलेगा?"

(Will he love me  Bapu sa like you do to mother, will I ever get the same love?)

I asked my bapu sa while breaking the hug

" करेंगे आत्मिका आप है ही इतनी सुंदर इतनी भोली कोई कैसे आपसे प्रेम न करे और एक राज़ की बात बताएं युवराज अहिल तो पहले से ही आपसे प्रेम करते है हमे कुछ सूत्रों से पता चला है किंतु ये सब छोड़े ये बतायें कि आप क्या चाहतीं है अभिज्ञान से प्रेम करने की अपनी गलती पर रोना चाहती है या अहिल  को प्रेम करने की कोशिश करके अपने आप को और अपने जीवन को दूसरा मौका देना चाहती है?"

(You are so beautiful, so naïve, how can someone not love you and let me  tell a secret, Yuvraj Ahil already loves you, we have come to know from some sources, but leave all this, tell me what you want, cry over your mistake of loving Abhigyan or try to love Ahil by trying to love yourself and your life. Want to give it a second chance?)

I was shocked listening yuvraj Ahil loved me but since when ? and how? I didn't even met him?s so how? only one person can answer this and that is Ahil dev sooryavanshi.

"बापू सा हम अपने आप को और अपने जीवन को एक और मौका देंगे इतने बुज़दिल नही है हम की मुसीबत आने पर रण छोड़ के भाग जाये हमे अपने आप को एक और मौका देंगे अपना जीवन जीने का प्रेम करने का अहिल से प्रेम करने का खुद को मौका देंगे बापू सा| "

( Bapu Sa, I will give myself and my life an another chance, I am not so stupid that I will leave the battle and run away when trouble comes, I will give myself another chance,I will give  another chance to live my life, to love Ahil, Bapu Sa )

maa sa came forward with the smile and caressed my head lovingly

" हमे हमारी लड़ो से यही उम्मीद थी आप बोहोत समझदार है और हमे पता है कि आप आगे जाके हमसे भी सशक्त रानी बनेंगी "

(I expected this from my beloved daughter, you are very intelligent and we know that you will become a stronger queen than me  in the future.)

I smiled

yes I will 

I am not a delicate bud of flower I am born to be a queen 

I am a tigress roarrrr 

But what this tigress can do is still unknown to Abhigyan aharya

I would've beared it if he only questioned my loved but he questioned  my character now be ready to pay off Abhigyan aharya .

Abhigyan aharya only if you think I will be bawling my eyes out for you then no . I am a kshatriya and a soon to be queen and any kshatriya with a sword in her hand fears no men, women, animal, living or dead . 

practically no one 

my belonging is with you Abhigyan and that is 

revenge 

and I am coming to take it 

do not worry I will take care of not giving you an immediate death.

yes death

one who questioned my character deserves to die by my hands 

and you will eventually Abhigyan 

argh pronouncing your name is hurting my tongue hmm should I give you a pet name ?

how about prey? yeah that's good you are my prey only whom I am going to hunt down and kill slowly.

I whiped my tears smilingly and look out of the window from my chamber

and then the next day the proposal was sent and the reply was immediate and it was a

yes 

obviously

there was an atmosphere of happiness in the kingdom my parents were happy  and practically I was too .

well my prey is waiting for me . Abhigyan aharya . trust me whn I say this I will destroy you.

The tigress is off for hunting her prey and this time its you!

beware the Tigress