NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~ Thread 4 CHAPTERS 7 & 8 - Page 95

Originally posted by: luvuyuvi

Welcome to the forum and the story too.. glad to read your review... and from reading it, it seems like you've been following our discussions too.. so, please jump in as and when you can!

And... what can we call you 😳

Hiii everyone When I read about durga in first few chapters, I was curious to know how you are going to make heera different from durga and still admirable...
Cause all heroic qualities were possessed by durga but as the story progressed we got to know about heera more. And what a MASTERPIECE she is!!
Courageous ,smart, sharp and as said by her sister wisest 16 year old and most importantly open minded.

Thank you so much... yes.. not many have brought this point about her... she is open minded... a forward thinker!

Coming to akbar, what to say about him, like all other forumwaasi's I too fell for him. Sabne itna bol diya ab mai kya kahu "khan saahib" ke baare me!!!

I LOVED THIS LINE❤️ made it all worth it!

The convo between akbar and bahadur reminded me of maharana pratap- chetak. The unique connection warriors shared with their pets is fascinating.

Yes it is... 👏

The politics part is just as amazing. Getting interesting with each chapter!!

Thank you so much!

The historical theme and timeline is just perfect. Hindusthaan must be in chaos then.

It was!

Prince is just as cruel as khalil, trying to shift blame on khalil. It was his orders to get the farmaan by hook or crook. Not that I like khalil he is worse than beast but Prince is so cunning.

Yes prince is cunning...

Durga's death was biggest shock till now but now farmaan is safe so this seems to be biggest shock though in positive manner of cource.

True...

So your akbar is counting hunars of heera baisa . Great going
Whenever they met there is magical chemistry which is hard to describe.

Again, fell for this line ... fell hard!❤️

Hats off to you for creating such intriguing characters .
Will come back soon .
Thanks a lot... 🤗

Originally posted by: Kalgi22

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<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">In spite of her limited vision and even through the blue of her veil, the ire flashing in those deep eyes were unmissable.</font>

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<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">But, how did the merchant come to know that she'd had him followed?Drawing in a sharp sigh, an embarrassed Heera decided to come out with the truth straightaway, since there was no escape from this one 'Yes I did... but, how did you find out?'</font>

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Originally posted by: Kalgi22

'Languages... medicine... and numbers too?' he frowned, a hint of sarcasm prevalent in his pitch 'That's quite a few areas you're skilled at...'

'Skilled?' she acknowledged his sarcasm with similar doses of scepticism 'But, you're not far behind yourself, Khan Sahib...' her gazes trailed around her own crossed palms 'That was quite some display that night, at the canal... I must say, I haven't seen anyone else possess such good aim!' She waited, eager to hear what he had to say to justify himself

'Was that a compliment? Or another one of your underhanded investigations... like the one you've just sent your guard on, Harka Sahiba?'

Taken aback, she glimpsed up.

In spite of her limited vision and even through the blue of her veil, the ire flashing in those deep eyes were unmissable.

But, how did the merchant come to know that she'd had him followed? Drawing in a sharp sigh, an embarrassed Heera decided to come out with the truth straightaway, since there was no escape from this one 'Yes I did... but, how did you find out?'

'And if you let me know where I can plant them... I'll bear in mind to stick to the boundaries...' a formal pause followed 'So, I don't inconvenience you, by coming in your way!' she ended her request calmly, with not a trace of annoyance in her voice - making it difficult for anyone to figure out if there was a 'wry remark' hidden in that request at all.

However, he knew what she was doing.

The heiress had returned his 'You were in the way' comment with a subtle retort - but in a manner very few could have done so. Her approach was civil enough so the reply wouldn't be counted an insult, and yet her words were clear enough to remind him that she was capable of being blunt too.

Raising a brow, Akbar sternly looked up to dart her a glance, before turning aside. As a man who'd never let his grit be swayed by beauty or charms - as a man who didn't want to be fascinated by her finesse, this was a juncture where he found himself failing in front of Harka Bai's perfection. Yet again!