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Chapter 19

It was like a dream come true for even a princess. She never thought he would go this far beyond her imaginations. He has indeed outdone himself to his excellence. His extra detailing and effort made her realize that he cares deeply for her. According to her liking, everything was every little detail of decoration, colors, flowers, candles, fragrances used, and most importantly, their beautiful painting. There was no need for assurance who planned this unique preparation. She felt serenity acutely by his unspeakable gesture; his love and care touched her. She never fabricated, even in her fantasy, that Jalal would change to such an extreme. Finally, her dream came true, to see deep love and longing for her not only in his eyes but in his action.

Before their marriage, Lila and Jodha used to spend hours discussing their desires for their life partner. But, after her marriage, all hopes and wishes were suppressed in her heart. But whatever she saw today was unpredictable and beyond her belief. She pinched herself to acknowledge if it were reality. Even after a pinch, it was unthinkable and hard for her to believe her own eyes. After seeing all this planning, her doubt got cleared that Jalal will spend the night with her, not with Rukaiya. Her heart was jumping profusely, and she was delighted with the feeling of absolute contentment. Tears of happiness gleamed in her doe-like hazel eyes, and her heartfelt content beyond any words, just out of this world. She wondered with a thought- "Where is Jalal??? He was supposed to be here to welcome me." Her eyes were constantly looking at the door for his arrival. 'He is the Shahenshah, so probably he might have gotten stuck in some urgent work. We have returned after so many days, so lots of work would be pending.' She consoled herself with positive thoughts.

She walked around in the chamber and looked at every piece of Rajvanshi Amer Style decoration. His extra effort to impress touched her heart. Thinking about Jalal, butterflies tickled her stomach. She blushed, thinking of him touching, kissing, and passionately making love to her. She was feeling excited about the new steps towards their relation and nervous about her inexperience at the same time. Her empty impatient mind drove her far and far in thoughts; she recalled the first night's conversations with all of her friends and cousins. Almost all of them complained about how painful it was the first time; even Lila said she shouted in pain. Her excitement turned into tormenting edginess.

Another thirty minutes passed, and one of his maids entered the chamber with an entire Rajvanshi vegetarian meal for Jodha and Jalal.

The Hindu maid bowed down and respectfully informed, "This afternoon Shahenshah himself came to the royal kitchen and ordered your favorite meal for both of you and instructed us to deliver it at this time." Then maid politely asked, "Queen Jodha, if you allow me then, I would serve the food."

It was unexpected and unusual to see Rajvanshi style servings, platters, and food. That was another shock for her. His surprises so gratified her that her wet eyes started to flood out with joyful tears. She realized in the excitement of her dreamy night; she hardly ate anything the whole day. The hot food looked so delicious, and the aroma of the food was making her feel hungrier.

Queen Jodha inquired softly, "Do you know where Shahenshah is?"

"Queen Jodha, the last time when I saw Shahenshah at around five o'clock, he was going towards Wazir E Aliya Maham Anga's chamber," maid responded softly, but hesitation in her tone was audible. Her face also turned slightly worried since she knew about the challenge. She silently prayed to Lord Krishna for Queen Jodha and wished that Shahenshah spend the night with her.

Even though Jodha noticed her concerns and worry, she did not doubt Jalal. She was confident he would fulfill his promise. Slowly time was slipping like sand from the hand; she was eagerly waiting for Jalal. Her mind was occupied in making conversation, how to thank him for all these surprises. She decided to pretend upset at first then suddenly kiss him to surprise him. She blushed heavily at her mischievous thought. She was so thrilled that she could even hear her own heart beating so loud, which was continuously telling her that she was in LOVE, and he too loved her unconditionally. She wanted to sing and sing so loud that everyone could hear that she was in love with Jalal, and he only belonged to her.

Another hour passed, but there was no news about Jalal. It was sunset time, and everyone was getting back to their nests to their loved ones. Slowly the sun was setting down, and gradually the light outside was fading. She called the gateman and confirmed- "Did you receive any message from Shahenshah?" But even the gateman didn't know anything.

Little by little, she was losing her patience. Every second passing was killing her. She couldn't wait to see him. She wanted to hug him for being so thoughtful. More time passed. She was still trying to convince her mind not to think negatively, but it was a beginning feeling of restlessness. There were no books around to read or anything which could help her pass the time. She didn't know what to do to kill her time. She began to talk to herself- "Why is Jalal so late? He promised me, and he has never broken his promise so far. Something urgent might have come up. But he should have at least sent me a message and informed me in advance about his delay. He knows that I am in his chamber and waiting for him dreadfully. When he comes, I will pretend to get upset at him first; then, when he tries pursuing me, I will hug him to surprise him." She again smirked at her own thoughts and convinced her unsettled, agitated feeling.

Her tolerance level tested her patience, and bit by bit, it started turning into slight anger. Then again, she swayed herself- "How can I get angry at him??? He has worked so hard for today. He selected jewelry, dress, decoration, and this delicious Rajvanshi food. He spared lots of time to prepare for all these things from his busy schedule, and he came to give me the dress and jewelry. But then why is he so late? He could have sent me one message to be late. I have the right to get mad at him."

It was now about three hours she had been waiting for him in his chamber. No news... No message... No Jalal... It was complete silence, an awkward silence, eerie silence. She was waiting for him in silence, waiting in full of hope. She was able to hear the soothing sound of the wind only. Outside it was getting gloomier. Slowly a drip by drip candles was melting and shining at her impatient orbs. Only the beautiful painting of them was giving her a peaceful smile on her face. It was a late night, almost close to midnight. At this point, she had lost all her patience and broke down with tears in her eyes. Her anger turned into sorrow and immense pain. But she still had a little hope left. She murmured to herself- "He will come...He loves me a lot...He would never betray me." Her eyes were constantly looking at the door. She was sitting on the bed with her feet folded, holding her hands on her feet and making her head rest on her knees. Her eyes were clearly showing immense pain, and with bottomless sorrow in her heart, she started singing (Please Read the wording of the Song)

(TO LISTEN TO SONG CLICK ON THE LINK) If possible, please listen to this Song. I recommend it—one of the best songs. The Song will display Jodha's condition.

Raina beeti jaaye shyaam na aaye...

(The night is passing, but Krishna hasn't come yet...)

nindiya na aaye...

(Even sleep does not come.)

Raina beeti jaaye...

(The night is passing.)

shaam ko bhula shyaam ka vaada...

(Krishna forgot his evening together promise.)

sang diye ke baithi raadha

(Radha waits for him while watching burning candles.)

nindiya na aaye...

(Sleep will not come.)

Raina beeti jaaye...

(The night is passing.)

kis sautan ne roki dagariya...

(Which of his other wife put a spell on him?)

kis bairan se laagi nazariya

(Who cast the evil eye on him?)

nindiya na aaye...

(Sleep will not come.)

Raina beeti jaaye...

(The night is passing.)

birha ki maari prem diwani...

(The blow of the weeping makes the lover mad.)

tan man pyaasa ankhiyon mein paani

(The heart and body thirst for you with tears in the eyes.)

nindiya na aaye...

(Sleep will not come.)

Raina beeti jaaye...

(The night is passing.)

At last...she lost all her hopes and patience. Her sound was mixed with subterranean melancholy and enormous pain. All of Jalal's maids were also surprised.

One of the maids said to the other- "Entire day today Shahenshah spent most of his time in the preparation, and he was so eagerly waiting for this night, then where is he now? Is he went to Queen Rukaiya? How could he be so cruel to this innocent queen? Why he played her?"

No one had any clue what to do. All of the guards and maids outside his chamber could hear Jodha's melodious voice full of grief. They were also feeling heartache for her dreadful condition.

Jodha's eyes were glued to the door, and without a blink, she was staring at the door with her diminutive hopes. One Hindu maid came inside and calmly requested her to eat, assuming Shahenshah would not come to her.

Jodha quickly wiped her tears, and politely denied her request to eat. She instructed her to wind up the food and clean the table. She had no desire left to eat anything. After the Maid left, she again sat on the bed, bending her knees while resting her face on it. Her tears were flooding out without any pause. Her deep sorrow and pain started converting into negative thoughts- "Where is Shahenshah??? Is he playing with my emotions??? Was all this a pre-planned plot to shatter me??? Maybe he is with the queen Rukaiya, and as always, both of them are laughing at my tears." Her heart was not ready to accept the fact that he was playing games with her. But the situation was screaming out loud that he played with her emotions. She had mixed thoughts. Her heart was telling her Jalal loves her and can't betray her. In contrast, her mind was thinking that he was playing with her emotions.

The night was getting darker and darker, and now only a few candles were burning along with Jodha's heart. Her anxiety was at the mountain. Gradually and steadily, her mind was getting captured by the negative thoughts of Jalal's betrayal. In the end, her heart gave up, and her mind took over. With every passing second, anger was fuming rapidly inside her.

On the other side, Jalal was in deep slumber sleep and had no clue about what was happening to his most awaiting dream. Rukaiya was sleeping next to him with pride that Jalal came to her instead of Jodha. Most of the harem women were getting jealous of Rukaiya and laughing at Jodha.

As per Maham Anga's instructions, Resham spread the news in the entire Harem that Shahenshah has taught Queen Jodha a big lesson by inviting her to his chamber to spend the night with her while he went to Queen Rukaiya's chamber to spend the night with her. Jodha waited for Shahenshah in his chamber while he slept peacefully with Queen Rukaiya. Some queens doubted seeing Jalal's cruelty towards Queen Jodha if she was innocent. Some said that this is how he is taking revenge on her. Till late night many women waited if the table turns. Finally, they called a night out in favor of Queen Rukaiya.

Lastly, the most horrifying dark night passed with a flood of tears and anxiety. It was early morning now. Jodha was utterly shattered. She was still sitting in the same spot, looking at the door with tears in her eyes. Her body got loosened and tired, but she still sat in the same posture. Her inner turmoil was so intense that she didn't even feel the pain of her body.

Jalal woke up from Maham's sleeping spell. He saw Rukaiya sleeping next to him, and suddenly he sat up with a heavy jolt. His eyes got widened out of shock; he had no idea what exactly had happened. He swiftly got up from the bed seeing a dim glow of the early morning coming through the window right on his face. A panic smeared on his face, and his mind fizzled with a thought. His dreamy night has already passed. He said to himself in a dreadful alarming tone, "Ya Allah...Oh no, What just happened? How am I here in Rukaiya's chamber? Yah Allah Jodha..." He didn't understand what happened; How he went to sleep? What happened to him suddenly? Is he still asleep having a dream, or is this true??? He didn't bother to wake Rukaiya up and ran out of her chamber. He ran madly towards his chamber. His face got filled with extreme terror within a few seconds. He shivered while running. He murmured Oh God, Jodha!' He couldn't believe his dreamy night slipped away from his hand just like that...Within a few seconds, he felt like he had lost his entire world. His mind got preoccupied with millions of negative thoughts in a matter of seconds.

He stopped at the entrance of his chamber, expecting a big tornado. His eyes laid down on JODHA, who was sitting on the bed, resting her face on her knees. Her face turned pale, and her eyes were swollen. Dried tears were visible on her face. He could tell that she had wept the entire night and didn't sleep even for a minute. She was still looking at the door without a blink. There was no reaction from her. He felt like she was sleeping with open eyes. Jalal was so scared seeing her in this frightful condition. He went close to her, cupped up her face, and mumbled in a low tone, "Jodha." His sound didn't reach her ears. She looked like a soulless body. He again called out her name, but this time a bit louder, "JODHA" She suddenly woke up from her nightmare and realized Jalal had finally arrived.

She looked at him with immense pain. She was feeling completely broken. She had no energy left to speak or listen to anything. Without saying a word, she got up from the bed and started walking away from him.

Jalal grabbed her hand and said, "Wait, Jodha... Please listen to me."

She looked back at him with fire in her eyes, then acidly in a thick, loud tone she shouted "Enough!!! Don't you dare touch me again? You have won today... You have played with my emotions enough, but not anymore, no more explanations. Your name will be written with golden letters in history for the best betrayal ever. You broke your promise and shattered my dreams. You can never love anyone, and you don't deserve to be loved by anyone. I hate you. You have proven today that you are a husband of 500 women, and you have the right to break anyone's heart. You are a heartless, cruel, tricky, and sly person." She spitted out her bitterness without taking a breath.

Hearing this much hatred from her, Jalal felt traumatized. He lost all his strength to say anything further to her. Her words pierced his heart. He loosened his grip and let go of her hand. They both looked at each other with intolerable pain. It took him a few minutes to come out of this shock. He walked behind her, but before he could say anything, Jodha ran out of his chamber. Jalal stopped at the gate, watching a bunch of queens outside his room.

The news was already spread that Jalal went back to his chamber. To watch the drama unfold, half of the harem women were standing outside waiting for Jodha to come out. Jodha was shocked to see the harem women laughing at her and making fun of her.

The beauty Queen, Pinaz, stopped Jodha and asked her mockingly- "How was your night Queen Jodha?" Other queens laughed out loud- "Night in or with Shahenshah's chamber!" Another one said, "Hmm, last night was the best night queen Rukaiya ever had with Shahenshah." While another one said, "Some people have a terrible habit of flying so high with their extreme proud, but they come to reality only when they fall from so high." They all laughed out loud. Everyone out there was disrespectful and making fun of Jodha. Jodha was helplessly standing out there; she was completely shattered. She didn't know how to respond to this situation... without any answer, she ran away from there.

Jalal was also shocked and disturbed by Jodha's words. He went back to his chamber without saying a single word. He was too hurt, 'How could she thinks that I have done this on purpose. She didn't even listen to me once... Oh... god, how could she think that I am playing games with her and taking revenge on her?" Jalal was deeply hurt by these horrendous accuses, "Queen Jodha, don't you have trust in me... don't you have trust in my love? You are right; You don't love me and don't trust me." He murmured with deep sorrow.

They were both shattered without any fault.

Abdul also heard the news that Shahenshah spent his night with the Queen Rukaiya. Abdul was very much shocked. He knew how desperate Jalal was for his first night with a queen Jodha, then how could he spend his night with Rukaiya? Abdul immediately went to see him. Jalal was not in the mood to talk about anything with anyone, but he didn't want to upset Abdul, so he allowed him to enter.

Abdul asked worriedly-"What happened, Shahenshah? What did you do? Why did you spend your night with a queen Rukaiya instead of queen Jodha?"

Jalal told him the entire story with regret and anger, then finally he said to Abdul- "I was wrong; Queen Jodha begum doesn't love me. She doesn't even trust me."

Abdul got utterly shocked. Worryingly he asked again, "But how suddenly you went to sleep? Jalal, this doesn't make any sense. How can you get unconscious???"

Jalal disappointedly replied, "It doesn't matter how that happened, but I can now clearly see that she doesn't love me, and she doesn't even have any trust in me. She didn't even give me one chance to justify it." Finally, Jalal requested Abdul that he wanted to stay alone. With a sad expression, Abdul got up to leave, but then Jalal stopped him and instructed him to make arrangements for camping by the pond-side for the next two days and keep that a secret. With a heavy heart, he said- "I want to be alone there... I can't stay here in this palace, especially in this chamber with all the decoration and broken dreams. I don't want to see Jodha and her face again. Neither I can't see her in pain, and nor I can see hatred in her eyes for me. I don't think I will get peace anywhere."

Abdul left with a puzzling confusion. His heart broke, seeing Jalal in deep pain.

Jalal called Atgah Saheb and instructed him to manage everything in his absence as he won't be available for the next two days.

Jodha walked back to her chamber with tears in her eyes and pain in her heart because of Harem women's offensive behavior. On the way back, she passed Rukaiya's chamber and saw her sitting on the divan. Unfortunately, their eyes met; Jodha had no interest in talking to anyone. She was very disturbed and had no courage left to hear any more else's taunts, but how Rukaiya could miss the most significant opportunity. She sent his Maid Hoshiyar out to call queen Jodha to her chamber. Jodha had no choice but to see her. She wiped her tears and got ready for another attack on her self-esteem.

Rukaiya, with a proud, smiled, saw Jodha's dreadful condition and asked her with a tormenting tone- "So Queen Jodha, now you must have understood your value in this Harem. You are just an ordinary queen. Never compare yourself with me. I also warned you that Jalal would only come to his most precious, special, essential queen. Still, you didn't pay any attention to my words, and now see, after facing all the humiliations, you might have understood your actual place in this Harem. You are nothing but a showpiece in this palace and a winning trophy for Jalal. He will come to you to fool you and have fun, but never dare to think of yourself again as his special queen." Without a word, Jodha walked out of her chamber.

Rukaiya was extremely happy seeing Jodha in so much pain. She wished to dance and scream out loud for such a big victory of hers. She wanted to see Jalal and share her happiness with him, so she started to walk towards Jalal's chamber.

At Jalal's chamber entrance, the gateman tried to stop queen Rukaiya and politely informed her, "Please wait, Queen Rukaiya. We are sorry to stop you, but Shahenshah has instructed us not to allow anyone to meet him and create disturbance in his privacy."

Rukaiya yelled arrogantly- "How dare you stop me like this??? I am the special queen of this sultanate. No one dares to stop me from doing anything or going anywhere. I'll make you hang till death for your biggest mistake."

Gateman trembled to see her extreme anger. Thinking about the consequences, he let her enter Jalal's chamber.

Jalal heard the whole conversation between the gateman and Rukaiya. He wasn't willing to meet her but didn't want to insult her in front of that many people, so he didn't stop her. Rukaiya was shocked to see all the decorations in his chamber. Rukaiya, with an annoying gaze, complained, "Jalal, your gatemen are very disrespectful. How dare they stop me from meeting you??? I want you to punish them harshly, so no one ever dares to stop me in the future. They have insulted Begum-e-Khaas."

Jalal controlled his inner storm and calmly replied- "Rukaiya, it was my order not to let anyone come inside without my permission. The gatemen were fulfilling their duty and did what they were instructed to do."

Rukaiya realized Jalal didn't like her argument with the gateman. To change his mood, she asked lovingly in a sweet tone- "Wow, Jalal, Your room is filled with so many candles and flowers. Why is your room so decorated??? Is there anything special??? It must be for your personal entertainment. But you don't allow anyone in your private chamber, including me. Then why?"

Jalal was utterly disturbed, and he had no interest in chatting with her, so he completely ignored her talk and replied dryly, "Rukaiya, I need to freshen up."

Rukaiya was excited and happy after insulting Jodha. She didn't even notice Jalal is utterly sad. She continued with a victorious smile, "Do you know Jalal; Queen Jodha is such a big foo!"

As soon as Jalal heard Jodha, his complete attention diverted towards her.

Rukaiya got more excited after getting Jalal's attention. She continued in a loud tone- "Jalal, queen Jodha contradicted me yesterday that you are going to spend your night with her in your private chamber. She was trying to compare me with herself. I don't understand how she came back to Agra after so much humiliation. That stupid woman thinks that Jalaluddin Muhammad has fallen in love with her, and you are crazy for her probably because you went to Amer and apologized to her; that's why she thinks so highly of herself. But that foolish girl has no sense about it that she is nothing more than a decorative piece in this Harem. She can be your few nightstands, but she can never become your special queen."

As soon as Jalal heard the words 'few nightstands,' he lost all his temper... His eyes turned dark with extreme fury, and he shouted out loud- "RUKAIYA... How dare you talk like that about queen Jodha? Just shut your filthy mouth and get lost from here."

Rukaiya got horrified seeing his extreme anger suddenly. She said in a low tone, "but Jalal..."

Jalal got up from the couch swiftly; his eyes widen out in a fury. He yelled out again, "Out...Get the hell out of here." But then suddenly, he realized he lost control over his anger. Before she left, he said in a calm tone, "Rukaiya... I am sorry, but I want to be alone right now."

Rukaiya, without saying a word, walked out of his chamber. She was shocked by seeing his lewd and weird behavior.

Jodha's Chamber

Jodha went to her chamber with tears flooding out. She was sitting beside lord Krishna's temple and complaining, "Why did he shatter my dream? For what mistake did he punish me so brutally?" She cried out loud for more than thirty minutes. Little by little, her anger cooled down. Her mind again got lost in thoughts. All the scenes came in front of her eyes. She recalled Pandit Ji's words. How shattered he was when she was dying. She remembered their horse-riding. Him acknowledging having a heart and saying she lives in his heart. How he controlled his desire for her wish, even though she was ready to give herself to him.

He spent hours decorating his chamber, picking out a beautiful dress for her, even Rajvanshi food and decoration. She realized how everything he did was to please her. She remembered his eyes with immense pain and regret. She understood in extreme anger that neither she listened to him nor gave him a chance to speak. In her anguish, she said such ruthless and bitter words. He looked so horrified, listening to those words. Why was he sad? If it were a planned game, then he would have felt happy, but he didn't seem satisfied from any angle. Jodha realized she spoke very harshly in her anger. She grasped how much she has hurt him. She decided to see Jalal and ask for further clarifications and apologies for her ruthless words. She knew she was wrong. He can't betray her. It doesn't matter if he slept with Rukaiya. But there is no way he purposely tried to hurt her. She spoke to herself- "He loves me and loves me a lot. He can never hurt me intentionally..." She felt she made a blunder mistake accusing him without even listening to him. She decided to talk and apologies to him after Kanha's Pooja. Swiftly all her liveliness came back. She felt fresh and relieved with her inside talk. She thanked lord Krishna for clearing her misunderstanding.

She quickly took a shower, finished Kanha's prayer, and again got dressed up beautifully. She went to see Jalal in his chamber, but he was not there. She asked his personal maid, who informed her that he went out for two days and she doesn't know where he went. Hearing this, she felt depressed and sad.

Abdul saw Queen Jodha talking with Jalal's private maid outside his chamber. He walked towards her, and respectfully greeted her with Adaab. She was not in the mood to discuss anything with anyone, but she smiled back at him out of respect.

Abdul inquired purposefully, "Queen Jodha, Are you looking for Shahenshah??"

Her face sparkled with hope, and she replied impatiently, "Yes, Do you know where Shahenshah is?"

Abdul replied sarcastically, but in a polite tone, "Yes, I know very well queen Jodha where Shahenshah went. But I can't tell anyone where he is as per his orders, and he has specifically instructed that not to inform you at any cost. He is enough to hurt and furious, and I can't see him getting hurt again." He sounded harsher than he intended to.

Jodha immediately understood hearing his harsh tone that Abdul knew what happened between them. In a pleading tone, Jodha replied, "Abdul, I know you are very close to Shahenshah, and you can't see him in pain, but at this time, I am the only one who can bring a smile back on his face. Because of my anger and misunderstanding, he is going through unbearable pain. If you care and love your friend, then don't let him suffer like this and please tell me where he is."

Abdul could read Jodha's guilt in her eyes for not trusting him. Her desperation sound assured him that she would bring a smile back to his friend's face. He replied very politely, "Queen Jodha, I had promised Shahenshah that I would keep his location a secret, and when he was leaving the palace, I saw enormous sorrow and anger in his eyes. His heart was utterly restless and was searching for peace. He has specifically told me that he went out of the palace for two days to avoid facing you. He is very disturbed right now, so if you can give him peace, then you should know where you can find him, but let me warn you, queen Jodha be ready to face his extreme anger."

Jodha knew what he was saying. He gave her a hint of his favorite location and his condition without breaking his promise to Jalal. With teary eyes, she folded her hands with gratitude.

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Chapter 20 Part 1

Absolute stillness. It was so still that it seemed like everything was lifeless. The wind stopped blowing. Birds stopped chirping. Beautiful waterfalls around the pond were quietly shedding his unwashed tears.

His ears rang loudly with her anguish and bitter words, 'You don't deserve to be loved, I hate you, you have betrayed me, you have played with me.'

Again and again, her brutal words echoed in his ears. Her innocent, distanced eyes with an enormous grief-stricken face frequently appeared in front of his eyes. He could not close his eyes for long, just because he was terrified of seeing her vulnerable, tearful, but hateful sights, even in his thoughts.

The unbearable heartache, sadness, and feeling of emptiness were gradually killing him from inside. He knew he'd lost everything, so he decided not to shed his tears and keep bearing the pain. He wanted to punish himself. He wanted to punish her. he wanted to punish the entire world for his miserable and mournful state.

Millions of pessimistic thoughts captured his mind, 'How could she believe that I have deceived her? How could she even think like that? I have truly loved her. Because of her love only, I realized my heart's existence, which only beats for her. She taught me how to love and care, then why didn't she trust me? Why doesn't she have faith in me? Why doesn't she love me the way I do? I would rather die than see hatred for me in her eyes. Even after extreme hatred, my heart is crying for her. Only because of me, the entire harem was laughing at her. Oh god! Why life's so cruel? I can't take this pain anymore.'

His thoughts were little by little changing from sorrow to anger; anger at himself, anger at her, anger at the entire world. He didn't understand how to come out of this huge blow of emotions. He was losing all his senses.

His inner turmoil

'I have truly loved her, but she has deceived my trust. She has accused me without even allowing me to justify myself. I don't want to face her condemning eyes ever again. I will keep all my sorrows to myself and will never give her any explanation. She will receive the respect of being my special begum, but I will never try to pursue her. All of the queens, who were laughing at her, will soon realize that Jodha is not an ordinary queen, and I will make sure no one troubles her again. I will give her everything, but I would never show my love and deep longing for her. I knew it was my mistake, I didn't keep my promise, but I was helpless; I still don't know what happened last night. She was right; Trust is the base of all the relations; if she doesn't trust me, then this is the destiny of my love. She will stay in my heart forever, but I won't see her again.'

Repeatedly, he was having mixed thoughts, negative and positive. His inner turmoil was increasing gradually with time. His heart was crying profusely, but his eyes didn't shed any tears. Her fuming angry red eyes were giving him an intense burning sensation to the core. At last, his strength vanished, and he laid down on the sand, by the side of the shore, like a lifeless body. Then, with a low murmuring sound, he murmured- "Why Jodha? Why don't you trust me? Why did you do this to me?"

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Jodha and Abdul.

Abdul smiled and respectfully said, "Jodha begum, I have complete assurance that you will win my friend's heart."

With an angelic smile, Jodha requested, "Abdul, can you please quickly make arrangements for me to go out of the palace, and can you please inform Ammi Jaan and Reva that I am going to see Shahenshah? Also, please let them know not to tell anyone else where I am going."

Abdul attentively listened, nodded his head, and requested Jodha begum to walk towards the horse stable. Soon Jodha jumped over her preferred white horse, and within a few seconds, swiftly rode towards the pond and disappeared from the palace.

Jodha was on her way to the pond.

After realization, it occurred to her that she was utterly wrong. She accused Jalal ruthlessly and said terrible, painful, and stingy words to hurt him without even listening to him once. She wanted to see him instantly and apologize. She knew Jalal was in dreadful condition. She looked forward to taking away all his sorrows and make him happy. She craved for him, craved to love him, and craved to be loved by him.

The pond was not too far from the palace. It was a bright sunny, beautiful morning. Refreshing, bright colors of the sun rays were landing on her eyes. She heard the birds' melodious sound of chirping. The cool breeze was blowing on her face, which was giving her a soothing sensation. She saw the beautiful pond from far away and saw the big tree, the symbol of their love. Her heart started beating more and faster. She had mixed thoughts; she felt scared of his anger. She had experienced his anger earlier also, and she knew he could be very ruthless and violent when he is outraged and furious, but at the same time, she knew that he was going to forgive her. Finally, she reached near the tree and slowly walked towards him. She felt anxious, scared, and nervous; her heartbeat increased to an extreme.

At last, she saw him sitting under the tree with his closed eyes. For the first time, she hated her anklets for making unnecessary noise. She could feel his anxiety and the lines of stress on his forehead. She could feel his heart is throbbing profoundly because of her brutal accusations.

Slowly she went closer to him and called out his name cautiously, "Shahenshah. "

Her low tone reached his ears, but he ignored it, assuming it was just an illusion.

A few seconds later, she again called out his name but a little louder this time, in a vigilant tone, "Shahenshah."

With a sudden shock, he immediately opened his eyes. For a while, he couldn't believe his eyes that she was standing there in front of him. He stared at her with an odd stare trying to make sure it's not his delusion.

She again politely whispered, "Shahenshah."

This time Jalal completely awakened with the unexpected shock and revelation of her presence. He swiftly stood up and angrily growled, "Jodha!" His furry little by little lit up. He shouted at the top of his voice- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???"

Jodha trembled, hearing the roar and extreme rage in his eyes.

When she didn't respond quickly enough, it enraged him further; once again, he yelled, "What you have done wasn't enough? or do you have some more accusations left? You have already tarnished me to your extreme. I won't tolerate any more of your ferocious and infidelity blames. GET OUT OF HERE, before my inner monster roused and hurts you." He rumbled with deadly fiery wrath while clutching his fists. His sharp devil eyes widened and burned with fuming red steam. His body shivered, and his chest was moved up and down.

Seeing his scorching fiery anger, Jodha got so terrified that she took two steps backward, away from him out of terror, and her entire body was shaking in fear. This was the first time she was indeed at fault; seeing his deadly state, she grasped the impact of her harsh and ruthless words; they had provoked intense hatred and bitterness inside him. After seeing his madness, she presumed, it was too dangerous to talk to him further. It could aggravate his suppressed violent fury. But at the same time, she knew she had hurt him a lot, and he was shattered from inside. She knew his own antagonism and inner turmoil would burn his soul. Even though she was scared, knew what the outcome could be, knew his inner state, she decided to take a dangerous step and not leave him in that condition and apologize to him, and if necessary, defy him.

"Shahenshah, I would like to talk to you." Her sound was too dim; fear was visible in her eyes and posture.

Jalal opened his fist while heavily panting, and his entire body was still shaking due to extreme fury. He grabbed her shoulders in his stealthy claws and pinned her to the tree harshly, then he roared once again, "What else is left to talk now? Why did you come here? I don't want to see your face ever again." His enraged gawk and grasp were so robust, harsh, and painful; tears pricked out from her eyes.

"Please leave me, Shahenshah; you are hurting me." She whimpered and pleaded.

His anger was at the peak; none of her words reached his ears. He widened his red eyes and tightened his grip, even more, seeing her tears. Her tears were making him weak and angrier.

"Ahhh...oooh... Shahenshah, please, you are hurting me!" Jodha winced out loudly in pain with sobbing tears.

All of a sudden, his senses awakened, he realized that he was hurting her. He pushed her away in anger and regretfully asked, "Why, Jodha? Why now? I am pleading; please leave me alone, please spare me. I have no strength left to face your hatred anymore." He sounded more distressed and frustrated than angry; her tears slightly melted his extreme fury, his violent anger turned into immense painful sorrow, and his suppressed constrained tears broke the confines. To mask his weak state and uncontrollable tears, he briskly turned towards the pond and rubbed off his tears angrily from his cheeks.

Her heart broke seeing his condition; his pain and tears were not hidden from her. She knew he needed her unconditional love and care to soothe his devastated soul.

Jodha walked towards him and hugged him tightly from his back; before he could react to it, she pleaded sadly, "Shahenshah, Please forgive me for my grave mistake."

"Jodha, I am pleading to you; please leave me alone. Everything is over, and I have realized that I am a devil, a monster, and a heartless king, and I don't deserve anyone's love or care. Leave and never come back here again." He mumbled in a vulnerable tone; once again, his tears betrayed him, and he let them fall freely.

Jodha could sense his enormous pain in his voice. She could feel his eyes were shedding tears, which he was trying to mask. She embraced him from his back, her hands gripped him tight, "Please forgive me, Shanhenshah. I can't bear this pain; it feels like my heart will burst. I can't see you in so much pain; it was just my anger. I didn't mean a single word I said."

Jalal was able to sense the honesty in her sound; his anger slightly mellowed, but still, he had a deep sting in his heart; he said in stern sound- "Leave me alone, Jodha." His wounds were still raw. Her words were still too heavy to dilute in his mind. His stubborn mind decided she didn't love him and was not ready to listen further.

His constant obstinate denial shook her; she retorted with fiery tone- "Leave you?? Is that what you really want? Ok then, you are free to go." She released him from her grip, then shouted, "I have relieved you forever. You have not bound to me anymore. If this is my punishment, then I accept it. If you are happy with it, then I am ready to suffer my entire life. But let me ask you something. When you are angry, you have the right to hurt me. You have the right to go to any other woman to make me feel jealous. You have the right to shout at me. You have the right to push me, slap me even, but what about me? Did you even think once how I wriggled the entire night?"

Hearing her agonizing retorts, Jalal swiftly turned back to see her.

She looked straight into his eyes and said in a feebly sad tone, "Shahenshah, I was waiting for you keenly the entire night. My eyes were stuck at the door with the hope of your arrival. My heart was strong, even till the middle of the night. But then I don't know how but negative thoughts took over my wits. I have died millions of times while waiting for you. You have no idea how much pain I have gone through. I had been waiting for you since the sunset. But you didn't come, nor did you send me any message of your late arrival. When you came in the morning, my heart was completely shattered, and my anger took over all my wits. I don't know why and how I said those bitter words to you. I was so angry I didn't even allow you to speak."

She took a brief break to breathe. Jalal was looking at her without a blink with enlarged eyes. Her words were filled with anger and pain. Everything happened so quickly he never got a chance to think from her side. His mind struggled to dilute her pain.

She continued in a low tone, "Shahenshah, I don't care whom you spend your night with, but I know one thing for sure you can never betray me."

Her anger turned into tears of guilt and remorse. At last, in a pleading tone, she said- "Shahenshah, please forgive your Jodha if you can. I have only one regret; if you had told me that you want to be with the queen Rukaiya, I would have agreed without questioning you even once. You didn't even bother to send me a message. You didn't even think once about me. How could you hurt me like this? Don't I have any right to get angry and in my stupid anger if I said few hurtful words, would you leave me forever; this is how your love is?"

After hearing her, Jalal realized that she truly trusts him. She doesn't really know anything; he walked close to her, cupped her face, and gently wiped her tears, "Jodha, you don't need to apologize, and your anger is justified, but do you know in your anger, you have hurt me to the core, I have never felt this much hurt and isolated in my life. Do you want to know why I wasn't there?"

She lifted her face and thick lashes; his gentle touch and sound soothed her deeply, "No, I don't want to know; Please don't, I am sure there must have been some reason that is why you were not able to make it." In a calm tone, She responded, but uncertainty and disappointment were evident in her eyes.

She already heard from other queens, and Rukaiya as well, why he had spent the night with her and was not ready to hear that it was custom and he had no choice but to spend the night with her. Even though it was hurtful and harsh, she accepted that she had no choice but to share him with his other queens. She just wanted to end the conversation and move on.

He regretfully said, "No, Jodha, you need to know why I could not come or send any message. Before coming to you, I went to see queen Rukaiya. Usually, whenever I come back from a long journey, I spend my night with her, so she was expecting me, and that is why I decided to see her personally to inform her that I will not be able to spend the night with her. But when I was in her chamber with her, suddenly I felt everything was moving around, and my vision got fuzzier for a few seconds, and then I don't remember anything. I woke up in the morning, resting next to Rukaiya and realized all my dreams were shattered."

'Oh, god! He completely passed out,' her eyes widened in shock; she felt guilty for not listening to him.

They both looked at each other with eternal love. Both of them felt each other's pain; both of them had tears of regret and deep sorrow in their eyes. Slowly Jalal pulled her towards him and gently, with affection, kissed her forehead and embraced her in his arms with love. This gentle hug gave inner soothing calmness and washed away their sorrows.

"Jodha, never say that you hate me. I will kill myself; I can't explain in words how I felt; without you, nothing is left in my life."

She squeezed him tightly and inhaled deeply, "Shahenshah, you are my life; I can't stay away from you even for a second; never leave me again. I love you; I love you so much that I can't express it in words."

Finally, after the major storm of their life, they were melting in each other's arms.

"Jodha, the first time someone scolded me like this. None of my queens can dare to do this."

A smug smile kissed her lips; hearing his complaint, she grinned silently. While savoring the embrace, she murmured grumpily, "Shahenshah, I am starving."

He moved away slightly from her and replied teasingly- "I am very, very hungry too." and winked at her.

She squinted her eyes and irritably responded, "Stop teasing me, I am really very hungry... I have not eaten anything since yesterday morning."

"What? Why? Jodha, I ordered Ameri food for both of us yesterday. Didn't they bring it?" A tinge of anger smeared his cheeks, he asked irritably.

She scowled at him exasperatingly. "They did serve the food, but I was not in the mood to eat at that time."

"What about lunch yesterday?" He asked stridently; his sharp eyes glared with disappointment; he rolled his hands in the hair.

Her chin deep down towards her chest, she replied in a dim tone regretfully, "I was so busy with all the preparations for the night, so I skipped lunch."

She is making me feel guilty. Every time something happens, she skips meals. I can't tolerate this.

Calmness disappeared quickly from his tone; without saying a word, she could feel his anger. "What about this morning? You usually eat breakfast after Kanah's prayer." He asked petulantly while controlling his wrath.

She didn't reply and lowered her head, acknowledging and stayed quiet.

Seeing her sad, he scolded her in a composing tone, "Jodha, How could you be so careless??? You didn't eat the whole day yesterday and even in the morning today, and on top of it, you came riding on the horse by yourself. What if you had felt dizzy while riding and slipped off? Why are you always testing my patience and putting me on the verge? Why do you do such acts which enrage me? You are not a kid anymore that someone needs to make you eat by spoon-feeding. You are Shahenshah Jalaluddin Mohammad's Queen; your life is very precious."

'Even though he is scolding me, why I feel a melody is playing in my ear, and butterflies in my heart. He looks so charming when he shows his anger and care at the same time.' Her face flushed timidly.

"Shahenshah, you are overreacting, and you are too dominating. You need an opportunity to scold me; see unnecessarily, you enjoy getting mad at me. You should be proud of your Rajvanshi queen, see nothing happened to me. I am perfectly fine." She defended herself with excuses, then after a pause, she continued proudly with a smug smile, "Well... when I can beat Jalaluddin Mohammad's anger, then what harm this hunger could bring to me?" She blinked her eyes innocently with a cute face.

Seeing her cute smug face and hearing her defensive arguments, Jalal couldn't help but smirk back at her. 'The way she is defying so sweetly, I can't stay angry at her; instead, she evoked my desire for her.'

He slithered his hand in her waist and pulled her closer, "Anyway, Abdul will come here with lunch in a few hours, but he is going to bring food for me only, and you do not eat non-vegetarian food, so let's go back to the palace and have lunch." he calmly detailed.

His soft possessive grip sent a weird sensation in her body.

"I don't want to go back to the palace; besides, Abdul knows that I am here with you." She replied with a little grin on her face.

"I instructed him not to tell anyone about my location, especially to you, and he told you!" A hint of disappointment blended in his tone, and his expression were somewhat stunned.

Jodha reacted before losing his temper once again, "No, Shahenshah, he has not broken his promise. He just told me that you were very upset and went to the place where you could get some peace, and I knew you would have come here."

'He silently admired Abdul for his wit and thanked him.'

"So, why don't you want to go back to the palace?" He peculiarly asked her again while squirting on the skin of her waist sensually. Seeing her fidgeting, nervous face, a naughty grin curved his lips.

His sensual touch sent goosebumps in her entire body; her heartbeats raced up. She avoided his direct gaze without saying a word, just relished his touch.

'She needs to eat something for what I am planning... but will she say yes for it, now?' He slyly smirked at his thoughts.

"Hmm, as you wish, you wait here; I will get something for you to eat."

He quickly went inside the cottage and brought a glass of milk, some apples, banana, and grapes for her to eat. Then, he sat on the bench near the pond and pulled her wrist, and made her sit next to him.

'He is so caring and loving; even though he is the king, he himself went to get fruits for me.' While drinking milk, thought outshined her feelings.

She took one red apple from the basket contentedly and began to eat. While eating, she was scanning the peaceful surrounding. He kept on gazing at her, how innocently she was enjoying herself while eating the apple.

After all this stressful drama, now she looks so calm, peaceful, and beautiful. Not only beautiful but captivating, charming, and enchanting. She can drive any man crazy with her innocent antics and charms. And she is wearing my preferred color, bright green, which looks best on her.

She sensed his constant penetrating stare, which made her feel awkward eating alone. So, she forwarded her hand and asked him casually, "Do you want to eat the apple?"

'I want to eat you right now' He grinned strangely at his thought, then pulled her hand towards his mouth and took a bite from the apple. She blushed heavily, seeing how he possessed her hand to eat while keeping his unbreakable, desirable gaze at her.

'He is so mesmerizing and good looking. When he smirks stealthily, he takes my breath away.' She thought dreamily.

"You know Shahenshah, I usually don't like to share my food with anyone, not even with Sukanya or Shivani, but surprisingly I don't mind sharing food with you; I didn't even feel hesitant." She honestly stated while eating from the same apple.

"Jodha, I don't like to share my personal things either. You would probably be surprised to know, even though I have so many queens, I have never let anyone sleep on my bed, and I also don't like to share my apples with anyone." He teasingly responded.

'Is he indirectly telling me that he doesn't want me in his chamber?'

"Ohh! I am sorry I didn't know that; otherwise, I would never have asked to spend the night in your chamber, but then why did you let me sleep in your chamber that night when I was fasting and fainted?" She asked in a low tone masking her disappointment.

Jalal sensed the displeasure in her tone. Their eyes met when his finger softly lifted her chin; her thick lashes fluttered twice shyly at his soft touch, "Jodha, I feel the same way you are feeling; I really don't feel that you are someone else. I don't know when, but you became a part of me, and now everything that belongs to me belongs to us only, now I mean us. I have never felt this way for anyone before Jodha; we are two souls, but merely one body."

'I never thought he could talk about this romantic.'

Hearing his weighty romantic speech, she giggled loudly, "Shahenshah, you should write a book on love philosophy. Lately, you have started using big words... two souls, one body... I mean us."

Oh god, she is too innocent, I am trying to be romantic, and she is laughing like a little kid; I can't wait any longer. This place is so peaceful and beautiful, no one will bother us, and if she agrees, then god knows what I will do to her.' Many passionate thoughts scrambled through his mind.

He grinned wickedly, "Hmm... Jodha, our hearts became one a long time ago, but I don't know when our bodies will become one; I can't wait." Ultimately, he gave her a direct hint of his sensual desire in his mischievous plea.

His unexpected and sudden indication alarmed her. Her hand abruptly stopped while eating. She was so stunned by his unabashed blunt demand; she couldn't swallow the apple and started coughing.

'What... Is he indicating about our first time... now? During day time?' While coughing, she looked at him startled, clearly embarrassed; a hint of blush caressed her cheeks.

Jalal instantly gave her a glass of water, "Jodha, you should not talk while eating, see what happened. Once you finish eating, then answer my question? I am not in a rush..." he said with a straight-face but crafty smirk smeared his lips, seeing her nervous expression.

Jodha swiftly took one more apple just to kill time and, without looking at him, began to eat quietly and slowly... while thinking what to answer him. After finishing all three apples and grapes, she gulped down a glass of water.

'She knows how to make a man crazier by ignoring his desire!!!' Jalal watched her antics silently, amusingly.

"So, my dear Queen, are you done with eating, or should I bring some more fruits?" He asked sarcastically.

"Hmm, I am done eating,"- she replied in a low tone while stealing glances at him.

"So let's discuss two hearts and one body. So, when do you think our bodies will become one??" Once again, he asked bluntly to see her amusing reaction, his eyes blinked innocently, and a hint of a smile crawled upon his lips.

When she observed the teasing smirk on his lips, she irritatingly snapped back, "Well, if you are asking for my permission, then when the right time comes, I will let you know Shahenshah."

He murmured in a dim tone while looking at the other side, "If it's up to you to decide, then no chance in this lifetime."

"What did you say, Shahenshah?" She scowled at him with squinted eyes.

'Now she is making me desperate and annoyed.'

"Why are you staring at me with your big eyes, like a black cat?" He asked edgily.

"Oh!!! So, you are calling me a black cat!" She pouted while crossing her hands.

He replied in an apologetic tone, "Aww... I am really Sorry, Jodha."

She got happy too quickly, seeing him giving up, she smirked with her little victory and his apology.

"What I mean is, you are not at all black, but I think you are definitely wild... So, a wild cat would suit you even better. You are my 'Junglee Billi' (a wild cat)." he taunted.

Her mouth was left open with a letter O!!!

His mocking laugh annoyed her. She hurriedly got up and bit on his hand wildly. With the sudden bite, Jalal squealed.

"Aww... You called me a wild cat... Yes, I am a wild cat, now you know this wild cat bites too" She grinned with a winning look on her face.

Before Jalal could react, she quickly ran away from him. Jalal ran behind her, shouting- "Just stop there, your wild cat, I will teach you a good lesson."

Jalal ran behind her to catch her, but before he could catch her, she pretended to feel dizzy and acted as if she would fall. He quickly grabbed her and carried her in his arms with a worried look. He yelled warily- "Jodha... Jodha..."

She opened her eyes and winked at him and said mischievously, "Hmmm, see the look on your face...You called me 'wild cat' so I taught you a lesson." she giggled innocently.

He smirked, seeing her impish and innocent act. Her cute antics and touch quickly sent fiery passion inside his stomach; his desire evoked like rose blossoms in spring. He gazed at her with thirst - "I will not spare you now, my Jungli Billi (Wild Cat)... Now you will see how wild lion punishes." He whispered sensually, and before she could say something, his lips crashed on hers zealously.

He carried her in his arms inside the cottage and put her softly on the big round romantic bed. Suddenly her heartbeat started running faster. She couldn't lift her eyes.

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The next chapter is filled with sexual content. 18+ If you not comfortable, then skip.

Chapter 20 ..... Part 2.....

Jalal gazed at her mischievously and went very close to her ears and whispered- "Jodha, wanting you is driving me absolutely crazy..." he rubbed his cheeks with hers softly while waiting for her response.

His deep sensual voice provoked the deep rise of sensual sensation; she felt a sudden compressing tightness in her stomach, her mouth ran dry to touch his, "Shahenshah, please let me go, someone will come." She mumbled shyly.

Without breaking his gaze, he got up and quickly locked all the doors and windows. The entire room turned dark with little light. Very dim fading light was coming through one of the curtains, which illuminated her luminous shy eyes. Her heart skipped a few beats out of the unknown, unexpected, sudden event. All of a sudden, she felt her body turned jello and millions of butterflies fluttering in her stomach. His strange, passionate, penetrating gaze and deep silence in the room made her more panic. Both of them were alone in the big room. She knew exactly where Jalal was leading her.

He came closer to her with an obsessive stare on his face.

Suddenly, Jodha felt like someone pinned her to a cliff's edge; she got startled and got up from the bed; before he could get her, she slicked out and moved away from him. He swiftly got up and grabbed her wrist, and pinned her to the wall. "You push me much too close to the edge... I won't let you go away from me, ever." He whispered, tilting down his darkly gorgeous face, moving his mouth close to her cheeks, softly nuzzling, inhaling her divine sandalwood scent.

She felt shivers in her entire body. She was panting so loudly that it was clearly audible...Her face was clearly showing her extreme nervousness, but her eyes were sparkling with excitement and unknown fear at the same time. She closed her eyes to control her emotions.

He gazed at her face sensually and whispered- "Jodha..." He waited for her response, but she didn't open her eyes. He smirked and spoke in a soft tone- "Jodha, do you want to complete our marriage???"

She slowly opened her eyes but didn't look at him. She felt timid and scared; she replied in a trembling voice- "Jaaaa lal..." Then, rectifying her words, she spoke again- "Shahenshah" She hesitantly completed her sentence- "Shahenshah, I want to talk to you..."

He delicately lifted her face with his finger and replied lovingly- "Jodha, look into my eyes and speak to me."

She stuttered a few times, "Shahenshah..." and stopped... After a brief pause, she looked into his eyes and said- "Kuch nahi... (Nothing...)," then looked down again.

'Oh god seems like she is not ready... even after all this wait, she is hesitant; I really don't know what is stopping her.'

Jalal again requested her to look in his eyes. He lifted her face and waited for her to respond. She slowly opened her eyes. He could make out the fear and worry on her face. "What's the matter, Jodha??? Why do you look so scared and worried??? If you don't want to move further, then it is fine...I will wait for your 'Yes' for my entire life." He asked calmly.

She wasn't able to meet eyes with him, she replied in a bit nervous, dim, and hesitant tone, "There is nothing like that...But I am..." then she stopped again in the middle of the sentence...

This girl is impossible; I don't know how I can make her mine. She has no clue how desperate I am for her; she has become my passion... I cannot survive without her; she is the only one who possesses me and my heart. I don't know what else I can do; I admitted that I love her, even after that... she is feeling so insecure that she is hesitant to accept me completely.

Jalal asked edgily- "But what, Jodha???"

Jodha again struggled to collect words... She replied nervously, "Shahenshah...I... Am." she fumbled again, "I...I am scared..."

'Thank god... It's her first time, so she is just nervous... Don't worry, my love, I am very expert and experienced in this game.'

Jalal took a deep sigh out and smirked with relief, then teasingly, he asked- "What are you scared of, Jodha???"

"I don't want to talk to you; you won't understand." She eyed him with an irritating look and pushed him away.

"Are you scared of your first time?" He asked politely while cupping her face.

She simply blinked her eyes.

While kissing her forehead, he mumbled, "Jodha, do you know that you are my sweet torture..."

After a brief pause, he asked her in a comforting tone, "Jodha, do you trust me???"

She nodded her head in, 'Yes.'

"Do you love me???"

She mumbled dimly, "Yes."

"Do you think I can hurt you for my pleasure??"

This time she looked straight in his eyes and nodded her head in NO.

"If you trust me, then you should not be scared." His tone was too gentle and promising; he lifted her face lovingly. She slowly raised her thick lashes to look at him.

Looking straight in her eyes, he assured, "Jodha, I promise you, I will not hurt you, and I will stop immediately if you feel even a tiny bit hurt. Nothing will happen against your will."

Drop by drop, warm tears slicked down, seeing his gentle approach towards her. He wiped her tears with love and mumbled, "You really have no clue how deeply I am in love with you, Jodha."

A smile caressed her cheeks and lips with a rosy shy blush. His words created waves of passion inside; she wanted him to make love to her without wasting a moment. Her lips shivered for his touch.

Again, he cupped her face, leaned down to claim her lips. He gently savored her upper lip, then moved towards her lower lip to taste her sweet mouth. He extended his kiss until she responded...

A trembling thought ran through her mind. 'This is it.''

She relaxed and closed her eyes in eagerness and squashed him towards her. He deepened his kiss cravingly... hungrily.

An hour ago, both of them were shaken and shattered as if someone took the life out from their bodies... and a moment later she was seduced by him, and she was desperately ready to get lost in him.

Many sparks passed through her core, she responded fervently to his kiss, her grip tightened on the back of his neck, she hugged him so tightly that there was barely any space left between the two of them to even suck in air. Her skin was still cold out of the sudden event, but her mouth was on fire under his.

He softened his kiss to move ahead for a very sensual and fervent mouth kiss. His tongue drove through her sensual lips to play with hers; his strong hands rested firmly on her shoulders to hold her up straight. She relished this pleasure and new experience of the kiss, the sensation of him deep inside her mouth, send sensation directly down under enclosure.

Both of them drove to some entirely new world. A world where nothing else existed except the two of them and their heated love. She felt shaky with this untested pleasure of kiss, but they didn't want to let each other go. Finally, Jalal broke their most passionate and zealous kiss to breathe.

Everything around them was perfect. The low dim light in the cottage was making her look more sensually beautiful. He had no strength left to control his desire to move further, but his mind was constantly warning him not to rush and savor every moment and make it unforgettable for her.

The only thing that bothered him was her beautiful jewelry. He pulled her in front of the mirror; she shyly looked at herself in the mirror in dim light with a blush on her face. He stood behind her hugging her from her back. He relished watching her lustful blush in the mirror.

"Jodha, you are the most beautiful woman in the entire world, and I am completely crazy for you." He complimented sensually in her ear.

He paused and kissed her cheeks, then said- "Do you remember when I saw you for the first time without any makeup and jewelry??? You looked so divinely beautiful; I fell in love with you at that second."

Jodha was just standing there, speechless hearing his praises. He took off her bangles carefully and took her hands in his to see her beautiful Mehandi. Slowly, he removed her long earrings and sensually licked on her earlobes. His expert tongue sent ticklish waves in her pelvis; she just closed her eyes to feel the intensity of his touch and stiffened herself. Then, he removed her big heavy necklace, which was covering her entire beautiful long neck. He gazed in the mirror to see her smooth skin. His hands stirred softly and touched her neck thoroughly. His every single touch was making her feel more fanatical and vulnerable. He gently lifted her face, filled her neck with a trail of kisses. She was frozen on the spot; he nuzzled on her teasing part, her legs parted slightly, he smirked seeing his effect on her; he was so swift and skilled in his moves that she barely got time to understand what actually was happening, his expert fingers evoked her buried desires and stimulated her body so quickly. He took off her maang tikka (Hair parting Jewelry) and Nath (Nose ring), which really bothered him while kissing on her rosy pink lips. The final grip of the pin released from her long silky hair, his senses aroused just by inhaling her exotic smell. Her sweet scent made him fanatic. She had no jewelry left other than her anklet; even she felt much relieved without jewelry.

He wanted to explore further and take the pleasure of her beauty from top to bottom. He promptly removed her chunni (cover-up, veil) from the final grip of the Chania (skirt). She was left wearing only Chania (skirt)and choli (blouse). She turned away from him timidly, covering herself with her hands.

He grinned, seeing her shyness. He moved all of her hair from her back to the front; she felt moist lips on her back, which really drove her wild. He slowly crawled his hands on her waist; she swiftly turned towards him and embraced him passionately. Her panting was clearly audible to him... "Ahh...You are making me crazy." She sweetly slurred

Jalal whispered sensually in her ear, "You smell so sweet; I can't wait to taste you." He smooched her gently on her neck that gave her a tickling sensation throughout her body; his touch was sending millions of sensations throughout her body. He softly sucked on her earlobes with a little bite. He paused a little and looked at her with intense desire and caressed her cheeks before a full mouth passionate kiss on her lips.

His hands wanted to explore every part of her curvy body; while kissing her, he rapidly undid the string of her blouse. His quick action made her nervous, she whispered a little loud "JALAL," with shock, she turned back covering her blouse from falling.

He grinned, seeing her bashful look. Quickly, he removed his top and enfolded her from her back... She felt the warmth of his skin; her entire body shivered in pleasure with the touch of his skin. She strained her body closer to him and froze. Her breathing speed inclined profoundly...

He slithered his hand around her small curvy waist while nuzzling on her cheeks. Slowly, leniently... he advanced both of his hands inside her blouse. She hissed suddenly- " Ja..a...lallll...." and closed her eyes to feel the first touch of her breast by him; he softly cupped both of her bosoms in his hand, the first touch of her warm and tender breast aroused him completely. Her body stiffened, and her legs felt like jello; she shushed with this touch; suddenly, her desire was at the mountain peak...

He got lost in the touch of the most sensational part of her body; he imagined in his dream many times kneading her breast and playing, sucking, nibbling with the growing swollen buds of her nipples. Still, this reality was way beyond his imagination. Her touch created a sudden urge for more; he wanted to plunge inside her roughly... wildly... at that moment and ride her fervently until she shouts his name and begs for more. He could feel her body was trembling with extreme sensation... He unexpectedly pinched on her nipple, but she was so lost in pleasure she liked his harshness. He roughly squeezed on her bosom; she whimpered with a little grimace on her face.

She shushed out slowly- "Ahhh...You are making me crazy." Hearing this sought of craving, he couldn't control himself and quickly turned her around towards him. Her eyes clearly showed wild desperation and passion for him. His craving for her was at the top of the mountain. He expertly removed her blouse; his eyes widened with his cock tightened further, seeing the view of her perfectly ripe round curvy breast. It was painful for him to control his desire to be inside her roughly and suck her growing nipples; before he could fulfill his wish to eat her nipples, she again hid in his chest.

This time Jalal wheezed loudly when her breast touched his chest. "Oh, Jodha... You are killing me... I want you so badly right now." He whispered urgently.

He smirked, seeing her smiling with her closed eyes lost deeply in pleasure. He knew she also wanted more; slowly, he moved his hand toward her skirt to pull the string of it, and swiftly, in one stroke, he took her to skirt down. It pooled on the floor; she tightened her grip on him, lost in his broad manly smell and muscular, firm chest. The way he was rubbing and squishing her hips and pushing her closer to his arousal made her desperately crazy. Suddenly, it occurred to her that he was ready when his arousal rubbed on her sensual part, fear of the unknown escalated her breathing... Her movement reduced for a moment; he could sense her fear and nervousness in her grip. He assured her once again while kissing on her ears, "Jodha, trust me... I will be very gentle."

She replied, "I do trust you, more than my life."

He carried her to the bed, gently looking in her eyes, grinning secretly. She felt timid about being completely naked in front of him. She didn't know where to hide. She simply closed her eyes completely. She felt scared, nervous, shy, and excited all together. Slowly he came closer to her. For a few seconds, he admired her beautifully soft, spotless skin, her small curvy waist tempted him, many times he had imagined her in different postures in the past, She looked so seductive, but innocent at the same time, for a second he felt scared to touch her delicate and divine beauty.

He whispered sensually- "Jodha..." but she didn't open her eyes... He again mumbled- "Jodha look at me." Finally, she opened her eyes slowly and saw him next to herself. Jalal got assurance after seeing her eyes; she was ready to move further.

To begin with, Jalal kissed her on her cheeks, but she wanted much more... she wanted to feel him... she wanted to touch him... She couldn't take it anymore, the cheek kiss... She felt like crushing herself into him... she clutched her hand in his hair...pulled him toward herself and kissed him wildly with bite... suddenly her desire of touching him was at the peak... she left him with a trail of kisses on his open chest. Her kiss converted into bites leaving red marks on his neck and chest... she sucked on his chest and bit harshly, she whispered very slowly "Oh hell...Jalal, you are so hot and strong like a rock... her exacerbation turned on Jalal completely... He wanted to enjoy her completely without rushing... He wanted her to be entirely ready and relish every single moment of her first experience.

To control her fervent wild passion, he kissed her on her lips, taking control over her... he whispered, "Your wildness is driving me nuts."

While kissing her, he moved his hands towards her breast; as soon as he touched her there, she moaned 'ahhh' in pleasure.

He was surprised to see her so responsive and shy at the same time. He rubbed her nipple for about a minute; her entire body was shivering in pleasure, leaning towards him. He proceeded down, tasting her sensual curvy breast, then he licked and sucked one nipple slowly... He sensually slowly rubbed her other nipple at a similar pace... It was like sweet and slow torture.

Her hands pulled his hair harshly; he knew she wanted his harshness... She was completely lost in this touch and pleasure. She was muttering his name 'Jalal...ahhh...' with a loud moan...

While keeping his steady gaze on her face, he moved further down while licking her skin, he stopped at her navel... he nibbled on her belly button slowly and sensually, his tongue sensually went deep down, and at the same time, his hands were kneading her breast roughly... She shivered and shook erotically with longing; her entire body was feeling weird sensations... she was shifting and moving in the bed constantly, her breathing increased with loud stimulating sounds... She excitedly pulled his hair...

There was no way he could control his wildness any longer; he moved up, and brutally started to bite on her breast...

She screamed out of her erotic craves; her extreme response made him crazily wild. Shockingly, she advanced and attacked him with harsh bites on his chest, neck, cheeks...ears. Their bodies were burning in heatwaves, with heavy moments, both of them were trying to control each other with their wildness. Jalal was stimulated to a point where controlling himself further was too painful.

He wanted to get inside her, to wake her up from pleasure; he took her nipple between her teeth and harshly pulled it; she moaned loudly, "Jalal, I will kill you."

"It's just the beginning, Jodha," He mumbled with a smug face.

His sudden move froze her for a moment... Soon a clogged cry escaped her mouth when his hand explored her most sensual, silky tiny buds between her thighs... A deep desire evoked to taste the sweetness of her tiny buds. Still, he controlled himself seeing her shyness... instead, he relished the mere touch of her delicate, sensual, damp pink folds and her unforgettable pleasurable facial expression. Beneath his sensual touch, her legs shook madly... Powerfully, he put his weight on her legs to keep her steady; he wanted her to be ready, he wanted her carnal desire to evoke to an extreme, so it's least painful. She was on the verge of her first orgasm... she mumbled unconsciously with a plea at his torturous sensual touch. "Please..." automatically she parted her legs to get more, he knew she was ready for more...

She hissed when his finger touched her entrance... "Ahh..." He again smirked, seeing her so receptive... he suddenly stopped his hand purposely from rubbing her fold... she pouted "Nooo" he didn't want her to come so quickly, he wanted to feel her around himself every time she came while he is inside her.

Swiftly, in a second, he took off his pants... and jumped on her, he put his delicious entire weight on top of her...

He hissed with sensations when his shaft touched her fold... he urgently kissed her on cheeks... and whispered, "Jodha...look at me..."

She felt his entire body without cloth, and also felt his shaft was completely aroused and stimulated... and close to her entrance... She slowly opened her eyes; he looked at her with desire for her consent... She drew his shoulders closer and whispered, "I want more..." In his ear.

He kissed her on the cheeks and guided her to open her legs widely... She instantly followed as advised; He noticed her changing expression, from excitement to unknown fear, he whispered while keeping his steady gaze on her eyes, "Jodha, I love you so much..." And he slowly entered inside her halfway... he felt the pleasure of heaven when her inner walls touched his shaft... He loudly screeched, "Ewww...ohhh." She was so tight and moist inside... He wanted to ride her deep inside, but he held his desire and kept halfway and slow rhythm for a few minutes to let her adjust with his very soft and little movement. Meanwhile, he rubbed her tiny buds sensually... he gave her enough time to settle her with this new sensation...

He asked concernedly, "Are you okay??? Do you want me to stop???"

She smiled and nodded her face and muttered, "Don't stop," and soon his constant slow movement started to build up her first sensation, her facial expression and body language gave him a hint, that she was stimulated l... Finally, he realized his wait is over; she is ready to feel the pain with pleasure...

He bent down, and kissed her on her mouth, and warned her with a whisper, "Get ready for more Jodha..." and quickly with a heavy push, he slid into her, his impossibly thick, long shaft, stretching her to capacity with a jerk while breaking her virginity. Before she could feel further pain... He pulled out and slammed again inside in a rapid rhythm... He felt heavenly pleasure when her tight wall clung over him... He never felt this sensation ever... it was different... very different... Even though he had sex with hundreds of virgin, untouched women, but he never felt this heavenly pleasure... He felt her length perfectly made to his match. He was feeling overwhelmingly stimulated... His length was increasing inside her, getting even bigger than he ever felt before. For a moment, he got scared, thinking if she will be able to handle him.

Her mouth was wide open with a sudden attack; this time, she really felt him inside; it was painful at first... She cried loudly with the sudden jerk... "Aaaaahhh." Tears dribbled out from the corner of her eyes... her nails dragged inside his back and left him with bloody marks, but before she could feel more pain... he sped up his rhythm with an extremely passionate, heavy, and fast rhythm. Instantly, her painful feeling began to convert into pleasure.

Suddenly, he noticed tears in the corner of her eyes; he stopped moving and asked while panting heavily, "Do you want me to continue?" 'Please don't say no...'

"Don't stop..." She shouted urgently...

He smiled and kissed her mouth wildly and whispered, "you indeed are, my wild cat!"

He withdrew from her and sat between her legs and parted her thighs to the max, and mumbled with smug, "Now you are going to feel me all the way deep inside... get ready for the wild ride, my love."

He plunged inside her wildly... freely... as per his desire and dreams. With his every bold, erotic push, she shouted in pleasure... He gripped strongly on her hips to keep her steady as he thrust deeper and deeper with his merciless push and swift strokes. Jalal loved how she was responding wildly and enjoying him inside her. Even though she was out of breath, she was at a point where she was pleading for more and shouting out of pleasure openly.

Suddenly, she started to feel tightness inside... some weird sensation slowly began to build up... the sensations were so weirdly pleasurable that she wanted his harshness more and more... her body was in sync with his every move wished this never ends.

As soon as he realized she was coming closer to her peak sensation, he changed his pace from harsh to slow circular motion... she squealed with a loud moan... She squeezed his shoulders roughly... At last, she yelled "Jalaaalll" and burst; she received her first orgasm... After that, she calmed down...her movements slowed down... at that point, she felt it was enough, but for Jalal, it was just the beginning, he wanted more... lots and lots more... He was still stiff as a rock, hard inside her. He slowly withdrew from her, and she winced slightly.

'Why he withdrew? How did he know that I am done? If he is done, then why his cock still so stiff...' she thought confusingly

Soon her confusion got cleared when he carried her from her waist and rolled her on top of him on the bed, and said in a heavy tone, "Now it's your turn."

'Oh good... he wants to do it again...me too... it was an unbelievable addicting feeling... I was stupid that I was scared?' she thought while panting heavily.

He grabbed her from her hips and helped her, with curiosity she put herself into him and started to move in slow rhythm...and looked at him confusingly as if asking him if she was doing it correctly...

He just smirked at her and nodded his head in pleasure...

The way her breast was moving up and down in rhythm, he desired to suck... nibble, and squeeze them harshly; he lifted himself and pulled her down a little, so he can suck on her nipple and play with her breast... While keeping her rhythm, she could easily bend; he was shocked once again at her flexibility... He gripped her from the waist to help her continue moving, and he began to relish her swollen nipples... The way he was sucking and chewing on her nipples slowly, the sudden bites made her crazily wild. He pulled her nipples between his teeth and kneaded her other breast softly. It was torturous, but she was at a point where she liked this roughness, soon she started to feel more pleasure than pain... both of her breasts filled with bite marks, but she wanted his roughness. This pain gave her waves of pleasurable sensation; it stimulated her once again... soon it began to build up again... her rhythm increased with the sensations... Jalal never had this much pleasure in sex before. He moaned with pleasure, probably for the first time... It was the longest session he had ever had. He was sweating profusely and was out of breath, but he was still not done with her yet; he wanted her till eternity. Her flexible moves and extreme energy surprised him; her entire body was rolling on him at a heavy pace... He was enjoying playing with her hip and bosoms... Jalal again lay down so she can move faster... She was enjoying it since she had the control to move with her sensation...

When Jalal realized he was coming closer to his peak... he again grabbed her, rolled her down under him, and started to stroke inside her with his punishing harsh wild rhythm with heavy jolts... He grabbed her from the hips to control her, so she feels every push intently. He continued with his speedy pace, he thrust inside her with merciless jerks and speed... both were shouting out of heavenly feeling... she cried out loud in pleasure ... Tears rolled out with a feeling of painful pleasure, When she was close to her peak she wished this pleasure never stops but soon she burst with millions of sensations and contently satisfied... She had no energy left to move an inch... Soon after, in between the last few strokes, he shouted "O.h.hh g.od.d...Jodha..." and released inside her...In the end, both of them reached their peaks almost at the same time...

Jalal crashed on top of her, and instantly she cuddled him after immense pleasure with eternal feeling and shortness of breath. They hugged and kissed each other gently with lots of love... Jodha's tears rolled out in love... Finally, their two bodies, souls, and hearts became one for eternity...

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Ch-21

After an enormous love, they lost in each other's embrace and relaxed peacefully with a content smile on their faces. Both were conscious, but their eyes were resting in immense peace. Their hearts flooded with the tides of emotions of Harmony and peace.

Jalal embraced her in his arms with a possessive grip; his legs were as well tangled securely with hers. She was hiding in his broad, muscular shoulders with a feeling of assurance. Everything was so beautiful and faultless. After many ups and downs, they consumed their marriage for eternity. It was more than a half-hour they sluggishly rested in quietness.

He nearly drowns into slumber with an innocent gratifying grin on his surface with a sturdy grip on her. He had yearned for these moments for long; how could he let her go? Being with her was giving him a feeling of absolute content. Since their first meeting, he craved her love, and finally, after a long wait for his dream fulfilled to reality. Eventually, she became the sole part of him forever; he felt he had conquered the entire Hindustan.

They both were still in the undressed condition. Jodha roused up from a sensational reality dream and beautiful memories of their first consummations, which brought a charming smirk. She was feeling shy and thrilled, her face tinted with a pink all over. She spotted him sleeping with a pure angelic smile on his face, and his seductive eyes were still sealed. As always, she got hypnotized by his sweet innocence. Soon she gained her insight and chosen to dress up before he awake. In silence, she tried to release out of his passionate, powerful grip, but his grasp was so firm that all her efforts got wasted. She tried again and again but in vain.

He realized in his sleep; she was trying to release from his hold; with close eyes, he smirked and tightened his clasp even more sharply.

She knew he was awake and playing around. In a dim timid tone, she slurred, "Shahenshah... Please, let me go."

He slowly unsealed his captivating, seductive eyes, which danced with humor. His mischievous smirk curved his lips lopsided. Instead of releasing, he squeezed even closer in his grip, "Oh sure... You can go..." He responded innocently, but at the same time tightened his clutch on her.

Jodha looked up to see if his eyes were still closed. The instant their eyes met, her face set with timid rosiness. She was feeling awkward, embarrassed, and shy for her rowdiness. Her eyes dropped down, and swiftly she hides her face in his broad chest. "Jalal, don't trouble me more. Please let me go..." She requested in a faint slur.

His lips curled up into an intriguing grin. He kept quiet by ignoring her request.

She raised her face and scrolled at him nervously and repeated with a little-stiffened tone- "Let me go, Shahenshah." Annoyance on her face was clearly visible.

He responded using a louder tone, "You can go, my dear, when I stopped you?"

Jodha grinned, seeing him blushing and clearly understood his intentions. 'Oh!!! So he is challenging me.' She strained very hard to come out of his grip. She pushed herself, tried to emanate out. However, his strong muscular shoulders and huge body compare to her petite size, and she failed, not even an inch of success. She persistently tried with her unsuccessful efforts for a few minutes.

Finally, she shouted with crabbiness- "Shahenshah, enough now."

He replied in a slow pace with pause- "Hmmm. I can let you go... however... before that, you have to confess that you are my Junglee Billi (Wild Cat), and you have to admit your defeat."

"Don't challenge me; else you are going to lose." In an irritable tone, she retorted

"Hmmm... My begum seems so worried to lose." He grinned, seeing her irritated

She inquired impishly, "What will I get on my winning?"

"Whatever you wish, Jaan. But If I win, then we will go for another round now, and you will have to accept that you are my Junglee Billi," he replied mischievously.

Jodha got dumbstruck, "What! Again? Jalal, are you out of your mind? I can't even move, and your dirty, shameless mind doesn't think anything else. You are such desperate."

Jalal laughed out loud, hearing her innocent confession- "Oh... You can't even move now... I like that!" He proudly smiled- "So now I am dirty and shameless... Just a few minutes ago, you said I am sexy and hot, but you know what, you are even wildered in bed than me. Your desperation raised my desire to wildness, and now you are calling me a desperate!"

"Jalal, I will kill you if you tease me ever... I will never let you touch me again, and it's a warning; just let me go," Once again, she yelled crossly.

"Oh, God!! I am so scared of you." he feigned boredom. "Let's make a better deal... I will give you a break since you are my precious queen. So If I win, then you will have to admit you are my Junglee Billi (Wild Cat)."

Jodha realized he has no intentions of letting her go effortlessly. So she decided to win this challenge by hook or by crook. Immediately her creative mind got a plan. She seductively whispered in his ears- "Ohhh JALAAAL, You are so charming... and delightful... Oh... you just said that I am your precious queen. You make me crazy, my love." Then sensually, she began to kiss on his neck.

Jalal instantaneously became conscious of her trick. He wanted her to carry on with this romantic game plan. He loosened his grip a little so she can continue furthermore easily. "JODHAAA... I love you too. You are making me crazy again."

Jodha felt proud of her brilliant idea. She persisted further with a little anger and purposely bit on his earlobe more harshly. Jalal hissed out loud- 'Junglee Billi...' Jalal knowingly was trapping himself in her hoax.

Although her sensual touch was making him crazy, she elevated herself towards his face and swiftly moved on top of him, and seductively caressed his cheeks. Then moving down to his neck, she filled his neck with trails of kisses and soft bites. Leaving him with intense moist smooches all over his chest, deliberately she bit him hard on his collarbone. He hissed and groaned- "JODHAAA... Don't blame me later... You are awaking my desire. I will not spare you, Junglee Billi..."

Jodha smirked, seeing her plan working. Gradually, his clasp was getting lenient. She kissed on his lips with a feather-soft touch but dominantly. At last, he gave in; he was unable to resist her seduction further. His hands commenced wandering violently first at her milky bosom, soon his expert hand hiked down to cup the round curvy cheeks of her hips, and in no time shockingly, his finger traveled between her thighs. His torturous, scandalous touch whimpered her entire core... her carnal desire awoken with fire... her legs were shaking but were still under his capture. On purpose, after causing a fire, he moved his expert finger from her most sensual part.

As expected, displeased groaned in frustration spilled from her mouth. His hand progressed from back to her hair, grabbing both sides of her head, and started kissing her on the lips madly. Both got lost in their intense kiss. There wasn't any space left to breathe among the two. His dominating bites and nibbles left her with a loud moan in his mouth. The instant she moaned, he slides his tongue inside her mouth, controlling her lips. It was such a divine feeling when these two lips touched each other. They both forgot their witty game for a while. Their romantic kissing session continued with more passion. His one hand was grabbing her head with a firm possession while the other one was moving around her sensual curvy body. He was so much seduced by her tricky romantic game plan and lost in their passionate mouth kiss that he loosened his grip further unknowingly.

Jodha noticed his hand's grip was much weaker and realized that he was lost in passion. She smirked and swiftly broke the kiss. Then, with a strong effort, she tried to get out of his grip, but she didn't realize her legs were still tangled with his, and again, she failed in releasing herself.

Seeing her annoyed, his captivating eyes were dancing with humor. "I am enjoying your petty game... continue, my love." He teased ironically.

She squinted her eyes.

"Jodha, you can give up, but then don't forget I will win, and as per the bet, I will not spare you..." he restated the challenge.

All of a sudden, her creative mind developed another plan. Her frustrated face began to glow; in a playful tone, she replied- "You should know your Rajvanshi queen never gives up, and here is my number one unbeatable weapon..." Like a shot, she began to tickle on his underarms. He almost jumped with the tickling sensation. In the blink of an eye, he released her from his grip. She quickly pulled the royal silk quilt and got up from the bed with a loud giggle.

He grinned, seeing her winning pride on her face and playful art. She swiftly grabbed her clothes from the floor and viewed around for the spare room; then she realized she had no other option but to change in front of him. In a stumpy tone, she requested, "Can you look at the other side. I want to change..."

He blatantly laughed while beholding at her lustfully. "First, there is no need to wear cloth, and if you insist, then I don't have any problem. You may continue; however, I won't turn my face to the other side. How can I miss this golden opportunity to see you, without clothes you look seductive?" His lips curved lopsided.

Seeing him smirking, she got very frustrated. She turned towards the opposite side of him and swiftly put on clothes. Without a blink, Jalal kept staring at her with a lustful gaze, which made her feel extremely shy.

Jalal also put on his pant quickly, drew her towards him, and pushed her against the wall. Jodha mumbled in an undertone- "Please, let me go." Her eyelashes lowered bashfully. His finger strolled on her face tenderly, and she raised her chin and asked in a seductive whisper, "Jodha, are you alright? Do you still have fear?"

His seductive question made her feel so timid that her nose turned completely red. She answered in a stammer, "Please let me go, Jalal. Don't embarrass me more."

Jalal humorously said- "Do you know the name I have given you perfectly outfits... A wild cat."

"What do you mean a wild cat perfectly outfits me?"

He smirked, seeing her cranky face, then he opened his hands wide and, with a mocking tone, replied, "Look at all these scratch marks, my wild cat, Symbol of your love."

After seeing the rough bite and scratch marks on his neck, chest, and shoulders, her face turned pink and sheepish. She realized how she was lost in passion. His shameless grin made her more bashful; she could not face him further; she pushed him away, hid her face with her hands, and ran out of the cottage. Jalal watched her sprinting away; his face was glowing with satisfaction. He wore his Kurta and slowly strode toward Jodha.

It was a pleasant, quiet, breezy afternoon. Suddenly felt life in everything around him. Just a few hours ago, he was feeling the opposite, and now everything changed. His ears began to ring with the musical sound of Koo Koo birds. A feel of the running water was filling him with enormous liveliness. He felt the serenity and peacefulness around him. His shrill eyes brighten up with colorful butterflies, which were an addition to the surrounding beauty. All the plants were dancing, seeing her bashful face. Ray of the sun was showering his warmth of the love in the cold wintery air. Jodha was lost in viewing a beautiful pond and couples of ducks in pairs in the pond.

Jalal reached near and snuggled his hands on her bare waist from behind and rested his face on her shoulder at a sluggish pace. He accompanied her in silence without saying a word while observing a loving pair of ducks.

He whispered in her ear, "You have captured me in your spell; I can't stay apart from you even for a second. Do you know that I love you more than my life?"

Jodha turned back towards him and adoringly gazed into his eyes, then replied in a challenging tone, "Do you know that I love you more than you love me!"

Jalal instantly countered, "That is not possible. I love you more than you love me. My love has no limits. No one can beat me in love, not even you. No one can love someone more than I love you."

Jodha squinted her eyes, and her nose flared up. She crossed her hands over her bosom and was charged up for a full-on argument. "No way, I love you more than you love me." They argued for a while and almost ended up fighting.

At last, Jodha, in a frustrated tone, responded, "Okay!!! Prove it that you love me more." He smirked, seeing her cranky face, and replied calmly, "hmmm. So, Jungli Billi, you are challenging me."

Jodha proudly replied, "Shahenshah, by the way, so far, you have lost in all the challenges." Jalal gazes at her in silence, seeing her excitement. "You have lost at chess... Horse riding, and today you have lost in the tickling game."

"So you ponder that you are better than Shahenshah-e-Hindustan." Jalal probed

"Then why don't you prove it that you love me more than I love you."She challenged.

His sharp eyes turned dark with humor. "Let's bet whoever can kiss longer loves the most," He mischievously responded.

She looked at him with a frown and irritation. "Can't you think of anything else... haha."

Jalal grinned, seeing her grimace on her expression. While hugging her from behind, he whispered in her ears, "So you tell me what you want me to do? If you want, I can jump in this cold water to prove or Jump from the mountain to prove my love..."

Jodha looked at him with a fury. "I don't want you to prove anything."

All of a sudden, Jalal excitedly asserted, "I know how I can prove." He pulled her towards the bench, and they sat on the bench, then he continued, "Whoever can look at each other longer without blinking their eyes... Win the challenge."

"Seems like someone really enjoys losing; I have played this game with Sukanya since I was five years old, and I have never lost it." She mockingly chuckled.

"Jodha begum, I can look in your eyes without a blink till eternity." In an honest and calm tone, he answered.

The intensity in his voice touched her heart. "I am ready, Shahenshah, when you are ready. Let's prove who loves the most. Let's see who can stare without blinking longer."

Finally, the game started. Both viewed each other with immense love for more than a minute. Soon she began to feel tears in her eyes, followed by a burning sensation in her eyes. She stretched her eyes. She tried and tried not to give up, but at last, she gave up, and her eyelid blinked, but Jalal was still looking at her without a blink. Another half-minute passed; he was still staring at her. Jodha couldn't believe it; the way he was looking at her was so intense. He didn't move for a second. He looked utterly lost in her eyes. The intensity of his love touched her. Finally, she caresses his face and put her hand on his eyes to close and hugged him with tears in her eyes. "Shahenshah, you won... You love me more than I love you." they both hugged each other with the divine feeling... Their feeling was content, but every time they embrace, they thirst for more.

Jalal saw a few horses coming towards them. It was time for their lunch; both of them were very hungry. They didn't have dinner and breakfast. Abdul came there with a team of workers and food.

He gave a mysterious grin to queen Jodha and respectfully greeted "Addab, and with a surprising phony expression, he asked, "Oh!!! Queen Jodha is here with Shahenshah." A humorous grin played on his face.

Jalal mildly scolded, "Hmmm, Abdul... So you know, this is the place where I come when I am very happy or sad... hmmm... Very clever Abdul, I know you very well."

Abdul, with a smile, replied, "Shahenshah, to see this smile on your face, I can do anything... I knew you were angry, but you can't stay angry at queen Jodha for long. I wanted to see both of you happy and cheerful. Finally, you both look pleased." With gratitude, Jalal gave a warm hug to Abdul and appreciated, "Thank you, Abdul, for sending queen Jodha here. I will never forget this obligation in my life." He sounded very emotional and touched.

To conceal his emotions, he diverted the subject, "Abdul, we both are starving and hope you have arranged food for Queen Jodha as well."

Abdul, with a smile, "Ji Shahenshah, please give me a few minutes; I will call both of you once the table and the food are ready to serve."

Abdul surprised both of them with Royal Ameri's delicious food. Same food which Jalal planned only difference was instead of candlelight dinner. It was an afternoon lunch by the pond. Jodha cheerfully thanked Abdul for this treat.

Both of them enjoyed hot, spicy, and yummy Ameri food in the open air by the beautiful pond. It was an unplanned, most beautiful lunch date. Throughout eating, Jalal teased about their first-time feelings, and she frequently blushed.

Before lunch, Jalal instructed Abdul to arrange bedstead outside under the tree so they can relax and enjoy the rest of the afternoon in the shadow of nature. After lunch, they walked around the pond for half an hour, holding their hands quietly and peacefully. There was no necessity to talk. They both went under the tree. Jalal sat on the bed, resting his back on the tree. And she slept on the bed, resting her head on his lap.

All of the events made her overwhelmed; her tears rolled out of her eyes in extreme happiness. She daydreamed many times, sleeping in his lap and him caressing her hair... She never Jalal will spend his precious time with her like this, and he will fall in love with her. After all ups and downs, they became one; it was still like a dream. He wiped her tears and kissed her head, then started caressing her face. She was exhausted, but she was so excited, happy, and cheerful at the same time. She wanted to enjoy this moment; the feeling of being together made her restless, worried, and insecure. She didn't want to waste her even a second in sleeping. She wanted to talk to him. She wanted to see the love in his eyes. She wanted to feel him. She wanted to capture this moment forever. She took his hand in hers and held it tightly and close her eyes... she wanted to possess him forever.

She accidentally murmured with her eyes close, "Jalal, I can't stay apart from you anymore." She didn't realize what she was thinking came out of her mouth so innocently. Jalal realized it's her insecurity. While caressing her, he replied, "Jodha, I am only yours. My heart belongs to you only."

She opens her eyes and looked at him with intense love and said, "Promise me you will always love me like this, Shahenshah. I will not be able to see any more hatred in your eyes... Your hatred will kill me. I feel this beautiful time will slip like sand in my hand, and I will empty-handed again."

He looked at her with deep love and smiled at her. "Jodha, do you remember that you told me some time ago... Once you love someone from your heart, their soul's stay together for seven lives, but I have given my soul to you for eternity. My soul will always stay with you. No one can apart us anymore. It doesn't matter what life gives us, but you will stay in my heart forever."

"I don't know why, but I sense that you still hold yourself and still hesitant to unwrap your emotional state. I want you to share not only your love but pain too." She complained

"Jodha, we both are two opposite types of persona; I would never exhibit my inner emotion to anyone. The only detail I can express is that I have a fire inside me and don't want you to burn with me. What I want to give you is peace, love, and an enigmatic smile on your face."

"But I want you to share with me your pain and fire. I will wait for the day when you stop weight every word before saying. Jalal, when you look at Ammi Jaan, I feel pain in your eyes. When you talk to Ammi Jaan, you strain your words. What is that you are holding, which is killing you inside. "

He closed his eyes to mask his inner turmoil, his loneliness, his pain. "Jodha, let me warn you, don't cross your confines; I am too raw inside, so please don't force or stretch the string." The words spilled calmly, but his tone was direct and impassive.

She quickly understood; she pulled his raw and wounded nerve. After a long pause of silence, to change Jalal's mood, Jodha said, "Shahenshah, it's fine if you don't want to share your secrets, but I would like to share a secret if you are interested... I have never told anyone, not even Lilavati."

Jalal looked at her curiously. "Do you remember when we met the first time, and you followed me by the river? At that moment, I fall in love with you. After you left, I had nothing else in mind other than you. When I went back to the palace, I came to know about my engagement with Suryabhan Singh, and instantly I wished that stranger. I mean, you were Suryabhan. I was so charmed by you in one meeting even while praying in the temple after Gangaur Pooja, I prayed to Maa Parvati for you, unknowingly and when I came out of the temple, I saw you first. It's a tale that Maa Parvati gives you a hint of your future on the day of Gangaur Pooja."

Jalal realized Jodha was trying to cheer him up. He smiles at her innocent confession, teasingly jested, "Hmm... I knew it... How come any girl survives my charm and doesn't fall in for me? See, I am so fine-looking, clever, brave, and captivating." After a pause, he added, "So you mean that I am a blessing of Goddess Maa Parvati.

Jodha looked at him with his mouth open. Awww expression!!! She responded in an irritating tone, "Stop bragging. I don't think anyone would go crazy about you just like that, and It was nothing but my destiny call, or possible you must have done some spell on me otherwise, you had no chance with me. You probably have no idea how many kings were dying to marry me?"

Her one statement opened up his raw wound and ego. Instantly he recalled Surya, "I know one for sure which I have witnessed myself." Sarcasm was dripping from his words. Jodha viewed him with a confused expression.

Jalal continued with resentment, "I know very well your so-called best friend Surya is deeply in love with you, and I have heard him confess. How disgusting to reveal your love to married women? You do not know how enraged I was that day. You did cross all your limits when you told him to put a flower veil in your hair after knowing what he feels for you. How dare you allow him to touch you?" Jalal's sound was grumpier than he intended.

Jodha got up from his lap swiftly. "Oh!! So you were jealous, then what about Kanika. You irk me that day too. Oh! Sweety, Kanika, can you put medicine on my chest and shamelessly took off your Kurta. In front of my eyes, she touches your chest so intimately, that's nothing because you are a Shahanshah. You allowed that's call hypocrite." After a pause, she added, "So you can do anything... You can have five hundred queens, you can sleep with anyone you wish, and I just told my friend to put flowers in my hair was a big crime. How stumpy thinking of yours. And oh now I know, you were keeping an eye on us what we were doing? You thought that I had... oh, god... How disgusting if you're thinking." She got up from there crying and stomping her feet, walked away, and ran towards the pond.

He ran behind realizing, they both went too far in argument and jealousy. "Wait, Jodha."

"I don't want to talk to you; leave me alone." She furiously responded

Jalal walked near her, and in a serious tone, he stated. "Jodha, don't be too stubborn; listen to me."

"Leave me alone; I don't want to listen to anything..." She mumbled while weeping.

His anger melted, seeing her in tears, "Jodha, I am sorry... I agree I should never let Kanika come that close to me, but I was distraught, and I wanted to make you jealous, so I went a little far, but I was not keeping my eye on both of you. If I doubted Surya and you, then I would have to kill Surya in a sword fight. I knew you were trying to make me jealous, but I can't tolerate that anyone else loves you. His love for you gave me a big sting, and yes, I was very much jealous of Surya." Then he cupped her face and continued in a gentle tone, "Do you know why I love you so much? Because of your purity and honesty" After wiping her tears, he continued, "Jodha, I love you so much, and you are the only mine..." He kissed her on her forehead, then both of her eyes, which followed by her cheeks, and finally touched her soft lips. Eventually, her anger diluted, and she kissed him back with equal passion; once again, the couple hugged each other possessively.

"Shahenshah, please forgive me. I don't know why I got so much aggravated. It was my mistake too; I should never let Surya come that close to me, and please, believe me, I had no clue that he is in love with me; otherwise, I would never meet him alone. I never thought of anything else other than our friendship. He is always a friend for me, nothing more." Guilt was clearly visible in her eyes, and the tone was filled with regret.

To divert the mood, in a teasing tone, he stated, "So, other than biting my wild cat knows how to shout and be angry at Shahenshah" Her lips curved with a smirked... Once again, the couple lost in each other.

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Hello Friends, Thank U so much for reading and commenting... and of course, voting...

Note: Now, this story will go into a new phase. The obstacles somewhat, everyone faces after marriage. A new track will begin in the next chapter. Trust me; the story will get much more intense in two chapters.

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