Part 111
Chandra talked to his Amatyas regarding the wedding and they rejected the idea. One said, Samrat the matter is too complicated. It's not good time to get married to a girl whose father is gonna attack you and desires to torture and kill you. Chandra with heavy heart agreed with them. He told his decision to Helena and she cried. She said, so now what? Will you be able to see me with someone else? He said, if you father dies I will marry you and if I die I won't be in this world to see that. Helena said, how will I live without you? Chandra cupped her face and said, you will live, old enough to be a grandma and he started crying.....she hugged him and thought, no Chandra, without you, I will not live. She hugged him tightly.
Durdhara was anxious as the war was nearing. Acharya got to know Chandra had daughter of Seleucus in his palace and he thought, of course Chandra had kept precautions but why he is still keeping his daughter in his palace? Why didn't he return her? What is going on? I must go there to see the situation myself. Chandra is not someone who can be honey trapped, he is well trained by me then why? There must be something which I don't know. When Swarna got to know this she thought, oh so this daughter of Seleucus is that perfumed girl. Chandra, please be careful. If she is truly Nandini's curse, you have fallen for your enemy and too madly in love. Please be careful. When Durdhara and Nandini got to know this they got shocked. Durdhara thought, a young beautiful princess? Alone with Chandra? No..... Chandra please, I don't want another co wife, not even for any alliance. Nandini thought, I hope my curse never comes true and this girl is just there as his guest but I heard she is extremely beautiful. Another letter came to Acharya which said that everyone in Taxila were talking about Chandra and Helena and how good they looked together. The rumours of their love were spreading. Acharya got shocked and he decided to leave for Taxila immediately.
Seleucus' army had started for their journey to the borders of Taxila.....Chandra was anxious of it .....in night, Helena again visited him... He said, you shouldn't come in night, rumours are spreading about us. She said, you only get time at this hour. I am unable to meet you in the day which you mostly spend with you Amatya and Generals. He smiled and said what is it? She came forward and said, I love you. Chandra smiled and said, what's new in this? She said, I surrender myself to you. Do whatever you want. She came very close to him. He laughed and inhaled her scent and said, you are still so childish. I have told you, I will take you only as a wife not as a concubine, no matter how much we desire each other, he took a heavy breath. Helena laughed and said, you are such a moralist. You told me Niadrus fell for you because of this. He said, Nandini not Niadrus. She smiled. She hugged him and said, anyone else would take this opportunity and use me but you are so nice and kind, I have never seen such a man before, he laughed and said, you are not very old yourself my dear, she smiled and said, I am falling in love with you even more now. Chandra patted her head and said, now go and get good sleep. She had tears in her eyes and left. He took a rose in his room which was filled with roses. He sighed and said, I Love You ........
As Helena was walking towards her room with her guards suddenly someone came from behind and killed the guards.....Helena was shocked she wanted to shout but someone put his hand on her mouth. He was Achilles, he pulled Helena in a different room and closed the door. Helena said, Achilles? How did you escape? Achilles had rage in his voice, he said you traitor. You are having fun with the king while your friends suffer. Your are betraying your own father and sleeping with Sandrocottus. Helena shouted, I am not.......I offered myself but he rejected me. He is that moralistic. Achilles tries to stab Helena but she shouted, no one was able to here her screams.... Helena shouted, Help, suddenly her dress tore apart....she was frightened.... Achilles smirked, he said...why kill you when I can have you? When he was about to touch Helena someone opened the door, there was rage and anger in Chandra's eyes...he shouted, how dare you....He gave a tight slap to Achilles....he took a whip and smacked him left, right and centre.....He gave that whip to Helena and said, you decide his punishment, she said I don't want to kill him because his family has done a lot for us.....Send him back, this pure palace doesn't need a filth like him....Zeus will punish him for his sins...Chandra shouted, Guards...send this filthy man our of my palace and my Empire. He tried to touch my queen....Helena shocked when he said his queen......Helena is mine and only mine, no one can touch her, his screams made Shashank come there..... Shashank was shocked to see the sight....Chandra cut his thumb and filled Helena's hairline. It was too dramatic....He shouted, she is my wife......... consider it as Gandharvan Vivah....he burned a table and said, Agni is sakshi of this marriage....Everyone was shocked, Shashank said, Chandra you are being unreasonable....Chandra's eyes were red ...it frightened even Helena......
Suddenly thunderstorms started happening, Durdhara fot shocked while she was in her own thoughts.....she came to the window and prayed, god please keep Chandra safe.
Chandra took hand of Helena and went away.....Shashank thought, Chandra you were never liked this, not even for Durdhara. What is happening to you?
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