Suddenly a soldier came and knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Abhiveera asked.
"A messanger bird from Aaro is here. This is the message." He showed the Letter to Abhiveera and he signalled him to come in and give the message.
After giving the message to Abhiveera, the soldier left from there and Abhiveera started reading the letter.
"What is written in it?" Raksheet asked.
"They are saying that may be something is going on in Aaro palace. King Dhishva dragged Veer to his chamber in anger and Veer had entered in his majesty's chamber. He forced the guard to leave his place and entered in his majesty's chamber. Agastya had asked the guard to check the chamber and clean it. They changed the medicines when Veer left the chamber." He folded the letter and looked at everyone seriously.
"Veer is again trying to poison his majesty." He said.
"They said father dragged Veer to chamber in anger. Did he found out what his son is doing?" Raksheet asked.
"It looks like he found out about it. But what will he do after that?" Ashwant said.
"Father loves grandfather. He will not forgive Veer for poisoning grandfather. I think he will protect grandfather from Veer. We can relax a little. But still, we have to keep an eye on them." Raksheet explained.
Abhiveera nod thoughtfully and said "That's right. It seems like king Dhishva have find out about Veer's ill intentions. He loves his father and will never let anything happen to him. We can trust him. But still, tell our spies to keep spying on them. Veer is his son. He might forgive him."
"Fine. I will send the letter." Ashwant said and walked out of there.
After that, Ahil and Raksheet left to make war strategy. Raksheet asked Ahil to get some information from his men in Bayar. Any uncommon activity. And if it's important, he asked Ahil to go to Bayar and get the information by himself.
"I think I should go there and take a look. They must be planning something." Ahil said.
"Yes. You should go. But not now. Go there after father sent the rejection letter. They will start their activities after that. You will get to know more." Raksheet said.
"Fine. You should go now. Sister must be waiting for you." Ahil said teasingly.
Raksheet realised that he didn't met Ira all day and she must have prepared sweets for him but he didn't showed up infront of her. She must be angry. He sighed and said "Yes. She must be waiting. She must be angry on me."
"Why?"
He looked at Ahil and replied "She said she will cook sweets for me. But I didn't met her since morning. She must be waiting for me but I...." He ran his fingers through his hairs.
"You have to apologize to her."
"I know. Well, I am leaving. Good night." He said and walked out of Ahil's chamber.
Wrapping a towel around her, Ira came out of bathroom and went towards almirah. She took out the gown Advika suggested her to wear. She looked at the gown nervously and gulped. "Isn't it too revealing?....but I have to wear it."
She took a deep breath and went inside the changing area. She came out after wearing the gown. It was a little short, covering her thighs and tight in waist. The sleeves were short and transperant. The neck was deep.
She looked at herself in the mirror and her cheeks started to burn, feeling shy. Her eyes looked at herself timidly and tried to fix the dress by pulling the neck of the dress up.
"It's too deep." She said in low voice. Few drops of water from her wet hair fell on her shoulder and neck. She quickly grabbed the towel and started rubbing her hairs.
She looked at the door when she heard a sound of footsteps coming towards her chamber and quickly grabbed the perfume infront of her on dressing table. She opened the perfume bottle and quickly applied it. She again continued rubbing her hair slowly and gently as Advika told her.
Raksheet entered in the chamber and his steps stopped on his place as soon as he saw Ira. His eyes scanned her slowly, observing her from head to toe and again down to up. He gulped and tried to control himself. He stepped inside the chamber and closed the door.
Hearing the door closing sound, Ira's heart skipped a beat. She tried to look at him confidently and smiled.
"You came?" She asked.
He tried to not look at her and nod. Passing by her, he took off his rob and hung it on hanger. He then went inside the bathroom and closed the door.
As soon as he entered in bathroom, he placed his hand on his chest "What was that?" He said in low voice. His heartbeat was racing and his mind was fixed on the mesmerizing scene he just saw. "Control Raksheet. You may scare her. Control yourself. She said she is not ready. Don't force her. Control." He reminded himself and went to take shower.
Ira sat down on dressing stool and breathed heavily. "Good, he went inside." She realised that her hands were shaking in nervousness and fear about what will happen next. Her husband is just waiting for her to allow him to touch her and after that he will not listen to anyone.
She tried to take a deep breath and calm down until he comes back. Doesn't matter how scary or embarrassing it is, she have to do it if she want her husband to be only hers.
"Alright, Ira, you can do this. He is your husband and he had waited for so long. You have to do it. You can't disappoint him again. Don't think about anything. Just think about your marriage and husband. That's it." She tried to motivate herself but her heartbeat raised again as soon as she heard the door of bathroom opening.
Raksheet came out of the bathroom wearing white clothes and buttoning up his shirt. His breathed hitched after seeing Ira sitting infront of dressing table and her tight gown revealing her beautiful figure. She was looking at him through the mirror and smiling slightly.
He tried to smile at her and immediately shifted his gaze away. He walked towards his bed and sat down. He remembered that he had to apologize to Ira for not meeting her and eating the sweets she made for him.
He looked at her and found her combing her wet hair by pushing them at one side and revealing her slender neck. He gulped looking at her and bited his lower lip to suppress the urge of cupping her neck with his hand and kissing it harshly.
She felt his gaze on her and continued combing her hair with shaky hands.
He tried to push back his evil thoughts and said "Ira..."
She looked at him and asked "Yes?"
Her eyes hypnotized him for a moment but he managed to say "I am sorry."
She looked at him confused and placed the comb down on table "Why?"
"You cooked sweets for me but i didn't came to eat it. I was busy. I am sorry."
Ira remember when she went to give him sweets and the conversation she heard. Her heart ached, thinking may be Raksheet was busy planning about his and Seya's marriage.
She forced a smile and replied "It's fine. I will cook again tomorrow."
Raksheet just nod in response and thought to sleep before he looses his control and hurt his wife. But before he can cover himself with sheet, he saw Ira standing up from dressing stool and walking towards him. He looked at her walking towards bed and sitting on it. She swung her slender legs on bed, making Raksheet stare at them.
She leaned towards him and rested her head on his shoulder. His breath hitched and the next moment, he felt her hand slowly caressing his arm.
"W-What happened?" He asked.
She took a deep breath that made him feel breathless and said "I miss you." She tilted her head to look at him and said "You didn't come to meet me. You didn't even come to have lunch and dinner with me. Where were you? Is your work more important than me?" She asked with a pout, making Raksheet stare at her lips with mesmerized eyes.
"No..." He breathed.
"Then? Why didn't you came to meet me?" She asked again, leaning close.
He shifted his gaze away and answered "Something came up. I had to take care of it. Sorry, you had to wait for me."
She hugged his hand tightly "You can't escape easily. Sorry is not enough."
Raksheet felt his arm touching somthing soft and his body started heating up. He shut his eyes tightly and his breathing turned uneven. "Princess, don't do this." He said.
She looked at him and asked "What?"
He opened his eyes and asked "You are seducing me?"
His question made Ira freeze on her place. She tried to answer in stuttering voice "N-No."
"Stop lying." He suddenly looked at her.
His sharp gaze made her look down in fear and nod. He tilted his head back and closed his eyes in relief and need to control his desire. "Why?"
She looked at him hesitantly and answered "B-Because I...I wanted you to.....stop controlling yourself. I wanted to fulfill my duty as wife."