Isha called Ranveer to know the truth because she trusted her husband, she knew he wouldn't go against the word he gave her... She knew him that much...

"Ha ishu... Bol (yes ishu, tell me)", Ranveer said as soon as he took the call...

"Bhai... Did Maharaj kill the prince  ??", Isha asked directly coming to the point...

"Woah... Nice way to greet your brother in the morning", Ranveer teased...

"Bhai... The truth please...", Isha asked and she heard her brother take a deep sigh before opening his mouth...

"Yes Ishu, he killed him", Ranveer confirmed but Isha's trust on her husband didn't break even then for some strange reason...

"He wouldn't break his promise bhai... I trust him", She said surprising her brother... From when did his sister start trusting the BEAST... Ranveer wondered... He sensed things changing between his sister and brother-in-law, if that is the case, he wanted them to get better, since his sister is not giving in to his plans of taking her away from the beast, he thought why not help things get better between them and make things easy for his sister...

If that didn't work out, he decided to think about how to convince his sister to divorce Abhyansh...

"When did I say that he broke his word Ishu  ?? I just said he killed him", Ranveer said...

"But... ", Isha tried to interrupt but Ranveer continued...

"Hear me out... He didn't go against the word he gave you Ishu...", Ranveer finished

"But, how is that possible bhai  ?? I don't understand", Isha let her confusion out...

"Now, only your husband can answer this... I have to go, bye", Ranveer said, and hung up smirking... He knows his sister, now she will definitely confront her husband, he wanted them to talk, and only with communication, could they improve the relationship between them, Ranveer believed.

Isha decided to confront her husband in the evening and got back to her work for now, but she couldn't concentrate at all... For once she thought of going to his workplace and confronting him right away, but she held the urge as she didn't know how he would react seeing her at his workplace, what if he kicks her out or worse gets mad and punished her, he said he wouldn't hurt her, but he still could punish her by loading her with work just like he did to her making her assemble his huge study when she was starving for days...

By remembering those terrible days, she questioned herself for trusting a man who did so much worse to her... The torture her husband made her go through could never be forgotten... She went to the coffee machine, and got a cappuccino for herself, she doesn't have much caffeine, but the thoughts that filled her brain right now should be stopped, they started giving her a headache, and needed a coffee badly...

Even the coffee reminded her of her husband, whose thoughts she wanted to avoid... She closed her eyes, had her coffee, and got back to work pushing all her thoughts to the back of her brain...

She finished her work fast and left for home eagerly... She knew her husband would be home exactly at 5 PM, she didn't understand why can't he work completely in his office, What's the point of working in two different workplaces if you are gonna do the same thing anywhere...

But for Abhyansh it made a huge difference... he felt calm and highly concentrated at his home office compared to his office building, he made sure he goes to his office every day just to set a perfect example for his employees, he is punctual, perfect, and organized. He wants to get them familiar with how their boss works. He expects the employees to be the same. He is the kind of leader who believes in not just dictating what to do but showing how it's done.

Isha reached the Ranawat palace, Amruta is surprised to see her daughter-in-law an hour early.

"Isha, you are early today  ??", Amruta asked with a smile...

"Ha ma, just a headache, so came early", Isha said, she didn't want to mention about her actual reason to her mother-in-law, she is not so sure how much she(Amrutha) knows so she decided to leave that aside...

"Oh, should I bring something for you beta  ?? Wait I will give you strong tea, my special, your headache will vanish within minutes", Amruta said while getting up but Isha stopped her...

"No ma, I am fine, just need some rest, don't worry... Um... Maharaj is here  ??", Isha asked carefully...

"Yes beta, he reached just 10 minutes before you...", Amruta told...

Isha nodded and walked to the king's chamber to her room, changed into a saree, a permissible attire to wear in the palace, and walked to her husband's office...

That place is in itself a huge mansion, with different rooms, layers and a huge bookshelf apart from the gigantic library they have in the palace, Isha never went there as she didn't know if she could go there or not... If she wants any book, she asks Avyan and he would bring it for her from the library...

"You can go inside", Ramlal said as soon as he saw Isha, which surprised her...

"Huh  ??", Isha asked

"His highness asked me to allow you if you come", Ramlal answered in his monotone making Isha more confused. He knew she is gonna come  ?? How  ??

She walked in to clarify all her questions...

"Maharaj... ", Isha called as soon as she walked into where he sat...

"Hm... Ask", he said in his usual tone...

She was so confident when she decided to confront him but now she lost all of it feeling his presence...

"Maharaj... You killed the Prince  ??", she stated...

"Hm... ", he hummed again in affirmation

"But... You said you will... That... His father...", she fumbled with words, even the thought of questioning him scared her...

"I gave you my word, and I stuck to it, I did what his father want me to...", Abhyansh answered...

"H... His father asked you to k... kill him and you did  ?? Because of me  ??", she asked in a small, broken tone... Even the thought that she is responsible for someone's death is breaking her heart... Her kind heart couldn't tolerate it... Hearing her tone, he looked up, her tears didn't go well with him, he quickly stood up and walked to her briskly, she got scared thinking he would hurt her, though he promised her, he wouldn't, his prior actions scarred her for life...

He raised his hand to wipe her tears but his hands halted in the air hearing her...

"Don't hurt me Maharaj...", Isha said closing her eyes...

He looked at her scared face and closed his eyes intently... For some strange reason, he didn't like her getting scared of him... It pinched his heart to know that she thought he would hurt her...

He took back his hands before raising them again... This time his heart won the fight... He gently wiped her tears with his thumb, she slowly opened her eyes feeling his rough finger on her cheeks...

"I told you, I wouldn't hurt you", he said gently...

"I am sorry Maharaj...", she said looking down... She knew he wouldn't hurt her, then why did she get afraid??

"Why are you crying  ??", he asked his voice turning to his usual...

"You killed him... Because of me... Someone lost his life because of me... I would have to carry this guilt with me for life", Isha said looking into his eyes, few tears slipped from her eyes again looking at which Abhyansh frowned...

"Don't cry... ", he said wiping her tears and this time she felt his fingers looking into his eyes... And she could easily read the care in his beautiful green eyes though they remain emotionless for everyone else...

"I can't", she said looking away...

"I didn't kill him for you, I killed him because he eyed wrongly at the queen disrespecting me... I would have killed him even if there is anyone else in your place", he said to make her feel better, but he saw her eyes filled with more hurt than before... His weak understanding of emotions confused him... Whereas Isha is hurt knowing her husband doesn't care for her, he just cares for his respect and would have done the same despite who was his wife... But she is perplexed, why is she hurt to know that  ?? She already knew he didn't care for her then why  ?? She cursed herself for expecting too much from her husband without even her knowledge...

He told her that so that she wouldn't dwell in guilt, but the truth is he killed the prince with so much vengeance just because he eyed Isha badly, if it's someone else in her place as his wife, he wouldn't have felt so much anger and possessiveness though he would give the same punishment then too but as an obligation to protect a queen and his wife's dignity, but with Isha before his obligation, his possessiveness for her reacts...

"Okay... ", she said looking down...

"Why are you still upset  ??", the beast asked in his pissed tone, the lack of understanding of emotions is irritating him... She frowned hearing his tone... Why is he irritated  ?? It should be her, she thought...

"I am not... Maharaj... Thank you for clearing my misconception, can I take your leave now  ??", she asked politely...

"You came early to ask me this  ??", he asked, though he knew she would come, since he expected the news to reach her and he knew his wife that much that she would definitely confront him if she gets to know the truth, sure she is afraid of him, but she is kinder more than anything, and that very same kind heart will probe her to question him...

"Yes", she replied looking down... He didn't understand why is she so upset but it was a very big thing in itself that he understood that she is upset though she didn't express much...

"What happened ??", he asked and she looked up, she didn't understand why is her husband not dispersing her till now, by now he normally dismisses her...

"Nothing... Maharaj... Can I leave now ??", She asked again and he got frustrated but nodded and she left from there calmly...

Isha went down and started doing her routine, that is to talk to her mother-in-law. Amruta asked why is she so aloof today, Isha shook her head and after a while, both of them started with the cooking and everything got normal. 

Everyone sat for dinner and Isha as usual, was about to taste the food like always but Abhyansh shocked everyone with what he said next...

"Don't... Just serve me", The beast said and Aarna looked at him gaping... Is she hearing things ?? Her 'BEAST' of a husband trusts her ?? Along with Isha, the family members too looked at Abhyansh with shocked faces...

"What ??", he asked with irritation...

"Now, you trust her ??", his father asked, gathering the courage

"I do, she wouldn't try to kill me, if she wanted, she could have done that much before, I gave her many chances, whenever I ask for coffee, I never asked her to taste...", He said and looked at her... Her eyes held many questions but he didn't want to answer any of them, so he signaled her to serve him with his eyes, which she immediately did... Two tears fell from her eyes because of all the humiliation she faced till then because of that... 

The tears fell on her hand while she kept serving him, which he noticed, he fisted his palm to control the anger that was bubbling inside him seeing those hot drops... He quickly had his dinner and left from there... He couldn't eat properly after seeing those tears, he didn't understand why she cried but her pain didn't go well with him anymore...

At night, after Isha's dinner, she sat in the hall with Amrutha and Avyan...

"Ma... Is the food not good today ??", Isha asked wondering why her husband didn't eat well today... he ate a lot lesser than usual and she didn't understand why ??

"No beta, the food tasted delicious just like every day...", Amruta asked

"Avyan... you tell me... Is the food bad ?? I won't mind", Isha stressed confusing the mother-son

"Isha, the food is very good, just like every other day, why are you stressing so much ?? Aapko aisa kyun lagta hai ??(Why do you feel so ??)", Avyan asked and Amrutha frowned at Avyan addressing Isha with her name...

"No... Actually...", Isha started but Amrutha cut her off...

"Avyaan, why are you calling her by name ?? She is your sister-in-law, don't you know that ?? I thought it's just your brother who is like this in our house but you too...", Amrutha reprimanded...

"Ma... why are you scolding him ?? I only asked him to call me by my name, he refused a lot, I was the one who insisted him", Isha came to her brother-in-law's rescue...

"You both are idiots then... Don't you dare call her by name again Avyaan", Amruta scolded both of them...

"Ma... Don't scold him and let him call me by my name... What's in it ??", Isha said and Avyan smiled at his sister-in-law...

"Ma... If not by her name, tell me what should I address her ?? It's a big problem you know, and don't worry, after what bhai sa did today, I realized that he would soon accept her as his wife, and he himself would ask me to call her 'bhabhi sa', just till then, let me call her by my name", Avyan said, though he didn't think that would happen anytime soon or ever for that matter... huh his BEAST brother, asking him to call Isha, 'Bhabhi sa', impossible... Thought Avyan...

"Ha Avyan, even I was utterly surprised by what Abhyansh did today, he said he trusts Isha... She deserves all the trust and love in the world but getting the trust of Abhyansh Singh Ranawat is almost impossible but, seeing you acquiring that, I'm very happy Isha, I just hope he would soon accept you as his wife and soften towards you", Amrutha wished, though she knew it is impossible, she still hoped...

"Ma... It's okay, I don't want that, I'm happy with what I have now... a good job, little freedom, and you people... that's all, I don't want him to accept me as his wife, honestly, I don't wish to be his wife ma...", Isha said and Amrutha's face fell hearing her... She knew her daughter-in-law is right in her place after all the tortures her son put her through, she can't expect her to accept him as her husband, but still, she is a mother and hoped for her child's happiness. She is selfish that way...

Avyan realizing the situation diverted the topic and after that, everyone left for their respective chambers... As soon as she reached her room, she called her brother to talk to him about the incident that happened regarding the prince's death...

"Bhai... How did the king(FArhn Al Qasimi's father) ask Maharaj to kill his son ?? How can he say that ?? I don't understand a thing", Isha bombarded her brother with questions as soon as he took the call...

"Ishu... You have zero phone etiquettes", Ranveer chided his sister...

"Bhai....", Isha whined

"Okay okay, I will answer your questions, one by one... let me take a breath you greedy woman", Ranveer taunted his sister and Isha waited patiently for her brother to start answering her questions...

"Bhai... come on, you took not one but 100 breaths till now, but didn't utter a single word", she said now getting irritated...

"Hm... let me tell you one thing that answers all your questions Ishu... The BEAST actually thought of torturing the prince to death, but just because you asked him to listen to whatever the prince's father says, he didn't torture him, because the old man requested Ranawat not to torture him, even he knows that 'death' is the punishment that is given in situations like this, even they did it to an Indian king who visited their home, he stared at the then king's wife, who is not even the queen, a little longer than allowed, and as a result, the current king's father sent the cut pieces of that Indian king to his kingdom back", Ranveer finished shocking Isha...

"Eww... Bhai... no, please... don't say all these things, I'm afraid", Isha trembled in fear...

"Ishu... you need to get stronger bacha... you can't be like this all your life, especially when you are now the wife of the BEAST himself", Ranveer schooled his sister... He wants her to realize what she got herself into, so that she agrees to come back to London with him. If she decides to stay, she needs to get stronger, either way, it's necessary for her to know all these things.

"Okay okay, bhai... I have a doubt, how was she not a queen if she was the then king's wife ??", Isha asked her doubt

"What ??", Ranveer asked confused

"You said that the Indian king was brutally punished even though he didn't disrespect the queen but the king's wife, how is that even possible ?? I thought the queen and the king's wife are the same...", Isha asked innocently making Ranveer burst out laughing...

"Ishu... bacha... They have more than one wife, and only one of the several wives they have will be the queen consort, not all of them are called Queens...", Ranveer clarified... 

"Oh!, yes, the other day, Ma was telling me about some mythological story, even the king in that story has many wives... bhai, do you know those stories ??", Isha asked curiously...

"Yes bacha, dadi sa used to tell me stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata...", Ranveer said and while saying, he suddenly realized his sister didn't even has that chance, she was too young when their grandmother passed away... She didn't get exposure to anything except for the household chores she learned at a tender age, sorry! was forced to learn by his cruel parents...

"Oh! will you tell me bhai ?? I want to know about them, ma told me a story the other day, it was very interesting, but I was afraid to ask more, what would she think of me if she gets to know that I know nothing about mythology and our culture ??", Isha put her worries in front of her brother...

"Bacha... your mother-in-law is a kind woman, she wouldn't judge you, but if you think so, then okay, I'll tell you all the stories dadi sa told me... okay ??", Ranveer said lovingly...

"Thank you bhai...", Isha said excitedly... "And yeah, I almost forgot, you know what happened today ??", she said with the same excitement and Ranveer smiled hearing his sister's loud and exciting tone... 

Hearing that, Abhyansh too walked towards her room... Isha's tone increased without realizing when she got excited like it happens with many people making her audible to the BEAST who is just entering his room when he heard her...

"Bhai... Maharaj stopped me from tasting the dishes I made, he asked me to directly serve him... He trusts me", She said, even at the thought of it welled up her eyes both with pain of humiliation she faced in the past and a relief that she doesn't have to face it anymore...

"Ishu... are you fine ??", Ranveer asked realizing her tone...

"I'm happy now bhai... I used to feel so bad, and humiliated whenever I was made to taste the food I made... I used to think why can't Maharaj trust me ?? Am I that bad that he thinks I could kill him ?? I... I can't even think of doing anything of that sort to anyone bhai... you know me... I'm not like that right ??", Isha cried thinking all the situations when she is made to do all that... Abhyansh who is hearing her fisted his palms, he got angry with himself seeing her in pain... How could he do all that to such an innocent soul ?? Sure, she didn't deserve any of it...

"Ishu... you are not bad, my Ishu is the best... you are the kindest princess and I'm proud of you bacha, don't let that BEAST or his acts effect you", Ranveer said 

"Bhai... Can I ask you something ?? Will you do that for me ??", she said softly, wiping her tears, and smiling at her brother's assuring words... 

"Anything for you Ishu...", Ranveer said

"Please don't call him that...", She