She was his favorite muse, the one he desired to crave on the canvas.
-Aditi

When Lekha entered the chambers the next day after Zravasaya, The king had left for the war. I knew something was wrong. She had informed me about tanirika's orders regarding the two backstabbing leaving in the palace.

Though She had arrived to warn me about the two people I knew we had to resolve a permanent solution for the two of them. Lady manika, the old king's brother's wife and one of the minister of the royal Court. I had gathered information about the Minister somnath and he was a chameleon. He could flip anytime with the wave of air. If the wave of air was on my side he would gladly lick my shoe.

No matter how much I wanted to tease my little rose, I was going to play my cards in the right way. Zravasaya was right I should not pull an innocent woman in the web of my insecurities. I smiled looking at lekha who stood infront of me with Rakasa behind her. She thought she could save herself by bringing Rakasa with her. I loved how naive she was.

But the only thing which made me mad was why was she scared of me. Her actions, her body reacted naturally to my touch. If I had notice at any moment that I was making her uncomfortable I would have left her the same moment. But the way she fit in my arms, reacted to my touch proved it she liked it. But the norms society had built for women and men made her question herself. I bet she thought that her reaction was evil. In contrary I think it was her embracing what was her body needed and it was me.

Sadly, I did not want her body I wanted to captivate her heart the same was she was doing mine.

My vision on fixed and I knew what I wanted and I was going to get it. Before that I wanted to make her realize that whatever we had was not one sided. If she felt something then I felt something I return too. I smiled tapping my palm on the table as I waited for my little rose to enter my chambers. I had called her in the disguise of some important work. I could imagine her scared nervous expressions till I waited for her in my chambers.

"Your majesty" a small voice quickered from behind making me smirk. I turned around looking at lekha who had her eyes casted on the floor. I could see her shivering slightly, the night was cold and she had no shawl wrapped around her frame.

"Take out a shawl from the trunk kept in the left corner and come back here " I ordered softly, her gaze flickered from the floor to me multiple times. Before she walked towards the trunk and picked out a random shawl, I could feel the sound of her soft pads on the floor as she walked towards me.

"Its cold, your nose is red. " I whispered placing the brush on the table, her doe eyes staring at me as I grabbed the shawl from her hands and wrapped it around her small frame. Her eyes widened in realization feeling the warmness around her frame.

"Your majesty, Thank you" she whispered her eyes still on the floor. The only thing I hated. I cupped her chin in my Palm, tilting her chin up I looked at her beautiful face.

"Look at me" I ordered, her whole body shivered hearing my order making me smile at the effect I had on her.

She lifted her gaze slowly meeting mine. I swear my heart skipped a little. She was so beautiful and the innocence leaping out of her every glance made me insane of her.

"I saved you that day from that man, didn't I?" I said rubbing my thumb on her cheek, her chin still in my hand, her eyes on me as I initiated my plan.

"Yes, I am grateful for-" I cut her off in mid way placing a finger on her plum lips, her eyes widened feeling my rough finger on her soft skin. The only physical contact between us was my finger and her lips. Just a mild contact but I could feel my whole body on fire. She was so Enchanting.

My little rose.

"Shhh..Let me complete. " I said looking at her beautiful face. She nodded lightly making me smile at her.

"I want something in return. I am a very selfish man, my little rose. I always take something in return whenever I give something to someone. And that day I gave you safety today I want something from you in return. " Her chest risened as her breathing quickened, her eyes narrowed in terror thinking worst of the possibilities. Before she could comprehend anything bad I had spilled the thing I wanted from her.

"I want to paint you on my canvas. You are going to be the muse of my next few paintings. " She sighed closing her eyes and moving away from me. Poor girl, thought I needed someone physical from her.

"Go and sit on the chair near the window and -" She turned around like a doll but stopped when I stopped in middle. She turned around slowly and looked at me to complete my sentence. I smiled picking the brush up, biting the back of the brush with my teeth, I could feel her eyes on my lips as she gazed at the brush lightly between my lips.

Was I seducing her?

No, she was naturally getting seduced by me.

"And till I paint you, you will recited a story for me. To keep this arrangement interesting right. " her brows furrowed in confusion when I said I wanted to hear a story. As childish it sounded I wanted to hear her speak to me. Talk to me and see those plum lips move while I painted the beauty on a pathetic piece of paper. I wanted to paint her in my heart, in my life for eternity.

I was so desperate and I didn't want to hide it.

"Your majesty, I don't know, I- don't know stories. I am grateful that you saved me that day and I will sit there silently till you paint me but I-I cannot tell you a story" She reasoned playing nervously with her fingers. She was so scared standing in the middle of my room.

I smiled softly walking towards her, the more steps I took towards her the more she stepped back. Her knees hit the sofa placed behind her making her halt in her place. She turned around slowly looking at the sofa and then at me as her eyes widened feeling me closer to her frame. To steady herself she placed her hands on my chest, I wanted her to feel my beating heart against her hands. Grabbing her by her shoulders, I slowly made her sit down on the sofa. Slowly slowly her body lowered down and I leaned slowly with her too.

We had a comfortable distance between us but I could feel her soft warm breathes on my face, her eyes were on me as if I was hypnotizing her. And I loved that she was dissolving herself in my eyes, it was the hope that she will be mine only mine. Her hands were still on my chest making me tore the cloth I was wearing on my upper frame.

Some beautiful doe eyes were making loose insanity.

And I didn't even regret it. She could ruin me and I would still whisper softly in her ear, my little rose.

I held her hands attached to my chest softly, her eyes flickered down on our hands which were now entwined together. She lowered her gaze the moment I placed a soft kiss on her knuckles. A mild blush appeared on her cheeks making me smile. I moved back in a second and I could feel the disappointment lurking in her eyes.

Did she felt the same?

Maybe she just needs to realize it?

"Start the story. Till I grab a new canvas, you can think about what you are going to tell me tonight. " I said moving around my painting room. I had numerous canvas planced around, some had white curtain on them while some were open.

Her curious eyes were raking on my canvas and I knew they intrigued her. She was curious about my paintings but I was not going to give her a tour of them until she gave me a tour of her heart. I was so mean and i loved everything about it.

I placed my canvas few feet away from her at a comfortable distance, I wanted her to breathe properly and be comfortable as I painted her. Adjusting the brush holder on the wooden board I picked some colors dangling between which one to choose. I sighed not coming on any conclusion and placed the colors away, colors can wait let's first concentrate on the portrait.

"Shall we start ? " I said rubbing my palms, her eyes were strained down when I spoke. She immediately stood up and marched towards me. A new found emotion lurking in those orbs. The curly loose strand bounced around in the air as she walked towards me.

I raised an eyebrow at her making her get nervous. But she still gulped and huffed her chest up before starting whatever her mind held.

"We have so many beautiful women in hind and you could get anyone to paint. Someone with more beautiful features, eyes, charisma and whatever an artists desires. Then why me. I hold a right to know why me. " She said trying to be confident. I would lie if I was not turned on by her bold monologue. She looked so hot rambling about her rights.

But she would look hotter rambling her rights over me.

"You surely do hold rights to know everything about me, my little rose. And I will paint you because I want to paint you. Not some other women, not someone from hind, not from any part of this world. Just you. " My voice turned huskier and her cheeks turned rosy, our eyes meeting each other in a calm manner.

I placed my hands on her waist making her gasp in fright, pulling her slowly towards me I stopped when her chest brushed with mine. She held my biceps, her eyes narrowed as she gazed at me.

I cupped her face with one hand while other held her back softly.

"I want to paint this eyes, the one who make me drown when I look at them- " I brushed my thumb on her eyes making her flutter her eyelids. She closed her eyes when I caressed her eyes with my thumb taking in her beautiful features.

"I want to paint this nose, this red small nose which is red because you take care of everyone else in this palace except yourself and that is why you could catch cold" My fingers moved on her nose, I trailed my nail on the valley of her nose and cheek making her shiver in my hold. She was cold and I could feel it on my skin.

"I want to paint this lips," I teased her by trailing my thumb lightly on her curved luscious plump lips. She pressed her lips tightly against each other, her eyes were still closed as I teased her lips.

"I have many other desires that I wish to fulfill and some of them could turn nasty bit I would refrain myself because I don't want you to be uncomfortable but if you want me to do that to you, you just have to ask" I said rubbing her lower lip from my thumb. She breathed hard making me smirk. I craned my neck near her ear, blowing softly near her neck, she shivered in my hold, her hold on my bicep tightened as I kept blowing from her ear to the neck.

Her eyes fluttered open slightly, she gazed in a haze at me making me smile in return. I locked my eyes with her angling my face parallel to her, I blew straight on her lips. She gasped feeling the teasing warm air on her lips, her knees gave up in intimacy.

She was about to hit the ground but I held her in my arms. I picked her up in my arms making her squirm in my hold. I walked towards the sofa and placed her on it. I adjusted the shawl draped around her body, rolling the loose curly strand of hair around my finger I left it making it bounce around.

I smiled moving backwards my eyes not leaving her for one second. She placed her hand on her chest calming herself down making me smirk in return.

"Shall we start? So what are you going to tell me tonight, my little rose?" I teased picking the pen up to outline the curves. She gulped inaudibly playing with her veil as I smiled scribbling on the paper.

The night was going to be longer and I was going to milk it as much as possible. One thing I was most excited about was what story she was going to tell me tonight.

Hello my dear little bunnies, 🐰

Mekha are so cute. I am so excited to write this one. Because I over came my writers block and discovered this amazing plot and scenes I want to script. You guys will love it.

And then I have a very amazing bonus chapter idea for Ranisa. And I have published the first chapter of kunwarisa and your theories were amazing lmao.

Mekha are two cute people who just want to realize what they actually want from each other.

I am so excited to script this book. I am actually working on my most anticipated book "Naintara" too. Tavasaya and Naintara are my favorite and I can't wait to put them infront of you guys.

Hope you guys liked this chapter. Lots of love. Please stay happy and stay hydrated.

Love Aditi ❤