Whoring have no genders if wom
en can be named for sleeping around then men can be too.
-Aditi

These past 10 months were not easy for anyone, War always brought destruction. It brought misery and grief. After witnessing all the miseries and longing expressions of the People of Asaka I felt I was back in Romania.

People around mourned their king and soldiers for months while Zravsaya fought the war against Jagnya with all his strength. Tanirika fought her inner battle of emotions and emptiness as she collected the broken kingdom of Asaka together and strengthen its reign.

Taking the throne and ruling Asaka was tough, she needed people she could trust which made us go under the skin and dig for trustworthy people in Asaka. We created a court of officials, scholars and trustworthy monarchies who could run Asaka while Tanirika controlled the reigns from Rakshatra. But the main hindrance was the future. Tanirika could not be the Queen of Asaka forever. 

Someone was needed to hold the chains in future. Someone who could be a hope for the people of Asaka. After countless meetings and proposals, Tanirika promised her second-born child as the heir of Asaka. The announcement gave hope to the people of Asaka. And I could see the legacy of Zravasaya and Tanirika strengthening its branches.

The future was strong and The dynasty of slaves to kings will be more powerful. It was just the start of the new dawn.

When everyone mourned for their families and cried for what they lost. Something in me flickered, the little part of consciousness raised in my heart demanding the presence of someone I can call mine.

In these ten months, my heart had yearned for the one woman my green eyes craved for. My little rose. There was nothing in this world my heart wanted this deeply as I wanted her. I wanted to run away to Rakshatra and make her mine.

Her scared doe eyes kept peeping into my dreams, taking my peace away.

Too bad little rose, I am going to make sure to punish you when I get back. I smiled walking in the market of Rakshatra near the temple where me and Tanirika were abducted ten months ago.

I walked inside the goldsmith's shop my fingers playing with the beads necklace on my neck. A realised expression dawned on the shopkeeper's face when he saw me. I threw a bored expression in return motioning him to start doing his work.

"The same pair of Anklets I bought months ago. And if you failed to give me that I will gladly slash your neck " I said rubbing my forehead with a boring expression on my face. The old man cowered in fear running inside his shop.

When death knocks on your doorstep you remember everything in a second.

I smirked at the shopkeeper placing the money on the cot. I grabbed the anklets in my palm smiling at the sound of small ringing bells. Beautiful.

Not more than my beautiful rose.

Anklets around the rose, deadly combination. 

I travelled from the palace to Rakshatra market once I remembered, that I lost the anklets while I was abducted. I forbade myself from meeting my woman till I got her the gift I bought for her. Women were delighted when they saw their man after a long time and if there was a gift accompanying their men the happiness reached heights. And I wanted my woman to be the happiest woman on this earth.

I couldn't wait to tie this anklet around her ankles. The only thing I wished for was to see her beautiful face.

I entered the palace with a smile on my face. I was delighted and I couldn't wait to meet my woman. But my eagerness was put on hold when I got the invitation to the royal feast. I huffed rolling my eyes and getting ready for the feast.

I was not interested in any feast, I had already l of a lot of time since I came back from Asaka. I don't want lekha to have second thoughts about my behaviour. I pulled the kurta on my frame tucking it properly around my frame. My thoughts were sour because I was not interested in today's feast.

The feast was high on talks followed by the presence of the King of Persia and his sister the Princess of Persia Mehfil. For some reason, I found Loki throwing deadly glares at the woman to say that it was not funny would be a lie. And I never lie.

Mehfil was a nice woman ok! But she was too clingy and noisy.

The only good princess I have ever met in my life was Tanirika all others were somewhat not of my type. But I was not interested in some princess when I had an Enchanting goddess in my heart.

When lekha entered the feasting hall I felt my soul leaving my body. The essence of the feeling of looking at her after months made my heart burst out of my body. She looked like a warm ray of sun falling on her skin in the early morning. Dawn of peace lurks around the loud troubled world of mischief.

She was my little obsession and I worshipped every second of it. But for some reason, I felt her behaviour little suspicious. She was too stiff tonight and her eyes were cast down on the floor the whole time.

Her wrists were closed in a fist as she stood behind Tanirika. Soon she will have a place beside me. Part of our family was my other half, my whole world and I could not wait to tell her how madly I wanted her.

Tonight it was going to be special. First I need to talk to her then I will ask Tanirika. Once the feast was over, I waited in my room for my little rose. I had already sent a maid to notify her about my invitation.

The maid I sent for lekha came back with the message that she had declined my demand. I felt anger surging through my veins hearing the stupid words come out of the maid. What the hell was going on?

Was she mad that I took a lot of time to meet her? If that was the issue then I will explain everything to her. Maybe the anklets will make her frown go away. I smiled walking towards her chambers.

"Does my ignorance towards you, make you mad at me my little rose? " I called out entering her chambers.

I stood near the entrance my eyes roaming on her petite frame as she cowered back. Her face held no emotion but I could see her tightened nerves.

"your majesty,  " she whispered bowing down slightly. I walked straight towards her, skipping the distance between us. I wanted to pull her in my arms and drunk in her rosemary scent.

I stalked like a predatory hungry for nutrition towards my little rose, she nervously slammed herself on the window pane scared of me. I smirked circling my hand around her waist making her gasp in return. My other hand caressed her cheek, she closed her eyes innocently shuddering over my touch. I smiled dipping my face in the valley of her neck, sighing in contentment, I pulled her dangerously close to my frame. 

I was wildly enjoying my peace holding her closer to my heart when she pushed me say with all the force she had. I stumbled back with a frown but it turned deeper when I saw tears rolling down her eyes. She held sadness in her beautiful orbs making my heart ache in return.

I saw her clutching her mouth with her hand as she hugged her arms around her. Her behaviour confused me. What was wrong with her?

"lekha, " I called out for her.  She practically shivered when I called her name. 

Realization hit me that this was the first time I had taken her name. Because she was always my rose,  my little innocent rose.

Her narrowed eyes,  red nose and patched cheeks appeared like the most beautiful sight to me. I was whipped. And there was no coming back.

"my little rose,  who made you cry? " I asked stepping near her. She cowered back showing me her palm,  she was creating distance between us. And I did not like it. 

"I told you ten months ago that you should not enter another woman's chambers at late night but I think you cannot do that. I know it takes nothing from you but it does take everything from me. I am not a whore or some woman who you can bed any night and enter her chambers any night. I am a respectful woman,  That too unmarried. This does not suit my honour. " she muttered standing firm in her place. The more she spoke the more I felt myself getting angered.

And the moment I lost control was when she called herself a WHORE. That was it. I never thought of her as a whore. If she thought me visiting her chambers to talk to her was making her a whore then she was wrong. Because if this was bothering her then my whole existence would be a bother for her.  After all, I was the whore here and that too since I was a kid. 

I was hurt and I could see her eyes widening in realization when she met her orbs with mine. I smiled softly shaking my head as I laughed.

"I did - I did not mean that,  your majesty. I-"

I cut her off. I didn't need her pity. I understood that she was not interested in me and I disgusted her. It was fine. This was not the first time my heart was broken.

"If selling bodies and sleeping around makes you a whore then my love the only whore in these chambers is me. I am the one who's no longer pure. I am the one who's whoring since I was a kid. You are the goddess I wish to worship with every breath I take. You are beautiful and innocent,  the same innocence that I once yearned to have. And if you are unmarried then I am too. And I don't care what others say. " I whispered walking towards her again. I was not going to give up.

She ran around towards her bed away from me. I turned around and looked at her who was trying too hard to deny how my words affected her.

There was something about her tonight which was suspicious. She wanted something else but her actions said something else.

"stay away from me. I am soon getting married," she said making me startled in my place. I cocked an eyebrow at her making her wither in her place.

"really and who's that man? " I asked grinning at her. I was loving this let's see when she could play this game. 

"That's none of your business and I will not tell you" she stuttered playing with her veil. My grin grew wider as I stalked towards her in a second startling her in her place like a scared kitten she threw her hands at me which I blocked with my one hand before pushing her down on the bed. A scream left her lips as she bounced on her small bed.

She yelped trying fo get out of my hold making me smile wider at her. I knew my grin was making her seethe at me which propelled me further to grin harder. 

"let me go,  you mountain man" she fought back throwing her legs in every direction. I laid beside her on the bed with one hand locking her wrists and one leg blocking her feet in my stronghold.

If she thinks she will get married to anyone then I have a better solution I will forever hold her like this in my cage.

"I won't until you tell me the name of your groom"

"Why would I tell you his name"
She gritted her teeth at me. 

"because his days on this earth are over.  It's time for him to grace his presence in hell" I smiled. She gasped in horror clutching my hand in her tight hold.

"you cannot do that," She said her eyes narrowed in fear.

"oh my little mouse,  I would do anything to make you mine" I whispered placing a long kiss on her forehead. It's been ten months since I saw her and this woman was acting strange for whatever reason she had.

"I cannot be yours," She said looking at the ceiling. She was not fighting anymore. But still I didn't want to lower my guard I still had a hard lock around her. 

"why? Who said that? " she sighed playing with her fingers when i asked that question her.

I felt her timidness laced with sadness as she kept mum. My fingers grazed on her cheek slowly feathering her cheek like the soft breeze of air. She shivered sighing in content her hold on my wrist tightened as Her eyes met mine. I felt tears brimming in her warm eyes, I traced my thumb on her skin wiping the tears out of her eyes.

" we are no match. You are a high rank courtier, close to the king and I am just a maid. You can get any woman you want, better than me. " She explained making me frown.

"You are the only woman I want. " she opened her mouth to say something only to be silenced by me.

Because I had sealed my lips with hers.

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