" P.. Pranam R.. Ranisa, I.. I am Nandini. " She tightly hold her phone.

Vartika heard her voice and her world had stopped.

" I am r.. ready for this surrogacy." Nandini was controlling her tears. One side she was happy and other side she was sad too. May be with this her whole life will be scattered into pieces, she will destroyed. But for Yuvaraj's happiness she can do anything.

" N.. Nandini aap sach keh rahi hain?" She was crying in happiness.

" Jee Ranisa, I have eaten Shish Mehal's bread, I cannot cheat with it. " But only her heart knows that she was doing all this for Manik only.

Perhaps she does not even do this, if Yuvaraj is not part of this palace. He was a part of this palace, so under no circumstances did he want to separate him from this part. If the truth comes out, his family will be away from him. She knew this.

" Thank you Nandini, thank you so much." Vartika's face was shining after this news.

Nandini wiped her tears, Aman with a pity eyes looking at her.

" B.. But I have a condition." Nandini

" I agree with you." Without thinking anything she quickly replied.

Nandini put her palm on her mouth, so she can't heard her sob.

" You will not tell this thing to Yuvaraj. You have to hide this thing at least till pregnancy. " She requested.

" B... But he is the part of our ( their ) family, we can't hide this thing from him and why? Actually all three of us only know about this surrogacy. He is the most important part of our plan, I can't do this. " She denied.

" Then forget me." Nandini replied rudely but inside she was asking forgiveness to her.

" N.. No, you can't do this. I only want you, I have seen you every day in my dream. You can't break my beautiful dream." She was pleading.

" He will not be part of this plan until pregnancy." Nandini

" But why? Even if I agree, but hukumsa will never agree, he tells everything to Devarsa. He will not be able to hide such a big thing. But what is your problem with him? " A fear was in her voice.

" H.. He hates me, If you do not forget, you probably know what I was in the Shish Mehal, how he used to treat me. He will never let me become your surrogate, but you only want me. So think about it." She was lying to her, her heart was crying.

She was lying, only she knew that what kind of relationship they had with each other. This was beyond any king and servant relationship. It was deeper and deeper. Their secret is still hidden within the walls of this palace. Today, the way she could roam free in Manik's house without hesitation, in Shish Mehal she was not able to do so, always fearing in her heart what would happen if anyone saw her? What if someone sees her with Yuvaraj ? Especially in a suspicious state.

There have also been many incidents when their secret could have been revealed to the world, but each time luck supported him, especially their walls. But will the walls of Shish Mehal also support them this time?

Vartika got into deep thinking, she could not understand what to do. Manik was not only his brother-in-law, but also her brother too, she wholeheartedly accepted him as a brother. He always supported her in her bad times, many times he went against his brother for her.

" Devrsa is my brother, I can't go against him. B.. But for my baby I.. I have to do this. He will never forgive me. " She was crying.

" Give me only two months' time, after my exams, I am ready to do as you say. " Nandini

" Till then I can agree for Hukumsa too. It is very difficult to explain that, I had given up hope, but maybe destiny wants it too. Nandini I am feeling guilty too that I am going to ruin your life, because I know that one year is not a short period, many things can happen, but please don't get me wrong, I have become selfish because of my child, but what would I do? Hukumsa and Devrsa cannot find any, they have yet to find a suitable match, and the way they are both looking for a surrogate, I don't think they can get anyone. They want everything but I only want my child, I only want to be a mother. But sometimes it seems that my dream of becoming a mother will always be incomplete." Vartika was expressing her pain to her.

" I.. I think, I have to leave now, my lecture will start soon. Pranam Ranisa." Nandini hurriedly cut the call, as she can't controlled herself anymore.

" B.. But Nan..." But already she left.

" Nandini, if you are suffering so much, then why are you doing all this? Why are you pushing yourself in this hell? No one will be happy with this decision." Aman

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At Manik's penthouse

" I know that my decision will hurt you, but I am doing all this for you only. But I know, one day you will accept it from your heart, you can be disappointed with me but can't hate me. " Nandini

" Tuffy, do you also think that I am doing something wrong? " She asked him and rested her head on his tiny shoulder. But that poor puppy does not understand anything, but he understands it that she is sad. He snuggled more into her.

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While Nandini was studying in her room, Manik comes back late at night, as he walks into her room, looking at her angelic face, all his fatigue flies away within a second. He stood near the door for a while and admiring her, she was engrossed in her studies.

" Nandini, I want to give you all the happiness of life. I want to help you to fulfill your every dream. I promise you I will never leave your hand. I'll be always there for you. " He POV

" And what about the child, I have never shared my fear with you, but Nandini, I am afraid what will happen if my child also becomes like me, like I am like my father, what if in future he ruined the life of any innocent girl ? What will I do then? Do I have any answer to him? My mother was also a pure and good-hearted woman, but still her fate had both of us written. Both of us only given her tears, but still she is loving us. I do not want history to repeat itself, and you spend the rest of life only in misery, like my mother is suffering." He was sad.

" My mother also tried her best to give me good values, leaving no upside in my upbringing, but in the end I became like my father. Wherever Nandini we will go, but our genes and past will never stop following us, it will continue to follow us as long as we are alive. I am sorry, I was angry at you, when the first time you told me that you are ready for a child, it's not that I wasn't happy, I felt great when you confessed it to me. But I got mad at you because of my past and fear. Scolded you for all this. " He folded his both hands near his chest and just kept staring her.

" But I was taking out all my frustration on you, just blaming you for everything, it's good that you took those pills, I can't produce another beast, that's why my baby would not born in this world, therefore, I only want Kabir's child, not mine, because I can take the guarantee of his child, but not mine. One day he will show his true color, I know it. Kabir is not like me, he is very obedient and responsible person, he can be a good father, not a drunkard and arrogant like me. Which is just a bundle of mistakes. I don't want to add more sorrow to your life by making another animal, I wanted to protect you from all evil and also from my child. " He said in confidently.

Both had their own fears regarding the child, and both had their own reasons for not having children. But both were unaware of each other's fears. She feared that her child would always be a mystery like her, and he feared that his child would become like him,the beast. One who spoiled the life of a beauty.

" I do not know how long I will be able to save you from myself, but I can promise you one thing, I will always keep you away from my child. His dark shadow will never fall on you. He will not enter this world. " He promised her and said in determined tone.

Suddenly Nandini feels that someone has stared at her, she slowly lifts her head and finds that Manik was watching her. Without any delay she ran to him and hopped on him. He becomes bit unbalanced, but thanks to his gym he managed and immediately and securely held her in his arms. She hugged him tightly and closed her eyes. The two were feeling at peace in each other's arms.

Both were struggling with their complications, but when they went into each other's arms, everything seemed to be fine, as if all worries had gone away.

For a few minutes the two were soaking up each other's pain and fear.

He broke their hugged, both were looking at each other, many things were bouncing in their minds but everything seems normal now.

Manik pulled her more closed to him and sealed their gap with blissful passionate kiss. He entered inside the room with kissing her and kicked at the door and locked it.

He was pressing her more on the wall, she was trying to match with him, but when realized that she couldn't beat him, she put all her weapons and surrendered to him as usual. He takes her in his arms and lays her on the bed, he come over her and starts nuzzle his face on her crook of a neck. Her fingers automatically shifted inside his hairs and slowly ruffling in it.

His hand unknowingly reached to her Pajama's knot, he was about to opened the knot she immediately opened her eyes, his fingers were shamelessly moving on her waist. Nandini hold her hand when he was about to open that knot.

His lips were moving on her cleavage when he felt she hold his hand. Manik come out of his la la land.

Nandini nodded her head in no tone and stopped him.

" Please..." She whispered.

He removed his body from her petite figure, and lay beside her. She gets up quickly and settled her salwar and dupatta properly, she was about to leave but he pulled it and zipped up her kurti.

" You get fresh, I heat the food. " She said and was about to remove his shoes he stopped her.

" I'll do it myself, you bring the food to my room." He said.

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Nandini was silently feeding him.

" So, after two years, which university have you considered for admission to post-graduation?" Manik asked her while was chewing the rice.

The spoon of her hand remained in the air, she was freezed on her place.

Here she was going to give already one year of her life, where she herself did not know what would happen to her in this whole period. Where would her fate take her? And still top of that he was asking her about the plans of after two years.

" Nandini." He called her, she come out of her trance

" What are your next plans? Which university to go to, in which course have you want to take admission, where to stay, have you decided about this? " He asked casually and she feeds him again with blank expression.

At first she was shocked to hear these two words( decide and plans) because till date she had only heard and followed it. Because in these 19 years, only her grandmother and Manik used to make plans and decide for her, she only followed their orders. But for the first time today Manik asks her about her opinion and future plans.

Every decision and plan of her life was made by her grandmother and Manik. And she didn't even ask them question. Their wish was for her command. That is why that question was very new and strange to her.

" W.. Woh I.. I have not t.. thought so yet. " She replied slowly but didn't had the courage to look at him for once.

" But already the top universities of the world have invited you to their college, after all you have won the biggest international competition. Then it can be easy for you to choose anyone. " He said.

" I.. I got so busy in c.. college that I didn't get ti.. time to think about it. " She said but looking here and there.

" You will not even know when these two years will be completed, so think quickly, then we will have to shift." He washed his hands.

" S.. Shift?" With a question mark on her face she gave him napkin.

" Hmm, obviously, if you go abroad to study, then we will have to shift there, where you will get admission, I will also have to prepare accordingly, Anyway, at our favorite place in these European countries, it is very difficult to find a house of our choice. I should start searching now. Both I and Aman will start looking for a house, you just tell me where you want to live, we will shift there. And don't worry that your baby ( Tuffy ) will also come with us. I will not leave him alone here. " He smirked.

She could not understand anything, how to react now, Manik was fully planning with her future. But Rosy Aunty's words were going to come true, the truth that now he is going to become a puppet of her hands.

" B.. But w.. why are you coming there with me?" She asked him.

" Will you be able to live there without both of us ( Manik and Tuffy ) ? And will we both be able to live without you? If he does not even see you for a day, how upset he becomes, only I know. I think you remember that, around at One O' clock he was crying and I came to meet you at midnight with him. I can't handle him. Only you can do this task. " He laughed.

Nandini was with a dumb face only looking at him. Her mind had stopped to work

" By the way, this idea is not so bad. He always comes among us like a dog in the bone. So..." He whispered near her ear and kissed on it.

" You just study there, me and Aman will chill there and Aunty will feed us delicious food every day. We will settle where you say after your studies. " He was telling her all future planning.

" S.. So shall we not return to India? Especially Yuvaraj y.. you?" She asked in shocking tone.

" Don't know, Whether I can come back or not, I don't feel like living here anymore, I want to stay away from this limelight and stardom. Where only I will find peace. Where no one will run behind to see me, for my autograph, for selfie. I want to live a normal life. " A sad smile on his face.

" And what about Maharanisa?" Nandini

" I know, she will never agree to come with me, she considers Shish Mehal her everything, it will not be easy for her, now she will not leave Dadasaheb and Dadisaheb alone after Baba's death. " Manik was telling her the fact.

" A.. And w.. what about us? What if she knows about us? Then what will you do? Do you really want to disappoint her because of us?" She scared.

" I have disappointed her many times already, this thing will not be new to her, if she comes to know. Afterall I am the blood of my father. " He sadly chuckled.

" Yuvaraj, please don't say like this, you are not like your father, I feel it." Nandini hold his hand.

" What is the use if you feel it, if my mother who gave birth to me thinks like this, then it would be right, can anyone know more about her son than mother? " Manik removed her hand from him.

" B.. But Yuvaraj." Nandini.

" I didn't tell you, but Massa comes to know about us. " He gulped his wine.

After hearing this, in a thud she sat on the bed. She was shockingly looking at him, but he was looking normal. The secret that was hidden for so many years came in front of her. She could not believe it, she panicked. Manik was seeing her condition, her hands were trembling and she was swearing in fear, but he can't do anything now.

" You still feel, how normal I am, why am I not bothering? This is not a small matter." Manik.

She was with a black expressions looking at him.

" Massa came here a few days ago to meet me , when she came to know about us." Manik tells her.

Flashback

It was morning, Manik woke up and went to the bathroom to take a bath. Not seeing him in bed, she panicked, she had a terrible nightmare last night. So was already scared.

" Yu.. Yuvaraj." She was calling him fear.

She glanced around the entire room, but she did not him, only the clothes of both of them were seen scattered on the floor.

" Yuv.. Yuvraj." She was calling him again and again.

She heard the sound of water falling from the bathroom. She quickly wraps the bedsheet around her, and slowly opens the door and goes inside. Shower water was falling on Manik's well-mannered manly body, his hands slowly moving in his wet hair.

Suddenly he feels that Nandini hugged him from behind, but he does not say anything, and again resumed his work. Water was falling on both their bodies, their bodies were wet, but both of them were on fire. He gently grabs Nandini's both hands from the front, and turns to her, both were drenched with water, he was looking into her eyes. But now he started to know her so much that he started to understand the difference between water and tears, he understood that Nandini was crying.

He starts lovingly smooching her without saying anything, still she tightens the duvet near her chest, he gently separates her hand from the duvet and entangles it in his fingers, the duvet slowly slide down from her body and falls into the legs. She feels hesitate but he already made her lost in him.

Otherside

Suddenly one of the BMW stops in front of Manik's penthouse, Aman sees Madhavi is coming down from the car. He was dumbstruck.

" How did she suddenly land here? I have to stop her, Nandini has to hide somewhere. " Aman hurriedly ran to her.

" Welcome Maaji, how are you here? You did not inform even earlier. " He was trying to show that he was surprised and happy but in reality inside he was in shocking and scary state.

" Beta I was missing Manik, it's been a month since he has gone away, just now I don't feel good without him." A sad loneliness was clearly shown on her pale face.

" Yeah, you did well that you came to meet Sir, he also misses you a lot. He will be happy when he sees you. " Aman

She smiled and starts to go inside the house, Aman was very scared, he was afraid that she will not see Nandini or else no one can stop another cyclone from coming.

He ran behind her and stopped her.

" Maaji, you stay here in the hall, I bring him down, we'll surprise him. What say?" He was trying to behave normal, but he was treambling from inside.

She nodded her head in Yes tone happily.

At the speed of the jet, Aman steps up the stairs, knocking on Manik's door, but he doesn't get any response, he calls him, his phone was ringing, but no use.

" Sir please pick up the phone, disaster has already entered in your home." Aman gets panicked.

There was no any response from inside. He check out Nandini's room, but she was not there.

" Shit, Nandini is with him, Rosy Aunty is also not at home." He was getting frustrated.

He was continuously banged on the door, but his every attempt is getting failed.

" What to do now? How can I tell Sir that his mother has come to meet him? Sir, where did you trap me? I have only one option to bring an extra room key, Sorry Sir, but I have to do this." He was feeling embarrassed, because he knew what he could get to see inside, how angry Manik would be with him of this act, he had an idea about it. But he had no any option,

He quickly runs to get spare key.

In Bathroom

He was pressing her more in front of the wall and kissing her on her bare back with a slow pace . Her tiny fingers were struggling to glued on the wall. His one hand was pressing her bossom and other one held her little tight.

She was helplessly moaning, tears were rolling down, as his teeth were giving her lovebites on her back and neck. She was feeling pain and a pleasant feeling at a time. But what Nandini was feeling more, only she knew it.

After spending some quality time with her, he embraces her with love, she was only engaged in bringing back her senses.

" Nandini we should now go to our room, because of staying in water for so long, you will get fever. " He said in caring tone with caressing her wet hairs and still hugging her.

" Aap jayein, I will come in a while." She whispered

" come soon, do not stay inside much longer." He wrapped towel around waist and smooched her again lovingly and left from there.

Servant was tapping on the door, Manik opened it and take from him his black coffee.

Otherside

It was 15 minutes, but still they did not come down. Madhavi was waiting for them.

" Manik where are you?" Madhavi was eager to see him.

" I do one thing, I go upstairs and surprise Manik." She smiled and left.

Aman sees her coming up, now he was completely trapped, because now he could not do nothing, as she came near the door before informing Manik. He just stood there with key in his hand, but still he ran after her to stop her, he wanted to try one last try. But he failed, before he could do anything, Madhavi knocked on the door.

Manik opened the door, and was shocked to see his mother in front him, Madhavi looked at him, and a mild smile smiled on her face. Unknowingly in happiness he hugged his mother. But otherside Aman was getting restless, because Nandini was inside and Manik was completely forget this thing.

Madhavi starts coming in, then Manik realizes what madness he has done, he was in wet hair and only in towel. Her gaze slowly roam towards the entire room, she noticed that the whole room was scattered and a girl with Manik's clothes lay on the bed and the floor. But time has already escaped from his hands like a sand, now there was no any use to hide anything from her.

Seeing all this, the image of her husband came in front of her, something she had seen like this before also, she started looking at Manik with pained eyes.

" M. Ma.. Maasa." His voice was not supporting him, he was about to touch on her shoulder but she slowly removed his hand from her, when she heard the shower voice.

" M... Manik d.. do you live here with a g.. girl? She asked him in shocking tone.

" M.. Maasa, I.. I wa.. wanted to tell y., you everything, I.. c.. can explain." He was trying to tell her but she already left from there.

Both Manik and Aman was with a helpless face looking at each other.

" Maaji, please stop, there is nothing like what you have seen." He runs after her to stop her, but she starts coming down with tears in her eyes.

Manik looks towards the closed door of the bathroom for the last time and quickly comes down wearing clothes, Madhavi was about to sit in the car then he hold her hand.

" Maasa, I will not let you go from here without knowing the truth, you have to hear the truth, I cannot hide from you anymore. Please don't go without hearing anything. " Manik

Madhavi stops, both of them sit on a bench of Manik's garden, he sits down on his knees in front of her and hold her hand.

" I.. I.. I really love that girl, your son has made no mistake by loving her. " He confessed to her.

" Is this the same girl, because of her you stay away from your family and your mother? Was that the reason you didn't come home for a year and were living in London? " She asked him slowly but was hurt and angry too.

He looked down, he had no words for answered her.

" B.. But Maasa... " But she cut him of in middle.

" Is this girl here, because of that you got addicted to alcohol and drugs? Because of her you harm yourself. " Madhavi asked him, as she was hurt.

" M.. Maasa, please try to understand, It's not her fault in all this, you know that I'm always like this. " He again hold her hand.

" If she really loves you, then maybe she could have saved you from this bad habits, not pushed you into this hell. Seeing the cigarettes and wine bottles in your room, I have never felt that she loves you. She loves your money not you, that girl will ruin you and your life. " Madhavi gets angry on him.

" Whatever you are saying, utterly is wrong, she is not like this, she has not, but I have ruined her life. She is a 19-year-old innocent college student whom I just love. " He told him in sad tone.

" W.. What do you mean? Doesn't she love you?" Madhavi was shocked.

" D.. Don't k..know." He was looking here and there.

" If you do not know, then why are you ruining her and your life? " She hold his elbow tightly in anger.

" Maasa, I have taken her so far with me that it is impossible to return from here. Now if I want, but I ca.. can't leave her now. I am s.. sorry. " He apologised.

" Manik you are sick. Has she become your drug? (Here it means that drugs/ addiction ) " She scared.

He nods his head slowly, unhappily.

Seeing his reaction, the ground sleeps under her feet, her head began to spin, his words was reminding her of his father, what she was afraid of for so many years, the same was happening today, perhaps history was being repeated again.

" After all, the blood showed its true color, the fear of which was haunting me for so many years, today it has proved to be true, You are exactly like your father, I felt that my upbringing will never let you be like your father, but maybe I was lacking in your upbringing, so you too are ruining your life because of that girl. Manik you have broken my promise. Aakhir me ( at the end ) aap apne Baba jaise ban hi gaye." Madhavi was crying.

Manik was feeling bad for her, but he was not in an guilt that he love Nandini, because he knew that she doesn't ruin him, but he ruined her.

" But I could not be what you w.. wanted me to be, but I have no regret that I have lo.. l.. loved someone, I have gone too far, now I will leave her in the middle, then maybe it will be an injustice to her now, and I promised you that I will not ruin the life of any innocent now as my father did. I have still remembered your promise Maasa. " He was wiping her tears, he knew that he again hurt her.

" I am afraid Manik, if you only loved, it was fine, but she is your addiction, just as that woman ( Rekha ) was for your father. I just endured everything to keep your father alive, she too was his addiction, and see what happened today? Your father accepted the death, but did not give up his addiction until his last breath. Manik that girl will do the same with you, she will snatch you from me too. Now you are my last hope, the reason for my living, please don't do this with your Maasa." She was pleading to him and hugged him tightly.

" Maasa she has not taken anything from me, nor will she do any further, in fact I have taken away everything from her, she has only given me everything and never asked me anything in return, nor even love. Still you think that such a girl will ruin my life, take my life? I know she loves my pain not me. But we have accepted each other just like the way we are. Please Maasa try to understand, she will not push your son in darkness, in fact pull into the light. " He hugged her back and said in an absent mind.

" Manik you are getting crazy in her love, please come back, I want only my son. I don't want to loose you, please I beg." His mother was begging in his arms.

" I.. I am sorry Maasa, I love you so much, I.. I can't do this, you have to accept your son just the way he is, just the way he want to live." Manik in determined tone.

" No, I can't do this, Manik you are walking on the wrong path, and I can't let you walk on there, Where the path leads only to ruin and death. I will stop you from doing this, I cannot see the death of another Raj Singh." She pushed him and roared.

Madhavi pushes him, and move towards the penthouse.

" Maasa, you stop there, because if anything happens to her, you will lose your son right here." He warned her.

She stops there, Manik ​​comes to her slowly and again take her hand in his, Madhavi was hell angry with him.

" Don't do all this, today your son is alive just because of her, she will never kill your child, and I have promised you that
I will never let you down. I will keep my promise, I have respected. Please trust me. Maasa aapko humari kasam ( swear ), please" He cupped her face and requesting to her.

Present

Nandini was hearing him with shockingly, Tears were rolling down from her eyes.

" I. I told you, don't do anything, don't run behind me, you will get nothing, look she is hurt, because of me. " She was crying.

" Nandini, a lie has no legs, the truth is revealed someday, how long can we keep it hidden?" He wiped her tears.

"And now w.. what about the pr.. promise that I have tak..e.. taken from you? " She asked with hiccups.

" You also know, and I also know that this cannot happen, I can never leave you, just because my family came to know. The relationship of both of us has become deeper than before, will we now be able to separate from each other at this point? " He cupped her face lovingly.

" But y.. your f.. family, aap ab unse door ho jaoge." She said.

" You tell, can you get away from me now? Won't you hurt ? Can you live without me? And will I be able to live without both of you?( Nandini and Tuffy ) " He asked her.

She didn't reply him, only just crying.

" Will our Tuffy choose one of the two of us? Nandini things have changed a lot, now our relationship has moved forward with love. Now we both have become the need of each other. Only I have a fear that, I do not want you to become addicted to me. Just like I am addicted to you. " Manik was telling her the reality.

" Even if that happens, I have no objection, now I don't even want to go away from you. " She said and Manik pulled her and crashed his lips with her, she was showing her desperation for him.

" But I do not want your family to get away from you." She confessed between the kiss.

After making her breathless he slowly left her lips.

" Did you tell Maharana about me?" A fear in her eyes and voice.

" She only saw your clothes in the room, she never asked me anything about you, nor did she want to know anything about the girl I love. Maasa is not interested in anything, she only want me to be fine. " He sadly chuckled.

" But Yuvaraj I am not feeling good, right now I feel like, I have done any crime, she had helped me a lot when I was in Mehal ( Palace ), j.. just because of her I got scholarship, and I... I am.. " She was feeling guilty and ashamed on ourself.

" Na.. Nandini, you have not done any mistake." Manik kissed on her forehead.

" What will she think that, when she will come to know that a random servant working in her palace has scattered her entire family today. She has taken her son away from her." Nandini was feeling ashamed on herself and She runs away.

" Na.. Nandini." He runs after her and before he opens the door, he takes her in his arm.

" Seems like I have to tell you again what you mean to me." He said in authoritative tone and she was struggling to come out his arms.

He ignores her pleads and make her lay on the bed, and turns off the side lamps.

Falshback Continues

" You are really like your father, you don't care for me, well, today you have tied me to your oath, but if you die, the first shot I will kill her. So just be careful and don't die. Promise me. " Madhavi said in determined tone.

Manik was freezed on his place, he was shockingly looking at her, in front of him the Real Rajputani, The real Kshatrani was standing , who is fighting for her child.

" Vachan ( Promise) degiyein Manik hume. If you can bind me with your oath, then I too can bind you with my promise, Shish Mehal has played this game for so many years. Swears and promises's game, and ruined many innocent's life. Then why not me can do this today for my son? Your grandparents and your father everyone had played this game with me. Now it's my turn to play this. I am sure, you will allow me to play well. " She smirked but her intentions was cleared and honest for her son.

" Massa you can't do this, you can't take such a promise from me. You know it's difficult, it can't be. " He scared.

Because he knew that what his mother was asking him for, which was probably not possible, he was not worried about himself, but was worried about Nandini. Because if anything happens to him, then his mother will not leave Nandini alive, she will kill her, he was in a very twisted situation.

" As long as your breath is gone, she will be alive, tie this thing in your heart. The day your breath stops, she will never be able to take an extra breath, she will live as much as you will live. So decide what you want to do. If Manik you are stubborn then I am also your mother." Madhavi had decided and right now she was willing to follow it.

" Maasa,you can't play this kind of games, you are different from this Palace, you are not like them, you are my Mother. You can't be the part of their dirty games. Don't do this. This is not a joke, life and death are not in anyone's hands, you cannot decide that, whose fate is written, he lives as much as it has written in his destiny, you can't blame anyone like this for their death. " Manik was not agree with her.

" But I know that, your life is in her hand, she will be responsible for your every single breath, so it's her responsibility that how to keep you alive, Just remember this thing very well. Now you try to see how she will live. Because I know that if something happens to her, my son will die, and I will never let this happen. So choose, her life or yours. And in this game, result doesn't matter for me, I want only you alive in for any cost." Madhavi was very confident in her words.

Manik was surprised to see her firm and confident face, she had confidence on her words, but Manik had not. Now the ball in his court. He realized that she would never back down. She can do anything for her son, to save him.

" I Promise You Maasa." He keep his hand on her and promised her.

A faded smile on her face, she was lovingly ruffling his hairs.

" Manik I know, you are not happy with this decision, but to keep you alive I have to do this, I have not done anything new today. Your grandparents had taken the same promise from me, even then I agreed only for you, and even today I am doing all this for you. At that time I agreed to just keep you alive and today I too have done it just to keep you alive. Now it's her turn how she will do it. " Madhavi

" You don't want to know who she is? what is her name? For which I am also ready to go against you today? " He asked in curious tone.

" No, let her be the secret, because if she comes before me it will be difficult for her, and I do not want to lose you under any circumstances. I have already met such a person ( Rekha- His father's lover ) so I do not want to meet such a person again in life, and especially my son who is addicted to that person. So keep her stay away from me. I only want you, so make sure she will do his job well, and that is enough for me. one more thing, She should never come across me by mistake, and secondly, she will never cross the threshold of Shish Mehal. " Madhavi

Manik was with a numb expression only looking at her.

Flashback End

Present

Manik rested his head on the headboard and lost in his thoughts.

" Maasa, what you have done. I can't even tell Nandini about this promise, she will scare, otherwise she will take any wrong step for me and sacrifice again. Before anything goes wrong, I have to send Nandini to some safe place, bas yeh do ( Two ) saal jaldi se khatam ho jayein and she will get out of this hell. Then you will never come here again, there you will have a different world of your own, an independent identity, where there will be no restriction on you, where you will be the queen of your world. " Manik was lovingly caressing her hairs, she was sleeping peacefully.

Shish Mehal

" Vartika have you losted? How did Nandini agree? She can't do it? She refused earlier, now how did she agree with you? She is not the girl who bow down for money. " Kabir gets angry on her and confused too.

" S.. She called me." Vartika tells him everything.

" But how is it that she does not want us to share anything with Manik? He is an important part of this plan. How can we hide it? Do you really think he wouldn't know anything? His mind is very sharp, I cannot betray my brother. " He denied.

" Hukumsa , please don't do this, She is my last hope. Please try to understand." She was pleading.

" You only think that she is your last hope, Are all the girls in the world dead, now only Nandini is left for your child to become a surrogate? We want just a surrogate. Why don't you understand this? " Kabir was yealing on her.

" Why haven't you get it yet? Why don't you both like any girl? Leave Devarsa, but I know that now you also want Nandini to become our surrogate. But you don't want to express it to me. Otherwise, you could have chosen anyone among many girls, but you have not chosen anyone, because like me, your mind is stuck with Nandini. But you do not want to accept it." Vartika

Kabir was looking here and there, as like she cought a thief.

" V.. Vartika, y... you.." But he stopped in middle.

" I know, you were really angry with me when you first came to know this, but as time went by, you never got the thing in any girls, which has already built inside her. And the thing is, her honesty. No one can keep our child like her tenderly and honestly in her womb. The most important thing is that we know her, she had worked for Shish Mehal for so long time, she will never disrespected us, nor our child. " She was telling her about her. He was silently hearing her everything.

" B.. But Vartika..." His heart was not still angree with this idea.

" All you want is in her, you were the one who wanted to be a surrogate for our child, who has a good background, who is of high caste, beautiful, later she will give birth to descendants of Sisodia. Nandini has all these qualities, her family was always honest with us, that's what she would do. " She said.

" B., But Manik? How can I hide such a big thing from him? He will get me wrong. " His heart was still denying.

" Why will he get you wrong? Anyway you or he can get it, it can be the same thing. We all want only a surrogate, If you tell him everything, then why would he question you? And are you doing something wrong? Just hide it till pregnancy. And don't tell him her name till it. And we all know that, how he was treating Nandin. He will not say anything, when he finds out that we get a suitable girl. " Vartika.

" Ok, I agree with you, but if the report does not come positive for Nandini, you will take her out from your mind. " He said in strict tone.

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Vartika was discussing all about Nandini with the doctor.

" And what is her age? " Doctor asked her

Hearing this, she gets a shocked. Didn't know how to reply her, She could no longer understand that how to tell her the truth because as a doctor, she would surely know by seeing Nandini.

" N.. Ninteen." She whispered slowly.

" What? What are you talking? I have already told and you had read all the rules and regulations, that girls should be at least 21 years of age, girls below that age are not consented, doing so is a legal offense. " The Doctor was hell angry on her stupidity.

" B.. But..." Vartika

" How do educated people like you do this kind of stupidity? The nineteen-year-old girl does not become a surrogate, it can be very risky, she may die if there are some complications in pregnancy. Miss. Sisodiya I am suggesting you this is not a good idea, you have to find any other donor. I can't give you permission for this. " She told her.

" P.. Please Doctor don't say this, I don't want any other one. I will take care of her day and night, but please allow her." She was pleading to her.

" Miss. Sisodia. It is not only a matter of my opinion, the problem is of her age, her womb cannot handle such foreign bodies, not only her age, but she must be healthy and have no disease, and then the most important thing is that, the report should be positive, if the test is negative then how can she give birth to your baby, because then there will be a zero percent chance in her pregnancy." Doctor.

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" Hello Manik, We've got a donor." Kabir was telling him, as he did not find it right to hide this thing from Manik, so he wanted to tell him the truth.

" Oh Wow, that's great, congratulation. I told you don't loose hope, you will get one." Manik was happy.

" Thanks, M.. Manik you can check again if you want. I can send you her details, then you can again crossed check her." He suggested him.

" No, there is no need, if you and Bhabhisa agree with her, I have no problem with that. Aur vaise bhi, just that girl should give birth to a healthy baby, she will get the price she asked for, and then the deal is over, then we have nothing to do with that. " He said casually.

" B.. But just to your satisfaction. " He really wanted to him.

" Okay, send Aman her details, he will investigate it again, after that he can tell me. I hope you have no problem with this." He chuckled, Manik had a full faith on Kabir and his choice, so he don't feel the need to ask him anything.

" Fine, I'll send him." Kabir agreed.

But Manik had no idea that Aman was involved in it and Kabir also had no idea that he already knew about it. Already, everyone was indirectly and directly involved in this case. But everyone was unaware of each other.

Vartika still didn't inform kabir about her and doctor's conversation. Becouse already Kabir was against it because of her age. So if he will get to know somehow then he will never ever agree with her. She was completely aware about this.

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Two months later

After Nandini's college exams the entire process begins, Vartika silences the doctor with money. Other side Kabir was still not happy with Vartika. Even though he felt that Nandini is the right one, but he still didn't really feel well.

At Manik's Penthouse

Manik comes to Nandini's room, she was not there, he was moving his gaze around the room, he sees the pregnancy kit on the table. He was surprised to see this, he heard the anklet sweet melody, he turned his face towards the sound.

" N.. Nandini what is this? " He asked her and showed her that kit.

She freezed on her place, when she see that pregnacy kit in his hand.

" Ar.. Are you pregnant? " He asked in shocking tone.

She scared, her whole body was treambling in fear, she was sweating badly.

" Nandini, I am asking you something, answer me. " He said in dangerous cold tone.

Nandini flinched on her place.

She slowly shakes her head in a positive way, she was scaring a lot. Because the time had come to tell him everything the truth.

" What? How? You can't be pregnant Nandini? " He should have been happy to hear this, because that was his wish, but he was not happy to hear this, in fact gets very angry on her.

He angrily throws the kit, Nandini is horrified to see his terrible act, his eyes turn red with anger.

" I told you that I don't want a child, then how did this happen? Did you really take my words of that day seriously, and stop taking the pills? I angrily said to you all that. Are you mad? " He hold her both shoulders tightly.

She scared and crying.

" Open your bloody mouth dammit." He roared on her.

Nandini had no courage to say something, she knew that he will surely like this. She was only crying.

" Before me, it was your decision not to be a mother, then why did you do it? Have you fallen in love with me?" His nails were piercing inside her soft flesh.

She had no answer of his question.

" Nandini You have chosen the wrong person to love. I told you that don't love me, you'll regret it. " There was little blood coming out of her soft flesh due to piercing the skin of his nails.

She tightly closed her eyes to suppressed the pain.

" Why did you stop taking pills? Answer me dammit. " Manik

She wanted to tell him the truth but her toungue was not supporting her.

She was still silent, just crying, Manik angrily pushes her to the wall, Nandini's hand automatically goes to her stomach. But he did not see. In a jolt he released her shoulders, and was about to open the door to leave this room ---

" Y.. Yuvraj, t.. th.. this ch.. child is not yo.. y.. yours." In a great difficulty she confessed it.

1:- So the day finally came when Manik came to know the truth. So will he accept another child?

2:- And today you also get to know why Manik does not want to be a father, what are his fears. Is his fear right or wrong?

3:- What is your opinion about Madhavi's promise? Is she doing the right thing to save Manik?

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