SAMPLE CHAPTER 1
‘An unexpected tragedy has pulled the strings of
the Royal Dynasty of Jodhpur, shocking everyone related to them. His highness,
Jahaan Singh, the 28-year old heir of the Royal Singh family who was supposed
to tie a knot with his childhood friend Princess Lalitha of Mevar, has
mistakenly married a wrong woman. We are yet to find the details of the now
Royal bride of the Singh Dynasty of Jodhpur who fell unconscious in the
Prince’s arms within minutes of realization of this fiasco. Stay tuned for more
updates on this Royally Wrecked Marriage’
While there were vivid of news headlines like the
above constantly displaying on every channel on TV at one side, there were
guests and relatives of the Royals who kept gossiping around at the Wedding
Venue, uninterruptedly about this last minute, shocking change of bride.
“Seriously? Jahaan
Singh can make that mistake? Or did he plan this on purpose?”
“He played with dignities
of two royal families”
“No, he himself was
unaware of the circumstance”
“Poor Princess Lalitha. I
hope she can sustain this cheat”
“She cheated Jahaan and
not vice versa. If she hadn’t eloped, why would this confusion happen?”
Durga, the same elderly
woman who had escorted Niyati, the now Royal Bride and wife to Jahaan Singh, to
the Wedding canopy after she was brought here, mistakenly, slipped away
from amidst the guests, to check on Jahaan. She hadn’t seen him from past an
hour and it started worrying her.
When Jahaan Singh’s to-be
bride, Princess Lalitha eloped, his guards went in search for her and wrongly
got another bride who coincidently had eloped from her marriage, happening
exactly the same day, same time.
Not finding him anywhere
around the venue, there was only place Durga could think of looking him for;
his presidential suite in this Hotel which had been their home from the last
two days, even though Jahaan had reached here just yesterday evening from Paris
where he had been for Business. As she opened the door of his room, she found
him barking over the phone to someone. His anger was palpable. He tied a knot
after all with a stranger. As she walked inside, she could hear the voice of
the person he was talking to over the phone which was on speaker mode. She was
Princess Lalitha of Mevar, his could have been wife today.
“Jahaan, I am sorry”
“Shut up, Lalitha” he groaned.
“Do you even realize what trouble you have caused me and my family’s
reputation? If you didn’t want this marriage to happen, you could have told me
clearly. Why hide it?”
“I was scared” Lalitha
cried from the other end.
“Scared my foot!!” he
scowled. “We know each other from our childhood. And this alliance meant
something to both of us. It was a promise between our families, Lalitha. How
could you be so reckless to break it by one irrational decision like this?”
“I am sorry” she kept
crying yet having no effect on Jahaan’s fury.
He disconnected the call
and turned around. Durga waited for him to calm down before she could raise her
own doubts and spoil his mood further.
“She had left this note”
he showed the piece of paper in his hand. “She left a runaway note instead of
calling me or talking to me once. How ridiculous is that Dayima?”
Durga took the note from
him and read that one liner apology from Princess Lalitha. She might have left
the note in his room for him to read, but it was late. He had already been
waiting at the canopy for her and when none of them could find her in the
Hotel, he sent his guards to look for her and get her back safely. He didn’t
return back to this room since then. Had he come here before, he would have
checked Lalitha’s note and his marriage with an unknown girl would have been
avoided.
“Sir” a young sturdy tall
man, almost Jahaan’s age, stepped in the room. His crisp white shirt with a
black waistcoat glued to it revealed how muscular he was. But nothing between
the two men was alike. “The media is waiting for you to address” he informed.
Jahaan looked at him with
a quizzical stare on his face.
“Vikram, do I look ready
to meet anyone right now?” he snapped.
Vikram, his body guard
turned back to the door to leave when Jahaan stopped him again. “Give me some
time, Vik” his tone mellowed this time.
Vikram was Jahaan’s
personal bodyguard from past 3 years. They shared more than a boss – employee
relationship though. They hit the gym together every day. Whilst Vikram gave
Jahaan health and body building tips, Jahaan gave Vikram ideas on how to start
his own Private Security Business, which was Vikram’s dream from past few years.
There were times when Jahaan lost control over his anger but Vikram never took
it to heart. He knew his Boss was just going through tough times.
“I will hold them for some
time” he informed patiently and left the room.
Jahaan rubbed his temple.
“I feel screwed. Lalitha
shouldn’t have ditched us at the last moment. She had a problem with the
wedding, I knew. But I never thought she would elope like that.”
“Is she safe? Where is
she?”
“She left the country. She
said she needs time to understand what she wants to do in life. But she is
fine”
Despite the tragedy Jahaan
faced today, his humbleness towards Princess Lalitha didn’t surprise Durga. Jahaan
and Lalitha had been childhood friends and they shared almost every little
detail. That’s why their parents thought they would make a fine couple.
“You took care of Lalitha
after her parent’s death, she should have at least considered that” Durga
exclaimed.
“She was my responsibility
Daayima, she still is. I will ask my sources to keep a tab on her. I don’t want
Lalitha to end up in any kind of troubles. The media is going to hunt her down.
It’s good she left the country for a while.”
His selflessness got a
smile on Durga’s face.
“And what about the girl
you got married to?”
Jahaan got speechless for
a moment. In all this he had forgot about that girl.
“What about her?” he
asked. His low deep voice threatened Durga. Jahaan was famous in his family for
taking erroneous decisions due to his short temper. So, this time before he
could conclude anything, Durga interrupted.
“Jahaan, we need to take
some stand over this incident before people get to talk about it and spread
more rumors.”
Jahaan nodded in
agreement. His family’s reputation is at stake because of one silly mistake
from his guards and he won’t let it slip out of his hands and become an excuse
for people to mock. They want answers, he will give them.
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