Tell them what?
I felt scared; my fingers turned cold.
Kunwar-sa placed his hand on mine and guided me toward an empty couch, pulling me down to sit beside him. He shook his head slightly in assurance.
“So, Suman, how did you two meet? As in, how did it all begin?” Ranaji asked.
I looked at Kunwar-sa, and he nodded, encouraging me to speak.
“It's all family,” he assured.
And I recounted everything that had happened since the day we had met. Tears welled in my eyes as I recalled all the memories. Everyone was feeling sad for me.
“You should’ve told me. I would’ve taken strict action against them,” Ranaji said.
“She did not even tell me,” Nandani said, and I looked at Kunwar-sa, who just smiled at me, and kissed my hand.
I inhaled deeply at his daring action when, suddenly, Prince Ranvijay asked.“So, now you two want to marry each other?”
I looked at Kunwar Agastya, and he looked back at me, and my heart was pounding madly.
But in that moment, I knew that despite everything I had been through and all the mistakes I had made, he was the man who could handle me and all my flaws.
Once again, I felt ready to trust someone and was prepared to fall apart yet again.
My chest heaved heavily as I struggled to even my breath. I bit the inside of my lip, once again recalling all the fights we had endured. There was still a doubt in me.
What if I hurt him yet again?
He smiled, looking at me, and then turned to look at Ranaji.“Give us some time, Bhai-sa.”
I closed my eyes. He tightened his grip on my hand and gently caressed the back of it with his thumb.“We need some time to talk,” he said, and I gulped, looking at him.“Let’s celebrate Princess’s birthday first,” he added, and Ranaji nodded.
“Alright, let’s celebrate,” he retorted, standing from the bed.
We all stood too, and I pulled my hand from his when I saw Ranaji walking closer to me.
I felt my throat dry as he stopped before me. He smiled before placing his hand on my head, and I suddenly felt a surge of emotion.
“Don’t worry, we’re here for you in every decision. However, make sure you know what you’re getting into. He is naughty, stubborn, and he is maybe something more; you might know better,” I just couldn’t stop smiling.“But we cannot wait to welcome you into our family as the third daughter-in-law,” he added.
I lowered to my knees and touched his feet.“Thank you, Ranaji.”
He held my shoulder to stop me.“And don’t worry, we did not hear about any bets, especially the dirty bet on my daughter’s birth, eww, Agastya,” he said, and everyone laughed.
I felt so ashamed.
“She has not fulfilled it yet, Bhai-sa,” Kunwar-sa said.“So, you cannot tease me about it.” I was shocked.
This man!
They all laughed again, and he pulled me closer, slowly wrapped his arm around me in a warm hug, and kissed my forehead.
“At least do not tease her,” he suggested.
I felt scared, happy, overwhelmed, and everything, all at once. As everyone laughed, I gulped, feeling embarrassed.
“Alright, let’s go out. People might think something happened,” Ranaji said.
