“Anything you want,” I blurted, without thinking.
He arched an eyebrow.“Anything?”
My brows knitted together, but I nodded.
“Yes, yes, anything,” I agreed.
He abruptly pulled me and kissed me hard.
“Don’t you dare back out of your word later, my love.”
I shook my head.
“I won’t,” I said with a smile.“But for that, be a man of your word and do as I asked.”
He kissed me again.
“Let’s see who backs out of their word.”
I clasped his wrist and tried to drag his gigantic figure.
“Now, before anyone comes in here, can we go back?”
He frowned and pouted slightly.
“No,” he shook his head dramatically.“All these relatives and this family stuff is giving me a headache; I just want to be here with you, or with Rudraja, or alone.”
I inhaled sharply.
“All these family members and relatives give you a headache because you have to marry me?” I hissed through gritted teeth.“You never got a headache slipping into my room late at night in the dark to meet me, huh?” My voice rose slightly by the end.
He rolled his eyes.
“Accha, theek hai. Tumne kya aaj thaan rakhi hai ki tumhe mujhse ladna hai aur ye vivaah shaanti se nahi hone dena hai?”“Alright, fine. Have you really decided today that you want to pick a fight with me and won’t let this marriage happen peacefully?”
My brows drew together in disbelief.“What? No,”
He held my hand.
“You know what? Let’s just drop this here,” he said.“We’ll pick this up later after the marriage. For now, let’s wait for the rituals to begin.”
As we both walked out of the chamber, I smiled, and with every step I took, my anklet bells rang louder.
“Don’t you think these are way too noisy?” I asked.
He looked at me.“You think it’s loud?”
I nodded and took a few deliberate steps to show him.
He only smirked, running a hand through his hair before speaking.
“Great,” he said, and I frowned.“The melody… would be great.”
I spent the entire walk back to the celebration hall confused about what he meant.
As we stepped into the hall, I saw everyone savouring the sweets. He then moved closer and whispered,“You’ll know soon.”
Ignoring his vague words, I turned my attention to the sweets. My mouth watered at the sight of them, and my stomach suddenly growled.
