“Abb aap apni hone wali biwi ki maang bhariye, Raja Sahab,” the priest said, handing Adhrit the coin with vermilion.

He lifted the red veil from ur face. For the first time, he saw his bride.

He never wanted this marriage. He never wanted to bind an innocent woman to a man like him— a man whose leg was damaged forever.

He froze when he saw ur eyes.He would never forget them.

Twelve years ago…

“MOVE AWAY!” Adhrit shouted.

A car was speeding toward a little girl age of 11 or 12, whose skirt was stuck on a roadside pole. He ran to her and pushed her away.

The car hit him.

Pain. Darkness.

He was 17 when his one leg was shattered. An iron rod was fixed inside it. Since then, he could walk…but never like a normal man.

He later learned the girl’s family paid his hospital bills. The girl lost her memory from shock.

They were tourists in Jaipur. She left.He stayed.

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Adhrit was the illegitimate son of the King of Rajasthan nd a maid. His mother died when he was 3. He was brought to the palace—not as a prince, but as a burden.

He studied only to escape.He wanted to live as a human, not as a shadow.

When the royal family lost power, Adhrith was forced to rule to save the throne. The unwanted son became a feared king. Powerful, rich,successful, favourite of people. ‐--------------------------------------------------- Fate played a game, now, in the mandap, his past stood before him.

“Raja Sahab, shubh muhurat nikal raha hai,” the priest said.

Adhrit looked at u. He filled ur maang.

You became Tanu Adhrit Raichandra.

The rituals ended. Fake smiles surrounded u.

Then his bua ridhi said coldly, “It must be nice to have everything handed to u on a silver platter.”

His bua had always desired nd shamelessly flirted with him. He rejected her every time nd never let her near him. She made his life miserable since his teenage years. He clench his fist,took a step to her nd open his mouth but u held his hand nd stoped him before he can lash out on her.