Chapter 18 – Betrayer Betrayed !
Royal Palace , Dilli –
azia sat on her throne graciously like always as the ministers greeted her . “With a heavy heart and grief , I am bound to announce that one of my most loyal ministers Shariefuddein has abandoned us all and has reached his final destination , I request you all to pray for the peace of his soul.” her voice echoed all over the courtroom , the ministers were shocked , they had no idea when and how that happened “Sultan , can we atleast get to know the reason and when all these happened ?” one of the curious ministers asked , oblivion of the smirk that played on Yakut’s face and was immediately replaced by fake seriousness. “One of us is behind the conspiracy of his murder and it’s rather a very pleasing news that I’ve found the mastermind behind this evil game .” she continued “ And to my and everyone’s surprise I guess , it was none other than Ameenuddin.” she declared , to which , almost everybody gasped in shock , Ameenuddin was brought there , his hands tied and his mouth gagged “You have committed an unforgivable sin Ameenudin ! Guards take him to the dungeons . He shall be executed tomorrow.” Razia ordered the guards pointing at Ameenudin . Murmurings surrounded the atmosphere as evry soul there was shocked by the turn of events , except for few . “So , I guess we had a quiet eventful day . The court is dismissed for today.” she declared graciously , her face , void of any expression , yet her eyes , twinkling with a splash of pride in them. All the ministers raised from their respective seats as she made her way out of the courtroom.
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Ameenudin gasped and opened his mouth wide in order to catch breath , but failed badly , his huge body was brutally pushed against the dungeon walls as Razia tightened her grip around his neck “Yes I betrayed you! I do that with every traitor . What did you two assume , you and Sharief will conspire against me and will be successful? NEVER ! You men are weaklings , who do not have the courage to accept a change , the fact is men like you are afraid of women , they do not and cannot let a woman compete with them .” with those words , Razia let him go and he fell on the ground with a thud breathing hard , as if he had breathed after ages , his blurry vision could see her leave the dungeon silently with Yakut.
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Royal Palace , Ajabgarh –
Fatimah’s POV-
I enjoyed the cold breeze as it caressed my skin , night had embraced the sky of Ajabgarh and it was cold , winter seems to be close by now , I tightened my grip around the shawl that covered my body , suddenly my eyes fell on the balcony of a chamber situated after two consecutive chambers those were adjacent to mine . It was Nasir’s chamber , he seemed to enjoy the night sky too as he was starring at the sky in his balcony , I did not realise when I got lost , starring at him , he does not even have the slightest idea how much I want to forgive him , how much I cave for his arms around my structure …but as a wife , only as a wife , as a woman, it seems to be impossible for me. My thoughts were interrupted by a maid who suddenly knocked the doors of my chamber , I gestured her to enter and so did she . Giving a last glance to Nasir , I entered my chamber . The maid informed me that we have got reply of our letter that we had sent to Umarkot . The reply seems to be positive , the king of Umarkot is ready to have a peace talk with us, of course we did not mention what was the talk about. I knew what it meant , I must prepare for the journey , tomorrow is going to be a long and perhaps eventful day.
End of POV
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