The Mysterious Bride of The Billionaire

3 Is It a nightmare?

Malvika's POV

After a tiring wedding day...

I was sitting on the decorated bed. It was a terrible day. But much better than the other days I have spent at my home.

I'm married to the prince. I don't know more about him and now I'm on his bed waiting for him. I wish that this marriage will lead my life towards happiness. I glanced at my palms, the dark color of Mehndi designs gleaming and adding charm to my hands.

Neither I have seen him nor he has seen me yet, during the wedding, my face was covered with the veil. Every girl has dreamt of their grand wedding, but I hadn't. I married unexpectedly and instantly. I did not get time to think about anything. And now, I'm going to be one with my soulmate. There was shyness, happiness, anxiety, and unpredictable waves running through my veins.

I was in my wonderland when someone opened the door. There was a dim light in the room. I lowered my gaze shyly. It's him. I grabbed my skirt, my heart also picked up the race.

Abruptly, he rushed to the bed. His steps are not genuine. It's a little odd. He sat and directly started saying, "Sign the papers."

"papers?" I muttered silently. It is something weird.

"Sign them..." His tone became rude. I scrambled to my place.

He handed me a pen and the papers. There was a dim light, so it was hard for me to read these papers.

"Papers but for what?" I hardly asked with my stammering tone.

"Don't you dare to ask, just Sign them, damn it..." He shouted and the fear of my nightmares hovered over my brain. I gulped hard and my body was shaking now while sweating badly. I'm not a coward but what should I do now?

I just hope there would not be anything wrong. I was still thinking about the papers and shook my hands and he roared, "Sign them. These are not your property papers that you are thinking about a lot before signing them."

I took the papers and signed them with my shaking hand. He got up took the papers and kept them in the drawer.

"These papers are the agreement between us. The agreement is that, after one year, our ways will be separated. I don't love you and I can't waste my entire life with you. That's it," He informed me as I felt someone has pulled the land beneath me. I stumbled to my place. I have signed those papers, which will end up my marriage after a year. How stupid am I?

My eyes went wide with shock and tears rolled down my cheeks. My palms covered my mouth. How can he do this? How can I be so stupid that I have signed those papers without reading?

He started removing his ethnic clothes and I was still in my bridal dress glued on the bed, and my face was still in the veil. Tears built in my eyes. Now, they are streaming from my eyes. He shuddered with his shout, "Now, don't waste my time. Remove your clothes and jewelry."

"What?" it was another shock for me.

He has already removed his upper body clothes. He was not less than a Greek God. Within a few seconds, he was half-naked in front of me. Damn handsome and his six-pack abs are breathtaking. I forgot everything for a while but this moment broke as he headed toward me.

He jumped on the Bed. I felt like he was not less than a beast now. I crawled back but he pulled me by my legs.

Lifting my heavy skirt, his hands started roaming my thin legs. Sensitivity passed through my spine. My entire body was trembling.

"What are you doing?" I shouted as I was scared and was not able to comprehend the situation. My brain was out of sense now, if I sense something, that thing is only to save my virginity from this beast. He can't be my husband.

He chuckled wickedly. He scoffed, "Isn't it our nuptial night?"

He paused, "We are celebrating it," after a halt, "I mean, I'm celebrating it."

"Are you insane?" I shouted sliding back, but I can not move as my legs are still in his hold.

Again the devil laughed.

"It can not be our first night if you are gonna end up this relationship after a year," I shouted out of my lungs. My hiccups are echoing in the room.

"Well, as a wife, you have to satisfy your husband's needs, don't you know that?" He again laughed while tearing the strip of my skirt (Lahenga). I grabbed my skirt to prevent myself from being naked in front of him.

"Yes, I know that. But if the marriage is lasting for a year only, I'm not ready to give you any husbandry rights," I said shouting with hiccups. I added, "As per Indian law, you can not force your wife for having s*x. If you do it against my will, it will be also called rape."

"Shut up, you b***h, your father has dealt with me. Actually, if I say, he sold you to me. And I want to keep you as my slave for a year only," He said as I was stunned. How could he say that? It's a marriage, an arranged marriage.

"How can you say such cheap words," I covered my mouth. He is a beast in the cloak of the prince. He doesn't even deserve the title of prince, to be the king is too far.

He leaned above me. I tried to push him hard but he was so strong. He bit on my navel as I screamed in pain, or almost shouted. I tried to slip out of his hold but his heavy wait did not allow me to stir a bit.

"I grew up in London, don't teach me any lesson and stop behaving like a typical Indian Wife, it's not the nineteenth century, " He became angry and growled, "I hate when cat shouts. You can never be my lioness."

He was breathing heavily as anger rose over his head.

"Am I gonna rapped?" The thought shuddered me. He is almost above me and I was beneath him, ready to be crashed.

"Please, don't do this..." I screamed requesting him.

"Dare you to move..." He warned me and pinned my hands above my head.

"This tongue is muttering and raising the tone against me, let me punish you for uttering against me," He lifted my veil in half of the second. I closed my eyes with fear. I can feel his hot breathing nearby my neck. I was so scared.

But...

Something is changed.

His grip on my hands is loosened. I was not feeling his heavyweight above me. I fluttered my teary glistening eyes, he was standing in front of me like a statue. It happened in a while that I don't understand what exactly is happening.

I adjusted my dress immediately and pulled my legs to my chest. His eyes were shocked like he had seen a ghost with two horns. I gulped hard with fear, but he was silent.

Is this silent before the storm?

What will he do now? Why does he stop?

I collected the strength inside me. I swallowed tough before speaking, "Look, I don't know you, you don't know me. But we are arranged in a pair by God. God has given us a chance to live life together. Let's give it a try."

I halted for a while as it is tough for me to speak more. But his silence was encouraging me to convince myself. God only knows now what will happen to me? Still, I tried to explain to him, "There is a thing called arranged marriage, it still exists in the world. Billions of couples are married through arranged marriage and they are living their life happily. Why don't you wanna give this relationship to chance?"

"Let's give it a try," I said hopefully as I have so much hope with this marriage. I did not marry to end up this marriage after a year. I wish you a happy married life and I would love to do anything that is needed for it.

"Be calm and accept this arranged marriage and me, I won't stop you for any of your wishes. But not forcefully, please," I pleaded to join my hands. I was explaining to him but he seemed lost somewhere. Is he hearing me?

"Who are you?" He whispered asking me. His face was terrible, whether he was hearing me or not. His eyelashes were stuck forgetting to blink. It was shown on his face that he was in trauma or shocked but how and why?

Doesn't he know my name? I thought and answered, "Malvika."

"No, you can't," He aired while looking deeply at my face.

He muttered further,

"No, you can't ..."

He slowly stepped back and exited the room leaving me all crying and broken. He was almost ready to force on me which thing has stopped him?

I held my skirt and headed to the door to close it. After locking it, I collapsed there and rested my back on the door.

Is it once again a nightmare? The same as those worst nightmares, which disturb my nights daily. Pulling my legs to my chest, I burst into tears. I was crying at my destiny, which led me to another golden cage.