Manik came to Nandini. As it's November month and dessert area temperature is so low she is wrapped in shawl sitting in front of furnace, Manik got smile seeing her

She greeted Pranam, he came sat besides her.

"How are you?"

"Good, legs swollen, stomach swollen everything heavy" she started complaining

"Ok do you say children are making you heavy?" He said with frown

"No not at all, they are just naughty, that's all" she said in hurry

Manik nodded his head in disbelief "once they are born you are going to hide them under your Anchal for ever, I should and must have to become ruthless father to keep them in control o god what a pity life I got" he said dramatically

"You will punish them?" She asked in shock

"If required I will for sure"

"Hukum they are small"

"Punishment will also be according to them na"

"Still how heartless you are? You can't punish them" she got tears

Manik let out heavy breath "do you want them to be like Hema or Latha?"

"No Never I didn't say that"

"Punishments are to make them better person and make them learn what is good and what is wrong not harm them"

"I know"

"Still you think I shouldn't punish them"

"Yes as they won't do anything wrong"

"Why So???"

"As they are our children they will behave in best way"

"We will see, waisa in childhood I was naughtiest person, whole mahal used to be scared of my pranks, I used to bother everyone and father used to be fed up with me daily complaints, so much mess and you know choti ma sa used to save me always"

Nandini laughed "waisa being only girl I too got so much pampering that I was more worst once I even cut my grand father's hair, whole village used to be my playing ground." Nandini giggled

"So our kids will be more worst I think"

"May be" both laughed.

"What happened Hukum?" She asked leaning on his shoulder

"Hema father came seeing Hema as such he is in rage"

"It is expected, then why are you in deep thinking"

"He may create fuss"

"Does war happens?"

"No, he is not such one, he will plot something dirty"

"What do you think he will do?"

"I don't know he may hurt you, hurt children, he may attack me, many are possible, what is going in his mind we can't predict but for sure he will create fuss"

"We can't let him harm our children Hukum" she said with tears

"I can't afford any of that Nandini, I want everyone and everything don't worry I will keep you all safe"

"I know"

"You should and must be alert all the time don't ever trust anyone with your safety" he warned

"I will"

Manik left sharp breath "I am stressed, I don't know how much more time it will take for everything to get settled well, I want to be happy with kids when they born I don't know is it too much to ask?"

"No hukum, not at all"

"Hukum make me sit down"

"Why on hell you want to sit down?"

"I want to read future"

"Now?"

"Yes please don't oppose"

Manik made her sit down very carefully, he let her sit comfortable and then brought books and pen and paper. Nandini started writing

She took one hour to do all counting then turned to Manik

"Father needs more not me Hukum"

Manik frowned "what does that mean?"

"He is in dosh, the stars are in negative route he is going in worst phase he may be in danger, we won't loose him but, he may get injured tighten the security for him and" she bit her inner wall of mouth

"Say it Nandini" Manik demanded

"You will be king before daughters marriage"

Manik looked at her with horror

"Never say that father should live hundred years"

"He will But he may make you king"

"What stupid it is? He is young strong king and most ferocious king that is impossible"

Nandini nodded

"No no Nandini no it's wrong read again"

Nandini did again but it's found same

"It is same"

"I will kill Hema family now all this problems will solve in one go" Manik got up

"May be not just him Hukum"

"Then?"

"All his enemies may unite"

Manik gritted his teeth "so game is going on, wait I need to talk to Parth be careful" Manik ran out.

Nandini read it again she took deep breath and sucked tears in .

Siya helped Nandini, she came out of her wing and came to meet mothers.

"Nandini what the hell why did you come? You should have sent a word we would have come"

"MA sa, I want you to be with father every second" she said with frown

"What does that mean?"

"I read his kundali, it's not good time I request you to be with him all time, all three with him, it is wife can fight with yamraj so be with him" Leelavati slapped Nandini "What the hell are you taking about Hukum?" She shouted in horror

Nandini took deep breath "he will be ok but will get injured MA sa be with him that's all"

Padmavathi started crying, Radha bai is shocked

"No that can't be no never, I will go before him" Leelavati said with anger

"MA sa!!! Go please I beg you go" Nandini shouted as she hit with pain in her stomach

All looked at her, she is screaming Radhabai came made her sit. Padmavathi helped her

Leelavati was about to come Nandini shouted "MA sa go away to father I will be fine please, Siya take me back"

"Call doctor, we will meet Hukum and come" Leelavati said in pain.

Nandini couldn't walk back so Siya called dasis and made them lift her and take her to her wing, Chauhan's wife midwife, doctor came running, Nandini is going through labor pain.

Manik ran to Parth "Parth it's red alert send all guptchar to enquire about enemies dead or alive I want their families details too, ask your father to safe guard king, send ten worriers to him, make a special plan to guard mahal and send the people to boarders and alert them, I will see king and come"

"Yes Yuvaraj" he ran away Manik came running to his father.

Nandini is screaming in pain, her mother is besides her holding her hand, midwife and diama are making all arrangements for delivery like hot water new knife, some cloths wipes, for Nandini they kept some coconut water and fruits to give her when she is needed. Siya and jyothi are running here and there for the things they are demanding.

When Manik came to meet king, he is busy in cutting throat of a traitor, "what the hell Manik is this? Why did you come here go safe guard your pregnant wife" he roared in angry

"She is the one one who sent me here to protect you"

"Do you think I need protection?" He again made a slight and deep cut on second person rib, "Come on say who sent you?" King demanded taking sword from Manik

"Raja Bheemashwar ji" king slid the sword on his neck so softly like he is cutting butter.

"Why are still here go away" king said in frustration as Manik is killing a man with his bare hands

Ladies came running they all screamed "Hukum!"

"What the hell? How does you all came here?" King asked in surprise

"Bahuranisa came to us and send us here"

"She came out of her room?" Manik asked with gritting teeth

"Manik go to her she is in labor pain"

Manik ran.

Nandini when is in pain she heard screams which made her alert, she found two men in mask, she looked at them they are with sword, Nandini didn't waste time she shouted Siya sword, and she took Kangar and silt the one who is near her, his throat is bleeding and he collapsed, the second one is in shock he didn't expect a lady who is labor pain can cut some throat, before he could react Nandini made a deep cut on his heart. He screamed guards came running they circled Nandini and took away bodies.

"Go away all of you let me have peaceful pains" Nandini shouted at all

"But bahuranisa!"

"Shut up and get out send lady soldiers go away" she screamed with pain,

All ran away and ladies came to guard her.

Manik who is on the way, came across a group of traitors, they surrounded him, Manik with in no time killed them and came to Nandini wing. She is shouting at soldiers, he nodded his head in disbelief "this lady I swear she might be a tigress in her last life" murmmuring he came in,

"How are you?" He asked Nandini

"I want peaceful pains let me concentrate on them don't distract me Hukum and how is father?"

"He is enjoying the kills" Manik laughed

"I too did two in my account"

"Oooo Ok Good"

She again screamed as pain hit her hard "Come on Nandini take slow breaths loosen your body let the body release pain" Manik suggested

"You go away from here" she said while breathing hard.

"No let me guard you"

"I already killed two in this pain if any try to come near I swear I will kill them with my bare hands don't worry you protect mahal"

Manik looked biased but walked away. As Yuvaraj he has to protect kingdom first.

Whole night, there were swords sounds and screaming of Nandini, "Yuvaraj what hell is this how come they know every corner of mahal?" Parth asked

"Being my wife see they have advantages"

"Yuvaraj you are charmer you attract people this much?" Parth said with amusement while digging sword into a person heart harshly.

"What to do? It's all my alone charm see, you tho don't even have that" Manik laughed he is playing with sword, the opponent is trying his best to attack Manik.

"Laugh as much as you want because from tomorrow you have to deal with two stubborn Yuvarajs and I will make them prankster." Parth laughed with mischievous eyes

"I won't even let you come near them"

"I am the one who will guard them don't forget that Yuvaraj" Parth dances

All the men who came to attack them are so astonished with their words and actions, here they are trying best to kill them and they are making jokes and laughing while killing all men harshly, their actions and words are no where matching.

"Waisa!!!! Yuvaraj birth of your son will be recorded in books as the attack is to be mentioned, they are attention seekers as father"

"Perks of being Yuvaraj" Manik said with sad expression

"Don't say that Yuvaraj, they will not suffer as you did I will guard them" both hugged seeing this two men attacked them both in slit of second killed them away. Other four stood shocked started to shiver

"Parth I need to go and check weather they are coming or not?" Manik said in bored tone

"I will play with them you can go Yuvaraj"

"And be alert on left side, kick them on head with padal of sword if they act smart"

"I know Yuvaraj don't forget we both trained same time"

"And you always loose with me"

"For your ego"

"Let us try now?" Manik asked

"Yes" Parth said with excitement

"Yuvaraj" Siya came running she is bleeding on hand

"What the hell,what happened?"

"Bahuranisa killed more she is now exhausted, doctor called you"

Manik ran.

Nandini is on floor. She is almost sleeping "Yuvaraj she is now weak, I want you to lift her place on bed" diama said Manik did

Nandini is bleeding heavily, she lost all energy the pains, those morons all took her energy away

"Come on Nandini wake up have this" Manik gave her coconut water she drank "all finished?"

"They will come on get up and get them out of your stomach" Manik said with smile

"Ooooo Hukum they are stubborn see no way they are going to come now let me sleep little" she slept just like that.

"Don't worry Yuvaraj she will wake in few minutes," Chauhan's wife said .