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As, Ashrit agreed to marry Viraj's daughter, Viraj told Arin to call his sister, a furious Arin unwillingly called his sister. Meanwhile the Raghuvanshi's took the head priest Ram to a room to talk.

"Pandit ji aap kuch bhi karke yeh shaadi rok dijiye!!!" Prisha said to him, her voice was harsh because of continuous crying. " Haaa,pandit ji ye shaadi ho gai toh hamare Ashrit maar jayega!!!" Kalyani said to him, instead of replying Ram sat there silently thinking about the situation."aap chup kyu ho pandit ji time nahi hai hamare paas." Reshmi asked worried.

Ram stood up and went near to his bag and picked up Ashrit's kundali along with Jiya's. Everyone looked at him in confusion, " aap sab bahar jaye, hume kuch kaam karna hai, tab tak bahar samal lijiye" everyone nodded, obeying his words and went out side of the room. Then He started to examine the kundali again and again, as he has a strange feeling. then all of sudden, something caught his eye and his eyes widened. " Ye kya hai?" He asked looking at the photo of God. He traced the paper and found something sticked in the place of name, he gently pulled the sticker and found someone else name on it "Noor " he acknowledged it.

Suddenly he frowned thinking about the day , when he checked the kundali for the first time"sab tho theek tha , uss din. Maine yahi naam Vali kundali diye thi kalyani ji ko, tho pir ispe Jiya ki naam kaise aagayi?" He questioned himself and called Abhiraj and kalyani inside the room to clear the thing's.

" Kya hua pandit ji?" Kalyani asked worried, Ram looked at her and questioned" dulhan ka naam kya hai kalyani ji?" Kalyani frowned at him and answered " Jiya" Ram's eyes widened hearing the name. The couple looked at eachother in confusion not getting anything.

" Maine aap ko Noor ki kundali diye thi, mujhe nahi pata ispe Jiya ki naam kaise aagayi!!" Ram exclaimed and the couple looked at him shocked. " Aap ye kya bol rahe hai pandit ji, mujhe bohot acche se yaad hai, ispe Jiya ki naam hi thi" kalyani said to him and he shook his head , " nahi, ye dekhiye" he showed the kundali and the name sticker where Jiya's name was written on it. Looking at it, the couple got even more shocked now.

" Ye kisne kiya hoga?" Kalyani asked ram but he shook his head not knowing who did it.

" Matlab kisiko pata hai Ashrit ki kundali ke baare mai" Abhiraj said to ram and he nodded agreeing with his words, " hai bhagwan!!!, kon hai jisne hamare Ashrit ke sath aaisa Kiya hoga?" Kalyani asked while looking at the god's picture.

" Who knows about Ashrit's Kundali?" Ram question Abhiraj. He thought for a second and replied "only the elders in the family knows the children are not aware about it pandit ji" ram nodded at his words and said " We will think later about who has done this, firstly Ashrit's marriage should be done with Noor right now, otherwise the auspicious time will be over " ram said and the couple nodded. " And yes, this thing should be only between us,don't tell anyone about it now, lets go" saying that they came out side the room.

On the other side

A worried Noor came to the mandap after her brother called her. Looking at her pihu, Darsh, Daksh said Harsh widened their eyes , they looked at each other in shock and exclaimed in union “ Noor ” it was a mere whisper but the head priest Ram heard it and he noticed a girl running towards them. A smile formed on his face as he looked at her same goes to Abhiraj and kalyani asked they to heard it. Ram immediately joined his hands and looked up, silently thanking God.

Ashrit followed the direction his siblings was looking and got shocked seeing Noor. He thinned his eyebrows as he glanced at the girl who is supposed to be his employee was talking to Viraj and realisation hits him hard. “She is the daughter of Viraj uncle” he thought to himself .

Obviously he didn't expect Noor to be a Mehrotra.

He didn't expect her to be Viraj's daughter.

“ Kya hua papa?” A worried Noor questioned her father, a helpless Viraj looked at his daughter, his precious treasure,the girl who wrapped him around her fingers after his wife.

“ Noor beta” indu called her, “ bua” Noor went to Indu and hugged her and indu started to cry . Looking at indu and Noor, tears gathered in Luna’s eyes too.

Breaking the hug, Noor looked at her family, her bua is crying , her father face fell, her mother is teary eyed , her grandparents are looking at her in pity. And her brother's were looking angry. Then she looked around for her sister but didn't find her, Noor glance at Ashrit and found him already looking at her. Not knowing her heart beat stopped looking at him in a Royal groom outfit. Averting her gaze from him she looked at Raghuvanshi's they too looked angry.

Not understanding what's going on, finally Noor asked no one in particular “ what the hell is going on here?” Not getting any answer she again asked this time raising her voice a little bit “what the hell is going on here? And where is di?” Noor looked at her father for answer but only got silence.

“ Bhag gayi!!” Ashrit said in his usual cold voice which send shiver down her spine and she looked at him and thinned her eyebrows.and asked “kya?” Ashrit simply nod and said “tumhari behen bhag gayi apni shaadi se !!” Noor took a step back as she listened his words. She couldn't able to believe what he was saying. “ What the hell are you saying sir?” Noor questioned him her voice was angry.

“ yahi ki, that your sister has run away from the wedding and you will take her place and marry me” as those words left his words Noor head snapped at her father. “ Ye kya bol rahe hai? That I will marry him? Mai kyu karungi inse shaadi?” She questioned her father with hurt but In return Viraj said “ iam sorry bacha but marry him” Noor took a step back and was about to fall but Arin caught her in time “ bacha are you okay ?” He asked her and she nodded, Arin made her stand, then indu came near her and stood infront of her and joined her hands

“Noor bacha,aaj tak maine tumse kuch nahi manga. Par aaj kuch mang rahi hu dogey?” She asked and Noor nodded not able to see her bua helpless.

“ marry him” Noor immediately shook her head and looked at her father “ papa aap chup kyu hai? She questioned him but he didn't answer.

“ Tumhe yeh shaadi karni hai Noor beta!!” Priest said to her but she denied “ nahi pandit ji mai ye shaadi nahi kar Sakti hu”.

“ Please beta Mai tumse—” kalyani words were cutted by Noor as she said “ nahi rajmata aap aage maat boliye, mai yeh shaadi karungi” Noor's heart broken as she uttered those words.

A smile formed on everyone's face except Ashrit's parents, chachu, chachi and bua and noor's brothers.

“Indu ji , take her to room and make her ready for the wedding, the time is running out” priest said and the Mehrotra's took her inside the room. Meanwhile prisha asked her mother in law “ maa sa ye kya kar rahe hai pandit ji” her voice was laced with anger.

“ Jo bhi horah hai, hum sab keliye aur Ashrit keliye both aacha ho raha hai, isliye Jo ho raha hai usse hone do” she said and left from there.

A confused prisha sat there not knowing what to do.

Noor's POV

Bua took me inside the room and said “ iam sorry bacha,for doing this to you but hamare paas aur koi raasta nahi hai” i nodded my head understanding her pain. Ofcourse she is hurt maybe beyond than hurt,iam not angry with her not with everyone because it's the situation which made them helpless,we can't do anything,no one can do anything now. The press is outside waiting to see their new queen and if they get to know that di ran way, both families reputation will be destroyed completely.

But what about me?

What about my feelings?

What about my life?

What about my boyfriend ?

Di ran away from her wedding and now iam taking her place to marry her groom, who is supposed to be my boss. I never in my dreams thought that I would marry a devil like him. I don't know how iam going to face piyush after this wedding. He will be heartbroken after seeing me like this.

Wait!!

Iam cheating on him. By marry sir. Sir ? No– Ashrit.

Finally the tears I was stopping fell from my eyes as i closed my eyes shit. A soft knock on the door interrupt my thoughts. mumma , papa Arin Bhai, kiaan Bhai and luv came inside . Tears gathered in mumma eyes as she looked at me. I am in Di's bridal lehenga, I am ready to get married but I am not happy.

Kitne sapne dekhe hai maine iss din ke , socha nahi tha ki ase hogi.

Mumma came and took the kajal from the box and applied it behind my ear. “ You are looking beautiful my child” her Italian accent make me smile. Always. I looked at my father who was avoiding me since I came here “ papa?” I called him and finally he looked at me and shitt!! Tears gathered in his eyes.

Ahhh! I hate tears in his eyes.

I went near to him and hugged him, he immediately wrapped his hands around me, and started to cry,i patted his bach and said “shh, it's okay dad. I know you are helpless now, it's okay. Hota– hai” my voice broke at the end as i looked at my brother's. “No , meri galti hai bacha,i should have denied indu but i couldn't” papa said and i shook my head in negative.

Breaking the hug i wiped Papa's tears and walked to my little brother luv , i opened my arms and he immediately hugged me and said “iam sorry di, because of maa—” before he complete that sentence i slapped his back and he became silent, i looked my elder brothers and said “kya ab toh mai jarahi hu , kush ho jao, aap dono ko pareshan karne keliye koi nahi hai ab ghar me” Arin Bhai and kiaan Bhai chuckled with tears and joined our hug.

We broke the hug and papa and Arin Bhai hold my either hands and took me to the mandap.

As we reached the mandap, I saw sir, i mean. Ashrit standing there looking at me intensely, i couldn't able to know what he is feeling ?.

Ashrit forwarded his hand and i looked at him surprised by his action. Papa kept my hand in his and said “Rana sa , I am giving you my most precious treasure,my daughter to you. So please take care of her” Ashrit nodded and Bhai said “ take care of my sister, one little scratch on her body you will be buried under 10 feet down, I don't even care that you are king or what ever, understand?” Ashrit didn't reply to Bhai and helped me climbing the stairs.

We both got seated on our respective places and the priest started doing some mantras and then we had seven vows, then finally we were announced as. Husband and wife.

And now

everyone welcome our new queen

“ Noor Ashrit Singh Raghuvanshi” the priest said loudly.

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