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Story: Tainted Bride

Prakram rushes towards her, and she recognizes his intention to capture her, prompting her to swiftly flee. Meanwhile, Aashi begins to cheer and shout loudly, gazing at both of them.

"Come on, papa... Run fast, Mumma... Let's see who wins... Come on..."

While Avishka is loudly refusing him while running, Prakram starts laughing while running because he is finding all this so much fun that, where he could easily catch her in 2 minutes, he does not do so and is just slowly trying to catch her.

"Avishka, please sit there once and see; there is nothing like that; you will not feel scared."

"No way…"

The way Avishka rejects him by shaking her head in fear makes him laugh so hard that he bursts into laughter in front of her. This is extremely offensive, but she doesn't care; he's laughing at her fear, and it's crucial that she flees.

"Avishka, now stop it, walk inside the yacht once, and see; nothing is going to happen, and Aashi, I am also with you."

"Sooooo…"

Avishka utters the word "sooo" so loudly that Armaan immediately bursts into laughter, causing Prakram and everyone else present to burst into laughter as well. Avishka knows that everyone is laughing at her, but she has no clue about how to save herself from this situation. She doesn't care about anything other than going away from here; she is just looking for a way to leave from there, and Prakram tells her while moving towards her.

"Look, either walk easily or else I will carry you away."

"Look, don't come near me at all; I am not responsible for any accident that happens later... I know excellent fighting skills."

This warning of Avishka is very funny in itself, due to which there is laughter echoing there, but this statement of hers is much more challenging, and now Prakram wants to take her on a yacht also. There are many reasons for this. He doesn't want her to feel afraid in any way. Second, he had meticulously planned everything, and upon witnessing Aashi's happiness, he felt compelled to stick to his original plan, fully aware that his daughter would not be content without her mother. Third, he also wants Avishka to go to the desired destination, and he knows she will be happy because he knows that when hereaches her destination, Avishka will feel good after seeing the beauty. This is her primary fear, which is scaring her. When she confronts fear, it is unlike anything else she has ever experienced.

Prakram immediately approaches her and begins to hold her hand, but Avishka quickly locks his hand with both hers, pushes him back, and attempts to flee. However, Prakram, fully prepared, quickly turns around, locks both her hands tightly, and effortlessly lifts her into his arms. With a winning smile on his face, he gazes at Avishka, who is comfortably nestled in his arms without much struggle. Avishka begins to vigorously shake her legs and responds to him.

"You are not doing all this right."

"I don't do anything right, and I love to do all the wrong things."

"Prakram please…."

Prakram is ready to board the yacht, taking long strides. As soon as Avishka sees the water below, she immediately grabs hold of Prakram, and even her nails have pricked his palm. Prakram has seen Avishka's face, and he tightly hugs her close to him. She frees her hands from his grip, she wraps them around his neck, and closes her eyes tightly.

Prakram and Avishka come immediately on the yacht; he makes her stand on her feet, and he is laughing continuously. Avishka begins to scan her surroundings, which in turn intensifies her nervousness. She immediately comes near him, puts her arms around his waist, and holds him tightly. Armaan hands Aashi to him, who is clearly having a great time, and kisses his cheek. She asks Avishka.

"Mumma, are you afraid?"

Avishka is unable to tell her anything. Prakram has still not left her completely. He signals Armaan for the yacht to move forward, prompting him to immediately go to the captain for assistance. Soon, Avishka notices that the yacht has begun to drift, and a wave of nervousness washes over her, prompting her to gently turn, cradling Aashi in her arms, and firmly grasping Prakram. With her tight fist, she grabbed his shirt from his back. Prakram holds her protectively and places her head close to his chest while patting her lightly.

Prakram gently cradles both Aashi and Avishka in his arms, and soon the yacht begins to move swiftly. Aashi is enjoying all these things very much, due to which her giggle can be heard continuously. Avishka, who has hidden her face in Prakram's chest to avoid seeing anything, tries to look around by slightly moving her face out, which she finds very gentle and charming but sometimes scary too. Sometimes she smiles lightly when she finds something beautiful. Prakram is watching her every action very well, and he likes her little smile very much.

After floating for a long time, a yacht stops in the middle, and upon seeing all this, a beautiful smile begins to appear on Avishka's face. She is not even trying to go to the corner of the yacht and look into the water because she knows she will start feeling scared again; rather, she is trying to look around, which in itself is very beautiful to her. Aashi is very excited to see the yacht below.

"Mumma, let's go to the corner."

As soon as she heard her, Avishka's eyes became very big, and Prakram started laughing very loudly. He immediately took Aashi in his arms and, continuously laughing at Avishka, started taking Aashi to the corner so that he could look into the water and show her the fish. All the bodyguards of Prakram, alongwith Armaan, who has been with him for years, are very happy to see him laughing openly like this after so many years. Avishka stands there silently and sees how Prakram is telling everything to Aashi, but both of them are going too far into the corner, due to which she shouts at Prakram.

"There is no need to take her to the corner so much; she is a small girl, and you know how much she starts to bounce around."

"You don't need to worry; I will handle her well. I'm holding her tight like this. Come on; I'll show you the fish as well, and I won't allow you to jump into the water. Not even fish jump on you."

When he jokes like this, Avishka starts looking at him, due to which he starts laughing even more, and this time Aashi also laughs loudly with him and tells about her father.

"Mumma is very scared. "I'm a strong girl, like Papa."

Prakram immediately smiles, kisses her cheek, and looks towards Avishka, who is looking at Aashi with her eyes narrowed.

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