Disclaimer:

I am not supporting any violence or abuse towards women. When the book comes to an end, you will be inspired by the female lead, though you feel her as naive in the beginning. This book is to encourage girls to fight with life and spread message never to quit, though life is not full of roses and thorns come across your way. Read with patience. Thank you.

Trishul watched her tears for a while and stopped from wiping her sindhoor.

"Fine, I won't wipe it now but I should never see you wearing it anytime. If you use any marriage symbols, you will be punished. You can't leave as I married you but you are not a married woman because I won't accept you as my wife ever."

Abhigna wiped her tears and she couldn't understand his hatred for her and the symbols of marriage.

"Go and prepare the lunch for me."

Abhigna nodded and went off from there. Seeing the maid who was fired near the door, Abhigna went and gave her gold chain to her.

"I am sorry for what happened. I couldn't help you to get your job back but atleast this chain will help you until you find a new job," Abhigna said and Trishul saw her giving the chain to the maid from his room through the window.

He didn't understand how could she wish good for others even in her miserable situation. She is not thinking about her and is worried for the maid. He didn't like it because her goodness is troubling him.

He sat on his chair, switching on the laptop but remembered Abhigna. Her face with no make up but just showered looked pure, and the red sindhoor on her forehead made her look beautiful.

He hated to see her beautiful because his heart flutter seeing her beautiful.

"Abhigna," Trishul shouted and Abhigna who was cooking the food didn't understand what to do. He would scold her if she spoils the food but if she doesn't go immediately, he would punish her for that too. She just kept the stove in low and ran to his room.

"How long do you take to come when I call you?" Trishul fumed at her.

"I am in the kitchen, so..."

"Shut up. I forgot to tell you your punishment for wearing the sindhoor without my permission. After the lunch, I will tell you. And you have to come to me and remind me about that," Trishul said as he knew that was a humiliation for her. However, Abhigna nodded and left to the kitchen.

She served the food to him and he had calmly giving her a break from his anger.

"Go and have your food with the maids," Trishul said inflicting another humiliation on her. However, Abhigna didn't mind the status or anything, so she went to had her food with the maids. After the lunch, she went to Trishul.

"What? I didn't call you," Trishul said, though he remembered his earlier words.

"You told me..to.. remind you..about...punishment.." Abhigna stuttered.

"Say it clearly," Trishul said.

"You told me to remind you about the punishment."

"Whose punishment and why?" Trishul said, enjoying her situation.

"You told me to remind you about my punishment for keeping the sindhoor without your permission," Abhigna said finally satisfying him.

Trishul called a maid and asked him to bring an ice block. He asked them to place it in the backyard and Abhigna looked at him confused.

"Kneel down on it until the ice melts," Trishul said and Abhigna was shivered hearing those words.

"Fast," Trishul shouted and she knelt down on the ice block. Her knees were becoming numb and body shivered with cold. For three hours, she knelt on it enduring the pain and then, the ice got melted completely.

Trishul saw her situation.

"You can now relax your legs," Trishul said, looking at her. Abhigna tried to stretch her legs but that gave immense pain to her. Kneeling For three hours on ice cube made her legs numb. She tried to stretch and then fold her legs. Trishul left from there as if nothing matters to him. One of the maids felt pity on her and gave her the hot water bag but she refused as she knew well that if she accepts the help, Trishul would fire this maid too from the job. She sat in the backyard for several hours and then he came to her.

"Are you going to stay here the whole day?"

"I couldn't stand," Abhigna replied slowly. Trishul rudely held her shoulder and made her stand. Her shouting didn't earn his mercy. He noticed her legs got inflamated.

"Remember this, doing anything without my permission gives only pain to you. Except to breath, you shouldn't do anything without my permission," Trishul said.

He ordered the maid to give her food and hot water bag to cure the pain but he strictly ordered not to give her any medicine as he wants her to endure the pain.

After sometime, she slowly got up and walked to her room. She saw a mat and blanket in the room. She just covered herself and slept as she has no energy for anything.

Trishul remembered her face in pain. He felt a kind of pain but he is not ready to accept that her pain gives him pain. He went there to save her but now he became her tormentor. He closed his eyes remembering the past encounters with her. He loved her innocence, kind heart, not giving up nature but now he hates her the most.

Trishul is a dangerous and powerful person in the country. He owns the media house and every news that comes on his channel brings shivers even to the party in power. No one dares to evoke the beast in him unless they want to meet their death or destruction. Apart from owning a media house, he has several business around the world. He provides the funds to several political parties to keep them under his iron grip and thus, his word is a command. He's the kingmaker and of course unofficial king too as he knew how to play and plan.

Unfortunately Abhigna did it because of her kindness and manipulation by others. She is not intended to harm him but her act ruined his plan. She did the right thing that was turned into wrong. And she's unaware of it.

No one knows about his family but he earned this wealth and position through his intelligence and hardwork. He's not an orphan but was made as an orphan. Though everyone knows his success, very less people knew the hardships he went through and how and why he became a beast. He believes being beast is the only way to keep the shit away. He took another peg remembering the past.

Abhigna, a new journalist but her every news is a sensation. Within an year, she received the best journalist award. For the first time, Trishul saw her on the stage while presenting the award to her. He was impressed with her smile and friendly nature. Something about her attracted him the most i.e. The way she questions the celebrities to bring out the truth.

When he planned to propose her, to make her as his queen, she shocked him crossing his way spoiling everything. Now he decided to make her his slave and mistress. He's right in his way because his heart was filled with venom and hatred for her, of course he has a big reason for that though his attitude towards Abhigna can not be supported.

Next day, he went downstairs and called all the maids including Abhigna as he treats her also as a maid.

"All of you are diverted to work in my farm house. One maid is more than enough to this house," Trishul said and he sent the maids to the farmhouse in his vehicle.

"Did you prepare the breakfast?" Trishul asked.

"You didn't tell me to prepare. If I do, you might punish me for doing that without your permission," Abhigna said.

Trishul didn't like her spontaneous answer as he wants her to shut her mouth near him and be a human with no voice and thinking. He's upset as he couldn't break her confidence even after suffering her cruelly for two days.

"Do you think you are smart?" Trishul said.

"I can't think anything without your permission," Abhigna said again.

"You will know now," Trishul said, raising his hand but he stopped.

"Look from now every work should be done carefully by you. Cooking, cleaning the house, arranging everything for my shower and setting bed, washing clothes and so on. And everything should be done on time. If I ever find even a small mistake, you will be punished. As you are already fired from your job, you should stay here at house. Give me your mobile. You are not allowed to contact anyone. If you do, I won't punish you but that person will be dead. You know me well. So behave well," Trishul said and she nodded.

Abhigna is very optimistic and she sees positive even in negative situations. Her heart bears the pain but still she's hopeful about her life. She assumes that her slap ignited his ego and he's burning her life now. But she doesn't know the actual reason.

Abhigna served the breakfast and he had it quickly to attend his meeting. Abhigna didn't understand what to do because he didn't permit her to have the food. She's not a naive girl but she was scared of Trishul as he showed his beast form to her in the last five days. He did everything he could to trap her into this marriage. Having no other option and even the police and politicians were in his control, she agreed to be his slave bearing his torture to protect her people. She understood what a man with power and money but with no mercy could do in those five days.

Trishul went to the meeting with the central government ministers and Prime Minister. It's the elections time and media is the powerful means to beat the vote bank.

"Trishul, we have to win this elections at any cost. What shall we do for this?" The Prime Minister asked his suggestion. He's unofficial member in the kitchen cabinet which advises the party on important issues. Any party is ready to give him ticket but he's not interested in politics as he's more interested to play politics without being in any political party and exerting power over everyone without actually having any political power.

"I have already planned what to do and how to do. Don't worry. We will form the government again," Trishul said confidently trusting his sinister plan. Of course, he can do it because his plan never failed except for once and the person behind that failure is under his tight grip now bearing his torture.

For the whole day, he is busy and forgot about Abhigna completely in his work and plans. Interacting with foreign delegates, ministers and diplomats made him so busy. At night around 12am, he reached the house. Abhigna was sleeping on the sofa in the living room. His eyes fell on her face that looked innocent and calm. He couldn't understand why he feels different for her than with any other girl. He took a deep breath to divert his thoughts.

"Abhigna," Trishul said in a cold tone and she woke up immediately, jerking up from the slumber. His voice sent shivers to her spine remembering everything she faced in these few days.

"What are you doing here? Go to your room," Trishul said.

"Did you have your dinner?" Abhigna said.

"I did with the delegates," Trishul said and was leaving but her words stopped him.

"Shall I have some food? From yesterday, I didn't have anything. I am so hungry and thirsty too. I completed all the works you said," Abhigna said, stunning him.

"Didn't you eat anything from the morning?" Trishul said.

"No. You didn't permit me to eat or take water."

Trishul actually forgot about it but he doesn't mean to starve her today. In the morning, he thought she was being sarcastic but now he doesn't understand how to react. His heart didn't melt but he couldn't take her easy acceptance to his cruelty. Because if she accepts his rules, that's not torture for her, if she fights back and does it through his force, that's torture according to him.

"No. Until tomorrow, Stay like that. This is your punishment for being sarcastic to me in the morning," Trishul said.

"But I was not sarcastic...."

"Shut up. Go and sleep," He ordered and went off to his room.

He decided to make her beg him for mercy than accepting his orders easily. He devised a plan remembering the incident that made him this rude towards her.

Next day, Abhigna woke up and swept outside. She cleaned the house and prepared breakfast for him. She arranged everything for his shower. He got ready and had the breakfast. He ordered her to have the food in the kitchen sitting on the floor.

"In the afternoon, bring the lunch for me to the office on foot," Trishul said, as he knew well that her present get up would bring more humiliation to her before her past colleagues. And they didn't know that he married her but now he wants everyone to know that she's staying with him under same roof.

Abhigna nodded though she understood his plan.

"If you don't come by 1 PM, you will receive your punishment in the evening."

Trishul said as he knew that her legs got swelled and it's difficult for her to walk and come on time.

Hi readers, how is the episode? What's the reason for his cruelty? Can Abhigna escape from his trap where there's no one to help her as the power is in his hands? What would Abhigna do to escape his torture?