Kings of the Castle: Book 1 of the Kings of the Castle by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733178204
Publisher: Macro Publishing Group

Chapter Thirty

“Why is she here?” Varsha Germaine demanded the moment Vikkas and Milan stepped into the private hospital waiting room.

An array of family members from the Germaine, Gupta, Bhandari, and Maharaj families turned their attention toward Milan. Most of them had arrived from New Delhi a few hours ago.

“Dad specifically requested her presence,” Vikkas explained to his mother. “She is my guest and his.”

Varsha gave Milan a disdainful once-over that put a distinct chill in the air. “Well, just as long as she knows her place.”

Vikkas stiffened. “Her place?”

Milan’s hand gripped his upper arm, but he ignored that warning.

“Her place is by my side,” he confirmed, putting an arm around Milan’s waist and pulling her even closer. “And this is not the time or place to have a conversation that’ll be unpleasant for all of us.”

Varsha placed a multi-ringed hand over her heart. “What are you saying? Uncle Nayan has taken care of arranging everything since your father has been unwilling to move forward.”

“My father supports my choice one-hundred percent,” Vikkas said, taking Milan’s hand in his and giving his mother a speaking glare that said she was dangerously close to crossing a line. “He recognizes that some things do not need to follow tradition. And I will marry for love or not at all.”

“You are not going to marry this … this … ” She shivered as though the word she would use to describe Milan disgusted her. “You will consent to a marriage with one of the Gupta sisters.”

“Mama, I told you I would give it a thought for the twentieth time, and give you another answer when I was ready,” he countered. “Now I’m ready—again. And the answer is still no. I am not marrying a woman of your choosing. Father was bound to his family that way, and he wants me to have options that he did not.”

Milan tugged at his sleeve. “Vikkas, I’m not getting in the middle of your family drama. Why don’t you call me after you get all of this straightened out?”

She extracted from his hold, grabbed her tote and was near the threshold before he could formulate his next words.

“Milan, I will say this,” he began and she paused, turning just enough for her dark brown eyes to lock on his. “There’s a lot you don’t know about me and there’s a lot we have to learn about each other.” He moved in so there was only a hairsbreadth of space between them. “But the one thing I’m not about is chaos and disorder. Would I bring you back into my life if I didn’t have my affairs in order? I’ve been saying no to this for half of my entire life.”

“Well, what is your mother all in an uproar about?” she asked, taking in the crowd who had ended all other conversations to focus on the drama unfolding in the waiting room.

“They are talking about what they hope will happen because their biological clock is ticking loud enough for everyone to hear.

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