His Ruthless Desire novel Chapter 15

Taimur

"So what's up with your girl, how is she? Talal asked Taimur picking up the coffee mug the maid was serving them.

" Which girl?" Taimur asked, pretending as if he didn't have any clue about what Talal was speaking.

They just finished lunch and now were assembled in the living room. All his four siblings were present with their families, his father had just retired to his study. The kids were running all over the place wreaking havoc.

"Your date on the night of Abi's birthday celebration". He said with a little smirk.

" She was not my date that night". Taimur denied his claims.

" Who are you trying to fool? The moment she arrived you started acting like a teenager". Talal snapped back at him.

Taimur gave out a little laugh and said." I was not expecting anyone to see through my actions so easily".

"Are you kidding yourself, the royal circle is filled with the gossip that Taimur Jahaan has taken a girl for himself"? His sister Sidra intervened in their conversation.

" Soon they will be filled with the news of my wedding with her". He said carelessly.

All the voices and movement in the room came to a sudden halt. Like everyone just had frozen in their place. They were looking at Taimur with disbelief.

He was expecting this reaction from his family. He understood that they were glad that he had a girl in his life but didn't expect him to be serious enough to get married to her. They always assumed whenever he decided to get married it would be a calculated decision as usual and he would get married to someone from the Al Jahaan clan to strengthen his claim on the throne.

He knew his decision to get married to Eva was not going to go down well with his family or the Al Jahaan clan. They looked at him as their future King and they will never accept a foreign Queen consort.

He knew very well if he married Eva he would have to give up the claim to the throne completely. There was no way the Royal council would ever approve his marriage to her.

His uncle the King will also never consent to their marriage. Taimur knew very well how much Waleed wanted Taimur to ascend the throne after him, despite having three sons of his own.

Waleed Al Jahaan knew very well his sons didn't have it in them to rule Azmaayir. The history of Azmaayir was filled with tribal wars and bloodshed. Each tribe tried to establish their rule over the others until Taimur's ancestor Khalid Al Jahaan had united them into one kingdom and established the rule of the Al Jahaan clan over Azmaayir four centuries ago.

The Al Jahaan have been ruling Azmaayir since it's formation. The throne was passed down to the eldest son as mostly was the rule in most of the monarchy, until ninety years ago when a council was formed to choose the ruler.

It so happened that Taimur's great grandfather Osman Al Jahaan was the first king chosen by the council. Osman's elder brother Aabid Al Jahaan was a very feeble ruler. He was the eldest son and had descended the throne after the sudden death of their father.

Osman was merely a year younger than Aabid and he was ruthless and ambitious but because he was the second born he was left in distress by the actions of his elder brother. Aabid was going on making one wrong decision after another.

The enemies of Al Jahaan were getting strong by each passing day. And unless any drastic steps were taken they would have lost the reign on Azmaayir. Osman had tried to warn Aabid on many occasions but Aabid in his arrogance didn't pay Osman any heed.

At last Osman with the help of his mother and other siblings overthrew Aabid's rule. And Osman was crowned the new King. Osman established the Royal council and made it a rule that all the future rulers will be chosen by this council on his ability to rule.

"You are not serious are you", Taimur's elder brother-in-law Suleiman asked, recovering from the shock.

" I don't understand why everyone is looking at me like I have grown horns on my head". He lashed out at them, "As far as I remembered all four of you were given the freedom to marry whom you wished and choose your profession to your liking. And I, on the other hand, was groomed to take over the business since childhood, no one asked me what I wanted to do with my life. It was assumed I would be running the family business for everyone while you were all out to do as you fancied and spend your life any way you wanted and marry anyone you wished. And as if that was not enough mistreatment, I was betrothed to that slut without my consent and was raised believing I will marry her and live happily ever after".

" But it didn't go as it was planned and I was made a laughing stock for the whole Azmaayir for being ditched at the altar". He exclaimed bitterly.

" And I have been bugged by each one of you from the last many years to choose a girl for myself. And finally, when I have found someone I want to spend the rest of my life with. You want me to give her up just for the sake of ruling this damn country" He was not in the mood to take it anymore.

" I will marry her sooner or later and only her. Whether anyone in this world approves or not" he said rising from the sofa he was seated on and stormed out of the room enraged.

" You will have to stop him from marrying that girl", Sidra said to her mother as soon as Taimur was out of the room.

After leaving the living room where his family was assembled he had come straight to his room. Maybe half an hour would have passed when his mother had joined him. He looked at her and said in anger, " You are here to convince me not to marry Eva, aren't you?

" No, I am not. Instead, I am here to tell you how happy I am for you". She said sitting beside him and taking his hand in hers.

"And I also wanted to apologize to you, for the suffering our decisions have caused you, " she said teary-eyed

"Ya umumi I am sorry if my words hurt you, I never meant to cause you pain. It's just that I am not my usual self these days, I don't know what has taken over me. But the mere thought of losing her drives me crazy". He said miserably.

" She has taken over my senses, and if I don't make her mine I will lose my mind". He said to her battling inside.

"I know, I owe Azmaayir. It's my duty to lead my people, but I don't think I will be able to perform my duty to the best of my abilities if I am not content and happy" He was trying to convince himself more than her.

"You don't owe anything to anyone and you of all people deserve to be happy, " she told him.

" I want you to be happy. And I want you to think only about your happiness when you make the decision". She said pressing his hand.

"You think Abi (father) will agree with my decision?" He asked thoughtfully.

"Damn him and damn those, who think they can trample your happiness for the fulfillment of their wishes, " She whispered

Taimur smiled at her words. " I don't know what I would be without you Umumi (mother), " he was overwhelmed with affection for his mother.

"Just marry her and make her the luckiest woman in the whole world," She said, tapping his cheek with affection.

"Bet I will," he replied smiling.