TALES OF TAJ

CHAPTER XVIII

PLOT STORY:

Ava and Ruby, two women from different worlds, fall deeply in love on a secluded island. However, their happiness is short-lived as Ruby disappears, and Ava is left searching for her.

As Ava searches for Ruby, she uncovers a web of secrets and lies surrounding Ruby's family, including her father's affair with Ava's father and a tragic car accident that killed several people.

Nikolas, Ruby's grandfather, reveals that Ruby has been pretending to love Ava and that she is actually working against her. Ava is devastated and feels betrayed.

Meanwhile, Nikolas tells Ruby that Ava is a threat to her and that she should be careful. Ruby begins to question her feelings for Ava and wonders if she has been deceived.

As the story unfolds, Ava and Ruby's love is put to the test. Will they be able to overcome the deception and secrets surrounding them, or will their love be destroyed?

*Themes:*

- Love and deception

- Family secrets and lies

- Identity and self-discovery

- Loyalty and betrayal

*Genre:*

- Romance

- Thriller

- Drama

MAIN STORY:

At night, Ava and Ruby sat together on the beach, gazing at the stars in the sky. Ruby said, "I wish our lives could pass like this, together forever." Ava smiled and said, "I've been thinking the same thing."

Ruby moved closer to Ava and rested her head on Ava's shoulder, asking, "Ava, how long do you think we'll be together? What do you think?" Ava placed her hand on Ruby's head and said, "We'll be together forever, until we bid farewell to this world."

Ruby asked happily, "Really?" Ava replied, "Yes, absolutely."

Then Ava's hands traced the curves of Ruby's body, sending shivers down her spine. Ruby's eyes locked onto Ava's, filled with a desire that couldn't be ignored.

Ava's lips brushed against Ruby's, soft and gentle at first, but growing more intense with each passing moment. Ruby's hands wrapped around Ava's waist, pulling her closer as their tongues danced together.

Their bodies moved in perfect sync, every touch, every kiss, every whispered promise igniting a fire that threatened to consume them whole.

Ava's fingers trailed down Ruby's spine, sending a shiver down her back. Ruby's eyes fluttered closed as Ava's lips grazed her neck, her ear, her shoulder.

Their love was a flame that burned bright and hot, a passion that couldn't be tamed. They were lost in each other, their hearts beating as one.

As they made love, their bodies entwined, their love poured out like a river, filling every corner of their souls.

In that moment, nothing else mattered. Only their love, pure and true, existed.

Ava says to Ruby, "Ruby, after today, I'll never let you go away from me again."

Ruby replies, "Yes, I'll never go away from you again, unless you want me to."

They both embrace each other and fall asleep.

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Ava woke up the next morning to find Ruby missing. She quickly got out of her room and searched for Ruby everywhere, but couldn't find her. Ava got worried and called Dipti, but Nikolas answered the call instead. His eerie voice sent shivers down Ava's spine.

Ava angrily asked Nikolas, "Where is Ruby?"

Nikolas laughed and said, "You think Ruby will believe your cock-and-bull story? She knows who's genuine and who's fake."

Ava sneered, "You don't know anything about us, Nikolas. If anything happens to Ruby or Dipti, I'll make sure you're torn apart."

Nikolas retorted, "Your arrogance will be your downfall. You're not the only one who knows the truth, Ava. I know why you've returned after all these years. And I know how you plan to manipulate Ruby."

Ava's anger boiled over, and she laughed menacingly. "You think you know everything, Nikolas? Well, the game has just begun. Your truth will be exposed soon."

Nikolas smirked, "We'll see whose truth comes out on top. Only time will tell."

Nikolas hung up the call, leaving Ava seething with rage. She kicked the sofa, her eyes blazing with fury.

"You'll never win, Nikolas," she hissed. "Never!"

Her loud scream startled the birds perched on the nearby trees, causing them to take flight.

Ava went to Maskman, furious, and said, "You told me that no one could enter your private property, that the island was safe for us. Then how did Ruby disappear? How did Nikolas find her?"

Ava fell at Maskman's feet, crying, and begged, "Please, sir, save Ruby. I can't live without her."

Maskman remained calm and said, "Ava, I said that no one could enter my property without my permission, but I didn't say that no one could leave. Ruby went to Nikolas of her own free will."

Ava wiped away her tears and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Maskman smiled and said, "Ruby has been pretending to love you all these days. She's her father's daughter, after all. Her nature is just like her father's and grandfather's."

Ava felt a shock and said, "No, that's not possible, sir. Ruby loves me, I've seen it in her eyes."

Maskman said, "Ava, you're making the same mistake I made years ago. Don't torture yourself. Understand that Ruby deceived you."

Ava burst into tears, saying, "This can't be, sir. This can't be."

Ava's panic attack began, and Nikolas ordered one of his servants to give Ava an injection and take her away.

Maskman's words had crushed Ava, leaving her in a state of shock and despair.

Nikolas was in the palace, and he went to Ruby's room, where she was sitting, fixing her hair. Nikolas smiled and said, "You did great with Ava."

Ruby smiled back and said, "Ava would never believe anything I say about you, and I knew she would trust me completely."

Nikolas said, "Yes, you're right. They thought they could turn my granddaughter against me, but Ava told the truth about one thing - the Taj Palace does belong to her, and Rana Pratap did gift it to me. But what Ava didn't tell you is that the girl in the photo, the one who looks like Dwan, is actually Ava herself."

Ruby was shocked. "How is that possible? I was a child back then, but I remember there was another girl at the Taj Palace, and that was Ava."

Nikolas explained, "Ava didn't live at the Taj Palace because she was born unfit and was always ill. She's Dwan's twin sister, born five minutes after Dwan. When Ava was born, her parents thought she wouldn't survive, so they rushed her to the ICU. Even after that, she didn't get better, so they sent her to England. But I don't know why she's back after all these years. One thing I do know is that Ava is a threat to you, Ruby."

Ruby asked about the affair between Ava's father and her father. Nikolas revealed that Surya Pratap, Ava's father, was in love with Pratap, Ruby's father. However, Pratap never reciprocated Surya's feelings and even escaped from him several times. Surya eventually married Jenna, but he never forgot about Pratap.

Years later, when Pratap returned from England, Surya and Pratap rekindled their romance. They planned to leave their wives and start a new life together, but Radhika, Ruby's mother, couldn't accept it. In a fit of rage, she crashed her car into the one Surya and Pratap were driving, killing everyone involved.

Nikolas paused, collecting his thoughts before continuing. "Dwan is dead, Ruby."

Ruby was shocked, asking how it could have happened. Nikolas told her that some secrets were better left unspoken and that she should ask Ava about Dwan's fate instead. He warned Ruby to be careful, as her enemies were all around her, and she shouldn't trust anyone.

Ruby nodded, still reeling from the news. As Nikolas left the room, Ruby thought back to her time with Ava, but her memories were now tainted by the realization that Ava had lied to her. She told herself that Ava was not trustworthy.

To be continue...