Saraj sighed at the papers spread out in front of him. He couldn't find the loop hole between the mermaids and the armors of the royal family of Agnidhra kingdom. He looked at the map of people under suspicious people. Several people were there but, Saraj would definitely place all his bets on Joaquin. He knew that Joaquin played the main role in this game.

He tried racking his brain for finding any clues but, alas he failed. He banged his head on the table, before clutching it in his hands. He was getting frustrated with all the mysteries that surrounded him. All he wanted were answers to his questions.

No one in Jalashar knew about Janana's whereabouts, except Mahishka and Janana had all the answers to Saraj's questions. Mahishka was the head in charge every time Janana was not in the country. Mahishka just appeared to be innocent but, Saraj knew that she was just as evil as Janana was.

There was also the fact that she was cunning and stubborn. But, the catch was that Mahishka had a massive crush on Saraj and that seemed to work in his terms. I could get the information out of her easily- he thought.

With this thought, he left the secret room and made his way over to Janana's Brothel. But, not before changing his attire and masking his identity. Jalasahar's prince couldn't be seen going in and out of a brothel even though it was for the kingdom's benefit.

Entering the brothel, he was swarmed by different women's or whores as he liked to call them; trying to get him into their rooms. Saraj had an athletic build and towered almost everyone in the room. He had the aura of a fighter and that seemed to attract most of the whores as the most frequent customers here were old horny men, thieves, pirates.

Saraj passed rooms and still couldn't find Mahishka. By the amount of time he had searched for her, she would already be at his side clutching his biceps and directing him to one of the rooms. Just as this thought crossed his mind, Mahishka appeared in front of him and gave him her sultry smile. Saraj's eyes peaked interest as she circled around him and pressed her breasts against his back. Saraj scoffed subconsciously as he thought- Oh, this is going to be interesting.

"Who would you like today, Prince?" Mahishka asked him in a sultry voice. Saraj demanded to go with the code word 'Prince' as it wasn't really much of a disguise but, this way no one tried to identify him. People considered themselves kings and lords in this side of the country when they were drunk and on drugs. Only Mahishka knew his true identity in this brothel as she had once caught him fixing his mask. But, she never opened her mouth about this as she knew what the Prince of Jalashar was capable of.

Saraj turned around and circled his right arm around Mahishka's waist and tugged her closer. This move caught Mahishka off-guard and her face reddened at his forwardness. Everyone in the corridor stopped their hollering at other customers and stared at them. No one dared to touch Mahishka unless it were Janana's orders. It was known that Mahishka was off-limits only for the important guests at the brothel.

Quickly, gaining her confidence back Mahishka glared at the whores and everyone in the corridor went back to their hollering. Saraj looked down at Mahishka through his mask and asked," What about you? I want you tonight." This knocked the air out of Mahishka and she just nodded blindly at him.

Saraj guided Mahishka towards an empty room by placing his hand on her back. He knew that she was flushed by his hand touching her skin and he knew the way he would get the information from her. Mahishka had always tried to get him to fuck her but, Saraj was never interested. Until tonight, he never imagined him fucking her. It must be a dream come true for her- he thought.

He closed the door behind them as they entered the dim-lit room. Candles were lit to give the room a sweet scent and the breeze flew through the open windows. Curtains flowed around at the breeze and the wind brought the sound of ocean waves.

Saraj walked towards the window and looked down at the ground. It must be atleast twenty feet, easy to jump down-he thought. His eyes took in the surroundings and saw the small streets and the busy market. Much easier to lose the guards- he thought. His attention was brought back to the room, as Mahishka stroked his back with her hands and turned him around. Her hands were on his waist belt to get rid of the dhoti, so she could get to work. As she was about to get on her knees, Saraj stopped her and took her hands in his.

Her eyes looked confused and he gave her a heart-warming smile as he said, "Tonight is all about you, Mahishka." He walked her towards the bed, her hands still in his. Confused Mahishka just followed his orders and stood at the side of the bed.

Keeping his touch soft and sweet, Saraj helped Mahishka lay down on the bed. Mahishka still had the confused look on her face, Saraj kissed her on the forehead and she relaxed a bit. He took a hold of her green lehenga and untied the knot in one swift motion. He took off the lehenga and reached behind her back to untie the knot on her blouse. She hesitated a bit because his moves but kept quiet.

Saraj got rid of his shirt before bending down and kissing her senseless. Mahishka arched her back as he kissed his way down to her navel. Looking at her through his lashes he kissed her inner thighs, making her squirm in her spot. As Saraj worked his tongue on Mahishka, he noticed that she was deep in the ecstasy of him. After bringing her to her climax, Saraj slowly made his way towards her breasts. He placed his mouth on them and fondled them with his hands. As he was playing with her breasts, he thrust himself into her unannounced and Mahiskha let out a small shriek.

At first, he fucked her slowly and with passion. He kissed her as thrusted himself forward. Mahishka moaned beneath him and he knew that she was in a weak position to defend herself. Suddenly, he placed his hand on her neck and her eyes opened. He just gave her neck a small squeeze and she moaned out loud at that. He didn't remove his hand as he fucked her a bit rougher than earlier and grunted.

His grip got tighter around her neck as he increased his pace. Mahishka's eyes widened as he fucked her hard. She tried to remove his hand from her neck but, that only tightened the grip. "Where is Janana?" he asked her as he fucked her.

Mahishka's eyes shone with realization that he was just using her for the information and she tried to loosen his grip on her but, failed. Mahishka choked back tears as Saraj fucked her rough. "Answer me." he groaned at her.

Mahishka tried gasping for air but Saraj didn't allow it. As she was about to scream for help, Saraj kissed her to shut her voice. He bite down on her lip and that made her cry out in pain.

"Answer me!" he exclaimed at her.

Mahishka tried fighting back tears and breathing but, he just gripped her neck tighter. She was gasping for air when she suddenly choked out,"Mahika!"

"Where in Mahika?" Saraj asked. He still hadn't slowed down his thrusts.

Mahiskha let out a cry as he increased his pace and thrusted more forcefully into her. "I don't know. "she sobbed but, that didn't affect Saraj at all.

"Where in Mahika, whore? Speak!" Saraj's anger was on fire and so were his motions. He wasn't stopping his thrusts and they made her cry out more.

"I....I don't know." She gasped out finally and Saraj's expressions changed at that. He choked her harder as he said," Then you are of no use to me." She started squirming in his grip and he placed a hand over mouth to cover her screaming.

After a few minutes, her body gave in and her eyes were left wide open as Saraj loosened his grip on her. Saraj made sure to check her pulse to confirm that she was dead. He messed up the room to make it look like an intruder had been here and discarded some coins on the ground.

Before leaving the room through the window, Saraj looked back onto the scene laid in front of his eyes. The room was all scattered with the bed pillows and coins, and in the middle of it was Mahishka naked spread out on the bed with her eyes wide open. Saraj sighed and jumped out of the window, before making his way through the busy market streets.

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Shaleel and Yara were parading around Saraj's bed as he packed his bag for the journey ahead. Saraj was calming trying to remember everything he needed in order to make this trip successful. But, Ara had been furious at him for going alone. Ara wanted to be involved in this mission as much as possible but, he couldn't as he was the crown-prince of Jalashar.

"I can't understand why you don't want me to come with you to Mahika?" Shaleel exclaimed and dramatically sat on the edge of the bed.

Saraj sighed and looked at him, "You know why you can't, Ara." Shaleel's face was confronted with anger and frustration. Yara was trying to calm him down but rubbing her palm along his arms.

"But?" Shaleel still insisted. Saraj gripped his forehead and turned towards Yara," Please try and make him understand." He went back to his packing and went over the list of essentials.

"I understand why Shaleel can't come, Saraj. But, I can join you in this trip. No one will even recognize me there." Yara tried reasoning but failed as she saw the look on Saraj's face.

Saraj tried controlling his anger before speaking, " Why don't you both try to understand? You are the future king and queen of Jalashar. The ones who will led the future of Mirathi dynasty. I know you both want to help all the evil things against the mermaid matter but, I can't let you get hurt in this. I can't lose both of you to this." Saraj didn't wanted to get emotional before leaving his country as he wasn't sure as to how long it would take before he would be able to come back to his home.

Shaleel wrapped his arms around his brother in a hug and held onto him tight. "Do me proud, Misha." Saraj hugged him tighter before releasing him. He bent down to take the blessings of Yara, who pulled him into a hug too.

"Take care. "That's all Saraj heard as he left the castle through a secret pass way.

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Vocabulary-

Ara -Elder brother.

Misha -Brother.