Cassandra POV

Piyali has been missing for three days now. Wanted posters have been put everywhere in town. I can't believe the girl I trusted so much was now a thief.

"Who would have thought we were harbouring such a criminal?" said Lydia.

"She may have had her reasons" said the ever positive Amelie.

"I had thought of her as my sister." said Naina.

"Cassandra and Amelie, can I talk to you" said Sanjana.

Okay tell.

"In private, please."

Okay come to my room.

In my room

"Cassie and Amelie, I have to tell you something. I am not Sanjana."

What?

"No, My name is Allegra Black Rose. An orphan. Three years ago, I meant a lady called Arianna Osgood. She invited me into her family. In the greed for a family, I agreed. Later I realised that she was out to wipe out every royalty of the world. When I tried to runaway she said she knew where my actual family was. So I stayed. Then just before coming to Illea, she asked me to act as Sanjana. One of her helpers were the ones who mixed acid in Piyali's Mehendi. She asked me to collect blood samples from each of you. I do not know what she found out. But now she stopped calling me." Allegra explained with tears in her eyes.

What how could you?

"That letter was not written by Piyali. I had recognised the handwriting the moment I saw it."

The next second she was pinned onto the wall by a pair of strong hands.

"How could you? I destroyed a girl's life because of you." screamed Jai. He then sank down and started soundlessly crying. The entire royal family had witnessed the incident. The selected were still in the women's' room.

"Guards, take her away." said King Maxon.

The guards dragged Allegra away to the dungeons.

"Question her properly." said the king to the Head guard.

Piyali POV

It has been so many days since I have been trapped here or maybe I felt so. Arianna kept me blindfolded half the time. If not she stuffed some filth in my mouth.

"Sanjana dear, time for the treatment. Boys, take her to the room. I will be there in two minutes."

This was the first time, I was taken out of the room. Some men dragged me by my hair and then finally dumped me on a chair. They then bonded me to the chair. They then strapped something over my chest, mouth and legs.

"Sanjana, shall we start with 3 volts."

When she started. I almost died. She was sent electricity through me.

She went till 5 volts till she decided it was enough for today.

"Sanju baby, enough for today. Guys, take her back."

Jai, somebody come fast.

Jai POV

Based on Allegra's explanation, below this bush was Arianna's layer.

Men, search below this. Allegra are you sure it's here.

"Yes your highness."

The men dug until we found a lever. On opening, Allegra showed us a ladder that would lead us down. The five of us including Allegra went down. Allegra then pressed a button which led us to a room.

There I saw my bride lying close to death. She looked at me and said "Jai" and fainted.

I ran towards her and lifted her.

"Look who we have here. If it isn't Sanjana's Veer. How do you like seeing Sanjana like this?" said a woman in Black holding a gun pointed at me.

Sanjana?

"Very shameful Veer you did not recognise your Sanjana. Who else did you think Piyali was? Now both of you can say goodbye to your earthly life." She shot at us.

I was happy that I had finally found my Sanju. She was dying and I wanted to go with her. Within a flash someone else was falling. Allegra was on the ground covered in blood. Gaurds Michael and Rob were handcuffing the women in black. Nick, the other guard was carrying Allegra and then told me to follow. We left the hideout while the other guards siege the hideout. We took the two girls to the Royal hospital.

The doctor came up to me and said, "I regret to tell you but..."

Author's note: What does he regret to tell Jai? Can you guess? keep guessing till Monday. :)