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Chapter 40 - Ch - 40 Suhagrat

The morning after their impossible wedding, Suyash woke to find his six brides stirring. The stone walls of the chapel glowed with the soft gold of the early sunlight streaming through the broken window. The sunlight illuminated the tangle of naked bodies sprawled across the earthen floor and wooden pews. Palm-fiber rings glinted on seven fingers—simple bands that meant nothing to the outside world but everything to them.

Komal was the first to speak, her voice rough with sleep but already crackling with energy. "We need a suhagrat."

Babita lifted her head from Suyash's chest, her dark hair spilling across his skin. "A suhagrat? We've been having a suhagrat every night for weeks."

"Not the physical one." Komal sat up, her enormous breasts swaying, her eyes bright with that familiar mischief. "A proper one. With all the rituals. The milk. The flowers. The veil." She gestured at their naked bodies. "We had the wedding. Now, we need the wedding night. Done properly."

Daya laughed, her thick body stretching lazily. "And where exactly are we going to find milk, flowers, and a veil on this island?"

"We have the hidden pantry," Madhavi pointed out. "There's milk powder. Suyash has those supplies..."

"But what about a proper bed?" Anita's dark eyes were thoughtful. "A room? We've been sleeping on sand and palm fronds. That's not a honeymoon. That's camping."

The women fell silent as the reality of their situation settled over them. They had each other. They had Suyash. They had a church, vows, and rings. But they didn't have a proper place to celebrate their union—no bed of flowers, no glass of spiced milk, and no sacred space for the wedding night, as tradition demanded.

Suyash listened, his mind already working. He could pull supplies from his inventory. But a proper suhagrat required more than just items. It required a place. A sanctuary. Somewhere worthy of his six brides.

He made a decision.

"Why don't we explore the other side of the island?" he suggested in a carefully casual voice. "We've never gone beyond the eastern ridge. There might be something there."

Komal's eyes narrowed. "Something like what?"

"Whatever the island wants to show us." He rose and pulled on his thin underwear. "Let's find out."

The eastern ridge was a wall of volcanic rock that had always seemed impassable. But as the seven of them—six naked women and one man in worn cotton—approached, they found a narrow path winding through the stone, almost hidden by vegetation. It looked ancient, worn smooth by footsteps that hadn't walked it in decades.

"Has this always been here?" Anjali asked, her soft voice echoing off the rock.

"I don't know," Suyash lied smoothly. He had created the path three hours ago while the women slept. He had taken the idea of a "hidden trail" from an adventure film and superimposed it onto the existing ridge. The villa beyond was his true masterpiece.

They followed the path as it curved through the rocks and emerged into a small, sheltered valley on the island's eastern shore. There, nestled among flowering trees and overlooking a private cove of turquoise water, stood a villa.

It was modest yet beautiful, with whitewashed stone walls, a terracotta roof, and wooden shutters painted a faded blue. Flowering vines climbed the walls, releasing a sweet fragrance into the salt-tinged air. A veranda wrapped around the front and was furnished with weathered wooden chairs and a small table. Through the windows, they could see a soft glow that looked like candlelight.

The women froze.

"What..." Babita's voice was barely a whisper. "What is this?"

"It's a house," Daya breathed. "A real house. On our island."

Madhavi was already moving toward the door, her small body trembling with excitement. "There's a plaque. Look."

Beside the entrance was a small brass plaque affixed to the stone. Its surface was tarnished with age. Madhavi read aloud, her voice catching:

'Villa Suhag. Built in 1952 for Anjali, my beloved. May this home witness our love, our laughter, and our forever." —R."

"Anjali," whispered the real Anjali, finding Suyash's hand. "It has my name."

"There's more." Komal pushed open the door and stepped inside. Her voice, filled with wonder, floated out. "You need to see this."

The interior of the villa was frozen in time—a moment of hope and love preserved for decades.

The main room was a spacious living area with polished wooden floors, its furniture draped in white sheets to protect it from dust. Komal had already pulled the sheets away, revealing plush sofas, carved wooden tables, and bookshelves filled with books whose spines had faded, but whose pages remained intact. A stone fireplace dominated one wall, and above it hung a portrait of a beautiful woman with dark eyes and a gentle smile. Her hair was adorned with jasmine flowers.

"Anjali," Madhavi said softly, looking at the portrait. "The one this house was built for."

But it was the bedroom that took their breath away.

The door stood open, revealing a space untouched by time. A massive four-poster bed dominated the room, its wooden frame carved with intricate floral patterns. The mattress was still covered with a protective sheet. Beside it, on a carved chest, lay folded linens: white cotton sheets, embroidered pillowcases, and a delicate, deep crimson silk bedspread. The kind of bedspread reserved for a wedding night.

On the bedside table sat a brass lamp, a box of matches, and—incongruously—a small, leather-bound journal.

The withered remains of flowers were everywhere, on every surface. Rose petals, dried to brown husks long ago, were scattered across the floor and windowsills. Garlands of faded, pale yellow marigolds hung from the bedposts. It was as if someone had prepared this room for a suhagrat decades ago and then simply left.

"There's more," Anita said, her voice unusually soft. She had found a door leading to a small bathroom and, beyond that, a walk-in closet.

Inside the closet, clothes hung.

Women's clothes. Saris in rich silks and soft cottons, their colors still vibrant despite the years. There were lehengas in red and gold, embroidered with mirrors and delicate threadwork. There were also simple cotton kurtas. On a separate rack were men's clothes: crisp white kurtas, embroidered sherwanis, and soft cotton dhotis.

"They were going to get married," Anjali said, her voice thick with emotion. "Or they did get married. And then..."

Something happened." Suyash picked up the leather journal from the bedside table. "Maybe this will tell us."

The six women gathered in the living room and draped themselves across the now-uncovered sofas. Their naked bodies sank into cushions that hadn't felt human weight in decades. Suyash sat in a large armchair and opened the journal.

The handwriting was elegant but masculine, the script of a man educated in another era. The entries were dated, beginning in January 1952.

January 15, 1952: I have found the island. It is everything I dreamed of—wild, beautiful, and untouched. The perfect place to build our sanctuary." Anjali deserves nothing less than paradise. After the scandal, after her family rejected her, after everything she sacrificed to be with me... I will give her a home where no one can judge us. A place where our love can exist without the world's poison.

I have begun construction on the villa. I am calling it Villa Suhag, which means "marital good fortune."

February 3, 1952: The walls are rising. I work from dawn until the stars appear, and each stone I place feels like a prayer. I imagine her face when she sees the white walls, blue shutters, and flowers I planted along the path. She loves jasmine. I will plant jasmine everywhere.

March 20, 1952: The bedroom is finished. I carved the four-poster bed myself, with each pillar representing a different aspect of our life together: trust, passion, laughter, and devotion. The silk bedspread arrived on the supply boat yesterday. It is crimson, the color of a bride. I have hidden it away, waiting for our wedding night.

April 10, 1952: Her letter came today. She is coming. After all these months, she is finally coming. The villa is ready. The flowers are blooming. I have prepared everything: the milk with saffron and almonds, the rose petals for the bed, and the garlands for the door. Tonight will be our suhagrat. Our true beginning.

The next entry was dated two weeks later. The handwriting was shakier and the ink was smudged, as if by water—or tears.

April 24, 1952: She is gone. Her family found her. They arrived while I was in the village gathering supplies. When I returned, the villa was empty. Her veil was on the floor. Her footprints led to the beach, where a boat had just arrived. They took her back. They took her back to a world that would never accept us.

I cannot stay here. Every room is haunted by her ghost. Every flower smells like her. I left everything as it was—the bed made, the milk out, and the garlands hung. Perhaps one day, someone else will find this place. Someone who understands what it means to love against the world's wishes.

Whoever you are, if you are reading this, know that this villa was built for love. Use it well. Honor its purpose. Know that somewhere, a man named R. still loves a woman named Anjali, even though the world tore them apart.

The final entry was a single line dated a month later.

"I'm leaving the island. I cannot bear it anymore. I hope whoever finds this place finds the happiness I was denied."

Silence filled the villa.

Anjali was crying, soft tears silently streaming down her cheeks. Babita's eyes glistened. Daya pressed a hand to her heart. Madhavi stared at the journal, her dark eyes showing something like recognition. Anita's expression was unreadable, but she had taken Komal's hand and gripped it tightly.

Komal, who was always joking around and scheming, was simply quiet. Her eyes were on Suyash.

"He built this for her," Komal said finally. "A villa. A suhagrat. Everything. They never got to have it, though."

"But we can." Babita's voice was fierce. "We can have what they couldn't."

"We're six women and one man," Daya pointed out. "We're already doing what the world would never accept. Just like them."

"This villa was built for a love that defied the world." Anita's dark eyes met Suyash's. "And here we are: Six women who defied our marriages, our society—everything—to be with him."

Komal stood, her naked body catching the golden light filtering through the windows. "Then we honor them. We honor R. and Anjali. We will give this villa the suhagrat it was built for."

She looked at the women, then at Suyash.

"We will do it properly. All the rituals. The preparations. Everything they would have had." Her grin finally returned, wicked and wild. "Then we make it ours."

The preparations took the rest of the day.

The women threw themselves into the task with an almost sacred energy. They had a purpose now—not just for their own pleasure, but for something greater. They were finishing a story interrupted seventy years ago.

Madhavi and Anjali tackled the bedroom. They removed the dusty protective sheets and made the bed with linens from the carved chest: white cotton sheets that felt like clouds, embroidered pillowcases with delicate floral patterns, and a crimson silk bedspread that they placed on the mattress reverently. After finding a broom in a storage closet, they swept away the dried rose petals and replaced them with fresh flowers gathered from the vines outside: jasmine, hibiscus, and wild orchids from the island. They scattered the petals across the bed in a heart-shaped pattern, just as R. had intended for Anjali.

Babita and Daya explored the kitchen. It was a simple space but well-stocked with preserved goods that had survived the decades: tins of spices, jars of honey, and a sealed container of saffron threads that still released their fragrance when opened. They found a small icebox that ran on an ancient generator, which Suyash had secretly ensured still functioned, and inside were sealed glass bottles of preserved milk. Daya prepared the traditional milk for the bride-to-be, called "suhagrat," warming it over a small fire and adding saffron, crushed almonds, a touch of honey, and the spices she found in the pantry: cardamom, a whisper of turmeric, and a single crushed black peppercorn. The fragrance filled the villa, warm, exotic, and promising.

Komal and Anita explored the closet. They emerged with armloads of clothing: saris in rich jewel tones, lehengas in red and gold, and delicate dupattas embroidered with mirrors and thread. But the most precious find was a set of garments clearly intended for a bride and groom.

For the bride, there was a deep red Banarasi silk lehenga. The fabric was heavy with gold zari work, and the blouse was cut low and adorned with delicate mirror work. The voluminous skirt was meant to swirl and sweep, and the dupatta was edged with gold fringe. It was the kind of lehenga a woman would wear on the most important night of her life.

The groom wore a cream-colored silk sherwani with subtle gold embroidery. He paired it with a soft cotton churidar and a matching dupatta that draped across one shoulder.

"One bride's outfit," Anita observed. "Six brides."

"Then we share it." Komal's grin was fierce. "Each of us will wear it for a moment. Each of us will feel like his bride. Then, she gestured at the other saris and lehengas, "we'll wear these. We're all his brides. We all deserve to feel beautiful."

As the sun began to set, painting the private cove in shades of orange and rose, the women prepared themselves.

They bathed in the villa's bathroom, a luxury after weeks of bathing in lagoon water, using fragrant oils they found in carved wooden boxes. They braided each other's hair, weaving in jasmine flowers from the vines outside. They lined their eyes with kohl from a small silver box, darkened their lashes, and painted their lips with berry juice.

Then they dressed.

Babita was the first to wear the red lehenga. Standing before the mirror, her perfect body was wrapped in silk and gold. The blouse barely contained her breasts, and the skirt swirled around her ankles. She looked like a goddess—dangerous, beautiful, and utterly bridal.

"His first bride," she said in a husky voice. "For a moment."

One by one, each woman donned the red lehenga. Daya's thick, generous body strained the seams, yet she looked magnificent—soft and powerful, like a fertility goddess come to life. Anjali wore it with tears in her eyes, thinking of the other Anjali who should have worn it seventy years ago. Madhavi's small, firm body made the lehenga look delicate and ethereal. Komal's enormous curves transformed it into something wild and wanton. Anita wore it like armor; her toned body and dark eyes made the traditional bridal red look dangerous and seductive.

After each had tried it on, they chose other garments from the closet. Babita selected a deep purple sari with silver threads running through it. She draped it low on her hips, leaving her midriff bare. Daya chose a soft pink cotton sari that clung to her curves. Anjali wrapped herself in a pale gold lehenga that was simpler than the bridal one, yet still beautiful. Madhavi found a turquoise sari that made her brownish-pink skin glow. Komal claimed an orange and pink bandhani sari and tied it in a way that emphasized her full breasts and hips. Anita chose a black sari with a blood-red border—widow's colors—but on her, it looked like a challenge.

They were ready.

Suyash dressed alone in the small study, pulling on the cream sherwani. It fit him perfectly—the shoulders were just right, and the length was perfect. He put on the churidar and draped the dupatta across his shoulder. Then he looked at himself in the small mirror.

He looked like a groom. He looked like the man R. had hoped to be seventy years ago.

When he emerged into the main room, the six women were waiting.

They stood in a semicircle, dressed in borrowed finery with jasmine in their hair and kohl-lined eyes and berry-stained lips. The golden light of the setting sun streamed through the windows and illuminated them like goddesses. Like brides.

"Ready for your suhagrat?" Komal asked, her voice low and promising.

Suyash looked at his six brides—his wives, in whatever sense the word held here—and felt his heart swell.

"Ready."

Komal had researched the traditions of the night, as she always did, and she directed the evening with the authority of a priestess.

"First, the milk."

Daya brought forward a glass of warm, spiced milk, saffron-gold and fragrant with cardamom and almonds. She held it to Suyash's lips, and he drank deeply. The warmth spread through his chest as the spices began their aphrodisiac work. Then she offered the glass to each woman in turn. They drank, sharing the sacred milk and the promise of the night to come.

"Now, the unveiling."

Anita stepped forward with a red dupatta in her hands—the one that came with the bridal lehenga. She draped it over Anjali's head, covering her face.

"The bride waits behind the veil," Komal intoned, her voice taking on a ceremonial cadence. "The groom unveils her. Muh dikhai—the first look."

Suyash approached Anjali, his hands trembling slightly. He lifted the veil to reveal her soft face, tear-bright eyes, and trembling smile.

"I see you," he said. "And you are beautiful."

He kissed her—softly and tenderly, like a promise.

One by one, each woman took her turn behind the veil: There was Babita, who kissed him back with fierce passion. Daya laughed with joy when he unveiled her. Madhavi, whose dark eyes held a depth of emotion that took his breath away. Komal whispered something filthy in his ear as he lifted her veil. Anita met his gaze with unflinching intensity.

Last was Anjali, the namesake of the woman this villa was built for, who wept silently as he kissed her. Her tears tasted of salt and gratitude.

"The bed of flowers," Komal continued, her voice growing huskier.

They moved to the bedroom, where the four-poster bed was covered in a crimson silk spread and scattered with fresh petals. Garlands of jasmine and marigold still hung from the bedposts, their fragrance intoxicating.

"The bride and groom come together on a bed of flowers," Komal said. "But we have six brides and one groom. So we adapt."

She looked at Suyash, her eyes dark with promise.

"Lie down. In the center of the bed."

He obeyed, stretching out on the crimson silk. The rose petals were cool against his back. The six women stood around the bed in their borrowed finery, their eyes hungry.

"Now," Komal said, "we will worship him. As he deserves."

What followed was not the frantic, desperate coupling of their previous nights. This was something else—something sacred and deliberate, a ritual of pleasure that honored the villa's purpose and their impossible, beautiful union.

Babita was the first to move. She climbed onto the bed, her purple sari slipping from her shoulder and revealing the curve of her breast. She straddled Suyash's hips but didn't take him inside her. Instead, she began to undress him, slowly and reverently, unbuttoning his sherwani and pushing the fabric aside to reveal his chest.

"You're our groom," she murmured, pressing a kiss to his sternum. "Our husband. Tonight, we take care of you."

She kissed her way down his body—his chest, his stomach, and the line of hair that disappeared beneath his churidar. Her tongue traced patterns on his skin, leaving trails of heat. When she reached the waistband of his pants, she looked up at him through her lashes. Her painted lips curved into a wicked smile.

"But first, we need to unwrap our gift."

She pulled the churidar down his legs, freeing his hard cock. It stood thick and flushed, the head glistening. Babita wrapped her hand around it and stroked slowly, spreading the pre-cum across the tip with her thumb.

"Beautiful," she breathed. "Our husband's cock. All ours."

She lowered her mouth and took him inside.

Her lips stretched around his girth, her tongue worked the underside, and her cheeks hollowed as she sucked. Suyash groaned and bucked his hips, but Daya's hands pressed them down.

"Let her worship you," Daya murmured as she climbed onto the bed beside him. She had shed her pink sari and now knelt naked beside him, her thick body soft and warm. She took his hand and placed it on her breast, letting him feel her racing heart. "We all want to worship you."

Babita worked him with exquisite skill, deep then shallow, her tongue swirling and her hand stroking what she couldn't fit. Suyash's breath came in ragged gasps. But before he could reach the edge, Babita pulled back, leaving a string of saliva connecting her lips to his glistening tip.

"Not yet," she said, echoing Komal's eternal command. "We have all night."

The women moved around him like a living mandala, each taking her turn to worship a part of his body.

Daya claimed his chest, her warm mouth finding his nipples. She sucked and licked until he groaned. Her thick thighs pressed against his side, and her hand drifted between her legs as she touched herself, pleasuring herself while pleasuring him.

Madhavi took his hands, kissing each finger and sucking them into her mouth one by one. Her dark eyes never left his, and the sensation of her small, hot tongue on his fingers was somehow more intimate than anything else.

Anjali lay beside him, her soft body pressed against his side and her lips brushing his ear. She whispered words of love, gratitude, and forever, not filthy things. Her hand rested on his heart, feeling it race.

Anita knelt at the foot of the bed, her black sari pooling around her, and took his feet in her hands. She massaged them slowly, pressing her thumbs into the arches and releasing tension he didn't know he was holding. Then, she lifted one foot, pressing a kiss to his ankle, calf, and inner knee. Her mouth moved higher, trailing heat up his inner thigh.

Komal orchestrated it all. She moved around the bed, adjusting positions and whispering instructions. Her own enormous body was now bare, her breasts swaying as she directed the others.

"Now," she finally said, her voice rough with desire. "Now, we take him. All of us."

The bed became a sea of silk, skin, and flower petals.

Babita was the first to take him inside her. Straddling his hips, she sank down onto his cock with a gasp, her head thrown back. Her purple sari was now completely discarded. Her perfect breasts bounced as she began to ride him, her hips rolling in a slow, deep rhythm.

"Yes—fuck—you feel so good—" she said, her words dissolving into moans. Her nails raked his chest, and her inner walls gripped him like a fist. The other women watched, their hands wandering over their own and each other's bodies, their breathing ragged.

Babita came with a sharp cry, her body convulsing and her juices flooding his shaft. She collapsed forward, pressing her forehead to his. Her breath was hot and fast.

"I love you," she whispered. "I love you. I love you. I love you."

He kissed her deeply, tasting the milk and spices on her tongue.

Daya was next. She gently pushed Babita aside and took her place. Her thick body sank onto his cock with a moan of pure relief. She rode him differently—not with the athletic precision of Babita, but with a deep, grinding rhythm that made the bed creak.

"Harder," she gasped. "I want to feel you for days."

He gripped her ample hips and thrust into her, meeting her grinding with sharp, deep strokes. Daya's moans grew louder. Her head was thrown back and her heavy breasts swayed. When she climaxed, she shouted with joy—raw, unashamed, and beautiful.

"Yes! Yes! Fuck yes!"

She collapsed beside him, laughing and trembling.

Madhavi was third. She climbed onto the bed, positioning herself on all fours with her small, firm ass raised. Her dark skin glowed in the candlelight.

"Take me like this," she said quietly but firmly. "From behind."

He knelt behind her and entered her in one smooth thrust. She was tight—always so tight—and the sound she made was somewhere between a gasp and a sob. He set a steady rhythm, his hips slapping against her ass and his hands gripping her narrow waist.

"More—don't stop—I'm close—"

She shattered with a sharp cry, her body convulsing and her inner walls fluttering around him. She collapsed onto the bed, her small body trembling.

Anjali was fourth. She lay on her back, pulling him over her and wrapping her legs around his waist. The missionary position—simple and intimate, face-to-face.

"Look at me," she whispered. "I want to see you when you're inside me."

He entered her slowly, their eyes locked. She was wet and ready, her body welcoming him home. He moved with deliberate tenderness, each thrust deep and slow. Their foreheads touched.

"I love you," she breathed. "I love you so much."

She came quietly, tears streaming down her cheeks as her body clenched around him. He kissed the tears from her face, tasting salt and joy.

Anita was fifth. Without ceremony, she pushed him onto his back and straddled him, her toned body flexing as she took him inside her. She rode him with controlled, athletic precision, never taking her dark eyes off his.

"You're mine," she said in a low, fierce voice. "All of you are mine. And I'm yours. I trust you. I choose you."

Her orgasm hit hard. Her body arched and a sharp cry escaped her lips. She collapsed onto his chest, her breath ragged and her heart pounding against his.

Then it was Komal's turn.

Komal, who had orchestrated everything, finally took her turn. She positioned herself at the head of the bed, sprawling her thick body across the pillows. Her enormous breasts rose and fell with her breath.

"Come here," she commanded.

He moved over her and settled between her thick thighs. She guided him inside her with one hand while tangling the other in his hair.

"Fuck me," she said in a rough voice. "Fuck me like you mean it. Like I'm your wife. Like we just got married, and tonight is our suhagrat, and you've been waiting your whole life for this moment."

He did.

He fucked her with everything he had—hard, deep, and relentless. The bed shook. The garlands swayed. The flower petals scattered. Komal's moans grew louder and wilder. Her nails raked down his back and her thick thighs clamped around his waist.

"Yes—yes—fuck—I'm going to—"

She screamed, her voice echoing through the villa as she came. Her body convulsed, her inner walls milking him. Her release triggered his own.

Suyash's orgasm ripped through him—hot, overwhelming, and all-consuming. He spilled inside her with a groan, his body shuddering and his vision going white.

When he finally collapsed onto her, both panting and slick with sweat, Komal kissed his forehead.

"Best suhagrat in history," she declared. "R. and his Anjali would be proud."

The night continued—slower and more tender. The women took turns again, not in a frantic race as before, but in a gentle, loving rotation. They kissed each other. They touched each other. They shared Suyash without jealousy or competition, experiencing only the simple joy of being together in this sacred space.

When dawn finally began to lighten the sky, the seven of them lay tangled on the crimson silk bedspread. Their borrowed finery was scattered across the floor. Their bodies were marked with bites and kisses, and the lingering fragrance of jasmine and saffron clung to them.

Suyash looked at his six brides—his wives, his loves, his everything—and felt a peace he hadn't known he was seeking.

"We should leave the journal," Anjali said softly, her voice drowsy. "For whoever finds this place next. So they know what happened here. What almost happened. And what finally did."

"I'll add an entry," Suyash said. "About us."

Later, when the women had fallen asleep, he got up and found the leather journal. He turned to a fresh page and wrote:

We found this villa as strangers and leave it as family. Six brides, one groom, and a love that defies the world. R. and Anjali, wherever you are, we honored your suhagrat. We completed what you began. We are grateful.

May all who love against the odds find their sanctuary.

—Suyash, Babita, Daya, Anjali, Madhavi, Komal, and Anita

He closed the journal and placed it back on the bedside table beside the withered rose petals and brass lamp.

Then, he returned to the bed and the warmth of his six brides and let sleep claim him.

Outside, the sun rose over Villa Suhag, painting the white walls gold. The jasmine vines swayed in the morning breeze. Somewhere, perhaps, a man named R. and a woman named Anjali finally found peace.

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