Shaam ka waqt tha aur haveli ke bade aangan mein mashaalein jal chuki thin. Thakur Vikram Singh ne aaj apne kuch khaas doston aur ilake ke bade zamindaron ko dawat par bulaya tha. Haveli ke bhari darwaze band the, magar andar shahi sharab aur kabab ka daur shuru ho chuka tha.

​Meera kamre mein nangi halat mein dubki baithi thi, uska jism dhoop ki jalan aur thakaawat se toot raha tha. Tabhi darwaza jhatke se khula aur Thakur Vikram andar dakhil hua. Usne Meera ki thodi pakad kar uska chehra upar uthaya.