"Doctor, is she okay?" Gabriel asked the doctor who was examining Ida, he couldn't bear to see all of these bruises on her, she was a dear friend though their families didn't get along, but they would always meet and secretly mock each other, sarcastically they enjoyed each other's company
"Gabe, she is nowhere near okay, this is going to leave a nasty scar" The Dr. replied to Gabe noticing his anger that was accelerating
"What am I supposed to do? Anything?" Gabriel asked, afraid that he might lose This friend, his only friend
"I thought you and the Marouikous aren't on good terms?" The Dr. asked fascinated by the care that Gabe is showing her
"I thought you are in no place to be asking" He added, "focus on what you are doing, or it will cost you your hands" Replied to the mistake comment with so much anger
"At your commands" The Dr. replied, he was in no position to give anything but his medical opinion, "Gabe, a proud girl like her, either she stands tall, or collapse I can't say more not until I check on her mental health when she is awake" The Dr. all concerned replied to him
"She came to me, not anyone but me. Anything that I could do to make her better" Gabriel said, clenching his fist, his face was pale yet his were flamed with anger and wrath, his words were simple he didn't plead anything but her to be okay
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"Norah, I've been calling your sister these few days, yet she didn't answer any of my calls" Isabella all worried about her daughter
"Mum, you know how she is, maybe she is just too busy" Norah was already busy with her work, doing some researches on her laptop, not paying much attention to it, Ida was always the girl that had so many loves, every now and then she would disappear either to enjoy a small vacation with them or because she broke up with one of them
"I called her secretary, yet they don't know where she is" Isabella added very annoyed by the ignorance Norah is showing, the little Norah that couldn't be blamed, she again doesn't know anything about what's going on
"Mum!" Norah screamed faintly declaring with her small attitude that Isabella her mother was already bothering her, Isabella understood her act so she hit Norah slightly to alarm her that she have already passed the limit, "Sorry, mum but you know she is already a known business woman, very busy, very fun loving. What about this, let's try to call her again" Norah added feeling sorry for her mother's displeasure
Norah took her phone, and dialed her sister's number, gazing her mother's anticipating eyes and eagerness for more information
"Hello, Ida where the hell are you?" Norah delivered her words in a hurry
"Hi, Norah this is Gabriel Blackwater, Ida is not available for the moment" Gabe answered the phone hopping that she would believe him, for he was unable to answer any of her questions
"Oh, could you tell her to call us, my mum is kind of worried about her" Norah replied though she felt shocked, yet since the two families made an alliance through Rumina's wedding everything seemed logical
"Of course" All he managed to say before hanging out
.........….
"Let's get a divorce" Rumina out of nowhere said breaking the silence that both of them has created not speaking to one another
"What! woman are you hallucinating? Asking for divorce all of a suden" Jasper who couldn't believe what he just heard commented on her words trying to just pass this as if it was a slip of tongue
"I'm serious Jas" Rumina took off her reading glasses and looked at him with her two little sad eyes and said
"You are mine, the moment you stepped foot in the Cathedral in Paris, and there is nothing will change that, nothing" His sarcastic expressions had turned blank, she couldn't read him anymore, his jaw tightened and his fest clenched like if he was ready for a fight, he closed the screen of his laptop so hard that it broke, and went to the balcony, he knew that he was losing control, he didn't want her to face his demons
"Jas, what if I'm the cause of everything that's happening with both families?" Rumi asked, her heart clenched with pain 'Would you still be with me?' a questioned that her eyes sent but her mouth couldn't bear to voice it out, tears were forming at the edges of her eyes
"Till death do us apart" He replied to her without hesitation, like if he was ready for that question a long time ago.
"You don't understand, I "Rumina tried to explain, yet he caught her before finishing, put one hand at her soft red lips and another of her stomach
"I don't, all I know is I love you, I love our unborn child, Dahlia and both our families" He replied, as her eyes streamed down the tears of his pure love for her, his warmth and scent, his words and voice, he is changing everything in her world, and she is clashing under the weight of everything around her
"How come, you always choose the right words" She asked with a faint smile
"That's not what I want to hear right now" Slowly he pulled her to his embrace and hugged her whispering in her ears, she enjoyed every moment with him, but somehow his true desire of gaining her love woke her up from this lovely dressed nightmare
"I can't, I have to go and check on Dahlia" She swiftly changed the subject, taking Dahlia as a cloak to ran off, 'I love you' is just too bitter for her to say
"I'll wait" He grabbed her small delicate hand and said with a sad smile, "For you to love me" and then added
.........
-A month later-
"Please, please let me go, please" The poor Ida repeated these words for the entire months in her sleep, she suffered so much that she lost the desire of life itself
"Ida, don't be afraid I'm here with you" Gabriel who didn't leave her side, so worried about her, hugged her body tight trying to calm her down and to draw her back from those nightmares, patting on her head, brushing his fingers through her hair, is a new addiction that Ida has converted to, now she can't sleep without him by her side.
"Gabe, Gabriel he is coming for me" She looked at him breathless, with her damaged soul, screaming for redemption
"As long as I live, nobody could touch a hair of yours" Gabe fixed her eyes on his with both his hands, and declared each and every word for her clearly to hear. She hugged him even harder both laying right next to each other on the same bed, she in his embrace and him playing with her hair
"Prepare the dish, we are ready for the feast" Gabe texted this message to someone without her noticing and smiled devilishly…
"Everything is ready Boss" The other party replied
"Ida hone, let's go for a walk" Gabriel with a small smile asked Ida who nodded her head for approval
Both wore some heavy clothes for the weather was freezing, he held her hand slowly leading her to the middle of the woods, and she walked her way with him, till they have reached a cottage in the middle of nowhere, they entered on a bloody scene that a sane person couldn't handle that easily, the amount of blood decorating the room, and the screaming that was coming from the basement wasn't appropriate for those weak heartened
"I prepared a gift for you" Gabe stated
"I don't feel like receiving any, can we go back" All the blood and weird voices made her feel uncomfortable, recalling what happened a on that same day
"I insist" Gabe then replied with full satisfaction, he again grabbed hold of her hand and led her to the stairs, down there; a man was fixed to a chair, all bruised, full of raw bleeding scars, moaning with his torturous pain, pleading for mercy
"Isn't this the man who hurt you?" Gabe asked pulling her even closer to him, though she couldn't bear to see that face all over again
"Yes, yes "Tears streaming out like a river, her body was heavily shaking, fear spread through her, like if she was reliving that old awful day all over again
"Kill him" Gabe emotionlessly stated, handing her this silver colored gun, it felt even colder, and heavier to her hands, "Shoot him" He again commanded
"I can't "Ida nodded her head in disapproval and disbelieve, facing the guy who hurt her, and the one she found peace in his arms, confused and scared
"Shoot" Swiftly Gabe swayed her body and turned her head to face his, holding her waist with one arm, stretched the other to hers and shot the guy, all she heard was "Bang" before losing her conscious
A day after she found herself back to his house laying on the same black sheeted bed, only one thought was roaming her head, 'Did I really kill my abuser?'
She spent a few minutes paralyzed, as her eyes were gazing the white ceiling before it starts their voyage through the huge room, searching for their savior, who wasn't anywhere but next to her dozing in his deepest sleep
Ida stood up quietly so that she wouldn't wake him up to the big balcony attached to the master bed room in where she was staying and kept staring at the sky, like a lost person trying to find his way back home, few moments passed before feeling the warmth covering her petite bruised body, it was Gabriel as always putting his jacket on top of her shoulders
"Good morning sunshine" Gabe announced with a wide innocent smile
"hmm, Good morning Gabe" Ida replied still all confused and perplexed, how could he smile after all the scenes that had passed upon him, " I see, you got rid of your insomnia" Ida added
"Yeah! I think" Gabriel was stunned by her comment, a fact that he didn't realize within the few passing days, his eyes grew wide and his mind went blank, for he couldn't find any reason or answer for it, 'Was it the treatment that made him recover?, or was it that he felt safe with her existence in his life?'
"What happened yesterday was it real?" She looked at him hoping that maybe it was just in her head
"Yes" The smile vanished and was replaced with this emotionless face, only one word was enough for her to understand, some hot tears flew down her face swiftly, she didn't what she feeling, Gabe approached her, swapping her tears delicately, "It's okay, it's done, you are safe now" He pulled her close and patted her head whispering these words to her
"Thank you" All she could say
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"Ilays, what are we going to do next?" Carlisle who really enjoyed his stay at his old friend's, questioned as the game of chess ended and their peaceful minds got disturbed by the troubles that hasn't been solved yet
"Play along, until we know the true identity of this new enemy of ours" Ilyas replied
"Anything in mind" Carlisle then asked with a demonic smile as if he was reading Ilyas's mind
"Its old school but it'll do" Again senior Ilyas replied but with the same devilish smile
"Let the war begin" Carlisle smiled loudly on this one, as he says his declaration of war
..........
"Jayjay, I won't be coming this few weeks to the office, please take care of everything for me, I'll be watching you guys from home" Jasper announced to his friend and co-worker Jayjay in London his situation
"What's wrong man, you never do this?" Jayjay all worried about Jasper asked, he never do this, and it's true Jasper loved work than anything.
"A long story, send me the reports of the project and the statistics" Jasper added to the curious Jayjay, who found his old friend weird couldn't satisfy his thirst for more information, yet he understood that something was going on
"Who are you talking to?" Rumina asked with a small grin, lightning her face
"Jayjay; Just because I own the company doesn't mean that I don't have to actually work" Jasper smiled back at her, "You seem happy today, is there something I should know about?" Then he asked
"I don't know, do I?" Rumina smiled again, she pillared her face with her arm and kept staring at every gesture he is showing, and she placed her hand on her belly
"What?" Jasper asked feeling strange, she never truly smiles rubbing slowly one hand on her belly, even if she does it doesn't come from her heart, yet this one felt different
"We are having a baby boy" Rumina answered his question delightfully.
"What would I have done without you in my life, each day feels like heaven" Jasper jumped from his office hurrying to squeeze her between his arms.
"But this have to be kept a secret" Rumina hugged him back yet she added whispering
"What are you afraid off? These secrets are making this much more interesting" Jasper who felt uncomfortable still showing this yellow smile on his face to cover up, this thing is getting much more serious, what is she hiding?
'I hope you understand one day' She knew what he felt about her secrets, so she said in silence hoping that she will be able to voice her thoughts one day.
'When are you going to trust me?' He said as well looking through her eyes.