Zach's PoV:
My steps altered, all my men not meeting my eyes.
Darren caught hold of my hand as he made me walk towards the Limo.
"I can't do this Darren" I looked away.
I never knew what fear is like… I forgot what it is to be scared for anyone from a few years. All I know is getting what I want, you say it and I had it.
My ruthless wars, the empires I won, the battles I led, nothing scared me, I don't know what it is to say no and here I am saying no to meet the person whom I abducted.
"How is her condition?" Darren quizzed.
"She is shaken.. pretty much" Maxi who has reached the place before us answered.
"Capo.. you may see her" Darren opened the Limo door for me.
"Let's start heading to our mansion, she needs to get treated," I said.
"Yes, Capo" everyone were alerted.
"Can we take her in the chopper?" I asked.
"I don't think she can walk" Maxi looked away.
Our choppers enrooted back to mansion so does almost all the vehicles except the important ones which came as my security.
I felt jitters as the limo door was open for me. I need to get in… I need to be with her but I am not brave enough to face her.
I dared to step inside the Limo as we have to start her treatment as soon as possible, I entered the Limo and my eyes refused to look at her.
The whole limo was in absolute silence, I watched her as she took her breath. I felt my world crash as I saw her lying in the limo.
She was dressed in a shirt; it must be of someone working under me. A duvet covering her. Only her face was visible.
Her innocent eyes were red, they were burning. She didn't even blink even when I was just standing opposite her.
The Limo started driving, with the bumps I could sense that. Her angelic face is now red, the marks of nails and belt.
I kneeled down beside her, as I looked at her face closely, I could feel bite marks, and her face is swollen.
I felt something wet on my cheek, I checked tapping my hands on my cheek, and found tears streaming down my eyes.
Quite surprising it is… Am I crying??
I felt a loss of words as I carefully removed the duvet of her. The shirt was covering her until her thighs and now when I glanced at her all I found is marks of a belt.
She was wounded in every place, her wounds swelled, her thighs were bleeding, so is her toes. There is no part of her body that ain't wounded.
Her body was all red, with every mark. I can' even imagine what she must be going through.
I observed her, not a hair of hers is moving, she is just staring at the blank space. Her cheeks stained with tears, saying the story of how much she would have cried.
With every passing second, I felt more disgusting about myself. Had I not abducted her, why would she be in this position? She must be happy living with her family and now she is here with all these wounds and the only reason is me.
My heart wrenched looking at her state, I don't even know what to talk to her. Except for her meek breaths and heartbeat, I couldn't hear anything.
"Irene… I am sorry" I said.
She didn't react.. no sort of reaction from her, her eyes didn't avert from the hallow space.
I made sure to alert Doctor Scrochel to arrange therapists as soon as possible. There are no other people on this Island, except the ones I employed.
The Doctors and specialists are handy, so is the multi specialty hospital, but mental health is something we all casually keep shrugging off and now Doctor Scrochel, the head running the hospital just for my staff has said that only therapists could aid Irene.
"Speak to me Irene.. please" I requested looking into her face
She didn't even dart her eyes at me, this is the longest time I kneeled in my whole life. Tears kept streaming down my eyes.
I somehow want to pull the trigger and kill myself.
"Irene.. say anything, curse me, kill me.. do anything as you want but just look at me.. please" I begged.
As her face didn't tilt, I slowly passed my hand to her chin.
Her mouth opened a little as soon as my fingers touched her and she started trembling in seconds.
She shivered as my fingers rested on her cheek and tears started streaming down her eyes. I quickly pulled back my hands.
Her whole body trembled as if she is in cold temperature, she couldn't even lift her hand, her shirt rose as she started trembling and I tried pulling her shirt down only to see her wriggle and cry.
She is shaking and her eyes just depicted fear… she looked at me as if I am going to harm her, she slowly lift her hands and bowed to me requesting not to harm her.
My heart wrenched at the sight opposite my eyes, how much pain she must be going through.
"Irene… you don't have to be scared anymore. No one is going to harm you. Look clearly, you are safe, you are with me" I said but she didn't hear anything and kept trembling.
"Irene.. sit properly.. Irene" I tried to catch her as she tried to run scared by me. As I caught hold of her hand to stop her from standing up, she trembled, and before I could say something she fell unconscious in my arms.
"Irene…. Irene" I shook her only to see her not moving.
Only her pain and wounds are visible now, I wanted to find the reason behind her past scars and now I have given her more. All the ordeal she had gone through, I am the only reason.
I carefully lift her and put her back on the sear, my fingers passed through her hair and I couldn't help but peck her forehead. My lips gingerly danced on her forehead. It felt like the best thing I could ever do in my whole life.