SINFULLY HIS

CHAPTER 9

Rafael

Shit, I had hit Elena.

'Oh my God'

My hands shook as I carried her unconscious body to the back of my car.

My heart thumped harder in my chest while I looked at her.

I placed my finger under her nostrils and I could tell that she was still breathing even when the blood from her head injury stained the most of her face.

I knew I couldn't take her back to the manor like this, so I started my car and made a turn.

I checked the time on my dashboard, it was merely a little past 7pm. I still had time.

I kept looking at her through the rear view mirror. She was stirring at intervals but she wouldn't wake.

The drive to the hospital became unbearably long even when it was just about 2 miles away.

As reached the hospital, I took her in my arms and carried her in. The nurses and doctors seeing her, rushed to my aid, and putting her on a stroller, they rolled her in to the wards.

I stood by the side of the open area watching as the doctors worked on her.

In a few minutes, one of the doctors emerged from behind the curtains and I rushed to meet him.

"How is she? Is it bad?" I asked, anxious.

"She is fine. It's just the head injury which has been patched up and she suffered from a mild shock, that's why she fainted. She should come to any moment now. May I ask what happened?"

"Um... Nothing, I don't know. I lied".

The doctor just stared at me in disbelief, nodded his head and left.

I heaved a sigh of relief.

'I didn't hit her after all'.

My phone buzzed, it was a call from the Don.

"Where are you and where is that b***h?" He yelled over the phone.

"I'll catch her, I think I know where she is", I lied. The last thing I needed was him finding her this way.

The curtains on each side separated her from the other patients in the general ward. I stood, watching her like a hawk.

She stirred and opened her eyes.

"I'll call you later", I hung up without hearing from him.

Immediately she saw me, she shifted in the hospital bed, her eyes widening.

I stood still, looking at her, silently daring her to make a move.

She stared defiantly at me and got up from the bed.

I still didn't move. She was about to bolt when her own weakness hit her and she fell to the floor.

I cleared my throat and helped her up. She still struggled and kicked against my help.

But in her effort to stop me, she ended up crumbling deeper into my arms.

I led her out of the hospital and into the car. At least I could do that without her protesting.

I sat for a long while in the car contemplating what to do. Where to take her. She was too weak to take her back to the manor. He'd kill her.

My conscience tugged at me at the decision I was about to make.

'She's another man's wife'

'But I would just be helping her'

'That's not in your place'

'She could literally die if I take her back'

'And what if the Don finds out'

'I'll make up an excuse, besides not like I'm gonna sleep with her'.

'the way she riles you up...'

Ugh, I groaned and hit the steering, finally shutting my inner voice up.

I didn't realize that I had startled Elena who was too weak to say a word or protest.

I started the car and drove away.

"Hey, that's not the way to the manor". Elena noted weakly when I made an unusual turn.

"You want me to take you there?" I asked spitefully. She didn't respond. "That's what I thought".

I pulled into a small garage. And helped her out of the car.

I could feel her struggle to walk on her own. I unlocked the door and led her in.

Taking her to the guest room, I laid her on the bed and she slept almost immediately.

Since she can't even run her cheeky little mouth, I can only imagine what happened to her and how tired she must be.

I stared at her small figure while she slept. Her lush black her was set like a velvet cushion for her head. She stirred and turned but didn't wake. And I stood there, watching her.

'I could stare at her till morning and never get tired'

I immediately shook my head, dismissing the thought that just crossed my mind.

I left the room and went to my room.

I tossed and turned but I wasn't able to get any sleep.

My mind kept on wandering

'Why did she do this? Why did she leave the manor, doesn't she know how brutal the Don can be?

And what do I do?

She gets to me in a way I can't explain

This is messed up as hell.

I need to get myself together'

Elena

The ache in my head pulled me out of my sleep. I lifted myself, looking around and everything was different. This wasn't my room.

I shut my eyes again and opened them but I was still in the same room.

'Where am I?' I asked myself

Ughhh, I groaned at the pain in my head. I touched the area and noticed a hard dressing on the wound.

I sat up on the bed and looked around.

It was still dark. I tried to recall how I got here.

Then like waves, the memories crashed into my mind.

The fear engulfed me again.

'I was with Rafael. God no'

'He would take me back to the manor. No no no'

'I can't go back there.'

I immediately got up on my feet and headed out.

I didn't know my way round the house but I needed to get out. So, I opened the door slowly and started to tiptoe across the hallway.

I was about leaving the hallway when a voice halted me.

"And where do you think you're going?" Rafael asked.

"I just wanted to get some water," I lied

"Okay", he walked past me to the kitchen and I followed him.

He opened the fridge and brought out a bottle of water. He grabbed a glass and poured the water for me.

I didn't need an invitation, seeing the glass of water, I realized my throat was probably as dry as the sahara. I gulped down the entire glass of water.

"Now you have the energy to run"

I swallowed and avoided his gaze.

"No I wasn't going to..." I tried to lie even when I knew that he knew what was going on in my head.

"Don't f*****g lie to me", he yelled as he slammed his hand in the counter, making me almost shriek.

"The Don could kill you for this", he paced around agitated.

"Don't you care about your life? Your parents are dead, you don't have any other family members, and you want to throw your life away over disobedience?", he continued, scolding me.

My heart burned from the accusations.

'Why was he acting like he doesn't know what the Don is capable of?'

'Like I would run off without being provoked' I thought to myself.

"Can't you say anything?" He asked, still yelling.

"You don't know what he did to me", I yelled back.

He widened his eyes, startled. And without saying a word, he left the kitchen.

"Where're you going?" I said after him,

"To get some sleep. You should too, we're heading to the manor first thing in the morning."

"What?" He ignored me, still heading to his room.

"You're still gonna take me back there?" He still ignored me.

I hissed. Looking around, I found the door in the dimly lit living room and ran there. I pulled and pulled at the knob but it wouldn't budge. It was shut tight.

I looked out towards the windows and tried to unlock them but he had locked them with a padlock, like he knew I would try to escape.

'Who locks windows with padlocks?' I asked myself, irritated.

Restless and frustrated, I began to hit the glass window but it was too tough.

After rounds of hitting the windows, I got tired and sat on the floor. Streams of tears flowed down my face.

Drawing my knees up to my chin, I buried my face in my hands and let the tears flow.

I was stuck, and there was nothing I could do about it. I sobbed silently till I lost track of time and didn't know when sleep swept me away.