Chapter 59: chapter 59

Elora's POV----------------"ELORA!!!" My heart skips as soon as I hear Rodas's voice. I quickly get off the bed and step towards the door.Seconds later he bursts inside my room, face covered in bruises and dry blood, wearing the same clothes as he was wearing back in the warehouse. He must have come directly from there. So, is it over?Is it finally over?His panicked eyes soften immediately when he sees me but soon they get hooded with guilt seeing my wound, he couldn't look at me again. All he does is keep his head down and tremble. I approach him and slide my arms around his waist. "It's not your fault. Please don't blame yourself" I say, resting my head on his chest. God, I missed him. He shakes his head, still not raising it. "I failed again. I failed to protect you again.""Rodas!" I cup his face between my palms and make him look at me. My heart shrinks seeing his tears. "I'm fine... See?" He put his hands over mine and pressed our forehead together. "I'm so happy. I'm so happy you're fine. I don't know what I would do without you... I'm so happy" he chokes out. I smile as he pulls me into his arms. He is gentle and careful not to hurt the wound on my back. He keeps kissing me on my head, whispering things."Everything will be alright. Everything is alright now." "Yeah!" I'm so scared too but seeing how Rodas is trembling right now, I hold myself back.When I woke up on my bed with bandages around my waist last night, all I could think about was whether Rodas was okay or not. Waiting for him to come home all night felt like forever. Now, he is finally here and I don't wanna let him go. I want to stay like this forever, hugging him and whispering small things to each other. Rodas pulls away from the hug after a long time. He rubs his nose and says, "I- I need to take a shower... I stink" I chuckle and nod."But... I want to kiss you so bad right now," I do not spare a second and give him a small peck on his lips. He seems surprised but then slips his hands under my chin and connects our lips. Sparks seem to fly all around us as we kiss. It feels like everything went still and we are the only ones alive. I didn't know I'd been craving for this intimacy with Rodas so badly. I was missing him more than I could ever tell. We kiss for a long time, not knowing when to stop. It's only when Liam coughs while walking inside, that we pull away. Rodas smooches my cheek before walking out of the room. I sit on the edge of the bed and wait for Liam to say something because I know he has been wanting to say something to me since last night. "Are you really going to be ok with him?"  I sigh."Not again Liam," I say."He nearly killed you two times... Aren't you afraid?" He says furiously. I look at him for a while. I know he is worried about me but he is suggesting I stay away from Rodas which is impossible. After coming so far and enduring everything, I cannot leave Rodas. Not after he has worked so hard to make everything alright. "I cannot leave him" "I can't see you getting hurt over and over again, Elora... That man doesn't care about-""Enough Liam... I think you're going too far" I interrupt him with a harsh tone. Liam swallows back his words and stays silent. "I love him so much" I whisper after a long silence. "He was there when no one else was" I know the last word might attack Liam personally but I have to say it when he keeps talking against Rodas."I'm sorry!" Liam mumbles before going to the table and writing something on the page of paper. When he is done, he turns around and says to me with a calm voice, "I've written the times when you must take your medicine. I'll be out of town from tomorrow. Take care of yourself Elora and of course, call me whenever you need me," I smile and hug him."Thank you so much, Liam" "Don't move around too much!" He tells me before walking out of the room. The room is once again filled with nothing but silence. I sigh and get on the bed. Pavel is not standing at the door anymore. Jeremy is still unconscious. And Rei....What were you thinking Rei? Two days ago..."Stay silent and listen to me," Rei said, leaning back against the chair and crossing his legs. "We are gonna do a little bit of acting" I frowned. Just a minute ago he was angry and now he was calm. I didn't know how to cope with his emotions and I got scared just by hearing his last sentence. Acting? Is he going to do something crazy again?He laughed, shaking his head."Just look at your face... Don't be so scared."Who wouldn't be scared when you're tied hands and legs in an unknown place by a man who doesn't seem to have control of his emotions?"A part of me is guilty..." He said. "I shouldn't have done those things... I shouldn't have betrayed Rodas but... The other part of me is so proud of what I did" I didn't say anything and stayed silent. "So...to free myself from that guilty part of me. I'll do whatever I can to save Rodas" he said and then pointed at me. "And you!" "Rodas doesn't need your help Rei" I reminded him."You don't know Mason..." Rei said. "Anyway... He will ask Rodas to sign a paper that will pass all his properties to Mason. Mason thinks Rodas will do it if you're held captive... I'll shoot you with a fake gun when Rodas is about to sign the paper. You'll play Death and ruin Mason's plan. That way Rodas won't sign the paper and his men can make the entry" It could've gone just like Rei said. But I couldn't trust him and of course, I didn't want any favour from him. He deserved to feel guilty. He deserved to feel betrayed. More importantly, I trust Rodas more than anything. I know he would find a way without Rei's so-called help. So, at the last moment.I replaced the fake gun with a real one. Though it hurt getting shot, It was worth it. I must sound crazy saying that out loud.