Chapter 30

"I can't still when I know that people out there are trying to hurt my husband and family," I said thinking about the man.
"I should be the one telling you this," he said and all of a sudden I was engulfed into a hug as he wrapped his hands around me and pulled me to him. I smiled wrapping my hands around him, his manly fragrance affecting me and I realized how much I had missed him.
"You don't need to worry about anything from now on. I'm going to protect you this time. And they will be paying for what they did to you, I promise. They will have to pay for this," he whispered as his voice showed his determination.
"But for now, let's get you out of here. I don't trust the doctors. As you told me, the doctors are also wit-" he was cut mid-sentence when all of a sudden we heard noises. It was as if somebody was coming towards my room and I panicked thinking what if it was the same man. He would definitely try to hurt Zachary if he saw him here with me.
"Lay down," Zachary whispered and helped me on my bed and covered me using the sheet.
"W-Where are you going?" I asked as I held his hand when he made an attempt to go away.
"Don't worry. I will be here," he gave me a smile and kissed my forehead before walking towards the curtain where he hid behind it and I closed my eyes when people walked inside my room.
"Why is it taking so long for her to regain her consciousness?" I heard the same angry dude and felt the bed near my leg dipped, as if he sat there.
"She should've already gained her consciousness by now," I assumed the person as the doctor.
"What have you decided to do with her when she regains her consciousness? The patient is still weak and she needs proper treatment for the head. She had severe injuries on her head when you brought her here. Although the wounds have healed we still can't say anything about her mental stability. She needs to regain consciousness before we end up on a certain decision," the doctor asked.
"I will be using her against the Sullivans. I don't really care what really happens to her but at this very moment, I want her alive. Do whatever you want but keep her alive," he said in a menacing tone probably trying to frighten the doctor. But then I had all my attention on Zachary. I was sure that he would be seething in anger behind those curtains and I prayed the lords to not to let his anger take over his brain. I knew Zachary was a cautious guy and he would generally think before acting but the very moment it was me who was his weakness.
"What if she tries to fight us if she gets up?" the doctor asked and I felt the room falling into a pitch of silence before the guy spoke up icily: "Kill her."
"What?" the doctor gasped and I had my palm formed into a fist inside the bedsheet when I heard that.
"She is already dead before the world and it wouldn't matter if we kill her now. It depends on her. If she co-operates with us, it will good for her if not then she is not needed," he said and I felt my heartbeat rising thinking about Zachary.
What if she gets out and tries to kill the guy?
No! Zachary, please stay calm.
Juliette, you need to stay calm too.
Don't react.
They can't hurt Zachary.
I felt as the bed shook a little when the guy who was sitting near my foot got up from the bed and I had imagined in my mind that he would definitely go towards the room's window and what if he pulls the curtains aside? Zachary!
Oh my god! Zachary.
So, it was what I did. I did what was right at the moment to gain their attention and stop the guy from getting to Zachary who was still behind the curtain. I went against Zachary's wishes and slowly opened my eyes.
"P-Patient? The patient has opened her eyes," the doctor said as he began to check my nerves and the other guy ran towards me and looked at me. I could clearly see his face but I averted my gaze away from their direction pretending to adjust my gaze and blinked my eyes a few times.
"Can you hear me?" the doctor asked as he checked my eyes and held my hand in his checking the nerves.
I'm sorry Zachary.
I hope you forgive me for this but I'm doing this for you.
I love you and I shall protect you even if I had to die.
I looked at the guy and I could feel the anger inside me when I saw his face. I had never seen him around beforehand but the fact that he wanted to hurt Zac had me on my nerves. The first impression I had of him was hatred. I hated him the moment I saw him cause he was the cause of all the miseries and sufferings Zachary had to go through when he pulled me away from his life and as I looked at his face with an expression void of any emotions, I promised myself that I would definitely make his life a hell and he would curse the day for even thinking of hurting the Sullivans.
"W-Who are you?" I asked in a hoarse voice. The guy clenched his jaw and moved forward to speak up but stopped when I chose to speak cutting him up "And who am I? Where is this place?" his eyes widened and he looked troubled as he looked at the doctor who looked back at him puzzled by my reaction.