Love Untangled - Chapter 132

Benjamin

My phone rang, it was my advisor Ahmed. “Yes.” I said as I picked up the phone. “Your highness, we have watched the camera footage and have analyzed the other data.” He told me.

“And?” I said robotic. “Your highness we have seen that it was Sheik Saeed who was in your hotel suite.”

Everything in me crumbled down. “I will send you the footage.” He told me. “Okay.” I said and hung up the phone. Lynn stood behind the curtain. I eyed her but said nothing. What was there left to say? I could honestly not think of anything. I had told my family not to come and they clearly had not listened to me.

“Saphira is here.” She whispered. “She is what?!” I hissed. “You all are putting me in danger!” I said angerly.

“She needs to see you.” Lynn said jumpy. “Tell her she needs to go away right now!” I told her. “No one in this building is safe. You all need to go!” I ordered her. Lynn sighed and pouted her lips. “We are in this together.” She said defensively.

“No, we are not Lynn. We are definitely not.” I shrugged as I caressed Jasmin’s hand. Her hand felt cool. It scared me more then I wanted to admit to myself.

Lynn turned around and walked away. I was relieved she did. Just moments later she peeked her head around the curtain again. I just eyed her. “She is insisting that she need to see you and she said she won’t leave without she has.” Lynn said.

I sighed heavily. “Fine.” I snapped.

I stood up and walked through the empty hall to where my family sat. They all looked up when they saw me. my mother made an attempt to get up and I gestured them all to stay where they were.

Saphira walked up to me with tears in her eyes. I walked with her to the corner of the spacious room. “What are you doing here?” I hissed. “I needed to see if you were okay.” She sobbed. I said nothing. “When Lynn said that you were a mess, I had imagined the worst.” She said.

I rose an eyebrow. Wasn’t it the worst then? “I am so glad to see that you are okay.” She mumbled. “Saphira, I am far from okay.” I shrugged. “My babies are gone and my wife… I fear she is not going to make it.” I said monotonous.

She nodded. “I heard about that….” Saphira whispered. “But I mean, you are unharmed.” She said meaningfully.

I tightened my jaws and clenched my fists. “Saphira, you need to leave right now.” I said louder then I meant to. “Why are you so angry at me?” Her voice broke on each word of the sentence.

I pinched my eyes and tried to slowly inhale. “I think it is very nice that you wanted to checkup on me, and I know that you mean well. Still, I can hardly understand your train of thought when you say that I am okay?! When I might lose all three of the people I live for.” I shrugged.

“I know.” She said. “But you are alive and… yes well… you are alive to produce more babies and if she does not make it, you can always marry again. You might not think it is a possibility right now, but in time you will.” She insisted.

“Out, now!” I grumbled. “Go!” I shouted. From the corner of my eye, I saw that we were in big trouble. My guards were heavily in discussion and the seemed mighty concerned.

“Your majesty, we have to evacuate you all right now!” He said in a haste.  There was plain fear across his eyes. “What is going on?” I said and narrowed my eyes. The guard swallowed visibly and hesitated to speak. “All I can say is that they are on their way right now.” He rushed through the words.

“We do not have any time to go into further details.” He said. I saw that they were riding my wife’s bed across the hall, as well as all the machines that were keeping her alive right now.

“We are not moving her!” I told them. “She will not make it!” I said in panic. “She will not make it when we stay here either your majesty.” The guard made clear. I sighed.

It was too late. Loud car noises filled the room. I heard loud squeaking tires and Arabic man. My heart drummed in my chest. My guards made a line before the entrance.

I took a gun and hovered over my wife. My guards on the outside of the building were trying to take our enemy out. We heard guns being fired. My mother was crying, Zachary held Lynn and Saphira, everything was going so fast.

It all felt so surreal. It was like I was living in a dream. My biggest nightmare to be exact. I tried to pinch myself a view times, but I did not wake up.

We heard a loud explosion. “We need to get out of here your highness.” My guards whispered. “A trauma helicopter will land on the roof and you need to be on it.” He told me.

He counted to three and raced my wife to the elevator. “Go!” my father said. I knew that there were enough guards left to protect my family, but I could not leave them here.

I could clearly not leave my wife either.

I ran to the elevator, where my wife already was with the guards. They pressed the button and the elevator went up.

“We can not go onto the rooftop. They will surely have snipers!” I yelled in fear. “There is no other way out.” My guards said. They made sure the area was clear and then came to get us. When I entered the main hall, I could already here the helicopter.

I hoped this would work, but I did not feel sure about it.