Enchanted Love

Darkness consumed him when he felt numbness all over his body. Did he just ignore that pain for so long? He wanted to open his eyes with so much difficulty but the pain was undesirable that he just let it close down for some time. Alex felt his body temperature rising undoubtedly. He should have told them about his discomfort beforehand so that they could at least get some medicines on the way.

“Drive fast, idiot” Clara yelled at Jason who is driving the jeep at jet speed.

“This is the tenth time you are calling me an idiot,” Jason pouted. All the while, Edward and Alina just went silent to see Clara’s panicked state for Alex.

“It’s not a simple fever. He had a fever due to infections and severe pain” Clara added as she was continuously keeping her stole on his forehead after soaking them in the water.

“We are almost there. Just half an hour” Caroline spoke when she recognised the road to her home. Clara gets relief by still being worried that if the fever doesn’t go down, they have to admit him to the hospital.

“He is shivering” Alina gasped.

“Let him.” Clara is not at all in the mood to take the cold shawl off from his body.

Clara kept her hand over his forehead as she kept her other hand over her forehead.

“It would be around 103 for sure” She spoke, amazing everyone there.

“You are also a doctor. Can you also tell me this?” Edward asked Alina.

“I can tell your broken bones if you utter anything,” Alina replied and no one could control their laughter. Even Alex smiled through his sleep.

“Guess he is gaining back his consciousness,” Clara commented with a sigh of relief.

“Ani, come on. Tell some more jokes” Clara is involved in treating him. Alina and Edward widened their eyes.

“It was not a joke,” Alina retorted.

“Whatever. Bash Edward or even beat him. Or do something” Clara yelled now. Jason wanted to laugh out loud but he knew with the mood of Clara, he would be the next target.

“Sister. This is your Edward brother.” Edward spoke while Clara glared at him with so much anger.

“I didn’t ask her to kill you” she snapped at him angrily as Edward widened his eyes.

“I am fine.” Alex spoke and opened his eyes with so much difficulty.

“Don’t trouble my friend” he added with a teasing smile. Damn this guy looks so hot even though he is sick.

“Thanks.” Alex again spoke but all the while Clara was busy wiping the water from his forehead and hands.

“Don’t strain. Just lay down till we reach our home. I have antibiotics and painkillers. Once you take them, you will be fine” Clara sounded like an experienced consultant.

“Only if you offer your lap to lay down” Alex just can’t leave a single opportunity, can he?

“Ani, if his temperature rises, repeat this.” Clara sat back in her seat, watching the window as if she was done with her job. Alex has no energy to even open his eyes for too long. He kept his head over Edward’s shoulder and tried to remain calm in his worst state of the body.

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“Mom” Caroline hugged her mom as she cried loudly.

“What happened?” Charlotte asked. Lincoln and Nathan were standing beside them.

“Don’t be scared. Just tell them that you ran away” Lincoln spoke as Caroline widened her eyes. He is portraying the whole story in the wrong dimension.

“Just tell him that it was a misunderstanding and you will never do that” Charlotte spoke, crying continuously. She is mainly scared of her husband who was not in a good mood for sure. Clara Alina Edward stood beside Alex who is not so stable to stand straight. Frank came there to support him.

“Mom, I can explain” Caroline tried speaking but soon a loud slap was heard as she looked up to Lincoln’s mom who just slapped her.

“You, characterless girl. Did you run away with this joker, who has no match to my son?” Lincoln’s mom asked as Caroline’s tears didnt stop anytime. She is now scared that she can never explain to her parents whatever happened today.

“May I know if this is directed to me?” Jason asked and soon he was slapped hard on his face by Lincoln. Clara gasped loudly. She didn’t expect this coming.

“How dare you come here?” Lincoln asked as he was continuously hitting him. Jason already had a very hard day because of Rick’s one slap.

Clara and Alina pulled Lincoln when everyone around them was paralysed for the whole scene.

“Touch him once, if you dare to bear the pain of broken ribs” both Clara and Alina yelled, terrifying the audience there.

“And I hope you dare not. These girls are surely something. Till now, you would have known from Rick right?” Edward asked calmly as Lincoln widened his eyes. He doesn’t want anyone to believe their story. He shouldn’t have done that. But at the peak of anger, he did everything.

“Jason, are you fine?” Clara helped him to sit there.

“Dad, do you believe me?” Caroline asked, still sobbing heavily.

“Did you run away?” Nathan asked with a heavy tone.

“Yes,” Caroline spoke confidently. She decided that she won’t give explanations. If they trust her, she has meaning in living. If they trust that man more than her, she doesn’t have a single point to live. She is too sensitive when it comes to her parents.

“Did you hear this? Are you happy now? She did run away with this scumbag. Uncle, I am sorry to say this. If she begged for my forgiveness, I would give a second thought to marrying her. But her attitude is just unbearable.” Lincoln doesn’t stop his accusations. Charlotte just sat there with a thud. She can already foresee what would happen now. She should be ready to face another breakdown when her husband throws her daughter out of the home.

“Why?” Nathan had some other plans today.

“I don’t like him” Caroline is firm in her answers not giving too many details. She wanted to see if her father was the same hero of her childhood days. She wanted to test if her father would give her a chance to explain herself.

“Such a shameless girl” Lincoln’s mom tried to slap again but Nathan caught her hand right at that moment.

“First time, I didn’t notice. But I won’t let you touch my princess again.” Nathan’s voice held so much dominance that it made everyone shiver with the atmosphere itself.

“Uncle” Lincoln gasped as he didnt expect Nathan to turn the tables like this.

“Leave my home before I forget my culture and raise my hand on you” Nathan was very calm, uttering those words.

“I trust my daughter more than anything in this world. The moment you blamed her character, I would have thrown you out. But I wanted my daughter to see how much I trust her” Nathan replied as Caroline couldn’t stop her happy tears. She ran to his side and hugged him tightly.

“I chose you for her. She was against this marriage from day one. But I thought you are a perfect choice for my daughter. But today I regretted not even listening to my princess” Nathan looked at his daughter apologetically.

Lincoln grabbed his mother so that they could leave before anyone exposed his kidnapping scene.

“My ex-brother-in-law. I won’t allow you to go alone. I have arranged an enormous thanksgiving band for you” Alina spoke, stopping Lincoln and his mom while police came inside with a warrant.

That was a huge blow for anyone to believe how Lincoln kidnapped them and how they all got saved. Nathan collapsed over the floor regretting his actions and apologised to everyone around him. He even apologised to Clara for thinking wrong about her and Alex.

“I am so sorry” Nathan apologised again after two hours also. He thought that he would never make any mistakes in his life. But he never imagined himself doing such a big sin. Lincoln is not even a human. They could have even died there. But Lincoln didnt care about it.

“Can we apologise later? My full body is burning like hell and I just can’t open my eyes” Alex’s low voice made everyone snap and turn to his side with wide eyes. He is indeed burning.

“I have my first aid box. Let’s give him an injection first” Jason stood up to take his box.

“I won’t take anything. I need my wife to take care of me. Nothing else” Alex spoke in a genuine voice as he pulled her to his side instantly and kept his head over her shoulder making Clara widen her eyes. Damn he is still in the character.