His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 49

1 don’t know how long I remained asleep for, because every time I stirred, I could sense different people around me.

“I failed her, Damien. Gabriel’s voice.

“I need to go… take care of something. A foreign voice.

“You need to go?” Gabriel sounded… angry..

Then, I faded back to sleep. The next time, the voices were different.

“You need to freshen up.” A feminine voice was speaking, I think Alice.

“I’m not moving from here. Gabriel replied. “The doctor said shell wake up any minute now.”

I wanted to wake up, but I couldn’t. I felt like I was being pulled into an unending sleep cycle.

“Is there anything I can do?” Sam was speaking.

Yeah… leave. Gabriel again.

I wanted to laugh at Gabriel’s pettiness, asking him to stop being like that towards Sam. That we had resolved everything in our past and both moved on.

I wanted to turn my body because my back felt stiff.

I wanted to turn to Gabriel, who I knew was sitting next to me, his hand often caressing my forehead. I wanted to put my arms around him and never let go.

Once, he placed a little kiss on my head, whispering, Wake up now, baby?”

After what seemed like forever or trying and failing, I could finally manage to open my eyes.

There was pain.

My stomach was hurting. My head was hurting. My throat was hurting. My back was hurting.

Everything hurt.

trying to call for the man who had saved me. But I couldn’t speak. Instead, I just croaked

in the foreign surroundings I was at, that looked awfully

Sofia, oh, you’re awake. Oh, thank Jesus. She paused, pressed a button, and then turned

produce was another one

continued striking her hand through my hair. “The

again, and this time, no sound came up. So I gave up, hoping Gabriel will hear fin awake and come along

He didn’t

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Chapter 49

He asked me if I knew who I was, what year

vocal cord. Nothing serious, nothing a few days of rest and warm water wouldn’t heal. But

that much. Just once, when the man

maybe more. Everything was a

A pathetic, painful blur.

my throat, quite possibly to

shook my head, looking at Alice with pleading

understood what the man who kidnapped me

male doctor was sent away, and

could see Alice holding in a sob while the female doctor helped me sit upright and then checked me, and once she confirmed that the swelling had reduced and I would heal in a few

so sorry. I promised myself I wouldn’t

scared too. I wanted to say, but I didn’t. I wanted to hug her while she cried, but I

his wife peeked from behind

Anna stayed. They both said a few things, and I nodded my head to everything. Anna

that she was always there for me, I could come stay with her for a few days if I ever wanted

drama and although that she was just a week ago, it seemed like a lifetime back. It suddenly seemed trivial

longer, and I knew he knew

leave your side for a minute since he

I pleaded with my eyes,

hand softly before he

He would be the first one here

he’d never come, but finally, he came. The man I

seen Gabriel this way. He was always put together down to his last hair strand, but today he wasn’t. His hair was messed up, his stubble was grown

attention.

even

and didn’t sit on the chair next to the bed like everyone else

front of me