“Move Celeste! Make me some room” he looked panicked. He knew that if Marlena was there, John was not far behind. He picked her up, her head tilting to the back, exposing her neck. Her smell was so fresh, so tempting.. but right now he had to be quick. He had to hide her, he needed to make John believe that she never got to the mansion.

“ Paul!” He yelled, still holding her up

“Sir?” The sickly man entered the living room.

“ find the car. Take it out of the gate and ditch it on the side road. That’ll give me a few hours to handle the situation” he didn’t know what to do yet. It was never a part of the plan.

“right away sir” and with that, he disappeared into the corridor.

 

“Please turn off your cellphone sir. We are about to land soon” the flight attendant smiled to him and moved down the aircraft.  “thanks again Ma, yeah, I’ll land and take a cab straight to the mansion. Sure, I’ll have Marlena call you.. yeah I know.. I’m sorry too Ma but I need to do this. I can’t keep on living like that.. I’ll call you later, bye”

He hung up his cellphone. Leaning the back of his head on the sit, he closed his eyes. He was tired, he took the red eye, somethings just can’t be put on hold. He needed to end this, it pained him and he wish he didn’t.. but this was too much for him to bare.

 

He thanked the lord he found this ride. It’ll be morning soon and he was exhausted. The air was so crisp and cool that he wished he had something warmer, he remember he didn’t buy Marlena anything warm and it heavy his heart.

The man at the driver sit offered him some food but he couldn’t eat, he was too worried. He closed his eyes, remembering their moment at the hotel. She was so beautiful, so delicate, her skin was soft as silk and she smelled heavenly. His mind roamed back to the night on the plane, a year ago. He never loved anyone like he loved Marlena, nor he ever will be. He needed to find her, to stop her from doing something she might regret.

I’m on my way Doc.. he thought before sleep enveloped him.

 

The bedroom was sunlit.. It felt so nice and warm, no evidence of what took place there, only a few hours ago. She could barely open her eyes. She felt like her head weight a ton and her eyelids kept closing, she could see a familiar smile looks up at her. "Hey Doc!" He said, smiling. "I'm here, I'm with you. you’re safe now" She heard. Her eyelids were still heavy, she could see a blurry figure in front of her. Her eyes closed and she fell asleep again.

“She’s been given too much chloroform. That’s why it’s taking her so long to wake up” the doctor explained. He could see Roman’s worried expression.

“She might be out for a while longer I’m afraid”

The doctor stood up and layed a comforting hand on Roman’s shoulder. “Thank you doctor” he smiled, looking at her. She looked so peaceful. He wanted to hold her, to never let her go. Not after the news, he got last night. He was shocked.

 

Last night…

Roman could see the mansion from a distance. He wondered what he would say to her, to them.

How he’ll tell her that it’s over, that she can’t play with him like that. He closed his eyes. The sounds he has heard coming from her mouth last night hunted him. It was her, of that he was sure. She did sound a little off though. He didn’t really want to know what kind of sex games they were playing.

It was the middle of the night, almost morning. He would just find an empty room and go to sleep. They could talk, first thing tomorrow morning.

The cab pulled over and he got out. The big house was beautifully lit and he really loved the decorations around the windows. Looking up to see more of the mansion, he could hear a sound which sounded like a helicopter.

What on earth would a helicopter do there in this time of night? He glanced through the window and didn’t see anyone. Something felt wrong, he had to check it out. Marlena always used to laugh at him, of how he always felt more like a policeman than anything else. He went up the staircase, heading to the roof. The roof door opened and than he saw her. Laying on top of a thin fabric placed on the floor, her golden hair was spread and from his angle, she looked unconscious. “Oh my god! Doc!” He yelled, running towards her as fast as he could. She had a pulse, “ thank god you’re alive doc..” he took her head and placed it on his hips, his eyes were trying to find a familiar shape between the shadows. Than he saw him. He walked toward them, holding a gun in his big hands “ Roman, So nice of you to join the party״ he smirked. Celeste walked right behind him. “ what is this Stefano? What have you done to her?!” He wanted to get up, to punch him in the face, but he couldn’t leave her side.

“ relax Roman, she’s only sleeping...but, once she’s up, I’m sure you two would have a lot to talk about” he grinned and got closer to the helicopter.

“ stop rumbling Stefano! Cut to the chase! What have you done to her? Where is John?” He yelled, fury in his eyes. The helicopter was loud and the wind it produced, blew everything around them. “I’m here!” There was a scream, it came from behind him. The man figure came closer and he could see John. All bearded up, he looked pale and sick. “John? What’s going on here?” Roman was confused, seeing Marlena like that on the roof, seeing John so weak, the helicopter..

Stefano jumped on the helicopter followed by Celeste, he knew he couldn’t take Marlena now,

that would have to wait, “so long gentleman. Send my love to Marlena when she wakes up” his smile was sickening and John bolted towards him, almost falling to his knees “ don’t you dare talk about her! You’ll never come anyway near her again! Do you hear me?! I will find you and when I do, I will kill you!” He was mad. From the outside, it seemed like John was losing his mind. Roman sat there, still confused. He could hear Stefano’s laughter while the chopper hovered above them and finally flew away. It was quiet now. The sun came up, it’s first ray of light fell upon Marlena’s upper body. She looked like an angel. John got closer to them and fell right next to Marlena’s legs.

“John...what happened here?” He knew better than to ask questions he didn’t really wanted an answer to but he couldn’t ignore Marlena’s unconsciousness state.

“ you don’t want to know Roman..leave it..let’s just take her someplace warm and safe” he was shivering from nerves and cold or maybe it was what he went through in this house. He didn’t have a good night sleep or a decent meal in weeks , those conditions took a toll on his body and mind.

“ John, she’s my wife god damnit! Come on! Spit it! What happened ,huh? Were you two love birds making love when Stefano walked in on you? Is that it? Were you too busy fucking each other and never paid attention you accidentally called me? You couldn’t wait to make me hear her moan for you, is that it? I don’t know what kind of a sick game you are playing here but-“

“HE RAPED HER!” He screamed his lungs out, couldn’t take Roman’s accusation anymore. He felt so weak so dehydrated and his mouth felt so dry but he had to make him stop talking. Roman just sat there, Marlena’s head on his lap, his mouth fell open. He looked at her, shocked.