Chapter 36Laila feels like crying, she doesn't know how she'll escape her aunt's clutches, and she doesn't have the courage to admit that she lost her purity last night."Now, what do I do?" she thinks unhappily.Aunt Nana makes her take a bath and wear one of her pajamas. Before lying down, Laila looks at herself in the wardrobe's mirror; her face reflects the sadness she feels for not being able to run to her beloved.She sighs in disappointment and lies on her back so her aunt won't see her sadness and her teary eyes."Goodnight, my dear," Nana says and turns off the light.In the room, Alexandre undresses and takes a shower while waiting for Laila. It's been a stressful day full of surprises, and he wonders who could have killed the drug dealer.After the shower, he assumes enough time has passed for Laila to return. Just thinking about her makes him smile. This young woman has affected him like no other in all these years, and he's completely smitten with her.She's beautiful, a
Chapter 37The next morning, early, Laila sighs in frustration. She hardly slept, trying to find the right moment to escape, but nothing worked. Right at this moment, her aunt is in the kitchen preparing breakfast for everyone since she woke up very early.Laila gets up and goes straight to the bathroom to take a cold shower to see if that fire in her body subsides. She had no idea that being intimate with a man was so good and addictive.Just thinking about Alexandre, his deep voice, large and warm hands, and his kisses with the taste of the sweetest date found in the desert..."Oh, it's so hot..." she says, fanning herself and heading to the bathroom.Her shower is quick. She puts on a light dress and leaves the room. She looks around, doesn't see anyone, and sneaks into her beloved's room, hoping he's there.She enters without knocking, closes the door behind her, and her heart races as if she's running from the police.Alexandre is looking at himself in the closet's mirror, tying
Chapter 38On the same day, Nana talks to Zayn about having a companion for Laila. She noticed the tension between the couple during the day and suspects that her niece may give in to temptation, while she could wait a bit longer.Zayn agrees to Nana's suggestion to bring the companion who has been with Laila all the time. Alexandre expresses his displeasure at Laila not revealing everything at once.Four days pass in this situation, and the long-awaited moment between Zayn and Morgana arrives. Both of them feel happiness overflowing from their hearts.Laila and Morgana have spent the past few days training, and right now, they are in the room."You're becoming even more beautiful than you already are," Laila says."Thank you, I can't wait for you and my dad to get married.""We still have two weeks to go," Laila says reluctantly, looking in the mirror's reflection at the companion who has been with her day and night in recent days.Morgana's hands have been painted with henna, and he
Chapter 39The big news of Morgana's pregnancy took everyone by surprise."Am I going to be a granddad?" Alexandre asks, still in disbelief."Congratulations," says Laila.Zayn hugs his wife. His heart, which was bleeding with fear of the worst, is now overflowing with love and happiness."Oh, habib, my love. I couldn't be happier with this news. I thought that... I was so scared..."Laila wipes the corner of her eyes. She is very happy for the couple, but her mind starts to work. She knows she needs to tell the sheikh about what she saw Aisha do.So, she waits for the couple to discuss the news and then calls Alexandre; her fiancé will be the first to know.Alexandre follows Laila, and they go to the hospital's cafeteria. She tells him what she saw and what she did, and her fiancé becomes thoughtful."Do you think it was a sedative?" he asks."Yes.""I believe it was poison.""Oh! By Allah! If it was poison, she drank it," Laila says with wide eyes.Meanwhile, back at the Al-Abadi ma
Chapter 40Several days pass. Alexandre attempts once again to tie the silk tie, Régis' latest invention, of course. His fingers tremble; he's tied countless ties of various types and styles in his life, yet today, it feels like the first time.He doesn't know what's worse: trying to tie it and having it slightly puffy, as Régis mentioned, or using the clip ring below the knot. He's so stressed that he furrows his brow, and his jaw twitches."What the hell!"He feels like a lovesick teenager. It's been so many days without touching Laila that he's practically climbing the walls. It's as if he'd never been married in his life.Finally, he managed to tie the darn knot and put the ring on. Now for the other embellishments."Régis owes me for this! I look like a mannequin that's about to be placed in a store window," he complains when he sees all the accessories on his suit.In addition to the tie with the ring, there's the silk handkerchief in his pocket, a red rose with a clip, and cuff
Chapter 41After returning from the clinic, Alexandre gathers everyone and shares the news."Your shot was on target, Dad," Morgana says, laughing.Nana, who was seated, quickly stands up."What do you mean? So soon? It's not possible; it's too early. Even if Laila was in her fertile days, it's not enough time for the symptoms," Nana says, placing her hands on her waist and squinting slightly. "Laila..."Laila swallows hard, looks desperately at her husband, and then at her aunt."How many weeks are you?""Approximately five weeks," she responds in a hushed voice.Nana lowers her head, quickly calculating in her mind, and then looks back at her niece."You got married while pregnant! Why didn't you tell me you weren't a virgin anymore?"Zayn furrows his brow and looks at Alexandre, who raises his hands and says, "I told her several times to tell the truth."Zayn looks at Laila, who smiles shyly and says, "I was embarrassed...""Stay calm, Laila. All this stress isn't good for the babi
Chapter 42The kidnappers smile with their mission accomplished and get into the vehicle, closing the windows.The vehicle calmly passes through the city streets as if it were any other car until they arrive at a building.In the parking lot, they switch cars. Everyone still has their faces covered, and the only one who can touch the kidnapped woman is the chief kidnapper, who takes her to the other car, gently laying her on the seat, and sends a message to the mastermind.At the Palace Hotel, Naim's phone vibrates in his pocket. He takes it out and discreetly reads the message:"Mission accomplished!"Upon reading it, he smiles, feeling the taste of revenge in his mouth. He puts the phone in his pocket as the long-awaited moment has arrived, and he needs to disappear quickly."Zayn, my friend, I'm going. I have a lunch meeting with a client.""You can go, we're done for today.""Thank you," Naim says, but he tastes bitterness in his mouth. After all, it's not easy for him to pretend
Capítulo 43Zayn and Alexandre rush to the car and call Mustafa, who tells them about Laila and Nana."What action have you taken regarding the kidnapping?" Zayn asks, getting into the car on the way to the hospital."The whole agency is on the streets, the police have blocked the roads with cars and helicopters. They can't have gone far, they might have already been found," Mustafa replies."I hope so. But I have my doubts, Naim is very cunning. By the sound of his voice, he seemed willing to do anything. I'll hang up, I'll be there in five minutes."Alexandre is silent, his daughter has been kidnapped again and his wife is in the hospital. Only God can make him endure so much pain.At the hospital, Zayn and Alexandre run in. The father-in-law's face shows desperation. He knows Laila's pregnancy is delicate because she's carrying twins, and he knows this is tormenting him, especially since Mustafa told him that she fell after being hit with the butt of a gun."Sir, this way," Mustafa