When they entered the mansion, it was 4am and everyone was sleeping. She ordered her guards to take some rest, and they nodded without any objection.
Sapphire took Emily to her room and made her set down on the bed.
Sapphire : Emily. She called her softly.
Sapphire was not one of them, she was a kind and soft-hearted person. She can never imagine someone's getting hurt.
Emily looked at sapphire and said, “why this happens to me? Why? ". She cried.
Sapphire was rubbing her back and said nothing but soothing words. She wiped her cheeks and said “now Emily you won't think about it again, ok? They did wrong, so they will be punished. But you need to calm down."
Emily : I can’t even forget about it, Sapp.
Sapphire : you need to calm down first. Now you will not think about it. Just forget it like a bad dream. Now come with me.
Sapphire took her to the bathroom. “now take a shower, ok. I will make some soup for you.”
Sapphire asked softly, as if she was handling a baby. Emily was not less than a baby at that time. She needs motherly protection and love at that time.
Emily nodded like a soulless person and obliged her words. As soon as she came out of the bathroom, she found sapphire sitting on the couch with some medicines and soup in a bowl. She quickly sat beside her and shed tears. She hugged sapphire again and sobbed loudly, “ sapphire”.
Sapphire hide her tears and said. “come one Emily, stop crying and drink some soup now. Then I will give you medicines.”
She was making her understand calmly.
“I am not in the mood, sapphire. Take this soup away.” replied Emily in a broken voice.
Sapphire : please, Emily. Stop thinking about that, now take this soup. Nothing happened to you, right. Now come on, stop crying.
Emily : what if you were late? What would have happened, sapphire? You can't imagine sapphire. They… They would have…
With that, she starts crying again while sapphire smiled painfully remembering about last night.
Sapphire : I can imagine Emily better than you…
Sapphire said slowly but audible enough for Emily ears.
Emily frowned and said : no, no sapphire, you can never understand my feelings. You are so young. You can't imagine the fear of being raped… She sobbed, not aware by sapphire inner turmoil.
She remembered herself in Emily situation.
Sapphire : maybe men are like that. They are not worth it.
Emily protested and replied : no, everyone is not the same. My brother is different, he can never be like this.
Sapphire smiled at her and said : yes, just like Liam, papa and our guards are also best.
Emily was crying and crying. She did not understand sapphire sentences. Sapphire wiped her tears and kissed her forehead. “ Everything will be fine. Nothing happens, that's what matters the most. Now drink this soup and sleep”.
She made her drink the whole soup and then medicine. She laid her down and covered her with a quilt. Furthermore, she was going to move out when Emily held her hand tightly and murmured.
Emily : please don't leave me alone. If brother does not have any problem, then please stay here with me tonight.
Sapphire nodded and slept besides her. Emily hugged her tight and closed her eyes. Sapphire was caressing her hair like a baby and in no minute she was sleeping. She was too much exhausted by everything happening around her.
Sapphire was still thinking about everything. She was also a victim here today but nobody console her. She also cried, but nobody calmed her down. Likewise, she also needed support, but nobody was there to give her a shoulder to cry on.
Today she realized, that how alone she is in this cruel world. She doesn't have a single shoulder to put her head on.
Thinking about every misery, she slept hugging Emily.
Next morning sapphire woke up always before everyone and did her little prayers. She then went towards the kitchen for making some breakfast. She was not walking properly. Her body was paining so much. She was in pain. As soon as she entered, all the maids looked at her with sympathy. She was not interested in anything today.
She mumbled a small “good morning” to all the maids and starts doing her work.
All the maids and especially Catherine wanted to see her cheerful self. Her bubbly nature, but today that spark was missing. She was looking pale, her face has lost its charm.
She was a dull beauty today. Furthermore, she looks a beautifully broken doll.
The maids tried to cheer her up, but she was not responding to them. She would give a weak smile. She was lost in her life. Her life is such a mess. She always tried to make things correct, but alas, she has no courage now to do it anymore.
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In noon, at 12 pm, Rowan woke up from his slumber with a faint smile on his face. He looked around the room, but he found no one. He was going to shout sapphire name when last night events starts playing in his mind like a movie. The night where he was acting like a monster. Where he took his sick, innocent wife virginity. He behaved like a fucking beast. He was feeling guilty, but his mind reasoned to him that his wife deserved it for cheating on him.
Why would she do that? He has never cheated on her, then why will she? Who seems so innocent and kind?
There was inner conflict going on between his mind and his heart. That heart, which was cold, but now it's getting its warmth from his rabbit.
His heart shouted that, “ but you have forced her. Forcing someone can never be a punishment. You are cruel. Now she will call you a rapist”…
“No” Rowan shouted. He needs to talk to her. He removed the duvet and his body was immediately wrapped around a cold blanket. Likewise, he took his robe and wear it and stood in his balcony where his rabbit mattress and pillow were placed neatly in a corner.
Not only that, but he was happy. There was some satisfaction, some peace that he is feeling today. “ I didn't punish her. It was something beautiful. The feelings I felt with her and being inside her was astonishing. She is heaven” he mumbled with himself lost in yesterday pleasurable night.
His heart again scolded him, “ that was your lust, you arrogant jerk.”
His mind reasoned him quickly, “ yes, that was lust, but why would she moan for you? If you have forced her. Why would she hug you at some point? Maybe it was all in the heat of the moment.”.
“I need to talk to her” said Rowan and stood there waiting for her.
Just at that time, he heard a knock on the door. He was excited about his rabbit, for what reason he doesn't know. But he was excited after last night to watch her, but his expression changed when he found a servant instead of sapphire standing there with his coffee.
Servant : madam sent this coffee, sir.
He spoke fearfully, he knows his anger.
Rowan : and where the hell is your madam? He asked, being pissed at her for not coming herself.
Servant : Si… Sir, she is in Emily mam room.