Chapter Fourteen

Layla birthday was just around the corner. Layla's birthday was on the 3rd of June whilst other people celebrate theirs by going out to party places and other entertainment centres, this doll stayed home, fasted and said constantly her prayers.

She never believed that a birthday meant an additional year into your life. She rather believed that it was a deduction of one year from the number of years Allah has destined for you. So fasting and praying was the ideal thing  to do on your birthday.

Unknown to her, Mikail and the whole Sheikh family had something planned for her.

Layla observed that Mikail had been avoiding her a week before her birthday. It was hurting her. She didn't know what to do. She was feeling hopeless. Perhaps he had found a new woman. Thoughts of that alone made her sick. She couldn't help but break down in tears.

Just this morning, she made him breakfast but he refused to eat. He didn't even spare her a glance before he left. She felt devasted. She knew she loved him. Thoughts of him not returning her love was killing her. She had no choice but to avoid him too.

Later that evening, Mikail returned home over late. He saw her lying down in bed with a wet face. It was obvious that she had been crying. He sighed as he kissed her on the cheek. Her breathing calmed down immediately after that act of love.

He smiled lovely and said mentally

(She's finally mine!)

He saw his food covered and kept in the refrigerator. He smiled as he picked it out slowly and begun to heat it. He suddenly heard footsteps. Layla walked to the kitchen with a hair cap on her head and a blanket around her.

She didn't spare Mikail a glance. Her red eyes were teary. She was angry with him yet glad that he would finally eat her food. She took the food from him as she begin to heat it for him. The awkward silence between them was suddenly broken by Mikail.

"Yaa Qalabi (My heart )?" Layla didn't respond to him. She was still mad at him. She served him his food and sat down waiting for him to finish eating.

"Girl? Baby? Talk to me girl!" He was persistent on making her talk. She instead ignored him and picked up his plates and begun washing them.

The blanket around her slipped off her body, revealing another scar she never wanted anyone to see. She gasped when the blanket slid off her back.

Unfortunately for her, Mikail had already seen it.

He growled the loudest she ever heard. His growl echoed through the four corners of the house. Scaring every living creature around, including Layla herself.

She didn't seem to understand what it was about this man and this animalistic sound he loves to make. But now was not the tone to debate on this. He glared furiously at her. She was scared.

"Who did this to you woman!" He growled. Jade green against Crystal blue. She wasn't going to be open to him. Not after how he treated her for about a week.

"It's none of your business" she said lowly. He held her by the shoulder and gave her that look that said that

'Don't even think of telling me that '

She rolled her eyes and mouthed a little 'As tho' he cares'. He heard that and sighed. He now realised why she was not opening up to him.

He hugged her tight and whispered

"I'm sorry baby. I was just busy with work and other important things"

She looked more pissed off now,

"So there is something more important than your wife eh? Okay? Goodnight Mr. Sheikh" she pushed him in the chest, picked her blanket back and walked away.

Mikail couldn't possibly let his Queen leave, without forgiving him. He pulled her back and noticed yet another scar on her back thigh.

All hell broke loose then. He pulled her hard to his chest and forcefully pulled her face to his.

"Look into my eyes and tell me who did this to you woman!!" He snapped at her. She knew she couldn't lie to him now.

"I-It was long ago. My distant uncle used to look at me with lustful eyes. He tried many times to have his way with me. Every time I resisted, he would hit me with his hand or his belt.

He and his son tried to rape me one day. That's when I got this scald. He burnt me with a hot rod and threatened to kill my mother if I told anyone.

His son Sidiq also used to spread rumours that I was a lesbian and his girlfriend Amina also used to tell people that I used to seduce my father.

I went through a lot under them when my mom and dad were trying to divorce. I became very anti social after that time"

Mikail kissed her on the forehead and smiled maniacally. She was scared of this Mikail. She wanted the proud yet interesting Mikail, not this evil looking Mikail.

He carried her to their room and lay her down in the bed and sat beside her staring at her.

She slowly fell asleep. He kissed her once again before he got up and left. His new quest was to find those bastards who tried to destroy his woman.

He drove to the Sheikh Warehouse. Ali, Ibrahim, Farhan and Jamil, were there.

They saw how angry he was and were concerned about it.

"What's wrong Mikail?" Ali asked.

"Yes what's wrong?" Jamil asked

"Is it marital problems?" Farhan added

"Did the princess annoy you?" Ibrahim added.

He just smiled, as it added to his already sinister face.

"Look for all the relatives of my wife Farhan!" He commanded.

The Boys all gulped. They knew that something was definitely wrong.

"Umm.. Wife's name?" Farhan, their top cyberpunk asked.

"Layla... Layla Sheikh Abd Azeez" he said gloriously.

He was proud of that name. After a few hacks, Farhan had a whole list of her alive family members and their locations.

He had finally caught Sidique and his bastard of a father.

"These fuckers tried to violate Layla in the past. I'm going to make them pay" Mikail said with pure venom in his voice.

The Boys gulped in unison. They knew that this was going to be gruesome. He had no mercy, when it came to family and now it's about the Love Of His Life, Layla. He was going to kill.

"Track them down and bring them to me " he barked at his boys.

They nodded as they mounted their SUVs. Even at that time of the night, they still had to respond to duty.

Mikail walked to his own car and drove back home to his wife.

He arrived and met her sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee. She was waiting for him. She was wrapped in a blanket. He knew she wasn't feeling alright.

"Layla?" He asked as he saw her staring at him.

"Where've you been Jammy?" She asked him.

"I had to attend a brief meeting with my boys" he lied. He didn't want her to know that he was planning on killing those men who fucked around her.

She nodded and walked to him for a hug. He hugged her back and he felt that her body was too warm. It was warmer than the normal human beings body.

"What's wrong baby?" He inquired of her. She sighed and with a sad face she replied

"I missed my period". He looked alarmed. She couldn't be pregnant. He hadn't touched her intimately since they got married. Except for touching her tummy and her back of course.

" You can't be pregnant. I've not touched you too intimately since we got married Layla! How can this be? " he was terrified. He just hoped that nothing or nobody had taken what he hadn't taken from her. Her virginity!

Had she cheated on him?! No! She's too innocent to do that!

"I'm not pregnant Jammy. It's part of the ailment. I tend to miss my periods at least twice a year. It's makes me get a high body temperature and I tend to bleed from my nose instead. You have a sick person in your hands Mikail. Why don't you just give up on me?! It's going to hurt you in the end." Layla was crying by then. She knew that she loved him but was scared to. She would just give him false hope. She was going to die soon, so if he fell in love with her now, he would be broken when she's gone.

"I don't care Layla. I love you regardless and I swear by everything holy. I'm going to stick with you till the end. If you're going down, I'm going with you. I'm ready to wait 1000 years or even more for you to return my love. But please just don't ever doubt my love baby. Please" Mikail meant every word he said. He was a jerk and hardly fell in love, but when he did, he loved hard.

Layla couldn't hold back her hidden tears now. She burst out into tears in is chest.

"Thank you Mikail. Thank you for everything. " she whispered to him.

He carried her to their room and cuddled with her. For the first time ever, she submitted to him.

The big bad Alpha male Mikail Bun Sheikh Abd Azeez had finally got his woman to submit. Now he was going to look for a way to make her never want to leave him.

He knew what to do...

Your tears, make me cry. But when you shed tears because of my love, it makes me never want to die.