Chapter 4

Hours passed by, Maggie was waiting news from Isobel but also from Jubal or Oa. Eventually, Scola join her.

— Hey, Oa send me a message. How is she?

— I don't know, still in surgery. If you saw her look… She was so afraid… so broken…

— We gonna be here for her. And we going to bring justice, no one touch someone from our family.

— Yeah. Did you have heard from the guy? I hope Jubal won't do anything stupid with Ethan…

Scola went silent. He knows something.

— Stuart?!

— Okay, just between you and me, Jubal didn't touch Ethan. Oa did.

— WHAT

— Shhhhh, the guy was bragging about what he did to Isobel. Oa get upset, you know him, and he can't stand being touched by women.

Oa was driving the car back to the office, praying for Isobel to be fine. Even if sometimes he's not okay with her, he didn't want another chief; Isobel is good to her job.

— Isobel… hmmm that something… It was so good. And do you imagine, a powerful woman like her, director of the FBI reduced to begging, the dream. So much power in my hand when I have her neck in my hands. When I drag her by the hair around the house.

— Shut up, Oa said gritted teeth.

— Please, please Ethan stop, I'm sorry please don't hit me, repeated Ethan imitating Isobel.

— I must have hit her harder, he continues.

Oa stops suddenly the car, jumps off and take Ethan out to kick him in the face. He was so angry that this rot touch her, he continues a bit more before Jubal manages to stop him.

— Stop! I know that your upset me too, he touch Isobel, but we need to do that the right way, it what she wants.

— I will make a report on you; you will be doing the circulation soon.

— I'm not so sure. When we arrived at Isobel house, you were hitting her badly. We try to arrest you, you rebelled, you threatened us, and we had to use force to handcuff you, explains Jubal.

— You can't!

— No I can't but I will like you do with Isobel. It will be your version against that of several federal agents. You touch one of us, we won't let this pass.

Maggie was passing on the waiting room; Scola was on his phone talking with Elise when the doctor comes to update them.

— How is she? Maggie jumps on him.

— Calm down, she's okay for now. We save her lung. She have plenty of bruises, someone are bad like those on her ribs. She will have to wear a corset to help them heal. Her left wrist is broken, she tried to defend herself. She have many cuts on her back, we did some stitches for some. She has a little concussion nothing to be worried we will watch her tonight closely.

— There something else, Scola said.

He observed the doctor, analyzing his attitude, and he can said that the man have another thing to tell.

— I'm sorry, but we did a… rape test…

Maggie was going to vomit or collapse, he did that to her…

— You can see her, she will be happy to have you. She's a fighter.

— Yes she is.

— Go see her Maggie, I will update the other on her condition.

Maggie was hesitated to enter; the truth is that she's scared to see her chief like this. After a deep breath, she goes inside. Isobel was sleeping, so she just seat next to her bed and hold her good hand.

— I'm here Isobel, I'm always would be at any time for you. You're safe… she whispers.

She looks so vulnerable, broken. A few minutes after, Isobel opens her eyes,

— Mag…Maggie?

— Yeah I'm here. You want me to go ask a doctor?

— No. I'm fine. What happen?

— Hmmm, Jubal comes to your apartment, heard battle noise. He sends me a message, we found Ethan…hitting you. We arrest him with Oa, the guys take him, and I went with you on the ambulance. The doctor takes you to surgery for your lung.

— They… they have him?

She have tears in her eyes, they seem black with the low light.

— Yeah, handcuff and at the office. You should have told us, we would have helped you sooner.

— I… I was…so… so afraid, he was… he was treating on the team… I just… just want to protect you all.

— But you've been through hell…

Isobel burst into tears…