CHAPTER 42
— Please, Charles! Don't do that...
— You are my friend, please. Elizabeth cried and begged in despair.
Charles, was next to the bed, where he had thrown her minutes before; She crawled to the corner and sat holding her legs, in a sense of protection. Her hand hurt in a way she never imagined possible, her fingers burned and throbbed, her hand was completely purple and swollen to the tips of her fingers; but she knew that no one would be able to get her wedding ring out of there anymore.
—Elizabeth Thatcher; I'm already losing patience, I already told you that you are mine and after you belong to me in body, you will be mine for the rest of my life. But you have two options, either come into my arms willingly or I will take what I want in other ways.
— No Charles. You can not. I am married. You are my friend…
Charles laughed loudly, something about that laugh scared her. She didn't know what would happen, but she wasn't going to give up the fight without a good fight. She, in her heart, asked God to save her, so that Jack would find her.
— Never Charles. I will never be yours... she screamed angrily, but full of terror. But he went close to the bed, and in a quick movement he pulled her by the legs. Elizabeth screamed, fought, kicked, scratched his face, even kneed him in the middle of his legs, but that was when Charles showed that he was stronger than she thought, he started pulling her blouse by the first button and then she in her moment of terror, she bit him on the arm, tearing off a piece of his flesh, but Charles, transforming into someone she had never met, slapped her with the greatest force she had ever seen, leaving her head empty and with thoughts looking like a cloud... She went soft, her stomach started to feel like vomiting. Charles began to tear her blouse, while she screamed and kicked under the weight of his body.
— Jack, help... In her head Elizabeth knew that only a miracle would save her now, and that miracle would be her husband, only he could do that. She cried a lot, while Charles was kissing her neck and holding her hands on top of her trapped head, and with all his weight on her, with his free hand he was tearing her blouse, while to Elizabeth's despair she saw that man managing to reach what did he want.
— Get your hands off my wife! Elizabeth seemed to be in a dream world, her mind was so terrified, she was hearing Jack's voice.
She felt the weight lift off her, and heard screams. Sitting on the bed and adjusting her blouse trying to cover herself, she saw Jack on top of Charles punching the man. Only when Charles fell unconscious did Jack let him go. There was a wild animal trapped inside Jack, her husband's anger at seeing her like that was very visible.
Jack looked at the bed, and saw his wife get up with difficulty and throw herself crying into his arms. She was crying desperately, and now Jack just wanted to take care of his wife.
He held your face with both hands, and your eyes widened when you noticed the purple that was already starting and the marks from the slaps; His mouth had a cut on the side, which was oozing blood...
Jack shook his head, he couldn't believe someone would hurt her like that, he hugged her again, running his hands down her back in an attempt to calm her down.
— Bella! Talk to me; Tell me everything he did to you, please don't hide anything from me.
— Jack, he just hit me and you arrived and saved me...
—Bella? Jack needed to know everything that had happened to help his wife.
Elizabeth, knew Jack's fear and she also knew that he would always protect her and love her with all his heart. She looked deep into his eyes and in the silence within his eyes, they spoke everything their hearts needed to know.
- My love. He hit me, I hit him, he hit me again and again. I didn't know that a man could be so strong, then... he tried to take my wedding ring and I stopped him, he got angry saying that today I would be his wife and threw me on the bed, I fought as hard as I could and I asked God to send me you. And you arrived and saved me. Nothing else happened Jack, because you arrived in time and saved me.
— I... Elizabeth Thornton! I was so afraid of losing you. Just knowing that my brother has his fingers in this makes me want to kill him, but don't worry because he's already arrested.
— Jack, we can go home, I want to take a shower and get the feeling of those dirty fingers off my body.
— Come on, love. Let's wait for Frankison to arrive, because he was coming from the opposite side, and we'll take you away from here.
—Frankison?
- Yes love; He, his aunt and uncle Wynn, arrived early today for a surprise visit, we were going to surprise you at lunch, when we found out everything, because Opall was hiding at the school and saw everything.
— Opall! How is she?
—She was very bad. To tell you the truth, she couldn't stop crying, she was scared, and very worried about you.
Jack heard footsteps on the porch, and grabbing his gun and getting ready, when he heard Frankison calling for him.
Frankison entered and looked around the room, and saw him hugged by Elizabeth, he saw his back and head, Jack confirmed that everything was fine.
Frankison lifted Charles, and pushed him out; He was very hateful to that man for what he had done to his Beth. He wanted to take her in his arms and spoil her, but he knew that moment belonged to her husband. Frankison, he took Charles down the mountain while he thought. One day, they were still children and now they were there in front of a married woman.
Frankison arrived at the place where his father had set up the base. Bill soon arrived and pulled Charles into his hands, taking him away and holding him against a tree. Further to the side, Carson was already preparing the wagon to treat and medicate Elizabeth; From the shape and injuries on Charles' face, everyone there knew what had happened, and Bill knew that Jack had his fingers there. He was grateful that Jack taught the guy a good lesson, because his hands were itchy. Frankison warned that Jack would soon be arriving with Elizabeth, and that scoundrel almost did worse things to her. But she had bruises. Bill and Wynn dismissed the men and Lee was in charge of being responsible for helping Frankison for the prisoner, until Jack's arrival in the city, so Elizabeth would have some privacy, as only Wynn, Jack, Carson and Bill would be there.
In the cabin, Jack took off his red serge and put it on Elizabeth. When he went to pass his hand, he noticed how swollen it was. And with wide eyes he questioned that...
— Jack, I didn't tell you that I wouldn't allow Charles to remove my ring; So, I hit my hand as hard as I could on that table, so it would make my fingers break and swell and the ring would never come off. That's why she's like this. But I am fine.
—Oh! Bella! Tears rolled down Jack's face. He couldn't bear to see his wife in pain.
— Jack, look at me, my love... I told you, when we got married, that I would never abandon you. Calm down love, I'll be fine as long as I'm with you.
Jack took her in his arms and even with her protests, he carried her down the mountain, always giving her small kisses on her face and forehead.
When he arrived at the base, Jack noticed Bill's eyes widening and immediately spoke:
—Bill; she is fine. You can breathe now... And he smiled.
Jack knew of Bill's love for Elizabeth, as he also knew of Wynn's love, who stayed away out of respect. Jack put her in the wagon and Carson did a little check up to see if there was any serious yeast.
They left slowly, straight to their home, as Elizabeth, in her stubbornness, did not agree to spend the night in the infirmary. Jack rode beside him in the wagon with his wife lying on his lap. Carson tried to make the wagon go slowly, as he knew her body would be sore.
Wynn took Jack's horse to the livery, near the police station, he didn't want to appear in front of Elizabeth now, as he explained to Bill, this was her and her husband's time and hers with the doctor. Bill went straight to the police station, he growled as he looked at Charles. Sitting at the table with Frankison, Bill quickly filled out all the paperwork, he wanted Charles and even Tom to pay for their crimes far away. Frankison, took over the police station, as Jack's superior, he could do that. And he warned that Jack should spend the night with his cousin.
Wynn went to Henry's house, where his wife was already waiting for him, completely worried. Everyone would rest and thank God for everything going well.
