The Forbidden Blade

Chapter Thirty Seven

Alara sits by the side of my bed while Ben and Zion are on the other. My father and Alonso left with some business though I really didn't need them here anyway. Mine and Alaras hands are intertwined as I rub my thumb on her palm. I run my eyes over her delicate side profile, her chins resting on the side of the bed as she stares at our hands.
I take my free hand and lift her chin up looking at the light scar of the blade. I carefully run my fingers against it and furrow my eyebrows.
"Did they take care of it does it still pain" she removes my hand away and shakes her head.
"I'm fine Alex, I'm okay just, please rest you need it" she holds my hand in hers as she looks down at me and I look right back. Our moment is cut short as the door opens and one of our men comes in.
"Ms. Dola your fathers here to see you" Alara nods and smiles at me before she gets up and walks out the door. She looks back at me one more time and smiles and I realize I'm already smiling. she walks out the door closing it after.
"Do you guys know how to braid?" I look up at the two guys standing beside the bed.
ben raises his eyebrow and zion releases a sound from the back of his throat and then starts to laugh.
"he's a goner"

I lay next to Alex as he plays with my hair. It was nice seeing my father I didn't realize how much I missed him and I would be going home with him too if Alex didn't wake up. I couldn't leave knowing he's here and it makes me confused about how I'm reacting to him.
"I found out it was the Russian twins"I hum as his fingers touch my scalp
he tilts his head and nods
" You sure?"
"Yeah I did some research and found a few underground men"
I feel his head nod and he chuckles.
"done," he says and I raise an eyebrow he lays my long hair over my shoulder and I see my dark strands braided in a french braid.
I smile in surprise and wrap my hands around his neck.
" You learned how to braid?" I smile
He smiles and presses his lips on mine.
I love you
I caught my tongue but that doesn't mean it's not true. but whats true is that
 I fell in love with Alexander Blade
 I look to my right and see the full bowl of oatmeal and look back at alex.
"you didn't eat" and he scrunches his nose and shakes his head
"oh come on Alex you have to" I go over towards the table and grab the bowl and spoon off the tray scooping some on the spoon and holding it in front of his mouth. He shakes his head and glues his lips together.

"please Alex for me"

"Alara I would eat rat poison for you but I will no way ever in my life eat that" he exclaims

"How bad can it be Alex your overreacting" I place the tip of the spoon on my tongue and instantly gang making Alex chuckle.

I place the horrible substance back on the table and remove everything attached to Alex.
"Come on" I hold my hand out for him
"where?"
"to make you some real food" I smile and he kisses me on the lips
My heart does a flip and I'm not aware of this feeling. 

I lean on the kitchen counter as Alara stands in front of me fixing something in a pot of boiling red sauce as she leaves it to chop something on the cutting board.
I walk across the dark dim kitchen holding her waist from behind pressing my nose to her neck.
She huffs a chuckle before pushing away to throw the vegetables in the sauce.
" Are you going to tell me what your making"
" it's my mother's recipe" she smiles holding her hands to her hips and I feel a smile come across my face
"you're making your mother's recipe for me?"
She blinks in realization
I go over to her before she could say an excuse and press my lips to hers
" I had a dream and you were in it" I hold her by her waist and she wraps her arms around my neck looking at me wide eyed.
"my mother was there and you were wearing a white dress" I sway with her kissing the side of her cheek I pull my phone out and put on the song that's valuable to both of us. I set the phone on the counter and wrap my hands around her again.

"I can't help falling in love with you"

Her arms are tight around my neck and mine on her hips.
She's it.
She's the one.
She's the one I would trade my life for and I hate that it took me too late to realize I could actually fall in love with her.
" I wanted you to be my end Alara I still do" I look down at her wide glossy eyes
" We can't Alex" she breathes after a moment
" Why, why can't we try" she looks down at the floor then back at me
" You still need to get revenge on your father Alex and you can't do that until the blade and Dolas are tied" she looks at me furrowing her eyebrows and I hate that she's right
" What if you get married to me instead," I said with hope.
" I'll do it Alara, we'll get married right now just say yes." I plead
" And you think your father will let us"
" fuck him what do you want? Do you want to marry me Alara? Will you marry me Alara? " She blinks in shock and looks straight at me biting her bottom lip. She places her hand on my chest and looks up at me with tears
" I would if I could Alex in a heartbeat, but I want you to take revenge for your mother and sister and you cant do it if you marry me" her words pain me yet don't hurt me
She's doing it for them, for the people who meant everything thing to me but now she's the one who means the world to me and she has to know that.
"Alara.." I shake my head furrowing my eyebrows but before I could continue she holds my face in her delicate hands and places a kiss on my jaw
"you can't be my end Alex  but that doesn't mean You can't be my middle" she smiles and I furrow my eyebrows again
" the middle where I look back to and smile, the middle I could never forget. I want you to be my middle Alex, would you be my middle Alex?" She smiles and I don't waste a time to nod and press my lips to hers
" And I want you to be mine Alara" she smiles at me and presses her lips to mine
I guess that's what love is you, you just take what you could get and fight for more.

 
"But I can't help falling in love with you"

I hold her hand in mine and sway to the music spinning her around as her tears spilled from her eyes and a smile held on her lips
I fell in love with Alara Dola.