Not One Sided

23. Behead you

  Elçin's POV

From the left, a man came running.
"Elçin hatun, i was taking my wife to the healer house. But she has fainted on the way. There's none around. Please help!"

He screamed breathing heavily.

When he came running, for a mini second I thought that he was faking.
But seeing his condition I thought he really might be genuine.

On the other side of the bush, stood four masked men.
I immediately drew my sword out.

The four of them came forward to attack, somehow i tried defence.

Also advanced to hit them with my sword.

By then, felt a strong hit on my neck. I  lost my balance and fell. My vision blurred and couldn't see their faces.
Everything went dark before my eyes.

When i opened my eyes, I found my hands shackled with chains. And the place, the side opposite to me was open whereas there were two walls at the other two opposite sides.
There was no soul around. The place used to be a sort of a Slaughter house years back but had been emptied.

Few miles away from the Old Mosque which was built around thirty years earlier, people hardly came there.
I didn't scream because I knew that it would be of no use.

While my neck was still hurting, I stared at my turban on the ground.
I hadn't ever removed it in his presence, though we were married and he was legally my spouse.

It was almost sunset. In unconsciousness, the hours passed very quickly.

A little while later, slow footsteps approached.
A man stood opposite me, a little farther near to the entrance.
I couldn't see his face, it all seemed very dark, but as he slowly approached and stood before me, I was bewildered.

"Markus!"

"Elçin hatun!" How should I address you? Kutamışoğlu Suleyman Şah'ın kızı Elçin hatun, Melikşah's wife, Elçin hatun or The biggest idiot Elçin hatun? I think umm-- The bastard's Idiot wife, Elçin suits better. "

He told while walking back and forth in front of me.

"And what about you? An ambusher who doesn't have the courage to come forward and deal. Why did you hire so many men? Couldn't you do it all alone? You lack a backbone, Markus! Without them, you really are a piece of shit!"

My voice cracked as I screamed.

He came closer to me and faking a voice told,
"Sakın ol. Don't scream much. Isn't your neck hurting?"

He further added, placing his hand over my neck,
"I really didn't want to hurt you, but you guys get on my nerves."

My hands were shackled and extremely disgusted by his touch, I spat on his face.

Wiping it off he replied,

"Rot here! Let me see how your panicking Melikşah saves you."

"W-what panicking?"

"This is what! You think that I don't know anything. I know more than you can imagine, Elçin. Mehmet...the book...her şey bilyorum."

"And the note as well. The note which was in the book instead of Mehmet bey's. But the question is, how did he do all this?" I thought to myself.

Seeing my confused looks, he chuckled and began to leave.

"Markus! You're making a mistake. Why don't you just kill me?"

"Living in fear is a great deal, Elçin. But I promise, if he doesn't arrive, I won't leave you here to starve."

"And I promise, if I'm alive, my sword and your neck! I won't wait for anyone but behead you!"

He left.

Melikşah's POV

"Sultanım, the people of Isfahan wait for you. When 'll you return?" One of my soldiers asked who had come from Isfahan.

"Just two-three more days. And until Kılıç Arslan returns. I hope everything is fine there."

"Evet, Sultanım. Everything's fine. They're just bothering."

Thought of Elçin came to my mind.
I hadn't seen her since morning. She had gone to hunt but since then didn't show her face.
So I approached towards Burçak and asked her,

"Elçin hatun nerede?"

"Wasn't she with you, Sultanım?"

"With me? I went with the soldiers. She wasn't with me. I hadn't seen her since long so asked you. I assumed she must've gone to a hunt, but didn't she return?"

Burçak didn't reply but stood silent and bewildered. She looked at me with terror filled eyes.
The fear grew in my heart.

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Sakın ol - Calm Down

Her şey bilyorum - I know everything

Elçin hatun nerede - Where's Elçin hatun?