In The Enemies Arms

Discharged

LEO

I had been out of the hospital for a week now and I straight away resumed to my duties. The doctor had said I had been a small state coma, and he was surprised I woke up. There was no way I could leave my club, or even Clara, I thought to myself deeply. Yet all that time I spent in the purgatory of my mind, had caused me to miss the issues my club had faced in the mean time.

Armz and Scissor had stepped in to run the place whilst I was away in the hospital and to my content, everything and everyone had settled. The mess of Volkov and his club was easily covered up after they had done a secret deal with the police, in return for some sort of diplomatic immunity. 

Yet one more issue lurked, we still had one snake that slithered in our grasp and it was about time we crushed it. 'Prez?' prompted Tipper, I hadn't realised I had zoned out mid conversation. 'What will we do with Jagger?' asked Tipper with curiosity. 'Kill him' responded Armz in an obvious manner. I wanted him to suffer first, for all the pain he had caused Clara. I wanted him to beg us for mercy before we ended his miserable life.

'How will Clara react knowing he still is alive?' asked Scissor tentatively. Scissor always considered the thoughts of the members of the club. He was the most thoughtful and thorough when trying to decide on a certain action. 'I am unsure' I replied quietly. I had to tell her he was still alive, just for her own sanity. I didn't keep secrets from her, plus she was basically my old lady.

'I don't think theres any need in telling her Prez, he will be dead by tonight' said Tipper. he made a fair point, this was official club business and we all knew the rules. Only the men were to enter church. Not even all the club members knew about Jaggers captivity just below our feet, except a trusted few. 'He was her abuser, she has the right to know. He robbed her of so much. This will give her, her final window of closure' pointed out Armz truthfully. Scissor nodded in unison at what he had said 

'I will tell her then' I decided, dismissing us from church and leaving to go back into the main room of the clubhouse. Clara had been troubled all her life, was it fair for me to trouble her even more with this news? 

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CLARA

I sat upstairs in Leo's room reading through one of my text books. Although my 'foundation year' didn't necessarily count, I wanted to catch up on all the knowledge I had missed out on in my late teen years. The soft hummings of Travis Scott filled my ears as I read the text book eagerly, before my greatest distraction walked in.

'hello' I said Kindly to him, offering him a tired smile as I looked up from my book. It was the, when I discovered he looked so pale. It was as if he had been hit by a car. 'Leo whats wrong? do you need to sit down? do I need to call a doctor?' I panicked, hyperventilating at the thought of losing him again 

Yet he waved his strong Italian hand at me, telling me to calm down. 'Nothing of the sort my love, I just need to tell you something important' His deep blue green eyes were filled with seriousness as well with a tad of sorrow. It alarmed me, so much that I slammed my book closed and sat up to face him on the bed. 

His forehead bore sweat and his eyes wavered in my gaze slightly. 'It is about your Jagger...' he mentioned that dreaded name, one that struck fear into my body. He was one of the demons who caused me hell, who dragged me down to the pits of hell and tortured me daily. Bile rose in my throat, as I slowly started to panic, my anxiety brewing. 

'He is alive' he followed on. I started to pant uncontrollably now. When I finally was safe, when I was finally making a life for myself. Sobs fled from my mouth as I started to huddle my knees and rock on the bed. Deep breaths Clara, deep breaths. I reminded myself but nothing seemed to calm me

'hey hey hey' Leo coo'ed pulling me into his lap and rubbing my back. 'Everything will be fine okay? I will always be here with you and you know what lengths I will go to, just to make sure you're safe' he reminded me softly, rubbing my back calmly. I looked up into his beautiful eyes and found comfort. Where Leo was, was where I was safe. 

'We have Jagger' he carried on, causing my eyes to widen slowly but this time I allowed him to carry on speaking, intrigued at what he might say next. 'I was debating whether I should tell you or not but I thought it would be best for you to know' he said, still stroking my back calmly. This was a lot to take in.

Leo had captured my abuser, he had him in his grasp and decided it would be best to tell me. I thought for a while, looking down at my feet. Jagger took everything from me. He broke every symbol of hope I had. He stole so much from me. My life, my virginity, my spirit. He deserved the cruelest of fates, he was a social terrorist. He wreaked havoc and mayhem, as he destroyed everything in his path. 

'Take me to him' I said fiercely as I stared Leo in his eyes. He seemed astonished at my words but I didn't care. This man took so much away from me and I couldn't fully move on until he heard what I had to say. 'Clara I don't think thats a go-' Leo started but I rudely interrupted.

'You don't understand! He ruined my life! he destroyed me! He crushed my soul and there is no way in hell I am going to let him die without seeing my face!' I yelled in fury, annoyed that Leo was refusing me this opportunity. 'I want him to see me before he suffers for everything he did to me, for everything he did to Armz and Amelia and so many others!' I protested 

Leo watched me, as tears threatened to leak from my eyes, he was silent through my whole ordeal. His calculative eyes making thoughtful judgements. 'You only have 5 minutes' he suddenly said, in which I nodded my head furiously at as the tears started to fall.

His strong arms enveloped me, hugging me tightly. 'I love you so much Clara Duru Arslan' he expressed sincerely, sniffing my hair and cuddling me harder.