His Felicity, His Happiness

Untitled Part 9

Sarab rushed down the hallway toward Sah-Him's chamber. He needed to get a message to him and quick. He knocked on the door and when it opened he bowed in respect.

"I am sorry to bother you my liege, but I wanted to let you know that Al Saher has been captured. I have him placed in the cell with Talia."

Sah-Him's eyes narrowed in rage. He would take care of Talia, she had killed Ras and had orchestrated the kidnapping of his beloved, his love. However, Al Saher was going to receive a special type of pain. One he only used when he allowed the monster inside to be unleashed. Al Saher had poisoned her. Had almost killed her and taken her away from him. He needed to suffer.

"Thank you Sarab. I will deal with them both myself. Can you please come back in 30 minutes and stay with Felicity?" Sarab had been loyal to him. He trusted him, and he did not want Felicity to be alone. Sarab nodded and then hurried down the hall as Sah-Him closed the door and glanced back at Felicity. She was so still, not moving. He had hoped the medicine would have started to take affect by now, that he would have seen some kind of movement from her. He walked back over straightening the cover around her as he let his hand linger on her cheek. He sat down and took her hand in his.

"I have to go take care of some business my love. I won't be gone long. Sarab will be here while I am gone and when I return, I will not leave your side until you are awake and in my arms." He leaned down and placed his lips softly on hers.

Felicity heard his words and felt his lips and she mentally let out a sigh of relief. He would return. She was struggling, fighting inside to return to him, and she knew when she did, she would let him know just how much he meant to her.

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Sah-Him heard a knock thirty minutes later and opening the door, he walked over and strapped his dagger to his belt and placed his sword in the scabbard at his back.

"You are not to leave her side, is that understood?", he said and his eyes showed a cold resolve that told Sarab if he disobeyed, he would regret it. Sarab nodded and Sah-Him walked over to Felicity and kissed her gently before he turned and walked out the door.

He felt the mask of indifference and rage slip over his face and he motioned to two of his men to follow him as he passed. He stopped before the stairs and turned to his men.

"I want you to bring Talia and Al Saher to the training grounds outside. They have betrayed me and the League and will be punished with death. I will handle their punishment myself." He gave them both a stern look and then headed out to the training grounds. He paced slowly as he waited, his hand caressing his dagger. He thought of Felicity and how she almost died. How pale she was and how she had spent so many hours down in that dark dingy cell. It made his blood boil and that monster he fought so hard to control fight to come out. He stopped and looked forward as Al Saher and Talia were brought before him and roughly pushed to their knees.

He glared down at them with an icy stare and moved in front of Talia. He had told her that if she talked he would make her death swift. He would keep his word. He removed his sword form the scabbard and stood before Talia. She gazed up at him with a streak of fear in her eyes but he could see no remorse. She did not regret her actions, and so Sah-Him had none as he thrust his sword through her heart. She died instantly. She slumped to the ground, her eyes staring eerily straight, he turned his deadly gaze to Al Saher. He moved in front of him, and the man glanced up at Sah-Him with arrogance.

"Go ahead and kill me. It will not bring your woman back to you." Al Saher sneered. His eyes danced with a madness that only made Sah-Him angrier. How could Talia have hooked up with this man? What had she promised him to get him to betray the League? Maybe that would be something he could find out in his torture.