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Chapter 32 - Without You
Jasper's POV
Ten days.
It had been ten days and Scarlett still hadn't woken up.
I paced the room, running my hands through my hair just as Smith walked in.
"She's a fighter, Jasp, she'll wake up," he said, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I hope so," I muttered, wanting to be left alone with her.
"She's the only girl of yours I've ever liked," he chuckled, smirking slightly. "The only girl who had managed to bring you back down to Earth and teach you the values of how to love and be loved. There's no one quite like our Scarlett."
I nodded, staying quiet, contemplating what he had said, just as my phone began to ring.
"I'll leave you to it, Jasper," he smiled before frowning. "For God's sake, go and take a shower. Do you want her to fall back into a coma as soon as she wakes up?"
I scowled at him as he left although I couldn't disagree with the fact that I had let my personal hygiene slip considerably over the past few days.
"Will," I answered the phone, running my hands through my hair.
"Sir," he replied, his voice as stoic as ever. "Don Varacalli requests for you to be present within the next two hours. It's been over a week since he's kept Sasz and Cameron alive for you."
"I'll be there in an hour." I told him, ending the call.
I walked back over to the bed and brushed Scarlett's blonde hair away from her face, pressing my lips gently to her forehead.
"I'll be back in a while, baby," I whispered. "I love you."
I grabbed my keys and left the hospital, making my way home.
As I neared the gates of my house, I made out a figure banging frantically on my door before I quickly pulled over and jumped out of the car.
"Can I help you?" I called out to the person standing outside my porch door.
"Jasper? Oh, thank God! Jasper, I don't -"
"Vincent?" I barked, interrupting him. "What the fuck are you doing here?"
"Jasper, I didn't mean to do it! I didn't know she would -"
"I am not going to ask you again, you son of a bitch," I spoke calmly, edging closer to towards him. "Why the fuck are you here?"
"I-I told Lisbeth Cameron where Scarlett was!" He blurted out. "She told me all she wanted to do was to 'make up for lost time' with her daughter, but then I found out she was using that Varacalli's ex protégé to keep tabs on her; then I found out she had her kidnapped and now, she's dying - you have to believe me, Jasper, I wouldn't do that to Scarlett -"
I cut him off as I found myself slamming him into the window behind me, my hand wrapped tightly around his neck.
"If I ever hear her name come out of your mouth again, you are going to wish I had slaughtered you right here, right now." I growled lowly as he attempted to nod.
"You're... choking me," he whispered hoarsely but I felt no compassion or mercy for anyone at this point as I continued to tighten my grip around his neck before slowly letting him go.
"Get the fuck out of my sight," I snapped as he gasped for air while running towards the gate.
I had just one more favor to ask of Varacalli, I thought as I watched Vincent run away like the coward he always was.
I shook my head before letting myself into the house as I showered quickly, changing into a suit and tie. I caught my reflection in the mirror and suffice it to say, I had never looked so terrible in all my life. I looked over towards my drawer where I found my mom had left me a note.
Jasper,
Please look after yourself. We don't want Scarlett to wake up and see you like this.
Mom & Dad
My family had been great during the last ten days, especially my parents and Elena. The only person who had been notably absent during this time was Emily.
I knew it was wrong of me to have lashed out on her the way I did last week, but truth be told, I had always resented her for going against my warnings and dating Vincent.
If she had just stayed away from him, Scarlett would never even have met him that day he was at my office five months ago, and the topic of that discussion just so happened to be my sister too.
It was her fault for letting him into our lives.
Shaking my head, I left the house and drove quickly to The Empire where I was to meet Varacalli.
"I see you finally made it here, boy," he greeted, grinning broadly.
An Italian mobster, grinning, guaranteed someone was going to die today.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Sir," I apologised as he nodded.
"Our guests of honor are just through there," he pointed towards a door at the end of the hall. "Do as you wish; my men are at your disposal if you wish for any... assistance."
"Thank you," I nodded as I opened door.
Two cages held Lisbeth Cameron and Marcus Sasz inside, respectively. Their arms and legs were bound with rope; their clothes, absolutely filthy and colored with blood.
"Well, well, look who it is, Boss," Marcus smirked at Lisbeth.
"It's little Scarlett's knight in Italian Prada," she chuckled, returning his smirk.
"I came here to let the pair of you sick fucker's know, Varacalli has some big things planned for you, especially -"
"For such a sexy hunk of a man, you certainly do lack in the brains department, don't you?" Lisbeth interrupted as I glared at her. "I don't give a fuck about what you or that pathetic excuse of a gang leader plan to do, I've accomplished what I came to do - ruin my whore of a daughter's life."
"You psychotic bitch," I seethed as she shrugged.
"My only regret," Marcus began, "is that I didn't get the chance to fuck her tight little cun -"
"That's it!" I roared, picking up the revolver which sat on the cabinet opposite the door, pointing it towards him.
"Have you got the balls to pull the trigger, big boy?" Lisbeth taunted as I thought about it for a second.
Why put either of them out of their misery when I could only imagine what Varacalli was going to do to them?
I need Scarlett more than I need this, I thought as I lowered the gun, setting it back onto the cabinet as the pair of them scoffed.
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket as I quickly slipped it out my pocket.
"Dad?" I answered hesitantly.
"Son, the doctors are saying Scarlett may not make it," he replied, his voice quiet and weary. "I'm so sorry."
"I'm coming," I spoke, swallowing the lump forming in my throat as I turned to leave, my hand about to turn the doorknob when Lisbeth spoke.
"I hope the whore dies before her saviour makes it through those doors."
That was it.
I snapped.
Before I could even register what I was doing, I snatched the revolver and pulled the trigger as she let out a blood-curdling scream, clutching at her leg as the blood seeped onto the ground.
I walked towards her cage and bent down to her level.
"I'll let Varacalli do the honors with your bitch," I told her, gesturing my head towards Marcus who's eyes had widened considerably.
I handed the gun to one of the guards before leaving the room.
"I see you had your fun, boy," Varacalli smiled in amusement.
"Sir, I have one last request to ask of you: just make sure they suffer a fate worse than death."
"I tuoi desideri sono ordini," he replied.
"Grazie." I nodded.
"Venire! Andiamo!" He barked as he opened the door, five of his men following him inside.
I left The Empire and rushed back to the hospital, where I saw mom, dad and Elena stood outside Scarlett's room.
"Jasper, I'm so sorry!" Mom whispered as she hugged me, tight.
I slowly broke away from her and walked into the room where three doctors were stood at the foot of Scarlett's bed.
I cleared my throat. "What happened?"
"Mr Queen... She has an extremely slim chance of survival at this point." One of the doctors began. "She could recover but that's up to how she and her body fight, we cannot physically do any more."
"She will recover!" I snapped as they exchanged sympathetic glances with each other.
I sat beside her and took her hand in mine, clasping it tightly.
"Are you leaving me?" I whispered, touching her cheek gently with my other hand. "Please wake up, baby, please."
Suddenly, the deafening screech of the heart monitor penetrated the silence of the room.
Time suspended.
Everything stopped to a halt.
I had lost her.
I had let her leave me.
"Get him out!" The doctor barked as two nurses attempted to drag me out.
"Get the fuck off of me!" I snapped.
"If you want us to save her, you need to let us do our job, Mr Queen," one of them explained calmly as I threw my head up to ceiling.
I squeezed my eyes shut, feeling them stinging as I became nauseous.
Was this really happening?
Five minutes.
Six minutes.
Seven minutes.
Eight minutes later, the door flung open as the doctor came out.
I couldn't even bring myself to look at him.
"Congratulations, Mr Queen, you're a lucky man. Miss Valentina is one hell of a fighter," he informed me as I stood up, with my parents coming to join me. "She is stable but will need a couple of hours to rest. Recovery period will be around eight to ten weeks."
As he continued babbling, I quickly ran back into the room, holding her hand tight.
"Thank you, baby, thank you," I whispered, pressing my lips to her hand.
"Jasper?" Elena's voice called out as she rushed in. "What's happened?"
"She made it, Elena," I told her, a tear falling down my cheek as she ran towards me, crying into my chest. "She made it."
My baby woke up.
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A/N:
Hey Guys!
This fucking chapter is the bane of my life. I lost it TWICE after completing it on both ocassions and this chapter was my third attempt which happened to fuck up in the middle too - awesome stuff. It's still fucking up, even after saving it.
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