•||Ch14: Never Believe||•

||Izzah POV||

I was stilled and felt myself burning after hearing those words. I wanted to strangle him but I didn't want to dirty my hands with his blood and controlled myself. He breathed heavily that made me panic and I quickly patted his cheeks gently.

"Daniel!" I called his name softly and wiped his tears and creased them.

I felt him relax and watched him as his breathing became normal. He opened his eyes slowly and breathed deeply. I saw so many emotions in his red eyes which made my heart clenched. His eyes were telling that he was struggling mentally and emotionally.

"Are you OK?" I asked him and pulled him in a hug.

He wrapped his arms around me tightly and put his face in the crook of my neck. He inhaled and rubbed my back softly which made my heart flutter.

"I am," He answered, shortly in a low whisper and kissed on my neck which made me freeze.

My breath hitched and my body heated up. My stupid traitor heart was pounding hard and my brain, thank goodness, it was in my team because it was telling me to pull away. There were so many wild animals running in my stomach making me feel scared for myself.

"Izzah?" He whispered my name, so softly that made my heart skip a beat.

I was so scared to answer him because I couldn't trust my tongue with him right now so I hummed.

"May I kiss you?" He asked me in a deep voice.

Hearing this made me forget everything, even my name and our morning breath like fiction characters in novels. Before I answered, he pulled away his face and tucked my hair behind my ear softly. His touch was so soft and warm, leaving sensation of burning and made that part of my skin to crave for his touch.

He moved his hand to the back of my neck and pulled me down slowly as if he was waiting for me to stop. His eyes looked deeply into my eyes like he was staring at my soul and knew I wasn't going to stop. Soon our lips touched and the slow kiss changed into deep kiss that took my breath away.

I felt fireworks in my body as his other hand moved to my back and left burning sensation there. That deep intense kiss took the control of my body but soon this unforgettable moment was disturbed when my hungry stomach growled.

He pulled away with a chuckle and stared at my red face in amuse. There was a beautiful smile stretched on his red while I stared at him with wide eyes, must be full of embarrassment.

I stood up quickly and adjusted my clothes and my hair. He also stood up and grabbed my hand softly then pulled me out of his room. I stared at our laced hands then at his back and scolded myself for not stopping him.

Remember, Izzah. What Elsa said in Frozen, “You can't marry a man you just met.”

Oh wait! You already married a man you never met. But Izzah, don't fall for him.

I told myself, mentally because I was starting to feel something for him and it was scaring me.

He took me to the kitchen through darkness and turned the lights on. He pulled a stool for me and released my hand. He went to the stove and turned it on then took a saucepan and filled it with water. I sat on the chair and watched him as he put the saucepan on the stove then took two noodles packet from the cabinet.

A smile stretched on my lips and my mouth watered. Thinking about noodles, my hungry stomach growled again.

"Someone is really hungry," I heard his whisper which was full of amuse.

I forgot at that moment who he was and what he did. Right now the only thing I was feeling, he is my husband and I am his wife. Nothing mattered me at that moment.

He put the bowl of noodles in front of me and sat beside me with his bowl.

"This is the only thing I can cook," He whispered.

I ate them with a smile and satisfied my hungry stomach.

What are you doing with me, Daniel?

I stood up and washed the bowl. I put the bowl on the counter and turned to leave but gasped. He was standing in front of me and looked at me with too much emotions.

"I don't want anything from you but always stay with me," He whispered, softly and put my hair behind my ear and creased my cheek with the back of his hand.

Last night was unexpected and a little full of surprise like a surprise test which comes out of syllabus. I thought about the intense heating kiss with pink cheeks as I ate my pizza. I was sitting in the cafeteria of hospital having breakfast because I skipped breakfast at home just to ignore him.

"Dr. Izzah!" I heard the voice which I hadn't heard for two months.

I dropped my pizza slice down on the plate and turned to look at her in excitement but the stethoscope and white coat in her hands confused me because I heard she resigned.

I stood up quickly and wrapped my arms around her tightly. She was Dr. Waniya who became my friend during house job year and since then we worked together but one month before due to her father's poor health she had to return back her village. Due to her hard work, she got

"I missed you so much, Waniya. No was like you here," I told her and pulled away from the hug.

She smiled at me and we both sat on the chairs across each other.

"That's because I am so special," She said with a flip of her hair then added, "But missy you didn't even call me or ask about me?"

"Sorry. Too much happened after you left," I apologized her and picked my pizza slice.

"It's OK. I am also at fault. I should have called you too... Actually I want to tell you something. Abdul Muqeet happened," She told me with a smile.

I stopped midway and put my pizza slice back on the plate and looked at her with a surprise look.

"Spell. Every. Single. Thing," I demanded because I knew Abdul Muqeet was her crush.

"When I went back to village, dad was worried about me. He wants to see me as a bride and wants to find a good man for me. On my fourth day, I met Abdul Muqeet after a longggggg time," She giggled then continued with a smile, "Long story short. After that day, we met everyday and one day he confessed his love. Next day, he sent his parents and my parents happily accepted the proposal," She told me, happily.

"Oh my God! I am so happy for you. Congratulations! Now when is the wedding?" I asked her as I stood up to give her a hug.

"Next week," She answered with a smile then asked as she took a slice of pizza from my plate, "What about you? Did you find someone?"

The smile on my lips dropped after her question and she gave me pointed look and looked so excitement.

"Who is he?" She asked with a smirk.

"Daniel," I answered her with a sigh then told her what happened.

But I didn't tell her the whole truth, only that due to some issues I had to marry soon.

"How is he? Dashing? Handsome? Caring? Decent? Husband material? Or just not your type?" She asked me with concern.

"I.. don't know," I answered her with a sigh and thought about his personality.

"It's a.. little difficult," I added.

I thought about his personality while she observed me carefully.

"Does he take care of yourself?" She asked me, sternly.

She looked at me like she was ready to kill him if I answered her no.

"Yes," I answered her.

She relaxed then looked at me with a smile and giggled.

"If he cares about you and take good care of you then that means he is a good man. I think he is perfect for you if he is handling you without any complain," She said with a laugh because she knew very well about my personality.

There was a fact in her last sentence but he used to threaten me in the beginning.

"You know I thought you resigned without any goodbye," I told her, changing the subject.

"Who told you?" She asked me.

"I heard some juniors and nurses talking about it," I told her and finished my pizza.

She facepalmed herself with a scoff then looked at me sharply.

"How many times I have to tell you to never believe what you hear until to see it with your own eyes," She scolded me.

She was right but I had a bad habit of believing what I heard.

"I am sorry but he is no more," I told the patient's family after looking at the freeze body.

The family looked very dangerous and they were also giving dangerous vibes. They all looked at me in anger and coldly. There were five men and three ladies, all of them were looking rogues.

"How can you say without treating him? He just fainted, Dr. Treat my brother and wake him up!" One of the men ordered me in a loud voice.

The people around us stopped and looked at us. Few doctors came and stood beside me for support and one of male doctors came in front to talk.

"Sir, this is hospital and you are disturbing other patients," The male doctor, Dr. Zafar told that man, politely.

But that man grabbed the collar of Dr. Zafar making us gasped and stared at him with wide eyes.

"I don't care about this. But. Wake. My. Brother!" That man infuriated and shook the doctor through his collar.

Dr. Zafar tried to remove his hand but that man didn't while other male doctors also rushed to get Dr. Zafar out of that man's hold. Even the security staff and the guard who always followed me came to help but before anyone could do anything, the men and women pulled their weapons which no one knew they had. The men grabbed few lady doctors and pointed their guns at the doctors' temple and ladies with them pointed their knives at the people around us.

There was a chaos around us and everyone stilled. Chief doctor, Dr. Shabbir rushed towards us but stopped when the man who was pointing his gun at Dr. Zafar yelled.

"Stop where you or I'll kill this Doctor. Treat my brother. Wake him up or we will kill everyone here," That man yelled at Dr. Shabbir.

Dr. Shabbir raised his hands in surrender and looked at that man. I put my hand in my coat pocket and hid a little behind other doctors slowly.

"Shani! Aman! Took these people and locked them in a room after taking their phones!" That man ordered his men.

"Mr. Please. Listen. Don't harm my staff and people here. We can talk--,"

I pulled my phone out of my pocket as I watched his men locked the people in a room and broke their phones and Dr. Shabbir was trying to talk to that man politely but he cut him off.

"If you want your people then wake my brother!" That uneducated man demanded in a loud voice.

I unlocked my phone and quickly dialed Daniel's number. I was so thankful that his number was saved in my phone and prayed silently that he answered my call.

"Aman, take your wife with you and locked every people here you see and broke their phones too!" That man ordered his man.

"Please there is no need for doing this. I'll check your brother but please don't do this and free my people," Dr. Shabbir pleaded.

Security staff was outnumbered in front of these people and also my guard and their guns were also taken. No one could do anything because one wrong step could take anyone's life.

My phone call was picked but before I could say anything whoever that uneducated man was noticed my phone.

"Take her phone and break it! Quickly!" He yelled and my phone was snatched by his man.

I watched my phone thrown on the floor and cracked. My only hope was dead and now I was terrified and scared for everyone.

"Everyone throw your phones or I'll kill this doctor," That man yelled and pointed towards his gun that was on Dr. Zaffar's forehead.

Everyone present here did what he ordered and his other people pointed their guns at us. I watched helplessly as the terrified people and staff was bought by his two people and were thrown in the room. But thank God today there was less crowd.

"You. Dr. Now start your work and wake my brother," He yelled at us.

Dr. Shabbir walked towards the dead patient and checked him which was useless because it was clear that patient was dead. Dr. Shabbir looked at us then at me before looking back at the rogue man.

"Brother, I have to take him to the operation theater and I need few doctors and nurses," Dr. Shabbir requested him.

"Take whichever doctor or nurse you want. Barey, you go with them," That man said.

"I need the doctor which you hold. Dr. Izzah, Dr. Waniya, Rameen and Pakeeza. Come," Dr. Shabbir said.

We all followed him and took the dead patient to the OT. Barey, the rogue man's fellow stood in the corner with his gun and glared at us as we, doctors and nurses, circled around the dead body.

"Dr. Shabbir, how can we..?" Rameen asked in a whisper, sacredly.

"We will do nothing. Just act like we are trying to save him. I think IT department members must have called police," Dr. Shabbir told us in a whisper as he connected the patient with machines.

"Daniel picked my phone and I hope he heard that man's voice," I whispered to Dr. Shabbir.

"We can only hope," He answered.

I glanced at the man and thought of any plan to save everyone. I looked at the table beside the man and walked towards it. The man glared at me as I opened the drawer and act like I was finding something. He looked back at doctors as I continue to pick few tools from there.

I glanced at the gun in his hand and felt sweat formed on the back of my neck. My heart was pounding in fear and my hands was shaking. In a second and lighting speed, I snatched the gun from him and hit his head with it.

"Dr. Izzah!" Doctors behind me whispered my name as the man fainted.

Everyone circled the man and quickly tied him with wires and ropes. I taped his mouth then looked at the gun in my hand.

"Well done, Dr. Izzah. Now everyone listen. I also have a pistol in my office. I and Pakeeza will go to my office to get my pistol and call for help from my office phone. Dr. Waniya and Rameen, you both take the emergency exit and get out of this hospital and also call for help. Dr. Izzah and Dr. Zaffar, you both go and monitor that people from a corner," Dr. Shabbir ordered us.

We all nodded our head and ready to convert this plan into action but stilled when the sound of pistol echoed loudly.