Black Rose

Chapter 91

Gulf tried to keep track of how many turns and doors they were going through but it was dark inside and it was hard to tell the difference. He squinted In the darkness and looked around for anything he could use as a weapon.

His attention was brought back at the smell of decay. Had he killed Oni?!? Did he bring Nida to her dead body?! He felt his anger begin to boil. They walked up to a heavy metal door and Tul pushed it open without releasing his hand, the smell became stronger. They walked in to another room and up to another door and Tul slid it open, he heard someone softly sobbing, he blinked at the change of light, and tried to focus his eyes.

"Gulf?" Nida's voice called to him, he looked past the glare of the light and saw her sitting near a half naked girl who was trembling and covered in wounds, he pulled his hand away from Tul and rushed to her side.

He crouched down beside her "Nida are you okay?!" He touched her face softly and noticed the slight bruising on her cheek and the matted area on her head.

"I'm okay, better than her" she whispered back , Gulf glanced at the girl whose face was dirty and tear streaked, she looked at him with wide eyes full of fear. He looked back at Nida "Are you hurt anywhere?" He whispered she shook her head no.

He looked at her hands, the zip tie that bound them were beginning to dig into her skin, the frail girl beside her wasn't even tied up but he figured she was too weak to run or too scared.

"See they are fine and alive" Thana said standing behind him. Gulf felt disgust at the sound of his voice, he had killed innocent women who had trusted him for what? For love? Bullshit he didn't love anyone. He turned to him and that's when he spotted the dead body hanging from a hook, it was obvious whoever this was had been dead for a couple of days. Tul followed his eye sight and smiled.

"Ah! I see" he grabbed Gulf's arm and pulled him up "Kana should meet mom right" he said smiling softly.

"Let go of him you piece of trash!" Nida growled at him.

He turned and raised his hand to smack her and Gulf stood in front of her "DONT. TOUCH. HER." he warned

Tul's face softened again "Sorry, his temper is all over the place" he said blushing embarrassed.

Gulf took the chance "Tul, let Nida and Oni go please" he took a step towards him and grabbed his hands "Let them go and I'll go with you wherever you want, I won't leave your side"

"Gulf!!" Nida yelled but Gulf turned to look at her and shook his head.

He turned back to Tul.

"I promise you if you let them leave I won't run away, I'll stay by your side for as long as you want" he saw Tul look at him wide eyed, unshed tears brimming

"You mean It? You won't leave me? You'll stay with me forever?" Gulf nodded, he just needed to get the girls out after that he could deal with the wrath of Thana on his own.

Tul pulled him closer "Let's tell mom the good news" he turned toward the decaying body and Gulf had to look away from the messy body "Mom you see? I found someone that loves me just as much as I love him" Gulf felt a small pang, he looked at the body, she must've been his abuser, it's why he was blocking out the fact that the thing hanging there was a corpse "Aren't you going to congratulate us?" Gulf felt the grip on his hand tighten "Why are you ignoring me?!" He cried

Gulf couldn't allow for him to be agitated he needed to keep Tul at the surface and Thana away. "It's okay Tul" Tul turned to him , Gulf glanced up at the decaying body "Thank you for blessing us ma'am" he said bowing.

Nida couldn't believe it, this man was insane and Gulf was going to leave with him?! No, she couldn't allow it, she looked around and saw a nail near by, she looked back at the the prick, he was busy talking to the dead body she quickly extended her hand and picked up the nail. She used the tip and pushed it inside the clasp of the zip tie, Oni watched her wide eyed and kept glancing between her and the killer. Then like magic the clasp popped, they both turned to the man but Gulf was still pretending, keeping all of Tul's attention on him.