In Love With The Mafia's Wife

CHAPTER 5 - Sleeping next to her

Gabriel’s POV

I cursed under my breath. I knew that it was not the maid’s fault since I was the one who instructed her to report any changes in Fedrick’s wife’s condition. Closing the door, I quickly hopped into a pair of shorts and slid on a t-shirt.

“Where are you going? We’ve just started!” the wh*re started to complain.

“Now is not the time. Just get out!” I yelled at her, irritated by her protest. She quickly gathered her things and ran out.

Soon, I was walking with the maid to the guest bedroom. When I entered the room, the first thing I noticed was that the doctor and two nurses were rushing around the room. There were machines attached to her arms and chest that radiated beeping noises. Her entire body was shaking and she was mumbling something.

“What the fu*k is happening here, Doctor?” I barged toward the busy doctor.

“Mr. Gabriel, allow me to explain.” He was frightened by my sudden presence and my angry tone.

Gritting my teeth, I lowered my voice, just a little but enough to still rattle him, “Quickly.”

“As you can see she has wounds, bruises, and deep cuts all over her body, even in her feminine parts. I don’t know how a human can torture another human like this and how she could tolerate it. Since her wounds were exposed to the cold, it has been infected with bacteria and now she has a high fever which we are trying to manage,” he explained.

“Trying to manage? What do you mean by trying? I want you to find a cure for her soon. Then, she and I can have a little chat,” I replied, looking at her shivering figure.

The doctor let out a long sigh, “I am doing my best, but I think we need to get her admitted into the hospital as soon as possible or else—”

“That is not possible, Doc!” I exclaimed before he could finish his sentence.

“Then, I am afraid that her life is in danger,” he confessed as he shook his head.

“Come on, you’re a doctor! Can’t you control her fever easily? Just give her an injection or whatever you can,” I insisted.

Once again, he shook his head. “We have done everything we can, Mr. Gabriel. Still, it doesn’t change the fact that she has been exposed to the cold for too long and hasn’t eaten in two days. Plus, her blood loss has weakened her body terribly. She is mumbling because of the high fever. We changed her into clean clothes, bandaged her wounds, and stitched up her deep cuts, but I don’t think there is anything more we can do. We have truly done everything we can.”

“So, you’re saying that the only option is to get her to a hospital, or else, we would lose her? Is that what you are saying?” I folded my arms.

The doctor's face contorted into a serious look, “Well, there is one option.”

“What’s that?” I asked, curious by his words.

“She needs direct and continuous heat to her body,” the doctor explained.

“What do you mean by that?” My forehead narrowed, unable to grasp what he meant.

“In simple words, it means that she needs someone with a warm body to supply her with warmth directly through skin-to-skin contact. She needs to be cuddled by someone so that she stops feeling cold and her body temperature can rise slowly. That would break her fever,” he clarified, gesturing with his hands.

“You know very well that it’s not possible. I simply can’t allow anyone to get close to her. Her life is too important to us at the moment!” I explained.

The doctor nodded and let out an exhale, “Others can’t, but you can. If her life is that important to you and you are not willing to get her to a hospital, then this is the only option. I believe we all are adults here and you can make a reasonable decision. I will ask a nurse to dress her wounds from time to time and I will check on her regularly. Think about my suggestion,” the doctor said.

Persistence filled my mind stubbornly and I opened my mouth to refuse, but when I turned to see her shivering body, my mouth shut. The nurses were sponging her body to reduce the high temperature. Her entire body was covered with bandages, in fact, she was laying on the bed looking almost like an Egyptian mummy.

Who can I appoint for this task? Nick was a trustworthy person and I had known him for years. Yet, considering the experiences we had to face, I knew no one could be trusted at that moment. That fact proved the doctor’s words to be right, that I was the only one possible to do it.

Oh, come on, Gabriel! Sleeping with a woman is not a new thing for you. You are not a virgin and neither is she. She is Fedrick’s wife, she must have been fu*ked by him every day. Now, you are doing this to cure her because the information she has can be very important.

“Nurse, get me another cannula. I need to attach it to her wrist so that we can administer her medicine through it.” The doctor’s voice snapped me out of my chain of thoughts.

Sighing out loud, I sat on the chair near the bed, “How long will it take for her to wake up once I start warming her body?”

“It might take a few days, but I am sure that it will help to reduce her body temperature. Plus, if her fever breaks, her wounds would start healing faster. For the entire process, I estimate that it might take a week to get her conscious and able to talk,” he briefed while injecting a syringe of yellow liquid through the cannula on her wrist.

I narrowed my eyes at the strange liquid, “What was that?”

“It was another antibiotic. When she regains her consciousness, the first thing we need to do is put her on a liquid diet,” he further said.

“Wait, wait, wait! Back up a little bit. Did you say it would take a week? What the f**k?” My palm clenched into a fist before it slammed on the nearby table.

“I can’t do anything about it, Mr. Gabriel. I am doing my best here and you know that.” He was right. The good doctor had saved many of our gang members' lives. I knew very well that he was not lying and he was doing his best.

Shaking my head, I let out a sharp exhale, “Fine. Do whatever you can and leave the place.”

The doctor finished up his work, packed his things, and turned towards the door to leave. But before he walked out, he turned towards me and stopped in his steps.

“Oh, by the way, when you are lying next to her and giving her your body heat, make sure to undress her as much as you can. That applies to you too,” he instructed.

“What?” I exclaimed with my puzzled face.

“Yes, as I said, skin-to-skin contact is the best way. You have to at least remove her dress and keep her in her undergarments. You can stay with your boxers,” he explained and left the room with the nurses before I could protest further.

It was you who brought her here, now you have to suffer with her. My subconscious cursed me and I sighed to myself in frustration.

Walking towards the balcony, I pushed open the heavy curtains and looked out to see two guards patrolling on the balcony. I opened the balcony window and stepped out to join them. They froze in place when they saw me but I quickly waved my hand at them, allowing them to be at ease before I leaned forward on the balcony handrail.

Below me was the backyard of the mansion. It was not my mansion, but Alejandro’s. The backyard had a flower garden, a separate garden for fruits and vegetables, and a swimming pool. But, I and Alejandro had a private swimming pool in our respective rooms. Gardeners were busy walking and inspecting the garden and the grounds. The mansion grounds ran for miles and no one was able to determine exactly how wide our territory was.

Exhaling, I checked the time on my watch to see that it was already 4.00 p.m. I wasn’t hungry, but I wanted to sleep. I walked back to the room and noticed that she was still shivering. I knew that I couldn’t risk it and that I should hurry. So, I removed my t-shirt, but then I noticed that the curtains moved and the guards could see what was happening inside. I didn’t want anyone to have a wrong impression of my intention and I knew I had to explain my situation to Alejandro later on. But, for now, I didn’t want nosy eyes. So, I closed the curtains shut. Then, I removed my shorts, leaving me only in my boxers. Now, that I was ready, it was time to remove her clothes.

I sighed and leaned down towards her. Her face reflected that she had gone through immense pain and for no reason, my heart shuddered at her condition.

“I know that you will be very angry with me when you find out that I slept with you, but I don’t have any wrong intentions. I am only doing this to save you, so this will bring out a positive outcome for both of us,” I mumbled as I looked at her pain-stricken face while I removed her dress slowly.

After sliding the dress off her body, I hopped on the bed and covered ourselves with the duvet. Then, I pulled her towards my body carefully, keeping in mind not to disturb her cannula and the other machines that were attached to her body. The beeping sound of the machines that were monitoring her blood pressure and pulse was deafening in the otherwise quiet room.

Once I brought her close, she still kept shivering and mumbling something. I hugged her tightly and started to draw circles on her back. Worried that my efforts weren’t helping, I laid one of my legs on top of hers to ensure her whole body was getting my warmth.

Soon, our faces were inches apart and I gazed upon her face. I had slept with many women, but with her, there and then, it felt different. I slept with women to fu*k them, but this time, I was sleeping with one to save a life. A strange burst of emotions that I couldn’t describe started to flow through me. Our skins were touching and her cold body felt the warmth of my bare skin.

Slowly, her shivering mellowed down and her mumbling decreased. While still under the duvet, I rubbed her palms and feet to keep her warm.

Why am I doing this to her? I was baffled by my own actions. There I was, next to her, almost naked and yet I did not have any sort of perverted thoughts or a desire to have s*x with her. I shook my head and rested my body back on the bed before pulling her to me slowly.

“Get well soon!” I whispered and let sleep come over me.