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Kybella Vonshire (Bella)

As soon as Bella caught sight of Adonis in the crowd, she ran to him.

He gently wiped the tears from her eyes and pulled her in for a loving embrace.

“Are you okay, baby? Did he hurt you?” All Bella could do was shake her head from side to side.

“Ma’am, we need you to go to the hospital with us. We have to do a rape kit. It’s protocol when sexual assault is reported as part of a hostage situation.”” The female officer sternly stated to Bella.

“Can my boyfriend come with me? I don’t want to go alone.” The female detective stood, contemplating for a couple of minutes, then responding, “Yes. I also need to ask him a few questions. If it were not for him, we probably wouldn’t have found you. He demanded to speak to the police officer in charge. The Prefect of Paris Police had all our officers working hard to find you. I can tell he cares deeply for you. I could’ve asked him questions when he reported you missing but I wanted to ensure that emotions or biases didn’t cloud the investigation. So, I allowed him to help because he insisted that he come with us knocking at each hotel door here. I need you to get on the véhicule de secours et d'assistance aux victimes – rescue and casualty assistance vehicle because the driver is waiting for you. You too, Adonis. You can assist the medics and help her get onto the stretcher.” The officer demanded as she stood watching them like a proud mother.

Bella was put into the ambulance and the paramedics took her vital signs. She peered over toward Adonis and saw he watched their every move. Through blurry vision, Bella caught a glimpse of his eyes widening and his brows raised as he stared at the high blood pressure numbers flashing on the monitor. Her face was red from the pain and agony. “What did he do to you baby?” Before Bella could answer his question, the paramedic placed a mask on her face to give her oxygen.

“Sir, we need you to hold all conversation until she arrives at the hospital. Her blood pressure is elevated, and her oxygen saturations are low. Once her vitals are normal, she’ll be able to speak.” The paramedic announced. After his announcement the emergency truck was silent. The situation had Bella’s head throbbing. The agony of what Bella had endured while she was held hostage made her upset. The noise from the machines had her nerves on edge. Her headache pain began to swirl intensely. She closed her eyes and prayed to God silently. After a couple of minutes of talking with God, Bella’s mood was elevated. Bella was watching him. He rubbed her arm to assure her she would be alright. The pulse oximeter was attached to her fingers which prevented him from holding her hand.

She was held hostage with Brian for three hours. The full three hours she was praying that Adonis searched the entire hotel for her. She prayed the Paris police department would help bring her to safety. She was fearful of what Brian would do to her, but she’d never lost faith in God.

Once Malik came into his room to tell him Bella was missing, he fired him on the spot. It didn’t matter to him the number of years he’d worked for him. Adonis trusted him to guard the door, and he didn’t uphold his duty. He couldn’t respect it, so he had to go. Malik begged for Adonis to give him another chance. He denied him immediately and called his manager to send him a new bodyguard to the room. The new bodyguard arrived within an hour. Torrin Gibson came highly recommended. He had Torrin meet them at the Paris hospital.

Finally, the rescue and casualty assistance vehicle came to a complete stop. The driver got out to unlock the back of the truck. Once the latch was released the paramedics hopped off. They began to push the stretcher gently out of the truck and transport Bella inside the hospital. Adonis walked behind them. Torrin was waiting in the lobby and Brian summoned him over. After the nurse gave an assessment in the triage area, the nurse put Bella into a room for more tests to address her condition. The room smelled like bleach and everything was white. It had no decorations, just a hospital bed, television, and medical machines. Since it was a crime investigation, the police had already notified the staff. The nursing staff transferred Bella into the hospital bed from the stretcher. They then hooked her up to all the machines.

The nurse on duty stood back to observe the numbers on the machines. All the numbers were regulated as the monitors made loud sounds. Bella noticed that the chimes from the monitors alarmed Adonis because he jumped in panic each time.

“Don’t worry, she’s fine. By the look of the numbers on the monitors everything is registering as normal.” The petite nurse said with a smile. She saw Adonis take a sigh of relief. “Oh, thank God. Can I talk to her now?” He inquired.

“Sure, you can talk to her if you don’t stress her out. We still have a few tests to run. The doctor will come in shortly to do a rape kit. At that time, you’ll need to step out of the room. I assure you that she’s safe. Our medical staff was voted number one in France. We have ice and water in the hall. If you need anything push the nurse button.

“Um, I’ll take a cup of water. Can you bring her some water as well?”

“I’m sorry, but she can’t have anything to eat or drink right now. The nurse giggled. She’s getting fluids from her IV so she can stay hydrated. I’ll return with your water shortly.”

As soon as the nurse walked out of the room, Adonis stood by Bella’s bedside. The oxygen mask was no longer on her face. Muah . That was the sound heard in the air as he locked lips with Bella. Baby, take it easy. My mouth is sore from the oxygen mask.” She blurted out after returning the kiss.

“I’m sorry but I couldn’t resist kissing those luscious lips. I’ve been wanting to kiss you. The bodyguard was outside the door ensuring Bella was safe. Now can you tell me what happened while he held you hostage?”

“Long story short, he roughed me up from escaping from him. I told him that I had someone that loved me now. He slapped me in my face and put the gun to my head. I was scared that he was going to pull the trigger. I wasn’t raped, so I don’t know why I need a rape kit. I’m fine now and blessed that I was able to get away from his crazy ass. Thank you for saving me. I owe you, my life.”

“I can’t believe that coward slapped you.” Adonis fussed as he stroked her face softly with his hand. I promise you won’t leave my sight again. He caught me slipping this time. I fired Malik and hopefully Torrin takes his job seriously. I ordered him to guard you like his life depended on it. When I see Brian, he better hope God has his angels surrounding him if he gets out of jail anytime in the near future. I looked up his mug shot online and saw that the police roughed him up severely. God forgive me but I was pleased to see that he got the beating he deserved.”

The machines started to blare after Adonis finished talking about Brian’s mugshot. The conversation had obviously upset her. The nurse rushed into the room to check her out.

“What’s going on in here? I see that you’re in here upsetting my lovely patient about something. I asked you not to stress her out, sir.” The nurse fussed and shook her head. “I need you to step out of the room now. The médecins, is coming to do her exam.” Adonis complied with the nurse and stepped out without saying a word.

Five minutes later the doctor walked into the room. She went to the sink and washed her hand. “Hello, sweety. I’m médecins de SAMU Morgan. I’m going to do a quick exam. Were you sexually assaulted?” “No ma’am, he didn’t sexually assault me this time. I was only physically assaulted.” The doctor shook her head and began to swab Bella’s mouth. Then she pressed Bella’s stomach area hard. “Does that hurt when I press hard on your stomach?” Asked Dr. Morgan. “A little bit.” Bella replied with anguish. The X-ray tech came into the room to take her to the x-ray room to perform an x-ray exam. After the X-ray exam the médecins de SAMU performed a pap-smear, and the doctor used her examination tools to swab her cervix so she could send the sample off to the lab.

“Okay, we’ll run this in our lab and let you know what the results are. It shouldn’t take long. If we find anything abnormal, we’ll let you know.” Bella nodded her head in agreement. The examination left her feeling violated. All she wanted to do was to go back home to Dallas with Adonis. Bella couldn’t wait to leave Paris. Paris had been her dream vacation spot, but the assault and kidnapping made her vacation a nightmare.She would never visit Paris again. “Sir, you can go back into Ms. Vonshire’ s room now.” The médecins de SAMU advised Adonis.

Adonis rushed back into Bella’s hospital room. “Are you okay?” Adonis asked as he quickly approached her bedside. Bella bit her lip holding back her complaints. She began to tear up. “No, I’m ready to go. I don’t like this experience at all. I feel like God is punishing me. Why did Brian kidnap me? He could have let me go in peace.”

Adonis grabbed Bella’s hand. “Baby, bow your head and pray with me. Father God, we thank you for keeping Kybella safe. We thank you for bringing her back to me. Pull her from the trap her enemies have set, for we find protection in you alone. We come to you for protection. We need you now Lord. Touch her body and mind. Heal her where she’s broken. Help the doctors and nurses who are working to heal her. Give her strength where she is weak, Lord. In Jesus name, Amen.”

“Amen,” Bella announced while wiping her tears. “How did you know I needed that prayer? I swear you are my angel Adonis.” She smiled. A knock was heard that broke their connection.

“Hello, I’m back with your results Ms. Vonshire. Would you like for your friend to be in the room with you while I discuss your test results?”

Bella looked at Adonis and smiled. “Yes, I would like for him to stay in the room with me.” The doctor sighed. Then he looked at them as he began to speak.

“We’re working to get you discharged quickly. I know you’ve had a rough day, sweetie. I have some good and bad news. I’ll start with the good news.” Bella’s heart dropped from dreading the sad news. “The test result came back clear of any issues related to sexual assault as you stated. We just had to take the test for our records to confirm. I believe that’s good news for your nice guy friend to hear. The médecins de SAMU patted Adonis on the shoulder. Unfortunately, the bad news is we found some abnormalities. The X-rays indicate that you have some pinched nerves that will require a follow-up appointment. Dropping her shoulders and slightly pressing her lips together, the doctor moved closer to them. The Pap smear test cells we collected from your cervix identify abnormal changes that indicate the presence of cancerous cells. You also could possibly have stage two cervical cancer . Bella and Adonis mouths dropped. “What how did this happen? How do I have cervical cancer?” Bella whined. She clenched her stomach and head with a sudden feeling of nausea.

“I’m sorry, sweetie. Victims of violence have an elevated risk for cervical cancer. I’m not sure how long you’ve endured the abuse, but I see you’re finally free from your abuser. You can still survive cervical cancer with treatment. The cancer cells are larger than 4cm. Unfortunately, you might not be able to conceive a child.” Bella began to cry. The doctor gave Bella and Adonis pamphlets on cervical cancer. “I need you to schedule an appointment with your doctor at home. Stage two cancer is curable. Typically, cancer patients receive a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Your nurse will come in with your discharge papers and you are free to go. I’m praying for you sweetie.”

“Thank you, Dr. Morgan.” Bella responded, her voice cracking. Adonis gave her more tissue to wipe her face. He wanted to take her pain away. All he could do was give her an endearing kiss on her forehead. “See babe, I told you I come with a lot of baggage. You still can cut your losses and get out while you can.” Bella looked up and said to Adonis with hopeless eyes.

“I’m sorry but you can’t get rid of me. I’ll make sure you get your cancer treatments. I plan to be right by your side.” Right after his statement, the nurse walked in with hospital discharge papers.

“Okay, beautiful. You’re free to go. Here are your discharge papers. One of the nurses will escort you out in a wheelchair. Please take care of yourself sweetie.” The petite, blonde hair nurse said while handing the papers to Bella. Bella responded with a fake smile. She wasn’t optimistic about the bad news the doctor gave her. Now she needed to work on healing her body and her heart.

There was a knock at the door, interrupting Bella’s thoughts. Adonis turned his head so fast he could’ve given himself whiplash. “Not so fast. I have a couple of questions to ask you both.” Inspecteurs de police Shantell uttered. She stepped into the room while extending her badge to the nurse. “Is it okay to ask your patient a few questions, ma’am?”

“Yes, ma’am. She’s been cleared go. Please don’t upset her because we just got her levels back to normal. I don’t want to have to readmit her.” The nurse advised before leaving the room.

“I pray you’re feeling better Kybella. The caramel-skinned, wide hip, detective announced as she stepped in standing at five feet. She flipped the bluntly cut bobbed hair out of her face. Then she took out her note pad and pen. I just have a few questions and then you all can leave. I had to follow protocol by prioritizing your medical care over questioning, by recognizing that preserving life takes precedence over gathering evidence. I know everything has been rough. During the time you were held hostage, did Brian hurt you? Please provide details.”

“Yes. He slapped me a couple of times, choked me, and put a gun to my head. He also threatened to kill me.” The questions brought flashbacks to Bella’s memory. Her head began to hurt from the thought of the gun to her head.

“So, he didn’t assault you with the gun?”The detective raised her eyebrow in scrutiny.

“No ma’am. Not this time. He only pointed the gun at my head. He tied rope across my chest and shoulders to pin me to the seat. The tight ropes made me have severe cuts and made it hard for me to breathe.

Bella saw Adonis suck his teeth after hearing how Brian had hurt her again.She stopped giving the details of the situation when she saw him looking up to the ceiling of the hospital room. She could tell he was trying to avoid looking at the pain in her eyes as she relived the horrific time alone with Brian.

“Sir, do you know Brian?” Did he cause any harm to you?”

“No. I don’t know Brian personally. I don’t even know Bella personally.”

“How do we know you didn’t have anything to do with her kidnapping? I mean where were you during the time of the kidnapping?” She investigated sternly.

“I was in the hotel room with her. She left the room without my knowledge. I have no reason to want to kidnap her! We just happened to stay in the same hotel. I helped her in the hotel lobby when she was trying to escape from him. I saw a beautiful woman in need of my help, so I saved her. Her body was bleeding from so many cuts and bruises that she endured from his attack. Brian didn’t cause me any harm, but he hurt Bella tremendously. I want to see him receive the highest degree of punishment the law will allow.”

The detective wrote down every word he said on her note pad. She cleared her throat after processing everything. “We’ll use this information. I appreciate you both for cooperating with me. If I have any further questions you can expect to hear from me. Here is my card. If you remember anything else, please call me. Brian is still in the local Paris jail awaiting a court date. There are reasons the prosecutor can seek the maximum sentence. He used a weapon during the crime and that can influence the prosecutors to seek the maximum sentencing.” Bella took a deep sigh in relief. “You all are free to go. Please take care.”The detective gave Adonis a look of skepticism.

“Did you hear that miserable detective insinuate that I was involved in your kidnapping? She had some nerve!”

Bella couldn’t help but giggle at the insult he spewed out about Detective Shantell. “She was only doing her job, babe. Don’t let it bother you. I know you didn’t have anything to do with my kidnapping. I remember her explaining to me about how you had everyone looking all over the hotel for me. I’m grateful to have you. Without you I could still be his hostage or worse.” Bella pulled him in for a kiss. “Now get me out of this creepy hospital prince charming. Let’s get to Texas.” She smiled.

“I have a surprise for you here in Paris. Then I’m taking my gorgeous babe home.” Adonis couldn’t believe that he was going home with the Kybella Vonshire. He still couldn’t wrap his head around the idea he would share his mansion with her. It was like taking an Olympic medal home after all.

“Huh, what surprise? I don’t like surprises, Game.”

“Oh, you might as well get used to surprises from me. I like to keep my woman happy. Life is too short for unhappiness. Come on, so we can get ready. Adonis walked alongside her as the nurse escorted her out in a wheelchair, and they waved goodbye to the hospital staff.