Phenomenal Alex Cole

Chapter 3 - Gun to his head

“I have dropped out of the marriage contract, so it is no longer valid so if you have come to beg me to take you as my  husband just forget about it and leave. If you have some shame, you will find someone else to marry since you are so desperate to get married.”

“Thea, you must be mistaken,” He said subtly, “I did not come here for you. I have come to see Lord Walton.”

“If you have come to persuade my grandfather I am afraid that is another impossible task for you because this engagement will not go on.”  the rigid expression she was wearing when he came back, only that she was looking at him with disdain now.

“The marriage contract had specified that neither of us had the right to call off this marriage, only Lord Walton has the power to do that and that's why I have come to see him. You don’t not have a say in this!” 

She scoffed in disbelief, “What? I am the current War god in Mericania and you say I have no say about my own marriage? How dare a mere doctor say this to me? Did the isolation that you went through in the medicine village affect your head?”

“Ah, it must be the marriage contract, the silly agreement that our parents have made, that must  have given you the illusion that we are on the same social level when you hold no candle to me.  Now let me tell you clearly, we do not match each other.  Look at me, the position I hold in the society, how could I marry a mere doctor?”

She spoke so highly to him but he wasn’t shaken. “I am only here to meet Lord Walton,” he insisted.

“I let you in after you told me who you were because of my grandpa and the respect I have for him but you should learn to know your place.” She said in a  much calmer voice.

“Our social stance is miles apart, even your generations to come will struggle to catch up with mine.  This marriage should not go through because you can't handle a woman like me.”

Thea saw that he was unfazed with what she said, her icy glare returned to her face again, “Don’t tell me you haven’t burned the marriage contract, have you?”

Alex shook his head, “I told you earlier, only Lord Walton can say that we are not going to go through with this marriage again.” He remained calm as usual, he knew that he could not use fire to fire with such a strong headed woman.

She brought out a pistol from her pocket and aimed it at his chest.

“I was being lenient with you earlier because I thought you were sensible and civilized enough to understand the situation of things but you are making me use the hard route on you. You better throw your copy of the marriage contract in the fireplace or I will kill you for disobeying a War god. Trust me, one click and a bullet will pierce your heart.”

“It’s been a while since I used my gun last and my hands have been itching to use it again. Many people have fallen by my gun and I don't care if I had to add more people to it. It will be quicker to kill you than to let you burn that paper but I am giving you the opportunity to do the latter. So choose wisely.” She offered.

Alex showed no fear even though this was  the first time someone was pointing a gun at him. It would only take him a few seconds to take the gun from her because of his swift reflexes. Besides, he could see that she was not holding the gun like she was going to pull the trigger, only a fool would not sense that.

“I don’t care if you decide to shoot me here, I have only made one request since I got  here. Take me to Lord Walteon . He is the one that has the final say over this marriage.”

“Arrrgh!” She growled out in anger. She sent daggers at him with her eyes filled with rage and fury.  She had no plans to shoot him, she just wanted to shake him up a bit but he was even unshaken, which made her more angry.

Her parents had informed about the marriage contract after she had won the war and was eligible to qualify for the potion of the War god.

She could not believe that her parents had picked her future husband for her when she had lived her whole life keeping her head up and living independently. They didn;t not even pick someone of a high status but they went to pick someone like Alex, an ordinary doctor that had no social importance.

Many suitors, wealthy men, dukes and even the crown prince had asked for hand in marriage but her parents had hooked her up with a doctor that didn’t even have his training under the most famous doctor in Mericania.

“Since you are here to  see grandpa, I should take you to him. Come with me!” She turned on her heel and walked to the elevator which took them straight to the sixth floor.

Thea led him into a huge master bedroom where Alex saw Lord Thor Walton lying lifelessly on the bed, he had an oxygen mask attached to his nose.

“That is my granada who you seek , he fell into a coma six months ago and he hasn’t woken up since then. I have even reached out to the best doctor here in Mericania, Doctor Norton, he is yet to find the cause of his ailment nor the treatment.”

“I am the one that has his authority now with me,  you can’t get anything from him now as you can see. This is the last chance I will give to settle this amicably, Burn up the contract and I will do any favor that you ask for.”