He’s My Delilah Chapter 32-A Hero’s Welcome

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Falcon’s POV(Unedited)
We are nearing the stretch of the Northern desert. At first I thought my captain was insane when he told us to try searching the desert in the North where people don’t live. Only a few scattered Tuaregs lived there as nomads. But I was desperate and we had searched every inch of the desert but no one had spotted two people and a horse. We left a trail of fear wherever we searched. All the nearby kingdoms and tribes had to submit to us searching their kingdom or face the mighty Jalen in a war. All those who tried to resist my demand were put in their place. I wanted Ayan and if arresting whole tribes and starting wars was going to bring him back,so be it. The whole of the East was on tenterhooks and living in fear. Some even organised search parties before we reached them.
Either I find him or no one has any peace. Oh and when I get a hold of Shafiq!

We decided to take the Northern desert. We rode hard and fast. This was the advantage of having pure bred Arabian horses, they were fast,steady and built for speed. Na’em my horse was the crown of the stallions. Within a short time,we had cleared the desert and we saw trails leading inwards,my heart beat faster when we saw footsteps of two people and a horse.
I made everyone ride faster.
As we approached the deeper part of the desert,we saw a sandstorm sweeping towards us,we ran towards the nearby caves for safety but not before we saw a few people taking shelter from it too in the distance.

After it had blown over,we walked over there to see if it had buried anyone. My soldiers found people, Tuaregs….then I saw something that made my heart stop! I would know that ring anywhere, I gave it to him.
Heart beating crazy in my chest,I ran to the sand and pulled him out. My Ayan…….I have finally found him! I hug him tightly to me not wanting to let go,kissing his hand and slowly touching hus face,till my captain says,
“Sire,let him go so we can tend to him”
I lift him carefully and comb my fingers through his hair as I hand him over to the doctor. Then I see someone trying to escape. I throw my sword at him and it passes right through him from his back to his stomach. He stops in shock and turns back to see who did it.
“Where do you think you’re going? I ask
” Malik….. I …….uh… “he tries to say
” You miserable traitor and slut! You dare to take the person I hold dear to me and try to make him disappear!!!!! Didn’t you know that even if i had to go to hell to search for him I would?After committing treason,I would have let you go,but you mistreated my Ayan, my very heart…….I can’t spare you!
“Please Malik,let me go,I know I made a mistake” he pleads

I walk over to him with a cold look and plunge the sword deeper into him. He tries to stop me but I get a second sword and push it in. I signal my soldiers and tell them to lift him and take him back to our base…..
“Your time is numbered Shafiq, am only taking you back for one reason, you’ll see” I say
He looks at me sharply with fear. He is bleeding and I don’t care.
“Am going to tear you” I say in face and mount my horse and speed to my Ayan..
By the time I reach, the doctor has already looked at him and he is fast asleep lying down by his side is Yasin and Mustafa is keeping watch over him.
“How is he?” I ask a pale looking Yasin. Its obvious he’s been crying a lot.
“He’s going to be fine” Yasin replies
“Alhamdulillah (praise God), now you two go and rest” I reply slowly pushing back Ayan’s hair.
“But…..I want to be…..” Yasin tries to say
“The Prince will take care of him,you need to rest too,my love” Mustafa says slowly pulling him from the bed into his arms.
They slowly go out while I lay down with him and pull him into me. I can’t stop looking at him. Eventually, I feel sleepy and dose off.

Ayan’s POV
I blink my eyes open and look up. Am in a tent? How? Of course, am hallucinating, it happens, people see mirages all the time in the desert. Am buried in the sand and that’s all that matters. What am I saying, I’ll never see him again. At that thought, I feel like crying.

Then I feel arms around me and look down,I’ve really snapped. How can Falcon be here? He hates me. But then, I look again and he is staring at me intensely, saying nothing. I look down and guilt starts creeping up on me, i betrayed him,let another man touch him. Tears fill my eyes and I struggle to get up. He continues looking at me when I sit up,

“I…….I’ll go…..” I say in a tiny voice. As I get up to go,he says,
“And leave me? Why?”
“Am so sorry, I didn’t mean to let the general touch me,I swear I had no choice,he was going to kill you and I couldn’t bear it. Please, please don’t hate me” I say and go down on my knees overcome with emotion.

I feel him kneeling next to me and he pulls me into his chest and hugs me.
“How can I hate you, my brave,intelligent consort, you managed to sway everyone to follow you,my generals, family and friends followed you,you came for me,I missed you Ayan. I only asked you to stay away because I was afraid for you,I would die if anything happened to you” he says
By now, am sobbing like a child, he is saying all the right things, he doesn’t hate me.
“Look at what they did to you!!! He says and I feel warm tears on my neck.
What!! He is crying?? The revered Prince of Jalen! I feel his body shaking and more tears running down my neck. I inch back a little and my heart breaks over and over to see him crying for me! Am a crybaby, I cry all the time. But for a warrior, a prince at that to cry! Something must have broken him!.
I lift his face and look into his eyes,I’ve never seen such vulnerability in his eyes,
” I thought they killed you ” he says and I realise that was what broke him and I feel my eyes well up again..
He suddenly opens my robe and grabs a jar of water,he starts rubbing my scars frantically like they will disappear. I grab his hands and stop him,I shake my head telling him to stop, he sighs dejectedly as tears roll down his face,in anger,he flings the jar away,
“They hurt you…..my consort,I love you so much, I would die for you Ayan” he croaks
I can’t take it anymore! I fling myself at him and hug him. I love you, I love you my prince.
We hug and the joy of reuniting is too much. We sit and laugh and recount all our adventures. I can’t believe he imprisoned whole tribes and clans.
Someone knocked on the door,
“Sire, time for the ceremony” the person says
“What ceremony?” I ask
“Come with me” he says
We dress up and Falcon carries me out. I snuggle into him and wrap my arms around his neck.
When we reach outside, my mouth falls open in disbelief,
The whole army in standing in two lines facing each other, swords drawn in front of them forming and arc. When they see me,they all kneel down,they are giving me a hero’s welcome!!! Even the king and Queen are kneeling, even mine and Yasin’s parents! .
I blush and look down, as they all say in unison,
“Long live the brave consort of Jalen!”
I look at Malik and he takes my hand while we walk down the aisle. At the head of it,the King presents me with my very own double aged sword just like Malik’s. I receive while Falcon kisses me in front of everyone. They all clap and whistle. Then Malik says in the most scary voice I’ve ever heard,
“Now bring Shafiq here! I promised to tear him into pieces” he says and whips out his sword.