The Essence Of The Darkness
Episode 105: Fall

Hello, pops,

this is part 10/10 of Crazy update. Author can not guarantee the ten-tenth is posted together yes because there is a review system from mangatoon.

Kemus2an alone can be posted together, but if not (separate posts with time lag hours/days) then it is expected permaclumannya

Regards,

Ay

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"Thank you,"

With a polite attitude half bent the body, Elana spoke to the driver who delivered it to the right in front of his beautiful yard. Usually, the driver would treat her like a queen by rushing down the car, then opening the door for her. But this time, Elana deliberately banned the driver from going down to open the door for him, and told the driver that he was young, healthy and strong and could open the car door himself without help.

The driver finally could not say anything and let Elana get out of the car without help, then returned Elana's thanks with a respectful attitude before then driving her car away.

For a moment Elana was still standing in front of her yard, her eyes were poking at the car's flashing red taillight until it finally disappeared at the end of the road. Afterwards, Elana glanced at her watch. It's seven o'clock at night. Because tomorrow is a red date on the calendar that is directly connected to the weekend, they travel long enough because they are stuck in long traffic ahead of the holiday that is awaited by many people.

Almost two hours drive, even though the distance between this house and the office is not so far away.

Elana looked around where the dark shades of the trees were wrapped around, defeated only by the light of street lamps and garden lights lined up against the darkness. He suddenly realized that there was not the slightest fear in his mind. It was all because he believed that Akram had placed a strict security guard around this house.

Thinking about Akram made Elana frown. The man said he would attend a meeting downtown. And the city center is the hub of traffic. That means, Akram will be much more tired than he was when he got home later, because the congestion that must be passed by Akram is longer than he experienced.

Elana let out a long sigh, suddenly realizing that there was a strange feeling resonating in her chest because she was worried about Akram.

She's worried about Akram? Elana repeated the conclusion back to her chest, as if unsure of her own feelings.

In the past, when the beginning of their relationship, it was never imagined in his mind that he would worry Akram. What was in his mind at that time was an attempt to break away from Akram's grip, no matter that it meant having to harm Akram or make the man hurt.

Now come to think of it, the development of their relationship had already spun so far from the starting point, that Elana doubted whether she still had the mind to turn around and run, so much so, or even choose to give up in the travel pattern that has been set by Akram for him.

Perhaps this mixed feeling, if examined more deeply by force will instead urge and confuse him. It's good Elana let her heart loose free to live what she wants.

But Elana had decided in her heart that if her heart decided to love Akram, then Elana would not fight him.

While humming and setting the pace to the rhythm, Elana stepped into her house, then locked the door behind her. If Akram comes later, the man has his own special digital key to enter the house, so Elana does not have to bother keeping the door unlocked while waiting for the arrival of Akram.

With light steps, Elana headed for the room, then brought a change of clothes to take a shower and cleaned up briefly. The night air was quite cold with gurgling drizzle that began to fall from the sky, making Elana choose not to torture herself and wash herself with warm water that refreshes in a short time, making Elana choose not to torture herself, then hurried to dry himself and change his clothes in clean casual clothes.

If when working Elana apply a thin powder and lipgloss that is the same color as her lips, then there is no cosmetics attached to Elana's face at night. Elana's skin was completely fresh, moist after the bath, and the woman simply combed her long hair back while humming to then step out of the room.

The chef assigned by Akram usually left the dinner in the microwave, just waiting to be heated according to the time record that has been written and left by the chef for him, then the food is ready to be served to eat.

Back Elana glanced towards the time pointer, this time which was attached clearly to the wall. The clock shows at eight o'clock. By calculating the congestion passed by Akram, it is likely that not less than half an hour will arrive.

Quickly, Elana immediately turned on the microwave and heated the food. If he is right to estimate, once this food has been hot properly, it will be along with Akram coming and ready to eat. At that moment of waiting, Elana's mind began to wander.

Sometimes Elana can not understand why Akram had to spend his curfew after work at this house in a row without the intention to take a break between the time periods. In fact, Elana knew for sure that Akram was definitely tired of working all day, not to mention that the man had to go home before midnight or early morning, to then return to work the next morning.

The objection of Elana is only because of the thought of Akram's physical condition. But, however, it was not easy to express what was in his mind. Because, if he is wrong, Akram may even accuse Elana of expelling him, whereas what Elana means is his anxiety if Akram is too fouled himself.

Elana's daydream wanders far away, but is instantly returned to the real world when she hears the sound of a door opening in the living room. Elana turned her head immediately, the position of the kitchen and the then open space that was directly connected with the lounge and living room, the, make Elana can see clearly anyone who steps into the house from the position where it is now.

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His eyes sparkled when he saw the person he was waiting for arriving. Acram looked exhausted, his hair was a little disheveled, with raindrops soaking, flowing down to stain his suit in a damp dark color. Akram's face itself looked pale, so Elana felt anxious and immediately approached.

Akram closed the door on his trunk, then stood face to face with Elana who looked up and watched him closely.

"In addition to the ugly dark circles that surround my face right now, what else is so strange on my face that you're watching me like that?" Akram spoke while grinning dangerously.

Elana untied her thin lips with a smile, her hands moving involuntarily, then touch Akram's cold cheeks exposed to the gusts of night air and raindrops that peppered the surface of his skin like a lover who was wracked with insufferably longing.

"You look pale," Elana frowned as her palms cupped Akram's cheeks gently. It feels strange, because behind the surface of Akram's skin is cold and slightly wet by the rain, stored body temperature is hot smoldering and as if turbulent in there.

Akram's own expression seemed surprised, as if he could not believe that Elana would take the initiative to touch him first.

So, before Elana could utter her suspicion of the strangeness felt by her senses, Akram suddenly grabbed her hand, then presented a kiss on the inside of Elana's wrist.

"Acram!" Elana pulled her hand quickly, releasing the man's grip.

Akram chuckled, ignoring Elana's refusal and instead pulled the woman into his arms.

"I'm exhausted and I miss you so much" whispered Akram in a raucous voice.

Elana smiled softly. "You may be exhausted, but there's no way you'll miss me, Akram. We just don't see each other for a few hours." it's as gentle as talking to a child.

Again Akram grinned but did not refute Elana's words, letting the woman see the longing in his eyes, and then believed. The man took Elana out of his arms and inhaled the air around them.

"The smell is delicious and I'm starving" she whispered softly as she returned to steal a kiss from Elana's lips,

"Wand the warm water first so that you're fresh, I'll prepare our dinner here," she pushed it smooth, slipping the attention and affection there so that Akram was not at all compelled to refute it.

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Their dinner menu was so delicious that Elana pressed the dishes clean. His eyes then glanced towards Akram who was eating his dishes with his usual elegant demeanor,

Elana frowns when she realizes that Akram has not even finished half of his meal. Elana did eat quickly, but never before had she eaten so fast that it left Akram far behind.

"What's wrong? is the food not suitable for you?" Elana put down her cutlery and broke the silence created as they enjoyed this dinner.

Akram put down his dinner knife without lust, then pushed the plate away.

"My head was still dizzy, I couldn't bear to swallow any more" he said slowly, then took a glass of water and gulped it down to deliver the food that stuck in his throat that felt like a sawdust that was hard to swallow.

Of course Akram knew that the food was really delicious. It could also be seen from how greedy Elana was to stick her plate. It seems like the problem happened in Akram's body. Dizzy feeling that afflicted him - when he had returned to taking aspirin - was still whack, even more intense when Akram forced his body to work, attending meetings without pause until the night before. Now, his body seemed to be protesting uncontrollably, creating a throbbing and banging pain within the cavity of his skull, as if it wanted to break his head.

"You... You want to move to the couch? I will scold you, maybe it will make you better," Elana offered anxiously mixed in concern. Indeed, after being observed more carefully under the light rays, Akram looks very pale. And the dark circles around his eyes, instead of improving, looked even more darkened, in contrast to the paleness on the surface of his skin.

Akram smiled weakly and nodded his head. The offer to be flirted with by Elana was of course very rare and not to be missed, after all, the man seemed to have no energy to argue with Elana anymore.

With a slow movement, Akram stood up, using his armrest to the dining table to support his body. After that, Akram went to walk to the sofa, and had staggered until Elana shrieked anxiously and approached.

"Let me help you" said Elana in a panic.

Unfortunately, his help was immediately rejected by Akram instantly. The man raised his palm to the surface as a sign of rejection and in order to prevent Elana from approaching him, it was still coupled with a firm head bracelet.

"No, your tiny body won't be able to support my weight when I'm resting on it to walk, Elana." Akram gives an undeniable reason, then uses everything he passes as a handle with difficulty, until finally he can reach the sofa.

Quickly, Akram slammed his body on the sofa, raised his head and closed his eyes. His headache feels painless, so he wants to let out a groan to relieve his pain.

Suddenly a soft and soothing hand touched his temple, before then gently massaging it with a strong but cautious twisting motion.

Akram opened his eyes with great difficulty, put a smile on the beautiful woman who was currently returning the look of his eyes anxiously, and then said a raucous speech from his throat that began to feel dry and sore.

"Thank you, baby. Your massage was very helpful," Akram's eyes seemed to not open for long, the man closed his eyes again, still had time to say an indistinct mutter from his lips. "I think.. I'll sleep for a while.." Akram's voice gets weaker as he gets older. Soon, the voice vanished, followed by a silence stretching inescapably between them.

Elana bowed over Akram with great anxiety. Now when he was kneeling Akram directly and for quite a while, the strangeness he felt by his fingers was already coughed up. Akram was in a high fever, his body was heartless heat as if storing hot burning embers under the surface of his skin.

"Acram?" Elana tried to pat Akram on the cheek gently. But there is no lawfulness. Either the man drowned in his deep deep sleep due to fatigue.whether the man turned out to faint because he could not withstand the high heat that whack his body.

Elana's heart was instantly throbbing by the fear that began to crawl. He then exhaled many times, trying to kill the heat. For now, panicking is useless. Elana must be calm and aware that they are only two in this house, so the handling of Akram depends on the actions taken by Elana.

As much as Elana's energy squeezed her brain to think clearly. Then as if safety was prepared for Akram, the most important name immediately crossed Elana's mind.

Doctor Nathan!

Yes, he should contact Nathan's doctor immediately to conduct an examination and treatment of Akram. This ordinary person could not really identify whether Akram fever was caused by a virus, or by his open wounds and infections.

Panicking, Elana searches her phone, and confusion ensues when she realizes she doesn't have Nathan's doctor's number on her phone. Nervous of his hands fumbled into Akram's chest, when he did not find what he was looking for, he moved around the sofa and felt Akram's pants. Relief filled her when she found Akram's phone in her hand.

This guy definitely kept Nathan's doctor's number on his phone, Elana just called from here and then....

Before Elana could continue her point, she was stunned when she turned on Akram's phone and was confronted with a full-screen display with complicated digital code to enter the inside of the phone. Even emergency mode is not found on the screen of this advanced phone. Desperate, Elana puts Akram's phone back onto the sofa next to Akram, taking a deep breath as confusion fills her soul again.

If this is the case, how did he get in touch with Nathan's doctor?

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Hello, this is part 10/10 of Crazy update. Author can not guarantee the ten-tenth is posted together yes because there is a review system from mangatoon.

Masy2an alone can be posted together, but if not (separate post with time lag hours/days) then it is expected permaklumanny

Regards,

Ay

Note Author: The story of Cradence Evening is planned to be a new novel author project. But I don't know if it will be posted here after Essence Of The Darkness is over or not. If so, the author will definitely make an announcement here, and of course he DOES NOT PAIR WITH MAYA.

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