Chapter 0058
The skin on my face stings and burns, and I realize I must’ve scraped it against the pavement. I feel something wet on my cheek and realize with terror that it must be blood.
My blood.
My blind date’s laughter rings in my ears, mean and chilling. He walks up to where I lay on the ground, and one of his hands reaches to grab his waist buckle.
He’s still laughing coldly and he slowly, ever so slowly, unbuttons his pants. I realize with a terrible drop in my stomach that he’s enjoying my fear.
…How am I going to get out of this?!
“Back off, asshole!”
I rear my legs back, preparing to kick my attacker as hard as I possibly can, when suddenly, shockingly, miraculously, he stills.
My Blind Date, his face falls, and he loses all expression. His body stumbles, then lands on the ground next to mine.
“Thud!”
A heavy sound of a body hitting the ground.
…Someone saved me.
There’s a dark shadow behind him. I’m blinded by the light of the lamppost that’s just beyond the shadowy figure, so I can’t see. I can’t tell who this stranger is, but I can tell that he is very tall.
My
ind date jumps back up swiftly, much quicker than I expected for how hard he hit the
He screams, “You BITCH! You never said you had a boyfriend!!!”
He growls loudly, the sound full of frustration, before he turns on his heel and runs away. I watch him rub his head as his body gets smaller and smaller in the distance.My head is throbbing from my fall. The headache I pretended to have earlier is now a reality.
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I feel a wave of nausea, and I take deep
breaths to keep myself from retching. My vision goes blurry as I try to look up at the dark shadowy figure who saved me, but I can’t see straight enough.
My head feels light. I feel like I’m going to pass out. There’s no way I can stand up on my own. The person who saved me catches me.
His scent is strangely familiar.
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“…Don’t be afraid, you’re safe now,” the shadowy figure says in a familiar voice.
It’s a deeply reassuring phrase.
I’m suddenly awash with exhaustion, like all the adrenaline is finally fleeing my body all at
once.
I’m so tired… I just need to close my eyes… just for a moment…
My eyelids snap shut just before I hear it.
“MAMA!!! Is that you?!”
“MAMA!!! I’coming to save you!”
…WHAT?!
I know this little voice!!
It’s Mia!
I suddenly snap my eyes wide open, more alert than ever. The little girl rush into my arms, crying.
“MAMA!…Mia was so worried about you.” Mia clings to my finger, crying,
What is she doing here?! She should be at home, safe in their beds!
How did she get here?!…Is it the person who saved me that brought her here?!
…He wants to kidnap my children?!
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Mommy is safe now… don’t cry, my babies.” I bite down hard on my lip, forcing myself to stay alert. I hold my child tightly in my arms.
Then, I cautiously look up at the shadowy figure. “Thank you for your help. May I ask your name…?”
“Cara!!! Are you ok?!”
My assistant comes running from a distance, her anxious voice echoing through the parking lot.
Then, all the lights in the parking lot flicker on.
I
I finally see the face of the shadowy figure.
His jet–black hair, piercing blue eyes, towering frame, and strikingly handsome face.
And that familiar expression–brows slightly furrowed, a cold, indifferent gaze etched. onto his face. He looks surprisingly startled as well.
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“Wait…Cara?”
I widen my eyes.
“A, Alaric…?!”
It’s the very last person I expect to see right now.
The shadowy figure who saved me from my date, from my attacker…. It’s Alaric!
