Chapter 4 The escape

Despite not knowing any crook within the house I still dashed towards the exit i had seen the strange man come through. Unfortunately armed guards burst in through the doors as they also charged towards me.

I had been caught once unknowingly by the man I regarded as my stepfather but not anymore. And no less by a stranger!

My bare feet pounded hard against the cold marbled floor and that hurt like a bîtch. The still fresh wound from fleeing yesterday made my movements harder than I had expected And Every breath i took burned my lungs like it was set on fire. 

The thought of my already fractured ribs suffering even more causes me to instinctively jerk as my steps falters for a second.

My body tried to lunge forward even with the danger signal my brain was passing through my body with the promise to collapse. Still I pushed my body more than it was capable of the more I heard the stomping steps behind me.

I turned towards the r corridor by my right to escape but I soon came face to face with a dead end. Not knowing where to follow as the mansion seemed to have the blueprint of a maze, I turned towards another another corridor that led me to a grand staircase.

Still the guards were able to keep up as I heard even more noise notifying me they had increased in numbers.

"she's gone up the east wing stairs! Call for more backup and surround the perimeters!"

A loud voice rang not far from where I was, presumably a guard who would soon catch me. Damn it! This cant be happening right now I thought to myself.

Struggling to walk as I was now limping, I checked back at the long and narrow hallway which I had followed and came to the realization i had no way out unless I went back through the same route again. I was officially trapped and doomed for.

Not long two armed guards appeared looking relieved as they blocked the exit.

"Miss we would need you to just cooperate with us and kindly do as you are told."

One of them starts to approach me cautiously as if scared I would do something reckless.

Well that's good because now I planned to "Don't you dare come closer or else I would...I would-"I looked around quickly for a good source of threat or object to scare them off but I found nothing of use.

Come on think!think!think Sophia! Just think! I screamed internally at myself the more they closed in on me.

"Miss don't try anything crazy! I promise you no one is going to hur-"

"Liar!shut the fuck up! You are all out for my blood so why don't you save the lies and shut up! I swear to god if you take one more step towards me I would bite off my tongue and rather bleed to death than to let you take me back down there!"

I screamed out loud with tears which I had no idea of now running down my cheeks.

The adrenaline pumped through my veins as o breathe raggedly still holding onto the walls at the dead end. The threat also seemed to work as they both have suddenly had panic look plastered across their face.

No doubt they had been instructed to bring me alive and well. But I wasn't going to make it easy for them without a fight.

in the little moment of letting my guard down, the guard with the diagonal slash across his face signaled to the other and they both lunged at me grabbing my wrists as they lifted me off the ground effortlessly. Caught of guard and startled i began pulling and kicking my hands and feet.

But they wouldn't bulge.Panic and dread filled me immediately but knowing this was probably my last chance or else I would be going down just like I almost did with my stepfather and his debt collectors, I started fighting back even more.

"No! Let me be! You bastards! Ahh-" my ears rang harshly as the sound of the slap echoed around me.

The filthy guard had hit me hard across the face and it stung so bad. Tears accompanied with snot came out in abundance as my head and body rivaled in pain. I couldn't do this anymore. I just can't! My body willed me to give up but then if I give up so easily then it would be my loss.

With a new profound strength I knew even if I couldn't feel my face anymore I knew my hands could still work.

In a moment of desperation and anger I Swiftly grabbed the nearest expensive looking porcelain glass.

SMASH!

"Ahhhhhhh!ahhhhhh! You stupid cûnt!"

The glass explodes against one of the guards forehead and thick dark blood tricked down as he screamed. Now he knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of brutality.

The other guard who had probably not expected such move from me looked stood looking stunned and in that little moment I bolt past them.

I ran back down not stopping to even catch my until I reached the base of the enormous hall. The main entrance door stared right back at me nothing less than twenty feet's away. I could almost taste the freedom on the tip of my tongue as I pushed myself way past my body limit. I could do this! Just a little more st–

THUD!

I fell face flat as I released a "humph" sound across the cold floor totally losing my balance. The heavy body that had violently crashed into my back continuously laid sprawled on top of me making it difficult for me to breathe.

I could see the black dots fast crowding my vision and the darkness just at bay waiting to swallow me whole. It felt just right to succumb into it and be rid of my pain even if it was for a while.

But I didn't want to be taken just yet. I felt another hand grab at my ankles and instinctively I start kicking and thrashing beneath the heavy body on my back. Seeing he would choke me out anytime soon I struggled to maneuver him and bite his hand hard.

"Ahhhhh!" He screamed out in pure agony as the taste of coppery liquid exploded on my mouth.

BLOOD! It was fucking blood in my mouth. He violently yanks his hand out of my mouth ripping a small piece his flesh in the process. The gory sight of blood all over made me double down as I puked myself.

Tired and exhausted i looked up to see several staff dressed in the same uniform running into the hallway. They all gathered around with horrified faces taking in the blood stained tiles and bodies.

Neuthe of them moved to help me and instead they all covered their faces at the gory scene. Only the one who I recognized to have bathed me earlier and whom I had freely divulged little information about myself to quietly whispers "please stop resisting..."

Shock and betrayal crossed my face as I backed even further away from them all "you are all in this right? You are helping me! I swear he wants to take me! I didn't do anything wrong I promise! Just let me go and I wouldn't breathe a word to any one else!"

I screamed on top of my lungs but none of them seemed to have the intention of helping me. They all shook their heads at me in pity like I was a naive child.

"pleasseeeee just let me go!" I cried harder as my body shook even more in hopes they would but none moved. The sobs raked through me as it echoed throughout the quiet mansion while they all stared at me.

Slow and Heavy footsteps came from the direction of the dining and the everyone seemed to hold their breath. The atmosphere changed instantly and without even looking I knew he was here.

He was finally here and he wouldn't have mercy on me. He would harvest my soul like my own custom made devil. He walks into the hall with his usual unreadable expression as his gaze immediately zeroed in on the bleeding guard and then the shattered glass littering his once clean floor.

Finally they settled on his prey. ME! I remained curled on the floor trembling in my now vulnerable state like a wounded animal. His gaze spoke of wicked promises that made me curl further into myself.

i stared up at him with my tear mixed with snot stained face as one of the guard spoke.

"Boss don't be deceived! She's ya feisty one! She attacked us multiple times first before trying to subdue her!"

"Yes boss She bit Ricardo's flesh off his body!" The guard who had tackled me down lifted his bleeding hand across his face and gory sight of what I had done almost made me vomit again.

He didn't say anything or look away from me as I silently braved for him to give specific orders to his men choosing to do whatever they wanted to me.

Because that was what powerful men always did.

But such orders never came through. He simply studied me as his gaze took in the blood silently soaking through the bandage across my rib.His jaw ticked irritably as he finally says one word

"Enough!"

His voice boomed as the hallway carried his voice far and beyond. Everyone froze at their spot as he continued

"Nobody touches even a strand of her hair.."

My eyes widen with shock as I stared into his cold eyes seemingly becoming lost in them. Why was he doing things like this to me? And what part had he come to play in my life?

With unspoken questions left unanswered, we both stared at each other as a gentle wave of relief washes through my body and sagged heavily to the floor. My heart beat seemed to pick up instead even though I was no longer running. But I knew why.

I wanted to burn in the flames of the tug between us and the same could almost be said about him as his eyes searches my face like a long lost acquaintance until they dropped almost imperceptibly to my glistening swollen lips.

The connection felt almost too strong to deny as I thought to myself that maybe...just maybe he was my own custom knight in shining armor. Maybe he was really different from the rest. But just then he finishes his hanging sentence.

"...except the doctor!"

And I felt every inch of relief in me die instantly.