Chapter 71: Chapter 71

Xavier's POV.

I trembled in fear and terror praying it won't happen.

I just couldn't help but pray silently that they won't touch that object on me, I knew far well how it hurts.

The scream of Rose and Fred was too intense when I did the same to them, it showed they were greatly pained...

"Please, don't do this to me!!.. I can...." My voice seized as my shirt was torn off leaving my chest and back bare...

The knives were still glowing and I could feel the hotness already...

"No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" My scream filled the whole building as one of them drew a circle on my chest with the knife.

I could see my flesh melt off with great pain spreading all over me...

The other placed their own on my back and belly leaving me convulsing terribly...

I kept screaming and begging, that moment I couldn't remember I was Xavier the same man who was greatly feared...all my ego was erased as I shrill in plea tears rolling down my cheeks like a baby...

The pain was too much that I thought I would die but hell no!!

I feel pain only...

The face of Rose and Fred flashed through my mind and I heard their scream too.

This was the same thing I did to them.

Oh god!!

Is it this painful!!!!!

"How does it feels?" One of the agents smirked.

I growled in pain, every part of my body was full of wounds, blood won't stop flowing.

I whimpered and kept pleading but it seems they were more heartless than I thought...

I felt like dying as they lashed one stroke of the whip each on my bloody back...

My head went blank pounding furiously, my eyes were bloodshot, my voice was now weak to scream...

The pain got me so deep that I felt my eyes closing.

The excruciating pain made me pray for death, they whipped me again and this time I fell off heavily with the chair breaking off...

I was now laying on the ground in pain and weakness, moving my eyes ball were even hard to do.

I was damn hot and drenched with blood and sweat.

For some seconds, the intense pain made me regret ever being ruthless and cause pain to Rose and every other person.

My life had been wasted, I got no wife or children all because I was blinded with revenge.

All the power and wealth I got was useless now,

Rose mother and George made me the evil man I am today.

Lisa first met me but fell for George, why on earth!!

That alone brought all the hatred in me, I decided to shatter their lives.

I would I knew of this painful end while they all enjoy life out there!!

Another lash landed on my back and I shrieked rolling all over the floor as my back went on fire again.

It was happening real, Xavier is being tortured, oh, gosh!!

Can't this be a dream??

Another whip went over my neck making a streak of a red line there, I could even feel blood tickling down...

"Please...stop!!!" I found my quivering lips begging, making them scorn at me.

"Just kill me and end it all!!!..stop this torture!" I groaned.

"You never for once heard the plea of anyone!!" The most wicked among them seethed and picked out the hot knife again, my heart went into my stomach.

Right there in front of everyone.

He stabbed me on the laps deeply that It got my bone.

"That's the same thing you did to my girlfriend!!!!" He bawled and I was shocked.

Now I know why he had been too cruel to me...

I stared at my bloody lap screaming and convulsing, it was breaking me down in pain, he slopped out the knife and I fell off heavily.

I couldn't move, slowly my eyes closed.

I pray I'm dead now.

Sophia's POV.

My eyes fluttered open, everywhere was blurred as I felt my head pound heavily.

There was plaster over my head and back, I groaned and shut my eyes taking a deep breath.

Rose is alive and that alone makes me so happy, her life seems to be of more value to me now.

In the beginning, she was my enemy but now, she seemed to be so dear to me.

After some minutes, I slept off.

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I felt a soft palm hold my palm gently, there was a drop of liquid falling on my palm.

I could also hear a muffle of cry as my palm was squeezed softly.

"I promised to protect you but you still have to feel the pain of the bullet..wow, you did the greatest job here..you are the hero!!" I heard Fred's voice.

"I never knew I had trained you to be thus brave and smart, I swear, I can't love you less, you saved my life and that of Rose, how can we repay you, just wake up and look at me with those eyes.." He purred pecking the back of his palm...

Slowly, I opened my eyes and stared at him.

"Sophia!!!!" He screamed in glee with his eyes widened in joy.

I arched my brow and looked around.

"How do you feel??..does it still hurt??.. I'm sorry for...."

"Shh.." I hushed and sat up with his help.

His face was covered with a smile as he looked into my face.

"Who are you??" I asked and his countenance changed to a shocked one.

His eyes dilated.

"You can't remember me?" He asked with a cracked voice.

"Where is Bryan??..he is the one to be here with me, he is my boyfriend...who the hell is you???!!" I half scream and this time his grip on my palm fell off as he moved back in horror.

"Are you playing a prank or what??.. Sophia looks at me well, this is Fred!!!.. Bryan is Rose's boyfriend, I'm your lover!!!..can't you recall anything!!!" He bawled with tears dropping off, I could see the fear in his eyes.

"You are hurt, there are bandages over your back and legs, why are you here instead of lying on your bed too??" I asked with an expressionless face.

He kept wagging his head breathing heavily.

"How can I lay on the bed when you were still unconscious, I got up immediately I woke just to meet you, the pain was nothing to compare with seeing you lay too..now you had woke up..our memory is lost, you can only remember Bryan???" He muttered emotionally looking straight into my eyes.

They were a pure passion in there.

"Come closer let me see your face.." I smiled making him blink continuously.

"My name is Fred, I don't deserve you because I'm a commoner, but..we fell in love, it was like a miracle, we suffered for each other..the love was really strong, how would I know that the last fight would end our love, you lost your memory of me, how can I make you love me again..." He sighed shutting his eyes with heavy breath.

"Do you believe my words this much??" I asked and he arched his brow.

"You couldn't doubt me at all..." I chuckled and held his palm.

"Sophia..was all that a prank??" He asked with his eyes shimmering.

"Even if I lose my memory, I can't forget that man who saved me from Xavier, that man who took the greatest risk for me not minding if he would be dead or alive...his name is Fred, I can't forget that.." I said coyly caressing his soft cheek.

A huge smile appeared on his face followed by a loud squeak...

"Naughty girl!!!..you tricked me!!" He chirped and jacked me up into his arm...

"I was so scared!!!!" He added making me laugh...

He laughed too before laying me on the bed crouching over me...

"You fell so easily..." I said amidst laughter making him kiss my lips.

"You were so good in acting and I was so good in believing your lies...!" He giggled before laying beside me.

"What???..go to your ward!!" I squealed.

"The doctor sent me here, we are sharing the same bed..." He said with a cheesy smile.

"This is a hospital, a bed for a patient, stop being naughty!!" I half yelled and turned to face him...

He also faced me and I felt the spark as our eyes met.

"I love you..." He muttered

"I know.."

"You acted so bravery, taking a bullet and saving her life.." He smirked.

"You made me that way, I had always wanted to be a hero like you..at least I'm not that petty lady depending on her dad always.." I smiled but frowned almost immediately.

"What??" He asked seeing the mood change.

"Xavier told me he isn't my father, he said I was adopted, can't believe I have no parent..." I fumbled.

"Rose seem to be your sister.." He stated and I cringed at his word which seemed like a striking truth.

"Can that be?" I asked with widened eyes.

"When you took the bullet for her, I saw your eyes, it was full of passion, full of pure love, the type that I saw in the eyes of my mother when Xavier tortured me.." He paused and held my palm.

"Do you feel anything for Rose?" He asked and I opened my mouth to talk but nothing came out.

How would I say, I felt we were twins..how possible is that????

Just then, the door of the ward opened and we turned to the door only to hear claps and cheers.

It was Bryan, Rose, Jace. Clara, George and Lisa...

They all looked very happy and won't stop hailing us...

"These are our heroes!!" They all chorused leaving me grinning.

"Sophia, thanks for saving my life, never knew you are this awesome.." Rose purred kneeling beside me on the bed with a huge smile

"I never knew I would feel that great love for you even after you slapped me once.." I rolled my eyes playfully making everyone laugh.

"Oh...gosh!!.Ii was very stupid to slap my saviour, you can slap me back now!!" She squealed making us laugh again.

I glances at Bryan and he was eyeing m.

"Hey, that man over there would skin me alive if I touch you!" I said gesturing at Bryan, this time everyone went crazy in laughter.

"Let's go and see Xavier..??" Bryan said anxiously with a lopsided smile.

"Now??.." Jace asked glancing at me and Fred who was still recovering from their wound.

I glanced at Fred and he shrugged and held my cheeks slowly.

"We aren't going anywhere, don't stress yourself, you just recovered!" He said to me calmly resting my head on his lap as he stroke my hair.