Chapter 38: Chapter 38

"Hey..." I choked out, my breath suddenly hitching when I noticed the figure who was getting dragged, her arms and legs throwing up everywhere as her kidnapper roughly jerked her to a side. There was no doubt, it was Elena, and I squinted my eyes to see who was dragging her but it was too dark now .

"Help!" I heard a faint sound of her voice and my eyes widened as I took a step forward, ready to start running but I couldn't move. I was scared and shocked, it all happened too fast and I am still trying to figure out if this was real or not.

"Somebody help, get off me!" I could barely hear her faint screaming and without warning, I screamed for help too, darting my eyes at the people but they were too busy to hear me out, some of them still drinking and drunk dancing while the rest were being fed on by the vampires. I could feel my stomach tie itself to a knot before I finally made a decision, realizing that there was no time to lose.

I ran to help her.

I struggled to run and was out of breath before I finally reached up to Elena, her legs scraping on the floor as she struggled to break free. I grabbed her legs and started dragging her away from her kidnapper, who gripped her hair, roughly jerking her away from me but I held on as well. All Elena could do was let out painful screams. I used all my strength to yank her towards me, causing him to free his grip. Elena and I started sprinting to the other side as we both ran, ran for our lives.

"Ke-keep running!" I finally breathed out, barely being able to keep up as we both ran. Elena brushing her messed up hair away from her face as a gush of wind brushed against our faces. Suddenly, a large hand covered my mouth before I was caught .

"Stop, let her go!" Elena cried and tried to run back to me when I shook my head. I bite his hand.

"Run, just run and get help!" I wanted to believe in my own words but I knew that I was holding back. Of course I didn't want to get left behind but if both of us got caught, it'll be the end for her and me. "Run! Just ru-" a hand covered my mouth again and I watched Elena come to a halt before turning around and bolting towards the park, probably to Ivanov brothers.

"Let me go, you creep!" I hissed and spat, was about to turn around when he forcefully grabbed my hair hard, I scream in pain.

"Now, now, sweetheart, relax." I should've known it was him, I should have known.

"Terry..." He wrapped an arm around my shoulder, pulling me to him, his chest pressed against my back as I stood stiff in my position.

"Now that's a good girl." He mumbled and I was about to say something when he gripped my hair tightly and started dragging me along with him, the sudden force making me cry out in pain as I struggled to keep my balance.

"Terry, please.." I choked out and I froze when the sound of thunder bellowed across the sky. It didn't even take seconds for the heavy rain to start pouring down. Terry curse something under his breath, roughly pulling me into to the nearest bush. "Help! help hel" a strong stinging sensation on my cheeks made me freeze and I slowly turned around, covering my sore cheeks as I stared at him in disbelief.

"Why don't you shut up ,hunh?" he growled, ripping my hands away and forcing me to sit down on the ground, right behind the bush. I was still shocked and stared at him, trying to ignore the burning sensation on my cheeks as I watched him rummage through his pockets before picking out a Vervain necklace.

"Please..." I started to sob but he put the necklace on my neck while staring at me.

"Next time it won't be a slap! I killed his girlfriend once, I wouldn't hesitate to cut another pretty face again, sweetheart!" My breath was caught between my throat and I opened my mouth to scream but nothing came out, causing me to cower in fear instead.

"We're staying here until the rain stops." His eyes softened as he watched me hug myself to stop shaking, my already soaked body trying to find any comfort in my own arms but it was no use. I can't get taken away again, I can't. I just can't. I brushed away a fallen tear .

"You're si-sick. The hell is your problem..." I choked out, brushing away a tear that had rolled down my cheeks as I struggled to keep myself together. Calm down, all I had to do was find a chance to make a run for it. But how? And would Elena have told Alex already and sent hel-

"Stop!" I snapped as he moved closer, slipping off his jacket and wrapping it around my shoulders before I could even stop him. "So now you want to act nice, get off me!" I tried to conceal the fear in my voice but it was clearly evident now.

"I'd suggest you keep wearing them, for your own good." He warned, slightly scanning me from head to toe and I cringed in disgust before pulling my body closer. As he glanced up at the cloudy sky, I heard him let out a huff and I slipped my hands inside his jacket to keep myself warm, my heart suddenly coming to a stop when I felt a familiar object grazing against my fingers. Is it the knife? Yes, it was, it definitely was. Soul reaper.

"No way..." I breathed, my fingers following the trail of carved writings.

"what?" Terry questioned and I snapped my attention towards him before shaking my head, my stomach tying itself into a knot at the thought of him catching me with it. He must have forgotten that he had it inside the pockets. "We need to leave now." He mumbled, realizing that it wouldn't stop pouring anytime soon and before I could say anything, he grabbed my upper arm and jerked me up, pushing me ahead as he followed behind me.

"I can walk on my own."

We started moving faster and I tried to come up with a plan to escape. As we kept walking further and further, I started to panic and I looked to my right, staring at the sea as I gripped the knife in my hand, my mind already becoming hazy at my new plan. Was it going to work? I didn't have time to think, it was my only chance. I suddenly came to a halt seeing a board and watched Terry turn to face me as I took several steps back.

"I suggest that you don't anything stupid and co-operate well right now, Katy." He warned but before he could take another step forward, I pulled out the knife and turned around, hurling it towards the quicksand area which is on my right side .

"The fuck did you do?!" I heard him growl, pushing past me as he sprinted towards the quicksand and I used this chance to start running again, throwing away his jacket and slipping off the necklace, hoping that someone could sense my presence and hear my heartbeat. I glanced back, my eyes barely focusing on the dark figure that was now near the quicksand, desperately searching for the knife but I knew that it was no use. I picked myself up again and started running, my heart beating loudly against my chest at the thought of Terry catching up to me. No, no, he can't-

My face connected to a hard chest and I stumbled back before looking up to face Alex, who was now staring at me in both shock, his whole face knotting up in concern. Before he could say anything, I threw myself at him and cried, my body beginning to shake at the thought of Terry almost getting the chance to kidnap me again. I got away with it and I can't believe I did.

"Where is he?"

"I-I don't know bu-but don't leave me and-"

"Hey, of course I won't." he cut in, pulling me into a hug and it relieved me beyond words that he didn't let the anger get the best of him tonight.

"Katy, are you okay?" Joey asked in a concerned voice as we pulled away and i nodded at him.

"Go with Joey, I'll be back." Alex instructed and I shook my head in protest.

"Please, don't, just stay and let's go home. I don't want to be alone again, I don't want to-"

"Shh, hey, just calm down, alright?" He cupped my cheeks as I looked up at him, our voices barely audible due to the pouring rain and the sound of thunder bellowing down on us every now and then. "I promise you're going to be safe now, just go with Joey. I'll find him and-"

"No, please come with me"

"I said, I can't, alright? He went too fucking far and I've had enough! He can't get away with hurting you." He emphasized through gritted teeth, standing up straight as I grabbed his hands.

"At least take me home..." I begged him softly.

"I think you should just go, Alex. We'll look for him." David came towards us.

"Yeah, like you guys have done a very good job so far. He is getting away with it every time and it's-" he stopped, suddenly rubbing the back of neck in a frustrating manner and letting out some weird noises from his mouth. "Fuck!" he spat, hurling his hands away before grabbing my hand and picking me up in his arms.

"Alex-" I stopped when my mind started to get dizzier before it came to a sudden stop and I was already in my room. He put me down and I stared at him as he marched up to my cupboard and jerked it open, picking out a grey sweater. I dropped down on the bed, my legs starting to feel heavier than before .

"Three minutes, I'll be back, change and rest." He said shortly, throwing the sweater at me and disappearing out of the room. I quickly slipped on the sweater and stripped off my skirt before making my way towards the cupboard, my legs slightly limping as I felt a stinging pain on my right knee but I didn't even bother to check it out. Instead, I just picked out a shorts and as I was slipping them on, I saw a huge bruise on my thigh and hissed in pain as the fabric brushed past up the bruise as I slipped on my short. Just as I sat back down on the bed, Alex walked in, still shirtless and wet with only his short but I was too focused on what he was carrying.

"Alex, it's fine..."

"Stay put and don't move." He mumbled as he sat down next to me on the bed, pulling up my knee and opening the first aid kit.

"Alex, that hurts-"

"Why the fuck did you try to help her, Rina?" he asked sharply and I looked at him in confusion.

"Because she was getting kidnapped, what was I supposed to do? Stand and watch her get-"

"Yes, that's exactly what you should do! What makes you think that you're strong enough to go up against Terry?!"

"I didn't know that it was-"

"Then why would you fucking try to help if you didn't even know?! You could have gotten yourself killed!" he spat and hissed at the same time, tightening the grip around my ankle even more and I whimpered in pain.

"I'm warning you, Barbie doll, next time you do something like this, I won't let you slide off so easily either."

"But I didn't do anything wrong..."

"I asked you to stay and not move till I come back, you clearly disobeyed me and look where it ended you up!"

"Yeah...can you please let go...? You're hurting me..." I mumbled weakly as he glance at me for a second and let my legs free.

"Stay put." He hissed as I tried to pull my legs away from him and I watched him grip my legs before brushing the cotton against my scrape, making me hiss in pain but I decided to hold it in. After he was done, he wrapped a bandage around my knee and I watched him do it gently, assuming that his anger had finally rinsed off by now.

"How'd you get away?" he asked softly, standing up straight and I edged further away as he sat down right next to me, leaning against the headboard before resting his lower arm over his eyes.

"We-well Terry gave me his jacket because it was pouring and I-"

"You let him give you his jacket?"

"Yes, but it's only because-"

"You-let-him-touch-"

"Alex, it wasn't like that, let me finish."

"So I could get more pissed? How about, no." he said sharply and was about to start getting up when I grabbed his hand, interlocking our fingers so that couldn't move.

"Just listen alright? He did so because I was soaking wet and it was starting to show off my- and not the point, of course." I stopped halfway when he shot me a hateful glare.

"Was that your attempt to make things better?" he squeezed my hands and I went silent. There was no pleasing this guy, I swear.

"I'm sorry...I've caused so much trouble lately and I...I don't know," I finally breathed, my eyelids drooping as I leaned my head against his upper arm. "I'm always putting everyone in danger..." I fiddled with my fingers as he let out a sigh, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and I shivered at his cold touch.

"True, but you know that you can get away with it as long as I'm around, don't you?"

"What's that supposed to mean...?"

"It means you know," he leaned his face closer and I pulled away a little as he narrowed his eyes at me. "You know that you already have me wrapped around your fingers." My eyes widened at his blunt words and I could feel my mouth slightly hung open in surprise.

"I-I would never-" I started to choke out but couldn't bring myself to say it, so instead, I turned and sat up to leave when he grabbed my wrist.

"But," I heard him say before I was yanked back and I let out a gasp as my nose bumped against his chest. "I wouldn't mind that." I heard him whisper before he grabbed my chin and leaned into a kiss, his soft lips pressing gently against mine as I pressed both my hands on the bed, my heart pounding loudly against my chest. I felt him grip my shoulders with his other hand as he licked my bottom lip and I let him in as our tongue fought for dominance. It felt like time had stopped for the next few minutes and all I could hear was the pouring rain along with our soft gasps and heavy breathing. He pulled away first and I was about to say something when he placed a few more pecks on my lips before giving the last one on my forehead, his fingers grazing against my earlobes as he did. I couldn't take my eyes away from his abs and I gulped softly when he backed away a little before sitting down to meet my gaze.

"I really wouldn't do that to anyone, you should know that before you-"

"Geez, I was just kidding." He chuckled softly and I raised a brow before giving him a look.

"You think you're sooo funny, don't you?"

He suddenly disappeared and I heard the sound of the door locking before I turned to watch him walk towards the bed again.

"Why you lock the door?" I asked softly and watched him grin before cocking his head to a side.

"I'm sleeping with you. Wouldn't want anything happening to you again?"

"No, we're not...we're not doing that again. I'll be fine, just let someone stand by the door and-"

"Already made up my mind, let's not waste our breaths tonight, shall we?"

"You're so annoying..." I huffed, slightly feeling happy that he was worried about my safety. But then again, this was probably for his own benefit too, let's not get carried away.

"I love you." He mumbled with no emotion in his voice. He cares!