His Rebel

• Damsel in distress •

Layla's POV

"Stay on the call with me Suzie, I'm on my way." I was about to run off when Mattheo and Luca stopped me.

"What's wrong Layla, where are you off to in such a hurry?" Mattheo asked me.
"Suzie's in trouble, she went to that place alone, and now some people are after her," I told him and he stared at me.

"What? She went there by herself?" He asked me shocked and I nodded my head. "Yeah, now I need to go to her. She's waiting for me." I told him and made my way towards my room to grab my dagger before he could say anything to me.

I took three stairs at a time and soon I reached my room. I grabbed my dagger which was covered in its sheath, and put it on the side of my pants, and then rushed down. My phone, where Suzie was still on the call, gripped in my hands tightly.

I ran down the stairs and towards the main gate when Mattheo and Luca stopped me. "Wait, Layla, we're coming with you. Let me inform those Three." He told me and I shook my head. "No, you can't!" I blurted out and he furrowed his eyebrows. "Why?"

"I don't have time Mattheo, it'll take a lot of time to inform them and whatnot. You two stay here and cover for me, I'll be back in the blink of your eyes." I told them and made my way towards the door before Mattheo grabbed my arm.

"Don't act on your impulse, Layla. It's not safe, let us-" I cut him off, "She's in trouble Mattheo. Who knows what'll happen to her if we're late." I tried telling him.

"What if something happens to you? What then?" He said, his eyes gazing at me and it was no use talking about it. "You know I can manage myself, don't you? Nothing will happen to me." I told him taking off his hand from my arm.

"Just take care of things here, I'll be back shortly," I told him and ran out the door. After I was out of the security of the mansion, which didn't question much cause they knew me, I took a taxi and told them the address.

"Suzie, all okay?" I asked her once I was in the taxi and it was on the road. I heard faint whimpers before she mumbled, "I could hear them coming Layla." She whispered, her voice shaking from fear.

I gripped onto the seat in front of me, "I'm almost there, don't let them get you, Suzie, please." I told her once again, panicking myself, but tried to remain calm for her.

"I'm scared Layla." She whispered which broke my heart. I felt stinging hotness in my eyes, but I blinked my eyes, holding the phone tightly against my ears. "Nothing will happen to you, Suzie. Do you hear me? I promise you."

"Please hurry up!" I yelled at the driver and he nodded his head before he put on the gear. And in no time I noticed the entrance of the alleyway. "I can't go any further from here." The driver told me, and I paid him for the ride before I rushed out of the car and ran into the alley.

It was dark and empty seeing it's almost 11 pm. I felt the coldness around me, making me pull over my hood as I searched for her. "Hello? Suzie, I'm here," I told her, my voice low to not attract any random stranger.

"I heard a scream from the phone as well as the alleyway and my blood went cold. "Hello, Suzie? Suzie!" I shouted, not caring anymore whether I attract any weird stranger cause I was a hundred and ten percent sure. That scream belonged to her.

I placed my phone in the pocket of my pants and ran towards where I heard the scream. I took a sharp turn and what I saw next, made me halt in my steps.

5 men were surrounding Suzie as two of them caught each one of her arms. She was crying and resisting them, trying to get their hands off of her. All of them snickered seeing her helpless state and one of them, which seemed like their leader stood in the middle as he tried reaching out his hand to touch her face.