My Angel

CHAPTER 14: THE ESCAPE

Ayla's pov~

     My heart thrummed hard like the wings of a bird. I climbed out the window, and when I reached the ground, my legs felt weak.

I stumbled for a moment. Looking around me, I didn't see anyone.
Relief filled me and I took off running
toward the woods behind the house. It was a long way, and the muscles in my legs burned as I ran full force.

C'mon, Ayla. C'mon. Don't give up. Not
now.
Suddenly, I heard shouts behind me and my heart stuttered. Turning my head, I saw a few guards running after me. I looked back toward the woods and kept my eyes focused on my escape.

I was almost into the woods when the
steps drew closer, and all of a sudden,
someone grabbed my arm. I screamed and tried to escape, but I was dragged down and someone sat on my back.

My arms were pulled back and my attacker held on forcefully.
Tears streamed down my cheeks. It was no use. No matter how hard I fought, they wouldn't let me go.

He pulled me upward and I stood on shaky legs. Closing my eyes tightly, I
sobbed and begged.

"Please. Please let me go. Please."
My chin was grasped firmly by a rough
hand, the fingernails biting into my skin.
Whimpering, I tried to move away, but he held on hard.

"If you come with us quietly, we won't have to hurt you. And I sure as hell don't want to hurt you, Ayla."

I let out a cry. I knew that voice. Opening
my eyes, I saw Viktor's angry expression.
I made a weak attempt at struggling.

"Stop moving," another voice growled in my ears. Nikolay. He was the one holding me.

"Do you understand, Ayla?" Viktor
demanded. He always looked so scary, and a dangerous aura surrounded him, just like.Alessio and Nikolay.

As he stared at me, I cowered back in fear. He looked murderous, and his voice was filled with fury.

"Please," I whispered.

"Ayla, do you understand?" Viktor snarled. Nodding, I let myself go limp in Nikolay's arms.

"Good," he said through gritted teeth as he let go of my chin. My skin was burning and itching where he had touched me.

Moving my jaw around a little, I winced at the pain. Taking a few steps backward, he nodded at Nikolay and started walking back to the
mansion. He led the way as Nikolay pulled me forward. My feet were dragging behind and I resisted.

"Fuck, girl. You really don't understand."
He let go of me, but before I could run
away, Nikolay wrapped his arm around my waist.

Sending me a fierce glare, his hold was unyielding as he pulled me over his shoulder. I tried to kick, punch, slap, scratch, and
scream, but nothing worked. Nikolay kept walking, his body hard as a rock.

When we got inside, instead of taking me up, they turned to the left and walked down a dark corridor. The air was cold and it was dark.

l instantly froze on his shoulder.
A feeling of dread crept up from the pit of my stomach, and a cold wave overtook me as the hairs rose on the back of my neck and my mouth went dry.

I was paralyzed over Nikolay's shoulder. A menacing aura gripped me. We stopped for a moment, and then I heard
a door squeak open and I shuddered at the sound. There was the rattling of a metal, it sounded like a heavy chain.

A shiver ran through me as I felt my blood run cold. My hands balled into tight fists and closed my eyes in terror.

The door banged shut and I saw light
underneath my closed eyelids. Slowly opening my eyes again, the first thing I saw was shiny white marble floor.

I was placed on my feet. My head spun at the sudden movement and I stumbled, but Nikolay caught me. Looking up into his dark eyes, I silently begged.

"Please let me go." But he stared back, expressionless, his eyes cold

I felt a hand grasp my arm, and then I was being pulled back. I opened my mouth to scream but found that no words came out. My throat closed up andI couldn't breathe. Panic filled me and I went numb.

Viktor pulled me to a chair and pushed me down so that I was sitting. He twisted my arms back. Nikolay walked past me until I couldn't see him.

A few minutes later, I felt something
around my wrists, and realized that I was being tied down.

"Noo....." My screams echoed around the
room. I tried to move, but the rope held me immobile. As I struggled, the roughness bit into my skin and scratched until my skin felt raw and hot.

"You are only hurting yourself. If you keep moving, your wrists are going to bleed from the rope,"  Viktor said behind me.

"I suggest that you stop moving." He said looking dangerously into my eyes

"Please..." I said feeling week

There were noises behind the door. A
moment later, it opened with such force it banged against the wall.

Flinching at the sound, I pushed back against the chair, my body trembling with panic. My body froze in terror.

Alessio walked into the room with two other men. One of them closed the door as Alessio walked toward me.

He wore the same suit as the last time I
saw him, but this time his hands were covered with black leather gloves. Slowly bringing my eyes up to his face, I let out a gasp when I met his fierce glare.

His eyes glowed with such ferocity that it took my breath away. His dark presence loomed over me, dread filling me as my spine prickled with unease.

The tiny hairs on my arms and the back of my neck stood up straight and my skin itched.

Alessio bent down at his waist so that we were eye level. I whimpered as I stared into his cold eyes. I had seen him angry before, but this time, he looked deadly.

His blue eyes crackled with fury, his face red, and his jaw twitched. The Alessio standing before me was ruthless, and I could see the killer he truly was the monster l had always heard about.

And there I was, trapped in the lair of the
monster everyone feared. My heart hammered so hard that I could feel it in my throat. My nails dug into my palms
and the slight pain brought me comfort.

Pain meant I was still alive, still breathing.
But for how long?