His protector

Chapter 10-Mila

Screams erupted and the once elegant ballroom was thrown into chaos. Guests scrambled I'm every direction, knocking over tables and chairs in their desperate attempts to escape.

"Vendetta." Kai spat. I frown.

"What?" I asked. My heart was pounding in my chest as I quicky pulled Kai behind a pillar just as a spray of bullets shattered a nearby champagne tower, sending glas and liquid raining down. "Stay low." I ordered, my voice sharp as I focused on the danger around us. My eyes darted around looking for an exit or a place they could use for cover. I had to get Kai out of here.

"Vendetta, they're members of the Vendetta. You can tell my their skull tattoo on their neck. This is the mob Gianna joined! I can't fucking believe they attacked, we didn't got in touch with each other in years!" Kai quicky said through gritted teeth. "We can't stay here for much longer!"

"I know. We need to fight our way out." I kicked off my heels and pulled out the small handgun strapped to my thigh. I peeled out from behind the pillar, taking note of the enemies positions. There were at least ten of them, possibly more lurking among the fleeing crowd. One of them, a well build man with a scar down his eye was barking orders and waving the others around. "We need to take him out first." My eyes locked on the scarred man.

Kai nodded, glancing around for a weapon. His gaze landed on a decorative sword mounted on the wall. He grabbed it, testing it's weight in his hand before turning to me. I shook my head "I need to get you out Kai, we can't risk -" before I could finish he was heading toward the man.

"Cover me!" I heard him say. I cursed loudly. Fucking hell, Kai!

I emerged from behind the pillar, firing off several shots to draw the attention of the Vendetta men. The one with the scar turned towards me, raising his weapon but Kai was already closing the distance. He swung the sword in a wide ark, catching the man's arm and knocking the gun from his grasp.

Kai and the scarred man kept exchanging blows while I kept firing the other two men who tried to rush them but more Vendetta men were pushing their way through the crowd. "Kai, move!" I yelled as another round of bullets whizzed past them.

Kai landed a hard punch to the man's jaw, sending him staggering back. He grabbed his gum, finally armed with something more suitable than a decorative sword and backed up towards me."We need to get to the emergency exit." Kai said, firing off several shots.

I nodded, taking the lead as we bolted across the room. We weaved through the overturned tables and panicked people, my mind solely focused on getting Kai to safety. Just as we reached the door, one of the Vendetta men stepped into their path, aiming his gun directly at us,

Acting on instinct, I pulled Kai behind me and then lunged forward. A gunshot went if but I didn't paid attention to it. I slammed into him with all my weight, twisting his wrist and forcing him to drop the gun and delivered a swift kick to his chest, sending him crashing backward.

Kai grabbed me by my arm, helping me to my feet. "Are you okay?" He asked, his voiced laced with concern.

I nodded quickly. "Yeah, we need to keep moving." We pushed through the door and burst into the cool sir night. The chaos of the ballroom was muffled by the thick walls of the hotel and I could hear the sound of sirens in the distance.

We sprinted towards the parking lot, where the SUV was waiting for us. Just when I was Infront of the car, my legs gave out and I fell to the floor with a thud.

Kai turned around, freezing in place. "What-" he's eyes layed on my bloodied form on the ground as I clutched my stomach. Fuck.

"Mila!" He yelled as he knelt beside me, concern etched on his face as he held me upright. "Talk to me!" His voice was desperate, lased with fear.

I wanted to respond to him but I couldn't. I felt warm trickle if blood seeping through my fingers as I pressed my hand against my stomach. My breath quickened as I squeezed my eyes shit, trying to will the pain away.

Kai's expression turned frantic, I could hear his rapid heartbeats against his chest as he pressed his hands against mine, trying to stop the bleeding. "Mila, stay with me!" He shouted. "We need to get you to a hospital." He already swiped me off the floor and into his arms, hurrying towards out car.

"Give me... a s-second." I gasped, struglimg to keep my focus on him as the world around me faded in and out. "I- I'm o-o-okay..just-" but my words felt hollow, the pain intensitying, dark spots taking over my vision.

"Mila, stay with me, goddamn it!" Kai pleaded. His arms trembled around my body as I hear him faintly ordering the driver to take us to the hospital. I didn't even realize we made it to the car. "We need to stop the bleeding, Mila" he reached for the glove compartment, fumbling for something. I see him take out a small first aid kit and hurriedly open it. "Stay with me,Mila. Focus on my voice, okay? Don't fall asleep!"

I nodded weakly, trying to keep my eyes on him. "Kai.." I breathed, struggling to remain conscious.

"Shh, don't talk. Just breathe. I'm here." His voice was soothing as he spoke to me. I wanted to hear his voice for eternity. He quickly tore open a pack of gauze, pressing it against my wound with force, making me cry out. "I know, I know. I'm going to need you to hold this down. Can you do that, Mila?"

I nodded, my hands shaking as I pressed against my stomach. Kai's fingers brushed against my wrist as he spoke to me. "You're strong Mila. You can do this. I know you can." He urged.

I felt the car to a stop. "Why are we stopping?" Kai asked.

"There's traffic up ahead. The hospital is not another fifteen minutes away. With this traffic we'll be there in an hour." The driver said. Kai swore loudly.

He took my face in his hands and urged my eyes open. "I'm taking you to the hospital. Just hold on for me, yeah?"

"Hmm" I then felt Kai take me into his arms and everything went black.