Love So Strong ~Hueningkai~

Chapter 22

Dmitri pointed to his men, "You guys go find them and get rid of them." 

His men took their guns out and ran out of the room. Dmitri grabbed Ayna's hand and then looked over at Sergei and Ari. "You're in charge of her. You know where to go. Anya and I are leaving." 

Sergei nodded his head and grabbed Ari's arm. What he didn't see was Ari picking up the steak knife that was next to her plate. He dragged her out of the room and down a dark hallway. She was having trouble running, and it didn't help that she was wearing heels. They stopped at the end of the hall. They could hear shouts and gun shots. 

"Let's go. We need to get out of here." Sergei demanded, tightening his hand on her arm. 

"Like hell I am." She raised her free arm and plunged the knife into his arm. He grunted, letting go of her arm to cradle his own, bending over in pain. Ari took the opportunity to bring her knee up to his face. She heard a crack, then Sergei yelling out in pain. She had broken his nose. 

"I'm not going anywhere with you." Ari said, pulling the knife out of his arm and then stabbing him once more in the chest. He gasped, taking hold of her arms as he fell to the ground, bringing her with him. She struggled to free herself and manage to free one arm, using her hand to twist the knife deeper. His hands let go of her and fell to the ground. He stared at her. "You fucking bitch." His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he stopped breathing. 

Ari was breathing hard, her heartbeat beating fast. Her first kill. She let go of the knife and got off him , leaning her back against the wall, trying to calm her breathing. Her right arm and hand were bloody. She stared at him for a little longer until the sounds of gun shots were nearby,  startling her. Ari quickly grabbed the knife and pulled it out of his body, and ran the opposite way. She turned a corner and saw a door at the end of the hallway. She opened the door and it was leading downstairs. Ari turned her head to see if anyone was following her. It was clear, so she darted down the stairs. Thank goodness for having slits in her dress, but she needed to get these damn heels off. Once she got to the bottom, she quickly took the heels off, tossing them to the side and continued running. She stopped when she saw a silhouette of a person. She quickly hid behind a bookshelf. The person was walking towards her, gun pointing in every direction. 

"I know you're here. I can hear you. Step out right now." 

Ari's eyes widen at the familiar voice.  "Beomgyu?" She whispered.

The person stopped, lowering the gun. "Ari?" 

She stepped out and ran to him, embracing him. "Beomgyu!" 

Gyu wrapped his arms around her tightly, setting his head on hers. "We found you, Ari. You're safe." He held her close, rubbing her back. She was crying. 

They pulled away from one another and smiled at each other. He held onto her shoulders and took a good look at her. "You're all bone. Have they been feeding you at all? And what the fuck are you wearing?" 

"Stale food and murky water. And yeah, I don't know why I'm wearing this. He forced me." 

Beomgyu noticed bruises and cuts all over her and then he saw her right arm. "What happened here?" He grabbed the arm with the blood on it and quickly examined it. 

"I killed someone." She said softly. Beomgyu look up and nodded his head. "Let's get you out of here. I'll let the others know." He gently grabbed her hand and led her through the basement. 

"This is Beomgyu. I have Ari. Over." 

Soobin responded first. "Great, Dmitri is no where to be found. We just finished off the last of his men."