Love In The Backstage

Chapter 17

⁞⁝⁞❀Ellie's POV❀⁞⁝⁞

"Stop." Alex's voice echoes through the sound of the beach waves hitting the rocks and my eyes slightly flatter open.

"What?" Jess annoyed voice incurs me to open my eyes wide open and look straight into Alex's eyes.

"You scared her. That was our goal. Stop now." Alex says sternly avoiding eye contact as he approaches Jess who eyes him carefully with a look of pure anger on his face.

"You can leave. I can take care of her." Alex speaks again noticing the slightly confused look decorating Jess's features.

"I wanna continue." Jess states chuckling nonetheless there is no humor evident on his voice and shakes his head at Alex with a fake disapproving look.

Alex slowly takes a few more intimidating steps towards Jess who doesn't seem the slightest scared and I have a premonition this is going to end up pretty badly.

"I said leave." Alex says biting hard on his bottom lip as he glares deathly at Jess that only makes him roll his bright blue eyes.

An unwanted loud sob escapes my mouth as my eyes flatter close once again meanwhile I uncomfortable lay on the rock Jess had put me on.

Tears uncontrollably escape my eyes rolling down my cheeks and jaw as I make an attempt to move.

"Leave now!" I hear Alex shout at someone - probably Jess - and then I hear the sound of his footsteps fading away.

The hair at the back of my neck immediately bristle as I feel someone's warm hands touch my waist and a quiet scream leaves my dry mouth.

I open my eyes widely to meet Alex's regretful stare which is quickly replaced by his usual glare.

I push him away with all the force I can muster and stand up from the rock limping, as a result I end up falling on the hot sand.

"Ellie! Oh my god! What happened?!" Laura screams grabbing our full attention standing a few meters away from us.

"Nothing." I answer her with my voice coming out raspy and exhausted but I fortunately cover it with a cough.

≧ALEX'S POV≦

"Nothing." She answers with hurt and vulnerability in her voice as I give her a quick glance and that's when I notice it. The big bruise at the back of her neck.

"Nothing? That's nothing?!" Laura screams hysterically once again as she runs by Ellie's side at such short notice.

Austin slowly approaches me and I am rest-assured he already knows what's all this about.

"We'll talk about this later." He says through gritted teeth incurring me to roll my eyes, an action that doesn't seem to go unnoticed by him.

"You crossed the limits." He states the obvious as his hands curl into fists on account of his anger while he's trying to remain calm in front of Laura.

I avert my gaze away from him and back at Ellie who is currently limbing towards us with Laura's small arm keeping her in place. Laura doesn't break eye contact as they reach us but conversely Ellie's avoiding my gaze.

I knew it would happen sooner or later.

Like I would stop because I found her interesting. Interesting.

He has been through hell and I have to do anything it takes to release him from the hell they have put him in.

I wouldn't stop for anyone.