The Lovely Stranger

Chapter 31 - Safe

Lisa's POV

She gripped my hair and pulled my hair back.

"Ahhh!" I screamed.

Zack was trying to say something.

"I hate you more than Alice. Did you know that?" she asked me. "You're the only woman he has ever loved. How did you do it? How did you make him fall in love with you?"

"I didn't make him do anything."

"Not only did you make him fall for you, but you got Stefano to get engaged to you," she said. "Such a lucky girl. But now, I will kill you. Your bastard son will not make it to this world." She released my hair and grabbed my chin tightly. "I will kill you before you give birth," she added.

Then, she pushed my head back.

"Tie her hands!" she ordered the men holding my arms.

"Let go of me!" I shouted at them.

She smirked and walked towards Zack.

The man dragged me to a chair.

"Sit!" he ordered.

I sat on the chair.

The man tied my hands.

"Zack, how are you feeling? Helpless, devastated or..." Mary said with a smirk.

Zack tried saying something, but he couldn't. The cloth on his mouth didn't let him speak.

"What, Zack?" Mary asked Zack sarcastically. "What do you want to say?"

As I sat tied to the chair, I felt a contraction. I squeezed my lips together to avoid any sound coming from me and letting Mary know that I was in pain.

No! This is not the right time.

A few seconds later, the pain passed.

Mary removed the cloth from Zack's mouth.

"I'm going to kill you!" Zack shouted at her.

Then, Zack looked at me, worried. "Gynaika mou, don't worry. We're going to get out of here. I promise."

I nodded. "I love you," I said, sobbing.

"I love you too," he said.

"Enough!" Mary screamed.

She walked towards me as she pulled something from behind her. It was a gun. She pointed the gun at me.

"No, no, no! Do not do it!" Zack shouted.

She looked at me with a smirk.

Suddenly, I heard gunshots and closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Mary laying on the floor as blood came out of her chest.

The police entered and arrested the men that helped Mary.

Other cops came in a well and helped us free.

Zack rushed towards me and hugged me tightly. I hugged him back as tight as I could.

Tears started to fall helplessly down my face.

I was scared for my baby more than anything.

Zack rubbed my back in soothing circles. He kissed my hair and then my face.

"I was so scared that something would have happened to you and our baby. I wouldn't have been able live without you guys," he said and kissed my lips, passionately. "I love you so much."

"I love you too, Zack," I told him. "I was scared too, for you and our baby."

He rubbed my stomach and wrapped his arm around me.

After the police had the men cuffed, they let Yannis, Stefano, and Kostas come in.

Kostas and Zack hugged each other.

"Son, I was worried. Thank goodness. You're alright."

"Yes, I'm fine, Patera," Zack said. "There's nothing to worry about anymore."

Kostas pulled back and looked at me.

"And you young lady, we were worried," he said to me. "Why did you do it? You're pregnant. You should be careful. That crazy woman could have hurt you and your baby." Zack's dad paused. "But thank you so much. You saved my son," he said, concerned.

I knew Mary could have hurt my baby and me. But at the time, all I thought about was Zack.

I wasn't thinking clearly.

Kostas smiled at me and hugged me. I hugged him back.

"I know. But Mary said that if I didn't come alone, she would have killed Zack," I said.

Just the thought brought shivers all over my body. Zack noticed and wrapped his arm around me.

Stefano had gone to Alice. Now, they were walking towards us as well as Yannis.

"How did you find us?" Zack asked him.

"Ms. Phillips helped," Yannis said.

Zack looked at me with questioning eyes.

Flashback

As I opened the back door, a voice called for me.

"Ms. Phillips?"

I turned around and saw Yannis a few feet away from me.

"Yannis," I murmured.

What was I going to do?

"I..."

"She called you, didn't she?" he asked.

"Yes, she did," I told him. "She said if I don't go alone, she..." I started to cry without finishing my sentence.

Yannis looked at me and said, "I can't let you go alone, Ms. Phillips. Mr. Petropoulos would kill me if I did."

"No, Zack is in danger. I need to go alone," I said, wiping the tears on my cheeks.

He sighed. "Ok. But you have to listen to me." I nodded.

He pulled something out from his pocket and gave it to me.

"This device will track you," he said at my questioning look. "They will probably get rid of your phone, so this device will help track where they take you."

I placed it in my back pocket. I opened the door and walked out.

***

"I knew that Mary would call Ms. Phillips. So, I followed Ms. Phillips worried for her safety and the baby's," he said. "When I saw she was walking out the back door secretly, I knew that Mary had reached out to her. She had most likely ordered her to go to a place alone. I knew they would not want Ms. Phillips to carry anything that was traceable, so I gave her a device that all the securities used to track you guys in case anything happened. After I saw Ms. Phillips get in a black car, I informed the police about what was happening. We came as soon as we got the location," Yannis told everyone.

I was thankful that Yannis had followed me.

I didn't even want to think about what could have happened if Yannis hadn't seen me walking out the back door.

"Thank you, Yannis," Zack thanked him and gave him a man hug.

He pulled back and wrapped his arm around me. He placed a soft kiss on my forehead.

I  was leaning against Zack as he had an arm wrapped around me when suddenly, I felt a sharp pain again.

"Ahhhh!" I shouted, placing my hand on my stomach.

Zack grabbed me by my waist quickly. I felt water running down on my legs.

"What happened, Lisa?" Zack asked, worried.

"My water...my water just broke," I said, breathing deeply.