Steal The Male Lead

3.19

(Fei Shang, can you scan this place for anyone?)

[Host, there are twenty guards surrounding the mansion, but there is a secret entrance. Follow the path and push a red brick that would open up the entrance. The entrance leads to the basement of the mansion, but you will need to follow the path for a while. Ray isn't the only person being kept in that place, many other people are too.]

(Alright, thanks, please keep a look out for any guards that might walk up on us?.)

[Yes, host.]

Victor turned to look at Mark, and grabbed his hand tightly as he looked at the clear walkway. Finally, Fei Shang spoke.

[Host, you're clear. Keep following the path and push the red brick. If any guards are to show, I'll give you a warning.]

(Thanks, Fei Shang.)

With that, Victor began walking, tugging Mark after him. Mark merely let Victor pull him as they began walking, still keeping up their guard.

Victor kept walking and walking until he was able to spot the red brick that Fei Shang was speaking about, and without any words said, he pushed it. The path suddenly split into two, a staircase showing as Victor turned to look at Mark.

"Ready?" Victor asked, not letting go of his hold on Mark.

Mark looked at Victor, the love in his eyes unable to be hidden as he replied, "Yes, let's go."

Without another word, they stepped into it, the path closing up after their entrance.

Lucius clenched his hands tightly. He was fighting each of his urges that told him he should march in and take Ray with him, away from that place. He was regretting it. Why had he even agreed in the first place? Returning to strangers? It sounded like something every person would say when they knew that would be hurting the other side. He should've never agreed in the first place.

Victor had told him that he should stay in the castle and not go with them, but Lucius didn't want to do that. He wanted to see for himself how much Ray had sacrificed to save him. He had a hunch when he noticed how Ray would change every time Lucius mentioned his kidnapping. Although Lucius knew that Ray was doing something else, something much bigger than what he was saying, he never expected this.

He regretted it. Lucius wanted to tell Ray something. Because he had been too confused, he had wanted time to let him sort out everything, now, things might be too late. Dang it, Ray had to be alive, he had to...

Ray flinched awake as he heard footsteps enter the room. His tired eyes awoken as he peered at who had come.

Unsurprisingly, it was Raven.

"You're awake, that's good," Raven said as he smiled. He walked closer to Ray, the love in his eyes almost made the scene seem different, but reality wasn't like that. "I think you understand your mistakes by now, Ray. I'm letting you go one last time, please don't prove me wrong. I really love you, but I can't protect you from everyone else that you betray. I know that you despise me, but, I promise that you'll understand soon."

Raven walked closer to Ray, grasping a key in his hands as he began to unlock the chains around his wrist and ankle.

Ray would struggle or try to run, but he knew that something was wrong with the way that Raven was acting. Plus, his body was feeling too weak at the moment and he had enough strength to knock someone out, that was it. He had to save it for the right moment.

"You're not in critical conditions, I made sure that no bones were broken. You lost a bit of blood, but that matter would be solve sooner or later. As for your injuries, you might have some scars, but, I won't affect you at all." Raven said as Ray fell into his arms and Raven helped him walk.