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-Chapter 11 part 3--Emma's: Point of view-

It has been a while, that we have been here, sitting just waiting for Kevin to come out.

The young woman refilled my cup every time she saw it empty and even passed me two more bags of chips.

Leo hasn't taken another drink, the first one was his last. Multiple beautiful women tried coaxing him to come to one of the rooms in the back. But all he did was ignore them completely.

He momentarily gazed down at his watch. Then looked back up, catching me watching him doing the little movement.

He throws me an apologetic look, seeing how tired I was. He appeared tired as well, too. It's my fault that he is because I kept him up all night.

He was about to get up from his stool and leave this guy behind when I stopped him.

"No... Wait... Let's wait a few more minutes, he'll come out," I said.

He couldn't leave without Kevin. Dad made it clear that he has to take us both home.

And I don't want Dad to be angry at Leo for not following his orders.

And so, we waited and waited. New people were coming into the strip club and others who were celebrating a while ago were exiting out.

Some were too drunk and didn't seem to realize that the exotic dancer changed with new ones.

Leo pulls out his cellphone from his dark jeans. The lit-up phone created this sheen of blue glow that illuminated his features in this dim red room.

He texted his brother, again. It's the seventh time, he has done that... yet, Kevin never responds.

"It's already getting too late... I need to take you home, we catch a taxi or an uber," he says as he puts his device into his pocket.

I nod... it was going to be a long ride back home- so, I lightly pulled on his t-shirt, and his gaze dropped down to mine, again.

" Could you please, um... take me to the restroom before we go." All he did was nod and pick me up into his muscular arms.

He started to navigate himself smoothly through the crowd of people. Reaching the restrooms in seconds.

He places me down, and he pushes the metal steel door open for me. Before, I went inside... he told me if I needed anything at all. All I had to do was yell his name.

When I entered the restroom, I gradually made my way to one of the stalls. The boisterous music from outside sounded muffled inside here.

But before I got in, one of the bathroom stalls' doors slammed open. It made me slightly jump back in fright as I squeezed my palm to my skipping heart.

A blond woman runs out of one of the stalls just to be grabbed by her short hair in a tight grip hold. This bold guy tried to yank her back inside the bathroom stall. She looked like she fought for a bit with the guy because she looked bruised up.

"Stop hurting her... You pig! "When my words come out, the guy momentarily stops and turns to me. Making me take a few steps back as every muscle in my body was on high alert.

He looked even scarier facing me. This guy was out of it. The look in his bloodshot eyes already warns me I was messing with an intoxicated person.

He had the same dangerous primal gleam in his bright eyes as my stepfather when he killed the landlord.

Shit, I fucked up big time.

"What did you just say... You stupid hoe? "

The bold guy lets go of the shaky girl and she stumbles forward, landing on her knees. He takes a few steps forward and in a blink of an eye, one of his hands is clenching me tightly by my right arm. Making me wince at how roughly he yanked me forward.

The strong smell of alcohol filled my nostril, giving me this eerie feeling inside.

I tried to pry his hand away. But a strong sting to my cheek made me freeze in my spot. The pain spread across my left cheek like wildfire.

Tears gathered in my eyes, as my body began to shake. I was in so much shock to even scream or move. Not even the air in my lungs wanted to come out at how my heartbeat was beating so uncoordinated.

This burning sensation in my throat and chest makes my tears roll down my stinging cheeks.

The girl who was on the floor began screaming for help. She screamed her heart out.

She was much louder and clearer than me. The desperation dripping from her strong voice made everything occurring right now seem to intensify because his grip got tighter.

He raises his big hand, again... but it freezes in midair when the door of the restroom screeches open.

He gazed behind me.

Fear emitted in his blue eyes. A big guy like him seemed scared shitless of something.

He stilled... As if a big lion came into the restroom. He was acting like the devil came through that door, to collect his dirty soul and drag him to the bits of hell...

This guy's thick hands were off me in seconds when a fist connected with his nose. Making him stumble back onto his back in shock.

A strong arm wrapped itself around my waist. Catching me before I crumbled down onto the floor in a crying shaky mess.

His soft lavender aroma invades my senses, and relief washes over me, knowing who it was. He pulled me up and sat me on the black counter.

Leo tagged down my hoodie, to expect me. When his dark eyes landed on my left cheek... Something took over him because he looked ready to kill.

His eyes seemed to get darker under these twitching lights casting a crepuscular flickering glow within the restroom.

"Did he hurt you anywhere, else? " I shake my head 'NO' not being able to respond to him without sounding like a broken violin on its last string.

When my little sob increased in volume Leo's whole calm stance shifted into hostility.

It's like in his dark eyes all I could catch through my blurring vision was the murderous gleam glowing through them. No matter, how hard he tried not to show it to me. He failed.

He turns around to the guy who was struggling to get back up on his own two feet. The girl backs herself into a corner making herself look smaller than she is. Her dirty blonde strands shading her swollen pale face.

Leo takes slow but calculated steps over to the guy who is now trying to crawl back when he sees Leo approaching.

When Leo got a hold of his blue shirt collar he didn't waste time talking. All he did was connect his fist on the guy's face repeatedly.

The bold guy tries to fight him off by throwing a few weak punches but fails to do any real effect on Leo. Leo keeps punching him, bloody. Red crimson at this point started oozing out the guy's busted lips and cuts that were created by Leo's fist.

Leo's knuckles at this point are decorated with the guy's blood.

At this moment, Leo seemed out of control. If he keeps punching him. He's surely going to kill the guy without a second thought.

"Leo... Stop-stop. You're going to kill him." But it's like my shaky words did the opposite effect because Leo's blows become harsher as he picks up his pace in striking this guy harder on his face. Every strike he landed on the guy, his back and arm muscles flexed.

It's as if Leo was in a trance-like state.

The cheerful tune playing outside was the contrast of the atmosphere inside this room.

The guy stopped moving, he seemed out cold. Leo doesn't seem like he was going to stop until this guy stops breathing altogether. He kept punching him with no Mercy. Just the sound of his fist connecting to the dude's face, got me shivering.

The girl that was being assaulted just a while ago, started shaking and softly crying. She avoided looking at what was happening in front of her.

"Leo-Leo stop... please. You're going to kill him." My tears spill down my warm face in an ongoing loop. My body wouldn't stop trembling no matter how hard I try to breathe in or breathe out...

I can't let Leo ruin his life because of a pig. Even though that pig deserves everything that happens to him.

"Please... please. I need you.

Right-Right now. Leo. "When those squeaky words left my quivering lips. He finally peered back at me over his right shoulder.

He finally let the guy go and stood up to his full height, Splatters of red dots decorated his white shirt and skin.

"Please- please ." He seemed like he was hesitating on leaving the guy alive. The dangerous glow still shined in those dark eyes that were strained at the half-dead guy.

"Please... " I wheeze out as more tears drop down my face. From the corner of my eyes, I could see the girl in the corner hesitatingly standing up. Even the poor blondie wanted to leave.

"Stay... "Leo says to the girl who seemed ready to start sprinting out of here.

" And you, too. " He glanced at me as he made himself out of the restroom, for a few seconds.

The shaken-up girl takes the time to, thank me. All I did was give a nod not being able to talk, anymore. I gave her a reassuring look that everything is going to be okay. That this pig won't touch her, again.

Leo comes back with two security guards, both looking horrified by what they saw. Their wide eyes snap back to Leo.

I would be gazing at him like that too... If I find a guy half-unconscious on the floor. Barely inhaling and exhaling at how his breath came out with a slight whizz. His blue shirt coated in this thick crimson color just like his battered face.

But Leo ignored their strong stares. And makes himself towards me and doesn't waste time in picking me up into his warm safe arms, again.

My tensed muscle slightly loosen when I feel his warmth.

One of the guards went to check up on the girl who was shaking at the corner of this dim room.

The other one pulls out his phone and calls 911. As he nods to Leo when Leo passed by him.

When we were out of the restroom, Leo made himself in front of the guy's restroom. My teary eyes shot up at him when he strolls inside.

I invert my eyes when I see a few guys standing in one of the Urinals. All of them send us a weird puzzled look. But they quickly avert their gaze when they detect Leo's sharp glare.

"What are you doing? Leo."

"Taking you to use the restroom. I know you didn't get a chance to use it because of that fucker. " He places me in front of an empty stall as he nudges me to go use it.

"Don't worry, I will be here. Okay? " I nod. I lock the stall door.

Then I quickly did my business... Just trying to get out of here as quickly as possible. When I came back out all the guys that were here vanished.

When we're out of there. My eyes immediately spot Kevin. It was hard to miss such a tall guy.

He skimmed his eyes around the place until his gaze settled on us.

A frown graced his features when he saw us approaching. Leo is covered with someone else's blood, while I looked like a complete mess.

"What the fuck happened to you guys? "Curiosity peaked in Kevin's tone as he eyed us from head to toe.

"Some fucker put his hands on Emma in the restroom." A frown adorned Leo's features when he spoke out those words with so much venom.

"Don't touch her with your filthy hands and give me the damn keys. "Leo's glare intensified when Kevin tried to touch me.

Kevin doesn't comply with his brother's order. He tried again to get a hold of me, but Leo stepped back and shoot him a sharper glare.

People around us noticed this and started backing away from us or getting up from their seats. Inspecting a fight to break out.

"Today is not the day to play with me, Kevin. I'm not in the fucking mood."

Kevin doesn't try it again. Instead, he began to walk to the entrance without saying a word. Leo follows behind his twin as he hugs me closer to his warm body.

When we step outside a gush of cold air caresses my exposing skin, soothing my aching cheek.

Kevin unlocks the car door and Leo gently slid me inside. I softly whine, when I don't feel his tenderness anymore. Then the door is softly closed.

My eyes stilled on them, worried that they were going to start fighting. But all Leo did was take the car keys from his brother harshly. Then he proceeds to get into the driver's seat and brings the vehicle to life while Kevin gets into the passenger seat. Next to his brother.

Now the real problem starts crashing down on me: How am I going to explain this one to my father?

Or more like how are they getting out of this one scratch-free?

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