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In the forest…
James along with his team were now climbing up the stairs; their steps were calm and composed. The team was sticking to each other not only for their boss' orders but because they were scared as well.
"HELP ME!" A scream reverberated throughout the whole mansion; Everyone paused in their step and it was Frank who first followed the origin of the voice. When he reached downstairs, he couldn't help but glare at the man weeping on the floor… his gun lying at a distance from him.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, STUPID?" His voice startled the cop and he looked up to meet his boss's eyes looking down at him.
"Th-There's someone b-e-h-i-n-d m-e h-o-l-d-i-n-g me…" He stuttered, but James didn't move by words rather he pointed the flashlight in a certain direction. When the cop looked his way, he smiled sheepishly; his stretched jacket was being held by a set of teeth.
"IDIOT!" He muttered and turned away from the scene to lead his team. The scared cop kept laughing until he freed his jacket from the statute's mouth. It was the statute of a lion, just like a real one. Its eyes glowed in red as soon as everyone left the scene.
James accompanied the team upstairs as they were now searching thought the first floor. But they got nothing in result other than some old books, documents, and broken furniture. There was this portrait of a young man too! Hii hands resting over the shoulder of a child. But the child seemed familiar to him.
"GROWL…" The sound alerted the entire team and it took them no time to comprehend that it definitely belonged to a wild animal. He gestured for them to reach downstairs, but at the same time, he left some people upstairs and kept the search on.
"Wh-What is this?" It was the voice of that afraid cop from earlier. He just joined the services but he was a coward for sure. However this time James' eyes also grew wide when he followed the cop's finger pointing towards downstairs.
There were many lions entering through the main door… What the hell is just happening? Frank thought; he was well aware one wrong move and they'll be serving themselves on a silver platter to the beasts.
"Ev-Everyone… Don't even dare to shoot." He whispered to the team, who were now trembling in fear. A gun was about to fall from someone's hand but the lady cop caught it and returned it back with a glare.
He turned back and led the entire team inside a big room whose doors appeared to be strong enough. Once everyone was inside, he closed the door and immediately began checking out the room for anything usable other than their weapon.
Thankfully it had a balcony although it would be impossible to climb down, considering the villa was old and so was it built. The first floor was more like a second floor if compared by height with a modern house. Nor that they had brought in ropes in haste.
"We're trapped! We'll die…" The coward blurted out suddenly and ended up earning a blow from his fellow man. But the question was how would they survive from here. Their cars were too far away… Wait! They had wireless radio… But who will respond?
"This is unti756 speaking… Me and my team are trapped…" He paused, he didn't even know the exact location. They are trapped!
A sound startled everyone suddenly and soon they heard the sound of something similar to an elevator. A door suddenly opened and when they pointed their guns along with a flashlight to the direction, their soul left the body.
Back In Hillstation…
"WHAT IS THIS?" The voice laced with concern and acquisition startled Layla… She struggled under his hold but Michael didn't let her. He just touched a certain place close to her outer thigh region and Layla stiffened immediately. He had seen it earlier also when he was tending to her knees. But he never knew it was more than one.
"Tell me… Why are you keeping your mouth shut?!" He exclaimed, desperate for an explanation from her.
"I-I…" She sighed and felt him removing his hold from her legs until she saw him coming towards her with a worried gaze. He sat down beside her and made her sit on the bed holding her shoulders. She feared that he might dislike her for this, so she averted her gaze and tried to control her tears.
"Wh-Who did this?" His voice trembled in anger, and she knew that he was feeling pain too seeing her condition. She held his hand and adjusted the curtains in a way to cover her legs. Michael noticed her every action and waited patiently.
"I-It's nothing…" She stuttered. What will she say? How stupid she was, she just understood now. How can she dream of a man like him with a girl like her? Even if she wanted to pay his debts by offering her body; it seemed that God wouldn't even let her do that too.
A smile filled with pain soon plastered on her face as tears started to roll down her cheeks. It didn't hurt her that much even when that person inflicted those burnt marks on her as it hurt now seeing her furious Master.
"I-I'm sorry Ma-Master… I won't be able to pay your debt… Forgive me for not being perfect, for finding me ugly…" She mumbled before she wailed without hearing his side.
'Debt… Is she still thinking that I want to take her because I helped her? God! How stupid can a person be? Aren't my intentions clear enough? How could she think so little of him?' He mused; his eyes filling with rage.
"Ahh…" She felt pain with the way he turned her holding her shoulders.
"Layla… Look at me!" He exclaimed when he saw her lowered gaze. She met his eyes soon.
"What do you see in these eyes?" The question confused her but she was feeling pain at the same time from his strong hold on her shoulders but she didn't refuse to let him hold her like that.
'What he means by that?' she mused as she closed her eyes from the pain he was inflicting.
"You're special to me…"