Chapter 2 -Savior

The dinner went smoothly. Xander was like a member of the family. He's mature and a gentleman. I can see that my family likes him. We sometimes exchanged glances and it made me blush.

Dinner was almost over when grandpa suddenly asked me something.

"Emily you don't have a boyfriend right?"

"How can I have a boyfriend if you, dad and my cousins were all very strict?" I said in a sarcastic way.

The whole family laughed including Xander. I just rolled my eyes and looked at my grandpa again.

"Okay. Why don't you try to get to know Xander more? He's single and his parents were actually looking for a candidate for marriage." He continued.

"You know, I think Xander is a good guy but don't you think it should be him who will decide on whom he'll marry?" I was actually talking to him directly. He was staring at me and my heart skipped a beat.

"You're right but my family grew up based on traditions. One of those is an arranged marriage. The truth is I'm here because dad asked me to meet the only daughter of the Nitori Clan. Don't get me wrong, I'm against traditions but at least we can try to get to know each other. Start as friends?" He asked.

"Okay sure." I smiled as sign of agreement.

Xander left first because his parents called him to meet another possible candidate. I honestly don't like the idea of getting hooked up because of an arranged marriage.

"Dad I need to go. I'll be staying at Queen's for a few days. Just call me if you need anything."

I sent my goodbyes to the whole family and left.

On the way to Queen Oaks Court, Peggy texted me to buy some ice cream for her and Zoey so I dropped by a convenience store.

When I got back to my car, the door won't open. I looked for the keys and found out I left it inside. Just my luck! I also left my phone inside.

It was already 9 in the evening, the area was too dark and only the lights emanating from the convenience store made the outside seems bright.

I saw two men were walking towards me, my heart was pounding so fast and I felt anxious.

"Hey sexy do you need help?" One of the men asked.

"N - No it's fine. I'm just waiting for my boyfriend." I said, thinking they might back off when they knew I have someone with me.

The other guy smirked. "We've been here for an hour and we know you don't have a companion."

The two men stepped closer. I backed off but I was already cornered with the car behind me.

"What do you want? If you need money, here's my wallet. You can get everything in there." I said nervously.

"We'll get the money of course and you."

My heart rate increased and my palms became sweaty. I felt my knees trembled and weak. My breathing was rapid, I was panting.

I closed my eyes when one of the men reached his hand. I was waiting for his hand to grabbed me but I felt nothing. When I opened my eyes, the men were already unconcious.

"Are you okay?" The man asked.

When I looked at my saviour, it was the guy I saw this morning in the cafe. I was disappointed but thankful.

"Yes." I replied. But because I was so nervous, I broke down on the ground.

"Hey." Somehow he's voice was soothing and calming.

He was already kneeling down beside me, holding my shoulders. To my surprise, I felt an electricity ran through my body when he touched me.

"You left your keys inside?" He asked.

I nodded and looked at him. He was not wearing his glasses. He's still wearing the same clothes from earlier though.

"I'll take you home. We can just call the towing company in the morning. Can you stand up?"

I don't even understand every single word he said. I have mixed feelings right now, I was scared to death. I was nervous. I'm confused why I felt a spark when he touched my shoulder.

To my surprised, he suddenly carried me bridal style and walked away from the car.

"Hey what are you doing?"

"You didn't answer any of my questions. I know you're scared, don't worry I won't let anything happen to you." He said.

Again, another feeling. My heart skipped a beat not from nervousness but from what he said. I felt safe.

His car was a 2021 Hyundai Sonata. It's just around $24,00-$35,000. It wasn't expensive or a luxury car but it was decent.

He put me on the seat next to him and rushed inside the car.

"So where to?" He asked.

"Primrose. Queen Oaks Court." I simply answered.

"Got it."

When we arrived, Alora rushed into me worried. Followed by Luke and the others.

"Are you okay? What happened?" She asked.

I told them what happened and introduced the guy who saved me. Funny, I didn't even know his name.

"Sorry I didn't get your name."

"Oh I'm Kyle Wade." He said.

Everyone greeted our guest and chat with him. He didn't talk much about his family but he said he lived  alone. He's working as a part timer in the convenience store I went to that's why he's there. He's a college student studying to be a doctor in the Bronze class at Golden Oak.

Peggy and Nina was giving me side glances which made my eyes roll. I saw the two whispered to each other and giggled.

It was already midnight when he stood up and asked to leave. For some reason, he easily got along with my friends. He's totally out of their league especially the guys but I never saw them looked at him differently.

"Why don't you stay here for tonight? It's already midnight and it's dangerous outside." Alora asked. She has this personality who likes saving people.

"Yeah. We don't take no for an answer. Stay here." Luke said. He always agree with Alora.

"Okay. I'm pretty tired too so I won't reject your offer. Thank you." Kyle said.