Chapter 12

Leo's POV

The noise was low and shuffled. I had to place my ears close enough to the door to hear it. When I twisted the doorknob, it was locked from the inside, which meant someone or a group of people was inside.

I had thought of walking away since school had closed, and I really don't want to get involved with anything. Whatever made them lock themselves in there must be a secret, and I already have a lot to be worried about.

Just a few steps away from the door, it was like a heaviness in my chest, and I couldn't bear to walk away. It was as if someone important to me was in there.

Without any more hesitation, I took out the two tiny steels from my pocket, pushed them into the holes, and was able to unlock the door.

As I pushed the door open, my jaw dropped, and I couldn't believe my eyes. The two guys jumped away from her; one was Jaden, and the other was the same student Diane had told me was her new boyfriend.

Diane was lying helplessly on the floor, her pants flung away with the gown raised up to her head. I could see the bruises on her face, her cheek red like she had been slapped multiple times. Those pretty eyes were gloomy and filled with pain as they looked at me.

I had never felt this kind of anger, not even when I lost so many of my mafia members. Tears rolled down her cheek, and I saw the glimmer of hope as she saw I was the one that entered the room.

“You again?” Jaden snarled, glaring at me while the other was buckling his belt.

“You are the new math teacher, huh?” He snorted as he was done with the belt. Diane was still scared to move as she lay there and only managed to stretch down her gown.

“I think you should know this isn’t your business. No teacher interferes with whatever we decide to do!” The foolish boyfriend added, giving me a dismissive look.

“Wait, how did you even enter here when the door was locked?!” Jaden narrowed his eyes at me, looking down to my hands and seeing the steel I was holding before turning to the other guy. “Alan, did you leave the door open?”

Oh, so his name is Alan…

“I don't care whatever way he entered. He just has to leave so we can finish what we are doing!” Alan scoffed and shifted his eyes back to me. “Do you want money? We can give you more than the penny you're paid as a teacher.” He nudged his head, dipping his hand in his pocket.

“No, he won’t accept that at all. We are in trouble.” Jaden sighed, and my gaze dropped to Diane. It was like a rage of fire surging from inside me as I stalked forward, my fists clenched.

Alan pulled out a pocket knife.

“Hey, don't dare it, or you will regret it!” He warned, swinging the knife as if to scare me off.

What he doesn't know is that this may just be my first murder. Hurting Diane was something I didn't know could force out the monster in me. My blood was running hot through my veins, and the only thing I could think of was making him pay with his life.

If I hadn't entered here, she would be raped. Not by one but two of them.

“Alan, don't…” Jaden tried to warn me, but it was too late as I dodged his blade and gave him a punch on his cheek. He lost his balance, grabbing onto the table for support as the blade fell off.

I didn't even let him recover before grabbing him by the neck and slamming him on the wall, hard enough to make blood spurt from his mouth as he collapsed on the ground.

Jaden tried to run, but I was fast enough to get hold of the hem of his shirt, yanking him back. I landed a punch to his face, holding his shirt to prevent him from escaping.

“You didn't learn your lesson the first time. You can go to hell then!” I growled and headbutted him hard, and his shriek of pain pierced through the wall.

The walls are soundproof, and school has closed, so there was simply no one to save them from my wrath. Alan was recovering, so I charged at him with a kick to the face.

He hit his head back to the hard ground, his body convulsing, yet I didn't care. Instead I struck him on the face, breaking his nose.

“She loved you, and you want to take advantage, huh? I thought you both were dating! Prick! I will send you to hell where you belong!” I bellowed, raising my boot to stomp him in the face, but Diane's voice screamed in my head.

“Leo, don't kill him! Don't commit murder, please.” She cried, running to me and pulling me away from him.

“This bastard was the crush you had. He only accepted to be your girlfriend just so he would turn you into a toy. He even brought Jaden to use you like….”

“Leo, I know… but don't let your anger put you in jail. I don't want to be away from you…” She moaned, hugging me tight as she sniffed under my arms.

It felt like heaven.

I couldn't really understand, but her body wrapped around mine left me with so much warmth, snatching away the anger in me, and I found myself vulnerable under her voice.

And she just says she doesn't want to be away from me.

That sounded so sweet, it made my heart tug. I don't know when such words began getting to me when I had heard them severally.

“Alright, but you will have to break up with that fool now.” I sighed, and she looked up at my face with a smile.

“You sound so jealous. I thought you would be happy I left you. Anyways, he was never my crush or my boyfriend". I lied, she shrugged, running her index finger around my chest as she avoided my eyes.

“Really?”

“Yes.” She nodded. “Helen forced me to do it…I will explain later, but let's leave here now.”

“Helen??” I seethed, and she nodded.

Shit! I suspected that.

Holding Diane's hand, I walked to Alan, who was groaning and coughing out blood.

“You would have been dead, and I will easily get away, I promise you. Thanks to Diane for saving you. Nobody will know you are a rapist if you also don't tell anyone I was the one that hit you!” I said to him and shifted my gaze to Jaden.

“You may not survive it the next time. Maybe you're not the only one who knows how to use videotape to blackmail. I took pictures and videos of you both trying to rape her, so it all depends on y'all..." I smirked, showing them my phone.

I could see the terror in their eyes as they forced themselves to kneel.

“Please, don't release that. Please…” Jaden begged, shivering as his wide eyes looked at me.

“I won't. Unless you want me to be disturbing Diane. Instead of oppressing and bullying her, take care of her!” I said and took Diane's hands as we both walked out. Diane made sure she took her pants and shoved them in my pocket.

“It fits my pocket.” I said teasingly, and she giggled, holding my arms firmly.

“Did you really take a picture of them trying to…”

“No, sometimes you have to use someone's greatest fear against them because it makes them not to think.” I replied, and she grinned with her eyes shining bright as they looked at me like I was a god.

“You saved me again. We can't deny it anymore.”

I said nothing because I couldn't find the right word. There were many things I would love to tell her. My heart was racing as I drove her home, feeling her eyes on me.

She was right…We can't deny it, but I still found it so hard to spill my feelings. My brain was countering my heart, reminding me of who I was and how wrong it was that I was being close to this girl, yet my heart won't budge.

“That red stripe you saw on my wrists was from the rope Helen tied on me. She threatened me because she believes I was the one holding you from loving her. She said I must have a boyfriend, so you will realize there is no way it can work out between us.” She began to explain.

My face was expressionless, but the grip on my steering wheel was tighter as fury surged inside of me.

“She handed Alan to me as the guy I must date. With her promise to also stop Jaden from oppressing me, I didn't think twice in accepting her deal like the dummy I was. Now I almost got raped.” She sighed.

“You aren't a dummy.” I said aloud, and her eyes lit up.

“Yeah? But it was a bad decision that almost caused me eternal scar. I can't imagine being used like that.” She sniffed tears and drew closer. “Why not be closer to me so you can advise me and guide me on my decisions? Show me your house and reply to my texts.”

“Let me see your phone.” I demanded, and she handed it to me.

I checked through and sighed. “Helen tampered with your phone when she held you hostage. That's why we couldn't see each other's text. I will deal with her for hurting my student.”

Diane's face beamed with a huge smile, and I almost lost focus. She was so beautiful and sexy with those blue eyes shimmering once again.

“I love when you call me your student.” She gleamed.

“Is there anything special about that?” I shrugged as I packed in front of her house gate. “I am employed to take care of my students because their parents left them in our care. That's what teachers should do.”

“Yeah, yeah, you're right.” She swallowed, taking a deep breath. “There is nothing special.”

“Take care of those little bruises with some first aid.” I said aloud as she made her way out. She won't stop looking back and waving at me. Thank God for the tinted glass; she was unable to see me smile wide in admiration like I won a lottery.