CHAPTER FIVE

A scream escaped my lips when I landed on the concrete pavement my head bounced with a sickening thud.

My body was cold and paralysed.

The car that hit me came to a stop. My vision was getting blurry each second the darkness was slowly consuming me. Before my eyes closed I caught a glimpse of a man who was fighting the men who were chasing me.

"My Adonis..." I whisper weakly.

I felt numb with pain, my head was aching and I lay in a pool of blood. This was how I was going to die. My escape was going to be in vain after all.

My eyes fluttered closed and I sank into the darkness and nothingness. I was going to join my parents so suddenly maybe this was going to be my fate.

"Soledae wake up dear" a soft angelic voice called and I lazily opened my eyes tears of joy rolled down my pale white cheeks.

I was overwhelmed with so much joy by my mother. I was standing right in front of me.

"Mother..." I sobbed tearfully and I hugged her tightly weeping on her shoulder softly.

"Hush my dear don't cry" she said softly running her fingers through my white long hair. My father appeared suddenly and wrapped His arms around the both of us.

I was finally reunited with my loving family.

"We've both missed you terribly Soledae" he whispers and my heart shatters.

"If I had known what kind of woman Lucinda was I wouldn't have brought her into our lives Soledae am so sorry" he mutters regretfully and I nod tearfully.

"It wasn't your fault father you didn't know what Lucinda was capable of..." I sob.

"I just want to stay here mother, I don't want to go back to the real world please let me stay..."

"But you can't stay here my dear Soledae you must go back it's your time there is much you have to accomplish" she mutters sweetly and she wipes my tears away.

I shook my head negatively and grasped her hands tightly.

"I don't want to go back please don't let me go back to that cruel world..." I plead tearfully. 

They began to slowly disappear and I sank into the darkness again.

SEBASTIAN HUNTER POV

I was late for a very important meeting thanks to my tight schedule.

I glanced at my wrist watch and instructed the driver to drive much faster.

Out of nowhere a girl came running and before the driver could step on the brakes she was hit by my car.

"Shit!" I cussed loudly and the car came to a stop. 

"Jake what the fuck just happened?" I asked in utter shock.

"Mr.Hunter I think we just killed someone's daughter" he mutters quietly.

The men who were chasing her were about to open her bag and that's where I lost my temper.

I opened the door and got out of the car.

"Sir don't take matters into your own hands those are ruthless criminals" Jake warned and I ignored him.

I slammed the door hard, startling the men and they backed away once they saw me.

"Don't touch the lady's bag" I growl angrily and they stared at me dangerously.

"He thinks he's a tough guy" one of them murmurs and they chuckle.

"The police will be here in a few minutes if you-" I was cut off mid sentence when one of them was about to send a heavy blow luckily I dodged it.

His massive hand grabbed me from behind and he squeezed my neck painfully.

His friend restrained my arms and they started punching in the stomach continuously while I groaned in pain and spit out blood.

I broke free and pushed them away with all my strength.

"Mr. Hunter stop!" Yelled Jake.

I threw the guy onto his back and he landed with a sickening sound he violently screamed in utter pain.

The others lurched forward and I avoided the blow and twisted my shoulder in the process.

"Fuck" I grunted.

I jumped on one of them,pinning His arms to the side.

"Get off me you son of a bitch!" He yelled bitterly. I grabbed his neck and slammed his head into the ground.

The police sirens alarmed me and the next thing I recall was being hurled off the guy lying lifeless on the ground.

"That's enough Mr. Hunter" the police officer warned and I scoffed and straightened my black suit.

An ambulance later arrived and some of the men were handcuffed and taken to the hospital.

A few minutes later the paramedics carried the lifeless girl on the stretcher and took her to the hospital.

The police officer shook my hand firmly while the other paramedic was fixing my dislocated shoulder.

"Thank you so much sir for informing us about this situation. Men like these need to be punished" he said sternly and I nodded quietly.

"What do you know about the girl? He asked curiously and I shook my head negatively.

" No I've never met her before she looks like she's never been here" I answered and he wrote down my statement.

"Thank you for your cooperation Mr. Hunter."

I nod and walk towards the paramedic truck.

"Please inform me when the girl wakes up I'll take full responsibility for her and call me" I said in a husky voice and gave him my contact card.

The paramedic nodded and placed the card in his pocket. A few minutes later I was in my car heading. I needed to change my clothes and now I was certainly late for that meeting.

"Am just glad that you didn't get killed sir your father would have made my life a living hell" Jake mumbles.

"My father wouldn't give a damn about me whether I died or not" I replied coldly.

I wanted nothing to do with him or his name.

"Am sorry sir" Jake apologized.

"Don't ever make the mistake of bringing up that man is not my father and he never will be."

Forty minutes later I arrived home and took a shower and later changed into a navy blue suit.

Three hours later I got a call from the hospital.

"Mr. Hunter the girl is out of surgery and she will gain consciousness and the bill has to be paid."

"Alright am on my way" I muttered and hung up.

Forty five minutes later I arrived at the hospital to see the girl. Once I reached the entrance of the hospital I was ushered to the girl's room. She had just come out of surgery and she had a white bandage wrapped around her head.

She had gold blonde hair and a big purple bruise was on her forehead, her lip was cut and a bit swollen despite the injuries. She was still a beautiful girl.

She was mine.

She was delicate and fragile. She was my little kitten.