Chapter 15_ "His Presence"

"Miss please let go, we must park our car now", One of the bodyguards said Impatiently. Just then the three bodyguards that were chasing her arrived at the scene followed at a distance behind by a struggling Mr. Jude. "Is she with you? the other bodyguard asked the three men. "Yes she is, we will take her now, sorry for the disturbance", one of them replied and signaled the other two to take the girl. "No!No!No!, please don't let them take me. They are bad people. They will hurt me, I beg you, save me please", Sophia said in a broken voice. She looked like a child who had been crying for a long time as she sniffled and shuddered involuntarily. Her beautiful hair clung to her sweaty and tear-stained face and neck making her look more pitiful as she held her torn dress to her chest. Mr. Jude had also arrived at the scene, He immediately charged at Sophia who screamed hysterically as she held the bodyguard's leg in a deadly grip. He kicked her on her waist and pulled her hair backward. "Bitch!, how dare you run away from me after kicking me? You think I will let you escape so easily?", Mr. Jude said and gave her a tight slap on her face. The crisp sound was heard in the air, it was truly heartbreaking especially on the cold night. Sophia whimpered loudly in pain as she felt the burning sensation of his palm on her face. It was truly different when you got slapped by a man. She bore the pain and held on tightly while murmuring pleading words. She felt hopeless but didn't want to let go. What will become of her if she did? Her mother, her brother? Despair slowly seeped into her heart, she was as miserable as hell. And then footsteps were heard coming down from the car, It walked slowly towards the girl on the floor. It was a calm and oppressive footstep, it carried power and brought with it a very dangerous aura. Sophia on sighting the legs behind the bodyguards suddenly let go as if by instinct and leaped towards the man in black shoes and hugged him tightly as if pulled by an unknown force. "Don't let them take me", she whispered breathlessly as she buried her red face in the man's chest. The aura around the man was cold and dangerously calm. It gave the authority for one to run for their dear life. But despite this, Sophia felt even more at ease in his arms, she felt safe and protected as she breathed in his divine scent. It calmed her down, her cries gradually turned into sniffs. Snuggling more into his embrace she tightened her arms around him.