Chapter 10 Almost raped

Ethan's POV

I just arrived at the location John sent to me. I could see him pacing outside the car, beside a building.

"Boss..." He respectfully bowed when I got out of my car.

I walked over to him rather quickly.

"Which way did she go?" He pointed toward a direction, and I nodded.

"Go back home; I'll find her."

I heard the doors of Rachel's family house open, two women came out. One, the older one, unfamiliar, and the other a much younger one, I knew. The girl that always followed Rachel everywhere, claiming to be her best friend, the same one that betrayed her Lana.

She glanced at me, but by her expression, I could tell she didn't remember who I was.

I wanted so badly to make her pay for her betrayal of Rachel, but I had to find Rachel first.

I turned my gaze back to John who gave me a nod and went to carry out my order. I also went back to my car, speeding towards the direction John pointed at.

It had been a few hours now and it was starting to get late, but yet I saw no sign of her.

Where could she possibly have gone?

The thought of something bad happening to her scared the hell out of me.

"Rachel!" I yelled out of my window.

I had to turn on the headlights because the street was not properly taken care of, and most of the street lamps were not working.

I got to a narrow road and contemplated taking it. It was too narrow for my car to drive through, so I had to use my legs.

The cold wind was blowing heavily; it seemed like it was going to rain.

Imagining Rachel being somewhere out there...

Oh God... Please protect her. I prayed inwardly.

My ears picked up something. It sounded like... It sounded like someone struggling.

"Rachel?" I hurried toward the sound.

"Let me go, please..."

As I got closer, the voice got louder. It sounded like a woman.

"You are going with me...Or we can do it here, I don't mind..."

My heart raced as I got closer to the sound.

There were two voices. A man and a woman seemed like the man wanted to force her...

I arrived at the scene just in time. My body froze in shock as I saw the situation.

Rachel was on the floor, her cloth ripped from her lower abdomen, and a little in the front. A muscular man was on top of her, his trousers drawn down to his thighs, ready to plug into her.

She had her eyes closed but the stain of tears were evident on her cheeks.

"Who are you... Leave! She's mine." The man shouted.

My anger boiled and I was blinded by rage.

I launched myself towards the man and punched him.

"You...Do you know who I am?" He said arrogantly as be stumbled trying to recover from the blow.

He came at me, and I kicked him again, and again and again till he spat out blood. His arrogance made me even more angry...

Who the hell was he to even think of touching Rachel... My woman!

So... If I had arrived even a minute late, this bastard would have had his hands on Rachel?...

Just thinking about it fueled the anger inside me.

I balled my hands into a fist and began beating the idiot.

He hitted him go the point he lost consciousness and regained it again, because of how much pain he was in.

"Eth... Ethan?" I heard Rachel's soft weak voice drawing me back to reality. She was staring at me with so much shock evident on her face.

"Rachel."I stood up from the bloody man and was about walking towards her when I stopped.

Looking down at my hands, I saw how much blood was on them... I couldn't possibly go to her like this.

She sniffled... And slowly she began to sob. I couldn't stop myself any longer from going to her.

"Rachel..." I cupped her tear stained face.

"Are you alright?" She nodded still sobbing.

Her clothes were ripped, her eyes red and puffy to the point she could barely keep them open, and her spirit...Her spirit was as low as possible.

"Ethan...I...I..." She struggled for words but her voice kept on getting choked on her tears.

"Hush... You don't have to say anything." I said taking her in my arms.

She was sobbing so uncontrollably that I had no idea of what do do.

If I had known this was going to happen I would have never let her go meet her family, and if she insisted I would've gone with her.

"It's my fault..."

Her tears felt like a stab in my heart. I felt so much pain seeing her like this.

"It's alright, I'm here."

I swear who ever did this to her had to pay... Nobody messes with me and goes scot-free, especially not when it concern someone I love.

I swore secretly.

"We need to leave here..." Helping Rachel up, I wrapped my suit jacket around her to shield her from the cold wind.

Her legs stumbled as she walked... It must have gotten really stiff after being out in the cold for too long.

I paused, picking her up bridal style from the ground.

She looked at me startled.

"Ethan...What?" Rachel struggled in my embrace.

"You can't walk far with those legs."

She stopped struggling after a while, and nested her face in the nook of my neck.

I walked over to the car, by the time I reached, she was already nestled in my arms sleeping.

Carefully, I placed her into the passenger seat, as I caressed her smooth white face with my hands to straighten her winkled brows

Even in her sleep she was still disturbed.

"No... She's not... She's lying". She mumbled turning around in her sleep, tossing around from left to right.

I looked to her side my hands still on the wheel.

"It's alright... Everything is fine. Everything's fine." I repeated. She slowly stopped struggling and slept peacefully.

...

"Mr Wright.. Oh... Thank goodness you found her..." Aunt Vicki came to meet me with two other maids by her side.

She looked down at Rachel and could see her torn clothes even with my jacket covering her... She gave me a skeptical look, and I answered with a smile which meant, I'll explain everything to you later.

I had to carry her down from the car, so I won't disturb her sleep.

"I'll take her up to her room."

Aunt Vicki nodded at me. She guided me to Rachel's room and I laid her down.

"If I may ask... What happened to her?" She asked after I had covered Rachel with a blanket.

"She... She was almost raped."

"My goodness." She gasped.

"I sincerely hope she's alright."

"She doesn't have any serious physical bruises, but I can't say the same mentally."

Seeing her in a state like this hurt me so much. It made me want to take her away from this place... Away from her family... Away from everything.

But before that, I had to avenge her.

The people who did this to her must pay.

John said he saw her leaving the house in tears, so they just have upset her making her run away and meeting that idiot.

"Aunt Vicki don't inform my parents about Rachel...Not yet. I need to make sure everything is stable before they know about her..." I ordered.

If my parents where to hear about Rachel now, they would investigate have her investigated thoroughly, and once they get to know of her family issues, they would mist likely disagree to anything between us.

"I understand, Mr Wright. I do work for your parents, but I also like the girl. She has already made a good impression on me." Aunt Vicki nodded.

I looked at Rachel, Her cheeks stained with dried tears. It was then I noticed the bruise on her left cheek that had started to turn purple. It looked more like she had been slapped.

It couldn't have been that bastard, the wound would've still been fresh considering the time I met him on her... So it could have only been one of her family members.

I promise you... I'll make sure you never have a reason to cry again as long as you remain under my watch.

I would never let anyone hurt her again, even if it's her so-called family members. She deserved better than all of them, and I was going to make each and every one of them suffer for causing her to cry.

That I so solely promise.