"You’ve completely lost your mind," Daniel sputtered, as he shoved at Raphael’s chest. The impact of the push did nothing to Raphael because he didn’t even stumble. Instead, Raphael shelf Daniel back with so much force that it sent him crashing to the ground again.
I stood by as I watched the scene as if it wasn’t real, as I was at a complete loss about what to do or how I could possibly intervene. Daniel scrambled up to his feet before throwing a wild punch that Raphael easily dodged. In one smooth movent, he drove his fits into Daniel’s stomach. Daniel let out a cry of pain as he doubled over before he began gasping for air. Raphael raised his face to hit Daniel again; that was when I knew that I had to do sothing before the situation could get more out of hand. I just didn’t want Raphael to get hurt.
"Raphael, stop!" I cried out loudly as I stepped forward to tug on Raphael’s arm.
"Stand back, and if it’s too much for you then just close your eyes," Raphael instructed calmly. With a nod of his head, he signaled for one of his n to escort away from the fight.
"Please stay with where it is safe, Miss Abigail," the man said in a calm yet extrely firm tone.
"No! Raphael is going to kill him!" I yelled as I tried to push past the man towards Raphael, but it was no use.
During that ti, Raphael landed another punch into Daniel’s ribs that made a sickening thudding sound. I flinched again, very unused the sight of violence in real life.
"If you even co near her again, I’ll bury you alive," Raphael warned in a low growl.
"Raphael! Please stop! You’re going to kill him," I cried as my voice cracked. I felt warm tears streaming down my face and knew that I was on the verge of losing it. Raphael’s arm froze mid-air just as he was about to strike Daniel again. It seed like finally my words were getting through to him. Raphael turned his head slightly my way before our eyes t. For what felt like a very long mont, he stared at with his chest heaving and his knuckles bloody. He sucked in a deep breath before lowering his face and letting go of Daniel’s collar. The man’s body sunk down to the ground as if already void of life.
"Don’t ever co near her again or you will not live to regret it," Raphael gave Daniel one last warning, but I was unsure if he was even conscious to hear it.
"Let’s go," Raphael said to as he grabbed my arm and pulled after him and out of the room.
The limousine door closed behind and I sank down onto the leather seat. I didn’t think that the incident would leave shaking in fear, but that was exactly what happened the mont that the limosine door closed behind . Although I told myself that I needed to forget all about it and move on, Daniel’s words and the way he touched kept on coming back to .
"Are you okay?" Raphael asked after a mont of silence.
I nodded my head firmly once to signal that I was fine, although I wasn’t sure if that was completely true.
"You didn’t have to go that far," I whispered in a trembling voice.
"I did. That bastard needed to learn a lesson, and pain is the fastest way to make soone rember sothing," Raphael replied with clear conviction.
I was too wrapped up in my own fears and insecurities to say anything smart back to him about that. Although I did not want to admit it, there was a small part of that was glad for what Raphael did. Even though I wasn’t a big fan of violence, it gave so relief that Raphael got back at Daniel for , and there was a part of that believed that Daniel deserved it.
The car raced forward towards the mansion where heavenly peace was supposed to be waiting for . I told myself repeatedly inside of my head that I was fine, but my body betrayed by trembling uncontrollably. My mind wouldn’t stop racing as it dragged back to that mont when I was alone in the room with Daniel: his devilish smirk, his hands on my body, and the way his voice seed to invade my mind. Everything just kept on coming back to as the mories kept on reliving themselves inside of my head. My stomach whirled sickeningly as my imagination spiraled out of control. A bunch of what-if questions popped up inside of my mind.
What if Raphael hadn’t arrived? What if he didn’t co to save ? What if Daniel had more ti?
I squeezed my eyes shut tightly to block out all thoughts, but they just wouldn’t stop. My chest felt tight and my breathing ca in shallow bursts as my hands clenched into tight fists.
"Gail..." Raphael’s voice calling my na cut through my panic like a light shining down from above. I slowly turned my head toward him, my eyes unable to focus at first. That was when I felt tears rolling down my cheeks and realized that I had started openly crying. Apparently, it was too much for to hold in.
"It’s all right. Co here, let hold you," Raphael said in a voice so warm and comforting that it brought even more tears to my eyes.
When Raphael wrapped his arms around and pulled my face against his chest, I did not resist. I found myself weeping naturally as I rested the side of my face against his chest. The sound of his steady heartbeat seed to help calm my nerves sowhat. He held tightly as one of his hands stroked my back and helped to relax.
–To be continued...
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