3| I got you

Nikki's POV

This is when I looked up to meet forest green eyes again that were still fixed on me. 

Anxiety ran through my body as he took one dangerous step towards me, reducing the space between us and increasing the rate of my heartbeat!

People say that the eyes are the mirror of the soul and his eyes were looking like green stones, reflecting his inner self, hard and hollow. 

He was looking in his mid-thirties, almost ten years older than me. His eyes, his looks, his demeanor, his everything was screaming danger, scaring me to the core, and my instinct was asking me to run away before I get caught up in the worst situation but my body refused to move as his gaze froze me at my place. His eyes hypnotized me. 

I blinked and snapped out when his hand moved forward to touch me. He has just taken one life with these palms. He is a murderer, I can't let him touch me. 

Although I was shivering in fear yet I decided to fight and kept the facade of bravery as I don't want to be weak and end up becoming prey to another monster. 

"Don't you dare to touch me!" I gritted my teeth and balled my palms in tight fists at my sides. 

His jaw twitched, eyebrow cocked up and lips moved up a millimeter, which I took as a mocking smirk. 

"What makes you think that I will not touch you!" He finally spoke in his thick, masculine voice "Little thing" he grabbed my arm and jerked me, throwing reality on my face. 

His men that were surrounding us and enjoying the scene started laughing like a maniac, reminding me of their presence. I was feeling so small and weak in front of them. 

Why does God create men? They all are the same! 

My eyes started moistening and my throat choked with emotions. I ran away from one monster not to get caught by another! I gulped down and took a hold of myself. 

The green eyed man stood proudly in front of me as if he is a king of somewhere. He was reading me as if I am some interesting book. 

His eyes were dark and empty, his face was stiff, his expressions were blank and his demeanor was ice-chilling cold. 

He is too difficult to read! 

"You are coming with me!" 

He announced which earned a gasp from me and his men started whispering. They seem equally shocked by his words. 

"Who the hell are you to order me just like that" I yelled "I am not coming with you and why should I? I don't even know you" I raved when my patience broke. 

His head nodded slightly, clearly showing that he didn't like the way I talked to him. I hissed in pain as he freed my arm. I am sure his fingers have left deep red marks on my skin. 

"And I don't think that you would like to know me!" He tucked his hands in his pants pocket and leaned forward, leaving no place for me to breathe. 

"You are a murderer!" I mumbled. 

"And a rapist too!" He added. 

My eyes became wide and my jaw dropped. He said casually as if it is a very normal thing. 

Someone has said it right that we should never judge a book by its cover. 

Don't know what God has written in my destiny. I was looking for someone who could be my savior and save me from the devil of my life but here I have got another one to deal with. It seems like in search of heaven I have ended up in another hell. 

Before I could reach his hand again came up to grab my arm. 

"Let me go!" 

I screamed at the top of my lungs and started thrashing in his hold with the minimal amount of energy left in my body. He didn't move and let me struggle all I want. It seems like he wanted to drain out my energy. I kept on pulling away from him but one harsh tug by him was enough to bring me out of my hiding place. 

"I can't let you go as you have witnessed the murder and this could go against me," he said. 

"Oh! So you are scared of me?" 

I bite my tongue hard as soon as these words left my mouth. I know I am playing with fire. His eyes flicked and they became a darker shade of green. I bet my words have evoked his beast as I have hit a wrong point and i.e. his ego. 

"I am going easy on you that does not mean you will say whatever comes to your pea sized brain" he snarled. 

He leaned forward, his face just above mine, he was looking more dangerous than before 

"Now you have two options, either you are coming with me or I will leave you for my men to fuck till you die!" 

His words shattered me. How could be someone so cruel? 

"The choice is yours!" 

My eyes snapped to the men standing behind him, who were now hooting in victory. Their eyes were racking my body and the way their gaze was scanning me, I felt as if I am not wearing anything! The triumphant smirk was dancing on their lips and they were impatiently waiting for their boss' one order to pound on me and chew me raw. 

How could I expect to step in Lion's den and come out safe! 

"You can't simply do this to me!" I objected, moving my gaze to him. 

"I could do much more than you can even imagine!" The man standing in front of me spoke "it would be better for you if do as I am saying!" 

"What if I don't!" I raved, my eyes were bloodshot red with anger while my body was shivering in rage. 

If my life is going to end then why not die by fighting till my last breath? 

It is been one year I am going through hell. Why does the man always think of women as their puppets? Just because I saw him killing a man he can't simply take me to God knows where! This is not normal. 

"If this is what you want... then...." 

He titled his head, and without moving his gaze from me, he took a step back. Pin drop silence surrounded us which started pricking my ears. 

I waited for a few seconds before turning on my heels and making my way out of this dirty place and filthy people. And as if he was waiting for me to take any action, he whistled to his men who came running to me and blocked my way by creating a circle around me. 

Dread crippled up my veins as they stepped towards me. I gulped and turned around in horror just to find they are a gang of six and my body is so worn out that, I don't have the strength to fight with even one. 

Standing in the middle, I looked up towards the green-eyed man, who is the boss of these monsters. He was standing with his hands in his pocket, eyes fixed on me, and blank expressions. I shook my head as my hope got shattered. 

He is not going to help me! 

His expressions changed a bit when a man placed his hand on my shoulder. For some reason, his eyes scrunched a little bit and his jaw twitched which implied that he didn't like the man touching me. But the emotion vanished as soon as appeared and he went back to his usual blank form. 

I reacted and swatted away the hands that were trying to tear my clothes. 

"Do- don't touch me!" This was the first time I stuttered as my strength of fighting was loosening. 

But they were not ready to listen as they were too lost in the happiness of enjoying their reward and their reward was my body. There was only one man out of those six who was standing at the back, neither touching me nor taking any action to save me as his hands were tied with his boss' order. 

"Stop!" 

I yelled when I felt one hand coming around my waist and pinching my skin. All of them were so close to me that there was no room for me to even breathe properly. 

By the way, they all were touching me I felt like a prey who was getting prepared by its hunters to eat. They were actually pinching and pulling me as if I am a piece of meat and they want to have as much share as possible! 

My legs kicked, arms flailed, body wiggled and I did everything in my control to free myself, but all my attempts went into vain. And whom I was fooling? No matter what it was almost impossible for me to fight than five bulky man alone. My strength was almost negligible in comparison to them. 

As my point of enduring the torture crossed I broke into sobs. I was never this weak, I have always fought for the right, but for the past one year life is playing a very dirty game with me. 

All these months I was saving myself from that devil not to end up like this! 

Suddenly the emotions that were building up in my throat blocked my oxygen and my organs began slowing down. I knew that many hands were roaming on my body but I was too numb to feel anything. My vision was blinded by the pool of tears. 

With blurry vision, I looked at these monster's boss who was still staring down at me, and mouthed "Just kill me!" 

As I lost all the hope from this world, I left my body limp, hot tears were running down the corner of my eyes and my vision was going blurry. Before losing my consciousness completely, I vaguely remember two strong arms catching me from falling and a soft voice whispering in my ears. 

"I got you, baby girl!" 

I felt protected in those arms and my lips curled up in a small smile before darkness engulfed me completely.