CHAPTER THREE

VALENCIA'S POV

"How dare you?" I shouted in anger. I don't even know why I am suddenly so furious but I'm furious.

She fell down with a bleeding head because I threw my lunch tray on her. I walked near her with slow steps, a cold, dangerous aura released from my body.

"Don't you fucking dare to cross your limits. I'm silent, but that doesn't mean I'll accept whatever you'll do." I angrily shouted and grabbed her hair in a painful grip.

Teachers came running in the canteen and everyone stared at me in shock. "Who gives you permission to talk about my family?" I asked, tightening my grip on her.

Yes. I heard her, even when I didn't want to. She tried to threaten the chubby boy with my Mafia family background.

No one can use my family's name in such a useless threat. I will not tolerate it. Blonde girl cries in pain and it's hurt my eardrums. I threw her away and stood up.

"Ms. Cruz, please calm down." A teacher said, trying to calm the situation. I glared at him.

"No one has permission to interfere in my matter, so just shut the hell up." I shouted, I grabbed a glass in my hand and it broke in my hands because of pressure.

Glass pierce through the flesh of my palm and blood starts flowing. My hand got numb but my bloodshot eyes never filled with tears. I don't cry.

Aaron stood up in fear, his eyes locked on my hands. I didn't say anything and looked back at the blonde girl.

"Don't you dare to use my family's name again in your silly act." That was my last words, that I said and left the canteen.

My blood drips on the ground as I make my way towards the class. I sat in the class with my wounded hand. My mind was blank, I didn't feel the pain.

Why did I get furious with her? Before when she bullied others on my name, I didn't feel angry? Then why today?

My anger level started to rise, when she dumped a glass of water on Aaron's head. But why did I feel angry when he was bullied?

No, I don't feel sympathy for him. I shouted at her because she used my family's name. Yes, I did this for myself…not for him.

Students came into the classroom and didn't dare to say anything or looked towards me. A teacher came near me.

"Ms. Cruz, c…can I bandage your hand?" She asked nervously. I looked up to her with empty eyes.

"No, you can start your class." I said in a flat tone. She felt relieved and squats down beside me.

"Ms. Cruz, your palm is cutted by glass and it can affect you." She says in a gentle tone.

I feel my heart clenched tightly…I don't like when someone talks to me in a gentle tone…especially when a woman talks to me in a concerned tone.

I shake my head in 'no' but before she can say anything, the classroom door bursts open and my elder brother walks in furiously.

His eyes searched for me, and as soon as he found me, he crossed the distance in 3-4 steps. Teacher steps aside and my brother squats down, taking my hand in his.

"Who did this?" He angrily shouted looking at the teacher, she got scared and stepped back. I put my other hand on his shoulder, Archer brother quickly looked at me concerned.

"Is it hurting, Cupcake?" He looked at my palm then me. "Let's go to the hospital." He declared and carried me in his arms like a princess. I looked back and my eyes met with Aaron's, I couldn't figure out what he's feeling.

Guards came and picked up my things and followed my brother closely. Brother carried me out of school and put me down in the car.

"Caleb, give me a first-aid box." My brother demands and his manager immediately hands him a first-aid box.

"Tell me, if it hurts." He says, and puts antiseptic cream on my palm. It felt like my palm was on fire, I hissed and my brother quickly blew on my palm.

"Sorry, cupcake." He apologized with a sad face.

"It's okay, brother." I smiled at him. "Can I ask you something, brother?" I asked and he looked into my eyes.

"You don't need permission to ask or say something to me, cupcake." He smiled, kissed my forehead and continued his work.

"Who called you? To inform you about this." I asked, teachers will not inform my brother because they're afraid he'll do something to them, then who?

"It was the spy guards I assigned for your safety." He replied without looking at me.

Ohh!!…my brother also assigned spy guards, even after father assigned 20+ bodyguards for me!!

"Are you angry because I secretly assigned guards for you?" He asked, pouting sadly. I chuckled and shaje my head.

"No. I'm not angry or sad. In Fact I'm proud of you." I said and hugged him. He finished bandaging and hugged me back.

"I love you so much, my cupcake." He says, kissing my forehead.

"I love you too, my knight." I said and kissed his cheeks, he chuckled looking at me.

Suddenly something hard hit the car window, we turned back to see a bullet mark on the window. Our car is bulletproof, that's why the bullet couldn't cross the window.

The next bullet hit the car. Brother immediately cradled me close to him. "Caleb!! What is happening?" He shouted.

"Sir, there's some people targeting Missy." Caleb said and the driver drove the car faster. "Their focus is on Missy."

I looked back and saw some men with cars and bikes. A bike man came beside us and pointed his gun towards me and shot. Because of the bulletproof window, it didn't hit me.

Caleb immediately rolled down his window and shot the man. Our guards started blocking the enemies, they shot in their car's tyre and stopped them.

Our guards had fought with them and tackled them to the ground. After checking that everything was under control, my brother decided to go out and I followed him.

"Val, go sit in the car." My brother commanded but I didn't move. He sighed and Caleb walked near me.

"I'll only ask one question. Who sent you? And why?" Archer said, pointing his gun towards the enemies.

Those men didn't open their mouths, seeing that my brother glared at them in silence.

"Tell me, before I shoot you." Archer shouted, and shot at one man in the shoulder. That man screamed in pain but couldn't move.

"Black Cobra!! He sent us to kill her… because she's nominated to be the queen." Other man says in fear.

"How dare you think of hurting my princess? I'll kill you all." Archer shouted in anger and shooted 2 men.

The third one wriggled free and stood up. "If we're going to die then I'll take her with us too." Those were his last words before he took the guard's gun and shot me.

Before I can do anything, I fall down. My brother is screaming my name, followed by gunshots. The weird sound echoing in my eardrums.