Against the command

Ava could feel the blade so close to her skin. She shut her eyes tightly when she felt a liquid running down her neck.

“Lady Belle. I advise you not to do that.” Ava heard a familiar voice say, and she finally allowed herself to breathe.

“Who dare interfere?” Belle screamed.

“It's Jax. Look, Sir Roland told me to bring her to his home, and he won't be happy if he comes back and meets her dead.” Jax said as he slowly approached Belle and Ava.

“She is just a plain and ugly woman. I will be doing Roland a favor if I kill her.”

“You got a point.”

Ava immediately opened her eyes. She eyed Jax as though she was trying to tell him, “ Hey! What hell are you doing? Are you trying to get me killed?”

Ava saw Jax stare back at her for a moment. But she couldn't tell if he got her signal or not.

“I wouldn't stop you from carrying that knife deeper into her skin since you have already started. But we both know my boss, and the last t