"Finally I have you, Eloise."

"I won!"

Rick's nasty grin sickened me to the core. His hold on my wrist started to get tighter. Everything before my eyes was blurry. The drug held me semi-conscious for which I was thankful as I could fight for myself even in that state. Though I had minimal energy left in me, I struggled to remove my wrist from his grip with all the strength left in me.

"You will never win." I gritted my teeth and yanked my hand away with a force. He chuckled wickedly and stood up straight.

"You're here, in my suite, almost unconscious, scared and you're saying I can't win?"

"I'm still not scared of you. You can't do anything to me." I shouted.

"Acting strong, are we?" He removed his suit and sat beside me. I shifted to the corner. "You may act strong but I know how exactly you feel right now. You're frightened right now, I mean look at you, you can't even stand properly, speak properly. Your good for nothing boyfriend challenged me and told me I can't win over you but here I am now... C'mon, at least give me some credit." He smirked and trailed his finger on my exposed leg.

"Daniel will never leave you!" I yelled will all my strength, swatting his filthy hand away from my skin. His eyes turned dark and he clenched his jaw.

"He can't do anything to me because I have you now. Your boyfriend can only speak, he can't do anything. I snatched you from under his nose and he couldn't do anything. Now tell me who has the power right now?" He chuckled mockingly, showing me his superiority over the situation. I cursed myself for this, he had an upper hand because of me but I knew he could never win.

"You may have a little superiority over the situation right now but it won't last long. You can't win over Daniel." I said with determination. "You're talking about winning when you yourself couldn't come out to fight with me or Daniel, you used Micheal for your evil plans. You're a loser."

"Shut up! Shut up! Just shut up. Shut this little mouth of yours." He roared. I suddenly winced when he fisted my hair in his hand. He brought his face closer to mine. "It doesn't matter how you're here. What matters is I have you now and I can do anything to you. I want my revenge on you. Just because of you I'm facing backlash from the media."

"Daniel said you're not alone, he is with you but I can't see him. Where is he now? Why isn't he here yet to help you?" He tugged my hair tightly.

"He dared to threaten me in my own office, he insulted me, he punched me in my face." He shouted, pointing at his face with his other hand. "I want my revenge. I will show him what people get when they mess with me but I guess he has given up because he isn't here yet." He gritted his teeth. "Your boyfriend has already lost."

"No! He'll arrive ...soon. I know." I grabbed his hand that was fisting my hair to loosen his grip but couldn't do as my hand was trembling because of the effect of the drug.

"Oh, really? Then let him arrive, I too want to see what he can do. He threatened me to ruin me but now I'll see what he will do watching you ruined by me." He said menacingly.

I knew I couldn't fight him in this condition but I tried to do what I could. I dug my nails in his hand, he hissed and let go of hair.

"How dare you!" His voice boomed in the room which made me flinch. I sat straight and pushed him away from me but in the next second, I was lying back on the couch, pressing my left cheek with my hand. He slapped me.

"I've told you to be in your limits but you always fail to understand. I think it's time to show you what I can do. You'll beg for mercy but I won't leave you." He grabbed my wrist and yanked me up, I stumbled and tried to balance myself on my feet.

"I've always waited for this day. You, in my room, with me and no one else. We're alone, darling." He chuckled nastily. He was a psycho who could do anything to show he always wins.

"Let me show you how much I want you."

Fear gripped inside me, my heart started to hammer inside my chest. I was dreading him but I couldn't show it to him. Regardless of his upper hand on the situation, I knew I could never let him ruin me. I was stronger than he could ever imagine. Daniel would never appreciate it if I ever give up without fighting. His mere thought filled me with courage.

I mustered up all the strength I had and kneed him where the sun doesn't shine. He groaned, clutching his area with both of his hands. I saw it as an opportunity to escape so, I ran towards the door but before I could reach out for the doorknob, I was yanked back and pushed on the floor.

"Submit to me, you bitch." He roared.

"Never," I mumbled, gripping my head where it hit the floor.

"Never? I see." He kneeled and slapped me.

And this time, I had lost all my strength. The blurriness before my eyes started to replace with darkness. My head was spinning, dizziness hit me with full force and I laid back on the floor with zero energy. All I could do was hope for Daniel to come and save me.

I felt him grip my hair again but this time I didn't feel pain. All I could feel was numbness. I still could hear him mumbling incoherent words. I still didn't want to give up but I couldn't do anything. I was waiting for his next move and within a moment, I felt him let go of my hair. I thought he would do something else but the roaring voice I heard made my mind and soul to dance in happiness.

"How dare you touch her!"

Daniel was here. He came. I felt a tear slip from the eye and in the next moment tears started to run down like a waterfall. I wanted to see him, I wanted to touch him, feel him, to make sure it wasn't a dream but I couldn't open my eyes or my mouth.

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I left the elevator and barged into Rick's suite. There I saw him gripping the hair of Eloise who was lying on the floor, unconscious. My rage doubled and anger inside me burst out like lava in a volcano.

Rushing towards him, I grabbed him from his neck and yanked him up.

"How dare you touch her!" I roared and punched him in his face.

He stumbled back and chuckled menacingly as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Oh, you're finally here. I thought you wouldn't come."

I went closer to him and grabbed him by the collars of his shirt. "I told you not to mess with me but you did it again."

"You do not tell me what to do. I do what I feel like doing. I wanted her and see I already her. You lost." He smirked. This bastard!

I punched this psycho in his stomach and pushed him against the wall. He coughed and groaned in pain.

"You have awakened the beast inside me, now you'll go through my wrath," I growled.

He chuckled mockingly. "Before showing me your wrath, don't you want to know what I did to the love of your life? See her, lying on the floor, unconscious."

Shit! Eloise.

I glared at him and let go of his collars and ran to Eloise. I pulled her upper body up and hugged her tightly.

"Eloi, get up, love. See, I'm here. Your Daniel is here." I patted her cheek. Her breathing was ragged, tears were running from her eyes but she wasn't speaking or opening her eyes.

Fear surged inside me. My Eloise was lying on the floor, almost lifeless and I couldn't do anything. Just what the hell this bastard did to her?

I heard him laugh behind me. Gritting my teeth, I closed my eyes, and standing up I roared "What the hell did you do to her!"

I was taken off guard when he suddenly punched me in my face. "What the hell did I do to her? I took all of her arrogance and courage from her. You told me she is strong, so I took her strength. You told me she isn't scared of me, so I made her. I scared her to death. Now she'll regret messing with me throughout her life. She'll live in fear."

I fisted my hand and again knocked him. "My Eloise isn't what you think she is."

"Oh, really? Then why didn't this bitch fought back? Why she submitted to me so easily?" He laughed.

"Don't you dare insult her." I kicked him in his leg which made him fall on his knees. I kneeled down and gripped his hair. "Her nail marks on your hands is proof that she didn't give up. You drugged her, took her strength, this shows how coward you are. You couldn't even fight her in her senses because you know you can't win over her."

"You dared to touch her even after my warning. Now be ready to see your downfall with your own eyes." I gritted my teeth and yanked him up.

I punched and kicked him until he couldn't stand. He groaned and whimpered but I didn't give him mercy. Blood was all over my hands but I didn't care. All I cared about was he touched her with his filthy hands. I was lost in my rage, all I could see was tears of Eloise, her unconscious state.

Suddenly I was yanked away from him by two pairs of strong hands.

"Daniel, leave him, you'll kill him." Sean and Xavier shouted. I wiggled to get out of their grip but they held me tightly.

"Daniel, check on Eloise. Let the police handle him."

Only then I came back to reality. I rushed to her and started talking to her but she wasn't responding. I lifted her in my arms and turned to my friends.

"Xavier, Sean, we need to take her to the hospital right now," I said in urgency. I saw Rick being handled by the police.

"Let me clear the way for you," Sean said rushed out of the room. I and Xavier rushed behind him and reached the ground floor. Evan jogged to us the moment he was us. Michael was taken in custody by the police.

I was about to walk out of the building but stopped when I saw the media surrounding the entrance. How the hell did they get the hold of this news? Do they know that Eloise is involved in this matter? If not, I need to hide her from them.

"Fuck! I need something to cover her face. I can't take her out in this condition." I exclaimed loudly.

Evan covered her face with his handkerchief and Xavier covered her exposed her legs with his suit jacket. Sean went out to get the car ready. Xavier and Evan walked in front of me to block me from the media.

"Mr. Adams, what happened inside?"

"Who is this lady in your arms?"

"Is she Eloise Nicole?"

"What were you doing inside Rick's hotel?"

"What happened to the lady in your arms?"

"Why is there blood on your hands?"

The media rained the questions at me. Ignoring them I moved forward, making sure Eloise's face was covered from the cameras.

As soon as I sat in the back seat of the car, Sean sped off with Xavier and Evan following us in another car.

We reached the hospital and took her to the emergency ward where a doctor with her team went inside to treat her. I slumped on the chair outside the room and gripped my hair in fright. My thoughts were running own their own, I had no control over them. I was wishing for her wellness, I knew she was going to be okay but still, I couldn't explain it to my heart which was hammering inside my chest. If anything happened to her, I won't be able to forgive myself.

"Hey, she'll be fine." Sean patted my shoulder. I craned my head up and looked at him with moist eyes but didn't say anything. I couldn't speak. I saw Evan talking to someone on his phone and Xavier was doing the same. They must be talking to their partners.

I then darted my eyes to the door of the emergency room and waited for the doctor to come out. Xavier called for a nurse who came and bandaged the wounds on my hands. I had no other injury.

The doctor didn't come out even after ten minutes but someone else came rushing me and engulfed me in a hug.

"She'll be fine, Daniel," Ariana mumbled.

"I know," I mumbled and patted her back. "Thank you for your help."

"Don't thank me. I did what was right." She said as she pulled away. I gave her a small smile.

"Don't stress or blame yourself. It wasn't your fault." She mumbled softly, looking into my eyes.

I wanted to agree to her but deep down I knew I couldn't protect Eloise, I was at fault too. I was about to speak up when Trish and Elena came rushing towards us. Elena came and gripped my collars.

"What happened to my daughter? You told me that you'll protect her but you failed. You failed, Daniel." She shouted at me.

There, she confirmed it.

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