Chapter 26

• Ariana's POV 
• I screamed and buried my head in my arms when there was a great thud on the door, a moment before it came crashing down, I slowly raised my head to behold Dylan, he was covered with bruises and blood, what happened out there? His eyes located me and he rushed towards me, "Ariana, thank goodness I found you here" his voice sounded like a prayer as he crushed me towards him, I buried my face in his shoulder briefly before raising my head to stare at his face, he quickly untied me and his eyes darkened on the red marks the rope had left on my wrist, "who did this to you? You must have seen the person behind your kidnap, who is it?" His eyes had taken on a feral look, that molten colored eyes were so bright, all fire, ready to set anyone ablaze, he was already so injured, telling him Eric was behind this won't be fair to him because he must surely sought him out, who knows what Eric will do to him, no, telling him will only cause more problem for him, "my eyes were bounded, so I couldn't see who was behind it" the lies flowed out from my mouth easily and I almost bit my tongue, he was still staring at me as if he wasn't sure weather to believe me, if he continue this, he'll soon find out that I lied to him, to avert his probing eyes, I simply wrapped my arms around his neck, "I knew you'll come and save me, I...I...was so scared" my heart soared because his presence had proven that he cared deeply for me, he feels what I'm feeling, he hugged me tighter to him and exhale harshly as if relieved he had found me, who would have thought that my absence will affect him this much, he drew away from me a little with our bodies still touching," we need to get out of here" he whispered and I nodded, running my hand all over his face for a moment before standing up to follow him, to my amazement, my legs gave way, it must have been bounded for too long that it lost all it's feelings, his arms quickly wrapped around my waist to steady me, "are you okay?" His molten eyes studied me and I simply nodded, his eyes color tells me he was angry, although, I don't know with whom but I know it's definitely not with me, he looks so concerned when he stared at me, perhaps, he was angry with the kidnappers, I moved my legs but ended up limping, he swung me in his arms before I could protest, "I can manage" I whispered weakly but he paid no heed and simply carried me out, I felt a slight buzz just as we stepped out and I heard him inhale sharply, what was that, I glanced at him, he was sweating profusely and he kept gnashing his teeth like someone in so much pain, I frowned, puzzled at his odd behavior, "are you okay?" He looked at me and simply nodded without uttering a word, his hand holding me shook a bit and I urged him to put me down, he did as I urged without any argument, he staggered forward and I watched his hand crept to his chest, falling and rising, I held his arms to steady him, this must be Eric's doing, I was so sure of it, I glanced around if I could see him anywhere near but I didn't, which means, he was doing his spells from somewhere he couldn't be seen, well, one thing is for sure, I won't let him hurt Dylan,
• "Keep moving" he gritted when I stopped to steady him, "are you okay?" I asked once more, afraid that he will pass out, he didn't get the chance to reply as he suddenly screamed and arched his back like a bow, "what the heck was Eric doing to him?"  I was confused as I didn't know what to do to make him feel better, I don't even know a damn spell, if I was a witch as Eric kept telling me, why can't I just swing my hand and things start happening, "Is anyone there? Please, help us" I screamed running around in a circle, I ran back to where he has fallen on his knees, blood coming out from his mouth and nostrils, "j..j..just g..go, l...leave me and g..go" I shook my head vehemently disputing his suggestion, I wiped my tears with the back of my hand, "I won't leave you here Dylan, you're coming with me, we either leave here together or we die here together"