Stuck in you

Jack kicked the man hard. He dropped onto the floor, writhing in pain.

Seeing this, Rachel was overcome with emotion. Jack approached, bent down, and removed the tape which covered her mouth.

Both of her hands were tied behind her back. With a straight face, Jack carefully but swiftly removed the shoelaces that bound her.

When the laces were removed, an overwhelming feeling of relief came over her. Her eyes welled up with tears.

She felt so lucky. Jack had come just in time.

She remembered how terrified she had been when the three men had said that they would leave her here to die.

She thought about the horrible reality of being thrown away like garbage and with no one knowing where she was.

After successfully freeing her, Jack helped her to her feet. Rachel croaked, "Thank you."

In a low voice, he said, "Seriously? Why so formal with me?"

Rachel opened her mouth and looked up only to find his sour face. He put his arm around her waist, and together, they walked toward Michael. That was when he noticed that something was wrong with her feet.

Frowning, he asked, "What's the matter with your feet?"

Rachel tried to rotate one foot, and a sharp pain shot up her body. It turned out that she had sprained her ankle.

Determined not to be a burden, she clenched her teeth and tried to move her foot again. It hurt even more than it had moments ago.

Awkwardly, she explained, "I think I sprained my ankle. It hurts too much. I can't walk."

Michael kicked the man who was on the floor. When he was sure that the man was unconscious, he turned his head. He saw Jack putting Rachel's arm around his neck and then carrying her with both arms.

Although he knew that it was inappropriate at the moment, Michael couldn't help but let out a loud whistle.

'That's my bro. Way to go, Jack!' he thought.

"Let's go," Jack said.

"Are we going back the way we came?" Michael asked.

Jack replied, "That's our only way out. The gate is locked."

He had found out, while they had been searching for Rachel, that there was no way to open the gate.

"Let's go downstairs first."

the floor. Jack, still carrying Rachel,

only been burning up to the door of the banquet hall. Now, after the

been on the windows had burned and fallen

that they had walked through earlier was now engulfed in flames. Choking on the smoke, Michael fell back in shock. Coughing, he yelled, "Damn it! What

hold on Jack

stepped back cautiously before setting her down and letting her stand on her feet.

over here, but it ignites upon contact with fire.

flames. There was no way for them to

back up the stairs. A worse fate awaited them

still possible to go through the flames

lifted Rachel off the

not help but blush. She knew what she was feeling was highly inappropriate at the moment. In an attempt to

Why was she feeling

notice a thing. Jack walked as fast as he could with her in his arms. When she pressed her face against his chest so quietly, he

to where they had encountered the three men. One of the men was conscious now and was anxious to wake

simply ignored him and passed him

conspicuous balcony. Shards of glass, from the window they had broken, were scattered on the floor. Jack and Michael carefully

The three were relieved upon hearing fire truck sirens from a distance. Outside the villa, a crowd had formed

away. The crowd could not easily see them, and there was no guarantee that anyone would hear them

took out his phone and

they stood. Choking and with watery eyes, they had to move backward. The fire

had been holding her this whole time, felt

low

down toward the floor and supported her back with his left hand until she could steady herself. When it was

were in or for some other unknown reason, but Jack's thoughtful gestures were magnified infinitely

Michael reached Marcus, he informed him that Rachel had been found.

looked back on her narrow escape. The palm of her hand still hurt slightly. When she turned to look at it,

ankle, Jack was alarmed. He asked,

successfully left the villa. She was

head and looked at her hand. She said, "I fell

How careless of her!

what had happened. If everyone had been busy trying to get away, and no one had known that she

words to

that he did not want to talk about it now.

his arms and steadied her. "Your feet hurt. You

breathed a sigh of relief. The fire truck had arrived. Upon learning that they were fine, Rick felt glad. It was as

he noticed the nervous look in her eyes, he asked Michael to hold on. Then he handed the phone to

How is Rachel? I want

Jack and Rachel, who were leaning against each other. He cleared his throat