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."

three assailants on the floor. Jack, still carrying Rachel, headed down the stairs

It had only been burning up to the door of the banquet hall. Now, after the short moment that they had spent upstairs, everything on the first floor

curtains that had been on the windows had burned and fallen

was now engulfed in flames. Choking on the smoke, Michael fell back in shock. Coughing, he yelled,

released her hold on Jack

and letting her stand on her feet. Holding

what they've poured over here, but it ignites upon contact with fire. The

now surely in flames. There was no way for them to escape

the stairs. A worse fate awaited them if

still possible to go through the flames

Jack lifted Rachel off the floor. Together, the

She knew what she was feeling was highly inappropriate at the moment. In an attempt to hide her flushed face, she lowered her

was happening? Why was

as fast as he could with her in his arms.

was conscious now

he could even panic, the three simply ignored him and passed him by. They

found themselves at the entrance to the most conspicuous balcony. Shards of glass, from the window they had broken, were scattered on the floor. Jack and Michael carefully made their way past the sea of glass and approached

fire truck sirens from a distance. Outside

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

hurriedly took out his phone and

from the downstairs windows rose up and reached them where they stood. Choking and with watery eyes, they had to move backward. The fire was quickly

Jack had been holding her this whole time,

said in a low voice,

supported her back with his left hand until she could steady herself. When it was clear that she

was because of the situation they were in or for some other unknown reason,

informed him that Rachel had been found. He then filled him in

her narrow escape. The palm of her hand still hurt slightly.

swollen ankle, Jack was alarmed. He asked, "What happened to you?

successfully left the villa. She was the only one

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

How careless of her!

If everyone had been busy trying to get away, and no one had known that she was still here, she

not find words to express his

about it now. Without a word, he held her.

stretched out his arms and steadied her. "Your feet hurt.

and those with him breathed a sigh of relief. The fire truck had arrived. Upon learning that they were fine, Rick felt glad. It was as if it was he himself who had escaped death. Without delay, he ran to the firefighters to figure out how

noticed the nervous look

is Lea. How is Rachel? I want

fine," Michael said. He looked at Jack and Rachel, who were leaning against each other. He cleared his throat and