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,

fire was small. It had only been burning up to the door of the banquet hall. Now, after the short

been on the

Choking on the smoke, Michael fell back in shock. Coughing,

on Jack and said

before setting her down and letting her stand on her feet. Holding onto his arm to maintain her balance, she said, "We have to go

carpet and said, "I don't know what they've poured over here, but it ignites upon contact with fire. The

flames. There was no

only way out now was to run back up the stairs. A worse fate

the call. "Let's go. It's still possible to go through

lifted Rachel off the

feeling was highly inappropriate at the moment. In an attempt to hide her flushed face, she lowered her head and pressed her

was happening? Why was she

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

the three men. One of the men was conscious now and was anxious to wake his companions but did not expect Jack

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

later, 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

three were relieved upon hearing fire truck sirens from a distance. Outside

could not easily see them, and there was no

out

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

that Jack had been holding her this whole time, felt

a low voice, "Put me

hand until she could steady herself. When it was clear that she could stand without falling back down, he let her

some other unknown reason, but Jack's thoughtful

that Rachel had been found. He then filled him

on her narrow escape. The palm of her hand still hurt slightly. When she turned

He asked, "What

left the villa. She was the only one who was unfortunate enough to be

and looked at her hand. She said, "I fell down. It was

How careless of her!

everyone had been busy trying to get away, and no one had known that

find words to express

that he did not want to talk about it now. Without a

and steadied her. "Your feet hurt. You can

Rick felt glad. It was as if it was he himself

held it to his ear. When he noticed the nervous look in her eyes, he asked Michael to

this is Lea. How is Rachel? I

were leaning against each other. He cleared his throat and handed Rachel the phone. "Your friend wants to