She is the one by Asheslove (book recommendations for young adults txt) 📕

The people instantly leave the hotel running towards exit. Their leader called his men and they together launched towards Nicolas. Nicolas picked a table and threw it on his man. He gave a side kick to their leader and then in one go, snapped his head making his lifeless body fall.

I quickly got up and tried to run but a man came in my front from nowhere and pushed me on one of the table making my head collide with it hard. I cringed and fall on the floor, my vision started getting blurry due to headrush, I tried to get up and when I did, he aimed his gun at me to shoot. I screamed with all might.

My scream brought Nicolas attention towards me. He was fighting behind me shooting each man dead on his way. Nicolas men who were firing from out earlier came in with their arms including that waiter and firing started between remaining of them. Clutching the gun in his hand tightly, looking towards me Nicolas shot it in my direction, his eyes cold as ice.

 My breath stopped, heartbeat skipped and eyes widen when the bullet just travelled a nail distance away from near my head and hit the man directly in his head between his eyes who was standing just a hand distance away from me with his gun aimed at me. This is the closet I saw a fired bullet in my damn life. My ears ring.

And I lost it. My throat dried to let out any sound and scream. My eyes rolled up, energy wafted away and body started turning limb. Throat constricted, breathing started choking, and intake of breath become short and arduous. I was struggling hard to breath nd stand on my wobbling feet which gave away when saw him holding me in his safe hold. 

'Got you baby, you're fine, everything is fine just breath, take long deep breaths' His voice came out soft and he lifted me up in his arms walking out. I was in half conscious state so I tried and then moved my head slowly 'ugh, can...n't'. My hands which were holding his shirt fall limb on their sides and I felt like will die by choking, my lungs started to burn from inside due to depletion of air, eyes watered and turned heavy to close.

A sleek car came in view, the door automatically opened as the person sitting inside opened it and Nicolas slipped in the back seat of a car. 

The voice of Sirens echoed in the air and then slowly, slowly all the sounds around me started fading when my vision blurred more.

'Don't worry, everything will be taken care here' a voice came and I was sure it must be Leo who's behind the wheel.

'Finish everyone, make sure none of them will survive' Nicolas said to him. He looked at me from the driver seat. 

'Mmn, hmm' I murmured in shallow breathing, closing my eyes.

'She's fading fast' Leo said.       

'Let's go, cops are already here' I heard Nicolas saying. And the last thing I remember is him holding me in his arm saying something which I couldn't catch and kissing my forehead before everything died.

I opened my eyes with a jolt and found myself lying in the hospital bed with an IV attached to my left wrist. The beeping monitor was running frantically near me due to my increased heartbeat. Sweat beads dripping down my temple.

'Shh, shh, shh! You are fine' Leo said softly brushing my hairs gently. 

'Ssshhh, Just took deep breaths Elena, calm down'. I took long deep breaths calming myself. 'Everything is fine' I heard him saying. After few seconds my heartbeat came back to normal so the sound.

My throat is dried as sandpaper and it took all my efforts to move my head. It was the same hospital where I was admitted earlier. 

'You fine, how are you feeling?' he asked helping me to sit.

'Wa...water' I choked on my words.

He raised the bed in flower state before pouring water in a glass from my side and placed it on my lips rubbing my back with other hand before repeating the process again.

I touched my head nd felt a small bandage near the part my head was hit, one more scar. 

'Not major, just a small wound' Leo said softly.

'Doesn't matter' I replied dryly.

'How are you felling now?' he asked again rubbing the back of his knuckles on my face. His voice was so tender.

'Better' 

'Any pain, anxiety or something else. You can tell me if anything is disturbing you' he asked, his tone laced with worry.

'No, I am fine.' I said in a low voice I am very used to these.

'You sure' he asked taking his hand back.

I nodded my head. He smiled at me.

'What was that attack about Leo' I asked in a tensed voice after few second.

'Our rivals' he said simply shrugging his shoulders.

'Did they all die?' I asked. 

'They all were killed by our men in the hotel'.

'Let me call the doctor to check on you once again and after that we will leave. Hu' he said giving me a gentle smile cutting the topic.

It was Andrea who came to check on me, she asked few weird questions which I replied honestly and then left.

The nurse came and gave me my cloths. I washed my face and changed into my cloths. Folding the hospital gown I put it on bed and walk down to reception where Leo was doing the formalities. I waited until he was done and after that he approached to me.

'Let's go'

I sat with him in the car and the drive went in silence until we reached in front of Nicolas house. Goosebumps crawl over my body as the images of whatever happens in the hotel play in my mind. 

'Here is your medicine, don’t be scared. I should have stayed but I have to go and Nicolas is not here. Take care' he said handing the pouch to medicines with a smile. 

I relaxed but I know it's just a matter of time until he will be back and god knows what will do with me. I ringed the bell and a maid opened the door. I went to his room and took a hot shower as my body looks like walking corpse. After that I went down to the kitchen, made myself hot coffee and came to the balcony. It was near dusk, with the sky growing dark in the distance and even at the dusk the air was still heavy. It's strange but for the first time my memories won't haunting and are dragging me with them even after the all what I witnessed earlier. It's my second time I witness him taking lives brutally but I am feeling none of the feelings, fear and emotions I felt last time. Last time I was scared up to my core but now it’s completely void in me. My own fear is shut down inside me this time somewhere.