Is this destiny?

Chapter 196 - Party At Hill Villa (5)

Sophia felt that she is in danger. Mark's crazed gaze made her shiver.

"Mark, stop! Don't come closer.", Sophia was panicked.

"Don't come closer? Isn't that what you always say?" Mark sneered. "For years, your words are chasing me away, but then you give yourself to me... and now you say you will never come back together with me? How can I trust you?" He slowly advanced toward Sophia, his eyes were getting red, full of madness.

"Mark... stop." Sophia took few steps backwards until her back hit the wall. Her anxiousness shoot through the roof when she felt that she has not more space to retreat.

"I already know you are a liar... you want to play with me, do you think I'm a fool?" Mark was furious, and he exuded dangerous aura. "No matter what you say, at the end you are still with me."

Sophia stuttered. "I'm sorry you saw it that way, that was never my intention. Let's talk about this, all right?" She extended her arms in front of her trying to stop his advancing.

...

Felix looked around and noticed that Mark is not around. He felt uncomfortable, and he apologized to Edward. "Sorry, I need to go back. Thank you for introducing me to all these people."

"No problem. Next time I can introduce you to others." Edward was polite. He found that he actually likes this young man.

Felix rushed back. When he saw that JoAnna and Sarah are with Aiden, and Sophia is not in sight, the unsettling feeling inside him increased. He approached them. "Where is Sophia?"

JoAnna looked at Sarah, and Sarah gave her 'I told you so' look.

"Mark wanted to talk to her. She said that she wants to clear up things with him." JoAnna responded.

Felix felt his head spin. "Do you know where is she?"

Sarah reluctantly touched her earpiece. "Eve, where is Sophia?" Two seconds later she told Felix. "Outside, first door on your left, then take next right."

Felix rushed out without thinking. Sarah and JoAnna exchanged concerned glances.

...

Sophia was next to the wall, trembling. She was looking at Mark who looked deranged, his face twisted from anger. He was only one step away from her.

"Mark, stop... we can talk about this..." Sophia's voice was shaky.

"What is there to talk about? You go and tell that man to scram, and that you are mine." Mark was talking through his teeth.

"No, I will not do that." Sophia found her courage to talk back.

PAK!

Mark slapped her hard, her left cheek immediately showed red palm print. Before she could recover, he pinned her to the wall and started pulling her skirt up.

Sophia struggled. "Stop... no... stop!"

"You are mine! I will show you..." He spat through his teeth.

...

Sarah heard Eve in her earpiece. "Master, violence in the pool area, locker rooms."

"Oh, no!" Sarah whispered, and rushed outside, panic showing on her face. JoAnna and Aiden saw Sarah's expression, and followed her.

...

Just as Sophia thought that she is doomed, she didn't feel Mark's body restricting her anymore. She opened her eyes and saw Felix pummeling Mark's face. Mark was on the ground, and Felix on top of him, raining vicious punches. After few seconds, Mark's face was covered in blood.

...

Sarah rushed inside and observed her sister with red cheek, disheveled hair and skirt. Felix was on top of Mark, releasing his rage. Immediately, Sarah understood what happened and rushed to Sophia, pulling her aside. "Come here..."

Sophia was trembling and could not speak.

Aiden and JoAnna got inside and looked at Sophia and Sarah. JoAnna rushed to Sophia. Sarah showed Aiden to get Felix, and he pulled him from the back. "That's enough... anymore and you will end him."

Everything was quiet for few seconds. "Are you OK?" JoAnna asked Sophia. Sophia nodded then shook her head.

Felix walked to Sophia and embraced her with blood dripping from his hands. Sophia sobbed, hiding her face in his chest.

Sarah and JoAnna walked and stopped next to Mark, observing him. Aiden came next to Sarah and observed Mark with them. Mark was unconscious, his face bloody and distorted.

"What should we do?", JoAnna asked, her cold gaze not leaving Mark.

"Mom?", Sarah was also looking at Mark with an icy gaze.

JoAnna nodded, "Mhm".

One minute later Stella entered and observed six people. Felix was holding sobbing Sophia in his embrace. Aiden was standing next to Sarah while Sarah and JoAnna looked at the bloodied Mark who was not moving, on the floor. Looking at the scene, Stella had a good idea what happened.

Stella instructed JoAnna: "Give Sophia something for nerves. You can find it in my bathroom medicine cabinet." She turned to Felix: "Take her to her room. Hot shower and let her rest. Stay with her."

Stella looked at Aiden and Sarah, "You two are doing OK?"

Two of them nodded.

Stella continued, "Good. Go back to the party. Nothing happened."

Stella made a call and less than a minute later two men showed up dragging Mark out from the side entrance, and one maid came to clean up the blood from the floor. After less than two minutes, the area looked like nothing happened, and Stella returned to the party.

Aiden and Sarah went back to the party and started slow dancing. He leaned and whispered in her ear, "Your mom is scary."

Sarah giggled. "You wanted to say that she is capable, right?"

"She is not a simple person, is she?"

"I never said that she is." Sarah shook her head slightly and leaned it on his shoulder.

He thought for some time before talking again. "I will reconsider joining you for that training thing..."

"Don't you dare!" Sarah warned him. "It will be at least two weeks. How can I be apart from you for so long?" She looked at him with a pitiful face.

He laughed seeing her like that and kissed her.

Aiden pulled her close and whispered in her ear, "It's me who can't stand to be apart from you."

Sarah felt that her heart is swelling. She goofily smiled and held him tightly while they moved slowly to their own beat.

Two of them enjoyed each other company ignoring piercing gazes from several people. Andrea and Clara from one side, and Ed from the bar area.. They didn't remove their venomous gazes from the couple who looked like they are in the world of their own, and don't notice anyone around them.