Chapter 4

But what was she thinking? Going out dressed like a slut in the worst district of the city. But what a fool...

All this to prove to herself what exactly? That she was able to live without Henry? Well, she could have done that just by staying quietly in her apartment. in her apartment.

Instead, she had the worst idea in the world. It had been a good half an hour since she had arrived in this bar: The Black Shelter. A bar filled with mobsters and drunks. It was certainly not her place.

A group of men had been staring at her ever since she arrived and she felt very uncomfortable. Their lustful looks spoke volumes and on the one hand her too short skirt and her tight top did not leave much room to the imagination.

Lost in her dark thoughts, she did not notice at once the two men who had just entered the bar. Both of similar size. One brown and the other with jet black hair. The latter was undoubtedly the most beautiful man that it was given to him to see. He gave off such an aura that she could have followed him to the end of the world only for this reason.

His divine features, however, hinted at a certain darkness. This man was no child at heart. But anyway, she was just looking. Nothing wrong with that!

- Hey doll!

A boozy voice snapped her out of her reverie.

- You're really pretty. What are you doing all alone? You're not with your boyfriend.

- Uh... I... I don't have a boyfriend.

"Oh great Sophie! What a clever answer! Take your legs to his neck instead". Sophie thought to herself that the little voice in her head was right, but she didn't have the strength to move.

She was so scared. The man who had spoken sat down next to her, accompanied by his cronies.

- I can keep you company, you know?

The man was clearly drunk, and Sophie could smell the alcohol in nose. What a hell.

Suddenly the man passed a hand on her leg and went up along her thigh directly under her skirt. Sophie squealed in surprise as the man began to touch her.

- Ah, but let go of me! Get your paws off me right now!

As Sophie struggled to stop the rape, she heard a man saying:

- Get off her right now.

- Hey, who are you? Her boyfriend?

- I said. Let go of her.

That's when she saw him: the gorgeous man who had walked into the bar. His gaze was cold and hard as steel. He looked as if he wanted to slaughter the man who had touched her.

- Oh, it's okay, huh? I'm not doing anything wrong, sir.

- Get the hell out of here. And bring your gang with you.

He raised his hands in peace and walked away. Sophie was relieved, and took a deep breath of air. She had to get out of there and as soon as possible. But as her sublime savior returned to his table, the man jumped on her again, determined to take her with him.

Sophie screamed with all her might. Suddenly, she felt no one holding her back. She saw the handsome dark-haired man knocking the man down and hitting him with violence. She had never seen anyone hit him like that.

Without her realizing it, she found herself outside the bar. Standing before her, her savior and her friend.

- What kind of idea was it to come dressed like that and all alone in such a place like this?

Sophie thought she was dreaming, he was yelling at her.

"Hey Jim, calm down. She must be shocked," said the other man, turning to her and saying and turning to her, he said. Excuse him, he doesn't really know how to address politely to people. My name is Michael and this is Jim, my friend."

- Thank you both, for saving me.

- I saved you, not him, Jim replied.

Michael rolled his eyes. Jim could be insufferable sometimes.

- How are you getting home?

Jim addressed Sophie directly.

- Excuse me?

- You're going home alone like that?

- Uh...

Sophie was very intimidated by Jim, and she was still shocked by what she had just experienced.

- Let's take her back, Jim. It's too dangerous around here.

Jim nodded, and he walked toward a red Lamborghini. The class! A hot car for a hot guy. But when she got to the door, Sophie hesitated to get in. What if they wanted to hurt her? Maybe they were part of the mafia gang that was running around town? After all, she didn't know them. Michael could see her hesitation and reassured her.

- Don't worry, we'll just get you home.

Sophie didn't really have a choice and decided to trust them. She got into the car. They had been driving for 10 minutes when suddenly Michael received a call.

- What? What do you mean? He's refusing? Wait a minute.

He turned to Jim and said in a low voice, his tone serious.

- The kid refuses to pay.

- Really? Let's pay him a visit then.

- The girl is with us. She can't know.

There was a silence and finally the handsome brunette declared:

- We have a detour to make, I hope you don't mind.

Jim winked at her in a charming way and Sophie felt her cheeks turn red. God, he was handsome!