Protector

Kevin held her arm tightly, not wanting to let go despite all her screams and protests. The other students present were waiting in patient anticipation for what he would do next, while Maya was cursing at ger current situation, wondering why she had even decided to stand up for the poor student in the first place.

'If only u had kept my mouth shut, I wouldn't be in this situation now,' she thought to herself, feeling the intense grip Kevin had against her arm. 'Bow I have to deal with his anger issues. Why the fuck do I even love a guy like him?!"

Looking at the pained look on her face, something in Kevin urged him to loosen his grip around her arm.

"The next time you go against me like that, things won't end up pretty," he warned her, legging go of her arm.

Seeing this, everyone broke out in huge groans and complaints about how he handled the situation.

"What?! He just let her off just like that!"

"Kevin, what happened to you?! What happened to that ice king that ruled this school?!"

"Yeah! Why would you let her off just like that!"

They were all upset, knowing that if it were them in her place, he wouldn't have bothered showing any form of mercy to them.

Although one situation had deescalated, another was still ongoing. After the student hurled Stacy towards her father, she proceeded to dust both of her hands, before walking off like nothing happened.

"Stacy! Are you okay?" Jake asked her, picking her off the ground in his arms. "Who's that girl? Why did she attack you?"

There were so many questions on his mind, but looking at his daughter, it was clear that she was in need if medical attention, as she had lost consiousness.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going?!" He yelled out at the girl who had attacked his daughter. "Do you think that you can just harm my daughter and get away with it?! I'll make sure you get what you deserve!"

Walking away, the girl's movements suddenly came to a stop as she looked back at the man.

"You wouldn't do anything if you love your life," she said, before turning her head.

'What?!' he screamed in his mind, his attention shifting back to his daughter in his arms.

Not wanting to spend anymore time there, Jake quickly picked her up and took her to the car before driving her to the nearest hospital. He could see a handprint around her throat, the place where the student had strangled her

The fact that she was showing no signs of waking up, was really making him worry as he was tempted to go beyond the speed limit just to get to the hospital a little bit sooner.

Fortunately, it wasn't long till he made it to the hospital, and as soon as all the formalities werre done, the doctors went to work in treating her injuries.

Meanwhile, Jake decided to head back to work since there wasn't anything else he could do at this point. However, he wasn't able to focus on his work, as his mind would constantly remember that his daughter was currently in the hospital.

Also, he was wondering why on Earth one of the students at her school would go out of her way and attack her like so.

'I need to do something about this. The fact that it was someone at her school, means that she wouldn't be safe the next time she goes there. I can't go through what happened the last time. I need to do something before this situation gets out of hand,' he thought to himself, as his eyes lingered on the telephone placed on one side of his office table.

Later that day, he headed to the hospital to check up on her condition, and to his relief, the doctors said that she was alright and thaf he could now take her back home.

During the car ride home, neither of them had said a word to the other. Jake was focused on the road, while Stacy was on her phone watching videos. This incident reminded them a lot of what happened the last time, only that Kayden wasn't with them.

It was then that Jake decided to bring something up.

"This is why he is in military academy, to train so he can protect us. The least we can do is not give him something to worry about while he's there," he said, taking a right turn. "You need to learn to stay out of trouble while you're in school.

"Or have you forgotten that nearly all of your classmates have abilities? What would happen if you one day piss someone off and they just decide to beat the hell out of you, hmm? I'm sure if I hadn't arrived at that moment then something worse might have happened to you.

"You're not like Kayden. You don't have an ability," he lectured her, hoping that his words would have an impact on her at this point in time.

Although her eyes was focused on her phone, she was listening to every word he was saying. She may not have liked to admit it, but her father was right. If she had only stayed away from the matter. If she had decided to just mind her business, then she wouldn't have gotten in trouble with one of the students.

But it was her best friend. What else was she supposed to do?

At least this was the thought that plagued her mind as the car came to a stop right outside their house.

"Get out and let me park the car," Jake ordered. While she did as told, he parked the car in the garage while she went into the house straight to her bedroom.

"Teenagers," he muttered under his breath as he drove the car into the garage.

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Standing on a high-rise building a little away from their house, a single person could be seen staring in the direction of their house with a sinister look on her face. In her hands, was a device similar to a binocular goggle of the past, only that this one was far more advanced and would allow her to see the finer details of things, even if it was nighttime.

This was thanks to the fact that they had a night vision setting, as well.

"That bitch is gonna pay for embarrassing me in front of the others," she said to herself, before walking away and finding her way down the tall building.

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"Stacy! Dinner's ready!" Jake yelled, serving their dinner at the dining table. "Get down here before your food gets cold!"

The sound of footsteps could be heard as a girl wearing dark baggy clothing stepped out of her room, rushing downstairs as though the house were on fire.

"I'm here!" She said, before taking a seat.

"For someone who just came back from the hospital, you sure got a lotta energy," her father joked, serving himself a spoonful. "You sure that was you I saw back there? Or was it just your secret twin?"

Seeing her father joke like this, she was glad to know that he still wasn't mad at her for what happened earlier.

"So, does that mean you're no longer mad at me?" She asked, flashing him the best puppy dog look she could muster. "I was just trying to defend my friend back there. You understand, right?"

Jake couldn't help but look her up and down like she was a stray cat.

"What I understand is that you momentarily lost your value for your life. It was obvious when you decided to offend one of your crazy classmates into making them attack you," he responded. "And don't tell me that I'm lying. I've lived with you for all your life.

"I know the kind of hurricane daughter I raised. She may seem shy and innocent at first, but beyond all that innocence, is someone who is willing to take risks even though they affect her own health and well-being. I have observed you prove me right over and over again over the years.

"Remember back then when the neighbors' kids would but Kayden? You would always swoop in to rescue him. You would fight against the other kids, even though a few of them had abilities and were far stronger than you.

"Though you would sually get beat up, that never stopped you for standing up for him. And now look at how things are. He's the one getting ready to defend us one day," he mused, munching down on his food.

"So… you understand why I had to do it, right? I couldn't just stand back and watch my best friend get bullied. I had to step up and do something!" She declared, pumping her fist in the air.

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I hope you all enjoyed the chapter.

One more chapter for Beast Driven left for today.