Chapter 23

Dylan sat in the comfort of his room.
He was looking at some old pictures of Alexia; she loved to take pictures and she took pictures - a lot of pictures - with him.
Earlier, he promised her he wouldn't meddle in her affairs anymore and he meant it.
He sat in his room all day looking at the pictures they took together before they broke up.

Alexia loved to travel a lot so the travelled a couple of time for adventures. She loved to try new food and new cultures. They had been to two countries together and they spent two months each in those countries.
Korea was Alexia's favourite place to visit.
She said she loved all of their foods and when she was younger she wished to marry a Korean man because she watched all of their movies. She was just like every normal teenager who thinks Korean girl are truly romantic.

She had talked about this while he was receiving nudes from Kylie. Now, he regretted how he cheated on her and treated her unfairly.
If she had known that he only followed her on those vacations because Kylie was coming as well, would she forgive him?!
He wondered.
Then, he stood up and walked around.
'Dude, you are in love with that girl!" His subconscious yelled at him.

Dylan stopped walking around.
'Shut the hell up! I only feel guilty for what I did to her, I am not in love with her!" he yelled at himself.
Just then, a knock arrived on his door. He was frightened at first because he didn't expect it and he wasnt expecting anyone but it could he room service.

He walked to the door and opened it.
It was pearl; the brown curly headed girl that was flirted with him when he was working yesterday. He looked at the girl over and over again.
'I saw her... I saw her at his mansion around Butterfly estate. I went there to visit my friend because she just came to Mexico as well and then we saw him. She told me this is his main house, that is the house he brings ladies and torture then like never before. I didn't want to die so didn't go to challenge him but I know you can. I don't want him to do that to another girl. I didn't tell you but my friend can no longer walk because of his severe punishment!" Pearl eyes were already laced with tears.

'Alexia? He took Alexia?" he asked and the girl nodded her head even though she didn't know Alexia by name.
Dylan dashed to his room, he picked his car key and walked out with pearl who was by his side. He entered his car and instructed her to not follow because it seemed Dylan was dangerous man.
He picked his phone and called for backup from his personal guards.
Dylan family also had properties in Mexico but he preferred to stay in the hotel because of Alexia.

Dylan drove swiftly to the address pearl gave him. He reached the estate and he was allowed in almost immediately because his father also owned some properties in the estate. The estate was one of the biggest in the whole of Mexico.
He drove in and his guards followed almost immediately. They all parked their card in front of the mansion.

Dylan walked out and walked into the house. Before anyone could touch him, his bodyguards who were hefty and tall stopped them.
Dylan face was icy and determined. He clenched his spit with so much venom growing in him.
He walked inside, another set of men wanted to attack him but his bodyguards finished them.
Dylan sighted the stairs, he took it and found a narrow passage. He began to open every door he saw until he reached the one that was locked.

He kicked the door and it opened widely.
However, there was no one there.
There was no one except Alexia's clothes, bags and shoes. So much anger built up in Dylan's belly. He turned around, about to walk out when he heard the shower running.
He snapped his head to the bathroom, he would be in there.
Dylan dashed to the bathroom, the scene he saw made his eyes widen in shock. For the first time in his life, tears formed in his face.

'The hell is this?!" he yelled out loud.
Austin laid his head on the side of the bathtub. The bathtub, inside the bathtub was water but the water was very red, thick red which was blood. The blood was from Alexia's body.
With Austin's head laid on the side of the bathtub, he was staring at Alexia and whispering words.
'Alexia... I'm sorry... I'm very sorry." He mufled.
Then, he placed his hand on her arm where blood was oozing out from a red mark; he placed the hand into his mouth and licked her blood.
'Alexia, I love you very much. I love you very much, it can only be you I love!" he muffled.

'Alexia, open your eyes for me. Daddy wants you, daddy wants to be with you. Alexia..."
He kept muttering the words and licking the blood oozing from her mouth.

Dylan who watched with a perplexed and aggregating anger leaped to him, he held Austin by his cloth and punched his face multiple times. He didn't stop, the image of him destroying her body wouldn't just leave his mind. He imagined hum whipping her to the point that her skin started to peel then beating her over and over again that blood began to gush out of her body.

Dylan didn't stop and his guards didn't stop him; they just started at him as he punched the fvck out of Austin's gut.
'You dared to touch her? You touched MY Alexis? She gave you one fracking chance and you messed everything up! You messed it all up! ' Dylan anger was the worst; each punches he landed on his face disfigured every part of his face: his nose, eyes and mouth.

Dylan didn't stop until one of the guards saw that he was going to kill him. He quickly pushed forward to stop him but Dylan glared at him.
'Don't you dare stop me!" he growled like an angry wolf.
The guard raised his hand in surrender, he took one step backward. Staring at Dylan who continued, he noticed Alexia. She was half naked and her whole skin had peeled while blood cascade down her skin joining other wounds on her body. The guard, Troy, thought of carrying her out of the water. He avoided angry Dylan and pushed closer to the bath tub to carry her but Dylan snapped at him.
'Don't you dare touch her!" he yelled.

The guard, Troy, stepped back.
It was then Dylan stopped punching Austin.
He walked to Alexia, he saw her skin and tears inundated his face.
'I shouldn't have left you. I swear, I shouldn't have listened to you. I should have followed you - followed him but I didn't. I was so stupid even after I knew what he was capable of doing. Oh my goodness, he ruined your skin!"
He sniffed, then carried her in his arm.
'Get me a towel to cover her!" he snapped at the guard and they did exactly that.

Dylan carried her to his car and took her to the hospital quickly. He didn't even check her breathe because he was scared she wouldn't be breathing anymore. He wouldn't be able to handle it if she died.
Soon, he arrived at the hospital.
The nurses rushed out since it was an emergency. They brought out the emergency bed and Dylan placed Alexia on it. They pushed the bed into the emergency room.
Dylan didn't sit, he couldn't sit.
He was super worried.

While waiting, his phone beeped. He checked his phone and saw that videos had spread. It seemed one of the guards had made a video of Alexia's body and posted it.
So many people were supporting Alexia after reading the story. So many ladies came out and testified that Dylan was a wicked man and he needed to die.
Dylan wiped the tears that formed in his eyes.
He felt so much pity for Alexia, he felt so bad for her.
She doesn't deserve this.
Alexia was the nicest lady anyone could ever meet and this, she didn't deserve it at all.

Almost immediately, his phone rang.
It was his sister calling.
'Brother, don't tell that's Alexia I am seeing." She yelled, about to cry.

Dylan sighed sadly.
Tears dripped down his face again.
'I couldn't protect her, Anna. Anna, I should have protected her. She doesn't deserve that, she doesn't!!"

'I know... I know Dylan. Mom and Dad are on the plane as well, we are coming to Mexico. Dad has started talking to the government, Dylan will be jailed and all of his parents properties will be confiscated. Dylan, she will be find." Tears also fell down her face.
Her heart was beating fast as well although she was comforting her brother.

Dylan dropped the phone from his ear with shaky hands. He sat down - broken.
The images of her sitting in that bathtub, naked and brutalized flashed through his head; he swallowed the lump that formed in his throat but the lump that got stuck to his heart could never be swallowed.
He remembered walking into her room. He saw her working on her laptop, she was so beautiful just like the way she had always been. He thought about it all night, he thought it was better to leave her alone like she had requested even after he overheard Austin, he shouldn't have! He just shouldn't have!
He thought blaming himself for what happened to her. He had said the words to her and she said nothing. Perhaps, she didn't believe him when he said he was sorry; it was one of the words that were difficult and he said it to her but she didn't believe him; that broke his heart.

Dylan closed his eyes, his heart kept thumping faster and rapidly. He felt as though a complete drum set was played in his heart. He was terrified. He had never felt so terrified in his life.
'Alexia, you have to be fine. Please, be fine." He muttered like a prayer.
Yes, he was praying.
He had his mother talked about a Creator and how he answers prayer so miraculously, he wanted that Creator to heal her.
'Just heal her... She doesn't deserve this." He muttered again.

Just then, his sister, mom and dad arrived at the hospital. His mother, Mrs young was the first to notice her son, she ran to him and placed her hand on his shoulder. His head was rested against the wall while he turned on his side; facing her.
He opened his eyes slowly and wrapped his hands around his mother. It shocked her, her son wasn't the type to show his emotions but now, he was doing it. She didn't know that Dylan was washed with so much guilt, he couldn't contain his emotions again.
Mr Young stared at his son, he almost cried to but he didn't. Meanwhile, Anna had began to shed tears.

'She will be fine, I promise." His mother assured him.
Just then, the door to the emergency room opened. Appeared from the middle of the walls was a man who wore white jacket that had his name written in cursive at the corner of his jacket. He face looked gloomy and he kept shaking his head as he walked closer to Dylan and the Youngs.

'Tell me!" Dylan stood almost immediately, as though he wanted to swallow the doctor.
The doctor shook his end; his face had shades of sadness in them.
'She is..."