Chapter 75: Are you alright?”

Chapter 75: Are you alright?”
Belle’s POV 

Once the loud sound subsides, he tilted my head to look at him as he met my gaze.

His hands were on my shoulders now as he breathes hard, but I clenched my fists.

"Are you alright?"

I nodded as his eyes scans me to be sure. I nervous shove his grip on me and swallowed before facing the wall that had created a hole to the other side.

Suddenly, a figure burst from a shadowed corner inside this whole.

A knife flashes in the dark targeting me.

The stranger lunged with speed and desperation.

Miles reacted instantly, stepping on from of me. He blocked the knife slash with his arm.

The stranger stumbled and Liam quickly grabbed him, pinning him down.

My team have bursted from the other side and they were covered in dust.

However, my focus was on miles, he just got injured while protecting me from that attack.

I spun, my eyes widened with surprise at miles as my team closed in, securing the attacker.

Miles winced, gripping his arm where the knife cut through fabric.

I rushed to him, checking his injury.

"Are you okay?" I asked, my voice tight with worry as I looked him in the eyes.

He nodded but his face was tensed.

Liam cuffed the stranger, reading him the rights like it's necessary while Norbert rushes to assess miles' cut, the basic first aid ready.

My expression hardened as I suddenly focused on miles safety.

Adrenaline pumps inside me as the awareness of earlier trail inside my head.

I touched Miles face, checking him over.

"Thanks" I murmured but my eyes says more.

Miles held my gaze, he's voice was low;

"You said?"

I knew he wanted to hear me repeat myself but rather, I guided him to a safer spot, still filled with concern.

"Let Norbert check that cut"

Miles scoffed and said;

"I don't want to get left behind, besides, you need me to keep your team secured, remember"

I glanced at my team and Norbert had quickly began to treat his arm.

And right there, he took off the helmet and it felt as though time paused, even Norbert who was trying to stitch his bruise quakes as he let go of miles.

"Julius?" The four called and miles gnashed his teeth as he was annoyed by that name.

He raised his gaze to meet mine, certainly urging me to come up with an explanation as the pain around his shoulder hits him hard.

Patrick quickly chains the criminal in his hand on a pole that stands inside this building while staring at miles to quell his curiousity.

Hastily, Liam grabbed his gun and the rest surrounded him after gaining back their consciousness.

"Lower your weapons! He's not Julius!" I yelled scurrying through the circle they've formed around him and when I got in front of miles, I shielded him.

"He is!" Patrick fires as they were glaring at miles.

"If he's not, then who the fuck is he?" Norbert asked shifting his eyes to me.

He looked more tensed than the rest. I don't blame him for that, because anyone would creep out if they're in face with the very person who drags out the soul of others.

I turned to look at miles who was holding his bruised arm with his palm and swallowing hard.

"He's my fiance"

"What!" They all chorused but I didn't want to read their reaction as miles looks shocked than ever.

His eyes dilutes at me and I could feel his pulse pounding, his lips part slightly.

"He's a monster..."

"No! There's a misunderstanding, he's just a look alike, can we not talk about this?" I instructed countering Liam's every act to stare up an argument.

"How can we trust him?" Tasha's voice interrupted as she was jittery when I looked at her.

Her eyes grows wild as lowers her gun but not fully.

"If you trust me, then trust my judgement" I said darting my gaze to and fro on them.

"I won't be with him if he was the Julius I was looking for" I defended charged at them as I bite my lips, hoping they don't retaliate.

"If she says so, then I'm in" Patrick quickly surrenders as he grimaced at miles who gawk at him.

They aren't in good terms, not after that interrogation that had him frustrated.

Liam seems to be contemplating more than others as he draws in a long breathe.

"Fine, let's catch who we came over here for" he finally says still offended but only holds his breathe.

"Same" Norbert says but there's doubt in his voice as he steps closer to me.

"Let me treat him"

"I won't be needing that" miles mused as he grunt softly and moved to stand beside me.

I realized that he had wrapped the arm with a piece of his shirt which he tore.

"While you all are deliberating if I'm to live or not, I'd like to get water" he said freely as his face wears a smile.

Now he has the strength to talk and it's such a relief that he doesn't find anything offensive.

It's just his nature.

"He demands too much, can we shush me a bit?" Patrick snaps wanting to hit miles but I obstructed him.

"Let him be, let's focus" I addresses as miles kissed his teeth.

"What a day"

Liam and Norbert glared at him as he acted all prideful now because I was defending him.

"No one is coming at me because, your boss won't let that, so save your strength" he said in a prideful tone that I slapped my palm on my mouth.

He's acting all sassy like he'd be under my protection for long.

"Interrogate the criminal Patrick, Tasha and Norbert you're with me, we'd search further" I said disrupting every discussion that will come up.

"Rodger that" Liam salutes as he clears the path for me.

"Isn't he meant to stay back because of his bruise?" Tasha asked looking worried now as she moves closer to look at miles but I obstructed her path.

"He's fine, he says so and I believe"