Love Mode On

Chapter 20

Third Person's POV:---

Harry is on the ground, clutching his body, with a pool of blood around him. He was groaning and hissing in pain.

"Please, Let him go!!" Nora sobbed loudly, as she struggle against the ropes. "He doesn't deserve this. JUST KILL ME AND END ALL OF THIS!!"

"So what do you think I deserve all that things that I experienced?" Liam asked exasperated, as he wipe the blood streaming from his nose and lip, slightly hissing from the pain.

"YOUR PARENTS RUINED MY f*****g LIFE!!" Liam shouted in rage, tension pouring off his body. "MY f*****g FAMILY."

"What do you mean?" Nora frowns as tears continue flowing down her eyes.

"Tell me, Liam!!!" Nora repeated when she didn't get any answer from him.

"David Blackford." Liam said slowly. "Does that ring a bell?"

A gasp left her lips, as her eyes go wide open.

"Y-Yo-You............... are h-his.... son?"

A loud menacing laugh blooms in the basement.

"Unfortunately, yes."

"He was madly in love with your mother." He chuckles humorlessly. "Love wouldn't be the word. Obsessed."

"Yes. He was obsessed with her."

"He wasn't over her. And yet your mother fall for another man and a few years later was married to that man. But my father's life was struck. He tried his best to move on."

"He married my mother and had me. But then your mother becomes a well-known actress. Whenever we go, there were her posters and banner. She was everywhere on television whether it be on news channels, movies, ads, shows."

"And at last my father's obsession with your mother returns. He started stalking her, in hopes of getting her back in his life. Watching her movies, ads, shows, and interviews infinite times, till he had it by heart. Remarking how beautiful she is. And that she belongs only with him."

"My mother left him and me." Tears well up in his eyes.

"He kidnapped you in hopes of threatening her to become his. But he was caught and arrested. And in the end, died in jail."

"But what is Nora's and her mother's fault in this? Your father was a psychopath----" Harry mutters loudly clutching his sides and stopping mid-sentence when Liam kicked him hard on his side, making him groan loudly and cough out blood.

"HARRY!!!!" Nora cried loudly her whole body shaking. "Please don't hurt him."

"IT WASN'T MY MOTHER AND MINE FAULT EITHER!!!" A dangerous edge bled into his voice, as he walk towards Nora in small steps.

"I was left alone at a very small age. I was left at an orphanage, where the adults used to beat up the kids and had them do all the chores."

"Do you know what I did?" He yells. "I RAN AWAY."

"I can't kill you so easily, Nora. You need to face the pain that I and Mother feel." Liam eyes held hers captive, his eyes were full of madness and outrage.

"I-I am...... sorry, Liam that you...... faced all this. I-I a-am." Nora said sincerely. "But I know that this world..... hadn't made you cruel."

"The moments that you spent with us weren't fake, right?" She asked with a slight hope blooming inside her. Which breaks, the moment he threw his head back and laughs loudly and menacingly.

Something occurs to Nora and she couldn't help but ask. "Did you purposely push me into the pool that day?"

The way his face lit up told her the answer that she needed.

"Was it all fake?" Nora questions in anger, "Your friendship with Ryan and your relationship with Mia? The moment you spent with us, faking friendship. TELL ME. WAS IT ALL FAKE??"

"With Mia," He tilts his head, playing with the gun in his hand, "Yes, it was fake."

"Although, I did have my share of fun with her. That girl sure knows how to pleasure a guy--" He stops halfway when Harry yells, "YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!! HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!!!"

Liam glance at one of the guards. And the guards without wasting any time were at Harry's side throwing punches at his body. Harry kept groaning in pain.

Panic exploded in her stomach, as she kept praying for someone to show up for their help.

"But with Ryan, no. He was my real best friend. I was happy when he got engaged to Sarah. I tried convincing him that what he feels for you ain't love but lust and attraction." Harry continued.

"I tried manipulating him that Sarah was meant for him. But he's so stubborn, he wasn't convinced. And I failed. Because you started dating Dominic, and he ended up breaking his engagement with her for you..............................." He paused.

"I lost it. He wasn't supposed to fall for you....................." His jaw clenches as he glares at her.

Before he could utter a word, however, a gunshot ripped through the night, and chaos occurs. Soon after, in the distance, police sirens wailed.

There was another gunshot, followed by more screams. The guard's attention diverted from Harry to Liam, waiting for his orders. Liam cursed loudly, totally taken aback. But before he could do something.

With a bang, the door flew open, taking everyone by surprise. Ryan and Dominic stood there, with rage in their eyes. It didn't even take them a minute to take down the guard. Guards lay down on the ground unconscious. Liam hold-on gun loosens and it falls on the floor. He was trying to flee out of the room.

A low growl rumbled from Ryan, as the gun from Liam was now in his hands. He grabbed Liam by his collar and slammed him to the walls so hard. That the walls cracks, so does Liam's bone, as he groaned loudly in pain.

"Ryan....." Liam is looking at him, wide-eyed and noticeably gulped, genuine fear written across his features.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY GIRL??"

"I am your best friend......"

"Your friendship ended with me, the moment you start planning all this." His face tightened.

Ryan beat him up continuously and Liam ended up falling. Ryan shot him in his left leg.

Liam cried in pain, his blood dripping by his side.

"Why?" Ryan growls. "Why, Liam?"

"You were my best friend. And yet you kidnapped and hurt my girl." And soon others followed to the other leg.

Red Blood covers the wall and ground, as Liam lay unconscious.

"I think that's enough, Knights." Dominic stated firmly, soon the cops entered.

"We will take it from here, Mr Knights." The police officer walked towards him and stated.

Ryan nods and his dark eyes met Nora's teary eyes. He quickly rush towards her, his face now dark with concern, but he halted when she shook her head and pointed towards Harry. Who seems in a very bad condition and seems to be fighting to stay conscious.

"I am there for Harry. You go for Nora, she needs you the most right now." Dominic says as he sees the hesitancy in Ryan's.

Dominic walk towards Harry and help him back to his feet. He started to walk out of the room with one hand wrapped around Harry's shoulder.

Ryan ran towards her and untie her. His eyes take her form looking where she was hurt. His black eyes darkened even more, as his eye went towards her thigh to see a fresh bruised formed with dry blood on it. Strong arms engulfed her, and her face pressed against something hard and solid.

Sobs wracked her body, as she cried in his arms. Her tears wet his shirt. Through her blurry vision, she could see the tears streaming in his dark eyes and glassy with pain.

"It's over, Nora." He said so softly as if he was talking to a kid. "No one would ever hurt you. It's my promise to you." More tears spilled down her eyes, as another loud sob escape her dry throat.

"Harry......" Nora utters with difficulty, as black dots started appearing in front of her.

"He will be fine." Was all she could hear, before darkness swallowed her whole.

***

Her eyes crack open, and the smell of antiseptic assaults her nostrils. The white ceiling came into view, she roam her gaze around until she realizes she was in a hospital. Wearing a white hospital gown and laying in a hospital bed. A flashback of what happened before flashed in front of her eyes. She gets kidnapped, and her kidnapper turns out to be Liam. Their own Liam. Harry comes to rescue her and gets shot by Liam. And lastly, Ryan and Dominic with cops.

The pain in her legs was killing her.

'Everything hurts.' That's the first thing she utters lowly.

Her eyes scan the room, to see Ryan was sleeping on the sofa opposite her bed. He seems tired, a huge dark circle was formed beneath his eyes. His hair was a mess as if hadn't combed it at all for days.

Her gaze went towards Sarah who was sitting at the different one beside Ryan. And Dominic was laying on the same sofa with his head on her lap. Sarah was lost staring at him. While her hands were lost in his hair.

A small smile tugged at Nora's lips.

Absentmindedly, Sarah's eyes went towards Nora, to find her awake. A loud gasp escapes her lips, as her both hands went towards her mouth, her eyes wide open. The boys woke up from the sudden noise.

"Hi!" Nora clears her throat and says, her eyes on her best friend, Sarah.

Sarah bites her trembling lip. "Hi!!"

Nora tried sitting but was failing, everyone quickly rush towards her side to help. Ryan helped her up to sit.

While Dominic and Sarah stood beside her bed. Sarah freezes in place, an awkward silence pours into the space between them both.

"Sarah....." Nora's voice is even shakier now, too close to tears.

"Nora..." Sarah blinks hard against the stinging in her eyes.

They both repeated.

"Sarah.........."

"Nora..........."

Both the girls look at each other with longing in their eyes. Seconds turned into minutes. Tears started running down their cheeks.

"I am sorry." Both said at the same time. They both hug each other, as their tears turn into sobs.

"You can have Ryan back if you want." Ryan's smile vanishes, as Nora says.

"No, I don't. Dominic is enough for me."

Surprise flickers in Nora's eyes and a smirk overtook her features.

While a huge smile broke out on Dominic's features.

"Did you hear that, Knights?" Dominic asks loudly, as blush coats Sarah's cheeks. Ryan chuckle out loud.

Guilt and shame bubbled in an unsettling stew in Nora's stomach. "I am sorry, Sarah. I should have just told you that I like Ryan. But knowing you for so long, I knew you would sacrifice him for me in a heartbeat. I didn't want that."

"I didn't know you were in love with him. You never mentioned it to me ever. Not even when I was dared to kiss him by you and Harry."

"I am sorry for the things that I said during our fight," Sarah said biting her lip. "And I think it was wrong of me to come between you both. You both had so much chemistry. And you guys love each other."

Sarah glanced at Ryan and said, "He hasn't left your side here at all when you were unconscious."

The heat started flushing Ryan's neck, as Nora stared at him, with an emotion close to adoration or maybe more than shining in her eyes.

"But seriously Nora you had us worried. Even Harry woke up, but you were out for whole two days. And still, your family was by your side, we had to force them to leave an hour ago." Dominic said, making her smile.

"I probably call and inform them about you." States Dominic as he pulled his mobile out and sat on the sofa.

"How's Harry?" Nora asked.

"He's doing good." Sarah smiles. "Right now Mia is feeding him some fruits."

"And what about Mia?" Nora asked concerned. She had an idea of how devastated Mia might be.

"She's okay," Sarah mutters hesitantly.

"I need to see them," Nora states as she tried getting out of bed.

"No, you are not."

"Ryan, please. I need to see them."

She stands up only for her to lose balance. Her legs hurt quite badly. Seeing this, Ryan picks her up in his arms and walks out of her room. Dominic and Sarah followed after them.

Nora kept staring at Ryan, as he kept walking, as if she weights nothing. They enter a room right opposite her. To find Harry sitting on the bed saying something to Mia which had her wiping away her tears. Hearing the door open, their heads turned towards them.

"How's my favorite girl doing?" Harry asked with his usual broad smile.

"Perfect what about you?"

"As you can see, fantastic."

"I am sorry that you got hurt because of me."

"It's not your fault. Besides it's my duty as your best friend to protect you."

"What about you, Mia?" Nora asked, still in Ryan's arms.

"Heartbroken," Mia said honestly. "But I am done, crying over a guy who betrayed me. By causing harm to my friends and faking his feelings for me."

"I am better off without him."

"Yes, you are." Everyone in the room agreed.