I'm In Love With My Bestfriend's Billionaire Fiance!
Chapter 54: Make A Choice, Jace!

Chapter 54: Make A Choice, Jace!

(Casey’s POV)

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"Ramon..." Jace muttered as he slowly climbed to his feet. "It’s all been fun and games, but you don’t wanna do that."

"Oh... you think?" Ramon scoffed as he pressed the blade harder to my throat while holding me tight against his body. The neck of my hoodie was tight against mine, and I was finding it difficult to breathe.

"We were only here to talk to you, that’s all," Jace told him.

"Talk? Did the last few minutes feel like a conversation to you? Because guess what, I didn’t see it as one!"

"Ramon..."

"Please..." I begged as he kept pulling the hoodie against my neck.

"Shut up, bitch!" He screamed, "You’re all the same! You think you can waltz in here and do what you want with us just because you have money!"

"Ramon!" Jace cried, "You’re killing her, take it easy on the hoodie, please."

"Shut the fuck up!" Ramon spat the words out, "You don’t talk until I tell you to! How does it feel huh? How does it feel to be told what to do and when to do it? How does it feel to be powerless against your better? It’s only money that you have, I’m better than you and you know it!"

"Okay... you win." Jace raised his hands in surrender. "Just let her go, I’m begging you."

"Now, I’ll tell you what I want. I need a new car, seeing as you fucked up my ride, you’ll replace it for me so I can get the hell out of here."

"What the fuck? You want me to get it for you now?"

"You’re a fucking billionaire, you can get it done with a phone call! Or do you want to see just how red this bitch’s blood is?" Ramon pressed the blade harder against my skin, I couldn’t help but scream at the flash of pain that burned through my neck.

"Okay! Fine!" Jace said, "I’m getting out my phone..."

"Screw that... so you can call for help, right? Where’s the car you came here with?"

"That’s it, right there!" Jace pointed at my car.

"Where are the keys, asshole?"

"They’re with me, if you want them, you better let her go!"

He chuckled evilly, "There’s no way in hell!"

I knew Jace was lying because the key was in my pocket. I couldn’t allow Ramon to take my car and get away, he was our only link to Maven. I had to do something because I could see that Jace was ready to let him run off to save me. No way in hell.

As he kept holding me against his body, I began to strain against his grip. It was all a ploy to mask my actual movement as I dug my hands into my pockets.

"Stay still, you bitch!" Ramon cried irritably, and to get a better grip on me, he took the dagger away from my neck for a few precious seconds and I utilized it.

The arm that was around my neck and holding me hostage, I sank my teeth into it, causing him to shout in anger and pain. I watched as he raised the dagger, bringing it down towards me. But I stuck my fingers into his eyes, pushing them as far as they could go. I staggered backward before falling to the ground, away from him!

"You crazy bitch! You fucking crazy bitch!!" Ramon was screaming as he tried to come back for me, but Jace intercepted and shoved him away. He didn’t let him rest though, he went after Ramon hard, sending hot punches into Ramon’s belly, over and over again, causing him to double over in pain.

In a desperate attempt to escape, he pushed Jace with everything that he had, causing the billionaire to stagger backward and fall to the ground. He was about to follow up with a punch of his own when his hand was trapped from behind.

Ethan had finally arrived.

Ramon swung his free fist, aiming for Ethan’s jaw, but the Chief Security Officer easily sidestepped the punch and trapped the fist as well, he then hoisted Ramon into the air, vaulting him overhead and slamming him hard into the ground. The fall was colossal, giving a sickening crunch.

I was breathing hard as I watched everything unfold, right there on the ground.

Ethan hurried over to Jace, "Boss, are you okay?"

"What the hell took you so long?" Jace barked.

"I’m sorry, I took a wrong turn. Things have changed here more than I anticipated. Let’s get you up."

"I’m fine," Jace snapped. "Check on Casey."

They both approached me, Jace offered his hand and when I took it, he pulled me up. I wrapped my hands around him, sobbing greatly as I hung onto him for dear life. I couldn’t believe how close I had come to losing him.

"It’s okay now," Jace muttered as he ran his fingers through my hair. "You’re safe."

Just then, Roman stirred on the ground.

"Seriously?" Ethan gasped in shock as the man tried to get up. The moment he got up, Ethan simply shoved him hard against the wall and smashed his head against the concrete hard enough to dent it. This knocked Ramon out at once. I watched as the huge man crumpled to the ground, bleeding from his head and spittle spilling out of his mouth.

"Hey... look at me, are you hurt anywhere?" Jace was asking me.

I tore my gaze from Ramon and shook my head, "No, I’m fine. What about you? You took some pretty major hits back there."

"I’m more worried about you, love." Jace said as he cradled my face in his hands, "Let me see your neck. That fucking bastard."

There was a tiny cut on my neck where Ramon had pressed the blade of the dagger.

"We need to take this inside," Ethan said as he lifted the unconscious body of Ramon and carried him fireman style. "We need to assume that some people noticed the fighting and called the cops, thankfully, cops around here are not known for their prompt response time. So, we’ll do our thing and get the fuck out."

Ethan carried Ramon and began to walk back to his house.

"Come on babe, let’s go," Jace said, taking me by the hand. "I’ll check you up better when we get inside."

I squeezed his hand in appreciation and took a step to follow suit, but I stopped as I noticed something weird.

Jace glanced at me, "what’s it?"

"Uhm... my foot is wet," I muttered in confusion.

"What?"

However, as I spoke, I realized it wasn’t just my foot. My entire right leg was wet, especially my thigh. I could feel the material of my yoga pants sticking to my skin. I touched it and when I looked at my hand, I felt a lurch in my chest as I saw that it was red.

"OH MY GOD, CASEY!" Jace screamed in horror, "YOU’RE BLEEDING!!!"

At that point, I noticed that there was a gaping wound in my thigh.

And that was when the excruciating pain set in.