The one who seemed to be the oldest was around fifteen. She was the only one who wasn’t crying but her eyes were red as she tried to restrain herself from shedding tears. The youngest looked to be either eight or nine years old.


    Their clothes were dirty and they all looked skinny.


    ’Are they even given food?’ He wondered as his eyes softened when he stared at them.


    As soon as they were all untied, they immediately crawled towards the fifteen-year-old girl. She had brown that was so dark he wondered if those were its actual colors or they were dirt. Her eyes were as dark as night as she stared at Xavier warily.


    "You don’t have to be scared of me, I’m here to save you," said Xavier as she stretched out his hand to hold one of the girls who hugged the fifteen-year-old, but she immediately flinched in fear.


    "W-who are you?" The fifteen-year-old girl asked.


    "I’m Xavier. These are my men," he pointed at Maxwell and the other who was keeping an eye out. "Me and my other men who are outside fighting with the kidnappers came to rescue you guys. We are not bad people," he added, hoping he could win her trust since she seems to have been protecting the girls as if she were their mother.


    He stared at her, noticing that her clothes looked dirtier than the other children’s. It also had holes in it. He also didn’t fail to notice the bruises on her face and arm. She had been manhandled and he didn’t need to ask her if they touched her because, from the bruises on her skin and torn clothes, in addition with the bloodstains on her shirt, they did.


    Xavier sighed. He med himself for beingte.


    There had been different cases of kidnapping of children across the world and he was trying his best to rescue as many as he could. He had extended his organization to other cities and countries, but one man couldn’t save everyone.


    "Will you hurt us?" The girl asked, tears pooling in her eyes before they streamed down but she didn’t make any sound. Her lips trembled, but she tried to keep herself frompletely tearing up.


    Xavier nodded vehemently as he smiled at her, d that he would be able to get them out of the hideout.


    "I promise, I will save you and the other girls." His eyesnded on the other girls.


    "Alright, we wille with you," she added.


    Without wasting a moment, Xavier led them. He and Maxwell were in front while the other one was behind, in case any kidnapper popped up out of nowhere.


    It was already dark outside, and the moonlight cascaded upon them. Dead bodiesid scattered on the floor. When Xavier didn’t recognize any of his men to be part of the dead bodies, he internally sighed in relief. He counted the bodies, there were seven thaty on the ground.


    ’There are seven more criminals around,’ Xavier thought to himself. He heard more gunshots from behind the house.


    Quickly, he ordered Maxwell and the other one to lead the girls to the van and they immediately did as they were told.


    The girls tried to run as fast as they could as fear tried to hold them back. It wasn’t the first time they were seeing a dead body, but they were still scared to look at a lifeless body.


    When Xavier was sure the girls would be taken care of, he went to the back.


    He saw his men hiding by the side of the house as they tried to not get shot by the remaining kidnappers.


    When a kidnapper stuck out his head to fire a few shots, he was immediately killed by Xavier before he hid in the same spot as his men.


    "Boss, are the girls safe?" One of his men asked. His face was covered with blood which had Xavier give him a questionable look. "Don’t worry boss, it’s not my blood," he added.


    "The girls are safe and they are headed towards the van," Xavier replied. He could hear the silence that reigned for a second before a huge explosion deafened them.


    The ground shook due to the explosion.


    "The remaining three men are in the area where the bomb had just exploded," one of the armed men who were hiding beside the house informed. "T-they a-are dead," he stuttered.


    Xavier gritted his teeth.


    He took out a grenade from his bulletproof vest and threw it at the enemies.


    He had strictly instructed his men not to use the grenade until the girls were safe and because of that, he had lost three of his men.


    The bomb exploded, the debris giving them the opportunity to attack.


    "Keep three kidnappers alive, I promised Amanda to bring some toys for her when I get back," said Xavier.