Abused and Broken

Chapter 6

*Blaze*

We park the cars down the street, and walk up to the house. No sooner did we get there we heard something going on in the house. Lots of yelling and what sounds like fighting. We start walking closer so that we can get a better idea of what is going on. Before I even hit the porch, It hits me Warm Vanilla and Rose Hip, it fills my lungs and I know it's her, Ember...

"Mine" Haze and I say at the same time.

The next thing we hear is the world's most blood curdling scream. I don't stop, I don't think. I kick the door off the hinges and I run, following the screams and the smell of my mate.I stand in the door looking at this man naked on top of her forcing her legs apart as he pushes her head down into the bed to try and muffle the screams. Something inside me snaps. I grab him by the back of the neck forcing him into the nearest wall as I am ramming my fist into him over and over again as hard as I can.

"Blaze! stop! you're going to kill him! let me handle him! Ember needs you now!"

That was all it took to look away from him and back at her. She managed to get herself covered with the blanket. She was crying and she looked so afraid. Even though the bruises and the blood, I could see how beautiful she truly was. Her eyes looked so dull, but I somehow see what they would be if they had life back in them. I drop the man and walk over to her, wanting nothing more than to hold her, to breathe her in deeply and tell her she is safe now."Mine '' I say the word for her to hear. As I went to reach for her, she flinches and backs away.

"Please don't hurt me. I couldn't stop him. It's not my fault"

My heart drops. She is scared of me.

I have no words at this point. Why would she think that I would hurt her? I look over what parts of her I can see, her arms and her legs and it hits me. This is not the first time he has done this...

" Who is that man to you?

"My father"

" How long has this been going on?" I don't really know if I want the answer. I'm pissed I even need to ask! She hears the anger in my voice and starts to shake and cry harder. 

"shhh, It's okay, you're safe now" I say softly and lower myself down to the mattress on the floor. I wish so bad I could just hold her, but I know trying to do so maybe a very bad idea. 

"Ember, I promise, I am not going to hurt you, please tell me how long"

"As long as I can remember"

Knowing she has been hurt like this for goddess knows how long, I find it harder and harder to remain calm. I need to take her away from here and I need to do it now. I go to the dresser I see in the room and try to find her something she can put on. They are so bare that I can truly see this girl has nothing. I managed to find a pair of leggings and a shirt but no hoodie. That is until I see the one ripped to pieces on the floor. I take mine off and place it with the other clothes on the bed.

" I want to take you to the pack and get you seen by a doctor. Will you come with me?"

I see a look on her face, one that makes it seem like she doesn't understand why I am asking her. She says nothing. 

" I will go wait down the stairs. If you don't come in 20 minutes I'll assume you don't want to come with me"

It hurts to even think that she wouldn't want to come be with me, I am her mate. I want her, I want to keep her safe and take care of her, but I have no idea what she has been through. I walk downstairs to talk to Mark. When I get downstairs I see Mark on the phone talking to someone from the pack about bringing in this man. This god damn abusive drunk of a man. He hangs up.

" I'm gonna bring him to the dungeons. Let you decide what to do to him. Is she coming with us?"

" I don't know.. I hope so but I don't know. She seems to have been beaten pretty bad for a long time." I am choking back tears at this point " I told her if she doesn't come down in 20 minutes I would assume she wasn't. Get that piece of s**t out of here before I kill him now. "

Without another word, Mark drags him away. I walk into the kitchen and I notice that everything is locked. I wonder when the last time she had an actual meal was. I shake my head and ball up my fist. I need to know how deep this goes. I hope I have seen the worst of it tonight. The only good I can find is that it seems I stopped him before he could r**e her tonight, but how many other times was I not here to stop him? She has been here for 4 years! Haze growls and it is that time I smell her and feel her there in the room with me. She came downstairs. She is coming with me!

"I don't need your hoodie. I'll be okay without it" she says so quietly it's almost a whisper. I turn to look at her as she is trying to hand it back to me. 

" Ember it is very cold outside. I would like for you to wear it. Please" I say softly as I take a step towards her. But she takes one back. She doesn't try to fight the point through. She puts it on. I hope that her wearing my hoodie with my scent will help soothe and calm her. I smile slightly at the sight of my hoodie swallowing her. It comes almost to her knees, and way past her hand. 

"So you will come with me?"

All she does is nod. 

" Would you like help packing your things? We can do that tonight or come back another time"

"I don't have anything. Just a phone that only plays music. But I think I lost it in the fight"

"I can fix that. I will get you anything you need. Let's get out of here and get you a bath and something to eat"

She nods and follows me outside to the car. The ride to the pack house was quiet. We didn't talk. I was happy to have her there with me, but hurt to wonder what all she has had to go through.

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